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APRIL 04-11, 2007 VOL.12 NO.33

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INSIDE TRACK BY PETER FREYNE

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Excuse Me, But . . .

An irreverent take on Vermont politics HACKIE BY JERNIGAN PONTIAC

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An â&#x20AC;&#x153;Irregularâ&#x20AC;? Connection A cabbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rear view

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Nothing Like Noir MONTREAL Sampling Afro-Caribbean cuisine and night life over the border

BY KRISTIAN GRAVENOR

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The Courage to Vote Yes OPINION Why voting to fund the war was the best way to end it

BY DAVID SIROTA

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Survival of the Nearest BOOKS Book review: Deep Economy by Bill McKibben

BY KIRK KARDASHIAN

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Out of Africa NEW AMERICANS Refugees and local activists make cross-continental connections

news

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RACIAL PROFILING 10A

Congolese Expats Accuse Area Police of Discrimination

BY MIKE IVES UVM 11A

Student Government Pulls the Plug on College Republicans

BY CATHY RESMER

BY KEVIN J. KELLEY

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Radio Africa NEW AMERICANS A new radio show reaches out to new Vermonters

BY CATHY RESMER

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Lit Life INTERVIEW

BY MIKE IVES

Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web

BY ELISABETH CREAN

View Finder ART

BY MARC AWODEY

Crunch Time FOOD With granola, Montpelier caters to hungry, hungry hippies

BY PATRICK TIMOTHY MULLIKIN

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Greek Cooks Are My Gyros FOOD Baking baklava, slinging souvlaki and talking old times at the Orthodox Church

BY PATRICK TIMOTHY MULLIKIN

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Savoy Theater Surveys Absent Film-goers

BY MARGOT HARRISON

Art review: Sandra Berbeco

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arts news FILM 18A

THEATER

Theater review: I Am My Own Wife

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Should the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five Sistersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hood Go â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historicâ&#x20AC;??

BY KEN PICARD

Having words with writer-editor Vendela Vida

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION 13A

LITERARY JOURNALS 19A

Champlain Students Produce Small Mag With Big Scope

BY MARGOT HARRISON VIGNETTE 19A

Star Trekker James Crawley on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night Saturdayâ&#x20AC;?

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My most prized possession is... my dogs. Their little personalities make me laugh everyday.

My favorite lunch place is...

Healthy Living…but who’s kidding, Al’s French Frys rules.

On a Saturday night you will most likely find me... spending time downtown with friends, dancing at 80s night, then scarfing down pies at Manhattan Pizza.

Something I would like to do, but haven’t had the chance… hike to base camp on Mt. Everest.

My weirdest superstition or paranoia is… running out of air.

If I weren’t a Realtor, I would be... an event planner in L.A., ski bum in Vail or sailing instructor in Australia.

If I had a private jet I would… never be home!!!

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Granola in Montpelier side dishes: Island Ice Cream update; Spielberg sighting?; Dish Catering; Mirabellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; table service; new Burlington steakhouses Greek dinner at the Orthodox Church

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Blog: Who Broke the Beaker?

‘COMMONS’ COURTESY? What’s up with Seven Days? I understand you agreed to distribute Vermont Commons throughout this year. (I’m an occasional contributing editor.)

Second Vermont Republic is still an infant organization that recently stumbled.

The response by everyone has been to kick them out the door and roll them down the hill.

The affiliated publication, Vermont Commons (which has been working hard with few resources to raise a very worthwhile and necessary conversation), has been penalized by you — and summarily dumped.

It seems a shame to me. And also, dishonorable.

Jacqueline Brook

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OH SWEET JESUS

The sweet chocolate Jesus in New York City, a six-foottall (anatomically correct) chocolate reproduction of Jesus, was set to be displayed this week till Easter, when people could chow down on some savior. However it seems as though that won’t happen anymore, ‘cause some people thought the work of art was blasphemy.

The Christian right got a shit load of people together (from all sorts of denominations) and protested, called, harassed and emailed the hotel that was hosting the sweet Jesus, till the hotel agreed to take down the exhibit.

The Christians in charge of the “get out the cocoa” campaign got so pissed about it they didn’t even care about taking pot shots at other religions.

The Guardian UK writes: “Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, said the work was a direct assault on Christians. ‘All those involved are lucky that angry Christians don’t react the way extremist Muslims do when they’re offended.’”

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SEVEN DAYS RESPONDS: The reason we’ve decided to stop accepting Vermont Commons as an insert has nothing to do with any controversy surrounding its associate organization, the Second Vermont Republic. It’s because the publication, complete with ads, confused readers who thought it was a part of Seven Days. So as not to leave Vermont Commons in the lurch, we agreed to accept one final insertion of the publication. It appears in this week’s paper.

I don’t know why these people are so pissy about this, I mean they eat Jesus every week… hell they even drink his blood.

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THIS WEEK ON WWW.SEVENDAYSVT.COM: Video blogger Eva Sollberger visits the gallery at JDK with artist Clark Derbes and a group of secondgraders from Lawrence Barnes Elementary School.

BUILDING BLOCKS Ken Picard’s article [“Vision Quest,” March 28] raises some important issues. I am glad that he and John Anderson are provoking discussion about design, and offer some comments. The article’s opening suggests that no good work has been built in

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EDIFICE COMPLEX The article entitled “Vision Quest” [March 28] by Ken Picard endeavored to determine if Burlington’s “new architecture measured up to the town’s royal reputation.” The journalist interviewed only two architects: John Anderson and Mannie Lionni.

With Vermont’s incredible pool of gifted architects doing some amazing-award-winning work, I wish a more diverse cross-section of architects like Michael Wisniewski, Bill Maclay, Colin Lindberg, Jesse Beck and Tom Cullins (to name just a few) had been interviewed to answer the question about the quality of Burlington’s newer architecture.

Twelve years ago Main Street Landing’s Wing Building was designed by John Anderson. We love the building; however, when it was built it provoked an outcry from dismayed citizens who could not connect personally to the architecture.

John delighted in this negative public response and in this article he concurs that great design often provokes negative emotions — even anger.

Contrary to John’s enthusiasm, public dismay and anger toward our buildings is not something Main Street Landing strives to achieve.

Mannie Lionni states that our Lake & College Building is “a baronial fantasy made out of steel studs and sheetrock which tries to mitigate its size by appearing to be a clump of smaller buildings.” How easy it is to criticize other peoples’ work when you don’t have to walk the proverbial mile in their shoes.

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I disagree and offer the following as recent examples of good design: the Hood Plant, FAHC hospital, the airport, ECHO Center, Wing Building and the new buildings at Champlain College. The one-sided critique of the Davis Center offers no input from UVM or the architects involved. By not consulting the building designers, you devalue the work of all architects.

I agree with some of the cited missed opportunities at the Davis Center, but find many other equally valid examples, including the Clocktower Square, Lake & College and the new Lake Champlain Chocolates buildings. Tim Ashe comes closest to identifying the largest design problem we face: overcoming the pervasive conservative and anti-urban attitudes in our community. My impression is that many Vermonters identify with nature and see this as in conflict with urban environment, no matter how exciting they might be.

In closing, I want to acknowledge architect Bill Truex. In addition to designing many buildings in our area, Bill was responsible for the development of Church Street as a pedestrian mall, and played a major role in designing the redevelopment of downtown Winooski that is currently being realized. Mr. Picard’s passing mention of Church Street minimizes the power of these highly successful urban design acts.

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Responsible developers build buildings not to soothe the ego of their architects or to evoke outrageous emotions from the public.

They build memorable buildings that complement the neighborhood, respect the history of place, arouse the uplifting senses of the people, avoid costly permit battles, encourage healthy tenancy, and produce a rate of return on their investment while protecting the environment and social fabric of their community.

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Moulton is CEO /redeveloper of Main Street Landing.

DIALING FOR DOLLARS Thank you, Pamela Polston, for bringing attention to Senator Leahyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill S.548 that will provide artists with proper deductions for work donated to museums and similar organizations [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leahy Bill Would Give Artists Full Value for Donations,â&#x20AC;? March 28].

This has been an inequity that has hurt the collection of intellectual properties around the country for some time now. It will be splendid to have this changed!

Even though our Vermont delegation is firmly behind this bill, there is something Vermonters can do to further our effort. Each of us has friends in other states. So, if every artist, musician, author and curator in the state asked their outof-state friends to contact their legislators, there would be a groundswell of support.

Think about it, and please join me.

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compilation, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been given to much thought on the nature of the strip itself. My pervading consideration is that Seven Days is quite fortunate to have the likes of Mr. Kochalka in residence as a regular contributor.

The prevailing criticism of â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Elf â&#x20AC;? is that the strip is devoid of traditional comic strip humor, and this is true. What is frequently overlooked, however, is that the stripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluidity of content leads to a more honest (and somewhat voyeuristic) glimpse into an American life, and therefore the stripâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instances of humor are more vibrant. A frequent reader of the strip can find oneself laughing aloud at the nuances and verbal drivel portrayed simply because it rings true. The reader is a part of the strip in the sense that Mr. Kochalkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life being lived vis Ă vis the â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Elf â&#x20AC;? strip can easily draw reflection upon that of the reader.

Though the decidedly human life of the Elf is not portrayed in purely idealistic terms, the strip manages to take the small moments of the day and make life something to enjoy and celebrate.

But in order to understand this, the strip is best experienced on a regular basis, as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;livingâ&#x20AC;? artistic endeavor.

I strongly suggest that those who enjoy â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Elf â&#x20AC;? (even if just a

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I truly hope that Seven Days continues to publish Mr. Kochalka so that others may be as touched by his work.

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Regarding the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuisine Dreamsâ&#x20AC;? article written by Suzanne Podhaizer [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuisine Dreams,â&#x20AC;? March 14], I was surprised to read that one of the people interviewed mentioned missing matzoh ball soup in the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republic of Burlington. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to point out that we at Vermont Soup Company, in South Burlington, not only serve this delicious traditional delicacy during this Passover season, but our homemade recipe is made with vegetarian broth and local Vermont eggs. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing matzoh ball, then you owe it to yourself to give us a try!

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BURLINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mutume Mutwale isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only guy driving a Mercedes around Burlington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but he claims heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being singled out for traffic stops. Mutwale and his cousin, Ebale Siriwayo, both immigrants who live in Burlington under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permanent Residentâ&#x20AC;? status, complain that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been racially profiled and

Providence, Rhode Island, before moving to Vermont. Siriwayo, 26, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employed at an electronics firm, has lived in the Burlington area for eight years.

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Mutwale and Siriwayo both came to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their mannerisms, however, reflect the colloquial posture of American-born twentysomethings. Mutwale, 21, worked in manufacturing for 18 months in

Mercedes with temporary plates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but added that racial bias also played a part in the officersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; behavior. Siriwayo noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive a nice car, but I get pulled over. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racial profiling going on around here. It can be because of the car â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but it can also be because of your color.â&#x20AC;?

Two recent incidents point to larger trends of discrimination,

the men claim. On March 21, Stanislav Hvorikov of the Chittenden County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dept. stopped Siriwayo and a friend because Siriwayoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1998 Ford Contour had an air freshener affixed to its rear-view mirror.

Siriwayo was driving without insurance, so Hvorikovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsequent decision to tow his car was legally justified. But according to Siriwayo, Hvorikov spoke to him with undue aggression. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was ordering me to do things because he had power over me,â&#x20AC;? Siriwayo insisted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it pissed me off.â&#x20AC;?

On March 27, a Burlington police officer stopped Mutwale in the parking lot outside Global Markets, an Old North End grocery-cafĂŠ where he often buys calling cards. According to Mutwale, the police officer, whose name he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t record, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell him why heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pulled him over, and made inquiries such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where did you buy this car?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as if to imply that the vehicle had been stolen.

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It’s a tough time to be a Republican at the University of Vermont. The Democrats control Congress, the Bush White House is under siege for firing U.S. attorneys and waging an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq — and last Tuesday, the Student Government Association officially de-recognized UVM’s College Republicans club.

You could blame it on Newt Gingrich. The group borrowed $7000 from the SGA to pay for the former House Speaker’s October 2005 appearance, and was unable to repay the loan.

The SGA froze the club’s accounts in November 2005.

According to SGA Treasurer Jessica Banks, the Republicans had enough money left over from their subsequent budget allocations to cover the debt. However, their failure to raise the money on their own was a violation of the terms of the loan. The SGA granted the club two extensions but warned its officers that, if they didn’t pay up by the end of February 2007, they’d lose their club status.

Banks is surprised that anyone cares about the disciplinary action. “We de-recognize clubs all

the College Republicans in her freshman year. She took over as president in January, after the former president resigned. “She said she was busy,” Baldyga recalls. She adds that her predecessor may not have wanted the demise of the club to happen on her watch.

Baldyga knew that coming up with the cash would be difficult.

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According to College Republicans President Heather Baldyga, the club financed Gingrich’s visit primarily through its annual SGA budget, but it needed the additional money to cover Gingrich’s speaking fees.

Baldyga declined to disclose the total charge for his visit. The Republicans intended to repay the $7000 through fundraising and ticket sales but came up short. An article in the student-run Vermont Cynic reported that, as of last week, the group still owed $6548.

the time,” she says, noting that student groups have a tendency to disappear when their leaders graduate. “I’m not quite sure why people are latching on to this one.”

But College Republicans President Baldyga laments the disintegration of the sole conservative political group at Groovy UV, calling it “an unfortunate loss” for the notoriously liberal campus.

“There’s no diversity anymore,” she says.

Baldyga, a senior from Westfield, Massachusetts, joined

— they’re meeting on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in Lafayette Hall.

But don’t expect them to be called the College Republicans.

These youthful right-wingers may prefer to depart from the increasingly unpopular party line. “‘Republicans’ sends off this alarm that you’re with the Bush administration,” Baldyga explains. She suggests College Libertarians and UVM Conservatives as possible alternatives. At UVM, she says, Republicans “get a bad vibe.” �

to Burlington in 2003. A 1984 emigrant from Palestine, Murray says that African immigrants and refugees — many of whom speak better French than English, he observes — come into his store to wire money and to buy calling cards, goat meat and semolina flour. Murray alleges that “people are pulled over almost every night” in front of his establishment. He adds that officers from the Burlington Police Department — which he likens to a “gang” — aggressively target members of Burlington’s immigrant and refugee communities.

According to a 2003 report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research provided to Seven Days by the Vermont Human Rights Commission, black males are 1.5 times more likely to be arrested in Vermont than are white males. Hal Colston, founder and executive director of the Burlington nonprofit NeighborKeepers, claimed in a Sunday op-ed in The Burlington Free Press that Vermont is the only state besides Mississippi that does not “measure and analyze police stops.”

Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont American Civil Liberties Union, says he’s “disturbed” by the allegations, but he points out that they’re still unsubstantiated. “It is the responsibility of all public officials to make sure that these illegal violations don’t occur,” Gilbert states.

Hvorikov of the sheriff’s

department did not return a phone call for this story.

Informed of Mutwale and Siriwayo’s allegations, BPD Deputy Chief Michael Schirling expressed concern. In an interview at police headquarters, where he was joined

by Police Chief Thomas Tremblay, Schirling emphasized that the department works hard to train its police officers in what he called “cultural competency.” As examples of the force’s commitment to tolerance, he cited his department’s “bias-free” policing policy, the presence of minorities on its hiring and promotion panels, and officers’ participation in a “Reading to End Racism” program.

“We carefully investigate all complaints,” he noted, adding that his department typically examines “allegations of bias conduct” in “significant detail.”

Moreover, Schirling and Tremblay suggested that certain classified documents on file in Burlington Police Department archives would shed light on Mutwale’s and Siriwayo’s accusations.

In response to this reporter’s request, Mutwale and Siriwayo came to the Burlington Police Department on April 2 to meet with Schirling and release documents from their respective records of police contact.

Examination of the documents revealed that the Burlington Police Department files contain only one report of Mutwale’s being

stopped — in May 2006, for having rolled through a stop sign.

According to the report, he received a warning. Officials also confirmed having a record of the March 28 incident outside Global Markets, but that report is still classified. Siriwayo released only one traffic-related report — a June 2004 warning for running a red light. He chose to keep other police records confidential.

Toward the end of the meeting, Schirling invited the two men to participate in the Burlington Police Department’s “ride-along” program — a police-sponsored initiative that allows citizens to accompany police officers on their rounds. Schirling also offered the men places on the board of a tentatively titled “Diversity and Cultural Competency in Policing Work Group.”

Following the meeting with the police, Mutwale and Siriwayo maintained that their official record of police contacts doesn’t account for times they’ve been followed by police cars or stopped outside of Burlington. Siriwayo, who estimates that he’s been “officially” stopped roughly 15 times in the past five years, said he plans to participate in both the ride-along program and the diversity work group.

“I haven’t decided yet,” Mutwale said of Schirling’s offer.

“Sometimes they make you do all that to try to make you forget everything.” �

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Before you call it home, BURLINGTON — Legend has it that the South End enclave of New Harlem got its more familiar moniker — the “Five Sisters” neighborhood — when an early 20th-century developer named five of its streets for his daughters Caroline, Catherine, Charlotte, Margaret and Marion.

No one at the city planning office can say definitively whether the story is true or just another urban myth, such as Champ the lake monster and albino alligators in the New York City sewers. But the Burlington Department of Planning and Zoning hopes to learn more this summer, when it launches a historic survey of the 300 or so buildings in the area bounded by Howard Street to Locust Street, and St. Paul to West Pine.

One concern is that inclusion on the register of historic places would impose additional restrictions on residents.

The $4000 grant for the study was awarded to the city by the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation in December. However, the City Council has delayed accepting the funds in order to discuss the consequences taking the money might have for neighborhood residents.

According to Burlington Comprehensive Planner David White, there are none. White says a historic survey is a “bread-and-butter activity” that simply tells the city which structures the neighborhood contains, when they were built, which ones are significant, and whether they retain their historical integrity and character. The survey will involve physical walking tours and photography of the neighborhood, as well as archival research. Only a quarter to a third of Burlington’s neighborhoods have undergone this type of comprehensive review.

Initially, some residents wondered whether a historic survey is the first step toward declaring the neighborhood a historic district. One concern is that inclusion on the state or national register of historic places would impose additional restrictions and expenses on residents who are looking to, say, replace a slate roof or renovate a sagging porch.

About 35 to 40 residents showed up for a recent meeting of the Community Development and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee. According to notes from that meeting, the residents expressed their general support for retaining the historic character of their neighborhood. However, they also voiced a desire to see city officials consider the cost impact to residents of maintaining those “historic” standards.

“Of course, we want to preserve some of those characteristics, which tell the story of neighborhoods,” says Councilor Tim Ashe (P–Ward 3), a mem-

ber of the three-person committee. “But the roof over the head is more important than the material it’s made of. Ultimately, affordability is an important consideration.”

But White says residents need not worry that this review will impose additional burdens on those who are making home improvements. The city already undertakes these reviews on a case-by-case basis whenever a homeowner applies for a building permit.

“This is about inventorying information on what exists, not creating something new,” White explains.

“It’s like wetlands. They either exist or they don’t.

Inventorying them doesn’t really change the situation.”

One person who’s eager to dig into the stories behind the Five Sisters neighborhood is Professor Tom Visser. Visser isn’t just director of the graduate program in historic preservation at the University of Vermont. He’s also a resident of the neighborhood.

Over the years, Visser has gathered bits and pieces of historical background on his house and those of his neighbors. Now he’d like to see them placed in the broader context of Burlington’s growth and development. For instance, Visser says he knows the neighborhood was built in the era between the late 1800s and 1940; he suspects his own house went up in 1935, based on a newspaper clipping from that year he found nailed to some clapboards on the back of the house.

Visser’s previous neighbors, who have since died, told him that the woman who originally lived in his house worked as a waitress on Church Street. “I’m looking forward to sharing some of this oral history, so that it can become part of the community’s history,” he says.

Visser points out that such reviews are important not only for their historical and economic value — historic designations typically boost property values in the area — but also for what they can do to protect the neighborhood. Eligibility for listing in the state or national register triggers a review whenever a federally funded project is proposed, such as the Southern Connector or new high-voltage wires.

City Councilor Joan Shannon (D–Ward 5), who represents the Seven Sisters neighborhood, says she’s heard from a number of constituents in the area. “I think that the neighborhood generally is supportive,” she says. “A lot of people in that neighborhood come from areas outside of Vermont where they’ve seen their old neighborhoods essentially torn down and big McMansions standing in their place.”

Shannon adds that the concern about costly and onerous reviews is unwarranted, since 70 percent of the properties in Burlington are already subject to design reviews, whether they’re in a historic district or not. She says, “There’s no harm that can come in a survey that just tells you what you have.”

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In a trio of major federal court decisions in Washington, D.C., and in San Francisco, California, the judicial hammer has suddenly fallen on Big Oil, Big Coal and Big Auto.

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark 5-4 decision, said yes, Vermont, Massachusetts, California and 10 other states are right. The federal Clean Air Act actually does apply to all that nasty greenhouse gas crap â&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly carbon dioxide â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been spewing out of humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tailpipes for the last century. In fact, George W. Bush used to think so, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that the Clean Air Act should apply to carbon dioxide. At least he thought so until he started sleeping at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Then, in a separate case â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this time in a unanimous decision â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the same Supreme Court declared another setback for the coal industry. Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coal plants, said the high court, do have to install pollution-control equipment to reduce the nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide that pours out of their very profitable smokestacks and into our diseased lungs.

Clean air. What a radical idea, eh? Are these justices taking drugs, or are they finally opening their eyes to the mess we, our children and their children are actually in?

And last but not least, out on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;leftâ&#x20AC;? coast in San Francisco, a U.S. District Court judge rejected the Bush administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s increasingly pathetic-sounding arguments that the effects of â&#x20AC;&#x153;global warmingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;climate changeâ&#x20AC;? are â&#x20AC;&#x153;too remote and speculativeâ&#x20AC;? to be taken seriously. Especially, argued the Bush administration lawyers, when it involves billions of dollars invested in overseas, greenhouse-gas-spewing energy plants. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Course, the same Bush administration used to say Iraq possessed â&#x20AC;&#x153;weapons of mass destructionâ&#x20AC;? and was involved in the 9/11 terrorist/suicide attacks on New York and Washington.

Like global warmingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nonexistence, neither of those claims proved true, either.

Instead, out in the city where Tony Bennett left his heart, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White sided with the arguments made by an attorney from the left coast of New England.

Ron Shems, 46, a Vermont Law School graduate, worked in the Green Mountains for 15 years as an assistant Vermont attorney general specializing in environmental cases. He was the environmental unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior attorney. Shems left a few years ago to co-found, with Brian Dunkiel, the hot Burlington environmental law firm of Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders (Kassel, by the way, was Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental secretary back in the 20th century under some governor named Howard Dean.)

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Across from Burlington Town Center Shems has been on this particular inter802.864.4238 national climate-change case since 2002. If M-Th 10-6, F 10-6, Sat 10-5 Closed Sun one canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be patient, one should not practice law, eh?

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It means if U.S. agencies want to pump $32 billion into building pipelines in Chad and coal plants in China, the environmental impact of those projects on you and me is subject to U.S. law. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all on the same planet, folks, with the same atmosphere.

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As with cigarettes and lung cancer, no one with a functioning brain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not even the president of the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; disputes any longer the existence, and rapidly growing danger, of global warming. Nor does anyone dispute what continues to cause it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely correct,â&#x20AC;? replied Shems, the distinguished Vermont environmental lawyer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inescapable now in the eyes of the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts that climate change is for real, and the Bush administration arguments that the effects canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be discerned, and that this is natural, have been rejected.â&#x20AC;?

Paul Burns, veteran environmental trooper and director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, had a good one, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is perhaps the greatest example in recent times of science winning over politics,â&#x20AC;? said Burns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the face of overwhelming, worldwide evidence, President Bush and his administration have been ignoring the facts, attacking the messengers and stifling their own scientists in an effort to block action against global warming. The Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unambiguous rebuke in this case has removed the last fig leaf in the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense of industrial polluters.â&#x20AC;?

Pinch me! Pinch me! Pinch me!

You know, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing thing Monday was April 2, not April 1, because everyone would have thought the U.S. Supreme Court was just having a little April Foolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joke with their landmark pro-environment rulings.

But, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget one thing, folks. This spring flush of three court victories for the good guys may feel good, but it remains a very, very steep climb ahead.

The battle has only just begun.

Speaking of Battle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. Welch continues to receive criticism in some circles for voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? last week on the bill that would continue funding the Iraq war (and a whole bunch of other stuff ) while imposing a deadline to begin pulling out.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a bill that Georgy-Porgy, our presidential embarrassment, has already promised to veto.

Asked about that this week, Welch had a pretty darn good comeback for those who would insist he vote â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? on any bill that authorized one more U.S. dollar spent fueling that dishonest, corrupt war effort in Iraq regardless of other restrictions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The opposition is right,â&#x20AC;? said Peter the Congressman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to end that war. If I had had a vote, we never would have gone to war. If I had the bill passed that I want, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be out of that war yesterday. But hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the question: Every decision I make on the war is based on, will that decision accelerate and hasten the day when we end the war, or will it delay it?â&#x20AC;?

In Congress, he pointed out, it all comes down to getting 218 votes in the House and 50 votes in the Senate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The question is,â&#x20AC;? Welch added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;are you going to make

the unattainable perfect be the enemy of the barely achievable good?â&#x20AC;?

Good line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unattainable perfectâ&#x20AC;? the enemy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the achievable good.â&#x20AC;?

Shummy for Gov? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Well, State Sen. Peter Shumlin (DWindham) sure acted like a 2008 gubernatorial candidate when he met in his Statehouse Senate Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office Tuesday with three citizen supporters of the George W. Bush impeachment resolution, which is currently going nowhere in the Vermont Legislature.

The resolution was adopted in 38 Vermont towns on Town Meeting Day, including Middlebury, the hometown of Republican Gov. Jim Douglas and the Town Meeting that Douglas himself moderated.

At first, Shummy tried to dodge the impeachment ball by suggesting such a resolution would, under legislative rules, have to start in the House. There, Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington has adamantly insisted her House is too busy and does not have time to deal with such a symbolic measure.

It bought Shumlin a little time, perhaps, so he could give a fiery pro-impeachment speech at the recent Democratic State Committee Meeting, but reality has finally caught up with him.

The resolution can start in either chamber, and it would surely pass the Vermont Senate if Peter Shumlin simply allowed it to move.

After meeting with Sen. Shumlin, Liza Earle, a 27-yearold Richmond baker/nanny, told â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inside Trackâ&#x20AC;? the senator had told her and her colleagues he â&#x20AC;&#x153;doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to bother taking it up in the Vermont Senate if it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass in the Vermont House.â&#x20AC;? Shumlin told Earle that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gaye Symington is part of his team right now working against Jim Douglas, and he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to break up that team.â&#x20AC;?

God forbid. What gubernatorial candidate would?

Shumlin also, she said, tried to lay the blame on Democrats in Washington for not addressing impeachment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s saying everyone else is dropping the buck,â&#x20AC;? said Earle, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and from the top down, no one is willing to use the power that they do have at the level that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at.â&#x20AC;?

Good observation, eh?

Even if Democratic House Speaker Symington wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touch impeachment with a 10-foot pole, passage by the Vermont Senate, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;would send a powerful message.â&#x20AC;?

Yes, indeed.

However, Peter Shumlin is certainly aware of a little recent political history. You see, the last three Democrats to run for governor of Vermont, all of whom lost to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite Republican, Gentleman Jim Douglas, were lefties: Doug Racine, Peter Clavelle and Scudder Parker.

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One question in Shumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind has to be: If he were to run for governor in 2008 as the fourth consecutive â&#x20AC;&#x153;leftyâ&#x20AC;?

Democrat, what would his chances be?

Based on the way heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keeping the George W. Bush impeachment resolution off the Vermont Senate calendar at all costs, it appears that Candidate Shumlin has already come up with an answer.

P.S. Joining Ms. Earle in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting with Shummy were former U.S. Army Sgt. Adrienne Kimme of White River Junction, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Burlington attorney James Leas with the National Lawyers Guild. Earle said they have an appointment with Speaker Symington next Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her secretary said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been getting a lot of visits about impeachment,â&#x20AC;? said the Richmond baker/nanny, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and Gaye has said they need to be limited to five minutes.â&#x20AC;?

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But a revealing back-andforth during lunch revealed Symington had never actually received a commitment on Republican votes from Douglas, and her Democratic leaders had never approached the six Progressives for their votes.

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On March 10, Rick Winston, coowner of Montpelier’s Savoy Theater, sent an unprecedented message to all 1300 or so names on its mailing list. Headed “From the Savoy: something like a ‘market survey,’” the email began with a quote from “famed impresario Sol Hurok [who] once said after a poorly attended performance, ‘If nobody wants to go to something, nothing on earth is going to stop them.’”

email with a cry of alarm about the future of the Savoy, which has been bringing art films to Montpelier since 1981.

Winston isn’t happy with the tone of the letter, which he says “totally took what we said and ran with it.” His survey was not meant to imply that “these films had performed poorly,” he explains, only that the highly anticipated releases hadn’t lived up to expectations. For example,

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Ominous words in the theater business. Winston’s missive continued, “Recently, the Savoy showed this season’s three most popular films in the ‘art film market’ in a row: Volver, Notes on a Scandal and Pan’s Labyrinth. In each case, a two-week run, while moderately successful, fell far below our expectations (and below the returns at other theaters similar to ours).” The email concluded with a request for movie-goers to answer a series of questions, aimed at determining whether “there is a major shift occurring in Central Vermont audiences.”

Winston and his wife, coowner Andrea Serota, haven’t yet tabulated the 150 responses the informal survey received.

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“We have friends who run a theater in Waterville, Maine, with a similar audience to ours. They said Pan’s Labyrinth was doing great, bringing in a big high school audience. It just didn’t happen for us.”

But Pan’s Labyrinth appears to have done well at Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas in Burlington, where it’s been playing since January 19.

At the Savoy, Pan’s Labyrinth arrived later — February 23 — and stayed two weeks. (Volver and Notes also had respectable runs at the Roxy.)

Are central Vermonters rushing to the premieres of these films in Burlington, and skipping the Savoy? “I don’t think so,” Winston says, “especially in winter when people are not ready to drive to other places. We have had it proven over and over to us that if it’s a film people want to see, there’s enough people to go

around.” He notes the success of Little Miss Sunshine — a sleeper hit in Burlington that also played for five weeks at the Savoy.

So what’s keeping some people away? Winston devised the survey to find that out, but he has some guesses. To start with, “There’s undoubtedly a resistance to subtitled films,” he points out.

Then there’s the question of violence. While “the 12-to-25 audience laps it up,” Winston says, older movie-goers may avoid it.

He recalls a patron who approached him on the street to ask about the level of violence in The Last King of Scotland, currently showing at the Savoy. “It got me curious whether the word had gotten out on Pan’s Labyrinth that that was a particularly violent film.”

“We don’t want to make people feel guilty for not being here,” Winston says of the survey. But, he notes, electronic communication offers theater owners a chance to ask potential audiences a crucial, logistically tricky question: “Why aren’t you here?”

Better news for the Savoy comes from the returns for the 2007 Green Mountain Film Festival, of which Winston is cofounder and programmer.

Managing Director Donald Rae says that audiences for the fest, which ran from March 16 to 25, “were substantially increased on last year, by about 16 percent overall.” At the Savoy, 30 of 51 screenings sold out; 11 of 46 sold out at the City Hall venue. Rae says GMFF organizers added 10 screenings this year to accommodate demand, but have no plans to move popular films to larger venues. “We’re quite keen to preserve the festival’s character, which is that it’s very intimate,” he says. “That’s very important to us.” �

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May, they read packets of writing, evaluate them, and put the journal together.

Ellefson, who oversees the editorial process, describes it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;like this giant brontosaurus that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get to roll over. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the definition of democracy: The trains donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run on time, and people are quibbling all the time.â&#x20AC;? Students who start out excited soon realize that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;reality of being an editor is just grinding work,â&#x20AC;? he goes on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some discover that this is part of what they want to do.â&#x20AC;? Others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

The journal publishes the winners of a Champlain student writing contest, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t main-

tain any other quotas for studentpenned content. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In terms of aesthetics, we try to be catholic,â&#x20AC;? says Ellefson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look at everything. My job is to make sure everyone gets a voice.â&#x20AC;? He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a vote on the editorial board, though. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see things I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like put in, and things I love turned away, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their magazine,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Right now, Ellefson admits, W&M is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not run in a sustainable fashion.â&#x20AC;? Unlike premium, glossy lit journals, which sell for upwards of $15 at bookstores around the country, this one is only available through Ellefson or the office of the Champlain writing program, and it sells for $10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that is, at cost.

But Ellefson talks with excitement about the future. Vermont slam-poetry champ Geof Hewitt submits regularly to W&M, and Ellefson hopes one day to get work from Grace Paley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the magazine starts getting better, people like that will perhaps consider it,â&#x20AC;? he says â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then sums up the situation as only a poet could. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have our hat in our hand, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not looking at the floor anymore, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not looking at the stars, either. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re realistic about what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all about.â&#x20AC;? ďż˝

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Say what? Is yet another â&#x20AC;&#x153;Star Trekâ&#x20AC;? series in the works? Well, sort of. Cawley isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as famous as William Shatner, but he did star in a 2005 Wired article called â&#x20AC;&#x153;To Boldly Go Where No Fan Has Gone Before.â&#x20AC;?

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Students who start out excited soon realize that the reality of being an editor is just grinding work. idence Jim Ellefson is the journalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consulting editor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the first six years, it looked like a high school rag,â&#x20AC;? he says of W&M, which is now in its 12th year. Then â&#x20AC;&#x153;we got a trustee whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interested in writing to give us a little bit of money.â&#x20AC;? The next step was to apply for listing in the writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reference guides, which require editors to prove their journal is â&#x20AC;&#x153;bona fide and of a certain artistic merit,â&#x20AC;? says Ellefson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for the whole visual quality, the layout and design.â&#x20AC;? W&M passed muster.

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This is a sampling of the most recent edition of Willard & Maple, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;literary and fine art magazineâ&#x20AC;? published at Champlain College.

The book-bound journal is 188 pages, with a color cover and 24page color insert. It looks pretty much like other literary journals that accept submissions from around the world, listing their specs in popular writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; references such as Poetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market and Novel & Short Story Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market. Willard & Maple is listed in those guides.

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Curses, Foiled Again When Sheriff ’s Deputy Dave Perrapato cited a man he nabbed for jaywalking during a zero-tolerance campaign in San Diego, the man signed the ticket with a name different from the one he had already given Perrapato. When Perrapato asked why, the man explained the other was his “rap name.” Perrapato arrested the man on suspicion of signing a false name. He learned the man was Larenzo Dixon, 22, wanted in Louisiana for murder and murder for hire.

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straight for him. “I braced up when I saw it, and it was airborne,” Killian told the Leader-Telegram. “The car landed right on top of the recliner with me on it.” Killian injured his leg and suffered a scrape across his chest from a front tire of the 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix but was otherwise unhurt, thanks, he said, to his wife’s “two decorative milk cans, one on each side of the TV” that helped hold the car up. The crash destroyed the living room, dining room and kitchen, according to Independence Police Chief Derrick Vold, who added that if the car “would have hit 3 inches over, it would have hit the gas line and blew up the

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When Petri arrived, he was given a preliminary breath test, in compliance with department policy that anyone picking up someone arrested for first-offense drunken driving be sober. Petri failed the test and was placed under arrest.

Fire Prevention Follies Two weeks after a Jan. 6 blaze closed a Philadelphia firehouse, private contractors making repairs accidentally ignited ceiling insulation with a welder’s torch.

Battalion Chief William Dell said the Jan. 19 fire damaged the ceiling and roof of the station’s garage area.

Lucky Days Ron Killian was watching television in the living room of his home in Independence, Wis., when a car crashed through the window and headed

whole house.”

• Egged on by a group of youths in Staffordshire, England, Shane John White, 22, leapt from a footbridge and hung on to a railroad cable before letting go when his cap blew off. He escaped electrocution only because he unwittingly picked a 7-minute period when the power was turned off for the first time in 15 months, due to an unrelated incident farther down the track.

• While horsing around with two friends on the 17th floor of a downtown Minneapolis hotel, Joshua Hanson, 29, apparently lost his balance and crashed through a floor-to-ceiling window. He fell 16 stories but stopped short of hitting the concrete pavement by landing feet first on a metal roof overhang, which had more give. Hanson survived with only broken bones and internal injuries.

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• Police broke up a melee at Woonsocket (R.I.) Middle School that began when a mother drove her 13-year-old daughter to the school to fight another 13-yearold girl, whose mother also showed up, according to Lt. Timothy Paul, “to see that her daughter doesn’t get into trouble.” The two feuding girls began fighting, but when school officials tried to separate them, the mothers joined the fray. One mother accused the other daughter of slashing her with a razor, and the other mother reportedly punched the vice principal in the face.

Police arrested Ana Rivera, 44, Maribel Santiago, 34, their daughters and two other 13-year-old girls who threatened one of the girls as she was being taken into custody. “It is the Police Department’s belief that Woonsocket Middle School is a learning institution,” Paul said, “and not to be used as grounds for tumultuous behavior.”

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McNulty answered, “But I would say, you know, sometimes that may well work.”

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Eh, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the Nobel thing bother me. Orson Welles never got a best-director Oscar, either.

Several Nobel Prize awards have been controversial, but in the hard sciences none has involved work later shown to be flat-out wrong. There are several reasons for that, the most obvious being that the Nobel folks arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t idiots and their screening process is pretty thorough. Equally important, a long interval typically separates the discovery from the award â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than 20 years in the case of the 2004 physics prize â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by which time most nagging doubts have been resolved. Still, looking back on at least a few awards must make the Nobel committee cringe.

Years ago I wrote about prefrontal lobotomy, one of the horror stories of 20th-century medical practice.

In 1949 Antonio Egas Moniz was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for inventing this ghastly procedure, in which doctors pacified mental patients by drilling a hole in the skull and surgically destroying a portion of the brain. (Medicine, lest you quibble, is by no stretch a hard science, or even an empirical art.)

To be fair, Moniz neither invented nor used the infamous â&#x20AC;&#x153;ice-pick lobotomy,â&#x20AC;? which involved pounding a sharp object through the orbit of the eye â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that dubious honor belongs to Dr. Walter Freeman.

But even â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? lobotomies came to be seen as unethical, and with the advent of psychoactive drugs the procedure was largely abandoned. Lobotomy victims, relatives and even some prominent physicians have campaigned to have Moniz stripped of the award, but the Nobel Foundation, whose charter grandly states that its awards may not be appealed, has refused to consider it.

Sometimes a Nobel is given to a guy whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a flake but probably deserves it anyhow. One case in point is Cambridge University professor Brian Josephson, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics in1973 for predicting how electrons could tunnel through an insulating barrier. Later in life, Josephson became a believer in the paranormal and a fan of such chimeras as cold fusion and homeopathy; he directed the Mind-Matter Unification Project, which, among other things, tried to use physics to explain telepathy.

Another example is Linus Pauling, recipient of both the 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize, whose career took a weird turn after he became obsessed with vitamin C, believing

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it capable of everything from curing the common cold to extending life to treating cancer. Pauling may yet be at least partly vindicated, since recent research shows that in certain cases high doses of vitamin C can help terminal cancer patients and may even alleviate the common cold.

In another category we have the racists and eugenicists, including Philipp von Lenard, whose work on cathode rays won him the 1905 Nobel in physics. Possibly because Albert Einstein beat him to the punch in developing quantum effect theory, Lenard was a harsh critic of Jewish scientists; he joined the Nazi party and eventually became one of Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisers and a proponent of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aryan physics.â&#x20AC;?

Then there was William Bradford Shockley, who along with John Bardeen and Walter Brattain was awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in physics for developing the transistor. Later he espoused eugenics, suggesting that African-Americans had a genetic basis for lower IQ scores, proposing that people with IQs under 100 be paid to submit to sterilization, and donating his sperm to a bank set up by millionaire 2x4-tootsies102506.indd Robert Klark Graham to fight the spread of â&#x20AC;&#x153;retrograde humans.â&#x20AC;?

Since no one can appeal an award by the Nobel Foundation, the only way the money can be forfeit is if a recipient refuses the check or doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cash it

by October of the following calendar year. On the question of mistakes, you were smart to exclude the nonscientific Nobels from consideration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the literature prize has been notoriously hit or miss (Herman Hesse got it, Vladimir Nabokov didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t), and the peace prize has been awarded to both Yasir Arafat and Henry Kissinger.

The economics prize, created not by Alfred Nobelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will but by the Swedish central bank in 1968, is even more suspect. Given doubts that economics qualifies as a science, or, for that matter, contributes in any way to the betterment of humanity, to this day youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find people complaining not merely about this or that recipient but that the prize exists at all.

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VERMONTERS ON THE JOB

The Finger Prince

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t’s a slow day at the Chittenden County Sheriff ’s Department, a brown, boxy building wrapped in steel mesh behind the Burlington airport. Deputy Sheriff Richard Rowden, the department’s fingerprint technician, is getting ready to fingerprint a thin, bearded man in his twenties.

Rowden, 57, is short and stocky, with a bald head, round glasses and Richard Rowden thick hands that look as if they Fingerprint Technician crush walnuts during his coffee Chittenden County Sheriff’s Dept. breaks. Despite his burly physique, his demeanor is disarming.

“We offer free glossy photos, free transportation and free room and board,” Rowden says, swabbing his client’s fingertips with a baby wipe. “Now all you’ve got to do is confess.”

The man smiles. He’s not a suspect, just an applicant for a job that requires a criminal background check. Still, getting fingerprinted makes some people feel as though they’ve been arrested.

Standing at a contraption the size of an ATM, Rowden types data into the computer, then takes the man’s wrists and delicately rolls each finger over a scanner. There’s no ink involved — this $20,000 gizmo, purchased with Homeland Security funds, reads fingerprints with an infrared beam. The process takes about five minutes and costs the client $15.

Most of Rowden’s work these days involves routine fingerprinting. In addition to job applicants, his customers include folks applying for foreign visas, commercial driver’s licenses, stockbroker licenses and even adoptions. Rowden is busiest in the fall, when new teachers are being hired. At times, he’s fingerprinted as many as 75 people in one day. This week, he’ll handle about 20.

