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Haiti: How to Help

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here are plenty of ways to donate to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Many Vermont businesses have organized fund drives; Seven Days donated ad space this week to the International Rescue Committee (p. 35). On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that the American Red Cross has raised about $22 million for its Haiti relief efforts through a cell phone text messaging campaign. You can donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999.

Vermonters are already organizing benefits. We received two event listings that arrived after our print calendar deadline. On Saturday, January 23, Yoga Vermont will host a benefit yoga class at 11 a.m. in Burlington’s Chace Mill. And at 2 p.m., Live From the Core and the Green Mountain Mahler Festival will perform Brahm’s Requiem at St. Michael’s College.

Proceeds from both events will benefit Dr. Paul Farmer’s organization, Partners in Health. We’ll continue to post Haiti benefits to our online calendar at sevendaysvt.com.

Photo courtesy of Dr. David Walton of Partners In Health.

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VERMONT ARTIST FLO MCGARRELL, OF NEWBURY, was among those killed in last Tuesday’s earthquake. The 35-yearold female-born, maleidentified McGarrell moved to Vermont with his family in 1993.

He was serving as the director of a nonprofit arts center in Haiti.

Writer Lauren Ober blogged about McGarrell’s life.

McGarrell’s friend and former lover Jacsen Callanan explained that, “for him, Haiti was going to be a lifelong love affair. He was committed to being there as long as he could be helpful.” Friends are planning a celebration of McGarrell’s life later this year.

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01/14: The parents of an Essex teen who killed himself testify in favor of a gun protection bill.

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1. “City Councilor Ed Adrian is Burlington’s Political Provocateur” by Shay Totten. Seven Days profiles the Kiss administration’s most vocal critic.

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It was so refreshing to read the cover piece on Paul Cillo and John McClaughry and their respective think tanks [“Sizing Up Vermont: Two Big Thinkers Debate the Budget Crisis,” January 13]. No sarcasm or cheap shots; just a straight-up exchange about how to get a tough job done. Good journalism to get out of the way and let them be the story. Seven Days gets better and better each week.

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In our opinion, Anne Galloway misses the real story [“Know Where Your Organic Food Comes From? Maybe China,” December 22]: Buying food produced locally (or at least regionally) is the best way to eat safely, yet well over 90 percent of the food Vermonters eat is imported from elsewhere. Our cooperatives — with nearly 15,000 memberowners, hundreds of Vermont vendors and sales of more than $8 million in Vermont-made products last year — are proud to be leaders in our state’s effort to make more local food available. This is an exciting time for local foods, with new groups such as the Neighboring Food Cooperative Association and Central Vermont Food Systems Council working alongside long-standing organizations

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including the Intervale Center, Food Works, NOFA, Rural Vermont and Vermont’s 18 food co-ops. Together with food producers, processors, distributors and other retailers, we are working hard to build a regional food system that will supply safe, local food to all Vermonters.

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‘TOOTHACHER’ TOPS IT

I’m writing to say thanks to Ken Picard for his very entertaining “Name of the Game ’09” article [December 29]. One shudders to think of the hours and hours of research required for this piece.

While all of Ken’s aptronyms were interesting, none challenged the “all-time best” status of one I came across while living in the Midwest many years ago. My wife’s family owned a summer cottage on tiny Cable Lake, just outside Dowagiac, Mich. There was a dentist-farmer who lived at the lake and took care of all the folks in that area. His name was Dr. Toothacher. I’m not making this up.

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Mason Singer’s recent letter [“Feedback,” December 22] regarding my quote in Kevin Kelley’s piece [“‘Action Steps,’” December 2] was spot on. I do owe a huge apology to everyone — especially gallery owners — for my insensitive remarks made during the interview. In the context of the article, it sure sounded like I was thumbing my nose at galleries and the important work they do to showcase and promote Vermont artists. But in the context of my interview with Mr. Kelley, I was simply trying to explain why I thought putting a significant portion of the “Art of Action” exhibition in nontraditional spaces was serving the project and the artwork so well. Really bad choice of words — I agree and I apologize.

As to supporting galleries in general, the [Vermont] Arts Council is limited in terms of how it can support for-profit galleries. But for the nonprofits that showcase the visual arts — Burlington City Arts’ Firehouse Gallery, the T.W. Wood Gallery, Bryan Memorial Gallery, the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, the Chaffee Art Center, Vermont Arts Exchange, and Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, to name just a handful, including the Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance — we have a long and quite significant track record of support and collaboration. Our support for all art forms is limited by the funding we receive from the Vermont legislature. We encourage everyone, especially Seven Days readers, who wants us to provide even more support for the arts to join our efforts to increase our appropriation.

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Clean Energy for Vermont’s Economic Recovery The economic crisis has been hard on everyone in Vermont, and many of the businesses and industries that comprise Vermont’s economic engine are struggling.

Eric Clifford Vermont Dairy Farmer

When it comes to our energy future, Vermont must work toward renewable sources and promote greater energy efficiency and conservation. But to foster our economic recovery we must focus on what we can do today, and a critical element of Vermont’s economic recovery is renewing the operating license of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, a clean, low-cost and reliable energy source.

Vermont Yankee’s affordable electricity helps all of our state’s businesses, from dairy farmers to the ski and tourism industries to Vermont’s manufacturers and high-tech companies. These industries provide jobs for hard-working Vermonters.

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So help Vermont’s economic recovery and let your representative

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HEALTH & FITNESS

January typically inspires resolutions — to lose weight, exercise more, etc. At Seven Days, the new year inspires us at least to write about health and fitness. In this issue we tackle the questions: Does Vermont need more paramedics? Will the state sanction medical marijuana dispensaries? Where can amateurs go to try out Olympic sports?

Did you know you can work out in your kitchen? How do you offset being a “desk potato”? Meanwhile, Eva Sollberger has created a special episode of “Stuck in Vermont” titled “Cysts Happen” to help raise women’s awareness of a common and often invisible problem. ’Nuff said … except To your health!

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Paramedic on Board? Not in Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties

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VT Considers Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

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Peace & Justice Center Fights to Survive

28 Fighting the Bite

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Vermont Black History Honored With Theater, Music and Art

One snowboarder’s quest to hit 20 Vermont resorts in 20 weeks

22 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot We just had to ask…

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Health & Fitness: Making the skinny-skied journey to the Slayton Pasture Cabin

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Northeast Kingdom Is Hotbed of Higher Math in Montréaler’s Comic Novel

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Health & Fitness: Help for bodies in (repetitive) motion

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42 Song and Dance Man Music: Burlington Chamber Orchestra’s Michael Hopkins explores winter, Copland and choreography

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Vermont Yankee and its corporate owner, Entergy, won’t let a good lie keep them down.

Sure, they might use up a half-life for misleading regulators and lawmakers about the existence of underground pipes carrying the radionuclides.

But there are more near misses where that one came from.

Since buying VY in 2002 for $180 million — Entergy now claims it’s worth $800 million — the New Orleans-based company has employed a simple, fourstep method to navigate Vermont’s political and regulatory waters.

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In early 2008, Entergy promised the legislature that new hires would beef up VY’s quality assurance program. In 2009, Entergy issued a hiring freeze.

In 2009, Attorney General BILL SORRELL ruled that a 2008 statewide media blitz claiming VY had “zero fossil fuel emissions” was inaccurate, in violation of state consumer fraud laws. VY officials called the wording “unfortunate” and vowed not to use such adjectives again.

And the list goes on.

“What we have seen for the past eight years is a pattern of giving false, distorted or misleading information. When caught, they apologize, say that they will look into it; say they will develop a plan to fix it and never do it again. Then, it happens again,” said BOB STANNARD, a lobbyist for the anti-nuke group Vermont Citizen Action Network.

Through every mishap and misstep, Gov. JIM DOUGLAS and his team have stood

by Entergy. Why? “They have no plan for in-state energy should VY shut down,” Stannard said.

“It’s not like it should have been a big surprise; we’ve had a 38-year notice.”

Coincidentally, Gov. Douglas was first elected to office in 1972, the same year Vermont Yankee opened.

Maybe Entergy should follow the governor’s lead for once and announce its retirement.

of public service from working for any company he or she regulates for up to five years after leaving office.

Currently, there are such no laws in Vermont — only an executive order that imposes a one-year moratorium on state workers leaving government for private industry.

“There are two main reasons for the bill,” Ashe explained. “First, to help assure Vermonters of the high integrity of the decision-making process for Vermont Yankee. Second, the same goes for the commissioner’s role as chief enforcement officer of Vermont’s regulated utilities.”

Ashe’s colleagues like the bill so much they want to expand it beyond O’Brien’s post.

“We are very interested in discussing the bill this session,” said Sen. JEANNETTE (D-Windham), who chairs WHITE the Senate Government Operations Committee. White said her committee would like to increase the number of positions affected by the ban, and make it include legislators. The committee may decide to decrease the length of the ban, though, from five to one or two years, so it’s more in line with similar regs in other states.

Note to Douglas officials: Get out while the getting’s good.

Revolving Regulators

As noted in last week’s column, Vermont’s sheriffs and state’s attorneys quietly restored their own 5 percent pay cut last July even though most nonunion state employees — including elected officials — hadn’t seen a pay raise since 2008.

Before this could affect their respective reelections later this year, both groups separately decided to cut their pay — again.

Vermont’s sheriffs will reinstate the 5 percent pay cut as of July 1, said Lamoille County Sheriff ROGER MARCOUX, executive director of the Vermont Sheriff ’s Association.

Last week, the state’s attorneys met and agreed that the cut should take effect not only in FY 2011 but for the remainder of FY 2010, which means it’s effective immediately, said KEITH FLYNN, Orleans

Public Service Commissioner DAVID O’BRIEN is one of the most powerful nonelected officials in Vermont. He’s the guy who regulates — and, ultimately, can pull the plug on — the state’s utilities. The fate of Burlington Telecom is in his hands.

Like judges, O’Brien has to steer clear of conflicts of interest. And he has already been criticized for being too cozy with, or lenient toward, the industries he regulates.

“Fair Game” reported on the holiday party he hosted in 2008 that was attended by JAY THAYER, Entergy’s top dog in Montpelier. Also on the guest list were officials from several of the state’s largest utilities.

That could explain why Sen. TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden) has introduced a bill prohibiting Vermont’s commissioner

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According to a 2006 poll conducted by the UVM Center for Rural Studies, roughly 8 percent of Vermonters supported peaceable secession from the United States.

On Friday, the pro-secessionist SeconD vermont rePuBlic announced a slate of statewide candidates it plans to run in the fall election in hopes of moving secession from theory to reality.

The group’s gubernatorial candidate is fifth-generation Vermonter and Kirby businessman DenniS P. Steele, founder and CEO of the Internet radio station Free Vermont Radio. Burlington-based auto salesman Peter garritano is running for lieutenant governor.

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Burlington’s Ward 2 neighborhood — in the heart of the city’s Old North End — is shaping up to be a key battleground in the March elections.

Democrats hope to pick up a crucial eighth vote and thereby gain an outright majority on the council — for the first time since the 1980s.

Incumbent Democrat DaviD Berezniak is running for reelection, but the district’s other seat is up for grabs due to the December resignation of Progressive emma mulvaney-Stanak. She had to vacate the seat because she bought a house in Ward 3.

Democrat Bram kranichfelD, 30, is running to replace Mulvaney-Stanak.

Kranichfeld chairs the Burlington Electric Commission and is a deputy state’s attorney in Chittenden County.

I thought Ward 1 Democrat eD aDrian had the prosecutorial thing covered.

Progressives hope to thwart the Democrats’ Old North End run.

Berezniak faces a challenge from Progressive Jonathan leavitt, 30, a social worker who has been active in promoting affordable housing. Kranichfeld will square off against recent University of Vermont grad and labor activist maxwell tracy, 23.

Along with Adrian and Berezniak, five other council incumbents are running for reelection: clarence DaviS (PWard 3); Paul DecelleS (R-Ward 7); ruSS elliS (D-Ward 4); Bill keogh (D-Ward 5); and karen Paul (I-Ward 6).

Washington County; Bill cruikShank, Rutland County; craig hill, Bennington County; richarD Jeroloman, Chittenden County; Peter moSS, Franklin County; and roBert wagner, Addison County.

The party wants Vermont to revert to the independent republic it was between January 15, 1777, and March 4, 1791.

What would that look like?

“We seek a peaceable return of Vermont to a small, clean, green, rural, radical, non-violent, communitarian, sustainable, independent republic free and clear of the United States of America,” said SVR founder thomaS naylor during the Montpelier press conference.

Groovy.

And who is keeping Vermonters from realizing nirvana?

Wall Street, corporate America, environmentalist Bill mckiBBen and the Israeli lobby. Not necessarily in that order.

Nice touch blaming the Jews, especially since SVR has been chided for its ties to neo-Confederate groups such as League of the South and the Abbeville Institute. These groups would like to see the South returned to its pre-Civil War roots. You know, white, Anglo and Christian.

Racist? Nah. McKibben received multiple mentions at the presser. That’s because he represents the Vermont left obsessed with quaint notions such as food independence and self-reliance, yet is willing to live under the yoke of the evil empire, said Naylor.

“I’m actually pretty close to a supporter of an independent Vermont,” said McKibben in an email to “Fair Game.”

But it does strike me as odd to do it from a position of hating the U.S., which I don’t.”

Naylor has a theory about why 92 percent of Vermonters don’t openly support secession.

“Vermonters are in a state of denial,” said Naylor. “They are fat and happy and sassy.”

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onsider the following scenario: Your 14-year-old daughter is snowboarding at Bolton Valley when she takes a nasty spill and breaks her leg in three places. Ski patrol gets her down the mountain, where an emergency medical services (EMS) crew from Richmond Rescue loads her into an ambulance for the 35-minute drive to the emergency room at Fletcher Allen in Burlington.

Your daughter’s injuries aren’t life threatening, but the ride is long, bumpy and uncomfortable, leaving her in excruciating pain. Unfortunately, because Richmond Rescue is staffed by emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, they can do little more than immobilize her leg, supply oxygen, and get her to the hospital as quickly and comfortably as possible.

This isn’t a criticism of Richmond Rescue. No ambulances have paramedics in EMS District 3, which encompasses nearly all of Chittenden County and serves about 160,000 residents. Paramedics have more medical training than other emergency workers and can carry out more procedures en route to the hospital. Notably, they can administer morphine, which would significantly reduce the girl’s pain.

In this case, the patient’s outcome wouldn’t change either way. In time, your daughter’s broken ankle would heal and she’d make a full recovery. But what if the patient were your elderly grandfather

who was experiencing chest pains and cardiac arrhythmia? In that scenario, the difference between having an EMT in the ambulance versus a paramedic, who could administer cardiac drugs to stabilize his heartbeat, could mean the difference between life and death.

“I think most Vermonters are under the perception that when they call 911, they’re going to get a paramedic,” says Matthew Hughes, a certified paramedic and former Richmond EMS volunteer who now works for Fletcher Allen transporting patients from one facility to another.

“It’s mind-boggling to me that the state’s wealthiest and best-educated county doesn’t have that level of care.”

Of Vermont’s 13 EMS districts, only two — those that cover Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties — aren’t staffed by paramedics. In fact, only 65 percent of Vermont residents have access to paramedic-level responders.

But that may change soon. For the last three years, a committee of experts from Fletcher Allen and local EMS agencies has been working on a plan to staff some ambulance units in Chittenden County with paramedics. If the plan is approved, rescue squads from three communities — Colchester, Essex and South Burlington — could be operating with paramedics within 12 to 18 months.

The debate has been long and

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contentious, according to Dr. Steve Leffler, who is director of emergency services at Fletcher Allen, the state’s only level-three trauma center that can provide comprehensive emergency medical care to patients with very complex injuries. The idea was floated, and rejected, about 10 years before he became medical director in 2006.

EMT-Basics have more training. They’re certified in CPR and limited airwaymanagement techniques. They can control bleeding, bandage wounds, splint broken bones, immobilize neck and spinal cord injuries, and provide oxygen therapy.

EMT-Is are the next step up. They can start an IV, give dextrose to a diabetic in

I think most Vermonters are under the perception that when they call 911, they’re going to get a paramedic.

It’s mind-boggling to me that the state’s wealthiest and best-educated county doesn’t have that level of care.

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“It’s politically incorrect to say this, but most EMS systems in big cities and large metropolitan areas are moving away from using paramedics,” Leffler says. “There is no improvement in survival going from well-trained EMT-Is (emergency medical technician-intermediates), which is what we have now, to paramedics … And our EMT-Is do a great job of delivering our patients in good condition as it is.”

To understand the debate, it’s important to understand how prehospital care is administered. Vermont has four levels of emergency certification: Emergency care attendants, or ECAs, are essentially trained in the fundamentals of first aid.

crisis, and administer epinephrine to a patient going into anaphylactic shock.

EMT-Is can also help cardiac patients take nitro pills and apply an automatic external defibrillator if the patient’s heart stops beating.

Paramedics are the best trained, and highest paid, EMS responders. In addition to all the previously mentioned skills, they can administer cardiac and pain meds and perform endotracheal intubations, which involves inserting a tube down a patient’s throat. Of the 2900 personnel in Vermont’s EMS workforce, only 215 are paramedics.

Dan Manz is EMS chief for the Vermont Department of Health. He says that the

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The 69-year-old retiree from New Haven repeats this regimen several times a day to alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, the degenerative disease he has battled for more than 20 years. Marijuana doesn’t do much for the pain, but it helps Millson cope with the depression he says comes with “slowly losing your ability to do stuff.”

“It’s an attitude enhancer,” Millson says. “If you’re happier, then you can buck up and fight the pain.”

Millson is one of 182 patients on

Vermont’s medical marijuana registry, which allows him to legally grow marijuana plants or have a caregiver grow them for him.

But Millson buys pot illicitly from a friend for $200 to $300 an ounce.

“I’m 69 years old,” says Millson. “I’m not about to start researching hydroponics or specific fertilizers. That’s a job for somebody who knows what they’re doing, not a patient who needs the stuff.”

Millson appears quite healthy, moving easily around his multilevel home, but says he’s in no shape to cultivate a cannabis crop.

He argues that anyone sick enough to be on the registry — individuals with HIV, AIDS, cancer, MS and other painful diseases — is usually too ill to play pot farmer.

Several prominent lawmakers agree and

have proposed legislation that would establish state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries where patients like Millson would easily — and legally — obtain marijuana. At Millson’s urging, Rep. Chris Bray (D-New Haven) will introduce one such bill.

Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin (D-Windham) is cosponsoring a similar bill.

“I get calls in my office every year from senior citizens who are using marijuana for medicinal purposes, legally,” Shumlin says.

“And [they] ask questions like, ‘Can you tell me what a drug dealer looks like?’”

There are several problems with Vermont’s 5-year-old medical marijuana statute, according to supporters of the dispensary bill. One is quality: Unless your thumb is ganja green, the caliber of

homegrown cannabis will be far inferior to what an experienced grower could produce. Another is access: Vermont’s winkand-nudge medical marijuana law is silent on where to obtain seeds and cuttings, or how to obtain pot if you can’t grow it.

Another problem is supply. Millson says his grower sometimes runs out, usually at the end of summer, before the harvest.

Shumlin’s bill, cosponsored by state senators Hinda Miller (D-Chittenden) and Jeanette White (D-Windham), envisions up to five nonprofit “compassion centers” around Vermont distributing medical marijuana. The state would license grow operations in secret locations, where up to 98 plants, or 28 ounces of usable marijuana, could be cultivated. All marijuana

public naturally assumes that having responders with higher levels of training in the field will automatically improve the level of care. But he agrees with Dr. Leffler that the picture is much more complex. As he puts it, “It isn’t as [though], if we turned every first responder, EMT and intermediate in Chittenden County into a paramedic, that we’d be saving a lot more lives.”

Part of the problem, Manz explains, is that those areas where paramedics could do the most good — that is, in far-flung regions of the county where transport times to the hospital are long — also have low call volumes and are heavily dependent upon volunteers to staff their ambulances.

The challenge, Manz explains, is ensuring that paramedics in those areas could maintain proficiency in those skills, especially with invasive procedures that aren’t used often.

In contrast, in Burlington, where call volumes are high, transport times to the hospital are very short. As a result, whatever advantage is gained by intubating a patient in downtown Burlington would be offset by the benefit of getting the patient to the ER as quickly as possible.

Despite his stated reservations, though, Leffler is open to the idea. He believes paramedics would add value to the system — notably, prehospital pain management, as well as advanced cardiac life-support care.

But those services come at a price, he notes — most likely to municipalities, which would need to pay those responders higher salaries.

“Being transported with a paramedic on the rig costs more than being transported with an EMT-I,” Leffler says. “And that cost has to come from somewhere.

The hospital cannot cover it.”

Earlier this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced the release of a $100,000 grant to recruit, train and retain volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel throughout Vermont. A recent report revealed that two-thirds of the nation’s fire departments are understaffed, and the situation is particularly bad in rural communities. But such a grant will likely do little to fill the ranks of paramedics. Due to the level of training and continuing education necessary to become one, few work as volunteers.

Craig Butkus, executive director of Essex Rescue, thinks he has a solution. As chair of the District 3 paramedic committee, he says that the group recently applied for a $630,000 federal grant to jumpstart Chittenden County’s paramedic program.

If approved, the grant would cover the cost of upgrading EMS equipment, additional training, liability and other expenses, perhaps including the cost of launching Vermont’s first-ever paramedic training program. The only caveat: It would require $125,000 in matching funds.

Under the proposal, paramedics based in Essex, Colchester and South Burlington would respond to calls outside their own municipalities in a hospital-coordinated effort. Depending upon the nature of the call, this could involve ambulances doing “intercepts,” or meeting en route to get a paramedic aboard. This, says Butkus, would ensure that every patient in Chittenden County has access to the same level of prehospital care.

Butkus, who’s been involved in emergency services for 17 years, says he’s excited that the plan is finally taking shape, after so many years in the making.

“We provide an excellent level of care already,” he notes, “but it’s time to move to that next level.” m

distributed through the centers would require labels displaying its THC content. The state would solicit applications David Millson for the operation of dispensaries and would require they be protected by security alarm systems.

Shumlin claims the bill wouldn’t cost the state a dime: Dispensaries would be run by private nonprofits that fund their operations through marijuana sales.

One place medical pot won’t be doled out: pharmacies. The federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means health care professionals can’t legally prescribe it. What doctors do

now is file a form with the state that allows patients with chronic diseases to possess up to 2 ounces.

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“This is really a safe-access issue, and more about compassion and fairness than anything to do with drug policy,” Bray says.

“No one would ever say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, you have to grow your own foxglove.’”

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Lynch blames the center’s problems on the forces that are strangling all nonprofits. Recession-weary donors are writing smaller checks, and competition for a shrinking pool of grants is fierce. Even as Vermonters open their wallets to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti, local nonprofits are finding donor dollars scarce.

The center’s newly focused mission — on economic justice and economic development in Vermont — made it ineligible for certain funding this year, such as the few thousand dollars it received for counter-military recruitment from the Sisters of Mercy.

Rent at the new location is slightly more expensive — $3000 a month instead of $2800 on Church Street. But the center is saving $100 a month on its electric bill and no longer deals with flooding, sewage backups and broken elevators that plagued the subterranean Church Street space, says Wendy Coe, cofounder of the center and its longtime office manager.

The funding slump comes as the center is lobbying Montpelier for paid-sick-day legislation and seeking a bigger role in economic policymaking. Within weeks, it will release its latest report on the state of Vermont jobs, a three-part study that builds on its widely referenced “Vermont Job Gap Study.”

In response to the crisis, the center is moving up its yearly membership drive, normally spread out over several weeks in spring, to early February. A number of fundraising events are also planned, including a matinee screening of Robert Greenwald’s antiwar film, Rethink Afghanistan, at Merrill’s Roxy Theatre on Saturday, January 23.

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Last month, the liberal advocacy organization had to lay off two employees and decided not to replace its departing development director.

Donations from the year-end drive — the nonprofit’s biggest fundraising push — were down 15 percent from the year before. Holiday sales at the Peace & Justice Store were off 50 percent.

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To open the evening, Hardwick actor EDGAR DAVIS will bring to life two extraordinary Vermonters: Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833) and Alexander Twilight (1795-1857). Both became prominent preachers and scholars — who earned Middlebury degrees — after spending part of their early lives as indentured servants. In 30 years at one Rutland parish, for example, Haynes penned and delivered some 5500 sermons. Twilight built a school that still stands in Brownington, and a brick building on the Middlebury campus bears his name — Twilight was the first African American to graduate from an American college.

At intermission, a reception will take place amid a display of paintings done primarily by the gallery’s namesake, Vermont artist Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903).

To close the program, Vermont chorus COUNTERPOINT will perform traditional spirituals and Civil War-era tunes.

TIM TAVCAR, the gallery’s publicity director and office manager, came up with this

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HARDWICK ACTOR EDGAR DAVIS WILL BRING TO LIFE TWO EXTRAORDINARY VERMONTERS: LEMUEL HAYNES AND ALEXANDER TWILIGHT. multimedia approach. His initial inspiration was an in-kind trade negotiated with Counterpoint. The group’s members hail from all over Vermont. In exchange for rehearsal space at the Wood — a central location — the singers are performing at a couple of gallery events this year. Of the repertoire for Saturday’s concert, Tavcar says, “A significant amount is going to be from their album Let Me Fly,” which is subtitled Music of Struggle, Solace and Survival in Black America.

Tavcar knew these selections would fit well with the gallery’s collection of Wood’s 19th-century African American genre paintings — casual scenes of everyday life.

“Portrait work was his bread-and-butter job,” Tavcar notes. The Montpelier native took commissions all over the country. Working in Nashville when fighting broke out, Wood “was stuck there for the entire Civil War,” Tavcar says.

Wood spent those years traveling in Tennessee and Alabama. “He got to experience a lot of African American life and the whole gradual emancipation” process, Tavcar explains. His paintings “evolved from slaves working in the field to portraits of free men and women.” Wood’s poignant “To the Polls: His First Vote” hangs in the current exhibition. “It’s four men of distinctly different

You may or may not know the name STU MCGOWAN, but if you’ve tootled around Burlington at all, you’ve definitely seen at least one of his houses. McGowan, 47, is an unusual developer who deals in low-income housing in a most colorful way. Literally.

Each of his buildings — primarily old housing stock turned into condos — features a cheerfully unorthodox paint job, such as bright pink, orange or lime green with contrasting trim. And next month, McGowan will grant one hue-happy individual an unorthodox opportunity: to select the colors for his next house.

That’s one of his auction donations to benefit CarShare Vermont — McGowan is on the board of the Burlington nonprofit — so if you want a chance at it, you’ll have to attend CarShare’s first-anniversary party on February 12. The idea behind the “Share the Love” auction — aside from raising money for the organization, which provides an alternative to private vehicle ownership — is “to get something really unique for your sweetie before Valentine’s Day,” McGowan explains.

And this man knows from unique Valentines: For 25 consecutive years, McGowan has created a deeply idiosyncratic, large and usually quite public testament to his wife, JOAN WATSON, for V-Day. Last year the project involved making a giant heart composed of hundreds of keys — “Every time we get a place we change the locks,” McGowan notes — and covered with red construction paper. It sat in front of their Archibald Street house for a week; “then I cut out the actual heart part, and it’s hanging in our house,” he says.

That inspired McGowan’s second auction gift, a smaller version of the key construction. His third donation is a “bowl or planter” made by Watson, a potter and longtime director of the University of Vermont’s Living/Learning Center Pottery Co-op.

McGowan admits he has “no freaking clue” what he’ll do to proclaim his love for Watson this year, but it’s a safe bet he won’t just buy flowers. Meanwhile, he’s got a key-heart thingy to make for someone else, and a few more buildings to buy. Oh, and the starting bid is $75 for the chance to “leave your mark in Burlington with an eclectic house painted in your honor.” Now, that’s romantic.

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ethnicities — one looks very Irish,” Tavcar describes. “And the fourth one is a black man with his voting chit in his hand.”

For Missouri native Edgar Davis, learning about Haynes and Twilight has been a revelation. “They seem very strange to me, and I have a lot of questions,” he admits. “These weren’t the kind of black men I was exposed to as a young man learning about African American history.”

Davis speculates on how two men of color not only achieved acceptance in their time but became community leaders. “In a place like Vermont that’s very last frontier-ish,” he ventures, “because things are scarce or a little harder, people are a little more tolerant.

Maybe just out of necessity for ‘We need a preacher, and this guy is good.’”

Despite Haynes’ prolific writings, as of press time Tavcar had not found a sermon excerpt for Davis to read. Instead, Davis

will briefly describe the lives of Haynes and Twilight and then present dramatic readings from Twilight and African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1818-1895).

Davis’ performance is “not going to be an attempt to imitate” the historical figures, he vows. “You let the text carry you through ... I don’t try to embellish. The reason why these things have lasted — the reason that people are interested in them — is because they are interesting in themselves.”

It seems enough just to imagine how powerfully Twilight’s words rang out in July 1853: “But subjugation by war and superiority of physical or intellectual strength never gave man the right to reduce his fellow man to his service without his own consent.” In Brownington, a black Vermonter preached this in a sermon 10 years before Abraham Lincoln proclaimed all American slaves free. 

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Pinched from the Ivy League, Goldman ends several years of idleness by announcing he’s solved a problem that has perplexed generations of eggheads. But has he? Or is he just concerned about keeping his cushy fellowship? Department chair Guillermo Slutnick, colleague Herman Melville Singleton and the formidable dean of arts and sciences — known to her faculty subjects as the Virgin Queen — all want to know.

Needless to say, Montréal author R.J. Stern’s first novel, Goldman’s Theorem, is a comedy. But while it may play fast and loose with Vermont’s academic landscape, his zany campus satire gets the math right. At least, that’s the word from scholarly journal The Mathematical Intelligencer, which praises Stern’s portrayal of its discipline as “undistorted and accurate.”

It should be, since the 63-year-old writer has been a math prof at Concordia University since 1976. Weary of the misleading portrayals of his discipline in popular movies such as Good Will Hunting and A Beautiful Mind and the TV show “Numbers,” Stern says he set out to write a campus novel that would do for math departments what Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 did for the army. It would showcase “the most absurd stuff ... yet something only somebody on the inside could write.”

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Next, we head to Big Spruce, a quieter On all our runs, Carpenter stops to part of the mountain that has some of point out some feature of the mountain, Carpenter’s favorite terrain. There’s a chill admire the view or talk about the quality in the air on this side of the resort, and the of the snow. She is garrulous and thinks tree limbs hang heavy with snow. We take a nothing of sitting down on the slope for a run down Sterling and have the expansive gab session. trail to ourselves.

