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A Sidewalk Preacher Battles Burlington for the Right to Shout the Gospel on Church Street

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hile most of us are watching the mail for holiday cards this week, Vermont state employees are keeping an eye out for a different kind of missive: a ballot asking them to accept or deny a 3 percent pay cut as part of a new, two-year labor contract. The roughly 8000 members of the Vermont State Employees Association I first swung a golf club when I was nine months old. In 2001, I became the first golfer to hold all four professional major are being asked to accept the pay cuts, championships at the same time. Since 1996, my Foundation has inspired more than 10 million youth. I believe that which would be followed by a wage anything is possible. Together with TAG Heuer, I’m helping young people believe in themselves. To get involved please freeze for two years. Their health care visit www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org. and fringe benefits remain intact under the deal, and in two years they would regain the 3 percent cut. The contract does not preclude more layoffs, however. The mail-in ballots should all be tallied by year’s end. “Our people work in state government, and we know times are tough and people are willing to make a concession,” 8v-ticktoc120909.indd 1 12/4/09 4:15:35 PMsaid BOB HOOPER, VSEA’s president. “But we’re not willing to support an agenda.” He means the offer is better than what Gov. JIM DOUGLAS sought during contract talks: a permanent, 7 percent pay cut coupled with reductions in health care benefits. Other unions in Vermont have been watching the talks closely, as it’s clear Douglas is trying to send a message to other public-sector workers. “As families struggle to make ends meet, this agreement shows a commonsense approach that should be applied to salaries for public-sector employees and can serve as a blueprint for teachers, municipal workers and others who receive a paycheck from taxpayers,” said NEALE LUNDERVILLE, Douglas’ secretary of administration, when announcing the proposal earlier this month. MARTHA ALLEN, president of the Vermont chapter of the National Education Association, took issue with the governor’s tactics in an email this week to all 11,500 members of the state’s largest union. “No one really likes this tentative agreement. We know the path the governor and his administration are following is fundamentally flawed,” wrote Allen. “It purposefully rides roughshod over the needs of the thousands of people who work as state employees.” 8v-Isabean120909.indd 1

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Other labor leaders are weighing in, too. “While absolutely not what our state workers deserve, the proposed temporary 3 percent pay decrease is most certainly a result of the unprecedented ﬁnancial predicament we are in,” said MATT LASH, the business manager for IBEW Local 300. The 1200-member union represents public and private workers. “In economic hard times, Vermonters need strong public services more than ever,” said CARMYN STANKO, president of

double the median income earned by a female Vermont worker — $34,000. That’s cheap when you consider her predecessors earned a combined $163,800 to do those two jobs. Former spokesman JASON GIBBS took home $69,000 a year; as deputy chief of staff, BETSY BISHOP earned $93,000. Gibbs, who started out making $45,000 as the guv’s spokesman, is now the commissioner of the Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation, earning $81,000 a year.

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UE Local 267, which represents 350 service and maintenance workers at the University of Vermont. “Instead of recognizing that need and the contribution made by state employees, the governor has repeatedly attacked VSEA.”

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Douglas often points out that nonunion state employees earning more than $60,000 had their salaries cut by 5 percent this year and have had no pay increases for the past two. All “exempts” forwent raises in July. But some top Douglas aides have managed to make out all right, according to personnel records provided to “Fair Game” by the Vermont Department of Human Resources. Take Neale LUNDERVILLE, who earned $65,000 in the largely ceremonial post of “Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs” when he first arrived on the fifth floor in 2003. After his 5 percent pay cut, he now earns a mere $115,606 as “administration secretary.” The median income for a male Vermont worker is $40,000. Another longtime aide is DENNISE CASEY, who started as a $27,000-a-year administrative assistant assigned to the Department of Public Safety. Casey now serves in the dual roles of deputy chief of staff and spokeswoman. For this she earns $76,000, or more than

Bishop now runs the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, and Casey announced last week that she’s leaving the governor’s office to work for the Republican Governors Association. Hope none of them had to take pay cuts in the process.

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Several Democratic candidates for governor are stepping up their fundraising efforts — and not just in Vermont. Both DEB MARKOWITZ and MATT DUNNE have held fundraisers in Washington, D.C., this month, and Sen. PETER SHUMLIN has two planned for early next year. Markowitz recently benefited from a D.C. fundraiser hosted by LUKE ALBEE, former chief of staff for Sen. PATRICK LEAHY, and MILES RAPOPORT, the president of a “nonpartisan” public policy group called Demos. Last Friday, Dunne was fêted at a D.C. fundraiser with Rep. PATRICK MURPHY (DVA), the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress. During his first month in office, Murphy introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 with then-Senator BARACK OBAMA. Murphy is also a member of the so-called Blue Dog Coalition of fiscal conservative Democrats. Also heading up the fundraising welcome wagon was NARRIC ROME, who was Sen. Shumlin’s campaign manager

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during his failed lieutenant governor bid in 2002. On the GOP side, Lt. Gov. Brian DuBie held a Washington fundraiser last week with Gov. Haley BarBour (RMS). Barbour chairs the Republican Governors Association. Neither Doug racine nor SuSan Bartlett plans to hold a fundraiser in the nation’s capital. “I’m sticking to Vermont money,” Bartlett said. “I believe this race is going to be decided by Vermonters, not by big out-of-state special interest groups.” Speaking of special interest groups, Markowitz picked up an endorsement Monday from EMILY’s List, which stands for Early Money Is Like Yeast, a 100,000-member group dedicated to electing pro-choice women. Markowitz has worked with EMILY’s List in the past, but it took some effort to get the organization to weigh in this early. The endorsement means more money for Markowitz, who will be included in a variety of fundraising efforts managed by the group. It also means she and her staff can lean on the group for advice and support. “Deb is doing everything right, and all the indications are that the voters in Vermont are excited about her,” said JonatHan Parker, political director of EMILY’s List. “We thought it was time to get in officially.”

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With an 8-6 vote, the Burlington City Council approved a measure late Monday night to issue a “request for proposals” to more than a dozen financing firms in hopes of refinancing as much as $50 million of Burlington Telecom’s existing debt. The councilors withdrew a measure backed by Mayor BoB kiSS to begin refi talks with Piper Jaffray. The approved resolution requires CAO JonatHan leoPolD to issue an RFP on December 15, with responses due back January 20. The hope is to have a refinancing deal completed by February 15. That’s when another $370,000 debt payment to CitiCapital comes due, and BT may not be able to make it, given current cash flow. In other BT news, longtime political foes JoHn Franco, a Progressive, and SanDy BairD, a Democrat, formed “Friends of Burlington Telecom” along with Jan ScHultz, one of BT’s early proponents. “The city council has a right to challenge the administration, and they should, but at the same time they should not do it at the cost of killing BT,” said Baird. Easier said than done. Finally, an update on the lawsuit brought by two former Republican city councilors noted in last week’s “Fair Game”: The pair claims that Leopold’s decision to use $17 million in taxpayer funds to buttress BT — in violation of BT’s certificate of public good — “constitutes deceit and renders Leopold personally liable for the unpaid funds.” How about a lump of coal instead?

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More than 100 people gathered in front of Burlington City Hall last Saturday to protest President Barack Obama’s planned troop “surge” in Afghanistan. “Just as Obama is calling for a surge in Afghanistan, we need a surge in the antiwar movement to bring our troops home,” said JonatHan leavitt, one of the protest organizers. He also urged the congressional delegation to vote against bills that fund the surge. Though Obama has promised to finance the wars through the regular budget process — as opposed to so-called supplemental bills — it’s likely one will be needed early next year to get the job done. Sen. Patrick leaHy (D-VT), Sen. Bernie SanDerS (I-VT) and Rep. Peter WelcH (D-VT) have all criticized Obama’s decision to escalate the war. But would they block its funding? “We do not tend to speculate about votes on not-yet-introduced legislation,” said Will WiquiSt, Sanders’ spokesman. “He will make a decision on that after reviewing the bill,” DaviD carle said for Leahy. “If a vote were held tomorrow,” said Paul Heintz in Welch’s office, “he would

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Costello’s lawsuit might seem like a legal Hail Mary. But it has dogged the city for more than two years and has reached a crucial juncture. Last year, U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha sided with the city and dismissed the case for failure to show a constitutional violation of Costello’s rights. The police weren’t telling Costello not to preach, Murtha noted in his decision — only to refrain from doing it in a way that disturbs the peace. Costello fought on. He handscribbled the cover sheet for a rambling appeal to the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York — a document that was long on Bible scriptures but notably short on case law. Against seemingly long odds, Costello won a partial victory on appeal. The appeals court agreed that, on its face, Burlington’s noise ordinance is not unconstitutional and not overly vague. But it kicked the case back to Vermont federal court to answer a central question: What is the normal noise level on Church Street? That’s where the case stands now, and each side has submitted to the court its own version of what “normal” sounds like on the Marketplace. To the city’s lawyers, Church Street is a “vibrant — but peaceful — place” where people can “walk and talk, or enjoy an outdoor meal, without having to raise their voices to be heard.” It is not, they say, a place for anyone to engage in “sustained yelling.” City lawyers argue that Costello’s own video recording proves how tranquil Church Street was the morning police confronted him — and, by contrast, how disruptive he was. For 10 minutes, the tape failed to record “a single, prolonged, loud noise,” lawyers write. “Tellingly, Plaintiff recorded typical Church Street noises — people talking, people laughing and children’s voices.” Costello points to another side of Church

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ver the years, Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace has played host to booming political rallies, parades of screeching “zombies,” a pillow fight and lots of bands. But when street preacher William Ray Costello started shouting the gospel on the pedestrian mall on a summer Saturday in 2007, the police told him to quiet down — or else. Costello, an auto-body mechanic from Milton who was “saved” by God after a drug conviction earned him six months behind bars, didn’t take kindly to the suggestion. Without a lawyer, Costello sued the City of Burlington and its police force in federal court for the right to evangelize at any volume. “The gospel says lift up your voice like a trumpet,” says Costello, an Anabaptist Christian with a mischievous smile. “The whole object of freedom of speech is to be heard. If you can’t be heard, what’s the point?” A Church Street merchant heard Costello loud and clear on June 30, 2007, and called police to complain. The shouting was audible when then-Sgt. John Lewis exited his police cruiser, a full city block from where Costello was preaching. Lewis told Costello to lower his voice or risk being fined $200 for violating the city’s noise ordinance. Nearby restaurants were serving brunch outdoors, and the weekend shopping crowd was starting to arrive. Costello protested and whipped out his video camera to record the ensuing confrontation, which ended when Lewis issued Costello a written warning. “I’m not telling you that you can’t preach,” Lewis told Costello. “I’m telling you that you can’t be out here shouting anything, and disrupting other folks that are trying to use the same space that you are.” Costello replied, “This is going straight to federal court.” Five weeks later, that’s where the fight ended up.

Street’s personality. He notes the mall is host to a jazz festival with bands blaring for several hours a day, politicians giving amplified speeches and “zombie walks” that see mobs of Burlingtonians “soaked in blood, and screeching at the top of their lungs.” How is shouting Bible verses more disruptive than any of those activities, Costello wonders? “If I didn’t like jazz and I was sitting in a restaurant,” Costello says, “do I have the right to stop them from playing their music?” Special events and activities permitted by City Hall are exempt from the noise ordinance, as are spontaneous protests, depending on how long they last and how loud they are, says Burlington Police Chief Mike Schirling. Sustained shouting by any individual is not exempt, the chief says. Costello believes that religious speech enjoys special protections that would supersede the city’s noise ordinance and permitting rules. Burlington’s noise ordinance was previously upheld as constitutional in a federal

case decided in 2003. Urban Outfitters was sued for playing in-store music that disturbed the law firm upstairs. The store appealed, but was ultimately court-ordered to turn the volume down. Costello says he turned around a life of “sin” and a criminal past to become a sidewalk preacher. He had three children out of wedlock and was convicted of drunk driving in 1993 and marijuana possession in 1996. He skipped his jail sentence and went on the lam for five years, during which time he read the Bible and was “pricked” by God, he says. He served a belated six-month sentence following a traffic stop by state police in 2001. Costello usually preaches with a large poster depicting a dismembered, aborted fetus, and one with the slogan “God Hates the Hands That Shed Innocent Blood.” He bought the fetus sign for $60 from a website called AntiAbortionSigns.com. He’s got another, homemade sign with the anti-gay slogans “No Fags in Heaven” and “Fags Burn in Hell.” Costello is the first to admit that his message is disturbing to many — especially along quaint, family-friendly Church Street. That’s his goal. Costello believes the world is lost in sin, and sidewalk sermons bring it a message of salvation. Over the years, disgusted onlookers have spit on Costello, slapped him and wrestled him for his signs, he says — once into the middle of an intersection. Tammy Foster, store manager at Lippa’s Jewelers on Church Street, had a different reaction when she encountered Costello. She called the cops that day in June 2007 to complain about his “very graphic, very disgusting sign.” “People that walked by had to shield their children from this disgusting site,” says Foster. “You do not need to have that kind of visual anywhere publicly. That would be like publicly screening an R-rated movie.” m

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SD: The global solar power industry has formed a worldwide coalition called Solarcop15 to make the case for solar energy in copenhagen. You’re part of that group, which states that “with the right policies,” solar energy could create thousands of new jobs, satisfy 15 percent of America’s power needs and greatly reduce carbon emissions by 2020. What are those “right policies”? JW: Those policies are: • A national Feed-in Tariff similar to one introduced by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (DWA). • Enact a national loan program to simplify residential solar finance. This is in the works, called PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing, and uses lower-cost bonding to allow people to finance solar on their own homes through their property tax bills. The basic law is passed in Vermont, but the bonding can be difficult to secure. • Extend the grant in lieu of Investment Tax Credit program (which applies to commercial solar projects), currently set to expire in 2010. • Create uniform regulations for the installation of solar throughout the country. Right now we deal with a patchwork of building and electrical codes, licensing requirements and utility interconnection rules.

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he corporate timeline for groSolar starts in 1973, when the Middle East oil crisis exposed America’s addiction to foreign oil and the need for renewable energy alternatives. But it was 25 years later that Jeff and Dori Wolfe — both Cornell-educated mechanical engineers — launched Global Resource Options, or GRO. The company grew steadily into a solar powerhouse: White River Junction-based groSolar. Today’s crisis — global warming — finds the Wolfes in Copenhagen for the U.N. Climate Change Conference, sharing lessons and brainstorming solutions from their decade in the solar business. While checking into their hotel, the Wolfes met a delegate from the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, where the highest point is just five meters above sea level. “He has grave concerns for his country,” Dori Wolfe wrote in an email from Denmark. Jeff Wolfe was meeting with leaders from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the National Wildlife Federation — he’s on the boards of both groups — to compare notes and discuss strategy. In an email exchange, he weighed in on the promise of solar energy, his hopes for the conference and how climate change might look in Vermont. Some edited excerpts:

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STATEof THEarts Still, Rains doesn’t want his example to go unnoticed, and that’s where his art and writing come in. He uses those forms of expression as outlets, he offers, and hopes that kids in inner cities will realize they have the option to do the same thing. “Doing this work,” he says of writing and painting, “is a good decision, and a way to use energy in a positive way.” This message is not spelled out in Rains’ art; his paintings occupy a more spiritual and metaphorical realm, reflecting his “triumph over the chaos in my life,” Rains says. In “Helen,” for example, he depicts a woman through whose translucent skin course prominent veins. The woman is Rains’ mother while high on heroin, and the image

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f anyone has a right to be grievously maladjusted, it’s DON RAINS. His father, a drug dealer in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin district in the 1960s, hid balloons of heroin in Rains’ jacket, hoping the cops wouldn’t think to shake down a 6-year-old. His mother, a heroin addict, was killed by her boyfriend when Rains was just 9 years old. He has vivid memories — “like a PowerPoint presentation coming at me in high speed,” he says — of addicts at methadone clinics “shaking like wet dogs,” of tripping over dead bodies in abandoned buildings, and of gun fights on the streets of his youth. Yet Rains, now 45, just ended his first term at Dartmouth College and is on a path that defies his turbulent childhood. He’s penning his story and hopes to have it published before he graduates in 2013. How he got to the ivy-covered campus in Hanover is worthy of a memoir in itself; a turning point came when he picked up a paintbrush for the first time in 2007. Rains was living in Stony Creek, Conn., and working on his memoir, he recalls, when the images and feelings that he was

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is intended to portray “her euphoric state, how she felt she could conquer anything,” he explains. Of course, this feeling of power is tragically false, an irony Rains expresses through the woman’s surreal, glass-like body. In “Inner City Public Pool,” which shows a boy in battle fatigues gazing into a black hole, Rains relays the fear and bewilderment he experienced as a child surrounded by violence and despair. “I felt like I was looking into a black chasm,” he recalls. Rains knows many other kids are staring into that abyss today. If he could speak to them all, he would emphasize one thing, he asserts: that they may be “limited in circumstance but not in possibility.” 

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messages in every medium — clothes, books, games, TV, movies, music — encouraging them to value a version of masculinity that can be summed up in the authors’ oftrepeated phrase: “over the top.” Being a boy is about excessive speed, strength, wealth — and fart jokes, the authors learned through their extensive survey of “the ‘stuff ’ in boys’ worlds.” It’s about gaining dominance by being a “player” or a “slacker,” not through hard work or for the purpose of helping others. It’s about seeing girls and women as fawning props, not friends or equals. Above all, it’s about signaling one’s distance from femininity so as not to be called “gay” or “a fag” — still the ultimate put-down among boys, even in an era of increasing rights for gays (including, in some states, marriage). Vermont isn’t that different from the national picture, says Lamb, who lives in Shelburne and is chairing the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at UMass Boston’s Graduate College of Education while on leave from St. Michael’s College. “‘Fag’ is all over Vermont,” Lamb declares. (She raised her two now-grown sons here.) There may not be as many Green Mountain subscribers to WWE Kids magazine as there are in the South, she says, but “Kids here go

on’t get me wrong: I’m grateful when our 3-year-old boy receives clothes. It’s the faux camouflage and macho images that give me pause. For a 3-year-old? I think, holding up yet another tee emblazoned with a zooming police car or army helicopter. Yet, compared with what’s to come, these are the golden days of gender conditioning, according to the three co-authors of Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes. From toddlerhood through adolescence, write SHARON LAMB, Lyn Mikel Brown and Mark Tappan, boys are bombarded with subtle

to Toys R Us and see the same WWE action figures; they go to McDonald’s and get the same Happy Meal toys.” Why worry about boys, who are already privileged in our society? While girls’ power is most often depicted in the media as the power to shop — as Lamb and Brown found in their earlier collaboration, Packaging Girlhood — popular culture provides no end of boy-centered stories and images of real power. But because those narratives so often depict boys’ dominance over girls and women, the issues are “two sides of the same coin,” Lamb says. The media paid Packaging Girlhood a lot more attention than it has, so far, to its successor, she adds wryly, because one aspect of girlhood studied in that book — the sexualization of younger girls — allowed media outlets to show pictures of scantily clad little girls. There’s another reason for concern. As educators — Lamb and the Maine-based couple Brown and Tappan met while the three were earning their doctorates in education at Harvard — the authors are troubled by boys’ perceived association between femininity and doing well at school. “I don’t think a boy could feel comfortable saying, ‘I love school’ to another boy today,” Lamb says. She cites the prevalence of the “slacker” image, even in books marketed to boys such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as the most surprising find in

her research. The authors’ suggested remedy is that parents keep up with the “stuff ” in their son’s world, and then talk to him about it on a regular basis. “I have one friend who told her kids, ‘Find the lie in every TV ad,’” Lamb says. (The book offers many more specific exercises and exchanges.) If parents don’t talk with their boys about the absurdity of these repeated media messages, the authors contend, the latter are likely to “reinforce behaviors that are damaging to them and others: dominance, exploitation, violence and slacking.” Lamb advises against banning pop culture at home — or even just a particularly offensive reality TV show. Doing so means missing out on important conversations that validate your son’s complexity while showing him the limitations of media messages. And a prohibition ignores the fun and pleasure of popular culture. “I appreciate the parents who don’t have a TV or don’t let their kids eat McDonald’s,” she says, “but McDonald’s really does taste good!” 

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We passed St. Michael’s College, the campus still bustling with activity as their students, too, arrived back from break. Waiting for the green arrow to get onto the highway, I thought about my college days. “Hey, do you know about the Stony Brook concert bureau from back in the ’70s?” I asked, reengaging my seatmate/ captive audience. “No, I don’t think so. You mean the university ran, like, a concert bureau?” “It was way bigger than that, and it

It’s no fun returnIng to school, and when you fActor in the tryptophAn, thIs makes for a lethargIc student body. few mumbled responses that came my way. This was like pulling teeth. “How about you?” I spoke directly to the young woman sitting shotgun beside me. Her blonde locks were fastened casually in a wooden hairclip, and she held a small backpack on her lap. Compared with the mopey trio in the back, she seemed slightly less brooding, and I figured I’d have better luck going one on one. “Does your family go all out for the holiday?” “Well,” she said, “my parents own a restaurant, so when it comes to meals, yeah, we do it up.” “That is quite cool,” I said. “What town?” “It’s in Stony Brook, on Long Island.” “Well, knock me over with a feather — I went to college for a while at Stony Brook! What kinda restaurant do your folks have?” “It’s French cuisine.” Ooh-la-la — I licked my chops. I was about to ask if it was a fancy French restaurant, but then I thought, Is there even such a thing as a plain French restaurant? Surely in France; probably not in the U.S.A. “Didja have to work there when you were in high school? I know how it is with these family businesses.” “I did. For a while, I hosted. But I found out pretty quickly that I wasn’t, like, hostess material.” “Yeah, I know what you mean. Some folks are cut out for that type of customer service and some just aren’t.”

was totally run by a student government committee, or something like that. For a few amazing years, Stony Brook was the largest concert promoter in the Greater New York region. Just about every weekend, we had a major concert on campus, usually in the gym. One week it would be, like, The Allman Brothers, the next maybe Jefferson Airplane — or I guess by then they were Jefferson Starship. Anyway, it was unbelievable. We didn’t know how good we had it.” “That sounds awesome,” the girl said. “I never knew about that.” “And here’s the coolest part: The tickets were $1 for students. Even with inflation, that’s still crazy, ain’t it?” “Yeah,” she said, “that is crazy.” As we rolled off the highway onto Williston Road, I announced, “OK — whadda we got? One to Living and Learning, one to Harris-Millis, one to Simpson, and the Champlain College — where ya going — to South Willard?” “Yup, Rowell Hall, please,” the Champlainer replied. Dropping them off, one by one, I continued to note the dourness of the collegians. “Study hard!” was my exhortation as I yanked bags from the trunk and took the money. These students will discover soon enough: School beats working for a living, hands down. So, kids … lighten up.m “hackie” is a biweekly column that can also be read on sevendaysvt.com. to reach Jernigan Pontiac, email hackie@sevendaysvt.com.

