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CRAVEN MORE As someone who knew Jay Craven in his Vietnam-era incarnation, I was very disappointed to see this one-time student radical and “People’s Peace Treaty” campaigner providing a radio testimonial to FairPoint [“FairPoint Accused of ‘Hail Mary’ Advertising,” November 28]. The testimonial is now being used in its current public relations campaign to promote an anti-worker, anti-consumer deal with Verizon. In Kevin Kelley’s article . . . Craven claimed that his praise for the company’s Internet service was “not meant as any judgment on other issues involved, about which I knew nothing and am not in a position to judge.” Thanks to Kelley’s reporting, we now know that Craven has been a past recipient of a Verizon grant for one of his films. One wonders whether this corporate largesse — as deserving as the funding may have been — has affected Jay’s “judgment” on a key public policy dispute in Vermont? In any event, he could easily have become better informed about the important labor and consumer “issues involved” by reading Seven Days’ excellent reporting on the contested Verizon sale to FairPoint — part of widespread regional media coverage which began in the
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burning at the stake, a far more effective community event we can bring the kiddies to. Burning at the stake has a rich history in Western civilization. It attracts gala crowds who will dash to Wal-Mart to buy the latest game, “Burning Billy and Betty at the Stake,” which has already outpaced sales of “Waterboard the Bastard.” Fox News will have tons of footage for those who can’t attend due to work, incarceration or chronic
illness. Shops, cafés, souvenir kiosks and hotdog stands will vie for business. Churches will see hordes of new believers. A new industry will thrive on bets of who burns next. New websites devoted to appropriate burning attire, nonskid burning booties and cameras that don’t melt will blossom. Best of all, burning will satisfy the curiosity of all those MORE LETTERS >> 18A
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BRATTLEBORO — Small-town rumor mills have always churned out juicy gossip. But when these often-personal grumblings make their way into the local media, they can sometimes turn into lawsuits. And while traditional newspaper editors are well acquainted with the line between lively and libel, bloggers typically aren’t. A lawsuit filed recently against the popular website iBrattleboro.com suggests citizen journalists may have to think twice about letting it rip. The lawsuit alleges iBrattleboro and its owners Lisa LePage and Christopher Grotke are responsible for defamatory com-
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ments posted there by user David Dunn, who is also named in the suit filed on November 16 in Windham County Superior Court. The 4-year-old website, which is frequently touted as a model for citizen journalism, provides an outlet for residents to post breaking news stories or local events — a sort of online town crier. The suit’s plaintiff, Effie Mayhew, worked with Dunn at a Brattleboro-based community emergency-service agency known as Rescue, Inc., where Dunn served as executive director. The comments are part of what has become a very public spat over Dunn’s exit from his post. Dunn was responding to what he interpreted as Mayhew’s public criticism of his leadership skills. According to the lawsuit, on September 30 Dunn posted comments alleging Mayhew took part in an adulterous on-the-job affair. Mayhew says it isn’t true. “As a result of the defamation” the lawsuit claims, she “has received anonymous telephone calls using
Other than a brief posting on iBrattleboro, LePage and Grotke aren’t talking. “What we can say is that we believe the suit to be without merit and will be taking appropriate legal action,” the couple wrote November 27 on iBrattleboro. LePage and Grotke have since filed a motion asking that the case be thrown out of court. They also removed Dunn’s comment from the site. Mayhew’s lawyer, Margot L. Stone, refused a request for an interview through a representative from her office, who also said Mayhew was not available for comment. Indiscretions aside, the legal debate is about whether iBrattleboro, which doesn’t moderate comments, should be held responsible for an allegedly libelous web posting. Not surprisingly, Vermont bloggers have strong opinions on the subject — and this specific case. IBrattleboro’s supporters argue the site will not be found liable for Dunn’s posting, citing Section
able for content that’s submitted by a third party,” he tells Seven Days. “There’s some very limited exceptions to that usually involving some extensive editing or changing of the comment . . . I don’t see any allegations in the complaint that Mayhew has filed that would make those exceptions applicable.” Jim Maxwell, attorney for LePage and Grotke, questions whether Mayhew “has a leg to stand on.” “Old media” has a different view. The Brattleboro Reformer published an editorial about the iBrattleboro suit on November 30. On December 3, the Rutland Herald weighed in — the same editorial appeared in the Times Argus on December 5. Citing disagreement among legal experts, all the newspaper editorials seemed to support Mayhew’s claim against iBrattleboro. The case “hits at the center of a gray area in electronic law, and as such, may well wind up in the U.S. Supreme Court before all is BLOGGERS >> 13A
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Silberberg argues that NEBCO’s stations remain responsive to their local markets even though the company’s Vermont programming includes little local content other than sports. “We’ve taken radio stations that don’t have financial viability or listeners and spent money to save them,” Silberberg says. He says WFAD was in bankruptcy when purchased from Kathryn Messner — wife of Vermont TV weatherman Tom Messner — reportedly for $180,000. And WFAD, along with a few other NEBCO stations in Vermont, does regularly air local school sports as well as occasional live coverage of community events, Silberberg points out. The switch to ESPN, which fills about 90 percent of WFAD’s
Ed Flanagan, a NEBCO coowner based in Montpelier at The Point, says its eclectic rock ’n’ roll programming is the product of local decision-making. Flanagan also defends The Point’s self-definition as “Vermont’s independent radio network” on the grounds that NEBCO is a comparatively small company that cedes autonomy to its stations’ program directors. “Local radio is economically viable,” Flanagan adds. “Local news isn’t economically viable because the advertising money needed for it isn’t available.” What about Vermont Public Radio? VPR has vastly expanded its state news coverage in the past few years.
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airtime, reflects the failure of Middlebury-area advertisers and listeners to support the station’s local news-and-talk format, Silberberg adds. Audiences “vote with their ears,” he says, suggesting that nearly wall-to-wall ESPN coverage “seems to be what the market wants.” Many more listeners tune to stations now owned by NEBCO than when they were locally oriented, Silberberg adds. But neither he nor two other NEBCO executives were able to provide specific listenership comparisons. And while declining to reveal financial results for his privately held company, Silberberg did say NEBCO is “profitable — but not as profitable as we could be if we didn’t do community service.” The company has Vermont roots, he adds. It was Dudley Davis, former head of Merchants Bank in Burlington, who agreed in 1984 to “take a chance on some kids with no experience but with a vision,” Silberberg recalls. The Merchants loan enabled the new company to purchase WNCS from Jeb Spaulding, Vermont’s state treasurer.
That’s been possible, Silberberg responds, because VPR is part of a listener-supported national operation that’s at least partly insulated from free-market forces. A few of NEBCO’s Vermont properties do continue to run regular local newscasts, adds Richard DeLancey, a company vice president for marketing. He says many of the stations also air community calendars. “We run a heck of a lot more local stuff than many other radio stations in Vermont,” he says, but acknowledges NEBCO’s local news spots don’t involve much original reporting. Mark Johnson, longtime host of a Vermont-focused talk show on locally owned WDEV, agrees that radio news with a down-home flavor “does require a substantial investment.” But Johnson adds that “there’s a real need and desire” for news of this sort — as WDEV’s own financial success demonstrates. The trend toward generic radio programming may nonetheless prove unstoppable, he says. “I feel like a dinosaur working for a dinosaur. We may be the last of a dying breed,” Johnson laments. >
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said and done,” the Herald and Argus piece suggested. “In essence, [CDA 230] as it stands has created two classes of speech, with Internet speech protected in ways other forms of speech are not.” The Reformer editorial noted that LePage and Grotke “are doing good work, but they are not immune to libel law. They unfortunately forgot an important principle that might have prevented this suit — a timely correction of false or defamatory information and a formal apology.” Vermont bloggers have chalked up the newspapers’ reaction to “media envy.” “This seems to be an opportunity for these folks to get their digs in,” says John Odum, who oversees greenmountaindaily.com, a left-wing political blog. “Mainstream journalists, they’re still coming to terms with blogs, and this is something that lays bare the little bits of friction between these two content providers,” says Philip Baruth, a University of Vermont English professor and liberal blogger who publishes at vermontdailybriefing.com. “It didn’t surprise me that both papers jumped on the opportunity to say, ‘You blogs have been having a high old time, but remember there’s a piper to pay.’” “I’m sorry if the bloggers felt that this was an attack on them,” says Herald Editor Randal Smathers,
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who authored one of the editorials and describes himself as “a fan” of iBrattleboro. “I think there needs to be a level playing field.” “Any medium should be held to the standards of accuracy,” adds Reformer Editorial Page Editor Randy Holhut. “If what gets published or what gets posted or what gets aired doesn’t meet the standards, then you’re legally liable for it.” Ardia, Baruth and Odum agree the Herald’s prediction about the Supreme Court is highly unlikely and ignores the legal hurdles CDA 230 presents. There is no “gray area” in this case, they say. “When I read the editorials in the Reformer and the Times Argus, I was just thinking, ‘What the hell are they talking about?’” says JD Ryan, who also blogged about the iBrattleboro case on his website, fivebeforechaos.com. The Plainfield-based blogger says the newspapers are “spinning” the story to give the suit more credibility than it deserves. “Yes, a lot of people think this is settled law,” acknowledges Smathers. But “with any innovation, it tends to take some time before all the permutations have been settled in the courts. I happen to side with the folks who think all the permutations have not been figured out.” Interestingly, Odum did see fit to add a disclaimer regarding user comments to greenmountaindaily.com after the iBrattleboro
case came to light, he says, as “a good-faith effort to make it clear we’re doing our due diligence.” Ryan is also considering adding a disclaimer, which some bloggers contend will be the only result of Mayhew’s suit. “Overall, the CDA is intended to benefit society by creating an open, robust medium for speech,” says Harvard’s Ardia. If website operators faced liability for user comments and were forced to police their sites, he says many would simply turn off the commenting options. If that happens, Odum says, “chest-thumping rivalries” between new and old media, and the tendency for traditional media to “look down their nose” at bloggers, can be held partially to blame. “They are only hurting us all,” he says. “God help us all if they invite further restrictions on freedom of speech.” The Herald’s Smathers and the Reformer’s Holhut both say there’s a double standard when it comes to print media and Internet libel law, but don’t feel their stance on the iBrattleboro case has anything to do with a new-media rivalry. “We don’t see this as the evil corporate media trying to slap down the plucky little citizen journalism website,” says Holhut. “They should be held to the same standard as everyone else,” says Smathers. “If they didn’t matter, nobody would sue them.” >
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been the law back in March 1981, that Independent challenger by the name of Bernie Sanders, who won with 40.1 percent of the popular vote, might be in a different line of work today.) As for Bob Kiss, the Quiet Man was top dog with 39 percent of the votes as voters’ first choice. Democratic State Sen. Hinda Miller, who had a well-funded campaign with well-known supporters, was second with 31 percent. And Republican Kevin Curley, a former city councilor, finished third with 26 percent. Then the brand new instant run-off system kicked in under the guidance of Director of Elections Jo LaMarche. She and her crew quickly totaled the secondchoice votes and announced the Quiet Man had won a decisive victory over Hinda, the not-so-quiet Democrat. Kiss beat Miller 4761-3986. Democracy in action. And Monday night’s unanimous passage by the Burlington City Council of the controversial, contentious zoning rewrite indicates Mayor Kiss is able to get the job done despite critics who describe him as a “oneterm wonder.� Monday afternoon, yours truly dropped by for a chat. The Quiet Man was in good spirits, having just gotten word from Burlington’s Chief Administrative Officer Jonathan Leopold that Moody’s had maintained the Queen City’s Aa3 bond rating. Like his
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reporter they had to lock out was a distinguished old-timer of the Vermont airwaves: Andy Potter from WGOP, er, sorry, WCAXTV. Potter told Ch. 3 viewers Saturday evening that the House Republicans justified holding their caucus behind closed doors by “calling it a planning session rather than an official party caucus.” A week earlier, House Democrats held their pre-session caucus with the doors open. As one scribe noted over in the “Freyne Land” blogosphere: What the hell is this tiny minority worried about? That somebody will actually press them to come up with an idea on their own? Or that someone will be there to witness their complete inability to do so? Fair question, eh? In the Trenches — That how Sen. Patrick J. Leahy sounded Tuesday during a break in the negotiations on Capitol Hill. The Vermonter had spent all morning in “line-by-line” negotiations on the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA). The former Chittenden County State’s Attorney, like most Americans, has a problem with the warrantless wiretapping the Bush administration has made legal in recent years under the guise of fighting terrorism. This shredding of the Constitution comes from the same team that lied to the American people about the late Saddam Hussein’s WMDs, his threat to our nation and much, much more. Yet, despite those lies, the Bush White House rules on. Why? Because we still have a Constitution and President George W. Bush still has veto power, explained St. Patrick. “It’s like turning a ship around,” he said with a sigh. “There’s been more than one filibuster a week,” he told us. “It’s unprecedented. There’s never been an experience like this in the history of the country.” As long as the GOP holds tight and prevents the Democrats and GOP defectors from getting the 60 votes required to halt debate, the Senate stalemates will continue. If you feel depressed, you are not alone. But let’s not forget the Vietnam War of the 1960s and ’70s, the senator reminded us, a war likewise based on lies and propaganda. “All but one member of the U.S. Senate voted for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,” noted St. Patrick. “Everybody was in favor of the war in Vietnam.” But then “the new group of senators” elected in November 1974 came in, Leahy among them, “and within six months you couldn’t find anybody who supported the Vietnam War.” People who voted for the war in Iraq “because it was the popular thing to do will wish they
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hadn’t,� said St. Patrick. “Just like people who voted to give away our constitutional rights because it’s momentarily the popular thing normally end up regretting that they did.� Patience. “I’m hopeful,� said Sen. Leahy. “I’m far more hopeful than I’ve been in years.�
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FREE PASS I’ve been to Canada many times in my 55 years of life. I’ve been interviewed and strip-searched, had vehicles searched with fine-tooth combs and drug dogs [“Crossing the Line,� December 5]. But on October 28, something odd happened. My son, his girlfriend, my girlfriend and I had all gone to Montreal to hear the band Spiritualized play at the Spectrum. Our plan was to drive back to Vermont after the show. I had already warned my son that the border crossing might be a little tedious. We were ready with our papers and approached the border, which was quiet during those wee hours of the morning. In fact, there wasn’t another vehicle in sight, and we hadn’t followed or met one for several miles before we got to the crossing. My son drove up to the booth. Imagine our surprise to find no one inside. We waited, thinking that someone would come out in short order. Perhaps the officer had been called away for some reason. We waited some more. Still, no one came out. The building did have a few lights on inside, but we couldn’t see anyone moving around. After
several minutes, my son asked what I thought we should do. I said that maybe we should drive ahead a bit. That would probably get someone’s attention. He drove through perhaps four or five car lengths and stopped. Again we waited. There was nobody there. “Well...?� my son asked. I told him to just go. We would probably get a mile or so down the road and be pulled over. We were not. In fact, we drove all the way back to South Burlington without getting pulled over, and neither he nor I have ever heard anything from anyone about the night we crossed the Highgate border without showing any identification or answering any questions. Considering the times we live in, I still find this extremely strange. William Gay SOUTH BURLINGTON
ANTIOCH’S HUMANITY It is near impossible to explain Antioch to those who have not attended the school [“As Progressive Education Fades, Vermonters Mobilize,� November 28]. Elizabeth Skarie’s musings on Antioch as forming a “part of my identity I’ll never shed� echo my own feelings on the institution, which I went to straight out of high school in 2003 and left a year later. Antioch is a special place, much
in the vein of San Francisco in the late 1960s. Antioch brings with it a sense of community like no other, a spirit of freedom, individuality and exploration. Antioch is far from perfect, to be sure. While attending, one becomes accustomed to student hostilities over identity politics or the repercussions of the school’s financial strains. Yet, whether most people recognize it or not, the potential closing of this institution would be beyond a shame; it would mark the end of a school that has built a legacy of successfully granting degrees and transforming individuals. “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.� That is the Antioch school motto, which I believe aptly describes the sentiment alums and dropouts alike feel for this school: that Antioch is itself a victory for humanity worth fighting for. Sarah Grillo BURLINGTON
AD-SCUSE ME? Your newspaper recently published a full-page advertisement that contained a statement that is absolutely false [November 14]. No ifs, ands or buts about it. The Vermont Yankee ad stated the Vermont Yankee energy is “produced with no greenhouse gas emissions.� This is simply not true. Whether you are for or against Vermont Yankee, you must
admit that nuclear power does in fact produce significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. This occurs during the mining and enrichment of the uranium fuel, as well as during the construction of the plant and the disposal of the spent fuel. The emissions are significantly less than coal or gas but significantly more than wind or solar. They’re certainly not zero. If you doubt this, read Insurmountable Risks — The Danger of Using Nuclear Power to Combat the Global Warming Crisis, by Brice Smith, or check one of these web sites: www.nirs.org or www.beyondnuclear.org More importantly, it is now clear that the climate crisis requires us to act quickly. Nuclear plants take a long time to build and cost a lot of money. We simply do not have the time or money to waste. Considering this and the other risks and problems associated with nuclear power, it is very clear that nuclear is not the answer. Energy conservation and renewable energy sources are much more viable solutions to the climate crisis. Peter Blose BARNET
IT’S YOUR RIGHT According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. health care system costs more per person than any other nation, yet it only ranks 37th for overall effectiveness. Peter Freyne aptly describes the mantra
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native to the stress, and excess, of commercialized Christmas. Which is a really compelling reason for others to take on the project. Toward that end, Lust promises to “hold a good long meeting open to all interested folk” in late fall 2008 to “determine whether or not Night Fires should/can continue.” Anyone interested will be invited to fill out a form and drop it in a box after the show. And maybe dream about it during their long winter’s nap. > “Night Fires” will be performed at Holley Hall in Bristol on December 13, 21, 22 & 23; at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Burlington on December 14 & 15; and at Montpelier City Hall Auditorium December 18 & 19. All at 8 p.m. except 5 p.m. December 23. Admission $16 at the door ($13 for seniors, students and kids under 12.) No advance tickets. Info, www.nightfires.org.
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These days, any teenager with a camera and a Mac can produce a movie. But will it be a good movie? In early 2006, two local high school media teachers decided to start a contest that would motivate aspiring Coens to do their very best work. “I’m a coach, and I like competition to bring the quality of people’s performances up,” says Tom Preska, a communications technology teacher at Essex High School. With Jim Shields, who runs the imaging lab at South Burlington High School and, like him, coaches lacrosse, Preska decided to start a local filmmaking contest with strict rules and a time limit, similar to others across the country. (Apple Computer’s Insomnia Film Festival showcases 3-minute films created in just 24 hours, and the Lake Placid Film Forum hosted a “Sleepless in Lake Placid” 24-hour contest for college students last summer.)
Though the contest is open to all Vermont high schoolers, Preska says it usually attracts a small pool of entrants who are already serious about film: “When you get those kids together, who are the cream of the crop, it pushes them to put the best they’ve got out there.” About 20 teams of four or five students register for each weekend of frantic filmmaking, roughly half of those manage to submit finished products. Nine films emerged from the fourth and latest edition of the contest, which ran November 2-4. To keep entrants from sneakily shooting footage in advance, Preska and Shields give them “prompts” that change with each contest. Last year, the film had to be a romance. This fall, the students produced thrillers. The prompt dictated that they include a “roadside mailbox,” a “character that is indecisive,” and five lines of dialogue chosen from a list.
Though the teams — which sport band-ready names such as Spontaneous Combustion and Evergreen Dazed — handed in their films weeks ago, they won’t know who won till this Thursday, December 13, when the entries are screened at 7 p.m. at the Essex Cinemas. (The screening is open to the public.) The judges are five or six industry professionals, Preska says, including Vermont filmmaker and Dartmouth instructor Peter Ciardelli and a South Burlington High grad who’s now editing the hit show “Heroes.” Given the thriller prompt, this contest generated “some films that are on the hard and edgy side,” says Preska. But don’t expect to see gore at the screening — as educators, he points out, the organizers have to weigh the students’ artistic impulses against a sense of what’s appropriate in school. “You don’t want to encourage violence in our society.” >
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Peter Miller may be the only Vermonter who insists on calling his town Colbyville — most people call it Waterbury — but this week he’s providing another reason to put that sliver of the state on the map: the Peter Miller Photography Gallery. He’s transformed the first floor of his house on Crossroad — just off Route 100 and a stone’s throw from the Ben & Jerry’s factory — into an exhibition space for his own monumental body of work. Miller is perhaps best known for his annotated photography books Vermont People, Vermont Farm Women and Vermont Gathering Places — the trilogy earned him, in 2006, the state legislature’s “Vermonter of the Year” award. Miller has beautifully documented quintessential people and places of the Green Mountain State in black and white. Some of these photos comprise his debut exhibit at the gallery. “The main thrust is the 15 prints in the ‘Vermont Icon Series,’ shot from the 1960s to a few months ago,” he explains. The oldest of these 16-by-20-inch framed photos is a veritable icon itself: the portrait of “Will and Rowena,” from 1960, which appears on the cover of Vermont People. There will also be a limited edition of large-format — 32 by 40 inches — prints, Miller notes. The photographer is hoping to attract, aside from the general public, corporate collectors and decorators to his gallery — “people who need images to put in condos or buildings,” he suggests. They’ll find much to choose from — along with the Vermont shots, vintage images from his book The First Time I Saw Paris, and “some from the 1957 wine harvest in Margaux,” he says. As for those Ben & Jerry’s tourists: “I’ll sell them note cards,” Miller sniffs, adding mischievously, “If I didn’t open a gallery, I was thinking about opening a Häagen-Dazs shop. I’ve always wanted to do that.”
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week. On December 13, Martin Guigui shows up to answer questions at a 4:15 p.m. screening of his new movie, Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness. The comedy features a “soulful musician” who “embark[s] on a mission to rid the planet of all electronic gadgets.” Benny is played by Courtney Gains, perhaps best known for his turn as Malachai in Children of the Corn. With Guigui, Corey Britz and Michael Hateley, a.k.a. the Disciples, he’ll be offering “high-potency rockin’ soul” that night at Higher Ground at 8:30 p.m. The $10 Roxy screening benefits the Vermont Film Commission. Attention, holiday shoppers — for those of you who like local and have cinephiles on your list, here’s a convenient confluence: Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven has just released his latest, Disappearances, on DVD. Based on a book by Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher, it’s a tale of Prohibition-era whiskey runners on the Vermont-Canada border. Look for it in local book and video stores, or at www.DisappearancesMovie.com. And David Budbill’s North Country saga Judevine — that is, a filmed version of Lost Nation Theater’s spring 2007 production — is now out on DVD as well. Visit www.davidbudbill.com/judedvd.html for ordering info. — P.P. & M.H.
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Heckuva Job Hoping to replace fish it lost to Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’s Audubon Aquarium was directed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy the fish from commercial vendors. The cost: $616,849. Instead, the aquarium staff went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. They caught 1681 fish the aquarium needed and asked FEMA to reimburse its expenses:
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Strong stuff, Tony, coming from a country that only in the last 20 years crawled from a primordial ooze of baked beans and Vegemite to lie panting on the shores of respectable cuisine. Even after recent advances, the Aussies are still trailing about a century behind the serious culinary world powers, so I’ll excuse you for not knowing what you’re talking about foodwise. What I won’t stand for, however, is some smart-ass impugning the intellect of the Teeming Millions — that’s my department. So cut the sass and acknowledge your ignorance, and I’ll dumb this down enough for you, too. The issue here is that what Americans call an entrĂŠe isn’t known by that name to English speakers elsewhere, who tend to stick with main course or main dish. Such people often figure entrĂŠe (from French entrer, “to enterâ€?) correctly refers only to a dish serving as an entrance to the meal — i.e., an appetizer, which is how it’s used in, e.g., Australia — and assume that the clueless Yanks are getting it wrong yet again. Not a crazy assumption, frankly, given recent world events, but in this instance it’s off-base. To see why, we go back roughly 100 years, to when the ritual of the formal dinner — devised in France and modified for use throughout the West — had come to the end of its golden age. A key venue for displays of refinement by the upper and middle classes, formal dining — though less elaborate than it had been 100 years before — retained a tricky set of rules governing everything from the order in which guests entered the room to which of a dozen utensils was most appropriate for eating conger eel. By the late 1800s, a typical formal dinner in the U.K. ran to about six courses: soup, fish, entrĂŠe, roast (or “jointâ€? — no giggling), maybe another savory course (often a pudding), and dessert. As you’ll notice, the entrĂŠe wasn’t the opening act. It was generally a “madeâ€? or highly prepared dish — possibly meat and vegetables, maybe sweetbreads or liver — as opposed to the more unadorned roast. But this distinction could be blurry; in the earliest use of entrĂŠe cited by the Oxford English Dictionary, from 1759, the dish described is a roasted ham. So, while one could argue that the entrĂŠe was the last of the preliminaries, it seems equally defensible to see it as the entrance into a series of what we’d now call main courses. Under main course, in fact, the OED has “one of a number of substantial dishes in a large menu,â€? and in most cases the entrĂŠe was clearly substantial enough to qualify.
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Dear Cecil, I was reading your enlightening discourse on the likelihood of people dining on mammoth [September 14] and was somewhat dismayed to see you use the term “entrĂŠeâ€? to allude to the main course of a formal dinner. I understand that as you are writing for the Teeming Millions, who mostly live in the USA, you need to dumb things down a little, and using American idiom is a simple way of doing that. Can you explain to me, though, why Americans would use a word that so clearly does not fit the intended meaning? Tony from Australia
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This interpretation prevailed in the U.S., where British conventions held sway, but as American menus became more streamlined in the early 20th century (oldschool chefs were already griping about graceless, hurried modern dining as of 1905), some courses got the axe. The roast lost its automatic spot (possibly due in part to World War I meat rationing), the additional savory dish fell away, and soon enough the entrÊe had gone from one of several main dishes to the last main dish standing. Cecil, I was wondering why someone decided to drop the kilo from the calories listed on food labels. Isn’t that false advertising? JPB, via email I like a righteous lawsuit as much as anyone, J, but there’s nothing here. Calorie is defined as both (1) the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius (the small or gram calorie), and (2) the amount of energy required to do the same for a kilogram of water (the large or kilogram calorie, or kilocalorie). Most foodstuffs have an energy content ranging from 4000 to nearly 10,000 small calories per gram, and so early nutritionists found it easiest to make the large kind the default when discussing food intake. Yes, the U.S. could follow other countries’ lead and require food manufacturers to use kcal, for kilocalories, on their labels. But, come on — one unit is a thousand times larger than the other, and most people never have reason to use the small one. If you’re counting your (large) calories but can’t figure out whether that can of soda really contains 150, 0.15, or 150,000 of them, you’ve got worse problems than your weight. CECIL ADAMS
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Johnson, 25, is co-owner and cofounder of The Lab, a school for turntablism and hip-hop music production that operates out of a small office at the top of Church Street in Burlington. I heard rumors of the school’s existence for months before finally working up the nerve to approach the veteran DJ about lessons. A relative newcomer to hip-hop in general, I figured I might offer a unique challenge: Teach a dude who’s a little bit country and a little bit rock ’n’ roll to put the needle on the record and scratch the hell
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liance� sure to flow from my novice fingertips. This. Is. Awesome, I think, then lay my hand a bit too hard into the record and promptly skip the needle. I am at the helm of one of the most influential pieces of equipment in the history of modern music: the DJ turntable. Like the electric guitar before it, the turntable revolutionized the making of popular music, spawning entirely new genres and, arguably, serving as the backbone of hip-hop culture. “It all started with the DJ,� proclaims Johnson, referring to the “birth� of hip-hop.
out of it. My musical experimentation had never ventured off the well-worn paths of guitars and a beat-up drum kit. Could I actually learn to “kill it like Q-Bert�? If the diploma now hanging on my office wall says anything, the answer is yes. The Lab Turntablism and Urban Music Production Center’s DJ 101 class is a sixweek crash course in the essence of turntablism — or rather, the art and history of DJing and the fundamental techniques and concepts needed to pursue the trade. Popular in major urban areas, such as New York City and Miami, this type of
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through the percussion section of a grade-school stage band. Grinning through his tousled mop of black hair, Johnson calmly returns. “OK,” he says, stopping the turntables. “Start at the beginning. Did you start the tempos at zero?” he asks, pointing toward the pitch-control sliders that manipulate each turntable’s speed. I nod. “Have you been changing the pitch slowly?” he asks. I nod again. “What about dropping on the one? That’s key,” Johnson says. Comprehension slowly creeps across my puzzled face. “I thought I had, but . . .” I fire up each turntable, speed up the Atmosphere track a hair, and with my right hand steady the awaiting record. The plate charges eagerly underneath it like a thoroughbred at the gates. “Wait. Wait,” cautions ZJ. “Count it out loud. One, two, three, four. One, two . . .” he says, nodding his head to the beat. Nodding my own, I join in: “. . . three, four. One.” I let go of the record. And I’m instantly reminded of a classic scene in the 1980 flick The Karate Kid. The story’s awkwardly charming protagonist, Daniel LaRusso, frustrated by weeks of seemingly unrelated chores masquerading as martial-arts training, throws up his hands in exasperation and asks his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, “When am I gonna learn how to punch?” Steadying his feet and casting a steely-eyed glare at his protégé, Miyagi bellows, “Show me wax on!” and fires a punch at Daniel-san’s chest. Instinctively, LaRusso blocks the blow. When the ensuing flurry of waxing on and off, painting the fence, painting the house and sanding the floors is over, the Karate Kid offers a bewildered bow to his sensei. My drop is perfect. The two songs become one. Maybe it’s just that these particular records happen to sound great together, or maybe it’s the wonderment of my “first time,” but I’m stunned. Taking a dazed step back, I murmur, “I think I got it.” “I think you did,” chirps ZJ, snapping me out of my trance. “See you next week,” he says, clapping me on the back and concluding the lesson. I turn toward him and bow, ever so slightly. Over the remaining five classes, I learn new techniques, each time building on previous lessons. Starting with the “baby” scratch, the most basic and fundamental, we move on to increasingly complex moves. The Transformer. The Crab. The Fade-Drop. The Helicopter. Chirps. Flares. The names sound like dances. And, given the digital dexterity required to pull off the scratches effectively and in rhythm, that’s more than appropriate. During each class, we talk
SEVEN DAYS | december 12-19, 2007 | feature 29A about the history of DJing and the stories behind the techniques. Who invented this scratch? How did it happen? An appreciation of the art form’s lineage is paramount at The Lab. “Understanding where DJing comes from is the heart of turntablism,� says Johnson more than once. I practice each new trick as part of a larger routine with various instrumental tracks and “battle records� — that is, records consisting entirely of samples for scratching. Baby scratch for eight beats, Transformer for eight beats, Crab for eight beats, and so on. All the while, ZJ stands watchfully by, offering words of encouragement (“That was sick!�) or amusement at my novice foibles (“Maybe you should try that again�). Slowly but surely, my skills improve, to the point where I’d almost feel comfortable scratching for an audience larger than me, ZJ and the local DJs who frequent the studio to borrow
records, practice, or just shoot the breeze. Almost. By the time I drop my last needle and juggle my last beat at The Lab, my skills are evident, but still raw. Though I’m slow to grasp certain concepts, Johnson’s tolerance never wavers. “Patience. That’s the hardest thing,� he says. “You can see when someone is really getting it, and, as a teacher, it makes me that much more excited for the next step. He adds, “But you have to take it slow. One step at a time.�
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Since it opened in May 2007, The Lab has become a vital part of Vermont’s hip-hop community. Operating under the umbrella of Lotus Entertainment, a DJ services and promotion company owned and operated by Johnson and fellow DJ Randy Russell (a.k.a. DJ Russell), the school is a valuable resource and meeting place for local turntablists. >> 31A
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Self-taught through years of watching beat-up instructional VHS tapes, Johnson has a pedigree that includes nearly a decade of experience, mainly spinning at area clubs such as Plan B, Red Square and The Green Room. That resume is highlighted by his recent turn as KRS One’s DJ for a local performance. As an instructor, the Vermont native got his feet wet as a DJ for Urban Dance Complex, a hip-hop dance studio based in Williston. After a recital at Burlington’s FlynnSpace, the parents of a dancer approached Johnson about offering private DJ lessons. He hesitantly agreed and began teaching classes at UDC. “I didn’t really know what I was doing,� recalls Johnson. “There’s so much to DJing and turntablism; I remember thinking, ‘How am I going to do this?’ I had no idea.� But the success of those early classes inspired Johnson to investigate other DJ schools, specifically New York City’s Scratch Academy and SoulMech’s DJ
beyond my humble abilities, Chris Shapiro, 18, Travis Milford, 17, and Jason Baron, 21, have obviously been paying attention in class. Occasionally a scratch is out of rhythm, or a new beat doesn’t quite sync up to the previous song. But for the most part, it’s an impressive display. The three young men feed off one another’s playful energy, as well as Johnson’s goodnatured ribbing. The setting is hardly what you’d call academic, but it’s a productive learning environment nonetheless. “The connection you get just being around all these people in the Burlington hip-hop community is great,� says Shapiro, who lives in Montpelier. “We never even knew the names of all these scratches, and now it’s all right in front of us.� Milford, also of Montpelier, agrees: “You feel pretty spiffy when you can say, ‘Hey, that’s a Transformer, that’s a Crab,’ and actually know what you’re talking about.� Johnson’s students are seri-
“Help,â€? I mouth, as a cacophony of cymbal and drum hits bleats from the speakers, sounding like someone just drove a forklift through the percussion section of a grade-school stage band. ous about learning their craft. Their attitude speaks not only to his skill and enthusiasm as an instructor but to the underlying — and easily overlooked — principle that The Lab is, in fact, a school. Its students are learning a trade. “I want to make money,â€? says Baron bluntly. “I have a job, but the things I’m learning here, I want to take with me for my career.â€? True skill in any field requires natural talent — you can teach goodness, but you can’t teach greatness. Will I ever be a great DJ? Not likely. But that has more to do with my career choices than with The Lab’s ability to turn out pro turntablists and producers. Just like playing guitar, writing a novel or driving a car, turntablism is a skill — and, for some, a calling. For elite DJs, it’s a way of life. No one will ever confuse me, DJ Daniel-san (my actual DJ name is a work in progress) with Q-Bert, DJ Jazzy Jeff or Mix Master Mike. But the next time I hear a Transformer or a Crab scratch spilling from a nightclub speaker, you can be sure I’ll know it. As Lab student Travis Milford might say, that’s pretty spiffy. ďż˝
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New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation. As McElwee explained, TLG expects that the market growth in the decommissioning fund will generate enough money to close Vermont Yankee eventually, even if it’s not re-licensed in 2012. However, McElwee noted that, given the current rate of return on the fund, decommissioning probably won’t start for 15 to 20 years after the plant stops generating power. In fact, he added, ENVY has always assumed the plant would sit idle for some time before it could be cleaned up and removed, giving the fund ample opportunity to mature and the radioactive material time to decay and become safer to handle. That assumption came as news not only to the Gundersens, but to several state law makers, including VSNAP member Senator Mark MacDonald (D-Orange) and Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin (DWindham), who has asked State Auditor Tom Salmon to investigate the matter. Their concerns may be well founded. According to the Gundersens’ calculations, which were verified by an independent energy analyst at the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute, the fund is not growing at a rate that will eventually catch up to the projected cost of decommissioning. Quite the contrary, it appears to be losing ground. If those calculations are correct, the Gundersens suggest, Vermont Yankee could become the bookkeeping equivalent of a nuclear meltdown, sinking future generations of Vermonters deeper and deeper into a financial abyss.
