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tional talents of Ms. Van-Ness Otunnu and Mr. Liban, we will make a huge, positive impact in the community. Charlie Halstead ESSEX JUNCTION

Halstead is BHA property and family development site manager. DISGRACEFUL DECISION You know you’re way past due for a 12-step program when, rather than condemn a judge for issuing a 60day prison sentence for a child rapist, you instead revile Bill O’Reilly for criticizing the judge [“Inside Track,” January 11]. Instead

of seeing to it that Mark Hulett, who continually raped a child over a three-year period, was sentenced to as long a period of incarceration as possible, Judge Cashman decided to return this piece of crap to the streets in order to receive counseling. The fact that Martha Stewart did more time in jail than will Mark Hulett is the result of this stupidity. And this, according to my deluded friend Peter Freyne, constitutes “courage” on the part of the judge. The dirty little secret, of course, is that child rapists are rehabilitated through such programs about as frequently as Boston baseball teams

win World Series championships. Nonetheless, Cashman’s desire to send the Corrections Department a “message” clearly outweighed his obligation to apply anything remotely resembling common sense. Judge Cashman’s decision was a disgrace as well as an embarrassment to this state. And Peter Freyne’s kneejerk defense of this decision was frankly pathetic, if not predictable. David Don BURLINGTON

GOOD CALL I would like to thank Peter Freyne for his column about Judge

Edward Cashman [“Inside Track,” January 11]. Instead of succumbing to the mob mentality that is calling for Judge Cashman’s head on a political platter, Peter actually listened to what the judge had to say about why he made the decision. It would appear that the real problem was the Corrections Department’s assessment of Mark Hulett (who is developmentally challenged) as a low-risk offender, and its refusal to provide treatment while he is incarcerated. The commissioner of the department that refused treatment is an appointee of Governor Jim Douglas. Why isn’t anyone calling for an investigation into the Corrections Department’s policies concerning classification and treatment? Knowing the history of Judge Cashman’s previous decisions, I would never accuse him of being soft on crime and call for his ouster just to get some face-time on “The O’Reilly Factor,” as a certain GOP loudmouth did. Rather, I would take the judge’s lead and demand that the Corrections Department review its attitude toward treatment, particularly in the case of those convicted of crimes who are developmentally and/or psychiatrically challenged. Richard Hill BURLINGTON

WISE JUDGMENT Outrage over Judge Cashman’s seemingly lenient sentence for a sex offender brings out some of the

worst in public attitudes toward criminals. Our society, at least, doesn’t exact revenge for crime; it punishes to discourage further crime. The law, our law, isn’t meant to appease public anger but to supplant lynchings and vendettas. It’s also aimed toward helping to restore a criminal to normal life when that seems possible, although conditions in prison and public attitudes like today’s don’t foster that very well. Sexual offense is typically an addiction, like smoking, alcoholism and other drug use, different only in arising hormonally and hurting other people. An addict can usually be restored to normal life. Sexual recidivism might be curbed by reducing testosterone levels surgically or chemically, or more humanely by teaching an offender to control his response to his physiology, and that he ought to do so. Cashman clearly intended that and sentenced wisely. Another problem with public outrage, though, is that press coverage is skewed toward the most vocally angry. In the short term, it doesn’t give a true picture of public sentiment. That’s true of social activism in general, both conservative and liberal. Whoever yells loudest seems to represent the “voice of the people.” I suspect most people are comfortable with Cashman’s sentence. Governor Douglas’ shallow reaction surprises me. Fred G Hill BURLINGTON

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Meehan is also troubled that the two-month notice requirement would squelch spontaneous protests such as those that occurred in Burlington after the re-election of George W. Bush and the revelations about abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Moreover, she fears that placing additional restrictions on where marches can occur is dangerously close to establishing “free speech

At least 35 to 50 major events are held in downtown Burlington each year for which the police department bills out about $100,000 in additional expenses. city streets and sidewalks, particularly on the Church Street Marketplace and outside City Hall. As currently written, the new law would require a permit for any public protest, street parade, block party or athletic event. It would also require event organizers to pay a $50 nonrefundable application fee and give the city at least 60 days notice prior to any gathering expected to draw more than 100 people, or 72 hours for smaller events. But following a firestorm of criticism, including from some city councilors, the mayor said the proposal will go back to the drawing board for further review and revision. The nine-page ordinance was roundly condemned by activists and civil libertarians from across the state, who were shocked and outraged that a city with a long and proud history of political dissent would even consider adopting such a measure. “This seems to be all my phone is ringing about in the last few days,� says Chris Meehan, executive director of the Peace and Justice Center. She adds that charging a $50 application fee would be unduly burdensome on small, grassroots groups and would be like “putting a price on free speech.�

zones� like those set up for protesters at the 2004 political conventions. “Our message should be in the mainstream, not relegated to remote corner of some Burlington,� Meehan says. “How far away will that corner get pushed, and where else in Burlington is it going to happen?� Burlington Deputy Police Chief Walt Decker defends the proposed ordinance. He insists it would not encroach upon the public’s rights to free assembly but would clarify and standardize the existing ordinance. Decker contends that this proposal was meant to streamline the process for planning events by creating a “one-stop shop� for organizers, and that it would help police, fire, public works and the Church Street Marketplace better coordinate city services. According to Decker, at least 35 to 50 major events are held in downtown Burlington each year — including First Run, the Mardi Gras parade, Gay Pride and the Latino Fest — for which the police department bills out about $100,000 in additional expenses for security, traffic control, overtime and special enforcement. Some of those events are organized by individuals and groups

from outside Burlington and Chittenden County, he notes, for which Burlington taxpayers foot the bill. Decker says his department worked hard to help draft an ordinance that would still allow for “the vast majority� of public events to occur, while also creating a fair, impartial and contentneutral mechanism for modifying or denying applications for events scheduled at times and places when the city cannot provide adequate public protection. For example, Decker points out that the city was sued several years ago after a runner in the 1998 marathon was struck by an elderly motorist on a city street that was supposedly closed. The lawsuit alleged that the city hadn’t adequately provided safety resources to protect the runner. This ordinance would help prevent conflicts with other scheduled events, such as street maintenances, as well as unforeseen activities, such as counterdemonstrations. Decker adds that his department will continue to recognize the value and importance of spontaneous protest and doesn’t want to stifle free speech in any way. “We understand the rich political history in this city and an active citizen population,� he says. “If there are national and international matters that require an immediate response from citizens, we understand that. But we also want to have a mechanism where we set some guidelines and have a reasonable and safe way to do that.� But Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, is troubled by these justifications for limiting free assembly and public discourse. “There seems to be a trend nationally that government feels protest and dissent are inconvenient or expensive,� Gilbert says. “Particularly now, we really do need more people to speak out on issues, not to have their speech rights chilled.� m

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COLCHESTER — The Saturday night potluck at Vermont’s only mosque looked a lot like any other church supper. The plates were styrofoam. The forks were plastic. A line of kids waited to pour the orange soda. But it was different, too. The aluminum trays held chickpea, rice and noodle dishes rather than meatloaf. Men and women sat on opposite sides of the room, divided by a gold curtain. And the congregation was multicultural — 100 or so diners came from as far away as Singapore, Somalia, Yemen and Sri Lanka. They were gathered to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid alAdha. The feast honors Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah. The Koran says that a sheep appeared before Abraham was to kill the boy, a sign that God wished to spare his life. The holiday, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, was Tuesday, but the Islamic Society of Vermont held the dinner on Saturday so more people could attend. Mariah Hussain brought a spicy noodle dish called mee hoom goreng. The Malaysian doctor wore a cream-colored headscarf over a bright-green, silk outfit called a baju kurung. The holiday is important to her, she said, “But I came

for the food,” she admitted with a sheepish smile. Islamic Society spokesman Fareed Smith estimates there are between 3000 to 5000 Muslims in Vermont, nearly 1500 of whom visit the mosque. Smith, a convert whose legal first name is Leon, notes that this mosque serves as a community center as well as a worship space. Thanks to an influx of refugees and immigrants from Muslim countries, the state’s Islamic population has grown significantly since the mosque was established in the late 1990s. Last Tuesday, the two-story brick building at Fort Ethan Allen was packed. “We’re outgrowing the space,” Smith said.

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BURLINGTON — “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Can that adage help Vermont families out of poverty? Self-described “social entrepreneur” Hal Colston thinks so. The Essex Junction resident is best known as the founder of the Good News Garage, a highly successful, 10-year-old service that provides reliable cars for lowincome Vermonters. Colston left GNG in 2004 to work as the Diversity Coordinator for the Howard Center for Human Services, and to start Neighborkeepers, a nonprofit with an antipoverty mission similar to that of GNG. Now, instead of helping poor people find cars, Colston is trying to find them a few well-connected friends. Neighborkeepers seeks to match low-income participants with three volunteer “allies” who are committed to ending poverty. Together, they form what’s called a “circle of support” (COS). The circles will meet once a month, and Colston says each ally will spend six to eight hours each month helping participants with one of three areas — education, economic literacy and social connections. Colston says this new approach addresses a need that’s not being met by the traditional social safety net. “This goes back to the idea of having people in your lives that care about you,” he says. Colston introduced this strategy to local service providers and potential volunteers at a daylong series of talks on January 10. With him was Scott Miller, co-founder and executive director of the Iowa-

based Move the Mountain Leadership Center. Miller developed the COS model in 1996, at an Ames organization called Beyond Welfare. Miller’s COS approach has since spread to 20 communities nationwide, with another 15 COS projects in the works. Tuesday night, Miller led an ally information session at the Mercy Connections office in Burlington; the organization is partnering with Colston on the project, along with Champlain College and the City of Burlington. Eleven men and women traveled from as far as Franklin and Washington counties to attend. Miller explained that the circles work because they counter what he calls “the most horrible thing” about poverty — isolation. He conducted an exercise to prove his point. Imagine that your house is burning down, he instructed. You’re standing outside. Everything you own is going up in smoke. What do you do? Attendees said they’d call family and friends. “I bet all of you would have people who would be there in an instant,” Miller said. But, he continued, what if you had no one nearby to help, no money in the bank, no credit cards to use to get a hotel room? “It’s different, isn’t it?” he asked. Miller said that just by meeting with participants, and helping to connect them with friendly faces in the community, “You’ve changed the equation.” He also talked about the importance of avoiding the “rescuer-victim” dynamic. Allies are discour-

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he media misrepresentation of the sentence that District Court Judge Edward Cashman handed child molester Mark Hulett on January 4 reached “Twilight Zone” proportions this week as Fox News windbag extraordinaire Bill O’Reilly called for a “boycott of the State of Vermont!” Portraying it inaccurately as merely a “60-day sentence” (more on that later), O’Reilly told his 2 million-plus viewers Monday evening, “The state of Vermont’s never going to recover from this. Ever. Unless Cashman is removed. People will not go there. They will not buy your products. They will turn their back and your state will have a stigma forever. People will remember. This isn’t going away!” O’Reilly has vilified Vermont officials, including Gov. Jim Douglas, House Speaker Gaye Symington and the entire legislature, for not immediately removing Cashman from the bench — as commanded by King O’Reilly. “There are no public demonstrations against Judge Cashman,” screamed O’Reilly. “Where are activists Ben & Jerry, the activists who constantly scream about human rights? Where’s former Gov. Howard Dean? Sens. Jeffords and Leahy? Where’s socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders? He cares about the victim’s rights,” scoffed the Joe McCarthy of the 21st century. Ah, we knew he’d get around to Howard Dean eventually. Just imagine the cries of disappointment that rang through Fox News headquarters when they learned Judge Cashman was appointed to the bench by Republican Gov. Richard Snelling, not by the current chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “The Vermont media,” screeched the Fox witch hunter, “also continues to prop up Cashman. Associated Press Reporter Christopher Graff has written another sympathetic story on the judge. And a program on Vermont Public Television criticized me over the weekend.” As we recall, yours truly referred to O’Reilly as a “jerk” on VPT. O’Reilly’s online poll question is: “If Judge Cashman is not removed from criminal cases, will you boycott Vermont?” Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Alice is back in Wonderland. So far, none of the other TV “news” networks, nor any credible newspapers has bitten on this rotten core. Why not? Because, quite simply, the facts do not support the Great Fox of Fox News. Research indicates the sentencing was covered by The Burlington Free Press and TV news. But there was a striking difference between the two, and it has, we suggest, made all the difference. WCAX-TV reporter Brian Joyce stated four times in his first two reports that Judge Cashman had told the courtroom he “did not believe in punishment.” It’s a truly shocking statement. Everyone seized upon it. How could a judge possibly not believe in punishment? It’s like having an executioner who does not support the death penalty, or an astronaut who doesn’t believe in liftoff. Like many others, even Republican Gov. Jim Douglas formed his opinion

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Home Sweet Home — It’s quite the grand million-dollar house with a nice dock on the water’s edge. Certainly it’s a home that would do a U.S. Senator proud. And if Republican gazillionaire Richard Tarrant, the retired IDX medical software CEO, pulls off the political upset in November that he’s dreaming about, next year it will be the home of a U.S. Senator from Vermont! According to town tax records available online, the home occupied by Mr. Tarrant and his lovely wife Deborah Tarrant is assessed at $1,152,640. And just last month, on December 1, the Tarrants paid their annual local property tax bill of $24,091.64. It would have been a lot more had the Tarrants not claimed the “homestead exemption� they’re legally entitled to. Homesteads are taxed at a lower rate because they are a person’s “primary� residence. According to town tax records, Tarrant’s homestead exemption saved him $25,000 in local property taxes! Hey, every little bit helps. We’re not begrudging Richie a legal tax break in any way, shape or form. But there’s a little problem, folks. The problem is, Richie is seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Vermont, but his home, the one he claimed as a homestead last month when he paid his property taxes, is not in Vermont! GOP Candidate Tarrant’s

“homestead� is actually located in a coastal enclave for the wealthy called Lighthouse Point. And Lighthouse Point is in Broward County, Florida, along the Atlantic coast. If Richie Rich defeats Independent Bernie Sanders in the November election, not only will it be a miracle, but it will also be the first time a Florida resident won statewide office in Vermont! Lately, Mr. Tarrant has apparently been residing at his second home on Malletts Head Road in Colchester, Vermont. Like most second homes, it doesn’t come close to the “homestead� in Florida. According to the Colchester clerk’s office, Tarrant’s second home is assessed at just $477,600. Compared to the value of the GOP candidate’s Florida home (where he keeps his $158,000 Bentley), Richie’s Colchester hacienda is merely a “camp.� According to Assistant Clerk Wanda Morin, Vermont’s GOP U.S. Senate hopeful did not claim his Colchester house as his “homestead� for Vermont property-tax purposes in 2005. After all, making simultaneous “homestead� claims for tax-reduction purposes in two different states, said Morin, would be illegal. Whew! In order to make his Colchester camp his homestead for Election Year 2006, said Morin, Tarrant will have to file form HS-131 with the state. We contacted the Tarrant Campaign Tuesday and asked Camapign Manager Tim Lennon if Tarrant’s Colchester home was his homestead in 2005. He replied, “Yes.� To prove it, Lennon then faxed us a copy of an HS-131 form Tarrant filed with the state of Vermont last April claiming such. Unfortunately, another check with the Colchester clerk’s office indicated a problem. The HS131 requesting “homestead� status that Lennon sent us incorrectly identified a parcel of open land Tarrant owns in Colchester. It was not approved, said Morin. Tarrant’s Colchester “home� was taxed at the second-home rate in 2005, said Morin, just like any other out-of-stater’s Vermont vacation home. Vermont GOP U.S. Senate candidate Richard Tarrant’s official homestead at the moment is actually in the Sunshine State. Amazing. Showtime! — Richie Rich was the guest of honor Sunday morning on a fine edition of Ch. 3’s “You Can Quote Me.� Marselis Parsons and Andy Potter fired the questions, and Potter even asked about the Bentley. Andy noted that popular blogger David Sirota — http:// www.sirota.com — wrote that Tarrant “was driving around in his exotic new Bentley sports car.� “I read that,� said the veteran Vermont newsman, “and thought, what an image!� “I’m not going to apologize for success,� replied the richest man in Vermont (unofficially). “Nobody’s seen me driving the car around,� said Tarrant,

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Now Human Services Secretary Mike Smith says he’ll change the rules for Hulett and is willing to treat him on the inside. Stay tuned on that. As for WCAX-TV’s reporting, Republican State Sen. Vince Illuzzi told “Inside Track,� “With the release of the transcript, it is clear that the grossly inaccurate WCAX-TV report has caused the judge, the court system and the state of Vermont to be held up to scorn and ridicule.� Illuzzi, the chief prosecutor in Essex County, said he definitely “respects the importance of punishment, not for public safety or rehabilitation, but simply as punishment. So does Judge Cashman, but punishment alone is not enough,� noted Sen. Illuzzi. “Judge Cashman was taking the long view — get the offender in sex-offender treatment so he doesn’t do it again.� There you have it, folks. Unfortunately, we doubt rightwing Fox News is going to let the truth get in the way of their anti-Vermont crusade. After all, the more airtime devoted to bashing Vermont, the less airtime for talking about the impeachment of the lawbreaker in the White House. In Fox News’ view, if protecting President Bush means crucifying a respected Vermont judge on false charges, so be it. As U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy’s chief of staff Ed Pagano put it this week, “O’Reilly’s specialty is pandering and bullying, not honest debate. He doesn’t understand Vermont and probably never will.� Amen.

Mayor’s Race — Our sources say Burlington City Councilor Andy Montroll will not mount an independent mayoral campaign, despite narrowly losing the packed Democratic caucus to Hinda Miller. That leaves Progressive “Quiet Man� Rep. Bob Kiss and Republican Councilor Kevin Curley to slug it out. Curley’s Campaign Manager Harry Snyder tells “Inside Track� they hope to have the website — http://www.kevincurley.org — up and running “by week’s end.� Snyder worked as human resources director for seven years in the administration of Progressive/ Democratic Mayor Peter Clavelle. “Human resources director,� said Snyder, “is a position that really isn’t political. It’s about fairness, equity and making the organization better.� Snyder said he thinks Curley “is going to be a great mayor.� That’s good to know, eh? m

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n January 4, Vermont District Court Judge Edward Cashman sentenced Mark Hulett to the minimum: 60 days in jail, probation predicated on compliance with 21 conditions, including participation in community-based treatment. Hulett, 34, had pled guilty to two counts of sexual assault of a friend’s daughter when she was 6 to 10 years old. Defending his decision, the judge explained that Hulett was assessed at low risk of re-offending and was not going to get treatment in jail. Cashman thought Hulett needed treatment more than lengthy incarceration, which would only make him more dangerous. Then the judge averred that he no longer believes in punishment. “Anger corrodes the soul,� he said. Although none of the critics knows exactly what Hulett did or how often he did it, Cashman was besieged by condemnation. Calls poured into Montpelier. Gov. Jim Douglas issued a statement eviscerating Cashman and calling for sentencing reform. Republican legislators resolved to impeach the judge. By Friday, the national conservative media and blogosphere had joined the mob. Bill O’Reilly dubbed Cashman “the worst judge in the USA.� A blog called Imago Dei pointed to Cashman, a devout Catholic, as “proof of the existence of evil.� A contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s opinion site called him proof that Vermont is insane. On Vermont Public Radio’s “Switchboard,� Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington declared that “as a mother and a citizen,� she, too, was appalled by Cashman’s decision. She plugged the House’s forthcoming Safe Communities bill, which may contain longer sentences for sex offenders. It’s hard to say how news of the Hulett case got out. But you can’t understand its resonance without considering the megadecibel amplifier created by Douglas’s two-year campaign to get tough on sex offenders. What the governor wants most is a law allowing “civil commitment� of “sexually violent predators� — the indefinite psychiatric incarceration of people who have completed their prison sentences but are deemed likely to commit another crime. Among his other wishes are longer sentences and tighter probationary restrictions; posting more ex-offenders on the Sex Offender Registry website and availing the public of their addresses. None of this is a response to a real problem. Rather, it’s a strategy to embarrass “soft-on-crime� Democrats and win votes for Republicans. After all, Vermont ranks 48th among the states in crime, 44th in rapes. As for sex crimes against children, thanks to good treatment programs, we have some of the lowest reoffense rates in the country: In 1995, Vermont reported after-treatment arrests at 7 percent for pedophiles, 3 percent for

incest perpetrators, and 3 percent for those who had committed “hands-off� crimes such as exhibitionism. Nevertheless, last session the lawmakers passed a Sexually Violent Predator designation, ready for deployment should civil commitment become law. And the speaker promises more. Fear, both public and political, is winning the day. But if fear is the greatest political motivator, it is also the worst basis for policy.

A tougher sexoffender law will not make Vermont’s communities safer. Indeed, it could make them more dangerous.

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A tougher sex-offender law will not make Vermont’s communities safer. Indeed, it could make them more dangerous. Here’s why: 1. Such laws put resources where the problem isn’t. All but about 7 percent of sex crimes against children are committed by Dad, Mom’s boyfriend or a close family friend. Sex offender registries do nothing for these victims, who already know where the released perpetrator is. Requirements that ex-offenders stay away from schools and playgrounds are likewise unnecessary. Where molestation is concerned, kids are safest in public. 2. Sex criminals reform, and treatment works. Even for people who have committed many crimes, the one they’re caught in is usually the last. Large studies in the U.S. and Canada have found that about 13 percent of sex offenders are rearrested for similar crimes, compared with 74 percent of all other prisoners. “Being handcuffed and hauled away from decent society is a shattering experience for anyone,� an ex-offender told Eric Lotke, former research and policy director of the Justice Policy Institute. “But it is all the more electrifying and soul-stripping when the offense is as intimate and shameful a secret as is a sex crime.� That memory “stops most of us from ever doing it again.� Treatment improves the odds greatly, as Vermont’s low recidivism proves. 3. In a free society, you don’t lock people up for crimes you think they might commit. Anyway, it’s almost impossible to know. Not to worry, says the guv. Only the

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Imprisonment does two things: It punishes, and it protects the community by keeping bad guys off the street. A third function, in Vermont at least, is rehabilitation, which protects the community by helping ex-convicts create lives beyond crime. Commenting on the Hulett case, Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann suggested that punishment and rehabilitation are mutually reinforcing. Time behind bars, he told the Free Press, pushes offenders “to contemplate the pain [they] have caused the victim.” Judge Cashman, reputedly more for harshness than leniency, seems to be grappling with the fact that prisons are rarely conducive to salutary contemplation. If Vermont wants to solve real problems, it will keep doing what it already does: Educate the public about sexual violence; tailor sentences to the severity of the crime and the dangerousness of the criminal; encourage treatment in prison; improve prisoners’ reentry into family and community, with housing, job training, counseling and supervision. But offender websites and civil commitment are not about safety. They are about vengeance. And votes. The experience of other states foretells Vermont’s. Prison sentences and registries grow longer. The cellblocks fill, along with the locked wards. The public perceives more crime; it demands more laws, criminalizing more acts. Broader laws bring more arrests, which look like more crime. Conjuring monsters in the streets, communities are divided, while children are left defenseless at home. People feel falsely safer and, at the same time, more fearful. m

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5. Community notification encourages violence. “Stronger sex offender laws give tools to parents and concerned citizens so they can be more aware of the location of convicted sex offenders, especially sexually violent predators,” Douglas proclaims. And what are we to do with these “tools?” Gather the good old boys to patrol the offender’s place with shotguns? That’s what’s happened nationwide: harassment, assault, arson. Margy Love, former Justice Department Pardon Attorney, calls the new nationwide sexoffender registry an “incitement to vigilante justice” masquerading as “a responsible public safety measure.”

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4. Expanded sex-offender registries and tougher restrictions contribute to re-offense. “The treatment research shows that the best way to [change antisocial behavior] is to normalize life,” says Lotke. Offender websites and community notification of neighbors, landlords and employers, coupled with requirements that registrants report their every move to the police, do the opposite. The U.S. Justice Department names “lifestyle instability” as a big contributor to re-offending. In other words, as Robert Longo, a therapist and former director of Vermont’s Safer Society Program, told me, “You ban somebody from the community, he has no friends, he feels bad about himself, and you reinforce the very problems that contribute to the sex abuse

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baddest of the bad — 19 excons, tops — will end up in the bin. But most states have exceeded their estimates by hundreds, even thousands, using civil commitment as a backdoor to longer sentences. Vermont’s new statute sounds reassuringly stringent. “The standard of proof . . . shall be clear and convincing evidence that the convicted sex offender suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory, sexually violent offenses.” Such risk prediction, though, is anything but clear and convincing. Notwithstanding its definition in psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, “personality disorder” is a diagnosis about as precise as “a real fruitcake.” A “mental abnormality” is as common as anorexia. And depending on whom you talk to, “pedophilia” can refer to a 40-year-old who rapes a toddler or an 8-year-old playing doctor with his 5-yearold sister. Before committing a prisoner, courts usually ask, “Did he cooperate with treatment in prison? Does he show remorse?” According to Canadian Solicitor General Karl Hanson, who conducted the widest, most sophisticated analysis yet of recidivism risks, neither of these says a lot about an offender’s future behavior. One thing that does predict re-offense, Hanson finds, is youth: a person under 25 is far more likely to assault someone than an older person, and the compulsion lessens with age. Thus, very long prison sentences, even as an alternative to civil commitment, are a bad idea relocated — a waste of money, and lives.

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Making a Point Traditional Chinese Medicine finds a home at UVM

nn Ramsay pokes a splinter-thin, stainless steel needle into her patient’s right hand in the fleshy “V” between the thumb and forefinger. She twiddles the needle slightly. “I want you to feel something,” she says. The patient gives STORY PAMELA a small start, and says, “There.” It’s POLSTON not pain, exactly, but . . . something. Satisfied, Ramsay sticks another needle into a corollary spot in the patient’s IMAGE MATTHEW left foot. She offers some soft music THORSEN and the patient chooses Indian flute. Ramsay puts on the CD, places a device that resembles a doorbell near her patient and slips out of the room, saying, “Just relax. I’ll be back in about 10 minutes, but press that buzzer if you need me before.” The client closes her eyes and drifts away, and is surprised when the door opens. “It seemed like two minutes,” she says. Ramsay smiles. “I hear that a lot.”

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The patient has come to Ramsay’s office, located at Essex Physical Therapy on Susie Wilson Road, for treatment of her “mouse hand” — that is, a chronic pain in her right thumb near the wrist, the result of excessive computer use. But Ramsay seems to ignore this at first; before getting out the needles she asks a multitude of questions about diet and digestion, appetite and thirst, exercise routine, stress level, menstrual cycle, sleep habits and more. She listens intently, takes notes, feels the patient’s wrists, and finally offers several assessments in Chinese-medicine terms. One problem she finds: The body is too “damp.” Translated, the patient’s lungs are weak. What’s all this got to do with mouse hand? Seemingly little. But as far as Traditional Chinese Medicine is concerned, everything is connected. TCM, explains Ramsay, looks at and aims to treat the entire person. Think of the body “not as a biomechanical unit but an ecosystem,” she suggests. A person might arrive with a solitary complaint, but soon learns that few symptoms truly act alone. Accordingly, the Chinese philosophy of healing doesn’t take the Band-Aid approach, and Ramsay’s discourse is peppered with sentences to that effect: “It takes your whole body and mind to heal.” “You can’t separate yourself from your micro- and macroenvironment.” “Building up is much slower than tearing down.” Actually, acupuncture can bring quick and dramatic relief, but a patient has to do some of the heavy lifting after leaving the office. “If you go back to the same environment, you continue to set up the same circumstances, physically and emotionally,” says Ramsay. The key to being healthy and pain-free? “We need to have balance in everything we do.” Traditional Chinese Medicine doesn’t have the whole market on such sensible advice, of course; physicians often advise eating better, exercising more and reducing stress, even

as they hand out pharmaceutical solutions for your symptoms. MDs aren’t likely to spend 45 minutes asking their patients probing questions, though, nor will you hear many talking acupuncture, herbs or meditation. But some of them are beginning to listen to practitioners — and patients — who do. In fact, another kind of “balancing act” is quietly taking place in the state’s health-care ecosystem, notably at the University of Vermont. Call it “East meets West” — the slow but steady integration of Chinese medicine and other “complementary” approaches with Western biomedical science. Ann Ramsay herself perfectly embodies this trend. A licensed acupuncturist and Chinese massage practitioner, she is also a Registered Nurse. Through Continuing Education at the University of Vermont, she teaches three Chinese medicine-related classes that are accredited in the departments of Nursing, Nutrition Science and Asian Studies. Ramsay designed the courses with the enthusiastic support of the dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, Betty Rampur. “My interest in acupuncture goes back to the late ’70s / early ’80s, when a colleague of mine went to China and observed a surgery with acupuncture for anesthesia,” Rampur says. “What we want to do at UVM is expose students to a range of healing modalities, Eastern and Western, and help them critique the evidence.” Next year her department will add a survey course on “complementary and allopathic strategies,” adds Rampur, who notes that Ramsay is not a lone crusader: Other members of the nursing faculty practice Reiki, Therapeutic Touch or integrative therapies. “I think it’s important that our students understand the strengths and weaknesses of both Eastern and Western approaches, so they can refer their patients to the appropriate treatment,” Rambur says. Nurses are not the only ones broadening their health-care horizons. West is getting chummy with East at UVM’s College of Medicine, too. “This year we’re graduating the first class that’s gone through the Vermont Integrated Curriculum,” says Dr. Tania Bertsch, referring to a new program that was created “from the grassroots level up.” A collaborative group of faculty and community members, students, physicians and complementary practitioners met over the course of seven years, Bertsch explains, “trying to determine what physicians in the next 10 to 20 years need in order to practice. The faculty passed the new curriculum unanimously. An internist, Bertsch is also an associate professor of medicine and director of the clerkship — or third — year of medical education. “What we’ve done is introduce a curriculum to explore alternative medicine, to

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expose students to the use of complementary medicine with their patients,” she says. The program integrates basic science, patient care, community involvement and research, and includes “modules” in complementary medical treatments, Bertsch says, stressing that the concepts are woven throughout the curriculum over four years. “We bring in people who might be practicing acupuncture, herbal or other therapies. They talk to the students in small groups of eight to 10 about what they do, and how it might integrate with what [physicians] do. Students can ask them questions about how and where they were trained,” says Bertsch. “We provide as much opportunity as possible to have those kinds of interfaces. This is something that was never part of medical education when many of us trained,” she notes, “so this is a new and important addition.” The connections extend to Fletcher Allen Health Care. For example, Ramsay sometimes does rounds with the residents in family medicine. “We all go in and I tell the patient who I am and what I’m doing and ask questions,” she explains. “Then [the residents and I] go into a separate room and I tell them how Chinese medicine

would treat the patient.” Ramsay also has “privileges” at FAHC, meaning that if one of her patients goes into the hospital and requests an acupuncture treatment, she can administer it in the patient’s hospital room. Robert Davis has hospital privileges, too. A partner at South Burlington’s Acupuncture Vermont and president of the Vermont Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, he says he’s encouraged by what’s happening in the medical community. “Practitioners from whatever background need to understand what each other does. Now [physicians] are getting at least some exposure to alternative treatments,” Davis says. “They may not be trained in it, but they’re learning about what exists. “Conversely,” he continues, “I think acupuncturists and other alternative therapists owe it to themselves and their patients to try to understand the flip side of the coin, the research, so we’re not biased against it. In my experience, most physicians aren’t out there with an ax to grind against alternative therapies.” Davis says he participates in a couple of discussion groups that join medical doctors with acupuncturists and other practitioners — one is an

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“arthritis coalition� sponsored by the hospital. “Some of my patients have benefited from what I’ve learned there,� he acknowledges. That experience is duplicated at the med school’s grand rounds — “a weekly teaching conference in a big auditorium,� Bertsch explains. “It’s called ‘grand’ because it involves everybody — students, faculty, nurses, doctors, pharmacists, etc.� An important forum for continuing education, the gatherings include discussions on complementary treatments. “These topics are then often discussed on wards with patients,� notes Bertsch. “When students see their faculty learning these things and integrating with patients, they’re basically role-modeling that for them.� Previous generations of med students might find all this “woowoo� stuff quite shocking. But, Bertsch points out, “Many things that were considered alternative 15 years

tensing or grasping of the needle. Not only the patient, but the practitioner can feel it. There is no good Western explanation for this.� Making “ultrasound movies� while the needle is manipulated, Langevin has seen the cells changing shape. “The needle causes mechanical change and the cell seems to sense that and responds by enlarging and flattening. We don’t know why,� she says. “But I have several hypotheses. I’m wondering if this is the way for the cell to alter the tension within the tissue, helping it to relax . . . it’s almost like helping the tissue adapt. We haven’t been able to measure that yet.� Langevin is taking the research one step at a time. “I’m open to the possibility of finding unexpected things. In science you have to be detached and objective,� she says. “But the fact that I’ve practiced acupuncture allows me to understand what are some of the important questions to ask.� Langevin notes that the Chinese have

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DEAN OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES BETTY RAMPUR ago are now part of standard medical care. For example, biofeedback was once considered alternative, now it’s ‘traditional.’ Acupuncture is reaching that same level of acceptance,â€? she says. “The more we learn about patient and health-care systems, the more we know we need to be encompassing.â€? To a large extent, the integration of Eastern and Western medicine has been driven by consumers. “There’s really nothing integrating us but the patients,â€? suggests Robert Davis. “They choose to go here and there, and they bring those practitioners together.â€? But there is one other significant influence: the convincing voice of scientific research. “One of the criticisms of alternative medicine has been that there’s not a lot of controlled trials to see how these things work,â€? says Bertsch. That’s changing. And some of the country’s cuttingedge research on acupuncture is taking place right on the UVM campus. Dr. HĂŠlène Langevin, an M.D. and licensed acupuncturist, is in the middle of a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine “the mechanism of acupuncture — how it works, rather than the efficacy,â€? she says. Specifically, Langevin is looking at what the needles do to the body after entering the skin, and she has found measurable effects in the cells of connective tissue. “What prompted this is the observation that the needle creates a change in the tissue that the acupuncturist can actually feel — some people describe it as a

been doing scientific research on acupuncture since the 1970s, doing lots of work on the neural system and the brain. “We’re hoping that someday we’ll be able to connect our research on connective tissue to what’s going on in the brain.� Bertsch and Ramsay both call Langevin a “guru� in the world of acupuncture research, and are delighted that the UVM community can benefit from her model — and her findings. Meanwhile, across campus at the Student Health Clinic, students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to get needled Tuesday afternoons, by appointment, beginning in February. According to Ann Ramsay’s website — http://www.vermonttcm.com — acupuncture treatments are covered by students’ insurance. Alas, that is not the case for all health plans. Most patients are paying for acupuncture and other alternative treatments out of pocket. “The coverage even for traditional therapies is not always there,� says Bertsch. “It’s a challenge.� She notes that UVM’s med students “have a unit on healthcare financing so they understand some of the issues.� The fact that patients are willing to shell out for these treatments is in itself a testimony to their popularity — and, presumably, effectiveness. As Ramsay puts it, Chinese medicine “is good at preventing disease and making you stronger. “But if I get in a car accident,� she adds, “take me to the emergency room, not my acupuncturist.� m

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Ms. Fix-It Clarendon Health Officer Roxanne Phelps goes to bat for her town

I have heart. I care for people. ROXANNE PHELPS

oxanne Phelps laughs when people compare her to Erin Brockovich, though she’s flattered by the comparison. “I get that a lot,” admits the 39year-old public health officer for the town of Clarendon. Actually, the simSTORY ilarities are remarkable — even if KEN Phelps hasn’t been the subject of a PICARD movie starring Julia Roberts. Brockovich is the now-famous legal IMAGE crusader who helped the cancerVYTO STARINSKAS plagued residents of Hinckley, California, win the largest-ever classaction settlement against a U.S. corporation. Like her, Phelps is a straight-talking single mother with no prior education or experience in public health or environmental law. She’s holding down five jobs, attending college part-time and raising five children ages 3 to 19, including a cousin’s 4year-old she just took in. She coaches basketball six days a week and chairs

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the local recreation department. And Phelps still finds the time and energy to talk to local residents at all hours of the day and night about their health troubles. Phelps has another thing in common with Brockovich: When it comes to protecting the wellbeing of people in her community, many of whom are children and low-income residents, she doesn’t give up. “I have heart,” she says. “I care for people. But I never want to come across what [Brockovich] came across as far as illnesses.” That’s a very real concern in a community that’s been plagued by unexplained illnesses and deaths, including the revelation in 2003 that the Vermont Department of Health was investigating a possible cancer cluster in the area. Phelps first earned her reputation as a tireless champion of public health with her efforts to improve the living

conditions in the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park in North Clarendon. For the last 20 years, this modest trailer park with 23 residents has been beset by persistent health and safety issues: smelly and sediment-laden tap water, malfunctioning septic systems, foul gases permeating the homes, dangerous tree limbs and exposed electrical wires, to name a few. Many of these problems haven’t escaped the notice of state and local officials, the media or J.P. Carrara and Sons, Inc., who own the park. In 1990, underground petroleum tanks nearby were discovered to be leaking and contaminating the aquifer with benzene and MTBE, a carcinogenic fuel additive. Since then, the state has been providing the residents with free bottled water, though it’s never declared the water supply unsafe to drink.

In fact, public records dating to the mid-1990s show that the state has long been aware of problems in the area, many of which residents blame on a neighboring rock quarry, which is also owned by the Carrara family. But despite years of residents’ complaints and numerous reports in the media, the state did little, if anything, to correct these problems. That is, until Phelps arrived on the scene. Her interest in the park was first piqued in 2003, shortly after the Clarendon Selectboard appointed her as town health officer. Phelps says she began hearing reports of children in the park having respiratory problems such as lung infections, asthma and persistent colds. The stories hit home for Phelps, who grew up in the area and whose own 15-year-old daughter suffers from serious allergies and two pulmonary diseases, for which she receives weekly shots.

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Then, about a year ago, Phelps was contacted by Carol and Kevin Callahan, who have lived in Whispering Pines with their two children for eight years. Six months after they moved in, the family began experiencing problems with their water and septic systems, including raw sewage surfacing in their front yard and backing up into their house. Like other residents of the park, the Callahans have had constant problems with foul odors, low water pressure and sediment in their water, which wreaks havoc on their washing machine and hot water tank. According to Carol Callahan, it wasn’t until Phelps got involved that conditions in the park began to improve. In August, she and fellow health officer Chuck Davis inspected the park and identified 12 health and safety violations, some of which Phelps describes as “life-threatening.� Within 48 hours, she had arranged a meeting with the park’s owners, the tenants and the Department of Environmental Conservation to get the problems fixed. During that meeting, residents were again told that their water was safe to drink. Unconvinced, Phelps handed the Carraras’ attorney a glass of water that had been poured from the Callahans’ tap, and asked him to drink it. He refused. “I said, ‘Then what makes you think these people should drink it?’� Phelps recalls. To the residents of Whispering Pines who have been complaining for years about water quality, it was like a scene right out of the film Erin Brockovich. “For all of us in the park, she’s been a godsend,� Callahan says. “For whatever reason, she has been the only person in the state of Vermont that can actually get anything done.� Annette Smith agrees. As founder of the grassroots environmental group Vermonters for a Clean Environment, Smith has been closely following the decades-long saga of Whispering Pines. In fact, when Seven Days reached Smith by phone, she was reviewing the Carrara quarry case files — the company has applied for a permit to deepen the rock quarry by another 105 feet. According to Smith, documents from the Agency of Natural Resources from 1994 show that ANR experts suspected Whispering Pines’ water

problems might be due to the neighboring quarry’s operations. “This case is a great example of the failure of the regulatory system from beginning to end,� says Smith. “The bright light in this whole thing has been Roxanne Phelps. I work with communities throughout Vermont, and I have never seen a health officer step up to the plate the way Roxanne has and actually bring about change.� Tim Ashe, a Burlington City Councilor who works with the Mobile Home Project of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, shares Smith’s assessment. “To put it plainly, we need more Roxanne Phelpses in this state,� he says. “People who take the law for what it is, as a set of protections for residents to ensure they have an acceptable standard of living. It’s pretty inspirational.� Town health officers in Vermont actually have a significant amount of power. They can write violations that result in stiff fines, condemn unsafe buildings, and even order search warrants. However, most health officers rarely exercise that authority. Phelps is an exception. In her short tenure on the job, she’s obtained a search warrant to identify an illegal septic system that may have been contaminating a Clarendon stream. She’s condemned a rental property and helped the woman living there find new housing. Last summer, when Vermont was experiencing high winds and some residents of Whispering Pines were worried about dangerous overhanging tree limbs — one pierced the roof of a mobile home — Phelps told the Carraras to bring in arborists to cut them down. How has a part-time health officer gotten the job done when others in the past could not? “I wouldn’t let up until I got results,� she says. “I wouldn’t call once or twice a day. I’d call them 10 times a day until I got someone on the phone and said, ‘What are you going to do about this?’� If Phelps’ persistence has ruffled some feathers, she hasn’t heard any complaints or felt any repercussions. And, she adds, the selectboard has supported her efforts “200 percent.� So, what’s next for Phelps when her term as health officer expires in 2007? “Getting some sleep!� she says. She’s earned it. m

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he formula for losing weight is second-grade arithmetic: Calories in must be less than calories out. But the burn rate of these calories is graduate-school chemistry, the result of a complicated interaction between cells and compounds. The mystery of metaboSTORY lism helps sell fad diet books and fuel excusSARAH es for fatties and skinnies alike. TUFF “It’s easy to eat more than you need, and to say, “I don’t understand why I’m gaining IMAGE so much weight; I must have a slow metaboJORDAN lism,” suggests Beth Gold, a research specialSILVERMAN ist who works on weight loss with the University of Vermont’s Nutrition & Food Sciences department. But playing dumb about dieting may be getting harder with the advent of devices known as BodyGem and MedGem. Handheld tools that measure resting metabolic rate (RMR), these gadgets demystify metabolism and purport to hold the keys to caloric control. That’s no small feat, because metabolic rates can fluctuate wildly — as much as 900 calories per day between two people of the same age, weight and height, according to Sherri Giger. She’s a spokeswoman for HealtheTech, the Colorado-based company that makes the BodyGem device. And within an individual, metabolism can speed up or slow down with weight gain or loss — another maddening reality of dieting. While some current studies question the how much strength training affects metabolism, most experts seem to agree that pumping iron is the best way to make your RMR a little more rapid. “You’re building muscle, active tissue, which requires calories,” says Gold. “But it’s not going to be so dramatic that you can drastically alter the number of calories you take in by, say, 400. It’s more like a 50- to 100-calorie swing.” Like a lot of people, I’ve long been mystified by — and miffed about — metabolism. As a kid who played plenty of sports, I could eat a whole box of Twinkies without gaining an ounce. But as I grew older, my pants got a bit tighter, and now I watch my brothers go for their fifth slices of pizza while I pick at a salad. Their metabolism seems to run at NASCAR speeds; mine more like an Amish buggy. Last year I stopped running marathons, which meant I needed to pay even closer attention to calorie consumption, without starving myself. I knew about these handheld devices that test RMR, but wasn’t about to shell out $800 for one of my own. So I booked a consultation with Kathryn Evans, owner of Healthy Lifestyles, a weight-loss business in South Burlington that advertises RMR testing on its website.