Before hopping on the quad again, But we’re not finished yet. As we reach Carpenter stops briefly to exchange some the Mansfield Base Lodge, Carpenter turns high fives with a liftie from Chile. At the to me with a grin. “You want to sled down?”

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Employer? Insurance? Co-pay? Is she just going to take my word for it? I wondered. Isn’t all this info in my fancy new electronic health care record?

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I did, happily, but not without pondering: What’s with all the phone calls?

Aren’t we supposed to be cutting health care costs? Is it really necessary to remind a patient multiple times about a hard-to-get appointment he or she is not likely to forget?

The flurry of phone calls is reducing costs, according to Lisa Goodrich, vice president of faculty practice operations at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Every no-show is a “lost revenue opportunity,” she notes.

And since the automated “Televox” message system was implemented in the summer of 2005, the number of patients who blow off their appointments has dropped 10 percent, to 6.5 percent.

There have been “staff savings,” too.

“Three full-time equivalents,” Goodrich explains, or roughly $150,000 a year.

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for the same visit. Why?’ The answer is pretty straightforward: There is no way to predict if we are going to call you for preregistration, or get ahold of you. Making sure you are aware of the visit is what the Televox call is for.”

Except where an automated message might compromise a patient’s privacy — when it comes from infectious diseases, oncology or psychiatric departments, to name a few — the system has been adopted by every one of Fletcher Allen’s 45 clinical sites as well as the hospital’s 100 outreach locations throughout Vermont and New York.

In fact, Fletcher Allen’s entire notification process, including the preregistration part, has been shaped by concerns about “patient confidentiality.” Hospital officials determined some time ago that the old check-in system was too public. Sharing sensitive personal information in close proximity to other people could have adverse effects, from simple embarrassment to identity theft.

So, when the hospital expanded in 2005, “we moved everything to the phone,” says Shannon Lonergan, director of registration. She oversees 40 employees working two shifts in a call center located in South Burlington’s Tech Park.

Currently, about 25 percent of FAHC’s 70,000 monthly patients seeking physician appointments receive a preregistration call prior to an appointment.

The other 75 percent are repeat customers. “Your data is effective for 90 days,” Lonergan explains. “We don’t have to reverify demographic information every time the patient has an appointment.”

Unless, that is, he or she is on Medicare — in which case the federal government requires the hospital to ask nine standard questions every time the patient receives any form of care.

Confused yet? Fletcher Allen may soon expand its preregistration “threshold” from 90 days to 120, meaning you’d only get that call if more than four months had passed since your last appointment. Lonergan says it would be “a major step toward reducing administrative costs.”

But folks who rarely visit the doctor, like me, can still expect to hear from Fletcher Allen every time. It’s best to call back the preregistration people before you show up. A few years ago, I made the mistake of thinking I could take care of it at the doctor’s office. When I got there, someone handed me a portable phone, led me into a private exam room and gave me a number to call. No one would touch me until I got through to the call center.

The digital conversion of health records isn’t likely to change this process — not for a while, anyway.

For those who choose online registration, when it becomes available, the info they supply won’t necessarily save steps or eliminate the phone call.

Call-center workers will load the DIY data from the new system into the old system and contact the patient only “if there are issues,” says FAHC spokesman Michael Carrese.

And if the “issue” happens to be an aversion to automated phone calls, well, there’s not much the medical establishment can do. Looks like it’s going to be a while before our health care system comes up with a prescription for real and lasting efficiency. m outraged, or merely curious, about something? Send your burning question to wtf@sevendaysvt.com.

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— “Public Transportation and Petroleum Savings in the U.S.,” report prepared for the American Public Transportation Association, 2007 • “Even if we could get more

people to ride transit, transit uses as much energy, and emits nearly as much greenhouse gases, as cars; and the trends suggest that cars will be more environmentally friendly than any transit system in the country by 2025.” — Randal O’Toole, senior fellow, Cato Institute Appears we’ve got a diversity of opinion. Time for the “Straight Dope” to step in.

Let’s compare the average energy efficiency of different methods of transportation, expressed in British thermal units (BTUs) per passenger mile. These numbers were compiled or computed from government sources by my assistant Una, a professional engineer: • Motorcycle — 2200 with single rider.

• Heavy rail (includes subway and commuter rail but excludes light rail/streetcar) — 2600; New York MTA rail — 2000.

• Commercial aircraft — 3100.

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• Bus — 4300.

• Auto — 5500 with single occupant, 3500 with average passenger load.

A few observations: 1. Setting aside the atypical case of New York MTA rail, motorcycles are tops energyefficiency-wise. However, I’m not seeing them as a practical commuting option for the average cube-farm denizen.

2. Trains are efficient, but not that efficient. If you’ve ever been packed into a subway car at rush hour, you might think it’d beat auto efficiency by 10 to 1. Uh-uh — rail travel is a modest 30 percent more efficient than autos on average. New York MTA rail is close to three times as efficient as a car driven solo, but again that’s the extreme case. Chicago CTA rail, admittedly an outlier on the other end, consumes 4200 BTUs per passenger mile, making it less efficient than the average car.

consumption, transit vs. cars is pretty much a wash.

So what’s the basis for the claim in the 2007 APTA study that transit use saves gasoline? The key word is gasoline — or more broadly, petroleum. Rail transit commonly runs on electricity; relatively little electricity is generated using oil. If all passengers in electric transit vehicles had to ride in cars, we’d use a lot more gasoline. No claim is made about energy use overall.

Is this a silly distinction? No, and it’s here that we get to the heart of the matter. The real issue isn’t energy efficiency or foreign oil dependence. The fundamental problem is that petroleum is sure to be scarcer in coming decades and alternative energy sources will have to be developed. Many of the obvious ones (wind, solar, nuclear) are best suited to producing

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electricity. Transit electrification is well understood. Electric cars, not so much. Will we all be scooting around town in high-tech golf carts in 20 years? Maybe. But don’t count on cruising at 80 miles per hour in your battery-powered SUV. My point is, big changes are in the offing, and we have to make bets now about what kind of lifestyles the energy mix of the future is going to support. The pro-transit argument boils down to this: transit promotes densely built-up cities, which we know will work from a transportation standpoint. (If all else fails, you can just walk or ride your bike.) Car buffs say, come on, most people prefer spread-out suburban living — we’ll figure something out that’ll let us keep doing it.

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3. Buses are more efficient than a passengerless car, but that’s about it. Lest you think the number is skewed by lightly traveled suburban transit systems, Chicago CTA buses (one million riders per workday) consume 4300 BTUs per passenger mile, same as the national average.

On the face of it, therefore, transit offers no energy advantage over cars except in the handful of cities with heavy rail — and not all of those. Estimates of auto efficiency vary widely depending on how many passengers you assume they’re carrying, so I won’t say transit is an energy loser. Instead I’ll cuddle up to Randal O’Toole and agree that from the standpoint of energy

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No, it’s that the summer events always look so daunting: To execute a perfect dive or sprint 400 meters requires a lifetime of training, preferably in a climate more temperate than ours.

But the Olympic Winter Games?

Different story. Skeleton, ski jumping, ski cross — these events are fun.

They’re filled with daredevil feats — but ones we may have seen our elite local athletes perform. They’re freaking cold. In other words, the Winter Games are perfect fantasy fodder for Vermont’s Walter Mitty types.

So, on the eve of the 2010 Vancouver Games (February 12 to 28), we’ve rounded up some of the best places to try out Olympic winter sports for yourself. And, while Team USA won’t be finalized until just before they take their trip north of the border, we’ve also noted some local athletes who might make it there.

Bobsled The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) in Lake Placid promises the half-mile “Bobsled Experience” at the Olympic Sports Complex will make you feel like a comet — one with a professional driver and brakeman to make sure your icy body doesn’t end up in the Milky Way. For $75, you get a minute or two of adrenaline, a year’s membership in the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, a photo, a pin and, most importantly, 20 percent off your next ride (available Wednesdays through Sundays). www.whiteface.com

Ski Jumping Vermont’s own ski-jumping venue, the historic Harris Hill in Brattleboro, does not offer lessons. (“I’m guessing our insurance company would go into cardiac arrest,” writes a representative by email.) But just over the border in New Hampshire, the Ford K. Sayre Memorial Ski Council will allow adult jumpers, on their own alpine skis, to join high schoolers on Monday and Wednesday training nights with coach Chris Hastings, an Olympian. The club also hosts occasional “learn to fly days.” www.fordsayre.org

Luge Two winters ago, I joined the Adirondack Luge Club on one of its evening sliding sessions, and I’m still giddy with terror when I think about rattling down the track feet first, my butt 4 inches from the ice. In the dark. The club — of which you can be a member all winter for just $40 — is a mix of rookies and Olympic team members. They practice most Saturday nights at Mount Van Hoevenberg’s Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid. www.adirondacklugeclub.org Locals to look for at the Vancouver Games: Chris Mazdzer (Saranac Lake, N.Y.)

Skeleton Like the Bobsled Experience, ORDA’s Skeleton Experience is an insane sport on training wheels. On most Saturdays and during holiday weeks, anyone 13 or older can slide down an icy chute on his or her stomach for $60. For tourists starting slightly lower on the track than Olympians, the sled reaches speeds of 30 miles per hour — with no steering mechanism and no brakes. www.whiteface.com Locals to look for at Vancouver: Caleb Smith (Lake Placid, N.Y.)

Locals to look for at Vancouver: Bill Demong (in Nordic combined, a combo of cross-country skiing and ski jumping; Vermontville, N.Y.), Anders Johnson (Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Figure Skating Even if you don’t know a double axel from a triple salchow, you can channel your inner Peggy Fleming, Tonya Harding or Brian Boitano during Saturday night adult skating classes at Burlington’s Leddy Park Arena ($60 for Burlington residents for six weeks). Return on Sundays to perfect your twirls, twizzles and spirals. www.enjoyburlington.com/leddypark/ skatingprograms.cfm

Speedskating Most speedskaters train at indoor venues, but Nordic skater Jamie Hess of Norwich has a much better place in mind: the silky-smooth glass of Lake Morey, where he hosts Nordic skating workshops ($30) all winter. Ice permitting, there are also upcoming workshops on Lake Champlain. www.nordicskating.org

This sport rocks. And since 2005, the Green Mountain Curling Club (GMCC) has made sure Vermonters can learn to throw stones, sweep the ice and outmaneuver other curlers. Slowly, the club is moving closer to the Queen City, too; after ice time in Québec and Morrisville, the GMCC is now curling at Milton’s Ice Barn and is planning a special fundraiser for the HowardCenter at South Burlington’s Cairns Arena. Learn-to-curl clinics are $25. www.greenmountaincurlingclub.org

Alpine Skiing Stowe’s fabled Front Four are steeped in ski-racing history, from Nosedive hosting the Vermont State Downhill Championship in 1938 to the same slope staging NCAA Championships in 2000.

And, while the prestigious World Cup no longer stops in New England, this is about as close as you can get in Vermont to big-time racing. The Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club organizes a slew of downhill events, including junior ski-racing programs, the Stowe Derby (February 28) and the Ski Bum Race Series on Tuesday nights. www.stowe.com, www.teammmsc.org

Nordic Skiing In summer, it’s rowing. In winter, the main focus of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury Common is Nordic skiing — specifically, supporting and promoting participation and excellence in the sport. There are races here nearly every weekend (the best known being the Craftsbury Marathon on January 30). There’s also a ski club that offers instruction and training, and one of the most inspiring trail systems in the state. www.craftsbury.com Locals to look for at Vancouver: Andy Newell (Shaftsbury)

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BiAthloN You ski, you shoot, you score. The Ethan Allen Biathlon club in Jericho center has one of the best junior teams in the world and hosts races and training opportunities for athletes of all ages.

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icE hockEY It’s hard to throw a hockey stick and not hit some playable ice in northern Vermont, but sometimes it can be a challenge to figure out when you can play hockey — or how. Full stride offers adult beginners’ lessons all winter, in both women-only and coed sessions. Also, check town rec department websites for weekly stick-and-puck offerings. www.fullstride.com Locals to look for at Vancouver: Hilary Knight (Hanover, N.H.)

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the well-nested environs of tenured professors, with their bookshelves crammed with weighty tomes and bulletin boards plastered with pithy quotes and apropos “Far Side” cartoons, Bomblies’ office is sparse. With its half-empty shelves, haphazard stacks of papers and steady hum of a nearby generator, the room feels more like a last-minute assignment, something the janitor cleaned out for the professor over a long weekend.

But Bomblies’ work space isn’t without its personal touches. On one wall hangs a photo of him standing in a group of smiling villagers in the African nation of Niger. While he was working on his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bomblies’ advisor piqued his curiosity about the field of public health.

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At first glance, Bomblies seems like an unlikely person to be conducting research on malaria, an illness that kills more than a million people worldwide each year, most of them African children, at a rate of one every 30 seconds.

Bomblies, an assistant professor in UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, has degrees in hydrology and chemical, civil and environmental engineering — hardly the credentials one would expect for fighting infectious diseases.

But, as anyone familiar with malaria knows, experts have been aware of the links between water and mosquitoes, and hence water and malaria, for decades.

What’s been more difficult to figure out are the most effective ways to interrupt the life cycles of the mosquitoes and parasites that cause this deadly scourge.

Bomblies, who was hired at UVM a year ago, has been applying his understanding of hydrology — the science of how water forms, accumulates and behaves in the environment — to building computer models that do just that. He’s using the burgeoning science of complex systems to figure out how changing the variables in the African environment can affect the ebb and flow of a devastating illness.

Bomblies, 35, grew up in Castle Rock, Colo., but was born in Germany, the son of a Dutch mother and German father.

His mother was a high school teacher of foreign languages, his father a civil engineer who worked on aid projects all over the globe. That work included surveying jobs for road construction in Africa, where Bomblies would often visit remote project sites. Bomblies eventually picked up five different languages.

His corner office at UVM, on the second floor of the Votey Engineering Building, hints that he hasn’t been on the Burlington campus long. Compared with

“Initially, I was a little resistant to it, because it meant I had to learn a whole lot more biology,” Bomblies admits. “But when I looked more and more into the possibilities, it became clear how fascinating [it was], and how much potential there was for overlap between environmental engineering and public health.”

Once bitten by the infectious-disease bug, as it were, Bomblies threw himself into it wholeheartedly. By the time he completed his PhD, he’d spent 13 months living in southwestern Niger, a sub-Saharan region with a well-defined rainy season from June through August.

There he gathered reams of data to try to show links between the severity of the monsoons and the seasonal outbreaks of malaria. Specifically, he created complex computer models of how mosquito breeding pools form and respond to changing weather events. Using these precise tools, Bomblies discovered that the causal connections among rainfall, mosquito proliferation and malaria aren’t as simple or cut-and-dried as one might assume.

Although large swaths of Africa are rife with malaria, Bomblies explains, the disease is transmitted by a parasite in the mosquito that occupies a unique niche and reproduces only under specific environmental parameters. The main goal of his research is to determine the sensitivity of the mosquito and the parasite to various changes in those parameters.

For example, what happens when you alter the topography of a village and its environs? Or when you plant new vegetation that alters the formation of breeding pools? On a larger scale, what impact does global climate change have on ambient temperature, and thus the time it takes for malarial parasites to reproduce inside the mosquitoes’ bodies?

By gathering such data, Bomblies has set out to build models that will eventually predict seasonal fluctuations in the mosquito population and their likely impact on malaria outbreaks.

Much of his work involves traveling to African villages during the rainy season, where he and his grad student assistant, Jody Stryker, collect meteorological information — temperature, precipitation, humidity and so on — as well as data on the types of soil and vegetation indigenous to the region. Those data are logged using a GPS unit and later entered in a computer.

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Researchers at the University of Vermont’s Vaccine Testing Unit have just begun their third round of dosing human test subjects with an experimental vaccine designed to prevent one of four strains of dengue fever. The tropical illness, which is marked by high fever and severe back and muscle pains, afflicts an estimated 50 to 100 million people worldwide and kills about 22,000 people annually, most of them children.

The five-year research project, funded by a $4.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, is part of a larger study being done in cooperation with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Kristen Pierce is a UVM physician working with Dr. Beth Kirkpatrick, the study’s lead investigator and a veteran of other major vaccine research, including her work on campylobacteriosis, anthrax and typhoid. As Pierce explains, next to malaria, dengue is one of the biggest reemerging infections worldwide.

According to the World Health Organization, it’s now endemic in more than 100 countries worldwide, including the United States. Like malaria, once thought eradicated from North America, dengue has begun to reappear along the Texas-Mexico border.

The main culprit: global warming, which is expanding the habitat where mosquitoes thrive. In fact, one of the two vectors for the disease’s transmission, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, has been found in 28 states, including New Hampshire.

“So, there’s a very real possibility that we’ll see this disease in a bigger spectrum here in the U.S.,” she adds.

Because dengue cannot spread from person to person, and the injected strain of the dengue virus has been weakened, Pierce emphasizes, it poses no direct health threat to the test subjects or the public at large. Assuming the experimental vaccine proves successful, it will be combined with three others now under development to create a vaccine that prevents all four strains of the virus.

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Bomblies’ work gives him constant firsthand reminders of the devastating effects malaria has on the villages where he does his research. “I’ve seen children from one visit to the next just gone, dead,” he says. “Older people get malaria as well, but they have a more natural built-up immunity … It’s the kids who are really suffering.”

Malaria eradication isn’t a new research focus for scientists worldwide, but Bomblies notes that his predecessors lacked the computational power necessary to build accurate and predictive models of these complex systems.

Moreover, much of the past research was based on regional climate data, which operate on a scale of hundreds of miles. In contrast, Bomblies is building computational models that focus to a sharp point — that of an individual village itself.

Of course, such models cannot be built overnight. So far, Bomblies has collected one year’s worth of data in Ethiopia, not nearly enough to create an accurately predictive model — or publishable results. Ideally, his research, which is currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, will be ongoing for at least a decade.

It’s a good sign that Bomblies has already attracted international attention. In September 2007, his work was featured in Seed magazine’s Revolutionary Minds series, which recognized the work of “revolutionary thinkers whose global research has the potential to effect worldwide change.”

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That reasoning is how I ended up legs akimbo, splayed in the middle of an aggressively precipitous trail on my way to the Slayton Pasture Cabin at the Trapp Family Lodge. I’d made it my goal to ski to the cabin, and ski to the cabin I would, no matter how many times I fell over in the process.

The von Trapp family of The Sound of Music fame built Slayton Pasture Cabin in 1971 as a way station of sorts for skiers visiting the Stowe resort’s 100 kilometers of cross-country ski trails. It provided, and still provides, a rest stop where weary ski travelers could refuel by a toasty fire with soups, sandwiches, hot drinks and sundry snacks. Over the years, the cabin has become the destination for tourists visiting “Trapps.”

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I learned to cross-country ski a week before my trip to the vaunted cabin.

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Gora lives at the cabin five days a week. He is responsible for cooking the soups, fixing the sandwiches and making sure the pipes running to the water pump don’t freeze. He also has to feed the birds — a “full-time job,” Gora said. The chickadees, nuthatches, blue jays and hairy woodpeckers that frequent the cabin are very demanding and tap on the window when their feeders are empty.

Gora began working at the resort a decade ago. Back then, the work was just seasonal, tending the Trapp gardens. When the cabinkeeper job became available, he jumped on it, mostly because of the skiing opportunities it provided. Gora lives for skiing.

About once a week, the groomers tote groceries up to the cabin, with which Gora cooks vats of soup.

On this day, he had made something called Cabin Vegetable, as well as a carrot-ginger-zucchini soup, which was hearty and chunky — just what you’d want after slogging up the Cabin Trail. And at $3.50 a bowl, the price was right. Gora isn’t a cook by trade; he’s had to learn by doing. “I’ve definitely gotten better over the years,” he claimed.

As I ate my soup, Gora explained the draw of the cabin. It’s the fact that it’s a destination, he reasoned, and unique to Trapps. Plus, it’s laid back, it’s friendly, and “nothing ever has to happen right away up here.” Gora guessed that far fewer people would ski at Trapps without the cabin. With single-day passes priced at $22, one of the priciest Nordic tickets in the state, he might be right.

We packed up to leave as Gora washed the day’s dishes with hot water from the propane stove, another of his duties. He paused for a second to push two lapel pins into my hand.

They read, I skied to Trapps Slayton Pasture Cabin and featured a coppery rendering of the structure — a small badge of honor after an exhausting ski. “These sell like hotcakes,” Gora said. “They don’t sell these back down at the ski center. You have to make it up here to get one.” m

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In good time we reached the picnic knoll, an open, rolling hill about halfway between the ski center and the cabin, and I felt confident we’d reach our destination before closing. Alison laughed.

“That was mostly downhill,” she said, psyching me out.

Ahead of us was the start of the Cabin Trail. After a drink of water and a few pointers on how to navigate the steep uphill climbs, we were off. Immediately, I needed to shed layers. Since I am new to this sport, I did not yet have my clothing combination dialed. I was either roasting or freezing.

Because the Cabin Trail is practically vertical, there’s not much skiing to be done there. It requires either sidestepping, which is slow and cumbersome, or the herringbone method. I chose the latter.

With my feet turned out and my skis in a V-shape, I picked my way up the trail. Alison, who seemed to float up it, turned around every so often to make sure I wasn’t lying facedown in the snow. Sometimes she would ski down to me and then magically zip back up the hill.

I fell twice trying to herringbone.

On one fall, I lost my ski and watched helplessly as it skittered down the hill.

Alison retrieved the runaway as I sat there wondering why I didn’t just walk up. At this rate, a small child could have toddled to the top faster than I was skiing.

About halfway up the Cabin Trail, which wends its way into pristine conifer stands, I had a dropout moment.

This is the point in any physical exertion when you are about to quit. Every muscle in your body is yelling at you to stop, sit down, pout a little and go home. And yet somehow you keep going.

Once we made it through the brutal uphill section, the trail flattened a bit for the last 1 and a half kilometers. As we skied, I kept having visions of the cabin. I fantasized about seeing its snow-covered roof through the trees.

Finally, I did. About 55 minutes after we left the ski center, Alison and I reached our goal.

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The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that injuries from repetitive tasks account for more than half of all occupational illnesses in the United States. While the Vermont Department of Labor does not keep data on employer-provided programs to counter those injuries, interest in keeping employees healthy and fit has increased during the past decade, says Scott Meyer, program manager for the labor department’s Project WorkSAFE, which provides free ergonomic risk assessments to employers. Meyer attributes the heightened interest to the rising costs of medical insurance and a better understanding of the relationship between employee wellness and productivity. Last year, 78 Vermont employers, including Gardener’s Supply, received awards for their work-site wellness programs from the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

The trick is nipping problems in the bud. Gardener’s Supply employees spend their days doing the same things over and over, from reaching for phones and typing orders in the Burlington call center to lifting bags and packing boxes in the Essex Junction distribution center. Like many modern workers with

desk-bound and repetitive-motion jobs, they are prone to pains in the neck, back and shoulders. But, rather than waiting for injuries to strike, the company takes proactive measures.

Gardener’s provides training to about six Bod Squad volunteers in basic body mechanics and ergonomics — the science of designing a work space and equipment to fit a worker. The squad members learn to assess posture and determine correct heights for screens and keyboards. With this knowledge, they adjust chairs, rearrange desktops and show coworkers how to sit properly.

They demonstrate stretches to refresh overused muscles and, when necessary, call in professional physical therapists.

Human resources generalist Kit Howe created the Bod Squad in 2004 to address what she saw as a potential problem at the call center. Workers sit continuously in front of computer screens, reaching for phones about 40 times a day.

If employees’ phones are a long reach, their screens too high or they slouch, stiffness and pain result.

“People are often so focused on their task, they don’t realize they could be in a more comfortable position at their workstation,” Howe explains. “The philosophy is to get in there early, because we can prevent and treat injuries that develop slowly over time. We can avoid a worker’s-comp claim.”

Even pain that originates outside the workplace is cause for concern. “We don’t care if an injury is from work or not,” Howe says. “If you’re sore, it affects your work.”

The squad assists new hires, employees who change workstations and anyone who calls for help by submitting an “Ergo Alert” form. About 20 such requests come in each year, says squad member Sue Tracy. Also a human

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at a certain height and all that, but you’re so busy you don’t get to it,” she says. “To have someone come in and give me personal attention made it easy to get my office in good shape.”

Gardener’s also urges warehouse staff to keep fit at work. At daily crew meetings, 20 or more people do stretches together in the distribution center break room. Some exercises imitate motions they perform while working, such as lifting and reaching. Others stretch body parts in an opposite direction from their movement on the job, such as bending wrists back to alleviate the strains of repetitive folding and taping, or rolling the neck to counter the effects of bending over boxes.

The stretch routine takes about 15 minutes, explains Bridget Kane, a fulfillment manager who leads exercises for the day shift. “We get into the fog of cardboard here, packing boxes on automated runs,” she says. “Sometimes you don’t realize how stiff you are until you start stretching.”

Kane is grateful that her employer allocates time for exercise. “Instead of waiting for people to come in with sore muscles that might keep them from working, they encourage us to stretch as preventative maintenance,” she says.

“Clearly, it makes up for the [time] we spend stretching.”

While Kit Howe can’t quantify the savings from stretching and Bod Squad intervention, she maintains that arming employees with self-care skills benefits the entire company. “We are employee owned. Any costs for medical insurance and worker’s compensation come out of our own pockets,” she notes. “It makes sense to care for ourselves and each other. Everything is going to run better that way.” m

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Those stretches and adjustments had a dramatic effect on Maree Gaetani, 48.

As public relations director, she spends a lot of time sitting while writing and talking on the phone. A herniated disk, the result of a car accident years earlier, gave Gaetani discomfort in her back that began as soon as she sat down and stayed with her all day.

“The pain would radiate up my back and down my arm,” she recalls. It broke her concentration. But even worse, Gaetani says, it prevented her from being active after work. She was too sore to ski, hike or swim. “The pain was so bad at the end of the workday that I couldn’t go out and do anything,” she says. “It was very frustrating.”

After eight months of this, Gaetani called the Bod Squad. “They measured my desk and how far my arm was from my phone,” she relates. “They changed the height of my keyboard and computer screen, got me a new phone cord and headset, and changed my chair position so I don’t have to reach a lot to get to stuff on my desk.”

It worked. Gaetani’s sharp pains disappeared, and a new routine of frequent stretching keeps her limber. Several times a day she takes a few minutes to stand, lift her arms overhead, shrug her shoulders and do yoga-style lunges to release her lower back muscles.

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After completing a series of upperarm and shoulder exercises, I pick up a nearly full container of Sapling Vermont Maple Liqueur to use for “wrist twists.”

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As I do a post-exercise stretch, the trim blonde fills a piece of notebook paper with the steps in the kitchen circuit workout she’s devised. When she’s done, she heads back to the Woolen Mill Health Club in Winooski, where she’s the general manager. My job is to do the drill three times before I meet with her again next week.

Like pretty much everybody I know, each January I resolve to exercise more, eat smaller portions and fit into those jeans that don’t quite button the way they used to (’cause they shrank in the dryer, of course). And, like pretty much everybody I know, when the next December rolls around, things haven’t changed as much as I would have liked.

One year I resolved to walk up and down the stairs in my old apartment for 30 minutes per day, but I got bored.

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The idea for an exercise routine using cooking equipment and ingredients came to me on Christmas night, as I kneaded a batch of stiff pasta dough for ravioli filled with a lush chestnut, mascarpone and whitetruffle-oil mixture. The recipe, from The French Laundry Cookbook, insisted that the dough be worked for 15 minutes, if not longer. “Even if you think you are finished kneading, knead it for an extra ten minutes; you cannot overknead this dough,” cautions the author.

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it did. Joking that I’d be sore the next morning, I asked my family to help me brainstorm other cooking tasks that require an athletic level of effort: whipping egg whites into meringue, shaking cream until it breaks into butter and buttermilk, grating pounds of beets, rutabaga and carrots for borscht or slaw. In short, most things that we’ve got Cuisinarts and KitchenAids to do for us.

Sure, trying to get fit while making cookies or a hearty Russian soup — enriched with beef and topped with a generous dollop of sour cream — seems sort of silly and counterintuitive. But somehow the idea of using my kitchen as a gym did not.

For one thing, nearly every article on getting fit suggests finding ways to work up a sweat that you enjoy, and there’s little I enjoy more than handling and preparing food. What if, rather than simply striving to take a walk three times a week, I made a point of walking to get my groceries — and carrying them home in a backpack — while my car stayed put? If I could find a way to do some supplemental strength training at home, using my cherished collection of cookware and items from my cupboards as weights, I might have a solution to the workout dilemma.

That’s where Decarreau comes in.

Recommended by an enthusiastic client, she overcame a touch of initial trepidation and agreed to work outside her element — and in mine. In the first few minutes of her visit we examine my collection of pantry staples, my hanging pot rack and my work surfaces.

Pulling a cushioned chair away from my dining-room table, she notes that it will be perfect for squats. Bending my knees until my butt just touches the surface is a way to ensure that I don’t tweak my bum knee. I can do modified pushups with my palms pressed against the metal counter by the sink. The cans of organic coconut milk, a couple years out of date, are the perfect mock dumbbells.

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“I’m from Yorkshire originally,” explains Shelley Cleveland. “My grandmother worked in a fish-and-chip shop for years.” More than a decade ago, the Brit resolved to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps, but with no restaurant experience to speak of, she was “a little fearful of what I was getting myself into.” To ease into ownership, she and Ron decided to open a Blimpie — which they ran for 11 years.

“If I don’t have enough experience after that, I don’t know what!” says Cleveland.

She says longtime customers have been supportive of the change, which involves adding sandwiches such as the Cor Blimey, a

roast-beef, corned-beef and pastrami deal with cheddar, malt-pickled onion rings and creamy mustard sauce.

“America’s subs” will still be available: “We’re keeping the sandwich line,” Cleveland assures. “The bread is still fresh baked, and everything is still sliced to order.”

Coming in February: fish and chips, which Cleveland will make using her grandmother’s recipe. “It will be fresh fish and hand-cut French fries served with malt vinegar,” she says. “I want some right now.” Not a fish head? You can get fresh “chips” with any sub.

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A grand opening will follow on Valentine’s Day weekend.

“The focus of the whole thing is to make it a community hub for artists,” says co-manager and musician JoE aDlEr. “We’ll have live music on Friday and Saturday; we’ll have a poetry night.

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Both Adler and gallery founder loralEh harrIs say they have plenty of plans for the Block Gallery and Coffeehouse, some of which will take time to reach fruition. The drink menu, for example, will start with classic coffee and espresso drinks and expand as customers make requests and “we find

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or dieting desk jockeys, lunch is a challenge — brown bagging it is a chore, but so is adding up restaurant calories. Maybe that’s why so many health-conscious office workers in the Barre area stop by ... a candy store.