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‘contamination’ from a freaking windmill — but not Vermont Yankee?” Entergy Nuclear has consistently claimed the decommissioning fund will hold enough money when the time comes to shut Vermont Yankee down. As recently as August, an ENVY representative told the Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel — known by its catchy acronym, “VSNAP” — that the money will be there whether the plant closes in 2012 or 2032 (assuming Vermont Yankee gets re-licensed). Lately, ENVY has made some changes in its tune. In an interview last week with Seven
Days, Dave McElwee, ENVY’s state liaison engineer, dismissed the findings in the Gundersens’ white paper, even after admitting he hadn’t read it yet. “A lot of different people have come up with a lot of different assumptions and numbers, and they like to have their own ideas about how things should be done,” McElwee told Seven Days. ENVY, he said, gets its decommissioning cost estimates from TLG, “probably the premier decommissioning company in the world. Their numbers are about as good as you’re going to get.” TLG is owned by ENVY’s parent company,
math and physics teacher at Burlington High School, is no dyed-in-the-wool antinukes activist. For 20 years, he was a licensed nuclear-reactor operator and worked in the atomic energy industry, assessing the safety and reliability of reactors. Gundersen eventually became senior vice president at Nuclear Energy Services (NES), one of the nation’s premier nuclear maintenance firms, whose clients included Vermont Yankee. Gundersen also knows something about decommissioning reactors; he helped prepare the decommissioning report on the Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania, the first large-scale nuclear power plant in the world to undergo the process. That plant closed in 1982. Maggie Gundersen is a paralegal and for-
mer teacher and journalist. She met her future husband in 1978 while working in public relations for New York State Electric and Gas, which at the time was trying to site a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Ontario. A year later, Americans’ confidence in nuclear energy was rattled to the core by a partial meltdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island. Arnie later testified about the causes of that accident. He was one of only three expert witnesses for the plaintiffs whose testimony the court did not dismiss. Gundersen’s professional career, finances and family life were thrown into turmoil in April 1990, when he discovered some lowlevel radioactive material was being stored in an accounting safe at NES headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut. After becoming a federal whistleblower, Gundersen was fired from his $120,000-a-year job, blacklisted by the industry and harassed and ostracized by former co-workers. But Gundersen refused to keep quiet about ongoing safety problems in the nuclear industry. In retaliation, his former employer slapped him with a $1.5 million defamation suit. The case was settled out of court six years later, but not before the Gundersens had filed for bankruptcy, foreclosed on their house, and endured other personal and professional hardships. These days, the two are harsh critics of the way Vermont Yankee is managed and operated, both on financial and safety grounds. Interestingly, their views diverge somewhat on the future of nuclear power. Maggie sees no place for it whatsoever, whereas Arnie says he’d support a new generation of nuclear plants if there were a safe place to store the waste, and if conservation and renewable energy proved unable to meet all the country’s future energy needs. Nonetheless, the two agree that Vermont Yankee should close when its current license expires in 2012. Construction of Vermont Yankee began in 1968 and was completed in 1972; Gundersen likes to point out that the plant was designed and built “when Lawrence Welk was still on TV,” in an era when virtually all engineering calculations were done by hand. As one of the oldest nuclear plants in the country, Vermont Yankee, which generates a third of Vermont’s electricity, is also the oldest U.S. plant to have boosted its output by 20 percent — known in industry >> 34A
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handle. In the meantime, money continues accruing in the decommissioning fund, presumably until there’s enough to cover the cost of rehabilitating the site. Was SAFESTOR always a possibility for Vermont Yankee? The answer depends on whom you ask. Steve Wark, communications director for the Vermont Department of Public Service, seconded McElwee. “The fund was never intended to be ready to close the plant in 2012,” Wark said last week. “The fund was designed to take care of [decommissioning], but it’s not specific on when it’s supposed to take care of it.” But Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, who represents Windham County, where Vermont Yankee resides, called Wark’s remark “laughable.” And he bristled at the notion that Vermonters always expected the plant’s nuclear legacy to languish untouched for decades. “There was absolutely no talk about extending the license when the sale took place to Entergy [in 2002],” Shumlin said last week. “And there was absolutely never any indication that the carcass of the plant would have to sit there for lack of adequate funds if the license was going to be taken away in 2012.” Likewise, Senator MacDonald, who served on VSNAP from 1996 to 2000, and from 2002 to the present, said the idea of mothballing the plant was a shock to him when McElwee first mentioned it at VSNAP’s most recent meeting three weeks ago. “I said, ‘Whoa! Where’d this come from?’” MacDonald
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recalled. “I’ve been on Natural Resources [Committee] for years, and we hadn’t heard this before.” It appears, though, that the PSB considered the idea when it issued its order approving the sale of Vermont Yankee to ENVY back in June 2002. That order reads: “Both the Department [of Public Service] and ENVY operate from the assumption that if either the decommissioning costs are inadequate, or if the fund has not grown sufficiently to pay all decommissioning costs, the owners would be able to place Vermont Yankee in SAFESTOR while the fund grows to make up the difference.” Although the board described SAFESTOR as “a form of protection” for Vermont’s rate-payers in the event of an underfunded decommissioning account, it also stated that “SAFESTOR should not be seen as a panacea for funding decommissioning.” To date, ENVY has not contributed any money to that fund, though McElwee has claimed it’s not required to under NRC regulations. In fact, for the 30 years before ENVY purchased Vermont Yankee in 2002, Vermont rate-payers paid into that fund, and it was managed under the assumption that it would hold sufficient funds by the time the plant’s license expired in 2012. At least, that was the understanding of Rich Sedano, former commissioner of the Department of Public Service, who left state government in January 2001. In a recent email to Seven Days, Sedano suggested that it was “generally expected that SAFESTOR would be the decommissioning plan” for Vermont Yankee, because allowing time for the nuclear material to decay also lowers the decommissioning cost. That said, Sedano pointed out, “We wanted the funds all accumulated by the end of service [in 2012] . . . so that there would be no intergenerational disconnect between the beneficiaries of the power and the payers into the fund.” In other words, the state didn’t want the cost of cleaning up high-level nuclear waste to be borne by future generations of Vermonters.
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For their part, the Gundersens have expressed serious concerns about SAFESTOR, both as a financial and a publicsafety practice. Arnie Gundersen explained that in 2002, before the uprate, $304 million had accrued in the fund. At that time, the cost of decommissioning Vermont Yankee was estimated at $620 million. The difference: $316 million. In 2007 — after the uprate — the cost of decommissioning was estimated at $800 million, with $416 million in the fund. The difference: $384 million. The Gund Institute’s Bob Herendeen, who wasn’t paid for >> 36A
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lives at the end of a Class IV road in a house he built himself 32 years ago, powered with solar panels connected to 12volt car batteries. How much can he rely on the sun? “Well, we more rely on not using much energy,” he says, turning off an ancient car radio perched on his kitchen counter. I visit Dunn the week after Thanksgiving, on a raw, overcast day. Inside, the wood stove is cranking and a cool light streams through the windows,
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set in walls with pine siding. Dunn makes us turkey sandwiches while I open a bottle of wine with a wooden corkscrew four decades old. It works perfectly, and makes those newfangled “rabbit” corkscrews seem like a complicated solution to a simple problem. “Dunnz” is a soft-spoken guy with a gray beard he’s growing shaggy for the coming winter. He has a wife and a 22year-old daughter who was born in the house on a snowy March day. A Massachusetts native, Dunn spent his childhood summers on his grandmother’s chicken farm in Maine, where he became accustomed to saving junk and seeing decrepitude. After graduating from Northeastern with an engineering degree, he moved to a hunting cabin in East Orange, Vermont. “I could have bought a BMW, did cocaine, and worked on 128,” he says, referring to a highway outside Boston that’s lined with big engineering firms. “But it seemed like I needed to be one person saying, ‘I don’t want to contribute to the way the country’s going.’” Some people find old-time Vermonters’ way of life quaint or amusing, but Dunn was drawn to it. “They lived a very >> 40A
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“We make a game out of making things last,� Donna, 53, tells me. “It’s a challenge.� I meet them at a bar in Woodstock for a few drinks. Donna has an Irish coffee, and John, a groomer mechanic at Okemo Mountain Resort, looks dissonant with a dainty martini glass and a woodsman’s beard. They moved to Vermont from the San Francisco Bay area in 1990. While Dunn’s somewhat Spartan ethic was derived from old Vermonters, the Burketts say they owe their thrift to John’s parents, who grew up in the Midwest during the Depression. “They just learned to make do,� Donna says. The Burketts stand out today because they combine
for everything it sells. “You have to fight for them, but you can get them,� Donna stresses. Another rule, which dovetails with Gibson’s advice, is to buy top-quality American items. “We don’t buy cheap,� Donna says, “because we want it to last 20, 25 years.� Good stuff usually comes with a good warranty, which the Burketts use to its fullest extent. Take the example of their microwave — a floor model they purchased in 1990. Thirteen years later, the door cracked, but it was under warranty. The Burketts found a guy in White River Junction who services microwaves, and he fixed it for no charge. Now he >> 44A
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gifts and open it up, as the Trobriand Islanders do?� he continues. “These ideas got me greatly excited. I find it lots of fun, and rewarding.� While acknowledging poverty and want in the world, Doyle suggests that many of us have too much stuff. “We’re faced with this embarrassment of riches; nobody needs anything,� he declares. And yet, we’re compelled — obligated — to buy, buy, buy, especially at holiday time. Furthermore, Doyle adds, “We have this idea that you can’t give any old thing — it has to be new. This is important to the economy, but it’s not necessary or good for the Earth.� The sensibility of Handmeon is “more Buddhist, or the earlier, true Christian notion of just giving — agape,� Doyle says. “You’re freed from the economy of ‘what did you give me, what did I give you.’� On the website, the idea is not for two people to exchange presents with each other, end of story. Rather, it’s about gifts that keep on giving . . . to other people. How does it work? First, you choose something you have bought, have made or already own that you’d like to pass on. You choose a recipient you think would really like it. You take a picture of the item, perhaps write a little anecdote about what it is, where it came from, and so on, and upload these to Handmeon.com. Meanwhile, you actually give the physical item to the chosen person, along with instructions for registering his or her own pictures and reflections on the site. Doyle gives the example of his wife, Maureen, who posted a photograph of a speckled tinware dish piled with Scottish oatcakes. She wrote about a friend who had given her the recipe for the cakes. Then Maureen sent the dish, and the recipe, along to another friend, with a gift tag telling her how to go to Handmeon and “claim� the object.
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he T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier runs two simultaneous exhibitions each month; the current pair is particularly strong. A solo exhibition by painter Georgina Forbes fills the Wood’s South Gallery, while the Art Resource Association’s annual show occupies EXHIBIT the spacious Main Gallery area. Art Resource The ARA’s website explains that the central Vermont Association organization has been “dedicated to supporting artistic Members Show, and paintings by excellence and expression and enhancing public underGeorgina Forbes. standing of the visual arts since 1975.” The 2007 memT.W. Wood Gallery, bers’ show confirms the group is living up to its mission. Montpelier. Thirty-five of the association’s 100 members contributed Through 90 works to this energetic, well-curated exhibit. December 20. Deborah Hillman’s small diptych, “Terrain,” draws attention to a wide variety of textures by downplaying ARTWORK “Boxed” by color. Her tandem canvasses are like satellite images of a Gladys Agell pale blue and white glacier, with flowing lavender lines etched in the ice. Hillman scraped the lines into thick PHOTO layers of oil paint to reveal pale lilac passages beneath. Marc Awodey Another nonobjective abstraction, “Veil,” employs similar sinewy lines. Its vertically oriented channels were cut into fields of sky blue, gray and alizarin crimson. Hillman handles paint with varied applications, from palette-knife work to scumbling and scraping. The large acrylic painting, “Boxed,” by Gladys Agell, is a blend of abstraction and expressive realism. A loosely painted pear on a pedestal, an egg in a cup and other, less discernible objects are situated in an open box interior; the backdrop is draped in bright red. The latter color is actually part of a subtle, sophisticated harmony of Sienna, blue-green and tinted whites. The off-center composition is interesting, too, with angular shapes contrasting with Agell’s rounded still-life elements. “Remembrance,” by Barbara Scotch, is a roughly 40inch-tall copper sculpture. Her materials probably came from the plumbing section of a hardware store rather than an art supplier. Scotch fashioned an open book from smooth, rectangular copper plates, and set it on a scaffoldlike stand by joining several small-caliber, bright copper pipes. The book has no text, but etched on its facing pages is a roadway, flanked by trees, that recedes into the gleaming picture plane with one-point perspective. “Peace” is the title of Wilma Lovely’s mixed-media assemblage on a wall-mounted slate tablet. It’s one of just a few pieces in the show that refer to the holidays, however obliquely. An ornate dove, fashioned from long, thin beads and milk-glass shards, flies majestical-
ly across a checkerboard pattern of alternating blue glass mosaic tiles and dark red squares. Lovely, an 84year-old self-taught artist from Calais, encrusted her work with gold and silver costume jewelry, beads, baubles and faux precious gems. “Peace” is an exquisite, richly decorated piece of folk art. The Forbes show in the South Gallery is entitled “Essential Elements.” The artist’s exhibition of 17 abstract landscapes is a brilliant display of stain painting. Layer on layer of thin, yet very rich, hues generate complex chromatic harmonies as they seep into Forbes’ canvasses. Some are 4 feet square in scale. “Spring” captures a valley vista as majestic as one in an Albert Bierstadt Hudson River School painting, but Forbes paints with splashes rather than traditional
techniques. The sky here is a glorious blue, pregnant with vaporous gray and white clouds. Nascent foliage is indicated along the edges of the panorama with spatters, runs and patches of crimson, yellow-green and deep bluish-purple. “Flow, Fall, Fly” describes an ethereal waterfall, set in a broad gorge of orange, vermilion and blue. Effervescent white mist rises over the scene, wafting into another dramatic Forbes heaven of realistic hues. Her naturalistic skies stand in marked contrast to the flamboyant, inventive hills and foliage. The present shows round out the 111-year-old T.W. Wood Gallery’s 2007 season. More such noteworthy exhibitions are no doubt in the works for the new year. �
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ONGOING :: burlington area JIM LEVEILLEE & KAREN VOGEL: "Metempirics, Armistice," paintings and photographs. Penny Cluse CafĂŠ, Burlington, 3181906. Through January 15. AMY JELEN: Works in stained glass. Mirabelles, Burlington, 922-4586. Through December. TARRAH KRAJNAK: Photo-based portraiture by the UVM art prof. SEABA Gallery, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 859-9222. Through February. DOMINIQUE GUSTIN: Paintings. Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Through December. DOK WRIGHT: "Aria," nude portraits. ArtSpace 106 at The Men's Room, Burlington, 8642088. Through January. ROBIN LAHUE: Recent paintings and a handpainted guitar. Pine Street Deli, Burlington, 485-7770. Through February.
‘SHIFTING FANCIES AND CELESTIAL LIGHTS’: A group show of 15 Vermont artists, featuring the paintings of Tracy Vartenigian Burhans. Furchgott Sourdiff Gallery, Shelburne, 9853848. Through January. MALTEX EXHIBITION: Ten Vermont artists fill the hallways of all four floors with works in multiple media. Maltex Building, Burlington, 875-7166. Through December. BILL BOCCIO: Digital photographs of winter scenes. Kolvoord Community Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 878-6955. Through December. MARIN HORIKAWA: "Some of My Work and Art," creations by the Japanese-born artist, now a design director at Jager DiPaola Kemp for Burton Snowboards. Pursuit Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 862-3883. Through January 5. BEN ALESHIRE: "The Miracle of Movement," black-and-white photographs from the Republic of Georgia, Morocco, the United Kingdom, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Radio Bean, Burlington, 779-1527. Through January 1.
MERRY BARRE Studio Place Arts has pulled out all the stops for the holidays. The three-floor gallery is featuring a massive, all-media exhibition with work by about 100 artists and artisans. SPA has also taken over exhibition space at the Barre Opera House, so classy and artistic gift possibilities abound in Barre. Pictured: “Richard’s Head� by Mary Fifield.
MICHELLE LYNN DEANGELIS: "Unconscious Consumption," mixed media works including colored pencil, acrylic on canvas and paper and words. Speaking Volumes, Burlington, 864-6535. Through December. CHERYLANNE ‘CHE’ SCHREINER: Paintings. Magnolia Bistro, Burlington, 862-7446. Through December. ‘ART FROM THE HEART’: Children's works from Burlington City Arts program in the pediatric ward at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Through January 1.
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GRACE NELSON LANCE: Monoprints. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, 899-3211. Through December 30. MARJORIE WHITLOCK: The self-taught elder artist shows her pastels of land and water scenes. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7200. Through December 29. ‘ART TAKE-OUT’: Works by more than a dozen local and international gallery and Artshop artists in multiple media. Kasini House, Burlington, 264-4839. Through December 22. ‘ART IN THE BARN HOLIDAY-STYLE’: The Essex Art League presents more than 800 works of art. Lang Farm Nursery, Essex Junction, 8785720. Through December 23. SUSAN OSMOND: "People and Places," new paintings by the Vermont artist. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660-2032. Through December. ‘GIFTS TO CHERISH’: Beautiful handmade objects by Vermont artists in a range of prices and media. Shelburne Art Center, 985-3648. Through January 12. SHANLEY TRIGGS: Watercolors and prints by the area artist. Vermont Holiday Craft Shop, University Mall, S. Burlington, 893-1006. Through December 26. DAVID DAVIDSON: The artist also known as Invisible Son shows "rare works and new classics," Gates 1 & 2; and LEE ARRINGTON: Abstract oil paintings, Skyway; and ROBERT HITZIG: Wall-hung wooden sculptures, Escalator. Burlington Airport, 865-7166. Through December. ELI GELLER: "In My Shoes," silver gelatin prints. Firehouse Center Community Darkroom, Burlington, 865-7166. Through January 12. FOUR VERMONT ARTISTS: Abstract mixed media by Steve M. Campbell, oil paintings by Dave Thurston, pastel nudes and landscapes by Kate Mueller and Chinese brush paintings by Changzhi Mao. Artpath Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 563-2273. Through January. ‘LUMINISTS’: Drawings and lithographs by Marcia Blanco, oil-on-linen paintings by David Maille and giclĂŠe prints by Dan O'Donnell, all focusing on color and light. VCAM Space, RETN, Burlington, 651-9692. Through January 2.
IT’S A WRAP “Wrap It Up!� is the show title and unabashed call to shoppers at The Lazy Pear Gallery in Montpelier. Numerous festive, playful and sophisticated pieces by 20 Vermont artists are on hand. The tightly packed exhibit consists of paintings, sculptures, funky furniture, ceramics and more. Brookfield artist Nina Gaby’s “Smoked Containers� (pictured) are among the show’s treasures — maybe functional, or maybe not
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ROY VESTRICH: "A Sense of Place," selected paintings. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. Through December 21. ROBIN LAHUE: "Thickets and Thresholds," paintings in water-soluble oils. Phoebe's Restaurant, Montpelier, 485-7770. Through January 29. AXEL STOHLBERG: "Holiday Art," affordable paintings and mixed media. Axel's Gallery and Frame Shop, Waterbury, 244-7801. Through December 30. DEBORAH FRANKEL REESE: "Winterscapes," oil paintings; and KERRY O. FURLANI: "The Language of Two Forms," slate carvings. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 775-0356. Through January 6. MICHAEL CLAGUE: Oils on canvas and mixed-media linocuts. Plainfield Community Center, 4548037. Through January 5. GROUP HOLIDAY SHOW: "A Festival of Images," nine Vermont artists show photographs, watercolors, pastels and art cards. Afterimage Gallery, Montpelier, 229-4924. Through December. ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION EXHIBIT: More than 35 central Vermont artists show new work. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 8288743. Through December 20. SUSAN RUSSELL: "Present & Before, abstract paintings. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through January 25. GROUP HOLIDAY SHOW: Art work by local artists including Charlet Davenport, Jennifer Anderson, Andrea Doughtie and more. Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, 296-6617. Reception December 7, 5-7 p.m. Through December 30. MICHAEL CLAGUE: Oils and mixed media on canvas, construction assemblages and linocuts. Plainfield Community Center, 454-8037. Reception December 8, 7 p.m. Through January 5. HARRIET WOOD: "Recent Paintings," oil and acrylic. The Shoe Horn,
Montpelier, 223-5454. Through December. THE GRAY BUILDING ARTISTS: Works in oils, watercolors, pastels and basketry by Annie Gould, Kathy Ravenhorst-Adams, Phyllis Higgins, Tamara Wight and Phyllis Greenway. Vermont Chocolatiers, Northfield, 485-9871. Through December 30. LINDA HOGAN: "Montpelier Wild Life," photographs from around the capital city. Statehouse Cardroom, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through December 28. MICHAEL T. JERMYN: "Camera Work," photographs by the local artist. La Brioche, Montpelier, 2290443. Through December. PATRICK AND SUSAN FARROW: Susan presents large paintings and works constructed from rusted metal and roadside detritus; Patrick shows new sculptural work in mixed media on opening night only. Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Center, Rutland, 775-0570, x 201. Through December. CARVING STUDIO HOLIDAY SHOW: Works in many media priced at $100 or less. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, 438-2097. Through December 22. PAUL MCCULLOUGH: "Industrial Edge," works by the Stowe artist. Apropo Designs, Waitsfield, 4969180. Through December 24. ‘GIRL BOY GIRL’: Mixed-media paintings by Heather Ritchie, Brian Zeigler and Robyn Peirce. Green Bean Art Gallery, Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirled23@yahoo. com. Through December. LINDA MANEY & MISSY CARY STORROW: Abstract watercolors and mixed media, respectively. Montpelier City Center, 485-8056. Through December. HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR: AFFORDABLE FINE ARTS & CRAFTS: Fine locally created functional and decorative gifts in multiple media, including edible. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 728-9878. Through December 30. SELENE LUTSCHG: A whimsical and antiquated photographic journey through the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona; black-and-white and sepia-toned silver gelatin prints with mixed media. Salaam, Montpelier, 223-4300. Through December 15. ‘CELEBRATE!’: All three floors of the gallery are filled with one-of-a-kind artisan gifts by SPA member artists. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. Through December 29. ‘WRAP IT UP!’: End-of-year group show featuring unique works in multiple media. The Lazy Pear Gallery, Montpelier, 223-7680. Through December. MEMBER HOLIDAY CRAFT EXHIBIT: Handmade Vermont art and crafts, including pottery, paintings, photographs, sculpture, carvings, yarn, fiber art and more. Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 454-0141. Through December 30. HOLIDAY SHOW: Affordable gifts from around the world. Big Town Gallery, Rochester, 767-9670. Through January 15. ‘NIXON MASKS; AN EVOLUTION IN LATEX AND RUBBER; MADE IN CHINA’: Vintage masks and mask lore, and artifacts from the Watergate Hotel. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 356-2776. Through January 4. ‘THE NATURAL WORLD’: A group show focusing on nature from many perspectives. Cooler Gallery, White River Junction, 295-8008. Through December.
:: northern GRACE HOLIDAY EXHIBIT: Selected works by Dot Kibbee, T.J. Goodrich, Jill Harvey, Joel Bertelson, James Nace, L. Fogg, Merrill Densmore, Gayleen Aiken, David Mathews and Larry Bissonnette. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 472-6857. Through January 23. HOLIDAY SMALL PICTURE EXHIBITION: Acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings by Elisabeth W. Prior, Gil Perry and Deborah Holmes, respectively. Vermont Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-9653. Through December. FEATURED ARTISTS SHOW: Jim Foote, Leeza Mossey, Lorraine Pike and Sharon Fiske show their works. Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery, Enosburg Falls, 933-6403. Through December. FESTIVAL OF THE TREES: "Visions of Peace," the 27th annual tradition presents holiday evergreens decorated by locals with a theme of peace; and MEMBER ART SHOW: A group exhibition in multiple media; and TASHA TUDOR: Original artwork by the legendary illustrator. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 2538358. Through January 3. ‘MINIATURES AND SMALL PAINTINGS’: Works of art 14 inches square or less by members of the gallery. The Flying Goose Gallery, Derby, 3348033. Through January 7. ‘VERMONT’S TRADITION OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING: FIVE ARTISTS, FIVE VISIONS’: Paintings by Stapleton Kearns, Charles Movalli, Donald Allen Mosher, Dale Radcliff and Eric Tobin. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-1818. Through January. ‘HOLIDAY WRAPPINGS’: Small, affordable works by more than 20 local artists. The Painted Caravan Gallery, Johnson, 635-1700. Through December 23. 11TH ANNUAL SMALL PICTURE EXHIBITION: More than 100 New England artists show some 200 paintings of diminutive dimensions. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through December 16.
:: southern DECEMBER SOLO EXHIBITIONS: A group exhibit of works by artists of national renown. Yester House Gallery, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 362-2522. Through January 6.
:: regional NINA WINKEL: "Clay Drawings," unglazed terra cotta figurative works by the German-born artist who settled in the Keene Valley, N.Y., is the namesake of Plattsburgh State's Sculpture Court, and passed away at the age of 85 in 1990. Burke Gallery, Myers Fine Arts Building, Plattsburgh State University, 518-564-2474. Through January 20. ‘NO LAUGHING MATTER: VISUAL HUMOR IN IDEAS OF RACE, NATIONALITY AND ETHNICITY’: Objects and images from the 19th century to contemporary times, Harrington Gallery, through January 13; and 'BLAKE ENGRAVINGS': Rare masterpieces by poet/artist/ printer William Blake, along with books and other materials, from the Rauner Special Collections Library, through January. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. �
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Darfur Now is a call to action for people everywhere to help end the crisis in Darfur. For the first time in history, the US Government has declared a genocide while it is ongoing. In this film, the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get involved. From a UCLA graduate in Los Angeles, California, to a Darfurian woman who joins rebel forces, to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to a United Nations humanitarian on the ground in Sudan, to an internationally known actor and activist, and finally to a community leader in a West Darfur refugee camp, the film portrays the heroic efforts of six people responding to a humanitarian tragedy unfolding before our eyes. Written and directed by Ted Braun, the film explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of Don Cheadle, Hejewa Adam, Pablo Recalde, Ahmed Mohammed Abakar, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and Adam Sterling.
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theborowitzreport Huckabee Chooses Jesus as Running Mate: Move to Shore Up Evangelical Base
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n a bold move that could dramatically alter the playing field of the 2008 GOP presidential race, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today named Jesus Christ as his vice-presidential running mate. Huckabee has made an increasing number of comments about his relationship with Jesus in recent debates, but few Republican insiders expected him to announce that he was anointing Christ as his vice-presidential pick. “This could be huge for Huckabee,” said Stenson Partridge, a veteran GOP consultant. “Among Republican voters, Jesus Christ is even more popular than Ronald Reagan.” The Reverend Pat Robertson, a supporter of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, said he was “blindsided” by the news of Huckabee’s decision: “I talked to Jesus last night, and He didn’t mention anything about it.” At a raucous Huckabee rally in Davenport, Iowa, today, supporters of the former Arkansas governor could be seen holding signs reading “HUCKABEE/CHRIST ‘08.” It is “highly unorthodox” for a
presidential candidate to select a vicepresidential running mate who is a prominent figure in the Holy Bible, says Davis Logsdon, dean of the School of
I talked to Jesus last night, and He didn’t mention anything about it. Reverend Pat Robertson
Divinity at the University of Minnesota. But according to Logsdon, if the Huckabee-Christ ticket makes it all the way to the White House, it could be historic in more ways than one: “If Huckabee is elected and then something happens to him while in office, we would be looking at our first Jewish president.” Elsewhere, a madman attempted to take hostages at former Sen. Fred Thompson’s campaign headquarters in Rochester, N.H., but found that everyone had been given the week off.
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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game on
by david thomas
Rock for the Ages Listen to this. Like the warm hum of an old Fender amp, “Rock Band” has generated its own buzz. With its pitch-perfect combination of karaoke, air guitar and real drumming, “Rock Band” headlines the music-gaming hysteria opened by “Guitar Hero.” For those not following the rocking ins and outs of music and rhythm video games, the song goes like this: “Parappa the Rapper” hit the PlayStation 2 in 1996 with an innovative game format in which players matched button presses to the beats of a song. Various iterations followed, but none hit a nerve like “Dance Dance Revolution,” a high-stepping game that requires players to press buttons on a mat with their feet and, in the process, execute stylish dance moves. Then music-game developer Harmonix teamed with a small publisher of dance games and released “Guitar Hero.” By letting players jam along to hits with a plastic controller shaped like a small electronic guitar by pressing buttons in time, “GH” turned living rooms and local bars into sanctuaries of headbanging and furious fretwork. After a buy-out of the “Guitar Hero” franchise and its publisher, Harmonix found itself picked up by MTV. Freed from the constraints of last-generation hardware, the musicheads at this Boston-based outfit set out to turn rhythmic buttonpressing up to 11 with “Rock Band.” Now, in addition to guitar and bass, the basement band can have a drummer and singer. Packed with a diminutive drum kit that looks borrowed from an ’80s New Wave band and a sturdy microphone, the four-player “Rock Band” works like two “Guitar Hero” games put together, with “Karaoke Revolution” and “Taiko Drummer” added for
playing the electronic field
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good measure. Even though a complete band rig will set you back more than $200, “Rock Band” still offers one of the best values of the shopping season. In addition to more than 50 classic and contemporary rock songs, the full “Rock Band” experience includes solo, duo and full-band modes. By the time you’ve mastered all three levels on guitar, bass, drums and vocal for all of the songs, you’ll feel like you’re ready for a summer amphitheater tour. Whether you’re blistering through the Ramones, pouring out Bowie or thundering through the Deep Purple anthem “Highway Star,” the game always urges you to keep rocking. Why would a big company want to give up so much game play for so little money? When you consider that MTV’s videos helped kill the radio star, it’s not hard to imagine that these days they’re set on making video games that will kill the video star. With downloadable song packs and entire albums coming, the minds behind “Rock
Band” are betting that a new generation of music fans wants more than a few songs on its iPod. Rather, it wants to experience its music with instruments in hand, the way the rock gods always intended. Who’s It For: When you first lay your eyes on the Stratocaster-style “Rock Band” guitar controllers, the beefy Roger Daltrey mike and groovy drum kit, you’ll know if this game is for you. If You Like This, Try That: “Guitar Hero” might have been eclipsed by “Rock Band.” But there’s no reason not to pick up the game and enjoy the same style of play with a different set of songs. Best Part: Online play allows virtual musicians to get together and develop their chops online. It’s not the same as ripping through tunes with everyone in the same room. But it offers an enjoyable way to practice for those Friday night jam sessions.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Everything
absolute belongs to pathology. Joyous distrust is a sign of health.” So proclaimed Friedrich Nietzsche. Note well that he used the adjective “joyous” to describe distrust, not “cynical” or “grumbling” or “sour.” The key to remaining vital and strong while questioning every socalled absolute is to cultivate a cheerful, buoyant mood as you do it. That’s one of your top assignments in the coming weeks, Aries: Practice joyous distrust.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here are the
best and most enjoyable ways to capitalize on your current astrological omens: (1) Transform one of your so-called liabilities into at least a temporary asset; (2) lose any attachment you have to pleasures and rewards that won’t mean much to you a year from now; (3) allow and even invite people to show you how you can get smarter; (4) compassionately identify the limits of the people you care about; (5) squeeze every last lesson out of what you’re leaving behind.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Big Russ and
Me, a memoir about growing up, journalist Tim Russert writes a lot about what he learned from his father. Here’s one story: Whenever a family member accidentally broke some glass, his dad took extraordinary precautions wrapping up the shards in a sealed box before depositing them in the trash can. Why? Because he wanted to be sure the garbagemen wouldn’t cut their hands. I urge you to be that conscientious in the coming week, Gemini. Imagine in detail the impact your actions might have on all the people, both known and unknown, whose lives you touch. The gods will reward you for doing so.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): Are your cohorts looking at you quizzically, wondering why you seem so energized from exploring the shadowy, off-limits places? I’ll offer some suggestions about what you could say to them. First, try to make them see that until you’ve risked going too far, you may not know when to stop. Second, tell them that you suspect there are healthy desires buried at the roots of your dark feelings, and you’re hoping to free them.
Third, explain to them that you’re not picking at your scabs in order to prolong your hurt, but rather to better understand the hurt. If those rationales are too subtle for your companions to understand, cackle softly and say that you just need to be a little bad in order to give your goodness more soul.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22): A lightning bolt is hot, fast and potent. It can travel at 100,000 mph, reach a temperature of 60,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and generate enough energy to illuminate a light bulb for two months. And yet it’s usually no more than an inch in diameter. This is an apt metaphor for the kind of highly concentrated power you will have available in the coming days, Leo: deceptively petite in proportion to its enormous wallop. Please use it wisely.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At Free Will
Astrology, we love to turn things upside-down and inside-out every now and then. It keeps our mental hygiene sparkling clean, and yours, too. This week, in order to incite a purifying ruckus, we’re offering you a challenge from psychologist James Hillman. Please suck the following thoughts into the deepest recesses of your understanding, and enjoy the brainstorms they detonate: “By accepting the idea that you are the effect of a subtle buffeting between hereditary and societal forces, you reduce yourself to a result. The more your life is accounted for by what already occurred in your chromosomes, by what your parents did or didn’t do, and by your early years now long past, the more your biography is the story of a victim.” What I’m trying to tell you, Virgo, is that it’s a fine time to rebel against your genetic heritage, your upbringing, and your conditioning. Imagine a life for yourself in which you don’t believe that those factors control what you’re capable of.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the Season of Returns and Recoveries, Libra. You will generate good fortune if you look for what you lost. Here are some suggestions on how to proceed: Recall important memories you’ve almost forgotten, retrieve any valuable things you rashly threw away, and bushwhack your way
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back to a promising path you strayed from. For best results, you should forgive yourself of any mistakes you think you made that led to the loss.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For reasons
too silly to go into here (involving romance, of course), I once spent six months making thrice-weekly, three-and-a-half-hour roundtrips from Chapel Hill, NC, to Columbia, SC. The back roads I drove on were sparsely traveled and my ancient pick-up truck didn’t have a radio, so I passed the time by reading. I became quite skilled at continually darting my eyes back and forth between the road and the open book resting on my steering wheel. In this way I got through James Joyce’s Ulysses, Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, and Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain. I don’t advise you to try something so dangerous, Scorpio, but I do believe it’s a perfect astrological moment for you to master the art of slipping back and forth between two starkly different realities.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A group of us decided to throw a party. The Sagittarian among us, Rosa, insisted on being in charge of supplying the desserts. She feared that if anyone else handled this task, there wouldn’t be enough, and they wouldn’t be sweet enough or rich enough or decadent enough. To make sure the delectable treats were available in rapturous abundance, she felt she could only trust herself. In this spirit, I appoint you to be the sweet, rich, decadent dessert-provider for the entire world in the coming weeks. I’m using “desserts” in both the literal and metaphorical senses.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Among
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Let’s
meditate on events that have an impact at a great distance from their origins. For instance, African dust reaches Florida, raising pollution levels, just as particulate matter from China floats over to sully California’s skies. Here’s another example: The CIA played a major role in overthrowing the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953, and this is still wreaking chaos on the current relationship between the U.S. and Iran. In the coming week, Aquarius, I predict your life will provide another example of this theme, although in your case the long-range influence is likely to be far more benign than the other cases I cited — possibly even downright benevolent.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Open your
minds, sweethearts,” begins the soothing rant of enlightenment advisor Dvorah Adler (Dvorahji. com). “Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. It’s time for you to hear the big secret of the ages, the radical truth of truths that only the wisest gurus and avatars and grandmothers are brave enough to reveal. Are you ready? Here it is: ‘SHUT UP AND BE HAPPY!’” I’m pleased to convey Dvorah’s ancient truth to you, Pisces, because it’s what you need to hear right now. So please, darlings: Shout, whisper or sing “SHUT UP!” to all the voices in your head that are so addicted to saying “What am I doing wrong?”, “When will I finally be happy?”, and “Why can’t everything be perfect forever?” The fact is, you are exactly where you need to be, and everything is proceeding with mysterious grace.
modern Baghdad’s most prominent architectural features are its blast walls. These omnipresent concrete barriers shield buildings from truck bombs and random gunfire. They were nothing but oppressive eyesores up until a few months ago, when a team of 40 artists began covering them with brightly colored murals that depict idyllic landscapes and glorious scenes from Iraqi history. Your next assignment, Capricorn, is to try an equivalent conversion. Add beauty
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Deep Water HHHH
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CON VOYAGE A weekend sailor attempts to fake a round-the-world journey in this gripping British documentary.
n no sense whatsoever did Donald Crowhurst have the right stuff. He was a fusty, middle-aged bumbler whose modest electronics shop was all but on the rocks. When the London Sunday Times announced in 1968 that it would sponsor a contest challenging the world’s finest yachtsmen to sail around the globe, solo and nonstop, Crowhurst had no business entering the race. He did, however, have a wife, four children and mounting debts. Somehow he got it into his head that the 5000-pound cash prize and fame that came with it would be the solution to his problems. In retrospect, the amazing thing isn’t that this folly ended in tragedy. The amazing thing is that it was allowed to happen at all. With their haunting documentary, directors
Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell offer something of a flip side to the recent In the Shadow of the Moon. That doc looks at the trials and triumphs of the Apollo astronauts. Left out of the space race but inspired by it, Brits embraced the quaint notion of nine men going where none had gone before — at least not without pausing along the way to restock and make repairs. If Crowhurst had pulled it off, he would have been the seafaring equivalent of Neil Armstrong. But that was never going to happen. The filmmakers weave together archival footage and present-day interviews with key players to create an absolutely riveting account of a man getting in over his head. In the beginning, Crowhurst’s dark-horse status seemed to suit his purposes. The press latched on to the “mystery man” angle, and the public loved the idea of a local boy and underdog going up against some of the most experienced sailors on the planet. In point of fact, though, this was the first trap. Crowhurst confronted his second trap when the deadline for starting the race arrived before the work on his sponsor-financed experimental trimaran was done. A businessman by the name of Stanley Best had paid for the construction on the condition that Crowhurst sign a contract obligating him to buy the vessel back if he withdrew from the competition. Public disgrace thus wasn’t the only likely consequence of backing out — it would also have ruined Crowhurst’s family. In interview footage, Clare Crowhurst recalls that her husband wept in their hotel room the night before he embarked.
