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Repeal IRV?
Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) allows voters to rank Burlington’s mayoral candidates, rather than choose just one. But a group of Burlington residents opposing IRV has collected enough signatures to put an item on the March ballot asking voters whether they’d like to return to the old way of electing mayors. Shay Totten’s post about their efforts has generated more than 130 comments on Blurt, the Seven Days staff blog. We’ve excerpted a few of them here. Follow the debate at sevendaysvt.com, and watch Blurt for announcements about upcoming sepaIt’s hard to IRV-related public y te legitimac ra meetings. the percep-
Again...no sy stem is perfect. I am not trying to mak e IRV out to be pe rfect. But it is bett er than the alternat ives. Please remem ber... repealing IR not return us V does to a majority winner or a ru off, it returns nus to a 40% winner (plura or run-off th lity) reshold. Wha t se to that? I kn nse is there ow that folk s have indica that some do ted not know th e difference between plur ality and maj ority. Well, if nothing else ... a lot more know now th used to. an
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The encryption of Burlington police communications, along with the explanation given, is a prime example of the need for evidence-based policy making [“Burlington Police Scanners Go Silent — to the Public,” December 22]. The police chief claims that “teams of criminals [are] using police scanners and text messaging to anticipate and evade police.” To date, there is no published research anywhere that would validate this claim. Even the pre-SMS claim that criminals routinely used police scanners to evade police has never been proven. Occasional incidents of scanners being found during searches are so rare as to have absolutely no statistical power. Add to this the fact that modern police scanners are complex, that street criminals are not often literate and tech savvy, and that (responsible) police do not discuss operational plans for raids over their agency channels, and the claim of highly sophisticated scanner use by criminals becomes laughable. The most dangerous, best-funded criminal enterprises — major drug cartels and terrorist networks — can afford to invest in decryption, anyway. Locking out the public does nothing to protect them or the police against criminals. If the police believe otherwise, show us your data. David Stark
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LOOKING FORWARD
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City Councilor Ed Adrian Is Burlington’s Political Provocateur
FEATURES
24 Sizing Up Vermont Politics: Two big thinkers debate the budget crisis
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BY KEN PICARD
Vermont’s Peter Galbraith Calls U.S.-Afghan Mission a “Quagmire”
30 No Computer Left Behind
Education: For one Vermont superintendent, tech is the key to progressive education
BY KEN PICARD
ARTS NEWS 18
A Book Set in the French Revolution Examines Capital Punishment Local Thespians Waiting in Wings for New Performance Space
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Pearing Down
34 Counter Intelligence
Food: Since 1918, Berlin’s Wayside Restaurant has kept ‘em coming BY ALICE LEVIT T
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Short Takes
56 Art
Music: A not-so-serious look at the year ahead in local music BY DAN BOLLES
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23 Work
Vermonters on the job: snowmaker Steve Reynolds BY KIRK KARDASHIAN
BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER
42 Soundbites
Music news and views BY DAN BOLLES
BY MISTRESS MAEVE
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Stuck in Vermont: Vermont actor Kent Cassella has been a stand-in for Dann Florek on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for 11 seasons. You may also recognize him as Detective Palmieri and Eddie Love ... or the Earl of Gloucester in Vermont Stage Company’s King Lear.
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PAGE 14 The Queen City’s councilor provocateur
One snowboarder’s quest to hit 20 Vermont resorts in 20 weeks
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Two big thinkers debate the budget crisis
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Sizing Up Vermont
A Vermont cabbie’s rear view
Your guide to love & lust
“Game (Life): Video Games in Contemporary Art,” Firehouse Gallery
PAGE 18 A new performance space for Burlington
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40 In the Year Two Thousand … Ten
44 Music
Open season on Vermont politics
Leftover food news
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35 Side Dishes
36 Concierge in the Kitchen
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Ever wonder what happens behind the curtain at big stage productions? Satisfy your curiosity with filmaker Frederick Wiseman’s La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, which gets into the nitty-gritty of rehearsals at one of the world’s most famous dance companies. Wiseman, an acclaimed documentary genius, talks to audiences following the Dartmouth Film Society’s screening at A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 50 SEE “STATE OF THE ARTS” ON PAGE 19 FOR A DARTMOUTH FILM SEASON PREVIEW
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Rotten Fun Folks in Cabot are making a big stink this week with the inaugural “Community Supported Compost” Cabaret. Acts by Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor, Good Old Wagon, The Drumatics, Geof Hewitt and The Roaring Dandelions, emceed by Anson Tebbits, kick off the Highfields Center for Composting’s garden and farm shares. Just this one time, it’s OK to “spoil” the fun.
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B-Town Boys Though The Lights Out, Township and The Luxury all hail from Boston, their cohorts are no strangers to Brrrlington. Band members from each have rocked Vermont in former groups including The Halogens, Rocketsled and Cancer Conspiracy. They’re descending upon Nectar’s this Friday in a triple-bill performance chock-full of their rising rock sounds. How’s that for a homecoming?
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committee backed Independent anthony for governor in 2008, the trooper’s PAC supported Douglas for reelection, and word is they’ll be rewarded. They may see wage increases rather than cuts. Like the sheriffs, the state’s attorneys also felt they had done their fair share by taking the pay cut for one year, says Chittenden County State’s Attorney t.J. Donovan, who serves on the executive committee of the state’s attorneys’ association. Most state’s attorneys earn around $90,000, except for the ones in Grand Isle and Essex counties, who make $66,000. Pollina
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Donovan said the attorneys are meeting on Thursday to vote on whether to reinstate the 5 percent pay cut. “We recognize the current, difficult fiscal situation of the state, so we’re going to have to consider taking the cut again,” said Donovan. The sheriffs recently told the administration they were willing to slash their pay anew. “We have no other way to meet our budget targets, and we don’t want to lose state-paid deputies,” said Marcoux. Deputies aren’t all they’re worried about losing. Many sheriffs and state’s attorneys are up for election this fall.
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The first week of the legislative session was a very good one for Brian Dubie’s gubernatorial campaign. Gov. Douglas had his lieutenant in tow at two highprofile media events — one touting savings in government, the other promoting the governor’s economic development proposals. This week, Dubie will take a page direct from Douglas’ political playbook and embark on a six-day, statewide “jobs tour,” on which he plans to blame Vermont’s economic woes on the tax-
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It seems like just yesterday that five Democratic gubernatorial candidates were wooing the state’s environmentalists at two high-profile debates: Within 10 days in November, they attended the Environmental Action Conference at Vermont Technical College and a Burlington forum sponsored by the Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters. What never came out is that four of the five Democratic candidates support allowing all-terrain vehicles on state lands. Not sure how that equates to cleaner air and water. Three Dems met with ATV riders over the weekend in Barre to talk about the contentious issue. Only Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin told the group he is opposed to letting ATVs on state lands. He thinks ATV riders need to do more work developing private trails and proving they can be responsible users of public lands. Sen. Doug racine, on the other hand, believes the state needs to come up with a way to allow ATV use on state lands. “Vermont lands belong to all of us and Vermonters who use motorized vehicles should be respected.” That sounds strikingly similar to the position taken last year by Lt. Gov. Brian DuBie, who is also running for guv. “All Vermonters pay for public land with their tax dollars. There should be reasonable opportunity for all Vermonters to enjoy these public assets,” Dubie wrote in a letter to environmental officials. Meanwhile, Sen. SuSan Bartlett, Secretary of State DeB markowitz and former Sen. matt Dunne all say they are interested in finding ways to allow limited connector trails, or even pilot projects, to determine if wider use should be allowed. This is sure to rev up the primary.
and-spend, Democratic-led legislature. Dubie is also hiring paid campaign staff. He’s contracted corry BliSS, 28, a Virginia-based campaign manager who met Dubie through the Republican Governors Association. Bliss joins longtime Dubie political aide SuSan huDSon. Additionally, Republican fundraiser and former U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia roDolPhe “SkiP” Vallee tells “Fair Game” he will not challenge Dubie in a primary. “My issues are national and international, and if you don’t have the fire in the belly to run, then you shouldn’t run,” said Vallee. “I like Brian, and I get the sense that he’s reaching out and working hard, and that’s what he needs to do.”
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n recent months, heated exchanges about Burlington Telecom have led to lengthy city council meetings, exhausting the participants and audience members in attendance. Yet one city councilor seems to thrive on the chaos: Ed Adrian. The ongoing debate has allowed the Ward 1 Democrat to demonstrate his prosecutorial power. In so doing, Adrian has earned a reputation as a tireless watchdog of the Kiss administration. He’s also managed to piss off just about everyone. Elected to the council in 2007 to fill the remaining term of outgoing Councilor Ian Carleton, Adrian has been described by opponents — and, at times, by supporters — as egotistical, bombastic, tenacious and self-absorbed. He’s also been characterized as a “bull in a china shop” or simply “a real jerk” by colleagues in all political parties, including his own. “There may even be small amounts of truth to that,” said Adrian of the less-thanflattering adjectives attributed to him. “I like to keep myself under control, and I like to think I’m doing it for all the right reasons, but everyone’s human.” Roughly a year ago, Adrian and a fellow Democratic councilor used parliamentary procedures to repeatedly interrupt debate on a zoning ordinance, in an effort to delay a crucial vote. The tactic so infuriated former city council president Kurt Wright, a Republican, that he called police officers to Burlington City Hall Auditorium. The threat of forcible removal quieted Adrian somewhat but not entirely: He repeatedly questioned Wright about the police presence — for the cameras — thereby guaranteeing that it became a news story the next day. Less than a month ago, during a long and contentious meeting related to Burlington Telecom, current Council President Bill Keogh, a Democrat, had a similar experience. Adrian spent much of the meeting whispering in Keogh’s ear. Finally, the president turned to him and said brusquely: “Will you let me run the meeting? Jesus.” Asked about the incident, Adrian admits he has pushed Keogh too far sometimes — often urging Keogh to shut off a speaker if Adrian feels he or she is going on too long. “He doesn’t take it personally and I’ve apologized to him subsequently,” said Adrian. Keogh has yet to call the police on his fellow councilor. “I’m sure the time will come,” Adrian said wryly. Along with his confrontational demeanor, Adrian, who turned 40 in
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December, can be physically intimidating: He shaves his head and has a goatee; thickrimmed glasses enhance his intensity. And he doesn’t just enter City Hall Auditorium, he practically charges into it — whether he’s coming from a quick nosh, or the bus stop, or an earlier council work session. There’s an urgency in Adrian’s gait, as if he can’t wait for the meeting to begin. When it does, he’s usually either perched on the edge of his seat, looking over a series of questions he’s scribbled on his legal notepad, or leaning back in his chair as if waiting for the defense attorney to rest his or her case. If Adrian looks like a lawyer ready to pounce, that’s because he is one. He’s been a prosecutor for 13 years, first for the Franklin County State’s Attorney and now for the state Office of Professional Regulation. Adrian is relentless as an inquisitor, and often has to be reminded by Keogh to wrap up his questions so other councilors have a chance to ask theirs. “I wish there were some other people doing it, sure,” said Adrian of his probing questions. “These … so-called prosecutorial questions are only necessary when you’re not getting legitimate answers or an answer.” Adrian points to the often long-winded and
oblique responses given by Jonathan Leopold as a case in point. Adrian won’t apologize for locking horns with the city’s CAO. He does it on a regular basis. “Positive tension in the system is a good thing,” said Adrian, referencing the importance of “check and balances.” “Some people just don’t like any kind of tension or any kind of push and pull at all. Everything just needs to be sort of copasetic.”
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Adrian grew up in the northern New Jersey town of Allenwood, a Manhattan bedroom community. His dad was a dentist; his mom, a schoolteacher. His only sibling — a younger sister — is an architect who also lives in the Burlington area. Adrian organized his first political campaign at the age of 18. He sought to fill the student slot on the local unified school board. His campaign slogan was “Ed for Ed” — as in Ed for “education board.” He lost, but picked up close to 35 percent of the vote. And he was hooked. Adrian studied political science at the University of Vermont. After graduating in 1992, he traveled to Portland, Ore., for a year and then returned to the Green Mountains to attend Vermont Law School. After three years in South Royalton, he moved to Burlington and started to get
involved in local politics through fellow law school grads and some of their younger, progressive-minded friends. He married graphic designer Jennifer Karp and now has two kids, ages 6 and 3. That Adrian is a Democrat has everything to do with a poker game. No, he didn’t lose, or win, a hand. Instead, Adrian joined a long-running poker game hosted by local Progressives: Phil Fiermonte, a longtime aide to Bernie Sanders and a city councilor; Peter Sterling, an activist and former Sanders campaign manager; and representatives David Zuckerman and Chris Pearson, among others. Adrian said he joined the group after being invited by Mark Heyman, another young, progressive-minded Burlingtonian. But in 1998 Heyman ran as a Democrat alongside incumbent Rep. John Tracy in a two-seat Burlington House district. The other incumbent was Rep. Steve Hingtgen, a Progressive. Heyman lost, but was subsequently disinvited from the poker game. Adrian decided he would rather seek out a party that offered more political giveand-take than the Progressive Party, which he sees as more ideologically rigid. It wasn’t until 2006 that he took the leap and ran for office himself. That year, Adrian challenged longtime Ward 1 Independent Sharon Bushor, a Progressive ally, and lost by a hair. When Ian Carleton was ready to step down from his Ward 1 seat, he approached Adrian, who won the seat easily. Keogh recalls that Adrian brought a new energy to the Democratic caucus at the time. “He came in with a great degree of assertiveness, which was different, so the rest of the caucus had to adjust to a new style that we had not been accustomed to,” said Keogh. That “assertiveness” has not gone away, notes Keogh, which means Adrian often spars with fellow Democrats. Councilor Joan Shannon (D-Ward 5), who has been on the council since 2003, says she and Adrian are the most likely to disagree within the caucus. But no matter how much they conflict, Adrian is always the first to call or check in later to make sure the disagreement hasn’t adversely affected the relationship. Shannon said Adrian’s tactics have made him a lightning rod for critics, perhaps undeservedly so. “The administration and Progressives have been trying to claim that what’s happening, particularly around Burlington ed adrian
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We motored along gingerly in the afternoon traffic, nearly everyone on their best behavior as they negotiated the slippery roads through sleet-smeared windshields. Rosetta continued to tell me about her life and her unusual family. We had only just met, but she clearly needed to talk. In times of despair, the willing ear of a stranger can be a great solace. I’ve been on both sides of that dynamic. She seemed like such a sweet and soulful woman. Whatever the issues
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ner been together?” “Just about five years. And, of course, he took his car, so now I’m without a vehicle and I can’t get back and forth to town. It’s a friggin’ mess. I shouldn’t be drinking, either. I mean, that’s not helping.” Rosetta’s cellphone jingled, and she picked up. “I’m OK, Heather. I promise you. My friend at the bar got me this taxi back to the house … Yeah, I swear, I’m OK. Don’t tell Mom, all right? The last thing I need is that kind of pressure. Yeah, love you, too. ’Bye.” “That was my sister,” she said. “We have, like, this real close-knit family, which really helps right now. My mother and father became Mormon when we were kids, but my mom is Puerto Rican and she still practices Santeria. Do you know about that religion?” “A little bit, I think. It mixes, like, indigenous native spiritual practices with Catholicism. Do I got that right?” “Yeah, that’s it. It’s really quite potent.” Rosetta laughed and shook her head, pushing back the hood of her jacket. “For some reason, my whole family tree is filled with these types of people. My great-grandfather on my father’s side was the head of the theology department at Yale. And then his widow, my greatgrandmother, one day went into a trance and started doing what they call automatic writing. This went on for years. She was channeling spiritual messages from the other side, like, from saints and sages, not to mention deceased relatives. I have the collection of her writings. I consider them a precious treasure.”
between Rosetta and her ex, I had a feeling that, at some point in his life, he was going to regret walking away from her and their life together. “It’s kind of funny,” she said, as I popped the transmission into low for the sharp, steep turn at Joe’s Snack Bar; “between my mother and father’s side there’s all these religions — Mormon, Catholic, Presbyterian and, of course, the Santeria. But I can’t seem to fit into any of them. I just have my own relationship with God, and that’s what I hold on to.” We took a turn off Route 15 and drove into an older development lined with beautiful, almost stately homes. “This one’s mine,” she said, and I eased to a stop. “The old family homestead.” Rosetta thanked me and began to open her door, but then paused. “You know what?” she asked, facing me for the first time. “This morning I actually hitched a ride into town, something I hadn’t done since I was a teenager. A woman passed me by and then turned around and came back. She said, ‘I never pick up hitchhikers, but God told me to go back and get you.’ And now the ride with you this afternoon, courtesy of Ken’s generosity.” “Well,” I said, looking into her stillmisty eyes, “maybe you can’t put the name of a religion on it, but it seems like somebody is looking out for you.” 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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Telecom, is just the Democrats trying to bring down the administration and it’s all political,” said Shannon. “While not directed at Ed specifically, I think he takes a little bit more of it, and that’s because he’s most willing to stick his neck out the furthest.” Former councilor Carleton said this may mark the beginning of a shift in the city’s political power balance. Democrats see an opportunity to fill a leadership void created by Mayor Kiss, who not only lacks charisma but takes an almost Quaker-like approach to politics. “As an elected official you need to be someone who is willing to be outspoken if a significant change in the political climate needs to take place, and Ed’s never been afraid of speaking his mind,” said Carleton. “I think he takes pleasure in it. He also seems to me like one of those politicians least concerned with getting reelected.” But for every Democrat egging Adrian on, another is urging him to show more restraint. After several consecutive tumultuous meetings this fall, Democrats on the council began to voice concern that Adrian’s temperament during the meetings could backfire politically and hurt their reelections. He’s been asked to cool it. “He’s working on his demeanor,” said Keogh diplomatically. “I think he sees that by toning things down a little and acting less prosecutorial, he can elicit a great deal of cooperation from other Democrats, and even other councilors.”
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Since Galbraith’s feud with his boss and former friend of 15 years was made public — Aide introduced Galbraith to his wife — it’s resulted in a round of denunciations and countercharges from both men. Just one week after Galbraith filed a formal grievance with the UN over his dismissal, Aide was quoted in a December 17 New York Times article in which he accused Galbraith of trying to convince Vice President Joe Biden that Karzai should be ousted. Galbraith, who characterized Aide as “a terrible manager” who “couldn’t manage a two-car motorcade,” vehemently denied that allegation and described the Times story as a “smokescreen” designed by the UN to obscure its failure to carry out a fair and honest election. But even if Karzai were gone, Galbraith emphasized, he remains deeply skeptical of a military solution to the region’s woes. An outspoken critic of Obama’s plan to
worried about the damage he’s already done to Burlington’s progressive legacy. “I have no problem with contrarian views,” said former councilor Tim Ashe, Want the best success rate? a Progressive who is now a state senator. “But when it has no purpose and its priHypnofertility mary goal is to create discord and unrest can help. to down an administration, I think we all This program lose. My biggest worry right now is that supports the he and others are participating in an effort entire fertility that is crushing the Burlington mystique process (natural that Burlington depends on to attract busior medically . nesses and people.” assisted). Fellow Ward 1 Democrat Sandy Baird, Expensive a former state lawmaker who has had procedures like IVF often are not covered her own public battles with Progressives, at all by insurance. Studies in the journal agrees. She believes that Adrian’s actions, of “Fertility and Sterility” by Dr. Levitas, if allowed to continue, could be detrimenindicate that “infertile” women utilizing hypnosis techniques along with IVF have tal to not only Democrats but the city as a double the conception rate as compared whole. to IVF alone. For more information, visit “From my observation, and I can only our website. speculate, I think that Ed is an ambitious guy and he is acting the way he is acting Fertility • Stress in order to replace the Progs on the city council and in the mayor’s office, and he’s Quit Smoking using this crisis with Burlington Telecom Anxiety to advance his own career,” suggested Weight Loss Baird. Pain & Health Concerns Perhaps, but Adrian has already disJacob and Kristin Albee missed a run for the Vermont House, and Learn more now: JacobAlbee.com . 802-540-0401 says he has no intention of running for 41 Maple Street, Burlington, VT ChamplainHypnosis.com mayor in 2012. Studio Hours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY “I don’t know if I have those skills yet, 999-6444 • S. Burlington but would I rule it out entirely? No,” said Adrian. “I am planning to run for reelection, but after this next term, I have no 8v-champlainhypnosis111109.indd 1 11/11/09 6:16:10 8v-JacobAlbee011310.indd PM 1 1/9/10 2:08:02 PM idea whether I’ll run again or not.” “What I like about politics is that at its core it’s the most base way of effecting change,” said Adrian. “If you want to effect change in government, you get involved in Purchase a Sugarbush “Lookin’ Good” wrap— government, and that’s a primary motivatVeggie or Carnivore style in the Grab-n-Go cooler. ing factor for me.” m SEVENDAYSVt.com
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abolish the death penalty, so he proposes creating a swifter and supposedly less painful method than those used at the time: a mechanical decapitation device. Guillotin doesn’t invent the tall wooden frame with the efficient triangular blade — it is based on Scottish and Italian designs already in use. Nor does he build it; a German piano maker living in Paris does. But, as Estrin writes, “the good Doctor Guillotin [is] a man doomed by laughing fate to immortal scorn. He wanted an egalitarian justice system, a more humane method of execution. In return he was haunted by repulsion and sniggering, by dirty pointing fingers and hands going
chop-chop at the neck.” Guillotine is a feminine noun that implies the death machine is the humanitarian’s daughter. Capital punishment wasn’t outlawed in France until 1981. The last execution took place in Marseille, in 1977. The method? The only one used in that country since the French Revolution: guillotine.
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Indeed, this Monday the board gave its approval to the project, pending one minor detail, “and congratulated us on the way out,” says Alexander. Now there’s a permit to obtain and a bit of destruction/construction work to be done, not to mention “incorporating and raising some money” to form the nonprofit, he notes. Opening Off Center for business “will be at least a month out.” That can’t come too soon for local
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Death Penalty, which started with the DONNIE FELL case a couple of years ago,” Estrin recalls. (Federal prosecutors successfully secured a capital sentence against Fell in 2006 for taking a Rutland murder victim across state lines in 2000.) Book projects often become the “focus for research and reading that I’ve been wanting to do for a while,” Estrin confesses. He’d been “looking for an excuse to read” Simon Schama’s Citizens, a sprawling history of France’s first flirtation with democracy. This began a six-month path of research. Four of the novel’s five principals are real historical people. “There wasn’t much about anybody,” Estrin explains. “So I had to make up a lot of stuff ” to flesh out skeletal biographical materials. The characters feel authentic because they inhabit a world thoroughly grounded in period detail. They also interact with other historical figures about whom more is known, such as Mozart, Robespierre and the Marquis de Sade. The novelist creates a rich inner life for each character. Most compelling is that of the doctor, who is also a political reformer and ardent opponent of capital punishment. He doesn’t think enough fellow National Assembly delegates can be persuaded to
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“Paul discovered the space and brought Steve in on it, and then me,” Alexander explains. “BEN BERGSTEIN leases the space, so we’re working with him.” Bergstein, who heads the VERMONT PERFORMING ARTS LEAGUE and FOLKIDS OF VERMONT, presents events and classes at the NORTH END STUDIO in the building. But part of his leased space, the loading dock area, has been used simply for storage. A small adjacent room will be removed, Alexander says, creating a larger space that should accommodate “60 to 70 seats, depending on what the fire marshal says,” he notes, adding that there is “tons of parking” right outside. The trio presented their plan to the Development Review Board last week. “All kinds of people showed up to support the idea, plus CEDO [Burlington’s Community Economic and Development Office],” says Alexander. “It was really good to see. It seemed like it really clicked with the board, too.”
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PEARING DOWN The good news is, galleries continue to open all the time in Vermont. The bad news: One of the state’s most enjoyable, 3 Blue Stripes by THE LAZY PEAR GALLERY in Montpelier, is closing its doors. Sort Rob Hitzig of — the space will most likely retain an artistic function still to be determined. “We’re closing the gallery and giving the artists back their work,” reports ROB HITZIG, a co-owner with his wife, MARY JO KROLEWSKI. “We’re not sure what we’ll do with the space, but will use it partly for ourselves, for display and extension of the studio.” While the economic downturn may have taken the last bit of wind out of their sails, the couple has learned that running a gallery in Vermont is challenging even in the best of times. “We’ve had it for four years and never even paid ourselves rent, much less a salary,” Hitzig reveals. He and Krolewski own the colorful Victorian near Main Street’s roundabout that has housed the gallery on the first floor and apartments overhead. The Lazy Pear has represented a number of Vermont artists and emphasized works that are lighthearted, even humorous — Krolewski’s stuffed-fabric food creations are a case in point. The “studio” Hitzig refers to is his workshop in the property’s old carriage barn: There he makes laboriously polished wood sculptures that showcase the innate beauty of wood grain. He doesn’t even dare to guesstimate how long each piece takes to make, “because I stretch it over a long period of time,” he says. “I started a wall sculpture, 83 by 48 inches, on August 1 that I’m just finishing now.” Hitzig, whose entry won first place in the juried portion of the 2009 SOUTH END ART HOP in Burlington, says he’ll be focusing on making fine art and “doing some craft shows for exposure.” He gets commissions from the shows, but notes that “It’s hard to find good venues for my work — it’s hard to tell what it looks like from images.” Sounds like that empty gallery space would be the perfect place to exhibit. Hitzig says that’s probable, but suggests, “It might be a cooperative thing or a rental space to promote work. We’re not in a big rush to decide,” he says. “We’re open to ideas.”
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Long before David Simon and co. were exploring the ins and outs of corrupt social institutions on “The Wire,” Frederick Wiseman was doing it documentary style in controversial films aired on PBS. Titicut Follies (1967) took viewers on a harrowing journey through a Massachusetts mental institution; High School (1968) drew fire for its Vietnamera portrayal of American education as indoctrination. The latest feature from the 80-yearold granddaddy of modern documentary filmmaking promises to be less gritty and a lot prettier: In La Danse, Wiseman’s camera captures ballerinas preparing to perform at Paris’ gilded opera house. You can see it — and Wiseman — when he accepts the Dartmouth Film Award this Friday. As always, the Hop has lots of great film offerings this winter. Among them is a series called “Size Matters: Movies That Must Be Seen on the Big Screen” (for those who aren’t convinced they want to watch Seven Samurai on their video iPod), and a showcase of works by the under-house-arrest director Roman Polanski. Find the full schedule at hop. dartmouth.edu/movies.
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I just read that Margot Harrison said romanesco was a cauliflower [“For the Love of Lists,” December 29]. According to the latest edition of Larousse Gastromomique culinary encyclopedia, romanesco “is the autumn broccoli with the large yellowish green heads divided into conspicuous little peaked groups.” Correction, please! Maggie Sherman BURLINGTON
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If you squint, you can see the white- Burleigh Sunflower weighed 11 and a half capped spike of Mt. Washington in the pounds. He was a burly baby. distance. The open summit is exposed and At the time, his hippie, progressive windswept. I had a hard time standing up- parents didn’t want to take each other’s right. Sunflower did not. names. They settled on their unique surFor our first run, he took me down name after they planted a garden in their Sunset Pass to Upper Thruway. The trails first house and the only things that came were wide and straight, like French boule- up were sunflowers. vards. Many of them had little rollers in the Sunflower is like Johnny Cash’s “Boy middle, which Sunflower used as launch Named Sue.” He owns his name, but it’s pads to propel himself into the air, landing a good thing he’s as meaty as he is, bewith the opposite foot forward. Sunflower cause no one would dare mess with him. is a master of the switch. Someone less massive might not do so well On the next run, I followed Sunflower with the handle. down Upper Twister to Upper Boulevard We finished up the day with a run to the Everglades, a little open stand of down the short, steep and curiously named conifers perfect for intermediate tree Corkscrew to Yodeler, one of Sunflower’s riding. It’s one of a number of glades at favorite trails at Bromley. As we cruised Bromley. Sunflower easily picked his around a slip of trees, he stopped. “I love way through the trees and popped out on this part. On a sunny day, you come around Lower Boulevard. I made my way through this turn and just get hit in the face with the trees with slightly less ease. sun,” Sunflower said, beaming. I loved it, On each of the 10 or so rides we went too. Five down, 15 to go. on, Sunflower found some little pocket of powder in which to play. He looked like a 100-pound teenager skimming just above the snow. It’s a style he’s worked to cultivate. Because he’s bigger than the average spindly Average annual snowfall: snowboarder, Sunflower knows it takes very little movement to get his board Trails: going. This subtlety results in turns, tricks and little airs Skiable terrain: that look effortless. acres Quick note about how Sunflower got his Adult lift ticket: name: When he was born, Vertical drop:
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urleigh Sunflower looks more like a middle linebacker than a snowboarder. He weighs nearly 300 pounds and stands somewhere just north of 6 feet tall. Snowboards barely stand a chance under his size 13 feet. The countless splintered boards he has accumulated over the course of his 12-year snowboarding career testify to that. And yet Burleigh Sunflower (yes, that’s his real name; more on that later) floats on his board with the elegance of a ballet dancer — albeit a barrel-chested ballet dancer with windburned cheeks and thighs the size of redwoods. During my tour of Bromley, I found myself transfixed, watching Sunflower rather than the trail ahead of me. The 28-year-old Pennsylvania native rides about 120 days a year and serves as the supervisor of Bromley’s snowboard school. As such, he seemed like the perfect tour guide to “Vermont’s Sun Mountain.” When I asked him to help out, he said he would “love to shred the big Brom” with me. I met Sunflower on a blazingly sunny day. It was the first time I’d seen the sun in weeks. Apparently, this type of weather — bluebird skies, enveloping sun — is normal at Bromley. The resort’s sobriquet isn’t just a marketing tool. Sunflower took me up the Sun Mountain Express quad to the summit of Bromley Mountain. Unlike many resorts, whose lifts stop just short of a peak’s true summit, Bromley has a main quad that takes passengers right to the top. On a clear day, skiers and riders have an impressive 360-degree view.
