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MARCH 05-12, 2008 VOL.13 NO.29

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OUTSIDE TRACK BY CATHY RESMER

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Exit Voices

news

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WORK BY MARGOT HARRISON

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Is Vermont Disappearing? Yes, and a New Study Says There’s Only One Solution

The Man Behind the Movies Vermonters on the job: Seth Jarvis

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HACKIE BY JERNIGAN PONTIAC

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A Friend of Grace

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A cabbie’s rear view

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RELIGION 15A

Havana Dreams Deferred JUSTICE

Four Vermonters sue the U.S. government for the right to see their families in Cuba

Agreement With City Opens Gates to Lakeview Cemetery for Muslim Burial Rites

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BY KEVIN J. KELLEY

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Vermont Law Students Travel to D.C. for Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Burlington College’s Semester Study in Cuba BY MATT SCANLON

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Viva L’Arte! ART

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A retrospective of Cuban works in Montréal is nothing short of revolutionary

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BY KEVIN J. KELLEY

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Memory Keeping

Phoebe Stone Goes to Paris — and Sixth Grade

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BY MATT FRASSICA CULTURE 19A

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Refugees Tell Their Tales in Words and Pictures in a New Exhibit

All in the Family ART Art review: Azarian Family Art Show at T.W. Wood Gallery BY MARC AWODEY

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WELL-PAID BLOWOFF It’s too bad Mike Ives wasn’t reporting his story on groundwater back in the good old days of journalism — say five years ago — before state agencies felt the need to hire a fleet of former journalists to do their talking [“The Journalist and the ‘Mouthpiece,’” February 27]. Way back then, if you needed to talk to a state expert or technician, you looked him or her up in the state phone book and called directly — no non-expert running interference. By and large, those state workers seemed pleased that someone was interested in their expertise and the issues they worked in day after day. In a state that is still only the size of a moderate-size city, the idea that the public’s contact with the people they employ requires going through a “communications director” is ridiculous. And when the public or a journalist working on its behalf is dismissed with a one-sentence blow-off by that wellpaid communications director — being as unhelpful as possible — it’s more insulting. And when the person blowing you off was once a champion of open government, even testifying before Congress on behalf of Vermont journalists, it’s incomprehensible. The Vermont Legislature tried to defund these communications positions last year. When these

“liaisons” try to control the people employed by the public — as the Agency of Natural Resources communications person did concerning press inquiries about bottled water — it is perhaps time to revisit that effort. Peter Conlon

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HALF-PLEASED WITH TIM Tim Newcomb’s editorial cartoon in Seven Days is the first feature I turn to every Wednesday. This week though, I was frankly only half-pleased with Newcomb’s offering [Newcomb, January 13]. The cartoon depicts the starting gate of the gubernatorial horse race with an equine Douglas and horsey Pollina awaiting the opening bell with three vacant stalls marked “Democrat” gathering cobwebs alongside them. O.K., Tim, I chuckled at that — but why isn’t anyone pointing out the fact that neither the Progressives nor the George Bush Party have found a candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Peter Welch for the U.S. House seat? The congressional race is Vermont’s only national contest this year and is at least as important a political race as the one for governor. Perhaps the absence of any viable challenger to Congressman Welch is a tacit admission that he’s doing a darn

SHARING A RIDE Kudos to Annie Bourdon and partners and supporters of Green Mountain Car Share [“‘Car Share’

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»webpage » LouTube News That’s the name of our new biweekly video feature, created and produced by Louis “Lou” Armistead. Lou is a senior at the University of Vermont. You may recognize him from the “Daily Show”-like “fake news” video he produced last fall entitled, “The Davis Center: Precisely What We Need.” LouTube News has a similar satirical feel. In this week’s episode, Lou attends an early morning political rally at UVM featuring superstar politico-spawn Chelsea Clinton. Find the video at www. sevendaysvt.com. Photo courtesy of Claire Howard.

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were six academic speakers, too. The first, Frank Canovatchel, is an associate professor of web development at Champlain College. His talk, “The Ways of the Web,” airs Thursday on Channel 16 at noon and 9 p.m.

Schubart spoke about his unconventional business strategy at the Vermont 3.0 Creative/Tech Career Jam in January. If you missed his talk — and you live in the Burlington area — you can catch it on Wednesday, March 6, at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Channel 16, RETN.

Next week: See Dave Contois demonstrate how he uses “Guitar Hero” to teach music education, and hear Ann DeMarle, director of the Emergent Media Center at Champlain College, talk about “The State of the Game.”

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I can’t decide if this is ridiculously awesome or just plain ridiculous, but Hard Rock Café — which is basically to music what Hooter’s is to, um, food — is unveiling an amusement park this spring, featuring a slew of rock ‘n’ roll-themed rides and other assorted attractions aimed at separating fanny-pack-clad morons from their money. I’m guessing they’re going after the growing demographic of folks who get their jollies watching fast cars turn left. But I could be wrong. Based in Myrtle Beach, “Hard Rock Park” — clever, no? — will open in June with a geezer rock extravaganza of epically lame proportions. Headlining the two-night concert: The Moody Blues and The Eagles. Gag me with a pitchfork, run me over with a rolling stone and spin my head ‘till my vertebrae snap. I believe I have a new definition of hell. However, as with any theme park, the real story is the rides. I have to admit, I am a sucker for roller coasters and “Led Zepplin: The Ride” sounds freakin’ great. But I wonder if the ride simulates driving a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool? And if you throw up, are you supposed to choke on it to get the full experience? So many questions. Read more online... Posted February 29 by Dan Bolles

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“Are you planning to join the military after graduation? Why or why not?” Jon Taylor asks students at Norwich University.

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan staged a “Winter Soldier” gathering at UVM last week, modeled after a Vietnam-era speak-out.

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I’ve voted by Australian ballot in every Town Meeting since I returned to Vermont after college, but last night was my first traditional meeting in Shelburne. Even though I’ve covered every variety of meeting for Channel 17 over the years, I felt like a total newbie. When we checked in we were given a little blue piece of paper. I thought it was just a courtesy in case I wanted to jot down some notes. It turns out you are to hold it up when it’s time to vote — I didn’t find mine in time for the first vote. After holding up the blue paper for the third time in a row, my partner commented, “This is fun, I feel like I’m in kindergarten.” I have to agree, it was fun. One of the contentious issues in Shelburne is a $1.1 million bond vote for some bike paths and sidewalks. I’ve been reading about it for a while and was supportive until recently, when it was revealed the plan included another sidewalk on Harbor Road that will go through my back yard. I never thought I would be a NIMBY person, but I have to admit that was my first reaction. Jess Wilson, Shelburne Wilson is a producer for CCTV, Channel 17. This isn’t any old race. It’s an historic event. It’s quite likely that the outcome of this race will decide whether the Oval Office is inhabited by somebody — anybody — other than another graying white man. Unless, of course, something terribly unlikely occurs and John McCain is elected, presumably for the sole purpose of perpetuating the graying-white-male winning streak, as it seems he has little else to offer. Doug Cadmus, Waterbury Cadmus serves commentary about coffee at Bloggle.com. A few thoughts on Arlington’s town meeting: The majority of the questions were very sharp and appropriate. My impression is the people in attendance are very well aware of their town’s needs and their limitations in resources.

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I was also very impressed with Arlington’s elected officials, who have generally kept very closely to their budget even in the midst of some unexpected expenses over the past year. For the Arlington officials: Keep up the good work and don’t settle for less. You’re on the right track. Ed Cyzewski, Arlington Cyzewski writes about contemporary culture and Christianity on his blog, In a Mirror Dimly.

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George Plumb grew up in Massachusetts, but he has been a Vermonter since 1963. Some years ago, after settling in Washington, Vermont, he began wondering: Why did every bucolic place he’d ever lived eventually get so crowded? The answer was obvious, and in 1990, Plumb, who is now 70, formed the Vermont Earth Institute, which became the Vermont Population Alliance, which became Vermonters for a Sustainable Population, which sometime this week will issue a report that, if it doesn’t quite answer the author’s question, could make population growth a topic of civilized conversation again. Few people will, in fact, be surprised by the information in Plumb’s report, which he titled “Disappearing Vermont.” It ranges from the provocative (the average temperature across the state has risen almost five degrees since 1970); to the obvious (the acres of developed land in Grand Isle County grew from 2900 in 1970 to more than 6000 in 2003); to the promising (more than two dozen advocacy groups have formed around a commitment to sustainable living since 2000). And then there are the facts Vermonters live with every day: • The state has added, roughly, a city the size of Burlington to its population each decade since 1970; • Between 1970 and 2003, more than 100,000 acres of open land in Vermont have been developed, a 42 percent increase; • The number of registered vehicles in the state has more than doubled, to about 716,000, and the number of miles driven in the state has nearly tripled, to 7.7 billion. At the same time, the solutions to these clear and present dangers have always been difficult to articulate, as both history and a 30-minute chat with the author of “Disappearing Vermont” attests. “This is not a politically correct thing to talk about,” Plumb says. “It gets into issues of politics, religion, abortion and birth control.” Indeed, imagine a nation that makes sex education available through the public school system. Imagine a nation that gives minors access to contraceptives and that has not only de-stigmatized abortion, but requires public and private health insurance plans to cover it. Imagine a nation that makes “improved methods of fertility control” a national research priority. Those are just a few of the 70 policy recommendations made 36 years ago by the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future, which was signed into existence by Richard Nixon. They’re also some of the first solutions that come to George Plumb’s mind when he talks about population growth. If Nixon hadn’t been busy obstructing justice and being impeached, he might have been able to draw more attention to what he called “one of the most serious

SUSIE WILSON ROAD TODAY challenges to human destiny.” The 312-page report, released in 1972 by the Rockefeller Commission, pointed out that since 1900, the U.S population had grown from 76 million to nearly 205 million. The reasons were elementary: More Americans were being born than were dying, and more people were coming into the country than were leaving. In the first decade of the 20th century, one in every four new Americans came here from someplace else; by 1970, 20 million more people had moved into the U.S. than had moved out. In its opening pages, the commission pointed out the obvious: “At some point in the future, the finite earth will not satisfactorily accommodate more human beings — nor will the United States . . . [N]ow is the time to confront the question: “Why more people?” Bill Ryerson, a renowned expert on population from Shelburne, was on his way to the inaugural United Nations World Population Conference, in Bucharest, when Nixon resigned in August 1974. A delegate to the conference and founder and president of the Population Media Center in Shelburne, Ryerson believes that if it wasn’t for Watergate, Nixon might have made a significant contribution to human affairs. Instead, his obsession with political enemies, culminating in the Watergate prosecution, squandered an opportunity for the world’s most prosperous nation to take action on population growth. “Nixon had bigger concerns,” Ryerson recalls. “He shelved the report and gave it no attention.” Subsequent administrations, starting with Gerald Ford’s and continuing right up to George W. Bush’s, have found their own reasons for ignoring the commission. “Ford was preoccupied by the pardon,” Ryerson explains. “Carter just wasn’t interested — he ignored it. Reagan bought into the view that population growth should be celebrated, that it stimulated growth and economic development.” Ryerson has been trying to ease population pressure on the planet for decades now. These days, he spends much of his time in Africa and Asia producing television programs that encourage family planning. So, it’s been up to grassroots activists like George Plumb to bear,

for the rest of us, the painful and politically incorrect reality that America itself must stop growing. Plumb admits that neither he nor anyone else knows what a “sustainable” population would be in a state as small as Vermont or a country a large as the United States. He only knows that the nation is well beyond that point and, if Vermonters want to avoid the same fate, they might want to connect population growth to issues such as climate change and the global depletion of energy reserves. That won’t be easy. Two-thirds of the annual U.S. population growth, according to “Disappearing Vermont,” is currently attributable to legal and illegal immigration, which Plumb suspects is driving more and more people to lessurbanized states like Vermont. The Rockefeller Commission, in fact, predicted the immigration battles of today, and even suggested how they might be avoided. It did not, however, call for a 700-mile wall along the southern border or suggest allowing local police and sheriff’s deputies to round up undocumented men, women and children. Instead, the commission proposed something along the lines of President Bush’s solution to illegal immigration: civil and criminal prosecution of employers. Plumb has a simpler idea — restricting permanent immigration to the United States to about 250,000 a year, equal to the number of people who leave the country annually. “The U.S. needs a population policy, but it’s not easy talking about what the immigration level should be,” Plumb says. Nor, he continues, is it easy to talk about “sustainable” population without inducing nightmares among evangelicals, Catholics and civil libertarians. “Population control is a bad term,” Plumb emphasizes. “We’re not advocating that at all.” Plumb is double-checking his facts this week before scheduling a press conference to announce the release of “Disappearing Vermont.” He plans to post the report on the Vermonters for a Sustainable Population’s website, www.vspop. org, by March 10. At one point in the conversation, Plumb takes up a pen and a sheet of paper and writes out, I=PAT, a theorem devised in 1971 by the ecologists John R. Holdren and Paul R. Ehrlich. It states that any

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Ezzedine Fatnassi takes comfort in knowing that when his time comes, he can be buried in a Muslim-only section of a cemetery in his adopted hometown of Burlington. Fatnassi, a 54-year-old immigrant from Tunisia, helped negotiate an agreement last summer that sets aside 60 burial plots for Muslims in the city-owned Lakeview Cemetery. It took about a year for the Islamic Society of Vermont and the City of Burlington to come to terms, but Fatnassi said the local Muslim faithful are “appreciative” of the agreement. As Fatnassi points out, “If you encourage us to come here, you have to make provisions.” Wayne Gross, chief of Burlington Parks & Recreation, is also the city’s superintendent of cemeteries. He said city officials negotiated carefully with the Islamic Society, because the area lacked an overall development plan and there were concerns that future roadwork might interfere with the burial grounds. In the end, a section near North Beach was designated as an exclusive resting ground for Muslims. The first burials are expected following the spring thaw, Gross said. Since 1993, a portion of Lakeview Cemetery has been reserved for the burial of observant Jews. Local Catholics can bury their dead in the Church-owned Mount Calvary Cemetery in the New North End, while the Episcopal Diocese maintains a cemetery at Rock Point on Lake Champlain. Two other city-owned Burlington cemeteries, Elmwood and Greenmount, are closed for burials. Gross said that the 46acre Lakeview Cemetery, which was

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A section of the cemetery near North Beach was designated as an exclusive resting ground for Muslims. The first burials are expected following the spring thaw. For instance, a city requirement that caskets be encased in a concrete vault conflicts with the Muslim practice of putting a corpse in direct contact with the earth. The two sides reached a compromise whereby vaults with holes drilled in them can be used for Muslim burials at Lakeview. Lots in the Muslim section of Lakeview will be laid out to conform to the Islamic stricture that bodies be buried on their right side with an orientation toward Mecca. Such an arrangement is not possible in other parts of Lakeview or in the city’s now-closed Greenmount Cemetery, although a few Muslims have been buried in both those locales. Muslims also ritualistically wash bodies before consigning them to the earth. That’s not a standard practice in U.S. funeral homes, but some in Vermont have been “very helpful” in that regard, says Fareed Smith, secretary of the Islamic Society of Vermont. Muslim burial is supposed to take place within 24 hours of death. That means if someone dies early in the morning, interment would typically take place that

“It’s not desirable,” Smith said, “but there’s nothing we can do about it.” Under the agreement between the city and the Islamic Society, plots in the Muslim section of Lakeview will cost the same as other burial sites in the cemetery: $700 for Burlington residents and $1200 for out-of-towners. When other funeral expenses are added in, the price tag can be around $7000, Gross estimates. That’s less than a typical Christian burial, but more than many Burlington Muslims can afford to pay. Mohammed Abdi, head of the Somali Bantu Association of Vermont, said the roughly 400strong community would likely turn to the Islamic Society for help with burial expenses. Many Muslims arrive in the Burlington area as refugees from other countries. They often can’t speak English, Fatnassi said, and “wind up working for the minimum wage. They can’t afford to spend a lot to bury a family member.” Fatnassi says he expects to revisit the fee issue with the city at some point in the future. > 2x5.5-BurkeMountain013008.indd 1

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In Kathy Stickel’s experience, the problem with the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy isn’t the sex. It’s the paperwork. Stickel, who is in her second year at Vermont Law School, served eight months in Kuwait with the Army Reserves. Her unit was in the “ammunition business,” moving ordnance to the front lines during the early part of the Iraq war. Some of Stickel’s duties involved the reams of paperwork that document everything from next of kin to who has power of attorney over a soldier’s affairs. The experience gave her a unique perspective on the military’s treatment of its gay and lesbian members. “A lot of people think the statute is about two boys caught in a closet,” Stickel said. “But it doesn’t really play out that way.” Stickel said civilians can’t even conceive of the number of forms that are filled out before a soldier can go to war. That paper trail can, and sometimes does, land gay and lesbian service members in trouble. “One soldier’s girlfriend back home was spending all his money,” Stickel recalled. “Well, we fixed that in 20 minutes. The sergeant called and said, ‘Stop this, you’re a bad American,’ and then threatened her with legal action.” But, when the same thing happened to Connie, an 18-year veteran who happened to be a lesbian, the aggrieved soldier was powerless to stop it. The explanation would have required details about the person back home that Connie didn’t care to share with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. “She couldn’t complain because the statute says if you admit to the relationship you must be separated,” Stickel said. “It came down to, ‘Do I protect my bank account or lose my career?’” Those kinds of intractable choices have been forced upon gay men and lesbians in the military since 1993, when 10 U.S.C. Section 654 conceded their right to serve but prohibited them from expressing their sexual orientation. And that’s why Kathy Stickel will be among 40 Vermont Law students in Washington, D.C., on Friday to lobby Congress for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” “Lobby Day” is organized by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Last year, the event

drew more than 600 people to the nation’s capital. Participants, many of them former military, visit every Congressional office, dropping off material and information about the policy, then gather for a rally on Capitol Hill. This year, the campaign will focus on lining up support for the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, a bill currently in the U.S.

“Lobby Day” 2008 is aimed at gathering support for a bill that would repeal the military’s policy of discrimination against gay men and lesbians. House that would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Members of Congress will no doubt also get an update on Cook v. Gates, a civil action filed in federal court by 13 former soldiers, sailors, airmen and Coast Guard cadets discharged, against their will, for being gay. The plaintiffs aren’t looking to be financially compensated for their treatment by the military, but are requesting the right to continue serving in the armed forces. According to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, more than 11,000 gay men and lesbians were forcibly discharged from the armed forces between 1994 and 2005. The number represents fewer than a third of the estimated 36,000 active-duty gays and lesbians, according to research by the Urban Institute based on the 2000 Census. Moreover, at a time of war and declining recruitment, an estimated 45,000 men and women have chosen not to serve their country because of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” according to UCLA’s Williams Institute, which studies issues related to race, sexuality and the law. “It’s not just the number discharged,” said Jackie Gardina, a Vermont Law professor. “What’s missing are the people who simply choose not to re-up because they want to serve openly. They don’t want to lie anymore. And there are those who never apply to join because they know about the statute.” The military claims that the presence of gay men and lesbians

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remember a time when she wasn’t working in both mediums. “I’ve been keeping journals since I was a child, and I remember writing short stories in my room in high school, [surrounded by] my paintings on the walls,” she says. She describes her current work in writing and painting as “two separate worlds,” but Deep Down Popular has elements of both. The story is set in West Taluka Falls, Virginia, a small town in a rural landscape. The burg is just

Stone describes her current work in writing and painting as “two separate worlds,” but Deep Down Popular has elements of both. literary and the artistic fronts: First, her third YA novel, Deep Down Popular, was just published (edited by the man behind the Harry Potter series, Arthur A. Levine) and has already received a starred review in Booklist. Second, Stone’s colorful, fanciful paintings have been selected for an exhibit in Paris. “Pages et images,” showing in May at a gallery in the hip Marais quarter, features paintings and drawings by artists who also write. Can’t make it to the French capital? Some of Stone’s paintings will be on display at her booklaunch party this Saturday at the Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne. Daughter of the current Vermont State Poet Ruth Stone, Phoebe — who will admit only to being “over 45” — doesn’t

getting its first big-box store, and the Iraq war is on television. Narrator Jessie Lou Ferguson, a sixth-grade tomboy, has been in love with the most popular boy in her class, Conrad Parker Smith, since the second grade. When Conrad shows up with a mysterious metal cast on his leg — causing a sudden drop in his popularity — Jessie Lou is given her first chance to befriend him: Their teacher assigns her the task of walking him home after school. Jessie Lou loves the outdoors; she also writes poetry. Not surprisingly, her sixth-grade observations of the world around her often take the form of images from nature: When the bell rings, Stone writes, kids in the hall “flow around me like rising water.” Some elements of Stone’s book

come from personal experience, including Jessie Lou’s resentment of her older sister and their mother’s relationships with both girls. She says she also borrowed the fields and river directly from her Vermont home. Writer-artist Laure Fardoulis, the organizer of the Paris exhibit, was clearly taken with Stone’s environs when she came to visit and view the paintings two years ago. The show’s brochure (translated), describes Stone thus: “Phoebe — seen over there in her solitary Vermont house [ . . . ] doesn’t paint; she represents that which, beneath things, incarnates a dreamlike and ideal infinity, with her natural apprehension of the world.” Stone met Fardoulis in the winter of 2005 at a dinner party in Paris, where she and her husband David Carlson were living for three months. She is one of 12 “ecrivains peintres,” and the only American, in “Pages et images,” which will include four largescale paintings from Stone’s series “While I Was Here.” “I’m excited about the show, but I’m more excited about the book,” she declares. She enthuses, too, about the launch party, which will feature a lunch spread of foods from the book, including “Mr. Moon” cookies. Phoebe Stone will sign copies of Deep Down Popular and serve lunch on Saturday, March 8, at the Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, starting at 11 a.m. Free. Info, 985-3999. “Pages et images” is on exhibit May 21-31 at the gallery Les Vergers de l’art in Paris. Vermontbased Karen Kane, owner of Paris By Design, is planning a Parisian art-oriented excursion, May 20-27, that will include the show’s opening. Interested parties can contact her at karen@ parisbydesign.com. >

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their present-day lives through a psychic numbing process. This Bosnian man’s attitude points to the diversity of outlooks within a “refugee community” that actually consists of émigrés from Africa, Europe and Asia — who may have little besides their refugee status in common. “In Vermont,” Dalabor muses, “if there was snow for 20 or 30 days you’d get used to it — you don’t care. It’s the same with the bombing. Sometimes I feel that we really appreciate being here more than native Vermonters do, because you don’t have that feeling.” Castle’s assemblages generally consist of a close-up of a particular refugee and a family scene flanking

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Robison has also directed Yeaton’s plays, including his adaptation of Chris Bohjalian’s Midwives at Round House. In Redshirts, black football players at a Southern college become ensnared in a plagiarism scandal. Both Yeaton and Robison realized the importance of reaching outside their white, New England backgrounds to research and stage the project. “I’ve grown up in New Hampshire and Vermont, so my life experience in black culture is infinitesimal,” says Yeaton. He spent a semester at the University of Tennessee “pretending to be a theater teacher,” he jokes. He had freshman football players develop monologues about their lives and deliver them to high school students. Seeing their speech on the page helped Yeaton “reach into the authentic bag” during the playwriting process. Lou Bellamy, of Minnesota’s Penumbra Theatre Company, directed Redshirts’ debut, which opened

in St. Paul before transferring to Maryland. “The play deals with race and academics on a college campus,” notes Robison. “We thought for the play to have the resonance and authenticity that it needs, we should seek out an accomplished African-American theater company with whom we could collaborate.” Bellamy brought “a kind of sensitivity that I just never would have had,” Yeaton admits. Modest script revisions during the rehearsal process incorporated the director’s insights on how language and power relationships translate differently depending on one’s point of view. Yeaton’s fellow MacArthur nominees this year include some of his favorite playwrights, such as Sarah Ruhl and Moises Kaufman. “A committee of people who watched a lot of theater in the D.C. area agreed that this was a good enough play to be in a group with some people whose work I think the world of,” he says. “It’s very cool.” >

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BY ROLAND SWEET acted after losing much of his life savings in a fraud, accepted a year’s probation but expressed concern it could interrupt plans to travel overseas to do humanitarian aid work. “Let’s get you right,” the judge responded, “before we send you off to a Third World country.”

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Dear Cecil, Has anyone ever proved that low-flush toilets actually save water? It seems like the multiple flushes needed to clear my bowl mean they increase water use, at least at my house, not decrease it. American Standard Cecil, This morning in the bathroom I blew my nose using toilet paper and had a difficult time deciding whether to throw it in the trash or flush it down the toilet. Is it better to let it decompose in a garbage heap somewhere, or flush it and let the sewage treatment centers do what they do best? David Switzer, Marquette, Michigan Some may feel the following is overly mired in the messy details of lavatory use. But as more than a quarter of all the water used indoors in the U.S. goes down the toilet — about six billion gallons daily — conservation-wise, flushing is serious business. Is your seat down? Good. Let’s sit and think. In the old days residential-use toilets in the U.S. were designed to unleash anywhere from 3.5 to 7 gallons per flush (GPF); the low-flow movement took off in 1994, when a federal statute kicked in requiring that new units employ no more than 1.6 GPF. How often do people use their toilets? Here we face the thrilling diversity of human experience: Some pee four times a day, some 10, while anything upward of three bowel movements a week is considered normal. The bottom line is that for practically everyone the daily ratio of (shall we say) liquid-only events (LOEs) to solid events (SEs) is greater than 1:1, and for some may be 6:1 or more. For argument’s sake, let’s say a typical day on the toilet involves five LOEs and one SE. Using a 3.5 GPF unit that consistently gets the job done in a single flush, that’s six events, six flushes, for a total of 21 gallons. But the puniest low-flow model should have little problem handling the LOEs, so even if five flushes were required to bring the SE to a satisfactory conclusion, the 10 flushes would use only 16 gallons. In this scenario, as long as you’re flushing fewer than eight times per SE, the low-flow toilet is saving water. Obviously, hanging around repeatedly flushing a toilet is practically no one’s idea of a good time (cats on YouTube notwithstanding), but there’s evidence to indicate that the typical low-flow user’s experience hasn’t been quite so grueling. It’s true that some of the first low-flows were pretty dodgy — often manufacturers just stuck a new valve or dam mechanism in an existing model rather than revamping the bowl and other elements to work with the reduced flush volume. While the resulting units did conserve water, satisfaction with them was mixed, and, anecdotally at least, they acquired a bad rap. In 2000 University of Arizona researchers conducted a study measuring water use in 170 Tucson households where low-flow toilets had been installed seven years earlier. Among their findings: (1) more than half the homes had no detectable toilet trouble; (2) about 11 percent of the low-flows got

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Putting things in the Netflix “queue” is all well and good, but sometimes you want to see 30 Days of Night or 2 Days in Paris right now. No mail-order business can match the immediate gratification of the local video store — and when it comes to selection, no walk-in outfit compares to Waterfront Video. The guy who keeps the shelves stocked with some 19,000 films — and an eye on his patrons’ tastes — is Seth Jarvis. The 32-year-old Burlington Seth Jarvis native is a familiar face to local Buyer for Waterfront Video theater audiences: He wrote and Burlington and Middlebury directed The Next State and The Once and Future Ubu, and gave an acclaimed performance last fall in Jim Lantz’s American Machine. A founder of the Burlington Poetry Slam, Jarvis is also known for dynamic performances of his own verse. For the past decade, while local performance venues have come and gone, Jarvis has worked at Waterfront. He started soon after the store opened in 1996 and quickly became the buyer — “or, as the owner likes to call me, the tape wrangler,” he says. While 11 years is a long time for an artist to stick with a single day job, Jarvis clearly isn’t doing it just for the money. “I do have an abiding love of movies,” he says. “And I say ‘love’ because it sounds better than ‘obsession.’” Seven Days sat down with Jarvis to ask him how he picks ’em, and the ways in which Waterfront is coping with the competition. SEVEN DAYS: How many movies do you watch per week? SETH JARVIS: It would probably be embarrassing to fully confess, but I’d say I average six to seven. SD: How do you choose which new releases to order, and how many? SJ: I guess, because I’ve been doing it for so long now, I’ve got a lot of precedent to go on . . . We’re lucky with our customers, because what is the top renter for Blockbuster for a year is very rarely our top renter. It’s the type of store where I can buy twice as many copies of David Lynch’s Inland Empire as I did of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Those both came out at the same time, but, knowing our customer base, the David Lynch one will rent more and rent longer. Being an independent store, we can’t compete with the quantity the chains can offer. We can’t have 200 to 300 copies of the most popular new release. What we lack in quantity, we try to make up for with a more diverse selection. SD: What’s the most you’ve ever ordered of anything? SJ: Last year, The Departed was defi-

nitely the most copies we got, because from a buyer’s perspective that was pure gold. This year it’s No Country for Old Men. I’ve ordered 50 copies of that, which is a lot for us. It may be the most we’ve ordered in a long time. SD: Do you buy the movies outright, or can you return some to the distributor? SJ: We buy them. There are programs that allow stores to, say, get 100 copies of something and return 80 percent of them, but that’s designed for the stores that primarily traffic in the most popular, mainstream new releases. SD: What do you do with all the extras? SJ: We sell a lot of them. Between the two stores [in Burlington and Middlebury], we can usually sell off the older copies . . . We’re constantly changing things, moving things around. What we’re doing now is shrinking the space videos are taking up and making DVDs more prominent, space-wise. SD: Do you have customers who still watch only on VHS? SJ: I think most now have gotten some kind of DVD player. But we do still have the die-hard handful.

SD: How have you reacted to the high-definition “format war” between HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs? SJ: With interest and patience. When Blu-ray and HD DVD first came out, rather than just rush right into it, we decided to wait. So, Blu-ray has been declared the winner [Toshiba announced its plans to stop manufacturing HD DVDs last month], and we will now begin getting some in, to test the waters and see if our customers are interested. Initially, I will get in less than 50 — primarily new releases. SD: How do you handle special requests from customers? SJ: I try to get as many as we can. A lot of times I hear about films through the customers. With foreign films, somebody who’s traveling and has been to the Venice Film Festival will stop by and say, “I saw this, this and this,” and I’ll write those down and, when they become available, try to get them. SD: Is there anything you won’t order? SJ: There are some things we don’t carry, like the Faces of Death videos, and they would, I’m sure, make a little bit of money, but we’ve just decided that’s not what we’re about. We don’t carry video games: The decision was made early on that we’re a movie store. I have to say, a lot of what we are as a store is largely because of the vision of the owner, Murray Self. He had the foresight, when most video stores were completely jettisoning their VHS selections, to suggest we hold on to ours. I think that was a really wise decision, because now we have thousands of titles that aren’t available yet on DVD. SD: How has Netflix affected your job? SJ: We did see a dip in our customer numbers. But we have seen a lot of those customers return, either because those outlets didn’t work for them, or — what a lot of people have done is keep an online subscription

and a membership at the video store. [At the store] there’s the tactile browsing capability, which I think people like — I’m one of them — and I think the element of human interaction can’t be overstated. You want people’s recommendations; you want that personal element. SD: What about digitally downloading movies? Can’t people do that legally now? SJ: There are not yet any sites where you can legally download new movies or any sites that have a wide selection. There are, however, a few sites . . . that have begun allowing streaming (that is, you can watch it through the site . . .). Right now, some of the problems include . . . the quality and speed/time of downloads, the inconvenience of having to watch the movies on your computer, and so on. I’m sure the technology is on its way, but it still looks to be some ways off. SD: You recommend movies to customers. What’s your most popular recommendation ever? SJ: When Donnie Darko came out [in 2001], it never came to town; it never played theatrically. I’d seen it on one or two critics’ Top 10 lists, and the name stuck with me. Then we got a screener in advance, and I watched it and thought it was excellent, so I tripled our order. And they came in and sat there. It took me a while just to get other coworkers to watch it. But once [they did], we all wound up slapping our sticker on it . . . and it became our number-one renter for over a year and a half. So I think that’s a good example of the power of word of mouth and personal suggestions . . . One of the main reasons I don’t mind that I’ve been at this one job for over a decade is because, even though a video store is obviously a business, a capitalist enterprise, I do believe it serves a social function, too. Any time you’re making art and entertainment and information available to people who might otherwise not have access to it, I believe that’s a worthwhile endeavor. m

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Her voice was spot-on, probably the product of a thousand karaoke nights. I have a soft spot for any woman who can evoke the soul of Janis Joplin. Janet jumped in front with me. The years have not treated her as gently as they have Gracie, especially without the bolstering effect of favorable genes and a gym regimen. Her brown hair is shoulder length and shag cut — a carry-over, I’d guess, from an earlier decade. Much of her look, actually, seems frozen in some late-’80s heyday. When she briefly smiled, tight lines appeared around her mouth and eyes. As some folks age, a softness emerges; with Janet, everything appears to be growing harder, calcifying. “You mind if I smoke?” she asked before we had traveled 100 yards. “I do, Janet. I’m sorry — I just can’t take the smoke in the vehicle.” “You can’t, huh?” she scoffed. “What can I tell you?” I tried to placate her. “I used to smoke myself, for years — Camels, non-filters. But since I stopped, the smoke really gets to me.” Janet rolled her eyes, slowly rotated her head to face me, and said, “Sheesh,” succinctly summing up all her feelings about reformed smokers. We rolled down Patchen Road toward Barrett Street and the connection with Riverside Avenue and the north points of Burlington. Last week, in an ill-conceived plan to avoid a long line of traffic backed up on Barrett, I impulsively yanked a right into the back entrance to the Chace Mill.