Rowden learned this skill as a Burlington Police detective, a job he held for 27 years. With the click of a mouse, he pulls up a thumbprint he just scanned and explains the rudiments of identifying its unique characteristics according to its “loops,” “arches” or “whorls.” This one has a “delta,” a Y-shaped pattern that resembles the confluence of two rivers. Another click, and the black-and-white fingerprint onscreen lights up with a series of green dots, lines and circles that pick out other unique identifiers.

“That’s called the minutiae,” Rowden explains. “That’s what the computer goes looking for when they do an electronic fingerprint ID” Typically, the courts require at least nine points of identification to match a suspect to a fingerprint. Mathematically, it’s virtually impossible for two people to have that many points in common.

Years ago, Rowden used to search for these minutiae points by hand, going through hundreds, sometimes thousands, of fingerprint cards before finding a match. Today, the work takes minutes at most.

The sheriff ’s department doesn’t keep these fingerprints on file, or even run each person through the Vermont Criminal Information Center for outstanding warrants — though the technology is coming soon. But Rowden doesn’t worry that wanted criminals are slipping through his fingertips. “When they go through the FBI background check,” he says, “it’ll pop up there.”

SEVEN DAYS: Do you see more jobs requiring background checks these days?

RICHARD ROWDEN: Since 9/11, the number of fingerprint applicants has risen considerably. Before, they just did a regular background check.

Now, they do a thorough background

check through the FBI fingerprint center. Homeland Security now requires more agencies’ employees to be fingerprinted . . . like anybody who handles hazardous materials as a driver. When you’re handling tons of hazardous waste, it’s nice to know who’s driving the vehicle.

SD: Has your work ever determined the outcome of a criminal case?

RR: Oh, yeah. We had several when I worked for Burlington where cases were made on fingerprints or palm prints. In one case, we found a knife at the crime scene behind a clothes basket. The guy had stabbed the clerk and it had his palm print on it. That did it.

SD: Any others?

RR: I had one guy who vandalized his girlfriend’s house. He went in and tore up a bunch of her pictures. We fingerprinted the pictures and I found several prints on them. So, we checked it out and brought him in.

He said, “Yeah, those are my fingerprints. But I used to live with her.” I said, “Check the date on the back of the picture. It was after you moved out that she got the pictures developed.” So, we got him.

SD: Do you use inked fingerprinting anymore?

RR: There are still some occasions where we have to. Some states, their [fingerprint] cards aren’t the same formats [as Vermont’s]. I do out-of-state prints, too, when people are moving.

Some states require prints for medical licenses and nurses’ licenses, so I do a lot of those. Occasionally, I can’t get as good a fingerprint on the live scan as I can with ink.

SD: Why not?

RR: The condition of their hands.

Dryness and weather affects fingerprints. Starting in October, through the first part of March, I see a lot of changes in the fingerprints . . . I’ve also dealt with people who are physically handicapped, so there are challenges there, too. If somebody has a hand that’s frozen or locked up, it’s more difficult. So I have special equipment for taking those fingerprints. Or if they have an amputation or are missing a finger, there’s a place to indicate that, too.

SD: Have you come across especially unusual prints?

RR: I’ve seen a happy face in the middle of a fingerprint. I’ve seen a number 13 in the center. I’ve got a couple of them right here. [He pulls out an old fingerprint card.] These are what we call “accidentals.” Look for the deltas. How many do you see?

SD: Um . . . I see three.

RR: Those are the most uncommon fingerprints of all. To have an accidental fingerprint is extremely rare.

If you find an accidental fingerprint at a crime scene, you’ve eliminated 95 percent of the population. This guy here has three accidentals on his hand. He’d be extremely easy to identify.

SD: You must be a fan of “CSI.” RR: Yeah, I watch the crime-scene shows. It’s interesting because a lot of the technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. They bend the rules, and their speed is a lot faster than ours. And I see mistakes, but that’s TV for you. But those shows have piqued the interest of a lot of young kids. High schools are now teaching forensics courses. More kids are getting involved in biology because of their interest in doing crime investigation work.

SD: Are people who come in here ever concerned about privacy issues?

RR: Nope, because the computer is password protected. And we only keep the data for four months. Then it’s automatically expunged from the computer. The way it’s set up here, I can’t even go into the computer and look up someone’s name.

SD: What’s the best part of your job?

RR: I enjoy meeting people, so this is an excellent job for me. I don’t care who it is; it’s just interesting talking to different people . . . And it’s a nice job because it keeps me in touch with a lot of the other officers, too. m

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he end of this year’s spring break coincided with a major late-winter snowstorm that tied East Coast air traffic up in knots. Shrewd cabbie that I am, I knew this would mean extra-heavy Amtrak usage by the returning college students. Sure enough, the evening train produced two fares headed into town: a bushy red-haired young man, UVM-bound, sat with me in the front, while a post-college-age couple relaxed in the rear.

Bunker-sized snowbanks lined the curbs as we circled around Five Corners in Essex Junction. My seatmate spoke up. “Wow, this snow is something. It seems like a lot for this time of year. Is it unusual?”

“Yup,” I replied, “I guess we have had a lot of late snow this year. Is this your first year at UVM?” “Actually, I don’t go to school up here; I’m visiting a friend. I go to NYU.” “New York University — that’s a great school. Do they still have that stellar filmmaking department?”

“They sure do. That’s my major. I’m interested in directing and editing.”

“Cool. What film subjects are you drawn to?”

“It means, literally, ‘ballast’ or ‘worthless life,’” she explained. “This was the Nazi label for the so-called ‘mental defectives.”’

“I tend to do stuff about computer technology. You know, how it’s not all it’s cracked up to be; how it can actually separate people rather than connect them.”

“I don’t know about that.” The woman in the back seat joined the conversation. In the rearview I saw she had short, wavy brown hair, silver hoop earrings and a purple turtleneck under her coat. She appeared to be looking down at her feet as she spoke.

“Well, maybe for regular people,” she added.

The film student and I glanced quizzically at each another. I asked over my shoulder, “Uh, what exactly do you mean by ‘regular people’?”

“For us autistic folks, the computer revolution has been a godsend,” she replied.

“For example, I met my husband on the Internet. A lot of autistic people have a difficult time communicating verbally, whereas talking online comes easily.”

“Wow, I never thought of that,” I said.

“Is this because it’s a more controlled environment, with fewer distractions than faceto-face interaction?”

“Yes, that’s exactly it. Some autistic people are simply incapable of communicating verbally who thrive online. That’s what brings us here to Burlington, as a matter of fact. We’re visiting a friend who is actually quite famous in autistic circles. She’s developed a website and blog that’s become a center of the online community. She was even interviewed on CNN last week. I say ‘interviewed,’ but she’s not verbal — she talks by typing into a machine called a voice translator.”

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Love caught me staring at the card. “It means, literally, ‘ballast’ or ‘worthless life,’” she explained. “This was the Nazi label for the so-called ‘mental defectives,’ including autistics. Along with other undesirables, the ballastexistenz were designated for extermination.”

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ere’s a sad truth about the Green Mountaineers who come to this fair island-opolis: They’re determined to find a party but often end up missing the best action the city has to offer.

STORY Some, it is rumored, tragically depart & IMAGES without having checked out Montréal KRISTIAN noir. The cognoscenti know that the GRAVENOR city owes its unparalleled party rep to its 140,000 black residents, who compose 4 percent of the total population and are roughly evenly divided between English and French speakers.

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few tips for those who want to enjoy a black club: First, don’t expect to loiter in the corner — that is simply not an option. “Everybody dances. Everybody.

If you don’t dance, you must be dead!”

Don says, as he stuffs party flyers into the hands of downtowners.

Like many of the black events here, Don’s are moveable feasts. The locations change, but the entry fee is usually $15 or less. Check out www.blackmontreal. com or www.montrealdancehall.com for oft-updated what-where-whens. Don’s favorite venue is Club Safou, centrally

Another reliable party joint is Visions Lounge, at 662 90th Avenue in Lasalle. It’s a bit of a scoot from the downtown core, but there’s parking, and the intimate vibe, busy dance floor and posh upstairs make the place worth the drive.

E.B. Resto-Bar at 5345 de Maisonneuve in the West End is an easily accessed venue with a capacity of 300. It’s not a regular night club, but it tends to get rented for hip-hop or reggae events, so check the local listings.

Those with more highbrow tastes —

end of a strip now filled with Hassids, Filipinos, East Indians and Caribbeans.

For many Montréal blacks, the Curry House roti is the ultimate snack, the black equivalent of the Schwartz smoked-meat sandwich. According to manager Savi Podia, who’s spent 12 years at the 40-seat eatery, “We take what’s like a large pita bread and grind split peas and put it inside, and add chicken, beef, goat or even shrimp curry.” Here you can fill your belly for $5.50. Live bands and DJs on Fridays.

Those who step into this city’s black scene — the night clubs, restaurants and parties — risk swaggering to the office cubicle Monday morning like Isaac Hayes on a Caribbean beach.

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In the 1950s night-club era, Rockhead’s Paradise on St. Antoine — where outrageously talented Nubian dancers and singers put the rest of the town to shame — was the place to be.

When disco hit these shores two decades later, it was thanks to black party pioneer and chatterbox Alfie Wade, whose eponymous club helped this town become an international boogie capital.

The tradition still thrives. Visitors, be warned: Those who step into this city’s black scene — the night clubs, restaurants and parties — risk swaggering to the office cubicle Monday morning like

Isaac Hayes on a Caribbean beach.

That’s because the black scene offers instant gratification to sensation seekers, whether they come to ogle smoothmoving Afro-Canadians, seek some cultural food for thought, or simply chow down on a bit of Caribbean cuisine.

Touring the city without checking out the black scene is like going to Cairo and skipping the pyramids.

Montréal noir is a tonic to partydeprived troops who’ve been indoors all winter. And it’s easy to infiltrate. Don T. of Hustle or Die Productions has a

located at the Main (St.-Laurent) and Ontario. “It’s always a good time, great location, good vibe,” he promises.

More advice for us dorky white dance-floor introverts: “People won’t notice if you’re a bad dancer; just try to follow the tempo, move left and right, up and down,” Don says. Some parties — such as Hustle or Die’s Black Out events — are conveniently held in a very dark room. “You bring a lightstick for the ladies,” Don confides, “but that’s it.”

And he says there’s no trick or secret handshake involved in initiating one of those awkward night-club self-introductions. “It’s exactly like anybody else, Russian, Chinese — just be yourself, don’t act like someone else,” is Don’s sage counsel.

Montréal’s francophone blacks are mostly Haitians; they officially number 70,000, but some believe there are as many as 100,000. Haitians are known to favor the dance vibes of kompa and zouk, whereas many in the Englishspeaking black population have Jamaican roots and prefer reggae and dancehall. The twain frequently meet on the dance floor, and in curry houses.

Novelist Fimo Mitchell wrote about Montréal’s black experience in his new book Lost or Found and considers it a cornucopia of entertainment options.

The community is diverse and sometimes fragmented, so, whatever one’s taste, it offers a vast variety of everything from cuisine to music.

In Mitchell’s view, the ultimate, notto-be-missed black community event is Carifiesta, which turns Réné-Lévesque Boulevard into a massive summertime party. (This year’s is tentatively scheduled for July 7.) It’s a friendly, noisy happening populated by old and young alike. Other parades pale in comparison with Carifiesta, which “unites everyone,” Mitchell says — though he’d like to see more African participation.

Those seeking the heartbeat of Africa are advised to drop in at Club Balattou (4375 St.-Laurent, 514-8455447) and to check out the annual Nuits d’Afrique festival held in late July — visit www.festivalnuitsdafrique.com for details.

or fear of dance floors — can take in some of the city’s finest dramas performed by accomplished actors at the Black Theatre Workshop — www.black theatreworkshop.ca. Led by master thespian Tyrone Benskin, the troupe puts on a number of events, culminating in an annual big-budget play. Four of their last five productions have sparkled.

Another mainstay of the black community — now relegated to kitsch status in whitey culture — is a good oldfashioned beauty pageant, and there is no shortage of them. The best is probably Justine Charlemagne’s Miss Exotika, held every fall in Montréal North (details at www.missexotika.ca).

To really get into the black experience, pop in on Sunday mornings at the century-old Union United Church on Atwater, considered the soul of the local black community (www.union unitedchurchmtl.ca).

After all that, it’s time to eat. I’ve never heard bad things about any of the city’s 40-odd Caribbean restos, but here are some of the best: MA’S PLACE 5889 Sherbrooke W., 514-487-7488; open 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

“It’s not a really cozy, sit-down place, although we have nice paintings on the walls,” says Devon Williams, four-year veteran of the venerable 14-seat West End restaurant, which anchors a series of black-owned adjacent stores, including a hairdresser and an African variety shop. “Our boneless chicken is our bestseller, and the jerk chicken sells up there with the roti — it’s only $5.75 and is a great value,” Williams adds.

The unassuming spot was named after a now-retired Trinidadian matron, who apparently left a killer recipe for the Jamaican national dish, ackee and saltfish. “That dish was invented in the 16th century,” says Williams, “and we’ve been improving it since.”

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CHEZ TOTO 10827 Pie IX Blvd., 514-324-9792; open 12-10:30 p.m. Sun-Wed, 1211:30 p.m. Thurs-Sat. To get the real flavor of Haiti, scoot up to the North Side, a trip that’ll take you past Marie Gédeon’s 13-year-old eatery, which boasts 70 seats, ample parking, a liquor license and a massively popular goat plate. Staffer Anne Marie says they’ve got the best eats of the estimated 30 Haitian restaurants on the island.

Any doubters can test the claim by sampling a variety of entrées. A meal will set you back anywhere from $8.50 to $22, for the more exotic lambi.

E.B. RESTO-BAR 5345 de Maisonneuve W., 514-5887674; open 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. (later on concert nights), closed Sun-Mon. After closing its doors for a year, this 24-seat restaurant has been reinvented as a place where you can stock up on the traditional jerk chicken, as well as burgers and fries. Asked whether it’s the

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President Bush is requesting a supplemental spending bill for ongoing operations in Iraq. In the opening congressional negotiations about this supplemental bill, antiwar Democrats like Rep. Peter Welch joined with courageous antiwar organizations to protest the request, with some threatening to vote against the bill and send it down to defeat. That principled protest stance forced Democratic leaders to add

up another version of the supplemental bill and thus funding would have been cut off by default, but that is impossible to imagine in a Congress whose majority right now may be Democratic, but is not, unfortunately, antiwar.

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Unfortunately, the legislative process demands compromises and does not tend to create perfect outcomes. In this case, the glaring imperfection for the antiwar movement remains obvious: The Iraq war supplemental bill still includes funding for military operations in Iraq for the next 17 months. Thus, the question when the final bill came up for a vote was whether objections over this imperfection should outweigh the protestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success at forcing the inclusion of a law ending the entire war.

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Since then, McKibben has written nine more books, many of which deal with troubling trends in human culture, from the meaningless miscellany of modern television to the globe’s staggering population growth to Americans’ indelible footprint on the natural world. His eloquent moral authority touches a nerve and gets people thinking.

Also since 1989, McKibben has moved from upstate New York to Ripton, Vermont, where he is a scholar-in-residence in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College. Increasingly, he has become an activist — or at least inspired a new, climate-conscious generation. Step It Up 2007, with McKibben as its figurehead, is one recent outcome. Based in Burlington and linked via the Web, the loose amalgam of DIY activists was launched by Middlebury College grads with the goal of collectively petitioning Congress, this April 14, to drastically reduce carbon emissions.

Because, of course, it is now clear that McKibben was right: The IPCC recently concluded it is “very likely” that the burning of fossil fuel is causing the Earth’s average temperature to rise. And this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal Clean Air Act does allow the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon dioxide — including auto emissions. Even with that victory for eco-activists, many of McKibben’s readers may be wondering

where we go from here. In Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, he tries to fashion an answer.

Many of McKibben’s previous concerns about climate change, the planet’s carrying capacity and consumption intersect in this latest work. But here they coalesce at those bosoms of “community,” the quintessential village green and town hall. “For community, it turns out, is the key to physical survival in our environmental predicament and also to human satisfaction,” McKibben writes.

McKibben begins on familiar ground with the assertion that “more” no longer equals “better.” He reminds us that the steroidal growth of the First World economy has overshot its objective, leaving us unhappy, the Earth exhausted, and the chasm between prosperity and poverty growing ever wider. How did this happen? He artfully traces our dilemma from the invention of the steam engine in 1712, through the idolatry of efficiency in the early 20th century, to the consolidation and globalization of today, when limitless growth is considered a foregone conclusion — if not a categorical imperative.

What we need now, McKibben argues, is a “basic shift.” Though he’s been saying and writing this for years, Deep Economy zeroes in on the way we do business. Here, what McKibben means by a “shift” is the not-sobasic task of rebuilding local economies.

That project augurs not only a change in values but a retooling of the mechanisms of production. No longer should we “worship markets as infallible,” McKibben writes.

Instead, we “will need to downplay efficiency and pay attention to other goals. We will have to make the biggest changes to our daily habits in generations — and the biggest change to . . . our sense of what constitutes progress.”

The phrase “deep economy” owes a conceptual debt to “deep ecology.” The latter movement advocates an end to stop-gap measures designed to enable our current unsustainable lifestyle and a profound rethinking of humans’ place in the natural world. McKibben’s deep economy defines “progress” as a significant reordering of daily existence to emphasize community relationships for a durable — a.k.a. sustainable — future.

The word “economy” comes from the Greek oikonomia, which literally means “household management.” By that definition, it would appear we have given the purse strings and the car keys to a Red Bull-addled teenager, and he’s crashed the Excursion on the way home from McDonald’s.

Unlike that teenager, we don’t have parents to scold us and suspend our allowance.

But Mother Nature is our de facto parent, and when she scolds it has the sting of finality. Given its focus on a mismanaged global household, Deep Economy might be seen as the meeting of Adam Smith, the 18th-century author of The Wealth of Nations, and Jared Diamond, contemporary author of Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse. In fact, this book could have been titled The Economics of Survival.

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Yet, through thousands of organic urban gardens and small private farms, McKibben writes, “Cubans have created what may be the world’s largest working model of semisustainable agriculture.”

The author juxtaposes Cuba with Burlington’s Intervale, which supplies “7 or 8 percent of all the fresh food consumed” in Vermont’s largest city. Though that’s not a huge contribution, McKibben sees it as one rising star in a constellation of alternative food-production projects. These “data points,” as he calls them, are important indicators of communities’ thinking differently about their food sources. Connecting those dots into a coherent picture — one that pro-

Marts would save Vermonters $36 million annually” — which, McKibben surmises, translates into $58.14 per resident.

“That’s real money,” he admits. But, for all the convenience just inside those sliding doors, even Wal-Mart does not make us happy, McKibben offers. Community does: “Think of yourself as a member of a community and you’ll get a better deal. You’ll build a world with some hope of ecological stability, and where the chances increase that you’ll be happy.”

This thesis raises questions: What effect will a pursuit of community — Americans kicking the one-stop-shopping habit — have on the economy? How will we get by without globalization?

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The primary message in McKibben’s work is not that it’s technically feasible for the First World to go “local,” but a harder admonition that we need to figure out how to do it. vides realistic alternatives to the sprawling suburban grids and strip-malls of Anytown, U.S.A. — will be the defining challenge of the 21st century.

But suburban sprawl is not the root of the problem, McKibben argues. Rather, it is merely a symptom of Americans’ “hyperindividuality” — a boastful self-sufficiency that is the most egregious antagonist of community. Hence McKibben expends considerable energy decrying the “temple of More”: Wal-Mart, whose success depends on consumers’ selfish infatuation with low prices and ignorance of their hidden costs.

Here, Vermont makes another cameo, as an example of a state that held off — at least for a while — the big-box onslaught. Art Woolf, a professor of economics at UVM, “calculated that a full complement of Wal-

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There are communitarians and social conservatives and progressives for whom “community” has become a magic word, a mystic goal. But it is in our economic lives, even more than our moral choices, that we play the crucial role in rebuilding our communities. We need to once again depend on those around us for something real. If we do, then the bonds that make for human satisfaction, as opposed to endless growth, will begin to emerge.

Every new farmers’ market is a small step in this direction. It requires new connections between the people who came together to found it, the farmers who come in from the country to meet their suburban and urban customers, the customers who emerge from the supermarket trance to meet their neighbors. The market begins to build a different reality, one that uses less oil and is therefore less vulnerable to the end of cheap energy. But, more important, the new reality responds to all the parts of who we are, including the parts that crave connection. One tenth the energy; ten times the conversations — that’s an equation worth contemplating.

U.S. Instead, he gives examples of effective small-scale industries of all kinds. Once again, Vermont is Exhibit A. Citing lowimpact logging in Addison County, the local-currency experiment of Burlington Bread and the down-home democracy of town meeting, McKibben argues that Vermont’s smallness is a blessing, and an example of what future economies should emulate.

Despite the title of his book, McKibben does not purport to be an economist. “If all this seems anecdotal, that’s because it is,” he concedes. Thus, the primary message in his work is not that it’s technically feasible for the First World to go “local,” but a harder admonition that we need to figure out how to do it.

McKibben warns that, with the impending ecological conundrums of global warming and the rapid economic development of China and India, business as usual won’t last long.

If China’s coal burning were to reach the current U.S. level of nearly two tons per person . . . the country would use 2.8 billion tons annually — more than the current world production of 2.5 billion tons . . .

And that’s just China. By then, India will have a higher population, and its economy is growing almost as fast. And then there’s the rest of the world.

In his sobering conclusion, McKibben says that localized economies will use far less energy than globalized ones, and thereby stand a chance of lessening oil shortages and climate change. But he also cautions, “It’s too late to ward off these crises altogether.

They’re coming at us very fast.”

Still, there is immense power in our communal brain, and McKibben’s contribution here, as always, is to encourage it to think differently. More importantly, as he asserted in his previous book Wandering Home, “What we need more of are people who actually know what they’re doing out in the physical world, such as farmers, engineers and, lest we forget, creative economists.” �

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RADIO AFRICA A new radio show reaches out to new Vermonters

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t’s hard to identify two places on the planet more different from each other than Vermont and sub-Saharan Africa.

Sure, their climates contrast radically, but there are also polarities of race, wealth and technology.

Despite an influx of black, brown and yellow immigrants in recent years, skin color in Vermont remains almost monochromatically pale. And, while residents of the state’s trailer parks and slummy apartments hardly qualify as well off in the American context, most Vermonters do enjoy living standards that most Africans would regard as impossibly luxurious.

Even so, black Africa looms larger and larger in the consciousness and the daily lives of many whites in Burlington and beyond. “I know literally hundreds and hundreds of people in Vermont whose lives have been touched by the Sudanese,” says Robert Lair, an adjunct professor at St. Michael’s College and the founder of a Colchester-based nationwide organization that plans to build 20 secondary schools in Sudan.

The “Lost Boys” who fled civil war in southern Sudan compose the best-known group of African refugees to have settled in the state.

They were the first arrivals, making unlikely journeys to Vermont from squalid camps in Kenya beginning in 2001. But the Sudanese, whose local presence is now being augmented by a wave of immigration from within the U.S., are only one of several sets of Africans who have taken up residence in Vermont.

Somali women in kaleidoscopically patterned wrappas or colorless hijabs have become an everyday sight in the Old North End. Scores of African kids now attend the Wheeler and Barnes schools in the same neighborhood, where Shea butter soap and

fufu flour can be purchased at grocery stores opened by Somalis and Congolese. Displaced citizens of Sudan, Burundi and Liberia frequent suburban shopping malls. And the Vermont Frost Heaves’ championship basketball season was made possible in part by Issa Konare, a Senegalese

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ermont’s indigenous tradition of tolerance, together with the cosmopolitan outlook cultivated by former flatlanders, has primed the state to become a safe harbor for Africans cut adrift from their homelands.

From all I’m hearing so far, Vermont is a friendly place that doesn’t make people feel afraid.

JACOB BOGRE, ASSOCIATION OF AFRICANS LIVING IN VERMONT who was recruited not in his native country but at UVM’s Patrick Gym. The presence today of some 1500 Africans in the Burlington area is only the most prominent point of intersection between Vermont and Africa. A growing number of young Vermonters are traveling to Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and other sub-Saharan countries on service-learning trips sponsored by St. Michael’s College and other local academic institutions. In addition, Africa-focused programs at churches and in elementary schools around the state are introducing Vermonters to the cultures and histories of countries that are at once horrifyingly poor and enviably rich.

A subculture of Africanists has been part of the Vermont scene for many years. Peace Corps veterans who volunteered in Kenya, Benin, Lesotho and other sub-Saharan lands have long composed an informal network that also includes visiting scholars and American specialists in Africa who teach at the University of Vermont.

Jeh Kulu, a multiracial troupe that pounds out West African drum rhythms, was an early element in the globalization of Vermont. Formed in 1993, the group has had “a big impact in Burlington, especially among students,” notes Rob Gordon, a Namibian who teaches anthropology at UVM. In addition to staging well-attended performances, the drummers and dancers have conducted workshops at several schools.

The tipping point was the coming of the Sudanese, who were soon followed by even larger numbers of Somali Bantus. As Lair of St. Mike’s observes, African Vermonters are now interwoven in the social fabric of Chittenden County. Although many arrived speaking little or no English and were unfamiliar with other basic aspects of life in Vermont, the newcomers and the service workers who help them acclimate to their new home say that, in general, they’ve received a warm welcome.

“From all I’m hearing so far, Vermont is a friendly place that doesn’t make people feel afraid,” says Jacob Bogre, president of the Association of Africans Living in Vermont. The 4-year-old group, which assists with settlement and language issues, includes between 1500 and 2000 members from 29 African countries, says Bogre, a Congolese. Most live in or around Burlington or in the White River Junction or Brattleboro areas.

Many have found jobs or started businesses. Bogre, for example, works in UVM’s Office of Animal Care.

“We have clients who are highly educated and quickly become employed,” notes Judy Scott, community services coordinator for the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program.

Others have a much harder time entering the work force, Scott adds. “The majority of Africans settling here have been warehoused in refugee camps for 10 to 15 years, and many never had the chance to read or write their own language,” she says. “Illiteracy is a very difficult barrier to overcome in the job market.”

But even among the less-educated refugees, some young Africans are establishing social and economic niches where they say they feel comfortable. Ahmed Omar works about 40 hours a week at the Brixton Halal Market on North Street in Burlington while studying for a nursing degree at the Community College of Vermont.

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and 1999 Middlebury grad, who types up an AALV event calendar on his laptop for use later in the show. Abraham Awolich, a Dinka man from Sudan, is also there. He’ll describe his tribe’s customs during Radio Africa’s weekly cultural profile segment.

Gayle Finkelstein, a poison prevention educator from the Northern New England Poison Center and Fletcher Allen Health Care, is making a guest appearance. Public-health professionals aren’t typical college radio guests, but Ratsebe and Tahirou interview one nearly every week; during their last show in March, they spoke with a representative from Burlington’s lead program.

Vermont’s health and social-service providers have embraced the show as another way to reach out to the African community. Many new arrivals to the U.S., particularly those who have ABDOU TAHIROU

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can the FM radio dial in the Burlington area, and you’ll hear plenty of rock, pop and country. But if South African jazz or the latest from Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour is more your style, tune in to Radio Africa on 88.7, the St. Michael’s College station, Sunday afternoons from 3 until 5.

The show, which premiered last month, plays an eclectic mix of African artists. But it’s not just about entertainment. Radio Africa is also performing a unique public service. It’s currently the only local media offering aimed specifically at the 1500 to 2000 African-born immigrants and refugees living in the Burlington area.

The show is sponsored by the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, a nonprofit that attempts to help African newcomers adjust to life in the Green Mountain State. The AALV holds workshops and trainings to ease the transition into American society, but Director George Wright explains that it’s a challenge to get the word out, especially given the fact that Africans in the Burlington area come from 29 different countries, and speak many languages.

The organization sometimes tapes its events and airs them on Channel 17, but not everyone gets cable. Radio is a far more accessible medium, and the listening habit is well established among most Africans. It’s ubiquitous in their respective homelands, where infrastructure challenges, political instability, unreliable power and bad roads limit the distribution of newspapers and television programs. Most Africans hear the latest about their own continent from the BBC or Radio France, on battery-operated radios. Wright notes, “It’s not difficult to encourage people to turn on the radio, that’s for sure,” he says.

Wright recruited Radio Africa’s two DJs, Thato Ratsebe and Abdou Tahirou. Tahirou, a 33-year-old from Niger, came to the U.S. in 2000, and studied at Vermont Technical College. He lives in Burlington and works as a technician making rail station signs at Alstom.

Ratsebe, a svelte 29-year-old native of Botswana, came to the U.S. in 2001. She studied at the Community College of Vermont for two years before transferring to St. Mike’s, where she majored in journalism and mass communications. She’s now working on her Master there, in administration and management.

On a recent Sunday afternoon at the WWPV studio in Edmunds Hall, Ratsebe tinkers with the control board, while Tahirou sits behind a mike on the other side of the table. Radio Africa is Tahirou’s first on-air experience; Ratsebe once worked for a radio station in Botswana.

Despite her prior radio time, Ratsebe is guilty of an occasional technical fumble — the volume redlines, the mikes stay live a little too long. “I’m a little rusty right now,” she admits with a smile, “but it’s OK.” Joining Ratsebe and Tahirou in the studio today is AALV Director Wright, a Maine native

lived in refugee camps for a decade or more, need help understanding basic things about life in an industrialized society.

What constitutes a poison, and how to handle it, for example. After a song from South African singer Sipho Gumede, Ratsebe and Tahirou begin the interview portion of the show. Reading from lists of questions they’ve prepared with Wright during their weekly planning meetings, they ask Finkelstein to give examples of things that are poisonous.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my favorite place,â&#x20AC;? Omar, 19, says with a toothy smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel accepted here. Everyone here is my brother,â&#x20AC;? he declares, noting that he has â&#x20AC;&#x153;lots of white friends.â&#x20AC;?

Omarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English is almost indistinguishable from that of a nativeborn American, though he came to Vermont from a Somali refugee camp in Kenya only two years ago. He attributes his fluency to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the good schools in Burlington.â&#x20AC;?

This sense of security and possibility is also affirmed by Atem Deng, one of the Lost Boys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best place for me,â&#x20AC;? says Deng, 25, who emigrated to Vermont six years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel OK to go anywhere. We go to night clubs here. In other states, Sudanese say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bad idea to go to night clubs.â&#x20AC;?

Deng says the quality of public education in Vermont is another attraction for African refugees. He notes that Vermont is one of the few states in the country that permit students older than 18 to enroll in high school. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the biggest draw for young Sudanese adults who are moving to Vermont from other states, Deng explains.

The picture isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t perfect â&#x20AC;&#x201D; racism does scar some Africansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience of living in Vermont. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny it exists here,â&#x20AC;? Deng says, recalling that police officers have pulled him over several times for license checks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do they do that with other kinds of drivers?â&#x20AC;? he asks.

African students may also be targets of racist abuse in Burlington and Winooski schools, says Adrie Kusserow, an anthropology professor at St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Kusserow, who assigns students to tutor Africans at local high schools, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m amazed how many of my students have reported back about hearing racial slurs.â&#x20AC;?

That said, Vermont has proved to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;a remarkably welcoming communityâ&#x20AC;? for refugees, says Scott, a coordinator for the resettlement program. More than 200 local residents have volunteered to help the Sudanese, Somalis and other African newcomers, she notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very different picture of refugee resettlement in other places,â&#x20AC;? Scott says.

She cites the case of a Somali man who moved to Vermont from Arizona last November. This refugee, who had never experienced temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, understood that he was coming to one of the coldest places in the U.S. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said he wanted to be in Vermont anyway because in the four months he lived in Arizona, a white person never entered his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home,â&#x20AC;? Scott recounts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want his children to live that way, and he knew they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to in Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

Mike Sheridan, a former Peace Corpsman who served in Kenya, offers an anthropological take on Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open-heartedness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rural ethic of community interdependence, of helping out, has been transferred to this refugee population,â&#x20AC;? observes Sheridan, who teaches anthropology at Middlebury College. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermonters used to build barns for one another. Now they build cribs for the babies of refugees.â&#x20AC;?

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iddlebury doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t currently run student service trips to African countries, but it recently sponsored a genocide convocation that focused on Rwanda and Sudanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Darfur region. And more than a thousand Vermonters turned out last month for a talk on the Middlebury campus by Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life inspiration for the heroic protagonist in the film Hotel Rwanda.

Service stints in Africa are back in vogue among American students, Sheridan notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to swing toward Africa after a five-year swing away from it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the years after 9/11, more kids were going to London or European venues that their parents thought of as nice and safe.â&#x20AC;?

Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image as a hip destination has been burnished by celebrities such as Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have joined longtime antipoverty campaigner Bono in focusing on wretchedly poor countries such as Malawi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool to go to Africa now,â&#x20AC;? Sheridan says.

That raises the question of whether some student service trips represent a form of â&#x20AC;&#x153;poverty tourism,â&#x20AC;? points out Gordon, UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Namibian anthropologist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are they going to make themselves feel good by being with poor Africans for a few weeks?â&#x20AC;?

Gordon asks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. I hope not.â&#x20AC;?

Whatever the motivations may be, Gordon adds, interest in Africa is growing rapidly at UVM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the point where the university may soon establish a major in African Studies. One group of students has started a Swahili language club, Gordon says, and scores more are active in the movement to stop the genocide in Darfur. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a campus chapter of the New Sudan Education Initiative, the schoolbuilding project that Lair launched at St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two years ago.

The Catholic college in Colchester has developed a specialty in Africa service programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big presence on campus,â&#x20AC;? says political scientist Patricia Siplon, who will soon lead her fourth student trip to the Ilula Orphan Center in Tanzania. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students do fundraising for these trips, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of Africa-oriented activities here.â&#x20AC;?

Groups of St. Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undergraduates have also gone to Ghana, Uganda and Sudan, with individual students attending universities in South Africa for studyabroad semesters.

Ashley George, a 2005 graduate of St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, worked in refugee camps on the UgandaSudan border when she was a senior with Robert Fleming, a former professor and tennis coach at the college. Fleming wound up staying in Uganda after receiving custody of a baby born to a Ugandan woman who was homeless and mentally ill. He then established Malayaka House, an orphanage named for his daughter, in the

city of Entebbe; George regularly returns as a volunteer.

George is helping plan a service trip that will bring St. Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students to Malayaka House in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always really eager to go back there,â&#x20AC;? says George, who works part-time with the Committee on Temporary Shelter in Burlington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are passionate people, friendly, easygoing and many of them in situations no human being should be in.â&#x20AC;?

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ctivists such as George exemplify the degree of involvement to which Vermonters should aspire, suggests Mashobane Moruthane, a South African immigrant who teaches at the Waldorf School in Shelburne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermonters need to go to the next level and actually go to Africa,â&#x20AC;? says Moruthane, who recently organized an Africa Night in Shelburneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town gym that drew an audience of 200. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interest is just interest. The question that has to be addressed is, What are you going to do with your interest?â&#x20AC;?

Siplon, the St. Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political scientist, takes a similar view. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a second layer of challenge that needs to be met,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The connections between Vermont and Africa have to become less tied to institutions, with people taking action on their own. The more that happens, the more the connections become sustainable.â&#x20AC;?

Lair, an adjunct professor of religious studies at St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, is among the Vermonters who have already personalized their interest in Africa. Five years ago, he notes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew nothing about East Africa. Now, all that I do is work on Sudan.â&#x20AC;?

Lair and Abraham Awolich, the Sudanese co-director of the New Sudan Education Initiative â&#x20AC;&#x201D; www.nesei.org â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have given presentations about the project to church and school groups all over the state. Along with a few Vermont volunteers and others in NESEIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16 state chapters, the organizers are trying to raise $20 million to build schools in southern Sudan, a vast area that is finally experiencing peace after 25 years of civil war.

School construction was chosen as the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus because the Sudanese Lair met in refugee camps in 2003 â&#x20AC;&#x153;kept telling us that education, education, education was the best way to help them,â&#x20AC;? he recounts.

Lair and his wife Kusserow, along with their two young children, have undergone a transformation as a result of meeting African refugees in Vermont, he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely revolutionized our lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made our world so much bigger. This is the awareness and involvement that we want our children to grow up with.â&#x20AC;? ďż˝ For information about the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, call Judy Scott at 338-4627 or email jscott@uscrivt.org.

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Ratsebe offers an observation.

“When I was reading your website today,” she comments to Finkelstein, “I noticed that medicine can be poisonous.” Ratsebe remembers sharing prescription medicine with her siblings when she was younger. “Is it a reasonable thing, to share these kinds of things at home?” she asks.

“You should never take someone else’s medicine,” Finkelstein answers. No single problem precipitates more calls to the poison hotline. Finkelstein explains that prescriptions and instructions on dosage are only intended for one patient. And, she adds, prescriptions can become dangerous when they expire.

This is useful information — a good reminder for any listener — but Wright concedes that it’s likely not reaching the newest Ameri-

hearted. They banter about Dinka dances and community wrestling competitions. Ratsebe jokes, “We hope that someday you will teach us some of your moves.”

Awolich, a 27-year-old Dinka man, came to the U.S. in 2001, via a refugee camp in Kenya. He has since graduated from the University of Vermont, where he studied business and anthropology. Like the two Radio Africa hosts, he speaks several languages. Awolich serves on the AALV board of directors, and works with the New Sudan Education Initiative.

Ratsebe and Tahirou question Awolich about his tribe — Ratsebe is particularly curious about their marriage practices.

“It’s not easy to marry a Dinka girl,” instructs Awolich. Dinka men must pay a dowry of several hundred cattle, and must win the trust of the bride’s family, as

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Wright points out that they’d need a variety of translators to reach all of their African constituents. It’s just not feasible. So they do the show in English, hoping to reach community leaders who might pass the information along to others.

“We’re sort of training the trainers, if you want to think of it that way,” he says.

During her interview, Finkelstein relays the poisoncontrol hotline phone number several times, and lets listeners know that they have translators available, as well as trained medical staff. The service is both anonymous and free. She urges them to call if they have questions, in the middle of the night if need be. “It could save you a trip to the hospital,” she says.

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well. “You have to come up with a strategy to do that,” he says.

Ratsebe says she wants to hear more about Dinka courtship after a musical break. When the interview resumes, she suggests Awolich tell American listeners how to win the heart of a woman from the tribe.

Teasing the segment like a skilled pro, she promises, “We’ll have fun with that one when we come back.”

Come-ons like that might catch the attention of non-African listeners, which is one of Tahirou’s secondary goals for the program.

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But this Monday, April 9 — 14 years after graduating from Middlebury — 35year-old Vida will return to the college’s Mead Chapel to read from her new novel, Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name, alongside her writer-hubby Dave Eggers.

Vida’s novel tells the story of a 28-year-old woman who travels to the Arctic in an attempt to uncover a family mystery.

Eggers is no literary slouch himself, of course: His first novel, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, was a Pulitzer finalist, and his literary journal McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern culls kooky, irreverent fiction from some of the best writers in the country. Also on Monday, he’ll read from his latest work, What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng. The novel is based on the harrowing journey of one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” from Africa to Atlanta.

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SEVEN DAYS: You are co-editor of The Believer magazine. In this month’s issue, a writer is paraphrased as saying, “Literature should inhabit books, not bars.” Is The Believer subverting that idea by taking literature out of books and into culture? Are you guys trying to make literature less stuffy?

VENDELA VIDA: I don’t know if we’re trying to make it less stuffy . . . In literary circles, there can be a lot of talk about the stuff that’s extraneous to books — how much money someone was paid, or if a film was being made out of a book, or who this person slept with . . . There’s an old saying in New York that people actually talk more about reviews of books than the books themselves. In many ways, we’re trying to put the books into the readers’ hands and [take them] out of the bars.

But we’re also trying to give people access to books that otherwise wouldn’t get a lot of attention. For example, books published by small presses, or by authors you haven’t heard of, or by foreign writers. It’s kind of both, in a way. Maybe we’re just putting the discussion into friendly terms?

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meaning I see stories all around me, and I try to make sense of things that happened in the past and how they relate to the future. Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name was inspired by Galen Strawsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas on free will that he published in an essay called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against Narrativity.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about how about 95 percent of people consider themselves narrative-minded, as I do. But 5 percent of people are â&#x20AC;&#x153;episodics,â&#x20AC;? in that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see their past as related to their current situation or their future. I was

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SD: Do you feel a bond with those other 5 percent of people now?

VV: [Laughs] No, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just completely intrigued by them.

Sometimes I wish I could separate myself from stories, instead of trying to form narrative.

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SD: In Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name, you write, “Travel is made for liars. Or liars are made by travel.” But the protagonists of both your novels are such truth-seekers — not your average Lonely Planet wayfarers!

VV: Both characters do “find themselves” in foreign countries — Ellis in the Philippines, Clarissa in Lapland. I believe travel affords both characters the opportunity to try on different masks — or lose them — which at first feels like a form of lying, but ultimately, I think, helps them figure out who they really are. Families and communities are wonderful things, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes other people’s perceptions of a person can keep that person in a holding pattern. In a way, both these women were lying to themselves — and being lied to by those around them — before making their journeys abroad.

SD: You’re obviously a fan of writerly conversation.

You edit interviews at The Believer. You edited The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers. And you were founding board member of your husband Dave’s tutoring center for young writers — 826 Valencia. Do you value the art of talking about writing at least as much as the craft itself?

VV: To some extent, yes. The irony is that people think writers spend a lot of time talking about writing. My co-editor Heidi Julavits, [for instance], is also a novelist, and she’s one of my closest friends. But the truth is, I don’t know if we’ve ever talked about how we write, where we get our ideas from, or what styles we’re trying to develop or explore.

People don’t talk about [writing] as much as you think. The interview’s definitely an artificial environment — but sometimes it’s the only way to get things out.

SD: On that note, do you have any fond memories of seminar days at Middlebury?

VV: I had a lot of good writing instructors [at Middlebury]. I also took some acting classes, and that was really helpful for writing. I think people underestimate the relationship between writing and acting: You can employ a lot of method-acting technique to writing. In my first novel, And Now You Can Go, my character was feeling so vulnerable that I had the idea she would crawl under the kitchen sink . . . I tried to do that in my own house, but our cabinet isn’t big

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enough to crawl into. Too many pipes. So I went to a friend’s house to go under her sink . . . And it helped a lot. I knew I had to do it to see what my character would notice while she was under there.

When you start off writing a character, they take you in different directions than you’d ever anticipated — I’m not one of those writers that maps out what’s going to happen in a book the minute I start. To me, that would be false.

