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JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 06, 2008 VOL.13 NO.24
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INSIDE TRACK BY PETER FREYNE
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Pollina the Candidate
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An irreverent take on Vermont politics
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POLI PSY BY JUDITH LEVINE
Readers, and Writers, Lament Loss of Vermont Sunday Magazine
Man Enough
On the public uses and abuses of emotion
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Green Miles ENVIRONMENT Is Vermont developing an enviro-business corridor? BY MIKE IVES
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Sin and Certainty THEATER Theater review: Doubt BY ELISABETH CREAN
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Shine On ART Art review: “Let There Be Light” at SPA
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Competing Ballot Measures Ask Burlington Voters to Decide Moran Plant’s Fate BY KEN PICARD TRANSPORTATION 15A
Bike Advocates Ask for Room on the Road BY KIRK KARDASHIAN ENVIRONMENT 17A
Stowe Seventh-Grader Organizes a Downhill Race for an Uphill Battle BY KIRK KARDASHIAN
BY MARC AWODEY
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Attention, Shoppers FOOD
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An unofficial guide to the Burlington area’s organic aisles BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER
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WATERFRONT 14A ENVIRONMENT
While Governor Douglas dreams of Vermont leading the way in the emissions-trading market, others are already grabbing the green
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Markets Share FOOD Natural food finds a niche in Chittenden County BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER
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Informed by Art of the Past, Preservationists Face the Future BY PAMELA POLSTON ART 18A
Vermont Gallery Owner Puts Wind in His Sales BY PAMELA POLSTON FILM 19A
Makers of Dean and Me and Frozen River in the Limelight BY MARGOT HARRISON VIGNETTES 19A
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If I could have dinner with any famous person, dead or alive, I would choose... Trey Anastasio! I love hearing stories about the music scene and would love to hear a few of his favorites from his touring days.
My favorite hobby is... playing guitar and singing all different kinds of music. On a Sunday morning you will most likely find me...sleeping in, and then having breakfast out in downtown Burlington. My favorite toy as a kid was... my bike. I went everywhere on it.
The song title that most accurately reflects my life is... “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and the Wailers.
My weirdest superstition or paranoia is… getting stuck out in the snow. I once took a wrong turn and had my car wedged in a snowmobile trail in southern Vermont on top of a mountain, five hours from home, hours away from all civilization, with a cellphone that had half a bar and a connection that dropped every 30 seconds.
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“JAM” DUNK I would like to publicly thank everyone who made Vermont 3.0 Creative Technology Career Jam such a resounding success last weekend! The list of those who deserve recognition is extensive. Staff members of the Vermont Software Developers’ Alliance, Champlain College, LK Peal Consulting and, especially, Seven Days, went well beyond the call of duty for the benefit of the participating businesses and attendees. It was great to see Governor Douglas and Senator Sanders visiting booths and talking to job seekers. The sponsors of Vermont 3.0, including the State of Vermont and the City of Burlington, were instrumental in making the event happen as well. We were inundated by a number of excellent candidates for the positions we have available, and we hope to hire several people as a direct result of Vermont 3.0. The number of people that attended the event was a testament to the dynamism of the Burlington business community and the marketing power of Seven Days, VPR and other local media sponsors. Simply put, Vermont 3.0 was one of the most productive business networking events I have attended in Vermont. Thank you! Ted Adler
LOST AND FOUND I just wanted to say I was glad to have found this article [Art: “All Is Calm, All Is Bright,” December 26, 2007] all the way from Maryland. I had a sudden inspiration to see if my old college friend Tracy Vartenigian Burhans was still working her art, and here I found this article on the Internet. It made me happy to see that she is still sharing her wonderful talents. Molly Schmitz
WHEN IT’S GONE, IT’S GONE Re: Big Fatty’s BBQ comment on running out of BBQ [Food: “Where’s the Pork?” January 16]. It happens sometimes! We don’t serve leftovers and everything is fresh, so it happens. In the South, you won’t find an independent BBQ joint publishing closing hours for this reason: “When you run out, you run out.” There’s no faking BBQ, so there’s no way to whip up a batch on the fly. All we can do is make a
reasonable SWAG (Scientific Wild Ass Guess) as to what the demand will be the next day. Those days we closed early, we were operating at summertime levels . . . go figure. Here’s how it works: Ribs: 24 hours in rub prior to cooking. Anything less and the rub doesn’t have a chance to permeate the meat. Cooking takes 4-6 hours depending on the rib. Pulled Pork: We put it into the smoker at 8 p.m. and pull it 10 a.m. the next day. That 12-
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»webpage » ROCKING OUT AT VERMONT 3.0 Vermont 3.0, the “Creative/Tech Career Jam,” rocked on Saturday — more than 1500 job seekers streamed through the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center on the Burlington Waterfront. They networked, they traded resources and yes, they played “Guitar Hero.” Even Governor Jim Douglas got in on the action. Here’s a blurry photo of the Guv attempting Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock and Roll” on “Guitar Hero.” That’s Dave Contois of Contois Music standing next to him. Contois uses the game to teach kids to play guitar. Music Editor Dan Bolles wrote about his unconventional technique in last week’s Seven Days — in fact, it was the most popular story on our website last week. Like many first-time players, the Guv had a hard time figuring out which buttons to press. He was a good sport about it, but he failed the song. “I’m not a Guitar
Hero,” he admitted afterwards. Keep practicing, Governor, you can do it! Cairn Cross of Fresh Tracks Capital posted a detailed report on “Vermont Tiger” (www.vermont tiger.com):
the companies. That got peoples’ attention. For most of the event we had at least four people working in our booth, each of them talking to someone. We realized that we were going to run out of job description copies. Since there was no copy
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I’ve worked some trade shows and conventions before and there is usually a pattern to include a lull for lunch and a lull for speakers. There were no lulls at this event. I heard that the event organizers stopped counting after they got to 1000 people entering the event. We were swamped. We quickly figured out that people did not realize what our booth was all about. So we made a poster that said “29 jobs” and listed each of
machine in the building, our office manager Holly ran up to Kinko’s. It was, honestly, an absolute madhouse most of the day. The booths weren’t the only attraction — local business leaders and academic speakers gave presentations, too. Videographers from RETN filmed the speeches, which will air on Burlington’s Channel 16. See www.retn.org for more information.
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I’m Twittering! I feel so 21st century! In December I made a Facebook page, and a couple weeks ago I started Twittering my meals. It seems a little weird, and possibly egotistical, to write down my choice of breakfast cereals and where I’m having dinner, but in my defense, people have been keeping track of their nourishment since written language began. If Samuel Pepys did it, so can I. It’s just a lot more up-to-the-minute, nowadays. And people often ask me which restaurants I frequent and what I eat for dinner. If you’re so inclined, now it’s easy to find out. Read more online... Posted January 29 by Suzanne Podhaizer
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While scouring the Internet for sex-related news, I found this article in the UK’s Times Online. In the piece, Carrie Jones — an author releasing Cutting Up Playgirl: A Cheerful Memoir Of Sexual Disappointment next month — thoughtfully and honestly reveals details about the 23 men who comprise her list. (You know, “The List” — a running tally of all the people you’ve slept with.) I felt instantly inspired. I’d been meaning to make “The List” for quite some time, so I popped open a fresh Word document and set to work. Now, I’m not going to tell you how many names made “The List,” but I will say that it was a smaller number than I had anticipated. Read more online... Posted January 29 by Mistress Maeve
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eter Galbraith, the famous stranger being floated in mainstream Vermont Democratic Party circles as someone who is thinking about running for governor, was a noticeable no-show at the big labor conferences held in Burlap over the weekend. He didn’t return our phone call, either. Not very candidate-like, eh? The faces of Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch, however, were seen at the labor events as were those of GOP Gov. Jim Douglas and Progressive Anthony Pollina. And Tony the Prog made it perfectly clear to “Inside Track� he’s not just “thinking about it� anymore. Actually, Pollina didn’t have to say a word — his new short haircut said it for him.
“We’re in,� said Pollina. “We’re putting together the campaign. I’m getting out and talking with people. I’ve been getting around the state.� The previously unsuccessful candidate for Congress (1984 as a Democrat), governor (2000 as a Progressive) and lieutenant governor (2002, again as a Progressive), made it clear he has no intention of running as anything but a Progressive this time, despite urgings from some that he run in the Democrat primary. However, that will not prevent him from seeking Democratic support, he told us. “I’ve continued to reach out to Democrats around the state,� Pollina said. “I’ve called and talked to a lot of members of the Democratic state committee to let them know that I look forward to their support, and to get a sense as to where they’re at. So I’ve been continuing to do that work of reaching out to Democrats.� Let’s face it, right now he’s all the Dems have. Pollina said he has also spoken to Galbraith “a couple times� since we saw them together in Burlington’s Uncommon Grounds coffee shop last December. “At this point,� said Tony the Prog, “quite honestly, I have stopped trying to figure out what everybody else is thinking or planning to do. We’ve been through
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Is It True? — Pinch me. Did the city council of the progressive People’s Republic of Burlington really vote against letting voters express their views on our antiquated marijuana laws on the upcoming Town Meeting Day? Yes. It’s not like the resolution, sponsored by Democrat Ed Adrian and Progressive Tim Ashe, would have allowed people to legally light up doobies on Church Street. All it said was: Shall the voters of the City of Burlington call upon the Governor and State Legislature to explore an alternative to the criminal system for dealing with small quantities of marijuana? As you know, thanks mainly to the courageous honesty and outspokenness of Windsor County State’s Attorney Bobby Sand, the debate over Vermont’s marijuana laws is now getting a public airing. Even the Vermont Legislature is taking a look, considering a bill sponsored by Sen. Jeannette White (D-Windham) and Sen. Hinda Miller (D-Chittenden) that would make possession of 4 ounces or less of grass a civil, rather than a criminal, violation and subject to no more than a $1000 fine. In fact, the very existence of a bill in the state senate was cited by opponents of Adrian’s ballot resolution — particularly Democratic Councilor Bill Keogh, who is also a state representative — as reason to keep it off Burlington’s March 4 ballot. It’s a state issue, argued Keogh. Let Montpelier handle it! “I have the greatest amount of respect for Bill,” Counselor Adrian told yours truly, “but I would respectfully disagree. The legislature’s been dealing with it for the last 33 to 34 years and hasn’t done anything!” He noted there had been a commission in the early 1970s led by Hilton Wick (Wick was a Republican banker) that “suggested the legislature legalize marijuana.” Ah, the good old days, eh? “Frankly, I would prefer if the legislature did something about it,” said Counselor Adrian, a GenX attorney, “but . . . it’ll be another 30 years if it’s left up to the legislature.” Adrian’s marijuana resolution was defeated 7-6. Among the surprising “no” votes were babyboomer Prog Jane Knodell, who appears to be growing conservative with age, and Independent Barbara Perry, ditto. In fact, it was the “no” votes from the boomers, noted the resolution’s sponsor, that killed it, while the GenXers were mostly for it. Interesting. To at least get something passed, Adrian divided his original resolution. One that merely calls on the city council’s Public Safety Committee
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to “explore creating another option of handling small quantities of marijuana” passed on an 11-2 vote. Adrian told “Inside Track” he was certainly “disappointed.” But, he said, he was “glad that the other resolution passed by an overwhelming majority.” Putting his best spin on it, Fast Eddie said the resolution that did pass “will empower the Public Safety Committee to investigate this issue thoroughly and take testimony from both sides.” Still, said Counselor Adrian, the real losers in this are the “voters of the City of Burlington, who had their voice taken away.” Stay tuned. This one could come back to haunt one or two of the “no” voters in March, eh? On the Hemp Front — The shrinking of the Statehouse press corps was evident last Thursday when yours truly was the only reporter in the House Agriculture Committee. On the table was H.267, a bill that would let Vermont farmers grow hemp — not to be confused with marijuana. Chairman David Zuckerman’s committee heard from a Vermont State police lieutenant who gave the expected law-and-order line. Under federal law, said Lt. Warren Whitney, if it has any THC content, it’s considered marijuana. One surprise, however, was the state trooper’s “confession” that he had grown up on a dairy farm in Georgia, Vermont, that had hemp growing on it, a vestige of its early days as a World War II cash crop! Still, Lt. Whitney suggested that if hemp were legalized in Vermont and permits issued, there would be an incentive to plant a couple more valuable pot plants. There would have to be “additional training,” he said, for Vermont troopers to be able to tell pot plants from hemp plants. But a following witness from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, addressing the Vermont lawmakers by speakerphone, said that had not been their experience in Canada, where hemp is legal and a profitable cash crop for farmers. “We really don’t have a big issue with the hemp growers,” said Sgt. Hoover of the Saskatchewan Drug Unit. “It’s such a different-looking crop,” he told his attentive Vermont audience. “It really doesn’t look like marijuana,” he repeated. “There’s basically just one flower on top, so most people really don’t know what it is.” Sgt. Hoover testified, “It would be really easy to spot marijuana plants in the center of a hemp field because there’s such a difference in the look. Hemp plants are absolutely filled with seeds and, of course, marijuana are all female plants, so there are no seeds. They want the smokable
product,” said the Sarge from Saskatoon. As for smoking hemp to get high, said Sgt. Hoover, “You’d have to smoke 400 pounds of it to even get a smile on your face,” a comment that brought a few smiles to the faces of the committee members. As it is, he said, “Marijuana is huge everywhere up here. Most of our marijuana grows are indoors. A lot better product. Readily available anywhere. Canadian marijuana,” said the Canadian cop, with a touch of pride in his voice, “is pretty popular.” The committee also heard from an organic grain farmer from Orwell. Ken Van Hazinga grows wheat, soybeans, barley, oats, black beans, sunflowers and more on a couple hundred acres. “It would add to the list of crops,” said Van Hazinga, “anytime you can extend your rotation Compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, can be used almost anywhere. and grow more varieties, it helps They come in a range of sizes, shapes, wattages and brightness. There your soil health.” are dimmables, reflectors (floodlights) and covered bulbs. And, if you It also extends the spacing in replace your six most-used bulbs with CFLs, you can certainly create an the crop rotation, which also energy-efficient home. For more info about how CFLs can save you money and reduce pollution, visit newbulbintown.com. improves soil health. “There’s less disease problems,” said the farmer, “and it’s Chop Shop Hair Design is easier to balance your nutrient requirements.” Van Hazinga also said his next-door neighbor, an organic dairy farmer, was interested in using hemp fibers for bedding. “Fifteen years ago,” said Van Hazinga, “there were few of us 3x8-EfficiencyVT013008.indd 1 growing organic grain in EVTCFL_0047 // Seven Days // 6”x8” // BW // PDF Line Screen 85 // “Wanted” 1/25/08 4:57:58 PM Vermont. Now,” he said, “they’re beating down my doors.” Interesting. The committee was still wrapStudent, Military, Police, and Fire / EMT discounts offered with ID ping up testimony on the bill Stop in or call for your appointment today. Tuesday as this edition of “Inside Track” hit the deadline. Stay tuned.
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A tremor from ongoing shock waves in the national newspaper industry recently shook Vermont journalism, as the state’s only independent Sunday magazine got buried in a money-saving move. The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and The Rutland Herald terminated the jointly published Vermont Sunday Magazine on January 13 after a nearly 24-year run. Its loss is being lamented in letters to the editors of the locally owned twin papers published by R. John Mitchell. Veteran Vermont journalists are also mourning the mag’s passing, which, they worry, will deprive readers of its in-depth reporting on statewide issues. But close observers, including the magazine’s own editor, were not surprised by its demise. “I’m disappointed, certainly, and I’m proud of what we did,” says Dirk Van Susteren, who oversaw the publication for much of his 22 years at the Times Argus. “But I’m maybe not surprised, because these are hard times for newspapers.” Steve Terry, the magazine’s first managing editor, says he’s impressed it lasted so long. The founders fretted from the start, Terry recalls, because, even combined, the two papers constituted the smallest Sunday publishing entity in the country bold enough to create its own mag. “We knew sustaining it with ads was going to be a struggle,” Terry says. Because it was a tabloid inserted in broadsheet newspapers, the Sunday magazine required a separate press run, which made it “expensive to produce,” notes TA editor Sue Allen. She and Mitchell declined to say how much money
will be saved as a result of the supplement’s cessation and the attendant departure of Van Susteren, the only TA/RH employee who worked exclusively on the magazine. Mitchell did acknowledge that circulation slippage compels him to “weigh every resource we’re spending.” The papers now have combined Sunday sales of about 30,000, he says, noting that migration of readers and advertisers to Internet outlets is hurting Vermont’s dailies — though not to the extent it is hurting larger papers such as the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. Several independent Sunday magazines around the country have been sacrificed in efforts to cut costs. Only about 25 survive today, compared to 50 a decade ago. Two national chains continue to publish Sunday mags that are inserted into a total of about 1000 newspapers. Parade, owned by Advance Publications, appears in 400 papers with a combined circulation of 32 million. About 23 million copies of USA Weekend, a Gannett product, are distributed by 600 newspapers, including The Burlington Free Press, Bennington Banner and Brattleboro Reformer. Neither of these Sunday supplements carries state-specific feature stories or homespun advice columns like those the Vermont Sunday Magazine published week after week. Readers of her paper won’t be forced to forego much high-quality content, TA editor Allen argues. For the past year and a half, she notes, the front page of the Sunday Times Argus has been running major analytical pieces such as those often featured on the
magazine’s cover. The decision to kill the Sunday mag was initially centered on financial considerations, but soon came to be viewed as an opportunity to “invigorate” the entire newspaper, Allen says. The magazine’s format had “gotten tired over the years,” she observes. Van Susteren agrees that publishing the mag on newsprint limited its visual appeal. And the tabloid shape made it hard for some readers to locate the magazine amidst the advertising flyers inserted into the Sunday paper, Mitchell adds. It was “nostalgia” for the publication’s unique identity that enabled it to last longer than financial factors dictated, Allen says. Publisher Mitchell adds that he understands the sorrowful response to the mag’s death, because it did have a distinct place in Vermont journalism. But almost the entire contents of the magazine have been shifted to other sections of the Sunday Times Argus and Rutland Herald, Mitchell notes. Indeed, the papers ran an announcement on Sunday, January 20, suggesting they were merely changing the magazine’s appearance and placement, thereby making it “easier to find, easier to read.” It’s “disingenuous” to spin the demise of such a distinct product as simply a shift in formats, says longtime Vermont journalist Hamilton Davis, an occasional contributor to the Vermont Sunday Magazine. To him, its disappearance is “a real shame.” He says there are now only one or two publications in the state in which readers can find long, detailed stories on topics of importance to Vermonters. >
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BURLINGTON Do Burlingtonians want a rock- and ice-climbing wall on the waterfront, or more public gardens, picnic tables and park benches? Would they prefer a new children’s museum, sailing center, outdoor ice rink and public café, or unobstructed views of the lake on undeveloped parkland? In short, will Queen City residents give the now-defunct Moran Plant a second lease on life, or vote to tear it down and start anew? On Tuesday, March 4, voters will be asked to decide the fate of the 54-year-old brick edifice that has been empty since it was decommissioned in 1986. After a year of planning, informationgathering sessions and feasibility studies, the city will ask voters to approve a $21 million proposal to rehab the old electric plant into a year-round, multi-use, “green” recreation center. Mayor Bob Kiss says the “Moran Center at the Waterfront Park” would benefit a broad cross-section of citizens
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VERMONT — Vermont is renowned for being a great place to ride a bike. Scenery and quiet country roads abound. Safety, however, is in shorter supply. With roughly 50 percent of the roads unpaved and many without a designated shoulder, it takes bravery, luck and good handling skills to keep the rubber side down. Bike advocates are hoping to better cyclists’ odds this legislative session with three bills that confer and clarify rights and responsibilities for motorists and cyclists. Though still in the early miles of the legislative journey, the bills are already experiencing a bumpy ride, as the Senate Transportation Committee expresses concerns about enforcement and the chance of increased hostility between bikers and motor vehicles. The centerpiece of the bikesafety bills — H.577, H.578 and S.275 — is a new requirement that motorists leave at least 3 feet between their vehicles and a cyclist while passing that cyclist. A similar recommendation has existed for some time in the driver’s manual from the Department of Motor Vehicles but does not have the force of law. Other features of the proposals include designating cyclists as “vulnerable users” in relation to the negligent operation of a motor vehicle; giving cyclists the ability to “take the lane” to make left turns; and further protecting bike riders from the dreaded “right hook,” which happens when a car turns right immediately in front of a cyclist going in the same direction. Nancy Schultz, executive director of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition, says the 3foot-rule concept has been around for a long time. Wisconsin has had such a law since 1973, she notes. Eight other states also have it, and an equal number are working on one right now. For Vermont, Schultz sees the main benefit of such legislation as “the opportunity to educate the general public. Because motorists are often unaware of what it feels like to be passed too fast and too close when you’re on a bicycle.” Sympathy for cyclists was flowing freely at the Senate Transportation Committee hearing on S.275 a few weeks ago, especially from Senator Philip Scott (R-Washington), 49, an avid race-car driver and road-bike rider. Scott couldn’t endorse the 3-foot rule because, he says, “I think it will be very difficult to enforce. I think it’s subjective at best and very hard to administer.” Scott adds that he’s concerned the law will “create more animosity between motorists and cyclists than we have right now,” explaining that cyclists will upbraid motorists for passing with less than 3 feet, while motorists will resent cyclists for having a special privilege. The bill didn’t get past the committee. Judy Bond, 54, of Underhill, is the board member of the coalition that’s driving these bills in front of lawmakers this year. She’s been
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safely. And 3 feet, Bond says, better defines a “safe pass.” Senator Scott questions the propriety of a law that’s not designed to be enforced, and says there are better ways to achieve safety, namely through a cycling component in driver education. “There has to be more respect somewhere, and I’m not sure this piece of legislation creates that,” Scott says. Meanwhile, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition will meet with law-enforcement representatives to massage the language of the Senate bill into something that might get a more favorable reception. That process will also impact the content of the bills before the House, which are more comprehensive than the Senate version, and include the “vulnerable user” provision, the “take the lane” ability, and the “right hook” law. Advocates reportedly will explain their support of H.577 to the House Judiciary Committee later this week. But whether or not the coalition is successful in the legislature this year, Schultz says its education efforts, including the “Share the Road” campaign, will continue. “We ask cars to pass bicyclists the same way that they pass another vehicle,” she says. “One of the board members uses the expression, ‘Treat us like a tractor.’” >
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MAKING ‘FARM-FRESH’ CHOICES I’d like to make a few comments about the recent article “Milking the Issue� [January 16]. Surely everyone must realize we can get sick from any food, if it is contaminated. Listeria can and does sicken people, but it doesn’t just come from raw or fresh milk, as not clarified by UVM microbiologist Catherine Donnelly. Listeria can come from pasteurized products also. In a recent article in central Massachusetts by Stephen Smith (Globe Staff, dated 12/28/07), [it] states two people died and two were very ill from Listeria after consuming milk from a particular dairy. It is a dairy with a very good reputation for cleanliness and good treatment of their herd. It was found after testing the dairy’s equipment that it was free of Listeria and it was decided that the contamination happened during bottling or adding flavoring. How much more “Russian roulette with your health� is consuming fresh milk, as people do and have for centuries all over the world, as enjoying an over-easy egg, a rare hamburger or Caesar salad. All of these foods can make one sick. All can harbor pathogens. Fresh vegetables have been known to cause sicknesses that kill the elderly, young or those with compromised immune systems. My belief is that if someone wants to purchase a farm-fresh product, any product, for his or her own use and consumption, that they should visit the farm it is produced on . . . If you are happy with what you see and decide to continue with the purchase, you have done so with “eyes wide open.� If you choose to buy or consume a farm-fresh product without visiting the farm, sightunseen, that is also a choice . . . For those interested in knowing more about fresh milk from a source other than the FDA, I suggest The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Foods, by Ron Schmid, ND. Kelly Quenneville HUNTINGTON
CLARIFYING THE STATS Seven Days: Thank you for your excellent paper and for the article by Amy Lilly in your January 16-23 issue (“Choice, Before and After�), which highlighted Judy Tyson’s and my involvement in the history of abortion in Vermont in the 1970s. Our involvement was not individual but rather as two of a large group of people who believed that safely performed abortions should be available to all women, regardless of residence, age and income, as a public health action to preserve their health and life. I would appreciate being allowed to explain further a statement attributed to me. The article states, “Currently, less than half of Americans think abortion should be available
on demand.� What I actually had intended to say is that this statistic is from a recent poll with young women aged 18-29. In fact, most nationwide polls do not ask this question by referring to “abortion on demand,� a very loaded phrase open to individual interpretation. What polls usually ask respondents is a variation of the following four opinions: Are you in favor of (1) having abortion remain legal in all cases; (2) remain legal in most cases, or do you believe; (3) abortion should be illegal in most cases or; (4) illegal in all cases. I have reviewed a number of such nationwide polls conducted with adults, women and men in 2007, and there is remarkable agreement in the results: Between 55 and 60 percent of respondents believe abortion should remain legal in all or most cases. Emma Ottolenghi WATERBURY CENTER
SEEING PARALLELS I share Dr. Emma Ottolenghi’s experience that the vast majority of women who have abortions are “relieved� and at peace with their actions [“Choice, Before and After,� January 16]. But why don’t we know who all these relatively contented women are? They are certainly in roles at every level of society. In fact, it seems to be much harder to come out and be out about having had an abortion than about being gay, yet there are a number of parallels between the two. Both cases involve people who often have to struggle to assert ownership of their bodies. Both groups have been the targets of hateful, menacing protests and have faced tremendous societal disapproval. The actions of both groups are also often characterized as “mere� choice. While each action we perform is technically a choice, pro-choice folks might look to gay rights as an example and consider moving on from such language. This is because both gay people and women who have had abortions are responding to deep self-awareness that guides them to follow their own consciences, even in the face of rejection and intimidation. Of course, expressing one’s sexuality is a part of day-today living, while a person’s medical history involving minor surgery usually isn’t. I have found, however, that personal interactions with others who are different have the most powerful effect on our beliefs. Behind the homophobic leadership of Catholics and Evangelicals are many, many religious people whose personal experiences with gay people have dislodged stonyhearted fear and bigotry. Some sort of heightened visibility around abortion might help create the kind of personal knowledge that leads others, especially men, to understand the true importance of reproductive freedom. Matthew Webb MONTPELIER
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The group contends that smart demolition would be far less expensive than the city’s proposal, and that the Moran Plant could be put to better use if its materials were reused and recycled. Owen Mulligan is a member of the Green Democratic Alliance, which gathered 1340 signatures to put the demolition measure on the ballot. Mulligan says his group’s primary objection to the mayor’s plan is the cost, about $7.3 million of which would be borne by the city. “We know that people are already strapped in Burlington and being taxed out of their homes,” he argues. “Any increase in property taxes we don’t see as a good sign, and that possibility does exist [with the mayor’s plan].” But Kiss, who’s invested considerable time and effort in putting together an eco-friendly proposal with a broad range of uses, says those concerns are unwarranted. “It’s a significant public asset that will serve the community, families, children and youth,” Kiss says. “We
have a resource that can serve Burlington well, and it makes sense that we use it. Proposing to knock down that asset without regard for all its potential benefits doesn’t make sense to me.” The mayor’s proposal includes three tenants at the Center: the
»news would increase property taxes, arguing that any such plan would first require voter approval. If the rec center gets the voters’ thumbs-up, Kiss estimates it would generate about $2 million annually onsite, as well as a $6 million “ripple effect” in the local economy. He
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STOWE — The specter of a warmer world scares a lot of people, including skiers. That’s why, when faced with the need to do a project for his bar mitzvah in May, Josh Wolfgang, 12, a ski racer from Stowe, picked a cause that hits close to home: He’s organizing the Race Against Global Warming for skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers, on February 9 at Spruce Peak. Wolfgang describes a mitzvah project as “a huge requirement in your bar mitzvah, and it’s a project where you do a good deed.” He says his similarly situated friends are doing such things as raising money around town and spending time with the youngsters of the Jewish Community of Greater Stowe. Wolfgang, however, wanted to do something a little more fun. But it wasn’t until he saw a show about global warming on TV
that he decided to do the race. As an avid skier with the Mt. Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club, climate change has Wolfgang a little worried about the future of his sport, and his community. “It’s happening right now and affecting a lot of things already,” he says. “Even the winters are shorter up here.” The middle-schooler is also concerned about awareness of the issue among his peers. Entry fees from the race will “pay for a speaker to come to school to tell students what they can do about global warming,” he explains. “That’s kind of why I did it.” Wolfgang says he’s meeting with his science teachers to come up with a list of possible speakers. The race has a long list of sponsors and supporters, one of whom is Tamara Burke, local owner of the tourism website www.gate
waytostowe.com. She thinks the race is “a wonderful mitzvah project for a young man,” and hopes it’s the first of many such events in the community. “I think the ski industry is aware that it is an energy-intensive sport,” she says, which makes it incumbent on skiers to reduce and offset their CO2 emissions. To sweeten the deal for race entrants, Wolfgang has amassed a raft of prizes with some help from his father, David, 56, who owns Pinnacle Ski and Sports in Stowe. Chances are, everyone who participates in the race will get a prize. “It’s quite unbelievable,” David says of his enterprising son; “he took my rep book and went to town.” To register, call the Mount Mansfield Ski & Snowboard Club at 253-7704. More info, www.therace againstglobalwarming.com. >
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“Since he was born here, Montpelier was perhaps his first subject.� What’s particularly interesting, she notes, is how many of the buildings in the paintings still exist. The Montpelier Heritage Group would like to keep it that way. “It’s always good to connect today’s view of the town compared to 130 years ago,� notes Margot George, the group’s president. “We coupled that with a discussion of Home Depot, touching on the fact that this is the commu-
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A picture is worth a thousand words, to be sure, but it can’t be often that an exhibition of 19th-century paintings informs a heated discussion of . . . Home Depot. That’s what happened last Thursday evening at the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. The genre images were made by the venue’s namesake, Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903); the occasion was the annual meeting of the Montpelier Heritage Group. Their first speaker, gallery
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director Joyce Mandeville, talked about Wood’s work; next up was Eric Gilbertson of Citizens for Community and Local Prosperity (CCLP), whose goal is to preserve traditional downtowns in central Vermont, and whose current imperative is to block construction of a Home Depot on the Barre-Montpelier Road. Aside from the fact that the gallery is a lovely place to gather, the particular selection of Wood’s paintings on display was apropos: Many of them depicted Montpelier in the post-Civil War era, long before anyone thought of building a big-box store. Wood “was a proud Montpelierite,� says Mandeville.
nity Wood lived in, how much it’s changed and how much it might change.� The 32-year-old heritage group isn’t just nostalgic for the past; it has preservation on the agenda. “Our goals are twofold,� George explains. “To explore the history of the community, but also, in the present day, make sure its attributes are maintained and make sure the community understands them.� That resonates with Eric Gilbertson. Retired from a career as a historic preservationist, the Montpelier resident now works part-time for the Preservation Trust of Vermont and heads up
CCLP. The latter group was spurred to action over the proposed Home Depot — the 134,000-square-foot store would be built on the former Ames site. And that size doesn’t include the vast parking lot, Gilbertson points out. “That’s a big store for central Vermont.� CCLP is hoping to be granted “party status� in the Act 250 hearings on the superstore, in order to address what Gilbertson terms the “economic pollution� of the area. “There are environmental issues, water-quality issues, traffic issues,� he itemizes, “but the impact on the downtowns — that affects the people who live and work there.� Vermont’s capital city successfully blocked a McDonald’s years ago, but Home Depot is a Goliath of a different order, one that would threaten the survival of any number of locally owned small businesses, Gilbertson says. The Act 250 process is scheduled to begin in mid-February. Meanwhile, Joyce Mandeville is taking down the Wood exhibition this week and putting up another, drawing from hundreds of paintings in the gallery’s collection. It’s a job that has made her intimately familiar with these images. Vermont wasn’t so treed in Wood’s day, Mandeville notes, and so the architecture in the Montpelier scenes is prominent. “There used to be a covered bridge where the Shaw’s is now,� she muses. Her favorite painting? One of three men arguing on the capitol steps. “Some things,� Mandeville says wryly, “never change.� >
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Vermont Gallery Owner Puts Wind in His Sales BY PAMELA POLSTON
In his day job, Marshfield-based Andrew Perchlik is the executive director of Renewable Energy Vermont (see story this issue, “Green Miles,� as well as www. revermont.org). But on top of advocating all manner of alternative energy sources in the peakoil era, he “moonlights� as a gallery owner, too. A virtual gallery, that is — see www.REimaginations.com. On it viewers will find artwork of a highly specialized sort: Every image features a wind turbine. That’s right, the outsized pinwheels that could be providing the State of Vermont with clean, sustainable energy right now, if only . . . Well, we won’t get into the politics of power here. Suffice it to say that wind energy — particularly the idea of turbines topping a Green Mountain ridgeline — is controversial. But many advocates find the tall, graceful structures aesthetically pleasing. And if you’re one of those people, REimaginations has an image in your price range — from $2 postcard versions of Mark Beesley’s stunning oils to $3600 for Anne
“WINDFARM VERMONT� BY SABRA FIELD Subercaseaux’s minimalist painting of, yes, turbines on a green ridgeline. Perchlik isn’t just blowing hot air. He reports that sales are growing — especially so at, say, a national energy conference attended by bigwigs with expense accounts. “They have money for art in their corporate headquarters,� Perchlik explains. “I just sold a painting to a Shell windenergy subsidiary in Houston.� He organized an exhibit at the 2006 American Wind Energy Association conference, and hopes to do so again this year. In addi-
tion, Perchlik says, he can showcase the artworks at REV’s annual conference in Burlington, and is seeking a local venue for a public exhibit as well. But Perchlik still isn’t satisfied. “I’m trying to get more artists to do wind turbines,� he says. “If they have wind art already or if they’re interested in doing so, they should contact me.� Note to artists: Perchlik takes a 35 percent commission — less than many a bricks-andmortar gallery. Got turbines? Email perchlik@ REimaginations.com. >
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A handful of Vermont filmmakers reaped the fruits of their labors last weekend. On Saturday evening, out west in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Festival’s grand-jury prize went to Frozen River, a gritty drama about a border-town human smuggling operation that was shot in Plattsburgh last March. Nate Beaman of Burlington remembers that shoot. “We shot for somewhere in the area of 24 days, almost all night exteriors with no place to get warm — often in freezing rain or a storm of some sort,â€? he writes in an email. “Always near Lake Champlain and often in super-sub-zero temperatures; one day the camera even froze, it was so cold.â€? An indie filmmaker who also serves as a hired gun on other people’s projects — Frozen River was written and directed by New Yorker Courtney Hunt — Beaman worked as Best Boy Grip on the film. He was joined on its lighting crew by two of his old classmates from Burlington College, Adam Lukens and Justin “Rustyâ€? Bennett. Beaman notes, “We all also worked on Sugar, which was also a huge festival hit.â€? Meanwhile, the documentary Fields of Fuel, in which eco-activist director Josh Tickell takes a cross-country road trip in his biofueled veggie van, won a Sundance audience award. Vermonters had a sneak peek at the doc at two Roxy screenings last December, thanks to Tickell’s fiancĂŠe Rebecca Harrell, a Hinesburg native and L.A. actress. Back on home turf, Stowe filmmaker Heath Eiden was taking a likely future festival entrant for a test drive. Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary is a documentary chronicling Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign through the eyes of Eiden, a guy with a camera who created his own “media empire,â€? DeanTV. org, so he could get a press pass as crowds around the candidate thickened. On Saturday at 11 a.m., “about 50â€? people showed up for a screening of his rough cut at Montpelier’s Savoy Theater, Eiden says. So did a WCAX reporter. The next day, at Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas in Burlington, Roadshow’s audience swelled to about 100, and Wilson Ring of the Associated Press wrote a story about the movie that landed in Monday’s Boston Globe. In a phone interview, 39-yearold Eiden says he arranged the screenings partially as a local fundraiser ($10 donations were suggested) but primarily to catch the interest of a distributor. “I’m looking for a partner to help with finishing costs,â€? he explains. “We just need bells and whistles at this point.â€? Did the tactic work? “There’s nothing definitive, but meetings are set up,â€? says Eiden. When he was starting out on his film, he explains, “I was able to make connections and bang on doors. I find that my phone calls are being returned now, because they remember what I was working on.â€? Eiden spent about two years on and off the road with Dean, tak-
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vignettes It hardly seems fair that Montpelier gets all those politicians and Olivia, but it’s true: The adorable girl-pig heroine of the kiddy-lit Olivia series stars in the town’s next StoryWalk — an all-ages, monthlong event that combines reading and exercise. Thirty-two downtown businesses are participating by putting one page each in their windows, along with other porcine dÊcor; a map can be found at the Rite Aid throughout February . . . Speaking of reading: Former Gov-
ernor Madeleine Kunin presents a sneak peek of her forthcoming book, Pearls, Politics and Power, published by Vermont’s Chelsea Green, this Thursday, January 31, at the Black Box Theater in the Lake and College Building in Burlington. (Hillary, are you listening?) The ticketed event benefits Vermont Democrats. Reservations, aquinn@vtdemocrats.org or 2291783 . . .
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Curses, Foiled Again While James
Miller, 38, was being held as a burglary suspect in Dedham, Mass., he called his girlfriend to tell her to sneak him a handcuff key while hugging or kissing in court. Authorities thwarted the plan by monitoring Miller’s phone conversations — as inmates are clearly warned will happen — and then intercepting Theresa Fougere, 46, who turned over the key. • Poor planning started early for a 12year-old girl suspected of robbing a Girl Scout who was selling cookies in Savannah, Ga. Police Sgt. Mike Wilson said the 10-year-old Girl Scout reported that the suspect first placed an order, then snatched $28 from the victim and fled. Police went to the address on the order form and arrested the suspect.
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news quirks Hosed A firefighter driving a truck to
a training class in Washington, D.C., heard a call about a house fire and notified his supervisor he was just a few blocks away and could help. The supervisor told Lt. Gerald Burton to ignore the fire and keep going to the training class. Instead, Burton responded to neighbors’ pleas and told his supervisor he and another firefighter with him were going to help. They were first on the scene and put out the blaze. Nobody was injured. Burton was suspended without pay for disobeying his supervisor.
Hot Flashes Fires during surgery in
the United States might number in the hundreds each year rather than the 50 to 100 that patient safety groups previ-
ously estimated, according to the latest statistics. “The numbers are higher than we expected,” Mark Bruley of the ECRI Institute, a health-care research organization that helps Pennsylvania compile patient-safety statistics, told the Boston Globe. ECRI noted that 44 percent of operating room fires occur during head, face, neck and chest surgery, when electrical surgical tools are closest to oxygen that patients are breathing. • A surgeon who rubbed an alcoholbased cleaning solution on a patient’s abdomen decided to remove a mole from her stomach with a hot cauterizing instrument. “Blue flames immediately shot up from her midsection,” Dr. Hubert Johnson told Massachusetts public health investigators, “similar to a flambé.” Antoinette DiPhillipo, 35, suffered first-
BY ROLAND SWEET and second-degree burns. • A 40-year-old Swedish woman undergoing hemorrhoid surgery was also having a lump removed by electrosurgery. The newspaper Aftonbladet reported that after a nurse at Stockholm’s Ersta Hospital cleaned the patient’s backside with an antiseptic solution, the patient caught fire when the electrical current was turned on to begin operating.
The Finer Points of Sustainability The Fur Council of Canada
launched print ads promoting fur as good for the environment. “When you buy fur, you are helping support people on the land, people who have a direct personal interest in protecting nature,”
states one of the ads by the Montréalbased council, which represents tens of thousands of trappers. Another ad criticizes faux fur for containing nonrenewable petrochemicals, pointing out, “Fur, by contrast, is a natural, renewable and sustainable resource.” • Bagpipes are bad for the environment, according to the conservation group Fauna & Flora International (FFI), which pointed out that Scotland’s national instrument is helping wipe out African Blackwood, which has been used to make Highland pipes since Scottish mariners began bringing it back from Africa in the 18th century. It replaced the native bog oak because it made a sweeter sound. Urging action to save the species, the FFI asked musicians and bagpipe-makers to switch to wood from managed Blackwood forests and to pay as much as $85 to plant “bagpipe trees” to atone for the environmental damage bagpipes have already caused. “The response so far, particularly from Scotland, has been incredible,” said Kirsty Thomson of the charity Good Gifts, which organized the pay-to-plant campaign. • Researchers at the University of Alberta concluded Canadians could save energy by getting rid of older refrigerators being used to store beverages. Researcher Denise Young found that 30 percent of Canada’s 11.5 million households have so-called beer fridges and that 20 percent of those are energy-inefficient older models. • Divorce is bad for the environment because it squanders resources, costing as much as $6.9 billion in extra utility costs per year in the United States alone to power separate households, according
to a study reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. “Not only in the United States, but also other countries, including developing countries such as China and places with strict religious policies regarding divorce, are having more divorced households,” said co-author Jianguo Liu of Michigan State University. “The consequent increases in consumption of water and energy and using more space are being seen everywhere.”
Hindus in the News When a
statue of the Hindu deity Ganesh arrived at a Chicago household broken, a religious leader told Dignesh and Anu Solanki to wrap the figure in a red cloth and place it in a lake or river to prevent bad luck. When authorities found Anu’s car near the Des Plaines River, they presumed she attempted to carry out the instructions but had fallen into the river and drowned. Divers began searching for her body. Four days later, Anu Solanki turned up in Los Angeles, where she said she had fled with another man because she wanted to leave her husband. “She indicated that she was not a victim of abuse in their relationship,” Cook County sheriff’s official Bill Cunningham said. “She just stated she regretted getting married and wanted out of the marriage.” • After art lovers protested shipping two terra-cotta statues of the Hindu deity Vishnu from Bangladesh to France because they feared the statues might be stolen, the statues were stolen. Ayub Quadri, the government’s cultural affairs adviser, said thieves took the 1500-yearold statues from a high-security cargo area at Dhaka’s international airport.
