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WEEK IN REVIEW

Bite Club TV: Durian with Durians The durian is a large, formidable fruit. The husk is covered with spikes. And “it looks like a brain inside,” says Seven Days food writer Alice Levitt. “When you open it up, it’s like opening up a skull.”

But the worst thing about durians is the smell. “They are rare in the West because of their odor,” notes Alice, “which many say calls to mind a putrefying corpse.”

So why are they called “the king of fruits” in Southeast Asia? And why have they inspired a Burlington-based electronica band to call themselves Durians and distribute the fruits during their shows?

Last week, Alice attempted to find out. She and the band members visited Burlington’s 99 Asian Market, where they ate a durian.

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The Queen City is applying to be a test market for an ultra-fast broadband network experiment. Cool, but what’s in it for Burlington Telecom?

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Vermont Yankee finally found the source of a tritium leak that has been polluting the groundwater since January. Talk about a slow reaction.

Says Alice, “The meat of the fruit tastes like a creamy melon, with a little something extra.”

Seven Days intern Elizabeth Rossano tagged along on the outing, and produced a “Bite Club TV” video, “Durian with Durians,” which is posted on our website, sevendaysvt.com. If you haven’t watched the last episode of “Bite Club TV,” you should check it out, too. In that video, Alice and Elizabeth visit Handy’s Lunch in Burlington to try a McHandy and a Super G.

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3/9: Moody’s has downgraded the BTV’s credit rating as a result of uncertainty over Burlington Telecom’s debt.

3/9: Burlington’s two Ward 2 Progressive City Council candidates are calling for a recount.

3/8: Shay Totten examines the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s bid to be part of the Moran Plant redevelopment.

3/3: How does Burlington Telecom compare with other municipally owned networks?

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A whistle-blowing inspector confirms that animal cruelty in the slaughterhouse process extends way beyond the Grand Isle. Sigh.

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3. “Fair Game: Old Habits Die Hard” by Shay Totten. Senate Pro Tem Peter Shumlin apologizes for hopping onto the VPIRG Mardi Gras float.

4. “City on Wire: How Did Burlington Telecom Become a High-Stakes Balancing Act?”

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What kind of person intentionally vandalizes trees [“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” February 17]? I’ve wondered that before ,as well. Is it the same jerk-offs who dump their overflowing car ashtrays in a parking lot? Is it the same waste products who knock over planters or destroy flower boxes? Is it the same twats who don’t pick up after their pets? It’s super upsetting when these lowlifes have so little regard for people who actually contribute positively to society. Basically, I believe they’re people who, if caught, should be lashed with the branches that were broken, or held down and have their mouths filled with the cigarette butts they dumped or the feces they neglected to pick up. It’s just common sense. Guarantee, you’d never have to clean dog shit off your shoe again!

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These kids taking scandalous pictures of others should be very careful [“The Sex Spotters,” February 24]. When someone is pulling up a woman’s skirt and a picture is taken, she could sue them for invasion as it is infringing on her reasonable expectation of privacy. It’s hard to determine whether or not she wanted the person to do that. There is also a lot of gray area around defamation of character. I can see some students with lawyers as parents taking this one all the way. Joke might be on the group leader, not the victim.

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POLITICS ON PARADE

I found it very distasteful that Peter Shumlin was on the VPIRG float at the Mardi Gras parade. In Shay Totten’s column [“Fair Game,” March 3], Peter says he got caught up in the moment and jumped on the float at the corner of Church and Main. I find it interesting that we were standing in front of Nectar’s, and he was on the back of the

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Seven Days is a “generalist publication” — ergo, not too much into detail? So says Andy Bromage in answer to criticism that his unbalanced and almost propagandist article [“In Yankee’s Wake, Legislators Look to Fast-Track Renewable Power Projects,” March 3] hardly represents

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The highlighted statement attributed to the leader of this charge to the magical motherlode, Vermont Rep. Tony Klein, “Everybody loves renewable energy in Vermont,” is pure wishful thinking on Klein’s part. Unequivocally, you might ask, or is this just more “generalism?”

There are many other views — not necessarily as sexy but far more realistic.

Wind proponents’ palpable frustration that decades of environmental law in Vermont cannot be summarily sidestepped is cause for alarm. Bromage’s report that 90 percent of a “deliberative … sampling of Vermonters” emerged from a PSB weekend retreat content to reside within sight of a landscape covered with 450-foot turbines is suspect. How much of the large body of documented, countering information was presented to these cloistered participants? Where is the statewide public dialogue? Our systems were founded to assist deliberation. Why circumvent them when they are most needed? Any truly good idea can and will withstand an aggressive examination.

Why are the public and their legislators first not examining the substantial volume of countering evidence against industrial wind power? Apart from its inability to fulfill its mission, subjective evidence of debilitating nervous disorders from those who actually do live near turbines suggests cause for great concern, notwithstanding the effects on our more sensitive animal residents.

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FEATURES

Real Estate: Burlington realtor Jessica Bridge

BY LAUREN OBER

Decommissioning Vermont Yankee Doesn’t Have to Spell Economic Doom

Real Estate: That $8000 from Uncle Sam is making homebuyers out of fence-sitters

BY LAUREN OBER

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Talkin’ ’Bout Regeneration

Real Estate: How Lakeview changed my life: A tale of real estate redemption

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Queen City: Bump

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Native Son Writes Guide to “Vermonners” Can We Find Religion Online? A College Professor Says Yes

36 Psst …Wanna Buy an Island?

Real Estate: Chittenden County’s priciest property

BY ANDY BROMAGE

38 Bitchin’ Kitchens

Food: Local home cooks show off their unique prep spaces

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BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER

REVIEWS

48 Music

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

BY LAUREN OBER

21 Hackie

A cabbie’s rear view

BY JERNIGAN PONTIAC

23 Work

Vermonters on the job: Real estate attorney Dennis Hill

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Aline Ordman & Christopher Griffin, West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park The White Ribbon; Alice in Wonderland

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BY KEN PICARD

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Leftover food news

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46 Soundbites

Music news and views

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68 Gallery Profile

Visiting Vermont’s art venues: Brandon Artists’ Guild

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83 Mistress Maeve

Your guide to love & lust

41 Gaga for the AGA

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43 A Quest for Kitchen Completion

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ust when you thought Mayor BOB KISS might snooze right through his second mayoral term, along comes a wake-up call from two long-time rivals: Democrat ED ADRIAN and Republican KURT WRIGHT. < me n s r o o m v t. c o m > 1 0 6 m ain st.

802.864.2088 On election night, Adrian recommended that Kiss resign — live on L adie s i nv it e d Channel 17. He told me in an interview that the voters’ rejection of instant-runoff voting, and the loss of four Progressives 12v-mens100709-2.indd 1 10/5/09 11:35:43 AMin contested council races, along with VERMONT’S NEWEST a Democratic ally of Kiss, should send EARTH-CONSCIOUS a message to the mayor: “It’s time for COMMUNITY & FARM him to show some leadership and step aside.”

Wright, whose victory was fueled in part by an anti-Kiss, anti-IRV contingent in Ward 4, isn’t calling for anyone’s head — yet.

“Certainly it’s a rebuke, but it’s not time to call for him to resign,” said Wright, who will rejoin the council after defeating Democrat RUSS ELLIS by more than 300 votes. “I think there has been a war of words between the mayor and the city council, and it has to stop.”

No other newly elected councilors called for Kiss to quit, but Independent KAREN PAUL and Democrat BILL KEOGH did say they expect the new council to fill a leadership “void” on a number of key issues, including Burlington Telecom.

That’s a polite mayoral dis.

A community designed around an ecoAdrian hasn’t backed off on his call friendly lifestyle, featuring beautifully for the mayor to resign and, not surprisdesigned, energy efficient, green homes. ingly, Kiss said he had no intention of stepping down.

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When he was council president, in 2009, Wright called the cops on Adrian because he was disrupting a council discussion by making repeated “points of order” and “points of information.”

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Two Progressive candidates who narrowly lost their bids for seats on the 14member Burlington City Council have requested official recounts.

In Ward 2, a long-time Progressive stronghold, former Progressive Councilor EMMA MULVANEY-STANAK’s spot went to Democratic newcomer BRAM KRANICHFELD, chairman of the Burlington Electric Commission and a deputy state’s attorney. He defeated Progressive MAX TRACY by just 13 votes, 307-294.

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Democratic incumbent DAVID (Ward 2) was reelected, defeating Progressive JONATHAN LEAVITT by a slim 10-vote margin, 302-292.

“The residents of Ward 2 deserve to know with certainty the outcome of what was essentially a coin-toss election,” said Leavitt. “Many voted for us in hopes of affordable, quality housing and high-paying jobs and they deserve a clear outcome, since the results of these races have a great impact on the balance of the council.”

The recount will take place at 7 p.m.

Monday night in Burlington City Hall Auditorium.

The new council will have seven Democrats, three Republicans, two independents and two Progressives — one less Progressive and one more Republican than the current council.

The Progs have held at least two seats on the council since 1982. At their peak, they held five of 12 council positions.

When the council was expanded by two seats, with the creation of Ward 7, they had six of 14 from 1992 to 1996. They briefly wielded a six-seat bloc in 20012002 as well.

If Kranichfeld and Berezniak prevail, it would mark the first time a Progressive hasn’t held a Ward 2 seat since 1981, when TERRY BOURICIUS won one. In 1982, ZOE BREINER joined him on the council.

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The Progressives occupied both seats until 2008, when Berezniak first won election.

That year — 1981 — was a big one.

BERNIE SANDERS won the mayor’s office because many saw the Democrats in city hall as out of touch, insular and arrogant.

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Insider Trading

Vermont Public Interest Group Executive Director PAUL BURNS admitted it was a “significant breach of protocol” when Sen. PETER SHUMLIN jumped aboard the VPIRG float during Burlington’s Mardi Gras parade. It featured a “retired” nuclear cooling tower. And there’s more evidence that VPIRG might be too chummy with Shummy.

In late January, VPIRG conducted an extensive VY poll to test various anti-VY “messages” on Vermonters, as well as gauging whom they trusted as a messenger. VPIRG asked about one key pol: Shumlin.

“His name was in the mix, as he was an obvious, known spokesperson on this issue,” said Burns, who said the poll was not designed to compare Shumlin to any other potential spokesman, and it didn’t share answers about Shumlin with Shumlin.

VPIRG did share the rest of the poll results with Shumlin, several other legislators and key allies, said Burns. “We make no bones about the poll and sharing it with leadership to move the issue forward,” said Burns.

The poll sharing, however, has irked some of Shumlin’s challengers.

“These are politically charged times, and we all need to be careful in the way we work with organizations on important issues,” said former Sen. MATT DUNNE. Fellow Sen. DOUG RACINE said VPIRG should have been more generous with the results.

“I was on record very early on, and they came to me looking for help on this issue,” said Racine. “I would have to pay quite a bit of money to get that information, and they shared it for free with Peter.”

Depending on how the primary ends up, the poll could end up costing VPIRG in more ways than one.

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Gov. Jim Douglas may not be running for reelection, but one of his donors is giving Vermont a parting gift: 33,000 tons of hazardous soil from a Massachusetts Superfund.

The Burlington Free Press explained that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t classify the soil as “waste” but a “substance.” That means the feds think it’s OK to dump the soil in the Moretown landfill owned by Interstate Waste Services.

To date, the Agency of Natural Resources hasn’t given IWS a green light to dump the waste, which may contain dioxins.

Who is IWS? Interestingly, the company donated a total of $8000 to Douglas early last year: $2000 each from the “Moretown Landfill” and the “Burlington Transfer Station,” as well as two transfer stations from Massachusetts — one in Oxford and the other in South Hadley.

Douglas contributors who run afoul of the state regulations — Entergy and OMYA, for example — often get the kid-glove treatment, while dangerous socialist experiments such as Intervale Compost and Burlington Telecom get pummeled.

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The rest of the legislative session will be consumed largely by how to close a $150 million hole in the FY 2011 budget, and continued revenue shortfalls in 2010.

Some of the impending action is likely to help candidates running for election.

One bill relates to moving the primary from September 14 to August 24.

Gov. Douglas opposes the measure, saying the Democratic-led legislature only wants to benefit its gubernatorial hopefuls.

An earlier primary date would give the Democratic candidate more time to run against Republican Lt. Gov. Brian DuBie in the general election.

The House approved moving the primary date 139-6. The Senate is expected to approve the House measure this week and send it to the governor’s desk.

On Tuesday Racine, who chairs the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, announced that his committee will vote on a proposal to create a commission to examine several universal health care options.

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It was roughly one year ago that “Fair Game” discovered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont had sent off its retiring CEO William milnes Jr. with a $6.8 million golden parachute.

Last fall, Paulette thaBault, commissioner of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration, rejected a proposed BCBS rate hike and claimed that the payout may have been illegal. BCBS rejected that claim but has not settled the issue with BISHCA. In the meantime, BCBS has filed its 2009 compensation report to BISHCA. No big one-time payouts last year, but still plenty of money flowing to its execs.

New CEO Don george earned a total of $423,270, when you add up his salary and bonuses from being head honcho at BCBS and the Vermont Health Plan.

In all, the top 10 execs at BCBS racked up $468,204 in bonuses and nearly $1.5 million in salaries. Five of those employees earned additional income working for TVHP: $287,279 in total salaries and $76,857 in bonuses.

BCBS board members continued to benefit, too. The board chairman earned $44,500, while the 14 board members earned an average of $23,014 each.

In all, BCBS paid out about $30,000 less to its board members in 2009, and George’s salary is less than half the $883,000 Milnes earned as the head of both groups.

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artistic expression and the reasonable expectation of privacy in public places.

Scott’s case raises a fundamental question about civil liberties, artistic expression and the reasonable expectation of privacy in public places: Is it right, or even constitutional, to prevent someone from transacting business in downtown Burlington, not because he’s been convicted of any crime, but simply because someone finds his behavior rude or “unsettling”?

Scott, 32, is an art photographer from St. Albans who works full time at the U.S. Social Security Administration office on

Pearl Street. For the last year or so, he’s spent many of his lunch hours shooting artsy, black-and-white photos of people on Church Street: homeless people, the elderly, families with children, anyone who catches his eye. He insists that all his photos are taken on public property, not inside stores or through the windows or blinds of private homes.

Occasionally, Scott asks his subjects’ permission to be photographed. “And if they tell me ‘no,’ I go away,” he says.

However, he admits that much of the time, his pictures are candid shots taken from a distance with a telephoto lens so his subjects aren’t aware they’re being photographed.

Over the years, some of Scott’s photos have been published in local publications, including the Burlington Free Press and Seven Days. However, most are taken for fun, not for profit, he claims, as a way of developing his photography skills.

“Look, I’m not doing anything to try to embarrass people or demean them,” he says. “I’m just trying to capture the human condition as it presents itself in the marketplace.”

Scott claims his troubles began on January 26 while he was shooting pictures outside the Burlington Town Center. As he tells it, a mall security guard came outside and told him that he wasn’t allowed to take pictures of the mall. Scott informed the guard that, in fact, it’s his constitutional right to take pictures on a public street, regardless of what’s in the background.

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Shortly thereafter, Scott recalls, two Burlington cops questioned him about who he was, where he works and what he was doing there. “I said, ‘I’m not doing anything illegal. This is pretty much protected speech,’” he says.

But the following day, Scott reports, another Burlington cop showed up at his office and questioned him for 45 minutes. He claims that officer asked him what kind of pictures he takes, whether he photographs young children, and if he ever posts those pictures on the Internet.

Scott told him that he occasionally takes pictures of families with children, and sometimes posts them on Flickr, a website for photography enthusiasts.

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About a month later, during a February snowstorm, Scott shot some pictures of a woman smoking a cigarette outside Uncommon Grounds on Church Street. Scott claims he was about 50 feet away when the woman, an employee of the coffeehouse, noticed his camera and asked him not to take her picture. Scott claims he backed off. But the woman also asked Scott to delete the pictures he’d already taken of her. He refused. The following Monday, March 1, a Burlington police officer again showed up at Scott’s workplace, and this time issued him a one-year universal trespass order that bans him from 67 establishments phOTOgRAphER

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he Senate’s historic “no” vote on the relicensing of Vermont Yankee isn’t likely to be the final word on the state’s sole nuclear power plant. But Vermont’s utilities are preparing for the very real possibility of a nuclear-free energy future come 2012.

Most are negotiating new energy contracts to replace VY’s baseload power.

There’s been plenty of speculation about how higher electricity prices will affect the state’s economy, but other questions remain about how Vermont’s economy will fare in a post-Yankee future.

Among them: What are the other economic impacts of closing and decommissioning a nuclear plant?

Will all of Vermont fiLE: TiM nEwCOMb Yankee’s existing jobs disappear right away, or will new jobs be created by the decommissioning process? And what are the longer-term economic prospects for Vernon and its surrounding communities?

No one knows definitively, but some people are making educated predictions.

After all, this isn’t the first time a nuclear plant would be retired. One need only look to Vermont Yankee’s sister plant, Maine Yankee, to get a glimpse of what might happen here.

Maine Yankee was a 900-megawatt plant located in Wiscasset, Me., a small, coastal community about 45 miles northeast of Portland. Wiscasset is located in Lincoln County, whose population in 2000 was 33,616 with a median household income of $35,696.

In the same census, Windham County, which is home to Vermont Yankee, had a 2000 population of 44,216 and a median income of $35,590.

Maine Yankee operated from 1972 through 1996, when it was shut down unexpectedly because of serious structural problems. In August 1997 the plant’s owners announced that the plant would close for good, 11 years ahead of schedule. The decommissioning process began almost immediately and was completed eight years later, in 2005.

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Andy Bromage says that Public Service Board Chairman David O’Brien challenges any lawmaker to name specific instances of departmental bias toward utilities [“Power to the People?” February 17]. I may not be a lawmaker, but I was living in Vergennes in 2003 when VELCO petitioned for a permit (the “Northwest Reliability Project”) to upgrade its transmission lines north from Rutland through the western part of the state.

VELCO’s request was not permittable under the existing 1998 State Energy Plan, which espoused “bold new policies” aimed at a cleaner and more selfreliant energy future.

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localmatters Photographer « p.14 on the Church Street Marketplace. If Scott enters any of them, he could be arrested.

“If I had been drunk and gone into Uncommon Grounds and created a loud scene, I can understand why they wouldn’t want me in there,” Scott says.

“But I wasn’t even in the store. I wasn’t even in front of the store.”

Manager Mara Bethel tells a different story.

“We’ve had a problem with him a number of times before — taking pictures of women, specifically, on the sneaky side of things — without asking their permission,” she says. “A number of customers have come in and said, ‘There’s a guy out there taking pictures and it’s really creeping us out.’”

Bethel confirms that Scott didn’t enter the coffeehouse to take pictures, nor does she describe his pictures as “lewd.” Nevertheless, she says, Scott’s persistence and demeanor were “unsettling” to her and other employees.

“For the young women around here, it felt really uncomfortable, someone kind of lurking about, and then quickly taking their picture and turning away,” Bethel says. Moreover, when someone asked Scott what he was doing, she claims he

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When you decide to shut doWn a plant and go into decommissioning, there is no “guillotine effect,”

Yankee closure … reflected in published statistics.”

A spokesperson for Entergy Vermont Yankee didn’t respond to Seven Days’ repeated requests for information on the economic consequences of closing and decommissioning the plant starting in 2012. However, a report published last month by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 300 claims that Vermont Yankee employs 670 people and creates 618 other jobs “as a direct result of the plant’s operations.”

In all, their annual payroll exceeded $93 million last year.

VY itself reports that it purchased about $7.6 million in goods and services from Vermont vendors in 2008, and paid about $16.5 million in state and local taxes and other payments. In all, the company claims it provides about $100 million every year in total economic benefit to the state and region.

But Shadis advises Vermonters not to fear the unknown. As someone whose own community survived the loss of its nuke plant, he says, “Come on in. The water’s fine.” m

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home construction and increases in the average price of a home sold in Lincoln County. Overall, the report concludes, the local economy “took a hit, but statistically, the impact is hard to find.” And as for the state’s economy, “We have been able to detect no measurable effect of the Maine

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Among its key findings, Shadis says that many Maine Yankee employees immediately left the company after its announced closure due to the high demand for nuclear energy experts in the industry. Moreover, while some qualified for early retirement, hundreds of others were retained or hired back to assist in the decommissioning process, since, as he puts it, “They knew where the piping was buried.” At the peak of that process, which lasted eight years, as many as 430 people were employed on the site, with an average of 300 employees over the eight-year decommissioning process.

“When you decide to shut down a plant and go into decommissioning, there is no ‘guillotine effect,’ where one day you suddenly lock the gate and all the employees are outside,” Shadis says.

Decommissioning a nuke, he explains, is like “building a plant in reverse, because taking it apart requires all the care [of ] putting it together.”

In fact, the NECNP report documents a number of positive developments that occurred after the Maine Yankee closure, including strength in the real estate market, more new

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most unbiased person in this situation; Scott was one of his journalism students at St. Mike’s. Nevertheless, Mindich is flabbergasted that the Burlington Police Department is essentially validating a ban on constitutionally protected speech.

“Church Street is, by definition, the most public place in Chittenden County, if not Vermont,” he says. “There’s no presumption of privacy. There’s no gray area here.”

Indeed, many downtown businesses have their own street-level surveillance cameras, one of which helped police catch the killer of Michelle GardnerQuinn, a University of Vermont undergrad who was abducted, raped and murdered in October 2006.

Under the law, surveillance images of public places are not subject to public review, nor do they require anyone’s permission or consent, even if they’re posted online. Why? As Mindich points out, the public has no expectation of privacy when they’re on public property.

Scott intends to a file a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont. “I’ve never had any sort of incident like this before, so it’s a little unsettling for me,” he says. “So much attention for a guy who just goes out and takes pictures.” m

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on the delivery method: a police interrogation at the offending person’s place of work.

“We can argue both sides of that until we’re blue in the face,” Morrison says. “The bottom line is, if a business owner requests that we issue a notice of trespass, we’re OK with that. We don’t require that an illegality happened.”

Ron Redmond, executive director of the Church Street Marketplace, defends the practice of barring people from stores when conduct has “crossed the line.”

“There are lots of people on Church Street doing lots of things. It’s organized chaos and it’s wonderful,” Redmond says.

“But when there are times that people express behavior that’s inappropriate or makes people feel uncomfortable, then it’s the time to act, given our culture and society and all the things we’re learning about healthy choices.”

David Mindich, who chairs the journalism department at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, calls that approach “blatantly outrageous … Some guy who is exercising his First Amendment right to take pictures in a public place is being punished for it. That’s about as fundamental a right as I can imagine. I have no idea what could be the possible justification.”

Mindich admits he may not be the

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In fact, Colgan describes the economic fallout as “not pleasant but manageable.”

Why? “At the end of the day, a large nuclear plant like this one isn’t tightly integrated into the local economy,” he explains.

Nuclear plants are unlike other large industrial facilities, such as paper mills, which have hundreds of people in the woods logging trees, driving trucks and working as foresters.

Also, many of its purchases and supplies are exotic and highly specialized goods; it’s not as though you purchase a nuclear pump at the local hardware store. A nuclear power plant, he adds, is really “an economic island. The only impact it has on the local economy is the property taxes and the income earned by the workers there.”

Ray Shadis, an independent consultant who works for the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, which opposes the relicensing of Vermont Yankee, lives about 2 and a half miles from Maine Yankee. He’s re-released a 2002 case study on the economic consequences of closing that plant.

became defensive and argumentative.

“I got scared, actually, because he got really aggressive with me, not physically but verbally,” she states.

Brenda Vinson, whose family owns Uncommon Grounds, confirms that this wasn’t an isolated incident. She says several of her employees and regulars have tried, unsuccessfully, to speak to Scott about his photography.

Lieutenant Jen Morrison with the Burlington Police Department says she’s not at liberty to discuss the details of Scott’s trespass order, or even confirm that he was issued one. Oddly, it’s not because there’s a criminal investigation pending; Scott hasn’t been charged with a crime. Rather, she explains, it’s because the police don’t decide whether to issue trespass orders; they simply issue them at the behest of businesses and property owners.

Supporters of the universal trespass policy say it’s been an effective tool for reducing petty crimes and minor disturbances on Church Street, primarily shoplifting and disorderly conduct.

Reportedly, it has cut down on the number of repeat offenders police have to contend with, while also serving as a powerful deterrent to would-be thieves and troublemakers.

Morrison declined to offer an opinion

Anyone who likes to muse about spirituality, art and/or nature — or better yet, all three at once — would likely enjoy a “conversation” series developed by SHELBURNE MUSEUM director STEPHAN JOST in partnership with SHELBURNE FARMS, ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING and CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE. Held at the All Souls church at the corner of Swift and Spear streets on three afternoons this month, “Conversations with a Dancer, a Poet and a Painter” will feature ANDREA OLSEN, David Young and ERIC AHO, respectively; the talks will be led by FRAN STODDARD, interviewer for VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION’s “Profile.”

Olsen is a Middlebury College professor of dance and environmental studies whose forthcoming book is titled The Place of Dance. Young, a professor emeritus of Oberlin College, is an award-winning poet who also translates poetry in five other languages. And Aho, an accomplished painter who resides in southern Vermont, has been exhibited and collected throughout the U.S. and in Europe.

The series came about, says Jost, from a desire “to collaborate with the Farms and the Interfaith [church]. Our own conversations about art overlap with theirs about nature and spirituality.” In addition, he notes, “The museum has a quiet presence six months of the year — this allows us to do something in the winter.”

Jost also allows that he’s “just a huge Fran Stoddard fan,” and is glad to put the unscripted conversations in her hands. Happily, an anonymous donor stepped up to pay for the series, he adds.

While the 3-5 p.m. time slot will make it hard for just about Dancer Andrea Ols en anyone with a day job to attend, Jost acknowledges that “the out-of-season audiences are older; we scheduled it during the day so they can drive to it.”

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f the many reference books on the Green Mountain State, few have been written by natives. But now comes LEON THOMPSON’s Not Too Awful Bad: A Storyteller’s Guide to Vermont.

Thompson is a true Vermonter — pronounced “Vermonner,” not “Vermontah,” for you clueless outsiders — who grew up in Swanton (“Swah’in”) and lives in St. Albans (“Snobbins”).

He’s also a reporter and humor columnist at the St. Albans Messenger and occasional contributor to Seven Days. That “humor” part explains this book’s breezy, standup tone.

As in: “You must, must, must see Burlington, because it really is Boston’s and New York’s adopted gay son. We don’t call it ‘the Queen City’ for nothing.”

In fact, Thompson’s book might have been better subtitled A Jokester’s Guide to Vermont.

But he had no say in that part: The volume is the third in a series of insider-culture handbooks published by Islandport Press in Maine. Thompson was offered the writing gig after his friend Rebecca Rule, author of the series’ second tome, Live Free and Eat

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Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire, floated his name for the project.

In Not Too Awful Bad, Vermont comes across as an endearingly odd, chuckleinducing place. Consider how residents spend their free time. Some ski, otherwise known as “spending money to speed down an icy, snowy mountain with sticks on your feet.” Others play cow-plop bingo at local festivals, betting that a cow wandering a chalked grid will do its business on the square they’ve picked. Thompson didn’t do every activity or visit every site he writes about, but he did make a point of experiencing the nudist camp Maple Glen, located “in Sheldon, just past the elementary school, where, naturally, a nudist campground belongs.”

Thompson has an ear for the vocabulary he grew up hearing. His chapter listing typical Vermont sayings includes three that have garnered him compliments from natives: “usedtuvit” (“used to it”), “fusstrated” (why bother with the first “r”?) and “fudgicle, known everywhere else as a Fudgesicle.”

“It’s that Yankee efficiency — we even take letters out of words. But we’re still willing to hang onto the word,” Thompson jokes by

phone. Whole words do sometimes get the ax, though. “Did you eat yet?” is a two-word question in Vermont: “Jeet yet?” And then there’s Vermonters’ penchant for understatement, as in the book’s title phrase. “Not too awful bad” is a response to the question “How are you?” that actually means “Great!”

Not Too Awful Bad has enough arcane material — such as the information that Brookfield residents still use their 1820 floating bridge to cross Sunset Lake — to interest both people already living here and those who have recently moved here, or plan to, from out of state. (Thompson calls these folks “transplants” — a far more suspect crowd than “flatlanders,” defined as temporary visitors who are harmless except when they become death-dealing, distracted drivers in foliage season.)

You can catch Thompson’s local humor at a reading, where he’s as likely to be promoting the guide as his other two books, collections of his humor columns called Good Junk and Dork: Another Look at My Junk. And, he hints, he may soon grace area comedy stages.

“This has been my dream since I was 8 years old,” Thompson declares, and adds that he’s compiling material that includes possibly true short stories set in Franklin County. “I’m thinking the hook is someone who works in their pajamas,” he confides. Will he wear pj’s for his act? Of course. Is he wearing them now? Ditto.

Meanwhile, Thompson says he feels fortunate that he gets to write humor for a living. This May will mark his 10th consecutive year (and 13th in total) at the Messenger.

“Wow,” he says, pausing to reflect. “I hope I get a watch.” 

Leon Thompson will discuss the finer points of being a Vermonner and other issues in Not Too Awful Bad at the Lyndon State College Library on Wednesday, March 31, at noon; and at the Boxcar & Caboose Bookshop in St. Johnsbury on Thursday, April 1, at 6 p.m.

Not Too Awful Bad: A Storyteller’s Guide to Vermont by Leon Thompson. Islandport Press, 159 pages. $15.95.

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to virtual church in Second Life, on what grounds can someone say that’s not legitimate?” she asks.

Some Buddhist monks now liken chanting with a computer to using a prayer wheel, reasoning that “spinning in the hard drive gen8v-Isabean031010.indd 1 erates karma into the world,” says Wagner.

Such practices raise complex questions about artificial intelligence. Is it you praying, or the computer? If it’s your computer, is it a satisfactory proxy? A similar question is raised by Aish.com, which enables users to write a prayer to be placed in a hole in the Wailing Wall by a Yeshiva student. Without your physical presence at the holy site, does God still know it’s your prayer?

Wagner will address such questions in her book Godwired: Religion, Ritual and 12h-lorileeshoe022410.indd Virtual Reality, to be published in 2011. Pope John Paul II, ever the innovator, had an opinion on the debate: “While the Internet can never replace that profound experience of God, which only the living, liturgical and sacramental life of the Church can offer,” he wrote in 2002 for World Communications Day, “it can certainly provide a unique supplement and support in both preparing for the encounter with Christ in community, and sustaining the new believer in the journey of faith which then begins.”

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ho says religion is stuck in the Dark Ages? In 2003, Pope John Paul II sent his first text message. Addressed to thousands of subscribers, the missive became a daily ritual that his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, has continued. If you’re too busy to pray on your own, you can buy a plea to God on InformationAgePrayer. com. If you’re Jewish, just make sure your computer speakers are facing Jerusalem.

Always wanted to prostrate yourself at the Hajj? IslamiCity.com will give you a virtual tour — no burqa necessary.

According to Rachel Wagner, an assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Ithaca College, worship via new media is growing in many directions. On March 15, she’ll discuss the topic at Champlain College’s Alumni Auditorium in a lecture titled “Virtually Religious: Games, Virtual Worlds and the Hunger for the Real.”

Wagner, who spoke with Seven Days via phone, believes that “the virtual and the transcendent are similar concepts.” (Both posit the notion of another reality beyond the everyday one.) As video games become increasingly vivid and realistic, it’s easier to get immersed in them. According to Wagner, this immersion experience “wraps into our fetish for the real” and encourages us to seek our true selves through religion — online.

Wagner mentions Second Life, an online “virtual world” in which users interact and connect and, in some cases, have even gotten married. She notes that religious services of all stripes have become commonplace in Second Life — not surprisingly, she believes, since its fans already “engage and interact with video games in ways that would function as religious.”

This trend blurs the line between worship and casual gameplay. When your Second Life avatar gets baptized, does it transfer to you? Wagner thinks so. “If I go

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Mad River is not exactly a place for people like me who hung up their skis in the ’90s and haven’t gone back. Nor is it a place for folks who learned to ski on a hillock of ice in Western Pennsylvania. Mad River is serious terrain, with jagged rocks and frozen waterfalls waiting to cause catastrophic injury. Or at least that’s how I see it. This isn’t a place for casual skiers looking to amble down lazy cruisers.

Not only is Mad River’s terrain somewhat panic inducing for nervous skiers, but it’s off limits to snowboarders. Year after year, the members (Mad River is run cooperatively) vote to keep snowboards off Stark Mountain. Alta and Deer Valley in Utah are the only other holdouts in the war against the upstart sport.

But, despite this moratorium, Mad River welcomes newcomers, assuming they leave their snowboards in the car. Because its member-owners don’t monkey in the condo trade, Mad River has the feel of a ski area of yore — it’s all about the skiing.

While I found no shortage of fanatical Mad Riverites to show me around the mountain, Tom Theohary stood out for his devotion to skiing. The 43-year-old happily admits he is a ski bum of the first order.

He moved here from Massachusetts to

ski, works seasonally as a software consultant, plays in a punk band called One Inch Punch, and refers to his girlfriend as his “sugar momma.” His ski-bum cred seems pretty solid.

Theohary didn’t hold it against me that I’m a snowboarder. Nor did he judge me for not being able to carve turns like Lindsey Vonn. Though I did get points for looking just as glamorous.

Before we headed up the lift, Theohary, whose face was concealed by dark goggles and a thick red beard, asked me what I wanted to ski. I told him I had no real agenda, but I’d like to stay off the moguls since I’d only skied three times in the past five years. Theohary agreed to do his best, though avoiding moguls is a near impossibility at Mad River, where bumps the size of Sherman tanks cover much of the mountain.

We began the day on the famous single chairlift, one of only two left in the country.

The other serves tiny Mount Eyak Ski Area in Cordova, Alaska.

There was something thrilling about riding the single chair to the summit. It allowed a few minutes of quiet reflection and a chance to admire

Mad River’s rugged terrain. The landscape and not make a woods run. I could barely has a wildness to it, setting it apart from its untangle my skis long enough to make it down a trail named for a furry animal, and heavily manicured contemporaries.

At the 3637-foot summit, we skied past now he wanted me to try hop turns in the the entrance to Catamount Bowl, billed glades. Awesome.

Thankfully, Theohary suggested a as “everyone’s favorite warm-up run.” To me, it looked like a death trap. Every trail 30-foot shortcut between the twisty at Mad River is harder than its color-coded Catamount and Antelope trails. I still signage would suggest. A green run is the managed to bungle it, but now I have the equivalent of another resort’s challenging bragging rights — I skied the woods at Mad River Glen. Fifteen down, five to go.  blue trail.

We headed down Upper Antelope, a windy cruiser — if such a thing exists at Mad River — and ended up on the cross-mountain Broadway.

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Different Drummer bench seats. We simultaneously pointed to each other, nodded and walked over to meet.

“OK, Shaun,” I said, shaking hands, “ya ready to roll? Need to hit the men’s room or anything? We’re looking at close to three hours for the ride.”

“Nope, I’m good,” he replied. “And thanks for being here, man.” He was short and skinny with clear, brown skin, closely and precisely cropped black hair, and diamond earrings — one in each ear. His was a stratosphere of cool so far beyond my demographic that all I could do was smile in admiration.

Retracing my steps out of the capital city took nearly all my concentration,

His was a stratosphere of cool so far beyond my demograpHic tHat all i could do was smile in admiration. which Shaun, relaxing next to me in the shotgun seat, seemed to notice and respect. One day — when hell freezes over — I’ll install a GPS device. Until then, I’m on my own.

Once safely northbound on Interstate 87, I figured it was about time to get the conversation under way.

“So, you’re a musician, I understand.

What’s your instrument?”

Shaun chuckled and said, “Well, my instrument is my head, basically. I’m a beatboxer. Do you know what that is?”

“Yeah, I do,” I replied. “A couple of seasons ago, ‘American Idol’ had a contestant who was beatboxing. He went pretty far in the competition, if I remember. So, yeah,

the one, / But the kid is not my son...

“Jesus, man,” I said, winding it down after a couple of verses, “that was so much fun. You are really gifted, my friend. I can see what Alicia was thinking.”

I’ve taken this route back to Vermont many times, but it never gets old. At Exit 20, we abandoned the interstate for the improbably situated factory-outlet village just north of Lake George. Polo! Brooks Brothers! Orvis! Tommy Hilfiger! I could feel my credit cards begin to tingle in my wallet. Next up were the Revolutionary War towns of Fort Ann and Whitehall, then — ahhh — the Vermont crossover at Fair Haven. Once we started north on 22A, my customer’s eyes grew wide.

“What do people do here?” he asked.

I chuckled and said, “Do you mean for work, or for play?”

“For anything, son. This reminds me of, like, ‘The Waltons.’ You feel me, man?”

Having spent my formative years negotiating Brooklyn’s concrete-and-asphalt jungle, I was entirely feeling this Bronx boy. When I first arrived here, I looked at the Green Mountains with eyes similar to Shaun’s. My perspective has since been transformed, but I still remember.

In the driveway of the Middlebury B&B where he was booked for the night, I said, “Shaun, I’m looking to see you on the Grammys within, say, five years. I mean it.

Your talent is awesome, but, as important, you’ve got this shining, positive energy.”

Shaun took the compliment graciously, and we said our goodbyes. Later that same night, I checked out his many YouTube videos, where he can be found under his stage name, “Anointed S.” I was blown away, and I’m officially lowering the Grammy watch to three years. m

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ust trying to get some change for the parking meter,” I explained to the Greyhound ticket agent.

The middle-aged woman raised an eyebrow and looked me up and down. If the expression on her face was any indication, apparently I was quite the distasteful sight to behold. Oh, well. She, on the other hand, cut a striking, if somewhat intimidating, figure. I don’t know if it was the too-snug company-issued pantsuit or the rust-tinged beehive hairdo with the Bic pen pointing out the side like the needle on a compass, but the whole package kind of turned me on.

“We don’t give any change,” she said, without even a token nod to the ersatz cheerfulness of customer service. Pointing to the right, she added, “There’s a change machine in the vending room.”

“The vending room it is,” I said, thinking, A date, then, is out of the question?

“Thanks so very much.”