SD: By fitting your characters into cabinets, are you making a comment on the way we inhabit domestic space?

VV: I think there’s something about wanting the world around

SD: When you hear the word Vermont, what pops into your head?

VV: I think about Middlebury on a pretty day: green grass.

Then I picture it on a really cold day. [Laughs] It’s funny, I have those images side by side. I don’t picture my friends, or Middlebury [College]; I picture a lot of open space.

People don’t talk about [writing] as much as you think. The interview’s definitely an artificial environment — but sometimes it’s the only way to get things out.

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us to be smaller and more comforting. To get into smaller spaces and have less room around us . . . Freedom can be alienating, intimidating and ultimately frightening.

SD: Does this have anything to do with our fossil-fuel complex?

VV: [Laughs] I don’t know.

That’s a good theory.

SD: You read alongside former Vermont Poet Laureate Ellen Bryant Voigt at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in 2003. Did you feel that you were back on home turf?

VV: It didn’t really feel like home turf, no. I’d been to Bread Loaf when I was 20 or 21, when I was still in college, or just out of it. [In 2003], it felt more like I was remembering freshman orientation.

SD: Have you spent much time in Vermont since graduating from Middlebury in 1993?

VV: I haven’t. But I’m really looking forward to going back there.

SD: So are you Cali-to-thecore at this point?

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SD: Your baby daughter is named October. Were you thinking Vermont foliage?

Robert Frost’s poem?

VV: I’ve just always liked the month October. I’m sure it has all those connotations. But I also thought that, having grown up with my name, I wanted my daughter to have one that people could spell.

SD: Do you and Dave have any plans for your Vermont visit?

VV: We’re going to see my old writing instructors at Middlebury — David Bain and Julia Alvarez. We’ll also see my friend Sarah Stewart Taylor and her husband Matt Dunne, who ran for lieutenant governor. Sarah’s a writer — but we don’t have any plans to talk about writing.

SD: Do you and Dave ever go on corny outdoorsy adventures? Do you have a canoe or something?

VV: We don’t have a canoe. We hiked Kilimanjaro a few years ago, for a cancer fundraiser. I don’t know if that’s corny or not. It’s outdoorsy, though. I wish I had a canoe. It sounds really nice . . .

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by Sarah then the systematic bulldozing of historic buildings Lampert during the Cold War. Hoover, produced Soft-spoken Charlotte navigated this unforgiving

by Vermont era living openly as a man in a dress. No makeup, no Stage Company. heels — just a shirtwaist, apron, pearls and sensible FlynnSpace, shoes. She was, nonetheless, a gay male transvestite Burlington, who cultivated her passion for preservation while surApril 4-8, Wednesday viving under repressive totalitarian regimes. through News of Charlotte’s story electrified New York Saturday at playwright Doug Wright. He rushed to Berlin to visit 7:30 p.m., her and persuade her to be the subject of a play. She Saturday agreed and sat for a series of interviews at her muse& Sunday at 2 p.m. um, where she also lived. But the process of capturing $23-29.50.

Charlotte’s life turned into a tortured one for Wright when the archives of the East German secret police opened. Her Stasi file posed uncomfortable questions.

Picking his way through Charlotte’s complex background became a delicate pas de deux between the playwright and his muse, between history’s elusive facts and memory’s shifting perceptions.

Wright charted this choreography in a stunning one-man play, I Am My Own Wife, which earned him both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2004. The Vermont Stage Company’s current production, starring the gifted Andrew Sellon, lives up to Charlotte’s memory: It’s vibrant, elegant and just a bit cheeky. Director Sarah Lampert Hoover has grasped the pivotal question: Is Wright’s search for truth about the journey or the destination?

Even as a boy, Lothar Berfelde knew he was a girl. Most of his family accepted his eccentricities, including an early fascination with collecting out-offashion 19th-century furniture. His masculine aunt Louise caught him trying on women’s clothes one day.

“Did you know that nature has dared to play a joke on us?” she asked. “You should’ve been born a girl, and I should’ve been a man!” She helped Lothar understand what it meant to be a transvestite: that it was an inborn instinct.

Lothar’s courage and self-acceptance grew after he confronted and overcame evil during World War II’s darkest days. As a young teen, he became self-reliant, clever and audacious, facing painful circumstances that others wanted to deny. He saved Jewish composers’ records by pasting on fake labels for “Aryan polkas and waltzes.” He rid the family of his brutal father and survived encounters with desperate Nazi soldiers. And, as the material world disintegrated around him, Lothar continued to rescue and collect pretty things: clocks, gramophones and especially furniture from a period called the Gründerzeit, Germany’s early industrial age.

In I Am My Own Wife, the playwright interviewing his subject is the framing device for telling Charlotte’s story on stage. As the character Doug returns again and again to Berlin, Charlotte reveals progressively more traumatic secrets and Doug asks more disturbing questions, prompted by what he learns from the Stasi file. Was Charlotte protecting her friends — fellow collectors and homosexuals — or spying on them?

The international press and the German public, who had lauded Charlotte, begin to question her as well.

Collaborator — the unspoken accusation is the postCold War’s dirtiest slur.

Doug can’t bear to believe that his heroine might have feet of clay. But Charlotte, as a connoisseur of antiques, knows the intrinsic value of imperfect original surfaces. She cautions Doug against refinishing the damaged past. “You must show it,” she says emphatically, “‘as is.’ It is a record, yes? Of living. Of lives.”

ANDREW SELLON

I Am My Own Wife calls for one actor to play 35 characters and conjure a virtuosic range of accents and emotions . . . Andrew Sellon excelled at every facet of the demanding role.

I Am My Own Wife calls for one actor to play 35 characters and conjure a virtuosic range of accents and emotions — all while wearing a dress. Andrew Sellon excelled at every aspect of the demanding role. He played Charlotte with subtle feminine grace, never resorting to campy, drag-queen clichés. Refinement characterized her gestures and speech. Sellon’s eyes remained demure as Charlotte, relinquishing their shyness only when they widened with passion for a particularly vivid, often furniture-related, memory.

Charlotte switches frequently between English and her native tongue. Sellon’s German — and the Teutonic tinge to the Frau’s slightly fractured English

— was nearly flawless. Dialect coach Gillian LanePlescia deserves credit for the assist.

Vocal shifts — changes in pitch, volume and tone, as well as accent — offered a way for Sellon to move between characters without changing costumes.

Charlotte’s voice was higher, softer and more measured than that of eager-beaver New Yorker Doug, whose fast-paced speech bubbled with enthusiasm.

Sellon delivered journalist John Marks’ Texas twang with a newsman’s This-Just-In urgency. He reserved the deepest timbre for Lothar’s nasty father. The audience was pin-drop quiet during the father-son confrontation. Sometimes it was hard to remember that

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Director Lampert Hoover has experience with this format â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she directed a wonderful onewoman The Syringa Tree at VSC last year. Here, she helped Sellon delineate characters with her physical staging of scenes. Like a skater whose routine uses every inch of the ice, Sellon took advantage of every part of the stage. The most important interaction is the back-and-forth between Doug and Charlotte during interviews. Lampert Hooverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s direction emphasized their physical ebb and flow across the set as the emotional stakes between them intensified.

Caleb Jon Magoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expert lighting provided a wealth of tools for conveying shifts of time, place and character. It meant, for example, that Sellon could turn a simple bench, laid diagonally at one corner of the stage, into collector Alfred Kirschnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cold prison cell.

The Texan Marks always spoke from beneath an overhead spotlight, which brought out a rugged edge in Sellonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jaw line.

Outstanding production elements placed Charlotte in the polished surroundings she would have appreciated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and insisted on â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while they also supported Sellonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarkable performance.

Scenic designer Jeff Modereger furnished the set with intricate period pieces, such as an Edison gramophone with a large wooden horn. The warm cherry tones of the furniture and stage floor nicely offset Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soft black and dark-gray dress. A forest-green scrim sectioned off a back room packed with more antiques â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a visual metaphor for Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cluttered past.

The complications of Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories nearly prevented Doug Wright from penning I Am My Own Wife. In a lengthy introduction to the published play, he reveals that the breakthrough came when he abandoned the idea of being Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biographer and began to see himself as the curator of the museum of her mind.

Wright realized that, like Charlotte, he was a collector â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not of things but of stories. And that perhaps the most intriguing story was that of how two collectors from such different backgrounds came together.

Wright initially feared that inserting himself as a character in his own play might be â&#x20AC;&#x153;the most flagrant act of narcissism a writer could commit,â&#x20AC;? he writes.

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t would be easy to mistake Sandra Berbeco’s onewoman exhibition for a group one. That’s because her “Zero to Sixty” show, at 215 College Street Artists’ Cooperative in Burlington, is gathered from more than 15 years’ worth of work. While some artists are content with a consistent style, Berbeco’s EXHIBIT retrospective includes a variety of themes and Sandra Berbeco: media. Monotype, paintings and ceramics are on “Zero to Sixty,” display, and her pictorial ideas seem to have evolved a retrospective.

215 College from straight lines toward brash strokes.

Links to art history abound in Berbeco’s works.

Street Artists’ Cooperative, Her acrylics “Wild Flower” and “View from the Burlington. Balcony,” painted in 1995 and 1993, respectively, Through April 22. reflect a thorough examination of Fauvism.

The 46-by-32-inch “View from the Balcony” is ARTWORK strictly decorative in the Matissian sense of the “View from the word: defined by patterning and bright colors. The Balcony” by loosely mirroring halves of its strong central axis Sandra Berbeco draw eyes into the picture by distorting one-point perspective. Berbeco also achieves this effect with PHOTO Marc Awodey color, by placing purple in background buildings and yellows in the foreground chairs.

The 22-by-30-inch “Wild Flower” is painted with greater freedom. The red, green and white canvas contains none of the hard edges and straight lines found in “View from the Balcony.” Lines are more agitated, and fiery waves of scumbling add bulk to the oversized floral form.

“3 Moons” is based on a dream Berbeco had when her son was visiting the southern African nation of Lesotho. The 58-by-54-inch canvas is very textural — Berbeco layered it with modeling paste. She scratched lines into the surface, creating a horizontal band of overlapping “stick-figure” huts in a ruddy, raw sienna field, then darkened the finely etched lines with shoe polish. Berbeco’s effect is akin to the fine, trembling lines of Paul Klee. The three moons of the title appear as a row of small disks in the upper right corner.

Berbeco’s landscapes, some painted as recently as this year, exude the liberated exuberance of Milton Avery. In “Desert Mountain,” a 16-by-20inch acrylic on linen, she constructs scenes with gradations of paint intensity as well as values in transition. The desert foreground is thin, watery paint, while distant, hulking mountains are thicker and darker, seeming to plod along the horizon.

Berbeco’s sky and clouds are naturalistic; here she’s traded the Fauvist palette for a more traditional one featuring local color. Her current landscapes

While some artists are content with a consistent style, Berbeco’s retrospective includes a variety of themes and media. are also smaller — generally either 16 by 20 or 18 by 24 inches.

Two 30-by-22-inch monotypes dating from 1995 are entitled “East Coast Head Shot” and “West Coast Head Shot.” Both demonstrate a free way of drawing that is at the heart of Berbeco’s present style. The abstract, full-frontal faces of ambiguous gender are executed in a spontaneous — almost impulsive — manner. Her use of color is equally direct. Shadowy areas of “East Coast Head Shot” and details around the eyes of both images are rendered in blue-green, while all remaining areas are yellow-orange.

The oldest pieces in the show are six “Ceramics Measuring Cups” arranged on a shelf. Berbeco lists the materials as “slip cast with Majolica glaze,” which was applied to her vessels in a very painterly fashion. Some colors were allowed to drip down the

cups’ sides, while other surfaces were left raw. The cup shapes themselves are irregular and organic.

Two of them have broken-off handles, and that flaw actually makes them appear more sculptural, even as it detracts from their functionality.

Berbeco arrived in Vermont from the Boston area in 2001. Her artist statement reads: “Since moving to Vermont I am attracted to landscapes both distant (mountain ranges) and very near (bugs and buds). I spend a lot of time looking at [a] scene, so that when I begin to paint I know just what I want to capture.”

But in Berbeco’s case, observation isn’t about realism. It’s about freshly envisioning her surroundings. m Got a comment on this story or ideas for another one?

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OPENINGS BETTER AND BETTER Retrospectives are about evolution. The 29 paintings in Nancy Taplin’s retrospective, currently showing at Montpelier’s T.W. Wood Gallery, trace how she arrived at her sinewy abstractions. While her forms have gone from objective to nonobjective, Taplin’s palette and approach to composition have remained consistent.

Consistently strong, that is. Pictured: “2 Crows.”

STUDENT SHOW: "It's Elementary Art," works by children from local elementary schools. City Center, Montpelier, 223-7936, ext. 320. Reception April 4, 5:30-7 p.m. Through April 28.

RACHEL KAHN-FOGEL: "Fire, Ice and Desire," paintings. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 8280749. Reception April 4, 3-5 p.m.

Through May. JANET FREDERICKS: Drawings about water. Danforth Pewter, Middlebury, 388-8666. Reception April 5, 5:307:30 p.m. Through May 7.

IRA FLATEMAN: "30 Years at a Glance," ceramics, glass and fiber works produced over three decades. Print and Clay Studio 250, Memorial Auditorium Annex, Burlington, 865-7595. Reception April 6, 5-8 p.m. Through April.

DENIS VERSWEYVELD: Paintings and sculpture. Pine Street Art Works, Burlington, 863-8100. Reception April 6, 5-8 p.m. Through May. ERIK REHMAN: "Photos and Words," mixed media. One Wall Gallery, 420 Pine St., 2nd Floor, Burlington, 9228005. Reception April 6, 5-8 p.m.

Through April.

D.H. PHILLIPS: "The Feather Across the Throat," drawings and paintings.

Sanctuary Artsite, 47 Maple St., Burlington, 864-5884. Reception April 6, 6-9 p.m. Through April 27.

CHRISTINE HOLZSCHUH: Multimedia work fusing Chinese block prints with Vermont landscapes. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 660-8482. Reception April 6, 5-8 p.m. Through April.

‘MAPPING THE WAY’: Works in multiple media by Janet Van Fleet, Jessica Hatheway, Sandra Mudge, Gillian Klein, June Campbell, Daniel Kuciz and Paula McCullough. SEABA Offices & Red Concrete Showroom, Burlington, 8599222. Reception April 6, 5-8 p.m.

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CLARK DERBES: New works in mixedmedia. Pursuit Gallery, Burlington, 862-3883. Reception April 6, 6-10 p.m. Through April 18.

LES COSGROVE: Paintings. Red Square, Church Street, Burlington, 859-8909.

Reception April 6, 6-9 p.m. Through April.

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, 6524500. Reception April 6, 5:30-8 p.m.

Through May 5. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WORKS OF ARFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: 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. Reception April 6, 5-7 p.m.

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ALISA DWORSKY & RACHEL GROSS: "Between the Lines," prints. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Reception April 6, 6-8 p.m. 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. Reception April 7, noon - 3 p.m. Through April.

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. Reception April 8, 3-5:30 p.m. Through May 17.

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Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808.

Opening remarks by honorable Ann Meekitjuk Hanson, Commissioner of Nunavut, and Neil LeBlanc, Canadian Consul General in Boston, followed by lecture by John Grimes, director of the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe and co-curator, followed by reception, April 11, 5:30 p.m.

Through May 20.

TALKS/ EVENTS NOONTIME ART PROGRAM: Margo Thompson, assistant professor of art and art history at UVM, gives a talk entitled ". . . Look Away, Dixie Land": Kara Walker's Provocations," in conjunction with a current exhibit.

Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. April 4, 12:15 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: More than 40 galleries and other art venues around Burlington welcome walking art aficionados. Art Maps available at participating locations. Details at info@artmapburlington.com. April 6, 5-8 p.m.

SHAMBHALA ARTS FESTIVAL: Visual art, dance, music and poetry comprise this weekend fest with multiple artists. Shambhala Center, Burlington, 862-9978. April 6, 6-9 p.m.; April 7, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and April 8, noon - 5 p.m.

FRANKLIN COUNTY QUILT SHOW: This one-day exhibit features 100 quilts of all sizes, and demonstrations of quilting techniques by members of the Franklin County Quilt Guild. Two locations: St. Albans City Hall and St. Albans Museum, 5277933. April 7, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK: Authorphotographer Tim Matson gives a lecture entitled "Making Moving Stills: Capturing Pilobolus on Film," in conjunction with a current exhibit on the dance group. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. April 10, 12:30 p.m.

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:: burlington area JOHANNE DUROCHER YORDAN: Abstract acrylic paintings. Speeder & Earl's, Pine Street, Burlington, 6586016. 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. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: 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. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;COLLABORATIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Works by members of the L/L program "Making the Mark: Creative Art." L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through April 6.

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 inter-

views with American soldiers wounded in Iraq; also in book and DVD format. Green Door Studio, Burlington, 316-1124. Through April 20. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EXCHANGEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Works by Burlington College students, guest-curated by Marc Awodey. CCV Burlington, 6522081. Through April.

BRIAN Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEILL: New abstract and figurative paintings. Art Space 150 at The Men's Room, Burlington, 8642088. Through April.

LORRAINE LAGERBLOOM: "Prairie Days," mixed-media collages. Made Boutique & Gallery, Burlington, 6510659. 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. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;COLLECTORS EDITIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Two- and three-dimensional works in multiple media by 21 local artists. Floors 2 & 3, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Through April 12.

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, 264-4839.

Through May 5.

KIMBERLEE FORNEY: Acrylic paintings, giclee 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, 999-4601. Through May 12.

WILL C: Acrylic figure paintings on canvas and Masonite. Muddy Waters, Burlington. Through April 7. Also, a rotating collection of new paintings in acrylic, airbrush, oil and mixed media. Blue Star Cafe, Winooski.

Through May 16. And, "Visage," paintings in acrylic, airbrush and mixed media. 1/2 Lounge, Burlington. Through April 15. Info for all, 338-9009.

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.

JAMES JOHNSON & CHRISTINE SHANK: "Inside/Insight," photographic works (re)visioning interior scenes. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Through April 14.

SHEILA HOLLENDER: Photographs from the artist's "Wave" series, Skyway; and JILL MADDEN: Oil paintings of impressionistic land-

scapes, Gates 1 & 2. Burlington International Airport, 865-7166.

Through May 1.

MICHAEL SAVOIE: Paintings and drawings by the BC student. The Gallery at Burlington College, 862-9616.

Through April 6. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;RAISE A CUP FOR ART!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;: This exhibit and auction of ceramic cups by nearly 50 area potters is a fundraiser for the Center's educational programs; also on view are "kitchen art" paintings and photographs by nine local artists, as well as aprons. Shelburne Art Center, 985-3648. Through April 14. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BURLINGTON AND WINOOSKI 19202020: THE EVOLUTION OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: 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. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;STORIES OF OUR SELVES: JOURNEYS AND REFLECTIONS OF INTRO TO BOOK ARTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Student work. Third Floor Gallery, CCV Burlington, 6522081. Through April 6.

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 KAY GEORGE: Landscapes and still lifes in pastel. Bixby Library, Vergennes, 877-2211. Through April 28. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WHEN AN ARTIST COLLECTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: An eclectic group show of artworks by others collected by artist/gallery owner Fran Bull. Gallery in-the-Field, Brandon, 247-0125. April 7 - May 27.

SHAWN & THERESA GULLA: Custom metal wall sculptures; and ANDY DUBACK: Large-scale color photographs from the "On the Way to IKEA" series. Bar Antidote, Vergennes, 865-5355. Through May 1. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;IMAGES OF VERMONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: 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,' three-dimensional works in mixed media by eight artists who explore transparent visual phenomena, through June 3; and 'CHINESE BLUE-AND-WHITE 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.

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:: central BILL RAMAGE: A drawing retrospective.

Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. April 9 - May 12.

‘ART WORKS FOR EVERYONE’: A group show sponsored by the Central Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens.

Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through April 20.

CAROL A. FALLIS: "Timestitch/remembering: piece by piece," an MFA Thesis exhibition in sculpture. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Through April 7.

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.

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, 223-5454.

Through April.

MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Photography. Montpelier City Hall, 229-9416. Through April 13.

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, 828-8743.

Through April 22.

‘ART OF MUSIC’: Artwork inspired by music, Main Floor; and SILENT ART AUCTION: A variety of local art donated to benefit SPA programs, Second Floor; and ANN YOUNG: "2 for 1."

Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069.

Through April 14.

RACHAEL RICE: "Deer Ones," paintings and repurposed objects. Salaam Boutique, Montpelier, 223-4300.

Through April.

‘SPRING FEVER’: A group exhibit of artworks with a flowers and springtime theme. Cooler Gallery, White River Junction, 295-8008. Through April 28.

Gallery, Johnson, 635-1700. Through April 5.

:: southern ‘ART FROM THE SCHOOLS’: Drawings and paintings by local schoolchildren; and VERMONT PASTEL SOCIETY: Pastel paintings by area members.

Yester House Gallery, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 362-1405.

Through April 16.

:: regional MAURICE DENIS: "Earthly Paradise," a

retrospective of paintings, decorative ensembles, graphic works and photographs by the French painter (18701943), 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.

HERMINE FORD & JOHN NEWMAN: "Two Mediums, One World," paintings

and sculptures, respectively, by the prominent New York City artists.

Plattsburgh State Art Museum, Myers Fine Arts Building, 518-564-2474.

Through April 7.

‘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 major exhibi-

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:: northern GRACE EXHIBIT: Artworks created by participants in local community workshops of the nonprofit arts program.

GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 472-6857. Through April 24.

JSC FACULTY SHOW: Artworks in mixed media by the art teachers. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. April 7-19.

ELENA SHTEFAN: Oil still-life and landscape paintings of the Russian countryside by the Russian artist. The Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-6007. Through April 14.

‘OUT AND ABOUT’: Past artists of the adult-day services program show their paintings and drawings. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 888-7045. Through April 7.

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.

‘THE CANASTA PRESS’: Prints, drawings and paintings by four artists who have played cards together for years and now print together: Mickey Myers, Louise von Weise, Marcie Vallette and Isabeth B. Hardy. The Painted Caravan 4x11.5-diageo-tattoo2.indd 1

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Shuffling across his living room, Tiger Woods puts down a sandwich and picks up a Wii remote. With an artful swing, he sends his namesake pounding a ball down a virtual fairway. The motions of the real Tiger and the video game Tiger move in perfect synchronization. Spectators assembled on and around couches clap with polite enthusiasm.

If, as Mark Twain groused, golf is a “good walk ruined,” then the new “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07” is golf without all the walking.

For almost a decade, we’ve had Tiger as the mascot for an increasingly sophisticated series of golfing video games. Even as the courses evolved in lush, graphic detail and piled up in variety, the number of professional players and accessories increased and the game play improved, there was always something missing. Golf isn’t the most athletic of sports in the best case, but sitting almost perfectly motionless on the couch, twitching a thumb or two, never captured the physical side of the game. Videogame golf evolved into a cerebral activity hardly more athletely demanding than a friendly game of barroom darts.

Now, swinging a Wii controller like a golf club comes as close as most of us will get to the feeling of driving a ball 200 yards down a Pebble Beach fairway. “Tiger” on the Wii might not require the raw power and surgical control it really takes to compete on the PGA Tour. Then again, the average button-mashing game player will want to fling his controller into the nearest water hazard in frustration after slicing the ball into the rough, or pump his fist in the air after sinking a breaking, 15-foot putt. This game feels like golf.

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put their entire body into the effort.

A finger pointed as a gun transforms one kid into a cowboy while hands placed firmly on the hips brings out the inner ballerina in another. The physicality of play makes the activity come alive. On the other hand, videogame players have learned to express their imaginative desires while slumped on the couch, as still as sun-soaked lizards.

Standing in front of your television, focusing on the velocity of your club and the angle of your swing, you can pretend that you’ve really hit the links. Trouble is, sometimes the game is a little too real and sometimes not real enough.

If you’re distracted by a dog or a kid running through the room, a shot can shank so badly that even the canned-voice announcers commenting on the game wince.

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swings, dribbling out a 70-yard fairway drive.

Lacking the ability to mulligan, all that’s left is to mime snapping a club over your knee.

Who’s It For: Real golfers will enjoy the selection of classic courses but might lament the close, but not close enough, style of play, swinging the Wii remote to drive a shot. Non-golfers should enjoy just getting up off the couch to play games.

If You Like This, Try That: With pro-bowling and tennis games in the works, expect a wide range of active sports titles for the Wii. For now, “Wii Play” and “Wii Sports” offer the best taste of active video-game play.

Most Disappointing Part: Wii players are used to building their own in-game characters to use during play. The build-a-player mode in “Tiger Woods” provides a limited and clumsy set of tools that make it hard to create anything interesting.

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers one to nine.

Difficulty this week: HH H = Moderate HH = Challenging HHH = Hoo, boy!

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risscrossing the nation in her quest for the 2008 Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) today unveiled new stateof-the-art software that will enable voters to customize her positions on a host of issues.

Dubbed “Hillary 8.0,” the software will be handed out for free at all of Sen. Clinton’s campaign rallies and could provide the technological advantage she needs to sew up her party’s nod.

At a rally in Chicago, campaign workers handed out the software disks to supporters while Sen. Clinton told the crowd, “Hillary 8.0 means victory for Hillary in ‘08.”

The New York senator told her supporters that the new software “will make me the very best Hillary you want me to be, whatever that happens to be.”

The software, compatible for both Mac and PC users, allows potential Hillary voters to configure their very own version of Sen. Clinton, choosing from over 57,000 positions on a variety of issues ranging from health care to immigration to the war in Iraq.

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software, Tracy Klujian, 26, Hillary 8.0 is not without its technological glitches.

“I tried to download the software and my computer crashed,” Mr. Klujian said. “I didn’t have enough available memory to store all of those positions.”

But according to one campaign aide, even that tech problem could ultimately redound to Sen. Clinton’s advantage: “The average American doesn’t have enough memory, and that’s exactly what Hillary’s counting on.”

I didn’t have enough available memory to store all of those positions.

Mr. Klujian

Elsewhere, supermodel Naomi Campbell completed her community service stint as a garbage collector, picking up a cell phone from the street and hurling it at a passing housekeeper.

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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(March 21-April 19): On April 1, 1976, British astronomer Patrick Moore told his radio listeners that a rare configuration of Jupiter and Pluto was occurring. So dramatically would it affect Earth’s gravity, he said, that they might feel lighter than usual, and perhaps even be able to float up into the air. I’m wondering if we can expect a similar phenomenon this week.

There’s a rare grand trine in fire signs, with Jupiter in Sagittarius, Saturn in Leo and the sun in Aries. Especially for you, the buoyancy factor will be in full play, and levels of levity will be at a maximum. If you can’t actually fly, you’ll probably get higher than you’ve been in a long time.

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(April 20-May 20): “It is by going down into the abyss that you recover the treasures of life,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell. “Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” Keep those thoughts uppermost in mind, Taurus. You’ve dared to crawl down into the abyss, and that’s admirable. But now comes the most important part: your stumble. Be alert for every detail about it. It’s the key to your future treasure.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is the universe

inherently friendly to human beings? The answer’s got to either be yes or no. It can’t be in between. Whatever you might be inclined to believe, you’ve got to agree that there’s no way to know which is true with absolute certainty.

So then isn’t it stupid and self-destructive to live your life as if the universe is unfriendly?

Doing so tends to cast a pall over everything.

But if on the other hand you proceed on the hypothesis that the universe is friendly, you’re inclined to interpret everything that occurs as a gift, however challenging it may be to figure out its purpose at first. Your assignment this week, should you choose to accept it, is to live as if the latter theory were true.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Depending on which surveys you choose to believe, the job satisfaction rate is either abysmally low or

surprisingly high. Sirota Consulting, an attitude research company, found that 76 percent of all workers like their jobs. But the Conference Board, a management advisory group, put the figure at less than 50 percent. Wherever the truth may lie, you Cancerians have a great chance to skew the data upward during all of 2007. And you’re now in a phase that offers the best possible opportunities for getting that prospect in full swing. I suggest you concentrate on upgrading your relationship to work in every way you can imagine.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): This week features a spectacularly beneficent cosmic portent. Jupiter, Saturn, and the sun are forming a grand trine in the fire signs. The last time this happened was 80 years ago. While many uncanny redemptions will germinate during this electric grace period, not all will become immediately visible; some may even take years to reveal themselves. But there’s one phenomenon that I suspect will show up vividly in the lives of many Leos: a vision of how to restructure your life so as to express your unique individuality in the most creatively satisfying ways. Pay close attention.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Dalai Lama,

one of the planet’s superheroes, was born during a rare grand trine of Jupiter, Saturn, and sun in the water signs. This week those same planets will conduct an equally extraordinary grand trine in the fire signs. At the very least, I expect the birth of a sublime being whose benevolence will one day match the Dalai Lama’s. I also suspect that millions of other wonders will hatch, a disproportionate amount of which will be engendered by you Virgos. Your fertility is at a peak, as is your knack for creating interesting goodness and cathartic beauty.

LIbRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Dear Rob: I’m

wondering if you have any information about spirit husbands, especially about how to meet them and release them. Someone once told me that before you can find your actual husband, you must first meet and release your spirit husband. I’d appreciate any info, as I think I had

actually true. Let’s say, for example, you’ve been infected with the belief that you’ll never get the love you want. Is that an objective, rock-solid fact about reality, or is it a fearful fantasy? If it’s the latter, then you don’t even have to argue with it. Just drop it.

a close encounter with my spirit husband last night, but scared him away. -Lovesick Libra.”

Dear Lovesick: I confess I’ve never heard of “spirit husbands” before. But I do know this: You Libras are in an astrological phase when you’ll have great success if you try to exorcise ghosts, fantasies, and projections that might be interfering with you having actual relationships with real soul friends and soul mates.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I am fragile,

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Saturn and

delicate and sensitive. That is my strength.” The Indian spiritual teacher Osho said that, and I hope you will now make a similar vow. The power that you’ll have available to you in the coming weeks will be very different from the power that conventional wisdom admires. It will be a moral force that stems from your courage to be joyfully awake in the face of chaos . . . a luxurious gravitas that’s rooted in your lucid vulnerability . . . a resilient authority that grows from your determination to meet every challenge with humble innocence.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): One of my readers, Native American Ruth McLeod, reports that she has never mentioned the Easter Bunny to her young kids. Instead, she tells them about the Easter Coyote, the fun-loving, mischief-making spirit of spring whose job it is to hide goodies and play tricks, thereby lightening people’s moods and getting them to take themselves less seriously. I expect that you’ll soon be getting multiple visits from the Easter Coyote, Sagittarius. Prepare to shed the heaviness left over from March as you welcome amusing interruptions that will tweak your perspective in ways that make you smarter.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When

you argue with reality, you lose 100 percent of the time,” says teacher Byron Katie. So how do you cure yourself of the bad habit of arguing with reality? Love what is, she advises. Gladly and gracefully accept who you are and the life you’ve been given. But more than that: Ask yourself whether the beliefs you have about who you are and the life you’ve been given are

Neptune have been in opposition since August, and will continue to be until late June. This omen tells us that it’s prime time to dissolve rigid, outworn structures in both our personal lives and in society. Meanwhile, a grand trine in the fire signs is now upon us, featuring Jupiter, Saturn and the sun. To celebrate this auspicious portent, you should think hard about how you can communicate better. Make new connections and alliances that will serve your long-term happiness. Scheme about how to get your good ideas heard by people who can help you manifest them. And for extra credit, Aquarius, meditate on how to coordinate the opportunities afforded you by the fire trine with the creatively destructive possibilities offered by the SaturnNeptune dance.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Paul Revere

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After it was over, he sent a bill for his work to the local rebel organization, the Committee of Safety. Four months later he was finally paid, although with a sum lower than the one he invoiced. Let’s compare these details to your imminent future, Pisces. First, I think that like Revere, you should ask forcefully to be rewarded for your idealistic efforts. But second, don’t be crushed if in response you’re treated as he was — paid late and in a smaller amount than you wanted. Third, there’s a good chance you’ll receive additional compensation from unexpected sources — maybe not exactly like Revere’s lasting fame, but something of value to you.

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Blades of Glory HHHH

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GUYSCAPADES Ferrell and Heder play an unlikely pairs team.

f Anchorman and Talladega Nights were gold-medal programs while Bewitched and Kicking and Screaming barely earned bronze, Will Ferrell’s latest has no trouble taking silver. History may not be made or records broken, but good dumb fun is had and, after a late winter that gave us one wipeout after another, that seems like the cinematic equivalent of a triple lutz.

Ferrell stars as Chazz Michael Michaels, world champion figure skater and sex addict. Imagine a doughy Chippendale in Spandex and you’ll have a sense of the thrusting, gyrating spectacle that is his trademark style. Longtime rival Jimmy MacElroy, on the other hand, is famous for perfecting a technique free of even the slightest trace of masculinity. Jon Heder plays him as a golden-maned girlyman. As the movie gets under way, the two have tied for first place in a prestigious competition, gotten into a brawl at

the awards ceremony, and been banned from the sport for life.

Nobody plays an egomaniacal simpleton down on his luck like Will Ferrell. He’s practically elevated it to an art form. So, naturally, some of the choicest moments in Blades of Glory are those when he’s reduced to playing the evil wizard in a theme-park ice show. Somehow you just know he’s going to get drunk and hurl inside that big fake wizard head. And somehow, when he does, it’s really funny anyway.

Meanwhile, Heder’s character is stuck selling skates to whiney brats in an outlet somewhere. Both would have been doomed to a life devoid of sequins if MacElroy’s faithful stalker (Nick Swardson) didn’t sneak up on him one day and point out a loophole in the regs permitting them to compete as a pairs team.

And, of course, that’s the movie’s core joke: Two

guys in tights performing acts in a rink that were intended to be performed exclusively by a man and a woman. There’s no doubt the premise is right up Ferrell’s alley. The only question is whether he can stretch it into 90 minutes of big-screen belly laughs.

He does. And with a couple extra for good measure.

The feature debut of directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon, the film also offers amusing turns by Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a scheming brother/sister pairs team, and Craig T. Nelson as the coach who takes the two male skaters under his wing, helps them put their animosity behind them, and teaches them a legendary maneuver that’s guaranteed to put them back on top — or decapitate one of the two, depending on whether their luck’s better than that of the last team he trained.

Just about every legendary living figure in the sport shows up at one point or another, too. Scott Hamilton is a gushing TV commentator; Nancy Kerrigan plays a judge who cringes at Chazz’s crude advances; Peggy Fleming appears as a federation official. I know she was going for stern, but she comes off a tad Crypt Keeper-y.

They’re all pretty good sports, though, when you consider the fun the film has at the expense of the athletic form to which they devoted their lives. The movie makers miss few, if any, opportunities for parody, but they never stoop to meanness. In fact, in its own exuberantly silly, frilly way, Blades of Glory is an unabashedly amiable affair. Not only do Ferrell and Heder put their differences aside; in the midst of an instant-classic, skates-on-dry-land chase, Ferrell even pauses to compliment his pursuer, Arnett, on his JFK costume. Let’s face it — the man is the reigning champ of the sports spoof, and there’s nothing a dozen comic Tonya Hardings could do to take that title away from him.

RICK KISONAK

The Namesake HHHH

B LITERARY INFLUENCES Kal Penn comes of age in a drama about Indian immigrants based on the bestselling novel.

orn in America to emigrés from Calcutta, Gogol is a protagonist who endures years of teenage alienation in The Namesake, a film adapted from the 2003 bestseller by Jhumpa Lahiri. Mira Nair’s memorable, albeit flawed, new feature includes many entertaining sequences of the kid doing whatever it takes to fit in with his pot-smoking peers. That’s especially difficult when parents who otherwise cling to their own ancient traditions have given him the moniker of a gloomy early-19th-century Russian author.

Gogol Ganguli is played to perfection by Kal Penn, who was funny as a stoner on an urgent burger quest in 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and frightening as a suburban terrorist wannabe on this season of “24.” In Nair’s movie, he’s a Bengali boy searching for identity, a process that sparks conflict with his father Ashoke (Irfan Khan), an engineering professor, and his mother Ashima (Bollywood star Tabu).

After a 1977 arranged marriage in the old country, the Gangulis have settled in a rundown section of Queens, where they struggle to adjust to alien ways.

Ashima faces the biggest learning curve, evident when she washes Ashoke’s wool sweater in hot water at a neighborhood laundromat. They later prosper and relocate to an upscale Westchester community.

By then, the couple also has a daughter (Sahira Nair). But the saga primarily focuses on Gogol, who eventually decides to call himself Nik. He never quite finds common ground with Ashoke before graduating from high school, attending Yale, becoming a Manhattan architect, and hooking up with Maxine

(Jacinda Barrett), a wealthy blonde WASP. At this point in the film, an interesting collision of cultures and generations is disrupted by an intrusive shout-out to the quirky nobility of people from the Indian subcontinent. Although Maxine is sweetly devoted to Gogol/Nik, Nair stacks the deck against her. At a family gathering, relatives speaking a language foreign to the New York girl’s ears mock her ignorance of their customs. Seemingly, the audience is supposed to laugh along with the subtitles.

Before you can say, “stick to your own kind,” Gogol breaks up with Maxine when a tragedy propels him into the arms of the ancestral homeland he previously ridiculed. These scenes are riveting, in large part thanks to Frederick Elmes’ sumptuous cinematography.

After returning to the U.S., Gogol is introduced to Moushimi (Zuleikha Robinson), a sexy young Bengali woman with similar assimilation issues and a penchant for Paris. The Ganguli clan approves of their relationship, which culminates in elaborate nuptials that do not necessarily spell happiness.

Nair (Monsoon Wedding, 2001) approaches this plethora of rich material with an apparent desire to please the crowd, often upsetting the balance between dramatic tension and comic relief. Luckily, Penn delivers the lighter moments with great skill. He’s also at ease conveying the necessary Namesake angst.

In fact, the cast as a whole excels. Khan and Tabu are remarkable in complex roles. Viewers may find themselves shifting allegiances, seeing them alternately as obdurate or wise, hopelessly outdated or remark-

ably relevant. And Robinson’s sizzling performance practically leaps from the screen.

Nair co-wrote the script with Sooni Taraporevala, her collaborator on Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Mississippi Masala (1991). They have compressed several decades covered in the novel by Lahiri — who won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1999 story collection, The Interpreter of Maladies — into a two-hour narrative that occasionally feels rushed.

The joys and sorrows of everyday life in The Namesake are illuminated by the flashback to a horrific 1974 train crash in which Ashoke is seriously injured.

His misfortune leads him to a significant turning point.

Just before the accident unfolds in slow motion, he’s reading a story by Nikolai Gogol. This literary recollection provides the elusive touchstone for all the other events in an engaging motion picture that should have been better.

SUSAN GREEN

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Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8994. wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 Breach 6, 8. Amazing Grace 5, 7. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 Breach 6, 8. Amazing Grace 5, 7.

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BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293.

wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 Blades of Glory 7. Meet the Robinsons 6:40. TMNT 6:30. 300 6:50. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 *Firehouse Dog 1:20 & 3:40 (Sat & Sun), 6:50, 8:30 (Fri & Sat).

Blades of Glory 1:30 & 3:50 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9 (Fri & Sat). Meet the Robinsons 1 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:40, 8:30 (Fri & Sat). TMNT 1:10 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 6:30. 300 9 (Fri & Sat).

Times subject to change.

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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 *Are We Done Yet? 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 7, 9:20. *Firehouse Dog 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35.

300 6:45 & 9:40 (Thu). Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20.

The Last Mimzy 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:40 (Wed), 3:30 (Thu), 4:45 (Wed), 5:15 (Thu), 7, 9. Shooter 1, 4, 6:50, 9:45. TMNT 12:30, 2:40, 4:45.

Wild Hogs 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 *Are We Done Yet? 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 7, 9:20. *Firehouse Dog 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35. *Grindhouse 1, 4:45, 8:30. 300 6:45, 9:40. Blades of Glory 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. The Last Mimzy 12:15, 2:30, 4:45.

Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:40, 4:45, 7, 9. Shooter 7, 9:45.

TMNT 12:30, 2:40, 4:45. Wild Hogs 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30.

6:50, 9:35. Premonition 1:10, 3:45, 6:35, 9:15. Wild Hogs 1:05, 4, 7:15, 9:40. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 *Grindhouse 12:40 (Sun-Thu), 2:30 (Fri & Sat), 4 (Sun-Thu), 6:10 (Fri & Sat), 7:40 (Sun-Thu), 9:45 (Fri & Sat). *Are We Done Yet? 12:35, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20. *Firehouse Dog 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:30. *The Reaping 1:25, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45. Blades of Glory 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45.

Meet the Robinsons 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:10, 9:25. TMNT 1, 3:50. The Last Mimzy 1:15, 3:30. Shooter 3:40, 6:35. Reign Over Me 6:25, 9:10. 300 6:45, 9:35.

Premonition 1:10, 9:15. Wild Hogs 1:05, 4, 7:15, 9:40.

Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners, Williston, 878-2010. wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 *Are We Done Yet? 12:35, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:20. *Firehouse Dog 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:30. *The Reaping (starts Thu) 1:25, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45. Blades of Glory 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45.

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Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841. wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 Meet the Robinsons 6, 8. Blades of Glory 6:15, 8:15. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 Meet the Robinsons 1 & 3 (Sat & Sun), 6, 8. Blades of Glory 1:15 & 3:15 (Sat & Sun), 6:15, 8:15.

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wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 An Unreasonable Man 1, 4, 6:45, 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.

300 1:15, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30.

Shooter 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:25.

Panâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Labyrinth 4:05, 8:45.

Amazing Grace 1:25, 6:30. friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 *Grindhouse Shows continuous from 1. *Miss Potter 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10. 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. Shooter 1:30, 9:25. 300 4:05, 6:50. Panâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Labyrinth 4:05, 8:45. Amazing Grace 1:25, 6:30.

friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 12 *Grindhouse 2:30 (Sat & Sun), 7:30. Blades of Glory 2:30 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun), 7 (Fri & Sat), 7:30 (Sun-Thu), 9 (Fri & Sat).

Meet the Robinsons 2:30 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun), 7 (Fri & Sat), 7:30 (Sun-Thu), 9 (Fri & Sat).