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yes. One study found rapidly draining 15 percent of blood volume could lead to an equally steep decline in blood pressure. The pressure soon begins rising again as the blood vessels constrict, but after 90 minutes you could still be as much as 11 percent down. Long term, though, shedding blood won’t make much difference. A comparison of 655 blood donors with 3200 nondonors showed average blood pressure between the two groups was almost the same. Still, bloodletting has its uses. I’ve seen a report of a surgeon who temporarily drew down a patient’s blood to reduce bleeding while removing a vascular brain tumor. Phlebotomy, a classiersounding term than bloodletting, can be used to treat chronic mountain sickness, caused by excessive hemoglobin buildup at high altitudes. As I’ve mentioned before, polycythemia, a disease where your body produces too many red blood cells, is often treated by removing blood, as are the enzyme disorder porphyria and hemochromatosis, a hereditary disease where your body absorbs too much iron. But for most people the surest beneﬁt is still the warm fuzzy feeling you get after donating a pint at the blood bank, along with the free cookies and juice. SLUG SIGNORINO

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Mountain, my face felt raw. But I couldn’t about my acrobatic tumbling complain — I was riding with a woman to herself. who probably ate a bowl of screws and Thankfully, Smuggs is one of those nails for breakfast. Plus, the trails were places where looking foolish is OK. It covered in a blanket of soft snow, and the takes pride in being a family resort and, prospect of getting in a few powder turns accordingly, plenty of people schussing warmed up my freezing body parts. down the hills look more like George Since it’s still early in the season, only Costanza than Bode Miller. This is a about a dozen trails on Sterling were resort where an outsized ego is not necopen. The resort’s other two mountains essary, or welcome. — Madonna and Morse — were not Perhaps Smuggs owes its come-asyet online. But Sterling has more than you-are attitude to its dubious history as enough challenging terrain to make for a a route for bootleggers during the War thrilling day on the slopes. of 1812, and again during the Prohibition As soon as I strapped in, Lawrence era. Or perhaps it’s the steep, rugged terwas off, making dainty little turns down rain and no-frills atmosphere that keep Upper Rumrunner, the resort’s hallmark bluster in check and make this one of trail. As the terrain opened up, so did she. the friendliest resorts in Vermont. Two Lawrence was as graceful a skier as I have down, 18 to go.  ever seen. She appeared to ﬂoat over the steadily falling powder. For the rest of the day, I marveled at her Suzy Chapstick turns. We took about a half-dozen runs down Treasure Run, Black Average annual snowfall: Snake and Thomke’s (fun fact: This trail was Trails: named for a yodeling Swiss Lifts: restaurateur). Lawrence, Skiable terrain: who lives in Georgia acres (Vt.), kindly suffered my intermediacy by waiting for me at every trail interAdult lift ticket: Vertical drop: section, and keeping her comments

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Basement Tapes Ben Campbell is making the best local music you’ve never heard B y D an Bol l es I l lust r at ions By Sean metcalf Andy Duback

ermont boasts an inordinate number of talented musical hermits. There’s no actual data to back up that claim, of course. After all, we’re talking about hermits, and they usually don’t want to be found. But, with our isolated creators ranging from Ryan Power to Dean Wells (The Capstan Shafts), from Michael Chorney to Forrest Mulerath, not to mention others who may have yet to reveal themselves, there’s no question that, in Vermont, the hills are alive with … surprises. Even so, tracking down these elusive creatures can be akin to seeking a unicorn. So I discovered in trying to unearth the enigma that is “Saint Albums.”

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Here’s what we know about Saint Albums. First, that’s the pseudonym of Ben Campbell, a Middlebury College graduate who starred as Orpheus in the original stage production of Anaïs Mitchell’s folk opera Hadestown, subject of a Seven Days cover story in November 2007. You’d think playing the male lead in Mitchell’s soon-tobe-renowned production might have thrust Campbell into the spotlight. After all, audiences were floored by his show-stopping rendition of the opera’s centerpiece, “Wait for Me.” Yet somehow Campbell eluded reporters, including this one. As Saint Albums, Campbell has released eight full-length albums since 2006, including three this year alone. I reviewed two of them in this paper and found him a stunningly gifted musician and songwriter. The second of his 2009 efforts, MetalDream, is a shape-shifting masterpiece featuring more twists and turns than the yellow brick road. Campbell’s followup, The Machine in the Man, released in November, is similarly unpredictable. Perhaps more so, given that it barely resembles its predecessor. MetalDream features sly takes on heavy metal tempered with a distinctive pop bent. Machine proves a swirling, almost orchestral, synth-y opus, with robotic studio chicanery ranging from phasers to Auto-Tune. Campbell’s voluminous back catalog exposes a far-reaching array of influences, from bluegrass to blues, Haydn to hip-hop.

produced his own rock opera, Phaeton. She cites that work as an inspiration for Hadestown. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to his eight brilliant Saint Albums recordings in three years, Campbell has released — under his real name or with collaborators — an astonishing 28 albums since 2000 on his own label, Lonely Hiway Records. Granted, not all were strictly solo projects, and some are very experimental. Still … 28! Somewhere, Ryan Adams — considered the modern paragon of songwriting profligacy with 11 albums, also in the last nine years — may have just gone fetal.

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According to his musical colleague and former college pal, Anaïs Mitchell, Campbell has long been a hermit. “He rarely left his dorm,” she writes in an email. “If you wanted to hang out with him, you had to go to his room, where he was secretly writing and recording albums and releasing them on the Internet.” On those tracks, at least when recording as Saint Albums, multi-instrumentalist Campbell plays everything himself. On The Machine in the Man, for example, he handles guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, banjo

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and several other instruments — all totaled, he estimates he can play “around 20.” He is also the engineer and the producer. Campbell was ambitious long before he assumed his latest moniker. Again according to Mitchell, while the two were at Middlebury, he wrote, recorded and

After a couple weeks of Internet sleuthing and finally making a tenuous connection with Campbell — we’re now Facebook friends! — I head south to meet him at the Champlain Orchards in West Shoreham, where he works. It is a pleasant enough drive, following the first real snowfall of the year. Morning light glints off the snowcapped Adirondacks across the lake. As I merge onto 22A in Vergennes, however, one trailing blow of the storm slows my trusty Mazda 3 to a crawl. In fact, it’s dumping. Like, near whiteout conditions. Oddly, there is no mention of foul weather on the radio. It’s as if this squall materialized from nowhere. Or, maybe, just for me. For the next 30 or so miles I experience intermittent, similarly treacherous snow bursts. By the time I reach the hamlet of Shoreham, it’s still snowing steadily, and a dense fog has rolled in off the lake. As I descend into what I believe to be Campbell’s “apple country,” the pavement turns to dirt, which then turns to ruts. I’ve gone too far. None of the landmarks I was supposed to have passed — a church, a fork, a graveyard — appeared, and the “road” is precariously close to the murky, icy water. Barely visible across the lake, large smokestacks loom through the sepia-toned haze. With the theme from “The Twilight Zone” running through my head, I check my map and find this road doesn’t actually exist. Backtracking toward Shoreham, I locate the right road and make my way to Campbell’s orchard at last. I park the car and step into the bracing morning air. There are few signs of life. Is my quarry going to remain elusive? But then I hear a

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Campbell, 28, was born in Kingston, N.Y. After a stint living in Germany as a young child, he spent his formative years in Saugerties, N.Y. He played with a series of bands in high school, most notably a punk band called The Niners — Campbell sheepishly admits that he and his friends had a borderline unhealthy obsession with the number 69. Beyond learning

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We exchange pleasantries outside his car. Though it has actually turned gloriously sunny, the air is still very cold. We retreat to the shelter — and heated seats — of Campbell’s Subaru. Curious about the man for nearly a year, I have a thousand questions burning in my head. But for the next few minutes, we merely sit listening to Weezer’s latest record, Raditude, playing on the car stereo. “This album has restored my faith in Weezer,” says Campbell. I’ve avoided every Weezer effort since Maladroit, but, listening closely, I see what he means. It’s really good. So, either Rivers Cuomo has made another gem, or Campbell is wielding powerful dark magic to make me believe Weezer have made their only worthwhile record since Pinkerton. Either way, I’m hypnotized. Shaking the trance off, I dive into the task at hand: ﬁnding out everything one can know about Saint Albums and, by extension, Ben Campbell.

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“It wouldn’t really translate,” he says. “I’m not really a ‘singer-songwriter.’” Asked about his mind-boggling output, Campbell states matter-of-factly, “I want to be prolific.” Fair enough. But it’s one thing to put out a great quantity of music; it’s quite another to produce that much music of consistently high quality. Which poses another question: With so much material, how much does he filter? Campbell estimates that he had three times the material that appears on The Machine in the Man. He notes that cutting songs is a relatively new experience for him. “Previously, I would have just taken everything I had and released it, just to have it out there,” Campbell says. “But this time around, I really tried to pare it down.” He’s taking a similar approach to song composition on his next effort, he says — yes, of course there’s a next effort. Machine is at times ostentatiously dense, laden with swirling sounds. Campbell’s production technique sounds almost sculptural: He starts each track with a monstrous chunk of noise, he says, and then whittles away until it resembles what he hears in his head. But with his forthcoming, as yet untitled album, he’s taking the reverse approach. He wants to make as sparse a recording as possible. Campbell describes CA M P B E L L the process of writing and recording as “expunging” material, as if he needs to purge himself before he can move on to the next idea. Now that he’s explored the outer limits of mechanical sounds, he’s turning inward, planning to take a more organic tack. “No Auto-Tune. No double voicing. No textured reverb. No tricks,” he says. “It will be just me, warts and all. It’s frightening, really,” he adds with a grin. The conversation moves to his influences. Campbell recalls being blown away early on by They Might Be Giants, The Magnetic Fields and Elliott Smith. Though traces of each, and countless others, can be found in his voluminous canon, Smith’s imprint is most obvious. Ironically, this is most evident on the conceptually unSmith-like MetalDream, which features

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came to Vermont in 2008 after a stint in California, where she designed a net-zeroenergy house for a fellow architect. With a newly minted master’s degree from the University of Oregon, the Massachusetts native shopped around for architecture firms. When Aloisi interviewed with FFF, the state’s oldest architec-

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rigorous in her field, involving three years of training plus a three-day exam. Alex Halpern, a partner in the firm, is technically the project manager. But it is Aloisi who has dedicated most of her working hours to the plant’s rehabilitation, says her boss, FFF president Jesse Beck. “She is the full-time worker bee,” he explains. Aloisi, who lives in Montpelier and sits on the city’s Planning Commission,

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ture firm, its partners enticed her with the prospect of the Moran renovation, for which they had successfully bid in late 2008. “They dangled the Moran project in front of me. I had my eye on that building for years,” Aloisi recalls. “I said, ‘You have that project? I want to work for you.’” Aloisi’s close-cropped, sandy brown hair and rectangular spectacles lend her an air of seriousness befitting someone charged with overhauling a primary anchor of the Burlington waterfront. She’s modest when speaking of her responsibilities on this project and workmanlike in her description of the designs. For Aloisi, the project is equal parts thrilling, nerve wracking and inspiring. Before she could put pen to paper to do a rough sketch, Aloisi had to determine the size of the structure with which she and her team at FFF, including

intern architect Evan Champagne, would work. That involved literally sizing up the building with a tape measure. It was a process Aloisi says she hopes never to repeat. “It was full of pigeon shit. It was gross,” she recalls. Once the team knew how much space was available, Aloisi needed to understand the tenants’ needs. FFF is in charge of designing the core and shell of the Moran Center, a job that includes maximizing tenant space to be as costeffective as possible. Aloisi says it took four rounds of designs to get the current tenants to “buy into the plan.” Filling the building is still a work in progress. Ice Factor, a Scottish company with plans to build an indoor adventure center, has signed a memorandum of understanding solidifying its tenancy, as has the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center. The Green Mountain Children’s Museum had signed the same agreement but recently backed out due to financial constraints. The city is currently looking for one or more tenants to occupy the remaining space, says Kirsten Merriman Shapiro, special projects manager for Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office, which is coordinating the project for the city. The plan, as Aloisi describes it, is to showcase the original plant and embrace its history — given that the Moran Plant is considered a historic structure.

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issa Aloisi was just 9 years old when Burlington’s coal-fired Moran Plant was decommissioned in 1986. Now, 23 years after the plant produced its last megawatt of electrical energy, she is tasked with bringing the old building back to life. That’s no small job, considering the fate of the 38,000-square-foot building has been the subject of 91 public meetings and two ballot questions between 2005 and 2008. In the years since the plant’s decommissioning, ideas abounded about what to put in its place — a wood-chip boiler, a brewery, a concert hall, a baseball stadium, a museum and the YMCA. For reasons of cost, practicality or the confines of the Public Trust Doctrine, which limits the building’s potential adaptation to cultural, educational, recreational, governmental, wharfing and railroad purposes, none of those proposals panned out. But in 2008, city residents voted to affirm a plan that would convert the Moran Plant into a recreational climbing venue, a community sailing center and a children’s museum. Finally, after years of public debate over the hulking holdover from Burlington’s industrial past, its future was secured. The project currently involves renovation of the existing structure as well as new construction; it will also encompass skateboard parks, a splash park/ ice skating rink, a public terrace, a fire pit and a rerouting of the bike path. Shortly after the public vote, Aloisi, a 32-year-old intern architect at the Burlington firm Freeman French Freeman, was brought on to manage the plant’s redesign. Aloisi’s appointment as project architect, or the day-to-day overseer of the Moran Center plans, is nothing short of monumental for this young professional. It is the first large project for which she

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llison Stanger came to Vermont in 1991 to teach in Middlebury’s political science department, where she joined her husband, Michael Kraus, the director of the college’s Russian and East European Studies program. The couple has two children — Hannah, a sophomore at Middlebury Union High School, and Jakub, a fifth-grader in the town’s elementary school. Both kids speak Czech. Their father was born in Prague, where they lived while their parents were working as visiting researchers in 2006-07. It was during a sabbatical in Prague a decade earlier that Stanger first noticed the United States had started outsourcing military training. She began looking into the use of private American contractors to train the Croatian army in the mid-’90s Balkan wars. Stanger’s initial academic concentration was on the Soviet Union. She earned a doctoral degree from Harvard for a thesis that related the decline of the Soviet empire to Moscow’s domestic policies. Idealism motivated her decision to study the politics of communism’s control center. “I became convinced I could help save the world by understanding how to avoid a U.S.Soviet nuclear war,” she says. Stanger met fellow Harvard student Barack Obama on one occasion in the late ’80s and knew immediately that “this is someone who’s going to shake up the world,” she recalls. Now she speaks enthusiastically of an executive order Obama issued in March to initiate a government-wide review of contracting policies. Stanger is an equally big fan of

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Alice: I’d like all of my kitchen tools to look like other things. My monkey peeler and hippo chip clips are pleasing, but this year, I’m extending my obsession to the essentials: salt and pepper grinders that look like rabbits. The cute little interracial couple from Chef’n, called the G’Rabbit Jr. Salt and Pepper Set ($19.99), is just what I require. Suzanne: When I’m simmering a stew, garden-variety sea salt works just fine, but it’s fun to garnish dishes with crystals that have a bit more character. Limited-edition samplers from SaltWorks are just the ticket. I’m most jazzed about the Gourmet and Smoke sets ($25 apiece), each of which comes with five salts in corked jars and a trio of serving dishes and spoons. The former includes a truffled variation. The latter features fleur de sel smoked over old Chardonnay barrels.

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toward any of my numerous CSA shares would make a welcome gift. I get veggies and other localvore items from Pete’s Greens ($748 for 17 weeks); meat from Jericho Settlers’ Farm ($190 for 4 months); curds from Vermont Cheese Club ($30 per month); and wine from Dedalus Wine Shop ($25 or $65 per month).

like to drink it. Each year, Jones Pure Cane Soda, makers of drinks in flavors such as Fufu Berry and Blue Bubble Gum, rolls out a holiday pack of wacky sips. Past years have included Brussels Sprout and Wild Herb Stuffing. This year, there’s Tofurky and Gravy ($11.99 for a gift pack of three, plus one each of Black Cherry, Pomegranate and Vanilla Bean). My vegetarian friends will be so proud. Suzanne: There’s one point on which Alice and I agree: We both want a SodaStream. The device, which sells for $119.99 (in red; stainless steel costs more), turns tap water into sparkling water. Like yours with extra oomph? The machine allows users to select their preferred level of carbonation. I’ll mix my fresh bubbly with homemade spice-, herb- and fruit-flavored syrups — no diet cola for me — and save loads by avoiding pricey San Pellegrino.

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Alice: I didn’t even own a cutting board until last Christmas, but after seeing this one, I’m ready for an upgrade. Made from walnut and hard maple, the Space Invaders board ($129.99) fulfills my need for a high-quality cutting surface that’s also a geeky tribute to an old video game. Or, I may wait for the Pac Man design, which Indianapolis-based cabinetmaker Cameron Oehler promises in the near future. Suzanne: My kitchen contains an arsenal of fine cutlery, but one thing I don’t own is a knife made of folded Damascus steel. The ancient forging technique produces knives as beautiful as they are functional ($99 and up).

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Alice: Mastering a single molecular culinary skill is on my list of things to do before I die. I learned the basics earlier this year at Norma’s in Stowe, but to achieve perfection I’ll need to practice at home. Enter the Molecular Gastronomy Starter Kit from French company Cuisine Innovations, ($69.99). The loot includes a syringe, pipettes, silicone tubes, a nonreactive spoon and all the chemicals a girl could wish for to make liquids into gels, spheres and foams.

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Suzanne: I already own the EatingWell, Locavore and Epicurious iPhone apps, but there’s always room for more. S U Z A N N E P O D H A I Z ER Where I get my wine, a real live human helps me choose something to Personal Chef match my meal, but I’m still interested Alice: I’ve never had the opportunity to in Pair It! ($2.99), recommended by Bob eat at The French Laundry, Bouchon or Tedeschi of the New York Times. Users über-chef Thomas Keller’s latest restau- select among numerous wine varietals rant, ad hoc. But I don’t need airfare to and styles, specify the type of food taste his famous fried chicken. The ad they’re serving, and swirl the phone to hoc Fried Chicken Kit, exclusively from generate a pairing. The highly rated Epic Williams-Sonoma ($14.95), packages a Chef Wars game (free) and the Food IQ lemon-herb brine and garlic-, paprika- nutrition-tracking app ($1.99) are on my and cayenne-seasoned breading in one list, too. small sack. All you have to do is buy chicken and get yourself a little grease spattered before you’re enjoying a meal Booking It that costs $49 back in Yountville, Calif. Alice: Korean American Chef David Chang is known for elevating Asian Suzanne: Like the contestants on “Iron street food to fine cuisine at his trio of Chef,” I enjoy getting a basket of ingre- Momofuku restaurants. Whether or not dients and figuring out what to do with them. For that reason, a contribution GOURMET GIFT GUIDE » P.42

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Essex 3-BR house. Quiet dead-end road. W/D hookups. Avail. Jan. 1. $1350/mo. + utils. & dep. Pets neg. Info: Mike, 802-249-0091. Essex Jct: Clean Ranch Meadow Terr.: 3 BRs, 2 full BAs, family room w/ Jotul fireplace, French doors to sunroom, granite counters, new appliances, HDWD, huge yard. $1600/ mo. Now; 1 year+. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www. HickokandBoardman. com. Essex Junction Apt. Lg, sunny, 2 BRs, 2nd floor. Completely refurbished, W/D, close to IBM, bus line. NS/pets. $900/mo. + utils. Avail. Jan. 1. Gary, 343-7722. Ferrisburg: Mountain Views $1375/mo.: Updated 3-BR, 3-BA on 5 acres w/ Green Mountain views. End of the road w/ attached 2-bay garage w/

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a huge recreation room. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman. com. Hinesburg Village Unfurnished, HDWD floors, W/D, porches, yard. NS/pets. $825/ mo. Info: 802-4822520. Johnson Sunny 2-BR cottage. Quiet, private setting. Incl. W/D, woodstove, snow removal. Refs. req. NS. $975/mo. Private trails to hike, ski, snowshoe. Info: 802-635-2407. Johnson 1-BR apt. on 300 acres. Avail. now May. Furnished or unfurnished. Panoramic views, remote quiet setting yet only 8 min. to town, 30 min. to Stowe or Smuggs. $825/mo. incl. everything. NS/ pets. Info: 802-6359078.

Lake House by Week or Mo. Georgia Shore/Lake Rd., newly renovated, D/W, W/D, lake frontage, 3 BRs, lg. yard. $1000/ week or $1500/mo. Info: Jeane Williams, 802-522-3826, www. granitegardens.com. Milton: Spacious Colonial Valley View: Short term! 3 BRs, 2.5 BAs, updated kitchen, master suite, huge bonus room w/ vaulted ceiling, indoor heated pool! Avail. now - spring 2010. $1900/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www. HickokandBoardman. com. Monkton 3-BR House 2 BA, nice yard, $1300/ mo. + utils. 1st, last, security. Info: Holly Acker, 802-453-4678.

Renovated private home Please view www. vtmountainhomerental.com for full details & photos. Completely renovated, new appliances/mechanical/ plumbing, energy efficient, 3 BRs. Minutes from skiing. $1300/mo. incl. landscaping, snow removal. Info: Jenn Lomax, 802-453-3316, jjlomax@aol.com. S. Burlington Treetop condo, 2-BR, natural gas, carport, W/D hookups, tennis, pool. NS/pets. $1000/ mo. + utils. Refs. req. Avail. now. Info: 802-985-8564. S. Burlington Furnished 1-BR apt. w/ private LR, BA & kitchenette. Able to share full kitchen, laundry & upstairs house. NS/pets. Lease neg. Utils. incl. Refs., sec. Avail. Jan. 1. $800/ mo. or $850/mo. w/ garage. Info: 802-2335072.

