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TAKE OUT THE TRASH I don’t know much about City Treasurer Jonathan Leopold, and I doubt I learned anything from Kevin Kelley’s article [“King Leopold,� April 11]. There’s a place in journalism for anonymous quotes: They should be used when they are the only means to get out a story of importance to the public. In the case of the “King Leopold� article, they were used so an assorted group of cowards could stick knives in people’s backs and escape accountability. That article was trash; you should be ashamed to have published it. Mark Floegel
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!@#$%^&*(()))))___ I really can’t take anymore. I still have a 10-foot drift blocking a window and snow up to five feet deep behind the house. I got to the barn before this week’s snow only because it was so crusted that I could walk over it. Now I can’t get to the barn again and the cats can’t get out there either. I thought of going to Anna’s in New Haven to sit out this storm and start my “spring break.� But they say the wet snow could bring down the lines and I can’t leave the house when I may lose power, water, and heat. So I cried. We will get anywhere from one to three feet more. They can’t tell us how much because it is a “massive storm,� “a complicated and tricky situation.�
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I have stopped crying and now I am trying to re-think myself into winter: movies, cooking, reading, blogging. It isn’t working well. I am going to try denial tomorrow.
COWARDLY LIONS I’m disappointed. Disappointed that Seven Days would print so many quotes without citing the sources [“King Leopold,� April 11]. What kind of journalism is that? But I am more disappointed in the cowards full of accusations but lacking the integrity to put their name to it. It takes a certain kind of arrogance to pull a move like that, possessed by only a few people in this city. Those who pay attention have a pretty good hunch as to where these quotes came from. Where were these cowards when it was time to run for mayor? Afraid to take on the fiscal challenges? But Bob Kiss was there. And when he won, he did the right thing. He appointed the guy with the experience and the gumption to be able to handle the treasurer position. Mayor Kiss is a quiet leader,
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Driscoll is a former city councilor and state rep, and the stepdaughter of Sen. Bernie Sanders. CREDIT CHECK What an honor to be on the cover of Seven Days and proclaimed King [“King Leopold,� April 11]! However, the premise of the story, that I “run� the city instead of Mayor Kiss, is unfounded — and reflects a lack of understanding of how city government works. Ironically, 25 years ago people said that Bernie was not “running the City� either. Then Newsweek named Bernie one of the 20 best mayors in the U.S. This current allegation is a not-so-subtle way to deny Mayor Kiss credit for the work he’s done this year. The accuracy of the article might have been improved if Mr. Kelley had asked me to respond to his anonymous pundits. For example, the comment that “an unexpected infusion of revenue from BED helped to balance the budget� is at best misleading.
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Leopold is Burlington’s chief administrative officer. SHOW ME THE MONEY These political types start ripping off — excuse me, appropriating — other people’s money young, don’t they [“Student Government Pulls the Plug on College Republicans,� April 4]? If there wasn’t chicanery going on, the club would just come out and admit how much money they paid Gingrich to come and speak. For that matter, why hasn’t anyone from the UVM administration come out and said how much the total is? If an agreement was signed by the club to conceal how much Gingrich was paid, why was such an agreement vetted by the UVM administration in the first place? How can we expect honest
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PARTY’S OVER I feel so sorry for the UVM College Republicans [“Student Government Pulls the Plug on College Republicans,� April 4]! The poor dears were forced to shut down. They couldn’t raise $7000 to pay for Newt Gingrich’s little speech at UVM. Boo hoo hoo. It is strange that Republicans can raise hundreds of millions of dollars each year at the national level to market their regressive politicians and anti-American policies,
yet at the local level they can’t even raise $7000. And isn’t it ironic that Republicans are happy to spend more than a billion dollars a day on the catastrophic U.S. occupation of Iraq, yet are unable or unwilling to subsidize a speech to university students by one of their own? Maybe this episode will finally convince the few remaining Republicans at UVM that it is time to abandon their sinking ship and join the reality-based community. Vincent Mulier CORINTH
LAUGH IN I take great exception and raw umbrage to Lisa Crean’s mean-spirited review of Parenting 101: A Musical Guide to Raising Parents [“Raising Lowers the Bar,� April 11]. Perhaps she’s not a parent and never had them or else has no sense of humor whatsoever! I’ve seen the show twice with two different groups of six to 10 people from 21- to 76-year-olds, and we all loved it! It was funny, entertaining and clever. We enjoyed the parodies to familiar old tunes and laughed hysterically throughout. Every one of us could relate on one,
two and sometimes three levels to the zany look at silly things we’ve done as parents, grandparents and kids. The two nights that I was there the full house laughed uproariously, and both audiences gave standing ovations! The acting was great, the music and singing wonderful, the dancing fabulous! Those cheerleaders? How could you not love them? I think Nancy Holson and Jay Falzone absolutely nailed the trials and tribulations of being a child and a parent, especially in this age of over-indulgence, and their choice of songs went perfectly with the material. Life is full of clichÊs but it can be fun and very important to laugh at them and at our ourselves. Lori Klein WARREN
PARODY 101 It’s not for me to quibble with Elisabeth Crean’s scathing assessment of the revue, Parenting 101 [“Raising Lowers the Bar,� April 11]. The review was pretty much the snark one would expect from a too-cool-for-school Seven Days reporter. But it should be pointed out that musical parody is a fairly common theatrical experience. In the world of politics, one thinks of The Capitol Steps, Mark Russell and The News In Revue, an Emmy-winning product of Parenting 101’s co-writer, Nancy Holson. If those examples are too obscure for Ms. Crean’s life experience, there is of course the hugely popular Weird Al Yankovic.
Do these folks offer up art with a capital A? No. They create fun, throwaway pokes at politics, celebrity and in this case, parenting. Ms. Crean is “terrified� that fiftysomething boomers might want a chance to laugh, free of political correctness, at the stress of potty-training a child, or teaching a teen to drive. Perhaps the creators of Parenting 101 might want to add a scene about the horrors of raising precocious liberal-arts journalists. Neil Clifford BARRE
GOOD COP It was so awesome to see an article about my dad in my favorite newspaper [“Work,� April 4]. It was also nice to see that the article was about the advances in fingerprint technology and the work that he does with it, instead of some crime scene that he worked. Your description of him, especially his hands and demeanor, were better than anything I could have thought up. I have seen those hands swing a hammer, fire a gun and hold a tiny shivering puppy that was left for dead in the middle of Battery Street. Anyway, way to go for accenting the positive that goes on with the police/sheriffs and not the negative like murders and thefts. Through his job, he helps keep the criminals out of places, like our schools, and to me that means my father is and always will be a hero, even if it’s just behind the scenes. Ky Rowden MILTON
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MONTPELIER — Toiling atop steel girders is dangerous work, and the crews who take these risks working in Vermont are often deliberately underinsured by their employers. That’s the allegation of an “industry analyst” for the New England-wide Ironworkers Local 7 union. Two bills designed to address this problem are working their way through the Vermont General Assembly. But even if they do pass, recent workers’ claims suggest that the problem goes well beyond the scope of the legislation. On April 5, the Senate passed S.196, which is designed to combat workers’ compensation insurance fraud on the part of employers. Now in the House, the bill includes a provision that would impose up to $5000 in weekly fines on contractors who falsify workers’ compensation insurance claims. A second bill, S.193, would require employers who work on state construction projects to offer their employees safety education. That bill is now in the House Transportation Committee. According to the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Vermont steel-erecting companies that do business under an “assigned risk” designation must pay insurers either $58.34 or $74 for every $100 they
pay in ironworkers’ wages. (No, that’s not a typo.) The higher rate is for employees who work more than two stories above ground level. Damon Hall, an ironworkers union analyst, alleges that the majority of non-unionized subcontractors and independent contractors are subverting this policy by under-reporting payroll, and by misclassifying workers on insurance claims. Hall contends, “If no one gets hurt on a job, subcontractors are able to make lower bids. . . That’s where it’s killing the honest contractors.” John Webber, 29, says he worked two jobs last fall for Québec-based Enterprises Precision, one of which was in Enosburg Falls. He claims his employer “paid cash under the table so it didn’t have to pay [higher] workers’ comp [rates].” Webber also claims he never received overtime pay he was due. According to a November pay stub Webber provided Seven Days, Enterprises Precision paid Webber $21 per hour for 20 hours of labor — a total of $420, before taxes. The pay stub also includes a payment of $510 in “travel reimbursement.” Webber claims that he worked 40 hours during the week in question, and that his travel costs only amounted to $175. He maintains that
Enterprises Precision paid the remaining $335 as “travel reimbursement” in order to avoid paying both time-and-a-half labor costs and workers’ comp insurance fees. “It’s a big numbers game — I’m losing overtime, workers’ comp is losing its money,” Webber charges. He estimates that Enterprises Precision owner Andre Brochu typically pocketed $10,000 on a weekly basis through what Webber claims is wage fraud. The employee gets a higher net, however, since travel reimbursement is not subject to FICA deductions. After a lengthy telephone interview, Brochu declined to comment for the record on Webber’s allegations. Jason Bowers and a colleague (who requested anonymity) worked on a construction site in North Conway, New Hampshire, for Theodore Mayo, of the Northeast Erectors Association, based in Eden Mills, Vermont. According to a November pay stub provided to Seven Days, Bowers, 29, was officially paid $12 per hour. At the bottom of his stub, a handwritten note reads, “Next week is your last week at $22 [per hour]. I will give you $25 [per hour] TM” — evidence, Bowers claims, that approximately half of his wages were paid “under the table.” A
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similar stub suggests that his colleague was paid $15 on the books. But that worker says he received separate checks for the balance — at $10 per hour — of his $25-perhour rate. Seven Days was unable to verify or disprove this claim. Bowers, who says he worked an average of 40 to 50 hours per week for Mayo during the period in question, claims the subcontractor paid him half his wages off the books to avoid paying overtime and workers’ compensation fees. “Teddy Mayo’s one of many independent contractors that try to make the big dollar,” Bowers claims. “Independents and the unions are different sides of the business: One looks out for the worker, the other looks out for profit.” In response to Bowers’ allegations, Mayo provided Seven Days with an undated New Hampshire workers’ compensation liability form that indicates he classified his workers under three categories, one of which — “iron or steel erection” — appears to comply with the federal $58.34
Bowers’ colleague, a Stowe resident who claims to have worked for independent contractors for “between 20 and 30 years,” says Mayo’s behavior is par for the industry. In the late 1980s, this worker says he broke his neck in a car accident on the way to a construction site, where he had been working as an under-insured employee for another Vermont construction company. He says he had trouble collecting on workers’ compensation claims after that accident. “I have no insurance,” the worker notes of his current situation. “I got screwed big-time, and now I’m messed up for the rest of my life.” Ironworkers representative Damon Hall claims that the fault for these wage and insurance violations lies not only with employers, but also with state agencies. Hall says that in the fall of 2006, he supplied the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs with four videotapes of John Webber and two other ironworkers discussing wage fraud. “There’s federal money
»news violations should S.196 become law, returned a phone call too late for inclusion in this story. According to Damon Hall, ironworkers “are so job-scared that for a lot of them, it’s hard to get them to come forward” about wage violations and unsafe working conditions. Bowers, who now commutes 240 round-trip miles every day to a union job in Ludlow from his home in Wolcott, agrees that “guys aren’t gonna say anything when they’re busting their ass to take care of their family.” Bowers adds, “I’ve watched friends and people I’ve grown up with not getting the hint. They’ll get fired in 20 years without anything, pouring money into a career that bottoms out.” His 45-year-old Stowe colleague, who says he was laid off from Theodore Mayo’s crew in February, now claims to collect $208 per week in unemployment benefits, and indicates he plans to start a new union job as soon as the weather turns. “The ironworkers are not looked out for that well as far as I’m concerned,” he
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“assigned risk” requirement. Mayo claims he regularly pays his entire seven- to eight-member crew under this category, except for those who are legally excepted. Two of the exemption categories appear on the document: “supervisor,” and “cleaner” in charge of “debris removal.” Mayo also supplied an affidavit signed by his construction supervisor, Ross Davis, which includes the allegation that Bowers “appeared to be using drugs during the work hours” on Mayo’s construction sites in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. “We’re doing business to the letter of the law that I have the knowledge of,” was Mayo’s response to the allegations from Hall and Bowers. In addition, he claims he only started paying workers “per diem” — which Hall indicates is shorthand terminology for “on top of normal wages” — on July 28, 2006. Mayo adds that he’s only supervised two construction sites in Vermont over the last several years. Hall, for his part, claims Mayo “can’t be paying his workers $10 an hour [in “per diem” wages] and remain in compliance with the law.” He points out, “Ted goes way back with us a long ways. If he can under-bid people to get the job, that’s what he’s gonna do.” According to Hall, Mayo appears in this case to have “the right quotes on his insurance.” However, Hall says, “That means absolutely nothing until S.196 goes through.” Jason Bowers characterizes Mayo’s drug-abuse accusations as “a personal attack. . . He’s completely wrong.” But both Bowers and Hall concede that drug use is prevalent among ironworkers.
involved,” Hall says of Brochu’s Enosburg Falls job. The department “has a responsibility to make sure that work is being done in accordance with the rules.” But according to Hall, the department hasn’t taken any action. “An investigation needs to happen, and they won’t do it.” Reached by telephone, Ray Marzbani, the department’s senior grants management specialist, said he was unaware of workers’ comp fraud in general. He referred this reporter to Ann Karlene Kroll, the department’s director of grants management. Seven Days left a message for Kroll, requesting a comment. She suggested a call to the Department of Labor. Labor Commissioner Patricia Moulton Powden, the official who would be directly responsible for enforcing workers’ compensation
comments. “If I was going back into it, I’d go union with Damon.” This worker, who guesses he’ll be in a wheelchair within 10 to 15 years, says that, like some other “old-time” Vermonters, he’s morally opposed to collecting free benefits from the system. He asserts, “I won’t take welfare; I’m too proud. If I can’t make [the money] myself, I won’t let the state pay my rent, food stamps.” He concludes, “Ted Mayo pays his guys well. But no one’s asking, ‘What am I gonna do when I’m 60 years old and crippled up? What am I gonna do then?’ I’m hoping the younger generation is gonna realize that.” �
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Iraq War Casualties, African AIDS Deaths Focus of St. Mike’s Conference BY KEVIN J. KELLEY
Iraq Body Count claims that up to 67,000 civilians have been killed so far as a result of the U.S.-led military intervention. No one disputes the toll of the AIDS epidemic in Africa — another topic to be addressed at the St. Mike’s conference. About 30 million Africans have died of AIDS-related causes in the past 25 years, the United Nations estimates. Stephen Lewis, the U.N.’s former point man for AIDS in Africa, will discuss the scope of that calamity in his keynote address at the April 26 conference. During his five-and-a-half years on the frontlines of the global AIDS epidemic, the Canadian diplomat earned a reputation as an undiplomatic adversary of leadership in both 2x5-BurlChoral041807.indd 1 4/13/07 12:05:48 PM Africa and the developed world. He intends to be just as outspoken in SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Vermont next week, he says. 9PM - 1AM Lewis promises to condemn the “ominous and extraordinary decline in foreign aid” during the past two years. The scale-back contradicts Western donor nations’ pledges to devote many more resources to fighting global poverty and its symptoms. Wealthy countries must be prodded to make good on their rhetorical commitments to prevention and treatment of AIDS in Africa, Lewis says. ITIAN DJ HA He acknowledges that thousands D N A S A, CTAA of Africans’ lives have been saved as a result of PRIZE DJ DO ST - CASH , Y N President George W. Bush’s $15 billion AIDS-relief iniE EE B SW CONT tiative. But the Bush program’s “obsession with abstiG: DJ COSTUME N I R TU E nence has done a great deal of damage,” Lewis adds. • FEA THE LAK RINK 21 PLUS D TO Y N I B • “Its dominance over distribution of condoms has TICKETS $15 AT THE DOOR L BAR L U F • INCLUDES 2 DRINK TICKETS been very detrimental to the struggle.” COSTUMES OPTIONAL And how will a demand for wider access to condoms be received at a conference predicated on “a Catholic vision of peace and development?” Without open opposition from conference coordinator Laurie Gagne, director of the college’s Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice. “Catholic teaching is in favor of abstinence, of course,” Gagne says. “But I think Catholics are only being realistic when we acknowledge that when we commit to working in a global way, we’re going to have to accept some tensions.” Vermont may seem an unlikely location for a Global Health Conference, but Nils Daulaire, who is also involved in the event, claims it’s ideal. He’s director of a research and advocacy organization 2x5-Echo041807.indd 1 4/16/07 10:35:14 AM called Global Health Council that has offices in White River Junction. He says the issues he, Roberts and Lewis raise can be addressed more readily from Vermont than from Washington. “What’s striking is the degree to which Washington is focused on itself,” Daulaire observes. “Vermont, on the other hand, is a terrific place for focusing on global health concerns because of its sense of community and connectedness — the commitment here to making sure others have what they need to get by.” Vermonters attending the all-day event at St. Michael’s will be challenged to act on the commitment cited by Daulaire, who also emphasizes the need for activism by warning that “what happens in faraway places winds up coming home.” Diseases can now spread around the world “at almost supersonic speeds,” he notes. And miserable living conditions in Africa, Asia and Latin America can further threaten the health and welfare of Vermonters by “serving as a major source of instability, conflict and terrorism.” In addition to speeches by public-health luminaries, the conference will include a series of midday workshops, including some led by St. Michael’s students. These sessions will address related topics such as the availability of generic AIDS drugs for children, the health effects of poor countries’ indebtedness, and the shortage of health-care workers in the developing world. �
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COLCHESTER — The co-author of a disputed study on the Iraq death toll is scheduled to join the outspoken former head of the U.N.’s Africa AIDS program in addressing an upcoming global health conference at St. Michael’s College. In defending his own team’s estimate of 655,000 war-related deaths in Iraq, Columbia University epidemiologist Les Roberts takes aim not only at the Bush administration but also at a less predictable target. Roberts blames relief organizations working in Iraq for failing to give an accurate accounting of the lives lost to war in the past four years. The figure of Iraqi dead Roberts uses is roughly equivalent to the population of Vermont. It is based on a survey of households Iraqi physicians carried out in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The results of the study were published last year in the British medical journal The Lancet.
The figure of Iraqi dead Roberts uses is roughly equivalent to the population of Vermont. European and U.S. nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Iraq are guilty of “going along with the whole embedding process that limited the media’s ability to report accurately on the invasion and occupation,” Roberts charges. He accuses the NGOs of “blurring the definition of ‘humanitarian’ so much that they’ve turned into something close to military collaborators.” President George W. Bush suggested last December that about 30,000 Iraqis had been killed since the start of the U.S. occupation in 2003. Roberts dismisses that figure as “absurd,” noting that in proportional terms, it’s less than the combined murder rates in Baltimore, Detroit and New Orleans during the same period. “Those cities are violent, but not like Iraq,” Roberts says. “How can we have the public health community and the NGOs on the ground in Iraq allowing that level of distortion?” Roberts wonders. His team’s estimate is also about 10 times greater than that of Iraq Body Count, an independent monitoring organization based in London.
St. Michael’s College hosts The Global Health Conference on Thursday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. Info, 654-2205.
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They will look at us and question why, when confronted by the most corrupt and incompetent administration ever witnessed in the United States, nothing was done to stop Bush and Cheney. Well, because Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington and Democratic Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin said they didn’t have time! Sanders Update — One thing hasn’t changed about Bernie Sanders in the 26 years we’ve been asking him questions: He’s still a bundle of energy. If the key to happiness is finding a job you absolutely love doing, then Ol’ Bernardo has certainly been holding the key for a long time. In fact, in a phone interview from Capitol Hill on Monday, it was obvious Sanders has never been happier! Not only is he a member of the United States Senate, but he walked into that prestigious chamber just as the balance of power shifted. The freshman senator from Vermont saw with his own eyes “the end of oneparty rule.” Finally, after more than a decade, said Ol’ Bernardo, we’re “beginning to see the end of right-wing extremism.” With the November elections bringing Democrats back into the majority in both House and Senate, members Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Rep. John Conyers of Michigan became chairmen of their respective judiciary committees and are finally able to start asking questions of people such as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. “And they have to answer the questions,” added Sanders. For those out there who may continue to suffer some depression over the apparently endless bloodbaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, the profiteering of Big Oil and Big Drug and the rapidly advancing effects of global warming, Sanders had some words of encouragement. “Think what would have happened if Sen. Leahy did not now chair the Judiciary Committee?” he asked. “If the Democrats did not control the House? “This president had the chutzpah,” said Ol’ Bernardo, “to actually say the American people voted for a change in policy in Iraq and we are giving them a change by expanding the war!” “Even evangelicals are breaking with Bush,” he noted. Praise the Lord! “The moronity of it all is about to end. Hey, is that a word? ‘Moronity’?” asked the senator. Yes. Looked it up online. Means “mild mental retardation.” And Bernie’s top three “todo” list items sound true to form:
1. Rescind the huge tax breaks for the very wealthy, 2. Cut wasteful military spending, and, 3. End this war as soon as we can. “The momentum is with us,” he told “Inside Track” with excitement in his voice. “The American people are catching on quickly to what an unbelievable disaster the Bush administration has been.” Better late than never, eh? P.S. Bernie wanted to let us in on a few other items, such as the success this Brooklyn-born Vermonter is having in treehugger land! You see, Sanders has a seat on the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (among others), and he appears to be absolutely loving it. Honest. The Ol’ Sanderista battlefield of the 1980s is a lot bigger than class warfare and War & Peace these days. Bernie will argue it always has been, but yours truly has noticed a change. At present, this is one socialist who can talk your ears off on energy-efficiency standards and the jobs the global-warming battle will bring to Vermont. Sanders spoke at five Step It Up events around Vermont on Saturday. We just checked, and the lead item on his official website — www.sanders.senate.gov — is: “We Must Act Now on Global Warming.” Below that is a video of Al Gore praising the SandersBoxer Bill as the former veep testifies before the Environment Committee, and Sen. Sanders heralding the potential economic boon the “Green Revolution” could bring to our nation. Gore-Sanders? Hell of a 2008 Democratic ticket, eh? And though he’s never “worn the uniform,” as they say, Mr. Sanders has, since his days in the House in the early 1990s, been a champion on Capitol Hill for those who have. He recently met with every veterans’ organization in the country, and he told yours truly his Senate allies “have put $3.5 billion more than Bush into the budget for veteran’s health care.” A big showdown on this one lies ahead. Since this president has been so good at wrapping himself in the flag, most Americans will be shocked to learn of the Bush administration’s shameful lack of support for veterans. But deception, after all, has been the Bush-Cheney-Rove team’s greatest skill, has it not? And we’re all paying the price. �
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Indelible images stare from the walls of the Burlington’s Green Door Studio. In one large color photograph, Specialist Robert Acosta, age 20, stands in his Southern California yard wearing a Sublime T-shirt. He has a wiry prosthetic where a hand should be. “I mean, like, all the reasons we went to war, it just seems like they’re not legit enough for people to lose their lives for,” his quote reads in the text that accompanies the image. “I want to know the real reason why we went.” Acosta is one of 12 wounded veterans profiled by Nina Berman, a New York City-based magazine photographer whose exhibit “Purple Hearts: Back From Iraq” will run through April 20 at the gallery at 5 Howard St. Berman’s photos have toured the country; Drew Cameron, a member of the Green Door collective and of Iraq Veterans Against the War, brought them to Burlington. He’d heard about Berman from an organizer for Veterans for Peace in Potsdam, New York, he says. The words of veterans lend weight to Berman’s art. But the art of Iraq vets themselves will appear in a second exhibit, entitled “Re-Making Sense,” coorganized by Cameron, that opens this Saturday, April 21. A showcase for poems, prose, visual art and performance by members of IVAW, it’s part of a national project that started in New York City in February with a writing workshop facilitated by IVAW Program Coordinator Lovella Calica.
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Aided by a grant from the Leeway Foundation, Cameron and Calica made the fruits of the workshop into a 29-page book, Warrior Writers: Shoot, Move and printed on Communicate,
Cameron’s homemade paper. With proceeds from the book, Cameron says, they hope to offer more writing workshops for veterans. Calica will run such a workshop at the Green Door on the 21st, and vets from as far away as Virginia and Illinois will fly in to participate in the 7 p.m. opening, which will include readings and performance. Vermont vets Matt Howard and Adrienne Kinne are also featured. The exhibit includes Calica’s photos of a March 19 action by the Washington, D.C., chapter of IVAW, called Operation First Casualty — a “guerrilla theater” operation in which veterans in desert uniform went on patrol and showed people how it feels to live in a war zone. Warrior Writers collects the work of 16 veterans, ranging from poems to essays and freeform prose remembrances. In an excerpt from a longer poem, Cameron describes what it’s like to ride across a landscape blighted by “Toxic Munitions.” Matt Hrutkay of Albany, New York, recalls the chaotic aftermath of an attack on his platoon in Baghdad. Mark “Gordie” Lachance of Philadelphia talks about the difficulty of readjusting to a world in which people care more about “American Idol” than about what happens in the Middle East. Cameron says many of the vets “began writing when we were over there. It seems instinctual.” Art, he explains, is simply “a different medium of telling our story. Art can really resonate with people. It speaks for itself, essentially.” “Re-Making Sense” will be on view through May 1. Visit www.greendoorstudio.net for more info. �
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It’s not every library that features a dressed-up mannequin to promote a writing contest. For that matter, few libraries solicit writing that doesn’t come in books. But St. Johnsbury’s Athenaeum is no ordinary library — the classic 19th-century building with a stunning art collection is a national treasure. And “Life Is Short� is no ordinary writing contest. “The idea is not that ‘life is short, so make the best of it,’� explains Library Director Lisa von Kann, “but that in 100 words or less, you write something that gives a little bit of insight into who you are.� She readily credits the Washington Post for inspiration — that newspaper’s Sunday Styles section features two winning entries every week in its contest called “Life Is Short: Autobiography as Haiku.� The Athenaeum’s annual contest, through the month of April, is in its third year and is open to anyone who discovers it. “I’m getting [entries] from all over the place now, some from out of state,� says von Kann. She forwards the entries anonymously to a panel of three Vermont writers (one of them, she reveals, is author Reeve Lindbergh) who ultimately select three winners. The lucky trio gets gift certificates
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It was no coincidence that the Vermont Ballet Theater performed with the Vermont Youth Orchestra Monday night to honor St. Michael’s College President Marc vanderHeyden and his wife Dana: Five years ago, SMC donated a building on its Fort Ethan Allen campus to the VYO — a former cavalry drill hall that would become the Elley-Long Music Center and HQ for the young musicians. Now, the young dancers are about to get the same opportunity. The outgoing prez has given an adjacent building to VBT, currently located in Essex, for the purpose of constructing a dance-school facility and performance hall. With this development,
vanderHeyden’s larger vision of a youth arts campus on St. Mike’s property is becoming a reality, says a VBT spokesperson. The nonprofit company was founded and is directed by former ballet dancers Alexander Nagiba and Kirsten Quinn Nagiba. For more information, visit www.vermont ballettheater.org. PAMELA POLSTON An art-theft ring in Burlington? Maybe not quite, but the exhibits at Red Square have certainly attracted their share of, uh, interest lately. Last month, a group show called “Watch the Roux� featured artworks in various media as well as found objects, postKatrina, from New Orleans. Halfway through, someone made off with an outsized cast-glass key — named “The Key to the City.� The act was caught on a surveillance camera, but the thief was never identified or apprehended. Then, last week, a man tried to depart with a painting by current exhibitor Les Cosgrove. Same guy? No one knows. Bar owner Martti Matheson caught the culprit and grabbed the painting, but the would-be robber eluded him and ran off. Anyone with information leading to the missing artwork, or the mysterious “art collector,� should call Red Square curator Diane Sullivan at 318-2438. PAMELA POLSTON
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Curses, Foiled Again Twelve years after Anthony Michael Perone, 20, said a third-grade classmate broke his heart, he sent anonymous threatening letters to her Connecticut home, including one signed “Death Stalker.� Federal authorities identified Perone as the sender because the envelopes had his name and return address in Fairmont, Minn., where he lived with his parents. Investigators discovered that he hadn’t written his return address on the letters, but he left them for his mother to mail, and, thinking they were “simply innocuous letters intended for a friend in Connecticut,� court records said, she wrote Perone’s name and address on them.
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ing room of a Serbian hospital and stormed outside to settle their dispute. Belgrade’s daily newspaper Politika reported that Dr. Spasoje Radulovic was removing the patient’s appendix when Dr. Dragon Vukanic entered and made a disparaging remark that started a quarrel. “At one moment, Vukanic pulled the ear of the operating doctor, slapped him in the face and walked out,� the anesthesiologist on duty said. Radulovic followed, and an all-out fight ensued. An assisting surgeon finished the operation.
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Too hot! Too cold! Surely if we’re patient all the bad stuff will cancel out and we can go back to driving Hummers with a clear conscience, right? Sorry. Though I hesitate to make bold pronouncements, global dimming could mean we’re in more trouble from global warming than we thought. First some vocabulary. At any given moment, Earth receives about 174 petawatts (174 billion megawatts) of solar energy, about 30 percent of which is reflected immediately back into space, mainly by clouds. Though the remainder drifts off into the void eventually, most of it sticks around long enough to warm the planet and keep us alive. What concerns scientists is that over the past 50 years the average amount of sunlight hitting the Earth’s surface has markedly decreased, a phenomenon English scientist Gerry Stanhill dubbed global dimming in 2001. How much sunlight has dimmed depends on where you are, but overall it’s something like 1 to 3 percent per decade. The problem isn’t that the sun is running out of gas, but rather that air pollution prevents its rays from reaching the ground. Some will object: I thought pollution was causing global warming. Different pollutants. The ones contributing to dimming, called anthropogenic aerosols, include tiny particles of sulfur, soot and dust. In the atmosphere these particles do two things: They reflect some solar radiation back into space and absorb other radiation before it can reach the surface; they also increase cloud formation and make clouds more reflective, meaning still more sun gets blocked. Net effect: lower temperatures at the Earth’s surface. Cooling due to airborne crud is nothing new. In contrast to the long-term effects of global warming, which are harder to demonstrate, we’ve seen shortterm global dimming before due to volcanic eruptions. The enormous amounts of sulfur dioxide released by volcanoes form clouds of particles that can stay airborne for years. (Volcanic ash blocks the sun, too, but, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, sulfur aerosols have the most prolonged impact.) Examples from history abound, one of the most dramatic being the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Tambora in 1815. The powerful blast took off the top mile of the mountain, killed tens of thousands of people, and released so much sulfur and ash into the air that 1816 was known as the “year without a summer.� Crop failures, famine, bitter winter cold and record snows, and a strange, dry summer fog made 1816 a bad year for most of North America and Europe — New England
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KEVIN J. KELLEY Elie Wiesel speaks in the Patrick Gymnasium, UVM, Burlington, April 25, 4 p.m. Free, but tickets necessary. Info, 656-4410.
n awarding Elie Wiesel the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee described him as a “messenger to mankind.” Wiesel, 78, will bring his message of activism against genocide to Burlington on April 25, when he is scheduled to speak at the University of Vermont. The author of some 40 books, Wiesel is best known for Night, the disquieting account of his imprisonment as a young Jew in a series of Nazi death camps. Wiesel lost his mother, father and sister to the Holocaust. “Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live,” Wiesel writes in Night. “Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.” Wiesel may have lost the desire to live, but not the compulsion to warn humanity of its capacity for inhuman actions. In the course of his career as a journalist, professor and novelist, Wiesel has used his personal experiences and the history of the Holocaust to appeal for an end to the slaughters of peoples. But the world has not listened. Wiesel’s status as a latter-day prophet has not exempted him from charges that he expresses outrage only when it furthers his own political agenda. Some especially cutting criticisms pertain to his defense of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. Wiesel’s views on the Middle East led Christopher Hitchens, a formerly left-wing iconoclast, to describe him as “a contemptible poseur and windbag” in a 2001 essay in The Nation. Seven Days recently spoke with Wiesel by phone from his office in Manhattan. SEVEN DAYS: You’ll no doubt be speaking about Darfur when you come to the University of Vermont next week. What will you say about the genocide going on there? ELIE WIESEL: I was among the first to try to alert the world to the tragedy of Darfur. I call Darfur the capital of human suffering in the world today. SD: Right, but what specifically would you urge be done to stop the killings? EW: We must apply pressure on the Sudan government to stop it, or at least allow an international force to come in and divide the different sections to prevent them from killing one another. It’s an unspeakable situation. At least 200,000 dead and 2 million people displaced. I used to be a displaced person myself, so I know what that’s like. SD: In addition to Darfur, what will you be talking about? EW: It’s very special for me to come to Vermont’s university. I am a professor, so I enjoy being in these settings, and also it’s because Raul Hilberg has taught at Vermont. Hilberg [now a professor emeritus of political science at UVM]
wrote a masterwork on the history of the Holocaust. I will be honored to speak with him. I will be discussing how we are the generation that tried to tell the tale of what happened in the war so that in some way we would improve the world situation. We have tried to convince people not to do what was done in Europe during those dark years. The world has not changed, though. SD: It must be very disheartening to have written so many books, made so many speeches about the Holocaust, and to see that the
message has been ignored: Rwanda, Bosnia, now Darfur. EW: That’s exactly the thing. If Auschwitz didn’t teach the world a lesson, then what will? I do know that whatever the answer may be — if there is some answer of some kind — education must be a major portion of it. That’s why I go on writing and speaking. SD: Some people say you haven’t spoken out sufficiently concerning Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. What’s your response to those criticisms?
EW: I understand those criticisms. The reason I am not taking up [the Palestinians’] cause the way they want me to do is because they still believe in violence. Look, the Palestinians have chosen a government led by Hamas whose charter says Israel must be destroyed. How can I support them when they are calling for that? SD: Israel carries out violence, too. EW: I am not one-sided. I try to bring Palestinian and Israeli leaders together. I helped organize a convocation of Nobel Laureates last year in Jordan that brought [Palestinian Authority
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If Auschwitz didn’t teach the world a lesson, then what will? ELIE WIESEL
one another. And if you can bring them together and keep them together, then peace is a real possibility. SD: You spoke earlier about being part of a generation that tried to warn the world against repeating the Holocaust. What about the younger generation — the students you speak to. Do you think they are more likely to learn and to prevent genocides? EW: It’s difficult to speak of entire generations doing anything. There’s good people and not-so-good people in any generation. Students somehow may have more conscience. I try to teach them about former times. I urge them to send petitions to the U.S. president and to the U.N. secretary general. They’re willing to do so in regard to Sudan and Darfur, so that’s positive. My own generation was struggling to understand, but was very optimistic, you know, in the aftermath of the war. I’m not so blasé that I think nothing at all has been achieved. I get at least 100 letters a month from high school students who have heard or read [what I say] and want to know more. Every one of them gets an answer. SD: You say we live in a time of fanaticism unprecedented since the Middle Ages. I presume you’re referring to Islamist fanaticism. Is that right? EW: Fanaticism in the Middle Ages meant anyone who didn’t believe in certain things would be put to death. In my time, we have seen political fanaticism, which was centered in Moscow, and racial fanaticism, which was centered in Berlin. And now we have the phenomenon of suicide terrorism. For some people in Islam, it is an absolute weapon. It began against Israel and now it is used against the whole world. I have studied the Koran and, like with any holy book, I find good things and notso-good things in it. I do not believe we
and the only just war I know of is the war against Hitler. In the case of Iraq, there was not a single intelligence agency in the world that did not tell us that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. I don’t think the American president went into Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein or for other reasons than destroying the weapons of mass destruction. But, OK, we found out he didn’t have weapons of mass destruction. SD: So are you opposing the war actively? Are you calling for the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq? EW: Every person is irreplaceable. Every life is worth saving. Wars don’t save lives. My feeling is we should go to our traditional European allies and ask them to help us get out of Iraq honorably. We should work with them to arrange an orderly withdrawal. SD: But you must not regard the U.S. war in Iraq as a just war, since you just said the only just war was the one against Hitler. EW: It’s not a just war. SD: What’s the main theme of your address to the students at the University of Vermont? EW: They need to understand that they have a long life ahead of them and can accomplish much. My advice to students is always that they should speak out, to try to stand for what is right. Whatever you do, I tell them, think higher and feel deeper. SD: Think higher and feel deeper. You want them to apply that to Darfur, for example. EW: It’s advice that can be applied to any situation. At any time in life and anywhere in the world. �
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n the weeks since tainted pet food has killed at least 16 animals and sickened 12,000 others nationwide, pet owners have become increasingly vigilant about what they feed Fido. In fact, dinner in the doggy bowl is beginning to resemble the one on the family table. But since 2004, well before this latest food scare, the Essex Junction-based Pet Naturals — a division of Food Science Corp., which makes vitamins for people — has been humanizing pet health by producing such supplements as Digestive Support, Oral Health and Hip & Joint. For uniquely pet problems, the company also offers potions such as Lawn Rescue, which promises to prevent discoloration of grass; and Hairball Relief Plus, which comes in “a delicious chicken-flavored liquid that cats love.” Roger Kendall, the vice president of research and development for Pet Naturals, recently took a “paws” from his work to dish on dog-and-cat nutrition with Seven Days. SEVEN DAYS: When did pet owners start giving their pets supplements? ROGER KENDALL: It goes way back. Your big one was equine. You’ve got a big, expensive animal — you want to supplement the diet to make sure that animal’s going to maintain good health. In 1974, for dogs and cats, Food Science introduced a basic vitamin and mineral supplement, some fatty acid products, and basic skin and coat type products. But the company had also been doing a lot of work in the area of immune response and joint support. Animals would start limping because of injury or arthritis, and we began to introduce products we had researched under the human domain. Lo and behold, animal owners would come back and say, “My dog has more energy and is able to cope with the stress of everyday living, and I can see I’ve
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as glucosamine and amino acids, are not approved by AAFCO. Some engaged to establish that [supplements] have value and are looked upon by veterinarians as being safe and effective for their intended use. SD: Are there different standards in place for supplements than for pet food? RK: With NASC, we’ve established a manual . . . that deals with quality control, plant production, assessments, testing of raw materials, evaluating for contamination of microbiologicals and/or by organics . . . and keeping a clean, hygienic environment as well as consistent, high-quality, pure ingredients. Every member of NASC must go through a detailed audit of evaluating their quality-control systems. If there’s a complaint, we want to be able to track the product from its inception to its complete passage through the distribution network. In the case of [the recent pet food] toxin, we are very carefully assessing raw materials that go into our products. That’s where it really counts. SD: How might a toxin such as melamine get into pet food but be prevented from getting into pet supplements? RK: As a rule, most companies wouldn’t test their raw material for an off-thewall chemical contaminant like melamine, nor for the other possible 50,000 toxins that could end up in a raw material from foreign import. Apparently, the producer may have used this chemical on the wheat crop as it was being grown. The only way you could be absolutely sure that melamine was not in your product is to test every batch, or to know with absolute certainty that this ingredient was not used in any way to produce the material. I’m
SD: You’ve helped develop some pretty interesting supplements, such as Lawn Rescue. How have pet owners reacted? RK: In terms of putting a product together, there is no absolute guarantee. So we rely on feedback, and it’s too early for Lawn Rescue, which is new. But our Calming Formula has gotten very, very good feedback. Our jointsupport products are second to none — dogs are doing better and owners are saying, “Yes! I can get them off the drugs and get them on a good natural program.” SD: There are a bunch of Hollywood celebrities — Leo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Pamela Anderson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zach Braff — using Pet Naturals. RK: Let me say this. People in the movie industry are taking up the cause of animal health and they’re looking for quality products that are science-based, with research behind them, and dealing with companies that are reputable. I’m more concerned about the end user, that he’s getting the benefits, rather than getting a movie star up there. But when we can get spokespeople like that, it’s certainly very positive. SD: Has there been discussion of supplements for pets other than cats and dogs? RK: Many of our products are being used by more exotic pets: hamsters and rodents and even zoological animals — elephants and zebras and giraffes. SD: What future products might we see from Pet Naturals? RK: The company is coming out with a series of new cat and dog, highly palatable, chewy, nutritional products that will make it easier for owners to administer supplements to their animals. SD: What supplements do your pets take? RK: I own a 6-year-old poodle, and we give her a joint-support product, a multivitamin/mineral with antioxidants, and DMG for immune and general health. m Got a comment on this story or ideas for another one? Contact Sarah Tuff at tuff@sevendaysvt.com
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t’s new-mom central in a bedroom of Mary Phinney’s Milton home. Three-year-old Harriet gave birth to two daughters six days ago. Eyes still closed, they cheep plaintively from their bed in a multilevel cage designed STORY to protect them from drafts. Cissy is due in MARGOT just two or three days. Her grandfather HARRISON reclines next door in the living room, and Nonie, her mom, perches in the kitchen IMAGES where she can greet visitors with a friendly JORDAN head butt. As for the dad-to-be, he’s MIA. SILVERMAN No need to get the courts involved — Cissy is a blue-cream point purebred Himalayan cat. Her mother, Nonie, carries the weightier full name of Grand Premier Animotion’s Symphony — the “Grand Premier” a reference to the ribbons she’s garnered as a show cat all over northern New York and New England. Though you’d never know it from her sociable, non-diva-esque demeanor, in 2003, the Atlantic Himalayan Club named Nonie the Third Best Himalayan in Premiership. In professional show photos she looks stern, with the flat, flower-like face, big blue eyes and long, silky hair of her breed. Nonie and her relatives are a far cry from the “classic” Vermont cat — a hardy and functional mouser who lives in the barn. Phinney’s cats have pedigrees registered with the Cat Fanciers’ Association, which claims more than 500 member clubs worldwide.
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One of them is Vermont Fancy Felines, founded in 1997. The 15-member group sponsors Burlington’s annual cat show and charity auction, with proceeds going to a local animal shelter. Members of clubs such as VFF raise cats as a hobby, not as a source of income, despite the hefty prices some purebreds can command. But they worry that their efforts to preserve the distinctive features of feline bloodlines will be compromised by less scrupulous breeders with dollar signs in their eyes. Phinney, who currently serves as treasurer of VFF, owns Animotion Cattery and has been raising Himalayans for 22 years. She’s soft-spoken and 60, with close-cropped hair, double-pierced ears and an ample store of knowledge about her breed of choice. “I’ve just always liked the look of Himmies for some reason,” she says. She likes their typical personality, too: “They like people a lot. They’re playful, but they’re still relatively low-key, so you don’t have to worry about them peeling the wallpaper off or destroying the couch.” Nobody’s doing that in the living room, which is the domain of Phinney’s retired cats. The “old man of the joint” is Arnold, a 15-year-old red cat that sprawls on the couch. Despite his name, 10-year-old Junior is “father and grandfather to a lot of the cats here,” Phinney says.