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Cecil, Do mice really have a particular fondness for cheese, as cartoons tell us? Enyce Hey, Cecil, Why don’t they make rat- or mouse-flavoured cat food? Simon Lord, Ireland For generations reared on Tom & Jerry and their ilk, the story of the mouse’s struggle for its place in a universe of cats and cheese has acquired a resonance to rival the great themes of mythology and literature. But how much of the saga as we understand it is accurate? Let’s run it down. • Mice and cats. Generally, yes, the scent of a cat, even one that’s a crummy mouser, should help keep mice away. Over the millennia, mice and rats have evolved a strong aversion to the smell of cats and other predators; laboratory-bred rodents hundreds of generations removed from the wild will freak out upon catching a mere whiff of cat. Unless, of course, they’re somehow reconfigured not to. In a study published late last year, for instance, Japanese researchers reported on a strain of mutant mice they’d whipped up that lacked certain crucial mechanisms for interpreting odors. These mice could smell cats just fine but didn’t know they were supposed to be afraid. Confronted with a cat, they chose to investigate or even try to play rather than flee. Another exception that proves the rule is the case of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, discussed here a couple years back when the topic was a possible link between cat poop and schizophrenia. A quick recap: T. gondii infects a variety of mammals, including rats, but can reproduce only when the host animal is a cat; one of its evolutionary tricks is to make infected rats act weird, improving their odds of being caught by cats and thereby allowing the parasite to spread. A key form of said weird behavior: T. gondii-infected rats not only fear cat odor less, they’re actually drawn to it. So, since about a third of wild rats carry the parasite, having a cat in the house will repel the majority of rats but might encourage some in the minority to stop by. • Mice and food. As anyone who’s found himself sharing living quarters with a mouse can attest, mice are opportunistic eaters: If something’s got even a speck of nutritional value, it’s on the menu. Cheese has been considered a staple of the foraging mouse’s diet at least since Aesop was writing fables, and there’s no reason to think that it would make particularly poor mousetrap bait. But according to a 2006 UK study, cheese is actually too low in sugar to be a mouse’s first choice of food; given their druthers, mice tend to prefer things like grains and fruit — the kind of stuff they’re likely to run
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I didn’t do the piece. But I suspected then what I know now: that the media could generate endless copy (and ad revenue) keeping their sights on women on the edge, the edge between crying at work and rejecting the very idea of crying at work; between vulnerable, incompetent, manipulative or otherwise oldfashioned femininity and the sort of sexual equality that expects women to dish it out and take it, just like men. I thought about those weeping workers when an exhausted Hillary Rodham Clinton teared up and — the pundits surmise — won the hearts of enough New Hampshire women to take the state’s Democratic primary. My first reaction was, What? Women voted for her because she cried? Had we gotten nowhere since the crying-at-work story? Maybe the anti-suffragists were right. Women are too sentimental to vote rationally. Then I remembered that nobody votes rationally. In this most apolitical of nations, folks choose the person they’d relish having dinner with. It’s called “likeability,” and it’s apparently what won George W. Bush the White House in 2004. Even after Abu Ghraib, more than half the voters still wanted to eat a burger with the guy. Gallup gauges our dinner-companion preferences with a “feeling thermometer,” whose scale of warmth and coolness ranges from zero to 100 degrees. In September 2007, Barack Obama was the only candidate whose readings averaged over 50 — 53, to be exact — among both Democrats and Republicans. But go figure: The vicious, petty and none-too-bright Rudy Giuliani was right behind him at 50, with Hillary trailing Rudy by a point. “Poli Psy” is a monthly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Judith Levine, email levine@ sevendaysvt.com.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA
Hillary’s scorching 82 degrees among Democrats was balanced by the coldest of cold shoulders nationally. The latter was surely an expression of sexism, nauseatingly evident on the Internet: “Stupid bitch,” her detractors call her. “Cunt,” “slut,” “lesbian,” “feminazi,” “Satan.” But even that 82-degree warmth wasn’t translating into the desire to vote for her. At least it hadn’t in Iowa. The conventional wisdom about Hillary’s tears was that they “humanized” her. I don’t think so. I think they feminized her. Columnist and leading Hillary-basher Bill Kristol called the show of emotion stagecraft. But Clinton has been assiduously self-feminizing since Cookiegate, and anyone who’s paid attention can tell the real from the crocodile tears; these were authentic. Why, then, did she move so many women this time? My guess is they, too, were tired; and they saw in
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Hillary their own frustrations in the relentless, maybe futile, effort of balancing femininity and humanity. Let’s just say, feminism’s work is never done. Still, feminism has knocked down some of the most rigid of gender’s strictures. For proof, look not at Hillary Clinton but at her Democratic opponent Barack Obama. So far, Barack has suffered none of the personal scrutiny Hillary has. He is, as she admits, one likeable guy. But is he presidential? If he is, it’s not in the mold of any of his rivals. Obama is not a war hero like John McCain. He is not a Christian patriarch like Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee. He’s not even a wise and worldweary father figure like Bill Richardson. He is not, in short, conventionally, presidentially masculine. Indeed, I’d argue the quality that makes Barack Obama likeable — and potentially electable — is that he is not a particularly manly man. His youth makes him charismatic, but his is the youthful charisma of a generation that embraces metrosexuals and daddies with Snugglis. He is sexy, but he doesn’t swing his dick to prove it, like the strutting Dubya or the molassesmouthed Bill Clinton or even like Obama’s hero, that other philanderer, Jack Kennedy. (The effect of this laid-back sexiness isn’t all pretty. It may also mitigate racist terrors among white men of the mythic hypersexual African.) Hillary still must walk a skinny path between being a woman and looking like a (read: male) president. We’ve come a long way — she’s on the stump — but the story of her campaign would not be out of place in that Emo binder. Meanwhile, the decades since the second wave of feminism have only broadened the emotional field for male politicians. One indicator: Since 1972, when an errant tear sank Edmund Muskie’s boat, the roster of presidents and presidential hopefuls who have wept includes Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Mitt Romney. On this field, Obama is free to be both sweet and steely, diplomatic and belligerent. And if he wins the White House, his wife won’t have to squeeze her tall frame into the space left by the cuddly Laura Bush. Rather, Michelle Obama will assume
the mantle of a professional, egalitarian First Lady, secured at considerable personal cost by her husband’s rival. In the fickle calculus of American sexual politics, a female candidate may never hit the perfect balance between femininity and humanity. No wonder it moves so many of us to watch Hillary try, even when she looks clumsy doing so. But I like her best when she stops trying. When she tells the world she’s just going to be herself: a woman, like most women and men of the 21st century, who lives somewhere between the genders. One of those moments came five days before the famous tears. It was during the last New Hampshire debate, when the moderator asked her to respond to critics who say she isn’t likeable enough to win. “That hurts my feelings,� Clinton said, her mouth assuming a moue that both transmitted her vulnerability and parodied the very softness she was being condemned for lacking. Then she laughed and added, “But I’ll try to go on.� Not going on — that is, pausing to be wounded — may be tough for Hillary. But no one in that audience doubted she’d have to try very hard to go on. They laughed with her, the girl who refuses to burst into tears at the office. Neither Clinton nor Obama is my ideal candidate (mine would never win in America), but I’ll be thrilled to vote for either of them. At this point, I’m leaning toward Obama because I believe he is marginally better on the war. But I’m trying to calculate how gender will factor in the final contest. Obama may be different enough from McCain to beat him, if McCain wins the Republican nomination. On the other hand, that Gen-X masculinity could be crushed by the machismo of the grizzled prisoner of war. Whereas Hillary may be man enough to beat McCain. Early in the women’s movement, some wondered whether feminism would free men first. In this election we’re witnessing one way in which it has. I don’t begrudge Obama the advantage; I much prefer his brand of masculinity to the older kinds. But let it be acknowledged: The feminism that is an albatross around Hillary Rodham Clinton’s neck is giving Barack Obama wings. >
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While Governor Douglas dreams of Vermont leading the way in the emissions-trading market, others are already grabbing the green
Picture this: It’s 2030, and all is well in Vermont. This morning, as on every weekday morning, hundreds — perhaps thousands — of men and women get into their electric, hybrid or bio-fueled cars, head to their downtown offices, sit at their computers, and start to trade. For information about just what to trade and at what price, they phone or email fellow Vermonters, consultants working out of their homes or small offices scattered around the state. All these folks are making good money. And, like everyone else in the state, they’re paying precious little of it in state and local taxes. That’s because, while they and their trading partners are in the private sector, the state government takes a cut of every transaction. Who needs tax revenues when Vermont has developed the “green standard” for measuring carbon pricing, and our state is America’s carbon-trading headquarters? Paradise? Not quite, but pretty close. And whom do we have to thank for this? That guy who was governor back in the first decade of the 21st century. Douglas was his name. Jim Douglas, the one who said the Vermont green standard “[could] become” the nationwide carbon-pricing measure. That’s why our imaginary carbon-trading center, located on Pine Street in Burlington — in an award-winning building, ultra-modern and constructed entirely of recycled material — is called the James H. Douglas Memorial International Cap-and-Trade Center. Because none of this would have happened if it weren’t for Jim Douglas’ dream. OK. You can wake up now. Welcome to reality, in which what was just described is pretty close to an impossible dream. Except for the politics behind it. From that perspective, Douglas’ dream seems brilliant. Though Vermont is unlikely to become the carbon-trading capital of anything, the governor’s lofty idea might help him glide to a fourth term this November. His vision is “to develop a strategy that leverages the state’s green reputation into a leadership role in the emerging carbon-credit market.” The emerging what? We’ll get to that in a minute. One of the problems with this whole business is that the “carboncredit market” isn’t exactly the subject of your typical coffee shop or pub conversation. For now, just accept that there is such a thing as a carbon-credit market, and that it’s emerging. But just what is the foundation of the governor’s assertion that Vermont can become “the leader” in this market? Exactly what he said: the state’s “green reputation.” Armed with that and soon-to-be-developed “peer-reviewed standards,” which “will bear the Vermont brand — one that is known worldwide for being authentic, pure and unparalleled,” the governor assured his listeners at a November 20 press conference, “the Vermont green standard will be synonymous with a guarantee of rigorous expectations of reducing carbon emissions and helping to promote the goal of reversing global warming.” Aside from posing the question of who writes this stuff, the above Douglas comment is notable for its complete absence of data. When put forth by responsible governors of civilized states, proposals
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commonly have some kind of backing — statistical, historical, scientific. Not this one. Its intellectual father is not a scientist or an economist or an energy expert. It’s Jim Douglas, a career government official who understands public finance and how to win elections, but has no apparent expertise in greenhouse gases or credit markets. “It actually was the governor’s idea,” says John Sayles, deputy secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources and principal coordinator of the whole carbon-trading effort. When asked, he can’t name a single economist or energy expert from a think tank or university who examined Douglas’ idea and found it feasible. One such expert, William Pizer of Resources for the Future, a respected Washington think tank, pronounces himself puzzled by the proposal. “Most trading is electronic,” he says via email. “Does [Douglas] just mean he is going to bring in a bunch of policy/technical people to an office in Vermont?” In other words, even if “the Vermont green standard” becomes, well, standard, that Douglas Memorial building on Pine Street seems unlikely. All in all, the governor’s idea seems to be based on a variant of the Field of Dreams strategy: If you talk about it, it will come. Funny thing is, maybe it will. At least, some people who do have expertise in the field are suggesting that. Most of them work directly or indirectly for the state, giving them what the economists would call a marginal disincentive to call the governor’s idea dippy. But not all of them. So maybe this dream deserves some serious consideration, which has to begin with some explanation. Just what is carbon trading, anyway?
Start with “global warming,” which by now is common parlance. The world is getting warmer in part because every time an internal-combustion engine runs and almost every time a kilowatt of electricity is produced, carbon dioxide (CO2) wafts skyward. The engines are powered and the kilowatts produced by burning coal, oil or natural gas, all of which emit carbon. The CO2 and other gases trap the heat down here on Earth, acting like the roof of a vast greenhouse; hence the term “greenhouse gases.” The trick to slowing global warming is to get people to run those engines less and turn off the power more. Societies can do this by passing laws or by levying a tax on carbon production. Or they can tinker with the market to make using carbon more expensive, providing an incentive to conserve it. Mix it all up and voilà! — you get the terms “carbon trading” and “cap-andtrade,” which are neither interchangeable nor precisely descriptive. No one actually trades carbon, as in, “I’ll give you this lump of coal for that piece of graphite.” What people trade are permits, financial instruments, and how it works can be devilishly complicated. Maybe the easiest way to understand it is through the European system, which really is “cap and trade.” Governments there have set a cap on how much pollution can be emitted, requiring each company — say, a steel mill — to get emission permits saying it can put X amount of goop into the air. At the same time, the mill gets credits that give it the right to emit exactly that amount of goop.
There are opportunities to put the Vermont imprimatur on something, and what that something is needs to be defined. JEFFREY FROST, AGREFRESH
Suppose it goes over its limit, belching out too much goop. Then it has to buy credits from another company that pollutes less than its share. Or, if the mill stays under its limit, it can sell credits to another company that pollutes too much. The buyer in effect pays a “fine” for polluting more; the seller is rewarded for polluting less. The exchange takes its middle-man cut. If the cap is set low enough, the result is a net reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG), achieved at the lowest possible cost to both the companies and society at large. But the buyers and sellers are not the only players. Like commodity futures or mortgage derivatives — the “instruments” partly responsible for our current credit mess — these emission credits are tradable. You can buy some right now. Just click on “EU ETS” — the European Union Trading Scheme — and get out your credit card. Or call a broker to start buying and selling what are essentially pollution permits.
The carbon trading scheme is not without its fierce critics. Renowned Indian author and scientist Vandana Shiva says such a system is “in effect reward[ing] the polluters by assigning them rights to the atmosphere and trading in these rights to pollute.” She and her supporters decry the notion of “marketizing” and “monetizing” the health of the natural world. The anti-carbon trading forces were in Vermont last Saturday for the “March Toward a Better World” from the University of Vermont to Burlington City Hall, where they referred to carbon trading as “paying
to pollute.” According to England-based climate-policy analyst Larry Lohmann, one of the speakers, the motive behind what he calls “pollution trading” is to make “reducing emissions cheaper and more palatable for heavy polluters.” In the December 2006 issue of New Scientist, Lohmann went further, claiming that trading “won’t work” to reduce greenhouse gases. Even if it did work, says Brian Tokar, of the Institute for Social Ecology in Plainfield, “The question is, is this the best way to do it?” He prefers the strategies of “traditional regulation [and] taxing carbon.”
In their journals and rallies, the anti-carbon trading crowd may continue to fight, but in the real world, it has lost. Carbon trading is a key mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol. It is central to the European Union’s program to reduce greenhouse gases. The only arguments left — and they are substantive — are over its implementation. Even Greenpeace, decidedly on the left fringe of the environmental movement, endorses carbon trading. “We think [a carbon market] can be an important part of the solution,” Chris Miller, an ex-Vermonter who is the organization’s spokesman on global warming, says in an interview. “It’s a way for companies, businesses and countries to move to reduce emissions in the most cost-effective way. What we’ve seen so far with the Europeans is encouraging.” Even without U.S. government-set caps, governments and businesses are setting carbon standards and
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aware of the obstacles but remains enthusiastic, saying, “This could be interesting and lively.”
What’s interesting and lively for Lantagne is good politics for Douglas. To understand why, it helps to know that this idea didn’t come unbidden to the governor like Athena springing from the brow of Zeus. It was his response — or perhaps his nonresponse — to the Governor’s Commission on Climate Change, which Douglas established in December 2005, and which in turn responded to increasing political pressure to “do something” about global warming. The commission submitted its report last
As he demonstrated again in Washington last week, in his testimony about auto emissions, Douglas is by no means one of those Republicans who denies the existence of global warming, or who reflexively opposes all regulation. But he’d rather do less of it than more. So, what better response than to concoct an idea that costs neither the state treasury nor a single citizen a red cent, and might bring in a fistful of dollars . . . someday? If nothing else, Douglas’ proposal changes the subject from ‘Why aren’t you doing anything?” to “Here’s my interesting idea.” And if, a few months from now, the officials, scholars and private-sector members of the recently formed Vermont Climate
cent of the state’s land area and . . . holds the promise of economic benefit, such as offsets under a potential future carbon cap-and-trade system.” There are problems with this scheme, too: “Potential” and “future” are euphemisms for nonexistent. Besides, one good way to use forests to reduce carbon emissions is to leave them alone — hardly likely in a state where most of the forest is a privately owned source of income. There are ways to manage forests so they can be logged and also hold down carbon emissions. Some of those ways might be controversial. But one advantage Vermont has is the knowledge it would take to put them in action, once the will is there. PHOTO: JORDAN SILVERMAN
trading emissions credits on this side of the pond right now. The California Climate Action Registry was established in 2002 to help “companies . . . to establish GHG emissions baselines against which any future GHG emission reduction requirements may be applied.” There’s also a private, for-profit company called the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) — shares in its parent firm can be bought on the London Stock Exchange. Companies that sign contracts with CCX agree to reduce their carbon emissions by a set amount from a “baseline” established in their contracts with the exchange. That’s what Green Mountain Power Company did in 2004, contracting to reduce GHG emissions by 4 percent below a 1998-2001 baseline by 2006. Had the utility failed, it would have had to buy credits through the exchange. “But we were below the baseline,” said company spokeswoman Dorothy Schnure. GMP got credits, which it hasn’t yet cashed in. Things get even more complicated in the carbon trading world. Besides big players like CCX, there are firms that operate on smaller and more local levels. Some pay farmers — as Burlington company AgRefresh does — or woodland owners to “sequester” carbon in their forests and fields. Some of these carbon credits, too, can be bought and sold by the public. But wait. If the European Union, the State of California, a thriving Chicago corporation and even various small companies have already put carbon-trading systems in place, why does anyone think this tiny state could supplant them? It isn’t as though EU ETS and the CCX don’t have their own standards. And, while they may lack the promotional panache of Douglas’ “Vermont green standard” motto, they are up and running. Indeed, the California Registry points out that it has “developed a General Protocol and additional industry-specific protocols which give guidance on how to inventory GHG emissions . . . what to measure, how to measure, the back-up data required, and certification requirements.” California would seem to have a head start on Vermont. Even one of the people working on the project acknowledges that developing a carbon credits trade in the Green Mountain State won’t be easy. “There are numerous existing standards, and it’s probably a tough sell to create new ones,” says Jeffrey Frost of AgRefresh, which brokers carbon credits in agriculture. “But subcomponents of this entire industry are unique. It’s like the old metaphor about mining for gold or selling picks and shovels,” he suggests. “Maybe we can sell the picks and shovels. There will have to be support structures for this industry, such as education.” Frost thinks Douglas’ plan is worth considering. “It’s not defined yet,” he concedes. “There are opportunities to put the Vermont imprimatur on something, and what that something is needs to be defined. You throw out an idea, and it’s always got some rough edges. But, you know, this is Vermont.” Also cautiously optimistic is Doug Lantagne, dean of UVM Extension. “It’s worth a look,” he says. “I don’t think it’s a failure to look seriously at it and decide it can’t be done. Look at the situation with a Southwest Airlines or a JetBlue. If you had said, ‘You can make money by going into the airline industry,’ you’d have been told you were crazy. But somebody found the right niche.” Presumably, those airlines had detailed business plans in place before they spent much money. That’s what state officials and UVM scholars are working on right now. Lantagne says two meetings have been held, and more are scheduled. Like Frost, he is
ANNE PETERMAN, CO-DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL JUSTICE ENERGY FUND, AT THE “MARCH TOWARD A BETTER WORLD” RALLY
Though Vermont is unlikely to become the carbon-trading capital of anything, the governor’s lofty idea might help him glide to a fourth term this November. October. It contained 38 “recommendations,” which were really “policy options,” in the words of one of its members, Elizabeth Courtney, head of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. None of the options remotely resembled a plan to create a Vermont carbon-trading standard. It isn’t that Douglas is ignoring the report; he plans to follow up on some of its suggestions. But not, it seems, the ones that require the state to spend any money, or that create incentives and disincentives designed to get people to change their habits, such as higher insurance rates or sales taxes on gas-guzzlers. Those measures would be controversial. Most politicians try to avoid controversy, and Douglas is even less daring than most. He also resists new government programs that cost anything or interfere with personal choices.
Collaborative decide to abort the project, it has still served the governor politically. This is not to suggest that Douglas is insincere. A governor can be well meaning and politically shrewd at the same time. Besides, it’s likely that all those smart people from the state government and UVM will come up with something Vermont can do to combat global warming. Even if it’s far less ambitious than turning the state into the nationwide carbon-trading leader. Perhaps, for instance, Vermont will figure out how to take advantage of an abundant natural resource that’s theoretically convertible into carbon credits: its forests. The Governor’s Commission on Climate Change reported that “Vermont’s most precious and effective mechanism for countering climate change is our forested landscape, which represents nearly 80 per-
Richard Donovan, of the Richmond-based stewardship group Rainforest Alliance, says, “I think we do have expertise in the state, [foresters who] have a good handle on some of the science.” Donovan thinks Vermont could even become “a leader in the field,” but most likely by concentrating its efforts on New England, not by trying to create a national standard. So, here’s a scaled-down dream: It’s 2030, and a few score Vermonters are making a pretty good living in the regional carbon-trading business, in the process helping some landowners sell timber while practicing environmentally responsible forestry. Like the rest of us, they pay taxes. Paradise, or anything approaching it, will have to wait. m
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Thanks, man! How Many Resumes? More than 1500 people poured into our Creative Tech Career Jam last Saturday on the Burlington Waterfront. “Vermont 3.0” brought in parent-accompanied high school students seeking internships; college students clutching newly printed resumes; and career changers of all ages. Senator Bernie Sanders and Governor Jim Douglas both made the rounds, but only the guv got down and tried “Guitar Hero.” Exhibitors tried to eat lunch, but they were too slammed. Thanks to all the colleges, tech businesses and institutions that made Vermont 3.0 Career Jam a success. Bluehouse Group Burlington Free Press Burlington Telecom CEDO Champlain College Community College of Vermont Competitive Computing Control Technologies Dealer.com Earth Turbines Empower Mobility EpikOne FreshTracks Capital GlobalClassroom Harmony JobsInVT.com Logic Supply Lyndon State College Marlboro College Graduate Center Microstrain MyWebGrocer NRG Systems Norwich University Phase Forward PIEmatrix
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Green Miles Is Vermont developing an enviro-business corridor?
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ANDY DUBACK
n the spring of 1981, a wide-eyed University of Vermont engineering student and his soon-to-be-wife drafted a farfetched business plan: Manufacture wind-turbine “assessment” gear for a California-based market. From a small town in Vermont. Without much seedmoney or technical know-how. After graduation, the young couple took out loans and put their scheming into practice. The following year, David and Jan Blittersdorf founded “NRG Systems” — shorthand for “EN-ERGY” — out of a rented home office in Bristol. “We were sort of young and naïve,” admits David, now 50. “We grew it ourselves.” NRG’s Vermont location was more liability than perk — at first. While honeymooning at a 1983 industry trade show in Minneapolis, David recalls, he and Jan were accosted by a “multi-billion-dollar” California wind exec. “You’re in Vermont?” asked the brash West Coast competitor incredulously. “What’s going on there? Nothing.” By 1984, virtually all of NRG’s clients were headquartered on that golden coast. Today, David relates this anecdote with relish. Why? The Californian who once dismissed NRG has since closed up shop. But the Blittersdorfs’ Hinesburg-based company counts clients in more than 100 countries; in each of the last two years, NRG Systems has grown by a whopping 50 percent. Now David, a Pittsford native, has ceded his CEO-ship to Jan. That frees him up to run EarthTurbines, a new residential wind-turbine manufacturing business, out of a second LEEDcertified warehouse. The Blittersdorf success story speaks to a regional ground-swell. NRG is one of a growing number of environmentally oriented businesses now settling in the Champlain and Mad River valleys. Carbon off-setters NativeEnergy of North Ferrisburgh and Draker Laboratories, a renewable-energy firm in Burlington, were both founded in the last 10 years. Add a few biodiesel, farm-methane and wood-pellet producers, along with a cadre of Montpelierbased environmental consulting firms, and the Champlain and I-89 corridors outline an environmental-business empire. Other micro-regions have used their specialty products to “brand” themselves — think Omaha steaks or Silicon Valley microchips. Hence the question: Are west-central-Vermont enviros laying claim to a “green triangle,” with its vertices in Burlington, Middlebury and Montpelier? Moreover, how is the region affected by statewide policy squabbles over renewable energy? The answer to the first question is: yes and no. While no state officials or business associations have officially named the “triangle,” several administrators and green-business types supply anecdotal evidence of its existence. They say the Champlain and Mad River valleys haven’t quite reached Silicon proportions, but confirm that the area is coursing with entrepreneurial zeal. Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie terms the Middlebury-Burlington-
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Montpelier polygon the “nucleus” of Vermont’s “Green Valley” — an official state term. How did the “triangle” emerge? According to Blittersdorf, start-up companies such as NRG came on the coattails of 1960s and ’70s back-to-the-landers — the hordes of DIY hippies who experimented with small-scale alternative energy, among other things. But growth leveled off in the mid-1980s, a period Blittersdorf calls the “dark ages” of green tech. That’s when post-embargo oil prices returned to deceptively low
the turn of the millennium. By the late 1990s, Clinton had reversed some of Reagan’s policies. And general public consciousness of environmental issues was swelling, priming the market for renewable-energy products such as wind turbines and solar panels. Blittersdorf asserts that the bulk of Vermont’s enviro-biz growth in recent years has concentrated in the renewable-energy sector. Before, he says, “environmental” industry was based on “environmental remediation” — i.e., hazardous clean-ups and environmental consulting. “The atmosphere has changed 500 percent since 2000,” says Daniel Hecht, executive director of the 8-year-old Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC).
prise was! Now everybody’s embracing green enterprise as the core of the future for Vermont.” Hecht may differ with Blittersdorf on the relative prominence of renewable energy within “green enterprise,” but he agrees with the wind advocate on the “green triangle” concept, observing that a substantial chunk of Vermont’s green enterprise “clusters” around the “I-89 corridor.” That assessment resonates with Andy Perchlik, executive director of REV. “That’s the value of business clusters,” he explains. “If there’s one failure, everyone can find another job without taking their kids out of school.” Like Blittersdorf, however, Perchlik contends that Vermont’s green triangle is ultimately about clean energy, not the
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The Champlain and Mad River valleys haven’t quite reached Silicon proportions, but the area is coursing with entrepreneurial zeal.
levels, and President Ronald Reagan axed Carter-era incentives for renewable energy. Judging by its present digs on Route 116 in Hinesburg, NRG recovered from the dark ages quite nicely. As the sneaker-wearing Blittersdorf chats with a reporter in a plush, second-floor conference room, flannelclad employees flit between plantfilled cubicles on the first floor. In the parking lot, Toyota Priuses flank a grove of solar panels. Out back, a huge wind turbine thwacks against the January sky. So how did David and Jan pull it off? He locates the beginning of a nationwide green renaissance around
Interestingly, Hecht’s nonpartisan nonprofit was conceived by thenGovernor Howard Dean in 1999, just when Blittersdorf was co-founding the Montpelier-based trade association Renewable Energy Vermont (REV). But Hecht has a different notion of green business. Like Blittersdorf, the nonprofit director acknowledges a distinction between the environmentalremediation and renewable-energy sectors, as well as a recent “proliferation” of locally based “energy” firms. His “green enterprise” mantra, though, is more inclusive — it includes wind and solar firms such as NRG and Draker Laboratories, but also “integrated” systems such as Central Vermont Public Service’s renowned “Cow Power” farmmethane initiative. “When VEC began,” Hecht reflects, “people didn’t know what green enter-
more nebulous field of “green enterprise.” “I don’t think it’s gotten to the point where people are saying, ‘I live in Springfield, but I want to start this clean-energy business, so I really need to move to the Champlain corridor,’” he speculates. “But it’s not too far away.” Netaka White, executive director of the Middlebury-based Vermont Biofuels Association, offers a similar prognosis. Between 2002 and 2007, the number of Vermont-based small-scale biodiesel churners increased from one to almost 30. White affirms the triangle region has been the financial and strategic “hub” of such exponential growth. But White also cites quality-of-life considerations as a driving force behind the green triangle. He moved here from Oregon 13 years ago in part to pursue a
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Lunch Specials “sustainable” lifestyle. While White says the green triangle is Vermont’s environmental epicenter of “strategic capacity,” he stresses that it’s also home to “passionate, experienced and motivated” individuals. Experience and motivation, though, only go so far — just ask Scudder Parker, whose energyefficiency expertise failed to win over voters in the 2006 gubernatorial election. The green triangle may figure prominently in Vermont’s business scene for years to come. But in the end, its success will depend to some extent on a supportive policy infrastructure in Montpelier. According to Lieutenant Governor Dubie, Governor Jim Douglas and the state legislature “get it” — that is, the state’s role in bulking up Vermont’s ecofriendly economy. In 2004, Dubie launched the “Green Valley Initiative” after an inspiring business trip to China. Though the initiative has only managed to raise “humble” sums for actual promotion — $21,000 for VEC over the last three years, for example — the lieutenant governor insists his role is merely providing the “pom-poms” with which to “champion the idea.” “The seeds were planted by many people,” he attests. “And the fruit, the harvest, in my humble opinion, is starting to come.” Dubie reports that three influential college presidents, including UVM’s Dan Fogel, are championing the green-valley concept. The Agency of Commerce & Community Development, the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation, the Snelling Center for Government and the agencies of Transportation and Natural Resources, he adds, have all thrown their hats into the environmental-business ring. And Dubie says he’s “quite certain” that, despite Douglas’ veto of H.520 — last year’s comprehensive energy bill — similar legislation will pass this coming session. Not surprisingly, alt-power wonks aren’t as sanguine about the state’s record. NRG’s David Blittersdorf says that the Douglas administration doesn’t offer enough regulatory support — i.e., “group net metering” or “feed-in” tariffs — to the growing renewable-energy sector. Perchlik of REV contends that Douglas is “politically” biased toward the environmental-remediation industry. David Mace, director of communications for the Agency of Commerce & Community Development, insists the REV critique doesn’t come from an “objective” perspective; he characterizes Blittersdorf and Perchlik as “frequent Douglas administration critics” who are “heavily aligned” with
the Vermont Democratic Party. “Obviously, they’d like to see more investment of taxpayer funds into projects they’re in favor of,” Mace explains, referring to a longstanding dispute between REV and Douglas over the future of wind power in Vermont. “But that doesn’t mean we aren’t working where we can.” Mace mentions a state partnership with the Barre-based Distributed Energy Systems — formerly Northern Power Systems — as evidence of institutional commitment to wind power. Chris Stone is an environmental-remediation consultant who directs Montpelier-based Stone Environmental. Earlier this 2x5-petwarehouseSTANDARD.indd 1 month, he attended a “green enterprise” brainstorming session hosted by the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation and the Snelling Center. Stone holds up that event as evidence of the state’s attention to renewableenergy interests. He also notes that Governor Douglas invited a broad cross-section of environmental leaders to join Vermont’s most recent China-bound business delegation. “What we don’t need in the greening of Vermont is a political turf war comparable to the 1968 billboard law,” cautions Hecht of VEC, which, as a government-affiliated nonprofit, does not take legislative positions. Though conceding, “Wind has been impeded by policy,” Hecht downplays any perceived “rivalry” between 3x3.5-Goddard013008.indd wind- and solar-power advocate REV and his own organization. As for west-central Vermont’s enviro-biz future? While allowing that the region contains a recognizable “industry cluster” of green business, state administrator Mace wishes the question didn’t chafe his statewide vision. “I don’t know at this point that you can locate a ‘ground zero’ of the green valley,” he muses. “Where is the green valley? The answer, at least in our eyes, is that the geography is less important than the concept.” Try telling that to Hinesburgbased Blittersdorf. “We’d like to see more wind in our backyard, but, policy-wise, we’re being blocked,” he laments, slamming Governor Douglas’ unflagging support of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. “Why is this?” he asks rhetorically. “Well, it’s the status quo, the old stuff ” — i.e., an antiquated notion of environmental innovation. “The whole world has changed, in that most people now realize it’s a finite place,” Blittersdorf says, thumping both palms on his conference table. “You can no longer just get more oil, more natural gas, more minerals every year. But our legislature and governor still aren’t there yet,” he suggests, “as far as understanding these limits.” �
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hich emotion is most corrosive to the human spirit? Hate? Fear? Envy? Regret? Doubt certainly makes the short list of emotions that eat away at the soul. It foments mistrust of others STORY and the self, sabotaging relationships ELISABETH and undermining self-confidence. In its CREAN wake, a turbulent swirl of suspicion and second-guessing can lead to misguided Doubt, directed decisions that sometimes ruin lives. by Sara Lampert In his 2004 play Doubt, writer John Hoover, produced Patrick Shanley seized on a hot cultural by Vermont Stage Company. moment — the Catholic Church’s sexFlynnSpace, abuse scandal — to examine doubt’s Burlington, destructive power. His au courant comJanuary 30 to mentary struck a nerve. The 90-minute, February 3. one-act drama had an astonishing 550Wednesday through Saturday performance Broadway run and at 7:30 p.m., brought home award-season booty, Saturday & Sunday including the playwriting Pulitzer and at 2 p.m. Tony for Best Play. Shanley, who also $23-$31.50. penned the Oscar-winning screenplay for Moonstruck, is currently directing the cinematic version of Doubt, starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Meanwhile, with the regional stage rights now available, Doubt is 2007-08’s most-produced show around the country; in Vermont, it debuted at Northern Stage in White River Junction last November and is now running at Vermont Stage Company in Burlington. Shanley’s unusual angle is looking at the Church’s crimes from the feminine perspective. Among his quartet of characters, only one is a man: the priest suspected of abusing his charges at a Bronx Catholic school. The regrettable flaw in the VSC production is that director Sara Lampert Hoover miscast that pivotal part. Moreover, the static, uninspired quality of her direction detracted somewhat from the liveliness and dramatic intensity of the women’s strong performances. With a rigid authority structure and inflexible dogma, the Catholic Church embodies institutionalized certainty, so its recent failings provide a glittering prism for looking at doubt. Just how do teachings on clerical celibacy and papal infallibility square with priests who molested children and a Church hierarchy that engaged in a systematic cover-up? By setting the play in 1964, Shanley undertakes a difficult task: The 21stcentury audience knows facts that his 1960s characters are not supposed to know. The Church was guilty, as were far too many priests. Now, there is no doubt on either count. This modern point of view creeps into Shanley’s writing when Sister Aloysius seems too certain, too soon, of Father Flynn’s guilt. The stern nun is the conscientious, micro-managing principal of St. Nicholas’ School. As she grills her younger, more idealistic colleague, Sister James, about the progress of each eighth-grader, Sister Aloysius registers immediate alarm over a small incident the young nun reports involving the school’s first black student, Donald Muller. After a private chat with the priest at the rectory, 12-year-old Donald returned to Sister James’ class slightly disheveled, possibly with alcohol on his breath. Sister Aloysius leaps to conclusions: “The little sheep lagging behind
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As Sister Aloysius, Alison Edwards radiated steely resolve from beneath her puritanical black bonnet and sweeping robes. is the one the wolf goes for,” she explains to the shocked Sister James. While the older nun is firmly convinced of Father Flynn’s sexual misconduct, and determined to take action, she knows the protections surrounding him are almost insurmountable. The patriarchal chain of command means she must report her suspicions to Flynn’s boss, the clueless Monsignor Benedict. She knows he will believe the priest’s denials, but rules prohibit her from approaching the bishop herself. “There’s no man I can go to,” she complains to Sister James. “We are going to have to stop him ourselves.” The young nun is reluctantly pulled into the principal’s plan. But when the women confront Father Flynn, he uses his status to shield himself. He later seeks to cultivate Sister James’ support as her hesitation mounts. Sister Aloysius tries to play a clever trump card, calling Donald’s mother into her office, but she doesn’t correctly anticipate the parental response. The final confrontation between the tough old sister and the determined younger
priest leads to a victory that is Pyrrhic, at best, for one side. As Sister Aloysius, Alison Edwards radiated steely resolve from beneath her puritanical black bonnet and sweeping robes. (A program note explained that the Sisters wore these severe head coverings, instead of the standard wimple, to honor their order’s founder.) Her formal posture and stern demeanor reflected the principal’s admonition to her younger, softer colleague: “I want to see the starch in your character cultivated.” Edwards moved and spoke with plenty of starch: a firm step, unyielding gaze and crisp vocal tone. The role represented a remarkable physical transformation from Edwards’ performance last May as Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The actress was literally unrecognizable as she disappeared into the role, swapping Martha’s curvaceous carriage for Sister Aloysius’ angularity. Although the parts seem polar opposites, like Martha, Sister Aloysius chafes at how her situation circumscribes her options. Edwards assertively played the frustrations of
both characters, whose ball-busting natures bump up against society’s restrictions. Sister Aloysius’ battlefield is, of course, intellectual rather than sexual; her opponent is Father Flynn, and her weapons are her wits. In the play, Flynn embodies the Church, the entire male establishment Sister Aloysius finds herself up against. The role of Father Flynn demands a protean performance, because the layers to his character are meant to build the play’s dramatic tension. He sows the seeds of doubt for the other characters and for the audience. But we neither wonder nor ultimately care about the priest’s guilt or innocence if the actor doesn’t manifest the character’s internal struggle — which we assume him to be having — and if he doesn’t seem a worthy opponent for the canny Sister Aloysius. Mark Nash did not create a convincing Father Flynn, even in the characterestablishing solo scenes. When the priest performs his professional breadand-butter of sermonizing and coaching basketball, Nash came off as forced rather than natural. His homilies lacked the easy, practiced rhythms of preaching, sounding instead like stilted monologues. More troublesome was the missing subtext of Shanley’s dialogue, especially in Nash’s pivotal scenes with Sister Aloysius. When characters volley innuendo and subtle threats between them, eyes and expressions must make explicit what words do not. But the repartee between Nash and the other actors often lacked edge; he capably delivered the dialogue, but without its implied undercurrent of menace. Director Lampert Hoover must share the blame here; a number of poor choices didn’t help Nash’s cause. Jeff Modereger’s set — elegantly appointed in worn emerald and oak tones — took up too much floor space, forcing the actors to walk perilously close to the audience when entering and exiting the stage. Overall, Lampert Hoover’s direction felt confined, considering that most scenes featured only two actors. It didn’t seem as if she had given the performers much gesture or motion to work with. Nevertheless, the two actresses playing supporting roles sketched memorable portraits. As Sister James, Heather Nielsen showed how her character suffers doubt’s cruelest blow: It shatters her innocence. Nielsen took the young nun from radiant and eager to sorrow-stricken and edgy, bright eyes growing dull with the pain of knowledge she does not want to have. In her single scene as Mrs. Muller, Pascale Armand cut a vibrant figure. She brought polish and dignity to a mother who stands by her decisions, and stands up to the powerful Sister Aloysius. By setting the play in 1964, Shanley clearly means to bring us back to a More Innocent Time. But this makes it a little less believable that Sister Aloysius immediately thinks “clergy pedophilia” when a little boy has a bad day in class. Nuns didn’t know then what we know now. Or did they? m
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BY MARC AWODEY
Shine On
S EXHIBIT “Let There Be Light”: Artists celebrate and explore light with works in multiple media. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through February 23.
ARTWORK “Northern Lights, Braintree, Vt.” by Jack Rowell
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tudio Place Arts in Barre draws the name of its current show straight from the mouth of the Almighty: “Let There Be Light.” And there is light. While not a show of biblical proportions, it nevertheless fills the gallery with luminous and engaging pieces in a range of media. The 15 participating artists approached the theme of “light” with works ranging from whimsical lamps to sculptures that play with shadows to intriguing photographs and selfilluminated abstractions. Unlike most SPA exhibitions, this one features few painters. Carleen Zimbalatti’s 90-by-90-inch “From the Center,” however, has a major presence in the show. Zimbalatti applied a matrix of small, dark lines over the 8-foot-square color field, which modulates from deep orange around its edges to a center of pale yellow. That foundation is like a solar disk illuminating the canvas, and the rhythmic little lines make it seem to pulse. It’s a dramatic image that exhibits the rare combination of minimalism and power. Marshfield artist David Johansen expands the boundaries of painting, literally “painting with light” in his two wall-mounted constructions. The abstractions combine surfaces of mixed-media painting with the element of light itself, in the form of colored neon emanating from beneath them. “Lava Section” is a 36-by-36-inch construction reinterpreting the primordial forces of a volcanic eruption. A black, tar-like skin in the upper portion of the image gives way to fiery, red-orange nether regions in the painting’s lower half. “Ocean Section” is a glowing, 11-by-36-inch panorama of
blue light, as calm as “Lava Section” seems violent. A long, thin line of sapphire neon glows along its horizontal axis. Photographers have had an intimate familiarity with light from the very infancy of their medium, but manipulating light as a darkroom tool isn’t quite the same as capturing the elusive element.
ascend to reveal a ceiling of misty cerulean blue on the piece’s upper edge. The whimsical lamps featured in the show include Aaron Stein’s “High Beams” and Stephen Conat’s plumbing-influenced creations. Stein’s automobile fetish — particularly with license plates — is ongoing, but the 1998 “High Beams” is basically
While not a show of biblical proportions, it nevertheless fills the gallery with luminous and engaging pieces in a range of media. The brilliant colors of the Aurora Borealis cascade across a night sky in “Northern Lights, Braintree, Vt.,” by photographer Jack Rowell. A scruffy silhouette of the night landscape frames sheets of brilliant hue — from green to magenta — falling through the firmament at a subtle diagonal. Stars are perceived through the colors, emphasizing the gauzy sheerness of the atmospheric phenomenon. Charlotte photographer John Douglas also contributes an ethereal image to the exhibition. His “Mist Bow” depicts veiled daylight. While Douglas may be best known of late for his “Gun Show” series of nude self-portraits with weapons, the 40by-48-inch digital image in this exhibition is an abstraction devoid of narrative. Dark values along the lower third of the composition dissipate as they
a 1958 Pontiac headlight mounted in a white oak box on the floor. It’s very tasteful, considering the headlight might be seen as junk by someone less of a car connoisseur than Stein. Conat’s “Deferred Maintenance” is more of a custodian’s nightmare. It consists of a leaking pipe, apparently from an antediluvian basement, seeping frothy water into a steel maintenance bucket, in which a spotlight is ingeniously submerged. Conat’s 7-foot-tall “Light Showers” is a brass and copper creation made from a standing shower setup, such as those found in clawfoot bathtubs. He added the lamp, complete with orange shade, hung over the antique faucets. From the ridiculous to the sublime, the show’s selections all have one thing in common: at least a little bit of brilliance. m
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OPENINGS << 33A ‘SEDIMENTARY EMERGENCE’: Photographer John Huddleston and sculptor Adriane Colburn share an exhibition featuring 30 diptychs juxtaposing Civil War photographs with present-day images, and cartographic installations of hand-cut paper, light and shadow, illustrating the labyrinth of pipes and systems buried beneath us. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Reception February 1, 5-8 p.m. Artist talk February 2, 1 p.m. Through February.