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For rent [cont.] S. Burlington Apt. 1st months rent free! 2-BR, 2-BA w/ garage. W/D, central A/C, convenient location. NS/pets. 1200 sq.ft. $1250/mo. Info: O’Brien BrothersAgency, Inc, 802-658-5000-19, anne@obrienbrothersagency.com, obrienbrothersagency. com. S. Burlington Condo Great, quiet location, close to hospital, UVM, bike path, park, on bus route. Swimming pool, carport, new kitchen. 1st mo. & sec. dep. required. NS/ pets. $1100/mo. Info: 802-316-1261.

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Stowe: End-Unit Townhouse Butternut Lane: 2600 sq.ft. of brand new living space. Open floor plan on main level + 2 master suites. Enjoy breathtaking Mt. Mansfield views! $3200/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman. com. Updated Stonehedge Condo 3-BR, 1.5-BA updated townhouse. Newer appliances, year-old carpeting. Deck, carport, pool. Energy efficient: Avg. heat: $77/mo.! Jan. 1; year +. No pets. $1300/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman. com. Vergennes 1-BR. Off-street parking. $675/mo. + utils., dep. Lease neg. NS. Partial heat incl. Info: 802-985-5478. Vergennes Downtown Lg. 2-BR, off-street garage parking. $900/ mo. incl. heat. Avail. immed. Info: 802-3939080. WILLISTON 4000 Sq.Ft. home Ledgewood Dr.: 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs, built in 2000. Master suite, chef’s kitchen, 2-car garage, finished basement. Avail. now thru spring 2010. $2000/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.

For Sale $150,000 - TWIN OAKS CONDO 122 N. Twin Oaks, 2-BR, 1-BA, upstairs, in convenient S. Burl. location, carport + 1 space, community swimming pool, RV parking, upgraded appliances. Make an offer! Info: 802-598-0114. Burlington Lakewood Estates bargain! Price reduced $40,000! 4-BR, multi-BA, eat-in kitchen, fireplace, super yard. Ready for your upgrades. Sold “as-is” to a very lucky buyer. $299,900. Info: Re/ Max Preferred, James Sector, 802-862-970015, www.vthomesonline. com.

Housemates ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Browse hundreds of online listings w/ photos & maps. Find your roommate w/ a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN) BURLINGTON 2-BR House in Hill Section, near Redstone Campus, UVM, South Park, bus line 1 block away. Off-street parking, garage, full BA, W/D, TV room/fireplace, kitchen use, bed and furnishings avail. NS/pets. Avail. immed. $650/mo. utils incl. Room for 1 car. Info: 802-658-7477. Big Room in Essex Biggest room in 3-BR, 1-BA house. 1 acre. 2 awesome roommates. $417/mo. incl. parking spot, snow removal. Must be queer friendly, responsible, trustworthy. Avail. ASAP. Info: 774-271-0933. Burlington Roommate needed. $550/mo. incl. everything. Off-street parking. Sec. dep., credit check. Pets neg. Avail. now. or Jan. 1. Mo.-to-mo. lease. Info: Jim, 802-338-8283. Burlington Lg. clean apt. No pets. Lease, dep. $425/mo. + 1/2 utils. Info: Patty, 802-862-2751.

Charlotte Female wanted for west village apt. Pets negotiable. Avail. now. $800/mo. Incl. parking, W/D, Internet/cable, all utils. (except phone). Dep. req. Lv. msg. Info: 802-425-4168. Colchester/Milton Line Lg. 1-BR w/ private BA, shared kitchen & LR. Fully furnished. Utils. incl. Parking, close to everything. $550/mo. Info: 802-860-0357. Ferrisburgh VT FarmHouse 1-2 lg. BRs avail. short to long term. Beautiful old home in country setting. $375/mo. + utils. “We have animals, musicians!” Info: 802-363-4962. GREAT Place Mallets Bay $425/mo. Near bike path, park, lake. Yard, parking, W/D, deck. I’m an open-minded grad student w/ career. No pets. January. Colchester duplex. 881-6066. In Winooski, roommate 1 clean, quiet, NS, ND to share cottage-like house duties w/ female & 2 cats. $500/mo. incl. utils., cable, wireless Internet, W/D. Phone not incl. 2-week dep. req. May exchange garden work for some of the rent. Avail. Dec 15. Info: PJ, 802-578-8393. Montpelier Bright/cozy BR, comfortably furnished shared living space, walking distance to downtown. W/D, off-street parking, backyard, gardens, hiking trails. $450/ mo. incl. all. NS. Avail. now. Info: Heather, 802-522-0069. Peaceful Burlington house Share home in a friendly, quiet neighborhood w/ a considerate, progressive, mature housemate. Lake & bikepath a block away, walking distance to downtown, porches, W/D, parking. Avail. Jan. 1 or sooner. $550/mo. Info: 802-864-2890. S. Burl. house Looking for responsible roommate to share lg. family home w/ pool, hot tub, lg. yard, off-street parking. $450/mo. + 1/3 utils. Avail. now. Info: Ryan, 802-578-0857. S. Burl. Room in Townhouse Professional artist working at home seeking student or professional. Rent incl. all: heat, water, electric, Internet, cable, trash removal, plowing, parking. Share full BA, kitchen, dining, patio,

W/D, electric stove, microwave, refrigerator, DW. Near bus line. No smoking, partying or pets, please. I have 2 gentle cats. Refs., dep. req. Info: 802-9995485, ghphoto@ comcast.net. S. Burlington Cozy & quiet Professional, responsible, clean person to share furnished 2-BR, 1-BA condo. $600/mo. + 1/2 heat. NS/pets. Avail. Jan. 1. Dep., refs. Incl. Internet, cable, parking, W/D. Info: 802-8630402. S. Burlinton Condo Professional roommate wanted for 2-BR condo off Kennedy Dr. Lg. unfurnished BR w/ alcove, lots of privacy. Incl. utils., cable, Internet; thermostat, W/D, parking, pool, tennis, bike path, storage, A/C, hiking path, live & let live. $675/mo. Info: 802-865-2272, Sophie_802@yahoo. com.

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Office/ Commercial Church St. Marketplace 2nd floor, former “Good Stuff” location. Great location. Info: 802-922-8518. Essex Jct. Village Pretty, attractive office space. Victorian high ceilings, HDWD, stained glass window, natural gas heat w/ new insulation, ground floor, high viability w/ sign base in place. $525/mo. for 525 sq.ft. Avail. now. Info: 802-355-3306. Healing Space For Rent Beautiful, on Church St. $350/mo. incl. electric. Waiting room, BA, lg. walk-in storage closet, skylights throughout. Info: Blissful Healing, Molly Segelin, 802-5984952, blissfulhealing@ earthlink.net. Lovely Open Office/ Studio 880 sq.ft. space. Exposed, hand-hewn wood beams; skylights; cathedral ceiling; shared kitchenette; conference room; free parking. Near Winooski downtown. $500/mo. incl. utils., Internet. Info: Betsy Allen-Pennebaker, 802-324-0013. Main Street Landing On Burlington’s waterfront has affordable office & retail space. Dynamic environment w/ progressive & forwardthinking businesses. Mainstreetlanding.com, click on space avail.

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Sublets/ Temporary 2 BRs in 6-BR house, UVM Very lg., open house. $600/BR/mo. + utils. Current lease holders are looking for 2 more responsible, clean tenants for the winter/ spring 2010 semester who will respect the property & residential area. Info: 329 Colchester Ave., LLC, 802-233-4317. 2nd floor, Burlington Charming, cozy, sunny sublet, January-March 2010, $900/mo. incl. utilities, cable. Wood floors, on-site W/D, nearby bus stop, walk to downtown. Info: 802-734-8057, lpallen@ ilovermont.com.

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STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. 379-09 CnC IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Craig R. Dike, Mary J. Dike, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc. And Occupants residing at 419 Windemere Way f/k/a 26 Windemere Way, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Quicken Loans, Inc. to Craig R. Dike dated March 26, 2007 and recorded in Volume 582, Page 584 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, 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 2:30 P.M. on January 20, 2010, at 419 Windemere Way f/k/a 26 Windemere Way, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Land Situated in the Town of Colchester, in the County of Chittenden, in the State of VT A lot of land with all buildings thereon located on the northeasterly side of Windemere Way, the dwelling house thereon being known and designated as 26 Windemere Way, said lot being triangular in shape and having a frontage of 227.51 feet on Windemere Way, a north line of 168.29 feet on Windemere Way, a north line of 168.29 feet. Being all of lot No. 29 as shown of a plan of Colchester Point Park, recorded at Miscellaneous Volume 18, Page 223-225 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester. 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 Colchester. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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. IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B. 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. S0155-09 CnC Sovereign Bank, Plaintiff v. Matthew J. Cohen, Colchester Community Development Corporation And Occupants residing at 1102 Old Stage Road

f/k/a Reynolds Road, Westford, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Sovereign Bank to Matthew J. Cohen dated December 9, 2002 and recorded in Volume 102, Page 171 of the Land Records of the Town of Westford, 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 10:45 A.M. on January 20, 2010, at 1102 Old Stage Road f/k/a Reynolds Road, Westford, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Matthew J. Cohen by Warranty Deed of Morton H. Reynolds dated August 29, 1979 and recorded in Book 53, Page 348-349 of the Land Records of the Town of Westford. The face page of this deed was originally recorded in Book 42, Page 169 of the Land Records of the Town of Westford.

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Ronald Ryan And Occupants residing at 73 Mills Point Road, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by LibertyQuest Financial, Inc. to Ronald Ryan dated June 29, 2006 and recorded in Volume 561, Page 610 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, 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 3:00 P.M. on January 20, 2010, at 73 Mills Point Road, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land conveyed to Ronald Ryan by Warranty Deed of Patricia L. Porter, John H. Porter, Jr., Gillian Berna f/k/a Gillian Porter and Susan Porter dated May 25, 2005 and recorded on June 1, 2005 in Volume 526 at Page 285 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester.

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 Colchester. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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. SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. 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. 1312-08 CnC Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series

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BEING CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 17A (THE “UNIT”) OF QUARRY RIDGE TOWNHOMES (THE “CONDOMINIUM”) AS DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR QUARRY RIDGE TOWNHOMES, AND ALL EXHIBITS THERETO, DATED JUNE 30, 1999 AND RECORDED ON JUNE 30, 1999 IN VOLUME 457 AT PAGES 196-234 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON LAND RECORDS, AS AMENDED BY FIRST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM DATED OCTOBER 21, 1999 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 464 AT PAGES 583-589 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON LAND RECORDS (THE “DECLARATION”), TOGETHER WITH THE UNIT’S ALLOCATED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE CONDOMINIUM AS DEPICTED AND DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “D” OF SAID DECLARATION (THE UNIT AND ITS ALLOCATED INTEREST ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO HEREIN AS THE “PROPERTY”). THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS OF THE UNIT IS 299 JUNIDPER DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05403.

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. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Libertyquest Financial, Inc. to Christopher Candib dated July 8, 2005 and recorded in Volume 923, Page 718 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 12:30 P.M. on January 20, 2010, at 41 Murray Street, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Christopher Candib and Kimberlee Candib by Quit Claim Deed of Kimberlee Candib (fka Kimberlee Peake) dated 22 February 2002 and recorded in Volume 724, Page 159 of the Land Records of the City of 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 Burlington. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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.

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Barnard, United State of America, State Of Vermont, Department Of Taxes G.W. Savage, Corp., Brad Lafountain, MBS Hardware & Lumber, Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. And Occupants residing at 18 Snipe Island Road, Jericho, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation to John Barnard dated February 23, 2000 and recorded in Volume 177, Page 238 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 5:00 P.M. on January 20, 2010, at 18 Snipe Island Road, Jericho, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being a portion of the lands and premises conveyed to John Barnard and Christina L. Barnard by Quit-Claim Deed of Iola Barnard and John Barnard dated January 20, 1998 and recorded in Volume 155 on Pages 193194 of the land Records of the town of Jericho. Reference is also made to the Warranty Deed of Elwood R. Pratt and Maureen C. Pratt to John Barnard dated October 25, 1972 and recorded in Volume 43 on page 337 of said 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. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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 Manhattan Bank USA, NA 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. S1624-08 CnC Universal Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v. Angela Totaro Boyer a/k/a Angela K. Boyer, Justin R. Boyer, Stonehedge South Area Association And Occupants residing at J-10 Stonehedge Drive, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Universal Mortgage Corporation to Angela Totaro Boyer a/k/a Angela K. Boyer dated October 5, 2006 and recorded in Volume 763, Page 244 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 3:45 P.M. on January 27, 2010, at J-10 Stonehedge Drive, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Justin R. Boyer and Angela K. Boyer by Warranty Deed of Gardner Construction, Inc. dated October 5, 2006, of record in Volume 763 at Page 242 of the Town of South 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 South Burlington. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. 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. Universal 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. S0055-09 CnC RBS Citizens, N.A. f/k/a Citizens Bank, N.A. s/b/m to Charter One Bank, N.A., Plaintiff v. Carol G. Swearingen, Charter One Bank, N.A., Navy Federal Credit Union, Northeast Construction And Occupants residing at 169 Mount Philo Road, Charlotte, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Charter One Bank, N.A. to Carol G. Swearingen dated June 30, 2004 and recorded in Volume 150, Page 459 of the Land Records of the Town of Charlotte, 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 1:30 P.M. on January 20, 2010, at 169 Mount Philo Road, Charlotte, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises as conveyed to Robert G. Swearingen in and Carol C. Swearingen by Warranty Deed of Jonna Robinson dated September 18, 1998 of record in Volume 101, Page 17 of the Town of Charlotte 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 Charlotte. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the

Extra! Extra! There’s no limit to ad length online. costs and expenses of the sale. 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. RBS Citizens, N.A. By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURTCHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. DOCKET NO. S1290-09 CnC Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, v Dean M. Carstensen and Letitia Carstensen, General Motors Acceptance Corp., and Any Other Occupants of 11 Roberts Court, Milton, Vermont, Defendants. SUMMONS AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: Dean M. Carstensen 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you. A copy of the Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is on file and my be obtained at the office of the clerk of this Court, Chittenden County Court House, Burlington, Vermont. Do not throw this paper away. It is an official paper that affects your rights. 2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM: Plaintiff’s claim is for foreclosure of certain property commonly known as 11 Roberts Court, Milton, Vermont based on non-payment of the Mortgage due and owing to Plaintiff. 3. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 41 DAYS TO PROTECT YOU RIGHTS. You must give or mail a written response called an Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first published, which is December 16 , 2009. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney located at: PO Box 108, Milton, VT 05468. You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court located at: PO Box 187, Burlington, VT 05402-0187.

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THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT, AND THE LAND COMPRISING THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE CONDOMINIUM ARE DEPICTED ON A PLAN ENTITLED: “CEDAR RIDGE TOWNHOMES, PATCHEN ROAD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT, MASTER SITE PLAN,” PREPARED BY TRUDELL CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. DATED MAY 9, 1996, AND RECORDED AT MAP VOLUME 386 AT PAGE 45 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGLTON LAND RECORDS, AND REVISED PLAN ENTITLED: “QUARRY RIDGE TOWNHOMES, PATCHEN ROAD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, MASTER SITE PLAN,” PREPARED BY

THE SECIFIC LOCATION OF THE UNIT WITHIN ITS BUILDING, ITS VERTICLE BOUNDARIES AND THE FLOOR PLANS OF THE UNIT ARE DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN EXHIBIT “C” OF THE DECLARATION, WHICH FLOOR PLANS ARE RECORDED IN MAP VOLUME 450 AT PAGE 34-36 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON LAND RECORDS (THE “FLOOR PLANS”).

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Centex Home Equity Company, LLC to Jon M. Marcoux dated August 12, 2005 and recorded in Volume 726, Page 717 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 12:00 P.M. on January 20, 2009, at 299 Juniper

ALL A CONDOMINIUM UNIT AND UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS CONSTITUTING THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THE CONDOMINIUM, LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON, COUNTY CHITTENDEN AND STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ:

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TRUDELL CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC., DATED JUNE 23, 1999 ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “B” TO THE DECLARATION AND RECORDED IN MAP VOLUME 430 AT PAGE 101 OF THE CITY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON LAND RECORDS, AND AS FURTHER REVISED BY REVISION DATED OCTOBER 20, 1999 AND RECORDED IN MAP VOLUME 450 AT PAGE 37 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON LAND RECORDS (THE “PLAN”).

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4. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked fo rin the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer. 5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not send the Plaintiff your Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first published and file it with the Court, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the Complaint.

7. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the Court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the Court a written Answer to protect your

This order shall be published once a week for 2 weeks beginning on December 16, 2009, in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation in Chittenden County, and a copy of this summons and order shall be mailed to the Defendant, Dean M. Carstensen, if an address is known. Dated at Burlington, Vermont, this 8th day of December, 2009. Hon. Helen Toor Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court STATE OF VERMONT WASHINGTON COUNTY, SS. WASHINGTON SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. 125-2-09 Wncv OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v. CRAIG E. SMITH, KRISTA A. SMITH, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, and Occupants residing at 84 Merchant Street, Barre, Vermont, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and Order of Public Sale, dated October 5, 2009, and by virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale

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The Affidavit filed in this action shows that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods provided in Rule 4(d)-(f), (k), or (l) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that service of the Summons set forth above shall be made upon the Defendant, Dean M. Carstensen, by publication as provided in Rules 4(d)(1) and 4(g) of those Rules.

contained in a certain mortgage given by Craig E. Smith and Krista A. Smith to Opportunities Credit Union, dated February 10, 2005, and recorded in Volume 220 at Page 172 of the City of Barre Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:00 pm on the 11th day of January, 2010, at the property located at 84 Merchant Street, Barre, Vermont, all and the singular the premises described more particularly in the said mortgage, subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any, to wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Craig E. Smith and Kris A. Smith, husband and wife, by Warranty Deed of Bonnie Mercier of even or approximate date herewith and of record in Volume 220, Page 171 of the City of Barre Land Records. Further being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Bonnie Mercier by Quitclaim Deed from Richard A. Lanphear and Evaline R. Lanphear to Richard A. Lanphear, Evaline R. Lanphear and Bonnie Mercier, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, dated April 6, 1998 and recorded April 7, 1998 in Book 170, Page 84 of the Barre City Land records. Both Evaline R. Lanphear and Richard A. Lanphear have deceased. Being that property commonly known as 84 Merchant Street in the City of Barre, Vermont. This conveyance is subject to any and all easements, rights-of-way, benefits, restrictions, and encumbrances of record, excepting those which may have been otherwise extinguished by the Vermont Marketable

Record Title Act, 27 V.S.A. Chapter 5, Subchapter 7. Reference is made to the above-mentioned deeds and their records and to all prior deeds and their records for further and more a particular description of the lands and premises being herein conveyed. Terms of Sale: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) paid in cash, treasurer’s check or certified check at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Closing to take place within forty five (45) days of the auction. The sale is subject to unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Johnson & Finnigan, LLP, 80 Midas Drive, 3rd Floor, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, telephone (802) 660-9393. THE MORTGAGOR IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE, THE MORTGAGOR HAS A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SUCH PETITION AND COMPLETE SERVICE SHALL THEREAFTER BAR ANY ACTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION OF THE MORTGAGOR BASED ON THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER TO CONDUCT THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER WITH THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SECTION 4532 OF TITLE 12. AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM

THE SALE OF THE PREMISES ON THE DATE OF THE SALE MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE SALE, BUT NOT THEREAFTER. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 6th day of November, 2009. By: Michael D. Johnson, Esq. Johnson & Finnigan, LLP STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1275-08 CnC Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Successor by Merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., as Trustee, in Trust for Registered Holders of First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-FF1, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2003-FF1, Plaintiff, v John D. Workman, LaSalle Bank National Association, and Essex Paint and Carpet, Inc., Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage Deed dated January 13, 2003 from John D. Workman to First Franklin Financial Corporation. Said Mortgage Deed was recorded on January 14, 2003 in Volume 521, Page 723 fo the Town of Essex Land Records. The subject Promissory Note and Mortgage were assigned from First Franklin Financial Corporation to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Successor by merger to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA, as Trustee

in Trust for Registered Holders of First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-FF1 Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2003FF1 by an Assignment dated February 6, 2003 and recorded on August 21, 2006 in Volume 696, Page 690 of the Town of Essex Land Records. The undersigned represents the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same which will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 o’clock AM, on the 8th day of January, A.D. 2010, at the subject premises of 57 Main Street, Essex, Vermont, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage will be sold as a whole. To wit: “Being a portion of lands and premises conveyed to Allyn J. McDonald by Warranty Deed of Patricia M. Messier, dated March 3, 1997 and recorded on March 24, 1997 in Volume 364 at Page 51 of the Town of Essex Land Records, and being more particularly described as follows: “Being a parcel of land with building thereon No. 57 located on the south side of Main Street, in the Village of Essex Junction; said parcel contains 0.35 acres, 15,200 sq. ft. and is defined as parcel No. 1 on a Plat of Survey Allyn J. McDonald Property Parcels 1 &2 No.’s 57 & 59 Main St., Essex Junction, VT, dated Nov. 20, 2002 as surveyed by Warren G. Robenstien Reg. L.S. Said parcel No. 1 is described as follows: “Beginning at an iron pin set in the south line of Main St., said point being the northeast corner of corner [sic] of Parcel No. 1 and also being the North West corner of the Calvary Baptist Church property as recorded in Vol. 84, pg. 358 of the Town of Essex Land Records, said corner is

further described and shown on Map Slide No. 321; thence proceeding in a southeeasterly direction along the east line of Parcel No. 1 and also being being the north line of parcel No. 2 a distance of 110.32 to an iron pin; said point being set in teh east line of Drury property as recorded in Vol. 176, Pg. 364 and also defined on Map Slide No’s 176 & 208, thence proceeding in North Westerly direction at an included angle of 89E31’35” and being along the west line of Parcel No. 1 and also bounded east line of the Drury property a distance of 140’ to an iron pin set in the south line of Main St.; said point marking the North West corner of Parcel No. 1 and the North East corner of the Drury property; thence proceeding in a north easterly direction and being in and along the south line of Main Street at an included angle of 90E27’55” a distance of 106.85’ to an iron pin and the point or place of beginning. Said parcel is subject to a 20’ easement for ingress and egress and for sewer services and also subject to a 10’ easement for a water line. “Parcel No. 1 is a portion of the lands conveyed to Allyn J. McDonald in Vol. 364, Pg. 51. Terms of Sale: Purchaser at the sale shall pay cash or certified funds, or produce a commitment letter from a bank or mortgage company or other lender licensed to do business in the State of Vermont at the time of the sale for the amount of the winning bid. In any case the winning bidder shall be required to produce $10,000.00 (ten-thousand dollars) cash or certified funds at the close of auction as the deposit against the sale. The sale will be subject to the Confirmation Order of the Chittenden Superior Court. The property will be sold subject to all

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relevant video/television operations/production experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. TSYF is a small, private nonprofit organization providing therapeutic social service and educational programming to youth and families coping with emotional and behavioral challenges. Our multiple programs and services seek to identify the strengths of each individual and family we serve, and develop action steps that promote an increased sense of self and community. Be part of an education and social services team dedicated to expanding consciousness and increasing wellness.