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If the longhaired cats look like Persians, it’s because they are — Himalayans are a class of Persians with pale coats and “color points� accenting their ears, paws and tail, Phinney explains. Breed standards for cats are defined by CFA, which describes them on its website in language that wouldn’t be out of place in an art history classroom. Each standard is “an abstract aesLet our experienced thetic ideal� that embodies styLists and russian “artistic unity,� the page says. massage therapist make Additional sections for each you Look & feeL your best! breed offer exhaustive lists of the criteria judges look for when they examine actual cats in the 1x3-hairbydesign041807.indd 1 4/17/07 9:51:19 AM ring. Breeders know the standards, too. By the time kittens are 6 to 8 weeks old, Phinney can suss out their show prospects, she says. Even now, lifting Harriet’s teacup-sized kittens one in each hand, she points out that one has a higher, more crooked nose. “She’ll probably go as a pet,� Phinney predicts. The other has show potential. In the small house Phinney shares with her husband, older cats, expectant moms and kittens live upstairs. Down in the basement is the “cattery� proper, where nubile females and studs reside. Animotion is a “closed cattery,� which means it doesn’t accept visitor felines that come for stud service. “Too much hassle,� Phinney says. To vary her bloodlines, she often swaps cats with Grace Renaud, a breeder in Glen Falls, New York. Right now, Samuel Poppy, 1x4-CheshireCat041807.indd 1 4/17/07 2:11:54 PM the father of Cissy’s litter, is across the lake. Monkey, a 4year-old seal-point male on loan from Renaud, glares from behind the wire of his tall, cabinet-like cage. Bright, satiny show ribbons line the walls. Facing the cage is a huge reef tank Phinney calls “my husband’s baby.� The clown-fish inside don’t seem perturbed by the half-dozen female Himalayans that prowl the concrete floor, chase balls, loose occasional yowls and gaze from perches atop sisal scratching 1x2-classes.indd 1 10/31/06 11:25:32 AM 3x10-HomePort041807.indd 1 posts. There are also three younger females in a partitioned area near the window. At home, these cats have names like Jazzy, Fuzz, Madison and Lulu, though their registered names run longer; in the show ring Jazzy is CH Animotion’s Classical Jazz. None are in heat now, but Phinney says when they are, she’ll know. Late winter and early spring are when intact cats start getting amorous: “It tends to be daylight-regulated,� Phinney adds. Spayed and neutered cats can compete in CFA shows, though they have their own category; winners are called “Premiers� rather than “Champions.� Phinney attends six to eight shows a year, she says, noting that she could show every weekend if she chose to — there’s no shortage of opportunities in the area. Besides showing her cats, she’s a vendor, selling show cur3' tains to other breeders for $100 to $125. These bright-patterned 'JPMN ,JI 2<O bODG HD? -JQ@H=@M X /+42 2PI?<TN DI ,<T
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cage drapes, which often feature fringe and bead trim, aren’t just for looks: They keep cats from getting spooked by the multitude of other animals in the exhibition hall, Phinney says. Showing isn’t cheap, with an entry fee of $48 per cat and weekend expenses of approximately $200. Then there are the costs of setting up a breeding program in the first place — one or two grand per animal, Phinney says. When she first started showing cats, Phinney recalls, she “did it on a shoestring” as a single mom with a teenage daughter. What kept her going? “People do this from the heart and out of passion,” she explains. “When you have something nice, you want people to see it.” Joyce Woodruff of Richmond, who owns the Meadowlark Cattery with her husband Fred, isn’t so fond of competition. “I don’t really like the politics of showing,” Woodruff says. In the ring, she’s seen “competitiveness, stepping on other people’s toes. After moving to Vermont, there’s no way I could spend even one weekend a month with those people.” The Woodruffs are veterans of Vermont “cat fancy”: They helped Phinney get started as a breeder. The couple met Phinney when she was working for the lawyer of someone with whom they had a land dispute, Joyce Woodruff says. But mutual ailurophilia overcame other allegiances. For Woodruff, the feline fixation began a lot longer ago, in 1966, with a cat that wasn’t even purebred. Woodruff, who was living in Florida at the time,
approached the owner of a prominent local cattery and suggested breeding her “little part-Persian” to one of their cats. “I was read the riot act,” she recalls. “You breed purebred to purebred.” The cattery owner suggested the Woodruffs spay their cat and show her as a “household pet” — the CFA’s competition category for mutts. They did, and “she won and won and won,” says Woodruff, who remembers fondly the days when show trophies were made of real silver. Soon she and her husband were crisscrossing the state with their small children, showing cats. The Woodruffs moved to Vermont in 1973. Three years later, they began breeding Persians, and they were founding members of Vermont’s first cat club, which “fizzled out” in the 1980s, Woodruff says. Today they breed Persians and Exotic Shorthairs, which look like Persians with a short, low-maintenance coat. The Woodruffs’ cats have traveled as far as Texas for national CFA competitions. Woodruff speaks warmly about the people who have bought the couple’s purebreds. “That’s how we made friends when we first came here,” she says. “I’ve always enjoyed that relationship more than the show thing.” But there’s nothing easy about breeding cats for sale. Both Woodruff and Phinney emphasize it’s not a big money maker. “If I’ve had enough kitten sales to pay for food and litter and some of the vet bills, I’ve had a good year,” Phinney says. Woodruff says she may have to
stop breeding purebreds, because “You can’t get a just price for a cat anymore” — particularly in Vermont. “The climate for selling cats and finding good homes has changed drastically,” she says. “Everybody wants to breed; they want to buy cheap and they want to make money.” Woodruff screens prospective buyers with great care. They have to be willing to spay or neuter the cat, keep it indoors, and feed it properly —
with 60 other cats,” she states. If you want your cats to compete as unaltered Champions, though, not breeding isn’t an option. Female cats shouldn’t be allowed to spend three heat cycles celibate — it can lead to health and mental problems, Garey says. Then there’s all the caterwauling to endure. So why did she start showing cats, after 13 years as a show-dog mom? “It’s very addictive,” Garey admits.
seen as a revenue source. Although she decries “backyard breeders” — such as one local woman who charged $350 apiece for Persians crossed with Maine Coons, complete with faked papers — Woodruff worries that regulation might crowd out the very possibility of purebreds. “We’re just trying to be responsible, to keep the population down and keep them out of shelters,” she says. “It isn’t the purebred people who are filling up
People do this from the heart and out of passion. When you have something nice, you want people to see it. MARY PHINNEY, ANIMOTION CATTERY
maximum protein, with minimal processing and grain content. “Some people just flat-out lie to me,” Suzette Garey, of the Cozycreek Cattery in Georgia, says about the difficulties of finding good homes for her purebred Ragdolls and Himalayans. Garey started breeding and showing cats just a year and a half ago, but she’s encountered some of the same problems that Woodruff and Phinney have. “I don’t know how people make money off this,” she says. Garey says no to potential buyers who run big breeding mills: “I just want them to go as pets, not to some large establishment
Breeding creates a cycle that leads to more breeding. In recent years, concern about animal overpopulation has inspired legislative efforts to regulate small-scale “hobby breeders” such as Phinney and the Woodruffs. The Pet Animal Welfare Statute, which Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) introduced in 2005, would have brought such breeders under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Woodruff worries that such laws will eventually be passed, if not at the federal, then at the state or municipal level, where fees imposed on breeders might be
the Humane Society, so why are they after us?” Back at Animotion, the Himalayans don’t realize they could be at the center of a battle that pits cat and dog fanciers against regulators and animalrights activists. While the older cats lounge like languid prop Persians from a James Bond movie, curious Nonie rises on her hind legs to grip a visitor’s hand with her forepaws. Downstairs, one of the females claws impatiently at the wire mesh of Monkey’s cage. For all their baroque appearance and breeding, these cats act just like cats. m
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came to the Americas with the conquistadors. “They have tremendous loyalty, and an intelligence that is as good as it can be,” Mitchell says, adding that these are qualities more important for a police mount than are sex or age. The horses are gaited, meaning they have an ultra-smooth, four-beat walk. But because of the rise of tractors and automobiles, Rocky Mountains landed on the Endangered Species List in the 1960s. A lone stallion named
close relationship with its ranger, who is usually its owner and boarder. Jeff and Donna Lord are a husband-and-wife Ranger team who keep their mounts at their property in Ferrisburgh. “We heard about Catamount Ranch when it was up in Eden, and we went to an open house and met Grant,” recalls Jeff, a telecommunications executive. “We were just thrilled to take our passion for horses and use it in a way that helps the community.”
DNA tests indicate that Mitchell’s police horses are descendants of the Spanish Barbs that came to the Americas with the conquistadors. Tobe is credited with keeping the breed alive. “There are now over 10,000 in the world,” Mitchell reports. “They’ve made a phenomenal comeback.” The Vermont police horses differ from the breed used in major cities such as New York. Those are draft horses, which are 8 inches taller than Rockies; they’re meant to be powerful and imposing, and mainly perform crowd control. The New England forests are too dense for such a breed; Rocky Mountains are just tall enough to see over a crowd, but not so tall that a rider gets knocked off by tree branches. Like a K-9 police dog, a police mount benefits from a
The couple was also enamored with Mitchell, who has an impressive and eclectic skill set. “The guy has fought pirates on the open seas — literally,” Jeff Lord exclaims. “But these days, pirates have AK-47s, steal multimillion-dollar yachts, kill the owners and throw them overboard.” Rangers-in-training, called Cadets, must acquire a wide range of expertise, from horsemanship to horse training to wilderness medicine, before they become state-licensed security guards. To explain why the training is so extensive, Lord offers the hypothetical example of a backcountry rescue where a horse slips and falls on a search
dog. “So,” he says, “we have to be able to do first aid on canines, horses and humans. You look at all the stuff you have to learn, and you’re like, oh, man, this is going to take years. But Grant’s got a method that works. All of a sudden, you find yourself out there using your skills, almost without thinking about it.” Ranger duty can be exciting and adventuresome, but it doesn’t have to be. “Sometimes the work’s as simple as helping someone find their car, like at the [Grand Isle] Apple Fest,” Lord points out. “There were 10 older women wandering around looking for their cars, and because we’re up so high, we just led them right to it.” Mitchell’s posse worked the Burlington City Marathon last year, covering 50,000 spectators and 7000 runners with just five horses. “Church Street was packed with people,” Mitchell says, “and the horses were controlling the crowd.” That ratio of people to police horses reflects the results of a national study showing that one horse can be as effective as 10 to 15 officers on foot. The VMRU also works frequently with Green Mountain Concert Services, an event coordinator that stages concerts at, among other places, the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds. Concert venues allow Mitchell to showcase his specialized air-scent training program. Horses have five times the scent-power of canines, and they can be effective at sniffing out drug dealers. That’s right: dealers, not drugs. “The horses are going after emotions,” Mitchell hints. He elaborates: “Each one of us is putting out about 100,000
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Watrous isn’t fazed. “The smell’s not that bad,� she says. “Remember when we had that skunk lure in here, Mark?� Freeman nods. Sitting behind the wheel in his black-and-red checkered coat and faded green hat, the bearded 34-yearold resembles a lumberjack, but without the gruff. Watrous, 29, joined the project in January, and she knows a thing or two about wildlife. She completed her UVM Master’s degree last year — on bats. “When people hear I study bats,� she says, gazing out a fogged window, “the response isn’t as positive.� Five minutes later, Freeman turns off Colchester Avenue to pick up his other assistant, Noel Dodge. “It’s my day off,� Dodge says as he buckles his seat belt. “Do I have to look official?� He’s not worried about impressing the captive feline. At Dead Creek, Dodge and his cat colleagues will be meeting four of Vermont’s senior wildlife biologists, some of whom will have driven two hours for the occasion. This is, after all, only the 39th cat captured in two years, and it’s also the first time all the bigwigs can make it from their respective corners of the state. Unlike other wildlife projects, Freeman’s — which is being conducted under the auspices of the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
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Unit — is supported by a complex web of underwriters, including Vermont Fish and Wildlife, private citizens, Shelburne Farms, and the Vermont Trappers’ Association. Why such wide-ranging interest? The study could shed light on a host of regional development and conservation issues, because bobcat movement and feeding patterns are affected by development projects and road construction. In addition, some hunters, trappers and houndsmen see the bobcat as emblematic of an endangered tradition.
As Freeman and Co. approach the bobcat trap, its inmate lets out a startling growl — imagine “Hello Kitty” after a sex change operation and a few tumblers of moonshine. Freeman likens the bobcat to a “rambling man.” Breeding males can cover up to 60 square miles. Unlike their rivals, coyotes, which travel in familial packs, male bobcats exhibit a cowboy-esque proclivity for rugged solitude and sexual promiscuity. The last varmint to come off Vermont’s bounty list, in the early 1970s, the bobcat may be the most ruthless lap-sized mammal this side of the Mississippi.
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The shroud comes off. Everyone recoils in fear and wonder. But once the fervor subsides, the bobcat turns out to be . . . well, just a big, unhappy cat. Dodge uses a wooden contraption called a “plunger� to push the sulky depressoid to one end of its cage, while Freeman sneaks around behind it with a dripping syringe. The bobcat has been lured into this trap by a bottle of “Just Mice� — a Calvin Klein-friendly euphemism for “blenderized rodent.� Freeman explains that the cat is to be tranquilized with a cocktail of designer drugs, then fitted with a wireless leather tracking collar. Finally, in a flurry of snow and swaying branches, Freeman gets close enough to stab the bobbie’s butt with the needle. The animal sways for a minute, then faints with a cinematic flourish. Freeman lays the sedated, Gumby-lax predator out on a tasteful Afghan rug. Then his assistants measure its vitals — their thermometer doesn’t go where most cats would prefer — while Freeman administers mus-
cle-relaxer and affixes the collar, which has been preprogrammed to fall off by summer’s end. Next semester, Freeman will analyze his data to determine, within a statistically significant margin of error, where the bobcats roam — and, equally important, what those figures indicate about sprawl and habitat fragmentation in the Champlain Valley. After today’s capture, Freeman explains, he and his crew will need to apprehend just four more cats. As she tweaks the collar’s transmitter to the correct tracking frequency, Watrous adds, “We hope the bobcats go out to their cat friends and tell them how cool these collars are.� “Yeah,� Freeman agrees with a smirk. “They’ll show off all their ‘cat bling.’� A half-hour later, as the Suburban rumbles back toward Burlington, Freeman waxes metaphysical. “There’s a lot of different kinds of knowledge out there,� he muses. “This project is coupling woods lore with developing technologies.�
Obviously, computers for processing bobcat stats save time and headaches. But Freeman maintains the study project couldn’t have come off without the wisdom and assistance of local trappers and “houndsmen� — hunters who use dogs to sniff out their prey. Before he started the project, in 2004, Freeman apprenticed with a few knowledgeable old-timers to get a feel for their technique. About a quarter of the bobcats in his study have been caught, pro bono, by the old-timers themselves. “If you don’t grow up as part of that culture, there’s a stigma,� Freeman continues. “But to meet the houndsmen, you see that they really care about cats. They wanted to see this project happen because cat habitat areas were getting developed. They’re concerned about the cats.� Freeman’s project is certainly a cautionary tale about sprawl — the rate of development in Vermont is approximately 260 percent greater than the rate of population growth. But it’s also a hopeful tale of cross-cultural
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the loading docks outside Freeman’s UVM office. The catcollarers beam with the morning’s excitement, much like children who have been playing in the mud before a piano lesson. A full afternoon of tranquilizing, tagging and trap-baiting awaits: Under its romantic gloss, this project is normally a tedious, toe-freezing slog. But before they head out for their afternoon’s work, these sapiens — like any other species — need to eat. “I’m gonna get the beaver carcasses,� Freeman says to Watrous. “I’ll grab lunch,� she says. A minute later, Freeman emerges from his office carrying a trash bag full of dead beaver, flipper and all. Watrous trails behind holding a grisly axe and a plastic sack of bologna sandwiches.
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M EXHIBIT “Mapping the Way,” works in multiple media by Janet Van Fleet, Jessica Hatheway, Sandra Mudge, Peter Fried, Gillian Klein, June Campbell, Daniel Kuciz and Paula McCullough. SEABA Offices & Red Concrete Showroom, Burlington. Through June.
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PHOTO Marc Awodey
aps do more than tell us where we’re going and where we’ve been. They also ground us in particular locations. In the exhibition “Mapping the Way,” at the offices of the South End Arts and Business Association (SEABA) in Burlington, eight artists use maps and journeys as points of departure. Some of the painters and photographers have integrated actual maps into their artworks; all produce aesthetic responses to specific — albeit sometimes imaginary — locations with personal meaning. Painter June Campbell has distilled maps to their simplest geometric essentials. Her five abstractions employ flat, hard-edged patches of color akin to the designs on Pueblo polychrome pottery. “Our Changing Landscape” is a tall, narrow, 18-by-36-inch composition that uses just seven flat hues — red, green, yellow, white, blue and two tones of brown — to assemble an abstract design around a vertical axis. The irregular geometric shapes are isolated in a taupe field. Campbell’s shapes in “Tax Maps 44 & 81 Detail” extend to the edges of the picture and include broader designs in even fewer hues. Only eight forms painted in turquoise, ocher, red, blue and green — separated by smooth, dark lines — abut each other on the 18-by-24-inch horizontal canvas. Its overall composition slopes gently to the lower left. New York City expatriate Gillian Klein creates abstract maps of her hometown. While her chromatic harmonies are even more minimal than Campbell’s, her canvasses are more painterly, because she uses various mediums and allows her brushwork to remain visible. Klein’s 30-by-36inch “Manhattan, Queens and the South Bronx” illustrates city geography with yellow-orange land masses surrounded by ultramarine waters. Isolated green patches in the land areas presumably represent parks. Klein’s monumental “Central Park” is a 10-footlong diptych consisting of two 24-by-60-inch horizontal canvasses. The park is a succulent shade of green, punctuated by phthalo-blue ponds. Klein renders Frederick Law Olmsted’s original park design true to scale and presents his sinewy pathways around the park in two colors: alizarin crim-
Several of the artists of “Mapping the Way” seem to be as influenced by cartography as by fine art. son and Naples yellow. In this exhibition, the ever-versatile Janet Van Fleet shows herself inspired by astronomy and star charting performed by the Hubble space telescope. The central Vermont artist has been incorporating buttons into her work for several years. Her four tidy assemblages in this show clarify why. Van Fleet’s website points out that buttons “represent, both formally and symbolically, all the different orders of magnitude, from subatomic particles through suns and galaxies.” SEABA acting director Brooke Hunter writes in a curator’s statement that Van Fleet’s work now “appears to have moved into outer space.” The artist concurs: “The button thing has been about stars and planets all along.” Van Fleet’s piece entitled “Filter Finder” is a black, 18-by-21-inch mixed-media assemblage that
looks vaguely like a scientific diagram. A four-byfive grid of star clusters shot by the Hubble is labeled with the letters A, B, C and D, along with the words “detected” and “not detected.” Like stones in a game of Go, white and red buttons appear in the intersections of the grid lines. In other Van Fleet pieces, buttons are used to represent stars in a more literal way — they appear floating in a galaxy, inhabiting a nebula, or as objects in a clear night sky. Several of the artists of “Mapping the Way” seem to be as influenced by cartography as by fine art. Historically, the realms have always overlapped. By rediscovering the link between abstract depictions of Earth’s surface and inner landscapes of artists, SEABA expands its purview far beyond Burlington’s South End. m
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WHALE OF A SHOW “The Feather Across the Throat,� a curiously titled exhibition by Dan Phillips, is designed around a juxtaposition of scrimshaw and comic-book art. A 15-footlong mural of a sperm whale fills half of one gallery wall at Burlington’s Sanctuary Artsite, while original pages from Phillips’ quirky comic, “I Don’t Smoke Anymore� — drawn on file folders — appear on another. Individual cigarettes and folk-art-inspired paintings and drawings are available for sale. Pictured: the sperm whale mural. The show goes through April 27.
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‘LES AFFICHES ILLUSTREES’: Original prints from the Art Nouveau period, in conjunction with the annual gallery fundraiser, the Burlesque Ball. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Through April 21. MALTEX GROUP SHOW: Four floors of hallway exhibit space includes sculpture by H. Keith Wagner; paintings by Jane Horner and Jill Madden; photography by Larry Broder, Kristina Drobny and Jim Rathmell; and the SEABA Folio Project's works on paper. Maltex Building, Burlington, 865-7166. Through April. GABRIELLE TSOUNIS-POPE: "Old and New Works." Blue Cat Café & Wine Bar, Burlington, 355-6672. Through May 1. SHANLEY TRIGGS: Watercolors, paintings and prints. Penny Cluse Café, Burlington, 893-1006. Through May 13. KATIE FLINDALL: Whimsical paintings. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, 882-1079. Through April 28. LES COSGROVE: Paintings. Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Through April. DENIS VERSWEYVELD: Paintings and sculpture. Pine Street Art Works, Burlington, 863-8100. Through May. ERIK REHMAN: "Photos and Words," mixed media. One Wall Gallery, 420 Pine St., 2nd Floor, Burlington, 922-8005. Through April. D.H. PHILLIPS: "The Feather Across the Throat," drawings and paintings. Sanctuary Artsite, 47 Maple St., Burlington, 864-5884. Through April 27. CHRISTINE HOLZSCHUH: Multimedia work fusing Chinese block prints with Vermont landscapes. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 660-8482. Through April. ‘MAPPING THE WAY’: Works in multiple media by Janet Van Fleet, Jessica Hatheway, Sandra Mudge, Gillian Klein, June Campbell, Daniel Kuciz, Peter Fried and Paula McCullough. SEABA Offices & Red Concrete Showroom, Burlington, 859-9222. Through June. CLARK DERBES: New works in mixed-media. Pursuit Gallery, Burlington, 862-3883. Through April 18. ‘WORKS OF ARF’: A show dedicated to man's best friend, including prints by Stephen Huneck; watercolors by Sean Callahan, Deborah Holmes and Joan Drew; wood sculptures by Norton Latourelle and Robin Kent; and painting/collages by Coco Dowley. Frog Hollow Gallery, Middlebury, 388-3177, ext. 5. Through April. ‘FREE ASSOCIATION’: Work by members of L/L's clay and photography programs. L/L Gallery, Living/ Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through May 2. JOHANNE DUROCHER YORDAN: Abstract acrylic paintings. Speeder & Earl's, Pine Street, Burlington, 658-6016. Through April. FRANKLIN COUNTY ARTISTS: Artworks in multiple media by members of the All Arts Council. Art's Alive Gallery, Union Station, Burlington, 865-1557. Through April 26. ‘THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT’: A display of shirts with graphic messages and illustrations designed by women survivors of violence, or by friends or family members. Sponsored by the Women's Rape Crisis Project as
part of Sexual Violence Awareness Month. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Through April 27. NEIL E. CALLAHAN: "East Selma, Alabama: Forgotten America," photographs. Starbucks, Taft Corners, Williston, 238-1835. Through April. NINA BERMAN: "Purple Hearts: Back From Iraq," photographs and interviews with American soldiers wounded in Iraq; also in book and DVD format. Green Door Studio, Burlington, 316-1124. Through April 20. ‘EXCHANGE’: Works by Burlington College students, guest-curated by Marc Awodey. CCV Burlington, 6522081. Through April. BRIAN O’NEILL: New abstract and figurative paintings. Art Space 150 at The Men's Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through April. LORRAINE LAGERBLOOM: "Prairie Days," mixed-media collages. Made Boutique & Gallery, Burlington, 651-0659. Through April. LEAH WITTENBERG: Environmental cartoons by the local political cartoonist. Member Gallery at City Market, Burlington, 863-3659. Through April. KAREN M. GEIGER: "Stills," an exploration of women in film. Studio STK, Burlington, 657-3333. Through April 22. SANDRA BERBECO: "Zero to Sixty," a retrospective of work in ceramics, paint and monotype, along with some new paintings. 215 College Street Artists' Cooperative, Burlington, 863-3662. Through April 22. C. PEARSON: "Sense of Balance," paintings. Dianne Shullenberger Gallery, Jericho, 899-4993. Through April. HARALD AKSDAL: Watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, 899-3211. Through May 13. THERESA SOMERSET: Traditional and non-traditional Ukrainian-style decorated eggs. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 863-6458. Through April. ISAAC GRAHAM: "Invisible Walls," acrylic paintings inspired in part by observations of New York City. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Through April. KIM BOMBARD: Oil paintings inspired by nature, Greenhouse; and JACKIE MANGIONE: Floral watercolors, Dining Room; and GABRIEL BORAY: New oil paintings, Bar. Daily Planet, Burlington, 862-9647. Through April. BARBARA COHEN: Abstract painted Polaroids by the artist based in Provincetown and New York City. Kasini House, Burlington, 2644839. Through May 5. KIMBERLEE FORNEY: Acrylic paintings, giclée prints and paintings on glass. The Green Room, Burlington, www.kimforney.com. Through April. ELISABETH HOWLAND: Sepia photographs. The Art Space at Cynthea's Spa, Burlington, 9994601. Through May 12. JORDAN DOUGLAS: Lith photographs of urban landscapes, portraits and recontextualized antique pictures. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Lower Level, Burlington, 865-5355. Through April. SHEILA HOLLENDER: Photographs from the artist's "Wave" series, Skyway; and JILL MADDEN: Oil paintings of impressionistic landscapes, Gates 1 & 2. Burlington International Airport, 865-7166. Through May 1. TARI SWENSON: "Inside the Brush," sumi ink calligraphy paintings in Chinese and Japanese styles. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center for
the Performing Arts, Burlington, 652-4500. Through May 5. ‘BURLINGTON AND WINOOSKI 1920-2020: THE EVOLUTION OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT’: An exhibit of historical and contemporary photographs, architectural and engineering drawings, models and film that examines the impact of urban renewal and historic preservation on the two cities, through June 24; and AMBREEN BUTT: "I Need a Hero," an installation by the contemporary artist that responds to a recent human rights case in Pakistan and employs the medium of Indian miniature painting, through June 24; and 'TOURISM: CURIOUS CONQUESTS AND UNLIKELY TROPHIES': A collection of souvenirs from exotic locales from the permanent collection, curated by UVM's museum anthropology class, Wilbur Room, through June 10. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. RAY BROWN: Abstract oil landscapes; and ROB BOOZ: Neo-pop collages; and GALEN CHENEY: Abstract oil paintings; and FRANK WOODS: "Hieroglyphic Echos," paintings. Artpath Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 563-2273. Through April. SHAUN FITZ-GERALD, IAN KARN & LAURA POIRIER: Landscape and still-life watercolors, oil miniatures and acrylic paintings, respectively. Gallery Corner, Ashley Furniture Homestore, Burlington, 865-9911. Through April 20.
:: champlain valley JANET FREDERICKS: Drawings about water. Danforth Pewter, Middlebury, 388-8666. Through May 7. KAY GEORGE: Landscapes and still lifes in pastel. Bixby Library, Vergennes, 877-2211. Through April 28. ‘WHEN AN ARTIST COLLECTS’: An eclectic group show of artworks by others collected by artist/gallery owner Fran Bull. Gallery in-theField, Brandon, 247-0125. Through May 27. SHAWN & THERESA GULLA: Custom metal wall sculptures; and ANDY DUBACK: Large-scale color photographs from the artist's "On the Way to IKEA" series. Bar Antidote, Vergennes, 865-7166. Through May 1. ‘IMAGES OF VERMONT’: Works by members of the Guild that depict the season, including paintings, sculpture, jewelry, fabric art and handpainted furniture. Brandon Artists Guild, 247-5343. Through April. ROBERT ADAMS: "Turning Back: A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration," a portfolio of images that provide a commentary on the relationship America has with its forests, through June 3; and 'ART NOW: TRANSPARENCY’: Threedimensional works in mixed media by eight artists who explore transparent visual phenomena, through June 3; and 'CHINESE BLUE-ANDWHITE PORCELAINS OF THE MING AND QING DYNASTIES': Originating in the 14th century, this collection includes prized pieces made for the imperial court, through December 9, 2007. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007.
:: central SIGRID LIUM: Paintings by the local artist. Ronin Salon for Men, White River Junction. Through June 14. JESSE COOPER: Fifteen mixed-media sculptural works. Langdon Street Café, Montpelier, 223-8667. Through April 23.
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MICHAEL JEWELL: "Second Story Mountains," semi-abstract acrylic paintings. Rhapsody, Montpelier, 229-6112. Through April. CENTER FOR PHOTO STUDIES: The member show includes color and black-and-white photographs by Bob Belenky, Margaret Blanchard, Dan Neary, Sandra Shenk and Annie Tiberio Cameron. City Hall, Montpelier, pboyd@vhcb.org. Through May 15. STUDENT SHOW: "It's Elementary Art," works by children from local elementary schools. City Center, Montpelier, 223-7936, ext. 320. Through April 28. ALISA DWORSKY & RACHEL GROSS: "Between the Lines," prints. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Through May 1. SUKI CHIAPPARA: "Shadow Boxes and Shrines: Celebrating the Sacred in Found Objects," mixed-media assemblages and dioramas. The Back Wall Gallery at The ReStore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Through April. BILL RAMAGE: A drawing retrospective. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. Through May 12. ‘ART WORKS FOR EVERYONE’: A group show sponsored by the Central Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens. Vermont Statehouse Caféteria, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through April 20. LYNNE BARTON & EMMA GLUCKMAN: Charcoal drawings of the natural world, and photographs using a 50-year-old Agfa Jsolette camera, respectively, by the mother and daughter artists. The Brick Box at The Paramount, Rutland, 775-0570. Through May 5. RACHEL KAHN-FOGEL: "Fire, Ice and Desire," paintings. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 8280749. Through May. ROBIN LAHUE: "What Lies Beneath," abstract oil paintings. Vermont Chocolatiers Coffee Shop, Northfield, 485-7770. Through April 28. MARK MERRILL: "Born Free Radicals," a strange and color-saturated glimpse into the artist's science, and a heroic-scale Periodic Table of Modern Elements. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 3562776. Through May 26. MAGGIE NEALE: "Experimental Foot Steps," oil and beeswax paintings. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 2235454. Through April. Also, "Evolution and Expression," paintings on canvas and fabric. Spotlight Gallery, Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, 828-5422. Through May. JANET VAN FLEET: "Curious Lifeforms," anthropomorphic sculptural figures made from found wood, metal and objects. The Lazy Pear Gallery, Montpelier, 223-7680. Through May 14. NANCY TAPLIN: A retrospective exhibition of paintings, Main Gallery; and ELINOR RANDALL: "Journey with Horses," prints, South Gallery. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 8288743. Through April 22. ‘SPRING FEVER’: A group exhibit of artworks with a flowers and springtime theme. Cooler Gallery, White River Junction, 295-8008. Through April 28.
participants in local community workshops of the nonprofit arts program. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 472-6857. Through April 24. GIOVANNA CECCHETTI: "Shifting Frequencies: Recent Work," oil and acrylic paintings exploring the boundaries of consciousness and energy. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Stowe, 253-8943. Through April 28.
:: southern ‘THE ABSTRACT SHOW’: More than 10
artists from the area and beyond show non-representational works in a variety of media. Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, 296-7693. Through May 6.
:: regional MAURICE DENIS: "Earthly Paradise," a retrospective of paintings, decorative ensembles, graphic works and photographs by the French painter (1870-1943), whose work is imbued with poetic symbolism, through May 20; and 'ONCE UPON A TIME WALT DISNEY': More than 300 illustrated
European publications that inspired the creations of Disney Studios, through June 24. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, U.S. tickets: 1-800-6785440. $15/7.50. ‘THIN ICE: INUIT TRADITIONS WITHIN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT’: The first comprehensive exhibition of the college's Arctic collections features Inuit art and artifacts and conveys the culture's connection to nature, through May 13; and 'OUR LAND: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE ARCTIC': The first
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:: northern VALERIE BOGDAN, MARJORIE KRAMER & SHANNON MATTHEW LONG: "In the Middle of the Forest, There Is a Calm," paintings and sculptures inspired by walking in the woods. The Painted Caravan Gallery, Johnson, 635-1700. Through May 17. GRACE EXHIBIT: Artworks created by 4x11.5-diageo-sinclair.indd 1
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It’s a cold, cruel world out there.“Lost in Blue 2” returns to the Nintendo DS to make sure you know it. Most games want you to win. Unlike gambling games, where the basic premise holds that sooner or later you need to lose so that the casino makes money, videogames are designed by developers who want the player to succeed. Mario might grind through level after level, only to find that the princess is, in fact, in another castle. But sooner or later, he’ll get the chance to beat Bowser. To make sure players win, game developers have invented an arsenal of game-winning aids. Health packs, recharging defense shields, extra lives and restart points all work to ensure that any mistake is reversible. “Lost in the Blue 2” remains ambivalent about whether or not you win. After escaping a sinking cruise ship, teens Jack and Amy find themselves castaways on some deserted atoll. With only each other and the bounty of the jungle to support them, they must find a way to stay alive while awaiting rescue. But with all the wild indifference of Mother Nature herself, “Blue” barely even wishes you luck as it throws you into a contest of survival of the fittest. Forget about Gilligan’s bamboo cars, palm-leaf huts and coconut-shell margaritas. On the sandy beaches of “Blue,” you live in a cave, battle spiders and snakes, and fend off starvation by eating seaweed and testing mushrooms to see if they are poisonous. The first time you play the game, you’ll be lucky if you can get a fire started, and, even at that, you’re not likely to last two days before you die of exhaustion, hunger or thirst. Tapping the DS touch-screen to spark a fire and then blowing into the microphone to fan a flame to life, hunting for parts to make a fishing pole and grilling food provide the rustic fun. Each of these mini-games offers minor relief from the monotony of daily selfpreservation In its way, “Blue” works as a more savage version of “The Sims.” Rather than promise salacious soap-opera sex and spats, this game taunts you with the challenge of whether or not you could make it stranded in the wild. The trouble is, even though the game lets players boss around either Jack or Amy, the only decision you’re making there is which brain-dead companion you will leave to wander aimlessly. Send your partner out to forage for food and then, by bad luck, get trapped on a
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ust days after his “Imus in the Morning” program was dropped by MSNBC, embattled shock jock Don Imus bounced back nicely today, landing a new show on Osama bin Laden’s fledgling Al-Qaeda TV network. While Mr. bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda terror network has made headlines in recent years, the same cannot be said for his Al-Qaeda TV network, a perennial ratings laggard. Critics of the network’s programming say that it is dull and uninspired, including such shows as “Osama in the
controversial remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, Mr. bin Laden decided that the New York shock-jock was just what the doctor ordered to pump up the Al-Qaeda network’s anemic schedule. According to network insiders, Mr. bin Laden envisions Mr. Imus as the anchor of a daily, three-hour “hate block” of programs, the other two of which would star actor Mel Gibson and comedian Michael Richards. Professor Davis Logsdon, dean of the University of Minnesota School of
According to network insiders, Mr. bin Laden envisions Mr. Imus as the anchor of a daily, three-hour “hate block” of programs Morning,” in which the fugitive terror mastermind spews repetitious hate-filled rants from a drab-looking cave. In fact, Mr. bin Laden’s programming woes have been so pronounced that jihadist viewers around the world have urged the madman to abandon television altogether and focus on terrorism instead. But after seeing Mr. Imus make his
Broadcasting, said that the controversial Mr. Imus could be “the perfect fit” for the Al-Qaeda TV network. “When Osama bin Laden’s face appears on television, millions recoil in horror,” Professor Logsdon said. “The same is true of Don Imus.” Elsewhere, James Frey’s book A Million Little Pieces won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, and also for fiction.
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book The Republican Playbook. To find out more about Andy Borowitz and read his past columns, visit www.borowitzreport.com
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wife of Vlajko Stojiljkovic, deceased, who was indicted at the Hague War Crimes Tribunal. First, I assure you that the indictment was politically motivated and utterly without merit. Secondly, I need to transfer our vast fortune out of the country. The funds are in excess of 64 million U.S. dollars. Can you help? Are you trustworthy? I can offer you 30 percent. Please forward your contact info to me a.s.a.p. I am grateful. — Glorja.” Dear Aries, there’s a good chance you’ll soon get a money-related offer that’s as bogus as the above communiqué. DO NOT TAKE IT! Much more reliable financial opportunities are on their way.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I heard a radio
interview in which someone defined an oracle as “a technology for broadening the listening field.” That’s a good description of the horoscope you’re now reading. Its intention is to expand the scope of what you pay attention to . . . and alert you to the fact that you have more options than you realize . . . and give you license to change your mind about anything and everything. To help accomplish this, print the following oracular words on your palm, then hold your palm to your ear for a few minutes: luminous marrow murmurs lightning praise.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Due to a rare
conjunction of three potato-shaped asteroids in your astrological House of Productive and Forgivable Gaffes, you have cosmic license to make a lot of really cool mistakes. I’ve gathered some witty remarks you can invoke to disarm anyone who might be critical of your messy experiments: (1) “You’re just jealous because the little voices are talking to me and not to you.” (2) “When I have to choose between two evils, I enjoy picking the one I’ve never tried before.” (3) “Do you have a clear conscience? A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.” (4) “I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.”
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here’s what
George Sheehan wrote in Running and Being, his book about running: “If you want to win anything — a race, yourself, your life — you have to go a little berserk.” For a limited time only, I’m endorsing that strategy for your personal use, Cancerian. While I do love your sensitivity and subtlety, right now I’d like to see you get half-crazy in a ferocious devotion to the noble dream you love best.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1971,
astronaut Edgar Mitchell was the sixth person to walk on the moon. Since then he has cultivated an interest in the paranormal. At one point he asked Buddhist lama Norbu Chen to attempt a psychic healing of his mother, who was legally blind. Norbu’s magic worked. Mom’s sight returned, and she was ecstatic. A few days later, however, she made a discovery that horrified her: Norbu wasn’t a Christian like her. “My mother believed that if such healing didn’t come from a Christian,” says Mitchell, “then it must come from Satan, and she didn’t want to be healed by Satan.” She then had a dramatic relapse, completely losing the gift Norbu had bestowed. The moral of the story, Scorpio: Don’t let your beliefs get in the way of your healing.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22): I drove through a cloud today. It enveloped the Golden Gate Bridge. When I left the lush green hills of Marin County, the day was sunny. When I arrived in the lush urban mesh of San Francisco, the day was sunny. But in between I crept through thick white haze. I could barely see, and had to turn on my headlights and slow down. But there was no danger. I didn’t erupt with anxiety. And in a few minutes I had moved through it. Let my experience serve as a metaphor for your week, Leo. It’s like you’ve just gotten on a passageway that will take you from a soft lushness to a harder lushness, and on the way you’ll have to navigate almost blindly.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet William Carlos Williams said his creative technique could be summed up in the phrase, “No ideas but in things.” He wanted to see the world as it really was, without imposing theories about what anything meant. In the essay “Rucksack Poetry: How Haiku Found a Home in America,” Andrew Schelling captures Williams’ approach: “This actual moment! That bedraggled crow! This moonlit evening, that cold rain on your skull! There you stand, inhabiting your body with animal clarity, wide-open senses, and no preconception or abstract idea can touch the experience itself.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Sagittarius, your assignment is to find or create five pure moments during which you embody that state.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The important
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The Hoax HHH
T BOUND FOR GLORY Molina and Gere try to write their own ticket to the big time in the latest from Lasse Hallström.
he literary con tends to be viewed as a postmodern phenomenon. Jayson Blair, Stephen Glass, James Frey and other fabricators may look like the products of an ethically lazy, celebrity-obsessed age. But the fact is, writers have been propagating whoppers in this country for as long as it’s existed. A recent issue of The New Yorker reminded readers that historians have long regarded claims made by Jamestown founder Captain John Smith in his various memoirs as little more than elaborately boastful fibs. And, as director Lasse Hallström reminds us in his new film, the biggest literary con in history took place nearly four decades ago. The Hoax is the story of master scam-artist Clifford Irving. How smooth an operator is this guy?