Ratings assigned to movies not reviewed by Rick Kisonak or Margot Harrison are courtesy of Metacritic.com, which averages scores given by the country’s most widely read reviewers.
So, not only did Donald Crowhurst not have the right stuff to circumnavigate the globe, but his craft didn’t have the right stuff, either. Several electronic systems and pieces of guidance equipment didn’t arrive in time to be installed. Within days of setting sail, screws were falling out and hatches failing, forcing Crowhurst to bail out hulls by hand — an impossible task in heavy seas. Very quickly, the poor fellow determined that neither turning back nor forging on was an option. The third option he chose all but sealed his fate. While drifting in calm waters off the coast of Brazil — essentially waiting out the race — Crowhurst attempted to save face by radioing in a fake report claiming to have set a new record for miles sailed in a single day. Too late he realized that, from then on, he wouldn’t be able to communicate with the outside world, because his signal would reveal that he was nowhere near where he was supposed to be. That was the third trap. What makes this story so astonishing is how many more followed. What makes Deep Water so unforgettably compelling is the artistry with which Osmond and Rothwell intercut archival and interview material with audio and video footage of Crowhurst himself. The BBC set him up with a tape recorder and 16-millimeter camera, intending to turn his own document of his journey into a television special upon his triumphant return. The filmmakers discovered the recordings in a dusty archive of the broadcaster’s headquarters. Those images of the doomed sailor attempting to put on a brave face for the camera while cracking under the strain of his ordeal offer a harrowing, heartbreaking portrait of a man who dreamed too big and literally got in too deep. RICK KISONAK
The Golden Compass HHHH
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CURL POWER Richards plays a little girl with some serious sass in an adaptation of the first book in Pullman’s Blakean — or blasphemous, if you prefer — trilogy.
eading Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, it’s hard not to think each book would make an amazing movie. Pullman doesn’t give his characters much complexity, but his elaborate action set-pieces put J.K. Rowling’s Quidditch bouts to shame. And he fills his world with things you desperately want to see: talking armored bears, flying ships and zeppelins, a steam-punkish version of London and Oxford that’s caught halfway between the Victorian era and now. Besides being a philosophical sort who’s not wild about Christianity — as everyone in America now knows — Pullman is a bit of a literary Terry Gilliam. The Golden Compass probably would make a great movie — and you can see pieces of it in this adaptation from director Chris Weitz. But there’s just too much story in that 350-page book for a film that comes in at under two hours. Thirteen-year-old newcomer Dakota Blue Richards plays Lyra, an orphan who’s been raised at Jordan College, Oxford, by scholars. A charismatic daredevil, she’s trailed by a gang of ragamuffins and a CGI critter that’s constantly changing shape. Everyone in Lyra’s world has a “daemon” in animal form — not a pet or a familiar, as one might initially assume, but a second self, an external manifestation of the soul. When someone hurts your daemon, they hurt you, too. Soon Lyra’s uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), heads off to the Arctic to investigate a mysterious substance called dust, leaving her an alethiometer, or “golden compass,” a sort of pocket oracle. But both the compass and the dust arouse the sinister interest of the Magisterium, a world-ruling organization that looks and acts
like the Vatican back in the glory days of the Holy Roman Empire. (Since scary, authoritarian priests are stock heavies in Protestant culture, it’s hard to see why any of this should offend modern evangelicals — unless they decipher an obscure speech toward the end of the film, which hints that the magic dust represents the Fall from innocence and Pullman is all in favor of it.)
To control Lyra, the Magisterium sends out Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman), a glamorous, creepily maternal ice queen. But the woman’s malicious monkey daemon suggests she’s up to no good, and soon Lyra escapes her clutches with the help of the gyptians — think half gypsies, half pirates. Having learned that the Magisterium is kidnapping children and dragging
them to the far north, Lyra heads up there to rescue her best friend, accompanied by a flying-ship pilot straight out of a Western (Sam Elliott) and one seriously pissy armored polar bear (memorably voiced by Ian “Gandalf ” McKellen). Confused yet? Though Weitz’s screenplay does some streamlining of the book’s densely layered subplots and backstories, he’d have done well to cut more. The movie is so jam-packed with action and visual effects and crusty British actors delivering exposition that there’s scant room to make the points that really matter. In the novel, when Lyra discovers what the Magisterium is doing with the abducted kids, the revelation makes us draw our breaths in horror. Though it’s an atrocity that only makes sense in Pullman’s world, it anchors his fantasy plot in real childhood fears. In the film, that discovery is rushed and, worse, watered down. It’s like a movie about the Inquisition that omits the bonfires, or leaves them to be guessed at by the already befuddled viewer. As over-budgeted family fantasy fare goes, The Golden Compass has much to recommend it. It’s gorgeous to look at, and the computer-generated animals have actual personalities. It’s hard to imagine a better Lyra than Richards, a tough young actress who plays “fierce” better than “cute.” Kidman was born to be chilly Mrs. Coulter, and she gives the character a bizarrely sympathetic side. But, staring into all this sound and fury, it’s impossible not to regret the better film that might have been. MARGOT HARRISON
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FRED CLAUS�1/2 From Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin comes this comedy about the friction between Jolly Old Saint Nick and his black sheep brother. Starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Miranda Richardson. (116 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) GONE BABY GONE���� Ben Affleck makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s bestselling novel about the search for a missing girl in Boston. With Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris. (115 min, R. Palace) HITMAN�� Timothy Olyphant stars as Agent 47 in this big-screen ver-
author’s work, this time a short story about a small community that finds itself covered by a monster-filled fog. With Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden. (127 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount) THE DARJEELING LIMITED���1/2 In writer-director Wes Anderson’s new exercise in whimsy, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman and Adrien Brody play disaffected brothers trying to bond on a train trip across India. Yes, Bill Murray and Anjelica Huston show up. (91 min, R. Roxy) THE GOLDEN COMPASS���1/2 Nicole Kidman stars in writer-director Chris Weitz’s adaptation of the award-winning fantasy novel by Philip Pullman. With Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott and Daniel
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Craig. (114 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) THE ROCKET: Roy Dupuis stars in the fact-based saga of Maurice Richard, who, as a young QuĂŠbec factory worker, defied the odds and went on to become a National Hockey League legend. Francois Vailieres costars. Charles Biname directs. (115 min, PG-13. Roxy) WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?��1/2 Performance artist “Reverend Billyâ€? and his Church of Stop Shopping get a rise out of shoppers in director Rob VanAlkemade’s documentary about an unusual anti-consumerist campaign, produced by Morgan (Super Size Me) Spurlock. (90 min, PG. Roxy)
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BIG PICTURE THEATER Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8994.
wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 5, 7. Beowulf 6, 8:15. Enchanted 4:15. friday 14 — thursday 20 *I Am Legend 6, 8. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 5, 7. Beowulf 9. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293.
wednesday 12 — thursday 13 The Golden Compass 6:40. Enchanted 6:50. Fred Claus 7. American Gangster 6:30. friday 14 — thursday 20 *I Am Legend 12:50 & 3:40 (Sat & Sun), 6:40, 9 (Fri & Sat). *Alvin and the Chipmunks 1:20 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 8 (Fri & Sat). The Golden Compass 1:10 & 3:50 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9 (Fri & Sat). Enchanted 1 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 6:50, 9 (Fri & Sat).
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Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners, Williston, 878-2010. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 The Golden Compass 12:50, 1:50, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:40, 9:40. Enchanted 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9. August Rush 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25. Stephen King’s The Mist 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20. Fred Claus 12:45, 4, 6:20. Awake 1:40, 4:20, 7:15, 9:30. Hitman 1:30, 7:20, 9:40. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 1:05, 3:20, 6:15. American Gangster 3:10, 8:50. Bee Movie 1:15, 3:40. Beowulf 7, 9:35. Dan in Real Life 8:30. friday 14 — thursday 20 *I Am Legend 1, 2, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:20, 8:50, 9:50. *Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:40, 1:30, 2:50, 3:50, 4:55, 6:05, 7, 9:05. The Golden Compass 12:50, 1:50, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:40, 9:40. Enchanted 1:20, 4:10, 6:40, 9. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 1:10, 3:20, 6:15. Fred Claus 1:15, 4, 6:30. August Rush 1:40, 6:50. Beowulf 4:20, 9:20. Stephen King’s The Mist 9:10. Awake 8:30. Hitman 8:20.
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93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 The Golden Compass 6:30, 9. Dan in Real Life 6:30, 9. No Country for Old Men 6:30, 9. Enchanted 6:30, 9. Fred Claus 6:30. August Rush 9. friday 14 — thursday 20 *I Am Legend 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. The Golden Compass 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Enchanted 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. No Country for Old Men 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Fred Claus 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30. Dan in Real Life 9.
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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 American Gangster 9:15. August Rush 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50. Bee Movie 12:30, 2:45 (Thu), 3:20 (Wed), 5:10, 7:15. Beowulf 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:45. Enchanted 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. Fred Claus 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. The Golden Compass 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Hitman 4 (Thu), 5:10 & 9:30 (Wed). Stephen King’s The Mist 1, 4, 6:50, 9:30. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 12:30, 3:20 & 7:15 (Wed). friday 14 — thursday 20 *Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10. *I Am Legend 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40. August Rush 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50. Bee Movie 12:30, 2:45, 7:15. Beowulf 5, 9:45. Enchanted 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30. Fred Claus 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40. The Golden Compass 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Hitman 5:10, 9:30. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 12:30, 2:40, 7:15. Times subject to change.
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MARQUIS THEATER
Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 The Golden Compass 7. Enchanted 7. friday 14 — thursday 20 *I Am Legend 12:30 & 3 (Sat & Sun), 6 & 8:30 (Fri-Sun), 7 (Mon-Thu). The Golden Compass 12:45 & 3:15 (Sat & Sun), 6:15 & 8:45 (Fri-Sun), 7 (Mon-Thu).
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Devil Knows You’re Dead 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:30. Into the Wild 12:40, 3:35, 6:30, 9:25. Beowulf 7. Gone Baby Gone 1, 8:50. Enchanted 1:05, 3:40, 6:35, 9:05. Fred Claus 12:45, 6:15. American Gangster 3:05, 8:35. Hitman 9:35. August Rush 1:20, 4:05, 6:40, 9:10. Bee Movie 12:45, 2:50, 4:55.
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Fayette Road, South Burlington, 8645610. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Deep Water 3:45, 6:40. Bella 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:30, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15. The Golden Compass 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:20. Before the
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< food> A Cut Above A former meat inspector revives one of Vermont’s last remaining slaughterhouses BY PAULA ROUTLY
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here were 30 slaughterhouses in Vermont when Carl Cushing first started working as a state meat inspector. Three decades later, only seven remain. So, on the occasion of his retirement, 54-year-old Cushing decided to trade in the hardhat and white coat for a blood-smeared yellow apron at Clark’s Slaughterhouse in Ferrisburgh. He bought the place he used to regulate. “I’m on the other side now,� he says with a laugh, acknowledging it’s an odd way to
animals raised in the area meet their maker as far afield as New York or Pennsylvania. Killing is a “key part of the business,� according to Jim Kleptz of LaPlatte River Angus in Shelburne. Kleptz actually invested in a struggling slaughterhouse in Williston so he’d have a nearby place to turn his cattle into beef for some two-dozen restaurants and Burlington’s downtown City Market. But the facility can’t accommodate many customers — 80 percent of its business is LaPlatte’s. The state’s other slaughterhouses can be counted on one hand — they’re found in Benson, Troy, St. Johnsbury, Braintree
On a recent Friday, no one stops a visitor from venturing into the room where Jerry and Danny Clark are slaughtering lambs. spend one’s golden years. “The question I get most often is, ‘Are you crazy?’� Cushing is far from crazy, actually. Clear-eyed analysis suggests he’s perfectly positioned — on the border of Addison and Chittenden counties — to capitalize on a growing demand for local meat. While customers are clamoring for native beef, lamb and pork, farmers are inconvenienced by a dearth of reliable slaughterhouses within trucking distance. Some
and Sharon. Swanton Packing, once New England’s largest meat processing plant, closed in 2004. A fire shuttered Rutland’s Fresh Farm’s Beef in 2006. “Location was pretty important to me,� says Cushing, who plans to double production at Clark’s — now Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing. “Knowing what this business did, and the distance between slaughterhouses, it looked like it would be the right place.�
Cushing has had plenty of time to size up what looks like a ramshackle farm at the dead end of Depot Street in Ferrisburgh. As the plant’s state “inspector,� he worked alongside its former owner, Bob Clark, for more than 30 years. Cushing got there by way of Milton, where he grew up with nine brothers and sisters on a small family farm. All but one of his siblings still lives within a 15-mile radius of the original homestead.
“I didn’t know what store-bought bread was until I was about 11,� Cushing recalls. The family grew its own vegetables and raised its own animals. “We slaughtered in Georgia; then we’d process at home,� Cushing says. “That’s where we got the first taste of it.� In high school, Carl and his older brother Allen got part-time jobs at a slaughterhouse in Essex, where Pizza Hut >> 04B
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now stands. Carl was just 23 when he went to work at the ag department, and found himself in Ferrisburgh soon after. Inspecting the plant, which belonged in those days to Bruce Orensma, was a full-time job: Unlike a restaurant, which is visited randomly by inspectors, a working slaughterhouse cannot operate without a regulator on the premises. The state pays the official’s salary, but the slaughterhouse kicks in for overtime pay and a private “office� that
my father ‘Dad’ or ‘Pop,’� says Jerry, who still labors on the kill floor in Ferrisburgh with his own son, Danny, 31. Cushing’s older brother Allen also wields a sharp knife — he worked for decades as a meat cutter and manager for Grand Union. The four men — along with Carl Cushing’s son Ryan — are the muscle behind Vermont Livestock Slaughter and Processing. The new, more descriptive name suggests an openness that is atypical in the slaughterhouse industry. “It’s long,� Cushing claims, “but we wanted people to know what we’re about.�
Inspector Bob Aprilliano fishes out the livers to study them more closely. He won’t say what he’s looking for — the FDA won’t let him talk to the press about his job — but he’s willing to bend the rules a little to praise Cushing, his former boss at the agency. “A guy like Carl Cushing — he’s done it all, seen it all. He’s always had his finger on the pulse,� says Aprilliano, who has been inspecting Vermont slaughterhouses for 28 years. “He’s smart, wellmannered, well-rounded.� Aprilliano predicts, “This is going to be a nice place.� PHOTO: PAULA ROUTLY
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Most of the people who work in these plants have respect for animals. We don’t want to see them tortured.
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is usually about as glamorous as the job description. When Orensma decided to sell the slaughterhouse, he offered the place to Clark, who was working there as a butcher. But, while the older man was getting the financing together, the owner also asked young Cushing if he was interested. Cushing recalls that when he found out about the double-dealing, he gave Orensma the honorable answer: “Well, I won’t buy it out from Mr. Clark. If he doesn’t want it, or isn’t able to do it, then I’d like it.� Clark’s son Jerry, 53, corroborates the exchange between his father and Cushing that forever bonded the two families. “Carl said to Dad, ‘You take it, but if you ever sell it, I’d like first bids on it.� Twenty-eight years later, Cushing is finally getting his chance. “Him and dad worked together long enough that Carl calls
Remarkably, that same transparency extends to the kill floor. On a recent Friday, no one stops a visitor from venturing into the room where Jerry and Danny Clark are slaughtering lambs. The father-and-son team has it down. Danny does the actual killing— he stuns the bleating animal with a captive bolt pistol, then hoists it by a chain upside down over a trash can and slits its throat. After the animal has bled out, he lowers it onto a stainless steel cradle and skins it expertly, starting at the legs. Danny also breaks the back legs so the carcass can be hoisted onto another hook. At that point, his dad Jerry takes over. With a huge knife, aided by the occasional saw, Jerry slices open the stomach and removes the organs. He tosses the viscera into various plastic garbage cans that are about three-quarters filled with warm lamb guts.
Cushing is M.I.A. on Friday morning; he had to run up to Brault’s Meat Market and Slaughterhouse in Troy to get a bunch of meat smoked. But while he’s gone, Jerry and Allen ably handle the press relations. There’s none of the sheepishness and suspicion that characterize most slaughterhouse workers — a result, they might say, of sensationalist accounts in the press. Danny forbids any photographs of the actual kill, but the crew is otherwise welcoming and cooperative. Jerry is happy to talk about how the incoming beasts are handled. He points out, “Most of the people who work in these plants have respect for animals. We don’t want to see them tortured.� The kill has “to be done quickly and humanely — by law. If you stun them, and then come out here for a cup of coffee, you will be fined.� >> 07B
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Pauline’s Café, famous for its European-inspired comfort foods, has a new proprietor. On Monday Robert Fuller, also owner of Leunig’s Bistro & Café in Burlington and the Bobcat Café in Bristol, sold his Shelburne Road property to Head Chef David Hoene. Before taking the job at Pauline’s, Hoene was chef de cuisine at Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek. Although he’s working on the wine list — they’ve already started serving high-end wines by the glass on Friday nights — Hoene says not much will change where the food is concerned. “I’ve been here for seven years, so the menu is pretty much all mine, anyway.” What prompted Fuller to sell one of his successful restaurants? A desire to do good. The restaurateur has a “long-simmering dream” of joining the Peace Corps, he says. “My wife and I have been talking about it for five years . . . We are very interested in volunteering, number one, and going somewhere for an extended period of time to really absorb another culture.” Another motivator: “To try to ameliorate some of the government policies that make America look bad.” What does this mean for his other two restaurants? “I won’t be able to go away until I either have owner-partners or sell them to someone else,” he says. “Whether that will come to pass is anybody’s guess.” ’Tis the do-or-die season for dining establishments, and Adrianas isn’t the only casualty. Last week, we reported that the Blue Star Café in Winooski, also the home of buzz biz Fresh Coffee Now, had stopped serving dinner. This week, Matt Sutte, who owns both, confirmed that the hipster haven will soon stop cooking altogether: The BSC will close around the holidays, if not sooner. “The real deal is that I’m selling a lot of coffee, and I don’t have time to do both,” Sutte says. “I picked the one that makes money.” Given the success of nearby Tiny Thai, Sutte’s opinion is that another Asian offering would fit the bill better than a coffee shop. “I really think a sushi place would be the best thing ever there. I think it would make money the first weekend and never stop,” he predicts. Sutte is selling the restaurant and the lease, but not the “Blue Star” name. He’s moving his roastery to a building on Flynn Avenue, where it will be in good company — the Switchback brewery and McKenzie’s local headquarters are in the same ’hood. “I’ve got a storage area over there, rent’s cheaper, and I don’t have to roast coffee in a basement anymore,” Sutte says. When he opened the Blue Star, Sutte had high hopes that downtown Winooski would be transformed into an enclave of eateries. “I envisioned this cool, new place with 10 or 15 restaurants,” he muses. “A dining destination. But we’ve proven that you can’t put anything too high-end in there. Papa Frank’s has the wrap-up on local Winooski business, and I don’t think that’s going to change.” Just down the road in Colchester, Chef Chris Hechanova of Big Chile Republic expects that his new restaurant will be inspected this week and open soon thereafter. “Everything moved a lot faster after the major work was done,” Hechanova says of his new eatery located where Junior’s Italian used to be. Hechanova, a NECI dropout, used to run a delivery-only food business out of his Burlington apartment. Anyone who’s tasted his takeout will agree with Hechanova’s assessment: “It’s good news all the way around.” Wings Over Burlington, B-town’s newest source for wraps, ribs and saucy chicken in 20 different flavors, opened last Wednesday in the Blue Mall on Dorset Street. According to “phone operator” Jacob Didyoung, “Evenings have been going really well,” but things are “still a little stagnant during the morning.” Perhaps folks just aren’t ready to chow down on “Jet Fuel” strength wings at 11 a.m.? The place does eat-in, take-out and delivery. Techsavvy customers can even purchase their poultry on the web. Wanna charge your waffle fries to Mom and Dad? WOB accepts all local “college cards.”
If you miss the naked Men of Maple Corner calendar, which was discontinued four years ago, you may want to check out the Rutland Area Farm & Food Link’s “Local Exposure.” The 2008 calendar pics show local farmers and producers doing what they do best . . . in the buff. March is a syrup maker standing behind a carefully placed jar of the sweet stuff. September is an elderly apple picker climbing a ladder with a wrinkled sack full of apples. February reveals a broad dairy farmer squatting behind a cow, tugging on its udder. You can pick one up on RAFFL’s website: www.rutlandfarmandfood.org. Ever wondered about the Mexicali ad on The Point that encourages customers not to fill their Tupperware containers at the Williston restaurant’s salsa bar? According to co-owner David Auriemma, it happens all the time. “Someone’s always trying to come in and sneak home some salsa to make their nachos with,” he says. In one such incident, a woman “brought in a three-quart Pyrex bowl in her purse,” he relates. “She proceeded to fill it up.” When confronted by the Mexicali staff, he continues, the patron was surprised, and “didn’t understand why it wasn’t OK.” If you want to bring home a helping of Mexicali’s south-of-the-border sauces, all you have to do is ask. The restaurant sells a selection of freshly made toppings for just $2 per cup, or $3 if you want all that and a bag of their homemade chips.
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Any hippie worth his sea salt knows about Edward Espe Brown. The Buddhist baker authored the famous Tassajara Bread Book, among others. Now he’s the subject of a highly touted documentary, How to Cook Your Life, which recently opened in New York. Montpelier’s Savoy was lucky enough to score a last-minute booking, and will show the flick for a week starting December 14. The movie “may not play anywhere else in Vermont,” predicts theater co-owner Rick Winston. As Winston describes it, “This film follows [Brown] as he gives workshops that deal both with Zen practice and cooking, and how to apply one to the other and back again. It’s full of philosophy with a very light touch.” See the film listings for details. In case you missed the recent report last week in the mainstream media: Van Miguel Hartless, 24, of Fair Haven got more than he bargained for at a Rutland Burger King last summer. After ordering up some takeout, he arrived home, bit into his Southwestern Whopper and allegedly found an unwrapped prophylactic alongside the pickles. Unsurprisingly, the Green Mountain College student is suing because of the nightmares and emotional distress. A number of fast-food lawsuits have turned out to be fraudulent — the latest, a severed finger in a bowl of chili, was a total hoax. But Hartless submitted to a polygraph test to prove that his claim is no, um, whopper. Two Vermont food books have gotten a lot of recognition this year: Cooking with Shelburne Farms: Food and Stories From Vermont, by Melissa Pasanen and Rick Gencarelli, made The New York Times’ Top 25. A memoir by former Burlingtonian Phoebe Damrosch, Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter, scored on the foodie website Leite’s Culinaria. Rural Vermont, which “activates, advocates and educates for living soils, thriving farms and healthy communities” under the directorship of Amy Schollenberger, also put out a cookbook. It’s filled with more than 100 recipes submitted by RV members. What’s inside? There are fanciful-sounding dishes such as “Chicken Goop” and “A Whole-Lot-ofSomething Pie,” as well as one piece that instructs braver readers on how to eat raw heart, liver, kidney and other bloody bits. Those uninterested in sucking down spleen might prefer the sausage, kale and white bean stew or Vermont blue cheese and pesto pizza. Buy it for $15 on the Rural Vermont website, or pick up a copy at the Otter Creek Brewery in Middlebury. Williston-based food writer Molly Stevens whipped up the centerpiece of Saveur magazine’s December issue. Her article, “King of the Feast,” gives recipes for roasting Caribbean-style pork shoulder, herbed chicken, classic prime rib and striped bass.
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few months ago, I had a lumberjack for the first time. Too much information? Well, consider that the lumberjack in question was a crêpe the size of a vinyl record folded over slices of Vermont ham and cheddar, with the optional smattering of tart apple slices. Sitting on a lower Church Street bench beside the cart where the salty-sweet concoction was made, I devoured it and licked the last bits of cheese from my fingertips. Then I went back for dessert. In France, crêpes are a fastfood staple for urbanites on the go. Here, they’re more rare. But judging by the success of Burlington’s The Skinny Pancake cart, where I got my first Lumberjack, they’ve got legs. By last June, the crêpe cart’s trio of twentysomething owners — Middlebury Collge grads Benjy Adler, Jon Warnow and Mike Rimoin — were ready to add more stable digs. They opened a café in the Lake & College building on Burlington’s Waterfront. But the cool new space, with an exposed-ductwork ceiling and tables made of reclaimed wood, came with a few challenges. Until they could install a range hood, the owners offered a limited menu. Once the hood was in, they added items slowly, giving their youthful staffers time to adjust to whipping up unfamiliar dishes.
Come autumn, the full menu was up and running, and the Skinny Pancake entrepreneurs branched out by instituting “Folk & Fondue” nights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At 5:30 p.m., they bust out the Sterno and offer oozing pots of melted cheese accompanied by cubes of Red Hen breads and side salads. Chocolate and maple dips are available for dessert. The bands show up a few hours later. On a busy Saturday evening, my party of four began by sharing a couple of unique and appetizing Skinny Pancakes. The chicken and wild mushroom “Crêpe Cake” ($9) was a wedgeshaped “tall stack” layered with a poultry and ’shroom combo smothered in Mornay sauce. The French-Mex “Crêpadilla” ($7), which combines fresh salsa, avocado and cheddar, was a hit, too. For a solo diner, the Duclos & Thompson ground beef we added ($2.50) would have made it a meal. Next up: Wood Creek Farm steak frites ($21), the one entrée that doesn’t involve crêpes or fondue. (A few classic bistro side dishes are also on the menu.) The local, dry-aged meat, which arrived on a generous bed of perfectly skinny, golden French fries, proved toothsome indeed. Unfortunately, though we ordered it medium-rare, only the barest hint of pink remained. Our side salads were dressed
with pleasant maple-apple-cider vinaigrette and topped with local chèvre, grape tomatoes and crêpe chips. While the chips were fun, they came off as unnecessary in salads meant as a light counterpoint to a bunch of filling, flour-heavy fare. The fondue comes in five flavors: the “Traditional Swiss with a Vermont Twist” (two-person serving with salads, $18.50) and four variations thereon. The basic blend incorporates Jarlsberg, Swiss Gruyere and Vermont Gruyere. We bypassed the tempting pesto and wild mushroom varieties to settle on a pot that comes topped with bleu cheese and a side of cider to swirl in tableside ($22.50). The cheeses were well chosen, and the cider added a barely detectable sweetness, but the flavor of white wine in the mixture was overpowering. It diminished as the fondue sat over the candle, but the blend would have been better balanced with less booze. Too full for another round of fondue, we finished off the evening with a couple of sweet crêpes. Both the “Choco-Monkey” ($6) and “Hot Apple Crispy” ($6) were perfect. The former was smeared with Nutella and topped with slices of banana. The latter was a cinnamon-sugar-sprinkled wrap stuffed with lightly cooked apple cubes and topped with whipped cream. While our server was thought-
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ful and attentive all evening, a few details went unnoticed. My glass mug of peppermint tea came with aromatic loose leaves in a bag — much classier than the foil-wrapped kind. But when my tisane had steeped to the point of perfection, I realized there was nowhere to dispose of the bag. By the time my tablemate located a dish and returned to our nook, the brew had reached Altoidlevel strength. Our water glasses could have used a bit more attention, too. And the food, as I’d noted on previous visits, took its time getting to the table. There’s a lot to love at the Skinny Pancake — aside from the food, the localvore ethics, ecofriendly facility and friendly staffers are all in tune with Vermont tastes. Vegetarians will find a plethora of meat-free dishes (though the milk in the crêpe batter means that vegans are out of luck). Portions are ample, and these dudes really know their crêpes, from the delightful savory combinations, such as the “Cheesy Pesto” ($6.50) and “Garlique Chic” ($8.75), to the scrumptious dessert selections. The Skinny Pancake does have a tendency to get too creative, though. One example is the beautifullooking “Lake Monster Roll” ($9), filled with smoked salmon and served maki-style with ginger-soy dipping sauce. All of the ingredients were topnotch, but the cold crêpe didn’t do them justice as a traditional nori and rice wrapper would. Similarly, the crêpe known as “Coconut Curried Potato” ($7) has great flavor, but it’s a starch bomb: Not only are the potatoes wrapped in a flour shell, they’re on “a bed of white rice.” (My blood sugar goes wonky just thinking about it.) A few things in the world should not be wrapped in crêpes. But if you want to experience the many things that are better with ’em, The Skinny Pancake is worth visiting. >
No one knows livestock processing laws better than Cushing, who shows up about an hour late from his emergency trip to Troy. A slight, soft-spoken man, he still exudes the respectful discipline of a regulator, referring to his former colleagues as “Mr.” and “Mrs.” He’s certainly got his competition beat when it comes to ag education. “People will call and say, ‘Hi, I got a couple of animals that I’d like to put in my freezer, but I’d like to sell some, too.’ So, having the background that I do, I’m able to walk them through the process and remove some of the intimidation that they have had.” Customers are the least of Cushing’s problems. Despite raising the prices slightly, “Right now, we’re booking into February,” he says. The crew
phase power, Cushing recalls, “The guy said, ‘What the heck are you doing? Nobody has single-phase power anymore.’” Labor is another concern: Cushing calls it “the toughest part of the slaughter business. This isn’t a really nice job.” Though he plans to expand the operation to 10 employees, right now everyone who works for him is a Clark or a Cushing. The younger generation is well represented. “Danny and Ryan I call my young guns,” Cushing says. “I intend to do this, to help build this up, and then let them do it.” While his dad is being interviewed, 24-year-old Ryan picks up the phone. The caller on the other end has a question the young man can’t answer. Sounding slightly embarrassed, he interrupts his dad.
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“Do we take emus?” “Emus? No,” Cushing responds matter-of-factly. Feathered creatures undergo an entirely different slaughtering process, and Cushing knows nearby Misty Knoll Farms — one of a scant number of commercial poultry slaughtering operations in Vermont — isn’t equipped to handle such a big bird. He pauses for a moment, searching a long institutional memory. “There’s a place in New Hampshire, I believe.” Cushing instructs Ryan to tell the emu owner to contact the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. There, his call will probably be received by someone like the guy Carl Cushing used to be — before he “retired.” >
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Parting is such sweet sorrow. All good things must come to an end. If you love something, set it free. I’m out like a boner in sweatpants. There are many ways to say goodbye — albeit some more poetic than others. But dress them up as we may, the message stays the same and dealing with loss is never easy. Before The Fatal Flaws get all excited, no, I’m not leaving Seven Days. But what follows might be the biggest local break-up news since a certain spelling-challenged Vermont phoursome called it quits a few years back. These things are always tough, so I’m just gonna come right out and say it: Singersongwriter Patti Casey is leaving The Bluegrass Gospel Project. After six years as the instantly recognizable voice of one of Vermont’s finest collections of traditional musicians, Casey has decided it’s time to move on, citing the desire to spend more time with her family and devote energy to her own creative endeavors. On her website she states, “It’s been a terrific 6 years with the BGP and I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, but it’s time to move ahead with my own music and explore some other territory. I’m putting together a band in which I can better showcase my own material — I’ve got loads of new stuff — while still singing lots of the classic Americana stuff I love. You know, the close harmonies and gorgeous instrumental stuff.” We do know, Patti. And we can’t wait to hear it. A new album of original material is slated for a 2008 release. Of course, there are always two sides to this type of story, and I’m happy to report that despite the impending departure of their remarkably talented front woman, BGP is soldiering on. They’re currently searching for a new female singer to take the reins after Casey sings her final notes at this year’s First Night celebration in Burlington. We certainly wish them — and whoever is charged with the enormous task of filling Casey’s shoes — the best of luck. This Saturday, the countdown begins as BGP performs at the “Benefit for Betty” concert at Burlington’s College Street Congregational Church. For more info on the show and the benefit, see page 19B.
SWING LOW According to their MySpace page, Bristol’s Swing Noire plays “Hot Jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France.” As I spend roughly six hours a day perusing various MySpace profiles — for professional reasons, of course — I’ve come to grow a bit skeptical of online musical horn blowing. I mean, how
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many bands can really be “an original mix of funk, rock jazz, hiphop and reggae”? The answer is one. They are called Fishbone, and they rock. But I digress. Refreshingly, the acoustic jazz quartet’s self-description couldn’t be more on the money. The Reinhardt acolytes genuinely channel American Hot Jazz, evoking images of smoky basement speakeasies and slinky cabarets. Ex-Pine Island violinist David Gusakov, twins Rob THE BLUEGRASS GOSPEL PROJECT and Jim McCuen — on lead guitar and double bass, respectively — and rhythm guitarist Jared Volpe craft some of the tightest Gypsy jazz and hot swing this side of, well, the Hot Club of France, I suppose. And lately they’ve been tearing up clubs around the state. This Saturday, the band makes a stop at Carol’s Hungry Mind in Middlebury.
HARK! The Seven Days music section is a hardly a bastion of wholesome family fun. If you want proof, go re-read the opening lines of this very column. Yikes! However, every now and again we like to educate as well as entertain. In that respect, we’re kind of like the Vermont Youth Orchestra. In only that respect. This weekend, the VYO Association has a full slate of concerts to help ring in the holiday season with appropriate cheer and good will. Friday, conductor Jeffery Buettner will lead the VYOA choral ensembles — the treble Concert Chorale and the mixed-voice Chorus — in a program blending traditional, popular sacred and secular music with songs of the holiday season. I wonder if that includes “The 12 Pains of Christmas” by Bob Rivers? Maybe not. Anyway, the concert is actually the debut for both choruses and takes place at the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael’s College. Sunday at the Flynn Center, the VYOA unleashes “Orchestrapalooza,” a symphonic throw-down featuring all four VYO orchestras and a special performance by the VYO Chorus. Personally, I would have gone with “Orchestranaroo,” or “Gathering of the Vibraphones.” But what do I know? The orchestras will be under the guidance of Buettner, the aforementioned David Gusakov — that dude gets around, right? — Anne Decker and VYO conductor Troy Peters.
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ON SECOND THOUGHT Do you remember Club Toast? Man, that place was awesome. Since the locally legendary rock club closed its doors nearly a decade ago, a number of bars and clubs have tried to fill the void. I wonder if the kids dancing to the latest 50 Cent single at Second Floor know that Sublime once played that room opening for a little-known ska band called Skankin’ Pickle? How many know The Misfits played there once — and how many of those folks would be wearing Misfits Tshirts from Urban Outfitters? I haven’t set foot in the place since The Pants played the club’s final show on New Year’s Eve, 1998. I just can’t bring myself to do it. Memories and all. But that might be about to change. This Saturday, the local cool kids from Tick Tick and Viva Radio — an eclectic-chic online radio station based in Brooklyn and somehow affiliated with clothing/pseudo-porn icons American Apparel — are presenting “Back On Track” at Club To . . . er, Second Floor, chosen for the venue’s unique “ambience.” The party features five of the station’s best — and strangest — DJs. From the soul, funk and r&b hat trick of dynamic DJ duo Neil J. Molitoris & Jordan Bennett to the anthemic ’80s jams of Tedward of Springbreak, the dance mashups will be spinning all night long. Get in free by sending an RSVP to party@viva-radio.com.zz I’ve never really gotten over Club Toast closing. But Tick Tick has never steered me wrong before, and their new lineup of T-shirts, “Whoop, bears it is,” is pretty rad. Perhaps it’s time to bury the hatchet, face the specters of the past, and finally see what’s become of the fabled nightclub of my youth. Or maybe I’ll just go to Esox.
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:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. WET & WILD WITH DJ SKILLZ, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC. JUSTIN LEVINSON (pop), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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ENSEMBLE V (jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC. NOT SO DEAD POET’S SOCIETY, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN POETRY NIGHT WITH MACKLIN FINLEY, Dobrå Tea, 7 p.m. NC. DEJA NOUS (French cabaret), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. REFLECTIONS OF MONK (jazz), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ CRE8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m. NC. THE NIGHTBIRDS, VILLANELLES, BALD MALON BLAZE (rock), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MIKE GRUTKA (rock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. ROCK STAR WEDNESDAYS, Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DEANNA MOORE (singer-songwriter), Avenue Bistro, 7:30 p.m. NC. LOS LOBOS (rock), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $23/25. AA. CELTIC PARTY WITH TRINITY & THE GREEN MOUNTAIN IRISH STEP DANCERS, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
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JAZZ JAM, Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; SHANE HARDIMAN GROUP (jazz), 8 p.m. NC; ANTONY SANTOR TRIO (jazz), 11 p.m. NC. FRIENDS OF JOE WITH DAVE GRIPPO & MATT WRIGHT (blues, jazz), Halvorson’s, 8 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & MIKE SUCHER (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. BILLY CALDWELL & THE AIMLESS DRIFTERS (rock), Rà Rå Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. A-DOG PRESENTS (electronic dance), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. HOT HOUSE JAZZ, 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. TOP HAT TRIVIA, Nectar’s, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by KEITH HOLLIS & THE PO’ BOYZ, WILL KIRK GROUP (jazz, funk, soul), 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. REGGAE LINK UP WITH DJ BIG DOG, Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. WILDOUT! WITH DJ SKEE (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY (hip-hop, r&b DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. NC. DJ BIG DOG & MATLOCK MUSIC (reggae), Plan B, 8 p.m. NC. DJ FATTIE B (down-tempo, soul), The Green Room, 9 p.m. NC. RACHEL GRIFFEN (singer-songwriter), The Skinny Pancake, 9 p.m. NC. NICK CASSARINO (jazz), Harbor Lounge, 7:30 p.m. NC. BENNY BLISS & THE DISCIPLES OF GREATNESS (film premiere), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8:30 p.m. $8. AA.