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his was the occasion of another argument between me and my assistant Una. I reasoned along the same lines as you, Dave — cats have been climbing trees and presumably getting down from them for millions of years without the intervention of fire departments. What seems more likely is that we now have neurotic cat owners who see their pets climbing trees, leap to the assumption that the cat can’t get down, and figure the answer to all of life’s problems is to call the fire department. Una didn’t see it that way. She observed that cats have curved claws and strong back legs that facilitate climbing upward but are less useful when it’s time to return to Earth. Indeed, cats must often back their way down or jump from the lowest branch, which Una knows from personal observation is both ungainly and hazardous. Me: I’m sorry, I’m not buying this. You’re suggesting that, for cats, tree climbing is a one-way street, and that if we examined the fossil record we would find vast strata of fossil forests with fossil cats crammed in the upper branches, futilely awaiting human beings, urbanization, combustible
Me: OK, I revise my view of the situation. Cats have an easier time getting up than down, no doubt because as carnivores one reason they climb trees in the first place is to spot prey upon which they then pounce, thereby simultaneously solving the problem of where their next meal is coming from and how they’re going to get down. We know further that even without some hapless herbivore underfoot to cushion the blow, cats are capable of surviving jumps from great heights without injury. However, some trifling number of cats is either too decrepit, timid or dumb to jump, and it’s these cats that fire departments are called upon to rescue, although from a Darwinian standpoint they’re probably not doing the family Felidae any favors to return these specimens to the gene pool. The question remains whether fire departments rescue cats from trees in statistically significant numbers, or whether one fire department rescued one cat from one tree, which has given rise to the subsequent legend. Una: I can’t imagine fire departments like doing it. I found two cat rescue attempts where the firefighters were accidentally electrocuted by power lines. There’s also the expense — for sLug signorino
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buildings, the hook and ladder, the telephone and other necessities whose emergence was still eons off. I respectfully suggest that neurotic cat owners is the more parsimonious explanation. Una: I’m not saying all cats get stuck in trees. On the contrary, there are more than 80 million domestic cats in the United States, the overwhelming majority of which get into and out of trees without assistance. However, some cats clearly do get stuck in trees, including some nondomesticated ones, as demonstrated by this YouTube video (tiny.cc./ stucktiger) showing a tiger stuck in a tree at a zoo. Me [watching]: Huh. That’s one confused-looking tiger. Even so, if I’m a fireman and the call comes in to get it out of the tree, I’m hoping it’s my day off. Una: You see the tiger’s problem. It’s trying to climb down the tree headfirst. This is not a graceful spectacle.
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example, the fire department in Kansas City, Kan., calculated it spent $57.26 on gas responding to 14 cat-in-tree calls in one year. But the fact remains that they do it. I found news accounts of cat rescues in 34 states (some of which admittedly involved venues other than trees), the most impressive of which involved a tabby that was brought down safely from 100 feet up an evergreen tree in Hayward, Calif. However, it would be unwise to assume that the fire department is going to use advanced catrescue techniques. Firefighters in Okinawa, Japan, earlier this year decided the best way to deal with a feline up a 60-foot tree was to
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grab a chain saw and lop off the section the cat was clinging to. When a Tennessee woman’s cat was stuck in a pine tree, firefighters gave her two options: They could blast it out with a hose or shake the tree until the cat fell out. When asked how option B was any different from the cat’s just falling out on its own, one firefighter answered, “Neither is real different, ma’am. Just quicker.” So there you go, Dave. Cats do in fact get trapped in trees, and if you ask the fire department to do something about it, well, “rescue” might not be the best description of the ensuing operation. But they’ll probably show up.
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SD: It seems fairly quiet in here now. What makes your day hectic? SR: Around the holiday season, we’ll have close to 300 guns running at once, and there’s always the chance that a pipeline will fail. When that happens, you have 1000 gallons of water running down a trail. It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. Then equipment breaks down. There are 30 guys on the hill to monitor the situation. Tons of things happening all the time. SD: What else can go wrong? SR: We’ve had avalanches on some of the steeper trails. When you’re making snow on a very steep trail and there’s an icy base, it can slide down to the bottom just like a natural avalanche. Outer Limits let go last year; Double Dipper has let go. SD: Has anyone been hurt in one of these humanmade avalanches? SR: Knock on wood, no. SD: What are the optimal conditions for snowmaking? SR: Anywhere from 23 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. You can control the quality as much as you need to from 25 degrees down. Somewhere between 13 and 16 degrees, we’re using all of our air and all of our water. Somewhere below that, we’re using all of our water and not all of our air, so it gets cheaper. Compressing the air uses the most energy, so it’s the most expensive part of snowmaking.
air. We’re making snow on Bittersweet, Conclusion and Double Dipper. SD: This seems like a lot of infrastructure just to go skiing. SR: Yeah, people complain about the $80 ticket, but what it takes to open a ski area is huge. It’s a lot of energy and a lot of work. That’s just for us in snowmaking. When you think about how much it costs to keep the lifts safe, which is very important, and operating smoothly and reliably, there’s a lot of money involved. SD: Do you ever feel like your job is one that people wish ski resorts didn’t need but are happy to have? SR: Sure. I talk a lot to snowmakers in Colorado. We share stories about our snowmaking systems. One guy said his snowmaking system has 200 guns. That’s one trail for us. Out in Colorado, they don’t need us. They have small systems that basically just make snow at the base areas, and that’s all you need to worry about. Here, it’s a necessary evil, I guess. If you want to ski the East, you’re going to need snowmaking. SD: Do you like skiing on humanmade snow? SR: Yeah, if I’m skiing I usually head for wherever we’re making snow. Unless, of course, it’s a powder day, and then I’ll head to Pico, where nobody else is. SD: Do you ever get complaints from people who don’t like skiing on runs where the snow guns are making snow? SR: Yeah, we hear that a lot. But it’s a waste of energy to start a trail up at night and shut it down during the day. On a good cold day, you can run a trail for 24 hours and have it open for the rest of the season.
SD: What’s the latest snow-gun technology? SR: Probably the TechnoAlpin automated fan gun. It’s an impressive gun, and we’re trying it out for the first time this year. Actually, most ski resorts in Europe use this sort of automated gun, but it’s a huge financial investment because you need to run power to the gun’s location. The best thing about it is that you can decide where you want to make snow and be up and running in 10, 15 minutes. With regular snow guns, you’re sending snowmakers down the trail to start the guns one by one, and it takes hours. With the automated gun, it’s on and it’s off in minutes. SD: And you can operate the whole thing with this computer? SR: Yes, you can dictate what snow quality you want — skiable snow or production snow for base building. During the day, if we’re making snow on an open trail, we’ll dry it out so it’s skiable. Then at night, we’ll give it more water. I can control where it’s pointed, whether or not it oscillates, and what elevation it’s pointed at. SD: What’s your advice to skiers looking for the best snow on the mountain? SR: Check the website; find out where we made snow and if it’s been groomed. Then head there first thing in the morning before it gets tracked up.
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SD: What’s it looking like out on the mountain today? SR: It’s 14.5 degrees at the summit, with 88 percent humidity. Our main pump house by Snowshed is online, and it has seven 600-horsepower pumps. Some of that water is being pumped directly to snow guns, and some is being pumped to a pump house at mid-mountain, where it gets a boost and is sent up higher. Today, we’ve got 9000 gallons per minute available to us. We’re using 5000 gallons per minute. We’re using 35,000 cubic feet of
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SD: Where does the water come from? SR: Our main sources of water are snowmaking ponds. We have one at the bottom of Snowshed [Base Lodge], one at Bear Mountain, and we can draw
SD: How much water does the snowmaking system use in a season? SR: Something in the 500-million-gallon range.
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Seven Days: How does a snowmaking gun work? Steve Reynolds: It kind of evolved over the years. It used to be a simple mixture of air and water. Basically, water comes through the nozzle of the gun and is mixed with pressurized air, which atomizes the water and causes it to freeze before it hits the ground. With the newer fan guns, it’s usually a mixture of a little bit of compressed air and the fan pushes the air faster to atomize the water. With the low-energy guns, the water is forced out of the gun through a small nozzle and atomized externally by a small amount of air.
out of Woodward Reservoir to keep the ponds full. And the Ottauquechee River. As water melts off the mountain, it gets diverted back into the ponds.
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kiers are a demanding bunch. They expect the mountains to have snow at least from Thanksgiving through March. But Mother Nature doesn’t always come through. This season was a prime example — unusually warm temperatures prevented most Vermont ski resorts from opening before the end of November. When the cold finally came, the ski areas called on Uncle Nature — teams of snowmakers armed with snow guns — to get their slopes open. Steve Reynolds, 47, used to be one of those hardy laborers who brave the elements to set and adjust the snow NAME guns on the trails. Steve Reynolds Now he has a decidedly cushier job. In a TOWN warm office with four Killington computer screens, JOB Reynolds controls Snowmaking much of Killington control foreman and Pico’s snowmaking system — one of the most extensive in the world — with a keyboard and a mouse. Frostbite was once his occupational hazard. Now it’s carpal tunnel syndrome. But with 45 miles of pipelines, 12 pump houses, five compressor pads and 3500 snowmaking locations, lots of things can go wrong. Seven Days joined Reynolds in his control room at the base of Killington to learn what it’s like to be in charge of a weather system.
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newspapers throughout the state. He is founder and current vice president of the conservative, 16-year-old Ethan Allen Institute. Cillo, a former state representative of 10 years and House majority leader, founded the progressive-leaning Public Assets Institute in 2003 in order to “promote public policies that improve the well-being of all citizens, especially the most vulnerable.” McClaughry and Cillo are both Two big thinkers debate the budget crisis highly regarded in Montpelier and, despite their political differences, they By K en P ic a r d respect each other: McClaughry credits Cillo in the commentary he sent out by a bipartisan steering committee, it recommends a to Vermont newspapers this week. The two are curnumber of efficiency measures to save $38 million from rently working together on the Vermont Transparency the general fund and relieve $12 million in property-tax Project, a nonpartisan effort to make state economic data more accessible and understandable to lawmakers pressure in fiscal 2011. Seven Days asked two public-policy experts — each and average Vermonters. How do we get out of this mess? Where these great with his own “think tank” — to critique those prescriptions. Although they come from opposite ends of the minds think alike might be a good place to start. political spectrum, John McClaughry and Paul Cillo are offering some of the sharpest analyses in the SEVEN DAYS: Given the severity of the economic crisis, do you think Vermont state. Plus, neither has to worry about getting politicians will finally be reelected. forced out of their comfort McClaughry, a former state senator, zones? gubernatorial candidate, Harvard fellow JOHN MCCLAUGHRY: and senior policy analyst for Ronald Certainly, they’re all saying Reagan, is a free-market advocate whose that. But when they come political analysis regularly appears in face to face with some hard choices that are politically distasteful, that’s when we’ll find out how seriously they take it. PAUL CILLO: Well, it clearly gets them out of their comfort zone, because they’ve actually got what I would call a $225 million problem this year.
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esperate times call for desperate measures, and experts on both sides of the political spectrum agree that Vermont is at that point. Lawmakers are charged with excising $150 million from the budget, at a time when revenue projections are anemic and the economy is “recovering” more slowly than expected. What tack will lawmakers take? Will they eliminate state jobs, slash public services and gut government programs? Or will they challenge long-standing assumptions about what state government does and how it’s paid for? Last week, Vermonters received not one but two such prescriptions for change: One was Governor Jim Douglas’ eighth and final State of the State address, in which, among other things, he called for reforming the way public education and human services are delivered and funded in Vermont. The other was a report, entitled “Challenges for Change: Results for Vermonters,” that was commissioned by the legislature in 2008 and written by a Minnesota consulting firm. Unveiled last week
They started the year by carrying over $75 million in cuts they’ve already made. They’ve got a $150 million gap left to fill, so, no matter how they fill it, it’s going to get them out of their comfort zone. But the real question is whether they use this opportunity to do some things that are actually beneficial to government and beneficial to the people of the state, and don’t just muddle through another year. SD: Is the “Challenges for Change” report a radical rethinking of state government, or more business as usual? JM: I hesitate to criticize efforts made in good faith by people who are as concerned about the state as I am. But while there is some limited improvement possible in agency and department operations, I don’t see anything in here that promises any kind of radical structural change. I also believe that the savings are more hypothetical than likely.
SD: Paul? PC: I would come at it a little differently. It seems to me that the responsibility of government is to provide for a state that works for all Vermonters. So then the question is, what does that mean? … There’s a quote from the Rural Policy Committee from the 1940s in
JM: And, he can force his neighbors to pay for it! SD: What about John’s assertion that the state shouldn’t give subsidies to middle-income families? PC: I think “subsidy” is a loaded word. For example, is a tiered income-tax system a subsidy of the people in the middle income? I would say no. We’ve decided that’s a fair system. So, if you have a system where insurance premiums are tiered, is that also a subsidy? John sees that as a subsidy. I would say that is a fair system.
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Vermont. John, do you remember that committee? JM: No, that’s slightly before my time.
SD: Paul? PC: No, I don’t think so … You can’t make cuts based on inefficiencies that evolved over time without reductions in services. I’ve got to believe that there are improvements they can make in delivering services. Whether they can do that in this budget year is another question. JM: One thing that Paul and I probably agree on is … opposition to the practice of leaving state positions unfilled as a budget-savings mechanism. If we continue the mission of the agency and refuse to fill positions as they become vacant, obviously people within the agency will sizing up vermont
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PC: I think this sums it up really well: “The citizen of a democracy should be guaranteed as a right enough food to maintain him in health. He should be assured of a minimum standard of shelter, clothing and fuel. He should be given full and equal opportunities of education. He should have leisure and facilities for enjoying it. He should be secured against the risks of unemployment, ill health
SD: John, can lawmakers cut $150 million out of this year’s budget without cutting essential services to Vermonters? JM: That all hinges on the definition of “essential.” I can conceive of a state government that by the creative use of the institutions of civil society — by privatization, restructuring and efficiencies — produces an overall quality of life for all Vermonters that is equal to our present quality of life with $150 million less spending. But I’m not sure you can do it by going through the budget with a blue pencil and knocking off numbers until you get to minus $150 million.
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SD: So, what is the proper role of state government? JM: When the Democratic governor of Washington, Gary Locke, [was] facing a fiscal crunch in 2003, he went through exactly the right process and asked: What are the core functions that the constitution and the great majority of our people believe must be directed, if not performed, by their state government? For example, a free education for every child has been our policy since 1864. It doesn’t mean that government has to provide it, but it has to make it possible for children to receive whatever is a good education. Also, we’re not going to turn our backs on the indigent who are unable to provide for themselves. How we do that is another debate, but we can’t just say “tough luck” and move on. Now, we can say “tough luck” to middle-income people who are being subsidized. This, of course, is a highly charged issue, but my concern is that more and more people have been included in the core function of protecting the indigent — Catamount Health comes to mind, and lots of other programs — to the point where we have too many people absorbing services, which has a couple of effects. One, obviously, is fiscal, and the other is that the available money is spread over people who could easily take care of their own problems, some
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SD: So, it’s predicated on the idea that state government can keep providing all the services it does today.
SD: When you say “middle-income people,” who are you talking about? JM: The median family income [in Vermont] is about $63,000, give or take a little. When you start subsidizing family incomes up to $50,000, you need to pay more and more attention to exactly what is their problem and what responsibility the public has to solve that problem.
and old age. Above all, the presence of children should not be allowed to bring with it misery for the parents, deprivation for the children, and poverty for all. All these things are inherent to the citizen as his rights.”
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JM: This report seems to be based on the idea that the reason Vermont has a large budget shortfall is because its agencies and departments are not spending money efficiently. There’s always the old Republican litany of attacking “waste, fraud and abuse” that will yield some savings … But, my problem with the report is that it seems to think that by challenging the departments of state government to find efficiencies within themselves, that will produce savings in the near term that will significantly cancel out the projected deficit. I think it’s just fatuous.
PC: One of my worries about this report is that, in the name of efficiency, there’s also some stuff in here … that is not really efficiency. Efficiency is delivering the same service for less money … I’d rather have the honest conversation that John is talking about, which is, What is the proper role of government? than to say that we’re doing an efficiency effort, but buried in there are reductions in services.
of whose problems aren’t that serious anyway, at the expense of the people who can’t take care of their own problems and have very serious problems.
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PC: I don’t think this is something that’s never been seen in Vermont before, either … You could cynically look at this document and say it’s a fig leaf covering up the effort to take $38 million more out of expenditures after we’ve had a number of [ job] rescissions. The thing I like about it is, it appears to be an attempt to think about the operations of government, instead of rescissions, which are just emergency measures. That’s what we’ve had the last few years … John, maybe you remember this, but in 1995, there was a report by the House and Senate Republicans called “Challenge for Change” … It was about changing the education system to save $100 million by increasing the pupil/teacher ratio from 13:1 to 18:1, which was the national average, and improving the quality of education. The words were very similar.
JM: Yes. There’s no attempt to identify the real core functions of government, which is a highly political decision. Or, to say that we need to privatize, eliminate, reform, retain or modify … This group steered clear of that kind of analysis, which I think would have been a bit dicey for a majority of the members of the legislature. So, you’re not getting anything that is a structural change.
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JM: I am not a partisan for the Vermont State Employees Association, but I think they have a very valid point, that you can’t leave the mission unchanged, subtract the people who are doing it and expect new efficiencies to preserve the level of service. PC: When the administration cut 600 positions, the way it was being discussed was as if these people were just sitting around doing nothing. What actually happens … is that you have fewer people to do the same work because you haven’t changed the mission of the department,
SD: The governor said nothing about prisons, higher education, the socalled “brain drain” or the Vermont State Hospital. Were you surprised? JM: The governor has to pick what he wants to talk about and put a couple of things forward to command the lead of the newspaper stories. I was particularly taken aback that his lead item was the $38 million in alleged savings from the “Challenges for Change” process … Clearly, both sides of the political spectrum have bought into this. However,
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SD: What do you think of the agenda Douglas laid out for his last year in office? PC: My immediate thought when I read the speech was that … the governor was proposing making the problem about $38 million worse by wanting to roll back [last year’s] tax increases. So, essentially, we’ve already got a $150 million problem. Let’s make it a $188 million problem. That seems to be moving us in the wrong direction. The other thing is, when you look at the state budget, the two big areas that stand out are education and health care. They’re each about 25 percent of the budget. Health care is a much tougher issue to deal with. So, that leaves education as the area to attack when you’re looking to move money into the general fund. So, the governor has done this over the last several years, to take on the education system as if it’s a problem, and wanting to shake it up.
John McClaughry
I think this is an extremely weak read. Paul used the phrase “fig leaf,” which I think is correct. They have to show that they’re doing something and there’s some savings out there that are essentially painless to the average citizen of Vermont that can be grabbed onto. SD: Does Vermont have a third rail of electoral politics no one can touch? PC: I think health care is one such
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have to do the work of their disappeared colleagues. At some point — and I think we reached that point in the last year — you have a serious morale problem and an overwork problem.
JC: I have some sympathy for Governor Douglas, and I can appreciate his chagrin at concluding his eight-year governorship in a year of dark fiscal foreboding with a legislature that overrode his budget last year and enacted its own. I think his remarks about our tax burden and about the unwise tax increases imposed last year are pretty much for the record, to show that he was not in favor of them at the time. But I don’t take it all that seriously.
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problem … We’ve been doing some analysis recently about the cost of health care and the effect it’s had on the ability of government to fund services on an ongoing basis. The overall cost of health care in Vermont, which has been going up 8 to 10 percent a year, is essentially eating up the capacity of individuals, households, businesses, state government, schools, for normal inflation and pay raises and that sort of thing. That’s in the category of a huge problem we’re dancing around. JM: One issue that ought to be touched is universal preschool. Now, it sounds like a good idea that every 3- and 4-yearold be offered an education or care through a publicly financed preschool … The amount of money available is now spread over all the kids who are 3 or 4 years old, and for most of them it doesn’t do the slightest bit of good other than babysitting. But for the kids with disabilities, [for whom] English is a foreign language, or [who] come from dysfunctional families [and] could use the advantages of a preschool, there’s not enough funding. I would say, set aside money to help those kids who are in serious need, and let the rest fend for themselves, as they’ve done for the last 200 years.
SD: The Public Assets Institute and the Ethan Allen Institute have very different philosophical leanings and public policy prescriptions. What do you agree upon? JM: We very much agree that transparency in government and good information for decision makers and citizens is essential to the functioning of our democracy … As far as I know, we have the only left-right coalition for government transparency in the whole country. And that’s a tribute to Vermont perhaps more than the two of us, because we can work together to put the decisions out on the table. Different people will come down in different places on policy debates. But at least we can have a civil debate based on real information and try, in that way, to work for the best outcome for our people and our state. PC: One of the areas where I think the government is wasting money is in business tax credits for job creation. Mainly because they don’t work and there’s very little that government can do to create jobs in that way. Job creation … really is something that comes out of creating a state that works for everybody and works for business, not out of giving a business a tax credit to create a job they would probably create anyway. I’ve suspected that maybe that’s something John and I would agree on. John?
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SD: The budget crisis will be debated against the backdrop of November’s gubernatorial race. How will that affect the debate? JM: Clearly, the three candidates for governor in the Senate are going to be very careful about appearing to contribute to the problem. But it’s not clear to me exactly how they’ll do that. Will they make a pact where they all get on the same side of this and not try to … advance one of their fortunes? That’ll be an interesting game to observe. Of the other two Democratic candidates, one’s a former state senator, Matt Dunne, and the other, Secretary of State [Deb Markowitz], is mercifully aloof from this process, from her standpoint. So, I think the Democratic candidates will have to be very careful how they deal with this process. As for the likely Republican nominee, Brian Dubie … I don’t think he will have any startling proposals to offer and let the governor carry this debate for the next four months and steer clear of being an important force. When the smoke settles in May, we’ll have to see how far we got on all this and whether all of these people are pointing fingers at each other or whether they’re all agreed on some kind of fictional description of the situation that doesn’t hang the stone around anybody’s neck.
PC: I think there’s going to be a strong push to have a very short legislative session. The longer it goes on, the more dangerous it is to the November politics … Trying to cut $150 million out of the budget this year is a big deal. I’m still not clear what we’re going to see in the end. But my guess is that they’re going to get right down to it and not drag this out.
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students acclaim from the Vermont legislature, which issued a resolution congratulating them on their work, and from Google itself, which donated nine refurbished Macs to the classroom. “It’s a significant achievement, getting their work through the Google machine,” says Matt Dunne, manager of community affairs for Google (and a Democratic candidate for governor). The larger achievement, however, is in the creation of an educational model that’s both substantive and engaging. “It’s changed the way the kids look at history,” Hathorn, who’s taught for 13 years, explains. “Before, they had little interest in learning about the town. But the technology was the hook, and now they get to learn by using the tools they grew up with: computers.” “Creating Hartford” is one of the best examples of the successful integration of technology and education in Vermont. But, in part because the state’s educational system is decentralized, such classes are few and far between. For now. Dan French, the superintendent of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union, is trying to change that. He’s promoting technology in schools not by running up a tab with Dell or Microsoft, but by taking advantage of free open-source software and Google’s gratis “Apps for Education.” And he isn’t pushing these tech tools for their own sake, but because he believes they’re vital parts of “21st-century learning.” French is recognized as Vermont’s most influential leader when it comes to making technology work in concert with that latest buzzphrase of progressive education.
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emember when “social studies” class was as dry as the chalk dust on the teacher’s fingers? Students sat through an explanation of the Teapot Dome scandal in September, only to be rewarded with the fireworks of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade a few long months later. This semester at Hartford High School, five seniors actually look forward to social studies. That’s because they’re literally putting their town on the map — Google Earth style — in 3-D. When the bell rings in the halls of Hartford High School at 10:45, seniors Peter Crosby, Dan Devins, Brett Hausler, Drew Twitchell and Ben Wilson report to their class in room 107. At the front of the room is their teacher, Mike Hathorn, an intense, collegial guy with a crew cut who looks not much older than his students. As the five young men get to work, they don’t take out notebooks or textbooks; instead they open MacBook Pros and toggle between Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Google Sketch-Up, a 3-D modeling application. Hathorn doesn’t teach so much as moderate, every so often trading sarcastic jabs with his students to keep them on task. The class, which began last year, is called “Creating Hartford,” and the students are doing just that: methodically recreating the buildings and street scenes of the historic district of White River Junction by using Google Sketch-Up, studying town records and histories, and interviewing town residents. When the students finish a building, they submit it to the Google warehouse, which reviews it before posting it on Google Earth. Thus far, all 40 of their buildings have been accepted, gaining the
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wenty-first-century learning”: The slightly new-agey term sounds good, but what does it mean? The definition encompasses yet more buzz-phrases, such as “student-centered learning” and “project-based instruction.” Proponents of 21st-century learning have also staked out some rather traditional skill sets, such as problem solving, collaboration, communication, and innovation and creativity. The funny thing about “21st-century learning” is that it’s been around at least since 1749, the year Benjamin Franklin published his “Proposal Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania.” Franklin, frustrated with the narrowminded curricula of his day, yearned for an educational system that more closely matched the realities of colonial life. His ideal curriculum, nearly blasphemous at the time, included instruction in drawing, horticulture, science, civics, math and history. It denounced lecture-driven pedagogy in favor of student-based inquiry and a course of study valued for its utility in everyday pursuits. Franklin didn’t get to see his proposal come to fruition. He passed the mantle
of progressive education to Burlingtonborn philosopher John Dewey, who advocated for more experiential learning in the early 1900s. After Dewey came Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Ted Sizer, founder of the “essential schools” movement, who was known for his belief that teachers function best as mentors or coaches — not drill sergeants — to their students. French looks at 21st-century learning through a technological lens. He believes computers, software and integrated communication systems aren’t just delivery systems for knowledge; they’re tools students can use to apply knowledge in the real world, just as Franklin and Dewey hoped young Americans would do. For this kind of forward thinking, French was named the 2009 Superintendent of the Year by the Vermont Superintendents Association. “Dan is constantly advocating for educators to rethink assumptions regarding
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the possibilities that exist to use technology to bring Vermont classrooms into the 21st century,” said VSA president John Everitt in a Student work: 3-D Buildings from Google Earth press release. As a superintendent, French can have a meanhe worked on his master’s degree at ingful impact on the way schools use technology — and that’s a Plymouth State University. In 1997, he result of the unique structure of school became the principal of the K-12 school administration in Vermont. Every school in Canaan, a small town in the northdistrict is a member of a supervisory east corner of the Northeast Kingdom. union, a sort of advisory board set up to Equipped with networking experience support efficiency and share curricula. he gained in Colebrook, French conBut the supervisory union itself has no nected the Canaan school, library and authority over the running of schools. town offices with a T1 wide-area netThe real power lies in the hands of the work, which is basically a broadband superintendent, who’s the equivalent of Internet connection shared by the town buildings and protected by a common the CEO of every school in the district. French, a 46-year-old from firewall. A few years later, the state was develConnecticut, oversees his “subsidiaries” from a sedate office building in oping the Learning Network of Vermont, Sunderland, just across Route 7A from a distance-learning program that uses the toll road that leads to the summit videoconferencing technology. French of Mt. Equinox. He graduated from the applied for state funding for Canaan. University of Connecticut with a bach- According to French, the Department of elor’s degree in Asian studies and then Education was concerned that Canaan enlisted in the Army as a Korean linguist. was too small and isolated to deserve the Although French says he’s always been a money. French responded: “So you’re technophile, his first introduction to the saying we’re too distant for distance power of computers came while he was learning?” He got the funds for the project, stationed in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, where he would intercept and and Canaan became the first school unscramble communications from the in Vermont to offer distance-learning classes. One of those included converNorth Korean military. When his time in the Army ended, sational Chinese, which was beamed to French moved to Colebrook, N.H., to teach social studies. During that period NO COMPUTER LEFT BEHIND » P.32
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rest of the world is using,” he argues. But removing Microsoft from its deeply entrenched position in schools is no small task, even though the cost savings in software license fees would be substantial. French has taken one giant first step in the direction of free software by enrolling the BRSU schools in Google’s “Apps for Education” program. In the process, he has given the students a few powerful tools for communication and collaboration — and for taking 21stcentury-style initiatives. Apps for Education is a group of software applications that operates in the “cloud,” or solely over the Internet, so there’s nothing to download. Some of the programs include Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Video for Education. According to Dunne, Apps for Education was first offered free to colleges and universities in 2007 as part of Google’s philanthropic work. French had just transferred to the BRSU and, perhaps unaware that Apps for Education wasn’t meant for K-12 schools, applied for the service. “It’s classic Vermont, right?” Dunne says. “Innovative and resourceful.” Google granted French’s application, and the BRSU became the first set of non-higher-education schools to enroll in the system, which includes free technical support and access to the applications via an Internet address with the school’s domain name. In March 2008, a Google representative met with Vermont educators to explore the possibility of offering Apps for Education to all the schools in the state, which would allow Google to test a large-scale deployment. The complete conversion never happened.
‘WISH’-FUL THINKING “The teachers are the biggest gatekeepers to technology in the classroom,” says Heather Chirtea, executive director of the Manchester-based Digital Wish, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to modify schools with current technology. Teachers throughout the U.S. can register on Digital Wish’s website and create a wish list of computers, digital cameras, video cameras and educational software. Then members of the public can choose to donate an item on that list directly, by buying it through the website and having it shipped to the teacher, or by donating the cash equivalent to the teacher’s account. In the past three months, the organization, which Chirtea founded in the fall of 2008, gave out $1 million in donations and $865,000 in matching funds to its 23,000 users registered in all 50 states. Digital Wish is running a pilot program with four schools in Rutland County, which is giving a netbook to each fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grader. “Historically, there hasn’t been adequate training for teachers,” Chirtea says, “so half of the funding for this program will be used to teach them how to use the computers.” For more information, visit www. digitalwish.com.