We met on a Saturday morning at her office, which is beside a Mexican restaurant. The thought of chips and salsa was almost too much to bear, as Evans had told me not to eat anything before our appointment — no exercise or coffee, either, so as not to throw off the results of the metabolism test. Evans is almost pixie enough to play Peter Pan — you’d never guess she once weighed 205 pounds. “I was working a stressful job, and I had two young kids, a household and a marriage to maintain,” she said. “I basically wasn’t even on my list of priorities anymore, so I wasn’t taking care of myself.” After she started to exercise and monitor her food, Evans lost 80 pounds over 2000 and 2001. In 2003 she founded Healthy Lifestyles as a way to offer support, structure and accountability to other dieters. “On diets, people go through three months of deprivation, and once they reach their goal they breathe a sigh of relief and go back to their old patterns,” Evans said before we began the test. “With lifestyle changes, you’re doing it more slowly, which is better on the body; you’ll lose more fat than muscle and can more fully integrate the changes.” Much of Evans’ work focuses on conducting group and individual counseling for dieters, who meet at weekly or semi-weekly $20 sessions to discuss the woes of weight loss. The RMR test and consultation costs $75. “But sometimes people just want that number of their RMR, and they’re good to go,” she said. One of her busiest times of the year, not surprisingly, is January, when clients are still clinging to their New Year’s resolutions. After a few minutes of chatting, Evans pulled out the BodyGem, which looks like a bloated computer mouse with a mouthpiece attached. She gave me nose plugs so that all my oxygen would travel through the BodyGem by mouth, and told me to create a tight seal with my lips around the mouthpiece. “Like snorkeling,” Evans said, amplifying the underwater effect by turning on ocean sounds to help me relax and focus on something other than the fact that I seemed to be sucking on a bloated computer mouse. I’ve never taken a Breathalyzer, but I imagine the feeling might be similar — except it lasted 10 long, boring minutes. I thought about what my magic number would be: 1300? 1400? Finally, the BodyGem beeped and Evans read out my RMR: 1689. RMR accounts for about 60 to 75 percent of the calories we burn each day just to

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’m a lot lighter than I was last April — a dramatic enough difference to get comments from people who haven’t seen me for a while. Only one friend — a nurse — has thought to ask if I lost the weight on purpose. I STORY did. So when everyone else goes RUTH HOROWITZ straight to congratulations, I smile and say thank you. But there’s more to the story of my new, slimmer self IMAGE than simply feeling proud that my ABBY MANOCK perseverance has paid off. This is not the account of a miraculous makeover. I’ve always had a medium build. In the last few years, though, I’d slowly been putting on pounds, and quietly denying it. While my closet was crowded with clothes in my “official” size that no longer actually fit, I struggled to zip up larger-sized jeans, and hid my body under baggy tops. On forms, I filled in what my weight was “supposed” to be, and stopped stepping on the scale. If you don’t know something, it’s not happening. But of course I did know. I’d even resolved to address the issue, and had stated my policy to my family: I was maintaining a healthy weight by exercising regularly, passing up second helpings, and avoiding between-meal snacks. Only I wasn’t. When no one was around, I ate all the time: when I was bored and when I was worried, when I was frustrated and when I was hungry. I always felt hungry — even when my stomach already hurt from overeating. I learned that after a couple days of discomfort, my capacity expanded. I was eating so quickly and furtively that I hardly tasted what was going in my mouth. The shame that accompanied this unauthorized ingestion increased when there were witnesses. At mealtimes, I dutifully took my sanctioned single helping but made sure it was plenty big. Then, telling myself I was making an “exception,” I’d slink back to the stove for seconds, giving my husband a funny look. If you eat ironically, the calories don’t count. At restaurants, I’d stare at the menu in panicked paralysis before settling on the most abstemious item — the poached fish or grilled chicken breast. Then I’d go home and secretly scarf up more snacks. All that changed last spring, when I went in for a routine checkup. Because I was 47, the lab work included my first-ever cholesterol count. The numbers weren’t terrible, but they were trending in that direction. “You need to lose weight,” my doctor told me. “You need to exercise more.” “I work out four times a week,” I protested. That was only a slight exaggeration — most weeks, I made it to the gym three times. “Then you need to make it seven days,” he replied, unimpressed. I’d been cheating and denying, and had gotten caught. But he hadn’t just uncovered a character flaw. He’d also issued a medical warning. And although the prognosis was hardly fatal, that’s how I heard it. I knew firsthand that obesity significantly

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exacerbates health risks. My mother was obese, and it killed her. She was fat before I was born. In my earliest baby pictures, I peer at the camera over the soft swell of her ample arm. When I was young, she never dieted or fretted aloud about her looks. Her weight was never even directly discussed. But it loomed as large as she did — a defining aspect of her identity, and therefore of the whole family’s. The party line wasn’t that fat was bad. The world was, for discriminating against fat people. The bias is most obvious in media imagery. But it’s everywhere. My mother was reminded that society wasn’t set up for her each time she tried to buy clothes, pass through a subway turnstile, slide into a diner booth, buckle a seatbelt or cover up with a hospital johnny. Anti-fat bigotry is the last taboo. Folks who would never dream of making cracks about a person’s religion or sexual orientation or disability think nothing of snickering about somebody’s size. Everyone knows the stereotype: Fat

folks are stupid, lazy slobs. By the time I was in grade school, I’d internalized the unfairness of such assumptions, and learned that those who held them were either mean or shallow. So what did it say about me that when my best friend made a crack about my mother’s size, I wasn’t just embarrassed for my mom, but by her? At a minimum, it put me in league with my mother’s mother, whose insensitivity was legendary. Childhood photos of my mother don’t show a particularly plump girl. But that’s how her slender, appearance-conscious mother viewed her. My grandmother kept a jar of pretzels in the dining room and forbade my mother to touch them. Mommy liked to tell the story of how she’d learned to lift the glass lid and extract the illicit treats without being overheard by her parents. As Grandma got older, her prejudice became more pronounced. When she was in her nineties and my mother visited her, Grandma would point to passersby and make cracks like, “Look

at that fat pig.” Her comments baffled and galled my mother — was she really that cruel, or just stunningly obtuse? I was 41 when she died. And my own weight gain, which had begun slowly after I’d had children, started to accelerate. At first, I saw the trend as my natural inheritance. She and I were similar in so many ways, and I based lots of my actions on hers. I was always unconsciously asking, What would Mommy do? As I faced middle age, my destiny seemed clear. Like Mommy, I would get fat, suffer the societal and medical consequences of obesity, and die relatively young — she lived to just 71. Only I didn’t want to die. So when my doctor seemed to confirm what I’d tacitly assumed, his assessment brought me up short. That afternoon, as his words sank in, I made a complete mental switch. Someone at my office had set out a communal plate of chocolate truffles. I started reaching for one, as I always did, but stopped myself. With a lurch of regret, I silently told the goodies,

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In the last decade of her life, her weight finally caught up with her. Faced with kidney failure, diabetes and heart disease, she struggled to lose pounds, only to put them on again. As her weight fluctuated, the closets in her home, by then empty of children, filled with clothes of different sizes. Nothing was discarded. She wasn’t just a natural hoarder, but had also come to see her body as a constantly changing variable, like New England weather. And, like the weather, she saw weight as a force of nature, not meant for human intervention. To act otherwise was hubris — and sure to attract the evil eye. In deciding I was capable of taking control of my body, I was rejecting my mother’s fatalism. But just to be on the safe side, I stashed my old, bigger clothes at the back of my closet. I’ve stuck with my program for nine months so far. After I reached my “official” goal in October, I began working towards my secret target, which was 5 pounds less — the amount I weighed 25 years ago, when I got married. I have my lighter days and my heavier days, but I’ve managed to stay between those two numbers since Thanksgiving. The daily step on the scale keeps me apprised — and honest. No longer feeling like a liar may even be as valuable a pay-off as my lost pounds. Have I let down the home team? Of course not. The legacy my mother left me isn’t the fate of her body, but the insight of her experience. The understanding she taught me to extend to people built like her applies equally to those like me. What would Mommy do if she could see me now? That’s easy to answer: She’d be as pleased as I am. m

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Learning the Slopes A skier-come-lately gets down

t’s a blue and gold Saturday morning on Spruce Peak, and a handful of adults are clomping uneasily in rental boots, getting ready to ski for the very first time. “Where’re STORY MARGOT you from?” asks Chuck, a HARRISON bluff, grizzled guy in a red Stowe Mountain Resort parka, who seems to be a IMAGE STEFAN kind of emcee. The middle-aged couple is BUMBECK from Ludlow, Massachusetts. The girl who looks like a model, complete with stunningly white teeth, is from Manhattan — her handsome, experienced-skier boyfriend stands nearby to cheer her on. And then there’s me — from Burlington. Chuck looks a bit taken aback when he hears that. “What’s the nickname of Burlington?” he asks, as if hoping to catch me out as a Flatlander pretending to be local. When I answer, “the Queen City,” he nods with sage resignation. Just another Vermonter who for some unaccountable reason has never learned to ski. In my case, it’s hard to say why. All my life I’ve been thrilled by the potential of cold, low-friction surfaces. When my family first moved to Vermont, I spent the win-

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ter sledding, skating and trolling around the apartment complex on cheap crosscountry skis, which I would take down any hill I could find. Ski-resort culture, though, was foreign to a kid from Manhattan’s Upper West Side. In my mind, it was something out of a James Bond movie — breakneck chases on the slopes, sexy clinches by the fireside. I was enthralled by the names I read on my high school classmates’ sweatshirts — Mad River Glen, Sugarbush — but had no idea where those exotic places might be. Though we lived less than 20 miles from Stowe, the farthest I got up the Mountain Road was a stint working at McDonald’s. But all that is history on this cold, sunny morning. While Alpine skiing is pricy, it’s not exactly in the stratosphere, especially with various package deals available for first-timers (see sidebar). This time I’ve taken the Mountain Road to the top to experience the raison d’être of all these swanky bistros, bars and tchotchkes on the verge of the Northeast Kingdom. I expected the resort to be

Expert Advice You’ve always wanted to try whizzing down a mountain, but what about your bad ankle? Or that time you wiped out on your sled? Or the friends who remind you that Sonny Bono died in a ski accident? Is this really a sport you can learn as an adult? Ann Taylor, a Burlington-based physical therapist, works at Sugarbush and has coached everyone from beginners to Olympic athletes. She says the biggest problem for adults learning to ski is “big capital letters FEAR. The image people have is that someone just takes you to the top and says, ‘Head on down the hill!’” Sherm White, the Adult Program manager at Smugglers’ Notch, agrees, “Fear of the unknown is the root issue. There aren’t many things we do that involve sliding and skidding — when our car does that, it’s a bad thing. But once we realize we can control it, the fear goes away.” Barbara Thomke, director of public relations at Smugglers’ Notch, says part of the problem is: “Sometimes adults are too cerebral. A younger person would just get the feeling of it, and feeling leads to doing it.” How should you prepare for your first time on the slopes? White says you should “be in a minimal kind of shape, such as a person who walks regularly.” He also advises renting your equipment, rather than borrowing from a friend, because “rental equipment will give you a better fit, and the skis are tuned and waxed regularly.” Taylor says, “Somebody who has a better balance system, is athletic, has skated, could be skiing an intermediate run in three hours.” Skiing is easier to learn than snowboarding, she adds, though “to get good takes a lot more effort.” “If anything, you just need a spirit of adventure,” Thomke concludes. Taylor agrees: “Every Vermonter should at least have the experience of skiing. People think skiing’s this rich man’s sport, but it’s not. If you’re a Vermonter, you belong in them there Green Mountains!”

a self-enclosed world, something like a luxury cruise ship, but it’s actually more like freshman week at a university with a lot of international students. Everybody’s banging lockers, calling to friends, saving places at the long cafeteria tables. Through the wall-length windows is the sight that stops me dead: the mountainside swooping straight up to foreclose the horizon. To my untrained eye the blue-marked run looks vertical. Watching the tiny figures on skis and snowboards zigzag their way down, trailed by plumes of snow vapor, I’m mesmerized, the way I was when I watched surfers from a pier in San Diego. I know I won’t be doing that run today. I arrive late for the 10:30 lesson, in part because I’ve underestimated the time it takes to rent equipment. I quickly learn that Alpine skiing is a lot heavier than the Nordic version. The boots look and feel as if they’re made of a heavy metal, perhaps lead, and going downstairs is a dicey proposition when your ankles have no range of motion to speak of. Once the lesson begins, though, I understand the rationale for all this weight. Our instructor, whose nametag identifies him as “Dan D,” tells us to lean as far backward as we can wearing our skis. Then forward. Surprise — the boots hold us up. It’s fun to defy gravity, but I have a feeling I’ll have shin burns tomorrow. Dan is an affable, 50-ish Vermonter who tells me about learning to ski on the slope outside the Sheraton Hotel. He shows us a basic snowplow position, a V with the skis’ tips apart. Then it’s time to get on the carpet lift — basically a wet moving walkway — and head on up the bunny slope, or pre-bunny slope, or whatever you call a very slight incline at the foot of the real hill. The non-hill is, to put it bluntly, boring, because it’s impossible to work up any speed. Cross-country can be scarier than this. Still, it gives me a chance to learn to turn left and right, a maneuver we practice by weaving between pink and green flags. I discover that by shifting my weight, leaning on the edge of a ski, I can change direction. I also learn that, once

you’re going down, the incredibly heavy skis suddenly feel light and aerodynamic. Until you fall. After the woman from Massachusetts takes a couple of spills, Dan shows us the proper way to get up. Put yourself perpendicular to the slope. Roll belly-down and spread your legs akimbo so your skis make a V. Get on your knees and walk your hands up until you’re standing. Then he makes us all fall and spread-eagle ourselves in the snow while tiny children with expert balance fly by on the slope above. Finally, it’s time to get on the chairlift, which turns out to involve some maneuvers of its own. I don’t know why I was under the impression that the thing stopped to let you on, like a funicular. It doesn’t. Once I’m safely in it, though, I look back and get a jaw-dropping view of Mount Mansfield, with insect-sized figures zipping all the way down from the distant landmark of Cliff House. “Not often we get this Colorado weather,” says Dan. At the top we find the Inspiration Trail, which snakes lazily down and around some twee, chaletstyle condos that are under construction. If you went out of control, you just might find yourself smashing through someone’s picture window — but it’s hard to imagine that happening on this wide, carefully graded slope. Dan shows us how to slow ourselves down by curving back and forth until the horizontal momentum drags on the vertical. He makes us take the slope in stages, stopping to regroup when we reach a landmark, so a breakneck descent isn’t an option. Still, for the first time I feel briefly out of control and hear the wind whistling in my ears — exactly the sensation I’m after. When we get to the bottom, I’m like a kid with one thought: Dad, can we do it again? Once more down the slope, and then it’s time for lunch. The second and final lesson included in the package starts at 1:30. Our instructor is Pete, a wiry, keen-eyed fortysomething who’s lived “all over,” including the West Coast. While Dan is plainspoken, Pete is partial to elaborate sports

metaphors. “What does Martina Navratilova’s opponent do while she’s warming up to serve?” he asks, illustrating how to ease into a turn. (“Duck,” says the husband from Massachusetts.) When we reach the top of our second real slope of the day, known — to us, ironically — as Easy Street, Pete asks us to tell him the color of our skis. Um, they’re all orange. “Good,” he says. “Now you never have to look at them again.” In addition to keeping our eyes straight ahead, we are going to stop jabbing the snow with our poles. In fact, we’re going to stop using them at all. Pete holds both his poles parallel to the ground with his hands palmup and arms extended — “as if they were a tray of mimosas,” he says. Our new objective is to get down this straighter, steeper hill without spilling our brunch cocktails. How? “You have brains in your feet,” Pete says. “Right now your senses are on overload, but soon you’ll be able to hear what your feet are telling you.” It sounds a bit Tao of Skiing, but I find myself understanding what he means as I jerk and stutter down the slope, awkwardly turning with my poles held out like an offering to the ski gods. If your feet can’t find that edge, forget it — suddenly you’re in terrifying freefall. I snowplow down the steepest part of Easy Street and wait at the bottom while Pete helps out the Massachusetts woman, who’s still falling. “We got this as our Christmas present to each other,” her husband says ruefully. We could all use a real mimosa about now. Still, after the lesson ends, I realize I’m hooked. I try to conquer Easy Street four or five more times as the sun leaves the mountains and the air goes frigid, but each time I chicken out and snowplow through the hard part. I fall, too. Once I disobey Dan’s instructions and get up with my legs still tangled; an elderly ski instructor has to rescue me by releasing my ski. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to stop with my skis parallel, like the experienced folks. But I’ll be out here again. The brains in my feet have just started to think. m

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For the first time I feel briefly out of control and hear the wind whistling in my ears — exactly the sensation I’m after.

Where to Go to Get Your Ski On Bolton Valley Resort. The Bolton Beginners Package includes a 90minute group lesson and a fullday lift ticket for $69 (one day), $99 (two days), or $129 (three days). Rentals are $22 extra. Vermonters can buy $25 lift tickets on Mon. and Tues. Info, 8779BOLTON.

Jay Peak Resort. The Learn to Ski/Ride Package includes a beginner zone lift ticket, equipment rental and a two-hour group lesson for $49 (one day) or $139 (three days, comes with a zone season pass). Info, 800-451-4449.

Smugglers’ Notch Resort. The First Timer Program offers a fullday lift ticket for Morse Mountain, 90-minute group lesson, and rental for $59 (first day); $30 for each additional day. Vermonters get half-off lift tickets on Fridays. Info, 800-523-2754.

Stowe Mountain Resort. The Stowe for Starters Program gives you a lift ticket for Spruce Peak and two 90-minute group lessons for $81 (midweek) or $87 (weekend). Add rentals and the price is $116/$124. The new Mountain Dew Learn to Stowe Program promises lower prices for Vermont residents. Info, 800-253-4754.

Sugarbush Resort. The First Timer Program includes a lift ticket, rentals and first ($70), second ($75), and third ($80) lesson; buy all three lessons at once for $210. Info, 800-53-SUGAR, or 802-5836300. On February 5, Ann Taylor will lead a Winter Sports Trip for Mature Adults to Sugarbush from Burlington’s McClure MultiGenerational Center: transport, two-hour lesson, lift and rentals for $135. Info, 802-658-3585.

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an and Woman are irreconcilably different animals. This fact throws a giant monkey wrench into the question of “intelligent” design, unless God also meant to fashion from Adam’s rib the world’s oldest running joke: creatures who are helplessly STORY ELISABETH attracted yet are “endlessly crashing into each other like two vengeful bumper CREAN cars.” This is the tongue-in-cheek premise of IMAGE C O U R T E S Y O F I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, a CHARLIE wickedly endearing comedic romp GLAZER through relationship heaven and hell. The bright-eyed and clear-voiced cast of the I Love You, Northern Stage production sauntered You’re Perfect, through the silly sketches and saucy songs Now Change, with winsome charm. Director Catherine directed by Catherine Doherty, Doherty’s uncluttered staging let the four produced by performers shine in this bracing bit of Northern Stage. midwinter fun, as frothy — and steamy Briggs Opera — as a hot cocoa spiked with Kahlua. House, White The show is a musical revue: The River Junction. January 18-22, actors play multiple characters, with Wednesdayscenes linked by theme rather than by Saturday, plot. Because it covers well-trod comedic 7:30 p.m. ground, the production could easily have (Thursday devolved into a superficial song-and-dance matinee at 2 p.m.), and gloss on material stand-up comedians have Sunday, been flogging for years. But razor-sharp 5 p.m. $23-43. lyrics put the cut in the humor, while some tender musical moments remind us that the need to love and be loved runs

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“ LEASING BEATS Kathryn Markey stood out as the ensemble’s strongest performer for her supple, powerful singing and delicious comic timing. She made “Always a Bridesmaid� a hilarious highlight, boldly wearing a fuchsia-and-teal gown that looked left over from a Gone With the Wind-themed drag ball. She archly relished the song’s outlandish rhymes, such as “taffeta / laugh at ya� and “velourish / whorish.� In the “Marriage Tango,� Markey proved inhibition-free as the horny housewife, strutting confidently in a

Razor-sharp lyrics put the cut in the humor, while some tender musical moments remind us that the need to love and be loved runs deep. red corset and orange boa (worn over a flannel shirt and sweats) and belting out the refrain: “I’m married, and I’m going to have sex!� Chris Vaughn also showed great comedic and vocal range. He tangoed with goofy eagerness in a leopard-print thong (over khakis and a Dartmouth hockey shirt); made a convincing mussed-hair geek; conjured a shy tennis player unsure whether to bring wine or condoms to go with his date’s lasagna; and played the world’s sweatiest, most green-around-thegills groom. He adapted his singing voice to fit the character of each song: raunchy and aggressive in “’Cause I’m a Guy,� but soulful and tender in “. . . Less in Love With You.� Elena Gronlund and Frank Gayton sang with slightly less power and versatility than did Markey and Vaughn, but they created fresh and engaging characters. Both were delightfully disapproving as the disappointed parents in “Hey There, Single Guy.� Gayton smoothly narrated a side-splitting commercial for “Jacoby & Meyers & Masters & Johnson,� a law firm that redefines getting into bed with its clients. Gronlund gave an affecting take on a woman making her first dating video after a divorce that felt “like open-heart surgery without anesthesia.� The sweet purity of her soprano made for a moving rendition of the show’s memorable ballad, “I Will Be Loved Tonight.� The hardest-working performer, though, had to be music director Brett Schrier. He played the entire score from an onstage piano, accompanying every song and also playing seamlessly through every set change. Schrier demonstrated a thorough command of the show’s music and supported the singers with sensitivity and verve. This production makes a wonderful counterpart to last month’s Guys and Dolls at Northern Stage. Fifty years after Frank Loesser’s more wholesome, happily-everafter musical was written, the onstage battle of the sexes in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a little less metaphoric and a lot more graphic. But the central issue remains the same: While Man and Woman may never fully understand each other, they are destined to keep up the chase. The show opens and closes with the cast cloaked and hooded, chanting like monks — just so we know, perhaps, Who is having the divine last laugh.m

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egendary jazz bandleader Duke Ellington once quipped, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” Well, contemporary large-ensemble pacesetter Maria Schneider’s music certainly swings. It also sways, swoops, envelops STORY and inspires. CASEY Even in a genre known for free REA thinkers, the Big Apple-based composer is unique. Her creations follow few, if IMAGE C O U R T E S Y O F any rules: classical motifs meet dazzling flamenco sweeps; pastoral timbres brush DAVID KORCHIN up against passionate improvisational passages; electrifying harmonies surge Maria Schneider and recede with ballet-like grace. And Orchestra with her business model is as unconventional the UVM Jazz as her music: Schneider sells all her CDs Ensemble, independently, through her website. Flynn MainStage, Although some jazz enthusiasts January 20, might consider big-band music old8 p.m. $31. fashioned, Schneider puts a fresh coat of paint on the genre’s black-and-white façade. She brings her 18-piece ensemble to the Flynn MainStage on Friday, January 20. Schneider, 45, was born and raised in Windom, Minnesota, where she began studying piano and music theory at the age of 5. After receiving music degrees from the University of Minnesota, the University of Miami and the Eastman School of Music, she made her way to the big city. There, a chance audience with master composerarranger Gil Evans led to a pivotal gig as his assistant. Schneider subsequently scored for the Woody Herman and Toots Thieleman bands and conducted prestigious groups such as the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. Terrific experience, to be sure, but it wasn’t until she began composing for her own ensemble that she really hit her stride. These days, Schneider is on top of the world. In addition to a loyal fan base and booming CD sales, she now has her own Grammy — awarded for her latest release, Concert in the Garden. Not bad, considering you won’t find any of her music in record stores. Seven Days recently spoke with the composer from her New York City home.

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SEVEN DAYS: Many big-band leaders of yesteryear were known for their instrumental prowess. Is it satisfying to be just the composer? MARIA SCHNEIDER: I don’t know what the other thing is like, so it’s a little bit hard to say. For me, the way of expressing myself is through writing. The music I create is very detailed and complex, so it’s my whole and entire world. But I participate in performances, because I conduct. That definitely helps mold the music. When we do sound checks, a lot of times I’ll be with the sound guy and it feels like something’s missing. Occasionally I’ll panic and get back up there. Then I’m like, “Ahhh — OK!” SD: And you’ve got a pretty unique conducting style. MS: It’s kind of spontaneous. What I hear in the music — or I should say, what I don’t hear in the music — makes me respond physically. I didn’t set out to conduct. In rehearsals, I’d show people what I was looking for with my body and my hands, to save time. Before I knew it, I was conducting my own music. SD: You studied piano when you were younger. Do you still use it to compose?

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MS: Oh, yeah. And I also play just for fun. SD: What attracted you to scoring for large groups? MS: I was always interested in composing and fascinated with orchestration. There are just all these colors. At the University of Minnesota, it just so happened that I had one of the greatest orchestration teachers, a composer named Dominick Argento. And at that point I became enamored with Gil Evans’ music — a lot of it was longform, like classical, yet it was still jazz. SD: Your work draws from a wide variety of traditions. What are your main sources of inspiration? MS: It’s half classical, half jazz, with bits of music from around the world. My family had spent a little time in South America. They brought back some records, so I had a few things, enough to have a sense that there was very interesting music in other places. But I really didn’t immerse myself until later. And there’s still so much more to discover. SD: Improvisation is one of jazz music’s chief concerns. Do you always leave room for free expression? MS: I do. I think every one of my pieces contains some improvisation. But it varies. Some are very tightly composed, and the improvisations are over music that isn’t really that malleable. Others can morph into completely unique forms from night to night. SD: Sometimes it seems like jazz is on the verge of becoming a museum piece or, worse, background music for brunch. What do you think? MS: It’s only because people look at it like that. They want to preserve it, but they’re so scared of it going away that they end up killing it. Jazz is about collaboration in every moment, so why not have the influences and eclecticism of the world start to come into it? SD: You worked as Gil Evans’ assistant when you were coming up in the New York scene. What did you learn from him?

MS: Mostly the importance of being yourself. His music was so uniquely his own, and it really inspired me. He showed me that as much as I loved the music of my heroes, I ultimately had to separate myself from them and figure out my own thing. Their thing was already so good; like, I’m gonna try to do it better? I had to go back to the fork in the road and find my own path. SD: Did you seek him out? MS: No — it was an accident! I was working in a music copping office in midtown Manhattan, in the same area that he was. I caught the tail end of that era, too — copping by hand with pen and ink. We were doing stuff for the Tony Awards and the few little record dates. One day a composer came in with a score, and we ended up getting together and talking. He asked me who my favorite writers were and I started going on and on about Gil Evans. He called me later that night and said, “I didn’t tell you earlier, but Gil is my best friend. I called him today and told him about you because he’s looking for an assistant. He wants to meet you.” It was just a dream come true. SD: Nice coincidence. MS: It was. Honestly, I’d thought about something like that a long time before, but I dismissed it because I didn’t believe that kind of apprenticeship even existed. I didn’t think of it again until I met him. Then it was like a lightning bolt to my head. He came walking towards me, and I couldn’t even find his hand to shake, because I was freaking out so much! He was shooting all over the room — it was like some Carlos Castaneda mushroom experience, or something. So I just shut my eyes and stuck my hand out! SD: Recording and touring with such a big group must present some major hurdles. How do you keep the ship afloat? MS: It’s hard. You know how your parents can press your buttons sometimes? Well, I was talking to my father about a week ago, and he asked me, “Are you making any money on these tours?” And I said, “No, actually not.” So he goes, “So why do you have the band,

then?” I got so upset, because sometimes it is frustrating. But you know what? If I didn’t have this band, I wouldn’t have my voice. My music has developed out of the time that I’ve devoted to being with this group of musicians. Making music is something completely profound. For me, it’s as deep as matters of faith. SD: You sell all of your music through your website. What’s wrong with the conventional route? MS: The industry assumes that the artist does it simply for the love. Our reward is supposed to be that they even want us. That’s why I started the whole Internet thing. Now I’m actually making money off my records. I kind of think this is the wave of the future. Both methods will probably exist, but for an artist like myself, the financial difference is amazing. SD: Has winning a Grammy created any new opportunities for you? MS: Totally. I was surprised what a big effect it had on my career. I heard a musician say, “Yeah, it doesn’t change much,” and I didn’t say anything, but I was thinking, “Uh-uh — it means a lot.” It increased the sales on my website by a long shot, and brought a lot of respect from regular people who aren’t in the music business. They’re like, “Wow — you won a Grammy?” Even the doorman at my building tells everyone. SD: So you went to the award ceremony? MS: Oh, yeah. It meant a lot to me personally. I always wanted to win a Grammy — I’ve been thinking of it since I was a kid. Of course, I had my Oscar speech worked out back then. And Miss America. I also pretended I was her! But the thing that was so great about getting a Grammy is that I won for what I think is my best album, and did it all through my website. It was very gratifying. SD: You’ve got independent success, critical acclaim and artistic freedom. What do you work on next? MS: [laughs]. My love life! m

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Sunshine are like a ride through a musical funhouse. There’s a thrill at every turn as Kinks-style riffs, proggy synth jams and arid altcountry come together in an exquisitely kaleidoscopic clatter. Their seamless arrangements and harmonies have wowed audiences since the band’s formation at Boston’s Berklee College of Music in ’03. Don’t miss them on Wednesday, Jan. 25, when they join Chicago rockers OK Go and Canadian post-punkers Controller Controller for a night of fun at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge.

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The new Vermont Music Library online store should be active this week. Go to http://www.vmls.org to check out the wares. And the Who cares if the temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind was Vermont Jukebox Project, which will place musical kiosks in stratewhipping snow pellets with cruel velocity? Last Saturday was still a gic locations throughout the state, recently got a boost with the fine night for live music in B-town. Once again, there was too much donation of several PCs. going on — I missed a couple of sets I wanted to see due to conUVM Rocks.com, the joint venture between Winooski’s New Breed Another new BHW venture is the Lake Champlain Audio flicting time slots. Marketing and the Burlington institution, is in full swing. Each week, Interpretation Project, which will be headed up by the Lake Over at 135 Pearl, The Dirty Blondes and The Jazz Guys the website hosts a mini-battle of the bands, in which five local Champlain Basin Program. And what, exactly, is this? Well, if you’re brought the rock in their lovably puerile fashion. Man-about-town groups vie for a chance to perform in an “American Idolâ€?-style showsitting in your car on a ferry ride, you can dial into limited-range FM Andy Dumbleton, a.k.a. Baby Jesus, took the stage for a brief down at Higher Ground in April. broadcasts that will offer educational programming about the lake and announcement before kick-off. “Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to Victory is achieved through grassroots campaigning by the bands its environs. These brief, informative messages will be interspersed inform you that The Dirty Blondes won’t be able to play tonight,â€? he themselves, as they cajole their fans to vote online. After 12 weeks of with original music from Champlain Valley artists. Big Heavy will parsaid. “They’re currently in jail in ticipate by identifying appropriate Chicago, and there’s simply nothmusic for the project. Something tells ing we can do. However, we have JOSHE HENRY me there won’t be any metal. managed to find a replacement That won’t be the case with their band that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. upcoming compilation CD, Box of Please welcome, from Sweden, Nails. Due in April, the disc will feathe Dirty Blondes tribute band ture tracks from 5 Seconds Expired, Streetfight!â€? Caracalla, God Below Me and Those The surrogate act looked susNot on the List, to name a few. And piciously like the Blondes. I here’s something we’ve all been waitwouldn’t say that to their faces, ing for: 105.9 WOMM “The Radiatorâ€? is though: The band came equipped inching closer to its official airdate, with a homemade arsenal befitwhich is looking like sometime in ting their rough ’n’ tumble March. moniker. Weapons included a I asked Heavy honcho Lockridge hockey stick, wiffleball bat and how he felt about a decade in service what looked like a pair of manito the local music community. “I’ve cure scissors. I could smell the experienced so much that it’s become WILL READ & JAMES REILLY danger. Or maybe it was just something of a lifestyle for me,â€? he OF CASUAL FIASCO tequila. says. “When we started out doing it, I The band bashed their way was a 28-year-old bachelor. At one through originals and a semi-disastrous cover of The Rolling Stones’ competition, only five acts will remain. These lucky rockers will then point it was just fun to do high-tech stuff. These days, I value things “Satisfaction,â€? stopping only to lead the crowd in a group chant. One be subject to a cellphone vote after the big show. To keep things that most people might equate with maturity. Cultural preservation is of several highlights was a Latin-tinged ode to cocaine, simply called really interesting, the contest is open to musicians from Vermont, a big part of it.â€? Rock, ahem, archive, on. called “Yayo.â€? Odd material for supposed Scandinavians, but the lyrics New York State and QuĂŠbec. were catchy enough: “Me and mi ’jito We walkin’ down Main Street / Last Tuesday, UVM Rocks announced the first winner, Middlebury’s We drinkin’ Tecate / Yayo! Yayo! Yayo! Yayo! Yayo!â€? Hope they make it Tragic Fallacy. The band is a modern “hardcore/punk/screamoâ€? act in Vermont’s favorite pop-rock-reggae act the Casual Fiasco were in a through customs. the vein of Silverstein, Thursday and Dropkick Murphys. Haven’t pretty big vehicular accident last Saturday. “We were victims of the I wasn’t able to stay for The Jazz Guys; there was a rare Joshe heard those names mentioned in a single sentence before. Congrats to mighty snowstorm on the way home from a prep-school show in White Henry solo set over at Radio Bean. But a little birdie — actually Eva the victors. River,â€? reported band rep Will Read. Luckily, nobody was injured. Sollberger of VCAM TV’s “Deadbeat Clubâ€? — told me they performed Next week’s lineup has already been announced; Aliza’s Misery, Dr. “Everyone’s all right, except, of course, the Suburban.â€? The group had a cover of The Cars’ “Just What I Needed.â€? Man, I always miss the Green, Miracle Train, Planet Dance Band and Theory of Revolution just finished their fourth gig in the middle of an 11-week, 50-show good stuff. have suited up for battle. Sounds like an interesting match. Point your tour, which would take the band all the way down to sunny Florida. I’m glad I got to see Henry perform, however. Alone on stage with browsers to: http://www.uvmrocks.com and let the fur fly. They even managed to score a few gigs at Club Med. “Finally, some just a CD player, a saxophone and tambourine, the songwriting sun for my pale-ass skin,â€? Read wrote in a recent email. The good deviant plowed through a new batch of tunes that sounded like Phil news is that the shows are still on. “We just dropped off our poor Spector getting down with The Residents. He looked sharp in a pair I swung by the Big Heavy World offices last week to see what’s up, tour vehicle to be repaired,â€? he related, “but we’re still heading on of bug-eye sunglasses, a POW-MIA T-shirt and gold lamĂŠ cape — and the answer is: quite a bit. Founder James Lockridge and his with the rest of those dates.â€? should we expect this on runways in the spring? The show is hard to crew of volunteers have their hands full in anticipation of BHW’s 10If it’s any consolation, I crashed a Suburban, too, back in ’89. But put into words, but I’ll say this: Nobody can write a tune about year anniversary this April. Ten years, eh? Seems like we just celebratI didn’t get to go to a resort after. Best of luck to CF on the rest of sweatpants quite like Henry. ed one1/17/06 of those . . 10:39 . the tour. 1x6-VTPub011106 1/9/06 10:46 AM Page 1 1x6-redsquare011806.qxd AM Page 1 I was hoping to catch jazz pianist Joe Davidian’s tribute to Charles Mingus at Parima, but, alas, I’m only one man. Maybe next time.

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WED.18 :: burlington area IRISH SESSIONS, Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC. PINE STREET JAZZ WITH JODY ALBRIGHT, Parima, 7 p.m. NC. TOP HAT KARAOKE, 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. NC. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. SWALE (alt-rock), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by MEMBERS ONLY WITH FATTIE B. (’80s DJ), 11 p.m. NC. MARIE CLAIRE (indie songstress), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. BILLY CALDWELL HAPPY HOUR (singer-songwriter), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC. AA, followed by OSHE, PARKER HOUSE & THEORY (fusion, jam, hip-hop), 9 p.m. NC. 18+. OPEN MIKE WITH ANDY LUGO & DJ TRANSPLANTE, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. OPEN WORD NIGHT, Euro Gourmet, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 8 p.m. NC.

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:: central BILLY CALDWELL (singer-songwriter), Charlie O’s, 10 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE WITH SARA GRACE, Langdon St. Café, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE WITH JIM MCHUGH, Middle Earth, 8 p.m. $3. ROB WILLIAMS & FRIENDS (acoustic folk-rock), Purple Moon Pub, 7:30 p.m. NC.

:: northern TOM LESHINSKI (solo guitar), Chow! Bella, 6 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Overtime Saloon, 9 p.m. NC.

OPEN MIKE WITH THE INFAMOUS BLUES BAND, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. WINTER CARNIVAL WITH SLY CHI (dance, funk), Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. NC. NATHAN CASWELL (solo acoustic), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.

THU.19 :: burlington area SHANE HARDIMAN TRIO (jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by ANTHONY SANTOR TRIO (jazz), 9 p.m. NC. ’80s NIGHT WITH DJ CHIA, 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. NC. SIESTA BEATS, Miguel’s Stowe Away, 10 p.m. NC. FRIENDS OF JOE WITH DENNIS WILLMOTT (jazz, blues), Halvorson’s, 9 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & PARKER SHPER (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. COLD SHOWER (rock), Rí Rá Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. A-DOG PRESENTS, Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. EAMES BROTHERS (original blues), 1/2 Lounge, 9:30 p.m. NC. TRIVIA NIGHT, Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by ROCK THURSDAYS WITH DR. GREEN, AKRASIA (rock), 9 p.m. NC. 18+. KRISTEN HOFFMAN, RAV SCHMUEL, SWATI (singer-songwriters), Club Metronome, 7 p.m. $5. AA, followed by NAMED BY STRANGERS (acoustic groove-rock), 10 p.m. NC. TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY (hip-hop, r&b DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. NC. BANG BANG WITH DJS JAH RED & DEMUS (reggae, reggaeton), Second Floor, 10 p.m. $5/NC. 18+ before 11 p.m. C-LOW (hip-hop DJ), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. GORDON STONE (bluegrass), American Flatbread, 10 p.m. NC. RYAN FAUBER, BUG MONEY (singer1x6-2ndFloor011806 1/17/06

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:: central TOM & DAVE (singer-songwriters), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. NEW GYPSY SWING QUARTET, Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations. MYRA FLYNN & SPARK (groove), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. THE BOW SHOW (Americana), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $4. REBECCA CORIEA (singer-songwriter), Purple Moon Pub, 7:30 p.m. $3. COLIN MCCAFFERY, PATTI CASEY, JIM PITMAN, BOB AMOS (bluegrass, swing, country), River Run Restaurant, 7 p.m. NC.

:: northern KARAOKE WITH TIM RUSSELLE, Overtime Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. MARK ABAIR & THE METROS (classic rock), Sami’s Harmony Pub, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJS ROBBY ROB & SKIPPY (hip-hop, r&b), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. DON SCHABNER & WILL PATTON (jazz & Brazilian), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC. MIGHTY BLUES WORKSHOP, Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. NC. CONNIPTION FITS (party rock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. 2:06 PM

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venues 411 KARAOKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 6 p.m. NC. SAND BLIZZARD (rock), Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.

:: champlain valley TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. DJ CHARLIE (rock), Red Mill Restaurant, 10:15 p.m. NC.

:: central EKIS (worldbeat, rock), Charlie O’s, 10 p.m. NC. SWATI (singer-songwriter), Langdon St. CafÊ, 8 p.m. Donations, followed by MONEY JUNGLE (eclectic jazz), 9 p.m. Donations. SAN GORDON (folk, blues singer-songwriter), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. NOTHING ABOUT GROVER (acoustic rock), Purple Moon Pub, 8:30 p.m. $3. NOBBY REED (blues), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $8.

:: northern MIKE PELKEY (rock singer-songwriter), Overtime Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. LUCID (jam), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. VIP LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJ SKIPPY (top 40, r&b, reggae), Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. 18+. TRUMYSTIC (reggae), Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. $5. THE HUBCATS (acoustic), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC. HALLMARK JAZZ QUARTET, Chow! Bella, 7:30 p.m. NC. AL COPELY (swing, boogie-woogie), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC.

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Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St, Burlington, 864-6044. Mes Amis, 311 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8512. Middle Earth Music Hall, Bradford, 222-4748. Miguel’s Stowe Away, 68 Church St., Burlington, 651-5298. The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222. Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. Music Club, 110 Business Center Rd., Williamstown, 443-6106. Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200 Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. 1/2, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012. 135 Pearl St., Burlington, 863-2343. Old Lantern, Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120. Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116. Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884. Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570. Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917. Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015. Peabody’s Pub, Plattsburgh, 518-561-0158. Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. Phoenix Bar, Sugarbush Village, Warren, 583-2003. Pitcher Inn, 275 Main Street, Warren, 496-6350. Positive Pie, 69 Main St., Plainfield, 454-0133. Positive Pie II, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453. Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324. Red Mill Restaurant, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311. Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909. Rhapsody CafÊ, 28 Main St., Montpelier, 229-6112. Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211. Riley Rink, Rt. 7A North, Manchester, 362-0150. Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782. Rí Rå Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. Riverwalk Records & The Howard Bean CafÊ, 30 State St., Montpelier, 223-3334. Roque’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, 657-3377. Rosita’s Mexican Restaurant, 7 Fayette Drive, S. Burlington, 862-8809. Rozzi’s Lakeshore Tavern, 1072 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, 863-2342. Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744. Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. Sami’s Harmony Pub, 216 Rt. 7, Milton, 893-7267. Season’s Bistro at the Wyndham Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, 859-5013. Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Starry Night CafÊ, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. Stowehof Inn, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666. T. Bones Restaurant & Bar, 38 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, 654-8008. 38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072. Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Toscano CafÊ & Bistro, 27 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-3148. Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002. 242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244. Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585. Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500. Village Tavern at Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Jeffersonville, 644-6607. Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827. Waterfront Theatre, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 862-7469. Wine Bar at Wine Works, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463. Zoe’s Tack Room & CafÊ, 3825 Rt. 7, Charlotte, 425-5867.

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(Self-released, CD) Tom Azarian, a.k.a. Tom Banjo, has been kicking around Burlington’s musical community for decades. Affably gruff and indubitably experienced, he’s among the few local pickers who stuck with old-time music well past the 1960s folk revival. In addition to being a seasoned player, he’s a living piece of rock ’n’ roll trivia. According to Azarian — and, as the legend has it, mandolin maestro David Grisman — he’s the same “Tom Banjo� immortalized in “Mountains of the Moon,� a cut from the Grateful Dead’s 1968 classic Aoxomoxoa. Azarian fires up the time tunnel on his latest 14-song release, depositing the listener in a land of prelatte coffeehouses and Sunday afternoon hootenannies. The disc’s old-fashioned, lo-fi character is enhanced by the presence of an authentic string band. Tom’s progeny Tim Azarian and sidekick Rich Sicely accompany him throughout the recording, resulting in some powerful, if well-worn, country music. Ace Chittenden county fiddler Joe Cleary even pops by to lend a hand. The disc sounds like an ancient field recording of an anonymous urban string band performing in some West Village folk club. Azarian’s high, lonesome vocals are constantly at the edge of a yodel, and his idiosyncratic Pete Seeger/Bob Gibson-style banjo playing suits the material’s vintage vibe. Hank Williams classics, Appalachian murder ballads and Stephen Foster tunes run alongside originals that sound suitably antique. In addition to being a fine banjo player and singer, Azarian is also a talented artist, as evidenced by the “folk drawings� that accompany the disc’s liner notes. Perhaps some of these drawings will be on display when Tom Banjo performs at one of his favorite haunts, Burlington’s Radio Bean, on Friday, January 20. Ryan Power and Joe Cleary join him for the celebration. Pass that jug.