Salary is within the VSC salary range for a Grade 10 position plus excellent benefit package. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Send resume, a Castleton employment application (available on www.castleton.edu) and list of three references to :

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Lamoille Family, Infant and Toddler Program seeks an energetic, organized, flexible individual who enjoys working with families of children (0-3 years) with developmental delays. Bachelor’s degree in early/special education, physical/occupational/speech therapy, social work, nursing, psychology, or related human services field required. Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with many community partners a must. Home visits required. Position is permanent, full-time (32-40 hrs) with benefits. For more details, please visit: www.lamoillefamilycenter.org.

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Professional Parents – ComPrehensive Care Seeking two people interested in changing their lifestyle and location to include caring for two children. The position includes residence in a house provided by HowardCenter and a generous stipend. Being a professional parent means providing a supportive home environment, helping youth develop a variety of skills,and being a positive role model. You will be part of a dynamic team with plenty of supervision and support. Ideally at least one of you will be looking to view this as your primary work and other obligations outside this work will be minimal. The initial approval process includes interviews, background checks and training. We look for individuals who will demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and willingness to work in a cooperative and supportive team effort. If interested, contact Aimee Upchurch at 488-6645.

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• CHARMING & CURIOUS 46-YEAR-OLD MAN is looking for an accessible home in Chittenden County. This gentle, music-loving guy requires complete personal care, has 20 hours of weekday community support, his own van and local family involvement. A tax-free stipend, generous respite budget and funds to make the right home accessible make this an exciting opportunity to work from home. Ideal candidate(s) are a couple with experience doing this type of work, but we’ll gladly train the right candidate. Please contact Shirley Donahue, 488-6522, to learn more. • DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON HOME sought for a creative young woman who loves to read, anime, and gaming. She enjoys her job and various outdoor activities such as sailing, kayaking, and biking. Ideal candidate is a single female, possibly a grad student, who maintains a quiet home. Generous stipend and team support provided for the right person. Mark Prior, 488-6500.

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Above opportunities provide generous tax free stipend, ongoing training and team ComPrehensive serviCes Care Coordinator support, and in most cases, respite budget, and room and board payment. Seeking a skilled clinician to coordinate and implement comprehensive service HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to plans for children and their families receiving a higher level of care. As coordinator, apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees. EOE M/F/V/D you will provide clinical direction to all members of the child’s treatment team, facilitate treatment team meetings, negotiate with outside resources, provide supervision to entry-level staff and clinically document the work performed. Master’s degree and experience in direct clinical work required. Ideal candidate4T-howardsharedliving121609.indd 1 2V-AonInsurance-Senior121609.indd 1 12/11/09 11:41:34 AM 12/14/09 4:35:16 PM will demonstrate evidence of treatment planning, service coordination, supervision S H E L B U RNE and crisis intervention.

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Wake Robin provides a restaurant-quality dining experience with full table service for our residents and guests. This support position performs a variety of services in the kitchen area, such as dishwashing, basic food prep, linen prep, food storage, general kitchen cleaning and, as assigned, performs bus services in the main or auxiliary dining rooms. If you have high standards of service and a commitment to a dynamic resident-driven community, email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to HR, (802) 264-5146.

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Kitchen Shift Coordinator City Market is seeking a full-time Kitchen Shift Coordinator to help lead our growing, dynamic Prepared Foods Department. This position is responsible for supporting and directing the staff in the Prepared Foods department, cooking exciting menu options for our hot and cold food bar, maintaining a positive work environment for dept. staff, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards.

Volunteer Coordinator ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, located at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain on Burlington’s Waterfront, seeks an individual to assume the position of Volunteer Coordinator. The Volunteer Coordinator has primary responsibility for managing ECHO’s volunteer, intern and work-study programs. This includes: recruitment, orientation, recognition, retention and the general coordination among all departments of ECHO. The Volunteer Coordinator works 20 hours per week on a flexible schedule that is, to a certain extent, dictated by position demands. A BS or BA in Education or a related field is required. One or more years of volunteer management experience (or equivalent experience) preferred.

Seven Days is seeking an experienced, full-time Account Executive to fill a rare vacancy on our successful display and Candidates must have at least two years of professional cooking experience. web sales team. If you're An associate's or culinary degree is preferred. Candidates must also smart, personable and have experience leading others, knowledge of production-oriented To apply, email a cover letter and resume to jobs@echovermont.org kitchen operations and appropriate sanitation practices, and excellent organized – and eager to with Volunteer Coordinator in the subject field. You also can apply communication and customer service skills. If you have the energy and work with an innovative, via “snail” mail at ECHO – Volunteer Coordinator Job Search, One skills this position demands, apply today! entrepreneurial staff – College St., Burlington, VT 05401. For a detailed job description, visit our website at www.echovermont.org. The deadline for applications is we'll want to talk to you. December 31, 2009. You should have excellent communication skills, direct sales experience Vermont Associates Senior Community Service 12/14/09 6:24:37 PM Pathways to Housing Inc.12/14/09 offers 4:33:36 4T-CityMarket-121609.indd 1 4T-ECHO121609.indd PM 1 Employment Program (including online sales), a competitive salary based on incredible customer experience and a full benefit Need full or part-time employment? service skills (both in package, including medical/dental, Earn while you learn - training you need to succeed. Must be age 55+, person and on the phone), pension contribution and tuition low income, unemployed, Vermont resident. the ability to be selfassistance. EOE. Veterans encouraged to apply. motivated but also a team Call Judy or Rick, Exciting New Career Opportunities with Pathways to player, and a positive 802 652-0367. Housing Inc. in Burlington, Vermont. attitude. You'll be taking Make a Difference… Work at Pathways to Housing Inc. over an established list. Pathways to Housing Inc. is a large, well-regarded, national leader in Knowledge of Montpelier the Housing First, not-for-profit agency. We provide a range of housing, 2hVTAssocofinance-121609.indd 1 12/14/09 3:14:25 PM clinical and support services throughout the N.Y. and P.A. metropolitan is a plus. Send your cover areas, and are now proud to announce that we are hiring to staff a new letter and resume to: Housing First ACT Team based in Burlington, in Chittenden County. Colby Roberts, Director of Sales Seven Days Newspaper PO Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402 or email to colby@ sevendaysvt.com. No phone calls or drop-ins, please.

We seek individuals who are patient, creative, flexible, compassionate and experienced to provide sensitive, caring services and support to the homeless population with mental health/substance abuse challenges: The following positions are available for immediate hire. Please state position applied for and submit resume to adminvt@pathwaystohousing.org. Service Coordinator/Substance Abuse Specialist (SC/SAS) Service Coordinator/Substance Abuse Specialist is a part-time (21 hours per week) Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team member who provides flexible, community-based services that are designed to promote the stability, recovery and community reintegration of formerly homeless individuals who have a mental illness and abuse substances. The SC/SAS has the lead responsibility for integrating dual–recovery treatment and provide individually tailored services to each client. In addition, the SC/ SAS facilitates educational and support groups; performs comprehensive substance abuse assessments; provides outreach, case management, counseling, advocacy services to each client; collaborates with client in the formulation of a Comprehensive Service Plan and monitors referrals to community services and advocates client participation. QUALIFICATIONS Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations. MSW, CRC, CASAC, RN, master’s in psychology or related field. Minimum one year training and/or experience in integrated mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment. Career experience in social services, supported housing or with persons with disabilities. Excellent communication, writing and computer skills. Driver's license preferable. Noncredentialed individuals or consumers with appropriate experience may qualify.

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Now hiring for a Randolph-based part-time Outreach Coordinator position. Work with the Prevention Partnership on implementing strategies to reduce underage drinking and marijuana use in the Braintree, Brookﬁeld and Randolph area. BA or equivalent experience in the prevention ﬁeld preferred. 25 hours per week.

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ENGLISH FACULTY POSITIONS The School of Humanities at Norwich University invites applications for two English faculty positions to begin fall 2010. Preference will be given to candidates holding the PhD (ABD considered). Each position will teach courses in freshman composition, world literature surveys and English program electives. For each position, the school would welcome documented expertise as specified.

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Champlain College Bookstore in need of cashier and text help from December 29 through January 22. Fast-paced job on an enjoyable campus. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and have some computer skills. Limited weekend and evening hours. It’s a great temporary job! Apply at Champlain College Bookstore: Joyce Learning Center 371 Maple Street Burlington, VT 05401 bookstore@champlain.edu

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Charlotte Central School INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANT Interested in joining our Special Education Team? Full-time Individual Assistant position to work with a student in the middle level this year. Applicant should have strong collaboration and communication skills, enjoy working with diverse learners and have creative-thinking/problem-solving skills. The job includes, but is not limited to, personal care, academic, social and occasional physical support. Gain valuable experience in a supportive environment with competitive pay and benefits. Contact Kathie Wagner at 802-425-6656 for more information. Resumes may be emailed to kwagner@cssu.org.

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Residential and Outpatient Treatment Clinician needed to do transformational work with pregnant and parenting women recovering from mental health and substance abuse disorders. You'll be supported by a team of multidisciplinary professionals, providing individual and group therapy utilizing CBT, DBT, MET in addition to the other integrated modalities you will bring. Minimum of master's 5:50:12 PM degree in human-services-related or counseling field; LADC and mental health licensure preferred. To learn more about this position and about the benefits of joining the Lund Family Center team, please visit www.lundfamilycenter.org.

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 to sharing success. NEFCU offers a stable, supportive, high-standards 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.

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Hours: School year = Saturdays 8:45-3:15; Summer = full time (40 hours per week) with Saturday included and one day off during the week. New England Federal Credit Union is looking for people who are enthusiastic, friendly, helpful and reliable to provide exceptional customer service handling teller transactions at our branch locations. You will be part of a team and organization committed to excellence and building relationships with our members. This is a great opportunity for college students or anyone interested in working in a professional work environment while earning some extra money. During the school year you will work at our Harvest Lane Branch on Saturdays and during the summer you could be at any of our 6 branch locations in Chittenden County. Qualified candidates must project a friendly and personable demeanor, have effective communication skills and attention to detail, and be accurate and knowledgeable with computers. Cash handling and customer service experience required.

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Opportunity exists for a consumer loan processor who will be responsible for the timely processing and closing of consumer loans for loan phone and branches, as needed. This position entails preparing loan files for closing, closing loans with members, disbursing loan funds and following post-closing procedures before the file is sent to the loan file room. Successful candidates must have proven communication, analytical and organizational skills, and excellent customer service and telephone skills. Candidates must have the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced high volume department and be accurate, timely and efficient.

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Hours: Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:00-5:30, Tuesday & Wednesday 10:30-7:00 (40 hours), Saturday rotation. (Hours may be subject to change due to business needs.)

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Essex Community Educational Center Part-time position available at our Essex Community Educational Center to operate the cash register, perform general cleanup duties, and perform a variety of routine food-service tasks for school’s cafeteria program. Position available beginning immediately for 3.25 hours/day (10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday during the school year. Pays $11.46/hour. Temporary long-term substitute cashiering position also available for 3 hours/day (10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.). For additional information, please visit our website at www. ccsuvt.org (click on Job Opportunities). For consideration, please apply electronically through www.schoolspring.com (Job ID 32710), send a completed application (available on our website) to the address below or stop by to complete an application. EOE. Chittenden Central Supervisory Union Attn: Human Resources 51 Park Street Essex Jct., VT 05452

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Can you inspire people through the written word? Are you versatile in telling compelling stories in 70 words or 2000 words? Do you have a passion for nature and conservation? The Nature Conservancy seeks a communications professional to tell the stories of our work on the web, in the Oak Log newsletter, in donor letters and foundation proposals. Duties include writing, editing, managing contractors and printers, juggling multiple deadlines and working within a budget. Qualified candidates have bachelor’s or master’s degree in marketing or communications and 3-5 years experience. APP. DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2010. Interviews begin now. Late apps. not accepted. For full desc./to apply, visit www.nature.org/careers. Click on How to Apply (new users must register). Click on View Positions. Enter keyword Vermont. Select Posted Anytime and click on Search. Click on link to job. Click on Apply now. Complete application and upload one MS Word document with cover letter, including salary requirements, resume and contact information for 3 professional references. For assistance with TNC's online application system, send email to: applyhelp@tnc.org. No phone calls, please. EOE.

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Ascension Childcare, a NAEYC accredited center, is looking for a full-time Lead Preschool Teacher to join our partnership in learning. You will be2x1-Drink-ProManager.indd 1 12/14/09 3:22:36 PM joining our inclusive, mixed-age preschool of 18 children, their families and three teachers. The job is to inspire, play, nurture and create with VPT is seeking a Viewer Services Representative to 3 through 5-year-olds, while supporting the classroom with a strong respond to viewer inquires through phone, mail and email. knowledge of preschool curriculum, child development and classroom Responsibilities include participating in the customer service management. A committed, hard-working, flexible individual who is effort while also converting viewers into members. Provide willing to get dirty and laugh, change some diapers, and desires to administrative support to the Membership Department create a classroom community of confident, empowered, respectful to include donation processing, maintaining accurate learners will be successful in this position.

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At least 5 years of preschool classroom experience is required, a BA and EE license, BA, AA, or CDA in early education preferred. A willingness to continue education is necessary. Pay to commensurate experience. A benefits package includes excellent health insurance, generous paid time off (3+ weeks), flexible spending, education and training. Please send cover letter, resume and three signed letters of reference to Ascension Childcare, 95 Allen Road, South Burlington, VT, 05403, Attention: Hiring Team. Deadline: January 4, 2010. We look forward to learning more about you!

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VPT is seeking a Production Technician to be responsible for field and studio video production support at the station. Candidates should be familiar with Beta SP, DVCAM, 4:14:04 PM and HDV formats as well as an understanding of digital acquisition and delivery (web and new media). This position will be responsible for studio set-up, remote production, audio and lighting.

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Experience with post-production/nonlinear editing is a must, as well as a general proficiency with computers and applications. College degree preferred, as well as two or more years related experience. Necessary requirements include technical competency operating video production equipment, including, but not limited to, video cameras, lighting, audio and nonlinear editors. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and possess strong interpersonal skills, the ability to learn new skills quickly and employ them. To learn more about these positions please visit our website at: www.vpt.org/about/jobs.html. Please submit cover letter and resume by December 31, 2009, to: Vermont Public Television Attn: HR Dept. 1 204 Ethan Allen Ave. Colchester, VT 05446 Vermont ETV, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

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flavored with pistachio, hazelnut and rum raisin. For the same price, you can buy a gift certificate for dinner — where the happy recipient could order, say, the duo of roasted scallops and braised pork belly, followed by a chocolate club sandwich with pineapple fries. At 12º en Cave (which translates to the perfect temperature for storing wine), you won’t find a drop of vin. But the spacious store is awash in accessories: VacuVin collapsible champagne coolers that you store in the freezer; fine decanters by Peugeot (the top-ofthe-line model has a silver base and leather handle); a pewter collar, called Le Collier de Bacchus, that slips over the neck of a red wine bottle to prevent drips. If your favorite oenophile already has more accessories than she can shake a Reidel grand cru glass at, don’t worry — the company also designs and installs custom wine cellars. Beneath the street and in full view of the St. Lawrence River is the Marché du Vieux, where condiment is king. Yes, you can lunch on a smoked-meat

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sandwich or snack on a coffee and croissant in the café, but the real draw is the boutique, filled with Québec products designed to enhance your dining experience. La Carminé (20 pounds of apples caramelized, strained and poured into a slim glass jar) is best poured over vanilla ice cream. Rubicond, a fragrant cider vinegar, is good mixed with olive oil and used as a dip for fresh bread. Maison Madelon spice grinders combine Montréal steak seasonings with maple syrup to flavor salmon, pork, chicken and cheese. Beer lovers will want both mustards from the local McAuslan Brewery: Griffon, a smooth Dijon infused with Griffon Extra Pale Ale, and the grainy version made with St. Ambroise Pale Ale. Chez L’épicier, www.chezlepicier.com 12º en Cave, www.12encave.com Marché du Vieux, www.marcheduvieux.com

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For: fine tableware, silicone cookware, European chocolates, bulk and prepared foods 3 Femmes et 1 Coussin, on a calm street off bustling St-Denis, is typical of the quartier: Its owners are young, full of energy and determined to make their niche products indispensable. The niche in question is fine porcelain — restaurant-quality tableware imported from Portugal and custom printed in Québec. Minimalists might opt for all-white place settings with serving pieces in unusual shapes (triangle bowls, half-moon platters, flat-sided teapots). The colorsavvy may want to mix designs in vivid blue, red, purple and green. Pieces with the Candide pattern (bright red allium globes with green centers and stems) make perfect holiday accoutrements. And much is on sale through Christmas. For more traditional designs, shop Arthur Quentin. Choose from handturned Italian pasta bowls, Belgian linens, stemmed cake plates, resin-handled flatware in luscious colors, impeccable French knives, sophisticated glassware, Guy Degrenne teapots with stainless cozies — and that’s just a sampling from the first of three rooms. Farther on, don’t miss the Lékué silicone products in vibrant orange and luminous green, including egg-poaching pods, squeeze bottles for decorating plates, and a steam case that allows you to prepare fish in the oven or microwave (and do away with messy parchment paper). Stocking stuffers will rejoice at Au Festin de Babette (Babette’s Feast).

This lovingly outfitted tea salon carries confections by French chocolatiers Valrhona and Michel Cluizel; a Swiss chocolate called Stella Ginger; calissons (almond cookies from Provence); loose teas and tiny teapots; small tins of olive oil infused with garlic, basil and truffles; red and green Malagueta pepper sauce from Brazil; Favol quince, thyme and rosemary preserve to spoon over Roquefort. Once you’ve indulged recipients on your gift list, treat yourself: Shop owner Martine makes thick, rich brownies, using an intense cocoa, crystallized ginger and chocolate chips. Create your own gourmet gift baskets and save money at La Folie en Vrac (Luxury in Bulk). Some products are displayed in the cardboard they came in; others are jammed onto narrow wooden shelves. Take your cue from the souk-like atmosphere and mix and match: organic pancake mix, Turkish tapenade with red peppers and eggplant, fiddlehead ketchup, tins of smoked mussels and mackerel filets in oil. Or choose a theme, such as Asian (green and yellow Thai curries, Fair Trade rice from Laos); or French (cassis-flavored Dijon mustard, LU cookies, jams). Or dive into the store’s extensive selections of olive oil, coffee and tea. Pack a cooler if you plan to shop at Première Moisson (First Harvest). The prepared foods at this Québec chain have saved many a Montréal dinner party, and they can get you through a weekend with houseguests. Serve boeuf bourguignon one night, cassoulet the next, and treat the kids to fresh pasta and sauce. For appetizers, pile slices of fresh baguette with tapenade and set out toothpicks alongside balls of chèvre marinated in oil and herbs. There are fresh fruit tarts, fancy layer cakes and even foolproof breakfast fixings — croissants and apple turnovers that you bring home frozen, thaw overnight and bake when everyone is awake. 3 Femmes et 1 Coussin, www.3f1c.ca Arthur Quentin, www.arthurquentin.com Au Festin de Babette, 4085 rue St-Denis La Folie en Vrac, 1307 rue Mont-Royal Est Première Moisson, www.premiere moisson.com

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Raised outside of Charlotte, N.C., at Radio Bean and, as he says, “It was destiny. Grass Gypsys americana, roots, world Jenny Schneider & Friends funky New Orleans standards, a high-school he started singing solo in his church choir Those are the people I’m still playing with Saturday 01/05: kid singing Bob Dylan tunes, a young cellist when he was 3 years old. His mother was the today.” Jenny Schneider & Friends and an old-timey band harmonizing like The church pianist and sang in a gospel trio with Panda fell in love with Vermont and deCarter Family. her sister and mother. Panda started learning cided to stay. Since that summer, he has Then one morning, as I was making songs from her and spent the next 12 years earned a reputation for putting on barnbreakfast, I thought I heard someone singing of his life honing his voice, both in the choir burning shows at small rooms in Burlington, gospel. I had the radio on, so it was hard to and in classes at school. such as Radio Bean and The Skinny Pancake. tell at first. But then the voice leapt powerPanda left home in 2007 to start record- His band is usually a combination of whoevfully into a higher register and I broke out in ing Sewn with a friend in Brooklyn. er can make the gig that night — a mix of his goosebumps. While working on the record, Burlington friends and folks from Montréal’s (802) 540-0188 I walked across the room, overtaken by he hopped a train to Burling- The Murder Ballads. The music they play is www.skinnypancake.com a feeling of excitement. I opened the winton for a solo gig at Nectar’s. part country, part gospel and part soul. Or as (802) On the corner of Lake and College540-0188 Street dow and looked down. 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But the hair on my Sewn, which hops genres arms was standing on end, and I had a smile In spring 2008, he and his friend from the simple folk of “If I Had a Balloon,” on my face. My girlfriend walked across the and manager, Ruth Hill, pitched Nectar’s to the art-pop of “Diamonds in the Sand,” to room and asked what I was doing. Without on a summer residency. They offered him the R&B of “Egyptian Princess.” That last turning away from the window, all I could say Saturday nights from 7 to 9 p.m., and Panda track is so hot that, when the band finishes, was, “I think you should come over here.” spent the summer sleeping on a friend’s you can hear Panda yell, “Oh, that was it! Now it’s December and Joshua Panda, couch and busking on Church Street during Let’s get nekkid!” the 23-year-old singer-songwriter with the the day to promote his shows. It might be too cold to go that far, but you fedora and gospel pipes is sitting across from “I pretty much met everybody that same should still stop in for Panda’s CD release me in Muddy Waters. We’re talking about his way that you heard me the first time,” he party. There’s a good chance this one will new album, What We Have Sewn, and what explains. “And that’s been the biggest thing feel a little like church — in a good way.  it’s like to have a voice that turns heads. for me here, because everybody walks down “Singing has been the main thread Church Street.” Joshua Panda, What We Have Sewn CD throughout my whole life. No matter what It didn’t take long for him to connect with release party, Parima Main Stage in I was doing, I was always singing,” Panda local musicians. Soon enough Panda had beBurlington, Friday, December 18, 10 p.m. $5. says with enthusiasm. “I’m either onstage or friended players such as ex-Grace Potter

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1/2 LoungE: Sirenix: Queen City Songwriter Series with Andrew Parker-Renga (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Steak D (funk), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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rock united: a benefit for the united way breaker bend, rock’d country THU, 12/17 | FREE! DONaTIONS WELcOmE | DOORS 5:30, SHOW 6Pm

LEunig’s Bistro & Café: Mike Martin & Geoff Kim (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Lift: DJ Capsule’s Comme Ci (house), 9 p.m., Free. The Lab presents DJs P-Wyld & Jazzy Janet (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. Manhattan Pizza & PuB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free.

higher ground xmas party karaoke with mikey & friday, FRI, 12/18 | FREE! OPEN TO THE PUBLIc! | FROm 9:30 - 12am

nECtar’s: 4Word & Broke in Burlington presents Feed Burlington with DJ A-Dog, Nastee, Woogmatic & more (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. PariMa aCoustiC LoungE: The Grift (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

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raDio BEan: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

euro rave: masquerade dj craig mitchell SaT, 12/19 | $15 aDv / $18 DOS | DOORS 8:45, SHOW 9Pm

rED squarE: Neighborhood CD Rel(hip-hop), 8 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

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CharLiE o’s: Mark LeGrand (country), 8 p.m., Free.