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Fayette Road, South Burlington, 864-5610. wednesday 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 5 *The Reaping (starts Thu) 1:55, 4:15, 7, 9:25. *Firehouse Dog 1:05, 3:55, 6:30, 8:50. 300 12:55, 3:35, 6:30, 9:15. Inland Empire 8:30. Blades of Glory 10:30 (Thu), 12:40, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35. Meet the Robinsons 10:30 (Thu), 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30. Peaceful Warrior 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:25. Shooter 1, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20. The Last Mimzy 1:25, 3:40, 6:25. TMNT 12 (Thu), 12:35 & 2:40 & 4:45 & 7 & 9:10 (Wed).

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ontpelier has always had a “crunchy” reputation, but research — in the bulk-bin section of the Hunger Mountain Coop — suggests it could very well be the Granola Capital of the World. Within 10 miles of the Statehouse, three enterprising food producers are making granola on an industrial scale: Butterfly Bakery, Nutty Steph and the Manghis. Their combined annual output? Around 30 tons. That’s roughly 7.5 pounds of granola for each of Montpelier’s 8000 residents.

People have strong feelings about granola. Some swear by it. Others scoff.

“Nutty” Steph Rieke has perfected it.

The 27-year-old is the city’s most visible and productive cereal entrepreneur. She makes about half of Montpelier’s granola, and markets it locally using a vegetableoil-fueled “granolamobile.” A sign on the side encourages motorists to “honk for your free sample of granola.” She gets stopped “a lot more, now that I’ve got my car cleaned,” she quips. “Probably eight honks a day . . . I’ve done 80 mph handoffs on the Interstate.”

Rieke’s product packaging illustrates her enthusiasm for it: a childlike rendering of her pulling a red wagon filled with granola.

Rieke practices what she preaches: She eats her product every day. The crunchy stuff is in her blood. Her aunt was the official granola maker for a 13-member Oregon commune in the ’70s. Rieke reasons, “If you need a granola maker for 13 people, then you figure: This is a town of 8000. Seems we need well over three granola makers.” In the larger central Vermont region, she estimates there are about nine others.

Twenty-six-year-old Claire Fitts of Montpelier’s Butterfly Bakery is among the cereal set. But her first granola-making experience, in the Hunger Mountain kitchen, was a case of unintentional reverse engineering. She was baking a batch of apple-cinnamon granola bars when they crumbled into their separate components.

“In an effort to not waste what I produced, I put it in bags and sold it at the co-op,” she explains. “It sold really well.”

“One of my philosophies is that I want something to be as healthy as possible,” Fitts says. But not at the expense of taste.

With a chuckle, she adds, “If it tastes like crap, you’re not going to eat it.”

Baker Paul Manghi, 60, agrees. “All these health trends come and go,” says the bearded and bespectacled co-owner of The Manghis’ Bread. He and his wife Elaine, also 60, started producing 90 pounds of granola every Tuesday as a way to address a mid-week sales slump at their downtown Montpelier bakery, which for 23 years has been sandwiched between Kellogg-Hubbard Library and Guare & Sons Funeral Home. “If people have been buying our granola for the past 20 years, it’s because they like it.”

The Manghis eat their granola nearly every morning. “We never get sick,” says Elaine. “I don’t know if it’s the bread, or the granola.” how healthy is granola, which is really nothing more than toasted oats with some kind of sweetener, easily whipped up at home? “It’s pretty good for you,” says Kasey Chimura, 30, a dietetic intern at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

“I personally love granola. Some dieticians might say that it’s high in fat and higher in calories than other cereals. I find that it’s

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they have caramel, chocolate, marshmallow, saturated fat and sweeteners, and a small amount of oats and wheat. Sales picked up.”

The 32-year-old executive director of the Montpelier Downtown Community Association is a regular granola eater.

Suzanne Hechmer makes her own from a family recipe, and sometimes douses it with orange juice instead of milk. But she’s

and hippies invaded Vermont.

“Tree-hugger,” chimes in one of Grossi’s thirtysomething customers who has just plunked down good money for an original 1968 newspaper ad announcing a Sir Douglas Quintet concert somewhere in California. In one word he has captured the essence of a granola head — or reinforced a stereotype.

The irony, Grossi notes, is that the current generation of hippies is more likely to opt for “a breakfast of coffee and ciga-

cream, or as part of a parfait.

Michael White, 35, assistant bulk buyer for the co-op, knows his granola. “It’s uncanny that we have so many in our store.”

He also knows which sell best — he’s the guy who refills the bins. White says there is definitely brand loyalty among the three Montpelier-made granolas.

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A granola festival, perhaps with a granola cook-off? Granola-stock?

Granola-roo? Promoted properly, it could draw quite a crowd. But, then again, most of the crowd is already here. nonetheless surprised to learn of Montpelier’s crunchy claim to fame and thinks out loud about ways to capitalize on it.

A granola festival, perhaps with a granola cook-off? Granolastock? Granola-roo? Promoted properly, it could draw quite a crowd. But, then again, most of the crowd is already here.

“A granola head? It’s the person who spends $150 on a Patagonia jacket at a sports store. A person with a kayak tied to the roof rack,” says Jacob Grossi, 33, of Montpelier’s Riverwalk Records. His shop features a variety of counterculture commodities: vinyl records, psychedelic posters and old issues of Rolling Stone magazine, which emerged on the scene at just about the same time granola

rettes.” Another observation: “I think the localvores are making it rather than buying it.”

Some might be, but a trip to Hunger Mountain Co-op shows just how much granola is being produced commercially — not only in Vermont, but across the U.S. Here dozens of clear, granola-filled plastic bins line the wall like fine wines on display. They lure customers with names such as “Raspberries ’n’ Cream” and “French Vanilla and Blueberry Flax.”

Appearance, too, is important. Some granolas, especially those from the large commercial manufacturers, have a pale, chalky look to them — lots of oats but little of the stuff that makes granola tasty in the bowl, sprinkled on top of yogurt or ice

year-old Vermonter who brings in and fills up his Mason jar.

And little kids.”

Back in her office at City Hall, Suzanne Hechmer taste-tests each of the three granolas, cleansing her palate with tea. She tries each of the unmarked samples, Goldilocks-style. “Just the right sweetness,” she says of the first. “Not as crunchy, but more complex,” of sample two. “Hmm? This one is the ‘oatiest,’” she says of sample three. Each, she says, has a unique texture and flavor. In the end, number two wins.

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walked by who knew us and said ‘Did you see Stephen Spielberg in the back?’ I stood up and saw him. He was with his wife. It was definitely him and Kate Capshaw.”

But the staff at Roque’s weren’t so sure. Owner Jeanette Wood admits, “To be honest with you, we weren’t really sure it was him. He didn’t sign the credit card slip.” Who did? Someone named “Yvonne Byrd.” And contrary to Albertine’s report, which indicated that the pair left through the kitchen, “Oh gosh no, they went out the front door,” Wood said with certainty.

A quick search for “Yvonne Byrd” turned up an employee of the Montpelier Community Justice Center. Did she eat dinner at Roque’s on the date in question? Byrd wasn’t available, but MCJC co-worker Karen Blazer called her at home and confirmed that she had indeed dined at Roque’s with her boyfriend that evening. Looks like someone “mistook her boyfriend for Stephen Spielberg,” Blazer explained. “He’s got a bald spot and a ring of hair, and he’s tall.”

After hearing that the couple ordered pollo en mole, pescado borracho, a Switchback and a glass of white wine, Blazer was even more convinced — “That’s what they eat and drink. I know them,” she affirmed.

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“They wanted to offer something . . . a little more upscale,” explains Hays. It seems her food styling is compatible with the Marriott’s decor. From what Hays has seen, the place has “a nice, slick, urban feel to it . . . the kind of thing you’d see in New York City.”

But if you’re throwing a private party this year, don’t panic: Hays will still be available to cater other events. “Essentially, my business just doubled,” she says.

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As Vermont rumors go, this was a biggy. Film folk were jawing last week about reports that Stephen Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw had dined at Roque’s in Burlington on March 24. But it appears they were getting goony over nothing.

Chris Albertine, a sound engineer at VPR, was “sitting there having dinner when somebody

Where’s the beef? Two spots, actually. Burlington will soon have a pair of new steakhouses. A sign in the window suggests that Souza’s Brazilian Churrascaria will be reincarnated as a steakhouse in the old Glori Nori space, on the corner of St. Paul and Main. Plus, rumors are flying about the Church Street restaurant formerly known as Miguel’s.

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Gary Sundburg, 52, who owns the biz with wife Patty, 51, notes they’ve recently tripled production — not by hiring employees or buying a new building, but by making their existing On April 17, Mirabelles in Burlington will change processes more efficient. The logo is now printed the way it handles restaurant customers. Instead on pint containers — fewer stickers to deal with of waiting in line to order your pancakes or hash — and the ice cream freezers can hold larger browns, you’ll be invited to “take a seat.” Owner quantities. The company’s success means that Gary Alison Lane confirms that the eatery is adding will be able to quit his part-time job at Verizon and table service. Why? It will be “easier for everybody focus entirely on the frozen stuff.

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A new one, The Cone Artiste Ice Cream Shoppe in Colchester, is supposed to open its doors next Wednesday. Denis and Michelle Berthiaume plan to carry IHIC exclusively. In fact, the quality of the ice cream is what convinced them to open the shop. Says Denis, “Until you’ve tried Island Homemade Ice Cream you think Ben and Jerry’s is a great ice cream. Then you realize it’s just a good ice cream.”

In addition to the usual “dish or cone” dichotomy, The Cone Artiste will serve customers’ fave flavors sandwiched between chocolate chip or — for us and for the customers,” Lane suggests. oatmeal raisin cookies. Michelle recommends the “We’ve gotten too busy. It’s too hectic.” Another oatmeal cookies with cinnamon ice cream. Other update: The café will start serving on Sundays, too, specialties: Red Bull floats and Ice Storms, the as of April 22. local equivalent of McFlurrys.

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ectar Rorris — namesake of Nectar’s restaurant — is in the kitchen washing dishes.

Sotos Papaseraphim, who sells souvlaki from a cart on Church Street, is grilling skewers of fragrant chicken. George Hatgen, owner of the Parkway Diner, whips up batch after batch of fluffy rice, flavored with garlic and herbs. In a county without a dedicated Greek restaurant, this sounds like a Hellenophile’s fantasy. The scene took place at last Saturday’s semi-annual pastry sale put on by The Dormition of the Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church in Burlington.

The pastry portion of the sale has been going on for decades, though nobody seems to remember exactly when it began.

One lovely, silver-haired woman, who moved to Burlington in 1977, is sure it started about a decade before her family arrived.

Mary Pappas, who claims to have participated for the last 45 years, firmly concludes that the genesis was during the ’50s.

Everyone agrees that in 1999, they added a full meal to the mix. Options include a lamb gyro or two chicken souvlaki skewers wrapped in pita with

yogurt-based tzatziki dressing, rice and a side salad. It’s a great way to tame the sugar high that inevitably follows the sweet stuff. As with other aspects of orthodoxy, traditions still hold — women make all the pastries, men deal with the meat.

Ninety-five percent of the customers who grab gyros or baklava are not parishioners but “Joe Q. Public,” says the Reverend Robert T. Athas. This makes sense, because the pastry sale takes place on the Feast of St. Lazarus, when members of the Orthodox Church are prohibited from eating meat. There isn’t a specific ban on confections, but treats and celebrations are supposed to be reserved until Easter. During Lent, fasting and sacrifice are key. Perhaps that’s why, in the course of two hours, Papaseraphim has eaten three carrots, and not much else.

Anthe Athas, the reverend’s wife, is making a small sacrifice, too. Her lunch has been sitting next to her for more than an hour, but she’s been so busy collecting money from the endless stream of pastry enthusiasts that she hasn’t had a chance to eat a thing. “My nose has been in the honey all day,” she exclaims.

Her take on fasting during Lent: “Really, if people kept to the

fast, they wouldn’t be suffering from cholesterol, high blood pressure, all that good stuff.”

Athas is president of the church’s charitable society, Philoptochos, which means “friends of the poor.” While some of the sale’s proceeds will help support the church itself, the rest goes to local and national charities. Vermont beneficiaries include COTS, American Red Cross of Northern Vermont and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.

Athas can’t put a dollar amount on the day’s earnings.

“It’s easier to talk about the hundreds of people who come and enjoy it,” she says. How many hundreds? By 2:30 p.m., less than four hours after the sale began, head counters are guessing around 450.

They’ve done their damage.

This morning, three tabletops were covered with trays of honey-soaked walnut cake, coconut drops dusted with powdered sugar and butter cookies topped with chopped walnuts.

Now only a few forlorn goodies remain, and the sticky paper signs that identified each syrupy selection are piled up on a back table. In the kitchen, the last of the spanakopita and marinated chicken are mere memories. A few people head to the grocery

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“The temperature is critical,” he says. The water used must be “26 degrees Celsius or less.”

Meanwhile, Hatgen is talking about the flavored cider vinegar he likes to make each summer.

“I add garlic, rosemary, dill, basil, red pepper and roses.” Roses?

“It’s beautiful,” he answers.

To make excellent olive oil, Contis continues, the “olives must be pressed within 24 hours, or else they’ll begin to ferment.”

“I leave the vinegar for the whole summer on the deck,” says Hatgen. Between the two, it sounds like the makings of a perfect salad dressing.

Papaseraphim’s tales of a recent four-month trip to Cyprus with his wife, Maria, get Hatgen reminiscing about his travels as a cook with the Merchant Marines. After visiting Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and many parts of Europe, he came to Vermont in 1952, and decided to settle down here. In 1975, he bought the Parkway Diner. He ran it

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As today’s sale winds down, the fatigued cooks and pastrymakers aren’t exactly partying.

Many flop into the folding chairs that have been vacated by the public. Most of the women have been spending their free time for the past week preparing for today’s events. They came to the church in groups of 15 to 20 to make sheetpans of baklava, galatobouriko — a custard topped with philo dough — and rich loaves of a sweet, egg-y Easter bread called tsoureki. “We’re good tired.

Happy tired,” Voula Zontanos comments to a visitor. “We’re full in our hearts because we’ve been doing something for the church.”

Do things ever get competitive with so many laborers? Zontanos, who has been a member of the church for 40 years, says no. She describes the women as “like family.”

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Greg Lambesis, who was a restaurateur at Hotel Kelly in St. Albans for 10 years, now works as a financial advisor. He helped to organize the men’s portion of the event. How did the committee decide how much food to buy? “It’s based on past experience,” he explains. “We increase a little bit each year. We increased again this year.” But the crowd was much larger than expected, Lambesis says. “At 11:30, we had a line down to the street.”

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Athas talks up the festival, too. It was originally held on August 14 to celebrate the Church’s feast day. Dormition, which means sleep, refers to the day when Mary ascended to heaven. Roman Catholics call it “the Assumption.” For various reasons, the celebration is now held the last weekend in July. The outdoor party features “music, dancing and many kinds of food,” Athas says. And while the big festival takes place on Sunday, Athas suggests that if “you want to party with the

to fall prey to the problem of “too many chiefs, not enough Indians.” “Sometimes I think we’re going to kill each other,” he jokes. But they look friendly enough as they take a wellearned break before the new supplies arrive. Papaseraphim and Hatgen, who spent four hours chopping onions and garlic yesterday, are joined at one of the tables by their friend Vasilios Contis. Contis imports around 40,000 gallons of Greek olive oil each year through his Jericho company, Elaioladon-Contis Imports, Inc. Contis explains what it means when a bottle of olive oil

for 20 years before leasing it out to another Greek family. Now, Hatgen and his son, Peter, will be running the diner again. He’s one of the few here with professional cooking in his future.

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musical success story. From her days playing in her school band to rocking stadiums as a member of Trey Anastasio’s touring group, she’s continually performed with soul and grace. Her new trio — which features hotshot axe man Nicholas Cassarino and jazz bass master John Rivers — will headline “One Night Low Light II,” an evening of intimate acoustic music taking place at Club Metronome this Friday. Also on board are Turkey Bouillon Mafia, Rane and Aram Bedrosian, who’ll make mellow before coming together in an electrifying, all-star finale.

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FREAKS & GEEKS Second Floor in Burlington is best known for college-oriented DJ dance parties, but on Sunday, April 8, the venue will host a handful of indie acts, local and otherwise.

Headlining the show are These United States, a Washington D.C.-based pop band that makes inventive and highly tuneful music. The group’s sound harkens back to the days before rock became straitjacketed by commercial concerns. Some of their tunes remind me of The Kinks, albeit with heavier psychedelic overtones. Anyway, they’re quite good. Have a listen at www.MySpace.com/ TheseUnited.

Paleo is a one-man alt-folkie from Brooklyn, who, like a handful of other young troubadours, has taken it upon himself to compose and record a song a day. You’d think with that kind of output, some of the tunes would kind of, well, suck. That’s thankfully not the case here. I know — I’m as surprised as you are.

Paleo’s music, while proudly scruffy, is anything but throwaway. You could definitely put him in the “New Weird America” category — his stuff combines old-time and indie-folk with just a pinch of quasi-cryptic prose. It’s as if Bringing It All Back Home-era Bob Dylan hooked up with Joanna Newsom at some sketchy crash pad. You can listen to an entire year’s worth of recordings at www.paleo.ws.

Rounding out the bill are locals Pretty & Nice and Anna Pardenik. The former have been kicking ass and breaking hearts from town to town since the release of their popspackled post-punk debut, Pink & Blue.

Pardenik, the queen of the coffeehouse scene, sings jazz-inflected torch songs perfect for red wine and sharing secrets.

In other words, it should be a great show. Start time is 8 p.m.; tickets are $5 for those old enough to buy booze, $8 for the young ’uns. For more info, visit www.TickTick.org.

KEEPING IT REAL . . . OLD The Vermont Folklife Center, a Middlebury-based organization dedicated to preserving Green Mountain musical culture, recently received a grant from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences — the folks behind the Grammys.

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go towards VFC’s Vermont Traditional Music Preservation and Access Project, which will digitize and preserve archival collections of area music, as well as providie new ways for the general public to experience it.

Some of the stuff to be preserved includes the Northeast Fiddlers’ Collection, which features more than 23 years’ worth of music from the Traditional/ Northeast Regional Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest held annually in Barre, as well as the Beaudoin THESE UNITED STATES

Philadelphia. The performance, which took place on World Café Live on March 30, was broadcast on Philly’s WXPN. Hughes sent a curious email to friends and fans the day before the event. “That’s right, I said backing vocals, kids,” he wrote. “As in castrati-high harmonies . . . but no tambourine, no shaker or matching outfits. I might clap my hands now and again while doing a kung-fu kick, Elvis-style.” Note to self: Check YouTube to see if there are any bootleg videos of the set.

If you weren’t already aware, McConnell is gearing up for the release of a new self-titled solo album on April 17. No word yet whether Hughes will join the touring band full-time. I mean, it’s not like he doesn’t have plenty to do around here. Example: Hughes plays the next couple Mondays at the Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction. From there, who knows? Have Elvis cape, will travel, I guess.

BIZ WHIZ Montpelier-based label Halogen Records recently filled me in on some goings-on that should help win more attention for at least a couple of area acts.

Dark hip-hop/indie-jam hybrid Manifest Nexto Me, who not long ago signed a distribution/development deal with Halogen, will soon have their music featured as part of the online marketing campaign for Nokia’s latest all-in-one handheld device, the N80. According to Halogen head Justin Hoy, a tune from each of MNM’s two albums will be featured from April 1 through July 31. That’s what they call “development” these days.

Halogen has also started working with singer-songwriter Aaron Flinn on the distribution and promotion of his latest CD, Giving Up the Ghost. Flinn is used to going it alone, publicity-wise, so he’s probably looking forward to the extra help.

Hoy has also been instrumental in Lyndon State College’s new Bachelor of Science in Music Business and Industry Degree. “LSC is indebted to Halogen Records for the inspiration and impetus for the MBI degree program,” says Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts Elizabeth Norris. Learning, like, totally rocks.

JIVE TALKIN’ PRETTY & NICE Family Collection, the Steven E. Berry Collection and the Martha Pellerin Collection.

The project is set to run a two-year course, with work beginning this July. By the time of its completion, the material will be available at both the VFC’s physical location and online. For further info, visit www.VermontFolklifeCenter.org.

FRONT TO BACK

Well, it was bound to happen: James Kochalka has a podcast. Please don’t make me explain what that is. Just know that it’s a newfangled way to get your gab on.

Here’s the official description from Kochalka’s, um, people: “Indy superstar James Kochalka and his band mates . . . answer your questions about Kochalka’s music and comics, delving especially deeply into the question, ‘Does Jason have a crush on James’ wife Amy?’ They also perform a whole bunch of new and original songs, including ‘Raindrops Keep Falling on the Dead,’ ‘Dragon Puncher,’ and a made-upoff-the-top-of-their-heads song about the Nintendo Wii . . .”

If that piques your interest — and how could it not, really? — head to www.talkaboutcomics.com/blog/?p=888 and have a listen.

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NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9 p.m. NC.

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Donations, followed by JOSH BROOKS BAND (folk, blues), 9 p.m.

Donations.

BROKEN STRING BAND (folk, countryrock), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 8 p.m. NC. VAL DAVIS (singer-songwriter), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. Donations.

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DAVE HARRISONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJ INFINITE (soul), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJS A-DOG & FATTIE B (hip-hop), Plan B, 10 p.m. NC. VA ET VIENS (Cajun, Quebecois folk), Euro Gourmet, 8 p.m. NC. SLIPPER KINGS (country-rock), Monkey House, 9 p.m. $3.

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KIP MEAKER & BLUE VELVET (electric blues), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5.

BLUE LIGHT LOUNGE WITH GIOVANNI ROVETTO (jazz), Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. Donations.

RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM, THE SIBLEYS (rock, Americana), Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $22/20/18/15/10. AA. THE AMITY FRONT (Americana, rock), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $10.

JAMES MEE (singer-songwriter), Iron Lantern, 7 p.m. NC.

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DRAG SHOW DANCE PARTY (Outreach VT benefit), Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. $10.

ABBY JENNE BAND (roots-rock), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5.

SARAH BORGES & THE BROKEN SINGLES (folk-rock), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $10.

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PENNY LANG (folk-blues singer-songwriter), Music Box, 8 p.m. $12.

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Adrianas Up, 25 Church St., Burlington, 658-1323.

Akes’ Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111.

The Alley Coffee House, 15 Haydenberry Dr., Milton, 893-1571.

American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999.

Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494.

Backstreet, 17 Hudson St., St. Albans, 527-2400.

Bad Girls Café, Main St., Johnson, 635-7025.

Banana Winds Café & Pub 1 Towne Marketplace, Essex Jct., 879-0752.

Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St., Barre, 476-8188.

Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Drive, Vergennes, 1-800-622-4000.

Battery Park, Burlington, 865-7166.

Bayside Pavilion, 13 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909.

The Bearded Frog, 5247 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-9877.

Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889.

Big Moose Pub at the Fire & Ice Restaurant, 28 Seymour St., Middlebury, 3880361.

Big Picture Theater & Café, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994.

Black Bear Tavern & Grill, 205 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury, 748-1428.

Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070.

Blue Star Café, 28 Main St., Winooski, 654-8700.

The Bobcat Café, 5 Main St., Bristol, 453-3311.

Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd., Bolton Valley, 434-3444.

Bonz Smokehouse & Grill, 97 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-6283.

Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711.

Breakwater Café, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276.

The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366.

B.U. Emporium, 163 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 658-4292.

Bundy Center for the Arts, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-4781.

Buono’s Lounge, 3182 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2232.

Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800.

Carol’s Hungry Mind Café, 24 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101.

Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 2630 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2576.

Charlemont Restaurant, #116, Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-4242.

Charlie B’s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355.

Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820.

Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405.

City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919.

Coffee Hound, 97 Blakely Rd., Colchester, 651-8963.

Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563.

Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166.

Cuzzin’s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344.

Drink, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463.

Euro Gourmet Market & Café, 61 Main St., Burlington, 859-3467.

Finkerman’s Riverside Bar-B-Q, 188 River St., Montpelier, 229-2295.

Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209.

Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966.

Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909.

Giovanni’s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh,N.Y., 518-561-5856.

Global Markets Café, 325 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-3210.

Good Times Café, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444.

Great Falls Club, Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239.

Green Door Studio, 18 Howard St., Burlington, 316-1124.

Green Room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669.

Ground Round Restaurant, 1633 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-1122.

Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919.

Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278.

Hardwick Town House, 127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966.

Harper’s Restaurant, 1068 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 863-6363.

Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777.

The Hub, Airport Drive, Bristol, 453-3678.

Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432.

Iron Lantern, Route 4A, Castleton, 468-5474.

JD’s Pub, 2879 Rt. 105, East Berkshire, 933-8924.

JP’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389.

Jeff’s Maine Seafood, 65 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-6135.

Koffee Kat, 104 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-8433.

La Brioche Bakery, 89 East Main St., Montpelier, 229-0443.

Lakeview Inn & Restaurant, 295 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, 533-2291.

Langdon St. Café, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667.

Leunig’s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759.

Lincoln Inn Tavern, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309.

Lion’s Den Pub, Mountain Road, Jeffersonville, 644-5567.

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MARK HARDING (blues, swing, rock), Watershed Tavern, 8 p.m. NC.

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RETRONOME (’80s dance party), Club Metronome, 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. DJ C-LOW (hip-hop), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. PULSE: ARABIAN NIGHTS WITH DJ MONACO (world, dance, percussion), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJS ANUBUS & J.J. (hip-hop, reggae), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. PARTY STAR, THE CRIPPLES (rock), Monkey House, 10 p.m. $3.

BROTHERS PAST, DJ DOCTAA, ELLIOT MATOS (electronic, rock, DJs), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 9 p.m. $12/14. AA. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (soul, pop, r&b), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. NIGHT TRAIN (rock), Backstage Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. FRACTURED (rock), Park Place Tavern, 9:30 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE WITH MIKE PELKEY, Banana Winds Café, 8 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.

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Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910.

Maggie’s, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-562-9317.

Main St. Grill, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188.

Main St. Museum, 58 Bridge St., White River Jct., 356-2776.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776.

Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198.

McKee’s Pub, 19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048.

Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington, 864-6044.

Middle Earth Music Hall, Barton St., Bradford, 222-4748.

The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563.

Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222.

Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466.

Murray’s Tavern, 4 Lincoln Pl., Essex Jct., 878-4901.

Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533.

Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200.

Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771.

1/2 Lounge, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012.

Odd Fellows Hall, 1416 North Ave., Burlington, 862-3209.

Old Lantern, Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120.

Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116.

Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-324-2200.

Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884.

Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357.

Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570.

Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917.

Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015.

Peabody’s Pub, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-561-0158.

Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035.

Plan B, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-0742.

Positive Pie 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453.

The Pour House, 1930 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 862-3653.

Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422.

Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346.

Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324.

Red Mill Restaurant, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311.

Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909.

Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211.

Ripton Community House, Rt. 125, Ripton, 388-9782.

Rí Rá Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401.

River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246.

Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 6 Carmichael St., Essex 878-4900.

Roque’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, 657-3377.

Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744.

Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245.

Season’s Bistro at the Wyndham Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, 859-5013.

Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088.

Shooters Saloon, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777.

Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607.

St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778.

Starry Night Café, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316.

Stowe Coffee House, Rt. 57 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2189.

Stowehof Inn, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722.

Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800.

Tabu Café & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-0666.

T Bones Restaurant & Bar, 38 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, 654-8008.

38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072.

Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 644-5736.

Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542.

Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant, Smugglers’ Notch Road, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-5736.

Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002.

242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244.

Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585.

Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910.

Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500.

Village Tavern at Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Jeffersonville, 644-6607.

Waf’s Westside Deli, 165 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0290.

Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827.

Watershed Tavern, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100.

Waterfront Theatre, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 862-7469.

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Have you ever had to listen to a new CD several times before you really got what it was all about? Well, Rutland singer-guitarist Duane Carleton’s latest offering, Once Lost, Then Torn Down, probably falls into that category.

If you can get past the fact that a couple of the cuts resemble John Mellencamp’s recent Chevy truck jingle, you’ll discover an album full of well-crafted, radio-ready tunes. That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement, but stay with me.

Carleton is an able guitarist, and his vocals are sometimes reminiscent of Warren Haynes of Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule fame. But the funny thing about Once Lost is that, for all its guitar-driven bravado, the best numbers are relaxed, country-rock ballads. These tunes truly shape the character of the record.

As its title implies, the disc deals with themes of loss and longing — particularly for a simpler way of life that’s fallen by the wayside. Carleton lets you know exactly where he’s at on songs such as “Small Town Heroes” and “Looks Like Home to Me.” He positively pours his soul into “Faraway Canyon,” a sad yet pretty meditation that could crack the hardest of hearts. “Looking back to faraway canyon / I can go back in my mind / There are some that live there forever / I know I’ll see them again sometime,” Carleton sings. Such disarmingly beautiful lyrics are par for the course on this CD. Carleton’s voice sounds great on most of the tunes, and the musicianship is equally strong, especially in the guitar department. The mellow twang of George Schacher’s pedal steel nicely complements Carleton’s own playing, as do the contributions of his sidemen.

What really makes the album stand out, however, is Carleton’s honest and skillful songwriting. He’s got a keen ability to create songs that linger in your memory long after the disc has stopped spinning. And that’s what makes Once Lost, Then Torn Down more enjoyable with each listen.

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To press play on Lucy Vincent’s latest album, Head of the Tide, is to hear Burlington coming through your speakers.

From long nights spent drinking, to vibes of peace and love, the character of the Queen City shines through in both the band’s music and lyrics.

LV is a trio featuring guitarist-vocalist Kelly Ravin, bassist-vocalist Jordan Lee Berger and drummer/percussionist/flutist Matt Rosenthal. On this follow-up to their selftitled debut, the three offer a full serving of feel-good, yet introspective music.

The album opens with “Tomorrow Morning,” an upbeat and infectious tune with jam band undertones and a funk-flavored bass line. Hints of reggae in the track add further texture.

Subsequent cut “Closer to the Sea” features a more moderate tempo and Rosenthal’s signature flute lines. Burlington sax hero Dave Grippo also lends his support, serving up a soulful alto solo that leads the way into a brief, Latin-tinged section.

“Slow Down” features Adam Frehm — formerly of Smokin’ Grass — whose lap steel lends a Southern feel. Ravin’s powerful voice and twangy guitar tone command the listener’s attention, but the band members don’t harmonize as strongly as they did on their debut. Still, more variation in the rhythms and arrangements make for a well-plotted record.

Rosenthal’s percussion on “Malecon” includes insistent cowbell, reminiscent of the famous “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring Christopher Walken — you know, the one where he says he’s “got a fever” for “more cowbell?” Impressive cymbal work and sustained instrumental harmonies create an overall sense of suspense.

“In the Hills” keeps close to the original version heard on Lucy Vincent. The down-home “Drop It All Tonight” features Ryan “Big Time” Erskine on organ, and Ravin taking a break from rhythm guitar to drop a fully charged lead.

Other standouts include “26 Hours,” on which bassist Berger is front-and-center on vocals. “I’ve seen a million troubled faces / Seeing the glass halfway to the end / But the water’s running every day in some different way / It’s just a matter of how you catch it,” he sings.

Head of the Tide ends on a joyful note with “Celebrate” — another tune with a Latin feel. In addition to a solid groove, it features whistle, tambourine and, once again, cowbell.

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carry that weight Thirty-five years ago, a group of Dartmouth dance students started literally throwing their weight around as a collaborative experiment. They went on to found Pilobolus, a one-ofa-kind modern dance company whose signature movement method combines individual bodies to form manyheaded, mobile organisms. Named after a particularly feisty fungus that can propel its spores long distances, Pilobolus now tours its lithe creations all over the world. The troupe recently donated its archive of photos, notes and footage, which spans decades, to its alma mater. A week-long residency celebrating the new collection wraps up with a panel discussion by the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three artistic directors and two premiere performances of Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;zyrk, a newly commissioned piece.

Pilobolus Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 4, Room 105, Dartmouth Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-4062.

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Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 & 5, Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $30. Info, 603-646-2422. www.pilobolus.com www.hop.dartmouth.edu

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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.

LUNASA: The Celtic folk band named after a pagan Irish harvest festival merges burning fiddle, pipes and flute with upright bass and guitar in a powerful acoustic program. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $25.

Info, 728-6464. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SUITEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; LIGHT EXISTS IN SPRINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: The Bartholdy Ensemble performs Vermont composer Gwyneth Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Letters to the World, a musical suite inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-3403.

STUDENT RECITAL: Music majors make notes with a variety of instruments in a combo concert of classical and jazz works. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

dance â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SALSALINAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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.

PILOBOLUS: The modern dance troupe that entertained at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar Awards stages the world premiere of Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;zyrk, a Dartmouth-commissioned work. See calendar spotlight. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $30.

Info, 603-646-2422.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Soft-shoed appreciators of Border folk music step out in traditional Lowland formations. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $4-6. Info, 879-7618.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I AM MY OWN WIFEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Actor Andrew Sellon plays 35 characters in this Pulitzer-Prize-winning play about an East German cross-dresser who eludes both the Nazis and the Communists by bending genders. See review, this issue.

FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-27. Info, 863-5966. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Audience members with offspring recall the hardyet-humorous parts of having kids at this locally produced show. Black Box Theater, Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $37.50. Info, 863-5966. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A CHORUS LINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Northern Stage actors kick up their heels in this classic musical about ambitious dancers auditioning for their big Broadway break. See calendar spotlight. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $26-47. Info, 296-7000. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE GOOD DOCTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Addison Repertory Theater presents Neil Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series of vaudeville-style vignettes adapted from short stories by Anton Chekhov.

A.R.T. Studio Theater, Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $10.

Info, 382-1036.

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film â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;NOTES ON A SCANDALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Judi Dench portrays a manipulative teacher who blackmails a female coworker after discovering her affair with a student.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MEMENTOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: In Christopher Nolanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ingenious thriller, a man searching for his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murderer must rely on instant photos and scribbled notes to supplement his sporadic memory. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BUTTERFLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: This biopic chronicles the multi-year tree-sit of activist Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a redwood for more than 700 consecutive days. A discussion with representatives from the Chittenden Solid Waste District follows. Channel 17 Studio, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3131, ext.

1062. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: This 2005 documentary examines the hidden side effects of big-box-store economics. Warren Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4452.

words WRITING INSPIRATION: Young adult fiction author Erik Esckilsen explains how he incorporates his memories of growing up in South Burlington into his work. South Burlington Community Library, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076.

BOOK CLUB: Readers of Geraldine Brooksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; novel March discuss its depiction of the absent father from Louisa May Alcottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Women. Lincoln Library, 7 p.m.

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PILOBOLUS PANEL DISCUSSION: Three artistic directors of the 35-year-old modern dance phenomenon, all Dartmouth alums, talk about the troupeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groundbreaking choreography.

See calendar spotlight. Room 105, Dartmouth Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-4062.

NUTRITION TALK: Experts point out the differences between â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;badâ&#x20AC;? fats and explain which lipids are essential for a healthy body. Kintner Chiropractic Center, Jericho, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 899-5400.

GRAVE MATTERS: Local caretakers Brian and Linda St. Peter and funeral home director Steve Minor ponder the history and future of Miltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cemeteries.

Milton Historical Museum, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 893-7387.

PRESIDENTS IN VERMONT: Historian Willard Sterne Randall asks whether U.S. presidents who visited the Green Mountain State found what they ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do were seeking. Ilsley Public Library, dinner with help from the animal-care Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 388-4095.

12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ADIRONDACK ARCHITECTUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Vermont BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings State Curator David Schutz shows of family faves provide morning examples of camp-y constructions from fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, northern New York, and tells colorful South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, stories of the Gilded Age millionaires 864-8001. who summered in them. KelloggBROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m.

Picture books and puppets engage Free. Info, 223-3338. growing readers aged 3-5. Brownell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;STARK DECENCYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Dartmouth hisLibrary, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. tory prof Allen Koop describes the Free. Info, 878-6956. surprising camaraderie at Camp Stark, WILLISTON STORY HOUR: Crafts and New Hampshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole site for WWII books fuel the imaginations of kids German prisoners-of-war. St. Johnsbury ages 3-5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, Library, Williston, 1 p.m. Free.

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Registration and info, 878-4918. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;LOOK AWAY, DIXIE LANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: UVM art WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather history professor Margo Thompson for games, songs and stories at the reviews African-American silhouette Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. artist Kara Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment of Info, 878-5639. provocative racial issues. Fleming HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: Youngsters Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled $5. Info, 656-0750. atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, SPRING SEMINAR SERIES: Psychologist 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038.

Douglas Smith judges the efficacy of WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones â&#x20AC;&#x153;relationship development intervenages 2 and under get hooked on books tionâ&#x20AC;? programs to treat the core at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. deficits of autism spectrum disorders.

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PUBLIC SKATING: Metal-shod gliders trace figure-eights and practice puck-hustling moves at Leddy Arena, Burlington, 8:30-11:15 a.m. $4, skate rental $3 per pair. Info, 865-7558.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free.

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ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING: A community supper draws neighbors to the Essex Community Educational Center Auditorium, supper 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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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.

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I have diplomatic thumbs. I learned this during a presentation at Spirit Dancer, in which I and a small group of other curious participants extended our hands for examination by “hand analyst” Janet Young. “Your thumbs are the bosses of your hands,” she said. “They describe how you get things done.” Around our circle, Young pointed out “know-it-all thumbs” — indicated by strategically located fleshiness — and, on a 9-year-old in attendance, “CEO thumbs.” Another variety she described, the “bully thumb,” was thankfully absent. Mine were slightly pinched: diplomatic thumbs.

Hand analysis is not to be confused with fortune telling. Young merges the art of palmistry with modern fingerprint science to identify clues to a person’s fundamental motivations and personality characteristics — their “soul psychology,” as she put it. Your fingerprints, thumbs, hand lines and colors (pinkish? yellowish?) each contribute different information about you. The goal of Young’s practice is to help illuminate one’s life purpose, be that a job change, an affirmation of your current path, or a charge to release dormant passion or creativity.

After her overview of the basics, Young treated us to quick individual readings. Using a magnifying glass, she started with our fingerprints, the most direct path to discovering one’s true self — because, she explained, fingerprints are fully formed five months before birth, even before the heart and brain. She gathered information from each finger, informing us that each embodies different kinds of personality traits. The right pinky is about communication, the left index about boundaries, and so on. The major hand lines — heart line, head line, fate line and life line — all have something to say as well. The verdict for this patient? Playful, musical, skeptical of structure and — my boss had better be reading this — loyal employee!

Young’s brief reading just skimmed the surface and didn’t purport to crystallize the attendees’ life purpose. For that she recommended a full private session, or more likely a series of them. Young — from Alameda, California — promised to return to Burlington in July and October this year.

For now, her presentation at least gave us a new way to kill time in airports — thumb watching — and another way to ponder what makes us tick. “We really are children of nature,” said Young near the end of the session. “There are lots of signs there.”

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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, Chace Mill, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, www. cvaa.org or 865-0360.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: Stack readers find fresh fodder amid thousands of tomes, organized by subject. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

POD PARLOR: Seniors learn how to download and listen to digital audio books and education materials, with an emphasis on free content. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $8. Info, 658-5534.

GREEN BUILDING RECEPTION: Potential constructors of energy-conserving, environmentally savvy residences learn more about Vermont’s network of “green” suppliers and contractors.

Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Warren, noon. Free. Info, info@vgbn. org.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. JSC COFFEEHOUSE: Songwriters and instrumentalists stand up for themselves at a musical open mike. Base Lodge, Johnson State College, 8-10:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 635-2356.

dance PILOBOLUS: See April 4.

CHOREOGRAPHY DEMO: Award-winning dancer Leonard Crus shows his recent work. Dance Theatre, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-6433.

drama ‘I AM MY OWN WIFE’: See April 4.

‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: See April 4, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’: See April 4, Brandon Inn.

‘THE FIVE HYSTERICAL GIRLS THEOREM’: In multiple sold-out performances, college students stage Rinnie Groff’s play about an eccentric mathematician who nicknames prime numbers. Wright Memorial Theatre, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 443-6433.

film ‘NOTES ON A SCANDAL’: See April 4.

‘HIGH & LOW’: In this 1963 film noir tribute directed by Akira Kurosawa, a wealthy industrialist’s family falls prey to a ruthless kidnapper. 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.

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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 ‘INFLUENTIAL FIRST LADIES’: Readers ponder presidential wives after perusing volume two of Blanche Wiesen Cook’s biography Edith Roosevelt. Morristown Elementary School Library, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2616.

KI LONGFELLOW: The Vermont-based author reads from her novel The Secret Magdalene, which offers a feminist perspective on early Christianity.

Borders, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.

POETRY READING: Burlington-based versifier Ralph Culver reads from his work at the Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

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talks ‘SKIING PATAGONIA 2’: Expect an emphasis on Chile’s endangered terrain in this image-enhanced lecture by husband-and-wife photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free, $5 for raffle ticket. Info, 496-5434.

‘THE GRAFTON CONFERENCE’: Stephan Morse, president of the Windham Foundation, reviews his ongoing research about the evolution of Vermont’s public policies. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, www. uvm.edu/~crvt or 656-4389.

TRAVEL TALK: English prof Elaine Razzano of Lyndon State College profiles the changing culture and politics of Inner Mongolia. St. Johnsbury House, 1:30-3 p.m. $5. Info, 626-5135.

WILDLIFE & NOISE: UVM professor William Kilpatrick examines how human-generated decibels affect the health and reproductive habits of northern forest species. NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 723-6551, ext. 112.

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The John Dewey Honors Program’s Carol G. Simon Speaker Series presents

Dr. George Loewenstein Herbert A. Simon Professor of Economics & Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University Thursday, April 12, 2007, 4:30pm, Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building “The Heat of the Moment: Affective Influences on Decision Making” Friday, April 13, 2007, 3:30pm, Campus Center Theatre “The Scarecrow and the Tin Man: The Vicissitudes of Human Sympathy and Helping Behavior” For more information, please call

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Saturday, April 6, 7:30 pm Barre Opera House Tickets are $22 / $20 / $18 ($15 Teens / $10 Kids) Available through the Barre Opera House Box Office, at 802-476-8188.

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THU.05 << 21B CLIMATE & ATMOSPHERE: AfricanAmerican environmentalist Jerome Ringo reviews shared planetary resources and responsibilities in a talk about inspiring people of different races and socioeconomic backgrounds to address global warming. Environmental dispute mediator Lawrence Susskind of M.I.T. follows with a discussion about taking collective action on climate change.

UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3039.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

EASTER BUNNY: See April 4.

WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639.

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.

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.

TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Readers meet with the youth librarian to plan future activities for their peers.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

sport PUBLIC SKATING: See April 4.

ONION RIVER GROUP RIDE: Bicyclists of all abilities band together for a two-wheeled trip. Meet at Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 4.

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. Room 311, Joyce Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8269.