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ome might say it takes major cojones to file a lawsuit against the United States government on behalf of yourself and several million Cuban-Americans over an entrenched, half-century-old foreign policy — especially if you’re neither CubanAmerican nor a bona fide lawyer. But for Jared Carter, a second-year student at Vermont Law School in South Royalton, all it took was love. The chain of events began five years ago in the historic town of Baracoa, on the southeastern tip of Cuba. Carter, 26, was a recent college graduate from Maine researching Cuba’s national parks for a nonprofit group when he spotted a quiet, petite, dark-skinned girl on the beach. Eighteenyear-old Yurisleidis “Yuri” Leyvis Mora was working for a friend’s catering company when Carter, a blue-eyed, babyfaced American, approached her. He spoke Spanish fairly well. The two struck up a conversation and, as Carter puts it, “one thing led to another.” After Carter returned to the United States, and for a year and a half thereafter, the couple stayed in touch, despite costly phone calls and the draconian travel restrictions imposed on the citizens of both nations. Formidable obstacles did not stop them from deciding they wanted to be together permanently. So in April 2006, Mora said adios to her large extended family in Contramaestre and moved north to cold, mountainous central Vermont. Mora and Carter were legally married in June 2006, although today, neither wears a wedding ring. As the family’s oldest granddaughter, Mora says she and Carter won’t consider themselves truly joined until the day they celebrate with her elderly grandparents back in Cuba.

And there’s the rub. On June 16, 2004, President Bush issued an executive order directing the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to draft new rules that severely curtail the ability of CubanAmericans to visit their loved ones back in Cuba. As a result, Cuban-Americans are now limited to seeing their relatives only once every three years. Moreover, travel licenses are no longer being issued under “exigent circumstances,” such as the birth, marriage, illness or death of a family member. As it stands, Mora’s family members in Cuba will now have to wait until at least April 2009 before they can see her tie the knot. Hence the urgency of the lawsuit, a class action that aims to remove the political and diplomatic barriers to travel between the United States and Cuba. Due to the deteriorating health of Mora’s grandparents, Carter says the couple can’t afford to wait until he’s a lawyer before they sue. As he puts it, “Something can happen any day, and we fear the worst.”

Carter and Mora aren’t the only Vermont plaintiffs named in the suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Armando Vilaseca and Maricel Lucero Keniston have joined the case as well, which is being brought with legal support from a new local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. For Vilaseca and Lucero Keniston, the fight is really all about the government denying them their fundamental right to family relations without due process of law. “This is like Big Brother,” Vilaseca says. “The government is telling me

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who my family is.” Literally. Bush’s 2004 executive order originated with a policy recommendation by the president’s own Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC), led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, a right-wing, Cuban-American hardliner. Ostensibly, the policy’s goal is to bring an end to Fidel Castro’s repressive regime and “establish democratic institutions, respect for human rights and the rule of law.” However, in the tortured logic of U.S. foreign policy — not to mention ignorance of traditional Latino culture — the regulations redefine a “family” to include only a “spouse, child, grandchild, parent, grandparent or sibling.” Aunts, uncles, cousins, stepparents and other relatives who often live together under the same roof in Cuba are considered personae non grata, unworthy of any visitation rights from their American kin. “Neither my mother nor my father were able to attend their parents’ funerals,” Vilaseca says. “Part of being a family is being together during good times and bad.” Maricel Lucero Keniston of Weathersfield never met her father, Oscar Lucero, although she’d learned about him in school growing up in Cuba in the 1960s. Lucero was a “martyr of the revolution” who was killed in 1958 shortly before Castro took power. Today, there are statues of him and public schools named in his honor all over the Caribbean island. In 1968, at the age of 10, Lucero Keniston left Cuba for Spain with her mother, stepfather and baby brother. Her mother rarely spoke about her father after his death, so great was the woman’s grief. In fact, Lucero Keniston, whose family later resettled in the New York City area, admits she hardly ever thought about Cuba until the early 1990s, when she attended graduate school at Dartmouth College. There, while enrolled in a music class — Lucero Keniston is now a professional singer — a professor encouraged her to explore her cultural roots through Afro-Cuban music. In 1997, when family travel licenses were easier to come by, Lucero Keniston decided it was time to reconnect with her native land and the father she never knew. “I felt like I was going back to find out who this man was, not the hero of the revolution, but the man,” Lucero Keniston remembers. “That was my quest, to discover my father through his family.” Initially, Lucero Keniston assumed her trip to Cuba would be a one-shot deal, a chance to “get it out of my system,” she recalls. Then she met the six of her father’s 11 sib-

lings who were still alive. Lucero Keniston spent her entire trip going from one relative’s house to the next, listening to stories about her dad. “On the plane home, I couldn’t stop sobbing,” she recalls. “It was such an experience that all I could think of was, ‘How can I get back there?’” Lucero Keniston did, in fact, return to Cuba several times between 1997 and 2004, each time carrying medicine, money and other items her newfound relatives were lacking due to the U.S. trade embargo. Lucero Keniston was in Havana just two weeks ago with a church group — officially, she’s not permitted to see her relatives on such trips — when the Cuban government announced its historic change in leadership. “I was having breakfast and the lady of the house said, ‘Oh, by the way, Castro resigned this morning, and Raul is

If there is some value in keeping CubanAmericans separated from their loved ones in Cuba, the Bush administration doesn’t offer up many officials to defend or explain it. Repeated phone calls and emails by Seven Days to OFAC, the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, and the State Department’s “Cuba Desk” went unanswered. Just minutes before deadline, a spokesperson with the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs called, but could only reference a CAFC website, which justifies the travel ban by claiming it “den[ies] resources and legitimacy to the [Castro] regime” and “limits the regime’s manipulation of humanitarian U.S. policies.” Another State Department official who fielded a Seven Days phone call shot the question over to the U.S. Treasury

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Department, which oversees all travel and commerce between the two countries. (Despite the 46-year-old embargo, the United States is now one of Cuba’s top 10 trading partners.) There, a public affairs official provided background information on the U.S.-Cuban travel policy, but wouldn’t comment on the political rationale that provoked the president’s 2004 executive order. Others who’ve been to Cuba many times over the years have their own theories about the persistence of the travel ban. Mark Schneider is a Plattsburgh, N.Y., civil rights attorney with the National Lawyers Guild who’s agreed to lend pro bono assistance to Carter; the law student can only represent himself until he’s admitted to the bar. Schneider specu>> 26A

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lates that stiffening the travel restrictions for CubanAmericans had more to do with Bush’s re-election campaign than diplomatic discord between the two countries. “The whole reason behind the travel restriction was always political,” Schneider argues, pointing out that the policy change was announced just five months before the 2004 presidential election. “It was Karl Rove punching in zip codes and figuring out how many votes he could get for the Bush regime in south Florida.” The Cuban-American population there is huge — 990,000-plus in 2004 — and tends to vote Republican because of the GOP’s anti-Castro position.

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Late last month, as Cuba’s National Assembly in Havana voted to nominate Raul Castro as the nation’s first new president in 49 years, six Burlington College students were witnesses to history. As members of the Semester Study in Cuba program, the group — which arrived in Cuba’s capital on January 28 and will remain until May 30 — is poised to get the educational experience of a lifetime. Initiated by Burlington College’s Director of International Studies Sandy Baird and President Jane O’Meara Sanders, the 16-week semester includes coursework in Cuban history, language, culture and geography as well as some elective courses and field trips around the country. To Sanders, the idea was a natural. “It just fit perfectly with our mission of preparing students to be responsible citizens, and to foster a just, humane society and sustainable communities,” she offers from her office in Burlington. “That alone leads us to have an international curriculum. The University of Havana is not just the oldest university in the Caribbean, it is the best, so we also knew that the students were going to be getting a first-rate academic experience.” Only a handful of schools in the U.S. have been able to obtain a Cuban study program license from the Treasury Department, among them Harvard, American University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Such permits have become more rare since new federal regulations went into effect in 2003. Obtaining the license, according to Sanders, was no mean feat. “There was a tremendous amount of work in getting [the application] completed,” she recalls. The college was turned down no fewer than three times before permission was finally granted in March 2005. The bureaucracy was so maddeningly vague that Sanders — wife of U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders — simply called the Treasury Department herself. “I’m not one to take no for an answer,” she says with a laugh. “So we kept at it and at it, and eventually . . .” From the start, BC’s Cuba program was intended to be distinct from other federally authorized study programs, in that students would both study and live with Cuban citizens. The Burlington group is currently staying — along with a number of Turkish exchange students — in farmers’ cooperative housing within walking distance of the university. As part of the licensing procedure, program administrators will have to report to the U.S. government on the semester’s results, and must reapply for license reinstatement every year. But Sanders is optimistic about the future of Semester Study in Cuba. She would like to increase the number of students involved and expand the program by inviting scholars from Cuba to teach here. “We knew that this was going to be a pivotal period in Cuba’s history when we created the program,” Sanders says. “We didn’t know how quickly it would become that way, but the next few years are truly going to be a thrilling time to study there.” MATT SCANLON

Meanwhile, as Cuban-Americans contend with tougher travel regulations, anyone else who wants to go to Cuba can make the trip without too much hassle. Tens of thousands of Americans travel to Cuba each year under a “general license” with nonprofit organizations, religious groups, athletic teams, educational programs and the like. That’s in addition to the unknown numbers of Americans who travel to Cuba illegally through third countries, such as Mexico and Canada. Cash and goods also seem to flow easily between the two countries. Cuban-Americans are still allowed to send up to $1200 per year to their families back in Cuba, and American trade with Cuba is now at its highest level since 2000. According to the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council in New York, the sale of U.S. agricultural goods to Cuba totaled nearly $438 million last year, up from $340 million in 2006. Cuba’s trading partners have included the State of Vermont, which in 2005 sold the country 74 dairy cows and 4000 metric tons of nonfat dry milk. (An arrangement to sell Vermont apples later fell apart.) Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie, who went to Cuba in 2004 and 2005, said the $6 million deal wouldn’t have taken place were it not for the efforts of Armando Vilaseca, who he calls “my Magellan.” The 51-year-old Cuban-American helped convince the Cuban government to allow Dubie to visit with Vladimiro Roca, a prominent Cuban dissident.

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The whole reason behind the travel restriction was always political. MARK SCHNEIDER, ATTORNEY ����������������� Vilaseca, who now lives in Westford, came to the United States in 1964 at age 8 with his sister and parents. The family was part of the first wave of Cuban immigrants who fled Castro’s Communist revolution, and like most Cubans who left their homeland in the early 1960s, Vilaseca’s parents assumed their departure would be short-lived. His father had been a provincial sales manager for General Electric in the town of Cienfuegos, and the family, though not wealthy, lived comfortably. “Even my family supported the revolution at first,” Vilaseca recalls, although that changed after the family’s possessions, including house and car, were confiscated by Castro’s government. Vilaseca grew up in West New York, N.J., one of the “Miamis of the North,” in a household where voicing any sympathy for Castro’s Cuba was strictly forbidden. In 1999, Vilaseca decided to visit Cuba anyway, a decision that rankled and embarrassed his “hard-as-nails, right-wing” father. “My first trip down there,” he recalls, “my father called my wife and said, ‘Don’t let him go! They’re going to brainwash him or something!’” But Vilaseca, who now works as a school superintendent for the Franklin West Supervisory Union in Fairfax, says that if he’s learned anything from history books, it’s that “you deal with conflicts by sitting down and talking things out. “The bottom line is, the system there doesn’t work because it’s inherently a failed system,” he adds. “You can’t blame Cuban-Americans for the problems of Cuba . . . And, we can’t allow a small group of Cuban-Americans in Miami to dictate our foreign policy.” Dubie, a Republican, agrees. In February 1996, when the Cuban Air Force shot down two U.S. civilian aircraft, Dubie was a member of the Vermont Air National Guard. He recalls sitting up all night in an F-16 awaiting orders to take off from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. That night, Dubie says, he vowed if he ever got the chance to go to Cuba, he would. “With all due respect to the people of South Florida who are driving U.S. foreign policy, they’re stuck in a 50-year time warp based on hate,” he says.

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The constitutional right to familial relations is well established in federal case law, says Darius Charney, a staff attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City. He says this class-action suit is “completely uncharted territory,” because nobody has ever challenged the familial restrictions placed on Cuban-Americans. Charney isn’t involved in the Vermont lawsuit, but has handled other cases involving the legal difficulties of traveling between Cuba and the United States. He says the federal government will likely seek to prove it has a “compelling interest” in restricting the fundamental constitutional right of Americans to be with their families. To do so, Charney says, government lawyers will have to prove that the policy is “narrowly tailored” to accomplish the government’s stated policy goal — namely, effecting regime change in Cuba. While that “compelling interest’ may be difficult to prove, the New York lawyer predicts that the plaintiffs will also face an uphill battle. That said, as the case gathers notoriety in the coming weeks, Carter and his plaintiffs will likely pick up some influential allies, include Carlos Lazo. Lazo, a Cuban-born American, first tried to flee Cuba in 1988, but his raft was intercepted by the Cuban Coast Guard. He spent a year in prison

Bristol’s before he and five other “balseros” or “rafters,” sucBest Kept ceeded in making the 90-mile journey through the Secret! Florida Straits in 1991. (According to one estimate, at least 30 percent of Cubans who attempt the trip Op e n 9 -7 Daily never make it.) (8 0 2 ) 4 5 3 -8 5 3 8 Lazo became an American citizen and later relocated to Seattle, where he enlisted in the Washington 2 5 mo unt ain V ie w St , Br ist o l State National Guard. In 2004, he was deployed for First left off Mountain Street Located Behind Shaws his first tour of duty in Iraq, where, as a combat medic, he spent six months treating Iraqi war prison6/29/07 11:36:37 AM ers before being assigned to a Marine regiment head- 2x4-mtgreens062007.indd 1 ing into the Battle of Falluja. Upon his return, Lazo was awarded the Bronze Star for rescuing wounded Marines during the firefight. In June 2005, during a two-week leave, Lazo tried to board a plane in Miami bound for Havana to visit one of his two teenage sons, who was hospitalized in Cuba with a serious infection. He was Thursday, March 6: stopped by U.S. immigration officials, who told him Steve Blair Septet at that because he’d last visited Cuba in 2003, he was prohibited from returning until 2006. A reporter in the airport overheard the conversation and wrote a story about it in a Miami newspaper, which was later picked up by the international VSC Faculty Fellowship press. As a result, in October 2005, Lazo’s sons were Award winner, guitarist granted tourist visas to see their father in Seattle. Steve Blair, Associate Although Lazo’s sons have since resettled in the Professor of Music at JSC, United States, he continues to be an outspoken critic performs his original jazz of the travel ban, and has met with at least 150 compositions from his latest members of Congress to make his case. CD, Momentum, with the “I don’t think that restricting families from Steve Blair Septet whose going over there is going to help in any way the members include JSC cause of democratization of Cuban society,” Lazo faculty, former faculty and a says. “The family shouldn’t be a tool for the student. Free and open to improvement of the political situation over there.” Information: the public. 7:00 pm. Though Lazo had not heard of the Vermont lawsuit, last week he offered the plaintiffs his sup802-635-1476 port. “I will help in any way I can,” he says, “to serve Dibden Center for the Arts as a witness or any other way, to finish this cruelty against the Cuban people.” � www.JSC.edu

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Soviet Union. There are images of downtrodden workers and gloating exploiters in the show, but they date mainly to the Depression era, when such agit-prop art was being produced in the United States as well. Another of Castro’s axioms, also cited in the show, is more menacing: “Inside the revolution, everything; outside the revolution, nothing.â€? The works on display in MontrĂŠal pose few disconcerting questions to the Marxist-Leninist authorities. But, while it’s clearly sympathetic to the revolution, the show does not favor politics over aesthetics. In fact, the most interesting of the exhibit’s five historical sections are the three that cover the 90 years prior to Castro’s takeover. Paintings with anti-colonial content are included in these initial segments of a survey that begins, not arbitrarily, in the year of an uprising against Spanish rule: 1868. The most melodramatic example is Augusto Garcia Menocal’s “I Don’t Want to Go to Heaven.â€? This epic-scale canvas, completed in 1930, shows a 16th-century Taino rebel standing nobly at the stake as conquistadors and a priest prepare to immolate him. The accompanying text explains that this native warrior supposedly uttered the words of the painting’s title after being told there would be white people in heaven. In its unsubtle depiction of male sexiness, Menocal’s painting can be seen as a prototype for the posters and photos in another room that might as well be pinups of the revolution’s bearded trinity: Castro, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos. (Some enterprising iconographer could probably make a fortune by silk-screening T-shirts with the pretty face of Cienfuegos, who died in a plane crash at age 27 just months after helping lead the insurgents to victory in 1959.) Cuba’s rich African heritage is also explored in the pre-revolutionary sections of the show. And, to the curators’ credit, the sampling of works pertaining to AfroCubans has not been sanitized. In “When Nobody Is Around,â€? a pair of panels from circa 1880, Victor Patricio Landaluze portrays two black servants in racist poses. A maid preens clownishly in front of her mistress’ vanity mirror, while a butler distends

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his oversized lips to smooch a bust of a white woman. The show takes a turn at star-making in the case of a previously obscure Cuban artist, Marcelo Pogolotti (1902-1988), whose career bracketed the Second World War. His politically inflected fusion of Surrealism and Futurism does have an appealing originality. But viewers’ attention may be drawn to a pencil-and-gouache piece in a corner more

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MATT FRASSICA Reliquaries by Angela Patten, Salmon Poetry, (U.S. distributor, Dufour Editions), 73 pages. $19.95. Angela Patten reads from Reliquaries and other works at Phoenix Books in Essex, Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m. Free.

n the poem that gives Angela Patten’s new collection its title, the fossilized tongue of St. Anthony sits under glass, a reminder of “the numinous particulars of flesh.” As it takes on a meaning beyond words, the severed tongue is a wry exemplar for these eloquent memories and telling details. Patten, who teaches poetry at the University of Vermont, will read from Reliquaries this Thursday at Phoenix Books in Essex. In her poetry, she excavates her Irish past. Her poems recollect moments in their full sensory weight, each verse a silt-laden bucket hauled up from the dark. Propelling the poems is Patten’s skill in giving new metaphorical depth to situations we might otherwise find familiar. The poem “Tricks of the Light,” about her aging father, provides this apt image for his incongruous recollections: Sometimes a memory will surface like a brown speckled trout rising midair to a midge as he watches from behind a bush by the banks of the Boyne river on a fine May morning of his childhood. Likewise, the poem “Bicarbonate of Soda” takes a commonplace example of domestic chemistry and transmutes it into a life-giving wonder: In Ireland it is known as breadsoda because when married to buttermilk, it makes insentient grain rise up for joy. This isn’t just a recipe in verse form. The “insentient grain” also represents the narrator’s unborn child, while “leavening” stands in for gestation. When the baby is born, Patten writes, “it took no time at all to discern the wisdom / that was breadsoda in his milkblue eyes.” On the level of language, too, Patten discovers the extraordinary in the humble, as when her lines absorb everyday speech. Clichés, proverbs and idiomatic expressions give the reader the impression of hearing Patten’s childhood. Her family speaks clearly through the poems — especially her mother. We’re introduced to this talkative figure in the poem “Giving Out Yards,” where she fusses, “Here I am like Mad Moll — I look a fright — / and what will people think of me / sitting here among the teacups.” Slowed down by line breaks and set in verse, her mother’s colloquial speech recovers its poetic power. In “The Change of Mother’s Life,” Patten writes of her mother’s childhood: As a girl she polished apples in a greengrocer’s shop (don’t squeeze me til I’m yours). Knew all apples by their natures

from the crisp Cox’s Pippin to the tangy Granny Smith and the knobbly Bramly cooker. Knew too the season for blood oranges and the axiom against eating pork whenever there was an “R” in the month. In this poem, Patten immerses us in the language of the past — food proverbs, the varieties of apples, and even a sign written in the coquettish voice of the fruits (“don’t squeeze me til I’m yours”). Here, as elsewhere in the collection, the seedlings of memory grow out of specific language. The poems collect memories and hold them fast, like the reliquaries of the book’s title. Words, people, events, sounds — Patten’s poetry enshrines fragments of everyday life. Though collecting memories is essential to her poetic practice, the impulse to collect objects seems to make Patten uneasy: “I weed possessions like a swimmer / waxing body hair for speed,” she writes in “Laying Up Treasures.” But while mementos and religious relics like St. Anthony’s tongue are lifeless, the past in these poems continues to speak through the present, the dead through the living. For example, Patten’s mother lives on through both poetry and poet. Recalling the details of her mother’s life, she writes in “The Working Classes”: It was all old hat to me until the day I shoved my arm into my hanging sleeve — it was my mother’s hand emerging from the cuff. For Patten, the continuity of generations is a consolation for the loss of her parents. Her family, in “The Way It Is Now,” inspires a moment of inexplicable happiness: I caught myself last weekend feeling good for no reason. It was an evening in early fall and I was making pesto at the kitchen sink, my fingers pungent with fresh basil leaves and garlic. My son, home for the weekend, was lounging on the couch after a day spent splitting wood into stove-lengths for our winter fires. Family, a sense of place, the logic of domestic tasks — here Patten finds in her present the components of contentedness she remembers from childhood. Suddenly unmindful of loss, she writes, “I wanted to keep on catching myself / looking for the place where all that grief had lodged / and to keep on failing to find it.”

Once there was a houseful of noisy girls, their squabbling and hair-washing, stumbling cockeyed up the stairs at night. They’d catch him standing at the top, one hand holding up his pajamas, the other waving the alarm clock, incontrovertible evidence of their crime. Do you have any idea what time it is, he’d ask rhetorically. And they’d stifle giggles behind each other’s backs. Now they’re scattered to other countries busy with their jobs and children, their unhappiness. If time was money he’d be on the pig’s back these days for sure. The noisy relations all gone too with their cups of tea, the organ recital of their ailments and afflictions. Only this enveloping silence, so still he might not see the wing of a crow from one day’s end to the next. November and the color all sucked out as if a drain had opened underground. Except that out there somewhere Death is putting on his shoes to take a walk in this direction. He’s in no hurry, has all the time in the world.

Laying Up Treasures I weed possessions like a swimmer waxing body hair for speed, loathing the lumber of those things that gather dust, move with you when you move. Snow domes, china pigs, salt-and-pepper shakers, Hummel figurines and anything with hearts. Still I’m moved by those who sort and save the sweepings of the past, turning the sweaty leavings of their ancestors into folk art. As if those dusty treasures were the pages of a long-lost lover’s notebook, proof that their existence made a stain. Think of those tiny monochromatic figures disembarking down a thousand gangways, dragging portmanteaus, trunks and carpetbags. Sometimes a sewing machine tied up with twine carted carefully as a sleeping child. They pass among us like so many phantoms, abandoning belongings in their wake. Even I confess to concealing a piece of the True Coat in a dresser drawer. The coat my father wore when he was married, the coat he cast about my mother’s shoulders when they walked out together on a chilly evening, the coat they threw over us at night to keep us warm.

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PLUTOCRAT’S REVENGE I have found Jernigan Pontiac’s submissions to be good and bad, but never until today offensive [Hackie, February 20]. So, Jernigan, rich daddy slips you three hundred bucks and you clean up puke with a smile on your face? And O.J. pays $2 mil to get off a murder charge while the average Vermonter couldn’t afford to pay a lawyer to defend against a jaywalking ticket. Would you have written a different story had daddy been working-class and only could have covered his fare? It is unfortunate that our so-called democracy is truly a plutocracy, and it is sad that our journalists are just as taken in by the aura of wealth as are the masses. Daniel McDevitt ESSEX JUNCTION

PRODIGAL FILMMAKERS I must say that I enjoyed the uber-positive tone of Matt Scanlon’s piece on working in the film business here in Vermont with regard to “not having to leave” [“Final Cut,” February 20]. As someone who has returned to the area after several years of working freelance everywhere in the film industry, it is refreshing to recognize that there is work here, if you seek it out. It is especially good to know now that I am involved at Burlington College, where we have several talented and eager filmmakers emerging from the program. We have a career day coming up and I would like to invite any and all interested to attend, as I do believe that we all need to learn from each other where the opportunities lie . . . and the career day is the place to field this discussion. Alan Nicholls COLCHESTER

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A EXHIBIT “Azarian Family Art Show,” paintings, drawings and woodcuts by nine members of the artistic Vermont family in a shared exhibit. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Through April 22.

ARTWORK 1. “Ships in a Storm” by Martha Wagner Hatch 2. “Bird Series #4” by Melissa Knight 3. “Mary at Sixty” by Mary Azarian 4. “Seascape 1” by Jesse Azarian 5. Cheap Art Poster by Tomas Azarian 6. Untitled painting by Tim Azarian 7. “Y2K” by Ethan Azarian 8. “Fleeing the Genocide” by Karekin Azarian 9. “Planting Rice” by Wilaiwan Phonjan-Azarian

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rtistic dynasties are uncommon, so when an especially talented family tree bears fruit, it’s well worth celebrating. The “Azarian Family Art Show,” on view through April 22 at the T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier, pays homage to one of Vermont’s most creative clans by gathering artworks by nine Azarian and Azarian-connected painters and printmakers. More than 100 pieces appear. The Azarians are humanistic artists, and even their works with a political edge feel positive rather than preachy. The family’s talented forebears produced the exhibition’s two oldest pieces. A 20-by-32-inch oil from 1896, by current matriarch Mary Azarian’s maternal grandmother, Martha Wagner Hatch, is a more than competent maritime scene entitled “Ships in a Storm.” Three caravelles are tossed by high seas in a rugged composition that displays real technical skill. The other piece is a primitive yet poignant, postWorld War I drawing called “Fleeing the Genocide” by Karekin Azarian, immigrant father of patriarch Tomas “Tom Banjo” Azarian. It’s a simplified recollection of lost ancestral land, showing villagers fleeing into the hills in front of a group of armed troops. Tom Azarian’s cartoonish drawings include a satire of the pretenses of gallery openings called “Art Show,” and a poster for a “cheap art” sale and exhibition in Burlington. The “cheap art” concept is well known to fans of Bread and Puppet Theater: Indeed, there’s practically a symbiotic relationship between the aesthetics of Bread and Puppet and those of the Azarians. The Cabot-based family has worked intimately with the world-renowned Glover troupe for decades. The Azarians perhaps most familiar to Vermonters are Caldecott Medal winner Mary Azarian and her eldest son Ethan. “Mary at Sixty” is a woodcut selfportrait of the esteemed artist and illustrator, showing Mary smiling beatifically as she looks through a thicket of strong yet denuded winter branches. Ethan has established himself as a prolific full-time painter; though he now resides in Austin, Texas, he makes regular visits to the Green Mountain State. His quirky acrylic style includes colorful, floating objects such as those seen in a series of five vertical,

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clearly 9 on her way to becoming as skilled a woodblock printer as her mother-in-law. Phonjan-Azarian creates intricate scenes primarily focused on traditional Southeast Asian culture, wildlife and architecture. Her designs are beautifully composed, with particular attention paid to the expressive possibilities of negative space. They are also carved with obvious skill. The best-known American art dynasty is that of the remarkable Peale family of Philadelphia, headed by patriot and portraitist Charles Wilson Peale (1741-1827). He named more than a few of his 17 sons and daughters after famous painters, and the kids didn’t disappoint him. The Peales were soughtafter artists well into the late 1800s. Regardless of whether they christen any of their tribe Raphaelle, Sophonisba or Rembrandt, the Azarians are making their own Vermont art history. m

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OPENINGS AMY STOREY: New improvisational paintings on paper using water, wind, pigment, salt and other media, and exploring the engagement of the self, materials and random forces. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College, 468-1266. Reception March 6, 4-6 p.m. Through March 28. OPENINGS >> 34A PLEASE NOTE: Exhibitions are written by Pamela Polston; spotlights written by Marc Awodey. Listings are restricted to exhibits in truly public places; exceptions may be made at the discretion of the editor. Submit art exhibitions at www.sevendaysvt.com/art or send via email by Thursday at 5 p.m., including info phone number, to galleries@sevendaysvt.com.

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OPENINGS << 33A ‘ANIME AS AN ART FORM’: Art submissions from local middle and high school and college students. L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 6564200. Closing reception and award ceremony March 6, 6 p.m. ‘100’: Local students from K-12 contribute artworks in various media exploring the numeric theme as a tribute to the Chandler's Centennial. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 728-6464. Reception March 7, 5-7 p.m. Through March 30. REBECCA BABBIT: "Toujours, France," photographs from a trip to that scenic country and its capital, Paris. Firehouse Center Community Darkroom, Burlington, 865-7166. Reception March 7, 5-7 p.m. Through April 27. LOWELL SNOWDEN KLOCK: "Small Things Considered," intimate photographs focusing on details of texture, light and shadow, patterns and color relationships. Brandon Artists' Guild, 247-4956. Reception March 7, 5-7:30 p.m. Through April 27. MICHAEL T. JERMYN: "Immaculate Perception: Winterscapes," blackand-white images by the Montpelier photographer. Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 4540141. Reception March 7, 5:307:30 p.m. Through March 30. ADAM GLAZER/STUDIO INNER SANCTUM: Illustrations and digital art from the past and present. Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Reception March 7, 6-9 p.m. Through March. GAAL SHEPHERD: "La Mureille: an exhibition on the theme of a wall," 47 pieces in pastels, oils,

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TALKS/ EVENTS NOONTIME ART TALK: Nicole Phelps, assistant prof of history, gives a talk entitled "The Bomb, the Cold War and American Faith in Science," in conjunction with a current exhibit. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. March 5, 12:15 p.m. ‘ART FITS VERMONT’ MEETING: The Vermont Arts Council-sponsored statewide community arts project is the subject of an informational talk at the Shelburne Art Center, 985-8438. March 5, 4 p.m. More info, visit www.vermontartscoun cil.org.

VERMONT FARM WOMEN: An evening sponsored by the Vermont Farm Women's Fund honors the state's female farmers, in conjunction with Peter Miller's photographs in a current exhibit. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Reception March 6, 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion, "The Vermont Farm: Facing the Future," moderated by Rep. David Zuckerman, chair of the House Agricultural committee. Free. ‘WAVES OF MU’: This multidisciplinary presentation by Utah-based native Vermonter Amy Caron, created in collaboration with neuroscientists and named for the electromagnetic oscillations of neurons in the brain, combines installation, theater, video and movement, and explores the relationship between art and science. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 8657165. Reception March 7, 5-8 p.m., with 75-minute performance at 7:30 p.m. $10. Reservations recommended. Other performances, also at 7:30 p.m., on March 8 & 9, 13-16 and 20-23. Artist's talk March 15. FIRST FRIDAY: More than 40 galleries and other venues around town stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers; Art Map Burlington available at participating locations, 264-4839. March 7, 5-8 p.m. JANE ADDAMS PROGRAM: A talk about this early feminist and activist helps celebrate International Women's Day, in conjunction with an exhibit by the Women's International League of Peace & Freedom. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7200. March 8, 2 p.m.

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ROBERT RINALDI: Fine art photography exploring the human impact on the landscape and mixed media with vintage text and photographs, Pickering Room, through April; and WILPF HISTORY: WOMEN'S HISTORY IN VERMONT," photographs, artwork, posters and memorabilia concerning the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Fletcher Room, through March; and LEAH WITTENBERG: "At Witt's End," 25 political cartoons enlarged to 24 by 36 inches, Mezzanine, through March. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7200. GILLIAN KLEIN: Moody cityscape oil paintings. Opportunities Credit Union, Burlington, 264-4839. Through May 21. KATHLEEN GORMLEY: Mixed-media works, Bar; and the BURLINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Annual Placemat contest winners, with the theme "Celebrating Diversity," Solarium; and KEVIN FAHEY: Paintings, Dining Room. The Daily Planet, Burlington, 8629647. Through March. DICK BRUNELLE: New abstract watercolors. Sneakers, Winooski, 655-9081. Through March 10. BEN STEIN: "Travels with Ben," watercolors. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Jericho, 899-3211. Through March 23. JANET MCKENZIE: "Honoring the Feminine," large and small oil paintings celebrating women, in support of Women's History Month. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through March 25. THREE COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOBASED WORK: ORIN LANGELLE: "Photographs of Global

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:: central ANNIE TIBERIO CAMERON & MARJORIE RYERSON: "The Many Faces of Water," artistic photographic expressions of its textures, power and poetry. Restaurant Phoebe, Montpelier, 262-3500. Through March. ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION GROUP SHOW: Works in various media by more than 20 members of the ARA. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 279-6349. Through April 26.

ELIZABETH MAYOR: Large animal woodcuts, Studio Gallery; and SHERI TOMEK: Black-and-white photographs of events from the past four years at TRPS, Hall Gallery. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Through April 3. JOAN SCHATZMAN: "I Am Artist. So Can You," drawings and prints. Kismet, Montpelier, 2238646. Through March. JENNIFER PALKOWSKI: "Embodiment," mixed-media paintings and drawings. The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirl ed23@yahoo.com. Through March. JESS GRAHAM: "Stretch It Out," off-kilter oil and mixed-media paintings of "athleticizing mamas." Also, bingo-card art, magnetic cameos and greeting cards. Langdon Street Café, Montpelier, 223-8667. Through March.