He didn’t just write the bogus Howard Hughes memoir that is the subject of this film; he also penned the post-prison account on which its screenplay is based. Richard Gere, giving one of the liveliest performances of his career, plays him as equal parts social climber and sociopath. From the movie’s earliest moments, Irving’s desperation is palpable. He is a writer who’s always had a higher opinion of his writing than do the publishing executives who control his fate. A book about a forger of great paintings didn’t sell well. A new work of fiction, Rudnick’s Problem, is about to be picked up by McGraw-Hill when editors recognize it as a rip-off of Portnoy’s Complaint. Irving has reached middle age without attaining any of his dreams; repo men are lugging pricey pieces of furniture from his house when something inside him snaps. So Irving bursts unannounced into a meeting his editor (Hope Davis) is taking and blurts an empty claim. He’s about to write the most important book of the 20th century — and, sport that he is, he’s willing to give McGraw-Hill first dibs on it. In a few days. Once he’s figured out what it’s going to be about. Alfred Molina costars as Dick Suskind, Irving’s researcher, co-writer and all-around sidekick. He’s an
affable teddy bear, eager to please his more dapper, big-dreaming pal, and he can’t sign on fast enough when Irving stumbles on the notion of an “authorized” Hughes bio. The pair gambles everything on their belief that the billionaire recluse won’t come out of hiding to call their bluff. They set about the business of learning to mimic his handwriting and idiosyncratic syntax. Blinded by greed, company brass bite. The next thing we know, Gere’s calling the shots and driving away in his Mercedes with checks in excess of $1 million. The Hoax works best when it confines its focus to the battle of wits — and nerves — Irving wages with the writers of those checks. As time goes by, and the publishers begin to receive calls from the Hughes camp denying any knowledge of the project, Irving is forced to improvise an ever more elaborate web of lies. Gere does a splendid job of suggesting the mounting panic behind the huckster’s grin. Hallström and screenwriter William Wheeler fare less well when they stray into more fanciful territory. A storyline that attempts to link Irving’s antics to the Watergate break-in comes off as borderline nutso. Similarly distracting and unnecessary are a series of late-inning scenes in which an on-the-edge Irving hallucinates visits from Hughes goons, à la John Nash in A Beautiful Mind. Fortunately, the makers of the film don’t waste a lot of screen time on these digressions. For the most part, The Hoax is full-speed-ahead fun, a rollicking caper that recalls a quainter, pre-Ken Lay age when big-time fraud could entail actually writing books, as opposed to just cooking them. RICK KISONAK
The Lookout HHHH
I DAMAGED GOODS A kid with a flawed noggin plus a little bank on the prairie spells trouble in this indie film.
t’s hard to believe Joseph Gordon-Levitt played an alien in the body of a teenager on the long-running NBC sitcom “3rd Rock From the Sun.” In recent years, the squinty-eyed actor has been making a name for himself in indie movies such as Mysterious Skin and the neo-noir Brick, in which he managed to speak Raymond Chandler-esque dialogue in a modern setting without sounding stupid. A few weeks ago, Gordon-Levitt told The New York Times all about his fondness for escargots and French New Wave cinema. It’s nice to see not all precocious-child stars go the way of Danny Bonaduce. Gordon-Levitt’s newest vehicle — and it is basically a vehicle — is the moody indie thriller The Lookout, written and directed by veteran Hollywood screenwriter Scott Frank. It’s a visually atmospheric film, set in the grimy slums and desolate outskirts of Kansas City, Missouri, but it’s also a very “writerly” one. Like Memento and A Beautiful Mind, Frank’s screenplay takes off on our modern fascination with flawed brains. If our mind is really just a physical organ, one that can malfunction in all sorts of ways, what does that say about our sense of self or our capacity for free will? In movies like this, people with mental illness or brain damage aren’t objects of pity — they’re metaphors for the rest of us. That’s certainly the case of Gordon-Levitt’s character Chris Pratt, a high school hockey star who pulls a stunt with a car that results in a close encounter with a stalled combine. Chris rises from the wreckage externally intact but mentally slower: He has trouble
“sequencing” events and holding things in his shortterm memory, and he tends to blurt out whatever he’s feeling. (“I think about fucking you all the time,” he tells his pretty case worker.) But what he can’t forget is that two of his friends died in the accident. Alienated from his rich family, Chris lives with Lewis (Jeff Daniels), a raggy-haired, take-no-bull blind guy who has some of the movie’s funniest lines. Lewis gives Chris tricks to aid his memory and tries to convince him it’s possible to live a good life as a “gimp” — his word. But Chris can’t give up the idea of returning to “the way I used to be.” When he meets Gary (Matthew Goode), a smooth talker who remembers him from high school, he thinks he has his chance.
Gary introduces Chris to ex-stripper Luvlee (Isla Fisher of Wedding Crashers), who plies him with sex and sincere adoration. Soon Gary talks Chris into casing the bank where he works as a night janitor and snapping pictures of the vault. After all, he argues, there’s nothing wrong with stealing from the big agribusinesses that deposit their harvest take there. Chris should know that “whoever has the money has the power.” And in a podunk bank with no security, what could go wrong? In a movie like this, the answer is everything. As the plot hurtles toward its fairly predictable conclusion, it’s hard not to remember something portentous Gary tells Chris: that he’s “the star of your own tragedy.” Lines like that one smack of over-writing; they give the film the feel of a short story that’s been workshopped till it’s jam-packed with “resonance” and symbolism. Frank even inserts the image of a nearby church’s neon cross in the background of scenes in which Chris makes pivotal moral choices — get it? But for all the screenplay’s heavy-handedness, this is an actors’ movie, and the actors shine. Daniels is joyously raunchy, British actor Goode is creepy, and Fisher somehow manages to make her bubbliness work in drama. As for Gordon-Levitt, he could be more convincing as a former BMOC — he’s physically slight — but once he starts peeling back the layers of Chris’ grief, anger, lust and humiliation, you forget about that. The Lookout may be part of his five-year plan to snag an Oscar nomination, but it’s also an amazing performance in its own right. MARGOT HARRISON
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Clifford Irving’s attempt to gain fame and fortune with a fake biography of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes. Richard Gere, Alfred Molina and Marcia Gay Harden star. (115 min, R. Palace) THE HOST���1/2 South Korea’s biggest box-office smash ever invades U.S. theaters. Joon-Ho Bong directs this sci-fi thriller about a mutant creature that emerges from Seoul’s Han River, the young girl it captures and the family that defies government orders to find her. Starring Kang-ho Song and Byun Hee-bong. (119 min, R. Palace) THE LAST MIMZY��� Timothy Hutton and Joely Richardson are teamed in director Robert Shaye’s futuristic family film about a mysterious box of toys that bestows magical powers on two children who discover it. With Rainn Wilson and Chris O’Neill. (90 min, PG. Majestic, Palace) THE LIVES OF OTHERS����1/2 Ulrich Muehe plays an operative for the East German secret police assigned to spy on a celebrated writer and his girlfriend in this political thriller, which took the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Sebastian Koch and Martina Gedeck costar. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck directs. (137 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) THE LOOKOUT���1/2 Versatile former sitcom actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick) plays a high school jock who suffers brain damage and teams up with bank robbers in this moody thriller from director Scott Frank. With Jeff Daniels and Isla Fisher. (102 min, R. Roxy) THE NAMESAKE���� From Mira (Mississippi Masala) Nair comes the story of a Calcutta couple who immigrate to New York after their arranged marriage and struggle to balance reverence for Bengali tradition with the realities of their new home. Starring Kal Penn, Jacinda Barrett and Irfan Khan. (122 min, PG-13. Palace) THE PAINTED VEIL���1/2 Edward Norton and Naomi Watts star in director John Curran’s adaptation (the third Hollywood has produced) of the 1925 novel by Somerset Maughm. With Liev Schreiber and Diana Rigg. (125 min, PG13. Savoy) THE REAPING��1/2 Hilary Swank stars in this supernatural thriller about a one-time Christian missionary who loses her faith after her family dies tragically, then rediscovers it when she finds herself in Louisiana trying to survive the 10 biblical plagues. Stephen Rea and
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wednesday 18 — thursday 19 Disturbia 6:50. Redline 7:10. Meet the Robinsons 6:40. Blades of Glory 7. Firehouse Dog 5:15. friday 20 — thursday 26 Disturbia 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9. Wild Hogs 1:30, 7. Meet the Robinsons 1, 3:30, 6:30, 8. Blades of Glory 4, 6:40, 9. Redline 3:40, 9. TMNT 1:10. Times subject to change.
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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 18 — thursday 19 Are We Done Yet? 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 7, 9:20. Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. Disturbia 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20. Firehouse Dog 12:15, 2:30. Grindhouse 4:45, 8:30. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:40, 4:45, 7, 9. Pathfinder 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. Perfect Stranger 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. The Reaping 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. friday 20 — thursday 26 *Fracture 1, 4, 6:50, 9:30. *Vacancy 12:45, 2:45, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40. Are We Done Yet? 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 6:50, 9:10. Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. Disturbia 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20. Firehouse Dog 12:15, 2:30, 4:50. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:40, 4:45, 7, 9. Pathfinder 7:10, 9:30. Perfect Stranger 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40.
3:40, 6:50, 9:10. Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:15. Are We Done Yet? 12:30, 2:35, 7:10, 9:20. Disturbia 1, 3:50, 7, 9:30. Grindhouse 8:45. TMNT 1:30. Pathfinder 1, 6:35. Perfect Stranger 12:50, 3:20, 6:40, 9:05. The Reaping 6:30. 300 3:25, 9. The Last Mimzy 3:45. Firehouse Dog 4:40. Times subject to change. See http://www.majestic10.com.
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wednesday 18 — thursday 19 First Snow 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Blades of Glory 1:20, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:35. The Lookout 1:25, 3:30, 7:10, 9:25. The Lives of Others 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. Grindhouse 1, 2:40, 4:30, 6:05, 8. Miss Potter 1:10, 5:20, 7:05. Amazing Grace 3:10, 8:45. friday 20 — thursday 26 *Fracture 1:15, 3:45, 7, 9:30. *In the Land of Women 1:30, 4, 7:05, 9:25. Blades of Glory 1:20, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:35. The Lives of Others 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. Miss Potter 1:10, 6:50. The Lookout 3:30, 8:45. Grindhouse 1, 2:40, 4:30, 6:05, 8. Times subject to change. See http://www.merrilltheatres.net.
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wednesday 18 — thursday 19 The Hoax 10:30 (Thu), 1, 3:35, 6:35, 9:10. The Namesake 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25. The Host 3:40, 6:40. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 12:35, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:35. Perfect Stranger 10:30 (Thu), 1:20, 4, 6:55, 9:30. Disturbia 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:20. Grindhouse (double feature): Planet Terror 2:45, 7:05; Death Proof 4:40, 9. Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:35. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15. Firehouse Dog 12:30. The Reaping 1:15, 9:25.
wednesday 18 — thursday 19 Disturbia 1, 3:50, 7, 9:35. Pathfinder 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 9:40. Perfect Stranger 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:25. Grindhouse 12:25, 4, 7:40. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:10, 9:20. Are We Done Yet? 12:35, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30. Blades of Glory 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45. Firehouse Dog 1:20. 300 12:45, 9:15. Reign Over Me 3:30, 6:30. The Reaping 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40. Wild Hogs 3:45, 6:50. Shooter 9:10. friday 20 — thursday 26 *Vacancy 1:10, 4, 7:25, 9:45. *Fracture 12:55, 3:30, 6:45, 9:25. *In the Land of Women 1:15,
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fiber-rich foods promotes health in the human digestive tract, eating grass does the same for cows. He believes grain doesn’t. And, in Flack’s view, healthy animals make for wholesome meat. “A grazing animal actually has huge powers to determine what to eat and what not to eat,” he points out. The cow’s food choices affect the nutritional profile of its meat. “The fat that’s put on feedlot beef with corn is not a beneficial fat,” Flack says. He mentions that certain salutary substances are more prevalent in animals fed on well-managed pastures, namely conjugated linoleic acid, an antioxidant that may promote weight loss and fight cancer, and Vitamin K2, which allegedly prevents Alzheimer’s and stroke. Human meat eaters can promote their health by choosing nutrient-rich organ meats and cooking meat as little as possible, Flack asserts. Ditto for using bones to make broth rich in joint-friendly glucosamine and chondroitin. Environmentalism is another reason why Flack believes wholeheartedly in pastured meats. “We’ve never had a CO2 level as high as we have in the atmosphere right now . . . we have what’s called a greenhouse effect,” he says. As most people know, the greenhouse effect is partially caused by pollution from cars and even methane from cows. But what many people don’t know is that plowing soil releases CO2 into the atmosphere. Says Flack, “Really good grass farming can reverse that effect, and that’s called carbon sequestration.” But, he continues, you can’t just turn animals out on to the land, “you have to actively manage for the benefit of the grass.” Other environmental benefits of pastureland? It helps prevent soil erosion and preserves water quality. Flack brings up the situation in California’s San Joaquin Valley, where air and water pollution are large-scale problems. Tests reveal that one-third or more of the manure from the region contains pathogenic E coli, according to Flack. But the 400 cows in one particular herd of grass-fed cattle come up clean every time. “It’s a reflection of the fact that a grass-fed animal is very healthy and a grain-fed animal’s health is compromised,” Flack suggests. In fact, studies link the dangerous O157.H7 strain of E coli, which was responsible for recent contamination of spinach and lettuce, to manure from grain-fed cattle. In one report that appeared in the September 11, 1998, edition of Science magazine, researchers from Cornell University maintained that a diet of grain makes the digestive tracts of cattle more
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question. “I don’t think that the research is evidence enough to stand on it,” he says. “There is evidence showing it going in either direction. We don’t take a position on that.” Reactions to the food at Hen of the Wood suggest that, whatever its actual health benefits, there’s a market for “green” beef. Diners polished off apps such as Pete’s beets with kumquat, potato-leek soup “shooters,” and crostini topped with roasted-garlic Jasper Hill blue cheese and wild honey. Then they wolfed down Wood Creek Farm skirt steaks with organic Maine white beans, herb butter and kalamata olives. How did they take to the tartare? HOTW chefs Eric Warnstedt and Craig Tresser were initially concerned that people might just “try one bite,” Warnstedt says. But the primal concoction went over well: “Almost every plate was clean.” >
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Losing a grocery store is a big deal in a small town like Waterbury. When the P&C shut its doors last February, local shoppers were devastated — especially those who were in the habit of walking to the 20,000-square-foot downtown market. They speculated that the store was probably hurt by a new Shaw’s that opened last March on the
On April 24, Doug Flack of Flack Family Farm will give a seminar and tasting called “Local Foods and You” at the St. Albans Free Library. Call 524-1507 to register. Want to get more Flack? Check out “ReGenerations,” a two-part show on Vermont Public Television. The first segment, which airs on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., shows how Abe Collins and Ted Yandow of St. Albans partnered up to “turn a grain-fed dairy farm into a grass-fed operation.” The second segment, premiering on April 25 at 7:30 and featuring Flack, is about how “local food production and the regeneration of farms are critical for a sustainable future.” The press release calls him “a champion of the nutritional value to humans of the fat from the meat and milk of grass-fed cattle.”
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outskirts of town. After two months with a single shopping option, last Friday Waterbury residents welcomed “friendly” competition. RJ’s Friendly Market, owned by Bobby “R.J.” George, opened the doors to its location in the old P&C building. In the town that hosts WDEV radio, it’s another good old mom-and-pop. Don’t expect George to be a permanent fixture behind the counter, though. He also runs a 28,000-square-foot grocery in Newport. It’s been there for 20 years — recently holding its own against a Shaw’s and a P&C. What made him decide to expand into the Waterbury market? “The people in town are exceptionally friendly and wanted a grocery store downtown there,” he explains. Landlord Ernie Pomerleau owns the buildings in both locations. Asked whether the food culture in Waterbury is different than in Newport, George explains, “I think people are the same about anywhere.” They want “good service and fair prices, and that’s what we offer.” And that’s not all. The official website for the traditional grocery business boasts, “The most noted commodity at RJ’s is not the produce, meat selections, deli or any other department within its walls. Those of us who have visited this small-town grocery store value the atmosphere more than all the other fine goods RJ’s offers.” George says he isn’t concerned about the new, free, GMTA shuttle that’s bussing citizens to the Waterbury Shaw’s on Wednesdays. “They do what they do, I do what I do.” Check it out.
What’s Your Beef? MORE GRASS-FED FODDER
Did the article on grass-fed beef whet your appetite? There are lots of ways to learn more about the topic at a few upcoming events. The Garden Café at the Stepping Stone Wellness Center in Lyndonville will offer a series of three classes on preparing grass-fed beef. On April 20, the focus will be on utilizing ground beef; April 27 will center on roasts. On May 4, the instructor will cover steaks. The two-hour classes are $40 each, or $99 for all three. Cost includes the full meal and an informational packet to take home.
Looks like Burlington will have to wait a little while longer to land a local steakhouse. Jim Reiman, co-owner of Three Tomatoes restaurants and Nicco’s Cucina in Williston, explains that his company has abandoned its plans to take over the Church Street locale that once housed Miguel’s Stowe Away. They were “unable to negotiate a satisfactory lease” with the building’s owners, Reiman explained. As of last week, he determined that the two parties “were at an impasse and could not move forward.” Has Reiman given up on bringing the beef to B-town? “We like the concept, and if we were able to find the right place, we would do it,” he explains. But there aren’t many real estate options in town. Maybe the building owners should give Sam Palmisano a call. Chef Palmisano is looking for a place to re-open Five Spice Café now that Lower Church Street Enterprises, LLC, has terminated the lease on the hot-spot’s original location. That spot got a bit too hot when a fire tore through it on January 27. But Palmisano, who had hoped to resurrect the business in the original location, is determined to re-open nonetheless.
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A breakfast joint is up for grabs, too. Libby’s Blue Line Diner in Colchester has been on the market for months — a potential deal fell through in January. What’s the deal at the diner? Says co-owner Karen Griffin, “My mom, who is also my partner, is retired. I would like to move on to another venue.” In the meantime, she encourages customers to keep flocking to Libby’s for classic comfort food such as Reuben sandwiches and strawberry-rhubarb pie. The International Association of Culinary Professionals awards have been announced, and only one Vermont entry came away with a prize. Rachel Moeller Gorman took home honors in the “Magazine” category for “Miracle Up North: How the people of Finland took a healthy message to heart,” published in EatingWell Magazine. SUZANNE PODHAIZER
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he parking lot at Berlin’s Wayside Restaurant is usually jammed with cars, but it’s dark and deserted at 5:15 a.m. when Randy Spaulding pulls in, parks his car and lets himself in the back door of Central Vermont’s beloved, trend-resistant family restaurant. This job, which he’s had off and on for almost 30 years, doesn’t care how late he stayed up the night before; one hour from now, as the sun begins to rise, the first customer, ticket #1, will be waiting at the front door. For the next hour, Spaulding will repeat a well-honed routine, timed to the minute to ensure that he’ll be ready for the early-bird breakfast crowd. Disable alarm system. Hang up coat. Punch in. Put on apron. Turn on the two grills, the two
deep-fat fryers, the big toaster and the oven. Today’s menu features peach-topped pancakes and orange-topped French toast, so Spaulding needs to get those sauces simmering on the stove, too. Forget one step, and he’ll pay for it once the eggs start flying. “If I’m late, I really have to push it,” he says, ripping open a 15pound box of bacon and arranging the slabs on baking trays, which he slides into the oven. He dumps a mountain of sausage links on one of the nowhot grills. They begin to hiss like baby snakes. “I’m a day person. Even on my days off I’m up early,” he says, poking the loud links with a spatula. “Home fries. Oh, yeah,” he says, dumping another mountain on the other grill. Spaulding says “Oh yeah” a lot — it’s a verbal tic that doubles as a motivational tool.
By 5:45, his bases are covered, except for one major setback: the racks of bacon remain uncooked because the oven never turned on. What should be browning rashers are still pink and cold. Grumbling, Spaulding dumps the bacon directly on the hot grill. Clearly this is not part of his morning routine. Life begins on the grill, gastronomically speaking. Omelettes start out as pools of egg. Toss in a handful of ham, cheese, onions or green pepper, fold the sides in, flip it over, and the result is a work of art. “I can do five at once,” Spaulding says. “I like folding my omelettes when they are still a little soft. They don’t break that way.” The slight, 50-year-old egg slinger is clearly proud of his grill skill. To a short-order breakfast cook, the hot flat cooking area is both palette and
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operating table. Several years ago, Spaulding applied for a job as a breakfast cook at one of the major chain restaurants. He was shocked to discover “they cook their omelettes in a microwave.” The interview ended abruptly soon thereafter. Spaulding has been cooking at the Wayside since he graduated from Spaulding High School in 1976. He tried a few other occupations over the years — driving a van for a dry-cleaning company, janitorial work — but didn’t care for them. His true passion, it seems, is preparing made-to-order breakfasts. “A lot of regulars tell me that they’ll only order when I’m here,” he boasts. His customers have included governors, Rusty “The Logger” DeWees, the Channel 3 News team and “a guy who looked like Kenny Rogers” — but turned out not to be. By 6 a.m. the egg station is up and ready. The waitresses have started to arrive. Eight spatulas are propped up on the grill. Spaulding is ready to do battle — but not before a cigarette break, the first of many he’ll take during his eight-hour shift.
because of the weather. Eighty percent of the restaurant’s clientele are older people, and they don’t like to go out in the snow, he says. He’s on to something — by 7:20 only six tickets have passed through the system. “It’s slow because of the snowstorm,” he suggests, flinging a plate onto the service window in a classic diner gesture. The meal slides across the metal surface, stopping just short of the opposite edge. “A couple of times I’ve pitched too hard, and the plate’s gone over the rim.” At 8:20, the snow is really coming down. Sixty-six tickets have been processed, and it’s time to cook more bacon. “That’s a Green Mountain Breakfast,” he says, pointing to a plate with three eggs, a slab of juicy ham, home fries, sausage and three slices of toast. A big man’s breakfast, he notes. Another “special” the Wayside rolls out occasionally is made with 10 eggs. “I don’t eat too many eggs. I see too many of them,” Spaulding suggests. “The other day I had an egg with no yolk. Had another one with half a chicken in it.”
and do some toast?” John does not move quickly enough for Spaulding, who is starting to get a little stressed at the pace of accumulating breakfast tickets. “John! Toast please!” But that’s not all he’s worried about. “Did you put onions in the eggs?” he quizzes John impatiently. “In the eggs?” A customer apparently requested it. John survives the grilling. Out of Spaulding’s earshot, he observes, “This is nothing compared to weekends.” At 11 o’clock, Spaulding yells to the back of the kitchen. “Shane! You’re doing the window today!” The worker in question functions as a kind of traffic manager, coordinating orders as they come out of the kitchen. Three cooks now work the line as the lunch crowd begins filing in. Spaulding mans the grill. Six hours into his day, and 204 orders later, he’s looking tired. He’s been on his feet, moving non-stop, and hasn’t
Customers ask for the strangest things, too. A bowl of fried tripe and a jelly omelet is one custom combo Spaulding won’t soon forget. “That’s disgusting,” an eavesdropping waitress chimes in. At 9 a.m. Spaulding is already talking about getting ready for lunch. At the Wayside, the breakfast and lunch items coexist from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the “dinner menu” takes over. By 10:40, 160 tickets have passed through — still slow by Spaulding’s account. “I don’t like just standing around,” he says as he wipes down his working area for what seems the 100th time. “We’ve got to switch this over to lunch by 11,” he says. That’s when breakfast items are maneuvered out of the way to make room for sandwich fixings. The steam table is now filled with roast pork, chicken Cordon Bleu and assorted side dishes. Spaulding peers out into the dining room. “Okay we’re going to get busy now,” he announces. “John,” he calls to a kitchen worker, “you want to come up
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Omelettes start out as pools of egg. Toss in a handful of ham, cheese, onions or green pepper, fold the sides in, flip it over, and the result is a work of art. It’s snowing pretty hard by 6:30 a.m., when the first order of the day comes in: poached eggs and bacon. Despite the Wayside’s old-world feel, orders aren’t handwritten anymore. Gone as well is the stereotypical hollering between cook and waitress. Instead, servers enter orders at computer stations, and printed tickets are spit out from a machine inside the kitchen. Spaulding isn’t nostalgic. He never liked the yelling. “It distracts me,” he says as he cracks two eggs into a pan of boiling water. “Computers may have taken away some of the fun, but they also made it easier.” He recalls “one waitress who couldn’t adapt to computers. She still wrote out tickets.” Server Connie Haldane has been working at the Wayside for 21 years, with Spaulding for most of them. She notes that he’s usually even-keeled and unflappable, as he has been so far today, but occasionally “gets excited.” Her observation is more respectful razz than serious criticism. “Randy’s Randy. I’ll take him any day of the week.” Spaulding predicts a slow day
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DISCOVER UNCOVERED
No doubt you’ve already heard all about the 2007 edition of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, but I’d never dream of depriving you of my take on the lineup. The 10-day event boasts an incredible array of talent, both local and national. Now in its 24th year, BDJF offers music fans the opportunity to sample a wide variety of music on stages throughout the Queen City, traditionally jazzy and otherwise. Actually, there’s so much going on I don’t have space to mention everything. So let’s just stick to the bigger shows for now, OK? This year’s festival kicks off on June 1, with a performance on the Flynn MainStage from Latin-jazz piano man Eddie Palmieri and his Afro-Cuban Jazz Septet. Following the main concert, revelers can keep the party going at the adjacent FlynnSpace with local salsa guru DJ Hector Cobeo. June 2 is Big Joe Burrell Day in B-town, with local stars coming together in tribute to the late saxophonist. Look for sets by Nick Cassarino and the Sisters of Salvation (his high-wire gospel band), Pine Street Jazz, Alex Toth & the Lazybirds, and the Inbetweens. Each of those acts will perform as part of a daylong, free concert in City Hall Park. Later in the evening, the Kenny Garrett Quartet with special guest Pharoah Sanders will entertain on the Flynn MainStage. I gotta say that Sanders is among my favorite post-bop saxmen of all time. Of course, Garrett’s tight, too. Forward-looking trio Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will swing by City Hall Auditorium on June 3. Joining them are MaMaVig — a relatively new act featuring Vermont mandolin master Jamie Masefield of the Jazz Mandolin Project. What would the Jazz Fest be without the Waterfront Blues Tent? This year’s concert features Chicago blues vets Magic Slim and the Teardrops, soul queen Bettye LaVette and local boy Seth Yacovone. The party, which also includes a bitchin’ BBQ, takes place on June 7. June 8 is a pretty big day, what with the WPTZ Block Party on Church St., as well as the Onion River Jazz Band’s annual Dixieland Cruise aboard the Lake Champlain Ferry. Then there’s the Flynn MainStage performance everyone’s sure to be talking about: a musical summit with keyboard god Chick Corea and banjo adventurer Béla Fleck. Last we heard from Corea, he was busy showcasing a “space opera” based on one of L. Ron Hubbard’s sci-fi novels. Yeah, he’s a Scientologist. But that doesn’t mean he can’t get his jazz-fusion on. We’ve already established that tents + open bodies of water = fun. The brains behind BDJF must’ve thought so, too, which is why they added a brand-new Waterfront concert to the schedule. This one’s got a world-music theme and features groundbreaking reggae/dub/production legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and ska progenitors the Skatalites. B-town’s DJ Big Dog opens the show. Perry, who used to perform in the area with semi-regularity back in the ’90s, has recently made his home in the very un-Jamaica-like Switzerland. Although he’s undoubtedly a key figure in reggae, he’s also crazier than a shithouse rat. Let’s just hope he doesn’t burn down the Waterfront like he allegedly did his own recording studio back in the ’70s.
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OLD FRIENDS RETURN
While we’re still on the jazz tip, I thought it might be worth mentioning that Friends of Joe — the blues-jazz ensemble composed of Big Joe Burrell’s old band as well as special guests — are returning to their regular Thursday night slot at Halvorson’s in Burlington. The shows are free of charge, and typically start at 8 p.m. This week’s session features saxophonist Dave Grippo and trombonist/vocalist Jennifer Hartswick.
DEPT. OF POSITIVE AWARENESS Everything wraps up on June 10 with another concert on the Waterfront headlined by Naomi Davis and the Gospel Queens. Later that night at the Flynn MainStage, witness the magic of the Mary Williams Resurgence Project, who pay tribute to the late queen of big-band arranging. The show features the talents of vibraphonist Cecilia Smith, pianist Amina Claudine Myers, vocalist Elon Robin Dixon and the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Big Band, under the direction of Alex Stewart. You can find more information on all of these artists and events (as well as the ones I didn’t get around to mentioning) at www.DiscoverJazz.com. Tickets for each of the performances can be purchased at www.FlynnCenter.org, at the FlynnTix Regional Box Office, or by calling 86-Flynn. Oh, and stay tuned for the Seven Days “Jazz Mafia” blog, beginning the first week in May and ending with the jazz fest finale. More on that to come.
MORE JAZZ? HELLS, YEAH!
If you like your jazz music a little on the “out” side, you might want to take in Philadelphia’s Sonic Liberation Front, who appear at Club Metronome on Sunday, April 22. SLF’s work is extraordinarily hard to describe, but I can say it’s both challenging and enveloping. The band (actually more of an everchanging collective, guided by leader Kevin Diehl) incorporates the pre-Catholic music of Latin America as well as free jazz, so if it sounds a little like a voodoo ritual with horns, well, there’s your reason. Smidgens of electronica give their stuff a unique sound that can’t be tied to any specific era or geography. Percussion-heavy and enigmatic, the band’s most recent effort, Change Over Time, has a sweltering feel, like a malaria fever dream deep in the jungle. Well, that’s what I hear, anyway. Check ’em out for
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On Saturday, April 21, Virgin Islands reggae act Bambu Station pop into Charlotte’s Old Lantern for a vibe-heavy concert and African dinner. Formed in 1999, BS are among the new wave of “conscious” reggae acts whose sound hearkens back to the genre’s salad days. The band produces and records its material in its own St. Croix studio, much like the roots-reggae acts of 1960s and ’70s Great Britain. Their latest album, Break the Soil, takes an unflinching look at the ills of the world, while illustrating how an individual’s attitude and lifestyle can positively impact the collective whole. Musically, Bambu Station bear some resemblance to early Steel Pulse, but their bighearted blend of laid-back grooves and riddims is their own. Hear some samples at www.MySpace.com/BambuStation. The African dinner takes place at 6 p.m., the music at 8. If you want to experience both, admission is $23; you can catch just the concert for $15. Tickets are available at www.FlynnCenter.org, at the FlynnTix Regional Box Office, or by calling 86-Flynn. Visit http://RiseUpVt.com for more info, and stay irie.
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In a recent email to yours truly, Deep Soda mouth Mondhexe described April 20 (also known as 4-20, or “Dude, Pass the Doritos” Day) as a “hippie high holiday.” Maybe that’s why his band is opening for quirky jamsters RAQ at the Higher Ground Ballroom that very evening. RAQ, of course, have been busy motoring through the countryside in support of their most recent release, Ton These. Deep Soda not too long ago issued the second of their Collected & Destroyed trilogy, the supremely fucked Pose Dead. DS bassist Bobby O’Dea — or at least that’s what I think he’s calling himself these days — is reportedly now a member of ex-Phish keys man Page McConnell’s touring band. I have no idea what any of that has to do with puffing the peace pipe, but I just thought I’d make mention. If you enjoy deftly played, somewhat skewed rock music, this one’s for you. The all-ages event costs $10; $12 day of show. Visit www.HigherGroundMusic.com for more info.
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NUDA VERITAS (singer-songwriter), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; ENSEMBLE V (free-jazz), 7 p.m. NC; IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC. UVM JAZZ PROGRAM JAM PRESENTS: POST-BOP, Parima, 8 p.m. NC. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. JAZZ NIGHT, Rà Rå Irish Pub, 9 p.m. NC. LEFT EYE JUMP (blues), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. WHIPLASH (drum ’n’ bass DJ), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. LARSON, MOGUL’S BREW, FOLK BY ASSOCIATION, KEVIN FINN (folkrock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $3/8. 18+. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. BEATS & PIECES WITH DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. JOHN DEMUS PRESENTS: ENCORE (roots-reggae), Drink, 10 p.m. NC. CELTIC PARTY NIGHT WITH MEG’S KITCHEN, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 6 p.m. NC.
JAZZ JAM, Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; SHANE HARDIMAN GROUP (jazz), 8 p.m. NC; ANTONY SANTOR TRIO (jazz), 10 p.m. NC. THE JODY ALBRIGHT SINGERS WITH SHANE HARDIMAN (jazz, blues performance class), Parima, 7 p.m. NC. FRIENDS OF JOE WITH DAVE GRIPPO & JENNIFER HARTSWICK (blues, jazz), Halvorson’s, 8 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & GEOFF KIM (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. JOSH CRAMOY BAND (rock), Rà Rå Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. A-DOG PRESENTS (hip-hop), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. MISSY BLY & CRESTON LEA (indiepop), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC. TOP HAT TRIVIA, Nectar’s, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by MIXED BAG PRESENTS: PANDA WATCH, S.I.N. & LEE, DJ HAITIAN (electro-fusion, hip-hop), 9 p.m. $5/10. 18+. JESS CLEMONS, ROSE COUSINS, MARIE CLAIRE (singer-songwriters), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5/10. 18+. TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY (hip-hop, r&b DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. NC. LION PRIDE SOUND (reggae DJ), Drink, 10 p.m. NC. DJS BIG DOG & C-LO (hip-hop, reggae), Plan B, 10 p.m. NC. DRIVE THE HOUR, EL PASO, THE CRIPPLES (rock), Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5/NC. 18+. KITTIE, WALLS OF JERICHO, IN THIS MOMENT, NEUROSONIC, EYES SET TO KILL, BLINDED BY RAGE (rock, metal), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $15/17. AA. PHIX (Phish tribute), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 9 p.m. $10/12. AA. BOB MCKENZIE BLUES BAND, Backstage Pub, 7:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 6 p.m. NC.
:: central BLUE FOX (blues), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. SHAWN MERCER & THE BOONDOCK BLUES BAND (acoustic blues, altcountry, Americana), Langdon St. CafÊ, 8 p.m. Donations.
:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. IAN CASE (solo double-neck guitar), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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:: champlain valley MARK ERELLI (singer-songwriter), Carol’s Hungry Mind CafÊ, 8 p.m. $15.
:: central STONE, COANE & SACHER (bluegrass), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON (original old-time), Langdon St. CafÊ, 8 p.m. Donations. ANDREW MOROZ TRIO (jazz), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 8 p.m. NC. TEMPEST (Celtic rock), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $12.
:: northern LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJS ROBBY ROB & SKIPPY (hip-hop, r&b), Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. SVEN OF THE JIM BAND (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. FRED BRAUER (solo guitar), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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FRI.20 << 11B TARYN NOELLE (jazz vocals), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC, followed by BLACK: DIMENSIONS IN HOUSE (DJ), 10 p.m. NC SETH YACOVONE (solo acoustic), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by BLUES FOR BREAKFAST (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m. $5. SPIRITUAL REZ, LUCY VINCENT, JAZZAM (reggae, rock, jam), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5/10. 18+. TOP HAT DANCETERIA (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. VOODOO WITH DJ ROBBIE J. & GUESTS (hip-hop, reggae, Latin), Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. ALEX TOTH & THE LAZYBIRDS (jazz; CD release party), FlynnSpace, 8:30 p.m. $16/12. AA. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJ K (neo-soul, downtempo), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJS ZJ & FATTIE B (hip-hop), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. ANTARA (singer-songwriter), Blue Star Café, 7:30 p.m. NC. INTERGALACTIC TAXI, SAMARA LAKE JAZZ OUTFIT (jazz fusion, standards), Monkey House, 9 p.m. $3. RAQ, DEEP SODA (rock, jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 9 p.m. $10/12. AA. SOULVATION ARMY, DJ KOUSHIK (funk), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 9 p.m. $6/8. AA. KARAOKE WITH MR. DJ, Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 8:30 p.m. NC. AA. MANSFIELD PROJECT (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 6 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 7 p.m. NC. PUSH (rock), Franny O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC.
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:: central THE CALAMITY JANES (alt-country, Americana), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. KRIS GRUEN & VISTA (indie-folk, rock), Langdon St. Café, 9 p.m. Donations. TERRY DIERS & THE SKYNX (soul, r&b), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. BLUE LIGHT LOUNGE WITH GIOVANNI ROVETTO (jazz), Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. Donations. AZTEC TWO STEP (folk-rock), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $20. DAVID HAY (singer-songwriter), Purple Moon Pub, 7:30 p.m. NC. GREEN BROTHERS (jazz), Iron Lantern, 7 p.m. NC.
:: northern VIP LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJ SKIPPY (top 40, r&b, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. 18+. REV TOR BAND (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. BLURRY (modern rock covers), Shooter’s Saloon, 9:30 p.m. NC. DJ DANCE PARTY, Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. NC.
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:: burlington area DUSTIN BURLEY (singer-songwriter), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; ANDREW PARKER-RENGA (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m. NC; DIAZ (eclectic), 8 p.m. NC; THE PHILOSOPHER KINGS (jazz), 9 p.m. NC; UNEMPLOYMENT HISTORY (folk), 10 p.m. NC; DARK CLOUD (hip-hop), midnight. NC. DAN SKEA QUARTET (Latin jazz), Parima, 7 p.m. NC, followed by EXIT CLOV (indie-pop, rock), 10 p.m. NC. GORDON STONE BAND (funkgrass), Rí Rá Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. NICHOLAS CASSARINO GROUP WITH JENNIFER HARTSWICK, KATE PARADISE & TRACIE CASSARINO (jazz, gospel, soul), Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), midnight. $3.
KIP MEAKER (blues), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC. DUSTIN BURLEY (singer-songwriter,), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by LAMINE TURE & GROUP SALOUM, JEH KULU (African dance, drumming), 9 p.m. $5. POOF! (drag cabaret), Club Metronome, 6 p.m. $6. 18+, followed by RETRONOME (’80s dance party), 10 p.m. $5. MASSIVE (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. DÉJÀ VU WITH DJ ROBBIE J. & GUESTS (retro, top 40), Second Floor, 9 p.m. NC. BILL CHARLAP TRIO, KURT ELLING QUINTET (jazz), Flynn MainStage, 8 p.m. $41/33/23. AA. DJ C-LOW (hip-hop), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJS JJ & ANUBUS (reggae, hip-hop), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. JOSH BROOKS BAND (folk, Americana), Blue Star Café, 7:30 p.m. NC. LOWELL THOMPSON BAND (alt-country, rock), Monkey House, 10 p.m. $3. STRANGEFOLK, THE BREW (rock, jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 9 p.m. $15/18. AA. WILLY PORTER, BRIAN VANDERARK (singer-songwriters), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $16/18. 18+. DAVE GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. SIDESHOW BOB (rock), Backstage Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley BAMBU STATION (reggae; African dinner), Old Lantern, dinner 6 p.m., performance 8 p.m. $23/15. AA. DANCE PARTY WITH DJ EARL, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.
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DAN SKEA QUARTET, BUT THAT AIN’T THIS
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Since the lineup for Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival was recently announced [see Soundbites, page 10B], I figured it’d be a great week to review some of our homegrown jazz talent. Pianist/composer/bandleader Dan Skea can be counted among the most active and accomplished artists on the local scene. He and his quartet — which includes soprano and tenor sax man Chris Peterman, bassist John Rivers and drummer Geza Carr — have just released a new disc, But That Ain’t This, which displays the group’s disciplined cool. Skea worked in Vegas for three decades, playing sideman to the likes of Mel Torme and Doc Severinsen. Since relocating to Vermont in 2002, he’s performed with local musicians in a variety of combinations, including Pine Street Jazz. Here, he shows off 14 original compositions that sparkle and swing with a relaxed confidence that only comes from experience. Skea’s touch on the ivories is remarkably articulate, and he plays with enthusiasm and clarity. He’s not as rhythmically adventurous as, say, Dave Brubeck, and certainly less lyrical than Bill Evans. But there’s plenty going on with Skea’s colorful chording, and his compositional sense is topnotch. The band is solid through and through — alternately playful and fluid, depending on the mood of the song. Saxophonist Peterman is a stone-cold ace on the horn, but I wish he’d play tenor more often. Maybe it’s just a generational thing, but whenever I hear soprano sax, I always think of Kenny G. And that’s no kind of fun. Percussionist Carr deserves props for his dazzling cymbal work and unique tom rolls. It’s tough for young jazzers to develop a unique instrumental style considering all that’s come before, but Carr is well on his way to doing so. Bassist Rivers is excellent as always; his intuition and sensitivity shines through on track after track. My favorite cuts include the dashing “Evidence,” the dreamy and evocative “Pathways,” and “Paint,” which features a reflective, minor-key melody that would sound great as the theme to a romantically charged whodunit. Everything about But That Ain’t This is pro, from the recording quality to the exceptional playing. My only complaint is that it never quite transcends “dinner jazz.” But if you’re looking for mellow piano music that’s impeccably executed, this disc should be perfect. Hear Skea and co. this Saturday at Parima in Burlington.
CASEY REA
Ex-Burlingtonian Alex Toth may still be a pup, but he’s already accomplished plenty. Since graduating from UVM a couple of years ago, he’s been among the most celebrated musicians in the Green Mountains, performing with “psychotropical” act Guagua as well as his own outfit, the Lazybirds. These days, Toth and his saxophonist partner Annakalmia Traver make their home in Boston, where they’re members of reggae outfit John Brown’s Body. They also continue to play in the Lazybirds, whose fine sophomore effort, Birdhead, is about to be released. Unlike their debut, which featured mostly covers, the Lazybirds’ new album is composed entirely of originals. Each of the 10 tracks is distinctive, making Birdhead a delightful listen from start to finish. Jazz has many an offshoot, and it’s tough to say exactly how this record should be categorized. Hints of Tropicalia, fusion, swing and soul can all be heard, with trad elements flitting in and out of the arrangements like musical butterflies. The disc kicks off with the title track, an elegantly stuttering mix of jazz-rock ’tude and swing style. Toth’s solo is epic and well plotted, ranging from clipped sputters to elongated phrases that drift like sonic smoke signals. Guitarist Geoff Kim turns in a tonal puzzle piece as drummer Dan Ryan delivers some tasty kick drum. Traver’s smoky voice enlivens “Mr. Samsa,” a graceful ballad that serves as an exercise in restrained modal playing. Things get particularly interesting in the tune’s midsection, as keyboardist Peter Krag stretches out with an extended electric piano solo. He’s followed by Traver, whose horn work is every bit as entrancing as her vocal. “Speak” features a samba-style bass line (played by Russ Flynn), but it ain’t exactly Latin. The main melody, smoothly played by Toth and Traver, is clandestinely complex, teasing out the edges of each chord it implies. Traver turns in her best solo of the album on this cut, which is definitely saying something. The tune requires attentive listening, which is, in turn, richly rewarded. “Autumn Sketch” arranges space and tone in a sublime sound painting. Traver takes another vocal turn here, with psychedelic echo trailing her every phrase. The track blends seamlessly into “Just Like You,” which opens with a drum solo that emerges from near silence and swells to a thunderhead of percussion. Of course, the rest of Birdhead is equally excellent, with no shortage of creativity in composition and musicality. Join Toth and his Lazybirds at their CD release party on Friday, April 20, at the FlynnSpace.
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SAT.21 << 13B JIM HOGE AS ETHAN ALLEN: “THE GODS OF THE HILLS” (speech), Langdon St. Café, 7 p.m. Donations, followed by THE TOUGHCATS (indiefolk, bluegrass), 9 p.m. Donations. DAVE KELLER BAND (soul, blues), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. D’MOJA (world), Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. $6. BOW THAYER & PERFECT TRAIN WRECK, JIMMY RYAN (alt-country, Americana, singer-songwriter), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $10. CLOSE TO NOWHERE (rock), Waterbury Wings, 9 p.m. NC. MICHAEL LOUIS-SMITH (jazz), Iron Lantern, 7 p.m. NC. JESS CLEMONS (singer-songwriter), Watershed Tavern, 8 p.m. NC.