TRANSACTION: An ad-hoc committee reviews progress on legislation to include “gender identity” in Vermont’s anti-discrimination laws. R.U.1.2?

Community Center, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 860-7812.

‘PULLING THE PLUG ON GLOBAL WARMING’: Local groups promote renewable resources, energy efficiency and car-free lifestyles at a climate change fair centered on a slide show developed by Al Gore for the documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

Lawrence Barnes Elementary School, Burlington, 5:15-7:45 p.m. Free, childcare provided. Info, 864-0984.

BIKE & PEDESTRIAN DAY: Advocates of human-powered mobility meet with state legislators. Card Room, Statehouse, Montpelier, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 225-8904.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 4.

CHARITY BINGO: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4.

VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games.

Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198.

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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.

BUSINESS ETHICS CASE COMPETITION FINALS: Graduate and undergraduate teams from regional colleges and universities make oral presentations of papers probing ethical conundrums. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

‘LATE NIGHT SATURDAY’: Studio audience members do their part at a double taping of the local variety show featuring poet Greg Delanty, the Burlington-based Latin Jazz ensemble Gua Gua, and James Cawley, a Star Trek fan who launched a tribute series in which he stars as Captain Kirk. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6401 or LNS@champlain.edu.

HEPATITIS SHOTS: Sexually active gay and bi men roll up their sleeves for A- and B-version virus vaccinations. R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

DEEKSHA EXPLORATION: Seekers of this hands-on healing discipline from India learn about reflexology at a Charlotte residence. Call for Spear Street location, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Donations. Info, 985-2543.

SPRING FLING & DESSERT BANQUET: Elaborate confections accompany an auction that includes handmade quilts, an electric golf cart and a oneweek vacation to Mexico. Old Lantern, Charlotte, 6:30 p.m. $10. Info, www. cvcsvt.com or 877-6758.

BUSINESS PLAN SEMINAR: Would-be entrepreneurs learn how to draft a formal document that allows potential partners and investors to review their ideas. Micro Business Development Program Office, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 104.

TRUNK SHOW: Be there or be bare!

Vermont fashion designer Claudia Venon shows items from her new spring collection of clothing and accessories. Green Closet, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-3355.

MAP & COMPASS SKILLS: Mud season hikers dust off summer gear to refresh orienteering know-how.

Green Mountain Club Headquarters, Waterbury Center, 6:30-9 p.m. $15.

Registration and info, 244-7037.

AMPHIBIAN MONITORING: Potential protectors learn how to help frogs, newts and salamanders during their perilous spring migration. Roxbury Community Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM: Hear fiddle-powered folk from this old-time acoustic swing band at a benefit for an area Waldorf school. Wyomingbased singer-songwriters Anne and Pete Sibley warm up the stage at the Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $18-22.

Info, 476-8188.

JOHN BRYANT: The local pianist flexes his digits on pieces ranging from blues to Beethoven. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 247-0050.

THE OCTET: Four singers and a string quartet perform Franz Josef Haydn’s seasonal work “Seven Last Words.”

Unitarian Church, Burlington, 5 p.m.

Donations. Info, 862-1647.

BLUE NORTHER: Stormy tunes pour forth from a bluegrass band named after a Texas weather phenomenon. Palmer Street Coffeehouse, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 518-561-9418.

CHARLOTTE COFFEEHOUSE: Twentyfive-year-old singer-songwriter and Vermont-based troubadour Anaïs Mitchell shares original melodies from her new album, The Brightness.

Charlotte Senior Center, 7 p.m. $5-7.

Info, 425-2910.

WOOD’S TEA COMPANY: The quintessential Vermont folk group sings sea chanteys, bluegrass and Celtic tunes at the Warren Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 496-9714.

dance 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.

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.

CATAMOUNT DANCE TEAM: Five different music and dance troupes from the UVM campus showcase ballet, jazz, African, salsa and hip-hop steps. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 656-8525.

FIRST FRIDAY DANCE SOCIAL: Two 30-minute ballroom lessons precede practice and open dancing. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $10-15.

Info, 598-6757.

drama ‘I AM MY OWN WIFE’: See April 4, $28-31.

‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4, 8 p.m.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: See April 4.

‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’: See April 4, Vergennes Opera House. Info, 877-6777.

‘THE FIVE HYSTERICAL GIRLS THEOREM’: See April 5.

film ‘DREAMGIRLS’: Eddie Murphy stars as a James-Brown-like performer with a stunning backup trio in the film version of this Tony Award-winning musical set in the 1960s and ’70s.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘THE PAINTED VEIL’: Based on W. Somerset Maugham’s novel, this film follows a British bacteriologist and his headstrong wife to a remote Chinese village beset by cholera.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: Burlington’s visual artists arrange visits to more than 40 galleries and studios in a social celebration of creativity.

Various Burlington-area locations, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, www.artmapburlington.com or 264-4839.

SHAMBHALA ART FESTIVAL: Buddhist meditators display paintings, photography, sculpture and ceramics at a three-day exhibition incorporating live performances. Burlington Shambhala Center, 5-9 p.m., Traditional Medicinals bluegrass band, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9978.

talks NATURALIST ADVENTURES: David Thurlow, a former Mount Washington Observatory meteorologist, examines northern New England’s wild weather.

Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m.

Donations. Info, 229-6206.

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Based on candid interviews with actual dancers on the Great White Way, the show takes place on a bare stage during an audition run by a demanding director. In it, dancers desperate for work project a cando attitude about doing the can-can while sharing their life stories, some of which get pretty personal.

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ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 4, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5.

LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION: See April 4, for ages 5 to 8.

EASTER BUNNY: See April 4.

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. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.

MOVEMENT & MUSIC: Kids ages 2 to 5 learn about â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the goâ&#x20AC;? science.

ECHO, Burlington, 1:15 p.m. $7-9.

Info, 864-1848.

SENIOR EXERCISE: See April 4, 10 a.m.

GOOD FRIDAY HIKE: Outdoor enthusiasts ascend Addisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Snake Mountain on an easy, 3.5-mile trek.

Call for meeting location and time.

Free. Info, 899-3006.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 4.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 4.

CHARITY BINGO: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en espaĂąol at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.

BACKYARD FARMING WORKSHOP: Organic farming consultant Charlie Taplin offers an overview of how to raise plants and animals sans acreage or pesticides. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.

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RECON SOIREE: This monthly multimedia performance features locally produced film and poetry with acoustic music by the Brixton Guns.

Reconnaissance Gallery, Burlington College, 6:30 p.m., open mike to follow. Free. Info, 862-9616.

Brocades of Silk Class Saturday April 14th, 1 - 4 pm

The Brocades Silk are a series of 12 interconnected movements which harmonize breath & body.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. RIPTON COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE: The four acoustic-folk phenoms from the local â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s band Feast or Famine reunite for a celebration of Green Mountain music. See calendar spotlight. Ripton Community House, open mike 7:30 p.m., concert 8:30 p.m. $7. Info, 388-9782.

SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS: Expect slithery solos on guitar, bass, banjo and mandolin from this old-time quartet. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 247-0050.

ANNE & PETE SIBLEY: The Wyomingbased husband-and-wife duo marries harmonies in a concert of original songs. Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 496-5690.

Qigong is the science of stimulating your qi energy, blood and mind to promote greater health and healing. Qigong is derived from Chinese naturalist philosophy called Taoism.

Taught by Arthur Makaris who has been practicing Qigong for over 30 years. Arthur is a licensed Acupuncturist and master of Chinese martial art.

To Register Call 879-7999

Acupuncture & Qigong Health Center 167 Pearl St., Essex Junction

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VERMONT FIDDLE ORCHESTRA: Violins, violas, cellos and basses join together in an instrumental family ensemble at a concert of toe-tapping music with Celtic, French-Canadian and Appalachian roots. Guest fiddler Susannah Clifford Blachly takes a bow at Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. $12. Info, www.vtfiddleorchestra. org or 223-8945.

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TANGO DANCING: Beginners learn fundamentals; then intermediate dancers learn close-embrace steps for a crowded dance floor, followed by a festive milonga session with sangria.

Champlain Club, Burlington, lesson 5-6:30 p.m., workshop 7-8:30 p.m., social dance 8:30-11 p.m. $5-20.

Registration and info, 238-8933.

BELLY DANCE PARTY: Sinuous stomachs undulate in a display of traditional Middle-Eastern moves. Euro Gourmet Market & Café, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $5. Info, 859-3467.

RUTLAND CONTRA DANCE: Caller John Kirk directs dancers to lively fiddle-and-piano tunes by Pete and Karen Sutherland. Grace Congregational Church Fellowship Hall, Rutland, 7-10 p.m. $7. Info, 492-3792.

CONTRA DANCE: Caller Rachel Nevitt shouts steps to fiddle, flute and mandolin music by the band Crowfoot.

Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.

drama ‘I AM MY OWN WIFE’: See April 4, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $22-31.

‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4, 3 & 8 p.m.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: See April 4, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’: See April 4, Holley Hall, Bristol.

‘THE FIVE HYSTERICAL GIRLS THEOREM’: See April 5, 2 & 8 p.m.

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‘MYSTERIOUS SKIN’: In this coming-ofage tale, two teens wrestle with their crippled sexuality as one discovers his repressed experience of childhood abuse. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

‘THE GOOD SHEPHERD’: Director Robert De Niro collapses the CIA’s long history of dirty tricks into a single spy’s downward spiral. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘BREACH’: This film dramatizes the capture of an enigmatic FBI agent who sold secrets to the Russians for a big chunk of his 25-year career. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘GREEN MOUNTAIN SHUFFLE’: Vermont author Michael Hahn makes his directorial debut with this offbeat love story set in the Green Mountains.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 2 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. SHAMBHALA ART FESTIVAL: See April 6, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ikebana demonstration, 1-2 p.m., jazz piano and dance improv performances, 3-5 p.m.

talks ‘NEWFOUNDLAND BY BIKE, MINIVAN & FOOT’: Avid cyclist Kevin Bessett describes a 2006 tour of one of Canada’s maritime provinces. See calendar spotlight. Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 5 p.m. Free.

Info, 225-8904.

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DEALING WITH AUTISM: An expert weighs the effectiveness of “relationship development intervention” programs to treat the core deficits of autism spectrum disorders. Shelburne Town Hall, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 388-9734.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

EASTER BUNNY: See April 4, 11 a.m.

- 8 p.m. Also at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Free. Info, 253-9591.

‘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.

‘CELEBRATE THE MAPLE’: Woodland educators from Shelburne Farms share facts about sugaring. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848.

VERMONT SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Players in kindergarten through high school square off against others in their age division at a tabletop tourney. Camels Hump Middle School, Richmond, registration 8:30 a.m. Info, www.vtchess.info or 434-4872.

sport ONION RIVER GROUP RIDE: See April 5, 8 a.m.

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.

JAY PEAK: Hikers come prepared for late-season Long Trail snow on this moderately difficult, 4-mile trek. Call for meeting location and time. Free.

Info, 879-0755.

ICE SKATING PARTY: Pirouetting soloists enliven a public scene at this Easterthemed ice dance for all ages. Leddy Arena, Burlington, bunny hop 7-8 p.m., DJ skate 8:15-10 p.m. $3-5, skate rental $3 per pair. Info, 865-7558.

VERMONT OPEN GRAPPLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Men, women and kids compete in a mixed-martial-arts tournament with more than 70 divisions. Winooski Education Center, weigh-ins and registration 10-11 a.m., tournament starts 11 a.m. Free to watch. Info, info@vtmartialarts.com or 893-8893.

etc CHARITY BINGO: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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.

‘SUGAR ON SNOW’ PARTY: Hardenedmaple-syrup edibles usher in spring at Palmer’s Sugarhouse, Shelburne, 1-4 p.m. $3.50, free to watch. Info, 985-5054.

COMMUNITY GARDENING POTLUCK: Soil-savvy planters prep for the growing season at a shared meal accompanied by a silent auction and seed swap.

Imani Youth & Family Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 878-1375.

BENEFIT DANCE: The Starline Rhythm Boys bust out honky-tonk tunes at a silent auction supporting a nonprofit childcare center. American Legion, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $20. Info, 453-5659.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Veined volunteers transfer lifesaving liquid to pint-sized pouches. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

FRANKLIN COUNTY QUILT SHOW: Two locations display new and old handmade bed coverings and wall hangings, and sophisticated stitchers provide all-day demos of quilting techniques. St. Albans City Hall & St. Albans Museum, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free.

Info, 527-7933.

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.

DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA INTRO: Shooters who’ve taken an access orientation course learn how to operate a Panasonic DVX 100. VCAM Channel 15 Studio, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

MACHINE MADNESS: Paging Rube Goldberg! Tinkerers of all ages design, build and bring mechanical contraptions, then link them for a room-sized chain reaction. Montshire Museum, Norwich, check-in and linking 1-1:30 p.m., machines turn on at 2:30 p.m. $7-9. Info, www.montshire.org/mmad ness or 649-2200.

FESTIVAL OF CULTURES: Ethnic food, dance, art and music take center stage at a day-long showcase of diversity within Vermont. Performances include Chinese folk music, Japanese taiko drumming, African dance and drumming, Vietnamese youth dancing, and Brazilian festival music. Burlington High School, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Donations. Info, www.saraholbrookcc. org or 862-6342.

AYURVEDIC COOKING: Healthy eaters learn how to balance body, mind and spirit according to ancient Indian culinary guidelines. Make ghee, chapatis, daal and chutney at Butterfly Bakery, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $40. Info, 310-1725.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. CLASSICAL CONCERT: German violinist Julia Fischer and Ukrainian pianist Milana Chernyavska perform selections from Schubert, Debussy, Bach and Mendelssohn. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. $15.

Info, 443-6433.

drama ‘I AM MY OWN WIFE’: See April 4, 2 p.m. $22-24.

‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4, 1 & 6 p.m.

film ‘THE PAINTED VEIL’: See April 6, 1:30 & 7 p.m.

‘TIME BANDITS’: Terry Gilliam’s satirical cult classic follows a young boy’s adventures with a cadre of time-traveling dwarves. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. SHAMBHALA ART FESTIVAL: See April 6, noon - 5 p.m. Violin recital, 1 p.m., readings and vocal recitals, 2 p.m.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

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Saturday, April 7, Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 225-8904. www.vtbikeped.org

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Call for meeting location and time.

Free. Info, 868-5132.

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.

etc CHARITY BINGO: See April 4, 2 & 7 p.m.

‘SUGAR ON SNOW’ PARTY: See April 7.

LOW-CAL COOKING: Calorie-conscious home chefs learn how to prep healthy treats, including maple pumpkin custard. Butterfly Bakery, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $40. Info, 310-1725.

MON.09 music

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.

OPEN EURO SESSION: Instrumentalists of all abilities play Eastern European tunes at the Euro Gourmet Market and Café, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 859-3467.

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.

film ‘THE PAINTED VEIL’: See April 6.

CINE SALON: Film buffs break out tissues for screenings of the weepy early 20th-century melodramas The Cure, Blinkity-Blank and Lucky Me. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See April 5.

words RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE: Cultural explorers review Isaac Bashevis Singer’s The Slave, then discuss clashes between spiritual sects in some famous works of fiction.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

STORY CIRCLE: Storyteller Recille Hamrell creates a comfortable space for adults to swap personal memories. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

POETS’ TEA: Brewed beverages and crumpets honor Craftsbury poet Julia Shipley, winner of Vermont Life’s Ralph Nading Hill Award. Kingdom Books, Waterford, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 748-5488.

BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of Karen Joy Fowler’s novel The Jane Austen Book Club review that and other chick-lit faves at the second of two meetings. Annie’s Book Stop, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 775-6993.

talks RELIGION & IDENTITY: Sociology professor Prema Kurien of Syracuse University examines the development of American Hinduism. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5289.

WORLD ECONOMY: UVM sociology prof Tom Macias offers a 150-year overview of legal and illegal Mexican immigration to the U.S. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980.

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kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 4, for children ages 2-3.

MUSIC TIME: See April 5.

SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 6, for babies and non-walkers.

FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See April 4, 10 a.m.

PUBLIC SKATING: See April 4.

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Evolution Yoga, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Donations. Info, 864-9642.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 4.

PRIDE VERMONT MEETING: Planners brainstorm ideas for Vermont’s 25th annual LGBTQ-friendly fiesta. R.U.1.2?

Community Center, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 860-7812.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4.

RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: Citizens discuss the challenges of communitybased race relations with help from a structured curriculum. Woodbury College, Montpelier, 4-6:15 p.m. Free.

Info, 272-6411.

TUE.10 music

Also, see clubdates in Section B. 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.

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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.

drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: See April 4.

film ‘THE PAINTED VEIL’: See April 6.

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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POETRY READING: Vermont versifiers Phyllis Larrabee, Merry Gangemi and Cora Brooks read from their work at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 229-0774.

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.

SHELBY HEARON: The novelist reads from her latest book The Year of the Dog, about a young pharmacist who spends a sabbatical in Burlington and adopts a seeing-eye canine. Barnes & Noble, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

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EDUCATION LECTURE: Professor Peter Laurence, executive director of the Education Transformation Project at Wellesley College, introduces recent developments in classroom handling of religion and spirituality. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 654-2536.

BROWN BAG HISTORY TALK: Small-firearms collector Jim Peden shows a rifle, pistols and a carbine, all dating from the U.S. Civil War, and discusses the design of Revolutionary War-era muskets. Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, noon. $2. Info, 388-2117.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: Pathologist Dr. Steven Shapiro, the chief medical examiner for the Vermont Department of Health, introduces the field of forensic medicine.

Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

Registration and info, 847-2886.

STEPHEN KIERNAN: The former Burlington Free Press reporter and Charlotte-based author of Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System discusses end-of-life activism in the Green Mountain State.

Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-4419.

CONSERVATION FORUM: Stephen Blackmer of the Northern Forest Center leads a panel of foresters in a discussion of woodland’s importance to cultural, economic and environmental health. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-2200.

BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 4.

PEACE CORPS INFO MEETING: See April 5, Unitarian Church, Burlington.

Overseas education assignments are the focus of this session for primaryschool teachers and English language instructors at all levels.

WILPF MEETING: Activists review world events at this gathering of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-4929.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 4. Toddlers take their turns with tales first, 9:10-9:30 a.m.

WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See April 4, 11 a.m.

SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 6, for walkers up to age 3.

‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: See April 6.

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.

LIBRARY DOG LISTENERS: Budding book handlers gain confidence by reading aloud to trained canines.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free.

Registration and info, 878-4918.

STUDENT ART SHOW: School-aged creators share their oeuvres with parents and siblings at a kid-friendly reception. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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.

‘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.

sport PUBLIC SKATING: See April 4.

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.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 4.

CHARITY BINGO: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4.

RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: See April 9, Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 5:307:45 p.m. Also at Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 6:15-8:30 p.m.

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.

HOT CHOCOLATE SOCIAL: Over cocoa made with local milk, Rural Vermont hosts a conversation about family-scale agriculture in the Green Mountain State. United Church of Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.ruralvermont.org or 223-7222.

FINANCIAL SELF-PROTECTION SEMINAR: Budgeters review how to manage daily cash flow and avoid credit card debt. Micro Business Development Program Office, Burlington, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 104.

WED.11 music

Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See April 4.

OPEN MIKE COFFEEHOUSE: See April 4.

STUDENT RECITAL: See April 4.

MIDDLEBURY WIND ENSEMBLE: Flutes, clarinets and other breathpowered instruments inspire listeners.

Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

OPEN ORCHESTRA READING: Area musicians with a fondness for Gustav Mahler play through the composer’s sixth symphony with conductor Troy Peters. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-10 p.m. Free to perform or listen. Info, 655-5030.

dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See April 4.

WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING: See April 4.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: See April 4.

drama ‘PARENTING 101: A MUSICAL GUIDE TO RAISING PARENTS’: See April 4.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: See April 4.

film ‘THE PAINTED VEIL’: See April 6.

‘THE FOUNTAIN’: In this fantastical epic, a Spanish conquistador lives through a millennium after finding the wellspring of eternal youth.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:30 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.

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A MOVEABLE FEAST The Police made headlines in February by getting back together after a 21-year hiatus. But they aren’t the only early ’80s group to inspire recent conversations about musical confabs. Back when punk and disco ruled national dance floors, the Vermont-based band Feast or Famine was quietly fomenting a folk revolution in the Green Mountains. A concert this Saturday reunites the original foursome: mandolin player, vocalist and songwriter Richard Ruane, now of Bread and Bones; ace guitarist and saxophonist Michael Chorney of jazz-group viperHouse fame; string wizard Michael Corn; and dulcimer player Ron Rost. Java sipping fans hear the “Feasties” take multi-instrumental turns on British folk covers, as well as vintage originals.

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Saturday, April 7, Ripton Community House, open mike 7:30 p.m., concert 8:30 p.m. $7. Info, 388-9782. www.rcch.org

‘OUTFOXED’: Media mavens meet at a screening of this 2004 film about the struggle to keep TV news “fair and balanced.” Warren Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4452.

art See exhibitions in Section A.

words ‘READING THE ARTS’: Readers of Full Measure, a collection of short stories about aging edited by Dorothy Sennett, prep for an upcoming performance by a chorus of senior singers. Murray Room, Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., noon. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

‘THE VERMONT BOOK OF DAYS’: Father-and-daughter co-authors Michael and Missie Thurston discuss their book chronicling Green Mountain State history, and its many related side projects. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, www.vtbookofdays.com or 878-6955.

FLYNN/FLETCHER BOOK CLUB: Readers of W.B. Yeats’ “At the Hawk’s Well” draw up questions related to an upcoming Flynn performance inspired by the Irish poet. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Registration and info, 865-7211.

talks ‘DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS’: Living wills? Powers of attorney? Verbal negotiators learn how to manage delicate situations surrounding end-of-life issues. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Registration and info, 223-3338.

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME: Tired listeners learn about a medical condition whose main symptom is exhaustion, and discuss ways of dealing with it. Kintner Chiropractic Center, Jericho, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 899-5400.

SENIOR CITIZEN FINANCES: Checkbook balancers over 60 hear how to manage their money and get the most out of age-related discounts. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665.

‘BEYOND WAR’: Activist Winslow Myers introduces an international peace-education nonprofit’s method for facilitating discussions between people with different political convictions. Stowe Free Library, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 253-6145.

‘A CITIZEN’S ARMY’: Michael Dubie, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard, examines the role of a volunteer fighting force in modern warfare, touching on the ongoing service of Vermonters currently deployed in the Middle East.

Burlington College, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-9616.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See April 4.

BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See April 4.

BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See April 4.

WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See April 4.

WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See April 4.

HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: See April 4.

WATERBURY STORYTIME: See April 4.

‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See April 4.

‘TREES GROW TALL’: See April 10.

sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See April 4.

PUBLIC SKATING: See April 4.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See April 4.

FLAG DAY: Supporters of those who’ve survived sexual violence plant markers to represent the number of area residents who reported abuse in 2006. Hardwick Memorial Park, 3 p.m.

Free. Info, 472-6463.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See April 4.

ESL GROUP: See April 4.

CHESS GROUP: See April 4.

KNITTING POSSE: See April 4.

NOONTIME KNITTERS: See April 4.

VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See April 4.

CHARITY BINGO: See April 4.

VISITOR VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: See April 4.

LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See April 4.

RACISM STUDY CIRCLE: See April 9, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 2:15 p.m.

‘HEALING CENTERED’: Open-minded adults who feel worn down sample energy healing in 15-minute sessions.

Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 5:30–7:00 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1095.

CABLE-ACCESS LAB: Want to be on TV? Citizens learn how to wield a camera to produce their own shows. CCTV Channel 17 Studio, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 862-3966, ext. 16.

HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Before shopping, potential house hunters determine whether homeownership fits their needs. Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Barre, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvclt.org or 476-4493, ext. 211.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL: Globetrotting gourmands sample cuisines from more than 20 different countries, cooked by local connoisseurs. Overlook Café, Second Floor, Community College of Vermont, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4422.

BACKYARD HABITAT: Yard groomers learn how to attract birds, butterflies and small mammals by making their lawns more wildlife-friendly.

Shelburne Farms, 7-8 p.m. Free.

Registration and info, 985-8686, ext. 41.

FAST FINANCING: Entrepreneurs gauge non-traditional methods of raising capital for growing businesses.

Wyndham Hotel, Burlington, 10 a.m.

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I enjoy travel, snowsports, golfing, hiking, water sports, live music, reading, gaming and practicing Reiki. Ready to get out and enjoy life? SunflowerVT, 47, l, #104456 HEY OVER HERE I live life to the fullest. At times I come across as a control freak other times I just ride the wave and hope to enjoy the show. I love trying something new. I am looking for fun love. I am looking for best friend to call my own and share the adventure of life. Are you out there? lrc75, 32, l, #104440 FUN, FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL WOMAN 29 I am a dynamic woman looking for a nice boyfriend. Are you a generous man who is financially responsible, intelligent, good looking, stable, and have a great personality?

Creativity delights me; are you someone who thinks a little differently, but live the practical life M-F? You can join me at yard sales, poker and other card tournaments, local markets... fringedgentian, 29, l, #104437 ECLECTIC, PROFESSIONAL, FUN, EASYGOING Looking for someone to sweep me off my feet while still remaining grounded. Single mom - not looking for someone to support her or take over care of the kids. Looking for someone to “click” with ME. chinadollvt, 31, l, #102041 CEREBRAL/PLAYFUL, MODERATELY UNCONVENTIONAL, IRREVERENT Cerebral/playful, moderately unconventional, irreverent, progressive activist (finelyaged) would like to meet a bluegrass to baroque muse-ical guy with grassroots social conscience, shared values, and compatible pheromones (finely-aged; 49-59). I am enthusiastic about NPR, dancing, cross-county skiing, poetry, wit, country/city, and Thai food (no MSG). I would prefer to have a phone conversation rather than to add other details here. yesouiken, 59, u, l, #104413 CUTE LOVER LOOKING FOR LOVE I’m an easy-going, fun loving individual. I love to spend my time outdoors and exploring.

My goal is to see the world. I want to find someone who has a sense of humor, good sense of style and who is looking for someone to cuddle and spend time with!! Most importantly I want someone that I can be myself with. shannon2285, 21, l, #104371

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KIND, INTELLIGENT, DISCERNING,RESPECTFUL, FUN-LOVING I like to go for walks, picnic, see movies, dine out/in, talk, see an athletic event,play cards;I love the woods and waterfalls. I didn’t expect to find myself alone at this time of my life. I want someone to share conversation, affection, and time with me. I miss giving hugs and holding hands. Friendship and fun is a great start. guardianangel, 53, l, #104368 KINDA SHY BUT FUN Fed up with dead-end relationships. I need someone compassionate and caring, but fun and a little crazy! (Like me!)I’m sort of a homebody, but love seeing live music and hanging out with good friends. samcat, 28, #104365 COME OVER TO MY PASTURE Bright, eccentric, passionate, white female with a sweet voice seeking a tall, black drink of water. I enjoy good, thought-provoking conversation and long walks and would love to find the perfect black stallion to gallop with.

RubyRed, 45, #104332 WHO ME? Yeah your reading this. Now you might be questioning why. Well, I think its because you would like to find a outgoing, genuine, caring, artsy, creative, fun loving lady. If so keep reading. If not stop and move onto the next one. wh0m3, 28, l, #104328 COOK UP SOMETHING WITH ME! I am sensitive & independent. I value the simple things in life. I like staying home on a Saturday night, listening to NPR, making dinner and lighting a fire, or going out for arts and culture. I am looking for someone to compliment me, who has his own interests but also shares some of mine. Email me to learn more! fireweed, 36, #104325 MUD, BLOOD, BEER I like pissing outdoors, hot baths, being in the woods, traveling to 3rd world cities, getting sweaty and getting dirty, firing off my capgun, skinny-dipping, building fires, naps, the ocean, being manic, illegal things, laughing ‘till it hurts, sleeping outside, the stars... No pleated pants, white zinfindal drinkers, needy men, beer bellies, living with mom, shoes with tassels, decaf drinkers. Lazerbeam, 29, l, #104312 SOUL SEEKER Attractive; intelligent; independent; physical fit woman, spontaneous and adventurous.

Likes to read; go to movies; dine out. A passionate person who adores romantic\ intimate moments. Favorite place to dance; in the rain on a warm summer night. Looking for a man who wants a partner in life, a soul mate.

A man who is attractive, successful, confident, ambitious, assertive, and 6’+. sunshine41, 41, #104251 LOOKING FOR MR RIGHT Looking for someone who shares the same interests as me. Dancing, dining, movies, honesty, trustworthy, caring and cuddling.

I am very honest and caring, not into head games. If you are that person, write to me. lorijones6, 36, u, l, #103304

WOMEN seeking WoMEN THIS IS NEW TO ME married woman looking for new close friends. biketraxx, 46, #104478 LOVIN LIFE’S SURPRISES Where spirit resides, i reside- i try to be postitive, open and not judge as I wish to not have judgment placed. I am a grateful soul in a human body which I have much admiration for. I am willing and able with intention and follow a path I call my own stubbornness and free-will to be anything but ordinary. luvnlife, 24, #104455 I AM WHAT I AM...

My headline is something of a joke, and if you got the joke (w/o using google) you are probably a viable candidate ;) I am not really concerned with looks, but I am concerned with intelligence; nothing is better than stimulating conversation over a caffeinated beverage. I’m NOT interested in the three R’s: Religion, Republicans, or Recreational Drugs (marijuana counts). I_am_What_I_am, 28, l, #104449 HONEY, WHERE’S THAT PRE-MADE PROFILE? Make me laugh, and I’m all yours. Laugh at yourself, and I’ll cook you breakfast in bed til you’re covered in crumbs. Challenge me, and I’ll be hooked. Challenge yourself, and lesbian stereotypes be damned, I’ll sign that lease.

Now that I’ve terrified you with a rabidly intense intro, let’s drop everything and go have some fun. LBJ, 26, u, l, #104448 FUN,QUIRKY, ADORABLE I think outside the box. I will say what’s on my mind. I love to laugh, hang out and enjoy debating about our current crazy world. ..

I’m adventurous and spontaneous. I’m full of random ideas; also light hearted, fun loving and a compassionate person who loves to have fun and enjoy life’s ups and downs. she8organic, 20, l, #104426 DIVA LOVING SEX FIEND ... but not really. Still new to the scene.

Shy. loyal, romantic, witty, professional who loves to travel, football and my John Deere. I would love to come back in my next life as a carpenter. Seeking new relationships (28-40) and possibly more if the chemistry is right.

CajunQueen, 33, #104333 .....LOOKING TO FIND....?!?!! ...now we get to the, discribe yourself and what your looking for in three sentences section,Well, I’m new to Vermont, so I could probably use a Tour guide with intimate knowledge of how to Make it,as a Lesbian in VT. As far as describing myself is concerned, I can sum it up in one sentence,My Journey is my destination. Bikerbreed, 33, l, #104323

MEN seeking WoMEN AGE IS JUST A NUMBER OK, so I’m new to Burlington and I wouldn’t mind meeting some people and doing whatever. I consider myself mature for my age but still love to party even though I am a daytime professional. Like to snowboard but love Summer - can’t wait to do some boating...So send me a message and lets chat. skydivin24, 23, #104470 IMAGINE WHAT LIVES HERE I like freedom. I like helping people, don’t like being told to. I like cats. I read a lot. I write songs. I can kind of play some instruments. I like to explore the woods. I would like to meet an intelligent girl, with a sense of humour. A bonus would be if you know how to grok me. projectshr, 23, l, #104450

MELLOW, PROFESSIONAL, ALWAYS ENJOYING LIFE. I have almost everything I could ever want; a good job which I enjoy and the means to pursue hobbies and activities which I am passionate about. Including skiing, car racing, mt biking, and hiking. I would like to connect with other people, preferably females, who enjoy these kinds of outdoor activities. silverS2000, 30, l, #104439 HONESTY IS A MUST i am a honest hard working guy looking for a nice girl to enjoy the good and the bad that we all have to put up with. vermonter, 38, l, #104438 BLUE, JAZZ, ROCKIN’ My names Peter, I’m easy going I like to talk to people. I like to have fun and check out some movies from time to time. I’m also into weightlifting and in pretty good shape. I’m a neat and honest person that believes in equal partnership. huntonvt, 29, #104373 YES, SPRING! Good-looking SWM, 35 y.o., 6’, fit, fun, kind, well educated, athletic, looking for attractive woman for long-term relationship.

Lawyer, though don’t have the typical lawyer personality. Born and raised in San Fran. area, did education in Northeast, have lived abroad for several years. Speak German and Russian. Used to compete in tennis tournaments and still play when time permits.

WideAwakeInVermont, 34, l, #104395 JAI GURU DEVAAUM I am into camping, nature, water and mountains but not high-profile performance activities such as downhill skiing. I go into nature to commune. I love all folk music and favor music from 1965-1973 You su have a great sense of humor which has kept you going. You appreciate this “God is a comedian playing to an audience afraid to laugh”. italianloopy, 45, l, #104399 FAROUT FROM ANY THOUGHT nothing nothing and a little or lots of humor, nothing.I like hot springs especially in winter. i would like to see a volcano erupt.I enjoy surfing avalanches and tsunamis.I am really just here now.I dislike attachments.I am not really Here. p.s Definately a one girl kinda guy but Friends is cool too.Darlin, are you Her! surforzen, 27, #104397 FRIENDS OR MORE LETS SEE I’m looking for friendship first and foremost but I’m very open to the possibility of more.

Recently having gotten out of a relationship that I knew was bad from the start I really don’t have time for games anymore. I’m open and honest and expect only the same from people I meet. ravenandrew, 32, l, #104374 AM I REALLY DOING THIS???

What can I say, I am new to this way of meeting people. I am shy, but a great listner.

Once I get to know you I will relax. I believe I am worth your time! mtnman, 38, l, #104370 LETS HAVE FUN i just want to have a good time no strings no commitment or drama. niteangel63, 41, l, #104357 ANOTHER HER WOULD BE NICE we are very happy but looking to spice things up with the right woman, start with just us girls then we will see :). grnmtcpl, 44, #104283 SEEKING MORE GOOD T IMES adventurer in search of doughnuts and goodtimes. want to meet kind interesting beautiful people for compainionship and play. want to expand network of awesome humans who trust eachother and stay up too late talking. go for walks and cook food! also want penpals! are you special? i am.~picture soon, promise!~. signsoflife, 21, u, #104354

NEED TO MEET GREAT PEOPLE!!

So I’m the guy with a ski and bike rack on his car all year (b/c you never know!). Just moved to Burlington and don’t know a soul.

I’m hoping to find somebody that will want to go lots of fun places with me (whether traveling or not). Anybody active, fun, outdoorsy and dog loving, please drop me a line! NewRedheadInTown, 27, l, #104343 ARE YOU THE ONE? I am a fun loving guy without much of hand ups...I am pretty much caught up with work over the week..but I feel the loneliness over the weekend..Would love to meet someone who is fun to be with..Who know, where all this could take us to..good luck in your search :). coolnwild, 25, #104339 HARD TO FIND GOOD MAN I am an honest, considerate man seeking a loving and caring woman. I have a lot to give the right person. I enjoy the outdoors and being active but also a romantic dinner and snuggling up to a good movie on a cold night.

Me4You, 50, u, l, #103749

MEN seeking MEN FULLFILL A PART TIME NEED I am looking to fullfill a guy to guy need. I have a tight warm mouth and love to touch.

For me, the smaller the tool the better. Only looking for 1 guy friend to play with. fullfill, 42, #104386 NICEGUY I’am a 47 year old gwm poz looking for freinds and more , love long walks, coffee, looking for freinds and more. niceguy, 48, l, #104327 KILLER BABY-BLUES ALWAYS LOOKING Single, white male, looking for friends and buddies with benifits. Am healthy and well rounded, open to many pleasures. vtnightowl, 43, #104168 THE WHOPPER IS COMING HOME im not talking burger king boys, tremendously endowed gwm seeks same for sex. lots of slow and easy body to body, man to man action. love a lotof body contact and spending nites andweekends hanging out nude togeher, exchanging full oral service. dont miss. elvis1977, 45, u, #104119 FRIENDLY OUTGOING BISEXUAL Bi guy looking to meet a buddy for ltr must be able to have a good time and enjoy some fun in the sack. looking for someone discrete for an adventure. biguy299, 40, #104066 SEEKING A MAN FOR FUN Rectum ranger is the ideal person I’m looking for am D/D free, single, live alone with my dog, in Colchester usually home mid afternnon and evenings, not a night owl as I have to walk the dog at 5 a.m. before I go to work. Kinky things are okay as long is it is not totally out in left field. Nudist. browndog, 46, #103745 MARRIED CLOSET BI-SEXUAL SEEKS ...

I’m looking for a LTR with someone who is otherwise happily married, who is between 3545 YO. I want to stay in the closet so I wish for someone else with the same goal. One reason for me is the STD issue. Sex with me and your wife, that’s it (though not at the same time). closet, 39, u, #102857 JUST YOUR AVERAGE GUY Ok, let’s be upfront and honest. I am a married man that is bi but never really acts upon it. I would like to meet another in shape, straight acting guy that would like to hang out a bit and enjoy some benefits of man to man contact. Safe and discreet is of the utmost. Another married man? Justaguy, 41, #102643

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SWEET NICE GIRL looking for someone older....write if you are interested. Lemons, 21, l, #104429 LOVEJUICES I am a 30-year-old woman who is looking for an older gentleman to have fun encounters with. I live in southern vt but am willing to travel some distances. I am a full figured girl and want to be naughty with you. I will do whatever you want me to. I love oral. Let’s play together. snowwhite, 30, #104409 WANTING A FABULOUS SEX PARTNER I enjoy sex immensely and am comfortable and confident with my body and my sexuality.

Having said that....I’m looking for tall, confident but not cocky, attractive men that are great kissers. I’m one of those lucky women who are multi orgasmic when the connection is right on. mostly enjoy exceptional, physical yet sensual sex. MultiOme, 35, l, #104347 QUITE A CATCH Voluptuous,so there’s more to love, brunette,brown eyes.Looking to try new experiences, very curious about BDSM, but not into pain. Searching for someone to be my private tutor.Please, don’t bother responding if you’re not the plus -size tyoe or involved with someone, let’s not waste my time or yours. wholelottaluv, 34, #103993

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“KISS ME AWAKE” Sleeping Beauty, most of my thoughts glide to a fantasy place where I am kissed awake by a man who knows what a real woman must have to survive. Kisses everywhere on her body create heat that few understand. Her gaze is locked into his, she cannot find or loose herself anywhere except into his deep deep world of desire. Hugs2u, 46, #103433 SCRATCH MY ITCH I am in my 30s and I have always fantasized about being with a women. I am in a relationship and my biggest fantasy now is having him watch me go down on a girl then watch him do the same. It is the biggest turn on and I really need to make it happen. Help me! gabrielle, 38, #103214 MUCHTOLUVREDHEAD Okay, I am sooo new to this! If you are out there, hope you find me! I am new to the BDSM scene, let’s say books “aroused” my curiosity, and I think it’s what’s been missing from my life, I just need to find the right teacher! i’m a full figured-gal, not your thing, don’t respond!(also, no married or cheaters!). much2luv, 34, #101862

MEN seeking…

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Looking for alot more than a one-time hurried, awkward dive between the sheets with a stranger— but also looking for alot less than a situation where someone’s wondering whether or when I will be planning details of a life together. Relationships take work, and for now, I am overdue for and capable of some very lusty, healthy mutual fun. good_ surprises, 39, l, #104430

DASHING DRUID DESIRES DASTARDLY DISCIPLINE Pantheistic Neo-pagan Nightwalker has traded addictions to focus on mind expansion and kink exploration. Handsome yet cute, gentle yet strict, strong yet pliable. Accomplished Master on a tireless search for my firm-handed Mistress of Destiny. This switch loves weaving a lengthy scene, not just slap and tickle. What fiendish delights might we concoct whilst in each other’s thrall?? KnottyFella, 33, l, #104471 ATTRACTIVE, FIT AND FUN I am a very attractive and outgoing guy looking to meet an attractive fun woman for erotic encounters. I am fit, enjoy martial arts, working out, skiing, dancing and exploring.

VTpatsfan, 32, #104463 LOOKING FOR BBW I am very open minded, and in need of trying new things. I am very respectful and easy to be around. I am looking for the same. I like bigger girls with soft curves and a sexually adventurous attitude. To find out more about what I like...just contact me. I aim to please as well. TinVermont, 28, l, #104444 JUST LOOKING FOR SOME FUN New to this and just looking for some fun. pretty much anything goes.Show me a good time. EzGuy, 22, #104434 CURIOUS BI GUY Have very limited experience with guys but would love to start living life to the fullest and try it ALL... GMTNMAN, 38, #104421 LOOKING FOR FUN AND EXCITEMENT I am interested in trying new and exciting ways to increase the thrill of life. I am open to new ideas and wish to meet new people with similiar interests. I would like to meet women who are outgoing, witty and bold. If this sounds like you hit me up. goldennectarneed, 28, u, #104420 IMAGINATIVE Please be a woman and sincere. I would like to enter into erotic e-mail exchange and see where it goes from there. I am attracted to petite women with size c breast or smaller.

Please be at least 30 years old or older. I am new at this and very shy. So be patient.

You wont be disappointed. treelight, 47, #104401

YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN? well I need some more action in my life things have been slow for a while so im ready to spice things up a lot. please get intouch with me to let me know if you are interested. I know you are cause you would not be reading this far if you are not LOL! talk to you soon.

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OTHERS seeking…

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 LICK-A-LOT-A-PUSS female body. I’m looking for someone whose I’ve been told i know how to “use the tool” & “a sex drive can match or at least come close fantastic kisser”, I think it’s I just really enjoy to my own. You can be of any gender—male, pleasing my partner and enjoy her reactions female or otherwise. Could lead to dating if to1x1-naughty111605 the fullest. I’m looking to meet 12/11/06 a tall, chemistry is there.

26, #101448 10:05 AMvt1981, Page 1 attractive, confident women who know how to enjoy life and have fun. Let see what happens HOT COUPLE SEEKS SAME 4FUN and where things go ;-). thickstickwoodguy, We are a hot couple looking for the same. Right 35, u, #104364 now we are into sex only with each other, but like to watch and touch a bit. hot2_2sex, 36, l, #104316

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Be honest with yourself and tell me what you really want. I like to try new things, both my idea and yours. You get what you give in life, but you share your intimate times with the right person and you have a great friend... maybe more. reallove4u, 53, l, #104350 LOVE THREESOMES I love to participate in threesomes M/M/F or F/F/M also voyeurism is a real turn on.If you like to be watched i’m in.also bondage and other play can really spice things up.if you can imagine something and it feels good then why not give it a try? Good4you, 46, #104282 PUNK ROCK LOVE Recently single, looking for some weekend fun. Average looks, average build, outstanding in other departments. I am Heavily tattooed.