I was in the Albany, N.Y., Greyhound bus terminal — my first time in this lightand-happiness-starved edifice. Before returning to my taxi to feed the surprisingly pricey parking meter, I figured I might as well check on my customer — a young musician coming up from New York City. The following day he was scheduled to perform at Middlebury College, but snowy weather had canceled his airline flight. Hence the bus alternative.

“Is this Shaun?” I said into my cellphone. “This is your cabdriver, Jernigan.

I’m at the bus terminal and wondered if you knew your ETA.” “Oh, this is perfect,” he said. “I’m already here. I caught an earlier bus.”

I turned around and noticed a young Latino man, maybe 20 or so, speaking on his cellphone over by the long wooden

you make, like, percussive sounds — like drumming, almost?”

“You got it,” Shaun said, chuckling again at the minor street knowledge of the old dude. “I’ll be performing with a few dancers and singers at this college. I guess it’s way out in the boonies. Man, this is a long way from the Bronx.”

I said, “Well, the little I’ve heard, I’ve really dug it. I’m a drummer from way back when, so I can relate. How’d you get started at this?”

“It was my older brother, man. When I was, like, a hyper 7-years-old, he was playing some really dope hip-hop singer, and he said, ‘Shaun, see if you could sing along with that.’ I just started beatboxing.

I mean, it came out, like, naturally. And I, like, never looked back.”

“Have you played with any big-name performers?”

“Oh, yeah — I have had mad good fortune. My biggest gig, a few years back, was with Alicia Keys. I toured with her — it was crazy. I was just 16, so my Moms and Pops went with me.

But, Alicia — man, she was so beautiful. She took me under her wing, like a little brother or something. I learned a lot.”

“That’s tremendous, man,” I said. “I love Alicia Keys. She seems like — I mean, beyond even her music — a really high person. So, when you perform with somebody, they sing and you beatbox behind them?”

“Yeah, that’s the basic idea. This summer I’m doing some gigs with this awesome Michael Jackson impersonator, and I’ll back him up on the tunes, like you said.”

That was all the prompting I needed. I launched into Billie Jean is not my lover, / She’s just a girl — and, on cue, Shaun began the beatboxing, the sounds of an entire percussion section filling the cab: clicks, clacks, bangs, pops — who claims that I am

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s Seven Days was planning this issue, a relic from the boom times turned up in our office — the real estate issue of the Sunday New York Times Magazine from March 6, 2006.

One of our editors found it in a folder of story ideas. Its 200 colorful pages include numerous ads for luxury homes and condos, and even a full-page spread offering “discount mortgages.” How times have changed.

Flipping through it four years later — in the wake of the mortgage-default crisis and recession — we can’t help wondering which of the developments noted in the Times has gone belly up; the billionaire real estate tycoon it profiled is currently in bankruptcy court and might go to jail.

Vermont hasn’t escaped this catastrophe unscathed, but the state hasn’t been hit as hard as most.

Vermont has the lowest rate of past-due mortgages in New England, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey for the fourth quarter of 2009; the state ranks 46th nationwide.

In fact, it turns out the recession might have a silver lining for some area homebuyers. Economist Art Woolf reported last week that, according to his calculations, housing in Vermont was more affordable last year than

at any time since 2003. “This is good news,” he says, “for households with good credit who have saved up for a down payment.”

Many of those households seem to be getting the message — the starter-home market is pretty tight, especially in Chittenden County. Lauren Ober reports that the first-time homebuyer tax credit may be spurring sales in that category (page 30).

On the other hand, Vermont’s luxury market isn’t moving very quickly, as Andy Bromage notes in his story about a $7.9 million island for sale off the coast of Charlotte (page 36).

Buying or selling a house might be easier if you work with a spirited real estate agent/bar owner/tattoo biz proprietor like Jessica Bridge. Lauren Ober describes why the 33-year-old Burlington agent has been so busy lately (page 25).

But real estate isn’t just about the bucks — Paula Routly contributes an essay about the emotional appeal of her new house (page 32). And Ken Picard talks with

a real estate lawyer who explains what you can learn about people from the deeds to their houses (page 23). Of course, no real estate issue would be complete without tantalizing photos of houses — see the food section for for Suzanne Podhaizer’s tour of some of Vermont’s most decadent private kitchens (page 38).

Downsizing has its appeal, too, as Eva Sollberger’s new “Stuck in Vermont” video illustrates. She re-interviews Peter King, the “Tiny House” builder (pictured) she first profiled in November 2008. That video has been viewed more than 73,000 times on YouTube, and sparked a flurry of interest in King’s gospel of simplicity and freedom from mortgage debt. Since then, he’s built 11 tiny houses, nine of them in Vermont. In this week’s video, King introduces a Monkton couple who are selling their 2400-square-foot home and moving into a 400-square-foot structure. You can find the video, and all of these articles, at sevendaysvt.com.

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ne of the most important financial decisions people make is buying a house.

So, before Dennis Hill’s clients sign on the dotted line, he makes sure they know what they’re getting, warts and all.

Hill, 57, is a real estate attorney with the Williston firm of Coombs, Davis and Hill. In the world of real estate, he’s also a dying breed of sorts: an attorney who does his own title searches. That means, when Hill’s client is preparing to buy property, he visits the town clerk’s office and pores over the land records himself.

Basically, he’s looking for any encumbrances — covenants, restrictions, easements or liens — that might affect the transfer of the land. Sometimes those encumbrances are as old as the hills.

For example, some Vermont towns and villages have “ancient roads” that run across private property. Though they may be overgrown or invisible to the naked eye, these ancient roads can show up on old property maps. And without a proper title search, Hill explains, a town may one day claim ownership of that road, even if it hasn’t been used for centuries.

Hill isn’t a Vermont native, but he moved here in 1967 when his father, an IBMer, relocated to the area. He attended Champlain Valley Union High School “back when it was called Cow Valley, because we put cow patties under the opponents’ bench,” he says. “My wife never believed me until we went to my high school reunion.” (Hill’s wife, Susan McNamara-Hill, deals with local records, too: She’s the village clerk, treasurer and tax collector for Essex Junction.)

Hill has been involved in Vermont real estate since the late 1970s, when he was hired out of law school by Frederick Reed, the former Vermont attorney general who later worked for Governor Howard Dean.

Hill has the soft-spoken and unpretentious demeanor of a small-town Vermont lawyer. He has a salt-and-pepper beard and round glasses; on the day we meet, he wears a brown sweater, tan corduroys and leather hiking boots. He has a folksy sense of humor and an easygoing nature that suits a job that’s all about talking to people.

These days, about 50 percent of Hill’s work is in real estate; another 35 percent involves decedents’ estates. How are those two areas related? Simple, he explains. The most common and valuable asset people leave to their heirs is the house they lived in.

57 years old/ Admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1978

it comes alive when you get all the history and all of a sudden you see who’s owned it. You can tell from the land records whether the family had hard times or whether they had problems with their neighbors. If you’re looking at some of the old records, many of the deeds were handwritten. Before photocopy machines, the town clerks used to handwrite the descriptions.

Some of the penmanship is good; others are not so good.

SD: How far back in time do you research?

DH: The general rule is that you go back 40 years, or to anything that you notice within that chain [of ownership] that puts you on notice of another issue.

SD: What kind of things do you come across?

DH: Some of the [property] descriptions are “From along the stone wall to the old oak tree, turning to the right and going this far.” That’s very common.

The most common restriction was against mobile homes. A lot of people put those in there ... And I love the old farm deeds that ... very carefully list every piece of equipment that they were selling, like the cows and their numbers.

Sometimes they even have the names of the cows listed.

SD: What else do you find?

DH: Unfortunately, I’ve seen restrictions based on race or religion. Those do exist in deeds in Vermont.

SD: Do you document those restrictions, even though they’re illegal?

DH: They’re very infrequent, but you do.

For full disclosure, attorneys should tell [their clients]. And people want to know about their property. That’s one of the reasons I like to do title searches myself, because I like to talk to people about the property and the use of their land.

SD: Has your work changed much since the 1970s?

DH: The town clerks are much busier and have much more work to do. You can’t sit and talk to them like you used to, to get a feel for what’s going on. Back when [records] were kept in their houses, you’d sit and have cookies and milk and just talk. It was a wonderful thing.

SD: What do you enjoy most about your work?

DH: My favorite closing will be where, at the closing table, there’s a greatgrandmother, a daughter, a granddaughter and the granddaughter’s child buying a duplex, so the great-grandmother can live with her granddaughter side by side.

Or the one where you have the couple in their eighties who’ve lived in the house for 50 years who are selling to a young couple who are just starting out. Or if you can help a farmer stay in business.

That’s the tough one nowadays. m

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SD: Tell me about the records themselves.

DH: It’s hard to explain this to somebody, but I love the old books kept in each town. You think land is boring, but

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SD: Really? Where?

DH: Waterville’s [records] were in someone’s house; St. George’s were in a mobile home. Panton’s were in a garage.

Back then, you had to make sure you were on the clerk’s good side. But you learned so much from them, because each town was its own subculture. The town clerks, by and large, were people who loved the land, loved the town and knew all about their community and took an active interest in it. More so than barber shops, they were the center of the town’s politics and economics.

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SD: Do Vermont’s land records differ much from town to town?

DH: Each town keeps their records differently. The wonderful thing I love is, you can go up to the islands, to Isle La Motte, in the morning and do a [title] search, and then drive back that night to Lincoln and do a search up in the mountains, because their [clerk’s office] is open at night to accommodate people.

Where else in the country can you do that? When I started in the ’70s, there were land records kept in town clerks’ homes. That was fascinating.

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DENNIS HILL: Vermont is unique in that we keep our land records by each town. In most states it’s by county, or it’s completely computerized. A lot of attorneys [in other states] aren’t as involved in them. Title insurance companies do all that work now ... But we have substantial numbers of rules, regulations, permits. Issues that are not title problems in other states can become title problems in Vermont. So you have to be very careful.

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Nevada, Las Vegas, and studied hospitality management. The major suited her personality. “I just love, love, love people,” she says. “Restaurants were the best way to be around people and be social.”

Las Vegas fed Bridge in other ways.

The landscape beyond the glittery city — jagged peaks rising from a stark desert — spoke to her, she recalls. She was enticed by its sheer extremity — not for the first time, or the last. Bridge frankly acknowl-

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“It makes me feel good to make other people feel good,” she says. Anticipating people’s wants and needs is a skill she’s fostered over her many years in the service industry, where success is directly related to customer satisfaction.

Bridge grew up about an hour outside New York City. Coming from a solidly working-class family that valued initiative and hard work, she got a job as soon as she was able. As a teen, she toiled in restaurants and slogged it out on farms.

“I wanted to be independent,” Bridge says. “I didn’t want to have to ask my parents for anything.”

Her college career began at Rutgers, where she intended to major in Russian.

But, after a chance encounter with the university’s dean of admissions, whom she told of her plans to own her own restaurant one day, Bridge changed course entirely. She enrolled at the University of

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knows what she wants. She has a clear vision,” he says.

Practically, that vision is centered on the Greater Burlington housing market, where Bridge and her partner Cypress have already staked a desirable claim.

One reason the pair got into the business, says Cypress, was that they both knew so many people who would be wanting to buy in Chittenden County in the future. It seemed like a logical step.

Initially, Bridge says, the sales component of real estate turned her off. She didn’t want people to assume she would try to push property on them just because she was a realtor. “I had a picture that sales equaled not caring,” she says, her New Jersey accent sneaking out.

“But I sleep well at night for a reason.”

Bridge has crafted her nascent real estate business around trying to understand what makes people happy.

edges her attraction to the extreme. Her 14 tattoos, her stint as a vegan and her time studying Brazilian martial arts stand as evidence.

When Bridge followed her thenboyfriend to Burlington after four years in Park City, she couldn’t find a job. For someone used to working all the time, unemployment was a killer, she recalls.

She spent her days throwing a tennis ball for her dog.

After a couple of months of searching, Bridge met the owner of Red Square, who happened to need a temporary bar manager. It was serendipity. Bridge took the job, which she calls “complete and total immersion into Burlington nightlife.”

Not long after, an opportunity arose to buy the assets of the 1/2 Lounge next door. With business partner Tyre Duvernay, with whom she also co-owns the tattoo studio Aartistic Inc., Bridge snatched up the property and recast it as a different type of bar. “We had in mind a place for adults. Nobody was doing it,” Bridge says. “No one was making organic cocktails. No one had a cheese menu.”

Word spread that the tiny slip of a watering hole was the place to go for the edgy, creative crowd. Business exploded because of word of mouth — though Bridge claims she still runs into people

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essica Bridge knows nearly everybody. And just about everybody in Burlington seems to know her. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of making Bridge’s acquaintance, sit tight. At some point, someone will recommend her as a realtor when you’re looking to buy a house. Or she’ll sell your friend a condo. Or maybe she’ll mix you a drink at her Church Street bar.

People around Burlington know Bridge as owner of the 1/2 Lounge. But with her new company, Element Real Estate, which she started in June with business partner Dan Cypress, Bridge is proving herself in a new arena. And she’s selling houses like a maniac. Don’t try to tell her it’s a tough time for real estate. She can barely keep ahead of all the business coming her way.

To say Bridge is driven would be a gross understatement. Before she hit double digits, she was babysitting toddlers in her Monroe, N.J., neighborhood.

During college in Las Vegas, she ran a coffee shop, then a brewpub. By 22, she was in charge of customer relations for a luxury-property-management company in Park City, Utah.

Four years later, Bridge and a partner bought the 1/2 Lounge and turned it into an upscale speakeasy. Add a tattoo studio and a beverage catering company, and a picture of Bridge starts to emerge — as an ambitious people pleaser with a knack for business and a devotion to her job(s) that borders on the fanatical.

The connections she’s made in these various venues are a boon in her new profession. Perhaps more than any other business, real estate relies on word of mouth. All the advertisements in the world can’t beat an enthusiastic referral from a trusted friend.

And Bridge has a lot of those. The 33-year-old is one of those rare individuals with the uncanny ability to make those around her feel good about themselves. Bridge brings new people into her circle with a wink, a heartfelt compliment, a light touch on the arm, whether or not she wants to sell them something. Generally, those people stick around.

If she does sell them something, it’s a bonus. In general, says her mentor in the business, Bill Desautels of RE/MAX North Professionals, Bridge does more business in two months than an average realtor does in a year. Desautels credits her early success to her focus. “She

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who’ve never heard of the place. And she kept making new connections.

A positive experience with a realtor left Bridge thinking about leaving the hospitality business and entering the home-selling fray. “Real estate is intellectually stimulating, and I needed a new challenge,” she says. Bridge also saw real estate as a potential route to financial security — which, for her, means the ability to take care of her parents or her brother if they need it.

Most people who know Bridge say they’ve been friends with her for years, though they’re not quite sure how they met. It’s as if they’ve just always known her, they say. Cypress is one of those people.

When the pair learned they both harbored a desire to get into real estate, it only made sense that they’d do it together. After spending time on a team at RE/MAX North under the tutelage of Matt Hurlburt, Bridge and Cypress struck out on their own.

Cypress’ financial background mixed well with Bridge’s experience in customer service. He sees their differences as strengths. “I’m more market driven, and she’s much better at helping people see space,” he says. “She’s very passionate and intense in a good way.” Their complementary personalities have produced sales figures that are “pretty amazing,” Cypress adds. In the past two and a half months, the pair’s business has doubled, and February was their busiest month yet.

“Jess has the unique ability to read people’s personality and match them with a property,” says Becky Beers, a treasury relationship manager at KeyBank, who went to Bridge a year ago for help finding a house. She and her fiancé, Ewen Syme, had known Bridge for years. After getting a sense of what each of them wanted in a home, Bridge seemed to know intuitively what would work, Beers says. Though they initially said they didn’t want to live in the New North End, she showed them a property in that part of Burlington that offered everything they were looking for.

They loved it.

An average workday for Bridge starts at 7 a.m. with a quick check of email and ends somewhere between 6 and 11 p.m., depending on what she has going on at the 1/2, her labor of love. Despite this workaholic existence, Bridge looks anything but haggard or rundown. To the contrary, she has an understated glamour about her. Her menswear-inspired wardrobe, complete with neckties, is crisp and pressed, and her chestnut eyes are bright and engaged.

While her diet consists largely of takeout food, she manages to maintain an enviably trim physique and creamy complexion. She wears her luxuriant, mahogany-colored hair long, with thick bangs that she often pushes to the side when she speaks. Bridge jokes that her hair hides her ever-present Bluetooth, which makes it look as though she’s always talking to herself.

But she’s listening, too. At a recent condo showing, Bridge demonstrated

her knack for understanding her buyers’ tastes. The first property, a one-bedroom unit in a historic Victorian building, had a disjointed layout, textured wallpaper and few right angles to be found. Bridge knew the buyer had lived in mostly modern buildings and might find the space cumbersome. She suggested a more conventional unit in a building down the street — a “dope space,” she called it — might work better. She was right. The buyer perked up when she saw the sleek kitchen and new hardwood flooring.

With a schedule that leaves little time for leisure, Bridge admits balance isn’t one of her strong suits. But when it comes to her clients, “If you want me, I’m committed,” she says. Last year she scheduled an open house for a client on Halloween and spent the evening in the South End home passing out candy to trick-or-treaters. The house sold just days after it was listed.

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$7500 for first-time homebuyers. A year later, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expanded that credit by $500. The credit does not apply to single people with incomes of $125,000

Apparently, say Vermont real estate professionals, the money is working to bring people into the market.

Statistically, says realtor Chris von Trapp of Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, the credit has “done its job.” New home sales are lagging, but existing homes in the low to middle price range are moving. Two years ago, 30 percent of von Trapp’s buyers indicated they were firsttimers; this year, that figure has climbed to 53 percent. “It doesn’t get any better than this with low interest rates and the stimulus,” von Trapp says.

In October and November 2009, just before the credit was extended, area real estate agents saw a huge rush in the number of first-time homebuyers seriously looking to purchase property.

People wanted to get the $8000 to which they were entitled. Bob Hill, vice president of the Vermont Association of Realtors, is seeing the same crazed house hunting now, as first-timers realize they have just 60 days to get a house under contract.

After a drop-off in sales in December and January — historically slow months for real estate — interest in the market from new homebuyers rose to fever pitch, Hill claims. “The point of the credit was to get people off the sidelines jordan silverman

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osh Slocum looked for his first many first-time homebuyers who have house for more than six months taken advantage of the government’s before he found the one. The effort to help spur the sluggish hous140-year-old Cape Cod in ing market. It’s difficult to measure the Winooski wasn’t huge — about 1000 precise impact of the program, but local square feet — but it was just what he wanted.

Slocum, 35, organized his financing and put an offer on the house Emma Mulvaney-Stanak last January. Because it was a short sale — a sale whose proceeds are less than the balance owed on the property’s loan — the seller’s bank got involved, and it took a while for Slocum’s offer to be approved.

When he finally closed on the property in August, Slocum, the executive director of the South Burlingtonbased nonprofit Funeral Consumers Alliance, realized the closing costs and the costs of initial repairs were a little more than he could handle. But his status as a first-time homebuyer qualified him for the $8000 federal credit.

Knowing that he’d have that money coming his way, Slocum felt real estate agents and market watchers comfortable borrowing from friends to say it’s definitely having an effect.

When compared to the cost of a cover the closing costs and those basic new, entry-level home in this market repairs.

Three months after he filed for his — somewhere in the neighborhood of credit, Slocum received an $8000 check $250,000 — eight grand doesn’t seem in the mail, signed by Uncle Sam. “It felt like very much. But when a new buyer like the Publishers Clearinghouse,” he has drained his or her savings for the recalls. “But it wasn’t like it was play down payment and is living lean after money.” That cash went straight to the paying for inspections, repairs and the friends who helped him out. What was closing, the extra cash is a nice little left over went into a kitty for future boost. Slocum doubts that he could have bought his home without it. home repairs.

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and get them to make a decision,” Hill the community and someone else will says. “It’s definitely working. Houses benefit from the credit,” she says.

Meredith Haff, a first-timer from under $250,000 are moving.”

While the Vermont Real Estate Stowe who works as the marketing diInformation Network doesn’t have rector at Concept2, plans on using her exact numbers of first-time homebuyer credit to “replenish the reserve,” which sales in the state, Kathy Sweeten, the was drained shortly after she purchased organization’s executive vice president, her condo. She spent the first six months confirms that sales activity in Vermont painting her place and making it her has shot up in the last couple of months. own. The credit, which she hopes to In 2008, 789 single-family homes were get in a couple months, will go toward sold in Chittenden County. Last year, that reimbursing herself.

Like Slocum and Mulvaney-Stanak, number jumped to 889. She attributes the increase not only to the tax credit Haff, 31, was pushed to take the plunge but to the fact that home prices have in part because of the credit. It was the stabilized in the region and the housing incentive she needed to make a move inventory is good. “We definitely have a now rather than wait around. “Knowing some of that money might come back healthy market here,” Sweeten says.

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak knows that to me made it seem less of a scary deal,” Haff says. Not to be true. When only does she have she began look$8000 coming her ing to buy her first way, but she also home last summer, has the satisfaction entry-level housing of knowing she did was being snatched her part to stimulate up as soon as it was the economy. Like put on the market. all home purchases, As the tax credit Haff’s had a modest window began trickle-down effect closing, it became on the economy. harder to find an But cumulative affordable property. housing sales help When she finally keep realtors, real landed on a house BoB Hill, V. P. of VE rmoN t estate attorneys and she could afford, ASSociAtioN of rEAltor S mortgage brokers in she pounced on it. business and inspire “I offered the asking price,” she says. “I just had to throw confidence in the market.

Increased activity due to the credit, open the checkbook because I was worand to historically low interest rates, has ried it would get snatched up.”

The opportunity was so good she a downside, though — first-time homegave up her seat on the city council to buyers in the region may find it hard to take advantage of it; she had lived in locate a property in the low to middle Burlington’s Ward 2, but the new place price range. The average length of time was in Ward 3. When she moved, she a two-bedroom home sits on the market was required to step down. Last Tuesday, is just 60 days, von Trapp says, making it her new neighbors voted her back on a true seller’s market.

Most houses under $300,000 are the council, representing Ward 3.

The 29-year-old closed on her two- getting multiple offers, and many of bedroom house in Burlington’s Old them are selling for the asking price.

North End right before Thanksgiving That means first-timers have to get agand says she is looking forward to get- gressive if they’re going to land in their ting her $8000 check. The credit, she dream house. Average buyers in that says, will “accelerate the exciting part price range lose the first two properties of home ownership.” She plans on using they think about putting a bid on.

“If you walk into the one and it’s the part of the money to redo her bathroom, which, she reasons, will help the local one,” von Trapp advises, “you have to economy. “I’m putting money back into buy it today.” m

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wasn’t looking for a new house. I thought I was perfectly happy in the 800-square-foot “single-family” home I’d occupied for 20 years in Burlington’s Old North End. Working upwards of 60 hours a week for 15 years, I couldn’t realistically maintain much more than a flophouse.

And this one was truly “affordable.”

I purchased it in 1992 for $82,000, and the mortgage payments were small and short lived. That made it easy to overlook the European-sized kitchen appliances and the absence of doors, sunlight and a guest room. All the utilities combined cost me less than 300 bucks a month.

I made improvements over the years — backyard garden, deck, shed, new furnace — but there’s only so much you can do with a one-bedroom, one-bathroom post-grad pad. Any significant change would have triggered a domino effect of expensive upgrades and unpleasant choices: between the wisteria and the would-be woodstove, between the locust tree and the imaginary exercise room.

I couldn’t find the time or energy to think beyond “starter home.”

So I didn’t. Until last summer, when I was biking home from work one Saturday and decided to turn onto Lakeview Terrace. It’s my favorite street in the city — three blocks of dense, mixed housing on a bluff overlooking the lake, behind Burlington College. In the old days, soot from the Moran Plant lowered the rents.

But since the industrial harbor has become the Burlington Waterfront, the neighborhood has morphed into a sweet spot, an eclectic enclave of oldtimers, artists and entrepreneurs — the city’s residential sunset strip. A frequent visitor to the street, I imagined someone from the lake side would one day approach me and declare, “It seems like you belong in this neighborhood. Why don’t you take my house?”

It didn’t happen quite like that, but an unexpected for-sale sign did catch my eye.

It wasn’t the handwritten one that had been up for years, demanding $499,999 for a scary green house that Magic Hat’s Alan Newman has since bought and rebuilt. This one stood in front of a lovely, respectable, landscaped home with a killer view of Lake Champlain.

I tried to memorize the realtor’s number as I rode past, but knew I’d forget it, so I turned around. At that moment, the front door opened and a couple emerged.

“Do you live here?” I blurted. “Or are you looking to buy the place?”

They were the owners, so I asked for a quick tour. This was totally out of character for me; I was an MLS virgin who had never thought to combine the words “Burlington,” “view” and “real estate” in my mind, let alone in an Internet search.

Still, I admired the front door, with its heavy wood frame, patterned glass and old-fashioned doorbell. On the other side, I could see all the way through the house and out the back to a gorgeous perennial garden, the shimmering lake and the Adirondacks. I felt like I was beholding a spectacular altar from the entrance of a church.

Mentally, I was already moving in.

The kitchen was open, with an island and enough glass cabinets to display the

family china I’d been storing in a shed for more than a year. The living room’s built-in shelf would hold our still-growing collection of books.

The sunroom? Hadn’t I actually visualized this glassed-in chamber with radiant floor heat? A couple of years ago, in the chaos of running my business, I had consulted a professional — shrink? financial advisor? lawyer? — who asked me a simple but troubling question: “What do you want?” Meaning, if you ever manage to retire from Seven Days, where do you see yourself?

All I could come up with was an image of an older version of myself reading in a comfortable chair with an afghan draped across my legs, looking out at the lake.

This lake. This view, variations of which have been with me since I went to summer camp in the Adirondacks.

It was my dream house. Literally.

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The next day, I brought my boyfriend over to see the place. The day after that, I made an offer. They turned it down.

A “down economy” brings its own special pressures. Everyone thought I should be “getting a deal,” but I thought the asking price was fair. Should I gamble and risk losing the house? Or proceed as if there were no recession, knowing that, in better times, the house would most certainly have sold to a buyer more motivated and moneyed than me?

While I was trapped in the hell of cognitive dissonance, I kept myself mentally prepared to stay where I was. Part of me wanted that to happen, I think, because leaving the old house felt like a betrayal of my history: All my memories were there.

Also, this new house might be just too conspicuously fancy for a Saturn driver, and the move promised to be incredibly disruptive. When was I supposed to find the time to sort through, pack up and transport all my things?

I was so ready to regret the outcome, I never considered that this totally spontaneous decision could turn out to be one of the best of my life. When the sellers finally accepted my — third? — offer, I became at 49 years of age the

proud owner of my first grown-up house.

Ben Franklin counted a “little house well filled” among the “great riches” of life. But after 20 years, having a bit more space is kinda nice.

The old house, which had no enclosed shelves, was packed to the rafters. The TV was blocking access to the closet that housed the sound system. There was no place to install a cat door, so we kept a window open upstairs — year round — knowing full well that other animals could get in that way, too. My African art had seen better days, but I couldn’t bring myself to relegate them to a moldy basement.

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either spot, I can keep a watchful eye on my new best friend: Lake Champlain.

I now realize I wasn’t a very keen observer of Burlington’s signature natural attraction, despite cavorting in and on it for years. Like the majority of Burlingtonians, I’d seen many more sunsets than sunrises, mostly in the summer.

My exposure to the lake was almost always curtailed by wind, cold, darkness or fatigue. Mine was a Boathouse kayaker’s view.

What do you notice when you can comfortably observe Champlain at all hours of day and night? Sunsets last forever — like, an hour. Where the sun goes down changes dramatically in the course of a month. The morning

light on the Adirondacks makes them look close enough to touch, especially in the winter. You know the lake is in the process of freezing when a pattern of cotton balls of vapor rises over the water. “Moon sets” get a lot less press than do sunsets, but they’re just as awesome.

For years, I never really saw the lake. Now I can’t stop looking at it.

Surveying it every morning puts things in perspective — historically, geographically, evolutionarily. And it’s entertaining. Like a fire, it’s constantly changing, and I don’t want to miss a single stray ray or cool cloud formation. If I happen to notice the sunset from my office window, from which I

can see a wedge of sky, I wish I were seeing the whole show from home.

This same yearning goes for the house itself, which occupies that crazy place in the brain reserved for new lovers. When I’m at work, I think about the place with a combination of longing and excitement. I can’t wait to see it again, and imagine what I’m going to do once I get there. Dishes. Laundry.

Reading. Hot tub. Soaking under a night sky in winter is like a massage — something you don’t think you need until you’ve had one.

My friends and relatives are convinced this is a positive development — they lobbied hard to make this house thing happen. But I wonder if they’ve

noticed I’m not calling as much, not going out, and not really having people over. It’s because I can’t get enough of the house, which still feels like a really nice hotel from which I never want to check out.

Either I’m going nuts, or I really needed this.

I’ve had to make a couple of business trips since we moved. Both times the plane was angled so I could see the house from the air. I used to worry about crashing, but my prayers to the JetBlue gods have simplified: Just deliver me back to my house so I can spend a bit more time there. After all the sunsets I’ve missed, I’m finally seeing the light. m

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ack in 1973, Bill Bartels Garden Island, the larger of the two islands at left was thumbing through the New York Times when he saw an ad for a private island for sale in Vermont.

He phoned the listing agent and learned the property was on Garden Island, a Lake Champlain hideaway off the coast of Charlotte believed to have been the summer retreat of President William Howard Taft.

The compound had a “main house” with exquisite woodwork and original 1800s fireplaces, along with five cottages — all with electricity, water and septic — set on 30 acres nestled around a protected waterfront.

Bartels and two business partners — brothers Robert and James Brown — hopped a plane from New York to Burlington the next day to investigate the rare find.

“We had a rowboat and a little five-horsepower motor, and we plowed across in early March — there were some broken ice floes still there,” Bartels recalls.

“We got on the island and found there was just a very amazing place. Everything was boarded up and dusty and musty, but (The retreat takes up most, but not all, we all recognized the true magic of the of the island, which also has three small, place.” independently owned properties.)

Bartels and the Browns, then young That asking price buys not just the men in their thirties, loved the prop- six houses, but a Victorian “viewing erty. They spent two years putting the tower,” a pontoon boat, three tractors, financing together, then bought it for a winch house, kayaks, a gazebo, four $150,000. rowboats, steel-frame docks and loads of Now, 35 years later, with their children Adirondack chairs. In short, everything grown, the owners have put the island needed to run a summertime retreat retreat on the market at a price as big as that has been luring vacationers to its the bathtub once used by President Taft: secluded, sandy shores for years. $7.9 million. The estate’s $19,652 yearly Question is, in today’s market, will it property tax bill is just as eye-popping. sell?

Garden Island is currently the third most expensive property on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) maintained by the Vermont Real Estate Information Network. Only a palatial $16 million estate on Upper Springs Road in Stowe and the 1900-acre Smokeshire Valley Preserve retreat in Chester, listed at $14.5 million, boast higher asking prices.

It’s among several multimillion-dollar Vermont properties that have languished unsold for months while a battered real estate market struggles to recover. To the south, in Dover, a 36-acre private

resort with a nine-hole golf course, priced at $3.2 million, has been on the market almost two years. A 90-acre property in Londonderry listed at $4.9 million — which has three houses, a pool, ponds, tennis courts and “meandering trails” — has been listed for about 640 days.

The Garden Island retreat went on the market last May. Eight prospective buyers have toured the island, though none has yet made an offer, listing agent Debbie Fortier says.

“This recession has affected people from all walks of life,” says Fortier, an agent with Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate in Middlebury. “It has slowed the market down considerably for second homes, as this would be.”

Once a series of individually owned beachfront strips, the Garden Island land was bought, sold and consolidated throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1947, an orthopedic surgeon from Bristol, David Bosworth, and his family purchased the property. A church group owned another portion of the island until recently. It was the Bosworths who sold the retreat to Bartels and the Browns in 1975.

Bartels and Robert Brown, who grew up childhood friends in New York City, now helm the international retail marketing and merchandising company SPAR Group Inc., with Brown as chairman and Bartels as vice chairman.

James Brown is a lawyer who lives in the Boston area. Garden Island’s main house, Maple House, was the summer getaway for Bartels, the Brown brothers and their families for more than three decades.

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“Whole generations of partners’ say. Fortier looked at islands that sold children have grown up on the island, in Maine, New Hampshire and New kids crawling around on the deck,” says York for “comparables.” She also looked Bartels. for clues on the website privateislands The real estate brochure for Garden online.com, where she advertised the Island describes it as the ideal place to Garden Island estate. But nothing of“laze away” the summer. Maple House fered an exact match. is a classic Victorian summer cottage “Not many of these islands have six with six bedrooms, three refrigerators, homes on them,” she notes. a wraparound porch, parquet floors, a Privately owned Champlain islands game room and three bathrooms — one of any kind rarely come up for sale — of which includes Taft’s oversized tub. maybe once every 10 years, by one realThe other five cottages — Cedar, Oak, Birch, Pine and Willow — were mostly built between 1900 and the 1950s and feature screenedin porches, decks and fireplaces.

With a septic system and electricity fed from the mainland by underwater cable, Garden Island is a bit more developed than most Champlain islands, realtors say. But it maintains a rustic flavor. The houses aren’t insulated. Drinking water comes from the lake and is purified using ultraviolet filters. Guests arrive by a pontoon boat that takes eight minutes to cross Converse Bay. The aquatic shuttle service, which provides a couple of summer jobs for college students, is available to guests 24/7 as long as they stay.

Over the years, the island’s dramatic cliffs and impressive mountain views have lured a mix of newlyweds, families and minor celebrities, such as CBS News anchor Charles Osgood and a team doctor for the New York Rangers. Winter on Garden Island The cottages fetch rates that range from $1270 to $2730 per week, and they fill up fast: Summer 2010 is already 80 percent tor’s guess. Fish Bladder Island, a speck booked, Bartels says. of land between South Hero and Milton, Bartels says he and his partners de- sold for more than $1 million to a couple cided to sell after getting a slightly “ag- from Greenwich, Conn., in 2005, two gressive” sales pitch from Debbie Fortier years before a devastating fire reduced and Ray Fortier, also a realtor at Coldwell the island’s historic lodge to a pile of Banker. It’s somewhat “difficult” to think smoldering ruins. about selling the island property after so long, he adds, but “life goes on.”

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For the Seven Days Real Estate Issue, we sought out some local kitchens that were designed to meet their owners’ unique needs. One effortlessly combines elegance with livability, while the other two integrate indoor spaces with the outdoors.

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Anna Rosenblum Palmer, Steven Palmer and their two young sons live on the windswept Lake Champlain shore in Shelburne. Their contemporary cedarshingled home — with a breathtaking view of the waves — looks like something out of a magazine. In fact, it is: The house, designed by Essex Junction architect Michael Minadeo, was featured in the May/June 2008 issue of Design New England.

Although it boasts a five-burner gas stove, extra-wide range and fancy stainless-steel fridge, the Palmer kitchen isn’t one of those austere rooms best suited for cocktail parties. After all, it was designed with family in mind.

Take, for instance, the cherrywoodtopped counter that functions both as a work surface and a kitchen table.

“Granite is practical and easy to clean,” Rosenblum Palmer says. “But I didn’t want a stone counter, because my family practically lives at this counter, and I wanted it to feel like home.” Plus, she continues, “I like the surfaces I use all the time to take on what I call ‘the patina of life.’”

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Standing with a lease in hand, crysTal MaDErIa, owner of kIsMET in Montpelier, prepared to make a leap: She was about to move her sweet little breakfast-and-lunch café from out-of-the-way Barre Street to a bigger downtown location. But something stopped her, and it sounds a little like, well, kismet. When her contractor failed to keep their appointment, Maderia realized the new space would never be ready in time for the busy catering season.

So, instead of relocating, Maderia decided to do more with her current spot. This summer she’ll partner with around a dozen guest chefs, some local and some from afar, to offer a series of dinners. Kismet’s visitors will range from famed West Coast wildcrafter Iso Rabins — who will spend several weeks in residence — to MaTThEw BIloDEau of the nearby Black Door Bar anD BIsTro. To make room for more cooks in the kitchen, Maderia is turning Kismet’s basement into a workspace. Soon she hopes to contract with a charcuterie expert who can use part of it for curing ham and bacon for diners’ breakfasts.

Another upcoming project: giving longtime employee alExIs hurlEy, 21, a chance to spread her wings. “She’s going to start a mini taco shop at Kismet,” Maderia says.

Every Tuesday night beginning in June, Hurley and her friends will dish up a small menu of Mexican specialties made entirely from scratch. “There will be three or four tacos and two or three higher-end, more exquisite specials,” says Maderia.

The restaurateur says there’s a simple rationale behind her various space-sharing schemes: “Montpelier really needs more variety, but there’s not enough business to support five more concepts.” By ushering new chefs into her kitchen, Maderia hopes to give them a place where they can experiment without risking their nest eggs. Call it community service.

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The Green Mountain Opera Festival threw itself a classy — and culinary — fundraiser Sunday evening at Waitsfield’s rounD Barn. In addition to a short program of selected tunes performed by soprano Lori Phillips and bass Erik Kroncke, the Round Barn’s cookIng FroM ThE hEarT caterers served up a Scottish dinner. The seemingly unusual choice was inspired by the GMOF’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor, coming up in June at the Scotch Pie

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with white-linened tables elegantly appointed with flowers and candles. Happily, the dinner experience didn’t reflect the opera’s tragedy, either. The well-portioned three-course menu began with Cullen Skink. The classic Scottish chowder with house-smoked Finnan Haddie (haddock) was fragrant, perfectly seasoned and creamily delicious.

Next came Scotch Pie, a lamb-and-beef mincemeat concoction topped with “mashed tatties” and horseradish sauce. Though the pastry was rather stiff, the filling was delicately flavored with a pleasingly smooth texture. The sauce gave the dish a wee bite.

Dessert — a Warm Pear and Whisky-Spiked Trifle — was architecturally impressive, with layers of rosemary and sea-salt Scottish shortbreads, bits of poached pear, melted chocolate, and rich Vermont mascarpone. The stack collapsed at the touch of a fork, however, as the shortbreads were hard and the other ingredients mushy.

I would have welcomed a tad more chocolate — or, for that matter, pear.