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Montpelier bluesman Blue Fox is a regular on central Vermont’s pub circuit. An enthusiastic performer, his steel-string guitar work and rugged baritone vocals can be heard nearly every week at area watering holes and eateries. Solo Blue finds him going it alone on 10 originals and six covers. The disc is a decent example of beer-soaked, workin’ class blues — the kind of stuff that sounds best while you’re shooting a friendly game of pool. Opener “Big Boss Manâ€? kicks things off with a sly shuffle. Fox knocks rhythmically on the side of his axe, firmly anchoring the tune to a steady, 4/4 pulse. The uncluttered instrumentation serves to highlight the guitarist’s every lick and strum, as he works overtime to fill the empty spaces. The busy runs don’t always serve the song, however. Fox’s eagerness often exceeds his emotional range, and raw emotion is a cornerstone of the blues. “Juke Joint BBQâ€? provides a fine example of the songwriter’s musical disposition. It’s hard to imagine a song about grilled meat being anything but corny, but Fox’s laid-back charm more than makes up for the tune’s light lyrics. “Deal With the Devil,â€? on the other hand, evokes the blues’ more sinister sensibilities. A rural cousin to Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dying,â€? the song’s central slide guitar riff certainly has teeth. Still, it failed to convince me of an infernal bargain struck by moonlight. Probably a good thing for Fox. The jaunty “Front Porch Boogieâ€? is another instrumental number, recorded live at the Langdon Street CafĂŠ. While it might not fly down in the Delta, it’s pretty damn good for a Northern boy. The solo harmonica workout “Railroad Bluesâ€? is culled from the same performance. As the crowd hoots enthusiastically, Fox unleashes a mighty stream of skronk, barely pausing for breath. “Yo Bro, Get Your Dobroâ€? is one of my favorite cuts. On it, Fox sings joyfully of homebrewed beverages and impromptu jam sessions. Album closer “Pickin’ for Pamâ€? is likewise enjoyable, containing some of Fox’s most inspired performances. The song’s namesake should be pleased. If warm-hearted, benign blues is up your alley, Solo Blue is sure to impress. But if you’re looking for pathos with your pickin’, stick with Robert Johnson. Blue Fox celebrates the release of the CD at the Langdon Street CafĂŠ on Friday, January 27. Modq-HG011806 1/16/06 10:16 AM Page 1

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:: northern CHRIS CERNAK (singer-songwriter), Overtime Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. LUCID (jam), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. MUD CITY RAMBLERS (bluegrass), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NAMED BY STRANGERS (acoustic groove), Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. $5. AL COPELY (swing, boogie-woogie), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. ROB PITONE (singer-songwriter), Bolton Valley Resort, 9 p.m. NC.

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or her current exhibit at Burlington’s Grannis Gallery, Carol Boucher notes in an artist statement that she spends summers roaming from art fair to art fair in a red Ford Econoline van, hawking her oil pastels at every stop. Last summer she logged 20,000 miles; “Images From the Road,” her show of 14 exquisite paintings, was surely inspired by her travels. But not all the works depict wideopen spaces. Some of Boucher’s more unusual pieces capture vistas much higher than they are wide. As in the renowned Japanese hanging scrolls known as kakemono, she has created some tall, very skinny landscapes. But her compositions generally differ from those in kakemono: Boucher prefers quite low horizons rather than craggy mountains or the blossoming branches of cherry trees. In the bottom third of her 39-by5-inch pastel “Sentries,” Boucher has placed a receding row of leafy trees along the right bank of a stream, which meanders through emeraldgreen hills. Above the Technicolor landscape is a gentle, cerulean-blue sky and pink-tinted cumulus clouds. Although pastel crayons are a drawing medium, pastel works are considered paintings by virtue of their subtle chromatic modulations, of which Boucher is a master. In contrast to the placid “Sentries,” Boucher’s 39-by-7-inch “March Sunset” is fiery: Vibrant hues of a nascent evening cascade in a great diagonal, from deep crimson at upper right, through vermilion, into orange, and white-hot yellow at lower left. The landscape features a bending road flanked by greenish-black hedgerows and shrubs. While the vertical pastels are wonderfully unusual, Boucher’s equally thin horizontal painting, the 5-by-39inch “Grown in the Shadow of the

OPENINGS GEORGE PEARLMAN: Abstract geometric paintings by the longtime operations director at Vermont Studio Center. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Reception January 19, 3-5 p.m. Through February 4. ‘TREASURES FROM ASIA’: A collection of fine art and antiques from China, Japan and Island Asia, presented with Schneible Fine Arts. Shelburne Art Center, 9853648. Reception January 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Through February 18. JANET VAN FLEET: "Echos of the Forest," whimsical sculptures of birds and four-legged creatures using found materials from logging sites. The Lazy Pear Gallery, Montpelier, 223-7680. Reception January 20, 5-8 p.m. Through February 20. EDWIN EARLE: Paintings of the Hopi Katsinas by the late artist and writer. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, 8993211. Reception with son Peter Earle January 22, 2-4 p.m. Through March 5. ANTHONY CAFRITZ: "Clown Compression: Goodbye Dolly Gray," sculpture and mixed-media installation by the art prof. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 4681227. Reception January 23, 4-6 p.m. Through February 17.

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Whether Boucher travels on roadways or waterways, she has a keen eye for dramatic colors and a sure hand for manipulating them. Mountain,” is just as successful. Meadow and mountains roll in a soft, yet saw-toothed, progression of pthalo blue and green beneath another rich sunset layered from reds to yellows. Boucher’s skill enlivens even her normally sized images. “Rte. 22A” presents a view of the scenic Vermont road in a 29-by-39-inch rectangle. Though a standard proportion, it’s large-scale for pastels, and its composition is complex. Zigzagging rows in a

field that has been hayed are alternately golden yellow and olive green; adjacent is a blue-green stretch of highway. Boucher contrasted the smooth textures of her field with rougher layers of road. The weight and width of the white lines along Rte. 22A’s shoulders, and its amber centerlines, gradually diminish as they track deeper into the picture plane. “View From Antares” is the largest work in the show — at 40 by 60 inches, it’s just about the biggest pas-

tel you’re likely to see anywhere. “Antares” is a popular name for boats, and the painting’s viewpoint appears to be from the middle of Lake Champlain looking through a chain of islands. For Boucher the work is unusually monochromatic: The calm waters are arrayed in varied bands of Prussian blue; the surrounding islands are ultramarine. Overhead hangs a rich firmament of sapphire and indigo. Whether Boucher travels on roadways or waterways, she has a keen eye for dramatic colors and a sure hand for manipulating them. So if, next summer, you spot an itinerant artist selling paintings from a red Econoline, you’d be well advised to stop and have a look. m

‘MOULIN ROUGE AT THE FIREHOUSE!’: An evening of charity gambling with Art Nouveau décor, celebrity dealers and local cuisine benefits the nonprofit art center. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-5355. January 21, 7 p.m. $40 (includes $100 worth of play money). Info and tickets, 865-7244. LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK: Associate art prof Allen Hockley introduces the current exhibit, "Past in Reverse." Hood Gallery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. January 24, 12:30 p.m. ‘WILD PEOPLE, WILD PLACES’ SERIES: Photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson give a slide talk entitled "Off-Piste in Vermont," about adventure skiing in the Green Mountains. Vermont Ski Museum, Stowe, 4965434. January 21, 7 p.m. $5.

ONGOING >> 46A PLEASE NOTE: Exhibitions are written by Pamela Polston; spotlights written by Marc Awodey. Listings are restricted to exhibits in truly public places; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor. Submit art exhibitions at www.sevendaysvt.com/art or send via email by Thursday at 5 p.m., including info phone number, to galleries@sevendaysvt.com.

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BRUCE PENDLETON: Photography. Main Branch, Chittenden Bank, Burlington, 849-6185. Through February. ‘ARTISTS’ BOOKS’: These selections from UVM's Special Collections include handmade testaments to the book medium. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. Through June 4. NANCY ELLIS: "Seasonal Landscapes," oil paintings. Speeder & Earl's, 412 Pine St., Burlington, 862-4584. Through February 10. BIL ALBRIGHT: “Cherry Bombs,” illustrations. Radio Bean, Burlington, 355-5789. Through January. RACHEL KAHN-FOGEL & GREG STEWART: Quirky, abstracted compositions on paper, and sculptural installation with found materials, respectively. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 8657165. Through January 29. ‘THE FLYNN, VERMONT’S WONDER THEATRE’: A special exhibit commemorating the theater's 75 years shows its development from a movie palace to a premier performing-arts center. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 652-4500. Through April 15. LIZA COWAN: "Fake!" Paintings on glass and canvas by "Liza Leger, Liza Picasso, Liza Matisse," etc.; and DAVID KLEIN: "Beanie the Singing Dog," shadow boxes and installation. Pine Street Art Works, Burlington, 658-6266. Through February 15. GROUP SHOW: Artworks in multiple media by Janet Biehl, Kit Donnelly, Mary Johnson, Sara Katz, Lynda McIntyre, Ayn Baldwin Riehle and Lynn Rupe. Maltex Building, Burlington, 865-7166. Through March. CAROLYN SHATTUCK: "Unstill Lifes," paintings, Skyway Corridor; and CASEY BLANCHARD: "Migration Home," monotypes, Gates 1 & 2, Burlington International Airport Gallery, 8657166. Through January. JEREMY GANTZ: "Portraits of Music," photographs of local musicians.

Firehouse Community Darkroom, Burlington, 865-7166. Through February 4. JANET BIEHL: Etchings of Burlington; and ANDREW KLINE: Old West Church photographs; and LYNA LOU NORDSTROM: Hand-pulled color prints; and DAVID SOKOL: Insects, crustaceans and other prints. Artpath Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 563-2273. Through January. CAROL BOUCHER: "Images from the Road," new oil pastels. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660-2032. Through February. CHRIS MCCOWN: "Walking in Footprint," photography, Dining Room; and DASHA KALISZ: "Works in Clay," ceramics, Solarium; and ROBYN PEIRCE: "Icons and Outlaws," mixedmedia paintings, Bar. Daily Planet Restaurant, Burlington, 862-9647. Through January. ‘DIALOGUE PROJECT’: Gay elders' life stories from the Vermont Queer Archives. Rose Street Co-op, Burlington, www.ru12.org. Through January 28.

:: champlain valley DUKER BOWER: Contemporary paintings, sculpture and photography; also ROD PETERSON & EVA CINCOTTA: Paintings. Mt. Philo Gallery, Inn at Charlotte B&B, 425-2934. Through March 20. JOSIAH JACKSON: Photographs from journeys in Vermont and New Zealand, in handmade wooden frames. Walkover Gallery, Bristol, 453-3188. Through January 29. ‘WINTER WOODS’: A group show featuring photographs by Jeri Lynn Eisenberg and works by 15 others in multiple media. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through January 24. LARGE-FORMAT DRAWINGS: Works created by students in last semester's Studio Art 1 class. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College, 4433169. Through January 19.

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JENNIFER PERELLIE: "Brilliant Hues of Summer," watercolor and pastel with tissue paper. Sweet Wood Grill & Bar, Warren, 496-7147. Through February. STEPHEN MERRITT, ANNA FERRI & NINA GABY: Clay vessels, fabric art, and smoked earthenware, respectively. Nina Gaby Studio & Gallery, Brookfield, 276-3726. Through January 29. MAGGIE NEALE: Oil paintings. Montpelier City Hall Art Space, 2299446. Through February. “THE DARWIN SHOW”: Prints focusing on the controversial man by artist members of the studio. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Through January. JESS GRAHAM: "Service With a Smile," oil on wood wall boxes; and ALEXANDRIA HEATHER: "Voyeur," mixedmedia with discarded windows. The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirled23@ yahoo.com. Through January. L.J. KOPF: "Mythical Hiccup," cartoons and collages. Bundy Center for the Arts, Warren, 496-4781. Through February. ALEX SANDMAN-PITONYAK: "To Quote Oscar Wilde," plaster masks. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 223-5454. Through January. SUKI CIAPPARA: "Fertile Mystery," handcrafted, needle-felted wall hangings of female deities. Salaam Boutique, Montpelier, 223-4300. Through January. DOUG DESJARDINS: "Art From the Heart," playful paintings on recycled wood and canvas. The Cheshire Cat Art & Artwear, Montpelier, 223-1981. Through March. GRAND OPENING SHOW: A brand-new gallery presents 11 Vermont artists with playful or offbeat styles. The Lazy Pear Gallery, 154 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7680. Through January 30. SEVEN VERMONT SCULPTORS: New works by Willard Boepple, Chris Curtis, Patricia de Gogorza, Nancy Diefenbach, Lynn Newcomb, Tari Swenson and Judith Wrend. Sculpture Garden,

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COLD SPELL Photographer Jeri Lynn Eisenberg’s muted hues and fuzzy forms are part of the picture this month in Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery’s group exhibition, “Winter Woods.� The all-media show includes 16 regional artists. Not all are wintry works, but Eisenberg’s large-scale abstraction of tangled branches silhouetted against a silvery sky, entitled “Under the Crabapple Blossoms No. 3� (pictured), certainly captures the mood of the season. PHOTO: MARC AWODEY Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, 8285422. Through May 2007. ROBERT WALDO BRUNELLE, JR.: "Slow Night," recent paintings by the Vermont artist; also, works by the Vermont Pastel Society. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through January 22. PHILLIP ROBERTSON & ALEX BOTTINELLI: Collage paintings and prints. Barre Opera House, www.barreoperahouse.org. Through February. DAVID SMITH: New paintings by the Marshfield artist. Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier, 828-4784. Through March 3. ALEXANDRIA HEATHER: "Reverse Voyeur," mixed-media paintings on vintage windows. Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, 223-8412. Through February 1.

:: northern GRACE HOLIDAY EXHIBIT: Selected works by Merrill Densmore, T.J. Goodrich, L. Fogg, Larry Bissonnette, Ken Bridges, Dot Kibbee, James Nace and Gayleen Aiken. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 472-6857. Through January 25. ‘GREAT GRAPHICS’: An exhibition of vintage posters from 1895-1945 advertising travel, skiing, movies, patriotism and propaganda. Clarke Galleries Cold Comfort Farm Annex, Stowe, 253-7116. Through February 15. WINTER SHOW: More than 20 local artists exhibit their works. Stowe Town Hall, stowestudioarts@pshift.com. Through March. DON HANSON, SUSAN HOFFMAN & CRAIG MOONEY: "Body Image," pho-

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Dear Cecil, I’ve noticed that when people want to “prove” that humans are capable of amazing things under stress, they often cite the 90-pound mother who lifts a car off her trapped child. I know humans can do incredible things, like the guy who chopped his own hand off to get free from a fallen boulder, but have mothers really hoisted cars? Has anyone actually seen this happen, or is it an urban legend? Are we talking about a Yugo here or a 1956 Caddy? Let me know soon, Unca Cecil — I’m trying to walk more these days, and if I get run over I need to know whether to call mom or a tow truck. Eric Rapp, Los Angeles Always smart to be prepared, Eric. I haven’t gotten to the bottom of this yet, but my interim judgment is: (1) This sure sounds like an urban legend. (2) But maybe it’s not. I just got off the phone with a woman who lifted, if not an entire car, at least a nontrivial fraction of the weight of one off her trapped son. The woman’s name is Angela Cavallo, and she still lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where the incident happened on April 9, 1982. (An Associated Press account didn’t appear till April 14, but Angela remembers the date because it was Good Friday.) Her then-teenage son Tony had a 1964 Chevy Impala jacked up in the driveway — he’d removed a rear tire and was working on the suspension. A neighbor kid came to the kitchen door to tell Angela there’d been an accident. She rushed out to find Tony pinned under the car — something had been stuck and in trying to loosen it he’d rocked the car off the jack. Now he was caught in one of the rear wheel wells; all she could see of him was from the waist down. Ancient Chevies being big ol’ cars with a lot of room around the wheels, Tony wasn’t immediately crushed. But he was out cold. Hollering to the neighbor kid to get help, Angela grabbed the side of the car with both hands and pulled up

with all her strength. The AP account said she raised the car 4 inches; she doubts it was that much but believes it was enough to take the pressure off. She recalls nothing about the rescue, but the AP said two neighbors reinserted the jack and dragged the boy out. (Tony recovered OK.) Angela, then in her late fifties, guesses she kept the car propped up for five minutes. She describes herself as 5-foot-8, large-framed and strong, but figures she couldn’t have picked the car up under normal circumstances and attributes her feat to adrenaline. (Thanks to journalist Mariana Minaya for providing the AP story.) Some may quibble that lifting a car a couple inches is hardly the same as picking it up. A doctor friend says an adrenaline rush (norepinephrine rush, whatever) wouldn’t last five minutes, and suggests what we’re seeing here wasn’t so much superhuman strength as endurance in the face of otherwise overwhelming pain. Maybe; my point is, car-lifting stories have a basis in fact. I’ve got a line on a couple similar tales but no details yet. In the meantime, a few other tidbits: • Laurence Gonzales, in Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (2003), writes, “On Mother’s Day 1999, Saint John Eberle and his partner, Marc Beverly, were climbing in New Mexico’s Sandia Mountain Wilderness when a rock weighing more than 500 pounds fell on Eberle, pinning him. Beverly watched as Eberle lifted the rock off of himself.” Gonzales tells me he got this story from an annual summary entitled Accidents in North American Mountaineering. I’m trying to reach the men for more details. • From Ikai and Steinhaus, “Some Factors Modifying the Expression of Human Strength,” Journal of Applied Physiology, 1961, we learn the following: “The maximal pull of forearm flexors was increased and, in some instances, decreased in predictable fashion by a loud noise, by the subject’s own outcry, by certain pharmacologic agents (alcohol, adrenaline and amphetamine), and by hypnosis. Significant average changes ranging from +26.5% to –31% were observed.” The authors suggest that the normal human inability to exert oneself to one’s physiological maximum is the result of “acquired inhibitions that in turn are subject to disinhibition by pure Pavlovian procedures, by anesthetization of inhibitory mechanisms, or by pharmacologically induced symptoms serving as stimuli for disinhibition.” In other words, you’re always capable of great feats; it just takes a crisis for you to actually perform them. • In a 1990 interview, the late comic-book artist Jack Kirby said he created the Incredible Hulk after seeing a mom lift a car off a kid. However, Kirby’s former assistant Mark Evanier doubts the story, saying Kirby never mentioned it privately. Let it not be said the Straight Dope suppresses negative results. CECIL ADAMS

Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Cecil Adams at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago, IL 60611, or email him at cecil@chireader.com.

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PREVIEWS MATILDA: Danny DeVito adapts Roald Dahl’s novel about a young girl whose parents attempt to sabotage her relationship with her teacher. (95 min, PG) THE NEW WORLD: Colin Farrell and Q’Orianka Kilcher are paired in writerdirector Terrence Malick’s historical epic chronicling the first encounters between European and Native American cultures in 1607 Jamestown. With Christopher Plummer. (150 min, PG-13) UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION: Kate Beckinsale is back in black for this sequel to the 2003 goth-a-thon about a long-running war between vampires and werewolves. Scott Speedman costars. Len Wiseman directs. (R)

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R COURT DECISION Lucas plays Hall of Fame college coach Don Haskins, the first to start an all AfricanAmerican lineup.

emember Remember the Titans? If you liked that inspirational, fact-based account of a college football team triumphing against all odds while grappling with race issues during the tumultuous civil-rights era, you’ll love this one about a college basketball team doing, well, pretty much the same thing, and produced by pretty much the same people. The setting is Texas. The year is 1966. The country is a mess with regard to race relations, and nowhere are things messed up more than in the South. The world of college basketball is segregated, with white athletes playing in a white league and black players mostly confined to a black league. Enter fledgling, small-town coach Don Haskins (Josh Lucas), who took a job at Texas Western College early in the decade and, in time, had a revelation: The best way to win is to have the best players. Impelled by that revolutionary insight, he traveled to places such as the inner cities of Detroit and New York to scout and recruit the best raw talent he could find on the country’s public courts. As it happened, most of the young men he found were black, poor and incredulous to find themselves offered both a full college scholarship and the chance to play big-time basketball. Suddenly the black-to-white ratio on Haskins’ squad was reversed and team members of both races faced two daunting challenges: learning to see beyond color, and surviving the coach’s grueling, no-nonsense training regimen. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997, Haskins was legendary for his uncompromising passion for discipline, dedication and personal sacrifice. Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) does a credible job of portraying someone so focused on winning that he doesn’t seem to notice the consternation he’s causing both his superiors and the institution’s boosters. Lucas reportedly studied hundreds of hours of footage of the real Haskins and, according to some who know him, the characterization is dead-on. I always think it’s fun to watch Lucas work. Not only because he’s a fine actor, but because it’s so freaky the way he looks like Matthew McConaughey from one angle and Kevin Costner from another. Glory Road is a good time for the very same reasons movies such as Miracle, The Replacements, Coach Carter, Friday Night

Lights, Hoosiers and countless other sports movies are a good time: Characters with little or nothing in common learn that they can all just get along. It’s touching to watch Texas Western’s white players get behind their new teammates when less enlightened types periodically commit bigotry and even violence in the course of road trips. It’s equally affecting to see black players cut their never-been-off-the-farm counterparts much-needed slack. Then, of course, there is the patented rise from obscurity to domination. A classic among underdog classics, the story of the team’s unlikely run to the NCAA championship is considered one of the great sports stories of modern times. The games are as masterfully choreographed and down-to-the-wire exciting as any I’ve seen on screen. The look on haughty rival coach Adolph Rupp’s face when Haskins beats him — and makes history — with a lineup of five black players is worth the price of admission. Jon Voight has become a specialist in the portrayal of historical figures. He’s only on screen for a few moments but, just as he did as FDR in Pearl Harbor and the subject of CBS’ “Pope John Paul II,” Voight vanishes behind a mask of makeup and prostheses to deliver a quietly magnetic performance. Certain scenes in Glory Road are clearly fictionalized movie moments. Screenwriters Chris Cleveland and Gregory Allen Howard freely admit they took license with the facts. Lucas, for example, gives a stirring pep talk to his players the night before the pivotal NCAA matchup. The theme: His decision to start five black players is based on his desire to make a statement about human equality. And it is a great, moving movie moment. It’s also pure fiction. Haskins is on record denying that he was ever interested in anything but victory. If playing the strongest players he could recruit helped to open the door to widespread recruitment of black players, so be it, but that wasn’t his motivation for doing so. Haskins wanted to win, plain and simple. But, hey, the Hollywood version is more fun and, in the hands of first-time director James Gartner, easily ranks as the feel-good film of the year. OK, the year’s only three weeks old. All the same, I’d be surprised to see such a winning sports saga come along anytime soon. m

BREAKFAST ON PLUTOHHH Cillian Murphy has won rave reviews for his portrayal of a transvestite who flees Ireland for the freedom of London during the tumultuous 1970s. With Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea. Neil Jordan directs. (129 min, R) BROKEBACK MOUNTAINHHHH1/2 Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal do some of the finest work of their careers in Ang Lee’s affecting adaptation of Annie Proulx’s short story about a pair of ranch hands who fall in love. Also starring Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway. (134 min, R) CAPOTEHHHH1/2 Philip Seymour Hoffman disappears into the role of writer-socialite Truman Capote in this biopic, which focuses on the years when the author wrote In Cold Blood. Catherine Keener costars. Bennett Miller directs. (98 min, R) CASANOVAHHH From acclaimed filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom comes this comic take on the legendary lothario’s adventures. Starring Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Oliver Platt and Jeremy Irons. (108 min, R) FUN WITH DICK AND JANEHH1/2 Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni are paired in this update of the 1977 George Segal-Jane Fonda comedy about a suburban couple who turn to crime in order to maintain their upscale lifestyle. Directed by Dean (Home Fries) Parisot. (100 min, PG-13) GLORY ROADHHH James Gartner directs the inspirational true story of the first all African-American college basketball team. With Josh Lucas as Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins. Derek Luke and Mehcad Brooks costar. (114 min, PG) GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCKHHHH David Strathairn stars in George Clooney’s account of the mid-century clash between CBS newsman Edward R.

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H = refund, please HH = could’ve been worse, but not a lot HHH = has its moments; so-so HHHH = smarter than the average bear HHHHH = as good as it gets Ratings assigned to movies not reviewed by Rick Kisonak are courtesy of Metacritic.com, which averages scores given by the country’s most widely read reviewers (Rick included).

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project too much,” she says. “It does give me a few more avenues to explore with Tracy and John . . . and it certainly keeps the ending a mystery.” “We approach war through a cultural rather than political perspective,” Peacham filmmaker Jay Craven says of After the Fog. “It presents our own human history, instead of what politicians tell us.” His 74-minute documentary profiles 10 veterans from World War II, Vietnam and Iraq who discuss recruitment, training, combat experience and return to civilian life. One of them, Craftbury resident Curtis Whiteway, was a U.S. Army Ranger who survived the Battle of the Bulge, helped liberate concentration camps, and earned three Purple Hearts. He’ll appear in person at screenings this weekend in the Northeast Kingdom. A statewide tour of the film hits Burlington on February 17 and 18. Most of the talking heads are Vermonters, but Craven had trouble finding any local women who had served in Iraq. “I went to Wisconsin to interview Abbie Pickett,” he explains. “As a soldier stationed near Mosul, she had to drive a 2500-gallon oil tanker across a desert to re-supply Humvees — an incredibly dangerous job.” Given that Craven was often busy finishing Disappearances, a narrative feature, Fog became a collaborative effort.

His son, Sascha Stanton-Craven, served as editor. Matt Sienkiewicz, a friend of Sascha’s, shot three of the interviews. Robert Miller, a Brattleboro vet who fought in Italy and North Africa during World War II, is the producer. He proposed the idea for a doc about vets, which Craven suspects will remain relevant as events unfold in the Middle East. Independent film or video artists, take note: The LEF Foundation’s Moving Image Fund offers grants of $5000 for pre-production and up to $25,000 for production. The deadline is January 27, but applicants first might want to attend an information session Saturday, from 10-11:30 a.m., at the Tip Top Building in White River Junction. Visit http://www.lef-founda tion.org for more details. Fans of Celtic lore who are tempted to see Tristan & Isolde, now playing in Burlington theaters, may be relieved that no contemporary pop tunes pump up the soundtrack of this

lackluster epic. Instead, a few anachronistic Gregorian chants pepper an otherwise restrained score as young lovers defy the rigid traditions of their respective feuding medieval tribes. In Cornwall, the benevolent King Marke (Rufus Sewell) has raised an orphaned Tristan (James Franco, a hunk with limited facial expressions). When a poisoned weapon leaves the lad comatose, it’s difficult to tell the difference. Across the sea in Ireland, Princess Isolde (Sophia Myles) winds up bringing Tristan back to life with herbs. They’re soon ga-ga for each other, but she is forced to marry Marke. Although Tristan & Isolde is a Camelot-like romantic triangle, the Hollywood promotional tagline evokes Shakespeare’s doomed kids: “Before there was Romeo and Juliet . . .” Reinforcing this notion, the heartbroken title characters wonder if “there’s a place for us,” bringing to mind the song “Somewhere” from West Side Story. Maybe that’s what the Gregorians are actually chanting. m

“Flick Chick” is a weekly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Susan Green, email flickchick@sevendaysvt.com.

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This week, as always, the things Fannie likes (shown in CAPITAL letters) all follow a secret rule. Can you figure out what it is? NOTE: Fickle Fannie likes words. But each week she likes something different about them — how they’re spelled, how they sound, how they look, what they mean, or what’s inside them.

Olympic gold doesn’t go to the LACKADAISICAL. Paul McCartney never learned musical NOTATION. NAMIBIAN terrain stretches from the Atlantic to the Kalahari. Forty-one percent of professors have had trysts with STUDENTS. A surprising TURNOUT of fire ants consumed the gazelle. The McDonald’s flag was DESECRATED by Bob’s Big Boy. Virgin-sated suicide bombers rarely turn up in SÉANCES. Horny knaves would never kick a SUCCUBUS out of bed. A squid confronts a whale in the MUSEUM of Natural History. As a model for classiness, the CADILLAC has slipped a bit. E me with your Qs or comments (dd44art@aol.com). Difficulty rating for this puzzle: EASY FOR ONE WHO SEES. If you’re stuck, see the HINT on this page. If you cave, see the ANSWER on page 55A. So much for Fickle Fannie’s tastes this week. Next week she’ll have a whole new set of likes and dislikes.

FICKLE FANNIE HINT: The darkness will be lifted by noon.

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eath Do Us Part, a documentary-inprogress that was highlighted in a recent column, is linked to an evolving saga. Brattleboro filmmaker Morgan Faust has spent more than a year focusing on Tracy, an Ohio woman who married John Spirko despite his 1984 conviction in a murder case. On January 9, just 10 days away from execution, he was granted a reprieve — the third such delay since September — to allow six more months for DNA testing of evidence. “Apparently, they found a hair on a piece of tape that had been used to wrap the body up in a tarp,” Faust writes in an email. “I am off to interview someone at the Ohio Attorney General’s office about the findings and the stay.” She continues to face a professional and personal conundrum not unlike that of Truman Capote, who was plagued by conflict after befriending the two jailed drifters responsible for a 1959 killing in Kansas. The celebrated author couldn’t finish his book, In Cold Blood, until the death sentence was carried out, but legal appeals kept the condemned men from the gallows for several years. Although Capote guiltily wished the ordeal would end, Faust is determined to avoid such a schism. Luckily, time appears to be on her side: The film still requires eight or nine months of editing. “So, despite the effect on my nervous system, this reprieve won’t affect the

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dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $10. Info, 598-1077.

drama ‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’: The evolution of heterosexual relationships takes center stage in this musical comedy produced by Northern Stage. See review, this issue. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $23-43. Info, 296-7000. ‘INHERIT THE WIND’ AUDITIONS: Actors posture for lawyerly and ecclesiastical roles in this play inspired by the 1925 “Scopes Monkey Trial.� St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Vergennes, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2913.

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‘WINTER SOUNDSCAPES’: Music professor Jennifer ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with Post talks about what we hear outside during the help from the animal-care staff at the ECHO coldest months of the year. Battell Beach, Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. & 3 p.m. $6-9. Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. Info, 864-1848. BOOSTING IMMUNITY: Nutritionist Andrew Hocek BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family describes what to eat to avoid the winter coldfaves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes and-flu season. Hunger Mountain Co-op, & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 864-8001. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: Picture books 223-8004, ext. 202. SOCIAL HISTORY LECTURE: UVM prof Jacquie Carr and puppets engage growing readers aged 3-5. discusses the abolition movement and the lives of Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. African-American women in 18th-century New Free. Info, 878-6956. England. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for Free. Info, 878-6955. games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, COFFEE ART: Casey Blanchard discusses how the 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. caffeinated beverage inspired her recent exhibit PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots take in their favorite of monoprints. Village Lodge, Smugglers’ Notch, tales at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. 2 p.m. Free. Info, 644-1293. Free. Info, 985-5124. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS: UVM President Dan HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: Youngsters let loose in Fogel offers a roadmap for higher education in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Vermont. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. Free. Info, 657-0242. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury ‘GODS, GUNS & GAYS’: A lecture about tolerance in Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. the U.S. sets the stage for tomorrow’s speaker on civil rights. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie Center, Johnson State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Also, see exhibitions in Section A. 635-1416. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. ‘VITALITY OF THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY’ SHOW: ‘BEYOND THE VOID’: Mountaineer and author Info, 865-7216. An outdoor art gallery and snow sculpture exhibiSimon Yates describes his harrowing descent of PAJAMA STORYTIME: Little ones ages 3 and up get tion winds up Middlebury’s “Get Outside Week.â€? Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in an illustratready for bed with not-too-scary nighttime tales. Battell Beach, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. ed talk. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Info, 443-6433. College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1423. Free. Info, 878-0313. ‘THE LIFE OF A STAR’: Dartmouth astronomy professor Brian Chaboyer explains stellar cycles, using images from the Hubble telescope. POETRY OPEN MIKE: Bards take turns so everyone Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. can read at a Boho evening of free verse. Euro Info, 649-2200. Gourmet Market & CafĂŠ, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. 1x4-Savoy011806 1/16/06 1:21 2x4-AfterDark011806 PM Page 1 1/16/06 10:00 AM Page 1 WED.18 >> 06B ‘WOMEN IN VERMONT’: Scholar Deborah Clifford Free. Info, 859-3467.

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sport SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 2:30 p.m. $2. Info, 658-7477. NIGHT RIDER SERIES: Snowboarders choose jump, rail or pipe, then let loose to a live DJ in jamstyle competition. Bolton Valley Resort, registration 5:30-6:30 p.m., contest 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call for cost. Info, 434-6804.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: Marx-minded activists strategize about the labor, feminist and antiwar movements. Room 102, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Child care and info, 318-3453. MERGER TASK FORCE: Residents and officials from Essex and Essex Junction work on a plan to combine the two towns. Lincoln Hall, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-1341. WOMEN’S ADVOCACY VOLUNTEERING: Those interested in helping survivors of domestic violence receive hotline and community education training. Women Helping Battered Women, Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3131, ext. 1063.

etc ‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: Take a journey through the eyes of an injured bird from rescue and rehab to eventual release. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 11 a.m. $8. Info, 359-5000. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: Nature lovers get a look at live birds on tours of the VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 2:30 p.m. $8. Info, 359-5000. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. ESL GROUP: Non-native speakers learn English at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. CHESS GROUP: Beginner- and intermediate-level players strategize ways to put each other’s kings in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene over good yarns. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: Point-pushers create scarves, hats and mats at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

<calendar > HEALTH WORKSHOP: Your mom was right! A chiropractor offers spine-tingling advice on how to stay fit by sitting up straight. Discover Chiropractic, Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-5700. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. CHARITY BINGO: Players seek patterns on numbered cards, then say the magic word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510. CABLE-ACCESS LAB: Want to be on TV? Citizens peruse archives and learn how to produce their own shows. Channel 17, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 16. HEBREW READING WORKSHOP: Intermediate students convene to comprehend written language. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 864-0218, ext. 26. Also at Temple Sinai, South Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5125. MEDITATION PRACTICE: Calm sitters focus on their breath in this interfaith how-to session. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 476-4008. LEARNING WORKSHOP: Adult students who want to resume school hear how to apply for admission and financial aid. Northwest Technical Center, St. Albans, 10 a.m. - noon & 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration and info, 800-642-3177. ENGLISH CONVERSATION: Students learning English as a second language chat informally to improve their speaking skills. South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 652-7080. MEET THE ICE CARVERS: See sculptors carve up the cold stuff in an outdoor seasonal bar addition made entirely of frozen water. Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 253-6245. ACT PREP WORKSHOP: Students and parents get the lowdown on how this college aptitude test is different from the SAT. VSAC Resource Center, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 642-3177. WALDORF OPEN HOUSE: Adults tour classrooms, view student work and talk with faculty at Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 985-2827. HEALTHIER LIVING WORKSHOP: Those challenged by chronic conditions learn to manage their symptoms and enjoy improved health. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Free. Required pre-registration and info, 863-7273. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: Breakfasters take in health insurance options for small companies, then lunch diners hear how to avoid identity theft. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, breakfast 8-9:30 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $14 & $17. Reservations and info, 363-9266.

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RON POWERS: The Middlebury journalist, novelist and biographer introduces his latest book, Mark Twain: A Life. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. ‘SNOW HAIKU’: English and environmental studies prof John Elder connects nature’s seasons to Japanese poetry in an outdoor lecture. Battell Beach, Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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dance ‘URBAN TAP’: Dynamic dancers make audible rhythms by melding hip-hop, tap and capoeira with Haitian drumming and didjeridoo. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 518-523-2512. DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Meditative movers promote peace through joyful circle dances. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-2447.

drama ‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’: See January 18, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘GRANDCHILDREN OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS’: Set on a modern-day Montana reservation, this intergenerational drama by Assiniboine playwright William Yellow Robe, Jr. tackles divisive racial issues. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $24. Info, 603-646-2422.

film ‘A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE’: See January 18. ‘BHOOT’: Billed as The Sixth Sense of India, this cross-cultural thriller conjures spirits, death and the occult. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7, students $5. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘TWO WAY STREET’: This 18-minute documentary examines town-gown issues. A reception with UVM President Dan Fogel and Mayor Clavelle precedes the film. Visitor’s Welcome Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1402.

talks CIVIL RIGHTS TALK: Chicago-based Pentacostal minister and teacher Reverend Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou discusses the current crisis in American religion and politics. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1416. ‘SEEN FROM THE LAKE’: Two kayakers give an illustrated talk about their paddle traversing the entire shoreline of Lake Champlain and its major islands. Bixby Library, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211. GETTING PUBLISHED: Bob Eddy, photo editor for The Randolph Herald, discusses the trials of shooting pics for print. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 479-4127. BIRDWATCHING TALK: Wildlife biologist Holly Gaboriault reviews avian species in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-5775. VERMONT BRIDGES: Historic preservationist Robert McCullough describes stories behind the state’s many crossings. Special Collections Reading Room, Bailey/Howe Library, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2138.

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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Future readers aged 2-4 take in tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. FATHER & CHILD STORYTIME: Dads have their day at the South Burlington Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 652-7080. BOOK LUST PIZZA CLUB: Teens scarf slices and talk tomes at the Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956.

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sport BOLTON VALLEY CELEBRATION: As part of a fourday party marking the ski venue’s 40th anniversary, Bolton residents ski free today. Bolton Valley Resort, all day. Free. Info, 434-6804.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 18. RICHMOND PEACE VIGIL: Concerned citizens support U.S. troops while expressing hope for an end to Middle Eastern deployments. Bring a candle to the Congregational Church, Richmond, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2053. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488. UVM COMMUNITY FORUM: Burlington area residents, students and town planners sign off on the University of Vermont’s revamped master plan. Fifth floor, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1059.

etc ‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See January 18. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See January 18. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 18. CHARITY BINGO: See January 18. LEARNING WORKSHOP: See January 18, Community College of Vermont, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers plan out moves to better their game play. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. WALDORF OBSERVATION: Adults sit in on kindergarten and grade-school classes at Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Reservations and info, 985-2827. ICE CARVING COMPETITION: Twenty pro and amateur saw-wielders from across the U.S. make art from frozen blocks of water as part of Stowe’s Winter Carnival. Stoweflake Mountain Resort, Stowe, 3-9 p.m. Free. Info, 760-1053.

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FRI.20 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: The Grammy Awardwinning composer and her 20-piece big band showcase sophisticated swing, joined by the UVM Jazz Orchestra. See story, this issue. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $26-31. Info, 863-5966. LE VENT DU NORD: Traditional tunes from this Québecois-folk quartet get toes tapping. See calendar spotlight. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $18. Info, 728-6464. LEOPOLDO ERICE: The acclaimed Spanish pianist performs works by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. WOOD’S TEA COMPANY: Several members of this Celtic-inspired folk band play an informal concert at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. BIG SPIKE BLUEGRASS: Twin fiddles, banjo, mandolin, guitar and upright bass drive uptempo songs in this Vermont-based band. Morse Center for the Arts, St. Johnsbury Academy, 7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 748-2600.

dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 899-2378. CONTRA DANCE: Caller Rachel Nevitt holds high steppers to tunes by the Reckless Ramblers. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $8. Info, 863-2199.

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<calendar > term relationship. This is part one in a two-part series. R.U.1.2? Community Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812. ‘AFTER THE FOG’: Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven and his son Sascha Stanton-Craven screen their new documentary about local U.S. combat vets, followed by a discussion. St. Johnsbury School, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 592-3190. ‘BORN INTO BROTHELS’: Impoverished children in Calcutta’s red-light district blossom into photographers and artists under the tutelage of documentarian Zana Briski. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 518-523-2512.

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words RECOMMENDED READINGS: Local scribe Joanne Mellin and Seven Days’ Cathy Resmer share poetry and prose, respectively. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

talks MOZART & HISTORY: Music prof Neal Zaslaw of Cornell University explores how compositions and concerts shed light on the past, and vice versa, in an illustrated talk. Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ART LECTURE: Art historian Katy Abbott talks about art and life in Renaissance Venice. Middlebury Inn, noon. $25. Info, 382-9222. PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE: Jazz composer and Grammy-winner Maria Schneider talks about her new commissioned work and how she bypasses record labels and distributes her music via her website. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.

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‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’: See January 18. ‘GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS’: “Always be closing.” The Classic Theater Company offers David Mamet’s suspense thriller about behind-the-scenes dealings at a real estate office. Vergennes Opera House, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 877-6737.

ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 18. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 18, for children ages 3-5. PAJAMA STORYTIME: See January 18, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-6956. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See January 19.

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SAT.21 Also, see clubdates in Section A. MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: See January 20, sans UVM Jazz Orchestra, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $26. Info, 603-646-2422. OLD MEETING HOUSE CHOIR: More than 20 voices sing the Autumn and Winter sections of Haydn’s challenging work, Seasons. Old Meeting House, East Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9593. SNAKE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS: The local foursome features sinuous takes on old-time tunes at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

dance CONTRA DANCE: Caller Will Mentor keeps the lines straight to fiddle and piano music by Pete Sutherland and Dave Langford. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.

drama ‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’: See January 18. ‘GRANDCHILDREN OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS’: See January 19, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $23-29. Info, 863-5966. ‘GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS’: See January 20. ‘TITANIC, THE MUSICAL’ INFO MEETING: Actors and techies get psyched for Stowe Theatre Guild’s summer production set on a doomed ship. Windjammer Restaurant, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon, and Town Hall Theatre, Stowe, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 253-3961. ‘THE LOVE SHOW’: Twin circus artists Elsie and Serenity Smith of Gemini Trapeze present their seven-member troupe in an original, relationshipthemed burlesque vaudeville revue. Higher Ground, South Burlington, 7:30 & 10 p.m. $16. Info, 652-0777.

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Also, see exhibitions in Section A. LITHOGRAPHY DEMO: Printmaker Jennifer Anderson shows how to make an impression. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 295-5901. MOULIN ROUGE AT THE FIREHOUSE: Local celebrities preside over gaming tables at this fundraiser featuring original works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, among other turn-of-the-century French artists. See calendar spotlight. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. $40. Info, 865-7166.

MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT: Dramaturge William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. discusses Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers, his new work about a young man with Native and African-American ancestors. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966. ‘OFF-PISTE IN VERMONT’: Local photographers Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson share a slideshow of backcountry adventure-skiing shots. Vermont Ski Museum, Stowe, 7 p.m. $5 includes a raffle ticket. Info, 496-5434.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 18. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. CHILDREN’S STORYTIME: Youngsters take in their favorite tales at the Book Rack & Children’s Pages, Essex, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 872-2627. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. KIDS’ X-C RACE: Skiers ages 4 to 14 make strides over 1-3 kilometers. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, registration 9:30 a.m., race 10 a.m. Call for cost. Info, 253-4500.

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BOLTON VALLEY CELEBRATION: See January 19. Lift tickets return to regular price, but a retro party features fireworks, a family fun race, and après-ski music by The X-Rays. CROSS-COUNTRY SKI: Nordic fans make strides to Beaver Meadow Lodge on a 5-mile trip. Call for Morristown-area location, 9 a.m. Free, bring a lunch. Info, 479-2304. BACKCOUNTRY SKI: Bushwhackers take the road less traveled on a moderate, 5-mile outing through Underhill State Park. Call for meeting ‘THE OVERTURE’: See January 20. location and time. Free. Info, 238-7866. ‘AFTER THE FOG’: See January 20, Hazen Union YOGA OUTREACH: Flexible folks at all levels of High School, Hardwick, 7 p.m. practice take a one-day, drop-in yoga class to ‘UZHPIZIN’: This film looks at the trials of being a benefit the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging. devoutly religious Orthodox Jew in modern-day Vermont, Burlington, 2x4-FAHC012104 5/30/05 Yoga 10:32 AM Page 1 noon - 1:30 p.m. $12. Israel. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Info, 238-6838.

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SNOW GOLF TOURNAMENT: Club-toting teams in costume hit fluorescent balls on an off-season “green.” Stowe Country Club, 10 a.m. Free to watch. Info, 253-9964. SNOW VOLLEYBALL: Sextets dig, set and spike in the white stuff. Sunset Grille, Stowe, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Free to watch. Info, 253-8096.

activism VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Compassionate types begin earning a “crisis worker” certificate to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Room 177, Dewey Hall, Johnson State College, noon 4:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info. 888-2584.

then stick around for tasting tips. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Pine Street, Burlington, workshop noon, tasting 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807. CHICKEN PIE SUPPER: Family-style dishes and biscuits warm Winter Carnival attendees at the Stowe Community Church, 5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 253-7321. VILLAGE NIGHT CELEBRATION: More than 60 costumed characters cut a rug before night fireworks. Main Street, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7075. MISS AMERICA PAGEANT VIEWING PARTY: Fans of the country’s premier beauty contest gather ‘round a big-screen TV to cheer on Megan Plebani, Miss Vermont 2005. Expect games and contests at the Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info, 584-3636.