Into lite BDSM play, huge foot/shoe fetish, preference for small breasts. Love goth or punk girls. InvaderAce, 27, l, #104246 LOOKING SOME EXTRA IN LIFE Married but looking to receive some oral, it is missing from my life. Willing to give back however you want. I am fairly fit and have alot of energy, which is an untapped resource at home, unfortunately. Must be discrete, safe, and let’s not forget fun to be with! Let’s make some time for a fun time! NeedingSomeMore, 39, #104245

YOU CAN’T BELIEVE Interested in trying something redbushtip, 50, #104287

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LOOKING FOR ADVENTUROUS COUPLES, SINGLES we are a happily married couple in search of other couples and singles to cum have some fun we are open, honest, discreet and respectful and expect the same. if your looking for fun, drop us a line! bichic, 28, #103883 STILL CURIOUS & STILL LEARNING We are a WCU looking to experience a new demension to our ‘play’, seeking a WF to join our non-violent play. We are discreet and clean, aren’t looking for anything permenant, maybe not more then one time...let’s see how it goes. Let’s meet for coffee/tea and talk. We can go from there. vickenny, 40, #104206 WATCHING IS FUN First timers, looking to start slowly. We would like another Man, Woman or Couple who is in to 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 CAR-LESS Long run happy smoking couple seek BiF for friendship and sexual encounters. We both have Herpes, but are otherwise heathly.

M 6’2” Fit F 5’2” a bit on the plus size but still shapely. Please be discreet and honest.

Carless, 34, #103936 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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HEY HOTTIE To the gorgeous guy in the Barnes and Noble cafe Thursday night. Thanks for reassuring me there is still decent eyecandy in the area. Hopefully I’ll see you around there again. When: Thursday, March 29, 2007.

Where: Barnes and Noble cafe. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901364 PRETTY WAVY HAIRED BRUNETTE Saw you Thursday night at Akes. You wearing a black Hickok and Boardman jacket with shoulder length curly/wavy hair drinking Mic. Ultra. Me at the bar sitting next to you with green shirt drinking Buds. Love to run my fingers through your hair and have a beer. :) When: Thursday, March 29, 2007.

Where: Ake’s Place. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901363 OIL CHANGES ALL AROUND Chatted with you on 3/29 at Jiffy lube.

We talked about the clutch in your Toyota.

I wish your oil change had taken longer.

Wanted to chat more. Care to chat over coffee? (provided you’re not attached) Respond via e-mail is best. aimezlaterre@ mail.nu When: Thursday, March 29, 2007.

Where: Jiffy Lube on Shelburne Road.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #901362 MUSIC MAVEN Dark jeans,Calvins,studded belt, black hat.

I find you incredibly sexy and can’t help getting butterflies when you look me in the eyes... When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Where: Bookies. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901361 FRANKYPANTS! Your friendship makes life even more better... When: Sunday, February 25, 2007. Where: At the TP.. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901360 GET ON THE BUS! Have you ridden the Essex Jct. bus? Do you have an adorable beard and multicolored headwear? Most importantly, do you pick up coins in the street? I think we’d get along just fine. When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: near the mill. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901359 NOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN i spy a responsible history teacher who keeps his clothes in a filing cabinet. you have a smile that says “i may be smiling, but i’m really laughing at you!” we’re both graduating and peacing out of btown soon, so thanks for the good times and i can’t wait for the day i see your brew in the stores.

When: Thursday, March 22, 2007. Where: grant st. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901358 THANKS FOR CHECKING ME OUT you: ccv dental hygiene student from the “greater-rutland” area. me: grad school guy looking youthful for my age. enjoyed our convo in the check-out line. you saved me $.29 with your shaw’s card...allow me to repay the favor? When: Monday, March 26, 2007. Where: Shaw’s on Shelburne Rd..

You: Woman. Me: Man. #901357 I SPY MY NEW ROOMMATE! Are you 28-35? Want to consolidate your finances? Want to live downtown? Looking to find a place with someone instead of move into someone’s space? Have your own thing going on but would like company for Lost?

Cool with 2 funny, short-haired cats (Fee and Tela)? Guy or gal? Let’s chat!! When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Where: In and Around Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #901356 SEXY STOWE SKIER March 28th @ 9:45am Forerunner quad chair. You had just taken a run and skied over to me and we exchanged pleasantries.

We both had season passes and I believe your name was “Carol”.You were meeting friends to ski with as was I.I should have asked for your number but didn’t.Would you like to do a run together before the season ends? When: Wednesday, March 28, 2007.

Where: Stowe Mountain. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #901355 CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN! Congratulations on your new beautiful baby girl! From your uvm pastable girls!

When: Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Where: Anything’s Pastable!. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901354

DOWN THE PATH FROM BATTERY_PARK You: bushy short brown hair, nimble, short, refugee from New Orleans great smelling butt. Me: fluffy golden, off leash. I think my man thought your gal was a tennis ball because he wanted to chase after her. He’s an idiot. Anyway, a little sniffing is all I needed: let’s go play! When: Monday, March 26, 2007. Where: Going down the hill from Battery Park. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901353 NUMBER JUMBLE AT RI RA’S Beautiful Blonde Runner with the Nurse friend. We talked of Biology and skiing at Sugarbush. Your Compass took you to Plan B and mine to Radio Bean. Regretfully, your number went thru the wash. Can we reschedule another day? come fly away with me.....You: Woman Me:Man Where:Ri Ra’s @10:45 Pm When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: Ri Ra’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901352 VERMONT PUB&BREW CUTE BEARDED BARTENDER My friend paid the tab ‘cause my card wasn’t working! A spicey name, remember? Thought you were awfully handsome and a cute smile to go along with it... When: Monday, March 26, 2007. Where: Vermont Pub and Brewery. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901351 GROWING UP AT T. L. If I startled you by scrapping the ice from your window I’m sorry. I was buying laundry detergent. A friend and a glass of wine would have been nice. What I want when I growup ? Try growing up too fast. That itself can present unique challenges. There is nothing I would like more than to be intellectually challenged. Peace When: Friday, March 23, 2007. Where: winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901350 TAKE-ME-AS-I-COME-CAUSE-I-CANTSTAY-LONG...

You’re-one-of-the-most-amazing-peoplewho’s-ever-been-in-my-life. I’ve-enjoyedNew Years-Eve-walks, concerts, listeningto-sax-and-watching-you-play-guitar, incredible-days-”wasted”-away-moseyingaround-Burlington, being-embarrassedto-ask-the-Brooks-manager-wheretheir-polyurethane-condoms-were, taste-testing-jelly-beans, and-rewindingridiculous-movies-to-make-our-timetogether-a-little-longer. I-miss-all-this-fun.

We-only-have-a-few-months-before-ourlives-take-us-to-new-and-exciting-places.

Let’s-make-these-last-months-fun-togetheragain. (By the way, I could only have 60 words. That’s why there are hyphens) When: Thursday, March 15, 2007. Where: The Coffee House. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901349 FOUR SEASONS GARDEN CENTER I said I watered it once a month, you said you watered it every two and a half weeks.

Got out of the store and realized I wanted to see you again and couldn’t. Going back same time next week (3-31) looking for you.

Available? Want to talk over coffee? When: Saturday afternoon, March 24. You: woman.

Me: man. When: Saturday, March 24, 2007.

Where: Four Seasons Garden Center. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901348 BEAUTIFUL BURLINGTON BIKER You were wearing green sneakers with a blue Lowe Alpine bag, walking a red bicycle up Church St on Friday. I was in Brueggers enjoying coffee. I knew when I saw you that it was time for my first I spy. Its getting warm and Vermont summers cant be beat and neither can your beauty... Lunch, drinks or coffee sometime? When: Friday, March 23, 2007. Where: Church St.. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #901347 BRUNETTE CUTIE AT FIF Today, Monday 3-26, about 1-2 pm, I spied you at First in Fitness in Montpelier. You were on the stairmaster, I kept getting drinks and glancing over. I wanted to ask for your number but you left about 10 seconds too soon while i was stuck way across the room! When: Monday, March 26, 2007.

Where: FIF, Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901346

YANKEE LANES ON SUNDAY 3/25?

You- attractive girl early to mid 20’s, first initial “J”. You were with your mom?, sister? & her boyfriend. We shared the lanes, & you hit it off with my youngest son. I am single & thought you were cute. No opportunity to ask you for an e-mail or number at the time. Interested? When: Sunday, March 25, 2007. Where: Yankee Lanes. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #901345

AMANDA CLASS OF ‘02 Wearing the hot red top and so ready for summer. I can’t believe I lost you at the end of the night at Plan B. I had to do a little babysitting and make sure my crew made it home safely. When can we go out dancing again to pick up where we left off?! Your bummed blue-shirted boy. When: Sunday, March 25, 2007. Where: Plan B. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901332

YOU ARE A GODDESS! You cut my hair all the time at GTO. I love how close we get. Your touch makes my torched soul feel better. The last time I saw you I think you felt my pain and I almost reached out and hugged you before I left.

I wish I did... I want you to know you are special to me. When: Wednesday, February 21, 2007. Where: GTO waterfront. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901344

SUCCULENT BREAKFAST CHEF Scruffy Mirabelles chef, I come every Saturday for a #2 and a quick peek at you.

I am not sure which is more delicious. I’d gobble up your golden sausage any day.

When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901331

TRAIN YOUR DOG..

German shepard on the corner of Grant St. and Elmwood Ave. Jumped at me and growled with the obvious intention to attack me, when I was just walking on the sidewalk. Put it on a leash or something, what happens if it bites a kid? When: Monday, March 26, 2007. Where: Elmwood ave / grant street.

You: Man. Me: Man. #901343 WALMART SATURDAY 3/24 7:30 PM You white shirt blue jeans and short blonde hair, very cute, we stared at each other alot thru check out, me black fleece coat and blue jeans, tall. Would love to meet you.. When: Saturday, March 24, 2007.

Where: Walmart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901341 BROWN BEARD OUTSIDE CITY MARKET It was a sunshine day and you were resting against the back of a white City Market van...maybe on a break? A brown beard, a hat, and a friendly nod. I was the brunette with the rolled up jeans and a bag of latelunch! Thought you were kinda cute and of course, very friendly. When: Sunday, March 25, 2007. Where: Outside City Market.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #901340 WEDNESDAY GUY ON THURSDAY Wednesday Guy, you rocked my world on Thursday. Please rock my world again; want to try another Thursday? When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: Same place you spied me!. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #901339 MAN IN BLACK/SMALL DOG u: black shirt, black Sox cap, red-brown beard patches of grey me: muck boots, green vest, auburn hair, green eyes. you helped on your day off;u ran the marathon with your macdaddy one; i wanna groove, take photos and give presentations with mine; u work in Waitsfield; wanted to get your name and flirt! Saturday 3/24 Small Dog Elec. B-town When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: Small Dog Electronics. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #901337 COSBY, MEMORIAL, WHIT, WES, CHARLOTTE we talked through a handrail on a pre-rainy day. todd field, i said, sofia coppola, she said. i only have her first name, she only has mine. i guess i hope this i spy, my only, finds its mark and makes her smile.

When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: memorial auditorium. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901336 KINKY 3 @ 3 NEEDS 3 freaky souls at 3 Needs on Saturday night.

You recognized some chemistry, made eyes, grabbed a butt and tried to close a deal. The three of us went home confused but slightly flattered. Too bad we aren’t into orgies with strangers that we meet late night at bars.

When: Saturday, March 24, 2007. Where: 3 Needs. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901335 BATTLE OF THE BANDS HOTTIE I saw you at higher ground and then at the johnny a concert in barre, but never got a chance to say hey. Im the blonde who kept staring...you sang in your band (the philosophers?) I thought your music was great, do you live near montpelier? want to grab a cup of coffee? When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: Higher Ground.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #901334 RUTHCRAIGEN Hey, where have you been? The mudbag is cold and misses your warmth! And I miss your wit. Come East soon, you can teach me to tend the Earth and then go back to school all refreshed. You’re missed much by all of us. No shoveling, I promise, unless you insist. When: Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Where: In my barn. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #901333

RED SQUARE ST. PATRICKS DAY Hot guy with bar ear piercing talking to the band member in green pants during break. Are you available? When: Saturday, March 17, 2007. Where: Red Square on St. Patricks Day. You: Man. Me: Man. #901330 DINNER DATES AREN’T ENOUGH I’m usually not that quiet, it’s just that you were never that good. When: Friday, February 23, 2007. Where: Out, about, and under the covers. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901329 JK JEWELRY HOTTIE VOODOO NECKLACE You: Tall, Brunette, Black Top, trying on Voodoo Necklace... Very nice! Me: 5’11”, 190, Short Blonde. JK Jewelry, Wed. 2-21, 2pmish. We saw eachother and smiled. I enjoy your style! Drinks & dinner?? F.A.N. When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

Where: JK Jewelry. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901328 UNCHECKED AGGRESSION WILL NOT STAND I spy a chump who stole my CD-player head unit from my red truck. This unchecked aggression will not stand. You try to meet the karma while it sleeps, though it’s deep, but the karma can’t be beat. Thanks for making me drive around in silence. You’ll get yours. Don’t worry. When: Thursday, March 22, 2007. Where: Loomis Street.

You: Man. Me: Man. #901327 YO LAW, LIL’ RHODY You lookin Yummy Head to toe. I see you.

Rhody brought us togethah like heady sauce on some meatbawls from Federal Hill. We’ve shared many tendaH moments and heaHt felt memories. I’m gonna miss you. Who’s gonna shampoo my locks?Happy Birthday!

AND dont have one too many Mike’s HaHd Lemonades tonight. When: Thursday, March 22, 2007. Where: Reggae Night.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901326 CHANTEUSE AT OPEN MIC Your songs were music to my ears with lyrics that touched my core! Will you be at the next Open Mic on April 14 at the McClure MultiGen Center? Maybe the Wit, Wisdom & Wanderlust trip on June 2 to Montreal for Cirque du Soleil and French dinner would be the beginning of a wonderful and enriching experience! When: Saturday, March 10, 2007. Where: Open Mic at McClure MultiGen Center. You: Woman.

Me: Woman. #901325 SMALL DOG, LARGE IMPACT My sad little ipod, officially broken but I smiled all the way to my clay supplier and back. I stopped again to express my gratitude for your attitude, alas the message had to be passed on. Interested in clay?

Barter? My time for yours?? When: Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Where: Waitsfield. You: Man. Me: Woman. #901324 MEANT TO BE I keep thinking if only we were both single at once...what could happen? 8 years ago when I first met you I wished I was single.

Last year I wished I was again. Now I wish you were. Friends are good and I would never want to lose that, but I can’t help but wonder. When: Thursday, March 22, 2007.

Where: Everywhere, All the time. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #901323 HEY STONE ARTIST! We met at Woodbury in Montpelier. You are the product of two artists. I may have seemed surprised when you told me your last name, hyphenated, at that. Sucks that your job went to China. I wanted to stay and talk all night, but went skiing instead.

Can we try again? Coffee, tea or dinner?

Like Thai? When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: Woodbury’s Monpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901322

LIZ YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL we hung out thursday the 15th-fri. sorry I was a bit shy- like I said, It’s been a while.... I had a great time and would like to see you again- I lost your number after I left a message. God, I can be so dumb. Eric.

When: Thursday, March 15, 2007. Where: three needs/your place. You: Man. Me: Man. #901321 SEVEN DAYS ROCKS!!!

I spy a great outlet called SEVEN DAYS. The profile that you helped me create helped me find the most AmAzInG Beautiful sincere woman of my DREAMS....I came and I S.A.W and she is Heavenly, in ways I am not even sure of yet. We are BLESSED. Thank you from the top of my Heart When: Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Where: Around 13 Moons.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #901320 BANANAS AND PEANUTBUTTER GRANOLA THANK YOU!There are many beautiful souls in Burlington and I seemed to have met quite a few of you during my time here... To one special lady in particular who rescued me from 2 1/2 feet of snow in your back yard and a little depression. Your kindness touched me deep....Much Love and Light to ALL Here and There. ~Jim When: Monday, January 1, 2007. Where: Nancy/All Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901319 BEAUTIFUL SMILE NEW WORLD TORTILLA You were eating at New World in Essex on Wednesday evening 3/21, sitting near the window with a couple and a child. I came in for takeout. We made nice eye contact on my way in and again on my way out.

I’m tall with a beard and wool hat. I have a feeling you’re as sweet as your smile! When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: New World Tortilla Essex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901318 BEAUTY BACK IN TOWN I spy the most beatiful dark haired girl just back from out of state. I’ve lost you once, but you showed me I believe in magic. Do you believe in second chances? When: Friday, March 23, 2007. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901317 GREEN HAT HOTTIE You: tall, thin, green hat, shirt neatly tucked into pants. You scrunch your face and drum your knee excitedly, like a cute 8 year old with a sugar attack, i couldn’t help but smile. I’d love to see you again but the green hat is a must, don’t bother if you lost it in Washington. When: Thursday, February 22, 2007. Where: FTGU show @ Radiobean. You: Man. Me: Man. #901316 CUTE GUY WITH LITTLE DOG 3/21/2007 Second time I’ve seen you and your little dog, the first time you stopped my traffic, today your little dog was all alone in the cold until you came to the door with just a towel. Good start to my day, want to make it better? I’ve never “I spied” before, but there’s a first time for everything. When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: Orchard Terrace. You: Man. Me: Man. u #901315 STUDYING IN BORDERS KIDS SECTION I caught your eye on the stairs then you where studying in the kids section. Are you single? Looking for love? I’d like to meet up if you’re interested. You are beautiful and you looked cute sitting at the kids table. When: Tuesday, March 20, 2007.

Where: Borders. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #901314 TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL on Swift St on 3/21 in CRV. We exchanged lustful glances. You raised your coffee. Too bad, I think I spotted a ring. Some guy is very lucky. When: Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Where: Swift St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901313 MICHAEL JORDAN’S STEAKHOUSE Here’s to random H&O on the radio at just the right times, to tent events in Vic, to bubbles in Thailand, to lazy sundays, and to you. You make me ooze with joy. We will be rollerskating soon my darling dear. My house for reality tv? When: Sunday, March 4, 2007. Where: Radio Bean. You: Woman.

Me: Man. u #901312 RADIO BEAN HONKY TONK ANGELO You went to the OP after for ‘water’. I came later because spring is the mischief in me.

When: Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Where: Radio Bean. You: Woman. Me: Man. #901311

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Dear Mistress Maeve, One evening, about two months into our relationship, my girlfriend seemed to be standing closer than usual as I finished undressing.

Without warning, as I pulled my shirt over my head, she grabbed me

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about the waist, threw me on the bed and put me in a schoolgirl pin.

Then she said: “Wanna wrestle?”

Since then, we haven’t gone a week without at least one wrestling match. They are great fun — no hurtful scissor holds, just good, clean, laughing fun. Sometimes we’re dressed, but we’re usually nude.

Wrestling isn’t required foreplay, nor is it necessarily followed by lovemaking — but more often than not, the “winner” gets to stay on top . . .

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I am a lady who is physically fit, active, honest, and compassionate searching for that special man. 48-60. Enjoy dining in or out, movies, plays, travel and fun times. Good conversation is a nice way to start.

We’re really happy with our wrestling games, but sometimes we wonder if we’re weird. We mentioned our sport to a couple of friends, and they didn’t seem to get it (one even implied that we should grow up). We’re wondering what your take is, Mistress Maeve — you of wonderful writings and incredible variations on the acts of love?

Thanks, Grapplin’ Guy

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go for it. As long as you’re not hurting each other (in a bad way), I don’t see anything wrong with your sexy scuffles. In fact, wrestling can be a great stress reliever — both for the physical exertion and for the laughter.

My only caution is this: Do not engage in raunchy wrangling as a means to smooth over a fight or if either partner has lingering negative

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feelings toward the other. On occasion, a friendly fight in the sheets can turn into an uncomfortable situation if one partner goes a little too Hulk Hogan, if you know what I mean.

As for your friends, they are not the referees in your wrestling ring, so don’t worry about their judgments. You and your girlfriend sound like the perfect tag team to me. If your friends continue to give you a hard time, just put them in a Full Nelson, maneuver them into a Camel Clutch, and then deliver a little Haas of Pain.

Spandex, fake tans and baby oil,

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camps CHILDREN 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 art APRIL VACATION CAMP: 3-D 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. (CLASS CODE: 812418-1) ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning in April, May and June. Info, call 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs. org. Soapstone Carving, Tuesdays.

Intro to Cartooning, Tuesday afternoons. Calligraphy, 4-5:30 p.m., Tuesdays. Drawing I, II, Mondays.

Watercolor, 3:30 or 6 p.m. B & W Darkroom Photo, Thursdays. Culinary Arts: One-night classes: Chinese Fresh Teas by Dobra Tea; Dim Sum Fusion; Balinese, Vietnamese Fare; Southwestern Cuisine; Spring Edibles; Homemade Soup; Pasta Bene; Spring Dessert Pies; Tofu Making; plus Kids Cooking Classes. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed.

Materials included with few exceptions. Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

ART WRITING FOR ARTIST AND ART LOVERS Wednesdays, April 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $95. Kasini House, 64 North Street, Burlington. Info, 802-264-4839 or visit www.kasini house.com/workshops/artwriting. htm. Through a combination of group discussion, writing exercises, and art viewing, this 4-session workshop will help participants develop skills to write about art, their own or another’s.

Bookmaking: THE BASICS: Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m .- 4 p.m. $75, $67.50 BCA Members. Print Studio 250, 250 Main Street, Burlington.

Info, 865-7166 or visit www.burl ingtoncityarts.com. This one-day exploration of adhesive book structures will start with a morning devoted to creating rich, textured papers using fun and easy techniques such as bubble prints. Students will be encouraged to use their textured papers as cover pages and will learn how to create a variety of hardboard-covered book models including concertina structures, simple straight accordions, flag books and round books. By the end of the workshop, students will take home their own unique books with plenty of blank pages ready to be filled!

(CLASS CODE: 8113331)

body CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, call 802482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org.

Tai Chi, Tuesdays, 5:45 or 7 p.m. four Pilates classes on Mondays or Wednesdays. Yoga (Kripalu) on Thursday afternoon or evening.

Yoga one-night workshop series on Wednesdays. Swing Dance, Ballroom, Waltz, Shim Sham, Tango and more. Beginner Tap to Broadway Hits. Cross-Fit Training, Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Lose Weight and Feel Great on Wednesdays. Juggling – all levels. Living Tobacco Free.

Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

business GETTING SERIOUS: April 14, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Women’s Small Business Program at Mercy Connections, Inc. $105. Info, 802-846-7338 or visit www.mercyconnections.org.

This day-long workshop explores business ownership as a career step.

Discover if business ownership is

CLAY CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Ten-week clay classes: Introduction to Throwing, Tuesdays 6:30-9:30 p.m., April 10 – June 12. Advanced Throwing & Glazing, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., April 11 – June 13. Mixed Level Pottery, Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., April 12–June 14. New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or www. shelburneartcenter.org.

computers COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June.

Info, call 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org. MS Word Basics, MS Excel Basics, Website Design, Computer Use Tutorial, Keyboarding and Business Writing Sampler, CAD Keycreator. Other classes include: file, folder and desk top organizer, Window Management and Controls Panel Application; Windows Vista; Thumbdrive Backup Use; Learn to Love the Internet; Mail Merges; Excel at Algebra; Excel at Banking; Excel up-The Next Steps; Data Base Management for Beginners; marketing Management with Publisher; PowerPoint; Access Database – Intro; Small Business Technology.

Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

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, 802-865-7217 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).

DIGITAL CAMERA CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, call 802-482-7194

or visit www.cvuhs.org. Digital Camera Fundamentals, Enhance Digital Photographs, Create Digital Compositions, Digital Photography Workshops at three different times, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Digital Scrapbooks, Slideshows, iTunes Library Management and Playlists, Podcasting. Senior discount 65 +.

Ten minutes from Exit 12.

cooking BREAKFAST PASTRIES MADE EASY: Sundays 8 am - 2 pm on April 22, 29, May 6, 20 and 27 $750 for the series with a $150 non-refundable registration fee. Info,visit necidin ing.com or register by April 16 by calling 225-3381. Learn how to create scrumptious breakfast pastries under the expertise of NECI Chef Dan Tabor in this five-week handson class at LaBrioche Bakery & Café. Class size is limited to 10 students.

craft CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, call 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs. org. Pottery, Mondays, 3:30 or 5:45 p.m. Sushi Plate in Clay. Garden Planter in Clay. Rug Hooking II on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. KnittingBeginners. Sewing for Beginners on Monday evenings. Rustic FurnitureAdult Chair. Rustic-Love Seat. Cake Decorating I and II, Thursday evenings, Backyard Astronomy. Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

dance AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:307 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!

ARGENTINE TANGO LESSONS & DANCE: Saturday, April 7, 3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. $20. Champlain Club. Info, 238-8933 or email briandalmer@verizon.net. Mylene Pelletier & Simon Alarie: All levels, no partner necessary. 3:00pm & 4:00pm Private Lessons: singles, couples & small groups ($75).

5:00-6:30 Beginner’s Lesson: flexible lesson depending on the level of the students ($20). NOTE: those who have never done any tango please contact Brian regarding free preparation. 6:30-7:00 Teachers’ rest, & an Irish Dance Mini-Lesson

by Marta Ceroni, for all who wish to attend. 7:00–8:30 The Essence

of Tango Workshop: Close-Embrace for Buenos Aires & any crowded dance floor ($20). 8:30–11:00 festive milonga (Tango social dance) - 1st year anniversary of AirDeTango coming to Burlington, refreshments & sangria (free for those taking a lesson or workshop, otherwise $5).

BURLINGTON BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS: Mondays and Thursdays, The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info, visit www.

FirstStepDance.com or call 802598-6757. 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!

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!

SHATTERED IN MOTION: April 1315, 7-10 p.m. Fri., 11.a.m.-5p.m.

Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun (Must be at Sat to be at Sun). $175 whole weekend,$30 Fri only, $90 Sat. only, $145 Sat/Sun. Contois Auditorium. Info, 802-862-4868 or email dancingelkvt@comcast.net Join Michael Skelton of Los Angeles and Spiritweaves as he helps us unmask the mystery and majesty of our own dance. This form of moving meditation/ecstatic dance is for all ages and abilities.

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.

WEDNESDAYS, 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. WEDNESDAYS, 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 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.lindy vermont.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.)

design/build DESIGN, CARPENTRY, WOODWORKING AND ARCHITECTURAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL, WARREN: Mathematics for Building, April 21, $150. This one-day intensive on the applications of algebra, geometry and trigonometry in design and construction will make the confusing understandable. Tips and Tricks of the Trade, April 22, $150. Learn how to improvise tools when you don’t have the real thing, how to do the work of two by yourself, and much more. Decks 101, May 5-6, $300. This hands-on building course will cover the design, layout, materials, footings, fasteners, and finishes for outdoor decks.

Strawbale Design/Build, May 6-11, $750. Gain a feel for the nature of straw, clay and lime as building materials in this hands-on course.

Basic Carpentry, May 6-11, $750.

Whether you’re planning on building a house or just want to learn some basic skills, this course will give you the confidence you need.

Learn to Build Skin-on-Frame Boats, May 12-13, $300. This course will take you through the building process of a simple but elegant, ultralight, double paddle canoe. Info, call 802-496-5545 or visit www. yestermorrow.org. Scholarships are available. All Yestermorrow courses are small, intensive and hands-on.

Celebrating our 26th year! Just 45 minutes from Burlington.

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, 5:306:50 p.m. Beginners Djembe Class, 7-8:50 p.m. 3-week session begins 5/9, 5/23, 6/6 $30/session. Walkin price: $12. Info, 802-658-0658, email classes@burlingtontaiko.org

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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 802434-2624 for Richmond class information.

empowerment CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org. American Foreign Policy, Acoustical Guitar for Novice and Intermediates, Public Speaking, Building Health, Babysitting Class by Red Cross instructor, eBird from Audubon Vermont, Interior Design and Organizing, Backyard Astronomy, Complete Financial Management Workshop, Writers’ Workshop, Is Race Real? with Denise Dunbar. Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

SUGGESTED LOVE OFFERING: Five Monday Nights, April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7. 7:00 -9:00 p.m. $10.

Unity Church of Vermont. This is a five-night gentle class on basic and practical spiritual principles, giving us the tools for a more peaceful and satisfying life. Just like the popular book, The Secret, we will learn about The Law of Attraction and how we can achieve our dreams.

This class is based on the teachings of Louise L. Hay, a world-renowned metaphysical teacher, author and publisher. We will learn Louise’s points of philosophy, her 10 ways to love ourselves, mirror work, affirmations, forgiveness and more. We will gently and powerfully change our lives through music, visualization and group interaction. Facilitated

by Kathy Valiquette, B.A. in Human Services, Certified Advanced Louise Hay Teacher.

fiber & surface design BOOKMAKING FOR EVERYONE: Wednesdays 6:30–8:30 p.m., Apr. 11–May 9 (no class on Apr. 25) 4 weeks, Members $106, Non-members $120, Materials $10. Shelburne Art Center. Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. Come explore the fusion of art and book with the making of artist books.

We will begin with the exploration of creating exciting surface treated papers. Then using these papers we will build a gallery of books using traditional and nontraditional structures and bindings. Students will be supported in developing individual book projects that combine structure, materials, content and artistic vision. No previous bookmaking experience is needed. (Experienced bookmakers are encouraged to join the sessions and continue exploring the concept of the book in a creative environment.) New early payment discount! See website for details.

gardening 2007 MASTER GARDENER BASIC COURSE: Tuesdays, beginning February 6 – May 8, 6:15–9:15 p.m. Offered statewide. $325 includes tuition and all materials.

Info, call 656-9562 or visit www. uvm.edu/mastergardener. This UVM Extension course covers the basics of Home Horticulture. Instructors are UVM faculty and Vermont professionals. Topics include: Botany, Perennials and Annuals, Landscape Design, Vegetables, Lawns, Entomology, Plant Diseases, Soils, Woody Ornamentals, Pest Management, Invasive Plant Control, and Becoming a Master Gardener.

herbs ADVANCED TINcTURE MAKING: Alchemical Extraction Techniques with Guido Masé. Thursday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St., Winooski.

Info,802-865-HERB. Learn to add vibrancy & potency to your tinctures by incorporating elements of western alchemy & vitalism into the process. Separate, purify & recombine the archetypal constituents of Mercury, Sulfur & Salt. Also, learn how plant chemistry affects solubility & how to maximize the extraction of your herbs’ healing potential by adjusting variables such as heat, pH & percentage of alcohol in the solvent. Everyone will leave with some high-potency herbal extracts to take home. Materials are included. Guido is founder of Grain Herbs in Montpelier.

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 handson 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 numerous dis-

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fine arts FINE ART CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Beginning Watercolor, Mondays 7–9 p.m., April 30 – June 4, 6 weeks. Fundamentals of Drawing and Painting, Tuesdays 6:30–8:30 p.m., April 10 – May 29.

Monotype Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Chinese Painting: Beginning Landscape, Saturdays, April 7 & 14, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (sign up for one or both workshops). Drawing from the Model, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org.

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harmonies. Students will learn the fundamentals of Oriental theory and diagnosis incorporating yin yang, 5 element, 8 principle, and Oriental internal medicine theory. An indepth 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.

THE SKIN YOU’RE IN: Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $10.

Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St. Winooski. Info, 802-865-HERB. Your skin is the largest organ of your body & the one that is exposed to everything the environment has to offer. In this class we’ll be looking the construction of the skin & discuss the common & not so common problems of acne, eczema, psoriasis & rosacea. I’ll present some recent herbal alternatives to working with these issues, but encourage sharing of information in a round table discussion format. Julie Manchester is the owner of Woodsong Herbals in Randolph & has been working with plants for more years that she can remember.

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 a 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. VSAC grants available to qualifying applicants; please apply early. Info, contact Annie McCleary, Director, 802-4536764, email anniemc@gmavt.net, or visit www.WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool.com. Lincoln, and South Woodbury locations.

jewelry INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY: Tuesdays, April 17 - May 22, 6-8:30 p.m. $120, $108 BCA Members.

Craft Studio 250, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. This six-week class is for students who have had some basic experience with jewelry making and wish to learn new skills. The instructor will demonstrate a new technique at the beginning of each class, while the remainder of the class will be focused on individual projects. (CLASS CODE: 8115301)

kids CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, call 802-4827194 or visit www.cvuhs.org. Music Seeds for newborn to 2 and 2- 5year-olds, Mondays. Spanish for

4- 5-year-olds, Mondays. Mandarin Chinese for 4- 6-year-olds and 712-year-olds, Tuesday afternoons.

Cooking Together, 3rd-5th graders with adults. Pasta and Ravioli, Kids in the Kitchen, 4-8th graders.

Reading With Babies And Toddlers, ages 0-3. Move & Groove, ages 1-3.

Counting Circus with Toddlers, ages 3-5. Baby Sign Language Intro. Science and Math Tutoring for 5th-8th graders. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. All materials included.

Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from exit 12.

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.shel burneartcenter.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 7-12 year olds) August 13-17, Summer Art, 8:30-10:00 a.m. and Pastel Drawing, 10:30 a.m.–12 noon, $70/session and $130/both sessions.

language BONJOUR! FRENCH LESSONS: Info, 233-7676 or maggiestandley@ yahoo.com. Private lessons and tutoring for individuals and groups in the Burlington area. Experienced instructor Maggie Standley has lived and worked in France and francophone Africa. She understands the joys and frustrations of learning a foreign language. She can help you conquer verb tenses, work on your accent, prepare for world travel and grasp business, culinary and artistic lingo.

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.

LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Beginning April, May and June. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs. org. Italian for Travelers, Tuesday afternoons or evenings. Conversational French and French for Beginners, Tuesdays. Beginning Spanish, Mondays. Intermediate Spanish, Tuesdays. Spanish for 4- 5-year-olds, afternoons. Portuguese for Travelers, Monday evenings. Beginning Mandarin, Wednesdays. Mandarin for Children. Slavic and Caucasian Culture Series. A Taste of American Sign Language. Senior discount 65 +. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

SPANISH CLASSES: Classes starting April 16, 6-7:30 p.m. for beginners.

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 or group classes at a convenient time schedule to fit your professional or personal needs. Hurry up and reserve your seat to the exciting and diverse 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, 5:306:30 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, 45 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 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, 893-8893.

Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. One minute off I-89 at Exit 17.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: 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 Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes (all levels), Boxing and NHB programs available.

Brazilian Head Instructor with over 30 years of experience (5-Time Bra-

zilian 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 INTRODUCTION TO MASSAGE SCHOOL: Saturday, April 14, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. $25. Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset St., South Burlington. Info, 802-658-7715 or visit www.touchstonehealingarts. com. This workshop is designed for those considering professional training at Touchstone Healing Arts.

Get an overview of the career opportunities in the field of massage and bodywork. You will receive an orientation to the unique curriculum of Touchstone’s 650-hour Massage Practitioner Training Program.

Touchstone instructors will demonstrate some of the massage modalities that are taught in the program.

You will sample effective hands-on techniques, optimal body mechanics and the quality of touch that help Touchstone graduates excel in the profession.

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.

SWEDISH MASSAGE PRACTITIONER TRAINING PROGRAM: September 11, 2007-June 5, 2008, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. Touchstone Healing Arts School of Massage. Info. Call 658-7715, www.touchstonehealin garts.com. Touchstone Healing Arts offers a 650 contact hour program in Therapeutic Massage. This course provides students with a solid foundation in therapeutic massage, anatomy and physiology, clinical practice, professional development and communication skills.

meditation 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

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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.

« meditation 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.

metal/stained glass METAL AND STAINED GLASS CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Comprehensive Stained Glass, Wednesdays, 6–8:30 p.m., April 11 – June 13, 10 weeks. Chainmaking, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., April 10 – May 29, 8 weeks. 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.

music GREEN MOUNTAIN VT MUSIC TOGETHER: April 9 - June 25, 10 weekly 45-minute classes. Burlington, Jericho Ctr, Richmond, Shelburne, Stowe, Waterbury, Williston. $165 for 10 weeks, including materials. Info, 802-760-9207 or visit www.greenmountainmusictogether. com. Music, movement, dramatic play for children 0-5 years and the adults who love them! Classes of 612 children in mixed-age groupings and 3- 5-year-old classes. Different instruments and props each week.

We support parents in becoming musical role models! Call to sign up for a free demo class. And in Montpelier area call 223-1242 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, or to registrer: call 802-6524548, ext. 4, email fly nnarts@ flynncenter.org, or download FlynnArts’ summer brochure at www.

pets COMPANION DOG I OBEDIENCE CLASS: April 26 - May 31, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. $115. 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.

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)

pilates 123 PILATES: Get a personalized program just for you. Experience the benefits of Pilates exercise in our generously equipped studio, complete with five Reformers, a separate studio for private sessions, and a sprung maple wood floor. 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 802-863-3369, 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 Labanbased 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 Fly nn 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, 802-8639900 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.

pottery 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)

psychic BASIC PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT CLASS: With Bernice Kelman. 10 Thursdays starting April 19. Colchester. $165. Info, contact Bernice Kelman at 802-899-3542 or email kelman.b@juno.com. Everyone is born with natural psychic abilities. There is nothing ‘supernatural’ about these abilities. All children are naturally psychic. We were psychic when we were children. However, our culture teaches us to shut off these abilities. You can learn simple and easy ways to tap into your own hidden abilities, to ‘become as little children’ and play as naturally as you did then, to use your inborn talents to make your life healthier, happier, more loving and more fun. Space is limited. Reserve your space now!

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 : Level I, Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. $100. In this class you will receive and have hands-on practice with the 1st Reiki symbol.

We will practice meditation that supports our hands-on healing practice, overcoming the obstacles in building a practice, and discuss the importance of having boundar-

ies in your clinical practice. You will also receive a certificate. Reiki Master Class (Part I), Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $100. (Part II will be scheduled individually).

Info, call Alexis Houston, 802-3438486 or Kelly MacDermott Burns, 802-746-8834. Prerequisites: Reiki levels I and II, 30 hours of clinical experience, and regular personal meditation practice. In this class you will receive and have hands on practice with the Reiki Master symbol. We will work with specific advanced practices. You will receive a Reiki master certificate after finishing Part II. REIKI DAY LONG CLASSES: Reiki level one, Saturday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $175. Reiki level two, Saturday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., $195. Teacher, Chris Hanna at Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St., Burlington, 802-8781711, chris@risingsunhealing. com. Member Vermont Reiki Association. Learn this powerful hands on healing art and develop your skills with Reiki.

REIKI: Please join Sukhada Repass, certified Reiki Master Teacher, for a Reiki Clinic on the first Saturday of every month. Donations cheerfully accepted. Ray of Light, The Alternative Wellness Center, 34 Pleasant Street, Morrisville. Info, email rayoflight108@gmail.com or 802-730-4440. Please contact me if you need directions and RSVP. Reiki encourages health and balance of body, mind and spirit. Dates to add to your calendar: Saturdays, April 7 and May 12, Alternative Wellness Center. Sukhada teaches Reiki classes, all levels, on a regular basis.

self-help FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE: Monday, April 16 - May 21, 6-8:30 p.m. $180, $162 BCA members (Clay sold separately $15/25 lb bag).

Clay Studio 250, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com.

In this six-week class, students will create interesting three-dimensional forms, learn hand building techniques, and learn how to express the human figure in clay. Four of the classes will involve working from a model. Previous experience in clay is not required. Sculptures will be approximately 6-9 inches. (CLASS CODE: 8115351)

sound healing SOUND WORKS: Ongoing New Moon Sound Circle: Dedicated to the Healing of Ourselves, Each other, and the Earth, April 20, 7-9 p.m., Evolution Yoga, Burlington, $10. The Illumination of Consciousness; Programs with Zacciah Blackburn, The Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies: Meeting Our Divinity, Resting in the Sanctuary of the Cosmos; Egyptian High Alchemy & Personal Evolution. April 7-8, Sleepy Hollow Resort in Huntington, $210. Info, 802-879-4370 or visit www.thecenteroflight.net.

women 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 volun-

teering 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. Contemporary Windsor Stool Class, SaturdayMonday, April 13–15, 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, 9:00am-4:00pm; Solid Wood Construction, Instructor: Garrett Hack, Saturday-Wednesday, Sept. 15-19, 9:00am-4:00pm. New early payment discount! Info, 9853648 or visit www.shelburneart center.org.

WOOD WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Ten-week classes for all levels: Fine Woodworking-Beginning, Mondays, April 9 - June 18 (no class May 28), 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fine WoodworkingIntermediate/Advanced, Tuesdays, April 10 - June 12, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or Tuesdays, April 10 - June 12, 6:30-9:30 p.m. or Wednesdays, April 11 - June 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

New early payment discount! Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelbur neartcenter.org.

WOODWORKING SCHOOL AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: Build a Kayak (Chesapeake Light Craft), begins in April, date/time TBD. Intro to Cabinetry, begins March 22.

Build a Shaker End-Table, begins April 10. Build a Drop-Leaf Table. begins April 14. Bowl Turning, April 21. Pen Turning, March 31.

Jewelry Box Workshop, begins May 30. Toy Airplane Workshop, April 14. The Community Woodworkers Shop, 382 Hercules Drive, Colchester. Info, call 802-654-SHOP. Web: http://mysite.verizon.net/steven sturgis/cww.

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., Burlington. $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, Beginner, Flow, Slow Flow, Iyengar style, Kripalu, Kripalu/ Kali Ray Tri Yoga (Lisa Limoge 324-7074), 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, Anusara-Inspired, 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.

ROOT YOGA: Monday, free, 67:30 p.m. UUA Church at the top of Church Street, Burlington, parlors. Tuesday, free, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Healing in Common, Shelburne, Shelburne Rd. Thursday: $10 drop in/$48 six-class pass. 12-1p.m.

UUA Church, Church Street, Burlington, parlors. Friday: $10 drop in, $48 six-class pass, 5:30-7p.m.

UUA Church, Susan B Anthony room, second floor. Sunday: $10 drop in/$48 six-class pass. 4:30-6 p.m. UUA Church, Susan B Anthony room, second floor. Info, 802-6584152 or email root.yoga@gmail. com.