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‘THE BOAT SHOW’: A flotilla of artistic boats and ships, Main Floor Gallery; and silent-auction items to benefit SPA programs, Second Floor Gallery; and LARRY BOWLING: "Meditations and Daydreams." Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. Through April 12. CHENZHI MAO: Ink and watercolor landscape paintings in the ancient Chinese brush-painting style. Vermont Chocolatiers, Northfield, 862-0777. Through March. AXEL STOHLBERG: "Smallworks," small drawings. Axel's Frameshop and Gallery, Waterbury, 244-7801. Through March 15. JEAN CANNON: "Uncommon Still Lifes," paintings featuring common household objects, often in disarray. Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery, Montpelier, 8285422. Through March. AZARIAN FAMILY ART SHOW: Paintings, drawings and woodcuts by nine members of this artistic Vermont family in a shared exhibit. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through April 22. CAROL E.S. MACDONALD: "In the Company of Crows," prints. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through March 28. JESSE LOVASCO: "Archives Unframed," pastel paintings. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 229-5454. Through March. VINICIO AYALA: "The African Queen and Other Paintings" by the Vermont artist; and MARY HILLS: Acrylic-on-canvas painted banners. The Cheshire Cat, Montpelier, 2231981. Through April 1. GRACE EXHIBIT: A selection of paintings in various media by artists represented by the nonprofit community-arts organization, including Gayleen Aiken, James Nace, Merrill Densmore, Larry Bissonnette and others. Barre Opera House, 472-6857. Through March.

ROLF ANDERSON: "Aurora Hibernalis: Winter Light," color and black-andwhite images of the Hazen's Notch area. Brown Library, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 3264799. Through March 6. ‘WE ARE VERMONT: CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS IN PHOTOGRAPHY’: Vermonters past and present are depicted in the photos of Peter Miller, Natalie Stultz, Caleb Kenna, Abby Ross, Peter Crabtree, Rose McNulty, Glenn Callahan, Jamie

Cope, Andrew Kline and Kevin Bubriski, Main Gallery; and MARINA EPSTEIN & BENJAMIN DAVIS: Paintings and sculpture. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through March 22. RICH ARENTZEN & TOVE OHLANDER: The glassblowing couple show their works inspired by modern Scandinavian folk art. J. Wagner Designs, Greensboro, 533-2100. Through March.

‘OBJECTS OF DESIRE: STILL LIFE PAINTINGS’: A group exhibit featuring some of Vermont's finest artists in the genre, including Susan Abbott, Julie Y. Baker Albright, Tom Nicholas, Jody dePew McLean, Lucy Petrie and others, through May 11; and 'MY COUSIN HAS EIGHT LEGS': Original artworks by nationally known children's book illustrators Tomie dePaola, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Phoebe Stone, Jasper

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ilitary recruiters aren’t always welcomed at Vermont’s colleges and universities — see “Local Matters,” this issue. But at Norwich University, they’re right at home. Although the college isn’t strictly military-based — about half of its students are cadets, the other half are civilians — it stresses leadership training and qualities like “discipline, integrity, loyalty and honor.” Going there doesn’t obligate you to join the armed forces — unless you have some kind of scholarship that requires it. With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan still raging, Seven Days asked an assortment of students on campus:

Are you going to join the military after you graduate from Norwich? Jordan Dilena, 21, senior civil engineering major “My commission [is with] the Army. I really just want to serve my country . . . that’s the biggest reason. [I want to] give back a little bit and gain the experience of leading troops as well. Also, on the career side of things, I think it could help me later on, just having the experience.”

John Clark, 18, freshman criminal justice major “I plan on going into a career in law enforcement instead. The benefits . . . and the options are better for me instead of taking commission in the military personally. There’s no commitment right out of college — cover it yourself [and] you don’t have anyone else to pay back.”

Coral Lore, 24, senior criminal justice major “I was actually enlisted prior to coming to Norwich and I got deployed after my freshman year. After that, I decided that I wanted to make a bigger difference, so I decided [to come] back as an officer so I could actually do more . . . because I actually enjoyed my experience. Well, ‘enjoyed’ is a relative term in Iraq, but I enjoyed the Army lifestyle. So I figured, if I was going to make a career of it, I was going to be an officer. ”

Chris Horvilleur, 22, senior business major “[I’ll join] the Army. It’s a job after college . . . something new. I’ll travel . . . it’ll be something different from serving three or four years.”

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Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers one to nine.

Noel Fernando, 19, sophomore political science major “I’ve already signed a contract [with the Army]. It’s for seven years after I graduate. I want to [work with] branch aviation and fly helicopters.”

Difficulty this week: H H = Moderate HH = Challenging HHH = Hoo, boy!

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ppearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” today, consumer activist Ralph Nader told host Tim Russert that he has officially decided to wreck the 2008 presidential election. Mr. Nader had been huddling with prominent crackpots over the weekend to determine whether he had enough support among his natural constituency of self-absorbed whack jobs to mount an entirely meaningless campaign. “If I wreck the 2008 election, I intend to wreck it in all 50 states,” Mr. Nader told Mr. Russert today. “I have no intention of being merely a regional spoiler.” When asked if his candidacy could hurt the chances of the first African American nominee for president, Mr. Nader put his fingers in his ears and replied, “La-la-la-la-la-la I can’t hear you.” But across the country, significant numbers of crackpots who have supported Mr. Nader in the past appeared to be cool to his latest bid to ruin a presidential election. “If I’m going

to waste my vote, I want to be sure I’m wasting it on the right wingnut,” said longtime crackpot Stacy Klujian, who has supported Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) in his 2008 campaign. “It is time for Ralph Nader to step aside for a new generation of bananaheads.”

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For his part, Mr. Nader said that he had already begun preparing for his run as a spoiler by sneaking up behind people who were watching No Country for Old Men and telling them how it ended. “It wasn’t as challenging as ruining an entire election, but it was fun,” he said.

Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book The Republican Playbook. To find out more about Andy Borowitz and read his past columns, visit www.borowitzreport.com.

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Your Broken Heart Week, Aries. Even if your heart’s not exactly shattered at the moment, it has no doubt been so at sometime in the past. So why celebrate? Because having a broken heart is one of the best things that can happen to you. It strengthens your humility, which makes you smarter. It demonstrates to you that you have a tremendous capacity for deep feelings — far more than you’re normally aware of. It breaks down defense mechanisms that have desensitized you to the world’s secret beauty. It should also inspire you to treat other people’s hearts with great care, making it more likely you’ll be able to create intelligent intimacy in the future. Here’s what I conclude: A broken heart is a gift the world gives you to awaken you to the truth about what matters to you most.

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(April 20-May 20): In the Tsonga language of South Africa, the term rhwe means to fall asleep on the floor while drunk and naked. According to my analysis, you may now be unusually susceptible to exhibiting rhwe-like behavior. That’s because the astrological omens suggest you’re in prime time for the kind of extravagant socializing that may lead to extremes you rarely express. There are more constructive ways to channel this energy than through rhwe, however. Your challenge will be to make sure your discernment and discipline are at least partially engaged as you run half-wild and seek prodigious fun. (The info about rhwe comes from a book about quirky words, The Meaning of Tingo, by Adam Jacot de Boinod.)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “When friends

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the

Tibetan Buddhist tradition, prayer flags are sets of brightly colored sacramental cloths that are inscribed with holy words and images of deities. They’re not designed for indoor use in solemn ceremonies, but are hung outside where the wind blows their blessings to the heavens and all over the world. I recommend that you draw inspiration from this practice. It’s a perfect time to take your spiritual yearnings out of the closet, away from the church and temple and mosque, and beyond all sheltered, temperature-controlled trappings. Build a shrine in the wilderness, Cancerian. Sing a hymn from a mountaintop, shower money on the river goddess, or create your own homemade prayer flags and hang them from a tree.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the

automaker Saab, this year’s sedan has 2157 features that are different from last year’s, including snake-eye headlamps and a clamshell hood. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Leo, is to be roused by Saab’s willingness to depart from tradition. Speaking on behalf of the cosmic powers-that-be, I’m asking you to commit to making 21.6 changes in your life, which is a mere one percent of Saab’s total. If that’s too much to handle, would you consider making 2.16 changes? A good place to start might be to add your own personal metaphorical version of snake-eye headlamps.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The moon

asked me to meet her in a field tonight,” wrote mystic poet Hafiz (translated by Daniel Ladinsky). “I think she has amorous ideas.” You might soon feel a similar suspicion, Virgo. According to my reading of the astrological omens, seductive offers will be coming your way, and not just from the moon. Secret suitors may emerge from the shadows. Temptations could lure you toward the far ends of your imagination. The sheer profusion of invitations you’ll receive might make you giddily agitated.

stop being frank and useful to each other,” wrote literary critic Anatole Broyard, “the whole world loses some of its radiance.” Make sure that doesn’t happen any time soon, Gemini. In fact, regard this horoscope as a warning beacon that motivates you to action. Intensify your intention to keep your best alliances frank and useful. Infuse a dose of raw candor into any relationship3/20/06 that is in 2:14 PM 3x6-SiliconDairy032206 danger of becoming lazy or dishonest.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A Brazilian man

told his wife he wanted a divorce. Consumed with wrath, she laced his orange juice with a sedative and then sliced off his penis while he was unconscious. Fortunately, surgeons successfully reattached the organ. Later the man absolved his wife of her sin, and they reconciled. “She was stressed and I understand her reasons,” he said. I hope his saintly feat inspires you to be equally magnanimous, Libra. It’s a perfect moment for you to forgive people you thought you could never forgive — to go way beyond your previous limits in extending tolerance, mercy and slack.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his book Starbucked, Taylor Clark claims there is a woman who goes into a Seattle Starbucks every day during the morning rush and orders a “decaf single grandé extra vanilla two-percent extra caramel 185-degrees with whipped cream caramel macchiato.” Maybe her request seems overly fussy and demanding, but in the next 12 days I encourage you to be equally as exacting in asking for what you want. You have a poetic license to be extremely specific as you go about your quest for fulfillment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): During his 21 years as Prime Minister of Canada, Mackenzie King (1874-1950) sought counsel from ouija boards, crystal balls, psychics, and spirits. As one of the most powerful Sagittarians who has ever called on supernatural sources for help in making practical decisions, he’s your role model in the coming week. It’s time, in my astrological opinion, for you to seek information from beyond your old reliable sources, including at least some that transcend the fixations of your rational ego. CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll says he’s periodically asked about what it takes to be a writer. He has two pieces of advice: “Good writers read a lot, and good writers

write a lot.” I urge you to apply that approach to whatever skill it is you’d like to master, whether it’s building a boat, traveling where the tourists don’t go, satisfying a lover, or anything else. In other words, practice, practice, and practice some more as you study the work of those who are experts in the field. Now is an especially ripe time for you to identify what this skill is for you, and to sign a formal agreement with yourself in which you promise to steadily upgrade your mastery of it.

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encourage you to fantasize abundantly about improbable combinations and seemingly unnatural juxtapositions, Aquarius. For instance, imagine that through the magic of genetic engineering, a mad scientist crosses a giraffe and a hippopotamus to produce a giraffopotamus. Or imagine reading an essay that brilliantly compares apples and oranges. Or watch the musical comedy film West Bank Story, which portrays the love affair between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian cashier, both of whose parents operate competing falafel restaurants on the West Bank. Doing things like this will put you in the right mood to respond creatively to the unusual syntheses that fate will soon make available to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s time you acknowledged that you are a miraculous work of art, a masterpiece unlike any other ever created. I’m not pandering to your egotism by telling you that. When I say, “Be yourself,” I don’t mean the self that wants to win every game and use up every resource and stand alone at the end of history on top of a Mt. Everest-sized pile of pretty garbage. When I say, “Be yourself,” I mean the self that says thank you to the wild irises and the windy rain and the people who grow your food. I mean the self who’s joyfully struggling to germinate the seeds of love and beauty that are packed inside every moment. I mean the spiritual freedom fighter who’s scrambling and finagling and conspiring to shower all of your fellow messiahs with your best blessings.

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COURT JESTER Ferrell’s hoop spoof is likely to score with few besides his diehard fans.

ne can argue that Anchorman and Talladega Nights represent Will Ferrell’s crowning comic achievements to date. The former offered a send-up of ’70s culture and convention. The latter elevated the sports spoof to an art form. So it’s easy to see why Semi-Pro might have sounded like a nifty idea when it was pitched. In theory, it combines the best of both formulas. Ferrell stars here as Jackie Moon, an affably oblivious dabbler in disco whose one hit, “Love Me Sexy,” provided him with the financial wherewithal to purchase his own professional basketball team. The year is 1976, and the end is near for the American Basketball Association, which is about to be absorbed by the NBA. Hence Moon’s first big problem: Officials have decided only the top four ABA teams will come along

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in the season-end merger. His team, the Flint Tropics, is in last place as the movie begins. But there’s a second hurdle the Afro’d owner/player/coach/promoter must clear to save his franchise from extinction: He needs to fill at least 2000 seats per game for the rest of the season. This will necessitate an increase in attendance of roughly, oh, 2000 percent per night. By contrast with these tasks, the challenge faced by writer Scot (Starsky & Hutch) Armstrong and first-time director Ken Alterman seems relatively simple: They simply need not to get in Ferrell’s way as he turns the patented Hollywood Cinderella story on its head. Nonetheless, the filmmakers meet with less success than does their main character. Moon considers himself a born showman, and channels all the brain power at his command into creating crowd-attracting gimmicks. He wrestles a bear. He announces a Free Corn Dog Night. In one of the film’s funnier stunts, he attempts to leap over a line of cheerleaders on roller skates, Evel Knievel-style. However, most of these boneheaded promotion gags have a decidedly throwaway feel to them. They’re the kind of bits you’d normally expect to find under Extras when the film comes out on DVD. The job of whipping the team into winning shape falls to Woody Harrelson. Moon trades the Tropics’ washing machine for Harrelson’s character, an aging vet who’s bounced around the ABA and NBA for years

Ratings assigned to movies not reviewed by Rick Kisonak or Margot Harrison are courtesy of Metacritic.com, which averages scores given by the country’s most widely read reviewers.

and even boasts a championship ring — though he earned it sitting on the Celtics’ bench. The process of transforming the squad into a scoring machine is pivotal to a story like this. But when it comes to doing anything new or interesting with the training sequences, the filmmakers drop the ball. The twist, I suppose, is that the Tropics’ dream isn’t to come in first, but rather to scrape their way to fourth place — just good enough to make the NBA cut. But this is a variation on the “comeback” theme from which, again, Alterman and company fail to wrest a whole lot of laughs. Semi-Pro’s shortcomings aren’t primarily Ferrell’s. Viewed in isolation from the rest of the film, his performance has all the loopy charm we’ve come to expect from one of these roles. His hair is gigantic. His shorts are teeny. Though there are moments when he’s just pointlessly dribbling, the actor mainly seems to be lacking someone to pass off to. Ferrell is a team player, and this time his writer and director all but strand him. In his best pictures, he’s had a strong partner — John C. Reilly in Talladega Nights, for example — or an entire second string of brilliant ball carriers. Think back to Anchorman and the memorable moments that were, in fact, the work of Ron Burgundy’s San Diego news team — Steve Carell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd. The rival news outfit included Vince Vaughn, for God’s sake. Ditto Old School. What prevents Semi-Pro from rising to the level of full-court fun is the filmmakers’ failure to cast it carefully — and, as a consequence, to reap the comic dividends of a set full of seasoned improvisers. Alterman and Armstrong make way too many rookie moves, and, as a result, Ferrell’s latest isn’t in the same league as his finest. RICK KISONAK

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FLEMISH DISASTERS Farrell and Gleeson paint the town red as bickering hitmen in a talented playwright’s feature film debut.

he downside of living in a twee tourist town is that sometimes you have to deal with people like Ray, Colin Farrell’s character in In Bruges. Stranded in the historic Belgian city after his first gig as a hitman goes nastily awry, the lout has no interest in seeing treasures of medieval art and architecture. “If I had been raised on a farm and was retarded, Bruges might impress me,” he sneers to his companion, Ken (Brendan Gleeson). Ray doesn’t see the appeal of history, either, since, as he says without a flicker of irony, “It’s just a load of stuff that’s already happened.” Yes, some people are cut out to be tourists, and others are not. Ray is as pleasure-driven and politically incorrect as his older friend — whose job is to mind him till the crime’s fallout disperses — is sober and considerate. Yet they make a highly entertaining team in this first feature from award-winning Irish playwright Martin McDonagh (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman), who wrote and directed. The trailer for In Bruges makes it look like yet another wannabe Quentin Tarantino flick, similar to last fall’s Shoot ’Em Up. But fans of that genre may be disappointed. In Bruges has no violent setpieces scored to classic rock — instead, think Schubert’s Winterreise. The first half of the movie doesn’t feature much in the way of violence, period. It plays like a talky drama about a simple man who’s coming to terms with his guilt, punctuated by blasts of creative, foul-mouthed humor. Like Tarantino’s most famous characters, Ray is a

killer with logorrhea, but he’s also a believable human being who can’t shrug off his crimes. And he’s not exactly an icon of cool. In one scene, Ray catches sight of a dwarf actor (Jordan Prentice) accompanied by a camera crew. “They’re filming midgets!” he cries, beaming like a kid on Christmas morning. (Now that’s his kind of tourism.) It’s a good role for Farrell, whose brand of charm has always been reminiscent of the swinging-est boy in middle school. McDonagh has an expert hand when it comes to depicting cases of arrested development like this, or characters whose conviction that they are “nice

people” is baldly contradicted by the way they act. Ralph Fiennes, who usually plays refined, conscienceridden types, sinks his teeth into his role as the two men’s boss, a sociopathic cheeseball. (Fiennes waxes eloquent over the “fairy-tale” qualities of Bruges even as he orders up another hit.) If the movie has a moral center, it’s Gleeson, the veteran Irish character actor who plays Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter films. He reminds us that a quiet, older guy with a paunch can be more genuinely courageous than a strutting cock-of-the-walk like Ray. Marketing aside, In Bruges isn’t really an action film. But, though it has just one chase scene, it also has enough plot twists to keep viewers riveted till the end. Some of those twists feel a little stagy and overforeshadowed. And not every phase of Ray’s evolution seems entirely plausible, though Farrell does his damnedest to make it so. Overall, the movie works as an outrageous black comedy that makes you care about its characters and the evil and penance they do. When Ray gazes at Bosch’s gruesome images of damnation, then asks Ken if he believes all that stuff, the older man hesitates for a long time. You sense that he wants to give the kid an escape route, a reason to change. But the dark visions of the Flemish master lurk behind the Disney-cute city, and McDonagh leaves it to us to decide whether anyone really ever gets a second chance. MARGOT HARRISON

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and animation meet in this modern fairy tale about a beautiful princess who’s banished from her kingdom by an evil queen and finds herself on the streets of present-day Manhattan. Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon. Kevin Lima directs. (108 min, PG. Essex) FOOL'S GOLDďż˝1/2 Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are paired in this action-comedy about a divorced couple who get back together to dive for sunken treasure. Donald Sutherland costars. Andy Tennant directs. (112 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Stowe, Welden) IN BRUGES���� Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson play a pair of London hitmen holing up in a storybook Flemish tourist trap in this comedy from writer-director Martin McDonagh. With Jordan Prentice and Ralph Fiennes. (107 min, R. Palace) JUMPER�� Doug (The Bourne Identity) Liman directs this adaptation of the best-selling Steven Gould sci-fi novels about a group of people with the power to transport themselves through space and time. Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell and Samuel L. Jackson star. (88 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Stowe, Welden) JUNO���� Papa don’t preach. . . A sassy pregnant teen (Ellen Page) decides to put her baby up for adoption in this comedy written by newcomer Diablo Cody. Michael (Superbad) Cera plays the dad. With Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and Rainn “Schruteâ€? Wilson. (91 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount) MEET THE SPARTANS 1/2ďż˝ Sean Maguire, Method Man and Carmen Electra star in this potluck parody that spoofs productions as dis-

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parate as 300 and You Got Served. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Epic Movie) direct. (84 min, PG-13. Bijou, Welden) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN��� ��Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem star in the Coen brothers’ big-screen version of Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed novel about the face-off between a Texas border-town sheriff and an ultraviolent outsider. Josh Brolin costars. (122 min, R. Majestic, Marquis, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) PERSEPOLIS���� This year’s Animated Feature Film Oscar nominee tells the story of a young woman coming of age in Iran and clashing with increasingly repressive cultural forces. Adapted from her best-selling graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, with help from comic book artist Vincent Paronnaud. Featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. (95 min, PG13. Roxy) SEMI-PRO��1/2 Will Ferrell’s latest sports spoof is set in the 1970s and offers the saga of a struggling American Basketball Association team owner/coach/ player. With Woody Harrelson, Will Arnett and Rob Corddry. Directed by Kent Alterman. (100 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace) STEP UP 2 THE STREETS��1/2 This sequel to 2006’s Step Up follows a rebellious street dancer as she tries to conform to life at a tony Maryland arts school. Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman star. Jon M. Chu directs. (98 min, PG13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis) THE BUCKET LIST�� Rob Reiner’s latest comedy pairs Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as cancer patients who learn the meaning of life just as theirs are about to come to an end. With Rob Morrow and Sean Hayes. (97 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic) THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY����1/2 Painter-filmmaker Julian Schnabel’s third feature tells the astonishing true story of French Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. Paralyzed by a stroke at the age of 43, he learned to communicate by blinking one eye and, using this system, wrote the best-selling memoir on which the film is based. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner and Max Von Sydow. (114 min, PG13. Palace) THE KITE RUNNER��� Marc (Stranger Than Fiction) Forster directs the big-screen version of Khaled Hosseini’s international bestseller about an Afghan boy whose failure to come to the aid of a friend winds up haunting him throughout adulthood. Starring Khalid Abdalla and Homayoon Ershadi. (122 min, PG-13. Savoy) THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL��1/2 Based on the best-selling novel by Philippa Gregory, director Justin Chadwick’s period drama chronicles the rivalry between two sisters torn apart by their desire to win the King of England’s heart. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana star. (115 min, PG-13. Roxy) THE SAVAGES��� The second film from writer-director Tamara Jenkins features Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman as siblings struggling to come to terms with their father’s decline and with each other. Philip

Bosco and Peter Friedman costar. (113 min, R. Savoy) THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES ��� Freaky Friday director Mark Waters brings us this big-screen version of the popular children’s fantasy series by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. Starring Freddie Highmore and Mary-Louise Parker. (96 min, PG. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP���1/2 A young Scottish boy discovers a mythical creature in Jay Wilson’s family film. With Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and Alex Etel. (111 min, PG. Marquis, Palace) THERE WILL BE BLOOD��� Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic about the rise of a ruthless American oil tycoon features a GoldenGlobe-winning performance from Daniel Day-Lewis. Based on an Upton Sinclair novel. With Paul Dano. (158 min, R. Marquis, Palace) VANTAGE POINT�1/2 Pete (The Jury) Travis directs this action thriller that examines an attempt on the life of a U.S. president from the points of view of eight strangers. With Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver. (90 min, PG13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden) WITLESS PROTECTION�1/2 Larry the Cable Guy plays a small-town sheriff who gets mixed up in a high-profile FBI case in this comedy from writer-director Charles Robert Carner. Jenny McCarthy, Eric Roberts and Yaphet Kotto costar. (97 min, PG-13. Majestic)

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friday 7 — thursday 13 *10,000 B.C. 1, 2:30, 3:50, 5, 6:40, 8, 9:30. *College Road Trip 12:35, 2:35, 4:40, 6:45, 9. *The Bank Job 12:50, 4, 7:05, 9:35. Semi-Pro 12:40, 2:45, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40. No Country for Old Men 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10. Vantage Point 2:10, 4:20, 7:15, 9:15. The Spiderwick Chronicles 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:15. Jumper 2:20, 7:10. Definitely, Maybe 4:10, 9:05. Step Up 2 the Streets 12:55, 6:50. Juno 4:30, 9:20. Alvin and the Chipmunks 12:25. Times subject to change. See http:// www.majestic10.com. MARQUIS THEATER Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841. wednesday 5 — thursday 6 The Spiderwick Chronicles 6. No Country for Old Men 6. There Will Be Blood 8. friday 7 — thursday 13 Jumper 8:15. Step Up 2 the Streets 1 (Sat), 6, 8. No Country for Old Men 6. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 1 (Sat). Third Annual Folk & Blues Festival 1-5 (Sun). MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA College Street, Burlington, 864-3456. wednesday 5 — thursday 6 No Country for Old Men 1:25, 4, 6:45, 9:10. Be Kind Rewind 1, 3, 5, 7:10, 9:20. Charlie Bartlett 1:05, 7:15. The Other Boleyn Girl 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:15. The Spiderwick Chronicles 3:10, 9:20. Persepolis 3:45, 8:30. Atonement 1:15, 6. Caramel 1:10, 3:15, 7:20, 9:25. friday 7 — thursday 13 *Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7, 9:10. *10,000 B.C. 1:10, 3:40, 6:50, 9:30. The Other Boleyn Girl 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15. Be Kind Rewind 1, 3, 5, 7:10, 9:20. No Country for Old Men 1:25, 4, 6:40, 9:10. Atonement 1:15, 6. Persepolis 3:45, 8:30. Times subject to change. See http:// www.merrilltheatres.net.

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liked the word, he says. When he wore his Cheese shirt to work at Montpelier High School, “I had more people mention that one shirt,” he remembers. A few teachers even ordered their own. Aside from delivering Meals on Wheels three times a week to the homebound, Muller-Moore doesn’t work with food. But keeping it simple, he came up with more food-related designs and phrases, including his personal favorite: Lettuce Be. Sadly, that one was doomed to obscurity: “I couldn’t give it away. Nobody liked it.” In 2002, Muller-Moore took his Tshirts to the Montpelier Farmers’ Market. There they caught the eye of Kate Camilletti and her husband, Paul Betz, of Highledge Farm in Woodbury. Camilletti asked Muller-Moore if he would make her just one shirt bearing the words “Eat More Kale.” “I don’t care what it looks like,” he remembers her saying. “I have no opinion on the layout. But if you make one for me, I’ll buy it.” Muller-Moore did, creating the unique typeface, he says, by tracing his fingers and thumbs. Not wanting to waste plastic, which he buys from the Re-Store in Montpelier, he cut the letters from a piece of paper, printed the one shirt, and threw away the soggy paper stencil. Thus an unlikely icon was born. The T-shirt was an instant hit. “At that farmers’ market I had three or four people approach me,” Muller-Moore remembers. “‘That’s the greatest shirt ever. May I have one?’” Since the idea wasn’t his, he asked Camilletti if he could use her words. She gave him her blessing, requesting only that, should Muller-Moore become successful in his Eat More Kale venture, he give her a free shirt at the end of the year. “I never dreamed that I would at one

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a story, or a recipe. Lots of thumbs-up and smiles, but if we wanted to get anywhere, we had to obscure the text!” The phrase appears to strike such a chord that some enterprising individuals across the country have started offering their own Eat More Kale shirts online. Muller-Moore sent emails to the copycats, asking them to cease and desist: All but one has. Locally, Eat More Kale has also been the subject of various knockoffs and parodies: Eat More Veal, Eat More Oats and Eat More Meat. Muller-Moore takes these in stride. Of Eat More Meat, he says, “The moment I saw it, I felt as if Weird Al [Yankovic] had parodied one of my songs.” And it’s a parody he can laugh along with . . . all the way to the bank. For Muller-Moore, Eat More Kale has led to a successful cottage industry and given him a taste of notoriety. But the phrase remains enigmatic — even to him. “I kind of like the ambiguous nature,” Muller-Moore muses. “I often say, ‘Well what does it mean to you?’ It doesn’t say eat fewer chocolate chip cookies, or don’t eat a hamburger. It doesn’t say eat only kale. It says eat more kale.”

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hen I was a little girl living in Brooklyn, my parents used to take me to Brighton Beach on the weekends. Aside from riding on the overheated subway, I don’t remember much about those trips — except my lust for potato knishes, that is. Vendors walked up and down the beach hawking the golden dumplings that were filled with a rich mixture of mashed potatoes and onions. I couldn’t get my toddler tongue around the word “knish,” so I begged for “potato conditioners.” We moved from the Big Apple to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont when I was 6, so my youthful experience of Jewish delicacies was limited to what could be found in the grocery and made easily at home: cream cheese and lox on bagels, Mom’s matzoh ball soup, Dad’s chopped liver, kasha varnishkes and the occasional frozen cherry blintz. The only

Vermont knishes I ever found were at City Market and Muddy Waters, and neither lived up to my expectations. So when I heard about Sadie Katz Delicatessen, which opened last month in the old Oasis Diner on Burlington’s Bank Street, I could hardly contain my excitement. Visions of chicken liver on toast, towering pastrami sandwiches and smoked sturgeon danced in my head. Some of those cravings won’t be satisfied right away. The deli is still running its limited, “pre-opening” menu; owner Glenn Walter of Three Needs, who named Sadie Katz after his grandmother-in-law, promises more items, such as tongue sandwiches, soon. But two visits proved that the eatery is shaping up to satisfy all of my “Jew food” desires. On my first, lunchtime trip, I asked my father to come along. A Jew who converted to Catholicism, the guy knows Hebrew and has eaten plenty of gefilte

fish. We started with a generous bowl of “Meredith Mann’s Matzoh Ball” soup for $3.50. The translucent, golden-brown broth came with electric-orange carrots cut in half-moons, thick white chicken chunks, celery, onions and dill-studded matzoh balls the size of raquetballs. While sweet and redolent of chicken, it improved with a sprinkling of salt. The balls were the best part: light, fluffy and subtly herb-flavored. But the crisp potato pancakes — at $2.50 per order — were a revelation. The thick rounds arrived at the table piping hot, perfectly cooked both inside and out — no mean feat, judging by how often latkes end up thin or mealy. They had just the right amount of onion and, of course, came with applesauce and sour cream on the side. With the cakes, we munched on some complimentary pickles that appeared on our table soon after we arrived: a couple of bright green “half sours” and two duller-colored “full sours.”

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The former, less pickled pickles offered a nice crunch, but I preferred the tongue-tingling full sours. Next we shared a pastrami sandwich with mustard ($8.50) and a corned beef sandwich with Thousand Island dressing ($8.50). Generous but not huge, the sandwiches arrived warm on slices of soft, mild rye bread, sprinkled with occasional caraway seeds. Both meats were nicely fatty and lightly spiced, with thin coatings of condiments. Thanks to the cook’s restraint, these were perfectly balanced sandwiches in which no one element outshone the others. On the side, small scoops of coleslaw and potato salad provided piquant counterpoints to the rich meat. The potato salad had bits of onion and irregular chunks of potato in a mustardflavored sauce. The slaw was fresh and crisp, with a definitive vinegar taste and not too much creamy filler. With our repast we downed some Dr. Brown’s Cel Ray soda — which, my dad assured me, is the only thing to drink with a pastrami sandwich. Though it gets its name from celery, the sweet, pale-green liquid, poured over lots of ice, didn’t taste like something you’d grow in the garden. We left full and happy. The service was snappy, the food was excellent, and our meal hadn’t broken the bank. After hearing from Walter that his joint would start breakfast service the following Saturday, I was eager to try the venue’s morning offerings. But when my husband and I arrived, just after nine o’clock, people were being turned away at the door. Breakfast had been postponed until the next weekend. We opted to hit up the take-out counter that same afternoon. I popped in to place an order between errands, then returned 20 minutes later to pick it up. That’s when things

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got a tad confusing. Out came a long, skinny package containing our foot-long hot dog and a shorter one with my sandwich. But as one of the staffers stowed them in a paper bag, she added sour cream and applesauce “for the latkes.” “I didn’t order any latkes,” I pointed out. She whisked the toppings away. Next, I found a container of Thousand Island dressing in the bag with my salad instead of the “Glenn’s Garlic Vinaigrette” I’d ordered. And I had to remind staffers about my side of pickles and a pair of Dr. Brown’s sodas: cream and black cherry, this time. By the time my order was ready to go, four different people had participated in the process, though I was the only take-out customer in the place. Every new establishment has its inevitable kinks to work out. But with to-go orders, it’s especially important to get everything right — perhaps by checking each item against the bill as it goes in the package. By the time a customer gets home and figures out something is missing, it’s usually too late to set it right. In my case, a side of potato salad never made it. A generous chef salad that was described as “green salad with turkey corned beef and Swiss cheese” was topped with turkey and corned beef, but no Swiss. Other than a stray French fry I discovered among the lettuce leaves, my salad was

fine. It came with red peppers, shredded carrots, Greek olives, tomatoes, red onion and seeded cucumbers — a nice touch. The creamy “Glenn’s Garlic Vinaigrette” had a spicy kick, while the Thousand Island, also homemade, was sweet and tangy, with bits of onion and pickle in its thick, orange base. The sliced meats were thick cut and amply proportioned. Mushroom barley soup proved ideal for a snowy day: It came in a hearty broth chockfull of barley bits and snippets of carrots and celery. Like the matzoh ball soup, it needed just a bit more salt to reach perfection. Our all-beef hot dog was too long for one bun, so it was served on two, which were toasted to a crisp gold. The surprisingly mild sauerkraut topping let the beefy flavor of the sausage dominate. When I added a schmear of mustard and popped open a soda, it was just like being at the ballpark — except I was sitting on my couch, in peace and quiet, and there wasn’t a guy on ’roids in sight. Despite the hitches in its take-out service, the Sadie Katz Deli is a restaurant to be reckoned with. The portions are liberal, the flavors are great, and the enticing, expanding menu could turn some whitebread Vermonters into vicarious Brooklynites. When the knishes show up, I’ll be at the front of the line. >

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<music> ONE MAN GUY :: Combining unique guitar chops with unparalleled techno-geek wizardry, Keller Williams’ inventive solo performances have made him a celebrated jam festival icon. But, as the saying goes, no man is an island, and it turns out the dude can share his toys and plays well with others. Touring in support of his 12th album, appropriately titled 12, Williams is hitting the road with an all-star backing band, featuring members of String Cheese Incident, Aquarium Rescue Unit and The Trey Anastasio Band. This week,

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Shortly before he departed for the nation’s capital, the estimable Casey Rae-Hunter handed me an inconspicuous-looking album and asked if I’d heard it. I replied that I hadn’t and in true, succinct, Contrarian form he uttered simply, “You should.” The album was EP1 & EP2, the debut double offering from experimental Burlington trio Oak, one of the finest local releases of 2007. Like a fair number of folks, I’ve historically viewed “experimental” music with about as much enthusiasm and interest as, say, watching curling on Canadian television. In short, I just never got it. While I’m still not sold on grown men and women with little brooms sliding rocks on an ice rink as legitimate entertainment, I am starting to come around on avant-garde noise. That’s largely because of the suggestion of a respected peer and a fascinating double album by three über-talented local musicians. There’s something compelling about wordlessly creating near-indescribable soundscapes with largely unrecognizable musical tools. It’s pure expression in its most deceptively simple, elegant form, and few acts, local or otherwise, do it better than Oak. This Saturday, the trio headlines an evening of horizon-broadening psychedelia with fellow Burlingtonians the le duo and A Snake in the Garden at Radio Bean. Bring an open mind and some dough for the collection plate.