:: champlain valley OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM, On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: central LISA RAATIKAINEN (singer-songwriter), Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. Donations, followed by RACHEL GRIFFIN (singer-songwriter), 9:15 p.m. Donations. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.
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:: champlain valley BREAD & BONES (folk), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. LENO & YOUNG (rock), The Bobcat CafĂŠ & Brewery, 8 p.m. NC. HONEYWELL (rock), Two Brothers Tavern, 10 p.m. NC.
:: central THE WINKS, THE FUNZ (indie), Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. Donations. KELLY JOE PHELPS (singer-songwriter), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $25.
:: northern NATURAL BREAKDOWN (rock), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Olive Ridley’s, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE NIGHT WITH SASSY ENTERTAINMENT, Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 5 p.m. NC. SARAH MUNROE BAND (rock, r&b), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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:: burlington area APPELLATION SEIRING (world), Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC, followed by MYRA FLYNN & SPARK (neo-soul), 11 p.m. NC. AARON FLINN (singer-songwriter), Parima Acoustic Lounge, 8 p.m. NC. SUPERSOUNDS DJ (top 40), RĂ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC.
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CHROME COWBOYS (vintage country), Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by FIZZY LIFTING WITH TRICKY PAT (hip-hop), midnight. $3. BLUE GARDENIAS (jazz), 1/2 Lounge, 7 p.m. NC, followed by OLD SCHOOL VS. NU SKOOL WITH FATTIE B. (hip-hop), 10 p.m. NC. THE WINKS, MUSICSPEAK (indie), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $7. AA. SETH YACOVONE (solo acoustic blues), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by DUB IS A WEAPON, NATURAL BREAKDOWN (reggae, rock), 9 p.m. $5. MADE IN IRON, PARTY STAR (Iron Maiden tribute, rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $6/10. TOP HAT DANCETERIA (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. VOODOO WITH DJ ROBBIE J. (hiphop, reggae, Latin), Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJ FATTIE B & DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. DJ INFINITE (funk, soul, groove), The Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. SOAKED OATS (old-time), The Skinny Pancake, 9:30 p.m. NC. WILL KIRK & THE SOULRIDERS (soul), The Monkey House, 10 p.m. NC. THE JOHN TOWER PROJECT (blues), Blue Star CafÊ, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. SIDESHOW BOB (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. THE MELONHEADS (rock), Franny O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH MR. DJ, Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 8:30 p.m. NC. AA.
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:: champlain valley THE HUBCATS (folk), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. EXIT ONLY (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.
:: central GRAVEL (heavy jazz), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC.
STRIPMALL BALLADS (folk), Langdon St. CafÊ, 8:30 p.m. Donations, followed by THE TOUGHCATS (bluegrass), 9:30 p.m. Donations. WAGTAIL (Americana), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. BLUE LIGHT JAZZ WITH GIOVANNI ROVETTO, NICK CASSARINO, ANDY SUITS, Positive Pie 2, 9 p.m. Donations. GEZA CARR TRIO (jazz), La Brioche, 7 p.m. NC. FREE RADICALS (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. LONGFORD ROW (Irish), Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. THE CALAMITY JANES (Americana), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10.
:: northern LIVE MUSIC, JD’s Pub, 9:30 p.m. $3. LUCID (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. ANGRY NEIGHBORS (rock), Olive Ridley’s, 10 p.m. NC. DJ MIC-E-LUV (hip-hop), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. NC. DAMN YANKEE STRING BAND (Americana), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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SEVEN DAYS | december 12-19, 2007 | music 13B
“PULSE” WITH LIVE DJ (electronica), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJ ANUBUS & J2 (hip-hop, reggae), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. HUNTER ROBERTSON (old-time), The Skinny Pancake, 9 p.m. NC. CELTIC THYME (Irish), Avenue Bistro, 8 p.m. NC. DESOL, SLOW NATIVES (Latin-rock, reggae), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 7:30 p.m. $8/10. AA. RED HOT JUBA (cosmic Americana), The Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5. DEANNA MOORE (singer-songwriter), Blue Star Café, 7 p.m. NC. NIGHTRAIN (rock), Backstage Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. SHAKEDOWN (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Banana Winds Cafe & Pub, 8 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley DANCE PARTY WITH DJ EARL, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. THE GABE JARRETT TRIO (jazz), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. CRAZYHEARSE (rock), Two Brothers Tavern, 10 p.m. NC. SWING NOIRE (jazz, swing), Carol’s Hungry Mind, 7:30 p.m. $10.
:: central VINCENT FLATS BLUES BAND, Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE MOTHER VIBRATION (Afro-beat), Langdon St. Café. 9 p.m. Donations. NAQUELE TEMPO (Latin), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. FREE RADICALS (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. DAMN YANKEE STRING BAND (Americana), Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. THE MAD RIVER UNPLUGGED MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS KELLY JOE PHELPS (blues, folk), Valley Players Theater, 8 p.m. $17/20. AA. OTTOMATIC SLIM (blues, rock), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10.
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:: northern LUCID (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. GLASS ONION (rock), Olive Ridley’s, 10 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. DJ MIC-E-LUV (hip-hop), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. NC. HIBUS (pop), The Matterhorn, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH JOHN WILSON & DANGER DAVE, Piecasso, 9:30 p.m. NC. TAMMY FLETCHER’S MOUNTAIN GIRL (roots), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
SUN.16 :: burlington area
OLD TIME SESSIONS, Radio Bean, from 1 p.m. NC; HOT JAZZ SESSIONS, 5 p.m. NC; LAUREN SERVIN (music & film), 7 p.m. NC; SARA FEODORE (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m. NC; THE ADJUNCTATORS (rock), 9 p.m. NC. IRISH SESSION, Rí Rá Irish Pub, 5 p.m. NC. ROB MORSE TRIO (jazz), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. HEAL IN SESSIONS WITH BRIANDEYE (roots, dub), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MI YARD REGGAE NIGHT WITH DJS BIG DOG & DEMUS, Nectar’s, 10 p.m. NC. FUNKWAGON (funk), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+ U18 DANCE PARTY WITH DJ ZEPH (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 8 p.m. $8. 13-17. MONIKA BAEGE (harp), Avenue Bistro, 7 p.m. NC. HIGHER GROUND COMEDY BATTLE, Higher Ground Ballroom, 8:30 p.m. $8/10. 14+. PINE STREET JAZZ WITH MATT WRIGHT, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
SUN.16 >> 16B
Akes’ Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111. All Fired Up, 9 Depot Sq., Barre, 479-9303. The Alley Coffee House, 15 Haydenberry Dr., Milton, 893-1571. American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999. Avenue Bistro, 1127 North Avenue, Burlington, 652-9999. 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 Fatty’s BBQ, 55 Main St., Burlington, 864-5513. Big Moose Pub at the Fire & Ice Restaurant, 28 Seymour St., Middlebury, 388-0361. 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. Cider House BBQ & Pub, 1675 Rt. 2, Waterbury, 244-8400. City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919. Coffee Hound, 97 Blakey 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. Dobrá Tea, 80 Church Street St., Burlington, 951-2424. 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, 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. Harbor Lounge, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700. 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, NY, 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. Localfolk Smokehouse, Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623. Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Maggie’s, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 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, 518-324-2200. On the Rise Bakery, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-7787. 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, 518-561-0158. Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. Piecasso, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411. 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 Coffee House, Rt. 125, 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 Jct. 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. Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188. 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. Stonecutters Brewhouse, 14 N. Main St., Barre, 476-6000. 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, 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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Being a reggae band has got to be tough. There’s only so much ingenuity one can inject while adhering to the genre’s wellworn rhythmic constraints. And in most cases, it’s probably all been done before. The basic formula is simple: Lay down a rumbling, staccato bass line, insert guitar and/or organ hits on the offbeat. Repeat. Still, reggae’s rudimentary foundation can often provide an effective template for fanciful musical flourishes and, with its droning grooves, the elementary ether for heady, lyrical mysticism. With their debut disc, Weapon, Plattsburgh’s Slow Natives take a valiant stab at combining the style’s seemingly disparate elements. Unfortunately, they’re often weighed down by the very conventions they aim to challenge. The album gets off to a promising start with the laid-back instrumental intro, “Havana.” Shawn Paul’s slinky guitar lead seductively wraps around Jamse Ward’s sinewy bass line, creating a sexy and at times sinister groove. The pair provides a solid foundation throughout the disc. The following tune, “I’m Sorry,” is a bouncy little number with nice vocal harmonies and bright guitar work. It’s a telling glimpse into the band’s nascent potential. But it’s about the only one. The next song, “Resist,” is where the band begins to run into trouble, and from here on the listener is given precious little respite. Laced with half-baked head-shop profundity, the tune proves a limp attempt at addressing the trials and struggles of, um, trials and struggles. On track after track, the band offers little more insight than the average bumper sticker on a Toyota Prius. A reggae band with an inspirational/political axe to grind? Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Worse still are the vocal performances from Ward, who eschews pesky technique formalities such as breath support and pitch for spiritless pop-singer tomfoolery. You’ve gotta learn to walk before you can run. Likewise, you have to learn how to carry a tune before you can employ “soulful” ornamentations and reasonably expect to pull them off. Ward rarely accomplishes either feat and, more often than not, delivers winceinducing performances that should have been left on the cutting-room floor. I suppose he could be commended for resisting the modern temptation of digitally fixing the problem. But would an extra take or two really be too much to ask? Maybe next time. Slow Natives cross the sixth great lake this Saturday for an opening slot with Latin-flavored rockers deSol at Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge.
Girls with guitars/pianos are really starting to get on my nerves. Turn on a radio and you’ll most likely hear Colbie Caillat’s hit single, “Bubbly,” Feist’s “1, 2, 3, 4,” or even A Fine Frenzy’s “Almost Lover,” all of which are beginning to gnaw tiny holes in my brain. Gone are the refined days of Tori Amos and Melissa Etheridge. Welcome to the world of sickeningly sweet pop. But, wait, there’s hope! And it’s in the form of Aya Inoue, best known for her role in Mike Gordon’s Ramble Dove. Perhaps hoping to slay that saccharine sensibility, the Burlington songstress has banded with a trio of musicians collectively called The Leaves. The quartet has recently released Timid Line, a four-song EP that hints at greater things to come. The mood of tunes on this CD ranges from the title track’s light country fare to the dark tonality of “Yours Truly, Charlie.” The latter, an ambitious 6-minute epic, is the best song on the disc. It features Patty Griffin-style vulnerability and a slow-build climax that pays off with a strident, rhythm-led vocal. Inoue’s voice is certainly serviceable on Timid Line, though she sometimes gets a little too whiny for the band’s song structures. Lyrically, she manages some decent writing, minus the occasional lackluster cliché: “I’m sorry that I trusted you / After all the things I’ve been through” from the EP’s first tune, “Back,” immediately springs to mind. The third track, “Instead,” is a welcome diversion from the angst. Its hook, which resembles Ray Charles’ “Hit the Road Jack,” eventually gives way to a nasty little solo from lead guitarist Matt Harpster. His bluesy work is, hands down, the highlight of this album, as he proves his chops with one melodically pleasing solo after another. Guitar heroics aside, Timid Line is definitely lo-fi, lacking the glossy sheen of a more mainstream EP. At points, the sound quality borders on static. But the disc is still worth a spin, if only to shake that damn “Bubbly” song out of your head. Check out The Leaves’ CD release party this Friday at the Rose Street Artists’ Co-op in Burlington. JON TAYLOR
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Conversation with a Van Guy
Moses Atwood performs at The Monkey House this Monday, December 17, at 8 p.m. $5. Paddy Reagan and Hunter Robertson open. BY DAN BOLLES
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oses Atwood lives in a van down by the river. Seriously, he does. The classically trained guitarist and songwriter was raised in Maine, dropped out of Berklee, landed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, moved back to Maine, bought an old van, and went on the road. Somewhere along the way, he managed to record one of the year’s most stunning folk albums. Atwood’s self-titled debut is a moody, haunting affair, rife with grievous angels, inner devils and the whiskey bottles that often introduce us to both. Seven Days recently caught up with Atwood by phone, at a coffee shop in his newly adopted home of Asheville, North Carolina. SEVEN DAYS: So, what prompted the move to Asheville? MOSES ATWOOD: Exploration, I guess. I sort of moved into a van that I outfitted as a home and then hit the road. I didn’t really have any planned agenda, but Asheville was sort of my first stop of significance. Just because I’d heard it was a great town with a great music scene. Then, when I got here, I sort of ran out of money, and I’ve been here for about two months now. SD: Speaking of the van, weren’t you living out of it in Burlington this summer? MA: Yeah. I love it up there and I have some really good friends, some artists, in the area. So I was just sort of coming to see them and to check out the town. It’s the same reason I came here. I just like to go to new places and meet people. SD: Tell me more about your van. MA: I bought a 1986 conversion van called the “National Traveler.� It used to have the hydraulic bed in the back and the captain’s chairs in the back and that whole bit, you know? But I stripped all that out and spent a few weeks last summer in Maine just rebuilding it. Now it’s got hardwood floors and a sink and stove and a bed. It’s got space for my instruments. Oh, and it’s upholstered in denim. SD: Awesome. Where do you park it? MA: Wherever I can. When I was in Burlington I parked in my friend’s driveway. A lot of the time, people are pretty happy to have a “van guy.� For a little while, anyway. As long as you don’t overstay your welcome, it’s kind of exciting to have a van guy. You can go to work and be, like, “Hey, I’ve got a van guy!� So it really works out for everybody.
tell me a bit about how you created the new album? MA: It’s sort of a fusion. I have this friend named David Goodrich, who is a brilliant musician and producer. When I started to think about making my first record, having no experience in the studio and having no concept of what record production and the process of making a professional album was all about, I went straight to him. The whole record is just me and him, and the idea was just to make it really simple and sparse. Really not much more than two instruments on any given track. I’m a solo player, for now. And one of my pet peeves is songwriters who write songs that are appropriate for a band, but then when they tour, they don’t change the arrangement for playing solo. And you’re, like, “OK. This sounds like a great song . . . if you had a band.â€? And then you buy the record and it has the band on it. I don’t know. I wanted to avoid that. We wanted to avoid any forced retro feel. We wanted to be simple and stripped down, but also modern. A lot of what my music is about are guitar arrangements that are full enough that you don’t feel like something is missing. That’s my intent. SD: Do you have any plans to play with a band? MA: I did once in Portland. We did one show and then I sort of disbanded it. It was definitely a learning process. It’s really important to have just the right players. I went for the players that were the best in town, just by their reputations. But then it turned out that they were really good, but . . . sometimes you can get the person who’s technically “the best,â€? but they don’t play the music quite the way you want them to. It’s difficult. There are a lot of subtleties. SD: Any holiday or New Year’s wishes? MA: Um . . . well, I have made little to no effort trying to organize myself as a professional musician. I’ve had that common musician’s problem where I like making the music, but I’m terrible at schmoozing my way into the music scene. And I’ve made no attempt at trying to present myself in a professional manner to anyone that might be able to help me when it comes to organizing and booking and expanding my career. So I think I’ve come to a point, after living in a van for a while and being hungry and stuff, that I sort of need to get my act together and see if I can become, at least a little bit, financially supported. It’s tricky these days. ďż˝
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THE ANDREW MOROZ SEPTET (jazz), Langdon St. Café, 7:30 p.m. Donations. BLUE FOX (blues), Main Street Bar & Grill, 10 a.m. NC. DAVID MURPHEY (American roots), Capitol Grounds, 1 p.m. NC. GANDALF MURPHEY & THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS (eclectic), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $20.
:: northern TOM BEGICH (singer-songwriter), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
MON.17 :: burlington area
OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. POET’S JAM, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. LOWELL THOMPSON BAND (alt-country), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. ERIC LAFAVE & BEN MACINTYRE (singer-songwriters), 1/2 Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. CHAKKUMAS PRIME (jam, rock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $5/NC. 18+. MOSES ATWOOD, PADDY REAGAN, HUNTER ROBERTSON (singer-songwriters), The Monkey House, 8 p.m. $5. SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT WITH AARON FLINN, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6:30 p.m. NC.
BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF :: Few phenomena are more tiresome and patronizing than artists preaching to the masses from their musical soapboxes. Does anyone really need Bono to tell them that world hunger is bad? Global warming sucks? Gee, thanks, Madonna. Thankfully, not all of our beloved rock icons rely on heavy-handed sermonizing to get their point across. After almost 35 years of writing and performing, East L.A. rock legends
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:: central OPEN MIKE, Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations.
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:: central KARAOKE WITH BLUE MOON ENTERTAINMENT, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC. MOSES ATWOOD (folk), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. JAIRO & TOM (Spanish guitar & trumpet), Main Street Bar & Grill, 7 p.m. NC.
:: northern OPEN MIKE, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Piecasso, 9 p.m. NC. SOAKED OATS (old-time, country), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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GUAGUA (psychotropical), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC, followed by HONKYTONK SESSIONS, 10 p.m. $3.
The Town and The City, Los Lobos swing by the Higher Ground Ballroom Wednesday, December 12. 2x3-advance121207
PARIMA ISLAND NIGHT WITH DJ SKINNY T (reggae), Parima Main Stage, 9 p.m. NC. JULIETTE MCVICKER (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. WORLD BASHMENT WITH JON DEMUS & SUPER K (reggae, dancehall, hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. MARIE CLAIRE (indie), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. U18 DANCE PARTY WITH DJ ZEPH (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 8 p.m. $8. 13-17. OPEN TURNTABLES NIGHT, The Green Room, 9:30 p.m. NC. CHIMAIRA, KATAKLYSM, TERROR, THE END (hardcore, metal), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $15/17. AA. ACOUSTIC TUESDAY WITH THE ALLAN GRATTON BLUEGRASS BAND, Monkey House, 9 p.m. NC. BLUEGRASS JAM, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
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MOSES ATWOOD (folk), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; ENSEMBLE V (jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC.
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NOT SO DEAD POET’S SOCIETY, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. MIKE MARTIN & GEOFF KIM (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. MATT WRIGHT GROUP (jazz), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ CRE8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m. NC. MIA ADAMS WITH JERRY CRAFT (singer-songwriter), 1/2 Lounge, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), 10 p.m. NC. ESTHER MACOMB, JOHN OLMSTEAD (rock, singer-songwriter), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC.
DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. MO’ FUNK ORCHESTRA, Monkey House, 9 p.m. NC. CEILI (Irish session), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM, On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: central SARA GRACE & THE SUITS (rock, soul), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.
:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. WET & WILD WITH DJ SKILLZ, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC. FRED BRAUER (solo guitar), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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causa bella What the Traveling Wilburys were to rock ’n’ roll, the Bluegrass Gospel Project is to New England’s folk scene. The six-member super-group, first formed for First Night 2001, has been recording and touring on and off ever since. Guitarist Paul Miller, fiddler Gene White Jr., singer-songwriter Patti Casey, Vermont state banjo champ Steve Light, bassist Jim DiSabito, and Northern Lights founder and mandolinist Taylor Armerding embrace the spiritual side of Appalachian string music. Their tight harmonies and melodious picking mark original tunes rooted in mountain bluegrass and accessible to folks of all faiths. The band raises the roof at a special benefit for Betty (pictured), a 5-yearold Colchester resident diagnosed with leukemia; funds will help defray her medical expenses during a three-year course of chemotherapy. Benefit for Betty
Saturday, December 15, College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966. www.bluegrassgospelproject.com
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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. HOT TUNA: Jefferson Airplane co-founder Jorma Kaukonen and rock ’n’ roll wizard Jack Casady join mandolinist Barry Mitterhoff and drummer Erik Diaz for acoustic-electric fretwork. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $29. Info, 603-448-0400. VOCAL CONCERT: Teen and adult singers showcase skills in voice strength, control and phrasing to finish off a FlynnArts course. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-4548, ext. 4. STUDENT JAZZ ENSEMBLES: Music majors combine talents at a semesterend concert. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077. BALLROOM INTRO: Want to waltz, foxtrot or tango? Learn where to put your feet in a session that covers the basics. Shelburne Health & Fitness, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $15. Info, 985-3141.
drama ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’: Dancing teacups and talking clocks? Northern Stage asks audiences to “be their guest” for this splashy musical adapted from the Disney animated feature. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $24-57. Info, 296-7000. ‘OH, VICTORIA!’: In this one-woman show, actor Sarah Payne portrays Victoria Woodhull, a larger-than-life “free love” advocate who ran for U.S. president in 1872. South Burlington Community Library, noon. Free. Info, 652-7480.
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‘DANS PARIS’: This French film pays tribute to New Wave cinema and J.D. Salinger novellas, through a story about fraternal fights between two urban brothers. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. ‘THE LAVENDER HILL MOB’: In this 1951 comedy, British actor Sir Alec Guinness stars as a meek bank clerk who plans a theft from his own employer. Savoy Theatre, Montpelier, 1 p.m. $5. Info, 454-4675.
ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. MARY AZARIAN: Young readers hear the Vermont artist and illustrator explain how she makes hand-colored woodcuts at an overview of her many picture books. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
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. Info, 863-2345. ‘FOOD FOR THOUGHT’: Vermont Milk Company Vice-President Anthony Pollina and State Representative Dave Zuckerman lead a community discussion about locally grown grub. LACE, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0782.
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words BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of Philip Roth’s 27th novel, Everyman, consider its unusual beginning – the interment of its nameless protagonist. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
talks ‘VERMONT’S CULTURAL LEGACY’: Gregory Sharrow of the Vermont Folklife Center investigates the day-to-day traditions of the state’s ethnic communities. Castleton State College Chapel, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 468-3093. GNOSTIC CHRISTIANITY: Listeners get an introduction to this life philosophy, in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706. ‘THE FUTURE OF LIFE IN THE LAKE’: The Nature Conservancy hosts a panel discussion among water-ecology experts about restoring Lake Champlain’s health and diversity. Livak Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-4425. ‘WHY I LOVE . . . THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS’: Vermont writer Eric Zencey shares his off-the-page passion for physics. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 1:30 p.m. $3. Info, 658-7477. T’AI CHI CHIH CLASS: Fred Solomon leads people through a set of nonviolent movements designed to improve balance, flexibility and longevity. Heineberg Senior and Community Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. $4. Info, 863-3982. SKI WAX CLINIC: Cross-country athletes hear Toko wax technician Dave Boucher present new info from the World Cup circuit about how to achieve maximum glide. Skirack, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-882-4530.
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VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. BINGO: A winning card could net cash at the Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $11. Info, 863-3982. 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. HEBREW READING WORKSHOP: Beginners convene to comprehend a written language. Temple Sinai, South Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 862-5125. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: Volunteers pack presents in pretty paper to support the Burlington Emergency Shelter. University Mall, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Donations. Volunteer info, 862-9879. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: Sales of evergreens and holiday ornaments help support a local youth center. Basement Teen Center, Montpelier City Hall, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9151. INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: Shoppers consider silver jewelry, musical instruments, silk scarves and other unusual products made in countries ranging from Bali to Egypt. Masonic Lodge, Waitsfield, noon - 6 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5500. HOLIDAY BOOK SALE: Purchasers pause to peruse tempting tomes for the bookworms on their lists. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. LA LECHE LEAGUE: Supporters of breastfeeding moms offer encouragement, info and education. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 860-7437.
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Under Kriya Studio’s huge ceiling, a star-shaped paper lantern and separate strands of red, white and turquoise holiday lights illuminated the spacious stage, and amplification equipment encircled the seating area. After bundled-up concertgoers had filed in and chosen seats, local composer/musician Greg Davis stood and welcomed the 30-plus-member crowd, then surprised everyone by announcing the show would be Kriya’s last — the cooperatively run performance space is closing its doors in the next week or so. For James Tenney’s 1971 “Swell Piece No. 2 (for Pauline Oliveros),â€? four or five folks around the room gradually turned separate amp volume knobs up and down to produce a single, rising and ebbing tone of oceanic intensity. Earplugs were a must. Weirdly, with 32 decibels of sound blocked out, it seemed as though the harmonic overtones were originating in my own head. Next, Davis and Toby Aronson (who gigs around town as part of the “nu-new-ageâ€? trio Oak) set up piles of rocks of all sizes on wooden boards, hand drums and the floor, then played “Stones,â€? a 1969 work by Dartmouth professor emeritus Christian Wolff. For about 20 minutes, the miked pair manipulated the smaller stones at various speeds, rocking the bigger ones back and forth and conjuring mental images of avalanches. Afterward, 13 musicians stood up from the audience, uncasing acoustic and electric instruments for the pièce de rĂŠsistance: Brooklyn-based composer Duane Pitre’s “The Ensemble Chord in E-flat with a Minor 7th and a Pump Organ Base.â€? Pitre himself conducted the 30-minute work, bringing in instruments in layers: harmonium, two violins, cello, alto sax, oboe, clarinet, bass, baritone sax, and then Pitre and another musician on electric guitars played with bows. Everyone seemed to come in on the same note, but then they were free to pick another note within it. The effect was amazing, with a mellow, mostly acoustic sound like one huge, happy harmonica. Imagine the music of the spheres — a great note on which to end an artistic experiment. MEGHAN DEWALD
CAREER-FINDING WORKSHOP: High school students explore their abilities, values, interests and personalities with an eye to future studies and employment. VSAC Resource Center, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-642-3177, ext. 880. CITIZENSHIP CLASS: Immigrants become familiar with U.S. history and government to prep for the naturalization interview. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. RAW FOOD WORKSHOP: Fans of chewy, sweet fruit treats assemble no-bake, fig-date squares. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. $12. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
WEB ANALYTICS GROUP: Members of the Williston website-metrics company EpikOne host a networking event for professionals interested in learning how online marketing works. The Green Room, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9794. BURLINGTON BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN: Female managers, execs and entrepreneurs talk about equal-opportunity employment over an evening meal. Sirloin Saloon, South Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $19 includes dinner. Reservations and info, 899-3936.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. CLASSICAL CONCERT: Pianist James Wright and organist George Matthew Jr. perform a Brahms variation on a Haydn chorale, and violinist Helen Wright plays a Handel sonata. First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-1151. VERMONT MOZART FESTIVAL: Soloists join the Oriana Singers and the festival’s chamber orchestra in the first three cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. Stowe Community Church, 7:30 p.m. $30. Info, www.vtmozart.org or 862-7352.
WOMEN’S SING: Female voices form chords for rounds, spirituals and choral pieces in a casual-yet-organized session. Call for Burlington-area location, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, anyaschwartz@ hotmail.com or 658-5811. COUNTERPOINT: Robert De Cormier directs this pro vocal ensemble in a program of seasonal songs, with accompaniment from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet. First Congregational Church, Manchester, 7:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 362-2200. SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER SINGERS: Bundled-up teens belt out seasonal tunes on Church Street, in front of the Burlington Town Center Mall, noon. Free. Info, 865-7576.
drama ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’: See December 12. ‘THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER’: Child actors star in this drama about an annual church production that includes an inventively awful set of siblings. Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, www.vermontsbestpageantever.com or 863-5966. ‘LOVE, SEX & THE IRS’: The Little City Players stage this comical shell game in which two ordinary guys try to save money on their tax returns by posing as a married hetero couple. Vergennes Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-12. Info, 877-6737.
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‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS’: This merry-making musical stage show honors Scandinavian holiday traditions with Nordic folk songs, pageantry, dances and stories. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $23, $10 for kids 18 and under. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: Eighth graders from the Orchard Valley School slip on fairy wings and Puckish expressions for Shakespeare’s rollicking romantic comedy. Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, 11 a.m. Free, bring nonperishable donations for the Vermont Food Bank. Info, 456-7400. ‘NEVER BEFORE SEEN’: The Addison Repertory Theater presents an evening of original, 10-minute one-acts accompanied by culinary creations. A.R.T. Studio Theater, Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 382-1036. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: Singers, dancers and actors celebrate the Winter Solstice with theatrical storytelling. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $13-16. Info, www.nightfires.org or 863-1024.
film ‘DANS PARIS’: See December 12. ‘LIFE IN ORLEANS COUNTY’: Johnson State College students premiere their 30-minute video documentary chronicling rural life in early 20th-century Vermont. See calendar spotlight. Bentley Hall Auditorium, Johnson State College, 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1516.
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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ANIMAL TRACKING: Family members have fun learning to ferret out different critters at a slide show about the Northeast’s winter wildlife. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7 p.m. $10; $50 includes Sunday field trip. Registration and info, www. birdsofvermont.org or 434-2167. ‘RUN AROUND THE WORLD’: Long-distance runner Dot Helling sums up her role in a 20-person globetrotting relay race to highlight the need for universal access to safe drinking water. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409. VERMONT COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS: Sarwar Kashmeri, an expert on U.S.-European relations, explains why Vermont should pay attention to the European Union. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, noon - 1:30 p.m. $30 includes lunch. Evening discussion at the Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2727. VERMONT VENTURE NETWORK: VoIP? Broadband connectivity? Telecommunications expert John King, founder of TELigence Partners, explains how the industry has changed over the past 10 years. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, breakfast 8 a.m., speaker 8:15 a.m. Call for cost. Info, www.vermontventurenetwork. org or 658-7830.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. 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. HOLIDAY STORYTIME: Preschoolers hear seasonal tales involving snowmen, reindeer and St. Nick. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. 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. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 655-6424. BILINGUAL PLAYGROUP: ¡Hola, baby! A native Spanish-speaking mama leads gentle play and circle time at the Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 316-3069. MORNING STORIES: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairytales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: Pint-sized bladers take to the ice at Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6. Info, 865-7558. HOLIDAY MOVIE: Kids settle down for some seasonally suitable screen time. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.
sport ZUMBA FITNESS: Step-by-steppers try out Latin-dance-inspired exercises mixed with high-energy, international rhythms. Fitness Options, South Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 734-3479. Olympiad Health & Racquet Club, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 310-6686.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See December 12. 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.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See December 12. CHARITY BINGO: See December 12. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: See December 12. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: See December 12. INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See December 12. HOLIDAY BOOK SALE: See December 12. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202, Vermont Tech, Blair Industrial Park, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965.
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SEEING IS BELIEVING Radio listeners who’ve lent an ear to Saturday-afternoon arias know the Metropolitan Opera is no stranger to broadcast media. But the grand tradition of l’opéra matches sound with spectacle, and it’s a shame to miss the elaborate sets, costumes and staging. Not so this weekend, when the Hopkins Center kicks off a new program initiated by the Met to bring world-class opera to the masses. Audience members at arts venues across North America and Europe will see and hear a live satellite simulcast via 10 high-definition cameras placed throughout the Met’s New York City theater. The performance? A production of Charles Gounod’s 1867 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, starring soprano Anna Netrebko (pictured) and tenor Roberto Alagna as the passionate teens — the first of eight shows scheduled for similar coverage at the Hop through April. ‘ROMEO ET JULIETTE’
Saturday, December 15, Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $25. Info, 603-6462422. www.hop.dartmouth.edu www. metoperafamily.org/metopera
MEDICINE-MAKING WORKSHOP: Home herbalists learn how to blend their own salves, lip balms and “body butters.” Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $6. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. HOLIDAY DINNER: Mark Timms, executive chef of the Vermont National Country Club, fixes a seasonal spread for area families with kids in the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, 62 Oak Street, 6 p.m. Donations. Reservations and info, 864-5263. ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE PRACTICES CLASS: The Vermont Department of Health teaches landlords and other participants how to deal with lead paint in their homes or properties. Conference Room 4, Rutland Regional Medical Center, 5-9 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-290-0527 or 800-439-8550.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. VERMONT MOZART FESTIVAL: See December 13, First Congregational Church, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. COUNTERPOINT: See December 13, Brandon Congregational Church. Info, 247-0050. CAMBRIDGE CLASSIC CHORALE: Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus closes a rousing concert that features a new Christmas cantata by John Purifoy. Second Congregational Church, Jeffersonville, 7 p.m. Free, but food-shelf donations are welcome. Info, 644-5371. HANDBELL CONCERT: Tintinnabulators hold their tongues to play traditional Christmas carols and original compositions on eight octaves of bells and chimes. United Methodist Church, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 483-2087. BELL CHOIR: Singers and ringers chime in on seasonal favorites. Heineberg Senior and Community Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 863-3982. JSC CONCERT BAND: Instrumentalists reinvigorate classical compositions by J.S. Bach, Modest Mussorgsky and Leonard Bernstein. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3498.
VOCAL CONCERT: Eighty-five middleand high-school members of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Chorus and treble singers with the VYO’s Concert Chorale offer Rollo Dilworth’s “Trilogy of Dreams,” a selection from Handel’s Messiah and other seasonal faves. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $2-5. Info, 655-5030. VA-ET-VIENT: This quartet of musical voyageurs tours tunes from Québec, France and Louisiana at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. JULIE HARDY: The New Hampshire native and jazz vocalist sings genre standards alongside her own original compositions. Morse Center for the Arts, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7:30 p.m. $5-12. Info, 748-2600. CHERISH THE LADIES: The celebrated Irish-American music mavens play rollicking jigs, traditional Celtic melodies and Christmas carols on fiddles, pennywhistles and bodhráns. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $24-29. Info, 603-448-0400. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $27-39. Info, 863-5966. PARIAH BEAT: Outcast percussionists, fiddlers and guitarists play accordionaccented rockabilly tunes at a holiday hoedown. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.
dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info. www.ballroomnights. com or 862-2207. ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. FOLK DANCING: Learn traditional steps from around the world at a no-partner-necessary lesson. North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $5. Info, 863-6713.
‘LOVE, SEX & THE IRS’: See December 13. ‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS’: See December 13. ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’: See December 13, 6:30 p.m. ‘NEVER BEFORE SEEN’: See December 13. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: See December 13, Unitarian Church, Burlington. ‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: In this play adapted from a holiday movie, a little girl and her mother learn to believe in Santa after meeting a man who claims he’s Kris Kringle. Hyde Park Opera House, 7 p.m. $15. Info, www.lcplayers.com or 888-4507.
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words ‘DR. TRIXIE’S PRESCRIPTIONS’: Mom, M.D. and comedienne Dr. Katherine Hikel reads excerpts from her collection of Vermont Woman columns. Phoenix Books & Café, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. DRAMATIC READING: Students from the Brown’s River Middle School enact selections from Elizabeth Winthrop’s Counting on Grace. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.
talks BRANCH OUT BURLINGTON: Queen City arborist Warren Spinner introduces a municipal program for volunteer tree caretakers; then State Representative David Zuckerman presents awards to specific trunks-around-town. Burlington Municipal Building, 645 Pine Street, 6 p.m. Free. Info, www. branchoutburlington.org or 656-5440.
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ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See December 12, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters age 3 and older gather for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. 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. ‘PINT-SIZED SCIENCE’: Laboratory learners aged 2 to 7 experiment with stories and hands-on activities. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See December 12, 10 a.m.
activism Retail advertising
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See December 12.