It’s a small quibble about an engaging menu that I was relieved to learn did not include Scotland’s most notorious dish, haggis, or require me to wear plaid.

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Greater Burlington has at least 10 Vietnamese restaurants. Currently, this abundance doesn’t extend far outside the city’s environs, but that’s changing. On February 27, annaM rEsTauranT, the first Vietnamese spot in St. Albans, opened its doors.

“Most of our customers love Vietnamese food but had to travel at least 30 minutes to get it,” says server kIM lE, sister of owner Duc lE.

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The Les, who are new to the restaurant business, recommend the unique Shrimp on Sugar Cane, a dish of shrimp paste wrapped in dry tofu and cooked on a sugarcane skewer, then served over vermicelli. There’s Vietnamese-style marinated salmon or tilapia, too.

Annam also has bubble tea in flavors such as mango, latte and bright purple taro.

The refreshing sips are popular, Kim claims. “Customers like it,” she says. “We just have to get them used to the black tapioca balls.”

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When MIchEllE TruDEll received an email from a cITy MarkET rep with a request to carry her baked goods, she was excited, then worried.

The owner of My lITTlE cupcakE, a popular purveyor of the miniature desserts at the Williston and Winooski farmers markets, is also a fulltime employee of DynapowEr corporaTIon. “It’s going to get crazy, I think,” she says.

In addition to performing the complicated feat of balancing her day job, weekend market visits and catering, Trudell will start delivering her tiny treats to City Market on Thursday. Since she’s already baking in bulk, the Westford resident also plans to supply swEET clovEr MarkET in Essex.

Trudell kicks off her relationship with City Market in style this Saturday. A product demo from 3 to 6 p.m. will introduce shoppers to her Vanilla Squared, Chocolate Squared, Red Velvet and limebased Margarita flavors. Will the former army cook expand further? “I want to get Sweet Clover and City Market down pat first,” she says.

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That patina is certainly unavoidable when you let tots help with the cooking.

Many mornings, Rosenblum Palmer explains, her 4-year-old whips up his own oatmeal with just a tiny bit of help.

Both he and his 3-year-old brother “use words like savory and tangy” to describe foods, she says proudly.

Committed localvores, the Palmer parents split the work of turning the ingredients they get from farm shares into simple, delicious meals. “We’ve got [frozen] pigs and cows downstairs,” she notes. “We do a lot of roasting.”

That roasting, combined with plenty of baking, is the reason Rosenblum Palmer dreams of making one major change to the kitchen. “I wish I had a second oven,” she says.

thE Bright NEw worlD of cuStom lightiNg Hanging from a white chain in the corner of Maryline Scaviner’s Montréal atelier are the bones of a work in progress: a silver hook fastened to a fist-sized metal disc, and a slender wand with a knob at the bottom. These meager metal beginnings give no hope of glamour, no indication of the swoop and sparkle that will delight the homeowner who commissioned it. The skeleton will become a one-of-a-kind crystal chandelier, destined for a dining room in Québec.

Scaviner, slim and smiling in black boots with fine, silver hair, started her company, Monts et Cristaux, five years ago. Arriving in Montréal from Africa, she missed the continent’s lush colors. When she couldn’t find a lighting fixture that fit the bill, she designed one. She has since created chandeliers for kitchens, dining rooms, restaurants and even a prestigious French aperitif.

Her personalized approach to lighting makes Scaviner the go-to person for cooks and decorators throughout North America.

After meeting with a client in the space where the fixture will hang, she determines its size and shape. The one hanging in the corner of her atelier will have a traditional form: round, with a half dozen upswept arms, tapered columns holding clear bulbs, and graceful sweeps of crystal pendants, beads and attenuated drops.

A lamp like this would be at home in a formal dining room with a temperature-controlled wine cave and a cook who makes impeccable sauces.

When a kitchen is modern, materials may lean toward industrial: chain mail, either in sheets or single strands, recycled aluminum, LED lights. Shapes are crisp and linear — a column of glittering crystal, for instance, suspended by silver chains from a laser-cut aluminum crown and illuminated from within.

Color is Scaviner’s muse, and she hand-dyes her European crystals. A striking green chandelier called “Le Vert” contains a multitude of beaded ropes that glimmer as they spill from rich green bobeches — patterned glass bowls that hold the lamps. Small pearls stud the ropes, and reflect soft, white light, in contrast to the shimmering chartreuse pendants suspended below them. Imagine beneath it a long wooden table, set with linen, fine porcelain and ivory-handled knives.

Scaviner’s most recent kitchen assignment featured stainless-steel appliances and walls, and counters of gray and white marble. In addition to light, the room needed color.

Scaviner’s solution placed the chandelier against a metal wall, and brightened the space with a mix of gray and turquoise crystal.

For the makers of the French aperitif, pineau des Charentes, Scaviner combined textured bronze balls with crystal beads and faceted pendants, which she dyed gold to match the wine. The company featured the fixture in a print ad, replacing 12 white candelabras with glasses of pineau.

In the dining room of Le Cosmos, a Québec restaurant and bar, she strung 1000 crystals of different sizes and colors around an antique Spanish chandelier. Beneath, diners sit in Louis XVI chairs.

When restaurants or homeowners have Monts et Cristaux chandeliers, their guests are treated to a feast before the food is even served.

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Like many dedicated cooks, Maxine Longmuir and Graham Hewison built their kitchen around their oven. But they went one step further — they built their business around it, too. The Warren couple own AGA at the Sugartree Inn, an eclectically appointed bed-andbreakfast on the Sugarbush Access Road.

For the uninitiated, an AGA is a Shropshire-made cast-iron oven/range combo that uses radiant heat to cook Sunday roasts, boil water for tea and warm wet mittens in the winter. The heat comes from a central propane-fueled burner and is apportioned to four ovens and two ranges. Each oven — for roasting, baking, simmering and warming — runs at a different temperature, as do the simmering and boiling plates. Once an AGA is turned on, it stays on. It remains pleasantly warm to the touch all hours of the day and can heat a room or two with ease. The cookers are staples in British country houses and posh London flats, and are nearly impossible to find in the U.S. Which is why Longmuir and Hewison, who are as British as bubble and squeak and Branston pickle, brought one with them when they moved to Vermont from London: Longmuir couldn’t imagine running a B&B without her AGA. “It’s my baby,” she says proudly. The couple love their AGA so much, they incorporated it into the name of their business with the blessing of the parent company.

Longmuir, who does all the cooking at the inn, remembers when Gill Faldo, ex-wife of Graham Hewison and professional golfer Nick Faldo, introduced her Maxine Longmuir to the AGA in the mid-1990s. Never before had she tasted food with such flavor, she recalls.

Because there is no open flame or electric heat source within the AGA’s oven compartments, food doesn’t dry out. Longmuir says, whereas a mushroom would become desiccated and shriveled in a regular oven, in an AGA the fungus would end up juicy and succulent.

“There is no better way to cook food,” she contends.

Once you buy an AGA and have it installed in your kitchen, it’s there for life. Since they weigh nearly a ton and take two days for a certified technician to put together, if you move, the AGA stays. “I cried leaving my AGA [in England],” Longmuir admits.

But now Longmuir has a new cooker, affectionately called Mrs. Bridges after the cook in the British sitcom “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Mrs. Bridges occupies a large section of real estate in the inn’s kitchen, where the cream-and-black beauty churns out bowls of organic oatmeal for breakfast and bakes up batches of scones for afternoon teas. But she (no, the AGA is not an “it”) isn’t used for her cooking skills alone. “She does my ironing as well,” Longmuir says.

Mrs. Bridges’ services don’t come cheap. A four-oven AGA like Longmuir’s costs between $12,000 and $15,000 and uses about $5 worth of propane a day. But it’s worth it for the couple, who say more than a few guests have left vowing to get an AGA of their own. “It’s become a real focal point of our operation,” Hewison says. “Everyone is captivated by it. It just becomes the heart of the home.”

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fuel, she says, “It’s only worth it when we’re feeding a bunch of people. It’s an activity.”

When she owns her own place, Cayenne is certain she’ll build a similar structure. “You can do it over the course of a summer and put in a few hours per week,” she says. “It’s a recreational activity and very affordable.”

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needed to “build a tangible product as part of my project,” she explains. Her father suggested they work together to construct a wood-fired oven beside their Charlotte house.

The finished product is a domed clay oven made almost entirely of locally sourced materials. Mark notes that it resembles a smaller version of the ones used at American Flatbread. He also claims it’s the only unusual thing about the cooking setup at the farmhouse.

“We like to cook and stuff, but we’re not really into gadgetry,” he notes. Indoors, he continues, “We don’t even have an island.”

Now a University of Vermont student, Cayenne has her own apartment in Burlington, but a few times a year she heads home to help throw pizza parties. Because the oven requires so much make are the stuff of legends. “We’re occasionally asked to give parties for people like Dan Fogel and [famed cooking teacher and author] Madeleine Kamman,” notes Kate.

Having two complete kitchens, plus a pair of outdoor fire pits, allows the couple to show off their disparate talents. The specialized “fire kitchen,” as it’s called, boasts a wood-fired cookstove, a salvaged stone sink and a rack from which raw, whole joints of meat sometimes dangle.

The main kitchen is more conventional, sporting a dishwasher and butter-colored cupboards, but has plenty of its own attractions. Along with a collection of vintage cookbooks and copper pots, the pair displays authentic vessels from around the world, including a

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Charming 3 bedroom, 1 bath Ranch with open floor plan, hardwood floors, sunny bedrooms with spacious closets, slider to expansive back deck overlooking fenced yard, basement ready for finishing touches & oversized 1-car garage. Minutes to shopping. $193,000 Call geri reilly (802) 862-6677 || www.buyvtrealestate.com Coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman realty

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New soft top w/ lifetime warranty. 2 sets tires: Mickey Thompsons, Dick Cepek D-C1 rims. 31” radials. New exhaust, inspection. 249-7896.

1996 GMC Sonoma pickup 1 owner, adult owned and ridden. Moonlight Silver. Garage stored.

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This home boasts 3 bedrooms, but the upstairs bedroom could be divided into two, giving your family room to grow! The hardwood floors, built-ins, breakfast nook & fenced yard with new landscaping make this home hard to pass up! $249,900 Call Karen waters (802) 846-9535 || www.Karenwaters.com Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty

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BURLINGTON 2-BR $850 Spacious, quiet, clean.

High ceilings. Gas heat.

Very well maintained.

Nice neighbors. Walk to downtown. Assigned off-street parking.

Professionally managed. 802-658-3053.

For Rent 3-BR Burlington Sunny, quiet, short walk to downtown, waterfront. New everything, W/D, off-street parking, safe neighborhood, respectful landlords.

NS/cats OK. Avail. now. $1275/mo.+ utils.

802-316-7856.

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1-BR, $850/mo., 2-BR, $966/mo., 3-BR, $1179/mo. Incl. heat & HW! Fitness center, media room & covered parking! Pets allowed!

Income requirements: 1 person less than $31,740/yr.; 2 people combined less than $36,300; 3 people combined less than $40,800. EHO ADA. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-655-1810.

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BURLINGTON 3 BR Freshly painted, excellent condition. Lg. BRs. Walking distance to downtown/waterfront.

Off-street parking for 3 cars. On-site W/D. $1595/mo. + utils. Avail. now. 802-598-8782, lylemacartney@yahoo. com.

Burlington 3-BR house, sunny, clean, well maintained, newly painted, efficient gas heat, quiet neighborhood, easy walk to UVM/FAHC/ downtown. NS/pets. $1800/mo. + utils. Avail.

June 1. 802-864-5657.

Burlington 2-BR luxury apt.

Cathedral ceilings, fans, HDWD, skylights. Newly renovated. $1800/ mo. incl. heat, water, rubbish. W/D. Avail. Mar. 1. 802-922-5717.

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Village Haven is the area’s newest neighborhood.

Now under construction! Enjoy open floorplans, private yards, quality built “Green” construction, and a wonderful location in the heart of the Village of Essex Junction! Prices starting at $258,000.

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12:25:38 PM Real Estate031010.indd 1 Burlington3/8/10 Dousevicz Colchester Ft. Ethan Allen Spacious Marketplace 1-BR on bus line, studio. Avail. Apr. 1. parking, W/D, clean & $755/mo. + utils. NS/ quiet. NS/pets. Avail. pets. 802-922-8518. now. 802-655-4574 or 802-655-3090.

Burlington Single room, Hill FREE RENT in Section, on bus line.

Montpelier No cooking. Linens In exchange for house furnished. 802-862help. Refs. requested.

2389. Call between 2-6 Walking distance from p.m. downtown. Spacious, NS household, pet Burlington/ friendly, w/ fenced Downtown backyard. Email patp@ Apt./studio/office. sover.net.

1 block from Church St. Unique, efficient, Immaculate 1 BR w/ modern layout, custom utils. finishes. $1500/mo. +.

600+ sq.ft. modern, Lease. Refs. 802-658well built, pullout sofa, 0355, lv. msg. high-speed Internet, mostly furnished, Essex, Charming 3+2, 1st./last mos. rent + sec. ground level dep. Avail. immediately, Spacious BRs, 2 BAs, flexible lease, $950/mo. recently refurbished, abradford58@gmail. avail. June 1, year lease. com.

W/D provided. Offstreet parking. 1 mile from Champlain College. Jeffersonville Main Street $1575/mo. Barbzmail@ 3-BR house, all wbhsi.net. appliances, attached garage, off-street Colchester parking. $1395/mo. incl.

2-BR mobile home. utils. w/ reasonable All appliances, onsite use. Dep. req. No pets. storage, lg. quiet lot, 802-644-8944.

2-car parking. Ready now. $900/mo. 1-800339-6417.

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Charming Chalet in the country on 5 wooded acres. New metal roof, 2 new wood stoves, new hardwood floors & carpet, new insulation. Filled with sunlight, toasty cellar workshop, huge 14 x 16 screened porch, gazebo and outdoor fire pit. $215,000 Call Jessica Bridge 802.233.9817 || RE/MAX North Professionals Jessica@RealEstateVT.com

REMAX-fletcher-031010.indd 12:38:34 PM 1 Lake House3/8/10 weekly 3 BRs, lg. screened-in porch, DW, W/D, newly renovated, on Lake Rd. in Milton. Lg. yard, lake frontage, dock. $1500/ wk. Jeane, 802-5223826.

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Mallets Bay 1 BR Avail. May 1. Bright, quiet, spacious. Quality finish. NS/pets. Close to beach, bike path. $850/mo. incl. all utils.

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Richmond 1-BR, LR, loft, high ceilings, beautiful & sunny. Parking garage.

W/D hookups. All HDWD floors. $900/mo. + utils.

802-434-3095.

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RoomMate Wanted S. Burlington house Share my house in 3-BR, 1.5-BA in quiet 1 Colchester Village. 16t-robbiehh100709.indd neighborhood close to Private entrance & BA. Red Rocks Park & the $800/mo. incl. utils. lake. $1600/mo. + utils. (heat, lights, cable, wirNS appreciated, pets erless Internet access). negotiable. 863-6299, Gary, 802-355-8591. lv. msg.

S. Burlington Condo 2 BRs, 1.5 BAs; $1350/ mo.; 33 Harbor View; walk-in closet; jet tub; full basement; gas heat; garage w/ remote; NS/ pets; avail. Apr. 1. Dave, 865-0303.

Shelburne 2nd floor, unfurnished, 4-BR, HDWD, W/D, gas heat. NS/dogs.

Lease, dep., refs. req. $1300/mo. Avail. Mar. 1. 802-999-9844 or

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Underhill Refurbished country home in scenic 8 acres.

Close to Smugglers Notch, 2-BR, fireplace, wood stove, W/D, DW, snow removal. $1100/ mo. No pets. 802-3631657.

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52 Drew Street, 5-BR, 2-BA, 2225 sq.ft. Fixer upper.

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Nice 3 bedroom ranch on corner lot in the New North End. Freshly painted and new roof. Still time to take advantage of first-time home buyer credit.

Appraised value. $217,000.

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Not a drive-by! Move-in ready! 3-BR, 2.5-BA, total living area 2600 sq.ft. (incl. finished basement), 2-car attached garage, natural gas, fenced yard, many recent upgrades. $274,900.

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1800 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 9:32:40 AM 2/15/10FSBO-freedner021710.indd 1 baths. DSL & Dish. Minutes to skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and river. Easy commute to Burlington area. 1/2 acre and lg. barn. $225,900.

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Newly constructed,3/8/10 2:46:48 PM energy efficient salt-box on 21 acres in Craftsbury, Vermont. Establilshed gardens, shed/barn w/hayloft, chicken coop, deep well.

8 acres pasture, 13 acres wooded. Dead-end road. $188,500. 802-586-7771.

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Cozy three bedroom Cape

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Cambridge cape built in 4:33:33 PM 3/8/10 2003, approx. 1500 sq.ft.

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Hearthstone Tribute wood stove. Great neighbors.v10 minutes from Smugglers Notch. $253,000. 802310-6366, 802-598-7297, 802-644-8083.

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April 1, $800/mo. + deposit. Tenant pays utils. 363-2287.

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Why pay more for new Maternity, when you can save so much buying it gently used! Check out my website or simply stop in the shop for a visit. TRADING POST for little folks The Essex Town Market Place “The Red Mall” Susie Wilson Rd., Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-878-1327 tradingpost2@comcast. net Mon.-Fri 9-5 Sat. 10-4 www.tradingpostforlittlefolks.com

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On February 18, 2010, The City of Winooski, filed application #4C1065-14 for a Project generally described as: the after-the-fact construction of a 3750 sf earthen ramp at the end of the pedestrian walk within the 50-foot buffer of a Class Two wetland.

The Project is located on Main Street and East Allen Street in the City of Winooski, Vermont.

The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications.

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for

review at the Winooski Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 110 West Canal Street, Winooski, and the office listed below.

The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database,” selecting “Entire Database,” and entering the case number above.

No hearing will be held unless, on or before March 23, 2010, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by March 23, 2010.

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

Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 1st day of March, 2010.

By /s/ Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5658 E/ peter.keibel@state. vt.us

sevendaysvt.com/classifieds ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On February 22, 2010, Burlington Hotel Investment Group, LLC and Rita St. Gelais, filed application #4C0288-145 for a Project generally described as: the combination of two lots, removal of the existing farmhouse, construction of a 4,520 sf restaurant with 175 seats and converting the existing 5,222 sf. restaurant into a retail space.

The Project is located on Lower Mountain View Drive in the Town of Colchester, Vermont.

The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications.

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Colchester Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 110 West Canal Street, Winooski, and the office listed below.

The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database,” selecting “Entire Database,” and entering the case number above.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the

No hearing will be held unless, on or before March 23, 2010, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for

law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings, advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels her or she has encountered discrimination should contact: HUD Office of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309 — OR — Vermont Human Rights Commission 135 State St., Drawer 33 Montpelier, VT 05633-6301 800-416-2010 Fax: 802-828-2480

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a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

By /s/ Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5658 E/ peter.keibel@state. vt.us

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by March 23, 2010.

On February 18, 2010, Champlain College Incorporated filed application # 4C0515-12 for a project generally described as

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

Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 26th day of February, 2010.

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A., SECTIONS 6001 - 6092

The renovation and conversion of the former carriage barn on the Perry Hall property to a student computer lab.

There is no associated parking in conjunction with the Project. The project is located at 251 South Willard Street in the City of Burlington, VT. The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications.

Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Burlington Town Of-

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The application and proposed permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the case number above.

No hearing will be held unless, on or before Monday, March 22, 2010, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordina-

tor at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by Monday, March 22, 2010.

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

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 24th day of February, 2010.

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By /s/ Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5662 E/ stephanie.monaghan@state.vt.us PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance PROPOSED ZA-09-11 & ZA-10-04 through ZA-10-06 Miscellaneous Amendments and Corrections Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4441 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington Planning Commission to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance.

The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 6, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm in the Community Room of the Police Station, 1 North Avenue, Burlington, VT.

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Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 4444(b): (1) The purpose of the proposed amendments is to revise the City’s zoning regulations to: a) ZA-09-11 Fuel Station Minimum Off-Street Requirements – Modify Table 8.1.8-1 to change fuel station off-street parking requirements to one fueling space on each side of a pump and four queuing spaces per pump island; and, b) ZA-10-04 Design Review Overlay District– Clarify Section 4.5.1 so that the RM-W and RL-W districts are also included in the list of areas covered; and, c) ZA-10-05 Tree Maintenance Plan – Modify Sec. 3.1.2 to include reference to the tree maintenance plan and add Sec. 5.5.4 for tree removal and maintenance plans criteria; and, d) ZA-10-06 Museums definition and Use Table Allowances – Modify Article 13 to expand the definition of museums and change Appendix A-Use Table to divide museums into two size categories: small museums (<10,000 sq. feet) and large museums (>10,000 sq. feet).

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(2) The proposed amendments in their entirety affect the City of Burlington as a whole.

(3) The proposed amendments affect the following sections of the Comprehensive Development Ordinance: See references in #1 above.

The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendments are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www. ci.burlington.vt.us/planning.(2) The proposed amendmens in their STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0563-09 CnC Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee RALI 2006QS14,

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Samuel J. Dimascola, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc. And Occupants residing at 3064-3066 T. Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Homecomings Financial Network, Inc. to Samuel J. Dimascola dated September 13, 2006 and recorded in Volume 72, Page 301 of the Land Records of the Town of Bolton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:15 A.M. on March 23, 2010, at 3064-3066 T. Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Samuel J. Dimascola by Warranty Deed of Lee Heil and Pamela Heil dated November 23, 2004 and recorded November 30, 2004 in Volume 66, Page 187 of the Town of Bolton Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Bolton.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee RALI 2006QS14 By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S499-09 CnC HSBC Bank, USA, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset-Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-10, Plaintiff v.

Jennifer Smith And Occupants residing at 7000 Hinesburg Road a/k/a 7016 Vermont Route 116, St. George, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to Jennifer Smith dated May 2, 2007 and recorded in Volume 31, Page 270 of the Land Records of the Town of St. George, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:30 A.M. on March 24, 2010, at 7000 Hinesburg Road a/k/a 7016 Vermont Route 116, St. George, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Jennifer Smith by Warranty Deed of API Properties, LLC dated July 6, 2006 and recorded on July 8, 2006 in Volume 30 at Page 380 of the Town of St. George Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of St. George.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 18th day of February, 2010.

HSBC Bank, USA, National Association, as Trustee

306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

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

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0617-09 CnC Nationstar Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Centex Home Equity Company, LLC, Plaintiff v.

Brian D. Hanson, Shannon P. Hanson, Amy D. Hanson And Occupants residing at 1519 Williston Road, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Nationstar Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Centex Home Equity Company, LLC to Brian D. Hanson dated August 24, 2006 and recorded in Volume 761, Page 293 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 P.M. on March 24, 2010, at 1519 Williston Road, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Brian D. Hanson and Colleen Hanson by Warranty Deed of Joseph P. Kelley and Muriel R. Kelley dated February 11, 1991 and recorded in Book 303, Page 64 of the City of South Burlington Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste.

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1143-07 CnC Residential Funding Company, LLC, Plaintiff v.

Kathy L. Cote f/k/a Kathy Cote-Mahfiche And Occupants residing at 125 White Street, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Option One Mortgage Corporation to Kathy L. Cote f/k/a Kathy CoteMahfiche dated May 26, 2006 and recorded in Volume 750, Page 464 of the Land Records of the Town of South Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:30 P.M. on March 23, 2010, at 125 White Street, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Kathy CoteMahfiche (now known as Kathy L. Cote) by Warranty Deed of Dennis Mercier and Sheri Mercier dated October 29, 1999 of record at Book 465, Page 55 of the City of South Burlington Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

Residential Funding Company, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1444-09 CnC Chase Home Finance, LLC, Plaintiff v.

Dean M. Carstensen, Letitia M. Carstensen, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., General Motors Acceptance Corp., and Occupants residing at 11 Roberts Court f/k/a Lot 15, Milton, Vermont, Defendants SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION THIS SUMMONS IS DIRECTED TO: Letitia M. Carstensen

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiff has started a lawsuit against you.

A copy of the Plaintiff’s Complaint against you is on file and may be obtained at the office of the clerk of this court, Chittenden Superior Court, 175 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont.

Do not throw this paper away. It is an official paper that affects your rights.

2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. Plaintiff’s claim is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated July 17, 2002. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Milton at Volume 245, Page 43. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont.

3. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 41 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail the Plaintiff a written response called an Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first pub-

lished, which is March 10, 2010. You must send a copy of your answer to the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney, Joshua B. Lobe, located at 30 Kimball Avenue, Suite 306, South Burlington, VT 05403. You must also give or mail your Answer to the Court located at 175 Main Street, Burlington, Vermont.

4. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiff’s Complaint. In your Answer you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint.

If you believe the Plaintiff should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANSWER TO THE COURT. If you do not Answer within 41 days after the date on which this Summons was first published and file it with the Court, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for in the complaint.

6. YOU MUST MAKE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF IN YOUR REPLY. Your Answer must state any related legal claims you have against the Plaintiff. Your claims against the Plaintiff are called Counterclaims.

If you do not make your Counterclaims in writing in your answer you may not be able to bring them up at all.

Even if you have insurance and the insurance company will defend you, you must still file any Counterclaims you may have.

7. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer.

If you cannot afford a lawyer, you should ask the court clerk for information about places where you can get free legal help. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still give the court a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

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

in Rule[s] [4(d)(l) and] 4(g) of those Rules.

This order shall be published once a week for 2 weeks beginning on March 10, 2010 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation in Chittenden County, and a copy of this summons and order as published shall be mailed to the defendant, Letitia M. Carstensen, if an address is known.

Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 24th day of February, 2010.

Hon. Helen Toor Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0497-09 CnC PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v.

Cathie Leccese And Occupants residing at 5 Clara Hill Lane, Essex, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by TD Banknorth, N.A. to Cathie Leccese dated April 27, 2007 and recorded in Volume 717, Page 182 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:30 P.M. on March 24, 2010, at 5 Clara Hill Lane, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Cathie Leccese by Deed of Thomas S. Trombley and Karen L. Trombley dated April 27, 2007 and recorded April 30, 2007 in volume 717 at page 180 in the Town of Essex Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by pay-

sevendaysvt.com/classifieds ing the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

PHH Mortgage Corporation By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0765-06 CnC Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA, Plaintiff v.

John Barnard, Christina Barnard, United State of America, State Of Vermont, Department Of Taxes G.W. Savage, Corp., Brad Lafountain, MBS Hardware & Lumber, Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. And Occupants residing at 18 Snipe Island Road, Jericho, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1031-08 CnC U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Plaintiff v.

Michael Chouinard, Lindsey S. Chouinard, Valleyfield Commons Homeowners’ Association, Inc., Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee For Fremont Investment & Loan And Occupants residing at 56 Willow Circle, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Colchester.

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

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 6609000.

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ACTIVE RETIREES GROUP MEETING: March 9, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington.

All active retirees welcome. For further information call 802864-0604. Let’s get going!

THE ADDISON COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (TCF) A nonprofit self-help bereavement support group for families that have experienced the death of a child will hold its regular meeting this Monday, Mar. 1, weather permitting, at 7 p.m. at the Hospice Volunteer Services Office located at the Marble Works (first building on the left as you enter across from the Addison Independent) in Middlebury. Info: Nancy at 388-6837 or Claire at 388-9603.

NURSING BEYOND A YEAR: Gathering for mothers and their older nurslings. Connect with other breastfeeding moms while the children play. Feb. 26, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Winooski Family Center, O’Brien Community Center, 32 Mallets Bay Ave, Winooski. A Leche League Leader is available for private conversation. Free phone support available through the month.

Info: 802-985-8228, www.llleus.org/state/ vermont/html.

AL-ALNON IN ST. JOHNSBURY: Tues. & Thurs., 7 p.m., Kingdom Recovery Center (Dr. Bob’s birthplace), 297 Summer St., St. Johnsbury. Sat., 10 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Cherry St., St. Johnsbury.

DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of February, 2010.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 There will be a public sale of personal property belonging to Robert Billings Jr. at 15 Lime Rock Road #5 South Burlington, Vt., a self storage facility, at 11:00am on 3-27-10. The sale of goods will be sold in the usual manner in any recognized market of this sort.

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NAMI CONNECTION (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Free Peer-based recovery support group for people living with or facing the challenges of mental illness. This is a group that focuses on allowing participants to share their experiences and learn from each other in a safe environment.

100% confidentiality.

BENNINGTON: Every Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant Street. BURLINGTON: Every Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street.

ESSEX JUNCTION: 2nd Saturday of the month, 2-3:30 p.m., Congregational Church, 39 Main Street.

MONTPELIER: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Kellogg-Hubbard Library, East Montpelier Room (basement).

RANDOLPH: Every Wednesday, 5-6:30 p.m., United Church, 18 N. Main Street.

RUTLAND: Every Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Wellness Center (Rutland Mental Health), 78 South Main St. ST. JOHNSBURY: Every Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church, 47 Cherry Street. 1-800639-6480, connection@ namivt.org.

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS, ACA is a 12-Step program for people that grew up in alcoholic or dysfunctional homes. We meet

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in a mutually respectful, safe environment and acknowledge our common experiences. We discover how childhood affected us in the past and influences us in the present. Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St., Burlington. For info contact Emily at 802-922-6609, emily@ intrapersonalcoaching. com.

FREE QUIT SMOKING GROUPS: Offered through the VT Quit Network Fletcher Allen Quit in Person program in your community. The 4-week groups are designed to help you quit and stay quit with a focus on tailoring a plan for you to succeed.

The program provides 8-weeks of free patches, gum, or lozenges.

Facilitated by a certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Call 847-6541 or wellness@vtmednet. org, www.vtquitnetwork.org.

SEEKING ACTIVE RETIREES: To form a social group.

Snowshoeing, theater, biking, hiking, kayaking, etc. Please call 802864-0604. Lv. msg. if no answer.

NONYMOUS (NA): Drug Problem? We Can Help. If you think you have a problem with drugs, including alcohol, give yourself a break.

Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship for individuals who have a desire to recover from the disease of

addiction. NA offers a practical and proven way to live and enjoy life without the use of drugs. To find an NA Meeting near you in Vermont or Northern New York, please go to http://www.cvana.org/ Meetinglist.pdf or call our 24-hour, toll free, confidential number, (866) 580-8718 or (802) 862-4516. For more information about NA, please go to http:// www.na.org/?ID=ipsindex and click on “>Is NA for Me? CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday at The Bagel Cafe, Ethan Allen Shopping Center, N. Ave., Burlington. Please call or visit website for location information, www.vtcfids.org or call 1-800-296-1445 or 802-660-4817 (Helaine “Lainey” Rappaport).

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous.

Saturdays 10-11:30 a.m. & Wednesdays 5:30-6:30, 45 Clark St., Burlington. Contact Brenda at 338-1170.

IS FOOD A PROBLEM FOR YOU? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason? Is

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Fremont Investment & Loan to Michael Chouinard dated May 20, 2005 and recorded in Volume 525, Page 426 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of

To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Michael A. Chouinard and Lindsey S. Chouinard by Warranty Deed from Randall S. Proulx and Cynthia A. Proulx Dated May 20, 2005 and Recorded May 24, 2005 in Volume 525 at Page 424 in the Town of Colchester Land Records.

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To Wit: Being a portion of the lands and premises conveyed to John Barnard and Christina L. Barnard

by Quit-Claim Deed of Iola Barnard and John Barnard dated January 20, 1998 and recorded in Volume 155 on Pages 193-194 of the land Records of the town of Jericho. Reference is also made to the War-

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing.

Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Jericho.

the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:15 P.M. on March 23, 2010, at 56 Willow Circle, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given

by Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation to John Barnard dated February 23, 2000 and recorded in Volume 177, Page 238 of the Land Records of the Town of Jericho, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:15 A.M. on March 24, 2010, at 18 Snipe Island Road, Jericho, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

ranty Deed of Elwood R. Pratt and Maureen C. Pratt to John Barnard dated October 25, 1972 and recorded in Volume 43 on page 337 of said Land Records.

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YOUR TRUSTED LOCAL SOURCE. SEVENDAYSVT.COM/JOBS Team Cleaner Position Must be motivated and detail oriented. If you are a dependable team player who takes pride in your work we have a job for you.

Send resume and three employer references to Gigi's Cleaning Company, 93 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676, frederic@gigiscleaningco.com.

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The Town of Colchester Parks & Recreation Department is seeking the following positions for summer employment:

Day Camp Counselors, Soccer Coaches, Water Safety Instructor.

Log onto www. colchestervt.gov for an application or call (802) 264-5640. EOE

HIRING: PRODUCTION DRAFTSMAN Design Department of midsized company producing factory-built historic replicas is hiring.

Must be proficient with AutoCAD and have substantial residential design experience; focused on framing, minor engineering and assembly. Benefits and compensation: $40k - $60k depending on experience and skill level.

Interviews: 802-382-9082 Email: jconnell@ connorbuilding.com

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Vermont Works for Women seeks an experienced development director to join its leadership team.

We’re looking for applicants who are entrepreneurial, independent, write clearly and persuasively, are able to manage detail and to think strategically. If interested, please send resume and cover letter to Nila Szweda at Vermont Works for Women, 32-A Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, VT 05404 or email nszweda@ vtworksforwomen.org EOE.

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Full-time Case Manager needed to provide substance abuse treatment referral, service coordination, life skill education, wrap-around services, and transition and discharge planning to young pregnant and parenting women in both residential and community settings. Minimum of bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling or human-services-related field preferred, ASAC preferred, must be willing to pursue substance abuse treatment counselor credentialing. Experience working with women and children and knowledge of community resources preferred.

Please submit cover letter and resume to: Jamie Tourangeau, HR Manager, PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406-4009. Fax: (802) 861-6460.

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Maple Leaf Farm Associates Inc., an inpatient substance abuse program has the following positions open: Addictions Treatment Counselor - Full-time evening/ weekend positions with benefits available in the residential unit. Knowledge of addictions important. Group facilitation experience a plus.

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CVAA, is a private non-profit United Way organization focused on helping seniors age with independence and dignity by providing information, services, education, support and advocacy to seniors and caregivers. In order to better serve our clients’ needs, we are currently seeking:

Two Case Managers Full-time, challenging, multifaceted field positions providing assessment, coordination and monitoring of community services and benefits for people age 60+. Ideal candidates will be an integral part of a dynamic team in Chittenden County. Must be highly organized, possess excellent assessment and communication skills, be able to balance large, complex caseload and be able to work independently.

BA/BS required. Minimum 3 years social service experience.

Competitive salary with excellent benefits.

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We're a gastropub dedicated to supporting our local farms with a tap room beer bar component scheduled to open this summer. Looking for a Restaurant Manager to join the team overseeing shift managers and dining room staff. Job requirements: positive attitude, relentless commitment to superior guest service, lots of ENERGY!, committed to quality in everything you do, sense of humor. Apply via email, jd0407@gmail.com. THANKS!

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Awake Overnight Staff - We are seeking men or women for a part-time Night Counselor position for our residential program. Experience in security, safety or facility oversight is helpful. Knowledge of addictions a plus. This position has benefits.

The ability to work cooperatively within a clinical team is a must. Individual and group supervision provided. Join a great program in a beautiful setting. For more information regarding our program and available employment opportunities please visit our website: www.mapleleaf.org.

Mail or fax resumes to: Maple Leaf Farm 10 Maple Leaf Rd. Underhill, VT 05489 802-899-2911 Fax: 802-899-9965 email: info@mapleleaf.org

Send resume and cover letter to:

CVAA, 76 Pearl Street, Suite 201, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 or email: info@cvaa.org www.cvaa.org • CVAA is an equal opportunity employer.

A United Way Member Agency

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Grocery Stockers City Market is looking for full-time Grocery Stockers to fully stock grocery and bulk displays, shelves, coolers and freezers and keep the Grocery department clean and organized.

Applicants must be team players, have the ability to lift 50 lbs. frequently, have a general knowledge of stocking, possess effective communication skills and have a flexible schedule. If you have the previous skills, apply today!

We offer fantastic benefits including medical, dental, life and vision, retirement plan, generous paid time off, store discount, mass transit reimbursement, health club discounts, and much more! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply online at www.citymarket.coop.

Assistant Director Assistant Director

The Lake Champlain Land Trust, a non-profit organization protecting Lake The Lake Champlain Land Trust, a non-profit organization protecting Lake Champlain's islands, shorelands, Champlain's islands, shorelands, and1978, naturalisareas since 1978, is seekingfor candidates for to assist with many aspects of operating a and natural areas since seeking candidates a position a position to assist withtrust. many aspects of operatingcandidate a regional land trust. successfulin managing all aspects of a busy non-profit regional land The successful will beThe proficient candidate will be proficient managing aspects of a busy non-profit organization; organization; willindirect ourallstewardship and monitoring program; and assist with fundraising, grant will direct our stewardship and monitoring program; and assist with fundraising, grant writing, and community outreach events. writing, and community outreach events.

Ideal candidate will have awill Bachelor's 3 years ofdegree, work experience, writIdeal candidate havedegree, a Bachelor's 3 yearsexcellent of work experience, excellent writing and ing and communication skills, and be detail oriented. Great working environment and communication skills, and be detail oriented. Great working environment and compensation package. Please, compensation package. Please, no phone calls. EOE. See full job description at no phone calls. EOE. See full job description at www.lclt.org. www.lclt.org.

To apply, send letter of interest, resume, salary and benefits requirements

To apply, send letter of interest, resume, salary and benefits requirements and three references by April 7th to: and three references by April 7th to: Lake Champlain Land LakeTrust Champlain Land Trust 1 Main Street, Suite 205 1 Main Street, Suite 205 Burlington, VT 05401 Burlington, VT 05401 Two times, March 10 and March 17 issues. Non-Profit Rate, prepaid, and 2 week discount rate. Jobs section.

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DIRECTOR OF BANDS/ ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR PROVISIONAL BATTALION

Seeking a dynamic leader and student life professional responsible for coordinating public performances by the Regimental Band and Ceremonial Units of the Corps of Cadets. Primary duties include leading, directing and advising the Nation’s oldest collegiate marching band, and serving as the Assistant Commandant for Provisional Battalion (150 members). This position is a uniformed position with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Vermont State Militia.