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Since my powers of suggestion are apparently so keen, might I submit that Nectar’s should book fewer funk bands? Oh, and The Avett Brothers should play Higher Ground. And I want a pony. Moving on, Saturday night’s lineup is pretty spiffy as well. Farm’s Ben Maddox opens the evening with a rare solo set. In trio form, the dude’s music is deliciously eerie. I’m curious to see the results when left to his own strange devices. Next up is a local super group of sorts, My Dearest Darling, comprised of members of Tell No One, Lendway, Moonbank and OAK the aforementioned Douglass’ backing band. The psychedelic indie-rock quartet is fresh off an opening slot with The Fiery Furnaces at Higher Ground and has holed up in the studio to work on a spring release. Headlining the gig is Portland, Maine’s ass-whoopin’ quartet Cult Maze. I caught a bit of their set the last time they swung through the ’noosk and found them thoroughly indie-licious. Whatever that means. Seriously, though, they rock.

While The Monkey House’s star is undoubtedly ascending, one area club in particular has not been as fortunate and, sadly, has decided to close its heavy wooden doors for good. Bradford’s Middle Earth Music Hall has been one of the region’s most unique venues since it opened in May 2002. Modeled after Bilbo Baggins’ hobbit hole from J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, walking through the nightclub’s doors is like stepping onto the set of Peter Jackson’s masterful film adaptation. It’s a hoot. (Note to LOTR purists who take exception to calling the film version “masterful”: Get a life.) But the joint was more than just a gimmick. Owner Chris Jones regularly brought world-class talent to the tiny town of Bradford, including the likes of folk icon Ritchie Havens and, more recently, Chris Smither and John Gorka. Unfortunately, Bradford’s size and location are likely major factors in the decision to close up shop. There’s just not enough population in that part of the state to support the venue. And with Barre, about an hour away, being the closest “metropolitan” area, the journey is perhaps too daunting to regularly draw outsiders. Bummer. I’ll be sure to remind you again, closer to the actual closing in May, because Jones and company have a pretty awesome sendoff planned. But if you have the chance before then, make the trip and check out Middle Earth Music Hall while you still can. Trust me, it’s worth it.

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MONKEY SHINES Last weekend, I strolled into The Monkey House in Winooski for the first time in a few weeks, and, near as I can recall, the only time I’ve set foot in the joint during the day. Apparently, the bar serves as the de facto waiting room for hungry souls in need of tables at the always-packed neighboring breakfast spot, Sneakers, and on Sundays it hosts an informal bluegrass session to drown out the sounds of rumbling bellies. Take that, Penny Cluse! As an aside, I wonder if people can just sleep over at the bar since most of Sneakers’ clientele looked as though they’d spent the previous night reveling in the Monkey’s cozy confines. Just a thought. Anyway, the music lineup at the Onion City hipster haunt has grown by leaps and bounds over the last year, thanks to the tireless efforts of booking maven and songwriter Paddy Reagan. And this week, the hit parade just keeps on a-rollin’. Thursday night, Wyld Stallions Records presents “Kiss My Butt!” an evening to benefit the fight against Crohn’s disease and Colitis with three of the area’s finest songwriters: pop prince Gregory Douglass, indie-pop potentate Colin Clary — and a Magog! — and Reagan himself, who probably deserves a clever hyphenated “pop” label of his own. In my review of Reagan’s debut EP last week, I suggested he ought to book himself more often. I had no idea he’d actually do it.

CATIE CURTIS Coming around full circle, the show on Wednesday, March 12, should be one for the ages as traveling troubadour Moses Atwood — see the glowing CD review in this very issue — joins forces with Reagan’s alt-country outfit Cannon Fodder. The group has been performing an ongoing series as the backing band for various solo acts, most notably, In Memory of Pluto’s Seth Gallant and indie-folk songstress Maryse Smith. Pennsylvania singer-songwriter Nicole Erin Carey opens the show.

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ENSEMBLE V (jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC, followed by IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC. HUMP DAY COMEDY SERIES WITH ANTHONY MURPHY, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 8 p.m. NC. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. DJ CRE8 (hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. WHIPLASH (electronica), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC. BILL FRISELL’S DISFARMER PROJECT (Americana), Flynn MainStage, 7:30 p.m. $26/31/38. AA. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. KELLER WILLIAMS & THE WMD’S (jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 9 p.m. $20/25/30. AA. ZOX, MATT WHITE, AMOZEN (rock, singer-songwriter), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $10/12. AA. THE COAST, LENDWAY (rock), The Monkey House, 8 p.m. $5. CELTIC PARTY WITH TRINITY & THE GREEN MOUNTAIN IRISH STEP DANCERS, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.

:: champlain valley OPEN BLUEGRASS SESSION, On the

Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. HARVEY REID (folk), Good Times CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. $20. KARAOKE, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. TRIVIA NIGHT, Two Brothers Tavern, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by PULSE PROPHETS (reggae), 10 p.m. NC.

:: central HONKY-TONK HUMP DAY WITH MARK LEGRAND & FRIENDS, Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 6 p.m. Donations; EARTHMAN DUO (Worldbeat), 8 p.m. Donations; ROGUE BIRDS (indie-folk), 9 p.m. Donations. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.

:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. BEYOND GUITAR HERO, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC. FRED BRAUER (acoustic), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.

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JAZZ JAM, Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; SHANE HARDIMAN GROUP (jazz), 8 p.m. NC; ANTHONY SANTOR TRIO (jazz), 11 p.m. NC. ACOUSTIC LOUNGE SONGWRITER SERIES: CAROL JONES, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & GEOFF KIM (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. ACOUSTIC BLAMES (rock), Rí Rå Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC.

A-DOG PRESENTS (hip-hop), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. SINTAXX (hip-hop), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. TOP HAT TRIVIA, Nectar’s, 7:30 p.m. NC, followed by ELEPHANTBEAR, CARLSON (funk, rock), 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. WILDOUT! WITH DJ SKEE (hip-hop, reggae), Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY (hip-hop, R&B DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT WITH DOUBLE J & DOOBIE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJ FATTIE B (downtempo, soul), The Green Room, 9 p.m. NC. STUDENT SHOWCASE SERIES: XANDER NAYLOR TRIO (jazz), The Skinny Pancake, 9 p.m. $3 donation. KELLER WILLIAMS & THE WMD’S (jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 9 p.m. $20/25/30. AA. WYLD STALLIONS PRESENTS GREGORY DOUGLASS, PADDY REAGAN, COLIN CLARY & A MAGOG (pop, folk, indie, Crohns & Colitis benefit), The Monkey House, 8 p.m. $10/12. 18+. BLUES NIGHT WITH FUNKSHWAY, Backstage Pub, 7 p.m. NC. WCLX BLUES NIGHT WITH JENNI JOHNSON & FRIENDS, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6 p.m. NC. BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.

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:: champlain valley KARINA LEPLY (singer-songwriter), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, The Bobcat CafĂŠ & Brewery, 8 p.m. NC.

:: central DEANNA MOORE (singer-songwriter), Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 8 p.m. Donations, followed by IAN THOMAS (folk), 9 p.m. Donations. PULSE PROPHETS (reggae, Central VT Anti-Racism Study Circle benefit), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 8:30 p.m. Donations.

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ACOUSTIC OPEN MIKE, Olive Ridley’s, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE NIGHT WITH SASSY ENTERTAINMENT, Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 5 p.m. NC. FIVE O’CLOCK SHADOW (acousticrock), The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. EVEN KEEL (rock), The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. KRISTINA MICHELSEN & PATTI GARBECK (folk), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.

FRI.07

:: burlington area ANDY ALLEN GROUP (jazz), Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC; SESSION AMERICANA (folk), 9 p.m. NC. TRAVELING TROUBADOUR SERIES: PADDY REAGAN & JESS CLEMONS, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. SUPERSOUNDS DJ (top 40), RĂ­ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. CHROME COWBOYS (vintage country), Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by DJ NASTEE (hip-hop), midnight. $3. BLACK: DIMENSIONS IN HOUSE WITH DJ CRAIG MITCHELL, 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. THE LEADOFF, YELLOW TEAM, LAST TRAIN ROLLIN, Y69 (punk), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $7. AA.

SETH YACOVONE (solo acoustic blues), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by THE JOSH DION BAND, LEAH RANDAZZO GROUP (roots-rock, jazz, funk), 9 p.m. $5. TOP HAT DANCETERIA (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. VOODOO WITH DJ ROBBIE J. (hiphop, reggae, Latin), Second Floor, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJ INFINITE (funk, soul, groove), The Green Room, 10 p.m. NC. THE HUBCATS (bluegrass), The Skinny Pancake, 9 p.m. $4. FIRST FRIDAY WITH EMBER SWIFT, DJ PRECIOUS, DJ LLU (singer-songwriter, house), Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, 8 p.m. $5/10. AA. ANIMALS ALL, THE VILLANELLES (rock), The Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5. LENO & YOUNG (rock), Banana Winds CafÊ & Pub, 7:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH STEVE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. THE MANSFIELD PROJECT (rock), Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. SMOKING GUN (rock), Franny O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. U BE THE STAR ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS KARAOKE WITH MICHAELLEA LONGE, Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 9 p.m. NC.

:: champlain valley GABE JARRETT & FRIENDS (jazz), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. CITY LIMITS DANCE PARTY, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.

:: central JIVE ATTIC (funk), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. AMERICANA HAPPY HOUR, Langdon St. CafÊ, 6 p.m. Donations, followed by DAWN DRAKE & ZAPOTE (Latinfunk), 9 p.m. Donations. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS (rockabilly), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. BLUE LIGHT JAZZ, Positive Pie 2, 9 p.m. Donations.

:: northern LIVE MUSIC, JD’s Pub, 9:30 p.m. $3. LIVE MUSIC, Bayside Pavilion, 9 p.m. NC. GLASS ONION (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. NEW GROOVE ORCHESTRA (funk), Olive Ridley’s, 10 p.m. NC. E-TOWN EXPRESS (rock), Krazy Horse Saloon, 10 p.m. NC. DJ MIC-E-LUV (hip-hop), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $5. THE SUMMIT JAM (jazz, rock, pop), The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $5. REGGAE NIGHT WITH DJ PATRICK, The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. TAMMY FLETCHER’S MOUNTAIN GIRL (roots), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.

SAT.08

:: burlington area QUAILBIRD JUNCTION (folk), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC; DAWN DRAKE & ZAPOTE (Latin-funk), 8 p.m. NC; AMOS & WALRI (indie-jazz), 9 p.m. NC; KELSEY BENNETT (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m. NC; BATTER RECHARGER (rock), 11 p.m. NC; THE LE DUO, OAK, A SNAKE IN THE GARDEN (experimental), midnight. NC. KELLY RAVIN TRIO (rock), Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9 p.m. Donations. THE COMPLAINTS (rock), RĂ­ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC. GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Red Square, 9 p.m. $3, followed by DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), 10 p.m. $3. STEREOPHONIC WITH TRICKY PAT (jazzy downtempo), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC.

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THE REAL DEAL (R&B), On the Rise Bakery, 7:30 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY WITH DJ EARL, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. TRINITY (Irish), Two Brothers Tavern, 10 p.m. NC.

:: central DAVE KELLER TRIO (blues), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII (gypsypunk), Langdon St. Café. 5 p.m. $5. 35TH PARALLEL (worldbeat), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3-5. JAM ON TOAST (rock), Gusto’s, 9 p.m. NC.

:: northern GLASS ONION (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. ZERO TOLERANCE (rock), Olive Ridley’s, 10 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. E-TOWN EXPRESS (rock), Krazy Horse Saloon, 10 p.m. NC. THE RYAN MONTBLEAU BAND (rock), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $10. LIVE MUSIC, The Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $5. KARAOKE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH JOHN WILSON & DANGER DAVE, Piecasso, 9:30 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. CAL STANTON (acoustic blues), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.

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Akes’ Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111. Lincoln Inn Tavern, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309. All Fired Up, 9 Depot Sq., Barre, 479-9303. Lion’s Den Pub, Mountain Road, Jeffersonville, 644-5567. The Alley Coffee House, 15 Haydenberry Dr., Milton, 893-1571. Localfolk Smokehouse, Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623. American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999. Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Avenue Bistro, 1127 North Avenue, Burlington, 652-9999. Maggie’s, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-562-9317. Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494. Main St. Bar & Grill, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188. Backstreet, 17 Hudson St., St. Albans, 527-2400. Main St. Museum, 58 Bridge St., White River Jct., 356-2776. Bad Girls Café, Main St., Johnson, 635-7025. Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. Banana Winds Café & Pub 1 Towne Marketplace, Essex Jct., 879-0752. Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St., Barre, 476-8188. McKee’s Pub, 19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048. Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Drive, Vergennes, 1-800-622-4000. Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington, 864-6044. Battery Park, Burlington, 865-7166. Middle Earth Music Hall, Barton St., Bradford, 222-4748. Bayside Pavilion, 13 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909. The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. The Bearded Frog, 5247 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-9877. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222. Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. Big Fatty’s BBQ, 55 Main St., Burlington, 864-5513. Murray’s Tavern, 4 Lincoln Pl., Essex Jct., 878-4901. Big Moose Pub at the Fire & Ice Restaurant, 28 Seymour St., Middlebury, Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. 388-0361. Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200. Big Picture Theater & Café, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994. Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. Black Bear Tavern & Grill, 205 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury, 748-1428. 1/2 Lounge, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012. Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070. Odd Fellows Hall, 1416 North Ave., Burlington, 862-3209. Blue Star Café, 28 Main St., Winooski, 654-8700. Old Lantern, Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120. The Bobcat Café, 5 Main St., Bristol, 453-3311. Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116. Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd., Bolton Valley, 434-3444. Olive Ridley’s, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, 518-324-2200. Bonz Smokehouse & Grill, 97 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-6283. On the Rise Bakery, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-7787. Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711. Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884. Breakwater Café, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276. Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570. B.U. Emporium, 163 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 658-4292. Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917. Bundy Center for the Arts, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-4781. Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015. Buono’s Lounge, 3182 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2232. Peabody’s Pub, Plattsburgh, 518-561-0158. Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800. Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. Carol’s Hungry Mind Café, 24 Merchant’s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101. Piecasso, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411. Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 2630 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2576. Plan B, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-0742. Charlemont Restaurant, #116, Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-4242. Positive Pie 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453. Charlie B’s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355. The Pour House, 1930 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 862-3653. Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820. Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324. Cider House BBQ & Pub, 1675 Rt. 2, Waterbury, 244-8400. Red Mill Restaurant, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311. City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919. Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909. Coffee Hound, 97 Blakey Rd., Colchester, 651-8963. Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211. Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563. Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782. Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Rí Rá Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. Cuzzin’s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344. River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. Dobrá Tea, 80 Church Street St., Burlington, 951-2424. Rooney’s 1820 Coffeehouse, 6 Carmichael St., Essex Jct. 878-4900. Drink, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463. Roque’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, 657-3377. Euro Gourmet Market & Café, 61 Main St., Burlington, 859-3467. Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744. Finkerman’s Riverside Bar-B-Q, 188 River St., Montpelier, 229-2295. Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209. Season’s Bistro at the Wyndham Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, 859-5013. Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966. Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. Shooters Saloon, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777. Giovanni’s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-5856. Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188. Global Markets Café, 325 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-3210. Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607. Good Times Café, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444. St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Great Falls Club, Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239. Starry Night Café, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. Green Door Studio, 18 Howard St., Burlington, 316-1124. Stonecutters Brewhouse, 14 N. Main St., Barre, 476-6000. Green Room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669. Stowe Coffee House, Rt. 57 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2189. Ground Round Restaurant, 1633 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-1122. Stowehof Inn, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278. Tabu Café & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666. Harbor Lounge, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700. T Bones Restaurant & Bar, 38 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, 654-8008. Hardwick Town House, 127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966. 38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072. Harper’s Restaurant, 1068 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 863-6363. Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777. Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. The Hub, Airport Drive, Bristol, 453-3678. Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant, Smugglers’ Notch Road, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 21 Lower Main St., Johnson, 635-7626. 644-5736. Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432. Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002. Iron Lantern, Route 4A, Castleton, 468-5474. 242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244. JD’s Pub, 2879 Rt. 105, East Berkshire, 933-8924. Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585. JP’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389. 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In exchange for his soul, the Devil allegedly offered Robert Johnson the ability to play the guitar as no man before him ever had. One fateful October night at a crossroads in Mississippi, Johnson became “King of the Delta Blues,” and his mortal soul the property of Satan himself. On his hauntingly gritty yet bracingly intimate eponymous debut album, wandering minstrel Moses Atwood displays the similarly ragged sound of man who may well have made his own Faustian bargain with the Prince of Darkness. The disc begins with “Woman, Angel, Demon, Child.” Atwood unleashes formidable chops with sinister acoustic guitar lines that evoke baleful backwoods blues. But it’s the songwriter’s visceral lyricism that chills the bones and suggests an otherworldly pact. “When you need a little child / Mother, you can stroke my hair. / And when you need a reason / Woman, I’ve got the kind of flesh you can tear,” he sings in a tortured growl. Atwood finds redemption in the arms of a former lover on the following track, “Seventh Sin.” The tune is a tender, aching ballad that examines the inherent frailties and failings of the flesh. Again, his writing is grave and vivid, but delivered with wistful sincerity. “Your heart leaps into your throat. / The poison and the antidote / is asking if you want some tea. / Your bodies don’t know that you broke up in December. / They just know they go together,” he sings over nimbly finger-picked guitar. The record continues with Atwood similarly vacillating between themes of damnation and salvation. By album’s end, listeners will likely feel as though they’ve experienced a little of both themselves. Atwood’s debut is as notable for what it lacks as it is for the remarkable material it contains. At no point on the record are more than two or three instruments played simultaneously and, save for a few fleeting glimpses from backing vocalist Meghan Yates, Atwood’s is the only voice. Though sparsely arranged, the album never feels thin, as the songwriter’s uniquely full-bodied guitar work fills as much space as necessary — and no more. Producer David Goodrich adds bits of piano, electric and acoustic guitars and banjo. But his work is complementary. Atwood remains the focus entirely. Would the Devil have it any other way? Did Moses Atwood meet The Deceiver at a crossroads? Probably not. But at the very least, he sounds as though he’s a man who has confronted his own demons more than a few times in the shadowy corners of a darkened mind. May God have mercy on his soul. Moses Atwood plays a slew of Vermont gigs this week. Check this week’s listings to find one near you.

(Self-released, CD, digital download)

Boston-by way-of-Thetford’s Pariah Beat is one busy band. Since its inception in 2006, the group has self-released two EPs and two full-length albums, totaling more than 30 original compositions in just over a year and a half. That’s prolificacy of Ryan Adams-like proportions. Tabbed by Beantown’s humor and entertainment rag The Weekly Dig as one of “Six Worthies You Might Run Into on the T,” the quintet is a genre-mashing juggernaut, which their fall 2007 EP, Babylon Is Fallen, ably proves. The EP’s titular opening track is a bouncy Americana-Gypsy number. Think Charlie Daniels fronting Gogol Bordello and you might get the idea. Here the traveling caravan is in fine form, offering a cautionary tale to imperialist-minded Americans. The fiddle-infused cow-punk of “Come on In,” the disc’s second track, maintains a driving country shuffle. “Listen, son, you better understand / my faith and the Devil walk hand in hand,” sings the entire band during the song’s rousing chorus. “Front Porch” follows with still more spirited Americana. Continuing on a running political theme, guitarist/fiddler/vocalist Billy Sharff howls, “They’re tellin’ me the water is poison / after I drank it all my life. / My dad always said as a man I would see / it’s just another conspiracy.” “Tipperary,” a likely nod to the band’s Boston-Irish roots, is a modern re-imagining of the Celtic standard, complete with updated lyrics. Like all the tunes on the EP, it’s a high-energy romp. Sharff’s frantic fiddle and Nick Charyk’s glittering guitar battle for prominence. The musicianship, as always, is loose — perhaps intentionally? — but never sloppy. Album closer “Love the Pain” is something of an oddity. Given the style and thematic threads of the preceding numbers, its hot-house feel is a bit out of place. Still, it’s a solid track featuring lively but uncredited horn work and devilish wordplay from Sharff. All in all, Babylon Is Fallen is a worthy sampling from a young band with much to offer. The disc is not without its flaws, but hints at a wealth of burgeoning talent. Brimming with energy, it also suggests these guys — and gal — put on one hell of a live show. Find out Wednesday, March 19, as Pariah Beat hosts “Beyond Iraq,” a community discussion about the war and its (eventual, we hope) aftermath at Montpelier’s Langdon Street Café. Sounds like a bit of a downer, frankly — good thing the band is sticking around to play some tunes afterwards. DAN BOLLES

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Ochs for All Ages “I Ain’t Marching Anymore,” a Phil Ochs Song Night, Burlington City Hall Auditorium, March 7, 7 p.m. $15/20.

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usic fans born after 1976 — the year Phil Ochs hanged himself in a fit of manic depression — can get acquainted this Friday with the work of a great American songsmith. Younger members of the Phil Ochs Song Night audience will likely learn that he was not only an excellent exponent of the Woody Guthrie tradition of folkie protest but a prolific lyricist whose songbook includes existential laments and romantic reveries. Ochs’ music has an enduring power that can deeply affect new listeners. Colin Clary of local indie-pop outfit The Smittens has been taking “a month-long crash course” in Ochs’ oeuvre in preparation for performing at Burlington City Hall Auditorium. And now, Clary says, “I can’t listen to one of his songs — ‘When I’m Gone’ — without crying.” Amber deLaurentis, another thirtysomething singer, hadn’t heard much by or about Ochs until she was asked to take part in the tribute. Urgent immersion led her to term his tunes “timeless — as all good political songs are.” And though deLaurentis doesn’t consider herself an activist, the jazzy pianist suggests, there isn’t a better time than now to resurrect Ochs’ ballsy, bouncy protests against American militarism. Sonny Ochs says her brother’s insights enabled many of his topical songs to transcend the era in which they were written. She cites “Cops of the World” as an example.

Recorded live in 1966, the song protested the U.S. wars then raging in Southeast Asia and prophesized today’s U.S. wars in Western Asia. Sonny, now a 70-year-old resident of New York’s Catskills region, nominates it as “a better version of the National Anthem” because of verses such as this one:

one Ochs song. A chorus consisting of all the singers will belt out three more of his tunes as a finale. Jon Gailmor, 59, is one of those on the bill who remembers the Vietnam antiwar demonstrations for which Ochs’ music served as a soundtrack. Having covered several of his predecessor’s songs early in his own

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SONNY OCHS We own half the world, oh say can you see, And the name for our profits is democracy. So, like it or not, you will have to be free, ’Cause we’re the Cops of the World, boys. We’re the Cops of the World. The Peace & Justice Center has organized the Phil Ochs Night to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. It’s not one of the “official” events that Sonny Ochs herself arranges as part of her effort to keep her brother a living presence in American culture. But, she says, “it’s always a good thing when people get together to sing Phil’s songs.” For the Burlington concert, seven acts have been invited to perform one of their own compositions along with a rendition of

career, Gailmor says he’s looking forward to Friday’s concert as “a reconnection with what got me singing in the first place.” Wayne Turiansky, also 59, says he was motivated to help organize the Burlington event because “Phil Ochs turned me into a political activist.” Ochs’ was the voice that should be identified most closely with ’60s protest music, Turiansky says, noting, “Dylan’s reputation as a protest singer is really based on just one album — The Times They Are A-Changin’ — while Ochs was writing protest songs all the time.” Phil’s time as a singer and activist was not long, however. The manic depression (now called bipolar disorder) that would prompt his suicide at age 35 had “left him broken” by the early 1970s, Sonny Ochs

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OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. POETRY JAM, Parima Acoustic Lounge, 9:30 p.m. NC. ACOUSTIC BLAMES (rock), Rí Rå Irish Pub, 8 p.m. NC. MYRA FLYNN & SPARK (neo-soul), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. HEAL IN SESSIONS WITH DJ BRIANDEYE & REVERENCE (roots, dub), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. SILENT MIND (rock), Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT WITH WHAT’S LEFT, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 6:30 p.m. NC.

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melodies with influences as divergent as Appalachian fiddle tunes, hip-hop and, of course, punk rock, this quartet serves up a bracing borscht of sonic shenanigans. This Saturday, Vermonters can taste for themselves as the band rocks Montpelier’s Langdon Street CafÊ.

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PARADIGM (jazz), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC, followed by DJ RUSSELL (hiphop), 11 p.m. NC. DJ A-DOG (hip-hop), 1/2 Lounge, 10 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. AA. SUPERSTAR KARAOKE, Second Floor, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. SONGWRITER SERIES WITH CANNON FODDER, MOSES ATWOOD, NICOLE ERIN CAREY, The Monkey House, 9 p.m. $5.

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:: central PRODIGAL STRING BAND (acoustic duo), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC.

HONKY-TONK HUMP DAY WITH MARK LEGRAND & FRIENDS, Langdon St. Café, 6 p.m. Donations; MOSES ATWOOD (indie-folk), 8 p.m. Donations; VIVA (rock), 9 p.m. Donations. COLIN MCCAFFREY & SARAH BLAIR (folk), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 6 p.m. $3-5. OPEN MIKE, Middle Earth Music Hall, 8 p.m. NC.

:: northern OPEN MIKE, Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. BEYOND GUITAR HERO, Olive Ridley’s, 8 p.m. NC.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335. BILL FRISELL & COMPANY: The jazz guitarist and his band render black-and-white photographs of rural Americans as “musical portraits.” Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $26-38. Info, 863-5966. JENNI JOHNSON & THE JAZZ JUNKETEERS: The local vocal diva covers blues and soul performers from Bessie Smith to Aretha Franklin. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2784. ‘CAN WE LOVE?’: Youth minister Tom Booth offers worshipful tunes as part of a Lenten program of song, story and prayer. St. Michael’s College Chapel, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ONI BUCHANAN: The poet and concert pianist presents a globetrotting recital of musical works inspired by verse. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4455.

dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: In this PulitzerPrize-winning play set in the 1948 Deep South, a sharp-tongued widow and her black chauffeur overcome mutual distrust to develop an unlikely friendship. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $17-48. Info, 296-7000. ‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: In a Vermont Stage production of this play by Richard Greenberg, childhood friends meet to divide their late fathers’ legacy, and thereby unravel a decadesold mystery. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-28. Info, 863-5966.

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BEN FRANKLIN PORTRAYAL: Actor and historian John Lake conveys the character and ingenuity of America’s premier diplomat, inventor, philosopher and civic leader. Milton Historical Museum, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 893-7387.

film ‘STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING’: In this better-late-than-never romance, a graduate student draws out an aging novelist in the twilight of his career. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ‘ART FITS VERMONT’ INFO MEETING: Representatives from the Vermont Arts Council explain how creative types can participate in a statewide puzzle project. Shelburne Art Center Gallery, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3648.

words NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE SERIES: Readers of Sherman Alexie’s screenplay for Smoke Signals consider poetic rites of passage. South Hero Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209. BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina consider the convolutions of 19th-century Russian society. Lincoln Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2665.

talks ‘ROME & THE FOUNDING FATHERS’: Dartmouth classics professor emeritus Edward Bradley compares ancient Roman attitudes toward conquest and civilization with those of the thinkers who penned the U.S. Constitution. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. ‘THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR’: Dartmouth College English prof Peter Saccio considers Oscar Wilde’s comic genius, his historical influence and his status as a paradoxical figure in Victorian society. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. ‘SEARCHING FOR EARLY AMERICA’: UVM history professor Jacqueline Barbara Carr examines what the U.S. was like in the four decades immediately following the Revolutionary War. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

‘WHY JUNG?’: Analyst and author Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath explores the staying power of Carl Jung’s approach to psychology. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. LABOR ORGANIZING: Phil Fiermonte, a longtime staffer for Congressman Bernie Sanders, joins civil rights lawyer John Franco for a talk about how to motivate workers to become politically active. Community Room, Burlington College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. SECESSION DEBATE: UVM political science prof Frank Bryan and Montpelierbased attorney Paul Gillies probe the pros and cons of Vermont’s political independence movement. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902.

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sport SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 1:30 p.m. $3. Info, 658-7477. WINTER WALKING: Seniors stretch their legs under cover at a former munitions depot slated to become a community center. Gosse Court Armory, Burlington, 8:30-10 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3982.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345. ‘OUR WAR, OUR RESPONSIBILITY’: Students, faculty and community members focus on the Iraq War’s fifth anniversary via panel discussions, talks and protest actions. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8:45 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at ECHO, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, cocoa-covered confectionery see how 864-8001. it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. for games, songs and stories at the ESL GROUPS: Non-native speakers Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. learn English at the South Burlington Info, 878-5639. Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: Youngsters 652-7080. Also at the Fletcher Free let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 865-7211. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. CHESS GROUP: Beginning and intermediWATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ate-level players cut corners to put ages 2 and under get hooked on books each other’s kings in check. South at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Info, 244-7036. Free. Info, 652-7080. PETER THE MUSIC MAN: Educator Peter NOONTIME KNITTERS: Crafty types Alsen lets kids ages 3 to 5 try out varipause for patterns amid midday ous instruments and offers a fun intro stitches. Waterbury Public Library, noon to music theory. Burnham Memorial - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. Library, Colchester, 12:30 p.m. Free. KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding Info, 878-0313. crafters convene over good yarns. CHESS CLUB: King defenders ages 6 to 16 South Burlington Community Library, 7 practice castling and various opening p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. gambits. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, BURNHAM KNITTERS: Yarn unfurls Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, into purls at a chat-and-craft session. 229-1207. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: Point-pushand world-beat music. Fletcher Free ers create scarves, hats and mats at the Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 865-7216. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. 1x4-7road 5/26/05 1:02 PM Page 1 ‘PARENTS & INFANTS TOGETHER’: VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-solExpectant couples and caretakers of diers share labor-market tips, training babies up to 8 months old address the info and employment leads. VFW lifestyle changes kids bring. Orchard Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m., Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3005. 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339.

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BINGO: A winning card could net cash at the Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $11. Info, 863-3982. CHARITY BINGO: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: In 45-minute info sessions, neighborhood helpers hear about a program that coordinates friendly home visits and assistance for aging seniors. Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, Chace Mill, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, www. cvaa.org or 865-0360. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP: Habla español? Brown baggers eat lunch and devour new vocab. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘LUNCH & LEARN’ SERIES: African violet aficionados hear how to keep their plants’ purple blooms prolific. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. PEACE CORPS INFO MEETING: A recruiter explains the mission of the U.S.’ international volunteer network and the individual commitments that make it work. Vermont Room, Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8269. ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR THE HOME: John Lincoln of the Burlington Electric Department sums up household strategies for reducing energy consumption. Pine Street Studios, 339 Pine Street, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Info, http://bur lingtonpermaculture.googlepages.com or 999-2768. CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR: Students and job hunters visit with representatives from more than 30 organizations. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. CHITTENDEN COUNTY STAMP CLUB: Philatelists hear collector Paul Agajian describe unusual postal covers, then attend a mini-auction of postcards and “first day” stamps. General Electric Healthcare Building, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8716.

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Kaytee Manchester’s arms rose and fell in undulating waves, hips swaying in a classic “Ghawazee Shimmy,” feet gliding across the stage to the rhythms of a tribal Saptak song. It was an encouraging reminder that Middle Eastern culture — the one that brought us the burka and moral police — can also celebrate the grace and sensuality of the female body. Manchester and eight other local belly-dancing practitioners took the stage to benefit the Vermont Council on World Affairs. Their performances ranged from the traditional Egyptian Oriental solo dance (complete with elaborate costuming, hand cymbals and abundant veils) to more “tribal” techniques. The latter form largely eschews the most seductive moves in favor of an emphasis on improvisation and modern step integration. VCWA Executive Director Anita Selec intended the evening to be educational as well as entertaining; accordingly, she asked Elizabeth Smith, a University of Vermont assistant professor of anthropology, to provide a brief description of belly dancing’s origins. It turns out that the fantasy — belly dancing as a sumptuous rite of seduction — is just that. Along with the jewel in the navel, that fiction belongs more to Hollywood than Haifa. The unique dance actually evolved as a way for women to celebrate ceremonies together, as women and men were — and are — often segregated at religious functions. “It’s actually a first-of-its-kind program for us,” said Selec, as a yellow-clad, bejeweled dancer pivoted on one foot to the thrum of a dambek (traditional drum). “That’s saying something, after our 56-year history of attracting cultural events to Vermont,” she noted. “But I fell in love with this kind of dance years ago, and we were very lucky in getting so many performers from the area to come.” The 50-member audience — including a nattily attired contingent from Iraq — expressed its appreciation in animated applause, in between bites from an exotic buffet (including a killer baklava). Some took turns for lessons on stage. And for a moment, at least, the seemingly perpetual boil of East-West relations cooled to an enticing simmer. MATT SCANLON

‘ELOQUENT MUSIC’: Student chamber musicians play amid an ongoing exhibit of 19th-century American landscape photographs. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. BEGINNING GUITAR: String strummers learn basic chords and techniques with instructor Timothy Niemiec. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free; guitar provided if necessary. Registration and info, 865-7228. NOON RECITAL: Pianist George Matthew Jr. accompanies vocalist and Middlebury artist-in-residence François Clemmons for Roland Hayes’ “The Life of Christ.” First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-1151.

dance AFRO-CUBAN FOLKLORIC WORKSHOPS: Cuban teacher Reynaldo Gonzalez demonstrates hip-and-shoulder shakes from the African diaspora. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $20. Info, 985-3665.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: See March 5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: See March 5. ‘DARTMOUTH IDOL’ FINALS: A cappella and karaoke singers compete for the top slot in a campus talent show that takes a cue from TV. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6-12. Info, 603-646-2422.