Friday noon, December 14
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Classifieds, Classes & employment (in print) Monday 4:30 p.m., December 17
Calendar listings Thursday noon, December 13 (Dec. 19- Jan. 9 events)
Art listings Thursday, 5 p.m., December 13 (Exhibits starting before 1/9/08)
Club Dates Friday noon, December 14 (Dec. 19 – Jan. 9 listings)
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CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See December 12. CHARITY BINGO: See December 12. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: See December 12. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: See December 12. INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See December 12. HOLIDAY BOOK SALE: See December 12, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. COMMUNITY CRAFTS & CAROLS: Creative types assemble ornaments, decorate cookies, and raise their voices on a holiday wagon ride. Woodbury Elementary School, 6-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 456-7404. DESSERT RECEPTION & GALA CONCERT: Sparkling wine and gourmet coffee accompany sweets before a Monteverdi Music School benefit performance of holiday music and stories from around the world. T.W. Wood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, reception 7 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $20. Reservations and info, 229-9000. AFTER-SUPPER BOOK SALE: Post-dinner shoppers sate voracious reading habits with volumes in hardcover, paperback and cassette form. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-5519. BASKET AUCTION & CAROL SING: Professional auctioneer Orin Tilton ups numbers on woven gift containers full of holiday goodies, and singers take part in a seasonal tradition. United Church of Westford, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 309-3262.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL & POETRY READING: Young scribes from a Barnes Elementary after-school program voice verse at a community event featuring cold sweets. Joseph’s House, corner of Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 951-4290.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. COUNTERPOINT: See December 13, The White Church, Grafton, 5 p.m. Free, but tickets are required. Info, 864-5741. CHERISH THE LADIES: See December 14, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $27-39. Info, 863-5966. ‘AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS’: The Monteverdi Music School co-presents this children’s opera about a poor young peasant and his Christmas Eve contribution. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, www.vermontopera.org or 223-7861. ‘AN ADIRONDACK CHRISTMAS’: Five local musicians and a jolly, bearded guest convene for a memorable holiday concert at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 518-523-2512. BENEFIT FOR BETTY: The Bluegrass Gospel Project matches vocal harmonies with impressive instrumentation to support a Colchester 5-year-old with leukemia. See calendar spotlight. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966. KELLY JOE PHELPS: The singersongwriter, slide guitarist and banjo player from Portland, Oregon, mixes country-blues and folk as part of the Mad River Unplugged Music Series. See music spotlight, page 09B. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $17-20. Info, 496-8910. MAIDEN VERMONT & FRIENDS: Members of an all-female a cappella ensemble join a brass ensemble and a handbell choir to sustain chords conveying holiday wishes. Rochester High School Auditorium, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 388-1012. ‘ROMEO ET JULIETTE’: Aria aficionados see and hear a Metropolitan Opera production featuring Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, as part of a live satellite broadcast. See calendar spotlight. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $25. Info, 603-646-2422. JOHN THADE: Pianist Dennis Buck accompanies the St. Johnsburybased tenor in songs of the season. Danville Town Hall, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 800-559-7070. ‘A CELTIC CHRISTMAS’: Traditional tunes and carols on harp, fiddle and bagpipes go hand in hand with Highland dancing and stories. Charlotte Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 425-3176. WATERBURY COMMUNITY BAND: Amateur instrumentalists match marches with concert-band arrangements of holiday carols. Waterbury Congregational Church, 4 p.m. Free; canned or cash donations to the Waterbury Food Shelf welcome. Info, 888-9327. THE RAYLIGHTS: Expect comic adaptations of ’40s and ’50s rockabilly numbers from this acoustic guitar-andbass outfit. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: Young carolers harmonize for holiday shoppers on Church Street, in front of the Burlington Town Center Mall, noon. Free. Info, 865-7576. ‘THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS’: The Essex Children’s Choir sings seasonal music especially for the young and young-at-heart. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 2 p.m. $6-8. Info, 863-9161.
FULL CIRCLE: The recorder and dulcimer ensemble airs seasonal music from its new Christmas album, Joy. Grace Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 658-0832.
dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: See December 14. WESTERN-STYLE SQUARE DANCE: Experienced do-si-do-ers make the rounds with caller Al Monty and the Green Mountain Steppers. Mater Christi School Gym, Burlington, 6:30-10:30 p.m. $6-7. Info, 862-2928. ‘GREEN MOUNTAIN NUTCRACKER’: The Moving Light Dance Company stages a Vermont-inspired adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. See calendar spotlight. Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $10-22. Info, 476-8188. VERMONT CHAMBER BALLET: Toe-shoed twirlers get gussied up for a production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 2 & 7 p.m. $20-25. Info, 775-0903. ‘THE OLD NORTH END NUTCRACKER’: Students ages 6 to 11 offer a neighborhood production of Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas story. Lawrence Barnes Elementary School, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8480. CONTRA DANCE: Caller Ed Hall sequences steps to music on fiddle, piano, accordion, flute, sax, guitar and bass. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.
drama ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’: See December 12, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER’: See December 13, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘LOVE, SEX & THE IRS’: See December 13. ‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS’: See December 13, 2 & 7 p.m. ‘NEVER BEFORE SEEN’: See December 13. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: See December 13, Unitarian Church, Burlington. ‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: See December 14. JANICE PERRY: The solo performance artist mixes music with social satire and physical comedy in excerpts from her show Holy Sh*t! Stories from Heaven and Hell. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24. Info, www. janiceperry.com or 863-5966.
film ‘VANAJA’: See December 14, 7 & 9 p.m. ‘THE COURT JESTER’: Danny Kaye spoofs Robin Hood and Scaramouche as an entertainer hypnotized to switch identities at a finger snap. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-9604.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. CRAFTAPALOOZA: Local do-it-yourself creators show homemade items of all descriptions in between artists’ demos. LACE, Barre, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, www.lacevt.org or 476-4276. PINE STREET HOLIDAY OPEN STUDIO: Artists and stores along downtown Burlington’s main industrial drag showcase lighting, paintings, handicrafts, sculpture, furniture and more. Various locations between Maple and Howard Streets, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5684, ext.13.
words PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS: Using James Agee’s A Death in the Family as a starting point, would-be critics review what makes a book awardworthy. Varnum Memorial Library, Jeffersonville, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 644-6632.
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DREAM SEQUENCE For many families across the U.S., taking in a holiday production of Tchaikovsky’s famous fairy-tale ballet is an annual ritual. Professional adult ballet dancers can be hard to find in the Green Mountains, however. So most area toe-shoe shows are imported, like the Albany Berkshire Ballet’s Nutcracker (staged Thanksgiving week at the Flynn), or feature non-local guest artists in principal roles. The North Montpelier-based Moving Light Dance Company opens a new Nutcracker that, er, breaks the mold: Dancers from more than a dozen area towns include a cast of 41 kids and teens, plus a 17-member adult troupe giving premiere performances. Expect some Vermont twists in an adaptation that’s sure to bring visions of toy soldiers, the Rat King and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Saturday and Sunday, December 15 & 16, Barre Opera House, see calendar listings for times. $10-22. Info, 476-8188. www.barreoperahouse.org
talks ‘THE WILD IN OUR MIDST’: Naturalist and wildlife tracker Sue Morse describes how the relationship between plants and animals affects human management of farms and gardens. UVM Horticulture Farm, South Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. $10. Info, www.friendsofthehortfarm.org or 864-3073. ‘EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE’: Four Burlington-based descendants of manners maven Emily Post discuss social “do”s and “don’t”s over cookies and cider at a holiday book signing. Scribbles, Burlington, noon - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-9004. ‘BOLIVIA’S DANCE WITH EVO MORALES’: Burlington-based journalist Ben Dangl sums up political developments he observed on a recent South American trip, followed by a screening of a feature film on the subject. Browse Latin-American crafts and sip a Bolivian beverage made from sweet, purple corn at the Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, www.TowardFreedom. com or 223-6914.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: See December 13, 10-11 a.m. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.
BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Kids enjoy breakfast, cookie decorating and face time with the Claus spouses. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 8:30-9:30 a.m. & 10-11 a.m. $10. Registration and info, 658-2433. HOLIDAY KIDS’ CORNER: Art makers ages 4 and up play and pursue craft projects for an hour or more at a drop-off program to help out shopping parents. Shelburne Art Center Gallery, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3648. SANTA VISITS: Tots sit on the big guy’s lap to whisper holiday wishes, then giddy-up on horse-drawn wagon rides. Danforth Pewter, Middlebury, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 388-4126. WATERSHED WEEKEND: Nascent ecologists create H2O-centered systems to explore how pollution moves through streams. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848.
sport ZUMBA FITNESS: See December 13, Fitness Options location only, 9:30 & 11 a.m.
etc BINGO: See December 12. CHARITY BINGO: See December 12. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: See December 12. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: See December 12, noon - 4 p.m. INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE: See December 12, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. HOLIDAY BOOK SALE: See December 12, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET: Shoppers seeking locally raised edibles pick up root vegetables, cheeses, pickles and other lavish provender at the Old Strand Theater, Rutland, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 287-9311. 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.
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‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’: Members of the Poultney Theatre present a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic about a miser who rediscovers the giving spirit. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. RUSTY DEWEES: The Vermont actor and comedian logs time reading from Scrawlins, his new book. Better Planet Books, Toys & Hobbies, St. Albans, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 524-6835.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. COUNTERPOINT: See December 13, Warren United Church, 4 p.m. Free, but tickets are required. Info, 496-9714. CAMBRIDGE CLASSIC CHORALE: See December 14, 2:30 p.m. ‘AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS’: See December 15, Richmond Free Library, 3 p.m. $5-10. Info, www.vermontopera.org or 434-3036. SUMMIT SCHOOL BENEFIT: Local folk luminaries Susannah Blachly and Mark Greenberg join up-and-coming fiddler Katie Trautz and other performers to support a new institution offering folk-music-and-culture lessons. A silent auction and bake sale accompany the concert at Christ Church, Montpelier, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, www. summit-school.org or 223-9685. ‘ORCHESTRAPALOOZA’: More than 250 musicians involved in multiple Vermont Youth Orchestra ensembles perform holiday faves, then join forces to pile into Leroy Anderson’s 1948 “Sleigh Ride.” Flynn MainStage, 4 p.m. $5-10. Info, 863-5966. ‘SPANISH RENAISSANCE CHRISTMAS’: The Onion River Chorus sings folk-like villancicos and selections from early 17th-century masses. Cabot United Church, 3 p.m. $8-10. Info, 426-3210. ‘MESSIAH’ SING ALONG: Conductor Jeff Rehbach directs community members to raise their voices for Handel’s holiday opus. Middlebury Congregational Church, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 443-5811. GREGORIAN CHANT FESTIVAL: Unaccompanied voices sing medieval music under the direction of Dr. William Tortolano, followed by organ music and audience-enhanced carols. Saint Michael’s College Chapel, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2508. ADVENT CHOIR SERVICE: A liturgy of old and new musical sources accompanies composer Peter Hallock’s setting of the “Great O Antiphons.” St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471.
VISIT WITH SANTA: Saint Nick sings and poses for photos with kids of all ages, amid decorated trees and colorful poinsettias. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.
sport ZUMBA FITNESS: See December 13, Ladies Workout Express, Burlington, noon. $10. Info, 310-6666. VERMONT FROST HEAVES: The Green Mountain State’s pro basketball team tips off in a second home game against the Manchester Millrats. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 4:05 p.m. $6-13. Info, 863-5966.
etc CHARITY BINGO: See December 12, 2 & 7 p.m. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: See December 12, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: See December 12, noon - 4 p.m. WILDLIFE TRACKING: See December 15, Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. $50. Registration and info, www. birdsofvermont.org or 434-2167. HOLIDAY HISTORY: See December 15. CHRISTMAS CALLS: Senior-citizen guests can phone loved ones anywhere in the world for up to one hour, courtesy of Merrill Lynch, 60 Lake Street, Suite 1G, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 660-1029.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. HOLIDAY CAROLING: Students from the Trinity Baptist School serenade passersby with angelic anthems. Church Street, in front of the Burlington Town Center Mall, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7576. 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.
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‘GREEN MOUNTAIN NUTCRACKER’: See December 15, 2 p.m.
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.
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‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’: See December 12, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER’: See December 13, 2 p.m. show only; sold out. ‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS’: See December 13, 1 & 5 p.m. ‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: See December 14, 2 p.m.
‘VANAJA’: See December 14.
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ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See December 12, for children ages 2-3. MUSIC TIME: See December 13. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: See December 13. 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. DADS’ GROUP: Fathers and fathersto-be bring offspring up to age 6 to a playgroup, meal and social hour. Winooski Family Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1422. BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewish-themed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 23.
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‘VANAJA’: See December 14, 1:30 & 7 p.m.
art See exhibitions in Section A.
words COOKBOOK SIGNING: Food writer Melissa Pasanen, a co-author of Cooking With Shelburne Farms, serves up taste-test portions of selected recipes. Better Planet Books, Toys & Hobbies, St. Albans, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 524-6835.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. WATERSHED WEEKEND: See December 15.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See December 13.
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sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See December 12, 10 a.m. ZUMBA FITNESS: See December 13, Olympiad Health & Racquet Club location only, 8:15 a.m.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See December 12.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See December 12. GIFT WRAP DEPOT: See December 12. ‘TREES FOR TEENS’: See December 12. HOLIDAY BOOK SALE: See December 12. ‘MEMORY MONDAY’: Adults 55 and over take advantage of a free memory screening. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, call for appointment. Free. Registration and info, 847-9488.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ‘MESSIAH’ SING: Hallelujah! Community members chorus Handel’s oratorio under the direction of UVM music professor David Neiweem. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free, please bring a score, if possible. Info, 862-5010. 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.
dance SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501. LINE DANCING: Boot scooters show off fancy footwork at the Harvest Moon Banquet Room, Essex Junction, beginners’ lesson 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-9 p.m. $9.50. Info, 434-2891.
drama ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’: See December 12. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: See December 13, Montpelier City Hall Auditorium.
film ‘VANAJA’: See December 14.
art See exhibitions in Section A.
words BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Blue Star Café, Winooski, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 758-2287.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See December 12. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See December 14, for walkers up to age 3. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. TODDLER STORYTIME: Tykes under age 3 enjoy stories, songs and a snack at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. WINOOSKI STORYTIME: Preschoolers aged 2-and-a-half to 5 expend energy in finger play and song, then listen to tales. Winooski Memorial Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424.
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Your Gracious Guide to Love & Lust! My Dear Mistress: I’m male and have a female coworker with whom I occasionally engage in risqué, albeit innocent, sexual banter. In the past, we’ve exchanged our fair share of dating horror stories — hers typically involving the feeble attempts by men to gain access to her pants, mine more along the lines of scary first dates trying to probe my hindquarters with kitchen-like appliances. Admittedly, our mutual war stories subsided considerably after I began dating someone seriously — she’s still single — though she still shares her odd male encounters, and we share a hearty laugh over them. Until now, that is. Recently, I thought nothing of telling my coworker about a rather vivid and juicy sex dream I had — about her. Yes, I restrained myself and wasn’t graphic in the least — just the broadest of strokes, as it were. The thing is, she seemed instantly offended by my candor, and now there’s this weird tension between us. I have no real fear of my coworker taking legal or employment action against me — she’s way too cool for that. However, I definitely want things to be cool between us again. Yes, I am willing to apologize, but I must confess, I feel like she’s being quite the hypocrite. She shares all her gross lube stories and dicey encounters with scary, nether-region piercings, but I let slip one nocturnal emission about her, and all bets are off. What’s up with that shit?! Signed, What Dreams May Come
Dear W.D.M.C., Far be it from me, the queen of inappropriate chat around the water cooler, to scold you. However, let this be a lesson to you: Talking about sex at work is risky business. Here’s where you went wrong: Your previous cubicle confessions were always about trysts with other people. Your dream, on the other hand, was about you and her. It’s inherently more intimate and brings the conversation to an entirely different level. You’re admitting that you’ve thought about having sex with her, consciously or not. If this woman bares all about her casual sex life to coworkers, sounds like she’s got some intimacy and boundary issues of her own — and now they’re yours to navigate. Perhaps she’s worried you were hitting on her, despite your having a girlfriend. Or, more likely, perhaps those “broad strokes” you mentioned weren’t the only ones she had in mind before you got into your current relationship. Maybe she was hoping to make your dream her reality — and now you’re taken. Regardless of her reasons, she’s clearly uncomfortable, and it’s time to clear the air. If you hang out with her outside the workplace, address her in person. Tell her how much her friendship means to you and take full responsibility for crossing the line (however unintentional it may have been). If you don’t generally see her outside work, send her an email — you don’t want to create further discomfort on the job.
p.s. You don’t let first dates probe your hindquarters with kitchen appliances? You should try it sometime; you might like it.
MM
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your smile is great You were moving in across from me, and our eyes met. You smiled a few times at me. You drive a silver S10. Would love to have coffee sometime... and more. When: Monday, August 6, 2007. Where: Cedar Street. You: Man. Me: Man. #902890 danger boy Where do you hang out when you go downtown? I’d like to run into you sometime. I agree, life is great, and I know exactly what I want: to laugh, A LOT. When: Thursday, December 6, 2007. Where: Seven Days. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902888 Saturday, Dec. 1, same person? It is quite possible this is simply a coincidence but, where did you see this Aleisha Saturday night? What did she look like? When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902887 Finn at First in Fitness I see you at the gym and around town. I think you have a great smile and you are very sexy. If you ever become single, give me a shout. When: Thursday, December 6, 2007. Where: the gym. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902886 Shivering guy in Maplefields, Midd! You walk right passed me, shivering ‘cause of the cold. You were tall and handsome with dark hair. I think you caught me checking you out?! You even held the door for someone, so I checked you out even more! You are hot and seem really sweet - the way you held the door open! Coffee or beer some time? When: Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Where: Maplefields, Midd. You: Man. Me: Man. #902885 Orgthumbs and Grnthumbs go together! You’ve made my week! I’ve had my eye on you since you joined T2T but didn’t I-Spy your lovely self until now, due to utter shyness and a lack of profile. I don’t have a paid account yet so I’m flirting back via I Spy. Oh! Let me be your helping hand and tell me about your organic passion! Here’s to living off the land! -Leilani_girl When: Thursday, December 6, 2007. Where: Seven Days, Two 2 Tango. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902884 Unforgettable... Our paths first crossed when you leapt into my life, professing to be a leprechaun. A few years, a lovely British correspondence and one rainy springtime later, it all clicked. Meet me on the corners of Greene St. and Tomorrow? When: Saturday, December 15, 2007. Where: in dreams. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902883 Hello Hot Mommy We can do anything TOGETHER! Thank you for Spying me. Dinner, you and NOTHING ELSE... Maybe you for dessert. Giddy Up, Cowgirl! When: Thursday, December 6, 2007. Where: in my life - forever - one day at a time. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902882 Lindsay from Lyndonville I spy Lindsay from Lyndonville. Not only is she the most interesting and attractive woman in town, she also has the best friends. I hope to add as much as she does to what is going on. I am totally beguiled, to say the least. I hope to see you again, lady. When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: happenings in Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902881
SamIAm_07 Sam I am. I do like green eggs and ham. I like them in a boat and I like them in a moat. I wonder if you’ll see this ISPY SamIAm. Perhaps we can share something more than eggs and ham? Just looking to share some time. When: Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Where: T2T. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902879 JFS? Richmond, Cumberland Farms Dec. 4, I spied you twice now in Richmond at Cumberland Farms! You were helping me try to find my beer. You let me go ahead of you in line and said you were a gentleman. The cashier put my things in a paper bag when it was raining; I was just going across the street. Want to get a cold one sometime? My treat! When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: Richmond. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902877 Jordon in Williston A few weeks ago you sold me a $50 ticket! I asked you to pick it and you were right on. You are very cute and seem like a cool guy. Wanna get a coffee some time? When: Sunday, November 25, 2007. Where: Williston. You: Man. Me: Man. #902876 Dear Iris For richer and for poorer, through sickness and in health, we fought off the feeding frenzy. ATOYS, WAMH! Love, Sissy “G.” When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902875 Equally lost among the books We touched base in front of the bestsellers at Barnes & Noble on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 4, both of us equally lost in our gift quest. Myself with limited time. Last saw you in the humor section as I left to check out. Later, I kicked myself for not returning to say a proper goodbye. When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: Barnes & Noble. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902874 Prepping for the snowstorm You were getting ready for the snow and said your Mazda truck didn’t do so well. I told you not to have too much fun. You have a great smile and are gorgeous. Hope you shared the same thoughts about me. Saw you again today but was too shy to say hi. Maybe next time. When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: shopping. You: Man. Me: Man. #902873 You remember Love, don’t you? Once upon a time we wrote a lifetime together. You dreamed your way through five stoplights with an officer on your tail. Oh, how dreamy you are. Can I do it for you again? I hope so. Still dreamin’ in my future. When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: red truck. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902872 Which Wick Heather Who? Who do I sound like? Curt Cobain! Betcha didn’t think I’d answer. It’s been a year - thinking about you a lot, your coffee, Fox News and hosp gown. You had me once; now it’s my turn. Time to stand up to myself and, as you said, tell it to the people who matter. Tag! In this case, you’re it. When: Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Where: FAHC Shep 6. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902871 I Spy let’s_go_outside Figured I’d be the hundredth guy to be interested in you and your life - so if you haven’t found Mr. Right, please, oh, please drop me a line. When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: Seven Days. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902870 Nice Nurse at UHC I spy a wonderful nurse at UHC who brought me to the doctor’s room and then back into the waiting room to then bring me back to another office. I would have been more talkative if I had been more awake. Single? Coffee? Or another blood pressure exam? LOL. When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: UHC. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902869 Gorgeous guy, Cedar Street I see you on Cedar St. often. You drive a brown Chevy S10 truck. You’re hot. We say hi a lot. You just moved in this summer. Your smile makes my day - thanks! Have a great holiday! When: Thursday, November 22, 2007. Where: Cedar Street. You: Man. Me: Man. #902868 G LOVE I saw you across the room, then I felt you behind me. Was that your hand on my bottom? Where did you go? When: Monday, October 22, 2007. Where: G LOVE. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902867 Snow Storm E.B. Glad I was able to give you a ride on Monday. I almost didn’t. Your perfume changed my mind. You smiled and said call if I needed anything. Did you mean...?? When: Monday, December 3, 2007. Where: store. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902865
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Biggity Lottsy The Naked peanut butter granola is really good (love the raspberries). I hope you are liking the roasted almonds! You have a smile that could melt a pathway to my snowy doorstep. I would love to show you some good cooking oil that I found in Aisle... not sure. Could show you in person, same place and about the same time - Sunday, 8-ish. When: Sunday, December 2, 2007. Where: Morrisville. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902864 Church Street Drag Queens Saw you leave 1/2 Lounge and followed you into Ri Ra’s. Looked like you were having fun - would’ve liked to join you! When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: Queen City. You: Man. Me: Man. #902862 When you’re in a community ...and love enters into it... Saccharin substitutes are the wrong melody, but fill the time until we meet in Utah and I become the twig to your Berries. For now we’ll have to settle for cross-continental rendezvous, fungus in the woods, beandip on the windows, wrestling on the beach, and Mexican heavy-metal in affluent neighborhoods. Is it on in there? When: Friday, November 18, 2005. Where: leaving me in VT. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902861 Andre6971 from Shelburne You and I have been cyber-flirting. Neither has an account on the site, unfortunately. I would very much like to get to know you better. You are 38. I am Riverstory. Please contact me through here! Hope you see this! When: Sunday, December 2, 2007. Where: on a dating site. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902860 fella from st. mike’s Glad you introduced yourself at the new deal show. Hopefully I’ll see you again soon. You know where to find me. When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Higher Ground. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902859 Come What May We met at a corn roast a few months ago and I felt like we really hit it off. I’ve enjoyed spending time with you watching movies, talking for hours by my car or Muddy Waters, and playing extreme miniature golf. I want you to know that I like you and I am wondering if you feel the same. When: Saturday, September 8, 2007. Where: a lot of places. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902858 Nectar’s, Dec. 1 Nectar’s at the Spiritual Rez show with my two girls dancing. You: blond pony tail, face paint. Me: long blond hair, face paint. You were digging us and then you and I started dancing together. Didn’t get a chance to exchange numbers. Would love to see you again. When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: Nectar’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902857
to my kkd princess flooorrrryyyyy You have the most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen. Your hair drives me wild. Too bad I was way too much of a loser to say anything when we worked together and you got a boyfriend anyway. Oh, well. At least I got to see that smile of yours. When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: kkd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902856 TPC Burlington To the cutest future police officer I’ve ever seen - I can’t wait to get coffee. I think you’re beautiful. And yes, I AM trying to woo you. When: Sunday, December 2, 2007. Where: tpc. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902855 Uncommon grounds, uncommon cutie Uncommon grounds, Dec. 1, 11 a.m. I asked to share your table with you, you agreed. You were studying, I think GMATs? I was studying on my laptop. We only exchanged glances and a brief goodbye, but your smile is embedded in my mind. I’d like to get coffee with you again and get to know you. When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: Uncommon Grounds. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902854 Piecasso Hero Me: absentminded “gal with the purse” - or should I say “without”? You: returned the purse I forgot at Piecasso, all valuable belongings intact, and went far out of your way to do so late on a dark, cold night - and only asked that I pay it forward. Everyone in Chittenden County should support Piecasso with an honest staff like that! When: Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Where: Piecasso. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902853 Yeah, I was definitely looking I asked your name as we stood side by side at checkout after passing each other several times in the aisles. We shook hands and traded names. Agreed next time we won’t be strangers. You’ve been on my mind since. Your name begins with an ‘A’, mine, a ‘J’. I’d love the chance to talk to you again. When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: Hannafords, North Ave., 3 p.m.. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902852 woodland fairy, VT I spy you on the computer. I think we’re a perfect MATCH! We’re both into all kinds of great things, including our degrees. We could easily be into each other. I am even one who skisontwoplanks. Find me! When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: online. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902851 continental ramp man You checked me in for my flight on Friday, Nov. 30. You have to have the most gorgeous blue eyes I have ever seen! I didn’t see a ring. Are you single?? I’ll be back on the 19th. How about a drink? Can’t keep you out of my mind! Maybe I’ll show you my tan lines! When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Burlington airport. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902850
Adorable Double-Take You: cute face, diamond earrings, walking with a friend. Me: shaved head, blue scarf, walking with a friend. You walked by me at the mall on Church Street and smiled, then we both did a double-take. We should chill sometime. You look like my type. When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Burlington Town Square. You: Man. Me: Man. #902849 You can’t own a stweet!! I spy a roommate who’s a very cool mommy and a best friend. Thank you for always being there for me and for making delicious treats. You’re a very pretty lady but remember that the most beautiful things about you are your soul and spirit. And that you can start a catwalk ANYWHERE... as long as “Vogue” is playing. Laaav you! When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902848 Trying not to steal gas You: filling up your Subaru. Me: enjoying a hot cup of soup. I told you I was glad to not have to give chase but wouldn’t it have been fun? So I’m chasing you here. Will I catch up? When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Bolton. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902847 Hey Joanna! You work at Williams-Sonoma in the Burlington Town Center. You’re really quite stunning. You were friendly and helpful, too. Is there any chance at all that you could possibly be unattached? When: Friday, November 23, 2007. Where: WilliamsSonoma. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902846 You get around I see you walking Elm Street, I see you working at the mall, then again in Barre. You are a brunette with a hot bod, but you are selfish with your heart. Can I hike with you someday? I don’t smoke. An admirer. Oh, your first name begins with a ‘J’. I gave you my number, remember? When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Elm Street, Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902845 Philly Airport You caught me eavesdropping (elections, html??) while we waited for the crew to arrive. I was intrigued but too shy to come over and meet you, then thought you boarded the Albany flight. If you’re based in Vermont, I’d like to learn more about you - assuming, of course, that you’re “blue.” When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Philly Airport. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902844 Vegan cutie at New Moon My seitan with avocado wasn’t so flavorful. I hope your combination turned out to be a winner. We’d definitely have better luck at Stone Soup. Care to join me sometime? When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: New Moon Cafe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902843
Dunkin’ Donuts Want to know what its feels like to ride in a Chevy? You have very nice eyes and you said it’s just you and one child. Care to talk over coffee? When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Dunkin’ Donuts. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902842 Lobster Liberator E! Here’s a shout out to one of my favorite friends, Lady Elaine! Just wanted you to know you are truly beautiful, inside and out. Happy 1st I Spy! -Your co-conspirator, C. When: Thursday, August 16, 2007. Where: N.E. Aquarium. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #902841 Lucky Dog! Oct. 16, Dorset St. I spy three Good Samaritans (a S.B. police officer, a ady in a black SUV, and my ex-husband!) helping me to recover my newly adopted white shepherd-husky mix after she chewed through her leash. Thank you all so much! You saved the day! When: Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Where: Dorset Street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902840 silver audi w/ cargo box Tall, smiling blonde getting gas at Maplefields in Stowe, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. Your car is a silver wagon, your smile is delightful. Would like to see it again. How about a cross-country ski or snowshoe, or a drink? When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Maplefields in Stowe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902839 Coffee, Wine, York Patties and You! You: petite, attractive, down-to-earth, shining in a white light of energy, approachable, not overpowering. Me: on the rough side, like a “woodworker” but you could tell I clean up well. Please teach me something about fine wine and life over dinner and I’ll try not to melt when you look at me with your piercing eyes like your Peppermint Patty. Anytime, anyplace. When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Shelburne Wine and Coffee. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #902838 The cutiest girl in VT Nov. 29, 9:45 a.m. You were wearing a white, hooded coat and a pink scarf. You sat next to me on the U-Mall bus then transfered to the Williston bus. I wish I hadn’t been so shy and said hi. My name is Chad. Wanna have lunch sometime? When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: CCTA bus to the U-Mall then Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902837 Thanks, Tucker I appreciated the pick-up (although inappropriate for a gal), gas can, dogs and short physics lesson. The conversation and your overall gesture brightened my otherwise stressful day. Hope the shoulder heals up as the ice is always calling. If you ever run out of gas or need a cup of coffee while waiting on a beam, it’s on me! When: Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Where: good ol’ I89. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902836
Two glances at City Market Tuesday evening. You’re tall, grey-haired, handsome, nice, intelligent smile. I’m tallish, brown hair, leather jacket, mature, like you. We made eye contact twice while foraging at dinner time. Taking a chance that maybe you’ll glance again and be interested to see if anything happens from there. I’m single and happy but curious, and I trust first impressions. When: Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Where: City Market Food Co-op. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902835 Are you my Lobsta? You are the man of my dreams. You’re tall and handsome and I am lucky to have known you. At a Mexican restaurant December 8, 2005, I asked you to smile. We laughed, flirted and I brought you to your car. We can be so much more than we ever were, if you give us the chance. LUSB. When: Thursday, December 8, 2005. Where: Mexican restaurant. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902834 parking lot fun To the gentleman who escorted me to my car next to Mr. Mike’s late one night so long ago. I was in the bar watching my Eagles lose. I’m sorry our paths haven’t crossed since! You and your friends were so nice to me that night. I wanted to say thank you, and maybe some coffee sometime? p.s.: you wore plaid shorts. When: Saturday, September 1, 2007. Where: Mr. Mike’s Pizza. You: Man. Me: Woman. #902833 Rasputin’s, Friday, Nov. 23, 1:30 a.m. Cute guy from Rasputin’s last Friday night. You grabbed my side, played shy, then shot me an amazing smile. My girls were leaving and I had to go, but I’d love to see that smile again. Me: tall blond, pink shirt and jeans. I can’t remember what you were wearing, but I remember sideburns... and that smile. When: Friday, November 23, 2007. Where: Rasputin’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #902832 Wow... Starbucks, Williston Rd. Wow! Something about you struck me. I saw your ring; I have one too. I hope you don’t mind me mentioning (if you ever read this) that, damn, you’re stunning. When: about 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 27. Where: Starbucks on Williston Rd. Me: blue jacket and jeans, bumped into a friend getting coffee. You: sitting, talking on the phone, gorgeous dark hair. When: Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Where: Starbucks Williston Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902831 Being yelled at I spy a woman and her dog in the Burlington College parking lot Tuesday night, Nov. 27 at 10 p.m. just being yelled at and cursed at for no reason at all by some psycho woman. You didn’t do any wrong. Glad you walked away. I waited to make sure the psycho didn’t follow before I left myself. BTW, cute dog. When: Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Where: Burlington College parking lot. You: Woman. Me: Man. #902830
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Threepenny Opera Project: Jan. 14 - Apr. 30, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Location: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Info: University of Vermont, 802-656-2085, learn. uvm.edu/spring. This unique class will study The Threepenny Opera, the musical collaboration of dramatist Brecht and composer Weill. Three-module course studies different aspects of the play and its creators. Students must participate in an experimental production of the play (May 2 & 3, 2008) in some capacity.
ARCHETYPAL ASTROLOGY: Jan. 19 - Feb. 9, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., weekly on Saturday. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn the myths you are living and how to apply mythic wisdom from astrological charts to your life, relationships and your work with clients, friends and family. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Prerequisite: knowledge of astrology through transits and synastries.
Winter/Spring Classes: First Night sample classes. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 802-652-4548, www.flynncenter.org/flynnarts. html. Register now for upcoming FlynnArts classes! The FlynnArts Winter/Spring brochure is now available, with new and favorite classes. Children can sample FREE dance, theater, music FlynnArts classes at First Night, December 31, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visit www.flynncen ter.org/flynnarts.html for online brochure and information. Questions? Call 802-652-4528 or email flynnarts@flynncenter.org.
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art Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting Mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Watercolor w/Ginny Joyner, Drawing I, II, Painting w/Water Soluble Oils, B & W Darkroom, Calligraphy, Soapstone Carving. CULINARY ARTS: Dim Sum, Thai, Vietnamese, Moroccan, Indian, Nona’s Meatballs, Kettle of Soup, Pasta Bene, Decadent Chocolate, Easter Desserts, Tofu Making w/Linda Furiya. Low cost, hands-on, limited class size guaranteed. Materials included w/few exceptions. Senior discount 65+.
Wine Dinner - A NECI Favorite: Thursday, Dec. 20. Reception at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $85/person plus tax. Location: Butler’s at the Inn at Essex, Essex. Info: 802-764-1413. Mount Eden’s own Abby Costello brings some of the most sought after wines to NECI and will be on hand to talk to you. Mount Eden Vineyards specializes in small production bottlings from exquisite California vineyards. Space is limited, call for reservations. Wine Education Seminar: Dec. 12, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $25/person plus tax and gratuity. Location: The Chef’s Table Event Center, 118 Main St., Montpelier. Info: 802-223-3188. New England Culinary Institute invites you to a wine education class and seminar. Join us for a 101 introduction to wines and an in-depth discussion of local wine with Shelburne Vineyard’s Grower-Winemaker, Kenneth Albert. Enjoy wine tasting with light / small plates of local food and pairings. If you join us for dinner at the Main Street Grill & Bar following the seminar, you will receive a 20% food discount. Be sure to make your dinner reservation when you register for the class. Call for reservations.
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Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Core strength/Pilates, Strength Training, Yoga, Yoga Caliente w/David Miller, Swing Dance or Latin w/ Terry Bouricous, Tap to Contemporary Hits - 2 levels. Beginner Guitar, West African Dance, Pennywhistle - Beginners, Aromatherapy, Natural Facials, Memoir Writing, Food Writing w/Linda Furiya, Juggling. Low cost, hands-on, exc. instructors, limited class size, materials included w/few exceptions. Senior discount 65+.
Mixed Level Pottery: Jan. 16 Mar. 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-985-3648, www.shelburneartcenter.org. Develop your skills working with clay on the potter’s wheel and hone your ability to create a range of forms from bowls to vases. Ten-week class. Members $220, non-members $245. Materials & firing $50. See complete listing of clay classes and workshops online at www.shelburneartcenter. org.
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Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. MS Word - 2 levels, MS Excel-3 levels, Web Site Design, Best Internet Sites, Keyboarding, Business Writing Sampler, CAD Keycreator. Also, Window Management, Windows Vista/Office 2007, Thumbdrive Backup Improve Internet Use, Blogger Basics, Moodle for Teachers. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included w/few exceptions. Senior discount 65+.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Intro: Feb. 21-24, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $550/4-day module. Location: Wilding Studio, 425 Mountainside Lane, Huntington. Info: Wilding Studio, Liz and Deb Wilding, 802-434-3554, lizwild ing@mac.com. Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy is subtle, gentle and on the cutting edge of energy medicine. Four-day course introduces the relationship between practitioner and primary respiration, fulcrums for grounding, early embryology and energy mid-lines. Intro is prerequisite for two-year training that starts in April 2008. Certified teacher: Jan Pemberton, RRP, RCST.
childbirth CVMC Birthing Ctr. Open House: Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-371-4613, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. It’s mom’s choice: birthing the way you told us you want it! Learn more about our full range of services, meet staff members, and tour our new Garden Path Birthing Center. Friends and family welcome. A light meal will be served. Registration is required. First Wednesday every month, 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $10/ Prenatal Yoga: class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Road, Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, Elizabeth, 802223-9940, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. Come and celebrate this sacred time! Gain confidence in your body’s wisdom! Ease back pain, nausea, hip discomfort. Prepare your body for pregnancy, birth & beyond. Prenatal yoga instructor Elizabeth Murphy weaves her knowledge as a labor & delivery nurse, yogini and mother of two. Saturdays, 9 a.m.
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craft Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Woodworking workshop, Pottery w/ Jen Labie, Hand-built Tiles w/Jen, Rug Hooking, Knitting-Beginners or Intermediate, Sewing for Beginners, Quilting w/Mary Anne Gatos, Rustic Furniture - Adult Chair, Cake Decorating I and II, Fun w/Fondant, Backyard Astronomy. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included w/few exceptions. Senior discount 65+.
Info: First Step Dance, 802-5986757, keven@firststepdance.com, www.firststepdance.com. Mondays and Thursdays in Burlington, Tuesdays in Shelburne, Wednesdays in Swanton. Beginning, intermediate and experienced classes available. Various styles, various times. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Dance Studio Salsalina: Cost: $12/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802-598-1077, info@salsalina. com. Salsa classes Nightclub-style 1-on-1, group and private, four levels. Wednesdays, beginner walk-in classes at 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or pre-registration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in at any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! Winter/Spring Classes: First Night sample classes. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 802-652-4548, www.flynncenter.org. Register now for upcoming FlynnArts classes! The FlynnArts Winter/Spring brochure is now available, with new and favorite classes. Children can sample FREE dance, theater, and music FlynnArts classes at First Night, December 31, 9 am - 1 pm. Visit www. flynncenter.org/flynnarts.html for online brochure and information. Questions? Call 802-652-4528 or email flynnarts@flynncenter.org.