Sure, Ellie and Shirl’s Simply Delicious offers plenty of reasons to cheat on your diet. But it’s also home to Bag Ladies Express Café, where followers of Weight Watchers can find the “four-point sandwich.” Customers choose the meats and veggies, and Bag Ladies owner Loreen Abraham heaps them on — keeping the whole package under 250 calories. When dieting customers aren’t sure what to order, says Abraham, “I ask, ‘How many points do you want to spend?’ ... People appreciate

it. They come in and ask, ‘What can I get for this many points?’

“When I come back from the holidays, my customer base is looking for something healthier,” says Abraham as she prepares a turkey Reuben for a customer.

The petite fiftysomething is a supremely welcoming figure with the brassy voice and comedic timing of Renée Taylor. “She knows 90 percent of the community, and I know the other 10,” teases Chris Conti, owner of Simply Delicious, whose register and case of Birnn truffles sit across the spacious shop from Abraham’s deli counter.

When Conti purchased the store three years ago, longtime tenant Abraham was one of the selling points. “Because she was so established, she had a devoted

clientele,” Conti says. “She had a reputation that preceded her.”

The Bag Ladies brand began 13 years ago when Abraham and another mother with kids at Barre’s St. Monica School, Anita Bowes, began selling bag lunches to local businesspeople. Abraham had her kitchen professionally licensed and, within months, the venture had taken up residence at Simply Delicious. Not long after, Bowes left to expand her business in Montpelier as Nini’s Wrap Works with “pretty much ... the same menu we have here,” Abraham says. (The former Nini’s now operates without Bowes as Uncle Mike’s Deli.)

Looking back, Abraham says she never planned on going into the food business: “It was somebody’s plan, but it wasn’t mine,” she says, looking skyward.

Abraham grew up in an Italian New Hampshire household where calorie counts weren’t a priority; her mother used ground salt pork to grease the pan before starting her tomato sauce. “My mother thought, if you weren’t making 400 meatballs, why make any at all?” says Abraham with a laugh.

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She met her husband Michael at the University of New Hampshire, where she studied special education. By the time they married in 1980, he was a helicopter pilot in the Marines and she was a full-time military wife. At monthly support gatherings of wives on the base in Jacksonville, N.C., Abraham became famous for her braided bread. Her baking turned into a business when one officer’s wife asked her to prepare it for a dinner party.

Soon Abraham was preparing full Northern- or Southern-style meals for her fans. By 1985, she was making banquets for Marine balls and catering full time, as well as teaching her skills to her oft-bored fellow wives: “While their husbands were in amphibious warfare

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After several stops on southern bases, the Abrahams returned to their native New England in 1993 when Michael got a job at Norwich University. Abraham continued to cater parties with many of the same recipes she’d used at the Marine ball.

Though Abraham had not thought of food as her vocation, it was a lifelong avocation. “I’ve always measured my life by the meals we had and where we were,” she says. She laughs as she admits, “I go to the gym at night with a friend, and we spend the whole time talking about recipes. I get done with one meal, and I’m thinking about the next.”

It wasn’t until Abraham was raising her three children (now all in their twenties) that healthy eating became more important in her life. Her motto: “You should never have to eat something you hate, even to be healthy.”

Abraham knows what she’s doing when she makes four-point sandwiches, because she’s been a Weight Watchers member herself. She can prepare any of the Bag Ladies sandwiches as a sixpoint wrap in flavors such as garlic herb and spinach, on a 100-calorie Arnold’s Sandwich Thin, or on Maggie’s Bread from the Montpelier bakery. They can also all be served “smashed,” or heated on Abraham’s panini grill.

For those who don’t want to load up on carbs, every specialty sandwich can also become a Bag Lady Bucket — a salad featuring all its ingredients.

Specialties include The Vermonter, a combination of caramelized turkey with apple, cheddar, lettuce, carrots and Abraham’s extra-sharp honey mustard.

The Monument is a spicy midday meal of roast beef, onions, lettuce, tomato and feta with hot peppers and horseradish mustard.

The options are nearly endless, claims frequent customer Mary Jane Magnan, who works at nearby Richard J. Wobby Jewelers. Though Magnan does not follow the Weight Watchers plan, she says ordering the four-point sandwich ensures she will have a healthy lunch. “[Abraham] has such a variety that you can get something different and low fat every day,” she says. “We go at least two or three times a week. We call every day to hear the specials, but she’s very good — if she has a soup we like, she’ll just give us a call and let us know.”

Weight-loss diets are no longer the only ones to which Bag Ladies caters. “I’m seeing more and more people who are lactose or gluten intolerant,” Abraham says. She assures

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By our second appointment, I’m ready to ask Decarreau for a few supplementary exercises that don’t really have much to do with food. She instructs me on how to know when to add more repetitions, more weight and more sets to my workout: Basically, when doing a movement 15 times is as easy as scrambling an egg, it’s time to up the ante. My plan to make weights from fabric stuffed with dried beans or rice gets the thumbs up. I pay her $70 for the two sessions and am on my own.

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continuing to do the circuit workout, is carrying a full load of groceries home on my back. On a warmish morning, I trudge 1.2 miles through the slush to City Market with my blue and tan Crumpler backpack — empty save for my laptop — on my back. At the store I don’t hold back. I buy a heavy glass jar of peanut butter, cans of tuna, bottles of salad dressing and a bulky package of Seventh Generation toilet paper that’s on sale.

At the checkout counter, I realize I’ve been a bit too exuberant. Only a third of what I’ve bought fits in my backpack. Loaded up with a bag in each hand, I finish the trip. Together the bags weigh in at 35 pounds, surely enough to burn a few more calories than walking unencumbered.

It’s been just over a week since my first meeting with Decarreau, so I can’t yet attest to any measurable results. But what I can say is that so far I’ve kind of enjoyed every step of the process, from laying out the culinary materials for my morning workouts to picking up my groceries on foot.

The day after my trip to buy food at the co-op, I park my car at the office and walk to the Burlington Winter Farmers Market, fill up my pack and walk back.

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Winooski Community Chorus Seeking singers in the Winooski/Burlington area. Rehearsals begin January 21. We meet every Thurs., 6:55-8:45 p.m. Info, Maria Rinaldi, marialv2sing@comcast. net.

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Guitar School of Vermont “Not your usual music instruction.” Attention from multiple teachers, fundamentals, theory, technique, composition.

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Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by Thursday, February 4, 2010.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A., SECTIONS 6001 - 6092 On January 7, 2010, Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC (d/b/a “FairPoint Communications”) and Donald & Dale Pouliot filed application # 4C1225 for a project generally described as: The installation of up to 12 antennas (48” high x 21” wide x 8” deep), and one radio dish antenna (4 feet diameter), all flush mounted between the 40’ and 79’ AGL on an existing 89’ farm silo; related equipment cabinet on a 5’ x 10’ concrete pad at base, with underground power from existing utility pole on VT Route 128. The project is located at 1478 VT Route 128 in the Town of Westford, Vermont.

The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Westford Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 110 West Canal Street, Suite 202, Winooski, and the office listed below. The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb. state.vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the case number above.

No hearing will be held unless, on or before Thursday, February 4, 2010, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion.

Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 8th day of January, 2010.

By /s/Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5662 E/ stephanie.monaghan@ state.vt.us STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0229-09 CnC IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B. f/k/a IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v.

Mark H. Hutchinson, Trudy A. Hutchinson, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. And Occupants residing at 17 Irene Avenue, Essex, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. to Mark H. Hutchinson dated February 22, 2006 and recorded in Volume 680, Page 252 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:15 A.M. on February 12, 2010, at 17 Irene Avenue, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: BEING A PORTION OF THE LAND AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO ARTHUR F. SHIELDS, LLC BY A QUITCLAIM DEED OF ARTHUR F. SHIELDS DATED DECEMBER 30, 2002, OF RECORD IN VOLUME 525 AT PAGES 234235 OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX LAND RECORDS. ARTHUR F. SHIELDS, LLC CHANGED

sevendaysvt.com/classifieds ITS NAME TO AUTUMN KNOLL, LLC ON NOVEMBER 20, 2003. REFERENCE IS MADE TO A CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT AND ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF RECORD IN VOLUME 596 AT PAGES 324-325 OF LAND RECORDS. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 15th day of January, 2010.

IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B. By: Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S400-09 CnC

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Richmond.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Milton.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 15th day of January, 2010.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 15th day of January, 2010.

GMAC Mortgage, LLC

GMAC Mortgage, LLC

By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

By: Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S535-09 CnC

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1623-08 CnC

GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff v.

Shawn Cosgrove, f/k/a Shawn M. Templeton And Occupants residing at 16 Winter Lane, Milton, Vermont, Defendants

Wells Fargo, N.A., Plaintiff v.

Adam M. Viens, Mary L. Viens And Occupants residing at 45 Streeter Brook Road, Milton, Vermont, Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Homecomings Financial, LLC f/k/a Homecomings Financial Network, Inc. to Shawn Cosgrove, f/k/a Shawn M. Templeton dated May 1, 2008 and recorded in Volume 360, Page 177 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by LibertyQuest Financial, Inc. to Adam M. Viens dated April 14, 2006 and recorded in Volume 329, Page 771 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 P.M. on February 12, 2010, at 45 Streeter Brook

To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Adam M. Viens and Mary L. Viens by Warranty Deed of Edward E. Fuller and Lynn M. Fuller (f/k/a Lynn M. Williams) Dated April 14, 2006 and Recorded April 14, 2006 in Book 329, Page 768 of the Town of Milton Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Milton.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 14th day of January, 2010.

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Wells Fargo, N.A. By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1683-08 CnC American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., as successor in interest to Option One Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v.

Jan-Eric Johnsson, Andrea Bedard, State of Vermont, Office of Child Support And Occupants residing at 419 Marble Island Road, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by American Brokers Conduit to Jan-Eric Johnsson dated October 14, 2005 and recorded in Volume 541, Page 238 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will

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be sold at Public Auction 1 4t-scammers-bw.indd at 9:45 A.M. on February 12, 2010, at 419 Marble Island Road, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: A lot of land with all improvements thereon, being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to R. Spencer Noble by Quit Claim Deed of Deborah W. Noble dated July 12, 2000 and recorded in Volume 332, Page 216 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Colchester.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin,

30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 15th day of January, 2010.

American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., as successor By: Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S 947-07 CnC

Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Trustee, Plaintiff, v Orton A. Bunbury and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as Nominee for Fremont Investment and Loan, and Any Other Occupants of 60 Meadow Lane, Shelburne, Vermont, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage Deed dated Janu-

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TRUSTED LOCAL SOURCE ary 30, 2006 from Orton A. Bunbury to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as Nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan.

Said Mortgage Deed was recorded on February 2, 2006 in Volume 332, Pages 415-434 of the Town of Shelburne Land Records.

The subject Promissory Note and Mortgage were assigned from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS), as Nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan, to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of July 1, 2006 Securitized Asset Backed Receivables, LLC, Trust 2006-FR3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FR3, by an Assignment dated August 10, 2007 and recorded on August 17, 2007 in Volume 346, Page 614 of the Town of Shelburne Land Records.

The undersigned represents the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same which will be sold at Public Auction at 10:30 o’clock AM, on the 11th day of February, A.D. 2010, at the subject premises of 60 Meadow Lane, Shelburne, Vermont, all

and singular premises 9/30/09the1:01:23 PM described in said mortgage will be sold as a whole.

To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Orton A. Bunbury

by Warranty Deed of Maja Smith and Edward Johnson Hamilton dated _January 30, 2006 of record in Volume 332, at Page 413 of the Shelburne Land Records.

“A lot of land with all buildings thereon situated on the southerly side of a proposed road that runs easterly from US Route No. 7 in the Town of Shelburne and having a frontage on said proposed road of 100 feet, a west line of 120.6 feet, a south line of 100 feet and an east line of 120.6 feet that faces another proposed road that runs parallel with US Route No. 7. Being Lot No. 4 A as shown on a Plan entitled “Plan of Lots- Section A Marsett and Ockert Property” dated December 2, 1958 and recorded in Volume A (Plans), Page 130 of the Town of Shelburne Land Records. Included herein is a right of way to the herein conveyed premises from US Route No.

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To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Shawn Templeton, now known as Shawn Cosgrove, by Warranty Deed of Mark D. Lange and Karen J. Lange dated October 19, 2005 of record at Book 322, Page 577 of the Town of Milton Land Records.

Road, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by GMAC Mortgage, LLC f/k/a GMAC Mortgage Corporation to Craig S. Cowles dated May 20, 1994 and recorded in Volume 90, Page 108 of the Land Records of the Town of Richmond, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing

To Wit: Being a portion of the land and premises conveyed to Craig D. Cowles by Warranty Deed of Howard F. Whitcomb and June M. Whitcomb dated March 2, 1994 and recorded in Volume 89, Page 175 of the Town of Richmond Land Records.

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the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:15 A.M. on February 12, 2010, at 16 Winter Lane, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

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GMAC Mortgage, LLC f/k/a GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v.

Craig S. Cowles, GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Grappone Industrial, Inc., State Of Vermont, Department of Taxes, United States of America, Banknorth, NA, f/k/a First Vermont Bank and Trust Company, Timothy Potvin d/b/a Tim Potvin Heating, Ford Motor Credit Company, Trench Boxes Etc., Inc. And Occupants residing at 1877 East Main Street, Richmond, Vermont, Defendants

the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 P.M. on February 12, 2010, at 1877 East Main Street, Richmond, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

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Terms of Sale: Purchaser at the sale shall pay cash or certified funds, or produce a commitment letter from a bank or mortgage company or other lender licensed to do business in the State of Vermont at the time of the sale for the amount of the winning bid. In any case the winning bidder shall be required to produce $10,000.00 (ten-thousand dollars) cash or certified funds at the close of auction as the deposit against the sale. The sale will be subject to the Confirmation Order of the Chittenden Superior Court. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid property taxes and town/city assessments, if any. In the event the auction terms are confirmed by the Superior Court aforesaid, and the winning bidder is unwilling or unable consummate the sale, the deposit shall be forfeit.

In the event the sale is not confirmed the deposit will be returned without interest.

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The Mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Grant C. Rees, Attorney, P.O. Box 108, Milton, Vermont 05468, 802-893-7400.

By: Grant C. Rees, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff Publication Dates: January 20, 2010 January 27, 2010 February 3, 2010 The contents of storage unit(s) 01-4103 located at 28 Adams Dr, Williston, VT 05495, will be sold on the 21st of the month of January 2010 to satisfy the debt of Dick Kwan.

Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

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CHITTENDEN FAMILIES TOGETHER MEETING: Wednesday, January 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Vermont Family Network Conference Room, 600 Blair Park Rd. #240, Williston.

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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday at The Bagal Cafe, Ethan Allen Shopping Center, N. Ave., Burlington. Please call or visit website for location information, www.vtcfids.org or call 1-800-296-1445 or 802-660-4817 (Helaine “Lainey” Rappaport).

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LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP Meeting Sat., Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Sheraton, Burlington. Info: 802-899-2713.

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COED SINGLES GROUP Ages 50-65, forming for friendship and fun.

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GLAFF Gay and lesbian adoptive and foster families. GLAFF provides support, education, resources and strategies to help maintain and strengthen gay and lesbian foster and adoptive families in northwestern VT. Open to all GLBTQ foster and adoptive parents and their children. Food, childcare provided. The group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. Call Mike at 655-6688 to get more information and to register.

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Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre, VT (parking in back of church/please use back entrance). Meetings are FREE and anonymous.

For more info please call 802-863-2655.

AL-ANON Family group 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-4726463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick.

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.

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.

Colchester evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the ground floor boardroom from 6-8 p.m. Middlebury support group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. Call our helpline at 1-877-856-1772.

FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions and their resulting imbalances on our lives.

Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble

moderating alcohol?

Work? Sex? Television?

Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a nonjudgmental atmosphere.

Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@ gmail.com.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROPIN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome, weekly group w/cofacilitators.

Open discussion format.

Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830.

CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will meet every second Tues, 6-8 p.m. at Fanny Allen Hospital, lower level in the Board Room.

LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713.

HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/ AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self-acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and, with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what positive living has to offer. Friday @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Alton @ 310-6094.

SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles and ways of staying out of trouble.

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Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@ cs.com STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, etc.

Email Katherine at MKR27609@aol.com.

MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800-ACS2345.

MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/ DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes.

Please call 863-3153.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier.

Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345.

BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area.

Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749.

EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia.

Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center.

We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents.

More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554.

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.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington.

Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women, 658-1996.

DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285.

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, 802-373-0351.

MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated 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?.

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7-8 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317, or Patricia, 658-6904.

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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, 862-4516, or visit www. cvana.org. Held in Burlington.

SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Call Sandy, 863-5708.

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 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. 7676092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds.

DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612.

PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information.

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA’S SUPPORT GROUP Held monthly at The Arbors at Shelburne. For info. or to register, contact Nicole at 802-9858600.

SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide.

Location: Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main Street, Wallingford, 802-446-3577.

6:30-8:00 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month.

Hope Lodge on East Avenue, Burlington. For more information call Kay Cromie at 655-9136 or email kgcromey@ aol.com.

Open 24/7/365.

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SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step group. Women only. Do you have problems with your relationships? Are you unable to leave an unhealthy romantic relationship? We can help. Call Valerie, 802-825-4643.

LIVING SINGLE SUPPORT GROUP This course is a follow-up to the Divorce Recovery course that is offered at Essex Alliance Church.

If you’ve been through the Divorce Care Class, you have an opportunity to continue to grow, heal, rebuild, and start again. Call Sue Farris for more information at 802-734-0695.

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CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS (CODA) Announcing a new 12step (non-AA, non-NA) meeting. Do you have trouble with relationship issues? Avoidance of feelings? People pleasing? Needing to be needed? Join us Thursday at 5 pm. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington.

802-861-3150. For more information about codependence, see www.coda.org and click on “Am I Codependent?”

BEREAVED PARENTS & SIBLINGS SUPPORT GROUP of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at 277 Blair Park Rd., Williston.

Info, 660-8797. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause.

WOMEN’S RAPE CRISIS CENTER Will be starting a free, confidential 10week support group for adult female survivors of sexual violence.

Please call 864-0555 ext. 20 for information.

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SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS) Hospice Volunteer Services (HVS) of Addison County and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will collaborate to sponsor a monthly ongoing support group for people who have lost someone by suicide. The group will meet the 1st Wed. of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. These free peer support groups will be held at Hospice Volunteer Services at the Marbleworks in Middlebury, and co-facilitated by professional representatives from HVS and AFSP, both suicide survivors.

For more information and to register call HVS at 388-4111.

A NEW PERSPECTIVE A peer support group for people working through the combination of mental health and substance abuse issues. Wednesdays at the Turning Point Center, 5-6 p.m. The group will be facilitated and will be built around a weekly video followed by a group discussions.

Some of the topics will include: Addictions and mental illness, recovery stories, dealing with stress, understanding personality problems, emotions. 191 Bank St., Burlington. 802-8613150.

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A challenging position in partnership with the Brain Injury Association of Vermont. Based in Waterbury, this position will be responsible for educating and supporting Vermont business across the state to train and hire individuals with Brain Injury, with a specific focus on serving the needs of returning veterans with Brain Injury and Post traumatic Stress Disorder. This position will also be responsible for motivating and supporting individual jobseekers with brain injury, including job search, securing employment, and providing ongoing follow-up. Ideal candidate will have knowledge of the business community, veteran’s issues and traumatic brain Injury, and will be able to maintain positive rapport with clients, employers and military. Requires a self starter with attention to detail and creative problem solving skills. Minimum qualifications include HS diploma, reliable transportation, good interpersonal and communication skills and computer knowledge. Salary begins at $30,000 plus benefits. Send a cover letter and resume summarizing relevant experience and interest to VABIR, 75 Talcott Rd, Suite 30, Williston, VT 05495.

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REGIONAL COORDINATOR Central Vermont

Vermont Family Matters is a statewide Head Start program focused on supporting income-eligible individuals and couples in building healthy relationships in order to achieve better outcomes for children.

CVCAC is seeking a motivated social service staff person to support families participating in Vermont Family Matters in Central Vermont. This individual will oversee all aspects of the program in Central Vermont — including recruitment, administration, parent support and program development. The successful candidate will have an AA or BA in human services or a related field, experience and empathy working with low-income families, knowledge of community resources, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. This full-time job offers a flexible schedule but requires attendance at statewide meetings and some evening and weekend work. Starting wage for qualified candidates is $14.01 to $15.00 an hour depending on education and experience.

Electronic submissions are encouraged. Letter of interest and resume must be received no later than January 27, 2010.

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Finance and Accounting Clerk St. Albans nonprofit has immediate opening for an individual it its Finance Department. Must be extremely knowledgeable and proficient in accounts payable, payroll and QuickBooks. Expertise in Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.) is necessary. Degree in accounting or equivalent experience required. Competitive wages/benefits. Please send cover letter and resume to HR@vermontassociates.org or Finance Manager, PO Box 107, St. Albans, VT 05478.

When people visit our Champlain Mill office, they almost always tell us, “I wish I could work in a place like this!” Perhaps you, too, desire the friendly, casual, hardworking, customer-supportive environment offered by our 43-employee company.

PCC has been designing, developing and supporting our pediatric-specific practice management software for the last 27 years.

We recently launched a new clinical product and are expanding our team to accommodate increased demand for this software.

VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD SEEKS THREE ANALYSTS OR ATTORNEYS

Software Support SpecialiSt

The Vermont Public Service Board seeks three Utilities Analysts or Staff Attorneys. The analysts or attorneys review utility-related filings, preside over contested cases as quasijudicial hearing officers, assist the Board in cases that the Board hears directly, draft proposed rules, and assist in the development of Board policy on utility-related matters. One position will be an exempt full-time position. The other two positions will be exempt full-time, limited-service positions funded entirely by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. One ARRA position is expected to be funded for three and a half years; the second ARRA position is expected to be funded for two years.

PCC is looking for dynamic individuals who understand the meaning of customer care to join our Software Support Team.

Enjoy helping our pediatric practice clients build their Practice Management and EHR software skills and confidence, while working as part of a customer-focused and dedicated team.

Interest in a career that features creative problem solving, training and travel is a must. Prior experience in health care technology desired, but not required.

To learn more about PCC, and how to apply, visit our website at www.pcc.com/careers. The deadline for submitting your application is January 29.

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The non-ARRA-funded position may work on electricity, telecommunications, natural gas, cable television or water regulatory issues. The two ARRA-funded positions will focus on electricity-related topical areas including, among others, electricity-based renewable energy, transmission and distribution infrastructure, smart grid, and energy efficiency.

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Inpatient Psychiatry Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking a qualified candidate to join our multidisciplinary team on our state-of-the-art Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. Our excellent nurse/patient ratios and focus on quality care contribute to an exceptional working environment.

Excellent writing and analytical skills required, and judicial temperament vital. Prior experience in utility regulation or related areas, including utility industries or administrative law, preferred. Experience with financial or business decisionmaking, and experience and training in public policy highly valued.

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Requires either a J.D. from a recognized law school and admission (or eligibility for admission) to the Vermont Bar, or a bachelor’s degree and at least two years professional experience in accounting, auditing, economic or financial analysis, business or public administration, permitting, planning, physical science, engineering, or an environmental or natural resources field. Graduate work in related fields may be substituted for the required experience on a semester-forsix-months basis.

See http://psb.vermont.gov/ for more information.

We currently have a Part time opening available on the night shift to work 40 hours bi-weekly with weekend rotation. Previous psychiatric or nursing home experience a plus. Candidates must have an interest in Psychiatric Nursing and 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience is preferred. We offer competitive night and weekend shift differentials, paid time off, and a generous flexible benefit program. Current VT RN license required. ** We also have other Registered Nurse opportunities available on our Medical/Surgical Unit, Nurse Resources, Women’s & Children’s, ER and ICU. ** For more information, or to submit an electronic application, please visit our website at www.cvmc.org or contact Sarah Harris, Recruiter at (802)371-5910

The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package.

To apply, use the online job application at www.careers.vermont.gov or contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services at (800) 640-1657 (voice) or (800) 253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service).

The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Employment Opportunity - Town of Milton.

The Town of Milton is seeking qualified persons to fill the following position: Part-Time Position - Available Immediately Recreation Coordinator - Recreation Department An employment application and the job description posted at www.milton. govoffice2.com and available in the town manager’s office.

True North Wilderness Program seeks Office Manager to support employees, directors and clients. Candidate should be able to manage multiple tasks with high attention to detail. Responsibilities include: scheduling, phones, filing, greeting clients, payroll, light bookkeeping.

Benefits include: competitive salary, health insurance, PTO, IRA.

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Nine East Network is a Montpelier-based agency seeking to fill the following positions: Special Educator: individual who is competent and flexible to work in public and independent school programs, serving a few students with intensive special education needs. Responsibilities include direct service, case management, and supervision of a small number of paraeducators. Must have a special education endorsement and a VT teacher’s license and relevant experience.

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Please send resume and cover letter by 1/15/10 to WomenSafe, Attn: Hiring, P.O. Box 67, Middlebury, VT 05753 or email to kd@womensafe.net.

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ARD, Inc. (www.ardinc.com), a Tetra Tech company, has multiple professional openings at our corporate headquarters located in downtown Burlington.

We are seeking quality candidates to consider for the following positions within the firm. For comprehensive position descriptions, please visit our website at http://www.ardinc.com/careers/us.php.

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Both positions are full-time, benefited positions. Some flexibility in year-round versus school-year calendar. Vehicle and valid driver’s license required.

Criminal record checks will be conducted for final candidates.

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Do you want to make a difference? WomenSafe, the Addison County agency working to end domestic and sexual violence, is seeking a full-time Housing Coordinator for direct service, community collaboration, and the creation of a new transitional housing program. Includes benefits. Great work environment.

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Submit town employment application and Resume to Town of Milton – Human Resources – 43 Bombardier Road, Milton, VT 05468. Open until filled. EOE.

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Budget Analyst

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Small Vermont 501 ( c) (3) nonprofit seeks part-time Bookkeeper with solid experience in Quickbooks and good understanding of accounting principles. Must enjoy working with variety of people.

Flexible schedule. Email resume and/or letter of interest to VTsmallorg@gmail.com.

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FT w/ benefits. Provide support in managing, monitoring, reporting of financial data; perform financial analysis. * BA in accounting or finance, 3 yrs experience developing/analyzing budgets in USG contracting and regulations.

Norwich University Applied Research Institutes

Cost Proposal Specialist

Web ApplIcAtIoN DevelopeR

Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI), a growing nonprofit organization, currently seeks a full-time Web Application Developer.

DevelopeR Is RespoNsIble foR: Building the architecture of interactive online courses; working with designer to build front-end interface that integrates with SCORM-compliant learning management system; and developing interactive teaching and testing elements to teach, track and evaluate student interactions. sUccessfUl cANDIDAte WIll hAve: Experience in programming animations for web-based training; proficient knowledge of Flash/Flex or other rich Internet development applications; knowledge of SCORM and 508 compliance requirements for government training programs; experience working in team environments; and graphic art skills a plus.

WoRkINg coNDItIoNs: Internal: Work performed in an office environment located in Northfield, VT. Remote work arrangements not available. external: Some travel required.

NUARI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Submit cover letter and resume to: NUARI Web programmer search, p.o.

Box 30, Northfield, VT 05663-0030, or by email to nuariinfo@norwich.edu.

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FT w/ benefits. Preparation of budgetary/financial materials required for proposals and contract negotiations. * BA in business/finance/accounting, high level proficiency in MS Excel, proposal development experience helpful.

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FT w/benefits. Develop, adapt and maintain standard international project management information systems. * BA in computer science/MIS/related field, 3+ months experience in software development required.

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Part-time, 20-30 hours per week. Responsible for processing accounts payable for the firm. * High school diploma or GED equivalent, 2+ years of accounting support experience required.

U.S. citizenship or a valid U.S. work permit is mandatory for all positions.

To apply: Please email a letter of application with a current resume to

homeofficejobs@ardinc.com. Please refer to the appropriate Job Code in the subject line. No phone calls will be accepted.

ARD, Inc. is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations — in the U.S and overseas. We strive to reflect these goals in our global mission and in our workplace. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. ARD, Inc. is proud to be an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Milton After School Kids seeks Assistant Coordinator, 18-20+ hrs. per week. Responsibilities include: direct supervision of children, participation in activities and special events, and curriculum planning. Position requires at least 4 college-level courses in elementary education and/or child development, plus at least two years experience working with groups of children, and a background check.

Please send resume and three professional references to: Child Care director Milton Family Community Center Po Box 619 Milton, Vt 05468

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MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Currently hiring:

QUALITY MANAGER Application deadline of February 3rd, 2010 Responsible for the research, development, implementation and review of organization-wide quality assurance activities, management systems, and reporting to ensure VEIC’s business practices achieve best practice standards, meet contractual obligations and ensure consistency with VEIC’s mission and core values. Works with senior managers in strategic planning, devising quality measurement metrics and analysis of key organizational processes.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline plus five to ten years Quality Management experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.

Complete position description available at: www.veic.org

The Vermont Community Loan Fund, a nonprofit community development financial institution, is currently searching for a Marketing and Communications Manager to market the Fund to investors, borrowers, donors and the public at large.

This full-time position will be responsible for printed communications, marketing materials, the corporate website and media relations. The successful candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in communications, public relations and/or marketing. Must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills, and be extremely adept at oral and written communications. A complete job description can be found at www.investinvermont.org.

VCLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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VEIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, genetic information, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, place of birth, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, disability, military or veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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COUNTY SUPERVISOR (Addison County): Responsibilities include staff supervision; management of curriculum, lesson plans, child outcomes assessment, and child health and family data; file reviews; recruitment and enrollment activities; management of program budgets, resources, community partnerships, accreditation and licensing projects. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, special education, or related field; 3 to 5 years relevant work experience; supervision experience. Knowledge and experience in developmentally appropriate early childhood practice; child outcome assessment; child behavior management; curriculum planning, development and implementation. 40 hours/week, 42 weeks/year. $18.25/ hour. Health plan and excellent benefits.

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Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and recordkeeping; proficiency in MS Word, email and Internet; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited financial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks. People of color, and from diverse cultural groups especially encouraged to apply. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references by email to pbehrman@cvoeo.org. No phone calls, please.

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The Autism Behavior Consultant responsibilities include implementation and adherance to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Standards in daily practice including, best practice and ethics. Persons interested in this position should be able to conduct functional behavior assessment, and then create, facilitate and implement therapeutic, educational and behavioral interventions for students with various developmental diagnoses within their schools, communities, and homes. This position requires actively training, guiding and supporting educational and behavioral staff, families, home and community-based support providers in a variety of settings utilizing a familycentered approach. Working as a collaborative team member is important and this postion requires flexiblity with teams.