Unframed," pastel paintings at two locations: The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 229-5454, and Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 454-0141. Reception at Blinking Light February 1, 5:30 p.m. Both through February. BERT YARBOROUGH: Monotypes; and works by TRPS members. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Reception February 1, 6-8 p.m. Through February. CHARLES CHOINIERE: Recent lith and color portraits. Firehouse Center Community Darkroom,
MATTED PICTURES Burlington photographer Matthew Thorsen is exhibiting 40 color images at Speaking Volumes on Pine Street, through February. The digital and traditional photographs, many of them quite edgy, appear in a broad range of sizes. Thorsen’s dad is his main model. You may have also seen a few of the pics — such as one of Governors Howard Dean and Jim Douglas strutting toward the latter’s inauguration — in the pages of Seven Days. This exhibition features the originals. Pictured: “Measuring My Father’s Tears.”
LOIS EBY & PAUL GRUHLER: Abstract and geometric paintings by the Vermont artists. 215 College Artists' Cooperative Gallery, Burlington, 863-3662. Reception February 1, 5-8 p.m. Through February 24. FIRST FIFTY: Works by 50 local artists chosen by lottery. Art's Alive Gallery at Union Station, Burlington, 864-1557. Reception February 1, 5-8 p.m. Through February. JESSE LOVASCO: "Archives
Burlington, 865-7166. Reception February 1, 5-7 p.m. Through March 1. FOUR COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOBASED WORK: ORIN LANGELLE: "Photographs of Global Resistance," photojournalism; and GERARD W. RINALDI: "Un Autre Ballet," photodrawings; and MICHAEL STRAUSS: "Worlds in Motion," molecular landscapes; and JIM WALLACE: "Back Light, nudes in black-and-white. Artpath Gallery, Burlington, 563-2273.
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Reception February 1, 5-8 p.m. Through April. NAKKI GORANIN: "American Photobooth," an exhibit of vintage, vernacular photographs selected from the artist's new book of the same name. Pine Street Art Works, Burlington, 8638100. Opening for First Friday Art Walk February 1, 5-8 p.m.; reception February 9, 2-5 p.m. Through March. ‘ART AMONG US’: Artwork from students at local schools. The Brandon Artists, 247-4956. Reception February 2, 5-7 p.m. Through February 28. JON ROS: "Unmonumental," a solo show of charcoal drawings and collages with sculptural elements. Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, 5960409. Reception February 2, 6-8 p.m. Through February 10. HOLLY JUNKER: "Building on Tradition, Piece By Piece," a retrospective of quilts. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 728-9878. Reception February 2, 5-7 p.m. Through February 28. MAGGIE SHERMAN: A RETROSPECTIVE: "Beyond Warm & Fuzzy: A Community of Communities," photographs of eight community art projects created and facilitated over 25 years. Statehouse Cafeteria, Montpelier, 828-0749. Reception February 6, 4 p.m., with presentation by the artist at 4:30 p.m. Through February. JEAN PIERRE CANDELIER: Large Polaroid photos. Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Reception February 6, 6-9 p.m. Through February.
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TALKS/ EVENTS ‘WOMEN TO WATCH’: Photographs by Bethany Bond, Lynne Jaeger Weinstein, Luciana Frigerio, Tarrah Krajnak and Wilka Roig, finalists for the Vermont State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Gallery talk with curator John Miller and collaborative artists Krajnak & Roig, January 31, 3 p.m. Through February 9. FIRST FRIDAY: More than 40 galleries and other art venues stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers. Burlington, 2644839. February 1, 5-8 p.m. VALENTINE CARD-MAKING workshop is a fundraiser for the store. The ReStore, Montpelier, 2291930. February 2 & 9, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $10, materials provided. Call to register. FAMILY DAY: All ages are welcome to visit the gallery's exhibits. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. February 2, noon - 5 p.m.; Portrait Extravaganza 1-3 p.m. ‘GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: AN AMERICAN MASTER’: Artist and art historian Bob Manning presents a slide lecture on the iconic painter's life and work. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. February 3, 3:30-5 p.m. PAUL BOWEN: Sculpture. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. Artist talk February 6, 4 p.m. Through February 15.
ONGOING :: burlington area STEWART MCHENRY: Three-dimensional photography. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 859-0925. February 1-29. ‘TIME’S EDGE’: Roger Coleman, Jane Horner, Jim Nickel, Sophie Quest and Aaron Stein exhibit paintings and mixed-media works. RETN/VCAM Space, Burlington, 651-9692. Through February 24. TARRAH KRAJNAK: Reinterpreted tintype photographs. SEABA Gallery, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 859-9222. Through February. TAD SPURGEON: "Troupe: Recent Landscape, Still Life and Colorshape Paintings," oils by the Vermont artist. Shelburne Art Center, 985-3648. Through March 11. GABRIELLE J. TSOUNIS: "The Return of the Gods," mixedmedia paintings on canvas dedicated to all the gods, goddesses and orthodox icons, Pickering Room, through February; and LEAH WITTENBERG: "At Witt's End," 25 political cartoons enlarged to 24 by 36 inches, Mezzanine, through March. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. CAROL NORTON: "Cyclone!: The Colors of Iowa From A to Z," oils on canvas. Flynndog,
Burlington, 658-2943. Through February. PEGGY KANNENSTINE: Oil paintings from the artist's "jazz series," Gates 1 & 2; and PETER WILLIAMS: Oil paintings, Skyway & Escalator. Burlington Airport, 865-7166. Through May. GREGORY ALBRIGHT: "Imaginary Landscapes," oil paintings. The Skinny Pancake, Burlington, www.albrightart.com. Through February 15. BETH PEARSON: Oil paintings. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 862-3081. Through March. ‘COLLECTED CLAY’: Ceramic objects from the walls and cupboards of Robert Compton, Christine Homer, Martha Matthews, Jules Polk, Joan Watson and Kevin Wiberg. L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through February 1. SCOTT EINSIG: "Noun Paintings," latex and acrylic on canvas based on random nouns. Kasini House, Burlington, 264-4839. Through February 16. MASHA STERN: Liquid light prints from Rajasthan series on handmade paper, and silver-gelatin prints of Paris and Venice. Mirabelles, Burlington, 233-9785. Through January. GUY DERRY: Silkscreens and other prints, Bar; and HING KUR: Watercolors, Dining Room; and MEREDITH BIRKETT: Naturebased graphic images, Greenhouse. Daily Planet, Burlington, 862-9647. Through January. ANGELA BURRO: "Monster Paintings," acrylics with dark imagery inspired by Stephen Gammell, Edgar Allan Poe and Tim Burton. Tribeca, Burlington, 861-2784. Through January. MARINA EPSTEIN: Etchings and oil paintings. Stonewater Partners Building, Colchester, www.hermitage-gallery.com. Through February 15. KAREN DAWSON: Recent paintings, drawings and mixed media on canvas and paper. Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Burlington, 686-5253. Through February. REBECCA MACK: "Archives," collages and copy art about keeping things organized. Viva Espresso, Burlington, flyinghen studio@gmail.com. Through January 30. GLEN NADEAU: "Muse," acrylicon-canvas geometric paintings. Red Square, Burlington, 8598909. Through January. TARRAH KRAJNAK: Photo-based portraiture by the UVM art prof. SEABA Gallery, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 859-9222. Through February. DOK WRIGHT: "Aria," nude portraits. ArtSpace 106 at The Men's Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through January. ‘SHIFTING FANCIES AND CELESTIAL LIGHTS’: A group show of 15 Vermont artists, featuring the paintings of Tracy Vartenigian Burhans. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through January.
FOUR VERMONT ARTISTS: Abstract mixed media by Steve M. Campbell, oil paintings by Dave Thurston, pastel nudes and landscapes by Kate Mueller and Chinese brush paintings by Changzhi Mao. Artpath Gallery, Wing Building, Burlington, 5632273. Through January.
:: champlain valley DANIEL DOYLE: "Recent Fotographic Work." Park Squeeze, Vergennes, 877-9996. Through February. BRENDA STAPLES & BRENDA MYRICK: "Brenda Brenda Show," photographs and watercolor portraits, respectively. Bristol Bakery, 453-3280. Through February 13. BRENDA MYRICK: Landscape and still-life watercolor paintings by the Lincoln artist. WalkOver Gallery, Bristol, 453-3188. Through February. MARY E. JOHNSON: "Visits," documentary photography. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 3884964. Through February 8. DEANNA SHAPIRO: "Cow Country," acrylic paintings, Front Room; and "People, Places & Puckish Preoccupations," mixed-media paintings, Conservatory Room, Starry Night Café, Ferrisburgh, 877-8316. Through January.
:: central WALKER BLACKWELL: "Thicket," photographs. The Green Bean Gallery in Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirled23@ yahoo.com. February 1-29. ORCHARD VALLEY WALDORF SCHOOL: Students in grades 1-8 show their works in multiple media. City Center, Montpelier, 456-7400. February 1-29. DANILO GONZALEZ: "InteriorsExteriors," paintings. Apropos Designs, Waitsfield, 496-9180. Through March 1. VINICIO AYALA: "The African Queen and Other Paintings" by the Vermont artist; and MARY HILLS: Acrylic-on-canvas painted banners. The Cheshire Cat, Montpelier, 223-1981. Through April 1. GRACE EXHIBIT: A selection of paintings in various media by artists represented by the nonprofit community-arts organization, including Gayleen Aiken, James Nace, Merrill Densmore, Larry Bissonnette and others. Barre Opera House, 472-6857. Through March. ‘LET THERE BE LIGHT’: Artists celebrate and explore light with works in multiple media, Main Floor Gallery; and 'THE ART OF POLISH POSTERS': Print works, Second Floor Gallery; and JOANNA NAGY: Quirky and surreal paintings and drawings. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. Through February 23. EAST MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: "Exotic Animals," works by secondand third-graders in Cray-Pas and tempera demonstrate their study of texture in art. Children's Room, KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through February 15.
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CLAY AND JAMIE KANZLER & SAM FALLS: "Father, Son, Godson," oil paintings, photographs and woodblock prints. Bridgewater Mill Gallery, 672-5175. Through February 1. HARRIET WOOD: Recent oil and acrylic paintings. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 223-5454. Through January. GOLDEN TRUE: "Celestial Visions on the Homeward Journey," paintings. Plainfield Community Center, 4348520. Through February 8. AXEL STOHLBERG: Drawings. Montpelier City Center, 244-7801. Through February 2. MARC AWODEY: Figurative paintings that explore the "anatomy of the picture." Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through February 15. RACHAEL RICE: "Beasts of the East," acrylic paintings and mixedmedia works focusing on mythical hoofed mammals, thangka-inspired imagery and magical dioramas. The Green Bean Gallery at Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, arwhirled23@ yahoo.com. Through January.
:: southern 16TH ANNUAL WINTER MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION: Works by regional artists in multiple media. Yester House, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 362-1405. Through February 5.
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from the Caribbean island in multiple media. The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, 514-285-1600. January 31 - June 8. ‘BLAKE ENGRAVINGS’: Rare masterpieces by poet/artist/printer William Blake, along with books and other materials, from the Rauner Special Collections Library. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. Through January.
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the campus question BY JON TAYLOR
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he last few Super Bowl halftime shows have been spotty at best. After Janet Jackson’s Nipplegate debacle during 2004’s game, the choices have been bland and uninspired, with Prince’s “Purple Rain” spectacle being the one exception. Paul McCartney? Seriously? This week, Seven Days headed to the University of Vermont to let the students decide who should play this year’s extravaganza in place of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. If they could choose, this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show would be much, much different . . .
Who should play the Super Bowl halftime show this year? Colin Bassett, 23, senior “Let’s go with The Rolling Stones, just because they always have their final farewell show every year. I think Mick Jagger, being the old man of rock ’n’ roll — it just seems appropriate to have them play some really crappy music with, you know, Justin Timberlake . . . they play some weird pop medley of their music and that music. It just kind of seems appropriate, like something The Rolling Stones would do.”
John McMillin, 22, senior “Well, I guess it would probably have to be Wu-Tang Clan, because they’re basically the best hip-hop group ever to exist, and they’re still making music, and I think a lot of people like them. Sounds like that would be a pretty good halftime show to me.”
Katherine Robinson, 22, & Kira Pickering, 21, seniors “I would definitely say Manu Chao with Sidestepper. They’ve got this Latin appeal. They’ve got a lot of different layers. You can’t not dance to them, either. It’s fun, it’s exciting. The Super Bowl’s going to be warm because it’s in Arizona, so it will have a summer, Latin flavor.”
Will Sedlack, 19, sophomore “I’d pick The Band, get The Last Waltz again. Get some great people up there, maybe get Bob Dylan up there with them. Put [Led] Zeppelin up there for fun. Great tunes. Great tunes.”
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Steve Hannaford, 19, sophomore, & Lou Armistead, 21, senior “From the slums of Shaolin, Wu-Tang strikes again.”
DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: ★ ★ = Moderate ★★ = Challenging ★★★ = Hoo, boy!
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theborowitzreport Gay Tiger Attacks Huckabee: Animal ‘Taunted’ By Bestiality Remarks
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fter making remarks in which he directly equated homosexuality with bestiality, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee was attacked at the San Francisco Zoo by a gay tiger. Huckabee had scheduled a campaign stop at the zoo where he made his controversial remarks about homosexuality and bestiality, not realizing that he was standing within earshot of a Bengal tiger with a homosexual lifestyle. According to onlooker Tracy Klujian, 27, “The way that tiger started growling during the speech, you could tell that it felt like it was being taunted.” As Huckabee’s remarks about homosexuality and bestiality reached their crescendo, the irate tiger leaped over an 18-foot barrier and began mauling the presidential candidate. Within minutes, police responding to a 911 call rushed to the scene, where they fired tranquilizer darts at both the tiger and Huckabee, who had continued to make his offensive remarks throughout the mauling. According to one aide, the unfortunate tiger attack incident had done nothing
to change Huckabee’s position on gay marriage: “Not only that, but now he’s opposed to tigers marrying other tigers.” In other campaign news, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney used a speech in South Carolina to tout his life experience, including his stint as a generic white male Clipart illustration. And in Florida, former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson picked up the endorsement of the National Association of Jowly Grouches. Thompson promised the Grouches that if elected, he would tell
Not only that, but now he’s opposed to tigers marrying other tigers.
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those damn kids to get off their lawn. Elsewhere, frustrated by persistent questions about steroid use, pitcher Roger Clemens threw a car at a reporter.
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book The Republican Playbook. To find out more about Andy Borowitz and read his past columns, visit www.borowitzreport.com.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Onion
newspaper reported on a South Carolina man who was so grateful for what God had done in the previous week that he put an extra $5 in the collection plate at church on Sunday. Brad Thaden was especially pleased with the nice weather and how well his kids had behaved. I expect that by February 18, Aries, you too might feel the urge to give Supreme Being a tip, or do whatever the equivalent might be in your world. Among the extra perks you could be blessed with: a deeper connection with a resource you’ve wanted to be closer to; the heating up of a promising alliance; a social upgrade that will make you feel more at home in the world; and a vision of where to go next with your ambitions.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you are
a member of the Isoko people in Nigeria, you have three intimate spirit guides. Omo is your guardian angel. Obo, or “right hand,� is the ally who helps you get things done. Ivri is a tough, gutsy and sometimes combative character that pushes you to take a stand and fight for your rights. As an exercise, Taurus, I urge you to imagine that you have these three accomplices working on your behalf in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to forcefully lay claim to all of the vigorous assistance and collaboration that you deserve. While you’re at it, ask a few actual humans to deliver their special favors to aid your cause, too.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): HappyWoman
Magazine.com sought out several supermodels for advice about spirituality. “Buddhists have the best religion,� said 6’1�, 102-pound Ilize Bergeron. “They don’t believe in heaven or hell or God, and they don’t pray. Plus, Buddhism is so mysterious that you could probably fool your boss into giving you lots of random days off work for religious holidays. One more thing: It’s the trendiest religion out there right now.� In light of your current astrological omens, Gemini, you might want to draw inspiration from Ilize’s perspective. In the coming weeks, you need to feed your spiritual side, but in ways that are fun, light-hearted, uncomplicated, guilt-free
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LIBRA
(June 21-July 22): “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive,� wrote Mark Twain. “But it is the lightning that does the work.� According to my analysis of the omens, Cancerian, your job right now is to be like the lightning, even if other people’s thunder is temporarily hogging the credit and the attention. It may take a while, but your bolts of pure energy, not their noisy hype, will ultimately be appreciated as the most important factor in the group success.
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The planet’s biggest annual orgy of pollination is about to take place. A million beehives from all over America and Australia are on trucks headed to a 600,000-acre patch of almond orchards in California’s Central Valley. For the next three weeks or so, 40 billion bees will be in service to almond flowers as they facilitate the mixing of male and female reproductive materials. This scene could rightly serve as your metaphor of the week, Libra. You, too, are primed for a tremendous pollination event — a time of intense mingling in service to fertility.
LEO
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): One goal
CANCER
(July 23-Aug. 22): Daniel Tammet is a savant who can quickly perform complex mathematical calculations in his head. Every number up to 10,000 has a special shape and feel for him. He experiences 37 as a lumpy, warm goo, while 89 invokes visions of snow falling. Although I don’t normally have this relationship with numbers, I did get a vivid psychic vision of 77 while meditating on your current astrological omens. It appeared to me as a scene of two people bobbing and tumbling while wearing scuba gear and trying to make love underwater in a heated swimming pool. Assuming this is an oracle, what does it signify symbolically? Maybe it’s time for you to seek a new kind of union in the depths. Or perhaps you should get more playful in your approach to sex. It might also mean you should enjoy playing with deep emotions.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): After studying your challenging astrological aspects, I decided to do a mid-winter ritual on your behalf. Waking at dawn, I took a frigid hour-long bike ride to the top of Mt. Tamalpais. As I ascended, I murmured a prayer: “I give the energy of this cold, hard labor to Virgos. May it inspire them to meet their own tasks with exuberant stamina.� When I began the ride, I was miserably uncomfortable. Within ten minutes, I had broken a sweat and was thoroughly warm. Soon the endorphins kicked in, and the climb to the top was blissful. That’s the progression I wish for you.
of meditation is to empty the mind of its obsessively generated thoughts, rationalizations, and images. Alas, much of the media functions as a reverse meditation machine. Not only does it stir up your own mental clatter, it also floods you with the seething surge of other people’s private pandemonia. Furthermore, it delivers this rattling racket with entertaining words and brilliant color and crystalline sound, driving it as deeply into your psyche as your own flotsam. Keep this in mind throughout February, which is Clean Out Your Brain Month. Cut way back on your media intake. Snack lightly rather than gorging continually.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “There are two things to aim at in life,� wrote essayist Logan Pearsall Smith. “First to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.� As you have probably already guessed, Sagittarius, one of your main challenges in 2008 is to be one of the wise who accomplishes that second thing. And you’re about to experience a major turning point in your ability to pull it off.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
“Personally, I would sooner have written Alice in Wonderland than the whole Encyclopedia Britannica,� said Capricorn writer Stephen B. Leacock. I encourage you to adopt a similar
attitude in the coming weeks. Unleashing your heated creativity will be more important to your success than gathering the cool facts. Being an irrepressible devotee of the wild mind will be more practical than marching in lock step to logical necessity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re
reading a horoscope column that’s designed not only for the benefit of true believers, but also for people who don’t necessarily buy into the validity of astrology. If you’re one of those who enjoys my writing even though you’re skeptical of my attempts to divine oracles from the planetary positions, I thank you for being willing to find value in an approach that your rational mind may regard as questionable. And I thank you for evaluating the information I present here on the basis of its usefulness rather than on where it originates. By the way, Aquarius, the attitudes I just described will serve you in good stead in your dealings with the whole world during the coming week.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Neither God
nor the gods are dead, but they’ve virtually disappeared because so few people are capable of carrying on authentic relationships with them anymore. The materialist delusion rules our world: Millions believe that nothing’s real unless it can be perceived by the five senses. Churches and temples are full of ethical people, but most of them have no clue about how to know or feel or converse with the divine presences. So what can the deities do, having been banished from our midst? Psychologist Carl Jung said the gods have no recourse but to worm their way into our lives as sickness and pathology. And that’s how you may encounter them in the coming days, Pisces. But get this: As soon as you see through their distorted disguises and recognize them for what they really are, they can be themselves again, whereupon they will bestow the exact blessings you need in order to become a smarter version of yourself.
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ings, in addition to sending out complimentary DVDs, soundtrack compilations and lush coffee-table tomes. It was almost as though, when Anderson’s film opened in limited release over the holidays, the primary goal of its promoters was limiting the number of critics who could get a look at it. Now that it’s finally hit town, I think I see why that might have been. Don’t get me wrong — this is a sprawling, oddball experiment, crafted with imagination, sumptuously shot and well worth the price of a ticket. At the same time, it is hardly the milestone American epic a handful of critics in Los Angeles and New York declared it to be a month ago. For one thing, it isn’t really about much of anything. Oh sure, the central character, Daniel Plainview, is a strong-willed wild-cat oil driller who’ll say or do whatever it takes to get what he wants. The problem is that all he wants is to get rich. He’s a con man and a bully, but more than anything, he’s a bore. Wealth means more to him than love, sex, friends or family. Whiskey ranks a close second, but, unfortunately, drinking only tends to make him duller. You know a character’s dull when a great actor like Daniel Day-Lewis can’t make much more than a one-dimensional monster out of him; his channeling of John Huston is a periodically diverting — if meaningless — touch. Plainview’s nemesis is another con man, a pudding-faced faith healer played by Paul Dano. Eli Sunday wants to build a spiritual empire,
There Will Be Blood HHH
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FOSSIL FOOL Day-Lewis plays an oil man whose pursuit of riches costs him his family, his friends and finally his sanity in the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson.
very November as award season looms, movie studios begin mailing DVD screeners to critics across the country. They want to get their films on year-end “best-of ” lists, and they want to make sure reviewers who vote on major awards have the opportunity to see them, even if they haven’t yet opened in their markets. I vote on the Critics’ Choice Awards, so it’s like Christmas coming early. This past fall, however, I noticed something curious: Nobody appeared eager for me to see the new movie from Paul Thomas Anderson. Which I thought was odd, since There Will Be Blood was fast becoming the most buzzed-about picture of the season. Meanwhile, the marketing machines for contenders like Sweeney Todd and The Great Debaters were frantically arranging advance screen-
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THE UNDEAD SOLDIER A rather weathered Stallone is back for yet another go-round in the Rambo series’ fourth installment.
ambo is currently screening with a trailer for a movie called Son of Rambow [sic], a Sundance-featured comedy about two English lads in the 1980s whose admiration for the Sylvester Stallone character inspires them to make their own movie. The young actors could be Stallone’s grandsons. It’s been 26 years since the release of First Blood, the debut of his traumatized, taciturn, trigger-happy Vietnam vet, and quite a lot has changed. Disgruntled and dysfunctional in the first film, John Rambo became an icon, thanks to Rambo: First Blood Part II, in which he went back to Nam and did his best to win that damned war after all. In Rambo III (1988), he broadened his anti-Commie efforts to Afghanistan, where he helped out some friendly freedom fighters known as the Mujahideen. Yes, quite a lot has changed. But don’t tell that to Rambo, who’s now pushing retirement age. Languishing in the jungles of Thailand, where he makes a living capturing lethal cobras for snake charmers, Rambo doesn’t like it when people ask him to re-evaluate his life. “Nothing ever changes,” he grumbles at a pretty blonde missionary (Julie Benz), who’s employed his services as a boatman so she can bring medical supplies to Burmese villagers oppressed by their nation’s brutal military regime. When one of her companions suggests that his defeatist attitude will never change the world, Stallone growls, “Fuck the world.” Clearly, the guy needs to rediscover his purpose in life — and he does, when the do-gooders go missing. Having taken a shine to Benz and her feisty ways,
Rambo heads into the genocide zone, along with a multinational band of salty-tongued mercenaries. Meanwhile, the good American churchmen and woman are being held in a prison camp where soldiers “give you to the pigs” if you look at them wrong. After Rambo stands up and fires his first arrow, plot developments are negligible. It’s all about the action, which comes fast and furious enough to satisfy any fan of the series. This being 2008, “action” means shaky-cam and vast quantities of computer-generated shrapnel. Under the sure hand of director and cowriter Stallone, people get eviscerated before our eyes, and blood spurts everywhere, video-game-style. But, gory cartoon though it may be, the movie also features fleeting glimpses of realistic atrocities. Its morality is simple, but surprisingly sensible. As he forges his own weapons, like a Wagner hero, Rambo regrets
Ratings assigned to movies not reviewed by Rick Kisonak or Margot Harrison are courtesy of Metacritic.com, which averages scores given by the country’s most widely read reviewers.
just as Plainview has his eye on a commercial one, and he’s pleased as punch to erect it by lying to his followers and shaking down the oil man. In the beginning, the prospector admits to a grudging respect for the preacher’s scam. “That’s good. That’s a good one,” he concedes when forced to donate $10,000 to Sunday’s church before he can secure the rights to drill on his family’s land. By the time the closing credits come up, their rivalry has grown lethal. Anderson has adapted his fifth film from Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel Oil! — or rather, its first 100 or so pages — and reinterpreted it as the story of Daniel Plainview rather than that of his adopted and abandoned son. In so doing, the filmmaker has not only changed the focus of Sinclair’s story but has also jettisoned substantial chunks of it, so it’s no surprise that the movie feels in many respects incomplete. A guy gets rich and goes crazy. Because his wealth derives from oil, some critics have suggested the film has something important to say about present-day America. They’re reading between lines that aren’t even there. Because the guy goes crazy in a vast mansion, some critics have compared the film to Citizen Kane. They haven’t watched Citizen Kane lately. The portrait the film offers of early 20th-century California and its transformation by the oil industry is as intriguing as its portrait of Plainview, if not more so. (The picture was shot in the same stark stretch of Texas that furnished the setting for No Country for Old Men, not to mention the 1956 oil drama Giant.) But, having heard all you’ve heard about There Will Be Blood, you aren’t likely to come looking for a history lesson. It’s a modern masterpiece you’ll be expecting — and, since that’s the case, I fear there will be disappointment. RICK KISONAK his past excesses: “I killed, but not for my country. For myself,” he laments in perhaps his most verbose moment. In the end, of course, Rambo (re-)learns that killing is A-OK as long as you do it to save somebody good, and the missionaries, who preach non-violence, learn that a hard rock or a bunch of explosives comes in handy from time to time. Question is: What is Rambo doing in Burma, with its authentic but low-profile human-rights crisis? Why isn’t he hunting down Osama bin Laden, or helping George Bush make good on “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq? Here we are embroiled in a conflict that draws comparisons to Vietnam, and even Rambo has no interest in wading through the quagmire. Maybe the difficulty of sorting out bad-guy from good-guy factions in the Middle East, of parsing the competing interests of Shia and Sunni and Kurds, has something to do with it. Or maybe he’s just old — meaning Rambo and Stallone, who may have no interest in courting fresh controversy. Back in 1985, the other Rambo drew a firestorm of criticism from viewers who objected to its message that we could have won in Vietnam if we’d only had the balls. Taking a slightly different tack, Pauline Kael derided the flick for its over-the-topness: “Rambo is to the action film what Flashdance was to the musical,” she wrote, noting that “audiences are laughing at it.” And they’re still laughing, if the showing I attended is any indication — but also gasping with excitement and anticipation of the next mammoth explosion. Campy and Son of Rambow-worthy as he may be, Stallone’s scary soldier has passed into the realm of myth. MARGOT HARRISON
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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Juno 6:40. Cloverfield 7. 27 Dresses 6:50. No Country for Old Men 6:30.
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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 There Will Be Blood 1:15, 2:45, 4:25, 6:15, 8, 9:20. Music Within 1 Main 1:30, 7. How She Move 1:25, 6:40, 9. Juno 12:30, 2:40, 3:50, 4:50, 7:05, 9:25. Michael Clayton 10:302x3-ontrack111407.indd 1 a.m. (Thu), 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10. Cloverfield 12:35, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:35. 27 Dresses 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30. The Bucket List 1:20, 4, 6:45, 9:05. The Great Debaters 3:45, 9:15. Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:40.
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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Rambo 7. Into the Wild 7.
wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Juno 7. Sweeney Todd 7.
friday 1 — thursday 7 *The Eye 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). Rambo 7 (Sun-Thu), 8:30 (Fri & Sat). Alvin and the Chipmunks 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 (Fri & Sat).
93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343.
wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Atonement 6:30, 9. Untraceable 6:30, 9. 27 Dresses 6:30, 9. Cloverfield 6:30, 9. The Bucket List 6:30, 9. friday 1 — thursday 7 There Will Be Blood 1:15 (Sat & Sun), 7. Atonement 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Untraceable 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Cloverfield 9. 27 Dresses 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30. The Bucket List 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9.
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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 30 — thursday 31 27 Dresses 12:15, 5, 7:30, 9:50. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2:40. The Bucket List 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:25. Cloverfield 12:10, 2:10, 4:10, 6:10, 8:10, 10. Juno 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20. Meet the Spartans 12:10, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 1, 4, 6:45, 9:30. Rambo 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30. Untraceable 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40. friday 1 — thursday 7 *The Eye 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:40, 9:50. 27 Dresses 12:15, 5, 7:30, 9:50. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2:40. The Bucket List 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:25. Cloverfield 3:10, 5, 9:35. Juno 12:20, 2:35, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20. Meet the Spartans 12:10, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 12:40, 7. Rambo 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30. Untraceable 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40. Times subject to change.
Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.
friday 1 — thursday 7 Juno 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 9 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). Atonement 6 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun).
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friday 1 — thursday 7 *Over Her Dead Body 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:30, 3:50, 6:40, 9:10. *Strange Wilderness 12:45, 2:55, 5, 7:10, 9:25. There Will Be Blood 1:15, 2:45, 4:25, 6:15, 8, 9:20. Michael Clayton 3:45, 6:30. Juno 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:05, 9:25. 27 Dresses 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15. Cloverfield 12:35 (except Mon), 2:50, 7:10, 9:30. The Great Debaters 1, 9:10. The Bucket List 1:20, 4, 6:45, 9:05. Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:40. How She Move 4:55.
friday 1 — thursday 7 *The Eye 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40. Rambo 12:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:45. Cloverfield 12:40, 2:40, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40. Meet the Spartans 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:35. Atonement 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15. 27 Dresses 1, 4, 6:45, 9:30. Juno 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20. Untraceable 1:10, 4:10, 7, 9:25. National Treasure: Book of Secrets 3:30, 6:20, 9:10. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 2:35. The Bucket List 1:05, 3:45, 6:40, 9:05. Alvin and the Chipmunks 1:15.
friday 1 — thursday 7 *The Eye 1:10 & 3:45 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9 (Fri & Sat). Cloverfield 1 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 7:10, 9 (Fri & Sat). 27 Dresses 1:20 & 3:50 (Sat & Sun), 6:40, 9 (Fri & Sat). Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:50 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun). No Country for Old Men 2:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:50, 9 (Fri & Sat).
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wenty years ago, Vermonters who wanted wheat germ, local eggs or organic lemons went to the nearest small, hippie-run food cooperative — and it was often a haul. And, while they might have had a better selection of grains, legumes and meat substitutes than did the Grand Union, the co-ops came up short on fresh seafood, dryer sheets and decadent desserts. One-stop shops they were not. Fast-forward to the big-box era. Whole Foods, which gives natural foods the megamart treatment, has colonized much of America. Around here, where the chain hasn’t yet penetrated, Burlington’s once-tiny co-op, Onion River, has morphed into City Market, downtown’s only full-blown grocery store. In South Burlington, Healthy Living doubled in size when it moved to its new, 30,000-square-foot digs on Dorset Street earlier this month. And two smaller markets, Natural Provisions and Sweet Clover Market, have opened in the busy B-town suburbs of Williston and Essex Junction, respectively. Plenty of neighborhood stores have sprouted further out. If you live or work in the Burlington area, healthy, organic, one-stop shopping is only a few stoplights away — the four shops mentioned are within eight miles of the city’s center. But, with so many options, how do you decide where to buy your fresh-baked bread, organic arugula and natural deodorant? We’ve done some comparison shopping for you, focusing not on pricing but on selection and usability. Seven Days spent hours at each store, counting the bulk bins and sampling from the salad bars, to provide you with this miniature grocery guide. Not surprisingly, the two largest stores, Healthy Living and City Market, offer many more products than do their smaller counterparts. However, each mart has quirks that make it distinct from the others. That’s what indie is all about. OVERVIEW: Sweet Clover, 3000 square feet (Essex Shoppes and Cinemas, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. weekends): Local is king at this friendly, small-town market, with a secondary focus on organic and all-natural products. Their experienced butcher, Cole Ward, fabricates all of the store’s meats and makes fresh sausages and burgers from local pork and beef. These high-end products, plus Ward’s sage cooking advice, mean that Sweet Clover’s meat market alone is worth the drive. Curbside delivery is available, and cooking classes are coming soon. The first one offers advice on using lower-cost cuts of beef.
Natural Provisions, 10,000 square feet (329 Harvest Lane, Suite 100, Williston, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday): A convenient alternative in an area filled with box stores, this smallish market is filled with natural light. The produce is organic, and there are pre-packed grab ’n’ go items as well as a small selection of daily specials made in-house. Healthy Living, 30,000 square feet (222 Dorset St., South Burlington, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.): This one-stop-shopping emporium for the green gourmet boasts an extensive selection of prepackaged foods, as well as a salad bar and a hot
COLE WARD AT SWEET CLOVER MARKET bar. Now with more elbowroom, the expanded store unabashedly promotes a healthy lifestyle, with everything from local veggies and organic wine to natural lipsticks and yoga mats. The frozen foods section is mammoth. In warm weather, the café will expand onto a patio. City Market, 16,000 square feet (82 South Winooski Ave., Burlington, 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.): This member-owned business provides for the needs of the Burlington community by offering conventional items along with a wide array of healthy and gourmet nosh. It has the best seafood selection of the four stores surveyed, as well as the only in-house sushi
chefs. Spirit seekers will find a significant collection of wine and sake, plus domestic and imported craft beers. PICKING OVER THE PRODUCE: Every store has button mushrooms and the “Scarborough Fair” herbs, but it can be hard to find locally grown oyster mushrooms (only City Market had ’em, along with nine other varieties) or a sprig of marjoram, exclusive to Healthy Living. City Market cornered the market on sprouts, with eight different kinds, including sunflower and pea as well as the more common mung and alfalfa. >> 04B
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Who’s taking the localvore challenge? Well, everybody. But City Market has the most extensive selection of local produce of the stores surveyed, with significant representation from Vermont veggie growers at Golden Russet Farm, Riverside Farm, Rockville Market Farm and Arethusa, among others. (It also has the best selection of organic exotica, including kumquats, gooseberries, Meyer lemons, Jerusalem artichokes and galangal — a ginger-like root used extensively in East Asian cuisine.) The winter produce selections at Sweet Clover and Natural Provisions feature root vegetables from Pete’s Greens and local apples; the other organic produce, including lots of kale and cabbage, currently comes from out of state. At Sweet Clover, High Mowing organic plant seeds could inspire a few shoppers to grow their own. Healthy Living’s spacious, wellstocked produce section marks a bunch of products — including rutabaga and watermelon radishes — as “local,” but doesn’t list all the farmers. A staffer says more specific labels are in the works. BEST OF THE BULK
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For a miniature market, Sweet Clover has a surprising number of bulk items for sale, including 19 herbal teas and 57 different spices, along with a nice supply of grains and beans. They have a few “wet goods” in the bulk section, too. There’s a fill-your-own syrup tank, and bulk natural peanut butter and honey are sold in plastic containers. Here, as at Natural Provisions, raw nuts and seeds are kept refrigerated. Active dry yeast, which can be difficult to find, is bagged and available at both stores. There was plenty to love about Healthy Living’s bulk section even before it expanded. Now, with hundreds of scoopables, it offers 50 kinds of pasta and rice, and 50 other beans and grains — everything from jasmine rice to pearl barley — plus plenty of organic spices, herbs and loose-leaf tea. Additional “wet” items, such as health-food standbys molasses and honey, are on the way. Bulk syrup, honey and molasses are also missing from Natural Provisions — which otherwise offers a good balance of nuts and seeds, grains, beans, snack foods and staples. For DIY vanilla, olive oil, sticky sweet stuff and numerous nut butters, you’ll need to visit City Market. Its hundreds of bins stock a huge selection of granolas and crunchy snack mixes, as well as grains, pastas and legumes. Many herbs and spices are offered whole or ground and in conventional and organic versions — there’s even hard-to-find kudzu powder and stinky asafoetida. Caffeine hounds will find lots of organic, Fair Trade and local coffee. SPICING IT UP WITH CONDIMENTS AND ETHNIC FOODS Healthy Living and City Market offer the greatest selection of balsamic vinegars, with prices ranging from about $3 for the extra-tangy stuff to more mellow Villa Manodori, which
runs around $40. Sweet Clover has a good range of vinegars and a small but high-end selection of olive oils — you’ll find the Vermont-imported Greek Kalliston, for one — while Natural Provisions has limited offerings in both categories. Sweet Clover is a great place to sample some unusual Vermont fare. It has local salad dressings not found elsewhere, including ones from It’s Arthur’s Fault and Cold Hollow, plus five brands of local artisan salsa: Fire-in-the-Mountains, Salsa From the Gut, Profoun Salsa, Fox Meadow Farm and Granny Blossom’s. Natural Provisions has a special shelf for Vermont products, such as salsa, sweets, jam, honeys, pickles and syrup. Healthy Living shoppers may find the condiment set-up unusual — oils and vinegars are shelved near the Italian foods, away from everything else — but will like the extensive selection. There are lots of exotic sauces and garnishes on the “ethnic” shelves, with a particularly good roundup of Asian ingredients. Good organization makes City Market’s condiments easy to locate, and the store boasts plenty of ethnic food and 16 different brands of salad dressing, including Drew’s and other big-name Vermont varieties. A very small kosher section swells around the high holidays. GOT HABA? That’s “health and beauty aids” in store manager’s lingo. It used to be this section began and ended with vitamins and a few “alternative” pharmacy items. That’s no longer the case — more and more recycled paper products have been added to the mix, and all four stores surveyed offer green ways to clean and plenty of pills, soaps, lotions, essential oils and the like. Healthy Living is the HABA hub, featuring a massive supply of vitamins and a house brand of supplements, as well as candles, incense and “healthy” makeup — they carry the full Dr. Hauschka line. There are lots of eco-friendly paper products and cleaners, not to mention more
than 80 cookbooks and, yes, yoga mats. The help-desk staffers make the section easier to navigate. City Market is the place to pick up mainstream pharmacy brands such as Listerine and Tampax, though it also has a fine selection of “natural” supplements and beauty products. Alongside the paper goods, there are handy gadgets and household supplies, such as extension cords and tape. The smaller stores have HABA, too, although Sweet Clover stocks fewer vitamins because there’s a Vitamin World right across the way. At Natural Provisions, you can get fish-oil capsules and top-of-the-line cleansers. FORAGING IN THE FRIDGE When it comes to dairy, Vermont delivers. The bounty is well represented in the refrigerated section of Healthy Living, which stocks wares from 25 local cheesemakers — among them Peaked Mountain Farm and Woodcock Farm of Southern Vermont — as well as the best selection of Spanish cheese in the area. The coolers also hold a range of high-end milk brands, five kinds of butter, 12 different brands of yogurt in 8-ounce cups, and four varieties of local ice cream and sorbet. City Market is right behind Healthy Living in the cheese department, with selections from 20 artisans. There’s lots of Willow Hill’s new, washed-rind Panniolo and Cobb Hill’s nutty Ascutney Mountain. When it comes to yogurt and ice cream, the two have similar selections. City Market has more milk options — all rBGH-free — and 15 brands of butter or butter replacements. At Sweet Clover, dairy and meat substitutes get their own rack. Near the produce section, there’s a good selection of cheeses from 18 local producers. The dairy section itself is respectable, though Ben & Jerry’s addicts won’t find their >> 07B
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The long-awaited fish tacos are back! Last Wednesday, several months after their “guesstimated� opening date, Big Chile Republic opened the doors at its new location, 70 Roosevelt Highway in Colchester. Aside from the tacos, what’s on Chef Chris Hechanova’s new menu? Funky fusion dishes such as curried cauliflower cakes with Vermont goat cheese, adobo chicken with queso fresco hash and sherry jus, and duck confit with hominy, capers and prunes. The new restaurant can accommodate 24 diners from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and until 10 p.m. on Saturday. Take-out is always an option,
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In a recent “taste testâ€? conducted by the Denver Post, reporter Kristen Browning-Blas conducted a side-byside comparison pitting pies against each other. The winner? The apple variety from Vermont Mystic Pie Co., described as “closest to homemade,â€? thanks to the buttery flavor of the crust and the fruit’s “firm texture.â€? Mystic’s blueberry pie with apples came in third, though a natural disaster occurred during the baking process: “The top crumbled and broke along fault lines,â€? Browning-Blas writes dramatically. It’s not the first national recognition for Mystic: Last November, the pie purveyor emerged with honors from another frozen pastry showdown, that one hosted by the San Francisco Chronicle. On January 23, Bravo announced its roster of contestants for the fourth season of hit show “Top Chef.â€? Contender Manuel TreviĂąo III is a New York City resident whose authentic Mexican cooking at Dos Cominos Third Avenue shows off his Texan border-town roots. But he has a connection to Vermont, too. Before his star-making stints at Le Cirque 2000 and Babbo, he attended NECI.