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ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. ROOM 30 (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. JOE CRIBARI (solo acoustic), The Alley, 7 p.m. NC. NIGHTRAIN (rock), Overtime Saloon, 9 p.m. NC. DJ DANCE PARTY, Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. NC.
KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC.
:: central PETE & A.J. (acoustic duo), Main Street Bar & Grill, 10 a.m. NC. DAVID MURPHEY (Americana), Capitol Grounds, 1 p.m. NC.
MON.23 :: burlington area
OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. THE APRIL FOOLS: GABBY & BURETTE, CCCOME?, THE CRIPPLES (indie-rock, eclectic), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. DJ NASTEE (hip-hop), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. THE LATHAM BAND, THE BURLY JACKS (rock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $5/NC. 18+. HEAL-IN SESSIONS WITH BRIANDEYE (conscious roots), Monkey House, 9 p.m. NC. KID KOALA, SCROLL WITH FORREST (eclectic turntablist, hip-hop), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8:30 p.m. $15/17. AA. AYA INOUE & MARIE CLAIRE (singersongwriters), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
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OLD-TIME SESSIONS (traditional), Radio Bean, from 1 p.m. NC; SEAN HOOD (indie-folk), 6 p.m. NC; GREGORY MILES HARRIS (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m. NC; ITALIAN NIGHT (eclectic Italian celebration), 8 p.m. NC. HEAL-IN SESSIONS WITH BRIANDEYE (roots, dub), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MI YARD REGGAE NIGHT WITH DJS BIG DOG & DEMUS, Nectar’s, 10 p.m. NC. SONIC LIBERATION FRONT (jazz, experimental), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $5. PINE STREET JAZZ WITH SUSAN SQUIRE, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC.
GUAGUA (psychotropical), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; TERESA LORENCO & MPH (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m. NC; HONKY-TONK SESSIONS, 10 p.m. NC. KATE PARADISE & JOE DAVIDIAN (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. BASHMENT WITH DMS & SUPER K (reggae, dancehall, hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. NIGHTBIRDS (indie-rock), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC. VISCUS, J WAIL, JOSHUA ENGLISH (rock, funk, reggae, experimental electronic, singer-songwriter), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $5/NC. 18+.
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HOOKERS N’ BLOW, BONE COBRA (hard rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5/8. 18+. DJ FAT PAT (reggae, funk, soul), Auggie’s Island Grill, 10 p.m. NC. PADDY REAGAN, KELLY RAVIN (singersongwriters), Monkey House, 7 p.m. NC. CITIZEN COPE (rock, singer-songwriter), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8 p.m. $17/20. AA. BRADDIGAN, AMOZEN, ADAM EZRA GROUP (rock, jam), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $10/12. AA. BLUEGRASS NIGHT, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
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:: central KARAOKE WITH BLUE MOON ENTERTAINMENT, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC. BEN T. MATCHSTICK’S “MYSTERY FUN NIGHT” (eclectic), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. BLUE FOX (blues), Main Street Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. NC.
WED.25 :: burlington area
ENSEMBLE V (free-jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC.
UVM JAZZ PROGRAM JAM PRESENTS: POST-BOP, Parima, 8 p.m. NC. PARKER SHPER & STINA AGNAS (jazz, folk, pop), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. JAZZ NIGHT, Rí Rá Irish Pub, 9 p.m. NC. GRIPPO-SKLAR QUINTET (jazz, funk), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. BRETT HUGHES & FRIENDS (alt-country), 1/2 Lounge, 8 p.m. NC. PARKER HOUSE & THEORY, SYD, ZAC CLARK, (rock, singer-songwriters), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $NC/5. 18+. MIXED BAG PRESENTS: ELEMENTAL HARMONICS, DJ HAITIAN, DJ DOCTAA, DJK (electronic), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5/10. 18+.
SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. BEATS & PIECES WITH DJ A-DOG (hiphop), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. JOHN DEMUS PRESENTS: ENCORE (roots-reggae), Drink, 10 p.m. NC. CITIZEN COPE (rock, singer-songwriter), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8 p.m. $17/20. AA. CELTIC PARTY NIGHT WITH, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 6 p.m. NC.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335. OPEN MIKE COFFEEHOUSE: College students share notes in an on-campus musical revue. Fireplace Lounge, IDX Student Life Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 8:30-11 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6416. SMALL CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Student duos, trios and quintets perform pieces by Piazzolla, Mozart, Bartók and Paul Hindemith. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.
dance SALSALINA PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077. WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING: Ivory Coast instructor Prosper Kouadio combines traditional steps with live music. Plainfield Community Center, 7-8:30 p.m. $15. Info, 472-3141.
drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: Audience members with offspring recall the hard-yethumorous parts of having kids at this locally produced show. Black Box Theater, Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $37.50. Info, 863-5966. ‘A FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACTS’: A directing class presents its first group of plays at the Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 656-2094.
film ‘VENUS’: Peter O’Toole stars as an octogenarian actor who turns an unlikely May-December romance into a bittersweet meditation on mortality. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. ‘INVISIBLE CHILDREN’: Made by three concerned college students, this film documents the lives of child soldiers in northern Uganda. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-3995. DARTMOUTH DOUBLE FEATURE: Time is of the essence for weekend scientists who build a time machine in Primer and for the teenage Marty McFly, who travels Back to the Future. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 8:30 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
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PASSING THE TORCH’: Filmmaker Jessica Abo takes questions after a screening of her documentary about intergenerational memories and the Holocaust. Room 101, Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15-1:45 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1145.
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words POETRY READING: Burlington-based versifier Ralph Culver reads from his work at the South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. CHILDREN’S BOOK CRITIQUE: Professional and aspiring writers and illustrators share their work for youngsters and receive constructive feedback from their peers. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. POETRY OPEN MIKE: Bards take turns reading original verse, selections from favorite authors or folk ballads sans instruments at this multilingual mélange. Euro Gourmet Market & Café, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 859-3467.
talks CLIMATE CHANGE SLIDE SHOW: Nature lovers view some of the powerful images that helped convince Al Gore that global warming is a real problem with manmade causes. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘IMAGINING THE PAST‘: UVM geology professor Paul Bierman describes images of now-vanished landscapes in Burlington and Winooski. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750. RAKING IN RESOURCES: Emira Woods, an expert in U.S.-Africa relations with the Institute of Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., focuses on intercontinental conflicts over rubber, oil and gems. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6967. ‘LIBERAL & MARTIAL ARTS’: Sociology professor Donald Levine of the University of Chicago keynotes a symposium about how aikido and other physical disciplines enhance the pursuit of knowledge. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3459. LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES: Dr. Buddhima Lokuge of Doctors Without Borders discusses an international campaign to make drugs produced in campus labs widely available in the developing world. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 917-509-7773. ‘THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN’: Ann Sheperdson of UVM’s women’s studies program and lawyer Sandy Baird explore the history of patriarchal control. Burlington College, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.
GOING LOCAL COLLOQUIUM: Citizens discuss the challenges and opportunities of supporting local food systems after former governor Madeleine Kunin speaks on the subject. See calendar spotlight. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4799. SPRING SEMINAR SERIES: Psychologist Larry Hall judges the efficacy of neurofeedback and electrical stimulation in treating autism spectrum disorders. Shelburne Commons, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 985-8211. ‘21ST-CENTURY REPARATIONS’: Economist William Darity makes a case for fixing longstanding property imbalances resulting from racism. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3186. ‘PEACE & ECO-JUSTICE’: Serena Chaudhry, executive director of the Burlington Peace and Justice Center, connects global warming to morality. Eddie’s Lounge, Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: Picture books and puppets engage growing readers aged 3-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. WILLISTON STORY HOUR: Crafts and books fuel the imaginations of kids ages 3-5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-4918. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-yearolds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. FOOD SCIENCE: Kids in grades 1-3 find out why bread rises, why pickles are sour and why eggs make great containers. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 9:30 a.m. - noon. $45. Registration and info, 649-2200.
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etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoacovered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. ESL GROUP: Non-native speakers learn English at the South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. Also at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. CHESS GROUP: Beginning and intermediate-level players cut corners to put each other’s kings in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene over good yarns. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. NOONTIME KNITTERS: Crafty types pause for patterns amid midday stitches. Waterbury Public Library, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: Point-pushers create scarves, hats and mats at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. CHARITY BINGO: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: In 45-minute info sessions, neighborhood helpers hear about a program that coordinates friendly home visits and assistance for aging seniors. Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, 12:51 PM Chace PageMill, 1 Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvaa.org or 865-0360.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. JSC COFFEEHOUSE: Singer-songwriter Kris Gruen soothes listeners with works from his album Lullaby School. Base Lodge, Johnson State College, 8-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356. UVM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: Rhythm revelers make time for works by Ghanian master drummer and UVM prof Sowah Mensah, among other compositions. Music Complex Ballroom, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. ROBERT RESNIK & GIGI WEISMAN: The fiddle-and-accordion folk duo entertains with "Sweet Potatoes and Homegrown Tomatoes" among other tunes. Cabot Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 563-2721.
drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 18. ‘A FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACTS’: See April 18. ‘JUDEVINE’: Poet and playwright David Budbill’s tribute to gritty, dirt-road Vermont takes center stage in a Lost Nation Theater production. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 229-0492.
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Lanky Henry Kiely took the stage at the Pavilion Auditorium in Montpelier for what would be the last performance at the Poetry Out Loud state finals. The Peoples Academy senior looked out at the judges, the audience and his 16 competitors, and said, “‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night’ by Dylan Thomas.” After a brief pause, for dramatic effect, he began: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light . . . His voice rose, and he seemed to be on the verge of tears as he recited Thomas’ poem from memory. Heavy stuff for a senior. During his previous performance, “Litany” by Billy Collins, he’d flubbed the second line. I could see his look of horror and panic from 12 rows back. This could have meant the kiss of death with the judges, but in the end Kiely’s cumulative score was high enough to name him 2007 Vermont representative at the April 30 national semi-finals at George Washington
‘VENUS’: See April 18. ‘WHITE KING, BLACK RUBBER, RED DEATH’: This documentary chronicles the Belgian conquest and exploitation of the African Congo. Room 201, Middlebury College Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6967. ‘JULES AND JIM’: François Truffaut’s early masterpiece charts the relationship between two friends over the course of a 25-year love triangle. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Reservations and info, 479-4127. LIFE DRAWING: Artists 16 and older sketch a live model in various poses using the medium of their choice, with or without instruction. Studio STK, Burlington, lesson 5-6 p.m. $14. Free drawing 6-8 p.m. $8. Info, 657-3333. LIVE MODEL DRAWING: Amateur artists get some perspective through pencil practice. Visual Arts Center, Johnson State College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1481.
words ‘A TRIPLE READING’: Former Vermont State Poet Galway Kinnell, British versifier Josephine Dickinson and St. Michael’s College poet-professor Greg Delanty share work from their respective collections. See calendar spotlight. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. BOOKED FOR LUNCH: Vermont-based historian and young-adult novelist Nancy Price Graff offers her two cents on authorship. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 865-7211. ANNUAL POETRY SLAM: UVM prof Tony Magistrale moderates an informal and interactive evening of poetry readings, with prizes, for anyone over 14. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. POETS’ BANQUET: Writers and appreciators of verse share a convivial supper of soup, bread, cheese and wine while listening to readings. Shelburne Art Center, 6:30 p.m. $15. Reservations and info, 985-3648.
talks GOING LOCAL COLLOQUIUM: See April 18, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Panel discussions, films, taste tests and displays precede a 3:30 p.m. keynote address by author Michael Shuman.
ENVIRONMENTAL ART: UVM art professor Nancy Dwyer posits transportation solutions that support public creativity. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. MARTIAL ARTS & SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: Kimberly Richardson, a sixth-degree aikido black belt and chief instructor of Two Cranes Aikido in Seattle, Washington, connects physical discipline to spirituality. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3459. IRA ALLEN TALK: Historian Kevin Graffagnino surveys the foibles of one of Vermont’s founding fathers. Pawlett Community Church, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 325-2268. ‘TOWN PHOTOGRAPHERS’: Picture-taker Forrest Holzapfel discusses the role of the village photographer in 19th-century Vermont. Woodbury Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 456-1950. ‘WATERS OF LIFE’ CONFERENCE: Ecotheology? A three-day conclave explores religious and ethical viewpoints on sustainable H2O use. Dr. Mary Gray of London’s St. Mary’s University keynotes. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. RELIGION & IDENTITY: Islamic studies professor Jane Smith of the Hartford Seminary examines Muslim communities in the U.S. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5289. ‘PRE-1964 AMERICA’: Journalist Jon Margolis, a contributor to the New York Times Magazine and other national publications, offers his take on the end of U.S. cultural innocence. St. Johnsbury 1x4-beadcrazy041807 4/12/07 House, 1:30-3 p.m. $5. Info, 626-5135.
REPARATIONS PANEL DISCUSSION: Economist William Darity and law and history experts consider how to recover the memory of unpaid debts dating from the U.S. Civil War. Marsh Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3186. WATER CRISIS: Student Kate Mooney describes how global water shortages affect the spread and treatment of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. COLLABORATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY: Kirsten Mullen, the founder and director of a writing group, describes chronicling the life story of an African-American midwife in North Carolina. Marsh Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4282. KID SPACES: Community members brainstorm how to provide cooperative, non-authoritarian settings for children to play and grow. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 355-1820. LETTERBOXING: New Haven resident Chris Granstrom describes the English form of artful treasure hunting and ways to pursue it in Addison County. Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. MUDFEST: See April 18. Folk guitarist and puppeteer Chuck Meese makes noontime music with his son. WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639.
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KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. ‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather to hear tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. MUSIC TIME: Growing listeners under age 5 contemplate chords and bounce to rhythms. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Also at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 655-6424. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Future readers aged 2 to 5 take in tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. BOOK LUST PIZZA CLUB: Middle school students scarf slices while digesting books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956. LIBRARY DOG LISTENERS: Budding book handlers gain confidence by reading aloud to trained canines. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956. LEGO MADNESS: Students in grades 3-6 create whimsical machines from plastic building blocks. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 1:30-3 p.m. $45. Registration and info, 649-2200.
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University in Washington, D.C. Poetry recited by high schoolers can be abit over the edge, and is often delivered with commencement-speech zeal. A couple of kids had a deer-frozen-in-the-headlights stage presence, while others had already perfected the beat poet’s aloofness. How the poem was delivered was as important as its flawless memorization. “Sometimes histrionics can get in the way,” Peter Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council, and one of the three judges, told me later at the punch-and-cookies reception. Clearly Kiely had excelled in both areas. But personally I had been rooting for an underdog. Kate Farley, an apple-cheeked 10th grader from Champlain Valley Union High School, won me over with her innocent, though self-assured delivery of Joy Harjo’s “Eagle Poem.” I wanted to offer her a cup of punch at the reception, but she’d left already. It was, after all, a school night.
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BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 18. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488. PEACE CORPS INFO MEETING: A recruiter explains the mission of the U.S.’ international volunteer network and the individual commitments that make it work. Marsh Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8269.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 18. CHARITY BINGO: See April 18. RUMMAGE SALE: See April 18. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202, Vermont Tech, Blair Industrial Park, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965. SCALE MODELING GROUP: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature-construction skill swap. See calendar spotlight. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0765. KINSHIP CARE CONFERENCE: Non-parental relatives who are raising kids gather for support and guidance. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, registration 8 a.m., conference 8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m. $70-95 includes lunch. Info, 656-5665. BURLINGTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DINNER: Spring blooms are the focus of a yearly award ceremony serving up sirloin or portabellas. Wyndham Hotel, Burlington, silent auction 5:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. $60. Reservations and info, 863-1175. WELLNESS DAY: Chair massages and health screenings promote self-care and well-being. United Church of Hardwick, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6463. ENTREPRENEURIAL MARKETING: At a conference covering blogging, strategy and planning, Judy Bolton and Wendy Bolton Floyd of Long Island, N.Y., explain how they used online networking to publish and publicize a book about women’s relationships. Wyndham Hotel, Burlington, registration 9:30 a.m., seminar 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. $129. Registration and info, 363-9266. MALAYAKA HOUSE FUNDRAISER: Classic and punk rock from the bands Scrambled Porn, Carlson and In Memory of Pluto jazzes up a raffle with catered food and a cash bar. Proceeds support an orphanage in Uganda. ECHO, Burlington, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. $10. Info, www.malayakahouse.com or 654-5627. RAW FOOD WORKSHOP: Pudding fans pucker up for an unheated version that calls for fresh lemons. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $12. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. ‘LATE NIGHT SATURDAY’: Studio audience members do their part at a double taping of the local variety show featuring Vermont Frost Heaves coach Will Voigt, MontrĂŠal-based reggae-funk band Scarlet Stone, and Governor Jim Douglas. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6401 or LNS@champlain.edu. ‘EXTENDED EXPERIENCES’: Undergrads and faculty members showcase projects for learning outside the classroom. SHAPE Facility, Johnson State College, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1416.
OPEN HOUSE: Visitors hear about hands-on approaches to engineering and architecture at Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, 3-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-442-8821. KICK-OFF DINNER: Team captains for a May 19 walk supporting the Vermont chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill learn how to organize volunteers. Canadian Club, Barre, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3470. ‘WHAT A WASTE!’: Two films and a discussion focus on conspicuous consumption and how to create less garbage. Big Picture Theater & CafĂŠ, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, www.gmgf.org or 496-5545.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. EUGENE BARBAN: The internationally acclaimed pianist offers a program exploring Romanticism via compositions by Schubert, Brahms, Louis Gottschalk and Sergei Liapunov. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16. Info, 864-0471. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CHAMBER SINGERS: Choristers give voice to a potpourri of sacred and secular compositions. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. BILL CHARLAP & KURT ELLING: Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Charlap celebrates the American songbook, followed by scats and vocalese from baritone and composer Elling. Each performs with members of his band as part of a jazz double-bill at Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $26. Info, 603-646-2422. ALEX TOTH & THE LAZYBIRDS: Burlington’s up-and-coming trumpeter leads his five-member band in a concert of organic, horn-driven jazz numbers from their sophomore album, Birdhead. See CD review, page 15B. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $16. Info, 863-5966. SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS: Expect slithery solos on guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin from this old-time quartet. Shoreham School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 897-2001. JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON: Firecracker folkies offer new twists on the genre at a benefit concert for a home-repair nonprofit. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $24-29. Info, 603-448-0400.
dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. MAUREEN FLEMING: The choreographer and performance artist slowly forms sculptural shapes in dance works accompanied by Philip Glass compositions, Japanese music and 3-D video projections. See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $26-32. Info, 863-5966. ORCHESIS DANCE COMPANY: UVM student dancers show off their moves at Mann Hall Auditorium, UVM, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $5. Info, 673-8878. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $7, free for beginners. Info, 899-2378. CONTRA DANCE: Caller Rachel Nevitt leads a crowd to surf-folk by the band Tidal Wave. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 863-2199.
drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 18, 8 p.m. ‘A FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACTS’: See April 18. ‘JUDEVINE’: See April 19, 8 p.m. $25.
‘OUR TOWN’: See April 19. ‘A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN’: In three dramatic scenes, actress Sarah Payne introduces author Virginia Woolf, her Bloomsbury artistic circle and her relationship with Vita Sackville-West. Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-2195. STEVE HOFSTETTER: The funnyman who dubs himself "the thinking man’s comic" pushes his "Cure for the Cable Guy." North Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2060. MUD SEASON VARIETY SHOW: Talented community members brighten spring for friends and neighbors by clogging, drumming and break-dancing. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $14. Info, 728-6464. ‘SOUTH PACIFIC’: Students and area residents collaborate on a full-scale production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical about GIs and nurses in WWII. Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 8 p.m. $20-40. Info, 518-564-2283. PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT: Pro actors take roles in short plays written by area 5th- and 6th-graders. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 296-7000. MARTIN LUTHER KING TALENT SHOW: College students strut their stuff in an ode to on-campus creativity. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
film ‘INVISIBLE CHILDREN’: See April 18, Community College of Vermont, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 338-1135. FOREIGN FILM FRIDAY: In the German drama Wings of Desire, an angel tires of overseeing humanity when he falls in love with a mortal. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. ‘AN UNREASONABLE MAN’: Rare archival footage and more than 40 interviews paint a complex portrait of Ralph Nader in this two-hour doc about the consumer advocate and former presidential candidate. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.
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words READING ON WATER: Professor John Elder of Middlebury College and poet and professor Greg Delanty of St. Mike’s voice pro-environment poems and essays honoring H2O. ECHO, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. JANICE WEBER: The mystery writer whose third novel was chosen as a notable book of the year by The New York Times reads at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. STANLEY ALPERT: The New York City resident and author of The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival talks about his experience of a simple ATM mugging that became a 24-hour kidnapping. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ‘THE NATION’ DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers of The Nation magazine explore issues raised by its weekly articles. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-6289.
talks ‘WATERS OF LIFE’ CONFERENCE: See April 19, workshops 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. AIKIDO AT MIDDLEBURY: Undergrads contribute to a martial-arts-themed panel discussion with anthropology professor Linda White and religion instructor Justin Stearns. Room B11, Ross Hall, Middlebury College, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3459. DARFUR TEACH-IN: Students connect the ongoing Sudanese genocide to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, and explain a targeted divestment strategy adopted by UVM and the State of Vermont. Allen House, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 578-2769.
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MODEL CITIZENS Balsa-wood planes once hung from many a budding engineer’s ceiling. Today, injection-molded plastic kits are king, and area hobbyists use them to create authentic, non-moving models of classic cars, tanks, ships and planes that are sized to fit on a shelf. They gather to talk shop with Colchester resident Dick Sirola, the group’s organizer, who explains that scale modelers often become amateur historians as they research era-appropriate flags, markings and cargoes for their tiny vessels. The smallest thing Sirola’s ever made? A “Type XXIII” submarine at 1/144 scale. “If there were a figure on it, a 6-foot man would be half an inch tall.” Bring your own project to the group’s monthly meeting, or take in a regional show and contest this Saturday in Plattsburgh. Scale Modeling group
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‘VISIONS OF COLOMBIA’: Two world travelers offer an illustrated overview of the culture and history of one of South America’s most controversial countries. Lincoln Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2665. FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBING: Sociologist Laura Fishman explains how Palestinian women rationalize explosive terrorism. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980. ‘BACKCOUNTRY SKIING THE SAWTOOTH RANGE’: UVM students share photos and video from a 10-day 2006 spring break tour to learn avalanche skills. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 244-7037, ext. 17. ‘GREASE, DIESEL & TAXES’: Business professor Roger Putzel describes the economic benefits of converting vehicles to biodiesel. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘HOW MANY PLANETS?’: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global correspondent for The Economist magazine, discusses the effect of China’s industrial rise on climate change, and maps a path to life post-fossil-fuels. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, noon. $38 includes lunch. Reservations and info, 654-2727. SENIOR TRAVEL: An elderhostel ambassador outlines service opportunities combined with international adventure. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-5534. MUSLIMS IN THE WEST: Scholars articulate post-9/11 issues for Muslims, such as the effect of U.S. homeland security measures, during a two-day conference. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 10 a.m. – noon, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5795.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 18, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5. MUDFEST: See April 18. Family entertainer Jon Gailmor makes music at noon. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters over age 3 gather for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. TODDLER TIME: Tykes ages 1-3 let off steam with songs, books and rhyming games. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-4918. LINCOLN LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters up to age 5 form good reading habits in a tale-centered song-and-craft session. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665.
‘KIDS KNIGHT OUT’: Ages 5-10 enjoy an evening of movies, swimming, food and more at Ross Gymnasium, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5:30-9 p.m. $10-15. Registration & info, 654-2721.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See April 18, 10 a.m. SPRING BIRD WALK: Avian spotters search for early migrants such as kinglets, vireos and waterfowl. Meet at the North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 18. ‘DISPLACE ME’: In solidarity with the "invisible children" of Uganda, undergrads pile into a tent city that mimics a refugee camp. Library Lawn, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. $3. Info, 654-2536.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 18. CHARITY BINGO: See April 18. RUMMAGE SALE: See April 18. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. USED BOOK SALE: Turnover from old tomes supports students’ international volunteer-service trips. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. PARENT TO PARENT WALK-A-THON: An overnight stroll with free food and live music raises funds for families of children with chronic illnesses or special needs. Tarrant Recreation Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5 p.m. – 7 a.m. Saturday. Info, mdoyle@smcvt.edu or 654-2536. UVM SUGAR-ON-SNOW PARTY: Visitors and students alike toast warmer weather with a sweet treat on white stuff trucked from the top of Mt. Mansfield. Maple-themed exhibits and live music from Atlantic Crossing pay tribute to Vermont’s signature export. In front of Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4923. SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: Thrifty pickers sift through assortments of clothes and household items. Richmond Congregational Church, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5411.
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SPRING AUCTION: Bidders vie for trips to Hawaii, Cancun, Las Vegas and Martha’s Vineyard, among other locales, at a Pine Ridge School fundraiser. Courtyard by Marriott, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $5. Info, 434-2161, ext. 211. THE BURLESQUE BALL: Original Art Nouveau prints inspire a late-19thcentury-style evening with live music, costumes, dancing, and games of chance featuring celebrity dealers. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7-11 p.m. $50. Info, 865-7292. ‘LIVE WHERE YOU WORK’: A panel discussion about affordable housing follows a screening of the anti-commuting film Taken for a Ride. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. BILL CHARLAP & KURT ELLING: See April 20, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $23-41. Info, 863-5966. SHONDES CONCERT: A singing group of radical-queer activists share politically oriented tunes in solidarity with Palestine. North Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 215-837-3452. PIANO RECITAL: Mystery novelist and concert pianist Janice Weber performs works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann and Rachmaninoff. Alexander Twilight Theater, Lyndon State College, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 748-8291. MASTER CLASS: Pianist Eugene Barban shares technical tips and performs samples of music. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. – noon. Free. Info, 864-0471. ROCK CONCERT: Theater aficionados sample selections from a new musical, Be Like Joe, that’s slated for summer production. Weston Playhouse, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 824-5288. BLUES & JAZZ: Emmy award-winning pianist, composer, writer, singer and musicologist Almeta Speaks joins contrabassist Tom Hazlitt of the Toronto Opera Orchestra. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. MICHELE FAY BAND: Uptempo swing and original folk entertain listeners at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
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dance ORCHESIS DANCE COMPANY: See April 20. ‘LA VIDA ES UNA MILONGA’: Tango aficionados dress up to polish their pasos at a social dance session. Palais de Glace, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $5. Info, 253-0172. CONTRA DANCE: Caller Ed Hall builds formations with help from fiddler Dave Langford and pianist Peter Barnes. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.
drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 18, 3 & 8 p.m. ‘A FESTIVAL OF ONE-ACTS’: See April 18. ‘JUDEVINE’: See April 19, 2 & 8 p.m. $15-25. ‘OUR TOWN’: See April 19, 2 & 8 p.m. MUD SEASON VARIETY SHOW: See April 20. ‘SOUTH PACIFIC’: See April 20. PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT: See April 20, 2 & 7 p.m. ‘THE GODS OF THE HILLS’: Jim Hogue portrays Ethan Allen in a mytho-historical production. Langdon Street Café, Montpelier, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 456-1123.
film ‘AN UNREASONABLE MAN’: See April 20, 7 & 9:15 p.m. ‘THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND’: Forest Whitaker portrays Idi Amin, a brutal Ugandan dictator who puts his young Scottish personal physician in a horrible position. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:30 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘THE LIVES OF OTHERS’: This Oscar-winning political thriller focuses on an East German officer whose allegiance shifts after he spies on a couple in love. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘DARWIN’S NIGHTMARE’: This harrowing documentary examines the unforeseen economic and ecological effects of raising Nile perch in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. LESBIAN FILM NIGHT: Central Vermonters select all-girl movies with romantic plots, and bring their own snacks and drinks. Call for Barre location, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 479-5555. WHITE RIVER INDIE FILM FEST: Screenwriting and camera workshops kick off a week devoted to local, national and international narratives. See "State of the Arts," this issue. Various White River Junction locations, times and prices. Info, www.wrif.org or 738-5550.
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words ‘RADICAL WRITER-MAMAS’: Multitasking moms hear writing tips from Ariel Gore, publisher of Hip Mama magazine; China Martens, editor of the parenting ’zine The Future Generation; and Vermont novelist Annie Downey. Children are welcome at the Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-8326, ext. 2. LEAGUE OF VERMONT WRITERS: Author Ellen Perry Berkeley explains innovative book publishing and marketing methods, and Greg Sharrow of the Vermont Folklife Center discusses oral history as book research. Summit Lodge, Killington Resort, 8:30 a.m. $36-41 includes lunch. Registration and info, 878-7465. SCOT STONE: The Vermont-based science fiction author reads from The Chimes of Yawrana, the first book in his Snowtear Wars series. Borders, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 865-2711.
talks ‘WATERS OF LIFE’ CONFERENCE: See April 19, International Commons Building, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 9 a.m. – noon. MUSLIMS IN THE WEST: See April 20, 9 a.m. – noon & 2-4 p.m.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN RESEARCH CONSORTIUM: A symposium highlights recent research on the lake conducted by area college students. Vermont Room, Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN: Female college grads host a state convention about women finding a public voice in the 21st century. Kirk Alumni Center, Middlebury College, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. $24 includes breakfast and lunch. Registration and info, 759-2164.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. MUDFEST: See April 18. Entertainer John Cassel makes notes with the Re-Bops at noon. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: See April 19, 10-11 a.m. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ‘ANIMAL CRACKERS’: Roots musician Will Danforth portrays critters via banjo, slide guitar and mouth harp in an Earth Day celebration. Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 11 a.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010.
sport DROP-IN YOGA: Basic-level stretchers improve flexibility and balance in a casual session. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 793-2656. GLACIAL HISTORY HIKE: On this rescheduled outing, Chris Fastie of Middlebury College leads visitors through kettles, kames and outwash terraces formed 12,000 years ago by huge ice masses. Meet at the Forest Service trailhead for the Oak Ridge Trail on Route 125, Middlebury, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 388-1007.
activism 'LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE': Care to try some "impeachment cobbler"? Fed-up citizens rally to demand investigations of President Bush and Vice President Cheney at an outdoor event with speakers, music, balloons and face painting. Burlington City Hall, noon. Free. Info, 388-1425.
etc CHARITY BINGO: See April 18. RUMMAGE SALE: See April 18, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. USED BOOK SALE: See April 20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: See April 20, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. GRASSROOTS ART: Senior citizens share their creative efforts in the form of live music, theater and short story readings. Presto Music Store, Blue Mall, South Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 658-0030. SHOPPING TOUR: Produce purveyors learn what to look for in healthy, vitamin-rich veggies and other products after hearing vegan and vegetarian cooking tips. Meet in front of Healthy Living, South Burlington, noon. Free. Registration and info, 985-3044. EARTHFEST: A TRIBUTE TO MICHELLE GARDNER-QUINN: At an outdoor concert with food vendors and environmental education booths, The Jazz Mandolin Project and other bands honor the memory of a recently murdered UVM student by raising funds for an environmental foundation established in her name. Redstone Campus, UVM, Burlington, 1 p.m. Donations. Info, 656-2060. EARTH DAY: Environmental education, action and fun focus a celebration; then participants go home with a non-toxic household cleaning kit and a tree sampling to plant. NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 723-6551, ext. 112. MAD RIVER ENERGY DAY: "Green" vehicle show and demos of new, energy-saving technologies precede an evening concert. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.
SOCK HOP: Poodle skirts and saddle shoes set off records by Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and The Platters at a local hospice benefit. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30-11 p.m. $15 includes popcorn and root beer floats. Info, 388-4111. ARCHIVAL PRESERVATION WORKSHOP: Family videographers and local historical society members learn how to properly store paper, photos and various types of audio-visual recordings. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Call for cost. Registration and info, 388-4964. CYCLING WORKSHOP: Two-wheeled aficionados learn on-road skills, including how to carry out safety checks and tire changes and make proper traffic signals. Department of Public Works Office, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. $25. Registration and info, 652-2453. SHEEP SHEARING CLINIC: Adults absorb the hands-on basics of separating ovines from their winter wool. Shelburne Farms, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Call for cost. Registration and info, 985-8686, ext. 41. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: Potential docents interpret the past at a National Historic Landmark and onetime family home. Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 877-3406. ELECTRONICS ROUND-UP: Recyclers take advantage of a special day to drop off old computers, cellphones, printers, scanners, DVDs and other paraphernalia. Small Dog Electronics, South Burlington, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, www.cswd.net or 872-8111. GARDENING WORKSHOPS: A session about Vermont annuals focuses on flowers; then an artist shares five tips for successful container gardens for blooms or veggies. Gardener’s Supply Company, Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. or 12:30-2 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 660-3505. FIVE COLLEGES BOOK SALE: Vermont and New Hampshire alums from Mt. Holyoke, Simmons, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley offer more than 35,000 gently used books, CDs and DVDs to benefit scholarship programs. Lebanon High School, N.H., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free. Info, 295-0906. CHAMP OUTREACH: Volunteers with a therapeutic horseback-riding program based in South Hero explain adaptive riding to interested passersby. University Mall, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. VIDEO EDITING: Camera wielders who’ve taken an access orientation course learn how to create non-linear narratives with Final Cut Pro software. VCAM Channel 15 Studio, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692. FRENCH ROUNDTABLE: Speakers at various skill levels order café during an open practice session. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. MAP & COMPASS WORKSHOP: Would-be orienteers learn the basics of topography and true north during a 5-mile, off-trail hike. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 879-1302. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALK: Supporters and family members of people who have an unpredictable neurological disease raise funds for research toward a cure. Burlington High School, registration 8 a.m., walk 9 a.m. Donations. Info, www. msvermont.org or 800-344-4867. VERMONT BLOGGER MEET-UP: Online scribes of all stripes convene to talk shop. Radio Bean, Burlington, 1-6 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5684, ext. 14. SCALE MODELING SHOW: Hobbyists display accurate reproductions of historic planes, trains and automobiles. See calendar spotlight. Inn at Smithfield, Plattsburgh, N.Y., opens 9:30 a.m., judging at noon, awards 4-5 p.m. $2. Info, 518-561-4265.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. UVM CONCERT BAND: The ensemble celebrates its centennial with solos by saxophone virtuoso Dale Underwood and Gustav Holst’s "Second Suite in F." UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CHAMBER SINGERS: Choristers give voice to a potpourri of sacred and secular compositions. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
LUCINDA: The singer-songwriter belts heartfelt lyrics, sharing the stage with pop-rock guitarist Michael Connolly. Borders, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. ENCORE!: Members of the Broadwaythemed vocal group sing to benefit the King Street Youth Center. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 5:30 & 7:30 p.m. $35. Info, 863-5966. FOLK & BLUES FESTIVAL: The Bluesbirds, the Horse Traders and four other bands sound off to support homeless animals. Vergennes Opera House, 1-4 p.m. $8. Info, 388-1100.
drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 18, 1 p.m. ‘JUDEVINE’: See April 19, $25. PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT: See April 20, 2 p.m.
film ‘AN UNREASONABLE MAN’: See April 20, 1:30 & 7 p.m. WHITE RIVER INDIE FILM FEST: See April 21. ‘LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA’: Clint Eastwood directs this war film about the hopes and fears of Japanese soldiers defending a volcanic island for 40 days in 1945. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
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words ‘READING THE ARTS’: Readers of Peter Carey’s A True History of the Kelley Gang discuss its portrayal of a 19th-century Australian outlaw to prep for an upcoming performance by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Murray Room, Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.
talks ‘THE CHANGING FACE OF WINOOSKI’: Photographer and longtime Winooski resident Dan Higgins sums up recent alterations in Burlington’s neighbor to the northeast. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. MUDFEST: See April 18. The Re-Bops make tunes with Colin McCaffrey at noon. FROGGY BOOKS: Kids hop to it with a green-skinned guest at an all-ages reading of Jonathan London’s amphibian-centered primers. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
sport PUBLIC SKATING: See April 18, 1-3 p.m. YOGA FOR DARFUR: Pro instructors teach poses, then donate class fees to international medical workers aiding refugees in Sudan. Gutterson Multipurpose Room, Patrick Gymnasium, UVM, Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, www. uvm.edu/~stand or 578-2769. MT. MOOSALAMOO HIKE: Day trippers on this 7-mile trek reach the summit, then descend the opposite side by way of the Falls of Luna. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 863-2433.
etc CHARITY BINGO: See April 18, 2 & 7 p.m. FIVE COLLEGES BOOK SALE: See April 21, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEST: After a screening of An Inconvenient Truth, four groups of Vermont high school students present ideas to address global warming. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 12:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 846-1500, ext. 7706. KIDNEY WALK: Free kidney-disease screenings kick off a pedestrian fundraiser for patient programs and services. H.K. Freedman Renal Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., registration at noon, walk 1 p.m. Donations. Info, www.nkfneny.org or 518-533-7880. AUTISM AWARENESS WALK: Face painting and a "bounce house" entertain kids during a benefit for autism research. PARC Oval, Plattsburgh, N.Y., registration 10 a.m., walk 11 a.m. Donations. Info, 518-570-7225.
CLEAN CAR SHOW: Biodiesel, electric, natural gas or veggie grease? Strollers curious about "green" transportation alternatives talk to individuals and businesses that support hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7375. FRIENDS’ BOOK SALE: Quakers offer various types of tomes after moving to a smaller library. Burlington Friends Meeting, 173 North Prospect Street, Burlington, 12:30-3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5784. VIVA CUCIRE: Knitters and crocheters meet to work on projects from baby blankets to bikinis, and kids are welcome with an adult. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8482. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Recycled art and an energy conservation proposal set off live music by Dave Grippo and Turkey Boullion Mafia, along with seed-planting, tie-dyeing and organic BBQ. Library Lawn, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon – 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. EARTH DAY: Film screenings accompany an afternoon planning session for a local, sustainable, earth-friendly future in the Mad River Valley. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545. CO-OP EARTH DAY: Kids get a feel for the earth at a gardening table, and adults absorb environmental info. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilian-style community drumming troupe. New members are welcome at the Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 343-7107. JAZZ JAM: Instrumentalists play informally on horns and wind instruments. Presto Music Store, Blue Mall, South Burlington, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 658-0030.
dance SWING DANCING: Put on your saddle shoes and head for an old-fashioned sock hop at The Black Door, Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-1806.
film ‘AN UNREASONABLE MAN’: See April 20. CINE SALON: Film buffs break out tissues for screenings of the weepy early 20thcentury melodramas The Immigrant and Imitation of Life. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120. MEN’S MOVIE NIGHT: Gay and bi guys get together for queer-positive movies at the R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See April 19.
words STORY CIRCLE: Storyteller Recille Hamrell creates a comfortable space for adults to swap personal memories. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. NEIL SHEPARD: The Vermont poet reads from his 2006 collection This Far From the Source. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
talks ‘MUSIC & FORMAL VERSE’: Violinist and mandolinist Burt Porter explores the mnemonic aspects of rhyme, meter and melody in poetry’s preliterate origins. Enosburg Historical Museum, Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 933-4188. MEDICARE UPDATE: AARP representative Don Merit shares information about future health-care benefits for seniors. South Burlington Community Library, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. WORLD ECONOMY: UVM economics professor Arthur Woolf describes how globalization has come to Burlington. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980.
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kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 18, for children ages 2-3. MUDFEST: See April 18. The marsupially inclined musicians of PossumHaw shake it down at noon. MUSIC TIME: See April 19. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 20, for babies and non-walkers. DADS’ GROUP: Fathers and fathers-to-be bring offspring up to age 6 to a playgroup, meal and social hour. Winooski Family Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1422. ‘LUCKY HANS’: The Kasperle Puppet Theater performs a pint-sized version of this Brothers’ Grimm tale about a homeward-bound apprentice. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-2:45 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See April 18, 10 a.m. PUBLIC SKATING: See April 18. DROP-IN YOGA: Students at all levels stretch and hold therapeutic poses in a weekly hour-and-a-half session. Evolution Yoga, Burlington, 6 p.m. Donations. Info, 864-9642.
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SPRING VOLUNTEER TRAINING: See April 18. RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: Citizens discuss the challenges of community-based race relations with help from a structured curriculum. Woodbury College, Montpelier, 4-6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 272-6411. AARP DRIVER’S SAFETY COURSE: Vehicle operators over 50 learn how to remain alert and courteous in cars as they age. Winooski Senior Center, 12:30-4 p.m. $10. Registration and info, 847-2278.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: Cellist Peter Wispelwey joins musicians from down under for a fresh approach to works by Corelli, Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Haydn. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $35. Info, 603-643-2422. UVM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Students and community members perform Shostakovich’s fifth symphony and accompany violist Elise Vincelette on Carl Maria von Weber’s "Andante and Hungarian Rondo." UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949. AMATEUR MUSICIANS’ ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces and welcome new members. South Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 877-6962.
dance SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501.
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SECRET MOVIE NIGHT: Indie film buffs wait with bated breath for a cinematic surprise. Studio STK, Burlington, 8 p.m. $3. Info, 657-3333. ‘THE ‘L–WORD’: Lesbians watch episodes from season four of Showtime’s sitcom with homosexual main characters. R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.
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words BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Euro Gourmet Market & Café, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 758-2287. JENNIFER MCMAHON: The Barre-based author reads from Promise Not to Tell, her chilling debut novel set in Vermont. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.
talks BRAIN LECTURE: Psychology prof David Boynton connects neural networks in a talk about cognition. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSION: Professor Dominic Balestra of Fordham University weighs science against religion, then hears responses from authorities on theology and physics. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ENVIRONMENTAL TALK: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond speaks about his recent book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: Dr. Edward Lieb explains how specialists use bone density measurements and fracture history to diagnose osteoporosis and assign appropriate therapy. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 847-2886. ‘BOATBUILDING IN JAPAN’: Vergennesbased shipwright and researcher Douglas Brooks gives an illustrated talk about his time in Tokyo, replicating historical river vessels, and explains how to steer a round boat. Warner Hemicycle, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3289.