Dancing: Cost: Ballroom $50/person for 4-week session. Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Shelburne Town Hall, Shelburne. Swanton Central School Cafeteria, Swanton.,
Burlington Taiko Classes: Cost: $53/Adult Beginner Class. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-658-0658, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Tiny Tots Taiko: Saturdays, 1/12 and 2/9. Ages 34, 9-9:50 a.m.; Ages 4-5, 10-10:50 a.m. $19/class (1 parent with 1 child). Winter I Session: Kids (Beginners), Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $47. Adults (Beginners), Tuesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m. $53. Six-week session begins 1/8. Gift certificates are available! Email for full schedule. Richmond Taiko Classes: Kids (Beginners), Thursdays, 6-6:50 p.m. $53. Adults (Beginners) Thursdays, 7-7:50 p.m. Cost: $59/ Adults. Location: Richmond Congregational Church, 1/10; Richmond Free Library, 1/17, 1/24, and 2/7. Info: 802-434-2624, cl asses @ burlingtont aiko.org. Class will not meet on 1/31 and 2/14. Paid pre-registration is due 1/3, and there is a 10-person minimum for each class. Pre-registrants will receive $5 off their session fee (the first price shown below). Winter I Session: Kids (Beginners), Thursdays, 6-6:50 p.m. $37/$42. Adults (Beginners), Thursdays, 77:50 p.m. $41/$46. Four-week session begins 1/10.
education design/build Yestermorrow Design/Build Sch.: Cost: $300 for 2-day classes; $750 and up for 1- to 2-week classes. Scholarships and gift certificates are available. Location: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Rt. 100 (just 45 min. from Burlington), Warren. Info: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 802-496-5545, designbuild@ yestermorrow.org, www.yestermorrow.org. MOSAICS: Jan. 5-6. DRAFTING 101: Jan. 12-13. MODERN PLASTER TECHNIQUES: Jan. 19-20. ELECTRICITY - SAFE & SECURE: Feb. 1-3. WOODWORKING FOR WOMEN: Jan. 27 - Feb. 1 ($815). Celebrating our 27th year! All Yestermorrow courses are small, intensive and hands-on. One- and two-week classes also offered.
dance Afro-Caribbean Dance: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Montpelier, Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m., Burlington. Cost: $11/class. Location: Capitol City Grange, Montpelier , Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info: Carla Kevorkian, 802-985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome!
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dreams INTRODUCTION TO DREAMWORK: Jan. 20 - Feb. 10, 2-5 p.m., weekly on Sunday. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn how to work with your dreams, connect to your inner life and empower yourself in a safe, supportive setting. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.
Moodle Classroom Cooperative: Five Tuesdays, 4-5:30 p.m. beginning January 22 or Five Mondays 5-6:30 p.m. beginning April 7. Cost: $250. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-4827194, www.cvuhs.org. Moodle your Noodle via an interactive tour of a global classroom. Experience online curriculum/lesson management and create plans for upcoming units. Professional development recertification credits available through collaboration with CSSU professionals. The magic of Moodle through online resources and faceto-face mentoring will be yours. Instructor-CSSU professionals.
empowerment Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting Mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org. History of World Through Food, Fiber and Foundations w/ Chris O’Donnell, BeeKeeping w/Bill Mares, Tree Problems w/Dale Bergdahl, Pruning Trees/Shcrubs, Interior Design, Building Health w/Susan Miners, Horsemanship, Bridge, Astronomy, Financial Management. Voice-Over Workshop w/Dan Levine. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials included w/few exceptions. Senior discount 65+.
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feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®: Nov. 26 - Feb. 11, 7-8 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $13/drop-in, $110/ten classes. Location: Living Yoga Studio, 35 King St., Burlington. Info: Darragh Lambert, CFP, 802-863-2438. Improve posture, range of motion, be pain-free. “Know what you do so you can do what you want.”
gardening VT Tree Steward Training: Cost: $75/8 3-hr. classes. Location: Vermont Interactive Television Studio, St. Albans, Williston, Montpelier, Lyndonville, Castleton, White River Junction and Middlebury. Info: Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program is a joint initiative between the University of Vermont Extension and the VT Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. 802-223-2389, http://www.uvm. edu/extension/soul. Offered Monday evenings, Feb. 18 - Apr. 14, 2008. VT Tree Stewards Training is an eight-week course. Curriculum covers Tree Identification, Tree Biology, Landscape Planning and Design, Planting, Maintenance and Pruning, Conservation Planning, and much more. Registration required before Feb. 8. Register by Jan. 18 for $10 discount.
herbs Family Herbalist Course: Jan. 24 - Dec. 18, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekly on Thursday. Cost: $2500/296 hours over 42 weeks. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 250 Main Street, Suite 302, Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 802-613-1018, info@vtherb center.org, www.vtherbcenter. org. Learn to safely and effectively use herbs for self-care. This yearlong course offers combination of hands-on outdoor apprenticeship and classroom learning, providing experience w/plants and medicinemaking and knowledge of holistic physiology and energetic systems. Course may be taken alone or as the first year of three-year Clinical Herbalist program. Single classes from this course may also be taken–see website for details, application. Registration deadline: Jan 1, ‘08. VSAC grants available. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Winter Wisdom Weekends: January 12-13, January 26-27, and February 9-10, 2008, attend one, two or three weekends. Cost: $165/first weekend, $150 each weekend after the first. Location: All programs held at our new location in South Woodbury, Vermont. Info: Annie McCleary, Director, 802-456-8122, annie@ w isdomof theherbsschool.com, www.WisdomOf TheHerbsSchool. com. Currently accepting applications for Wisdom of the Herbs 2008 Eight Month Certification Program, one weekend a month, April to November 2008. Grants available to qualifying applicants. Please contact us for information. MasterCard and VISA accepted.
kids Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting Mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Music Seeds *newborn-5 years, Spanish - ages 5-7, Mandarin - ages
5-7 or 8-12, Clay Sculpture-ages 78, Wire Sculpture - ages 9-10, Video Film-ages 12-18, 3rd-5th Graders cooking, Valentine Cookies ages 6-12, Move & Groove - ages 1-4, SnowGrooves-ages 3-6, Ski Terrain Club-ages 12-16, Ski Terrain Camp, Sign Language for 5th-12th graders, Fantasy Baseball/StatisticsAges 12-16. Materials included.
language Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org. Italian for Travelers, Beginner French, Immersion French, Spanish - 2 levels, Portuguese for Travelers, Greek for Travelers, Mandarin - 2 levels, Mandarin for Children, A Taste of American Sign Language w/David Krueger as well as Baby Sign. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials/books included w/few exceptions. FRENCH CLASSES BY PHONE/EMAIL: Seven days a week w/flexible hours. Cost: $30/session. Location: In the convenience of your own home, by phone and email. Info: georgett@mac.com, www.mosaicmond.net. Creative programs adapted to your individual needs. Save time & energy. Learn one-on-one. Teacher is native speaker with experience (Montreal, SMC, Alliance Francaise) and a Master’s in teaching languages. Parlez vous franÇAIs?: Location: At your home or scheduled meeting place, Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Info: 802-4966669. Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar review. Fun and useful. Taught by Yves Compere, French native.
martial arts AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, January 8th at 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th degree black belt and Vermont’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor. HWA YU STYLE TAI CHI: Cost: $120/16-week semester or $80/ first eight weeks. Location: Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64 Main St. 3rd floor, Montpelier. Info: Ellie Hayes, 802-456-1983, grhayes@vtlink.net. Hwa Yu Style T’ai Chi Winter Classes start Monday, Jan. 7 at 64 Main St., 3rd floor, Montpelier. $120 for 16 week semester. New students 5-5:45 pm, Advanced group 5:45-6:30 pm. Instructor Ellie Hayes has been teaching T’ai Chi since 1974. Register by Sunday, Jan 6. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory Class. Location: One minute off I-89 at Exit 17, Colchester. Info: 802-8938893. Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston. Info: 802-660-4072, www. bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial-arts system
based on leverage and technique. It 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, Boxing, Muay-Thai Kickboxing and MMA for all levels. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Head Instructor has over 33 years of experience (5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro), certified 6th Degree Black Belt under Carlson Gracie. Positive and safe environment. Classes for men, women and children. First class is free. See website for schedule.
meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available on Sunday mornings or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 911:30 a.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, 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.
music Beginning Piano: Jan. 14 - Apr. 30, 7-8:15 p.m. Location: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, Front Desk, 802-6562085, learn@uvm.edu, learn. uvm.edu/spring. Group lessons at beginning level in voice and various instruments. No prerequisites. Must be able to read music. Musical Theatre Audition Prep: Jan. 7-11, 5-8 p.m. Location: University of Vermont, Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-656-2085, learn@ uvm.edu, learn.uvm.edu/winter. Preparing for a musical theater audition? Knock the socks off the panel of reviewers! Use original material that suits your age, style and abilities, then learn how to present it. This week-long course with professional trainers will help you hone your audition material and prepare for the audition season ahead. Taiko Drumming: Jan. 4-11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: University of Vermont, Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-656-2085, learn@uvm.edu, learn.uvm.edu/ winter. Intensive study of Kumi Taiko (Japanese ensemble drumming). Students should wear comfortable clothing for athletic activity. Covers history of the art form, Dojo etiquette, proper stance, technique and movement mechanics. Learn the basics! Students will learn basic accompaniments for different Taiko styles and learn to perform some traditional compositions. Winter/Spring Classes: First Night sample classes. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 802-652-4548, www.flynncenter.org/flynnarts. html. Register now for upcoming FlynnArts classes! The FlynnArts Winter/Spring brochure is now available, with new and favorite classes. Children can sample FREE dance, theater, and music FlynnArts classes at First Night, December 31, 9 am-1 pm. Visit www.flynncenter. org/flynnarts.html for online brochure and information. Questions? Call 802-652-4528 or email flynnarts@flynncenter.org.
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nature Awareness and Bow Building: December and January weekend workshops. Location: ROOTS School, Marshfield. Info: ROOTS School, Brad Salon, 203770-5445, Info@RootsVT.com, www.RootsVT.com. Awareness: We will expand upon the subject of awareness through various exercises designed to push our senses and further our abilities to take in more of the complex world around ourselves, be it in a natural or urban setting. Bows: Come and build a wooden self bow, starting from a stave down to a finished bow.
photography Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes starting Mid-January. See website for class schedule. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Digital Camera Fundamentals, Enhance Digital Photographs, Create Digital Compositions, Advanced Digital Photography Workshops, Adobe Photoshop Elements-3 choices of levels, Digital Video, Digital Slideshow, iTunes Management-Playlists, Podcasting. Senior Discount 65+.
pilates 123 Pilates Studio: Jan. 5-26, 12-1 p.m. Cost: $95/4-week Group Introduction. Location: 123 Pilates Studio, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Hwy 127, near Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: 123 Pilates Studio, Lucille Dyer, 802863-3369, lucille@123pilates. com, 123pilates.com. New to Pilates? Feel good about what you do for your body, mind and inner self. Learn Classical Pilates on the Reformer, Mat and Tower in a calm studio setting. Register by Dec. 28 for your 10% discount. Lucille Dyer is a certified Peak Pilate System instructor and Bartenieff Fundamentals Practitioner. ABSOLUTE PILATES: Location: 12 Gregory Drive, Suite One, South Burlington. Info: 802-3102614, www.absolutepilatesvt. com. Tone, stretch, strengthen, energize! Absolute Pilates offers equipment-based private sessions and group mat classes in an attractive, welcoming locale. Lynne was certified by the Pilates Studio, NYC, in March 2000 by Pilates elder Romana Kryzanowska and master teacher Bob Liekens. Visit our website for more information and for winter specials. Pilates Space: introduction, call for current pricing. Location: Pilates Space, 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-863-9900, www.pilatesspace.net. Come experience our expert teachers, beautiful, lightfilled studio, and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusarainspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness. Free intro to Pilates: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or call to arrange a time to fit your schedule. Pilates Method Alliance Member.
psychic Psychic Development: Cost: $170/10 weeks. Location: Private home, Address disclosed after registration, Shelburne. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542, kelman.b@juno.com. Taught by Bernice Kelman since 1975, this
experiential 10-week series will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10. Everyone is born with natural psychic ability; reclaim your psychic power using the techniques in the class, all while having fun. We cover meditation, visualization, dream recall, automatic writing, psychometry, telepathy, pain and temperature control, auras, psychic readings and healings, and out-ofbody travel. Psychic Development: Cost: $170/10 weeks. Location: Private Home, Disclosed after registration, Shelburne. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542, kelman. b@juno.com. Psychic Development: Location: Private home, address disclosed after registration, Shelburne. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542, Kelman.b@juno. com. Taught by Bernice Kelman since 1975, this experiential 10week series will start at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10. Everyone is born with natural psychic ability; reclaim your psychic power using the techniques in the class, all while having fun. We cover meditation, visualization, dream recall, automatic writing, psychometry, telepathy, pain and temperature control, auras, psychic readings and healings, and out-of-body travel.
snowkiting Snowkiting Lessons: Daily lessons while ice is safe (generally January-April). Cost: $95/3-hour Beginner class ($85 for 2-hour Advanced). Location: Lake Champlain - Sand Bar State Park, South Hero/Milton. Info: Stormboarding, Rachael Miller, 802-9512586, rachael@stormboarding. com, www.stormboarding.com. You WILL snowkite during your first lesson. Use the same alpine, tele or snowboard as on the mountain. We provide experienced, professional, fun instruction and modern gear (knees up). Great for skiers/riders ages 10 to no-limit. Makes an excellent gift. Get 10% off gear after lesson. Lesson/gear gift certificates available.
spirituality Life of the Buddha: Cost: $55/5 classes. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 South Winooski Ave, Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, Tracy Whitcomb, 802-922-2602, w w w.burlingtonshambhal ac tr. org. Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 (eve.) & Jan. 19 (morn.). Explore the life and teachings of the Buddha and the development of the early sangha. Course concludes with a brief look at how Buddhism spread and continues to develop. This is one of several courses offering indepth studies of Buddhism. Visit our website for full course schedule and class brochure.
weight loss 10 Week Weight Loss Class: Cost: $149/10-week course. Location: Shelburne Health & Fitness, Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. Info: Beyond Expectations Coaching, Patricia Kent, 802-310-2378, amadadelsol@aol.com, beyondexpectationscoaching.com. Make 2008 the year you reach your weight loss and fitness goals! I lost over 40 lbs. several years ago. I did it and I can show you how. I hold three accredited certifications. You will find information and lots of support! Starting Thursday, Jan. 3, 6 p.m. Space limited. Lose Weight with Hypnosis!: Ongoing classes and support groups. Cost: $160/4-week class.
Location: Wellspring Hypnotherapy Center, 57 River Rd, Essex Jct, Essex Jct. Info: Wellspring Hypnotherapy and Rising Sun Healing, 802-872-0089, betty@ risingsunhealing.com, www.holistichypnotherapyeft.com OR www. wellspringhypno.com. The subconscious mind is at the root of habits that make weight loss easy or difficult. Learn hypnosis techniques to help you make permanent changes. Four-week classes (levels 1 and 2) with ongoing support groups. Audio CDs of hypnosis sessions are included to make home practice effective and easy.
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. Cost: $14/dropin, $110/10 classes or $100/ monthly pass. Location: Old High School, Bristol. Info: 802-4825547, 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. BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily, ongoing classes in all syles with experienced, certified instructors. Cost: $12/hour, $14/90 min., $160/unlimited monthly membership, $75/private lesson. Location: 156 Saint Paul St. 1/2 block south of Main St. , Burlington. Info: 802-658-9642, www.burlingtonyoga.com. “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. Copper Crane Yoga: Daily ongoing Anusara, Vinyasa, Kripalu, and meditation classes for all levels. 3-week Beginner series. Special workshops and monthly talks on yoga, bodywork, relaxation, meditation, breathing, energy work and more. Individual, custom group classes, and Thai Yoga Bodywork sessions by appointment. Cost: $14/drop-in, $60/5class card, $110/10-class card, $200/20-class card. Location: Copper Crane Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: 802-877-3663, ht tp ://coppercr aneyoga.com. Daily, ongoing Anusara, Vinyasa, Kripalu and meditation classes for all levels. Copper Crane Yoga is directed by Carolyn Conner, RYT and Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to nourish the spirit, open the heart, and unite the mind and body. Be yourself here. EVOLUTION YOGA: Cost: $13/ drop-in, $120/10 class card for 1.5 hr. classes. $11/drop-in, $100/10 class card for 1 hr. classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info: 802-864-9642, www.evolutionvt. com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar classes for all levels, plus babies and kids yoga. Prepare for birth and strengthen post-partum with pre/post-natal yoga. Monday 5:45 vinyasa class is sliding scale $4-10. $5 Friday class, 4:30pm. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: Mother’s Yoga Retreat 12/1. Yoga and Pampering 1/1/08. IYENGAR YOGA: Location: Various Yoga Studios, Located near you. Info:. What distinguishes Iyengar Yoga from others is the fo-
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The Walter Cerf estate 4-BR, 3-BA manor home on 5 acres w/ 2-BR guest cottage. Home is a short walk to Fern Lake access in Leicester, VT. Property features radiant-heat solarium w/ live tree and waterfall. Upgraded mechanicals, freshly painted in 2006. Needs renovated kitchen and master BA. $420,000. Info: 435267-2084, pnj442@bresnan.net.
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1-BR Spacious Studio 2 years old, located close to IBM, St. Mike’s. Off-street parking. Utils. not incl. Avail. now. Cats OK. $750/mo. Info: Nick Parent, 802999-7864, nick@sprucemortgage. com. 1000 ft. of Otter Creek New Haven: 2-BR, 2.5-BA contemporary. 2600+ sq.ft., soaring ceilings, major master BA, private guest suite, radiant floors. Avail. NOW-June ‘08. $1250/mo. 802846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rental s @hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com. 2 APTS. avail. now 1-BR, $675/mo. 2-BR, $850/mo. Close to downtown/Leddy Park. Parking for one car. Avail. now. Info: 802-863-7110.
Burlington - 1-BR One block to downtown. Basement unit, no parking. $535/mo. incl. heat & water. Avail. Feb. 1. Info: 802-881-2719.
Essex 3-BR, 3-BA spacious Pinewood Manor home. Many upgrades, 2 kitchens, jacuzzi tub. NS; pets neg. $1700/mo. + utils. Call Jay, 802-878-8176, ext. 15.
Burlington - 2- to 3-BR Ethan Allen Parkway, spacious bungalow, gas heat, 2-car parking, laundry, basement, summer porch, across from park. NS. Avail. Jan. 1. $1100/mo. +utils., refs. 802-8621109. Info: Diane Freiheit.
Essex Jct. 1-BR Maple St: All utils. incl.! 532-sq.ft. apt. w/ updated BA, some new flooring. Next to laundromat. Avail. NOW; 12/18 months. Cat neg. $875/mo. 802-846-9568; www.Hickokand Boardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, rentals@hickokandboardman.com.
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Info: Margaret house. Quiet neighborhood. NS/ Info: 802-862-7467. Pickett, 802-864-6186. pets. Refs., lease, credit app., Burlington New North End, 1st, last, sec. dep. Includes rad. lg. 2-br, excellent condition, CONDO RENTAL So. Burlington, spacious 2-BR w/alcove, screened heat, electricity, cable, PowerW/D hookups, on busline. $910/ porch off LR overlooks quiet, link. Avail. Dec. 1. Info: 802-999mo. + utils. Avail. now. Info: wooded area. Gas heat. W/D 7292, asocinski@aol.com. 802-598-9877. incl. NS/pets. $1175/mo. Info: Burlington 7-BR house avail. 802-655-3325. for 06/01, 5 blocks to UVM. Email Downtown 2-BR $825 Avail. for details and showings. Info: Feb. 1, 2008. Right downtown JASP_1@hotmail.com. Vergennes | 802-877-2134 and just blocks from UVM! $825/ Burlington South Meadow, 2mo. incl. heat, HW, snow/trash BR, 1-BA, on-site laundry facilremoval, one off-street parkity, open and spacious floor plan, ing spot. 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Fairfax Studio Apt. Very lg. one room studio, bright, roomy, new, clean, porch, mountain views, country setting, min. from 89, close to Smuggs. $650/mo. + all utils. including internet/cable. Call 849-6874 or 324-0308. Five Sisters - 2-BR Apt. Very desirable location! Kitchen, LR, 2 porches, basement storage, W/D hookup. 1 off-street parking spot. $1100/mo. + utils. Avail. Jan. 15. Info: 802-881-3769. Hinesburg: New Condo! Silver St.: Luxurious 3-level townhouse! 2-BR, bonus room, 2.5-BA, 1550 sq.ft., W/D. High-end upgrades, HDWD throughout. Avail. NOW; 12/18-mo. $1550/mo. 802-8469568; www.HickokandBoardman. com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, rent al s @ hickokandboardman. com. House for Rent Minutes from Burlington, 3-BR home, a mustsee. HDWD, full BA, 1-car garage, semi-finished basement. Deck off kitchen, lg. fenced-in back yard. 1-year lease option. $1350/mo. Call 802-229-0004. Info: Parkside Properties, www.parksidevt.com. Jeffersonville 2-BR Apts. $590/mo. incl. heat, water/sewer, trash, snow removal, mowing. Please call Alliance Property Management, 802-899-3400, for an application. Info: allianceinc@ comcast.net. Lakefront House For Rent Lovely, modern two-story directly on lake. Beach, one-car garage, 2-BA, wood stove, energy-efficient, W/D hookup. Avail. immed. $1200/mo. Info: 802-859-0455. Monkton on Cedar Lake Furnished 2-BR cottage, washer, TV, stereo, 6 person hot tub. 25 min. to Burlington and Middlebury. Avail. now. through 5/31, 2008. $850/mo. + utils. Info: Albert, 802-658-0218, aptsvt@yahoo. com, Burlingtonrent.com. North Hero - Canal Lane Waterfront, 3-BR. Newly renovated house. Tile, carpet, lg. yard, full BA, quiet neighborhood, stainless steel appliances. Avail. now. $1000/mo + utils. 802-881-2719. Richmond, Downtown 2-BR, heat included. Coin-op W/D, convenient location. NS/pets. $800/ mo. Info: 802-343-2102. S Burlington: Dorset Park Brand Farm: Great 3-BR, 2.5-BA, 1600-sq.ft. townhouse. Gas fireplace, patio overlooking pond, garage, W/D in unit. Avail. NOW; 12/18 mos. $1600/mo. 802-8469568; www.HickokandBoardman. com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, rent al s @ hickokandboardman. com.
St. Albans Town New duplex, 2br, full basement, private setting. New appliances, garbage removal. $1000/mo. Info: 802-524-2372. St. Albans: Hill Section Bank St. New Price! Stone-faced Cape Cod, excellent condition. 4-BR, 1.5-BA, pegged oak floors, fireplace. $1400/mo. Avail. now for 6/12/18 mos. 802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, rent al s @ hickokandboardman. com, www.HickokandBoardman. com. St. George - 4-BR House Brand new, borders golf course. 3-BA, 2car garage, propane heat. Avail. immed. $2000/mo. + utils. Info: 802-881-2719. Studio Apt. in the country Bristol. Cozy. Quiet country location. $500/mo. incl. utils. 6-mo. lease, refs. required. Info: Rene Carpenter, 802-453-5954. Townhouse for Rent 2-BR, low utils., gas heat, W/D, DW, parking, off Dorset St., close to U Mall, UVM, I-89, SBHS. Avail. immed. Lease, refs. $1100/mo. 802-578-1867. Info: Boris Thomas, 802-578-1867. Underhill, Park Street 2-BR, parking. $795/mo. Avail. now. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-6603481, x1021. www.nevilleco.com/ residence. Info: Amy Playdon, 802-862-0208. UNFURNISHED APT Winooski, avail. 1/01, 1-BR, efficient natural gas heat. Covered, open porch off BR. NS/pets. $700/mo. Info: 802-655-3325. Walk to downtown 2-BR apt. Avail. immed. 2nd floor, off-street parking. $875/mo. No utils. except trash/snow removal & water/ sewer. Info: 802-373-2012. WINOOSKI Spacious 2-BR+, central, carpets, parking. No pets. Lease, dep. $900/mo. Info: 802-658-4231.
Housemates $400/mo. apt. Looking for down-to-earth, responsible F to share 2-BR downtown (South side) apt. 1-year lease. Application process. Warm space, HDWD. Info: 203-434-4460. 5-BR house in Essex Jct. Kitchen, dining, living, 2-BA, parking, on 10 acres, no pets, already 2 dogs, looking for responsible prof. Info: jeremy, 813-435-8735, vtaudi_78@yahoo.com. 53 HYDE ST. BURLINGTON 2nd floor apt. $550/mo. utils. included. Info: Mike, 802-922-8995. Farm/Retreat Backwoods $500/mo. + barn chores. Solarpowered wood heat incl. Unlimited recreational opportunities on 100s of forested acres. 6 mo. paid in full, month-to-month beyond July. Info: 802-933-4373. Believing is seeing. Charlotte. Octagonal house on the shore of enchanting Lake Champlain. BR w/ private BA + additional room. Fireplace. NS; pets considered. $777/ mo., utils. incl. Info: seeingisbe lieving@live.com. 802-735-5567,
Shelburne 1-BR Condo NS/ pets, 1-yr. lease + utils. + damage dep. $795/mo. Option to buy w/financing possibility. Senior housing. Info: 850-803-3450.
Burlington 3 prof. (2M, 1F) looking for housemate. Quiet, mature atmosphere. Convenient So. Union St., great lake views. Avail 01/01. $545/mo. + utils. NS/pets. Info: 802-658-2478.
Shelburne 4-BR w/ privacy 2 full baths, one level living, W/D. New kitchen. Private location. Pets OK. $1800/mo. + refs. Info: 802-399-7997.
Burlington Lg. furnished room avail. 12/16, $450/mo. 68A S. Willard St., 1.5BA, W/D. First + dep. No pets, quiet. Call 660-7172 or 598-7423.
Spacious 1-BR Burlington Hill Section. Very nice apt., lg. backyard. No dogs, please. $625/mo. + utils. Info: 802-658-3863.
CHARLOTTE 2-BR plus guest room, very spacious, lg. living room, dining room, kitchen, HW floors, mountain views. $575/mo. + utils. Info: 802-425-5714.
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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. Colchester, MalletTs Bay 1BR in 3-BR apt. Heat, parking, cable, HW incl. Beach access. Avail. immed. Dep. required. Shared BA, LR & kitchen. Info: Dennis Fisher, 802-399-8175, dennismfisher@ yahoo.com. Comfy Downtown Creative galof-all-trades w/cat seeks: practical, cheery, intelligent, clean professional/grad student for January 1. Spacious 2-bedroom. No smoking. HW floors. Laundry. Parking. wheeeee! $550/mo. + utils. Info: 802-318-8888. Essex Junction Share 1 easygoing, dependable person or couple needed to share nice home and location. All utils., cable, wireless Internet, pool, parking, snow removal incl. $525/mo. Info: 802-879-4226. Female for 2-BR, Oakledge Progressive college faculty member seeking F housemate for lg. 2-BR co-op apt. Age unimportant, must be clean/neat. Some work requirement. $375/mo. Refs./application req’d. Call Gary. Info: 508-237-4012. HOUSEMATE WANTED $550/mo. + half. Avail. 1/01. Share quiet, comfortable, older home in the lake neighborhood. Lg. kitchen, den, living room, guest room, W/D, porch, private beach, bike path, busline, nice landlords. I’m quiet, considerable, open minded. Info: 802-864-2890. Lakeview Burlington room Room available in downtown 2BR. HDWD, parking, close to waterfront, City Market. $600/mo. incl. heat. Roommate is vegetarian male, 26. NS/pets. 802-3388060 Info: 802-338-8060. Lg. room for rent In private home in a quiet neighborhood in So. Burlington. Mature prof. female only. $600/mo. incl. utils, DLS, cable, W/D. Info: 802-999-0787.
Shelburne Lg. sunny room for rent. Beautiful setting. Quiet. Professionals only. 8 min. to downtown. Info: 802-355-3004. Burlington Shelburne/So. Female roommate to share two bedroom condo. Large bedroom, big closet. Fireplace in livingroom. Peaceful and clean. $550/ mo. with deposit. Reasonable utilities. Info: 802-999-4402. South Burlington Looking for 1 or 2 women to share house on a dead end street. Big yard w/gardens, bike path, W/D, HW floors. $500/mo. + 1/3 utils., sec. NS/ cats. Info: 802-863-6215.
Sublets/ Temporary Housemate needed to June 1 Two professionals seeking to create a positive living environment with a clean, vegetarian-preferred, NS professional to share beautiful home 15 min. from Burlington. $500 + utils. Info: 802-849-1136.
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Monkton Farm House Large rooms, washer, dryer, dishwasher, inground pool, master bath, cathedral ceilings. 20 acres. 15 miles to Kennedy Drive. Barn, etc. More land in mtns. to hike, camp, etc. Amenities and utils. included. $500/mo. Info: 802-453-3457. Richmond Neat, mature professional to share spacious home with two thoughtful, outdoorloving professionals. Yard, decks, basement, 2.5-BA, W/D, DSL/WiFi. Great location, country setting, 5 min. to I-89, Richmond Village. NS/pets. $500/mo + 1/4 utils. Info: 802-434-7630. Richmond home I live w/ my son, want to share my 4-BR home w/ a friendly NS. House has views of Camel’s Hump, is quiet, has cable TV/Internet. $500/mo. Info: Tom Charpentier, 802-434-4449. Room Available For Rent 1BR. 20 min. to Burlington. Located off Exit 17 Colchester/Milton line. $450/mo., dep. required. Info: 802-893-4643. Room for rent, $450 month Housemate needed near downtown Burlington (Johnson St.). $450/mo. + utils. (approx. $50). Avail. Jan. 1. Info: 951-315-5151. Room in Underhill House Incl. ALL utils. Prof, respectful owner ISO NS m/f housemate. 15-20 min. from Smuggs & I-89 Richmond exit. XC trails out back door. High-speed Internet. Info: 802-899-4007.
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Office/Warehouse Space Commercial space for lease. 500 yds. from I-89 exit 17. Office area is 1000 sq.ft., warehouse/shop is 1400 sq.ft. (heated). Current fitup is lobby, 2 offices, CR, kitchenette, ADA bathroom. Central AC, high-speed Internet, 3-phase power, 12 ft. OHD. Relatively new, great Colchester location. Avail. Jan. 2008. Info: Plan B Properties LLC, 802-922-4765, signguyvt@ yahoo.com. Richmond office space Prime downtown location, plenty of parking, heat incl. Info: 802-343-2102. Waterfront office space available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Info: Ken, 802-865-3450. Williston Office Space 155 sq.ft. Office avail. on So. Brownell Rd. Reception area, kitchen, deck, cable access, and ample parking. Great location. Info: 802-8602211, http://www.hubbardconstruction.net.
Sublet: 1-BR $605 Seeking subletter until June 26. You pay $605 + utils. + only 1/2 dep. ($300). Call/email for appt. Move in after Dec. 23. NO PETS. Info: Nathaly Filion, 802-578-6277, nathaly.filion@gmail.com. Subletter Needed Jan-Aug To share 2-BR, newly refurbished apt. in Treetop Condominiums. Internet, W/D, off-street parking, wood stove. $600 + 1/2 utils. Avail. Jan-Aug. Call Melissa, 570561-4367. Info: Melissa Weinberger, 570-561-4367.
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Downtown Office Space Waterfront location. 1400 sq.ft. for $995/mo. Incl. parking. Info: 802-865-3450.
1996 Toyota Corolla Blue, 4-dr., auto., A/C, new t-belt, 90K, good condition. $3500. 802-272-0157.
EXISTING BUSINESS PLUS 1100 sq.ft. can include existing tanning salon business and room for your venture: nail salon, small production, office, etc. Ample parking, downtown St. Albans, avail. immed. Info: 802-316-7744.
1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Pampered & 100% winter ready! New tires! V8, 4WD, sport pkg., extended cab, power W/L, remote start, ARE cap, bedliner, 100K. Pics avail. $5500. Info: David Robinson, 802-8793318, drobin9353@verizon.net.
1997 Honda Accord LX Blue, 41 dr., 3x5c-CHT120507classy.indd auto., cruise, A/C, new brakes, new t-belt and water pump, 98K, rust-free, good condition. $5950. 802-272-0157. 1998 Honda Civic LX Sedan 4 dr., 5-spd., CD/radio, 194K hwy. miles, 35-42 mpg., cruise, A/C, 4 studded snows, well-maintained, very reliable, $3800. Call 802434-2446 or 802-888-6333, x3028 (work). 1999 Chevy (Toyota) Prizm 115K, many miles left. Same as Corolla. AC, quality CD, excellent condition, garaged, no rust, great mpg. $3100. Bob, 802-899-5426. 1999 Nissan Frontier Extended cab, 4x4, custom cap, full tow pkg., alloy wheels, good mpg, AM/FM/CD player, 105K. $6000/ OBO. Call 857-998-9465. Info: Colin Kern. 2000 Chevy S-10 truck 4WD One owner, new tires, towing pkg., 89K. In good condition. Great truck! Many good years left! Priced at Kelley Blue Book value: $7300. Info: Kelly Story, 802-985-9223. 2000 Kia Sephia 4-dr., auto., 4-cyl., A/C, cruise, tilt, stereo ONLY 75K. Great on gas: 30 mpg! $2700. Call 802-373-0214 or 802363-0581. Info: Melissa Downs, 802-363-0581. 2001 Honda Civic LX Coupe, 94K, manual, black I/E, 4-cyl., cruise control, power everything, anti-lock brakes, CD, rearwindow defroster, sunroof. Very good condition. $7500. Info: 802-989-0758. 2001 VW Jetta - low miles 71K, 4-dr., 5-spd. stick, Florida car, 2.0-L, 4-cyl., FWD, ski rack, extra rims, dark green, power steering, keyless entry, anti-lock brakes, CD. $7200. Doug, 802-482-2384. 2002 VOLVO S60 SEDAN Silver w/ black leather int., A/C, CD, 4-dr., sun/moonroof, alarm, power L/W/ driver’s seat, 38K, great condition. Comes w/ all-season tires. $12,000. Info: 802-999-6090. 2003 MAZDA PROTEGE 5 Only 7200 miles! 5-spd., power W/ D/sunroof, 6-CD, roof rack, blue with black leather, alloy wheels, winter tire pkg. $12,500. Info: 802-734-7610.
2003 Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD, 5-spd., 69K, excellent cond. New summer and new studded snow tires incl. Loaded w/ dual moonroofs, CD. $10,600. 802-2290933. Info: Shawn Keeley.
JEEP WRANGLER WINTER MATS 12/3/07 2:10:30 PM Fit ‘06 and newer Jeep unlimited. One set is Husky liners, the other is Jeep slush mats. Asking $50. Info: Marc Courcy, 802-999-9963.
2005 SUBARU WRX IMPREZ WGN 39K, dealer-maintained, excellent condition, new tires, A/C, 6-disc CD, cruise control, power W/L, keyless entry. $16,900. 802-2336510. Info:. 2006 Honda Accord EX-V6 LOADED, 17K, V6 6-spd. sedan, moon roof, 6-disc in-dash CD, leather, power everything, XM radio, 2 sets wheels/tires, averages 28 mpg, like-new. $23,000. Info: 802-485-4151. 2006 Scion tC Great car! Charcoal grey, auto., FWD, power W/L/moonroof/steering. ABS, spoiler, 24K. Need to downgrade for money for grad school. Asking $14,000. Info: Jamie Ebert, 802338-0069, 802 338-0069. Automotive $500 POLICE IMPOUNDS, Cars from $500! Tax repos, US Marshal and IRS sales! Cars, trucks, SUVs, Toyotas, Hondas, Chevys, more! For listings call 1-800-298-4150 ext. C107. (AAN CAN) Classic truck for sale 1973 ChevyCutom10 4x4, 75K mi., on rebuilt 350 V8 engine. Truck enthusiast dream come true. A must see. Leave message. Info: 802-373-3472. DONATE YOUR VEHICLE MAX IRS TAX DEDUCTIONS UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION Free Mammograms, breast cancer info, & services http://www.ubcf.info FREE towing, Fast, Any Condition Acceptable, 24/7 (AAN CAN). Info: 888-468-5964. Fixer-Upper 1993 standard 4-dr. Volkswagen Passat. A good car for mechanic to buy and fix up. $600/ OBO. Info: 802-310-8543. Ford Explorer XLT Loaded, V8, AWD, leather, moonroof. 2nd owner, well cared for. 112K but runs excellently. Got new truck, MUST GO! Make an offer! Info: 802-355-3950. Hak-2 Snowtires 205/55/R16 4 Nokian Hakka-2s. Used 2 winters on BMW325xi. $120. pragquix@ comcast.net OR 802-734-1564.