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 start up in March. 200-hour Yoga Instructor Course begins March 2007. Gift certificates available online and at the studios.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings, advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels her or she has encountered discrimination should contact the: HUD Office of Fair Housing, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309.

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Bolton Ski Resort House Brand New 3 BR, 2 1/2 bath on ski slope. 2 car garage. Fully furnished. Good schools. Stunning views. Energy efficient. Sleeps 8. Ski in/out. $410,000. Or lease for $1900/mo. call 434-7627 or 316-2069.

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802-864-2620 Essex Jct Condo 2 BR, 1 BA, 1st floor Condo in Essex Jct. Includes carport and shared basement.

Close to IBM and schools. Call for more info. 802-878-7703.

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.

Jercho Hse 4 Sale w/rental Jericho House for Sale w/Rental Unit. Lovely 3-Bdrm, 1.5 bath, home with separate carriage house rental unit. Charm of an old farmhouse with the benefit of upgrades: electrical, plumbing etc.

Rental unit is 1600 sq.ft. and has loft bdrm and 2 bathrooms - rents for 1k/mth. For more information: w w w.f r e shf romv er mont .com/ house Contact Laura at 802-5780129 or laurahill9@gmail.com.

For Rent Apartment Burlington NS/no pets. 1 Bdrm. Newly remodeled 1st floor. All utils, DW,heat incl.

W/D. Off street parking. Lg. backyard. $875.00/mo. 802-651-3472 after 6PM. 2 bdrm townhouse 2-bedroom River Watch townhouse for lease, June to May. Not your typical Burlington rental. Clean w/updates including new bathroom fixtures, flooring and paint. 2-stories, lg. bdrm (one w/ walk in closet).

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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.

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Furnished model homes open Mon-Fri 1-6, Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appointment.

Call 879-6726.

Bolton Valley Efficiency. Incl. local phone/heat. $595/mo. Year lease. 434-3444, ext. 1223 or 203-520-9800.

Burlington Unfurnished, 2bedroom apt. Off-street parking, walk to downtown. $875/mo.

802-238-5125.

Burlington 2 apts., spacious 2-bedroom, $850/mo. Effieciency, $495/mo. No pets. Close to downtown. Not section 8 apprv. Avail.

Now. 802-863-2798.

Burlington 2-bedroom avail. now. Second floor. Lots of light, immaculate condition. NS/pets.

185 North Willard St. $1195/mo.

802-658-0621.

Burlington Great 6-7 bedroom houses avail. Greene St., East Ave. Avail. 6/01. Call Terry, 617-242-9335.

Burlington Old North End, 3bedroom, first floor. Hdwd, porch, parking. New gas heat. Avail. now. $1100/mo. +. Pets neg.

802-893-0000.

Burlington Lg.1st floor eff., in very good condition. Lg. Kitchen, 4x7.5classy-SnyderCo040407.indd 1 Lg. bath, porch, back yard, parking. NS/pets 183 1/2 N. Willard St., $750/mo. Avail. now.

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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.

Elders offer to share their homes in exchange for

10-15 hours/week of errands and companionship.

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Burlington Avail. 4/01 med.

Incls. heat, hw, appliances, trash 2-bedroom, laundry, heat/hot removal, on-site laundromat and water incl. $950/mo. Avail. 6/01. storage. Backed by strong manEff.,1,2 and 3-bedroom apts. agement team. $700-$900/mo. $760/mo. - $1650/mo. No dogs.

For more information and applica802-862-7467. tion contact us at 802-864-0538 Burlington Modern, split-level x201. single family, 4-bedroom, 2-bath, Burlington Central location, 2W/D, D/W, garage, large yard, bedroom, double living room. Gas trees, deck, two living areas. Parkheat and hot water. Parking. Some side Properties, 1-888-717-7275. what small but cozy. $850/mo. + Burlington 2-bedroom apt., utils. 802-864-0341.

Barrett St., $850/mo. incl. heat Burlington AVail. now eff. and hot water. 1-year lease.

No pets. Avail. immed. Call and 1-bedroom. $550-$650/mo.

No pets. Off-street parking.

802-373-1360.

802-318-8242.

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 Lg. 5-bdrm house.

2-kitchens, 2-baths, HDWD. Gas heat/ hot water, parking, W/ D. Close to campus, avail. 6/1 $2750/mo. + utils. Call David 802-425-2754.

Burlington Renovated, sunny 4-bdrm Victorian apartment.

Centrally located, gas heat and hot water, parking. Avail. 6/1 $1900/mo. + utils. Call David 802-425-2754.

Burlington Sm. 1-bdrm, no pets. Avail. 5/1 $650/mo. + dep.

802-878-6054 after 5.

Burlington Centrally located 2bdrm, 1st floor, heat and hot water included. Front and rear porch, Burlington Avail. 6/01 9/28/06Upper 8:12:42 AM backyard. $900/mo. Sec. Dep. and Maple, clean, quiet, bright, new refs. Call 802-864-1582. paint, parking, laundry utils. included. Effic w/ common bath Burlington 1-bdrm avail. Great $600-650/mo. 1-br $900/mo. location, bright HDWD, parking.

802-658-8056. Studio404@adel Avail. 6/1 Call Rick 802-864-3430. phia.net Burlington lg 3-bdrm in the old Burlington Central location, north end, recent renovation, 2nd 3-bedroom. $1230/mo. + utils. floor, large porch, wood floors, off Hdwd, lease, dep. No pets. Avail. street parking, sect. 8 OK. pets 6/01. 802-862-4888. neg. Available May 1st $1100/mo.

Burlington North Avenue ?Avail + 893-0000.

5/1-2 bdrm townhouse, 1 bath, Burlington 2+ bdrm in the w/d hookups, lake views, under- old north end, 3rd floor, large ground parking, no pets, close to porches, bonus room, street parkdowntown and bike path. $1,175 ing only, pets neg. Available 6/1 monthly, Call Coburn & Feeley $775/mo.+ 893-0000.

864-5200 ext. 229.

Burlington 1-bdrm, North Ave apt. Heat and hot water included. $850/mo. 802-238-9208

Burlington Upscale 5-bdrm apt. near UVM and MCHV. Natural 4/2/07 12:19:03 PM 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 2 bdrm for 6/1 Hill Gardens apt, 47 S. Williams, lg. rms perfect for more than 2 people, hdwd, huge closets, wainscoting, DW, laundry, parking, $1350/mo. 802 355-1841.

Burlington 2 Bedroom Large 2 Bedroom, off street parking, washer/dryer, dishwasher, large deck, close to waterfront/downtown, Available May 1st, No Pets,$1075 Call Tom for showing 355-5886 Burlington 2 bedroom Apt. Quiet neighborhood, 2nd floor duplex. Porch/attic for storage.

Walk to downtown, waterfront, UVM or Champlain. $1050 / month + util. 802-862-5686. No Smoking. May 1st.

Burlington Apt. for Rent 1-bdrm apartment downtown Burlington sunny, HDWD, heat, hot water, semi-private back porch and parking(2 spaces) included. Avail. 5/1 $850/month.

802-338-0357.

Burlington Townhouse 2 bdrm, No. Champlain St townhouse avail 4/1. $1200/mo. + utils, off street parking. call 802864-9666 for application.

Burlington, 3-Bedroom Apt. Lg, Clean, Convenient Maple St. location. Recent paint, carpet, new DW, W/D. Ref Req. $1590/ mo + util. avail. 6/01, NS/Pets 802-865-4282.

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4 bedrooms, 4 baths. Main home features a formal living room, dining room and private master suite.

Attached suite completed in 2004 for au pair, in-laws or possible rental. $512,000

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Nicely renovated 1900’s farmhouse. 3 bedrooms, with an additional 1 bedroom apartment. Hardwood floors, newer kitchen and baths, new carpet and vinyl. Large back yard! All within walking distance to Bristol Village and schools. $254,900

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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 x 1021 www.nevilleco.com Burlington, Mill Street Avail.

6/01. 3-bedroom. $1050-$1300/ mo., incl H/W. Dog OK w/ref. W/ D hook-ups. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x. 1021, www. nevilleco.com/residence.

Burlington, No. Willard St Avail 7/1. 1 Bed. $750 per month.

Heat & H/W incl. Close to downtown.

Neville Companies, Inc. (802)6603481 x 1021 www.nevil leco.com Burlington, North Avenue Avail 5/1. Studio. 2nd floor. $545 per month. Parking. Neville Companies, Inc. (802)660-3481 x 1021 www.nevilleco.com/residence Burlington, Shelburne St Avail 7/1. 3 Bedroom, $1,325 per month. Heat & H/W incl. Parking.

Neville Companies, Inc. (802)6603481 x 1021 www.nevilleco.com Burlington: Very Private Plattsburg Ave: 3-bedroom, 1bath, large front porch, newer carpeting, W/D hookups. Storage.

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Colchester 1 Bdrm Mallets Bay 1 bdrm. beach/mooring, pool. new 500 sq.ft. private, upscale neighborhood, bike path sngl only, pets negot. Avail. 6/1 $900/MO. + dep., ref. incls. utils. & cable 802-658-8358.

Colchester: On the Water!

Unsurpassed 3-bedroom + office, 3-bath custom home, cathedral ceilings, professionally designed kitchen, luxurious master bath, astonishing views. Avail. now.

N/P. $2600/mo. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com.

Essex Home for Rent Neat, Clean 3-4 bedroom home. Large yard. New paint, new appliances, new rug. No Pets, No Smoking. $1275/mo. Lease. 802-238-1190.

Grand Isle 2-BR lakefront upstairs, studio loft, skylights, garden tub, deck, garage. 5/1. One yr lease, one mo dep., $1200/mo. all inclusive. www.cooperbayvt. com, 879-2052.

Huntington 1-Bedroom Sunny, private setting off Camel’s Hump Rd. Newer construction apartment sits on beautiful 7-acres. Private parking, pets neg., laundry/utils included. $875/mo. 802-434-4612 or 802-238-5566. Enjoy.

Immaculate Burlington 1-BR Immaculate 1-BR apt. in Burlington Hill Section. Private entrance, off-street parking. No dogs ,N/S. 1-year lease, avail.

4/15 or 5/1. $725/mo. includes utils. 8020-862-8664.

Shelburne: Home on 3 Acres Thompson Road: Extraordinary 3 bedroom. Kitchen wing overlooking heart-shaped pond. Radiant floors, master suite w/jetted tub, 2 fireplaces, hot tub. $2,500/ month. Pets/neg. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com

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Sandbar Heights: 2-br, 2-full baths, granite countertops, jetted tub, fireplace, wood stove, phenomenal lake views. Dogs welcomed! Avl NOW; $1600/mo.

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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, $1,075 + utils. AVAIL May 1. pgadams@sover.net.

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802-893-1502 One Bedroom Apartment Jeffersonville, 1-bdrm, country setting. Includes heat and electricity. $625/mo. Call 802-644-8297.

Burl: Dorset Farms 1Cabot So 3x3-cbhb040407-classy.indd Court: Meticulously kept 4-br, 3bath, 2,838 SF Colonial. Granite countertops, walk-in closets, gas fireplace! No pets. Avail. NOW. $2,400/month.

802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com.

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.

South Burlington 2-bedroom apt. Gas heat and garage incl. W/D provided in basement.

No pets. Refs. and good credit a must. $900/mo. Call Paul at 802-879-3117.

SOUTH BURLINGTON Furnished, large efficiency. Utils. incl., offstreet parking. 802-863-1206.

South Burlington Condo 2 bdrms 1 -1/2 bath, appliances & w/d, no pets/smoking, monitor heat, $1200 plus deposit includes water, condo fee plus. Application, references & credit check.

Buell st, laundry, parking, heat, close. Call Tom 434-4449 or tomc@madriver.com.

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 3-bedroom second floor apt. 26 East Spring St. Avail.

4/01. $850/mo. + utils. $800 sec. de. NS/pets. Off-street parking.

802-655-1406.

Winooski 1 Bdrm, on the bus line, clean. $750/mo. Call 802-233-5545.

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. $825/mo. call 802-985-0770.

Winooski Huge 2-bdrm, garden avail. Wireless internet, off street parking, easy access to UVM. No dogs, First month and Sec. Dep. Avail. 6/1. $1195/mo.

802-985-0770.

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PM Street Underhill, Park 5/01. 2-bedroom, $765/mo. Parking. Neville Companies, Inc. 802660-3481 x 1021. www.nevilleco. com/residence.

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Heather Armata, Realtor Century 21 Jack Assoc. • 800-637-6341 x2186

Winooski Lg. 1-bdrm avail. 5/1.

Gas heat, off-street parking, onsite laundry, recently updated.

Bonus room could be used as home office. Pets on case by case basis. $875\mo. 1-yr. lease with 1 mo. depo. Email: ORC@ilover mont.com or call 802-383-5406.

ORC Property Mgt. Winooski 2-BR 2-BA $983/mo.

Brand New! Never been lived in!

Section 8 Welcome. Please call 655-1810.

Winooski 3-BR, 2-BA $1,043/ Victorian Home 3 and 4 bdrm mo. Great Amenities! Brand New! Apartments avail.

6/1 $1730/ 1x1-heatherarmata032807-classy.i13/26/07 1 9:57:53 AM Section 8 Welcome. Please call mo. and $2200/mo. respectively.

655-1810.

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Beautiful new condos located in a secure building with low association dues that include heat and hot water.

Features include underground parking and an elevator. Enjoy the convenience of living on the bus line and close to schools, parks, and shopping centers. Pets are welcome!

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Where Luxury Apartments Meet Downtown Living

• 2 bedrooms with 1 bath 963 sq. ft. of living space

Purchase Price $170,000 Grant for income-eligible buyers $40,100 Mortgage amount: $129,900

* 1 Bedrooms also Available!

Choose from a variety of floor plans—including one, two or three bedroom flats, townhouses, and lofts—Keen’s Crossing has rental accommodations that fit your lifestyle.

So.Burlington AShBrook Condo

This Is A Must See: Approx. 1,016 square ft., 2-bed, 2-bath, 3-level condo. Features include two back decks and a large finished basement that can be used as a 3rd bedroom. All appliances are included in the sale. Save money on winter heating costs with efficient gas heat. Convenient location close to I-89, schools, parks and shopping.

Please come visit the brand new leasing center located at 65 Winooski Falls Way in downtown Winooski and see all that Keen’s Crossing has to offer.

Purchase Price: $ 190,000 Grant for income eligible buyers: $37,980 Mortgage Amount: $151,920

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Purchase Price: $250,000 Grant for Income-eligible Buyers: $50,000 Your MortgAgE: $200,000

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Through an innovative fi nancing program, Keen’s Crossing offers gracious living at a variety of rent levels. In addition to market rate rentals, there is a selection of affordable apartment homes offered under the Federal Tax Credit Program for applicants who meet certain income guidelines.

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Coming Soon: 3-bed, 1-bath home with 1,307 sq. ft. of living space. This brand new home is part of a recent condo conversion and is located on the bus line and is within walking distance of downtown Burlington, schools, parks, and Lake Champlain. Appliances included in the sale are a gas oven and refrigerator. Features include a front porch, back deck and yard space. Pets are allowed!

Purchase Price: $ 200,000 Grant for income eligible buyers $40,000 Mortgage Amount: $160,00

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for sale by owner ESSEX Beautiful Cornerstone Commons, 1-bedroom, 1-bath, second floor, elevator, pool (seasonal), workout room, locked storage, safe and secure, ample parking, appliances included, 5 min. to IBM/St. Mike's/Fanny Allen. 10 min. to Fletcher Allen/UVM. Rentable up to 6 mo. per year. Option to purchase furnished. AC. Condo dues incl. utils. (except phone/cable). $118,900. 802-878-1711, channa@gmavt.net.

“CAMP MINNOW” IN SPLIT ROCK BAY A cozy cottage w/ studio and beach cabin. Stone walls, 1.5 acres, views, moorings, 40 ft dock across from Charlotte in Histoirc Essex. 589k.

Bruce Ware, CRS,GRI. Principal Broker. Weichert, Realtors Venture North Associates www.venturenorth.net 14 Champlain Avenue, Westport, N.Y. Office (518)962-8624 • Cell (518)524-3533

SHOW AND TELL: 25 words + photo, $35/week or $60/2 weeks.

PHONE: 802-864-5684

WINOOSKI INVESTMENT PROPERTY Winooski investment opportunity. 4-unit apartment building.

Good rental history.

10 bedrooms. 3500 sq. ft.

Good income producing property. Many recent improvements. Separate utilities. Call (802) 862-6810. $399,000

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Winooski Lg.3-bdrm, full bath.

Hook ups, parking, porch. $1150/ mo. No dogs. 802-862-7467.

Winooski 2-Bedroom Two sunny 2-bedroom apartments, 1st floor, convenient location, on bus line, gas heat, off-street parking. Cats OK, dogs neg. $775 & $800/mo. + utils. 802-598-8889. http://dai syvermont.bravehost.com 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, 2-3 Bedroom Large, sunny 2-3 bedroom apt., 2 level, convenient location, on bus line, gas heat, off-street parking. Cats OK, dogs neg. $1040/mo. + utils.

802-598-8889. http://daisyver mont.bravehost.com.

Winooski, 2-bedroom Two sunny 2-bedroom apt., 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.

Wonderful sunsets overlooking Lake Champlain/Adirondack mts. Peaceful, private brand new 1 bd/1 bath cottage,dsl wifi ready, w/d, d/w,split gas/electric, $1450/ mo, 1 mo sec. dep. Avail. 4/15/07 in Charlotte. 516-574-1514.

Housemates Burlington Act now! This offer won’t last! Laid-back creative types wanted for funky, downtown apt. Musicians, painters, writers, philosophers, freaks, etc.

Large room avail. 4/01. $395/mo. + dep. 802-860-3319.

Burlington Roommate wanted to share upscale 5-bedroom apt. near UVM./CHV. High end kitchen, quiet, safe location. $550/mo. incls. heat, parking, laundry. NS/ pets. Refs. req. 802-658-8056, studio404@adelphia.net.

Burlington Reliable roommate for 2 bdrm apt. Avail now. $450/ mo. includes all. Off street parking, near FAHC and colleges. No Pets, no drugs, N/S. 802-373-1360.

Burlington Room for rent, clean. $500/mo. 802-233-5549 Burlington Desire a mature female to share a cozy 2-bdrm apt. w/ another female.$400/mo. avail.

5/1 or sooner. 802-338-6155.

Burlington To share sunny, 2bdrm apt. off street parking, basement, yard/garden, porch. Old

north end, avail. now. $425/mo. call 802-578-6839 Burlington roommate GF, 2 labs and cat looking for quiet, neat, professional to share 2 bdrm condo in Burlington. $480/mo. + half utils. Call 860-2673.

Charlotte - Cohousing! Seeking eco-aware, cat-friendly HM. Share sunny townhouse on 125ac.

Lg. BR/priv. bath. Start 6/1 flex.

NS, no pets. $650/mo. incl. utilities. 425-4366. (www.champlain valleycohousing.org) Colchester Female Quiet neighborhood. Less than 10 min. from Burlington. Must love dogs. Avail. immediatly. $500/mo. includes utils. Call 802- 999-0809.

Colchester Village Room for rent. 4/01 $450, utils included, Dep. needed. Call for details, 802-872-9730.

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.

Huntington Home Looking for peaceful, responsible, joyous person. Timber frame, river, garden, W/D, etc. $520/mo. incls. heat. 30 mins. to Burlington. 233-5621.

Jericho Seeking mature compatible person to share country house. N/S, Utils. included. Trade rent for house work. $500/mo.

802-899-3219 Live on Mallets Bay/beach 2full size bdrms, w/ private living room. shared kitchen, bathroom.

All utils, directv, parking, beach. $550 per room, + dep. $1000 for all. 802-399-8175, dennismfish er@yahoo.com.

Lrge Rms w/ private baths 2 large bedrooms with private baths at $650/mo Heat and electric included in newly rebuilt colonial near Red Rocks. All wood floors and lots of shared space. Lease, NS, no pets 802-872-7555 Milton Mature HM to share farmhouse w/ naturalist/writer; Basengi mix dog. 1 BR $475; 2-BR $800. Utilities included. Organic garden. Some work exchange possible. Laurie 893-1845.

Monkton Farm House Large rooms, washer, dryer, dishwasher, inground pool, master bath, cathedral ceilings. 20 acres. 19 miles to Kennedy Drive. Barn, etc. More land in mtns. to hike, camp, etc. $500 and $600/mo. 802-453-3457.

Roommate for Townhouse Share 2 bdrm, 2 bath townhouse w/ bonus room, sunroom, & basement. Parking, W/D, gas fireplace.

Avail. now $700/mo. incl. utils.

Call 802-373-2002.

Burlington Waterfront. Distinctive and unique office/retail space.

Environmentally friendly and affordable. Main Street Landing, Melinda Moulton, 802-864-7999. www.mainstreetlanding.com.

Roommate Needed ASAP College age female needed ASAP. Small, cozy, 2bdrm on Burlington side of Shelburne Rd. Rent: $425/mo. + utils. Call 802-793-6552 if interested, leave message.

Burlington 1200 Sq. ft., 1st floor, off street parking, 142 N. Champlain, $850/mo. + utils.

Avail. 5/1 Call bill 802-482-2714.

Roommate wanted Laid back gay guy looking for housemate to share two bedroom apartment in Winooski. Quiet neighborhood, parking. $425/mo + utils. 6554403. Pets negotiable. Available immediately.

So. Burlington Roomate Quiet, clean, 2 bedroom furnished condo 1 bathroom. Parking, W/D, pool. $500/month plus 1/2 heat. No smoking/pets. Looking for professional, possibly traveler. 863-0402.

South Burlington 2 women looking for another to share home.

Big yard, bike path, dead end st.

W/D, hdwd. Great location. $500/ mo. + 1/3 utils. 802-863-6215.

Sunny New Haven Home groovy female to share beautiful home.

Spacious living area, picture windows, garden. Close to Midd, Vergennes, Bristol. $350/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call 802-989-8722. two roomates wanted Share clean 3 bdrm house. Two br avail.

Share livingroom/kitchen/ laundry. Full kitchen and bath. Nice HDWD, N/S. Near UVM and downtown. $400/mo. + util. 207-7765573 Aaron, afhughes@uvm.edu.

Essex Jct. Live upstairs and have your business down stairs. On a busy street, lot of exposure to traffic and excellent parking. Upper floor has 2-bdrm, kitchen and bath. 1st floor has three rooms, full cellar. $1300/mo. Call 3430206, 878-0110.

RESTAURANT FOR SALE/LEASE In a historic bldg Williston. Call 872-9633 Single office for rent Great Main Street location in Burlington. Lg. private office. Shared admin/reception area with financial planner and architect. $525/ mo.+1/3 utils. Call Mike at 6588300 or michael.j.mathon@ampf. com.

Waterfront office space available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Call Ken at 865-3450.

WILLISTON (Taft Corners) Office space available in multidisciplinary psychiatric practice. Option to enlist billing and/or administrative services.

Seeking licensed mental health professionals. Call for details.

802-876-4000.

Appliances/ Tools/Parts Bricks--Pavers $125 Walkway or patio bricks. Excellent condition. Each measures 4” x 8”. Approx. 625 bricks. Asking $125.

Make an offer.

See 7D online photo. tchcdon@gmail.com Chevy 74-88 Sliding Window Tinted Rear Sliding Window for Chevy C/K Truck 1974-88 $20.

Window out of a 1986 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup. Fits years 74-88 Call Rik: 802-225-1326 Counter Top New Gas Ranges New 5-burner gas countertop, black on black, GE and Jet-Air, $250/each. Used 5-burner stainless steel, $150. eloise@surf global.net, 802-864-3842.

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.

Hobart Deli Slicer #1612 Hobart Manual Deli Slicer, used, Mod.#1612, excellent condition.

Location, Charlotte, VT. Asking $1,000/OBO. Call 802-425-4164.

Incinolet Electric Toilet Incinolet electric toilet, minimally used. Excellent condition. Perfect for camp, boat, sm. business.

No plumbing required, no odor or waste. Capacity 4 persons, full time. Retail $1,700+ $1,000/OBO Call 802-425-4164.

Like New Appliance GE pro, white, glass top, electric indepted range, $200. 6 and 5 burner counter gas range, $250/each.

New built-in oven w/mic on top, $550. 802-864-3842.

Westford Rooms to rent, dog owners welcome. $450-$500/mo.

Call 802-343-8334.

You get the whole 2nd fl of this adorable 3 bdrm house on a great block in Winooski. Upstairs is 2 sunny bdrms and a bathroom.

Off street parking.I need someone quiet and responsible and would prefer long term. Its really a great home. ndherenow@gmail.com.

Sears Car Topper X-large, locking, like new, fits van or wagon, comes w/old-style rain gutter racks. $75/OBO. 802-864-7740.

Like New Washer & Dryer Washing machine and dryer for sale - excellent condition. $550/OBO for both. Easy pickup in downtown Burlington. Email asher2615@sbc global.net for more info.

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 1957 King of Kings Bible 1957 $650. Mint condition. eloise@ of Kings Bible in great 1x1-pathway-classy013107 King 1/29/07 11:46 AM shape.

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NEW STAINLESS STEEL APP. New Gold page edges. In original box. s/b/s water and ice on the door, 802-527-1409.

Office Space Available new $1800, asking $1200. Jet Air no down draft range, 1 year old, CARS Cars, tracks, loops, DARDA 168 Battery new $1400. 802-864-3842. bases & connections. $50/OBO. Street (at King) 802-859-0901.

Sewing Machine Stand AnBurlington 862-8806 tique, scrolled, black. $50/OBO. sewing machine 1940 some802-859-0901. thing Singer sewing machine pathwaystowellbeing.org w/ alot of accessories includ- Refrigerant recovery unit 106 MAIN STREET 1250SF - Newing stand, manuals and but- Thermaflo model 2070 incls. inly renovated office space-lots of tonholer. Fair condition. $150. struction manuals oil separators, windows-private bathroom -3 of802-527-1409.

40’ refrigerant hose, 30 lb. cylfices - open work area - parkinginder duel gauge manifold cool availible 4/1 - Dave @ 316-6452 down freezer, very fast. $475. Call or brickboxco@aol.com 864-5230.

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Antiques/ Collectibles

Matadora Meow. My name is Matadora and I am a 6 year old silver and brown long haired spayed female tiger. I am calm, social, confident, and attentive. I am a classic beauty who is a very distinguished and refined lady. I am independent, yet affectionate, and really like being brushed. I also like to give head butts and may even grace you with sweet, kitty kisses. I get along with some cats, and a calm, dog-free home with kids 10 and up where I would be loved and adored would be ideal. I love sunny windows that I can look out of and fall asleep next to. Don’t you just want to love me for the lady that I am?!

Visit me at HSCC, 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 pm, or Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. 862-0135.

Clothing/ Jewelry Aesthetica gift certif. Gift certificate for laser hair removal at Aesthetica in Colchester or Plattsburg. $500.00 value, will sell for $200. 802-527-1409.

Diaper Covers-Like New! Ten Bummis Whisper Wraps, size small, velcro closures. Barely worn by our one-year old. Orig. $10/each, willing to sell all for $50. Please call 802-864-3808.

Electronics 15in Aluminum PowerBook 15” PowerBook G4, 1.33 GHz, 60GB HD, 756MB RAM, Airport, Bluetooth, Combo-drive, OS.10.4.9, iLife. PB is 1.5 year old. $850 cash.

Call (802)655-9479 4PM-9PM. 27” TV 27” TV w/ universal remote, works as good as the 1st day I bought it, $85/OBO 802-363-0792.

Aiwa CD/Tape Stereo Great condition, like new. $40 802-338-7416.

Apple G5 Dual 2GHz Apple G5 2GHz Dual Processor, 1GB ram, 250GB HD, OSX.10.4.9. Superdrive Doublelayer, manuals, keyboard, mouse, original box. $1500, Cash only. Call (802)655-9479 4PM-9PM. BOSE 201 V speakers Just like new BOSE bookshelf 201 V Series.

Never played loudly, in nearly perfect shape, no blemishes! Great speakers, crisp sound! $150/OBO. Call Larry 858-4045.

Canon EOS Canon EOS 650 camera.

Refurbished 2 yrs. ago, and never used since. Includes 35-80 mm lens. $150/OBO. 802-922-8695.

CD-R burner Iomega ext Iomega fire wire external CD-R burner. Little use, works great. Software/guide included. $30. 250 mb Zip drive, 10 cartridges used once each. $40/OBO 802-877-3223.

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.

CUSTOM BUILT COMPUTER Awesome gaming rig. 660 GB HD, 2 GB RAM, 3200+ processor with 2 DVD drives and an Antec Performance One case. $1000/OBO. Blazing fast! ajrisi@gmail.com

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] DELL TRINITRON 17 FLAT Screen monitor. In great shape! 75$ or best offer! Email subarugirl3@ yahoo.com If interested or with questions!

DVD+R Media Discs Unopened package of 25 Fuji DVD+R discs; paid $17.99-asking $10/OBO, you pick up call 802-338-9225.

Verizon Blackberry 7250 Awesome PDA! Like-new condition! Email jpblouin@uvm.edu or call 802-522-9171 for more info.

Entertainment/ Tickets Foosball Table Great professional style foosball table. In excellent condition. $100 Call 802-343-8097.

GAY DVDs & VHS TAPES DVDs $5.00 ea. VHS - $2.00 ea. Sony Stereo $20.00. Essex Junction (802)288-8188.

Gay DVDs & VHS $5/each, gay VHS tapes @ $2.50/each, magazines $1.00/each. Sony Stereo.

Essex Junction 802-288-8188.

Free Stuff Food Free canned goods, soups, dishware. Please, allow me to help. Matthew. 574-261-8554 or mdd901@aol.com.

Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it.

Have a lot of it! Global Markets, 863-9460. wanted any unwanted plastic canvas and yarn.

Furniture Bed set Mattress, box. Brand new, still in original plastic. Retails for $475. Must sell. $260.

802-734-0788.

CD Media Cabinet Cabinet features 9 shelves; measures 10x8x48; great condition; asking $30/OBO you pick up. call 338-9225. cherry Bedroom set Lined drawers dovetailed construction.

Headboard, footboard, mattress, box, dresser, chest, nightstand.

Cost $5000, sell $1550. Beth, 802-893-3666.

Cherry Ent. Cabnet Cherry Custom made in NH, cherry,black,glass.

4 adj/2 fixed shelves. Holds 204 CDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 46Hx18Dx35Wâ&#x20AC;?. Wood not MDF. Cost $700 now $250 MiloDwitt@wildblue.net, Milo 802-454-8383.

Desk 20 x 50 Solid walnut, 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vintage, 6 drawers, 2 slides for extra space. Great size for bookkeeping or other tasks. Nice condition. 802-434-3291 anytime.

Desk & Hutch Cherry hardwood, dovetail joinery, fold-down front w/shelf and 4 desktop drawers.

Cabinet below has 3 drawers and 2 cabinets. Hutch on top has 2 glass doors w/wood inlay. $500.

802-860-3977.

Herman Miller Aeron Chair Gently used. Size C, Dark green w/black frame & base. Lumbar support. Excellent condition. $949+ if new. $500. Call Pam at 372-8278.

Memory Foam Mattress 8â&#x20AC;? Visco mattress and box and frame. Still in box w/warranty. Cost $1500.

Must sell, $550. 802-893-3666.

Oak Entertainment Center Originally from Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Unfinished for $250. Contains spaces for DVD/CDs and books or old VHS tapes. $55/OBO. 802-858-2070.

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Oak Table Seeks Kitchen Beautiful oak kitchen table w/oak top and white base. Oval. 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; long.

Seats six. $55. Call 802-858-2070 w/message if you are its kitchen. pool Table 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; billiards table, 3pc 1â&#x20AC;? 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.

Wing Back Recliner Chair Blue wing back recliner, excellent condition, no rips, tears, or wear.

Clean! Fits in with any decor. $75.

802-860-3977.

2000 bushmaster paintgun 2000 bushmaster w/ pc 2 piece barrel, compressed air tank, viewloader elec loader 200rnd. Invested over $500 for setup. for all $500 obo Ice Hockey Equipment Complete new set! Jofa helmet, blk, full face, 55-62. 2 CCM knee/shin guards sm., 2 Bauer elbow/forearm guards sm., 2 Rector knee pads. $100.00 802-860-3977.

(Thruway THULE BIKE RACK 986) Holds 2 bikes. In great condition, used for one summer only. $50. Please call 802-310-7346.

Tippman 98 custom w/case Tippman 98 custom with Double trigger. Remote C02 system with back harness for C02 tank/space for 4 pods. Armson 16â&#x20AC;? rifled inferno barrel. 508-365-9361.

Weight Set Two benchs, squat rack, preacher curl bench, leg extension, dozen assorted bars, two weight trees with 800+ pounds of plates, dip bars, lots of extras. $500/BO. Patrick 324-4282.

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Garage/Estate Sales APARTMENT SALE Full size futon $60, wood chairs $5 ea., wood table $25, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leather jackets $15 ea., books, electronic devices, bric-a-brac. Essex Junction 802-288-8188.

MOVING SALE Dresser $25.00, Leather Jackets $10.00 ea. Color TV 19â&#x20AC;? $25.00, Record Turntable $20.00, VHS recorder $10.00, Books $1.00 ea. Desk chairs $10.00-$15.00 ea. Two A/C units $35.00 ea. Essex Junction (802)288-8188.

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.

Booster Seat Wanted Looking to buy a gently used booster carseat with harness for 4-year old. Please call 864-3808 if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to part with one.

Pets

2 Cats Brother and Sister Need to Give away 2 Cats - Brother and Sister, both fixed, One and a Half years old. Contact 802-9993572 or Email carsp86@yahoo. com.

2 BIRD CAGES Will sell separately or together. They are both very clean. 35$ each. Email subaru girl3@yahoo.com with questions or if interested!

English Bulldog Puppies Bulldog Puppies.Male & Female Puppies Avialable. judupets@ya hoo.com Ferret for sale 1 year old.

Includes: cage, supplies, shots and spayed. Litter trained. Very friendly. Needs good home. $300 OBO. Call Adam @ 922-3090 and leave message.

Futon Solid wood w/brand new mattress. All in box, never used. Cost $696, sell $275.

802-893-7296.

GROUP OF ANGORA GOATS Adorable Angoras 3 white- 2 does, 1 buck, 3 colored- 2 does, 1 newborn. Male baby has beautiful markings, cocoa and grey. More info hhalpacas@surfglobal .net.

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.

Creative Need a Graphic Designer? I offer professional design services at a reasonable price. Ads, packaging, logos, websites and more.

For more info. visit www.mikepor rata.com, or email me at mike@ mikeporrata.com.

WEDDING/ PhOTOGRAPHYEVENT VT and NY. Professional wedding, commercial and event photography. Contact Marcin, visit www.marcinkro.com, marcink ro@hotmail.com, or call 802-3101384. Marcin Kro Photography.

Education Support for men in crisis Divorce, custody, relationship type support for men. Weekly meetings.

Monday nights, 6:30-7:30 p.m. At the Universalist Unitarian, at the top of Church St., Burlington.

Financial/Legal $700-$800,000 FREE GRANTS! Never Repay! Personal/Medical Bills, School, New Business/Home etc., Live Operators! Avoid Deadlines! Listings, call 1-800-2701213 Ext. 232. (AAN CAN).

A Big Sur Massage Long Stroke W. pressure as you like it. Burlington or will travel. Spring joyously into Spring $60 full hour. Jaqi 802-310-6519.

Childcare

10 Month Old Walker Hound Looking for exceptional home for well trained walker hound puppy. call for more info. Eli @ 802-9996021 or Erin @802-999-6463.

Counseling

Health/Wellness

YARD SALE * April 14th 2 couches (pullout/love seat), Burton Snowboard, bike, desk, tabels, clothing, shoes, digital camera, and lots more!! 57 George Street, Burlington. Come rain or shine!

Full size mattress for sale Full size Simmons Deep Sleep mattress for sale. Excellent condition, only a few months old. $450/OBO, email asher2615@sbcglobal.net for more info.

Futon - Klik Klak Style Sand color, really cute, must see. Retails for $499. Still in box, never used. Sell only $250. Beth, 598-0316.

Sports Equipment

Childcare needed Looking for reliable, outdoorsy, creative and warm person to be with our fun 2 & 4 y.o. boys, at our home in Richmond, Mon. and Tues. afternoons.

8--10 hours weekly. Reliable car a must. Please call 434-4290.

Summer Nanny needed Looking for family support and child care for 2 girls in Waitsfield, May-Oct. Gorgeous setting and great community. Room and board. Call Helen 802.496.5685; helen@ wholecommunities.org.

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Affordable Life Coaching Tired of expensive counseling?

Seasoned Life Coach Robyn Yurcek offers affordble life coaching for everyday life. Prerequisite is lust for life and new possibilities. 802655-0131, www.acourageousway. com.

Choosing How to Age Ongoing support group for men and women over 60 invites new members.

Tuesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. Burlington.

Group facilitator: Barbara Kester, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist-Doctorate. Please call for further information 802-657-3668.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY AND SOMATOEMOTIONAL RELEASE performed by licensed physical therapist w/advanced training for adults, babies and kids. Correct the root causes of chronic pain, whiplash, joint dysfunction, chronic fatigue, headaches, depression, anxiety, colic, and developmental delays among other conditions. Contact Mindy Cohen, 865-9500 voicemail #3.

Danu Therapeutic Massage Peace and rejuvenation for body and mind. Call Vicky, NCTMB, for calming or therapeutic massage.

Student/educator discounts! Located at the Woolen Mill, Winooski. 802-999-0610. http://danu. abmp.com.

FULL BODY MASSAGE For men to fully release body and mind from stress. Moving to New York soon.

Low rates for athletes and students. Jay (802) 288-8188.

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HEAL LONG-TERM ISSUES Discover how it feels to be fully open to life after healing your physical, emotional, financial, relationship or other issues. Fred Cheyette integrates NLP, psychotherapy, shamanism and other processes into a highly effective way of guiding people to the place they always dreamed about. Both in person and telephone sessions are available. 802-479-1034.

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.

LYMPH DRAINAGE THERAPY performed by licensed physical therapist. Detoxify, relieve chronic pain, improve immune system function, decrease swelling, induce deep relaxation, and alleviate constipation among other benefits. Contact Mindy Cohen at 865-9500 voicemail #3.

Make dreams come true Are you a healthy woman age 2132? Become an egg donor! Up to $8000 compensation. Call toll free: 1-866-DREAM DONOR. www. dreamdonations.com.

Moving/Hauling Drivers w/late model vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers.

802-658-1464.

Pet care 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 $700-$800,000 FREE GRANTS Personal bills, School, Business/ Housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed 2005! Almost Everyone Qualifies! Live Operators Listings 1-800-592-0362 Ext. 235. (AAN CAN) 1000 ENVELOPES = $5000 Receive $5 for every envelope stuffed with our sales material.

Guaranteed! Free information: 24 hour recording 1-800-7857076. (AAN CAN)

Massage Special for April Announcing our Easter special for New Clients in the month of April.

Come in and pick and egg and recieve a free 1/2 hour massage or a savings of $10 or $5 Call for your appointment today. Dawn Boudreau at 524-9005 or 782-4017 Metta Touch Massage Are you stressed-out or sore from working out? Treat yourself to a wonderful Thai massage, customized just for you! Same day appointments available. 598-8700. Blythe Kent, CMT. Located at 182 Main St., Burlington, 2nd-floor.

Navigate Life Transitions Are you ready to embrace change to transform your life? Call experienced Certified Coach Marty Garrett (M.A, M.Ed ) for a free session. 802-865-3213. Sliding fee scale. Coachmarty45@yahoo.com Professional Massage Incls. hot rocks and hot towels. Also Foot Reflexology, Chakra Balancing and Hot Herbal Wraps. $40/ hour. 802-598-9927. 7 days, 108. Downtown. Same day. Women only.

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.

Bicycles Jamis Ranger Mountain Bike Almost new, front end suspension, 19â&#x20AC;? menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Red. Bought in 2005, used a few times. $200, will consider offers. See by appt.

652-0830 or diane.pontecorvo@ uvm.edu Wms Specialized Dolce Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Specialized Dolce road bike, 48cm, silver, excellent condition, 2006 model, used very little. $600. 802-363-7639 or rlbmmw@ adelphia.net.

Home/Garden BENCHMARK RENOVATION Servicing all your building and remodeling needs for over 25 years. Kitchens, porches, decks, etc. By the 1x2-RCMotorsports040407.indd job or the hour. affordable and efficient. References. John 802343-8161 JONO@pshift.com

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GREEN LOW-NOISE LAWN CARE Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m earth friendly. I use a non-polluting mower and manual standup clippers to groom small and medium lawns. Only 20/hr. Brian 233-1126 mcclintockhomemainte nance.blogspot.com mcclintock er@hotmail.com House Cleaning House Cleaning, Burlington and surrounding areas.

Let Nancy do it! 802-310-5472.

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New Winter Tires 2 Winterforce tires, size 205-65-15, $50 each. Only 200 miles on tires.

Burlington area, 802-324-3113. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;94 VW Jetta GL Standard transmission, good running condition, 105k mi, AC, ski/bike rack, light rust, needs minor repairs, $2200/ OBO, call 658-8071 eves 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.

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h meworks 2000 Volkswagon Beetle Silver. Black interior. 68k. 4 cyl, auto.

Power windows/locks.

CD. Winter tires. Thule ski rack.

Leather heated seats. $7900/OBO. Call 878-9788 or email bturcot@ yahoo.com.

« on the road 05 VW Golf GLS TDI diesel Manual, moon roof, Monsoon, monster mats, 36 K. Perfect. Fully serviced. 45-50mpg. Vermont TDI Imports, www.vermontTDIim ports.com, sales@vermontTDIim ports.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 05 VW Jetta GLS TDI wagon Diesel Jetta wagon, manual, heated seats, moonroof, monsoon changer, ESP, OnStar. Showroom.

38k miles. Silver, grey leather.

Vermont TDI. 45+mpg. www.ver montTDIimports.com sales@ver montTDIimports.com 1993 white Toyota Camry 200k excellent condition Mechanic owned. 4 door auto/power windows & lock.well maintained. asking $1600, blue books for 1800. email @ jacki.thitsa@gmail.com 1995 Crown Victoria EX Police Car $600/OBO. 802-859-0901.