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kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 18. Toddlers take their turns with tales first, 9:10-9:30 a.m. WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See April 18, 11 a.m. MUDFEST: See April 18. Husband-andwife folk musicians Pete and Karen Sutherland share splashy tunes at noon. LIBRARY DOG LISTENERS: See April 19, Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-4918. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 20, for walkers up to age 3. WINOOSKI STORYTIME: Preschoolers aged 2-and-a-half to 5 expend energy in finger play and song, then listen to tales. Winooski Memorial Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848. CHILDREN’S STORYTIME: Kids soak up songs and interesting tales at Annie’s Book Stop, Rutland, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 775-6993. MORNING STORIES: Local storyteller Kathy Townsend engages kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairytales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5015. YOGA FOR KIDS: Small stretchers ages 7 to 14 practice postures and breathing techniques on provided mats. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956. ‘TREES GROW TALL’: Preschoolers and their families investigate woody, vertical flora at the North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. $7-10. Info, 229-6206. ‘FARMER FOR A DAY’: Boot-shod kids aged 5 to 12 care for farm animals and prepare the garden during a lively day outdoors. Shelburne Farms, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. $35. Registration and info, 985-8686, ext. 41.
sport PUBLIC SKATING: See April 18. COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850. T’AI CHI FOR ELDERS: Seniors move through 20 fluid poses to increase vitality, balance and health. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. $4. Info, 658-5534.
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BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 18. EQUAL PAY DAY: The Vermont Commission on Women and other organizations sticking up for women’s rights lobby legislators to address the gender wage gap. Statehouse, Montpelier, call for times. Free. Info, 800-881-1561. ‘CHERNOBYL SPEAKS’: Citizens concerned about nuclear dependence mark the 20th anniversary of a Ukrainian nuclear disaster by reading aloud first-person accounts from its survivors. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5455.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 18. CHARITY BINGO: See April 18. RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: See April 23, Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 5:30-7:45 p.m. Also at Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 6:15-8:30 p.m. AARP DRIVER’S SAFETY COURSE: See April 23. PAUSE CAFE: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. SPANISH POTLUCK: Español-speaking gourmets meet for food and conversation. All levels of ability are welcome. Call for Burlington location, 6:30 p.m. Free, bring ingredients or dishes to share. Info, 862-1930.
KNITTING CLINIC: Knitting your brow over dropped stitches? Purlers perplexed by their patterns bring questions and problems to Creative Habitat, South Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 862-0646. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: Over dinner, female entrepreneurs hear how to choose a proper power suit. The Chef’s Table, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $18 includes dinner. Reservations and info, kwerner@wcvt.com or 363-9266. MENSTRUAL ALTERNATIVES: Women learn about reusable cloth pads and sea-sponge tampons at a pro-health, anti-waste seminar honoring Earth Day. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. BURLINGTON GARDEN CLUB: Roy Dales of Milton introduces his collection of 650 different hosta plants at a greenthumb meet-up. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 1:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-0576. ‘ON THE GO SOLO’: Single older women share travel, housing and vacation experiences. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-5784.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See April 18. SPRING CONCERT: The St. Mike’s Chorale offers sacred music and folk songs from the Renaissance to the present, accompanied by pianist Annemieke Spoelstra. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE: UVM undergrads scat to live accompaniment in a program premiering music prof Patricia Julien’s "Bright Red Socks." UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. SINFONIA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: Music students perform English country dances by Henry Purcell, a Bach concerto and award-winning composer Samuel Adler’s second "concertino." Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-5612.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See April 18. WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING: See April 18.
film ‘AN UNREASONABLE MAN’: See April 20. WHITE RIVER INDIE FILM FEST: See April 21. ‘51 BIRCH STREET’: Director Doug Block documents his own parents’ 54-year marriage, and its surprising postscript. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘MEET A GUTSY TEACHER’: Viewers age 12 and older absorb this 1988 film about an L.A. high school instructor who inspires his students to tackle calculus. South Burlington Community Library, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. ‘IRAQ FOR SALE’: This documentary examines war profiteering on the part of companies contracted by the U.S. government. Warren Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4452. ‘ART: 21 FILM SERIES’: Burlington sculptor Lars Fisk introduces a program highlighting over-the-edge manipulation of space by an international group of three creators. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.
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ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 18. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See April 18. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 18. WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See April 18. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See April 18. HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: See April 18. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 18. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See April 18. MUDFEST: See April 18. Guitarist and mojo master Jim Branca shares plugged-in songs at noon. ‘TREES GROW TALL’: See April 24. ‘FARMER FOR A DAY’: See April 24. RAILROAD SAFETY: Perry Martel of the Vermont Rail System teaches kids in grades K-5 how to behave around tracks and train crossings. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956.
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 18. ESL GROUP: See April 18. CHESS GROUP: See April 18. KNITTING POSSE: See April 18. NOONTIME KNITTERS: See April 18. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See April 18. CHARITY BINGO: See April 18. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: See April 18. SPRING VOLUNTEER TRAINING: See April 18. RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: See April 23, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 2:15 p.m. HERBS WORKSHOP: Participants learn which plants promote healthy digestion. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:45-7:30 p.m. $7. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. ‘SIBLINGS WITHOUT RIVALRY’ WORKSHOP: Parents hear how to help siblings live peacefully together. Comisky Elementary School Gym, Northfield, 6-8 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 476-8757, ext. 115. ‘HEALING CENTERED’: Open-minded adults who feel worn down sample energy healing in 15-minute sessions. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1095. HEART WALK VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Potential helpers learn how to support striders during a May 19th fundraiser. American Heart Association, Williston, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, susan.curtis@ heart.org or 288-8314. STRESS WORKSHOP: Anxious people hear how to alleviate the negative consequences of too much pressure. Kintner Chiropractic Center, Jericho, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 899-5400. >
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MEN seeking… NATURAL, HORNY, MELLO happy and healthy, looking for some fun, only lonely in bed, likes the quiet times in life, nature and gardening, cellphones are rotting our brains, touch feel caress and love life. lookingforfun, 41, l, #101648 STRONG, SILENT AND SAFE Couple experienced in kink, looking to branch out into other venues, including bi-sexual experience. Clean, discreet and enjoyable. Gelee, 44, #104681 LOOKING TO SATISFY I’m looking to meet a female for a discreet relationship. daytimefun, 42, #104639 MRNINEORMORE Glue Factory or Bust Some think of me as an ASS yet I prefer to see myself as a White Mustang. I enjoy Horsing around and kicking up my Heels. Nothing makes me happy like a little Grass Hay now! If you Want a good ride you’ll have to pony up! It’s spring and this stud is ready to ride! bcnmk, 49, l, #104645 REALLY.. I’M THAT EASY GOING.. Well after a few other sites were filled with fake porno ads.. I thought I would try one here. I’m single... sane... safe... and I’m looking for a nice, easy-going, discreet, regular encounter with a like-minded woman or women. If you looked up easy-going in the dictionary... you’d find my face.. madhattervt_onyhoo, 31, #104641 HOT BODIES Good looking, fit guy seeking female body builder, preferably blonde and bronzed, for private posing and kinky worshipful massage leading to mutual gratification. Oil, oral a plus. Must be discreet and disease-free. goldmember, 38, #104629 LOOKING FOR A YOUNGER LADY I am 33, a single dad, own my own home and all that good stuff. I am looking for a sexy, caring, honest, sexual young lady for possible long term. vtjames742, 33, #104615 LOOKING FOR MORE Tired of all the plain old vanilla sex and want to explore some limits. Mine and yours. gemma, 49, #104601 I THINK I LIKE COCK I want to know what it is like to suck. I’ve had just a couple of men in me and want to have more. Two guys would be fun. I am in a long term relationship (female) and need/ require discretion. I am in school, I’m fit and endowed. releaseinme, 27, #104607
ROLE REVERSAL I’m looking for a woman who likes to strap it on! I also enjoy cross dressing and feminization, but is not a necessity. Light fem/dom okay. Seeking a like-minded woman or women. I live in central Vermont, but can travel. archer71, 36, #104606 HOT DISCREET MAN 46 year old white man, attractive and intelligent. Looking to meet other men, women, or couples for safe and sensual encounters. Enjoy just about anything except pain. Let me know how I can make you cum. 104596, 46, #104596 GREYBEARD Active in shape senior enjoys art, music, day trips, am traveled, college educated, not bad in kitchen, great in bed looking to share interests with guy with great sense of humor, average to great looks, athletic body, varied interests, good conversation (like me), Burlington area, have queen size bed, king size attributes, am versatile enjoy letting it all hang out. Greybeard, 64, u, #104067 DISCREET PLAY MWM looking for married (any race, black a plus) to meet from time to time. Must be discreet. Interested in M2M play and also interested in CD. Open to whatever we both agree to. Meet first and then take it from there. joeblue, 52, #104058 TRAMPLE ME FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT. Searching for a woman or group that would enjoy having a guy lay on their floor and be trampled beneath their feet, shoes and boots. I have always enjoyed a complete body trample and stomping. Invite the girls over and have some fun. Age or weight not a problem. trampleme, 52, #104045 YOUR PLEASURE IS MINE Looking for a woman who would enjoy a glass of champagne, a slow massage and possibly more. Rollin, 53, l, #103773 ATTRACTIVE MWM ISO PASSION pool and beer, hot tubs and wine, massages and oil, passion and excitement, wetness and cringes, strong hands and thick penis, discretion and going home look like Garth Brooks. blairbest, 41, u, #103991 REALLY HORNY ALL THE TIME Looking for a real, no head games, hot to trot woman. Average to slender, I have just what you want and need. horney, 46, l, #103961 I LOVE WOMEN 46, well-built, extremely considerate and respectful, very strong sex drive, looking for a woman 19-50ish, for erotic emails at first, and then who knows? Not at all into giving or receiving pain, and lovelovelove erotic talk. Discretion and cleanliness a must. CJ, 46, #103951 SAFE AND DISCREET PLEASURES. I’d enjoy meeting an intelligent, open creative woman who’d like to explore deeper into bdsm and kinky sex. Maestro, 41, l, #103942 SENSUAL MAN LOOKING I am an athletic married guy looking for some secret sexual fulfilment. I am a college educated professional who is in great shape and willing to try most anything with the right lady. I am looking for a girl who is looking for some fun sexual encounters during the day. Prefer a nice attractive married woman. No strings attached! drive345, 45, u, #103809 WANTS TO PLAY I’m looking for a male into crossdressing or transgender male to female for some discreet fun no strings attached in Addison and northern Rutland Counties. waitandsee2, 42, #103669 MARRIED MAN NEEDS SOME LOVE Looking for a CU to have fun with! Let’s play but discretion is a must. Would like to explore another side of me. In good shape, well endowed and love toys! playWithMe, 50, #103658
HORNY BEAST LOOKING FOR OTHERS 6’, 280 lbs., brn/brn, hairy. Looking 4 other large people for adult fun. if over 300 totally kool. fatmanxx2, 30, u, #103647
HOT COUPLE SEEKS SAME 4FUN We are a hot couple looking for the same. Right now we are into sex only with each other, but like to watch and touch a bit. hot2_2sex, 36, l, #104316
INTERESTED IN FANTASY FULLFILLMENT YOU CAN’T BELIEVE Briefly I am a young guy looking for other guys, gay couples (boyfriends or other), Interested in trying something new. and maybe even guy/girl CU, where the guy redbushtip, 50, #104287 is bi. My stats: 6’ 0, blond hair, blue eyes, slim build, 8” uncut, top(but versatile if LOOKING FOR ADVENTUROUS COUPLES, right), Caucasian. Be similar. If I interest 1x1-naughty111605 12/11/06SINGLES 10:05 AM Page 1 you, contact me with a fantasy and I will do We are a happily married couple in search the same and we’ll see if we can fullfill them. of other couples and singles to cum have interested511, 29, #103638 some fun, we are open, honest, discreet and respectful and expect the same. If you’re looking for fun, drop us a line! bichic, 28, #103883
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STILL CURIOUS & STILL LEARNING We are a WCU looking to experience a new dimension to our ‘play’, seeking a WF to join our non-violent play. We are discreet and clean, aren’t looking for anything permanent, maybe not more than one time...let’s see how it goes. Let’s meet for coffee/tea and talk. We can go from there. vickenny, 40, #104206 CLEAN COUPLE SEEK FEMALE We R a clean secure couple searching for the perfect F 2 match our personalities U decide what goes and what does not, we will put no pressure on anyone to do anything they do not want to do. He wants to see me with another woman, I will let U play with us both, depending on comfort level. Uslooking4U, 33, #104025
FUNGIRL EMAIL ME Fungirl, I would love to stimulate and motivate you until you scream with tantric pleasure. I’m a young male waiting to please you and take you over and over again. hotformilfs, 20, #103565
WATCHING IS FUN First timers, looking to start slowly. We would like another Man, Woman or Couple who is into Voyeurism and just wants to watch or have sex in the same room (masturbation is fine). We are a happily married couple looking to add a little kink to our sex life. fullvermonty, 36, #103944
GROUPSEX I’m looking for the group of women who placed an ad looking for a man to satisfy all. I think I’m your man. Please leave me a message. VTnative32, 32, u, #103421
LET’S PLAY Looking for a single man that gives a good massage or a couple for same room play. justus, 49, l, #103654
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DISCREET 3-WAY 4U? My partner wants to watch me with you. We’re in good shape and not bad to look at either. You should have similar qualities. kwl2006, 42, #103646
SEX SEX SEX SEX SEX Married couple in our 20s, looking for bifemale or the right bi-curious man or couple to join us for anything that may happen! jbstarks, 28, #101046 WE LOVE TO WATCH Couple, married but not to each other, loves to watch. M 50, 5-10, 165# good looking, shaved. F 43, 5-7, 140#, sweet and sexy, shaved. We’re smart, funny, uninhibited and appreciative. Looking for a couple, MF, FF or MM for weekday afternoon ogling. We’re open to any scenario you’d like, let’s talk about it. ytcnlove, 51, #102717 LET’S GET TOGETHER Sexy, attractive couple looking to meet fun and erotic people. We would like to meet a female/couple interested in same room play or watching girl/girl play. She is very bi curious. LetsGetTogether, 37, #104543 WOMAN SEEKING WOMAN Attractive young couple looking to bring another girl in the bedroom for a little fun. A girl who is open minded, experienced and dominant with a woman. Someone who is willing to be with both of us or just me with my boyfriend watching! I love oral both giving and receiving and toys are always fun too! CuteCplSBVT, 18, #104532 HIGHLY SEXUAL MAN SEEKS PLAYTIME I am an attractive, intelligent, open-minded person. I am FTM and am seeking someone who understands that I am a man despite my partly female body. I’m looking for someone whose sex drive can match or at least come close to my own. You can be of any gender—male, female or otherwise. Could lead to dating if chemistry is there. vt1981, 26, #101448
2KINKY LOVERS LOOKING FOR 2MORE We are a very kinky couple looking to have some fun with other couples, women, or the right man. Let’s undress each other and see where our tongues roam. We are new to this so let’s see what you can show us. Open to just about anything, let’s get together and see what pops up. 103596, 33, #103596 ORGASM-ADDICT ACHES TO SERVE Looking for a strict woman. A tall NEK redhead, 30s, FF , seeks a cheerfully dominant Gestapo bitch for playtimes. Tie me up, spank me and make me serve while my domme partner enjoys. Please. High boots and riding crops a plus. Nonsmokers preferred. Succubus, 45, u, #101051 ADVENTUROUS SUBMISSIVE TRANS WOMAN Classy bisexual Trans woman with a very diverse sexual side, searching for confident dominant man, woman or TS/TV/TG/CD for NSA playtime. A strong man who takes what he wants, when he wants, is the one who is going to find himself leaving my bedroom very satisfied, and this lady begging for more. SexyCarly, 44, u, l, #102842 EXCITED COUPLE We are a CU looking for others to explore and play with. We are both bi and very open. midvtcpl, 46, #102198 WELCOME TO THE BATCAVE Hi, I am a 31 YO male and my wife’s a 24 YO bi female, we are outgoing, done this for awhile and just love having fun. Age, size and race don’t matter. We just love people. So let yourself go and you’ll enjoy your stay at the batcave. batcave, 31, #101993
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i Spy... Seaquist Animal Hospital 4/3/07 You were leaving with Tucker. I was dropping off my lab mix who didn’t think much of the vet’s office or Tucker’s puppy-like exuberance. Single? Interested in a doggie play date? When: Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Where: Seaquist Animal Hospital. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #901444 Brooke I love you I miss you so much tonight. My heart is crying. When: Saturday, October 30, 2004. Where: Kahiki Moon. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901443
sexy cats vet assistant You: beautiful smile, beautiful voice. but that is all I got to see. I came in exhausted with my kitten; he was a wild kitten that morning and you asked abut his unusual name. I wanted to talk more but you were busy at work. Meet again for coffee or lunch? When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Where: CATS vet clinic. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #901437 I know it took forever But I think I understand. I think I always loved you, and of course always will. Thanks for all the help you tried to give, and all the fun times we shared. When: Thursday, April 12, 2007. Where: may 10th 2003 to oct 3, 2004 little more. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901436
Discovery Channel Shopper I spy a devastingly beautiful girl at Burlington Town Center Mall Sat. Apr. 7th. You: certified babe, long, brown hair, sparkling smile, skull-cap, you carried a Discovery Channel Store shopping bag. Your girlfriend complimented my sister on her purse. I think you were signing w/ a small boy? I was behind you at the parking tix kiosk. I would park your car anytime. :-) When: Saturday, April 7, 2007. Where: Burlington Town Center Mall. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901442
lookyloo Library Girl I think you placed an ad about me lookyloo, thank you it was flattering, I don’t know how to contact you but you should send me an email When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Where: I just saw your ad in the ispy section. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901435
Tall, brunette, in pathology lab I spy Dr. Trotzky, soaking wet from the weather and munching on spicy italian sausage sandwiches and kosher dill pickles. You’re cute, I was wondering if, like, you, uhhhh, wanna sleep over? We could have breakfast in bed? Do you like French toast?? When: Thursday, April 12, 2007. Where: On the short bus. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901441
Bolton Valley Tavern Sunday 04/08 I spy a beautiful man drinking beer at a table by the door... sparkling blue eyes, black hat and pony tail. Me... the woman at the bar you smiled at when I dribbled beer down the front of my shirt. I wish I hadn’t left so soon! Interested in a skiing or hiking partner? When: Sunday, April 8, 2007. Where: Bolton Valley. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901434
Fiery Freshy Mart Babe I give you rides to work, we grooved the nights away at snoe. down and I can still feel our fire burn. You will always be my best friend and if fate allows my companion. When: Friday, March 23, 2007. Where: greene st. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901440
Pearl and Winooski Intersection Tuesday, April 10th, 6ish. You were on a skateboard crossing pearl, jammin out to those big headphones, and lookin hot in a green hoodie from Hempest. I know because I have the girls version. We already share an obvious stylish fashion sense. Our paths crossed, we smiled. What were u listening to? Wanna hang? When: Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Where: Pearl St and Winooski intersection. Front of Fuda. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901433
homeward bound I spy two sexy blondes in a green Chevy driving south. where you going, farming? It’s been an amazing time. Lets not let it go to waste. We’re only a phone call away. Love and happiness always When: Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901439 Price Chopper St. Albans I saw an angel wearing a red/orange coat Monday night. I couldn’t take my eyes off you. Now I can’t take my mind off you. When: Monday, April 9, 2007. Where: st albans. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901438
spied many spys I spied many fashionable spies at the 007 party. Among the many lovely ladies, I specifically remember 2 spies by the name of Amber and Katrina, if those are your real names. Come to Usine Electronique, same location 4/28-29, midnight to 6am. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to dance all night. I’ll be waiting. Bisous When: Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Where: 208 Flynn Ave. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901432
Dark-HairED Beauty Saw you at Cumby’s around 3:30 pm. We where both getting a coffee and we said hi to each other and went to the counter. You showed your ID and we had a good joke about the state. Love to say hi again: Maybe over coffee? When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Where: Riverside Cumbys. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901431 I Spy Rules I spy someone who should volunteer to publish a list of appropriate uses of I Spy. More rules is what everyone needs - right? I am glad some people are fortunate enough to not have to creatively explore options to fill voids in their lives. When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Where: Seven Days. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901430 Sara-Paule I always see you walking alone. Can we walk together sometime? It would be nice to hear your voice again. When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: South Winooski Ave.. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901428 Big League I spy the semi-new barber at Big League talking tattoos and NYC...no ring? Single? Coffee? When: Thursday, April 5, 2007. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #901427 BABY KITTENS! I love you! I believe in you! You’re a special jewel! I want to feed you salmon and take you to Burning Man so bad!!! When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: Metronome. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901426 Hot Blonde at SDI I’ve continued to watch you from a distance, my basket continues to overflow for you. I’ve fantasized about you. Will I ever taste the fruit? When: Thursday, April 5, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901425 St Pat’s @ Finnegan’s Four (you & 3 of us 1985 ladies) SMC alums meeting at Finnegan’s on St Patrick’s Day - what could be more natural? You were admiring my Irish eyes and making me quite uncomfortable, however I loved every minute of it. I am sorry we did not exchange info , although you had asked my fault! When: Saturday, March 17, 2007. Where: Finnegan’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901424
Richard, Town of Berlin: You stopped by my place a few weeks ago; said you might stop again. Still watching and waiting; let’s ride those back roads together! Roxbury When: Saturday, February 17, 2007. Where: Shoveling snow. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901421 racing cattle Is that a ten gallon hat? or are you just enjoying the show??? Oh hey! You’re the best and i think you know it!!! Thanks for being there. is this a date??? When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: north street. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901420 lunch ‘n’ latte with stupid You, gay and angry with long hair and stupid face. Starbuck’s on Shelburne Rd. ordering a caramel machiatto and a baked good, that’s how I know. See you at date night. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Starbuck’s. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901419 Matt in Montpelier I’m back in town and you are under lock and key! I gave Dennis my number to give to you. Give me a call. It would be great to catch up. When: Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901418 Tall darkhair girl Northwestern tshirt You: Tall, brown hair, hazel eyes that hypnotize, cool shoes. Me: Red hooded sweat shirt, dazed look of bewilderment. Went to see the band, left seeing only you. Next: 4/1 near bike path at Neolithic monument. Payed homage to your poise, beauty and wit. Placed our quandary before the Gods.No answers.Back to you:Mentor-ship? Brush fire that leaves only charred earth in its path? More? When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Where: Roots concert. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #901417 Super Hot Bar Back Saw you behind the bar at RJ’s hot and sweaty. Watched you rubbing up with DJ Caraig, wished it was me instead. Nice Jeep, maybe I can get a ride sometime. P.S. I heart the Red Sox too!!! When: Friday, April 6, 2007. Where: RJ’s Downtown Burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. u #901416
crazy rat-tailed bike punk! your moustache and red hair drive me wild! I want you to ride me like you ride that fixie of yours! When: Friday, April 20, 2007. Where: mom’z house. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901423
Bonnie Jean Comer Missing My new wife. Has black hair, hazel eyes, tattoo that says ferzoco on lower right neck, 2 moles on right side of nose, 150lbs. Just up and left this former navy seal. I guess the booze was more important than a new husband. If you have any idea where she is or have seen her, let her know I hurt badly. When: Friday, April 6, 2007. Where: Last seen on King Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901415
Thomas with a broken wrist... You-Thomas, broken wrist, delivering something, black hat. Me-girl behind the desk, black skirt, white//gray shirt 4/10 at the doctor’s office. I hope your wrist feels better, but maybe you’ll come back and see me anyway? When: Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Where: Doctors Office in Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #901422
You’re bringing sexy back!! Redheaded runner, dog lover, theater maven, fitness coach, and love of my life. We made it through a marathon and hell week, now back to the next ten minutes? Deal?? Deal. Lover you huge.... I really, really, really do. When: Monday, April 9, 2007. Where: Every morning. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901414
Barbie Doll Blonde You...Blonde with 2 kids and a small puppy in a bag at Petsmart. Your beauty was stunning as I couldn’t keep my eyes off you. Yes you are married and so am I. (I saw the rock on your finger) I just hope he takes care of you with more than just material things. Thank you for gracing me with your presence. When: Friday, March 30, 2007. Where: Petsmart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901412 Orange jacket at Borders You were at Borders Sunday afternoon, wearing a bright orange jacket. We made a lot of eye contact in the magazines, then spoke briefly, but I had never done anything like that before, so was really nervous. Wish we could’ve chatted more, or I had at least gotten your name. Would like to give it another shot. When: Sunday, April 8, 2007. Where: Burlington Borders. You: Man. Me: Man. #901411 Art recycling girl I spy a wicked cute chick in a hoodie at Recycle North stocking the Artcyle. You have a hot bod and a beautiful smile (and a lip ring)... I’d knit you a sweater anyday, if I only knew how. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Recycle North. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901410 oh —— damn you are fine i am one lucky man When: Sunday, April 8, 2007. Where: everyday and sunday all day. You: Man. Me: Man. #901409 Tim from Winooski Tim, it was my pleasure to give you and your son a ride on 3/16 when you were stranded on Spear St. Our meeting seemed synchronous and important. If I wasn’t imagining that, drop me a line. Maybe you lost my dragonfly card... When: Friday, March 16, 2007. Where: Spear St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901408 to “the sparks girl” Yes, he does have a girlfriend, and it’s me— and I have sharp teeth, word ya heard? When: Sunday, April 8, 2007. Where: In the I Spys.... You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901407 bolton mtn employee you were being set free to “float down to the quad” when I walked by and we exchanged words... I’m the blonde, braided, boarder, colorful goggles... woman in black, not sure if it was your eyes or your smile that got me... maybe I should see you again and decide... can’t stop thinking about you “I’m enjoying every flake until winter is completely through with me” When: Thursday, April 5, 2007. Where: Bolton Mtn. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #901406 Sunday ski in stowe We connected in Stowe, talked about yoga and Alaska. I wanted to ask you to hang out and do some Bikram. If you’re interested, let me know. When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: Stowe Mtn. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901405
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Cape Cod and Texas bound My best friend and a wonderul person, you have bigger adventures to discover right now! So remember that when you sing to yourself “Free and easy down the road I go”. Take your “pair of boots and a sack of clothes” and enjoy the ride. You know me- it’s not goodbye, it’s hello! When: Friday, April 6, 2007. Where: Boston & VT since 9/2000. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901403
Furryhat Matterhorn You were wearing the most bizzare furry white hat with enormous sunglasses and mardi gras beads. It was some sort of fear and loathing in las vegas costume. But you were all smiles! Where were you coming from? Where were you going? Who are you? Anyone know? When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: Matterhorn, Stowe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901391
Four Seasons Garden Center I said I watered it once a month and you said you watered it every two-and-ahalf weeks. Sorry I didn’t get your name. Want to talk about plants and whatever else? When: Saturday afternoon, March 24, 2007. Me: man. You: woman. When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: Four Seasons Garden Center. You: Man. Me: Man. #901379
people using “i spy” inappropriately I spy people using “i spy” to find dates and roommates. There are more appropriate locations for those ads... and they aren’t difficult to find! When: Thursday, April 5, 2007. Where: Seven Days Newspaper. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901402
City Market Shelf Stocker Saw you stocking shelfs by the tea at city market. We caught eyes at the same time while I was looking at the best tea to buy. You where wearing a blue bandana and I had a red cap with a grey sweatshit and blue jeans. Maybe we can meet again sometime. When: Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Where: Citty Market Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901390
blonde ups driver in colchester wow !! you are a hottie !! love to see you with those browns off !! maybe this summer skinnydipping !! take a chance with me...married,single,divorced ?? who cares bi curious !! When: Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Where: colchester. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901378
downtown burlington tai chi guy I spy you practicing tai chi outside of the unitarian universalist church in burlington. thank you for bringing a little bit more grace and beauty into the world! i teach yoga there on thursdays; perhaps we could barter tai chi for yoga lessons...? When: Thursday, April 5, 2007. Where: Burlington - UUA Churchyard. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901401
Missing black cardigan with sparkly buttons & most importantly, childhood strawberry pin. Please bring to Radio Bean, no questions asked. I have yours if you have mine. When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: burlington factory studios. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901389
Whim Boutique- 100 Main April 1st. You were trying lots of jeans on. I was there reading celebrity gossip magazines and waiting for my sister to pick out a tshirt. You asked her how your butt looked. It looked great. I should have introduced myself & having been kicking myself ever since. I will go jean shopping with you anytime! When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: Shopping. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901400 Wednesday Evening City Market You were leaving at the same time I was, we both grabbed 7 Days. You were laughing at my dumb argument. You had a nice smile. Dinner sometime? When: Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Where: City Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901399 What a nice gesture... I spy someone buying coffee...1 man buying another man a cup of coffee, not because they were friends, but because the man was in the services...It was very touching to see someone do this. So nice to see people supporting our troops and not just protesting about the war. Some people understand, Let’s not forget about those who are overseas. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Dunkin Dounts, Colchester. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901398 Nicco’s Cucina You are the very cute and very sweet assistant manager. I have been coming in for a few years now, mostly for lunch. Would you like to have coffee or grab a drink sometime? When: Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Where: Nicco’s Cucina. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901397 Smuggs Inn Staff I know how jealous everyone was of my I SPY, so here is a shout out to all of you. For a crazy band of misfits, staff and customers alike, i’ll miss your constant amusment. You havn’t seen the last of me, love ya. T When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: 55 Church St.. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901396 Josh from the Jolley Where have you been? I miss making small talk just to spend more time with you on my lunch breaks. I never did get to ask you if you had a girlfriend. Please come back, The sparks girl When: Monday, March 12, 2007. Where: Jolley on Shelburne Road. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901395 decatur hula hoop theif What kind of person steals someones happiness and fun?OH that’s right YOU!I had 5 HOMEMADE hulahoops in my driveway and you stole them.I spent alot of time and money making those.Please bring them back,they mean alot to me and I can’t afford to make more.If you have any decency MR.hula hoop thief,please bring them back to where you found them. When: Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Where: decatur street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901394 St. Patty’s Day “Pretty Girl” At Three Needs...standing in line at the bar, you got served a beer before me despite standing BEHIND me. I said it was because you were so pretty. You said you would’ve served me first. I’d love to give you the opportunity. Dinner? When: Saturday, March 17, 2007. Where: Three Needs. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901393 Eye spy not hard Clearly it is not hard to place an eye spy. so here it is. After two years, I still had to do it first. I should not have to spell everything out for you. you probably wont read this anyway. When: Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Where: everywhere. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901392
Jungle Baby Nathalie,ma belle.Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble, tres bien ensemble. I miss the peaches, maybe someday will come soon...I can’t wait to have my better half again. When: Sunday, April 17, 2005. Where: Everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901388 Beauty working @ UVM library You-biracial beauty,dark brown hair/light brown highlights, big brown eyes and two cute moles on cheeks. You were sitting at the information desk at UVM library 4/1/07. I was so intrigued by your natural beauty. Me-UVM junior-brown hair, tall, and athletic. Wanted to talk, but could not work upcourage to do so. Grab a cup of coffee at the cyber cafe? When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: UVM Library. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901387 Hot Woman at JK Jewelry JK Jewelry woman who helped me. You are a Hottie. I bought a beautiful Tejani bracelet you showed me. Would you care to meet for a cup of coffee? I dance, read, breathe, and would like to show you my package! Its quite impressive I hear. Bananaman When: Friday, March 30, 2007. Where: JK Jewelry. You: Man. Me: Man. #901386 Longboarding on wet pavement Walked by in a hurry; longboard in hand with my headphones loud, But couldn’t help but crack a smile at how nice you looked with your dark hair to one side. First ride of the year and I almost felt like we shared it. Maybe come by and leave me a note. Coffee, or hike henry street a few times. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Henry Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901385 B...You, me and her........... Hey B..Looking forward to getting it right this time with you A ...we all know what we want...you are right,less drink, more everything else..Happy 40th to me....1,2,3.....T When: Friday, April 6, 2007. Where: Hampton. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901384 Vermont Frost Heaves I was at the parade and pot luck dinner in Barre with my niece and nephew, you were the adorable Dana. It was hard to look away from those amazing eyes and warm smile. Would love to get to know you better. When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Barre. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901383 Australian Shepard on the Waterfront I spy a great looking Australian Shepard on the Waterfront Saturday afternoon. You were accompanied by a pet human who was wearing a red-vest. Come back next weekend for a treat. When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Waterfront. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901382 Smoocky Bear! I Heart You! Smoohes,will you please let me draw you minus the metal t-shirts and the same pair of jeans you wear everyday? Your body drives me wild with desire.The other night was magical, you know the one, lets not wait so long for it to happen again. See forsee excitment in the future. King Tut and Iceland, only the beggining! When: Sunday, April 1, 2007. Where: In the love room of our home. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901381 Did you lose your keychain? At Umall behind Sears on Xena’s B-day? Right in front of my subaru w/ rainbow on back, to boot. I liked it-steal dogtag w/ rainbow flag on the front. I picked it up and felt a need to find its owner. Could you be a woman whose destiny may cross my path? If you want it(back), come and get it. When: Thursday, March 29, 2007. Where: UMall behind sears parking garage. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901380
More than a feeling. So sorry to hear that the singer of your favorite band died. I still think of you, I fantasize that we run into each other on the street and it is electric between us. I hope your doing well, your dog is alright and your bees have begun to buzz. When: Wednesday, February 2, 2005. Where: In town. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901377 Palindrome Waitress at Half Saturday night black dress blond beauty, I asked if Jess was around, you told her a cute guy was waiting in the basement. It sounds like you work too much, how about I serve you on your day off? When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Half Lounge. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901376 Michelle at Lincoln Inn Saw you at the LI, talked about work, school. You - blond, great smile, will be joining my profession soon. Me - glasses, doing work, had to leave early. Gave you my number, should have asked for yours - but maybe you are attached? If not - give a call, would like to see you. (hike? grab a beer? dinner?) When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: Lincoln Inn. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901375 T and A Hey lovely ladies - I can not wait to get it right this time. So many things I want to do with and to the both of you. This time less drink and more of everything else..... MMMMMMMM...let’s all feel good. When: Friday, April 6, 2007. Where: Hampton. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901374 Stunning Peruvian To the stunning Peruvian girl with jet black hair and matching eyes who wore a white shirt and black jacket at Plan B on Saturday night — I was the guy with the black jacket and red beanie who waited too long to say hello — I hope to see you out again When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Plan B. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901373 A break... at the ‘Needs’. I know you have quite the work load, but I’m glad you came out to join me in a drink. I would like to do it again sometime. Can I buy you dinner or a movie sometime? ps... that weird drunk guy kind of creeped me out. When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: 3 Needs. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901372 Driving North on 89 You were driving a black Jetta and I was in a silver Trailblazer. It looked like you had a full car; maybe heading to Montreal? The one thing I am sure of is that you have the most amazing smile I have ever seen, the kind not easily forgotten... Please find me when you get this... When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Driving north on I-89. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901371 CTS Lonelys I saw all of you lonely overnighters depressed at the loss of their super sexy coworker. Here’s winking provocatively at you from Georgia. When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Where: Everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901370 NECI students, attention! Who was the cute chef-in-training I met at Metronome? I’m the curly-haired teacher’s aide. Our friends were talking, but we barely got a chance to talk ourselves. I’d really like a second chance.... When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Club Metronome. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901369 Somewhere out there.... I hope to spy a professional, active, 30-something man who is intelligent, kind, responsible, STABLE, attractive and looking for more than a one-night stand with a female of the same description. Are there any out there? (because I’m not sure where to find them) Care to share a glass of wine and some good conversation and see where it goes? When: Saturday, March 31, 2007. Where: Not sure.. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901368
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Your Gracious Guide to Love & Lust! Dear Mistress Maeve, I recently started seeing this guy, and we’ve slept together a few times. I really like him, and I think he feels (or felt) the same way. Here’s the issue: During a session of pillow talk last weekend, he told me he’d like to give me a foot massage. I thought this was odd because it was late at night, and we had just had sex (we usually both fall asleep shortly afterwards). I agreed to let him rub my feet, and as soon as he started massaging them, he got another hard-on. He seemed mildly embarrassed, which was awkward for me — but what’s worse is, I was so tired, I told him I just wanted to go to sleep. The next morning, the awkwardness continued and he left quickly. Our conversations since have been friendly but short, and we haven’t made any more plans to hang out. Mistress, what happened, and how can I fix it? I don’t mind exploring his foot fetish, but I’m afraid he’ll never want to open up to me again. How can I resolve this situation and move forward with this great guy? Sincerely, Toe Up
Dear T.U., Problems are afoot, and it’s up to you get this relationship back on track. By rebuffing your beau at his most vulnerable, you gave him the impression that his desire to tickle your toes actually turns your tummy. He feels judged by you, and I don’t blame him for taking a step back. You say you’re willing to explore his fantasy, yet you have not expressed your willingness to do so. I don’t care how tired you are or how awkward the situation is — when your partner shows you his or her vulnerability, you do not roll over and start snoring. Don’t get me wrong — this situation is not completely your fault. Your man took a risk by not communicating with you ahead of time. If you don’t mind his fondness for your feet, you need to call that boy — pronto. Apologize and tell him you made the wrong decision in a delicate situation. Let him know that you’re curious about what makes him tick, and assure him that the next time your feet are involved, your little piggies won’t be running “Wee wee wee, all the way home.” If the conversation goes well, surprise him by getting a fresh pedicure — it’s a great way to be flirtatious with your feet. For more information about how to seduce a guy with a foot fetish, check out my blog at www.7d.blogs.com/mistress.
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COMPUTER WORKSHOPS DESIGNED FOR THE BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE USER: March 3 - May 26. Preregistration is required. Suggested donation: $3 per workshop. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Info, visit the Library, call the Reference Desk, 802-8657217 or visit the Computer Center page on www.fletcherfree.org. Intro to Windows, Intro to Microsoft Word, Intermediate Microsoft Word, Beginning and Intermediate Internet Exploration, Email Basics with Yahoo! Mail, and Protect Your Computer (virus protection).
AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info, 985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Dance class led by Carla Kevorkian. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome! BURLINGTON BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS: Mondays and Thursdays, The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info, visit www. FirstStepDance.com or call 802-5986757. We teach a variety of classes covering Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Rumba, Cha Cha, Merengue, Swing and Nightclub 2-Step. Classes vary from introductory Level I classes, through intermediate Level II and III classes. No experience is necessary for the Level I classes, although the Level II and III classes require having completed the previous levels. No partner is required for class, so come out and learn to dance! CREATIVE DANCE FOR ADULTS: May 2 - June 20, 5:30-6:15 p.m. $125. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 8639775 ext 2 or email knittens@aol. com. Experience the joy of dancing! Using a variety of structured and improvisational techniques, you’ll develop a range of dance skills and explore personal style. No previous dance experience required. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: Nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Mondays, Wednesdays (walk-in on Wednesdays only at 6 p.m.) and Saturdays (children’s lessons, preregistration required). Argentinean Tango every Friday, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. Social dancing with DJ Raul, once a month, call for date. Monthly membership, $40 or $65, $12 for individual classes, $5 for socials. 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info, contact Victoria, 598-1077 or info@ salsalina.com. No dance experience or partner necessary, just the desire to have fun! You can drop in at any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! SWING DANCE LESSONS: Six weeks, two nights, two levels. (Beginners on Tuesdays, Levels 2 and 3 on Wednesdays). Tuesdays, April 24 through May 29: Swing 1 / Lindy Hop Basics, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning level; no experience required; includes free Vermont Swings practice session immediately following. Wednesday, April 25 through May 30: Swing 2A / Classic 8-Count Moves, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Learn (or refine) an exciting array of essential classic 8-count moves. Prerequisite: must have mastered Swing 1 – or by permission. Wednesday, April 25 through May 30: Swing 3 / Lindy Accessories, 7:45-8:45 p.m. Fancy footwork, dips, and playful moves—things you don’t really need but they make your Lindy Hop
cooking acting ACTING FOR FILM/CARTER THOR STUDIOS EAST: Mondays, 6:309:30 p.m. $180/mo. Best Western in Waterbury. Info, 802-310-7618 or email heather@thoreast.com or visit www.thoreast.com. We invite auditors to join us this month for free! Professional classes presented by Jock MaCDonald in conjunction with Carter Thor Studios, LA. During each class, scenes from recent films are presented for the areas in which each individual is developing. Carter Thor Studios is regarded as one of the best film acting studios in the world.
art FAMILY ART BREAK: Saturdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. April 21 & 28, $10 for unaccompanied child or parent and child. Info, 985-3648 or www. shelburneartcenter.org. Join us on Saturdays for art projects with clay that both kids and parents will enjoy. Each week we’ll serve up a new clay project such as using the slab roller and making coil pots. Drop in for an hour or stay for the whole time — a wonderful way to spend time together and expand your creativity whether you’re 5 or 50. Children age 6 and younger must bring a parent or other adult. Kids older than 6 may attend on their own.
camps ALL GIRLS FITNESS CAMP: 5/14 - 6/1, 5:30 - 6:30 a.m. $320 for the 4 weeks. Richmond Park. Info, 802-310-5009 or visit www.girlsgetnfit.com. Get ready for summer with Girls Get’n Fit! Enjoy Personal Trainer attention in a supportive group environment. For all ages and abilities. CHILDREN’S CAMPS: Summertime is fun-time at the Flynn. For a brochure listing the full range
of FlynnArts camps, classes, and programs, call 652-4548, ext. 4 or email flynnarts@flynncenter.org or download it at www.flynncenter.org. With a variety of exciting children’s camps, Summertime Jazz opportunities (including Latin jazz camp with Jazzismo), and classes and workshops for teens and adults.
clay BEDROCK TO BOWLS AT SHELBURNE FARMS AND SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Instructors: Hoyt Barringer, ceramics director & Ralph Tursini, wood turner, Shelburne Art Center; Matt Kolan, field naturalist, Friday– Sunday, Jun. 1–3, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. $310 (includes tuition, materials, and overnight stay). Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org. Join Shelburne Farms and the Shelburne Art Center to harvest clay or wood at Shelburne Farms and then craft a bowl from your harvested materials in the Art Center studios. Learn the essentials of working on a potter’s wheel to create at least one functional bowl to be glazed and fired, or transform your wood into a bowl on a lathe. No previous experience required. SCHOOLHOUSE POTTERY IN MOSCOW: A terrific Clay Community Center is offering after-school classes for children and evening/weekend courses for adults. Lots of open studio time, too!! Enroll now for the next 9-week semester starting in midApril. Always a great gift certificate. Info, 802-253-8790 or schoolhousepottery@yahoo.com. Come play with clay! SPRING POTTERY CLASSES: May 5 - June 23, evening classes Monday through Thursday, 6-9 p.m. and daytime classes Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $160-$180. River Street Potters. Info, 802-2247000 or email info@mudslingerpots. com. Give your creativity free rein in our 7-week classes for adults. Class fee include 25lbs. of clay, tools and firing. Beginners and advanced students welcome.