SaT, 12/19 | $5 aDv / $10 DOS | DOORS 8:30, SHOW 8:30Pm HOLIDay EDITION!

LangDon strEEt Café: Digital DJ (live electronica), 9 p.m., Donations. sLiDE Brook LoDgE & tavErn: Open Jam, 9 p.m., Free.

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Bar antiDotE: Acoustic Wednesdays with Michael Scott (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. City LiMits: Karaoke with Balance Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free. on thE risE BakEry: Open Old Time Session, 7:30 p.m., Free. tWo BrothErs tavErn: Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., Free.

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BEE’s knEEs: Jeff Nicholson (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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Vandalous Take a pinch of Neutral Milk Hotel’s bracing songcraft, add thE CroWn vanDaLs.

The freakier-than-thou duo has generated a healthy amount of

aforementioned acts, as well as freak-folk’s reigning weirdo, Devendra Banhart. This Friday TCV will appear at Montpeculiar’s epicenter of curiosity, the Langdon Street Café, with thE ProuD fLEsh, thE suitCasE JunkEt, thE royaL frog BaLLEt and new local rock

rED squarE Patio: DJ Cre8 (house), 9 p.m., Free.

12/27 - 28: alberta cross 12/31: book ‘em blues band

paul green’s school of rock buddy dubay & the minor key SaT, 12/26 | $12 aDv / $14 DOS| DOORS 6:30, SHOW 7Pm

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rí rá irish PuB: Dueling Pianos (piano), 9 p.m., Free.

BaCkstagE PuB: Open Mic with Jess & Jeff, 9 p.m., Free.

thE sCuffEr stEak & aLE housE: PJ Davidian Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

CLuB MEtronoME: The Neighborhood CD Release (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5. 18+.

thE skinny PanCakE: Damn Yankee String Band (old-time), 8 p.m., $5 donation.

franny o’s: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

242 Main: My Arcadia, Listen to the Sky, 23 Enigma, Our Own Ghosts, Set the Scene (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA.

central

BaCkstagE PuB: Open Mic with Jess & Jeff, 8 p.m., Free. Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

highEr grounD BaLLrooM: Rock United with Breaker Bend, Rock’d Country (country), 6 p.m., Donations.

LangDon strEEt Café: Transcontinental Revue: Anais Mitchell with AJ Roche (singer-songwriters), 8 p.m., $8.

LEunig’s Bistro & Café: Ellen Powell & Tom Cleary (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

nECtar’s: Chris Barron, The Eames Brothers (roots, mountain blues), 9 p.m., $7/10. nightCraWLErs: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free. PariMa Main stagE: DJ Fat Pat CD Release (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., Free.

rasPutin’s: 101 Thursdays with Pres & DJ Dan (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

northern

BEE’s knEEs: Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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PariMa aCoustiC LoungE: Aaron Flinn (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., $5.

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How the hell did that happen? Wasn’t it just Thanksgiving, like, a week ago? And yet here we are, a week away from Christmas. Oh, how the time flies. It may surprise some of you to learn this, but I’m actually a big fan of the holiday season. Not so much Christmas Day itself, which I find rather anticlimactic and, as the product of a “broken” home, forced to split time between parents, kind of a pain in the ass. But the season? That I dig. You’ve got your holiday A Crapulous Christmas parties, and your twinkling lights on the Marketplace. Nifty retro holiday specials on the teevee. The bizarre ritual of watching a large pine tree die slowly in your living room. And, naturally, holiday music. That’s right. I like holiday music. And I bet, deep down in your heart of hearts — even if it’s a Grinch-like two sizes too small — many of you do, too. You can In addition to sets from the admit it. We’re all friends here. aforementioned acts, the evening will Well, at least until we all go back to being also feature an ugly Christmas sweater assholes after New Year’s Day. But I digress. contest, Christmas karaoke and a raffle for This being the week before Christmas which all proceeds will go to Toys for Tots. means that this weekend is, well, the Now, here’s my favorite part: Rather than weekend before Christmas — brilliant simply giving Toys for Tots a boring old insight, right? As such, the calendar is cash donation, Kopycinski is actually going positively bursting with holiday happenings shopping to buy actual toys. I love it. of all stripes. OK, mostly candy-cane stripes. The next show isn’t technically this But you get my meaning. Anyway, this weekend — it’s Wednesday, December means a smorgasbord of holiday-themed 23. But over the years, versions of it have shows featuring sleighsful of local talent. become a local yuletide staple. I am There are two such shows in particular that referring, of course, to Brett Hughes’ annual I want to draw your attention to. Holiday Ho-Ho-Ho-Down. First up — mostly because I dig the name The thing is, he’s not calling it that of the show — is “A Crapulous Christmas” anymore, and hasn’t for a long time. But at The Monkey House this Saturday, with that’s how I choose to remember it, and this Nuda Veritas, Paul & the Mystery of is my column, dammit. So there. Gravity and, of course, The Crapulous The annual holiday extravaganza has Christmas Band. I wonder if that last band is anything like the River Bottom Nightmare undergone some other changes in recent years, most notably moving to various Band from Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band venues around town. This year, it’s slated Christmas? ’Cuz that would rock. for the cozy confines of the 1/2 Lounge, so The word from Ms. Veritas — aka the evening should take on a slightly more Rebecca Kopycinski — is that the whole low-key feel than in previous years. But thing started when she recorded a few regardless of where it happens, the gist is Christmas tunes for her mother, which the same: Brett and every local elf he can you can check out at the songwriter’s muster up deliver fun, often campy takes on website, nudaveritasmusic.com. And I holiday favorites. Some years — provided recommend that you do — but, again, I like I’ve had enough eggnog to think it’s a good holiday music. That simple gesture has idea — that includes me. But don’t let the since morphed into a whole night of, as threat of me embarrassing myself onstage Kopycinski puts it, “festive imbiberies,” for stop you from going. This year Hughes which she suggests clearing your calendar will be joined by, among others I’m sure, on the 19th … as well as the first half of the Mia Adams, Elden Kelly and the rest of the 20th. Now that’s a Christmas party. Sirenix crew.

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It’s not specifically holiday related, but the next installment of DJ A-Dog and Nastee’s True School Wednesday at Nectar’s, certainly fulfills the “goodwill to all” requirement. Wednesday, December 16, the True School crew hosts a benefit for the Burlington Food Shelf called, succinctly enough, “Feed Burlington.” Joining local hip-hop’s dynamic duo are Malbourne, Mertz, Woogmatic, Face-One and Colby Stiltz. Speaking of local hip-hop, The Neighborhood (MCs Manus and Peter, and the estimable DJ ZJ) are set to release their new album at Club Metronome this Thursday. Unfortunately, I won’t have the chance to give it the proper review treatment until after the New Year. But if you dig hip-hop in the 802, you should definitely check ’em out. And speaking of Club Metronome, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out the local all-star tribute to The Beatles’ Let It Be happening Wednesday, December 18, and featuring Bob Wagner, Bill Mullins, Lowell Thompson, Ray Paczkowski, Rob O’Dea and Frank Zamiello. Last but not least, The Jazz Guys’ final show. I’ve already written about this before, but I likely won’t have a chance to plug them ever again. And that sucks, because they’ve been one of my favorite local acts for a long time and are always fun to write about — except this time. Anyway, say goodbye this Friday, December 18, at Muddy Waters. We’ll miss you guys.

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Before I bid you adieu for yet another week, we have a few loose ends to tie up. In no particular order, they are: My Thanksgiving column drew some pretty interesting responses, most notably from Plus One, who pointed out that I wrote about being thankful for my dog … but not my girlfriend. Yikes! In self-defense, I intentionally didn’t mention friends or family because I figured that fell under “well, duh.” You know what else that column didn’t have? A photo credit for the snazzy picture of Gang of Thieves. The pic was shot by Ivy Sienkiewycz. My apologies, Ivy. Last week’s review of Zach DuPont’s stellar debut, Paths, misleadingly suggested that he is no longer a member of local progrock outfit Japhy Ryder. In fact, he’s still in the band. And if you don’t believe me, check out their show at Parima this Saturday. (Actually, check ’em out either way. They’re really good.) And finally, last week’s column riff about A.A. Bondy’s performance at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge contained a colossal, sloppy goof. And frankly, I’m disappointed more of you didn’t catch it. What gives, people? Typically, my inbox would have blown up within 20 minutes of that issue hitting the streets. Anyway, in the column I referred to Bondy’s tongue-in-cheek attempt to cover Pink Floyd’s “Money (That’s What I Want)” in response to Floyd-tribute band The Machine playing next door in the Ballroom. The only problem? That’s not a Pink Floyd song. It was written by Barrett Strong and subsequently covered by everyone from The Beatles to Buddy Guy. The Floyd song Bondy lampooned is just called “Money.” Thanks to alert reader — and former 7D staffer — Rick Woods for keeping me honest. m

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hiGheR GRound showcase lounGe: Third Saturday Dance Party with DJ Alan Perry & DJ Llu (house), 8:30 p.m., $5/10. AA.

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the BRewski: Gordon Stone Band (bluegrass), 9 p.m., $2. the huB pizzeRia & puB: Olio Romeos (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Jd’s puB: Live Music, 9:30 p.m., $3.

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As winter nears, Vermonters return to life’s simple comforts. We blanket ourselves in fur, pour hot drinks and huddle by the fire. And while mulled cider might suffice, nothing warms a room like soul music. Good thing we have Strength in Numbers. Fronted by Bryan McNamara (alto sax) and some of the 802’s top players more! (including Parker Shper on keys and The Vinyl Vixens Vorcza’s Robinson Morse on bass.), this aptly named ensemble exudes balmy jazz. Not all of its members are native, as the crew taps Montréalers Emma Frank and Dali to rock the mic. But with their new EP, Less Is More, the collaboration brings authentic urban flavor to six tracks of laidback R&B. The trip-hop opener “How We Started” features both singers strutting through Dan Ryan’s spare drum work. “Stick to the plan / Live it like you mean it, man,” raps Dali. His nimble flow seems poised for prime time, framed beautifully by Shper’s electro-lounge piano. 8v-onehalf121609.indd 1 12/14/09 4:10:25 PM But big brass looms around every corner, and soon Tom Morse elbows in, his trumpet punching through the haze. On “OMG,” Frank floats just behind the beat, trading MUSIC SERIES time with Dali and the retinue of horns. She’s a siren whose plush timbre evokes Erykah Badu and even Bajka (of Bonobo fame). Still, it’s McNamara’s expressive sax that carries the narrative. With so many voices, SIN’s EP bakes into a sum that is occasionally tastier than its parts. Sun., Jan. 10 • 7:00 pm At its best, Less Is More sweats with the Town Hall Theater steady sounds for getting down. Seldom Middlebury does self-production sound so good. The $35 adv/$37 at door disc is expertly mastered, boasting a rich, rounded mix that belies its bitty budget. His rich deep voice and gritty songwriting Only the flat “If I Could Just Turn Back” moves audiences with warmth and humor. misses; not because of its lyrical pablum — “My sweet sweet butterfly / though you fluttered on by / I still need you in my life” — but because guitarist-cum-vocalist Will Kirk can’t quite channel Marvin Gaye. Sat., Jan. 16 • 7:00 pm Minus any vocal mystique, the composition

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Central Vermont honky-tonk country band The Stone Cold Roosters, a pet project of versatile acoustic musician, producer and composer Colin McCaffrey, is a deck full of aces. Their second CD release, Anywhere West,, showcases the undeniable and varied skills of each of the outﬁt’s six members — seven, counting guest keyboardist Chuck Eller. And, most notably, it highlights their impressive talents as veteran performers and songwriters.

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With the exception of a sweet cover of Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,” all of the songs are originals penned by band members. The musical bill of fare ranges from guitarist Ted Mortimer’s Commander Cody-esque “One Bad Habit” to drummer and guitarist Roy Cutler’s mournful love ballad “Scattered.” Thal Aylward and McCaffrey both play fiddle on the CD, and Jim Pitman shines on slide. Casey Dennis provides solid bass throughout, while Eller adds piano and some Hammond B3 on three tracks. McCaffrey’s experience as a sound engineer and mix master ties each of the performances together, resulting in a sound that is smooth and seamless. In particular, one of the recording’s many pleasures is the rare chance to hear central Vermont slide master Pitman working that steel guitar throughout the album. Like Dobro king Jerry Douglas, Pitman seems to find soaring and tasteful lines every time he surfaces on a recording. His playing is never dominating, but it is always gorgeous. Generally speaking, the Roosters’ sound lacks the rough edge and grit that can be found in the music of other venerable Vermont bar bands, such as Starline Rhythm Boys and The Oleo Romeos. But they more than make up for it with raw talent and solid playing. These guys have well over 100 years worth of bar gigs under their belts among them. And as a testament to their veteran chops — and McCaffrey’s deft production — it sounds that way. When the band manages to break free from McCaffrey’s soft-country Nashville tendencies, they really start to roll. In particular, McCaffrey’s “Having a Ball” epitomizes everything that is great about the Roosters: chickenpickin’ Fender guitars, driving fiddle and steel lines, and a catchy beat. This is music for bellying up to the bar. And, given how gosh-darned clean the album is, I doubt you’d even dirty your embroidered white cowboy shirt doin’ it! ROBERT RESNIK

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completion of his third album with Grammy-nominated pop act The Spin Doctors in 1999, Barron was diagnosed with a rare form of vocal-cord paralysis. Doctors optimistically put his odds of recovery at 50-50. But recover he did. And over the last decade, Barron has tirelessly worked to reclaim his once promising career. This Thursday, he swings by Nectar’s for a show with local mountain-blues provocateurs The eaMes bRoTheRs.

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MonoPole: Eat, Sleep, Funk (funk), 10 p.m., Free. Tabu café and nighTclub: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.

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1/2 lounge: Heal-In Sessions with Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free. club MeTRonoMe: Open Mic Night with Mikey P of Elephantbear, 9 p.m., Free. PaRiMa Main sTage: Jazzed Up Mondays with The Harrison Schulman Quartet (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

PaRiMa acousTic lounge: Poe Jam with Dug Nap (poetry), 9 p.m., Free. Radio bean: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3. Red squaRe: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free.

central

chaRlie o's: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

Red squaRe: General Lee (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Hype 'Em (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. Rozzi's lakeshoRe TaveRn: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free.

Main sTReeT gRill and baR: Tim & Heff (’80s dance party), 7 p.m., Free.

1/2 lounge: Funhouse with The Vixens, DJs R2 & T-Watt (eclectic DJs), 7 p.m., Free.

Ruben JaMes: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

slide bRook lodge & TaveRn: Tattoo Tuesdays with Andrea (jam), 5 p.m., Free.

backsTage Pub: Karaoke with Pete, 9 p.m., Free.

central

champlain valley

langdon sTReeT café: Open Mic, 7 p.m., Free.

fRanny o's: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. necTaR's: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus (reggae), 9 p.m., Free. nighTcRawleRs: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

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bee's knees: Blue Fox (blues), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

higheR gRound ballRooM: All That Remains, Janus, Destrophy (rock), 7:30 p.m., $17/19. AA.

Piecasso: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

Rí Rá iRish Pub: Irish Session, 5 p.m., Free.

leunig's bisTRo & café: Juliet McVicker (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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bee's knees: Laura Meyer (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. The hub PizzeRia & Pub: Jazz on Tap (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

The Monkey house: Hip-Hop Open Mic with Dakota, 10 p.m., Free.

necTaR's: WBKM Bluesday Tuesday with The Book'em Blues Band, 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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langdon sTReeT café: Nutty Cracker! An X-Mess Tradition (comedy), 7 p.m., Donations. Holiday Jazz Party with Parker Shper, Rob Morse & Geza Carr, 8 p.m., Donations.

club MeTRonoMe: Reid Speed, DJ Haitian (electronica), 9 p.m., $5. 18+.

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Ways of Seeing: Art, Literature, and Film Thursdays, 11:45 am - 2:45 pm “What is and isn’t art?” Examine critical approaches to the arts that have emerged since the Renaissance in order to understand the relationship between creative work and the culture that produced it. Field Studies Seminar Tuesdays, 6:15 - 9:15 pm Learn to undertake a group documentary project in the community, researching background information, conducting interviews, analyzing the material, and telling the story through writing, video, and/or photography.

History of Photography Tuesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 pm An overview of European and American photography from its invention to the present, while looking closely at the impact of the medium on the arts, historical and documentary techniques, culture, and daily life. Expressive Arts Therapy, Tuesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 pm Encompass the use of visual art, dance, music and drama therapies. Ways of Knowing Fridays, 11:45 am - 2:45 pm Students are introduced to the intellectual frameworks of various disciplines such as history, anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and political science in order to illuminate and analyze the ways they construct their worldviews. The Art of Reading: Introduction to Literature, Tuesdays, 11:45 am - 2:45 pm In this course, we will read across the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama to appreciate literature as a living art, a form of experience and knowledge that is continually evolving. Video Production, Tuesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 pm Attention all non-film majors! Did you every want to learn more about video cameras, about assembling footage on your computer, and about taking what you’ve made and burning it to DVD or posting it to YouTube? This course is for anyone aspiring to learn how to use the video camera as a tool for telling stories, for documentation, for adding an audio/visual component acquisition and editing.

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1/2 LouNgE, 136 1/2 church st., Burlington, 865-0012. 242 mAiN St., Burlington, 862-2244. ALExANDEr’S Pub At thE LiNcoLN iNN, 4 Park st., Essex Jct., 878-3309. bAckStAgE Pub, 60 Pearl st., Essex Jct., 878-5494. bANANA WiNDS cAfé & Pub, 1 market Pl., Essex Jct., 879-0752. brEAkWAtEr cAfé, 1 King st., Burlington, 658-6276. citY SPortS griLLE, 215 Lower mountain View Dr., colchester, 655-2720. cLub mEtroNomE, 188 main st., Burlington, 865-4563. frANNY o’S, 733 Queen city Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. grEEN room, 86 st. Paul st., Burlington, 651-9669. hALVorSoN’S uPStrEEt cAfé, 16 church st., Burlington, 658-0278. hArbor LouNgE At courtYArD mArriott, 25 cherry st., Burlington, 864-4700. highEr grouND, 1214 Williston Rd., s. Burlington, 652-0777. JP’S Pub, 139 main st., Burlington, 658-6389. LEuNig’S, 115 church st., Burlington, 863-3759. Lift, 165 church st., Burlington, 660-2088. mANhAttAN PizzA & Pub, 167 main st., Burlington, 658-6776. thE moNkEY houSE, 30 main st., Winooski, 655-4563. muDDY WAtErS, 184 main st., Burlington, 658-0466. NEctAr’S, 188 main st., Burlington, 658-4771. NightcrAWLErS, 127 Porter’s Point Rd., colchester, 310-4067. PArimA, 185 Pearl st., Burlington, 864-7917. rADio bEAN, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. rASPutiN’S, 163 church st., Burlington, 864-9324. rED SquArE, 136 church st., Burlington, 859-8909. rí rá iriSh Pub, 123 church st., Burlington, 860-9401. rubEN JAmES, 159 main st., Burlington, 864-0744. SkiNNY PANcAkE, 60 Lake st., Burlington, 540-0188. VErmoNt Pub & brEWErY, 144 college st., Burlington, 865-0500.