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At this point French, who has helped other supervisory unions switch to Apps for Education, estimates that about 20 percent of school districts are using the Google service. In a conference room at the BRSU headquarters, French wields a wireless keyboard and projects his computer screen onto an interactive whiteboard for a demonstration. He’s the top administrator of the system, so he controls
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t’s 3 p.m. and Bob Buley, 76, is at the Wayside Restaurant’s counter for the second time since breakfast. He’s not the only one. The rectangular serving area has space for 20 regulars to argue politics, gossip or share a cup of coffee with friends. Long ago, the most devoted of the clientele at the 92-year-old restaurant became known as “Counter Intellegence” — and, yes, the misspelling is intentional. The Wayside’s down-home charms are no local secret — the restaurant has been celebrated by Jane and Michael Stern of Roadfood.com, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Congressional Record, to name a few. Governor Douglas attended its 90th anniversary gala. This month, Robert Burns fans may be tempted to swing by as halfScottish co-owner Brian Zecchinelli celebrates the poet’s life and work with pictures, verse and a $6.95 Highland beef dinner on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Served with traditional “neeps and tatties” and showered in local whisky sauce, the dish can make a boozy meal, along with Scottish whisky cake and a nip of the Famous Grouse. (Alcohol is laughably affordable at the Wayside.) But while tourists may drop in to check out the theme meal and savor the novelty of guzzling $3.95 Manhattans and martinis at the full bar, Counter Intellegence has staying power. Zecchinelli has even had T-shirts made for the crew to identify themselves — though no one is sporting one when we visit. The shirts feature caricatures of a passel of diners and the motto “Great Food, Fellowship and Fun.” How does one earn the honor of wearing the tee? “You buy it,” deadpans Guy Hutchinson, 75. When Zecchinelli jokingly threatens to reprint the shirts with “Intelligence” spelled correctly, Hutchinson recoils. Another F word could just as easily be added to the shirt: family. Since the restaurant’s inception as a snack bar in 1918 — when Effie Ballou prepared soups and doughnuts in her home and warmed them up for customers — the owner of the Wayside has always lived in the house just up the hill. Joseph and Amy Fish bought the restaurant from
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Ballou; their son and daughter-in-law inherited the package in 1954. In 1966, Eugene Galfetti became the patriarch of the longest Wayside dynasty. Since 1994, Galfetti’s daughter Karen and her husband, Zecchinelli, have run the Wayside, living in the house where Karen grew up. One member of Counter Intellegence, Joan Barsalou, says a neighborly atmosphere has always prevailed at the Wayside. Her connection with the eatery goes back to 1968, when, still reeling from a divorce, she took a waitressing job there. Making only 79 cents an hour plus tips in those days, Barsalou couldn’t afford childcare. So Mrs. Galfetti, Karen’s mother, watched Barsalou’s three children while she earned her wages. Barsalou, who now works at the Canadian Club in Barre, says her relationship with Eugene Galfetti was often
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contentious but always affectionate. When he accused her of having a profane “diner mouth,” she recalls, Barsalou got all the waitresses to take a vow of silence in retaliation. Another time, Barsalou caught Galfetti complaining, “Damn waitresses, they’re worth a dime a dozen.” She slammed a dime on the kitchen counter, told him to buy 12 waitresses and walked out. Shortly after she got home, Barsalou received a call from Galfetti, begging her to return. “I got fired from here a couple of times, but I always got rehired,” she says with a laugh. Seems her brassiness wasn’t unusual: Hutchinson says one of his favorite parts of dining at the Wayside is that “You can pick on the waitresses, and they can pick back.” At 67, Barsalou remembers the time before I-89 reached Montpelier. In
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those days, any driver traveling between Canada and New Hampshire passed the Wayside on the Barre-Montpelier Road. “This used to be a real truck stop,” Barsalou says. “I liked it better when they were all truckers.” Hutchinson says he’s been enjoying the Wayside’s pea soup and corn chowder with his wife since they married in 1955. But when it comes to the flocks of travelers, he begs to differ with Barsalou: “Thank God they don’t come anymore. Busloads of Canadians used to interfere with regular customers.” When Buley first patronized the Wayside, back in his high school days in the late 1940s and early ’50s, “It was a bus stop,” recalls the Montpelier native. “If we were in Barre for a game or something, we would stop here.” Buley still works part time as a finance officer for the National Guard, but he makes room in his schedule to join his friends four or five times a week at the counter. He says part of the Wayside’s appeal is that “it’s almost like a sports bar.” A heated Yankees/Sox rivalry simmers in microcosm right at the counter. After years of stumping, Buley finally persuaded Zecchinelli to host a Yankees rally with 15-cent hot dogs as a counterpart to an annual Red Sox event. “It was very difficult,” says Zecchinelli. “Two hundred fewer people showed up [than for the Sox rally], but we made 6 percent more in sales.” Of course, at $2.50 on the menu, the restaurant’s hot dog is still an unparalleled bargain. The members of Counter Intellegence agree that price is a factor in keeping them coming back to the Wayside day after day. “All the restaurants in Montpelier raised their prices when NECI came,” says retired resident Hutchinson. Zecchinelli says keeping prices low is a priority for him, but it’s not always easy — some of his restaurant’s most popular dishes involve local meats and produce. In the winter, the Wayside serves a heaping plate of fresh local perch with a choice of two sides and a house-baked roll for $8.95. Zecchinelli says that, although his fishermen are just hobbyists looking to defray their gas COUNTER INTELLIGENCE
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According to co-owner phIl MErrICk, making flatbread at august fIrst bakery and café was always on his list of things to do. “We actually expected to do it sooner, but every time we’d set a date we’d postpone it,” he says. But with the help of eager staffers, he’s finally ready to make it happen. “At my other bakery [in Wadhams, N.Y.], we did it five or six times a year, and it was really fun,” Merrick says. In Burlington, “Flatbread Friday” will be weekly. The first one is January 15 from 6 to 9 p.m., complete with unlimited salad and
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Gradually, Czado says, he and co-owner ErIC suhaDolC realized that it was time to divorce themselves from Nothing But Noodles. On the night of January 18, the restaurant will be renamed ErICs’ plaCE. “I can be more local and do different things, which is nice,” Czado explains, mentioning his plan to add a tilapia entrée, mussels with fresh marinara sauce and, he hopes, paella. He recently experimented with quinoa: “We’re going to slowly change the menu over the next six months.” Czado has set his sights on attaining membership in the VErMont frEsh nEtwork while maintaining his current price point. “I don’t want to freak anybody out,” he says. Not all the changes will be culinary. At dinner, the restaurant will feature table service. This week, BurlIngton CIty arts stopped by to install some local paintings on the walls. New curtains will limit the view of the Blue Mall’s parking lot, and potted plants give the space a homier vibe. “It was very sterile,” Czado admits. Now, he says, the place is “a lot more inviting.”
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fering creative daily specials and for being one of the only places around with grits, the spot made Esquire’s 2009 list of “The 59 Best Breakfast Places in America.” Starting last Friday, patrons have been able to find all their faves in a new location: 28 Main Street, the former home of Blue Star Café, Food 88 and the short-lived LeeLaWaDee. “We’re just two doors down, so I hope nobody will get lost looking for us,” says Sneakers co-owner MarC DysIngEr. The move may come as a surprise to all but the most loyal customers. “I tried to keep it quiet for a little while, because I didn’t know how people would react,” Dysinger says. “But it needed to be done.” Dysinger calls the switch “a heart-wrenching decision” but a necessary one. “This is a 30-year-old business that succeeded largely despite the space,” he explains. “This was a rare opportunity given the close proximity to where we were. We wanted to provide a better experience [to our customers].” The new eatery is handicapped accessible and has more space to seat larger parties, as well as a basement
that Dysinger plans to convert into a prep kitchen and bakery. “We’d love to do all of our baking,” he notes. The new layout, with a larger waiting area, will make it easier to accommodate customers who want hash or burgers to go. Another plus: The setup has allowed Sneakers to add a much-requested espresso machine. What hasn’t changed? The menu and the “enviably loyal staff,” says Dysinger. And, while not all the fixtures from the old restaurant have shown up in the new one, he promises they’re coming: “We want to keep it funky and informal and preserve the neighborhood feel of it.”
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2-BR APT. WINOOSKI Quiet, clean, on 1st floor. Walking distance to schools & bus route. On-site parking w/ garage. $950/mo. incl. W/D, trash removal. Enclosed porch front & rear w/ lg. yard. 802863-0237. Info: Dick Japhet, skyhorse205@ yahoo.com. AFFORDABLE APTS.! 1-BR, $850/mo., 2-BR, $966/mo., 3-BR, $1179/mo. Incl. heat & HW! Fitness center, media room & covered parking! Pets allowed! Income requirements: 1 person less than $31,740/yr.; 2 people combined less than $36,300; 3 people combined less than $40,800. EHO ADA. Info: 802-655-1810. Info: Keen’s Crossing. BURLINGTON 2 BR $850 Lg., quiet, clean. High ceilings. Gas heat. Very well maintained. Nice neighbors. Walk to downtown. Assigned off-street parking. 802-658-3053.
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Bristol Charming Duplex Spacious, charming older home in lovely village of Bristol. 3-BR, 2-BA, sunny country kitchen, beautiful backyard w/ mountain view. $950/mo. + utils. Info: 518-891-5693. Burl.: Renovated Downtown Maple St: Beautiful 2-BR condo. All remodeled: whirlpool, top-of-theline appliances incl. W/D, parking, 700 sq.ft. Pets negotiable. Feb 1; 1 year. $1200/mo. incl. heat. 802-846-9568. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, rentals@ hickokandboardman. com.
802-863-6613. Burlington Nice, clean 1-BR apt. Close to downtown w/ off-street parking for one car. On-site coin-op W/D. No dogs. Avail. Jan. 1. $725/mo. + utils. Info: 802-355-2219. Burlington 2-3 BR apt. W/D. Kitchen w/ everything, off-street parking, yard, lots of light. $1250/ mo. + utils. Avail. now. 802-893-4348. Burlington 1-BR Apt. 2nd floor, w/ large porch. $800/mo. + deposit, heat & HW incl. No parking/pets. 802-363-8115. Info: miah0109@aol.com.
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Burlington 2 BR $1100/mo., Pitkin St., beautifully renovated inside & out. Off-street parking, W/D, basement, garage, screened-in porch. No pets. Adam, 201-566-5451.
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3000 sq.ft. colonial in the village. 4-BR, 3.5-BA, Jacuzzi in master BA. Living room w/gas fireplace, four season porch, 2 level deck outside. Finished basement w/ family room, workshop and storage. Hardwood and tile floors throughout. Lg. yard, private street. Energy star rated. $389,000. Call Russ at 802-878-4563 or rwbren@comcast.net.
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ACT 250 NOTICE APPLICATION AND HEARING #4C1224 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On December 22, 2009, Hubert W. McCormick filed application #4C1224 for a project described as partial findings under Criterion 5 for a proposed 27-lot three phase PUD with a full build out total of 1,363 vehicle trips per day. The project is located on Route 7 in the Town of Milton. This project will be evaluated by the District 4 Environmental Commission in
sevendaysvt.com/classifieds accordance with the 10 environmental criteria of 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a). A public hearing is scheduled for February 4, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. at the Essex Junction District Office of the Agency of Natural Resources, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, Vermont. The following people or organizations may participate in the hearing for this project: 1. Statutory parties: The municipality, the municipal planning commission, the regional planning commission, any adjacent municipality, municipal planning commission or regional planning commission if the project lands are located on a town boundary, and affected state agencies are entitled to party status. 2. Adjoining property owners and others: May participate as parties to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the ten criteria. 3. Non-party participants: The district commission, on its own motion or by petition, may allow others to participate in the hearing without being accorded party status.
On December 21, 2009, Euro West Partners Limited, filed application #4C0608-27 for a Project generally described as: Upgrade existing stormwater treatment facilities including rerouting storm drain piping, increasing size of two stormwater ponds and installing new stormwater control structures. The Project is located on Essex Way in the Town of Essex, Vermont. The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Essex Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 110 West Canal Street, Winooski, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www. nrb.state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database,” selecting “Entire Database,” and entering the case number above.
Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Nonparty participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5). Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 23rd day of December, 2009. By: /s/Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802.879.5658 E/ peter.keibel@state. vt.us
Copies of the application are available for review at the Vermont Wetlands Office in Essex, the Town Clerk’s Office in Essex and the Regional Planning Commission office in Winooski. Conditional Use Determinations may only be approved if it is shown that the proposed conditional use will not have an undue adverse impact on the functions and values of any significant wetlands or their adjacent buffer zones. Any person may file comments in writing on this application through January 29, 2010 with: Julie Foley District Wetlands Ecologist Water Quality Division Department of Environmental Conservation 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Tuesday, February 2, 2010 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at
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Appeal of administrative decision to dismiss/ deny as incomplete the application to change use from single family to duplex.
A request for a Conditional Use Determination, required pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of the Vermont Wetland Rules has been received from Steve Bergman, landowner of Essex, VT. Approval is being requested for the construction of a 5-lot subdivision. The proposed project will impact 1,200 square feet of wetland and 2,455 square feet of buffer zone. The wetland is located on Chapin Road in Essex.
Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning office, (City Hall, First Floor, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This may not be the final order in which items will be heard at the meeting. Please view the final Agenda, at www.ci.burlington. vt.us/planning/drb or posted on the Planning and Zoning Office notice
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Many offices will be vacant effective March 31, 2010. Vacancies include the Ward Clerk in every Ward, one Inspector of Election in every Ward, one School Commissioner in every Ward, and one City Councilor in every Ward. In Ward 2 both City Council positions will become vacant on March 31, 2010 due to the resignation of Councilor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. This seat will be elected for the balance of the term which is through March 31, 2011.
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These vacancies will be filled by election on March 2, 2010 at the Annual City Election. The term of office for Ward Clerks commences April 4th, 2010 and they serve for the term of 2 years. The term of office for Inspectors of Election commences on April 4th, 2010 and they serve for 3 years. The term of office for City Councilors and School Commissioners commence on April 5th 2010 and they serve for 2 years. In order to be placed on the ballot, interested candidates need to submit petitions to the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday January 25th, 2010. Petitions can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office, on the website, www. ci.burlington.vt.us/ct/ elections, or by calling 865-7136. Petitions require 30 signatures of registered voters in the Ward for each vacancy. CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following traffic regulations are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Appendix C, Motor Vehicles, and the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances:
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park any vehicle, at any time, longer than 15 minutes at the following locations: (1) though (24) As Written (25) [Reserved.] On the north side of Main Street beginning 30 feet west of South Union Street and continuing west for 80 feet. (26) through (28) As Written
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CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following traffic regulations are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Appendix C, Motor Vehicles, and the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: Sec. 9. Fifteen-Minute Parking. (a) No person shall park a vehicle longer than fifteen (15) minutes, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays excepted, in the following areas: (1) through (126) As Written (b) No person shall
(1) through (276) As Written (277) [Reserved.] On the north side of Main Street beginning at the east edge of the driveway to #288 and continuing east for 110 feet. (278) [Reserved] On the north side of Main Street for 30 feet west of South Union Street. (279) through (506) As Written Adopted this 9th day of December 2009 by the Board of Public Works Commissioners:
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PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing in the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following: 1. Preliminary plat application #SD-10-02 of Bullrock Corporation to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of five (5) multi-family dwellings for a total of 160 units and a 40 unit congregate housing facility. The amendment consists of constructing a 100 unit assisted living facility, 250 Quarry Hill Road. John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board Copies of the applications are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall. January 13, 2009 The contents of storage unit(s) 01-4103 located at 28 Adams Dr, Williston, VT 05495, will be sold on the 21st of the month of January 2010 to satisfy the debt of Dick Kwan. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur. Please note this in not a public auction.
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SAFETY FACILITATOR Ben & Jerry's is currently seeking a Safety Facilitator to work at our St. Albans, VT location. Unilever’s mission is to add Vitality to Life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. The successful candidate will coordinate the safety and health function at a manufacturing site by implementing effective safety policies, procedures, trainings and programs. Develop and implement new safety initiatives. Key Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, Physical Science or the equivalent combination of education and experience. • Three years of related experience in safety program implementation, preferably in a manufacturing environment. • Computer proficiency, especially Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. • Extensive hands-on experience in developing and maintaining OSHA compliance with emphasis on Process Safety Management. • Understanding of OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations. • Experience in ergonomic solutions in a manufacturing environment. • Training Instructor experience with the ability to prepare concise, understandable documentation, technical writing and lesson plan development. • Excellent communication skills, verbal and written. • Demonstrated desire to improve safety performance and spread enthusiasm for safety efforts. Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including spouse and children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, Retirement & Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and Holidays.
Peregrine Outfitters, a distributor of outdoor accessories and books, is reviewing applications for motivated Customer Service and Account/ Sales Representatives. The positions require individuals who are highly organized, computer proficient, and able to handle a high volume of incoming and outgoing calls. Ideal candidates will have experience in customer service or sales, and enjoy an outdoor lifestyle. Please forward your resume and cover letter to: salesjobsperegrineoutfitters.com
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EnvironmEntal SErvicES SpEcialiSt/FloatEr This position will provide coverage for absences within the Environmental Services Program. Knowledge of routine/complex cleaning and proper maintenance of soft and hard floors a must. Two years experience in commercial or residential cleaning, min one year experience in maintenance of hard/soft floors. Must be open minded and flexible with regards to scheduling and shift changes. Valid Vermont driver’s license required.
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ChIlD, YouTh AND FAMIlY SERVICES comprEhEnSivE SErvicES carE coordinator Seeking a skilled clinician to coordinate and implement comprehensive service plans for children and their families receiving a higher level of care. As coordinator, 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 candidate will demonstrate evidence of treatment planning, service coordination, supervision and crisis intervention.
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Work up to 40 awake overnight hours in the Shelburne area supporting a charming 17-year-old high school student with significant medical needs. Hours are from 10 pm until 7:30 am. Great opportunity for graduate or nursing students. Best match is a female with personal/care experience, but we are willing to train. Shift differential will apply. Benefit’s eligible.
training SpEcialiSt Physically active 24-year-old woman is looking for peer-age female to provide 20 hours of support. She enjoys hiking, biking, walking, going to the gym, cooking, and is working on independent living skills. Ideal candidate enjoys a similar lifestyle. Monday thru Friday.
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for CVABE’s program in Lamoille County. Exciting position full-time good benefits. Candidates must have the ability to provide individualized instruction for adults and teens as well as the capacity for conducting ongoing outreach. Organizing for lively community involvement supporting student success, volunteer management and program enrichment are essential activities in the job. CVABE is a community-based, nonprofit organization serving the residents of Lamoille County for over 40 years. Hundreds of Central Vermonters enroll annually at CVABE for help to improve basic literacy skills, to pursue options for a high school credential, to learn English as another language, and to prepare for work and college.
Submit resume, cover letter and list of references by January 25, 2010, to: Executive Team Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Inc. 46 Washington St., Ste.100 Barre, VT 05641
clinician SubStancE abuSE – chittEndEn clinic The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone program in Chittenden County, is seeking a full-time substance abuse clinician who will provide individual and group counseling to patients who are opioid dependent. Position will require the candidate to establish and maintain clinic records, address treatment plans, progress in treatment and coordination of care. Candidate must have a master’s in counseling or social work and have or be working towards licensure in substance abuse treatment.
community Support clinicianS Seeking energetic, compassionate and organized clinicians to support persons with serious mental illness in recovery. Be part of a multidisciplinary team providing creative problem solving, advocacy, case management, counseling and crisis support. BA or master’s degree in related field and experience with persons with serious mental illness preferred. Join our fun and dedicated team in making a difference. Full time, excellent benefits.
dWi ScrEEnEr Seeking individual to screen groups of DUI offenders as well as juveniles who are mandated by the court or court diversion to attend the Project CRASH Program. Individual will also provide and disseminate general and specific information regarding the program. LADC required. 20 hrs./ week. Excellent benefits.
SubStancE abuSE program coordinator Looking for enthusiastic, outgoing leader to provide on-site management for the day-to-day operations of HowardCenter Substance Abuse Services outpatient program and Public Inebriate Program in St. Albans. A significant part of this job involves working with community partners to address problems associated with substance abuse in Franklin and Grand Isle counties. Candidate must possess skills necessary to work with other organizations in a manner that generates confidence in that person and in the HC. Candidate must have an affinity for, and skill in, developing programs. Master’s in a field related to human services required. Min. two years relevant work experience, including supervisory experience. Experience in working with crisis-type programs, and programs requiring 24/7 coverage is an advantage. LADC required, dual credentialing a plus. Visit www.howardcenter.org for more details and a complete list of employment opportunities. HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.
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NEW STORE HIRING! Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is seeking part-time custodians to join our new building maintenance team. This position is mostly weekend hours and will average 10 hours per week. The team will be cleaning our retail stores and waxing floors after the stores have closed. Because of this, nights and weekend hours are required. We are looking for a lead custodian at $14/hr and a custodian at $10/hr. To be considered for this position, please complete a Goodwill Employment Application by downloading it as a PDF at our website www.goodwillnne.org, or you may pick one up at any one of our retail stores or call Tom at 802-658-8392. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
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Full Time Inclusion & Group Supports Ready to expand your horizons beyond direct support? CCS is offering an exciting full-time opportunity to provide one-on-one inclusion supports as well as coordinate two consumer-driven projects: DIY, a semimonthly newsletter, and a biweekly television show aired on VCAM. This position provides an opportunity for the right individual to expand his/her horizons and utilize auxiliary skills. Computer knowledge is a must for this position, and experience with Microsoft Publisher or Adobe Illustrator is a bonus.
Community Inclusion Facilitators CCS is seeking individuals to provide one-on-one inclusion supports to people with intellectual disabilities. The following positions are available: 15 hours per week - Creative and collaborative person needed to provide employment supports to a young man who will be graduating from high school this year. 23.5 hours per week - A supportive, goal-oriented individual needed to support individuals in the workplace, accessing the community and reaching their goals. To join our supportive team, submit a letter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org. Champlain Community Services 512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1 Colchester, VT 05446 655-0511 • EOE
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VermoNt respite House NursiNg: A benefited, 24 hour per week opening for Friday through Sunday evenings (4 p.m. to midnight) is available as well as per diem shifts. Experience with oncology and/or terminal care is necessary, as well RN licensure. pediatric speecH tHerapy: A full-time opening providing services and education to our pediatric clients. A master’s degree in speech language pathology with a VT professional educator license and pediatric experience is required. commuNity HealtH NursiNg: A full-time, day opening for an RN to provide home visits for adults in need of short-term rehabilitative care. Per diem shifts are also available.
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PREREQUISITES: • A commitment to socially responsible business practices and understanding of our triple bottom line. • College degree with marketing or communications study; MBA preferred. • Five years of experience in marketing management, three years within retail and online consumer electronics in organizations with sales ranging from $10MM to $50MM. • Excellent writing and copywriting skills for the following: our blog, Barkings!, our newsletters, product descriptions and company information materials. JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Knowledge of social media and experience with social media marketing. • Knowledge of graphic design for print (including national magazines) and web. • Experience with HTML, CSS, and graphic design software. (Experience with Adobe CS2+ is preferred.) • Project management skills. • Communication skills including public speaking (external and internal audiences) • Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. • Strategic thinking and an attention to detail. • Must be able to work in an environment that values both teamwork and individual initiative. • Must be able to handle multiple projects concurrently. • Willingness to learn and utilize all aspects of our content creation tools. • Must have Apple product knowledge and be generally tech savvy. • Experience with project planning and coordination. TOP DOG CANDIDATE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH: • Media buys and advertising. • Analytical budget creation/tracking. • Pay-per-click advertising, specifically Google Analytics, AdWords and other tools. • Technology/Apple-based retail expertise. This position is based at our headquarters in Waitsfield, VT. Email resume and cover letter to jobs@smalldog.com. No phone calls, please. Small Dog Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. Small Dog Electronics is a smoke-free workplace; smokers need not apply.
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Assistant Preschool position available Education and experience working in a preschool classroom preferred. For more information please call Crystal at The PlayCare Center in Richmond at 802-434-3891. EOE
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Leading Apple Specialist seeks a dynamic, well-organized content creator to join our marketing team and implement varied marketing initiatives. Responsibilities include writing and copywriting, brand-building, product research, special offer marketing, sales (both retail and web/phone) support, project leadership and may include graphic design and web page management. Must be willing to take initiative, work under a deadline and work independently. Apple product knowledge and/or interest and excellent writing skills are essential for this position.
Hospice NursiNg: A benefited, part- to full-time opening providing home visits is available as well as per diem shifts. Experience with oncology and/or terminal care is necessary, as well RN licensure.
Join a fast growing team! We’re a 100% green cleaning company. Full- and part-time Burlington positions available evenings. Some day and weekend positions too. Positions open for cleaners, supervisors and managers. Cleaners earn $10/ hour and up. Apply online at www.vtjanitech.com.
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is a small, independent school serving unique children and youth. We are recruiting Student Supervisors to join our diverse staff of forty.
Student Supervisors: Help students develop positive relationships, trust, and the academic, social and communication skills necessary to be successful in life Monitor students’ emotional states and implement behavioral strategies; support students in class, employment and community activities; and assist students with academic work. A Bachelor’s degree or five years experience after high school preferred. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Criminal record checks will be conducted for final candidates. Submit a resume by January 29, 2010 to: The New School of Montpelier 11 West Street Montpelier, VT 05602 or email to: SueL@the-new-school.net EOE
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Office Manager sought for busy synagogue.
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Standard skills required: typing, filing, billing and simple bookkeeping. Good oral and written communication abilities for interacting with the public. Must have familiarity with the Internet. Twenty-hour flexible work week, to expand should talents and expertise dictate. Mail resume and comprehensive cover letter to: Chabad Jewish Community Center 57 So. Williams Street Burlington, VT 05401 Or email chabad@chabadvt.org
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Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is seeking a part-time store supervisor to help grow our new store in Burlington, Vt. The successful candidate will assist the store management team in the daily operation of our new store. Starting pay will be between $9.69/hour and $11.39/hour DOE. To be considered for this position please download an application from our website www.goodwillnne.org or you may pick up an application at any of our stores. Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Inpatient Psychiatry Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking a qualified candidate to join our multidisciplinary team on our state-of-the-art Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Our excellent nurse/patient ratios and focus on quality care contribute to an exceptional working environment.
The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing a love of reading and writing among children throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Over 12 years CLiF’s 16 free programs have served 90,000 children in 350 towns across the Twin States. OPPORTUNITY: CLiF is seeking a motivated individual to help us complete a wide range of special projects, and to contact our partners (e.g., shelters, libraries) to gather feedback on the impact of our programs. The position is for 12 hours per week. WHEN AND WHERE: Starting ASAP. Half the work can be done from home, and half at the CLiF Office in Waterbury Center. Prefer candidates who live within 20 miles of the CLiF office. You won’t work directly with children, but will help enhance CLiF’s capacity to serve them. Candidates must be very organized, motivated, flexible, and have strong communication skills, experience with a range of Microsoft software, a good sense of humor, and a strong desire to help children. You’ll have many balls in the air. This job is never boring, and you can stretch yourself. Read more about CLiF at www.clifonline.org Send resume and cover letter by January 30 to clif@clifonline.org Or mail to Duncan McDougall, CLiF Executive Director,
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We currently have a Part time opening available on the night shift to work 40 hours bi-weekly with weekend rotation. Previous psychiatric or nursing home experience a plus. Candidates must have an interest in Psychiatric Nursing and 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience is preferred. We offer competitive night and weekend shift differentials, paid time off, and a generous flexible benefit program. Current VT RN license required. ** We also have other Registered Nurse opportunities available on our Medical/Surgical Unit, Nurse Resources, Women’s & Children’s, ER and ICU. ** For more information, or to submit an electronic application, please visit our website at www.cvmc.org or contact Sarah Harris, Recruiter at (802)371-5910
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Helen Day Art Center designs and curates some of Vermont’s most innovative and dynamic exhibits. Join us and lead these projects with your vision and intelligence.
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Submit letter and resume to: nathan@helenday.com Helen Day Art Center , Stowe, VT Visit www.helenday.com for details
Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive Home Instead Senior Care, a probenefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time vider of non-medical companionpositions. This opening and others are updated daily. ship and home helper services to Bioinformatics Research Associate - Biology Dept. - #032807 seniors in their homes, is seeking Immediate opening for non-tenure-track faculty appointment for a friendly, cheerful, and dependbioinformatics research associate at the University of Vermont through Paper: Days able people.Seven CAREGivers assist 2h-HelenDay-011310.indd 1 1/11/10 1:16:48 PM the Vermont Genetics Network (VGN) (http://vgn.uvm.edu). VGN is an NIH funded state program for building biomedical research seniors with 1/13 companionship, light Issue: infrastructure. Contribute a key role in metagenomics, genome assembly housekeeping, meal preparation, Due: 1/11 and annotation projects. Participate in multiple projects involving personal care, errands, and more. integration of high-volume data sets, design and implementation of data Size: 3.83 x 5.25 Part-time, flexible scheduling, processing pipelines, and analysis of genomic and metagenomic data. including: evening, weekPh.D. in the biological sciences or related field required. Experience in Cost: Daytime, $500.00 programming and high-throughput analysis of genomic data required. end and overnight shifts currently Programming experience in a UNIX/Linux environment using Norwich University, a vibrant academic institution that available. No heavy lifting. programming languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby, and relational values tradition, respects achievement, and provides a databases such as MySQL required. Experience with genome assembly Please call 802-860-8205 and metagenomic analysis desirable. Demonstrated ability to work both student environment focused on developing knowledge, independently and within a small team is desired. Applicants must apply leadership and service, seeks enthusiastic applicants for: online at www.uvmjobs.com. Look for job requisition #032807 under the Dept. of Biology. Please include a cover letter highlighting key 11/30/09 5:44:44 PM qualifications and interests, CV and a list of 3 references. Review of2V-homeinstead120209.indd 1 DIRECTOR OF CLASS RELATIONS applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING candidates are found. Experienced and highly motivated fundraising professional For further information on this position and others currently available, or to apply on-line, please visit our website at: responsible for coordinating the class reunion effort including www.uvmjobs.com; Job Hotline #802-656-2248; telephone #802gift and social planning, and the management and execution of 656-3150. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. Physical PhysicalTherapist Therapist && Paper resumes are not accepted. Job positions are updated daily. the annual giving program from nonreunion classes. Responsible
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The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications Occupational Therapist for managing reunion gift efforts including developing and from women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged. Are you looking for an exciting career, that gives you the implementing a strategic plan to identify, recruit, train, and solicit opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art long term care facility Are you looking for an with an award winning team?exciting alumni volunteers and class members. As the fundraising liaison Woodridge Nursing Homegives may have just whatthe you are looking career, that you for! We provide flexibility with your schedule, generous to the classes, the Director will work with volunteers to establish5v-graystone-011310.indd 1 opportunity to work in a statecompensation, individualized resident care programs, and 1/11/10 1:20:54 PM care. of-the-arttop-notch longrehabilitative term care facility goals for individual and class reunion gifts. In addition, duties We are currently seeking a Full time Physical Therapist and a with award winning team? Partan time Occupational Therapist to join our team. WATERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL include, designing and implementing the annual appeal process These positions require a graduate of an accredited PT or OT Woodridge Nursing Home may WATERVILLE, VERMONT program and VT licensure. 1-2 years of extended care and managing affinity solicitations by regional clubs and academic have just what are looking experienceyou is preferred. schools including the School of Graduate Studies. We encourage qualified candidates to visit our website and for! We provide flexibility with
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Provide leadership, vision, oversight and management for all aspects of the University’s institutional research along with the associated planning activities. Plan and implement data collection and analysis; conceptualize, design and conduct analytical and other studies; prepare and transmit appropriate information to external and internal audiences; and provide planning and research support to University constituents. Provide leadership in the collection, synthesis, analysis, and presentation of data in support of institutional effectiveness, for regional and specialized accreditation groups and the University public relations office, and to support University-wide academic assessment activities. Coordinate institutional compliance with the requirements of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended. The Director reports to the President of the University. For further details and information on how to apply, please visit our website: www.norwich.edu/jobs. Norwich is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a comprehensive benefit package.