VERMONT FARM EVENING: A reception for an exhibit of Peter Miller’s farmer portraits wraps with a panel discussion on the future of Vermont agricultural outfits. See calendar spotlight. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, reception 5:30-6:30 p.m., panel 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358.

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‘STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING’: See March 5. UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL: Documentaries communicate the experiences of women from Rwanda, Bolivia, Kenya, Vietnam, Nepal, India and the U.S. Short films screen in the Davis Center’s Williams Family Room, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Three feature-length films screen in the Livak Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6-10 p.m. Free. Info, www. uvm.edu/~iwd or 656-4296.

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ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT: The former Vermont State Poet reads from her work at the Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ANGELA PATTEN: The Dublin native and UVM lecturer reads from Reliquaries, her new poetry collection. See review, this issue. Phoenix Books, Essex, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. CHRIS BOHJALIAN: The Vermont author signs copies of The Double Bind, his recent novel exploring homelessness and mental illness. Borders, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.

Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Reservations and info, 479-4127.

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talks ‘THE IRISH ARE COMING!’: Historian Dan Casey traces the 19th-century movement of Irish expats into Vermont from Québec, New York and the rest of New England. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962. ‘POSTCOLONIAL SCIENCE’: Visiting professor Sandra Harding of UCLA offers a philosophical look at how discoveries receive credit. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘GREEN’ ARCHITECTURE: Jean Carroon, a preservation architect who has worked on Boston’s Trinity Church and the Massachusetts Statehouse, describes sustainable strategies for the upkeep of historic buildings. Room 304, Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘IN THEIR OWN WORDS’ SERIES: Members of the Association of Africans Living in Vermont describe the challenges of being African refugees in the Green Mountain State. Conference Room, Robert A. Jones House, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4964.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. RICHMOND PLAYGROUP: Parents meet their neighbors, while their kids enjoy structured fun and snacks. Community Room, Richmond Free Library, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 434-7775. WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. ‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather to hear tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots aged 3 to 5 enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. PRESCHOOL STORIES: Future readers aged 2 to 5 take in tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. THU.06 >> 22B

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MUSIC TIME: Growing listeners under age 5 contemplate chords and bounce to rhythms. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 655-6424. MORNING STORIES: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairytales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. STORY TIME: Frolickers up to age 4 sit for stories and songs at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 229-2819. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: Pint-sized bladers take to the ice at Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $6. Info, 865-7558. ‘JUNIE B. JONES’: Kids track the escapades of a newly minted first-grader in Theatreworks/USA’s adaptation of Barbara Park’s books about the same character. More Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $12-18. Info, 603-646-2422. OPEN MIKE NIGHT: Young people ages 13 to 19 showcase their musical and poetic talents in an informal environment. Basement Teen Center, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9151.

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WINTER WALKING: See March 5. ZUMBA FITNESS: Step-by-steppers try out Latin-dance-inspired exercises mixed with high-energy, international rhythms. Fitness Options, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $10, first time free. Info, 734-3479. Olympiad Health & Racquet Club, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $10, first time free. Info, 310-6686.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See March 5. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See March 5. CHARITY BINGO: See March 5. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202, Vermont Tech, Blair Industrial Park, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Would-be Francophones exchange info during déjeuner. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. SENIOR BREAKFAST: Area elders enjoy eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, homefries, juice and bottomless cups of coffee at the Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $3. Info, 863-3982. ‘GIFTED KIDS’ DISCUSSION: Parents and educators of above-average learners cover topics from school advocacy to social and emotional development. Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education, 73 Prim Road, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, lucybogue@yahoo. com or 658-9941.

‘HEALING LEAVES’ WORKSHOP: Fans of herbal medicine familiarize themselves with plants to ease chronic pain. Azimuth Counseling, Suite 101, 8 Essex Way, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 288-1001. WALDORF OPEN HOUSE: Parents of prospective high school students tour classes with their kids, then meet faculty members. Lake Champlain Waldorf High School, Charlotte, 8-10 a.m. Free. Info, 985-2827, ext. 12. ROCK ’N’ ROLLER SKATING PARTY: Poodle skirts, bobby socks and four-wheeled fun go with ’50s music at this dinner-included benefit for the Turning Point Center. Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6-9:30 p.m. $35. Info, www.turningpointcentervt.org or 861-3150. SMOKING CESSATION COURSE: Quitters gain tips and tools to break the habit. Community Health Center of Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 860-4323, ext. 123. SCORE SEMINAR: Entrepreneurs learn the online marketing ropes in a mentoring workshop run by retired businesspeople. Northfield Savings Bank, Williston, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Registration and info, www.score284. org. HEALTH INSURANCE EDUCATION: Uninsured Vermonters consider available options for medical care, from indemnity plans to the statesponsored Catamount Choice plan. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, 60 Lake Street, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-6523. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: UVM celebrates this worldwide holiday two days early with breakfast, a cultureand-activist fair and films focusing on women’s issues. Sugar Maple, Silver Maple and Livak Ballrooms, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, breakfast 8:30-10 a.m. $3. Cultural fair 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Films 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 6-10 p.m. Free. Info, www.uvm. edu/~iwd or 656-2060. ‘LATE NIGHT SATURDAY’: Studio audience members do their part at a double taping of this local-TV variety show. Featured guests include Vermont-based songwriter Bobby Gosh, actor-director Jayson Argento and the Montréal-based alt band Invisible Man. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free, but tickets are required. Info, 865-6401 or LNS@champlain.edu. BURLINGTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: Community members and enterprise owners hear BBA Chair Andrea Sisino review the organization’s past and future plans. PrintTech, 747 Pine Street, Burlington, networking and continental breakfast, 7:30-8 a.m.; program 8-9 a.m. $10. Reservations and info, 863-1175. ‘HI-TECH MEETS LO-FI’: Eyes and ears stay busy at Rik Palieri and Rebecca Padula’s multimedia show pairing digital video with acoustic music to tell travelers’ stories. North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 863-6713. ADOPTION INFORMATION: Prospective parents consider the ins and outs of international and domestic adoption options. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 617-267-2222. COMMUTING INITIATIVES SEMINAR: Businesses managers hear how to support employees who walk, bike, carpool or ride the bus to work. Corporate Classroom, National Life, Montpelier, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, www. waytogovt.org or 229-9409.

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‘I AIN’T MARCHING ANYMORE’: In commemoration of the Iraq War’s fiveyear mark, Vermont singer-songwriters pay tribute to the Vietnam-era protest music of Phil Ochs by each performing one Ochs cover and one original. See music story, page 15B. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $15-20. Info, 863-2345, ext. 2. ‘TOSCA’: The UVM Lane Series and Teatro Lyrico D’Europa present Puccini’s timeless love story about the abuse of political power. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $37-56. Info, 863-5966. ALBERS TRIO: Pianist Pei-Yao Wang accompanies three accomplished sisters on violin, viola and cello, for a program of works by Brahms, Beethoven and Martinu. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 443-6433. ‘CHAMBER MUSIC MASTERPIECES’: Instrumentalists with the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival perform works by Schubert, Beethoven, Dvorák and Louis Moyse. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. BIG SPIKE BLUEGRASS: Members of this up-tempo, down-country outfit play a concert to collect restoration funds for a community building raised in 1811. Shoreham Elementary School, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 897-2001.

dance AFRO-CUBAN FOLKLORIC WORKSHOPS: See March 6, Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington, 5:307:30 p.m. BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $7, free for beginners. Info, 899-2378. MAPLE SUGAR DANCE FESTIVAL: Western-style square and round formations commemorate flowing sap at a two-night hoedown. Tuttle Middle School, South Burlington, 7-11 p.m., sugar-on-snow party to follow. $27; free to watch. $3 for sugar-on-snow. Info, www.maplesugardance.org or 865-9715.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: See March 5. ‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: See March 5. $31.50. DAVID IVES COMEDIES: High school students stage three sardonic dramas from a playwright’s series titled “All in the Timing”; then over-13 audience members offer feedback on the show. Essex High School Auditorium, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $3-5. Info, 879-7121. ‘MINI MUD’ VARIETY SHOW: More than 65 teens and tots share their talents at a scaled-down stage event honoring youthful chutzpah. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 728-6464.

film ‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’: Based on an Upton Sinclair novel, this 2007 film follows a greedy turn-of-the-century oil prospector willing to put business before both family and religion. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.

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CONCERT MASTER Soovin Kim now calls the world his stage, but the virtuoso violinist grew up in Plattsburgh. The Vermont Youth Orchestra’s most famous alumnus played with that ensemble from ages 10 to 14, then went on to study with Vermont Symphony Orchestra maestro Jamie Laredo before winning some of classical music’s most prestigious awards. Kim (pictured) returns to Vermont for two concerts under Laredo’s direction, playing a 1709 Stradivarius in Jean Sibelius’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor. Also on the program? Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 — a musical tribute to the Rhine — and VSO composer-in-residence David Ludwig’s Radiance, featuring oboe soloist Nancy Dimock. SOOVIN KIM AND THE VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Saturday, March 8, Flynn MainStage, Burlington, pre-concert reception 6:30 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $9-57. Info, 863-5966. Sunday, March 9, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, pre-concert talk 3 p.m., concert 4 p.m. $8-29. Info, 775-0903. www.vso.org

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: Burlington’s visual artists arrange visits to more than 40 galleries and studios in a social celebration of creativity. Various Burlington-area locations, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, www.artmapburling ton.com or 264-4839.

talks CHEMISTRY LECTURE: Daniel Nocera, the Keck Professor of Energy at MIT, describes cutting-edge “green” approaches to power use and generation. Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. FOOD SERIES: Matt Gebhardt of Lake Champlain Chocolates describes the health benefits of cocoa, and how the plant product is processed into sweet treats. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, www.eeevermont.org or 862-2531. ‘BEAR NECESSITIES’: Wildlife biologist Forrest Hammond from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department focuses on the natural history, habits and habitats of the state’s black bears. Richmond Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7772. HEALTH & WELLNESS SERIES: Retired emergency and ICU nurse Patricia Trotter explains the benefits of house cleaning without toxic chemicals. St. Johnsbury Food Co-op, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-9498.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See March 5, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters age 3 and older gather for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. LINCOLN LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters up to age 5 form good reading habits in a tale-centered song-and-craft session. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665. BABY SIGN LANGUAGE: Parents bring their tykes under age 3 to learn pre-verbal communication skills. Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $8. Info, 288-1002.

‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216. ‘PINT-SIZED SCIENCE’: Laboratory learners aged 2 to 7 experiment with stories and hands-on activities. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. TEEN TECH WEEK GAMING TOURNAMENT: Control wielders ages 13 to 18 test their skill at “Guitar Hero,” “Dance Dance Revolution” or other computer and board games in front of a video-projection screen. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7228.

sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See March 5, 10 a.m. WINTER WALKING: See March 5.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See March 5.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See March 5. CHARITY BINGO: See March 5. SENIOR BREAKFAST: See March 6. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. COMMUNITY DINNER: Local ingredients form the focus of a hearty winter meal at L.A.C.E., Barre, 5:30 p.m. $6-12.50. Info, www.lacevt.org or 476-4276. FISH DINNER: Culinary volunteers dress up Lenten fare for families at St. Augustine Parish Hall, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. $8. Info, 223-6430. GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Language learners buff up their vocab through casual chatting. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. SCRABBLE NIGHT: Word birds of all ages sharpen vocab skills at a multiboard tournament. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

ANARCHIST CRAFT CIRCLE: Creative types put their heads together over public art projects that dismantle hierarchies, one stitch at a time. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Donations. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. ARTS CAREER & COLLEGE FAIR: SUNY Potsdam art department chair Mark Huff keynotes a seminar for high school students seeking futures at art schools and design institutes. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 518-962-8778. AFRICA NIGHT: Performances by the Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater and a Sudanese men’s choir accompany a traditional Sudanese meal at this fundraiser for the New Sudan Education Initiative. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 238-2677.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. BLUEGRASS CONCERT: Members of the Vermont-based band Big Spike Bluegrass launch their second CD, A New Day, at a banjo-and-mandolinlaced hoedown also featuring Gopher Broke. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188. ‘SENTIMENTAL GUY’: The songs of solo pop-pianist and composer Ben Folds get tender treatment from vocalist Scott Weigand, pianist Stefanie Maas Weigand and drummer Sean Beatty. Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 496-4781. CATIE CURTIS: The Boston-based folk-rock goddess sings out at a show with area chanteuse Anaïs Mitchell. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $20-23. Info, 496-8910. DICK FORMAN JAZZ GROUP: The Middlebury faculty member and pianist leads an ensemble of top regional players in a program of blues, ballads and bebop. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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SAT.08 << 23B THE LOVELL SISTERS: This sororal trio of native Georgians busts out its signature bluegrass country-folk blend at Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 8 p.m. $5-15. Info, 748-2600. SOOVIN KIM & THE VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The VYO-alum violinist returns to Vermont to solo in Jean Sibelius’ “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor.” See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, pre-concert reception 6:30 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $9-57. Info, 863-5966.

dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: See March 7. MAPLE SUGAR DANCE FESTIVAL: See March 7, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. $27-42. Stepping workshops precede another evening dance, sans sugar-on-snow. DANCE ELIXIR: Arab-American choreographer Leyya Tawil, currently an artist-in-residence at Middlebury College, performs “Capital Life Triptych” and “Raincoat Rebellion” with her company. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 443-6433. DANCE PARTY: Boogie buffs shake to bluesy soul by the Dave Keller Band, shimmy to Brazilian rhythms by Sambatucada, and get sharp with the Vincent Flats Blues band at a benefit for the Central Vermont Community Land Trust. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 476-4493. SECOND SATURDAY DANCE: Caller David Millstone serves up contra dance directions to sweet-tart tunes by Northern Spy. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 785-4607. COMMUNITY CONTRA DANCE: Toss the Feathers provides airy beats for Mark Sustic to call contra, square, circle and waltz steps. Hinesburg Town Hall, 7:30-10 p.m. $7. Info, 318-0918. ‘WAKE THE WATER’ WOMEN’S DANCE: Red-hot rockabilly by Rachael Rice and the Cosmic Americans inspires this all-genders-welcome dance benefit to heal Lake Champlain. Shelburne Town Hall, 8-11 p.m. $8-20. Info, 229-4427.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: See March 5. ‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: See March 5, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $23-31.50. DAVID IVES COMEDIES: See March 7. ‘THE IRISH PLAY’: Firefly Productions and the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival present Tim McGillicuddy’s romantic cultural-identity caper set in Dublin. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 644-2542. ‘CURTAIN UP’: Scenes, songs and monologues celebrate the achievements of accomplished Midd alumni and current students. Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘NOBODIES OF COMEDY’: Five of the country’s funniest up-and-coming comedians take the stage at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $16. Info, 518-523-2512. ‘WAVES OF MU’: Performance artist Amy Caron guides audience members on a quirky-yet-scientific exploration of how the brain relates to behavior. See calendar spotlight. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $7-10. Reservations and info, 865-7165.

film ‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’: See March 7, 7 & 9 p.m. ‘4 (CHETYRE)’: This apocalyptic film lays bare the dark heart of the “new” Russia through three strangers who meet in a Moscow bar to spin fantastic stories. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

STUDENT SCREENING: Cinema buffs take in continuous screenings of four or more films generated by undergrads in film and media culture classes. Room 221, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. - midnight. Free. Info, 443-6433.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ARTISTS’ JURY: Creators who wish to sell stuff at a July 5 craft fair put up their products for an in-person review. Lyndon Town School, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., call for appointment. Free. Info, 328-2683. UKRAINIAN EGG TECHNIQUES: Artist Theresa Somerset demos dyeing ovoid shells with complex traditional patterns. Artists’ Mediums, Williston, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 879-1236.

words PHOEBE STONE: The young-adult novelist launches Deep Down Popular, her new “romantic comedy for sixthgraders.” See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 11 a.m. Free. Reservations and info, 985-3999.

talks THE ST. ALBANS RAID: Kevin Graffagnino, director of the Vermont Historical Society, explains the northernmost battle of the Civil War. Pittsfield Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 746-8157. ‘THE QUESTION OF COLLABORATION’: Middlebury faculty and students present papers dealing with the history of art and architecture. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5234. PRIVATE & PUBLIC ART: Art historian Bob Manning examines Frida Kahlo’s intensely personal self-portraits and the social-commentary murals made by her fellow Mexican artists Rivera, Orozco and Siguerios. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. ‘SOIL 101’: Two flower-and-veggie experts explain how to test, prep and maintain a garden’s main ingredient. Gardener’s Supply, Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. $10. Registration and info, 660-3500. JANE ADDAMS: Members of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom sum up the life of a 19thcentury social-work pioneer in honor of International Women’s Day. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, www.wilpfburlington.org or 999-6975. SUPPORTING OLDER VERMONTERS: John Barbour, executive director of the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, explains how the nonprofit helps seniors remain active, healthy and financially secure. Windjammer Restaurant, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-5784. COMMON SENSE ON CLIMATE: Meteorologist Mark Breen of Vermont Public Radio’s “Eye on the Sky” forecast presents a basic look at the Earth’s complex climate system, and sums up trends in current research. Montgomery Town Hall, Montgomery Center, 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 326-4799.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. WINOOSKI PLAYGROUP: See March 6, 10-11 a.m. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

<calendar > LAURA NUMEROFF: The author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie reads to toddlers and kids under age 8 from her new ballerina-centered book, The Jellybeans and the Big Dance. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 4 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 985-3999. ‘THE EARLY PRINTER’S APPRENTICE’: Teens ages 13 to 15 try their hand at setting type in a workshop covering presses from the 18th to the 20th century. Vermont History Museum, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $5. Info, 828-2810. KIDS’ CRAFT LAB: Small hands work with recycled materials to make new stuff. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $5 per child. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. EASTER BUNNY: A long-eared, fuzzy harbinger of spring visits with kids at the University Mall, South Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. PARENTS & INFANTS INFO MEETING: Moms and dads of babies up to 8 months old meet with expectant couples to share stories. Orchard Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3005.

sport ZUMBA FITNESS: See March 6, Fitness Options location only, 9:30 & 11 a.m. ‘MEET THE RAIL TRAIL’ SERIES: Outdoor enthusiasts snowshoe or crosscountry ski the Hyde Park section of a future Lamoille Valley recreation route. Meet at the Law Office of Polow, Polow & Mahoney, 111 Main Street, Hyde Park, 2 p.m. Free, includes post-outing cookies and hot chocolate. Info, www. friendslvrt.org or 888-6805. ANTIQUE SKI RACE, PART 1: Cross-country fans strap on vintage equipment for a 2.5K race, followed by sugar-on-snow. Ascutney Mountain Resort, Brownsville, 2 p.m. Free to watch. Info, 253-9911, ext. 202. LARAWAY MOUNTAIN SNOWSHOE: A moderate, 5-mile trek rewards winter steppers with views from a summit lookout. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 872-9506. ‘AIKIDO IN THE KINGDOM’ SEMINAR’: Practicioners of a Japanese martial art throw their weight around — along with other people’s. Threshold at Room to Move, Hardwick, 2-5 p.m. $45-50. Registration and info, 533-2170. WINTER WONDERLAND DAY: Families sample cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and sugar-on-snow before and after a lasagna lunch. Highland Lodge and Ski Touring Center, Greensboro, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $6-12 includes lunch. Info, 533-2261.

activism INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: The short film With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade precedes a discussion about women’s labor unions in Vermont led by UVM economics professor Elaine McCrate. Music by the Wildcat Strikers rounds out the day at the Vermont Workers Center, 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 272-0882.

etc BINGO: See March 5. CHARITY BINGO: See March 5. WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET: Shoppers seeking locally raised edibles pick up root vegetables, cheeses, pickles and other lavish provender at the Old Strand Theater, Rutland, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 287-9311. SLEIGH RIDES: Weather permitting, jingling horses trot visitors over the snow on a wintry tour of Shelburne Farms. Rides depart every half-hour from the Welcome Center, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-8. Info, 985-8442. ‘SUGAR ON SNOW’ PARTY: Hardenedmaple-syrup edibles usher in spring at Palmer’s Sugarhouse, Shelburne, noon - 4 p.m. $4, free to watch. Info, 985-5054.

AARP TAX FILING WORKSHOP: Volunteer experts help seniors and folks from low-income households get their financial affairs set for the IRS. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. COMMUNITY GARDENS CONFERENCE: Green thumbs put down roots at a statewide gathering that includes workshops and a seed-packet swap. Vermont Technical College, Randolph, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, www. burlingtongardens.org/VCGN_2008_con ference.html or 861-4769. SPIELPALAST CABARET FUNDRAISER: “Casino” patrons dress to impress at an evening including table games, a mock cockfight and live music by Inner Fire District. Fifth Element, 216 Battery Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5 admission transfers to 500 “SpielPalastmarks.” Info, 859-0344. DEDICATION CEREMONY: Raise a celebratory glass at a group toast naming Middlebury’s arts center after 1984 alum Kevin P. Mahaney. Upper Lobby, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ROCKIN’ ST. PADDY’S DANCE: The Hit Men help revelers get their green groove on a week early at this cash bar event with a limerick contest and “leprechaun limbo.” Vergennes Opera House, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 877-6737. BEAUX-ARTS BALL: Dressed-up dancers move to music by the Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble to mark the 15th anniversary of Middlebury’s arts center. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 10 p.m. - midnight. Free. Info, 443-6433. BURLINGTON HOME SHOW: Need a new deck? Property owners browse through more than 200 exhibitors’ booths featuring indoor and outdoor projects, decor and materials. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. $6. Info, 800-237-6024. MODEL RAILROAD SHOW: Engineers steer miniature trains through more than 120 exhibits and vendors’ booths at this all-ages event. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $1-5; free for kids under age 6. Info, www.nwvrailroad.org or 878-1135. ECOSEW WORKSHOP: Recycled fabrics, yarns and notions combine to create super-cute stuffed animals. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $20 includes materials. Info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SALE: Thin Mints, anyone? Seekers of crunchy chocolate and caramel circles sign up for boxes of their favorite flavors. Community Space, University Mall, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. VCAM ACCESS ORIENTATION: Would-be video producers get an overview of the facilities, policies and procedures at a local cable TV station. VCAM Channel 15 Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, www.vermontcam.org or 651-9692. ‘PARENTING ON TRACK’: Authority figures hear how to build respectful and cooperative relationships with their kids. Doubletree Inn, South Burlington, check-in 7:30 a.m., workshop 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call for cost. Info, 388-9287. FAMILY FUN DAY & AUCTION: Parents and kids go hand-in-hand for live music, face painting, circus acts, African dance, storytelling and tasty treats. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 262-3292, ext. 125. BENEFIT AUCTION: Donated products from Burton, the Trapp Family Lodge and the Boston Red Sox entice bids at a live music- and food-enhanced fundraiser for Good Shepherd Preschool. Jericho Community Center, viewing 4 p.m., bidding 5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-3759. AARP MEETING: Seniors socialize over coffee, then enjoy a musical program after taking care of business. South Burlington City Hall, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 877-3484.

MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET: Two-wheel die-hards come prepared to trade parts, accessories, clothing, helmets and whole bikes. Ted’s Flying Hogs Cycles & Leathers, Waterbury, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 244-9960. ‘BUST-A-BULB’: Energy conservers target and shatter incandescent light bulbs with state-of-the-art paintball paraphernalia to swap in compact-fluorescent models. Essex Center Shopping Plaza, Essex, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free; bring a working incandescent bulb. Info, www.smartswap.org or 879-0011. TEA TREE WORKSHOP: Home apothecaries hear how to mix antiseptic oil into body-care products such as deodorant and mouthwash. City Market, Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 863-3659, ext. 201.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ‘CHAMBER MUSIC MASTERPIECES’: See March 7, Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 4 p.m. $10-20. Info, 229-0492. SOOVIN KIM & THE VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See March 8, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, pre-concert talk 3 p.m., concert 4 p.m. $8-29. Info, 775-0903. 35TH PARALLEL: The Vermont-based, multi-instrumental world-jazz ensemble takes listeners on a musical tour through the Middle East, North Africa, North India and the Mediterranean. See calendar spotlight. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476.

dance DANCE ELIXIR: See March 8. INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING: Step students immerse themselves in lively music and join hands to form circles. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 3-6 p.m. $8. Info, 633-3226.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: See March 5, 5 p.m. ‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: See March 5, 2 p.m. $23. ‘THE IRISH PLAY’: See March 8. ‘WAVES OF MU’: See March 8. ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ AUDITIONS: Kids and adults try out for roles including the Von Trapp children, Maria and the Captain. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, call for audition time and cost. Info, 728-9878.

film ‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’: See March 7, 1:30 & 7 p.m.

art See exhibitions in Section A.

talks ‘IN THEIR OWN WORDS’ SERIES: See March 6, Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House, Middlebury College. Refugees featured in an ongoing Vermont Folklife Center exhibit speak in person about resettling to Vermont. ‘THE ENIGMA & POWER OF EASTER’: Rabbi Yosef Jacobson speaks about faith and fear in a time of crisis, at a talk sponsored by Chabad of Vermont. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, 2 p.m. $18. Info, 658-7612.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. LAURA NUMEROFF: See March 8, Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. ‘THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR & OTHER FAVORITES’: Nova Scotia’s Mermaid Theatre presents live versions of three colorful tales from picture books by Eric Carle. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $12-16. Info, 863-5966.

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Farming is central to Vermont’s economy, history and image, and you can’t get much more grassroots than the folks mucking out dairy stalls and taking cows to pasture. Contrary to popular iconography, many of those dungaree wearers aren’t dudes. As part of an ongoing exhibit titled “We Are Vermont: Contemporary Portraits in Photography,” the Vermont Farm Women’s Fund highlights a selection of ag-lady images from Peter Miller’s 2002 book Vermont Farm Women, accompanied by live first-person accounts from three sets of female farmers. Post-reception, state representative and Vermont House Agricultural Committee Chair David Zuckerman moderates a panel discussion on how the state’s farms use diversified approaches to face the future. Expect input from local land workers hailing from Keewaydin, Applecheek and Kaiser Farms.

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Thursday, March 6, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, reception 5:30-6:30 p.m., panel 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358. www.helenday.com

sport ‘AIKIDO IN THE KINGDOM’ SEMINAR’: See March 8, 9:30-11 a.m. One fee covers both days. ANTIQUE SKI RACE, PART 2: Downhill experts strap on vintage fiberglass, metal or wooden skis from 1930 to 1975 to run an old-fashioned slalom course. Ascutney Mountain Resort, Brownsville, registration 8 a.m., race 10:30 a.m. Free to watch. Info, 253-9911, ext. 202. MOUNT ABRAHAM HIKE: Snowshoepackers pace themselves on this difficult, 6-mile trek up the Battell and Long Trails to the summit and back. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 878-6828. GREEN MOUNTAIN DERBY DAMES: Buff ladies practice rough roller skating for future matches with other regional roller-derby teams. Gosse Court Armory, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, greenmountainderbydames@ gmail.com or 862-5621.

activism FELLOWSHIP OF THE WHEEL: Area cycling advocates hold an annual meeting to roll out plans for 2008’s season. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Monitor Barn, Richmond, 5 p.m. Free. Info, www.fotwheel.org.

etc CHARITY BINGO: See March 5, 2 & 7 p.m. SLEIGH RIDES: See March 8. ‘SUGAR ON SNOW’ PARTY: See March 8. BURLINGTON HOME SHOW: See March 8, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. COMMUNITY BRUNCH: A live band serenades weekend breakfasters at a spread featuring fluffy pancakes. L.A.C.E., Barre, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. $6-12.50. Info, www.lacevt.org or 476-4276. ANTIQUES MARKET: Treasure-hunters find bargains at the Elks Country Club, Montpelier, preview 7:30 a.m., market 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $2-5. Info, 603-444-2012. SCRABBLE CLUB: Triple-letter-square seekers wage word wars at the McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7558.

MAPLE COMMUNITY POTLUCK: Just pour some maple syrup on it! Home chefs swap recipes while sampling sweet and savory edibles made with condensed tree sap. Shelburne Farms, 5 p.m. $10, free for kids under 10; bring a dish to share. Registration and info, 985-8686, ext. 341. FLY ‘TIE-A-THON’: Skilled craftspeople with Central Vermont Trout Unlimited create fish-deceiving decoys to support breast-cancer survivors. International Commons Building, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, www.vermonttu.org/cvtu or 654-2000. CELEBRATING LUCY NICHOLS: The Central Vermont peace and justice community honors one of its own at an afternoon of speakers, blues music by the Dave Keller Band, and a performance by the Raging Grannies. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 1-3 p.m. $10. Info, 223-1375. COMPUTER WORKSHOP: The Vermont Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired hosts a review of the universal access and voice-over functions of Mac machines. Small Dog Electronics, South Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, phil.hammer slough@ahs.state.vt.us or 233-9143.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. OTTER CREEK CHORAL SOCIETY: Vocalists rehearse music from the 1950s for an upcoming spring concert. Vergennes Congregational Church, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2921. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilian-style community drumming troupe. New members are welcome at the Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5. Info, 343-7107.

dance SWING DANCING: Put on your saddle shoes and head for an old-fashioned sock hop at The Black Door, Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-1806.

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talks PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: Biochemistry prof emeritus Kenneth Mann of UVM’s College of Medicine examines potential conflicts of interest for scientists engaged in biological research. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, www. eeevermont.org or 862-2531. CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM: Seven Middlebury faculty members from various disciplines distill their global-warming-related research into 10-minute presentations. Room 216, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5439. ‘THE HIDDEN HOUSING OPTION’: Potential members of housing cooperatives gather info about a lifestyle that’s midway between renting and owning. Champlain Housing Trust, Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 660-0637. ‘FULL OF BLARNEY’: Paying through the nose when your name is mud? Amateur historian Tom Mulcahy explicates the origins and meanings of more than 50 phrases used in daily conversation. Colchester Historical Society, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6738. VERMONT FOREST WILDLIFE: Audubon educator and naturalist Bridget Butler describes woods-management strategies that help out local furry critters. Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2878.

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ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See March 5, for children ages 2-3. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: See March 6. MUSIC TIME: See March 6. ‘ITTY BITTY SKATING’: See March 6. FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. DADS’ GROUP: Fathers and fathersto-be bring offspring up to age 6 to a playgroup, meal and social hour. Winooski Family Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1422. BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewish-themed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 23. MONDAY MUSIC: Local musician Mia Adams tells stories and sings kid-friendly faves. J.C. Penney seating area, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See March 5, 10 a.m. WINTER WALKING: See March 5. ZUMBA FITNESS: See March 6, Olympiad location only, 8:15 a.m.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See March 5.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See March 5. ‘MAGIC CARPET’ LUNCHEON: World travelers present their stories over a repast of treats from Afghanistan. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 11 a.m. $15-20. Reservations and info, 603-643-1814. SENIOR LUNCHEON: Elders socialize over a music-enhanced meal featuring shrimp curry, rice, and mango chutney — not to mention cream puffs. Trinity Episcopal Church, Shelburne, noon. $4-6. Reservations and info, 862-7754. HERBAL CLINIC: Montpelier herbalists offer one-on-one consultations at City Market, Burlington, 3-6 p.m., call for an appointment. Registration and info, 863-3659, ext. 201. IRISH QUICK BREADS: Brown bread, soda loaves and citrus-scented scones whet appetites for St. Paddy’s Day in a baking workshop. City Market, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 863-3659, ext. 201.

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

dance SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501. LINE DANCING: Boot scooters show off fancy footwork at the Harvest Moon Banquet Room, Essex Junction, beginners’ lesson 6-7 p.m., open dancing 7-9 p.m. $9.50. Info, 434-2891.

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PLAYWRIGHTS’ WORKSHOP: Scene scribes bring drafts of episodic works or 20 pages of a project-in-progress to read aloud and gather group feedback. Institute for Professional Practice, Berlin, 7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, www.vermont playwrightscircle.org or 229-0112. VARIETY SHOW AUDITIONS: Talented folks try out for the chance to demo their skills at a mud-season showcase. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, call for time slot. Free. Info, 728-9878.

film ‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’: See March 7. ‘EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY’: A screening of this documentary about the 19,000 Vermont kids who lack adequate food precedes a discussion led by Robert Dostis, executive director of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger. Charlotte Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, www. vtnohunger.org or 865-0255.