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51 mAiN, 51 main st., middlebury, 388-8209. thE briStoL bAkErY, 16 main st., Bristol, 453-3280. cAroL’S huNgrY miND cAfé, 24 merchant’s Row, middlebury, 388-0101. citY LimitS, 14 Greene st., Vergennes, 877-6919. DAN’S PLAcE, 31 main street, Bristol, 453-2774. gooD timES cAfé, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444. oN thE riSE bAkErY, 44 Bridge st., Richmond, 434-7787. StArrY Night cAfé, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. tWo brothErS tAVErN, 86 main st., middlebury, 388-0002.

central

bLAck Door bAr & biStro, 44 main st., montpelier, 223-7070. big PicturE thEAtEr & cAfé, 48 carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994. chArLiE o’S, 70 main st., montpelier, 223-6820. thE cENtEr bAkErY & cAfE, 2007 Guptil Road, Waterbury center, 244-7500. guSto’S, 28 Prospect st., Barre, 476-7919. L.A.c.E., 159 North main st., Barre, 476-4276. LANgDoN St. cAfé, 4 Langdon st., montpelier, 223-8667. mAiN St. griLL & bAr, 118 main st., montpelier, 223-3188. PickLE bArrEL NightcLub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. PoSitiVE PiE 2, 20 state st., montpelier, 229-0453. PurPLE mooN Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. SLiDE brook LoDgE & tAVErN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202.

northern

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bEE’S kNEES, 82 Lower main st., morrisville, 888-7889. thE brEWSki, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. thE hub PizzEriA & Pub, 21 Lower main st., Johnson, 635-7626. mAttErhorN, 4969 mountain Rd., stowe, 253-8198. muSic box, 147 creek Rd., craftsbury, 586-7533. oVErtimE SALooN, 38 s. main st., st. Albans, 524-0357. PiEcASSo, 899 mountain Rd., stowe, 253-4411. ruStY NAiL, mountain Rd., stowe, 253-6245. ShootErS SALooN, 30 Kingman st., st. Albans, 527-3777. tAmArAck griLL At burkE mouNtAiN, 223 shelburne Lodge Rd., East Burke, 626-7394. WAtErShED tAVErN, 31 center st., Brandon, 247-0100.

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krAzY horSE SALooN, 14 margaret st., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-570-8888. moNoPoLE, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-5632222. NAkED turtLE, 1 Dock st., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200. oLiVE riDLEY’S, 37 court st., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-3242200. tAbu cAfé & NightcLub, 14 margaret st., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-0666.

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Breaker, Breaker She’s a little bit country; he’s a little bit rock ’n’ roll. She’s a Southern belle; he’s a burly northerner. She’s a chick; he’s a dude. When it comes to local duo

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it seems opposites do attract. They also kick ass.

Originally known as Rumble Doll, the band has been a country-rockin’ staple of Vermont roadhouses for years. Enlisting a posse of ace local talent, Breaker Bend are set to unveil their second album with a release party at the Higher Ground Ballroom this Thursday. roCk’d Country open the show, and all proceeds benefit the United Way.

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Barbacoa (surf-noir, Beatles tribute), 9 p.m., $5. Leunig's Bistro & Café: Queen City Hot Club (Gypsy-jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Lift: DJ Capsule's Comme Ci (house), 9 p.m., Free. The Lab presents DJs P-Wyld & Jazzy Janet (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

(bluegrass), 7 p.m., Donations. Town Wide Yard Sale (freak folk), 9 p.m., Donations. sLide Brook Lodge & tavern: Open Jam, 9 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

City LiMits: Karaoke with Balance Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free. on the rise Bakery: Open Bluegrass Session, 7:30 p.m., Free.

neCtar's: True School Wednesday with Nastee & A-Dog (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

two Brothers tavern: Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., Free.

radio Bean: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

northern

red square: Surprise! (rock), 8 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

central

Langdon street Café: Hillbillies at Heart

Bee's knees: Slick Martha's Hot Club (Gypsy-jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

regional

MonoPoLe: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

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CharLie o's: The Shanty Rats (pirate music), 8 p.m., Free.

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DECEMBER 16-23, 2009

Bowled Over

he third graders of H.O. Wheeler’s Integrated Arts Academy have spent plenty of time on arts and crafts lately, but these creations aren’t just child’s play: They make a statement on childhood hunger. As part of an intensive learning unit on community, the students teamed up with the clay studios of Burlington City Arts and the University of Vermont to shape and decorate more than 140 ceramic bowls. This Thursday, area eateries such as Panadero, August First and Great Harvest Bread Company donate tasty portions to fill those bowls at an open dinner benefiting the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger. Each diner takes a bowl home “as a reminder that someone’s bowl is always empty,” says Arts Coach Judy Klima. In the words of mothers everywhere, “Clean your plate...

BRIAN MOHR & EMILY JOHNSON Thursday, December 17, 7 p.m., at Akeley Memorial Building in Stowe. $10. Info, 253-7221. www. stowelandtrust.org

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‘FILL THE BOWL’ Thursday, December 17, 6-7:30 p.m., at Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler Elementary School in Burlington. $5 per bowl. Info, 874-8475.

lope-centric events scheduled for the dead time between the tail-end of summer and first snowfall can feel like such a tease. (No offense, Warren Miller.) But now that we’ve had some flakes, it’s safe to partake. Local adventurer-photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson, co-owners of Ember Photography, host a timely multimedia show that’ll push you to get outside. “Off Piste in the Northeast” shows off their camera skills — which have produced images for Backcountry Magazine, Patagonia and Vermont Life — accompanied by video footage and narration celebrating backcountry and off-trail excursions. “Skiing in the northeast is an endlessly unfolding adventure,” says Mohr. Their tales will take the audience from the Green Mountains to the White Mountains to Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula. Hit this up, then hit the slopes.

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he title of Moving Light Dance Company’s seasonal performance, The Green Mountain Nutcracker, hints that a slightly untraditional spectacle is about to hit the stage. You’ll know something’s afoot when you see the set is a den with a woodstove and heaps of snow boots rather than a dainty Victorian parlor. And by the time the Maple Sugar Fairy dances across the stage, Tchaikovsky’s 1891 fairy-tale ballet will be long forgotten. This distinctly Vermont production highlights the Green Mountain spirit while still spinning a classic holiday tale. A cast of all ages, hailing from 16 area communities, helps work the magic, and local fiddler Susannah Blachly lends her tunes for a contra dance number. No place like home for the holidays, after all.

‘THE GREEN MOUNTAIN NUTCRACKER’ Saturday, December 19, 7 p.m., and Sunday, December 20, 2 p.m., at Barre Opera House. $1022. Info, 476-8188. www.barreoperahouse.org

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Thursday, December 17, 5:30 p.m., Friday, December 18 & Saturday, December 19, 7:30 p.m., at A.R.T. Studio Theater, Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury. $5-10; $25 for Thursday’s dinner theater. Info, 382-1036. www.hannafordcareercenter.org

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round the holidays, spare moments are few and far between. So, for those looking to concentrate their entertainment, the Addison Repertory Theater has a show that packs a punch. Never Before Seen provides comic, romantic, dramatic and thought-provoking fare — well, OK, not all at once. Twelve student-written one-act plays run the gamut from a teenage love story to a Waiting for Godot-esque think piece. At 10 minutes each, they’re penned and performed by juniors and seniors who devote half their school day to technical theater and acting programs. The Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center’s culinary arts students also come into play when they serve up food for Thursday’s dinner theater performance. As samplers go, it’s certainly more fun than that fruit basket Aunt Mabel sent you.

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RotaRy Club of EssEx: Rotarians help build goodwill and peace as they organize service goals at weekly social meetings. Nonmembers are welcome to attend. The Essex, Essex, 12:10-1:30 p.m. $15 for members; free to drop in. Info, 233-3612.

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Hanna sattERlEE: In an informal, work-inprogress group dance piece called “Welcome Home,” the Flynn’s N.A.S.A. Grant recipient explores the culture of the Green Mountain State. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5 donation. Info, 863-5966.

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buRnHam KnittERs: Yarn unfurls into purls at a chat-and-craft session. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-4269. Cots annual CanDlEligHt Vigil: Concerned community members heighten awareness of homelessness by sharing a sentence or two about families or individuals who stayed in local emergency shelters over the past year. Meet on the steps of City Hall, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7402, ext. 107. gERman-EnglisH ExCHangE: Anglophones practice foreign-language conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. Rug HooKing & Knitting CiRClE: Experienced and novice needle workers present their looped creations, swap ideas and indulge in textile camaraderie. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

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‘big fliCKs at tHE PaRamount’: A revived theater works its way through the most popular films of all time, such as this week’s updated Seuss classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 6:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. $4-6. Info, 775-0903. film nigHt: This screening series showcases modern films about current world issues, including war and peace, global warming, immigration and safe food. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

‘sElf HElPlEss’: Four local twentysomethings produced, wrote, directed and starred in this wacky comedy about a stoner quartet on a would-be spiritual quest in Mexico. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $5.75-8.75. Info, 864-5610.

lamoillE VallEy yEaR-RounD faRmERs aRtisan maRKEt: Farmers and food producers fill Vermonters’ totes with local and organic dining options, including eggs, cider, seeds and cow cheeses. River Arts Center, Morrisville, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-1261, FAMmanager@gmail.com.

‘tHE 25tH annual Putnam County sPElling bEE’: In this quirky musical, audience volunteers test their own orthographic mettle against six teen characters going for the gold. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $35-68. Info, 2967000.

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HomEmaDE HoliDay gift salE: Locally made novelties, ranging from jewelry to cork wreaths to place mats, make their way into seasonal stockings. The Village Porch, Rochester, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 767-3126.

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babytimE: Crawling tots and their parents group up with comrades for playtime and sharing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 876-7147. ‘fouRtH & fiftH gRaDERs REaD’: Youth don reading glasses for a fiction group and discussion of their favorite lit genres. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:15-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. ‘moVing & gRooVing WitH CHRistinE’: Young ones jam out to rock ‘n’ roll and world-beat tunes. Recommended for ages 2 to 5, but all are welcome. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Pajama stoRytimE: Kids cuddle up in their nightclothes for an hour of bedtime stories, cookies and milk. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. PEtER tHE musiC man: Educator Peter Alsen lets kids ages 3 to 5 try out various instruments at a fun intro to music theory. Colchester Meeting House, 12:30-1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. PREsCHool stoRytimE: Tots ages 3 to 5 read picture books, play with puppets and do math activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. ‘stoRy timE WitH mRs. Claus’: Popcorn enhances Christmas tales told by Santa’s jolly wife. University Mall, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

CHRistina asquitH: The journalist and Burlington resident discusses Sisters in War, her new book about women she met in conflict-torn Baghdad and their struggles for rights and survival. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ‘PRoPHEtiC oDyssEy’: What happened after Moses died? A study group peruses the prophetic writings to quench its thirst for knowledge. Temple Sinai, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5125. Ron KRuPP: The local author of Lifting the Yoke: Local Solutions to America’s Farm and Food Crisis offers up practical actions for Vermonters. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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‘bRaising 101’: Red wine-braised short ribs and fresh leeks braised in cream are on the menu, and foodies learn the fundamentals of slow-cooking to make it happen. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 863-2569.

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‘CHRistmas in CaPE bREton’: Fiddler Natalie MacMaster embellishes ballads and fiery reels alike with her own world-class step-dancing skills. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-40. Info, 863-5966.

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VerMont Mozart FeStiVal orcheStra: Conductor William Metcalfe guides the Oriana Singers & Soloists and the orchestra in Handel’s Messiah. Community Church, Stowe, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $35 includes gala reception. Info, 862-7352.

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VerMont SyMPhony orcheStra: Robert DeCormier conducts the Brass Quintet and Counterpoint in a rich holiday repertoire, covering traditional carols and Renaissance dances. United Church, Warren, 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Info, 1-800-876-9293, ext. 10.

DiaBeteS Screening: See if your blood sugar levels are up to par as a certified diabetes educator provides risk assessments. Essex Alliance Church, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 847-1014.

artiSanS’ Bazaar: Nearly 40 crafters exhibit pottery, weaving, glass work, jewelry, ornaments and other seasonal creations. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 7289878. ‘Pet night with Santa’: Folks bring their furry friends (cats and dogs only) to meet St. Nick at the Christmas Tree, and take home free kid and pet treats. University Mall, South Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

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‘BaBieS & MoMS’: Family members bond through stories, nursery rhymes and songs with peers. South Burlington Community Library, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. DaDS & KiDS PlaygrouP: Youngsters up to age 5 and their male grown-ups connect over a complimentary dinner and group playtime. Family Center of Washington County, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-3292, ext. 115, fcwcdads@ yahoo.com. FaMily Sing-along: Tots ages 5 and under and their parents gather to belt out familiar nursery rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. holiDay taleS: Storyteller Linda Costello gets youngsters acting more nice than naughty with seasonal stories of Whoville, reindeer and more. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. ‘itty Bitty PuBlic SKating’: Preschoolers and their parents build up courage to conquer the ice as an instructor leads games and activities at this drop-in program. Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6 per family; $1 skate rentals. Info, 865-7558.

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Brian Mohr & eMily JohnSon: These Vermont-based photographers share appreciation for skiing in our region through a multimedia show, “Off Piste in the Northeast,” showcasing stellar stills and video clips alike. See calendar spotlight. Akeley Memorial Building, Stowe, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 253-7221.

‘lunch & learn’: Presenters David and Vivien Brown and Michael Goldstein captivate listeners with a tale of two weeks spent in the Israeli army in “Uncle Shmuel Wants YOU!” Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. Donations accepted; free luncheon. Info, 863-4214.

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‘a chriStMaS carol’: The players of Mountain Road Productions enact Dickens’ tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s holiday wake-up call. Enosburg Opera House, Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 933-6171. auDitionS For ‘Blithe SPirit’: See WED.16, 6:30 p.m. coMeDy night FunDraiSer: Two wisecrackers from NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” break out the banter at this fundraiser for the ColchesterMilton Rotary Club’s community service projects. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 7:30-10 p.m. $12; $20 per couple. Info, 655-6177. ‘neVer BeFore Seen’: The Addison Repertory Theater presents a series of student-written one-act plays about subjects ranging from the first human sentence to sibling love. See calendar spotlight. A.R.T. Studio Theater, Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury, 5:30 p.m. $25 for dinner theater. Info, 382-1036. ‘the 25th annual PutnaM county SPelling Bee’: See WED.16, 7:30 p.m.

MuSic with Peter: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song and dance moves. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘the chriStMaS reVelS’: Eighteenth- and 19thcentury ballads, reels, highland dancing, folktales and slapstick drama honor the return of longer days in this Scottish celebration of the winter solstice. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-23. Info, 603-646-2422.

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inge SchaeFer: A local author entertains with tales of school days at Colchester Point, summers at Brown Ledge Camp and the heyday of Fort Ethan Allen, all retold in Chronicles of Colchester. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

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Joseph Burke: The author of William H. Miner: The Man and the Myth separates fact from fiction in the many rumors about this North Country legend. Auditorium, Miner Agricultural Institute, Chazy, N.Y. 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-846-7121, ext. 115.

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‘mAke & tAke orIgAmI’: Instructor Elissa Campbell imparts the ancient art of paper folding to kids and adults alike. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6458. spAnIsh-englIsh conversAtIon group: ¿Qué pasa? Learn more about fellow Spanish speakers at this group foreign tongue foray. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

volleyBAll & gAme nIght: Divorced, widowed or single adults mix and mingle with a potluck dinner and some card games. Essex Alliance Church, 6 p.m. Donations accepted for a Haitian orphanage. Info, 425-7053.

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ArtIsAns’ BAzAAr: See THU.17, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. holIDAy ArtIst mArket: Still searching for that special something? Creative types from Burlington City Arts’ summer artist market collaborate with other makers in a seasonal show and sale of fine art, craft and design objects. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, noon - 8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

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FrIDAy nIght FlIcks: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol gets a musical twist in 1970’s Scrooge, featuring Albert Finney as ol’ Ebenezer. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $5; $15 for family of four. Info, 877-6737.

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FAmIly movIe: Will the panther Bagheera convince Mowgli to go to the man village? Viewers of all ages find out in The Jungle Book. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:308:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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‘A ChristmAs CArol’: See THU.17, 7 p.m. ‘Hansel & Gretel’: The National Marionette Theater leads a bread crumb trail to the classic Brothers Grimm children’s story, with a fresh puppet twist. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 863-5966. ‘Never Before seeN’: See THU.17, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. ‘the 25th ANNuAl PutNAm CouNty sPelliNg Bee’: See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. ‘the ChristmAs revels’: See THU.17, 7 p.m. ‘the logger’s holidAy show’: Vermont’s Rusty DeWees puts on a knee-slappin’ variety program, complete with appearances by country singer Keeghan Nolan and dancer Kerry Izzo. South Burlington High School, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 888-8838.

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Middlebury Winter FarMers Market: Area growers, cheesemakers, bakers and craftspeople collaborate to offer year-round “eat local” options. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 388-1436. Montpelier Winter FarMers Market: Root veggies, honey, fresh mesclun and more change hands at a biweekly, off-season celebration of locally grown grub, accompanied by live music and crafts. Gymnasium, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360, manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com. pancake breakFast: One pancake, two pancake, three pancake, four? This all-you-can-eat morning meal raises funds for a local family with a member undergoing cancer treatment. Barnet Village Church, 8-10:30 a.m. $3-6. Info, 633-2252. rutland Winter FarMers Market: Wintertime produce joins handcrafted soaps, wood creations and other novelties at this weekly local bazaar. Old Strand Theater, Rutland, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 438-9803. Winooski Winter FarMers Market: Foodies peruse handmade jewelry and clothes alongside homemade breads, pies, cupcakes and more. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Free. Info, 734-6175.

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artisans’ bazaar: See THU.17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. christMas bake, craFt & Food sale: Holiday goodies mix with Greek pastries, spinach pie, chicken souvlaki and a lamb gyro dinner. Greek Orthodox Church Community Center, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 862-2155. ‘christMas at the FarM’: Families celebrate like it’s 1899 with traditional candle dipping, ornament making, horse-drawn sleigh rides and holiday music. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $3-12. Info, 457-2355. holiday artist Market: See FRI.18, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

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‘a solstice craFt’: Creative youngsters embellish empty glass jars, making them into colorful candle holders. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 865-7216.

saturday stories: Picture books bring tall tales to life for youngsters. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

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social band: A lively band of singers presents a collection of choral pieces old and new, as featured on their latest album, Deep Midwinter: Songs from Winter’s Heart. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-15 donation. Info, 658-8488.

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verMont syMphony orchestra: Conductor Robert DeCormier leads the Brass Quintet and Counterpoint in a rich holiday repertoire, covering traditional carols and Renaissance dances. The White Church, Grafton, 5 p.m. Free; tickets required. Info, 1-800-876-9293, ext. 10.

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horse-draWn Wagon rides: Hoofed mammals accent a tour of the quaint downtown shopping area. Various downtown locations, Montpelier, noon - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604.

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Winter riding bike clinic: Are you and your two-wheeled transport equipped for cold-weather cycling? Learn what to do to stay in motion all year. Old Spokes Home, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-4475.

talks

‘happiness & buddhisM’: Know what nammyoho-renge-kyo means? Find out as experienced practitioners of the Eastern religion discuss how to tap into wisdom, courage and compassion. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 310-2187.

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Met live in hd: cataMount arts center: Joseph Calleja stars as German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann in the high-def broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes D’Hoffmann. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1 p.m. $20-22. Info, 748-2600, info@catamountarts. org.

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‘an evening oF Music by erik nielsen’: Clarinetist Dan Liptak highlights works by the Vermont composer in a benefit for the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Elley-Long

gregorian chant & organ concert: A 22-member men’s singing group brings voice to ancient sacred music before a pipe organ concert and audience sing-along. Community Church, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted for a local food shelf. Info, 654-2508.

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‘an adirondack christMas iX’: This North Country holiday tradition brings the area’s favorite musicians to the stage for family-friendly tunes. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, N.Y., 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 518-5232512.

‘christMas Musical’: Traditional and contemporary holiday music emerges from a choir, drama team and various musicians and soloists. North Avenue Alliance Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0501.

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‘a celtic christMas concert’: Traditional folk music, carols and stories celebrate the season. Congregational Church, Charlotte, 7 p.m. $15-25 donation. Info, 425-3176.

bluegrass gospel project: Six bluegrassAmericana acoustic-playing Northeasterners cook up some holiday tunes. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $12.50-15. Info, 877-6737.

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‘read to a dog’: Stories form a bond between young readers and Deali, a Pembroke corgi from Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 276-9906.

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‘tHe green Mountain nutcracker’: See SAT.19, 2 p.m. ‘tHe nutcracker’: See SAT.19, 1 p.m.

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BurLington coHouSing PotLuck: Hungry people bring a dish to share as they meet, mingle and learn about collaborative living. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 2230120.

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‘tHe king & tHe tHruSH’: Folk storytellers Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder spin tales of goodness and greed from India, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, using the harp and concertina to add intrigue. Lamb Abbey, Montpelier, 2-3:30 p.m. $4-8; $12 per family. Info, 229-2200.

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afro-cariBBean Dance cLaSS: Penelope Newcomb leads high-energy, imaginative dances for all skill levels, derived from Cuba, Haiti and Brazil, to the beat of live drums. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 5-6:30 p.m. $10. Info, 723-4014.

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SongS & StorieS of tHe SeaSon: A community carol sing and dramatic reading of Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” raise spirits and funds for the Williston Community Food Shelf. Williston Federated Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 878-5792.

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‘MonDayS witH Megan’: Preschoolers ages 2 to 5 expand their imaginations through storytelling, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

gregorian cHant & organ concert: A 22-member men’s singing group brings voice to ancient sacred music before a pipe organ concert and audience sing-along. Chapel. St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3 p.m. Donations accepted for a local food shelf. Info, 654-2508.

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‘itty Bitty PuBLic Skating’: See THU.17, 10-11 a.m.

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BLuegraSS goSPeL Project: See SAT.19, Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 6 p.m. $15. Info, 518569-7731.

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‘SPenD SMart’: Vermonters learn savvy skills for stretching bucks. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 104.

‘LiBrary Learning aDventureS for HoMeScHooLerS’: Out-of-classroom learners ages 6 to 12 find mental stimulation in this parent-led cooperative enrichment group. Parental participation required. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7216.

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HoLiDay concert & Sing-aLong: Full Circle creates lively melodies utilizing harp, hammered dulcimer, recorders and more. Jericho Community Center, 4-6 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 8994327.

MuSic witH Peter: See THU.17, 10:30 a.m. ‘PajaMa nigHt witH Santa’: Families put on their fuzzy flannels to visit Santa for milk and cookies and a movie. University Mall, South Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

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‘Yoga Through STorieS’: Imaginative storytelling accompanies simple stretches and fun postures. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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Sleigh rideS: Weather permitting, jingling horses trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of rolling acres. Rides depart every half-hour from the Welcome Center. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442. STar-gazing Sleigh rideS: Pat Palmer of Thornapple Farm and a team of Percheron draft horses lead a celestial ride under the winter sky. Weather permitting. Preregister. Rides depart at 6 p.m., 6:45 and 7:30. Shelburne Farms, 6 p.m. $7-15; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8686.