BREAKFAST PASTRIES MADE SIMPLE: Sundays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on April 22, 29, May 6, 20 and 27. Info, visit necidining.com or register today by calling 2253381. Learn how to create scrumptious breakfast pastries under the expertise of NECI Chef Dan Tabor in this five-week hands-on class at LaBrioche Bakery & Café. Class size is limited to 10 students.
craft CLASSES AT FROG HOLLOW CRAFT SCHOOL, MIDDLEBURY: Wed. Daytime Handbuilding, 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m., April 25 - May 30, Friday Teen Wheel, 3:30-5 p.m., April 27 - May 18, Wood Carving – Woodspirit Walking Sticks, April 28 & 29, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m., Painting with Light & Shadow, Wed., May 2-23, 6-8:30 p.m., Kids Afterschool Handbuilding on Thursdays, May 10–31, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Felted Wool Vessel Workshop, Sat., May 19, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Face the Figure Workshop: Sculpture in Clay with Luke Sheets, May 26 & 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info, register @ 802-388-3177, ext. 1 or visit www.froghollow.org.
culinary 2007 VALUE WINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: April 26, 6-7:30 p.m. $35 per person, plus tax. Spring Wine Education Series at the Inn at Essex. Info, 802-7641413, space is limited, make your reservation today. Receive 20% off your dinner in Butler’s the night of the seminar. Everybody loves a “good” wine find and it’s even better when it is affordable. Great wines shouldn’t have to break the bank. Join Kelly Goudy to explore up-and-coming regions where value wines are emerging. Features a discussion of the theme accompanied by a tasting of five wines.
look fabulous! Pre-requisite: must have completed Swing 2 A, B & C, or by permission. All classes held at Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. $50 for six-week series, $40 for students and seniors. Info: 860-7501 or visit www.lindyvermont.com. No partner needed for any class! All classes are taught by Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl. We focus on having fun and learning technique that will allow you to dance with anyone, anywhere. (Please bring clean, non-marking shoes and arrive 10 minutes early to the first class.)
drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Spring 2007 Session II: Classes are held in the Taiko Space at 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. Kids Classes (Beginners), Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20, 5-week session begins 5/8. $40. Adult Classes (Advanced Beginners—Yodan), Mondays, 5:30-6:50, 5-week session begins 5/8. $45. Gift certificates are available! Info, email classes@ burlingtontaiko.org or call 802658-0658. HAND DRUMMING CLASSES: Wednesdays at Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. Beginners Conga Class, 5:30-6:50 p.m. Beginners Djembe Class, 7-8:50 p.m. 3-week session begins 5/9, 5/23, 6/6 $30/session. Walk-in price: $12. Info, 802-658-0658, email classes@ burlingtontaiko.org or visit www. burlingtontaiko.org. Walk-ins welcome! Gift certificates available! RICHMOND TAIKO CLASSES: Kids and Parents (Beginners—Matsuri), Thursdays, 6-6:50, 5-week session begins 5/10. $80/pair. Adult Classes (Beginners), Thursdays, 7-7:50, 5-week session begins 5/10. $50. In the Community Meeting Room at the Richmond Free Library. Paid pre-registration is due by 5/3, and there is a 10-person minimum for each class. Info, email classes@burlingtontaiko.org or call 802-434-2624 for Richmond class information.
empowerment THE SECRET OF USING THE POWER OF INTENTION TO MANIFEST BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SUCCESS: April 26 and April 27th, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Two- Day Retreat. $375. Info, 1-877-362-8710 or email Ronald_Shepard@msn. com. Learn how you can change the course of your life through the power of your intentions, drawing on the Law of Attraction!
fine arts FINE ART CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Beginning Watercolor, Mondays, 7–9 p.m., April 30 – June 4, 6 weeks. Monotype Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Portrait Drawing Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, June 9 & 10, 10 a.m .– 2 p.m. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org.
healing SACRED SOUND CIRCLE: Last Tuesday of every month, April 24th this month, 6:30 p.m. $20 per circle. Light Heart Sanctuary, in New Haven, VT. Info, Call Maureen 802-453-4433 or visit www. lightheart.net. Chanting, mantras, drumming, crystal singing bowls. No experience necessary. We offer these pure vibrations as a prayer for the world! THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: HOW TO FOLLOW YOUR PATH, EXPERIENCE JOY, AND LIVE YOUR DREAMS: Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $125 workshop and lunch included. Info, 802-8492766 or visit www.aloha-works. com Learn how your thoughts and emotions create your experience and practice techniques for living in balance and feeling more happiness using Hawaiian Huna techniques combined with current mind/body research.
herbs HONORING HERBAL TRADITIONS: One Saturday a month, beginning in April through the growing season. $800 includes all materials, reference book and membership to United Plant Savers. Join Kelley Robie, of Horsetail Herbs, for an eight-month Herbal Apprenticeship program held on her horse farm in Milton, VT. Info, call 893-0521. Preregistration required. We will be covering herbal therapies and nutritional support, with emphasis on the body systems. Learn hands-on instruction for home medicine making. Plant identification will take place in fields, forests, and wetlands. Eat wild foods and learn about plant sustainability. Herbal healing is a rich part of our human history. Make this summer an empowering health journey for yourself! VSAC grant accepted. ORIENTAL HERBAL MEDICINE PROGRAM: Begins September 2007. 150-hour program. Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Info, 802-288-8160 or visit www. elementsofhealing.net. This class will meet one weekend a month and will give students a strong foundation in the use of Chinese and Japanese herbs to treat
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. numerous disharmonies. Students will learn the fundamentals of Oriental theory and diagnosis incorporating yin yang, 5 element, 8 principle, and Oriental internal medicine theory. An in-depth study of abdominal, tongue and pulse diagnosis will make this course an extremely practical introduction to the art and science of Oriental herbal therapy. There will also be a hands-on approach to working with loose herbs and combining them into classical formulas. This class is appropriate for all body-workers and health-care providers, as well as those seeking to begin studies in alternative therapies. VSAC Grants are available to those who qualify. PILLBALLS & HERBAL “PEMMICAN”: Thursday, April 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. With Angela Talbert. Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal Street, Winooski. Info, 865-HERB or visit www.purpleshutter.com. Pillballs or lozenges are long lasting, transportable, and easy-to-take preparations made with powdered herbs & honey. Pemmican is a traditional Native American traveling food – made with meat, lard & often berries. We’ll create a nourishing & sustaining herbal (and vegan) version of this ancient food using herbs, as well as nut butter, seeds & dried fruit. VERMONT SCHOOL OF HERBAL STUDIES: Six-month apprenticeships (one weekend per month), retreats and workshops. Info,call 461-3509 or write VSHS, P.O. BOX 232, Marshville, VT 05658 or email info@vermontherbalschool.com. Focusing on student participation w/hands-on demonstration. Our most popular choice is an 18-hour one-on-one weekend, specialized to fit your needs. Certificates awarded upon completion and based on attendance and participation. For beginners and intermediate. WILD HERBS & VERMONT GARDENS: EXPLORING THE HERBAL LANDSCAPE: May 6 - October 7, 1st Sunday/month. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. $200, includes handouts, supplies. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. Info, 802229-5895 or email greenquiet@ verizon.net or visit www.grianherbs.com/vcih. Visit the woods, meadows, farms and gardens that our medicinal plant friends call home. Learn basic botanical identification; common household uses; ethical harvesting; medicinemaking skills; herbal first-aid. See web for additional information and more classes. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Wisdom of the Herbs: Certification program, one weekend each month, April to November 2007. This program is appropriate for everyone who enjoys nature, plants and learning outside, for everyone who wishes to improve health using herbs, whole foods and healthy lifestyle, and for everyone who wishes to learn to live gently and sustainably on the Earth. Develop relationship with local wild plants as edibles, medicinals and plant spirit beings. Learn fire making with bow drill. Spend quality time in our exquisite Vermont woodlands. Connect with the Earth and enjoy the transformation that comes with conscious association with the plant people. Applications for this program will be accepted through May. VSAC grants available to qualifying applicants; please apply early. Info, contact Annie McCleary, Director, 802-453-6764, email anniemc@gmavt.net, or visit www.WisdomOfTheHerbSchool. com. Lincoln and South Woodbury locations.
language FRENCH AND SPANISH CLASSES: May 7 - June 25, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Language Learning in Vermont. $240. Info, 802-498-3343 or visit www.languagelearninginvt.com. New this spring! Beginning French and Spanish. All ages welcome. SPANISH CLASSES: For beginners $135/9 weeks, Beginner II $120/7 weeks. Beginner III $120/7 weeks. Material and Handout included. Info, visit www. justspanish4u.com or email info@ justspanish4u.com. If you want to learn Spanish look no further, at Just Spanish 4u, Spanish is our expertise and native tongue. We offer affordable one-on-one, small groups and classes for corporations (Free, in-house personalized introduction to the Spanish language) at a convenient time schedule to fit your professional or personal needs. Hurry up and reserve your seat to the exciting, diverse and fun world of Spanish.
martial arts AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, May 1, 5:30 p.m. Adult classes meet Monday-Friday, 5:30-6:30 and 6:35-8 p.m., Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m., Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m. and Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Children’s classes, ages 7-12, meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Muso Shinden Ryu laido (the traditional art of sword drawing), Saturdays, 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Zazen (seated Zen meditation), Tuesdays, 8-8:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info, 802-951-8900 or www.aikidovt. org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome to watch Aikido classes. Gift certificates available. We now have a children’s play space for training parents. Classes
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kids APRIL VACATION - 3D CARTOONS: Monday - Friday, April 23-27, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Grades 1-3. $350. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Church Street, Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www. burlingtoncityarts.com. Learn to turn your ideas into cartoons with expression, emotion, movement, and more! Create unique characters on paper, then bring them to life in 3-D using various kinds of puppetry. Using diverse art forms that flow out of similar storytelling traditions, kids’ playful imaginations will help them animate their characters on paper and off. Family and friends are invited to a performance at the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts on Friday. CRITTERS! SUMMER ART CAMPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Weeklong camps from June 25 - August 17. Full-day and half-day (for ages 5-7) programs. Ages 5 through teen. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org. Painting, Theatre, Mosaic, Clay on the Wheel and Handbuilding, Metal Arts, Bookmaking, Digital Photography and Photoshop Elements, and much more! $225 full day, $130 half day. Young Rembrandts camp, (for 7–12year-olds) August 13–17, Summer Art, 8:30-10 a.m. and Pastel Drawing, 10:30 a.m.–12 noon. $70/session and $130/both sessions.
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are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th degree black belt and Burlington’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor. BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, SNAKE STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: For an appointment to view a class, Saturday, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., call 802-864-7902 or visit www.iptaichi.org. 100 Church Street, Burlington. The snake style is the original martial version of Yang Tai Chi and was taught only to family and disciples for five generations. The snake style develops flexibility of the spine, hips, and rib cartilage and stretches and strengthens the internal muscles of the hips, abdomen, thoracic ribs and deep layers of the back. The snake style uses core muscles to move from posture to posture in a rhythmic and seamless pattern, generating powerful jin energy for martial skill and power. The snake style uses suppleness and subtlety to overcome brute force. Robust health, deep relaxation, emotional harmony, touch sensitivity and intuitive power are the rewards of studying this masterful martial art. The snake style is taught by Bao Tak Fai (Bob Boyd), Disciple of the late Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak and sixth-generation lineage teacher of the Yang style. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Colchester. Free introductory class. Info, 8938893. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. One minute off I-89 at Exit 17. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Monday through Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. The “Punch Line” Boxing Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Suite 35, Williston. First class free. Info, 660-4072, visit www.bjjusa.com or email Julio@bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial arts system based on leverage (provides a greater advantage and effect on a much larger opponent) and technique (fundamentals of dominant body position to use the technique to overcome size and strength). Brazilian JiuJitsu enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian JiuJitsu and Self-Defense classes (all levels), Boxing and NHB programs available. Brazilian Head Instructor with over 30 years of experience (5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro), certified under Carlson Gracie. Positive and safe environment. Effective and easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life. Accept no imitations.
massage ADVANCED CLASSES FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: Pain Mechanisms of the Neck - Level 1, April 18 - May 9. $225 per series (includes workbook). Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset St., So. Burlington. Info, 802-658-7715 or visit www.touchstonehealingarts. com. These classes are designed for therapists and body workers who desire to increase their hands-on and evaluative skills toward the goal of being able to treat more complex chronic pain problems. Students will acquire advanced techniques and skills to greatly
THE FLYNN ARTS JAZZ PROGRAM: July 16-20, get into the swing of jazz this summer, at the Flynn Center! The FlynnArts Jazz program. Info, to register: call 652-4548, ext. 4, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org, or download FlynnArts’ summer brochure at www.flynncenter.org. A synthesis of personalized instruction, specialized workshops, a faculty concert, student performances, and collaboration in a week of memorable and meaningful music-making. Young musicians can take Latin Jazz Music, Latin Dance, or Latin Jazz Hand Percussion, and pair any with UVM’s morning cultural class for extra immersion or college credit! Non-credit pairings are also possible.
Call today to make an appointment for a free introductory session, and register for private sessions and small group classes. Beginners are always welcome! 49 Heineberg Drive, (Hwy 127), Colchester. Info, call 802-8633369, visit www.123pilates.com, email lucille@123pilates.com. Lucille L. Dyer is a Certified Movement Analyst and Pilates instructor with over 20 years of experience teaching dance, choreography, and fitness. She specializes in Pilates, integrative movement, and dance through Laban-based movement explorations and notation. PILATES SPACE, A PLACE FOR INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT: Come experience our beautiful, lightfilled studio, expert teachers and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness who want to look good, feel good, and experience the freedom of a healthy body. Conveniently located in Burlington at 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park). Want to learn more about Pilates? Call to sign up for a free introduction. We offer info sessions Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or we can arrange a time to fit your schedule. Info, 802-863-9900 or visit www. pilatesspace.net. Member of the Pilates Method Alliance, an organization dedicated to establishing certification requirements and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.
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INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION; April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 7-9 p.m. Clover Lane, Waterbury; $50. Info, call Sue, 802-244-7909. Get a basic orientation to essential practice of the spiritual journey; learn over a dozen techniques in this workshop that is more experiential. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. LEARN TO MEDITATE: Mondays through Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Burlington Shambhala Center. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit http://www. burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Meditation instruction available on Sunday mornings or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9-11:30 a.m.
COMPANION DOG I OBEDIENCE CLASS: April 26 - May 31, 7-8 p.m. $88, special intro price. The Crate Escape, too. Info, 865-3647 or visit www.crateescapevt.com. A group obedience class for dogs 4 months & up. Class limited to 10.
SURFACE DESIGN: Wednesdays, May 2-30, 6-8:30 p.m. $140, $126 BCA Members (Clay sold separately @ $15/25 lb bag). Clay Studio 250, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www. burlingtoncityarts.com. Have you ever felt stuck when it comes time to glaze your pots? Need ideas how to decorate your favorite pieces? This five-week class will focus on exciting surfaces for pottery or hand-built ceramics. Students will learn how to use stains, texture glazes, stamps, and stencils to enhance the look of their ceramic work. (CLASS CODE: 8115341)
improve the effectiveness of their existing massage. Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. ORIENTAL BODYWORK PROGRAM: Begins September 2007. Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Info, 802-288-8160 or visit www. elementsofhealing.net. The 500hour Oriental Bodywork provides students with a solid foundation in Traditional Oriental Medicine theory, and two forms of Oriental massage; Amma massage and Shiatsu massage. The course will involve a detailed study of Oriental medicine theory, including the body’s meridian system and acupressure points, Yin Yang Theory, 5-Element Theory, 8 Principles of diagnosis, internal and external causes of disease will also be studied, as well as Oriental pattern differentiation. Additionally, diagnostic methods of finding disharmony (pulse, abdominal and tongue diagnosis) will be explored giving students the tools necessary to treat a wide range of disorders and imbalances. This allows students to create not just a relaxing massage experience but also a health treatment plan that can be implemented during their massage sessions. A Western science class, Anatomy and Physiology, personal and professional ethics and business development has been incorporated into the bodywork program as well. VSAC Grants are available to those who qualify.
metal/ stained glass METAL AND STAINED GLASS CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Jewelry I, Thursdays, 6:30–9:30 p.m., April 12 – May 31, 8 weeks. One-Day Lead Came Workshop, Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Bronze Casting, Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. One-Day Copper Foil Workshop, Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Enameling Workshop, Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. New early payment discount! See website for details. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org.
movement MOVE AND BE MOVED: Thursdays, 3- 4:15 p.m., Chace Mill, Burlington. $160. Info, 863-9775 ext. 2 or email knittens@aol.com. Integrate the internal experiences of sensation and emotion with movement. Using a variety of movement activities we will work on listening to and letting our bodies talk. Instructor Luanne Sberna is a dance-movement therapist with 19 years of clinical and teaching experience.
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photography Photocopy Transfer Methods: Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $145, $130.50 BCA Members (some materials provided). Print Studio 250, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts. com. In this workshop participants will learn photocopy transfer methods to create unique prints using copies of their own images or found images. Images can be used alone or combined with traditional methods as an adjunct to enhance a print or to transfer images onto zinc or copper plates as an acid resist. The instructor will bring examples of the use of photographic images in contemporary art for discussion. The secondary emphasis in this workshop will be on the content and development of images within one’s work. (CLASS CODE: 8113311)
psychic DEVELOPING YOUR HIGH SENSE PERCEPTION: May 5, 12, 2-5 p.m. $40. 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info, call Sue 244-7909. Learn to use the full range of your psychic abilities, and work w/ energy fields. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Limited to 10 students.
pilates 123 PILATES: Get a personalized program just for you and experience how the classical method of Pilates exercise can promote positive change for the whole self. Stop in and visit our studio, complete with five reformers fitted w/towers, a separate studio for private sessions, and a sprung maple wood floor. See our Spring schedule at www.123pilates.com.
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public speaking PUBLIC SPEAKING: Thursdays, April 19 - May 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $95 for four weeks. Info, registration: flynnarts@flynncenter. org or 652-4548, ext.4. Acquire coping skills for your 15 minutes of fame in Public Speaking for Those Who Would Rather Not! FlynnArts instructor Margot Button will help participants become more comfortable with their ability to speak to groups of any size on any subject in a relaxed class designed to relieve anxiety. Fun activities cover many presentation scenarios including the use of microphones and even spicing up a PowerPoint presentation. Teachers, business people, auditioning actors, and others will find the perfect forum for expanding their vocal prowess in this supportive class.
reiki REIKI: Join Sukhada Repass, certified Reiki Master Teacher, for a Reiki Clinic on the second Saturday of each month. Donations cheerfully accepted. Info, email rayoflight108@gmail.com or 802-7304440. Visit www.rayoflight108. com Please contact me if you need directions and RSVP. Try Reiki for relaxation, stress reduction, increased health vitality & pain reduction. Experience the benefits of Reiki with any ailment i.e., Diabetes, back pain, Sciatica, Thyroid. Dates to add to your calendar: Saturday, April 21, 2-5 p.m. The Alternative Wellness Center, 34 Pleasant Street, Morrisville. Saturday, May 12, 3-6 p.m., Blossoming Lotus Yoga Studio, 36 School Street, Johnson. Sukhada teaches Reiki classes, all levels, on a regular basis.
sculpture STONE CARVING: April 28 and April 29, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pond Road Studio. $235. Info, 802578-0808, visit www.sculpturesbybabcock.com. Two full days of stone carving with hand tools to explore the wonders and colors of soapstone, creating an artistic sculpture expression. Use of tools and stone included in price, with lunch. 40 years experience. Limited to eight students.
FIRST STRIDES WOMEN’S BEGINNER WALKING/RUNNING PROGRAM: Wednesdays, May 2 through July 25, 5:45-6:45 p.m. Williston Community Park, 195 Central School Dr. $45. Info, 8797734 x219 or email michelejmorris@aol.com or visit www.sfedge. com. This proven, fun program uses encouragement and training to improve the fitness, self-esteem and support network of women of all ages and abilities. Walkers and beginning runners welcome. Register at Sports & Fitness Edge—Essex or website. VERMONT WOMEN’S MENTORING PROGRAM: Wednesday, April 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mercy Connections. Free. Info, 802-846-7164 or visit www.mercyconnections.org. Help support women making the transition from Vermont’s corrections facilities to the community by volunteering to be a mentor.
wood WOOD WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Bowl Turning, Instructor: Ralph Tursini, Saturday/Sunday, May 12-13 or June 9-10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Veneering Workshop, Saturday and Sunday, April 28–29, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mastering The Bandsaw, Sunday, June 3, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Exquisite Surfaces and Details, Instructor: Garrett Hack, Monday–Friday, Aug. 20–24, 9 a.m.– 4 p.m.; Solid Wood Construction, Instructor: Garrett Hack, Saturday–Wednesday, Sept. 15–19, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. WOODWORKING SCHOOL AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: Build an Adirondack Chair, begins May 5. Build a Shaker End-Table, begins April 27. Bowl Turning, April 21. Pen Turning, May 16. Jewelry Box Workshop, begins May 30. www. communitywoodworkersshop.com, 382 Hercules Drive, Colchester. Info, call 802-654-SHOP.
yoga BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga Yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Old High School, Bristol. $14 drop-in, $110 for ten classes, or $100 monthly pass. Info, 482-5547 or www. bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. Bristol Yoga is directed by Christine Hoar, who was blessed and authorized to teach by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India, holder of the Ashtanga lineage. Christine is also a certified ayurvedic consultant. BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily classes offered 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Burlington Yoga, 156 St. Paul St. $12/hour, $14 for 90 minutes, $160 for unlimited monthly membership, $75 for a private lesson. Info, 658-9642 (YOGA) or piper@burlingtonyoga.com. Classes: Anusara Inspired, Begin-
ner, Flow, Slow Flow, Iyengar style, Kripalu, Kripalu, Kundalini, Men’s, Prenatal and Restorative Yoga. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna. EVOLUTION YOGA: Classes for all levels taught in Vinyasa, AnusaraInspired, Kripalu, Iyengar, and Ashtanga traditions. Specialty classes offered weekly in prenatal, postnatal, fundamentals, restorative yoga, and yoga for 60+. $13 drop-in, $11 hour-long classes, $120 10-class card. Monday, 5:45 p.m. Vinyasa class is “pay what you can.” Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info, 864-9642 or visit www.evolutionvt.com. We are currently enrolling for the following six-week series: Yoga for a Healthy Head, Neck and Shoulders, Yoga for Women Over 40, Yoga for Golfers, Yoga for a Healthy Back, and Ashtanga Fundamentals. Evolution offers a full baby/children’s yoga program from 2 months to 6 years. Check out our upcoming workshops: Partner Prenatal Yoga and Massage, Saturday, April 28, 2-5 p.m. Mother’s Day Yoga Retreat with Jennifer Harris, Sunday, May 13, 2-4 p.m. YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to all levels. Explore a variety of yoga styles with experienced and passionate instructors in three beautiful spacious studios on the Winooski River and our new downtown studio and boutique at 113 Church Street (top floor of the Leunig’s building). $14 drop-in, 10 classes/$100. Month pass, $120. Info, 660-9718 or visit yogavermont.com. Six-week sessions: Intro to Kripalu and Ashtanga, Kids Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, Yoga and Kung Fu and more started up in March. 200hour Yoga Instructor Course began March 2007. Gift certificates available online and at the studios.
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For Sale 2 BEDROOM CONDO FOR SALE Moretown. 1st floor, walkout porch, beautiful yard, low condo fees, close to I-89, freshly painted walls, Pergo floors. Laundry facilities on site. Price: $112,000. Call 802-734-6987. Bolton Valley Resort Condo Ski In-Ski Out. One bedroom, one bath flat on 1st floor. 590 square feet. Laundry on-site. Low association fees. $109,900. Call Dave at 802-578-8159. Colchester lakeview home 2200 sq ft home in lakeshore community. 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths. Open floor plan, all natural woodwork, wood/tile flooring. Spare room/office, loft. Ample backyard with bluestone patio, matured perennial gardens, 3season porch. Beach access, mooring rights. Energy efficient, wood stove, built 2002. Asking $450K. Call 802-865-5187. Eastfield - Fairfax CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST OPEN HOUSE HOURS Sat., Apr. 28 from 1:00-3:00 Beautiful condos are currently under construction at a great location in Fairfax. Fea-
Grand Isle Homes CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST Coming Soon: Three brand new 3-bedroom, 1.5bathroom, 2-story colonial-style homes with approximately 1,275 square feet of living space. Plenty of backyard space with lots ranging in size from .29 to .38 acres. Features include energy efficient heat, a one-car attached garage, and a full unfinished basement. Located in a beautiful area of Vermont with a great school system. This home is a must see for families with children. Contact Brandy at 864-2620 for more information. Jericho Sunny & Spacious 1880 Vermont Farmhouse, adds in 1998 & 2002. 1.5 acres, half fenced-in. Lg. 3 bd, 2 ba, 3-season porch & 2-car garage. Great schools for kids. Possible rental/ in-law. 30 min to work & skiing. 41390@msn.com. Land: 25-Acre lot Lots avail. in Woodford, VT. Bordering US forest service and RT-9. Starting @ $40K. 25-acre lot in Bristol Notch, great views, very private, brook habitat. Show by Appoint. Only $100K as is, $150K w/ Rd. Some Financing, surveyed w/permits. Build to our specs or yours. Call Mike @ 453-3457. Middlesex 1-2 bdrm house on quiet 1/2 acre lot bordering brook. $105,000. 1 mile to exit 9 on I-89. Call 802-223-4611.
Moretown Commons Condo 1BR, open kitchen living, deck with branch railing. Recessed lighting, first floor, Sugarbush, Stowe & Montpelier close by. $88,000. David Dion Real Estate, 802-496-5000. Richmond-3 bedroom ranch, 1 1/2 baths. New flooring, fresh interior paint, remodeled family room. Some cosmetic updating needed but very good condition. Recent property inspection, water test, septic pumped. Nice lot, oversized garage, dry, poured concrete basement. Convenient to school and village, easy commute. $249,900. Katherine Krebs RE/MAX North Professionals 802655-3333 ext. 216. Winooski - Investment opportunity. 4-unit apartment building. Good rental history. 10 bedrooms. 3500 sf. Good income-producing property. Many recent improvements. Separate utils. $399,000. Call 802-862-6810.
For Rent 2 Bedroom Apt. in Stowe 2bedroom, 1-bath apartment located on River Road in Stowe. Available May 1st. Month-to-month lease, $650 plus utilities. Dogs ok, no smoking. Call 985-4089. 2 Bedroom Duplex Winooski 67 Lafountain Street, N/S, HDWD, gas heat, W/D, backyard, deck, off street parking, dog possible, lease, $850/mo+ utilities, avail. 6/1, 802-879-2817. 3 BEDROOMS DOWNTOWN B-TON Two 3-Bedroom apartments in the heart of downtown Burlington.
COVERED INDOOR PARKING AVAILABLE Porches, HDWD, W/D, off-street 4/16/07 4:13:09 PM parking, storage. $1650/mo + dep., heat included. Avail. 6/1. Call 802-318-5035. 3 or 2/3 Brdm in Burl 6/1 Really good landlord seeks really good tenants for nice apts in So. End Victorian, near Shaws, Bikepath, 1-89. 1st floor apt 3-bdrms, LR, lg kitchen, DW, HWWD, parking, 1-car garage, $1400 + util/ dep: 2nd Floor unit, 2/3 bdrms lg kitchen DW, HW floors, 1-car garage, parking, $1350/MO. + util/ dep. 864-9972. 3Br. Newly renovated apt. First floor of duplex, 3br., living room, eat-in kitchen, all hardwood floors, white walls, basement, porch, free W/D, parking, 1 mile to campus, avail. 7/1 $1425/ mo.+, 598-9370. 6/1 Nice Big Studio Apt Loomis and Willard St. 1-room w/ cute alcoves. Separate kitchen and bathroom. Spacious for one person but enough room for a couple. Great deal. 413-834-0109. Apt. for Rent Burlington 2bdrm. off street parking, very large porch, good condition, $850/month plus dep. Call Robyn or Mark at 802-655-1406. Avail. 5/1. Apt/Condo Rent to Own Essex Jct. 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath, gas heat, W/D hookups, to be converted into condo and offered for sale. $1000/mo. + . Lee @ 865-2010. Bolton (Route 2) large 2-bd (1200 Sq. Ft.) All new renovation, converted pub, unique, loft, barn boards and beams, deck. Easy commute, D/W, sec. dep., refs. $1300/mo. 802-363-2177.
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. BOLTON VALLEY New, sunny, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Washer/dryer, fireplace, decks off every room. Great hiking & mt. biking. 30 minutes to Burlington. $1300. 802 434-5398 or 802 343-2020. Bristol Studio, 25 mins. to South Burlington, 20 mins. to Middlebury. $500/mo., incl. heat/elec./water. Avail. 5/1 Call 802-453-5954. Bristol Village Duplex Large 2-bdrm, 1-bathroom. Recently renovated, quiet, owner occupied duplex nestled in the village. $1,000/mo. includes heat & water. Pets neg. Call Amanda @ 802-578-9181. Burington 47 South WilliamsAvail. 6/1: 2-bdrms, 1 bath, laundry on-site, parking for one, no pets, near college, $1150/mo., Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229. BURLINGTON Large 3-bedroom. Living room, dining room, full basement, porches, parking. 1/2 acre in quiet location. $1500/mo. Avail. now. 862-9182, call up to 11 p.m. Burlington All shapes, all sizes. Great locations, parking. Avail. 6/01. Please call Rick, 802-864-3430. Burlington Avail. 6/01. 3bedroom & 2-bedroom apts. 448 & 450 Colchester Ave. Off-street parking, near campus & downtown Winooski. Incl. util. $1375 & $1150. 978-887-0765. Burlington Old North End, modern, cozy, 2 rooms, full bath, closets, second floor, private entrance. On busline, street parking. No kitchen. All utils. $645/mo. $500/sec. Avail. 4/01. 802-999-7526. Burlington 2-bdrm, Church St. $900-$925/mo. Hot water and trash incl. Also 2-bdrm, No. Winooski $885/mo, heat incl. No pets. Off-street parking. 802-318-8242. Burlington 2bd, townhouse style, great kitchen w/ major cabinet space. Wall-to-wall carpet, off street parking. W/D, NS/pets. $1100/mo + utils. 5/07 802-863-9132. Burlington Avail. 6/01 Upper Maple, clean, quiet, bright, new paint, parking, laundry utils. included. Effic. w/ common bath $600-650/mo. 1-br $900/mo. 802-658-8056. Studio404@adelphia.net Burlington North Avenue, avail 5/1. 2 bdrm townhouse, 1 bath, W/D hookups, lake views, underground parking, no pets, close to downtown and bike path. $1175 monthly. Call Coburn & Feeley 864-5200 ext. 229. Burlington Lg. 2 Bdrm, newly carpeted, painted. Heat and hot water included. Full bath, parking, garbage, snow removal, front deck, no pets. 1200/mo. + dep. 802-863-9612. Burlington 1-bdrm avail. Great location, bright HDWD, parking. Avil. 6/1 Call Rick 802-864-3430. Burlington Upscale 5-bdrm apt. near UVM and MCHV. Natural wood work, 2 1/2 baths, high end kitchen, quiet safe location. Parking, heat, laundry. NS/pets. Refs required. $3300/mo. 802-6588056, studio404@adelphia.net
Burlington 4-bdrm, convenient location, School St. Off street parking. $1950/mo + utils. No pets. 802-318-8242. Burlington North Avenue, avail 5/1: 2-bdrm townhouse, 1 bath, W/D hookups, lake views, underground parking, no pets, close to downtown and bike path. $1175/ mo., Call Coburn & Feeley 8645200 ext. 229.
Burlington 2-bdrm, 1st floor, gas heat, NS/pets. Parking avail. Dep. and credit report. $775/mo. Call 802-862-0479. Burlington New No. End 1bdrm NS, remodeled first floor off street parking. All utils. incl. heat, DISH. W/D $875/mo. Avail. now. 652-3472 6-9PM.
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Cambridge Village - 1 BDR Cozy 1-Bedroom, 1st floor, private deck. 15 minutes to Smuggs, 42 to Burl. $700/mo +lease/sec.dep/ heat. Includes electric. Available 4/20 enginuityvt@comcast.net or 802-373-0893. Charming Cape in Georgia 3+ bedrooms, 1 bath, hardwood floors, full basement, W/D hookups, water softener. Two-car detached garage. No pets/smoking. $1400/month. Please call Julie at 309-0725. Col: Lakefront Condo Marble Island: Luxurious 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths w/beach access. 2,700+ SF, 3 levels, Jacuzzi, cathedral ceiling, decks, fireplace. Pets neg. 6/15 $2300/month. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com
Burlington Downtown, Orchard Terr. studio. Very nice, bright and clean. 2nd floor, HDWD, no pets. Colchester - Beachfront Mod$650/mo. includes heat, hot waBurlington, Shelburne St ern 2-Bedroom, VIEWS. Large 3/26/07 1 9:57:53 AM ter and laundry. Call 372-9513 1x1-heatherarmata032807-classy.i1 or Avail 7/1. 3-bedroom, $1325 per LR decks, Sandy beach, moor343-7334. month. Heat & H/W incl. Parking. ing. Avail 5/1 $1,250 incl. heat, Neville Companies, Inc. (802)660Burlington Spring Street 2 HW, W/D. 879-7920 Live on the 3481 x 1021 www.nevilleco.com bdrm, 1st floor unit recently renobeach! vated, $900/mo + util, includes Burlington, Shelburne St Colchester 1 Bdrm & mooring off street parking, no smokAvail 7/1. 2 Bedroom, $870 per Malletts Bay 1 bdrm. 500 sq.ft. ing. Call Sundance Services at month. Parking. Neville Compa- Private, convenient, private 802-893-2348. nies, Inc. (802)660-3481 x 1021 beach/mooring. bike path, pet www.nevilleco.com/residence Burlington Upper College St., negot. all util & cable included 1-bdrm, parking, lg. rooms and Burlington-Charming 3bdrm for $900/mnth dep & ref rqrd. closets. Galley kitchen includes Quiet home in family neighbor802-658-8358 DW. Full bath, separate storage. hood. Upper Archibald St. Color- Colchester, Prim Road Two Clean, quiet, no pets. $850/mo. ful, sunny, newly renovated, D/W, bdrm, duplex $975./Heat Incl. No 985-5598. storage, 2 porches. NS/pets. pets/smoking, 802-933-4203. Available 6/1. $1575/mo. +. Call Burlington 3-bed apt, lg. bath, Colchester: On the Water!! 864-5657. spacious floor plan, great locaNew price! Unsurpassed 3-bedroom tion, gas heat, no pets, on-site Burlington/Winooski Apts + office, 3-bath custom home, calaundry facility $1075 avail. 6/1, Studio, 2, 3, & 4 bedroom apts. thedral ceilings, professionally for more info call 802-864-9966. available June 1. Bright & sunny, designed kitchen, luxurious masBurlington Sunny, quiet. 1 1/2 storage, porches, hardwood. No ter bath, views. Avail. now. N/P. smokers. References required. bdrm. HDWD. Close to beaches and $2450/mo. 802-846-9568; www. parks. Off street parking, NS. Pets 802-864-4838 for more info. HickokandBoardman.com. Neg. $975/mo. Includes all utils. and Sat. Avail. 6/1. 652-9809.
Burlington South End 1 BR Sweet spacious apt on Scarff Ave. Newly renovated. $800/month. Avail May 1 for year lease. Call Chris 802-578-1922. Burlington Studio Sunny, convenient King Street studio available 5/1. Close to downtown and waterfront. Hardwood and other new features. $700 a month available 5/1. No pets. Contact 578-6013. Burlington, 4 bdrm apt 4 bdrm apt, 1 3/4 bath, 3 parking spaces. $1500/mo.+security deposit. Not a party house. Pets negotiable. 864-1707. Burlington, Buell St Avail 7/1. Private room w/common bath. $350 per month. Laundry. No pets. No smoking. Neville Companies, Inc. (802) 660-3481 x1021 www.nevilleco.com Burlington, Buell Street Avail. 7/1. 2 Bedrooms, Heat & H/W incl. $925 per month. Laundry. No Pets. No Smoking Neville Companies, Inc. (802)8620208 x 1021 www.nevilleco. com/residence Mill Street Burlington, Avail. 6/01. 3-bedroom. $1300/ mo., Dog OK w/ref. W/D hook-ups. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-6603481 x. 1021, www.nevilleco. com/residence.
Duxbury Custom post-and-beam cape. 3 br. 1.5 bath. W/D DW, gas fireplace, cherry floors and staircase, whirlpool bath, large deck, small pond, trout stream, mountain/forest view, garden space, quiet private country setting between Sugarbush and Stowe. Convenient to the schools NS/pets. 1900/mo. incl. mowing, plowing, and trash. Utils. extra, first and last months rent + dep., lease and refs. 802-244-1260 Essex 2-bdrm, Lg. rooms. $850/ mo. Call 868-3744. ESSEX J. HOUSE FOR RENT 3+ bdrm, 1.5 bath, eat-in kitchen, W/D, DW, basement, garage, 2 driveways, gas heat, back yard W/Deck. NS/pets. Refs., credit check, dep., lease. $1500/mo. + utils. Rent includes water, trash removal, lawn care. Call Jan after 3:00. 802-343-4631. Essex Jct, 3 Bdrm, Dogs OK Located in nice Essex Jct. neighborhood. W/D, D/W, fireplace, basement, trash and snow removal incl. $1395 /mo + dep. Avail. 4/1. Call 802-734-1627. Essex Jct. To share duplex, 2bdrm apt. Prefer female. W/D, A/C, cable and Internet and utils. included. $650/mo. Call 879-4226. Essex Jct. 1 BDRM APT 1-bedroom, full bath, parking, NS, $650/ mo. + utils. Phone 802-863-3011.
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Stop paying rent! This house will pay rent to you! If you are ready to invest, then this house is best. The new Winooski is booming and calling! This expansive and renovated owners unit hosts tin ceilings, updated kitchen, relaxing porch and much more. The second unit rents for $850/month, has two bedrooms with a large living room. A new metal roof was put on in 2004, with original knockers on the door. Come explore Winooski, at a great price it is a must see! $262,000
Picturesque 1830’s colonial farmhouse on 1.5 acres w/ lake and Mt. views. This one of a kind home has been restored to keep its vintage feel but has had all major systems updated for modern living. 10+ rooms including ice house, butler’s pantry, summer kitchen, pub room, enormous barn & 5 bedrooms. Great possibilities for B&B or Antique shop. Country living but only 10 miles to Burlington. $509,000
Beautiful old house, recently renovated. Big, bright kitchen. Spacious backyard. Furnace, plumbing and most electrical replaced. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths including 1st floor half bath. Off-street parking. Great location in desirable neighborhood. $385,000.
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This Condo has 2 bedrooms, including a large master, and 1.5 baths. Spacious living room and eat-in kitchen. Attached 1-car garage offers convenience and safety. Great location just over theWinooski line in Colchester. Full basement. $175,500. MLS#2701287.
Addison-This cozy 4 bdrm, 2 bth home on 10+ gorgeous acres features all-new carpets, freshly painted interior, and a large barn w/5 horse stalls and hay loft/storage. You’ll love the traditional front porch w/terrific Adirondack views.The land is great for horses! Only $257,900!
Remodeled 2000 sq. ft. colonial with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. New eat-in kitchen with island, new appliances, cabinets and counters. 2nd floor family room with ceramic gas stove and large 2nd floor laundry room. Many extras including home office/den. $282,500
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This vintage brick home has been completely renovated! Huge LR, formal DR with bay window, 3BR, 1.5BA. Enclosed sunporch and utility porch. 30x50 garage with electric door. Beautiful wood laminate flooring throughout. 10 min. from bridge. $159,900 Call Susan Cook realty results • 518-546-3000 / 546-7557 www.realty-results.com
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This comfortable South Burlington Condo sports big rooms, super finishes and tons of natural light. You will pinch yourself when the lawn is mowed and walks shoveled by someone else! Amenities include huge master bed and bath, jetted tub! Enjoy! $385,000.
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Fairfield Country living at its best! Beautiful “never lived in” 3 bdrm home on private dirt road, just 15 minutes to I 89. $1200/ mo + dep + last mo + util. gorgeous new applicances, W/D hookup, laminate & tile floors, open floor plan, propane radiant heat all nestled in the sugar woods! Available immediately, no smoking/pets considered. Call Sundance Services at 802-893-2348. Hill Section Burlington South Union Street, bright studio apt., great location, shared bath, heat and hot water included. Avail. 5/1. $460/mo. Call 863-6613. June Rentals Eff., 1, 2, 3, 4bedrooms. Great locations. $575/ mo. - $2500/mo. Sorry, no pets. 1 year lease. 802-318-8242. Large 3-BDrm in Burlington New carpet, fresh paint, near Burlington College, bike path and downtown. Off-street parking. Avail. immed. $900/month+ Well-mannered pets considered for $1000/month+. Call Rich 802-734-1452. Lge 3-bedrm - Victorian hse Entire 1st flr. 1&1/2 baths. Offstreet pking. Quiet street near dwntwn. Gas heat. Pets OK. No smokers. 42 Elmwood. $1200+. Call Bill 482-2714. Newly renovated 4 Br 4 Roomy bedrooms - upper 2 floors of duplex, living room, new kitchen, breakfast nook, white walls, basement storage, free W/D, porches, parking, yard, $1900/mo. Available 7/1, 598-9370.