The Superintendent of Lamoille North Supervisory Union and the Waterville Elementary School Board are searching for a dynamic principal for our PreK-6 elementary school which serves over 80 students from the communities of Waterville and Belvidere. Following 6th grade, our students transition to Lamoille Union Middle School and High School. A supportive school staff, parents and school board are hallmarks of this school community. Expectations are high and staff is committed to ensuring that all students succeed. We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced principal with a demonstrable record of success as a collaborative leader. Strong skills in the areas of instructional leadership, administration, and effective communication are a must. A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in public school administration and a VT Elementary Principal’s license are required. A master’s degree in a related educational discipline is preferred.
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If you welcome the challenge of leading a small and committed team of educators in an environment of high student expectations, within a supportive supervisory union, please give Waterville your consideration. (This is a 1.0 FTE/ full year position, with earliest start date of July 1, 2010. The position will remain open until filled.) All applications must be submitted online via SchoolSpring. com. EOE
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Drink is seeking a Must be willing to work late nights, 5+ nights/week behind the bar, and manage 10-person staff. Strong bartending skills, computer knowledge (POS, Excel and Word), and understanding of managing beverage cost required. Driver’s license required and background check performed.
ExEcutivE DirEctor Outright Vermont is Vermont’s queer youth center and statewide advocacy organization. Based in Burlington, Vt., our mission is to build safe, healthy and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth (ages 13-22). The ideal candidate is results-driven with strong organizational skills, demonstrated fundraising expertise, and self-motivation. Must be a solid communicator, an effective advocate, and possess exceptional ability to work with a variety of audiences, stakeholders and coalition partners. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related area required, master’s degree preferred. Candidate must have at least five years of increasingly responsible experience. Practice or knowledge of statewide organizing and youth advocacy valued. Competitive compensation and benefits based on experience and education.
Report Analyst/Developer
CVCAC, a nonprofit human service agency serving central Vermont since 1965, is seeking a full-time, limited service Report Analyst/Developer. The Report Analyst/Developer will bring a proven history of success in 2H-drink011310.indd using Crystal Report Writer, Excel Macros, ACCESS queries, and similar tools to generate user-friendly reports and templates. S/he should have a proven ability to determine federal, state, and other funding source reporting requirements in order to design and code automated reports for use by agency staff. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively on multiple deadlines while maintaining a sense of humor is important. CVCAC offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a friendly, informal work environment. Please send your resume, a letter telling us why working at CVCAC interests you, and three references postmarked no later than January 20, 2010.
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Central VT Community Action Council, Inc. Human Resources 195 US Route 302-Berlin Barre, VT 05641 cvcachr@cvcac.org
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VENDING ROUTE DRIVERS We are looking for motivated, responsible individuals. Must be able to work independently, possess a positive attitude, be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs. and have a clean driving record. We offer a competitive wage along with excellent benefits. Apply in person or online at:
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Exciting opportunity to lead a statewide business loan fund into the next decade. Community Capital is a nonprofit community-based lender and Community Development Financial Institution offering flexible financing and follow-up technical assistance to micro and small business owners throughout Vermont who do not yet qualify for traditional bank financing. Candidates must have a record of excellence, proven capabilities in strategic planning and fundraising, the ability to be independent and creative, and the flexibility to lead and work through a team. Candidates must also have experience with business and/ or lending, working with a Board of Directors, excellent attention to detail, experience with financial and information management systems, excellent written and oral communications skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office products. The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated sensitivity to the challenges faced by low-income individuals seeking to become economically self-sufficient and have experience working with public grant programs, be able to follow regulations, supervise staff, and file reports. The position is based in Barre. Periodic travel throughout Vermont and some evening work may be required. Submit letter of inquiry and resume to:
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The Vermont Public Service Board seeks three Utilities Analysts or Staff Attorneys. The analysts or attorneys review utility-related filings, preside over contested cases as quasijudicial hearing officers, assist the Board in cases that the Board hears directly, draft proposed rules, and assist in the development of Board policy on utility-related matters. One position will be an exempt full-time position. The other two positions will be exempt full-time, limited-service positions funded entirely by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. One ARRA position is expected to be funded for three and a half years; the second ARRA position is expected to be funded for two years. The non-ARRA-funded position may work on electricity, telecommunications, natural gas, cable television or water regulatory issues. The two ARRA-funded positions will focus on electricity-related topical areas including, among others, electricity-based renewable energy, transmission and distribution infrastructure, smart grid, and energy efficiency.
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Excellent writing and analytical skills required, and judicial temperament vital. Prior experience in utility regulation or related areas, including utility industries or administrative law, preferred. Experience with financial or business decisionmaking, and experience and training in public policy highly valued. Requires either a J.D. from a recognized law school and admission (or eligibility for admission) to the Vermont Bar, or a bachelor’s degree and at least two years professional experience in accounting, auditing, economic or financial analysis, business or public administration, permitting, planning, physical science, engineering, or an environmental or natural resources field. Graduate work in related fields may be substituted for the required experience on a semester-forsix-months basis. See http://psb.vermont.gov/ for more information. The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package. To apply, use the online job application at www.careers.vermont.gov or contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services at (800) 640-1657 (voice) or (800) 253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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follow us on twitter @sevendaysjobs, subscribe to rSS or check postings on your phone at m.sevendaysvt.com ISC is an independent nonprofit organization that helps communities in existing and emerging democracies resolve problems while building a better future for themselves and the world. ISC gives communities — and the organizations that support them — the training, advice and grants they need to solve their own problems, and shape their destinies long after ISC’s work with them is finished. It focuses on environmental, economic and social concerns, and on the need to address all three to succeed. To ensure that its work is successful, ISC involves different groups within a community, from the most to the least powerful, to encourage fair and lasting results. ISC is based in beautiful, picturesque Vermont, a state that values grassroots democracy and environmental stewardship, with international offices in China, Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo. We are recruiting for the following positions:
Special Assistant to the President Finance Director Program Assistant Office Assistant
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Must be a pack leader and board motivator. Must be able to sniff out community giving. Must be familiar with local territory. Must be fiercely loyal to mission. Must display bounding enthusiasm, intelligence, courage and perseverance. Must play well with others but can be left unattended. Must have opposable and computer literate thumbs. And, of course, Must have at least 2 years of experience. Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills. Roughly 40,000 biscuits depending on experience.
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Vermont Department Of Labor Unemployment Tax Auditor Make more than a living. Unemployment Program Administrator – This position involves managing the day-to-day operations of the Performance and Compliance Unit. Supervision of a production-oriented staff is required. Staff of handle intensive internal audits of Vermont Department Labor unemployment claims as well as investigating inquiries, potential inappropriate employer practices related to wages, and/or claims Make atechnical difference.
governed under Vermont’s Wage & Hour Program. Incumbent can expect to be involved in all phases of work performed in the unit. All work is performed within state and federal guidelines. Report and investigative writing, time tracking, eye for accuracy, Thecustomer right job can open foropportunity youareto grow, excel, reach your excellent skills, investigative skill and conflict resolution all part of the position’and s our responsibilities. Contactfull with There’s anservice exciting andopportunities challenging within Employer SerTravel 5v-humanesocchitt-011310-2.indd 1 individual claimants and state/federal agencies should be expected. Excellent communication skills (both verbal & written) are Consultants/Agents potential. Working for the State of Vermont allows you the freedom and creativity required. The position is part of a highly coordinated administrative team and reports to the Director of Unemployment & Wages. vices/Unemployment Insurance Division for an accounting/auditing proRequirements: prior supervisory experience, preferably in a production or investigative setting. Knowledge of human resources and Six travel consultants/agents to with usepeople yourDuties and in an enormous array of disciplines keep this working inskills groups, as wellenthusiasm as one onbut one. Computer skills including Excel & Word. Ability to read andtounderstand complex needed immediately; fessional. include, are not limited to, obtaining wage records, procedures and guidelines and the ability to explain such to staff, claimants and employers. Ability to work in a fast paced operation bonus/commissions. one of theaudits, best states in to live andreports/monies, work. will be considered. fraud and handle pressure. Only applicants whothe applycountry online at http://careers.vermont.gov Reference investigajob posting # employer collecting delinquent Part/full-time. Will train. 26463. Montpelier – Full time – Application deadline: 01/25/10.
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Treatment Clinician 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 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. Submit cover letter and resume to Jamie Tourangeau, HR Manager PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406 Fax (802) 861-6460 or email jamiet@lundfamilycenter.org.
The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package. To apply, use the online job application at www.careers.vermont.gov or contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services at (800) 640-1657 (voice) or (800) 253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Duties: Support activities of 6-8 professional staff of the Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC), Learning Innovations at WestEd. Word processing, proofreading, formatting reports with data displays and graphics. Maintain databases, provide administrative project leadership, format grant proposals. Copy, file, organize, and coordinate mailings. Plan large conference events & meetings. Make travel arrangements. Take comprehensive notes using a computer during meetings, including multiparticipant face-to-face and teleconference meetings. Occasional travel may be required. Assist program staff in use and implementation of new and recommended web-based technologies to improve communication and efficiency of work. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; preferably in nonprofit and/ or educational setting. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Access databases. Internet savvy. Excellent customer service, writing, interpersonal and communication skills. Strong customer service orientation and “team-player” attitude. Experience using LCD projector, scanner, digital camera, online photo management, transcriber, digital recorders, video conferencing equipment. Typing 70 WPM. Application Process: Apply online at www.WestEd.org/jobs or send resume and cover letter to: Learning Innovations at WestEd 20 Winter Sport Lane Williston, VT 05495-8134 Fax: 802-951-8222 EOE/AA
Shelter Manager
“Reaching out from the heart to those in need.”
Champlain Valley Cleaning Service in search of dependable, fast-paced people for residential cleaning, experience a must. Pay based on experience. Must have own transportation.
This is a great opportunity to work with caring adults while offering superior nursing skills. The nurse candidate must have a LPN license. Med Tech’s must have training and experience in a Residential Care setting. All positions require a high level of professionalism and a willingness to promote the vision, mission and values of the Home. These jobs offer competitive wages and benefits. Schedules are varied with some weekend shifts required. If interested, please send resumes to: danderson@vermontcatholic.org or mail to: David Anderson, St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home 243 N. Prospect St., Burlington, VT 05401. (802) 864-0264 EEO
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HSCC is seeking a dynamic, highly organized, adept multitasker to help lead our day-to-day operations taking in, caring for, and placing homeless animals. As direct supervisor of our management team, the Shelter Manager guides our collaborative decision-making processes, develops and implements thoughtful policies, and ensures the delivery of a high standard of care and exemplary service to our community. Knowledge of animal care and supervisory experience are important qualifications for this position. B.A. or relevant and substantial experience required. Submit cover letter and resume to:
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Champlain Valley Head Start (CVHS), a program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, has been awarded funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the implementation of an Early Head Start (EHS) program. As part of this project, we are now hiring for the following temporary positions (funded through September 2011).
EHS INFANT/TODDLER HOME VISITORS (2) and EHS INFANT/TODDLER EARLY CARE ADVOCATES (2): Provide services in either home- or centerbased settings to support prenatal education and services to promote healthy prenatal outcomes for pregnant women; provide or support the care of infants and toddlers so as to enhance their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development; support parents in the care and nurturing of their infants and toddlers; and help parents move 5v-humanesocchitt-011310.indd toward self-sufficiency.
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HV positions (2) will be 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, and will be affiliated with either Franklin County or Lund Family Center (Burlington). ECA positions (2) will be 20 hours/week, 52 weeks/year, and will be affiliated with either Bristol Family Center or Champlain Islands Parent Child Center (South Hero). HV and ECA positions include health plan and excellent benefits, and require bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related education field, with demonstrable experience and training in the provision of services for infants and toddlers. Starting wage $12.44-14.10/hour. Please specify position and location and submit resume and cover letter with three work references. No phone calls, please. Please send applications by email to pirish@cvoeo.org. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Burlington): Responsibilities include providing clerical and administrative support for CVHS Director, EHS Coordinator and management staff; word processing; data entry and generating reports; document production and mass mailings; processing, filing and tracking fiscal and program documentation; communication with staff, parents, vendors and various agencies; and office management and organization. Qualifications: Associate’s degree in business, management, computer applications, clerical or related field, as well as 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Also required are intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; speed, proficiency and accuracy with word processing and data entry; and customer service skills. Experience with MS Publisher or other desktop publishing software and web-based applications is a plus. 20 hrs per week, full year. $16.00$17.00/hour depending on qualifications and experience. Excellent health benefits package. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references. No phone calls, please. Please send applications by email to pbehrman@cvoeo.org. For all positions: Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and record-keeping; proficiency in MS Word, email and internet; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated, and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited financial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks. People of color and from diverse cultural groups especially encouraged to apply. EOE. No phone calls, please.
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT – MUSIC The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Johnson State College seeks a music generalist for a position as Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will provide leadership through expertise and experience in Music Education and/or Musical Theater as part of his/her contribution to our growing, dynamic, and high quality music programs. He/she will also participate through teaching and service in a college-wide commitment to early and ongoing student success. This tenure-stream position will begin in August 2010. The successful candidate for this position will possess an MFA in music, a master of music degree, or a doctoral degree and a strong commitment to and record of demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching. Experience teaching in public schools is also desirable. A commitment to diversity and inclusive practices is also expected. Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Send letter of intent outlining qualifications, statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, a completed JSC application (available at www.jsc.edu/employment), and three letters of reference to: jschumanresources@jsc.edu OR mail to: Johnson State College, Human Resources Office, Attn: Professor Steve Blair, Chair of Search Committee, 337 College Hill, Johnson, Vermont, 05656-9464. JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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We are looking for a bright, creative and experienced individual to take a leadership role at the Department of Education in the area of communication and media. In this role you will work closely with the Commissioner of Education and the leadership of the department. Responsibilities will include coordinating all department media and press events; monitor press, media and local sources of information on education; 20’s. She is involved in Special Olympics, loves art, horseback advise on media activities, internal communications, in a quiet location thatplanning, is still close to the center of with Chittenden strategic and communications a broad range of constituents in the field.
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A challenging position in partnership with the Brain Injury Association of Vermont. Based in Waterbury, this position will be responsible for educating and supporting Vermont business across the state to train and hire individuals with brain injury, with a specific focus on serving the needs of returning veterans with brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. This position will also be responsible for motivating and supporting individual jobseekers with brain injury, including job search, securing employment, and providing ongoing follow-up. Ideal candidate will have knowledge of the business community, veteran’s issues and traumatic brain injury, and will be able to maintain positive rapport with clients, employers and military. Requires a self-starter with attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills. Minimum qualifications include HS diploma, reliable transportation, good interpersonal and communication skills, and computer knowledge. Salary begins at $30,000 plus benefits. Email a cover letter and resume summarizing relevant experience and interest to: rdavies@vabir.org by 1/22
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Do you want to make a difference? WomenSafe, the Addison County agency working to end domestic and sexual violence, is seeking a full-time Housing Coordinator for direct service, community collaboration, and the creation of a new transitional housing program. Includes benefits. Great work environment.
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The Sisters of Mercy, a community of Roman Catholic women, are dedicated to helping those in need though education, advocacy, healthcare, housing, pastoral and social services. The Northeast Community is currently seeking kitchen help for the Burlington location. This position performs a combination of duties to maintain kitchen work areas including dishwashing, preparing meals according to the dietary requirements and serving of meals as required. Please contact Don Carlos at 802-863-6835.
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The Lamoille Family Center seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the organization in its mission to affirm the right of all children to grow up in an environment that enables them to become healthy adults by educating, encouraging and celebrating families. The Executive Director in partnership with the Board of Directors, a Management Team and thirty staff will carry out the strategic goals of the organization. Responsibilities include managing personnel and fiscal operations, assuring compliance with all state and federal regulations, maintaining regional and statewide community relations, and assessing organizational needs and implementing improvements. Qualifications: Master’s degree in human services, education, administration, or a related field or a bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in nonprofit management. Experience in management of personnel/human resources, fiscal operations and program development/implementation. Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills. Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have a working knowledge of nonprofit management. Competitive salary and benefit package. Send cover letter and resume by January 30, 2010 to: Search Committee, Lamoille Family Center 480 Cadys Falls Road Morrisville, VT 05661 or email to info@lamoillefamilycenter.org. A United Way Community Partner
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Retina Center of Vermont is looking for a part-time, flexible, quick learner to become part of our front desk team.
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The Turtle Fur Group, based in Morrisville, Vermont, and our family of brands, Turtle Fur, FU-R Headwear and Nordic Gear, seek two fantastically creative people, overflowing with ideas to join The Creatives.
Designer Your skills are creativity, ideas, and the ability to work as part of a collaborative team. We make hats and all types of “keep you warm accessories,” so bring a love of the outdoors. Add a knit or hat background, even better. graphic Designer/catalog coorDinator/ BranD exponent/iDea person Your skills are creativity, unbelievable organizational talent, aweinspiring project coordination, Photoshop, brand propulsion and being able to work as part of a collaborative team. Email your resume and anything that will make us say, “OMG, get that person in here!” to Brenda Snow, Dir. HR at: bsnow@turtlefurgroup.com.
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Sports & Fitness Edge is providing career growth opportunities for a highly motivated sales professional with a record of success and a passion for fitness. If this describes you and you want to be part of a fast-paced, self-motivated and successful team, you must apply today!
COUNTY SUPERVISOR (Addison County): Responsibilities include: staff supervision; management of curriculum, lesson plans, child outcomes assessment, and child health and family Email resumes to: debl@sfedge.com data; file reviews; recruitment and enrollment activities; management of program budgets, resources, community partnerships, accreditation and licensing projects. Qualifications: Bachelor’s nightshift videotape degree in early childhood education, editor Special education, or related field; 3 to 5 years relevant work experience; supervision experience. Knowledge Must have experience in nonlinear editing with and experience in: developmentally broadcast quality equipment. News experience preferred but not essential. If hired, you appropriate early childhood practice; will be expected to help edit the stories, bumps and promos for the various afternoon child outcome assessment; child behavior management; curriculum planning, and evening news broadcasts as well as help out in the news and editing rooms as needed. development and implementation. 40 Send resume, cover letter and examples of your work on DVD to: hours/week, 42 weeks/year. $18.25/ PHOTO, WCAX-TV, P.O. Box 4508, Burlington, VT 05406 or email jobs@wcax.com. hour. Health plan and excellent benefits. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references by email to: pbehrman@cvoeo.org. No phone calls, please. 2H-wcax011310-3.indd 1 1/11/10
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St. Albans nonprofit has immediate opening for an individual it its Finance Department. Must be extremely knowledgeable and proficient in accounts payable, payroll and QuickBooks. Expertise in Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.) is necessary. Degree in accounting or equivalent experience required. Competitive wages/benefits. Please send cover letter and resume to HR@vermontassociates.org or Finance Manager, PO Box 107, St. Albans, VT 05478.
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NFI-Vermont is seeking a for its Allenbrook Program in South Burlington. Allenbrook is a community based group home for co-ed youths ages 13-18. This is a full-time position, Monday through Thursday, with a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. Qualified candidates will possess a master’s degree or equivalent, and have experience working in residential care. This position consists of direct teaching interactions with youth, as well as case management functions such as team meeting facilitation and treatment scheduling. Must have a valid driver’s license, high energy level, and be able to pass a criminal background check.
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ideas she’d come up with for potential services were culinary — including playing personal chef by shopping and cooking for clients in her own home and dropping off the results. “Since I’m usually in the kitchen cooking for myself, I thought other people could benefit from me being in the kitchen,” Kaufman says. For a single person or a couple, that service runs $30 per meal plus the cost of groceries — more mouths means a larger fee. Calling herself an adventurous cook and eater, Kaufman says she’s happy to experiment with new dishes to please her patrons. “[Matt and I] have recipes and cookbooks galore,” she reports, noting that the EatingWell website and the New Mayo Clinic Cookbook are often sources of inspiration. She particularly loves making soups, experimenting with marinades for salmon, and incorporating saffron and truffle oil into her home cooking. She’s also keen on assisting people with dinner-party planning, and baking up thank-you gifts. “There are phenomenal bakeries in the area, but if you want to send somebody a casual cookie platter, you don’t want to spend $40 or $50,” says Kaufman. Of course, it’s still pricier than making your own. Kaufman sees her target market as three main groups of locals: dual-income families with children and a busy lifestyle, people who have money and don’t like running errands, and young professionals committed to pampering themselves after long days at the office. Taking care of tasks most people find mundane doesn’t bug the energetic former psych major, who also works as a personal trainer and spinning instructor. “Some people hate going to the grocery store,” she says. “I’ll spend an hour and a half [food shopping], no problem.” Back when she lived in the Big Apple, Kaufman used food delivery services herself. She says the experience taught her to be gentle with other people’s grapefruit: “I didn’t like the produce I got because they didn’t care. They just threw it in the bag.” When she’s hitting the market, Kaufman charges a 30 percent fee when customers spend less than $150 on groceries and 20 percent when they spend more. For other types of work, her rate is about $20 an hour, but may change depending on the circumstances of a particular job. “I’m very competitive on the pet front,” she opines. Former-coworker-turned-client Sarah Humphries of Colchester agrees. “There’s a neighborhood girl who [walks dogs and house sits] when she’s home from college, and she charges the same thing,” says Humphries. “With Leslie,
it’s her career, it’s her business, so she’s a little more professional.” Over the holidays, Kaufman stopped by Humphries’ house to pick up the mail, take out the trash and water the Christmas tree, but she was willing to provide ad hoc assistance, too. “I was trying to track a package I’d sent, and I’d forgotten the tracking number,” says Humphries. Ten minutes after she called, Kaufman texted her the info. When Humphries got home, she found the mail in a neat pile and a homemade New York-style cheesecake topped with cherries in the fridge. “My fiancé and I are getting married this year, and when we go on our honeymoon, I’m sure we’ll give [Kaufman] a call,” she says. Kaufman says her business is growing slowly, mainly by word of mouth. “It’s very much a trust-building thing to give somebody the keys to your house,” she says. To help ease the transition, she matthew thOrsen
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always meets with clients before accepting a new job. “I want people who don’t know me to say, ‘I would be friends with this girl, so I can trust this girl,’” she explains. She hopes, over time, regular clients will feel comfortable letting her make their bank deposits or whip them up kosher food for Passover. Can Kaufman find a healthy local market for her services in a recession, when many people are going DIY by necessity? If her eagerness to carve out her niche is any indication, the signs are good. Want help planning a tour of Vermont’s artisan cheese-making operations or breweries? “If there’s something you need that’s not on my list, I can do it,” she says. m
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Clearly we need to try this one and find out what the buzz is about. Tripe is a little scary. The petals of the reticulum look like a newly discovered creature from the depths of the ocean — or outer space. Luckily, the Wayside’s chef, Jeff Virge, coats the stomach in batter, hiding its potentially off-putting exterior. Before it’s battered, Virge marinates the organ in vinegar. The result is the meat equivalent of a salt-and-vinegar chip, with the surprising but pleasant texture of a marshmallow. The meaty little perch, served six to a plate, come with creamy house-made tartar sauce, but Zecchinelli recommends using the several slices of lemon provided. Good idea. Though the fish are battered and fried, it’s their light taste that tingles with freshness. They’re fun to eat, too. Detaching each piece of the flaky white meat from the animal’s spine is the pescatory equivalent of peeling orange sections. Hutchinson has stopped in for a cup of coffee this time, not a meal. But he recommends another Wayside classic: “Back in the ’50’s, it was the salt pork and gravy. Thursday night, you couldn’t fit into this place.” The dish is still a special every Thursday. Virge, a 30-year veteran of the Wayside’s kitchen, calls himself “chef-instructor and Wayside encyclopedia.” And he relishes preparing the farmhouse-necessity-turned-tastytreat. “It’s salty and fatty, just the way people like it. A nutritionist’s nightmare,” Virge says of the salt pork, grabbing a deep-fried rasher for himself. But what is it, exactly? Fatback, the layer of lard attached to the pig’s skin.
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“Your next layer will have some bacon,” Virge explains. “If there’s a piece of meat in there, you’ve got problems.” During the salt cure, any muscle will Sundays, 11:30 am - 1:45 pm turn to jerky, says Virge. He is careful to finely slice the wad of pure fat before he Gather friends & family for breads it in a flour concoction reminisa flavorful feast served in the cent of the coating on fried chicken. unique Dim Sum style. The result is a seethingly sensuous Servers showcase traditional & bite of fat and flavor. When the salt pork popular Chinese dishes at each is dipped in milk gravy, it gets even richer, table, giving you your choice with a soothing creaminess. Though 135 East Allen St., Winooski of all the day’s delicious lines of people waiting for the dish no (Next to beverage warehouse) selections. Come & enjoy! longer snake through the parking lot as 861-WILD they did in Hutchinson’s day, Zecchinelli says it’s still popular, and the Wayside does a mean takeout 16t-wildtomatoBW011310.indd 1 1/11/10 3:06:04 PM business in salt pork. “People come and get it to go for their grandma who’s shut in, or bring it to the nursing home. A Home Furnishings Consignment Shop One guy gets four orders to Antique Vintage & Modern. go every Thursday.” Those customers often pick up a pie, too. From the dozen or so pie choices to the doughnuts to the “Soon to be ~ Gift Certificates Available ~ 53 Main St. Famous” chocolate cake, almost all the View our complete menu at: www.asinglepebble.com Burlington baked goods at the Wayside — with the LunCh: M-F 11:30am - 1:45pm • SAt 11:30am - 3pm 540.0008 SundAy dim Sum Lunch 11:30am 1:45pm exceptions of hot dog buns and English anjouVT.com dinner: nightly from 5PM muffins — are made fresh in the restauOpen Tues - Sat 10-5pm reservations recommended: 133 Bank St.,Burlington rant’s enormous kitchen. Sun 11-3pm • Closed Mondays 802.865.5200 Zecchinelli cares about keeping locals happy with such old-time staples — which also include baked mostaccioli 16t-anjou011310.indd 1 1/11/10 4:00:26 PM 8v-singlepebble011310.indd 1 1/11/10 12:54:24 PM (“a Barre thing,” he says) and meatloaf from Virge’s mother’s recipe. But the Wayside staff does make an effort to keep the menu current. Each Wednesday night in season, the Frost Heaves basOrganic & Local Produce • Scrumptious Full Service Deli ketball team makes an appearance at All Natural Groceries • Fresh Vermont Meat • Pet Products the restaurant, and so does a more conHigh Quality Vitamins & Supplements • Local Artisan Cheese temporary special. On January 5, it was butterflied shrimp dipped in coconut Health & Beauty Products • Wine & Beer and served with orange-rum whipped Bulk Dry Goods, Spices, Liquids, Coffee & Teas cream. Green chile cheese poppers were the appetizer du jour. Open 9-7 Daily • (802) 453-8538 Zecchinelli is proud that new genera25 Mountain View St, Bristol tions are discovering the Wayside and First left off Mountain Street. Located Behind Shaws. considers his restaurant exceptionally kid friendly. His own young son, Nick, will host a benefit dinner for Silver 8h-MtGrns011310.indd 1 1/9/10 1:57:34 PM Towers summer camp in February. Is your 3-6 year old pushing your buttons? But enduring traditions like the Do you want to improve their behavior? salt pork and the gabbing of Counter Intellegence make the Wayside a The UVM Department of Psychology Vermont treasure. Perhaps someone is conducting a research study which includes who’s been a part of the phenomenon a 6 week parenting group to possibly help parents for decades can best sum it up. “We had improve their children’s behaviors. an awful lot of fun,” says Barsalou, as she carefully tips her waitress and leaves for To qualify you must have a child 3-6 years old. work. “We still do.” m
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ew years are kind of like a new pair of shoes. You can’t just wear them right out of the box — unless 2:17:56 PM you’re a cast member of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” of course. Before you really know what you’ve got, you kind of have to break them in a bit. Scuff up the soles, dirty the laces. Now that we’ve had roughly two weeks to get acquainted with 2010, it is time — with tongue planted firmly in cheek — to gaze into the crystal disco ball and attempt to glean some idea of what local music fans can expect to see and hear in the year to come.