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etc ‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See January 18. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See January 18. CHARITY BINGO: See January 18. ‘NATURALIST’S CHOICE’: An on-site outdoor guide talks about the environmental niche of coyotes, bats, bears, loons, turkeys and moose. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 12:30 p.m. $8. Info, 359-5000. Also, see clubdates in Section A. FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: Prospective college OLD MEETING HOUSE CHOIR: See January 21, 4 p.m. students and parents get details about how federGIRLYMAN: The New York City-based acoustic pop al agencies and schools calculate grants, loans trio reclaims Arnold Schwarzenegger’s catch and family contributions. VSAC Resource Center, phrase in an upbeat show. See calendar spotlight. Winooski, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Registration Fireplace Lounge, Champlain College Student Life and info, 800-642-3177. Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2794. DEEP WINTER BOOK SALE: Gently used tomes seek ‘THE FRENCH CONNECTION’: Flutist Karen Kevra and new owners at a one-day library emporium. South pianist Elaine Greenfield collaborate on a franBurlington Community Library, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. cophile program that traces flute repertoire from Free. Info, 652-7076. Baroque to modern works. St. Paul’s Cathedral, COTS BOOK SALE: Funds from paperback and hardBurlington, 3 p.m. $18. Info, 864-0471. cover transactions support local relief for the CHAMBERWORKS: Dartmouth’s Chamber Ensemble homeless. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Classicopia celebrates Mozart’s 250th birthday Richmond, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 434-4353. with works he composed for viola, clarinet, BOOKS ON THE REBOUND: Attendees at the UVM piano, violin and cello. Rollins Chapel, Hopkins Lady Catamounts b-ball game can bring new chilCenter for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, dren’s books to donate to local literacy programs. N.H., 4 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422. Patrick Gymnasium, UVM, Burlington, 1 p.m. KIRTAN SINGING: Yoga students stretch vocal Donations, game ticket $6. Info, 656-9684. cords with chants in Sanskrit. Yoga Vermont, SLEIGH RIDES: Weather permitting, jingling horses Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 598-7711. trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of BURNHAM HALL BENEFIT: Foot-stomping musical Shelburne Farms. Rides depart every half-hour sets from Jim Lienau, the Michele Fay Band and from the Welcome Center, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $5-7. the Fran Robideau Trio raise funds to make the Info, 985-8442. venue handicapped-accessible. Burnham Hall, FAMILY FUN DAY: Parents and kids talk to teachers Lincoln, 2 p.m. $10. Info, 453-5995. at a non-denominational, co-op preschool, then take in a puppet show, balloon animals and songs. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 863-4275. ENGLISH DANCE SERIES: Caller Chris Levy teaches ‘1890 FAMILY DAY’: Visitors experience a 19thcountry steps to live music by Trip to Norwich. century farm, complete with chores, horse-drawn Tracy Hall, Norwich, 3-6 p.m. $7. Info, 785-4121. sleigh rides and sledding, then help cook and eat a hearty meal in a woodstove-centered kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 9:30 a.m. Moviegoers who’ve seen Moulin Rouge, Baz Luhrmann’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to love, 2:30 p.m. $35-50. Info, 457-2355. ‘I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE’: GAME SUPPER: Hunters or no, hungry folks feast absinthe and art culture, might not know that the Parisian nightclub also hosted many a chiSee January 18, 5 p.m. on wild animal edibles at the Holy Family Parish chi fundraiser for worthy causes. This Saturday, the Firehouse’s Education Program benefits ‘ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA’: A family-friendly Hall, Essex Junction, 5 & 6:15 p.m. $15. from a modern-day redux of that can-do attitude about doing the can-can. Costumed touring stage show based on Dahl’s Charlie and Reservations and info, 878-8314. croupiers, including Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle, VPR president Mark Vogelzang and Seven the Chocolate Factory features musical numbers ROAST BEEF SUPPER: Vegetarian entrée is another from the original movie version. See calendar Days’ Pamela Polston, rake in chips at roulette, dice and blackjack tables as gamers spend so option for neighbors sitting down to a hot banquet spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 5 p.m. kids can attend art classes. But the main attraction is a one-night-only exhibit of more than of cold-weather food. Richmond Congregational $10.50-16. Info, 863-5966. 35 original works by late 19th-century Moulin Rouge habitué Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Church, 5:30 p.m. $7. Info, 434-2053. SPAGHETTI SUPPER: A saucy, all-you-can-eat pasta other artists, lent by an anonymous collector. C’est magnifique! meal accompanies a silent auction fundraiser for the Starksboro Cooperative Preschool. Robinson MOULIN ROUGE AT THE FIREHOUSE Saturday, January 21, Elementary School, Starksboro, 5:30 p.m. $6. Info, 453-4427. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. $40 includes $100 of casino CHOCOLATE-MAKING WORKSHOP: Truffle lovers cash. Info, 865-7166. 2x4-uvmovarian-071404 8/4/04 2:06 PM Page 1 decorate cocoa learn how to create and 1x4-7road 5/26/05 1:02 PM Page 1 2x4-CCTA120705 12/5/05 2:18confecPM Page 1 http://www.burlingtoncityarts.com/classes tions with help from a professional chocolatier,

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film ‘THE OVERTURE’: See January 20. ‘GRAND HOTEL’: Hollywood’s first multi-celebrity ensemble picture stars Greta Garbo, John Barrymore and Joan Crawford as distinguished but troubled guests at a ritzy Berlin establishment. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘MANHATTAN’: Neuroses, intellectual banter and complicated love triangles enmesh urbanites in Woody Allen’s ode to New York City life. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 9:15 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.

<calendar > ‘NATURALIST’S CHOICE’: See January 21. SLEIGH RIDES: See January 21. BURLINGTON AREA SCRABBLE CLUB: Letter wranglers make every word count in a tournament-style competition. Bring your board to Allenwood, 90 Allen Road, South Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7558. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES FLEA MARKET: Treasure-hunters find bargains at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Barre, preview 7 a.m., market 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. $1-3. Info, 454-1961. RUTLAND BRIDAL SHOW: Those planning weddings peruse options, discover dresses and register for prizes at the Holiday Inn, Rutland, 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. $6. Info, 459-2897.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY: Artist David Van Buskirk discusses techniques for snapping pictures in pixels. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

words TIM BROOKES: The Vermont author and VPR commentator reads from his published books, including The Driveway Diaries: A Dirt Road Almanac, and talks about the one he’s working on. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.

talks ‘IN ISRAEL’: Rabbi Joshua Chasen discusses the current situation in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, based on his experiences there in early November. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0218. ABENAKI HISTORY: Charles Delaney-Megeso, a Mazipskwik Abenaki from Vermont, reflects on the Winooski tribal culture of yesterday and today. Winooski Historical Society Museum, Champlain Mill, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5155.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 18.

sport BOLTON VALLEY CELEBRATION: See January 19. Tickets cost the usual amount, but avid skiers can sign up for an egalitarian Citizen’s Race. SNOWSHOE TREK: Assuming there’s snow, winter sports fans strap on drift-sifters for a 6-mile trip to Montclair Glen Lodge. Call for meeting location, 8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-0918. LARAWAY LOOKOUT: Snowshoes make tracks through gentle terrain past large cliffs on this moderate, 3-plus-mile hike. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 863-2433. FOUR SQUARE GAME: Adult athletes try to bounce balls through each other’s territory in this playful redux of a schoolyard recess pastime. Champlain Elementary School, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $6. Info, 508-942-2403. SNOWSHOE RACE: A 5K wilderness course couples a 1K fun walk for kids. Call for location, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 253-7321.

etc ‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See January 18. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See January 18. 4:17 PM 2x4-bangkok100505 9/30/05 CHARITY BINGO: See January 18, 2 & 7 p.m.

MON.23 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilian-style community drumming troupe. Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-0532. AMATEUR MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces and welcome new members. South Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 985-9750.

drama SOJOURNER TRUTH PORTRAYAL: Actor Kathryn Woods takes on the persona of this 19th-century abolitionist, women’s rights activist and one-time slave, and tells her life story. St. Michael’s College Chapel, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

film ‘THE OVERTURE’: See January 20. ‘LIFE IN LAMOILLE COUNTY’: This enhanced oral history details early 20th-century Vermonters’ hardscrabble life of farm chores and impassable winter roads. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1416.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See January 19. LIFE DRAWING SESSION: Creative types try a hand at sketching. Wolfe Kahn Building, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 6-8 p.m. $7. Info, 635-1769.

words WRITING FOR KIDS: Budding children’s authors share ideas with other supportive scribes. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 652-7080.

KID MANAGEMENT: Barry Lane, author of Why We Must Run With Scissors, offers humorous and practical tips to parents and educators. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949.

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WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 18, for children ages 3-5. FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Also at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewish-themed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 26. HOMESCHOOLER PROGRAM: Educator Nancy Wollum preps a hands-on intro to Impressionist art via the works of Mary Cassatt. South Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 652-7080. WINTER PLAYGROUP: Infants and preschoolers play while their parents and guardians chat at the Woodbury Community Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7404. DROP-IN STORYTIME: Kids of all ages open their ears to hear a tale. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

DANCE DEMO & TALK: Amy Chavasse, artistic director of the Dance Company of Middlebury, previews excerpts from the ensemble’s newest work. Dance Theatre, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. LINE DANCING: Show off your fancy footwork at the Harvest Moon Banquet Room, Essex Junction, 6-9:30 p.m. $8.50. Info, 288-8044. SWING DANCING: Quick-footed folks learn and practice hep-cat rock steps at the Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to step peasant-style, in clean, soft-soled shoes. Richmond Free Library, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-2378.

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OPEN REHEARSAL: Vermont Playback Theatre invites new members to take a turn at transforming life stories into on-the-spot community-building. Call for Charlotte-area location, 6:45-9 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2727. ‘PLAYS ON A CAROUSEL’: The three winners of a playwriting contest read their 10-minute scripts set on or near a merry-go-round. Pendragon Theater, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-891-9521.

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BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 18. QUEER ADVOCACY TRAINING: Volunteers who want to assist people in the LGBT community must first attend a four-hour workshop. Get two hours under your belt at the R.U.1.2? Queer Community Center, Burlington, call for time. Free. Reservations and info, 860-7812. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: Local residents acquire skills to support survivors of sexual violence. Women’s Rape Crisis Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 864-0555.

‘THE OVERTURE’: See January 20. ‘ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM’: Greed, dishonesty and unethical behavior take center screen in this documentary about America’s biggest corporate fraud scandal. Middle Earth Music Hall, Bradford, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4748.

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talks ‘BEARING WITNESS’: Art as propaganda is the focus of this illustrated talk about WWII posters and Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” paintings. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. ORTHOTICS TALK: Bunion bearers learn about sole support and the importance of healthy feet. 431 Pine Street, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 951-5700. ‘DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?’: Professor Scott Swartzwelder of Duke University Medical Center draws connections between alcohol, memory and young adults’ still-developing brains. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5388.

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ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 18. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See January 18. Toddlers take their turns with tales first, 9:109:30 a.m. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See January 18, for babies and toddlers up to age 3. TODDLER-AND-UNDER STORYTIME: Wee ones up to age 3 open their ears to songs and stories. South Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. $6-9. Info, 864-1848. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.

‘THE OVERTURE’: See January 20. ‘NOTHING LIKE DREAMING’: See January 20, Plaza Movieplex 9, Rutland, 1:30 & 7 p.m. $10. Info, 775-5413. ‘HERO’: Stunning visuals and martial arts moves set the pace in this multifaceted film about a Chinese imperial assassin. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 and 9 p.m. $7, students $5. Info, 603646-2422. ‘SOME LIKE IT HOT’: Marilyn Monroe in Miami and Tony Curtis in drag make this irreverent comedy Billy Wilder’s finest. Savoy Theatre, Montpelier, 1 p.m. $5. Info, 479-7450.

BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 18. INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: See January 18. MERGER TASK FORCE: See January 18, Town Office Meeting Room, Essex. WILLISTON ROAD PLANNING MEETING: See January 24, Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m.

sport COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment with Anusara-inspired instruction. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-9036.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 18. QUEER ADVOCACY TRAINING: See January 23. Volunteers complete their training with a second two-hour session. WILLISTON ROAD PLANNING MEETING: Commuters, business owners and citizens brainstorm ideas for modifying Route 2 to fit all types of transportation. South Burlington City Hall, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-1794.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 18. CHARITY BINGO: See January 18. PAUSE CAFÉ: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346.

WED.25 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See January 18. VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion produce pleasant sounds at a “Farmers’ Night” concert for politicians and the public. Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

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words POETRY OPEN MIKE: See January 18.

talks MEDIA LITERACY ROUNDTABLE: Cinema fans talk about product placement in movies, showing prime examples. Channel 17, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 16. WOODPECKERS: Barry Parrish, the assistant manager for a Connecticut River Valley wildlife refuge, describes some of these birds’ most interesting traits and behaviors. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-5775. MANDOLIN-MAKING: Pete Langdell, luthier and president of Cambridge-based Rigel Instruments, explains the construction of the quintessential bluegrass tool. Village Lodge, Smugglers’ Notch, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 644-1293. ‘FAITH UNDER FIRE’: U.S. Army Chaplain Jacob Goldstein shares insights gained from working at Ground Zero, in the Persian Gulf, and in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Room 108, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 658-5770. ‘CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LAND’: Chittenden County Forester Mike Snyder explains his role in private woodland stewardship. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-8071. ESPIONAGE TALK: Author Hervie Haufler discusses his latest nonfiction work chronicling Nazi spies who were double agents. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

etc ‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See January 18. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See January 18. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 18. ESL GROUP: See January 18. CHESS GROUP: See January 18. KNITTING POSSE: See January 18. KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: See January 18. HEALTH WORKSHOP: See January 18. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See January 18. CHARITY BINGO: See January 18. CABLE-ACCESS LAB: See January 18. HEBREW READING WORKSHOP: See January 18. MEDITATION PRACTICE: See January 18. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS THINK TANK: Female company heads talk through problems and discuss ideas for each other’s enterprises. Threadneedle Fabrics, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 363-9266. SCHOOL FUNDS: Prospective college students get tips on tracking down and applying for educational scholarships. VSAC Resource Center, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-642-3177. CAREER FOCUS: Adult learners examine their skill sets, then make a set of goals. Northwest Technical Center, St. Albans, 10 a.m. - noon & 5:30-7:30 p.m. Registration and info, 800-642-3177. m

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 18. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See January 18. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See January 18. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See January 18. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: See January 18. HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: See January 18. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 18. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See January 18.

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‘COPENHAGEN’: Vermont Stage Company presents Michael Frayn’s play about a clandestine meeting between famed nuclear scientists at the height of World War II. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. 2x3-Lostnation011806 1/17/06 9:33 AM $25. Info, 863-5966.

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GENDER BENDERS The New York-based band Girlyman is sort of like a modern-day Peter, Paul & Mary — only edgier. The slightly silly moniker fits nicely with the acoustic, harmony-driven genderpop songs they write, but also reflects the fact that their first rehearsal was scheduled for September 11, 2001. The trio notes on their website, “It brought us in touch with our own mortality. We realized that we wanted to have fun . . . and to not take ourselves too seriously.” With two albums and multiple indie-folk fests under their genderambiguous belts, the girl-girl-boy band has toured nationally with the Indigo Girls, and just finished a nine-week stint with singersongwriter star Dar Williams.

GIRLYMAN Sunday, January 22, Fireplace Lounge, Champlain College Student Life Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2794. http://www.girlyman.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my book Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, there’s a 1500-word piece extolling a few of the many ways in which I feel that living on this planet is a glorious privilege. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when it makes perfect sense for you to write something similar. To be in maximum alignment with cosmic luck, therefore, you should sit down and compose a list of everything that works well for you, delights you, and helps you feel at home in the world. Call it your “Joy Manifesto.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For the last nine years the daffodils in my yard have blossomed in mid-February. This time around, however, their yellow blooms sprouted in the first week of January. Another sign of global warming? I don’t know. So far the flowers’ early arrival hasn’t been a problem. They’re still going strong, showing a hardy resistance to sporadic bursts of cold and rain. According to my astrological analysis, Taurus, you have also ripened a bit prematurely. Ahead of schedule, you’ve accomplished your upgrade and are ready to try your hand at a spicier challenge. Like the daffodils, you will probably do fine. Just one piece of advice, though: Don’t scrimp on your efforts to protect and nurture yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Having ridden my mountain bike through Marin County’s hills for years, I’ve watched Mt. Tamalpais go through endless changes. Depending on the weather, the season and the time of day, it has been a different mountain on each occasion I’ve seen it. When the lowslung sun illuminates the thin layer of mist covering it late on a winter afternoon, for example, I can’t believe it’s the same mountain that lies beneath a full moon beaming down on it through a hole in the streaming clouds on a summer night. The poet in me says I’d be justified in giving it a new name on each of the thousands of times I’ve been in its presence. If you’re honest, Gemini, you know that my relationship with Mt. Tamalpais is very much like your experience of the people you see every

day. They’re always fresh, always different from who they were last time. This is an ideal time to acknowledge and celebrate that mystery.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Two people in Evansville, Indiana, were exploring an office building they wanted to buy. To the surprise of the owner, they discovered the structure had a second story that had been closed up for decades. The three of them gained access to the hidden area and found business papers that had last touched human hands in 1931. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Cancerian, you will soon make a similar find. Sealed-off parts of your world you didn’t know existed will become available for your inspection.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): The Galactic Question Center at Galquest.blogspot.com asks you to imagine the following scenario: Upon awakening one morning, you find that you are lying on top of a mile-high pole that is 24 feet in diameter. Next to you is a can of unopened chicken soup, a tube of strong glue, a half-mile long rope and a German shepherd dog. Can you come up with a way to get yourself back down to the ground? I don’t think you will face this exact predicament in the coming week, Leo, but it has a metaphorical resemblance to a knotty riddle you’ll be presented with. Fortunately, you have the brain power to solve it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Burton Butler is Northern California’s top Skunk Whisperer. Because he has developed a special rapport with skunks, he’s often called on by spooked suburbanites to safely remove the critters when they take up residence in basements and garages. I believe you will have an analogous talent in the coming weeks, Virgo. Due to your smart, unsentimental brand of sensitivity, you will be able to defuse potentially smelly problems with little or no damage to either the stinker or stinkees.

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ence-fiction film Contact, Jodie Foster plays a scientist who’s chosen as an astronaut for a solo trip to an alien world far from our solar system. As she careens through a staggering array of sublime celestial phenomena, she muses aloud to herself, half crying, “It’s so beautiful . . . so beautiful . . . They should have sent a poet.” To properly understand and appreciate the experiences that lie ahead for you, Libra, adopt her advice: Awaken the poet within you, and let him or her lead the way as you go on your adventures. You say you don’t have an inner poet? I disagree. We all have one. It’s the part of you that thinks like the moon, dreams like the sun, and loves like the Earth.

psychologist in the U.K. believes that January 24 is the “most depressing day of the year,” at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Cliff Arnall, whose specialty is seasonal disorders, says this day is typically a low point, when glum feelings generated by overcast weather, debt from the holidays and broken New Year’s resolutions reach a crescendo. While this might hold true for the other signs of the zodiac, Capricorn, it doesn’t apply to you. The astrological omens reveal you’re at the peak of your cycle, when you can triumph over challenges and accomplish breakthroughs that might normally be impossible. I suggest you proceed as if longstanding limitations have become irrelevant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In her San Francisco Chronicle column, Leah Garchik reported that a woman shopping at a local Safeway grocery store had heard “Blitzkrieg Bop,” a snarling anthem by The Ramones, playing over the loudspeaker. Was it an unfortunate development that besmirched the integrity of the seminal punk band, or a welcome sign that what was once raw rebel squawk is infiltrating the mainstream? You’re ready to entertain an analogous question that pertains to your own personal quest for authenticity, Scorpio. Should you compromise a little so as to inject your influence into a setting where it’s desperately needed? Or should you remain aloof and pure, content to affect mostly just those who already agree with you?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This should not be a race-down-an-eightlane-superhighway kind of week, Sagittarius. From what I can tell, it’s got to be an exploratory-meander-down-a-bunch-of-dirtroads kind of week. In order to be exposed to what’s important for you to learn, you’ll have to take the scenic route through backcountry. Please don’t be in a hurry. Regard the muddy patches and potholes as your allies. It’s high time to slow down and smell the cow manure, which might be more accurately referred to as fertilizer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A guy I met in a bar in New York’s Lower East Side discoursed at length on the psycho-spiritual meaning of The Wizard of Oz. “The Wicked Witch of the West was Dorothy’s greatest teacher,” he told me. “The witch’s animosity compelled her to learn new tricks, master her circumstances, and ultimately find her way home.” I hope that lately you have been benefiting from your own personal version of the Wicked Witch, Aquarius, and I trust that you will soon graduate from your need for the lessons he or she has provided.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Krakow, Poland, hasn’t had a full-time rabbi on duty since the events of World War II decimated the once-thriving Jewish population. Recently that changed with the arrival of Rabbi Avraham Flaks from Israel. He has promised to help build solidarity in the small Jewish community that has arisen since the fall of Communism and the end of the Polish government’s unofficial policy of anti-Semitism. I foresee a comparable development in your own life, Pisces. You are poised to experience a reawakening of spiritual impulses that have been dormant for some time. If you follow the clues you’ll be given, it’s quite possible that a teacher, leader or other inspirational influence will come to catalyze further excitement.

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CRAFT CLASSES AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL IN HINESBURG: Rug Hooking for Beginners, 7 Thursdays beginning January 19, 6-8 p.m. $95. Knitting for Beginners, 6 Thursdays beginning January 19, 6:308:30 p.m. $65. Knitting for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders, 4 Mondays beginning January 23, 4-5 p.m. $45. Quilting for Beginners, 5 Thursdays beginning January 19, 6:308:30 p.m. $65. Sewing for Beginners, afternoon, 5 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 4-6 p.m. $65. Sewing for Beginners, evening, 8 Mondays beginning January 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $95. Rustic Furniture: Adult chair, 2 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 6-8 p.m. $95. Rustic furniture: garlic braider’s stool/table, 2 Wednesdays beginning February 8, 6-8 p.m. $55. Woodworking Workshop, work on own project, 6 Wednesdays begin-

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business START UP: Thursday evenings and every other Sunday, February 2 - May 21. Women’s Small Business Program. $1295. Info, 802-846-7338 or visit http://www. mercyconnections.org. Learn valuable business skills as you write a bank-ready business plan. Call now for an application and interview times.

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YOUR GUIDE TO MIND, BODY & SPIRIT ning January 18, 6-9 p.m. $125. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org and click on Access to CVU. Limited class sizes and designed to be hands-on. Senior Discount 65+ and free gift to carpoolers. Ten minutes from Exit 12.

dance AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info, 985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Dance class led by Carla Kevorkian. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome! BALLET FOR TEENS AND ADULTS: Thursdays, January 26 - February 16, 3:45-5:15 p.m. Upstairs at Bristol Fitness. $48. Info, call Bristol Recreation, 802-453-5885 or visit www.bristolrec. org. Instructor, Kelly Leary. BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES WITH FIRST STEP DANCE: Tuesday evenings, Saint Albans, Thursday evenings, Burlington. $40. Info, 802-598-6757, email Kevin@FirstStepDance.com or visit www. FirstStepDance.com. Classes begin the first week of each month and run for four weeks. No partner required for classes, so come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance. We also offer beginning lessons before our monthly dances in both Burlington and St. Albans! DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: Nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Mondays, Wednesdays (walk-in on Wednesdays only at 6 p.m.) and Saturdays (children’s lessons, preregistration required). Argentine Tango every other Friday, 7 p.m., walk-ins welcome. Social dancing with DJ Raul, once a month, call for date. Monthly membership, $35 or $55, $10 for individual classes, $5 for socials. 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info, contact Victoria, 598-1077 or info@salsalina.com. No dance experience or partner necessary, just the desire to have fun! You can drop in at any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! FLYNNARTS SPRING DANCE CLASSES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS: Begins this week but we still have some openings. Info, call 802-652-4548, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org, or visit www. flynncenter.org. Moving Pictures, ages 3-4, and Creative Movement, grades K-1, are intro dance classes for children. Get Moving!, grades 2-3, and Moving On!, grades 4-6, combine ballet, modern, and creative dance. Junior Hip-Hop, grades 6-8, Hip-Hop I, II, & III, Jazz I, Jazz II: Cabaret Style, Jazz II: Funk Style, Ballet I & II, teens and adults, Modern Technique and Lunchtime Dance and Fitness Fusion, adult. Also, workshops and masterclasses with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Rubberbandance Group, and a Day of Dance with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Dance Co. SWING DANCE LESSONS: Swing 1/Lindy Hop Basics, Tuesdays, January 10 - February 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning level, no experience required, includes free Vermont Swings practice session immediately following. Swing 2B/mostly Charleston, Wednesdays, January 11 - February 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. All 8-count: swing outs and lots of fun, new Charleston patterns! Level 2: Must have completed 12 weeks of Swing 1 or by permission. 7:45-8:45 p.m. Fancy dips and tricks: Add jazz and pizzazz to your swing with these fun (and safe) tricks. Level 2: must have completed 12 weeks of Swing 1 or by permission. Champlain Club, Crowley St., Burlington. $50 for six-week series, $40 for students and seniors. Info, 802-860-7501 or www. lindyvermont.com. No partner needed for any class! All classes are taught by Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl. We focus on having fun and learning technique that will allow you to dance with anyone, anywhere. (Please bring clean, non-marking shoes.)

design/build DESIGN, CARPENTRY, WOODWORKING AND ARCHITECTURAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL, WARREN: Renovation,January 22-27. $725. Learn

the skills and techniques to plan and take on your own home renovation projects. Treehouse Design, January 28-29. $275. Learn the basics for designing and building your own treehouse. Beginning Furniture Making, January 29-February 3. $725. In this entry-level course, students will learn the use of hand tools and shop equipment as they build their own Shaker-style end table. Igloo Design/ Build, February 4. $50 per family. Learn basic igloo construction techniques and build several creatively-inspired igloos, quinzee shelters, and drift caves. Powertools for Women, February 4-5. $275. Conquer your fears and discover the joys of using a wide variety of power tools. Timberframing, February 5-11. $725. The historic craft of Timberframing has experienced a revival. Learn the fundamentals of designing and constructing a timberframe structure using mortise-and-tenon joinery. Info, call 802-496-5545 or visit www.yestermorrow.org. Scholarships are available. All Yestermorrow courses are small, intensive, and hands-on. Celebrating our 25th year! Just 45 minutes from Burlington.

drawing FIREHOUSE EDUCATION JAPANESE ANIME DRAWING CLASS: Wednesdays, February 1 - March 15, 45:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church Street. Info, 802-8657166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts. com. Students will explore techniques for quick figure and creature drawing in the anime style. Class will focus on basic anime suitable for young viewers, with the occasional monster thrown in. Students will learn a little Japanese language and culture too!

drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Kids’ Beginning Class, Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20 p.m. Seven-week session beginning January 10. $53. Kids’ Advanced Beginners Class, Mondays, 3:15-4 p.m. Seven-week session beginning January 9. $53. Adult Beginning Class, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m. Seven-week session beginning January 10. $60. Adult Advanced Beginners Class, Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m. Seven-week session beginning January 9. $60. Adult Intermediate Class, Mondays, 7-8:20 p.m. Seven-week session beginning January 9. $60. Info, 658-0658, email classes@burlingtontaiko.org or visit www.burlingtontaiko.org. Walk-ins are welcome. Gift certificates available. HAND DRUMMING: Beginners Conga Classes, Wednesdays, beginning January 11, 5:30-6:50 p.m. $60. Beginners Djembe Classes, Wednesdays, beginning January 11, 7-8:50 p.m. $60. Info, Stuart Paton, 658-0658, email classes@ burlingtontaiko.org. Walk-ins are welcome. Gift certificates are available.. RICHMOND TAIKO CLASSES: At the Richmond Congregational Church. Sixweek sessions begin January 12. Kid’s beginners class, 4-4:50 p.m., Space Noto. $52. Parents and kids classes, Yomu. $94. Adult beginners class, Tsunami Song. $64. Adult beginners class, Oni Daiko. $64. Info, 802-6580658, email classes@burlingtontaiko. org or visit www.burlingtontaiko.org. Pre-registration is required and there is a 10-person minimum for each class. Gift certificates are available.

empowerment CLASSES AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL IN HINESBURG: Guitar for Beginners, 12 Thursday afternoons, 5:20-6:30 p.m. $135. Guitar for Novices, 12 Thursday afternoons, 4-5:15 p.m. $135. Beekeeping, 3 Thursdays beginning January 19, Bill Mares as instructor, 6:30-8 p.m. $30. Power Reading for Students, 8 Wednesdays beginning January 25, 3:30-5 p.m. $95. Baby Sitting Class by Red Cross instructor, Tuesday, February 7 and Thursday, February 9, 3:30-6:30 p.m. $50. Interior Design and Professional Organizing with Annette Besaw, 3 Wednesdays beginning January 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $45. Backyard Astronomy, Wednesdays, January 18 and 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $15. Complete Financial Management Workshop, 4 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 6-7:30 p.m. $50. Writers’ Workshop

with Mark Aiken, 4 Mondays beginning January 16, 6-7:30 p.m. $40. Bridge for Beginners, 8 Wednesdays beginning January 18 from 3:30-5 p.m. $75. Is Race Real? From Colorblindness to “Colortalk�: A Socratic Seminar with Denise Dunbar, 3 Wednesdays beginning January 25, 6-8:30 p.m. Donation requested. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs. org and click on Access to CVU. Senior discount 65+ and free gift to carpoolers. Ten minutes from Exit 12. COACHING GROUP: LIVE ON THE EDGE AND MAXIMIZE YOUR PERSONAL POWER: January 18, free informational call, group begins February 1, 12:301:30 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. $250. Telephone Coaching Group. Info, 802878-8099. A dynamic telephone coaching group to empower you to live life on your edge. Step onto your edge and live life on your terms. Register now for the free informational call on January 18. Group officially begins on February 1, meets twice a month. SETTING INTENTIONS AT A CELLULAR LEVEL; AN EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP: Saturday, February 4, 1-5 p.m. Spirit Dancer, Burlington. Sliding scale: $50-$150, fee is paid after the workshop. Info, 802-479-1034. Registration, 802-660-8060. Create intentions in alignment with your entire being, create an internal force that empowers your intentions. Presenter Fred Cheyette. Class size 8-12. TAKING CHARGE: Friday, 6-9 p.m., February 17, Saturday, February 18 and Sunday, February 19, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info, 802-922-1245. An experiential program for women interested in moving boldly forward in their lives. Learn practical ways to clarify your intentions and reach your goals. Facilitated by Joan Palmer and Holly Wilkinson-Ray.

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2006 VERMONT MASTER GARDENER BASIC COURSE: Tuesday evenings, February 7 - May 9. Offered statewide. $295, includes tuition and all materials. Info, 802-656-9562 or visit www.uvm. edu/mastergardener. This University of Vermont Extension course covers the basics of home horticulture. Instructors are UVM faculty and Vermont horticulture professionals. Topics include: Botany, Perennials and Annuals, Landscape Design (Intro), Vegetables, Lawn, Entomology, Plant Diseases, Soils, Woody Ornamentals, Pest Management, Invasive Plant Control, and Becoming a Master Gardener.

health HEALTHY CHILDREN/HEALTHY PLANET COURSE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: Sunday, January 22. UU Society, Burlington. Free, course book $18. Info, 802-999-6467 or visit http://vtearthin stitute.org. This Vermont Earth Institute course brings small groups together for 8 discussion sessions on raising kids in a consumer culture. Groups will decide the best days and times to meet, so please bring your calendar.

herbs HONORING HERBAL TRADITIONS: Eight month Herbal Apprenticeship program, held on a horse farm, Milton, one Saturday a month, beginning in April. $800 includes all materials, reference book and membership to United Plant Savers. Info, call 802-893-0521 or 802-563-3185. Preregistration required. We will be covering herbal therapies and nutritional support, with an emphasis on the body systems. Learn hands on instruction for home medicine making. Plant identification will take place in fields, forests, and wetlands. Eat wild foods and learn about plant sustainability. Taught by Kelley Robie and Sarah Zettelmeyer, certified herbalists and herbal educators. VSAC grants accepted. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Wisdom of the Herbs, An Experiential Journey Through the Seasons. Eightmonth Herbal Certification Program. One weekend a month, April to November, 2006. Foundations of Herbalism: A threemonth Herbal Program. May 6-7, June 3-4 and July 1-2, 2006. Taught by herbalist Annie McCleary with naturalist George Lisi. Lincoln, Vermont. Info, 802-4536764, email anniemc@gmavt.net or visit www.WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool.com. VSAC grants available to qualifying participants, please apply early. Weave knowledge and wisdom in a transformational journey with wild plants. Plant identification, plantspirit communication, wild edibles, herbal remedies, herb walks and nature adventures. Meet Annie and George of Wisdom of the Herbs School, Sunday, January 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rhapsody Café, 28 Main St., Montpelier, and Sunday, January 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Lincoln, please call for directions.

jewelry FIREHOUSE EDUCATION CLAY AND CRAFT STUDIO BEGINNING JEWELRY: Tuesdays, February 7 - March 14, 6-8:30 p.m. Clay and Craft Studio, 250 Main Street. Info, 802-865-7166 or visit www. BurlingtonCityArts.com. Students will learn how to use jewelry hand tools to practice the art of making original finished pieces of jewelry. Students will be exposed to sawing, forming, soldering techniques and more. Classes will include demonstrations and hands-on working time. There will be two loosely based assignments adapted to students’ ideas and interests.

language BONJOUR! FRENCH LESSONS: Info, 233-7676 or maggiestandley@yahoo.com. Private lessons and tutoring for individuals and groups in the Burlington area. Experienced instructor Maggie Standley has lived and worked in France and francophone Africa. She understands the joys and frustrations of learning a foreign language. She can help you conquer verb tenses, work on your accent, prepare for

world travel and grasp business, culinary and artistic lingo. LANGUAGE CLASSES AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL IN HINESBURG: Italian for Travelers, 12 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 6-7:30 p.m. $130, students $110. Instructor: Isabella Romanko. Italian for Travelers, 10 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 3:45-5:15 p.m. $115. Instructor: Isabella Romanko. Spanish for Travelers, 12 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 5:30-7 p.m. $135. Instructor: Meredith Visco. Spanish for Beginners, 12 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 5:30-7 p.m. $135. Instructor: Constancia Gomez. Spanish for Beginners-Continued, 6 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 7:15-8:30 p.m. $75. Instructor: Constancia Gomez. Spanish for Beginners-Continued, 6 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 6:30-8 p.m. $75. Instructor: Duker Bower. Intermediate Spanish, 12 Thursdays beginning January 19, 6:30-8 p.m. $135. Instructor: Constancia Gomez. Spanish for 4-5-year-olds, 6 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 3:304:25 p.m. $65. Instructor: Constancia Gomez. Portuguese for Travelers, 8 Mondays beginning January 16, 6-7:30 p.m. $95. Instructor: Amanda Silva. Chinese-Special Intro to Mandarin, 5 Thursdays beginning January 26, 5:30-7 p.m. $65, Instructor: Linlin Mao. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org and click on Access to CVU. Limited class sizes and designed to be hands-on. Senior Discount 65+ and free gift to carpoolers. 10 minutes from Exit 12. LOVE TO SPEAK FRENCH OR SPANISH? LEARN FROM THE BEST! EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS AND NATIVE SPEAKERS: Adult and children classes. Thirteen week classes, Saturdays, beginning March 4. Stowe. $390. Info, Leah at 802-225-8913 or email LS916@nyu.edu. Adult classes are 90 min. and are designed for beginner through advanced skill levels. Students will learn the basic grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation with the goal of becoming moderately conversational and literate. Children’s classes are one hour long and are designed for children with little or no experience, ages 5-12.

martial arts AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, February 7, 5:30 p.m. Adult classes seven days a week. Children’s classes, ages 7-12, meet on Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido (the traditional art of sword drawing), Fridays, 5-6:30 p.m. Zazen, Tuesdays, 8-8:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info, 802-951-8900 or www.aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome to watch aikido classes. Gift certificates available. We now have a children’s play space for training parents. BLUE WAVE TAEKWONDO: The benefits of a traditional martial art, with the excitement of a modern sport. Adult, family and children’s classes available, Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays for beginners, advanced and competitive students. 182 Main St., Burlington, next to Muddy Waters. Student and family discounts available, all new students receive a free uniform. Info, 658-3359 or email info@bluewavetkd.com or visit www. bluewavetkd.com. Sixth Degree Black Belt and former national team member Gordon White puts over 20 years of experience to use teaching the exciting martial art and Olympic sport of Taekwondo. Proper body mechanics and Taekwondo technique are emphasized during plyometric, technical and cardio training sessions to improve flexibility, strength and overall fitness. KYOKUSHIN KARATE & SELF-DEFENSE: Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6-7 p.m. kids, 7:15-9 p.m. adults. Waterbury Grange, Howard Avenue. Reasonable rates, no contracts. Info, 802-253-2050. Kyokushin is a Japanese style of Karate emphasizing very traditional and holistic teaching methods. Excellent family-oriented program for the past 25 years. Male and female Japan certified instructors with 30+ years experience. New classes now forming; all ages and levels. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Colchester. Free introductory class. Info, 893-8893. Kempo,

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. One minute off I-89 at Exit 17. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Monday through Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. The “Punch Line” Boxing Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 4 Howard St., A-8, Burlington. First class free. Info, 660-4072 or visit www.bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial arts system based on leverage (provides a greater advantage and effect on a much larger opponent) and technique (fundamentals of dominant body position to use the technique to overcome size and strength). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes (all levels), Boxing and NHB programs available. Brazilian Head Instructor with over 30 years of experience (5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro), certified under Carlson Gracie. Positive and safe environment. Effective and easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life. Accept no imitations.

music BLUEGRASS 101: Saturdays, February 425, 1-3 p.m. South Burlington. $100. Info, 802-658-2462 or guitboy75@hotmail. com. Do you play bluegrass but don’t know how all of the parts of a band “fit”? Join us for a fun, step-by-step workshop covering ensemble construction, lead and harmony singing, instrumental breaks and much more! Andy Greene has performed with such acclaimed groups as Breakaway and the Bluegrass Gospel Project and teaches guitar, banjo, voice, and songwriting. FLYNN ARTS SPRING MUSIC CLASSES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS: Began this week but we still have some openings. Music Makers, ages 1-4, helps parents and children discover the joy of rhythm and song, Jazz Combo Workshops, grades 5-12, develop improv skills, personal style, and jazz repertoire; Jazz & Blues Vocal Performance, adult, teaches basic skills in improv, melodic and rhythmic phrasing, embellishment, tone, and understanding song forms, and Group Guitar Instruction is available for all levels. Also: masterclasses and workshops with Son de Madera & Los Cojolites, 2 Foot Yard, and James O’Halloran. Info, call 802-652-4548, email flynnarts@flynncen ter.org, or visit www.flynncenter.org.

performing arts DRAMATIC STORYTELLING/PLAYWRITING: Wednesdays, February 1, 10 a.m.- noon or 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Bluewater Center, South Burlington. $30 per class. Info, 802-578-4857. Bring your ideas or your script to a class designed to help you realize your story on stage with award winning playwright and writing teacher Maura Campbell. Recommended six week commitment culminating in staged readings. All levels welcome.

photography DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL SOFTWARE AT CVUHS IN HINESBURG Digital Cameras for Non-Digital Folks, 3 Mondays beginning January 30, 7:158:30 p.m. $50. Use a Digital Camera, 2 Mondays (starting January 16, 5:30-7 p.m.) or 2 Thursdays (starting January 12, 7:15-8:45 p.m.) $40. Enhance Digital Photographs, Mondays, February 6, 5:30-7 p.m. $40. Create Digital Compositions, 2 Mondays beginning March 13, 5:30-7 p.m. $40. Digital Presentation Series, 6 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 7:15-8:30 p.m. $100. Adobe PS Elements Basics, 4 Thursdays, starting January 12, 5:30-7 p.m. $75. Phun with Photoshop, 5 Tuesdays, starting January 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $50. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org and click on Access to CVU. Limited class sizes and designed to be hands-on. Senior discount 65+ and free gift to carpoolers. Ten minutes from Exit 12. FIREHOUSE EDUCATION COMMUNITY DARKROOM MIXED LEVEL DARKROOM: Thursdays, February 9 - March 26, 6-9 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Main Street. Info, 802-865-7166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. Whether you have just started working in the darkroom or if you have been working for a

few years, this is the class for you. Guided sessions will help students improve their printing and film processing techniques, as well as providing students with group and individual discussion of the technical and aesthetic aspects of their work. Cost includes a darkroom membership and three hours per week of darkroom rental time. FIREHOUSE EDUCATION COMMUNITY DARKROOM PHOTOSHOP BASICS AND DIGITAL COLOR PRINTING: Modays, February 6 - March 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info, 802-865-7166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. Learn the basics of manipulating images in Photoshop and create prints from slides, negatives, or digitally created images on a high-end Epson Inkjet printer in this hands-on, basic class. Scanning, image manipulation and printing will be covered, as well as discussion of the technical and aesthetic aspects of students’ work. Students should bring images in any format to the first class - negatives, slides to scan, digital images on a media card or on a CD.

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CORE STUDIO: Come experience Burlington’s premiere by-appointment only Pilates and Personal Training studio! Located conveniently on the waterfront in downtown Burlington, we offer a variety of core strengthening and other well-being related programs. Our mat and Xercizer bed options include private sessions, small group privates, and drop-in rates for Passport Bed Classes. Small group Hybrid Spinning/Pilates and PowerSculpt classes are also available weekly. The Rolfing Studio offers you the opportunity to work one-on-one with a certified specialist who can restore and reshape your body back into its natural alignment. Ann Taylor Physical Therapy is now open and operating in the studio, offering a dynamic and all-encompassing approach to rehabilitation. Our new onsite nutritionist and Reiki practitioner is also available by appointment. Gift certificates are available, give the gift of Pilates this holiday season! Your first consultation and mat classes are always free! Info, call 802-862-8686 or visit www.corestudioburlington.com. Familiarize yourself with our open, welcoming “green” studio and our professional certified instructors. PILATES SPACE, A SPACE FOR INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT: Come experience our beautiful, light-filled studio, expert teachers and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic® to people of all ages and levels of fitness who want to look good, feel good and experience the freedom of a healthy body. Conveniently located in Burlington at 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park). Want to learn more about Pilates? Call to sign up for a free introduction. We offer intro sessions Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. or we can arrange a time to fit your schedule. Info, 802-863-9900 or visit www.pilatesspace.net. Member of the Pilates Method Alliance, an organization dedicated to establishing certification requirements and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.

printmaking FIREHOUSE EDUCATION PRINT STUDIO 250 DRYPOINT PRINTINGMAKING FROM THE FIGURE WITH BRIAN COHEN: Sunday, February 5, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Print Studio 250, 250 Main Street. Info, 802-865-7166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. Drypoint is a form of intaglio printmaking involving drawing directly on a metal plate with a sharp needle and other roughening tools. By the end of the workshop, students will complete a small edition, or a group of prints, from at least two plates drawn from the live model. Prior experience in printmaking is not required. PRINTMAKING CLASSES AT FROG HOLLOW: Beginning in January, evenings. Monotype for Adults, March 1-April 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Creative Woodblock Prints, January 11- Feb 15, 7-9 p.m. Monoprinting for Kids February 28-April 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Frog Hollow Craft School, Middlebury. $125. Info, 802-388-3177 or visit http:// www.froghollow.org. Have fun exploring printmaking techniques in these classes for beginners. See our full class schedule by visiting our website. Call to register.