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words LELAND KINSEY: The Northeast Kingdom-based scribe reads selections from his new epic poem and story The Immigrant’s Contract. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Acoustic Lounge, Parima, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 999-1664. JENNIFER MCMAHON: The Barre-based author of Promise Not to Tell, a chilling novel set in Vermont, discusses shifting gears to write for young adults. Warren Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3913. JIM SCHLEY: The local poet reads from his new compilation As When, In Season. Left Bank Books, Hanover, N.H., 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4479. ‘POETRY OUT LOUD’ STATE FINALS: Students from 20 Vermont high schools voice verse as part of a national recitation contest. Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier, 2 p.m. Free. Info, www. poetryoutloud.org or 828-5423.

talks ‘THE IRISH ARE COMING!’: See March 6, West Rutland Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 438-6332. ‘IN THEIR OWN WORDS’ SERIES: See March 6, Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 5:30 p.m. Photographer Ned Castle describes capturing images and interviews with area refugees for an ongoing oral-history project. ‘SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE’ SERIES: Four young area entrepreneurs describe what they’ve learned through trial and error. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2700. ‘VALUES-DRIVEN BUSINESS’: Michael Dupee, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ vice-president for corporate social responsibility, explains how companies can brew positive change. Visitor Center & Café, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, 81 Demeritt Place, Waterbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 882-2700. ‘FLICKERING DREAMS’: Community members consider the impact of television, videos and computers on children — and the benefits and challenges of raising kids “mediafree.” Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2827. ‘WISE ON WEEDS’ SEMINAR: Rose Paul of the Vermont Nature Conservancy describes how to reduce the environmental impact of locally invasive plant pests. Department of Parks & Recreation, 645 Pine Street, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, www. branchoutburlington.org or 862-8245.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See March 7, for walkers up to age 3. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: See March 7. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848. TODDLER STORYTIME: Tykes under age 3 enjoy stories, songs and a snack at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. WINOOSKI STORYTIME: Preschoolers aged 2-and-a-half to 5 expend energy in finger play and song, then listen to tales. Winooski Memorial Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424. DARK KNIGHT COMICS CLUB: Pencil- and pen-holders draw on their inner resources to produce paneled narratives. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

sport WINTER WALKING: See March 5. ZUMBA FITNESS: See March 6, Fitness Options location, 5:30 p.m. Olympiad location, 7 p.m. GREEN MOUNTAIN DERBY DAMES: See March 9, 9 p.m. COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See March 5. WILPF MEETING: Area citizens assess current and future projects at a gathering of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.wilpfburlington.org or 372-6117.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See March 5. CHARITY BINGO: See March 5. SENIOR BREAKFAST: See March 6. PAUSE CAFE: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Midday learners try lunch in a foreign language to sharpen communication skills. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY FAIR: Neighbors socialize and swap tips about recycling, saving energy and using non-toxic cleansers to reduce their households’ environmental “footprint.” Smilie School, Bolton, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8111. ‘DISCOVERING A SENSE OF PLACE’: Leah Wittenberg of the Vermont Earth Institute introduces a six-session discussion course exploring the state’s bioregion. Richmond Free Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 343-1956. BEER PAIRING WORKSHOP: Beverage buffs learn to match British beers with artisan cheeses. Silver Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6-9:30 p.m. $55. Info, 656-8300.

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Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See March 5. FARMERS’ NIGHT CONCERT SERIES: The Vermont Philharmonic performs classical and popular faves at the House Chamber, Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

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HIGHLAND WEAVERS: Celtic folk takes center stage at a concert by this threemember band. Dorothy Alling Memorial Public Library, Williston, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See March 5.

drama ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’: See March 5. ‘THREE DAYS OF RAIN’: See March 5. ‘THE IRISH PLAY’: See March 8. VARIETY SHOW AUDITIONS: See March 11.

film ‘THERE WILL BE BLOOD’: See March 7. ‘THE FLOOD OF 1927’: A Vermont Public Television documentary about Vermont’s greatest natural disaster precedes a discussion of personal stories related to the event. Bradford Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 222-2436.

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words ‘TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES’ SERIES: Readers of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood scrutinize its treatment of an actual crime as material for a “non-fiction novel.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of former Vermont State Poet Grace Paley’s short stories compare notes at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

talks LITERATURE LECTURE: Former Massachusetts Review editor Jules Chametzky describes the contributions of Jewish-American writers to the U.S. literary canon. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘WORK & ART’ SERIES: Performance artist Maggie Sherman explains how she links labor-rights and economic issues to her own oeuvre. Community Room, Burlington College, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616, ext. 305. ELECTION ASSESSMENT: Jon Margolis, a former national political correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, reviews 2008’s presidential prospects at a meeting of the League of Women Voters. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvlwv.org or 657-0242.

PLANT DISEASE BASICS: Gardening expert Ann Hazelrigg explains how to minimize illness in houseplants, veggie plots and landscapes. UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $5-10. Info, www.friendsofthehortfarm.org or 864-3073. TRAVEL TALK: Area resident Debi Gray shows slides from her 2005 trip to Ireland. Lincoln Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2665.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See March 5. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See March 5. WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See March 5. HINESBURG PLAYGROUP: See March 5. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See March 5. PETER THE MUSIC MAN: See March 5. CHESS CLUB: See March 5. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See March 5.

sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See March 5. WINTER WALKING: See March 5.

activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See March 5.

etc CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See March 5. ESL GROUPS: See March 5. CHESS GROUP: See March 5. NOONTIME KNITTERS: See March 5. KNITTING POSSE: See March 5. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See March 5. BINGO: See March 5. CHARITY BINGO: See March 5. VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: See March 5. SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP: See March 5. ‘LUNCH & LEARN’ SERIES: See March 5. Would-be cacti growers hear how to pamper prickly houseplants. WALDORF OPEN HOUSE: See March 6, Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7:30-9 p.m. Parents of grade schoolers and kindergarteners assess alternative education methods. ‘PARENTING ON TRACK’: See March 8, Barre City Elementary School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-3292, ext. 115. FARMERS’ TALK & LOCALVORE POTLUCK: People committed to consuming locally raised edibles share info, recipes and tasty inventions at Efficiency Vermont, 255 South Champlain Street, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, www.eatlocalvt.org.

BURLINGTON BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN: Female managers, execs and entrepreneurs consider how to match Girl Scouts with state government mentors. Sirloin Saloon, South Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $19 includes dinner. Reservations and info, 899-3936. CRAFTY CROCHET WORKSHOP: Find your inner hooker by learning basic techniques to create wool-fiber flowers. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $20 plus materials. Registration and info, www.thebobbin.com or 999-6202. EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD: Savvy stitchers learn new needle techniques with colorful thread. The Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS: Adults and kids older than 12 combine hollowed shells, vegetable dyes and wax to create seasonal treasures. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free, materials provided. Registration and info, 878-0313. TOBACCO CESSATION: Smokers learn relaxation techniques to quit “cancer sticks” for good. Community Health Education Center, Rutland Regional Medical Center, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 747-3768. ‘CHOICES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING’: Community members hear about a reading and discussion course organized by the Vermont Earth Institute. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 333-3664. HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Before shopping, potential house hunters determine whether homeownership fits their needs. Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Barre, 5:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, www.cvclt.org or 476-4493, ext. 211. WEB ANALYTICS GROUP: Members of the Williston website-metrics company EpikOne host a networking event for professionals interested in learning how online marketing works. Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9794. GERMAN-ENGLISH EXCHANGE: Anglophones practice foreignlanguage conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. >

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MEN seeking MEN ADVENTURES IN THE MOUNTAINS I am a first-year student at Johnson State in Vermont. Moved from Florida - talk about extreme! I am honest and loving although a bit quiet at times. I taught myself five languages, have my BB in Taekwondo, love Latin/ballroom dances, and my signature dance, the oh so sexy Tango! I love to cook, especially for other people. VTItalian, 19, l, #108626 LAID-BACK GUY LOOKING AROUND I am looking for friends and maybe friends with benefits. I am into movies, eating out, hiking, music, pool, swimming, talking with friends. I am college educated. I work fulltime, and I try to keep busy in my spare time. I go to the gym regularly now, decided to lose a few pounds. vermontgy, 25, l, #108462 SWEETEST GUY AROUND GWM 5’7” 120 pounds - no muscle-bound hunk, but probably the nicest, kindest most sincere and devoted guy you’ll find. Hoping to find Prince Charming and be his in return. I KNOW you’re out there somewhere, so let’s connect -at the very least we could become friends if nothing more, but we may surprise ourselves! happyinvt, 56, u, l, #108141 GENUINE NICE GUY Just posting the profile for possible responses I may make. If any interest, just send a message and we’ll go from there. Very low pressure guy. Self confident and comfortable with myself and love life! vtswimer, 40, l, #107783 ADVENTUROUS MAN SEEKS MATE I would describe myself as someone who is kind and honest and loves to laugh. I would enjoy the company of someone with similar qualities. I am new to Vermont and would love to take part in a variety of outdoor activities. I like cooking, working out, cuddling, and enjoying good conversation. Let’s give it a try. Scubaman, 33, u, l, #108005

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Your Gracious Guide to Love & Lust! Dear Mistress Maeve, I was wondering if you could provide me with some advice. Please don’t take offense to this, but it appears to me that most women are extremely shallow. Recently, my girlfriend of nine years left me, so I am back on the dating scene after almost 10 years. Needless to say, it’s been difficult. I posted an ad on a personals website but haven’t gotten any response. Perhaps I’m being too harsh on women, but it seems all they care about is whether or not you look like Brad Pitt. I don’t think they care about your personality or sense of humor. I am starting to think I will end up single, 40 years old and living with my dog. My question to you is: What should I do next? I don’t like the whole bar scene. Any advice for someone like me?

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Dear C and F, First, let me commend you on your bravery. Getting back into the dating scene after a nine-year hiatus can be terrifying. However, the dating pool seems to be drowning you. Online dating sites work great for some people, but not everyone. It sounds like you’re a person who prefers to connect on a deeper level with a potential mate, and it can be difficult to do that online. Your best bet is to get out into your community and start making connections. Pick an activity you like and join a club — or perhaps volunteer for your favorite organization or political candidate. Meeting people while doing something that interests you means you’ll already have something in common. And do yourself a favor: When you do go on a first date, focus on the positive. Your date will not be impressed with your opinions about “shallow” women. (And, yes, I do take offense to your putting down my entire gender.) Remember — like attracts like. If you’re looking for a good relationship, you need to cut out the bitter and angry routine. Negative people are ugly — positive people look more like Brad Pitt.

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Slow-motion mini-disasters And yet, I was so taken by the “chocolates”... that the Altoids never had a chance! I never seem cease to make a scene. Thank you for your help. I’m still blushing. When: Friday, February 29, 2008. Where: Shaw’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903351 Where art thou? Tam, I hope you see this and we get in touch. Three years! Let’s go skiing. I miss my friend - a lot. Dinner or lunch, mon amie? I will cook. My heart hurts. -Robert. When: Thursday, September 9, 2004. Where: CCV. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903350 re: DDC ladypants Who is it? Can you be more specific? If I see a paddle that catches my eye, I can’t help but look. When: Friday, February 29, 2008. Where: the playground. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903349 derbylover I spy a bunch of hot, cool chicks doing derby in the Seven Days scene@. You all rock and are going to kick ass. When: Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Where: Seven Days. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903348 Free Wingey night pal Free Wingey night is one of the best nights. After a long week, the delicious free chicken wings are exactly what I need in my life. You support me in the addiction. Truth. When: Friday, February 29, 2008. Where: RJ’s. You: Man. Me: Man. #903347 DDC ladypants I found you eyeing my ping-pong paddle. You liked what you saw. When: Friday, February 29, 2008. Where: the playground. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903346 You are a ‘Compleat’ woman Hey there, Brunette, I’m impressed not only by that beautiful smile and those belting vocals but that warm heart of yours. When: Friday, February 29, 2008. Where: UVM Theatre. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903345 My Canadian Hippie Billy, you really move me. How about I help you “recycle” those few extra pounds into new, tight muscle? When: Friday, January 18, 2008. Where: Essex/Milton. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903344 VERY Late By The Library I was very occupied and I barely caught the name, but I was introduced to you near the library. You’re too hot to even like me. But just in case, want to meet for dinner? Say, VPB on Friday, Oct. 12? Maybe 3 Needs afterwards? When: Friday, September 21, 2007. Where: UVM Library. You: Man. Me: Man. #903343

Pub Crawling Bliss Blitzer I spy a gorgeous, quirky, intelligent, 21-year-old in Northampton. Happy Bday from your sexy sisters in Vermont! When: Friday, March 7, 2008. Where: Northampton. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903342 Lake Champlain Chocolates on Church Mardi Gras Saturday: You were the brunette with the nice smile who waved at me from the ice cream counter. I was washing dishes in the back. Do I know you? I’m curious. Hopefully I’ll hear back. When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: Lake Champlain Chocolates, Church St. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #903341 Holy Rock! Hot waitress at Papa Frank’s, you nearly blinded me with that rock on your finger! Congratulations! When: Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Where: Papa Frank’s. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903340 Kitty from Magic Hat I would have liked to have been the one taking you out to dinner instead, Molly. I enjoyed our conversation over duffs and would love to see you again and continue it over dinner. When: Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Where: Needs. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903339 you do look like Keira but prettier. Care for another dance? When: Saturday, February 16, 2008. Where: Drag Ball at Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903338 Federal Court This may be terribly inappropriate but I saw you in a federal court case today. You were wearing a gray sweater and glasses and feverishly writing on your legal pad. I was the blond in the front row who kept looking back. Great ruling, eh? Wondering why you were there and if you’d like to grab a coffee sometime? When: Thursday, February 28, 2008. Where: Burl. Federal Court Room. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903337 Nicole at Olive Garden You are the most beautiful olive branch in the garden. Do you even realize how beautiful you are? If I were more of a man, I would tell you. When: Friday, February 22, 2008. Where: Olive Garden, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903336 Mardi Gras at RJ’S I spy a hot girl with dark hair, wearing a scarf. I was trying to walk to the front of the bar and bumped into you. I apologized and you said you didn’t mind. Finally you pulled me aside to talk. You didn’t want your friends to see us talking. Up for anything when they’re not around? Coffee, drink? When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: RJ’S, sitting with your gf. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903335 Thanks for the invite I don’t think I can add anything more to what you said, because you know you echoed my exact sentiments. But in all seriousness, I’m not sure I can afford to work without you here. And I mean that literally. I’d spend all my money on gum! Thank you for everything. -Asst. Cap. When: Thursday, February 28, 2008. Where: in the sauna. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903334 Red Light, Colchester, I-89 I saw you both looking at me. I was laughing while I was on the phone. When I hung up, I noticed you both going out of your way to look at me as you got onto the Interstate. White truck, red lettering. Harrisons? Anyway, I wanted you both to know you made my day. When: Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Where: red light, Colchester, getting onto I-89. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903333 Shaggy-haired, walking by BankNorth You: wearing an orange coat with a baseball hat and shades. Enjoying the nice afternoon on Monday around 4 p.m., crossing St. Paul, by BankNorth. Me: dirty-blond, long hair in green Jeep enjoying the view, listening to Spirit in the Sky. Maybe we can enjoy the sunshine together. When: Monday, February 25, 2008. Where: St. Paul Street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903331

New Moon Cafe Dream You: beautiful woman, short-ish, brownish hair sitting with a friend by the fire. Me: hopeful man, shorter (OK, thinning) hair. With a friend at the table behind the sofa. I couldn’t stop looking (you MUST have noticed). I heard you say you go to New Moon often. Me, too! Meet for coffee or lunch? On me. SOON? When: Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Where: New Moon Cafe, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #903330 i like my men When I first saw you, wearing a fistful of beets upon your back, I thought your color matched my soy coffee. Then you flashed me your braced smile and butterflies fluttered and I could only mumble. Sorry for the loss of words but your presence makes my knees weak. Don’t be shy to come around more often. When: Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Where: Davis Center. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903328 sexy lady going places You: the hottest lady at “The Market,” generally found in the front end or beer and wine. Me: blushing uncontrollably in your presence. Can’t wait to go to Montréal with you! Enjoyed the time we’ve been spending together. You’re “so great.” When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: CM and everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903327 Total Eclipse of the Heart You make me smile daily and laugh when I’m in my worst moods. I couldn’t imagine working in an office without you or my life without you as a friend and fellow Scrabble player. You’re spied, co-captain. When: Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Where: In The Mudroom. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903326 Lovahs I spy a crew of cooks that amaze me every night at Pulcinella’s. You are wonderful and always brighten my day. Thanks for all the hard work you put in. Love, The Chicken. When: Monday, February 25, 2008. Where: Pulcinella’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903325 Hating when things Dangle Eight girls on Buell heading west. Are you wearing my hat? Are those my green sweats? Good news: There are vampires in this here country, people hang garlic above the doors. The big boom box in the sky is playing here, but not as loud as it used to. Remember, eat an onion every day to fight off the free radicals. When: Monday, February 25, 2008. Where: security camera. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903324 To the handsome yoga man I enjoy seeing you at afternoon yoga classes downtown. You are tall and have curly dark hair and a kind smile. I think you are possibly the most handsome man I’ve ever seen and I just wanted you to know it. Namaste. When: Monday, February 25, 2008. Where: Burlington Yoga. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903323 striped shirt at muddy waters I thought you were cute in your “Where’s Waldo?” shirt, and my friend dared me that I wouldn’t kiss you. The walk-by makeout was pretty funny, even though you had coffee breath, and after kissing me you probably got drunk! Maybe I’ll tap on the window again. :) When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903322 Just Thinking To my Jelly, I miss you and I wish you could be in my arms every night. I can’t tell you how happy you’ve made me. Things are better than I ever thought they could be. Love, Your Peanut Butter. When: Sunday, February 24, 2008. Where: at home. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903321 Once, The departed, Zoolander... Do we ever actually watch the movie? Hope this makes you smile. When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: your place. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903320 Jake on the plane We sat together from Chicago to Burlington and talked almost the entire time. Two hours flew by and when I shook your hand at Baggage Claim, I should have asked for your number. If you’re interested in playing music or hitting the slopes, let’s hang out. I would love to try your homemade sushi sometime. When: Friday, February 22, 2008. Where: plane to Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903319 red jacket man watching sambatucada Very cute 30-ish male in red jacket, short brown hair, sunglasses, holding coffee cup, watching Sambatucada at Mardi Gras. Me: woman in bright blue jacket with sunglasses standing with girlfriend in black jacket on your right. Couldn’t stop staring at you and noticed you grooved to the beat of the music. Care to dance sometime? I’ve got really good rhythm. When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: Church St., Mardi Gras. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903318

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Walking Away From the Dog Park My dog and I joined you and Reilly walking away from the waterfront dog park Saturday morning. Would you be interested in a play date for the pups? When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: waterfront dog park. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903313 Friday night at Tiny Thai I saw a cute brunette wearing a white sweater (filled out nicely, I might add). You were with two friends at Tiny Thai Friday night drinking champagne. I was the tall blond guy getting take-out. Couldn’t stop looking at you, and I noticed you turned around to look while I was leaving. Single? I am. When: Friday, February 22, 2008. Where: Tiny Thai at Essex Outlets. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903312 Rusty Knight? So I placed an ad and you responded. I honestly don’t think I am the “kitten” you are thinking I am, because I did talk to the “mis-taken” one I initially posted the ad for. I apologize if I got your hopes up for this kitten to reappear in your life. Good luck! When: Saturday, February 23, 2008. Where: I Spy. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903309 Lady in PriceChopper parking lot Sorry. I had a big attitude. I felt pretty bad. Thanks for your grace, generosity and patience in dealing with this snotty college girl even though you did park six inches away from my door. But in reality the fault goes to the bozo who parked on the left side of you. Hopefully this is seen. Again, sorry. I was really grateful. When: Friday, February 22, 2008. Where: Price Chopper parking lot, TGIF side. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903306 Dear Iris I understand you like it hot! How hot can you take it, baby? Let’s warm things up here in VT. In fact, how about down right burn’n? I’ll bring the heels and thong to our party. You bring your great ass, a chair and your smile. Come on, come on, ATOYS Cowgirl! (ready 2 ride.) When: Thursday, February 21, 2008. Where: everywhere I look. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903305 Chris at jiffy mart, williston Chris, you are always so friendly! You like to talk a lot, too! LOL! Maybe we could have a coffee or beer sometime. I think you are cute! And you seem like a sweet person. p.s. I know what you mean by a “friend with benefits”! I can be that friend, if you want. Thank you for the free coffee! When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Where: Williston. You: Man. Me: Man. #903304 Jambo Even though we’re happier now, my god, it will always be so beautiful when the boy smiles. If we could just swim in Lake Champlain one more time... When: Friday, February 22, 2008. Where: biking across this country someday. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903303

what i saw next door In mind-altering, introverse superstition, I see we are the childish ones throwing bread at a big, hairy pigeon that can’t fly for eggedplants and talks like Tim Allen. It’s a dinosaur the size of my toenail, a piece of glass in coral reef. Now I am drawn. Coffeetalk? I guess I will just ask next time. When: Monday, February 18, 2008. Where: working. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903302 Sexy in a wetsuit You: looking mighty fine in a wetsuit. Me: openly admiring and being unsuave about it. Pardon my awkwardness. I just don’t know what to say. When: Monday, February 11, 2008. Where: water. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903301 Sexy green pants Hottie You very sexy, green pants, white shirt, blond hair, very attractive. Shaw’s on Shelburne Road, Feb. 20 around 8 p.m., very nice! When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Where: Shaw’s, Shelburne Road. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903300 To A., from J. We see each other in the library from time to time. I keep trying to talk to you, but never know quite what to say. Wanna hang out sometime? When: Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Where: UVM. You: Man. Me: Man. #903299 Don’t Let Me Go! Let’s face it, you can feel it! We do have something between us, look how long this has been going on. My dear, I do believe the ball is in your court. When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Where: 1.3 miles from your door. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903298 Crossing paths on Loomis St. I have liked you for three years. You: worked at the climbing wall. Me: only because you did. We finally got to be more than friends in December and then I was a fool and got scared. I see you on Loomis Street and want to shout, “Hello!” But I’m at a loss for words. Should I say hello? When: Tuesday, February 12, 2008. Where: Loomis St. between No. Union & No. Willard. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903296 Sledding Camels Hump You were sledding with a friend. You had a beautiful smile and purely positive energy. I hope to see you smile again. When: Monday, February 18, 2008. Where: Camel’s Hump. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903293 Pretty Girl Made My Night Your name was Holly and you told me I was very pretty and that I look like Keira Knightley. I couldn’t do much more than blush. We danced and kissed, and I spent the rest of the night hoping to see you again. You’re beautiful, and your kiss made my night, so thank you. When: Saturday, February 16, 2008. Where: Drag Ball at Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903292

Always on my mind My Sweet Candy Girl, I know it’s far too late for us but I know now that I should have given us one more try. I am very proud of you and will always love you. Maybe one day we can try again. When: Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Where: in my heart. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #903291 WE SAW YOU SMILING Chocolate kiss in a silver eclipse, red light! at St. Mike’s. Big smile, 3:45 p.m. on Feb. 19. Look for us online at plentyoffish. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: St. Mike’s, red light. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903290 PT + Pie Five years of getting lost in beautiful greenblue eyes. Five years of talks of philosophy, of melding on a fundamental level. Two became one, one drifting toward Nirvana. Till death, it was worth this life just to be with you. When: Friday, May 30, 2003. Where: someplace only we know. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903288 New lights in Macy’s Or was it just your smile? We were both working so there was no time to chat. Maybe we could make up for it over a drink. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: cosmetics counter in Macy’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903287 cutie at crabtree & evelyn Wow, I saw this hot girl wearing a baggy gray sweater and dark blue jeans with long brown hair. I think you work there. I can’t stop thinking of you. I’m 5’10 and have a two-stroke Johnson bike that you’ve seen me on. I’d love to meet up sometime. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: Crabtree & Evelyn. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903286 Rad Student If you take an x-ray of my stomach, you would see butterflies fluttering crazily with every thought I have of you. When: Saturday, December 1, 2007. Where: the market in Essex. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903285 Wigglebutt I spy an attractive boy in my bed since Aug. 31. It’s almost time for us to leave and I wanted to say thank you for changing my life, and if in the fall you show up outside my house on your motorcycle, I wouldn’t hesitate to ride into the sunset with you. Just one question: Am I pretty enough? When: Friday, August 31, 2007. Where: Muddy Waters. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903284 C2, where are you? 1992 in 615-2. You: Expos fan who almost killed me in aerobics. Me: involved at the time but struck out. Where are you? When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: constantly in my dreams. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #903283

Inked in the Berlin Mall I see you nearly every day working at Claire’s. You have very cool looking tattoo work and piercings. Just wanted to let you know that you are the reason I volunteer to go get the mail. Maybe someday I will poke my head in to say hi. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: the Berlin Mall. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903282 Cute-Bottomed Girl Although we have physically separated, you’ve become a close friend. By giving me a hand you’ve helped me more than you may ever know. I also appreciate you for respecting our friendship enough to be honest and hold back as you have. When: Thursday, February 14, 2008. Where: your place. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903281 Joshie in Middlebury I spy a ruggedly handsome, hilarious, amazing IT guy from Middlebury. You’re quite a catch and I’m glad I have you in my life. Let’s have a picnic and fall in love all over again. From your Honey Bun. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Where: Middlebury, VT. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903280 RE: Barnes & Noble Brunette Journal entry, Feb. 2, 2008. You: tall and handsome, sitting in the cafe across the way from me and reading. An elderly lady sat beside you. I was waiting for no one. In a desperate attempt to find inspiration, I looked around and observed people. Thank you for the compliment and the inspiration. No worries! There are always more moments to seize! When: Saturday, February 2, 2008. Where: Barnes & Noble. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #903279 TALL, ATTRACTIVE WOMAN I made it clear I found you very attractive. When: Sunday, February 17, 2008. Where: U-Mall movie store. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903278

At Speeder’s, trying to study Speeder’s on Pine St., President’s Day. You were studying from a law book, and your laptop had a sticker about a few committed people making change. I was a table or two away and couldn’t get much of my own studying done with you there. I’m kicking myself for not saying anything. I hope that I get another chance. When: Monday, February 18, 2008. Where: Speeder and Earl’s, Pine St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903273 Postive Pie, curly-haired man We checked each other out on Friday, Feb.15 at Positive Pie. You: so handsome with curly hair. Me: woman with the dark eyes and hat on. You smiled; I smiled. We even danced a tad. I was just about to speak with words and not just body language when you quickly left. I’d like to meet up again; you? When: Sunday, February 17, 2008. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903271 World’s Largest Nuts Phranck, I was so glad to get your message back, although your email address is blocked out. You said you were new to the area. I hope you have discovered the I Spys. You say you may need a tour? Well, let me know how I can contact you (I know you tried once) and maybe we could arrange a tour! When: Monday, February 11, 2008. Where: Yahooooo. You: Man. Me: Woman. #903270 Where is my Guitar Hero? All right, so maybe I need some practice on that game - but everything since has been music to my ears. Thanks for a great night of bubbles, raspberry and mattress-testing on YOUR turf! When: Sunday, February 17, 2008. Where: East Shore. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903269

VERY ATTRACTIVE We stared at each other as I was leaving. Are you single? When: Friday, February 15, 2008. Where: Bed, Bath & Beyond. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903277 Two Speeding sisters of Salvation Thanks to the two Stowe hotties, A and J, for helping me get my Suby unstuck on Stagecoach Road Sunday afternoon. It’s cool that neither one of us got a speeding ticket. Besides, it was fun to catch up with you and your roommate. Maybe I’ll see you lovely ladies around town. When: Sunday, February 17, 2008. Where: Stowe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903276 tall blond at rite aid You where waiting on line and we checked each other out. I was wearing white cammo pants. When I came back to talk to you, you were gone. But when I left you were driving a white Trailblazer. Maybe you’ll reply and we can hang out. When: Monday, February 18, 2008. Where: Rite Aid. You: Woman. Me: Man. #903274

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art Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Beginners Watercolor w/ Ginny Joyner. Drawing I, II w/ Christine Cole. Painting w/ Water Soluble Oils. B & W Darkroom Photo. Calligraphy. Flower Arranging w/ Kris Engstrom. Culinary Arts: One-night classes; Dim Sum, Korean Fare, Spanish Tapas, Caribbean Cuisine, Indian, Thai, Matzo Ball Soup, Gefilte Fish from Scratch. Materials incl. w/ few exceptions.

body Body & Mind Classes at CVUHS: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/ access. Core Strength/pilates, Top Conditioning w/ Caroline Perkins, Weight Training, Yoga, Yoga for Men, Yoga Monday, Swing Dance or Ballroom Bootcamp w/ Terry Bouricius, Beginner or Intermediate Tap to Contemporary Hits, Guitar for Beginners, West African Dance, Djembe Drumming, PennywhistleBeginners, Aromatherapy, Natural Facials, Meditation, Juggling—All Levels, Living Tobacco Free.

childbirth CVMC Birthing Ctr. Open House: First Wed. of every month, 5:30-7 p.m. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-371-4613, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. It’s mom’s choice: birthing the way you told us you want it! Learn more about our full range of services, meet staff members and tour our new Garden Path Birthing Center. Friends and family welcome. A light meal will be served. Registration is required.

PreNatal Yoga: Saturdays at 9 a.m. Cost: $10/1-hour class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, Elizabeth Murphy, 802223-9940, www.centraltoyourwell being.org. Come and celebrate this sacred time! Gain confidence in your body’s wisdom! Ease back pain, nausea, hip discomfort and prepare your body for pregnancy, birth & beyond. Prenatal yoga instructor Elizabeth Murphy weaves her knowledge as a labor & delivery nurse, yogini and mother of two.

computers Computer Classes at CVUHS: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/ access. MS Word Basics, More Word, MS Excel Basics, Excel up-The Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, Web Site Design that Works, Computer Use Tutorial, Best of Internet Sites, Keyboarding and Business Writing Sampler, CAD Keycreator. Other Classes Include; Window Management, Windows Vista & Office 2007, Thumbdrive Backup Use. More listings online!

craft CRAFT CLASSES AT CVU Hinesburg: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org/access. Home Repair, Woodworking - Beginners, Open Studio Woodshop, Pottery w/ Jen Labie, Hand-built Tiles w/ Jen, Rug Hooking, Knitting - Beginners or Intermediate, Sewing for Beginners, Rustic Furniture - Adult Chair or Loveseat, Cake Decorating I and II, Fun w/ Fondant, Backyard Astronomy, Old Fashion Soap Making. Most materials included. Frog Hollow Adult Classes: Location: Frog Hollow Craft School, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. Info: Frog Hollow Craft School, Middlebury, Barbara Nelson,

Afro-Caribbean Dance: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m., Burlington. Cost: $11/class. Location: Capitol City Grange, Montpelier; Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info: Carla Kevorkian, 802-985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome! Ballroom Dancing: Mondays and Thursdays in Burlington, Tuesday and Sunday in Shelburne. Cost: $50/4 weeks (per person). Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Street; Shelburne Town Hall, 5420 Shelburne Road, Burlington and Shelburne. Info: First Step Dance, Kevin Laddison, 802598-6757, www.FirstStepDance. com. Level I classes for beginners, Level II and above for experienced dancers. We host dances (with lessons) on the second and fourth Friday of each month. No experience is necessary, just an interest in learning to dance. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Dance Studio Salsalina: Cost: $12/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802598-1077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes Nightclub-style oneon-one, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

dreams Astrological Dreamwork: Mar. 12 - May 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $140/2-hour class. Location: 12 Howard St. (corner of Pine and Howard), Burlington. Info: Janis Comb, 802-253-7959. A dream group for those interested in exploring their dreams in a safe, supportive environment. We will use both the dream and the astrological birth chart as a mandala or map to the Self. Group facilitator: Janis Comb, MA, Certified Embodied Dream Imagery Practitioner, student of astrology over 25 years.

drumming Burlington Taiko Classes: Cost: $53/Adult Beginner Class. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-658-0658, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Winter II Session: Kids (Beginners), 3/12, 3/18, 3/25, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $33. Adults (Beginners), 3/12, 3/18, 3/25, 5:30-6:20 p.m. $53. Gift certificates are available! Email for full schedule. Richmond Taiko Classes: Cost: $59/adults. Location: Richmond Congregational Church, Bridge St., Richmond. Info: 802-4342624, classes@burlingtontaiko. org. Classes will meet 3/6, 3/13 and 3/27. Kids Class (Beginners): Thursdays, 6-6:50 ($37/$42). Adult Class (Beginners): Thursdays, 7-7:50 ($41/$46).

education Moodle Classroom Cooperative: Wednesdays beginning April 30, 5-6:30 p.m. Cost: $250/ Instructor-CSSU professionals fee. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org/access. Moodle your Noodle via an interactive tour of a global classroom. Experience online curriculum/lesson management and create plans for upcoming units. Professional development recertification credits available through collaboration with CSSU professionals. The magic of Moodle through online resources and face-to-face mentoring will be yours.

the whole system and promoting wellness in all areas of life. Oneness Blessing involves a transfer of intelligent sacred energy, which brings about the flowering of the heart and facilitates moving into higher states of consciousness. The benefits of Oneness Blessing are unique to each individual. It acts as a profound transformational catalyst.

fitness Women’s Fitness Program: Registration opens Mar. 3. Class runs July 13 - July 18. Cost: $1485/program + optional housing. Location: University of Vermont, UVM Campus, Burlington. Info: University of Vermont, 802656-2085, learn.uvm.edu/vtrim/ fitness. Dedicate yourself to developing a fitness plan for life! Learn from UVM’s world-class instructors, Dr. Declan Connolly and Jean Harvey Berino, Ph.D. Amenities include massage, hotel accommodations and delicious meals.

gardening SEED STARTING: Mar. 9, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $10/2-hour workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, www.purpleshutter.com. Celebrate planting with Andrew Wolf from Winooski Garden Program. Learn when and how to obtain and start seeds of edible and medicinal plants. Discuss the ins and outs of gardening, wildcrafting and dealing with sensitive seedlings in our harsh climate. Come away with seeds and supplies to get you growing!

empowerment Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/ access. Great Decisions Foreign Policy w/ Terry Ryan, BeeKeeping w/ Bill Mares, First Garden, Interior Design, Writer Workshop, Solar Energy 101, Sudoku Sanity, CPR/First Aid by Red Cross, Horsemanship, Bridge for Beginners, Backyard Astronomy, Financial Management, Astrology, Writer Workshop, VoiceOver Workshop w/ Dan Levine, Herbs for Women’s Health. More listings online!