ASSISTANT COMMANDANT

Mentor cadet leadership; oversee and administer disciplinary sanctions less than suspension; supervise the training, administration, supply maintenance, safety, security, morale and welfare of a battalion (300 members) of the Corps of Cadets.

This position is a uniformed position with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Vermont State Militia.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years related experience. Knowledge of military training and discipline, and strong leadership, communication and problemsolving skills are essential. Specialized knowledge of conflict resolution, leadership development, student activities and skills in mentoring and student advising. A master’s degree, experience in higher education and leadership in command is preferred. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule that includes some evenings and weekends. The Director of Bands must have extensive military instrumental and vocal music teaching experience.

Please visit the Norwich University website: www.norwich.edu/ jobs for further information and instructions on how to apply for these and other great jobs.

Norwich University is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, group life and long-term disability insurance, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, retirement annuity plan and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members.

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THE CONVERSE HOME

LNA

A community of caring for elders

Full and part-time positions. Come work with a great team.

Wages based on experience.

Differentials: $2 for evenings, $2.50 for nights.

Come in for a tour! or send resume to Sue.Fortin@ kindredhealthcare.com.

Birchwood Terrace Healthcare 43 Starr Farm Road Burlington, VT 05408 802-863-6384 EOE

shifts A variety ofavailable part-time hours available on our day and • LNA or RCA - Part-time evening and weekends. night shifts evening shifts, during the week and on available

Wecompetitive offer competitive salaries, benefits We offer salaries, benefits, and shift differentials andor shift differentials.

For more information to schedule an interview, please call Donna at 802.862.0401 or e-mail donna@conversehome.com For more information or to schedule an interview, please call Donna at 802.862.0401 or email donna@conversehome.com.

Email: lena@ futureplanningassoc. com or mail to: Future Planning attn: lena associates, inc.

P.o. box 905 Williston, Vt 05495 3v-FuturePlan-031010.indd 1

To apply, please visit our website at www.ccsuvt.org (click on Job Opportunities). For additional information, please contact A.D. Richard Staab at rstaab@ccsuvt.org or 802-878-5932.

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Woodridge Nursing Home is seeking qualified candidates for the MDS Coordinator following position:

This is a Full time position on the day shift requiring 3-5 years of experience in a long term care setting as a Team Leader or Charge Nurse. This individual is accountable for ensuring the completion comprehensive assessment of residents’ needs and This isofa aFull time position on the day shift requiring 3-5 years development of a resident caresetting plan. Excellent communication of experience in a long term care as a Team Leader or Charge skillsindividual and the ability to problem solve as a member of a Nurse. This is accountable for ensuring the completion multidisciplinary team.

VT RN license required. of a comprehensive assessment of residents’ needs and

MDS Coordinator

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Equal Employer Qualified applicants areOpportunity encouraged to apply online via our website at www.cvmc.org or contact us at (802) 371-4493

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searching for a middle school boys (6th through 8th grade team) baseball coach for their spring 2010 season. We are looking for committed individuals who will be able to coach baseball in a competitive and sportsmanlike manner. A minimum of two years of varsity-level baseball playing experience (or equivalent) required. Experience working with middle school students preferred. Positions pay $1359 for the season.

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. 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.

Are you looking for an exciting career, that gives you the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art long term care facility with an award winning team? may have just what you areyou looking for!

Are you looking for anWe exciting career, that gives the opportunity Woodridge Nursing Home islong seeking qualified candidates to work in a state-of-the-art term care facility withfor anthe award following position: winning team? We may have just what you are looking for!

development of a resident care plan. Excellent communication COME SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER!! skills and the ability to problem solve as a member of a Qualified applicants are team. encouraged to applyrequired. online via our multidisciplinary VT RN license website at www.cvmc.org or contact us at (802) 371-4493

272272 Church Street, 05401 Church St., Burlington,Vermont Burlington,VT 05401 email: info@conversehome.com www.conversehome.com www.conversehome.com

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Third party Administrator in Williston seeks a responsible, motivated, analytical individual for administration of Flexible Benefit Plans.

Confidentiality and high level of accuracy a must. Must have strong computer skills.

Bookkeeping background preferred. Experience in medical claims and customer service a plus.

WOODRIDGE NURSING HOME

Experienced RCAs, orevening PCAs • RN or LPN - LNAs, Full and part-time, day and

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Job opportunities Job Opportunities inina a supportive work environment: supportive work environment:

Bread Loaf Corporation, Vermont’s integrated company of architects, planners, and builders, is seeking a new member for our Estimating Department. He or she must be a self-starter who is motivated by challenge and change.

The candidate should have advanced planning skills and the ability to take the lead on projects, complementaed by the ability to shift gears quickly. A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a construction-related area and at least ten years of experience, from conceptual estimating during the design phase through purchasing for construction on at least one $15 million project is required.

• Proficiency in Excel, Ice, and Timberline, preferred.

• 10 years experience in competitive hard bid projects ranging from $1M - $15M with at least 5 years in the New-England area.

• Knowledge of local subcontractor & supplier market.

Visit our website at www.breadloaf.com for a full company description.

Bread Loaf Corporation 1293 Route 7 South Middlebury, VT 05753 Fax (802) 388-3815 e-mail: resumes@breadloaf.com

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Champlain Valley Head Start (CVHS), a program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, has been awarded funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the implementation of an Early Head Start (EHS) program. As part of this project, we are now hiring for the following temporary position (funded through September 2011).

3:00–5:30 pm

Thursday, March 11

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (Burlington): Responsibilities include providing clerical and administrative support for CVHS Director, EHS Coordinator and management staff; word processing; data entry and generating reports; document production and mass mailings; processing, filing and tracking fiscal and program documentation; communication with staff, parents, vendors and various agencies; and office management and organization. Qualifications: Associate’s degree in business, management, computer applications, clerical or related field, as well as 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience. Also required are intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint; speed, proficiency and accuracy with word processing and data entry; and customer service skills. Experience with MS Publisher or other desktop publishing software and web-based applications is a plus. 20 hours/week, full year. Anticipated schedule is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with some flexibility. $16.00$17.00/hour depending on qualifications and experience. Excellent health benefits package.

Williston Garden Center 427 Marshall Avenue, Williston Spring is just around the corner and our very busy spring/summer season at Gardener’s Supply Garden Centers is about to begin! For ALL positions, we’re looking for avid gardeners, reliable and quick learners who are enthusiastic, outgoing, upbeat (no matter what!), flexible, team-oriented and who will thrive in a busy store! Ability to work weekends is a must.

Customer Service Associates: Previous customer service experience is strongly preferred.

Yard Associates: Work outdoors! Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Green Goods Sales Associates: Outdoor work. Sales experience is a must; and basic horticultural knowledge of annuals, perennial and woody ornamentals is preferred.

Delivery and Installation Associates: Landscaping experience, valid Vermont Driver’s License, able to lift 70 lbs.

Commercial Associates: Landscaping experience, customer service skills, able to lift 70 lbs.

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

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Academic Operations Manager Division of Business

For more information, call our Retail Jobs Hotline: 660-3518

The Operations Manager provides overall coordination and administrative support to all functions within the Division. Manage course scheduling, plan budgets, prepare adjunct contracts and onboarding, as well as process curriculum development and revisions.

Provide proactive, high level administrative and coordination support to the Division Dean. Assist faculty directors in meeting the Division and College’s enrollment-management and program quality goals.

Act as a communication point person and problem solver to Division faculty, students and other academic/administrative offices.

A 4-year degree and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience is required.

Must have excellent MS Office skills (with demonstrated strengths in Excel and spreadsheets), be highly organized with strong attention to detail, and have the ability to create and manage operational processes and systems. Familiarity with Datatel, data analysis, and performance metrics is preferred.

Submit a resume and cover letter online at www.champlain.edu/hr. The successful completion of a criminal background check is required as a condition of employment. Review of applications to begin immediately.

Position open until filled.

Champlain College values, supports and encourages diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives of students, faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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ASP.NET DEvEloPEr We are a health care research organization which provides quality control reporting for hospitals throughout the world.

We are looking for a motivated ASP.NET (VB) developer to join us in building testable, business object-based web applications. Applicants should be experienced with CSS and user interface design. Experience with Microsoft Access and unit testing a plus.

We offer a good working environment, the opportunity to work with a professional IT team, and competitive salary and benefits. Please mail or email your resume and cover letter by Mar. 22, 2010, to:

Vermont Oxford Network 33 Kilburn St. Burlington, VT 05401 mail@vtoxford.org

Evening Clinical Coordinator

Excellent communication and phone skills a

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FULL-TIME POSITION WITH BENEFITS The Green Mountain Friends School is seeking an experienced teacher who resonates with the Friends school practices, which offer an integrated approach in a compassionate community that fosters respect for the individual, cooperation with others, stewardship to the earth, simplicity and quiet reflection. GMFS is a new school with a multiage holistic approach for children ages 5-14.

The Green Mountain Friends School welcomes all students and staff and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability in administration of its educational policies, enrollment or hiring policies, and other school-administered programs.

Send your resume, letter of introduction and three references to: Annie Galloway, School Director Green Mountain Friends School vtquakerschool@gmail.com www.vtquakerschool.org

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A 24-year-established, fast-paced practice is seeking a professional, energetic individual to provide exceptional service to our patients.

The Clinical Coordinator provides direct clinical expertise in must. No chiropractic or medical office experisupport of the Director of Nursing and nursing staff with regard ence necessary. 20-24 hrs./week. to clinical aspects of quality resident health care and nursing staff education. S/he provides supervisory oversight, education Please email salary requirements and resume and training for all units during the shift. Primary responsibilities along with a letter telling us why you should be include providing daily leadership, supervision and operational part of our team. No phone calls! management and staff training. In addition, s/he performs direct Email: drsean@together.net care nursing services as needed. Current Vermont license as Advanced Spine Disc Joint Center a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse who is actively 150 Water Tower Circle, Suite 203 enrolled in an RN program. The successful candidate will have at Colchester, VT 05446 least two years of experience as a nurse in a supervisory role in a clinical setting. If LPN, must have at least two years of experience as a shift supervisor or charge nurse, and be in the process of 3/8/10 actively pursuing a license to practice as an RN. In addition s/he4t-MahoneyChro-031010.indd 1 will have demonstrated experience working with geriatrics in a skilled nursing setting.

If you have high standards of service and a strong desire to learn, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with Health Center Operations Trainer cover letter to: HR, (802) 264-5146.

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HOLISTIC:

“Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts”

FLEXIBILITY: “Susceptible to modification or adaptation”

These are some of the attributes Addison County Home Health and Hospice subscribes to and provides to our professional staff.

We DO have a holistic approach toward each staff member, considering both their personal and professional growth. We DO provide a culture of flexibility allowing for your desire for growth, need for support and the unexpected. NO weekends, NO nights!

Spend some time with us exploring these positions and find out for yourself!

FULL-TIME PHYSICAL THERAPIST Qualifications include a current Vermont Physical Therapy license and a minimum of two years of experience, preferably within a rehabilitation program.

The Health Center Operations Trainer is one of a team responsible for planning, developing and delivering specialized training to our Health Care Associates, Site Managers and Practitioners. Training responsibilities include traditional classroom and hands-on instruction as well as online and in-person training modules.

The trainers are also responsible for updates and revisions to course content as necessary, assessment of training components, evaluation of comprehension, and monthly reporting. The best candidates will have proven success as a member of a team, and can demonstrate skill collaborating with a diverse group. Excellent communication skills are essential, as are training and presentation experience, and knowledge of various learning styles.

A bachelor’s degree plus two years experience in a clinical setting is required. Candidates must have a solid knowledge of, and experience working in, the field of reproductive health care. Ability to travel throughout ME, NH and VT is required. Please respond with resume and cover letter to:

FULL-TIME COMMUNITY HEALTH RNs

Employment Specialist PPNNE 18 Low Avenue Concord, NH 03301 or email: hresources@ppnne.org.

Two 40-hour-per-week positions

Qualifications include prior experience in a medical-surgical environment and a current Vermont license.

Please visit our website at www.achhh.org and apply directly online. Or, please send your resume to cpaquette@achhh. org or to ACHHH, Human Resources, PO Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753. Fax your resume to (802) 388-6126 or drop by for an application and interview. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Our South Burlington Store is Relocating to Burlington!

NOW HIRING The following opportunities now exist for energetic team players:

~ Part-time positions ~

PROCESSORS • CASHIERS MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATES We offer competitive pay and store discounts at HomeGoods, TJ Maxx, Marshalls and AJ Wright.

Interviews will be held on

March 15, 16 and 17 Interview Hours: 10am-7pm

Please apply in person at our current location:

HomeGoods University Mall 215 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 If unable to attend our hiring event, please call: (888) 207-4928.

HomeGoods is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. A Division of the TJX Companies, Inc. www.tjx.com

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Director of Student Support Services Montpelier We seek an energetic and resourceful leader for the federally funded TRIO/Student Support Services program who values studentcenteredness and diversity, has a strong interest in innovation, has the ability to exercise judgment and discretion in applying college policies and procedures, and prefers working in a collaborative environment.

Five years’ experience in higher education or related field, with master’s degree in relevant area required. Position requires excellent communication skills; an ability to work both independently and collaboratively; knowledge of ADA, financial aid and transfer issues. Experience working with economically and academically disadvantaged college students preferred. The TRIO/SSS program targets low-income, first-generation college students.

Applicants who have experienced similar circumstances or have a demonstrated sensitivity to the barriers facing the targeted student population are encouraged to apply. Flexible hours and statewide travel are required. Please visit www.ccv.edu for requirements and application instructions.

CCV strongly encourages applications from members of ethnic minority groups and other under-represented backgrounds. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements.

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Circus Smirkus Deputy Director Award-winning youth circus seeks talented, problem-solving team player to provide cross-organization leadership and management.

Directly manages finance, admin, IT and human resources.

Responsible for assessing needs and planning and implementing improvements to internal systems and processes, including IT. BS in Business or related field and nonprofit experience preferred. Senior management experience required. Position is in Greensboro, Vermont with occasional travel around the state and New England.

Please email resume & cover letter with salary requirements to elizahale@aol.com by 3-29.

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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England welcomes diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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he Lodge at Shelburne Bay and The Lodge at Otter Creek are premier adult living communities located in Vermont. We are now hiring for a variety of positions at all levels. Both communities are owned and operated by Bullrock Corporation, an equal opportunity employer. We offer a range of benefits, opportunity for advancement and full and part time positions.

Join our team today. Current positions available now:

Full time LPN positions available.

Part time care staff positions available evenings, days and nights.

Please send resumes to: Lauri Brown, The Lodge at Shelburne Bay 185 Pine Haven Shore Road, Shelburne, VT 05482 or Jim McWilliam, The Lodge at Otter Creek 350 Lodge Road, Middlebury, VT 05753

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Town Librarian P/T, Fairfax Community Library Unique working environment in combined town/school library setting. Works in conjunction with BFA-Fairfax Library Director. 29 hrs/wk. Modified benefits.

Licensed Mental Health Clinicians ( L C M H C , L M F T, L i c e n s e d P s y c h o l o g i s t , L S W )

Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy (VTCYT) is a new affiliation of independent, holistic, practitioners seeking to hire both full and part time licensed psychotherapists. We provide a collaborative working environment, a competitive financial arrangement, administrative support, and billing services to our clinicians.

Leaps & Bounds is looking for motivated, flexible team players to join our growing childcare team at our Essex and Williston locations. Must have experience, education and a sense of humor! Pay based on education and experience.

• Able to service patrons of all ages, please email cover letter and resume to: bree @ vtcyt.com manage daily functions of town library, Contact Krista the vermont center for yoga and therapy and supervise small staff.

364 dorset st • suite 204 • south burlington, vt • 05403 • www.vtcyt.com • Min. requirement: Enrollment in or completion of “Certificate of Public 2H-vtcyt022410.indd 1 2/18/10 3:30:44 2x1-leapsandbounds102809.indd PM Librarianship”.

• Salary based on qualifications.

Submit resume and letter of interest by March 15 to: Fairfax Library Trustees 75 Hunt Street Fairfax, VT 05454 FCLTrustees@bfafairfax.com

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EnvironmEntal SErvicES SpEcialiSt/FloatEr Position will provide coverage for absences within Environmental Services, Facilities dept. This job is accountable for the proper maintenance of both soft and hard floors. This person must also have a knowledge of both routine and complex cleaning, as they are expected to cover the duties of their coworkers when they are absent. Two years experience in commercial or residential cleaning, min. one year 2:09:48 PM experience in the maintenance of both hard and soft floors. Must be open-minded and flexible re: scheduling and shift changes. Must have valid Vermont driver's license.

Please email or send resume to: Edward B. French, Jr., Esq. Stackpole & French Law Offices P.O. Box 819 Stowe, Vermont 05672 info@stackpolefrench.com No phone calls, please.

Muddy Paw Coffee, Creemee & Grill is hiring!

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Please send your resume to muddypawVT@gmail.com.

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cont-tEmp - EnvironmEntal SErvicES tEchnician Temporary position available to provide both routine and complex cleaning at agency-owned or -leased buildings. This job is accountable for maintaining a clean and healthy environment at a variety of buildings that provide services, house offices, and are living space for clients. Must be familiar with a broad spectrum of cleaning methods and chemicals and must be able to work with staff to coordinate scheduling around employee and client needs. One-year minimum experience in commercial cleaning required.

Developmental Services intEnSivE community Support WorkEr sought for an avid fisherman. Work includes job support at horse farm, community- and home-based independent living skills development. Ideal candidate for this 12 hr. morning position is an experienced male with similar interests.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

caSE managEr - chittEndEn clinic The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone clinic in Chittenden County, is seeking a part time Case Manager (approximately 12 hours a week). Duties include but 1:36:12 PM are not limited to assisting clinical staff with pre-screens and intakes, facilitation of psycho-educational groups, and assisting patients with accessing community resources and coordinating care. Bachelor’s required, previous experience within the substance abuse population desired.

We are looking for a few team players to work in either of our two NEW locations.

Must be able to cover a variety of shifts ranging between 5am and 10pm; early mornings, nights and weekends.

The ideal candidate is proficient in the handling of money, has excellent customer service skills and is comfortable in the retail environment. BONUS: Barista experience! Flexibility and willingness to learn with us as we grow our company are necessary. Additionally, a love of fitness, healthy lifestyle and, above all, ability to adjust to many different tasks on any given day are ideal. Must be self-motivated and ready for a challenge.

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CASE MANAGER

Administrative Services

Busy Stowe Law Firm has a position for a full-time paralegal to assist with real estate and transactional work, and provide general litigation support. Applicants should have experience, motivation, flexibility, and the ability to work with others to serve the needs of a diverse range of clients. Salary commensurate with experience plus benefits.

at 802-879-2021 or kristalacroix@yahoo.com.

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

Sub - mobilE criSiS tEam clinician Attention MA/MS, MSW, or spring graduates. The Mobile Crisis Team is seeking dynamic, flexible and team-oriented individuals for substitute per diem employment for our 24-hr-psychiatric crisis program. This fast-paced team provides outreach and phone support to adults and provides an excellent opportunity to learn and gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment. We offer a competitive hourly rate with flexible shifts.

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

Human Rights Commission

Do you want to help make Vermont a welcoming environment for all persons?

In this position, you will receive, analyze and respond to citizen inquiries regarding potential complaints of discrimination. Apply substantive state and federal antidiscrimination law to fact patterns supplied by potential complainants. Provide information and referral services as necessary. Engage the parties in informal efforts to resolve the complaint under supervision of the executive director. Provide fiscal, personnel, office and grants management to five person office.

We are seeking a highly motivated person with BA plus three years of professional experience in a law office or human resource setting who has sound analytical skills and the ability to master the fundamentals of state anti-discrimination laws, strong and effective writing skills and excellent organizational skills. You must have strong interpersonal skills and an ability to manage conflict and the ability to multitask while paying great attention to detail. Ability to work well as a team member and autonomously in a small office setting.

Preferred, but not required: working knowledge of State’s financial systems including VISION and the State’s personnel system. Database development and/or management experience. Website development and/or management experience.

Interested candidates should apply to: Robert Appel, Executive Director, Human Rights Commission, 14-16 Baldwin St., Montpelier, VT 05633-6301 or email robert.appel@state.vt.us.

Montpelier – Full-Time. Exempt. Application Deadline: 4/1/2010.

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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Exceptional People Sought as Shared Living Providers SEEKING RESPONSIBLE, SINGLE MALE to provide a structured living environment for a 19 year old man. This young man enjoys video games, volunteering for the local community, working on collaborative building projects and accessing the YMCA. He is quite independent and is ready for the next phase in his life. Best candidates will be able to help develop further independent-living skills and establish an engaging daily routine. Locations near a bus line are preferred.

Contact Marisa Hamilton at 488-6571.

SINGLE PERSON OR COUPLE SOUGHT to provide a home for a goodhumored 28 year-old male who enjoys electronics, music, and current affairs. Patient team players with clear communication required.

Contact Marisa Hamilton at 488-6571.

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The Work You Do in a Day… Will Last Forever

Do you enjoy talking to people?

Do you want to be part of a fun and energetic team?

Do you like to work outside?

We have full- and part-time positions for

WATER CHESTNUT COORDINATOR (W. Haven, VT): The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the world’s largest environmental conservation organization, seeks an enthusiastic team player committed to conservation and with great people skills for a ¼-time AmeriCorps service opportunity, Jun. 21 - Sep. 3, 2010, in the Southern Lake Champlain Valley (housing available, if needed). Complete applications due by Mar. 19, 2010.

drivers and Navigators

available. We offer excellent hourly pay and daily profit sharing.

Flexible schedules.

Applicants should be capable of heavy lifting and have a valid driver’s license & clean driving record.

Email your application today to Vermont@1800gotjunk.com or apply online at 1800gotjunk.com.

Details, job description and requirements available at: www.nature.org/ careers. Click on “How to Apply”. Click on “View Positions”. Enter keyword “Vermont”. Select “Posted: Anytime”. Click on “Search”. Click on link to job opening of choice. To apply, click on “Apply Now”.

For assistance with the online application system, send an email to: applyhelp@tnc.org. EOE.

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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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Vermont Network

Head Pre-Toddler Teacher

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Looking for an energetic person with early education experience in a child care setting. Must be a team player, have a high school diploma and enjoy working with young children.

Against Domestic and Sexual Violence The Vermont Network is seeking a dynamic public relations expert to fill a newly created position with our organization.

Community Outreach Coordinator The Community Outreach Coordinator will develop, implement and sustain a comprehensive communications plan for the VT Network. The ideal candidate will have a background in public relations, and a vision for using social marketing and community engagement strategies to create social change and strengthen support for the organization and its member programs.

David Lamberti Burlington HS: Business

Eve Thorsen BFA Fairfax: English

Maria Ung Essex High School: Science

Call 802-872-2772 and ask for Stacey or Maureen.

This is a supervisory position, providing oversight and leadership for the Social Change Team in the development of an integrated strategy for maximizing opportunities for social change. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) and includes a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications include: • Any combination of experience and education equal to a BA or science degree in a communications, education, human services or a related field, or a master’s degree in a related field; • Minimum of three years volunteer or professional experience in communications, public relations or marketing; • Minimum of three years experience supervising staff; • Minimum of three years experience coordinating major programs or initiatives; • In-depth knowledge of domestic and sexual violence issues; • In-depth knowledge of social marketing and/or community engagement strategies or theory; • A demonstrated commitment to anti-oppression work and ending violence against women; • Ability and commitment to working within a team model to achieve organizational goals; • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Excellent group facilitation skills.

Northend Hardwoods, 3/3/10 12:31:37 PM a growing retail lumber, plywood and custom millwork company located in Lyndonville, Vt., seeks an experienced

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Alex Gratton SATEC: English

Miranda Lescaze CVU: Science

Keith Carrig Hazen Union School: Math

They all pursued their passion!

If you enjoy working with young people, have strong content knowledge, and a Bachelor’s degree, check out the CCSU Teacher Apprenticeship Program, a 6-month Vermont teacher licensure program for career changers. Admisson for Fall 2010 is now open!

Send a cover letter and resume to karents@vtnetwork.org by March 22. The Vermont Network is an EOE.

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retail sales associate for part-/full-time work at our Williston location. Previous woodworking knowledge would be beneficial, but we will train the right candidate.

A great attitude is what we are looking for.

Information Session March 16, 2010 6:00 -7:00 PM Essex High School

www.ccsuvt.org (TAP) or contact Scott Mosher at 802-238-9637/smosher@ccsuvt.org

Come grow with us!

Please stop by our store located at 31 Adams Drive in Williston for an application or forward a resume to the attention of Carl Farnsworth, carl@northendhardwoods.com.

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Camp Nurse

Best Education Jobs in VT and Nationwide

Covenant Hills Christian Camp Covenant Hills Christian Camp is located in Cabot. We are coed, with campers range from 1st through 12th graders. Compensation includes salary, room and board, and camp experience for your children.

Camp dates, June 27 - Aug. 21, 2010.

Email resume to: chccdirector@gmail.com

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with experience.

Earn while you learn job-specific skills.

Must be age 55 or over, income eligible, unemployed.

Vermont Associates for Training & Development, Inc.

Burlington School District

Call today for information.

Barre/Montpelier Office: 802-828-0036.

Burlington Office: 802-652-0367 or 802-651-1687.

Middlebury Office: 802-771-9077.

St. Albans/Swanton Office: 802-868-9990.

St. Johnsbury Office: 802-748-8635.

Springfield Office: 802-885-1431.

Rutland Office: 802-282-4423 or 802-282-4425.

Chittenden Central Supervisory Union

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Chittenden East Supervisory Union Chittenden South Supervisory Union Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

Kathy & Co. Flowers Ask for Kathy, 802-863-7053.

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Staff Accountant

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time staff accountant to work in its Burlington office. Duties include: maintenance of the General Ledger; payroll; responsibility for agency banking and reconciling bank statements; monthly balance sheet analysis; preparation of financial and budget reports; administration of fringe benefits program; and supervision of accounts payable clerk. Qualifications: at least an associate’s degree in accounting, 5 years experience as an accountant (preferably in a nonprofit environment), experience with external payroll system, health benefits, and retirement accounting. Demonstrated proficiency with Travel 3/8/10 1:34:04 PMExcel. Willingness to work in a collaborative manner 1-FoundLine-031010.indd 1 Consultants/Agents with Chief Financial Officer and Account Clerk to build a small but effective team to serve the needs of more than 60 employees.

Six travel consultants/agents Full medical benefits, 4 weeks vacation. Starting salary $35,096 DOE. needed immediately; Send letter of interest, resume and references by March 15, 2010 to: bonus/commissions.

Part/full-time. Will train.

Eric Avildsen, Executive Director, c/o Sandy Burns Call Phyllis Vermont Legal Aid P.O. Box 1367 802-343-0331.

Burlington, VT 05402 Equal Opportunity Employer - women, minorities and people with disabilities encouraged to apply.

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Front Desk Manager Integrative family practice has opening for a friendly and professional receptionist with experience in medical billing, scheduling, cash receipts, charge entry and chart management.

3/4 to full-time position with potential for growth. Please apply if you have previous experience in health care.

Immediate temp. openings The ideal candidate will have stexperience in the financial industry; however 1 , 2nd & 3rd shifts we will consider candidates who have at least four years of recent Days vary, 8-40 hour/wk. paralegal experience within a law firm/real estate/finance or related field. $10-$11/hr.

Super attitude, lift 50 lbs, Skills/Qualifications: background check required.

Must have at least four years of recent paralegal experience.

Please apply online at Must have Associates or bachelors degree / paralegal certificate. www.spherion.com/jobs legal compliance, research skills, analyzingorinformation, dealing with Ref# 1001131781 1-800-639-6560 complexity, administrativecall writing skills, reporting skills, telephone skills, multitasking, organization, legal administration skills, client relationships.

Major Law firm experience is preferred, but not required.

Fax: 802-879-0022

For immediate consideration, apply at www.spherion.com/jobs

Vital skills appreciated.

Honest, reliable and flexible.

Knowledge of wellness and nutrition a plus.

PreventiveMedicineVT@gmail.com

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Utility Specialist

This service position performs a variety of custodial, floor maintenance, light maintenance and repair duties under general supervision throughout the Wake Robin campus, common areas, independent living units and health center. A minimum of one year of hands-on experience as custodian/housekeeper or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

If you have high standards of service and a strong desire to learn, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, (802) 264-5146.

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P/TParalegal Production at Ben and Jerry’s Spherion Staffing, a leading nationwide recruiting and staffing firm, is in St. Albans seeking an experienced Paralegal for our client in Chittenden County, Vt.

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Part-Time Contract Audit Position Available

Opportunities Credit Union is seeking a part-time auditor to coordinate and implement an audit plan, provide clear monthly reports, and serve on a voluntary Supervisory Committee.

Auditor must be able to follow NCUA and BISCHA guidelines and generally accepted audit practices with strong written and oral communication skills. This is a part-time, hourly, contract position with an assumption of 10-15 hours per month.

Opportunities Credit Union is Vermont’s only community development credit union with a mission to provide affordable financial services to low-income Vermonters. Please email a cover letter and resume to tsenzel@oppsvt.org.

For further information call, 802-865-3404 ext. 115.

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Experienced, Part-Time

Bookkeeper Morrisville, VT

Local nonprofit (affordable housing) seeks bookkeeper with double entry accounting/simple accrual and payroll and tax experience. Must be able to read and prepare financial statements and work with outside CPA, third-party property management accounting staff, and auditors. Several tax partnerships involved.

Sterling College, a small experiential liberal arts college in Craftsbury Common, VT, is actively seeking individuals qualified for the following jobs:

Dean of Students & Director of Residence Life

This is a senior staff position for an inspired and passionate educator who wishes to work in a dynamic, creative and collaborative college community. The successful candidate will also teach one course per semester in an area consistent with Sterling’s curriculum.

Sustainable Food Systems Director/Chef

This new position is for an experienced and innovative chef, faculty member and program manager to lead the College’s independent, organic- and farm-based food service, and to help develop a program and academic track in sustainable food systems and the culinary arts.

Knowledge of MS products (Word, Excel) required.

Prior experience within property management field preferred. Knowledge of MIP (Sage) or similar software a plus. Send resume and hourly rate requirements to admin@lamoillehousing.org.

Summer Farm Apprentice

This is an experiential, immersive learning and leadership opportunity for a passionate, inspired and enthusiastic individual seeking to work on a diversified year-round teaching farm, and live in a small close-knit college community beginning in July 2010.

Lunch Line Cook

This position is to help the Sterling Kitchen prepare lunches five days a week - and may include some weekends and holidays. Responsibilities include prep work, preparing planned lunches, as well as supervision of student employees.

References required.

To learn more about these jobs and how to apply, visit www.sterlingcollege.edu/jobs.

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Vermont Public Interest Research Group

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A community of caring for elders

VPIRG is looking for an exceptional advocate to join in our fight for high-quality, affordable health care for all Vermonters. This is the ideal position for an experienced advocate looking to take on a hot issue in a state that’s willing to lead. While specific health care policy experience is a plus, it’s critical that you have a proven track record of effective campaign planning and advocacy. Must have a passion for public interest issues and a sense of how to leverage grassroots activism to achieve legislative and policy change. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Montpelier.

Requires 3+ years experience in public policy advocacy including campaign planning, message development and framing, coalition work and direct advocacy with leaders. Must be politically strategic, media savvy and possess strong writing and public-speaking skills.

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I only wanted one thing for my 10th birthday. It wasn’t a doll, a video game or a book. I wanted — nay, needed — a tandoor.

By that time, I was the one doing the cooking when my parents entertained, and my specialty was marinating chicken in yogurt, spices and red food coloring, just like the Indian restaurants I frequented. Charcoal grilling the meat, however, left something to be desired. I knew the only way I could get a perfect juicy char on my poultry pieces was by skewering them and placing them in cylindrical clay oven pumping out 900-degree heat.

I didn’t get a tandoor, and a trip to see a dinner-theater production of A Chorus Line hardly compensated.

As an adult, with a birthday coming up next month, I wondered if my kitchen yen might be easier to satisfy in the Internet age. So, I set about seeking a clay oven on the web.

Many websites, including one simply called Tandoors.com, made realizing my goal seem daunting. Even getting a price quote required filling out long forms.

NishiEnterprise.com was more promising. Its stainless steel Catering Tandoor Oven is even outfitted with extra equipment for making naan or paratha. The description trumpets: “Tandoor is having 4 wheels for mobility and transportation.”

How could I resist? The $900 price tag. Perhaps my tandoor wishes must remain on hold at least until I own a home.

But there are other nagging wants. Wouldn’t it be cool to lie down under a creemee machine nozzle and fill my mouth until I choked? There was a Rival Soft Serve machine on Amazon for less than $50, but it looked wimpy. Turns out eBay is the place for professional-grade soft ice cream. A new machine will run you about $20,000, but I found a small setup for $1000. After further reading, though, I learned that it requires frequent, painstaking cleaning. My dust bunnies signal this is not for me.

Finally, I turned to an even more unconventional fixation: the automat. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to own a restaurant like Horn & Hardart. Go in, feed some coins, and out pops a hot-and-ready meal of meatloaf or liver and onions. The last Horn & Hardart closed in 1993, but I still remember the thrill of easy-access eating.

Surprisingly, there are still traces of the lost restaurant chain on eBay. A single door, which the seller conjectures is made of nickel or brass, has a starting bid of $250.

It brings back memories, but what the hell am I going to do with a portal that leads to no food? Further searching turned up a more enticing specimen: a faded pink, 80-by-35-inch wall of meal-vending windows.

Apparently, it’s the only prototype for a larger-scale, full-meal vending system that the restaurant once planned. And I could own it for $10,000. (Donations can be sent to me courtesy of Seven Days). Just seeing images of the behemoth, with markings still visible for slots intended for corned beef and cabbage, made my heart flutter.

Sans cold hard cash, the Internet seems full of false promise: Everything I want is there, but I am no more able to get it than I was as a 10-year-old.

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y most measures, TAB the Band are not terribly different from any number of successful, upand-coming indie acts. They’ve done South by Southwest. They’ve 3/5/10 1:05:48 PM notched blips on the radars of NPR, PopMatters and Rolling Stone. They’ve toured the country and parts of Europe opening for big names such as Dinosaur Jr. and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

They’ve got kind of a retro cool about them that the kids seem to dig. They have sweet T-shirts for sale. TAB the Band are pretty much “living the dream.” And yet, to quote the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, they “get no respect.”

TAB was founded by a pair of brothers, Tony and Adrian Perry. Again, that’s not an unusual biographical factoid, found on scores of poorly written band one-sheets and promo materials. But TAB are unusual. They are “different.”

And it’s all because of that pesky surname: Perry.

Adrian and Tony are rock ’n’ roll royalty. Or at least their dad is. They are the sons of Aerosmith guitarist and honestto-goodness rock god Joe Perry. One might think such a lineage would be an 2/8/10 7:16:24 PM asset, especially given the oft-nepotistic nature of their chosen field. But as is so often the case with the progeny of the rich and famous, their given name gives Interested in equal cause for intrigue and skepticism.

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SEVEN DAYS: It seems as though you and your brother were brought up on some pretty cool, and obscure, music.

Was that something you appreciated at the time?

ADRIAN PERRY: Well, I grew up with my mom out in California. So my musical tastes basically evolved of my own volition. My mom listened to a shitload of Cheap Trick and I remember getting into that. As I got a little older, though,

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my dad introduced me to the Jeff Beck Group. And there were some obscure things along the way that he introduced me to. But my initial musical formation was really just through The Beatles. I loved them from the time I was a little kid. My grandfather was a jazz musician and teacher, and I listened to a lot of that.

My first gigs were jazz. So it’s really just a melting pot.

But it’s true that there were groups my dad was familiar with from the ’60s and ’70s that I wouldn’t necessarily know about, like Blodwyn Pig, that most kids maybe wouldn’t have the exposure to. But that’s something that kind of happened a little bit later. But it’s definitely fun to have all of those different influences, from my grandfather to the stuff my mom listened to and what my dad was into … You definitely benefit from having musicians in your family.

SD: There’s often a stigma attached to being the children of famous people. Is that something you’ve experienced, or that you try and distance yourself from?

AP: I don’t know that I try to distance myself from anything. We don’t trade on it. Just because, if you want to be taken

seriously, you can’t. We’re not angling for a reality show. We’re a real band. We do what we do because we love to do it.

But that’s just one of the problems.

People often assume that it’s a real benefit. But I think there are many more drawbacks than benefits to the association. Which is unfortunate, because it’s weird to be put in a situation where you’re, like, almost running away from your family. It’s just weird. I like the fact that it’s a musical family … that’s a cool thing. But it’s a fine line.

Most people will listen to our music through a lens of “How much does it sound like Aerosmith?” But we’re just a different band. And they’ll assume other things. Like we’re just a bunch of brats, or we don’t work hard. Typical things.

Obviously, I don’t think it’s true … But it’s par for the course. We’re used to it.

We don’t get pissed off when people ask.

You just have to go in there and win ’em over with what you do. And people will either accept you or they won’t. But ultimately it’s not our problem.

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AP: Well, that’s what we have to do.

We can’t play a club bigger than The Monkey House. We’re not a very wellknown band outside of New York and Boston. It’s extremely difficult for any indie band to build a following and maintain it. I mean, this is our first show in Vermont, ever. So this is where you gotta play. But it seems like a cool club and we’re really excited.

It’s funny, I’ve had this question before. People think we’re doing it on purpose, “paying your dues.” But we don’t have a fucking choice. We’re a dirt-poor band. We have no money.

We have no label. There is no magical moneybag in the sky that’s, like, “OK, you’ve paid your dues. Now you can go tour stadiums!” … If we don’t pay our dues, we don’t have a career. If we don’t play The Monkey House, we’re not playing Vermont. m

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And that music has influenced everyone from my dad to any band that you listen to that has guitars. The commonalities are more due to the fact that we probably have the same influences, not because we’re trying to sound like a ’70s band. But, yeah, if we didn’t play classic-sounding rock ’n’ roll, there would be less of those comparisons. But we’re not gonna let that dictate what we do.

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Did you know that, since it ran last October, one of the most popular stories in the digital version of this esteemed rag has been Lauren Ober’s “Live Nude Students”? It’s true. After spending several consecutive weeks in the top spot following its street date, the piece — a “State of the Arts” column bit about a 2010 calendar chock-full o’ nekkid (albeit tastefully) UVM students — has rested comfortably among our most read stories, week in and week out.