1995 Geo Prism 4 door, 5 speed, 28/30 mpg. FM/CD Player. Great Condition! $1700. Call for more information. 861-7180 1995 Volkswagen Golf GL 1995 VW Golf GL, tan, 4dr, 5spd, 140k, 4cyl, lowered, tinted windows, new tires, exhaust, timing belt, inspected, needs some work, $1200. 802-558-4339 1996 Mitsubushi Galant 4 door, Auto, new tires. Great Condition! Asking $1995. For more information call 861-7180 1997 Saab 900 S Auto, power windows, locks, mirrors. 2 way power sun roof. New paint. 4 studded snow tires. Inspected thru 1/08. $3000. 802-563-6000.

1997 Saab 900 S New engine, new clutch, new exhaust and more. Inspected thru 1/08. 5speed, power windows, 2 way power sun roof. Runs Great. $3000. 563-6000.

1999 audi A4 wag awd auto 1999 Audi A4 quattro avant wagon heated leather, sunroof beautiful car. Runs perfect no rust/dents very clean inside/out $5500 802-249-7266.

1999 subaru legacy wag awd 1999 subaru legacy wagon awd 5 speed New; clutch, timing belt, oil seals, brakes. No rust, clean inside. Runs perfect. Just inspected. $3900 call 802-223-7404.

1999 Subaru Outback Station Wagon Sport. All Wheel Drive, A/ C, Auto, Loaded, Clean, A-1 Condition. Asking $4500. Call for more info. 861-7180 2000 Honda Civic EX $6250 Great car. Moonroof, PW, PL, CD, AC, 119K, well-maintained, winter & summer tires. Call 655-4226 2000 Toyota Camry LE Auto., power locks/windows/seat, ABS, gray(pewter). One owner. Well maintained, great condition. 90K. $6500 OBO. Call Jeff 802-849-6375.

2001 325 xi sport wagon Save $$$ and enjoy Spring with this “creampuff”! Includes: premium power equipment, steptronic, with clean title and low 47.5 K! Fresh sticker! $21,500/BRO. 802-863-4366.

2001 Subaru Outback Ltd. Wagon, 5-speed manual, leather, heated seats, 2 sunroofs, LOADED. Great condition! 113K KBB.com = $8950. What’s your price?? Make me an offer! Rob, 802-734-7818.

2001 Toyota Tundra 2001 Toyota Tundra 4X4, 4 door extra-cab, Fully loaded, V8, Only 40K Miles, A beautiful truck! Asking $16,900 obo. Call 802-446-7008 2002 MINI Cooper 2002 Mini Cooper S, red w/black stripes dual sunroof 6 spd. manual. Power windows/doors/mirrors.heated seats/CD Keyless entry. good mpg. $20,000 OBO 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.ver montTDIimports.com sales@ver montTDIimports.com 2004 Saab 9-3 Linear Blk, 4dr, pw, pd, pl, ac executive car.

802-985-0190.

2005 Golf GLS TDI Turbo diesel.

45+mpg. Virginia car. Tiptronic, Monsoon, moon roof. Black/gray.

One adult owner. Perfect maintenance/records. All keys. Title held. www.fruitlands.net vwt di@fruitlands.net.

Absolutely showroom.

2005 Jetta GLS TDI wagon Diesel 45+ mpg. Economy, longevity and performance. Tiptronic, monsoon, heated seats, moonroof, new tires, full service, service history. www.vermontTDIimports. com sales@vermontTDIimports. com 2005 Passat GL TDI wagon Diesel 40+ mpg Passat wagon. 39k miles. Shadow blue. VW serviced.

One owner. Monsoon, new tires, anthracite gray leatherette. www. vermontTDIimports.com sales@ vermontTDIimports.com 2005Kia Sportage $11,500 Kia Sportage LX 2.0L ( SUV ) Auto., Champagne Gold , 2005, ABS, 6 Airbags ,4 new tires, 29,900K, 1st owner, Garage-kept, Excellent Condition. bjkwon@us.ibm.com.

2006 Gold Saturn Ion Excellent cond., A/C, pwr wind/locks, crs cntrl, 5 cd player, sunroof, 4 cyl. manual, spoiler. 28,700K. Brand new all seasons and winter tires. 802-377-8104.

2006 Honda Civic EX Galaxy Gray Exterior, Gray Interior. 4dr, 5-spd. Power windows & locks, Moonroof. Excellent condition.

40MPG Highway. Asking $18,250.

802-238-5666 or timandjennlavi gne@comcast.net.

95 Chevy Blazer 4X4 V6 2-door, teal. $2200/OBO. 802-859-0901.

96 audi a4 quattro 2.8 66K excellent cond, service up two date. Red, auto, leather. $7600.

802-310-3524.

96 Grand Cherokee Laredo 136Kmiles, Well maintained, Great condition, Automatic, 5.2L-V8, No rust, Roof-rack, Tow-hitch, 4WD, ABS, Cruise-control, Power locksseats-steering-windows-mirrors, A/C, Passenger/driver airbags, CD/Cassette. Very powerful and

comfortable. $4,200-O.B.O cont ac t (802)373-4642/demeny @ gmail.com Dodge Intrepid 2001 Reliable, clean, with records; snows included; p/w, p/l, cruise, CD w/remote; hwy miles. $3,250 OBO. 802 527-2008.

FORD E350 15-PASS VAN 2000 Super-Duty, XLT, Green w/tan interior, A/C, cruise, power options, lightly used as floral delivery Van, Highway Miles, no winters, good tires, well maintained, 2 minor dents, $9800/OBO, 802-496-8980.

Handsome, Dependable Jeep 2000 Jeep Classic Cherokee, Auto, 4 Wheel Drive with trailer hitch, roof rack. Well maintained. Below Book $4100 Call Suzi at 644-8297 (Jeffersonville).

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@hot mail.com JeepWrangler Sport 4.0L V6 5 Spd, 4x4, Green w/tan soft top/ interior, CD, extras, good tires, inspected, looks, runs, and drives great. Well maintained w/records. $8,500/OBO, Call 802-496-8980.

Monte Carlo 1977 V8, auto, black w/red interior, rust free, 26 K. $8100. You will like my smooth ride and sexy body. Please call 802-864-5230.

Reliable 1989 Volvo 240 GL Over 200 K, many new parts, runs well. Has studded tires on, comes w/another set of tires w/rims.

Good body. $900/OBO. Must Sell!

802-310-9180.

SATURN SL 1996 AWD $1000 Dark green spoiler leatherseats 4D auto TIRES FOR SALE 15 in. diameter tires for passenger car. Excellent condition. Used for one summer season only. $25 a piece, or 4 for $100. Please call 802-310-7346.

Motorcycles 2003 Honda Shadow 2003 Honda Shadow Spirit 750cc. Mustang seat, backrest, windshield. Contact Allen. Will deliver free in VT 2004 Honda CBR 600RR 2004 Honda CBR 600rr. 2700 miles, full transferable warranty. Two Bros. exhaust, fender eliminator, cover. Garaged winters, mint condition. Showroom condition bike.

802-881-8788

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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.

al, Blues, Jazz, and Pop. Call Rick 802-864-7195, www.rickbelford. com.

Yo, Women! FEMALE musicians wanted to build all-girl vintage country/rockabilly/rock band.

Needed: bass/drums/lead instruments (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, keys) I do rhythm guitar/vocals. http://www.myspace. com/rachaelricemusic 802-2294427 rachael.rice@yahoo.com

Great bike, reduced $$$ Black 2003 Honda Shadow ACE edition. 5200 miles. 750cc. Excellent condition. $3900/obo over $3300. 999-8591. Come get your summer ride!

On The Water 1986 Regal 21’ Bowrider 1 Family boat. Solid hull and engine. Interior needs work. Great family fixer-upper. Swim platform.

No trailer. $1250. 658-0434.

Recreational Vehicles 2005 KAWASAKI KFX 400 Very fast four wheeler in very good condition. 400cc 4 stroke liquid inter cooled. Stored inside warehouse all winters. Paid $5500 asking $3200 802-324-0901, Matt Childs Dirtbike 2002 PW50 blue/ white Good condition $700.00 Or best offer. (802)318-5599 Popup Camper 1990 Coleman Sequoia, Sleeps 6, Awning, Screen Room, 12 vdc battery, Gas / Elec Frig, Roof Rack, Excellent Condition, $1495/OBO, 802-862-2961.

Skidoo Voyager 1989 2up seat, eletric start, studded track, newer skis, 4300 km. Runs great. $600.

Please call 878-5704.

Thule Bike Rack $250 Like new locking roof rack with 3 widemouth bikeracks. Clamps securely to a factory-mount vehicle rack.

Separately: Loadbars $30, locking-feet $100, locking bike-bays $60 each. tchcdon@gmail.com

Bands/ Musicians Disc Jockey and Classical guitarist. Experience and elegance for your wedding and reception.

Hann Hill, 802-922-6425.

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.

Improvisatory vocal group Seeking solid vocalists comfortable improvising harmony. We use many techniques and styles of music. Weekly practices, eventual performance. vocals@lucreid. com or 846-7517.

Keys, Bass, Vocals wanted Garcia, CSNY, Dire Straits, Phish, Pink Floyd, STS9.. NOT A COVER BAND. These are STYLES (back of the beat, open-ness, harmonies, etc.) respond to: audition2007@ gmail.com Music from Mermaid Empire Now hiring different positions.

Contact and job description info. can be obtained on Lyraka.com.

Neo-classical shred guitar band, forum and roleplaying game.

OPEN MIC Saturday, April 7th @ 8:00P. Banana Winds Cafe & Pub, Essex Town Market Place 8790752. Want $50.00? Just perform Mason Williams “Classical Gas” note for note. Got what it takes?

Local Pianist/Keyboardist musician avail. For all occasions.

Parties, weddings, beginner lessons, dining entertainment.

802.779.5163. chehir@berklee.net Seeking new Talent Low Tide Management is looking for new talent. We’re a full-service management company. Any genre.

Burlington based. lowtideman agement@comcast.net Want work, then email me.

Solo Guitarist Available for your special event, playing a wide variety of nylon and steel string finger-styles: Classical, Tradition-

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For Sale 5-String Bass Squire by Fender, Precision Bass, Pro-Tone Series.

Great condition, no scratches, beautiful cherry red color. Great action. Good 1st 5-string bass. jared.carrano@gmail.com.

Alvarez Acoustic Guitar Alvarez AD70SC Cut Away Dreadnought. Rosewood Back and sides, Spruce top System 600 Electronics with built in tuner. Excellent!

1 Mo. old. Call 802-862-7271.

Ampeg SVT3-Pro & 410HLF Ampeg 450W bass head and ported bass cabinet. Only used in studio, great condition. Asking $1200 (firm) for both. John 802-985-8397.

Warranty/ Authorized Repair Martin guitars, Taylor, Guild, Fender, Kamman music, Meisel, Ovation by Luthier Randy Crosby. 202 Main St., Burlington.

802-865-3890, randolin@verizon. net, http://www.geocities.com/ randycrosby/repair.html.

Be Music Sale Be Music’s 19th annual Guitar Month Sale. All guitars, basses, amps and effects 10%-30% below catalog and internet prices. Even used stuff at or below cost. Across from Pizza Hut in Rutland. http:\www.bemu sicvt.com, 888-775-4030.

Beautiful Steinway 1929 Steinway Upright Piano. Magnificent. great tone. Perfect soundboard, keys, tuning, strings, body. Needs some work. $3000/ OBO. William 802-355-6234 or 802-899-6700.

GREAT STARTER CLUB Complete bar set up, seating plus stage set up, and a great affordable price. call maura @ 872-8673 or e-mail missmaurylee@yahoo.com, call and see 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.

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] ludwig Classic Maple Drums 6 piece maple drumset (14x6.5” metal snare), includes hardware and cases. Toms: 10x9”, 12x10”, 14x12”, 16x14” Bass: 22x18” Asking $800. John 985 8397.

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.

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.geoci ties.com/randycrosby/.

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.

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 ryankul howvick@myway.com.

Instruction Beginner Piano Lessons Adult students welcome! $20 per 45 minute lesson. 12 yrs. playing and 3 yrs. teaching experience.

Located in Burlington. Contact Tory at 802-860-1962.

DRUM LESSONS Energetic, professional drummer seeks students of all abilities for drum lessons.

About me: 27 yrs. old, 19 yrs. playing experience, Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz/Commercial Music, extensive touring experience in US and Europe. A real working drummer offering a customized curriculum, competitive rates and real results! I’ll even come to you, so can learn on your own drums.

Refs. avail. Contact steve@ste vehadeka.com or call anytime 802-658-6205.

Guitar Instruction Berklee graduate with classical background offers lessons in guitar, theory, and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach.

I enjoy teaching all ages/styles/ levels. Rick Belford 802-8647195, www.rickbelford.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 Lessons Adults and kids. Expert teacher avail. for lessons in piano (all genres), voice and songwriting, reasonable rates, please e-mail learnmu sicvt@yahoo.com.

Studio/ Rehearsal

Auditions/ Casting FEMALE MODELS WANTED: 1335, attractive, good complexion/ figure. Compensation: pictures, experience, work with several photographers. For interview call or email David Russell Photography, 373-1912/dave@daverussell. org, www.daverussell.org.

Creative Space Space 4 WebGraphicDesigner Bear Code seeks Web Graphic Designer to share Montpelier space.

Shared equipment: fax, Internet, color laser printer, conference area. Open floorplan, comfortable space. Call 802-225-1331.

For Sale 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 DEER ONES: Paintings & Repurposed Objects by Rachael Rice at Salaam Boutique, 40 State Street, in Montpelier. Runs through April.

Talent Registration Need 25 contestants to perform in a solo contest at Buono’s. Guitar, song, stand up, etc. Cash prize for finalist! Call 233-1474 for more information.

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.

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: buzzfer ver@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 and the Charlotte Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Thursday April 19, 2007 at the Town Hall to jointly hear the following application: 7:15 PM Final Plat Application #PC-07-06 of Robert and Nancy Bloch for a 2-lot subdivision of property located at 1188 Whalley Road. 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.

PUBLIC HEARING The City of South Burlington is considering making application to the State of Vermont for a Planning Grant under the Vermont Community Development Program.

A public hearing will be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 16th in the City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington to obtain the views of citizens on community development, to furnish information concerning the amount of funds available and the range of community development activities that may be undertaken under this program, the impact to any historic and archaeological resources that may be affected by the proposed project, and to give affected citizens the opportunity to examine the proposed statement of projected use of these funds. The proposal

is to apply for $30,000 in VCDP Funds which will be used to accomplish an economic census and study of the City of South Burlington in support of the Comprehensive Plan update and growth centers designation application.

Copies of the proposed application are available in the Department of Planning & Zoning at City Hall and may be viewed during the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM weekdays.

James C. Condos, Chairman South Burlington City Council STATE OF VERMONT

CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN COUNTY SS.

CIVIL ACTION DOCKET NO. S1409-06 TWO PROPERTIES, LLC

Plaintiff v.

Summons and Order for Publication MONA NAMAN and

PATRICK MCANDREW (Address Unknown)

Defendants To Defendant Patrick McAndrew: You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Richard D. Hecht, Esq., plaintiff ‘s attorney, whose address is, 233 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vermont, an answer to plaintiff ‘s complaint in the above-entitled action within 41 days after the date of the first publication of this summons, which is March 21, 2007. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

Your answer must also be filed with the court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the complaint, or if you believe that you have a counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.

Plaintiff’s action is for recovery of rent arrearages, fees and property damages. A copy of the complaint is on file and may be obtained at the office of the clerk of this court. Chittenden County Courthouse, Burlington, Vermont.

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon MARIKATE E. KELLEY, ESQ., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1233 Shelburne Road, Suite D-3, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, an answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint in the above-entitled action within 41 days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is March 21, 2007. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Your answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim, which you may have against plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the complaint, or if you believe that you have a counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you fell that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.

Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure against property owned by Francis P. Wilkins and Penelope L. Wilkins located at 1707 Lake Road, Milton Vermont, and alleges that you have a junior lien on the property being foreclosed and seeks to foreclose that lien. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the office of the Clerk of this Court, Chittenden Superior Court, 175 Main Street, P.O. Box 187, Burlington, Vermont 054020187.

It appearing from the Affidavit duly filed in the aboveentitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon the Defendant Denis Linehanl, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for 3 consecutive weeks on March 21, 2007, March 28, 2007 and April 4, 2007 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation in Chittenden County, where defendant is believed to reside, and a copy of this Order shall be mailed to the Defendant Denis Linehan at 1704 Tyler Bridge Road, Bristol, Vermont 05443, his last known address.

Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 15th day of March, 2007.

Matthew I. Katz____

Superior Court Judge

TD BANKNORTH, N.A., successor in Interest to Banknorth, N.A. Plaintiff, v.

CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. FRANCIS P. WILKINS, PENELOPE L. WILKINS, DENIS LINEHAN, AND JOHN AND/OR JANE DOE OCCUPANT(S).

Defendant(s).

SUMMONS AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Denis Linehan

DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636.

Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, and etc. Email Katherine at MKR27609@aol.com.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN IN CRISIS: Divorce, custody, relationship type support for men. Weekly meetings. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Universalist Unitarian, top of Church St., Burlington.

THE WOMEN’S RAPE CRISIS CENTER, in Burlington will be starting a support group for female survivors of sexual assault in early-mid April. Please call 864-0555 for information CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: Thursday, January 18, 1-3 p.m., and every third Thursday. Burlington Police Station Community Room. One North Ave., South Entrance, next to Battery Park. VT CFIDS Assoc., Inc. 1-800296-1445 voicemail, www.monkey swithswings.com/vtcfidds.html.

DEPRESSION: Support group for discussion, sharing insights, etc., for people living with depression.

Meets every Thursday, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Winooski Methodist Church.

Contact John, 802-324-0576.

MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800ACS-2345.

CENTRAL VT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS: Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. New members welcome. Facilitated by Patti Smith, MA & Kristi Petrochko, BA. Info, call Kristi at 802-2234744.

FAT FLUSHERS UNITE!: Do you need support starting or staying motivated on the Fat Flush Plan by Ann Louise Guittleman? FF support group starting in S. Burlington. Call Rhonda 864-0538x226 for details.

SQUEAKY WHEELS, RUSTY HINGES: Focus groups meets at the Branon’s Pool in St. Albans for socialization, maintaining, wellbeing, improving performance of daily activities by managing aches through sharing experiences and workout in the warm water. Meeting is free, one hour pool pass, swimsuit, required.

732-718-2613.

MEN’S GROUP FORMING: To read and discuss Warrin Farrill’s groundbreaking best selling book The Myth of Male Power. 802-343-0910.

SEPARATED BY ADOPTION?: Concerned United Birthparents, Inc. (CUB) announces local peer support group meeting in Burlington.

CUB meetings offer a safe, confidential, and nurturing environment to explore personal experiences related to adoption, relinquishment, search and reunion (or rejection). For those of us who have felt isolated, it is a tremendous relief to communicate with others who understand our experience. 3rd Tuesday of the month 6-7 PM. Unitarian Universalist Church on Pearl St., top of Church St., Burlington.

Free. Contact Judy, region1dir@ cubirthparents.org, 800-822-2777 ext. 1, www.CUBirthparents.org.

AL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153.

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Middlebury College is embarking on an ambitious initiative to implement the recommendations of its 10-year strategic plan and is looking for a few resultsoriented, energetic and enthusiastic staff to join our College Advancement team.

Middlebury is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college that is also home to the renowned summer Language Schools and the Bread Loaf School of English and Writers’ Conference. Located in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, the town of Middlebury offers excellent educational, medical, cultural, and recreational resources.

Come Join Our Team! Autumn Harp provides premium service and creative solutions in product development and manufacturing to the personal care market. Currently we’re seeking the following positions: Safety & Training Manager

Senior Development Officer for Graduate Programs

This full time position will report to Human Resources and will plan, direct and implement our safety and training programs to ensure a safe, healthy and accident-free work environment. Will be responsible for leading or coordinating a variety of training sessions, investigating incidents, workers’ comp programs, and maintaining safety records in compliance with local, state and federal programs, OSHA. College or technical degree; at least 5 years manufacturing experience; experienced in developing and delivering training; must be familiar with operations; strong interpersonal skills; attentive to details; able to work confidentially; a multi-tasker; able to work around hot pour perfumes.

Plan and coordinate endeavors to educate, engage and secure financial support from graduate constituents from the Language Schools, Bread Loaf School of English, and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Work closely with College Advancement colleagues and other College staff to develop outreach events/ programs and communications, coordinate annual giving programs, manage a pool of prospects seeking gifts in the $10,000 to $1 million range, and to increase life income gifts and bequests.

Document Control Specialist

Major Gifts Officer/Senior Development Officer

We seek someone who will work on the Quality Team to ensure documentation is current; maintain the nonconformance database; and ensure records, reports and databases are available and up to date.

Appropriate combination of education and experience desirable; superior word processing skills; adept multi-tasker; creative thinker & problem solver; able to stand and walk up to 8 hours/day; able to tolerate hot pour perfumes and fragrances.

Product Development Information Officer This full time position reports to our Packaging Engineer and supports the R&D Team by performing a variety of technical and administrative tasks that include: being accountable for data entry into production database (MRP); creation of new purchased / received items; creation of bills of materials (packaging and formulation); creation of detailed production line specifications which outline the expectations for a good quality product; works with customers & suppliers to co-ordinate all development of printed and custom-color materials, and other duties as assigned. Must be a selfNeed to place an employment ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 starter, extremely oriented, e m a i detail l m i cprocedure h e ldriven l e& organized, @ s e experienced v e n working d a yat asfastv pace, t . c o m highly computer literate, comfortable being accountable for own work. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required. Ability to differentiate colors in a variety of materials.

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Assistant Director of Annual Giving Cultivate and solicit alumni for leadership-level annual gifts. Manage alumni fundraising volunteers and associated fundraising programs. Develop and implement programs for training and education of volunteers and stewardship of annual donors. Coordinate special fundraising projects and/or events.

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Freeman French Freeman Architects has an immediate opening for a

Project Architect We are an award-winning architectural firm who is committed to excellence with a diverse project base in both the public and private sectors. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package in a dynamic creative environment with opportunities for growth.

Applicants must have solid technical expertise with AutoCAD, a working knowledge of building codes and zoning ordinances, and excellent interpersonal communication skills. The successful candidate will work closely with project designers and managers. Experience with specification writing a plus. Ten years experience, a professional architectural degree and registration are required.

Please email resume and cover letter to info@fffinc.com

You become successful the moment you start moving towards a worthwhile goal.

Community Inclusion Facilitators CVS is seeking creative and dedicated staff to provide one-on-one inclusion supports to a variety of individuals with developmental disabilities. Enjoy each workday as you assist individuals in reaching their goals. This is an excellent job for those first entering the field of human services or for those looking to continue their work with people.

We are currently hiring for the following fully benefited positions: • 29 hours per week, female preferred • 30.5 hours per week • 34.5 hours per week starting June 1. Perfect for College Graduate!

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These Monday through Friday positions are a great opportunity for you to make a difference in someone’s life while having fun at work! If you are interested in joining our diverse team, please submit a letter of interest and resume to:

Join an innovative organization and help deliver energy efficiency services within Vermont! If you’re an energetic and enthusiastic individual committed to reducing the monetary and environmental cost of energy use, please visit www.veic.org/aboutus.cfm to learn more about the following opportunities, our exceptional work environment and excellent benefits. EOE

OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: TERRITORY SPECIALIST Initiate, develop, and maintain relationships to spur energy savings in commercial, industrial, and residential markets in one of the following targeted areas and its surrounding territory: St. Albans, Chittenden County, Newport and Southern Vermont. (Applications due 4/9/07)

RETAIL ACCOUNT MANAGER

Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@cvsvt.org.

Working with St. Albans area retailers and community and other business partners. Recruit, develop, and maintain relationships, and provide training, marketing, and merchandising support related to sale of energy efficient products. Identify possible energy efficiency, marketing and/or community outreach opportunities and coordinate community energy initiatives with community leaders, retail partners, and VEIC staff. (Applications due 4/9/07)

Home Provider Needed

OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS ENERGY SERVICES:

Seeking an individual to share their home with a gentleman who has been diagnosed with a developmental disability and dementia. This man is at his best when residing with a male home provider. He enjoys listening to the radio, discussing radio and television personalities, music, camping, cooking and he works part-time.

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

The ideal person will be patient, have strong interpersonal and communication skills and have the desire to make a positive impact on the life of another by increasing their quality of life. A generous, tax-free stipend, training and ongoing supervision are provided. For more information, please contact: DORIS CLAYTON-VIENS at dclayton@cvsvt.org or 655-0511 extension 114.

Champlain Vocational Services 512 Troy Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446 (802) 655-0511, Fax: (802) 655-5207 E.O.E.

Develop, refine, and coordinate energy analysis tools and technical resources, such as energy analysis methods, energy efficiency measure characterizations, reference information, and systems, for delivery of high quality technical energy efficiency information, assistance, and training to market teams, staff, and customers. Burlington, VT position. (Applications due 4/9/07)

PROJECT MANAGERS Identify opportunities and encourage energy-efficiency-focused improvements in existing and proposed industrial, commercial and multi-family buildings. Perform technical and financial analysis and advise building owners, facility managers, developers, architects, engineers and contractors. Open positions in southern and northwestern Vermont.

(Positions open until filled)

Please send a cover letter and resume to: resume@veic.org or mail to: VEIC Recruitment 255 S. Champlain Street, Suite 7 Burlington, VT 05401

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Call Center Manager/Superstar WTSmed is an ecologically and socially conscious botanical and nutraceutical company that is dedicated to manufacturing high quality natural medicines. We organize annual medical conferences and maintain a referral list for physicians who use our protocols and products. Our office is located in downtown Montpelier.

Utility Position

Job description: We are looking for an extremely independent person to take full responsibility for managing our call center. This entails: taking orders from physicians, providing customer service to our clients, keeping clients updated on conferences and products, maintaining our physicians referral list, troubleshooting logistics problems, and ensuring that orders are taken and shipped in a timely manner. The job also includes some bookkeeping, and budget tracking of the call center. This position will be for a minimum of 30 hours a week.

(Floor Custodian/Back-Up Driver) Wake Robin, Vermont’s only Continuing Care Retirement Community, has a full-time Utility position opportunity. This position performs routine custodial floor/carpet cleaning and maintenance, assists with room set-ups and housekeeping services, and functions as transportation back-up as needed. Typical schedule is Sun-Tues, 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., 24 hours per week, and includes many outstanding benefits such as competitive starting hourly rate of $10-$10.50, paid leave accrual, access to medical and dental, free life and disability insurance as well as matched immediately vested optional retirement savings. If you have excellent customer service skills, experience with commercial floor care, and have or can obtain valid Vermont Driver’s License, which must be free of any DWI convictions as well as any combination of moving violations or accidents that exceed three in number, you should apply. Timely applications strongly encouraged.

We are looking for someone who is innovative, an independent thinker and problem solver, friendly, a great communicator, has prior experience in business, has excellent computer/technology skills (minimum- Excel, Word, database, internet), and has an engaging phone personality. Attention to detail is essential for this job! Some basic interest and awareness in holistic lifestyles and medicine is important, as well as a high level of ethics.

Compensation: Starting hourly wage of $17 per hour, plus health benefits. We are dedicated to creating a healthy and enjoyable work environment.

Apply at our Community Center 200 Wake Robin Drive, Shelburne, VT 05482 OR fax resume to HR at (802)264-5146 Questions? Contact Tammy at 264-5130. EOE

Please email your resume and letter of interest to Michael Friedman at MFriedman@WTSmed.com, or fax to 916 404-6798.

Preliminary interviews will start May 1, and position begins on June 15th.

Vermont Parent Information Center

Lead SaLeS aSSociate This position is responsible for hiring, training and motivating sales team. Maintaining policies & procedures, developing outbound calling/lead generation programs and producing reports. The perfect candidate has an enthusiasm for travel and a desire to learn about history, wine, and unique discovery opportunities in our many tour locations.

Project coordinator – Pirc Part-time 28 hours/week Statewide family support organization serving families of children and youth with special needs and others is seeking candidate to manage grant project; will coordinate activities among project partners, carry out specific program activities, and oversee implementation, completion, and evaluation of program. Bachelor’s degree in education or related field required; Master’s degree preferred. Must also have experience with project management and excellent writing and communication skills, and knowledge of Vermont and federal education laws and systems.

This position requires solid computer and typing skills, an inviting personality, strong written and oral communication skills, and attention to detail. Proven sales experience is a must.

assistive technology Project director Pt 30 hours

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Non-profit organization helping families of children with special needs seeks energetic, motivated individual with lots of initiative as well as technical skills to run AT program. Will demonstrate adaptive devices/software to families and professionals, procure AT equipment and project funding, promote project throughout state, establish equipment exchange program on Web. Must be ATP certified or willing to obtain certification. Excellent communication and computer skills required.

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A Division of the Howard Center 102 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT 05401 www.HowardCenter.org

Candidates must be self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills as well as a desire to offer excellent guest service. Knowledge of Par Springer-Miller or similar property management software a plus, but will train the right candidate. Friendly work environment, competitive pay and benefits. Please apply in person or forward resume to ari@pitcherinn.com.

Shared Living Provider

LOOKING FOR A professionally challenging and rewarding HOME BASED CAREER? Howard Community Services is pleased to announce a state-wide Shared Living Provider search for a charming and bright 22-year-old woman who is deaf. Best match would be a female or couple without children, who enjoy an active lifestyle. This young woman enjoys horseback riding, skiing, sewing, and arts & crafts. Provider must be fluent in ASL and have some experience supporting individuals with mental health and developmental issues. Earn an annual $35,000 tax-free stipend along with a generous respite budget and excellent ongoing support and training.

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ADULT INTERVENTION COORDINATOR

Exceptional individual sought for team leader position of a residential treatment program for adults & adolescents with a dual diagnosis of developmental disabilities and/or emotional/behavioral/mental health issues.

Position entails program development and implementation, ongoing oversight & case management. Our multidisciplinary approach to service delivery, coupled with our team-based culture make HCS an exceptional place to work. Strong communication and supervisory skills required.

Bachelor’s degree in human service field plus two to three years of relevant experience required. Knowledge of Vermont legal system desired.

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True North Wilderness Program is seeking motivated individuals to work directly with at-risk teens providing 24-hour supervision in the outdoors for 2 weeks on. Guides must be 21, pass drug screenings, federal background check & have a college degree.

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Division Marketing Manager This position will manage the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of marketing initiatives to support the enrollment and financial goals of the Division of Online & Continuing Education. Working as a member of the College’s marketing team and directly with Division staff, the Division Marketing Manager will promote an expanded adult education brand and strategic plan that adds value to the College. As the primary liaison between the Division and the Marketing Department, the successful candidate will work with internal and external resources to focus on all Division-related marketing activities, including strategic planning, publications development, online and traditional advertising, and Website development.

• Field Hockey Coordinator • Tennis Counselors • Gymnastics Counselors • Soccer Officials *Current Certifications are required for pool staff.* For additional information, please visit our website at www.ejhs.k12.vt.us. To apply, submit an application to Essex Junction Recreation and Parks Department: 75 Maple Street, Essex Junction VT 05452 or Call 878-1375 for more information. EOE

The position reports to the Director of Marketing with direction, operating and financial parameters and approvals from the Division of Online & Continuing Education.

A track record of marketing expertise with 3-5 years of continuing education/adult education marketing experience and a BA/BS degree in marketing, public relations, business, journalism or mass communications is required. Master’s degree preferred.

DevelopMent research officer The College’s Development office has recently expanded and is looking for an individual who will take the lead in the identification of potential leadership donors and management of the new prospect research program.

The new staff member will apply knowledge of prospect research skills and fundraising strategies; and as an integral member of the development team facilitate relationship building with prospects and donors who provide the foundation for the College’s ongoing fundraising efforts.

The successful candidate will have a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 3-5 years of prospect/development research experience in an education or nonprofit environment; possess strong analytical, time management, and excellent communication skills. Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, selfmotivated with attention to detail is critical. Must be able to identify and problem solve, translate ideas into actionable steps, be proficient in MS Office, web-based research, and database operations and usage. Having the highest standards of confidentiality and discretion is essential.

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Responsibilities for this role will include a blend of non-traditional and traditional audits, including assistance with Sarbanes-Oxley implementation requirements, consultation on product/system pre-implementations and process reviews. National Life Group® is committed to supporting the incumbent with opportunities for continuing professional development and use of leading edge audit technology.This position is exposed to sensitive and confidential information, therefore it is a requirement of the incumbent to be trustworthy and of the highest integrity. Candidates must have the confidence and interpersonal skills to work with all levels of employees in the development of effective and productive relationships throughout the organization.

A qualified candidate for the position of Senior Auditor must have all of the following skills: • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Economics.

• Current professional certification (CPA, CIA, CFSA, CISA, CFE) is preferred and the ability to complete all required continuing education requirements.

• Minimum of 2-4 years experience in the field of internal audit and/or public accounting with an emphasis in financial services.

• Insurance experience is preferred, specifically knowledge of annuity products and operations.

• Understanding of project management principles and experience in the planning and execution of non-traditional audits.

• Experience in Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and/or compliance management is preferred.

• Be able to manage time effectively.

• Be able to work independently.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both oral and written, and to facilitate effective discussion among a small or large group to complete a specific objective.

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Champlain College values, supports and encourages diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives of students, faculty and staff.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This key position leads IT audits, provides internal control and business consulting, and conducts pre-implementation project audits while partnering with business units. Responsibilities include: facilitation of SOX implementation and compliance, including training, document quality assurance, and oversight; providing direct assistance to external auditors for year-end audit; and, as a member of the audit team, plan and execute annual internal audit activities.

In this role you will partner with assigned business units to monitor and assess business risks, provide counsel and technical advice to management, and participate on project implementation teams to assess and advise on risk, controls and process efficiency. This job requires occasional travel.

Our ideal candidate will have: • A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• 5+ years IT audit experience.

• Current professional certification (CISA preferred).

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The Children’s Division is seeking individuals for the Children’s Case Management and Behavioral Interventionist Programs. These positions encompass direct care for children, working across the environments of community and school, and focus on team building and service coordination with other professionals. Qualified individuals should have experience assessing, supporting and addressing various behavioral and social/emotional issues with children and families. Qualified applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree or have comparative experience working with challenging children within the social services field. Positions are full-time and offer an excellent benefits package.

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NCSS is seeking a new addition to its Intensive Family-Based Services team. The IFBS team provides in-home, family-based clinical and support services to families who may be experiencing mental health, emotional and/or behavioral challenges, and who may have children at risk of being placed outside of the home. The ideal candidate will have a mental health background and experience with assessment, advocacy, life skill training and service coordination, as well as superior collaboration and communication skills. A graduate degree in a human services field, or a Bachelor’s degree plus four years’ experience working with children and families. A valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle are required.

Come work with us! Why? Because men are fun clients and you will make excellent money.

AUtISM CASE MANAGER

Developmental Services Division is seeking right team member to provide case management for children with Autism. The case manager will provide assistance to families raising a child with ASD. Services will be based on the needs of the family, including but not limited to: acting as a resource, providing research and training, encouraging parent advocacy, providing support as a team member, including co-visits with other service providers, helping families to identify the strengths, challenges and needs of the child and helping families with service coordination and scheduling. Bachelor’s degree preferred and experience working with children with ASD. Please send cover letter and resume. For more information, call Debbie at 802-524-0574, ext. 229.

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Interested in being part of a group that includes a supportive team of therapists, coverage of your after hours emergencies, and efficient billing staff? We are currently seeking a full-time Licensed Therapist. The ideal candidate will be a generalist with a MSW/LICSW (other licensure considered), experience treating children, adolescents, adults and families. Experience with substance abuse, DBT and group treatment desirable. This fee-for-service position has excellent individual earning potential and a complete benefits package. Some evening hours required. Also interested in part-time Licensed Therapist willing to work late afternoons and evenings on a contract feefor-service basis. Clinic located close to Interstate & is a short commute from Burlington & surrounding areas.

Visit our website for a complete listing of our job opportunites: www.ncssinc.org.

We are so busy that you will make money right away and build your own clientele quickly.

Full- or part-time positions available.

Collaborative Solutions Corporation is seeking several Recovery and Nursing positions for our new Community Recovery Residence located in Williamstown, VT.

Call Jennifer at 802-863-5511 for a confidential interview.

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Contracted positions: Looking for LNAs with experience and outstanding work history. Must be compassionate and desire to work with traditional and alternative therapies. Work is with high needs individuals in an exciting new program. Pay is $12.00/hr. and work is in St. Albans, VT. Excellent work environment. Must be able to work weekends and weekdays. Potential for professional growth for the right individuals. Please contact Shimon at 802-343-9951 and leave a message.

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Looking for the right person to share their home in Franklin County with an engaging middle-aged man. Home Provider would need to be able to set firm, clear boundaries, provide close supervision and monitoring, be able to set goals and work as part of a team. Training and support would be provided on an on-going basis. This person would have regular breaks. If you are interested in a challenge and want to make a difference in someone’s life please call Gordon at 802-524-0574, ext. 225.

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Needed for weeklong summer camp for 160 middle-high school age musicians. Position involves roughly 40 hours of prep work making housing assignments & coordinating staff tasks. CPR/FA certifications required. Oversee staff of seven counselors. Supervise registration, daily activities, and evening events. Implement parietal rules (curfew, visiting, noise, etc). Work alongside faculty of fabulous musicians and educators. Must have experience with students, strong leadership skills, and a good sense of humor.

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Needed to work for the person hired to be the Student Life Director (see above). No musical background required. CPR/FA/LGT certifications a plus. Assist with registration, oversee parietal rules, perform nightly curfew check-in. Keep our students safe while fostering a fun, educational environment.

Looking for a highly organized person with good writing skills, computer proficiency, and administrative experience. BA and experience with AmeriCorps preferred.

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Designer with Kitchen/Bath expertise sought for fast-paced Middlebury company. Do you have a passion for interior and kitchen design? Do you enjoy engaging customers? Can you juggle multiple tasks while working with a variety of personalities? Do you need a company where you can spread your wings? If so, we are looking for you. We are looking for an interior designer to work within our architectural department.

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Real Estate and Community Development Company seeking a Sales and Marketing Associate to join our Team.

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GallaGhEr, Flynn & CoMpany, llp Major Area Insurance Powerhouse seeks

Technical Writer

Commercial Lines Leader!

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.

For your experience with customers and commercial lines youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get an excellent compensation package, a strong benefits package, and a time-off plan that will have you the envy of your friends.

In this family-oriented professional environment, large and small clients come to you for insurance solutions and you are the point person in fielding claim questions, upgrade requests, and scenarios like: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you help me understand a policy audit? How do I as a business owner select the right products to protect my investments?â&#x20AC;?

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This is a fun environment where you have a lot of diversity and where responsibility brings reward.

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Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll invest in your education and professional development and your on-going learning. Want to know more?

The new LaQuinta Inn & Suites has F/T and P/T positions available for energetic and enthusiastic people. Our upbeat, positive atmosphere complements our employment package: competitive wages, health, dental, vision & life insurance options, hotel discounts & 401K. Apply in person at 1285 Williston Road, South Burlington.

FAMILY STYLE ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Apply in person at 1127 North Ave., Ethan Allen Shopping Center

Email Karen Mitchell today: mitchtl@gmail.com

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DRÂŽ Power Equipment, manufacturer and marketer of the DRÂŽ line of outdoor power equipment, is looking for customer-oriented SALES PROFESSIONALS to staff our busy inbound call center in Vergennes. ONLY 22 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON, JUST OFF ROUTE 7.

The ideal candidate must have sales experience, enjoy selling, be results-oriented and comfortable working on a computer.

LPN/Medical Assistant

wanted for 32 hrs/wk to work in a busy dermatological practice.

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These positions are seasonal and our training classes start soon. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this great opportunity!

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University of Vermont Need place ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 If you can work in atobusy, nonan conventional office environment, this is the place for you.

Adventure Ropes Course Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on a quest for an experienced accounting assistant to help with Accounts Payable Looking for adventuresome educators! and various other general accounting duties.

To us place an employment ad call that Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 Training Help manage the great relationships we Facilitator have with our vendors and team members.

8am - 5pm April 28 and 29, 2007 Great interpersonal skills ( that means that you really like to work with people and Outdoors; dress appropriately. Basic technical skills they really like to work with you.) Associates and facilitation skills are covered as well as experiencing degree a plus with 2-3 years of accounting a full progression on our course. $75 ($50 for UVM experience required. with Excel, Online @Confident sevendaysvt.com staff and students). Outdoor and/or general education Word and accounting software. experience preferred but not necessary. Part-time work E-mail resume to jobs@magichat.net with the through October. subject â&#x20AC;&#x153;Accounting Assistantâ&#x20AC;? or snail mail Call Andrea Kane at 802-656-9111 resume to: Magic Hat Brewing Company, if you have questions, for directions, 5 Bartlett Bay Road, South Burlington, VT. and to register â&#x20AC;&#x201C; space limited.

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Experienced automotive mechanic needed.

ASE certification a plus.

Good benefits and starting pay. Call Kevin at

KalKreuth roofing and Sheet Metal is looking for

Experience Roofers

Full-time, part-time, seasonal and year round.

We will train the right people. Great working environment and pay.

Call Gerry at 802-999-3619

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or mail resume to: Petropreneur LLC, 7 Commerce Ave. So. Burlington, VT 05403

Climb High is seeking full-time, year-round salespeople for both retail locations. Must have a passion for the outdoors, expertise in outdoor gear and apparel, and have excellent customer service skills.

Please send a cover letter and resume to judy@climbhighretail.com or Climb High Employment 2438 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482.

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Drug-free, smoke-free workplace.

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April-Nov season. Send resume to: lindenlandscaping@gmavt.net or 2953 Lake Street, Addison, VT 05491

General cleaner needed for P/T early morning position in an upscale retail store. Pay up to $8.50/hr. Need a clean police report. EOE

Small firm seeking attorney licensed in Vermont for general family, civil, criminal and probate practice.

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Lamoille County Mental Health Services Lamoille County Mental Health Services is a designated provider of developmental and mental health services now celebrating 40 years of service to the community.

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Respite Providers and Community Integration Specialists 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.

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VLCT is renewing its search for a Manager to provide hands-on leadership to its risk management for the property, casualty and workers’ compensation insurance pool owned by Vermont municipalities. The successful candidate is an experienced, goal-oriented professional who works well both as a team leader and team member.

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Interested candidates should send a confidential cover letter, resumé and names/phone numbers of three references via email to: jobsearch@vlct.org with “Manager,

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