Can’t get enough pho? B-town’s new Vietnamese eatery, Pho Hong, opens Friday in the old Global Markets spot on North Winooski Avenue. Cook Lan Hong, for whom the restaurant is named, promises all the standards, such as pho made with beef or chicken, appetizer rolls and calamari with lemongrass. She’ll also whip up a few Thai specialties — panang curry and tom yum soup are on the menu — and a bunch of vegetarian dishes, “because people want things without meat,� she says. Come and get it from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
Speaking of NECI, the school’s executive chef, Mark Molinaro, was recently awarded “Certified Executive Chef� status by the American Culinary Federation. It’s the second-highest level of certification available to cooking pros: The only higher ranking is “Certified Master Chef.� (In 2006, there were only 62 of those in the country.) According to the ACF website, aspiring “Certified Executive Chefs� must “supervise a minimum of five full-time employees and pass a practical exam in front of peers.� Maybe they could make the certification process into a TV show?
The new Sadie Katz Deli, which will replace the Oasis Diner on Bank Street, should be open by mid-February. So says owner Glenn Walter. “We’re probably a couple weeks out . . . at the moment we’re installing our kitchen equipment and rewiring the electric.� Things can get crazy toward the end of renovation projects, but Walter doesn’t seem too worried. “My only issue is that I have to drive to New York City and pick up my Dr. Brown’s Soda,� he says. Clearly Walter, who also owns the nearby Three Needs, is much too busy to pick up all the authentic Jewish specialties he’ll be serving, but he’s playing coy about how he’ll stock up on them in the Green Mountains. “It’s all secret. I’m gonna keep my sources to myself,� he explains. “I worked long and hard to find them.�
The Blue Cat CafĂŠ has finally made the steakhouse transition. The former bistro now offers lots of “juicy steaksâ€? and seafood entrĂŠes alongside vegetarian dishes. And the Cat is doing it up
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Most Vermont delis don’t know from chopped liver and pastrami. A new one in Montpelier, The Uncommon Market, adds Northern Italian lasagna and a few kinds of quiche to more traditional offerings. According to Sharon Allen, who owns the business with husband Peter, the spot on the corner of School and Elm used to be a deli-quick-stop combo. The Allens have converted it into an eclectic market and deli, offering “produce, frozen food, healthy chicken pies, tofu, beer and chips,� as well as sandwiches made with high-end Boar’s Head meats. They start serving breakfast sandwiches at 6 a.m. on weekdays, 7 a.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday. The place stays open until 8 p.m. every day but Sunday, when it closes at 7. Of their “short� 11-hour working Sundays, Allen cracks, “That’s our day of rest.�
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has been in business for a little more than a year. “They see how food is raised here and can compare that to what’s available in big stores. The meat we sell is very different from the beef-outof-a-tube you get in supermarkets.” It helps that the natural-food stores themselves have a downhome flavor. The newly expanded Healthy Living in South Burlington has been owned by Vermonter Katy Lesser for all of its 22 years. Natural Provisions was opened two months ago in Williston by Mark Grenier, who has owned a store of the same name in St. Johnsbury for the past five years. Entrepreneurs who have invested in natural-food stores in Burlington’s ’burbs are also counting on convenience as a selling point. Grenier says market research he commissioned prior to opening Natural Provisions showed that Williston residents who buy organic produce and other such foods would rather shop for them close to home than in Burlington or South Burlington. “It was clear that City Market and Healthy Living wouldn’t interfere with us, and we wouldn’t interfere with them,” Grenier explains. This intense focus on localism could enable Chittenden County’s natural-food stores to survive competitive threats from supermarket chains, such as Hannaford and Shaw’s, that are stocking more and more organic goods, often at lowerthan-mom-and-pop prices. Despite their vast selling space and purchasing power, megamarkets “won’t have the ability
to carry as many local products as we do,” says Miceli. Vermont Green Grocer measures only 800 square feet, “but you’d be surprised how much we have here,” Miceli adds, noting that her store sells only locally raised meat and includes a deli as well as an ethnic foods section. A store the size of Vermont Green Grocer needs that kind of edge, because it can’t compete on price with some items. “Our prices are sometimes higher because we don’t have the buying power” of Hannaford or Shaw’s, Miceli acknowledges. But owners of a few other independent natural-food stores in the area say their merchandise costs no more than what the supermarkets are charging, and sometimes may even be cheaper. Grenier, for example, says he discounts the vast selection of vitamins available at Natural Provisions by as much as 25 percent. His store also aims to compete with the nearby Hannaford by offering senior shoppers 10 percent savings every day. “We do a lot of sales here,” Grenier adds. “Organic food does cost more. We have to offer deals so more people can afford it.” But it is their localvore identity more than anything else that gives the Burlington-area stores a strong chance of survival should glitzy health-food and specialty purveyors such as Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods make their way to these parts. California-based Trader Joe’s has seeded 280 stores around the country; the closest to Burlington is located more than 150 miles away in Hadley, Massachusetts. The same city hosts the nearest Whole Foods Market,
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owned by a company that operates a similar number of stores from its headquarters in Texas. Both chains are expanding aggressively, each seeking to add 20 or so links per year. Their rapid growth reflects the expansion of the national market segment keyed to organic and natural foods. With more and more shoppers favoring such products, “everybody is jumping on the bandwagon,” says Lesser of Healthy Living. Representatives of Trader Joe’s did not respond to inquiries about the company’s plans in Vermont, while Whole Foods spokesman Fred Shank says his firm does not comment on prospective sites for its stores. City Market’s Nilan suggests, however, that it’s just a matter of time before one of the national chains debuts on the Burlington-area natural-foods scene. Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods may not be able to match the local emphasis of greater Burlington’s existing naturalfood stores. But the region’s legions of health-conscious shoppers have other characteristics and predilections that do appear to mesh closely with what Whole Foods, in particular, is selling. “We’re very purposeful in the way we live in Vermont,” Lesser says. “We’re more conscious in general about what we eat.” Sweet Clover Market showcases food preparation and cooking techniques because, coowner Fox says, “our customers tend to view food as a resource, not just as a commodity.” Patrons of her store can be divided into two types, Fox adds: those who shop every three or four days because they enjoy fresh food, and those whose specific health needs or gourmet yearnings can’t be satisfied at the local Hannaford. Exacting, informed consumers who want to keep it fresh are precisely the people Whole Foods plays to in its own marketing pitch. But Vermont’s natural-food fans may be put off by the hype and “excess” that Lesser says she sees in some Whole Foods stores. “I’ve traveled all over the country doing my homework for this expansion,” Lesser says, referring to Healthy Living’s recent relocation from a 7000-square-foot space to a 30,000-square-foot emporium on Dorset Street. “I don’t think we want the sort of frills I’ve seen at stores in Boston and New York.” Lesser cites a 25-foot-long display case of pricey chocolates and pastries at a Whole Foods store in Boston. “I’m not sure people in the Burlington area would be impressed by that,” she says. “If I had that sort of stuff here, I’d be afraid it would all just rot.” >
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carry local fave Magic Hat. It does have a small, mainly domestic selection of craft beers with colorful names: Smuttynose Brewing Company, Sea Dog, Allagash, Gritty’s and Dogfish Head. Natural Provisions has plenty of microbrews, including Peak Organic, Samuel Smith, Trout River and Rock Art. Healthy Living also has a fine, large selection — as well as more wines than ever — while City Market stands out by offering the largest number of “big bottles,” such as Belgian lambics and Canadian offerings like Unibroue’s strong dark ale Maudite “The Cursed One.” GETTING IT TO GO These days, almost every naturalfoods store offers some sort of café for a fast-food fix. Healthy Living’s expansion in this area is truly prodigious: Its café, which is still under construction, already offers 40 seats, 29 raw veggies to pile on a salad, six cold salads, two soups and 12 hot dishes every day until 7:30 p.m. Where else can you find Persian vegetable stew and turkey “goulash” in the same place? Late-night shoppers can choose from a huge selection of pre-packaged grab ’n’ go items. On a recent visit, I found around 15 different pre-made sandwiches, including meat-free offerings made with tofu and tempeh, four kinds of tuna salad and a slew of baked goods. Homemade dressings are packaged in small and medium containers, as are flavored cream cheese and spreads. Not everything is elaborate: Individual boiled eggs, a true convenience food, go for 75 cents. The bakery stand offers hot drinks made to order — a unique feature among these markets. City Market feeds its patrons with a 21-item salad bar, 22 additional hot and cold items, and 18 dishes that can be scooped up at the deli until 8 p.m. Long-standing favorites include the grilled tofu with peppers and the Asian slaw. Sandwiches come pre-made or made to order, and there’s a tantalizing array of ethnic — especially Asian — foods from local producers, from samosas to egg rolls to Sunja’s noodle dishes. The 20-seat eating area may feel a little cramped during the lunch rush. On a recent Thursday, Natural Provisions had 18 items in the salad bar, about 20 pre-packaged dishes such as roasted beets and ham salad, and just two kinds of sandwiches in the grab ’n’ go area. The most appealing items were two daily specials: a flavorful steak sandwich with onions and peppers, and a bulgur-stuffed pepper topped with cheese. The sunny café seats about 20. Unlike the other markets, Sweet Clover doesn’t do packaged foods or a hot bar, but that doesn’t mean it offers nothing for the lunch-break crowd. On a recent visit, a crock of hot beef stew brimmed with huge chunks of potato and tender beef. A microwave and a few seats facilitate immediate consumption of items from the shelves, such as frozen meals or soups. >
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<music> THAT’S THE TICKET :: Whether re-imagining classic American standards, as on 2007’s Sing You Sinners, or re-inventing herself on any of her numerous fulllength albums and EPs of original material,
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R.I.P. ANDY PALACIO It’s never a good thing to close on a sad note. So it is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of a truly inspiring musical figure, Belizean singer Andy Palacio. Palacio was Garifuna. Described as “a nation across borders,” the culture is descended from shipwrecked African slaves who settled and mixed with Caribs along the eastern coast and islands of Central America. Palacio, a national icon in his native Belize, devoted the latter part of his prodigious career to preserving the rapidly vanishing music and traditions of his people. Most notably, his final album Watína was a stunning celebration of Garifuna ANDY PALACIO roots music and was widely heralded as one of the finest world-music releases of 2007. His was a daunting and thankless task. But the success of Watína sparked renewed interest among Garifuna youth, many of whom may never have had the desire to explore their rich ancestry. Like the Garifuna themselves, the grief inspired by Palacio’s death extends well beyond the borders of Belize. Watína was released on Charlotte-based record label Cumbancha, founded by Jacob Edgar, the former vice president of A&R at world-music giant Putumayo. Additionally, Palacio was the first performer in the ongoing Putumayo & Cumbancha World Music Series at Higher Ground. In a recent email, Edgar mourned Palacio’s passing more eloquently than any music scribe ever could. He writes: “In the Garifuna culture, the death of a loved one is an opportunity to celebrate their memory and rejoice in having been blessed to have had them in your life. We feel so fortunate to have known this incredible individual and we mourn the loss of truly great man.” Indeed. Andy Palacio was 47.
Last December, we reported that Montpelier’s Langdon Street Café had, to borrow a phrase from Buck Owens, “closed up the honky-tonk” and bid a fond farewell to Mark LeGrand’s popular “Honky-Tonk Happy Hour” series. Ensuing reports of cheatin’ hearts, broken-down pickup trucks and runaway dogs, though wideMARK LEGRAND spread, remain unconfirmed. However, it can be fairly assumed that more than a few tears wound up in more than a few beers following the cancellation of the Friday night capital-city staple. Sadly, the heralded country troubadour has parted ways with longtime backing band The Lovesick Bandits, which is largely why the kissin’ cousin of Radio Bean’s “Honky-Tonk Tuesday” is no more. But when God closes a door, he opens a bottle of moonshine, and on Wednesday, February 6, he’ll probably need a whole jug. ’Cause that’s when LeGrand and friends — new and old, I imagine — debut “Honky-Tonk Hump Day.” What happens when you play a country song backwards? Your truck starts, your dog and your woman come home and Mark LeGrand returns to play honky-tonk at Montpeculiar’s quirkiest live music haunt. Can I get a yee-haw?
Vermont will likely never be known as a comedic hotbed. Sure, we’ve got funny folks such as actors William H. Macy and Luis Guzman taking up part-time residence in our fair state. And of course, there’s the Green Mountains’ answer to Jeff Foxworthy: Rusty DeWees. But the chances that we’ll ever be able to support a vibrant comedy scene on par with, say, the improv circuit in Chicago, or the stand-up clubs of New York City and Los Angeles are pretty slim. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to laugh about here in the People’s Republic. I mean, just look at all the trust-fund hippies driving SUVs. That’s still pretty funny. Maybe not ha-ha funny, but I digress. When we parted ways last week, I not so tactfully alluded to the fact that I had been asked to judge the final rounds of last weekend’s Higher Ground Comedy Battle. What qualifies a music critic to pass judgment on the efforts of stand-up comics? Absolutely nothing. But that’s hardly the point. The evening featured 11 of the area’s finest comedy acts and, lo and behold, they were really good. And I don’t mean that they were good “for Vermont.” These guys and gals were genuinely funny and, for the most part, had the Ballroom’s standing-room crowd rolling in the aisles. Taking the top prize — $200 and consideration for opening slots when big-name comics swing through town — was 20-year-old Johnson State College student Roger Miller. Displaying the easy delivery and confident stage presence of a seasoned professional, the creative-writing major “killed,” as they say in the biz. Witty and original, he was certainly deserving of the crown. Also of note was Burlington comedian Alex Nief, whom Seven Days readers may remember from a 2005 story written by Ken Picard entitled “Exile on Church Street.” Brash and energetic, Nief was eerily reminiscent of Dane Cook, only, you know, funny. Other finalists included dry-witted and wedding gown-clad Tracie Spencer, 16-year-old Mike Thomas — who was slightly derailed by the heckling of a particularly drunk woman in the front row — and Sam Kinison-reincarnate Pierre “The Beast” Vachon. The evening was not without its low points, however. The socalled “Big Kahuna” of local comedy, Kevin Colacchio, after promising not to make any Heath Ledger jokes, promptly made one — something along the ingeniously clever lines of “Broke-ass Mountain,” I believe. Seriously, dude? Too soon. And, frankly, too dumb. Lowbrow one-liners aside, it was a great night. Consider my funny bone tickled.
KICKIN’ IT OLD-TIME Speaking of Langdon Street, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the perfect pickin’ storm a-brewin’ in the shadow of the Golden Dome. Burlington bluegrass stalwarts The Cleary Brothers have been relatively quiet lately. Perhaps they’ve been busy spawning more children to add to the ever-growing legion of musical Clearys running amok in the Green Mountains and beyond. If I were a von Trapp, I’d be very concerned. Anyway, this Saturday the estimable bros team up at the cozy capital café with two of the region’s — if not the country’s — finest players: Smokin’ Grass guitarist Doug Perkins and mandolin marvel Jamie Masefield, creator of The Jazz Mandolin Project. Also joining in the fun will be an unnamed bassist whose name rhymes with “Byler Tolles” and is absolutely not related to a certain local music critic whose column you are currently reading . . . Ahem. Curse this small town! Any of these folks would be well worth the price of admission on their own — in this case a donation. Give generously, dammit! The meeting of musical minds and fingers of this caliber is cause for a hoedown. Or is it a hootenanny?
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arresting aural amusement. Alliterative antics aside — tee-hee — the Pioneer Valley troupe has earned a glittering reputation as one of the region’s most exciting twang-inflected roots-rock bands, largely due to a combination of dogged work ethic and relentless touring. Fortunately for us, the talented quintet has been making fairly regular excursions through the Green Mountains, and returns this Friday for a hell-raisin’ hootenanny at Montpelier’s Black Door Bar & Bistro.
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AMERICANA HAPPY HOUR WITH RACHEL RICE & FRIENDS, Langdon St. CafÊ, 6 p.m. Donations; JENNY MONTANA (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m. Donations; THE SEAWOLVES (acoustic), 9 p.m. Donations. THE AMITY FRONT (Americana), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. BLUE LIGHT JAZZ, Positive Pie 2, 9 p.m. Donations. THE COMPLAINTS (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT, The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DROP DEAD SEXY (rock), Pickle Barrel Nightclub, 8 p.m. $5. 18+. THE WIYOS (hillbilly-swing), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10
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venues 411 THE GRIFT, MISS FAIRCHILD, SEEKING HOMER (roots-rock, funk, CD release), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. $5. RETRONOME (dance party), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $5. MASSIVE (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. LATIN DANCE PARTY WITH DJ HECTOR (salsa, merengue), Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DJ C-LOW (hip-hop), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. “PULSEâ€? WITH LIVE DJ (electronica), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. DJ ANUBUS & J2 (hip-hop, reggae), Plan B, 9 p.m. NC. MICHELE FAY BAND (bluegrass, swing), The Skinny Pancake, 9 p.m. NC. TRACI & PAUL CASSARINO (jazz), Harbor Lounge, 7:30 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON & FRIENDS (jazz, blues), Avenue Bistro, 8 p.m. NC. TWIDDLE, LUCID (jam), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8:30 p.m. $8/10. AA. BARIKA ENSEMBLE, WAGTAIL (worldbeat, folk), The Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5. OPEN MIKE WITH MIKE PELKEY, Banana Winds CafĂŠ & Pub, 8 p.m. NC. SHAKEDOWN (rock), Backstage Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. RUN FOR COVER (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley DANCE PARTY WITH DJ EARL, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. THRILLS & SPILLS (film), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: central JOHN LACKARD (blues), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE CLEARY BROTHERS WITH JAMIE MASEFIELD & DOUG PERKINS (oldtime), Langdon St. CafÊ, 9 p.m. Donations. TERRY DIERS & THE SKINKS (funk), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5.
LIVE MUSIC, Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Cider House BBQ & Pub, 7 p.m. NC. HUMANZEE (bluegrass, rock), The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. HAPPY HOUR WITH JAMIE (rock), Pickle Barrel Nightclub, 4 p.m. NC. 18+, followed by DROP DEAD SEXY (rock), 8:30 p.m. $5. 18+. GULLY BOYS ANNUAL GROUNDHOG’S DAY REUNION (old-time), Middle Earth Music Hall, 8:30 p.m. $10.
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SPIRITUAL REZ (reggae), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. WORST CASE SCENARIO (rock), Olive Ridley’s, 10 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. FULL CIRCLE (rock), Krazy Horse Saloon, 9 p.m. NC. SPAMSKI WITH RED HOT JUBA (cosmic Americana), The Brewski, 8 p.m. NC. SLY CHI (rock), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $10. MANGO JAM (funk, zydeco), The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH JOHN WILSON & DANGER DAVE, Piecasso, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE WILLOUGHBYS (folk), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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OLD-TIME SESSIONS, Radio Bean, from 1 p.m. NC; HOT JAZZ SESSIONS, 5 p.m. NC; THEODORE WEIRS (singersongwriter), 7 p.m. NC; SERGE JACKET (rock), 8 p.m. NC. IRISH SESSION, Rà Rå Irish Pub, 5 p.m. NC. SUGAR HIGH WITH TRICKY PAT & ELLIOTT (hip-hop), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. MI YARD REGGAE NIGHT WITH DJS BIG DOG & DEMUS, Nectar’s, 10 p.m. NC. U18 DANCE PARTY WITH DJ ZEPH (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 8 p.m. $8. 13-17.
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Akes’ Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111. Localfolk Smokehouse, Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623. All Fired Up, 9 Depot Sq., Barre, 479-9303. Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. The Alley Coffee House, 15 Haydenberry Dr., Milton, 893-1571. Maggie’s, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-562-9317. American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999. Main St. Grill, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188. Avenue Bistro, 1127 North Avenue, Burlington, 652-9999. Main St. Museum, 58 Bridge St., White River Jct., 356-2776. Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494. Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. Backstreet, 17 Hudson St., St. Albans, 527-2400. Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. Bad Girls CafÊ, Main St., Johnson, 635-7025. McKee’s Pub, 19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048. Banana Winds CafÊ & Pub 1 Towne Marketplace, Essex Jct., 879-0752. Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington, 864-6044. Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St., Barre, 476-8188. Middle Earth Music Hall, Barton St., Bradford, 222-4748. Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Drive, Vergennes, 1-800-622-4000. The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. Battery Park, Burlington, 865-7166. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222. Bayside Pavilion, 13 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909. Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. The Bearded Frog, 5247 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-9877. Murray’s Tavern, 4 Lincoln Pl., Essex Jct., 878-4901. Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. Big Fatty’s BBQ, 55 Main St., Burlington, 864-5513. Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200. Big Moose Pub at the Fire & Ice Restaurant, 28 Seymour St., Middlebury, Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. 388-0361. 1/2 Lounge, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012. Big Picture Theater & CafÊ, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994. Odd Fellows Hall, 1416 North Ave., Burlington, 862-3209. Black Bear Tavern & Grill, 205 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury, 748-1428. Old Lantern, Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120. Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070. Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116. Blue Star CafÊ, 28 Main St., Winooski, 654-8700. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, 518-324-2200. The Bobcat CafÊ, 5 Main St., Bristol, 453-3311. On the Rise Bakery, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-7787. Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd., Bolton Valley, 434-3444. Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884. Bonz Smokehouse & Grill, 97 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-6283. Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711. Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570. Breakwater CafÊ, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276. Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917. The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015. B.U. Emporium, 163 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 658-4292. Peabody’s Pub, Plattsburgh, 518-561-0158. Bundy Center for the Arts, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-4781. Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. Buono’s Lounge, 3182 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2232. Piecasso, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411. Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800. Plan B, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-0742. Carol’s Hungry Mind CafÊ, 24 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101. Positive Pie 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453. Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 2630 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2576. The Pour House, 1930 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 862-3653. Charlemont Restaurant, #116, Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-4242. Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. Charlie B’s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355. Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820. Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324. Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. Red Mill Restaurant, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311. Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909. Cider House BBQ & Pub, 1675 Rt. 2, Waterbury, 244-8400. Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211. City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919. Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782. Coffee Hound, 97 Blakey Rd., Colchester, 651-8963. Rà Rå Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563. River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 6 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. 878-4900. Cuzzin’s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344. Roque’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, 657-3377. Dobrå Tea, 80 Church Street St., Burlington, 951-2424. Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744. Drink, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463. Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. Euro Gourmet Market & CafÊ, 61 Main St., Burlington, 859-3467. Season’s Bistro at the Wyndham Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, 859-5013. Finkerman’s Riverside Bar-B-Q, 188 River St., Montpelier, 229-2295. Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209. Shooters Saloon, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777. Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966. Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188. Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607. Giovanni’s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-5856. St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Global Markets CafÊ, 325 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-3210. Starry Night CafÊ, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. Good Times CafÊ, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444. Stonecutters Brewhouse, 14 N. Main St., Barre, 476-6000. Great Falls Club, Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239. Stowe Coffee House, Rt. 57 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2189. Green Door Studio, 18 Howard St., Burlington, 316-1124. Stowehof Inn, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Green Room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669. Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. Ground Round Restaurant, 1633 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-1122. Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666. Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. T Bones Restaurant & Bar, 38 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, 654-8008. Halvorson’s Upstreet CafÊ, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278. 38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072. Harbor Lounge, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700. Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Hardwick Town House, 127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966. Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. Harper’s Restaurant, 1068 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 863-6363. Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant, Smugglers’ Notch Road, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777. 644-5736. The Hub, Airport Drive, Bristol, 453-3678. Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002. Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432. 242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244. Iron Lantern, Route 4A, Castleton, 468-5474. Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585. JD’s Pub, 2879 Rt. 105, East Berkshire, 933-8924. Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. 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Remember School of Rock? For those who haven’t seen it, the flick centers around a down-on-his-luck rock musician (played by Tenacious D funny man Jack Black) who cons his way into a substitute-teacher gig at a prestigious private school. Lacking scholastic aptitude, he mentors his cardigan-clad protégés in the not-so-subtle nuances of rock ’n’ roll. Essentially a fish-out-of-water vehicle for Black to make with the musical funny, the film isn’t especially memorable. However, its message is that, more than technical precision, what makes music great is spirit and attitude. Which brings us to Cabot’s Brian Boyes. An ace trumpeter for such notable local acts as boogaloo quintet Lingo Mungo, Mediterrasian jazz fusionists 35th Parallel and the late, great acid-jazz supergroup viperHouse, Boyes is hardly a struggling hack. But as accomplished as he is as a performer, perhaps his most impressive achievements are as an educator. This is evidenced by Onward & Outward, the latest release from his cadre of teenage hepcats, The Limes. The group’s sophomore release picks up where their debut Best of the Zest left off. Composed of students ranging in age from 15 to 19, the kids are in fine form, once again laying down impossibly tight grooves and spitfire riffs that would be the envy of many of their adult funk-fusion counterparts. Noodle-funk jam bands, we’re looking in your direction. From the head-bobbing strains of album opener “Eternal” and the explosive soul-jazz explorations of “Gettin’ It” — both penned by Boyes and former viperHouse diva Heloise Williams, currently of NYC’s The Savoir Faire — to a deliciously funk-da-fied take on Sun Ra’s “Love in Outer Space” and an intriguing r&b spin on Bruce Springsteen’s “Fire,” these kids are more than just “all right.” They display chops and soul well beyond their tender years. This septet has no weak links. Guitarist Max Bronstein-Paritz, bassist Noah Young and drummer Andy Feltus make up of one of the area’s most formidable rhythm sections. Boyes and sax players Makala Noble and Evan Crandall ably round out the band’s instrumental lineup with soulful aplomb. Sultry vocalist Hannah Pitkin steals the show on more than one occasion. And given the surrounding talent, that’s quite a feat. For musicians of this caliber to emerge at such a young age is a remarkable testament to the power and potential of fertile minds in capable hands. It’s a lesson budget-slashing school districts would do well to remember. Here’s hoping the so-called “brain drain” doesn’t apply to music, too.
Featuring a plethora of talent from such notable local and regional acts as The Lazybirds, John Brown’s Body, Black Sea Quartet, Balkanica and Sambatucada, the sophomore release from Burlington’s mindbending Latin-jazz collective Guagua arrives this month with considerable expectations. For the most part, Psychotropical delivers. As its title suggests, the album is steeped in tropical rhythms. Intricate horn lines and deft improvisation characterize most tunes on the disc. A listener who happened to hear this music without any context would likely not guess it was a product of Vermont musicians. Psychotropical was primarily composed by guitarist Geoff Kim, whose playing is tasteful and restrained. Likewise, every member of the ensemble is showcased evenly throughout the album, as such skilled players should be. It seems unfair to single out any musicians, as they all perform wonderfully. Still, it’s worth mentioning that Dominique Gagne, Annakalmia Traver and Alex Toth are superlative on flute, saxophone and trumpet, respectively. The recording is also a testimony to the talents of engineer Daryl Rabidoux. He has tweaked the knobs and faders for countless bands in Vermont and beyond, and recently left Burlington for Providence, Rhode Island, where he’s continuing his various musical endeavors. As one of the last projects Rabidoux worked on before he left, this disc demonstrates his growth and versatility behind the board. Guagua are not the first Vermont band to employ an international aesthetic. It’s an interesting choice, as excessive world-music flair can be off-putting. But Guagua avoid most of the perils, accurately incorporating the idioms of the genre into their songwriting and not dwelling on any of the obvious clichés. Most importantly, they have character. They might not sound like they’re from Vermont, but they certainly sound like Guagua. Psychotropical is a fun, impressive follow-up to the band’s 2006 debut, Pan Frito. At more than 70 minutes, the disc is a bit long. But fans of jazz, Afro-Latin rhythms and skilled musicianship will find much to enjoy here. The album suggests that Guagua is even better live. So I recommend checking out their CD release party at Parima this Saturday, February 2. HERB VAN DER POLL
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Ska, Core, Punk Rock and More! Husbands, The Monkey House, Friday, January 25 BY DAN BOLLES
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laying ska music is inherently problematic for two specific reasons. First of all, the typical skinny-tiewearing, porkpie-hat-clad outfit has, on average, like, 10 members. It’s hard enough to coordinate the schedules of your average power trio, let alone a ragtag assortment of guitarists, keybordists, horn players, vocalists and dancers. Musicians are a notoriously flaky lot, and that’s especially true of the band-camp flunkies who usually populate ska ensembles. The second debacle owes more to the rudimentary nature of the genre and likely explains why its popularity ebbs and flows. Frankly, there’s only so much you can do, musically speaking, when every rhythmic pattern is based on the upbeat. Perhaps not coincidentally, it’s also the same reason that most current reggae bands tend to sound alike. Well, that and synapses dulled by extraordinarily good weed. There’s actually a third, if somewhat ancillary, problem: Coming up with a good band name that includes the word “ska.” Best ska pun ever? Mephiskapheles. Hands down. Local newbies Husbands address these issues — even the name thing, which they wisely ignore — head on. They have a mere five members — guitar, bass, drums, keys and vocals, no horns — so they’re a relatively lean, mean skankin’ machine. In ska terms, they’re practically a solo act. And, Husbands borrow heavily from third-wave ska, a period catego-
rized by the integration of myriad genres into the ska template, leading to an explosion of hybrids from the late 1980s through the mid1990s. Specifically, ska-punk. On a recent Friday evening, I journeyed to The Monkey House in Winooski to catch my first glimpse of Burlington’s ska-punk revivalists. I arrive with barely a second to spare. The first distortion-fueled riffs emanate from the stage in the corner just as the bouncer stamps my hand. (Which has yet to wash off, by the way. I swear, by the time I retire, the back of my right hand is going to have a quarter-sized black smudge still imprinted in it. That just can’t be healthy.) It’s still relatively early in the evening, but a sizeable crowd has formed around the floorlevel stage. I make my way towards the bar, zig-zagging through a throng of head-bobbing hipster types. No one’s skanking yet — the only dance you’re allowed to do at a ska show. But like I said, it’s still early. The evening has a decidedly PB Army feel to it, so I order a Pabst tallboy just as the band finishes its first number — a high-energy, if somewhat ragged, tune with a few rusty changes — and receives a modestly enthusiastic response. With little banter or fanfare, they launch into another song. And then another. Gradually, as the sound man irons out the mix — always a challenging endeavor at the Monkey — and the band loosens up, the sound solidifies. Still, no skanking. But the crowd is growing more receptive, the head-bobbing more pronounced.
Their fourth tune — I never was able to get my hands on a set list, or the full names of the band members — is an all-out oi! assault reminscent of The Bouncing Souls, with a nifty little rocksteady bridge. I’m beginning to feel a bit nostalgic and start to recognize influences en masse. My thoughts read like a “who’s who” of third-wave ska-punk. Mustard Plug, Skankin’ Pickle, Operation Ivy (duh), MU330, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Less Than Jake. The list goes on as bands I’d long forgotten about reenter my consciousness. It’s as if Husbands are some sort of mystical time-traveling conduit to my teenage years. Which reminds me of my other favorite ska pun: Flux Skapacitor. They tear through the remainder of their set, again with a healthy dose of raw-punk energy and a bare minimum of crowd interaction. No one ever does skank, as far as I can
HUSBANDS tell. Perhaps everyone else is awash in twotone sentimentality, too. Husbands are still a relatively new band and, as such, display many of the predictable shortcomings. Their changes are sometimes sloppy. Tempos surge and drag. The band tends to play like five musicians instead of one unit. These things take time, but if they keep playing, they’ll no doubt smooth the edges. Judging from the studio tracks available on Husbands’ MySpace page, they may have already. But, with very few exceptions — Skavoovie & The Epitones and Let’s Go Bowling come to mind — ska has never been about musical virtuosity. Nor has punk, for that matter. It’s supposed to be fun. And in that regard, Husbands are a genuine throwback in the best sense of the term. Bring on the fourth wave. �
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SUN.03 << 13B PINE STREET JAZZ WITH ALLISON MANN, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
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OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. POETRY JAM, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9:30 p.m. NC. BIG LEG EMMA (folk-rock, jam), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. HEAL IN SESSIONS WITH BRIANDEYE (roots, dub), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. MO’FUNK ORCHESTRA, THE SEPIA TONES (funk), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. AARON FLINN (singer-songwriter), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6:30 p.m. NC.
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all that jazz Montpelier-based pianist Michael Arnowitt has made his mark as a classical composer, performer and recording artist: American filmmaker Susan Bettmann’s award-winning 2004 documentary Beyond Eighty-Eight Keys chronicles his contributions to the concert-hall repertoire. But Arnowitt also likes to jazz things up — improv style. In his “Burana Bop,” soloists show off their chops between Balkan rhythms and phrases from Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Arnowitt (pictured center) becomes a quarter of the ImproVisions Jazz Quartet when he collaborates with tenor sax and flute player John McKenna (also pictured), Berklee-trained bassist Micheael “Ish” Montgomery, and drummer Mitch Gordon. Two weekend concerts help fund the group’s upcoming tour, which includes gigs in Western and Eastern Europe. At these Vermont previews, expect a mixture of genre standards and original works by Arnowitt and McKenna. Michael Arnowitt
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077.
drama ‘DOUBT’: Set in 1964, John Patrick Shanley’s drama depicts internal and external conflicts between a Catholic school’s Mother Superior and head priest. See review, this issue. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $26.50. Info, www.vtstage.org or 863-5966. ‘THE PRICE’: Northern Stage offers Arthur Miller’s classic drama unpacking two brothers’ personal baggage. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $17-48. Info, 296-7000. FARMERS’ NIGHT SERIES: Actress and historian Elena Dodd portrays Eleanor Roosevelt to reveal the former First Lady’s role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. House Chamber, Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.
film ‘BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD’: Director Sidney Lumet’s latest film tells the suspenseful story of two cash-strapped brothers who rob a jewelry store owned by their own parents. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. DARTMOUTH DOUBLE FEATURE: Sex, murder and money face off in Woody Allen’s Match Point, and Matt Damon stars as The Talented Mr. Ripley in an examination of obsessive class envy. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘THE INCREDIBLES’ Family members with secret superpowers team up to save the world in this witty animated feature. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.
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art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. LANCE RICHBOURG: The Burlingtonbased artist discusses his creative process at a talk about his exhibit “Dawgs.” Community Room, Burlington College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.
words NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE SERIES: Readers of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony consider rites of passage. South Hero Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209.
talks HYBRID HAZELNUTS: The Burlington Sustainable Living Network offers info about Vermont-hardy shrubs whose heart-healthy kernels have been called “the soybean of the 21st century.” Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 238-4927. WINTER BIRD FEEDING: Watchers of winged visitors learn tips and techniques for attracting feathered friends. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. ‘DISASTER CAPITALISM’: Marxists consider whether the world’s predominant economic system can be reformed to reduce environmental destruction, war and exploitation. Room 200, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 309-4824.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.
‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. PETER THE MUSIC MAN: Educator Peter Alsen lets kids ages 3 to 5 try out various instruments and offers a fun intro to music theory. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. CHESS CLUB: King defenders ages 6 to 16 practice castling and various opening gambits. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-1207.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 1:30 p.m. $3. Info, 658-7477. GAY & LESBIAN SKI WEEKEND: Evening entertainments cap five days of winter action from downhill and cross-country skiing to snowboarding, skating, and snowshoeing. Various Stowe-area locations, times and prices. Info, www. winterrendezvous.com. WINTER WALKING: Seniors stretch their legs under cover at a former munitions depot slated to become a community center. Gosse Court Armory, Burlington, 8:30-10 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3982.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. ESL GROUPS: Non-native speakers learn English at the South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. Also at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. CHESS GROUP: Beginning and intermediate-level players cut corners to put each other’s kings in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. NOONTIME KNITTERS: Crafty types pause for patterns amid midday stitches. Waterbury Public Library, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.
KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene over good yarns. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m., & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. BINGO: A winning card could net cash at the Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $11. Info, 863-3982. CHARITY BINGO: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: In 45-minute info sessions, neighborhood helpers hear about a program that coordinates friendly home visits and assistance for aging seniors. Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, Chace Mill, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, www. cvaa.org or 865-0360. CITIZENSHIP CLASS: Immigrants become familiar with U.S. history and government to prep for the naturalization interview. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP: Habla español? Brown baggers eat lunch and devour new vocab. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘LUNCH & LEARN’ SERIES: Backyard birders gather info about identifying and feeding flyers. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. CIVIL WAR SITE SEARCH: Historian Howard Coffin describes his current project and gathers data from local residents about Vermont landmarks with a connection to the U.S. Civil War. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. PHP USERS GROUP: Website code scribes hear developer Bradley Holt review recent projects based on the Zend framework. Brown & Jenkins Coffee Roasters, South Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 383-4737, ext. 11. PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP: People interested in the ethics and principles of sustainable gardening and neighborhood design get an intro at the Greenhouse Student Living Center, University Heights, UVM, Burlington, 6-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, http://burling tonpermaculture.googlepages.com or 999-2768.
INTRO TO TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION: Peace seekers learn simple techniques to boost creativity and dissolve stress. Maharishi Invincibility Center, 19 Church Street, Suite 1, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-4116. MEDICINE WORKSHOP: Kitchen apothecaries learn how to make herbal vinegars for use in foods, cosmetics and tonic treatments. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $7. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
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drama ‘DOUBT’: See January 30. ‘THE PRICE’: See January 30. ‘BARRYMORE’: Johnson State College theater professor Russ Longtin portrays charismatic actor John Barrymore in a Tony Award-winning one-man show. See calendar spotlight. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 229-0492. ‘RUDDIGORE’: Teen thespians from the Lake Champlain Waldorf High School present Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera parodying a moral melodrama. Vergennes Opera House, 7 p.m. $8-12. Info, 425-6195. ‘THE BOYCOTT’: Theater artist and activist Kathryn Blume offers her one-woman play about a worldwide sex strike to stop global warming. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, www.uvm.edu.climatechange or 240-818-8864.
film ‘BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD’: See January 30. ‘WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM’: Community members view the last two segments of Spike Lee’s four-part documentary about Hurricane Katrina’s effects. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘HOLDING OUR OWN’: Burlington filmmaker Camilla Rockwell screens her documentary about end-of-life care, with help from the Addison County hospice chorus Wellspring. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4111.
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Last Saturday night, some 80 people packed the back room at Chow! Bella restaurant to hear intuitive counselor and medium Nan O’Brien draw spiritual energy from the cosmos and give it voice. The seventh of 10 stops on a tour marking the one-year anniversary of her first appearance on Star 92.9’s “Lana and Nolan in the Morning” show, the $35-a-head event sold out in a matter of days. O’Brien, who has lived in Vermont since 2004, has made a full-time living from private-session spiritual counseling for five years. Fans of TV psychic John Edward would find her show’s question-and-answer format familiar; like Edward, O’Brien claims to receive communication from the deceased. Additionally, though, she offered advice on the dilemmas of the living, and the overwhelmingly female audience had no shortage of issues to address. One woman asked if her daughter “would ever graduate from high school?” After asking the daughter’s name and age, O’Brien surmised that the student might be suffering from an undiagnosed learning disability. The mother nodded, and a murmur escaped the crowd. Critics of the psychic process might have alleged that what was on display was a classic case of “cold reading”; a psychological sleight of hand that sounds like spiritual mainlining but is actually just a clever method of information retrieval and story embroidering. Also fitting this description was O’Brien’s abidingly warm, reassuring reaction to the naked pain of those whose loved ones had passed — “I’ve actually never met a soul who wasn’t OK,” she offered to one grieving mother. (In a phone interview after the show, a question to O’Brien about my own father’s passing brought a similarly upbeat but frustratingly vague reference to my Dad’s strict parenting skills.) Midway through the performance, however, O’Brien turned to a healthy-looking woman sitting quietly in the middle of the room and asked, unsolicited, “Have you been taking care of your fibromyalgia?” Flummoxed, the woman answered, “Yes. I was just diagnosed.” It wasn’t the only startlingly out-of-context bull’s-eye O’Brien hit that evening. Despite her hefty doses of positivity and a lead-footed sales pitch for an energy drink, O’Brien left me maddeningly uncertain whether this psychic stuff is real or not. Dammit. MATT SCANLON
‘THE PRICE OF SUGAR’: In this U.S. documentary, a charismatic Spanish priest organizes poor people exploited by the global sugar trade. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Reservations and info, 479-4127.
words TODD MCLEISH: The author reads from his new field-biology book, Golden Wings and Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England’s Most Imperiled Wildlife. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
MADELEINE KUNIN: The former Vermont governor reads excerpts from her soon-to-be-published book Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead, at a sneak-peek reception with coffee, tea and treats. Black Box Theater, Lake & College Building, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $25 suggested donation. Info, 229-1783. STEPHEN MORRIS: The editor and publisher of Green Living Journal reads selections from The New Village Green, his recent collection of environmental writings by various luminaries in the fields of solar energy, “slow food,” and spirituality. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
talks JUDY BONDS: The co-director of a watchdog group monitoring mountain-top removal mining keynotes a national teach-in focusing on solutions to global warming. North Lounge, Billings Hall, UVM, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.focusthenation. org or www.uvm.edu/climatechange.
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‘WHAT IS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE?’: Martha Moffett, a Christian Scientist healer who left her law practice for full-time spiritual work, outlines her faith’s attitudes to modern medicine. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-4415. GREEN-UP FORUM: Students and professors provide directives for lessening St. Mike’s collective carbon footprint. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon. Free. Info, 654-2536.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. RICHMOND PLAYGROUP: Parents meet their neighbors, while their kids enjoy structured fun and snacks. Community Room, Richmond Free Library, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 434-7775. WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.
‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather to hear tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots aged 3 to 5 enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. PRESCHOOL STORIES: Future readers aged 2 to 5 take in tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. MUSIC TIME: Growing listeners under age 5 contemplate chords and bounce to rhythms. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 655-6424. BILINGUAL PLAYGROUP: ¡Hola, baby! A native Spanish-speaking mama leads gentle play and circle time at the Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 316-3069.
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THU.31 << 21B MORNING STORIES: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairytales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: Pint-sized bladers take to the ice at Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6. Info, 865-7558. KIDS’ WRITING WORKSHOP: Word games and round-robin story-scheming sessions engage kids ages 6 to 12. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
sport GAY & LESBIAN SKI WEEKEND: See January 30. WINTER WALKING: See January 30. SKI WAX CLINIC: As prep for the Craftsbury marathon, Nick Mahood of Swix explains the basics of iron-on glide for various race conditions. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409. ZUMBA FITNESS: Step-by-steppers try out Latin-dance-inspired exercises mixed with high-energy, international rhythms. Fitness Options, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $10, first time free. Info, 734-3479. VERMONT FROST HEAVES: The Green Mountain State’s pro basketball team tips off against the Montréal Royal. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 7:05 p.m. $6-13. Info, 863-5966.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 30. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488. ‘READING TO END RACISM’ TRAINING: Volunteers interested in participating in age-appropriate elementary-school forums to discuss racism and stereotyping gather at the Edmunds Elementary School Art Room, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, mhathawa@bsdvt.org or ctatlock@bsdvt.org.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 30. CHARITY BINGO: See January 30. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202, Vermont Tech, Blair Industrial Park, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Would-be Francophones exchange info during déjeuner. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. INDOOR GARDENING WORKSHOP: Cultivators of fresh winter veggies learn how to grow spicy, vitamin C-rich radish greens. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. O.N.E. ARTS & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: Creative types and founders of companies located in the Queen City’s Old North End network to boost their ’hood’s collective economic clout. Olde Northender Pub, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, www.oneartsandbusiness.org or 363-5165. GLYCONUTRIENTS WORKSHOP: Health nuts learn about the complex sugars that improve cellular communication and eliminate harmful toxins. Healer Within You Office, 528 Essex Road, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 234-5260.
SENIOR BREAKFAST: Area elders enjoy eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, homefries, juice and bottomless cups of coffee at the Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $3. Info, 863-3982. ENERGY AUDIT WORKSHOP: Homeowners hear how to review their domiciles to save electricity, money and the environment. NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 723-6551.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ARLO GUTHRIE: The folk icon and raconteur rattles off socially conscious and silly songs as part of his “Together at Last” solo tour. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $35. Info, 728-6464. ANI DIFRANCO: The feminist folk-rocker returns to the Flynn with jazzy arrangements, powerful vocals and liberating lyrics. See calendar spotlight. Flynn Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $39-43. Info, 863-5966. MICHAEL ARNOWITT: The Montpelier pianist and the Vermont-based ImproVisions Jazz Quartet play a concert to prep for an upcoming European tour. See calendar spotlight. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $15-20. Info, 229-0984. SARASA: Canadian soprano Nancy Argenta joins the Boston-based Baroque ensemble in a concert of arias and songs by Handel and Purcell, plus an instrumental segment featuring the talents of local flutist and Lane Series Director Jane Ambrose. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, pre-concert talk, 6:30 p.m.; concert, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 863-5966. CHARLOTTE COFFEEHOUSE: Six area musicians, including teen troubadour Jesse French and local singer-songwriter Xander Naylor, entertain folks of all ages at the Charlotte Senior Center, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 425-2910. BEAUSOLEIL & THE SUBDUDES: Cajun music blender Michael Doucet heads one of the country’s top zydeco bands in a joint concert with New Orleansbased blues-rockers The Subdudes. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $28 & $36. Info, 603-448-0400.
dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $7, free for beginners. Info, 899-2378.
drama ‘DOUBT’: See January 30. $31.50. ‘THE PRICE’: See January 30, 6:30 p.m. ‘BARRYMORE’: See January 31. ‘RUDDIGORE’: See January 31. MISS RICHFIELD 1981: A drag performer with a hometown shtick puts on a pageant crown at the Stowe High School Auditorium, 9 p.m. $35, or $25 for local residents with a photo I.D. Info, www.winterrendezvous.com or 617-504-3131.
film ‘BEST OF THE FEST’: Nature and extreme sports merge in selections of cliffhanging cinematography from the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $8-10. Info, 658-3313. ‘DAY ZERO’: In this 2007 film positing a return of the U.S. military draft, three friends in New York City re-prioritize their lives after being called for duty. A discussion with producer Anthony Moody and screenwriter Rob Malkani follows. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘GONE BABY GONE’: Set in working-class Boston, Ben Affleck’s directorial debut follows private eyes who unearth police corruption in the course of a missingchild investigation. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: Burlington’s visual artists arrange visits to more than 40 galleries and studios in a social celebration of creativity. Various Burlington-area locations, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, www.artmapburlington.com or 264-4839.
talks BARN PRESERVATION: Eric Gilbertson of the Vermont Preservation Trust offers an illustrated overview of old ag structures and explains how to obtain grants to keep them in shape. Montgomery Town Library, Montgomery Center, 7 p.m. Free. Info, www.hazensnotch.org or 326-4799. HERB GARDEN VIRTUAL TOUR: Botanical expert Sandra Lory shows photos of colorful medicinal plants well suited to Vermont’s growing season. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202. ‘CRISIS IN DARFUR’: Ruth Messinger, a global activist and president of the American Jewish World Service, discusses her multiple visits to Sudan to document human rights abuses. Campus Center Theater, Billings Hall, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1107. HEALTH SERIES: Reiki expert Rev. Raelene St. Hilaire offers an intro to energy healing. St. Johnsbury Food Co-op, 3:30 -5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-9498.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 30, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters age 3 and older gather for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. LINCOLN LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters up to age 5 form good reading habits in a tale-centered song-and-craft session. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216. ‘PINT-SIZED SCIENCE’: Laboratory learners aged 2 to 7 experiment with stories and hands-on activities. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. SONGS & STORIES: Kids of all ages join guitarist, accordionist and banjo player Matthew Witten for folk songs and funny tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
STORYWALK: Parents and kids visit 32 downtown shop windows to read sequential, laminated pages from Ian Falconer’s pig-centric picture book Olivia. Starts at Zutano, Montpelier; pages remain readable as long as shop windows are lighted. Free. Info, 223-9604.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See January 30, 10 a.m. GAY & LESBIAN SKI WEEKEND: See January 30. WINTER WALKING: See January 30.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 30. ‘FOCUS THE NATION’ SPEAK OUT: Community residents and area undergrads rally for real carbon-dioxide reductions to combat climate change. Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, www.uvm.edu/climatechange or 656-7736.
etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 30. CHARITY BINGO: See January 30. SENIOR BREAKFAST: See January 31. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. COMMUNITY DINNER: Local ingredients form the focus of a hearty winter meal at L.A.C.E., Barre, 5:30 p.m. $6-12.50. Info, www.lacevt.org or 476-4276. GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Language learners buff up their vocab through casual chatting. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. COLCHESTER WINTER CARNIVAL: Celebrators of the frosty season liven up the weekend with snowshoeing, pony rides and a hot chili cook-off. See calendar spotlight. Various Colchesterarea locations, 4-8:30 p.m. $4-5. Info, 264-5640. ANARCHIST CRAFT CIRCLE: Creative types put their heads together over public art projects that dismantle hierarchies, one stitch at a time. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Donations. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. ORAL HISTORY WORKSHOP: Community historians learn how to define, research and interview subjects for their own projects. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call for cost. Registration and info, www. vermontfolklifecenter.org or 388-4964. BARRE WINTERFEST: A snowman contest, snowmobile rides, and a hard-core toboggan run set off sugar-on-snow parties and lights-and-music-enhanced night skating on a historic quarry. Various Barre-area locations, times and prices. Info, www.millstonetrails.com or 479-1000. HEART HEALTH SCREENINGS: Trips to pick up prescriptions become quick ticker check-ups for folks who call ahead. Kinney Drugs, Bradford, Essex Junction & St. Albans stores, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 888-666-8611. GOODBYE PARTY: Mary K. Dennison, former executive director of Kids on the Block-VT, receives an hors d’oeuvres-enriched sendoff lauding her work with puppetry-based education. Imani Youth & Family Center, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 860-3349.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ARLO GUTHRIE: See February 1, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $27-44. Info, 863-5966.
MICHAEL ARNOWITT: See February 1, Frederick Johnson Pianos, 344 North Hartland Road, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. ‘CONCERT FOR CLANCY’: Area musicians Allison Mann, Colin McCaffrey, Steve Blair and others honor the memory and work of Vermont teacher and composer Matt Clancy. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $10. Info, www.swinginvermontbig band.com or richsvbb@yahoo.com. ‘DIE WINTERREISE’: Baritone Simon Chaussé and pianist Eliza Thomas perform Franz Schubert’s epic song cycle based on the poetic wanderings of Wilhelm Müller, in a program presented by WordStage Vermont. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $15. Info, www.wordstagevt.com or 223-1279. RONNIE MILSAP: The country-soul singer who helped to revolutionize Nashville sings earthy r&b at Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $35 & $45. Info, 603-448-0400. RIPTON COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE: The Josh Brooks Band busts out humorous, local samples of singer-songwriting craft at the Ripton Elementary School, following an open mike at 7:30 p.m. $3-7. Info, 388-9782. DARTMOUTH GLEE CLUB: Collegiate voices form chords in a sacred cantata by J.S. Bach and Haydn’s “Mass for Troubled Times.” Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $18. Info, 603-646-2422. THE ZAMBONIS: Hockey fans and music lovers unite at a concert by the North Country sports-rock quartet named after an ice-grooming machine. Town Hall, Harrietstown, N.Y., 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4-8. Info, 518-962-8778. AMY & FREDDY: Pianist Freddy Allen accompanies Judy Garland-esque diva Amy Armstrong in a comedy-laced, cabaret-style revue. Stowe High School Auditorium, 9 p.m. $35, or $25 for local residents with a photo I.D. Info, www.winterrendezvous.com or 617-504-3131. TRIO FEDELE: Flutist David Fedele, cellist Matthew Herren and pianist Robert Koenig perform Baroque-tocontemporary compositions to mark the purchase of a new Steinway grand. South Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $6-16. Info, www. nekclassicalseries.org or 748-5451.
dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: See February 1. WINTERFEST DANCE: Celebrants cap a chilly carnival by hoofing it to tunes by Tattoo, a New Hampshire-based American roots band. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 8-11 p.m. $5. Info, www. folksoul.com or 476-8777. CONTRA DANCE: Caller Will Mentor sequences steps to music by pianist Mary Cay Brass, guitarist Roger Kahle and fiddler Jesse Gagner-Hall. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163. MIDWINTER CEILIDH: A Highland dance troupe inspires toe-tapping, and various folk ensembles play traditional and modern Celtic tunes in a tribute to the auld sod. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Jericho, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 878-3840.
drama ‘DOUBT’: See January 30, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $23-31.50. ‘THE PRICE’: See January 30, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘BARRYMORE’: See January 31. ‘RUDDIGORE’: See January 31, 2 p.m. ‘THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES’: Eve Ensler’s wise, witty, Obie Award-winning play delves into women’s experiences. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 775-0903. ‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD’ AUDITIONS: Adult actors try out for roles in a stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel about race, class and justice. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., call for appointment. Free. Info, 229-0492.
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ROLE CALL Actress Drew Barrymore comes from a long line of accomplished thespians. Her grandfather John, great-aunt Ethel and great-uncle Lionel all started out on the stage, became silent film stars, and successfully made the transition to talkies. Of the three, John was the funniest and most outrageous: An irresistible womanizer with matinee-idol looks, he reportedly never went more than 40 hours without sex or booze. He was also a gifted leading man who magnetized audience members with a mixture of bravura and vulnerability, in roles from Hamlet to Svengali. As part of Lost Nation Theater’s four-weekend WinterFest, Johnson State College theater professor Russ Longtin (pictured) captures the character of one of Hollywood’s first over-the-top celebrities in a multifaceted stage portrait summing up Barrymore’s strengths and, er, weaknesses. ‘BARRYMORE’
Thursday, January 31, through Sunday, February 3, Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, see calendar listings for times. $10-20. Info, 229-0492. www.lostnationtheater.org
‘THE TWITS’: High school students stage an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book about two agonizingly idiotic characters. Mill River Union High School, North Clarendon, noon & 7:30 p.m. $5-7. Info, 775-3451, ext. 273.
film ‘BEST OF THE FEST’: See February 1. ‘GONE BABY GONE’: See February 1, 7 & 9 p.m. ‘LARS AND THE REAL GIRL’: A lovable introvert introduces a life-sized female doll to his family as though it were a person. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. FAMILY DAY: Portraits frame relatives as part of a public program at the Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358. DIGITAL CAMERA WORKSHOP: Vermont naturalist and photographer Bryan Pfeiffer explains how to take better photos of everything from birds to kids, and home-process them into sharp, colorful prints. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $55. Info, www. vermontbirdtours.com or 229-6206.
talks ‘E PLURIBUS UNUM’: Jack Hoffman, former chief of the Vermont Press Bureau, speaks about the work of public-assets organizations designed to improve the well-being of state residents. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m., potluck to follow. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 229-0782. CELEBRATE WINTER BIRDS: Vermont Botanical and Bird Club President Deborah Benjamin explains which winged species live here year-round, and offers info about unusual wintertime visitors. Montgomery Town Library, Montgomery Center, 7 p.m. $2. Info, 326-4799.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: See January 31, 10-11 a.m. STORYWALK: See February 1. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ECO-CRAFT TIME: Parent-accompanied little people make fun jewelry out of recycled materials. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, drop-in hours 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $5 per child. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. KIDS’ ICE FISHING DERBY: Bundled-up boys and girls ages 15 and under tend holes and hope to tip scales. See calendar spotlight. City Bay, North Hero, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8400. ‘THE SCIENCE OF SNOWFLAKES’: Small fry peek at snow crystals with hand lenses, then engage in crafts and games. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. FAMILY FOLK CONCERT: Fiddlepowered music by songwriting duo Pete and Karen Sutherland entertains all ages at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
sport GAY & LESBIAN SKI WEEKEND: See January 30. ZUMBA FITNESS: See January 31, 9:30 & 11 a.m. CRAFTSBURY MARATHON: Crosscountry skiers hoof it on a 25- or a 50-mile point-to-point race and tour. Craftsbury Outdoor Center, racing division starts 9 a.m., touring division starts 9:35 a.m. $85-95, free to watch. Info, www.craftsbury.com or 586-7767.
GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING: Male and female pugilists ages 17 to 34 put up their dukes in round two of a statewide tourney. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $11-14. Info, 527-2936. ‘LEARN TO CURL’ CLINIC: What’s that Canadian ice sport with all the brooms? Stone-sliding newbies get coached in sweeping, strategy and on-ice etiquette. LARC Arena, Morrisville, 9 a.m. - noon. $25. Info, www.greenmountaincurlingclub.org or 985-2861. CAMEL’S HUMP HIKE: Experienced winter trekkers make a loop through frozen heights on this difficult, 7mile outing. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 514-488-6483.
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SAT.02 << 23B CHRISTMAS TREE BONFIRE & COOKOUT: Hot grub goes with warming flames at this post-holiday fundraiser for the North Hero Fire Department. See calendar spotlight. City Bay, North Hero, 5:30 p.m. $5, bring your tree. Info, 372-8400. VSO WALTZ NIGHT: Twirlers take a break from 3/4-time to bid on upscale silent-auction items at a black-tie affair. The Vermont Symphony Orchestra offers live accompaniment at the Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $150 includes dinner. Reservations and info, www.vso. org or 800-876-9293, ext. 19. AARP TAX FILING WORKSHOP: Volunteer experts help seniors and folks from low-income households get their financial affairs set for the IRS. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. MARDI GRAS DINNER DANCE: Midwinter revelers nosh New Orleans style, then boogie down to Motown tunes by The Fabulous Spiders. Chow! Bella, St. Albans, 5-9 p.m. $37.50 includes dinner. Reservations and info, 527-1112. SEWING MACHINE INTRO: Feed dogs? Zipper feet? First-timers learn the anatomy of sewing aids in a two-hour course, then take a test drive and plan an easy project. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $30 includes one additional hour of open sewing time. Registration and info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. NORTHERN GREYHOUND ADOPTIONS: A local volunteer rescue service for retired racing dogs offers info about opportunities to help. Community Space, University Mall, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. WINTER BIRDS DRIVING TOUR: Herpetologist and birder Jim Andrews leads a carpool posse to the shores of Lake Champlain to spot cold-weather feathers. Starts from the Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 9 a.m. $25. Registration and info, 434-2167. INTRO TO BREASTFEEDING: Parentsto-be learn from a certified lactation consultant about feeding baby sans bottle. Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. $15. Registration and info, 288-1002 or kate@ bebopbabyshop.com. SILENT AUCTION: The Runaway Dog Rock Band provides moving music for bidders eyeing antiques, handicrafts and services. United Church of Fairfax, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 849-6073. CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT: Professional card player and Williston native Chris Kirkpatrick hosts poker faces over age 21 at a benefit for a local boys’ soccer team. Miller Building, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, registration 11 a.m., play at noon. $100 cash buy-in. Info, www. vtpokerpros.com or 878-1248. LASAGNA DINNER: Pre-Super Bowl, football fans load flavorful carbs in anticipation of the big game. St. Ambrose Parish Hall, Bristol, 6:15-8 p.m. $5-8. Info, 453-2488. SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT: Crackerjack spellers rack up points by careful placement of lettered tiles. St. Agnes School, Lake Placid, N.Y., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $12 includes a light lunch. Registration and info, 518-891-5567. SKI-DOWN PROCESSION: Middlebury’s mid-year graduates don caps, gowns and skis for a snowy-yet-celebratory ceremony. Middlebury College Snow Bowl, Hancock, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5183. HEALING WORKSHOP: Meditators learn how to create positive transformation à la the advice of self-help guru Louise Hays. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. $45 or donations. Info, 863-1927. SHELBURNE WINTERFEST: Spirited outdoorspeople of all ages put on warm duds to enjoy sledding, snowshoeing, animal tracking and treats. Shelburne Farms, noon - 3 p.m. Donations; sleigh rides $1 per person. Info, 985-8686.
‘MEN WHO COOK’: Male amateur chefs don aprons to turn out appetizers, entrées and desserts as part of an après-ski competition. Main Base Lodge, Stratton Mountain Resort, 7-9:30 p.m. $25. Registration and info, www. strattonfoundation.org or 297-2096. NORTH COUNTRY HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Dancer Yaëlle Azoulay joins roots-music ensemble Tidal Wave onstage as part of a three-day fête featuring FrenchCanadian food, music and storytelling. Elks Lodge, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2-11 p.m. Call for cost. Info, www.hillandhollow music.org or 518-293-7613. ‘MALEBOX’: D.J. Precious spins discs at a post-office-themed personals party to raise gay guys’ flags. 1/2 Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Free. Info, glam@ru12.org or 860-7812.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ‘DIE WINTERREISE’: See February 2, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 4 p.m. VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Violin soloist Owen Kevra-Lenz contributes to Haydn’s Concerto for Violin and Strings at an ensemble concert that also includes J.S. Bach’s Magnificat. Barre Opera House, pre-concert talk 3 p.m., concert 3:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, www.vermont philharmonic.org or 476-8188. COMMUNITY SING-ALONG: Lynne Robbins of Bella Voce carries melodies at a group folk-song gathering. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.
drama ‘DOUBT’: See January 30, 2 p.m. $23. ‘THE PRICE’: See January 30, 5 p.m. ‘BARRYMORE’: See January 31, 2 p.m. VT PLAYBACK THEATER COMPANY: Improvisational actors adapt audience members’ love stories for the stage. Shelburne Art Center, 2 p.m. $7. Info, www.playbacktheatre.org or 985-3648. ‘HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES’ AUDITIONS: Thespians try out for adult roles in a two-act comedy. St. Johnsbury School Auditorium, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 626-3663.
film ‘BEST OF THE FEST’: See February 1, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. $16-20. Info, 518-523-2512. ‘GONE BABY GONE’: See February 1, 1:30 & 7 p.m. ‘THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG’: In this 1964 classic, Catherine Deneuve plays a young woman forced into a loveless marriage after her auto-mechanic boyfriend gets drafted. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
<calendar > kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. STORYWALK: See February 1. ‘THE SCIENCE OF SNOWFLAKES’: See February 2.
sport GAY & LESBIAN SKI WEEKEND: See January 30. BELVIDERE MOUNTAIN: Snowshoes help winter trail travelers on this 6-mile, 2000-foot climb. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 878-6828. WOMEN’S NATURE WALK: Females of all ages step into provided snowshoes for a guided natural history outing along a local stream. Meet at the North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. $8. Info, 229-6206.
activism GREEN DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE: Members of a relatively new local political party decide which councilor candidates to support in upcoming Queen City elections. Department of Public Works, 645 Pine Street, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, www. gdaburlington.org or 355-5247.
etc CHARITY BINGO: See January 30, 2 & 7 p.m. BARRE WINTERFEST: See February 1. SLEIGH RIDES: See February 2. WINTER WEEKEND: See February 2. NORTHERN GREYHOUND ADOPTIONS: See February 2. NORTH COUNTRY HERITAGE FESTIVAL: See February 2, Church in the Hollow, Saranac, N.Y., 1:30-6:30 p.m. COMMUNITY BRUNCH: A live band serenades weekend breakfasters at a spread featuring fluffy pancakes. L.A.C.E., Barre, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-12.50. Info, www.lacevt.org or 476-4276. QUEER CRAFT CIRCLE: Lesbian, gay, bi and transgender creators get their craft on in a supportive sphere. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, www.thebobbin. com or 999-6202.
‘CRASH THE CONVENTION’: Three organizers from Minnesota’s Twin Cities gather ideas and info for their plan to protest the Republican National Convention there next September. Black Sheep Books, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, www.nornc.org or 225-8906. ‘GALAXIES’: Retired aerospace engineer Al Boudreau explains the expansion of the universe and sums up the history of the Milky Way. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES: UVM history prof Denise Youngblood shares personal stories from past travels in the U.S.S.R. and the Russian Federation. Faith United Methodist Church, 2 p.m. $5. Info, www.eeevermont.org or 862-2531.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 30, for children ages 2-3. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: See January 31. MUSIC TIME: See January 31. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: See January 31. STORYWALK: See February 1. FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. DADS’ GROUP: Fathers and fathersto-be bring offspring up to age 6 to a playgroup, meal and social hour. Winooski Family Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1422. BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewishthemed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 23.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. THE FIDDLEHEADS: Area youth bow out toe-tapping fiddle tunes en masse. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilianstyle community drumming troupe. New members are welcome at the Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 343-7107.
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‘HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES’ AUDITIONS: See February 3. AUDITIONS FOR ‘THE THREEPENNY OPERA’: Actors, singers and instrumentalists try out for an orchestraaccompanied community staging of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s dark musical-theater masterpiece. McAuley Hall, Trinity Campus, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, http://learn.uvm. edu/threepenny or 656-0629.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See January 31.
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etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 30. GLOBAL WARMING DISCUSSION: Community members learn about the history, science and politics of the climate crisis and consider personal actions to help curb CO2 emissions. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, www.vtearthinstitute. org or 879-7576. ‘MEMORY MONDAY’: Adults 55 and over take advantage of a free memory screening. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, call for appointment. Free. Registration and info, 847-9488.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949.
dance ARGENTINEAN TANGO: See February 1, North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, lessons 6:30-8:30 p.m. $12. Practica, 8:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 862-2833.
SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501. LINE DANCING: Boot scooters show off fancy footwork at the Harvest Moon Banquet Room, Essex Junction, beginners’ lesson 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-9 p.m. $9.50. Info, 434-2891.
drama AUDITIONS FOR ‘THE THREEPENNY OPERA’: See February 4. TEO CASTELLANOS: The award-winning actor, director and poet fuses world cultures, religion and music in a monologue exposing Miami’s social ills. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
film ‘GONE BABY GONE’: See February 1. ‘LOOSE CHANGE: FINAL CUT’: The makers of a documentary that raises doubts about the official 9/11 story host a screening and discussion of the film’s latest version. Holley Hall, Bristol, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5664.
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words BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Acoustic Lounge, Parima, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 999-1664.
talks ECONOMICS DEBATE: Local scholar Doug Hoffer and business prof Robert Letovsky consider whether Wal-Mart provides valuable jobs and products or destroys small-town economies. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. HOMESCHOOLING INFO SESSION: Parents of above-average learners consider at-home education, and brainstorm a wish list of support services. Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education, 73 Prim Road, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 1 p.m. Free. Info, lucybogue@yahoo.com or 658-9941. ‘HYPNOSIS & WEIGHT LOSS’: Listeners practice take-home techniques to boost motivation via trance-like R&R. Wellspring Hypnotherapy Center, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-0089.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See February 1, for walkers up to age 3. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: See February 1. STORYWALK: See February 1. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. TODDLER STORYTIME: Tykes under age 3 enjoy stories, songs and a snack at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. WINOOSKI STORYTIME: Preschoolers aged 2-and-a-half to 5 expend energy in finger play and song, then listen to tales. Winooski Memorial Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424. DARK KNIGHT COMICS CLUB: Pencil- and pen-holders draw on their inner resources to produce paneled narratives. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. PRESCHOOL DISCOVERY PROGRAM: Mammal watchers ages 3 to 5 learn what woodchucks do in winter. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m. $10. Info, 229-6206.
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UNFORCED PERSPECTIVE Female music celebrities who’ve withstood years of public scrutiny tend to be champs at chameleonic self-transformation (Madonna), sometimes at the cost of their credibility (Cher). Not so Ani DiFranco. The Buffalo, New York-based folk rocker famous for her percussive guitar-playing has gone through various musical genres, attitude shifts and hairdos since her up-front lyrics won her legions of feminist listeners, but brutally honest self-scrutiny and social engagement remain hallmarks of her personal and political songwriting. DiFranco scaled back her nonstop worldwide performance schedule after becoming a mom last January, and she released Canon, her first retrospective album, in the fall. Bristol-based folk songstress Anaïs Mitchell, who recently joined DiFranco’s indie label Righteous Babe Records, opens for the “little songwriter” as part of a multi-stop winter tour. ANI DIFRANCO
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sport WINTER WALKING: See January 30. ZUMBA FITNESS: See January 31, 5:30 p.m. COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850.
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etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See January 30. CHARITY BINGO: See January 30. SENIOR BREAKFAST: See January 31. PAUSE CAFE: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Midday learners try lunch in a foreign language to sharpen communication skills. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ANTI-ANXIETY WORKSHOP: Sufferers of panic attacks and hardcore stress learn skills to cope with negative thought patterns. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202. HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Before shopping, potential house hunters determine whether homeownership fits their needs. Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Barre, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvclt.org or 476-4493, ext. 211. PANCAKE SUPPER: Griddled circles complement sausage or bacon, OJ and fruit at a Mardi Gras dinner to mark Shrove Tuesday. Church Parish Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $4-6. Reservations and info, 864-0471.
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD: Stitchers welcome new members and guests at a sew-and-tell meeting. Essex Alliance Church, social 6:30 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 872-9973. KNITTING CIRCLE: Adult crafters talk shop over woolen loops. CarpenterCarse Library, Hinesburg, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2878. KNIT & NURSE: Mamas bring their babies to chat and work on projects. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. ‘A PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT’: A parenting coach invites questions from frazzled folks at an evening of conversation and humor. Viva Espresso, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 343-0471. STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Richard Munkelwitz of the Vermont Small Business Development Center leads a half-day workshop in handson entrepreneurship. Greenhouse Student Living Center, University Heights, UVM, Burlington, 9 a.m. - noon. $35. Info, www.vtsbdc.org or 999-2768. SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH: Current and potential college students hear how to locate and apply for funds to meet education expenses. Community College of Vermont, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-642-3177.
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‘SPOTLIGHT ON BEN FRANKLIN’: Actor and historian John Lake brings to life the 18th-century American printer, diplomat, inventor and civic leader who experimented with electricity, among other things. Milton Historical Museum, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 893-7387.
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‘BOOK CLUBS, TUPPERWARE & OPRAH’: UVM English lecturer Sarah Turner considers whether reading groups are girly. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. ‘FORWARD FROM HERE’: Local author Reeve Lindbergh offers her thoughts on leaving middle age and other unexpected adventures. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. ‘WHY JUNG?’: Analyst and author Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath explores the staying power of Carl Jung’s approach to psychology. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. ‘THE CULTURE OF FOOD IN RURAL CHINA’: Middlebury prof Ellen Oxfield serves samples of the social importance of grub in the Chinese countryside, based on her own recent fieldwork. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘THE IRISH IN VERMONT’: Historian Dan Casey examines immigrants’ impact on the Green Mountain State. Wake Robin Retirement Community, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5107. ‘THE BUTT STOPS HERE’: Dr. Leena Ahluwalia offers options for smoking cessation, and explains the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. ‘WORK & ART’ SERIES: Lawyer and teacher Sandy Baird discusses the differences between slavery, serfdom, paid labor and freedom. Community Room, Burlington College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. GLOBAL WARMING TEACH-IN: Energyrelated talks, community discussions, raffles and film screenings pinpoint specific solutions to climate change as part of the countrywide “Focus the Nation” event. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ Demeritt Place Offices, Waterbury, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 882-2123.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See January 30. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See January 30. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See January 30. HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: See January 30. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See January 30. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See January 30. PETER THE MUSIC MAN: See January 30. CHESS CLUB: See January 30. STORYWALK: See February 1. PRESCHOOL DISCOVERY PROGRAM: See February 5.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See January 30. WINTER WALKING: See January 30. SKI WAX CLINIC: See January 31. Dave Boucher of Toko offers basicto-advanced techniques for racers participating in the upcoming Maple Onion 10K Freestyle.
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MEN seeking… FUN AND GAMES I am a professional male that likes to cut loose in his time off. I am looking for similarminded females or couples who share similar traits. I prefer outdoor activities to indoor ones for the most part. grnmtnbiggrn, 34, u, l, #108274 YOUR PLEASURE IS MY DESIRE Looking for some one-on-one with a woman who knows what she wants. 5’10”, in shape, college educated. Ready to try whatever you are up for. lookingforsum, 44, #108238 IN SEARCH OF NEW EXPERIENCES Attractive, active, artistic, intelligent, longlasting bi-curious male looking for others to play with. Mostly drawn to being a plaything for the right couple, but wanting friendship to go along with the fun. Willing to do just about anything once, and never looking to repeat exactly the same experience. Prefers hours of exploration to quick-fixes. libertineinthemountains, 23, l, #108231 DTF I’m totally DTF. Looking to make a pube salad. You bring the dressing. Burlington only, please. I can host. BYOL. First-time posting, can’t wait to hear from you. luvs2spooge, 23, l, #108230 TALL DARK HANDSOME & HORNY Clean-cut guy, just looking for a new friend w/ beny’s. I don’t have time for much more than that right now. I’m clean like clean clean, no drugs, never have. VtGuy78, 29, #108211 HUMOROUS, HORNY, READY TO GO I am new to the scene, would like to find someone discreet who doesn’t mind teaching or learning/exploring together. Haven’t had much experience but interested in learning. I would like to find someone with a sense of humor as well as some compassion. One. what2do, 20, #108215 EXPERIENTIAL ADVENTURER I laid aside inhibitions at 16 years. I shed my social constraints at 18 years. I embraced an experiential philosophy upon life and have lived ever since with my senses and desires. I would like to share my world and yours. Gryphon, 40, #108192 FUN TIMES Average guy with a herculean libido. Good conversationalist, occasionally amusing, even - but I really do my best work once the time for talking is over...Into tons of stuff, but only with open-minded, friendly, and clean people. I also have a couple that I get together with on a regular basis. Interested in joining us? Drop me a line... vtboy292, 27, u, l, #108139 SENSUAL LOVER LOVES TO PLEASE Looking for a discreet relationship where we can explore and please each other. I am kind, caring and giving - and one of my ULTIMATE turn-ons is to turn you on. passion007, 27, u, l, #108105 ANYTHING GOES Single and looking to meet others. Would like to meet women who are interested in anything. Whatever you are up for, so am I. Let’s talk. r284u, 28, #108096 NO STRINGS ATTACHED Hey..30 yr old guy here, good looking, short br/br eyes, looking for first time experience with a women. Please be early-mid 20’s, slender and willing to show me the ropes. Firsttimer77, 30, u, #108076 TD&H AND LOOKING First-timer to this, not sure what to expect. I’m tall, dark and handsome (I’ll leave that for you to judge). Haven’t dated in a while, but looking to spread my wings again. Love having a good time in any way, shape or form! If size matters to you, and you’re looking for a good time, look me up. CIAO. lotsalovin, 37, #108045
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FANTASY FILLER Looking for men and women who want to help me explore new realms of sexual fantasy. Love to please others and be pleased. Will try most 12:46 PM pleasing Page things once. Like men1and would like to try three way with men and couples. Married so must be discreet. seeker, 54, #107881 WARM LOVER Peter Pan, Young lover with a few years on. funpassiontrue, 53, #107866 UP OR DOWN Just looking to see if I can find the right girl to run with, could go into detail but it will be more fun to see what transpires over a few emails. LivenoToneviL, 32, #107842 CUTE BOY BUDDY 33-year-old guy with a cute butt (so I’ve been told) looking to hook up with cute young guy. Me: 5’10”, 180 lbs., clean, discreet. You: in shape, sexy. Maybe I’ll introduce you to my young little girlfriend. Would like to tag her completely. Love to suck. 107831, 34, #107831 BENEVOLENT BUT FIRM MASTER A very healthy lifestyle with great recreational times. Organic gardens, traditional home values, working for the greater good of the household. Looking for the right women to join this household. I am very fit and open. However the headline sums it up. You must be willing to commit unconditionally. Is this you? Farmer, 50, #107776
OTHERS seeking… SWEET INDULGENCE Sexy, sensual, middle-aged couple seeking classy, clean, drug- and disease-free couple/ couples for friendship, fine wining and dining out or at home, and, if comfortable and compatible, exploring each other’s sexual fantasies and/or desires. Let’s chat, get acquainted and have fun! SweetIndulgence, 54, u, #108248 2 HOT & HORNY! We are an unmarried couple new to this scene but soooo willing to try most anything (no SM). We would prefer a woman (couples are fine, too!) who is into great sex. We are attractive and fit, d/d free, non-smokers who are looking for the same. Good?! Let’s meet! mrvcpl, 42, #108195 WANTING MORE PLAYMATES Active, attractive couple seeking single woman or couple to join us in lusty evenings. We are disease free and very discreet— expect the same in you. Let’s share a glass of wine, a little get to know you, and then get those threads off. three4ormore, 53, #108207 LOVING, ADVENTUROUS, KINKY COUPLE We are a laid back couple, looking for that elusive single female that likes to join couples for some no strings sexual fun. Since they seem harder to find than unicorns here in Vermont, we are also interested in meeting like-minded couples for occasional sexual gettogethers. Single and attached bi-females are especially attractive to us. vtswingcpl1, 34, #107925 BREAD, CARBURATOR, PURPLE I’m young and I have only been with one woman, but don’t let the lack of experience scare you. We’re in a long-term relationship and we are just looking for some fun. We are both bisexual and into a wide variety of fetishes. sirspanksalot, 19, #107902 TOES Let’s get in touch with all the things that put smiles on our faces and help us believe that really great SEX is the real bottom line! toes2suc, 64, #107876
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Your Gracious Guide to Love & Lust! Dear Mistress Maeve, My girlfriends and I want to know the deal: What’s up with sex during your period? We’re all in agreement that we’re horny as hell when Aunt Flo’s in town, but most of us are hesitant about the mess, the smell, the ick. It’s an open question. What are your thoughts? Signed, The Menses Maidens
Dear Maidens, Hang on to your wings — this could get messy. Having sex during your period presents some potential challenges, including taking a break from the action to perform the tampon yank-out. Not hot. However, a little menstrual blood shouldn’t stop you or your partner from enjoying a hot session of lovemaking. In fact, aside from being insatiably horny when “Aunt Flo’s in town,” many women report that orgasms alleviate menstrual cramping. Can’t beat that. If you’re concerned about the mess, avoid too much contact on your heaviest days, place a dark towel underneath you and keep a supply of baby wipes nearby. You can also go for anal sex during your time of the month (ditto on the baby wipes). The bottom line is: Don’t avoid sex during your period if you’re horny. When it’s good, sex is messy. Besides, what’s one more bodily fluid when you’re already dealing with sweat, mucus, saliva, vaginal fluid, semen and so on? Human bodies, while arousing, are just plain gross — get over it. And, lest you’re confused, you CAN get pregnant during your period. Sure, it’s less likely — but if you don’t want to have his baby, use protection.