LEARN TO SNOWKITE: Kitesurfing with your skis, tele or snowboard on the wide-open frozen lake. Intro to snowkite lessons: 3 hours, $85 and On the Boards lessons, for people with some kite experience: 2 hours, $75. Info, 802-951-2586, www.stormboarding.com. We can also accommodate groups. Choose your level of adrenaline: cruise, hammer or jump. All kiting equipment provided. Experienced, certified and insured instruction.

spirit PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT: January 19 - March 23, 10 Thursdays, 7-10 p.m., Essex Jct. $165. Info, 802-899-3542 or kelman.b@juno.com. Everyone is psychic, we all have intuition, get hunches. Learn to develop your abilities to make your life easier, more loving and more fun in this series taught by Bernice Kelman since 1975.

DEVELOPING YOUR SPIRITUAL LITERACY: 9-session program, January 21, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. January 23, 30, February 6, 13, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. $175. 35 King Street, Burlington. Info, Judi, 802-865-2444 or Sue, 802-2447909. Learn to read the book of the world and recognize the many signs of spiritual guidance all around you. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author, with over 30 years of experience in Jungian analysis, dreamwork and leading adult programs. THE 37 PRACTICES OF BODHISATTVAS, TEACHINGS WITH VEN GESHE NGAWANG: January 27-29, Milarepa Tibetan Buddhist Center in the Northeast Kingdom. Info, 802-633-4136, email milarepa@milarepacenter.org or visit www.milarepacenter.org. This text Geshe-la will be teaching on clearly lays out the path of the gradual training of Bodhisattvas who aspire to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. It gives us the method to abandon our delusions, to give up our self-cherishing attitude and cherish others, by recognizing that the self is interconnected with all universal living beings. Geshe-la is a revered Tibetan Buddhist monk with over 20 years of study and meditation experience.

theater FLYNNARTS SPRING THEATER CLASSES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS: Began this week but we still have openings. Play Makers, grades 2-3, introduce children to theater with fun activities. Act 1: Get Into the Act!, grades 4-6, & Act 2: Acting Up!, grades 6-8, build theatrical skill in fun, supportive environments. Acting and Directing for Adults guides creative minds in exercises and scenes to develop future acting/directing work; and Standup Comedy for Adults helps men and women develop comic material and skill. Also: Family Performance Workshops, Theatrical Clowning workshop, and a Playwriting Seminar with William S. Yellow Robe, Jr. Info, call 802-6524548, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org, or visit www.flynncenter.org. PLAYWRITING SEMINAR WITH WILLIAM S. YELLOW ROBE, JR.: Saturday, January 21, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Adult, $35. Flynn Center Studio, Burlington. Info, 802-652-4538, ext. 4, email flynnarts@ flynncenter.org or visit www.flynncenter. org. Playwrights are invited to bring new works for reading, discussion, and feedback by fellow workshop participants and awardwinning playwright William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., whose play, Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers, will be presented on the Flynn MainStage on January 21. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and a writing sample of 10 pages from a current script.

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CLASSES AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL IN HINESBURG: 4 Pilates Classes, 5 Tuesdays or Thursdays beginning January 17 or 19, 5:20 p.m. or 6:20 p.m. $50 each. Yoga (Kripalu), 5 Thursday afternoons with Theora Ward beginning January 17, 4-5:15 p.m. $45. Yoga 5 Thursday evenings with Theora Ward beginning January 17, 6-7:15 p.m $45. Yoga for Men with Laura Wisniewski, 6 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $60. Tango for Beginners with Kym Reid Taylor, 5 Tuesdays beginning January 17, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $50. Jitterbug with Kym Reid Taylor, 5 Thursdays beginning October 13, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $50. Juggling for 4 Thursdays beginning January 26, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $40. Living Tobacco Free, 4 Thursdays beginning January 19, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Beginning Meditation with Richard Andreson, 4 Wednesdays beginning January 18, 7-8 p.m. $40. Healthy Lifestyles, 12-week Weight Management Program, Tuesdays beginning January 17, 3:30-5 p.m. $193. Info, 802-482-7194 or visit www.cvuhs.org and click on Access to CVU. Limited class sizes and designed to be hands-on. Senior discount 65+ and free gift to carpoolers. Ten minutes from Exit 12. SOUL COLLAGE: Wednesdays, January 15, February 8 and 15. 9 a.m. - noon. Champlain Senior Center. $50, includes materials. Info, 802-658-3585, email srcenter@adelphia.net or visit http://www. champlainseniorcenter.org. Soul collage is a powerful imaginative process which encourages individuals to explore their many voices. Participants will create a unique deck of cards using magazine images, scissors and glue. Artistic skills not required! Enjoy a time out just for you to nurture and nourish your soul!

as published short fiction. Each class will consist of three parts: discussion, writing exercise, and critique of students’ stories. Students will cover such subjects as story structure; theme; metaphor, simile and symbol and will discuss inspiration, tenacity, success, and disappointment. FIREHOUSE EDUCATION THE WRITE PLACE WRITERS’ GROUP: Tuesdays, February 7 - March 14, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church Street. Call 802-865-7166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. Many people find that they’re more likely to write when they have deadlines, or at least a structure within which to write. This group is open to writers of all genres. Though participants may occasionally do writing exercises, the primary purpose of this class is to write and to evaluate, with the aim of internalizing the critiquing process. WRITING THROUGH GRIEF: Mondays, February 6, 13, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3, 7-9 p.m. Mercy Connections. $150, scholarships available. Info, 802846-7063 or visit www.mercyconnections. org. This course offers the opportunity to reflect upon and write about our personal experiences of grief as we journey toward acceptance, healing, and new life. WRITING WORKSHOP: “TELL IT LIKE IT IS: WRITING FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,� NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR: Thursdays, January 26 through March 2, 6-8 p.m. South Burlington. $120. Info, 802-658-2462, email info@marciatra han.com or visit www.marciatrahan.com. Manuscript critique/editing and ongoing mentorships also available. Marcia Trahan holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College and is completing a book-length collection of personal essays.

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BRISTOL YOGA: Daily Astanga Yoga classes for all levels. Special workshops and classes for beginners, intermediate, series and meditation. Private individual and group classes available by appointment. Old High School, Bristol. $12 drop-in, $100 for ten classes, or $100 monthly pass. Info, 482-5547 or www.bristolyoga.com. This

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44 GALLON AQUARIUM. Pentagon shaped, great for corners, includes filter, rocks, plants, H2O treatments, light, thermometer and more. Asking $200/OBO. 802-893-0066. 50 + HIP-HOP RECORDS, best offer. 2 Yamaha speakers, 500 watt continuous, 1000 peak, $450. Amplifier, Crate SPA 1400, $250. Sony MDR V-500 headphones, $40. Foldaway DJ stand, $60. Ortofone concord pro black needles w/4 backup stili, $60. Call Charlie at 802-345-8634. 51 C LITE SPEED SABER tri bike. Ultegra 9 speed comp. group. Photo and specs at www.litespeed.com/bikes/saber. aspx#. Excellent condition. $1400/OBO. 802-865-2145. 6 BF GOODRICH All Terrain Baja Champion tires. Size LT 235/75 R15 w/TriGuard 3-ply sidewall. Four 5 months old, Two 5 years old. These tires will last forever. Asking $250 for all 6. 425-4494. 6-PIECE BEDROOM SET. Butternut, 9-drawer dresser w/twin mirrors, 4-drawer chest, two night stands. Queen or full-size headboard option. $750. Excellent condition. 802-899-2305. A COMPLETE LINE OF NATURAL, rustic, white pine furniture from Mexico. A warm, Southwest feel for every room in your home. TV stands, armoires, bedroom sets, dining tables, coffee tables, trunks and much more. CR Showroom, Sur Al Norte Mexican Imports, 174 River Street, Montpelier. 802-223-2922 Open Monday-Saturday or on the web at www.suralnorte.com. Fair trade, fair prices, outstanding value. ALIEN MASK HEADS. Perfect for dress-up, disguise or play costume. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com. ANIMAL CRATE, small dog or cat, 20’’x13”x13”, deluxe, wheels, probably airline cabin compatible, excellent condition, $20. 802-862-8758. ANTIQUE, HANDMADE CHERRY HUTCH, natural finish. Dove tail drawer joints. Call 802864-0439. ANTIQUE PINE BLANKET CHEST. Excellent condition. Original glove box and blue paint. Missing back hinges. $750/firm. Call Susan at 802318-7062. ANTIQUE WOODEN two-handed tree saws, approx. 6’ long, sometimes used for painting surface. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. APC 1000, BACKUP POWER UNIT. New in box never used. Tan colored. Retails for $300, selling for $200/OBO. Call Keith, 802-233-7750. AQUARIUM GRAVEL NATURAL 75 lbs, large driftwood fake plants. Clean, used for 1 month. Paid $100 new, $50 for all. 802316-9448. ARTIST CANVAS: 60” x 108”, 3 48” x 48” stretchers, 70 stretcher bars ranging from 52” to 10”. Everything $225. Call 802-9992867.

BABY STUFF: Mini co-sleeper, barely used, excellent condition, $100. Kelty convertible stroller/ backpack, excellent condition, $100. Magical mobile baby swing, excellent condition, $40. 802-865-9642. BEAUTIFUL VT handcrafted yellow poplar 4-poster bed. Has both finial and canopy options. Excellent condition. Asking $550/firm. Call Susan at 802878-2472. BEDROOM FURNITURE: Queen headboard, oversized mirror, under bed storage, 2 detachable cabinets w/storage. Paid $2000 at Jordan’s Furniture, $800/OBO. Call for pics, 802-316-9448. BEDROOM SET: Oak, queen, headboard w/built-in lights/mirror/bookshelf/cabinets and drawers. 2 dressers, one w/3-section adjustable mirror. Good condition. $750. 658-4506. BERNETTE 4-THREAD SERGER/OVERLOCK machine by Bernina, used very little; great for sportswear or home decorating (curtains, pillows). Call 802482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com. BISSELL RUG CLEANER, $5. Chainsaw, $50. Lamps, $5. Women’s Dynastar and Kastle skis, $5. New child’s Salomon Equipe ski boots, $15. Chests and antique boxes, $5. 802-3882467. BOSE WAVE CD player, paid $500/sell $250. Also Bose “QuietComfort” headphones, used twice, paid $300/sell $150. 802-533-2112, leave message for Marquita or email reverendmo@ netzero.com. BOUNCING 40 Palomino spring horse, Hedstrom Moonlight, 1960s collector’s item or great toy for kids. Contact: 482-6632 or email contrarian@myway.com. BRAND NEW CREATIVE WEB CAM w/insolation software. Only used 3-4 times. Has various features. $30. Melissa, 802-8787749 or 802-864-0264. BRAND NEW QUEEN SIZE bed just bought at Burlington Bedrooms. $800. Please email krsplw1d@aol.com for pictures and details. Bed is located in Winooski. BRASS QUEEN or full bed frame. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. BURGUNDY LEATHER COUCH, $450. Vintage secretary desk, $400. 1940s dresser set, $250. Tiger oak buffet, $500. Many vintage home accessories. Call for more information. 802578-5871. BURTON SNOWBOARD w/Grateful Dead sticker, 62”. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com. CANON REBEL XT DSLR camera body. 8 megapixel, black, new in 9/05. Used only a couple times. Original box, all documents/ cables, warranty card. $700. Call 802-578-5173. CAST IRON STOVE. Lange Arch, unique design, excellent condition. Will heat a small house or camp. $500. Call 985-8545. CHAIR: Heavy oak-framed, deepcushioned, $50. Nylon burgundy 9 x 15 carpet, $75. Storage cabinet, $25. All clean, very good condition. 802-899-2305.

CHARIOT BABY JOGGER. Single, great for runners, only $110 w/rain shield. Call 802864-2080. COLLECTOR AIR BUD POSTER. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@ yahoo.com. COMMERCIAL CUTLER ROTATING bakery oven. Holds 20 sheet trays. Regularly serviced, excellent condition, great production oven. Call 802-453-4479 for details. COMPUTER: Dell Dimension 2350. Like new, 60 gig/512mb/ 2.2ghz P4. Come check it out and make an offer. 802264-9706. COMPUTER DESK: Selfenclosed, large (6’x4’x3’) and heavy, light wood finish. Minor repairs done but looks great (like entertainment center). Free to good home. You move it. 655-4651. CONCEPT2 ROWER: Two years old. Institutional grade, used in healthclubs. Includes Performance Monitor, automatically records workouts/tracks progress. Provides total body workout. Paid $900, after tax. Asking $600. 802-229-6963. COREY RUDL INSIDER SECRETS to Marketing Your Business on the Internet Course, 650+ pages w/2 resource CDs, $75. More info at http://learnto sail.net/ebay/course.htm. 802496-4061. COUCH AND OVERSIZED CHAIR w/ottoman. England/Corsair. Blue. Scotch guarded. In excellent condition! $300. Call Meredith, 802-893-1843. DELL DIMENSION 4100, 750 MHZ, 30 gb, win98se, upgraded video card. $150/firm. 802-3555034, evenings. DIAMOND RING, ladies’ solitaire. .27 caret white gold. Appraised at $1000. Selling for $350/OBO. 802-863-3614. DIGITAL ANSWERING MACHINE: Brand new, never used. Conair retails for $45.99. Contact: 482-6632 or email con trarian@myway.com. DINING ROOM LARGE HUTCH. Oval table w/extension, 4 chairs. $400. 802-879-4238. DINING ROOM SET. Beautiful dark wood. Buffet, china cabinet, table, 6 chairs. Very good condition. $400. Call 985-8545. DR. SNEETCHES STORIES, DR. SEUSS, 1st printing, 1961, rare. $250. Offered at ABA of America for $1100. More pics. at http://learntosail.net/ebay/seus s.htm. 802-496-4061. DRESSER. BEST OFFER. 802434-8303. ELECTRIC TREADMILL. Older model, but works fine. Does not fold up. $50/OBO. You take away. Call 802-241-1207, 7 a.m. - 4:30 or 802-635-7341 after 5:30. ELLIPTICAL EXERCISE MACHINE: Reebok Personal Trec. Paid over $2000. Still retails for $1995 today! Gym quality. Upper and lower body workout. $600. 802-236-3463 or kkunz77@hotmail.com.

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER: 5.3 ft. long x 5 ft. high x 20.5” wide. TV space 40”x 35.5”. Hidden storage, adjustable shelves. Spacious storage for audio/video equipment. $100. 802-229-6963. EXTERIOR insulated steel door. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. FOREVER YOURS white satin w/silver brocade wedding dress also w/train. Never been worn. Size 16/18. $250. 802-8639275. GARDEN CART by Vermont Carts. Going condo and won’t need it. $20. Pick up in Essex Junction. Call 802-922-1156. GOLD WEDDING BAND W/DIAMONDS all around and engagement ring w/sparkling, near perfect diamond. Have all paperwork. Will sell for less than half of the value. 617-501-6165. GREAT STEREO SYSTEM: 2 12” competition subs, 2000 w amp, 3 Farad digital capacitor, ported box. Easily hits 145 db. $700. Call 717-658-4250. GROW LIGHT SYSTEM. 430 watt w/capacitor bulb and reflector. Great condition. $125. Call 802658-4695 before 10 p.m. HEART AMETHYST RING. Size 6.25. Very attractive. It’s a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day. She will love it. $100. Please email to: betsyrose46@hotmail.com or call 802-310-0500. HOME GYM: Weider 1150. Beer gut? Get buff without leaving home. Assembled last winter but never used. New cost was over $400 but I will sell it for $225. Call 802-578-9093. HOTPOINT FRIDGE, gas range, dishwasher, all in good working condition. Must sell before replacements arrive on 1/12. Will neg. great deal on any/all. 802-264-9884, Colchester. INVACARE ELECTRIC power wheelchair. 3 years old, good condition. Contact 482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. INVERSION TABLE, $50. Portable wardrobe, 63”H x 36”W x 19 1/2”D, $20. Audiovox 8410 w/charger and headset, $5. Motorola V60t w/home and car charger, $5. minervas_3_owls@ yahoo.com. JONES NY PEA COAT. Beautiful black wool, size 8. $75. 802734-7719. KING SIZE BED/FRAME, kitchen table/chairs, two couches, outside garden hupa, wicker items, lawn mower, grill. Much more, free stuff. 802-388-2467. KITCHEN TABLE. Very small. Round, Formica, white, w/two chairs. Ends fold down to make table smaller. Email krsplw1d@ aol.com for picture and details. Asking $50/OBO. Located in Winooski. KITCHEN TABLE with 2 chairs. 42-inch round table plus leaf and 2 wooden chairs. $50. Call 425-5275. LEATHER JACKET, women’s size 4 or 6. Black, broken-in just right. Zip out lining, very sexy. $70/OBO. Live in Burlington. Amanda, 978-290-2078. LEGO SPACE STATION 6991 motor rail set. Brand new, never opened. 568 pieces. Perfect holiday gift. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com.

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7D CLASSIFIEDSLISTING LIKE NEW MATCHING COUCH and chair. Bought in 2004. Large and soft. Email krsplw1d@aol. com for pictures. Asking $500/OBO. Located in Winooski. LOOM FOR SALE: Robin and Russ, 48”, 4-Harness, Jack-type, w/sectional beam. Beautiful cherry wood. Excellent condition. $1500/OBO. 802-453-5664. MAKE YOUR OWN business cards! This professional kit has everything you need. Also much more than business cards. Please email betsyrose46@hotmail.com or call 802-310-0500. MOVING, MUST SELL! Couch/ love seat, matched set. Dining room table, no chairs, coffee table, end tables. Will sell pieces individually. Call 802-864-9339. MUST SELL: 1 ct. diamond engagement ring w/wedding band. 100-year-old Persian rug. 170 cm Rossi Cuts, used twice w/new tyrolla bindings. Best offer. 802-893-1744. NEW CONDITION MASSAGE TABLE w/head and arm rest, $100. Large 46 star American flag, circa 1907-1912, $85. Fender squire 6-string acoustic guitar, $75. Brand new ‘90s Ed. Trivial Pursuit game, $15. Vintage mint condition mink stole, $50. 802-223-1100 or 802-229-9618. NORTHWAVE SNOWBOARD. Boots, men’s size 9, $50. 203644-7695. OAK HUTCH. Glass doors on tops w/book shelves, grooves for displaying dishes. In perfect shape. Email krsplw1d@aol.com for pictures and details. Asking $150. Located in Winooski. PAIR OF MEDIUM, BLACK, NEOS. Bought one month ago for $75. Asking $50. They are warm, waterproof and good for general use. 802-872-0271. PIER ONE SOFA: Apple green, 6 months old, perfect condition. Paid $900, asking $500. 802862-3914. POOL TABLE. Professional quality. 8 foot dynamo. Comes w/all equipment. Cues, balls, has money slot. Excellent condition, $800. Call 802-244-5936. POWER BOOK G4. 2 years old, hardly used. Brand new hard drive. CD burner/DVD player, a HP scanner, can scan negatives. $900/OBO for all. 802-863-5710. QUILTING FABRICS, many colors, mostly floral prints. 802482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. QUILTING/CRAFT BOOKS: Various titles, values to $40 each. Please call 482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. QUILTING/WEAVING/RUG LOOM w/stand, made in Brazil, $150/OBO. Retails for $295. 802-482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. ROCKERS: Two maple, $45 and $60. Chest of drawers, $40. 32” x 48” table with 12” leaf, $40. Small desk and chair, $30. Clean, very good condition. 802899-2305. ROLAND JX305 groovesynth. Like new. Asking $700. 802353-6057. SET OF STEREO SPEAKERS. Old but still work. Great for dorm. Asking $45/pair. 802-933-9690. SKI PACKAGE K-1ST Grade Elan 80 cm skis and Nordica kid size 11-12.5K boots. $55/best. 802860-2277. SKI ROSSIGNOL 130 cm and boots (2 sizes to select from). Shaped Package $135/best. 802860-2277. SNOW BLOWER: YardMan by MTD. 9 hp, 28” path, power steering, 6 forward, 2 reverse speeds, electric start, heated handles, toggle chute rotation, halogen headlight, great condition, must sell. $600/OBO. 802899-3278. SNOWBOARD PALMER 157 cm and size 10 boots and bindings. Very good condition. $150. 802860-2277. SNOWBOARDS w/bindings, high quality, used only one season, cool colors and designs, $100$300 each/OBO. Call for sizes, 802-373-9241, Burlington.

SNOWMOBILE: Skidoo Formula 500 Deluxe 1998, 4600 K. Electric start, reverse, many extras. Runs excellent. $2300/OBO. 802-355-3672. SOLID OAK DINING TABLE dining room table, oval, 2 15” leaves, minimal use, two chairs. $300. Call 802-456-1990. SOLID OAK dresser/gentleman’s chest. Lyndon Furniture. Excellent condition. $500/OBO. 802-598-9300. SOMBRERO: Authentic beautiful red velvet Mariachi hat and straw sombrero. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com. STAIR LIFT, $1500, LIFT CHAIR, $400, Commode, $35, wheelchairs, $95, $30, shower bench, $30, wheeled walker, $40, single bed, $25, futon, $30. 802-468-8891. STAMINA JP PILATES PERFORMER. Like new, incl. beginner instructional video, wall chart and directions. Folds down for easy storage. $125 firm. Lisa 802-644-5405. STERLING SILVER EARRINGS w/amethyst. Very beautiful. A great Valentine’s Day gift. $40. Please email betsyrose46@ hotmail.com or call 802-310-0500. TABLE: Sewing machine table, opens, no machine, nice wood, could put portable sewing machine on top or makes a nice end table, $15. Call 802862-8758. TELE-SKIS, 04/05 180 CM. Atomic TM-22, w/G3 Targa bindings. Used last winter a halfdozen times. Asking $325. Call 616-540-0960. TELEMARK SKIS, Black Diamond Havocs, 173 cm. Purchased 2/05. HammerHead bindings, great condition, greater deal, $489. Call 802485-8541. THE 100 FUNNIEST Moments of the 20th Century. From Bob Hope to Jerry Lewis and so many more. Email betsyrose46@hot mail.com or call 802-310-0500. THIS END UP loft bunkbeds. Dresser w/2 desks, chairs, end tables, mattresses. Asking $250. 802-864-0036. TUFFSTUFF BENCH, $300. Two 5’x7’x1/2” floor mats, $50/each. Donate to our wedding fund! Contact 802-860-7816. TV, 27” JVC. Works great! It is big, heavy and has a remote! $50. Call 802-578-9093. TV SANYO: 19-inch w/remote and manual, nice. $60/OBO. Burlington, 802-373-9241. TWIN BED: Mattress, box spring, frame, bookcase headboard, $50. Chair, $10. Laptop, $300. Engagement ring set: white gold/diamond, retail $1099. Sell $800. All OBO. 802-229-1896. TYPEWRITER, electronic, Brother Compactronic 333 w/case, manual, extra ribbon, liftoff tapes. $10/OBO. 802-8607506, Burlington. UNIQUE HANDMADE JEWELRY, already made pieces or custom designed for you. Elaborate seed bead stitching to simple stringing. Gemstones, sterling, glass, crystals, vintage buttons. 802-244-8052. VCR, JVC HI-FI w/cables, great condition. Call 802-658-1817 and leave message. VCR SONY hi-fi stereo w/remote and wire hookup. Nice, $30. Burlington, 802-373-9241. WASHER AND DRYER: Both work well. $75 each. 802244-5936. WHIRLPOOL WASHER, $100 and dryer, $250. White, great condition. 802-527-7572. WHITE METAL TWIN-SIZE day bed frame. Excellent condition. 2 yrs old. $100. Call 802-8644161 and leave message. WINTER GEAR: Ski boots, snowboard boots, helmet, goggles, mittens. 802-373-9241, Burlington. WOODSTOVE R J 27 BOX, 20” wood, top/front load w/2 8” cook-holes in pivoting top. Top vent oval w/6” adapter incl. 802-583-3115. $50/OBO. SFMA lifts into Subaru alone.

YAMAHA PA SYSTEM, $1000/OBO. Pristine condition. Two S15e speakers, 1 S12Me floor monitor, two speaker stands, one EMX860 Powered monitor. Ask for Beth 802563-3303.

FREE CHAIR FRAME for antique, overstuffed chair. Great upholstery project, sturdy frame. 4826632 or quarkvt@yahoo.com. FREE CROSLEY gas dryer. Must pick up. 802-899-4102. FREE TO A GOOD HOME! 1 1/2year-old lop-eared rabbit. Adorable, friendly, litter box trained and great w/children! Needs more time than I can give. SEEKING EXPERIENCED CARE Cage and all. 732-995-0907. GIVER for our 3-year-old son, 8 VACUUM W/EXTRA BAGS and a a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesdays, in set of pots and pans (5 qt., 10” our Burlington Hill Section and AM two smaller Contact 802-864-1194. home. 1x2-020905-Whishbroom 12/19/05 pan, 10:18 Page 1 pots). South Royalton. Email imsurg girl@hotmail.com.

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IN-HOUSE COMPUTERS: All aspects of computer management by a trained, experienced technician. Super service, all 1x2 in-house computers house calls $60/hour or contracts avail. Many references! John, 802-355-9471.

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355-9471 We make house calls! INTERNET SERVICES: Professional web hosting, applications, e-commerce, databases, encryption and custom websites for businesses, campaigns, organizations, and nonprofits. www.GMNet.net, 802-264-4851.

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SOLID GOLD exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, Superbowl and fun-onone shows. #1 for fun. 802-6581464. New talent welcome.

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CASH: Immediate cash for structured settlements, annuities, law suits, inheritances, mortgage notes and cash flows. J.G. Wentworth, 800-794-7310. (AAN CAN)

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ABSOLUTELY FREE: Couch, arm chair, microwave, coffee table, TV stand, night stand and more. Call 802-310-5068. FREE BABY STROLLER. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com.

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CELLPHONE FOUND at condos on Austin Drive. Email sandy@pshift.com for info. iPOD FOUND in snow in downtown Burlington on Sunday a.m., 1/08. Detailed description required in order to claim. Call 802-373-4126 daytime. LOST 1/03, MESSENGER BAG w/Gameboy SP, wallet, no cash. Book w/sentimental value. Lost at Finnigans, RJ’s or VT Pub & Brew. I’m poor but willing to reward. Call Tiffany, 802872-8074. LOST: CELL PHONE, black and 7/1/05 2:58 PM Page 1 yellow Nextel. Somewhere from Radio Bean to Lakeside Ave. on 1/1/06. Please email johnmcmurry@gmail.com or call 802860-6176. LOST FEMALE CAT, black w/white front legs, white on belly and some white on face. Answers to Didget. Slightly overweight. Missing since 1/07 on North Willard Street. 802-5987216, Becky or 603-490-5772. Kate. Thanks! LOST KEYS, 1/5/06, near intersection of N. Union and Winooski. Remote car key, 3 house keys on small carabiner. Please call 802-863-9025. LOST: SNOW SHOES, blue LL Bean, left in parking area for Smugglers’ Notch, 12/24, 3 p.m. Very bummed! Please call if found 802-793-8935. MISSING/LOST CAT from Essex striped1 gray/black since 12/01, 9/23/05 9:38 AM Page tabby w/white paws/chest/belly. She is greatly missed, please call 802-522-8318. SASHA P: You lost your wallet, it was sent back to your old apt. on Church. Now it’s at Pearl St. Beverage awaiting your pick-up. Come `n’ get it.

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BASS AMP. Trace Elliot AH350SM head and 4*10 cabinet. 700 watts. $1000/OBO. 802-862-5036. DIGITAL RECORDER TASCAM 788 track w/CD burner. Brand new, used 45 mins. 250 virtual trks. built in fxs. $700/firm. 802-893-1627. FENDER 1988 TELECASTER. Very good condition. $525. Digitech RP3 multi-effects pedal w/brand new power supply. $80. Eric, jage2245@verizon.net. FENDER TELECASTER, 1988. American made. Maple neck, custom pickups. Sunburst w/white pick guard. This is a professional’s guitar. $525/firm. jage2245@verizon.net. Eric. FOUR-MONTH-OLD RCA 5-disc changer. Technics power speakers, Akai receiver. All working order. Package deal, $100. 802893-2023. KADENCE 5-PIECE DRUM SET. Great shape w/20” scimitar bronze rock ride cymbal. 14” Sabian aax studio crash cymbal. Professional grade cymbal stands, padded stool. Asking $425. Must sell. 802-238-2045. PEAVEY “DUEL 212” CLASSIC TUBE series combo amp. 120 Watts output. Freshly serviced, all new tubes, excellent condition, w/manual. $450. Mike, 802-872-7105. PIANO: 1937 Baby Grand piano for sale to good home. $1500. Beautiful details, good sound. 802-999-7848. PIANO: Henry Miller upright, dark wood. Plays well, in good condition. Delivery avail. $200. Call Stuart at 802-272-8874.

ROLAND JC-90 JAZZ chorus amp! $350/OBO. Call 802373-8868. WURLITZER SPINET: Good condition, great for student. $500. 802-863-4347 ask for Patty.

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BASS GUITAR LESSONS w/Aram Bedrosian. All levels welcome! Years of teaching experience. Gordon Stone band, Concentric, former Advance Guitar Summit winner. Convenient Pine St. location. 802-598-8861, www.arambedrosian.com. DRUM LESSONS: Experienced, energetic instructor w/touring experience in US/Europe, seeks students of all ages/abilities. Ref. avail. Web: http://steve hadeka.com., 802-658-6205 or email steve@stevehadeka.com. DRUM SET LESSONS FOR ALL AGES/STYLES/LEVELS. Focusing on technique, musical diversity, improvisation and fun. Caleb Bronz (Mighty Sam McClain, Gordon Stone, Voice, etc.) 802-238-1137 or visit www.calebbronz.com. GUITAR: Berklee graduate with classical background offers lessons in guitar, theory and ear training. Individualized, step-bystep approach. I enjoy teaching all ages/styles/levels. Call Rick Belford, 864-7195. GUITAR INSTRUCTION: All styles/levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, Sneakers Jazz Band, etc.), 8627696, www.paulasbell.com. PIANO AND/OR IMPROVISATION: Lessons in theory, harmony and improvisation for all instrumentalists and vocalists. All ages! Beginning through advanced concepts taught with clarity and patience. Questions? Call Shane Hardiman, 279-8859, Winooski. hipkeys@lycos.com.

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COSMIC HILL project recording studio. 30-years experience. $40/hour. Moretown. 496-3166. WHICH STUDIO? The one with huge rooms, Pro Tools HD3, Yamaha Grand Piano and tons more! The professional studio. Egan Media Studios. www.egan media.com.

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24-YEAR-OLD FEMALE VOCALIST seeks band/guitarist to sing with. Have written songs too, much experience. Want to record and tour. Interested in blues/folk/jazz. 603-254-6039. BARITONE/LOW TENOR SINGER looking for experienced band. Motown, funk, rock, want to have fun. Serious inquiries only. Leigh, 802-989-2494. EXPERIENCED GUITARIST/ BASSIST available. Some vocals, some PA gear. Brandon, VT. 802747-4606 or email dbonan zam@pshift.com.

4 musicians wanted A CONTEMPORARY, PROFESSIONAL a cappella group is looking for singers. Experienced singers only. A cappella experience preferred. Contact Ben at 802-355-5253. ATTENTION ORIGINAL BANDS: Submissions now being accepted for the sixth annual Block Island Music Festival. Check www.block islandmusic.com for details. BASS PLAYER NEEDED. Creative bassist needed to complete our 5-piece band. We play originals with rock, country and blues roots. Only serious musicians please. david@cook-creative. com or 802-878-2313. BASSIST SEEKS MUSICIANS interested in New Orleans second line, funk and Mardi Gras Indians music. Glenn Goodwin, 802385-1900. BUSY IRISH BAND to expand to a trio by 3/17. Good spirited musician who wants paydays and new best friends. Please call 802-233-6114.

GUY WITH AVERAGE VOICE AND ABOVE AVERAGE GUITAR SKILLS seeks F with above average voice and any guitar skills. Play out, stay in, just wanna play, maybe we know the same songs! Tom, 802-310-4467. JAZZ MUSICIANS WANTED. Keyboards, drummer, sax, trumpet. Guitar/bass duo looking to expand for gigs. Bird, Trane, standards. Marty, 802-951-1814. LOOKING FOR EXPERIMENTED, professional drummer. (Jazz, Brazilian styles, music from France). Must be committed, reliable, willing to travel. Many gigs for this Spring. Call 802865-9257. LOOKING FOR EXPERIMENTED, professional pianist/accompanist. Must be committed, responsible, at ease working on different musical genres, and willing to travel. Many gigs scheduled for this Spring. Call, 802865-9257. MANDOLIN PLAYER WANTED: To work w/slightly cranky guit/vox on low-key but intense unusual covers and some originals. Not bluegrass. Please be creative, skilled, open minded. Strictly side project, meaningful $ unlikely. Bryan, 802-655-0263. MULTITALENTED MUSICIAN looking for other musicians for creative get-togethers. Have place to play, equipment, etc. Call Chris, 527-0068, St. Albans. RECENTLY FORMED ROCK band seeks lead singer. Original playlist in the works. Modern/alt rock influences. We have a cowbell. Sweet! Call 802-893-6080. SINGER AND KEYBOARDIST wanted for professional funk, groove, world, jazz band. Join now and help us make this project even better. Jay 802-5780741, jaygleason@verizon.net.

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ADULT MALE/FEMALE pair of bearded dragons. $80/OBO. 802793-4026, leave message. BLACK LAB PUPPIES, registered. Very sweet and loving. Champions on both sides of blood lines, parents on premises, very calm. Puppies are vet checked, have first shots, dewormed. $500. 802-563-3088. CHINCHILLA: Male, 1.5-yearsold. Grey, shy, but friendly. $100 including cage and accessories. To a good home only. Call Kayla 802-324-1880. FEMALE GRAY COCKATIEL w/cage, $75. Male gray cockatiel w/cage, $100. 802-316-9448. FREE DOG TO A GOOD, LOVING HOME. We love our sweet fouryear-old Redbone hound but she is showing some aggression to our baby. Come meet Ruby and fall in love! 802-862-3482. REPTILES: BALL PYTHON w/set up $75. Bearded dragons, large female Sandfires, $100-$400. 802-316-9448.

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MODELS WANTED: Looking for a few aspiring female models interested in the commercial/ fashion industry. Must be between 15 and 30 and have a very good complexion. Unique opportunity for free portfolio, experience and help breaking into the industry. Contact David Russell Photography, 802-3731912, email rusldp@juno.com, web http://www.rusldp.com.

4 professional svcs. CALL GEETCHIE GREEK BBQ CATERING for your next gathering. Featuring southern BBQ, ribs and the fix’ns. Michael Stavrinakis, 802-858-0029. DOG SITTER: February 17 for 3 weeks. Live-in preferred. Experienced. References. 802862-2646. PET SITTING. Go to www.pre pawpetcare.com for info. SNOWPLOWING: Over the Top is accepting a few new contracts for snowplowing and salting. In the Burlington area. References upon request. Call J.J., 3631152 (cell).

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7D LEGALS/SUPPORTGROUPS TIDY HOUSES BY T.T. Experienced residential cleaner. Honest, reliable and efficient. Great rates and references. Please contact Tanya at 802655-5071 or email Tbirdvt@veri zon.net for a free estimate. TUTORS AVAILABLE: Physical and Biological Sciences, Algebra through Calculus, Reading, Writing, and History. Experienced teachers. Call 802644-2507.

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MEET NEW PEOPLE! Join the RU12? Queer Community Center Volunteer Cadre. Training workshops 28, or 23 & 24 January. Phone, 802-860-7812, email rwwolff@innevi.com for details.

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ADULT XXX HOMEMADE VHS, 8 mm, or DVD movies. I want the real thing. Out of area collector, not for resale. Contact thecatmax@aol.com. ANTIQUES: Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Call Dave at 802-859-8966.

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DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Ways of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-6524636 (toll-free) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. SAVINGS SUPPORT GROUP for all low to moderate-income Vermonters who wish to have support around saving, budgeting, managing or investing money. Call Diane at 802-8601417 x104 for information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Big book text, Mondays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous, Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Suvivors of Incest Anonymous, Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. AlAnon Family Group, Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. “I Love Me”, an educational support group on self care for suvivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m. Call AWARE, 802472-6463, 88 High Street, Hardwick. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.Autism SupportDaily.com for more info. ARE YOU A CLOSET SINGER? Do you have a good voice (haven’t made the dogs howl) but are afraid of fainting in public while performing? Join a group to support, sing and perform in an intimate setting. 802-893-1819.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Call helpline at 1-877-856-1772. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 1-877856-1772. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: St. Albans evening support group meets the second Monday of each month at Northwestern Medical Center, 133 Fairfield Street from 6:308:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 1877-856-1772. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Bennington day support group meets the first Friday of the month at Second Congregational Church, Hillside Street from 1-2 p.m. Call helpline at 1-877-856-1772. SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP: Girls 912 years old needing help with social skills/friendship. Please call RiverValley Associates for more information, 802-6517520. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. NW VT GAY AND LESBIAN Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Group: 6-8 p.m. The third Thursday of each month, starting October 20 through May, 2006. Casey Family Services, 46 Main St., Winooski. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP open to new members. Meets downtown. Our goal is to become healthy and happy. For info, call Gerhard at 951-2543. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE SURVIVED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: The Women’s Rape Crisis Center in conjunction with Family Connection Center offers a free, confidential, ten-week support group, beginning on October 25. Info, 802-864-0555. PARTNERS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS. Meet 4th Monday of month. R.U.1.2? Center, 34 Elmwood Ave., 6:30-8 p.m. Call Timberly, 310-3889 or email missmor pheus1@yahoo.com for more info. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384.

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WEEKLY SMOKING CESSATION support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Stop smoking in just 21 days using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy drugs. Call 264-1924. WEEKLY WEIGHT-LOSS support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Get great results using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy dieting. Call 264-1924. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. MALE SUPPORT GROUP: For men who have survived sexual violence. This group will provide a safe, encouraging space for survivors of sexual assault to share their stories with other men. Offered by the Women’s Rape Crisis Center. Info, 802864-0555 or the 24-hour hotline, 802-863-1236. PARENTING GROUP: 6-week group for people parenting children of all ages now forming. Please call RiverValley Associates for more information. 651-7520. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmout reach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 482-5319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP for those who have H-C, their family members and friends. Wednesday, November 9, 6:307:30 p.m. McClure MultiGenerational Center, 241 N. Winooski Ave. Burlington. Info, 802355-8936. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. CHADD is a support organization for children and adults with AD/HD. Every second Wednesday of the month. Champlain College, Global Technology Building, Maple St., Room 217, Burlington, VT.

MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: Every Monday, 4:30-6 p.m. Pastor United Church. Info, contact Lorraine, 485-4934. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www.VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Cofacilitated by supportive peers and mental-health professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2? 60+ SUPPORT GROUP: Ongoing weekly support group for men and women over the age of 60. Share your strengths and struggles with this particular stage of life. We have fun! Facilitated by Barbara L. Kester, Ph.D. 6573668. MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: First group meeting, Monday, November 8, 4:15-6 p.m., Northfield United Church, Main St. Info, 485-4934 or email suppgrp@yahoo.com. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Sundays, 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:307:30 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317 or Patricia, 658-6904. INTERESTED IN WRITING for children? Support and critique group meets monthly. Call Anne, 861-6000 or anne@booksbyme.us. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 8624516, or visit www.together. net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 8608388 or toll-free, 1-866972-5266. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: Support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, (1068 Williston Rd.), from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cory Gould, 223-4111 or cgould1136@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-VT.

SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 78:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 8635708. Women call Valerie, 802233-3447. SUICIDE SURVIVORS GROUP: Survivors and their families meet monthly for mutual support in the Burlington area, 6-7 p.m. Call for location, 223-4111. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets every other week in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTERS SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call Amy at 247-5460 for more information. WOMEN CHANGING: A continuous educational support group for women who are interested in changing patterns in their lives. Wednesdays-ongoing. 12:30-2 p.m. Call Angie at AWARE in Hardwick, 472-6463. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1-877-543-9498 for more info. AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its healthgiving, life-affirming qualities. Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-4344423 or email: dragonheartver mont@gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org. NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com. SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732 or atblythel@aol.com.

Richmond to Montpelier, MonFriday 7:30am-4pm Ref # 41175 Highgate to UVM, Burlington, 8am-4:30pm. Ref # 91394 St. Albans to INS, Williston 8am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri Ref # 90382 Alburg to Burlington, FAHC, 8am-4:30pm, M-F. Ref # 91524 Niquette Bay Road, Colchester to IBM, (D2 Team). Ref # 41177 Grand Isle to Colchester, Systems & Software, 8am-5pm, M-F, carpool. Ref # 91527 Grand Isle to Waterbury State Complex, 7am to 4pm M-F. Ref # 91471 Grand Isle to UVM, Burlington, 7:30am-3:30pm, M-F. #91537 Isle La Motte to Burlington, UVM, 7:30am to 4pm M-F. Ref # 91465

Isle La Motte to Dorset Street, South Burlington, 5pm-9:45pm Ride Thur, F, Sat, Sun, 11am-5pm. Ref # 91519 South Hero to Kennedy Drive, South Burlington 8:30am to 5pm, M-F. Carpool Ref # 91467 South Hero to Burlington, Cherry Street, 8am to 6pm, flexible, M-F. Ref #91523 Graniteville to Northfield: M-F, 9-5. Ref # 142851 Northfield to Montpelier, M-F, 8:30am-12:30pm. Ref # 142261 Bolton to Shelburne Rd. Burlington, 8am pickup, one way. Ref # 142890 Berlin to IBM: M-F, 7:30-4. Ref # 142888 Waterbury Center to Mt Mansfield in Stowe: Weekends early morning to afternoon. Ref # 142889

Graniteville to Northfield: M-F, 9-5. Ref # 142851 Plainfield to National Life, Montpelier, M-F, 8:30am-5pm. Ref # 142797 Barre to Burlington FAHC: Carpool wanted 7am-3:30pm shifts vary. Ref # 142876 Montpelier to Warren, M W F, 9am-6pm. Ref # 142828 Montpelier to Waterbury, Saturday through Wednesday, 6:30am-3pm. Would prefer to set up a vanpool. Must be punctual. Ref # 142250 Montpelier to IBM, N1 shift. Ref #142286 Barre to Montpelier: Looking to carpool M-F, 7:45am-4:30pm. Ref # 142882 Moretown to FAHC: Schedule varies, 7-3:30 or 11-7:30. Ref # 140649

OLDER WOMEN EXERCISING TOGETHER: For motivation to do what’s necessary. Call Anne, 861-6000. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org. AL-ANON: Thursdays, 12:301:30 p.m. at the AWARE office, 88 High St., Hardwick. Info, 472-6463. WOMEN IN TRANSITION: Join a support/social group for women who are separated or divorced. The goal is to form a circle of friends for support and social activities. If interested email Katherine at MKR27609@aol.com. SMART RECOVERY: Wellgrounded researched approaches to changing addictive behaviors. Alternative to 12 Step Groups. Fridays, 5:30 p.m., 82 Winooski Ave., Burlington (above the City Market). Info, contact Bob, 4254058 or email carmody@madriv er.com. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION of Vermont: Daytime support group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in Colchester, from 12-2 p.m. For more info, contact Polly Erickson at 847-6941. METHADONE ANONYMOUS: A medication-assisted recovery support group. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. The Alano Club. Directions: Rt. 15 Fort Ethan Allen entrance, Barnes Ave., third right on to Hegeman Ave., #74 on left. All are welcome. TRANS PARTNERS support group: Meet and talk w/other partners of transgendered/transsexual people. The second Friday of every month. R.U.1.2? Community Center, 6 p.m. 860RU12. HARD-OF-HEARING support group: I’m starting a support group for adults who have a hearing loss that affects the quality of their work/family /social life. Let’s share personal experiences and knowledge of hearing-aid technology. Marlene, 865-9781. SKINNYDIPPERS UNITE! Visit Vermont Au Naturel. Join other naturists and like-minded people for support, discussions and more! www.vermontaunaturel.com. PARENTS TOGETHER support groups: Would you like to talk and share ideas with other parents about the joys and challenges of children? Support groups for all parents. Desireah, 796-3119. MENTAL ILLNESSES: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill holds support meetings for the families and friends of the mentally ill at Howard Center, corner of Flynn and Pine. Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. Park in Pine St. lot and walk down ramp. 862-6683 for info.