Recommendations to teams are centered on best practices while using develompental milestones to guide recommendations according to age appropriate treatment. Master’s degree in a Human Services field, plus a minimum of three to five years relevant experience, as well as experience in Applied Behavioral Analysis and Functional Behavioral Assessment are required.

Experience working with children with autism a must.

CRISIS CLINICIAN Seeking an individual with a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with relevant clinical experience. Position offers very competitive compensation and a flexible work schedule.

Supervision towards licensure available. Crisis work requires teamwork with other professionals and agencies in the community and the ability to work under pressure and maintain a positive attitude in a constantly changing atmosphere. Clinicians provide 24/7 crisis services to children and adults in Franklin and Grand Isle counties.

HR Dept., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE

Visit our website for position details and a complete listing of our job opportunities: www.ncssinc.org.

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Needed M-F and alt. wknds. Must have common sense, $$ sense and sense of humor! Excellent communication skills (written & verbal), be good with follow through, responsible and trustworthy. Must have excellent references. Apply with resume of experience to HR DEPT PO Box 2286, S. Burlington, VT 05407.

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Residential and Outpatient Treatment Clinician needed to do transformational work with pregnant and parenting women recovering from mental health and substance abuse disorders. You'll be supported by a team of multidisciplinary professionals, providing individual and group therapy utilizing CBT, DBT, MET in addition to the other integrated modalities you will bring. Minimum of master's Burlington-Area Shared Living 1/18/10 10:09:48 1t-futurefloors012010.indd AM 1 1/15/10 2:47:52 PM degree in human-services-related or counseling field; LADC and2h-SDIreland-012010.indd 1 Opportunities, Immediate Needs mental health licensure preferred. To learn more about this position Work out of your own home! and about the benefits of joining the Lund Family Center team, please visit www.lundfamilycenter.org.

Active and interesting young woman needs a Shared Living Provider who will provide a supportive and dynamic home environment. The ideal candidate is an individual or couple who is nurturing, patient and encouraging. Must be willing to set and, maintain clear boundaries and expectations, and to assist with personal care prompting. Generous tax-free stipend and respite Submit cover letter and resume to budget included. Please call Marisa Hamilton with inquiries and/or interest at 488-488-6571.

Jamie Tourangeau, HR Manager PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406 HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive Fax (802) 861-6460 or email jamiet@lundfamilycenter.org. benefits package to qualified employees.

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Account Executive

FOX 44 –TV and ABC 22 –TV is accepting applications for the position of Experienced Account Executive (Salesperson).

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Ideal candidate will have a minimum 2-year proven track record in outside sales (preferably media sales). Candidate will service a substantial, and important, established account list. Candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter, who also relishes new business development, with a strong desire to win and make above average income. Excellent communication/ 5:26:59 PMpresentation skills a must, with the ability to create and maintain a professional working relationship with a variety of clients. Must possess the ability to conceptualize and implement creative and effective marketing strategies to ensure client’s advertising success. Someone who will thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy sales environment. College degree preferred.

Senior Technology Specialist

EOE Please send your resume to FOX 44 and ABC 22, Account Executive Search, Jo Ann Cyr, Local Sales Manager, 298 Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT 05446. Email: jcyr@smithmediavt.com.

The LIS Help Desk is looking for a Senior Technology Specialist to provide leadership, technical expertise, and Help Desk support to our community of users. The person who will best fit this position will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across both Microsoft Windows and Apple operating systems. Desktop client4t-Fox-012010.indd support experience as well as troubleshooting network issues is very important.

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The primary function of the LIS Help Desk is to provide excellent customer service and support for our many software and hardware platforms; our community of users includes faculty, staff, and students. The ideal candidate will think fast on their feet, be able to size-up technical and functional situations with a clear path toward resolution and properly be able to delegate responsibilities when appropriate. The preferred candidate will have Microsoft Certification(s), A+ Certification(s), Apple Certification(s), and/or other applicable certifications in a technical discipline. The preferred candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent with a minimum of 3 years work experience in a technical support role.

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Are you intelligent, organized, congenial, energetic and do you clean up real nice? Outstanding opportunity with a quality business-to-business magazine. Outside sales or telephone sales experience needed. Salary plus commission, health benefits and bonus opportunities. Business People-Vermont, established 1984.

Join this small, fun, creative team of professionals to realize your career development goals.

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Refrigeration Mechanic position available!

Champlain Community Services

The Maintenance Refrigeration Mechanic/ Plumber installs, repairs and maintains freezers and refrigerators, plumbing systems and HVAC systems for campus buildings and facilities. This is a full-time benefits eligible position.

We seek an individual who is a RSES Type III Certified Refrigerant Technician, a licensed master plumber and a Certified Propane Technician Part III. Required: High school diploma or equivalent with appropriate technical school training in refrigeration systems, electromechanical systems and plumbing systems. A Class “S” (boilers, HVAC Systems) Electrician License or journeyman electrician license is helpful. Must have a valid driver’s license and furnish personal vehicle and hand tools for plumbing/mechanical work.

Why work for us?

Middlebury College employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation; competitive health, dental, life, disability, retirement, and vision benefits; and educational assistance programs.

As the tenth largest employer in Vermont and an institution with operations on five continents, Middlebury’s workforce is one of its most valuable assets. Thus the college is firmly committed to the success and development of its employees.

Interested? To view a complete job description and to apply for this position, please visit our website at: http://go.middlebury.edu/jobs and click on the “Staff-External” link. For assistance, please call Human Resources at (802) 443-5465.

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Goodwill Industries of Northern New England is seeking part-time custodians to join our new building maintenance team. This position is mostly weekend hours and will average 10 hours per week. The team will be cleaning our retail stores and waxing floors after the stores have closed. Because of this, nights and weekend hours are required.

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Helen Day Art Center designs and curates some of Vermont’s most innovative and dynamic exhibits.

Join us and lead these projects with your vision and intelligence.

Submit letter and resume to: nathan@helenday.com Helen Day Art Center , Stowe, VT Visit www.helenday.com for details

We are looking for a lead custodian at $14/hr and a custodian at $10/hr.

To be considered for this position, please complete a Goodwill Employment Application by downloading it as a PDF at our website www.goodwillnne.org, or you may pick one up at any one of our retail stores or call Tom at 802-658-8392.

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Hickok & Boardman Group Benefits is seeking a full-time employee who has excellent customer service and support skills, is well-organized, is detail-oriented, and has strong spreadsheet and word-processing computer skills. The right candidate will also be comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment, have good presentation skills, and either have a knowledge of employee benefits or a desire to learn.

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CCS is seeking a home provider for an active woman in her mid 20’s. She is involved in Special Olympics, loves art, horseback riding and spending time with her friends. She is seeking a home in a quiet location that is still close to the center of Chittenden County, and requires a home that is handicap accessible. Her ideal situation would be an in-law apartment arrangement.

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Mental HealtH and SubStance abuSe CliniCian SubStanCe abuSe – Chittenden CliniC The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone program in Chittenden County, is seeking a full-time substance abuse clinician who will provide individual and group counseling to patients who are opioid dependent. Position will require the candidate to establish and maintain clinic records, and address treatment plans, progress in treatment, and coordination of care.

Candidate must have a master’s in counseling or social work and have or be working toward licensure in substance abuse treatment.

Community Support CliniCianS Seeking energetic, compassionate and organized clinicians to support persons with serious mental illness in recovery. Be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing creative problemsolving, advocacy, case management, counseling and crisis support. BA or master’s degree in related field and experience with persons with serious mental illness preferred. Join our fun and dedicated team in making a difference. Full time, excellent benefits.

dWi SCreener Seeking individual to screen groups of DUI offenders as well as juveniles who are mandated by the court or court diversion to attend the Project CRASH Program. Individual will also provide and disseminate general and specific information regarding the program. LADC or CADC required. 20 hrs./week. Excellent benefits.

The Vermont Coalition of Runaway & Homeless Youth Programs (VCRHYP) is an administrative agency, supporting a statewide network of services for runaway and homeless youth. We are currently seeking to fill a full-time Medicaid Billing & Administrative Support position. The position’s primary responsibility is to oversee the Medicaid billing conducted on behalf of our statewide network of 13 member providers. Related activities include organizing and maintaining files, monitoring deadlines, maintaining monthly billing and reimbursement reports, following up on denials, resolving discrepancies, conducting internal audits, and communicating with and providing technical support to the 13 VCRHYP member providers.

This position is part of a small team that shares logistical and administrative support responsibilities including clerical activities, communications, and logistics support with meetings and special projects. We are a close-knit team looking for the right partner. The Washington County Youth Service Bureau acts as the fiscal agent for VCRHYP. This position will be an employee of the WCYSB and the position will be located at the WCYSB office in Montpelier. Estimated starting salary for the position will be $25,000.

Skills we are seeking in a candidate: • Familiarity with Medicaid guidelines and reimbursement • Exceptional organizational skills • Attention to detail and follow-through • Friendly and accurate communication skills • Comfort using standard productivity software (i.e., Microsoft Office Suite) For more information about our agency and mission, please visit our website: www.vcrhyp.org.

adMInIStRatIVe SeRVIceS environmental ServiCeS SpeCialiSt/Floater This position will provide coverage for absences within the Environmental Services Program.

Knowledge of routine/complex cleaning and proper maintenance of soft and hard floors a must. 2 yrs. experience in commercial or residential cleaning, min 1 yr. exp. in maintenance of hard/soft floors. Must be open-minded and flexible with regard to scheduling and shift changes. Valid Vermont driver’s license required.

Applications should be directed to: Kreig Pinkham: VCRHYP Director c/o Washington County Youth Service Bureau/Boys & Girls Club PO Box 627, 38 Elm Street Montpelier, VT 05601 or sent to kpinkham@vcrhyp.org

Visit www.howardcenter.org for more details and a complete list of employment opportunities.

HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.

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The Turtle Fur Group, based in Morrisville, Vermont, and our family of brands, Turtle Fur, FU-R Headwear and Nordic Gear, seek two fantastically creative people, overflowing with ideas to join The Creatives.

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Designer Your skills are creativity, ideas, and the ability to work as part of a collaborative team. We make hats and all types of “keep you warm accessories,” so bring a love of the outdoors. Add a knit or hat background, even better.

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We are looking for a Marketing Communications Coordinator to assist in the development and execution of various projects within the marketing department including sponsorships, events, and marketing- focused customer service and house sales. In addition, this position will prepare and distribute marketing/sales materials for the Isis reps/dealers, oversee trade show details, show samples and product photography. The successful candidate will have excellent projectmanagement, communication and customer-service skills. Must be detailoriented, able to problem solve, multitask and work independently. Experience with Microsoft Office required, Illustrator/Photoshop experience a plus. ISIS is a high-energy and fast-paced environment. We seek a team player with a positive attitude, enthusiasm and an ability to exhibit grace under pressure! Prior marketing experience required. Send resume to jean.kissner@isisforwomen.com.

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For local dynamic educational organization. Must be computer/web literate, and possess excellent written and verbal skills, ability to track details and work well with customers in person and on the phone. Knowledge of social media a plus. Full time/part time. Email ODEDgroup@yahoo.com.

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Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions. This opening and others are updated daily.

Web Programmer - Continuing Education - #033059 - Consider becoming a critical member of our innovative team! We're looking for a motivated, well-organized individual to provide web programming support. Duties include: develop and maintain department and program Paper: Seven Days 5v-Isis-012010.indd 1 1/18/10 4:56:24 PM websites, report on activity; assist in research and development of new 1t-BrownLedgeCamp-012010-2.indd 1 1/18/10 5:00:03 PM Administrative Assistant (Job#3136) Issue: 1/20 technologies; create and maintain PHP/MySQL driven web applications, bulletin boards, and online surveys; implement and maintain Williston, VT Due: 1/18 tracking/analytics on web pages; provide support and training for Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits department's use of web-based applications; recommend improvements Size: 3.83 x 5.25 on department and program websites regarding usability, design and Cost: $500.00 content; perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications include: Duties: Bachelor's degree in a technology related field and one to three years Support activities of 6-8 professional staff of the Northeast Regional VENDING ROUTE specialized experience in web design and development including Resource Center (NERRC), Learning Innovations at WestEd. database design and maintenance, web standards, accessibility and DRIVERS Word processing, proofreading, formatting reports with data usability, and browser support/compatibility issues required. Knowledge displays & graphics. Maintain databases, provide administrative of HTML and PHP, as well as MySQL, Access and Photoshop and project leadership, format grant proposals. Copy, file, organize, and Dreamweaver is required. Effective communication and time coordinate mailings. Plan large conference events & meetings. management skills. Ability to balance and complete multiple Make travel arrangements. Take comprehensive notes using a development projects in a fast-paced team-oriented setting.

We are looking for computer during meetings, including multi-participant face-to-face Commitment to diversity and inclusion required. motivated, responsible and teleconference meetings. Occasional travel may be required.

For further information on this position, #033059, or to apply with Assist program staff in use and implementation of new and individuals. Must be able electronic application, resume, cover letter and references, please visit recommended web-based technologies to improve communication our website at: www.uvmjobs.com . Tel. #802-656-3150. to work independently, and efficiency of work.

For further information on this position and others currently possess a positive attitude, available, or to apply on-line, please visit our website at: Qualifications: be capable of lifting up to www.uvmjobs.com; Job Hotline #802-656-2248; telephone #802Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; preferably in nonprofit 656-3150. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. and/or educational setting. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 50 lbs. and have a clean Paper resumes are not accepted. Job positions are updated daily. & Access databases. Internet savvy. Excellent customer service, writing, interpersonal, and communication skills. Strong customer service orientation and “team-player” attitude. Experience using LCD projector, scanner, digital camera, online photo management, transcriber, digital recorders, video conferencing equipment. Typing 70 WPM.

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Employment Consultant A challenging position in our collaborative, team-oriented Burlington office. Requires ability to work with and respect individuals with physical, developmental and mental health disabilities. We are seeking someone to motivate and support job seekers with job search securing and maintaining employment, while overcoming barriers to employment. Ideal candidate will have knowledge of the business community and be able to maintain positive rapport with clients and employers. Requires a self starter with attention to detail and creative problemsolving skills, and the ability to market to employers. Minimum qualifications include HS diploma, reliable transportation, good interpersonal and communication skills, and computer knowledge. Position starts at 28K plus benefits. Email a cover letter and resume summarizing relevant experience and interest to rdavies@vabir.org.

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Executive Director The Lamoille Family Center seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the organization in its mission to affirm the right of all children to grow up in an environment that enables them to become healthy adults by educating, encouraging and celebrating families. The Executive Director in partnership with the Board of Directors, a Management Team and thirty staff will carry out the strategic goals of the organization. Responsibilities include managing personnel and fiscal operations, assuring compliance with all state and federal regulations, maintaining regional and statewide community relations, and assessing organizational needs and implementing improvements.

Qualifications: Master’s degree in human services, education, administration, or a related field or a bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in nonprofit management. Experience in management of personnel/human resources, fiscal operations and program development/implementation. Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills. Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have a working knowledge of nonprofit management.

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Ready for a positive change in your lifestyle? Become a Public Health Nurse! The Health Department has several positions available for nurses to participate in the development, refinement and implementation of department programs and public health initiatives. We offer a Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. work schedule and excellent benefits, including continuing education and tuition reimbursement. You could be eligible for the Federal Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. Salary may be negotiable.

Public Health Nurse I - Barre, full-time.

Ref #24647. Open until filled.

Join a dynamic and active team of public health professionals in the Barre District Office. Collaborate with other professionals, community partners and consumers on strategies to improve health in a variety of program areas, including chronic disease, immunization and infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. College seniors in the final semester of a BSN program will be considered for this position.

To learn more about these exciting career opportunities, please call Deb Wilcox, Chief of Public Health Nursing at (802)-652-2051.

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The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package.

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The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Mid-Level Sales Position With Dynamic Fashion Brand Her Look Enterprises, the company behind the commando lingerie brand sold in over 1,000 stores worldwide, is adding to its sales team. We’re seeking a highly motivated, proactive individual with a proven track record of success in business-to-business sales. If you have the following we would love to hear from you: •

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We are especially interested in candidates who have sold an upscale lifestyle or fashion brand to the retail channel, including major department stores.

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CENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, Inc. • College degree with marketing or communications study; MBA preferred.

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Equal Opportunity Employer - women, minorities • Knowledge of C# and WPF a requirement. Experience with WCF, XML, SQL, and version and people with disabilities encouraged to apply. control desirable. Experience with CSLA framework a plus.

• Responsible for design, implementation, and support of a robust, functional, and maintainable .NET desktop application.

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Leading Apple Specialist seeks a dynamic, well-organized content creator to join our marketing team and implement varied marketing initiatives. Responsibilities include • Should posses a strong sense of quality assurance. writing and copywriting, brand-building, product research, special offer marketing, sales http://www.pkc.com (both retail and web/phone) support, project leadership and may include graphic design and web page management. Must be willing to take initiative, work under a deadline and Send resume, including job number: SD8-08/09pkcsd, and cover letter work independently. Apple product knowledge and/or interest and excellent writing skills are with salary requirements to hr@pkc.com or Human Resources. essential for this position.

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks highly organized person for full-time position with its Mental Health Law Project located on the grounds of the State Office Complex in Waterbury. Responsibilities include data entry, maintenance of database and other office systems, typing, client screening and general clerical duties. Experience with computers and Word required. Excellent benefits including four weeks vacation, starting salary $25,500+ DOE. Send resume with letter of interest and two references by Friday, January 22, to:

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for CVABE’s program in Lamoille County. Exciting position full-time good benefits. Candidates must have the ability to provide individualized instruction for adults and teens as well as the capacity for conducting ongoing outreach.

Organizing for lively community involvement supporting student success, volunteer management and program enrichment are essential activities in the job.

CVABE is a community-based, nonprofit organization serving the residents of Lamoille County for over 40 years.

Hundreds of Central Vermonters enroll annually at CVABE for help to improve basic literacy skills, to pursue options for a high school credential, to learn English as another language, and to prepare for work and college.

Submit resume, cover letter and list of references by January 25, 2010, to:

JOB REQUIREMENTS: • Knowledge of social media and experience with social media marketing.

• Knowledge of graphic design for print (including national magazines) and web.

• Experience with HTML, CSS, and graphic design software. (Experience with Adobe CS2+ is preferred.)

• Project management skills.

• Communication skills including public speaking (external and internal audiences) • Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.

• Strategic thinking and an attention to detail.

• Must be able to work in an environment that values both teamwork and individual initiative.

• Must be able to handle multiple projects concurrently.

• Willingness to learn and utilize all aspects of our content creation tools.

• Must have Apple product knowledge and be generally tech savvy.

• Experience with project planning and coordination.

TOP DOG CANDIDATE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH: • Media buys and advertising.

• Analytical budget creation/tracking.

• Pay-per-click advertising, specifically Google Analytics, AdWords and other tools.

• Technology/Apple-based retail expertise.

This position is based at our headquarters in Waitsfield, VT. Email resume and cover letter to jobs@smalldog.com. No phone calls, please.

Small Dog Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. Small Dog Electronics is a smoke-free workplace; smokers need not apply.

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ichael Hopkins’ feet are planted firmly on the stage of the University of Vermont’s Southwick Recital Hall. His arms swing in measured time as he conducts the Burlington 12v-nectars012010.indd 1 1/18/10 1:34:33 PMChamber Orchestra through a rehearsal of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Lighting designers slowly test a variety of settings, one of which projects a 15-foot version of Hopkins’ shadow on a massive concrete wall. The larger-than-life conductor moves swiftly through the score, accentuating the drama of Copland’s music. Meanwhile, the real Hopkins stops the musicians often to make suggestions about tempo or to correct intonation. The musicians are focused, polite and casually dressed in warm sweaters and jeans.

Hopkins, the artistic and executive director of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, is rehearsing the BCO for an evening program of his original work Now Winter Nights Enlarge along with Appalachian Spring, set for this weekend. New dances have been created to accompany each performance.

Seated in the hall are Clare Byrne and Paul Besaw, UVM dance instructors who collaborated with Hopkins on the program.

Besaw created a dance for Winter Nights, and Byrne took on Copland’s piece, which he originally wrote for modern dance pioneer Martha Graham.

“I knew it was either a great idea or a huge 12v-threepenny110409.indd 1 11/2/09 12:46:33 PM folly on my part,” Byrne says with a laugh.

“But it’s really been amazingly fun to do.”

According to the collaborators, no one has ever created a new dance to Copland’s most iconic work. As Hopkins would discover when renting the music from the piece’s publisher, there might be a reason for that.

“Because this is a new dance, we had to (18+) get the blessing from the Copland trust,” he says. “You can’t just make a new dance to it without them approving it. It’s one of the legal rights of the copyright holder.”

(18+) About a month and a half after making the request, Hopkins was granted the green light to work with Byrne on the new dance.

But when the scores arrived, he encountered another surprise.

“There were about a dozen or so major discrepancies between the music I had heard Tickets: 422.3035 or and what was in the score,” Hopkins says. www.picklebarrelnightclub.com He discovered that Copland had cut out parts of the ballet score when he arranged it Killington Road, Killington as an orchestral suite for a full symphony ormyspace.com/picklebarrel chestra. The original music was written for 12v-picklebarrel011310.indd 1

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a 13-piece chamber orchestra and featured little-known music that develops following the composition’s most famous section, the theme and variations on the folk song “Simple Gifts.”

“In the notes to the score, Copland describes these sections as ‘only of choreographic interest,’” Hopkins says with a grin.

“But I think a lot of people who will be in the audience and know this music will find the original score very interesting.”

The BCO rehearsal is the first time Byrne and Besaw have heard the music performed live. Besaw developed his dance with a MIDI recording provided by Hopkins, and Byrne used audio that was extracted from a video of the Martha Graham Dance Company performing the original ballet.

“It’s amazing to finally hear it,” says the diminutive, wide-eyed Byrne. “I can hear where I’ll need to make a few adjustments.”

Besaw agrees. “I’m actually a little nervous,” he says, chuckling. “I’m not sure why.

But hearing it live, with the people onstage, makes it a little more real.”

After a short break, Hopkins leads the orchestra through Now Winter Nights Enlarge.

The music is remarkably of the season; in one passage, the bass, piano and cellos churn through dark, turbulent themes, while the violins and violas sweep over them with icy tension.

Onstage, the orchestra is arranged in an unorthodox format. Besaw wanted his four dancers to perform in and around the musicians. He worked with Hopkins to position four violins in the center of the stage, with two more standing at far stage left and right.

The piano sits to the back of stage right and the woodwinds stand at the back of stage left.

“One of my cellists called to ask if he needed to put some of that yellow police tape around his instrument,” Hopkins says, only half-joking. “Everyone in the orchestra plays a very expensive instrument.”

“The dancers will be so aware,” Byrne says with an assuring tone. “Dancers have expensive instruments, too,” she chides.

Lida Winfield, Autumn Barnett and John Bennett are all dancing in the evening’s program and are seated nearby during the orchestra rehearsal. Winfield points out how Besaw’s dancers have created a masking-tape grid on the stage around the central violins — a guide for their dance. Bennett, also a trumpeter, marvels at how complex Copland’s score is. For her part, Barnett revels in the collaborative spirit the project has created.

“Usually, dancers get to collaborate with the choreographer. The musicians work with the conductor,” she points out. “But this time, we all get to share the experience of creating this as a group. That’s the most amazing thing to me.”

During a break, Hopkins takes a minute to reflect on the rehearsal and the months of work leading up to this moment.

“It’s going well,” he says with a nod. “This is going to be fun.” 

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For better or worse, I am a man of many vices. But as of this past Saturday, I am a man of at least one fewer. After roughly a decade, off and on — OK, mostly on — I quit smoking. Cold turkey. And you know what?

I feel … awful, actually.

I know, I know. I’m supposed to tell you how great this is. How I have so much more energy! How I’m saving a ton of money! How food tastes better, air smells cleaner and birds sing ever so much fucking sweeter! And maybe in a week or two, that will be the case. But right now, I’m a mess.

Like, I would kill everyone reading this column for one sweet drag of a … ahem.

[The sound you hear is me attempting to roll an entire pack of Nicorette gum into a nicotine patch and smoke it.]

There is a reason they say it’s harder to quit smoking than it is to give up crack. No kidding, “they” actually say that. Google it.

Just venturing a guess, but I’d wager part of the reason — aside from the fiendish addiction thing — is that cigarettes become such an inextricable part of a smoker’s daily routine. You have to make a special effort to smoke crack. You have to be secretive, clandestine. Savvy, even. Not so with cigarettes. You can casually enjoy them — and buy them — almost anywhere.

True, that’s become less and less the case as smokers are increasingly banished to the periphery of society. Still, when you’re addicted, cigarettes pervade nearly every aspect of your life.

One of the things “they” tell you when trying to quit is to eliminate “triggers” that could cause you to relapse. Things like drinking coffee or alcohol, or other activities typically associated with smoking — you know, like, being awake. But if you really smoke — and I don’t mean you nambypamby “social smoker” types — those activities can include virtually anything. For me, there’s the coffee and booze thing, sure.

But I also strongly associate cigarettes with

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my job. (No, I’m not leaving 7D. Simmer down.)

Part of it is the image thing. The sneering rock critic with a cig eternally dangling from his or her lips is kind of an archetype, right?

And really, there’s no better cure for writer’s block than stepping out for a quick smoke — for all of the awful things they do, cigarettes also jumpstart synapses. True story.

But more than that is the lifestyle of the rock critic, which by necessity roughly mirrors that of the rock musician — which is what I was before I became a rock critic. I smoked partly because I surrounded myself with other people who smoked.

Funny enough, one reason I’m choosing to quit now is because I’ve seen many of those same folks quit recently. The thought process being, “Well, if that asshole can quit, I really have no excuse.” Peer pressure is funny.

Anyway, I bring this up to urge my remaining smoker friends and anyone else reading this who smokes to give it up. I mean, do you have any idea how bad those things are for you? Let’s have a smoke-free rock scene, guys! Here’s a Mentos instead!

High-fives all around!

OK. I’m totally kidding. If there’s one thing worse than a self-righteous nonsmoker, it is a self-righteous born-again nonsmoker. I really am quitting. But I’ll never, ever be that guy. Or the weenie who passive-aggressively “coughs” when they walk past someone smoking. Suck it up, Poindexter.

The real reason I chose this week in particular to quit smoking — and to unburden myself publicly — is that we have officially entered the annual winter doldrums and there just ain’t a hell of a lot going on, music-wise. Kinda sucks for you. But it is perfect for me, as I needed a relatively quiet chunk of the calendar in order to allow myself the opportunity to go into hiding and exorcise the demons. So, if you don’t see me out and about in the next week or two, you’ll know why. And if you do see me out and about, no matter what I say, or what I promise you, or how much bodily harm I threaten to visit upon you, do not give me a smoke.

spearheaded by Dirtminers’ Raph Worrick and tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 30, at Higher Ground. I’ll be sure to keep you posted on that as details emerge, as well as any other Haiti benefits as they come up. In the meantime, let’s not forget about folks closer to home who need a helping hand, as well.

This Saturday, some talented local tunesmiths come together to help out the Vergennes Community Food Shelf with a benefit show called “Singing for Their Supper” at the Vergennes Congregational Church. Scheduled to appear are traveling Rik Palieri troubadour GARY Dulabaum, incomparable local folk guru Pete Sutherland, country-rock stalwart Josh Brooks and dynamic duo Rik & Bec — aka Rik Palieri and Rebecca Padula.

Oh, and speaking of Palieri, dude is up for a Grammy. Or at least about 1/30th of one — which is still more Grammy than you or I have ever been nominated for, so there.

Palieri recently appeared on a mammoth tribute comp to late songwriter Utah Phillips entitled Singing Through the Hard Times, released on Righteous Babe Records last year. The album, which also features the likes of Pete Seeger, Emmylou Harris and, of course, label founder Ani DiFranco, was nominated in the Best Traditional Folk category. Finally, a reason to actually watch

the Grammys!

Best of luck, Rik.

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Yeah, yeah. The winter doldrums are here.

And though area calendars are a smidgen lighter overall, there are still plenty of fun options to be had if you know where to look.

For example…

• Take a gander at the next generation of local punk when Vermont Commons School’s Death to DJs hit the stage at 242 Main this Friday with Guides for the Future. Who knows, maybe they’ll decapitate another Chris Martin (Coldplay) doll?

• If you missed the local all-star tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska at Parima last month, you can catch the same show at Montpelier’s Lamb Abbey this Friday, featuring local songwriters Aaron Flinn, Joe Adler, Eric Segalstad and Scott Mangan.

• I would be remiss if I didn’t point out this Saturday’s guilty-pleasure trifecta at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge with local metal chaps Amadis, Boston arena rockers Township and Queen City ska punks Husbands AKA. • Gold Town (see review, page 46) aren’t the only band in the midst of a lengthy residency at Nectar’s. In case you’ve missed them, Ray Paczkowski and Russ Lawton have been funking up the joint all month.

You have one more chance to catch them this Monday.

• Last but not least, you’ve also got one last chance to catch local folk darlings PossumHaw before they hole up for the remainder of the winter to record their third studio album. Wednesday, January 27, they’ll be at the Good Times Café in Hinesburg. m

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In the coming weeks, there will surely be a slew of local concerts popping up to benefit the people of Haiti as they recover from last week’s tragic earthquake. In fact, there is already one such benefit show in the works,

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When last we left Henry Jamison â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then (877) 877-2120 www.sover.net Jamison-Root â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he was a promising 17-year-old who had, within less than a year, released a pair of locally acclaimed albums as The 16t-Sovernet011210.indd 1 1/11/10 11:27:10 AM Milkmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union. That was early 2007. Now old enough to vote and backed by a handful Channel 15 of schoolmates from Bowdoin College in STUCK IN VERMONT -Maine, Jamison/The Milkmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union wITh EVa SOllbERgER deliver a self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;second debut,â&#x20AC;?

MOnDaYS > 8:30 p.M. Roads In. Whether the disc is, in fact, a debut Channel 16 depends on your perspective. Unlike the COMMUNITy local indie-rock prodigyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first two albums â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MEdICal SChOOl MOnDaYS > 8 p.M. 2007â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oh Boy and MUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actual debut, Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hoping, in 2006 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which were essentially Channel 17 solo projects, Roads In finds Jamison MORaN dEVElOpMENT surrounded by a cadre of backing musicians. fOur new tenant prOpOSalS In that sense, the disc does serve as @ www.Channel17.Org something of an introduction to, or perhaps a benchmark for, the next stage of Jamisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gET MORE INfO OR waTCh ONlINE aT vermont cam.org â&#x20AC;˘ retn.org budding career; the album features a ChaNNEl17.ORg layered sonic depth well beyond his earlier endeavors. But at its core, The Milkmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union is still Henry Jamison. And Roads In 16t-retn011310.indd"ANDS s &ILMMAKERS 1 1/15/10 1:44:25 PM succeeds â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and occasionally stumbles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on 3CHOOLS s ,EAGUES s 4EAMS the strength of his vision.