But that’s not all. Last week, “The Sex Spotters,” by Seven Days intern Lea McClellan, was the most read feature online. Or at least the most clicked on.

What a bunch of pervs!

Look, nothing against my eminently talented colleagues. Both of those stories are good reads. But there’s clearly a relationship between lurid headlines and page views.

Need more proof? My 2008 story “Clicks to Licks” (wink, wink) is the second most popular story in the history of the 7D website.

And what was it about?

Guitar Hero, obviously. Why, what were you thinking?

This week’s column actually has nothing to do with nudity or sex. Or even Guitar Hero. But it is, almost exclusively, about women. Clothed women. But by cheaping out with a provocative headline, I’ve likely drawn a few thousand extra eyeballs this way. Such is the grotesque wonder that is the Internet. So, if you’re seeing this online and were looking for, um, something else … surprise! But since you’re here, you might as well keep reading. You might even learn something.

Live Nuda, Girls!

The music biz historically has been a maledominated field. But in Vermont, women make up more than a healthy percentage of the music community. You could make a reasonable argument that female performers are making bigger waves than are their male counterparts. Grace Potter or Anaïs Mitchell, anyone? (More on the latter in a bit.)

But the popularity of women songwriters in the Green Mountains is not a phenomenon exclusive to the upper echelons of renown. It can be seen on every level, from the lowliest open mic to the grandest stages in the land. Sometimes we should remind ourselves how fortunate we are to have such powerful voices for our listening enjoyment. And since March is Women’s History Month, now is as good

a time as any, right? Right. This Saturday, Radio Bean plays host to “Ladies of Burlington,” a showcase highlighting some of the city’s finest female talent.

Leading off is Maryse Smith, who wowed this critic with a charming debut solo effort earlier this year, Is Becomes Was. Next up is experimental pop songstress tooth ache., who, in addition to driving my computer’s grammar check nuts, will also appear as one-half of grimy-as-fuck punk duo Susan. The latter act is new to me, but, based solely on the fact that they (apparently) altered a Wikipedia entry entitled “Music of Vermont” to include themselves, I heartily endorse them. It reads: “Vermont is a State in the United States. One of the state’s best known popular artists is Phish. Other bands of note include punk band Susan, Grack Protter and the Eturnals, and Prydein.”

God bless you, Wikipedia.

Also on the bill is Lady Lioness, with whom I recently have become infatuated, musically speaking. You can read my review of her latest album on page 48. (Spoiler: I like it. A lot.)

And, last but not least, we have Nuda Veritas (aka Rebecca Kopycinski), who reportedly has a new album in the works, a follow-up to last year’s stellar double disc.

In a recent email exchange Kopycinski writes, “It’s called Verses of Versus or Nothing’s New and will have a lot more going on than the first release. What does that mean? Do I even know? It will, however, only be one album, bringing together the two distinct styles on Songs for Doing Dishes and Still Lives (sometimes in one song).”

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over the record. As well they should. It’s phenomenal.

Knowing that my local music-scribe colleagues would undoubtedly be as giddy as I was/am over the CD, I decided I needed a different tack for 7D coverage. Besides, we’ve been reporting on the project’s various incarnations for years. So, it’s not like you didn’t know it was coming. Or that it would be good. Really, really good.

Anyway, the plan was to explore the “town” through the eyes of its newest “residents,” the shiny new all-star cast.

Contacts were finagled. Press requests were sent. Groveling was, um, groveled. And the results?

Ani DiFranco’s manager never even replied to say “no.” (And Hadestown was released on her label, Righteous Babe.)

Justin “BonflippinIver” Vernon was presumably holed up in a cabin somewhere being impossibly brilliant. But his manager was really nice.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, seemed to have any idea where Greg Brown was. I’m actually sorta worried about him.

Petra Haden of The Haden Triplets was really enthusiastic at first. But then she disappeared … possibly with Greg Brown?

The only person to respond was The Low Anthem’s Ben Knox Miller, who plays Hermes. And you wonder why I love that band? Anyway, here’s what he had to say: “I’m amazed at the ambition and imagination of the project. The whole concept is right out of left field, but it comes so naturally to Anaïs … The Hermes she had

To Hades and Back

Me and my big ideas.

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that the studio recording of Anaïs Mitchell’s epic folk opera Hadestown hit shelves this past Tuesday. Media outlets both local (the Freeps and State of Mind) and national (NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” among others) have been fawning

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me play was different than any Hermes I’d ever imagined. A traveled hobo. A back-alley informant. Maybe wise, maybe just drunk …

The whole project was brilliantly cast.”

Agreed, Ben.

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• Perhaps you caught last week’s interview with Neko Case in these very pages.

There’s no news here. I just wanted to reiterate that I got to chat with Neko Case.

• Oh, right. There actually is a bit of news here: There are still tickets available for her show at Fuller Hall in St. Johnsbury — with Anaïs Mitchell, in fact — this Friday. Proceeds benefit Catamount Arts.

You’re waiting for what, exactly?

• Speaking of benefits, Fletcher Allen is throwing a huge one for the Vermont Haiti Project at the Higher Ground Ballroom this Thursday, March 11.

Scheduled to appear are Myra Flynn, Karen McFeeters, Julie Winn, Monique Citro, Smokin Gun, Dave Grippo and McKenna Lee with Rock’d Country.

• Finally, Amateur Night, er, St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Wednesday this year, which presents a conundrum for yours truly. Do I write about it this week and hope you remember? Or do I wait and hope you read me in your drunken stupor? I can’t win. So I leave you with this: Paddy’s Day is Wednesday, March 17. A bunch of Irish(ish) bands are playing all over the place. Have fun with that. m

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HigHer ground Ballroom: Benefit for the Vermont Haiti Project (rock), 6:30 p.m., $5 donation. leunig’s Bistro & Café: Ellen Powell & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. lift: Get LiFTed with DJs Nastee & Dakota (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free. tHe monkey House: Zach duPont, Spirit & Dust (indie folk), 9 p.m., $5. neCtar’s: Bluegrass Thursdays with The Medicinals (bluegrass), 9 p.m., $3. 18+. nigHtCrawlers: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

Jp’s puB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. tHe monkey House: Nervous But Excited, Chris Dorman (folk), 7 p.m., $5. neCtar’s: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Hot Neon Magic, DJ Disco Phantom (’80s New Wave), 9 p.m., $3. nigHtCrawlers: Little Creek (rock), 9 p.m., Free. parima main stage: Latin Social with DJ Hector Cobeo (salsa), 10 p.m., $3. radio Bean: Anna Pardenik & Friends (singersongwriter), 1 p.m., Free. Torch Choir (folk), 7 p.m., Free. Spirit & Dust, Eyes for Volume, Nicole Carey (indie folk), 9:15 p.m., Free. Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 11 p.m., Free.

radio Bean: Jazz Sessions (jazz), 6 p.m., Free.

Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. Anthony Santor Group (jazz), 11 p.m., $3.

rasputin’s: DJ ZJ (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $3.

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

rí rá irisH puB: DJ Johnny Utah (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

red square: Selector Dubee (reggae), 6 p.m., Free. A-Dog Presents (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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red square patio: DJ Cre8 (house), 9 p.m., Free. rí rá irisH puB: Comedy Night (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free. tHe sCuffer steak & ale House: PJ Davidian Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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CHarlie o’s: Monkey Spank, Let’s Whisper (indie), 10 p.m., Free. green mountain tavern: Thirsty Thursday Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. langdon street Café: Vorcza (jazz), 9 p.m., Donations.

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51 main: Verbal Onslaught with Aja Monet (poetry), 8 p.m., Free. two BrotHers tavern: DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

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Bee’s knees: Patrick Coman (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

Claire’s restaurant & Bar: Jay Ekis & Brian Clark (rock), 7:30 p.m., Free.

red square patio: DJ Stavros (house), 9 p.m., $3.

arvad’s grill & puB: Jimmy “T” X-perience (country), 6 p.m., Free.

BlaCk door Bar & Bistro: Miriami (neo-soul), 9:30 p.m., $5.

CHarlie o’s: Rusty Romance (country), 10 p.m., Free. gusto’s: Alter Ego (rock), 9 p.m., Free. langdon street Café: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand & His Lovesick Band (country), 6 p.m., Donations. Greg Klyma (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Donations. The Jay Ekis Band (rock), 9:30 p.m., Donations. tHe reservoir restaurant & tap room: Rise Up Sound (reggae), 9:30 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

City limits: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. two BrotHers tavern: Happy Hour with Josh Brooks (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., Free. DJ Jam Man (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

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monopole downstairs: Gary Peacock (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free.

regional

taBu Café and nigHtCluB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

burlington area

242 main: Twisted Legacy, Rumors of Betrayal, Head of the Traitor, Astronomer (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA. BaCkstage puB: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

green room: DJ Francise (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

HigHer ground Ballroom: Every Time I Die, Four Year Strong, Polar Bear, Trapped Under Ice (metal), 7:30 p.m., $16. AA. HigHer ground sHowCase lounge: P.O.S., Dessa (of Doomtree), Astronautalis (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $12/15. AA.

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monopole: Down Motif (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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olive ridley’s: Benjamin Bright (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Eat, Sleep, Funk (funk), 8 p.m., Free.

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burlington area

BaCkstage puB: Sturcrazie (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

CluB metronome: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. franny o’s: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. green room: Envy with D’Militant (house), 10 p.m., Free.

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HigHer ground Ballroom: Toubab Krewe, Japhy Ryder (prog rock, Afro-funk), 8:30 p.m., $12/14. AA.

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Throughout much of the album, Cavellier cloaks her voice behind electronic contrivances. While such arrangements are often engaging, straining to discern her lyrics is sometimes a frustration. But in a few instances, as on “Haircut,” the listener gets a clearer picture of Lady Lioness’ vocal prowess. “My hair was shorter then / My arms were always reaching,” she sings in a timbre vaguely reminiscent of another local songstress, Anaïs Mitchell — though their styles are generally dissimilar. Whether by design or simple insecurity, her small voice implies a timid uncertainty.

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Here, Cavellier’s vocals are set so far back in the mix, they almost evaporate into the ether. The effect is chilling.

Where the Current Goes is a rare delight.

Whether walled off in headphones or blasted through large stereo speakers, the album retains a singular closeness, an intimate satisfaction — as if Lady Lioness is singing only for you.

Lady Lioness will be at Radio Bean this Saturday, March 13, as part of the “Ladies of Burlington” showcase. Where the Current Goes is available for free download at bandcamp.com.

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Va-et-Vient, Porte Ouverte (SELF-RELEASED, CD)

Va-et-Vient — which means “coming and going” en français — is trio of talented Addison County musicians with a shared love for, and an intimate understanding of, all sorts of French music. Their 2009 CD Porte Ouverte (“open door”) includes a mélange of French Canadian dance and vocal music, Louisiana two-steps, plaintive French ballads and a schotticshe — despite the Germanic-sounding name, that’s a French dance. It’s composed by Daniel Thonon, a Belgianborn master of many instruments who lives half the year on the flatland between the Richelieu and St. Lawrence rivers in Québec. The album is a testament to the wide variety of Frenchlanguage music —not even counting all the francophone musique played since the 1970s in northwest Africa and Southeast Asia.

Va-et-Vient’s French roots run deep.

Singer and guitarist Carol Reed, fluent in the language since the sixth grade, is a longtime French teacher at a local Waldorf school.

Singer and percussionist Suzanne Germain

was born into the music and has been singing French songs all her life. George Dunne has been playing French and Québécois music at contra dances for years and, in 1998, he was selected to play accordion and flute for Martha Pellerin’s production of “La Danse des Enfants,” which toured throughout New England and Québec.

The connection between central Vermont musician Pellerin and Va-etVient runs deep. Pellerin, who succumbed to cancer in 1998, brought Québécois and Franco-Vermont music out of the kitchens and into the public eye around New England. Her energy and dedication to French music is echoed and honored throughout the album.

Porte Ouverte was recorded at John Hadden’s Resting Lion Studio in Huntington, with mixing and mastering

by Dunne as well as by Lane Gibson in Charlotte. The album’s overall sound is high and reedy. Almost all the instruments on this disc — including the voices of the lead singers — tend toward the “high frequency” end of things. Vermont musician Michael Corn guests on mandolin, cittern and guitar; he plays expertly, but his sound is also high and jingly. An electric bass or well-placed bass clarinet line now and then would add more bottom to the mix.

One of my favorites tracks is “La Belle Hélène,” a sweet song that showcases Reed’s lovely voice and Dunne’s flute work. But there’s much more to love. From Cajun country, there’s “Colinda” and the Balfa Brothers’ “Chanson de Mardi Gras.”

From southern France, “Le Pont d’Avignon.”

Call-and-response songs from Québec. Dance tunes from Brittany. Through a wondrous selection of styles, Porte Ouverte is a lovingly played celebration of the huge and varied folk-music literature that French cultures have contributed on practically every continent.

Va-et-Vient perform at Middlebury College’s Chateau Grande Salon this Tuesday, March 16. And, despite the proximity to Paddy’s Day, it’s guaranteed to be a “no green beer” event!

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Marriott Harbor Lounge: The Trio featuring Paul Cassarino, Tracie Cassarino & Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

The Monkey House: TAB the Band, Jeremy Harple (rock), 9 p.m., $7.

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Nectar’s: Grippo Funk Band (funk), 9 p.m., $5.

Nightcrawlers: Hot Neon Magic (’80s New Wave), 9 p.m., Free.

Parima Main Stage: The Vacant Lots (psychedelic rock), 10 p.m., $3.

Radio Bean: Brett Hughes (cosmo-rural), 5 p.m., Free. Merrily James (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Ladies of Burlington: Maryse Smith, tooth ache., Lady Lioness, Nuda Veritas, Susan (singersongwriters, experimental), 9 p.m., Free. Kairos (rock), midnight. Free.

Rasputin’s: Nastee (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

Red Square: DJ Raul (salsa), 5 p.m., Free. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3.

central

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Black Door Bar & Bistro: Dave Keller (blues), 9:30 p.m., $5.

Charlie O’s: Big Lebowski Party with Medina Sod (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

Gusto’s: Generous Thieves (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

Langdon Street Café: Hungry Rat Revue (poetry), 6 p.m., Donations. David Symons & Friends (klezmer), 9 p.m., Donations. Gold Town (bluegrass), 10:30 p.m., Donations.

champlain valley

51 Main: Anthony Santor Group (jazz), 9 p.m., Free.

City Limits: Dance Party with DJ Earl (DJ), 9 p.m., Free.

Two Brothers Tavern: Hi8us (rock), 10 p.m., $3.

northern

Bee’s Knees: Mark Struhsacker (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

The Brewski: Gordon Stone Band (bluegrass), 9 p.m., $2.

The Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Green Tea (jam), 9:30 p.m., Free.

Matterhorn: Bearquarium (funk), 9 p.m., $5.

Piecasso: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 3 p.m., Free.

regional

Monopole: High Peaks (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

Tabu Café and Nightclub: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.

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1/2 Lounge: Funhouse with DJs Rob Douglas, Moonflower & Friends (house), 7 p.m., Free.

242 Main: Sixes, Draize, Crucial Times, Butterfly Starpower, Bear Trap (punk), 7 p.m., $7. AA. Club Metronome: Po’ Girl with JT Nero (urban roots), 9 p.m., $10.

Monty’s Old Brick Tavern : George Voland JAZZ: with Audrey Bernstein and Dan Skea (jazz), 4 p.m., Free.

Nectar’s: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: John Tubbs (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Free. Hammajang (funk), 9:15 p.m., Free.

central

that they fit right in at all three. And credit Po’ Girl’s broad appeal — not to mention their self-designated “urban roots” idiom — to a sensuous, surprisingly cosmopolitan mix

Lift: Karaoke … with a Twist, 9 p.m., Free.

51 Main, 51 Main St., Middlebury, 388-8209.

The Bristol Bakery, 16 Main St., Bristol, 453-3280.

Carol’s Hungry Mind Café, 24 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101.

City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919.

Dan’s Place, 31 Main Street, Bristol, 453-2774.

Good Times Café, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444.

On the Rise Bakery, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-7787.

Starry Night Café, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316.

Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002.

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

central

of old-world jazz and new-world folk. This Sunday, the pond-hopping, genre-jumping outfit will appear at Club Metronome with lovelorn Chicago songwriter JT Nero.

northern

Bee’s Knees: Cody Michaels (singer-songwriter), 11 a.m., Donations. John Harrington (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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1/2 Lounge: Heal-In Sessions with Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

Bistro Sauce: Lowell Thompson & Bill Mullins (alt-country), 6:30 p.m., Free.

Club Metronome: Open Mic Night with Mikey P of Elephantbear, 9 p.m., Free.

Higher Ground Ballroom: Soulfly, Prong, Incite, Rotting Corpse (hard rock), 7:30 p.m., $20. AA. The Monkey House: Citizen Bare, Milton Busker (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

Nectar’s: Canyonero (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

Parima Main Stage: Jazzed Up Mondays (jazz), 7 p.m., Free (18+).

Radio Bean: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

Monty’s Old Brick Tavern: Open Mic Night, 6 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Guagua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free.

Jamie Masefield & Doug Perkins (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.

Red Square: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free.

central

Charlie O’s: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

Langdon Street Café: Kierstin Grey (soul), 8 p.m., Donations.

Main Street Grill and Bar: Doug Perkins & Michael Arnowitt (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free.

Slide Brook Lodge & Tavern: Tattoo Tuesdays with Andrea (jam), 5 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

51 Main: Quizz Night (trivia), 7 p.m., Free.

Red Square: Hype ‘Em (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

Two Brothers Tavern: Monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m.

Rozzi’s Lakeshore Tavern: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free.

northern

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

central

Bee’s Knees: Kelly Ravin (roots), 7:30 p.m., Free.

The Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Indestructible String Band (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Free.

Matterhorn: Toast Head (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

Langdon Street Café: Open Mic, 7 p.m., Free.

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burlington area

Club Metronome: Bass Culture with DJs Jahson & Nickel B (electronica), 9 p.m., Free.

Leunig’s Bistro & Café: Queen City Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070.

Big Picture Theater & Café, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994.

Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820.

The Center Bakery & Cafe, 2007 Guptil Road, Waterbury Center, 244-7500.

Green mountain Tavern, 10 Keith Ave., Barre, 522-2935.

Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919.

Hostel Tevere, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222.

L.A.C.E., 159 North Main St., Barre, 476-4276.

The Lamb Abbey., 65 Pioneer Circle, Montpelier, 229-2200.

Langdon St. Café, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667.

Main St. Grill & Bar, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188.

Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035.

Positive Pie 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453.

Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. the reservoir restaurant & tap room, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827.

Slide Brook Lodge & Tavern, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202.

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Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889.

The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366.

The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 21 Lower Main St., Johnson, 635-7626.

Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198.

Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533.

Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357.

Phat Kats Tavern, 101 Depot St., Lyndonville, 626-3064.

Piecasso, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411.

Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245.

Shooters Saloon, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777.

Tamarack Grill at Burke Mountain, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., East Burke, 626-7394.

Watershed Tavern, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100.

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Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222.

Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200.

Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-324-2200.

Tabu Café & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-0666.

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The Monkey House: Comedy Night with Kathleen Kanz, Andy Lemieux, Avi Waring, Chad Smith, John Lyons, Nathan Hartswick (standup), 7 p.m., $5.

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Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494.

Banana Winds Café & Pub, 1 Market Pl., Essex Jct., 879-0752.

Breakwater Café, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276.

City Sports Grille, 215 Lower Mountain View Dr., Colchester, 655-2720.

Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563.

Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909.

Green Room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669.

Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278.

Harbor Lounge at Courtyard Marriott, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700.

Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777.

JP’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389.

Leunig’s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759.

Lift, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088.

The Living Room, 294 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776.

The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563.

Monty’s Old Brick Tavern, 7921 Williston Rd., Williston, 316-4262.

Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466.

Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771.

Nightcrawlers, 127 Porter’s Point Rd., Colchester, 310-4067.

On Tap, 4 Park St., Essex Junction, 878-3309.

Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917.

Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346.

Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324.

Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909.

Rí Rá Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401.

Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744.

Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188.

Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500.

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GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Derrick Semler (folk), 8 p.m., $10.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Atlantic Crossing (Irish), 4 p.m., Free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., Free.

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BEE’S KNEES: Open Irish Session, noon, Free. Allen’s Fiddle Students (Irish), 1:26 p.m., Free. Garlic & Moonshine, Danielle Doyle (Irish), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

RED SQUARE: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

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Snow-centric sports, for example, are still going strong — take the Catamount Trail Association’s third annual Backcountry Challenge Race & Tour. Competitive Nordic skiers and leisurely paced “tourists” alike tackle a thigh-burning 2300-foot climb and exhilarating 1300-foot descent en route from the Trapp Family Touring Center to the Bolton Valley Nordic Center — on 70 percent ungroomed trails, no less. Besides the stunning mountaintop views, “A lot of people do it just because it’s a real challenge,” says CTA executive director Jim Fredericks. “If someone has to break snow, they break snow. It will all depend on the conditions of the day.” A post-race group meal and raffle prizes make it worth your while. Up for the adventure?

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Check-in, 8-10 a.m.; noncompetitive racing start, 10 a.m.; competitive racing start, 11:30 a.m. $40-50 advance registration; $5 shuttle bus ride to start at Trapp Family Touring Center. Info, 864-5794. www. catamounttrail.org

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Thursday, March 11, through Saturday, March 13, 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 14, 2 p.m., at Memorial Hall in Essex. $10-13. Info, 878-9109. www. essexplayers.com

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Shooting for the Stars For most people, it’s second nature to grab a camera and snap a photo when there’s something worth capturing. But, as would-be fashion photographer Courtney Bent realized in the 2009 documentary Shooting Beauty, it’s a whole ’nother story for those with severe physical disabilities. The film, directed by Emmy-nominated Woodstock native George Kachadorian, follows Bent as she crafts personalized cameras for people at a Massachusetts cerebral palsy center, allowing the mostly nonverbal group equal spontaneity and depth of expression. Shot over the course of a decade, the doc’s been collecting accolades since its release, including Best of the Fest at the Rhode Island International Film Fest. Kachadorian and Bent introduce the film at Woodstock’s Town Hall Theatre this weekend. Don’t miss the related photography display in the lobby, too.

‘SHOOTING BEAUTY’ Saturday, March 13, 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. $5-10 donation.

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

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SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Families explore the hallways and in-session classrooms of this alternative elementary school. Preregister. The Schoolhouse, South Burlington, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 656-4164.

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

‘DEEPENING OUR SPIRITUALITY’: Folks focus on faith in the context of community, worship, music and more in this monthly discussion group. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 985-3819.

EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD MEETING: Needle workers check out the sewing projects of their peers, and get a little stitching done of their own. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 879-0198.

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ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano?

A native speaker leads a language practice for all ages and abilities. Room 101, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3869.

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‘ENDGAME’: Pete Travis’ 2009 film starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jonny Lee Miller transports viewers to the final days of apartheid in South Africa. Cinema 2, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600.

‘THE YOUNG VICTORIA’: Emily Blunt plays the rising queen in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Oscar-nominated period drama. Cinema 1, Catamount Arts Center,

LAMOILLE VALLEY YEAR-ROUND FARMERS ARTISAN MARKET: Farmers and food producers fill Vermonters’ totes with local and organic dining options, including eggs, cider, seeds and cow cheeses.

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

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AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING: First through sixth graders get a helping hand from college students on reading, math and science homework. Call for a time slot. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

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

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

KNITTING CLUB: Little ones in third through sixth grades loop soft hats to be sent to the hospital for premature babies. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PAJAMA STORYTIME: Comfy-clothed kiddos get a bedtime tale and snack. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 876-7147.

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

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

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

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

Info, 865-7216.

music

THE ANTHONY GERACI SEXTET: The ensemble plays smooth jazz standards off their latest album, The Gift. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.

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

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‘Conversations’ series: Vermont Public Television host Fran Stoddard interviews Middlebury professor of dance and environmental studies Andrea Olsen about the roles of spirituality and nature in her art. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 9853346, ext. 3349, ktitterton@shelburnemuseum. org.

Dr. art sChaller: In “Assembling Faces,” the dean of art and architecture illustrates the various ways artists portray the human visage. Museum Rotunda. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, Northfield, noon. Free. Info, 485-2379.

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intro to WalDorf eDuCation: Patrice Maynard, leader of Outreach and Development for the Association of Waldorf Schools in North America, highlights a new approach to children, childhood and education in “Anthroposophical View of the Human Being.” Orchard Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7400.

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‘vietnamese in vermont’: Son Do, a member of the local Vietnamese community, briefs listeners on the history, cultural background and personal experiences of one of the largest former refugee groups in Chittenden County. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 316-7211.

‘solar for your Business’: Reps from DC Energy Innovations cover the green benefits of photovoltaic systems. Draker Solar Building, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 363-1474.

visual Presentation & leCture: A PowerPoint show illuminates the Gnostic perspective on “The Christian Mystery of Initiation.” 6 Fairfield Hill Road, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, vermont@goldenrosycross.org.

Green mountain CluB Centennial CeleBration: Slide show presentations, birthday cake and general partying mark the big one-ohoh of this Vermont institution. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 6 p.m. $10; cash bar. Info, 2447037, ext. 24.

‘WorlD War ii: ameriCan PerCePtions & historiCal realities’: A lecture investigates Americans’ beliefs about the causes, consequences and lessons of the war, and the ethnocentric views that distort its history. Town & Country Resort, Stowe, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9011.

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‘aha! james naismith, Creator of BasketBall’: Actor Robert Cheney illustrates how the founder of the popular sport invented the game at Springfield College after overcoming humble beginnings. Charlotte Senior Center, 1 p.m.

Free. Info, 425-6345.

Book DisCussion GrouP: To prep for Ed Asner’s upcoming performance at the Flynn, bibliophiles chat about Jean Edward Smith’s FDR. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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sWinG DanCe: Middlebury College’s The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble dole out classic and contemporary tunes suitable for the jitterbug.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, dance lessons at 7 p.m.; band begins at 8 p.m. $6-10. Info, 382-9222.

environment & Climate ChanGe series: Environmentalist and writer Alan Betts gives the lowdown on his atmospheric research. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $5 donation includes soup and salad. Info, 862-5010.

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Dr. tara natarajan: An associate professor of economics offers a down-to-earth approach in “Evolutionary Economics: A Real World, Integrated, Holistic Systems Approach to Economics.” Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon. Free. Info, 654-2536.

‘shiPWreCkeD!’: Louis de Rougemont’s adventures stranded off the coast of Australia in the 1890s come to life in this production by Vermont Stage Company. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24.30-32.50. Info, 863-5966.

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

Free. Info, 862-5125. ‘you Come, too’: Spend winter lingering on the cultivated lines of selected British poets, from John Donne to T.S. Eliot, with Peter Gilbert’s readings and discussion. Vermont Humanities Council, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626.

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by Vermont Commons School. Preregister. Kitchen Table Bistro, Richmond, 6-9 p.m. $75; cash bar. Info, 865-8084, ext. 10.

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afterSchooL tutoring: See WED.10, 3 p.m.

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

Info, 262-3292, ext. 115, fcwcdads@yahoo.com. ‘itty Bitty PuBLic SKating’: Preschoolers and their parents build up courage to conquer the ice as an instructor leads games and activities at this drop-in program. Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6 per family; $1 skate rentals. Info, 865-7558.

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

PreSchooL StorytiMe: Tots ages 3 to 6 bury their noses in books with read-aloud tales, rhymes, songs and crafts. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. teen viDeo gaMeS: Middle and high schoolers rock out to Guitar Hero, Rock Band and various other PS2 faves. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. ‘wii-taStic!’: Kids grades 4 and up test out the video game console through Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero and more. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

music

Beoga: This Northern Irish band lives up to its name — which translates as “lively” — in a sprightly mix of traditional music and modern works. Barre Opera House, 9:30 a.m. $10-26. Info, 476-8188.

sport

highLanD SKi-in: Lovers of winter convene to ski (and sometimes snowshoe) covered trails.

Highland Lodge & XC Center, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m.

Free. Info, 533-2647.

winter fun run: Snow, schmoe. Joggers of all ages and abilities stretch their legs on a 4- to 5-mile outdoor excursion. Headlamps and reflective gear recommended. Skirack, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3313.

charLie narDozzi: The senior horticulturalist for the National Gardening Association sings the praises of edible gardens in “Eat Your Landscape!”

Tips for easy-to-grow veggies, fruits and herbs abound. Montpelier High School, 6-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-8930.

‘Lunch & Learn’ SerieS: Mina Alicic and Linda Charkin explore issues of ethnic cleansing and emigrating to America in “From Bosnia to Burlington.”

Dance SociaL: First Step Dance leads motions in swing, waltz, cha-cha and other styles. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $15 for lessions and dancing; $10 for dancing only. Info, 598-6757. intro to BaLLet: Newbies master pliés, pirouettes and piqués at the barre. South End Studio, Burlington, 6:10-7:10 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0044.

‘the foreigner’: An antisocial British book editor pretends he doesn’t speak English on a trip to America, only to be entrusted with secrets too big to keep mum about, in this comedy from the Colchester Theatre Company. Colchester High School, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 264-5729.

MaPLe Sugar Square & rounD Dance feStivaL: A sugar-on-snow party and workshops add to organized dance rounds led by callers from all over the continent. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 7-11 p.m. $63 for weekend dance package; $45 for Saturday workshops and dance; $30 for Friday or Saturday dance only. Info, 879-0760 or 985-2010.

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‘a Language for Life’ circLe: No need to dish out shallow compliments to connect with others; facilitator Sally Dames guides folks in meaningful communication exercises. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 6:30-8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 288-9265.

chaMPLain vaLLey Boat & Marine Show: CELEBRATION Ready to hit the waves? More than 25 boat dealers12v-beadcrazy031110.indd 1 unveil the newest models and gear. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 1-7 p.m. $5; free for kids under 16 accompanied by an adult. Info, 1-800-542-6017.

BooK DiScuSSion: Emily Dickinson buffs trade takes on Brock Clarke’s An Arsonist’s Guide to Writer’s Homes in New England, about a teen who accidentally torches the poet’s house. Lebanon Public Library, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-2459.

ecoSew worKShoP: Crafters fashion posh potholders from secondhand supplies. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. $25 includes all materials. Info, 862-7417.

BooK DiScuSSion SerieS: ‘BLue coLLar aMerica’: Bibliophiles examine social divisions and minimum-wage existence in Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed. Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 626-5475.

BooK DiScuSSion SerieS: ‘infLuentiaL firSt LaDieS’: Book lovers learn about the power behind the presidency in Blanche Wiesen Cook’s Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume Two, The Defining Years, 19331938. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 849-2420.

BooK DiScuSSion SerieS: ‘when cuLtureS Meet’: Stephen Brumwell’s White Devil provides readers with plenty of fuel for chat about early contact between Europeans and the native inhabitants of the Lake Champlain Basin. Joslin Memorial Library, Waitsfield, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 496-4205. gaStronoMy BooK DiScuSSion: Page turners learn about culture through mouthwatering novels focusing on food, such as Diana Abu-Jaber’s Crescent. Charlotte Community Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 425-3864.

‘Strange DeMocracy’: Audiences spend an evening with writer and border artist Guillermo GómezPeña, who presents insightful spoken-word works before a reception and signing of his books.

McCullough Social Space, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. $6-24. Info, 443-3168.

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argentinean tango: Shoulders back, chin up!

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

BaLLrooM Dance SociaL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing.

Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10-14. Info, 862-2269.

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tertuLia Latina: Latino americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. verMont quiLt ShoP hoP: Quilters from all over the state make stops at 13 area shops over 10 days to share patterns, lead fabric games and connect with fellow stitchers. Visit www.vermontshophop. com for locations. Various locations statewide, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. $5 “passport” to any participating shop. Info, 899-3098.

film

‘four SeaSonS LoDge’: New York Times journalist Andrew Jacobs’ 2008 documentary focuses on the annual summer reunion of Holocaust survivors.

Cinema 2, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600. ‘the MeSSenger’: A U.S. Army officer just back from active duty still faces the consequences of war when he’s assigned to deliver bad news to families of fallen soldiers in Oren Moverman’s 2009 film. Cinema 1, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $4-7.

Info, 748-2600.

Friday, March 12, 8 pm

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woMen’S fiLM feStivaL: Twenty-five documentaries and feature films made mainly by women from all over the world share compelling stories about females over the course of this 22-day screen attraction. Various locations, Brattleboro, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Various prices and showtimes; visit www.womensfilmfestival.org for details. Info, 257-0098.

food & drink

‘aLL-you-can-eat’ fiSh fry: Diners fill up on fried or baked haddock, french fries, coleslaw and dessert. St. Ambrose Parish, Bristol, 5-7 p.m. $5-12; $35 for family of five. Info, 453-2488. ‘feaSt againSt faMine’: TV personality Tim Kavanagh hosts an Irish-themed corned beef and cabbage dinner, with traditional music, comedy and games rounding out the night. Proceeds go to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Doubletree FRI.12

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Dr. DecLan MccaBe: What’s up with water bugs?

The St. Michael’s College professor of biology makes a splash with “Aquatic Insects: More Than Just Fish Food?” Lake Champlain Basin Program Office, Grand Isle, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 372-3213.

‘out of orDer’: A Labour junior minister’s hotel rendezvous with an opposing party’s secretary takes a comic turn when he discovers a dead body waiting for him in the room in the Essex Community Players’ rendition of Ray Cooney’s British romp. See calendar spotlight. Memorial Hall, Essex, 8 p.m. $10-13. Info, 878-9109.

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coMMunity Dance: Neighbors bust a move to music from Burlington’s Latin-jazz band Guagua.

Huntington Public Library, 7-9 p.m. $5; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 434-4583.

Friday, March 12, 3-8pm Saturday, March 13, 10am-5pm Da Beads presents Strands of Czech Glass Beads

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MaD river Men’S rugBy training: Players of all ages and ability levels try to score the most points in a bout of this rough and rugged contact sport.

Gym, Stowe Elementary School, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 735-7774.

‘thoSe thingS we Don’t LiKe to taLK aBout’: The Montpelier Community Justice Center hosts a nine-part film screening and presentation series about gritty topics, such as this week’s “Must ‘Party’ Equal ‘Drinking’?” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9606.

BurLington contra Dance: Caller Nils Fredland coordinates folks in soft-soled shoes to live airs by Sarah Blair and Colin McCaffrey. Beginners’ session at 7:45 p.m. Shelburne Town Hall, 8-11 p.m. $8; free for children under 12. Info, 371-9492 or 343-7165.

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MiDDLeBury coLLege orcheStra: Soloist Richard Chen, ‘13, leads listeners through Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor. Arrangements

by Brahms and Wagner also get some love. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-10. Info, 443-3168.

Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon.

Donations accepted. Info, 863-4214.

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QuarryWorks 2010 Season Auditions

By Appointment Only!

The Wizard of Oz

Rehearsals begin June 12 Needed: Leads, Male and Female Ensemble Members.

Please bring music to audition.

Commedia Pinocchio

Rehearsals begin July 3 Needed: Male and Female Leads. (no children’s parts). Stage Manager

Saturday, April 3 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday, April 4 1:00-5:00 pm Auditions will be held at the Common in Adamant.

Since 1996, QuarryWorks has been staging summer performances at the Phillips Experimental Theater, a 50-seat theater located on the grounds of the Adamant Music School.

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The Peking Acrobats Sunday, March 14 at 7 pm, MainStage www.flynncenter.org

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Auditorium, 7-9 p.m. $12, or $18 per couple. Info, 985-2827.

Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-9 p.m. $100 includes Calcutta tickets. Info, 878-8277.

Lenten Fish Dinners: Soup, fish, veggies and dessert fill the weeks leading up to Easter. St. Monica’s campus cafeteria. Central Vermont Catholic School, Barre, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $6-8; $25 per family of four. Info, 476-5015.

health & fitness

skin ProDuct Demo: An esthetician introduces Dr. Hauschka Skin Care to faces in need. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569.

kids

AFterschooL tutoring: See WED.10, 3 p.m.

PArent & tot creAtive DAnce: Tiny dancers ages 2-and-a-half to 5 shuffle and spin with caregivers. South End Studio, Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 540-0044.

‘Pint-sizeD science’: Laboratory learners ages 2 to 7 experiment with stories and hands-on activities. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/ Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $7.50-9.50. Info, 1-877324-6386. teen movie night: Popcorn and soda enhance a screening of J.J. Abrams’ 2009 action-adventure flick, Star Trek, in which the fate of the galaxy is, well, up in the air. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. toDDLer time: Little ones ages 1 to 3 get social with books and simple yoga stretches. Preregister.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

music

BeogA: See THU.11, 8 p.m. hugo WoLF QuArtet: A sought-after string band soars through Viennese works by Mozart, Webern and Schubert. Professor Jay West leads a preconcert lecture at 7:15 p.m. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-24. Info, 443-3168.

JAm session: Musicians tune up their skills in an open practice period. Senior Citizens’ Center, Brandon, 7 p.m. $1.50 donation. Info, 247-3121. neko cAse: The two-time Grammy nominee indierock singer and member of The New Pornographers shares her smoky vocals, with Anaïs Mitchell as the special guest. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 8 p.m. $30-90. Info, 748-2600. sugAr rAy & the BLuetones: Bluesman Sugar Ray Norcia and faculty member Anthony Geraci play piano-laced swing and soul airs suitable for dancing. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.

talks

Reggie Wilson / Fist & Heel Performance Group Andréya Ouamba / Compagnie 1er Temps

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

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chArLes simPson: A SUNY Plattsburgh professor asks provocative questions in “Food Security and the Doomsday Vault: Foresight or Fallacy?” Alice T. Miner Museum, Chazy, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-3095.

Dr. Jim gormAn: An archaeology enthusiast leads a multimedia presentation probing Western Ireland’s stone circles, standing stones and other neolithic sites. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 310-4510. kim John PAyne: Parents learn to ease the pressure on their children as this family counselor and educational consultant puts the focus on their need for space and freedom. Burlington City Hall

Lexi sheAr: A veteran long-distance hiker and author of Nature Guide to Vermont’s Long Trail infuses a talk about the trail’s views, wildlife and ecosystems with factoids. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 229-6206.