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Marjorie CadY MeMorial WriTerS group: Budding wordsmiths improve their craft through “homework” assignments, creative exercises and sharing. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 388-2926, cpotter935@comcast. net.

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line danCe ClaSS: Movers in parallel lines match basic steps and patterns to all types of tunes. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 658-0096.

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engliSh ConverSaTion group: Anglophones offer chatty practice to nonnative learners of their mother tongue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. ‘gifT or no gifT’: There may not be a bevy of “suitcase girls,” but randomly chosen shoppers over 18 can compete for up to $500. In the J.C. Penney Seating Area, University Mall, South Burlington, 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. ‘gifT-of-life MaraThon Blood drive’: A giving community strives to donate 1000 life-sustaining pints. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 10:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 775-0903.

health & fitness

laughTer Yoga: What’s so funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 355-5129.

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Toddler STorYTiMe: Kids under 3 enjoy picture books, songs and rhymes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

adulT piCKup volleYBall: Players begin a rally over the net at this fun court game. Gymnasium, Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 864-5088. adulT STiCK & puCK hoCKeY: Skaters attempt to sink goals while staying upright on slippery ice. Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. $5. Info, 229-5900.

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‘il TrovaTore’: Opera talents Fiorenza Cedolins and Marco Berti star in this live broadcast of Verdi’s famous work from Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. Merrill’s Roxy Cinema, Burlington, 2 p.m. $20-25. Info, 864-3456. ‘The 25Th annual puTnaM CounTY Spelling Bee’: See WED.16, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

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holidaY plaY: Camel’s Hump Middle School actors entertain preschoolers with seasonal stories. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. ‘Moving & grooving WiTh ChriSTine’: See WED.16, 11-11:30 a.m. preSChool STorYTiMe: See WED.16, 10-10:45 a.m. ‘STorY TiMe WiTh MrS. ClauS’: See WED.16, 6-7 p.m.

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Mad river Chorale: A 50-person choir conducted by Piero Bonamico presents an annual “Christmas Eve Eve Concert,” featuring traditional and brand-new pieces. Gate House Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 7 p.m. $15-20; free for ages 18 and under. Info, 496-4781.

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STorYTiMe: Youngsters ages 1 to 3 gather for songs, finger plays, puppets and stories. Preregister. South Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.

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KniTTing CluB: Little ones in third through sixth grades loop yarn with needles to form soft hats to be sent to the hospital for premature babies. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 8784918.

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body BODY & MIND AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Core Strength w/ Caroline Perkins - 3 sections; Weight Training - 2 levels; Zumba; Yoga - 3 choices; Swing or Ballroom w/ Terry Bouricius; Pennywhistle for Beginners; Ballet Exercise w/ Brea; Jump into Jazz; Voice-Overs; Guitar - 3 Levels; Natural Facials; Herbs for Winter Health; Kicking the Sugar Habit; Equine Aromatherapy; and Juggling. Low cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials incl.

burlington city arts TADPOLE PRESCHOOL DROP-IN: Jan. 12 - May. 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Weekly on Tuesday, Friday. Cost: $6/per parent/child pair, $5/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Stuio, 250 Main St., Burlington. This drop-in introduces your child to artistic explorations in multimedia that are both creative and social. Participants draw, work with clay, create collage, paint murals and more! Parents must accompany their children. Materials provided. No registration necessary. Ages 1-5. *Purchase a drop-in class card and get the 6th visit for free! LIFE DRAWING DROP-IN AGE 16+: Jan. 11 - May. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $8/session, $7/session for BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. This drop-in class is open to all levels and facilitated by a BCA staff member and professional model. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. *Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit for free!

DROP IN: POLLYWOG PRESCHOOL: Jan. 14 - May. 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $6/ per parent/child pair, $5/BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. This popular drop-in program introduces young children to artistic explorations in a multimedia environment that is both creative and social. Participants will work with homemade play dough, paint, yarn, ribbon, paper and more! Parents must accompany their children. All materials provided. No registration necessary. Ages 6 mo. - 5 yrs. *Purchase a drop-in card and get the 6th visit for free! DRAWING AND PAINTING: Jan. 26 - Mar. 30, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $245/220.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn many drawing and painting techniques and apply composition, linear aspects, form and color theory to your work. This supportive class will have a nice balance of studio time, group discussion and critique. Materials list will be provided. BCA will provide glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks. Limit: 10. CLAY: WHEEL-THROWING II: Jan. 26 - Mar. 9, 7-9:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Prerequisite: Proficiency in centering and throwing basic cups and bowls. In this mixedlevel class, students will learn individualized tips and challenges for advancement on the wheel. Demonstrations and instruction will cover throwing, trimming and glazing techniques. Students must be proficient in centering and throwing basic cups and bowls. Over 20 hrs/week of open studio time to practice. Limit: 12. CLAY: WHEEL-THROWING I: Jan. 25 - Mar. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $235/$211.50 BCA members (clay sold seperately at $20/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings). Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. No experience necessary! Work primarily on the potter’s wheel learning basic throwing and forming techniques. Projects may include vases, mugs, plates and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. Over 20 hrs/week of open studio time to practice. Limit: 12. FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY CLAY: Jan. 15 - May. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Weekly on Friday. Cost: $6/ participant, $5 BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Learn wheel and hand- building techniques at BCA’s clay studio. Make bowls, cups and amazing sculptures. Staff will give wheel and hand-building

demonstrations throughout the evening. You can bisque and glaze your creation for $3 per item. No registration necessary. All ages welcome. *Purchase a drop-in class card and get the 6th visit for free! FRIDAY NIGHT TEEN CLAY DROPIN: Jan. 15 - May. 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Weekly on Friday. Cost: $6 /participant, $5 BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Teens, bring your old clothes and some tunes and come create with clay. Staff will show you how to hand build or how to use the wheel. You can bisque and glaze your creation for $3 per item. No registration necessary. Teens only. *Purchase a drop-in class card and get the 6th visit for free!

Call 802-865-7166 for info or register online at BurlingtonCityArts.com. Teacher bios are also available online.

computers COMPUTERS AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Computer & Internet Basics Tutorial; iWant iPods & iPhones; Improve your Internet Experience; Windows Security: File and Control Panels; Google Sketch Up; MS Word Basics and More; MS Excel Basics; Excel up - The Next Steps; Movie Maker Lab; Web Site Design Fundamentals; Dreamweaver: Advanced Web Design; PowerPoint/Publisher; Window Management. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials incl. w/ few exceptions. DIGITAL CAMERA CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Photoshop Basics; Digital Camera Fundamentals; Advanced Digital Photography Workshops; Digital Spectrum; Adobe Photoshop CS4 - 4 Sampler; Next Layers of Photoshop and Blending and Filter.

craft CRAFTS AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org. Woodworking; Welding; Basic Machining - Lathe and Mill; Carving a Face or Animal Figurines; Jewelry Making; Wooden Bowl Turning; Picture Framing; Rug Hooking - 2 levels; Sewing; Mosaic Dragonfly Tiles; Cake Decorating 3; Fun with Fondant; Knitting - 2 levels. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included w/ few exceptions.

creativity INTRO. TO WORKING WITH SYMBOLS: Jan. 10-31, 2-4 p.m., Weekly on Sunday. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-2447909. Learn how to recognize, interpret and work with the images that form the basis of art, creativity and your dream life in this workshop created by students’ requests. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

dance BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 802-598-6757, www. FirstStepDance.com. Beginning classes repeat each month, and intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and dance! DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Cost: $13/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802-598-1077, info@salsalina. com. Salsa classes, nightclubstyle. One-on-one, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! MONTPELIER: Register now for the Winter/Spring session. Session begins January 4. Location: Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier. Info: 802-2994676, www.cdandfs.com. Preteens, teens, and adults: Offerings include Musical Theater Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, B-Boys and Girls, and Ballet. Creative Dance for 46-year-olds, Ballet for 6-10-yearolds, and more.

drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-999-4255, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www. burlingtontaiko.com. Beginning classes in Burlington! Tuesdays - Kids, 4:30-5:20 p.m., $54/7 weeks. Adults 5:30-6:20 p.m., $61/7 weeks. Session began 11/3. Advanced Beginner/Ensemble class meets weekly on Mondays at 5:30-6:50 p.m., $61/7 weeks, began 11/2. Beginning taiko classes in Montpelier! Wednesdays, 7:00-8:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at

AllTogetherNow. In Richmond on Thursdays, call for times and location. Djembe classes in Montpelier, Wednesdays, 5:00-6:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at Lamb Abbey (www.thelambabbey.com). Gift certificates are available. For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.

empowerment EMPOWERMENT AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Beekeeping w/ Bill Mares; History of World Through Food Movement w/ Chris O’Donnell; Foreign Affairs; “Great Decisions” w/ Terry Ryan; Knots for Life; Solar Energy 101; History of Cinema; Shamanic Journey; Energy Medicine; Mindful Meditation; Get Published; Thursday Night Writers; Creative Writing; Bridge - 2 levels; Motorcycle Awareness Program; Financial Management; Adventure/Expedition Racing; Fly Fishing and Suburban Homesteading 101; Goal Setting and Dreamboarding.

exercise MONTPELIER: Location: Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier. Info: 802-229-4676, www.cdandfs.com. Dance-based exercise classes, Mon.-Fri., noon - 1 p.m. Exciting, fun, effective: Mon., African Caribbean. Tue., Modern. Wed., Dance Mix: Jazz/Funk/ Blues. Thu., Dance Mix: Latin/Pop/ Swing. Fri., African Caribbean. Drop in: $12. As low as $7.38/class w/ punch card. You can keep your resolution and have fun!

org. Wondering if a class is right for your child? Come see! During Burlington’s First Night celebration, kids can try out music, drama and dance classes for free. Staff and teaching artists are on hand to answer questions and help with class placement. Drop-ins welcome if space remains, but call or email to guarantee a spot. See schedule online. WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER: Brochures are being mailed soon. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802652-4548, flynnarts@flynncenter. org. New this semester is Creative KIDS! - an introduction to the performing arts through drama and dance, with three levels for kids ages 3-8. Returning dance class favorites include hip hop, tap, ballet and jazz, including a Michael Jackson tribute class. There are also acting classes, group singing lessons, Jazz Combos for young musicians, Zumba, and the everpopular Laugh Attack: Standup Comedy. THEATER WORKSHOP: Jan. 10, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802-652-4548, flynn arts@flynncenter.org. “Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas, Happy Like New Year” Theater Workshop: Ages 14+. Abigail Nessen Bengson and Shaun McClain Bengson. Participants learn the basics of several American music and performance forms, including blues, step and spoken word, and learn how to employ these as a form of personal expression. The workshop culminates in a short piece using what we’ve learned in a music and movement piece inspired by our personal and community traditions.

fitness WOMEN’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Mon, Wed. Fri., 4-week program, 9-10 a.m. Cost: $99/4-week program. Location: St. John Vianney Church Gym, 160 Hinesburg Rd., S. Burlington. Info: Burlington 1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 PM Adventure Boot Camp. Hundreds of lives have changed through this 2010 VT MASTER GARDENER program. Yours can, too! All fitness COURSE: Feb. 2 - Apr. 27, 6-9 p.m. levels. Have fun, lose weight, feel Cost: $315/course plus cost of great. Hurry, before it’s sold out! book. Noncredit course. Location: $99 or $129. Starts Jan 4. Register Bennington, Brattleboro, Johnson, NOW, www.burlingtonbootcamp. Lyndon, Montpelier, Middlebury, com. Not sure? Check out testimoNewport, Randolph Center, nials and photos. Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans,

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Wisdom of the herbs school: Programs: Wisdom of the Herbs: Eight-month Certification Program beginning May 15, 2010. Wild Edibles: Enhancing Local Food Security, beginning May 9, 2010. VSAC nondegree grants avail. to qualifying applicants; apply now. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: Annie McCleary, Director, 802-456-8122, annie@wisdom oftheherbsschool.com, www. WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool.com. Unique experiential programs embracing wild plants, holistic health and sustainable living skills, valuable tools for living on the earth in these changing times. learn through herb walks and nature adventures, communion with nature, hands-on wild harvesting and preparation of wild edibles, and herbal home remedies, with intention and gratitude.

aiKido classes: Classes for adults 7 days a week; beginners are always welcome. The Samurai Youth Program offers scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 8-18. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. aikido is a Japanese martial art that employs dynamic, circular movements and a philosophy that promotes the harmonious resolution of conflict. It is perhaps the only traditional form that truly integrates the intensity of karate with the soft power and relaxed movements of internal tai chi forms. Please visit and watch a class - visitors are always welcome! More information, including our class schedule, is available on our website.

kids Kids classes cVU high school: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Kids w/ clay; DJ Techniques - ages 10 & up; Incredible Decorated Valentine cookies - all ages welcome; Music Games - ages 4-8 w/ parents; Move & Groove - ages 2-5; Parenting the Joy of Reading. Many of the 150 classes appropriate for learners of all ages. Materials incl.

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sWedish massage Program: Cost: $400 /evening program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www.elementsofhealing.net. enjoy learning the art and benefits of swedish Massage in this introductory class. a wonderful opportunity if you are considering a career in massage or would like to enhance your healthrelated profession or share this healing art with family and friends. class will provide knowledge of full-body massage technique. equipment will be provided.

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shamanism WalKing the Path of the shaman: Weekly individual or group sessions as requested. Location: Shaman’s Flame Offices, Stowe and Woodbury. Info: Shaman’s Flame, Peter Clark & Sarah Finlay, 802-253-7846, peterclark13@gmail.com, www. shamansflame.com. connect to a more expanded level of consciousness & engage the elemental intelligence of the universe. In group or individual sessions, learn the techniques of shamanic active meditation called journeying.

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Winter riding biKe clinics: Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Location: Old Spokes Home, 322 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-8634475, www.oldspokeshome.com. Free bike clinics for winter riding! Topics will include how to maintain your bike and what gear to have. Please call to sign up today.

tai chi hWayU style tai chi/ montPelier: Cost: $144/16-week semester. Location: Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64 Main St., 3rd Floor, Montpelier. Info: Ellie Hayes, 802-456-1983. Winter/ spring semester begins Mon., Jan.

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beeKeePing W/ bill mares: Jan. 21 - Feb. 4, 6:30-8 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $35 / class. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org. Thought about keeping bees? learn what you need to know. Bill, of Mares apiaries, writes and consults about bees far and wide. He will be joined by Russ aceto of Hilltop Honey of Fairfax to enlighten you - maybe inspire you - to start a few hives of your own.

snaKe style tai chi chUan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-864-7902, www.iptaichi.org. The Yang snake style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

yoga eVolUtion yoga: Daily yoga classes for all levels, conveniently located in Burlington. Cost: $14/10-class cards and unlimited memberships available for discounted rates. Mon., Wed., Fri. 4:30 p.m. classes are sliding scale $5-$10. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 802-864-9642, www.evolutionvt.com. Our staff of all certified teachers are skilled with beginners as well as students wanting to refine their practice. Vinyasa, anusara-inspired, Kripalu, Iyengar and babies/kids classes available. Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre-/ postnatal yoga. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt.com/ evoblog. m

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aValanche aWareness WorKshoPs: Two-Day Weekend Workshops—January 2-3 or 9-10. Cost: $175/Two-Day Weekend Workshops. Location: StoweSmugglers’ Notch. Info: Adventure Spirit Rock + Ice + Alpine Experiences, Kel Rossiter, 802535-1498, www.adventurespirit guides.com. This holiday season, give the gift that keeps on giving. lIVING! each two-day workshops will cover the skills needed to make wise backcountry decisions, including avalanche dynamics; snowpack characteristics; gathering decision-making data; terrain, snowpack, & weather factors; hazards assessment; route selection; human factors; avalanche rescue.

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learn to meditate: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of

shadoW WorK: Jan. 9-30, 2-4 p.m., Weekly on Saturday. Cost: $60 Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-2447909. Discover your shadow, in both its good and bad guises, through a variety of exercises that help to expand your consciousness. led by sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

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4, & runs 16 weeks. New students welcome, 5-5:45 pm. Beginners will receive mentoring from continuing students as well as instructor ellie Hayes. Ms. Hayes has been practicing & teaching tai chi for more than 35 years. call to preregister by sun., Jan. 3.

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sPanish as a second langUage: Location: Can meet in Burlington area, call to schedule time. Info: 802-859-9663, tonibasanta@yahoo.com. The purpose of my teaching is to acquaint the growing international community

asian bodyWorK theraPy Program: Cost: $5,000 /500-hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, scott@ elementsofhealing.net, www.elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of Oriental massage, amma and shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-element Theory. additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. Program starting september 2010.

Klezmer With daVid symons: Dec. 19. Cost: $25/1.5-2-hr. one-time workshop. Location: Summit School/Monteverdi Music School, Barre St., Montpelier. Info: Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture, Katie Trautz, 802-917-1186, music@summitschool.org, www.summit-school. org. In this introductory workshop we will touch upon some of the modalities, rhythms and styles of ornamentation particular to eastern and central european Jewish instrumental music (klezmer). We will learn a tune by ear, and will experiment with various ornaments and embellishment. anyone who is proficient on any instrument is welcome. Participants are advised to bring a recording device.

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sPanish langUage instrUction: Beginning the week of Jan. 4 for 10 weeks, except Travelers class is Jan. 16. Cost: $155/10 1-hour classes. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 802659-4181, spanishparavos@gmail. com, www.spanishwaterbury center.com. Winter spanish class offerings. Beginning early Jan. for 10 weeks: adult evening classes, six levels plus spanish light. Full-day spanish for Travelers class with argentinean lunch Jan. 16 - $106. also private classes, tutoring, lessons for children. see our website for complete info or contact us for details.

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from Burlington’s waterfront), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, Lucille@NaturalBodiesPilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. enjoy the feeling of coordination, balance and flowing movement in small classes and private sessions. Join any combination of Pilates Reformer and Mat classes, Natural Body Movement and elements of Ballet. Basic to advanced, students develop natural core strength, flexibility and body-mind awareness in this pleasant, professional, relaxing studio.

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aiKido classes: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785, www. vermontaikido.org. aikido 101: Join us for this free class! This free “Introduction to aikido” session is offered at 10 a.m. on the 3rd sat. of every month. Please bring or wear loose-fitting exercise clothing and plan to arrive 15 minutes before the session begins to register. The class will be non-strenuous and is open to all who are interested in learning just a little bit more about aikido, hands on.

each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burling tonshambhalactr.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.

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Art review: “Live, Dance, Paint,” Ceija Stojka

eija Stojka cannot forget her traumatic childhood; as an artist, she has reason to remember. A touring exhibit of her paintings, currently at the West Branch Gallery, illustrates the horror of her early years. Stojka is a Holocaust survivor. In 1933, the year she was born, Nazi leaders began to actively persecute her people, the Lovara, a traditional horse-trading tribe of the Roma. Two years later, the German government determined that the “Gypsies” had “foreign blood,” and by 1938, Roma children in Austria were forbidden to attend school. In 1940, Stojka’s family was taken in by Viennese friends, but within a matter of months her father was arrested and sent to Dachau. A year later he was murdered at Tiergartenstrasse 4 in Berlin, where Nazi doctors performed euthanasia experiments. Stojka was 8 years old when she was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the first of three concentration camps she survived, along with Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen. By the time the war was over, young Ceija, three siblings, her mother and aunt were the only living members of their erstwhile 200-member clan. She attributes their survival to her mama’s injunction to eat anything they could get their hands on — dirt, grass, leather and bark. The authors of The Holocaust Encyclopedia estimate that 220,000 Roma, or one-quarter of the total population of Europe’s nomads, were killed during the Nazi occupation. Stojka, now 76, has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to telling her people’s Holocaust story through poetry, autobiographical writing, painting and drawing. Though her work has been shown in Austria, where she

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ALCHEMY JEWELRY ARTS COLLECTIVE CELEBRATION: “Heart to Hand,” works by jewelry designers Connie Coleman, Timothy Grannis, MarieJosée Lamarche and Jane Frank; and “Windows and Doors: Watercolors by Katra Kinder. Through December 23 at Alchemy Jewelry Arts Collective in Burlington. Info, 660-2032.

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Roma women. She writes, “I, Ceija, say Auschwitz lives and breathes still in me today.” The constant torment of the living hell in her mind takes haunting form in her crude style: Stojka uses her fingers and toothpicks instead of brushes to apply the paint and ink.

to make art until she was 56. She suddenly felt compelled to paint and draw and used the materials at hand — pieces of cardboard, glass jars, postcards and salt dough. “I work with everything that comes between my fingers,” she writes. On good days, Stojka paints flowers — roses, sunflowers, strawberries and fields of wildflowers — or depicts her memories of living out of a horse-drawn caravan with her family before and after the war. On bad days, when she thinks about her father or her brother, who died in one of the camps, memories of the cattle cars, the smokestacks at Auschwitz, and Nazis corralling women and children pursue her. Stojka’s work is rooted in German expressionism and folk art. In “Dying Children,” the faces of babies, toddlers and teens float in space, like spirits lifted from a clouded memory. In one of her more lurid scenes, “Women’s Camp Ravensbrück,” a wagon is loaded down with bodies, and the faces of the dead already look like skulls. A woman raises her arms and appears to call out to a young boy in the foreground who holds the body of a dead child. Nazis with dogs watch the scene, and a dirty snow covers everything — the lowslung barracks, large pine trees, brambles and the strings of barbed wire that appear in nearly all Stojka’s works. These scenes are not easily forgotten.

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lives, and elsewhere in Europe, she had not exhibited in the United States until this year. Dr. Lorely French arranged for Stojka’s work to be shown at Pacific University in Oregon, where she teaches, at Sonoma State University in California, and at the West Branch in Stowe. Stojka’s acrylic paintings and pen-andink drawings are visceral re-creations of her experiences in the concentration camps. Her nightmarish tableaux are replete with images from her torturous memories of guntoting SS henchmen, children dying around her, and the naked, emaciated figures of

This lends the work an eerie, childlike quality that makes even more horrific her depictions of the dayto-day anguish of living under constant threat of dying from starvation or the gas chambers. The specter of Hitler pervades Stojka’s work. The Führer is there in glossy black kneehigh boots, in her finger painting titled “The Dance on the Swastika.” His demonic spirit possesses her depictions of the blond, whipwielding prison guards in “Binz.” Stojka’s image of Hitler is garish and otherworldly. He is a stick figure with an oversized head, and he stares owl-like at the viewer while his body goosesteps in the opposite direction. The background of the painting is blood red; guns litter the ground beneath his feet. Stojka, who is self-taught, didn’t begin

‘CELEBRATE THE SEASON’: A holiday exhibit featuring new oil paintings by the internationally renowned landscapist Carolyn Walton, and introducing the paintings of East Calais artist Helene Amses and Athenia Schinto of Shelburne. Also on view is jewelry by Burlington designer Tineke Russell. Through December 30 at Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-8223.