New Haven to Waterbury: M-F, 8am-4:30pm. Ref # 10638 Bristol, M Th F from 8am5:15pm. Ref # 10639 Middlebury to Montpelier: M-F 8-3:30. Ride needed for January, then I can share driving by March. Ref # 11145 Middlebury to Williston: M-F 8:30-5. Ref # 11146 Bristol or Middlebury to IBM: 7pm-7am, WTHFSat. Ref # 10046 Bolton to Shelburne Rd. Burlington: 8am pickup, one way. Ref # 142890 Middlesex to Montpelier M-F, 8:15-2 Ref # 142877 Duxbury to Williston: Looking to carpool M-F 8-4:30. Ref # 142881 Northfield Falls to Barre City: M-F, 7-3. Ref # 142883

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PONTIAC VIBE SPORT WAGON, SUBARU LEGACY, 1992: 2005: 4-door, red, 4 cyl, 1/8 L, Station wagon, 196 K. Standard 4 NEW, NEVER MOUNTED snow VW WESTY CAMPER, 1985, FWD, 5-speed manual, 8697 transmission. Good tires, good Make sure you listen to this tires: 175/70 R13. Nordman loaded, very clean, same owner miles, AC/AM/FM/CD, roof rack, maintenance. Runs very well, studdable. $160. 802-658-3138. last decade, original 150K. Call FREE Consumer Help Line power steering, tilt wheel, dual very reliable. Interior good, extefor details. Asking $3400/OBO. AUDI 100 QUATTRO, 1989: 120 Before you purchase your next used car! front air bags. Best price, rior has rust. $800/OBO. 802802-496-2863. K, leather, 4 new Hakkas, power $12,997. Call Shearer, 658-1212. 233-3023. everything, sun roof, new brakes, Find out the questions you should PUCH MAXI SPORT MOPED, SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK starter, alternator, and battery. ask every private owner or car dealer 1977: Runs great. 802LIMITED, 1998: Wagon, 4-door, $1000/OBO. 802-782-5995. 989-3290. 78 K, many options, excellent before you go to look at the car! BMW 318i, 1997: 100K, DODGE, 1998: 3/4 ton pickup, records, maintenance, shape. SAAB SE, 1996: 106 K, excelleather, 5-speed, sun roof, CD, extended cab, 2-wheel drive, Call the Toll Free 24hr. Help Line at: Leaving country. $8300. 802lent shape. Some new parts, 6 traction control, serviced at positraction, 78 K. $3500/OBO. 288-3516 or work 802-865-3516. CD changer, sun roof, 4 new 1-866-838-3345 Automaster, new winter tires, 802-899-5092. studded snows. $4000. Leave SUBARU LEGACY WAGON, or go online: very clean. $7900. Call Angela, DODGE DAKOTA, 1996: 104 K. message. Will return call. 8021992: Auto, well maintained, www.usedcarexperts.net 802-310-6719. New rear tires, October inspec272-7204. 167 K, beige, PW, PL, tilt, BMW, 325 XI, 2001: Sport tion, well-loved, used-moved to AM/FM/CASS, AWD. $1399/OBO. SAAB SEDAN TURBO 5M, HONDA PILOT EX-L, 2004: wagon, pewter, AWD, premium Burlington. Don’t need. $400/ 802-985-1445. 2001: 4-door, steel gray, 41,755 With DVD system. Leather. Fully package. Library owned and drivOBO. Amanda, 978-290-2078. 1x2-autocraftsman.indd 1 12/2/05 11:42:13 AM miles, 5-speed, 2.3 L, 4 cyl, SUBARU LEGACY WAGON, loaded. Power everything. Roof en. Tenacious grip and optimum FORD F-150 XL, 2001: 42 K, Harman Kardon audio system, 1994: High miles, second owner, rack. Seats 8. Cruise, air. Dark traction. 34 K. Let it snow, let it some outside dents. Inside/ heated seats, power driver seat AWD, 5-speed, new clutch, blue. Excellent cond. 27 K. rain, car is like new. $24,900. mechanically in great condition. w/memory. Saab certified warinspected until 11/06. Car is in $25,900. 802-878-8228. 802-863-4366. AC, dual air bags, power steerranty, 6-year or 100,000 miles. Burlington. Very clean. $1500. HYUNDAI ELANTRA: 4-door, BMW X5, 2004: Mint condition, ing. 2WD. Great for landscapCrossway Saab, 802-223-9580. 802-558-3652. standard. Great mileage, great all bells and whistles. Titanium ers/work truck. $6300/OBO. 802SAAB SPORT WAGON, 2003: 4SUBARU LEGACY WAGON, shape. Below book, $4500. Call w/gray leather interior. Sun roof, 734-7634, leave message. door, 9-5 Linear, F1 transmis1997: 159 K, red, 4 cyl, auto, Jim at 802-578-7064. full winter package, heated FORD RANGER, 2002: Xcab, 45,084 miles, auto, park A/C, AM/FM/CASS/6 sion, AWD/ABS, JEEP CHEROKEE, 1992: White, seats, seamless iPod integration. XLT, 5-speed, V6, tilt, cruise, CD, control, merlot, beige heaters, tow distance CD, CC, seat/engine 200+ K, great body, needs tune Will sell for $36,000. 617AC, 46 K, super clean, 25 MPG! interior, rain sensing windshield pkg. Car phone. Well-maintained. up, runs well, 4WD, snow tires. 501-6165. Will sell for wholesale of only Xenon headlamps, w/all $3500. 802-434-5682, wipers, Asking sell, $700/OBO. Call Jess at Must BUICK LACROSSE CX, 2005: $8079. 802-425-2694. $18,450. Call luxury options. message. 802-355-5265. Sedan, 4-door, red, V6, 3.8 L, GMC C7H TOP KICK, 1995: 20’ to discuss the many Crossway TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, 1995: SR5, JEEP CHEROKEE, 2000: Auto, auto, FWD, 14,164 miles, body, Thermo-King refer. unit, service warranty and finance 5-speed, fully loaded, AC, power new winter tires, great 4 season AC/AM/FM/CD, OnStar, power new CAT 250 horsepower turbo options avail, 802-223-9580. locks, moon roof, new BFG tires, tires. Thule bike, cargo straps, seat, cruise, tilt wheel, power diesel motor, new rear suspenSAAB TURBO, 1993: Auto, 2many new parts, all papers, snow board rack. 170 K on truck, steering, windows, locks, dual sion, wheel bearings. Heaviest door, 140 K. Runs well but needs garaged, Southwest truck. 38 K on motor. $6000. 802front air bags. Best price, possible suspension. Selling some attention. $500/OBO. 802 $6700/firm. 802-236-9485. 598-9539. $17,563. Call Shearer, 658-1212. truck and/or box. Book at 22K, 863-6504. JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, 2004: BUICK LESABRE, LIMITED selling for $15,000/OBO. 802Black, auto, 4WD, loaded, CD, SEDAN, 2001: 4-door, gold, V6, 309-1117. tinted windows, tow package. Looking for a SAAB? 3.8 L., auto, FWD, 45,734 miles, MAZDA B2300 PICK UP, 1994: 31,500 miles. Great car, great AC/AM/FM/CD/CASS., OnStar, 2WD, 117 K, new tires and condition. Must sell. $16,000. click on alloy wheels, traction control, brakes. Bed liner. Runs great. Call 207-653-7505 or 802leather, ABS. Best price, $500/OBO. 802-655-2211. 872-9009. $11,898. Call Shearer, 658-1212. NISSAN, 1994: X-tra cab, 4x4, JEEP WRANGLER SE, 1997: CADILLAC, 1992, black, red 115 K, new inspection, mechanior visit us on Barre-Montpelier Rd • 800.639.4095 • 802.2239580 Hard/soft top, 4 cyl., 5-speed, interior, 4-door, low mileage. cally sound, some body rust. 4WD, 120 K. Asking $4300, blue 973-476-9502. $1200/OBRO. 802-893-2023. SAAB TURBO 5M, 2001: 2.O L, TOYOTA CELICA, 1990: Tuned book $5300. Must sell. 802CHEVROLET, 1995: 3500, 12’ TOYOTA 4RUNNER, 1990: 125 hatchback, 4 cyl, 4-door, 5up and ready to go. $1750/OBO. 922-2417. long, stake body, turbo diesel, 2x1-crossways110905.indd 1 seats, 11/7/05 1:31:13 PM K, red, exceptional condition, speed, heated front 802-310-9442. MAZDA MX3, 1993: 121 K, incl. auto, great tires. Call 802alarm, remote door locks, stereo, leather, power moon roof, PASEO, 1992: TOYOTA $500. w/snow and all-season radials, 238-2045. auto, 4x4. New Nokias ready for 51,031 miles. Saab certified warCall Dawn, 802good. Runs thule rack. $1100. 802-578-5702 CHEVROLET 3500, 1987: With winter. Call Tom 802-598-7803. ranty, 6-year or 100,000 miles. 879-7119. for more details. 350 cubic inch engine, auto, Asking $5500. Crossway Saab, 802-223-9580. TOYOTA PASEO, 1992: 8021996. GALANT, MITSUBISHI, w/8 ft. snow plow. 8 1/2 ft. TOYOTA PICK-UP, 1994: 200 K, SAAB TURBO 5M, 2001: 4-door 310-9442. Loaded. 6-CD changer. All-season dumping stake body. Must see. 2WD. Engine runs. Work needed. hatchback, gray, 30, 198 miles, TOYOTA PRIUS, 2002: 38 K, tires. Cruise. 127,200 miles. Perfect shape. Well maintained. Good for parts. $400/OBO. Call 2.0 L, 4 cy, turbo, auto, heated “Blue Moon.” Excellent condi$1295. 862-0225 or 324-7172. 47 K original. $12,500. Call 802802-276-9925. seats, leather seats/steerfront tion, all paperwork, one driver. MITSUBISHI GALANT LS, 238-2045. TOYOTA PICKUP, 1988: 4WD, power moon roof. wheel, ing Snow tires. $17,000/neg. Call 2003: 39 K, FL. A/A wheels and FORD ASPIRE, 1997: Parts car, 158 K, needs some work, comes Saab certified warranty 6-year or 802-318-3027. Hakkapeliittas, leather, power 50 K, just stopped running one w/matching black cap. 100,000 miles. $13,800. 802TOYOTA TACOMA, 2001: Black, seats, sun roof. Great gas day, could be something small to $1000/OBO. 802-453-5640. 223-9580. 4WD, 4 cyl, 5-speed. $11,000/ mileage! NADA average retail get it running, solid parts, solid TRUCK, TOYOTA, runs, needs SAAB TURBO 5M, 2001: Auto, OBO. Call Jason, 802-862-5621. price, $13,825/OBO. 802-318car. $500/OBO. Call Ryan, 802work. $200. 802-388-2467. 4-door, 62,237 miles, heated VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN 4324 or calogera924@hot 249-7847. front seats, power moon roof. WEEKENDER, 2003: Silver, 50 mail.com. 1x2-Shearer042005 5/3/05 8:46 AM Page 1 FORD TAURUS, 1997, 162K, red Buy this car today w/a compreK, top condition, many extras, MONTE CARLO, 1981: V6, auto, or tan, V6, auto., 4 new snows, hensive service contract avail. super bargain, $20,000. 80280 K. Runs good, needs a tune body looks great, minor mechanTOYOTA PREVIA VAN, 1995: for 48 mos. $8900. Crossway 598-2809. up. Daily driver, body in good ical work needed to be perfect, Great shape, well maintained. Saab, 802-223-9580. Call Keith, $2500/OBO. shape. runs well. $1000. 203-671-9836. Seats 7, plus skis, snowboards, SAAB TURBO SEDAN, 2003: 802-233-7750. GEO TRACKER, 1996: Black, 4 bikes, kayaks! AWD, automatic Auto, 46,200 miles, 4-door, NISSAN MAXIMA, 1996: 77 K. door, 87 K. Great for parts, fixeverything, roof rack, dual heat, Harman Kardon audio system, V6, manual. Power everything. up car. Asking $1500/OBO plus A/C. $2500. Call 802-456-1990. silpower driver seat w/memory, Alloy Sun roof. seats. Heated free Geo Tracker parts-only car. Pontiac u Cadillac interior. gray ver met w/charcoal rims and spare winter alloys. Call 802-862-2090, ask for $17,500. Call Crossway Saab, Brand new tires, exhaust, tuneHummer Michelle. 802-223-9580. up. Extremely clean. No rust. GMC S-15, 1985, auto., 4WD, ACURA MDX, 2001: SUV, AWD, www. shearerpontiac.com SAAB VIGGEN TURBO, 2000: Below NADA book. $5700. 802ext. cab. 11K on rebuilt 2.8L V6. loaded, original owner, great 4-door, hatchback, 5-speed, 598-9809. Local: 802-658-1212 Needs e-brake for inspection. condition, 53 K, roof rack, AM/FM/CD, heated front seats, OFF-ROAD/SNOW TIRES: P245Some non-pro body work done Toll-free: 800-545-8907 Nokian snows. Reduced to OnStar, silver met w/charcoal 65R17, they have more than half last summer. Black. $1200. 802$19,800/OBO. 802-578-9597. gray. Call Crossway Saab, 802the original tread left. 558-4766. CHEVROLET BLAZER SPORT 223-9580. 1030 Shelburne Rd. $100/pair. 802-355-2266. HONDA ACCORD EX, 1998: UTILITY, 2002: Pewter, 4-door, SATURN, 1991: High miles, PONTIAC G6, 2005, sedan, 4 So. Burlington Excellent mechanical condition, V6/4.3L, auto, 4WD. 39,556 always starts, needs emergency dr., silver, auto., V6/3.5L, FWD. power, CD, Moon roof, 5-speed, 4 miles. A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, brake work. Zippy car. Best offer. 27,324 miles, A/C, PS, PW, PL, cyl, $3800/OBO. 802-318-0918. AM/FM/cass./CD, air bags, ABS. Call 802-782-1727. VOLVO 240 DL, 1990: Sedan, cruise, AM/FM/CD, air bags, ABS. HONDA ACCORD WAGON, Best price, $11,995. Shearer SATURN SC, 1996: 5-speed, black, sun roof, 4-door, high Best price, $15,998. Shearer 1992: Runs great, solid, snow Pontiac, 658-1212. rebuilt engine, ps, pb, trac. conmiles, snow tires, good car, must Pontiac, 658-1212. tires. All new brakes. Just FORD EXPLORER XLT, 1997: 48 trol. New rotors, windshield, sell ASAP. Asking $1100/OBO. G6, 2006, PONTIAC sedan, inspected. $1800. 802-864-4145. K, beautiful, clean in/out, 4WD, bearings, 4 snows, 1-year-old. Call 802-310-7075. blue, V6/3.5L, auto., FWD. HONDA CIVIC DX, 1997: 4-door 5-speed standard, V-6, Runs strong. $1200./OBO. 802240 GL SEDAN: VOLVO Auto, 13,354 miles, A/C, PS, PW, PL, sedan. Auto, new brakes and AM/FM/CD/AC, new tires, bat893-0469. regular and studded tires. Block cruise, AM/FM/CD, air bags. Best shocks. Body in good condition. tery, originally from VA, garaged sun roof. 184 K, no rust. SL1, 1993: but heater, SATURN Runs price, $19,695. Shearer Pontiac, 124 K. $4000. 802-899-4102. in VT. $6495. 802 434-2345. shape. $2800. 802work, has new snow tires. Great needs 802-658-1212. HONDA CIVIC EX, 1998: 5 FORD EXPLORER XLT, 2000: Call 802-999-9301. 434-4633. $300/OBO. PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, 2005: speed, new snow tires, 110 K, 4WD, V-6, auto, CD/CASS/FM/ SATURN SL2, 1998: 150 K, VOLVO 850 WAGON, 1994: Sedan, 4-door, white, V6, 3.4 L, runs great. Silver. Must sell. AM, AC, fogs, side steps, 4 windneeds seat sound, leather, mechanically Fully loaded, 27,213 miles. AC/AM/FM/CD, $5300/OBO. 802-233-6373. mounted Haka snows! Nonsmok$1200. tracFWD and speedometer. 6 CD etc. and shield heaters, rear spoiler, cruise, tilt wheel, HONDA CIVIC EX, 1998, fully er. Ready to roll, excellent condisystem. Southern control Call 802-863-0473. tion power steering, windows, locks. loaded, perf. exhaust, stereo systion w/73 K. $8000. 802car. Must sell. $3500/OBO. SATURN WAGON: Good shape, Best price, $10,609. Call Shearer tem. 89K, manual, new brakes, 482-4612. 315-491-8615. plus good winter tires, at 658-1212. timing belt changed, perfect JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARE$1000/OBO. Auto, A/C, CD, 140 VOLVO GLT, 1998: Two sets of PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, 2005, maintenance. Used synth. oil and DO, 1997, V8 towing package. K, may need some work. 802tires, fully loaded black leather sedan, maroon, V6/3.4L, auto., prem. fuel only. Babied by 145,000 well-maintained miles, 221-1796. interior, good condition. Has FWD, 12,101 miles, A/C, PS, PW, owner. A must see! $6200/OBO. runs great, very clean. Asking been a wonderful car! 116 K. SUBARU IMPREZA, 1993: 85 K, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD, air bags. 598-0181. $5500/OBO. 985-8637. For more info please call 802wagon, 4 door, PS/PL/PW/CD, Best price, $13,779. Call Shearer HONDA CIVIC EX, 2000: PONTIAC AZTEK SPORT UTILI863-2990. $6500! runs great, needs ABS work, Pontiac, 802-658-1212. 32 K, silver, 2-door, 5-speed, 2003: 4-door, silver, V6, 3.4 TY, excellent winter car, new snow VW PASSAT GLS, 1999: 109 K, PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE, A/C, CD, moon roof. $8300. 802liter, auto, FWD, 31,356 miles. tires (1 year old). Well main$5600/neg. Good condition. New 2005: 2-door, blue, 4 cyl, auto, 318-3654. AC, roof rack, AM/FM/CD, power tained w/ paperwork. Turbo/cat/tires. Black, premium FWD, 15,848 miles, AC/CD/ HONDA CIVIC LX, 2001: steering/windows/locks, ABS, $2950/firm. 802-598-4817. Monsoon stereo, 6 CD, PS, PL, AM/FM, cruise, tilt, power steer49,500 miles, in excellent condiprivacy glass. $12,982. Shearer PB, tilt steer., PW, PS. dvds SUBARU JUSTY, 1992: ing, windows, locks, rear spoiler. tion! Manual transmission, very Pontiac, 658-1212. mkns@yahoo.com, 802Pushbutton 4WD, ‘On The Fly’! Best price, $10,997. Call Shearer efficient. Black, PW, PS, PB, CD, 893-4481. 40 mpg. Save $$ on gas! 136 K. at 658-1212. rear defrost. Asking $10,200. Runs/drives great. Very good VW SUPER BEETLE, 1973: Jon/Katy, 802-893-4903. body. $2200. Call Peter, days Light blue, great shape, roof 802-655-4443, eves. 802rack. Religious oil changes, runs 893-2964. great! Arizona car, no rust! $3000/OBO. 802-370-9774.

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4 SNOW TIRES, used one season, $80. 802-862-3806, leave message. 95-99 ECLIPSE, Talon, Avenger, Seabring nonturbo engine. 58 K, 2.0L, DOHC incls. ecm, alternator, p.s., flexplate, new timing belt already installed, needs harmonic balancer. Askng $800. Call Phil, 802-238-8448. ALLOY RIMS, Saab 9-5 o.e., 16”, 5 spoke. In great shape. $125/OBO. 802-865-5934. FOUR 16” BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND RIMS. Size 225/60, in good condition. Powerful and sporty, hardly used. $125. 802363-0716. GOTTA JETTA? Four new studded snow tires, only four weeks of wear. Bought new car and don’t need them. 195/65/R15. Call 802-860-6210. O.E. ALLOY RIMS. VW Passat 7x15. In great shape. A steal at $300. Rims are not bent ! 802865-5934, leave message. SNOW TIRES: Bridgestone Blizzac studless snow tires, 225/50/R17. Excellent condition, only one season of wear. Best offer. Call 802-860-6210. SNOW TIRES! Nokian 225/60 R16. $50/OBO. Must sell! 802343-5166. TIRES: 2 Hoosier Radial A/T, M&S 31x10.50 R15LT 109 Q. Load range C. Call 802-658-1817 and leave message. TIRES: 2 Semperit 175/70 R13 82 Q M&S radial steel tubeless top grip. $20 for pair. Call 802658-1817 and leave message.

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DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ES, 1996: Well equipped. 3.8L V-6. Only 112 K. Clean, no rust. New tires. Needs transmission work, otherwise in excellent condition. 802-236-9049.

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Country Cape in pristine condition nestled between two mountains and adjacent to Metcalf Pond in Fletcher. Small fenced pasture for animals.Two car detached garage with storage attic above. Public access to Metcalf Pond for fishing and swimming.$199,900 Call Tony Shaw Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9580

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Largest lot in Katherine’s Woods neighborhood! Beautiful, newer Colonial in a sweet spot on 2 acres. 4 large BRs, master suite, large kitchen/dining room & huge family room. Landscaped, fenced & mountain views from top of hill. $334,900

4 miles to exit 20, our Colonial awaits your choices to finish and move in.This 3BR is meticulously crafted, with full walk-out basement, gorgeous yard, river frontage, common acreage in secluded & beautiful setting. If you’re looking at new construction, don’t miss this! $284,900

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Newly renovated 3 bedroom, 1-3/4 bath. Large kitchen, dining, cathedral ceiling family room. All new appliances. Hardwood floors. Dry concrete basement: washer/dryer hookup, storage and workshop space. Detached garage. Near schools, IBM. Motivated seller! $245,900

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BURLINGTON: 1 room avail. in 2-bedroom apt. on S. Willard St. Hdwd, laundry, bright. NS/pets. Avail. immediately. $385/mo. + utils. Call 660-9967. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom avail. in 2-bedroom condo on N. Champlain St. Basement, W/D, off-street parking, 2 blocks from downtown. $600/mo. + 1/2 utils. Avail. 3/15, neg. 802238-3602.

Call Bill Dalton Kalanges & Dalton 802-878-8121 From Five Corners, Essex Junction take Rt. 15 east 1.9 miles. Left onto Old Stage Rd. 4.5 miles to right on Woods Hollow Rd. to 1st house on right. #15.

3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 10+ acres w/ heated 2-car detached garage. Great location for business. $179,900

Solomon house is a 19th century residence that’s been completely renovated into three modern condo apartments in the Old North End. One Bedroom.......$126,900 One Bedroom.......$147,900 Three Bedroom.....$197,900

ASHEVILLE, NC: 975 sq. ft. 1/3 acre, in town, new roof, carpet, electrical and plumbing. $108,000 reduced for quick sale. Chris, 802-862-2543 or Steve 828-242-3634. BURLINGTON: 3-level, 2-3 bedroom, 1-bath townhouse. Approx. 1173 sq. ft. End unit w/3rd floor sunny bedroom, French doors leading to private back deck, all appliances including W/D, stove, refrigerator, microwave, hot water heater. Contact Megan, 802-862-4152. JERICHO: Well-maintained 10room contemporary-style home. 3+ fenced acres. 5-stall horse barn with updated water and electric. Mt. Mansfield views. Tour home on forsalebyowner. com. $360,000. Serious buyers can contact Marie at 802-8992057 (evenings, weekends).

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Quality 3 year old contemporary style home. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, includes 1st floor master suite. Cathedral ceiling with 2nd floor balcony. Kitchen with cherry cabinets, maple floors, decks and porches with views. Enormous finished space in walk out basement. $379,000

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Funky, eclectic condos under renovation. Included with our 2BR and 3BR is new heating, flooring, appliances, W/D, bath fixtures, paint, windows, doors and more! Close to downtown, lake and bike path. Ready early in 2006. Possible choices of finish to early buyers. Affordable in-city living! $139,900, and $179,900

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BURLINGTON: 1920’s 3-bedroom home, Old North End, sweet garden, private entrance, shared kitchen/bath/W/D. 2 cats, 2 keets, warm, intelligent, solid home environment. Value solitude. Hi-speed Internet, 1x3-ctxmortgageCLASSY cable, off-street parking. $450/mo. incl. utils. Call 802658-3995.

BURLINGTON: Dog-friendly, non-smoking housemate wanted for large house in Old North End. Large backyard, parking, W/D. 62 Peru St. $500/mo. 865-8090. BURLINGTON: Housemate wantStreet, ed. Bradley 9/12/05 4:27 PMwalking Pagedis-1 tance to Champlain/UVM/CCV and downtown. Living w/3 college students. $475/mo. + utils. Avail. immed. through 5/31. 802-324-6209. BURLINGTON: Looking for M/F for 1-bedroom in 2-bedroom apt. $400/mo. + utils. Avail. 2/016/01. Chill. 802-658-0777. BURLINGTON: Room avail. now in 5-bedroom, 2.5 bath house on Willard St. 8 min. walk to downtown/UVM/Champlain. Windows, spacious, great roommates. W/D, parking, $560/mo. incl. heat/hot water. 802578-6604. BURLINGTON: Seeking young, prof./student to share 2-bedroom apt. downtown. $525/mo. incl. heat, parking. 6-month lease, avail. 1/18. Hdwd, big porch. 802-989-2763. BURLINGTON: Share with young prof. Beautiful 2-3 bedroom apt. North Prospect St. near hospital 802.846.4646 in safe, quiet, residential neighwww.KimNegron.com borhood. Semi-open floor, natural wood flooring, bright, pvt. BURLINGTON: Avail. now, large second floor porch, bath with 1-bedroom, $600/mo. 3-bedroom tub, new high-efficiency gas furhouse, near lake, river, on bus nace, residential parking, W/D. line, 2-car garage, 2 living Please, no dogs/smoking. spaces, W/D, quiet. 802$525/mo. +. 614-561-5049 days 310-8387. leslie_hoffman@hotmail.com.

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Impeccably restored 4,000 sq. ft. brick 1812 Georgianstyle former tavern. 4 fireplaces, 4 + bedrooms 3.5 stories. All historic detailing perfectly reproduced & updated utilities. A separate, newer 2-story garage plus a 1 BR & loft cottage. 32 manicured rolling acres, pond & gardens. Foulsham Farms Real Estate 861-7537 www.foulshamfarms.com CHARLOTTE: Enviro-friendly, creative prof. seeks like-minded, neat (double meaning!) person now thru spring+ in 3-bedroom home. Fireplace, mountain views, cat. $600/mo. w/utils. Keri, 541-610-4260. CHARLOTTE: Prof. woman, 51, seeks 2 housemates. Clean, peaceful, country house. W/D, hot tub, garden, horses. $550/mo. + 1/3 utils. Add your horse for add. $225/mo. NS/kids. Pets considered. Ref. + dep. price1995@ aol.com or 802-363-8668. E. MONTPELIER: Female housemate wanted. $450/mo. Heated, W/D, beautiful, quiet, clean, bright, woods, trails. No pets. Avail. Feb. 1st./sooner. 802454-8419. ESSEX JCT.: Cheap/great location. 1-bedroom avail. immed. in large 2-bedroom apt. located at 5 Corners. $388/mo., incl. water and trash. Plenty of parking, porch, spacious room and easygoing roommate. Call Kingdom, 802-318-5471. ESSEX JCT: Spacious room in charming country farmhouse. Near IBM. New paint. Tidy individual, please. NS/dogs. $450/mo. + 1/4 heat, incl. elec./gas dryer. 802-343-8073, leave message. ESSEX JUNCTION: Professional to share apt. near IBM. W/D, utils. incl. Off-street parking. Quiet. New carpet and paint. NS/pets. $550/mo. + dep. 802879-5429.

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ESSEX JUNCTION: Wanted prof. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Prof. to share large 4-bedroom, 3roommate wanted to share 2bath farmhouse w/3 prof., 2 bedroom, 1-bath apt. NS/dog, dogs and a cat. $550/mo. incl. cat ok, dep. req. 5 min. from utils. Sep. furnished living room. downtown, shared covered park1x1-mortgage-022305 9/12/05 1 + W/D, high speed Internet, large ing. 4:18 TV, dsl,PM W/D.Page $440/mo. yard, off-street parking, storage. utils. + dep. Avail. now w/lease Sorry, no more pets. Avail. 2/01. possibility. 802-578-3267. 802-777-6524. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Queerfriendly roommate for room in 4bedroom house w/transman, Free geriatric Labrador, and 3-yearPre-Approval! old kid (part-time). Mark R.Chaffee Responsible, reasonably neat, and sense of humor a must. (802) 658-5599 x11 $450/mo. +. 802-658-6090. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Seeking fun, courteous roommate to ESSEX: Roommate needed. Wood share 2-bedroom apt. on floors, porch, large kitchen and Shelburne Rd. Large bedroom, living room, 2-bedroom. Parking parking, $397/mo. + utils. 802included. Smoking OK, drama not 238-5192, leave message. OK. $350/mo. + utils. dcassler SOUTH STARKSBORO: Beautiful @gmail.com. country home, 25 acres. HUNTINGTON: Country home, NS/pets/kids. $500/mo. incl. fields, river, garage, garden, DSL, utils. + dep. 802-453-5409. W/D, NS/pets. Two horses, 2 WINOOSKI: 191 West Allen dogs incl. 25 mins. to BurlingStreet, apt. C., $275/mo. + sec. ton/Montpelier. $495/mo. incl. dep. Ready anytime. Looking for utils. Dep. req. 802-324-8040. two good housemates for the MILTON: Cheerful housemate to first of this month. 802share farmhouse w/naturalist/ 310-2419. writer. $500/mo. utils. incl. Ten WINOOSKI: Roommate needed min. to Exit. 17. Some work ASAP! 1800s mill, spacious, high exchange possible. NS. Laurie, ceilings, sauna, industrial 802-893-1845. kitchen, bar, catwalk, DW, W/D, SOUTH BURLINGTON: Looking parking. Near downtown. for a responsible housemate to $500/mo. Pricey heat. Free Wishare home off Shelburne Rd. Fi. 272-1141. W/D, pool, hot tub, storage, parking, yard. Avail. now. $450/mo. + utils. 802-865-9627.

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SPACEFINDER 4 housing for rent BOLTON: 2-bedroom, large apt., (1200 sq. ft.), new renovation, W/D, closed porch. Easy 15 min. to Burlington, electric incl. Ref., lease. $1100/mo. 802-363-2177. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom apt. in Victorian home, downtown. Second floor, private entrance, sun room. $800/mo. incl. water, trash, heat and electric. 802999-1531. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom, stunning views of Lake Champlain and a great location are yours in this upscale furnished apt. in historic Vermont House. Heat incl., parking avail. $975/mo. Call Mary Alice Edmonds at Century 21 Jack Associates, 802244-4500, ext. 710. BURLINGTON: 2 & 3 bedrooms. New North End, first floor, gas heat, W/D, parking. Water, sewer, trash and snow removal incl. $850-$1125/mo. +. Avail. now. Call Rob, 802-355-5811. BURLINGTON: 2-3 bedroom in South End. Full bath, W/D in basement, hdwd, high ceilings. Close to downtown. Avail. 1/1. $1100/mo. Call Ryan at 802578-7844. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom apt., South End. Bright, completely remodeled, nice neighborhood. W/D in unit, off-street parking, front & back porch, pet friendly! $1100/mo. +. Avail. now. 802864-9153. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom, Ferguson Ave. Off-street parking, NS/pets, quiet building. $950/mo. + utils. 802-654-7818. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom, fullbath townhouse. NS/pets. Water/rubbish incl. 1-year lease + sec. dep. req. $875/mo. Avail. immediately. Call 802-865-2372. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom townhouse, 1-1/2 bath, very spacious, great location, W/D hookups, garage, gas heat, no pets. $1025/mo. Avail. 2/01. Please call 802-864-9966. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom townhouse apt. Avail. now. Nice 6unit complex, parking. Close to busline/laundromat. $775/mo. + gas heat/hw/elec. Call 802-8640538, ext. 201 for more information. BURLINGTON: 260 College St., #10. 2-bedroom, 1-bath, fully furnished, utils. incl., laundry onsite. Month to month rental. $1525/mo. Avail. 2/01. Call Lakewood and Two Properties, 802-658-9697. BURLINGTON: 260 College St., #11. 2-bedroom, 1-bath, fully furnished, utils. incl., laundry onsite. Month-to-month rental. $1700. Avail. 2/01. Call Lakewood and Two Properties, 802-658-9697. BURLINGTON: 260 College St., #15. 1-bedroom, 1-bath, fully furnished, utils. incl., laundry on site. Month-to-month rental. $1025/mo. Avail. 2/01. Call Lakewood and Two Properties, 802-658-9697. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom, 2.5bath Redrocks townhouse. Quiet, convenient location, garage, gas fireplace, W/D. Lease/refs. req. Details + photos at www.maps alive.com/rentals. $1600/mo. 802-496-9108.

BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom apt. Roomy and in great shape. Ward St. Off-street parking, W/D, gas heat, fenced-in yard. Dogs OK. Avail. 12/1. $1200/mo. David, 802-734-1050.

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BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom, gas heat, very nice, spacious. $975/mo. incl. trash and water. 802-660-8716. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom house, 1 parking space, close to downtown/lake. $1100/mo. + utils. Avail. 2/01. 802-660-8145. BURLINGTON: 317 North St. 4bedroom house, subletters or full rental. W/D, off-street parking, yard. $470/mo., + utils. 802310-7894. BURLINGTON: 4-bedroom, very nice, spacious, yard, hdwd and new tile floors, W/D hookups, parking. $1275/mo. incl. trash, snow and water. 802-660-8716.

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BURLINGTON: Avail. 6/01 7bedroom, Hickok Place. Nice building, good shape, parking for 4-6 cars, W/D, hdwd, 2-bath, not your typical college house. $3690/mo. + utils. Absolutely NS/pets! 802-324-6593. BURLINGTON: Avail. 6/1. Downtown, off-street parking. 4bedroom, $2000/mo. heat incl. Close to UVM/FAHC. 203494-0682. BURLINGTON: Avail. now, Church St., large 1-bedroom, 1 full bath, $700/mo. + utils. Efficiency avail. 2/01, hdwd, full bath, $475/mo. +. Parking, no pets. 802-863-9656 before 7 p.m. BURLINGTON: Beautiful 2-bedroom apt., Church Street. Avail. for rent. $1050/mo. 802734-8864. BURLINGTON: Brick building, lower King Street. Great location, near both Waterfront and Church St. 2 room efficiency, $495/mo. + and large 1-bedroom, $595/mo. +. Parking, lease. No pets. 802-863-8200. BURLINGTON: Bright, clean, 1bedroom w/lake views. NS/pets. AC. Utils. incl. $1100/mo. Dan, 802-864-0799.

BURLINGTON: Bright, sunny 2bedroon apt. spacious, clean, private parking, gas heat. Just a Jericho-marie-0118106.qxd Yourhousehere 1/16/06 1:15 5/3/05 PM Page10:25 1 AM Page 1 walk to downtown and waterfront. Avail. 1/15. $875/mo. + utils. NS/pets. 802-863-5397. BURLINGTON: Charming, 2-bedNEW room, renovated, gas heat, garden, yard, laundry. NS/pets. $815/mo. +. Lease. 802657-3103. BURLINGTON: Church St. Marketplace. Studio apt. Clean, heated. Great location. 802862-2680. BURLINGTON: For consultants JERICHO: Well-maintained 10-room and others needing multiple YOUR HOUSE HERE: Advertise your contemporary-style home. 3+ month, exceptional quality, FOR SALE BY OWNER, $35/week for fenced acres. 5-stall horse barn extended stay housing. Enjoy 25 words and photo or $60/2 weeks. with updated water and electric. your private king or queen bedContact Katherine 802-864-5684 Mt. Mansfield views. Tour home on room plus the company of other Contact Emily, classified@sevendaysvt.com forsalebyowner.com. $360,000. professionals in an elegantly furSerious buyers can contact Marie 802-864-5684. nished and fully equipped Spear at 802-899-2057 (evenings, St. residence w/majestic weekends). Adirondack/lake views. Magnificently appointed living, dining and other common room w/oriental rugs, antiques, DSL, BURLINGTON: New North End, BURLINGTON: Newly renovated, BURLINGTON: Spacious, newly wireless Internet and satellite TV. 3-bedroom house. Garage, large large 2+bedroom, parking, pets, renovated, 2-bedroom apt. 3 acres, outdoor patio, gardens, yard. NS, pets neg. Mo. to mo. lease, NS. $1200/mo. + utils. Parking, great location, common health club access, fully equipped $1400/mo. Call Shannon, 802802-658-4184. laundry. Avail. now. $875/mo. kitchen and more. 802-864-3330 343-8194. NS/pets. 1st mo. + sec. dep. req. or rick@rickhubbard.org. 802-434-5757. BURLINGTON: Hill section, 3BURLINGTON: Studio apt. on S. bedroom house, South Union, 5HE?<A:GBA Willard near College St. hdwd, fireplace, off-street park$625/mo. heat and water incl. Professional office space located at ing, wrap-around porch, gas One month dep. req. Avail. 95 College Street on the first floor of an heat. Avail. 1/10. $1475/mo. + immed. Call 802-434-3004. historic building. 1000 square foot space utils. Pets OK. 802-310-4205. BURLINGTON: Very nice studios, BURLINGTON: Immaculate, includes a reception area, 3-4 offices and 1-bedrooms, 2-bedrooms, 3-bedcozy, second floor 2-bedroom rooms. Gorgeous buildings, just 1 parking spot. $1500/month plus heat w/porch. Need to fill now. No renovated. Parking, laundry, and electric. pets. Walk to downtown. Ample hdwd, some units have incredible parking. $700/mo. Call 802lake views. S. Union St. and Call Charlie for details or to 899-1960. Hungerford Terrace locations. BURLINGTON: Large, 3-bedarrange a showing, Avail. 2/01 and 2/15. www.keys2 room, near FAHC, mint condiburlington.com. 802-652-4800. 802-864-0538, ext. 236. tion, porch, W/D hookups, D/W, CHARLOTTE: 20 acres of lakeparking. $1275/mo. + utils. 802front property, 3-bedroom house, 862-4007. spacious, two docks, fully furBURLINGTON: Large 3-bednished, hdwd, 2-car garage. room, newly renovated, hdwd, BURLINGTON: New North end, BURLINGTON: North Ave., Peace and quiet on the lake for 1 1/13/06 4:16:51 PMonly $1395/mo. + utils. Avail. new porch, off-street parking. 2x2-Bur.HousingAuth011806.indd cute 2-bedroom apt. W/D, stordownstairs apt. 1.5-bedroom. Avail. now. $995/mo. Section 8 age, off-street parking. $900/ $750/mo. incls. all utils. Avail. now. Contact 802-922-2919. OK and pets neg. 802-893-0000. mo. + utils. Call 802-985-9864. 3/01. Cats OK. 802-238-0748. CHARLOTTE: 3-bedroom house BURLINGTON: Large, light, 2BURLINGTON: New Year’s resoBURLINGTON: North Winooski near village. Yard, deck, garden, bedroom, original woodwork, lution, move into a quiet South Ave. 2-rooms + bathroom. W/D, solar hot water. Pets welhdwd, laundry, garaged parking End, 2-bedroom, 2 level, apt. Second floor, gas heat, quiet come. $1100/mo. + utils. 802space, storage, downtown locaw/yard, Catherine St., winter building, near downtown, stor238-2476. tion, some pets OK. $1350/mo. parking. $1100/mo. +. Free gas age, new paint/appliances. COLCHESTER: 2-bedroom, 1.5 incl. heat, cable, Internet. Avail. heat this winter. Ref., lease, NS/dogs. $465/mo. + utils. bath, split level townhouse, 2/01. 802-864-5801. dep. 802-660-8957. 802-862-3719. 1072 sq. ft. carport, gas fireBURLINGTON: Large, sunny 1BURLINGTON: Newly carpeted, BURLINGTON: Northshore place, W/D. Avail. 3/01. bedroom apt. in owner-occupied large 2-bedroom apt., w/living Village 2-bedroom, 2-bath $1400/mo. Free snow, cable, building. Central location, near room, eat-in kitchen, partial condo, lake views, bike path, garbage, pool and tennis. bus line. Recent updates. Gas lake view, large fenced back attached garage, fireplace, W/D, Beautiful. 802-734-1233. heat and hot water. $800/mo. + yard, back deck, W/D, close to D/W, disposal, jacuzzi tub, COLCHESTER: Beautiful 2-bed2x2-homeshare011806 4:48 PM Page 1path, utils. Call 802-660-2068, leave 1/13/06 downtown/waterfront/bike his/her closets, pool, tennis room house, W/D, full basement, message. Avail. now. gas heat. Avail. now. $1100/mo. courts. $1550/mo. + utils. nice yard, sun room, garage, less 802-578-3499. Avail. 3/01. 802-264-4864. than 10 min. to Burlington. BURLINGTON: Renovated $1350/mo. Call 802-655-4583. condo, laundry, gas, parking, COLCHESTER: Immaculate and 1.5-bath, $1050/mo. Large 3spacious 2-bedroom, office, 2 bedroom, basement, gas, park1/2 bath, W/D, D/W, covered ing, $950/mo. Medium 2-bedporch and attached one-car of affordable housing with an appreciative room, hdwd, laundry. Avail. garage. Avail. now $1350/mo. elder by offering your time to support their 2/01. $900/mo. No dogs. 802802-846-9568. independence. 862-7467. COLCHESTER: Partridge Hill BURLINGTON: Spacious, bright, townhouse, 2-bedroom, 1.5 newly remodeled, 2-bedroom, bath, partially finished basedowntown, quiet dead-end ment, W/D, gas heat, garage. street, living room w/hdwd, eatNS/pets. Avail. 2/01, $1050/mo. (802) 863-0274 in kitchen, off-street parking, 802-453-5841. or visit direct access to laundry, water COLCHESTER VILLAGE: 1-bedwww.HomeShareVermont.org incl. $925/mo. + utils. Call 802room, gas fireplace, great loca578-7037. tion, large yard, storage, very EHO BURLINGTON: Spacious, clean clean. $700/mo. + utils. Avail. 2-bedroom. Recently renovated, 2/01. 802-879-5492. BURLINGTON: Newly remodeled vaulted ceilings, skylights, W/D, ESSEX JUNCTION: 2-bedroom, BURLINGTON: Mill St. Avail. 2-bedroom, 2nd floor, dep. req. slate kitchen, secret room, park1-bath condo. Avail. immed. now. $1050/mo. incl. hot water. $850/mo. Incl. heat. Flex. lease. ing, walk to UVM/hospital. Dogs Bright and sunny space w/slider 3-bedroom, dog OK w/ref, WD Pets neg. Avail. now. Call Jim at OK w/dep. and interview. $1200/ to patio. Gas heat, W/D, onehookups. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-578-7064. mo. + utils. 802-859-0052. year lease. $850/mo. + utils. + 802-660-3481, ext. 1021. sec. 802-985-8780. www.nevilleco.com/residence.

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AFFORDABLE NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES FOR SALE Shelburne

Fourteen 3-bedroom, 1 and 2 bath homes. A mix of single family homes, flats and townhomes. A prime location on Harbor Road off of Rt. 7, near Shelburne Elementary and surrounded by protected open space. All homes come with a garage and a small private yard. 1,126 or 1,332 sq. feet. $188,900 - $196,900 with a $30,000 down payment grant for eligible buyers (mortgage amount: $158,900 - $166,900).