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i Spy... I spy a blonde used-bookseller... We’ve exchanged smiles and pleasantries, and though I’m rather shy at first, are you available/interested in conversation over coffee or a drink? When: Saturday, January 26, 2008. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903141
Cinnamon Girl I saw you on your elliptical getting sweaty and knew I could be happy for the rest of my life with a cinnamon girl. Let me know if you need any private training. When: Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Where: Sleeping porch. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903127
Near Miss on North Williston Beautiful mailbox assassin, almost ran into my car. Driving an Outback. January 26th, very early morning. Forgot to ask for phone number. Would like to talk. When: Saturday, January 26, 2008. Where: North Williston Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903139
beautiful smile! You were sitting at the counter at Penny Cluse on Sun. the 20th wearing a green t-shirt and eating with a friend. You caught my eye from the start. I was sitting at the end of the counter with a friend. Short blonde hair and black shirt. Maybe I could buy you breakfast? When: Sunday, January 20, 2008. Where: Penny Cluse. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #903126
danielle from champlain Danielle-We had a class together couple years ago...hadn’t seen you in a while till 2/26... lost you somehow...keep in touch is ya like.... When: Friday, January 25, 2008. Where: Akes. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903137 We danced to Pretty&Nice I couldn’t stop smiling at you while we danced in the front. I was too shy to say hi to you after they stopped. Swing by the Monkey on Sunday afternoons and maybe I’ll be able to do more than just smile. When: Friday, January 25, 2008. Where: The Monkey House. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903136 Sladies are Beautiful Last night I dreamt of a slady, who is so cute she makes me blush. I miss her goofiness, freckles, intelligence, skin, smell, touch, thoughtfulness, and smile. She probably doesn’t read these, but hopefully another slady or slentleman can tell her that I love her and that Belize has got nuthin’ on her beauty. When: Thursday, January 24, 2008. Where: dream. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903135 from the purple-crowned birthday girl Hey, I was the birthday-day girl wearing the purple crown at Chili’s; you were the guy sitting a couple seats over from me. You asked my age (27, not 18!) and then bought me a drink at the end of the evening. I didn’t get a chance to get your number (or give you mine-winkwink)! Let’s go for drinks sometime! When: Thursday, January 24, 2008. Where: Chili’s in Williston. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903134 Happy Birthday, Robin From your biggest fans. When: Friday, January 25, 2008. Where: Home. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903133
My Little Beauty Hey you! My day starts with a smile always because you’re the first thing I see. I love you more every time I see your beautiful GREEN eyes. If you let me, I’ll always be your Chuck! When: Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Where: every morning. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903125 Hotty in Global Cinema class I have only had the class a couple of times so far. You are so beautiful words cannot describe. I am glad that I am there to share your first film class experience with you, look forward to sitting with you tomorrow in class. You are number one on the attendance list, and number one in my heart. When: Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Where: Global Cinema class. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903124 “Lara” not Laura at Nectar’s We danced, talked for a while and even traded hats on the dance floor at Nectar’s on Sunday the 20th. I asked for your number; you made sure I spelled and pronounced your name correctly. You said we’d see each other again ‘cause we both know “Jones”...I was hoping if you see this my phone would start to ring. When: Sunday, January 20, 2008. Where: Nectar’s reggae night. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903123 “boop boop boop” You know who you are...You recently called me your hero for standing up for you that night...I miss us and you and the me that I am around you... Let’s take these baby steps to where we want to be together because even baby steps is progress... P.S., you’ve officially been I Spied & I love you. When: Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Where: Prima, Red Square, Nectar’s, my room and my heart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903122
Sweet Clover Market Hellen-Can you show me how to properly judge the produce away from the market? Maybe we could meet for coffee or a movie. Maybe a nice massage? When: Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Where: Sweet Clover Market-Essex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903131
Female Construction Worker Morrisville Price Chopper, day before Thanksgiving. A female in the dairy aisle talked about what kind of yogurt for her diet. She had on a pair of jeans, t-shirt and a plaid shirt over the t-shirt. She was a construction worker, loved horses, worked out in a gym, and was divorced for 19 yrs. She wanted to learn ballroom dancing. I have not seen her since. When: Thursday, November 22, 2007. Where: Morrisville Price Chopper. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903121
found me in the flowers... Since that day in the dirt my world has been turned upside down. You share my hopes and my dreams, whatever sacrifice it takes I’m willing to make. Thank you for everything you are, everything you give, & the endless love you have for me even when you have none left for yourself. I couldn’t ask for more. lolo When: Thursday, January 24, 2008. Where: in the dirt at Smuggs. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903130
J. Edgar does MLK day Saw you from afar... Your orange shirt reminded me of hot summer days of duff and our fishing trips to Trout River. Let’s switchback to weiser times, bud? If I hadn’t seen you today, I might’ve thought an Ethan alien beamed down and got you. What I mean is, call me, griffinpuff. We have important things to do at 4PM. When: Monday, January 21, 2008. Where: Contois Auditorium. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903120
Chad, it is me, Hope Chad, it is me, Hope! Haven’t talked to you in a long time. You should check me out on myspace under the same name. I hope to talk to you soon. When: Sunday, January 13, 2008. Where: On I Spy. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903129
Noble-crazy-amazing-adorable Lion Part 2 It’s so easy for you to make me smile; it’s so safe and warm in your arms... I won’t go farther=). I treasure and adore every moment we spend together as the best moments of my life. Time goes by too fast when we’re together. But as more as I know u as more I want to be with you. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Starbucks, Stowe, Fairyland, Jungles. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903119
Happy Birthday, Big Guy From your girls. When: Friday, January 25, 2008. Where: Every day. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903132
Dropping off Higher Ground comedy fliers I work at Holiday Inn front desk on Williston Rd. and I saw you come in on Wednesday, Jan. 23, dropping off fliers for the Higher Ground comedy battle. I thought you were super cute and I was just wondering, are you single? ‘Cause I’m single. Super single. When: Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Where: Holiday Inn on Williston Rd. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903128
Noble-crazy-amazing-adorable Lion Part 1 I know you read it, sometimes even to me and you have no idea how much I love listening to your voice. As well as everything else you do. The weekends spent with you, are weekends of paradise spent in fairyland, full of magic and wonders. Every single weekend no matter how many of them already were. When: Monday, April 2, 2007. Where: Starbucks, Stowe, Fairyland, Jungles. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903118
Imago 1-21 My friend and I were looking at toys, you came in and watched from across the aisle. What’s your game and who’s gonna play? We liked what we saw and want to see more. You: Tall and handsome. Us: Pretty dark-haired girl and cute brown-haired boy. When: Monday, January 21, 2008. Where: Imago. You: Man. Me: Man. #903117 to the beautiful and handless Your sock puppet rocked my world...and seeing you in just your towel and garbage bag bewitched me. Keep on representing your hook-worthy self and know that you are catching the attention of many. Here’s to a speedy recovery. You’re a trooper, Annie! When: Monday, January 21, 2008. Where: N. Willard. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903116 WAMH...Iris Continued... I love you and I am grateful to have you as my lover and the Momma to our wonderful children. Thank you for being the best! You can eat Vanilla Taffy in our bed anytime! I Love you! ATOYS, Cowgirl. When: Saturday, January 19, 2008. Where: movies in Williston. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903115 With All My Heart Dear Iris, You are my everything, every day one day at a time to eternity and back again. You are the color in my black and white world, you are the fire in my belly and you are the sugar on my snow. 2 B Con’t.... Love, Cowgirl. When: Monday, January 21, 2008. Where: at the movies. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903114 Stowe man traveling to Dulles Meeting #1: BWI. I was flying back from my cousin’s wedding. I offered you a ride to Stowe. Your friends were already on their way. Meeting #2: BTV. You were traveling to Dulles via JFK. I was hoping I’d be sitting near you so we could continue the conversation that we started at the gate. Are you single? Drinks sometime? When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: Burlington airport. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903113 Eric, who Has Batlike Hearing See? You can tell from just the headline. When: Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Where: some Italian restaurant. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903112 Richmond Cumberland Farms December I missed your eye spy last month. We talked in Cumby’s about beer and I let you go in front of me when we met at the counter. I am flattered by the I Spy. I would love to go out and get drinks but as a gentleman, it will have to be my treat. When: Tuesday, December 4, 2007. Where: Richmond Cumberland Farms. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903111 To my ganja goddess This firecrotch loves you. I wanna share everything with you and it all just seems so right. The thought of waking up in your arms again makes it all worthwhile. Sun moon n stars, babe :-P J When: Friday, January 5, 2007. Where: third floor end of the hall, with flowers ;). You: Woman. Me: Man. #903110 Fetching cap in Green Room Green Room, Fri. 1/18. Dark redhead, cute in your black cap. Beautiful when you took it off. You at a table with girlfriends. Me and a buddy at the bar. We exchanged glances but no words. I’m apparently not bold introducing myself in bars. Other than that, I’m good at communication. Want to meet and find out who we are? When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: Green Room. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903109 The starfish incident... B. Cassidy, Thank you for saving my arse again, but next time, please, no mouthto-mouth. It’s all fun and games until someone loses their heart. I hope you can understand. - Y. Eggroll When: Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Where: Johnson. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903108 Thank you Thank you for hearing what I said to you. With just that simple gesture you put a huge stitch in my heart. When: Sunday, January 20, 2008. Where: waving goodbye. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903106 To my new, old friend I’m so glad you said we can be friends. I hope you meant it because there is no getting rid of me now. Don’t fear me thinking there is something more than what there is. Like I’ve told you before, all I want is to know you. I hope the special person in your life knows how lucky they are. When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: outside smoking. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903105
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The breakfast club I spy a paige, but not from a book, a Jeopardy wannabe, and a wonderful cook. I spy a skateboarder, a blonde dead head, and a working lady who drags her puff from her bed. When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: tramping along. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903104 i miss your british accent Thousands of miles between us cannot keep my mind off you, Liz Durfee. How was it possible for me to meet such a perfect woman? When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: dreams. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903103 You took my breath away You were sitting at the library in Essex Jct. on the computer next to me—hope your head is okay, haha. We made small talk and you had a great smile. Was wondering if you wanted to go and moon some people at Central Beverage and get arrested...or maybe just go out for a drink sometime. When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: Brownell Library. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903102 Dear Flynn Theater girl: You told me how Richard Thompson and Bill Frisell were selling. You’re cuter than Tom Ayres and if I hadn’t just gotten the best news of this year, our encounter would have been my day’s highlight. I’ve been gone a while, so please welcome me back to town and invite me for a drink. That’s what I’d do. [wink] When: Thursday, January 17, 2008. Where: In front of the Flynn. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903101 To a marathon runner I say this because a bird whispered in my ear that you just returned from Scottsdale. The question is: will you stick to the trail? This may sound like some silly stunt, but in reality it’s a hunt! Your first clue if you haven’t yet figured out the who: POCUS up to down, sorry for flushing this as you frown! When: Thursday, January 17, 2008. Where: Burlington Airport. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903099 You: Women; Me: Lake Monster I spy two thuggin’ ladies throwin’ a bottle in my lake. I got your letter, wanna meet up some time? Come to my cave, where we can explore the wonders of the deep. I’ll show you why they call me Champ. P.S. Tentacles! When: Friday, November 30, 2007. Where: Burlington bike path. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903098 searching for woman in ADVANCE MUSIC w/s on SAT 1/12 I’m looking for the VERY attractive woman I was talking to in Advance Music on Sat. 1/12 in Burl. You were w/your son and I was talking to you while he was playing bass. I’m in a band and we talked. I was afraid to ask you out, and you touched my shoulder on the way out...any interest? When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: Advance Music. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #903097
‘A Bug’s Life’ Beauty I spied a slim brunette during my night class. This left-handed beauty transcended description with her nose-piercing, Mexican handbag, chocolate-flavored eyes, and awesome sweater with an owl on pocket. We sat next to one another, yet, I couldn’t muster the guts to ask your name...let alone if you would like to grab a bite with this brown-eyed boy who couldn’t stop admiring! When: Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Where: A Bug’s Life. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903096 M - Mplr - 12/31 Your touch was so gentle. L When: Monday, December 31, 2007. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903095 WRONG DATE ON MY ISPY Courtney, I just I-spied you, but the date that it says we met was Tuesday, Jan. 15...it was actually Sunday, January 13. I wouldn’t want that to be the reason I didn’t get to see you again. I forgot to mention that you said you lived in Winooski...I hope to hear from you. When: Sunday, January 13, 2008. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903094 Courtney at Muddy Waters Courtney, we met at Muddy Waters Sunday. You have beautiful brown hair and hazel eyes that I lost myself in. You told me you were having a bad day, and I bought you a coffee to cheer you up. You are way too beautiful to be sad. I’d love to take you out to see that smile again. You single? When: Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903093 Re: New Year’s Pawlet Contact host C who knows mutual chiropractor friend who knows me and thus, how to reach me. When: Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Where: Pawlet party. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903092 BROOKTREE LOVE In the VT You’re a true poet and brought melancholy memories to my mind in lab. I’ll never lose all miniscule details of summer/winter breaks of pure exploration into deep back roads of VT. We both anticipate the return of our third attribute.I cannot wait until the thaw to revisit the dock once again. Listening to Dylan and Janis just isn’t the same without you... When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: The Homebase. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903091 Baby Peaches I spy with my little naked eye, Baby Peaches, and I’d like to eat her up. I’m so in love with you. I need you and I want to give you everything I have to give. You are my ocean, my soul, my forever—like in a book for children. When: Sunday, July 31, 2005. Where: On the doorstep with Boston Globe. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #903090 My Hannaford Hottie... Happy Birthday, you hot thing you! So glad that you’re in my life! I’m the luckiest guy ever!! Yay!! When: Monday, January 14, 2008. Where: Hannaford & Beyond. You: Man. Me: Man. #903089
Breakfast dates with ice skates To my teacher on the ice, food-loving fool, and ski bunny I met the other day; don’t settle for anything less than what you want and need in life. I just hope in your search you find me. When: Friday, January 11, 2008. Where: Sneakers. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903088 JP’s Karaoke So you think you’re a better karaoke singer than me...Well, “Picture” wouldn’t have been my first choice, but hit me up sometime if you’re ready for some real music and a rematch! When: Friday, January 11, 2008. Where: JP’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903087 peaches, Artist with snowshoes You know who you are, and I miss you every day! Come and play sometime! Drop me a line, you got my # When: Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Where: head down with lost wings. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903084 Pack my cooler tall hottie Where are you Pearl St. Beverage boy? Haven’t seen you stocking coolers/working the counter since the holidays. You asked me my DOB, should have asked me out for drinks! When: night shift. You: man, tall, cute smile, wears soccer jerseys. Me: Woman with purple winter jacket and sexy butt who struts around Pearl Street hoping to catch your glance. When: Friday, December 14, 2007. Where: Pearl Street Beverage. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903083 Ween Calvin Theatre in November I don’t remember your name. I remember: we talked for most of the evening, you lived in FL but were in the NE on business and that when you saw the Ween shows promoting “Piss Up A Rope”, it was so loud it sounded like a plane landed on the roof. I thought you were cool—decided to reach out. When: Thursday, November 29, 2007. Where: Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #903082 Paul at EMS Your cuteness and peaceful, sweet demeanor caught me off guard at the check-out counter and I wish I could have made more conversation with you. I gave you a lost earring I had found on the floor and didn’t want a bag to put my item in...Wondering if you are available :) When: Sunday, January 13, 2008. Where: EMS. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903081 Rebecca at Red Square Saturday You bet that I wouldn’t remember your name and I bet you that you wouldn’t remember mine! I said how about we meet up again and find out. I would love to follow through with our bet! Especially because I found you quite charming! You have my number, care to join me? My name’s Nick so you can easily win! When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: Red Square. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903080
New Year’s Pawlet spying Ha, first I spy ever and a reponse.... nice! You: good looking, dark hair & complexion, dark jacket, Landrover? VT plates. Me: brown hair pinned up, black velvet long dress (snowboots...)& red/black plaid winter coat. Big house on hill, kitchen with champagne island, piano player - 2 seats/fireplace, big dance floor. Hosts’ names start with C and G. Check I spy, Ciao! When: Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Where: Pawlet. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903078 Kaitlyn from Bf Uncle Willy wants to say hi to his favorite girl named Kaitlyn and you’re getting a spanking. Uncle Willy does not take no for an answer. When: Monday, January 14, 2008. Where: Bath Place. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903077 New Year’s - Pawlet Responding to your I Spy—Great party, great people...describe me, describe you, and describe house/hosts. Great things in 2008! When: Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Where: Pawlet. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903076 Dancing Chef B - We danced together at Retronome (1/5) then again at RJs (1/10). You have a real zeal for life and a great smile. I enjoy your company and your dance moves. Don’t let a ring get in our way of friendship. Dance with me again at RJs this Thursday night? Here’s hoping. - S When: Saturday, January 5, 2008. Where: Retronome then RJs. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903075 My Beloved Retronome Boys The place can be empty but the minute you boys hit the stage, the place comes to life. You boys move like nature never intended! You light up the night with your moves, wristbands and all. You remind me of why I go every Saturday. I’ll proudly share the stage with you any night. XO ~ Your “Aeon Flux” When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: Retronome. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903074 modern love I spy a rare beauty with a big, loyal heart. He has a salt-and-pepper hoodie and the world’s sweetest smile. My little ship came in, and he was on it. Lucky, lucky me. When: Monday, January 14, 2008. Where: rose. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903073 Beautiful Brainfield Ladies! A tea-loving tailor, an herbivore artist. Jeeping through the hills and valleys that they affectionately call home. Billowing Janis and toasting banana bread with beloved Bob. Throwing back Long Trail ales and exhaling spirits under a blanket of night sky. Sitting on dock’s edge carefully watching mason jars and peculiar shaped glass sculptures. For I am a bat-watching conversationalist, we were meant to be three. When: Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Where: There’s no place like home. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903071
kid can’t read at seventeen Good friends, good food, good times. Your nachos were supreme. Dream team in the kitchen? I think so! If any of your Lord of the Rings books are missing, you’ll know exactly who took them!!! I hope this makes your heart smile. I’m going fishin, but where’s my bait? Time to reel in the fun in 2008!!! Love you. When: Sunday, January 13, 2008. Where: hizzle. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903070 Night Fires Maiden You are the water. You are a pathway to a life of richness. You bring a rhythm and strength to my heartbeats, just as the bodhran you held pulsed with the life of the world. And, you’re a total cutie in blue spandex. Sheesh! When: Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903069 Sexy N. Hyde Park FireFighter You came in to grab some beer and we were talking about the Patriots game. Would love to talk to you more. How about lunch? Re: (Sexiest guy on two legs. Dec. 22, 2007): last week’s Seven Days. When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: convenience store. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903068 Field of dreams too teacher Been awhile since I saw you last and I miss my friend and what she has been up to. I hope to hear word in the Great White North from the man on the beach in FL. I hope all is well and that you are getting some time off to enjoy yourself. When: Sunday, January 13, 2008. Where: Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903067 You jogging, me rollerblading You were jogging down Pearl at noon today. Black spandex, peach top. I was rollerblading on the ledges at the courthouse. Tall, brown pants, black jacket. You stopped me, said you enjoyed watching. I hardly said anything. I meant to say stick around and watch some more. Skaters rarely attract a cheering section, rarer still such a cute girl. When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: in front of the courthouse on Pearl St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903066 Sweet Produce Perfection I spy City Market’s produce staff. You are the very definition of sweet produce perfection. When: Saturday, January 12, 2008. Where: amongst the fruits & vegetables. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903065 Still love you Yes, we are different, but I still love snowmaker-turned-computer wiz-turnedsnowmaker. When: Monday, December 24, 2007. Where: on the mountain. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #903064
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computers Certified Computer Examiner: Cost: $2850/5 days, 8 hours per day. Location: Champlain College, SD Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology, Burlington. Info: Champlain College, John Lavallee, 802-8656403, lavallee@champlain.edu, www.go.champlain.edu/cce. The CCE BOOTCAMP is an intensive, one-week classroom and laboratory training course in computer forensic examinations. It will teach attendees how to conduct forensically sound examinations and to preserve evidence for admission and use in legal proceedings. In addition, this course will help prepare attendees for the CCE certification exam. NOTE: $200 discount for Law Enforcement, Government, Military and Educators!
acting The Spirit of Performance: Feb. 4 - Mar. 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m., weekly on Mondays or Wednesdays. Cost: $200/5-week course. Location: The Unitarian Universalist Church, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info: Robert Toms, 802372-5497, robert.a.toms@gmail. com, www.roberttoms.com. This course, taught by actor, producer, director Robert Toms, focuses on helping the actor channel information more freely. Class participants take an in-depth look into what hinders performers through exercises influenced by the Meisner Technique. Students get in touch with the creative process while working toward overall creative goals.
aromatherapy Winter Colds, Flus & Blues: Feb. 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Cost: $50/ prepaid by Feb. 6th. Location: Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, 125 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-660-8060. Learn how essential oils can be used in the prevention, treatment and symptom relief of common winter ailments. Create your own immune boosting blend to take home! Presented by Carol Von Rohr.
childbirth CVMC Birthing Ctr. Open House: First Wed. of every month, 5:30-7 p.m. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-371-4613, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. It’s mom’s choice: birthing the way you told us you want it! Learn more about our full range of services, meet staff members and tour our new Garden Path Birthing Center. Friends and family welcome. A light meal will be served. Registration is required.
Pre-Natal Yoga: Saturdays at 9 a.m. Cost: $10/1-hour class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, Elizabeth Murphy, 802223-9940, www.centraltoyour wellbeing.org. Come and celebrate this sacred time! Gain confidence in your body’s wisdom! Ease back pain, nausea, hip discomfort and prepare your body for pregnancy, birth & beyond. Prenatal yoga instructor Elizabeth Murphy weaves her knowledge as a labor & delivery nurse, yogini and mother of two. Prenatal Yoga: Feb. 4 - Mar. 24, 5:30-6:45 p.m., weekly on Monday. Cost: $96/prenatal yoga class. Location: Integrative Health, Rte 12 across from Gifford Medical, Randolph, VT. Info: Cindy Sutherland, MA, CYT, 802767-6092, www.innerharmonyvt. com. Prenatal yoga/support group focuses on birthing from the inside out helping a woman to have an empowering pregnancy and birthing experience. Breathwork, movement, and relaxation builds innerstrength, which increases a woman’s ability to flow with the ever-changing experiences of pregnancy, motherhood and life. No prior yoga experience needed.
clay Beginner Experienced Courses: Cost: $129/2-hour classes. Location: Seminary Art Center, 201 Hollow Road, Waterbury Center. Info: Seminary Art Center, 802-253-8790, seminary art@gmail.com. 25 lbs clay, two hours instruction weekly, daily Open Studio. Beginner - Introduction to Clay, $129/4 weeks. Properties, handbuilding & glazing (prerequisite for Wheel Workshop). One course FOUR TIMES PER YEAR: January 6, March 16, May 18 & October 12. Experienced, $236/9 weeks. The whole gamut. Three courses FIVE TIMES PER YEAR: February 12, April 22, June 24, September 9 & November 18. Contact for children’s info.
dance Afro-Caribbean Dance: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m., Burlington. Cost: $11/class. Location: Capitol City Grange, Montpelier; Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info: Carla Kevorkian, 802-985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome! Ballroom Dancing: Mondays and Thursdays in Burlington, Tuesday and Sunday in Shelburne. Cost: $50/4 weeks (per person). Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Street; Shelburne Town Hall, 5420 Shelburne Road, Burlington and Shelburne. Info: First Step Dance, Kevin Laddison, 802598-6757, www.FirstStepDance. com. Level I classes for beginners, Level II and above for experienced dancers. We host dances (with lessons) on the second and fourth Friday of each month. No experience is necessary, just an interest in learning to dance. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Dance Studio Salsalina: Cost: $12/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802598-1077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes Nightclub-style oneon-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!
design/build Yestermorrow Design/Build Sch.: Cost: $300/2-day classes; $750 and up for 1– 2-week classes. Scholarships and gift certificates available. Location: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Rt. 100 (just 45 min. from Burlington), Warren. Info: Yestermorrow
Design/Build School, 802-4965545, designbuild@yestermorrow.org, www.yestermorrow.org. Handplanes, Feb. 9-10; Redefining Small Business, Feb. 9-10; Beyond Sustainable Construction, Feb. 1719; Green Real Estate, Feb. 20-22 ($450); Trim & Finish Carpentry, Feb. 23-24; Home Design/Build, March 1-14 ($1680); Design for Climate Change, March 19-21; Eyebrow Dormers, March 21-23. Celebrating our 28th year! All courses are small, intensive and hands-on.
drumming Burlington Taiko Classes: Cost: $53/Adult Beginner Class. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-658-0658, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Tiny Tots Taiko: Saturday, 2/9. Ages 3-4, 9-9:50 a.m. Ages 4-5, 10-10:50 a.m. $19/ class (1 parent w/ 1 child). Winter II Session: Kids (Beginners), 2/19, 3/12, 3/18, 3/25, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $33. Adults (Beginners), 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/12, 3/18, 3/25, 5:306:20 p.m. $53. Gift certificates are available! Email for full schedule. Richmond Taiko Classes: Kids (Beginners), Thursdays, 6-6:50 p.m. $53. Adults (Beginners), Thursdays, 7-7:50 p.m. Cost: $59/adults. Location: Richmond Congregational Church, Bridge St., Richmond. Info: 802-4342624, classes@burlingtontaiko. org. Classes will meet 2/21, 3/6, 3/13 and 3/27. Paid pre-registration is due by 2/14 and there is a 10-person min. for each class. Preregistrants will receive $5 off their session fee (the first price shown below). Kids Class (Beginners): Thursdays 6:00-6:50 ($37/$42). Adult Class (Beginners): Thursdays 7:00-7:50 ($41/$46).
fine arts Tad Spurgeon Workshop Series: Feb. 14-28, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Cost: $60/session. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 54 Falls Rd., Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-985-3648, www.shel burneartcenter.org. Tad Spurgeon has been exploring the traditional process of realistic oil painting used during the Renaissance. His research/insights are offered in this workshop series: Making and Working on Panels, Feb. 14; New Old Master Painting with Putty Mediums, Feb. 21; and Making Oil Paint and Traditional Mediums: Feb. 28.
gardening Co-Creative Gardening Class: Classes start Sat., Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. End in Oct. Cost: $20/3-hour class. Location: Awakening Sanctuary, Old Hollow Rd., Monkton. Info: Earth Healing Institute, Jennifer Vyhnak, 802-453-6411, www.earthhealin ginstitute.com. Learn how to work collaboratively with the Devas and
Nature Spirits to co-create gardens and other areas of balance, vitality and healing for the benefit of yourself, your home, community and our world. Based on the world renowned co-creative gardening methods of Perelandra Nature Research Center and the Findhorn community. Stone Wall Workshops: Cost: $75/one-day workshop. Location: Queen City Soil & Stone Greenhouse, Hinesburg. Info: 802-3182411. Learn the basic techniques for building dry-laid stone walls, with a special focus on stone native to Vermont. Hands-on workshops are held inside warm greenhouse in Hinesburg. Saturdays: Feb. 2 or Feb. 16. Call Charley MacMartin at Queen City Soil & Stone.
healing To the Core; Healing for Women: Feb. 5 - Mar. 25, 6-8 p.m., weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $300/8-week intensive. Payment plans possible. Location: Trinity Church, Main St., Montpelier. Info: Fearn Lickfield, 802-505-8011. Bringing our shadows to light with Fearn Lickfield and Nina Shoenthal. An 8-week journey of self-discovery and empowerment, supported by a compassionate circle of women. Shadow healing, Zapchen, soul medicine, body awareness and release, the True Mirror, dance, yoga, toning, ceremony, power sourcing, meditation, journey and unconditional LOVE!
health Glyconutrients: Jan. 31, 7-8:30 p.m. Location: The Healer Within You, 528 Essex Rd. (Route 2A), Suite 205, next to Agway, Williston. Info: Dr. Pam Halton, 802318-5329, pamhalton@hotmail. com, www.thehealerwithinyou. com. Find out how glyconutrients can drastically improve your health and about a program that can help you pay for them. Four Nobel Prizes in Medicine have been awarded in this field. MIT said it is one of ten emerging technologies that will change the world. Free.
herbs HONORING HERBAL TRADITION 2008: One Saturday a month for 8 months from Apr. - Nov., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $850. Location: Horsetail Herbs, 134 Manley Rd, Milton, VT. Info: Horsetail Herbs, Kelley Robie, 802-893-0521, HTHerbs@ together.net, Horsetailherbs.org. Eight-month Herbal Apprenticeship program, April to November, held on a horse farm! We will be covering: herbal therapies, nutritional support, diet, detox, body systems, medicine making, plant identification, tea tasting, wild food cooking, field trip, iridology, women’s, children’s, men’s and animal health. Textbook & United Plant Saver membership included!
MEHENDI: Playing with Henna: Feb. 10, 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: $25/2.5-hour workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-8654372, www.purpleshutter.com. Join Alison James for this handson class. You’ll learn about brewing the tea, adding a mordant, sifting the henna & mixing in oils, as well as designs. Class participants will go home with everything they need to try this at home. Everyone who wishes will leave with a mehendi! Oriental Herbal Medicine: Location: Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St, Essex Junction. Info: Elements Of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www.elementsofhealing.net. Class meets one weekend/month and will focus on the use of Chinese and Japanese herbs, working with loose herbs and combining them into formulas. Students will learn the fundamentals of Oriental diagnosis and theory, Yin Yang theory, 5 element, 8 principle, and An in study of abdominal, tongue and pulse diagnosis. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Winter Wisdom Weekends: February 9-10. Winter ecology, winter plant identification and fire making w/ bow drill. Cost: $165/first weekend, $150 each weekend after the first. Location: Widsom of the Herbs School, So. Woodbury. Info: Annie McCleary, Director, 802-456-8122, annie@ wisdo moftheherbsschool.com, www.WisdomOf TheHerbsSchool. com. Currently accepting applications for Wisdom of the Herbs 2008 eight-month Certification Program, one weekend a month, April - November 2008. Grants available to qualifying applicants. MasterCard and VISA accepted.
kids Clay/Studio 4 Home Schoolers; Feb. 14 - Mar. 27, 11 a.m. 12 p.m., weekly on Thursday. Cost: $105/per session. $94.50 for BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center & BCA Print & Clay Studio, Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, w w w.Bur ling tonCit yAr t s.com. Spend three weeks in the clay studio and the Firehouse Center’s studio arts classroom! Students ages 7-12 will be guided in the use of hand-building techniques and the potter’s wheel. In studio arts, students will be guided in a variety of drawing and painting projects. Materials and snack included. (CLASS CODE: 812435-1) Drawing, Drawing, Drawing: Feb. 7 - Mar. 20, 4-5 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $85/ six-week class. $76.50 for BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, www. BurlingtonCityArts.com. Children ages 7-9 will explore drawing using a variety of materials including pencil, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink and more! Students will draw from observation as well as from their imaginations and will be encouraged to experiment with line, shape, composition and perspective. Materials and snack included. (CLASS CODE: 812434-1)
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language FRENCH CLASSES: Cost: $180/session, 4 sessions, 8 classes each. Location: Alliance Francaise, Lake Champlain Region, 304 Dupont (Old Fort Ethan Allen), Colchester. Info: Alliance Francaise, Lake Champlain Region. Advanced Conversation, Monday; Beginning French, Tuesday; Intermediate French A, Wednesday; Intermediate French B, Thursday. 4 sessions, 8 classes per session beginning March 10th. Classes meet at #304 Dupont (Old Fort Ethan Allen) 6:30-8:00 p.m. Information/Registration: 654-2804 or 524-3291, leave message. monmartin@localnet.com.
martial arts AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th-degree black belt and Vermont’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory Class. Location: One minute off I-89 at Exit 17, Colchester. Info: 802-893-8893. Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston. Info: 802-660-4072, www. bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial-arts system, it enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes, Boxing, Muay-Thai Kickboxing and MMA for all levels. Head Instructor is 5Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro, certified 6th Degree Black Belt under Carlson Gracie. Classes for men, women and children. First class is free.
massage Asian Bodywork Therapy Program: Location: Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, www.elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of Oriental massage: Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory, the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang theory, 5-Element theory. Additionally, diagnostic methods of pulse, abdominal and tongue diagnosis are taught, giving students the tools to treat a wide range of imbalances.
meditation Insight Meditation Retreat: Feb. 15-18, 6-3 p.m. Cost: $180/3day retreat, including room and board, tuition by donation. Location: Sky Meadow Retreat, 63 Winchester Rd., Northeast Kingdom. Info: Sky Meadow Retreat, Miles Sherts, 802-533-2505, miles@ SkyMeadowRetreat.com, www. SkyMeadowRetreat.com. Three-
day silent retreat in Buddhist tradition focuses awareness on present moment experience, rather than past or future thoughts. Sitting on a chair or cushion we use sensations of breathing to calm the mind and let go of our story. Instructions and support are offered without religious belief or ritual. 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.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Training Level I: The program consists of four sessions: Tues. evenings, 6:309 p.m. on Feb. 5, 12 & 19 plus Sat., Feb. 9, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost: $85/4-session course (students: $40). Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, Marissa, 802-658-6795, http://www. burlingtonshambhalactr.org. The Art of Being Human. Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Level I includes meditation instruction, individual guidance, group discussion and talks given by meditation teacher Robert Lamprey.
music Traditional Fiddle Styles: 7-8 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $20/session. Location: North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Pete Sutherland, epact@gmavt.net, epactmusic.com. NEW: Wednesday evening class in Burlington! For all intermediate fiddlers and questioning violinists. Learn traditional tunes, styles, techniques by ear from dedicated area teacher and performer PETE SUTHERLAND the most energizing, sociable acoustic music around! Info, directions: epact@gmavt.net.
nature Co-Creative Gardening Class: Classes start Sat., Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. End in Oct. Cost: $20/3-hour class. Location: Awakening Sanctuary, Old Hollow Rd., Monkton. Info: Earth Healing Institute, Jennifer Vyhnak, 802-453-6411, www.earthhealing institute.com. Learn how to work collaboratively with the Devas and Nature Spirits to co-create gardens and other areas of balance, vitality and healing for the benefit of yourself, your home, community and our world. Based on the world renowned co-creative gardening methods of Perelandra Nature Research Center and the Findhorn community.
painting Oil Painting 1: Feb. 12 - Apr. 29, 6:30-9 p.m., weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $250/10-week class. $225 for BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, w w w.Bur ling tonCit yAr t s.com. Work with water-soluble oils and learn the basics of color theory and composition. A balance of studio time and group discussion will be encouraged. This class is for beginners, intermediates and those who are curious. Some drawing experience is helpful. Glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks provided. Prerequisite: Beginner to intermediate. (CLASS CODE: 811132-1)
parenting Infant/Parent Waldorf Playtime: Feb. 13 - Apr. 16, 1-2:30 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $75/the complete series of 9 classes. Location: Lake Champlain Waldorf School, 359 Turtle Ln., Shelburne. Info: Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Susan Sassaman, 802-985-2827, cloud9@acadia. net, www.lcwaldorf.org. “Acorns and Oaks” Playgroup, for parents with newborns through 12-montholds, expectant parents and grandparents. Observe babies as they grow, learn simple nursery rhymes and finger games, share insights, questions, discuss child development and the concerns normal to all parents. Led by Waldorf teacher Susan Sassaman at the beautiful kindergarten cottage.
pilates 123 Pilates Studio: Location: 123 Pilates Studio, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Hwy 127, near Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: 123 Pilates Studio, Lucille Dyer, 802863-3369, lucille@123pilates. com, 123pilates.com. Beyond the ordinary, our studio sessions bring together the best of Pilates exercise, integrative movement, and ballet technique. Challenge your level of strength, flexibility, and coordination, while developing precision, awareness, and flow. Experience the difference of more than 20 years’ teaching experience. Small classes, professional instruction, individual attention, and fun! ABSOLUTE PILATES: Ongoing classes, reasonable rates. Location: Espire, 12 Gregory Drive, Suite One, South Burlington. Info: 802-310-2614, www.abso lutepilatesvt.com. Tone, stretch, strengthen and energize with certified classical Pilates instructor Lynne Martens. Sculpt a great new body in group mat classes or private lessons on reformer, Wunda chair and tower unit in an attractive welcoming local. Visit our website for pricing, class times and specials. Pilates at Shelburne H & F: Location: Shelburne Health & Fitness, 4068 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Health & Fitness, 802-985-3141, info@ shelburnehealthandfitness.com, shelburnehealthandfitness.com. Experience a different kind of Pilates with our Balanced Body certified instructors. Our beautiful new studio is equipped with new reformer beds, Wunda chairs and all the accessories you need to build a stronger, leaner you. Watch for free intro classes and see our schedule at www.shelburnehealthandfitness. com. Conveniently located on Rte. 7. We have plenty of free parking.
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Pilates Space: Introduction, call for current pricing. Location: Pilates Space, 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-863-9900, www.pilatesspace.net. Come experience our expert teachers, beautiful, lightfilled studio, and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusarainspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness. Free intro to Pilates: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or call to arrange a time to fit your schedule. Pilates Method Alliance Member.
psychotherapy Fibromyalgia/PTSD: Wednesdays, 12-1:30. Location: 323 Pearl Street #103, Burlington. Info:. Living with physical and emotional pain? Join this women’s support group now forming. Most insurance accepted. Call Kira at 655-6324. What’s Love Got to Do With it: Feb. 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost: $75/6-hour class. Location: Unitarian Church, Main St., Montpelier. Info: Raven Bruce, 802-7939316, rgbruce5@mac.com, www. aferalwindcounseling.com. Heart and mindfulness as antidotes to despair. A practical, skills-based workshop to turn a fresh page in your life. Presenting a soulful response to chronic emptiness, trauma, anxiety and the persistent mater of life suffering. Reservations required.
reiki Reiki Day Long Classes: Reiki Level One: (2 classes) Sat., Feb. 16 and Sat., Mar. 29, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $175. Reiki Level Two: Sat., Apr. 26, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Location: Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St., Suite 7, Burlington. Info: 802-878-1711, channa@ gmavt.net. Learn this powerful hands-on healing art w/ Reiki teacher Chris Hanna.
self-help Love Yourself, Heal Your Life: Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost: $45/workshop. Location: Unity Church of Vermont, 56 Main St., Essex Junction. Info: Kathy Valiquette, 802-863-1927. This gentle yet powerful one-day workshop was designed by Louise Hay, a metaphysical teacher, publisher and best-selling author. Through meditation, music and group participation, we will learn Louise’s philosophy and ways to love ourselves. When we truly love ourselves, our lives flow. Bring a bag lunch. Facilitated by Kathy Valiquette, Certified Advanced Louise Hay Teacher.
spirituality Journey Without Goal: Tues. evenings, Feb. 25 - Mar. 24 & Sat., Mar. 15. Cost: $55. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 South Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, Tracy Whitcomb, 802-922-2602, http://www.bur lingtonshambhalactr.org. This course introduces students to the principles of tantra. Readings are drawn primarily from the book “Journey Without Goal,” which was compiled from a series of lectures given by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche at the Naropa Insitute in 1974. The course provides a direct and experiential picture of the tantric world with emphasis on the practice of meditation.
tai chi chih BEGINNERS TAI CHI CHIH: Feb. 5, 4:45-5:45 p.m., weekly on Tuesday’s. Cost: $75/10-week session. Location: UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel, Burlington. Info: Fred, 802-655-9147, taichivt@aol.com. This easy-to-learn, 20-movement practice is both strengthening and centering. Its purpose is to circulate and balance the “Chi” or “Vital Energy,” evoking greater health, balance and serenity.
tea Puer and Wild Tea Tasting: Feb. 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $25. Location: Dobrá Tea, 80 Church St., Burlington. Info: Dobrá Tea, Dobra Tea, 802-951-2424, www. dobratea.com. Puer is one of the most mysterious and beloved of all tea types in the world today. Based on our findings during our ‘07 adventure to the jungles of Western China, this exclusive tasting will explore, savor and learn the brewing techniques of several high quality puer and wild tea. Come and discover this healthful, earthy and delicious “double fermented” tea. Reservations required.
weight loss Lose Weight with Hypnosis!: Cost: $160/4-week class. Location: Wellspring Hypnotherapy Center, 57 River Rd., Essex Junction. Info: Wellspring Hypnotherapy and Rising Sun Healing, Betty Moore-Hafter, 802-872-0089, bet t y @ r isingsunhealing.com, www.holistichypnotherapyef t. com OR www.wellspringhypno. com. The subconscious mind is at the root of habits that make weight loss easy or difficult. Learn hypnosis techniques to help you make permanent changes. 4-week classes (level 1 and 2) with ongoing support groups. Audio CDs of hypnosis sessions are included to make home practice effective and easy. Vtrim Weight Management Class: Monday, Feb. 11th, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. online. Location: University of Vermont, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-6562085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim. The UVM Weight Management Research Program now offers VtrimTM, its six-month research-based weightloss program, to the community. Learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Ten classes start in January. Choose from Monday-Thursday, on campus and online. Eat, drink and be healthy! Vtrim Weight Management Class: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. online. Location: University of Vermont, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-6562085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim. The UVM Weight Management Research Program now offers VtrimTM, its six-month research-based weightloss program, to the community. Learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Ten classes start in January. Choose from Monday-Thursday, on campus and online. Eat, drink and be healthy! Vtrim Weight Management Class: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 5:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in person. Location: University of Vermont, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-6562085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim. The UVM Weight Management Research Program now offers VtrimTM, its six-month research-based weightloss program, to the community.
Learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Ten classes start in January. Choose from Monday-Thursday, on campus and online. Eat, drink and be healthy! Vtrim Weight Management Class: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. online. Location: University of Vermont, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-6562085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim. The UVM Weight Management Research Program now offers VtrimTM, its six-month research-based weightloss program, to the community. Learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Ten classes start in January. Choose from Monday-Thursday, on campus and online. Eat, drink and be healthy! Vtrim Weight Management Class: Thursday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. online. Location: University of Vermont, 322 S. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802-6562085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim. The UVM Weight Management Research Program now offers VtrimTM, its six-month research-based weightloss program, to the community. Learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Ten classes start in January. Choose from Monday-Thursday, on campus and online. Eat, drink and be healthy!
wood Huntboard in Three Parts: Feb. 23 - Apr. 13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-9853648, www.shelburneartcenter. org. Master woodworker Garrett Hack returns to Shelburne Art Center to teach this three-part workshop. Build a huntboard (a country sideboard) using some machines and lots of hand tools. Members $1000, non-members $1070. Full class description and complete listing of Art Center’s wood classes and workshops online. Intro to Furniture Making Jan. 15 - Mar. 4, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $295/8 weeks (Tuesday evenings) + materials kit. Location: Vermont Woodworking School, 382 Hercules Drive (behind Costco), Colchester. Info: Vermont Woodworking School, Blake Ewoldsen, 802-655-4201, vermontwood working@mac.com, www.vermont woodworking.com. Learn the fundamentals of furniture-making in our 6000-square-foot woodshop. Under the instruction of experienced furniture makers, students will build a Shaker hall table in a fun environment while learning basics of joinery, tabletop construction, safe use of machinery and finishing techniques. Beginner or novice students welcome.
yoga BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Cost: $14/drop-in, $110/10 classes or $100/monthly pass. Location: Old High School, Bristol. Info: 802-482-5547, www. bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. Bristol Yoga is directed by Christine Hoar, who was blessed and authorized to teach by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India, holder of the Ashtanga lineage.
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« classes BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily, ongoing classes in all syles with experienced, certified instructors. Cost: $12/hour, $14/90 min., $160/unlimited monthly membership, $75/private lesson. Location: 156 Saint Paul St. 1/2 block south of Main St. , Burlington. Info: 802-658-9642, www.burlingtonyoga.com. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna. Copper Crane Yoga: Daily ongoing Anusara, Vinyasa, Kripalu and meditation classes for all levels. 3-week Beginner Series. Special workshops and monthly talks on yoga, bodywork, relaxation, meditation, breathing, energy work and more. Cost: $14/dropin, $60/5-class card, $110/10class card, $200/20-class card. Location: Copper Crane Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: 802877-3663, coppercraneyoga.com. Offering individual, group and custom classes, Thai Yoga Bodywork and Zero Balancing sessions by appt. Copper Crane Yoga is directed by Carolyn Conner, RYT, Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to nourish the spirit and unite the mind and body. Be yourself here.
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2-BR house Newly renovated, gas heat, garage, W/D, short-term, month-to-month lease (6 mo. or more). $1200/mo. + utils., dep. Vacant. Info: Samuel Dimascola, 802-363-2177. 2/19/07 1:45 PM Page 1 2-BR Townhouse Style 1BA. Incl. trash/recycling, lawn. W/D hookup. 2 cars off-street. $900/mo. + utils. Gas heat & HW. Avail. 3/01. NS/dogs. Info: 802-862-8664.
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*2-BR house w/hot tub!* Cozy 2-BR home. Less than 1/2 mi. to Lake Champlain and mins. to I89. Large fenced-in back yard. Screened-in back porch w/hot tub. Quiet neighborhood. Info: Matt Garrett, 802-578-1758, http://www.picketfencepreview. com/GarrettMatt.htm. 2-BR, 1-BA townhouse Riverwatch Condos: townhouse, desirable location, HDWD throughout. 1000 sq.ft. of living space, secure building, pool, garage. Minutes to downtown, lake. $2000 back on closing costs. Info: 802-658-6690. Brickyard Condo, Essex Jct End unit, 3-level, 2-BR (spacious), 1-BA + 2 half-baths. Finished basement w/ den, exercise room & half-bath w/ laundry room. Carport. Close to schools, shops, pool, dining. $174,900/OBO. Make an offer today! Info: Irena Cibra, 802-879-6201. Charming Two-Story Home 3-BR, 1.5-BA. HDWD downstairs, new carpet upstairs, new kitchen & electrical. Detached 2-car garage, lg. fenced yard. Info: Jill, 802-598-6495.
3 lvl. townhouse w/ lots!! 3 Lvl. end unit! quiet neighborhood, fin. bsmt, w/d, dw, ac, garage, pool, lg. backyard, hkg trails.3 mi to i-89, 1.8 to FAHC/ UVM Info: Jonathan Brooks, 802-734-1929. 3-BR House Burlington 3-BR, 1-BA. AVAIL. NOW! Quiet neighborhood behind Rice Memorial High School. Private, fenced yard. No pets. $1400/mo. + utils. Info: Appletree Bay Property Management, Gina Zabilansky, 802-8636940, www.appletreebay.com.
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Burlington Murray St. 3-BR, 1BA, lg. kitchen, HDWD, porch, pets 10/1/07 2:12:21 PM considered. Avail. 3/1. $1290/mo. Burlington, East Ave. 4-BR Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 Avail. now. Parking. No Pets. ext. 229. Info:. $1600/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021. www. Burlington 4 & 5 Bedrooms, nevilleco.com/residence. Info:. Chase St. 2-BA, lg. bedrooms. Avail. 6/01. Info: 802-863-6069.