The curtain rises on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rehearse a Scene,â&#x20AC;? which introduces itself with ragged guitar jangle and a ringing lead line. Jamison, borderline hyper-literate as a teenager, remains a potent lyricist. Here, however, he keeps things almost overly simple, imparting s GREAT QUALITY his meaning less with words than swooning atmospherics and a detached vocal drawl. s AFFORDABLE PRICING â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emerald Flaresâ&#x20AC;? is a standout, s ON DEMAND showcasing both Jamisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural gift for melody and maturing but playful lyrical s SHORT RUNS prowess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So she says sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done / being a lightbulb / Going off and on / I should be s QUICK TURN TIMES careful,â&#x20AC;? he sings, on the tuneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening line.

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Death Cab for Cutie and Modest Mouse are identifiable throughout, as are the more subtle imprints of Deerhoof and Radiohead.

But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cut the kid some slack. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barely old enough to buy a beer. Plus, taken as a whole â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;debutâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the record reveals telling glimpses of brilliance to come. From the lilting melancholia of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The White Sox,â&#x20AC;? to the unhinged frailty of â&#x20AC;&#x153;St. Petersburg,â&#x20AC;? to the gathering sonic avalanche that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;America,â&#x20AC;? to the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closing benediction, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Percy, Lost at Sea,â&#x20AC;?

Jamison proves a startlingly gifted artist.

And one who has only begun to explore his immense potential.

The Milkmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Union make a homecoming appearance (of sorts) at Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Radio Bean this Saturday, January 23.

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Gold Town, Gold Town (self-released, eP)

Given the stodginess exhibited by many trad, bluegrass and folk musicians, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard not to be at least a little intrigued by a string band that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take itself too seriously, right?

Right. Enter Gold Town.

With their self-titled debut EP, the southernVermont-based trio introduces what they call its â&#x20AC;&#x153;fast bluegrass and whiskey twang.â&#x20AC;? And, by and large, the band represents a fun new addition to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant Americana scene.

Gold Town oblige the fast-grass designation on the EPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first cut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Slatetown Breakdown (aka West Pawlet Gap).â&#x20AC;? The instrumental does a fair job of showcasing the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collective talents. Guitarist Andrew Stearns holds down a spastic lead

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theme, while upright bassist Josh Loun keeps the low end simmering. Fiery picking from banjoist Will Mosheim lends the tune something of a frantic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dukes of Hazzardâ&#x20AC;? chase-scene feel. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna call yourself fast, son, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d best be fast. In a mountain-music hotbed like Vermont, this tune would barely register on Roscoe P. Coltraneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radar gun.

The second track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drinkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the High Class,â&#x20AC;? fulfills the â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiskey twangâ&#x20AC;? portion of the program. And it finds the trio more squarely in its comfort zone. Reminiscent of prodigal VT pickers the Jugtown Pirates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now based in San Francisco, in case you were wondering â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the tune boasts a boozy, late-night barn-dance vibe. Also like the Pirates, no member of the band is particularly virtuosic on his chosen instrument. But what they lack in ace chops, Gold Town make up for in spirited performances. The song is immediately inviting and pleasingly haphazard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hometownâ&#x20AC;? slows the proceedings with a surprisingly tender 6/8 ballad. No individual songwriting or vocal credits are given in the EPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liner notes. But whoever takes the lead here delivers with heartwrenching sincerity, even if the lyrics donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always quite make sense: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get so tired of being barren to something physical folding with my limbs.â&#x20AC;? The confusion of heartbreak, perhaps?

The band rounds out the EP with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cattle in Cold Bloodâ&#x20AC;? and a rousing, uncredited closing track that nicely encapsulates the EPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s casual backporch appeal. While Gold Town may not blow you away with blinding licks, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily have to. Refreshingly loose, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more than capable of rocking a party. And their debut EP, while a decent appetizer, suggests the band is perhaps best at doing just that.

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In the 200th year since Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company pulls pieces of the 16th president’s life into a performance bringing alive the benchmarks of American history. Known for thoughtfully addressing themes of identity and society, the company knits together fluent moves, soundbites from Lincoln’s texts and striking video clips arranged by associate artistic director Janet Wong. Four freestanding columns — reminiscent of the White House or, perhaps, the stately structure of a Southern plantation — assist audiences as they jump through time via these imaginative snapshots. Jones’ work makes its mark, the Boston Globe asserts, “with dances that rankle and push, ask questions, and often get to the very heart of who we are as human beings.”

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Sleepwalker, Don’t Be Shy Generally, it’s bad news if you find yourself getting sleepy at a show. But not if you’re at Justin James’ hypnosis act. Soon you could be performing ridiculous feats: throwing temper tantrums over Barbie dolls or furiously strumming air guitar — with no music in earshot.

If that’s not your thing, you can remain fully awake while watching mesmerized audience members let loose. James, the Las Vegas-based star of the Power of the Mind Comedy Hypnosis Show, has been known to put the spell on more than 60 people at a time at venues ranging from casino showrooms to the California State Fair to MTV. This week, he’ll tote his knack for knocking others into a hypnotic “trance” to Woodstock’s Town Hall Theatre. Have fun — but if you find yourself breakin’ out rock star moves in front of strangers, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

JUSTIN JAMES Saturday, January 23, 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. $15-20. Info, 457-3981. www.pentanglearts.org

Tuesday, January 26, 7:30 p.m., at Flynn MainStage in Burlington. $27-45. Info, 863-5966. www.flynntix.org

Wild Thing Speakeasies may have been witness to their share of debauchery in the roaring ’20s, but one fictional shebang thrown by a pair of vaudeville stars earns special status in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party Party.

This adult musical about love and jealousy, based on Joseph Moncure March’s narrative poem, showcases both the glittery and gritty sides of the era. Middlebury College students add their own flair to the carousal as part of a course on contemporary American musicals. Nineteen cast members perform the show tunes and numerous dances choreographed by Schuyler Beeman, ’10. A sevenmember student swing band provides accompaniment as the play moves from telling songs such as “Two of a Kind” to “How Did We Come to This?” The onstage party may turn sour, but the production is sure to drive you wild.

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‘THE WILD PARTY’ Friday, January 22, through Saturday, January 23, and Monday, January 25, through Tuesday, January 26, 8 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $6-10. Info, 443-3168. www. middlebury.edu/arts

Northeast Side Story Though centuries separate renowned composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Leonard Bernstein, the Heritage Brass Quintet threads their compositions closer together in a soaring program this week. The northeastern ensemble, formed in the late 1980s to perform at Hanover, N.H.’s, annual Christmas Revels celebration, jumps from an early brass repertoire encompassing works by Bach and Giovanni Gabrieli to a “rather lengthy suite of Bernstein’s West Side Story, as arranged by Jack Gale,” says hornist Lydia BuslerBlais, who joined the quintet four years ago. The pieces have a “free, sweeping, singing style — very emotive,” she says. Folks can brush up on their brass when the program makes its Vermont debut in Montpelier on Saturday.

THE HERITAGE BRASS QUINTET Saturday, January 23, 8 p.m., at Unitarian Church in Montpelier. $5-15 donation.

Info, 249-8084.

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Williston Town Plan Update: Residents pipe up with ideas and comments for future change.

Williston Central School, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6704.

Film Night: This screening series showcases modern films about current world issues, including war and peace, global warming, immigration and safe food. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

Mountaintop Film Festival: More than a dozen award-winning human rights films get exposure at a seven-day cinema celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Visit www.mountaintop filmfestival.com for schedule. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 5-10 p.m. $6-8. Info, 496-8994.

‘Mulholland Drive’: Director David Lynch’s perplexing yet gripping 2001 psychological thriller offers surreal scenes and vignettes as two women try to unravel a dark mystery.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7.

Info, 603646-2422.

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‘How to Write Your Business Plan’: Entrepreneurs kick off their operations by learning helpful guidelines for business development and discussing topics such as sales, marketing and management. Merchants Bank, Kennedy Drive Branch, South Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25, or $40 per couple. Info, 951-6762.

Kelley Marketing Meeting: Marketing, advertising, communications and design professionals brainstorm help for local nonprofits over breakfast.

Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-6495.

community

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

education

‘Learn About Your Magnet Schools’: Presentations and school tours exemplify how Burlington students are learning through the lens of the arts and sustainability. Integrated Arts Academy, H.O. Wheeler Elementary School, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8475.

Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8480.

Tutor Training: Volunteers increase their smarts on reading strategies, lesson planning and more to help other adults learn. The Literacy Volunteers Center, Room 049, Hawkins Hall. SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-5332.

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‘Keep That Spring in Your Spine!’: Rolfer Robert Rex combines Kundalini yoga and Rolf Movement Integration to show folks how to keep their vertebrae happy. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569.

Suzanna Gray Bliss: An herbalist and nutritionist explores dietary supplementation and healthy lifestyle choices that can prevent and treat diseases associated with aging. Town & Country Resort, Stowe, 1:30 p.m. $5. Info, 253-9011.

kids

Babytime: Crawling tots and their parents group up with comrades for playtime and sharing.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 876-7147.

‘Cones & Critters’: Scavengers ages 3 to 5 search for the foods Vermont animals eat during the winter, before crafting a cone-sized bird feeder.

North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206.

‘Fourth & Fifth Graders Read’: Youth don reading glasses for a discussion of their favorite lit genres in this open fiction group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:15-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

‘Moving & Grooving With Christine’: Young ones jam out to rock ‘n’ roll and world-beat tunes.

Recommended for ages 2 to 5, but all are welcome.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 865-7216.

sport

Alao Kung Fu: Martial arts students focus on the form and technique of the Hung Gar style through vigorous conditioning workouts. Fair Haven Fitness, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $6. Info, 265-3470.

talks

Jerry Fox: The secretary of the Central Vermont Railway Historical Society shares his fascination with trains as he details the history of Essex railroads. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

Luanne Sberna: This dance-movement therapist helps folks explore the nature of their bodies through discussion and experiential activities in “Body and Archetype.” Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-4921, junginvermont@burlingtontelecom.net.

Scott Noyes: Adults take a closer look at their interactions with children as a speaker from Empowering Programs delves into self-defeating patterns and the difference between praise and encouragement. Brand Hall, Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 3432604.

theater

‘I Hate Hamlet’: Northern Stage actors weave a hilarious tale about an aspiring actor who hates Shakespeare — but could catch his big break if he plays the role of Hamlet. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $25-58. Info, 296-7000.

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‘Prophetic Odyssey’: What happened after Moses died? A study group peruses the prophetic writings to quench its thirst for knowledge. Temple Sinai, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-5125.

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Transition Town Montpelier: A community takes on the challenges of peak oil and climate change by unleashing its collective brain power.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

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Indoor Gardening Workshop: Localvores — whether working with a homestead kitchen or a minuscule apartment — learn the steps to harvesting

Winter Rendezvous: See WED.20, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

film

‘Dynasty’: Ski icon Jonny Moseley narrates Warren Miller’s high-def showcase of ski and snowboard action on the world’s most impressive terrain. Vermont Ski Museum, Stowe, 7 p.m. $10.

Info, 253-9911, ext. 203.

Mountaintop Film Festival: See WED.20, 5-10 p.m.

‘Repulsion’: Roman Polanski’s 1965 psychological thriller follows a beautician with androphobia as she slowly goes mad. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

health & fitness

‘Be Healthy’: Joy Whalen Fichiera of Rising Spirit Yoga guides a group yoga session before Phoebe Sol and Dwayna M. Covey introduce folks to Reiki.

Dane Wright tops off the bodywork sessions with free chair massages. Bradford Public Library, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 222-4536, bradfordpubliclibrary@gmail. com.

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Dads & Kids Playgroup: Youngsters up to age 5 and their male grown-ups connect over a complimentary dinner and group playtime. Family Center of Washington County, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 262-3292, ext. 115, fcwcdads@yahoo.com.

‘Itty Bitty Public Skating’: Preschoolers and their parents build up courage to conquer the ice as an instructor leads games and activities at this drop-in program. Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6 per family; $1 skate rentals. Info, 865-7558.

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

Preschool Story Hour: Picture books and crafts captivate early bookworms. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 453-2366.

Preschool Storytime: Tots ages 3 to 6 bury their noses in books with read-aloud tales, rhymes, songs and crafts. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

‘Wii-tastic!’: Kids grades 4 and up test out the video game console through Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero and more. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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Highland Ski-In: Snow lovers convene to ski (and sometimes snowshoe) covered trails. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m. Free. Info, 533-2647.

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‘Learn About Your Magnet Schools’: See WED.20. Integrated Arts Academy, 9 a.m.

Sustainability Academy, 5:30 p.m.

School Open House: Parents of kids in preschool through grade 3 consider a public ed alternative.

International Children’s School, South Burlington, 5:45-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-3344.

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Winter Rendezvous: Stowe attracts hundreds for the 26th annual “Gay Ski Week,” featuring ski excursions, bonfires, sing-alongs, comedy nights, a disco ball and more. Various locations, Stowe, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. Various prices per event or package;

Lamoille Valley Year-Round Farmers Artisan Market: Farmers and food producers fill Vermonters’ totes with local and organic dining options, including eggs, cider, seeds and cow cheeses.

River Arts Center, Morrisville, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-1261, FAMmanager@gmail.com.

Folk By Association: This guitar- and mandolin-playing duo performs harmonydriven vocals. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7-9 p.m. $3 donation. Info, 496-8994.

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homegrown pea shoots in just seven days. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. $10-12. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

Moosalamoo Association Annual Meeting: The public joins members of a nonprofit linking tourism and conservation specialists to learn about this year’s trends and watch a year-in-review slide show. Blueberry Hill Ski Center, Goshen, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Free; $40 for social hour and dinner. Info, 747-7900.

Mt. Mansfield Scale Modelers: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniature-construction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0765.

Origami Class: Instructor Don Shall teaches the intricate creasing techniques of this ancient Japanese art. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $3 donation for lunch immediately following.

Info, 658-3585.

‘Thank Your Mentor’ Day: Area mentoring programs recognize current volunteers and recruit new ones over breakfast. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, 7:30-9 a.m. Free. Info, 658-1888.

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Abraham-Hicks Study Group: Believers in the law of attraction investigate how your thoughts affect your life through discussion and group exercises. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 383-8429.

Burnham Knitters: Yarn unfurls into purls at a chat-and-craft session. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.

‘Creating a Bradford War Memorial’: Community volunteers brainstorm a commemorative monument. Conference Room. Bradford Academy, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4423.

Rug Hooking & Knitting Circle: Experienced and novice needle workers present their looped creations, swap ideas and indulge in textile camaraderie. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

‘Tax Workshop’: New homeowners get comfortable with filing taxes for the first time. Champlain Housing Trust, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244.

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Pajama Storytime: Kids cuddle up in their nightclothes for an hour of bedtime stories, cookies and milk. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

Peter the Music Man: Educator Peter Alsen lets preschoolers try out various instruments at a fun intro to music theory. Colchester Meeting House, 12:30-1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

Preschool Storytime: Tots ages 3 to 5 read picture books, play with puppets and do math activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

‘Teens Read’: Middle schoolers chat about the books that keep them flipping page after page.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-5:45 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7216.

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Nordic Ski Wax Clinic: Beginners and would-be Craftsbury Marathoners alike learn to wax and race like the pros. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409, ext. 232.

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‘Booked for Lunch’: What’s it like to spend your life surrounded by thousands of books? Vermont author Bill Mares shares his experiences amid the stacks. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free.

Info, 863-3403.

‘Café Scientifique’: Sometimes it seems like men and women are from different planets ... But are there scientific differences in our thought processes? Dr. Cindy Forehand gets to the bottom of it in “What Makes a Male or Female Brain?” ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 1-877-324-6386.

Cynthia Packert: In “Bollywood Cinema and Mughal History: Creative Revisionism in Contemporary Indian Film,” this professor explores the romance, myths, politics and film representations of current Muslim-Hindu relations.

Room 221, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-3168.

David White: Following a trip to Iambi, Tanzania, this staff member of Addison County Hospice Services tells stories about his efforts and experiences. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 877-2211.

Dr. David Jernigan: In “Let’s Talk About 21,” this speaker from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health pinpoints how and why the enforcement of the minimum legal drinking age should be strengthened. Preregister for 5 p.m. pizza dinner. Auditorium, Montpelier High School, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-4949, gburley@u32.org.

‘Intro to Permaculture’: Folks gather ideas on how to boost the health and productivity of their backyard in this workshop about sustainable design by Mark Krawczyk of Burlington Permaculture.

Burlington Public Works Department, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 donation. Info, 999-2768.

Jan Ellis-Clement: The director of the Learning Center for Children examines “Literacy for Young Children.” Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 4 p.m.

Free. Info, 864-8001.

Media Maven Lecture Series: In “Tag It! Tame the Internet Fire Hose,” savvy computer users learn how to filter Internet content to build a “community brain trust.” Preregister. Channel 17 Studios, Burlington, noon - 1:30 p.m. Free for Center for Media & Democracy members; $10 for nonmembers; $5 for lunch. Info, 862-1645, ext. 19.

Tuipate Mubiay: In “Initiation and Its Role in Africa,” the diversity coordinator at the HowardCenter focuses on the preparations for adulthood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tower Room, IDX Student Life Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 12:15-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2700.

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Auditions for ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’: Curiouser and curiouser ... Wouldbe actors and crew prepare to immerse themselves in the nonsense of Lewis Carroll’s world down the rabbit hole. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-0504.

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Book Discussion Series: Earth Tones: Scott Russell Sanders’ Hunting for Hope explores how to live in harmony with nature. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626.

Thomas Beyer: Baffled by Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol? Unravel its mysteries with the author of 33 Keys to Unlocking The Lost Symbol, a reader’s companion guide. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

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Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Martha Lang: The local children’s author and illustrator captivates young readers with Bennie the Bunny, Teddy, Snuggles and Quack. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 862-1094.

‘Teen Rave’: Adolescents let loose with upbeat music, dancing and plain ol’ hanging out. 94 Main Teen Center, Middlebury, 8 p.m. - midnight. $5. Info, 388-3910.

Argentinean Tango: Shoulders back, chin up!

With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077.

Ballroom Dance Social: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing.

Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10-14. Info, 8622269.

Burlington Chamber Orchestra Dance Collaboration: Musicians share the stage with dancers performing modern routines choreographed by Paul Besaw and Clare Byrne. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 8 p.m. $8-25. Info, 863-5966.

‘Proyecto República Dominicana’: A lively dance focuses on the members of the Dance Company of Middlebury’s real and imagined childhood experiences, shared through music, dance and light improvisations. Dance Studio, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-10. Info, 443-3168.

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‘Looking to the Stars’: Constellation enthusiasts of all ages learn about the depths of the night sky before an outdoor stargaze. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 7-8:30 p.m. $10-12.

Info, 359-5000, ext. 223.

Spanish-English Conversation Group: ¿Qué pasa? Learn more about fellow Spanish speakers at this group foreign tongue foray. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

Tertulia Latina: Latino-americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.

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‘Pray the Devil Back to Hell’: In this Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary winner, a band of women conspire to bring peace to Liberia, ending a decades-long civil war. A group discussion follows the screening. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-8.

Info, 603-646-2422.

‘The Man With a Movie Camera’: The Alloy Orchestra provide accompaniment to Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent film, which takes an inventive look at everyday city life. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 603-646-2422.

kids

Drop-In Story Time: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers enjoy stories from picture books accompanied by finger plays and action rhymes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956, brownell_library@yahoo.com.

Family Movie: Pixar’s hilarious film Up follows a 78-year-old’s helium balloon journey to the wilds of South America ... where he discovers his biggest nightmare has tagged along. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

Kids’ Movie: It’s raining ... food? Youngsters in grades one and up relish the edible landscape of 2009’s Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Dorothy

Carolina Ullrich: An opera singer shows off her powerhouse vocals in this “Soprano With Piano” performance. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 775-0570.

Michael Arnowitt: A classical pianist works the ivories to produce expressive pieces including Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Chopin’s Aeolian Harp and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10-18. Info, 864-0471.

The Glebe Land Coffeehouse: Acoustic musicians dole out tunes at this monthly open mic session. First Unitarian Church, Burlington, 6-9 p.m.

Donations accepted for Vermont Interfaith Action.

Info, 658-4747, bhaas@viscc.com.

VYO Winter Concert: Interim conductor Andrew Massey leads talented youngsters in Smetana’s overture from The Bartered Bride, Paterson’s Enlightened City and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1.

Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $5-10; free for JSC students. Info, 635-1476.

talks

Charlie Cogbill: In order to understand how human activity affects woodlands, this forest ecologist studied Vermont’s long-gone forests. He shares his findings with listeners. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

‘I Hate Hamlet’: See WED.20, 7 p.m.

‘Lovesong of the Electric Bear’: A teddy bear weaves a fantastical tale following the life and death of Alan Turing, father of the modern computer, in this creative play put on by Middlebury College students and alumni. Wright Memorial Theater, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-10. Info, 443-3168.

‘The Smell of the Kill’: Three husbands need rescuing from a meat locker in the Community Theatre Players’ production. Will their wives oblige?

Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $1012. Info, 518-523-2512.

‘The Wild Party’: Capturing New York in the 1920s, Andrew Lippa’s jazzy musical follows the relationship of two vaudeville performers throwing a party to end all parties. See calendar spotlight.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6-10. Info, 443-3168.

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Gaza Solidarity Protest: Folks seeking an end to both the siege of Gaza and Israel’s occupation of all Palestinian territory spread the word through banners. Burlington City Hall, noon - 1 p.m. Free.

Info, 229-4011.

dance

Bristol Contra Dance: Nancy Turner coordinates folks in soft-soled shoes, and David Carpenter and Rick Klein keep the beat. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 453-4613.

Burlington Chamber Orchestra Dance Collaboration: See FRI.22, 8 p.m.

Norwich Contra Dance: Caller Will Mentor organizes feet in soft-soled shoes to live tunes by Cuckoo’s Nest. Tracy Hall, Norwich, special family

dance with Delia Clark, 5-6:30 p.m.; regular contra dance, 8 p.m. $5-8; free for ages 16 and under; donations accepted for seniors. Info, 785-4607.

‘Proyecto República Dominicana’: See FRI.22, 8 p.m.

Swing Dance: DJ Terry Bouricius serves syncopated beats for 1940s- and 1950s-style partner dancing, after a free half-hour lesson. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

‘Winter Heat’: Statewide high school dance teams demo their best jazz, pom or hip-hop moves in a high-energy showdown. South Burlington High School, 1-5 p.m. $5; free for ages 5 and under. Info, 652-7000, kelkend@comcast.net.

education

Teen Homeschool Panel & Party: Out-ofclassroom learners share their approach to education at this informational meet and greet, followed by a social session. Pacem Learning Community, Montpelier, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8589.

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‘A Celebration of African Americans in Vermont’: Readings by Edgar L. Davis and songs

by Robert DeCormier’s Counterpoint Chorus highlight the contributions of African American figures in our state’s history. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $520. Info, 828-8743.

African Violet Club: Caretakers of these vivid perennial blooms trade plant tips and answer group queries. Preregister to receive a free seedling. Unitarian Church, St. Johnsbury, 2 p.m. Free.

Info, 238-9216.

DIY Workshops: The Crafty Geek Brigade hosts hands-on, 45-minute classes in urban art, cooking, knitting and guitar. Call ahead about required materials. North Country Co-op, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7-10 p.m. $2 per workshop; donations accepted.

Info, 518-335-2295.

French Roundtable: Speakers at various skill levels order café during an open practice session.

Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 9:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 247-0050.

‘Homebuyer Education’: From mortgage to maintenance, would-be homeowners soak up information on the steps to purchasing. Call for specific location. Champlain College, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244.

‘The One’ Fashion Event: Models strut styles featured by local businesses, then highlight outfits designed by area teens at an all-ages benefit for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington. Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $25-30. Info, 652-0777.

fairs & festivals

Winter Rendezvous: See WED.20, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

film

‘Antichrist’: A couple who have lost their son seek seclusion and healing in an isolated cabin, but terrifying events follow in Lars von Trier’s shocking 2009 film. For 18 and up. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘Rethink Afghanistan’: Robert Greenwald’s new film questions America’s continued military involvement in the country. Special guest Sen. Bernie Sanders attends the screening. Merrill’s Roxy Cinema, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. $10. Info, 863-2345.

food & drink

Bread Making: Speaker Jeremiah Church considers the merits of sourdough and wild-yeasted bread, from preferments to shaping to baking.

Game Room, University Heights South, University of Vermont, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 999-2768.

‘Everything You Need to Know About Lamb’: In a start-to-finish demo, Bluebird Tavern executive chef Aaron Josinsky and Healthy Living meat

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Healthy Living, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. $15. Info, 8632569.

Honey TasTing: Bill Mares of the Vermont Beekeepers Association informs participants how to taste and examine honey in liquid, creamed and whipped forms at this educational, hands-on affair. Then taste buds savor chocolates and caramels made with local honey. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

LocaLvore Dinner & TraDiTionaL irisH Music: Knotwork make the melodies at a sup composed of apple- and cranberry-stuffed pork, herbed smashed potatoes and maple pudding.

Applecheek Farm, Hyde Park, 5:30-9 p.m. $13-26.

Info, 888-4482, applecheek@pshift.com.

MiDDLebury WinTer FarMers MarkeT: Area growers, cheesemakers, bakers and craftspeople collaborate to offer year-round “eat local” options.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free.

Info, 388-1436. ruTLanD WinTer FarMers MarkeT: Wintertime produce joins handcrafted soaps, wood creations and other novelties at this weekly local bazaar. Old Strand Theater, Rutland, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 438-9803.

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birD-MoniToring WaLk: Beginning and novice birders fine-tune their eyes and ears to recognize winged residents as part of a field-monitoring project. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 8-10 a.m. Donations. Info, 434-3068, vermont@ audubon.org. sLeigH riDes: Weather permitting, jingling horses trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of rolling acres. Rides depart every half-hour from the Welcome Center. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442.

sport

aLao kung Fu: See WED.20, 11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

‘Face oFF againsT breasT cancer’: Hockey teams from all over Vermont take to the ice in a two-day battle to raise funds for the Cancer Patient Support Program. Memorial Sports Center, Middlebury, 9:40 a.m. - 8:35 p.m. $25 donation.

Info, 989-0376. gaToraDe Free FLoW Tour: Up-and-coming snowboarders and freeskiers ages 21 and under show off their mountain skills in slopestyle and superpipe showdowns. Killington Grand Resort Hotel, Killington, 10 a.m. $20 entry free, plus lift ticket; free to watch. Info, 630-908-6347.

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auDiTions For ‘seascaPe’: Stowe Theatre Guild gets its June production off the ground as actors try out roles for this beach-scene production. Town Hall Theatre, Stowe, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 7609797, frey@stowevt.net. ‘i HaTe HaMLeT’: See WED.20, 7:30 p.m.

JusTin JaMes: Some audience members will get a little sleepy — and the rest won’t be able to look away — as the star of the Power of the Mind Comedy Hypnosis Show works his magic on handfuls of people at a time. See calendar spotlight.

Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $15-20.

Info, 457-3981.

‘Lovesong oF THe eLecTric bear’: See FRI.22, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

‘THe sMeLL oF THe kiLL’: See FRI.22, 7:30 p.m.

‘THe WiLD ParTy’: See FRI.22, 8 p.m.

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breTT bacon: Need tips on how to pocket your first million? The author of Millionaire Selling Secrets dishes out insider information and inspiration. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Info, 864-8001. ‘everyboDy Wins’ reaD-a-THon: Folks don reading glasses for some serious page turning as they attempt to break last year’s record of 311 books read in one hour. Marko the Magician supplies the SAT.23

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backyarD bLuegrass: Will and Deb Patton, Jim and Cindy Weed, and Neil Rossi cook up rootsy tunes. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Hall, Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 933-2545.

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The UVM Department of Psychology is conducting a research study which includes a 6 week parenting group to possibly help parents improve their children’s behaviors.

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‘kiDs on THe reFuge’: Siskin Ecological Adventures holds workshops for youngsters in first through sixth grade, allowing them to explore wilderness topics such as trees in winter, maps and navigation, and Vermont birds. Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge, Nulhegan Basin Division, Brunswick, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 673-5638. naTure ski & snoWsHoe aDvenTure: Kiddos get their snow legs through instructed outdoor excursions. Preregister. Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 10:30 a.m. - noon. $7.50. Info, 533-2647. saTurDay sTories: Picture books bring tall tales to life for youngsters. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. ‘sTrega nona’: An Italian village learns it can’t judge a pot by its pasta when a friendly witch tries to lend a helping hand in this musical based on Tomie dePaola’s picture book. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 11 a.m. $5-10. Info, 603-448-0400.

MiDDLebury coLLege orcHesTra: Student musicians present their rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Eroica. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3169. siMone DinnersTein: The acclaimed pianist offers her distinctive spin on all-Bach selections with members of the American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $10-30. Info, 728-6464. ‘singing For THeir suPPer’: Vermont songwriters or storytellers, including Gary Dulabaum, Josh Brooks and Pete Sutherland, break out their best work at this benefit for the Vergennes Area Food Shelf. Congregational Church, Vergennes, 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 877-2412.

THe HeriTage brass QuinTeT: Five shiny instruments bring to life compositions by Bach and Gabrieli, followed by a rendition of Bernstein’s West Side Story. See calendar spotlight. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $5-15 donation. Info, 249-8084.

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FLu & PneuMonia vaccinaTion cLinic: Adults ages 18 and over ward off illness as Montpelier High School musicians hold a fundraising bake sale. Alumni Hall Gym. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. $12-31 for vaccinations.

Info, 223-1878 or 224-2200.

HeaLTH & HeaLing oPen ForuM Discussion: A panel of nurses, physicians and Healthy Living experts answer burning questions about creating a positive lifestyle for the new year. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569. inTro To ayurveDa: Instructor Ginna Bourisseau helps participants understand the elements and “doshas” of this form of alternative medicine. City Market, Burlington, noon - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

‘MinDFuLness MeDiTaTion reTreaT’: Facilitators trained by author and meditation scholar Shinzen Young guide others in introspection sessions. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Visitor Center, Waterbury, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 882-2634, meditation.gmcr@gmail.com.

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entertainment. National Life Building, Montpelier, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2665.

‘Intro to Screenwriting’: Got a dream for the big screen? MFA grad student Tommy Walsh provides a forum for learning the mechanics and sharing writing projects. Preregister. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211, thomas.walsch@goddard.edu.

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Israeli Dance Workshop: Movers bring clean, soft-soled shoes and learn traditional circle or line dances. Partners not required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. $2; free to firsttimers. Info, 888-5706.