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• Shortly after the Super Bowl in February, Phish retires. Again. At a tearful press conference, the band states adamantly that they “really, really mean it this time. Really.” The news harshes the mellows of Phish countless millions across the country. Predictably, in the 12v-threepenny110409.indd 1 11/2/09 12:46:33 PM months following, Internet rumors of a reunion run rampant. But that speculation is put to rest in August when guitarist Trey Anastasio announces that he will be playing quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. • In a surprising deal that many will point (18+) to as laying the blueprint for the midsummer truce between Israel and Palestine, Higher Ground and local hipsters strike an accord. The nightclub promises to book (18+) as much indie music as it reasonably can. Meanwhile, hipsters vow to cease passiveaggressive whining about the club’s calendar on blogs and in public forums such as Twitter and Facebook. They also agree to actually purchase tickets to indie shows at the club. Though both sides will eventually Tickets: 422.3035 or agree, the deal is on the verge of collapse www.picklebarrelnightclub.com late into the evening talks. But an 11th hour Killington Road, Killington concession by Higher Ground saves the negotiations when the club agrees to once myspace.com/picklebarrel more sell full-sized pints of beer. 12v-picklebarrel011310.indd 1
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• Radio Bean expands again. And again. And again. By Halloween, the once Lilliputian coffee house has taken over the entire building at the corner of Pearl Street and North Winooski Avenue — including the apartments located on the upper floors, which become an artists’ commune. To the delight of local barflies, The OP remains mostly intact. As does The Caribbean Corner — though it is still only open every seventh Tuesday between the hours of 1 and 4 a.m. • Lendway release their second full-length album to rave reviews, locally and beyond. However, they get into a bit of hot water when it’s discovered the record contains a secret track, an uncredited cover of Built to Spill’s “I Would Hurt a Fly” from Perfect
Bolles jokingly announces his candidacy in a February “SoundBites” column but never expects to be taken seriously. However, his platform, which contains but one agenda item — to raze Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium, replace it with a multipurpose arena suitable for large concerts, and to step down upon its completion — profoundly resonates with the electorate. In a “Fair Game” column shortly after the election, a bewildered Shay Totten writes that while Bolles is grossly underqualified, he “probably can’t be any worse than the other 47 candidates in the race.” • In a related story, Montpelier watering hole Charlie O’s is declared a national historical site in December. A life-size granite statue of the Starline Rhythm Boys is placed in front of the bar commemorating the event. • The disturbing trend of audience members talking loudly through live shows continues unabated. That is, until June, when area nightclubs begin hiring gradeschool librarians on summer break to police their venues. The librarians return to work in September. But they’ve done their job well. An entire summer of school marm-ly shushing has resulted in an uncommonly respectful concertgoing public that, in addition to having great posture, collectively realize, “Hey, this really is more fun when you can actually hear the band.” • Finally, Burlington’s The Cush are the talk of this year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin. Their new album, Between the Leaves, which is “officially” released at the festival in March, ends up on scores of year-end “best of” lists around the globe. There is no punch line. The album is really that good.
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From Now On. Fortunately, any legal wrangling is avoided when BTS front man Doug Martsch hears the tune and really digs it. Martsch is impressed with Lendway’s harmony-laden take on the song and invites the band to tour with BTS over the summer. Subsequently, Lendway score a deal with Jagjaguwar and become darlings of the blogosphere. Their success sparks feverish nationwide interest in the Burlington music scene, which Pitchfork Media describes as “kind of like Portland, only, you know, like, smaller and stuff.” • In a shocking turn, Seven Days music editor Dan Bolles wins the 2010 race for Vermont governor as a write-in candidate.
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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., Free.
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CLUB METRONOME: Wilbur’s Dog, Underground Radio, Workingman’s Army (rock), 9 p.m., $5. 18+. FRANNY O’S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. GREEN ROOM: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Little Feat, Waylon Speed (rock), 7:30 p.m., $25/30. AA. LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Ellen Powell & Tom Cleary (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.
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In particular, vocalist Christa DeCicco’s sensuous ruminations would seem perfectly
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are a product of a bygone era. And in a way, you’d be correct. The Knoxville, Tenn.-based outfit trades in sinewy, jazz-inflected folk that recalls the glory days of Tin Pan Alley.
make two Vermont appearances: Tuesday, January 19, at Radio Bean in Burlington, and Wednesday, January 20, at Montpelier’s Black Door Bar & Bistro.
RED SQUARE: Selector Dubee (reggae), 6 p.m., Free. A-Dog Presents (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE PATIO: DJ Cre8 (house), 9 p.m., Free. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Dueling Pianos (piano), 9 p.m., Free. THE SCUFFER STEAK & ALE HOUSE: PJ Davidian Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Nicole Erin Carey (indiefolk), 8 p.m., $5 donation.
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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Therapy Thursdays with DJ NYCE (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free.
LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Katie Trautz CD Release (old-time), 8 p.m., Donations.
TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.
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Talking ’Bout a Resolution
Generally speaking, I make a point of not making New Year’s resolutions. First of all, I’m pretty much perfect just the way I am, right? Right? (Cue chirping crickets.) The second thing — and this one is real — is that I’d rather not cram all of my self-improvement into any one specific period of time. I get the whole turningover-a-new-leaf thing. It makes sense. And if it works for you, that’s great. But I’d rather be more cognizant of things I need to improve upon as they come up, rather than sitting on my flaws until the ball drops on New Year’s Eve and then all of a sudden becoming a new and better person: “Lessee, it’s now a new year, therefore I must join a gym, take up yoga, quit smoking, quit drinking, eat better, learn how to cross-country ski, read a book every week, call my mother more often, make a dentist appointment, make the bed in the morning, stop procrastinating and watch less TV.” Isn’t that kind of a lot to deal with all at once? And aren’t I more likely to fail under the weight of such lofty expectations? Yup. That said, I’m a “get in the spirit” kind of guy — thanks to last year’s resolution! So I figure, what the hell? Why not join the fray and offer up some resolutions for 2010? Better yet, why not make them (semi) music related? So, on that note…
Resolution # 1: Fewer Excuses, More Blogging
I am not a good blogger. Actually, I’ll rephrase that. I’m just not a particularly prolific blogger. Sometimes there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. Others, I’m just burned out from writing pieces for the paper. As a result, my little corner of cyberspace — that would be 7d.blogs.com/ solidstate — is often shamefully neglected. But I’m not here to make excuses. Because if Inner Fire District’s David Symons could find the time and energy to chronicle his travels to and from the Gaza Strip — as an American, a Palestinian sympathizer and with an accordion, no less — I have none to make.
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Two months ago, I wrote a short blurb about a show Symons had put together in Montpelier scheduled for December 31, 2009 to raise money for and awareness of the mass international protest of Israel’s ongoing blockade of Gaza along the Israeli border. Because of hassles from the Israeli government, which was reluctant to allow foreign protesters into Gaza, the protest drew only 1300 people — as David Symons opposed to the tens of thousands originally expected. Still, even though Symons never made it to the border, his stories and experiences are fascinating, at times frightening, and shed a unique light on a heartbreaking situation. You can follow along at klezhobo.wordpress. com. And I highly recommend that you do. Of course, my blog is rarely so heavy as David’s. For example, last week, I offered musings on some of my favorite nonlocal music from last year. Symons wrote about Palestinian children who still had shrapnel lodged in their bodies and a man who saved for 15 years to buy a house, only to watch it reduced to rubble by Israeli bombs a year later. This week, I’ll be posting some new tracks by Japhy Ryder in advance of their show at Red Square on Wednesday, January 20. Hopefully, David will be writing about a safe return home. (Resolution 1A: Be thankful I’m a music journalist and not a war correspondent.)
alongside the likes of Lyle Lovett, Roseanne Cash and The Avett Brothers, to name a few. I’m happy to report that SRB came out on top, marking the third time they’ve won the FAR award. Toast the Boys this Saturday at Red Square.
Resolution # 3: Get Thee to an Abbey
I’ve really got to get to The Lamb Abbey sooner than later. Actually, I would like to spend more time in Montpelier in general this year. I’m the first to admit that coverage in these pages tends to be a little Burlington-centric. But there is almost always great stuff happening in the capital city, and the Abbey is a big reason why. For example, Thursday’s show with Fishtank Ensemble — courtesy of our old pal Ed DuFresne, late of Langdon Street Café renown — and a rare appearance by Banjo Dan side project The Sky Blue Boys on Friday. But those aren’t the only games in town this weekend. LSC has a whole slate full of vaudevillian delights, with café faves The Two Man GentlemEn Band on Friday and then something called The Brand New Same Old Bologna Show on Saturday. I know for a fact that the former group puts on one hell of a show. As for the latter … well, let’s just say there will be puppets. And cardboard. And more puppets. Color me intrigued.
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• Staying in the shadow of the Golden Dome: Bassist extraordinaire Rob Morse has unveiled a new weekly series at LSC, every Wednesday this month, featuring … well, pretty much every band he plays with. These include Yousay Placate (1/13),Michael Chorney Sextet (1/20) and Digital DJ (1/27) — the last showcasing live local electronica. (A quick note about yoUSA Placate: Keyboardist Parker Shper just
sent me some rough cuts from an album the band hopes to release this spring. In a couple of words, “hell, yeah.” They’ll also be at Radio Bean this Friday.) • Another Montpelier plug: Local blues harp ace Bob Stannard is releasing his new album, Live at the Black Door, this Thursday, appropriately enough at the Black Door Bar & Bistro. Not to spoil the eventual review, but judging from cursory listens of the disc, I strongly encourage blues fans to attend. • Speaking of the capital city, the fine, industrious folks at Montpeculiar’s Halogen Media have a big ol’ hip-hop hootenanny at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge this Friday with Philadelphia Slick, DJ GI Joe, The Problemaddicts, Natural Ingredients, DJ DB Cooper and Malbourne the MC. Word. (Resolution #4: Catch a Halogen show one of these days.) • And speaking of HG, gotta love local openers for big-ticket shows. So, if you’re going to see Little Feat in the Ballroom this Thursday, do yourself a favor and get there early to catch speedwestern marvels Waylon Speed. You’ll thank me, I promise. • A hearty “welcome back” to Sunday Night Mass. The fabled house-music throwdown is back after a six-month hiatus and will resume a monthly run at Club Metronome beginning this Sunday. House pioneer Doc Martin headlines with support from local turntablists DJ Aqua, DJ Justin REM, DJ Haitian and DJ Patti. • Last but not least, the best press quote I’ve read in this young year, courtesy of Filter magazine scribe Chris Adams: “Bryan sings like we’re lucky he doesn’t own a gun.” Now that’s music journalism. The Bryan in question is Boston-based songwriter Bryan McPherson, who opened for Dropkick Murphys at Higher Ground recently and will be at Muddy Waters this Saturday, presumably without firearms. I’d suggest you be there too — though maybe wear a bulletproof vest. Just sayin’. m
Resolution # 2: Be Like Danny C.
Wow. That got serious quickly, didn’t it? Let’s lighten the mood, shall we? If there is one guy who never half-asses anything, it is Danny Coane. For more than a decade, Danny C. has led one of the busiest, most professional and highly acclaimed bands in the state, Starline Rhythm Boys. And earlier this month, he and the Boys added another award to their already crowded mantelpiece. As I mentioned in a December column, SRB’s excellent 2009 album Masquerade for Heartache had been topping the Freeform American Radio charts for several months and was among a handful of records in the running for the Texas-based organization’s prestigious Album of the Year award —
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cLub MeTronoMe: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. green rooM: Envy with Chia & Friends (house), 10 p.m., Free. HigHer ground baLLrooM: Dead Sessions (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $7. AA. HigHer ground SHowcaSe Lounge: January Thaw Beach Party with DJs Alan Perry & Craig Mitchell (house), 8:30 p.m., $5/10. AA. JP’S Pub: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. MarrioTT Harbor Lounge: The Trio featuring Paul Cassarino, Tracie Cassarino & Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free. THe Monkey HouSe: Missy Bly, James Kochalka Superstar, Butterfly Star Power, Petulant Child (rock), 9 p.m., $5.
necTar'S: Dopapod with Sam Kininger, Richard James (funk), 7 p.m., $5.
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cHarLie o’S: Amadis (metal), 10 p.m., Free.
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THe reServoir reSTauranT & TaP rooM: Rise Up Sound (reggae), 9:30 p.m., Free. SLide brook Lodge & Tavern: Maganahan’s Revival, Smokin’ Grandma (jam), 9 p.m., Free.
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bee’S kneeS: Wiley Dobbs (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
PurPLe Moon Pub: Patrick Fitzsimmons (singersongwriter), 9 p.m., Free. SLide brook Lodge & Tavern: Maganahan's Revival, Smokin' Grandma (jam), 9 p.m., Free.
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51 Main: Mark Kelly (rock), 9 p.m., Free. ciTy LiMiTS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (DJ), 9 p.m., Free. Two broTHerS Tavern: DJ Jam Man (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.
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Jd’S Pub: Live Music, 9:30 p.m., $3.
THe Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Jahida Jorganes (soul), 9 p.m., Donations.
THe MaTTerHorn: Joe Moore Rocks with Creme du Bleu (rock), 9 p.m., $5.
THe MaTTerHorn: Strange Tribe (rock), 9 p.m., $5.
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material as a whole. As she does with the subjects in her songs, Smith embraces her album’s aws — how else to explain recording it on an old cassette tape four-track? On repeated listens, they become identiďŹ able, familiar traits. The result is a record that feels distinctly human. Or, put another way, an album that feels like an old friend each time you come back to it. Catch Maryse Smith at The Skinny Pancake in Burlington this Saturday with In Memory of Pluto front man Seth Gallant. DAN BOLLES
Katie Trautz, Remembering (SELF-RELEASED, CD)
Cabot-based multi-instrumentalist Katie Trautz is one of the state’s busiest and most creative young folk musicians. She is the director of the Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture in Montpelier, a training ground for aspiring acoustic musicians that features a top-notch teaching staff including some of Vermont’s best acoustic musicians. In 2009 Trautz released a ďŹ ne vocal-based CD as one-half of Mayy, her duo project with longtime musical partner Julia Wayne. And she performs in other musical conďŹ gurations too numerous to mention here. Now, she adds to that impressive rĂŠsumĂŠ with a new solo album, Remembering. Before we say any more about the musical marvels of Katie Trautz, I’d like to offer a few reverent words about MarshďŹ eld’s Larry Gordon, who, in his own quiet way, helped Katie get her start.
Gordon has been working nonstop for nearly 40 years in central Vermont, building community choirs that are passionate about shape-note, Balkan and sacred-harp singing. Gordon has created a musical environment that inspires young Vermont singers. Some of the fruits and spin-offs of his labor include Village Harmony, the Onion River Chorus, Northern Harmony, the Word of Mouth Chorus and Social Band. A few of the many Vermont musicians who have been inspired by his efforts and have gone on to enrich Vermont’s musical community are Suzannah Park, Peter Amidon, Moira Smiley, Katie Shimizu, Amity Baker and, of course, Katie Trautz. Which brings us back to the business at hand. On her new solo recording, Trautz does her mentor proud and really shines as a vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter. Her ďŹ ddling is full of old-timey swing, her ďŹ ve-string banjo playing leisurely, and her alto voice conďŹ dent and full of emotion. One of my favorites here is a reimagining of the Ginny Hawker pioneer classic “Going to the West,â€? which features a steady rhythm that takes you loping down the trail. Whether it’s an original song, a traditional shape-note hymn or an old-time instrumental, the selections on this CD mesh into a comfortable and uniďŹ ed whole. Wayne guests on a few tracks, as do other Trautz bandmates, including Nate Gusakov, Noah Hahn, Pete Sutherland and Mike Roberts. Social Band member Jeff Fellinger and East Montpelier jack-of-alltrades Colin McCaffrey add harmonies on the closing hymn, “Titles.â€? Impeccable recording, mixing and mastering on the disc come courtesy of studio ace McCaffrey. And, as we’ve come to expect, the sound throughout is crisp and clean — in other words, just right for the style. Katie Trautz celebrates her latest effort with a CD release party this Thursday at Montpelier’s Langdon Street CafĂŠ. ROBERT RESNIK
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MONTY'S OLD BRICK PUB : Open Mic Night, 6 p.m., Free.
THE MONKEY HOUSE: Wench, The New & Very Welcome (indie), 5 p.m., $5. AA.
PARIMA MAIN STAGE: Jazzed Up Mondays (jazz), 7 p.m., Free (18+).
NECTAR'S: Steak D & Friends, Small Change (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
MONTY'S OLD BRICK PUB : Sunday Jazz at Monty's with George Voland JAZZ, 4:30 p.m., Free.
RADIO BEAN: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Hype 'Em (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.
RADIO BEAN: The Brand New Same Old Bologna Show (puppet show), 9 p.m., Free.
ROZZI'S LAKESHORE TAVERN: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free.
RADIO BEAN: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Christabel and the Jons (folk), 8:15 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.
RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Irish Session, 5 p.m., Free.
RUBEN JAMES: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.
CLUB METRONOME: Sunday Night Mass with Doc Martin, DJ Aqua, DJ Justin REM, DJ Haitian, DJ Patti (house), 9 p.m., $10/15. 18+. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Higher Ground Comedy Battle VI (standup), 8 p.m., $12/14. 14+.
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BEE'S KNEES: Anthony Geraci (blues), 11 a.m., Donations. John Scarpulla (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Open Mic, 7 p.m., Free.
RED SQUARE: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free.
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51 Main: Quizz Night (trivia), 7 p.m., Free.
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Black door Bar & BiSTro: Christabel and the Jons (folk), 8:30 p.m., $5. langdon STreeT café: Michael Chorney Sextet (chamber jazz), 8 p.m., Donations. PurPle Moon PuB: Dan Liptak Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
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Slide Brook lodge & Tavern: Open Jam, 9 p.m., Free.
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leunig'S BiSTro & café: Lars Duggan, Jeremy Hill & Steve Weinert (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. ManhaTTan Pizza & PuB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. necTar'S: True School Wednesday with Nastee & DJ A-Dog, (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
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utfitted in throwback duds featuring suspenders and bowler hats, The Carolina Chocolate Drops match in sight and sound what you’d imagine a 1920s African American Appalachian string band to be. But it’s 2010, and the band’s only been around for five years. Together, the musical trio — composed of Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson — offers an authentic and rare taste of down-home, old-time southern string sounds. Sharing vocal duties and work on the fiddle, banjo and harmonica, the Chocolate Drops have added contemporary lyrics to their three albums. “Rarely has anything this culturally significant been this much foot-stomping, rib-tickling, laugh-outloud fun,” says the Boston Globe. Are you in for the ride?
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tale of young love in the big city isn’t quite so hackneyed when the city is Berlin during the Nazis’ rise to power. Cabaret,, the hit musical that made its way to the Broadway stage in 1966 and has spawned numerous revivals since, intertwines the relationship of 19-year-old nightclub singer Sally Bowles and young American writer Cliff Bradshaw with dark political signs of the times. A nationally touring show stopping at the Paramount for one night this week transports audiences to the seedy Kit Kat Klub, with songs such as “Wilkommen” and “Don’t Tell Mama” leading the way. The show features a live orchestra and eye-catching choreography; TIME Magazine has called it “as daring and relevant as a stage musical can get.”
THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Saturday, January 16, 8 p.m., at Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. $14-26. Additional free performance with limited space takes place at 11 a.m. at the Alumni Hall. Info, 603-6462422. hop.dartmouth.edu
‘CABARET’ Tuesday, January 19, 7:30 p.m., at Paramount Theatre in Rutland. $30.50-35.50. Info, 802-775-0903. www.paramountlive.org
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s Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, a talk at Champlain College serves as a timely reminder that the fight for global civil rights is not yet won. John Bul Dau, one of the three “Lost Boys” featured in Christopher Quinn’s 2006 doc God Grew Tired of Us, shares the story of his plight as an orphan in war-torn Sudan, where he helped lead hundreds of other boys across the country to safety. Now living in America, Dau raises funds through the John Dau Sudan Foundation to help those still struggling in his home country. His talk focuses on “the importance of human rights and on ending the tragedy in Southern Sudan,” says Angela Batista, director of Champlain’s Office of Diversity. A book signing of Dau’s 2007 memoir follows his presentation.
JOHN BUL DAU Monday, January 18, 6 p.m., at Argosy Gym, IDX Student Life Center, Champlain College in Burlington. Free. Info, 865-6432. www.champlain.edu
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hat do you get when you cross blues grooves with classical Indian rãgas? An unusual style musician Harry Manx terms “mysticssippi.” In eight albums released in an impressive nine years, the Canadian native works the lap steel guitar, Mohan veena, banjo and harmonica to create soundscapes that truly cross the board — and the globe. “My goal has always been to draw the audience as deep as possible into the music,” Manx explains on his website. At his stop in Tunbridge on Sunday, you’ll hear his earlier works (such as tunes from his debut album, Dog My Cat, named the Canadian Independent Music Association’s 2001 Best Blues Album of the Year) mixed with his latest arrangements from 2009’s Bread and Buddha.
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HARRY MANX Sunday, January 17, 7:30 p.m., at Tunbridge Town Hall. $15-20. Info, 431-3433. www.mtnfolk.org
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WED.13 activism
Homeless Memorial Vigil: Homeless shelter and service providers remember the Vermonters who received aid in 2009. Vermont Statehouse steps, Montpelier, noon. Free. Info, 373-6505. ‘The Walk for a Clean Energy Future’ Celebration: Citizens who have pounded a path from Brattleboro to Montpelier in support of closing the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor end their journey with a message of hope for our environmental future. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, noon 4 p.m. Free. Info, 377-7403.
community
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.
education
‘Preparing Your Teen for College’: College admissions counselors give parents an idea of how to help students navigate one of life’s major transitions. Milton Chiropractic Center, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-1009. ‘Understanding the Scholarships Process’: Postsecondary school applicants wise up on how to gain educational aid. Community Room. VSAC Building, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 1-800642-3177.
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‘Deepening Our Spirituality’: Folks focus on faith in the context of community, worship, music and more in this monthly discussion group. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3819. Embroiderers’ Guild Meeting: Needle workers check out the sewing projects of their peers, and get a little stitching done in the process. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. 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.
fairs & festivals
WinterPride Festival: This inaugural five-day bash raises funds for and awareness of Pride Vermont through a movie night, Guerrilla Queer Bar, Pride Ball and more. Various locations, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Various prices; visit www.pridevt.com for full schedule. Info, 860-7812.
‘Gladiator’: Ridley Scott’s 2000 Best Picture winner packs the action as Russell Crowe plays Maximus, a heroic fighter of the Roman Empire. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-6462422.
health & fitness
‘Living Well With Diabetes’ Speaker Series: In “Taking Control,” A1C Champion Ruth Charne leads listeners through her personal experiences with diabetes and offers helpful insights. Vermont Regional Diabetes Center, South Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 847-4576. ‘Using the Power of Your Mind’: Local hypnotherapist Anita Germain leads a healing workshop. Preregister. South Burlington Community Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.
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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. Homeschool Day: In “Let It Snow,” out-of-classroom learners investigate the origins of snowfall, increasing their smarts about snowstorms and geography. In “Intro to Microscopes,” youngsters explore specimens under the lens. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $8 includes museum admission and two classes; free for one adult per family and children 5 and under. Info, 748-2372. ‘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. Preschool Storytime: Tots ages 3 to 5 read picture books, play with puppets and do math activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
sport
Alao Kung Fu: Martial arts students study the form and technique of the Hung Gar style through vigorous conditioning workouts. Fair Haven Fitness, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $6. Info, 265-3470.
talks
Akhil Kaplan: In “Into the Mystic,” this acupuncturist delves into Chinese medicine by exploring the role of fluids, movement and light in affecting mood and emotions. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com. Dr. Heather Rice & Dr. Robert Scott: In need of some spring cleaning ... for your body? A chiropractor and a Massachusetts-based naturopathic physician discuss purification and detoxification methods. Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850.
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Rose Paul: With the outbreak of white-nose syndrome in the state’s bat population, the director of science and stewardship at the Vermont chapter of the Nature Conservancy gives audiences a peek into bat caves in this educational slide show. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. Visual Presentation & Lecture: A PowerPoint show illuminates the Gnostic perspective on the path to spiritual awakening. 6 Fairfield Hill Road, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, vermont@ goldenrosycross.org.
theater
Auditions for ‘Harvey’: Actors whip out reactions to a man’s claim to seeing a six-foot rabbit at tryouts for Little City Players’ upcoming production. Congregational Church, Vergennes, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 870-6677, info@littlecityplayers.org.
School Open House: Parents of kids in preschool through grade 3 consider a public ed alternative. International Children’s School, South Burlington, 5:45-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-3344.
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‘To Life! A Celebration of Vermont Jewish Women’ Reception: Ann Buffum and Sandra Gartner, the creators of this exhibit honoring the life stories of 20 Jewish women from across the state, share insight on their project and its subjects. Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8505.
fairs & festivals
WinterPride Festival: See WED.13, 9 p.m.
film
‘Knife in the Water’: Roman Polanski’s 1962 breakthrough suspense drama centers on a wealthy couple who have invited a hitchhiker on their weekend sailing trip. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.
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Auditions for ‘La Cage aux Folles’: Hopeful thespians show off their stage skills as they try out for character and showgirl roles for the upcoming Lyric Theatre Company production. Great Room, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1484.
‘Self-Care for Caregivers & Workaholics’: Instructor Dana L. Woodruff teaches simple techniques for relaxation using local plants. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain. com.
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Book Discussion: Readers delve into Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry and tales in this “Masters of the Short Story” series. Blake Memorial Library, East Corinth, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 439-5338. Poetry Reading: Wordsmiths Charles and Robert Barasch share original penned works from Aging Gracefully and Dreams of the Presidents, respectively. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@ hotmail. com. ‘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. ‘You Come, Too’: Spend winter lingering on the cultivated lines of selected British poets, from John Donne to T.S. Eliot, with Peter Gilbert’s readings and discussion. Vermont Humanities Council, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626.
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Vermont Consultants Network Meeting: Markey Read, president of Career Networks, shares practical solutions for creating business certainty in uncertain times at this monthly meeting. Network Performance, South Burlington, 8 a.m. Free if it’s your first time, $10-15 otherwise. Info, 862-4557.
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. ‘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. Middle School Planners & Helpers: Lit lovers in grades 6 to 8 help redesign the young adult reading room and plan cool projects for the library. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:40 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. 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. Preschool Story Hour: Picture books and crafts captivate early bookworms. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.
sport
Highland Ski-In: Snow lovers convene to ski (and sometimes snowshoe) covered trails. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m. Free. Info, 533-2647.
talks
Peter Galbraith: The former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia provides food for thought in “Afghanistan: War of Necessity or Quagmire.” See “Local Matters,” this issue. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 donation; free for SMC students, staff and faculty. Info, 861-2343, vcwa@vermont.org. ‘Those Things We Don’t Like to Talk About’: The Montpelier Community Justice Center hosts a nine-part film screening and presentation series about gritty topics, such as this week’s “Which Came First? The Addictions/Crime Relationship.” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9606.
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Mike Coates & Joe Flynn: The chairman of the Infrastructure Committee of the Vermont Rail Council and the head of the Rail Division of the Vermont Agency of Transportation, respectively, get into specifics of how modern rail travel is chugging along. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
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Margaret Fowle: The director of Vermont’s Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program details the flight of its efforts in “The Eagle Has Landed: Bald Eagle Recovery in Vermont.” Richmond Free Library,
7 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3036, gmas@greenmountain audubon.org.
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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.
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Knit Night: Crafty needle workers (crocheters, too) share their talents and company as they give yarn a makeover. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.
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Auditions for ‘La Cage aux Folles’: See WED.13, 6 p.m.
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Book Discussion Series: Influential First Ladies: Jean Baker’s Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography gives readers a glimpse of the powerful woman behind the presidency. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. Nan O’Brien & James ‘Buddy’ Edgerton: The authors of The Unknown Rockwell provide insight into the life of the celebrated American artist by sharing memories from his friend and neighbor. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. Ron Krupp: The local author of Lifting the Yoke: Local Solutions to America’s Farm and Food Crisis offers up practical actions for Vermonters. City Market, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700. ‘Verbal Onslaught Spoken Word’: Poetic verse inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. flows from an open mic. 51 Main, Middlebury, 8:30-11 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.
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Argentinean Tango: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077.
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Ballroom Dance Social: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10-14. Info, 862-2269. English Country Dance: Those keen on Jane Austen’s favorite pastime make rural rounds to lively tunes by Lar Duggan, Wayne Hankin and Margaret Smith. First half-hour is an advanced dance session. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $5-8; bring finger food to share. Info, 899-2378.
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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.
Mountaintop Film Festival: More than a dozen award-winning human rights films get exposure at a seven-day cinema celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Visit www.mountaintopfilmfestival.com for schedule. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 4-10 p.m. $6-8. Info, 496-8994, info@mountaintop filmfestival.com. ‘Trouble the Water’: This 2008 documentary filmed by an aspiring rap artist and her husband chronicles their retreat to higher ground during Hurricane Katrina, and highlights the heroics of self-described street hustlers. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
food & drink
Polish Dinner: Artist Miranda Syp Stewart showcases her paintings, cards and earrings before doling out pierogies at a group feast as a nod to her family’s heritage. Dinner begins at 6. LACE, Barre, 4-7:30 p.m. $6.50-9. Info, 476-4276. Regional Food Summit: The Sustainable Agriculture Council and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund gather input on farms, food production and food security from participants for the Farm to Plate Initiative’s 10-year plan to build a more robust local food system. Robert H. Gibson River Garden, Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 257-7967.
health & fitness
‘Beat the Winter Blues’: Learn to keep your spirits up in cold weather in this workshop with hypnotherapist Samuel Lurie. Charlotte Senior Center, 9-10:30 a.m. $10-20. Info, 578-8391.
kids
Martha Lang: The local children’s author and illustrator captivates young readers with Bennie the Bunny, Teddy, Snuggles and Quack. South Burlington Community Library, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 862-1094.
music
Brick Church Music Series: Area musicians perform short sets of acoustic tunes in a coffee house-style atmosphere. Old Brick Church, Williston, 7-9 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 764-1141. Fishtank Ensemble: Dubbed the “rompin’, stompin’ leaders of crosspollinated gypsy music” by LA Weekly, this West Coast ensemble plays everything from flamenco to punk. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222.