Nice Mtn Resort Condo Clean, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, gas fireplace, furnished, parking, Bolton Valley, 20 minutes to Burlington, skiing/ hiking/ mtn biking, $875 +utilities +deposit, non-smoking. Avail. 04/14. 802-893-1502.
So. Burlington, Charles St Avail. 6/01. 2-bedroom. Duplex w/yard, garage & basement. $1100/mo. Dogs OK w/ref. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-6603481 x 1021. www.nevilleco. com/residence.
One Bedroom Apartment Jeffersonville, Cozy, 1-bdrm, country setting. Includes heat and electricity. $625/mo. Call 802-644-8297.
So. Hero: Newly Renovated! Sandbar Heights: 2-br, 2-full baths, granite countertops, jetted tub, fireplace, wood stove, phenomenal lake views. Dogs welcomed! Avl NOW; $1600/mo. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com.
One Bedroom Apartment NEW Nice all new apt. in Starksboro, maple cabinets, wood laminate flooring, covered deck, garden, and more. Hot water, trash, and lawn care included. $780/mo. Sorry, no dogs. Call 802453-3273 before 9:00. OPEN HOUSE 4/22 9AM - 1PM Shelburne, must see! New 2-bdrm 1200 s/f apt. $1250/mo. no utils. ns/np. Open house Sunday, April 22 9 a.m. - 1p.m. @3198 Shelburne Road. Call 233-1471. Shelburne Newly built 2-bdrm, 1200 sf. upstairs apartment. New appliances, W/D, heated bathroom floor, central air. np/ns. $1250/mo. no utils. must see. 802-233-1471. SHELBURNE - DOWNTOWN In historic village home, new kitchen and appliances. 1/2 bedrooms. 2nd floor. Painted wood floors. Parking. Rent includes heat/hotwater. $990 + deposit. CALL 802-578-3039.
South Burlington Farrell Street Avail 5/1: Newly constructed 2-bdrm condo, 2 baths, underground parking, fitness room, W/ D, heat included, secure access, no pets, storage unit, close to interstate, $1400/mo., Call Coburn & Feeley 864-5200 ext. 229. South Burlington East Terrace Avail 6/1: 4 bdrm house, 2 baths, parking, W/D hookups, pets okay, close to college, $1750/mo, Call Coburn & Feeley 864-5200 ext. 229. St. George Unfurnished, 2-bedroom, heated, W/D. NS/pets. Refs. req., sec. dep. and utils. $950/mo. 802-482-2193. Summertime So Burl Condo 2-bdrm unfurnished. Swimming pool. Tennis court. Near bikepath/UVM rec fields. 2-car parking. No dogs. Avail. 6/1. $900+. Call Bill 482-2714.
So Burl: Dorset Farms Cabot Court: Meticulously kept 4-br, 3bath, 2,838 SF Colonial. Granite countertops, walk-in closets, gas fireplace! No pets. Avail. NOW. $2400/month. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com.
Sunny 3 Br. duplex 2 story classic townhouse style - 1000 sq.ft., all hardwood floors, white walls, full basement, free W/D, parking, quiet South End neighborhood 20 minute walk downtown, $1350, heat included, avail 7/1, 598-9370.
So. Burl: Lancaster Condo 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,174 SF, built 1995. 9’ ceilings, balcony, W/D, walk-in closet, heat, AC, trash, etc! No pets. 6/1; $1500/month. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com
Sunny So. Burlington Apt 3bdrm or 2-bdrm w/office, excellent location near hospital/schools, large yard, off-street parking, NO smoking/ dogs, W/D hookup, trash, lawn, $1075 + utils. May 1. 862-8664, pgadams@sover.net.
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Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. Underhill Large 3-bdrm, 1100 square foot, 2nd floor duplex apt. w/ additional storage. All but gas included. Only $1075/mo. See www.exactbuilt.com or call 899-1147. UNDERHILL, Huge 1BR Very cool barn loft Apartment 1100 sq.ft. + 1-bdrm. Storage space. Pets OK W/Dep. 7 private acres. Rent neg. month to month lease, 1st/last + dep & refs. Avail. 4/12 1-866-6379283 leave message. Underhill, Park Street Avail. 5/01. 2-bedroom, $765/mo. Parking. Neville Companies, Inc. 802660-3481 x 1021. www.nevilleco. com/residence. Victorian Home 4-bdrm home, walk to UVM and downtown, W/D, 2-car garage, beautiful woodwork, spacious rooms, All utils. included call Tom 802-434-4449. Waterbury 2-bedroom, storage space, laundry room, quiet, no dogs. $595/mo. Avail. 5/01. 802-496-4406. Williston Sm. 1-bdrm, no pets. Avail. 5/1, $650/mo. + utils + dep. 802-878-6054 after 5. Winooski Share large, fully furnished house. All utils. incl. 2.5bath, laundry, parking, garbage, snow removal. Large yard. Close to SMC/UVM/IBM/FAHC/Champlain College. On busline. No pets. $625/mo. + dep. 802-863-9612. Winooski 1 bdrm. Approx. 900 sq.ft. Garden avail. Lg. sunny living room, office, internet access, extra storage, off-street assigned parking. Close and easy access to UVM. No dogs, 1st month + dep required. Avail. now. $760/mo. call 802-985-0770. Winooski Huge 2-bdrm, garden avail. Wireless Internet, offstreet parking, easy access to UVM. No dogs, First month and sec. dep. Avail. 6/1. $1095/mo. 802-985-0770. Winooski 2-BR + den. $1500/mo. Brand New! Never been lived in! Great amenities. Please call 6551810 or visit www.keenscrossing. com. Winooski 2-3-BR, $911- $1043/ mo. Income qualifications do apply. Please call 655-1810. Winooski Lg.3-bdrm, full bath. Hook ups, parking, porch. $1150/ mo. No dogs. 802-862-7467. Winooski Nice, quiet, 2-bdrm apt. Off street parking. Avail. 5/1 $775 + utils. Call 355-2218 or 355-2219. Winooski 1 Bedroom Rent $775/mo. Avail. 6/1. Clean, convenient, gas heat, parking, porch and more. NS/pets. Application, refs, 1 year lease required. Call 802-578-8684. Winooski Avail. now Large, sunny, renovated 1-bedroom, full bath, walk-in pantry. $750/mo. + very low util. cost. Parking. No dogs. 802-862-7467. Winooski, 2-bedroom Two sunny 2-bedroom apartment, 1st floor, convenient location, on bus line, gas heat, off-street parking. Cats OK, dogs neg. $775 & $800/mo. + utils. 802-598-8889. http://daisyvermont.bravehost. com. Winooski, 3 Bedroom Large, sunny 3 bedroom apartment, 2 level, convenient location, on bus line, gas heat, off-street parking. Cats OK, dogs neg. $1040/mo. + utils. 802-598-8889. http://daisyvermont.bravehost.com.
Housemates 1bd $525 incl all/internet Hip 1bd in 2bd South End Pine St apt. Includes utilities/internet. Fresh appl, paint, carpet, etc. $500 dep. May 1st through Oct’ish’. Coin-op, parking. Share w/young, prof, female and son. No pets 578-2512.
Art/music friendly house Gorgeous post and beam country home on secluded 30-acre-setting 15 min from Burlington. 3 upbeat, clean, young, professionals, seeking 4th. Spacious bright room 360/Mo. + utilS. Avail. 5/1. Burlington Basement furnished room, $420/mo. 68A S. Willard St., located between Church St. & University. 1.5-bath, fireplace, W/ D, parking. First + dep. No pets. Avail. 5/1. Quiet, grad/prof. pref. Call 660-7172 or 598-7423. Burlington To share sunny, 2-bdrm apt. off street parking, basement, yard/garden, porch. Old North End, avail. now. $425/ mo. Call 802-578-6839. Burlington Lg. bdrm, living room, private entrance. Shared Bath room and kitchen. Grad student/young Prof. preferred. Avail. 5/1. $650/mo. includes utils. 802-233-9157. Burlington Space for rent, own bathroom and living area, walk in closet. $650/mo. includes everything. Avail. 5/1 802-860-9506. Burlington 1-bdrm in 4bdrm house. NS/pets. Howard St. $237.50/mo. and $237.50 sec. dep. Avail. 5/1. Call Brooke 802-862-2923. Chill House Cool Location! South End house. 2 miles from downtown 1-story cape, 2 bdrm, 1.5 bathroom, living room, kitchen, garage, lg. basement. Looking for housemate. $550 plus utils. Essex Jct. Large room in charming, country house, new paint, near IBM. Spacious living room, kitchen. Organic gardens, NS/ dogs. $425/mo. +1/4 heat. Inc. elec., gas dryer. Internet/wifi, parking. Avail. now. 764-5822, leave message. Housemate(s) wanted 4 bed, 1.5 bath, miles of skiing, 15 min walk to Ind Brook, 30 minutes to Burl. Gardens, woodstove, W/D. Avail immediately. Call Renzo 922-1276. Monkton FarmHouse Large rooms, washer, dryer, dishwasher, inground pool, master bath, cathedral ceilings. 20 acres. 15 miles to Kennedy Drive. Barn, etc. More land in mtns. to hike, camp, etc. $500. 802-453-3457.
Williston Spacious house! 4bdrm house with a private yard. HDWD, laundry (W/D). $450/mo. + utils split. Call Josh @ 233-5296. WINOOSKI - PRIVATE SUITE Avail. 5/1? 2nd story of small house for rent, with shared kitchen/bath on 1st floor. Absolute privacy at roommate costs. $450/mo includes all util., cable, & DSL. 655-1675.
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Burlington/Burlington S. Looking for responsible housemate to share home off Shelburne Rd. W/D, pool, hot tub, storage, parking, yard. Avail. 5/01. $475/ mo. + utils. 802-865-9627.
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North Ferrisburgh Share 2bedroom in country. Hdwd. $350/ mo. incls. heat + 1/2 utils., 1/2 dish, sec. dep. Strong refs. Avail. immed. 802-877-3874. Roommate(s) Wanted Individual or couple to share 2-bdrm house with outgoing, laid-back female. Country setting, 20 min. commute to Burlington. Furnished, with lots of extras. Pets nego. $550/mo. + Utl. Call Kristi 802-338-0499.
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2-bed, 1 ½ -bath, townhouse-style condo’s both located in a quiet country setting close to schools, parks and the bike path. Appliances included in the sale are the stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. Heat is energy efficient natural gas. Pets are allowed!
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1,146 sq. ft. of living space plus a large finished basement with an office and family room. Features include a garage, oversized back deck and lots of storage space. open house hours: Monday, April 23, 3-4pm and Wednesday, April 25, 12-1pm Purchase Price: $ 195,000 Grant for income eligible buyers: $46,800 Mortgage Amount: $148,200
Shelburne Room for rent. Beautiful setting. Quiet. Professionals only. Call 355-3004.
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1,130 square feet of living space. Recent updates include new doors, flooring and paint throughout. open house hours: Monday, April 23, 4-5pm and Wednesday, April 25, 1-2pm Purchase Price: $170,000 Grant for income eligible buyers: $38,275 Mortgage Amount: $131,725
So. Burlington Townhouse Looking for roommate to large 2bdrm, 2.5 bath, bonus rm, sunrm, basement, W/D. $700 includes util. No dogs. 373-2002. South Burlington Clean, mature, dependable person needed to share 3-bedroom apt. in farmhouse. W/D. $400/mo. incl. utils. Avail. 6/01 or possibly earlier. Call Sean, 864-9614. South Duxbury $475/mo. Quite private on 10 ac. Looking for mature individual to share with F and 2 playful cats. Gardens & view. Must have car. 496-3968. South Starksboro To share big, beautiful country home. 30 acres. NS/pets/children. $500/mo. includes utils. Dep. required. 802-5435409 #1, lescoe@madriver.com.
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chop saw, combo-sander dewalt chop saw, 33 lbs, 5 bevel stops, 6”, delta combination sander, 6” disc, 4” belt, dust collection outlet, $100. 802-879-4348. Waterfront office space available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Call Ken at 865-3450. Wellness Ctr. Space Avail. Beautiful space for rent at 431 Pine St., Burlington. Perfect for Reiki, massage, acupuncture, etc. Plenty of parking. Call ASAP! 951-5700.
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CounterTop New Gas Ranges New 5-burner gas countertop, black on black, GE and Jet-Air, $250/each. Used 5-burner stainless steel, $150. eloise@surfglobal.net, 802-864-3842. Crutches Wooden, for an adult. Comes w/pads. $10. 802-264-4878. four all season tires Four tires, Dunlop AT20 Grandtrek 245/75R16 only used 12,000K. 60,000 mile tire, plenty of life left. $150/OBO call 434-6798 after 6pm.
Burlington 350 sq. ft., down town, Church St., 2nd floor office. Newly renovated. Utils. included. Call 802-345-8634.
G.E. ELECTRIC COOKTOP Almondcolored. 21.25 x 30.25” (fits 19.5” x 28.5” countertop opening). Spotless, like new. $75. 802-899-2305.
Cafe For Sale Want music, art, coffee and great food in a well loved community atmosphere? The Bee’s Knees in Morrisville is for sale by owner. Building permitted for expansion. Contact sharondeitz@pshift.com for details.
NEW STAINLESS STEEL APP. New s/b/s Kitchen-Aid refrig w/ice on door, asking $1200. New Maytag dishwasher, asking $250. 1 year old Jet-air gas range, asking $650. Mint condition. eloise@ surfglobal.net.
In Vergennes Commercial/office space 1100 + sq. ft. Ideal for artisan studio or small shops. Call 802-862-9487. Office Space Great medical/commercial office building in wonderful location near I-189, Rt7, Swift. 2500 sqft open space 1500/month plus utilities if you do you own fit up. 881-9252. Office to share Massage Therapist would like to share her space. It is a tranquil office with great light, good energy and free parking. Please call Patty at 802-999-6035. SHELBURNE - DOWNTOWN Heart of the village in historic home 850 sq. ft. for retail/office? 1st floor, wood floors, decorative fireplace. Heat included in rent. Don’t miss this! Call 802-578-3039.
Antiques/ Collectibles 1964 Chevy Biscayne Great condition, 3-speed, 6 cyl, never seen winter, very dependable, a must see! Asking $5000/OBO. Call 802-999-3262. 1964 Shasta pull camper Excellent condition. Sleeps 5-6. W/ gas and electric components. A classic camper for the right buyer. $1200 firm, call Catherine for details. 802-839-8069. Must See! DARDA CARS Cars, tracks, loops, bases & connections. $50/OBO. 802-859-0901.
Appliances/ Tools/Parts
Two Offices for Rent Convenient downtown Burlington location. 2 1st floor offices approx. 125+ sq. ft. each, plus shared space. Must be nonprofit. Reply to info@firstnightburlington.com.
A R E Fiberglass Truck Cap MX Series Cap w/ full back door and integrated walk-in door. Painted white. Fits 1999-2007 Ford F250-F350. $1500 or best offer. 802-434-3940.
Vergennes Office Suite Newly restored building across from Fat Hen. Two rooms with central hall, back office space, waiting area and ADA bathroom. Hardwood floors, new heat, insulation, plumbing. Low heating costs. Signage available. Great for small business, health care professionals, graphic artists, insurance. Available now. Walk to everything! $595/ 802-985-8231.
Appliances, tool, parts 1987 case 450c bulldozer ser# 3078864 canopy, 5000 hrs, very clean, nice condtion ready to work. freshly serviced $26,900 802-434-43291 anytime.
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Sears Car Topper X-large, locking, like new, fits van or wagon, comes w/old-style rain gutter racks. $75/OBO. 802-864-7740.
Clothing/ Jewelry Black Tuxedo Adolfo Tuxedo (used) 100% wool, size 34, 1 button, adjustable waist, pleated pants, easy to change sleeve & pant hems. Great condition $90. 434-5687.
Electronics 20” G4 iMac LIKE NEW! G4 iMac LIKE NEW- great condition, owner needs a laptop. 2 GHz Intel Core Duo Sells on Ebay for $1500, buy here $1400. OS-10. 802-279-3866. Alpine 5-Disc Changer Car CD changer works great comes with remote, hooks to any car radio, plus two CD cartridges $225 OBO. Call 343-0383. Complete HP Desktop 17” monitor, WinXP, CD burner, DVD player, scroll mouse, Internet keyboard, game pad, intel P3, hi-speed Ethernet card, dial up modem. Steal at $150 802-343-1823. Computer Cases ATA style w/ PSU, 2 cases, $20 for both. Call 802-264-4878.
Nvidia 7950 GT XFX, GeForce, 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP ExTreme Edition, brand new and unopened, Lifetime warranty included. $200 call 660-8324 or email wick420@comcast.net. Pioneer 6-Disc Changer CD changer works great comes with extra CD cartridges, $60 firm call 343-0383. Rockford Fosgate subwoofer Car box and amp for sale. 2-12” Rockford Fosgate punch (Model #HX2) subwoofers w/ a sub box and amp. The 2-channel amp is model #700S. Also included are all the cables and equipment needed for car installation. 802-238-6669. Server Case - 4U New w/PSU, key access to drives, $75/OBO. 802-264-4878. Uninterruptible Power Sup Commercial grade UPS that is rack mountable. APC SmartUPS 1400. No batteries. $75. 802-264-4878. Uninterruptible Power Sup Commercial grade. New batteries. Needs $0.25 connector. $50. 802-264-4878. Zip drive 250 mb Iomega 250 mb Zip drive, 10 cartridges used once each. $40/OBO, 802-877-3223.
Entertainment/ Tickets Dancer, solid gold exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette and fun-on-one shows or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. 802-658-1464. New talent welcome. DANCERS WANTED to perform at bachelor parties, birthdays and private parties. Work available. Make full-time money with parttime hours. No experience necessary. 802-862-1377. Dean Martin Videos Dean Martin video collection, 18 celebrity roasts & variety show videos; some played once, some never, $450 value, $125/OBO. 802-324-3113. John Mayer Floor Tickets 4floor tickets available for April 18 Montreal show, ROW K. Will sell in pairs. Face value $65 each, email: mlbajohnson@comcast.net or call 764-1264.
Furniture 5 pc Dinette set Cherry finish, table chairs all in original box. Must sell. Only $199. 802-893-7296. Bed set Mattress, box. Brand new, still in original plastic. Retails for $450. Must sell. $260. 802-893-7296
for sale by owner RIVERWATCH CONDO - BURLINGTON Top floor, bright, river facing 1 bedroom, 1 bath Riverwatch condo in Bldg 8. 670 sq. ft. plus large private laundry & storage room. Large open living, kitchen and dinette area. Nicely separated large bedroom with ample closet space. Energy efficient., two parking spaces, secured entry, sprinkler system, elevator, cable & satellite available, community pool and petfriendly condo regulations. Condo fee includes heat, water, garbage, and common maintenance. Great Burlington city location, easy access to downtown & I-89. No brokers please.
$138,000 Burlington (Chittenden) Roger and Bill 802-985-1073
new classified deadines! As of May 1, the Monday deadlines for classifieds in all categories* will be earlier. All classifieds placed by phone (or walk-ins) will be due by 12 noon each Monday. After 12 noon, ads can be posted online only until 4:30pm for publication in the coming week’s newspaper. * excluding jobs and classes
Butcher Block island beautiful, well cared-for butcher block harvest table from the john boos american heritage collection. 60” l x 30” w x 36” h. excellent condition. $1300/OBO. 802-865-0201. cherry Bedroom set Lined drawers dovetailed construction. Headboard, footboard, mattress, box, dresser, chest, nightstand. Cost $5000, sell $1550. Beth, 802-893-3666. Cherry Ent. CabInet Cherry Custom made in NH, cherry, black, glass. 4 adj/2 fixed shelves. Holds 204 CDs 46H x 18D x 35W”. Wood not MDF. Cost $700. Now $250 MiloDwitt@wildblue.net, Milo 802-454-8383.
A cozy cottage w/ studio and beach cabin. Stone walls, 1.5 acres, views, moorings, 40 ft dock across from Charlotte in Historic Essex, NY 589k. Contact Linda Coffin, 1793 Lake Shore Rd. Essex, NY 12936 • 518-524-3339
Golden Retriever Puppy 9 month-old female. Beautiful, light in color, all shots, and fixed. She is sweet and adorable. Call 363-9771. $500 includes leashes, toys and bowls. husky puppy One female AKC registered tan/white siberian husky puppy. Asking $450 with papers and shots. Min Schnauzers 2 males 4 yrs., 1 fem 4 yr; 2-fixed. I over abundance myself. Good/loving homes only, pure breds. B.O. 802-872-5874.
Custom Cherry Bedroom Set S2 platform bed from Green Designs, Maine, $4000. Two bedside cabinets, $1000 each. 6 drawer bureau, $4200. Single bedside/ end table, $800. Pics at greendesigns.com. 802-482-6787.
Sports Equipment
File Cabinet Excellent condition. 2- drawers. 42” long, 18”, deep, 28” high. Can be adjusted for standard and legal size plus storage. $260 new, asking $85. 802-985-3405. Futon Solid wood w/brand new mattress. All in box, never used. Cost $696, sell $275. 802-893-7296. Like-new Dining Room Set Custom made classic dining table. 44’’ around. 2-lg. leaves. 2 matching low sideboards, custom compartments, drawers. Hand finished pulls. 6-chairs. New $5000, asking $1900. 802-985-3405.
pool Table 8’ billiards table, 3pc 1” slate, comes w/everything! Must see. Retail value $4900. Sell $1700. Bill, 802-893-7315. Queen bed set Queen mattress, box. Double-sided orthopedic pillowtop. All new, never used. Cost $800, sell $350. Call 802-893-7296.
Garage/Estate Sales GARAGE SALE - Sunday 4/15 29 Pinnacle Dr., So. Burlington Sunday, 4/15, 8 am - 2 pm call 8609966 for details.
SHOW AND TELL: 25 words + photo, $35/week or $60/2 weeks. 802-864-5684
CHINESE SHAR-PEI Wrinkled pups, all shots, AKC registered. Ready to meet their new best friend. 802-457-4039 or wrinklepups80@aol.com.
Cherry ET Center / Table Amazing! $4500, matching coffee table $1500. Top of the line! Must see made by Green Design Furniture of Maine, greendesigns.com. 802-482-6787.
Memory Foam Mattress 8” Visco Memory Foam mattress with cover and box. Still in box w/ warranty. Cost $1500. Must sell, $550. 802-893-3666.
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2001 Polaris XC XP 600 Brand new rebuilt engine with less than 200 miles on it. Many upgrades including hypershift clutch kit and 96 studs. FAST!!! Moving must sell. 802-482-6787. BASS BOAT 19’ Stratos Nashville 289V Bassboat 1988 W/200HP V6. With Extras. $4500 802-893-1627. BowFlex Sport, 1 year old, great condition. $500 firm. Call 802-878-4924. Canoe Paddles 2 paddles, rarely used, wooden, excellent cond. $120/each when new. $60/each. 264-4878. punching bag & Corner stand Golds Gym punching bag corner stand w/ 80# punching bag. Asking $120. About 3 years old but very rarely used. Quality Above ground Pool Top/ line Tuscany 36’ round Pool. 2 years old. New gas heater, filter & accessories. Paid $21,000. Asking $10,000 OBO, you move. 802-658-8358.
Trade ELECTRIC BIKE Brand new goes 20 miles on 1 charge at 17 MPH, why pay for gas. Fully computerised #600. Consider any trade, was $1450. 802-899-4444.
Want to Buy Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Call Dave, 802-859-8966.
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Mural Artist Interior and exterior, from Native American suject matter to abstract. Call Dorathy 802-496-2849
A+ HANDYMAN SERVICES Need help getting something done? No Job Too Odd! I am efficient, trustworthy & multi-talented. Excellent refs. Rick 802-309-1477, handyman05401@comcast.net.
Education Childcare Childcare and Cleaning Responsible, trust worthy, fun person to clean, run errands and support children. 20 hrs. a week, flexible. $10 hr. Call 802-318-8701.
Computer Tutor At Home Learn in your home, installation, basic functions, digital photography, email, eBay, Quickbooks & more! No questions too silly or embarrassing, reasonable rates. 802-309-1477, (Rick) computertutor05401@comcast.net Translator/Interpreter In need of French translations? I am offering my services as an experienced, friendly and talented English-French translator/interpreter. Call 802-477-2557 with your requests and projects.
Health/Wellness A Better Massage Get moving on into Spring. Stress reduction good pressure with light caress massage. In Burlington or will travel. CALL NOW! Jaqi 802-310-6519.
Computer Computer Tutor At Home Learn in your home, installation, basic functions, digital photography, email, eBay, Quickbooks & more! No questions too silly or embarrassing, reasonable rates. 802-309-1477, (Rick) computertutor05401@comcast.net Web Design Affordable, local, and great looking, functional web site design, management, and dDevelopment for anyone! www. delusionaldesigns.com. info@ delusionaldesigns.com. 802-5780990. We work with you!
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Amrita Massage Shiatsu, deep tissue and Swedish massage. One hour $60, 1.5-hour $75. www. amritamassage.com. Sierra-Maria, 802-862-4677. Feng Shui Vermont Consultations for homes, businesses, schools. Interior redesign, color, renovations, space clearing, presentations, workshops. Certified Feng Shui Consultant Carol C. Wheelock, M.Ed. 802-496-2306, cwheelock @fengshuivermont. com, www.fengshuivermont.com. FULL BODY MASSAGE For men to release body and mind from stress. Moving to NYC, last week in VT. Many thanks to all clients. Low rates for athletes and students. YOUR PLACE ONLY. Jay (802) 288-8188. Health Professionals Inviting like-minded Health Professionals including Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Naturopath, etc. who would like to co-locate in a Health & Wellness Center with busy Chiropractic practice and Massage Therapists. Located in fastest growing community in Chittenden County and Vermont! 802-893-1070.
Metta Touch Massage Are you stressed-out or sore from working out? Treat yourself to a wonder 0INE 3TREET "URLINGTON ful Thai massage, customized just for you! Same-day appointments available. 598-8700. Blythe Kent, 1x2-062106_Computer_Repair.indd6/15/06 1 1:29:42 PM CMT. Located at 182 Main St., Burlington, 2nd-floor. X
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How To Select A Therapist With so many qualified therapists in Vermont, how do you select the one for you? Free brochure, no one will call. 802-324-5253. Sallie West, M.A., M.F.T Telephone and face-to-face counseling for individuals and couples. Specializing in relationships and spiritual/personal growth, depression, anxiety and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. 496-7135.
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Psychic Counseling Channeling with Bernice Kelman, Underhill, VT. 30+ years experience. Also energy healing, chakra balancing, rebirthing, other lives, classes, more. 802-899-3542 or kelman. b@juno.com. Quit Smoking - Lose Weight Hypnosis, to gain control of your life, stop smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, improve your performance. Call 1-877-362-8710 or email: Ronald_Shepard@msn. com. You Deserve a Massage Experience, intuitive massage therapist offering Swedish Massage, Zen Shiatsu, on site chair massage, gift certificates. Catrin Steward, Certified Asian Bodyworker; Certified Massage Therapist. 802-548-4147
DKR CUSTOM MASONRY brick block and stone, residential and sm. commercial, fireplaces, veneer, landscaping walls, patios, pools, waterfeatures, rebuilds. Fully insured, free estimates, local refs. 530-400-1845 or email us at dkrmason@hotmail.com. DON AND SONS LAWNCARE spring clean up, lawncare, landscaping, bark mulch, shrub trimming. 802-272-5456. Experienced Cleaners Home or office, $25 per hour. Tues and Wed appointments open. Call Kevin @ 802-734-2092. Allow Household Manager me to make your life easier and more joyful! Cleaning, organizing, laundry, shopping, meal planning, cooking, errands. You decide how I can help. 310-4427 happybjkerr@verizon.net. Love to Clean Reliable. Mature. Experienced. References. Green cleaning. Weekly/bi-weekly openings. Also avail. for one-time cleaning. 802-578-3700. NEW PANTS TOO LONG? Straight leg pants hemmed $10.00. Flare leg and fussy jobs a bit more. Hemming, mending, & general repairs. Call Sew Short at 802-860-5049. PAINT AND WALLPAPERING Expert painting, faux treatments, murals, wallpapering, repairs @ reasonable prices. Color consultations and free estimates. Insurance and references. Decorative Designs 878-6515 or 324-4030 decoratewlaurel@yahoo.com.
Moving/Hauling Drivers w/late model vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. 802-658-1464.
Pet Conference? Vacation? Let me do the TLC for your P + P. Experienced care for pets and plants. Great rates and refs. Call Myra 658-6108.
Biz Opps Be a REAL sugar daddy? How’d ya like to be a REAL sugar daddy? 50 three canister vending machines, 25 cent vends, gives a handful of candy. New $350, asking $150/each machine. Call Tracy at 802 345-8795. Snack Wagon Needs a Crowd? Sand Bar Beach (Milton) needs a snack wagon. Opportunity for vendor with food service equipment, summer ‘07. Inquiries: Parks Regional Manager, 802-879-5686. women’s fitness franchise For Sale: a womens fitness center in Chittenden County. Great location. Lots of growth potential, inventory and wonderful members included. alanarlauriej@yahoo. com. www.We althySl acker.com www.WealthySlacker.com Wealth without Labor www.WealthySlacker.com This ad is making me a ton of MONEY! www.WealthySlacker. com Learn to Live Life without Labor WWW.WEALTHYSLACKER.COM
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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Edition, V8. 125K. Very well taken care of. Must see!! Asking $3000/OBO, 802-878-5989. 1995 Geo Prism 4-door, 5-speed, 28/30 mpg. FM/CD player. Great Condition! $1700. Call for more information. 861-7180.
Bicycles Specialized bike $500/OBO 2005 Specialized RockhopperA1fs 24 speed, 17in. mountain bike w/Manitou Black suspension fork. DeoreLX components. Wheels recently trued w/all new cables, brake pads. Detachable fender, bar-ends. $600/OBO.
Cars/Trucks ‘95 Olds Cutlass Supreme 4 door, auto, clean, well maintained, front wheel drive, little rust, gold, runs great, one owner, 160K, priced to sell. $1800. Burlington 802-951-9772. (Your) Warehouse on Wheels 2000 K3500 Chevy, dual rear wheels, 5.7L V8 auto w/Air Cruise, AM/FM Cassette, reading utility body enclosed, 33K original miles, books $20,000 + best over $16,500 +. Call 802-372-5748. 04 Honda Civic EX 2d 29k $13,499/OBO. Great car, great condition. Magnesium Metallic ex., charcoal int. Good in snow. Dealer serviced. Still under warranty! 28/30 mpg! Lou at 802-310-8814. 05 VW Golf GLS TDI diesel Manual, moon roof, Monsoon, monster mats, 36 K. Perfect. Fully serviced. 45-50mpg. Vermont TDI Imports, www.vermontTDIimports.com, sales@vermontTDIimports.com. 05 VW Jetta GLS TDI sedan 2005 diesel Jetta GLS TDI. Showroom. 23k Manual, moonroof, monsoon changer, heated seats, ESP, silver/grey cloth. 45+mpg. Longevity/performance/economy. Vermont TDI Imports www. vermontTDIimports.com 1964 Chevy Biscayne Great condition, 3-speed, 6 cyl, never seen winter, very dependable. Asking $5000/OBO. Call 802-999-3262. 1989 Pontiac Bonneville LE 43,000 original miles, 1 owner. Power seats, windows, air conditioning, remote starter. Upholstery in good condition, new battery, very little rust. $1,800. Call 802-863-6253. 1990 Mitsubishi Montero RS 4WD, 5spd, 6 cyl, tow package.179k. Fully loaded.Strong runner. Good gas mileage. $900/OBO. 310-2422. 1993 Audi 90 S Dark Grey, 130K, solid, reliable, sporty transportation. $1,995 firm. Evenings (802)879-6623. 1993 JAGUAR XJ6 Excellent older car, 4 snows, sexy, reliable car for a reasonable price. body/ mechanics good to excellent. $7500/OBO. Day-655-6568, eve658-0961, vfd@sover.net. 1993 SAAB 900 117,567K, Grey, am/fm/CD, 4-door, no rust. Call Hilary at 802-355-3910 or email hilarymartin@riseup.net. Asking $1500. 1994 Honda Accord EX 149,828K, 4 doors, A/C, leather interior, power windows, power locks, power sun roof, AM/FM Cassette, december inspection, keyless entry/remote starter. Call 318-780-1060.
1995 MERCURY MYSTIQUE GS Great car, sedan 4D, good gas mileage, 5 speed transmission, 4-Cyl. 2.0 liter, air, power steering, AM/FM Stereo, cassette, tilt wheel, dual front air bags. 802-899-3296. 1995 VW Golf III GL A/C, 5spd, 4cyl, 140k, new tires incl, new brakes, timing belt, inspected till Apr. 08, lowered, perf. exhaust, $1200. 802-558-4339 after 12pm.
2004 Passat GLS TDI sedan Southern car from NC. 60k service done, new Michelin tires. Homelink, moonroof, ESP, monsoon, leatherette, Phat Noise MP3, monster mats. www. vermontTDIimports.com sales@ vermontTDIimports.com 2004.5 VW JETTA GLI Anniv. edition GLI with GTI front-end conversion. Black magic pearl exterior, 4 door, 6-spd, 52K, chipped, 1.8T with boost gauge, cold air intake, GLI mats and bucket seats, Privat black wheels and steel rims with new Haks, excellent condition, BEAUTIFUL car! $18,500/OBO. Call Heather at 802-238-1704.
1996 Mitsubushi Galent 4 door, auto, new tires. Great Condition! Asking $1995. For more info. call 802-861-7180. 1997 Ford Probe GT 24 valve Mazda 6 cyl.engine. 5 spd. Fully loaded. Alpine stereo system/CD player. Only 105k. Runs perfect. 25mpg. $4000 Firm. 310-2422. 1997 Saab 900 S Auto, power windows, locks, mirrors, 2-way power sun roof. New paint. 4 studded snow tires. $3000 OBO. 563-6000.
2005 Golf GLS TDI Turbo diesel. 1997 Saab 900 S New engine, 1x2-RCMotorsports040407.indd 1 4/2/07 8:59:23 AM 45+mpg. Virginia car. Tiptronic, new clutch, new exhaust and Monsoon, moon roof. Black/gray. more. Inspected thru 1/08. 5One adult owner. Perfect mainspeed, power windows, 2 way tenance/records. All keys. Title power sun roof. Runs great. $3000 held. www.fruitlands.net vwtOBO. 563-6000. di@fruitlands.net. Absolutely 1997 VOLVO 960 WAGON 7pass, showroom. booster seat, 2 sets wheels 2005 Jetta GLS TDI wagon and tires,new brakes and radiaDiesel 45+mpg. 52k Economy, tor, drives as new, 126k, loaded, longevity and performance. Tipmoonroof, leather, needs nothing, tronic, monsoon, heated seats, clean, solid, reliable, $4850/OBO, moonroof, new tires, full service, 802-893-4607. service history. www.vermontTDI2000 GMC Yukon Beautiful 2000 imports.com sales@vermontTDIsilver loaded, leather, power, im- imports.com maculate inside and out, new 2006 Gold Saturn Ion 2 Excelbrakes, custom grill, Pioneer lent cond., warranty, title clear,A/ stero system CD, dvd, additional C, pwr wind/locks, keyless, crs flip down dvd player in rear, sub cntrl, 5 CD player, On-Star, sunwoofer, tints... Runs excellent, a roof, 4 cyl. manual, spoiler. must see! Asking $8,000 please 28,700K. Brand new all seasons call 802-922-1815. and winter tires. 802-377-8104. 2000 Honda Civic EX Great car. 32 MILES PER GALLON 4X4 1996 Moonroof, automatic, PW, PL, CD, SUZUKI X-90 4X4 T-tops 2 pasAC, 120K, well-maintained, winter senger, power everything, gas & summer tires. Call 655-4226. mileage, + FUN 89k perfect con2000 Jeep Wrangler Grey w/ dition needs nothing $4995 Call black softop. 95K, dealer main- 802-899-4444. tained, mechanic owned, 4 cyl., 5 95 Chevy Blazer 4X4 V6 2-door, speed. Good on gas, clean title. teal. $2200/OBO. 802-859-0901. $6800/OBO. Call 578-3194 or 96 audi a4 quattro 2.8 66,000 (201)739-3319. miles, excellent cond, auto, 2000 Volkswagon Beetle Silleather, A/C, power, all service up ver. Black leather interior. Auto. to date, 76,000, 310-3524. 4-cyl. 68K. Snow tires. Heated seats. Thule ski rack. Good condi- 99 Volvo XC AWD Great car! Great condition. 101k. Leather, tion. $7900/OBO. Must sell. Call CD, power, A/C, auto, turbo, ex878-9788. tra tires, well maintained, have 2001 Subaru Outback Ltd. records, drives great! Wagon, 5-speed manual, leather, 99 Volvo XC AWD Wagon Winter heated seats, 2 sunroofs, LOADED. Great condition! 113K KBB.com traction control, leather, heated seats, sun/moon roof, fog lights, = $8950. What’s your price?? Make alarm, memory seats, pet divider, me an offer! Rob, 802-734-7818. 2 sets tires, power, heated mir2003 Dodge Dakota Must sell my rors, great condition & records! truck PS, ABS, 4x4, tow pkg, air, 802-479-0412. auto trans, power windows, power 99 Durango Red, grey interior, locks, cruise, CD player, tail light covers, linex liner, hitch light. needs motor work. $2500/OBO. Call 578-3194 or 201-739-3319. Call Doug @ 1-802-363-4737 2003 TOYOTA COROLLA LE Automatic 4-door sedan, car starter, A/C, CD, cruise, 90k miles, clean, paint like new, good on gas, no rust. Asking $10k, 877-2794 or poeticbabs@yahoo.com.
Buick Century $1400 OBO ‘96 Presidential Buick Century w/remote ignition, trunk, locks. 92k miles runs great...white w/ maroon top. must sell moving... Adam 303-917-1781.
2003 VOLVO-XC-90-T6 Great-SUV, AWD, amazing in the snow, black, excellent cond, only 50K, navigation, tow-pkg, 3rd row seating! Winter & summer rims, parking sensors and much more! Retail value is 33,500. Will sell for $27,000 Call Aaron @ 802-318-6892.
ELECTRIC BIKE Go 17.5 MPH for 20 miles brand NEW was $1650 now $650 fantastic commuter all computerized call 802-899-4444. Underhill. (Why pay for gas?)
2003 VW Golf GL TDI 5spd 30 K. Fully serviced, perfect alloys, Monsoon audio. Reduce your carbon footprint with 50 mpg on ULSD and Bio. 802-426-3889.
HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2005 Excellent on gas, silver, manual, 22K, great condition. hatchback, lots of room. 1 owner. $10,000. Lana at 318-5138 or LanaQ721@hotmail.com.
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Upright Bass Player Wanted For gigging bluegrass band- www. myspace.com/traditionalmedicinals. Vocal ability a plus. Call Ben at 578-0495.
For Sale On The Water BASS BOAT 19’ 1988 stratos nashville 289v 200hp v6 outbd motor oil inj. w/ trailer and extras. $4500 802-893-1627. Boat/Trailer, 86 Stingray Supersport, well maintained. Call 802-324-3113.
« cars/trucks KIA Spectra SX 2006 Silver, 5speed, 4 dr, Only 5K, am/fm/CD, air, cruise, loaded. Brand New condition. Lost lic. must sell, $12,900. Call 802-343-5960. Pontiac Grand Am ‘95 Teal Pontiac, runs great $500/OBO. leave a message with Jess at 310-0838. PONTIAC SOLSTICE CONV 2006 Red 2 passenger American Sportscar 2400K RARE AUTO totally loaded never been wet paid $28,125 Take $25,500 FIRM. 802899-4444 Underhill. Reliable 1989 Volvo 240 GL Over 200K, many new parts, runs well. Has studded tires on, comes with tires & rims. Good body. $800/OBO. MUST SELL BY 04/20/07! 802-310-9180.
Great Ski Boat 1980 Baja 16SS w/115HP Merc (well maintained) 50mph +. Drive on trailer, stainless Prop, full cover, stereo, more. runs great! $3600 802-658-0626.
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VW Jetta GLS TDI 47 mpg 2004 Jetta GLS TDI diesel. Immaculate FL car. Manual, moonroof, monsoon, ESP, perfect alloys, new tires, fully serviced. Records. Reduce your use! www.vermontTDIimports.com. Vw Scirocco 16 valve 1987 Black, recaros, borbet wheels, inspected, no rust, very nice example of this rare machine, 802586-9672 $2500 OBO
Motorcycles 1968 HD Sportster XLH 900 All bone original. New tires, chain, sprockets. 21k original miles. $4000/OBO. 310-2422. 2004 CBR600RR Excelent Condition, 13K. Blk/Silv New Michelin Pilot Power/ Fender eliminator. Well maintained by dealer, garaged. $4800 call 631-806-8337, or email ianhommel@msn.com. 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 500R Silver-Spotless, only 700K. $6200 new, now $4500/OBO. Call Linda 802-318-8249. 2006 Kawasaki ZZR600 Silver, 1600K. Cateye signals, clear alternatives intergrator taillight, smoke windscreen, and warranty through 7/20/10! Great bike, fast! $5875/OBO. Call Lou at 802-310-8814. 2006 Yamaha Vino Scooter Only 52K. Garaged all year. Bright blue & chrome. Top speed 55mph; fuel efficient 90mpg. Divorce forces sale. New @ dealer: $2650 + tax. Asking $2250 802-879-7702. SCOOTER Vespa knockoff. 149CC scooter. Brand new, still in crate. Clear title. $1350. 802-878-6066.
Bass Guitar Carvin 5-string fret list. SKB 2 space rack. Sure condenser instrument mic. For details call 802-388-2270. IBANEZ GUITAR Ibanez AEF28CS Acoustic/Electric Guitar with FISHMAN pickup and EQ, XLR,1/4” outs. Solid Cedar Top, Beautiful tone. Excellent condition. $475/ OBO. 802-310-7942.
2001 Jayco Eagle Immaculate 25 ft, fully loaded travel trailer, like new condition, 2-doors, $9,100 426-2011.
Ibanez RG350DX & Case $430 White Ibanez RG350DX electric guitar w/Ibanez hardshell-case. Mint. Shark-tooth inlays, wizard/ II neck, Floyd-Rose, sounds great, no fret buzzing. $430 cash. Call 802-655-9479 (after 6 p.m.).