Winter English Dance Series: Caller Chris Levy organizes feet in soft-soled shoes to live tunes by Trip to Norwich. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 3-6 p.m. $4-7.

Info, 785-4121.

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Antiques Market: Treasure hunters find bargains amid antlers. Elks Club, Montpelier, early buying begins at 7:30 a.m.; regular admission is 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $2-5. Info, 751-6138.

Burlington Area Scrabble Club: Triple-lettersquare seekers spell out winning words. New players welcome. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7558.

Chess Club: Tabletop warriors do battle at the behest of players of all ages and abilities. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

Potluck Dinner Series: Folks fill up on savory eats before a screening and discussion of Embracing Change, featuring Louise Hay. Preregister. Peace of Mind Emporium, Rutland, 1 p.m. $5; bring a dish to share. Info, 773-6233.

Rutland Bridal Show: Blushing brides peruse flower, cake, ring and photography options, discover dresses and register for prizes. Holiday Inn, Rutland, 11:30 a.m. $5-6. Info, 459-2897.

fairs & festivals

Winter Rendezvous: See WED.20, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.

film

‘The Deer Hunter’: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken star in this 1978 Best Picture winner depicting the consequences of war.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-6462422.

food & drink

‘Best Bartenders Challenge’: Bottoms up!

Barkeeps serve tasty libations in a one-upping to benefit the Vermont Ski Museum. Mr. Pickwick’s Gastropub, Stowe, 6 p.m. $10-15 to compete; donations accepted. Info, 253-5320.

Burlington Cohousing Potluck: Community members bring a dish to share as they meet, mingle and learn about collaborative living. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0120.

kids

‘Hands-on Winter Survival’: Older kids and teens get all heated up by building snow shelters and fires in the snow to keep toasty in the cold weather. Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, Willsboro, N.Y., 1:30-4 p.m. $8. Info, 518963-7967.

Lollipop Ski Race: Young skiers don racing bibs for a fun zip down the “Mighty Mite” hill, with encouragement from bystanders, including Olympians Marilyn and Barbara Ann Cochran.

Cochran’s Ski Area, Richmond, 1-2:30 p.m. Free with

purchase of a $14 youth day pass; includes postrace lollipop. Info, 434-2479.

‘Read to a Dog’: Stories form a bond between young readers and Therapy Dogs of Vermont.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Video Games for Teens: Middle and high schoolers rock out to Guitar Hero, Rock Band and various other PS2 faves. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

music

Pete & Karen Sutherland: Two Monkton natives share warm songwriting skills drawing from worldwide music styles. The Lamb Abbey, Montpelier, 2-4 p.m. $4-8; $12 per family. Info, 229-2200.

VYO Winter Concert: See Fri.22, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $6-15. Info, 863-5966.

outdoors

‘Get Out & Backcountry Ski’ Festival: Outdoorsy folks skim across the snow in guided ski lessons, sample the latest ski and snowshoe equipment, and wrap it up with an après-ski party.

Proceeds benefit the Catamount Trail Association.

Preregister. Bolton Valley Nordic Center, Bolton, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $35-50 includes trail pass. Info, 864-5794.

Sleigh Rides: See SAT.23, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Winter Tree Identification: Woody plants set themselves apart based on foliage, branching patterns, buds and more — and strollers learn to see the difference. Meet at the fountain, Burlington City Hall Park, 2-4 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 999-2768.

sport

‘Face Off Against Breast Cancer’: See SAT.23, 8 a.m. - 8:40 p.m.

Gatorade Free Flow Tour: See SAT.23, 10 a.m.

talks

Franklin Fairbanks Award Celebration: Katy Payne, biologist and author of Silent Thunder: In the Presence of Elephants, keynotes the ceremony by detailing her work “eavesdropping” on subacoustic conversations among elephants. A reception follows. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, 2-4 p.m. $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Info, 748-2372.

Mark Usher: Folks get a refresher in all things Aristotle, Plato and Diogenes with the chair of UVM’s Classics Department in “It’s All Greek to Me: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Roots of Western Philosophy.” First Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5630, ext. 24.

Nan O’Brien: In a journey of spiritual exploration, this medium and intuitive counselor answers questions and feeds audience curiosity. Proceeds benefit the St. Albans Society for the Performing Arts and the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. St. Albans City Hall, 4-7 p.m. $45.

Info, 782-4389.

theater

Auditions for ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’: See THU.21, 4 p.m.

Auditions for ‘Seascape’: See SAT.23, 12-4 p.m.

‘I Hate Hamlet’: See WED.20, 5 p.m.

‘Lovesong of the Electric Bear’: See FRI.22, 2 p.m.

Met Live in HD: Town Hall Theater: Elina Garanča stars in the high-def broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Bizet’s opéra comique, Carmen. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 3 p.m. $22. Info, 382-9222.

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10 a.m. - noon. $20, or $35 for two classes. Info, 652-4548.

education

Tutor Training: See WED.20, 1-3:30 p.m.

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Origami Class: See THU.21, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

‘Spend Smart’: Recession-rattled Vermonters learn savvy skills for stretching bucks. Conference Room, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 8601417, ext. 104.

kids

Creative Mondays: Artists of all ages bring old newspaper to create puppets, masks and other dramatic papier-mâché. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

‘Itty Bitty Public Skating’: See THU.21, 10-11 a.m.

‘Music With Mia’: Tots form a circle for a special story hour with some sing-along tunes. Meet in the JCPenney Court, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

Music with Peter: See THU.21, 10:30 a.m.

Preschool Storytime: See THU.21, 10-10:45 a.m.

‘Stories With Megan’: Preschoolers ages 2 to 5 expand their imaginations through storytelling, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Storybook Dolls: Children’s books come alive when Mary VanBuren-Swasey introduces youngsters to figure creations of protagonists such as Olivia the Pig, Huck Finn and Madeline. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

Toddler Story Hour: Words jump off pages and into little ones’ imaginations. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

talks

‘Disruptive Ideas’: Folks explore history’s big theories that have challenged the established way of thinking, such as Copernicus’ sun-centered planetary system and Darwin’s origin of species.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

theater

‘The Wild Party’: See FRI.22, 8 p.m.

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Intergenerational Book Discussion: Avid readers of all ages toss around ideas about Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, a tale of Greek gods in a modern world. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

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

‘Our Stories: Past, Present & Future’: Adults consider ways that personal narratives celebrate accomplishments and dreams. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918.

Poetry Writing Workshop: Creators of verse improve their work. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘Listening to Your Business’: Biz kids learn to get what they want from their businesses by assessing, planning and managing operations.

Bluebird Tavern, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 658-9228.

dance

Dance Intensive: See MON.25, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

‘Serenade/ The Proposition’: Members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company move in a colorful contemplation of history, featuring video projections on a set of movable columns. See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $27-45. Info, 863-5966.

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English Conversation Group: Anglophones offer chatty practice to nonnative learners of their mother tongue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

film

‘Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home’: A green-themed doc helps viewers connect the dots between melting glaciers and oil slicks and their own daily actions. Community Center, Jericho Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8111.

food & drink

Green Drinks: Activists and professionals for a cleaner environment raise a glass over networking and discussion. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7999.

health & fitness

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

kids

‘Frosty & Friends Therapy Dogs’: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches.

Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘Kids in the Kitchen’: Youngsters relish this opportunity to play with their food as they create edible art from fruits and veggies. Preregister.

Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $15. Info, 863-2569.

Preschool Storytime: See WED.20, 1010:45 a.m.

Story Hour: Tales and picture books catch the attention of little tykes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Toddler Storytime: Little ones ages 18 to 35 months get cozy listening to stories, singing nursery rhymes and playing games with new buds.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

music

Noontime Concert Series: Piano man Benjamin Oren executes classical works by the masters: Bach, Haydn, Liszt, Granados and Beethoven. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471.

sport

Adult Pickup Volleyball: Players begin a rally over the net at this fun court game. Gymnasium,

dance

Dance Intensive: Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company introduce intermediate and advanced dancers to their style. Chase Dance Studio, Flynn Center, Burlington,

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Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 863-2569.

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Sharp Swan: This speaker in the Cabin Fever Lecture Series clicks through slides of hitorical logging camps while explaining the life of Adirondack loggers in the late 1800s and early 1900s. PokO-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, Willsboro, N.Y., 7-9 p.m.

Free. Info, 518-963-7967.

Soledad o’Brien: The New Alpha Missionary Baptist Church Children’s Gospel Choir follow a speech by this CNN anchor and special correspondent in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-1107.

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‘i hate hamlet’: See WED.20, 7:30 p.m. ‘the wild party’: See FRI.22, 8 p.m.

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Kate BraeStrup: The bestselling author of Here If You Need Me now ponders love and commitment in Marriage and Other Acts of Charity. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. roSalind wiSeman: Wasn’t adolescence difficult enough before social media played into it? The author of Queen Bees and Wannabes breaks down the challenges of online cliques, gossip and bullying. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

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networKing get-together: Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility members and the public increase their knowledge of the first certified Green Restaurant® in the state. Preregister.

Magnolia Breakfast and Lunch Bistro, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-8347, info@vbsr.org.

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tutor training: See WED.20, 1-3:30 p.m.

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‘red Cliff’: The Han Dynasty comes to an end in John Woo’s 2008 film about an epic battle in 208 A.D. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-6462422.

food & drink

alao Kung fu: See WED.20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. nordiC SKi wax CliniC: See THU.21, 6-8 p.m.

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haViland Smith: The retired station chief of the CIA shares well-founded predictions in “U.S. Goals and Policies in the Middle East and Our Prospects for Success There.” Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 1:30 p.m. $5. Info, 253-8358. ‘information eVeryone Should Know’: Overwhelmed by care options for the elderly? This seminar sorts out planning for disability, avoiding guardianship, choosing housing options, using Medicaid and more. Preregister. Jarrett Law Office, South Burlington, 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5951. ‘religiouS pluraliSm: a part of the dream’: Folks ponder culture, religion and oppression, with regard to the nation’s changing demographics, in an interfaith discussion. Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 12:15-1:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 656-1107. ted hoppe: A tech-savvy speaker introduces listeners to the website TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), which compiles thought-provoking “ideas worth spreading.”

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

ViSual preSentation & leCture: A PowerPoint show illuminates the Gnostic perspective on our purpose on this planet. 6 Fairfield Hill Road, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, vermont@ goldenrosycross.org.

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‘i hate hamlet’: See WED.20, 7:30 p.m. met liVe in hd: palaCe 9: Renée Fleming and Susan Graham star in the high-def broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Strauss’ comic opera Der Rosenkavalier. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $20-24. Info, 864-5610.

‘SouVenir’: Vermont Stage Company paints a comic portrait of 1930s socialite Florence Foster Jenkins — a woman who believed herself to be a great soprano when in reality she couldn’t carry a tune. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $27-32.

Info, 863-5966.

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dine & diSCuSS potluCK SerieS: Bibliophiles and foodies unite as they swap thoughts on Isabelle Allende’s Daughter of Fortune, about a young woman discovering a life of freedom during the California Gold Rush, over shared South American cuisine. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. ‘prophetiC odySSey’: See WED.20, 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. ‘the painted word’: Stanza scribblers express their love of verse at a Burlington Poets Society meeting, followed with readings by Tina Escaja and Tony Magistrale. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6:15-7:30 p.m. Regular admission, $3-5.

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lamoille Valley year-round farmerS artiSan marKet: See WED.20, 3-7 p.m. ‘winter Veggie BaSKet’: Foodies spice up their diet by learning to cook some of winter’s lesserknown veggies, such as rutabaga. Preregister.

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aBraham-hiCKS Study group: See WED.20, 6-7:30 p.m.

Burnham KnitterS: See WED.20, 7-8:30 p.m. ‘delinquenCy & foreCloSure worKShop’: Homeowners facing financial troubles wise up on how to be proactive. People’s Trust Company, St. Albans, 6-8:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244. german-engliSh exChange: Anglophones practice foreign-language conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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BaBytime: See WED.20, 10:30 a.m. ‘moVing & grooVing with ChriStine’: See WED.20, 11-11:30 a.m. peter the muSiC man: See WED.20, 12:30-1 p.m. preSChool Storytime: See WED.20, 10-10:45 a.m. ‘teenS read’: See WED.20, 5-5:45 p.m.

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classes THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $13.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

burlington city arts PAINTING: PORTRAIT AND FIGURE PAINTING: Feb. 10 - Mar. 31, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $285/$256.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington.

For intermediate and advanced painters, this class explores the vitality of nontraditional figure and portrait painting, with emphasis on fresh color, dynamic composition and personal expression. Participants use water-soluble oils and work from clothed and nude models each week. Figure and portrait drawing experience needed. Limit: 10.

PRINTMAKING:WOODBLOCK/ LINOLEUM: Feb. 9 - Mar. 23, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday.

Cost: $225/$202.50 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

This seven-week class will cover all aspects of woodblock and lino printing. Learn how to register, layer and add color to your handmade prints. This is a great technique for card making, posters and fine art prints. Cost includes use of open studio hours for outside-of-class work time. Limit: 10.

DESIGN: ADOBE IN-DESIGN: Jan. 28 - Mar. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday.

Cost: $140/$126 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe In-Design, with which you can develop further skills and become proficient, using this powerful digital layout program.

This class is suited for beginners who are interested in furthering their design software skills. This class will be taught on a Mac with InDesign CS4. Limit: 6.

DRAWING BASICS: Feb. 1 - Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $135/$121.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn a variety of drawing techniques including basic perspective, compositional layout and use of dramatic light and shadow. Work from observation and with a variety of media including pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, charcoal, conte crayon and more. Comics and illustration projects may be incorporated based on student interest. Limit: 12.

dance BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 802-598-6757, kevin@ firststepdance.com, www.

FirstStepDance.com. Beginning classes repeat each month, and intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and dance!

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Cost: $13/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802-598-1077, info@ salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style. One-on-one, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

ELEMENTS OF BALLET TECHNIQUE: Join our 6-week beginning-level adult-teen ballet class, starting Wednesday, January 20. Call today for details. Cost: $59/6-week session. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, 5 minutes from the Burlington waterfront), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates. com. Stimulate your creative spirit, whole body awareness and sense of artistry with lessons in classical ballet technique. Enjoy the sensation of improving your posture, flexibility, and strength in a calm studio environment.

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DREAM GROUP: Jan. 28 - Mar. 4, Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $100.

Location: JourneyWorks, 11 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: Jen, 802-860-6203, journeyworks@ hotmail.com, www.journey worksvt.com. Through understanding our dreams, we begin to understand what happens in our waking life. Dreams help in making life-changing decisions.

Utilizing dream-sharing tools and expressive arts we will look at our dreams, in order to see them in a different light. Wear comfortable clothes and bring colored pencils and a journal.

drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-6580658, classes@burlingtontaiko. org, www.burlingtontaiko.com.

Beginning classes in Burlington!

Tuesdays - Kids, 4:30-5:20 p.m., $54/7 weeks. Adults 5:30-6:20 p.m., $61/7 weeks.

Session began 11/3. Advanced Beginner/Ensemble class meets weekly on Mondays at 5:306:50 p.m., $61/7 weeks, began 11/2. Beginning taiko classes in Montpelier! Wednesdays, 7:00-8:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at AllTogetherNow. In Richmond on Thursdays, call for times and location. Djembe classes in Montpelier, Wednesdays, 5:006:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at Lamb Abbey (www.thelambab bey.com). Gift certificates are available. For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.

feldenkrais FELDENKRAIS: Jan. 6, 7-8 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $12/class. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul St., Burlington. Info: Uwe Mester, 802-735-3770, uwemester@ gmx.net. First class is free! The Feldenkrais Method is a form of somatic education that uses gentle movement and directed attention to increase your range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination. Feldenkrais is beneficial for those experiencing chronic or acute pain as well as for healthy individuals. For further information and complete class schedule please visit: www.vermontfeldenkrais.com.

flynn arts FLYNNARTS WINTER/SPRING SEMESTER: Began January 18, but there’s still time to register!. Location: Flynn Center,

THE ART OF LISTENING WITH STEFON HARRIS: Open Level, Thursday, February 4, 6-7 p.m.

Cost: $5/suggested donation. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: 802-652-4548, flynnarts@flynncenter.org. Led by master educator and charismatic personality Stefon Harris, this session focuses on developing and heightening an awareness of listening in a performance setting. Harris describes the process of being a passive and an active listener and the important role that listening plays in the performance experience between musicians and audience members. Participants then listen to various audio excerpts and learn to develop both listening techniques.

KIDS’ FOUND SOUND WORKSHOP: Feb. 7, 3:454:45 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: 802-652-4548, flynnarts@ flynncenter.org. Gregory Kozak -- artistic director, composer, and instrument creator for Scrap Arts Music -- conducts a hands-on illustrated talk about “found sound” and the possibilities of creating musical instruments from recycled and salvaged materials. Using the group’s touring instrument set as a departure point for a “found sound” overview, Gregory discusses the origins and evolutions of his instruments and works with participants to organize found sounds into a sonic palette.

Ages 10+.

BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY TWOPART DANCE INTENSIVE: Intermediate/Advanced Teens & Adults: Monday & Tuesday, January 25 & 26, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $20/each, $35/ both. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802652-4548, flynnarts@flynn center.org. Explore the style and movement sensibility developed by Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong in this two-day series. Full-bodied and challenging physicality is the point of departure for investigations that focus on thinking, feeling and making choices with genuine consequences throughout the process of moving. We’ll FLYNN ARTS

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SILKSCREENING I: Feb. 8 - Mar. 29, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $200/$180 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Design and print posters, t-shirts, fine art prints and more! Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn,

PRECIOUS METAL CLAY: Jan. 28 - Mar. 4, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $160/$144 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a composite of 90% fine silver, 10% water and organic binder. It can be shaped like clay and, when fired, leaves behind a solid silver piece. A variety of techniques will be demonstrated showing the versatility of the material. Some materials fees.

Limit: 10.

Call 802-865-7166 for info or register online at BurlingtonCityArts.com.

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Burlington. Info: FlynnArts, 802652-4548, flynnarts@fly nncenter.org. New this semester is Creative KIDS! - an introduction to the performing arts through drama and dance, with three levels for kids ages 3-8.

Returning dance class favorites include hip hop, tap, ballet, and jazz, including a Michael Jackson tribute class. There are also acting classes, group singing lessons, Jazz Combos for young musicians, Zumba, and the everpopular Laugh Attack: Standup Comedy. Class schedules are posted online at www.flynncenter.org.

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PHOTO: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP BASICS: Feb. 2 - Mar. 16, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $250/$225 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Gain confidence working in Adobe Photoshop in this six-week class. Uploading images into Adobe Bridge and use of Camera Raw, image correction tools such as color and white balance correction, brightness/contrast, layers and much more will be covered. Bring a

PRINTMAKING: WHAT IS PRINTMAKING?: Feb. 17 - Mar. 31, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $235/$211.50 BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. An introduction to a whole platter of printing techniques. Focus will be on layering different techniques, exploration and fun! Demonstrations on intaglio, monoprinting, relief, paper litho and stencils will be covered.

Experiment with various ways of printing from multiple surfaces and combining techniques.

Limit: 10.

JEWELRY: BEGINNING JEWELRY: Feb. 9 - Mar. 16, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday.

Cost: $160/$144 BCA members.

Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

Learn how to use jewelry hand tools to make original finished pieces of jewelry. Students will learn many techniques including sawing, forming, soldering and more. There will be two loosely based assignments adapted to each student’s ideas. Material fees not included. Limit: 12.

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PHOTO: DIGITAL WORKFLOW: Feb. 17 - Mar. 24, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $250/$225 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs in this comprehensive class using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Importing images, using RAW files, organization, fine-tuning tone and contrast, color adjustments, and printing will all be covered. Bring a portable hard drive or flash drive with your images to the first class. Limit: 8. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience.

PHOTO: THE WINTER LANDSCAPE: Tuesdays, February 16, 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Field Trip Saturday, February 20, 2-6 p.m. Cost: $95/$85.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn how to create stunning winter landscape images in this threesession workshop. Techniques for properly exposing snow, using available light, and composing creatively using shadows and texture will be covered.

Class format includes lecture, critique of student work and a field-trip component. Limit: 8.

Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience.

SILKSCREENING, MIXED LEVEL: Feb. 18 - May. 6, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $200/$180 BCA members.

Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. All silkscreeners, at any level, are welcome! Enjoy being part of a community of silk screeners to discuss ideas, learn new techniques and work on individual projects. Guided sessions will help you improve your silkscreening techniques.

Cost includes use of open studio hours for outside of class work time. Limit: 8.

FASHION ILLUSTRATION: Feb. 10 - Mar. 31, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/$130.50 BCA Members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington.

Learn the basics of fashion illustration! Students will draw and paint using gouache, watercolor and more, and will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of fashion drawing styles for creating a portfolio. The class includes overview of the fashion industry and the real-world applications of fashion illustration and design. Limit: 12.

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INTRO TO 35MM FILM/DIGITAL: Jan. 27 - Mar. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/$130.50 BCA Members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera to learn how to take photographs.

Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and film types/sensitivity. Bring an empty manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera and owners manual. Limit: 15. No experience necessary.

portable flash drive or hard drive with your images to the first class. Limit: 8. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience.

photographic or borrowed imagery. Learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silkscreen exposure unit, and how to mix and print images.

Limit: 8.

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May 15, 2010. Wild Edibles: Enhancing Local Food Security, beginning May 9, 2010. VSAC cultivate precision, range and nondegree grants avail. to the ability to cover space by inqualifying applicants; apply tegrating and borrowing values now. Location: Wisdom of the from modern, postmodern and Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: classical traditions.

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Unique experiential programs embracing wild plants, holistic health and sustainable living skills, valuable tools for living on the Earth in these changing times. Learn through herb walks and nature adventures, communion with nature, hands-on wild harvesting and preparation 1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 PM of wild edibles, and herbal home STONE WALL WORKSHOP: remedies, with intention and Alternate Saturdays during Jan., gratitude.

Feb., March. Cost: $100/1-day workshop. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls JEWELRY CLASSES: Feb. 8 - Mar. Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City 2, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Weekly on Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, Monday, Tuesday. Cost: $140/ 802-318-2411, macmartin@igc. month. Location: Alchemie, 2 org. Our one-day workshop for Howard St., A1, Burlington. Info: homeowners and tradespeople jane frank jewellerydesign, jane promotes the beauty and integrifrank, 802-999-3242, info@ ty of stone. Workshop focuses on janefrank.de, www.janefrank. the basic techniques for creating de. Learn how to make your own dry-laid walls with an emphasis jewelery with a German, trained on stone native to Vermont. goldsmith in a fully equipped Held inside warm greenhouses studio in town. You will learn in Hinesburg. Space is limited. basic techniques but also be Detailed schedule at www. able to specialize for certain queencitysoilandstone.com. projects you choose. Capacity: 5 students. Mondays: 11-1:30 and 6-8.30 p.m., beginning Feb. MINDFULNESS TOOLS FOR 8 (4x). Tuesdays: 11-1:30 and HEALTH: Jan. 20 - Mar. 17, 5-6:30 6-8.30 p.m., beginning Feb. 9 p.m. Cost: $150/8-week series (4x). Sunday: 11-3, one time, Feb. plus 1 3-hour retreat. Location: 28 ($75).

Dhatri Center for Healing, 185 Tilley Dr., S. Burlington. Info: The Neshamah Center, Roz Grossman, 802-864-8188, rozvt@burlingtontelecom. net. Start now to reduce stress and improve your health and well-being. Learn guided mindfulness meditation practices that include body awareness, gentle yoga and sitting meditation. You will develop ongoing strategies to reduce your stress and make healthier choices in your life. Based on successful Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.

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language BONJOUR! PRIVATE/GROUP FRENCH: 2 small group adv. beg. classes: Tues., 6-7:30 p.m., Jan. 5 - March 9, $185, & Thurs., 1011:30 a.m., Jan. 7 - Feb. 25, $150.

Location: wingspan Atelier, 4 Howard St. 3rd floor, Burlington.

Info: wingspan Atelier, Maggie Standley, 802-233-7676, maggiestandley@yahoo.com.

Parlez-vous francais? Small group classes starting early Jan. Private lessons offered as well in this beautiful Burlington atelier.

Fun, relaxed, interactive classes help you get your groove “a la francais” on! Taught by experienced, fluent instructor who has lived in France and West Africa.

EVENING FRENCH CLASSES: Classes from Feb. 8 to Apr. 22.

Classes meet weekly from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Cost: $225/10-week session. Location: AllianceFrancaise of the Lake Champlain Region, #304 Dupont Building, 123 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester.

Info: Alliance-Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Birdie MacLennan, 802-655-1346, bmaclenn7@gmail.com. Evening French Classes at the AllianceFrancaise of the Lake Champlain Region. Four levels: Beginning (Wednesdays, Feb.10-Apr.21); Intermediate-A (Thursdays, Feb.11-Apr.22); Intermediate-B (Tuesdays, Feb.9-Apr.20); Advanced (Mondays, Feb.8Apr.19). Classes meet 6:30-8:00 p.m. Tuition: $225 due w/ registration (includes membership in AFLCR). Contact: MichelineaTremblay@gmail.com, 802-497-0420. www.aflcr.org/ classes.html.

LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 802-659-4181, spanishparavos@gmail.com, www.spanishwaterburycenter. com. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, teens and children. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student

tutoring. Yes, we do lessons for children, and they love it! See our website for complete information or contact us for details.

VOULEZ-VOUS PARLER FRANCAIS?: Feb. 2 - Apr. 13, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday.

Cost: $200/3-hour class during a 10-week program. Location: Continuing Education Program, Burlington High School, Burlington. Info: Burlington Continuing Education Program, Alice Anton, 802-535-1499, ali ceintheforest@yahoo.com. Oui? So come join us and learn the fundamentals that will provide you a passport to Francophone cultures: Learn to navigate the cities, order delicious food, and not feel lost when you go discover Quebec City, or one of the 35 other lands where French is spoken! Classes offered by a native speaker and skilled teacher.

martial arts AIKIDO CLASSES: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome!. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington (across from Conant Metal and Light), Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/ staff arts and knife defense.

Adult classes 7 days a week. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 8-18.

AIKIDO CLASSES: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785, robert@ robertrichtax.com, www.vermontaikido.org. Aikido 101: Join us for this free class! This free “Introduction to Aikido” session is offered at 10 a.m. on the 3rd Sat. of every month. Please bring or wear loose-fitting exercise

clothing and plan to arrive 15 minutes before the session begins to register. The class will be non-strenuous and is open to all who are interested in learning more about Aikido, hands on.

PURE KUNG FU TRAINING: Location: Robert Miller Center, Burlington. Info: 802-3247702, solartrike@gmail.com.

Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu. Traditional training methodology of true lineage, results in the highly effective combination of relaxation and efficiency.

Internal or external power, hard or soft style? With real Kung Fu, there is no question. Physical stature becomes a nonfactor, and such confidence is pervasive. Free introductory class.

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ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Cost: $5,000/500hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction.

Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www.elementsofhealing.net.

This program teaches two forms of Oriental massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. Program starting September 2010.

INTRO LEVEL FOOT REFLEXOLOGY: Jan. 30-31, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $250/$125 (alumni). Location: Private Venue, Essex. Info: Geraldine, 802-598-3545. Basic history and theory of reflexology. 80% of class is hands-on, learn full-hour reflexology session.

SWEDISH MASSAGE PROGRAM: Cost: $400/evening program.

Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Essex Junction.

Info: elements of healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www. elementsofhealing.net. Enjoy learning the art and benefits of

Swedish massage in this introductory class. A wonderful opportunity if you are considering a career in massage or would like to enhance your health-related profession or share this healing art with family and friends.

Class will provide knowledge of full-body massage technique.

Equipment will be provided.

meditation INTRODUCTION TO ZEN: Sat., Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cost: $55/all-day workshop, lunch incl. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802-985-9746, ecross@ crosscontext.net, www.vzc.org.

The workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. Call for more info, or register online.

LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burling tonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

pilates ALL WELLNESS, LLC: Many package/pricing options to suit your budget. Please call for pricing details. Location: 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-863-9900, www.allwellnessvt.com. We encourage all ages, all bodies and all abilities to discover greater ease and enjoyment in life by integrating Pilates, physical therapy, yoga and health counseling services. Come experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio. First mat class is free! Also, please join us for a free introduction to the reformer, the first Tuesday of every month at 6:45 - just call to sign up.

NATURAL BODIES PILATES: For a healthy body, mind and spirit.

Discover the difference that natural core strength makes for you in your life. See our full schedule of classes online,

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and call for a free half-hour consultation to come in, see the studio and find out how to get started. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rte. 127, 5 minutes from Burlington’s waterfront), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. enjoy the feeling of coordination, balance and flowing movement in small classes and private sessions. Join any combination of Pilates Reformer and Mat classes, Natural Body Movement and elements of Ballet. Basic to advanced, students develop natural core strength, flexibility and body-mind awareness in this pleasant, professional, relaxing studio.

poetry Bowl & Spoon poetry workShop: Jan. 30, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $75/all-day workshop includes homemade lunch, snacks, materials. Location: Four Corners Schoolhouse, 945 Vincent Flats Rd., East Montpelier. Info: Lisa Mase, 802598-9206, lisamase@gmail.com.

Join facilitators Jesse loVasco and lisa Mase to cultivate your writing and forge a writers’ community. enjoy nature, movement and writing exercises to stimulate and enrich your poetry practice. learn inspiring and simple tools to connect with your writing on a daily basis. Bring a bowl, spoon, journal and pen.

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p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $150. Location: JourneyWorks, 11 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: Jen, 802-860-6203, journey works@hotmail.com, www. journeyworksvt.com. It is said that, women hold up half the sky.

In this six-week group, women are invited to join a circle to share their desires, passions and to explore their deeper reaches using personal storytelling, dream work, theatre, improvisation and meditation. Using these techniques we will support each other in discovering what we need, in order to create the life that we want.

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SnowkItIng leSSonS: Daily lessons while ice is safe (generally Jan.-April). Cost: $95/3hour beginner class ($85 for 2-hour advanced). Location: Lake Champlain - Sand Bar State Park, South Hero/Milton. Info: Stormboarding, Rachael Miller, 802-951-2586, rachael@storm boarding.com, www.storm boarding.com. start snowkiting during your first lesson. Use the same alpine, tele or snowboard as on the mountain. We provide experienced, professional, fun instruction and modern gear.

Great for skiers/riders ages 10 to no limit, cruise or go big.

Makes an excellent gift. Get gear discount after lesson. lesson/ gear gift certificates available.

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eVolUtIon yoga: Daily yoga classes for all levels, conveniently located in Burlington.