Antiques/ Collectibles Civil Union Debate on DVD! Surprise your gay friends this holiday season. 25 hours of gavelto-gavel documentation: House, Senate & public hearings. 14-DVD box set. $100. Info: 802-3555083, groverredrover@hotmail. com. Monster paintings Original paintings. All different sizes. around $100 for originals depending on size. Print prices vary. Email me for photos. Info: moonshine333@hotmail.com.
Appliances/ Tools/Parts AUDI SNOW TIRES ON WHEELS Fits A4 2003 and newer, (4) Bridgstone Blizzak WS50 tires. Size 215/55QR16. On steel wheels. Good condition. $140. Bristol. Info: 802-793-2655. chimney termination cap New, never used, co-linear, w/ dual 3” pipes for intake and outtake. Outer dimension is 10” in diameter. Info: Glenn Moody, 802-862-1984. COMPOST MACHINE Earth Machine composter in great shape. Put it back in the earth, not the dump. Cost $85 plus tax; sell $39. 802-860-1544.
Hakka 2 studded snows. 185/65 R14. In good shape. $39/OBO. 802-860-1544.
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Price Reduced! Live only blocks from downtown St. Albans. House features pegged oak floors, four bedrooms, fireplace, formal dining room and enclosed porch. Lots of yard space and attached garage. Come see for yourself! $285,000.
Great location and loads of living space. Just minutes from UVM, the hospital, and downtown. Large spacious rooms in a quiet setting. Economical natural gas heat and hot water. Great first home or retirement turnkey. Just lock the door and go!! $229,900.
This Essex Condo is just what you’ve been looking for. With 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and wired for the internet. Updates include an updated kitchen, newer Pergo in the living room, and bathroom with newer vanity, fan, vinyl floor, toilet, and fresh paint. $145,000.
Trendy Condo-conversion. Top unit, jetted Jacuzzi tub, exclusive attic access, washer & dryer in unit, 2 off-street parking spaces! Crown molding, custom wainscoting, new windows, storage, pets welcome! Last unit! Near Church Street & waterfront. $199,000.
Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com
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Former authentic 1936 North Hero Schoolhouse set on 1.5 acre parcel offers 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, study plus an addition boasting red oak floors. Great kitchen with knotty pine cabinetry, built-in china cupboard, and Viking gas countertop range. $169,990.
This home in walking distance to the hospital and university offers 1,474 sq. ft. Opportunity to add your own personal charm. Completely updated kitchen with center island, granite countertops, vaulted ceiling and wood flooring. Spacious city lot. $319,000. MLS# 2714141.
The Essex Townhouse boasts an open living design plus main floor bedroom. The soaring ceiling opens to a loft bedrooms/den accessed by spiral staircase. Inviting lobby with gas fireplace, exercise room and secure main entry are added benefits. $143,900.
Nearly of Seven Days readers plan to buy a home in the next year!
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Williston, 4-BR, 3.5-BA w/hardwood floors, master suite and wonderful fenced yard. Currently used as a daycare. Only $299,900! Curtis Trousdale 802-233-5589 Chenette Real Estate www.trousdalehomes.com Taft’s Corners Williston, take Rt. 2A East. Home on RT, diagonal from River Cove Animal Hospital. Look for signs/balloons.
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Historic Greek Revival farmhouse minutes from Lake Champlain. Recently restored. 4 BRs, 1.5 baths, 3 fireplaces, 6/6 sash, wainscoting and wide board floors. Lovely hilltop location; valley, mountain, and lake views. 1 hour from Burlington. Only $299,000 Call Lauren Murphy (owner/realtor) (518) 963-7876
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Elizabethtown, NY. Rustic 1830’s farmhouse on 14 private acres near Adirondack High Peaks region. Mountain views. Featuring many original architectural details including 3 stone fireplaces, wainscotting and wide plank floors. Log lean-to and hiking trails on property. View property at www.venturenorth.net. $249,000
Call Tom Thompson Tom’s Team at RE/MAX North Professionals (802) 861-6212 www.tomsteamvermont.com
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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. rectangular chimney cap Stainless steel, 8.5” x 13” opening. Slightly used. A little cleaning and the stainless steel will look brand new. Info: Glenn Moody, 802-862-1984.
Nintendo Wii NEW bundle! Game console bundle: standard console pkg., 1 extra controller, 1 extra nunchuk, 2 games. $600 cash or Paypal. Info: 802-893-6080.
Snow Tires (4) 185x65x R15 Michelin Arctic Alpins. Good condition, used 2 seasons. Incl. steel wheels. $100. Info: Matt Joska, 802-373-9777, mjoska@gmail. com.
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Stacked Washer/Dryer Combo Frigidaire, electric. Just moved and do not need. Excellent cond. $475/OBO. Info: David Shapiro, 802-865-7939.
Drivers w/ late models vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464.
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Flynn Tickets 1 ticket to Teo Castellanos “Scratch and Burn”, Friday, Feb. 28th at 8 p.m. at the Flynn Space. Paid $22, selling for $20. “Chicago” Sunday, Feb. 10th, 3 p.m. orchestra seat, center. Paid $54, selling for $50. Info: 802-651-7512.
$8 PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES Custom made to your prescription, stylish plastic or metal frame, Highindex, UV protection, antiscratch lens, case, lenscloth for only $8. Also available: Rimless, Titanium, Children’s, Bifocals, Progressives, Suntints, AR coating, etc. (AAN CAN) Info: ZENNIOPTICAL.COM. NewYork &Company PeaCoat Brand new, never worn. Great holiday gift! Very warm! Info, photos or questions: email Vermontgurl@gmail.com. Sexy Little Black Dress Black Niki Livas dress, size 4. Scoop back with rhinestone netting. Just above knee-length. Elegant, sexy, simple. Worn twice. Paid $100, asking $75. Dana, 229-4008.
Electronics 35-mm Film Scanner Digital Scanner to convert your slides and negatives into digital images to copy to CDs. Bought new for $120; asking $80/OBO. 802-3389225. Info: 802-338-9225. Audiovox xv6700 Locked for Verizon Wireless. Used very gently and was always carried in a carrying case. Original packaging, cables, cradle, carrying cases, extended battery. $175 firm. Info: Matthew Griffin, 802-238-0470, matt.j.griffin@comcast.net. Computer Package Incl. monitor, keyboard, tower, printer, speakers. CPU <2 years old. Monitor <1 year old. Call for details. Info: 802-310-1571. desktop computer Dell Dimension E310. 512-MB memory, 80-GB hard drive, Pentium 4 processor, CD/DVD burner, 17” monitor, 56K modem, Windows-XP media center; 2005 OS. $450. Ski/Sara, 802-933-4373. Info: Sara Martin, 802-933-4373. Electric Ukulele Konablaster. Total playtime about 30 min. Like-new condition. W/ gig bag, manual and pitch pipe. $250 firm. Thanks! Info: Matthew Griffin, 802-238-0470, matt.j.griffin@ comcast.net. Fax Copier Phone Mach-$30 Panasonic KX FP200. Uses plain paper, has 28-page memory, multi-function phone, bonus film cartridge. Info: 802-472-6292. iBook G3 laptop for sale 900 MHz PowerPC G3, 256 MB, OS 10.2.6. iTunes, iPhoto, etc. Eric’s Solitaire, too. Keyboard and mouse incl. $200. Info: Dana, 229-4008. Imac G4! Only $250! I’m moving and already bought a new laptop. I need to get rid of this one by Friday! Email me for specs and software. Info: maya987@gmail. com.
Naughty, oh-so-nice gifts Find those naughty but oh-sonice gifts for both him and her! For those private moments alone, or with friends, we have the toys you crave! Info: You Need This, LLC, 802-870-7070, www.kinkinvermont.com. Solid gold, Dancers Exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, deer camp or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. New talent welcome. Info: 802-658-1464.
Free Stuff 2 Mirrors for Sale New. Both 9’W x 6’H. Call Suzi, 802-644-8297. Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it. Have a lot of it! Info: Global Markets, 802-863-9460.
Furniture 2 Antique Showcases One: 60” x 25” x 42”, $375/OBO. Other: 72” x 24” x 36”, $225/OBO. These nice old showcases are still in use and may be seen at The Optical Center, 107 Church St., Burlington. Stop by and take a look or call. Info: The Optical Center, Gary, 802-658-4683. Bed Set Bed Set- orthopedic, double-sided pillow top, mattress, box and frame. Brand new, w/warranty. Never opened or used Cost $895, sell only $395. Info: 802-893-3888. Bed Set Brand new, never used, still in plastic. Mattress, box & frame. Only $240. Info: 802-893-7296. Bunk Bed Solid wood, still in original box. Easy to assemble. Cost $795; sell only $355. Info: Beth, 802-598-0316. Futon - Solid Wood W/ brandnew mattress. Arm rest has storage. Cost $895; sell $295. 802734-0788. Info: Beth Stevens. Hot Tub Spa -2007 model. Brand new. Insulated, efficient. Loaded w/ jets/horsepower, ozonator, cover. Warranty incl. MSRP $5400; sell $3200. Info: 802-598-0316. King size mattress - $50 Moving this week, can’t fit it in my new place. I need to get rid of it by Friday! 2 years old. You pick up. Info: 802-356-7499, maya987@ gmail.com. King Waterbed Mattress California King size, 84” x 70”, Waveless, comes w/ liner & heater. Good condition. $50/OBO. Info: 802-864-7740.
Memory Foam Mattress MEMORY FOAM MATTRESS-Top of the line, Visco, allergen-resistant cover, incl. warranty. Still in plastic, never used. MSRP $795, sell $425. Info: 802-893-7296. Office Furniture Desks, file cabinets, conference table, chairs, bookcases, art table, etc. Info: 802-660-8070. Rocking Chair - like NEW! Natural finish, solid maple. New $125; asking $50. Info: Misty Williams, 802-899-2279. Thomas Train Table Cleanlined, medium-colored, solid wood frame and authentic Thomas play board. Very good condition. New $165; asking $75. Great Christmas gift! Info: Misty Williams, 802-899-2279.
Pets ALPACAS FOR SALE! Think Spring! We have a nice selection of beautiful females bred to top quality males for springtime births. Breeding and companion quality males also available. Info: Vermont Alpaca Company, 802765-9639, www.VermontAlpacaCo. com. CHINESE SHAR-PEI PUPS Beautiful, wrinkled pups. AKC, all shots. Very friendly and affectionate. Ready to meet their new best friend. Email for pictures. Info: 802-457-4039, wrinklepups80@ aol.com. Christmas Kittens 2 Siamese kittens. Ready to go Christmas Day! $200/ea., will reserve upon payment. Call or email for details. Photos on website. Info: 802-3995135, www.myspace.com/pomei. GORGEOUS LEOPARD GECKO Rare male Aptor leopard gecko and habitat for sale, all included. Direct from Ron Tremper. Potential breeder or beautiful, friendly pet! $300/OBO. Info: Jamie Ebert, 802-338-0069.
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Patagonia Rain Parka Men’s, size large, royal blue, never worn. Excellent for skiing. Too big for me. $130. Info: 301-589-9039. Proform 485E Elliptical Digital screen displays calories, miles, time, etc. Resistance adjustments, moving arms for upper body. Barely used, in good condition. Info: 802-343-2544, nikkif8@hotmail.com. Ski Boots For Sale Front-entry boots in great shape. Tecnica Rival X7, men’s size 9. Atomic B3, men’s size 11. $30/ea. or $50/both. Call Sayer, 802-229-4008. SNOWBOARD BOOTS FOR SALE Women’s ThirtyTwo Prion, size 7, great condition, $50. Men’s Nidecker beginner boot, size 5, beat but cheap, $10. Dana, 229-4008. snowmobile for sale Polaris classic 600. 2002. Elec. start, rev, mirrors, tall windshield, map bag, Guitar for Sale Warlock, good dual carbides, M10 suspension. condition. Case included. $400/ 2x3c-GoTradingPost051607.indd 1 Orig. $2880; sell $1850. Can test OBO. Info: 201-739-3319. ride! 802-899-2751. Info: robbie ACOUSTIC GUIHANDMADE Hegamyer, Lhegamyer@msn.com. TAR Made by Vermont Luthier. Hi-figured quilted maple. Cost $2000; asking $995. Trade for guitars, amps, old parts working or not! 802-860-1544. Info: 802-860-1544. 1996 Ford Explorer XLT AWD Marshall Half Stack JCM Great condition, fully loaded, 2000 DSL Tube Amp 1960A cab AWD, moon roof, power every4x12. Solid rock-’n’-roll. Purthing, leather interior. $2000/ chased brand new. Minor scratchOBO. Call Christine or Craig: 802es, no pedal, reverb needs fix. 363-6095 or 802-879-3557. Info: $900. Info: Doug, 802-999-8746 cjennings78@verizon.net. (Burlington). Antiques Furniture, postcards, Martin HD-28 Guitar 1991. In pottery, cameras, toys, medical very good/excellent condition, tools, lab glass, photographs, w/ hard shell case. Versatile, slide rules, license plates and high-quality instrument with a silver. Anything unusual or huge, opened-up sound. $1600. unique. Cash paid. Info: Dave, Andy, 802-658-2462; guitboy75@ 802-859-8966. hotmail.com. Info: Andy Greene. Need Snow Tires Need 4 snow 12-string Guitar Taylor tires. P215/60R16. Good to excelAcoustic, Taylor 450 dreadnaught. lent condition only please. Info: Mid-’90s vintage, spruce/mahoga607-349-9036. ny, satin finish, ebony fretboard, OHSC. Excellent condition, incredible sound. $850. 802-654-4355.
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ROTTWEILER & LAB PUPPIES! Rottweiler Mixes & Black Labs. Very cute, cuddly, friendly. UTD on their shots and wormed! Ready late December. Pick one out today! $100 adoption fee. Info: Ashley K., 802-454-8483, http://www. flickr.com/photos/availabledogs.
Sports Equipment Bolton Valley Season Pass Full pass to Bolton Valley for the 2007-2008 season. $500. Call 802-999-7096. Bowflex Extreme - Like New Home weight center. Photos available. Fits great in a corner! Call now - great holiday gift! $600. Info: Gayle Oberg, 802-244-6915, stowegayle@aol.com, gayleoberg.com. Compound Bow $70 Bear/ whitetail hunter. AMO 44”. Old but never used. Like new. Quiver, archery glove, arrows incl. Info: 802-472-6292.
Guitar Instruction Berklee graduate w/ 25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory, and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802-864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net, www.rickbelford. com. MUSIC LESSONS Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 20 years experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in South Burlington. Info: 802-864-7740, ero@moomail.net. PIANO & GUITAR LESSONS Exciting approach enhancing creativity. Classical, Jazz, Free Improvisation. Patient experienced teacher. Info:.
WASHBURN ACOUSTIC GUITAR Malakite green w/ fancy wood grain. Just serviced w/ neck adjustment and new strings. Approx. 10 years old, sounds great. $150. 802-860-1544.
Great Dogs Need Homes Several dogs and puppies in need of homes. Purebred Chocolate Lab, Spaniel Mix, and Bulldog/Boxer 8-week pups. Vet checked, shots and neutered. Info: Good Karma Rescue, 802-229-9435, goodkarmarescue@gmail.com, www.petfinder.com/shelters/VT50.html. Great Pups for Adoption! Wonderful dogs! All are UTD w/ shots, wormed, temp-tested & ready to go! Fantastic dogs looking for good forever-homes! $100 adoption fee & agreement. Info: 802-552-4881, http://www.flickr. com/photos/availabledogs.
strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal5/14/07 style. 1:58:18 Paul PM Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com.
Instruction Bands/ Musicians FEMALE LOW-END VOX NEEDED Vaudeville Punk Trio needs woman to hold down low-end, sing, act. Absurd, political, odd time signatures and fun! Sound like you? Call today! Info: The Toes, Twinkle Toes, 802-734-0745. Singer seeks guitar player I’m a rock/pop/singer looking for a guitar player and others, preferably around my age, to possibly start a band. If interested, email me! madrigalsky@yahoo. com. Info: Caitlin M, madrigalsky@yahoo.com, www.myspace. com/caitielicious.
For Sale Dobro For Sale Mahogany Regal. Hardly played! It’s been professionally set up and it sounds great. Would be a good instrument for a beginner. $250. Info: 802-324-7902, sbkarwan@comcast.net. Fender 65 Twin Reverb RI 85 Watts, 2x12 speakers. Good condition. New tubes. $675. Info: pragquix@comcast.net OR 802-734-1564.
Andy’s Mountain Music “Bluegrass 101” returns in January ‘08, as well as affordable, accessible private instruction in guitar, mandolin and banjo. Andy Greene, 802-658-2462; guitboy75@hotmail.com. www.andysmountainmusic.com. Info: Andy Greene. Bass Guitar Lessons With Aram Bedrosian. For all levels and styles. Beginners welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, reading, slap-bass and more in a fun, professional setting. Years of teaching/playing experience. Convenient Pine Street studio. Gift certificates available. Info: Bass Guitar Lessons with Aram Bedrosian, Aram Bedrosian, 802598-8861, bassalisk@yahoo.com, www.arambedrosian.com. GRAND OPEN HOUSE! Green Mountain School of Piano. Saturday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 802-456-7035, www.GreenMountainSchoolofPiano.com. Gift certificates, free introductory lessons, holiday specials. Info: info @GreenMountainSchoolofPiano.com. Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, rickbelf@verizon.net. Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing
Call to Artists Great Art Wanted For snazzy Waitsfield gallery! Paintings, forged iron, textiles, jewelry. To sell your commissioned work, contact Leanne at Apropo Designs. 802-496-9180. Info: Leanne Taddonio. Starry Night Art Show To kick off our 5-year anniversary, we are hosting a ‘Starry Night’-themed group art exhibit. Both 2-D and 3D considered. Artists are encouraged to submit multiple pieces. What does ‘Starry Night’ bring to mind? Let your artistic juices flow. Send us an email with contact info, size, medium and a picture of the art. Show is going up at the end of January for 6 weeks. Info: gillian@gillianklein.com, starrynightcafe.com. WRITERS WANTED The Academy for Alternative Journalism, established by papers like this one to promote diversity in the alternative press, seeks talented journalists and students (college seniors and up) for a paid summer writing program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. The eight-week program (June 22 - August 17, 2008) aims to recruit talented candidates from diverse backgrounds and train them in alt-weekly-style feature
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experienced, creative, active, reliable babysitter. College student or older please. Experience w/ 4-year-olds strongly preferred. Teacher or daycare experience a plus. Childcare refs. required. Nice family. Will help w/ gas money. Laura, 802-425-2109 or LCIsearch@aol.com. Thanks. Info: LCIsearch@aol.com.
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Openings/ Shows Janice Perry Dec. 15 Flynn Janice Perry, aka Gal, celebrates 25 years of international solo performance touring with “Holy Sh*t!� and more. FlynnSpace, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. Details to come. Info: 802-877-3223, http://www. janiceperry.com.
Auto Service $39/hr. ASE-Cert. Williston Wheels Service Center now open. $39/hr. labor. ASE-certified. $19.99 Vermont Inspections. Computer diagnostics. All makes, esp. foreign cars. No job too big or small. 687 Industrial Ave. Call today or book online. Info: Williston Wheels, Williston Wheels, 802-864-0047, www.willistonwheels.com.
Recycle and/or Sanitize your PC & Digital Media • 15+ Years Exp. requestservice@datainvt.com COMPUTER ASSISTANCE! Buying a computer this holiday season and intimidated by all your choices? Uncertain about what you need? Need help with setup? Call for prices on consultation, shopping assistance and services! Info: AJTech, 802-238-7281, ajtech. bravehost.com/services.html. Gift Certificates! Computer and Internet training one-on-one in your home or business by the hour. PC and Mac. 25+ years experience. Gift certificates available. Call/email us today! Info: 802879-3879, training@vtwebsites4less.com, www.vtwebsites4less. com.
Counseling Motivation Hypnosis Maureen Finnerty Turner, RN, M.Ed, LCMHC, Hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist. Downtown Burlington w/free parking. Hypnosis helps: attention, anxiety, test taking, depression, focusing, phobias, PTSD, panic, pain, healing, performance, procrastination, sports, relationships, smoking, diet & exercise, child/adolescent/adult. Insurance/credit cards accepted. Info: Maureen Turner, 802-658-2140, mturner@motivationhypnosis. com, http://www.motivationhypnosis.com. 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. Info: 802-496-7135.
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Walk a Community Labyrinth Walk to Winter Solstice. Event Dec. 23, 3 p.m. Origins: Journey into the Roots of Mystical Consciousness -Michael Evans. Donations welcomed. Corner of Swift & Spear. Info: www.CommunityLabyrinth.ws.
Conference? Vacation? Let me provide professional attentive care for your pets and plants and you with peace of mind. Great rates and refs. Call Myra, 802-658-6108.
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application and proposed permit are available for review at the Underhill Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 30 Kimball Avenue, South Burlington, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “District Commission Cases,� selecting “Entire Database,� and entering the case number above. No hearing will be held unless, on or before December 28, 2007, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by December 28, 2007. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners, other interested persons granted party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c). Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5). Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 28th day of November, 2007. By /s/Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5658 E/ peter.keibel@state.vt.us NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS December 12, 2007 City of Burlington Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program VTLHB0374-07, Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) City Hall 149 Church Street, Room 32 Burlington, VT 05401 802-865-7598
ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On November 26, 2007, Marcy Gibson, filed application #4C05633 for a project generally described as: Two lot subdivision for construction of new single family dwelling on Lot #2. The project is located on New Road (Town Highway #26) in the Town of Underhill, Vermont. The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications. Copies of the
On or about December 20, 2007 the City of Burlington Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program will submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program, authorized by Sec. 1011 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, and funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2006, Public Law 108-477, for the following program: The Burlington Lead Program, for the purpose of reducing lead based paint hazards in eligible housing units located in the City of Burlington, Vermont. The Burlington Lead Program is requesting the release of $2,865,629 in HUD funds and $2,870,245 in
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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. matching funds. The proposed hazard control activities to be funded under this program is categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act requirements, but subject to compliance with some of the environmental laws and authorities listed at § 58.5 of 24 CFR Part 58. In accordance with §58.15, a tiered review process has been structured, whereby some environmental laws and authorities have been reviewed and studied for the intended target area listed above. Other applicable environmental laws and authorities will be complied with, when individual projects are ripe for review. Specifically, the target area has been studied and compliance with the following laws and authorities has been established in this first tier: Floodplain Management, Coastal Barriers Resource Act, Coastal Zone Management Act. Compliance with the following environmental laws and authorities will take place for proposed projects funded under the program listed above: Historic Preservation, National Flood Insurance Program requirements, Explosive & Flammable Operations, toxics/hazardous materials. Should individual aggregate projects exceed the threshold for categorical exclusion detailed at §58.35(a), an Environmental Assessment will be completed and a separate Finding of No Significant Impact and Request For Release Of Funds published. Copies of the compliance documentation worksheets are available at the address below. An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project, and more fully describes the tiered review process cited above, is on file at CEDO, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Room 32, Burlington, Vermont and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to CEDO. All comments received by December 20, 2007 will be considered by the City of Burlington prior to authorizing submission of a Request for Release of Funds and Certification to HUD. RELEASE OF FUNDS The City of Burlington certifies to HUD that the Office of the Mayor in his official capacity as Mayor, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the City Of Burlington to utilize federal funds and implement the Program. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will consider objections to its release of funds and the City Of Burlington certification for a period of fifteen days following either the anticipated submission date of December 20, 2007 or HUD’s actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if the objections are on one of the following bases: (a) that the Certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City Of Burlington; (b) the City Of Burlington has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the City Of Burlington has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504
has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58), and may be addressed to HUD as follows: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ed Thomas, Environmental Clearance Officer, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380. Potential objectors may contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Bob Kiss, Mayor On October 22, 2007, NC Friends Broadcasting, Inc. filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a new FM noncommercial class A radio station in Jericho, VT, on channel 206 operating at 0.026 kW from an antenna 94 meters tall located at 44-31-40 N, 72-48-58 W. The officers and directors of NC Friends Broadcasting, Inc. are Todd P. Robinson, Allison Robinson, and Scott Knox. A copy of the application is available for public viewing in the public file at Jericho Town Library, 7 Jericho Center Circle, Jericho, VT 05465.
STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0032-07 CnC Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-OPT5, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT5, Plaintiff v. Keith A. Williams, Stacey L. Williams, State of Vermont, Office of Child Support, Sara Charboneau And Occupants residing at 504 N. Brownell Road, Williston, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Option One Mortgage Corporation to Keith A. Williams dated April 3, 2006 and recorded in Volume 404, Page 154 of the Land Records of the Town of Williston, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:45 A.M. on January 2, 2008, at 504 N. Brownell Road, Williston, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being a lot of land, with dwelling house thereon, located on the westward side of Brownell Road and having a frontage thereon of 100 feet, more or less, a back line of 100 feet, more or less, a north line of 315 feet, more or less, and a south line of 316 feet, more or less. Said lot is designated as Lot No. 2 on a Plan recorded in the Town of Williston Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Williston. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306,
South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0384-07 CnC Chase Home Finance, LLC, Plaintiff v. Dwayne Rivers, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. And Occupants residing at 40 Doris Drive, Milton, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Chase Home Finance, LLC to Dwayne Rivers dated May 9, 2005 and recorded in Volume 314, Page 73 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 7:30 A.M. on January 2, 2008, at 40 Doris Drive, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Dwayne Rivers by Warranty Deed of Timothy P. Crowley and Candace R. Crowley dated May 9, 2005 and to be recorded in the Milton Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Milton. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Chase Home Finance, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0418-07 CnC Residential Funding Company, LLC, Plaintiff v. Lori Langlois-Swain, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Aegis Lending And Occupants residing at 26 Lawrence Heights, Jericho, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Aegis Lending Corporation to Lori Langlois-Swain dated June 26, 2006 and recorded in Volume 257, Page 351 of the Land Records of the Town of Jericho, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 A.M. on January 2, 2008, at 26 Lawrence Heights, Jericho, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:
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To Wit: Being all the same lands and premises conveyed to Lori Langlois-Swain by Warranty Deed of Morco construction, Inc., dated October 27, 1993 and recorded at Book 130 Page 60 of the Town of Jericho Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Jericho. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Residential Funding Company, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1441-06 CnC Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1, Plaintiff v. Albert Belval, Tammy Saltus And Occupants residing at 431-433 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Option One Mortgage Corporation to Albert Belval dated August 20, 2004 and recorded in Volume 885, Page 3 of the Land Records of the Town of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 P.M. on January 2, 2008, at 431-433 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Albert Belval by Quitclaim Deed of Allen Bruce, Trustee to reconvey dated December 4, 1992, and recorded in Volume 472 at Page 241 of the City of Burlington Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Burlington. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
28 Park Road, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Magnus Financial Corporation to Trisha Barrett dated October 11, 2005 and recorded in Volume 730, Page 185 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:30 P.M. on January 2, 2008, at 28 Park Road, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Trisha Barrett by Warranty Deed from James and Elaine Rublee dated October 11, 2005 and recorded October 13, 2005 in Volume 730 at Page 180 of the Land Records of the City of South Burlington. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. EMC Mortgage Corporation By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S221-07 Cnc Aurora Loan Services LLC, Plaintiff v. Douglas Skidmore And Occupants residing at 195 Hinesburg Road, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB to Douglas Skidmore dated March 7, 2006 and recorded in Volume 743, Page 589 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:15 P.M. on January 2, 2008, at 195 Hinesburg Road, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:
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To Wit: Being the same lot of Ground in Deed dated 02/21/2003 and recorded 02/24/2003 among the land records of Chittenden County in Book 596, Page 623 from Ernest L. Levesque and Donna L. Levesque to Douglas Skidmore, the borrower herein.
EMC Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v. Trisha Barrett, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Magnus Financial Corporation And Occupants residing at
Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South
Burlington. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Aurora Loan Services LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0254-07 CnC Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing, Agreement Dated As of September 1, 2005, GSAMP Trust 2005-WMC1, Plaintiff v. Ronan Doherty, Sally Doherty, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corporation And Occupants residing at 12 Bridle Trail, Underhill, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corporation to Ronan Doherty dated June 8, 2005 and recorded in Volume 145, Page 479 of the Land Records of the Town of Underhill, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 4:30 P.M. on January 2, 2008, at 12 Bridle Trail, Underhill, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Ronan Doherty and Sally Doherty by Warranty Deed of David C. Greenwood and Nancy J. Greenwood dated 27 August 2003 and recorded in Volume 129, Page 489 of the Land Records of the Town of Underhill. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Underhill. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
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3-BR ranch. Country living in the city. Right on Otter Creek. $219,000. 877-9221.
waterbury village home Renovated, 1150 sq.ft. 2-BR, 1.5-BA, on large village lot. Upstairs W/D. New: roof, windows, kitchen w/ breakfast bar, HDWD, exterior paint. Priced to sell at $179,000! dunnwing@gmail.com, 802-244-0838.
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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. FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions, and their resulting imbalances on our lives. Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television? Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a non-judgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@gmail.com.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 760-9203. HIV Support Group This is a facilitated HIV/AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what living positive has to offer. Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Michael J @ 860-9582. PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT GROUP that focuses on building motivation, becoming more successful, and living with more passion. This group will also address issues such as the feelings of being stuck, unbalanced, stressed out, and lazy and then will discuss and work on learning and using new ideas and tools to create more supportive
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and positive habits. Call for more information 802-279-0231. MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome. 18 years of age and older. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, transitions, health, personal growth, grieving, healing, etc. Emotionally safe and confidential. Nonjudgmental, nonviolent. Groups led by trained cofacilitators. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Corner of Elmwood Ave. and Allen St. Entrance on Allen St. Burlington, Vt. Every Thursday, 7-9 PM. Please be prompt. Suggested donation $5 - but none will be turned away for lack of donation. For info call: 4348180. Visit us at lcmrc.org. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. CENTRAL VERMONT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Members Welcome. Facilitated by Kristi Lenart, BA. For more information, call Kristi at 802-223-4744. SHYNESS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Practice new social skills and improve confidence in a supportive and professional setting. Contact Contact Otter Creek Assoc. 865-3450 ext 341 or email shy.group@yahoo.com.
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DISCUSS “WHAT THE BLEEP…”and “Down the Rabbit Hole” – the layman’s way toward understanding latest quantum physics discoveries linking science and spirituality. We’ll watch segments, talk about them, share experiences. Meeting place, Burlington area TBA. Call 802-861-6000 SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the Capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles, and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@ cs.com PARENTING GROUP Parenting support and skill-building for people parenting kids of any age. New members welcome as space allows. Please call for more information. RiverValley Associates (802) 6517520. 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. HUNTINGTONS’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP A monthly support group open to anyone with, at risk, or caring for someone with Huntington’s disease, and their family and friends. The group meets the
second Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. The support group is facilitated by a social worker and is sponsored by the Vermont affiliate of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. For additional information please call Warren Hathaway at 1-888-872-8102, ext 19. 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. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Burlington Police Station Community Room. One North Ave., South Entrance, next to Battery Park. VT CFIDS Assoc., Inc. 1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www.monkeyswithswings.com/vtcfidds.html. 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 802-223-4744. 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. 802-527-7957. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: To read and discuss Warrin Farrills groundbreaking best selling book “The Myth of Male Power”. 802-3430910. 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. MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@
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from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington. 802-355-8936. AL-ANON, Family Group, 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. “I Love Me”, an educational support group on self care for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m. OngoingJoin us anytime! Woman Changing Patterns, an educational support group on change. Child care reimbursable. Ask about Survivors of Incest Anonymous And Overeaters Anonymous. Call AWARE at 802472-6463 for information. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily. com for more info. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Call helpline at 1877-856-1772. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 1877-856-1772. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-
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7:30 p.m. There will be no meeting 12/25. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmoutreach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 4825319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. CHADD is a support organization for children and adults with AD/ HD. Every second Wednesday of the month. Champlain College, Global Technology Building, Maple St., Room 217, Burlington, VT. MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: Every Monday, 4:30-6 p.m. Pastor United Church. Info, contact Lorraine, 485-4934. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mentalhealth professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2? TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Sundays, 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317 or Patricia, 658-6904. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a de-
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sire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.together.net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-8388 or toll-free, 1-866-972-5266. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: Support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, (1068 Williston Rd.), from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cory Gould, 223-4111 or cgould1136@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-VT. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Valerie, 802-760-9203. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets every other week in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information. WOMEN CHANGING: A continuous educational support group for women who are interested in changing patterns in their lives. Wednesdays-ongoing. 12:30-2 p.m. Call Angie at AWARE in Hardwick, 472-6463. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1877-543-9498 for more info. AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its health-
giving, life-affirming qualities. Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-434-4423 or email: dragonheartvermont@ gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org. NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com. SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732 or atblythel@aol.com. OLDER WOMEN EXERCISING TOGETHER: For motivation to do what’s necessary. Call Anne, 8616000. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org. AL-ANON: Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the AWARE office, 88 High St., Hardwick. Info, 472-6463. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION of Vermont: Daytime support group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in Colchester, from 12-2 p.m. For more info, contact Polly Erickson at 847-6941. METHADONE ANONYMOUS: A medication-assisted recovery support group. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. The Alano Club. Directions: Rt. 15 Fort Ethan Allen entrance, Barnes Ave., third right on to Hegeman Ave., #74 on left. All are welcome. HARD-OF-HEARING support group: I’m starting a support group for adults who have a hearing loss that affects the quality of their work/family/social life. Let’s share personal experiences and knowledge of hearing-aid technology. Marlene, 999-8005. SKINNYDIPPERS UNITE! Visit Vermont Au Naturel. Join other naturists and like-minded people for support, discussions and more! www.vermontaunaturel.com. PARENTS TOGETHER support groups: Would you like to talk and share ideas with other parents about the joys and challenges of children? Support groups for all parents. Desireah, 796-3119. MENTAL ILLNESSES: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill holds support meetings for the families and friends of the mentally ill at Howard Center, corner of Flynn and Pine. Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. Park in Pine St. lot and walk down ramp. 862-6683 for info. NONCUSTODIAL SUPPORT group for parents. Contact Bill Bagdon, 434-6495.
BRAIN INJURY: Open to people who sustained a brain injury, their caregivers and family. Expert speakers often scheduled. 1st Wed. of every month, 6-8 p.m. Fanny Allen Campus, Colchester. Call Barb Winters, 434-7244. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, Transgender, Queer and Questioning: Support groups for survivors of partner violence, sexual violence and bias/hate crimes. Free and confidential. SafeSpace, 863-0003 or 866-869-7341 (toll-free). FAMILY/FRIENDS OF THOSE suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: second Monday of the month, 4-5 p.m. The Arbors. 985-8600. “HELLENBACH” CANCER support: Every other Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Middlebury. Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer and their caretakers convene for support. DEBTORS SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 21 Buell St., Burlington. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, Burlington and Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., King Street Youth Center, 87 King St., Burlington. Info, call Brenda 8937752 or Cameron, 363-3747. BURLINGTON MEN’S GROUP: Ongoing Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3742. Area men are invited to join this weekly group for varied discussions and drumming. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 863-2655. Overeaters get support in addressing their problem. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 and join a group in your area. AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. Seven other locations also. Info, 860-8388. Do you have a friend or relative with an alcohol problem? Al-Anon can help. DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL violence: WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Addison County for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Info, 388-4205. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS Anonymous: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, VT 05402. Get help through this weekly 12-step program. ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS: Burlington, meets at Birchwood Terrace, 2nd & 4th Wed., at 1:30 p.m. Colchester, meets at FAHC, Fanny Allen Campus, 1st Thurs. of month at 3 and 7 p.m. Shelburne, meets at The Arbors, 2nd Tues. of month
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The PlayCare Center at Berlin is searching for a special, one-toone, person to play with and assist an adorable, two-year-old with some delayed learning skills. Preference given to applicants with higher education or a background in Special Education, Early Childhood Education or a related field. We are willing to train that special someone with the right level of dedication and heart of gold. If you are this special someone, please call Aimee at 802-229-2869 for specific details. EOE.
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Women Helping Battered Women is seeking a dynamic individual to be the Education and Outreach Coordinator (EOC). Responsibilities include creating opportunities and providing educational and public-awareness programs designed to increase understanding of and sensitivity to domestic violence. EOC oversees the design and implementation of trainings for staff and volunteers that enable them to provide education in their areas of expertise. Prior experience is required. Competitive salary and benefits. To apply, send resume and cover letter by Dec. 17 to WHBW, P.O. Box 1535, Burlington, VT 05402. EOE.