Peter k.k. WiLLiAms: A local artist and musician transports listeners to the Costa Rican rainforest in a lecture series about South and Central America.

Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516. roger hiLL: This WDEV radio weatherman offers a forecast in “From Black Ice to Microbursts: The Nature of Our Local Weather and the Way It’s Changing.” Tunbridge Public Library, 7 p.m.

Donations accepted. Info, 889-3373.

theater

otter nonsense imProv: A Middlebury comedy troupe supplies spur-of-the-moment, PG-rated wit.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 382-9222. ‘out oF orDer’: See THU.11, 8 p.m.

‘PieceWork: When We Were French’: Vermont playwright and actor Abby Paige commands a one-woman show telling the stories of 10 vivid Franco American characters. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $14-17.

Info, 863-5966. ‘shiPWreckeD!’: See WED.10, 7:30 p.m. ‘the Foreigner’: See THU.11, 7:30-10 p.m.

words

Poet’s night: Pen-and-paper scribblers share aloud their sonnets, haikus, short prose and more.

Outer Space Café, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6106.

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mAPLe sugAr sQuAre & rounD DAnce FestivAL: See FRI.12, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. norWich contrA DAnce: Caller David Millstone organizes feet in soft-soled shoes to live tunes by Northern Spy. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8-11 p.m. $8; free for under 16; donations accepted for seniors. Info, 785-4607, rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu.

WALtz night: Dancers twirl in three-quarter time to classical music by the Green Mountain Youth Symphony and an adult string quartet. A 30-minute waltz lesson begins the evening. Proceeds benefit the GMYS. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7-10 p.m. $6-12; free for children under 5. Info, 454-0188.

education

centrAL vermont eDucAtion FAir: More than 20 day schools, summer camps, nature centers and arts organizations boast their opportunities for kids. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7400.

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green energy exPo: Addison County experts, community members and businesses brainstorm sustainable, environmentally friendly ways to reduce energy costs while having a good time. Catch workshops, exhibits, demos and local food samples. Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $1-2; $5 per family. Info, 388-7951, ext.

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ReSTORE, Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. & 3:45-5:45 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 658-4143, ext. 10.

Champlain Valley Boat & marine Show: See FRI.12, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. eCoSew workShop: Beauty queens master the Depression-era technique for chemical-free rag curls and stitch their own kerchiefs. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. $25 includes all materials. Info, 862-7417.

FoSter & adoptiVe parenting orientation: Adults interested in providing a home to one of the more than 1300 Vermont children in foster care learn what it takes to expand their family.

Preregister. Casey Family Services, Winooski, 9 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6688.

FrenCh roundtaBle: Speakers at various skill levels order café during an open practice session.

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

Info, 247-0050. home & alternatiVe energy Show: Building or remodeling a house? This two-day exhibition showcases the latest in home products, with an emphasis on energy-saving options. Crete Memorial Civic Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $3; free for ages 12 and under. Info, 518-643-0828.

‘Saturday night hooley’: In a traditional Irish “boisterous party,” O’hAnleigh, Patrick Webb and McFadden Academy of Irish Dance step dancers add to an upbeat evening of song and dance.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7-9:30 p.m. $10; free for kids under 5. Info, 310-4510. tax help: AARP’s Tax Aide Service volunteers whip financial affairs into order for seniors and lower-income households. Sign up in advance for a one-hour session. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 9:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.

Vermont Quilt Shop hop: See FRI.12, 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

fairs & festivals

Barre iriSh heritage CeleBration: Shamrock cookie decorating, a “green eggs and ham” breakfast, music by Trinity and a parade fill a day of townwide merrymaking. Various locations, Barre, 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Various prices; call for details.

Info, 479-5545 or 479-1498.

film

‘Four SeaSonS lodge’: See FRI.12, 1:30 p.m., 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

‘the CeltS’: Tidbits from this late 1980s BBC documentary series give viewers insight into the roots of Celtic heritage. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 310-4510.

women’S Film FeStiVal: See FRI.12, 1-10:30 p.m.

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Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free.

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niCaragua BeneFit dinner: Music acts by Jairo Sequeira and the Northfield High School Band provide a backdrop for a sup of enchiladas, rice and beans, salad and dessert. Proceeds support North Branch Nature Center’s teen trip to Nicaragua.

Takeout available. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 5-8 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-6206.

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rutland winter FarmerS market: Wintertime produce joins handcrafted soaps, wood creations and other novelties at this weekly local bazaar. Old Strand Theater, Rutland, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 438-9803.

Sugar on Snow: Hardened maple syrup edibles usher in spring at an outdoor party. Palmer’s Sugarhouse, Shelburne, noon - 4 p.m. $4; free to watch. Info, 985-5054. ‘taSte oF laCe’: Local vendors such as Mama’s Special Organic Kettle Corn, Butterworks Farm, Vermont Common Foods and Capitol Grounds plate samples of their edibles at this food bazaar. LACE, Barre, noon - 6 p.m. $1 per sample. Info, 476-4276.

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Chili & Soup BeneFit dinner: Steaming bowls of liquids, bread and dessert fill bellies at this fundraiser for Vermont Kin as Parents, a nonprofit working to strengthen families of grandparents and relatives who are raising kids. Winooski United Methodist Church, 4:30-7 p.m. $3 per cup; $5 per bowl; free for children 3 and under. Info, 338-4725.

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‘the meSSenger’: See FRI.12, 1:30 p.m., 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

maple Syrup & ChoColate taSting: A maplesugar maker hands out sap samples in liquid, sugar and candy forms. Then folks learn the six steps to tasting chocolate by nibbling Lake Champlain Chocolates’ Maple Crunch and Granola Five Star Bar. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, 2 p.m.

Free. Info, 264-2146.

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‘Shooting Beauty’: Woodstock native and award-winning filmmaker George Kachadorian screens and speaks on his newest doc, about a would-be fashion photographer who introduces severely disabled people to photography as a creative outlet. See calendar spotlight. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $5-10 donation. Info, 457-3981.

CraFtSBury Common winter FarmerS market: Farmers, cooks and artisans dole out goods on a monthly basis, ranging from Wild Branch Farm produce to Bonnieview Farm cheese to Connie’s Kitchen baked treats. Common Room, Craftsbury Academy, Craftsbury Common, 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Free. Info, 730-4481.

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‘let the right one in’: Oskar, a shy 12-year-old, realizes his new friend is actually a vampire in Tomas Alfredson’s award-winning 2008 Swedish romantic horror film. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-3168.

sugar break. Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, 6-8 p.m. $5-10 donation. Info, 322-1683.

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Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 10 a.m. noon. $5-8 per child includes museum admission; free for parents. Info, 828-2180, vhs-education@ state.vt.us.

Young Adult Writing Share: Teenage wordsmiths play with language and receive constructive feedback from peers. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

music

‘Bodhráns, Bones & Spoons’: Celtic music lovers ages 8 through adult feel the beat as they pound small percussion instruments. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 310-4510.

Le Vent du Nord: This “northerly wind” from Québec gives new spark to traditional folk music with spirited step dancing and a vast array of lively instrumentals. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $19-24. Info, 603-448-0400.

Pennywhistle Workshop: Novice whistle blowers ages 8 through adult get an introduction to the instrument prevalent in most Celtic folk melodies.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-4510.

Vocal Recital: Songbirds from the music department produce dulcet notes. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-3168.

William Burden: An international opera star and Middlebury College alum brings down the house with his acclaimed tenor. Emory Fanning accompanies. Proceeds benefit the Opera Company of Middlebury. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $3040. Info, 382-9222.

Newgrange. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 748-5616.

Charlie Nardozzi: The senior horticulturalist for the National Gardening Association puts the spotlight on unusual vegetables for your garden, such as kerala and asparagus bean. Preregister.

Gardener’s Supply, Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. $10. Info, 660-3505, ext. 14.

‘Hoes, Hammers & Handshakes’: Katherine Sims of Green Mountain Farm-to-School and Anna Schultz of Sterling College speak on sparking a sustainable local economy through the local food movement. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m. - noon. $5 donation. Info, 748-2600.

theater

Cabaret Dinner & Theater: A community chicken-and-biscuits supper paves the way for a performance of the Southern comedy The Foreigner. Proceeds support the Chamber Choir’s upcoming New York City trip. Essex High School, Essex Junction, 6-10 p.m. $12. Info, 857-7000, ext.

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‘Womanism: Experiencing Women through Performance Art’: A variety show chock-full of music, poetry and theater skits by local performers explores the many roles of women. North End Studio, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10 donation to benefit Mercy Connections. Info, 863-6713.

‘Out of Order’: See THU.11, 8 p.m.

‘Piecework: When We Were French’: See FRI.12, 8 p.m.

‘Shipwrecked!’: See WED.10, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

‘The Foreigner’: See THU.11, 7:30-10 p.m.

Theater Auditions: Actors share headshots and résumés for a role in Off Center for the Dramatic Arts’ upcoming Stephen Goldberg play.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 8636648.

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Sleigh Rides: Weather permitting, jingling horses trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of rolling acres. Rides depart every half-hour from the Welcome Center. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442.

sport

Alao Kung Fu: See WED.10, 11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Burlington Brawl VII: Talented scrappers compete in a mixed-martial-arts tournament that combines wrestling, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25-50. Info, 598-2839.

‘Hope on the Slopes’: Skiers and riders take the “Vertical Challenge” — aiming to complete the most runs in 11 hours — to support the American Cancer Society. Food, entertainment and presentations provide excuses to take some breathers. See calendar spotlight. Bolton Valley Resort, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. $30 registration; donations accepted. Info, 425-6685, hopeontheslopesbv@gmail.com.

‘Leprechaun Leap’ Crosscountry Race & Barbecue: Costumed racers compete in St. Patrick’s Day-themed ski races and relays, followed by an outdoor feast, kids’ obstacle course and prizes.

The Old Tavern at Grafton, 9 a.m. Free for season pass holders; $10 for visitors. Info, 843-2400.

Vermont Roller Derby: ‘March Madness’: The Green Mountain Derby Dames defend their flat-track turf against Central New York Roller Derby’s Utica Clubbers. Partial proceeds benefit the King Street Youth Center. Robert E. Miller Centre.

Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. $6-15. Info, 863-5966.

talks

Bob Manning: The retired art history professor leads listeners into “The Neolithic World of Stone” by exploring the mysterious origins of Irish and U.K. monuments such as Stonehenge, Avebury and

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Allison Hooper: The local author of In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen serves samples of her Vermont Butter & Cheese Company products after reading passages. Brown Dog Books & Gifts, Hinesburg, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 482-5189.

Book Discussion Series: ‘Middle Eastern Voices’: Bibliophiles investigate Arabic, Iranian, Jewish and Turkish cultures through Simin D neshvar’s Savushun. Varnum Memorial Library, Jeffersonville, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 644-6632.

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Israeli Dance: Movers bring clean, soft-soled shoes and learn traditional circle or line dances.

Partners not required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. $2; free to first-timers. Info, 888-5706.

Upper Valley International Folk Dancing: Individuals of all ages and experience levels form the steps of line, circle and couples dances from Europe and the Mediterranean. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 3-6 p.m. $8; $4 for first-timers and students. Info, 436-2151.

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Antiques Market: Treasure hunters find bargains galore. Elks Club, Montpelier, early buying begins at 7:30 a.m.; regular admission is 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $2-5. Info, 751-6138.

Burlington Area Scrabble Club: Tripleletter-square seekers spell out winning words.

New players welcome. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 8627558.

Champlain Valley Boat & Marine Show: See FRI.12, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Chess Club: Tabletop warriors do battle at the behest of players of all ages and abilities. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

‘Conversation on Race Now’: Community entertainment — including jazz stylings by Arthur Brooks, a poetry reading by Dan Ritter and an act by the Burlington High School Step Team — celebrates diversity, inclusiveness and equality. Imani Health Institute, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free; bring a dessert to share. Info, 324-5612.

Home & Alternative Energy Show: See SAT.13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Irish Heritage Festival Céilí: The McFadden Academy of Irish Dance and area musicians headline an Irish-style celebration. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 310-4510.

Kirtan Chanting: Kirtankars join community-led call-and-response rhythmic hymns and mantras in the devotional tradition of India. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-1794, burlingtonkirtan@hotmail.com.

Middlebury Bridal Show: Blushing brides peruse flower, cake, ring and photography options, discover dresses and register for prizes. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. $5-6; free tickets available for Middlebury College students, staff and alumni. Info, 459-2897.

Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

Poker Tournament: Players affix their game faces and up the ante at this benefit for the Mt. Abe girls’ field hockey team. Registration, 11 a.m. City Sports Grille, Colchester, noon - 6 p.m. $80. Info, 309-2212.

Vermont Quilt Shop Hop: See FRI.12, 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

film

‘Babette’s Feast’: A guided discussion follows a screening of this 1987 film touting themes of love, joy, generosity and redemption. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3575.

‘Four Seasons Lodge’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m.

‘My Father’s Garden’: This 1996 documentary about chemical farming in America examines our relationship with and attitudes toward the land.

Town Hall, Bakersfield, 2 p.m. Donations accepted.

Info, 827-6576.

‘The Messenger’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m.

Women’s Film Festival: See FRI.12, 1-10:30 p.m.

food & drink

‘A Cure for the Winter Blues’: Jeff Roberts, author of The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese, plays matchmaker with artisan blue cheeses and craft beers. Three Penny Tap Room, Montpelier, noon 1:30 p.m. $30. Info, 223-8277, scott@threepenny taproom.com.

Burlington Cohousing Potluck: Community members bring a dish to share as they meet, mingle and learn about collaborative living. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0120.

Sugar on Snow: See SAT.13, noon - 4 p.m.

‘The Energy of Food’: Nurse and acupuncturist Ann Ramsay spoons out homemade rice congee and tofu dishes as she educates on how to choose foods according to their energetic actions. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569.

health & fitness

Free Clinic Day: Doctors provide blood pressure and glucose screenings, help with insurance applications and prescription drug programs, and more. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.

Community Health Center of Burlington, 8 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 864-6309, ext.190.

Power Yoga: Yogis execute sun salutations and backbends to build strength, balance and flexibility.

The Confluence, Montpelier, 8 a.m. $12. Info, 5782994.

kids

‘Cooking With Kids’: Little ones kick off the sugaring season by stirring recipes with maple syrup.

Preregister. City Market, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 861-9700.

Lollipop Ski Race: Young skiers don racing bibs for a fun zip down the “Mighty Mite” hill, with encouragement from bystanders, including Olympians Marilyn and Barbara Ann Cochran.

Cochran’s Ski Area, Richmond, 1-2:30 p.m. Free with purchase of a $14 youth day pass; includes postrace lollipop. Info, 434-2479.

‘Read to a Dog’: See SAT.13, 1-2 p.m.

Teen Video Games: See THU.11, 1-4 p.m.

The Swing Peepers: Musical duo John Hadden and Matthew Witten put on a family-friendly performance of participatory songs and stories.

The Lamb Abbey, Montpelier, 2-4 p.m. $4-8; $12 per family. Info, 229-2200.

music

Diana Fanning: Schubert’s Sonata in C Minor graces the hammers and strings when this renowned pianist takes her seat. Pieces by Beethoven, Debussy and Schumann complete the set list. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

Gypsy Reel: A local Celtic band serenades listeners at an end-of-season shindig featuring flatbread eats. Phelps Barn, The Old Tavern at Grafton, 5-9 p.m. Free; cost of food. Info, 843-2231.

Hamilton College Choir: Conductor G. Roberts Kolb directs vocalists through a selection of sacred and secular works from the Renaissance to today.

Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 315-796-7818.

Paul Orgel & Friends: A concert pianist produces works by Mozart, Rossini, Poulenc and Ravel, with the help of violinist Colleen Jennings, cellist John Dunlop, flutist Laurel Ann Maurer and opera singers Shyla Nelson and Erik Kronke. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m.

Free. Info, 654-2536.

The Battlefield Band: Pipes and whistles play into the traditional Celtic music of this touring Scottish quartet. Tunbridge Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 431-3433.

Winter Pops Concert: The Young Singers Chorus of Vermont give voice to jazz, folk and Broadway music, as well as selections from the TV show “Glee.” Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 3 p.m. $8-10; free for students 18 and under. Info, 496-4781.

‘Women in Irish Music & Dance’: The Burlington Irish Festival presents jigs and reels by Martha Gallagher, Claudine Langille with Camille Parker, the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance and Full Circle, among many others. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6-9 p.m. $15. Info, 849-6968, mrk sustc@together.net.

outdoors

Sleigh Rides: See SAT.13, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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competition. Orchard School, South Burlington, 6:25-7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-8539.

outside National Gardening Association, Calkins Natural Area, South Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5794.

‘the meSSenger’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m.

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maD rIver men’S rugBy traInIng: Players of all ages and ability levels try to score the most points in a bout of this rough and rugged contact sport. Gym. Essex Middle School, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 735-7774.

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Backcountry challenge race & tour: Cross-country skiers tackle 70 percent ungroomed trails from the Trapp Family Touring Center to the Bolton Valley Nordic Center. See calendar spotlight.

Check-in, 8-10 a.m.; noncompetitive racing begins at 10 a.m.; competitive racers start at 11:30 a.m.

A meal and awards follow. Bolton Valley Nordic Center, 10 a.m. $40-50 entry fee; $5 shuttle bus.

Info, 864-5794. ‘hope on the SlopeS’: Skiers and riders complete runs to support the American Cancer Society.

Proceeds benefit Windham County’s upcoming Relay for Life. See calendar spotlight. Mount Snow Ski Resort, West Dover, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $50 registration includes daylong lift tickets; donations accepted. Info, 254-2343.

Women’S Drop-In Soccer: Ladies — and sometimes gents — break a sweat while passing around the spherical polyhedron at this coed-friendly, noncompetitive gathering. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $3. Info, 540-1058.

theater

‘FuDDy meerS’: Pendragon Theatre members present a reading of David Lindsay-Abaire’s unusual comedy about an amnesiac trying to find her bearings. Audience members sup on soup, chili and bread beforehand. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 6:30 p.m. $10 includes light meal. Info, 518-523-2512.

Women’S FIlm FeStIval: See FRI.12, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

herBal clInIc: Sign up for an appointment to explore the art of natural healing one on one with students and professors from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

‘SprIng energy’: Cook Jillian Lisitano introduces attendees to foods that will help make the best of the change in season. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. $8-10. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

kids

aFterSchool tutorIng: See WED.10, 3 p.m. collage art: Crafty kids in grades 4 and up make cut-and-paste creations with a hodgepodge of materials. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. creatIve monDayS: Artists of all ages bring old newspaper to create puppets, masks and other dramatic papier-mâché. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

‘Itty BItty puBlIc SkatIng’: See THU.11, 1011 a.m. ‘muSIc WIth mIa’: Tots form a circle for a special story hour with some sing-along tunes. Meet in the JCPenney Court. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. muSIc WIth peter: See THU.11, 10:45 a.m. preSchool StorytIme: See THU.11, 10-10:45 a.m.

‘out oF orDer’: See THU.11, 2 p.m.

‘ShIpWreckeD!’: See WED.10, 2 p.m.

St. patrIck’S Day craFt: Why stop at finding the pot of gold? Clever kids fashion a leprechaun trap.

Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 p.m. Free.

Info, 876-7147.

the pekIng acroBatS: 2/12/10 4:16:08 PMEmulating the festive frenzy of a Chinese carnival, this traveling troupe pulls off high-wire, cycling and tumbling feats to traditional beats, with some special effects thrown in for good measure. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $24-48. Info, 863-5966.

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BaSIc computer courSe: Folks in need of some technology tutelage sign up for a tailored 30-minute slot with a computer expert. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. $3 donation. Info, 658-3585. englISh converSatIon group: Anglophones offer chatty practice to nonnative learners of their mother tongue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. legISlatIve BreakFaSt: Early birds discuss “Effective and Sustainable Government for the 21st Century” over a morning meal. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 7:30-9 a.m. $20. Info, 863-3489. tax aSSIStance: See THU.11, 9-11:15 a.m. ‘the herBalISt hour’: Herbalist Alyssa Doolittle of Mayflower Herb Farm resolves queries about all things green. St. Johnsbury Food Co-op, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 748-9498. vermont QuIlt Shop hop: See FRI.12, 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

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‘Four SeaSonS loDge’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m. ‘pray the DevIl Back to hell’: In this Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary winner, a band of women conspire to bring peace to Liberia, ending a

‘StorIeS WIth megan’: Preschoolers ages 2 to 5 expand their imaginations through storytelling, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. teen aDvISory BoarD: Middle and high schoolers help librarians plan cool programs and choose new books to order for the stacks. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7216. young aDult FIlm creW: Lights, camera, action!

Budding movie stars, whether behind the scenes or at center stage, learn videography and editing tricks with equipment and training from LCATV. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-0313.

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champlaIn echoeS open rehearSalS: The women’s barbershop quartet shows off its four-part vocals. All females of all ages can chime in. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 6:309:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0071.

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BurlIngton BomBerS roller DerBy neW memBer orIentatIon: See WED.10, 7-9 p.m.

Burton u.S. open SnoWBoarDIng champIonShIpS: Elite athletes compete in quarterpipe, halfpipe and slopestyle events at this weeklong showcase. Stratton Mountain, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. $75 registration; free to watch. Info, 1-800881-3138. coeD DoDgeBall: Players break a sweat chucking and side-stepping foam balls at this friendly

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Book DIScuSSIon SerIeS: ‘From page to Screen’: Is the book always better? Bibliophiles peruse Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome and decide.

Barton Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 5256524.

JennIFer hock: A visiting instructor at Middlebury’s Department of the History of Art and Architecture deconstructs the buildings of the 1950s and ‘60s in “Utopians and Pragmatists.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2-3 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516. rachel Wagner: The professor of religion at Ithaca College identifies the similarities between the sacred and the virtual in “Virtually Religious: Games, Virtual Worlds and the Hunger for Real.” See “State of the Arts” this issue. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-6432.

words

‘her-StorIeS’: Group members swap stories of females who have inspired them in this program celebrating Women’s History Month. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-4918. marJorIe caDy memorIal WrIterS group: Budding wordsmiths improve their craft through “homework” assignments, creative exercises and sharing. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 388-2926, cpotter935@comcast. net. poetry WrItIng WorkShop: Creators of verse improve their work. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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the BurlIngton young proFeSSIonalS group: New workers with big ideas brainstorm ways to revitalize the Queen City economy and society over pizza and drinks. 156 Bistro, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free; registration required. Info, 8633489, ext. 209.

dance

WeStern-Style SQuare Dance: This south Texan style of dance provides group exercise through a rotation of couples-based steps.

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $4. Info, 985-2012 or 878-2485.

education

‘DIScovery mornIng’: Parents observe the daily school activities of students in grades K through 8, which might include bread baking or darkroom exercises. A Q&A session follows. Preregister. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-2827, ext. 12, pgraham@lake champlainwaldorfschool.org. teacher apprentIceShIp program InFo SeSSIon: Individuals with a bachelor’s degree learn about an alternate route program that speeds up Vermont teacher licensure. Library, Essex High School, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 238-9637.

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‘groW your oWn muShroomS’: Eric Swanson of Vermush leads an examination of the fungus among us as he teaches folks to culture and grow mycelia into fungi. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

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‘Mali Weave for DruM Making’: Percussion enthusiasts work with knots, hoops and rings to revive or create traditional instruments. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7-8:30 p.m. $20. Info, 748-2600, ext.106.

Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088. verMont Quilt shoP hoP: See FRI.12, 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

film

‘four seasons loDge’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m. ‘the Messenger’: See FRI.12, 7 p.m.

WoMen’s filM festival: See FRI.12, 6:3010:30 p.m.

food & drink

‘an intro to irelanD’s great Cheeses’: Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese consultant Jeff Roberts, brew master Dr. D.J. D’Amico and cheesemaker Giana Ferguson lead a tour through artisan cheeses, regional microbrews and Irish history. Preregister. Billings North Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $55-60. Info, 6568300, jfarnham@uvm.edu.

health & fitness

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

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aftersChool tutoring: See WED.10, 3 p.m. ‘frostY & frienDs theraPY Dogs’: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches.

Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘JaCkie robinson: Most valuable PlaYer’: The Dallas Children’s Theater reveals the obstacles faced by this baseball legend, the first African American to join a major league team. For grades 6 to 10. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, noon $8.50.

Info, 863-5966.

PresChool storYtiMe: See WED.10, 10-10:45 a.m. storY hour: Tales and picture books catch the attention of little tykes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

teen viDeo gaMes: See THU.11, 3:30-5 p.m. toDDler storYtiMe: Little ones ages 18 to 35 months get cozy listening to stories, singing nursery rhymes and playing games with new buds.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

aDult PiCkuP volleYball: Players begin a rally over the net at this fun court game. Gymnasium, Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $3.

Info, 864-5088. burton u.s. oPen snoWboarDing ChaMPionshiPs: See MON.15, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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abrahaM-hiCks stuDY grouP: See WED.10, 6-7:30 p.m. burnhaM knitters: Yarn unfurls into purls at a chat-and-craft session. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. gerMan-english exChange: Anglophones practice foreign-language conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. rug hooking & knitting CirCle: Experienced and novice needle workers present their looped creations, swap ideas and indulge in textile camaraderie. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. tWeet ‘n’ stitCh: Crafters join a sewing circle with their current projects and Twitter their progress.

The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 862-7417. verMont Quilt shoP hoP: See FRI.12, 9 a.m. 6 p.m.

film

‘four seasons loDge’: See FRI.12, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. ‘the Messenger’: See FRI.12, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.

WoMen’s filM festival: See FRI.12, 6:30-10:30 p.m.

food & drink

‘CulinarY & MeDiCinal uses of herbs & sPiCes’: Travel the spice trail to learn mouthwatering and beneficial applications of herbs. City Market, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700. laMoille valleY Year-rounD farMers artisan Market: See WED.10, 3-7 p.m.

health & fitness

anYa hunter: A holistic therapist and social worker sheds light on “How to Work Through Stress and Anxiety.” Preregister. Vermont Regional Diabetes Center, South Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 847-4576. ‘keeP that sPring in Your sPine!’: Rolfer Robert Rex combines Kundalini yoga and Rolf Movement Integration to show folks how to keep their vertebrae happy. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569. ‘lunCh & learn’ series: Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community hosts Kevin Hatin, director of health and fitness at the Greater Burlington YMCA, in a lecture about “Weight Loss Through Weight Training.” O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1392, ext. 10. ‘stages of senior Care’: Karen Koechlein of Home Instead Senior Care walks listeners through the pages of a book detailing smart steps for elder care. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-6955.

holidays

st. PatriCk’s DaY Celebration: Chef John Plunkett prepares corned beef and cabbage, and jazz artist Jenni Johnson plays music with spirit.

Elks Club, Burlington, 11 a.m. $5 donation. Info, 658-3585.

‘fourth & fifth graDers reaD’: Youth don reading glasses for a discussion of their favorite lit genres in this open fiction group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:15-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. irish tales: Storyteller Linda Costello spins St. Patrick’s Day fables. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. knitting Club: See WED.10, 3-4 p.m.

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

Peter the MusiC Man: See WED.10, 12:30-1 p.m.

PresChool storYtiMe: See WED.10, 1010:45 a.m. ‘teens reaD’: See WED.10, 5-5:45 p.m.

music

SHOW DATES: July 21 - Aug. 7 music & lyrics by William Finn book by Rachel Sheinkin Get audition info at stowetheatre.com To pre-register, call 253-3961 or e-mail info@stowetheatre.com

Dervish: An Irish band offers up pure soprano vocals and vivid, traditional Celtic and folk tunes on St. Patrick’s Day. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24-38. Info, 656-4455. farMers night: In a tradition of midweek enter- 12v-Stowetheatre031010.indd 1 tainment begun by legislators in 1923, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra recreates lively Irish jigs and reels. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 985-2507. françois CleMMons: The Grammy Award winner and artist-in-residence captures the luck o’ the Irish in a St. Patrick’s Day-themed concert. Outfit yourself in green and be ready to sing. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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alao kung fu: See WED.10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. burlington boMbers roller DerbY neW MeMber orientation: See WED.10, 7-9 p.m. burton u.s. oPen snoWboarDing ChaMPionshiPs: See MON.15, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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alex steWart: A music faculty member identifies “Transnational Musical Currents in the Hispanic Pacific” in this Global and Regional Studies lecture series. Billings Marsh Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1096.

‘Conversations’ series: Vermont Public Television host Fran Stoddard interviews awardwinning poet David Young about the roles of spirituality and nature in his art. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3346, ext. 3349, ktitterton@shelburnemuseum.org.

Dr. MarilYn solvaY: The director of the Norwich University Sullivan Museum & History Center shares intriguing stories of the lives and travels of past members of the university community. The talk coincides with the “Face to Face: Portraits” exhibit. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

Mike bonanno: A member of the Yes Men, a global assembly of impostors seeking to “provide a public glimpse at the behind-the-scenes world of business,” opens up about the project. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8-10 p.m. Free.

Info, 635-1476.

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‘shiPWreCkeD!’: See WED.10, 7:30 p.m.

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book DisCussion: Readers delve into Ann Beattie’s Park City in this “Masters of the Short Story” series. Blake Memorial Library, East Corinth, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 439-5338.

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book & Movie Club: A lit-lovin’ group alternates watching flicks and turning pages. This month’s read is Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1-2:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 879-7576.

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‘MusiC With robert resnik’: The host of a weekly folk and world music show on VPR explores tunes with music lovers of all ages. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Creative Writing grouP: Wordsmiths of all levels share their penned expressions. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

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activism/ advocacy

BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST: Sep. 6 - Sep. 5, Location: IICD Michigan, 56968 Dailey Rd., Dowagiac. Info: IICD Michigan, Anthony Nugent, 510-734-6777, anthony@cctg.org. Participate in a 12-month training/action program in the U.S. and the Caribbean.

Fight global warming by mobilizing and assisting families and communities to improve their economy and install inexpensive and clean energy supplies.

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ORTHO-BIONOMY, 16 CEUS: Mar. 20-21, Cost: $275/16 CEUs. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, Burlington. Info: Dianne Swafford, 802-734-1121, swaf fordperson@hotmail.com. OrthoBionomy is a gentle, deeply effective noninvasive body therapy, which is effective with both acute and chronic conditions including whiplash, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, migraine and other headaches. OrthoBionomy is used to reduce tension, improve structural alignment and restore well-being. Ortho-Bionomy is compatible with other healing systems.

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GETTING SERIOUS: Apr. 8-29, 6-8 p.m., Every Thurs. for 4 weeks.

Cost: $125/4-week workshop.

Location: Mercy Connections, 346 Shelburne Rd., Burlington.

Info: Mercy Connections, Ali Marchildon, 802-846-7338, amarchildon@mercyconnections. org. This four-week workshop is designed to help you explore business ownership as your possible next career step. You will discover if business ownership is right for you, examine and expand your business idea, clarify your entrepreneurial and business-related skills, and create an action plan for next steps.

chinese herbs CHINESE MEDICINE & SPIRIT: Apr. 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost: $50/ daylong workshop w/ lunch break.

Location: VT Center for Integrative Herbalism, 250 Main St. Suite 302, Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Lisa Mase, 802-224-7100, info@vther bcenter.org. Chinese medicine is woven with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Learn the foundations essential to utilizing it. Cultivate diverse and effective tools of awareness for selfinvestigation and understanding the world and people around us.

Topics will include Buddha-nature, True Suchness, Qi, Resonance, Yin-Yang, Five Skandhas, Causes and Conditions, Cause and Consequence.

computers COMPUTERS AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings

CRAFTS AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings for all ages.

Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802482-7194. Woodworking, Welding, Relief Carving - Covered Bridge, Free-Form Whittling, Bead/Wire Jewelry Making, Wooden Bowl Turning, Rug Hooking (2 levels), Pillows Sewing, Cross Stitch, Funky Art Frame, Mosaic Birdbath, Herb Garden Planter, Cake Decorating 1, Fun with Fondant, Advanced Knitting, Perfumery. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for Access, Community Education link.

Senior discount 65+.

dance BALLET & NATURAL BODY MOVEMENT: New for March!

Thurs., 6:45, Ballet Barre and Stretch; Mon., 6:45, combination class for Natural Body Movement and Ballet. Cost: $9.50/ballet; $14.25/combination class w/ class card. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, just over the bridge from Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Take pure ballet barre, or combine ballet with Natural Body Movement to advance your practice of expressive movement through the lens of Bartenieff and Laban Movement Analysis with Lucille Dyer CMA. Feel good, breathe well, move with ease. Private and small-group movement and analysis sessions are available by appointment.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 802-598-6757, kevin@firststep dance.com, www.FirstStepDance. com. Beginning classes repeat each month, and intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and dance!

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Cost: $13/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 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

dreams ASTROLOGICAL DREAMWORK GROUP: Mar. 16 - Apr. 27, Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $10/group.

Location: Tulsi Tea House, Montpelier. Info: Janis Comb MA is certified as a Embodied Dream Imagery Practitioner, 802-5223698, ackeefarm@earthlink. net. Come explore the symbolic language of dreams and astrology.

Both dreams and the natal chart are like a mandala or map to the self-reflecting multiple aspects of ourselves. Through the facilitator and the experiential method of embodied dream work we will explore and embody these multiple states of being.

drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-658-0658, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www. burlingtontaiko.com. Beginning classes in Burlington! Tuesdays - Kids, 4:30-5:20 p.m., $54/7 weeks. Adults 5:30-6:20 p.m., $61/7 weeks. Session began 11/3.

Advanced Beginner/Ensemble class meets weekly on Mondays at 5:30-6:50 p.m., $61/7 weeks, began 11/2. Beginning taiko classes in Montpelier! Wednesdays, 7:008:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at AllTogetherNow. In Richmond on Thursdays, call for times and location. Djembe classes in Montpelier, Wednesdays, 5:00-6:20 p.m., $90/6 weeks, began 11/4, includes drum rental at Lamb Abbey (www.thelambabbey.com). Gift certificates are available. For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.

empowerment EMPOWERMENT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-4827194. Perfumery, First Garden, Pruning Trees/Scrubs, History of World Through Fiber with Chris O’Donnell, Boat Vermont (state cert.), Backyard Astronomy Knots for Life, Solar Energy 101, History of Cinema, the Right Plants for Landscaping, Mah Jongg, Get Published, Bridge (2 levels), Motorcycle Awareness Program, Financial Management, Grief Etiquette, Suburban Homesteading 101, Goal Setting, and Dreamboarding. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for Access, Community Education link.

Senior discount 65+.

MAKING YOUR KITBAG WORKSHOP: Mar. 13, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-

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CLAY: WHEEL-THROWING I: Mar. 29 - May. 24, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $235/$211.50 BCA members (clay sold seperately at $20/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings). Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington.

No experience necessary! Work primarily on the potter’s wheel learning basic throwing and forming techniques. Projects may include vases, mugs, plates and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. Over 20 hrs/week of open studio time to practice.

Limit: 12.

CLAY: WHEEL-THROWING II: Mar. 23 - May. 4, 7-9:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $235/$211.50 BCA members (clay sold seperately at $20/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings). Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main Street, Burlington. In this mixed-level class, students will learn individualized tips and challenges for advancement on the wheel. Demonstrations and instruction will cover throwing,

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SUMMER DANCE CAMPS & CLASSES: July 5 - Aug. 21.

Location: Spotlight On Dance, 50 San Remo Dr., S. Burlington. Info: 802-865-7626. Kids mini dance camps for ages 3-7. Theme-based camps for ages 8-12. Adult beginner ballet and tap. Teen classes, hip-hop, lyrical jazz, tap, ballet, musical theater. Kids weeklong dance intensive and musical theater “glee” camp. All with friendly, caring, competent faculty. Come see why others come here!

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YOUR RELATIONSHIPS & ASTROLOGY: Mar. 27, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cost: $35/2.5-hour workshop. Location: Blissfull Healing Studio, 130 Church St. (upstairs), Burlington. Info: Astro*lore - Astrology by Laurie, Laurie Farrington, 802-338-2098, astrolore@gmail.com. Come to a clearer understanding of your relationships, yourself and your loved ones using your horoscopes as a tool to enable you to step outside of your limited perspectives and begin to see yourselves and each other clearly. Minimal knowledge of astrology needed. “Let the universe support your growth.”

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Call 802-865-7166 for info or register online at BurlingtonCityArts.com.

Teacher bios are also available online.

for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194.

Computer & Internet Basics Tutorial, iWant iPods & iPhones, Google Apps, Improve Your Internet Experience, Windows Security: File and Control Panels, OpenOffice, Google Sketch Up, Digital Identity, MS Word Basics and More, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up: The Next Steps, Movie Maker Lab, Website Design Fundamentals, Dreamweaver: Advanced Web Design, PowerPoint/Publisher, Social Networking for Families, Window Management, Personalized Lessons. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions.

Full descriptions at www.cvuhs. org, look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

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BODY & MIND AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194.

Core Strength with Caroline Perkins (3 sections), Weight Training (2 levels), Zumba (3 choices), Yoga (3 choices), Swing or Ballroom with Terry Bouricius, Pennywhistle for Beginners, Ballet Exercise: Strength/Stretch with Brea, Jazzercise, West African Drum/Dance Voice-Overs, Beginner Guitar (2 Levels), Mindful Meditation, Spring Cleansing, Kicking the Sugar Habit, Equine Aromatherapy, and Juggling. Low cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials included. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount: 65+.

White Film and the Darkroom or equivalent experience ADOBE PHOTOSHOP BASICS: Apr. 6 - May. 11, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $250/$225 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Gain confidence working in Adobe Photoshop in this 6-week class.

Uploading images into Adobe Bridge, use of Camera Raw, image correction tools such as color and white balance correction, brightness/contrast, layers and much more will be covered. Bring a portable flash drive or hard drive with your images to the first class.

Limit: 6. Prerequisite: Intro to the 35MM Film or Digital SLR or equivalent experience.

DESIGN: ADOBE IN-DESIGN: Apr. 1 - May. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $140/$126 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe In-Design, with which you can develop further skills and become proficient, using this powerful digital layout program.

This class is suited for beginners who are interested in furthering their design software skills. This class will be taught on a Mac with InDesign CS4. Limit: 6.

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ART AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings for all ages.

Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194. Two Watercolor classes with Ginny Joyner, Drawing for Beginners, Painting with Water Soluble Oils, Photography as Art. Culinary arts: One-night classes where you eat well! Thai Cuisine, Caribbean, Dim Sum 101, Szechuan Cuisine, Indian, Barbeque Action, Gelato/Sorbet, Summer Soups, Fresh Berry Pies, Mother Sauce - Tomato, Viva Veloute, Cooking Healthy with Your Kids, Cheese Making - Chevre/Feta from Goat’s Milk, Mozzarella/Ricotta from Cow’s Milk. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

FASHION DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS: Apr. 24-25, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $125/1.5 days. Location: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: CG Garment Designs, Cathy Griffiths Scholze, 877-275-8977, cgriffiths.scholze@ gmail.com. Learn to render common clothing items, fabric of different types and weights, and details on garments. Study how fabric drapes on a live model and learn to capture drape in drawings. Using these skills, design two to three looks. Use of color demonstration on Day 2. $40 kit fee.

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Students must be proficient in centering and throwing basic cups and bowls. Over 20 hrs./week of open studio time to practice. Limit: 12. Prerequisite: Proficiency in centering and throwing basic cups and bowls.

JEWELRY: ENAMELING: Apr. 6 - May. 11, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $180/$162 BCA members. Location: BCA Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. This class is for students who have some prior metalsmithing experience. Enameling is a very old process used to adhere thin layers of glass to metal. Learn different enameling techniques on copper and silver using a small jewelry kiln. Copper and some enamels will be provided. Limit: 5.

PAINTING: WATERCOLOR: Apr. 7 - May. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $135/$121.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington.

This class will focus on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Students will paint on watercolor paper stretched on board or watercolor blocks and will gain experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. Class may move outdoors to paint enplein-air on nice days! Limit: 12.

PAINTING II: Apr. 6 - May. 18, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday.

Cost: $180/$162 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. This six-week class is an extension of Drawing and Painting and/or a class for painters who’d like to further develop their painting skills. This class will have a balance of studio time, group discussion and critique. BCA will provide glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks.

Limit: 10.

PAINTING: ABSTRACT PAINTING: Apr. 1 - May. 13, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $180/$162 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting. Using the paint of their choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor), students will be encouraged to experiment and try adding other mixed media.

Learn from each other and discuss techniques and ideas in supportive critique. Limit: 10.

PHOTO: INTRO TO 35MM FILM/ DIGITAL CAMERA: Mar. 24 - Apr. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/130.50 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington.

Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera to learn how to take photographs. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and film types/sensitivity.

Bring an empty manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera and owners manual. No experience necessary.

Limit: 15.

PHOTO: MIXED LEVEL DARKROOM: Mar. 17 - May. 5, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday.

Cost: $250/$225 BCA members.

Location: Firehouse Center’s Community Darkroom, Burlington.

Take your work to the next level in this eight-week class! Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film processing techniques and discussion of the technical and aesthetic aspects of your work will be included. Cost includes a darkroom rental for the duration of the class. Limit: 6. Prerequisite: Intro to Black and

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of Percussion introduce the fascinating instruments played by their renowned ensemble of India’s finest musicians. Bring your favorite percussion instrument as students participate in a jam session and technique workshop with the artists.

W. Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, psherbs@ sover.net. Our ancestor’s 1st medicine was fresh herbs taken internally. We instinctively crave herbs when our body is unwell.

Have you ever reached for a beer after a long stressful day? With Laura, we’ll look at preparations such as syrups, capsules, pillballs, douches, suppositories, as well as medicinal herbal candy.

WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Open House Saturday, Apr. 10, 1-4 p.m. at Rhapsody Cafe, 28 Main St., Montpelier. Programs: Wisdom of the Herbs: Eightmonth Certification Program beginning May 15, 2010. Wild Edibles: Enhancing Local Food Security, beginning May 9, 2010.

VSAC nondegree grants avail. to qualifying applicants; apply now. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: Annie McCleary, 802-453-6764, anniemc@gmavt.net, www.

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Unique experiential programs embracing wild plants, holistic health and sustainable living skills, valuable tools for living on the Earth in these changing times.

Learn through herb walks and nature adventures, communion with nature, hands-on wild harvesting and preparation of wild edibles, and herbal home remedies, with intention and gratitude.

7909. A one-day experiential workshop that helps students identify those items, ideas and pieces of information that can support them in times of emotional or spiritual crisis. An invaluable adjunct to the spiritual journey and helpful for anyone who works with his or her dreams. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

VISIONEERING: Mar. 21, Apr. 11, May 2 & 23; 2-4 p.m. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-2447909. Learn a scientifically-based technology to harness the power of vision that allows you to create the future out of the future and move your life ahead. Led by Dr. 1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 PM Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

UNUSUAL VEGETABLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Mar. 13, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $10. Location: JEWELRY CLASSES: Mar. 8-29, Gardener’s Supply, Burlington 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Weekly on SUMMER CAMPS & CLASSES Store. Info: Gardener’s Supply, Monday, Tuesday. Cost: $140/ ANNOUNCED!: Location: Flynn 802-660-3505 x4. Join Charlie month. Location: Alchemie, 2 Center, Burlington. Info: 802-652Nardozzi as he highlights unusual Howard St., A1, Burlington. Info: 4548, flynnarts@flynncenter. vegetables from across the globe jane frank jewellerydesign, jane org. Many favorites return and to grow in your garden. We’ll talk frank, 802-999-3242, info@jane exciting new opportunities abound about seldom-seen or -grown frank.de, www.janefrank.de. Learn in music, theater and dance. vegetables, such as kerala and how to make your own jewelery Talented teens may audition asparagus bean, but Charlie will with a German, trained goldsmith for two fully produced summer also show some great unusual in a fully equipped studio in town. shows (“The Phenomenal Flynn heirlooms and new varieties that You will learn basic techniques Vaudeville Cabaret” and “13”) or join are now available. but also be able to specialize the intensive Summertime Jazz for certain projects you choose. program. Full-day camps include Capacity: 5 students. Mondays: 11 optional after-camp care, to make a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 6-8:30 p.m., life easier for working parents. beginning March 8 (4x). Tuesdays: Schedules posted online at www.

HONORING HERBAL TRADITION 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 6-8:30 p.m., flynncenter.org.

2010: Cost: $850/1 Saturday a beginning March 9 (4x). month for 8 months, 9 a.m. - 5 DANCE WORKSHOP W/ REGGIE p.m. Location: Horsetail Herbs, WILSON & ANDREYA OUAMBA: 134 Manley Rd., Milton. Info: Intermediate/Advanced Teens Horsetail Herbs, Kelley Robie, 802& Adults; Friday, March 26, 6-8 893-0521, htherbs@comcast.net.

KID’S DANCE AND YOGA CLASSES: p.m. Cost: $20. Location: Flynn Herbal apprenticeship program Weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Center, Burlington. Info: 802-652held on a horse farm. Covers herbal Saturday. 6-, 8- and 10-week 4548, flynnarts@flynncenter.org. therapies, nutritional support, diet, sessions vary in price dependBrooklyn-based Reggie Wilson and detox, body systems, medicine ing on class. See website or call Senegal-based Andreya Ouamba making, plant identification, tea for details. Location: South End combine the rhythms of African, tasting, plant spirit medicine and Studio, 696 Pine St., Burlington.

Caribbean and African American animal communication, wild foods, dance in their work. The two lead fi eld trips, iridology, women’ s , students through African diaspora children’s, men’s and animal movement idioms, bringing health! Textbook & United Plant contemporary technique and postSaver membership included. VSAC modern structure to rhythmic folk grants available. traditions.

INSPIRED BY NATURE BY COMMUNITY SHOUT WITH REGGIE MELANIE: Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

WILSON: Open level: Thursday, Cost: $12/2-hour hands-on workMarch 25, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: FREE!. shop. Location: Purple Shutter Location: Flynn Center, Burlington.

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Info: 802-652-4548, flynnarts@ Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, Purple flynncenter.org. This workshop is a Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, rejuvenating, transformative singpsherbs@sover.net. Craft beautiful a-long led by Wilson. Participants wall hangings, plant goddesses, restore and strengthen their own animal sculptures, stars and other rhythmic voices and learn about wonderful creations from natural the origins and functions of song materials like dried plants and through tales and songs from seeds. Melanie will guide you Africa and the African diaspora through the simple steps needed (Caribbean and American South). to create your own unique designs.

PERCUSSION WORKSHOP W/ All materials provided; feel free to ZAKIR HUSSAIN: Open Level; bring some of your own if you like.

Monday, March 29, 7-8:30 p.m.

INTERNAL HERBAL REMEDIES: Cost: $15. Location: Flynn Center, Mar. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: Burlington. Info: 802-652-4548, $15/2-hour hands-on workshop. flynnarts@flynncenter.org. Zakir Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 Hussain and several of his Masters

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Info: 802-540-0044, sabrina@ southendstudiovt.com. We are offering a variety of kids classes this spring: Hip-Hop for ages 3-12; Parent and Tot Creative Dance, ages 2.5-5 (younger siblings can attend at no additional charge); Pre-Ballet (ages 4 and 5) and Creative Ballet (6-8); Yoga and Meditation (8-11); Kung Fu (5+).

Preregistration required.

AMIGOS, LEARN SPANISH WITH US: Beginning the week of April 5 for 10 weeks except Traveler’s class is April 17. Cost: $160/10 1-hour classes. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 802-659-4181, span ishparavos@gmail.com, www. spanishwaterburycenter.com.

Spring Spanish class offerings.

Beginning early April for 10 weeks: adult morning and evening classes, six levels. Additionally, our full-day Spanish for Travelers class with Argentinean lunch, April 17, $106. Also private classes, tutoring, lessons for children. See our website for complete information or contact us for details.

LANGUAGE AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 150 spring offerings for all ages.

Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg.

Info: 802-482-7194. Beginner French (2 levels), Conversational Immersion French with Laure Angel, Beginning Spanish (2 levels), Conversational Spanish, Beginning Mandarin (2 levels). Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Location: At your home or scheduled meeting place, Burlington, Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Info: 802-4966669, ashley@sevendaysvt.com.

Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar review. Fun and useful. Taught by Yves Compere, French native.

802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques.

We also teach sword/staff arts and knife defense. Adult classes 7 days a week. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 8-18.

AIKIDO CLASSES: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785, robert@robertrichtax.com, www. vermontaikido.org. Aikido 101: Join us for this free class! Our free “Introduction to Aikido” hour begins at 9 a.m. on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Please bring or wear loose-fitting exercise clothing and plan to arrive 15 minutes before the session begins to register. This class is a nonstrenuous introduction to basic movement and training, open to anyone interested in learning more about Aikido.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. First class is free!. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston.

Info: 802-660-4072, Julio@bjjusa. com, www.bjjusa.com. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - classes for men, women and children.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and self-confidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment.

Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr. teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-Times Brazilian JiuJitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-Times Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Check out www. bjjusa.com.

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AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, April 6. at 5:30 p.m. Visitors are always welcome! Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington (across from Conant Metal and Light), Burlington. Info:

ASIAN BODYWORK OPEN HOUSE: Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802288-8160, elementsofhealing@ verizon.net. Elements of Healing will have an open house for our

Asian Bodywork Therapy 500hour program. This program will start in September 2010. Please call to reserve your place for the open house on Sat., March 27, from 1-3 p.m. Check our website for program information: www. elementsofhealing.net.

ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Cost: $5,000/500hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction.

Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon. net, www.elementsofhealing.net.

This program teaches two forms of Oriental massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. Program starting September 2010.

meditation INTRODUCTION TO ZEN: Sat., Mar. 20, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost: $55/all-day workshop, lunch incl.

Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802-9859746, ecross@crosscontext.net, www.vzc.org. The workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism.

Preregistration required. Call for more info, or register online.

LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: 802-658-6795, www.burl ingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

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parenting Simplicity parenting: a lecture and WorkShop With kim John payne: March 12, 7 p.m.

- 9 p.m., Contois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington. March 13, 9 a.m.

- 1 p.m., Lake Champlain Waldorf School Shelburne Campus.

Location: Lake Champlain Waldorf School, 359 Turtle Lane , Shelburne. Info: Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Pamela Graham, 802-985-2827, Pgraham@ lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org. as the pace of life accelerates to hyper-speed, children feel the pressure. In this lecture and workshop, internationally acclaimed family consultant, educator, and author Kim John Payne will share tools and strategies for simplifying life with children of all ages. For those who want to slow their children’s lives down, but don’t know where to start, simplicity Parenting offers parents both inspiration, and a blueprint for change. sponsored by the lake champlain Waldorf school. For more info or a registration form call 985-2827 ext.12 or visit www.lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org.

Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com.

How can you improve how you feel, breathe and move? Find out about private sessions and classes with certified Pilates and yoga instructors, and start feeling better today.

Feel good, breathe well, move with ease in Pilates, yoga, ballet and natural movement classes with your online printable savings certificate today!

reiki reiki (uSui) leVel one: Cost: $175/9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Location: Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St. #7, Burlington.

Info: Chris Hanna, 802-881-1866, chris@risingsunhealing.com.

Receive an attunement enabling you to use Reiki energy for healing and personal growth. learn the hand positions for giving a complete Reiki treatment to yourself and others. learn Reiki ethics and history. Individual classes can be designed to fit your schedule. sat., March 27. Member Vermont Reiki association.

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Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194. Photoshop Basics, Digital camera Fundamentals, advanced Digital Photography Workshops, Digital spectrum, Next layers of Photoshop, and Blending and Filter. Full descriptions at www.cvuhs.org, look for access, community education link. senior discount: 65+.

open SeWing WorkShop at Bca: Mar. 13, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $30/day. Location: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington.

Info: CG Garment Designs, Cathy Griffiths Scholze, 877-275-8977, cgriffiths.scholze@gmail.com. sew for a day at Bca! Two cutting tables, sewing tables with power strips provided for you to bring your own machines and sew for a day among fellow enthusiasts. assistance with fitting and pattern work also available. Two machines also available to rent. coffee and tea provided.

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

theater the art of playBack theatre: Mar. 20, 10-4 p.m. Cost: $25/ class. Location: JourneyWorks, 11 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: JourneyWorks, 802-860-6203, journeyworks@hotmail.com. learn to play, awaken your senses, exercise yourselves as artists and humanitarians, and practice compassionate listening. Bringing personal story and performance together in a unique way, life stories are shared by audience members, then reenacted spontaneously on stage by a team of actors and a musician. Please wear loose clothing.

yoga eVolution yoga: Daily yoga classes for all levels, conveniently located in Burlington. Cost: $14/10-class cards and unlimited memberships available for discounted rates. Mon., Wed., Fri. 4:30 p.m. classes are sliding scale $5-$10. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 802-864-9642, ashley@sevendaysvt.com, www. evolutionvt.com. Our staff of all certified teachers are skilled with beginners as well as students wanting to refine their practice.

Vinyasa, anusara-inspired, Kripalu, Iyengar and babies/kids classes available. Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre-/ postnatal yoga. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt.com/ evoblog. yoga in colcheSter: New, starting Tues. March 2! Yoga with Julie Peoples-Clark Tuesdays at 3:20.

And join Yoga at Noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Restorative Yoga coming Sun., March 21, 4:00-5:45 p.m. Call ahead to register, and find out about scheduling private yoga sessions for children and adults. Cost: $12/drop-in, $9.50 with class card. Restorative yoga: $14.25. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, just across the bridge from Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: Natural Bodies Pilates, Lucille Dyer, 802-8633369, lucille@natural bodiespilates.com. Develop a greater sense of self-awareness that allows you to grow physically and spiritually. students of all levels practice breath, postures and meditation. cultivate your personal practice, slow down and enjoy union of the self with the present moment. see more about restorative classes and private sessions online. m

Dr. Peter Casson, in collaboration with the Reproductive Medicine Network, is looking for volunteers for a research study comparing the effectiveness of two FDA-approved drugs for helping women become pregnant.

You may eligible if you are 18-40 years old and have eight or fewer periods a year.

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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY A forty-five year history of commitment to understanding: • A social-cultural perspective in which social justice is seen as central to psychological well-being.

• The meaningful and purposeful aspects of all human actions, and all psychological symptoms.

• The primacy of the therapeutic relationship in clinical interventions.

• The critical importance of both unconscious & conscious development processes in human emotion and emotional problems.

• Mind-brain-body interaction as a holistic process.

• The importance of life-transformative graduate training that incorporates theory, practice, and personal growth.

Specific elective courses in play therapy, marital and family therapy, intensive individual psychotherapy, and group therapy.

Preparation for licensure as a psychologist-master’s in the State of Vermont and subsequent pursuit of a doctoral degree in clinical/professional psychology. Graduates also pursue licensure as school psychologists and mental health counselors in Vermont.

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intro to Shamanic Journeying: Mar. 24-31, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $50/4-hour class (2 hrs. March 24, 2 hrs. March 31).

Location: Shaman’s Flame Stowe office, 78A Cady Hill Rd., Stowe.

Info: Shaman’s Flame, Peter Clark, 802-456-8735, peterclark13@ gmail.com. In this introduction to shamanism, we will teach you how to journey into the spirit world.

Through this process, it is probable that you will meet a spirit guide or power animal. We will discuss the role of these entities, and the essential cosmology of core shamanism. Registration required.

Walking the path of the Shaman: Weekly individual or group sessions as requested.

Location: Shaman’s Flame Offices, Stowe and Woodbury.

Info: Shaman’s Flame, Peter Clark & Sarah Finlay, 802-253-7846, peterclark13@gmail.com, www. shamansflame.com. connect to a more expanded level of consciousness & engage the elemental intelligence of the universe. In group or individual sessions, learn the techniques of shamanic active meditation called journeying. Work toward healing many emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of yourself, as well as gaining insight into your life path.

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aBSolute pilateS: Location: New location, expanded space and new classes!, 3060 Williston Rd., Suite 6, S. Burlington. Info: www.absolutepilatesvt.com, 802-310-2614. We teach the authentic Pilates method of body conditioning with a contemporary twist. come experience our fun, invigorating and affordable mat classes and sculpt a great new body. Or schedule private or semiprivate sessions on the reformer, wunda chair or tower unit for the ultimate in resistance training.

Visit our website for pricing, class schedule and specials. all WellneSS, llc: Many package/pricing options to suit your budget. Please call for pricing details. Location: 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington.

Info: 802-863-9900, www. allwellnessvt.com. We encourage all ages, all bodies and all abilities to discover greater ease and enjoyment in life by integrating Pilates, Physical Therapy, Yoga and Health counseling services. come experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio. First mat class is free! also, please join us for a free introduction to the reformer, the first Tuesday of every month at 6:45 - just call to sign up. natural BodieS pilateS: New classes in March! 45-minute Gentle Mat: 11:00 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Level 1 Mat class: Fridays, noon. Yoga with Julie Peoples-Clark: Tuesdays at 3:20. See our full schedule online. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, just over the bridge from

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est Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe is getting a jump on spring by featuring two painting exhibitions that are decidedly unwintry: bright and sunny oils by Aline Ordman and a herd of stylized animals, including some found in warmer climes, by Christopher Griffin. The two shows are different enough to stand on their own, yet their equally high caliber makes them nicely complementary.

Ordman’s half of the exhibit, titled “Suspended Moments,” brings together more than a dozen small-scale oils and a few strong figure drawings. The paintings are very formal: well composed, with highly controlled values and deliberate, strong brushwork. The 20-by-16-inch “Waiting for the Bus, Cambridge” is a typical street scene that marshals a group of standing figures doing just what the title says at a downtown bus shelter. Ordman’s figures are blurry, as if seen by someone nearsighted, but that lack of extraneous detail makes gestures and shadows more important and interesting.

In the oil painting “Riding,” a 9-by-12-inch equestrian-themed canvas, a horse and rider angle away from the viewer and are broken into patches of color. The background meadow and hills are also simplified, so that broad shapes induce the eye to focus on Ordman’s smaller strokes describing the rider.

If the paintings seem formal, the drawings are intriguingly spontaneous. “Nude Composition” is a 29-by-24-inch mixed-media drawing that breaks through the borders of the picture plane. Magenta pastel seems to fly off the right Aline Ordman and Christopher Griffin, paintings. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Stowe. Through May 2.

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‘ANDY WARHOL: FASHIONISTAS AND CELEBRITIES’: A selection of rarely seen photographs, including Polaroids, from a gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation, offer a window into the celebrities of the 1970s and ‘80s, Wilbur Room.

Through April 26 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0570.

ANNELEIN BEUKENKAMP: Brilliant floral watercolors by the Burlington artist. Through March 31 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Info, 863-6458.

‘ARTIST’S CHOICE’: Members of the Essex Art League show their selected works. Through March 31 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 862-3014.

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edge, and the muscles of the partially covered nude model appear tense. The gesture is ambiguous, the hues brilliantly layered.

Griffin is a Canadian artist who last presented a body of work at West Branch in the spring of 2008. His current collection is entitled “New Mythology.” Subjects range from a tiny lizard to a leviathan whale. Griffin’s technique of using an asphalt medium with oil is inventive, and his critters are creative and lively. Like nearly all of these paintings, the 18-by-14-inch “Fish Market Pelican” is monochromatic — in this case a pale raw umber, with wide and dark asphalt lines defining the form. Griffin also indulges in playful mark making; dashes and dots add visual rhythms to his works.

In “Isabela Iguana,” a small lizard transverses a white-on-white ground beneath a mass of sapphire-blue growth, delineated by broad, brown asphalt lines. Another brilliant blue piece conveying movement is the massive 72-by-112-inch “Sperm Whale.” Griffin painted it on three unevenly spaced panels with a high horizon line. The mighty cetacean beast seems to be crossing the bluegreen underwater world by effortlessly floating alongside a shoal of fish. Fine lines, like scars from ancient battles, trace the whale’s expansive contours.

“City Bull” depicts a 26-by-25-inch Pleistocene-era animal, but this image represents a more modern kind of shamanism — reading the entrails of the stock market. Griffin’s artist statement reveals, “2009 has brought a new series … a bear or a bull is painted every day in response to the day’s activity on the stock market.” A group of 12-by-12-inch paintings dating to January and February 2009, of hulking bulls or grumbling bears, hangs in a

‘CHEAP ART ISN’T DEAD, IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY’: The Boxcutter Cabaret presents artworks made of cardboard and house paint by artists from Vermont and across the country, each for the recessionproof price of $5. Through March 31 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 655-4606.

CLARK DERBES: “A Family Gathering: Sculptures and Relatives,” new wooden sculptures and ink-onwall drawings, ink paintings and gouaches on birch panels by the Burlington artist. Through March 25 at Jager DiPaola Kemp Design in Burlington. Info, 864-5884.

DIANE G. BELL: Recent watercolor landscapes of Vermont. Through March 31 at Village Wine & Coffee in Shelburne. Info, 824-6195.

JEROME MILKS: “Dramatic Light in the Champlain Valley,” large-format photographs of landscape and nature images. Through April 15 at Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce in Burlington.

Info, 863-3489.

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grid of 12 images. The rich brown of Griffin’s asphalt medium is applied like stain painting and soaks into the canvas, contrasting with the impasto application of oil paint.

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JESSE ROBINSON: Portrait photography. Through March 25 at Designhaus in Burlington. Info, 310-5019.

MAGGIE STANDLEY: Abstract, multimedia paintings. Through March 19 at Synergy Fitness in Williston. Info, 233-7676.

JME WHEELER: “Ink & Sugar,” computer-generated paintings of women “in a unique and beautiful light.” Through March 30 at Soda Plant Artist Cooperative Environment in Burlington. Info, 578-2512.

‘MEASURING & COLLECTING’: A group show of contemporary paintings and limited-edition prints by Jesse Reno, Randy Noborikawa, Mikey Welsh, Clark Derbes and more, curated by Michael Montanaro of Newport, R.I.-based Montanaro Gallery.Through March 12 at Select Design in Burlington. Info, 864-9075 or 401-741-8101.

JUDE BOND: “Yours Till Niagara Falls,” faux snapshots of happy couples made using new and old photographs, and technology. Through April 30 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Info, 862-2233.

KEN SIGNORELLO: “In a Fog,” photography of local mist-laden scenes. Through April 29 at Healthy Living in South Burlington. Info, 238-2647.

LANCE RICHBOURG: Acrylic transfers on canvas by the Burlington artist. Through March 18 at The Men’s Room in Burlington. Info, 864-2088.

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MICHAEL OATMAN: “Past Forward,” mixed-media works from the Waskowmium by the former Vermont artist. Through March 21 at 215 College Gallery in Burlington. Info, 863-3662.

NINI CRANE & DEB RUNGE: The members of the Essex Art League show their works. Through April 30 at Essex Town Offices. Info, 862-3014.

PATRICK LEAHY: “The Eye of Senator Leahy - A Front Row Seat to History,” photographs of the people and places experienced by Vermont’s senior senator, who’s served in the nation’s capital for 35 years. March 13 through May 2 at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington. Info, 864-1848 ext. 125.

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Polly Raine: “The Blue, easy chair,” recent photographs featuring narrative, landscape, portrait and documentary subjects. Through may 9 at Bistro sauce in shelburne. info, 985-2830.

2010 FeStival oF Fine aRt: submit your work for a chance to be a part of this year’s juried festival! Deadline: march 26. Go to www.artsalivevt.org for details, including prize list and submission info.

RobeRt Waldo bRunelle JR.: “T-Buckets & The little Deuce coupe,” the hot Rod series and other paintings by the vermont artist. Through march 30 at The wing Building Gallery in Burlington. info, 899-1106.

‘StoRied obJectS: tRacing Women’S liveS in veRmont’: Artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection, along with oral and written narratives of vermont women from the vermont Folklife center and Uvm’s special collections, offer a glimpse into vermont life from the 19th century onward. Through september 3 at Fleming museum, Uvm in Burlington. info, 656-0750.

taSte oF StoWe PoSteR conteSt! Themes: vermont, art, craft, summer, culinary events. win two one-day ski passes at Trapp Family lodge ski center and dinner at Frida’s Taqueria. Top eight designs will be displayed at the helen Day Art center booth during the festival. Applications deadline: march 12. more info, helenday.com, postercon test@helenday.com.

‘thiS WoRld, otheR WoRld’: vermont studio center alumni cora cohen, carrie Dickason, sarah Fitzsimons, Janelle iglesias, Reid hitt, erin Kaczkowski, magnolia laurie and siobhan mcBride present two- and three-dimensional works of imagined landscape and invented structure in this multidimensional exhibit guest-curated by David Grozinsky. Through march 27 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. info, 865-7165.

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‘vieWS and Re-vieWS: Soviet Political PoSteRS and caRtoonS’: An array of images spanning more than six decades, from the time of the Russian civil war (1918-23) to the late soviet period, including propaganda and soviet pins, east Gallery. Through may 23 at Fleming museum, Uvm in Burlington. info, 656-0570.

galleRy talk: pieter Broucke, professor of the history of art and architecture, discusses recent museum acquisitions of egyptian, Greek, Roman and early Byzantine art. Thursday, march 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m., middlebury college museum of Art. info, 443-5007.

‘Women to Watch 2010: contemPoRaRy FiguRative Painting’: Five emerging vermont painters, Kate longmaid, susan Abbott, carrie Gelfan, Aline ordman and Adelaide Tyrol, were selected by the vermont committee of the national museum of women in the Arts. longmaid was chosen by the nmwA to participate in the national exhibition in washington, D.c. Through march 29 at Amy e. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn center in Burlington. info, 985-2247.

tibetan Sand aRtiSt: The ven. Dhondup Tsering, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will construct a mandala over four days; the public is welcome to come and watch, with Q&A sessions each day from 4-5 p.m. Through march 11 at myers Fine Arts Building in plattsburgh, n.y. consecration of the completed man-

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anne SaRcka: “A passion for oranges,” recent acrylics and drawings. Through April 30 at The shoe horn in montpelier. info, 223-5454.

expressiveness of the human landscape.” Through march 12 at plainfield community center Gallery. closing reception: Friday, march 12, 6-9 p.m. info, 434-8620.

Student aRt FeStival: The chittenden central supervisory Union fine arts festival, featuring works by students in grades K-12 along with music, theater and dance performances. Friday, march 12, 6-9 p.m., essex high school, essex Junction. info, 879-7121.

‘give uS Some blueS’: A group multimedia show that explores the color blue, main Floor Gallery; silent Auction show: works on sale to benefit spA programs (bidding march 2-13); and emily n. wilson: multimedia installations.

Through April 17 at studio place Arts in Barre. BAsh (Big Arty spA happening) — shake out winter blues with eats, silent auction deals and music by the Book ‘em Blues Band and seth yacovone: saturday, march 13, 7-9 p.m. info and reservations, 479-7069.

RecePtionS liz kauFFman: “Through the window,” new abstracted landscapes by the resident staff artist at the vermont studio center. march 10 through April 30 at winding Brook Bistro in Johnson.

Reception: wednesday, march 10, 4-6 p.m. info, 635-9950. ‘aRmchaiR tRavelS’: A group show of works in multiple media that explore the people and places beyond our own backyards.

Through march 26 at creative space Gallery in vergennes.

Reception: Thursday, march 11, 4-6 p.m. info, 877-3850.

RalPh W. nimtz: An exhibit of restored wooden canoes by the vermont crafter. march 12 through April 6 at The Brick Box Gallery installation window, paramount Theatre in Rutland. Reception: Friday, march 12, 5-8 p.m. info, 235-2734. golden tRue: “visions of the Female Face,” works regarding the “emotional

‘aRt oF veRmont: the State collection’: A traveling exhibit of 50 works in the 1000-piece collection of the state of vermont, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Art in state Buildings program. Through April 18 at T.w. wood Gallery in montpelier. info, 828-5423. beRnaRd chaet & chaRleS caJoRi: paintings and drawings by the American master artists.

Through April 11 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. info, 767-9670.

debRa Janey & SheRi tomek: new prints.

Through march 31 at Two Rivers center in montpelier. info, 295-5901. elizabeth billingS & michael Sacca: weaving-based artworks and photographs from a series called “Twilight,” respectively. Through may 14 at Feick Fine Arts center, Green mountain college in poultney. info, 287-8926. ‘

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kaRen daWSon: “color moves,” new interpretative landscape paintings in oil and acrylic. Through April 26 at northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in st. Johnsbury. Reception: saturday, march 13, 3-5 p.m. info, 748-0158.

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cecily heRzig: “A very hungry Rabbit should Be Fed,” new paintings and prints by the vermont artists. Through April 30 at vermont supreme court lobby in montpelier. info, 765-4941.

chuck bohn: “Byways,” vermont landscapes in oil by the native vermont artist.

Through march 28 at Blinking light Gallery in plainfield.

Reception: saturday, march 13, 4-6 p.m. info, 454-0141.

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dala, with a talk, followed by a dismantling of the artwork and a procession to the saranac River: Thursday, march 11, 12:30-2 p.m. info, 518-564-3095.

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he moment you step into the Brandon Artists’ Guild gallery, the sense of creative connectivity is palpable.

On one wall, there’s Liza Myers’ painting of a nest full of eggs; on the opposite — caught in flight on Michael Kin’s canvas — are the birds that could have left the eggs behind. And it appears those birds are headed into the misty watercolor landscapes of Bonnie Baird, which hang nearby.

On any given day, each of the guild’s 63 juried artists is represented in the roughly 3500-square-foot cooperative gallery in downtown Brandon. And that apparently makes for a hotbed of inspiration.

“I walk around here and steal all over the place,” jokes internationally known folk artist and Brandon resident Warren Kimble, an energetic 75-year-old with Harry Potter-style glasses. He’s quick to clarify that it’s only ideas he’s stealing, of course, not physical works of art.

“Not copying, but, like, ‘Wow, I can take that and use it in my own work,’” Kimble says.

He’s earned the right to make such jokes. Kimble has given more to this gallery — and to the town — than even he cares to admit.

He says it was luck that the guild managed to blossom in a once-rundown bedroom community for Rutland, and it’s partially true: Some good timing was involved. In the late ’90s, when Kimble and a handful of other local artists were angling for a gallery space, a longtime Brandon property owner suddenly left town, freeing up more than 50 pieces of inexpensive real estate and attracting a fresh batch of newcomers to the area.

“The stars came together,” says Jeff Stewart, president of the artists’ guild.

“But were it not for Warren, this just wouldn’t have happened.”

That’s because, in 1999, Kimble had a fortuitous encounter with the president of the First Brandon Bank outside a former five-and-dime on Center Street.

The bank had just bought the place and planned to use it for storage. Kimble sensed an opportunity.

He started small, asking if a few artists might be allowed to use the windows to display their work. The bank president said, “Sure,” and Kimble probed a little more. “Well, could you push your storage in the back and let us use the front?”

The bank president agreed.

Each of the guild’s 63 juried artists is represented in the roughly 3500-square-foot cooperative gallery in downtown Brandon. And that apparently makes for

a hotbed of inspiration.

So, with the front half of a building, a $5000 loan from the Chamber of Commerce, a bunch of pegboards and some cheap lighting, Kimble and crew created a gallery and named their group the Brandon Artists’ Guild. By 2003 they had enough support from the community to launch their first town-wide art project, “The Really, Really Pig Show.”

Suddenly, residents and visitors were looking at 40 fiberglass pigs that had

been painted and styled by guild artists, area school children and other locals.

The show drew unprecedented attention to the Brandon arts scene.

Auctioning off those pigs drew in enough money for the guild to buy back the building from the bank and donate to arts education in the area.

“The pigs bought the building,” Kimble says. “And then every other town decided to do it, too, which was great.

Ludlow did llamas and Bennington did moose and Woodstock did sheep.”

Brandon made a tradition of its townwide art project, decorating its streets each year with oversized rocking chairs, birdhouses, cats and dogs or stars. This year the town is planning to pepper the neighborhood with painted sunflowers.

The BAG gallery’s current exhibit is called “‘It was THIS big…’ the one that got away” and features guild artists’ work on the themes of fishing and exaggeration.

These days, at least one of the artists is always on hand in the gallery — since the guild is an entirely volunteer operation, members are encouraged to take shifts. Plus, their commission from sales increases commensurately with the hours they put into the organization’s various endeavors. Since its inception, the group has aimed to give back to the community, offering salons, lectures and potlucks. Its artists also teach classes at the local Boys’ & Girls’ Club and in afterschool programs.

The cooperative nature of the guild means artists are often bouncing ideas off one another. This is especially true for the dozen who have adjacent studios in the granary building just down the road from the gallery. Maybe that’s why seeing their artworks on display together feels like walking in on a conversation among friends.

“We see each other passing in the night,” Kimble says. “We grow from each other.” Decades into his own career, he says the vibrant artists’ community in Brandon got him trying new things, setting aside the whimsical paintings of cows and chickens that brought him success and trying his hand at larger, more abstract paintings of bones, shells and suns.

The other day, Kimble notes, fellow painter and guild member Michael Kin popped by his studio and was surprised to see the folk artist working on giant paintings.

“He said, ‘Wow, you’re doing big stuff!’” Kimble recalls. “And I said, ‘Mike, I got that from you.’” m

The Brandon Artists’ Guild, 7 Center Street, Brandon, 247-4956. www.brandonartistsguild.org

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AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND PRINTS FROM THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM: Thirty works represent the interests of American artists in urban and rural areas before 1900, and celebrate the landscape and its inhabitants. Through June 6 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.

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‘GREECE VS. ROME: THE 18TH-CENTURY QUEST FOR THE SOURCES OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION’: Piranesi prints of ancient Rome and plates from Stuart and Revett’s Antiquities of Athens document the Enlightenment-era debate about the respective merits of Rome and Greece; co-curated by professor of art and architecture Pieter Broucke and some of his students. Through April 18 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168.

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‘IT WAS THIS BIG’: “The one that got away” inspired the paintings in this group member show. Through April 30 at Brandon Artists’ Guild. Info, 247-4956.

ROBERT A. GOLD: “Cityscapes,” digital multimedia prints depicting a unique perspective on the urban landscape. Through March 30 at Tourterelle Restaurant in New Haven. Info, 377-2579.

SABRA FIELD: “Cosmic Geometry and Other Recent Prints,” new works by the Vermont printmaker.

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FRAN BULL: “In Flanders Fields,” an installation of sculpture and etchings in nine parts that explores the commonalities and differences in past and present human conflicts. Through March 28 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

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‘StateS of Nature’: A dozen painters and seven photographers explore the landscape. Through March 14 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098. treNt Campbell: “Behind the Scenes,” photos by the Addison County photographer of the process and production of the Middlebury Community Players’ staging of The Music Man. Through May 2 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. Info, 388-1436.

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His current exhibit, titled “Byways,” at Plainfield’s Blinking Light Gallery, shows off some recent oil landscapes. The show is on view through March 28.

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elizabeth NelSoN: Fifteen landscape paintings inspired by the “cold, stormy, inhospitable and isolated geography of Vermont.” Through March 22 at Claire’s Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 586-8078. eNoSburG CommuNity art projeCt: Twentyeight pieces of art created by gallery members with accompanying stories and photographs resulting from local residents. Through March 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls.

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‘wiNterSCapeS’: One hundred gallery artist members evoke the season in a group exhibit of paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and mixed-media works. Through March 27 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

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GraCe SeleCtioNS: A sampling of artwork by nine artists in the Grass Roots Art and Community

wafaa bilal: “Agent Intellect,” a new-media, performance and installation exhibition that examines the human condition by the internationally renowned artist, an assistant art professor in photography and imaging at New York University.

Through April 4 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.

Info, 253-8358.

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aliNe ordmaN & ChriStopher GriffiN: “Suspended Moments” and “New Mythology” are the respective titles of these concurrent shows of figurative paintings. Through May 2 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.

lorraiNe riebel: “Being in Place,” paintings and drawings for an MFA thesis, including two large-scale murals with a landscape theme that utilize multiple viewpoints. Through March 13 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469.

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‘art with heart’: A group show featuring friends who have painted together in watercolors for years: Ann Bissonnette, Adrienne Fisher, Sue Fletcher, Bambi Lapointe Fontaine, Kit Howe, Barb Hubbard, Jane Sandberg and Chris Sumner.

Through March 14 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211.

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FATHERLAND Patriarchal abuses sow the seeds of German fascism in the haunting new film from Michael Haneke.