DINA SENESAC, KIM JORDAN, JOSH MAY & RACHAEL DALEY: Visual artists showing works in acrylic, papier-mâché, textile paintings and photography team up with poets for this third annual exhibit and readings event. Artwork can be viewed by appointment after the reception. Through January 1 at Rose Street Artists’ Co-op in Burlington. Info, dsenesac88@gmail.com.

CHRISTOPHER J. HARRINGTON: Selected paintings and drawings from the artist’s collection. Through February 28 at Drink in Burlington. Info, 999-8570.

‘EGYPTOMANIA’: Art and artifacts resulting from the West’s fascination with all things Egyptian. In the Wilbur Room. Through December 18 at Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

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CHRISTOPHER LISLE: “The Mundane,” photographs inspired by the diversity of the Vermont landscape and preconceived notions of aesthetics. Through December 31 at The Daily Planet in Burlington. Info, 272-6799.

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“Live, Dance, Paint,” paintings by Gypsy Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka, at West Branch Gallery in Stowe. Through January 3.

FINE ART AND ORIENTAL RUGS HOLIDAY SALE: Paintings, drawings and watercolors by the late Vermont artist Lois Foley and others, along with select hand-woven carpets. Former Village Pumphouse, 15 Falls Rd., in Shelburne. Friday through Sunday, December 18-20, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Info, 238-7764. JANICE SOLEK-TEFFT & KENNETH TEFFT: “Seasons,” pastels, oils and watercolors depicting Vermont’s beauty. Through February 4 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 872-7111.

ESSEX ART LEAGUE GROUP SHOW: Original artworks by Lynn Powers, Joan Smith, Jackie Call and Pat Kennedy. Through December 31 at Essex Town Offices. Info, 862-3014.

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talKs & eVents Mistletoe aRt faiR: Members of the essex Art league offer their work for holiday gifts at this fair over three weekends. Friday, December 18, 5-8 p.m., essex shoppes & cinema, essex Junction. Info, 862-3014. holiday aRtist MaRKet: summer’s outdoor market, featuring a variety of local artists and artisans, comes indoors for a seasonal sale. Friday, December 18, 12-8 p.m.; saturday, December 19, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., contois Auditorium at city hall, Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

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‘GaMe life’: More than a dozen works by contemporary artists and video-game designers from Vermont and around the world transform the gallery into a functioning video arcade, and explore the aesthetics and issues addressed by the games. December 18 through February 13 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Reception: Friday, December 18, 5-8 p.m. Info, 865-7165.

But Pearlman has continuously explored other media and forms, and her work has grown more abstract. Brandon’s Gallery in-the-Field tracks this evolution with an exhibit of the artist’s powerful drawings, paintings and figurative sculptures, some of which are pictured here. The works are on view through January 3.

KaRen day-Vath: Recent bold abstract paintings from the st. Albans artist’s “primary colors” series, in the chittenden Bank UVM branch. Through December 31 at Davis center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 524-7154.

ned castle: “Indigenous expressions,” black-andwhite photographs of regional native identities, defined from the perspective of the subjects, with archival pigments on fine-art paper. Through December 31 at echo lake Aquarium and science center/leahy center for lake champlain in Burlington. Info, 864-1848. nicholas heiliG: “Animal Abstracts,” original ink drawings featuring a local animal in silhouette, composed of other subjects. Through January 1 at The Block Gallery in winooski. Info, 373-5150. nicole KiRcheR: The newport artist shows her mixed-media works at this brand-new jewelry store. Through December 31 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Info, 862-2233.

Matt BRown: “simple Gifts: A show for All seasons,” wintry scenes from the featured artist, and other works in multiple media by 15 other regional artists. Through January 30 at Furchgott sourdiffe Gallery in shelburne. Info, 985-3848.

Rachel eBy: Twenty-five quilt hangings representing the many created by this resident over 50 years. Through December 31 at wake Robin Retirement community in shelburne. Info, 264-3341. sheila poettGen: Mixed-media work and original, limited-edition prints by the Burlington artist. Through January 3 at The skinny pancake in Burlington. Info, 922-3381.

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‘a paRtRidGe in a peaR tRee’: A holiday group show featuring works in various media by 15 artists. Through December 31 at The lazy pear Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 223-7680. aRt ResouRce association annual show: works in multiple media by members of this central Vermont organization. Through December 20 at T.w. wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8754. aRthuR ZoRn: “Improving Visions II,” new abstract impressionist works. Through December 16 at The skinny pancake in Montpelier. Info, 262-2253. aRtisans’ holiday BaZaaR: The seventh annual exhibition and sale offers affordable gifts in pottery, weaving, glasswork, jewelry, prints, gourmet food and much more. Through December 21 at chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-9878.

‘the aRt of action: aRtists’ choice touR’: select works by Vermont artists who variously address the state’s future in a project funded by lyman orton. Through January 15 at Burlington Airport in south Burlington. Info, jzwick@ vermontartscouncil.org.

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‘napoleon on the nile: soldieRs, aRtists and the RediscoVeRy of eGypt’: Thirty large, detailed, engraved illustrations from the 23-volume Description de l’égypte, a study of ancient and modern egypt initiated under the reign of General napoléon Bonaparte, this exhibition explores nearly every aspect of the north African country and underscores the resulting passion in the west for all things egyptian. Also included are paintings and drawings influenced by the book’s publication, letters and documents from the time of napoleon’s contact with egypt, and other artifacts. Through December 18 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

ValeRie hiRd: “The Maiden Voyages project: The Diaries of Five women,” the translation from text to images of four women from the Middle east and the Vermont-based artist, making the lives of real women of varying cultures and backgrounds accessible. Through January 2 at Amy e. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn center in Burlington. Info, 652-4500.

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toM o’BRien: “sic Transit Gloria Mundi: The Vanitas landscape,” oil paintings of worlds viewed through windows. Through December 20 at ccV Burlington cherry pit Gallery. Info, 652-2081.

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Judith Rey & denis VeRsweyVeld: “shelter : Dwelling : house : home,” painting and sculptures, respectively, that explore the forms that shape our natural and built environment. Through January 31 at Truexcullins Architecture & Interior Design in Burlington. Info, 658-2775.

‘the woRd show’: works from Vermont artists Axel stohlberg, Roger coleman, winnie looby, sharon webster, Aluan Arguelles, Jon Michael Turner, Drew cameon, pK ellis and Maggie standley, who combine text with images in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, assemblage, print, collage and more. Through January 3 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 363-4746.

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here’s a new sign on the Mill Street building in Middlebury where the Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow long resided. It reads, “Edgewater Gallery,” and director Peter Alpers does not want the place to be perceived as Frog Hollow II. The interior has been refreshed and partly reconfigured, and a more eclectic selection of art and crafts is given an airier, quirkier presentation. Still, the mix of merchandise — paintings, pottery, jewelry and decorative accessories — is similar to that of the late, great craft gallery. And the most mesmerizing attraction of all, Middlebury’s Great Falls, continues to rage just a few feet to the east. Alpers and gallery owner George Dorsey pay homage to Edgewater’s predecessor, which fell victim early this year to soaring debt and plummeting sales. Dorsey, a Cornwall resident who directs an international trading firm, says he decided to buy the building a few months ago because it was “such a sad sight, having that space empty for a long time.” The craft center, which opened in Frog Hollow in 1971, was a Middlebury mainstay whose loss was keenly felt, both men say. But Edgewater, which opened six weeks ago, will do retailing differently than did the craft center, promises gallery manager Bay Jackson. “The art was outshined by the crafts” when the space was known as Frog Hollow, and the display was “busy,” Jackson says. In addition, Alpers observes, “Frog Hollow became more of a store than a gallery. It’s our ambition to be more of a gallery than a store.” The distinction carries implications for how sales items are arrayed, he notes. “A gallery doesn’t show objects as commodities. And they’re more separated from one another,” explains Alpers, who closed a gallery he had run for nine years in Andover, Mass., to take charge of Edgewater. The artists featured in the gallery’s inaugural show have a less folksy style than do many of the painters and artisans associated with Frog Hollow. And some of the most striking 11/30/09 pieces at16t-studiostore120209.pdf Edgewater — such as Ellen Granter’s

policy of accepting pieces only on consignment, he explains. Besides, “Sabra Field’s work, which I greatly admire, is available in many galleries. And we don’t want to be a ‘me-too’ gallery.” Alpers and Bay Jackson rely on their own eyes — taking into account what the market will favor — in choosing pieces for Edgewater. Some of the artists had been in Alpers’ Andover gallery, and the locally wellconnected Jackson was familiar with others. The pair shares tastes, so consensus is usually easy to achieve, Jackson says. “Who’d think a 60-year-old guy from Massachusetts and a 28-year-old girl from Vermont could collaborate so well?” she wonders aloud. Now all that remains is for Edgewater to make money — a challenge in a state where most galleries have short life spans, and in a town that is suddenly awash with art. Alpers regards the presence of three other private galleries in Middlebury not as competition but as a “synergistic” enhancement. “It makes Middlebury more of an art destination,” he reckons. “Retail can be a difficult business, especially in art and especially in hard economic times,” Alpers acknowledges. But the initial response has been encouraging, Jackson says. Edgewater has sold half a dozen paintings and several craft pieces in a short time, she adds, noting that customers new to the area typically say something along the lines of “Wow, what a fabulous place!” Buying a building next to a waterfall wasn’t a difficult decision, Dorsey notes. And while his willingness to subsidize Edgewater isn’t open ended, he does recognize that “it takes years to build a business like this.” Sales through the Internet may eventually prove important, Dorsey adds, but the gallery’s success will rely mainly on the patronage of locals and visiting parents of Middlebury College students, he believes. “If the town decides this isn’t something they want,” Dorsey declares, “we’ll get the message.” m KEV i N J . K El12/7/09 l EY 16t-vtwoodworking120909.pdf

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ElizabEth NElsoN: “Expanded Boundaries,” oils, watercolors and mixed-media works focused on landscape by the Glover artist. Through January 25 at Governor’s Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. Group sculpturE show: Leila Bandar, Kat Clear, Chris Curtis, David Tanych and Denis Versweyveld show works in stone, steel, wood and other media in this biennial installation. Through May 1 at Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden in Montpelier. Info, 828-3292.

liNda wooliEvEr: “Silk Musings,” oil paintings on silk. Through December 31 at The Shoe Horn in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454.

priNt holiday show: Etching, woodcut, solarplate and monotype are among the techniques used in prints by members of the studio in this annual exhibit and sale. Through December 31 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901.

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pEtEr MillEr: The photographer exhibits his iconic, black-and-white images of Vermont people and places, along with shots of Paris in the 1950s and other works. Through December 31 at Peter Miller Photography Gallery in Colbyville. Info, 244-5339.

‘wild pEoplE, wild placEs: wiNtEr’: Photographs of outdoor adventures and nature in the snowy season by married photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson. Through January 6 at Artisans’ Gallery in Waitsfield. Info, 496-5434.

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‘ModErN trEasurEs for thE holidays’: Select works by Varujan Boghosian, Lizi Boyd, Leslie Fry, Pat Dipaula Klein, Abby Rieser, Charles Spurrier, Charles Shackleton, Miranda Thomas, Holly Walker and Bhakti Ziek. Through January 31 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

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KEN MorGaN: “Something Old/Something New,” works inspired by travels with the artist’s family acrobatic act. Through January 8 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College in Poultney. Info, 287-8926.

sara wiGht & JaMEs M. pattErsoN: “Winter’s Depths: Two Perspectives,” photographs taken in New England that focus on the cold season from complementary points of view. Through December 29 at PHOTOSTOP Gallery in White River Junction. Info, 698-0320.

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royce dendler: “Ozone Replenishment,” new work in a variety of media, including collage, fabricated metal, melted plastic and digital imagery. Through January 12 at Terasem Movement Foundation Office & Galleria in Bristol. Info, 453-7005.

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winter memberS’ exHibit: A variety of artworks in multiple media by local artists. Through December 31 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.

SaraH norSwortHy: Multilayered, multimedia paintings grounded in place and narrative in the artist’s personal life. Through January 1 at Winding Brook Bistro in Johnson. Info, 635-9950.

‘women to watcH 2010: contemPorary figuratiVe Painting’: In this touring exhibit sponsored by the Vermont Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, curator Idoline Duke presents paintings by Vermont artists Susan Abbott, Carrie Gelfan, Kate Longmaid, Aline Ordman and Adelaide Tyrol. Through December 31 at Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College. Info, 468-1266.

St. albanS grouP SHow: Photography by Chris Hungerford and Robert Chaperon Jr., watercolors by Paule Gingras and Beth Maginn, mixed-media acrylic paintings by Meta Strick, and other works. Through February 6 at Staart Gallery in St. Albans. Info, 524-5700.

‘buy art at tart’: Recent works by Heidi Lague, Bethany Farrell, Leah Van Rees, Jason Guild and Pat Murphy in a new gallery space. Through February 27 at The TART Gallery in Montgomery Center. Info, heidi.lague@gmail.com. ceiJa StoJka: “A Holocaust Survivor’s ‘Thank You’ to America,” a traveling exhibition of paintings by the Austrian Gypsy artist, singer and writer. Through January 3 at West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943. december featured artiStS: Paintings and drawings by Harald Aksdal, photographs by Lenny Christopher, paintings by Nancy Hayden, and folk art by Lorraine Pike. Through December 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.

tHea Storz & kirby QuilterS retroSPectiVe: Storz shows “The Great Kirby Documentary Quilt,” featuring most of the town’s 500 residents, along with other quilts and photos; other members of the community quilting group show individual quilts and group projects. Through December 31 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-2600.

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feel like I’m almost required by law to like this movie. After all, it’s about a 16-year-old child of the ghetto who suffers a smorgasbord of abuse that’s nothing short of record setting. Plus, she’s portrayed by a 300-pound newcomer who projects an affecting combination of vulnerability and resilience. Not to mention the fact that both Oprah and Tyler Perry have given the film their coveted seal of approval. This has to be meaningful, ennobling cinema, right? Oprah says so. While there are certainly things about Precious one can’t help but admire, I’m not so sure about the picture overall. I don’t quite see, for example, the point of conjuring this vision of a girl in hell; of creating a character just to put her through it. You probably assume there’s an inspirational message in there somewhere to justify the film’s infliction of monstrous cruelty, brutality and unthinkable mistreatment. Just barely. Gabourey Sidibe makes her screen debut in the role of Claireece “Precious” Jones, a high school student who lives in the pregentrified Harlem of 1987. She’s taunted for her obesity, can’t read and is pregnant with her

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second child. And those are the high points and screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher (and let’s not forget Sapphire) have further tribulations of her existence. Precious shares a hell hole of a walk-up up their sleeves for our teenaged heroine. For with her layabout welfare mother, brought instance, her first child was born with Down hair-raisingly to imperious, volatile life by syndrome, and her father’s latest assault has the standup comedian Mo’Nique. When left her with HIV. Is this film really based on the novel Push? she’s not telling Precious how It feels more like the Book of Job. worthless she is, That’s an awMo’Nique is usuful lot of adverally hurling heavy sity to heap on objects in her dione set of young rection. But that shoulders and isn’t the worst expect anything of it, believe it credibly upliftor not. First this mother looked ing to follow. To the extent anythe other way GROWING PAINS Sidibe plays a child of the ghetto who endures quite possibly the most thing does, it’s when the girl’s abusive upbringing in motion picture history. attributable to absentee father Sidibe’s ability to began sexually molesting her as a toddler. Now she rages at convey convincingly a spectrum of emotionher daughter for “stealing” her man. Both al states. Early on, she’s closed off from the of Precious’ pregnancies result from being world, fantasizing from within a protective shell. Later a teacher (Paula Patton) and welraped by him. It couldn’t possibly get more sordid, you fare case worker (Mariah Carey) intercede in say? Don’t be so sure. Director Lee Daniels her life. One teaches her to read and shows

her places where she can find acceptance. The other, the case worker, senses untold pain behind Precious’ tough mask and goes to great lengths to get her to tell her story, in the process setting in motion major changes in her life. Newcomer Sidibe does a nicely nuanced job of portraying the evolution of her character throughout. If she doesn’t exactly blossom, she at least takes the first steps toward getting out from under her mother’s thumb. A future that’s uncertain, I suppose, beats a past and present that are unforgiving. This is grim, dark stuff, rescued from total bleakness by a handful of fine performances — Mo’Nique’s is a shoo-in for an Oscar nom — and inventive directorial touches. There’s a pathos-laced moment, for example, when Precious stares into a bedroom mirror, and a slender blond white girl looks back at her. Most of the movie, though, is just unrelentingly brutal. So much so that I’m not even sure what genre it properly occupies. It’s been marketed as urban drama, but, if you ask me, it comes precariously close to horror. RICK KISONAK

Invictus ★★★

is the season for biographical movies that stuff and mount their famous subjects like objects in a museum display. In the case of The Young Victoria (coming at Christmas), this reverent approach makes for a gorgeous bore; we quickly learn that what Queen Victoria wore in her youth was more interesting than anything she did. Clint Eastwood’s Invictus has more going for it. As a character study of presidential-era Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman), it offers little viewers won’t expect. (At one point, the film’s white protagonists actually visit the museum on Robben Island to educate themselves about their leader’s time in prison. Thanks for the lesson, Clint!) Still, Invictus tells the compelling tale of a turning point in the history of South Africa, one with which many Americans are unfamiliar. Given this rich and inspiring material, it’s a pity Eastwood didn’t manage to make the movie less boilerplate. It starts with an ominous vignette set in 1990, when blacks in South Africa were celebrating Mandela’s release. “What’s happening?” a white teenage rugby player asks his coach. “Our country’s going to the dogs,” the adult replies. When he takes office as president in 1994, Mandela needs to demonstrate to his people — all of them — that a “Rainbow Nation” is actually stronger than a society under apartheid. Canny politician that he is, he understands that sports can help cement that sense

of national unity. Whites and blacks may not feel they share many interests, but they do share a sucky rugby team. So Mandela sets out to turn the Springboks, weakened by years of being banned from international competition, into the winners of the 1995 World Cup. First he has to defeat the skepticism of black South Africans, who know the team is beloved by Afrikaaners and hence cheer for whoever is whupping it. Mandela also has to win over the team’s coach and members, depicted here as a bunch of upstanding young fellows — especially strapping captain François Pienaar (Matt Damon, bulked up with an accent). Soon the players are coaching township kids to build good will. On the field, they’re practicing as hard as they can to prove the truth of Mandela’s favorite Victorian poem, William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus”: “I am the master of my fate:/ I am the captain of my soul.” Even for those unfamiliar with the facts, the outcome of this story is never in doubt. But did it have to be told in such a blandly uplifting way? Anthony Peckham’s screenplay never met a soundbite it didn’t like. The only character who seems even capable of complexity is Freeman’s dignified, gently witty Mandela: Everyone else in the movie exists either to resist him or (more often) to fall in love with him. Despite getting top billing, Damon has nothing much to do beyond gritting his teeth as he assures his teammates

LITTLE SCRUMMER BOY Turning The Blind Side’s racial setup on its head, rugby bruiser Damon gets inspiration from Freeman.

that winning is “our destiny.” Does Pienaar have private hopes and fears? We never find out. Maybe that’s the problem with basing a film on recent history: A writer can’t take liberties with people who are still alive. Still, it’s tantalizing to imagine what David (“The Wire”) Simon might have done with this saga of behind-the-scenes politicking in a hotbed of racial and economic tensions. He certainly

wouldn’t have poured syrupy music over the movie, the way Eastwood does. He would have shown more of the intriguing interplay between Mandela’s long-time entourage and the Afrikaaner bodyguards he inherited from former president F.W. de Klerk. And Simon might have reminded us that even the most admirable leader sometimes has to play dirty to win. M A R G O T HA R R I S O N

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ARmoREDHH1/2 Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne star in this heist saga about a group of armored car drivers who hatch a scheme to rob their own company. Skeet Ulrich costars. Nimrod Antal directs. (85 min, PG-13. Majestic; ends 12/17) tHE BliND SiDEHH1/2 Sandra Bullock stars in the true story of a well-to-do white family that takes in a black youth from a broken home and helps him fulfill his dream of playing All-American football. With Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates and Tim McGraw. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie). (126 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

moRE tHAN A GAmE: From filmmaker Kristopher Belman comes this documentary following five talented young basketball players who make an improbable journey from Akron, Ohio, to the national high school championship series. Featuring future NBA superstar LeBron James. (105 min, PG. Palace)

tHE BooNDocK SAiNtS ii: All SAiNtS DAYH Writer-director Troy Duffy brings us this sequel to his 1999 cult favorite about the ultra-violent exploits of two vigilante brothers. With Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and Billy Connelly. (117 min, R. Essex, Roxy)

tHE RoAD: Viggo Mortensen and Kodi SmitMcPhee star in director John (The Proposition) Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel in which a father and son fight to survive in a terrifying postapocalyptic America. Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce costar. (119 min, R. Palace)

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AN EDUcAtioNHHHHH Carey Mulligan gives a break-out performance in the story of an English girl whose life’s dream is getting into Oxford — at least, until she’s swept off her feet by a charming and cultured older man. Peter Sarsgaard costars. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay based on Lynn Barber’s memoir. Directed by Lone (Italian for Beginners) Scherfig. (95 min, PG-13. Roxy) EVERYBoDY’S FiNEHHH Robert De Niro leads an ensemble cast in Kirk Jones’ remake of the Italian weepie Stanno Tutti Bene, in which a widower hits the road in the hope of reconnecting with his grown children. Also featuring Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell. (100 min, PG-13. Capitol, Majestic, Palace) NOW PLAyING

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KEY INGREDIENTS

Key art, as you may know, is another term for a movie poster or one-sheet. What we’ve got for you this week are six examples minus their most important parts. These pictures may not be worth a thousand words, but coming up with their missing titles may just be worth dinner and a movie for two...

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