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Intro to Esoteric Healing: April 4, 5, 6 and April 26 & 27. April 4, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 4/5, 6, 26, 27, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $350/4 1/2 days. Location: Enosburgh, VT. Info: Partners in Healing, Claudia Rose, 802-933-6107, clau diarose@surfglobal.net, claudiarose.abmp.com. Learn to practice energy healing for yourself and others. This class offers the science and techniques to help you sensitize your hands and inner perception to feel and impact the human energy field. Your health and vitality are maintained by this field. Receive the tools for greater body, mind and spirit well-being.

Oneness Blessing (Deeksha): Mar. 8, 1-4:30 p.m. Cost: $35/3.5hour group workshop/meditation/ session (suggested contribution). Location: Unity Church, 56 Main St., Essex Junction. Info: Marieken Volz, 802-353-8104, marieken@verizon.net, golden-heart. net. Oneness Blessing (Deeksha) offers a simple, effortless method of giving profound rest to the body and peace to the mind. It removes deep-rooted stress, rejuvenating

Light Labyrinth Experience: Mar. 14, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $35/2-hour class. Location: Spirit Dancer/ Star Root, 125 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Spirit Dancer/ Star Root, Carol von Rohr, 802660-8060. Join us for deep-trance meditation and healing with the Light Labyrinth. Light, color, sound and music are combined with spectacular quartz crystal for a unique multimedia experience. See with color and light the music you are hearing. Access liminal states, the

states between the conscious and the unconscious.

health NAMI-VT Family-to-Family Class: Location: NAMI-Vermont, Brattleboro, Morrisville & St. Albans. Info: NAMI-Vermont, NAMI-Vermont, 800-639-6480, namivt@verizon.net, www.namivt.org. NAMI’s free 12-week Family-to-Family course is starting in March in Brattleboro, Morrisville and St. Albans. Learn the latest facts about methods of treatment and the chances for recovery from mental illness, learn how to take care of yourself, and meet other family members.

herbs HERBAL SALVES & BALMS: Mar. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $12/1.5hour workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, www.purpleshutter.com. This class introduces the basics of herbal oil-based preparations. Join with Angela in learning how to create infused oils using both solar and stove-top methods. Then, Angela will divulge her secrets for creating the perfect lip balm. Everyone will take home their own medicinal salve and flavored lip balm. Herbal Salves as Healers: Mar. 8, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $20/2-hour class (cost includes materials). Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 250 Main St., Suite 302, Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 802-224-7100, www.vtherbcenter.org. Learn how to prepare these simple, healing balms for the dry, cold months as well as for after a long day in the summer garden. You will be making a salve that you can take with you. Local Healers Program: Class meets Wednesdays, 10 am to 4pm. May 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 23, 30; August 6, 13, 20; September 3, 10, October 29. Cost: $650/VSAC non-degree grants available. Location: Mandala Botanicals, Barre. Info: Sandra Lory, 802-522-0243, mandalabotanicals@gmail.com. A life-changing, hands-on learning experience that will empower you with seasonal, locally based herbal medicine, food and lifestyle tools. Help your community adapt to rapidly changing food, medicine, climate, energy and transportation systems. Students help create a community herbal apothecary at LACE. Includes very special field trips and guest teachers. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Open House, Sunday, Mar. 9, 1-4 p.m. Location: Rhapsody Cafe, 28 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Annie McCleary, Director, 802-456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool. com, www.WisdomOfTheHerbs School.com. Currently accepting applications for Wisdom of the Herbs 2008, eight-month certification program, mid-April through November. Learn local plants as

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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. edibles and medicinals, plant spirit communion, home remedies, and fire making with bow drill. Classes held in So. Woodbury, VT. VSAC non-degree grants available to qualifying Vermont residents. MasterCard and VISA accepted.

kids Kids Classes CVUHS Hinesburg: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org/access. Music Seeds for newborns, Spanish for 5- to 7-year-olds, Mandarin Chinese, Paper Arts 9-12 years, Wire and Wood Sculpture, ages 8-11. Decorating Easter Cookies for all ages. Move & Groove, ages 1-4. Creative Dance, 3-6 years. Sign Language for 5th-12th graders, Baby Sitting by American Red Cross.

language FRENCH CLASSES: Cost: $180/ session, 4 sessions, 8 classes each. Location: Alliance Française, Lake Champlain Region, 304 Dupont (Old Fort Ethan Allen), Colchester. Info: Alliance Française, Lake Champlain Region. Advanced Conversation, Monday; Beginning French, Tuesday; Intermediate French A, Wednesday; Intermediate French B, Thursday. 4 sessions, 8 classes per session beginning March 10th. Classes meet at #304 Dupont (Old Fort Ethan Allen) 6:30-8 p.m. Information/Registration: 6542804 or 524-3291, leave message. monmartin@localnet.com. French Through Art: Class ongoing, all ages. Location: Drury Studio, Stowe, or at your home. Info: Carol, 802-253-8571. Do you know the 48 countries that speak French? A fine art experience in drawing, painting and French conversation, Carol features French culture and slides of the impressionists on a creative tour of her native country. Come to the studio to make delicious crepes or have Paris come to you! Language Classes at CVU: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/ access. Italian for Travelers, Beginner French plus, Conversational Immersion French, Beginning Spanish plus, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish for 5-7 year olds in the afternoon, Portuguese for Travelers, Beginning Mandarin, Intermediate Mandarin, Mandarin for Children, A Taste of American Sign Language with David Krueger as well as Baby Sign. Most materials included.

MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory Class. Location: One minute off I-89 at Exit 17, Colchester. Info: 802-8938893. Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston. Info: 802-6604072, www.bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial-arts system, it enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes, Boxing, Muay-Thai Kickboxing and MMA for all levels. Head Instructor is 5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro, certified 6th Degree Black Belt under Carlson Gracie. Classes for men, women and children. First class is free.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m. which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

nature ROOTS School: Location: ROOTS School, East Calais. Info: ROOTS School, Brad Salon, 802-4561253, info@RootsVT.com, www. RootsVT.com. ROOTS: Reclaiming Our Origins through Traditional Skills. WINTER: Arrow-Making, Mar. 15-16, $150. SPRING: Tracking and Awareness, Mar. 29-30. $150. Fire by Friction, Apr. 26-27. $150. Flint Knapping I - Basic Technique, May 10-11. $150. Bow Building, May 2326. $450.

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parenting

AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, Mar. 4, 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th-degree black belt and Vermont’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor.

Parenting On Track: Saturday, Mar. 8. Check in 7:30 a.m. Class 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $197/per person, $249/per household. Location: Doubletree Inn Hotel, 1117 Williston Road, South Burlington. Info: Shared Ventures, Jennifer Nault, jennifer@sharedventures. net, www.parentingontrack. com/workshops/workshops.php. Stop fighting, nagging, lecturing and start living! Vicki Hoefle, the state’s most popular and dynamic Parent Educator delivers a power-packed one-day workshop. Thousands of families in Vermont alone have experienced first-hand the dramatic and positive changes after attending one of Vicki’s programs. Now is your chance. Don’t wait. Register today!

photography Digital Camera Classes at CVU: Classes from April-June. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/ access. Digital Camera Fundamentals, Enhance Digital Photographs, Create Digital Compositions, Advanced Digital Photography Workshops, Adobe Photoshop Elements - 3 choices of levels, Digital Video, Digital Slideshow, iTunes Management - Playlists, Podcasting. Senior discount 65+.

pilates 123 Pilates Studio: Location: 123 Pilates Studio, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Hwy 127, near Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, lucille@123pilates.com, 123pilates.com. Beyond the ordinary, our new Wednesday 123:Studio class brings together the best of Pilates exercise, Integrative movement and Ballet conditioning. Experience a wonderfully creative exercise for your brain, heart and body. Develop strength, flexibility, coordination, precision, awareness and flow. Twenty years experience, small classes, professional instruction, individual attention and fun! ABSOLUTE PILATES: Zum Pilates (new!)—A pilates and areobic Latin dance mix. Plus ongoing pilates mat classes. Location: Espire, 12 Gregory Drive, Suite One, South Burlington. Info: 802-3102614, www.absolutepilatesvt. com. Tone, stretch, strengthen and energize with certified classical Pilates instructor Lynne Martens. Sculpt a great new body in group mat classes or private lessons on reformer, Wunda chair and tower unit in an attractive welcoming local. Visit our website for pricing, class times and specials. Pilates Space: Call for current pricing. Location: Pilates Space, 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802863-9900, www.pilatesspace.net. Come experience our expert teachers, beautiful, light-filled studio, and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness. Free intro to Pilates: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or call to arrange a time to fit your schedule. Pilates Method Alliance Member.

pregnancy IT’S CONCEIVABLE: Cost: $99/3classes. Ongoing. Includes CD. Location: Germain Hypnosis Center, 145 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne. Info: Germain Hypnosis Center, 802-999-6444, germainhypnosis@verizon.net, www.germainhypnosis.com. Week 1: HypnoFertility. The relaxed state of hypnosis helps open the door to conception (natural or medically assisted). Week 2: Relaxation through Restorative Yoga to restore balance. Week 3: Self-hypnosis to use at home or before your appointments. Restructure negative mental thoughts to decrease your distress.

reiki Reiki Day-Long Classes: Reiki Level One: Sat., Mar. 29, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $175. Reiki Level Two: Sat., Apr. 26, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Location: Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St., Suite 7, Burlington. Info: 802-878-1711, chris@ risingsunhealing.com. Learn this

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self-help DEVELOPING YOUR INTUITION: Mar. 8-29, 2-4 p.m., weekly on Saturday. Cost: $60/workshop. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn six proven ways to access your inner wisdom and discover your personal intuitive style. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author, with over 30 years of experience in Jungian analysis, dreamwork and leading adult programs. Limited to 8 students.

spirituality A Warrior’s Approach to Cost: $100/weekendDeath: long class (Mar. 28-30: Fri. eve, Sat. & Sun.). Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, Tracy Whitcomb, 802-922-2602, http://www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Change in general, and the time of death in particular, are moments fraught with anxiety but also filled with potential. The Buddhist teachings say that times of transition are moments when we can experience great freedom, but instead what we usually do is freeze and freak out. In this program we will explore the rawness of death and change, and practice bravery where we traditionally find groundlessness. Green Mountain Druid Training: One weekend per month, 9 months a year. Cost: $1600/year. Possible payment plan. Location: Dreamland, 233 Downs Road, Worcester. Info: Green Mountain Druid Order, Ivan McBeth, 802505-8010, ivanmcbeth@aol.com, www.ivanmcbeth.com. The Druid Training is designed to liberate our creativity, transform and heal us, align us with the spirit of nature and this wonderful planet, and teach us how to create sacred space with our every breath. Eventually we become Caretakers of the Earth, empowered Druids who truly make a difference. Silva Workshop Psychic Ability: Cost: $300/16-hour class (April 26-27). Location: Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester. Info: Empowering Transitions, Theresa Schilizzi, 646-218-1285, emptransitions@ aol.com, www.empoweringtransitions.com. Empower and transition your life in 2008! Learn to develop your natural psychic ability in a relaxing, supportive environment. ESP is developed through dynamic meditation, mental projection, mind training techniques and psychic exercises! Learn how to use your natural psychic ability to help change and improve your life!

swimming Total Immersion Swim Clinic: Mar. 8, 3:30-5 p.m. Cost: $20/1.5hour class. Location: Sports and Fitness Edge, 4 Morse/Gauthier Drives, Essex Junction. Info: Andrew Farrell, 802-922-1792, afarrell7@gmail.com. Experience the joy of effortless, graceful swimming! Total Immersion, known world-wide as the leader in swim instruction, will focus and improve your swimming, amateurs and veterans alike. No experience necessary, ages 16+. Enrollment is limited to 14 for this introductory clinic, so please call to reserve your place.

Total Immersion Swim Clinic: Mar. 16, 3:30-5 p.m. Cost: $20/1.5 hours. Location: Sports and Fitness Edge, 75 Eastwood Drive, South Burlington. Info: Andrew Farrell, 802-922-1792. Experience the joy of effortless, graceful swimming! Total Immersion, known world-wide as the leader in swim instruction, will focus and improve your swimming, amateurs and veterans alike. No experience necessary, ages 16+. Enrollment is limited to 14 for this introductory clinic, so please call to reserve your place.

tarot Your Own Tarot Apprenticeship: Cost: $300/10 weeks, 2 hours per week. Location: Psychic Reader’s Creative Office, Montpelier. Info: Heather Deirdre Keener, 802-223-6968, 13tarot@gmail. com, www.earthless.com/tarot. Throw away generic books! Feed and nurture your innate psychic power! Understand your soul’s personal relationship with Tarot. Find your voice while discovering the cards’ meanings. Learn to heal and divine for yourself and others. Individual classes with flexible hours and inspirational homework. Teacher with 20+ years reading experience.

voice You’re On The Air! VoiceOvers: Mar. 24, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $30/class. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org. Join Dan Levine, Tony Award nominee, musical composer, producer, for this adventure into the world of Voice-Overs. Learn about the business - commercials, films and videos plus some practical steps to break into voice-over work. All encouraged to step-up to the mic by evenings’ end. Full description on website, click on Access - Community Education.

weight loss Lose Weight with Hypnosis!: Cost: $160/4-week class. Location: Wellspring Hypnotherapy Center, 57 River Rd., Essex Junction. Info: Wellspring Hypnotherapy and Rising Sun Healing, Betty Moore-Hafter, 802-872-0089, bet t y @ r isingsunhealing.com, www.holistichypnotherapyef t. com OR www.wellspringhypno. com. The subconscious mind is at the root of habits that make weight loss easy or difficult. Learn hypnosis techniques to help you make permanent changes. 4-week classes (level 1 and 2) with ongoing support groups. Audio CDs of hypnosis sessions are included to make home practice effective and easy.

yoga BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or Ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Cost: $14/dropin, $110/10 classes or $100/ monthly pass. Location: Old High School, Bristol. Info: 802-4825547, www.bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. Bristol Yoga is directed by Christine Hoar, who was blessed and authorized to

teach by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India, holder of the Ashtanga lineage. BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily, ongoing classes in all syles with experienced, certified instructors. Cost: $12/hour, $14/90 min., $160/unlimited monthly membership, $75/private lesson. Location: 156 Saint Paul St. 1/2 block south of Main St., Burlington. Info: 802-658-9642, www.burl ingtonyoga.com. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna. Copper Crane Yoga: Daily ongoing yoga and meditation classes for all levels. 3-week Beginner Series. Special workshops and monthly talks on yoga, bodywork, relaxation, meditation, breathing, energy work and more. Cost: $14/drop-in, $60/5-class card, $110/10-class card, $200/20-class card. Location: Copper Crane Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: 802-877-3663, coppercraneyoga. com. Offering individual, group and custom classes. Thai Yoga Bodywork and Zero Balancing sessions by appt. Copper Crane Yoga is directed by Carolyn Conner, RYT, Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to nourish the spirit and unite the mind and body. Be yourself here. EVOLUTION YOGA: Mondays, 5:45 p.m. class is sliding scale, $4-10. $5 Friday classes at 4:30 p.m. Cost: $13/drop-in, $120/10-class card for 1.5 hr.-classes. $11/drop-in, $100/10-class card for 1 hr. classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Info: 802-864-9642, www.evolutionvt. com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar classes for all levels, plus babies and kids yoga. Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre/postnatal yoga. Yoga and Pampering: Men and Women, Sunday, Mar. 16, 12:153:45 p.m. Burlington Yoga, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington. Please register with piper@burlingtonyoga. com or 802-658-9642. Saturday, Apr. 19, 1-6 p.m., Copper Crane Yoga, Vergennes. Location: See, above. Info: Lisa Limoge, 802-3247074, lisalimoge@aol.com. Let yourself be completely taken care of. The day begins with tea and conversation. A two-hour Kripalu yoga class follows with much individual attention. Rise from relaxation to a specially prepared lunch for all palates. Next, receive and give a spa massage treatment. The effects are deep peace and contentment. YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to all levels. Cost: $14/drop-in, $110/ ten classes, $120/month pass. Location: Chace Mill on Winooski River, and downtown studio and boutique at 113 Church St. (top floor of the Leunig’s building), Burlington. Info: 802-660-9718, www.yogavermont.com. Explore a variety of yoga styles with experienced and passionate instructors in our beautiful, spacious studios: Yoga for Skiers/Riders, Six-Week Intro to Kripalu, Six-Week Intro to Ashtanga, Monthly Restorative, Adaptive Yoga, Instructor Training and more listed on website. Gift certificates available. For the latest, check out our blog: http://yogavermont.typepad. com.

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Burlington’s new north end

Distinctive Cape with charming curb appeal and landscaping. Bright bonus family room with gas stove, plus large living room with wood burning fireplace and mantle make this a cozy home. $264,000.

This two bedroom Flat has been magically transformed to a two-level unit with a new set of interior access stairs to the basement and a brand new family and laundry room. The main level has hardwood floors, new windows, and updated kitchen.

This 2 bedroom home in a quiet residential neighborhood just steps from C.P. Smith Elementary School. Wonderful location on a corner lot with spacious back deck! The interior boasts a large eat-in kitchen and hardwood floors under the carpeting! $214,900.

Call Kate von trapp Coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman realty 802-846-9512 www.Chrisvontrapp.com

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$139,000. Call Kate von Trapp Coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman realty 802-846-9512 www.ChrisvonTrapp.com

No. MaiN Street CoNdo

Call edie Brodsky Coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman realty 802-846-9532 www.ediehomes.com

288 Main Street Condo

well located close in johnson to it all!

Enjoy two-story Condo living in this convenient South Burlington location. New roof in 2007, all windows in bedrooms less than 1 year old. Freshly painted kitchen and entryway. Private back patio and carport with additional storage. MLS#2801232. $179,900. call jessica hubbard coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9585 www.hickokandBoardman.com

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Is what you’ll feel entering this Essex Junction Townhouse with natural gas hot water heat. It boasts 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, a cozy front porch, rear deck overlooking woods, plus pool and tennis too! $185,000.

Remodeled 1 bd, 1 ba North Main Street Condo $129,900. 24 hour recorded information. 800-245-1805 x 1005

Remodeled 2 bd, 1 ba Main Street Condo $259,900. 24 hour recorded information. 800-245-1805 x 1015

Georgeous 5 bd, 5 ba Executive Style Home $659,900. 24 hour recorded information. 800-245-1805 x 1025

call nancy desany coldwell Banker hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.Vermonttrademarkhomes.com

Call allyson Nadeau Coldwell Banker Choice Properties 802-316-0674 abnadeau@gmail.com

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BURLINGTON

Monkton

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Live in one unit and rent the other! Each unit has 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room and sun porch. 2-car garage and large outbuilding is included. Offered at $219,900

3-BR home w/ finished attic (could be 4th) on dead-end street.Walk to UVM & Hospital. Fully fenced in yard w/ raised beds. Sunny kitchen & HDWD floors throughout. Updates incl. double-pane windows, newer appliances, furnace, central-air, but w/ the character of a well-built older home. Move in by April 1st for Homestead Tax Rate.

Energy conscious construction in this brand & new fully dormered 3 bedroom, & 2 full bath Cape. High efficiency heating system. Natural woodwork, beamed ceilings & hardwood on the first floor. Deck & 2 car garage. $336,000

The Lynn Jackson Group Century 21 Jack Associates 802-877-2134 or 800-639-8052 www.LakeChamplainRealtor.com

Call Mandi Bateman www.mandisproperties.com Century 21 Jack Associates 802-860-0667 • mandibateman@c21jack.com

2860+ sq ft. custom designed home. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. Open flowing floor plan-great for family & entertaining, custom kitchen & formal dining room. Master bedroom suite with Jacuzzi. Large family room and a huge partially finished basement. $329,900

Call Greentree Real Estate 802-482-5232 www.vermontgreentree.com

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ALBURGH: NEW 3BR TOWNHOUSE 2.5-BA, fully equipped kitchen, W/D, fireplace, finished basement, attached garage. $1100/mo. incl. heat, hot & cold water. Info: 802-796-3649. Available Apts Essex 2-BR, $900/mo + utils. Burlington 2BR, $900/mo. + utils. Winooski 1-BR, $650/mo. + utils. Info: 802-864-0341. Burl. 1-BR - New Price! Calarco Court. HDWD, clawfoot tub, walkin closet, LR, DR, porch, W/D, parking. Heat incl. Pets neg. w/ fee. Avail. now; 12-, 18-mo. lease. $950/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rental s @hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

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Colchester 3-BR House Off Exit 17, pets OK. Avail. June 1. $1900/ mo. incl. utils., cable, Internet! Info: Jay Morin, 802-893-1123.

Burlington Quiet, safe, Lakeside Neighborhood, 2/25/08 park setting. 10:26:29 AM Colchester: 3900 SF Home 3-BR, 1.5-BA, walk to beach/bike Clay Point: Phenomenal setting, path/bus-stop/Oakledge Park. 7 min. drive to Church St. or I-89. 10 acres, 4-BA, W/D, barn, pond, pool & hot tub use. Avail. NOW; Sunny, glassed-in porch, cedar 6-, 12-, 18-mo. lease. $2000/mo. deck. Landscaped, HDWD. NS/ Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & pets. 1200 sq.ft. + basement + garage. $1500/mo. + utils. Info: Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hicko 802-372-8707. Burlington Avail now. Church kandboardman.com, www.hicko kandboardman.com. St. Lg. newly renovated efficiency, 3/4-BA, no pets. $750/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229.

Burlington 1-BR Cottagestyle, 1/2 block to downtown, 1 off-street parking, gas heat, W/D next door. $695/mo. + utils. (incl. trash & water). Call 802-578-8525. Avail. Apr. 1. Info: 802-578-8525. Burlington 2-BR Robinson Parkway. Private porch, HDWD, gas heat, W/D on premises, off-street parking, new kitchen, walking distance to UVM, FAHC. $1350/ mo. + utils. NS/dogs. Avail. 4/1. Info: 802-310-4205. Burlington 2-BR House North Ave. Parking, enclosed porch. No dogs. Avail. 4/1. $915/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481, x1021. www.nevilleco.com. Burlington 3-BR, W/D 2nd floor, near H.O. Wheeler. 10-min. walk to downtown & hospital. New W/D, lg. closets, parking, lg. back yard, deck. Avail. 3/1. Info: 802-862-3738. condo Historic Vermont house, 7th floor. Great views of the city. 2-BR, 1.5-BA, partially furnished, 40” TV, onsite laundry. Avail. now. $1750/mo. Info: 802-864-0799, handymandanvt@hotmail.com.

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Burlington All shapes, all sizes. Great locations, parking. Avail. 6/01. Info: Rick, 802-864-3430.

Colchester 3-BR Apt. Single level, award-winning school system, new kitchen floor, nice yard, storage shed, W/D. Section 8 approved. Avail. 3/1. $1195/mo. Info: Eric Jarvis, 802-363-8776.

Burlington Hill Section 2BR. Avail. around 3/8/08. 486 So. Union St. 2 floors + basement. HDWD, W/D, DW, porch, parking. Pets neg. NS. $1300/mo. + utils. Info: Mary, 802-863-2619. BURLINGTON SOUTH END, 1-BR Hayward St., avail. now, 2nd floor, 3 rooms + porch, clean, quiet. NS/ pets. $695/mo. incl. trash/water. Dep. Info: 802-893-6553. Burlington, Colchester Ave 2-BR, 1.5-BA, parking, coin-op W/D. $950/mo. Avail. 5/1. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com. Burlington, Colchester Ave 4-BR, parking, coin-op W/D. No dogs. $1175/mo. Avail. 6/1. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-6603481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

Burlington, East Ave. 4-BR Avail. now. $1600/mo. Parking. Burlington Howard St., 1No pets. Neville Companies, Inc., 1x2c-melissaallen030508.indd 1 3/3/08 12:54:10 PM BR, HDWD, full-BA. $750/mo. + 802-660-3481 x1021. www.nevil utils. Gas heat. Avail. 3/10. Info: leco.com. 802-310-4205. Burlington, No. Avenue Avail Burlington Avail. now. Mur6/1. Studio. 3rd floor. $560/mo. ray St. 3-BR, 1-BA, lg. kitchen, Parking. Updated kitchen. No HDWD, porch, pets considered. dogs. 802-660-3481 x1021, www. $1200/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, nevilleco.com. 864-5200 ext. 229. Burlington, Upper College ST. Burlington Avail. 4/1. Platts1-BR, excellent neighborhood, carburg Ave. 3-BR townhouse, 1.5peted, lg. closets, bright, quiet, BA, basement w/ W/D hookups, parking, laundry, extra storage. parking, pets okay. $1200/mo. $875/mo. HW incl. NS/pets. Info: Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 802-985-5598. ext. 229. Cambridge Village - 1 BR Cozy, BURLINGTON Avail now, 46 Grove 1st floor, private deck, 15 min. to St. 1-BR, full BA, renovated, new Smuggs, 42 to Burl. $700/mo. + kitchen, BA & carpets. Laundry. lease/sec.dep/heat. Includes elec$850/mo. Winooski, 88 Mallets tric. Avail. Mar. 15. Call or email. Bay Ave., lg. 1-BR, full BA, panInfo: Enginuity LLC, 802-373-0893, try, parking. $700/mo. Avail. enginuityvt@comcast.net. 6/01, 1, 2 & 3-BR. No dogs. Info: Colchester 4-BR raised ranch, 802-862-7467. fireplace, deck, 2-car garage, brand new DW. Avail. now. $1600/mo. + utils., first, dep. No pets. Info: 802-655-4413.

For rent Unfurnished 1-BR 2nd floor apt. near Exit 19. Clean, quiet, yard. NS/pets. Credit check & ref. req. $525/mo. + utils. & lease. Info: 802-893-2173.

Georgia Shore rustic 2-BR Lakeside cottage, secluded, private beach, new HDWD floors, freshly painted, natural stone fireplace, W/D. Pets possible. First, last, dep., refs. $900/mo. + utils. 802-479-9825 ext. 3. GREAT STUDIO APARTMENT! Lg. kitchen, BA, BR/LR. Very clean, quiet, nice sunny exposure. Near downtown. Small yard, gardens, off-street parking. NS/pets. $725/ mo. incl. utils.! Info: Robert Tanneberger, 802-863-0231. House for Rent Lg. farmhouse on 8 acres of land. Open floor plan. Lg. kitchen. Laundry room w/ W/D. HDWD in some rooms. Lg. porch. Incl. all utils. 1-yr. lease req. Info: 802-238-6008. Jericho 1-BR efficiency apt. Neat & clean, nice yard. Avail. now. $730/mo. incl. utils. First, last, dep. NS. Info: 802-849-6807.

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So Burlington: Nice Duplex Logwood St. Bright 2-BR, 1-BA, garage, storage/utility room, W/D, yard. Avail. now; 12-, 18mo. lease. Brand new carpeting & paint. No pets. $1000/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com. SO. BURLINGTON Free room in exchange for work. Close to UVM, on bike path. Room for rent in old farmhouse. $400/mo. Near UVM also. Info: pheald1@cs.com.

Upper Maple studio apt. Clean, quiet, storage, full kitchen, recent paint & carpet, parking, W/D. Single room w/ shared BA. $625/mo. incl. utils. NS/pets. Refs. Info: Prospect Properties, 802-658-8056, Studio404@comcast.net. Vergennes 2-BR apt. 2nd floor, quiet, W/D hookups, off-street parking. Incl. heat/HW. $795/mo. + dep. Avail. 4/1. No dogs. Info: 802-655-1474.

So. Burlington Avail. now. Eastwood Condo, 2-BR, 2-BA, W/ D, parking, storage unit, fitness room on-site, gas incl. $1400/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229. So. Burlington, Charles St 2-BR duplex, garage, basement, W/D hook-ups, yard. $1125/mo. Avail. 6/1. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x 1021, www. nevilleco.com. SOUTH HERO Studio apt., easy commute to Burlington. Avail. 4/1. NS/pets. $550/mo. Sec. dep., ref. req. Call for more info. Info: 802-372-8391. Swanton, Bushey Rd. 3-BR house, garage, W/D hook-ups. $1200/mo. Avail. now. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com. Ultra chic riverfront home Rent this & live the good life! Enjoy every modern convenience & get what you deserve - only the very best for you! Info: VT Lake Sales & Rentals, Katie Riegelman, 802-233-2365, http://www.vtlake rentals.com.

Williston Village 1-BR Apt Quiet, off-street parking, fenced yard, across from bike path. Pets OK. Avail. Mar. 1. $700/mo. heat incl. Call before 9 p.m. Info: 802878-5146, CarmynS@aol.com. Winooski Beautiful Victorian 2+BR, parking, storage, yard, laundry. Avail. now. $1000/mo. + utils. Info: 802-893-1093.

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Lakefront House For Rent 2story home on lake, 2-BR, 2-BA, 1-car garage, wood stove, energyefficient, W/D hookup. 2885 Georgia Shore Rd. 30 min. from Burl. Avail. immed. $1200/mo. Info: 802-859-0455. Luxury Apts Available! Montpelier, VT. Brand new 2-BR luxury townhouses w/deck, DW and W/D hookup. $950/mo. + utils. w/garage, or $925/mo. + utils. w/carport. River Station Condominiums, convenient to Stonecutter’s Way, the bike path and Hunger Mountain Co-op. To make an appointment for a showing, please call Rachel at 476-4493 ext. 230. Info:. Milton: Restored Colonial Main St. Everything new! Beautiful, 4-BR, 2-BA, 1700 sq.ft., amazing custom kitchen, cherry floors. Not furnished. Avail. now; 12-, 18-mo. lease. $1600/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

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WINOOSKI Nice, clean 2-BR, 1st floor apt. w/ attached garage for storage. Laundry & off-street parking avail. $850/mo. + utils. 802-355-2219 or 802-355-2218. WINOOSKI 2-BR Clean, updated, off-street parking, porches, W/D hookups. NS/dogs. Avail. now or Apr. 1. $850/mo. + utils. Call or email. Info: 802-425-3158, SS05404@aol.com.

Housemates 2 ROOMS IN GREAT HOUSE Upstairs room for $500/mo. or full finished basement w/ private BA & LR for $700/mo. Rooms are furnished w/ beds & bureaus but could be easily removed. Easygoing male roommates, nice small dog, great neighborhood & neighbors, plenty of storage, wireless, full use of kitchen, pans, dishes & both LR’s. Info: Ian Kelley, 802999-1779, organicbodybuilding. com.

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WINOOSKI 2-BR HOUSE Small bungalow in quiet neighborhood, eat-in kitchen, small back yard, off-street parking. Avail. Apr. 1. Short-term rental preferred (April/May/June). $750/mo. + utils. Info: 802-399-2509.

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WINOOSKI LECLAIR ST STUDIO 2nd floor, parking, quiet neighborhood. Avail. 5/1. $505/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-6603481 x 1021, www.nevilleco.com. WINOOSKI, HICKOK ST. 2-BR Avail. 5/1. HDWD, parking. No dogs. $815/mo. 802-660-3481, x1021. www.nevilleco.com.

BURLINGTON NEAR UVM/FAHC Female preferred, 1 room in quiet, 5-BR house, Colchester Ave. W/D, off-street parking, big back yard, garage/storage. 1 min. to FAHC/ UVM. $400/mo.+ utils. Info: 802-734-8880. COLCHESTER POND FARMHOUSE Share this clean, quiet house with 1M & 1F 30ish professionals. 20 min. to Burlington yet feels rural. $500/mo. incl. utils., Internet. Cell phone required. Info: Foreground landscape design/build, Wilder Wheelock, 802-355-2686, wilderwheelock@hotmail.com, www.wilderwheelock.com.

BEDROOM IN QUEEN CITY PARK Female to share home. Lg. room, own BA, fenced yard. Small dog allowed. On the lake, park & bike trails. $650/mo. Info: Melissa, 802-922-6654. BRISTOL, FREE ROOM & BOARD In exchange for cooking, food shopping, organizing, folding laundry and cleaning. Beautiful home w/ fireplace, view & much more. Female only. Info: 802-453-7738.

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ESSEX JCT. NEAR IBM Share charming country farmhouse w/2 men. 1 lg. room avail. 2/01. W/D, parking, Wi-Fi/cable. Tidy individual, please. NS/dogs. $400/mo. + 1/4 heat. Elec. incl. Info: 802-343-8073.

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ROOMMATE NEEDED Young professional or graduate student needed to share cozy 2-BR townhouse. Must love animals, quiet location 2-BR CENTENNIAL COURT APT. Roommate wanted for 6/1. Prof./ 2/29/08 3:16:36 PM & close to everything. Info: Steph, 802-236-5736. grad student preferred. Partially furnished. $495/mo. + 1/2 utils. ROOMMATE WANTED Sunny room Free parking, laundry room, priw/ HDWD on 40 acres 20 min. north vate, quiet. Info: Todd Miller, of Montpelier. Looking for friendly, 802-862-5321. responsible, clean housemate in

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Sunny 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Near recreation path, UVM & FAHC. New roof & siding. Association Fee $120/month. R5 Grandview Drive, South Burlington. Call 617-733-6137. $149,900.