‘Lantern-Lit Sleigh Rides’: An old-fashioned jaunt through snowy woods and fields finishes off with warm beverages and tasty homemade pizza. Applecheek Farm, Hyde Park, 4:30-7:30 p.m. $12-21. Info, 888-4482, applecheek@pshift.com. ‘Starry, Starry Night’: Winter constellations, moon craters and other celestial marvels face close examination by night owls and astronomy addicts as they stargaze. Cloud date: January 16. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Info, 229-6206.
talks
Bob Jones: In “Railroading 101,” this author and former railroad engineer provides an overview of train operations and modernization before a Q&A session and show-and-tell. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 8636764. Nancy Price Graff: In an abundantly illustrated slide show presentation, the speaker examines the impact of the Farm Security Administration’s photography project in rural areas of Vermont. Tunbridge Public Library, Tunbridge Village, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 889-3373. Peter Clark & Sarah Finlay: Folks learn to address their emotional, physical and spiritual aspects in this presentation on shamanism and the power of drumming by two reps from Shaman’s Way. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $15-18. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.
theater
‘Last Meadow’: Miguel Gutierrez’s non-narrative patchwork performance borrows movements and text from several James Dean films to explore an America where the dream has died. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966.
Brown Bag Book Club: Paul Coelho’s The Alchemist provides ample discussion for attentive readers. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
WinterPride Festival: See WED.13, 7 p.m.
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Jan Balakian: The author of Reading the Plays of Wendy Wasserstein gives insight into the playwright’s creative process through a discussion and book signing. Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2200.
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‘Eclecto’: Don your formal attire for a hoppin’ midwinter dance supporting the Winooski Community Center. Top floor, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 9 p.m. $20; cash bar; ages 21 and up only. Info, 864-7770. Montpelier Contra Dance: Jeff Petrovitch calls the steps as folks in soft-soled shoes move to live airs by Sarah Blair, Brendan Taaffe and Mark Roberts. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.
education
School Open House: Teachers and member families are on hand to answer questions and guide newbies around Vermont’s first parent-cooperative preschool. Saxon Hill Cooperative School, Jericho, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 899-3455, registrar@ saxonhillschool.org.
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‘Beginning Genealogy’: An expert on family lines helps curious Vermonters get started on mapping out their roots. Vermont - French Canadian Genealogy Society Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-7897. Celtic Winter Gathering: A Highland dance competition, Cape Breton Step Dance workshop, and music on traditional Celtic instruments put some pep in the air. Workshops begin at 10:30 a.m.; evening performance begins at 7 p.m. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. $10-50 for afternoon workshops; $5-10 for evening performances. Info, 863-5966, celtic. heather@gmail.com. French Roundtable: Speakers at various skill levels order café during an open practice session. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. Green Mountain Harley-Davidson Birthday Bash: Motorcycle maniacs race in for a celebration featuring cake, hot cider and games. Green Mountain Harley-Davidson, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4778. Sleigh Ride Weekend: Hop aboard a horse-drawn vehicle for a scenic farm tour, followed by a screening of On My Own: The Traditions of Daisy Turner in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $3-12. Info, 457-2355. Snowmobile Safety Show: Snow lovers learn about wintertime rescue procedures through demonstrations and displays by the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers and the Vermont State Police. Center Court, University Mall, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.
fairs & festivals
WinterPride Festival: See WED.13, 4 p.m. & 9 p.m.
film
‘Big Flicks at the Paramount’: A revived theater works its way through the most popular films of all time, such as this week’s Orson Welles classic,
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‘A Tribute to Frederick Wiseman’: Film buffs engage in discussion with “the most prominent invisible man of American documentary film,” according to the New York Times, after a screening of his latest work, La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10. Info, 603-646-2422.
Starline Rhythm Boys & Burke Mountain Bandits: Two Vermont bands chase away the winter blues with lively rockabilly beats. Morse Center for the Arts, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7:30 p.m. $9-12. Info, 748-2600, info@catamountarts.org.
‘The Great War’: Dutch theater collective Hotel Modern recreates World War 1 through a combo of puppetry, live performance and filmmaking. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $14-26. Info, 603-646-2422.
Tertulia Latina: Latino-americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.
Poet’s Night: Pen-and-paper scribblers share aloud their sonnets, haikus, short prose and more. Outer Space, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6106.
Rustem Hayroudinoff: This acclaimed young Russian pianist performs selections from Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Chopin and Franck. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6-24. Info, 4433168.
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Citizen Kane. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 1:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. $4-6. Info, 775-0903. Mountaintop Film Festival: See FRI.15, 2-11 p.m. ‘The Informant!’: Matt Damon plays a bizarre whistle blower in Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 dark political comedy. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.
food & drink
Annual Game Supper: A feast featuring bear, moose, deer and domestic turkey benefits the Knights of Columbus scholarship funds. Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction, seatings at 5 and 6:15 p.m. $6-12. Info, 878-8314. Burlington Cohousing Potluck: Community members bring a dish to share as they meet, mingle and learn about collaborative living. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0120. Burlington Winter Farmers Market: Vendors sell everything from ethnic cuisine to pottery to artisan cheese and anything else they can produce in the cold at this monthly event. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 888-889-8188, info@burlingtonfarmersmarket.org. ‘Intro to Raw Foods’: Uncooked edibles have more going for them than easy preparation: Clinical nutritionist Lisa Mann discusses the health benefits of a raw diet while dishing out delicious recipes. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. $15. Info, 863-2569. 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. Alumni Hall Gymnasium. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360, manager@montpelierfarmersmarket. com. 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.
kids
Nature Ski & Snowshoe Adventure: Kiddos get their snow legs through instructed outdoor excursions. Preregister. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 10:30 a.m. - noon. $7.50. Info, 533-2647. ‘Raptor Rehabilitation’: A member of the Outreach for Earth Stewardship Live Bird Program tells kids ages 10 and up about the process of rehabilitating injured birds of prey. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m. - noon. $5-6. Info, 985-8686.
Winter Carnival: Outdoor winter games, such as otter bowling and snow volleyball, complement a celebration filled with indoor crafts, snacks and a blazin’ campfire. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 1-3:30 p.m. Free with regular admission, $8-10. Info, 359-5000.
Chris Smither: The After Dark Music Series brings this New Orleans-bred Americana bluesman to the stage. United Methodist Church, Middlebury, 7-10:15 p.m. $18-20. Info, 388-0216.
Alao Kung Fu: See WED.13, 11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Retro Ski Day: Nordic skiers suit up in their snazziest dated outfits for a day in the snow. Two “best costume” winners take home gift certificates. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 533-2647.
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Faith Gist: The founder of Appleton Gist Foundation, an organization dedicated to spreading literacy, introduces folks to its efforts over a coffee-and-scones meet and greet. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 864-8001. ‘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. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 310-2187.
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‘Camelot’: Honor and chivalry reign supreme in this Broadway production about a love triangle between King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and young Lancelot. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $4560. Info, 863-5966. ‘Community Supported Compost’ Cabaret: Looking for a rotten good time? Acts by Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor, Good Old Wagon, Geoff Hewitt and others kick off the Highfields Center for Composting’s shares and initiatives. Town Hall, Cabot, 7-10 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 472-5138. ‘Last Meadow’: See FRI.15, 8 p.m. Met Live in HD: Catamount Arts Center: Elīna Garanča stars in the high-def broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Bizet’s opéra comique, Carmen. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1 p.m. $20-22. Info, 748-2600. Met Live in HD: Loew Auditorium: See above. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $25. Info, 603-6462422. Met Live in HD: Palace 9: See above. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 1 p.m. $20-24. Info, 864-5610. Met Live in HD: Town Hall Theater: See above. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 1 p.m. $22. Info, 382-9222. ‘The Belle of Amherst’: The Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre’s one-gal play based on American poet Emily Dickinson explores, through her poems, diaries and letters, the people and events that shaped her secluded life. Brick Box, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $18. Info, 775-0903. ‘The Great War’: See FRI.15, 8 p.m.
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Bicentennial Celebration of the Wilson Globe: Songs from the Bradford Elementary School Singers accompany a display of the newly conserved first American-made globe. A living history presentation by its maker, James Wilson, follows. Bradford Academy, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4423. Chess Club: Tabletop warriors do battle at the behest of players of all ages and abilities. Briggs
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance: Montréal’s Abundant Life Choir perform gospel tunes to celebrate civil rights achievements, and guest speaker Anita Hill makes remarks. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free; tickets required. Info, 657-4219.
outdoors
Sleigh Rides: See SAT.16, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Kirtan Chanting: Kirtankars join community-led call-and-response rhythmic hymns and mantras in the devotional tradition of India. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-1794, burlingtonkirtan@hotmail.com.
Ali Jafari & Chris Khamnei: Two U.S. citizens with Iranian backgrounds go beyond news headlines to explain the complexities and address the misconceptions of the Muslim world. First Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5630, ext. 24.
Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.
Ginger Gellman: In “Historic Photos of Vermont,” this local historian weaves together stories and images from bygone days. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4556.
Sleigh Ride Weekend: See SAT.16, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Paul Engels: The speaker acquaints listeners with Colchester’s early history as part of a program presented by the Chittenden County Historical Society. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576 or 425-2634.
Snowmobile Safety Show: See SAT.16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
fairs & festivals
WinterPride Festival: See WED.13, 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.
film
Mountaintop Film Festival: See FRI.15, 2-10 p.m. ‘Seven Samurai’: A Japanese village hires a host of samurai for protection in Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 epic action drama. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.
food & drink
‘All You Can Eat’ Breakfast: Blueberry pancakes galore join plates piled high with honeycured ham, scrambled eggs and other early morning fare. Knights of Columbus, St. Albans, 8 a.m. - noon. $3-6; $18 per family. Info, 524-1492. ‘Eating Well on a Budget’: Foodies put a lid on spending by taking a tour of the bulk foods section. Sign up at the customer service desk. City Market, Burlington, 11 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 861-9700.
kids
Lollipop Ski Race: Young skiers don racing bibs for a fun zip down the “Mighty Mite” hill, with encouragement from bystanders, including Olympians Marilyn and Barbara Ann Cochran. Cochran’s Ski Area, Richmond, 1-2:30 p.m. Free with purchase of a $14 youth day pass; includes postrace lollipop. Info, 434-2479. ‘Read to a Dog’: Stories form a bond between young readers and Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
theater
Met Live in HD: Loew Auditorium: See SAT.16, 1 p.m.
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Sleigh Ride Weekend: See SAT.16, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ‘Spend Smart’: Recession-rattled Vermonters learn savvy skills for stretching bucks. Conference Room, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 8601417, ext. 104.
film
Mountaintop Film Festival: See FRI.15, 2-10 p.m.
health & fitness
‘Do-It-Yourself Bodycare’: Folks follow recipes for shampoo, bath salts, deodorant and more, each made with localvore-friendly ingredients. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com. Herbal Clinic: Sign up for an appointment to explore the art of natural healing one on one with students and professors from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.
Winter Carnival: See SAT.16, 1-3:30 p.m.
music
Harry Manx: A Canadian bluesman stitches together Indian folk melodies with blues, gospel and catchy groove sounds. See calendar spotlight. Tunbridge Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 431-3433. Janice Russotti & Susie Hurd: These Burlingtonbased American folk artists offer up ditties by Woody Guthrie, the Carter family and Emmylou Harris — as well as some clogging. United Church of Westford, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 879-4028. Onion River Chorus: A community choir joins the Onion River Wind Ensemble in secular and sacred music from Renaissance Germany, including a motet by Gallus and instrumentals by Senfl. MON.18
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The Carolina Chocolate Drops: A musical trio breathes youthful energy into old-time African American Appalachian string-band tunes. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $14-26. Info, 603-6462422.
sport
Universalist Church, Barre, 4 p.m. $8-12. Info, 4263210 or 476-4300.
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Snowshoe Nature Walk: A naturalist leads a snow-top foray to examine how plants and animals survive in the winter and look for fresh tracks. Preregister. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 2-4 p.m. $5.50-8 includes equipment. Info, 533-2647.
Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
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Saturday Stories: Picture books bring tall tales to life for youngsters. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.
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.
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‘Ellie’s Preschool Party’: Tots ages 1 to 5 preregister to toot instruments, wave ribbons and move to music. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
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‘Itty Bitty Public Skating’: See THU.14, 10-11 a.m. ‘Music With Mia’: Tots form a circle for a special story hour with some sing-along tunes. Meet in the JCPenney Court. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. Toddler Story Hour: Words jump off pages and into little ones’ imaginations. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 4532366.
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‘Let Freedom Ring!’: Middlebury College artist-inresidence François Clemmons directs a community choir in spirituals and a dramatic oration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches, accompanied by modern dance. Mead Chapel, Middlebury, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.
talks
John Bul Dau: As one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” featured in Christopher Quinn’s doc God Grew Tired of Us, this guest speaker shares his life story and views on human rights. See calendar spotlight. Argosy Gym, IDX Student Life Center. Champlain College, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6432.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration: Jeanine Bunzigiye of the Burlington Housing Authority tells of her family’s experience emigrating from the Congo to the U.S., and pinpoints how King’s vision for social justice connects to her story. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1247. Patricia Williams: The MacArthur “Genius” Award winner speaks on “The Power of Righteousness” in remembrance of Martin Luther King. Student readings and songs by the New Alpha Missionary Church Gospel Choir round out the affair. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Colchester, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Vincent E. Feeney: The author of Finnigans, Slaters and Stonepeggers: A History of the Irish in Vermont details the negative attitudes toward Irish immigrants in the 19th century in “No Irish Need Apply.” Vermont History Center, Barre, noon; Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2180.
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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.
TUE.19 etc.
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. Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.
film
Mountaintop Film Festival: See FRI.15, 5-10 p.m.
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.
kids
‘Cones & Critters’: Scavengers ages 3 to 5 search for the foods Vermont animals eat during the winter, before crafting a cone-sized bird feeder. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206. ‘Frosty & Friends Therapy Dogs’: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Preschool Storytime: See WED.13, 10-10:45 a.m. Story Hour: Tales and picture books catch the attention of little tykes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
creative writers. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
WED.20 business
‘How to Write Your Business Plan’: Entrepreneurs kick off their operations by learning helpful guidelines for business development and discussing topics such as sales, marketing and management. Merchants Bank, Kennedy Drive Branch, South Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25, or $40 per couple. Info, 951-6762. Kelley Marketing Meeting: Marketing, advertising, communications and design professionals brainstorm help for local nonprofits over breakfast. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-6495.
community
Rotary Club of Essex: See WED.13, 12:10-1:30 p.m.
fairs & festivals
Winter Rendezvous: Stowe attracts hundreds for the 26th annual “Gay Ski Week,” featuring ski excursions, bonfires, sing-alongs, comedy nights, a disco ball and more. Various locations, Stowe, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. Various prices per event or package; visit www.winterrendezvous.com for details and schedule. Info, 857-445-7198, info@winterrendez vous.com .
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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. Mountaintop Film Festival: See FRI.15, 5-10 p.m. ‘Mulholland Drive’: Director David Lynch’s perplexing yet gripping 2001 psychological thriller offers surreal scenes and vignettes as two women try to unravel a dark mystery. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.
Toddler Storytime: Little ones ages 18 to 35 months get cozy listening to stories, singing nursery rhymes and playing games with new buds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.
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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, 879-7576.
food & drink
Young Adult Writing Workshop: Teenage wordsmiths explore their craft and plot the course for the launch of a library publication. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
‘Creating a Bradford War Memorial’: Community volunteers brainstorm a commemorative monument. Conference Room. Bradford Academy, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4423.
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sport
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.
talks
Behind-the-Scenes Discussion: ‘Lovesong of the Electric Bear’: Director Cheryl Faraone introduces the upcoming production before cast and crew members share insights on their work. Wright Memorial Theater, Middlebury, 12:30 p.m. Donations accepted; lunch included. Info, 443-3168. John Rayburn: The SUNY New Paltz assistant prof of geology shares research on the history of the Champlain Valley, shedding light on how beluga whales once swam where we now walk. Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, Willsboro, N.Y., 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 518-963-7967.
theater
‘Cabaret’: The nightlife at Berlin’s seedy Kit Kat Klub in 1931 sets the stage for a musical about relationships and the state of society as the Nazis rise to power. See calendar spotlight. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $30.50-35.50. Info, 775-0903 .
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Christine Sullivan: The author of Saving Cinnamon, a tale of the bond between a Navy Reservist and a stray puppy from Afghanistan, shares highlights of the true story. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. Storytelling Workshop: Author and former literary agent Linda Bland imparts the secrets and structure of quality fiction to educators of young
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.
Lamoille Valley Year-Round Farmers Artisan Market: See WED.13, 3-7 p.m.
‘Keep That Spring in Your Spine!’: Rolfer Robert Rex combines Kundalini yoga and Rolf Movement Integration to show folks how to keep their vertebrae happy. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569. Suzanna Gray Bliss: An herbalist and nutritionist explores dietary supplementation and healthy lifestyle choices that can prevent and treat diseases associated with aging. Town & Country Resort, Stowe, 1:30 p.m. $5. Info, 253-9011.
kids
Babytime: See WED.13, 10:30 a.m. ‘Cones & Critters’: See TUE.19, 10-11:30 a.m. ‘Fourth & Fifth Graders Read’: Youth don reading glasses for a discussion of their favorite lit genres in this open fiction group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:15-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. ‘Moving & Grooving With Christine’: See WED.13, 11-11:30 a.m. 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. Preschool Storytime: See WED.13, 10-10:45 a.m. ‘Teens Read’: Middle schoolers chat about the books that keep them flipping page after page. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
sport
Alao Kung Fu: See WED.13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
theater
‘I Hate Hamlet’: Northern Stage actors weave a hilarious tale about an aspiring actor who hates Shakespeare — but could catch his big break if he plays the role of Hamlet. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $25-58. Info, 296-7000.
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‘Prophetic Odyssey’: See WED.13, 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. m
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art ART AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, ekrasnow@cvuhs. org, www.cvuhs.org. 2 watercolor classes w/ Ginny Joyner; Drawing for Beginners; Painting w/ Water Soluble Oils; Calligraphy; Photography as Art. Culinary Arts: One-night classes where you eat well! Thai Cuisine; Japanese Cuisine; Dim Sum 101; Panamanian Paladar; Turkish; Vietnamese; Julia Child Night - Coquille St. Jacques; Nona’s Italian Specialties; Pasta Bene; Get Saucy with Bechamel; Sauce it to me Espagnole; Decorated Valentine Cookies.
astrology INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY: Jan. 16-30, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: 802-479-5017. A basic course for the novice. Study the ancient symbol system of the stars and learn how it relates to your inner and outer life. Led by Patrick Ross.
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SILKSCREENING I: Feb. 8 - Mar. 29, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $200/$180 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Design and print posters, t-shirts, fine art prints and more! Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silkscreen exposure unit and how to mix and print images. Limit: 8. SILKSCREENING, MIXED LEVEL: Feb. 18 - May. 6, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $200/$180 BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. All silk screeners, at any level, are
PHOTO: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP BASICS: Feb. 2 - Mar. 16, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $250/$225 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Gain confidence working in Adobe Photoshop in this 6-week class. Uploading images into Adobe Bridge, use of Camera Raw, image correction tools such as color and white balance correction, brightness/contrast, layers and much more will be covered. Bring a portable flash drive or hard drive with your images to the first class. Limit: 8. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience. PHOTO: THE WINTER LANDSCAPE: Tuesdays, February 16, 23, 6:308:30 p.m. Field Trip Saturday, February 20, 2-6 p.m. Cost: $95/$85.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn how to create stunning winter landscape images in this three-session workshop. Techniques for properly exposing snow, using available light, and composing creatively using shadows and texture will be covered. Class format includes lecture, critique of student work and a field trip component. Limit: 8. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM
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. DESIGN: ADOBE IN-DESIGN: Jan. 28 - Mar. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $140/$126 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe In-Design, with which you can develop further skills and become proficient, using this powerful digital layout program. This class is suited for beginners who are interested in furthering their design software skills. This class will be taught on a Mac with InDesign CS4. Limit: 6. 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
computers COMPUTERS AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: Eddie Krasnow, 802-482-7194, ekrasnow@cvuhs. org, 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, ekrasnow@cvuhs.org, 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: Eddie Krasnow, 802-482-7194, ekrasnow@cvuhs.org, 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.
dance BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 802-598-6757, kevin@firststep dance.com, 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.
ELEMENTS OF BALLET TECHNIQUE: Join our 6-week beginning-level adult-teen ballet class, starting Wednesday, January 20. Call today for details. Cost: $59/6-week session. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, 5 minutes from the Burlington waterfront), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Stimulate your creative spirit, whole body awareness and sense of artistry with lessons in classical ballet technique. Enjoy the sensation of improving your posture, flexibility and strength in a calm studio environment. Benefit from Lucille Dyer’s teaching expertise and learn how Pilates and Bartenieff Fundamentals can improve your ballet practice.
dowsing INTRO. TO DOWSING, METAPHYSICS: Jan. 16 & 30, 10 a.m. - noon. Cost: $55/incl. set of dowsing rods, $45 if you bring your own rods. Location: Emerging, 49 Depot St., Stowe. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn both how to dowse and the metaphysical underpinnings of the practice in this experiential workshop. Led by Rachel Chevalier, dowser and energy healer.
drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-6580658, 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, 7:008:20 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.the lambabbey.com). Gift certificates are available. For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.
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JEWELRY: BEGINNING JEWELRY: Feb. 9 - Mar. 16, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $160/$144
PRINTMAKING:WOODBLOCK/ LINOLEUM: Feb. 9 - Mar. 23, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $225/$202.50 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. This seven-week class will cover all aspects of woodblock and lino printing. Learn how to register, layer and add color to your handmade prints. This is a great technique for card making, posters and fine art prints. Cost includes use of open studio hours for outside of class work time. Limit: 10.
PHOTO: DIGITAL WORKFLOW: Feb. 17 - Mar. 24, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $250/$225 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs in this comprehensive class using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Importing images, using RAW files, organization, fine-tuning tone and contrast, color adjustments, and printing will all be covered. Bring a portable hard drive or flash drive with your images to the first class. Limit: 8. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience.
DRAWING BASICS: Feb. 1 - Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $135/$121.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout, and use of dramatic light and shadow. Work from observation and with a variety of media including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, charcoal, conte crayon and more. Comics and illustration projects may be incorporated based on student interest. Limit: 12.
Call 802-865-7166 for info or register online at BurlingtonCityArts.com. Teacher bios are also available online.
com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style. 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!
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FASHION ILLUSTRATION: Feb. 10 - Mar. 31, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/$130.50 BCA Members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn the basics of fashion illustration! Students will draw and paint using gouache, watercolor and more and will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of fashion drawing styles for creating a portfolio. The class includes overview of the fashion industry and the real-world applications of fashion illustration and design. Limit: 12.
PRINTMAKING: WHAT IS PRINTMAKING?: Feb. 17 - Mar. 31, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $235/$211.50 BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. An introduction to a whole platter of printing techniques. Focus will be on layering different techniques, exploration and fun! Demonstrations on intaglio, monoprinting, relief, paper litho and stencils will be covered. Experiment with various ways of printing from multiple surfaces and combining techniques. Limit: 10.
INTRO TO 35MM FILM/DIGITAL: Jan. 27 - Mar. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/$130.50 BCA Members. Location: Firehouce Center, Burlington. Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera to learn how to take photographs. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and film types/sensitivity. Bring an empty manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera and owners manual. Limit: 15. No experience necessary.
PORTRAIT AND FIGURE PAINTING: Feb. 10 - Mar. 31, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $285/$256.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. For intermediate and advanced painters, this class explores the vitality of nontraditional figure and portrait painting, with emphasis on fresh color, dynamic composition and personal expression. Participants use water-soluble oils and work from clothed and nude models each week. Figureand portrait-drawing experience needed. Limit: 10.
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PRECIOUS METAL CLAY: Jan. 28 - Mar. 4, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $160/$144 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a composite of 90% fine silver, 10% water and organic binder. It can be shaped like clay, and when fired, leaves behind a solid silver piece. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated showing the versatility of the material. Some materials fees. Limit: 10.
PAINTING: PORTRAIT AND FIGURE PAINTING: Feb. 10 - Mar. 31, 1:304:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $285/$256.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. For intermediate and advanced painters, this class explores the vitality of nontraditional figure and portrait painting, with emphasis on fresh color, dynamic composition and personal expression. Participants use water-soluble oils and work from clothed and nude models each week. Figureand portrait-drawing experience needed. Limit: 10.
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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, ekrasnow@cvuhs.org, 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; VoiceOvers; Guitar - 3 Levels; Natural Facials; Herbs for Winter Health; Kicking the Sugar Habit; Equine Aromatherapy and Juggling. Low cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials incl.
BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Learn how to use jewelry hand tools to make original finished pieces of jewelry. Students will learn many techniques including sawing, forming, soldering and more. There will be two loosely based assignments adapted to each student’s ideas. Material fees not included. Limit: 12.
welcome! Enjoy being part of a community of silk screeners to discuss ideas, learn new techniques and work on individual projects. Guided sessions will help you improve your silkscreening techniques. Cost includes use of open studio hours for outside of class work time. Limit: 8.
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feldenkrais FELDENKRAIS: Jan. 6, 7-8 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $12/class. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul St., Burlington. Info: Uwe Mester, 802735-3770, uwemester@gmx.net. First class is free! The Feldenkrais Method is a form of somatic education that uses gentle movement and directed attention to increase your range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination. Feldenkrais is beneficial for those experiencing chronic or acute pain as well as for healthy individuals. For further information and complete class schedule please visit: www.vermontfeldenkrais.com.
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flynn arts INEFFABLE INTANGIBLE SENSATIONAL: MOVEMENT AND IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP WITH MIGUEL GUTIERREZ: Open level: Wednesday, January 13, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802652-4548, flynnarts@flynncenter. org. Working from the proposition that dance is a mode of perceptual inquiry, and working against the idea of dance as a nonverbal “language,” Gutierrez leads a series of movement explorations that prioritize sensation, nonrational action, and that trigger automatic, unprepared physical response. Some of the questions that guide this workshop are: What does movement “do” and how does it operate as a framework for complicated, nuanced, embodied meaning? KAMIKAZE DANCE WRITING WORKSHOP/HOW TO BECOME A DANCE CRITIC IN 3 EASY LESSONS WITH ELIZABETH ZIMMER: Jan. 24-28, Cost: $75. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802-652-4548, flynnarts@flynncenter.org. A three-part series in dance reviewing by noted journalist and New York dance critic Elizabeth Zimmer. Elizabeth Zimmer is the author of Body Against Body: The Dance and Other Collaborations of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane. One lucky person who registers for the workshop series will be selected
T. Jones and Janet Wong in this two-day series. Full-bodied and challenging physicality is the point of departure for investigations that focus on thinking, feeling and making choices with genuine consequences throughout the process of moving. We’ll cultivate precision, range and the ability to cover space by integrating and borrowing values from modern, postmodern and classical traditions.
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MINDFULNESS TOOLS FOR HEALTH: Jan. 20 - Mar. 17, 5-6:30 p.m. Cost: $150/8-week series plus 1 3-hour retreat. Location: Dhatri Center for Healing, 185 Tilley Dr., S. Burlington. Info: The Neshamah Center, Roz Grossman, 802-8648188, rozvt@burlingtontelecom. net. Start now to reduce stress and improve your health and wellbeing. Learn guided mindfulness meditation practices that include body awareness, gentle yoga and sitting meditation. You will develop ongoing strategies to reduce your stress and make healthier choices in your life. Based on successful Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.
BONJOUR! PRIVATE/GROUP FRENCH: 2 small group adv. beg. classes: Tues., 6-7:30 p.m., Jan. 5 - March 9, $185, & Thurs., 1011:30 a.m., Jan. 7 - Feb. 25, $150. Location: wingspan Atelier, 4 Howard St. 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: wingspan Atelier, Maggie Standley, 802-233-7676, mag giestandley@yahoo.com. Parlezvous francais? Small group classes starting early Jan. Private lessons offered as well in this beautiful Burlington atelier. Fun, relaxed, interactive classes help you get your groove “a la francais” on! Taught by experienced, fluent instructor who has lived in France and West Africa.