The White Ribbon ★★★★★

M

ichael Haneke is a creator of puzzles who doesn’t believe solutions are particularly important. In such critically acclaimed films as Caché, The Piano Teacher and Code Unknown, the Austrian director has given us tantalizing, flawlessly constructed mysteries and left us to choose from a menu of resolutions. The White Ribbon is his most masterful creation to date and easily the most eerily perplexing.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and the Best Film and Best Director prizes at the European Film Awards and nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar, the picture is set in a Protestant village in northern Germany on the eve of World War I. Its original title includes the phrase “A German Children’s Story,” but, as quickly becomes clear, this is a story about children, not for them.

It’s recounted about a half-century after the fact by the hamlet’s schoolteacher, who, on reflection, has concluded that “the strange events that occurred in our village ... may clarify some things that happened in this country.” Not every day does one hear the phrase “some things” used to denote the horrors of Nazism.

The strange events begin in flashback before the teacher has finished his opening remarks. The doctor (Rainer Bock) — all the adults are identified by their stations in the

town’s feudal hierarchy — is seriously injured when his horse trips over a wire stretched between two trees as a trap. A group of schoolchildren straight out of Village of the Damned appears at his home a short time later, claiming to come out of concern for his teenage daughter.

Soon afterward, the son of the baron (Ulrich Tukur) is found in a barn hanging upside down and beaten. Later, a mentally disabled child is abducted and discovered brutalized, tied to a tree in the woods. Whom does the teacher later find lurking in the boy’s backyard? That’s right: the same angel-faced gang.

Haneke, of course, is a master of intimation. We never see the children commit these heinous misdeeds. We do, however, witness the alarming variety of ways in which the village’s young people are physically and psychologically abused in private by their parents. Perhaps the most twisted disciplinarian is the pastor (Burghart Klaussner), a humorless monster who gives new meaning to the term “wrath of God.” At one point he whips his oldest son and daughter for the crime of arriving late to dinner. At another, he lashes the boy’s hands to the sides of his bed to help him resist the temptation to defile himself. This sanctimonious fiend is only slightly more despotic

than the patriarchs we encounter in neighboring homes. The widowed doctor, for example, thinks nothing of taking unspeakable liberties with his daughter.

Haneke and cinematographer Christian Berger achieve a hyperreal look by shooting on standard film and then draining the images of color. Those images are the only thing about the picture that is black and white, though. From its first frame to the last, The White Ribbon heaps mystery on mystery and quietly builds suspense. Are the children behind the crimes? Will the adults be held accountable for their transgressions? How do the goings-on in the village relate to the rise of fascism a generation later?

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Alice in Wonderland ★★

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ome people are saying Tim Burton’s version of Alice in Wonderland isn’t for kids. But if the kids are old enough to know their Lewis Carroll, this movie could serve as an excellent first lesson in how Hollywood — and especially Disney — gets books wrong.

With their episodic structure and frequent pauses for literary parody, Alice in Wonderland and its sequel are not easy works to turn into feature films. Yet Carroll’s comic, fantastical creations — characters who almost demand to be visualized — keep directors trying.

As a master of neo-Victorian phantasmagoria, Burton was a natural choice to direct the inevitable 3-D Alice packed with computer effects. But in giving the story a “stronger” plot, writer Linda Woolverton (who scripted Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) has turned it into a retread of The Wizard of Oz crossed with Harry Potter. The young person “chosen” to defeat evil is a girl this time, and her adventure is one whom parents of spirited daughters will no doubt appreciate.

But the fact remains — Alice doesn’t live here anymore.

Newcomer Mia Wasikowska plays Alice Kingsley, a sheltered Victorian teen who believes her childhood jaunts to Wonderland were simply a dream. Burton’s slapstick period-piece prologue ends with Alice falling down the rabbit hole as she’s on the verge of yielding to a fop’s marriage proposal. It’s mostly downhill from there.

You see, Burton’s Underland (as the residents call it) isn’t a place of inspired randomness, perverse whimsy and ferocious mockery of authority figures, like Carroll’s Wonderland. The landscape may look psychedelic, but events there are bound by a scroll that prophesies a coming apocalyptic battle of good and evil. Yes, another one. Seems the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) is the scourge of Underland, and somebody named Alice is supposed to slay her pet monster, the Jabberwocky, on the “frabjous day.”

If you know and love the “Jabberwocky” poem, it feels sad to hear Carroll’s joyful exercise in nonsense language turned into a solemn, Tolkienesque pseudo-myth; his satire of epic poetry taken seriously. “Frabjous day” should always rhyme with “Callooh!

Callay!” But not here.

ribbon and tie things neatly in a last-act bow.

That’s not his style. As Haneke explained in a recent interview with Salon, “In real life there are any number of events we don’t understand. It’s only in mainstream cinema that films explain everything ... It’s far more productive for me to confront the audience with a complex reality that mirrors the contradictory nature of human experience.”

No one who sees this movie is likely to mistake it for mainstream cinema, and everyone, I suspect, will leave with a different take on the events depicted. My guess is, the only thing viewers will agree on is that Haneke’s latest is some kind of misanthropic masterpiece.

RICK KISONAK

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GO ASK ALICE ... why any given still photo from Burton’s adaptation is more intriguing than the movie itself.

The closest we get is when Johnny Depp mangles the poem’s first stanza with a Scottish burr. He plays the Mad Hatter, now a resistance fighter who appears to be afflicted with PTSD. With a Carrot Top coif and unblinking, sea-green eyes, Depp is memorable, but the camera fawns on him as if the Hat-

ter were another so-crazy-he’s-sexy creation like Jack Sparrow. Not so.

Alice does entertain the eyes, as Wasikowska wanders through CGI landscapes that evoke Fragonard and Maxfield Parrish. The young actress is a fine choice, combining the sturdy beauty of a 19th-century ingenue with the original child Alice’s pluck and sternness.

The rest of the cast — which includes Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry and Michael Sheen in voice roles — helps. Bonham Carter finds wonderfully irascible line deliveries for her stock villain, and Anne Hathaway is funny in a whole different way as the White Queen, a Glinda figure who seems more than a little out of it.

If only it didn’t all have to come down to that stupid battle and a message about following your dreams. As imaginariums go, Burton’s is certainly more coherent — and lucrative — than that of Doctor Parnassus.

Yet I couldn’t help wondering what bizarre and inspired things Terry Gilliam, who made the cult film Jabberwocky back in 1977, might have done with Alice. We’ll never know.

MARGOT HARRISON

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GREEN ZoNE: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleeson star in this thriller about a team of Army inspectors that finds itself on a wild goose chase for weapons of mass destruction in the Iraqi desert. Amy Ryan costars. Paul (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) Greengrass directs. (115 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) mY NAmE iS KHAN: Karan Johar directed this Bollywood drama about an American Muslim with Asperger’s syndrome who embarks on a small-town road trip in the wake of 9/11. With Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Devgan. (145 min, PG-13. Roxy) oUR FAmilY WEDDiNG: America Ferrera and Lance Gross are paired in this culture-clash comedy about an engaged couple whose in-laws make preparing for the big day a massive pain. With Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia. Written and directed

by Rick Famuyiwa. (101 min, PG-13. Palace) policE, ADJEctiVE: Romanian writer-director Corneliu Porumboiu’s latest offers a dryly comic character study of a young undercover cop who feels conflicted about ruining a teenager’s life by arresting him for sharing hash with his classmates. Dragos Bucur and Vlad Ivanov star. (115 min, NR. Palace) REmEmBER mE: From Allen (Hollywoodland) Coulter comes this romantic drama in which a troubled young man’s life takes on new meaning when he unexpectedly finds love. Starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin. (113 min, PG-13.

Majestic) SHE’S oUt oF mY lEAGUE: Jay Baruchel stars in this comedy about a regular guy who doesn’t know

what to make of it when a beautiful woman falls for him. Alice Eve, Mike Vogel and T.J. Miller costar. Jim Field Smith makes his feature directorial debut.

(105 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) tHE WHitE RiBBoNHHHHH Caché director Michael Haneke took home the top prize at Cannes for this haunting story about a series of mysterious events that shake the residents of a small German village on the eve of World War I. With Christian Friedel, Ulrich Tukur and Burghart Klaussner. (144 min, R. Roxy)

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AlicE iN WoNDERlANDHH Tim (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) Burton brings his unique design sense and penchant for the bizarre to this 3D take on the Lewis Carroll classic featuring Johnny Depp (who else?) as the Mad Hatter. With Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover and Mia Wasikowska. (108 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Welden) AVAtARHHH Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver star in James Cameron’s $400-million CGI-fest about an ex-Marine who finds himself on a distant planet with his mind transplanted into an alien body. (161 min, PG-13.

Capitol, Essex, Majestic) tHE BliND SiDEHH1/2 Sandra Bullock stars in the true story of a well-to-do white family that takes in a black youth from a broken home and helps him fulfill his dream of playing All-American football.

With Quinton Aaron, Kathy Bates and Tim McGraw.

Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Rookie). (126 min, PG-13. Majestic, Palace) BRooKlYN’S FiNEStHH Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke star in Antoine (Training Day) Fuqua’s latest crime drama chronicling a week

in the lives of three New York City police officers involved in a dangerous drug operation. With Wesley Snipes. (140 min, R. Majestic) cop oUtH1/2 Kevin (Clerks, Clerks II) Smith goes way mainstream with this buddy film about NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen baseball card. Starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. (107 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) tHE cRAZiESHHH Breck (Sahara) Eisner directs this remake of the 1973 George Romero thriller in which residents of a small town go postal after a mysterious toxin infects their water supply. Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell and Joe Anderson star. (101 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) cRAZY HEARtHHHH Jeff Bridges won an Oscar in the role of a once chart-topping country singer who’s fallen on hard times. Costarring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall and featuring original music by T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton. (117 min, R. Essex, Marquis, Roxy, Stowe) DEAR JoHNH1/2 Lasse (The Hoax) Hallstrom adapts Nicholas Sparks’ bestseller about a soldier who falls in love with an idealistic college girl while on leave. With Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. (108 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Majestic) AN EDUcAtioNHHHHH Carey Mulligan gives an Oscar-nominated performance in the comingof-age story of an English girl. Peter Sarsgaard costars. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay. Directed

by Lone (Italian for Beginners) Scherfig. (95 min, PG-13. Roxy; ends 3/11) FANtAStic mR. FoXHHHH Wes Anderson goes stop-motion in this animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1970 children’s book. Featuring voice work

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by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Michael Gambon. (88 min, PG. Roxy; ends 3/11) tHE HURt locKERHHHH Kathryn (Strange Days) Bigelow directs this Best Picture-winning account of life inside an American bomb squad in Iraq that specializes in disarming IEDs. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Bryan Geraghty star. (105 min, R. Capitol, Palace) tHE imAGiNARiUm oF DoctoR pARNASSUSHHH1/2 Christopher Plummer plays the impresario of a fantastical traveling morality show in director Terry Gilliam’s latest opus. With Heath Ledger, Lily Cole, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. (122 min, PG-13. Roxy; ends 3/11) tHE lASt StAtioNHHH Based on the acclaimed novel by Jay Parini, writer-director Michael (One Fine Day) Hoffman’s latest combines fact and fiction to portray the final days of Leo Tolstoy.

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

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CCS is seeking individuals to provide inclusion supports to people with developmental disabilities.

The following positions are available: 39 hourS Per week — Work one on one with an independent woman at her home and in the community and an upbeat, active gentleman in the community and at his workplace. These individuals work best with male staff.

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Dear John All days: 7. The Wolfman Wed 10 & Thu 11: patterns 1/11/10 4:00:26 PM6, 8. Fri 12 - Thu 18: 2, 6, 8.

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wednesday 10 — thursday 11 Alice in Wonderland 6:30, 9. The crazies 6:30, 9. Valentine’s Day 6:30, 9. Shutter Island 6:15, 9. Avatar 6:15, 9. friday 12 — thursday 18

movies League 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10. Alice in Wonderland (3-D) 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55. Avatar (3-D) 1, 4:30, 8. cop out 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35. crazy Heart 1:15, 4, 7, 9:45. Shutter Island 12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30. The crazies 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35.

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The Hurt Locker 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:15, 9. Shutter Island 9. Percy Jackson & the olympians: The Lightning Thief 1:30 (Sat & Sun only), 6:30. Avatar 1:15 (Sat & Sun only), 6:15, 9.

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wednesday 10 — thursday 11 Alice in Wonderland (3-D) 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55.

Avatar (3-D) 1, 4:30, 8. cop out 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:35. crazy Heart 1:15, 4, 7, 9:45. Percy Jackson & the olympians: The Lightning Thief 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10.

Shutter Island 12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30. The crazies 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15, 9:35. tooth Fairy 12:10, 4:50, 7.

Valentine’s Day 2:20, 9:15.

out 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40.

Shutter Island 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:25. Percy Jackson & the olympians: The Lightning Thief 12:50, 3:40, 6:20, 8:55. Valentine’s Day 3:25, 6:10. The Wolfman 9.

Dear John 1:15, 3:45, 6:35.

Avatar (3-D) 12:40, 4, 7:30.

The Blind Side 12:30, 8:50. friday 12 — thursday 18 *Green Zone 1:10, 4:10, 7:05, 9:40. *She’s out of my League 11:45 a.m. (Fri-Sun only), 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40. *Remember me 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30. Alice in Wonderland (3-D) 11:30 a.m. (Fri-Sun only), 12:50, 2, 3:20, 4:30, 6:10, 7, 8:40, 9:30. Brooklyn’s Finest 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35. The crazies 4, 9:10. cop out 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45. Shutter Island 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25. Percy Jackson & the olympians: The Lightning Thief 1:20, 6:20. Avatar (3-D) Fri-Sun: 11:30 a.m., 2:45, 6, 9:15.

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Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1, 3:25, 6:35, 9:05. Shutter Island 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. The Blind Side 3:40 (both days), 6:20 (Wed only). The Last Station 1:15, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10. Valentine’s Day 12:55 (both days), 9 (Wed only). friday 12 — thursday 18 *Green Zone 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30. *our Family Wedding 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 12:35, 2:40, 4:45, 7:05, 9:20. *Police, Adjective 3:50, 6:35. *She’s out of my League 10:30 a.m. (Thu

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aries (March 21-April 19): sarah bernhardt

(1844-1923) was called “the most famous actress the world has ever known.” she did a few films in the early days of the cinema, but most of her work was in the theater. At age 70, she played the role of the 13-year-old Juliet in shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. I commend her on her refusal to act her age, and recommend that you make a comparable effort in the coming weeks. For example, if you’re in your twenties, try something you thought you wouldn’t do until you were at a very ripe age. If you’re over 50, be 25 for a while. It’s an excellent time to do this kind of time traveling.

taUrUs (April 20-May 20): you might have

to use primitive means to accomplish modern wonders. It may be necessary to hearken back to what worked in the past in order to serve the brightest vision of the future. Take your cue from Luis soriano, a saintly teacher who carries a library of 120 books on the back of a donkey as he meanders around the backcountry of Columbia, helping poor kids learn how to read.

gemiNi (May 21-June 20): Humans have been baking and eating bread for at least 5000 years. but it wasn’t until the 20th century that anyone figured out a fast and easy way to cut it into thin, precise pieces. Then otto rohwedder, who had been working on the project for 16 years, produced a machine that cut a loaf into individual slices. I bring him to your attention, Gemini, because I think you are in a phase of your life when you could very possibly create an innovation that would be as intimately revolutionary as rohwedder’s was for the masses.

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caNcer (June 21-July 22): In order to heal

deep-seated problems, people may need to engage in long-term psychotherapy, patiently chipping away at their mental blocks for many years. but some lucky sufferers get their neuroses zapped virtually overnight, either with the help of a monumental event that shocks them out of their malaise or through the work of a brilliant healer who uses a few strokes of kamikaze compassion to creatively destroy their deluded fixations. I think you’re now a candidate for this type of correction, Cancerian.

leo (July 23-Aug. 22): To discover the most

useful truths, you will have to peek behind the curtains and root around to see what’s cloaked in the dark and maybe even explore messes you’d rather not touch. What complicates your task is that the fake truths may be extra loud and shiny, distracting you from the down and dirty stuff with their relentless come-ons. but I have confidence in your ability to outmaneuver the propaganda, Leo. you shall know the hype, and knowing the hype will set you free.

Virgo (Aug. 23-sept. 22): The evil geniuses of the advertising industry are hard at work in their labs dreaming up seductive new mojo to artificially stimulate your consumer lusts.

Meanwhile, the media’s relentless campaign to get you to believe in debilitating fantasies and divert you from doing what’s really good for you has reached a fever pitch. And here’s the triple whammy: even more than usual, some of your relatives and cohorts are angling to convince you that what pleases them is what pleases you. so, is there any hope that you will be able to hone in on what truly excites you? (It’s especially important that you do so right now.) The answer, in my opinion, is a qualified yes — IF you’re willing to conduct intensive research into the idiosyncratic secrets of what makes you happy; and IF you’re not scared to discover who you are when you’re turned on all the way. liBra (sept. 23-oct. 22): If you were living in Greece in the fifth century b.C., I’d urge you to bathe in the healing spring at the shrine of Asklepios in Athens. If you were in 19th-century France, I’d recommend that you trek to the sacred shrine at Lourdes — being sure to crawl the last half mile on your hands and knees — and sip from the curative waters there. but since you’re a busy 21st-century sophisticate and may have a limited belief in miracles, I’ll simply suggest that you visit the most interesting tree you know and spill a bottle of pristine water over your head as you confess your sins and ask the sky for forgiveness and sing songs that purify you to the bone. scorPio (oct. 23-nov. 21): It’s quite possible

that the nature of consciousness is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. The human

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I used to have an acupuncturist who, as she poked me with needles, liked to talk about her understanding of Chinese medicine. Once she told me that every human being needs a “heart protector,” which is a body function that’s “like a holy warrior who serves as the queen’s devoted ally.” But the heart protector is not something you’re born with. You’ve got to grow it by building your fortitude and taking care of your body. I think the heart protector will be an apt metaphor for you to play with in the coming weeks, Pisces. It’s going to be an excellent time for you to cultivate any part of your life that gives your heart joy, strength, peace and integrity. race seems to be getting more empathetic, more compassionate and even more psychic. Many of us are having experiences that were previously thought to be the province of mystics, such as epiphanies that give us visceral perceptions of the interconnectedness of all life. even as some traditional religions lose members and devolve into cartoony fundamentalism, there are everincreasing numbers of intelligent seekers who cultivate a more discerning spiritual awareness outside the decrepit frameworks. If you haven’t been on this bandwagon, scorpio, now’s a good

(nov. 22-Dec. 21): This week you’ll be working overtime while you sleep. your dreaming mind will be playing around with solutions to your waking mind’s dilemmas. your ally, the wild conjurer in the ramshackle diamond-encrusted sanctuary at the edge of the deep dark forest, will be spinning out medicine stories and rounding up help for you. so of course you should keep a pen and notebook by your bed to record the dreams that come. I suggest that you also try to keep the first part of your mornings free of busy work so you can integrate the full impact of the nights’ gifts. And don’t despair if you can’t actually remember any of your nocturnal adventures. Their tasty afterimages will remain with you subliminally, giving your logical mind an intuitive edge.

caPricorN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There’ll be

an abundance of unambiguous choices for you to make in the coming days. I’m not implying they’ll be easy, just that the different alternatives will be clearly delineated. To get you warmed up for your hopefully crisp decisions, I’ve compiled a few exercises. Pick one of each of these pairs: 1. exacting homework or free-form research; 2. pitiless logic or generous fantasies; 3. precise and disciplined communication or heedless selfexpression; 4. grazing like a contented sheep or rambling like a restless mountain goat.

aQUariUs (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Among eastern religions, some traditions preach the value of getting rid of your desires. To be righteously attuned to current cosmic rhythms, however, I think you should rebel against that ideal, and instead cultivate a whole host of excellent desires. Use your imagination, please! Here are a few I highly recommend: a desire for a revelation or experience that will steer you away from becoming more like a machine; a desire for a fresh blast of purity from a primal source; a desire for an imaginary pet snake that teaches you how to be more playful with your libidinous energy; and a desire for a jolt of unexpected beauty that reminds you how important it is to always keep a part of your mind untamed.

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After stealing handcuffs, a Taser and other items from an unmarked police car in Ocoee, Fla., Shane Thomas WilliamsAllen, 19, was apprehended when he “locked the handcuffs on himself and had to call the Clermont Police Department to respond to release him,” according to an arrest affidavit. Lake County authorities who took Williams-Allen into custody said he told them that while removing the Taser from the police car, “it discharged, hitting the floor and causing his foot to get shocked.” (Orlando Sentinel)

Just Can’t Get Enough

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma confirmed that he fathered the daughter of a woman who isn’t one of his three wives. Zuma has 19 other children. Brian Sokutu, a representative of Zuma’s African National Congress Party, said that the president’s relationship with the woman didn’t count as adulterous because the 67-year-old Zuma is a polygamist and may have been intending to marry the 39-yearold woman. “There is something called courtship,” Sokutu explained. “What that means is that before you do officially get married there is the courting period. And during that period anything can happen.”

Sokutu wouldn’t confirm whether Zuma

was actually planning a wedding. (Britain’s Daily Telegraph)

Ten Times Fast

Two 47-year-old men accused of stealing a $950 postal check in Hellertown, Pa., are named Richard A. Fluck and Bryan Flok. Police said Fluck and Flok took the check from the post office, cosigned it and cashed it. (Allentown’s Morning Call)

Irony Illustrated

A single-engine airplane used for rushhour traffic reports in metropolitan Philadelphia caused a mile-and-a-half backup in both directions of the New Jersey Turnpike when it made an emergency landing in the northbound lanes near Cherry Hill. Noting no one was injured, New Jersey Turnpike Authority said the backups were due mostly to rubbernecking, adding, “For the first time in eight years, I can probably say you had a good reason to stop and look.”

(Associated Press)

Not-So-Great Escapes

Police pursuing a gang of home invaders in Oakland, Calif., found four of the suspects wedged in a 6-by-12-inch space between buildings. “I heard someone come through my gate and run past, and they came to this cubby way,” local

meat, just “massaging” it. (Associated Press)

resident Dave Moore said. “It turns into a funnel at the end, so they tried to come back through and got stuck.” (KTVU-TV News)

Incendiary Devices

Travis Copeland, 19, bolted from a courtroom during his bond hearing in Waukegan, Ill., and headed for a skyway that connects courtrooms in two buildings. As Lake County sheriff’s deputies closed in, Copeland, ignoring that he was two stories above a busy street, tried to shoulder block his way through a skyway window to make his escape.

The bulletproof glass didn’t break when Copeland hit it with his head and shoulder, however. Instead, he bounced off the window and staggered to the floor, while nine deputies with guns drawn surrounded him. When Copeland was returned to the courtroom, his bail was raised from $50,000 to $1.5 million.

(Arlington Heights’ Daily Herald)

A 76-year-old German man trying to thaw out his car incinerated it instead.

A police official in Hildesheim said the man left a blow heater next to the frozen windshield-washer tank and went inside to wait. Shortly afterwards, he heard two explosions and returned to find the vehicle on fire. Authorities estimated damages to the car and the man’s house at $56,240. (Reuters)

Reasonable Explanation

A jury found Mark Zachary, 51, guilty of stealing an $80 slab of beef from a store in Orangeburg, S.C. Authorities said that when a store manager approached Zachary about the missing meat and the big bulge under his shirt, he fled — right into the arms of an off-duty police officer.

He testified that he wasn’t stealing the

Fire department officials investigating a rooftop blaze at a Houston shopping center identified the cause as an inflatable gorilla on the roof. After the remnants of the gorilla were found, District Chief Fred Hooker said the “blowup doll” had deflated and landed on some lights, sparking the fire. (KHOU-TV)

Bump in the Road

Four months into his attempt to travel around the world in a school bus powered by french-fry fat to highlight the benefits of using low-carbon energy, British eco-activist Andy Pag, 34, was arrested in northern India. His family said Pag faces antiterrorism charges and jail time for using a satellite phone without permission. (BBC News)

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I am a caring & loving person. I’m up for trying new things. I love going out once in awhile & I also love cuddling & watching a movie. I’m shy, but once I get to know people I’m fun & outgoing. alamphere, 22, #117023

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OK, so I’ve never done this before, but at the risk of being too clichéd, I’ll just state that I’m pretty up-front, a little nerdy & shy. I’m always up for meeting new people, so let’s just start w/ coffee. We can take it from there. Timby, 31,l, #116622

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Curious, Silly, Energetic I get overexcited about little things, in a good way. I am an appreciative person.

I love reading, drawing & dance. I find pop culture fascinating & I am also captivated by the underground. I am philosophical, but also incredibly goofy & silly! I strongly dislike limitations & censorship. I dislike writing about myself in little text boxes w/ a character limitation. hopeful_soul, 25,l, #117034

serious & silly seeks similar Canadian transplant seeks easygoing girls to explore a new town, grab dinner & a drink, hang out over coffee, and hopefully have interesting conversation with. Not necessarily in that order ;) I’m told that I’m smart, funny & generally a nice person. Your mom

Friendly, Girly, and Optimistic I’m ready to find a new, interesting person to spend time with. In my spare time I love to bake, create art & crafts, read, play video games & shop! I can’t wait to hear from you.

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Breathe, Smile, Conquer, Relax I have a younger soul, not immature.

Love the outdoors. And the indoor techno scene. Car shows, yes. Peep shows, no. A Queen; I won’t be your King. Fishing pole, not dance pole. You see what I’m geting at?

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I am a healthy, well-adjusted, attractive, 35 y.o. woman. I’m fit, vibrant, passionate & independent. Not interested in a suddenly serious thing. I want to be friends w/ and date someone.

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I want to go out & play, come in & hang out in long johns by the woodstove. onmywayhome, 35,l, #117064

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Energetic, laid back, fun 38 years young - age is just a number, after all. I live to have fun; life is too short not to. Interests include sports, movies, going out to dinner, riding bicycles, motorcycles, visiting w/ friends & family, and keeping fit, however I am game for just about anything ... as long as it’s fun. Lots of good times, excitement & love yet to discover. meeche, 38, #116918

Detailed Out I’m really looking forward to tomorrow morning, setting up my coffee routine, & trying to figure out what to eat for breakfast. I look forward to expanding my world & getting to know someone who would like to share both active & cultural experiences.

212fontana, 32,l, #114815

friends, lovers or nothing Recently graduated from college, looking for someone to be my person.

Not into unfulfilling, empty, random hook-ups. Need consistency for a busy lifestyle. Love Vermont flannel, hiking, running, skiing, texting & laughing. tbhsushi22, 22,l, #117020

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Looking to meet new people Never thought I’d actually do this. Grew up in Hinesburg, VT. College in NH & stayed in NH for 6 yrs. I moved back to VT last March. Passionate about the arts, music & being creative. Helpful & caring person. Love to laugh & have a good time. Enjoy being outside & active as well as relaxing w/ good food & a movie. AmyDarlin, 25,l, #117077

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Hi, I’m a young, SBIWF, brown hair, blue eyes, in the central Vermont area. Don’t want any creepers, just a down-to-earth guy or girl under 25 to chat w/ (and maybe more?).

I’m a pretty easygoing chick. Let’s talk? buttercupx3, 18,l, #117015

will totally approve - what more do you want? Afufnuh, 29,l, #117048

Seeking laughs & good times SWM professional engineer seeking another to enjoy life’s little pleasures. psulion95, 32,l, #101077

needs, and would like having an aroundthe-clock housemate & ADL support person (oh, yes, that would be me). neverendingwonderer, 56,l, #117045

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Down For You Is Up Just looking to have a lot of sex ... exclusively w/ a woman/women.

Open to different kinds of play, etc. I am 23 & live in Burlington. sexnow, 23,l, #117044 Adorable & Fun Loving I’m the cure to your blonde addiction.

I’m a college student looking for discreet encounters. 20, petite, blonde, blue-eyed. Looking to experiment a bit w/ great guy. Little shy & innocent at first, willing to try everything once, and I totally believe in chemistry. starsinaugust, 20,l, #116981

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In Need Of Love I am a 21 y.o. F. I find both men & women attractive. I am looking for a relationship w/ someone M or F - I’m not picky. Just need someone to love & care for me and knows how to please my...! v_nicole, 20, #116963 Adoring You With Downcast Eyes Intelligent, creative woman, somewhat new to submission, but understand it is the right path for me. I seek a wise, older partner, one who has lived (& will continue to live) a rich life. Tell me your stories & teach me a thing or two. I am an attentive listener. singmeasong, 41,l, #116842

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Small-town boy? Yes, but I lived most of my life in southern California. The only thing I miss is my neighbor, & her sister. I would like to change from “petite & brunette(s)” to like “tall, thin & blonde(s).” It’s OK if your friend wants to watch at first. I look like the rocker Sting. You should be hot, too. wallstreetshuffle, 48, #117079 Looking For It I’m interested in meeting a girl who knows how to have a good time & who isn’t afraid to be herself. I’m a 24 y.o. college grad who has been looking for some company lately. Let’s hang out & see where it goes! riverwild, 24, #117073 I wanna get you off Hi, UVM senior trying to meet new people before I graduate! Not looking for anything too serious, unless we really hit it off. Do you want to be my dancehall queen? rendezvous, 23,l, #117019

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Live life to the fullest By day, I am a normal-looking person who could be your neighbor. By night, the real me shows through. I am looking for a man or couple (MF/MM) who is interested in conversation & playdates w/ a fun-loving, erotic extrovert. I am married (open) & polyamorous w/ another woman; but I am not necessarily a package deal! The choice is yours. Aster, 36,l, #116565

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Seeking a time-stopping retreat from the daily grind. A secret memory for that unexplained smile during the day. The desire to set a rendezvous, the sweet anticipation as the appointed hour draws near, the fire that desire brings to the meeting of occasional lovers. x497, 46, #116983

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Adding spice to our sex life We are looking for a couple to hang out w/ and get to know first as friends & then more. Playing w/ another couple is new to us. We are open to new experiences but need to take things slow for our own comfort. We are both a bit bicurious. We are both D/D free. sexuallycurious, 30, u,l, #117056 couple seeks F for fun We are a very devoted, attractive caucasian, married couple (M-34, F-42) seeking an attractive BIF to join us. Ideally this would turn into a repeat thing; chemistry would have to be right. Age is not too much of an issue as long as you are reasonably fit, attractive, and you must be disease free (we are). Please, NO men! vtcouple2010, 42, #116961 TWO for Price of One Two girls; one name to learn! We’re just 2 friends, college age, looking for some fun. Both new to the Hot Trot ballgame and, yes, we mean that as an innuendo.

One is tall & blonde (yes, really) and the other is small & dark haired. Completely different girls w/ the same name.

Looking forward to some interesting responses! 2forpriceof1, 19,l, #116924 fun, open-minded, passionate bisexual couple Attractive M/F bisexual couple, 24/25, w/ a fantastic sex life, seeking man, woman or another bisexual couple to play with. Although we’ve both been involved in group activities in the past, we are just beginning to explore it together. We are both very orally inclined, and share a number of fun kinks. Want to share them w/ us? 4:20 friendly. meandmybaby, 25, #116872 Sexy couple seeks playmate Looking for a mature, sexy, cougar that I can bring home to my husband for an erotic night of hot, kinky sex. We are clean & disease free. Want someone who knows what she likes, gives & loves to get pleasure. We are both fit, strong & attractive. We are of cougar-age. Hope you can join us! wildchild, 47,l, #111120 hornybicuriouswife Happily married couple looking for fun times & friendship w/ a woman or couple man/woman. I have been w/ women & find it very exciting.

My husband loves to see me w/ another woman & also likes to join in. No intercourse, but oral sex is OK. If interested, send us a pic & a message. wannaplay, 37,l, #113671

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mistress maeve Dear Mistress,

I’m a guy in my early thirties, and I’ve been seeing a woman for a few months. She has completely blown my mind wide open about sex. Until her, I’d always had “pleasant” sex with my girlfriends. Now I never know what to expect. She recently fulfilled a longtime fantasy of mine by meeting me for a drink at a bar on Church Street wearing nothing but a garter belt, stockings and high heels underneath an overcoat. Needless to say, it was hot!

So, what’s the problem? I feel like she’s doing all the work, and I’m just going along for the ride. I try to think of things that I could do to excite her as much as she excites me, but I find myself doubting my abilities. I worry my ideas will fall flat, and I’ll look like an ass. How can I repay her for all the unbelievable sex she’s given me?

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Dear Indebted,

Stop living like you’re in debt and begin living like a rich man, because you’ve certainly hit the jackpot with this partner.

While it’s admirable that you want to reciprocate the naughty gifts your girlfriend is masterfully giving, you can’t let your penchant for payback paralyze you and make you doubt your abilities.

Remember, there’s nothing more unattractive than low self-esteem.

In all likelihood, your girl is enjoying every sinful second of your love affair just as much as you are.

Your encouragement and willingness to bend to her every whim must be a turn-on for her, or else she wouldn’t keep dreaming up dirty deeds to share with you.

That said, you always want to be an equal partner in your relationship. The best way to know if you’re living up to your partner’s expectations is simply to ask. Tell her how enamored you are of her overactive erotic imagination and ask her if you can contribute further. She sounds like an überconfident woman — I’m sure she’ll let you know if it’s time to pay the piper.

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Bed Rock In The Fax I spotted you from afar ... the body of a goddess, your smile brought me so much joy & when we got close sparks flew. You stole my heart & I know you will take care of it because you are one good doctor. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: in the Fax. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907125 diesel-driving, djembe-jammin’ dude You called as I was closing up shop & I didn’t answer you the way I wished I could have: “Yes, I’d love to, and you’re very beautiful, and your eyes sparkle w/ such intelligence, and yes, yes, yes!” But I have a boyfriend. Just know that you are enchanting & charming & tho’ I’m no cheater, I’m down to jam anytime. When: Saturday, March 6, 2010. Where: Battery St. Jeans.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #907124 DDG Mother of 4 I spied you - did you spy me, too? You are the hotest mother of 4 in the land.

I will call you Mrs. Flintstone because baby you make my bed rock! LUV, ATOYS, WAMH Sissy “G” When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: Colchester.

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Saturday near UVM lax field You: on a bike, red/blue jacket. Me: walking toward you, blue striped shirt, short ponytail. We smiled & said hello.

Saturday, midday, near golf course & lax game. I’d like to ride the bike path w/ you if you are available. Liked your smile. When: Saturday, March 6, 2010.

Where: near UVM/Spear St. bike path.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #907122 StarsinAugust We’re perhaps related? You: my dream to come true. Me: Would like to open your horizons, NSA. I have a willing lady who also wants to play. We both are looking to help out a younger woman & would love to share the experience. Both fit, D/D free, into mild, wild, some kink?

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Emma. Nectar’s. Friday night. Grateful Dead music. I looked all over for you, second set, but you seem to have disappeared. Maybe if you see this we can pick up where we left off. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: Nectar’s.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #907120

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Tall, handsome, good dresser Mark from Williston, you work at GD, Lakeside. We danced the last couple of dances before you left. I regret not carrying on conversation after we danced, especially when I saw you leave. I had seen you earlier in the evening at the bar & dancing.

Would enjoy meeting up w/ you again for drinks & conversation if you’re interested. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: On Tap Bar, Essex.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #907119 Barback at Metronome Dear Mr. backward-fitted Red Sox hat barback, I think you are smokin’, but I have yet to get up the courage to say hello. Just thinking that maybe my chance will be soon. You always look so busy & uptight; maybe I could help you work out some stress. Our paths will cross again. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: Metronome ‘90s night.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #907118 Mr. Newport Breakdance Me: straight brown hair, rocking skinny jeans, a white shirt w/ a heart on it & boots. You: brown hair, curly, sweet fitted w/ a record player on it. You had mad dance skills & we shared a few Friday night, 3/5, at Metronome. Looking to share some more dances? When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: Metronome ‘90s night.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #907117 Tall Mad River Ski Instructor Beautiful tall man: Sorry, but I can’t meet you Saturday or any other night.

Hope you see this. I went out for music w/ friends little knowing my ex would show up w/ his new girlfriend. Hadn’t seen him in months & obviously still can’t deal w/ it. Wait for me or not. I

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am not in any shape for you. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: NEK. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907115 Hannafords Williston 7ish pm 3/05/10 Stunning, tall woman w/ brown hair, blueish eyes, black Northface jacket & blue jeans: You brought your own grocery bag to carry out your goods.

Me: tall, blue eyes, black hat, black fleece, gray ski pants. We almost bumped carts in the health-food aisle & then we were next to each other in the checkout aisles. Would love to meet for a coffee or tea! This is a long shot - how can I reach you? I am not a paying member. When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: Williston Hannafords.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #907114 Nice Guy at TheVillage Cup You are a very sweet guy w/ dreds.

I’m a nice person, shy sometimes.

When I walked in, I saw you standing behind the counter. You gave me a smile & made my day. You talked to me as if we were good friends, making me laugh. Flirting? Or wrong impression? I’d like to talk w/ you more. Tea sometime? :) When: Friday, March 5, 2010. Where: the Village Cup. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907113 Waterbury hopeful_sol great smile You have an amazing smile & I would like to get to know you better. When: Thursday, March 4, 2010. Where: Waterbury. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907112

beautiful w/ shoulder-length semi-curly hair that you let down while you were there. Very, very cute. Would you like to talk? When: Thursday, March 4, 2010.

Where: Green Dragon, Morrisville.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #907111 Colchester Shaw’s You were w/ your daughter & we talked a few times. I wish I had asked you your name & number. I’ll bet you went home & had an evening of sweets w/ those Oreos & Reeses. Of course I would have loved to share a plate of Doritos w/ salsa & cheese. When: Thursday, March 4, 2010. Where: Colchester Shaw’s.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #907110 Deer Wizard’s Pantry Where your mom said she saw chemistry between us & I thought “They were right, she is eccentric.” You were really short, to say the least. But your sparkling blue eyes overpowered my ferociousness & humbled me to a world of patience & peace. If you need help looking out their window like that again, I’d hold you more. When: Monday, May 25, 2009. Where: What chapter are we on?. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907107 Madeline Kunin symposium, Davis Center We sat next to each other during Madeline Kunin’s talk, but you had to leave just before the panel discussion.

You very politely excused yourself as you walked by & I was sorry you had gone. When: Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Where: UVM Davis Center.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #907105

Green Dragon, Morrisville You were waiting for take-out around 6 p.m. on 3/4, I was at a table across from you w/ my daughter. You & I made eye contact a lot & you were so very

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