Burlington 2-BR + den house. Off-street parking for two cars, gas heat, fenced yard, near downtown/busline. NS. Pets considered. Avail. 2/01. $1100/mo. +. 802-862-9734 or 802-355-3706. Info:. Burlington Church St. Large efficiency, 3/4-BA, HDWD, no pets. Avail. 2/1. $750/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229. Info:. Burlington So. Meadow, 3-BR, lg. BA, on-site laundry facility, very open floor plan, great location, gas heat, no pets. $1150/mo. + dep. Avail. 2/01. Call for showing times. Info: 802-864-9966.
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Burlington, Shelburne Rd. 1-BR on 2nd floor, parking. Pets ok. Avail. 6/1 $770/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x 1021. www.nevilleco.com/residence.php. Info:. Burlington: Peaceful 1-BR Calarco Court, 1-BR. HDWD, clawfoot tub, walk-in closet, living & dining rooms, porch, W/D, parking. Heat incl. Avail. now; 12, 18/mo. $1000/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rent al s @ hickokandboardman. com, www.HickokandBoardman. com. By the Week Semi-furnished rooms, convenient Winooski location, parking. $175/room/wk. + $100 dep. Call Brad at 802338-8434 for rental application. Info:.
Charlotte Rental Home Walk 3-BR, 1.5-BA Burlington 67 to lake, sailing center, ferry. 3Wright Ave. Safe, quiet lakewww.BurlingtonTelecom.net BR, 2-BA. Will consider pets. side neighborhood, park setting. Avail. around Mar. 1. Owners reBeautifully restored. 5-min. walk tain finished basement for storto beach, bike path, bus stop. age. $2200/mo. for entire house. 7-min. drive to Church St., I89. Info: 802-310-2349. ParkBurlington Ethan Allen Sunny home, glassed-in porch, 1x1-burltelecom052307_classy.ind1 5/21/07 1 4:08:07 PM Charming 2-Story 3-BR Home rear deck. NS/pets. 1200 sq.ft. + way, 2-BR townhouse, parking, gas heat, laundry hookups, 1.5-BA, HDWD, LR, DR, DW, W/D, basement, garage. W/D hookup, basement, two-car garage, fenced 2-car driveway. $1500 + utils. DW, deck off back, storage. NS, pets negotiable. $850/mo. + yard. Pet OK. 6, 12, or 18-mo. lease Info: 802-372-8707. utils. Ref. req. Avail. 3/01. Info: req. Avail. immed. 802-881-9174.. 3-BR, 2 full BA, $1150/mo. Colchester Close to exit 17, spaWaitsfield/Fayston. Furnished, ra- 802-862-1109.
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4-BR Colonial Essex Jct. 2.5BA colonial. Porch, gas fireplace, walk out basement. NS/pets. You pay natural gas, electric, water/ sewer. 2 car garage. $1700/mo. Info: Kelly Cota, 802-324-5212.
EVOLUTION YOGA: Mondays, 5:45 p.m. Class is sliding scale, $4-10. $5 Friday classes at 4:30 p.m. VALENTINE’S DAY, 2/14: Partner Yoga 5:15-6:30 p.m.; Yoga, Chakras and Chocolate, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: Bolton New 3-BR/BA condo. Cus$13/drop-in, $120/10-class card tom kitchen, granite countertops, for 1.5 hr. classes. $11/drop-in, professional appliances, radiant $100/10-class card for 1 hr. classheat, fireplace, decks, laundry. es. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 25 min. Burlington/Montpelier. Buy a home! Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info: NS/pets. Lease, dep. $1800/mo. Heather Armata, Realtor 802-864-9642, www.evolutionvt. 802-373-9999 or 802-893-3507. Century 21 Jack Assoc. • 800-637-6341 x2186 com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Info: Terese Ayer, theayer@comKripalu and Iyengar classes for all cast.net. HOME FROM $30,000 Buy forelevels, plus babies and kids yoga. Bolton Valley House 2-BR closures! Must sell now! 1-4 Prepare for birth and strengthen 1x1-heatherarmata050207-2-classy1 4/27/07 1 3:27:45 PM apt. Private entrance, BA, LR, bedrooms. Call for listings. (AAN postpartum with pre/postnatal and deck, quiet, close to reCAN). Info: 800-903-7136. yoga. sort. $900/mo. +. Call Dan. Info: Jericho Cape on 3.5 Acres YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in 802-238-2545. 1700 sq.ft. cape on 3.5 open acres classes, plenty of choices, open Bristol Village 2-BR ground w/ barn, pond, gardens. HDWD, to all levels. Cost: $14/drop-in, floor apt. On-site parking & launnew appliances, deck, move-in $110/ten classes, $120/month dry. Incl. heat, HW, trash & snow condition. Quiet country road. pass. Location: Chace Mill on Winremoval. First, last & dep. $750/ Info: 802-899-5164, jerichovtooski River, and downtown studio mo. Info: David Lasell, 802-453and boutique at 113 Church St. house.com. 7915, davidabristl@aol.com. (top floor of the Leunig’s buildSpacious Colchester Home 3Burl: Close to Downtown! No. ing), Burlington. Info: 802-660BR, 2.5-BA, 2600 sq.ft. + 1400Avenue: Nice 2-BR, 1-BA in quiet 9718, www.yogavermont.com. sq.ft. finished basement, 2-car gabuilding. Newer carpeting, newer Explore a variety of yoga styles rage, cathedral ceiling, skylights, W/D, low utils., parking. NS/pets. with experienced and passionate gas/HW heat, 3-season sun room. Avail. now: 1-year. $975/mo. instructors in our beautiful, spaPET-FREE/SMOKE-FREE HOME. AdInfo: Coldwell Banker Hickok & cious studios: Yoga for Skiers/Ridjacent to woods. $340,000. Info: Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, ers, Six-Week Intro to Kripalu, Six802-658-4545, colchestercondo. 802-846-9568, rentals@hickoWeek Intro to Ashtanga, Monthly blogspot.com. Restorative, Adaptive Yoga, In- Waterfront 2BR/1BA Condo kandboardman.com, http://www. HickokandBoardman.com. structor Training and more listed on Deck with spectacular views of website. Gift certificates available. Burlington All shapes, all sizes. sunsets over Lake Champlain. For the latest, check out our blog: Great locations, parking. Avail. 1-car oversized garage (opener, http://yogavermont.typepad.com. 6/01. Info: Rick, 802-864-3430. storage area). Low ($100) monthly fees. Recently updated. Photos: BURLINGTON St. Paul St. 2 blocks http://www.83northave.com. from downtown, spacious 1-BR, HDWD/vinyl flooring, off-street parking for 1 car, on-site coinop laundry, gas heat. $760/mo.+. Incl. water. Pets considered. Avail. 2/15. Info: 802-578-8525.
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Burlington Rooms for Rent Across from UVM green. $500/mo. + dep. Incl. utils. & parking. No pets. Call Darrell, 802-999-8109.
BURLINGTON Avail. now. 93 Walnut Street, Lg. 3-BR, full BA, basement, porch, yard, hookups, $1100/mo. No dogs. Info: 802-862-7467.
cious 2-BR, second floor, cathedral ceilings, gas heat, full BA, offstreet parking. Avail. 2/01. Pets considered. Incl. electric. $850+/ mo. 578-8525 or 383-0349.
Burlington - Adams Street Good location, vinyl, new carpet. New paint & appliances, gas heat, coin-op laundry. Avail. now. $1400/mo. + utils. Flexible lease. Info: 802-578-8525.
Downtown Burlington 1-BR apt., off-street parking, W/D onsite. $825/mo. incl. heat. Info: 802-598-9927.
Burlington - Adams Street 4-BR, completely renovated 2ndfloor unit. HDWD/tile, stainless steel appliances, gas heat, small porch, coin-op laundry. Very nice unit. $1995/mo. + utils. Avail. immed. Info: Ellen Dunne, 802-578-8525. Burlington 1-BR + bonus room, small enclosed porch, walking distance to Church St. Avail. immed. $850/mo. incl. heat, 2 off-street parking spaces, trash/ snow removal. Call Jared. Info: 802-356-1848. Burlington 1-BR 238 North St. Yard, deck, parking, vinyl/carpet, DR, full BA. Walk to downtown, lake, UVM. NS. Avail. now. $775/ mo. incl. garbage, water, HW. Info: 802-878-7722. Burlington 3-BR Apt. Newly renovated, off-street parking, lg. lawn, gas heat. Close to colleges, waterfront. Quiet neighborhood. $1400/mo. incl. trash & snow removal. Call Tom/Tammy, 802985-9558 or 802-343-0814. Info: tomkirkvt@hotmail.com. Burlington 4-BR house Avail. 3/1. Great band house. Riverside Ave. Short-cut to UVM. W/ D, parking, big kitchen/living room. No tobacco/pets. $2000/ mo. + gas/electric. Info: Doug, 802-363-8084. Burlington North Ave. 2-BR House. Avail. 4/01. Parking, enclosed porch. No dogs. $915/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-6603481, x1021. www.nevilleco.com/ residence. Info: Amy Playdon, 802-862-0208.
Downtown Winooski 3-BR, 2-BA apt., off-street parking, gas heat. 1 cat ok. 1-yr. lease. $1200/mo. + utils. and sec. dep. Call 802-655-1220, 802-655-1960, 802-343-9315. Essex Jct. Recently renovated 1BR apt. on bus-line, very private. Parking, laundry incl. $750/mo. NS/pets. Info: 802-363-4052. Essex Jct. 1-BR Cottage Full BA, off-street parking. Gas heat, range, HW. Easy walk to downtown, Five Corners, restaurants, shops. $885/mo. incl. water, sewer, trash. Info: 802-872-8902. Essex Jct. Condo For Rent 2BR, lg. living room, clean, storage space, carport, pool, tennis court. No pets. Avail. now. $995/mo. Call 802-425-2678 or 802-3382335. Info: Arlette Ball. Essex Junction 2-BR apt. Central location, near IBM, parking. NS/pets. $880/mo. incl. heat & HW + dep. Avail. now. Info: 802-879-7735. Essex Junction apt. Lg. 3-BR w/ laundry hook-ups & storage. Heat & HW incl. No pets. Fresh paint & new windows. $1000/mo. Ref. req. Call Paul at 879-3117. Essex: Lang Farm Home Hagan Drive: 3-BR, office, 3-BA, vaulted ceilings, jetted tub, bonus room, finished basement. Avail. March; short or long term lease. $1900/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.
Fabulous Burlington Home 4-BR, 1.5-BA, HDWD, tile, W/D, porches, yard, DW, 2-car garage, view, great neighborhood, walk to lake/bike path. $1850/mo. + utils. Avail. now. Info: 802-764-2363. FOR RENT IN COLCHESTER Condo in nice Colchester NEIGHBORhood 15 minutes from Burlington. Will consider short or longterm lease or month to month. Immediate occupancy. Would consider pets. Info: Margaret Pickett, 802-864-6186. Furnished 1-BR Apt. Excellent top of the hill College Street location! Avail. immed. Quiet, contemporary, furnished 1-BR apt. $1175/mo. incl. all linens, cookware, utils., basic cable, off-street parking, coin-op W/D. Convenient.5 mi. to UVM, FAHC & downtown in professionally managed building. Min. 3-mo. lease, NS. Info: 802-864-9282. Hinesburg 3-BR Apt. Close to town, 1-BA, W/D hookups, 3-season porch, lg. yard. Avail. now. $1075/mo. + heat & electric. Rent incl. water, sewer, trash. Refs., sec. dep., income verification. Info: 802-482-4659. Huntington 2-BR duplex 1.5BA, full basement, W/D hookups. Gorgeous views of Camel’s Hump. Lg. BRs, lots of closets. New appliances, ceiling fans, small deck. Refs./credit check, first/dep. No pets. Info: Palin Properties, 802-434-4652. Luxury Apts Available! Montpelier, VT. Brand new 2-BR luxury townhouses w/deck, DW and W/D hookup. $1100/mo. + utils. w/ garage, or $1050/mo. + utils. w/ carport. River Station Condominiums, convenient to Stonecutter’s Way, the bike path and Hunger Mountain Co-op. To make an appointment for a showing, please call Rachel at 476-4493 ext. 230. Info:. MONKTON RIDGE 1-BR apt. w/ fabulous views, like new cathedral ceiling LR w/ skylights, exceptional BA, private entrance, deck, lg. lawn, garden. Easy commute to Burlington/Middlebury. NS/pets. $725/mo. incl. heat & utils. Avail. 2/01. Info: 802-453-4238. MONTPELIER DOWNTOWN East State St. 1-BR, 3 seasoned porch, oil HW/heat, laundry in building, off-street parking. Avail. 2/15 or 3/01. $775/mo. + utils. NS/dogs. Cats ok. Info: 802-310-4205. North Hero - Canal Lane Waterfront, 3-BR. Newly renovated house. Tile, carpet, lg. yard, full BA, quiet neighborhood, stainless steel appliances. Avail. now. $1000/mo + utils. Info: 802-578-8525. perfect ranch Private backyard, full basement, garage, lots of storage. See www.exactbuilt. com/apt.htm for details. Incl. water, sewer, trash, recycling. Info: Michael Perrault, 802-899-1147, apar tment s @ e xac t built .com, www.exactbuilt.com/apt.htm. Richmond Village 2-BR, second floor apt. avail. now. Porch, HDWD, heat, trash removal, water/sewer incl. $825/mo. + sec. dep. Call 802-434-3796 day or 802-434-3398. Info:. Room for rent Fully furnished room w/ cable TV & wireless internet in beautiful spacious home. W/D. Utils. incl. $550/mo. Jeffersonville. Info: 802-644-6737. So. Burlington Spacious 2-BR condo w/ alcove, lg. LR/DR, D/W, quiet area w/ walking trail. NS/ pets. Gas heat. $1150/mo. Info: 802-655-3325. So. Burlington 2-BR condo, 1.5-BA, gas heat, W/D, off-street parking. $1200/mo. + utils. Garbage/recycling incl. Avail. 3/01. Info: David, 802-598-8475.
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fenced yard, garage. Quiet neighborhood near Exit 15. $1400/mo. Heat incl. Info: 802-728-3424. Winooski, Hickok St. 2-BR Avail. 5/01. HDWD, parking. No dogs. $815/mo. 802-660-3481, x1021. www.nevilleco.com/residence. Info: Neville Companies.
Housemates 2 roommates wanted 2 vacant rooms avail. now! One room very lg. basement. 1-BA, gas, DW, W/ D hook-ups. Cheap utils. + sec. dep. & refs. Nice home. Info: Rick
Chance of a Lifetime BURLINGTON: Free room and board to a dependable, intelligent person who can provide conversation, occasional transportation, and 4 meals a week to a retired doctor. Spacious home, private bath & great experience for the right person. EHO. Interview, references, background check required.
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STOP RENTING! Government and bank foreclosures! $0 to low down! No credit check ok. Call now! (AAN CAN) Info: 800-454-8939. Swanton, Bushey Rd. Avail 2/15. 4-BR house, garage, W/D hook-ups. $1200/mo. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com/residence. Info:. Unfurnished 2-BR North Ave., den, lg. kitchen, off-street parking, bus line, walking distance to downtown, $1050/mo. + utils. Sorry, no pets. Info: Ken, 802-862-4608. Upper Maple studio apt Clean, quiet, storage, full kitchen, recent paint & carpet, parking, laundry. Single room w/ shared BA. $625/mo. incl. utils. NS/pets. Available Jan. 1. Refs. 802-6588056, Studio404@comcast.net. Info: Prospect Properties. UPSCALE COLCHESTER DUPLEX Upscale 2-BR, 2-BA house w/garage. Custom kitchen, granite countertops, fireplace, radiant gas heat, yard, quiet country location, 10 min. to Burlington. $1600/mo. 802-893-3507 or 802373-9999. Info: theayer@comcast.net. Vergennes 1-BR apt. centrally located. Off-street parking, snow & trash removal. $585/mo. + utils. Refs. & dep. Call evenings. Info: 802-985-5478. Winooski Brand new 2-BR, 1.5BA townhouse. HDWD, DW, W/D hookups, 5-star energy rated, plenty of storage space. NS/ pets. $1050/mo. + utils. Info: 802-922-8015. Winooski Beautiful Victorian 2+BR, parking, storage, yard, laundry. Avail. 3/01. $1000/mo. + utils. Info: 802-893-1093. Winooski 2-BR apt. Very clean, new fridge, oven, heater, kitchen, flooring, etc. $800/mo. Info: Brian, 802-355-4557. Winooski Pleasant 1-BR w/ LR, kitchen, BA w/ shower, covered porches, off-street parking & gas heat. Close to hospital & colleges. NS/pets. $675/mo. Info: 802-655-3325. Winooski bright 3-BR 1.5-BA. 2nd and 3rd floors of a 3-floor duplex. Tons of windows. Remodeled in 2005. New kitchen (w/ maple cabinets, dishwasher) opens to LR, W/D, mud room, two porches,
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Room(s) for rent Roommates wanted to share 5-BR house. Avail. now. Nice yard, 1.5-BA, W/D, DW, partially furnished, no lease req. Pets possible. 400/mo. + 1/2 utils. Info: 802-363-1254. Roommate Wanted 3 young prof. seeking 4th roommate in clean, cozy, spacious home at end of quiet driveway. Walking distance from downtown & UVM. $450/mo. incl. heat. Off-street parking. Avail. immed. Info: 802-379-4323. So. Burlington Great location. Room avail. in 4-BR house. Safe, quiet neighborhood. Easy going roommates. $500/mo. Dog possible. Info: 802-999-1779. South Burlington Looking for 1 or 2 women to share house on a dead end street. Big yard w/gardens, bike path, W/D, HW floors. $500/mo. + 1/3 utils., sec. NS/ cats. Info: 802-863-6215.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON Central location, beautiful, newish quiet townhome w/ clean-living lady. Space open is lg. private master w/ BA downstairs. NS/pets/drugs. Temporary OK. $825/mo. +. Info: 802-862-5363.
Williston, 1-BR Seeking prof. to share spacious home in Willis ton w/ 30-yr. old single dad (5-yr. old girl home 1/2 time). Central Chagnon, 802-338-5877, Effacelocation, private BA, pool. Pets man696@yahoo.com. 1/28/08 1:44:05 PM neg. Avail. now. $750/mo. + utils. 53 HYDE ST. BURLINGTON 2nd Call Jonathan at 734-5639 after 5 floor apt. $550/mo. utils. & cable p.m. Info:. incl. 802-363-2745 or 802-9228995. Info: Mike. Big room in secluded home Lg room (22x17) in full house (secluded) on 1+ acres w/pond within 10 miles from Burlington & Williston. Shopping plaza across the street (movies, supermarket, restaurants, shops). Rent: $400. Utilities: $100 (average). Info: Lucas Garitta, 802-999-4396, lucasgaritta@bluebottle.com. Burlington $550/mo. + half. Avail. now. Share quiet, comfortable, older home in the lake neighborhood. Lg. kitchen, den, LR, guest room, W/D, porch, private beach, bike path, busline, nice landlords. I’m quiet, considerate, open minded. Info: 802-864-2890. Creative Types Wanted Now! BURLINGTON: The coolest spot in town. Laid-back creative types wanted for our funky downtown apartment. Musicians, painters, writers, etc. Room avail. Feb 1, for $395/mo., util included. Info: Keith Spiegel, 802-825-2659. Essex Jct. End-Unit Condo Seeking female professional/student to share a very bright, clean end-unit condo. 2-BR, 1.5-BA, W/D, DW, storage, pool & tennis, 15 min. to Burlington. $600/mo.+ utils. Info: Melissa Mallette, 802343-9503, melissabluetropic@ yahoo.com. Essex Jct. near IBM Share charming country farmhouse w/2 men. 1 lg. room avail. 2/01. W/ D, parking, Wi-Fi/cable. Tidy individual, please. NS/dogs. $425/ mo. + 1/4 heat. Elec. incl. Info: 802-343-8073. Hinesburg Village Housemate needed for lg. in-town house. Great situation starting 2/01. About $575/mo. Info: Peter, 802-482-5092. Milton Farmhouse & Gardens Mature, green housemate desired to share 1.4 acres, organic gardens w/ naturalist/writer & Basengi mix dog. 1-BR. $500/mo. utils. incl. Some work exchange possible. Info: 802-893-1845. Richmond roommate Lg. private room w/separate BA, cable hook-up, phone jack in room and W/D. Quiet location. Pets negotiable. 15 min to Burlington. $450/mo. Info: 802-434-8602, calls74@aol.com.
Sublets/ Temporary DOWNTOWN ROOM FOR RENT 1BR in 3-BR apt. avail. now. Quiet street & building. New carpeting, windows, fridge. Lg. deck, eat-in kitchen, locked basement for storage. Cat-friendly. Info: 802-860-6218. Roommate/Sublet Spring Sem 1-BR avail. in 2-BR condo. $500/ mo. + utils. Free parking, coin laundry. Close to FAHC & UVM. Call Andy 879-2909 or 343-7683. Avail. now-Jun. ‘08. Info: robin_ gingras@yahoo.com.
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168 Battery Street (at King) Burlington • 862-8806 pathwaystowellbeing.org Burlington Main Street Landing. Join our neighborhood of creative and friendly businesses in a healthy and beautiful environment, www.waterfronttheatre. org. Info: Melinda Moulton, 802864-7999, www.mainstreetlanding.com. Burlington Office Space Furnished office avail. on Fridays within established psychotherapy practice on Maple St., Burlington. Off-street parking and handicapped accessible. Info: Anne Condon, 802-651-9011. LOCATION, LOCATION! Prime downtown in the heart of St. Albans fully equipped beauty salon. Other uses considered. Great business opportunity. Long-term lease desired. Call 802-524-2108 weekdays. Info:. OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 269 Pearl St. Incl. parking, heat, 24hr. access, elec. waiting area & massage. $450/mo. No dep. No lease. Info: Judy, 802-989-0111. Open studio/cubicle space Office of graphic designers/architects w/ extra studio/office space. Excellent location in arts district of Burlington. Partially furnished! Call for details. Info: 802-540-0361.
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Seeking Small Retail Space 1000-1500 sq.ft. in the Burlington/Williston area. Ground level, current or future availability. Info: N.A. Durso Woodworking: VT Furniture Makers, 802-372-6711, builtinvt@aol.com. So.Burlington Office Space Approx. 300 sq.ft. office space on ground floor of conveniently located Class A building. Well suited for 1-2 persons. Furnished. Professionals only. $400/mo. incl. parking & utils. Call Bill at 802-264-6701. Info:. Waterfront office space available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Info: Ken, 802-865-3450.
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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. 1993 Toyota Corolla Beautiful body, great engine. New alternator, brakes, battery, good tires, 170K. Regular oil changes. Needs exhaust work & struts. Asking $950 (book value $1450). Info: 774-238-6551. 1995 Saab 900S HB 4-dr. hatchback, 5-spd., 4-cyl., loaded, w/ sunroof. Runs great! Inspected. Asking $2000. Call 802-373-0214 or 802-363-0581. Info:. 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo Red, 4dr. sedan w/ lots of upgrades. Allseason & winter tires, FWD, new brakes and battery. 133K. No rust! $4200/OBO. Info: 802-860-1635. 1996 Pontiac Bonneville 4dr., auto, loaded, FWD, CD. Inspected. Immaculate condition. $2200. Call 373-0214 or 3630581. Info: Melissa Downs. 1996 Toyota Corolla Blue, 4-dr., auto., A/C, new t-belt, 90K, good condition. $3500. 802-272-0157.
2003 Passat GLS 1.8T Sedan Great car, below book value, roof rack, studded winter tires. Regular maintenance done on car, incl. t-belt & water pump replacement. $10,500. Info: 802-660-9557.
Gateway 450ROG Laptop 1.7 gighz, 512 ram, 40gig HD, DVD/ CDRW, built-in wireless, XPpro, Office 2007, Nero. Includes AC adapter. Great buy at $450. Leave message. Info: 802-865-0510.
2003 VW PASSAT 1.8T, 75K, 5-spd, A/C, ABS, driver & passenger airbags, leather, sunroof, CD/tape. Excellent condition. New snows, great MPG. $9000, call Emma (802)-249-7053. Info: Emma, 802-249-7053.
KODAK 700 SLIDE PROJECTOR Includes 10 trays. This vintage Kodak projector is used to view 35mm slides. Asking $70 for the entire lot. Info: 802-338-9225.
Recreational Vehicles 1993 SKI-DOO MX 470 Runs great, just serviced. Is trail ready w/ new vast sticker. Track is good, no tears in seat. Water-cooled, 3013 mi. Info: 802-318-6240 .
New Laptop for Sale Acer Aspire 5100. $600. Jeffersonville. Info: Suzi Higley, 802-644-8297. Panasonic Camcorder 4 yrs. old. Uses vhs-c tapes. MINT condition--only used a couple times. Just sitting in my closet collecting dust. Asking $175/OBO. Info: Marjorie Jacobs, 802-370-9135. Rock Band & Mic for 360 Xbox 360. Brand new, never used, still in packaging. Nothing wrong with it, just got duplicates. Game retails for $59.99, microphone for $29.99. Asking $70. 802-578-1416
1996 VW GOLF 4-DR. HATCHBK 5-spd w/ air, cassette, airbags, sunroof. 150K. Regular service, new brakes, rotors & starter. All service records. Fun, reliable car. $1500. Info: Sally Howe, 802-922-2217.
Sony 30 Flat screen. Silver in color. 7 rear video inputs, incl. S-video, component & HDMI. Remote & manual incl. Excellent condition! Paid $1300; asking $850/OBO. Info: Nicholas or Donna Boudreau, 802-863-0139.
1997 Cadillac Deville 4-dr., white exterior, LOADED, 32-valve Northstar V8. Needs motor work, or will make a great parts car. Asking $1300/OBO. 802-373-0214 or 802-363-0581.
subs, amp, box 2, 12” Power Acoustiks subs in a sub box with a 2400W Power Acoustiks amp. Wiring ready to go. $299/OBO for the set. Info: 802-343-5739.
1997 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Ext. cab, 4WD, loaded, V8, 350, auto. $5975. 802-373-0214 or 802-3630581. Info: Melissa Downs. 1997 Toyota Rav 4 Maroon, 4x4, 4-dr., CD, 5-spd., new t-belt & water pump, 120K on car, 68K on motor, rust free, excellent condition. $6900. 802-272-0157. Info:. 1998 Dodge Ram Van B1500 Short wheelbase, 8-passenger, auto., 6-cyl. Asking $2500. Please call 802-373-0214 or 802-363-0581.
Appliances/ Tools/Parts Homecomfort wood cookstove Works great as hot water hookup, just too big for my place asking $400/OBO. Info: Andre Lague, 802-498-4795, lagueandre@yahoo.com. Nice Mini Fridge - White Clean. Email pics avail. Burlington/Richmond area. $25. Info: 802-238-3252.
1998 Honda Civic LX Sedan 4dr., 5-spd., CD/radio, 194K hwy. miles, 35-42 mpg., cruise, A/C, 4 studded snows. New battery & brakes. Well-maintained, very reliable. $3800. Info: 802-371-9492.
Stacked W/D Combo Frigidaire stacked washer/dryer combo. Excellent condition. $450/OBO. Info: 802-865-7939.
1998 Hyundai Sonata GL 4dr., auto, NEW Kenwood Stereo System, LOADED! Runs great. Body is in great shape, inside is immaculate, sunroof. Asking $2000. Please call 802-373-0214 or 802-363-0581..
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1998 Subaru Forester 5-spd Beautiful condition, VA car. New head gaskets, t-belt & more. No rust at all! 106K, clean int. New inspection sticker, great AWD wagon. $4300. Info: 802-249-7266. 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 4dr, 4X4 auto., straight 6-cyl., red, roof rack, hitch, power W/D, A/C, stereo. Runs great, inspected, 169K. Info: 802-343-0727. 2000 Black VW Jetta 4-dr., 2.0 engine, 74K, moonroof, heated seats, power W. Book value $5900; asking $5000/OBO. Info: 802-522-7275, edzo549@yahoo. com. 2000 Kia Sephia 4-cyl., A/C, cruise, ONLY 75K! GREAT Asking $2500. Call 363-0581.
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2000 Outback - Cheap 5-sp., 122K, recent brakes, engine work. Solid Subaru! Green ext., tan int. Asking well below book. $6500/ OBO. Info: 802-338-2327. 2000 VW PASSAT GLS 39K engine, silver, turbo, black leather, moonroof, roof rack, CD, power L/W, auto., no rust. Info: 802-370-2991. 2001 Hundai Elantra Great condition, low miles, well cared for. Red w/ tan int. 4 winter tires incl., only saw 1 winter. New rotors in front. Info: 802-434-4112.
$8 PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES Custom made to your prescription, stylish plastic or metal frame, Highindex, UV protection, antiscratch lens, case, lenscloth for only $8. Also available: Rimless, Titanium, Children’s, Bifocals, Progressives, Suntints, AR coating, etc. (AAN CAN) Info: ZENNIOPTICAL.COM.
Electronics 35mm DIGITAL FILM SCANNER This scanner converts your 35mm slides and negatives into digital images to copy to CDs. Requires Windows XP to operate. Asking $80. Info: 802-338-9225. COMPAQ PRESARIO DESKTOP SR1630NX, 2.2ghz, 1 gig ram, 250-gig HD, XPpro, XP Office pro, Nero, 1DVDRW/lightscribe, 1DVD, 17” LCD, speakers, mouse, keyboard, like new, operating restore CD $450. Info: 802-578-1002. Emac g4 1.25GHz, 1gig memory. OSX 10.4.9. Graphics apps. still installed. CDRW drive. Runs great. Mouse, keyboard new but not original mac. $425/OBO. Also have imac g3. Info: Craig Webb, 802-876-7053, craigwebb@kacgraphics.com.
Entertainment/ Tickets Drivers w/ late models vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464. Solid gold, Dancers Exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, deer camp or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. New talent welcome. Info: 802-658-1464. Woodfired hottub cedar Round 5-ft. cedar hottub woodburning stove in great shape. Asking $1000/OBO. Info: Andre Lague, 802-498-4795, lagueandre@yahoo.com.
Free Stuff Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it. Have a lot of it! Info: Global Markets, 802-863-9460.
Furniture 160-Disc CD Tower Space-saving, free-standing or wall mount, heavy-gauge steel construction, no assembly, 48”H x 11”W x 5”D. Info: 802-999-2281. airmore $300/OBO. Info: Ray, 802-327-1009. Audio/Video Rocker Almost new audio/video rocker. Black faux leather. Sits on floor, folds in half to save space when not in use. $60/OBO. Info: 802-989-3444. coffeE table $25/OBO. Info: 802-327-1009. Office Furniture Desks, file cabinets, conference table, chairs, bookcases, art table, etc. Info: 802-660-8070. Soft-sided waterbed Soft-sided waterbed, queen size with metal frame, asking $75. Call Jim eves or weekends. Info: 802-893-3018.
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Pets CHINESE SHAR-PEI PUPS Beautiful, wrinkled pups. AKC, all shots. Very friendly and affectionate. Ready to meet their new best friend. Email for pictures. Info: 802-457-4039, wrinklepups80@ aol.com.
Women’s 32 Snowboard Boots 2x3c-GoTradingPost051607.indd 1 Dumerils Boa Healthy male Ladies’ Thirty-two snowboard for sale. Very friendly, about 2.5 boots. Size 7.5. So comfy! In ft. long, comes w/ cage. I am great condition. $75/OBO. Info: moving & can’t take him w/ me. Please only experienced or knowl- 802-324-3303. edgeable reptile owners. Info: 802-922-6361.
Pet Store Gift Certificate Noah’s Ark Pet Store in Colchester Gift Certificate for $550; sell for $300/OBO. Can be used on any pets, supplies or grooming. Info: 914-714-4425. Schnauzer Pup & Lab Mix 4 mo. Schnauzer Poodle, sweet & shy, does well w/ calm dogs/cats. Yellow Lab/Shep., 3 yrs. Well mannered, good w/ cats & mellow dogs. Info: Good Karma Rescue, goodkarmarescue @gmail.com, http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/VT50.html.
Want to Buy Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Info: Dave, 802-859-8966.
Burton Feelgood Snowboard Women’s Burton Feelgood Snowboard. 152cm. Great condition. Sick all-mountain board for ladies. Limited edition series, w/ faux leather topsheet. Fresh tune! $175/OBO. Info: 802-324-3303. Burton GTwin Snowboard 2006 Burton women’s Gtwin snowboard. 150cm. Awesome snowboard, in “like new” condition. Includes women’s Burton Escapade bindings $425/OBO. Great deal! Info: 802-324-3303. FS: Rossignol Decoy 161 Slightly used board w/ bindings incl. Great board! Asking $200. Downtown Burlington. Info: 802274-2927, bmold@uvm.edu. Mirrors for Sale Two mirrors, each 9’x6’. Asking $400/ea. Incl. delivery. Info: 802-644-8297. Ping Pong table In great shape. New net, new paddles & balls. Collapsible w/ wheels. $125. Info: 802-865-7939. Pro-Form Treadmill Pro-Form Treadmill w/ crosswalk & digital training program, like-new condition. Comes w/ manual & mat. Paid $650 new; asking $450. Cash only, you take away. Info: 802-655-0061. Snowboard Boots Pair of Northwaves, size 9. Asking $20. Downtown Burlington. Info: bmold@uvm.edu. Telemark Gear New Atomic Telemark skis from $149. Good selection of used and demo telemark & backcounty skis too! Info: Clearwater Sports, 802-496-2708, clearwatersport@madriver.com.
Andy’s Mountain Music “Bluegrass 101” returns in January, as well as private instruction in guitar, mandolin, banjo and more. References, affordable rates! Info: Andy Greene, 802-658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail.com, www. andysmountainmusic.com. Bass Guitar Lessons W/Aram Bedrosian. For all levels and styles. Beginners welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, slapbass and more in a fun, professional setting. Years of teaching/ playing experience. Convenient Pine St. studio. Info: Bass Guitar Lessons with Aram Bedrosian, Aram Bedrosian, 802-598-8861, bassalisk@yahoo.com, www.arambedrosian.com. Clawhammer Banjo Lessons Would you like to learn to play clawhammer banjo? Or framming, frailing, rapping or flailing? Well, give me a call. Info: Hunter Robertson, 802-655-8929, www.hunterrobertson.com.
Sports Equipment 2005 Sportsman Camper Immaculate, self-contained 28’ travel trailer w/oversized slider. Used only 3 seasons. Don’t miss this opportunity. $11,000/OBO. 802524-2044 or 802-355-4742.
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Bands/ Musicians Bass needed Electric/upright bassist needed for original project in genres of mainly rock & folk. Keys, drums & guitar established. Fun, friendly, very proficient. Info: John, 802-238-1162. DYNAMIC KEYBOARDIST WANTED Established Burlington original band seeks skilled keyboardist w/ knowledge in all genres of music specializing in the creation of accompanied melodies & empowering/dynamic solos to compliment our music. Recording CD/Gigs. No drugs or egos please. Info: 908-907-1058, prana381c@yahoo.com, myspace. com/pranavermont. First Step Studio Now open. $10 a track. Vocals free. Design, duplication and publication services with a professional musician on hand. Located in Burlington. Info: Dux, 802-578-2670. New Year/New Group Do you have a passion for singing? Are you a vocal percussionist? Looking to form an exciting new a cappella singing group in either SSAA or SSAATTBB format, to sing music from a wide variety of genres, including jazz, blues, classic rock & do-wop. Interested? Reply to acappella2008@yahoo.com with your name, vocal part and previous experience. Info: acappella@ yahoo.com.
Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com. Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802-864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net, www.rickbelford. com. MUSIC LESSONS Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 20 years’ experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in So. Burlington. Info: 802-864-7740, ero@moomail.net. SAXOPHONE LESSONS Jazz and/ or Classical. Info: Kate Mohanty, 631-241-2698, kcmsoccer@aol. com.
Studio/ Rehearsal first step studio Now open. $10 a track. Vocals free. Design, duplication and publication services with a professional musician on hand. Located in Burlington. Info: Dux, 802-578-2670.
Story Hour Guitarist Seeking local musician(s) to host new, weekly children’s musical story hour/sing-along at local mall. Info: University Mall, Jamie Polli, 802-863-1066.
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WRITERS WANTED The Academy for Alternative Journalism, established by papers like this one to promote diversity in the alternative press, seeks talented journalists and students (college seniors and up) for a paid summer writing program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. The eight-week program (June 22 - August 17, 2008) aims to recruit talented candidates from diverse backgrounds and train them in alt-weekly-style feature writing. Ten participants will be chosen and paid $3000 plus housing and travel allowances. For information and an application visit http://aaj.aan.org. You may also email us at altacademy@ northwestern.edu. Applications must be postmarked by February 8, 2008. Northwestern University is an equal opportunity educator and employer. (AAN CAN) .
Financial/Legal Monster Paintings 20 acrylic paintings on canvas ranging from $90-$200 depending on size. Prints available $15-$20. Email me for images! Info: Angela Burro.
FEMALE MODELS WANTED Want to model but don’t know how to start? Concerned about all the scams? We are looking for a few good female models for art and fashion projects for 2008. Contact David Russell Photography to consider the possibilities! Info: David Russell Photography, David Russell, 802-373-1912, dave@ daverussell.org, http://www.daverussell.org. Feminist Actors Wanted! The Vagina Monologues auditions! Feb. 6 & 7 from 6-8 p.m. at Johnson State College, email for info. All meetings/shows will take place in Lamoille County. Info: Maria Teixeira, 802-888-2584, mteixeira@clarina.org, clarina. org.
Call to Artists Fringe Film Fest at LSC The Langdon Street Cafe is looking for short films by all-sized people to show at the cafe during Green Mountain Film Fest. Deadline: March 7th. Info: Langdon Street
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Bridge To Life Providing comprehensive programs for the healing of psychological trauma, mental health issues, fatigue and exhaustion, children and behavioral problems. Info: 802-2537265, www.bridge-to-lifevt.com.
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Jennifer Hall has returned to Partner’s In Psychiatry and is accepting new patients w/ depression, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD & ADD. Most insurances accepted. Info: PARTNER’S IN PSYCHIATRY, Jennifer D. Hall, MS, PA-C, 802-876-4000.
Julie Reville, MS NCC Counseling for anxiety, depression, parenting, communication disorders, stuttering (all ages), disabilities, LGBTQ, relationships, grief/loss. Weekday or Sat. appts. Optima, 2 Church St., Suite 4G, Burlington. 802-734-0777, jreville@burlingtontelecom.net. Info:. Motivation Hypnosis Maureen Finnerty Turner, RN, M.Ed, LCMHC, Hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist. Downtown Burlington w/free parking. Hypnosis helps: attention, anxiety, test taking, depression, focusing, phobias, PTSD, panic, pain, healing, performance, procrastination, sports, relationships, smoking, diet & exercise, child/ adolescent/adult. Insurance/credit cards accepted. Info: Maureen Turner, 802-658-2140, mturner@ motivationhypnosis.com, http:// www.motivationhypnosis.com. Sallie West, M.A., M.F.T Telephone and face-to-face counseling for individuals and couples. Specializing in relationships and spiritual/personal growth, depression, anxiety and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. Info: 802-496-7135.
Creative Wedding Photography VT I’m not your usual wedding photographer. I strive to be a storyteller, not just a historian documenting the “must-have� moments. Affordable pricing. Info: StoilovStudio, Todd Stoilov, 802-318-5513, stoilovstudio@yahoo.com, www. stoilovstudio.com.
Childcare Seeking Experienced Nanny Busy professional couple in Essex seeks experienced nanny to care for our infant. Must have multiple references, clean driving record, own car, CPR certification. Salary negotiable. Info: Lynn Ellen & Paul Schimoler, leschimoler@ gmail.com.
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Charlotte Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Title 24 Chapter 117 V.S.A. and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Charlotte Planning Commission will meet on Thursday February 21, 2008 at the Town Hall to hear the following application: 7:15 PM Final Plan Hearing of a 2lot subdivision by Melvin and Ynez Kaplan at 3022 Spear Street. Application material can be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to these applications. Notice of Public Hearing The city of South Burlington received $450,000 from the State of Vermont for an IMPLEMENTATION under the Vermont Community Development Program. A public hearing will be held at 412 Farrell
Street on February 15th at 2:00 p.m. to obtain the views of citizens on community development, to furnish information concerning the range of community development activities that have been undertaken under this program, and to give affected citizens the opportunity to examine a statement of the use of these funds. The VCDP Funds received have been used to accomplish the following activities: acquisition of a site for affordable housing. Information on this project can be obtained from Denis Gravelin, Assistant City Manager and may be viewed during the hours of 8:00 – 4:00 p.m. on February 1st. Legislative Body for the City of South Burlington PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following: 1. Conditional use application #CU-08-01 of Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, VT for the expansion to the Resurrection Park Cemetery. The proposal involves: 1) site preparation for additional grave sites, 2) construction of columbarium, and 3) construction of new internal roadways, 160 Hinesburg Road. 2. Final plat application #SD08-06 of CEA Properties, LLC to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of three (3) 7200 sq. ft. general office buildings and a 1000 sq. ft. detached accessory structure. The amendment consists of a waiver to increase the height of the detached accessory structure by 1.2 feet for a total height of 16.2 feet, 10 Mansfield View Lane. John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board Copies of the applications are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall. January 30, 2008 TOWN OF UNDERHILL NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Town of Underhill Development Review Board (DRB) Hearing Monday, February 18, 2008 at
6:30 PM Hearing to be Held at the Underhill Town Hall, Underhill Center VT The DRB will hold a combined preliminary and final hearing on the 2-lot subdivision application for property owned by David and Janet Ely located at 14 Moose Run in Underhill, Vermont. This property is located in the Scenic Preservation zoning district. A copy of this DRB application and additional information may be obtained at the Underhill Town Hall. This hearing is open to the public. Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §§ 4464(a) (1) (C) and 4471(a), participation in this local proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. If you can not attend the hearing but would still like to exercise your right to be heard, comments may be made in writing prior to the hearing and mailed to: Zoning Administrator, P.O. Box 32 Underhill Center, VT 05490 or to underhillzoning@ comcast.net.
DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Are you recently divorced, separated or widowed? Then come to the Avenue Bistro (6529999) on North Avenue in the Ethan Allen shopping center on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and learn to live life again as a single person. Call Stan 233-5564 for more details. WOMEN’S GROUP Married or single. Saturday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. MEN & WOMEN’S GROUP Married or single. Friday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. SINGLE PARENTS and anyone single. Monday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. AL-ANON Family group 12-step.
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Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. “WOMEN CHANGING” An educational support group on changing unhealthy patterns for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. Ongoing. Join us anytie! Child care reimbursable. Ask about Survivors of Incest Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous. Call AWARE at 802472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. CIRCLE OF PARENTS support group meeting in Rutland Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. Meeting is free and confidential. For more info. call Heather at 802-498-0608 or 1800-children. Meetings weekly in Winooski. For more info. call Tana at 802-893-4878 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-229-5724 or 1-800-children. 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 daytime support group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital, from 122 p.m. Burlington evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Starr Farm Nursing Center, 98 Starr Farm Rd, from 6-8 p.m. 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 non-judgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@ gmail.com. LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudg-
mental. 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 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Fanny Allen Hospital, lower level in the Board Room. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 760-9203. HIV Support Group This is a facilitated HIV/AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what living positive has to offer. Mondays @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Michael J @ 860-9582. PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT GROUP that focuses on building motivation, becoming more successful, and living with more passion. This group will also address issues such as the feelings of being stuck, unbalanced, stressed out, and lazy and then will discuss and work on learning and using new ideas and tools to create more supportive and positive habits. Call for more information 802-279-0231. MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome. 18 years of age and older. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, transitions, health, personal growth, grieving, healing, etc. Emotionally safe and confidential. Nonjudgmental, nonviolent. Groups led by trained co-facilitators. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Corner of Elmwood Ave. and Allen St. Entrance on Allen St. Burlington, Vt. Every Thursday, 7-9 PM. Please be prompt. Suggested donation $5 - but none will be turned away for lack of donation. For info call: 434-8180. Visit us at lcmrc.org. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. Central Vermont Support Group for Adoptive Parents Coping with Behavioral Challenges Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Members Welcome. Facilitated by Kristi Lenart, BA. For more information,
KASEY 7 Year Old BOXER MIX Spayed Female SIZE/WEIGHT: Large, 60 LBS REASON HERE: Not enough time for her KIDS: 6+ DOGS: SOME (Males only) CATS: UNKNOWN ENERGY LEVEL: Medium SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Health issues
call Kristi at 802-223-4744. SHYNESS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Practice new social skills and improve confidence in a supportive and professional setting. Contact Contact Otter Creek Assoc. 865-3450 ext 341 or email shy.group@yahoo.com. DISCUSS “WHAT THE BLEEP… ”and “Down the Rabbit Hole” – the layman’s way toward understanding latest quantum physics discoveries linking science and spirituality. We’ll watch segments, talk about them, share experiences. Meeting place, Burlington area TBA. Call 802-861-6000 SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the Capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles, and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@cs.com PARENTING GROUP Parenting support and skill-building for people parenting kids of any age. New members welcome as space allows. Please call for more information. RiverValley Associates (802) 6517520. STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, and etc. Email Katherine at MKR27609@ aol.com. HUNTINGTONS’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP A monthly support group open to anyone with, at risk, or caring for someone with Huntington’s disease, and their family and friends. The group meets the second Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. The support group is facilitated by a social worker and is sponsored by the Vermont affiliate of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. For additional information please call Warren Hathaway at 1-888-872-8102, ext 19. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN IN CRISIS: Divorce, custody, relationship type support for men. Weekly meetings. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Universalist Unitarian, top of Church St., Burlington. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: March 21, 6:30 p.m. RU12? Queer Community Center, Burlington. This peer-led group is open to any discussion topic transgendered persons might have.
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« support groups It is informal and unstructured. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Burlington Police Station Community Room. One North Ave., South Entrance, next to Battery Park. VT CFIDS Assoc., Inc. 1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www.monkeyswithswings.com/vtcfidds.html. MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800-ACS-2345. CENTRAL VT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS: Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. New members welcome. Facilitated by Patti Smith, MA & Kristi Petrochko, BA. Info, call Kristi at 802-223-4744. FAT FLUSHERS UNITE!: Do you need support starting or staying motivated on the Fat Flush Plan by Ann Louise Guittleman? FF support group starting in S. Burlington. Call Rhonda 864-0538x226 for details. SQUEAKY WHEELS, RUSTY HINGES: Focus groups meets at the Branon’s Pool in St. Albans for socialization, maintaining, wellbeing, improving performance of daily activities by managing aches through sharing experiences and workout in the warm water. Meeting is free, one hour pool pass, swimsuit, required. 802-527-7957. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: To read and discuss Warrin Farrills groundbreaking best selling book “The Myth of Male Power”. 802-
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343-0910. SEPARATED BY ADOPTION?: Concerned United Birthparents, Inc. (CUB) announces local peer support group meeting in Burlington. CUB meetings offer a safe, confidential, and nurturing environment to explore personal experiences related to adoption, relinquishment, search and reunion (or rejection). For those of us who have felt isolated, it is a tremendous relief to communicate with others who understand our experience. 3rd Tuesday of the month 6-7 PM. Unitarian Universalist Church on Pearl St., top of Church St., Burlington. Free. Contact Judy, region1dir@ cubirthparents.org, 800-822-2777 ext. 1, www.CUBirthparents.org. MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@handelgroup.com or call 917-887-1276. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): Have you experienced the impact of a loved one’s suicide? Please consider joining us. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the The Holiday Inn, Oak Room, 1068 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT. This is not a therapy group; this is a support group. There is no fee. Please contact Cory Goud, M.A., Psychologist-Master, 802-223-4111 or Linda Livendale 802-479-9450. GIRL’S NIGHT OUT: Fun support
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group for single women, discussions, weekly activities (cooking, dancing, rock climbing..), childcare solutions. A great alternative to dating! Email horizons4u@ hotmail.com. DEBTORS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Redstone Campus First Presbyterian Church, South Prospect St. Sat. 10-11:30 a.m. Contact Brenda, 802-497-0522 or Cameron, 802363-3747. OVEREATERS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Is what you’re eating, eating you? Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. First Congregational Church, Rt. 15, Essex Jct. Contact 8632655 for more info. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: A group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement is a desire to stop using. For meeting info, call 802862-4516 or visit www.cvana.org. 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 or Denise at 223-257. 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. CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244. 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. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside
Ave., Burlington 802-355-8936. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily.com for more info. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 2497961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. There will be no meeting 12/25. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmoutreach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 482-5319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the
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death of a child at any age from any cause. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. CHADD is a support organization for children and adults with AD/HD. Every second Wednesday of the month. Champlain College, Global Technology Building, Maple St., Room 217, Burlington, VT. MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: Every Monday, 4:30-6 p.m. Pastor United Church. Info, contact Lorraine, 485-4934. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and 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. Sundays, 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 6553317 or Patricia, 658-6904. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.together. net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-
8388 or toll-free, 1-866-972-5266. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: Support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, (1068 Williston Rd.), from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cory Gould, 2234111 or cgould1136@earthlink. net. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-VT. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Valerie, 802-760-9203. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets every other week in Burlington to share experiences, EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
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PROGRAMMER/ANALYST & DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR WOMEN, MINORITIES & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
This is a full-time position in the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office that is responsible for overall IT Data Management and overseeing and managing all aspects of the City of Burlington centrally administered data/information system software. Additionally, this position provides systems analysis, programming support and project management for vendor and in-house developed applications and projects. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, IT or related field and 3-5 years experience with database administration or business systems analysis and computer programming in an IT LAN/Server environment; ten or more years of direct experience may be substituted for the educational requirements. Professional certification preferred. For a complete description or City of Burlington Application, visit our website at www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us or contact Human Resources at 802-865-7145. If interested, send resume, cover letter, and City of Burlington Application to: HR Dept, 131 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401. EOE.
SALES MANAGER Burlington Telecom is looking for a full-time Sales Manager responsible for the development, planning, implementation and management of all sales activities and revenue generation at Burlington Telecom. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years professional sales experience with 3 years sales experience at an ILEC, CLEC and/or CATV company required. Two years experience managing a telecommunications sales team is required. Additional experience may be substituted for the educational requirements.
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER The Senior Account Manager is a full-time position responsible for generating new commercial customer revenue through defined sales activities. In addition, this position is required to achieve monthly net revenue sales quotas. Bachelor’s degree in relevant field with two year professional sales experience required. Additional experience may be substituted for the educational requirements. Experience in the telecommunications industry is preferred. For complete descriptions, or to apply, visit our website at:
www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us or contact Human Resources at 802-865-7145. If interested, send resume, cover letter and City of Burlington Application to:
HR Dept, 131 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401. WOMEN, MINORITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. EOE
Working directly with the Brand Director and other internal and external resources, the Retail Concept Manger is responsible for the oversight and coordination of a proprietary merchandising concept. Through the efforts of the team, the Seventh Generation will create a new sense of retailer and consumer understanding and awareness for the household and personal care categories in order to better connect the role that these products play in creating a healthy ‘living home’ ecosystem. Minimum 4-5 years experience in project management required. Professional experience in a marketing role required and consumer packaged goods industry experience preferred.
Product Manager
Seventh Generation, the leading brand of non-toxic household products in the U.S., is looking for a highly motivated, values-driven, team player to join the Marketing department. We are expanding the Product Team with the addition of a Product Manager. This role will be responsible for leading and managing all elements of the marketing mix (strategy, product, promotion, etc) for assigned lines of our products in a way that meets the needs of the consumer and customer and delivers the expected financial results to the company. A key responsibility will be to lead the product development process from inception to launch for new and upgraded products. Minimum 2-4 years experience in consumer product management required. For a more detailed position description, please visit our website at www. seventhgeneration.com. Interested applicants should submit resume and cover letter to: staffing@seventhgeneration.com.
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Manager Position FarmersÕ Market in need of organized, attentiondetailed person to aid in the smooth operation of our market. This person will work closely with a Board of Directors, and must be diplomatic, personable, great at problem solving and able to work independently. Please send your resume before Feb. 15 for our consideration to: The WaitsÞeld Farmers Market, PO Box 1342, WaitsÞeld, VT 05673. Only serious inquiries may be answered at 802-496-7743. Email: waitsÞeldfarmersmarket@yahoo.com
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY HEAD START NUTRITION COORDINATOR (Burlington):
Part-time position with responsibilities as follows: Assure compliance with Head Start food and nutrition regulations; manage food service vendor contracts and budgets; process food/nutrition, related purchase orders and bills. Review and develop snack, breakfast and lunch menus for compliance with CACFP regulations, conduct food service site observations and establish new CACFP sites. Process and submit CACFP claims for Head Start CACFP sites. Complete CACFP monthly paperwork and eligibility forms, review records, gather and correct attendance, enrollment and income information, submit expenses, input claims data, and generate and mail bills. Provide staff training as needed. Qualifications: Registered dietitian or nutritionist, or Master’s degree in nutrition. Strong administrative skills; experience in menu planning; abilities to interpret nutrition assessment data, provide nutrition counseling for families, and promote good nutrition habits among children and families; familiarity with Child and Adult Care Food Program. 16 hrs/week, full year. Starting wage $17.00$18.00/hour, depending on qualifications and experience.
VT FAMILY MATTERS COACH/MENTOR (Burlington):
WE NEED GENERAL MANAGERS, ASSISTANT MANAGERS, BAKERS AND COUNTER CREW! Bruegger’s is a vibrant and growing company with immediate openings at our Shelburne bakery! We offer: • Great benefits including: medical, vision, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability for our management team members and a 401(k) plan with company match; • Great career growth opportunities; • Competitive pay; • On-the-job training. To join our team, please contact:
Bruegger’s Bagels ATTN: Michael Sauer Fax: 802-985-8865 shelburne@brueggers.com
Motivated coordinator needed to oversee services for families participating in VT Family Matters. VFM is a new statewide Head Start program focused on supporting income-eligible individuals and couples in building healthy relationships in order to achieve better outcomes for children. The program will involve partnering with other organizations to offer a range of practical skill-building sessions on communication, joint decision-making, parenting, managing family budgets, conflict resolution, and other elements to enhance family stabilization. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services or related field preferred, relevant work experience and empathy working with low-income families, and knowledge of community resources. 40 hrs/week, approx. 42 weeks per year. Starting wage dependent on education and experience. Health plan and excellent benefits. For all positions: Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and record-keeping; proficiency in MS Word, e-mail and internet; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated, and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited financial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks. People of color, and from diverse cultural groups, especially encouraged to apply. EOE. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references. No phone calls please. Applications should be sent by e-mail to: pbehrman@cvoeo.org.
or stop by our Church Street or Shelburne bakeries to drop off your resume or complete an application! EOE.
Exciting employment opportunities available at established agency with history of supporting strong, healthy families in an environment of teamwork, creativity and innovation. Lund Family Center is seeking motivated, flexible and dynamic individuals with a passion for working with children and families for the following positions with competitive salary and benefits. EOE/EE/AA
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Job oPPoRTUNITIES aT at Working at Topnotch Resort & Spa isn’t just a job. It’s an opportunity to build a lifelong career. The following seasonal positions are now available:
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Bell Captain Bell Attendants Tennis Desk Attendant Maintenance Associates Resort Home Houseperson • Resort Home Housekeepers • PM Housekeeping Supervisor
Topnotch is pleased to offer an array of benefits designed to meet the needs of our diverse workforce including great wages, promotions/transfers, tailored uniforms, recognition program, medical, dental and vision coverage, vacation, sick/personal and holiday pay, retirement 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, discounts on hotel rooms, dining and retail, employee meals, discounted season passes and more!
Please contact the HR department at 802-253-6443 or email resumes to rherbst@topnotchresort.com EOE
Nurse: Full-time hours approx. 2-10pm. Evening Nurse needed to serve pregnant and parenting young women and their children within residential treatment setting. Applicants should have a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team that is fast-paced and challenging. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces a strengths-based perspective. Nursing credentials required. Substance Abuse Counselor: Full-time. Counselor needed for outpatient treatment program for pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Master’s degree in a social work, counseling, or human services-related field and Licensure or certification in substance abuse treatment. Experience working with women and children a must. Position will work directly with the local child welfare office. Substance Abuse Case Manager: Full-time and part-time positions available. Case Manager needed to provide substance abuse treatment referral, coordination, monitoring, and wrap-around services to young pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services-related field and Apprentice Substance Abuse Counselor Certificate or the ability to test for certification within three months of hire date. Experience working with women and children, and knowledge of community resources preferred. Temporary Full-time Childcare Substitute Teacher: Full-time for three months. Energetic and playful individual needed to join our childcare staff team for 3 months. Childcare center is a play-based, accredited center and a successful candidate will share our commitment to help children and families thrive. Knowledge of child development and experience working with young children is required. This position could lead to permanent, full-time employment.
Please send cover letter and resume to:
Jamie Tourangeau, Human Resources PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406-4009 Fax: 802-861-6460 No phone calls, please.
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Vice President of Finance and Administration Goddard College seeks a Vice President of Finance and Administration to start in the summer of 2008. The successful candidate is creative, passionate, savvy and just, and will provide leadership for us in our continuing reinvention of the College. This position is responsible for developing, directing, and managing all aspects of the College’s financial and administrative functions. The responsibilities for this position include: developing and overseeing the College’s financial directions, strategy and policies; developing and cultivating collegial working relationship with administrative peer(s) and those supervised; demonstrating astute budget development/management and entrepreneurship in seeking new sources of funds for current and planned initiatives; serving as legal liaison for the College; review and approval of contracts for the College; overseeing strategic and operational planning; and striving enthusiastically to increase the diversity of the college community. Please visit the Human Resources area of our website - www.goddard.edu - for a more detailed description of this position, job requirements, and instructions for applying. While applications and nominations will be received until a new VP is selected, applicant’s materials received by March 1, 2008 to be given primary consideration. Until finalists are selected for campus interviews, all aspects of the search process will be confidential. Goddard College is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community and capable of creating change. To that end, we are actively seeking applications from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution for this position.
The Chittenden County Transportation Authority in Burlington, VT, operates the region’s public transportation buses and provides more than 2 million rides per year. CCTA runs a 55-bus fleet and serves 5 member communities including: Burlington, Essex, South Burlington, Shelburne and Winooski. CCTA is actively recruiting detail-oriented, results-focused individuals for the following full-time positions:
Billing Coordinator In this role, you will have responsibility for producing a dynamic set of receivables, grant invoices and reports based on metrics including cost, ridership, service provided, and fare revenue. Accounting knowledge, algebra, meticulous calculations, problem-solving and prioritization skills are required. Strong interpersonal and people skills are a must as this position works with multiple departments.
Grants Coordinator Are you looking for a great start to your career where you can grow professionally and support a vital community asset at the same time? Put your strong financial and analytical skills to good use and join CCTA today. This position includes grant application, management and financial reporting at the federal and state level. Provides assistance with procurements, project and contractor management, information gathering and analysis and data collection. This position requires professional writing skills, spreadsheet experience and meticulous numerical calculations. Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or math or equivalent work experience required. CCTA offers all full-time employees a competitive salary and exceptional benefits, including generous time off. CCTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested parties are encouraged to download an application from www.cctaride.org and submit in one of the following ways: email: jobs@cctaride.org fax: 802-864-5564, Attn: Human Resources mail: 15 Industrial Parkway, Burlington, VT, 05401, Attn: Human Resources CCTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Childcare Staff
Teachers wanted for a new center opening in Georgia, VT. Must have a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in child development or related area, or CDA or certificate in Early Childhood. Experience is necessary. Competitive pay, benefits available. Call Erin at 802-881-2405 or Kathy at 802-849-6688 to schedule an interview.
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Steel Fabricator’s Assistant wanted for busy steel fabricating shop.
Guardsmark is seeking ambitious and flexible candidates for PT openings in Burlington. Must have HS diploma/GED, clean police record, good driving record, and be at least 21 years old. Benefits include free medical, optical, dental & life insurance, 401(k), paid vacations, tuition reimbursement & opportunities for advancement. Please call Melissa: 802-863-1580 or fax resume to: 802-863-1265 EOE www.guardsmark.com
Some knowledge of welding and fabricating as well as experience with overhead cranes a plus. Candidate must have excellent measuring skills and attention to detail. If you are a reliable individual who is excited about learning new skills, come join our team! Competitive wages and benefits. Mail resume to:
SD Employment, PO Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402.
Adult Mental Health & Substance Abuse Residential PRogRams CooRdinatoR Are you a dynamic, detail-oriented individual with strong leadership qualities and excellent communication and organizational skills? If so, the state’s largest nonprofit social service agency is seeking you to coordinate psychiatric residential/community housing programs for adults who are considered to have major mental illness and substance-abuse disorders. Responsibilities include supervision of staff, intake assessment, budgeting, serving as a resource for families and the community, and participation in larger Agency management and clinical issues. A Master’s degree and solid assessment skills are required. Three to five years supervisory experience and familiarity with mental health and substance-abuse issues preferred. A sense of humor and being a team player are musts! Full-time position with excellent benefits. PeR diem CRisis CliniCians Attention recent MA/MS, MSW graduates. The Mobile Crisis Team is seeking per diem employees for our 24-hour psychiatric crisis program. This position offers an excellent opportunity to learn and gain experience. Services are provided to adults in the community, office or over the phone. Excellent opportunity to hone psychiatric triage skills. This could be your road to a mutually beneficial relationship. We offer a competitive hourly rate. All shifts are available and it is possible that overnights could be covered from your home by pager. Community suPPoRt CliniCian Full-time position available to support persons with psychiatric disabilities in Chittenden County. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing creative problemsolving, advocacy, resource development, case management, counseling and crisis support. Direct services to clients, families and the community. BA or Master’s degree in human services field and experience with persons with serious and persistent mental disorders preferred. mental HealtH CouRt suPPoRt CliniCian Work with an inter-disciplinary team in the criminal justice system providing sentencing options to a treatment court for clients with substance dependence/mental health issues. MA desired, but BA acceptable. LMHC or LICSW license a plus. Residential CounseloR – safe Haven Seeking a caring and energetic individual to be part of a team that provides a safe, supportive environment in a homeless shelter for adults who are considered to be mentally ill. This is a 30-hour per week, awake, overnight position with excellent benefits. BA degree and experience preferred. Community eldeRCaRe CliniCian The HowardCenter Eldercare program is recruiting a clinician to provide clinical services to elderly clients in the community (assessment, psychotherapy, crisis intervention when needed). This is a FULL-TIME, BENEFITED POSITION AVAILABLE IMMMEDIATELY. Requirements: substantial psychotherapy experience and familiarity with issues of aging. Must have a Master’s degree, license in Clinical Social Work or be able to transfer/assume one within two months of hire. Come work with our enthusiastic, dedicated team! Work with the wisdom of the aged. assist CliniCian The ASSIST program, a well-established psychiatric hospital diversion program of the HowardCenter, is seeking gifted, compassionate clinicians. Those interested in joining a professional team that provides crisis stabilization to people who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis are encouraged to apply. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree, experience dealing with people with mental illness, especially women’s trauma issues, valid driver’s license, auto insurance and reliable transportation. We particularly need awake overnight staff. Excellent benefits, great learning opportunity for someone who is seeking exposure to a wide variety of clients. PsyCHiatRiC nuRse PRogRam CooRdinatoR – assist Seeking a psychiatric nurse with exceptional clinical and supervisory skills to spearhead the expansion of a well-established community-based psychiatric hospital diversion program. The HowardCenter has provided an alternative to inpatient treatment for seriously mentally ill adults for twenty years in the ASSIST Program and is about to double their current bed capacity from 3 to 6. We are seeking an RN who has experience in the arena of psychiatric crisis, understands behavioral interventions, and also possesses administrative and management skills. This is an opportunity to join a professional team and play a significant role in Vermont’s evolving system of acute mental health service delivery.
Child, Youth & Family PRofessional PaRents/fosteR CaRe HowardCenter is looking for two people interested in changing their lifestyle and location to include caring for two children. The position includes residence in a house provided by HowardCenter and a generous stipend. Being a professional parent means providing a supportive home environment, helping the youths develop a variety of skills and being a positive role model. You will be part of a dynamic team with plenty of supervision and support. Ideally at least one of you will be looking to view this as your primary work and other obligations outside this work will be minimal. The initial approval process includes interviews, background checks and training. We look for individuals who will demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and willingness to work in a cooperative and supportive team effort. If interested, contact Aimee Upchurch at 488-6645.
Send reSume and cover letter to: Human resources/Jobs Howardcenter, 160 Flynn avenue, Burlington, vt 05401 or email to HrHelpdesk@howardcenter.org 802-488-6950 To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions, learn more about benefits, and apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.
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333SALES444 Enjoy selling our lawn services in a fun workplace. Base salary up to 30K plus commissions, full benefits, 401(K). Valid driver’s license required. Contact Brian. 802-863-8007 brianconvery@ trugreenmail.com EOE/AA/M/F/V/D
Intern ArchItect MorrisSwitzer~Environments for Health is seeking an Intern Architect. Candidates should have 1-3 years experience in construction document preparation, excellent technical & communication skills. Competitive salary & benefits.
Resumes to: jcarlson@morrisswitzer.com fax: 802-878-9350 Or by mail to: 185 Talcott Rd. Williston, VT 05495.
Child, Youth & Family (continued) AdministrAtive AssistAnt ii Seeking self-motivated, energetic individual to provide administrative support to the Family and Community Based Services Program. Responsibilities include maintenance of program systems, data management, billing, scheduling, and some client contact. Other duties will include general administrative support as well as monitoring of varying funding streams, grants, contracts and budgets. Successful candidate must be very detail-oriented, organized, able to relate to and work with a wide variety of individuals. Must be able to handle multiple and diverse tasks, and demonstrate strong time-management and priority-management skills. Should have strong computer skills including a background with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point software. Minimum high school diploma, with at least three years of experience performing similar responsibilities.
www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Experienced Project Manager for an Herbal Medicine Company WTSmed is a socially conscious natural medicine company that works with physicians practicing alternative medicine. We organize annual medical conferences and maintain a referral list for physicians who use our protocols and products. Our office is located in downtown Montpelier. Job description: We are looking for an extremely independent person to take full responsibility for offering excellent customer phone service to our physician clients. We are looking for an independent thinker and problem solver, who is a great communicator with a friendly phone demeanor. Applicants should have excellent computer, writing and project management skills. Attention to detail is essential for this job! Some genuine interest in holistic lifestyles and herbal medicine is important, as well as a high level of ethics. We encourage health care professionals to apply. We are dedicated to creating a healthy, fun and enjoyable work environment. This is a full-time position, with a minimum 30-hour work week. Compensation commensurate with experience, health benefits included.
Please email your resume and letter of interest to Michael Friedman at MFriedman@WTSmed.com, or fax to 916-404-6798.
Developmental Services AdministrAtive AssistAnt – temporAry/ContrACted position Individual with good organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask needed to provide 30 hours per week of administrative support to our Developmental Services office in downtown Burlington. Duties include managing information using databases and spreadsheets, front desk coverage, developing a training calendar, organizing and distributing information to staff, filing, and word processing. Professional presentation and Microsoft Office skills essential.
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progrAm mAnAger Dynamic individual sought for exciting and challenging career as part of our Family Services team. This position is responsible for the management of comprehensive services for children with developmental disabilities. Ideal candidate has experience with staff supervision, budget oversight & the creation of individual support plans. Bachelor’s degree in related field, plus two to three years relevant experience. direCt serviCe stAff Active and creative individuals sought for direct service positions working with children and adults with developmental disabilities in various Chittenden County communities. • Kind gentleman needs a loving and patient support person to assist with his in-home care. 30 hours a week in the New North End. • Unflappable professionals sought for direct service positions that require experienced staff in 2 benefits-eligible positions. • Full-time Job Coach sought to provide support at various job sites.
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BE A PART OF OUR SUCCESS! Are you interested in helping to develop economic opportunities for the City of Burlington? CEDO has an opening in its Economic Development Division for a Community Development SpeCialiSt. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and experience in managing/owning a business. For a complete description, or to apply, visit our website at www.hrjobs. ci.burlington.vt.us or contact Human Resources at 802-865-7145. Or send cover letter, and City of Burlington Application by February 8th, 2008 to: HR Dept, City of Burlington, 131 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. eoe.
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Visiting Assistant Professor Mathematics Saint Michael’s College, a Catholic residential liberal arts college of 1900 students located in the Burlington area of Vermont, invites applications for a one-year sabbatical replacement visiting assistant professorship in mathematics. The annual teaching load for this position is 24 credit hours. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching and be supportive of our mission of being a Catholic, residential, liberal arts college. Preference will be given to those with demonstrated success in teaching and to candidates with a PhD whose interests complement those already in the Department. These include Logic, Number Theory, Graph Theory, Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Mathematics Education. Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, official transcripts, and two reference letters to: Chair, Mathematics Search Committee, c/o Office of Human Resources, Box 265B Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont, 05439. At least one of the reference letters should address teaching. Review of applications will begin March 17, 2008 and continue until position is filled.
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Our Essex High School is searching for coaches for the following teams:
JV Girls’ lacrosse coach - Pays $2,200 Freshman Girls’ lacrosse coach - Pays $2,200 Freshman Field hockey coach – Pays $1,810 Varsity Boys’ cross country coach – Pays $3,095 All coaches must be at least 18 years of age or a high school graduate at the commencement of the sport season for which the person has been appointed to coach. A minimum of two years of varsity level playing experience (or equivalent) required within the sporting event the person has been appointed to coach. Candidates must also meet the certification and training requirements of the VPA, including ASEP (American Sport Education Program) certification, and certifications in both Sports First Aid and Coaching Principles. For additional information, please visit our website at www.ccsuvt.org. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply on www.schoolspring.com. EOE
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Cathedral Square Corporation, a nonprofit organization providing housing and services to seniors throughout Vermont, is seeking the following:
Supervisor of Maintenance The Supervisor of Maintenance is responsible for overseeing the dayto-day operations of building maintenance for all CSC properties. He/she also supervises the maintenance and custodial staff and collaborates with the Director of Maintenance and Property Managers regarding site needs in order to maintain quality housing for residents. Must possess a high school diploma and at least two to three years of relevant maintenance experience including heating, electrical and plumbing skills, painting, floor care and janitorial work. Must possess a valid Vermont driver’s license, dependable vehicle and clean driving record. Prior supervisory experience and computer skills preferred. CSC offers a competitive salary, excellent benefit package and a friendly working environment. Submit resume or application to:
CSC, Human Resources, 412 Farrell Street Suite 100, So. Burlington, VT 05403 Fax to: 802-863-6661 or email to: jobs@cathedralsquare.org. EOE.
Unicel’s Distribution Center has the following positions available in Colchester, VT: Inventory Specialist Administration of Unicel’s Inventory Control processes, including daily processing of phone and accessory inventory at Distribution Center to include receiving, shipping, and transferring of all inventoried items to locations throughout the company. Review and monitor inventory levels at all locations. One year experience in inventory capacity plus above-average skill in operating a personal computer required. Must be customer-service oriented.
Purchasing Specialist Process all orders for cellular telephones, equipment and accessories within required lead times, cost and software requirements. The successful candidate must have strong computer skills with emphasis on strong data entry. Attention to detail, accuracy, strong interpersonal communication skills and organization in a team environment. Experience in material order processing is preferred.
Material Planner/Analyst Analyze product requirements for the preparation of orders for cellular telephones, equipment and accessories from required forecasts with lead times and quality considerations. The successful candidate must have excellent computer skills with emphasis on strong data entry and analysis in a team environment. Experience in material planning analysis preferred. Please send resume with cover letter indicating which position applying for, to: Human Resources 6 Telcom Drive, Bangor, ME 04401 neresumes@unicel.com Fax: 207-973-3427
Come join our creative team! Autumn Harp provides premium service and creative solutions in product development and manufacturing to the personal care market. Currently we’re seeking the following positions: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER We need an experienced manager with a very strong, successful track record of cost reduction; multi-year procurement, purchasing and vendor relations; and inventory control to manage the Supply Team. This position oversees and directs a team of 16 employees over 4 shifts who work in purchasing, manufacturing planning, and our multi site warehouses. Reports to the VP of Manufacturing. College Degree, at least 7 years of supply/purchasing/supervisory experience, data driven, organized, strong and effective communicator. BUSINESS INNOVATIONS This is a very “creative” marketing position and reports to our VP of Sales to support new business opportunities. This should be someone who likes to make things and who uses, enjoys or understands cosmetics and skin care! Will collaborate with R&D to service major accounts by creating strong visual and product concepts, recommending the nature and scope of present and future product lines, and bringing the consumer voice into the development process. College Degree, 7 years experience in a marketing related field that includes creative development of programs, team player, solution oriented, excellent communication and presentation skills, able to discern colors and flavors, and strong project management skills. For both jobs: Must meet the physical requirements of the job and be willing to work in both our Bristol and Essex locations.
We offer competitive compensation, outstanding benefits including a profit sharing plan and a generously matched 401K plan, and a really great place to work!
61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443 | | Fax: 802.453.6420 | | E-mail: jobs@autumnharp.com
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catamount outdoor family center
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Relief Residential CounseloRs NFI Vermont is seeking relief counselors to work on an “as needed basis” for three of our residential programs: Hospital Diversion, Shelburne House and the Group Home. Responsibilities include counseling youth, assisting with ADL (activity, daily learning), and assisting in treatment and discharge planning. B.A. in Psychology or related field desired. Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team atmosphere a must. If you are a student or are interested in gaining some practical experience in the human services, psychology and/or the counseling field, this is a fantastic opportunity. Please email resume and cover letter to:
Catamount Outdoor Family Center, a small nonprofit organization, is seeking a person passionate about our mission: to promote family and community well being through activity and education in a natural environment. Management position to be responsible for: ÿ customer service center ÿ all aspects of advertising and public relations ÿ event production and promotion ÿ fundraising skills desired Credentials & Experience: Degree in Recreation Management, Business and/or Marketing preferred. Two years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. for job details & how to apply: www.catamountoutdoor.com/employment.html
Anne Peterson AnnePeterson@nafi.com or mail to: Anne Peterson, 486 Main Street, Winooski, VT 05404. EOE. WWW.NAFI.COM
GROUNDSKEEPER Full-time groundskeeper (Tuesday thru Saturday) to perform skilled and semi-skilled grounds maintenance and landscaping duties. Responsibilities include planting of trees, shrubs and flowers, fertilizing, pruning and mowing. Will be required to maintain and operate heavy grounds equipment and assist in snow removal. Vermont driver’s license is required. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a preemployment physical screening. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate learning and be supportive of the mission of this Catholic, residential, liberal arts college. Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. Apply to the Office of Human Resources, Saint Michael’s College, Box 265G, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.
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Community Inclusion Facilitator CCS is seeking dynamic and energetic people to provide inclusion supports to a variety of individuals with developmental disabilities. Work with a team of professionals assisting individuals to reach goals and realize dreams. This is an excellent job for those first entering the field of human services or for those looking to continue their work in this field. We are currently offering several part-time and one full-time position. All positions are daytime hours, Monday-Friday, and are fully benefited. We are also hiring for respite and substitute hours.
Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.
Home Provider CCS is also seeking an active, caring, and responsible couple or individual to provide home supports for a young man who along with incredible talents, humor and stories, also has a developmental disability. This position includes a generous stipend, rent and generous respite dollars are available. This is a live-in position within the individual’s home. If you are a self-starter, have experience with and/or are interested in working with disabled adults, then please apply to work with a team of individuals who really enjoy working with this humorous and eccentric young man.
Please send resume and cover letter to Brent Hewey, bhewey@ccs-vt.org.
Champlain Community Services
512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05446 E.O.E.
PayData Payroll Services, Inc. is looking for a new team member. If you are goal oriented, have a strong work ethic, and a desire to achieve knowledge and make a difference, PayData wants to meet you!
Client ServiCe repreSentative We currently have an opening in our Client Service Department. Our Client Service Representatives produce payrolls for clients utilizing various import methods including data entry. In addition, our Client Service Representatives work closely with our clients to maintain the company and employee databases to ensure accurate payroll processing. Candidates must have prior customer service experience and experience handling a large volume of telephone calls; prior payroll experience is desirable. Candidates should also possess strong communication and organizational skills, speed and accuracy in data entry, be detail oriented and possess the ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently. Experience with Windows including Word and Excel is required. Please send resume to:
Client Services Manager PayData Payroll Services, Inc. P.O. Box 706 Essex Jct., VT 05453 hr@paydata.com
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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Advertising, Publications, and Program Support Person The Vermont Chamber Hospitality Council, the largest statewide organization promoting travel to and within Vermont, seeks an enthusiastic individual to assist in developing tourism publication material by updating resource listings, helping to maintain advertising communications, providing editorial assistance, developing and updating spreadsheets, and providing administrative support to Vermont Hospitality Council staff. Basic writing and computer skills necessary; must be comfortable on the telephone. Should be an excellent communicator, a team player, detailoriented, and be able to work well with deadlines. Competitive wage and great benefits. Please send a cover letter and resume to Vicky Tebbetts vtebbetts@vtchamber.com or PO Box 37, Montpelier, VT 05601. NO phone calls. Deadline: February 4, 2008.
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Clara Martin Center is an accredited, nonprofit community mental health center located in central Vermont. We provide a variety of highquality behavioral health services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding towns, with offices located in Randolph, Bradford, Wilder, Chelsea and East Randolph. We have the following position available:
CSP CaSe Manager (Bradford) Full-time, BA-level position available for person interested in providing case management, service coordination & supportive counseling to adults within our Community Support Program. Supportive counseling may include a focus on substance abuse-related problems in addition to other mental health issues. Individuals who are interested in being part of a dynamic team are encouraged to apply. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent flexible benefit package. If interested, please send resume and letter of interest to:
Brenda Corliss, HR Coordinator Clara Martin Center Box G, Randolph, VT 05060 bcorliss@claramartin.org EOE
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Assistant Manager Dining Services Vermont’s premier Continuing Care Retirement Community invites you to join our Dining Services team as Assistant Manager for Dining Services. We seek a collaborative leader to help oversee the scheduling and daily management of our dining services team. Wake Robin provides residents with a fine dining experience and full table service in a dynamic retirement community. With superb dining and kitchen facilities, we offer a work environment that is hard to find in the hospitality industry. This position includes a rich benefits, vacation and retirement package. Our new team members will have a minimum of vocational certification in hospitality management, at least 2 years of experience as a floor manager in a fine-dining setting, high standards of service, and a strong desire to be a part of a dynamic community. Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, 802-264-5146.
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CENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ~~~Local Partnerships in Learning~~~ Serving Washington, Orange and Lamoille Counties Communications Coordinator: established nonprofit seeking job applicant with skill, creativity and enthusiasm to lead the organization’s outreach activity. Responsibilities include raising community awareness of adult basic education programs, promotion of volunteer systems and collaboration with fund development efforts. Experience required with developing and implementing communication plans; producing promotional materials and publications; website maintenance, databases and data entry.
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If you have direct or alternative teaching experience and would like to contribute to your community while earning extra income, we are interested in meeting you. The Community High School of Vermont is currently accepting applications for adjunct and substitute faculty to help us serve our small yet diverse student population. These positions do not require certification, but if you are knowledgeable, reliable, full of creative and positive energy, please send a letter of interest and resume to:
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Richard J. Brigham, CPA Sullivan, Powers and Company PO Box 947 Montpelier, VT 05601 spcorick@aol.com
DRÂŽ Power Equipment, manufacturer and marketer of the DRÂŽ line of outdoor power equipment, is looking for customer-oriented SALES PROFESSIONALS to staff our busy inbound call center in Vergennes. ONLY 22 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON, JUST OFF ROUTE 7. The ideal candidate must have sales experience, enjoy selling, be results-oriented and comfortable working on a computer.
Please apply in person at our Factory Store on Meigs Road in Vergennes, or send, email or fax your resume and letter of interest to: DRÂŽ POWER EQUIPMENT PO Box 240, HR Dept. SD318, Vergennes, VT 05491 Fax 802-877-1229 Job Hotline 802-877-1235 jobs@DRpower.com DRÂŽ Power Equipment is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
ST. ALBANS ENTRY-LEVEL CLERICAL OPPORTUNITIES Gain the valuable experience needed to further your career in an office environment! Description • Perform various clerical and data-entry tasks • Review applications for completeness • Conduct quality control checks • Operate personal computer equipment Details
Now Hiring Part-Time: Transportation Security Officers Burlington International Airport Officers provide security and protection for air travelers, airports and aircraft.
Candidates need to possess a degree in accounting and experience with engagement/paperless technology is beneficial. Excellent salary and benefit package. Flexible work arrangements are possible. Send letter of interest and resume to:
Fax # 802-863-1193 Send resumes to bberman@ttiglobal.com
These positions are seasonal and our training classes start soon. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
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Requirements • High school diploma or equivalency • U.S. citizenship • Ability to lift up to 30lbs • Must pass background screenings
(Includes 13.18% Locality Pay) TSA will pay the maximum government contribution for health benefits under the TSA Health Benefit Incentive for part-time TSOs. All part-time TSOs will pay the same lower cost for federal health benefits as full-time employees. Minimum Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National • High school diploma, GED or equivalent, or one year of security or aviation screening experience • English proficiency • Pre-employment medical evaluation • Pass a background/credit check
Please apply online at: www.tsajobs.com 1-800-887-1895 TTY: 1-800-887-5506 TSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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COURIER/ FIELD SUPPORT POSITION Busy Real Estate team is seeking full time courier/ field support position. Job includes deed research, photography and customer service. Must be enthusiastic, efficient, dependable, and have a good driving record. Friendly working environment. Company vehicle provided. Please email resume to:
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Is currently seeking creative, energetic teachers to provide care for young children in our spacious new Colchester, Vermont location.
We are currently seeking full-time Teacher Associates for our childcare program. Associate’s degree, CDA or at least 12 credits in ECE is required for this position. Pay is commensurate with experience and education. Benefits include free meals, tuition reduction for children of staff and two weeks paid vacation. to: e m u es 9946 our r mit y 802-858- il.com b u s Fax: ent@gma lease ply, p hm To ap enric ands h y d mud
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Customer Care representative The Vermont Real Estate Information Network (VREIN) is looking for a fulltime customer care representative/ compliance officer. Outstanding communication skills and the ability to problem solve quickly is critical. The customer care representative is the primar y contact for VREIN subscribers and monitors the integrity of MLS data for compliance with policies. Knowledge of Microsoft Office required. Previous real estate experience is a plus. Send resumes to: bonnie@vtrealestate.com
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Where clean really matters Manager, Housekeeping Evening/Night Operations • • • •
Great Benefits Package Green Initiatives Diverse Staff $4,000 Sign-on Bonus
Apply online at
www.fletcherallen.org or call (802) 847-2822 Fletcher Allen proudly offers a non-smoking work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V.
Communications Specialist Corporate Communications Reporting to VP, Communications
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This newly created position will fill a critical slot in National Life’s corporate communications team. We are looking for a talented writer and editor to develop and craft stories about the people and successes of National Life Group. This person will be in charge of National Life’s in-house e-newsletter, will prepare material for the company’s website, and will assist National Life departments and teams in developing clear communications. The ideal candidate will appreciate E.B. White’s The Elements of Style and accept White’s demand for clarity in writing. The successful candidate will have sharp editing and proofreading skills, solid grammar skills, working knowledge of Associated Press style, and the ability to write quickly under deadline pressure. Above all, the successful candidate will be a creative communicator who is comfortable with a variety of vehicles for carrying the message, whether through the web, a visual presentation, or a written communication. As a member of the corporate communications team, this person will also work closely with the Vice President of Communications and the Director of Corporate and Community Relations to expand a sense of community within the companies of National Life Group. Experience: 3-5 years full-time experience proofreading, editing, and writing; outstanding organizational skills; experience coordinating projects under deadline; graphic design experience preferred.
CONTACT MICHELLE:
865-1020 x21 michelle@sevendaysvt.com
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