FLYNNARTS WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER: Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802-652-4548, flynnarts@flynn1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 PM center.org. Begins January 18! New WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: this semester is Creative KIDS!, Programs: Wisdom of the Herbs: 2010 VT MASTER GARDENER an introduction to the performing Eight-month Certification Program COURSE: Feb. 2 - Apr. 27, 6-9 p.m. arts through drama and dance, beginning May 15, 2010. Wild Cost: $315/course plus cost of with three levels for kids ages 3-8. Edibles: Enhancing Local Food book. Noncredit course. Location: Returning dance class favorites Security, beginning May 9, 2010. Bennington, Brattleboro, Johnson, include hip hop, tap, ballet and VSAC nondegree grants avail. Lyndon, Montpelier, Middlebury, jazz, including a Michael Jackson to qualifying applicants; apply Newport, Randolph Center, tribute class. There are also acting now. Location: Wisdom of the Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, classes, group singing lessons, Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: Waterbury, White River Junction Jazz Combos for young musicians, Annie McCleary, 802-453-6764, and Williston. Info: 802-656-9562, Zumba and the ever-popular Laugh anniemc@gmavt.net, www. www.uvm.edu/masatergardener. Attack: Standup Comedy. Class WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool.com. Learn how to create a healthy and schedules are posted online at Unique experiential programs sustainable home landscape. A www.flynncenter.org. embracing wild plants, holistic wide variety of horticultural topics health and sustainable living skills, are covered; fruit and vegetable RED LEATHER YELLOW LEATHER: valuable tools for living on the production, flower gardening, A VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH Earth in these changing times. botany, soil fertility, plant pests, MICHELLE BOULE & MIGUEL Learn through herb walks and nadisease management, healthy GUTIERREZ: Open level: Saturday, ture adventures, communion with lawns, invasive plants and more! January 16, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $15. nature, hands-on wild harvesting UVM faculty and other green indusLocation: Flynn Center, Burlington. and preparation of wild edibles, and try experts focus on gardening in Info: 802-652-4548, flynnarts@ herbal home remedies, with intenVermont. flynncenter.org. The company’s tion and gratitude. recent works have been notable for STONE WALL WORKSHOP: their expressive use of the voice. Alternate Saturdays during Jan., In this workshop, Gutierrez and Feb., March. Cost: $100/1-day longtime collaborator Boule lead workshop. Location: Red Wagon the participants through simple KIDS CLASSES CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., exercises to help them discover pli150 winter offerings for all ages. Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil able, relaxed and expansive voices, Location: CVU High School, 10 & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 802ready for an array of approaches min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org. Our to sound-making in performance 802-482-7194, ekrasnow@cvuhs. one-day workshop for homeownincluding the Linklater Technique org, www.cvuhs.org. Kids w/ Clay; ers and tradespeople promotes and Fitzmaurice Voicework. DJ Techniques - ages 10 & up; the beauty and integrity of stone. Incredible Decorated Valentine Workshop focuses on the basic BILL T. JONES/ ARNIE ZANE Cookies - all ages welcome; Music techniques for creating dry-laid DANCE COMPANY TWO-PART Games - ages 4-8 w/ parents; Move walls with an emphasis on stone DANCE INTENSIVE: Intermediate/ & Groove - ages 2-5; Parenting the native to Vermont. Held inside Advanced Teens & Adults: Monday Joy of Reading. Many of the 150 warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. & Tuesday, January 25 & 26, 10 classes appropriate for learners of Space is limited. Detailed schedule a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $20/each, all ages. Materials incl. at www.queencitysoilandstone. $35/both. Location: Flynn Center, com. Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802652-4548, flynnarts@flynncenter. org. Explore the style and movement sensibility developed by Bill
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EVENING FRENCH CLASSES: Classes from Feb. 8 to Apr. 22. Classes meet weekly from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Cost: $225/10-week session. Location: Alliance-Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, #304 Dupont Building, 123 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester. Evening French Classes at the AllianceFrancaise of the Lake Champlain Region. Four levels: Beginning (Wednesdays, Feb.10-Apr.21); Intermediate-A (Thursdays, Feb.11Apr.22); Intermediate-B (Tuesdays, Feb.9-Apr.20); Advanced (Mondays, Feb.8-Apr.19). Tuition: $225 due w/registration (includes membership in AFLCR). Contact: MichelineaTremblay@gmail.com, 802-497-0420. www.aflcr.org/ classes.html. LANGUAGE AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 winter offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: Eddie Krasnow, 802-4827194, ekrasnow@cvuhs.org, www. cvuhs.org. Italian for Travelers - 2 levels; Beginner French - 3 levels; Conversational Immersion French w/ Laure Angel; Beginning Spanish - 2 levels; Conversational Spanish; Beginning Mandarin - 2 levels. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials incl. w/ few exceptions. 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, 802-6594181, spanishparavos@gmail.com, www.spanishwaterburycenter. 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.
martial arts AIKIDO CLASSES: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, February 2 at 5:30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome!. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington (across from Conant Metal and Light), Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/staff arts and knife defense. Adult classes 7 days a week. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 8-18. AIKIDO CLASSES: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785, robert@ robertrichtax.com, www.ver montaikido.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 more about Aikido, hands on.
massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Cost: $5,000/500hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-2888160, elementsofhealing@verizon. 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. INTRO LEVEL FOOT REFLEXOLOGY: Jan. 30-31, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $250/$125 (alumni). Location: Private Venue, Essex. Info: Geraldine, 802-598-3545. Basic history and theory of reflexology. 80% of class is hands-on, learn fullhour reflexology session. 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, elementsofheal ing@verizon.net, www.elementsof healing.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 health-related 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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meditation IntroductIon to Zen: Sat., Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost: $55/all-day workshop, lunch incl. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802-9859746, ecross@crosscontext.net, www.vzc.org. The workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. call for more info, or register online. 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 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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shamanism four AgreeMents: Location: Hinesburg. Info: Julie Soquet, 802-482-5251, julie@juliesoquet. com. Five-month series begins w/ a day workshop on January 31 followed by four monthly sunday afternoon meetings to explore the Four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz using energy and shamanic tools. $225-325 sliding scale. led by Julie, shamanic practitioner, life coach, workshop facilitator for over 17 years. shAMAnIc Journey workshop II: Jan. 30, 4:05 p.m.. Location: Hinesburg. Info: Julie Soquet, 802-482-5251, julie@juliesoquet. com, www.juliesoquet.com. come practice and deepen your shamanic journey skills. Prior shamanic journey experience to upper/lower worlds requested; individual session prior possible if needed. led by Julie soquet, shamanic practitioner and workshop facilitator of 17+ years. Visit website for more workshop information. $80-100. 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
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snowkiting snowkItIng Lessons: Daily lessons while ice is safe (generally Jan.-April). Cost: $95/3-hour beginner class ($85 for 2-hour advanced). Location: Lake Champlain - Sand Bar State Park, South Hero/ Milton. Info: Stormboarding, Rachael Miller, 802-951-2586, ra chael@stormboarding.com, www. stormboarding.com. start snowkiting during your first lesson. Use the same alpine, tele or snowboard as on the mountain. We provide experienced, professional, fun instruction and modern gear. Great for skiers/riders ages 10 to no limit, cruise or go big. Makes an excellent gift. Get gear discount after lesson. lesson/gear gift certificates available. 802-578-6120.
tai chi 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.
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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. yogA At noon: Join Yoga at Noon classes Tuesdays & Thursdays. Cost: $12/drop-in, $9.50 w/ class card. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Drive (Rte 127, 5 minutes from the Burlington waterfront), Colchester. Info: Natural Bodies Pilates, Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, lucille@natu ralbodiespilates.com. Join Yoga at Noon with Julie People’s-clark. Designed to help students of all levels with breathing, warm-ups, yoga postures and relaxation, this class is a chance for students of all abilities to cultivate their personal practice, slow down, tune in and enjoy union with the present moment. m
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The School Boards of the above communities have entered into “school choice” agreements with each other, and thus public school choice options exist in Chittenden County. Enrollment is limited. If more than the allotted number of students applies, lotteries will be held. The deadline for applications to the Choice Program is February 1st, 2010 (postmarked). Students will be informed of their status (i.e., accepted, wait-listed or incomplete application) no later than February 5th, 2010. Applications are available in the guidance office at each school listed above and on the web at www.sbschools.net For details on academic and co/extra-curricular opportunities, curriculum, school policies, etc. please contact the school that you are considering. In addition to this program South Burlington HS welcomes many non-resident tuition students from towns with no identified high school (e.g. Georgia, Grand Isle County, St. George, etc). SBHS can also accept tuition paying international students provided VISA documents are arranged by the parents, guardians or other CSIET certified agency.
For questions about public school choice please contact:
Patrick Burke Principal South Burlington High School 802-652-7001
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BowL & spoon poetry workshop: Jan. 30, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $75/all-day workshop includes homemade lunch, snacks, materials. Location: Four Corners Schoolhouse, 945 Vincent Flats Rd., East Montpelier. Info: Lisa Mase, 802-598-9206, lisamase@ gmail.com. Join facilitators Jesse loVasco and lisa Mase to cultivate your writing and forge a writers’ community. enjoy nature, movement and writing exercises to stimulate and enrich your poetry practice. learn inspiring and simple tools to connect with your writing on a daily basis. Bring a bowl, spoon, journal and pen.
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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, ekrasnow@cvuhs. org, 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.
nAturAL BodIes pILAtes: For a healthy body, mind and spirit. Discover the difference that natural core strength makes for you in your life. See our full schedule of classes online, and call for a free half-hour consultation to come in, see the studio and find out how to get started. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rte. 127, 5 minutes 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.
& 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. Work toward healing many emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of yourself, as well as gaining insight into your life path.
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MedItAtIon In everydAy LIfe: Five Tuesday evenings starting January 19 (7-9 p.m.). Cost: $95/5 weeknight classes (Tuesdays). Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave. (corner of King St.), Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, 802-658-6795, schnoz@comcast. net, burlington.shambhala.org. shambhala warriorship is a path of nonaggression born from the bravery and gentleness of meeting our world without bias or judgment. This path shows how to view the challenges of daily life in our modern society as opportunities for both contemplative practice and social action. shambhala training includes group and individual instruction in meditation, personal interviews with a meditation instructor, discussion groups and talks by a senior teacher. 802-6586795.
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hen you were playing Donkey Kong in 1981, you probably weren’t thinking about the artwork. It’s even less likely that you — or the game’s designers — considered the game’s message, or the feelings it might elicit in the player.
Nearly 30 years later, technology presents few boundaries to a programmer’s imagination. As making and distributing games independently has become easier, a new movement has grown up: the art game. What used to be purely a commercial industry has become not just creative but contemplative. Some of the results can be seen in an exhibit called “Game (Life): Video Games in Contemporary Art” at Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery.
AS MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING GAMES INDEPENDENTLY HAS BECOME EASIER, A NEW MOVEMENT HAS GROWN UP:
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Randy Smith is the head of Tiger Style, a gaming company he runs from his home in Huntington, Vt. He has assembled some of the best and brightest developers to create games that he believes inspire their players’ mental and emotional growth rather than fostering destructive tendencies. In “Game (Life),” viewers can see and play Tiger Style’s first game, Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, which was created last year exclusively for the iPhone. In December, Apple named it the iTunes Game of the Year. Spider follows the journey of a jumping spider as it explores a decrepit manor house in search of food. All controls are finger-to-screen, as players lead the arachnid through the remnants of a broken marriage: a locket in a well, a pair of train tickets left unused, an empty bottle of booze. A puzzle element requires the gamer to ration the spider’s silk as it weaves webs to catch its prey. The gallery projects a loop of the game’s Edward Gorey-esque graphics above the tiny iPhone on which one plays. Other games in the show are played on full-size monitors or wall projections and controlled with a mouse or console-style
the pair cannot bypass some obstacles; they must look for other ways to navigate them. Ultimately, the boy cannot perform without the girl. The game’s spiritual sequel, Gravitation, expresses Rohrer’s conflict between his work and fatherhood. His protagonist gains abilities by batting a ball back and forth with his daughter. The trick is to balance traditional video-game priorities — exploring and winning points — with a commitment to returning to play ball. Jonathan Blow spent $180,000 of his own money to complete Braid. A commentary on the environment with vivid backgrounds depicting acid rainfall, Braid features a business-suited protagonist who fights enemies such as pink-flowerbunny hybrids, which emerge from the ground mewling and hissing like angry kittens. This game is the most ambitious of the lot at the Firehouse — and among the most playable. The side-scrolling adventure-puzzle game plays smoothly, but the mind-bending time-manipulation element makes it unique. Paolo Pedercini’s work is the exhibit’s most political. McDonald’s Videogame places the player in the role of fast-food management, controlling a factory farm, boardroom and franchise. Knocking down rainforests is necessary to plant more soy to feed cattle. Blowtorching a sick cow will keep others healthy. Candy-colored, comic-book-style graphics put a subversively happy face on the dastardly proceedings. Pedercini’s eminently playable Faith Fighter allows the gamer to choose from figures such as Ganesh and Buddha and duke it out for religious supremacy, ending in a final battle with Scientology’s Xenu. Unfortunate technical difficulties lessened the impact of the show on the day this player took part. Sugar, by Heather Kelly, a onetime Champlain College visiting professor, was out of commission. The control on Jakub Dvorsky’s visually impressive postapocalyptic robot saga Machinarium was faulty. Nevertheless, “Game (Life)” will change the minds of seasoned players and noobs alike about the future of the video game. AL I CE L EVI T T
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controller. In the work of Jenova Chen, this is almost beside the point. The Shanghai native creates graphically superb exercises in relaxation, more tone poems than games. Originally an MFA thesis, Flow positions the player as a wispy lower organism that grows and evolves as it consumes other simple, feathery-looking creatures. The programming tailors the play to the abilities of the user, enhancing its almost soporifically mellow vibe. Chen’s latest endeavor, Flower, mines similar territory as the player embodies a bundle of flower petals tossed by the wind through hyper-
realistic cityscapes, fields and canyons. Jason Rohrer became the poster boy for the art-game movement in 2008 when Esquire published a feature on his creative process, vegan lifestyle and happy marriage. Rohrer’s two featured games are both autobiographical. Though Passage visually resembles the 8-bit Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda, the player’s quest is not to save a princess but to live with her. Lasting only five minutes, the game plays like a short film in which boy meets girl, the couple faces problems, and boy loses girl. The cost of the marriage is that
“Game (Life): Video Games in Contemporary Art,” Firehouse Gallery, Burlington. Through February 13.
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AdAm Heckle: “Tribalien. biorganic. spirit. graffiti,” modern psychedelic art in pastel, acrylic and spray paint. Through February 1 at The Daily planet in burlington. info, 862-9647. ‘Andy WArHol: FAsHionistAs And celebrities’: A selection of rarely seen photographs, including polaroids, from a gift of the Andy warhol Foundation, offer a window into the celebrities of the 1970s and ‘80s. January 19 through April 26 at wilbur Room, Fleming Museum, uVM, in burlington. info, 656-0570. cHristopHer J. HArrington: selected paintings and drawings from the artist’s collection. Through February 28 at Drink in burlington. info, 999-8570. ‘drAWn’: The gallery’s first juried group show is composed of drawings by 20 Vermont artists and was juried by uVM art instructor Mildred beltre. Through January 24 at 215 College gallery in burlington. info, 863-3662.
i And i clotHing oF Vermont is looking for local artists to submit designs for our upcoming line. email art@iandi.com with your images. Visit iandi.com. sHAke oFF tHe Winter blues by creating art for studio place Arts’ “give us some blues” exhibit. blue has come to mean so much more than a color: it’s a mood or feeling, a form of music, a political bias, a verbalization of infinity and more. go to www.studioplacearts.com or call 479-7069. Deadline: January 22. show Dates: March 2 - April 17.
tAlks & eVents “neoclAssicism And tHe notion oF clAssicAl ArcHitecture”: professor of art and architecture pieter broucke discusses architectural images of ancient Rome and Athens in conjunction with a current exhibit. Thursday, January 14, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Middlebury College Museum of Art. info, 443-3168.
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Jon gonter: Abstract oil paintings. Through January 31 at Rose street Artists’ Co-op in burlington. info, 734-0772.
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.
receptions brAdley Fox: “You’re blocking My View,” new paintings that question the genre of landscape painting and how we view where we live. Through February 28 at winding brook bistro in Johnson. Reception: wednesday, January 13, 4-6 p.m. info, 625-6191. ‘to liFe! A celebrAtion oF Vermont JeWisH Women’: oral histories, photographic portraits, archival images and artworks by female Jews in the state make up the Vermont Jewish women’s history project directed by sandy gartner and Ann buffum. January 14 through March 31 at Vermont history Museum in Montpelier. Reception: Thursday, January 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
‘AnimAl mAgnetism’: A group show of 40 photograph by nationwide artists chosen by juror John willis and depicting a broad spectrum of species from the animal kingdom. Through February 6 at photoplace gallery in Middlebury. Reception: saturday, January 16, 2-4 p.m. info, 989-2359.
United Methodist Church, Middlebury $18 adv/$20 at door
“Smither taps his foot to keep the rhythm, much like the late blues legend John Lee Hooker. His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there’s the voice—equal parts gravel and molasses. Smither’s singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes he grew up listening to in New Orleans.” —National Public Radio “Smither delivers one of the most riveting live shows you are ever likely to see. His growling vocals, badass finger picking and uniformly brilliant songs are here in spades.” —Rollingstone.com.
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Fred VArney & sArAH kinsellA WAite: stainedglass works and pen-and-ink drawings, respectively. January 14 through March 4 at northeast Kingdom Artisans’ guild backroom gallery in st. Johnsbury. Reception: saturday, January 16, 3-5 p.m. info, 748-0158. ‘WinterscApes’: one hundred gallery artist members evoke the season in a group exhibit of paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and mixed-media works. January 15 through March 27 at bryan Memorial gallery in Jeffersonville. Reception: An artists’ roundtable discussion is followed by a reception, both open to the public. sunday, January 17, 1-4 p.m. info, 644-5100.
mArk cHAney: “slices of light,” digital collages by the Vermont photographer. Through February 28 at The block gallery in winooski. info, 373-5150.
robert WAldo brunelle Jr.: “T-buckets & The little Deuce Coupe,” the hot Rod series and other paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 30 at Artpath gallery in burlington. info, 899-1106.
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.
roz pAyne: “black history: Then & now,” an exhibit of photographs, films, video, newspapers, posters and artifacts on the black panther party and the 1960s in celebration of black history Month. January 19 through February 11 at burlington College. info, 862-9616.
meAgAn emiliA beAucHemin: Digital photographs of abstracts and landscapes in Vermont. Through February 2 at Muddy waters in burlington. info, 578-4240.
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lisA scHAmberg: “self-Composed,” photographs of naturally formed pre-compost vegetable and fruit trimmings in a sink container, taken over a number of years. proceeds of sales go to the intervale Center. Through January 31 at Viva espresso in burlington. info, 660-8482.
‘tHe Art oF Action: our Working lAndscApe And tHe Future oF Vermont’s Forests’: Vermont artist Kathleen Kolb and folklorist Ann Ferrell lead a discussion with those who make a living from the forest. in orchard Room 103, Franklin environmental Center at hillcrest. sunday, January 17, 3-5 p.m., Middlebury College. info, jzwick@ vermontartscouncil.org.
lisA Forster beAcH: “winter in ski Country,” landscape paintings in watercolor. January 16 through 31 at green Mountain Fine Art gallery in stowe. Reception: saturday, January 16, 6-8 p.m. info, 253-1818.
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JosH st. onge: “electric wavepool,” new 3-D works in a “boldly vibrant and uniquely bizarre style.” Through January 31 at Red square in burlington. info, 318-2438.
‘WAlden At tHe WAlkoVer’: enjoy treats, live music and poetry readings while viewing artworks in all media by students of the walden project. Friday, January 15, 6-8:30 p.m., walkover gallery &
JAne beck Folk Art lecture: The founding director of the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury gives a talk. sunday, January 17, 3-4:30 p.m., studio place Arts, barre. info, 479-7069.
‘tHe Art oF Action: Artists’ cHoice tour’: select works by Vermont artists who variously address the state’s future in a touring exhibit funded by lyman orton. January 15 through 31 at o’brien Community Center in winooski. Reception: saturday, January 16, 5-7 p.m. info, jzwick@ vermontartscouncil.org.
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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.
‘Wild & Wooly’: Artists Carol MacDonald, louise Vojtisek and Vatsala sperling show knit-inspired images and a variety of knit and crocheted fiber art and wearables. Through February 2 at Frog hollow in burlington. Talk: Kerstin lipke gives a spinning demonstration. Friday, January 15, noon - 3 p.m. info, 863-6458.
‘tHe Art oF Action’: Reception with live performance by Dumpling hill, with Andy and Janet leader, followed by artist talks. Through February 20 at studio place Arts in barre. Reception: Friday, January 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 479-7069.
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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. Through February 13 at Firehouse gallery in burlington. info, 865-7165.
‘gAme (liFe)’ lecture: JAson roHrer: The creator of Passage and Between speaks as part of an artist/video-game designer lecture series in conjunction with the exhibit “game (life)” at the Firehouse gallery and Champlain College’s game Design program. Friday, January 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, burlington, and saturday, January 16, 4:30-6 p.m., Firehouse gallery, burlington. info, 865-7165.
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hum houses and yards seem as bland as his chosen subject matter. But take a moment to let the images sink in and it’s clear Santimore found something in the suburban geometry that most of us overlook. Whether or not the photographs — collectively titled “Façades: Vinyl Landscapes” — are meant to be ironic, their compositions, colors and rhythms have an unexpected appeal. “Façades” is on view through February 13 at
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RuRal VeRmont actiVist FaRmeRs: Photographs and stories make up this touring exhibit that is focused on the lives of 15 Vermont farmers who share a vision of economic justice. Through January 31 at Pierson Library in Shelburne. Info, 223-7222.
sean Dye: Multimedia works by the Vermont artist. Through February 12 at Shelburne Art Center. Info, 985-3648. ‘small WoRks’: A group show of pieces in various media submitted to a call to local artists for works under 12 inches in size. Through January 30 at Soda Plant Artist Cooperative Environment in Burlington. Info, 578-2512.
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‘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. ‘Tim Santimore: “Façades: Vinyl Landscapes,” color photographs of suburban dwellings. Through February 13 at Firehouse Center Community Darkroom in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.
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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.
Micki Colbeck: “Land, River, Sky,” oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through February 26 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.
might not know that Colbeck is also a naturalist with a lifelong interest in science and nature. That would explain her close observation of geology and perhaps her careful depictions of wild and cultivated environs. But it doesn’t account for Colbeck’s uniquely diffused light, which gives her common scenes an almost eerie sensibility. Her works are on view through February 26.
Large-Format Drawings: Representational and abstract works represent the efforts of more than 60 students in the fall semester of Studio Art I. Through January 15 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Info, 443-3168.
January Featured Artists: Paintings by Kirsten Doolan and Leeza Mossey, blown glass by David Gates, quilts by Kathleen Patrick and wooden bowls by Nick Rosato. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.
‘Locked in Time’: Works by Aldo Merusi, a Rutland Herald photographer 1937-74, and images from the paper’s current photographers. Through February 5 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.
Michael Strauss: Watercolor and oil landscape paintings by the Burlington artist, who is influenced by California colorists and Canadian impressionists. Through January 17 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211.
Fran Bull: “In Flanders Fields,” an installation of sculpture and etchings in nine parts that explores the commonalities and differences in past and present human conflicts. Through March 28 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.
Quilts Old and New: “Stitching Together Personal Stories,” an exhibit of contemporary and antique quilts and featuring the 2009 Vermont Quilt of the Year. Through February 28 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222.
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.
‘Greece vs. Rome: The 18th-Century Quest for the Sources of Western Civilization’: Piranesi prints of ancient Rome and plates from Stuart and Revett’s Antiquities of Athens document the Enlightenment-era debate about the respective merits of Rome and Greece; cocurated by professor of art and architecture Pieter Broucke and some of his students. Through April 18 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.
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‘Time Well Spent’: A traveling exhibit of photographs and writings by former Johnson State College students documenting a servicelearning project with seniors at the Craftsbury Community Care Center. Through January 26 at Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Info, 635-2356.
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Holiday Show: Paintings, photographs, ceramics, furniture, fiber arts and more by local artists. Through January 19 at Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes. Info, 877-3850.
art listings and spotlights are written by pamela polston. Listings are restricted to art shows in truly public places; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor.
‘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 TART Gallery in Montgomery Center. Info, heidi.lague@gmail. com. Janet Van Fleet: Paintings and mixed-media works by the Vermont artist. Through January 19 at Claire’s Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053.
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‘Modern and Contemporary Art at Dartmouth’: Highlights from the college’s collection over the past 50 years, including post-1945 painting and sculpture. Through March 15 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426. m
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Jon Lange: Photography by the local artist. Through January 31 at The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com.
‘The Art of Action’: Paintings from the touring exhibit of Vermont artists envisioning the future of the state, Main Floor Gallery; Suzy & Mark Markowitt: “Art Saves Lives,” Second Floor Gallery; and Elizabeth Kendrick: “In Balance,” Third Floor Gallery. Through February 20 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.
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Ethan Ryea: Photographs of Vermont’s Capital City. Through February 28 at Montpelier City Hall. Info, 229-0941.
River Rock School Group Show: Twenty-five K-8 students display a variety of two-dimensional media. Through February 1 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 223-4700.
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‘Women to Watch 2010: Contemporary Figurative Painting’: Five emerging Vermont painters, Kate Longmaid, Susan Abbott, Carrie Gelfan, Aline Ordman and Adelaide Tyrol, were selected by the Vermont Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Longmaid was chosen by the NMWA to participate in the national exhibition in Washington, D.C. Through March 29 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. Info, 985-2247.
‘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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eter Jackson’s highly anticipated ad- and feelings as she watches her friends, famaptation of the 2002 Alice Sebold ily and killer go on with their lives in the bestseller — about a 14-year-old girl wake of her death. The New Zealand filmmaker never met who recounts the story of her savage murder from a celestial limbo — is a a special effect he didn’t like, and he has a veritable film festival unto itself. I don’t be- field day art directing Susie’s otherworldly lieve I’ve ever witnessed an attempt to cram stopover. As envisioned by Jackson, the girl’s purgatory is a gumdrop-colored digital so many genres into a single motion picture. dreamscape. Topiary The Lovely Bones is part supernatupenguins tower, roses bloom beneath froral fantasy. Saoirse Ronan, the young zen lakes, ships-inbottles sail sapphire Irish actress Oscarnominated for her seas, and paradise precocious work in waits just beyond a magical meadow. RoAtonement, plays nan’s character may Susie Salmon, a be in limbo, but JackPennsylvania teen son clearly is in CGI who had one foot heaven. in childhood and HEAVEN CAN WAIT A murdered girl watches life go on without her from a candyland limbo Many, I suspect, the other barely in in the latest from Peter Jackson. will find this cosmic the world of bubcandyland a feast for ble-gum music, fan magazines and puppy love when “I was mur- the eyes but jarring in its juxtaposition with dered on December 6, 1973.” From a place the grisly goings-on back on Earth. Because she describes as “the blue horizon between The Lovely Bones is also a serial-killer mysheaven and Earth,” Susie shares her thoughts tery. Both the book and the movie reveal Su-
sie’s murderer early on, so the mystery isn’t who committed the horrific crime but rather who, if anyone, will put the pieces together. The detectives’ failure to spot the world’s most obvious perv living virtually next door to the Salmons strains credibility, but Stanley Tucci’s portrayal of ultra-creepy neighbor George Harvey is eerily convincing. It’s his most memorable performance to date. Less effective are Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz as the victim’s shattered parents. The script by Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens (collaborators on the Lord of the Rings trilogy) gives the pair little to do as the featured players in the production’s domestic tragedy component beyond going through the motions of post-traumatic crack up. He won’t give up, long after the cops have. She needs to move on. A weekend doesn’t go by when the same story doesn’t play out at some point on the Lifetime Channel. And we haven’t even gotten to the teenage melodrama, the police procedural or the immensely incongruous comedy. Susan Sarandon seems to be in a movie of her own as a boozy hipster grandma whose idea of helping out involves zany mishaps with
household appliances. Her scenes feel like excerpts from “I Love Lucy” slipped into The Silence of the Lambs. Considered by themselves, aspects of Jackson’s adaptation work. His visual flights of fancy evoke the trippiest moments from early films such as Heavenly Creatures; the serial-killer storyline is riveting and enormously suspenseful in places. Heaved into a big-screen blender, however, the picture’s mismatched elements make for an erratic, uneven concoction. The filmmaker’s choices are frequently confounding: He’s been quoted, for example, as saying he deleted the book’s rape scene and kept Susie’s murder off screen so girls his daughter’s age could watch the film and not be freaked out. Why, then, give the killer more prominence than he had in the book and feature him in some of the most unsettling sequences this side of Hostel? Movies based on popular books are always a crapshoot. But, in the case of The Lovely Bones, Sebold’s fans may be called on to do more than their share of adapting. RICK KISONAK
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ★★★★
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o, this isn’t a sequel to Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. It’s the latest from Terry Gilliam, whose best work (Time Bandits, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys) seems to be behind him, and it’s the last we’re going to get from Heath Ledger. Not surprisingly, the whole enterprise is suffused with a certain poignancy. Imaginarium is also a visual pageant showcasing CGI worlds far more painterly and original than, say, that of Avatar. But for a film wedded to the theme that storytelling makes the world go ’round, it’s weak in that department. “You can’t stop stories being told,” Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) tells Mr. Nick, aka the devil (a perfectly cast Tom Waits), in one early scene. The premise of the script, by Gilliam and his old collaborator Charles McKeown, appears to be that stories redeem us regardless of whether they’re true. That even goes for the various religious narratives of salvation and damnation. A showman-cum-mystic, Parnassus has devoted his life to the telling of one such fable. He drives around London with a horsedrawn cart and actors, putting on a mobile morality play that wouldn’t have been out of place in the Middle Ages (though the sets and costumes belong to Gilliam’s steampunk Victorian aesthetic). This being present-day London, however, passersby have no interest in a preachy
theatrical. (Presumably they prefer their simplistic morality tales in the form of pro wrestling bouts.) Spectators hurl drunken abuse at Doctor Parnassus, while his nubile daughter (Lily Cole) dreams of leaving the cart for the life depicted in her favorite shelter magazine. Into the gilded shabbiness of their world comes Ledger’s character, an opportunist who isn’t quite what he seems. To be honest, who and what he is remain somewhat unclear. But the important thing is that, by promising to spiff up Parnassus’ show and make it palatable to modern audiences, he becomes an antagonist of sorts. His name is Tony, and Gilliam has said he represents Tony Blair. This implied satire never comes to fruition, and not just because Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped in to play scenes shot after Ledger’s death. Those switcheroos are surprisingly smooth, perhaps because all four actors hammed up their shared role in the antic manner associated in England with holiday pantos. (Depp, for one, manages an almost scary impersonation of Ledger.) The transformations are adequately explained by the script, but that’s more than you can say for most things that happen in the Imaginarium. When the action shifts into a surreal world of fear and fantasy — the show inside the show — Gilliam stages crackerjack setpieces. (How about a chorus line of
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GYPSY FUNK Ledger and Cole commiserate about the show-biz life in Gilliam’s sumptuous cinematic mess.