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for 4 housing rent cont. ESSEX JUNCTION: 2-bedroom apt., quiet location close to town center. $880/mo. Incl.. heat, water, garbage and lots of storage. 802-578-5539. ESSEX JUNCTION: 3-4 bedroom house, 1 1/2 bath, gas heat, attached garage, front and back yards, W/D hookups. $1350/ mo.+ utils. 802-864-4182. ESSEX JUNCTION: 3-bedroom, 1.5 bath apt. Close to 5 Corners w/off-street parking, laundry hookups and storage. Gas heat, hot water incl. No pets. Refs. a must. $950/mo. + dep. Call Paul at 802-879-3117. ESSEX JUNCTION: Large 2-bedroom, off-street parking, convienent location, avail. immed. $875/mo. incls. heat. Call Jeff, 802-879-9491. ESSEX JUNCTION: Large 2-bedroom, off-street parking, convenient location, avail. immed. $875/mo. incls. heat. Call Jeff, 802-879-9491. ESSEX/WESTFORD: Furnished 1bedroom, pets?, electrical and LT gas heat, primary heat is wood, parking for 1-car, 2?, laundry, garden, dish. Avail. 1/10. $550/mo. Call 802-878-7269. FAIRFAX: 1-bedroom, large bathroom, recently renovated, private yard, pets considered. Convenient country location. $650/mo. incl. everything. 802849-2268. FAIRFAX: Country living 25 mins. from Burlington. 3-bedroom, 2 full bath. 2001 built ranch on 60 acres of fields, woods, streams and trails. Front loading W/D. Pets neg. $1200/mo. + utils. Avail. now. 802-233-2089. FAIRFAX: Spacious 1-2 bedroom apt. Large yard w/garden space, W/D, private entrance. Pets OK. $700/mo. or less if you have handy skills! 802-734-0773. FAIRFAX: Spacious, clean 2bedroom apt. avail. immed. W/D, private entrance, convenient location. Pets negotiable. No smoking. $950/mo., includes all. 849-9808. FERRISBURG: New 3-bedroom home, panoramic sunsets over the Adirondacks, private setting on 10 acres, near Little Otter Creek. $1050/mo. + utils. Call Mark at 802-425-3737. HINESBURG: 3-bedroom house. 1 mile from CVU. Appliances and heat incl. $1500/mo. + utils. 802-578-7667. NS/pets.

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HINESBURG: Route 116. Avail. now, 2-bedroom. $810/mo. incl. heat and hot water. Parking, no 2x2-Libertyquest080305 Neville Companies, Inc. pets. 802-660-3481, ext. 1021 or www.nevilleco.com/residence.

SHELBURNE: Great home in quiet neighborhood, near schools, village, lake, trails. 3bedroom, 2-bath, 2 garages, fireplace, 3-season sun room, deck, finished basement, large treed lot backing onto protected woodland. All new appliances, W/D, hdwd, pets considered. $1900/mo. + utils. Call 802-9853130 or 802-985-9186. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom, 2-bath end unit town home in Stonehedge. W/D, carport, pool, tennis court, storage. $1250/mo. + utils. Avail 3/01. 802-865-5956. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Bright, newly painted, condo on Quarry Hill Rd. near UVM & hospital. 5 closets, carport, storage, laundry, pool, tennis courts. Call Costello 802-878-5481. $1150/mo. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Furnished or unfurnished, new 2bedroom, 2-bath, Lancaster condo w/open floor plan, heat and hot water incl., W/D, D/W, 11/8/05 8:11 AM room. Page 1 patio, garage, exercise Avail. now - 6/1, $1300/mo. 802-846-9568.

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www.libertyquestmortgage.com JEFFERSONVILLE: Two, 2-bedroom apts. avail. Located in quiet location, convenient to town center. Onsite laundry, large yard and off-street parking. $575/mo., incl. heat and rubbish removal. Please contact Alliance Property Management at 802899-3400 for an application. MILTON: House next to lake, 3bedroom, 2-bath. First, last, dep. req. $1800/mo. Jean, 802229-1038. MILTON: Large 3-bedroom in beautiful old hotel. Hdwd, cathedral ceilings. $900/mo. + dep. Avail. 1/1. 802-355-5293. MORETOWN VILLAGE RIVERFRONT: Spacious 4+ bedrooms, 2 baths, recent appliances, stone fireplace living room, gas heat, 2+acre lot w/garden, swimming hole. $1400/mo. Call 496-3980. NORTH FERRISBURG: Spacious, sunny, 2-3 bedroom apt. in large farmhouse, hdwd throughout, 2levels, convenient location, great atmosphere. $850/mo. elec. incl. Call Mark at 802-425-3737. RICHMOND: Beautiful, small 1bedroom apt. Furnished. NS/pets. Lease, parking, refs., credit check. 802-434-3238, leave message. RICHMOND: Fully furnished 2bedroom house for rent on 3.4 acres, deck, garage, W/D. Avail. immed. - 6/30. $1400/mo. + utils. Call 802-899-3101. RICHMOND: Newly renovated 2bedroom apt. New gas heater, large garden area, new tile/hdwd/ carpets. 6-month lease. Avail. immed. $900/mo. 802-363-8776. S. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom/ bath luxury condo, new in 2005. Heat, HW, A/C, W/D incl. $1450/ mo. Pets OK. No smoking. Call Jamey, 802-318-5697.

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SOUTH BURLINGTON: Grand View, 2-bedroom, 1-bath townhouse, end unit. $1000/mo. + utils. Broker owner. Call Lee, 802-655-3333, ext. 249. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Utilities incl. Furnished 2-bedroom, 2bath, W/D, D/W, gas heat, large backyard w/access to wooded trails, plenty of storage, min. from I89. Avail. now - 5/1. $1200/mo. 802-846-9568. SOUTH DUXBURY: Large 4-bedroom, 2.5 bath home on 4+ acres w/swimming pond, mountain views, new kitchen, and family room. Available 2/01. $1900/mo. 802-244-7974. UNDERHILL: Large, efficiency apt. End of road location. Wellbehaved dog/cat OK. NS. Utils. + cable incl. $850/mo. 802899-5092. UNDERHILL: New 1-bedroom apt., handicap accessible, heat/hot water incl. Close to hiking trails and not far from Smuggs ski area. $750/mo. Call 802-899-4210. VERGENNES: 3-bedroom, 1-bath classic home. Porches, storage, W/D. Many upgrades. Surrounded by quiet, mellow neighbors. NS/dogs. $900/mo. + utils. Avail. 2/1. To see and apply: adamhmiller@hotmail. com or 802-598-1918. WATERBURY: Brand new 2-bedroom duplex w/heated floors, 1.5-bath, all appliances, office area. 30 sec. to Exit 10. Hiking out your back door. 5 star energy rating. $1250/mo. +. 802244-6111. WILLISTON: Avail. now. 2-bedroom, 1-bath condo, finished basement., New carpet/hdwd, W/D, D/W, snow/trash removal, 1 pet OK. $1100/mo. + utils. Gas heat and water. Year lease + dep. Call Sonya after 4 p.m. 802-999-1551.

WILLISTON: Eastview Estates townhouse, 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath, living room w/fireplace, den, attached garage, deck, large back yard. Convenient location. $1350/mo. 802-434-4880. WINOOSKI: 1-bedroom, 1-car parking, free laundry, cat only, NS. Avail. 3/01. $600/mo. + utils. 802-899-2001. WINOOSKI: 1-bedroom, 82 Malletts Bay, apt. #2. Has office, living room, new Rinnai heater, gas stove, new W/D, off-street parking. Avail. now. $750/mo. 802-862-8412. WINOOSKI: 1-bedroom apt. Avail. now. Off-street parking, coin-op laundry, new appliances, pets OK. All utils. incl. $800/mo. to $850. ORC Property Management, 802-383-5406, email ORC@ilovermont.com. WINOOSKI: 1-bedroom w/full kitchen, living room, 3/4 bath. Front and back covered porches. Off-street parking for 1-car. Gas heat. No pets. $650/mo. + dep. Call 802-655-3325. WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom, 1.5 bath, heat and hot water incl., walk/busline to FAHC, UVM, parking, W/D, D/W, deck, pool in complex. NS/pets. $1300/mo. 508-405-4440. WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom apt. Recent upgrades, fresh paint, hdwd, full bath, washer/dryer hookups, parking, porches. NS. $850/mo. + utils. 802-4253158. WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom, heat and hot water incl. Parking, full tub and shower, on-site laundry, clean, NS/pets. $895/mo. 802233-1150. WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom unit, near Saint Michael’s and I-89. Easy access to Burlington. Incls. heat. One cat allowed. $900/mo. 802-846-7849. WINOOSKI: 3-bedroom condo avail. 2/1 on a quiet street. Washer incl. 1-car garage. 2x2-BCLT011106-CitysEdge $1200/mo. + utils. Call Jo at 578-1702 before 9pm.

WORKSPACE 4 commercial props. BURLINGTON: 850 +/- sq. ft. storefront/office, North St., fully networked w/phone system in place, flexible uses. $650/mo. +. 802-893-0000. EAST MONTPELIER: 24-seat restaurant w/outside picnic area on Route 2 and Winooski River. Parking, high traffic. $1300/mo. incls. heat. 802-223-6620.

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BURLINGTON: Beautiful, unusual and sunny suite w/lake views in the Maltex Building. Two offices plus common conference room and couch area. Ideal for one or two-person business. 802-864-7756. BURLINGTON: Desk/office rentals. Single and double office space avail., utils. and secretarial services avail. Free use of conference rooms. 802-658-9697. BURLINGTON: Office space. Seeking individual to share furnished office in Burlington (Chace Mill). Nice quiet location and reasonable. 802-238-2167. BURLINGTON: Waterfront. Distinctive and unique office/retail space. Environmentally friendly and affordable. Main Street Landing, Melinda Moulton, 802-864-7999. www.mainstreetlanding.com. BURLINGTON: Waterfront office space avail. Adirondack views. Incl. parking. Call Ken at 802865-3450.

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OPEN HOUSE: TUESDAY 1/17, 11-12PM & THURSDAY 1/19, 4-5PM South Burlington,Citys Edge Condominium: Available Now:2-bdrm, 2-bathroom, one level condo with approximately 1,141 sq.ft.of living space.This condo is located on the 2nd floor of a beautiful and secure new building. Features include parking in an underground garage and an elevator. Enjoy the convenience of living on the bus line and close to shopping centers, schools, and parks.

Purchase Price: $ 176,400 - 39,500 * grant for income-eligible buyers $ 136,900 ** Amount needed to finance www.getahome.org Call Brandy 864-2620 WINOOSKI: 3-bedroom house, dogs neg., W/D, roomy, yard, deck, parking. Close to interstate/downtown. Very good landlord. Avail. 1/01. Credit check req. $1260/mo. Call David, 802-734-1050. WINOOSKI: Large, sunny 3-bedroom, 2 level, convenient location, on bus line, gas heat, offstreet parking. Cats OK, dogs neg. $1025/mo. + utils. 802399-9576. WINOOSKI: Large, unique, splitlevel studio, in a unique building. Onsite pool, laundry, racquetball, health club membership incl. in rent. $980/mo. + utils. Contact Jay, 802-310-6709. WINOOSKI: Spacious 2-bedroom townhouse. Avail. now. Off-street parking, W/D hookup, gas heat. No pets. $850/mo. + utils. Call Sue at 802-863-8217, ext. 20.

COLCHESTER: Individual office spaces avail. immed. Homey atmosphere, large, shared waiting room. Access to kitchen and 2-baths. $400/mo. full-time, part-time rentals neg. Month to month. 802-651-9816. JOHNSON: Lovely office, 208 sq. ft. on Main St. in village. Building has two other prof. practices. Good parking. $275/mo. incls. utils. 802-635-7900. SHELBURNE HEALTH AND FITNESS has office/studio space for rent. 150–900 sq. ft., Route 7 frontage, separate entrance, convenient parking. 802-985-3141. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 800 sq. ft. office space w/storage. Great central location, San Remo Drive, South Burlington. Call 802-238-2045. WILLISTON: Office available on S. Brownell Rd. 152 sq. ft. Office incl. reception area, kitchen, deck, cable access and ample parking. Three other professional tenants in building. Great location. Call 860-2211 or 865-6233.

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OFFICE/ARTIST STUDIO, antique dealer or small retail. New spaces for rent. Choose from three units. As low as $300/mo. incls. all utils. Located on New Shelburne Road. 802-734-0289, Andy.

BURLINGTON: Rooms for rent. Behind Waterman Hall, UVM. $475/mo. incl. all utils. and parking. Hdwd and incredible location. Sedate environment! cjcc@vt18.com. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Mature M/F to share 3-bedroom, 2-bath house. W/D, Internet, cable, parking, yard, deck. Must be dog/cat friendly. Avail. immed. $500/mo. incl. utils. 802-3187132. WEEKLY AND NIGHTLY LODGING: European-style and equipped. Kitchen use, cable TV, great ambiance, on bus route. $175-$225/weekly. Maggie’s Inn, 324-7388, 324-3291, or ivan land@aol.com.

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MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: SPEND more time with men who are smart, funny, confident, interested and interesting. I am all of the above, as well as optimistic and creative. 37 YO SWPF with sparkly smile, agile mind, and great dog. 1485

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46 YO DWF, GRATEFUL, HAPPY, LIVELY, creative, petite, attractive. Into art, hikes, boating, gardens. Seeking SWM, 40-53 YO, NA/NS, employed, grateful, respectful, honest. Zest for passions with healthy body, mind for friendship leading to LTR. 1050

men > women ONE CALL AWAY. DWM, YOUNG 42. Aged-well, smoker, seeks slender to average woman, 32-50 YO, who likes to laugh, enjoys classic rock, dancing, good food and drink, jacuzzi, romance, passion and is affectionate. Much more, call. 1496 SWM, 27 YO VEGETARIAN. LOVE TO snowshoe, hike, skateboard and would like someone who can share with me their experiences. L8ter sk8ter. Movies, board games, video games, Internet, work, tea. SP. 1493 S, 34 YO, HANDSOME, FIT, BLACK, BLUE. Fun, creative, happy. Have place in the country. I am well-built and endowed. ISO girls. College girls, women, for oral pleasure. I will please you. I give great massages. 1491 MAWM ISO NSF 30-50 YO. HAPPILY married handsome, fit, outdoorsy, creative professional seeks fit, attractive woman for love and play. (It’s fine with my wife). Let’s talk. Discretion, please. D/D free. 1420

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I’M LOOKING FOR A LADY 21-35 YO TO help me with the treatment of my erectile dysfunction. Exotic dancer, massage specialist or NASE member best, as help. Call, we’ll talk, meet and treat. 1404 BIWM, 25 YO, 6’2, 175 LBS., NS. Heathen mystic, kind, open-minded, intelligent. ISO SF, 18-30 YO, for LTR and partnership in practice of ritual sex, magic, no experience necessary, kids OK, race unimportant, 420-friendly a must. 1403 DM, 59 YO, LOVES TO COOK AND DANCE, retired. Looking for DWF for love and laughter, romantic, attractive, to share my home with. LTR in good time. Someone to spend nights on weekends to start. 1400 CITY MAN SEEKS VT WOMAN. SWM, 50S, living in NYC, wants serious LTR, monogamous relationship with a caring, intelligent woman. Appearance is unimportant, age no obstacle. Looking for heart and soul and simple living. 1398 PREFER CANOES TO COMPUTERS, MOUNtains to malls. Young and fit, 49 YO, slender, soulful, spiritual, bearded, genuine, grounded, cognizant, perceptive. Appreciates cross-country skiing, hiking, canoeing, running, photography, healthy dinners, nurturing relationship, plays, music, wood smoke, full moons and foot rubs. 1390 I’M LOOKING FOR THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. Is that possible? I can’t describe you because you are like no one I’ve ever met. But I’ll know it’s you as soon as I hear your voice. 1381 HONEST, SINCERE, CLEAN-CUT, SWM, soon to be 32 YO, fit, likes movies, quiet times together, dinners, camping, snowboarding, motorcycles, hunting, looking for a quiet SF, 19-44 YO, ND, NA, prefer NS with similar qualities. Let’s talk! 1377 43 YO SWM, LIKES ELVIS, PATRIOTS, country music, would love just spending time at home with a beautiful woman, cuddling, watching a movie. You are SWF, 35-48 YO, open, friendly, fun, easygoing lady. 1376 SKI, SNOWSHOE, HIKE W/HONEST, FIT, humorous, intelligent, financially secure SPM. Seeking adventurous, active, funloving SF, 35-45 YO to share meaningful conversation, fine wine, traveling, dining out and home-cooked meals w/romantic, confident animal lover. Friendship first, possible LTR. 1374 SPM, 32 YO, LOOKING FOR LTR. WANT someone normal on the outside and a bit insane on the inside. Love foreign/arty movies, sports and meaningful discussions on life. Consider myself a caring, thoughtful person, but PC Police need not apply. 1366

HONEST, OPEN, INTELLIGENT, FUNNY, compassionate, 24 YO teddy bear seeking happy, life-loving F to learn from and about. Animal and music lovers a must. Comedy lovers big +. If you’re looking for a challenge or a fixer-upper, I’m not him. 1360 41 YO, DWM, DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON, casual dates, movies, bookstores. That’s all. Tall with hair, funny, not possessive, not judgmental. 1358 FUN, OPEN-MINDED, SWM 23 YO, LOOKing for SF, 18-30 YO. Kids are OK, I’m into movies and traveling, hiking, most anything other than sitting around the house. Friends first, possible LTR. Call me, ladies. 1355 LOOKING FOR A WOMAN WHO WOULD like to have children and start a family. I enjoy walks, dancing and exercise. The outdoors is great, so is a great movie. I am 5’11, 165 lbs, SWDM, NS. 1347 SWM, EARLY 40S, ECLECTIC, TALL, DARK, handsome, fun, outgoing, educated, nice, new to area, seeking intelligent, kind, interesting SF for coffee/conversation, possible walks through town, waterfront, outdoors, trips to explore art, nature. Please, no melodrama, sitting in judgment. Burlington. 1345 41 YO SWM. IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, IT’S warm in my home, but not warm enough. Help warm me up, please. Humor and romance must be on your list of what you’re looking for. 1342 29 YO SWM, LIVING IN JOHNSON, GOODlooking, fun, funny, open-minded, caring, sweet and also naughty, seeking F 21-33 YO for dating, fun and more. Must like to laugh a lot. 1332 SWM, 41 YO, ISO SWF 18-35 YO, FOR affection, pleasure and companionship, possible LTR. Music, movies, food, long walks. 4:20-friendly. I like to cook, pamper and cuddle. 1263 DO YOU HAVE A GENERIC LIKING FOR men and initiate and reciprocate interest, comfort, understanding, connection, nurturing, pairbonding, relationship, uninhibited affection, sensuality, fun and caring for each other’s well-being? If so, that illusive two-way-chemistry is all that would be needed. 1260 SEEKING A 30-43 YO SPWNS INTERESTED in flower, fruit and veggie gardens at my home. Do you hike, bike, cross-country ski, and snowshoe? Looking for a theater, sports, movie, and summer concert lover. Looking for friendship first. 43 YO BSPM. 1257

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WBIM, 300 LBS, BUT SOMEWHAT MUSCUlar, never been with a guy but very curious. Would like to exchange oral, massage, maybe more! Willing to travel, live near Burlington. No heavy relationship, just looking for fun. Give me a jingle. 1352 IT’S THE NEW YEAR. 27 YO MABIF LOOKing to start the new year out right. Outgoing, hardworking and fun. Looking for the same! 1351 BI CURIOUS M, 43 YO, 5’11, ISO M/F/ CU to meet w/and see where it can lead. Open for most things, give me a call. Let’s heat up the cold winter. 1240 MABI/M ISO MA M OR F TO SERVICE orally. No reciprocation necessary. Be serious and discreet. All calls answered. Leave first name, number and best time to call. 1234 SWF, 25 YO, STRAWBERRY BLONDE, BLUEgreen eyes, 38 B,170, seeking SF or M for sexual fun. Must be D/D-free, have a nice personality, sense of humor and an adventurous side. 1233

men seeking... M VOYEUR LOOKING FOR F/CU EXHIBItionists for fun and good times. Let’s talk. 1413

23 YO F, 27 YO M ISO BIF, 18-34 YO for erotic play. Must be willing to please both and be pleased. Friends with benefits or one time thing. Clean, fun and adventurous. Patience is required, we are new to this. 1502

45 YO BIF LOOKING FOR BIF FOR DIScreet fun. If you’re looking for a sexually satisfying time, call me. I love everything about a woman, especially her willingness to be uninhibited. I can be nice or naughty, it’s up to you.` 1383

WCU ISO BIF OR CU W/BIF TO ENJOY the pleasure of sensual dining out and the exotic pleasure of watching a CU explore their tactile menu. 35 YO +. 1051

I WANT TO PRACTICE GERMAN AND MEET adventurous people to share outdoor adventures. 1134

ARE YOU HAPPY AT HOME, BUT COULD really use a good-looking, well-hung buddy with his own place between Burlington and Middlebury? Be straightacting, hairy-chested, hot and discreet. 1486

SEEKING VERY DISCREET, CLEAN, SAFE, WD M for daytime fun. Me: MA, 54 YO, tall, dark, handsome. Discretion guaranteed. No games. Serious only. 1387

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CU SEEKING BIF TO FULFILL SEXUAL FANtasies. You won’t be disappointed. No CU, please. Give us a call. Must be D/D free. 1399 MID-TWENTIES CU SEEKS RAVE CARPOOL. You provide car/van. We provide the cash. Let’s plan weekend trips this Spring to raves/techno clubs/tent camp-out hippie festivals. Deadheads a +. Bring your tidied friends and glow sticks. 1389 40 YO CU ISO OTHER CU TO DOUBLE THE pleasure. Must be considerate of others’ needs as well as their own. Drink and 420 friendly. Long-term. Straight M/F, bi-curious F, D/D-free. No health or control freaks. 1386 MAWBIF, 27 YO, 5’6, 125 LBS., SEARCHing for discreet 19-30 YO SM and BIF, black men encouraged, to help my master dominate me. Height/weight proportionate. Please call my master for details, he’ll let you know what the night entails. 1375 MACU LOOKING FOR F FOR FUN AND friendship. Not looking for just a onetime thing. If you’re interested in learning more, please leave me a message. 1059 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE AND fun? So are we! MACU seeks BIM/F or CU for adult gatherings. ND. Light drinkers OK. Age, size and race not an issue. Fun and safe. Discretion is a must. 1054

SACRED INTIMATE, BODY SACRED AND body centered, health-trained, a moderately aged and bodied man, seeking self healing and boundary breaking, naked (optional), spontaneous encounters with individuals or groups of women seeking transcendence and healing. Win, win intentions to reciprocate beautiful and loving experiences. Discretion and confidentiality expected. 1405 40 YO M ISO GM OR GCU, 60 +, FOR HOT winter fun and discreet hookups. Endowed is a +. Can’t wait to hear from you. 1385 M, CLEAN AND DRUG-FREE, UB2, SEEKing playful F, 21-35 YO, to get nude and have intimate and erotic pleasure to meet around Burlington area. 1384 GOOD-LOOKING, SEXY, MAWM, VERY WELL endowed, ISO an open-minded, adventurous, slightly kinky F for occasional mutual masturbation only. Age, size unimportant. Must be D/D free. Get to know me first, then decide. 1382 BIM, SINGLE, ISO MEN 40 YO OR younger, in shape, well-endowed, one or more is OK. I’m very submissive. B&D, S&M, W/S is OK, as I like it rough. Will answer all calls. Interested, I do swallow, do have toys, will wear collar and leash. Have your fun. 1373 ATTENTION BOTTOM BOYS, SUBMISsives, CDS and sissy boys. This healthy, 45 YO, horny top wants you! Be 18-40 YO. Young and thin preferred, but all responses considered. Submit to your fantasies and leave a detailed message. Lamoille and Chittenden counties. 1370 TALL, CLEAN, ATHLETIC, DWM 40’S, ISO special relationship with attractive female to accompany me on regular basis to adult swing gatherings. Event hosts, please contact me ASAP. 1359 WM, 29 YO, GOOD-LOOKING AND RICH. Seeking a smokin’ hot party girl to tear it up when I’m in B-town two times a month. You: 21-39 YO, hot, and ready to go! No strings! 1325

LOOKING TO DO SOME FATHER/DAUGHTER role playing? Are you a submissive female,18-25 YO that would like to fulfill a long-time fantasy through role playing? If so, then give dad a call. 1258 FREE, HIGHEST QUALITY ITALIAN SEED for fertile woman in need. You may be married, partnered, lesbian or single. 1256 EXPERIENCED, SEXY, LOVING, CARING M, 36 YO. Looking for wild times w/younger F into sharing in consensual bondage games. Require adventurous spirit, discretion, no STDs, ND. Bring fantasies, desires. So much life, trust, respect to share w/lovely vixen. 1255 SEMIPROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER w/a job as an attorney seeking F, CU, endowed M, minimal piercing, for photography work. General to partial nudity, totally at the discretion of the models. Good sense of humor. 1247 20 YO SWM FRESH OUT OF DIVORCE looking for SF to spice things up. I am 6’5”, 190 lbs., dark hair, pierced, sensual, naughty. You are slender, long hair, pretty eyes, soft skin, under 30 YO. I am waiting. 1228 SWM, 39 YO, MEDIUM HEIGHT/BUILD, ISO fun, submissive F, fun and games. 420 OK. Race not important. 1161 HAVE YOU BEEN A NAUGHTY GIRL? DO you need a good spanking to get off? This 48 YO dominant M can lend you a hand. I can put that reddish rose color back in your cheeks. 1135 SW, 30S, IN SHAPE, SEEKS TO ORALLY satisfy married or SF, D/D-free, no strings, very discreet, give me a call. You will not be disappointed. 1053 MARRIED M SEEKING COMPANIONSHIP from F. The wife won’t put out and I am ready to explore. Want to try oral, maybe more. 18-35 YO. 1038

i spy YOUR LAST PERFORMANCE SUNDAY, 1/08. You: dark, wavy hair, wore red/black. Me: beard, blue shirt with tie. “You were great” [smack head]. Coffee? This ad makes a good story for next show; the second act is up to you. References. 1500 LINCOLN INN: I SAW YOU ON A TUESday night, beautiful long, dark haired waitress. I had to ask for your name! Eres una Pricesa. Let’s get dinner or a movie? 1499

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KRISHNA DAS 1/08, WE SAT SIDE BY side. I was speechless, for your smile captivated me. You left early and wished me a goodnight. You wore blue jeans. Me: blue baseball cap. Care to chat at Dobra tea room? 1497

I SPY MY SOUL MATE IN A COVERED bridge in Waterville. Being with you always makes me better. Thank you for always seeking the high road. You are magnificent and fun. I love you, happy new year. 1380

BERLIN SHAW’S, 1/04, IN THE BREAD aisle. Your smile was incredibly beautiful. I went speechless. I wanted to talk to you but was too shy. Please give me a second chance. I would do anything to see you smile again. 1495

TO THE MARVELOUS KIND SOUL WHO found me hobbling in pain down Willard Street 12/7 and helped me get home, thank you! I’m on crutches now, healing, and very grateful. 1369

JACOB, YOU HAD ME HARD-CORE. WHAT happened? I still want to know you, and we never got to wrestle. The impact of you on me was amazing. Find me!! 1484 BLUE PLUR GTI: MIDWEEK AFTER XMAS, highway conversation, south on 89 just after exit 16. Legit party kids are rare these days. If this finds you, an email is in order! This is me giving you the nod. 1418 FIRE SPINNERS! WHERE ARE YOU? I heard about some poi-tastic people in Btown, do you really exist? Let’s spin! Central VT fire dancers want you! 1416 HEALTHY LIVING: TO THE LUNCHTIME guy with blonde hair and a great smile. I like your style. I have brown hair and a blue coat. Want to take a lunch break with me? 1415 JAKE IN VERMONT. I SAW YOUR PROFILE in match.com but procrastinated too long and missed you. Are you still looking? 1414 YOU SAID YOU DIDN’T LIKE COFFEE, I said that’s all right. You were smallish and in great shape. I was tall and trim. You said you had no social life, I said we should be together. SWM, middle-aged. 1412 1/04, FLETCHER LIBRARY FOLK LIFE LECture. You: sitting behind me crocheting. Me: pleasantly surprised upon turning around. Wish I had said something. Care to accompany me next month? Or let’s find another lecture. 1411 I SPY THE TALL, HANDSOME, SKIING DAD from 12/30, at Bolton, night skiing with your kids. We chatted briefly. I’d love to chat more. 1410 SWM ISO BRIGHT SMILED F. SAW YOU walking your llama through town, 1/05. Great posterior, yours was nice too. We should meet. I await your response eagerly! 1409 12/30, PENNY CLUSE RESTAURANT, Burlington. You were having breakfast with your friend by the corner windows. I was at the big table with my buddies before our National Scrabble tournament. Let’s hang out! 1408 DMV, MONTPELIER, 11/18. You/she: wavy brown hair, turned 50 YO in Nov., works Drs. office. Camels Hump Road (Huntington?Duxbury?). Me: Florida to Burlington, ‘Vermont’ hat. You/she left something. I found it. Running out of searches. Can anybody help? 1407

TO THE BEST BACHELOR I’VE EVER known. You’re brilliant and rare and wonderful. You don’t know how easy it is... Don’t change. 1367 I SPY A WOMAN WHO SKIS LIKE AN orchestra conductor and makes my instruments sing. I’ll be lucky to listen to her music. 1364 TO MY LOVELY CHIA PET: I’M SO SORRY for being a total jerk. I love you more than anything in the world and lately I have been taking it for granted. Please tell me you love me again. 1363 A - THE $2 BILL AND PIZZA TAPES WERE just what the doctor ordered. Cuppa joe was good, too. Scrabble rematch? UMEYROVO... 1362 12/30 DAILY PLANET BAR, YOU JOINED large group of friends. You: brown hair, goatee (chin only), nice smile. Standing, talking to friends for a bit. Me: in corner with black hat. You left too soon, off to meet someone? 1361 KATY, FROM COLORADO AND WORKING at Burton. I helped you find a Millman book, we talked about CO, Boulder, Church St. and Pema Chodron. Your smile won’t leave my mind. I’ve always wanted to snowboard. How about a lesson? 1357 BROKEN ROMEO: YOU ARE BROKEN NO more, for you have found your Juliet. The anticipation of what lies ahead is truly exhilarating and alluring, as are you. Join me on this road to Babylon? 1354 EARLY NEW YEAR’S EVE, YOU LOOKED beautiful selecting fresh fruits and vegetables at Waterbury’s Squash Valley Produce. Then, you complimented hat attire. Well, on New Year’s Day, the Patriots didn’t win. However, let’s celebrate a healthy, new friendship in 2006. 1353 CAROLYN, YOU WERE STUNNING IN your red evening gown. My head is spinning and knees weak. Took you home, couldn’t walk you to the door. Know how beautiful you are, I will drop everything to share a glass of wine. 1350 I SPY SOME “BUTTER” LOOKING FOR A “Pickle.” 1349 YOUR NAME IS MOLLY. YOU HAVE A friend with crutches. Dark Star on 12/29. Forgive me for being a fool, but what was your number? 1348 I SPY MY SPACE HIPPIE BOY. I’LL TAKE you to the nun tree-ery any day... 1346

12/7 - IF ONLY WE COULD LAY LAZILY forever in your bed. My blue eyes miss your neurotic ways. But this isn’t goodbye, it’s until next time... 1340

SEXY GUY BEHIND COUNTER, DAYS AT KK Quick downtown. Are you “out” there and available or committed? Just wondering. 1272

SQUASH FETISH? TRY A SNOOGER FETISH! Your caution tape and binoculars blew me away and now, after the plastic wrap prom outfits and claw machine prizes, I know gross fest public PDAs are here to stay. Ti amo. 1338

AT GESINE’S, 12/15, 8:30 A.M. YOU were being served, curly brunette, well dressed, alone. You gave me nice smiles, more than greetings, I think. I had navy blue coat, brown hair, sunglasses. Can we try again? 1271

12/27, STOWE POST OFFICE. YOU: WEARing a long black coat, mailing letters for work, one by airmail, you may have green eyes? I held the door for you as you left. You’re cute, I’m shy, you should get in touch. 1336

YOU WERE OUR WAITER, 12/17, CHILI’S. Big group of us for a friend’s birthday. I arrived late. I was the red head in the gray wool vest. Wanna go out sometime? 1270

JK-TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAWK IN the sky, may we soar to our dreams in the new year. I love you so much and cannot wait for you and Hunter to be a permanent part of our Montpelier world. 1334 I SPY A BUNCH OF GREAT PEOPLE WHO made my holiday super by being generous, kind, sentimental and giving Xmas hugs. Thanks, all of my Charlie O’s friends, present and past. It’s been a great 27 years! 1331 12/23 NEWPORT, VT, HALLMARK STORE. We smiled and wished each other a Merry Christmas. You smoked outside. I blew it, but I won’t next time. You are hot! Please contact me. 1330 THERE ARE EASIER WAYS OF PUSHING me away than leaving me in the dark, but you certainly did succeed. I hope you are happy alone in your room, Mister. I miss my friend. 1328 ALHI BABA’S-FALAFEL, LETTUCE AND salsa only. Cucumber eaters need not reply. 1327 THIS GIRL JILL WHOSE FRIEND SHE named “Will,” their friendship a must but Jill broke “Will’s” trust. “Will,” your “Grace” is sorry for hurting you! Will you bend so our friendship can mend? “Will,” call your “Grace,” she misses you! 1326 TALL INDIE ROCK BOY, USED TO SEE YOU at Speeder’s, but haven’t lately...I miss your steamed milk. 1324 12/16 NECTAR’S. WE DANCED UNTIL THEY stopped serving. I had a great time, I really hope we do it again soon. 1323 A TINY PRINCESS HAVING BREAKFAST alone at Sneakers. I miss our mornings together. I love you with all my heart and wish I could be there to fill that empty space. 1322 12/20 BOLTON. WE WERE THE GUYS WHO drove off the road, you were the two snow bunnies who stopped to make sure we were okay. Let’s ride. We promise we’re better on the mountain than on the road. 1321

RED SQUARE, 12/17: I TOLD YOU “YOU’RE still cute” more than once, slapped your tush and slipped you my number! What I should have said, “Hi, I’m Sarah.” Can I get another chance, please??!! 1269 12/17, SMUGGS, IDX TELEMARKER W/ blue jacket. We shared a lift but I should have introduced you to my friend a few chairs behind us who is also single and hikes, and cute. Interested? 1268 SWEET MOON BABY GIRLS: I MISS YOU so much. I want to go back to Summer Woods and start all over again. I love you. 1266 TO THE CARING INDIVIDUAL WHO STOPped to help when our Jeep overturned, Bolton Flats 12/16. We appreciate your offer of a ride into Burlington. Addiedog thanks you for the warmth. Have a peaceful holiday season, thanks again, M&H. 1264 J.W., TRUST, AMONG OTHER THINGS, are a must in a relationship. Without trust, we cannot continue our relationship. I love you. Please trust me. J.B. 1262 TO THE MOST AMAZING DECORATED LADY that doesn’t like to brush her hair... I miss our talks. I could stare at those green eyes for days. 1261 FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUTER MAMA w/mountain bumper stickers: you wear sunglasses on the darkest mornings, which is curious, but seeing you and your daughters laughing in the car at the crack of dawn makes me happy. No wedding band! Single? 1259

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COREY, RECENTLY DIVORCED, YOUNG son, very attractive, mid-20s, saw you 12/14. Kicked myself after you left for not asking you out. Second chance? You won’t be disappointed. Wanna get dinner or a movie? 1246 WELL, BOINKER DUDE, MISSED YOUR birthday. But didn’t xmas. Does mistletoe grow on mountains or in cabins on the mountain? If not, maybe we should plant some. It’s all in the kiss, baby. My guide I will always remember. 1244 MONTPELIER PP2, SUNDAY, 12/4. Me: Long-dark-haired female, was sitting w/my friend. You: Tall, hippie-ish M. Smiled as we met gazes on your way out the door. Have we met before? Bonus if you’re single and lookin’... 1227 I SPY JO’S beautiful smile at Roundtable. My high is the lazy days I spend w/you, my low is walking out your door. Merry Christmas and back to back New Year’s parties? 1215 I SPY TALL, DARK HAIR, SEXY MAN standing in hallway, on the phone. Goes by Essir. I think you saw me. Interested? Me. 1214

Message Board I SPY AN EXOTICALLY BEAUTIFUL, YOUNG, raven-haired, ruby-lipped girl who makes my heart flutter! Maya, thanks for the lessons learned and love shared over the last year! No one else knows the beauty we share while in our temple! Namaste, Rio. 1494 VRH HOUSE MANAGERS, WE GIVE OUR hearts to the people we take care of. We are the soul of the house! No matter what changes come, let’s remain true to the residents and to each other. Love you all, LF. 1419 “SO COME WITH ME, WHERE DREAMS ARE born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!” Meet you there, Tink. Love and a thimble, Peter 1417

MY HANDSOME TENNIS PLAYER: FROM the moment your smile gave me butterflies in my tummy, I knew. I’m so sorry I’ve been such a cranky pants lately. Thank you for being patient with me. I’ll make it up to you. 1252

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YOU AND I HAVE MEMORIES LONGER than the road that stretches out ahead. Thanks for waking my soul from its slumber. If it’s meant to be, then it will be. Heart, Dan G. 1274

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Counseling Program Marketing & Account Relations Adjunct Faculty - Master’s of Science and Innovation Online Program Teach courses in telecommunications and database concepts, on a quarterly basis. Master’s degree in relevant field with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience (including online) required. A Ph.D. and experience with WebCT course delivery system is highly desired. Must have a broad business and technical background, including significant work in telecommunications, database, and knowledge management. Corporate IT management experience is preferred.

Half-time person to aggressively market and represent Employee Assistance Program. Must be highly motivated, organized, articulate, energetic, self-starter. Clinical awareness/skills a plus. Basic computer fluency in MS Word and Excel. BA/BS required; MA preferred. Send resume by 1/23/06 to:

VABIR • 75 Talcott Rd., Suite 30 • Williston, VT 05495 • EOE

Submit cover letter, resume, and references by 2/1/06 to:

Human Resources, Champlain College PO Box 670, Burlington, VT 05402-0670 or fax 802-860-2772 or email hr@champlain.edu. EOE

Vermont Burlington Telecom

Working Foreman

The City of Burlington is searching for a Working Foreman – Outside Plant in its Telecom Department. This position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to network technicians. This position also provides support for installation, provisioning and maintenance of electronic optical transport, ITPV and voice telephony equipment.

Principal Vacancy

GRAND ISLE, VERMONT The Grand Isle School Board (GISB) seeks a principal for its K-8 district (single-building facility with a $4M+ budget and 200+ enrolled students) beginning July 1, 2006. The candidate must possess good communication skills, knowledge of VT and federal education law (inc. “No Child Left Behind”), be a visionary, serve as a collaborator, and understand the needs of our teachers, our community, and, above all, our children. The candidate needs to identify non-traditional sources of revenue (i.e., not from local property taxes), have a grasp of curriculum development balanced with being able to address capital/facility costs and other administrative tasks, and be able to work with all ages and sectors of the population. The GISB seeks an individual who will manage our curriculum such that the student assessments indicate that our children are best prepared for subsequent grade levels and high school/higher education. Proper budgeting, helping conduct bussing feasibility analysis, interfacing well with our excellent teachers/staff and the supervisory union, and soliciting the community at-large for board and school improvement are some of the GISB’s current issues. Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Education Administration (or an equivalent Master’s degree). A VT license as a principal is required no later than July 1, 2006. Applicants must submit a hard copy packet containing a letter of interest, resume/vitae, transcripts, 3 current letters of recommendation, and a writing sample to: Richard H. Taylor c/o Grand Isle School Board Grand Isle Elementary School 224 US Route 2 Grand Isle, VT 05458 Applications received by February 3, 2006 (4:30 p.m.) receive priority consideration. However, the GISB reserves the right to review/dismiss any application submitted. Applicants not willing to take our challenge need not apply. The GISB offers a competitive salary and benefit package. For a job description and the search process, refer to the GISB website at: <http://www.gisu.org/Grand_Isle/GISB/principal_search.htm>. Equal Opportunity Employer

To find out more about this position, visit our website at www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us or call (802) 865-7145. To apply, send resume, cover letter & City of Burlington application by Jan. 27, 2006 to:

HR Dept, 131 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401 WOMEN, MINORITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. EOE

DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT The Burlington Housing Authority, a HUD High Performer, is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated individual to manage its property management division, with over 600 apartments assisted under the Public Housing, Section 8 Project-Based and Low Income Housing Tax Credit programs. The ideal candidate will have a college degree or equivalent and at least five years of property management experience, including familiarity with HUD assisted housing programs and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. Previous supervisory experience is necessary. Sensitivity to the needs of elderly, disabled and low-income households is a must. BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience, as well as an excellent benefit package. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Send your resume with a cover letter detailing salary requirements and pertinent information regarding your qualifications and interest to:

Paul Dettman Executive Director, BHA 65 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 BHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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F/T and P/T positions available for energetic and enthusiastic people. Our upbeat, positive atmosphere complements our employment package that includes competitive wages, health insurance, incentives, hotel discounts and 401k.

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An active Lamoille County real estate office is seeking an EXPERIENCED rental agent. Excellent customer skills, a high energy level and desire to grow with the company is a must. Please send cover letter and resume to: 112 S. Main St., Box 102 Stowe, VT 05672

Sales Professional Health Care Information Systems Global Works is expanding its sales force in the East to advance our growing information technology consulting practices and software applications. The Eastern Regional Sales Executive will assist prestigious health care provider organizations to evaluate and choose Global Works professionals and products to complement their IDX, GE Health, Allscripts, and other vendor platforms. Global Works is a dynamic, small firm based right here in beautiful Vermont and offers enterprise-level products and services to our large national client base. Sales Executives with initiative and an understanding of health care application software will thrive in our entrepreneurial culture. Up to 60% travel required. Excellent compensation includes salary, commission and bonus potential. Candidates must have higher level sales experience, health care I.S. knowledge, excellent presentation skills and ability to initiate and nurture long-standing client relationships. Resume & letter to:

jobs@global-works.com and refer to Sales Position in the subject line.

Responsible and caring person whose responsibilities include kennel work, hospital maintenance and some animal handling. Please send resume to:

Animal Hospital of Hinesburg PO Box 356 Hinesburg, VT 05461

Lamoille County Mental Health Services A designated agency providing developmental and mental health services in the Lamoille Valley has the following vacancy:

Controller Lamoille County Mental Health Services has an excellent opportunity for an accomplished controller with experience in the health care industry. The ideal candidate will be responsible for oversight of financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger account analyses, records, purchasing, billing and records, as well as monitoring of compliance with GAAP and compliance with regulatory agencies. You will lead the finance department and be a member of the leadership team reporting to the CFO. Strong interpersonal skills will provide for interaction with individuals at all levels within the organization. Must exhibit a high level of independence and be able to multitask while managing and motivating the accounting team. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with a minimum of 3 years experience in a management position. Competitive salary and benefit package. Qualified candidates should forward their resume to:

LCMHS. Attn: Human Resources 275 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville, VT 05661 Lamoille County Mental Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPRESENTATIVE EOE The North American Accounts Payable Department needs a self-directed, fast-learning individual to work closely with our vendors ensuring accurate and timely processing of vendor invoices and payments. Additional duties include employee reimbursements, inter-company transactions with foreign affiliates, balancing inventory good receipt accounts and reporting. In order to accomplish the before-mentioned tasks, an individual must possess strong communication and computer skills with accounting software experience preferred. Qualified candidates will have an Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, and/or two years experience in an accounting environment preferably with a background in payables.