31’ PACE ARROW 1978 Diesel motor. Recently rebuilt tranny. Fairly new 2-way refer. 6.5 kva generator. 125k. Needs a few minor repairs. $2000/OBO. Reasonable trades considered. 802-310-2422.
Keyboards/Studio Equipment Crumar analog organ w/Leslie Simulator $200, Emu Emax sampling keyboard $350, Alesis sequencer $45, Sony A7 DAT Recorder $200, all OBO. 802-864-7740. Tascam 788 Dig Recorder Brand new Tascam 788 digital recorder 8 trk w/ CD burner 199 virtual tracks. $650. 802-893-1627.
Volkswagen Jetta biodiesel 1986 VW jetta, blue, 1.6 diesel, five speed, 4 door, runs and drives well, nice body, lots of potential for greaser, currently runs b100, needs a little work. 802-586-9672. VOLVO 850 WAGON 1994 2.3 turbo, loaded, new brakes, windshield, battery, tune up, 2 sets mounted tires, new exhaust,inspected, 7pass, child seat, one owner, 167k,needs nothing, $4250/OBO. 802-8934607 anytime.
Authorized Warranty/ Repair Martin guitars, Taylor, Guild, Fender, Kamman music, Meisel, Ovation by Luthier Randy Crosby. 202 Main St., Burlington. 802865-3890, randolin@verizon.net, http://www.geocities.com/randycrosby/repair.html.
Tascam Pocketstudio 5 Multitrack digital recorder w/ internal MIDI mp3 module...100 built-in effects, automatic punch-in/out capability, track-bouncing, copy/ paste editing, 2-compact flash cards, new $450, sell $200. 1-802343-0535. rudysf@yahoo.com
Bands/ Musicians Concert Band Musicians Percussionists and musicians for all sections sought for established mid-sized town concert band. Varied repertoire, great fun. Tuesdays, 7:00 PM. Contact: bemoser@comcast.net. Disc Jockey and Classical guitarist. Experience and elegance for your wedding and reception. Hann Hill, 802-922-6425. Female Singer Back from LA, looking for bass player, drummer and lead guitarist. Write and sing only originals. Not interested in being a cover band. Folk/Rock influence. 802-524-7484. Grammy Nominated Drummer! Jason Corbiere, former drummer of Roomful of Blues, is avail. for gigs and lessons. Please email me at playitfunky@hotmail.com or call me at 802-868-7512. GUITARIST lead guitarist with lead vocals looking to join a new group. call 802-658-6075, ask for Frank Guitarist seeking band! Experienced female rhythm guitarist/harmonica player seeking bandmembers for vintage country/ honkytonk/ rockabilly group. Influences: Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Lucinda Williams, Gram Parsons, Jeff Tweedy, Emmy Lou Harris. 802-229-4427, rachael. rice@yahoo.com, myspace. com/rachaelricemusic Organ Player Wanted Guitar and Drums playing together for 15 years, need experienced organ player to complete (comp/solo and basslines) jazz/groove trio. contact jazz.trio.vt@gmail.com
Vantage Classical Guitar Perfect condition, good tone and action; incls. case. $125. OBO 802-864-7740. Violin/Mandolin! Full, sweet bending notes and vibrato-custom-made mandolins by Luthier Randy Crosby. 202 Main St., Burlington. 802-865-3890, randolin@ verizon.net, http://www.geocities.com/randycrosby/. W. African Djembe Drum This drum has barely been used. New head, good rope, great sound. Contact Ryan to try it out! $190. 802-399-9345, or email ryankulhowvick@myway.com.
Instruction Andy’s Mountain Music Affordable, accessible instruction in guitar, mandolin, banjo, kids lessons, “Bluegrass 101” workshops and more. Refs, home visits avail.! Andy Greene, 802 6582462; guitboy75@hotmail.com. www.andysmountainmusic.com CLARINET TEACHER! Professional clarinetist accepting students! I am experienced in classical, klezmer, jazz, funk, and big band music. Contact Zoe Christiansen@ 802-498-4533 or abstractlyrandom@gmail.com! Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty) 862-7696, www. paulasbell.com.
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latin moves and steps Interested in latin dances with a Latin teacher? private classes. All levels get ready, have fun, ready for the HOT weather! Call 802-881-1935
BUONOS TALENT REGISTRATION Can you sing? Play music? Have a stand up act? Register for Buono’s talent night call 233-1474 for more information. Cash prize.
learn music in burlington! Fun 21 yr. old music major now teaching beginners-intermediate piano and guitar lessons. Very knowledgeable in theory, composition, and music history. Students must live in Burlington. 802-999-8746.
RECORD YOUR DEMO CD CHEAP new bands wanted. Prices reasonable and negotiable per project. Call 802-863-9014 or email TrevorAyer@Yahoo.com.
Music Lessons!!!!!! Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 19 yrs. experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in So. Burl. 802-864-7740, ero@ moomail.net. Piano Voice & Songwriting Piano, voice & songwriting lessons--expert teacher--piano (all genres), voice (legit, jazz, pop, etc.)--songwriting (lyrics, music, and arrangements)--very reasonable rates--please e-mail learnmusicvt@yahoo.com Voice Lessons Voice lessons for ages 10-adult. Group and private lessons starting at $20. Studios in Waitsfield and Berlin. Trained music educator and professional singer/actor. Andrea 802-279-3866.
Studio/ Rehearsal Attn: Bands and musicians Record with Madcow! Full length CDs to demos. Producer, engineer, mixer Mark Lucia. “Professional audio recording at a below average price.” madcow-productions. com, 802-233-6885
Contemporary Artists! The Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, VT will feature 4 artists during the 2007/2008 season. Submit portforlio, artist-statement/resume: POB 158, Waitsfield,VT 05673 or info@ bundycfa.org Secret Movie Night Submit your Visual moving art to Sercret Movie Night at Studio STK. Showing Tuesday nights at 8pm. Great for students, experiment pictures and digital artist. will@studiostk.com.
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Auditions/ Casting Adult entertainment Producer looking for new female talent for future productions. 802-862-1377. FEMALE MODELS WANTED for art and fashion projects in Burlington. Excellent opportunity for beginners, free portfolio. Call Dave at 373-1912, e-mail dave@daverussell.org, Website - http://www.daverussell.org.
Call to Artists Artists interested in showing their work at the Daily Planet, please contact Heather, dailyplanet15@verizon.net or call Daily Planet, 802-862-9647 and leave a message 3-5 p.m.
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Fabric Painting and Dyeing For the theatre. Book by Deborah M. Dryden. New, mint condition, paperback. (Cover photographs in this posting in Art section of 7-Days website.) $25. 802-899-2305. Surface Design for Fabric Book by Richard Proctor and Jennifer Lew. (Revised) New, mintcondition, paperback. (Cover photographs in this posting in Art section of 7-Days website.) $25. 802-899-2305.
Openings/ Shows DEER ONES by Rachael Rice Paintings & Repurposed Objects by Rachael Rice at Salaam Boutique, 40 State Street, in Montpelier. Runs through April. Stina Plant Photographs Random Selections, 12 color photographs by VT artist Stina Plant. The Flying Disc, Main Street in St. Albans M-F 9am-7pm, Sat 9am6pm, Sun noon-4pm.
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ACT 250 NOTICE APPLICATION AND HEARING #4C1139-2 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On April 3, 2007, Mechanicsville, LLC and Hinesburg Hillside, LLC filed application #4C1139-2 for a project described as a Planned Residential Development with four duplex units, 21-single family residences and four 8-unit agerestricted multifamily buildings (57 total housing units), creation of seven lots, one to remain open and one deferred; all served by municipal water and sewer services. The project is located off Mechanicsville Road in the Town of Hinesburg. This project will be evaluated by the District 4 Environmental Commission in accordance with the 10 environmental criteria of 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a). A public hearing is scheduled for May 17, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. at the conference room at the Town of Hinesburg Town Hall, 10632 Route 116, Hinesburg, Vermont. A site visit will be held before the hearing at 8:00 a.m at the site. Directions to the site: Route 116 south left onto Commerce Street, across Mechanicsville Road meet at end of Thorn Bush Road The following people or organizations may participate in the hearing for this project: 1. Statutory parties: The municipality, the municipal planning commission, the regional planning commission, any adjacent municipality, municipal planning commission or regional planning commission if the project lands are located on a town boundary, and affected state agencies. 2. Adjoining property owners: May participate to the extent they can demonstrate that the proposed project will have a direct effect on their properties under the ten criteria of Act 250 pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E). 3. Other persons: May participate to the extent they can demonstrate that they have with a particularized interest protected by Act 250 that may be affected by an act or decision by the District Commission pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E). If you wish further information regarding participation in this hearing, please contact the District Coordinator at the address below before the date of the first hearing or prehearing. If you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify this office at least seven days prior to the above hearing date. Copies of the application and plans for this project are available for inspection by members of the public during regular working hours at the Hinesburg Offices, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the District #4 Environmental Office. The application can also be viewed at the Natural Resources Board web site: www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup by clicking on “District Commission Cases” and entering the case number above. Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 6 day of April, 2007. By: Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802.879.5658 E/ peter.keibel@state.vt.us
ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On April 4, 2007, Williston Sand LLC, filed application #4C0893-3 for a project generally described as: modifications to the construction of the haul road and incorporation of ANR Stormwater Permit and Conditional Use Determination. The project is located on North Williston Road in the Town of Williston, Vermont. The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Williston Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 30 Kimball Avenue, South Burlington, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “District Commission Cases,” selecting “Entire Database,” and entering the case number above. No hearing will be held unless, on or before May 1, 2007, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by May 1, 2007. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners, other interested persons granted party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c). Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5). Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 9 day of April 2007. By Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5658 E/ peter.keibel@state.vt.us ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Intervale Center 180 Intervale Road Burlington, Vermont 05401 RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: Sealed Bids on forms prepared and provided by the Intervale Center will be received by the Intervale Center by 12 noon on April 27th, 2007 for the Intervale Wayfinding Project. Work involves construction of a Public Composting Toilet Facility and an Informational Kiosk. Proposals shall be submitted in person or mailed to Buzz Ferver, Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd, Burlington, VT 05401. Faxed bids will not be accepted. There will be a recommended pre-bid meeting at the Intervale Center offices on April 25, 2007, at 9am at the Intervale Center Offices, followed by a site tour for prospective bidders.
Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud in the Intervale Center Office at 1:00 pm on April 27, 2007 at the Intervale Center offices, 180 Intervale Road Burlington, VT. Completion date is August 1, 2007. Either a performance bond and payment bond or an irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of 25% of the base bid, shall be furnished by the General Contractor. The General Contractor must be fully insured and able to demonstrate experience in the trades required. Contract documents are available at the Intervale Center Offices. Contract documents will be mailed upon receipt of $200.00 deposit (50% refundable). This project is funded by the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation Enhancement Program. Davis Bacon wage rates do not apply. This project is funded in part with federal funds and all applicable provisions for Equal Employment Opportunity apply. The General Contractor shall comply with all applicable state and federal rules, regulations, executive orders and legislation relative to equal opportunity and/or affirmative action in employment. Standard State Contract provision will be a part of this contract. If an award is made, it shall be awarded on the basis of the lowest responsive bid and alternates accepted, if any, submitted by a responsible bidder, complying with all bid documents, specifications and addenda. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Questions regarding this project may be referred to Buzz Ferver, Intervale Center , email: buzzferver@yahoo.com. Charlotte Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Title 24 Chapter 117 V.S.A. and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Charlotte Planning Commission will meet on Thursday May 3, 2007 at the Town Hall to jointly hear the following application: 7:15 PM Final Plat Application #PC-07-08 of Peter Schneider & Jessica Donavan for an 8-lot Planned Residential Development of 48 aces, more or less, on Hinesburg Road just west of the Charlotte Central School. The property is located in the Rural Zoning District. Application material can be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to this application CHARLOTTE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Pursuant to Title 24 and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Board of Adjustment will hold public hearings on Monday May 7, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall 159 Ferry Road, to hear the following: - Request of Margaret Clark, 912 Flat Rock Road, for Conditional Use approval for interior renovations and to add dormers to the existing camp. Property is located on Thompson’s Point in the Seasonal Home Management Zoning District. -Appeal by Stuart Bennett of Zoning Permit #07-14-TM issued to Donald and Heidi Sheldrick, 1091 Roscoe Road, for a 35 ft. x 50 ft. workshop/garage accessory building. (Rural Zoning District) -Applications are available for review during regular Planning and Zoning office hours. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to an application.
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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] PUBLIC NOTICE Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation Solid Waste Management Program SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY DRAFT CERTIFICATION PUBLIC MEETING The public is hereby notified that the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has issued a Draft Certification for the above facility for continued operation for five years. The Burlington Materials Recover Facility is requesting certification for continued operations as cardboard and container recycling facility. A Public Meeting will be held on May 7th at 7:00 PM at Conference Room #12 in Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington VT to accept public comment and concerns regarding the facility and its operations. The ANR and the Burlington City Clerk hold the application and draft certification for inspection during normal business hours. Contact information for the Agency can be found below. The Burlington City Clerk can be reached at 865-7000. The Agency will accept written comments on the draft certification until 4:00 PM on May 22, 2007. After the public meeting and comment period, the Agency will review and consider all comments received. If the application conforms with the Rules, a final certification will be issued. If the application does not conform to the Rules, a denial shall be sent to the applicant along with the reasons for the denial. Comments or written requests for a copy of the Draft Certification should be addressed to: James Surwilo Solid Waste Management Program 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont 05671-0407 (802) 241-3481 FAX (802) 241-3273 Public Notice Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Solid Waste Management Program Notice of Application CSWD Williston Drop-Off Center, Special Waste Facility and Phase III Landfill Public notice is hereby provided that the Vermont Solid Waste Program has issued a Draft ReCertification for the following Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) Facilities: Williston Drop-Off Center, Special Waste Area and Phase III Landfill, located at 1492 Redmond Road in Williston. The Drop-Off Center and Special Waste Facility accept solid waste, recyclables, and a wide variety of other wastes from generators within the CSWD. The Phase III Landfill has been closed since the fall of 1995. The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) has reviewed the CSWD application in accordance with the provisions of Section 6-305(b) and has determined that the application complies with the Vermont Solid Waste Management Rules. As a result, a draft re-certification has been issued and the ANR is seeking public comments on the draft. The application and draft re-certification are available for public review during normal business hours at the Waste Management Division office in Waterbury, 103 South Main Street, tel. (802) 241-3444, the Williston Town Clerk’s office, 7900 Williston Road, tel.(802) 878-5121, and at the CSWD Administrative office, 1021 Redmond Road, Williston, tel. (802) 872-8100. A final Re-Certification will be
issued without a public informational meeting unless a written request for a public meeting, signed by at least 25 residents, by the Town Selectboard, by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, by CSWD, or by an adjoining landowner or resident, is received by the Program no later than 4:30 p.m, May 18, 2007. Comments and questions must be received by 4:30 p.m., May 18, 2007, and must be addressed to: Jeff Bourdeau, Vermont Solid Waste Management Program, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-0404 (Tel: 802-241-3484, Fax: 802-244-5141). STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. DOCKET NO. S0043-06 CnC PHH Mortgage Corporation f/k/a Cendant Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v. Keith D. Severy, Eliza B. Severy, Vermont Federal Credit Union And Occupants residing at 11 Cabot Court, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by PHH Mortgage Corporation f/k/a Cendant Mortgage Corporation to Keith D. Severy dated July 9, 2004 and recorded in Volume 675, Page 336 of the Land Records of the City of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:30 A.M. on May 2, 2007, at 11 Cabot Court, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Keith D. Severy and Eliza B. Severy by Warranty Deed of MBL Associates, LLC dated July 8, 2004, and recorded in Volume 675, Page 331 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. Being a portion of the land and premises conveyed to MBL ASSOCIATES, LLC, by the following instruments: (i) Warranty Deeds of David Ramsey dated September 30, 1998, and recorded in Volume 270, Pages 259, 261 and 263 respectively of the City of South Burlington Land Records, (ii) Quit Claim Deed of George G. O’Brien and James D. O’Brien Administrator of the Estate of Helen B. O’Brien dated January 8, 1994 and recorded in Volume 357 at Page 346 of the City of South Burlington Land Records; and (iii) Warranty Deed of George O’Brien and Helen B. O’Brien dated September 30, 1998 and recorded in Volume 270 at Page 251 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. Reference is also made to the Notice of Conversion from MBL Associates to MBL Associates, LLC dated May 14, 1998 and recorded May 14, 1998 in Volume 428 at Pages 315-317 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. A lot of land with newly constructed dwelling house and all other improvements thereon, the dwelling house being known and designated as 11 Cabot Court. Being all of Lot #77 as shown on a property plat prepared in two sections entitled ‘Dorset Farms, Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont, Lot Layout North Plat, Sheet 2 of 4” prepared by Lamoureux, Stone & O’Leary Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated August 29, 1997, last revised January 22, 1998 and recorded in Plat Volume 404 at Page 84 of the City of South Burlington Land Records and “Dorset Farms, Dorset Street,
South Burlington, Vermont, Bower Street & Cabot Court” prepared by O’Leary-Burke Civil Associates, PLC, dated August 11, 1999, and recorded in Plat Volume 450 at Page 67 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. Also included herewith is one (1) of the two hundred twenty-one (221) memberships of the Dorset Farms Homeowners Association, Inc. (The “Association”), a non-profit corporation formed to operate and maintain, supervise and otherwise care for or manage the common areas and facilities located in the Dorset Farms Subdivision, which membership shall be appurtenant to and indivisible from ownership of the aforementioned lot. Reference is hereby made to the aforementioned instruments, the records thereof and the references therein contained, all in further aid of this description. ` Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the City of South Burlington. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin 30 Kimball Ave. Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. PHH Mortgage Corporation f/k/a Cendant Mortgage Corporation By: Joshua Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT DISTRICT OF CHITTENDEN, SS. PROBATE COURT DOCKET NO. 31862 IN RE THE ESTATE OF Lorraine T. Parizo LATE OF BURLINGTON , VERMONT NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of the estate of Lorraine T. Parizo late of Burlington, Vermont. I have been appointed a personal representative of the above named estate. All creditors having claims against the estate must present their claims in writing within 4 months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy filed with the register of the Probate Court. The claim will be forever barred if it is not presented as described within the four month deadline. Dated March 30, 2007 Signed George Gifford, Administrator CTA Address PO Box 451 Richmond, VT 05477 Name of Publication: Seven Days First Publication Date: 4/11/07 Second Publication Date: 4/18/07 Address of Probate Court Chittenden District Probate Court PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402
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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Stall cleaner
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Community-Based Services - So. Burlington NFI’s Community-Based Services is seeking a Therapeutic Case Manager. Responsibilities include treatment planning and service coordination, in-home work with children and biological, adoptive and foster families, as well as supervision of community skills workers and foster parents. • Strong communication skills • Attention to details • Ability to set limits Come join a small, close-knit team of dedicated children’s services providers. Previous work with children with emotional/behavioral challenges desired. Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
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Awake Overnight Councelor The Hospital Diversion Program, located in Winooski area, is a residential program which provides assessment and stabilization services to males and females, ages 13-18. The Hospital Diversion provides crisis stabilization services. • The schedule is 3 nights from 10 pm - 8 am. • Position is 30-hours (benefits eligible). If you are a student or are interested in gaining some practical experience in the human services, psychology and/or the counseling field, this is a fantastic opportunity. FULL BENEFITS, including medical and dental insurance, vacation and paid holidays. Attention: Anne Peterson, NFI 486 Main Street, Winooski, VT 05404. Email: Annepeterson@nafi.com
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Culinology, n. - The fusion of food science and culinary arts. Are you a cook or culinary graduate looking for an alternative to restaurant work? The Vermont Food Venture Center, a nationally recognized leader among non-profit food business incubators, has an opening for a part-time food processing specialist. You will learn commercial food processing, recipe scale-up and product development by helping our clients manufacture and package their specialty and value-added foods. Hours are flexible consisting of two or three shifts of five to eight hours weekly. An ability to lift 50 pounds, good math and communication skills are necessary. Eventual full time employment is possible. Send resume and letter of interest to bnorder@sover.net.
SuBSTanCe aBuSe CliniCian needed for large clinic to work with clients new to treatment. Opportunity to work as part of a treatment team in an exciting, fast-paced environment. Job duties will include performing psychosocial evaluations, determining and referring to appropriate level of care, using motivational enhancement and interviewing to prepare clients for treatment experience, and running therapy groups. Interaction with referral sources is an important element of this job. Candidate must have knowledge of DSM IV criteria for substance abuse and mental health disorders, familiarity with ASAM placement criteria, strong writing ability and analytical skills. Master’s degree in counseling, social work or psychology, license eligibility required. Competitive salary, excellent benefits.
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Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives? Seeking exceptional person to work with exciting interagency program. Case manager needed to work with parents involved with Family Treatment Court (FTC). FTC provides an opportunity for parents who are at risk of losing custody of their children due to the effects of substance use on their ability to parent, to address their addiction and associated problems, and to attain permanency for their children. Must be able to work with a variety of people including clients, attorneys, other human services providers and judges. Function of case manager is to work as part of a team to develop overall program plans for participants and monitor their progress. Bachelor’s degree required, CADC and Master’s preferred. Must have experience working in field of substance abuse treatment and be aware of gender-specific issues and trauma as they relate to addiction.
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The Greater Burlington YMCA offers a fun and friendly work environment, competitive pay, membership, and a complete benefits package for full and part-time staff working 30 hours a week, 10 months or more in a calendar year.
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Evening Member Service Manager Full-Time. Seeking a full-time Customer Service Manager to work in our Membership Department. The ideal candidate will be friendly and outgoing, have previous leadership and customer service experience, and an ability to work in a fast paced environment. Must be able to work nights and weekends. Hours are Friday through Tuesday, 2 – 10 p.m.
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Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier nonprofit life care retirement community, is now accepting applications for available full and part-time LNA positions from currently licensed LNAs and, in preparation for the future opening of our NEW LONG-TERM CARE WING, will be conducting the Licensed Nurse Assistant training program at Wake Robin in May with those selected for placement. Persons interested in the training program should include a cover letter explaining interest in this field along with their application or resume. Persons selected for this training will be employed contingent upon program completion and successful licensure within the timeframe prescribed by Wake Robin. Selected trainees will be hired as Nurse Assistants (LNA Trainees) at an hourly rate of $11.00 per hour. Upon successful completion and licensure, promotion to LNA will occur at the minimum hourly entry pay rate for this position of $12.00. Working with our residents is our best benefit but others include generous paid leave accrual, very competitive pay, generous evening, night and weekend shift differentials for licensed caregivers, medical, dental, life and disability insurance, immediately vested and matched retirement, on-site amenities such as fitness center, library, hair salon, aquatic center and much more.
Please send resume, cover letter and three references to: Bethany Eisel, Director of Member Services, beisel@gbymca.org. Application deadline is April 11th. No phone calls for this position, please.
CHILD CARE OPENINGS
After-School Assistants Part-time. Assistants needed for YMCA after-school programs throughout Chittenden County. 15-20 hours/week. Must have experience with school-age children. Please submit an application and 3 written references to the address below or Contact Julie at 802-862-9622.
For all positions please send your resume or application and three references to: 266 College Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401 You can find a link to download applications as well as more job openings at: www.gbymca.org
You can fax your resume and cover letter to: Hr at (802) 264-5146 or complete an application at our Community Center, 200 Wake robin drive, shelburne, VT 05482 Get a glimpse of our beautiful environment at www.wakerobin.com. Replies for current openings are requested ASAP and for the training program by no later than April 27, 2007. Hurry, these opportunities won’t last long! EOE
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Lamoille County Mental Health Services is a designated provider of developmental and mental health services now celebrating 40 years of service to the community.
The Grand Isle Supervisory Union has an opening for the position of Business Manager for Supervisory Union including the five (5) member town school districts with a starting date no later than July 1, 2007. This position includes responsibility for the overall management of all business affairs; budget development and oversight, accounting and financial statements, district and state and federal reports, management of personnel payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, employee benefits, and cash management.
Children and Family Services Clinical Director Join our team of qualified professionals that focus on strength-based, family-centered work with children and families in the Lamoille Valley. We seek an experienced professional who is skilled in the development, management, supervision and delivery of outpatient and school-based clinical services to the community, schools and local providers. The ideal candidate should possess a strong commitment to promote family stability, self-advocacy and independence and achieving these outcomes through collaborative relationships with partner agencies and schools. If you are committed to these goals and values then we want you on our team. Master’s degree in mental health counseling, social work, psychology or equivalent required. No phone calls, please.
The successful candidate must present documentation of appropriate financial experience as well as educational background commensurate with the position. Knowledge of and experience with financial accounting software are critical. Knowledge of Vermont school finance and law is preferred. Education: Degree in Accounting / CPA or equivalent.
Send cover letter and resume to Director of Human Resources Lamoille County Mental Health Services, 275 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville, VT 05661.
Candidates from either the public or private sectors are invited to apply. A competitive salary and benefit package is offered.
Respite Providers and Community Integration Specialists
Application deadline: May 1, 2007
The agency’s Developmental Services program serves adults and children with developmental disabilities. A variety of opportunities are available to provide respite and community support. We seek energetic team players who are looking for challenging yet rewarding work. Make a real difference in someone’s life while getting paid for it. If you are interested in a great deal of flexibility and variety in your work then we want to hear from you.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume, transcripts and three current letters of reference to: Richard Taylor Superintendent of Schools Grand Isle Supervisory Union 5038 US Route 2 North Hero, Vermont 05474
Contact Valerie at 802-888-5026 or stop by the Brooklyn Street office to complete an application. Lamoille County Mental Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Detail oriented administrative professional needed to maintain and update physician schedules in busy pediatric practice. Must have the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work with frequent interruption. Previous employment in an office and advanced administrative support skills required.
Community Inclusion Facilitators Enjoy each workday while providing one-on-one inclusion supports to a variety of individuals with developmental disabilities. This goal-oriented job is excellent for those first entering the field of human services or for those looking to continue their work with people.
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OFFICE COORDINATOR VCLF, a nonprofit financial organization supported by socially responsible investors, is currently searching for an Office Coordinator to support activities in our 13-person Montpelier office.
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Current Openings: Project Manager, Technical Coordinator, Residential Energy Services Assistant, and Business Energy Services Project Assistant Please visit www.veic.org/aboutus.cfm to learn more about these positions, our exceptional work environment, and excellent benefits. Application deadlines range from 4/18/07 – Open until filled. EOE
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Hunger Mountain Co-op is more than just a natural food store. We are a cornerstone in the community, promoting healthy eating and environmental responsibility while supporting the local economy and community.
Hunger Mountain Co-op is seeking experienced candidates for Kitchen Manager of our growing Deli. This position supervises a team of approximately 8 cooks and dishwashers and is responsible for all aspects of production, customer service, sanitation and achieving budget goals.
We have an opening for a part-time two days a week graphic artist to work with the Community Relations Manager.
Candidates should have prior management and food service experience, knowledge of natural foods and good computer skills. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. We offer an excellent benefits package which includes health, dental and vision insurance as well as paid time off.
The ideal candidate will have experience with Photoshop, Quark, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Word and Excel. Some website experience is preferred. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team required. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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freelance proofreader Freelance proofreader needed approximately 10 hours per week for Kelliher Samets Volk, a marketing communications firm with offices in Burlington and New York City. Work will include pieces from KSV’s creative, digital and public relations groups. Candidates should be familiar with AP Style and standard proofreading marks. Proficiency with Microsoft Word’s Track Changes and Adobe Acrobat comments feature would be helpful.
PART-TIME LATEX PAINT RECYCLER Work with great people and be part of an innovative paint recycling program. No experience necessary! Two positions available: each $10.50/hour, 20-25 hours per week starting April 3 and ending November 3. Duties include opening and pouring off latex paint collected from CSWD’s household hazardous waste collection program, packaging blended paint for resale and working with the public collecting unwanted paint and other materials. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
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We are looking for an energetic receptionist age 21 and older to join our team. This is a full-time position, responsibilities include greeting customers, answering the telephone, assisting sales representatives and more. Excellent computer skills and organization a plus. Training will be provided. Weekends and holidays required. Compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits include season ski pass.
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NIGHT AUDIT We are seeking applicants for the Night Audit position at our Front Desk.
Licensed educator needed to provide assessment and case management services to disconnected youth. The Specialist will assess youth’s prior educational history, current skill level, needs and goals, develop education plan with the youth, and facilitate access to appropriate education resources.
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Turtle Island Children’s Center, a nonprofit child care center in its 25th year, seeks a creative, committed person to lead its programs into the future. We’re looking for an Executive Director who likes to be in it up to the elbows - whether it’s writing grant proposals and cultivating major donors, or writing newsletters and cultivating garden beds with kids.
The successful candidate will have: Excellent customer service skills, computer skills, ability to multitask and cash handling experience. Previous hotel Front Desk or Customer Service experience preferred.
Bachelor’s degree and educator’s license required, as well as knowledge of special education and related laws; Master’s degree preferred. Experience working with adolescents required. Open until filled. Cover letter & resume: Education Specialist, Spectrum 31 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.
We need a strong, dynamic leader with exemplary written and verbal communication skills, a knack for problem solving, and a head for fiscal and personnel management. The Executive Director oversees all aspects of the center’s operations, including staff supervision, budget development, fundraising, and program quality.
We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, life and 401k. Please apply in person at the Front Desk. DoubleTree Hotel Burlington 1117 Williston Rd. So. Burlington, VT 05403
Jobs Case Manager Dynamic position providing mental health support and case management to transitional-aged youth seeking employment. Must be able to balance dual roles of mental health clinician/case manager and vocational support. Must be a strong advocate, comfortable with care coordination, working in the community, and working with adolescents. Driver’s license and reliable vehicle required. Master’s preferred.
If you’re committed to progressive, high quality early care and education for kids from infants through elementary school, have an understanding of fundraising and some successful management experience under your belt, and are as comfortable coordinating the Board’s strategic planning as you are solving a puzzle with 3-year-olds, we want to talk to you.
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Marketing Assistant. ISIS, a distinctive line of women’s outdoor apparel, is looking for a Marketing Assistant.
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This position is responsible for the development and execution of various marketing projects including: dealer and consumer promotional materials, programs, and communication; regional and national event sponsorships; the Isis website and management of our various photography needs. The successful candidate will have excellent project management, communication and customer service skills. Experience with Excel, Word, Illustrator and Photoshop required. Must be detailoriented, able to problem solve and work independently and manage several tasks at once. Must thrive in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. We seek a team player with a positive attitude, enthusiasm and an ability to exhibit grace under pressure! Prior marketing experience required.
Located in Morrisville, Vermont, Lamoille Housing Partnership provides affordable housing for residents of Lamoille County. Currently we have an opening for a Financial Manager. The successful applicant will be responsible for management of the organization’s fiscal activities and policies to ensure fiscal soundness, including: accounting, payroll & personnel management, financial statements, and all activities related to tax requirements. The position requires prior experience in accounting, and financial management; expertise in bookkeeping, word processing, spreadsheet and database software applications; and support for the mission of the organization. Preferred qualifications include prior experience in property management, affordable housing development, and/or administration of a nonprofit organization. Experience with MIP or Black Baud software preferred. Job description by written application. No phone calls, please. Contact at address below or email: peterlhp@verizon.net. Position to be filled by June 11.
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Northwestern Counseling and Support Service is seeking a Special Education Teacher to work in Project Soar’s Back-to-School Program. Project Soar is an independent school serving K-12 children and youth with severe learning impairment and behavioral and/or medical challenges. Position is responsible for lesson planning, direct instruction, as well as IEP writing, implementation and monitoring. Must demonstrate a passion for educating children and youth, possess leadership qualities, and be able to problem-solve and collaborate with families and stakeholders in a creative and solution-focused manner. BA with appropriate State of VT Licensure in Special Education required. MA preferred.
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Seeking (2) Mental Health Crisis Clinicians with a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s with relevant clinical experience. One of these positions will involve program coordination and leadership. The Crisis Bed Program is newly funded and designed to meet the short-term needs of adults in crisis. Work closely with our supportive crisis team and other program staff. Night and weekend shifts required. Ideal position for someone just completing his or her Master’s degree. Also seeking part-time staff for range of shifts. Supervision towards licensure available. Crisis work requires teamwork with other professionals and agencies in the community and the ability to work under pressure and maintain a positive attitude in a constantly changing atmosphere.
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Are you looking for a position working in the adult mental health field? Are you eager to learn about the mental health field? Please consider joining the Community Support Team. Position provides case management services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Responsible for delivering services in a variety of community-based settings. Services provided include linkage with community resources, assistance with symptom management, support for activities of daily living, social and interpersonal skills development, money management and advocacy. Case management experience is a plus. Valid driver’s license in good standing and minimum computer skills required. Bachelor’s degree preferred, however an Associate’s degree in the Human Service field and/or relevant experience will be considered.
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The Intensive Case Management Team is seeking a dynamic, flexible team player to provide intensive case management services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Responsibilities include providing in-home medication assistance and monitoring, as well as a range of community support services. Position requires the ability to work one short evening a week and periodically rotating weekend coverage. Case management experience is a plus. Requires the highest standard of reliability and accountability. Valid driver’s license in good standing and minimum computer skills required. Bachelor’s degree preferred, however an Associate’s degree in the Human Service field and/or relevant experience will be considered.
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SEVEN DAYS | april 18-25, 2007 | classifieds 55B
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Housing Developer
Full-time Zoning Administrator
Fundraising Events Manager
Located in Morrisville, Vermont, Lamoille Housing Partnership provides affordable housing for residents of Lamoille County. Currently we have an opening for a Housing Developer.
The Town of Essex, Vermont, seeks a full-time Zoning Administrator. Minimum of three years experience in planning and zoning enforcement; BA preferred. The Town provides a competitive salary and benefits package. Position is unionized. EOE.
Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Development, the Fundraising Events Manager coordinates, plans, organizes, markets and manages special events, such as the Penguin Plunge (now in 3 locations), the Law Enforcement Torch Run, and the Spinning Marathon. This individual will also cultivate business relationships to raise funds and solicit in-kind donations to support Special Olympics Vermont programs and events. Quality applicants will have a B.A. and experience with event planning and volunteer management. Will require weekend and evening commitments.
Major responsibilities include; project development, construction management, supervision, record keeping, compliance with grant and regulatory requirements. A Bachelor’s degree is required. A car and valid driver’s license are required. Experience in the housing field is mandatory. A candidate for this position must be able to learn quickly and independently. Job description by written application. No phone calls, please. Contact at address below or email: peterlhp@verizon.net. Position to be filled by June 11.
To apply, send a letter of interest, resume and at least three (3) references by May 4, 2007 to the attention of: Patrick Scheidel, Town Manager 81 Main St., Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 or via email at acookson@essex.org. Go to www.essex.org for job requirements and position description or call 802-878-1341.
Forward a cover letter and resume by April 30, 2007 to: Special Olympics Vermont,
Attn: Director of Marketing & Development, 368 Avenue D, Suite #30, Williston, VT 05495 or email to nboulanger@vtso.org.
lamoille Housing partnership, 65 portland street, po Box 637, Morrisville, vT 05661.
ON-CALL SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
needed in busy Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. Ideal for RETIREES.
Handle telephone inquiries, scheduling, paperwork and oversee computer assessment process, urine screens & financial briefings. Must have excellent telephone and customerservice skills, be organized and detail-oriented, and have basic computer skills.
Nail TEchNiciaN $200 Sign On Bonus with potential $300 at end of season!
Interested persons should mail resume and cover letter to: PATRICIA HAYES HOWARD CENTER 855 Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401. EOE/TTY Persons with disabilities encouraged to apply.
Basin Harbor Club has a great opportunity for a licensed nail technician. We are currently hiring part time positions for our nail services. Hours and days are flexible; positions will begin work in May through end of October. Ideal candidate will have a current Vermont license in good standing and experience performing nail services. Currently we use the OPI Product lines for our services. If you would like more information about this opportunity please call 802-475-7846 or email at employment@basinharbor.com. Submit resume online at www.basinharborjobs.com. EOE
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Part-Time Assistant Part-time assistant for fast-paced Shelburne chiropractic office. Will train any bright, energetic, detail-oriented and self-motivated good communicator. $9/hr start, then $10 plus benefits. Apply in person to:
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TTI Instruments, an international distributor of process control equipment, has an opening in our shipping department. Involves packing boxes, uncrating incoming shipments, interfacing with shippers, maintenance of warehouse area, and other duties.
Microcosm, the world’s leading publisher of marine aquarium book titles, seeks a production manager with a minimum of three years hands-on experience with QuarkXPress, Photoshop and other desktop design and production tools.
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needed to provide support to a developmentally disabled young man in his community and his home in the Moretown area. We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, flexible and willing to work as part of a team. Experience working with challenging behaviors helpful. Position is 35 hours with full benefits. Contact Troy at Upper Valley Services 802-496-7830.
A SUPPLIER OF PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS
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This is a permanent part-time position with flexible hours and, if you wish, the opportunity to work at home in your own studio. Requires self-motivation, innate attention to detail and ability to stay calm under deadline pressures.
Apply to: 429 Troy Ave. Colchester, VT 05446 Att. Bill Potter Phone: 802-655-3505 Faxs: 802-655-7943
Web content creation experience or a readiness to learn web publishing will be considered a plus. Please reply with an email message and resume to: James Lawrence, Editor & Publisher Microcosm Ltd., Charlotte, Vermont jml@microcosm-books.com
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Interested in ending violence in your community? Join the Domestic Abuse Education Project as a Site Coordinator for Franklin County, VT. Responsibilities include: coordination of DAEP groups, including facilitating, coordinating services with Dept. of Corrections staff and domestic violence advocates. This is a part-time position. An understanding of domestic violence, willingness to learn more, and a Need commitment to place toan ad? for social change is required. working
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Need to place an ad? What’s it like to work at Healthy Living? What we strive for is a team of people who like to work hard, support each other, offer stellar customer service and go home feeling good at the end of the day. If this sounds like the kind of community you’d like to be part of, read on!
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The City of South Burlington is looking for a flexible person who can handle a variety of clerical needs within its accounting group. This position will assist the City’s tax department and provide administrative support in responding to taxpayers’ inquiries. The right candidate should be organized and possess good telephone skills, the ability to work with computer applications, and accounting software. Starting salary $28,493, with excellent benefits. Please send resume and qualifications to: Denis P. Gravelin, Assistant City Manager City of South Burlington 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
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Public Areas Cleaner (PM Shift) Banquet Staff Come join the first new hotel in Burlington in 30 years, Courtyard by Marriott Burlington Harbor. We are looking for people with the right hospitality attitude, who stand out from the crowd and have a desire to serve. Immediate openings available for the following positions:
Shift flexibility and weekends required. Public Areas Cleaner position requires a valid driver’s license. Apply in person at our Front Desk.
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR - .4 FTE Lakeview Union Elem. School
Candidates are encouraged to respond online at www.schoolspring.com or mail resume, current letters of reference, copy of license and transcripts to:
Bell/Valet Person Full-time Front Office Supervisor flexible schedule required
DOUBLETREE HOTEL BURLINGTON 1117 Williston Rd. So. Burlington, VT 05403
Linda Aiken, Principal Lakeview Union Elementary School 189 Lauredon Avenue, Greensboro, VT 05841
Benefits include: Very competitive starting wages, companypaid health insurance, 401k plan, vacation, travel discounts and more. Please apply in person at: 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday
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Make a difference in the life of a Special Child
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CAREGiving is a great job for caring people seeking part-time, flexible scheduling. Vermont’s largest and fastest growing To place an employment provider of non-medical companionshipad andcall homeMichelle helper services to seniors is seeking caring, friendly, and dependable people. CAREGivers assist seniors in their homes with meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, and other activities. No heavy lifting. We have day, evening, weekend and overnight shifts available immediately in Chittenden, Lamoille, Franklin, Addison, and Grand Isle Counties.
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Nurses, if you’re looking for a pleasant, clean and comfortable home health work environment, consider this rewarding opportunity to provide quality care for our 10-year-old son with high-tech nursing needs.
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Central Vermont Humane Society
Preschool Teacher Wanted
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to join our team. Schedule includes some evenings/weekends/holidays. Primary focuses are to assist customers with companion animal issues and to act as an advocate for CVHS and animal welfare in general. Must possess strong organizational and communication skills and be able to work in a stressful environment. Send resume/cover letter to: Liz at liz@cvhumane.com or CVHS PO Box 687, Montpelier, VT 05601. EOE.
We are seeking a qualified and loving preschool teacher to join our qualit y early education program. Individual must have Associate’s degree or Child Development Associate’s or 2 years successful e xper ie nce wi th young childre n and 4 higher e ducat ion courses. Position’s starting pay: $11/hour with benefits. Interested teachers should send a cover letter and resume to: P.O. Box 77 Colchester, VT 05446
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The Green Mountain Audubon Center is now hiring Instructors and Interns for our summer day camps in Huntington. All positions are open until filled. Please check our website for job descriptions or call for more information.
Send cover letter & resumé to Networks, Inc., 187 Saint Paul St. Burlington, VT 05401 or email andrial@networksvt.org
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Stowe-based consulting firm seeks a solid, confident writer and administrator/ personal assistant. From business letters and analyzing data to running the office, we are looking for a flexible individual who can multitask. Great pay and vast opportunity for growth. If you have a good attitude about work and are seeking a fast, super fun environment send, your cover letter and resume to: CPL, PO Box 396, Moscow, VT 05662.
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ACCOunting AssistAnt ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain seeks to hire an experienced Accounting Assistant. Help contribute to ECHO’s stewardship mission for Lake Champlain and work with some nice folks. The position provides assistance with Accounts Payable and various other general accounting and human resource-related duties. Excellent people skills required. Associate degree (at a minimum) with 2-3 years of accounting experience required. Capability with Excel and Word is a must. Experience with QuickBooks accounting software a plus. For a detailed job description, check our website at www.echovermont.org Email resume and cover letter to jobs@echovermont.org (include the job title on the subject line) or “snail mail� resume and cover letter to:
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