cops trying to recruit a group of mobsters by high-kicking through a number called “We Love Violence”?) But, as in his hectic epic The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), none of this matters as much as it should. Improvisatory mumbling and chaotic physical comedy take the place of character development and clear-cut conflict. That’s a shame, because a lot is at stake in this story. Plummer’s character is a bit King
Lear, a bit Don Quixote, and his rage against a public that no longer appreciates his imagination feels real. Gilliam has clearly taken sides in the conflict between the old forms of showmanship and the new glibness Tony embodies. Most people will remember this as a requiem for Ledger, but it feels more like the director’s requiem for his own heyday. MARGOT HARRISON
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tHE BooK oF Eli: On The Road again. If you liked John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s postapocalyptic award winner, sounds like you’ll love this similarly themed saga in which a lone figure wanders the gang-ridden wasteland of a ruined America. Denzel Washington stars. Albert and Allen Hughes direct. (118 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden) BRoKEN EmBRAcES: Penelope Cruz reteams with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar for this borderlineHitchcockian drama about a beautiful actress, a love-struck director and a jealous tycoon determined to keep his mistress at any cost. With Lluis Homar, Kiti Manver and Angela Molina. (129 min, R. Roxy) tHE loVElY BoNESHHH Peter Jackson brings us the big-screen adaptation of Alice Sebold’s 2002 bestseller about a 14-year-old who recounts the story of her savage murder from a celestial limbo. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Stanley Tucci. (135 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy) A SiNGlE mAN: Colin Firth plays an English professor contemplating suicide in the wake of his long time partner’s death in this Golden Globe-nominated drama that marks the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford. With Matthew Goode and Julianne Moore. (99 min, R. Roxy) tHE SpY NEXt DooR: Jackie Chan follows in the footsteps of action figures Vin Diesel and The Rock and goes into family-film mode with this actioncomedy about a guy forced to defend a group of neighborhood kids from spies in search of a stolen secret code. George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus costar. Brian (Beethoven, Are We There Yet?) Levant directs. (92 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace)
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DAYBREAKERSHHH In the near future, a virus turns almost everyone into a vampire, putting human blood at a premium. Ethan Hawke stars as a researcher working on a substitute, because apparently no Tru Blood is available. Peter and Michael Spierig wrote and directed this sci fi thriller. Also starring Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe and Claudia Karvan. (98 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount)
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it’S complicAtEDHHH Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin play a divorced couple who find themselves rekindling their romance — even though he’s now married to someone else — in this rom com from Nancy (The Holiday) Meyers. Steve Martin, Lake Bell and John Krasinski also star. (120 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Welden)
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lEAp YEARH1/2 Amy Adams stars as a woman with a zany plan to trek to Ireland and propose to her boyfriend on February 29 in Anand Tucker’s romantic comedy. With Matthew Goode, Adam Scott and Bill Nighy. (110 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) NiNEHH1/2 In 1963, Fellini made 8 1/2, a movie about a famous movie director who’s creatively blocked. In 1982, it became the basis of a hit Broadway musical called Nine. And in 2009, the singing version comes to the screen with Daniel Day-Lewis as the put-upon director and Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren and Fergie — yes, Fergie — as the women in his life. Rob Marshall directed. (118 min, PG-13. Roxy)
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pREcioUS: BASED oN tHE NoVEl ‘pUSH’ BY SAppHiREHHH Gabourey Sidibe makes her big-screen debut in the story of an inner-city teen who undergoes horrific abuse in her home while remaining determined to find her way to a better life. With Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey and Paula Patton. (109 min, R. Roxy; ends 1/14) tHE pRiNcESS AND tHE FRoGHHH1/2 Disney’s latest tells the story of a young Louisiana girl and the frog prince who falls for her. It also marks a return to classic hand-drawn animation techniques. Featuring a score by Randy Newman and the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman and Keith David. (95 min, G. Essex, Majestic, Palace) tHE RoADHHHHH Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee 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; ends 1/14)
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SHERlocK HolmESHHH Guy (Snatch) Ritchie, known more for stylish action than period pieces, directed this new take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved Victorian detective, played by Robert Downey Jr. with Jude Law as his Watson. Rachel McAdams also stars. (128 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe) Up iN tHE AiRHHHH George Clooney plays a frequent flier who travels around the country giving about-to-be-downsized corporate workers the bad news in director Jason Reitman’s satire. With Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Jason Bateman. (109 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy)
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iNVictUSHHH Morgan Freeman stars in the latest from Clint Eastwood, a fact-based account of newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela’s attempt to unite his country by rallying its underdog rugby team to an unlikely 1995 World Cup run. With Matt Damon as the team’s captain. (132 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Majestic, Palace, Stowe)
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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. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)
FANtAStic mR. FoXHHHH Wes Anderson goes stop-motion in this animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1970 children’s book about a family of foxes whose patriarch’s antics make it the target of human predators. Featuring voice work by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Michael Gambon. (88 min, PG. Big Picture, Roxy; ends 1/14)
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AVAtARHHH James Cameron directed Titanic, the highest-grossing film of all time. Twelve years later he brings us Avatar, the most expensive film of all time. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver star in this $400-million CGI-fest about an ex-Marine who finds himself on a distant planet with his mind transplanted into an alien body. (161 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Stowe, Welden)
DiD YoU HEAR ABoUt tHE moRGANS?H1/2 Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker are paired in Marc (Two Weeks Notice) Lawrence’s fish-out-of-water comedy about a Manhattan couple whose ailing marriage rebounds when they’re relocated to smalltown Wyoming after witnessing a murder. Costarring Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen. (103 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic; ends 1/14)
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movies friday 15 — thursday 21 *The Book of Eli 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:35. *The Lovely Bones 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:20. *The Spy Next Door 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10. Alvin and the chipmunks: The Squeakquel 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:20. Avatar (3-D) 1, 4:15, 7:30. Daybreakers 12:40, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30. It’s complicated 2:40, 7:20. Leap Year 12:30, 5:10, 9:50. Sherlock Holmes 1, 4, 6:45, 9:30.
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wednesday 13 — thursday 14 Alvin and the chipmunks: The Squeakquel 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Avatar (3-D) 1, 4:15, 7:30. The Blind Side 9:35. Daybreakers 12:40, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30. It’s complicated 1:15, 4:10, 7, 9:45. Leap Year 12:30, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 9:50. The Princess and the Frog 12:30, 2:40, 5, 7:20. Sherlock Holmes 1, 4, 6:45, 9:30. Up in the Air 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:45.
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aries (March 21-april 19): The earth’s north magnetic pole is not the same as the geographic north Pole. if you take out a compass to orient yourself toward due north, the compass arrow will actually point toward a spot in the frigid wilds of Canada. but what’s really odd is that the north magnetic pole has been on the move since 1904 — scientists don’t know exactly why — and has dramatically sped up in recent years. according to National Geographic, it’s now zooming toward siberia at the rate of almost 40 miles per year. i suspect that your own metaphorical version of magnetic north will also be changing in 2010, aries. by January 2011, the homing signal you depend on to locate your place in reality may have migrated significantly. This is a good time to start tracking the shift. taUrUs (april 20-May 20): “The common
idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous,” wrote W. somerset Maugham. “on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.” i think the trajectory of your journey during the last 12 months tends to confirm his theory, taurus. according to my analysis, you set new benchmarks for your personal best in 2009, while at the same time becoming a wiser, riper human being. Congrats! now get out there and capitalize on the grace you’ve earned. be as organized as possible as you share the fruits of your progress.
caNcer (June 21-July 22): a scorpio is willing and maybe even eager to share secrets with you. Can you marshal just the right amount of self-protection — not too much, not too little
scorPio (oct. 23-nov. 21): in the first half of 2010, your calling will be calling to you more loudly and insistently than it has in years. it will whisper to you seductively while you’re falling asleep. it will clang like a salvation bell during your midmorning breaks. it will soothe you with its serpentine tones and it will agitate you with its rippling commands to spring into action. How will you respond to these summonses from your supreme inner authority? This week will be a good test.
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make you a mix tape that would be conducive for making love to, i wouldn’t be in the least surprised. These long January nights are ideal times for you Virgos to be unleashing your dormant passion and sharing volcanic pleasure and exploring the frontier where delight overlaps with wonder. in the compilation of tunes i’d create for you, i’d probably have stuff like “teardrop” by Massive attack, “breathe Me” by sia, “supermassive black Hole” by Muse, and “6 Underground” by the sneaker Pimps. but i think it’s a better idea for you to assemble your own soundtrack. tell me about it if you do. i’m at truthrooster@gmail.com.
liBra (sept. 23-oct. 22): The world’s tallest waterfall is angel Falls in Venezuela. it was named after Jimmie angel, an american who was the first person to fly a plane over it in 1933. recently, Venezuela’s president suggested that this place should be officially renamed Kerepakupai Meru, which is what the indigenous Pemon indians have always called
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
The number of bacteria per square inch on a toilet seat averages about 50. Meanwhile, your telephone harbors over 25,000 germs per square inch and the top of your desk has about 21,000. I’d like you to use this as a metaphor that you can apply more universally. According to my analysis, you see, you are over-emphasizing the risks and problems in one particular area of your life and underestimating them elsewhere. Spend some time this week correcting the misdiagnoses. it. The coming weeks happen to be a favorable time for you to consider making a comparable move, libra: restoring a natural wonder to its original innocence; rehabilitating the truth about a beautiful resource; returning an old glory to its pristine state.
aQUariUs (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): one of my
readers, Judd, shared his vision of how to cope with the blahs of January. given your astrological omens, i’d say his strategy perfectly embodies the approach you should take right now. Please study his testimony below, and come up with your own ingenious variation. “on the coldest of days, my friends and i celebrate ‘scrufting,’ the art of enjoying the great outdoors with indoor furniture, while listening to loud indie rock and adorned in our grungiest slopware. aided by samuel smith’s oatmeal stout, we curse and laugh at the constraints of winter by playing our favorite summer sports like Frisbee, Hacky sack and soccer.”
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gemiNi (May 21-June 20): The Onion, which describes itself as “america’s Finest news source,” ran a feature on the inventor Thomas edison. He “changed the face of modern life in 1879,” said the report, “when he devised the groundbreaking new process of taking ideas pioneered by other scientists and marketing them as his own.” The tone was mocking, of course, but i’m perfectly sincere when i urge you to imitate edison in the coming weeks. given the current astrological omens, you’d be wise to take advantage of the breakthroughs of others and make good use of resources created by others. Just be sure that you give credit where credit is due, and you’ll actually be doing everyone a service.
— to trust a little more and go deeper? as for Virgo: That under-self-confident person would really benefit from getting more appreciation from you. Don’t be stingy. Meanwhile, i think you’re suffering from a misunderstanding about an aquarius. it will be in your selfish interest to clear it up. a few more tips: Don’t give up on Pisces. There’s more to come when the coast is clearer. browse but don’t buy yet with a leo. and make business, but not love or war, with a Capricorn.
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PROFILE of the week: I Yam What I Yam.... Career orintated well-established, fun-loving, adventurous gal who loves living life to the fullest! I enjoy making spontanious decisions to try new things and go new places. I tend to come off a bit shy at first, but warm up quickly. I love to laugh and can be carefree and silly at times and I have no problem laughing at myself! solo1, 34, #116147 FROM HER ONLINE PROFILE: Three things that I want from my ideal mate are... To have a sense of adventure, a funny outgoing personality, and love to travel. Grounded yet spontaneous If you wake up in the morning w/ no idea what the day will bring, then come home at night thinking about what a great day you just had, then you are the person I’m looking for. RegularGuy, 43, l, #116422 Slow Dance to great jazz?!! I am an inventive risk-taker who has owned my own business, created nonprofits, and have been instrumental in fostering alternative energy solutions. My leanings are definitely to the far left. As a conscientious objector, I am committed to peace and justice. I really long for a magical, karmic loving connection & the soulful mingling of spirits. inventor, 59, l, #115921 music, art, nature I’m a dark & interesting musician. Looking for an attractive someone to share archetypal stories, nature & romance. KaminaAyato, 27, l, #114822 dancing with gravity I’m a feminist, an atheist, a probabilist, a pacifist, a reconstructivist & I like to flirt with autonomism even though I doubt it’s a feasible proposition. Love rules it all. funkster, 28, l, #102338 Happy, Relaxed, Light-Hearted, Handsome I’m pretty delightful for the most part. I piggy-back on other people’s hobbies. I find laughter attractive, I find spontaneity attractive, I find cute curvy women attractive. I truly enjoy playing guitar. I’m having fun developing my talents & steering my life into positive channels. I’m pretty certain I’ll find a great career & a knockout woman to love. TB78, 32, l, #116397 kind, witty & confident SWM in the BTV area for a year +. Looking to further explore the local
looking for some fun people to hang out with. Asuma81, 28, #116390 Living the life. I am just an average kinda guy doing the daily 9-5 grind with so other many Americans. I love many things that life has to offer so if you want to know more about me ask away. Jupiter_ Lightning_Flash, 25, l, #104620 Funny, intimate and caring guy 21 y.o. cook looking for someone to be social, but have an intimate, quiet side as well. I’m looking for someone my age or younger, not hairy or obese. Elliot_S, 21, l, #116201 friendly, genuine, intelligent I’m BI, 21, I live in Burlington & I’m going to UVM. I’m looking for friends; maybe a relationship. I’m a pretty easygoing person. I love being outdoors especially in the summers. My friends & family are a big part of my life. Drop me a line & maybe we’ll hit it off. iamthewalrus2142, 22, #116053 Bi-guy 4cooltimes There are no limitations of what minds that think alike can do and share together. Here, looking for pretty laid back guys for fun activities (outdoors indoors) (intimate - social) and maybe more if the chemistry is there. Luckily, mobility is an asset for me. My work and lifestyle (sports) make me travel a lot in US-Northeast. Lets connect soon. Cheers! C4charley, 35, l, #115987
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Wanderlust I moved to Vermont on a whim, by myself, for myself. I love roughing it & getting by on very little “material necessity.” I have always been fascinated by life/death, purpose/ meaning - the essentials, not the fluff. I am an artist & I question everything. “There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.” Federico Fellini. BlackCat, 30, l, #116400
full speed ahead I can find joy in anything - a picnic at the waterfall, a stroll through Montreal, kayaking, a bonfire & hot dogs in winter, biking down a dirt road, sniffing out treasures at yard sales, traveling, trying new foods, apple picking, sugaring, gardening. I am searching for the special guy who wants some independence but also has time to enjoy life’s offerings together. braveheart, 60, l, #116353
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Honest funny intelligent I’m passionate about living well. I want to be really good at being alive, which means I laugh easily (and why not? The world is funny!), and I’m very self-reflective. As a teacher I enjoy continuing to challenge myself intellectually. I’m also committed to helping make the world a better place. Mockingbird, 28, l, #116412
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taverns and mountains w/ someone. I am working in BTV & love it. Finished w/ my master’s in Boston. Lover of concerts, mountains & sports. Looking to meet a woman who has a sense of humor, is positive, active during day & some nights, and is a good conversationalist. lightyears, 30, l, #116377
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fun, energetic, gamer, easygoing I enjoy science fiction books/movies, action films. I watch animes. I also enjoy watching Adultswim. I can’t stand chick flicks. I listen to Disturbed, Sick puppies and techno. I play World of Warcraft, Xbox360, ps2 and Wii. During the summer, I live action role play. If me being a gamer hasn’t scared you off, then let’s talk. vtgamergirl, 26, l, #116426
seeking honest, sincere man I believe in honesty & I am looking for the same in a man. I find a sense of humor is very attractive & endearing. I think laughter is good medicine for what ails you. smile4me288, 37, #116359
Love the Vermont Weather New to town. I’m adventurous and travel a lot for both work & pleasure. I love to try new, hip restaurants as well as local dives. Avid skier (downhill & XC). I love dogs & I have two very cool cats. Would love to meet someone who’s adventurous, local & most of all, has a sense of humor. flyjen38, 38, l, #116107
an interesting guy! Have nice car, will travel. centralvtniceguy59, 59, #116271
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Experienced, confident woman Dominant MF looking for open-minded, attractive BIM to help keep me hot during the cold winter months. I seek discreet, playful nights at home in the hot tub or in front of the fire. Cougar_on_the_prowl, 40, l, #115574
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Time for a change Looking for something new to experiment. I’ve never been w/ a woman before & am definitely interested in meeting discreetly to try new things. I would also be interested in joining a couple; a threesome is very hot. I’m not posting pictures on here, but would be more than willing to share pictures w/ you if asked. NewAdventures, 20, l, #116428 Sex dreams Sex dreams and masturbating are getting a bit old (though I love both). Looking for discreet encounters to fill this void. pennywhistle, 39, #116316
tired of whipping it alone Yes, I’m sexually frustrated & in need of a little fun, intimacy & good sex! Would prefer a woman who’s into friendship & a bit more... VT72, 35, #115162 Horny lady seeking sexual adventures 40 y.o. F in a completely nonsexual marriage. I have not felt sexually satisfied in many years & have not been able to unleash my passion unto a deserving partner. I am ready to meet someone for a discreet NSA relationship. I am D/D free, looking for same. Age & looks not too important, just a simple desire to please & be pleased. Your place only. sex_starved, 41, #114629 No need for Lube! I’ve been in Vermont for a little over a month now and as much as I love it here, I’m looking for a little more
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unusual excitement. I need someone to go “explore” the town with. I’m into a fair amount of kink, but am looking to try more. SugarCookie, 24, u, l, #111805 Bored, bored, bored Looking for a night of passion with that hot bisexual lady! Come on, I know you’re out there! shyla, 37, #109677 sexy, naked, sun, sports, hot tubs Looking for some summertime playmates! Love going to Bolton Falls. mashelle29, 28, l, #109076
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all about you Married, but she stopped caring about my needs a long time ago. I need someone who wants to take care of my physical needs, as I would love to take care of yours. I’m an attractive man, 5’11, 175, brown hair, blue eyes, slim. Not into bigger women. acrossthelake, 41, #116389 Heating things up this winter? Curious if others out there might want to brighten the winter days by exploring some fantasies and desires we may have in common. Late 40s white male just out of a long-term relationship. Looking to meet some new people, learn some new things, and have enjoyable experiences for all involved. ImpureThoughts, 48, #116330 brand new.. Online text ad, Eh? Check it out: I am a 22 y.o. M and I am back in VT for about a week. I am in Btown and am really interested in something fun and spontaneous. I am open minded. eddygrizzi, 27, #116319 Evil Genius, Primal Urges First rate bohemian ISO like minded individual. Into social revolutions, living art and carnal endeavors. Looking for NSA relationship complete with rumpled sheets and tangled limbs. Must love music and mysticism. zombie_flanders, 26, #112486 Hump Day Is Every Day Mid-50ish guy seeks liberal people who won’t mind an ex-swinger looking to re-enter the lifestyle of the sexy and infamous. I’m very clean, congenial, educated, and not pushy at all. Tell you what ... you direct - I’ll follow. Or, I’ll direct - you follow ;-> A few extra middle-age pounds, but horny as hell. Been sexless too long. GoodToGo, 56, #106351 looking for fun! I love sex, but I haven’t been having much lately. I am good at giving oral to women, and I love doing it (if we get together, that’s one of the first things on my list to do to you). I love squirting, so if you squirt, you will make me super happy. walter40, 19, ##PHOTO##, #116276 CentralVT Guy CAN’T GET ENOUGH! I am a divorced, D/D free nice guy. Looking for an intelligent woman who isn’t obese who wants to have fun with
thrilling extramarital fling You and I are both married and we’ll stay that way —- perhaps for similar reasons. Our spouses may be high profile, so discretion is imperative. We’re looking for a physical yet respectful connection among two persons who appreciate great sex. Could last one time or longer —- when it’s run its course, we’ll graciously part w/ gratefulness and fond memories. MutuallyBeneficial, 45, #101465 Bored and in a slump My sex life has been fairly reserved, but I’m willing to try anything once. I’ve been known to go down on a girl for over an hour, with no unsatisfied girls yet. You can return the favor any way that you see fit. GoForIt, 25, #116267 Hopeless romantic seeking mr. right SG father seeking someone to love or play with; tired of being alone. New year approaching; hoping for Mr. Right. botumboy66, 43, l, #116233 Newbie Checking Things Out New to this. Just thought I would take a look around and see what sort of fun I could find. If you want to know more about me, just ask. Easton, 35, #116225 Add some spice I am married but looking for a discreet relation to add some much-needed spice to my life which is missing. I have a professional job but still have some
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Curious Couple We are a couple in our 20s seeking a little something extra to spice up our bedroom activities. Especially looking for a woman in our age range, but would definitely consider someone older who could teach us some new tricks. We are both clean, friendly & attractive. Couple4Fun, 22, l, #116431 Looking for sensual massage We are a MWC, 43/41, HWP, D/D free, both straight. Looking for a sensual massage for her. This may lead to a lot more fun. Her fantasy is that it is a legit massage at your place or hotel and that I let you go further in your relaxing, muscle-soothing techniques than would be with a normal massage. kenn06, 43, l, #116281 Young, Beautiful & Love Sex I am very cute w/ all the right parts. Enjoy life & meeting sexy people who know how to show me a great time. Looking to experience new things, and will try almost anything once. I love my body & love being naked w/ others. You think you got what I need and are up for an amazing time? Lanalust19, 21, l, #115324 Couple Seeks Bi Female We’re a committed couple, F half joyously BI. We split our time between upstate NY and upstate VT. Seeking good-natured BIF for occasional frolics, LTR possible. Personality trumps physical appearance. We’re
Kink of the week: pushing sexual boundaries I am looking for a physical relationship with a beautiful, intelligent woman with whom I can explore my sexual boundaries. If you have any hidden fantasies you need company for exploring, get in touch and let’s work it out. axxonn, 23, l, #116307
FROM HIS ONLINE PROFILE: Great sex calls for lots of... stimulation, both mental and physical. wild left. I enjoy boating, camping, and just think that life is too short. I want to take it all in. crad, 41, #116219 newbie with some experience I recently got out of a relationship where I experienced some pretty fun stuff that I have never experienced before. I am not sure how all this works. I’ve never in my life placed an ad like this, but I am hoping to find someone that I can explore further with. SafeWords, 31, #116214 Master Gaga I just heard Lady Gaga for the 1st time. Wow!! Anyway...I digress...I’m a 47 y.o., pretty normal guy looking to have some fun during the Great Recession. Concupiscenes, 47, #116210 Horny 24/7 Let’s Do It Looking for playmate to share hot, sweaty, sexual fantasies in the bedroom or any public place. The riskier the location, more intense the sex will be. You need to be in shape and able and willing to have fun licking and sucking each other until reaching multiple orgasms. So let’s bring in the New Year with a banging good time! Horndog247, 40, #116208
early 50s, professional & educated, but neither athletes nor supermodels. We’re good company, in or out of the bedroom. Discretion assured & expected. JustUsJK, 49, #115302 More Pleasure Please My partner and I want to share our powerful sexual experiences with another woman again — slowly savoring, hungrily ravaging, tenderly caressing — offering you equal part in this pleasure. You are sexual, honest, sensual & stable, attractive & fit. We are 44 & 47 — young for our age, sexy, attractive and very fit. happylovers, 44, l, #114918 looking for a good time Hello, we are a couple looking for either a SF or a couple of women. We are both very new at this and just want to try something new; to put a little more spice into our amazingly kinky sex life. 1234call, 24, l, #114879
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Props for Positive Vibes To the man behind the counter Friday - you said your job wasn’t ideal, but it’s at least in a beautiful place. I felt compelled to tell you that your positivity was infectious, thanks! When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: Borders. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906848 Macy’s shopping caught my eye I was shopping for clothes & saw you watching me. I was like, “Wow, nice.” I don’t get out shopping much but was nice to be checked out. Would’ve loved to know your name. I’m a people person & like making new friends. You: black jacket. Me: blonde, boy hoodie & sweats. When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: Macy’s. You: Man. Me: Man. #906847 MB No worries, just getting your attention. It’s been great having our friendship again. Wish you could’ve seen my play live the other night. You know I’ll always give you a private show. ;) When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: Waterbury. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906845 Mary, mcauley hall, 1979 Hope you find this. Do you still have your old high school cheerleader uniform? Love to see those pom poms!(Pretty sure you were a cheerleader.) Respond here if you see this knock knock. When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: long time ago. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906844
Wild Irish Girl I don’t know if you understand how much you mean to me & how you have changed my life. I look forward to every night I can fall asleep in your arms & every day I wake up w/ you. You are beautiful & wonderful and wield a mean chef’s knife. I****poo. When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: closing the car door. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906832 Shoveling in Woodstock You were shoveling the drive at Woodstock Sports in your Kappa track jacket. I was driving by in the gold pickup. You looked up & smiled. Coffee sometime? When: Monday, January 4, 2010. Where: sidewalk outside Woodstock Sports. You: Man. Me: Man. #906831 “Tasty” hostess at Shelburne Vineyards I attended a private birthday party at the tasting room the evening of Friday, November 20. I didn’t want to surrender my coat, then I “tasted” 2, maybe 3, glasses of very hearty red wine. You wisely offered me a glass of water; I gratefully accepted. The next thing I knew I lucked into a free tasting courtesy of the house! Wanted your info but ... kinda shy. When: Friday, November 20, 2009. Where: Shelburne Vineyards. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906830 Beauty in the checkout. You said I looked familiar. I stumbled for words. You’re gorgeous! I would love to get a cup of coffee or a drink w/ you. When: Friday, January 1, 2010. Where: City Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906829
Mister Pants It’s snowy & crazy and I find myself wishing I was curled up on our couch instead of at work. Can’t wait for some ALONE TIME w/ you! When: Saturday, January 2, 2010. Where: getting ready for work. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906823 The Kindess of Strangers To the nice couple who picked up a drag queen on Pearl St. just after midnight on NYE & drove her home: Thank you! When: Friday, January 1, 2010. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. #906822 Roaming the studio halls You: blue toque, grey shirt, devasting dimples. Me: red hair, devious intent. Don’t ever tell me to turn down the volume... Call me when you’re single. ;) When: Saturday, January 2, 2010. Where: radio station. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906821 Garbage Helping! I helped you w/ your garbage bags Monday or Tuesday night. You asked me how I was doing & said you were moving. I totally felt I should have talked to you more but didn’t. I would have liked to though! If you feel like saying hello, I’m in 114. When: Monday, December 28, 2009. Where: Champlain Apts. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906819 Turn the intensity down... Me: curled up on the couch under your blue chenille blanket. You: asking me if I could turn the intensity down. Me: knowing it’s becoming less & less possible for me to turn the intensity down when you enter the room. Let’s try again? Monday, 3 p.m., your place. When: Thursday, December 31, 2009. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906818
mistress maeve Dear Mistress,
I’ve been dating a girl for about two years. She’s amazing, and I love her very much. We’re both really into sex, but here’s my quandary: I rarely get off when she gives me oral. It’s not that she’s unwilling to try, or that she’s a prude; I’m pretty sure she’d do whatever I asked of her. I think the problem is a mental block on my part. My thinking goes: “I’m getting head, and I’m about to get sex! Great!” So I stay the course until we end up having sex. Problem is, the few times we can’t have sex, and she wants to get me off from oral, she can’t. When she asks me how it feels, I say, “Great!” Let’s face it: Oral feels good. There isn’t much she could be doing differently, but it’s really starting to bother her that she can’t get me off when doing oral. What can I do to get rid of this mental block?
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Dear Orgasmorator,
Well-intentioned guys often train themselves to hold back during foreplay to ensure a rousing round of intercourse. However, this type of behavior puts too much focus on the old “in-and-out” and doesn’t leave enough room for all the other pleasurable ways to orgasm. Believe it or not, heterosexual sex doesn’t always have to “climax” with intercourse. Conduct an experiment with your girlfriend. Choose a night when you’ll have ample time and make intercourse off limits. If you’re accustomed to lying back while your partner gives you oral, try taking a more active role. Some men report that they can’t climax unless they’re in control of the motion, so try some new positions where you can simulate thrusting (both of you lying on your sides or her lying on her back with you above her). Just remember — this is a two-way experiment. Whatever oral attention she pays you, you’ll need to return blow for blow (so to speak). Getting you off will make your partner feel like an oral aficionado and boost her sexual confidence. However, if oral still doesn’t give you the “Big O,” don’t sweat it. You and your partner have something special — you’re both into giving each other pleasure. So who really cares how you get off?
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Green Room On New Year’s You were wearing a black dress w/ a zipper up the front. We were having a good time but you left before I could get your number. Wanna get another drink sometime? When: Thursday, December 31, 2009. Where: Green Room. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906834
colombiaaaaa! I thought your laughter was the most amazing thing during our walk to the garage to get our car during the crazy snow. There we go: I spy you. When: Sunday, January 3, 2010. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906824
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Delivery man in Winooski You were delivering to Smart Foods in Winooski. I held the door for you twice. Our eyes connected. I so love the lip piercing you have. Make a delivery to my house. If you read this, respond on the delivery days & I’m there to hold the door for you again. Maybe even get your phone number. YOU ARE HOT. When: Saturday, January 2, 2010. Where: Smart Foods in Winooski. You: Man. Me: Man. #906841
carey from Hannaford I went through your line last night. I thought our eyes caught each other’s. You wanna hang out sometime? I think you are cute! When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: Hannaford, Dorset St. You: Man. Me: Man. #906835
in a ditch To the wonderful people who shared a ditch w/ me and helped me get my car unstuck, thank you! I felt terrible leaving you there but my child had just puked all over himself & I wasn’t able to be helpful. Thank you again & I hope you got out quickly. I’ll consider getting winter tires now :) When: Sunday, January 3, 2010. Where: I-89 between Waterbury & Richmond. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906826
in my step whenever we cross paths. When: Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Where: around the office. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906811
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Tuesday night at the Alchemist We had a brief but pleasant conversation at the bar before I joined my friends at a table. Would like to continue our conversation if you are available & interested. Me: Marcia. You: Michael. When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: The Alchemist, Waterbury. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906842
Nice guy purchasing hair clippers Good-looking guy wearing Black Diamond vest. We chatted at Sally’s Beauty Supply. Wednesday, 12/6 at 1 p.m. You were purchasing Wahl hair clippers. I was wearing a light blue down coat & had curly hair. Hope you are still out there. Would love to meet you. If interested, please contact this ad. When: Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Where: Sally’s Beauty Supply, So. Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906838
Gertronimo! Saw you playing in the snow w/ a handsome black dog. Let’s get together & watch a movie or something. When: Sunday, January 3, 2010. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906827
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& complimented me. Wish you had stayed to chat... When: Monday, January 4, 2010. Where: Monday. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906839
Chris at Cody’s Pub 1/1/10 It has been years since we’ve crossed paths, so how random on a Friday afternoon. I really wish I’d said hello! That isn’t like me, but I suddenly felt nervous again. I don’t know if you live here anymore, and the girl w/ you may have been your girlfriend, but I’m definitely curious. I’m around if you want to say hello. When: Friday, January 1, 2010. Where: Cody’s Pub in Essex. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906828
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