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

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tai chi Snake Style taI ChI ChUan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-8647902, www.iptaichi.org. The Yang snake style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

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fIndIng oUr path: a groUp for women: Feb. 8 - Mar. 16, 7-9

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Vermont Stage Company: An Evening with the Stars of “Souvenir” @ FlynnSpace Manchester Millrats vs. Vermont Frost Heaves @ Barre Municipal Auditorium, Barre Vermont Stage Company: “Souvenir” (2/3-7) @ FlynnSpace Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival: “Winter Encore” @ Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael’s College, Colchester Imani Winds with special guest Stefon Harris @ Flynn MainStage Tim Ericksen @ UVM Recital Hall Scrap Arts Music @ Flynn MainStage “GIMP” (2/11-12) @ FlynnSpace “From the Top” with Christopher O’Riley featuring the Vermont Youth Orchcestra and other special guests from around the country @ Flynn MainStage Capitol Steps @ Flynn MainStage Jane Monheit @ UVM Recital Hall GospelFest @ Flynn MainStage United College Club Anniversary @ FlynnSpace “Stand Up, Sit Down & Laugh” @ FlynnSpace Hip-Hop Dance from Brazil: Grupo de Rua: “H3” @ Flynn MainStage The Israel Ballet : “Don Quixote” @ Flynn MainStage Ebene String Quartet @ UVM Recital Hall Puerto Rico Capitanes vs. Vermont Frost Heaves @ Barre Municipal Auditorium, Barre TNA WRESTLING LIVE! @ Plattsburgh Recreation Center, Plattsburgh, New York Solo Piano Jazz: Hiromi @ FlynnSpace TNA WRESTLING LIVE! @ St. Lawrence Centre Arena, Massena, New York Tommy Emmanuel @ Flynn MainStage Big APE: “Disposable Goods” @ FlynnSpace Alasdair Fraser / Natalie Haas / Kimberley Fraser @ UVM Recital Hall Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival: “Viennese Romance” @ Glitz Auditorium, Plattsburgh, New York Encore Cabaret @ FlynnSpace Halifax Rainmen vs. Vermont Frost Heaves @ Memorial Auditorium

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yoga of the heart: Jan. 31, 1-3:30 p.m., Monthly, last Sun. of the month. Cost: $30/workshop.

Location: Yoga Mountain, 78 Main St. Montpelier, 2nd floor, Montpelier. Info: LKWalker.com/ Schedule, Lauren Walker, 802485-4433, Lauren@LKWalker. com. This workshop explores the ideas and deeply rooted scientific base of yoga through a dynamic and joyful practice.

Incorporating asana, pranayama, meditation, energy medicine: learn how to define and link up the practices that are specific to you. clarify and increase prana so you can achieve all your life goals. m

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Vermont Frost Heaves 2010 Season @ Barre Auditorium and Memorial Auditorium Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble with Chet Doxas @ FlynnSpace

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tImeleSS taleS for InSpIred lIVIng: Feb. 1 - Mar. 8, 7-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $65/person, $100/couple.

Textbook incl. Location: Chabad of Vermont, 57 So. Williams St., Burlington. Info: 802-6587612, yraskin@chabadvt.com.

Discover inner courage, determination and resilience in the life stories of legendary Talmudic figures. enroll today! Visit www. myJlI.com.

lIVIng newSpaper: Apr. 3, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: JourneyWorks, 11 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: Jen, 802-8606203, journeyworks@hotmail. com, www.journeyworksvt.com.

Using the daily newspapers as “scaffolding”, we will look at what news is important to us and how we relate to it. Using simple improv theatre techniques we will bring alive our personal and communal concerns as a group.

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yoga at noon: Tuesdays & Thursdays. Cost: $12/drop-in, $9.50 w/ class card. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Drive (Rte 127, 5 minutes from the Burlington waterfront), Colchester. Info: Natural Bodies Pilates, Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, lucille@ naturalbodiespilates.com. With Julie People’s-clark. Designed to help students of all levels with breathing, yoga postures, meditation and relaxation, this class is a chance for students of all abilities to cultivate their personal practice, slow down, tune in and enjoy union of the self with the present moment.

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reIkI (USUI) leVel 1: Cost: $175/8 hours, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Location: Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St., #7, Burlington. Info: Chris Hanna, 802-881-1866, chris@ risingsunhealing.com. Receive an attunement enabling you to use Reiki energy for healing and personal growth. learn the hand positions for giving a complete Reiki treatment to yourself and others. Individual classes can be designed to fit your schedule.

Offered 3 times: sat., Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 27. www.risingsunhealing.com.

group sessions as requested.

Location: Shaman’s Flame Offices, Stowe and Woodbury.

Info: Shaman’s Flame, Peter Clark & Sarah Finlay, 802-2537846, peterclark13@gmail. com, www.shamansflame.com. connect to a more expanded level of consciousness and engage the elemental intelligence of the universe. In group or individual sessions, learn the techniques of shamanic active meditation called journeying. Work toward healing many emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of yourself, as well as gaining insight into your life path.

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or nearly 30 years, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., has been inspiring and enriching the public by focusing on the often overlooked legacy of historical women artists. It also draws attention to the considerable accomplishments of contemporary women in the visual arts.

In 2007, the NMWA began its biennial “Women to Watch” exhibition program to highlight the works of female artists who may be deserving of greater recognition. Artists are selected with input from NMWA committees, curators and galleries in each state. The Vermont installment of “Women to Watch 2010: Contemporary Figurative Painting,” curated by Idoline Duke of Stowe, spotlights Kate Longmaid, Adelaide Tyrol, Susan Abbott, Carrie Gelfan and Aline Ordman. The technically solid — albeit not particularly challenging — touring group show is now on view at the Flynn Center’s Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

Longmaid has been singled out to participate in a nationwide exhibit at the NMWA later this year. Citing both Alice Neel and Lucian Freud as influences, she makes uncluttered portraits.

“Taming the Butterflies” by Adelaide Tyrol

Each of her eight 24-by-18-inch canvases consists of a head on a blank white background, so nothing distracts from the subject. The paint quality of her water-soluble oils is dry, as are the deadpan expressions of her sitters. In “The Blue Shawl,” a woman with graying dark hair looks downward, a heavy shadow on the left side of her face. Much is left unsaid in L o n g m a i d ’s portraits; int e n t i o n a l l y, she offers few hints to her subjects’ personalities.

Like those Picasso created in his neoclassical period of the 1920s, Gelfan’s chunky figures border on the monumental. Her palette and use of flattened geometric patterning also recall an influence she’s noted in the title of the painting “Homage to David Hockney.” That work and “Mickey and Magdelana” are the strongest pieces in the exhibition. Gelfan portrays sunbathers on their backs looking at the viewer, as if they are pinned flat on shallow picture planes. Her narratives are deeply rooted in abstraction, and even in her large-scale figure studies, her methods are as interesting as what she depicts.

Ordman and Abbott present mostly street scenes in the show. Abbott is one of the 10 commissioned artists in “The Art of Action,” a major touring exhibition that envisions the future of the Green Mountain State.

Her works in “Women to Watch” are colorful scenes based on a visit to Rajasthan in northeastern India. Abbott simplifies figures and uses vibrant hues in tightly woven compositions. “The Marigold Seller” revolves around a harmony of yellow flowers and the mer-

chant’s lavender sari. “Family by the Steps” is a 22-by-30-inch oil on panel in which a boy in a turquoise shirt

MUCH IS LEFT UNSAID IN LONGMAID’S PORTRAITS; INTENTIONALLY, SHE OFFERS FEW HINTS TO HER SUBJECTS’ PERSONALITIES.

“Braided Blue”

by Kate Longmaid

becomes the focal point of a jumbled collection of engaging angles and planes that describe a bustling marketplace.

Ordman’s settings are less exotic, and her modest oils are decorative, neoimpressionist idylls. “Naptime” presents a child in a shaded stroller positioned on a sidewalk and tended by an equally sleepy sister. The sidewalk and small-town street recede in one-point perspective. Long shadows enhance the depth of the scene.

Tyrol is a highly accomplished botanical and natural-history illustrator, and her less commercial fine art is quite strong. Her paintings in this exhibition seem like sci-fi fluff, but a visit to her website provides context by showcasing her explorations beyond the confines of observable nature. The works shown at the Tarrant Gallery are, unfortunately, among the lesser pieces in Tyrol’s oeuvre. Her 36-by-42-inch “The Invitation” portrays a swimmer underwater in an algae-infested pond, floating alongside a smiling, porpoiselike creature. The feet of a dog-paddling hound appear at upper right.

Tyrol’s 36-by-26-inch “Taming the Butterflies” depicts a chimp in a tunic. Little white moths inexplicably flit around his bushy head. Tyrol says in

her artist’s statement, “The image of the primate is a signifier of our juvenile selves...” But it’s likely viewers will be able to think only of Dr. Zaius, the orangutan minister of science in Planet of the Apes.

“The Marigold Seller”

by Susan Abbott

ART REVIEW “Women to Watch 2010” is a parochial snapshot of what figuration means in the early 21st century. Perhaps, to some artists and curators, it’s just a decadent backlash against the great isms of the 20th century. If so, the pendulum may be poised to swing back at any moment.

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“Women to Watch 2010: Contemporary Figurative Painting,” Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington. Through March 29.

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AdAm Heckle: “Tribalien. Biorganic. spirit. Graffiti,” modern psychedelic art in pastel, acrylic and spray paint. Through February 1 at The Daily planet in Burlington. Info, 862-9647.

‘Andy WArHol: FAsHionistAs And celebrities’: A selection of rarely seen photographs, including polaroids, from a gift of the Andy warhol Foundation, offer a window into the celebrities of the 1970s and ‘80s. Through April 26 at wilbur Room, Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0570. cHristopHer J. HArrington: selected paintings and drawings from the artist’s collection. Through February 28 at Drink in Burlington. Info, 999-8570. ‘drAWn’: The gallery’s first juried group show is composed of drawings by 20 Vermont artists and was juried by UVM art instructor Mildred Beltre.

Through January 24 at 215 college Gallery in Burlington. Info, 863-3662. ‘gAme (liFe): Video gAmes in contemporAry Art’: More than a dozen works by contemporary artists and video-game designers from Vermont and around the world transform the gallery into a functioning video arcade, and explore the aesthetics and issues addressed by the games. Through February 13 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Info, 865-7165.

JAnice solek-teFFt & kennetH teFFt: “seasons,” pastels, oils and watercolors depicting Vermont’s beauty. Through February 4 at phoenix Books in essex. Info, 872-7111.

Jon gonter: Abstract oil paintings. Through January 31 at Rose street Artists’ co-op in Burlington. Info, 734-0772.

JosH st. onge: “electric wavepool,” new 3-D works in a “boldly vibrant and uniquely bizarre style.”

Through January 31 at Red square in Burlington.

Info, 318-2438.

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

lisA scHAmberg: “self-composed,” photographs of naturally formed pre-compost vegetable and fruit trimmings in a sink container, taken over a number of years. proceeds of sales go to the Intervale center. Through January 31 at Viva espresso in Burlington. Info, 660-8482.

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

robert WAldo brunelle Jr.: “T-Buckets & The little Deuce coupe,” the hot Rod series and other paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 30 at Artpath Gallery in Burlington. Info, 899-1106. roz pAyne: “Black history: Then & now,” an exhibit of photographs, films, video, newspapers, posters

seAn dye: Multimedia works by the Vermont artist. Through February 12 at shelburne Art center. A talk about the artist’s work and career kicks off the center’s Artist lecture series: Thursday, January 21, 6:308:30 p.m. Info, 985-3648. ‘gAme (liFe)’ lecture: HeAtHer kelly: The author of Sugar speaks as part of an artist/video-game designer lecture series in conjunction with the exhibit “Game (life)” at the Firehouse Gallery and champlain college’s Game Design program.

Friday, January 22, 7-8:30 p.m., Alumni Auditorium, champlain college,

AFricAn AmericAn celebrAtion: A selection of genre paintings, many done during the civil war,

by Thomas waterman wood, along with the words of Vermont scholars and preachers. Through January 23 at T.w. wood Gallery in Montpelier.

Vermont actor edgar l. Davis performs as the statesman/ orator Frederick Douglass, followed by a program of civil war-era music and American spirituals performed by

and artifacts on the Black panther party and the 1960s in celebration of Black history Month.

Through February 11 at Burlington college. Info, 862-9616. rurAl Vermont ActiVist FArmers: photographs and stories make up this touring exhibit that is focused on the lives of 15 Vermont farmers who share a vision of economic justice.

Through January 31 at pierson library in shelburne.

Info, 223-7222. ‘smAll Works’: A group show of pieces in various media submitted to a call to local artists for works under 12 inches in size. Through January 30 at soda plant Artist cooperative environment in Burlington. Info, 578-2512. ‘tHe Art oF Action: Artists’ cHoice tour’: select works by Vermont artists who variously address the state’s future in a touring exhibit funded by lyman orton. Through January 31 at o’Brien community center in winooski. Info, jzwick@ vermontartscouncil.org. tim sAntimore: “Façades: Vinyl landscapes,” color photographs of suburban dwellings. Through February 13 at Firehouse center community Darkroom in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

‘Wild & Wooly’: Artists carol MacDonald, louise Vojtisek and Vatsala sperling show knit-inspired images and a variety of knit and crocheted fiber art and wearables. Through February 2 at Frog hollow in Burlington. Info, 863-6458.

art listings and spotlights are written by pAmElA polStoN. listings are restricted to art shows in truly public places; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor.

‘locked in time’: works by Aldo Merusi, a Rutland Herald photographer from 1937-74, and images from the paper’s current photographers.

Through February 5 at chaffee Art center in Rutland. Talk: curator Richard Brown leads a gallery talk about the exhibit. sunday, January 24, 2-4 p.m.

Info, 775-0356.

Tuesday February 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Healthy Living classroom (222 Dorset St, So. Burlington, VT),

for a demonstration of Nutrition Response Testing techniques and how to acheive relief from digestive disorders, hormone imbalances, chronic fatigue, migraines, allergies, weight gain, etc. using this non invasive, individualized approach to restoring your health. Visit our website to view our patient testimonials!

receptions derek lArson: “Red Mountain,” video and installation. Through February 19 at Feick Fine Arts center, Green Mountain college, in poultney.

Reception: Thursday, January 21, 4-6 p.m. Info, 287-8926.

WAFAA bilAl: “Agent Intellect,” a new-media, performance and installation exhibition that examines the human condition by the internationally renowned artist, an assistant art professor in photography and imaging at new York University.

January 21 through April 4 at helen Day Art center in stowe. Reception: Thursday, January 21, 6:30-8 p.m. Info, 253-8358.

Jon gregg: Recent works on paper by the former director of the Vermont studio center.

January 22 through February 19 at Julian scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson state college. Reception: Friday, January 22, 4-6 p.m. Info, 635-1469.

‘Women to WAtcH 2010: contemporAry FigurAtiVe pAinting’: Five emerging Vermont painters, Kate longmaid, susan Abbott, carrie Gelfan, Aline ordman and Adelaide Tyrol, were selected by the Vermont committee of the national Museum of women in the Arts. longmaid was chosen by the nMwA to participate in the national exhibition in washington, D.c. Through March 29 at Amy e. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn center, in Burlington.

Info, 985-2247.

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elizAbetH nelson: “expanded Boundaries,” oils, watercolors and mixed-media works focused on landscape by the Glover artist. Through January 25 at Governor’s office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. etHAn ryeA: photographs of Vermont’s capital city. Through February 28 at Montpelier city hall.

Info, 229-0941. group sculpture sHoW: leila Bandar, Kat clear, chris curtis, David Tanych and Denis Versweyveld show works in stone, steel, wood and other media in this biennial installation. Through May 1 at Vermont Arts council sculpture Garden in Montpelier. Info, 828-3292.

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6tH AnnuAl Art in tHe snoW: A townwide celebration of the arts during the last weekend of three months, with demonstrations, open sutdios, merchant and restaurant specials, and more. Maps at the Guild. saturday through sunday, January 23-24, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Brandon Artists’ Guild. Info, 247-5343.

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the counterpoint chorus: saturday, January 23, 7:309:30 p.m. Info, 828-8743.

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meAgAn emiliA beAucHemin: Digital photographs of abstracts and landscapes in Vermont.

Through February 2 at Muddy waters in Burlington.

Info, 578-4240.

sHAke oFF tHe Winter blues by creating art for studio place Arts’ “Give Us some Blues” exhibit. Blue has come to mean so much more than a color: It’s a mood or feeling, a form of music, a political bias, a verbalization of infinity and more. Go to www.studioplacearts.com or call 479-7069. Deadline: January 22. show Dates: March 2 - April 17.

WAFAA bilAl: “Agent Intellect,” a new-media, performance and installation exhibition that examines the human condition by the internationally renowned artist, an assistant art professor in photography and imaging at new York University.

January 21 through April 4 at helen Day Art center in stowe. Talk: A documentary on terrorism is followed by a discussion with the artist.

Friday, January 22, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 253-8358.

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mArk cHAney: “slices of light,” digital collages by the Vermont photographer. Through February 28 at The Block Gallery in winooski. Info, 373-5150.

i And i clotHing oF Vermont is looking for local artists to submit designs for our upcoming line. email art@ iandi.com with your images.

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Burlington, and saturday, January 23, 4:30-6 p.m., Firehouse Gallery, Burlington.

Info, 865-7165.

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line bruntse: “while You were on Your phone,” recent works in sculpture, drawing and photography by the Danish artist concerning the solitude caused by lingual and cultural isolation. Through February 4 at colburn Gallery in Burlington. Info, 656-2014.

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Melissa Mendes is a student at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Someday she wants to start an artist-mentoring program for high school kids, while still making her own comics and maybe children’s books.

“DRAWN AND PANELED” IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEVEN DAYS AND THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES IN WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, FEATURING WORKS BY PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS. THESE PAGES ARE ARCHIVED AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CENTER-FOR-CARTOON-STUDIES. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT CCS ONLINE AT WWW.CARTOONSTUDIES.ORG.

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layers of reality in a digital collage art form called Tritography. Allow your eyes to relax,

he suggests, and you can experience the “rational” alongside the “irrational.” Talk about art imitating life. Chaney’s mysterious images are on view through February 28 at the Block Gallery in Winooski (which, by the way, has moved two doors down from its original location).

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Jon Lange: Photography by the local artist.

Through January 31 at The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com.

‘Modern Treasures for The hoLidays’: Select works by Varujan Boghosian, Lizi Boyd, Leslie Fry, Pat Dipaula Klein, Abby Rieser, Charles Spurrier, Charles Shackleton, Miranda Thomas, Holly Walker and Bhakti Ziek. Through January 31 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670. river rock schooL group show: Twenty-five K-8 students display a variety of two-dimensional media. Through February 1 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 223-4700.

‘To Life! a ceLebraTion of verMonT Jewish woMen’: Oral histories, photographic portraits, archival images and artworks by female Jews in the state make up the Vermont Jewish Women’s History Project directed by Sandy Gartner and Ann Buffum. Through March 31 at Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. Info, 479-8505.

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‘The arT of acTion’: Paintings from the touring exhibit of Vermont artists envisioning the future of the state, Main Floor Gallery; Suzy & Mark

‘TiMe weLL spenT’: A traveling exhibit of photographs and writings by former Johnson State College students documenting a service-learning project with seniors at the Craftsbury Community Care Center. Through January 26 at Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Info, 635-2356.

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Markowitt: “Art Saves Lives,” Second Floor Gallery; and Elizabeth Kendrick: “In Balance,” Third Floor Gallery. Through February 20 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.

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‘AnimAl mAgnetism’: A group show of 40 photographs by nationwide artists chosen by juror John willis and depicting a broad spectrum of species from the animal kingdom. Through February 6 at photoplace Gallery in Middlebury.

Info, 989-2359.

CAtherine hAll & shelley WArren: “Transfigured,” a multimedia, interactive collaborative exhibit including manipulated dolls, stuffed animals and acts of humility projected on video.

Through February 19 at christine price Gallery, castleton state college. Info, 468-1266.

FrAn Bull: “In Flanders Fields,” an installation of sculpture and etchings in nine parts that explores the commonalities and differences in past and present human conflicts. Through March 28 at carving studio and sculpture center in west Rutland. Info, 438-2097. ‘greeCe vs. rome: the 18th-Century Quest For the sourCes oF Western CivilizAtion’: piranesi prints of ancient Rome and plates from stuart and Revett’s Antiquities of Athens document the enlightenment-era debate about the respective merits of Rome and Greece; cocurated by professor of art and architecture pieter Broucke and some of his students. Through April 18 at Middlebury college Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.

Quilts old And neW: “stitching Together personal stories,” an exhibit of contemporary and antique quilts and featuring the 2009 Vermont Quilt of the Year. Through February 28 at Jackson Gallery, Town hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222.

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BrAdley Fox: “You’re Blocking My View,” new paintings that question the genre of landscape painting and how we view where we live. Through February 28 at winding Brook Bistro in Johnson.

Info, 625-6191.

‘Buy Art At tArt’: Recent works by heidi lague, Bethany Farrell, leah Van Rees, Jason Guild and pat Murphy in a new gallery space. Through February 27 at The TART Gallery in Montgomery center. Info, heidi.lague@gmail.com.

Fred vArney & sArAh KinsellA WAite: stained-glass works and pen-and-ink drawings, respectively. Through March 4 at northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in st.

Johnsbury. Info, 748-0158. heidi PollArd: “Unsayable,” recent paintings.

Through May 30 at Dibden center for the Arts, Johnson state college. Info, 635-1469.

JAnuAry FeAtured Artists: paintings by Kirsten Doolan and leeza Mossey, blown glass by David Gates, quilts by Kathleen patrick, and wooden bowls by nick Rosato. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence cooperative Gallery in enosburg Falls.

Info, 933-6403. lisA Forster BeACh: “winter in ski country,” landscape paintings in watercolor. Through March 14 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in stowe.

Info, 253-1818. st. AlBAns grouP shoW: photography by chris hungerford and Robert chaperon Jr., watercolors by paule Gingras and Beth Maginn, mixed-media acrylic paintings by Meta strick, and other works.

Through February 6 at staart Gallery in st. Albans.

Info, 524-5700. theA storz & KirBy Quilters retrosPeCtive: Quilts from a community-wide project, featuring one group member’s work and photos. Through January 30 at catamount Arts center in st.

Johnsbury. Info, 748-2600.

‘WintersCAPes’: one hundred gallery artist members evoke the season in a group exhibit of paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and mixed-media works. Through March 27 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

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Lisa Schamberg Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, sure, but

Schamberg may be one of few who noticed, and took the trouble to document, the beauty

in organic waste. For years she’s collected fruit and vegetable trimmings in a receptacle in the sink before adding them to the compost pile, she says. When Schamberg began to photograph them, she gave herself a rule: “no cheating by rearranging.” So what you see is au naturel — everything and the kitchen sink. Her collection of oddly appealing pictures is on view through January 31 at Viva Espresso in Burlington.

‘modern And ContemPorAry Art At dArtmouth’: highlights from the college’s collection over the past 50 years, including post-1945 painting and sculpture. Through March 15 at hood Museum, Dartmouth college, in hanover, n.h. Info, 603-646-2426. m

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pair of fine, powerful films were made about the conflict in Iraq this past year.

While at first glance they appear different in every conceivable respect, The Hurt Locker and The Messenger actually tell two sides of the same story. Play them back to back, and what you have is as complete a picture of war’s physical and psychological toll as the cinema has achieved.

The Hurt Locker chronicles the exploits of an American bomb squad and examines the addiction soldiers can develop to combat’s drug-like adrenaline rush. The Messenger tracks the adjustment to life stateside of a young vet recovering from wounds inflicted by a roadside IED. He is Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery, and he is going through a type of withdrawal. Haunted by his experience in battle and betrayed by the girlfriend he left behind, he is a ticking time bomb.

The shape-shifting Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, 30 Days of Night) gives one of the year’s most nuanced performances in the role. With three months left to serve on his tour, Montgomery is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification Unit. A

stroke of a pen switches his mission from going house to house in search of insurgents to going door to door to deliver the worst news in the world.

Woody Harrelson costars as Captain Tony Stone, a square-jawed lifer assigned to partner with Will and show him the ropes. As in The Hurt Locker, the audience is afforded an illuminating glimpse into the lifestyle, protocols and survival techniques of a military brotherhood that movies to date have left largely unexplored.

During the initial days of their relationship, Stone appears to be the consummate pro, drilling the basics into his protégé: Convey your message to the NOK (next of kin) only. Resist physical contact. Get there before the local press. Stick to the script. And by all means, park a block or so away, not in front of the home. “They hear a car park,” Stone explains, “go to the window, see two soldiers getting out. It’s just a minute of torture.”

But, while the torture can be delayed, it can’t be avoided. In the course of first-time director Oren Moverman’s film, the pair pays

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BROOD PIECE Firth and Moore play friends who can’t satisfy each other’s desires in Ford’s drama.

void, dark and drear.” Easier to watch, too.

For his first film, menswear maven and former Gucci creative director Tom Ford has chosen to adapt a 1964 Christopher Isherwood novel that chronicles one day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a middle-aged college professor whose lover

SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE Harrelson and Foster are bearers of bad news in the wrenching debut from Oren Moverman.

six visits, each of which is wrenching in its own way. Steve Buscemi is unforgettable as a shell-shocked father who spits in Montgomery’s face and growls, “Why aren’t you there?

Why aren’t you dead?”

In the course of The Messenger, we also see that Harrelson’s character is not the picture of levelheadedness and control he at first seemed. The two men are on opposite trajectories. As time goes by, Montgomery slowly begins to get a foothold, thanks in part to a tentative romance with the wife of a fallen soldier (Samantha Morton). Meanwhile, Stone unravels bit by bit and begins drinking after three years of sobriety. When I think of restrained, first-rate performances, the name

Woody Harrelson doesn’t generally leap to mind. It will from now on. This is an admirable bit of acting.

Don’t, whatever you do, pass on this picture because it sounds like a downer. Besides making the point that victims of wartime violence will always be found far from the battlefield, The Messenger will make you laugh.

Again and again, Harrelson’s character diffuses a stress-filled situation with a killer comic line as deftly as The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner dismantles an explosive device.

Both films are stunningly multidimensional.

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of 16 years, Jim (Matthew Goode), died eight months before. George’s opening voiceover makes clear that he’s still among the walking wounded. Actually, “living dead” might be a better term: Beneath his spiffy suits and perfectly shined shoes, George is a bit of a zombie. And he has plans to remove the “living” qualifier this very night, with a revolver.

How does Ford make this no-exit scenario watchable? By focusing on beauty wherever he can find it. Imagine a Vogue fashion spread set in the “Mad Men” era and crossed with the gay-themed Sirkian drama that Todd Haynes was attempting in Far From Heaven. Then sprinkle on a dash of Wong Kar-Wai’s swoony, music-driven style, add some British restraint (courtesy of Firth’s classy but intense performance), and you have A Single Man. Oh, and don’t forget Julianne Moore’s too-brief, award-nominated Liz Taylor turn as George’s boozy divorcée friend, who hasn’t given up on persuading him to play for her team.

In short, the movie offers a lot of eye candy. Eyes, too — F. Scott Fitzgerald and his famous “eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleberg” have nothing on Ford. Wherever George goes, Ford’s camera zeroes in on beautiful eyes — the kohl-rimmed peepers of a departmental secretary; the soulful blue irises of a pothead student (Nicholas Hoult) who has an obvious crush on the professor. In one ravishing scene, George converses with a model-handsome young Spaniard beneath the spectral eyes of a gigantic poster of Janet Leigh in

Psycho. Behind them is a carmine sunset haze so perfect it just has to be digitally generated — but that’s OK. The script is strong enough to make the lavish visuals seem like an illustration and not a compensation.

Watching A Single Man is like gazing into a museum of the Camelot years lit to evoke yellowed film prints from the period. It’s also a museum of pre-Stonewall attitudes.

One particularly wrenching scene is the flashback in which George gets the bad news and learns that, because Jim’s parents never accepted the relationship, he won’t be welcome at the memorial. He can’t even request custody of the couple’s dog.

George receives these blows with impeccable politeness; not for him the messy emotions of his students. He breaks down only when he’s with his old friend Charley (Moore) — and, as they slowly get pickled over dinner, it becomes clear that the movie isn’t just about dealing with others’ deaths but about confronting our own. When George chides Charley for not looking to the future, she ripostes, “Living in the past is my future.”

Is it ever too late to start over, to learn to love again, etcetera? Going against venerable Hollywood tradition, A Single Man dares suggest that, yes, sometimes we’re done.

Still, like its central character, the film has a dry wit and grace that are, for lack of a better word, life affirming.

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DAYBREAKERSHHH In the near future, a virus turns almost everyone into a vampire, putting human blood at a premium. Ethan Hawke stars as a researcher working on a substitute, because apparently no Tru Blood is available. Peter and Michael Spierig wrote and directed this sci fi thriller. Also starring Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe and Claudia Karvan. (98 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Paramount; ends 1/21)

lEGioN: When the Almighty loses patience with the human race and dispatches an army of angels to kickstart the apocalypse, all hell breaks loose, and it’s up to a group of strangers in a desert diner to save the world with a little help from the Archangel Michael. Featuring Paul Bettany, Dennis Quaid and Lucas Black. Scott Stewart directs. (100 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

tHE imAGiNARiUm oF DoctoR pARNASSUSHHH1/2 Christopher Plummer plays the impresario of a fantastical traveling morality show in director Terry Gilliam’s latest opus, featuring Heath Ledger’s last (unfinished) performance and Tom Waits as the devil. With Lily Cole, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. (122 min, PG-13.

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tHE mESSENGERHHHH Oren Moverman makes his feature debut with this penetrating character study about two soldiers assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification Unit. Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster star. (107 min, R. Palace)

iNVictUSHHH Morgan Freeman stars in the latest from Clint Eastwood, a fact-based account of newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela’s attempt to unite his country by rallying its underdog rugby team to an unlikely 1995 World Cup run. With Matt Damon as the team’s captain.

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tootH FAiRY: Dwayne Johnson, the ex-wrestler formerly known as The Rock, stars in this family comedy about a big tough guy who, for some reason, winds up having to do tooth fairy duty.