CONTENT COORDINATOR The Content Coordinator will work with the Content Supervisor to organize and manage digital and photo assets for all Burton brands. This person will work with internal and external resources to provide content for web, print and video projects. The Content Coordinator will also assist with managing and archiving the slide library. The primary responsibility of the Content Coordinator will be image production for the web. This entails working in Adobe Photoshop to create the highest quality product images for a variety of internal and consumer sites. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and at least a year of experience in design, production or another related field. This person must be excellent at multitasking and setting priorities in order to meet very time-sensitive deadlines. In addition, this person must be highly organized and have a fine attention to detail. Strong communication skills are a must, as this person must be able to communicate needs and deadlines to designers, vendors and Project/Account Managers. The ideal candidate will be an expert in Microsoft Office, and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Finally, this person must possess the ability and desire to turn dreams into reality!

To Apply - Visit www.burton.com and complete an online application.

“There’s No Place Like Home”

Personal Care Attendant YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A PERSON’S LIFE . . . that will leave a lasting impression on the special individuals that you come in contact with each and every day. The difference you make will also leave an impression on yourself; that at the end of each and every day will make you feel good. This job is a great reason to get up and out of bed every morning because you WILL make a difference to someone who needs you! What you need is the desire to lend a helping hand; a record of being responsible, dependable, flexible, and have the interest to learn a new skill. We will train you in the profession of personal care. You will learn basic hygiene, light housekeeping, meal preparation and the essential daily care of home-bound individuals. Requirements are that you be a minimum of 18 years of age and hold a valid driver’s license. The completion of your high school diploma is desirable. We offer you the opportunity to train for your Licensed Nursing Assistant license after a successful time as a Personal Care Attendant and the agency will pay for this training. We are offering you an opportunity . . . and a career. Starting salary is $10.20 per hour and we currently reimburse $.44 cents per mile for travel within the county. Please come to the agency to fill out an application for this opportunity at: ACHH&H 254 Ethan Allen Highway (Rt. 7) Middlebury, VT05753

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7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT BARTENDING SCHOOL • Hands-on Training • National Certification Green Mountain Logic, a growing software company in Montpelier, seeks an

Administrative Assistant to provide high quality and efficient administrative support to the Business Manager. Duties include reception, handling incoming telephone inquiries, photocopying, maintaining files, preparing document shipments, coordinating and scheduling travel, processing expense accounts, arranging facility for meetings, and other general requests for support. Requires excellent communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills. Experience in office administration. Can-do attitude. MS Suite knowledge. Please email resume and cover letter to our HR department at:

hr@gmlogic.com

Invitation to Bid ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS TO WILLIAMSTOWN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Bast & Rood (Architect) is seeking qualified subcontractors for work associated with the Williamstown Middle/High School Renovation and Expansion project located in Williamstown, VT. Disciplines being sought are site, concrete, masonry, structural steel, millwork, roofing, windows, drywall and all other related finishes, sprinkler, mechanical and electrical. Women and minority contractors are encouraged to apply.

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Outgoing, intelligent, busy, middleaged adult woman, excellent cook, w/ADD and executive functioning difficulties (needs help to stick w/ the to-do list). To-do list includes sort old clutter, dealing w/daily mail, running household, stopping to eat healthy, weight-loss friendly meals. Seeking an individual to help me with those things. Position offered as employment or as roommate/ housing exchange. Successful candidate has excellent communication skills and patience. Exchange includes a large, sunny room in perfume-free, smoke-free household. 802-863-3860

Vermont Business Leadership Network Administrative Coordinator Contract position (15 hours a week) to provide support to the VT BLN. Position requires excellent communication skills, knowledge of MS Office, database and publishing software, strong organizational skills, ability to work independently and a flexible work schedule. Work includes: website management, membership outreach, event management, communications and general administrative tasks. Position will require occasional travel and the ability to work from home (Internet access required). Resumes Attn: Chris McCarthy to:

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The project involves: site work, rough and fine grading, erosion control, revised drives, walks, and parking. Building construction includes: renovation of the existing 64,000 SF school, a new 6,212 SF classroom, and a new woodchip-fired heating plant located in a separate 3,372 SF building. Construction is slated to start in spring 2006 and be completed by spring 2007. All companies interested are to submit a completed AIA A-305-1986 Contractors Qualification Statement to: Mac Rood, Bast & Rood Architects PO Box 220,187 Windrow Lane, Hinesburg, VT 05461 All submissions shall be marked “QUALIFICATION STATEMENT – WILLIAMSTOWN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL” and arrive no later than close of business on January 20, 2006. Faxed submissions are acceptable and should be faxed to (802) 482-3953. Questions concerning this project may be directed to Mac Rood at (802) 482-5200.

Sexual Violence Specialist

Reopened: A full-time salaried position at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, to provide technical support on SV issues to member programs, coordinate the Sexual Violence Task Force and other advocacy projects, and participate in trainings provision and public policy and public education development and activities. Requires regular statewide and occasional out-of-state travel. Requires a BA/BS in a relevant field, four years experience in the sexual and/or domestic violence fields and excellent writing and verbal skills. Send letter of interest and resume by February 1, 2006, to address below.

Vermont Network Grant Project Coordinator/Trainer

A full-time salaried position responsible for providing leadership in the development, monitoring and implementation of the Safe Haven Grant objectives and policy, related to supervised visitation and domestic and sexual violence. Provides TA to supervised visitation programs, state and governmental agencies; conducts training; and develops specific statewide advocacy related to supervised visitation. BA and four years experience or equivalent experience required. Experience in multi-agency domestic violence collaboration and systems advocacy highly desirable. Send letter of interest and resume by February 1, 2006 to:

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DIRECTOR OF MARKETING We’re looking for an individual to take the lead in our Marketing efforts. Responsibilities include planning, organizing and directing all marketing activities. Our Director of Marketing ensures that departmental initiatives fully support our organization’s overall business objectives. Areas of responsibility include the following: market research and strategy, product development, advertising and promotional activities. Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree, and at least 5–7 years experience in Marketing. A graduate degree is a plus. Financial services background is a plus. Resume should demonstrate candidate’s ability to succeed in jobs of increasing responsibility. Strong organizational, leadership and analytical skills necessary. Excellent written and verbal communications skills are imperative. Must have a team orientation and the ability to effectively work with all levels of the company and with outside consultants and vendors. We offer a professional and challenging work environment. The successful candidate will receive very competitive pay and excellent benefits. contact Stephen or Sueayn 802-985-0185 Tanya@moesvt.com Stephen@moesvt.com 1150 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403 (next to Starbucks)

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HR Dept., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478 Transitional Living Program Coordinator

Home Provider

The TLP Coordinator position is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team providing transition services to homeless/pushed-out youth. The right candidate will possess the ability to work independently and as a team, knowledge of community resources, enjoy working with youth and have a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or similar study. Experience with youth preferred. There is an on-call component to this position. Please send resume and letter of interest to the address above.

Support team is looking for a single man or couple without children, to share their home in Franklin County with a man who has a developmental disability, and has a criminal background history. The gentleman would need 100% eyes-on supervision 24/7. The ideal person would be able to set boundaries around safety in the community, be goal-oriented, and a team player. N.C.S.S. will provide training, respite, stipend and support. Home providers would work closely with Services Coordinator and other team members to support this individual. If you would like a challenge and to make a difference in someone’s life at the same time, please give Gordon a call at 802-524-0574 ext. 225.

Behavioral Interventionist – C.A.T Team NCSS, Inc., is seeking a Behavioral Interventionist to work in the Collaborative Achievement Team – CAT Program. This program is serving children in Franklin & Grand Isle Counties within the framework of a school system. Candidates must possess strong communication skills and work as a team member in supporting challenging children to achieve success in school. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in the Human Services field and experience working with children. This position is full time and offers benefits and a competitive salary. Send resume to the address above.

Adult Community Support Worker Progressive community mental health program seeks dynamic, flexible team player to provide case management services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The ideal candidate will have the ability to deliver services in community-based settings. Services include supportive counseling, symptom management, social and interpersonal skills development, daily living skills, money management, and advocacy. Requires both the ability to work independently and in a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment. Applicants must have the ability and willingness to provide transportation for clients. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required. Experience a plus, however not required. Bachelor’s degree in the Human Service field and/or relevant experience required. Competitive wages. Excellent benefits. Please send letter of interest and resume to address above.

Intensive Individual Support Are you looking for flexibility? If you are interested in being a positive influence in the life of a young man in his early twenties our recovery-oriented mental health program is looking for you. NCSS is seeking three creative and dependable individuals to provide this young man with both community and residential supports. Applicant will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Positions require creative problem solving, advocacy, assisting in developing independent living skills, socialization and community integration in the Franklin County area. Must be able to communicate well and be open to new learning opportunities. This position is contingent on this young man’s continued community placement and subsequent Department of Mental Health funding. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record. Looking to fill evening, weekend, and overnight shifts, with flexibility, in agency therapeutic residences.

Intensive Community Support Tired of the Monday thru Friday, 9 to 5 grind? Recovery-oriented mental health program is seeking the right person to be a mentor/companion to provide lots of TLC to a woman with life, cultural and behavioral challenges in her Franklin County home. Individuals need to have positive energy, creative talent and be a team player. Knowledge of mental illness helpful, however not required. If you are someone who “thinks outside the box” and open you are to alternative learning experiences, this may be an ideal position for you. Hours vary with schedule flexibility, including days, evenings, weekend and overnight hours. Terrific opportunity for college students, individuals needing to supplement income or those wanting a flexible work schedule. Valid driver’s license, good driving record and a curious mind are required. Send cover letter and resume to address above.

Personal Care Attendants Seeking dependable individuals to support children and young adults with developmental disabilities in their homes and communities after school and weekends. We have several part-time positions, which may lead to full-time, in Grand Isle, Highgate, and other areas throughout Franklin & Grand Isle counties. Candidate must be 18 years old, possess a high school diploma or GED, & valid driver’s license. Past experience with individuals with disabilities and in managing challenging behavior preferred. For more information please call Nikki Brisson at 802-524-0574, ext. 231 or send letter of interest and resume to address above.

Developmental Home Provider Seeking an individual or couple to open their home in Franklin or Grand Isle counties to a 19-year-old young man with developmental disability. This individual enjoys music, cars, video games, and a variety of other fun activities. Ideal applicant should be have experience with adolescents and in managing challenging behavior, be able to set good limits, work well with a clinical team, and have no other young children in their home. Candidate must be 18 years old, possess a high school diploma or GED, & valid driver’s license. Generous stipend and support available. For more information, please call Nikki Brisson at 802-524-0574, ext. 231 or send letter of interest and resume to the address above.

Contracted Support Person Looking for a contracted companion to support a young woman in her participation in the community. Initially the position will be 1 day/week for 5 hours and has potential to increase. The ideal candidate will be a non-smoking woman who enjoys outdoor/indoor activities such as horseback riding, bowling, swimming, and snowshoeing. This candidate will have strong boundary setting skills, and a fun and adventurous outlook. For more information call Tina Cross at 802-524-0574.

Team Leader NCSS Developmental Services Program needs inspired individual with proven participatory and collaborative leadership talent. Will provide clinical and organizational leadership and facilitation to a team of staff providing comprehensive services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Master’s degree in human services, plus 2-4 years experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. If you are interested in joining our exciting and progressive organization, submit a cover letter and resume.

Services Coordinator Seeking energetic person to join a fun team to provide case management services for children with Developmental Disabilities in Franklin & Grand Isle counties. You will be responsible for coordinating individual service plans with children and their families through a client-centered approach and facilitating the communication and arrangements necessary for high quality consumer satisfaction. A Bachelor’s degree in a related human services field and 1 year of experience are minimum requirements. NCSS employees receive competitive wages, an outstanding benefits package and ongoing professional development.

Visit our website for a complete listing of our job opportunites: www.ncssinc.org.

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Youth Development Coordinator/Case Manager Senior Designer/ Print Manager Come join the country’s leading direct-marketer of gourmet, chefprepared meals. We’re looking for a senior designer/print manager to join our rapidly growing catalog, web and retail-based business. Qualified candidates should have 4+ years of experience in catalog design. Prior work with web design, retail packaging and print vendor management a plus. This position will be based out of our Burlington, VT office with occasional travel required to our Plattsburgh, NY facility. We offer competitive compensation including stock options and full benefits. If you are hardworking, work well as part of a team, and have a positive attitude, you will find Home Bistro a great place to be.

Provide assessment, support, advocacy, life skills education and case management for older adolescents in DCF custody. BS/BSW plus experience working with adolescent client population required, Master’s degree preferred; demonstrated ability to provide care coordination and to work with adolescents and service providers. Letter and resume to:

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an innovative and growing nonprofit affordable housing organization located in Barre, is seeking to fill two full-time positions in its NeighborWorks® Homeownership Center. The Homeownership Specialist’s primary responsibilities will include consultation with borrowers in need of financing for down payment and rehabilitation of single family homes, processing of applications, loan tracking/reporting and facilitation of pre and post-purchase educational workshops. The Rehabilitation Specialist’s primary responsibilities will include working with low and moderate-income current homeowners in Washington, Orange and Lamoille counties to resolve health and safety, access modification, or lead abatement concerns in their homes. This will include helping customers create scopes of work, assisting with the loan application process, assisting with the bidding process, monitoring construction, and authorizing payment for completed work. This position will also participate in pre and post-purchase educational workshops. Candidates should have experience in mortgage lending, real estate, property rehab and/or finance as well as strong computer and communication skills and a commitment to affordable housing. EOE. For complete job descriptions, please visit our website at www.cvclt.org. To submit an application, please send a cover letter and resume to:

International electronics distribution company seeks reliable person to work in shipping department. Job includes packing, shipping, unpacking incoming shipments, managing inventory and various other duties. Requires HS diploma, some college helpful. Must be able to lift 35 to 50 lbs with no assistance. Must be computer literate and capable of learning UPS and FedEx shipping programs and other specialized software. Any experience with US Customs is helpful. Total attention to detail is required. TTI Instruments is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers an excellent benefits package. No phone calls.

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Enhancing the life of our community through art experiences for all ages.

Assistant to the Director Highly motivated, efficient, and independent worker with strong organizational abilities, proficiency in MS Office, especially Access, excellent interpersonal skills, website maintenance. Full-time.

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Be our voice to the public and assist with daily administrative tasks including mailings, inventory, volunteer scheduling. Proficiency in MS Office, interpersonal skills, attention to detail. 16-20 hours per week. For complete job descriptions, please visit our website at www.shelburneartcenter.org. Applicants must email resume and cover letter to: Monica Taylor at mtaylor@shelburneartcenter.org or fax to 802-985-8438 or send to P.O. Box 52 Shelburne, VT 05482 by 1/27/06. Please note that resumes without cover letters will not be considered.

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EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ASSISTANT

Exciting opportunities to make a difference by supporting people with developmental disabilities! We offer an excellent supportive team environment, training, competitive salary and great paid time off. Positions of 20 hours or more receive medical & dental, mileage reimbursement and 401k. Reliable transportation and driver’s license required for all positions.

• Committed to personal advancement in the areas of soil quality and organic materials recycling. • Comfortable working in a nonprofit, grant-funded environment. Job Description The Programs Assistant will primarily work with the Programs Director, but will also work with the Executive Director and the Site Manager at our Westhill Demonstration Site in Hardwick, Vermont. Office responsibilities may include responding to inquiries, donation solicitation, managing mailing lists and email list serves, willingness to expand into grant writing and grant reporting. Administrative office is located in Craftsbury, VT. Program-related work would include compost recipe development and pad size calculations, project-related work and documentation, and conducting field surveys. Field tasks may include managing information collected at the demonstration and research site; site visits to farms, providing trainings for various program participants, and data collection. Opening is for 16 hrs per week at $12.50 -$15 depending on the qualifications of the applicant. These entry-level hours and wages are subject to increase depending on the growth of the individual in the job position. We are interested in working with someone who can eventually move into a full-time position and has the interest in advancing themselves personally and professionally within the organization.

Training Specialist

Individual needed to provide community supports to an energetic & social female who enjoys swimming, biking and walking. She needs someone to assist with her part-time job/physical therapy. M-F, 9:30am - 1:30pm, some flexibility in hours. Sense of humor & ability to set clear boundaries preferred. Resumes to Sheila Spencer or email SheilaS@howardcenter.org.

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Residential Instructor

Position offers a conscientious, detail- & team-oriented individual the chance to work with an energetic team of staff providing residential support & training to six developmentally disabled adults in basic living, vocational, social/community activities. Some personal care & household duties. Part-time 15.5 hrs including Sunday overnight. Part-time contracted position is also available 12/12/056/1/06 (10 hrs). Resume to Janine Paradee or email JanineP@HowardCenter.org.

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This support program creates an opportunity for an individual with disabilities to live with a single person, couple or family in Chittenden County. Excellent support, training and tax-free stipend provided. Contact Marisa Hamilton at 865-6173 for more information. Five positions currently available, including the four featured below:

contact for clients, leverage strategic opportunities and pitch the media. The ideal candidate will work with the individual account teams, as both a doer and a strategist, to ensure success for our regional and national clients.

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Opportunities to provide supports to individuals in four HCS residential homes throughout Chittenden County and a day program in Burlington. On-call with flexible hours and paid trainings. This program offers an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with HCS and sometimes provides a stepping-stone to other employment opportunities. Contact Julie at 802-658-1914.

Respite Providers

Support providers are needed to provide supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. We act as a listing agency. After the screening process is complete, providers are listed out to consumers and others on their team that will employ providers. Various opportunities are available that offer a flexible schedule and skill-building challenges. Hours and locations vary. Contact Marisa at 802-658-1914.

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The Domestic Abuse Education Project is seeking a fulltime Site Coordinator for our Burlington office. Primary duties include recruiting, training, and supervising full and part-time group facilitators, coordinating the delivery of educational groups for men who batter, and collaborating with the Department of Corrections and other agencies in the coordinated community response to domestic violence. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field and have at least three years experience working in the domestic violence field.

Full-time position available to support persons with psychiatric disabilities in Chittenden County. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing creative problem solving, advocacy, resource development, case management, counseling and crisis support. Direct services to clients, families and the community. BA or Master’s degree in human services field and experience with persons with serious and persistent mental disorders preferred. This is not an entry-level position.

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Accounting Manager Large growing Resort seeks team-oriented person for Accounting Manager. Experience as a full charge bookkeeper including AR/AP/payroll/cash flow and advanced Microsoft Excel a must. Peachtree, SMS Host property management software and database management experience a plus.

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Please submit resume to: Thomas Paquette, LICSW 300 Flynn Avenue Burlington, VT 05401

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Join results oriented, dedicated nonprofit management team. Design and implement all phases of annual development plan including membership and major donor campaigns, grant writing and special events. Ideal candidate possesses BS w/5 years experience and proven track record of cultivating and soliciting multiple sources of gifts, working with board and volunteers, and supervising staff.

Champlain OB/GYN, a professional, very busy OB/GYN office seeks an Administrative Office Assistant to check-in patients, schedule appointments, and maintain our patient chart and filing system, and perform other various office tasks as needed. This is a 32-hour a week position.

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The NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center, a program of the Burlington Community Land Trust (BCLT), is seeking qualified candidates for a FT HomeOwnership Counselor position. The core functions of the position are providing education and counseling to customers who wish to buy a home, as well as providing postpurchase support. Responsibilities include presenting at orientations and workshops, providing one-on-one counseling, delinquency intervention, and support of BCLT’s affordable housing mission. Qualified applicants must possess strong counseling skills, an Need to place an employment ad? Call Michelle Brown aptitude for public speaking, financial/mathematical e m a i l m i c h e l l e @ s e v e n d a y competence, BA/BS and the ability to function as a team player; experience in mortgage lending or housing are preferred.

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EMPLOYMENT Anticipated Athletic Department Openings at

Accounts Payable Specialist/ Accounting Associate

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Trak Sports USA, Inc., a leader in the winter outdoor industry, has an opening for an Accounting Associate to focus on accounts payable. Trak Sports is a small, entrepreneurial company where employees wear many hats. In addition to accounts payable, you will work closely with our controller to analyze, research and deliver accurate and timely financial reports. Experience in both AP and accounting is preferred as well as experience with automated accounting systems and Microsoft Office applications. Send cover letter and resume to:

AWAKE OVERNIGHT COUNSELORS

FOOTBALL COACHING POSITIONS - Varsity Football Head Coach - High School Football Assistant Coach

NFI is seeking Awake Overnight Counselors for its Residential Programs in Burlington area. The ideal candidate has experience working with children and adolescents. A BA in Human Brown 865-1020 x 21 Services, Psychology or related field is a plus. Full-time position with excellent benefits. Nighttime hours are 10 PM – 8 AM. Contact NathanCamfiord@nafi.com.

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Site Coordinator Openings Franklin Northwest SU Energetic, organized persons to coordinate school-based after-school and summer programs at Missisquoi Valley Union Middle/High School and Swanton Elementary School. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree and experience working with school-aged children preferred. Approximately 10-20 hours per week. Send cover letter, resume and three current letters of reference to: Franklin Northwest SU Site Coordinator Appl./Curriculum Director 100 Robin Hood Drive, Suite 2 Swanton, Vermont 05488 EOE: Position open until filled.

ARCHITECT Connor Homes, of Middlebury, Vermont, is seeking a registered architect for an exciting new opportunity to create and manage a top-notch architectural department. Work with an energetic young department in a rapidly growing company specializing in Authentic Reproduction Architecture. Solid skills in design and details, ability to schedule and manage jobs from conceptual design through shop production, ability to work with clients and builders, and excellent communication skills required. Experience in wood framed construction, ability to learn new software, and knowledge of Early American Reproduction details a plus. This is a unique and exciting position with above-average compensation for the right candidate. Connor Homes is a fast-paced and exciting company with a great staff and progressive management team.

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Director of Free Clinic Sought The People’s Health and Wellness Clinic is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide free health care and wellness education to uninsured and underinsured low-income residents of Central Vermont. We are seeking an organized, energetic, and happy person with nonprofit management skills to work with our staff and volunteers to further the clinic’s mission and oversee day-to-day activities. To learn more about VT’s free clinics, go to www.vccu.net/phwc.asp, or call 802-479-1229 to make an appointment to visit the clinic. Applicants should send cover letter and resume to:

7D Director Search, PHWC 553 North Main Street, Barre, VT 05641

The Burlington Children’s Space is hiring! We are seeking: A Full-time Infant Toddler Teacher. Prefer a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related field, minimum of an Associate’s degree in ECE or related field. Experience in a center setting strongly preferred. A Full-time Infant Toddler Teaching Assistant. Minimum of a CDA plus at least two years experience in a center setting required. Both positions offer competitive wages and benefits. Email resumes to Erinn Simon at: esimon@burlingtonchildrensspace.org Positions open until filled, but don’t wait because we’re great! EOE

Spherion Staffing, a leading nationwide recruiting and staffing firm, is accepting resumes for the following positions with our clients in Chitt. & Washington counties. Competitive wage plus benefits on all assignments.

Administrative Assistants

Long-term temp. positions at UVM and other various clients. Great customer service, MS-Office and organizational skills required.

Accountants

Perm. opening with client in Essex Jct. seeking 3-5 yrs exp. & perm. openings in Colchester, St. Albans & Rutland seeking CPAs with 3-5 yrs. public acctg. exp.

Operations Asst.

Entry-level (1-3 yrs exp.) sport floor installation co. seeking highly motivated team player. Construction exp. helpful but not required.

Order Fulfillment/General Warehouse

Seasonal temp. order takers and general productions positions open. Great pay and flexible schedule. Please call for additional details.

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Food & Beverage Director needed at our full-service, multi-outlet Resort. Manage and coordinate activities of the department, providing exceptional food quality and service at targeted profit levels, coordinate the department activities with other operating departments in the Resort in order to provide standards of quality and elegance equal in style and manner to 4 Star/4 Diamond status. Progressive track record of 5 or more years with deluxe hotel, resort and restaurant organizations for a multi-unit operation with revenues in excess of $3 million. SMS Touch point-of-sale software experience a plus. Mail, fax or email your resume to: Attn: Personnel Manager PO Box 369, Stowe, VT 05672 fax: 802-253-4419 jobs@stoweflake.com

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7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT Bookkeeping Position

Local nonprofit seeks a bookkeeper with experience in accounts payable, cash receipts processing and general ledger management. Recent graduate with accounting certificate or minimum of two years bookkeeping experience desired. Company benefits include 100% medical, twoweeks vacation to start and 401k plan after one year of employment. Solid and stable work environment. Please apply by email to: fredb@morganhorse.com or mail Fred Braden AMHA 122 Bostwick Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482. No phone calls, please.

Experienced dinner servers needed immediately at the Old Brick Cafe in Williston Village. Resumes to be sent to:

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Childbirth/Parenting Educators Established program seeks per diem educators committed to family-centered care. OB and teaching experience preferred. National certification desired. Requires evening and weekend hours. For more information, please call:

Klinger’s Bread Company is seeking part-time help. We are looking for a responsible individual to work at all three of our Retail locations. Shift: Sat, Sun & Mon, 18-28 hr/wk depending on the season. If you are trustworthy, motivated, and have no problem working alone, please respond Attn: Jennifer to:

Human Resources at 802-388-4780. 115 Porter Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753 Fax 802-388-8899 Email: ewillis@portermedical.org

10 Farrell St. (Behind Shaw’s on Rt.7) South Burlington, VT 05403 or fax: 802.860.1062 No phone calls, please.

LEGAL SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER The Green Mountain Audubon Center is now hiring Instructors and Interns for our summer day camps in Huntington. All positions are open until filled. Please check our website for job descriptions or call for more information.

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Certification Services Coordinator SmartWood Program of Rainforest Alliance, an intl. nonprofit, seeks a Certification Services Coordinator. Provide direct support to clients; maintain database; be responsible for quality control and communications. Bachelor’s degree w/minimum 2 years admin. experience. Competitive salary & benefits. 2 FT positions. Email resume to: personnel@ra.org or fax to: 212-677-2187. More info available at: http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/jobs

Fead Construction Law, PLC P.O. Box 673, Burlington, VT 05402-0673

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JAVA/DATABASE DEVELOPER Stimulating custom project and product development in Java. Salary, benefits and a great work environment.

with substantial experience sought for new three-lawyer office in South Burlington. Full-time position has very competitive salary and benefits. Duties include establishing office systems, transcribing from dictaphone, answering phones and interaction with clients. Excellent skills with Word required. Please send resume and references to:

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Experience and transportation necessary. Common sense and a good work ethic a must. Pay determined by skill level. Benefits available. Check us out on the web at:

www.vermontcontractor.com or call 434-4993.

is now hiring Front Desk/Office Manager for busy synagogue office. Ability to deal with multiple tasks at once, strong computer and communication skills, sensitivity to confidentiality. Challenging job with support from a small, engaged staff. Requires proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, and general database applications. Previous office experience helpful. Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: Office@ohavizedek.com.

Converse Home Would you like to work in an elegant retirement home in downtown Burlington? Part-time Resident Care Assistants and part-time Dining Room Assistants. If interested, contact Colleen at 862-0401.

Television Production Audio/videotape operator needed for high quality Live News broadcasts. Must be dedicated and reliable. Experience preferred. Part-time early morning shift. Send resume to:

jobs@wcax.com or: Production, WCAX-TV, PO Box 4508 Burlington, VT 05406

OFFENDER RE-ENTRY HOUSING SPECIALIST The Burlington Housing Authority is looking for an Offender Re-entry Housing Specialist to assist offenders who are exiting the corrections system with housing issues. The specialist will be expected to work with landlords, Department of Correction officials and offenders in a hands-on capacity regarding obtaining and maintaining housing in Chittenden County. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a Social Services related discipline and experience with offenders and/or social service experience with hard to house populations. Send your resume along with a cover letter detailing pertinent information regarding qualifications and interest to:

Michael Ohler Offender Re-entry Housing Specialist, BHA 65 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 BHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Champlain Valley Agency on Aging is a private, nonprofit United Way organization focused on helping people age with independence and dignity. In order to better serve our clients’ needs, we are currently seeking: SEARCH REOPENED Finance Director: Manage financial operations. Responsibilities include preparation and management of $4 million budget for an organization with 50 staff and multiple public and private funding sources. Oversee all financial operations including preparation of reports and projections, annual audit, internal systems and controls. Candidate should have demonstrated supervisory experience, ability to function as a member of management team, ability to communicate clearly with staff, board of directors and funding sources. Competitive salary for someone with BA or higher, 6 yrs experience in all aspects of accounting and financial management in nonprofit arena. Excellent benefits. Send cover letter and resume to:

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EMPLOYMENT CHITTENDEN SOUTH SUPERVISORY UNION Certified/Non-Certified Positions NON-CERTIFIED

CVU High School CUSTODIAN

REGIONAL MANAGER NONPROFIT ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM FRANKLIN/GRAND ISLE COUNTIES

Long-term sub custodian with the possibility of leading into a full-time position. 2nd shift 3-11:30 PM. Applications at CVU High School, or call 482-7112 for info.

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Vermont Adult Learning, the private, nonprofit, statewide provider of adult education and literacy services, seeks a leader to work collaboratively with a diverse team to provide innovative and creative solutions in the delivery of comprehensive adult education and job-readiness programs from the Learning Works Center located in St. Albans, Vermont.

Shelburne Community School ONE-ON-ONE PARAEDUCATOR We are seeking an individual who is flexible and creative in working with a middle school student with social and emotional needs. Qualified candidate will be a team player who is comfortable working with a variety of professional staff. A background in managing behavior plans a plus but not necessary. Significant training and support is provided. Interested candidates should send a resume and three letters of reference to Toni Dunn at SCS, 345 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT 05482, or apply online to www.schoolspring.com.

The Regional Manager’s responsibilities include: leading a staff of 12; planning, organizing and directing Center services; ensuring quality and oversight of regional services; supporting organization-wide initiatives and efforts. The successful candidate will have a proven record in staff, program and budgetary management; strong oral and written communication skills; knowledge and experience in adult education and grant administration. Bachelor’s degree, 3-5 years management experience required; Master’s degree preferred and experience working in nonprofit setting. Full-time position, competitive salary, comprehensive benefit package. Letter of interest, resume and references by Friday, February 3, 2006 to:

Shelburne Community School TEAM PARA

Search Committee, Vermont Adult Learning 60 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676 www.vtadultlearning.org Fax: 802-244-0640

Join a dynamic team of educators in our award-winning school. We are seeking a positive self-starter to work with an elementary school team, grades K-3. Qualified candidates will have school experience, be familiar with early literacy and math. Knowledge of assessments helpful but not necessary. Extensive support and training provided. Competitive hourly rate and benefits. Please send resumes and three letters of reference to Scott Orselet or Toni Dunn, c/o Shelburne Community School, 345 Harbor Rd., Shelburne, VT 05482.

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(40 hours/week with benefits) for a shelter for women who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The Outreach Educator presents our violence prevention program, “Building Healthy Relationships� in schools, colleges, the community, develops new material, facilitates teen groups and provides direct service in shelter. We require a dynamic educator who is a team worker with good communication skills, a strong feminist perspective and a knowledge of domestic and sexual violence. Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field or equivalent experience. Send resume by 2/1/06 to:

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ADMINISTRATIVE/PROGRAM ASSISTANT Vermont Adult Learning, a private nonprofit and statewide provider of adult education and life skills programs seeks an ambitious and energetic individual to provide front-desk coverage and general support for the Central Office in Waterbury as well as administrative support for various statewide programs. Qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent, minimum of 5 years experience within an office environment demonstrating competency with a variety of office systems, strong computer and communication skills, and be highly organized and accurate. Experience with program administration preferred. This is a full-time position offering competitive compensation and excellent benefits. Please send letter of interest and resume by Monday, January 23, 2006 to:

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EMPLOYMENT Chiropractic Assistant

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needed in downtown Burlington office. Part-time position, massage therapy skills a plus. Interested candidates, please send resume to:

(32 hours/week with benefits) for a shelter for women who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The VPC recruits, trains, supports, schedules volunteers. The VPC provides support for women in shelter, on hotline, in court, etc. We require a team worker with good communication skills, a strong feminist perspective and a knowledge of domestic and sexual violence. The successful applicant will have a Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field or equivalent experience. Send resume by 2/1/06 to:

Education Coordinator

Helen Day Art Center in Stowe seeks a part-time, shortterm Education Coordinator to manage and lead the school visits for its upcoming exhibition MEETING THE DAWN: First Nation Art of the Northeast Woodlands. Starts immediately; through April.

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Helen Day Art Center in Stowe seeks a part-time Coordinator for specified fundraising events and sponsorship outreach. Events management and fundraising experience a must. 3 Main St., Suite 217 Need to place Burlington, VT 05401

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Need to place an ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 DR® Power Equipment, manufacturer and marketer of the DR® line of outdoor power equipment, is looking for customer-oriented SALES PROFESSIONALS to staff our busy inbound call center in Vergennes. The ideal candidate must have sales experience, enjoy selling, be results-oriented and comfortable working on a computer.

To place an employment ad call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 Banquet Manager needed at our full-service, multi-outlet Resort. Manage the daily operations of the Banquet area to achieve customer satisfaction, quality service and compliance with standard operating procedures. Manage the Banquet employees. Manage the set-up, and food and beverage preparation and service to ensure compliance with Banquet Event Orders, and ensure an optimal level of service, quality and hospitality.

These jobs offer $12 base starting pay plus commissions; performance-based bonuses; paid training, holidays, and sick time; profit sharing; and a friendly work environment.

“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you are doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” - Johnny Carson

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Minimum of five years hotel industry experience with an emphasis on banquet management and a minimum of two years banquet management experience is required. SMS Touch point-of-sale software experience a plus. A flexible schedule is required as business happens during all shifts. Weekends, evenings and holidays may be required.

These positions are seasonal and our training classes start soon. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Please apply in person at our Factory Store on Meigs Road in Vergennes, or send, email or fax your resume and letter of interest to:

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PO Box 240, HR Dept. SD318, Vergennes, VT 05491

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CHITTENDEN SOUTH SUPERVISORY UNION

FINANCE DIRECTOR Producer Vermont Public Radio is looking for a full-time producer for our high-quality, on-air fundraising and special projects production. This unique position is responsible for creating all on-air fundraising programs including on-air membership campaigns and special efforts, and yearround development messages in addition to other special projects. The ideal candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong editing and computer skills. We’re looking for a team player with ability to work independently. An understanding of development best practices is desired. If you’re a strong, highly organized, creative individual who thinks outside the box and loves public radio — we’re interested in hearing from you.

Morning Edition Producer Vermont Public Radio has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Morning Edition Producer. The ME Producer works with VPR’s on-air host to develop and present timely and creative news programming. The producer has a keen understanding of news and can conceptualize and produce a compelling morning program. The producer prepares scripts, schedules interviews, maintains the overall accuracy of the broadcast and works easily with broadcast technology. Candidates should thrive on a steady stream of interesting story ideas and be able to respond to breaking news. Applicants should have strong abilities in audio, research, interviewing and working on deadline. Knowledge of Vermont and Northeast is a plus. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, a background in journalism, and at least three years experience. More details on both positions are available at www.vpr.net. For both positions, please send letter of application, resume, CD and references to:

Chittenden South Supervisory Union has an immediate opening for an experienced Finance Director of its six school districts and the supervisory union. The Finance Director is responsible for the management and monitoring of the fiscal affairs, including but not limited to budget oversight, financial reporting and grant tracking. Successful candidates will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting or a related field, and several years of public finance experience, with a preference for work in a school setting and a demonstrated knowledge of school finance practices, ADS Profund Sequel or other financial software applications, accounting operations, and financial analysis. Interested applicants should provide letter of interest, resume, and three current letters of reference to the address below. Applications received by Tuesday, January 31, 2006 will receive primary consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

Chittenden South Supervisory Union c/o Finance Director Search 5420 Shelburne Road, Suite 300 Shelburne, VT 05482

Laurie Kigonya, Vermont Public Radio, 365 Troy Ave., Colchester, VT 05446

VPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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EMPLOYMENT M U S I C C O N TA C T I N T E R N AT I O N A L , an international tour company specializing in worldwide choir tours and festivals, seeks

Administrative Assistant

Support the daily admin. of a busy office. Flexible, articulate person w/ great organization, computer & communication skills. Full or 2/3-time options. Immediate Opportunities. Send letter & resume to: Music Contact International 119 So. Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 • Fax: 862.2251

ASSISTANT TO A WORKING MOM If you love children, like to run errands, do household chores, help with homework, and keep track of two busy, school age boys in Burlington, please call me! I need someone reliable, fun-loving and terrific on Monday-Friday 2:30 – 6pm.

Call Michele at 598-7133 for an interview.

WANTED

Pizza Delivery Drivers and Counter Person (possible opening for the right cook) Apply in person, between 8-11am or 3-5pm.

570 Shelburne Road South Burlington 802-363-5885 or 802-864-MIAS.

Wonderful service opportunity available offering community support to homeless folks. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, patient, outgoing, organized and self-directed. Americorps offers a living allowance, health insurance, training opportunities and an education award for a commitment through August 31, 2006. Please send resume and cover letter to: SAMARITAN HOUSE, INC. 20 KINGMAN STREET, ST. ALBANS, VT 05478 ATTN: LINDA RYAN OR samaritanhouse@surfglobal.net

Busy home improvement center seeking organized, energetic individual to assist with customer sales at service operations, contractor bids, etc. Candidate must have knowledge of tile,flooring materials and installation techniques.Great benefit package, mgt. opportunities. Pay commensurate w/ experience.

Bisbee’s Home Decor Call Carol, 802-496-3999

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AMBULANCE SERVICE Burlington operations

Wanted: FULL-TIME

Office Manager

Come join our team!

PER DIEM RN Ask about our new Per Diem rate. Call Anita Mason for an interview, 802-524-3498, or fax your resume to:

Redstone Villa

7 Forest Hills Drive, St. Albans, VT 05478 802-524-3071

Redstone Villa is a CPL Subacute LLC facility. http://www.restonevilla.com. EOE

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Responsible for the fiscal and daily functioning of a medical practice.

EMTs

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to fill both full and part-time openings, all shifts.

Send resumes to:

Clean driving record, motivated and team-oriented individuals encouraged to apply. Pay will be based on level of experience. $10.50/HR.

Call 800-639-2082.

Lake Champlain Gynecologic Oncology 364 Dorset St. So. Burlington, Vermont 05403 FAX # (802) 859-9944 Attention: Linda Davidson, NP

employment: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT: Dancers M/F. Great income. Lots of work. Club and show work. Pure Gold, 802-865-3933. ARVAD’S GRILL & PUB wants you to join our team as a Line Cook. Excellent pay, health insurance, Simple IRA, paid vacations and more. 3 South Main, Waterbury. 802-244-8973, see Tim. AVON/MARK LIMITED OPENINGS. Earn up to 50%. Call today for your free gift. Carla, district manager, 888-299-9806 or email carla.romeotrombly @avon.com. BAKER: Bread/pastries/ cookies. Positive, hardworking atmosphere. Experience necessary. Full-time, 4 a.m. - noonish. Otter Creek Bakery, Middlebury, VT 05753. 802-388-3371. Email resume to: info@ ottercreekbakery.com. CARPENTER’S HELPER/INSULATOR: Willing to train interested parties. You need transportation, phone and license. Looking for oneto-two-year commitment, minimum. Holidays, health plan and vacation with FTE. EOE. Email vze3j88p@verizon.net or 802-660-8903.

CHEF/LINE COOK and waitress. Full-time, parttime permanent position with a growing restaurant in Waterbury. Day and night shifts available. Competitive wages, must have a positive attitude and work well with others. Apply in person at Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main St. COMMUNITY THEATER MANAGER, part-time. Stowe Theater Guild, a nonprofit organization, seeks a part-time theater manager. Duties include advertising sales (commission based), ticket and reservations management, publicity coordination, writing public relations materials and board liaison. Experience in customer relations, significant computer literacy, attention to detail and ability to perform more tasks than are assigned required. Position could be home-based. Email resume and three references to info@ stowetheatre.com. Position will remain open until filled. CONSTRUCTION/SKI TECH: Are you looking for a career change or career advancement? Are you hardworking, good w/people and enjoy working w/a small group? Do you enjoy working outside in the summer and in a ski service shop in the winter? If this interests you, call David, 864-6370.

FUN, SMALL, INDEPENDENT, voice-over company hiring locals for research/development. Only prereqs: Strong work ethic, basic computer skills. $10/hr starting wage. 802-264-6041. HAIRSTYLIST NEEDED: Part-time or full-time. Busy downtown Burlington location. Call 518-588-8869, leave message. INTERSTATE COMMODITIES, INC. We are looking for a data entry specialist in our Essex Junction, VT location. A Bachelor’s degree is not mandatory but strong Excel skills are a must. Data entry experience and attention to detail are required. This is an opportunity to work in a small office atmosphere while being employed by a solid, growing company that has been in business since 1947. Interstate Commodities offers a holiday package, 401 K plan, and medical coverage. Please email resumes to Andrew Clark at aclark@icigrain.com. INTERVIEWING NOW for early spring hire; Construction Superintendents, Foreman, Equipment Operators, Truck Drivers, Mechanics and Laborers for large project in Warren, Vt., Kingsbury Const. Co. Call 802-4962205, fax 802-496-2212 or email sherwin@ kingsburyconstruction.com.

LOAN OFFICER: Telephone existing accounts to solicit loans and follow thru to funding. Training provided. Salary and commission. 802-660-8888. PENNY CLUSE CAFE is looking for a full-time dishwasher/prep cook. Applications to Charles at 169 Cherry Street, Burlington. PHOTOGRAPHERS with studio. Experienced in digital photography. Adult content. 800-962-3570. PRODUCTION POSITION, FT. Available immediately for small electronics company. Responsibilities include prepping, insertion into PC boards and operation of wave solder machine. Some lifting required. Benefits include paid time off, medical/ dental, 401k and a flexible schedule. Starting pay $9/hr. Send resume to PCI, 6 Green Tree Drive, So. Burlington, VT 05403 or email lgregoire@ keeper.info. RESPITE/COMMUNITY SUPPORT PERSON: Looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual to provide respite for a developmentally disabled young man living in the Hinesburg area. This man can enjoy many physical activities within the community. Communication and some personal care support required. Excellent reimbursement for meaningful work. Contact Jason at guymonkey@adelphia.net.

SEARCHING FOR A PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANT for 15 hours per week for a gentle HIV+ man living independently in Colchester. Paid training and $9/hour. Contact John at 863-2437 x 24. SEEKING AN EARLY BIRD for substitute Free Press route, So. Burlington area. $15$17/hour. Route takes approximately 2 hours. Call Allan at 802-3181290. TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD! Train in Prague. 4-week internationally recognized TEFL certificate course. Job assistance worldwide. Courses offered monthly. info@ teflworldwideprague.com or http://www.teflworld wideprague.com. Phone: 011 420 603 486 830. (AAN CAN) TEACHERS, FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME. Large child-care center, team approach, degree, experience preferred. 802-4822525, 802-879-2736. THE ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWS WEEKLIES is hiring freelance writers for its website, aan.org. If interested, please send a cover letter, work experience and writing sample to amyg@aan.org. (AAN CAN). VALENTINE’S DAY HELP NEEDED. February 11-14. Drivers, dispatchers, sales and flower processors. Call Kathy & Company Flowers, 802-863-7053.

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN wanted for felineonly practice located in Charlotte. Looking for an energetic, experienced and enthusiastic individual who is a team player. Duties include ultra sound, anesthesia, radiology, dentistry, client education and intensive care nursing. Fax resume to Dr. Kessler, Affectionately Cats, 802-425-6516 or mail to 1689 Church Hill Road, Charlotte 05445. VETERINARY TECHNICIAN WANTED. The Animal Hospital of Hinesburg is looking for an experienced veterinary technician to join our team. Candidate must be energetic, a team player and compassionate. Good communication skills and a positive attitude are a must. Competitive salary, good benefit package and vacation policy. Send resumes to: Animal Hospital of Hinesburg, PO Box 356, Hinesburg, VT 05461.

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