Seek applicants who are interested in working in the fast-paced and unpredictable atmosphere of live event support by setting up and managing media support for college events on and off campus. Must be self-motivated, work well on a team, and have excellent customer service skills. Photography, video and sound production experience required. An Associate’s degree and relevant experience with Macintosh and multimedia software preferred. Must be able to work flexible shifts and ready to cover events on short notice.
apply online at www.champlain.edu/hr. Champlain College values, supports and encourages diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives of students, faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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.Net 2.0 Developer We are a growing company with current ecommerce, social networking, SaaS and video projects both deployed and in development. Join us and change the way America shops. Qualifications: • 2-4 years professional software development • ASP.NET, C#, SQL and Scripting experience is required • AJAX and Flash experience a plus
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Community Inclusion Facilitators Enjoy each workday while making a difference in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. This goal-oriented job is excellent both for those first entering the field of human services and for those looking to continue their work with people. We are currently hiring for two part-time, fully benefited positions and we have several respite and substitute opportunities. If you would like to join our team, please submit a letter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.
Are you a dynamic, detail-oriented individual with strong leadership qualities and excellent communications and organizational skills? If so, the state’s largest nonprofit social service agency is seeking you to coordinate psychiatric residential/community housing programs for adults who are considered to have major mental illness and substanceabuse disorders. Responsibilities include supervision of staff, intake assessment, budgeting, serving as a resource for families and the community, and participation in larger Agency management and clinical issues. A Master’s degree and solid assessment skills are required. Three to five years of supervisory experience and familiarity with mental health and substance abuse issues preferred. A sense of humor and being a team player are a must! Full-time position with excellent benefits. Residential CounseloR
Northern Lights, a transitional housing program for women returning from prison, is seeking two part-time Residential Counselors. Two shifts available. Join our team of dedicated staff and dynamic women working to build independent lives in the community. Provide support, structure and safety for house residents by offering support and encouragement to residents, maintaining a safe and respectful atmosphere in the house, mediating conflict, enforcing guidelines, facilitating a relaxation group, and performing some household chores. Requirements: • Experience working in similar environments and excellent communication skills. • One overnight shift from 10:30 p.m. until 8:30 a.m. the next morning. (Eight hours of “sleep time” are included from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.) • One weekend shift from 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. the next morning. (Eight hours of “sleep time” are included from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.)
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Pine Forest Children’s Community is seeking a creative and flexible mental health clinician with experience with young children and their families. Responsibilities include direct service to children and families, consultation to childcare staff, and supervision of one-to-one interventionists. Ongoing oversight and development of clinical program included. Required qualifications: Master’s degree in social work, counseling or education and 2 years experience working with young children and their families. Experience consulting to professionals in early childhood education and/or working in Early Childhood classrooms a plus.
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Champlain Community Services
512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1 Colchester, VT 05446 E.O.E.
Great opportunity for Paraprofessionals & college students! Active and creative individuals sought for direct service positions working with children and young adults with developmental disabilities. Flexible hours, various schedules and locations throughout Chittenden County. Have fun while doing valuable work! $11.02 to $13.08 per hour, depending on experience.
Send reSume and cover letter to: Human resources/Jobs Howardcenter, 160 Flynn avenue, Burlington, vt 05401 or email to HrHelpdesk@howardcenter.org To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions, learn more about benefits, and apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.
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TEAM LEADER – CRT TEAM
Seeking a highly organized, energetic individual with experience working with adults with severe and persistent mental illness to provide leadership and supervision within the Community Rehabilitation and Treatment Team (CRT). Responsibilities include clinical oversight and administrative responsibilities supporting the Community Support, Intensive Case Management and Residential Teams. Applicants need to have demonstrated experience in and commitment to the recovery of individuals with psychiatric symptoms. Requires fieldwork in the community. Knowledge of co-occurring substance use and evidence-based practices ideal, however not necessary. Individual must have a strong commitment to teamwork, have a clean driving record and valid driver’s license. Master’s degree in a Human Services field, a minimum of five years of experience working with individuals with psychiatric symptoms, and strong interpersonal skills required.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE SUPPORT STAFF
Energetic, team-oriented individual needed to work in a private residence. Responsibilities include providing a supportive & healing environment to an adult diagnosed with severe & persistent mental illness, assisting in problem-solving issues & providing strength-based education. One full-time position of 2nd shift & asleep overnight shifts is available. The position includes one weekend day per week & rotational holidays. Applicants must have good communication skills, be organized, have a valid driver’s license in good standing & be both genuine & compassionate. Computer & strong documentation skills are required. Competitive wage, excellent benefits. Substitute positions are also available. BA in psychology or related field and/or 2+ years of experience preferred.
COMMUNICATION FACILITATOR
Project Soar - The Back to School Program, an independent school program serving students with a variety OF needs in grades K-12, is seeking a Communication Facilitator. This position requires the ability to functionally utilize American Sign Language (ASL) within a Sign Supported Language framework. Willing to train candidates with ASL knowledge and experience in Sign Supported Language. Responsibilities include: IEP implementation, direct academic and life skills instruction, facilitation of community-based learning activities, transportation of student, maintenance of student’s personal care needs, etc. Preferred candidates will be strong team players, be flexible and be willing, able and excited to learn. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in human service or school setting preferred.
LICENSED SPECIAL EDUCATOR
NCSS has an opening for a Special Education Teacher to work in our Independent School, Project Soar - The Back to School Program. This position is responsible for lesson planning and/or direct instruction, IEP writing and implementation and monitoring of two self-contained classrooms for students with severe learning impairment and behavioral and/or medical challenges. Must be a natural leader, team player, flexible and possesS excellent collaboration skills. BA with appropriate State of Vermont Licensure in Special Education required.
HR Dept., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE Visit our website for a complete listing of our job opportunites: www.ncssinc.org.
Orange nOrth SuperviSOry uniOn Job Openings Long Term Sub Williamstown Middle High School Full time Substitute teacher needed for Middle School Science January 2, 2008 to February 15, 2008.
Long Term Sub Washington Village School Long Term substitute teacher needed for grades 2 and 3 combination class from Jan. 2, 2008 through the end of the 07-08 school year.
Paraprofessional Williamstown Elementary School Para needed to assist with behavior intervention and academic support. Knowledge of best practices in behavior intervention required. Experience in Responsive Classroom preferred. Educational requirement is an associate’s degree or the equivalent, or highly qualified documentation For the positions above please send cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, and transcripts and /or certification documents if applicable to: Orange North Supervisory Union 111b Brush Hill Road Williamstown, VT 05679 E.O.E
Substitute Teachers and Nurses Needed for All our Schools (On call as needed basis) Call Robin at 433-5818 for an application packet.
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Search re-opened: Small NAEYC Accredited nonprofit childcare center seeks full-time Infant Teacher and part-time (2.5 days) Toddler Teacher. Attachment-based program dedicated to making the everyday magical. We encourage in children and in adults: curiosity and a love of learning, kindness and respect, playfulness and flexibility. We want you to: laugh out loud, sit on the floor, teach and be taught, notice and delight in the small things, enjoy getting messy and cleaning up. Emergent curriculum, inclusive environment, demanding, joyful work. Prior Infant/Toddler group experience required. Competitive wages, excellent benefits, supportive workplace (including daily laughter and chocolate).
Shared Living Provider Greater Burlington-area home sought for 38-yearold male with developmental disabilities. This very intelligent man enjoys walking, watching old movies, country music and going to the beach. Best match is a single person or family with older children who enjoy an active lifestyle. Some personal care and support with medical issues required. Become part of a very innovative and dedicated team while earning up to a $24,000 tax-free stipend. Contact Marisa Hamilton at 802-488-6571.
Resume/cover letter to:
Andrea Viets Williston Children’s Center 44 N. Williston Rd., Williston, VT 05495.
To learn more about HowardCenter, to view a full listing of open positions, to learn more about benefits, and to apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.
SECURITY
Planet Fitness is coming to Essex Jct., VT in early 2008!
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Front Desk/Membership Consultants Certified Fitness Trainers Third Shift Cleaning Personnel Part-Time Certified Fitness Trainer (South Burlington location) Full-time and part-time hours available for first, second and third shifts. Reliability and customer service experience is a must! Job training will begin immediately after the New Year! Please apply at the Essex Junction Pre-sale Trailer, 57 River Rd., Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat/Sun 9am-3pm or online at www.planetfitness.com/essexjunction under “Check Us Out�.
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for the new Healthy Living at 222 Dorset Street. Our Grocery Team needs a leader . . . someone with knowledge of the natural foods industry, solid management experience, and the commitment to lead a large busy team. Call Jamie Eisenberg or Kelly Reynolds, 802-863-2569, ext. 309, to learn about the job, the beneďŹ ts, our store‌ and to set up an interview!
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Food & Beverage Service Manager Directs and organizes the front of the house activities of the Food and Beverage Department. Develops service standards to exceed guest expectations. Responsible for the overall operations of the food service outlets, banquets and events. Plans, organizes, directs, controls and evaluates the operations of the dining room, lounge and the Austrian Tea room. Oversees and trains the staff to ensure guest satisfaction. Financially responsible for inventory, revenue and payroll budgets. This position is a Full Time, year round position with a comprehensive benefit package. Requirements: Five years experience in a leadership role in a upscale Food and Beverage environment. Must provide evidence that the candidate has a good understanding of fine dining restaurant operations, the ability to lead and motivate people, communicate effectively with others, and manage budgets to improve profitability. Degree in Hospitality Management or relevant experience preferred.Must possess excellent customer service skills, good phone presence, problem solving skills, attention to detail and a willingness to help others.
Apply to: Trapp Family Lodge Human Resources, PO Box 1428, Stowe, VT 05672 Fax: 253-5768 or online at www.trappfamily.com
Transportation Security Officers Burlington International Airport Officers provide security and protection for air travelers, airports and aircraft.
Part-Time: Starting at $12.86 per hour Plus Benefits (Includes 12.64% Locality Pay) TSA will pay the maximum government contribution for health benefits under the TSA Health Benefit Incentive for part-time TSOs. All part-time TSOs will pay the same lower cost for federal health benefits as full-time employees. Minimum Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National • High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • English proficiency • Pre-employment medical evaluation • Pass a background/credit check
Please apply online at: www.tsajobs.com 1-800-887-1895 TTY: 1-800-887-5506 TSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Product Development Coordinator Isis provides a distinctive line of women’s apparel. We are seeking a Product Development Coordinator to update our fabric, trim and color files as well as to assist product developers with various tasks. Thorough knowledge of Excel and Word required; familiarity with Adobe Illustrator helpful. Some sewing and/or knitting experience helpful. Working knowledge of the function and fabrics used in outdoor and performance garments is helpful. Successful performance requires the ability to multitask while maintaining a good attitude. Active participant in outdoor activities a bonus. Positive attitude, enthusiasm and an ability to exhibit grace under pressure are musts! Please send resume with salary requirements to:
Jean Kissner, ISIS 1 Mill Street, Suite 203 Burlington, VT 05401. jean@isisforwomen.com
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Ohavi Zedek SynagOgue hebrew SchOOl Teacher wanTed for Kindergarten/Grade 1 Weekend Class. Creative, organized, fun-loving and experienced teacher with a strong sense of Jewish identity sought to serve as one of two co-teachers for the combined Gan/Aleph (kindergarten/first grade) class at the Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School now through May 2008.
Product Design Manager • Professional • leader • insPirational • Creative • exCellenCe •
If you have the above qualities, have a strong work ethic and would appreciate a fun work environment... we want to hear from you!
The class meets Sundays from 10am - 12 noon except for one weekend per month when classes meet on Saturday from 10am - 12 noon.
Responsibilities include overseeing product design projects as well as our highly creative Product Design staff to ensure continued excellence. 3-5 years experience managing a creative staff and experience in a wide range of product categories – Print Styling, Body Styles for PJs as well as other clothing and soft goods, Gift Items and Packaging.
Please contact Rabbi David Steinberg, Hebrew School Principal associaterabbi@ohavizedek. com, phone: 802-864-0218 ext. 25 to schedule an interview. And for more information about the Hebrew School (including the specific Hebrew School calendar dates for the rest of the year) and about the congregation in general, please visit our website www. ohavizedek.com.
Send cover letter and resumé to: 6655 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT 05482 or email jobs@vtbear.com. EOE
CUSTOMER SERVICE Our dynamic and expanding company in the credit card processing industry is looking for someone to join our team. Prior knowledge of merchant credit card processing and operation of common credit card processing equipment is a plus. Primary duties will include customer and sales support. Some shipping and receiving involved. Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure a must. Positive attitude and flexibility are indispensable. Small company atmosphere and casual dress. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements to:
Transaction Resources, Inc., ATTN: Human Resources, P.O. Box 667, Richmond, VT 05477 or email to wicker@transactionresources.com
EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM DIRECTOR Director needed for NAEYC-accredited YMCA program located in St. Albans. Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and 5 years experience working with young children required. Supervisory/administrative experience preferred. The program, licensed for 50 children, is located in a beautifully designed center. Position includes providing leadership to 8 full-time and 3 part-time professional staff. The YMCA offers a positive work environment, professional development, competitive salary and great benefits. Potential for job share for candidates interested in part-time employment. Submit resume by email to scarlson@gbymca.org or by mail to S. Carlson, 266 College St., Burlington by December 23.
ARD, Inc. (www.ardinc.com), an International Consulting Services firm has multiple professional openings at our corporate headquarters located in downtown Burlington. We are seeking quality candidates to consider for the following full-time positions:
Accounts Payable Assistant
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Responsible for processing all accounts payable for the firm. • High school diploma or GED equivalent, 2+ years of accounting support experience required
Looking for individual to join a teaching team in a YMCA preschool classroom located in St. Albans. Associate's degree in early education or equivalent and experience working with young children required. For more information or to apply, contact Sherry Carlson by email at scarlson@gbymca.org or by phone at 802-862-8993, ext.place 144. Need to an ad?
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New England Federal Credit Union, Vermont’s largest credit union with 7 branch locations, is a growing organization committed to excellence in price, convenience, service, simplicity and sharing success. NEFCU offers a stable, supportive, highstandards work environment where employees are treated as key stakeholders. Please visit our website, www.nefcu.com, to learn more about the great opportunities and benefits that exist at NEFCU. Do you have exceptional customer-service skills? Do you want to be part of a great team? NEFCU would like to meet you.
MeMber Service repreSentative – Floater
Opportunity exists for a branch floater. The position requires flexibility and adaptability to work in all branches and/or departments performing a full range of member service and teller transactions as needed. A successful floater will be friendly, enthusiastic and personable with members and coworkers; efficient and accurate - paying attention to details; focused on providing members with the full benefits of membership through the sales of products and services; and dedicated to exceeding members’ expectations. One to two years customerservice experience in a related capacity preferred. Hours: within a 7-7 business environment. One Saturday/month.
Assistant Teacher Childcare centers in Williston and Hinesburg looking for full-time assistant. Team approach, excellent benefits and great environments.
Advanced Concert Ticket Sales Nationwide Promotions Company is seeking individuals for our South Burlington, VT, office. We offer:
Call Paul at 802-309-3355 for more info.
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Historic general store with robust food service operation seeking a progressive Kitchen Manager. The ideal candidate will possess the culinary and management skills to successfully operate the deli, bakery, catering and takeout display on a daily basis. Demonstrated ability to create, plan and implement a healthy menu around our rich local farming and natural foods community a definite plus! Consistent year round schedule, competitive salary, and great working environment.Â
Parts Counter Person The Parts Department at Almartin Volvo is seeking a person with communication skills and automotive knowledge to work at our parts counter. Please apply in person.
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Collaborative Solutions Corporation is seeking full-time and/or part-time and per diem Nursing positions for our Community Recovery Residence located in Williamstown, VT. ď …ď Žď §ď Ąď §ď Šď Žď § ď ď Šď Žď ¤ď ł ď ´ď ¨ď Ąď ´ ď Łď ¨ď Ąď Žď §ď Ľ ď ´ď ¨ď Ľ ď ˇď Żď ˛ď Źď ¤
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RN oR LPN NuRse We have 1 full-time position (or 2 part-time positions) on our evening shift for an RN or LPN interested in working at a recently renovated inn located in a beautiful country setting. Our nurses will provide professional nursing services to residents who would generally receive services in a hospital environment. Services include providing direct nursing care as needed, overseeing provision of care in line with treatment plans, administering medications as prescribed and providing appropriate documentation. Our Nurses also provide clinical and administrative supervision to Community Recovery Residence staff. Candidates should have an RN or LPN with current Vermont license and a minimum of 2 years experience as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with current psychiatric and medical experience. Valid driver’s license, excellent driving record and safe, insured vehicle also required. All positions offer competitive wages and a flexible benefits and time-off package. Additional shift differential available for evening & night shift positions.
Applications may be made to: Lori Schober
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So. Burlington – A motivated Administrative Assistant, preferably with 2 to 4 years of experience. Financial services a plus. Must be highly organized, a fast learner and able to work with the public. Must be proficient in Word, Excel, and database management. Wage based on experience, benefits included.
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The Vermont State Legislature seeks an individual to direct the nonpartisan office of the Legislative Council. The individual would manage professional legal and administrative staff, oversee bill drafting and committee staffing, and work with legislators, other legislative staff, and agency officials. Position requires law or graduate degree and 8 years of progressively responsible experience. Competitive salary and state benefits. application closing date: January 31, 2008. full job description available at www.leg.state.vt.us Send letter of interest and resume to:
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Exciting employment opportunities available at established agency with history of supporting strong, healthy families in an environment of teamwork, creativity and innovation. Lund Family Center is seeking motivated, flexible, and dynamic individuals with a passion for working with children and families for the following positions with competitive salary and benefits. EOE/EE/AA
Nurse: Full-time. Nurse needed to serve pregnant and parenting young women and their children within
residential treatment setting. Applicants should have a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team that is fastpaced and challenging. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces a strengths-based perspective. Nursing credentials required.
Substance Abuse Counselor: Full-time. Counselor needed for outpatient treatment program for pregnant
and parenting women. Minimum of Master’s degree in a social work, counseling, or human services related field and Licensure or certification in substance abuse treatment. Experience working with women and children a must. Position will work directly with the local child welfare office.
Social Worker: Full-time. Social Worker needed for Residential Treatment program for pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or human service-related field and experience working with women and children. A desire to work towards or current licensure or certification in mental health counseling and/or substance abuse treatment preferred. IP Residential Counselor: 27-hour-per-week position. Counselor will provide parenting and life skill support
to pregnant and parenting women through transitional living program. Position includes sleeping overnight shifts and weekend shifts. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in human services-related field and experience working with adolescents.
When people visit our Champlain Mill office, they almost always tell us, “I wish I could work in a place like this!� Perhaps you, too, desire the friendly, casual, hardworking, customersupportive environment offered by our 42-employee, 24-yearold pediatric medical software and service company.
Entry-LEvEL SoftwarE DEvELopEr PCC seeks an energetic entry-level programmer to join our active development team. This position requires initiative, teamwork and productivity. The successful PCC programmer produces elegant solutions with efficient, clear code. This position requires fluency in C++. A degree in Computer Science is preferred. Knowledge of Linux/ Unix is a big plus. To learn more about PCC and how to apply for this great career, visit our website at www.pcc.com/careers. The deadline for submitting your application is December 21. No phone calls, please.
Residential Counselor: Counselor will work with young women and their children providing parenting and life skill support during evening and awake overnight shifts. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in relevant field needed; experience working with adolescents and flexibility a must.
Database Coordinator: Part-time. Coordinator will conduct and oversee data collection and maintain
database for residential and outpatient treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Bachelors degree in social work or human service-related field with experience in conducting surveys/collecting from clients /evaluating data/treatment outcomes as well as computer skills.
Residential Cook: Part-time. Cook needed to provide meal planning, preparation, and food service to
pregnant and parenting women and their children in residential treatment setting. Looking for candidate with strong nutritional knowledge and ability to multitask. Cook will have opportunity to interact with clients and provide individual and group coaching to women transitioning to live independently. Food preparation and service experience required.
Development Associate: Full-time. Great opportunity to join a dynamic development team. Major
responsibilities include: assisting with all aspects of capital and annual fundraising, preparation of reports, management of donor information, assisting in events management, prospect research, donor stewardship, agency representation and information dissemination. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in human services-related field or equivalent experience. Experience in fundraising databases and grant writing preferred. Please submit cover letter and resume to:
Jamie Tourangeau, Human Resources PO Box 4009 Burlington, VT 05406-4009. No phone calls, please.
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EXCITING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL VERMONT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Central Vermont Substance Abuse Services is a nonprofit organization located in Berlin, VT, providing substance-abuse services to Central Vermont residents. The range of services provided includes outpatient, intensive outpatient, medicationassisted therapy programs, education, prevention and intervention.
Outpatient SuperviSOr Full-time, Master’s level position (LADC preferred) for person interested in providing and supervising outpatient counseling and IOP services to adults dealing with substance-abuse-related problems. This position will oversee all aspects of our adult IOP program as well as providing supervision to a small number of adult outpatient staff. This position is a part of our management team. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent, flexible benefits package. If interested, please send resume and letter of interest to:
Brenda Corliss, HR Coordinator bcorliss@claramartin.org Clara Martin Center, Box G Randolph, VT 05060. EOE
We are searching for an occupational therapist to provide professional services to students in the ECS. You will report to the school principal and work in a collaborative student-centered team environment conducting evaluations and recommending goals and services for students to assist in developing their functional skills. Competitive candidates will have the appropriate professional license and 2 years OT experience in an educational environment serving students at all grade levels including those of preschool age. This is a 1.0 FTE position with the intent to be contracted out to other area schools as well. If you are collaborative by nature, meet the above requirements, and welcome the challenge of a successful and exciting professional environment in the middle of Vermont’s prime outdoor recreation region, consider this opportunity. Mail letter of interest, resume, proof of certification and three current letters of reference to:
Principal Eden Central School 29 Knowles Flat Road Eden, Vermont 05652 Or go to schoolspring.com and apply to this position online.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Lamoille County Mental Health Services Are you a caring individual who wants to make a difference in someone’s life every day you work?
Come Join our Team and make a differenCe! Keystone Behavioral services is seeking a Behavior interventionist to provide 1:1 therapeutic intervention for a school-aged child with emotional / behavioral disorders in school and community settings. Qualified individuals must have behavior management skills, be flexible, patient and able to work as an effective member of a team. Must have the ability to provide Comprehensive and therapeutic services for elementaryand / or high school-aged children with emotional/behavioral disorders. A minimum of one year related experience is required. community rehaBilitation and treatment Program is seeking a community suPPort WorKer. This full-time position is to provide traditional outpatient services and newly developed approaches to the severely and persistently mentally ill. Bachelor’s degree and at least one year experience working with the severely mentally disabled required. cluB house staff - level ii This is a clinical staff position which involves oversight and treatment of consumers in the CRT program receiving services at the 2020 Clubhouse and in the community. Case management responsibilities for minimum of two consumers; maintenance of representative payee accounts. Utilitization of social skills training modules; implementation of evidence-based practices; health and wellness guidelines and peer supports. Bachelor’s degree in Mental Health or related field required plus experience working in day treatment services. Physical demands include ability to drive a car, lift 25 pounds, sit and stand for extended periods of time. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including three weeks vacation, sick and personal leave, health and dental insurance benefits as well as 401(k) savings plan plus more. Apply with resume and cover letter by email to: wendyb@lamoille.org or mail: lcmh human resources 275 Brooklyn street morrisville, vt 05661 equal opportunity employer
Agricultural Employment Opportunity: Land Treatment Planner Job Description: The Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District is currently seeking a Land Treatment Planner. This successful applicant will work cooperatively with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service staff (NRCS), other Land Treatment Planners, the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (VACD), and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAF&M) to coordinate efforts and to gather resource information and field data on selected farms throughout the Champlain Valley in Vermont – focusing on Franklin and Grand Isle counties – to prepare technical information for the development of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs). The position is based at the Natural Resources Conservation District office in St. Albans, Vermont. Qualifications: • Strong interpersonal, written and research skills • Detail-oriented in data collection and organization • Willingness to travel throughout Champlain Valley in Vermont • Ability to work cooperatively with farmers, peers and staff • Basic knowledge of Arcview GIS, topographic maps, aerial photos • Computer proficiency, particularly with Microsoft Office and database programs • Knowledge of agricultural conservation issues and ecological processes • Working knowledge of agricultural regulations and dairy farming a plus • Agricultural/Agronomic degree desirable Package: $30,000 +/year, vehicle usage if available, mileage reimbursement and benefits For a complete job description, please email Lucinda Newman: ldn@pshift.com Please send cover letter, resume and reference list by December 17th to:
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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] The Offset House, Inc., is expanding and looking for highly motivated people to fill the following positions: Web Press Operator and Folder/ Cutter Operators. Great benefits package that includes medical/dental, 401(k) plan, paid vacations and large shift premiums for 2nd and 3rd shifts. Salary commensurate with experience. The Offset House, 89 Sand Hill Road, Essex, VT 05451 or send resume to: employment@offsethouse.com
medical office manager A growing natural medicine clinic is hiring a full-time office manager: a compassionate, motivated professional who is detailoriented, and has strong organizational and communication skills. Computer proficiency and excellent multitasking abilities are needed. Medical office experience is a plus. Job includes creative management of non-medical operations: office, patient reception, inventory, dispensing and purchasing of large natural pharmacy, and development planning as clinic grows. Benefits include: holistic healthcare, discounted pharmacy items, and potential for profit sharing. Please send resume, three references, and salary requirements to: 172 Berlin Street, montpelier, VT 05602 Or email donnacaplan@vtimed.com
ProPosal Coordinator/ Marketing assistant
needed for busy architectural firm. Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat essential. Familarity with Powerpoint, InDesign, others, helpful. Strong writing skills needed. Must be organized and able to multitask, meet deadlines, be team player and take initiative. Previous experience considered, but not essential. Someone who is cooperative, attentive and dedicated is. Please send creative, fact-full response to: DORE & WHITTIER ARCHITECTS, INC. 1795 Williston Rd. South Burlington, VT 05401 Att: Bus Dev
Au Pair Coordinator Part-time • Promote cultural exchange in your community. • Support local host families and au pairs. • Network & market Cultural Care Au Pair Program in the Burlington, Waterbury/Waitsfield and, Middlebury areas. • Screen host families & host monthly au pair meetings. • Flexible hours from home. • Perfect for at-home parent!
jillvtaupair@gmail.com www.culturalcare.com
Environmental Professional We need a highly motivated individual to participate in a variety of environmental projects, mostly hydrocarbon-contamination related. Experience with environmental work a plus. Mixture of field and office work. Good communication skills and ability to work in a high-pressure environment required. Good benefits and work atmosphere. Submit resume to: Amy Gurney, KAS, Inc. PO Box 787, Williston, VT 05495 or email at: info@kas-consulting.com
South Burlington School District Autism Interventionist (2 positions) – District Qualified candidate must have an Associate’s degree, two years college training or successful completion of competency testing; experience working with children with autism or willing to be trained to work with children with autism; and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. This position will remain open until filled. Candidates may forward their resume and three current references to: Diane Kinnon, Human Resource Department, South Burlington School District, 550 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403, or apply at www.sbschools.net. EOE
Daycare van aiDes SSTA has full-time positions available for people to assist with transportation of children. Applicants must have valid driver’s license. It is imperative that you enjoy being with children and are understanding of their needs. Positions are 40 hours/week at $8.50/hour w/ benefits. SSTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants can call or Applicants may call or apply in person to: apply in person to: Barbara Tennien SSTA/878—1527 2091 Main Street Colchester, VT
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We’re one of Vermont’s newest winery and vineyard, and we’re looking for people to join our team. You will be part of all aspects of this operation: blending wine, cleaning tanks, pruning vines and picking grapes. We need someone with previous farm, orchard, vineyard, winery, or nursery experience who can operate farm equipment. Mechanical skills a plus. We work outdoors in the winter and handle heavy loads. This is a year-round job with room for advancement. Email resume to chris@lincolnpeakvineyard.com. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, VT
Kelliher Samets Volk, a marketing group with offices in New York City, Boston and Burlington, Vermont, is looking to add a freelance Search Marketing Analyst to its Burlington office. The ideal candidate has experience with Google Ad Words and has run successful campaigns. Additionally, you must have experience using Google Analytics and running multiple accounts and campaigns, as well as the ability to generate specific reports. To succeed in this position, you need to have boundless passion for your craft, great enthusiasm for clients and energy that will ignite others to be successful. Learn more about the company at www.ksvc.com. To apply for this position send your resume to jobs@ksvc.com. We will respond to qualified candidates.
www.ksvc.com 212 Battery St., Burlington, VT 05401
RIDE COORDINATOR SSTA is in need of a person with strong telephone skills and basic data entry skills. Position is 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pay is $10 per hour. SSTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer Please contact: Applicants may call or apply in person to: Barbara Tennien SSTA/878—1527 2091 Main Street Colchester, VT
WCAX-TV in Burlington, VT is seeking a
Writer/Producer for its Creative Services department. Must be experienced and proficient in writing, shooting, editing and producing effective commercials and promos for television. Hands-on experience in a professional production environment required. No beginners, please. Good interpersonal skills and experience in working with clients are essential. To apply, send resume, writing samples, and viewable samples of your best work to:
WcAX-tV, P.o. Box 4508, Burlington, Vt 05406. No phone calls.
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GUEST SERVICES MANAGER Journalism, Part-time Adjunct Faculty The vita bank exists to provide a pool of candidates who might be available to fill anticipated positions. The file is reviewed and appointments are made as needed. SUNY Plattsburgh is accepting applications for the update of a vita bank for part-time instructors in Journalism. Applicants should be qualified to teach any or all of these courses: Introduction to Newswriting ( JOU 206), News Reporting and Writing ( JOU 308), Advanced Reporting ( JOU 410), Magazine Article Writing ( JOU 309), U.S. Press History ( JOU 204). Newspaper and/or magazine reporting and writing experience required. Master’s degree and teaching experience preferred. SUNY Plattsburgh is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
We are seeking a Guest Services Manager to oversee daily operation of resort-wide Guest Services desks and staff. This position will ensure that guests are welcomed in a courteous, professional manner and are provided a variety of information about the mountain and the area. Primary responsibilities include leading ongoing training regarding guest experience for Guest Service and Welcome Center staff and ensuring proper communication of resort information to frontline staff. This individual will also process related forms and assess customer comments/problems/requests. This full-time, year-round position offers a comprehensive benefits package. The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field, 1-2 years work experience in marketing/customer service and 1-2 years in a supervisory role. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required. For more information call (802) 253-3541 or visit us on the Web at http://www.stowe.com/info.
Review of applications will continue as needed. Please send letter of application, resume, transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and any available teaching evaluations to: Chair, Search Committee (PJ# 4829Q-SD), c/o Human Resource Services, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681 email: hr.apply@plattsburgh.edu
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AmeriCorps Stewardship Assistant With over 45 years of conservation success in Vermont, The Nature Conservancy’s Vermont Chapter is now accepting applications for a part-time AmeriCorps Stewardship Assistant position (Jan. to Aug. ’08). This is a 900-hr. Position with negotiable start/end dates and work hrs., is based in Montpelier, and involves travel to nature preserves around Vermont. Benefits of this exciting service opportunity include: a $6790 (pre-tax) living stipend, a $2362 (pre-tax) educational award, health insurance, possible loan forbearance, varied training opportunities, and the chance to do meaningful conservation work. Visit www.nature.org/ vermont for a full job description. This position is offered through an AmeriCorps network called the Vermont Community Stewardship Program (VCSP), a project of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. AmeriCorps application forms can be downloaded from the VCSP website at http://www. vhcb.org/vcsp/about.html, or requested by phone at 802-828-3253. TO APPLY: Mail completed AmeriCorps application form, resume and two written letters of recommendation to: The Nature Conservancy, Attn: ASA, 27 State St., Ste. 4, Montpelier, VT 05602, or fax to 802-229-1347. Direct questions to 802-229-4425, ext. 119, or eseifert@ tnc.org. Interviews begin Dec. 10. Applications must be received by Dec. 19 to be considered. EOE
The Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs is a nonprofit organization. We support and distribute funding to programs throughout the state of Vermont that work to address the problems faced by some of the state’s most vulnerable young people. We are seeking an experienced professional to guide the Coalition’s efforts to establish a comprehensive fund development program. This professional will help staff create a comprehensive plan with state-wide and national reach, and will also help staff build the infrastructure, knowledge, and skills necessary to meet our fundraising goals. The Coalition’s statewide, coordinated approach offers donors a highly effective way to contribute towards positive social change. We need a creative and committed professional who believes in the Coalition’s work, is comfortable working on a statewide and national level, and can mentor Coalition staff to assume increasing responsibility for operation of fundraising. This is a 16-month contracted consultant position. Relocation is not necessary; we are willing to work with someone from a distance with frequent conference calls and occasional on-site visits. Salary and FTE expectations are negotiable depending upon experience. Send cover letter, resume and salary history to:
Kreig Pinkham, C/O WCYSB, PO Box 627, 38 Elm St., Montpelier, VT 05601, or email kreigpinkham@comcast.net Deadline for applications: January 31, 2008
CNC MACHINISTS OFF-SHIFT
BioTek Instruments, Inc., a global leader in the development of innovative instrumentation and software for the bioanalytical, life science and drug discovery markets since 1968, is currently seeking self-motivated and highly skilled individuals to join our growing Machine Shop. Responsibilities include the operation of CNC machines, manual machines and various machining equipment to produce quality, precision, cost-effective machined parts. Preferred experience includes five or more years of milling experience, at least one year of CNC milling experience and the ability to perform set-ups, and read and interpret blue prints, and operate various inspection equipment. The successful candidates will be able to set their own work schedules but must work between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. at least three days a week. BioTek offers a casual yet professional work environment as well as an excellent benefits package, including profit-sharing. This position will also pay a 15% shift differential. To learn more or to apply online, visit our website at www.biotek. com. No phone calls please. Human Resources BioTek Instruments, Inc. P.O. Box 998, Highland Park Winooski, VT 05404-0998
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Personal Care Assistant Wanted Do you have a stressful job with an out-of-control workload? Do you wish you could just spend more time giving back to people? Are you looking for work closer to home? Armistead is looking for people who want to help our elderly population stay in their own homes through the aging process. This is a rapidly growing career opportunity. Armistead provides companionship, personal care, housekeeping, transportation, errands, and other services to assist people in their daily lives. No experience needed. Our Care Managers introduce and train caregivers with each client around their individual needs and schedules. We offer excellent pay, paid time off, and a flexible schedule. Call Sara at 1-802-288-8117. You can also visit us online at www.armisteadinc.com. Know you have the best! 145 Pine Haven Shore Road, Suite 2151 Shelburne, VT 05482 Phone: 288-8117 Fax: 288-9974 Toll Free: 1-866-284-1912
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Free Tax Preparation Program Scheduler/Screener - 2 positions Part-time, temporary opportunity January-April 2008 The scheduler/screeners will coordinate with three free Chittenden County tax preparation sites to screen callers for eligibility, answer questions and schedule appointments. Scheduler/screeners will use a computer program to schedule appointments at the three sites and are expected to maintain clear communication with the site coordinators. 1st Position- 6 weeks, approx. 25 hrs/wk at $15/hr 2nd Position - 13 weeks, approx. 25 hrs/wk at $15/hr Training and ongoing support provided. Applicants should be good communicators and fast learners. A basic understanding of tax preparation is a plus, but not required. Please apply with letter of interest, indicating which position you are applying for, and/or resume plus names and phone numbers of 3 references to: Peggy Treanor, CVOEO, P.O. Box 1603, Burlington, VT 05402-1603 or by email to mtreanor@ cvoeo.org.
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Production technician Vermont Community Access Media (VCAM) has a part-time position open at our public access video production facility in Burlington. VCAM is a nonprofit organization that provides digital video production training and equipment and public access services to the greater Burlington area. The Production Technician works under the Executive Director and the VCAM managers. Requirements: • Commitment to the field of community media and to the principles of Free Speech • A general working knowledge of video production & post-production hardware, software and methods • Experience working with Macintosh and Windows operating systems • Ability to collaborate with an extremely diverse clientele • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team setting • Willingness to take direction and learn new skills • Excellent communication skills • A clean driving record Duties: • Support the public access clientele with production & post-production needs
• Maintain applicable databases • Facilitate scheduling of the facility and sign-out of remote equipment • Scheduling and facilitating on-air programming • Support production & training efforts • Occasional remote production at community meetings • Other duties as assigned by management Salary: Commensurate with experience and skills. Working Days and Hours: Part-time position (20+ hours). Evenings & weekends
Application process will remain open until a qualified candidate is selected. Send resume to: Vermont Community Access Media 208 Flynn Avenue #2G Burlington, VT 05401 apply@vermontcam.org
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Not available in all areas. Comcast Digital Cable subscription required. HDTV set and HD equipment required to receive HD programming. Programming claims based on the number of HD shows, including On Demand shows, available on Comcast as compared to DIRECTV and Dish Network in the Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire market as of 10/15/07. HD programming comparisons could vary by market. Visit tvplanner.comcast.net, dishnetwork.com and directv.com for HD programming comparisons in your area. Call Comcast for full details and restrictions. ©2007 Comcast. All rights reserved. NN96CP-111407V1-A7NE
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