Ashley Judd and Julie Andrews costar. Michael (The Santa Clause 2) Lembeck directs. (101 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Stowe)

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Parents: If it makes you feel any better about sitting through this, John Waters says he’s a big fan. With Zachary Levi and the voices of Justin Long, Amy Poehler and Anna Faris. Betty Thomas directed. (88 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden) AVAtARHHH James Cameron directed Titanic, the highest-grossing film of all time. Twelve years later he brings us Avatar, the most expensive film of all time. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver star in this $400-million CGI-fest about an ex-Marine who finds himself on a distant planet with his mind transplanted into an alien body. (161 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Welden)

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Starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Stanley Tucci. (135 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy) NiNEHH1/2 In 1963, Fellini made 8 1/2, a movie about a famous movie director who’s creatively blocked. In 1982, it became the basis of a hit Broadway musical called Nine. And in 2009, the singing version comes to the screen with Daniel Day-Lewis as the put-upon director and Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren and Fergie — yes, Fergie — as the women in his life. Rob Marshall directed. (118 min, PG-13. Roxy; ends 1/21) tHE pRiNcESS AND tHE FRoGHHH1/2 Disney’s latest tells the story of a young Louisiana girl and the frog prince who falls for her. It also marks a return to classic hand-drawn animation techniques. Featuring a score by Randy Newman and the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman and Keith David. (95 min, G. Majestic, Palace) SHERlocK HolmESHHH Guy (Snatch) Ritchie, known more for stylish action than period pieces, directed this new take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved Victorian detective, played by Robert Downey Jr. with Jude Law as his Watson. Rachel McAdams also stars. (128 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) A SiNGlE mANHHH1/2 Colin Firth plays an English professor contemplating suicide in the wake of his long-time partner’s death in this Golden-Globenominated drama that marks the directorial debut of fashion designer Tom Ford. With Matthew Goode and Julianne Moore. (99 min, R. Roxy) tHE SpY NEXt DooRH1/2 Jackie Chan follows in the footsteps of action figures Vin Diesel and The Rock and goes into family-film mode with this action-comedy about a guy forced to defend a group of neighborhood kids from spies in search of a stolen secret code. George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus costar. Brian (Beethoven, Are We There Yet?) Levant directs. (92 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace) NOW PLAyING

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BRoKEN EmBRAcESHHHH Penelope Cruz reteams with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar for this borderline-Hitchcockian drama about a beautiful actress, a love-struck director and a jealous tycoon determined to keep his mistress at any cost. With Lluis Homar, Kiti Manver and Angela Molina. (129 min, R. Roxy)

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Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie). (126 min, PG-13. Majestic, Palace)

it’S complicAtEDHHH Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin play a divorced couple who find themselves rekindling their romance — even though he’s now married to someone else — in this rom com from Nancy (The Holiday) Meyers. Steve Martin, Lake Bell and John Krasinski also star. (120 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Welden)

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A group of inner-city activists in Los Angeles announced the start of bus tours of rundown public housing, sites of deadly shootouts and racial unrest, and the birthplace of many of the city’s most famous gangs, including Crips and Bloods. “This is ground zero for a lot of the bad in this city,” former gang member Alfred Lomas, who is spearheading L.A. Gang Tours, told the Los Angeles Times. “It could be ground zero for a lot of the good, too.”

Lomas calls the venture “true community empowerment.” The nonprofit group is charging adults $65 for the two-hour tours of South L.A., Watts and Florence-Firestone, and notes it uses the money to create jobs and start similar tour franchises in other inner cities. Organizers will sell souvenir T-shirts painted on the spot by a graffiti tagger, and one organizer said he hopes to stage a dance-off among the locals where tourists pick the winner.

Organizers did decide against having kids shoot tourists with water pistols, followed by the sale of T-shirts that read: “I Got Shot in South-Central.”

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Jesus Leonardo, 57, told the New York Times he makes more than $45,000 a year by cashing in winning tickets on horse races that betters throw away. “It is literally found money,” he said, explaining he spends more than 10 hours a day at a New York City off-track betting parlor. “This has become my job, my life. This is how I feed my family.”

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Haradheere’s deputy security officer agreed. “Piracy-related business has become the main profitable economic activity in our area, and as locals we depend on their output,” Mohamed Adam said. “The district gets a percentage of every ransom from ships that have been released, and that goes on public infrastructure, including our hospital and our public schools.”

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Leonardo collects the betting slips by picking through the OTB parlor’s trash each night. He also pays two friends $25 a bag to bring him the trash at four other OTB parlors around the city. Leonardo collects 2000 to 7000 discarded tickets a day and hauls them to his New Jersey home. He and two other friends bundle them in stacks of 300 for Leonardo to tote to the city the next morning and spend hours scanning each ticket to find any winners. “It is such exhausting work,” Leonardo said, “that I give myself a lunch hour.”

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The Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (ABIC) has intensified its crackdown on rogue roasters, who cut corners and costs by adulterating their products. “The most common thing is to find wood from the (coffee) tree and shells from the beans, but you can also find corn or caramel, which is much cheaper than coffee,” Almir Jose da Silva, ABIC’s chairman, told Reuters. “These coffees can make you feel unwell in the stomach or make you burp a lot.” Brazil is the world’s No. 1 coffee grower and No. 2 consumer, and since most of the exported coffee is raw beans, the tainted coffee is largely a domestic problem. Noting that the ABIC ousted 10 members this year for deliberately bulking up their products, Silva said the crackdown is aimed at thwarting efforts to recruit new coffee drinkers. “Quality is what develops consumption,” he said.

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Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) earmarked $100,000 of taxpayer money to go to the library in Jamestown, S.C., which is in his district. But Congress mistakenly designated the money for Jamestown, Calif., a town that doesn’t even have a library. “That figures for government, doesn’t it?” Chris Pipkin, who runs the one-room library in Jamestown, S.C., told the Washington Times. Pipkin added that he had requested only $50,000 to buy computers and new bookshelves, but Clyburn’s office told the paper the congressman decided to double the request after visiting the library and finding books strewn on the floor because of the lack of shelving.

As part of the same $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill, Congress upped a request for funding for bus shelters in Bal Harbour, Fla., from $100,000 to $250,000. And the airport in Wasilla, Alaska, hometown of former governor Sarah Palin, is getting $500,000 to expand airplane parking space.

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aries (March 21-april 19): Philosopher David Pearce is committed to the abolition of suffering. While he acknowledges that we’ve got a long way to go before accomplishing that goal, he believes it’s possible, mostly with the help of technology. (More at http:// bit.ly/8otsCV.) More than two millennia ago, buddha also articulated a vision for the cessation of suffering. His methods revolve around psychological and spiritual work. in light of your current astrological omens, aries, i think it’s an excellent time to contribute to this noble enterprise. your level of suffering is rather low these days, which could give you a natural boost if you set in motion some longterm strategies for reducing the pain that you experience and the pain that you cause. taUrUs (april 20-May 20): i don’t mean to sound melodramatic, and i certainly don’t want to encourage you to do something foolish, but if you’ve been pondering the possibility of storming the castle, this would be a good time to do so. What exactly am i implying with the phrase “storming the castle”? Well, anything that involves a brave effort to fight your way into the command center of the empire... or a heroic attempt to take back the sanctuary you were exiled from...or a playful adventure in which you work your way into the heart of the king or queen.

caNcer (June 21-July 22): according to a

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leo (July 23-aug. 22): How are your wooing

skills? Have you enhanced your seductiveness in any way during the last few months? Have you been working on boosting your ability to attract the bounty you need? i’m not just speaking about your power to corral love and sex and tenderness and thrills. i’m referring to the bigger project of enticing all the resources that would be helpful as you pursue your quest to become the best and brightest version of yourself. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to ramp up your efforts.

Virgo (aug. 23-sept. 22): “We should feel

excited about the problems we confront and our ability to deal with them,” said philosopher robert anton Wilson. “solving problems is one of the highest and most sensual of all our brain functions.” i wholeheartedly agree with him, which is why i expect that in the coming weeks you will be getting even smarter than you already are. The riddles you’ll be presented with will be especially sexy; the shifts in perspective you’ll be invited to initiate will give your imagination the equivalent of a deeptissue massage.

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being less ambitious. The point is not to give up your drive to succeed, but rather just put it to sleep for a while. let it recharge. allow it to draw energy from the deeper psychic sources that it tends to get cut off from when it’s enmeshed in the frenzy of the daily rhythm. Do you have the courage to not work so much, not try so hard, and not push so relentlessly?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

One of the musical Jonas Brothers got married last month.

Up until then, 22-year-old Kevin Jonas was a virgin, having long ago pledged himself to abstinence until his wedding day. At Huffingtonpost.com, humorist Andy Borowitz reported that when Jonas and his bride returned from their honeymoon, he had some shocking news. “To be honest, sex was not worth the wait,” Borowitz quoted Jonas as saying. “After we did it, I was kind of like, that’s it?” I haven’t been able to verify that Jonas actually said what Borowitz claims, but if it’s true, I must protest.

How could Jonas reach such a definitive conclusion based on so little experience? Wouldn’t it be wise to consider the possibility that over time he might uncover secrets and plumb mysteries that are unknown to him in his unripe state? Learn from his apparent mistake, Aquarius. In the coming weeks, cultivate a humble, innocent, curious attitude not just about sex, but about everything.

mandate to be graceful and inscrutable and sleek.

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sagittariUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): Cartoon character Homer simpson is on record as saying that whenever he learns something new, it pushes some old stuff out of his brain.

For example, when he took a course in home winemaking, he forgot how to drive. but i don’t see this being a problem for you as you enter the High-intensity educational season, a time when your capacity to find and absorb new teachings will be at a peak. if you push hard to learn new lessons, you will certainly not cause the expulsion of old lessons. on the contrary, you’ll dramatically enhance the power and brightness of what you’ve already learned. caPricorN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): take what you really need, Capricorn, but don’t take what you just sort of want. That’s my advice to you.

Haggle with life, yes, but insist only on the specific essentials and forgo irrelevant goodies. a similar principle applies as you seek the information you crave: Formulate precise questions that will win you the exact revelations that are necessary to help your cause and that won’t fill your beautiful head up with useless data.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): i have a Piscean friend who does modern-day cave paintings. she hikes out to underground caverns and abandoned gold mines, where she creates murals on stony walls. only a few friends know about her unusual hobby. she shows us photos of her work, but otherwise keeps it secret. she says it’s a pleasurable spiritual practice to offer these beautiful mysteries as a gift to the earth, without any expectation of getting recognition or money. i don’t normally recommend such behavior for Pisceans; in general, i believe you should err of the side of being somewhat self-promotional to compensate for your self-deprecating tendencies. but i do suggest that you try it in the coming weeks. i think you’ll conjure up an epiphany or two if you offer life your favors without worrying about whether they’ll be returned.

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those who put their faith in the Pope and in the planetary omens. based on this evidence, we can safely conclude that at least some supposedly woo-woo notions are no longer just for woo-woo-ers. you can’t be considered a new age weirdo or pagan infidel if you’re receptive to the possibility that the world is exceedingly mysterious and a long way from being all figured out. That’s good news for you Cancerians. according to my analysis, your belief system is ready to crack open and allow a surge — maybe even a flood — of new data to rush in.

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Southen Belle & her Yankee I’m a 34 y.o. African American woman from the south. I’m a romantic at heart & I love to cook. I’m intelligent & funny, and I love life. I’m looking for a guy who enjoys life & lives it to the fullest; loves culture & loves to laugh. He’s romantic & honest.

LaKayeMichelle23, 33, u, l, #116528 Earthy Outdoor Professional I’m active, healthy & 53. I eat good food & practice yoga. I love to travel & I am OK traveling alone, but I am starting to think of summer plans and thought how nice it would be to share an adventure w/ someone special. Living in Vermont is amazing. There is nowhere else I would rather live. gardenchild, 53, l, #116410 Romance & chivalry not dead!

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This is how it works You’re young until you’re not. You love until you don’t. You try until you can’t. You laugh until you cry. You cry until you laugh. And everyone must breathe until their dying breath.

I refuse to pitch myself. Someone once told me that those worth knowing are those, even in the worst moments, who are kind & don’t mention it. Micky26, 24, l, #116447 born to hum Me: creative, sensitive, joyful, sparkly, active, loving, optimistic to a fault. You: _____________. painter218, 23, u, l, #116356 Fun-loving, Feisty, Flirtatious!

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OK, so I thought I would give this site a shot. I have pics to share :) Was hoping to catch someone’s interest from my “personality” and not my pic. A happy-go-lucky kinda gal w/ a positive outlook on life! Love to be active! I know what I want & what I am looking for. 2010isit, 39, l, #116526 FROM HER ONLINE PROFILE: I’ve been told I resemble this celebrity... Have the voice of Demi Moore. unlimited potential & who strives for it, as well as the lightness that comes in not taking ourselves too seriously.

I seek balance & am not afraid to go into the shadows to find it. I am committed to being present for others. new2vermont, 35, l, #116205 Funny, Passionate, Deep I seek companionship, friendship & (sure, we can be honest) sex. LTR. Casual. Friends. Dating. It doesn’t matter. I’m a funny, devoted & educated single father w/ a great career (author & humorist). You are: witty, spirited, nonjudgmental, open, creative & family oriented. Do you appreciate “Spinal Tap” & Malcolm Gladwell?

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Peace. bebosdad, 35, l, #109989 Energetic, Friendly & Adventurous I’m a fun-loving person. I’ll take a nighttime hike up Camel’s Hump, and I’ll also enjoy a more domestic side. I love cooking, brewing beer, wearing my slippers, reading, watching movies & having my quiet time. I work for a youth mentoring nonprofit until this fall, when I’ll head back to school to become a physician’s assistant.

Exciting stuff. jlh1980, 29, l, #116489 Fun-loving gemini both sides Well traveled & seasoned. Looking for a wonderful F accepting & willing to try new things w/ open mind & love & compassion. Will answer any & all questions.

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more about me ask away. Jupiter_ Lightning_Flash, 25, l, #104620 friendly, genuine, intelligent I’m BI, 21, I live in Burlington & I’m going to UVM. I’m looking for friends; maybe a relationship. I’m a pretty easygoing person. I love being outdoors especially in the summers. My friends & family are a big part of my life.

Drop me a line & maybe we’ll hit it off. iamthewalrus2142, 22, #116053 Bi-guy 4cooltimes There are no limitations of what minds that think alike can do and share together. Here, looking for pretty laidback guys for fun activities (outdoors indoors) (intimate - social) and maybe more if the chemistry is there. Luckily, mobility is an asset for me. My work and lifestyle (sports) make me travel a lot in US-Northeast. Lets connect soon.

Cheers! C4charley, 35, l, #115987 Looking for You I’m a regular healthy professional non-smoking man who happens to be gay. I’m fairly intelligent, like to have fun, enjoy good conversation and have eclectic taste in people, places, and things to do. I’m a young 52, have a college degree, work in a professional environment, masculine looking and acting, Caucasian, 5’9”, average build, decent looks.

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Cautiously optimistic Easygoing, outdoorsy, good sense of humor, hard worker, not looking to dive headlong into deep water. Looking for the same in the opposite sex. Someone who knows how to have fun & not always be serious, but can be when the time is right. Blossom1, 48, l, #116463

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Different Drummer Seeks Same Oddball 50-ish M seeks compatibly oddball 40-something F. Looking for companion/co-pilot for second half of this voyage. Thriving sense of humor, adventure & wonder essential. If you believe “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. That which is essential is invisible to the eye,” maybe we can share an astonishment or two. Let’s go do what happens. NotaWeirdo, 54, #116520

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Upside-down Music Maker Extraordinaire I’m a newly arrived Burlingtonion, after spending several years living in Cape Verde & cycling in Japan. I love to cycle; I love to not be serious; I love to see other people tick & do what they do; I like hearing people talk to themselves out loud. I can make up to 5 different sounds w/ my mouth. burntpig, 30, l, #116523

let’s par-tey Looking for fun people. Friends or hooking up, so long as you’re a fun person! I like to chill & just enjoy life! I’m down w/ whatever you throw my way, so long as it’s fun. I’m not against LTR, but I’m in the closet so you should be too if you are looking for the long haul. If not, be discreet! misfit1978, 31, #101356

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I love to laugh. Without it, what is the point? I like good people, good beer. I hope to meet new people & friends. Life is too good not to share! alhinnj1, 30, l, #116510

Goodness = outdoors, coffee & laughter I am either outdoors or waiting to be outdoors. I am 30, divorced & fairly happy w/ life. I am average/fit build.

Dark eyes & hair. I like to use my time thoughtfully. I appreciate good humor but also value empathy. I am looking for someone who is honest, educated & fit enough to play outdoors. winterinvt2010, 30, l, #116446

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Open, Smart, Passionate, Funny I’m a creative, expressive person that’s passionate about living a fulfilling life full of closeness, friendship and rich experiences. I’m an outgoing, social person that loves spending time with my friends but I’m also reflective and introspective. I’d like to meet someone who is honest, self-aware, caring, sweet, smart, and knows how to kick back and have a good time. CuriousOpen, 47, #116414

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I’m just looking for something outside the box. I’m a sex-starved husband, but not sure I could do anything out of my marriage physically. Is it possible to exchange erotic emails, ideas, etc. that may lead to other things on here? Snow_Monkey, 40, #116498

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Experienced, confident woman Dominant MF looking for open-minded, attractive BIM to help keep me hot during the cold winter months. I seek discreet, playful nights at home in the hot tub or in front of the fire.

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Time for a change Looking for something new to experiment. I’ve never been w/ a woman before & am definitely interested in meeting discreetly to try new things. I would also be interested in joining a couple; a threesome is very hot. I’m not posting pictures on here, but would be more than willing to share pictures w/ you if asked.

NewAdventures, 20, l, #116428 Sex dreams Sex dreams and masturbating are getting a bit old (though I love both).

Looking for discreet encounters to fill this void. pennywhistle, 39, #116316

dancing lover Hi there. I’m looking for a casual relationship w/ another woman.

I’m bisexual & do have a boyfriend.

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Clean & sociable; I’m looking to please. sunny86, 42, u, #116118 Spontaneous/Adventurous Professional PF w/ a great sense of humor.

Married but just coexist. Looking for the physical attention I deserve w/ NSA. Want to change to a more spontaneous life instead of having “everything” so predictable. Discretion a must. kindergal, 49, #115984

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Bmore_Bam_Bam, 29, #113811 No need for Lube!

I’ve been in Vermont for a little over a month now and as much as I love it here, I’m looking for a little more unusual excitement. I need someone to go “explore” the town with. I’m into a fair amount of kink, but am looking to try more. SugarCookie, 24, u, l, #111805 Bored, bored, bored Looking for a night of passion with that hot BI lady! Come on, I know you’re out there! shyla, 37, #109677 sexy, naked, sun, sports, hot tubs Looking for some summertime playmates! Love going to Bolton Falls. mashelle29, 28, l, #109076 MUCH-TO-LUV REDHEAD Okay, I am sooo new to this! If you are out there, hope you find me! I am new to the BDSM scene, let’s say books “aroused” my curiosity, and I think it’s what’s been missing from my life, I just need to find the right teacher!

I’m a full figured-gal, not your thing, don’t respond! (Also, no married or cheaters!). much2luv, 37, #101862

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Up & Out I am recently on my own again. I have an interesting life that takes me out of town sometimes. I am looking for someone who would like to spend some time in a NSA or discreet relationship. Not looking for anything long term yet. I am open to almost anything. Age, race, does it really matter? beenthere, 55, l, #116525 Discreet & experienced lover I am a MWM who is looking to fill a void in his life. I love sex & find myself in a sexless marriage. I am discreet, disease free & sane. Love foreplay & pussy licking. I can host. Let’s get together for lunch, drinks or dinner and see if we click. We can take it from there. Atlantis, 56, #115116 Older man for younger woman I’m a middle-aged guy who is experienced & knows how to treat a woman. I’m very attracted to the vitality & energy that young women seem to possess. I will treat you like a princess, if that’s whay you desire. I can be your Daddy or your best friend. goodvtr, 48, #116507

kinky dom Seeking adventurous, submissive females for play. I’m a 50 y.o. fetishist who enjoys bondage, discipline, etc. vtroper, 49, l, #116445 I’m Here, Where Are You? I’m a big guy looking for that girl, whether it be a relationship or just fun - I’m up for the run. I’m laid back, all about honesty even if it hurts, I expect the same in return, don’t like mooches, or people w/ no future. Goals are a must & personal success goes right along w/ it. Hit me up. prosmartass, 22, #116439

eyes, I’m told. And I can definitely use my imagination, my hands, my tongue, your body. vtgranolageek, 47, #106511

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Couple looking for hot fun Couple (49/33) seeking woman and/or another M/F couple for NSA fun. Woman needs to express her long-time desire for her first BI experience; he would love to watch/join in. cpl4hotfun, 32, #116516 Bondage Crossdresser Switch Love to be tied & tie. Prefer women only, but will make exceptions depending on criteria met. will explain if asked. wolf3397, 52, l, #116474 Hot-tubs,wine and chocolate and you Mature,emotionally balanced woman desires to nurture natural fantasies of experiencing a mange a trios or a one

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Legs, if you can get between my ears first. I keep dancing around the whole personal ad thing, but the thing about dancing is, it’s no fun all by yourself. Single, discreet professional, D/D free. Please, no smokers. EmeraldEyez, 39, l, #116265 FROM HER ONLINE PROFILE: My biggest turn on is... Being with someone who is uninhibited, especially verbally. I am not necessarily looking for someone who has “done it all.”

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Newbie Checking Things Out New to this. Just thought I would take a look around and see what sort of fun I could find. If you want to know more about me, just ask. Easton, 35, #116225

Curious Couple We are a couple in our 20s seeking a little something extra to spice up our bedroom activities. Especially looking for a woman in our age range, but would definitely consider someone older who could teach us some new tricks. We are both clean, friendly & attractive. Couple4Fun, 23, l, #116431

Add some spice I am married but looking for a discreet relation to add some much-needed spice to my life which is missing. I have a professional job but still have some wild left. I enjoy boating, camping, and just think that life is too short. I want to take it all in. crad, 41, #116219 newbie with some experience I recently got out of a relationship where I experienced some pretty fun stuff that I have never experienced before. I am not sure how all this works. I’ve never in my life placed an ad like this, but I am hoping to find someone that I can explore further with. SafeWords, 31, #116214 Horny 24/7 Let’s Do It Looking for playmate to share hot, sweaty, sexual fantasies in the bedroom or any public place. The riskier the location, more intense the sex will be. You need to be in shape and able and willing to have fun licking and sucking each other until reaching multiple orgasms. So let’s bring in the New Year with a banging good time! Horndog247, 40, #116208 Would you like to?

Looking for a woman who may be interested in some playtime. I don’t care about your status. I’m into pretty much anything sexual, sensual or erotic.

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Looking for sensual massage We are a MWC, 43/41, HWP, D/D free, both straight. Looking for a sensual massage for her. This may lead to a lot more fun. Her fantasy is that it is a legit massage at your place or hotel and that I let you go further in your relaxing, muscle-soothing techniques than would be with a normal massage. kenn06, 43, l, #116281 Horny Young Couple Hopefully this will work better than craigslist! We’ve been trying for a while to find a nice little girl to come play w/ us & be naughty. We’re looking for thin, discreet, 18-30 y.o. women. Say hi! AtTheSeams, 23, l, #116066

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Gilbertson When: Friday, December 25, 2009. Where: in my Christmas Day dream. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906861 Perishable Conundrum I found another pickle & I don’t know what to do w/ it. When: Saturday, January 16, 2010. Where: all over.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906860 Love your harpin’ Diversity, while a beautiful thing, isn’t easy. Need to know the rules first to satisfy the head before I can move on to the rest. You sound sooo good when you play, but I just don’t want to get played. Shall we see? When: Thursday, January 14, 2010. Where: playin’ the blues. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906859

MB No worries, just getting your attention. It’s been great having our friendship again. Wish you could’ve seen my play live the other night. You know I’ll always give you a private show. ;) When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: Waterbury. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906845 Mary, mcauley hall, 1979 Hope you find this. Do you still have your old high school cheerleader uniform?

Love to see those pom poms!(Pretty sure you were a cheerleader.)

Respond here if you see this knock knock. When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: long time ago. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906844 wink wink!

Turns out it’s the girls w/ all the jobs who have all the connections. I might not be able to sneak you into swim practice, but it looks like I can do a little more than dole out sausage sandwiches. Press in Portland?

Validation in Vermont? It just might be time to share a shifty in a coffee cup... When: Thursday, January 7, 2010. Where: on the side of the road.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906843 Tuesday night at the Alchemist We had a brief but pleasant conversation at the bar before I joined my friends at a table. Would like to continue our conversation if you are available & interested.

Me: Marcia. You: Michael. When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: The Alchemist, Waterbury. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906842

carey from Hannaford I went through your line last night. I thought our eyes caught each other’s.

You wanna hang out sometime? I think you are cute! When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: Hannaford, Dorset St. You: Man. Me: Man. #906835 Green Room On New Year’s You were wearing a black dress w/ a zipper up the front. We were having a good time but you left before I could get your number. Wanna get another drink sometime? When: Thursday, December 31, 2009. Where: Green Room. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906834 GET AWESOME! Cheers to G-ma, G-pa, the old man, Piranha, Doodles, the East Ave. boys, and all the kids at the Hat. Hope everyone is staying warm in the snow. This winter isn’t the same without you all! -GC When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: Burlington.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906833 Wild Irish Girl I don’t know if you understand how much you mean to me & how you have changed my life. I look forward to every night I can fall asleep in your arms & every day I wake up w/ you.

You are beautiful & wonderful and wield a mean chef’s knife. I****poo.

When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Where: closing the car door. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906832 Shoveling in Woodstock You were shoveling the drive at Woodstock Sports in your Kappa track jacket. I was driving by in the gold pickup. You looked up & smiled. Coffee sometime? When: Monday, January 4, 2010. Where: sidewalk outside Woodstock Sports.

You: Man. Me: Man. #906831

Dear Mistress,

I’m hoping you can give me a little advice before I muck up a potentially fun situation. I’ve been harboring a secret crush on a guy in my work circle for years. On second thought, I don’t know how secret it really is, given our flirtatious nature, but I always thought it was just part of our business rapport. Recently I heard through the grapevine that he has some interest in me, and I’m feeling excited and a little overwhelmed. This guy is smart, charismatic, maybe a little dangerous and extremely handsome — good combo.

The problem is, my company and his company do a lot of business together, and I’m worried a relationship of any kind could be construed as a conflict of interest. My company doesn’t have any hard and fast policies on fraternizing, but it still makes me nervous. What do you think? What is the etiquette on this stuff in 2010?

Signed,

Dear Job Security,

Job Security

Forget etiquette. With the obscene amount of time Americans spend working, we don’t have time to meet potential mates anyplace else. In fact, DiscoverHealth.com reported that 40 percent of Americans find partners at work — I’d like to see an H.R. department try to keep up with those numbers.

If you’ve been hot for this guy for years, and it turns out he’s hot for you, too — go for it.

It sounds like he hasn’t made a move, so don’t get your panties in a bunch just yet. But if he does ask you out, be prepared. Tell him your concerns up front and suggest that it might be better to get to know each other in a not-so-public fashion. If your budding romance turns out to be a wilted flower, no one will be the wiser. However, if you hit it off romantically, be prepared to be honest with your employer and allow the powers that be to make any adjustments necessary to your position. It’s a risk, but in matters of the heart, it’s a risk worth taking.

Employee of the Month, mm

Need advice?

Email me at mistress@sevendaysvt.com or share your own advice on my blog at sevendaysvt.com/blogs

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LMS Means “Beautiful,” “Adorable,” “Love” You may not see yourself that way, but I do. After I told you my feelings & nothing happened between us, I tried to forget you, but it was impossible - I fell in love again & again! You mean everything to me & I want to give you all the good that this world has to offer. Whaddaya

Macy’s shopping caught my eye I was shopping for clothes & saw you watching me. I was like, “Wow, nice.” I don’t get out shopping much but was nice to be checked out. Would’ve loved to know your name. I’m a people person & like making new friends. You: black jacket. Me: blonde, boy hoodie & sweats.

When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: Macy’s. You: Man. Me: Man. #906847

Happy Two Year Anniversary You won’t read this but I love you. I hope we share many more cups of tea in the future. When: Sunday, January 6, 2008. Where: BFA. You: Man. Me: Woman. #906836

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Beautiful girl, best sista friend around.

You: ugly shoes. Me: hairspray - love having you & miss seeing you. Keep the chin up & always always smile smile smile. Don’t forget to keep the bajunas out & the ermies will flow ;) lovelovelove Raymond When: Sunday, November 7, 2010. Where: skiing, dancing, eating cheese. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #906856

Props for Positive Vibes To the man behind the counter Friday - you said your job wasn’t ideal, but it’s at least in a beautiful place. I felt compelled to tell you that your positivity was infectious, thanks! When: Friday, January 8, 2010. Where: Borders.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906848

Nice guy purchasing hair clippers Good-looking guy wearing Black Diamond vest. We chatted at Sally’s Beauty Supply. Wednesday, 12/6 at 1 p.m. You were purchasing Wahl hair clippers. I was wearing a light blue down coat & had curly hair. Hope you are still out there. Would love to meet you. If interested, please contact this ad. When: Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Where: Sally’s Beauty Supply, So. Burlington.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906838

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My Mary: We are apart. Again. After centuries of leaving & returning, we find ourselves here. Until we meet again ... I love you. Your Yeshua. When: Friday, May 29, 2009. Where: for all time. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906857

My Cute Cook You can always make me smile! You know who you are. I’m finding that doing the “bad” things sometimes can end up w/ the best results. Thank you for helping me to realize so much, I’m learning that I can count on you for anything. I’m very excited to see where life takes us ... maybe more dreams about cooking & fishing?

When: Monday, January 11, 2010.

Where: here & there & everywhere.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906851

To the guy in Starbucks You were sitting in Starbucks and when you left you grabbed my arm & complimented me. Wish you had stayed to chat... When: Monday, January 4, 2010. Where: Monday.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906839

red wine. You wisely offered me a glass of water; I gratefully accepted.

The next thing I knew I lucked into a free tasting courtesy of the house!

Wanted your info but ... kinda shy.

When: Friday, November 20, 2009.

Where: Shelburne Vineyards. You: Woman. Me: Man. #906830

“Tasty” hostess at Shelburne Vineyards I attended a private birthday party at the tasting room the evening of Friday, November 20. I didn’t want to surrender my coat, then I “tasted” 2, maybe 3, glasses of very hearty

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I SPY A TOPIARY DOG I saw you (I will call you Richard) w/ a topiary dog in one hand & birthday cake in the other through a window walking by an apartment complex. I noticed the dog first but then thought “Who owns topiary dog? Then I recognized that owning one equals brilliance, so to you, Richard, you brilliant being, I SPIED YOU! When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Where: Winooski.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #906858

say? When: Thursday, May 15, 2008.

Where: in my mind, everywhere.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #906853

Delivery man in Winooski You were delivering to Smart Foods in Winooski. I held the door for you twice.

Our eyes connected. I so love the lip piercing you have. Make a delivery to my house. If you read this, respond on the delivery days & I’m there to hold the door for you again. Maybe even get your phone number. YOU ARE HOT. When: Saturday, January 2, 2010.

Where: Smart Foods in Winooski.

You: Man. Me: Man. #906841

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