CREEK FARM PLAZA OFFICE Space in Colchester. Professional Associates has quality space avail. w/ excellent location & visibility from 300-700 sq.ft. $6/sq.ft. incl. utils. Info: Chuck, 802-878-9551. DOWNTOWN RICHMOND Prime office space. Heat & electricity incl. Starting at $325/mo. Info: 802-343-2102.

WILLISTON OFFICE SPACE 155 sq.ft. Office avail. on So. Brownell Rd. Reception area, kitchen, deck, cable access, and ample parking. Great location. Info: 802-8602211, http://www.hubbardconstruction.net.

OFFICE SPACE FOR THERAPIST Lovely office for licensed psychotherapist in historic Woolen Mill. $400/mo. incl. cleaning, utils., group, staff & waiting rooms. On CCTA bus line, free parking, accessible. Info: Stillwater Counseling Center, Dianne Coffey, 802-654-7600. OFFICE SPACE WANTED Seeking to share office space (or rent on an occasional basis) in a professional setting w/ parking in the greater Burlington area. Info: Debra, 802-598-7161, mediationvt@live.com. QUIET RICHMOND OFFICE 11’ x 11’, avail. now. $365/mo. incl. heat & elec. Quiet w/ big window. Perfect for a home-based business that has outgrown the home office. Info: EnSave, Inc., 802434-1844, www.ensave.com. S. BURLINGTON OFFICE SPACE 1st floor, 2 room office suite. Approx. 500 sq.ft., kitchenette, parking, HVAC & electric incl. Call to view, lv. msg. Info: 802-658-4422. S. BURLINGTON OFFICE SPACE 1st floor, 5 room office suite w/ kitchenette, parking, HVAC & electric incl. Call to view. Lv. msg. Info: 802-658-4422. S. BURLINGTON OFFICE SPACE 1 room office, approx. 110 sq.ft., kitchenette, parking, HVAC & electric incl. Call to view, lv. msg. Info: 802-658-4422. WATERFRONT OFFICE SPACE available. Adirondack views. Incls. parking. Info: Ken, 802-865-3450.

Cars/Trucks $500 POLICE IMPOUNDS Cars from $500! Tax repos, US Marshal and IRS sales! Cars, trucks, SUVs, Toyotas, Hondas, Chevys, more! For listings call 1-800-706-1759 ext. 6443. (AAN CAN) ‘07 TOYOTA PRIUS 2710 MI. Mint Hybrid, really like new, purchased in late ‘07. Only 2710 mi.! Stored in heated garage for 63 of my owners days, (was away on business). Has original Goodyear All Season tires as well as set of Hakkapeltia snows bought in Jan. You get both sets. Upgraded model w/ power everything, keyless entry, security system, backup camera, ABS, traction (TRACS) 6CD/MP-5 player, takes iPod/Sirius in aux input & more! Hate to sell, but first one to $24,400 gets it. Info: David Giancola, 802-236-7695, dave@edgewoodstudios.com. 04 VW JETTA GLS TDI WAGON Diesel! 45+mpg, Florida car. One owner. Tiptronic, ESP, moonroof, monsoon. New Michelins. New back brakes. Great shape! 52,700 mi. Info: Vermont TDI Imports, 802-426-3889, sales@vermontTDIimports.com, www.vermontTDIimports.com.

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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. 05 VW Golf GLS TDI 45mpg Options: moonroof, ESP, cold weather package/heated seats, monsoon, alloys, 5-spd. automanual. Complete service, new H-rated tires. 45+mpg. VIN:9BWGR61J554020085. Info: Vermont TDI Imports, Dale Newton, 802-426-3889, www.vermontTDIimports.com. 05 VW Passat GL TDI 40mpg Beautiful southern Passat TDI. 38K. One owner. Great history. Unusual mocha color. Safety, size, comfort & 40+mpg. Info: Vermont TDI Imports, Dale Newton, 802426-3889, sales@vermontTDIimports.com, www.vermontTDIimports.com. 06 VW Jetta TDI DSG 44+mpg Package#1, DSG from NC. Superb condition, service history. New H-rated tires. Tinted windows. Fully serviced. 12 airbags. VIN: 3VWST71K86M759796. Info: Vermont TDI Imports, Dale Newton, 802-426-3889, sales@vermontTDIimports.com, www.vermontTDIimports.com. 1989 BMW 535i, white Black leather int., CD, moon roof, kept in great cond., nearly everything has been replaced, a few small cosmetic flaws, great solid car. Blue book $5500; selling for $3500/OBO. Info: Katherine Plante, 802-985-2456. 1991 Isuzu Trooper 5-spd., good running condition, inspected, needs rear diff but works great as front wheel drive, good interior & body, minor rust. $1499. Info: 802-343-5739. 1993 Ford Ranger 112K, 3L, V6, 5-spd., 4WD, blue, lots of new parts. $2500/OBO. Info: 802-373-3033. 1994 Saab 900 Sport Silver, moon roof, power W/L, auto., winter tires, clean int, 154K. Runs great. $1250. Info: 802-324-3944. 1995 Nissan Pathfinder Maroon, 5-spd., V6, 4X4, 4-dr., 137K, fair condition, runs well. $2950. 802-272-0157. Info: 802-728-9199. 1996 Audi A6 Quattro sedan Auto., navy blue, 170K, 4 brandnew snow tires, all new brakes (roters, pads). Runs great but needs some transmission work. Engine great and body fine. $2000. Info: 802-279-2732. 1998 Toyota Tacoma SR-5 V6 Extended cab w/ sliding rear window, 4WD, jump seats, dual airbags, great A/C & heat, tow pkg., 114K. $5200 firm. Info: 802-264-6052.

2002 Nissan Frontier 4x4 83K, extended cab, V6 3.3 liter, standard, bed liner, sliding rear window, grill guard, CD/radio, premium wheels. Great condition, runs like a dream! Info: Luke Bonang, 802-922-6056. 2003 Honda CR-V EX, AWD 38K. This SUV has been meticulously maintained, incl. scheduled maintenance & service at The Automaster. Incl. Yokohama tires for summer, Michelin X-ICE for winter. $15,000. Info: 802-999-2281. 2005 Honda Civic LX 4-DR. Excellent mpg, 4-cyl., 5-spd., power W/L/steering, A/C, CD, front airbag, <43K. $12,500. Info: 802-324-3645. 4 Michelin Tires 215-60-16 All-seasons, 2006, only 23K on them. Great for summer tires. $100. Please call or email. Info: 802-355-3671, jupitervt@hotmail.com. acura integra 1998 LS Coupe. 5-spd., CD/am/fm, moonroof, alloys, tilt wheel, cruise control, power W/D, front air bags, Nokia tires. Reliable, fun. 137K. $3700/ OBO. Info: 802-434-5672. Dodge Ram Van w/ Chairlift Very high top, excellent mechanical condition, strong engine, well cared, inspected Dec., good mileage, hydraulic 800 lb. chairlift, tow package, good tires. Info: 802-522-5606, techtranslation2000@yahoo.com. SUBARU Impreza Great Body Great looking, AWD, sporty green, roof rack, runs great, cheap gas mileage, clean interior, alarm, everything works. Must sell, make offer. Info: 802-522-5606, techtranslation2000@yahoo.com. Toyota Matrix 2004 5-spd., manual transmission, 4-dr., 50K, snow tires, good milage, 1-owner. Asking $9000. Info: 802-846-9264.

Motorcycles 1988 Harley Sportster Great bike. I am the second owner, bike was well maintained & cared for. Runs & rides great, sharp looking bike. Must sell. $3200/OBO. Info: Dylan Burns, 315-489-1727, dburns@uvm.edu.

Stacked W/D Combo Frigidaire stacked washer/dryer combo. Excellent condition. $450/OBO. Info: 802-865-7939. Washer & dryer - Whirlpool Full size, good condition. $300/ set, you pick up. Must be gone by Mar. 14. Info: Elizabeth Scavotto, 802-373-0639.

Clothing/ Jewelry $8 PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES Custom made to your prescription, stylish plastic or metal frame, Highindex, UV protection, antiscratch lens, case, lenscloth for only $8. Also available: Rimless, Titanium, Children’s, Bifocals, Progressives, Suntints, AR coating, etc. (AAN CAN) Info: ZENNIOPTICAL.COM. Diamond Engagement Ring Beautiful diamond engagement ring with official grading cerfiticate. Round Brilliant stone, 4.65mm x 4.57mm. Center diamond.46 carats, Color: H, Clarity SI2. Size 7. Center diamond band includes a diamond band with 6 total diamonds. Purchased for $2000, selling for $800/OBO. Info: Melis2121@gmail.com.

Electronics Mirage UniTheater LCR spkr This is a suberb L-C-R all-in-one speaker system. Awesome sound. New: $1000; $425. Perfect w/ wall mount. View at www.miragespeakers.com. Email for exact URL. Info: Milo DeWitt, 802-4548383, MiloDewitt@wildblue.net. Myryad Cameo CD Player A+ Super British CD player w/ remote in sleek pkg. Super quality. New: $995; $425. Serious inquiries only. Info: Milo DeWitt, 802-4548383, MiloDewitt@wildblue.net. Myryad Cameo FM St. Tuner Excellent tuner in every respect. Made in England, great sounding, perfect cond. New: $1000; $400. Serious inquiries only. Info: Milo DeWitt, 802-454-8383, MiloDewitt@wildblue.net.

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TuneBase FM w/ ClearScan By Belkin. It’s the best Ipod car transmitter on the market, retailed at $89.99. $50/OBO. Info: Brendan McCormick, 315882-1130, http://catalog.belk i n .c o m / I W C a t P r o d u c t P a g e . process?Product_Id=390447.

Entertainment/ Tickets Drivers w/ late models vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464. Masters Golf Tickets 2008 at Augusta. 2 tickets. Best offer. Info: 802-849-6587. One Two-day voucher Stowe Good this season only. Face value is $140, but I will entertain all offers. Info: 802-318-4329. Solid gold, Dancers Exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, deer camp or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. New talent welcome. Info: 802-658-1464.

Free Stuff Free Full-Size Bed OK condition, good for guest room or camp. No headboard or foot board. It’s yours! Info: Linnie Miller, 802658-0442, linniem@gmail.com. Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it. Have a lot of it! Info: Global Markets, 802-863-9460.

Furniture 160-Disc CD Tower Space saving! Free-standing or wall mount, heavy-gauge steel construction, no assembly. 48”H x 11”W x 5”D. Info: 802-999-2281. KLIK KLAK SLEEPER Brand new in beautiful, comfortable, sleeps 2, opens easily w/ 1-click. Bought at SuperStore. $150. Fantastic buy. Info: 802522-5606, techtranslation2000@ yahoo.com.

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2005 Ninja EX500 (500R) Black, <8K, well-maintained, fantastic to ride. Avg. 55 mpg, new tires summer 2007. $3600/OBO. Info: 802-338-6372, go_outdoors@hotmail.com.

Leather Chair/Comp Trolley $50. Bar stool, $15. Book shelf (two shelves), $10. Info: 802-764-1913.

1998 Volvo V70 Wagon 137K, blue, FWD, auto. New battery & just inspected. A great reliable car in very good condition! Info: 802-899-2845.

Bed-desk-bookshelf Loft Twin size, hardly used, like new, HDWD w/ light finish. Bed height approx. 3’. Great for kids. Delivery neg. Photos avail. on request. $250/OBO. Info: 802-644-8721.

1999 Honda Civic Cpe Turbo Red, 2-dr., 5-spd., custom exhaust, racing shocks, 17” wheels, rustfree, 99K, runs well. $4950. 802272-0157. Info: 802-728-9199. 1999 Subaru Legacy 30th Ed 4-dr. sedan, 30th anniv. edition! Good condition, burgundy w/ gray cloth, auto., 4-cyl., moon roof, 118K. $3900. Call Don. Info: 802-872-7135. 2000 Buick Century beauty! Estate Clearance! Loaded, Carfax title, incl. all “limited” options, leather, only 46K! Delaware beauty! Need to replace ‘old reliable’? 32-35 mpg consistently! So. Burlington. NICE! Info: 802-863-4366. 2001 audi a6 2.7 Quartro AWD, twin turbo, heated leather front/ rear, sunroof, auto tiptronic, 6-CD changer, silver w/ black leather, 1owner, 139K. Excellent condition. $8500/best. Info: Tom Nguyen, 802-598-5348. 2001 VW New Beetle 5-spd. Great condition. 93K, 34 mpg. Brand new snow tires & slightly used summers. Info: 802-578-9872.

VT-Made Table, 4 Chairs Lyndon Woodworking Oval Trestle table, oak. Some imperfections but nice overall. Chairs are a bit worn but can be beautified! $615. Info: Liane Newman, 802-985-9540.

Appliances/ Tools/Parts

New ipod nano 8 GB, blue, second generation. It plays video. 2x3c-GoTrading020608.indd 1 1000-watt Grow light Bulb, Bought last Dec. Comes w/ earballast, hood - the whole 9 yards buds & USB cable. Paid $250; askfor starting your plants. Has less ing $200/OBO cash! You pick up. than 300 hrs. Bought in winter Info: 802-793-7945. for $980; sell for $550/OBO. Info: Stereo SysPanasonic Katherine Plante, 802-985-2456. tem 5-CD changer. $30. Info: 4 Michelin Tires 215-60-16 802-764-1913. All-seasons, only 23K on them. Syntax Motherboard for AMD Great for summer tires. Info: 802Socket A Motherboard from Syn355-3671, jupitervt@hotmail. tax for AMD processors. Model: com. K7S746FX. Everything is in the ELECTRIC KILN Evenheat electric box. Asking $30/OBO. Info: Evan kiln. Model #4320, 230V, 24 amp, Flynn, evan.flynn@gmail.com. heats up to 2300 degrees. Cones TIVO 80-hr. DVD recorder. New in & extras incl. $325/OBO. Info: box, never opened. New: $450; Kristy, 802-989-8663. asking $200. 802-863-0216.

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Dining Room Set Moving sale. 2/5/08 8:40:56 Table: 64” w/ two 15” leaves & AM BABY GEAR: Car Seat & More pads. Six chairs. China cabinet: GracoPedic Snugride car seat, 5’x81”. Must sell. $899/OBO. Info: good cond., 2 years old. $40. In802-482-3797. fantino Carrier, excellent cond. Great Vertical Blinds Fits $15. Exersaucer toy, very good picture window, 8’X5’, light beige cond., a lot of fun! $25. Info: Licloth w/ valance, all hardware in ane Newman, 802-985-9540. excellent condition! $50. Info: 802-655-4199. Hand-Painted Bureaus - 2 Vintage Scandinavian/Cottage bureaux. $250 & $350. Info: Leanne Taddonio, 802-343-1482, goapropo@yahoo.com.

Pets

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CHINESE SHAR-PEI PUPS Beautiful, wrinkled pups. AKC, all shots. Very friendly & affectionate. Ready to meet their new best friend. Email for pictures. Info: 802-4574039, wrinklepups80@aol.com. Leavitt O.E. Bulldog Pups Leavitt, Olde English Bulldog Puppies, the cutest you’ve ever seen. 8 weeks old, shots, ready to go. Looks & attitude of a bulldog w/o associated health problems. Great w/ kids. Rare breed. $1500/M (1 left), $1800/F (4). Info: Rolf Humburg, 802-881-1985. Puppies need a home Rescue puppies from NC: 4 lab/terriers (12 weeks old), 1 lab/hound (12 weeks old). Vetted. $300/puppy. Info: 802-872-1867, southerncomfortpups@yahoo.com. Puppies need a home. Rescue puppies from NC: 4 lab/terriers (12 weeks old); 1 lab/hound (12 weeks old). Vetted. $300/puppy. Info: 802-872-1867, southerncomfortpups@yahoo.com.

Sports Equipment 2 Kayaks Matching 12-ft. Perception kayaks w/ oars. Really nice, only used couple times. $1300 new at Dick’s; asking $850/both. Must take both. Info: 802-355-5796.

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« sports equipment Brand New Burton Snowboard Clash, 155cm. Must sell soon. $150/OBO. Info: 207-266-0430.

Want to Buy Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Info: Dave, 802-859-8966.

Snatam Kaur Concert Snatam Kaur Concert Thursday, March 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington. Tickets at Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, 660-8060 or online at www. SpiritVoyage.com. Wanna be on TV? Be on TV. Burlington’s Musical Zeitgeist, Burly Song. Email w/ links to music, or for more info. Local musicians & those coming through accepted. Info: BurlySong@gmail.com. www.beewellmassage.com Bee Well Massage is the massage therapist for you, your band, festival and event. I practice therapy massage only. Info: Bee Well Massage, Melissa Brodeur, melissa@ beewellmassage.com, www.bee wellmassage.com.

For Sale Baldwin Grand, lovely tone Baldwin grand piano, 6’3”, Circa 1925. Lovely melodic sound. Tuned regularly. $1950/OBO. Info: lynstec@yahoo.com.

Bands/ Musicians Crooner looking for band Influences; Elvis, Roy Orbison, Beatles. Looking for a band to match the singing style of the above bands. Let’s jam, see if we’re a match! Info: 609-220-4997. First Step Studio Now open. $10 a track. Vocals free. Design, duplication and publication services with a professional musician on hand. Located in Burlington. Info: Dux, 802-578-2670. Keyboard Player Wanted Established, local rock band seeks seasoned keyboard player. ‘70s to modern styles. Lead or backup vocals required. Please send brief summary of experience & interests. Info: 802-863-7925, kscho fie@hotmail.com. Keyboard-Singer needed Keyboard player needed for a ‘60s - ‘90s classic rock band. Vocals a definite plus. Call for info. Info: Margaret Butterfield, 802-878-6337. Middlebury-area musicians Looking for creative songwriters/ musicians in the Middlebury area to collaborate with. Play acoust./ elec. Influences: blues, folk, jazz, rock forefathers. Open to anything that comes up. Info: Mark Zizis, 802-377-7047.

Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802-864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net, www.rickbelford. com. Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com. Improve your windbag’dness Learn to project, improvise, harmonize, or just match pitch. Rates negotiable depending on situation. Info: Rebecca Kopycinski, NudaVeritasMusic@ gmail.com, www.myspace. com/nudaveritasmusic. MUSIC LESSONS Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 20 years experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in So. Burlington. Info: 802-864-7740, eromail13@gmail.com.

Boss Loop Station RC-20 RC20 loop pedal. Great for practice, creating musical parts, working out songs. New: $250 + tax; asking. Email w/ questions. Info: 802-735-5241, mulzicus@gmail. com.

Instruction Andy’s Mountain Music Affordable, accessible instruction in guitar, mandolin, banjo, “Bluegrass 101” workshops & more. Refs.; results; convenient scheduling 7 days/week! Info: Andy Greene, 802-658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail.com, www.andysmountainmusic.com. Bass Guitar Lessons W/Aram Bedrosian. For all levels and styles. Beginners welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, slapbass and more in a fun, professional setting. Years of teaching/ playing experience. Convenient Pine St. studio. Info: Bass Guitar Lessons with Aram Bedrosian, Aram Bedrosian, 802-598-8861, bassalisk@yahoo.com, www.aram bedrosian.com.

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Fools’ Gold Art Auction Fools’ Gold Artists Fund wants your art for our 9th annual April Fools’ Fundraising Auction! All proceeds help local artists get “a leg up” on projects, supplies, lessons, etc. Drop off art at Jamba’s Junktiques, 324 N. Winooski, or call 607-382-3441 for pick-up. Info: 802-863-4649. Thanks!

Motivation Hypnosis Maureen Finnerty Turner, RN, M.Ed, LCMHC, Hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist. Downtown Burlington w/free parking. Hypnosis helps: attention, anxiety, test taking, depression, focusing, phobias, PTSD, panic, pain, healing, performance, procrastination, sports, relationships, smoking, diet & exercise, child/ adolescent/adult. Insurance/credit cards accepted. Info: Maureen Turner, 802-658-2140, mturner@motivationhypnosis. com, http://www.motivationhypnosis.com.

Deep Tissue Massage Swedish massage, massage for athletes and on-site chair massage. Certified Massage Therapist w/ reasonable rates. Info: 802-318-8432.

Sallie West, M.A., M.F.T Telephone and face-to-face counseling for individuals and couples. Specializing in relationships and spiritual/personal growth, depression, anxiety and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. Info: 802-496-7135.

Ethical Mystic Psychic Empowerment, not fate! Discover your hidden truths. Relationships, career, money - what do you need to know? 20+ years experience. Tarot, Celtic Tree Ogham, Sidereal Astrology. Info: Heather Deirdre Keener, 802-223-6968, 13tarot@gmail.com, www.earthless. com/tarot.

STAART Gallery Openings St. Albans gallery currently has wall space for non-juried, non-commissioned artwork. Co-op atmosphere without the work! Downtown location, events. Contact with interest. Info: Staart Gallery, 802524-5700, staartgallery@gmail. com, www.staartgallery.com.

Openings/ Shows STAART Gallery Reception Mar. 14, 7-9 p.m. Featured artists: Harald Aksdal, Barbara Hamm, Marcin Kropiewnicki, Nelson Parker, Karen Day-Vath, Colleen Yandow. 42 South Main St., St. Albans. Info: Staart Gallery, Stina Plant, 802-524-5700, staartgal lery@gmail.com, www.staartgal lery.com.

Education Tutor ages 5-12 Burl. Area Academic subjects, grade levels: 1-6. Help w/ homework, study skills, enrichment or remedial. Qualifications: K-6 Certification, M.A. in Elementary Education. Six-years experience. Info: 802-985-4167.

Elder Care Work Wanted 20 years experience in private-duty elder care. Willing to do collective bargaining in lieu of money. Open to all possibilities. Very flexible hours. Highly recommended. Info, Lori, 802-922-4852 or 802-849-6790.

Auditions/ Casting Attention loco comedians! New entertainment company looking for stand-up comics to do shows around Chittenden Co. and state. Info: 802-893-2066, loco_ent@comcast.net. Bat Boy: The Musical Stowe Theatre Guild presents: Bat BoyThe Musical. Audition March 1214 at the Stowe Town Hall Theatre from 6-10 p.m. Callbacks: March 15, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Email now to reserve your audition date! Info: Stowe Theatre Guild, Erin Evarts, 802-734-6777, batboyvt@gmail. com, www.batboyvt.com. Get Discovered Today! We’re looking for you. “Open Calls” every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Could you be our next new face? Info: Fusion Management Group, Ltd., 802-865-2234, info@fusionmg mtgrp.com, www.fusionmgmtgrp. com.

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Childcare Firefly Kids Childcare Ctr Has openings for infants-age 5, full & part-time openings. Info: Brandy, 802-985-2650.

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Entertainment For Your Pleasure Need a break from winter? Warm-up by hosting a FYP party. Lotions & Adult Novelties. Ask me how to start a For Your Pleasure business! Info: For Your Pleasure, Deb Remick, IBA, 802-295-1546, www.foryourpleasure.net/debr.

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Weddings Parties Karaoke 802-999-2790 www.mountainlakedj.com

Financial/Legal CONSOLIDATE BILLS $2,000 - $200,000. 7% Average Rate. Good/bad credit. Solutions for all your financial needs. No application fees. Toll-free 1-866-9312455 (BILL). http://www.PaylessSolutions.com (AAN CAN) Info:. CREDIT REPAIR! Erase bad credit legally Money back Warranty, FREE Consultation & Information. (AAN CAN) Info: 866-410-7676, www. nationalcreditbuilders.com.

DEEP-TISSUE MASSAGE Healing Currents Massage for Women provides manual therapy for treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Deep-tissue techniques, neuromuscular therapy, myofascial release. Shannon Dunlap, CMT. Chace Mill. Info: Healing Currents Massage for Women, Shannon Dunlap, 802-363-9787, www.healingcurrentsmassage.com.

Feng Shui Vermont Improve your space, improve your life! Consultations for homes, businesses, schools. Integrated design services, clutter clearing, space clearing, real estate staging, color, renovations; presentations, workshops. Info: Feng Shui Vermont, Certified Feng Shui Consultant Carol C. Wheelock, M.Ed., 802-496-2306, cwheelock@ fengshuivermont.com, http:// www.fengshuivermont.com. Full Body Massage for Men Head-to-toes. Acupressure gets rid of headaches. Also, my strong hands along with soft touch can totally relax you. Info: Jay, 802-233-5037. Massage for Men By Jim Miracles of Touch. Experienced RN offering Swedish, sports & sensual massage, body hair trim/shave & hydrotherapy to men in northern/central VT. Morning, afternoon, evening & weekend appts. Info: Jim, 802-3108291, jhart1159@comcast.net, www.miraclesoftouch.com. MASSAGE FOR MEN BY SERGIO Come and melt your winter blues away with a warm room and deep tissue massage. Info: 802-373-7206. MASSAGE THERAPY 1 or 1 1/2 hr. sessions for relaxation, pain relief & restorative healing. Gift certificates, weekend & evening appts. also avail. Williston. Info: Jessica Griffin, NCTMB, 802-658-4500. Might be Pregnant? Need help? We offer friendship, help w/ exploring options, free pregnancy test and ongoing support and encouragement. Info: BIRTHRIGHT, Burlington, 802-865-0056. Natural Health Space Avail Natural Health Practitoners: Space available in Waitsfield, VT. Located between a very popular health food store and a well-established Chiropractor, this space is approx. 300 sq. ft. Rent the whole space or share 1-7 days/week. Call 802453-5654 or email for details. Info: sweetpea@gmavt.net. PENIS ENLARGEMENT Gain 1-3’’ permanently. FDA approved medical vacuum pumps, Viagra, Cialis, Levitra & Testosterone. Free brochure. Se habla Espanol. Call 24/7. CODE: ALTERNATIVE. (AAN CAN) Info: 619-294-7777, www.getbiggertoday.com. Psychic Counseling and Channeling w/ Bernice Kelman, Underhill, VT. 30+ yrs. experience. Also: energy healing, chakra balancing, Reiki, rebirthing, other lives, classes & more. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542. Samadhi Cushions & Store Meditation cushions and benches handmade in Barnet, Vermont since 1976. Our store is open Mon.-Sat. Info: 800-331-7751, www.samadhicushions.com.

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Home/Garden ODD JOBS YOU BETCHA Git-RDone Painting, doors, windows, baseboard casing, general carpentry. Info: 802-373-2444.

Moving/Hauling Self Storage Units Climatecontrolled, secure indoor access, long-term prepayment discounts, low monthly rates, variety of sizes, hrs 7-9 daily. 2800 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT. Info: Collette’s Shelburne Mini Storage, 802-658-4422.

Biz Opps $700-$800,000 FREE CASH/ GRANTS/PROGRAMS-2008! Personal bills, school, business/ housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed 2007! Almost everyone qualifies! Live operators listings 1-800-592-0362 Ext. 235. (AAN CAN) $CASH$ Immediate Cash for Structured Settlements, Annuities, Law Suits, Inheritance, Mortgage Notes & Cash Flows. J.G. WENTWORTH #1 (AAN CAN) Info: 800-794-7310. BARTENDERS NEEDED: Looking for part/full-time bartenders. Several positions available. No experience required. With hourly wages and tips make up to $300 per shift. Call (800) 806-0082 ext. 200. (AAN CAN) Cafe and Deli - Burlington Waterfront cafe for sale! Turnkey operation. Established customer base, historic waterfront location, patio seating! Serious inquiries only please. Info: jaimie@sover.net. COOL TRAVEL Paid Training! nus Must be Start Today. 800-735-7409.

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No hearing will be held unless, on or before March 18, 2008, 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 18, 2008. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners, other interested persons granted party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c). Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5). Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 25th day of February 2008. By /s/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

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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 South Burlington Municipal Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission located at 30 Kimball Avenue, South Burlington, 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.

Charlotte Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On February 19, 2008, The WindJammer Hospitality Group, filed application #4C0217-10 for a project generally described as:

Pursuant to Title 24 Chapter 117 V.S.A. and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Charlotte Planning Commission will meet on Thursday March 20, 2008 at the Town Hall to hear the following application:

after-the-fact approval for additions to the existing restaurant, facade changes and landscape changes. The project is located on Williston Road (Route 2) in the City of South Burlington, Vermont.

8:00 PM Final Plan Hearing for Roger Fridholm, d/b/a St. Clair Group, of a proposal to cross Ferry Road with an underground septic system force main at 2245 Ferry Road. Application material can be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to these applications.

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NOTICE OF TAX SALE

NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and nonresident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of Lands in the City of Burlington, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the real estate taxes assessed by such City for fiscal year(s)/tax year(s) 2005, 2006, and 2007 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid and delinquent on the following described lands and premises in the City of Burlington, to wit:

The resident and nonresident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of Lands in the City of Burlington, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the real estate taxes assessed by such City for fiscal/tax year(s) 2007 remain either in whole or in part, unpaid and delinquent on the following described lands and premises in the City of Burlington, to wit:

Owner(s) of Record: Guy L. Southwell; Heather A. Southwell; Constance E. Southwell; Joseph A. Southwell; Jeannette Y. Southwell. Property Address: 97 North Cove Rd. Tax Account/Map Lot Number: # 021-1-010-000. Deed recorded at: Vol. 503, Pg. 595 & Vol. 503, Pg. 597 on March 9, 1994; Vol. 263, Pg. 276 on August 6, 1979; Vol. 282, Pg. 146 on March 12, 1982. Reference may be had to said deeds for a more particular description of said lands and premises, as the same appears in the Land Records of the City of Burlington, and so much of the lands will be sold at public auction Conference Room 12, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington, Vermont 05401 on April 3, 2008 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon, as shall be requisite to discharge said taxes, fees and costs together with costs and other fees allowed by law, unless the same be previously paid or otherwise resolved. Dated at the City of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont this 29th day of February, 2008. Jonathan P. A. Leopold, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer Burlington, Vermont NOTICE OF TAX SALE The resident and nonresident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of Lands in the City of Burlington, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the real estate taxes assessed by such City for tax year(s) 1995, 2006, 2007 remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid and delinquent on the following described lands and premises in the City of Burlington, to wit: Owner of Record: Scott P. Chapman. Property Address: 228-230 Elmwood Avenue. Tax Account/ Map Lot Number: # 044-3-026000. Deed recorded at: Vol. 672, Pg. 424, on March 8, 2001. Reference may be had to said deed for a more particular description of said lands and premises, as the same appears in the Land Records of the City of Burlington, and so much of the lands will be sold at public auction Conference Room 12, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington, Vermont 05401 on April 3, 2008 at 11:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge such taxes with fees and costs together with costs and other fees allowed by law to be collected as real estate taxes, unless the same be previously paid or otherwise resolved. Dated at the City of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont this 29th day of February, 2008. Jonathan P. A. Leopold, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer Burlington, Vermont

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Owner(s) of Record: Leo W. Bushey, Jr. and Larry J. Bushey. Property Address: 256 North Winooski Ave., Burlington VT. Tax Account/Map Lot Number: # 0443-151-000. Deed recorded at: Vol. 680, Pg. 478, on May 18, 2001. Reference may be had to said deed for a more particular description of said lands and premises, as the same appears in the Land Records of the City of Burlington and so much of the lands will be sold at public auction Conference Room 12, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington, Vermont 05401 on April 3, 2008 at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, as shall be requisite to discharge said taxes together with costs and other fees allowed by law, unless the same be previously paid or otherwise resolved. Dated at the City of Burlington in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont this 29th day of February, 2008. Jonathan P. A. Leopold, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer Burlington, Vermont PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Chittenden County has been chosen to receive $67,205 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs (EFSP). The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities, USA, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and United Way of America which will provide the administrative staff and function as fiscal agent. The Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in the high-need areas around the country. A Local Board will determine how the funds are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service organizations. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local organizations chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary nonprofits or units of government, 2) have an accounting system, 3) practice nondiscrimination, 4) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 5) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying organizations are urged to apply. Further information on the program or a Request for Proposal may be obtained by contacting: United Way of Chittenden County ATTN: Monica Weeber Chitt. Cty. Local EFSP Board 412 Farrell Street, Suite 200 South Burlington, VT 05403 (802)-864-7541

DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (OA) OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Tues., Thurs. & Sun., 6-7 p.m. in Barre. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre, VT (Parking in back of church/please use back entrance). Meetings are FREE and anonymous. For more info please call 802-8632655. LIVING WELL WITH LYMPHEDEMA All individuals living with any form of lymphedema are welcome. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month, March – June 2008 from 6-7:30 p.m. Join us in the FAHC Community Resource Center on the MCHV Campus. For additional info call the FAHC Resource Center at 847-8821. RIGHTS FOR CAREGIVERS support group – If you are a part-time caregiver for elders for an agency in Chittenden County, we need you to help everyone obtain better wages and more respect for the work we do. Contact Zoe at 802-861-6000 or zoe1944@yahoo.com. ARE YOU RECENTLY DIVORCED, SEPARATED OR WIDOWED? Then come to the Avenue Bistro (6529999) on North Avenue in the Ethan Allen shopping center on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 9 p.m. and learn to live life again as a single person. Call Stan 233-5564 for more details. WOMEN’S GROUP Married or single. Saturday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. MEN & WOMEN’S GROUP Married or single. Friday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. SINGLE PARENTS and anyone single. Monday nights at 6 p.m. Held at 16 Abenake Way, Keen’s Crossing, Winooski. Jackie Konkol. AL-ANON Family group 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. “WOMEN CHANGING” An educational support group on changing unhealthy patterns for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. Ongoing. Join us anytime! Child care reimbursable. Ask about Survivors of Incest Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous. Call AWARE at 802472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. CIRCLE OF PARENTS support group meeting in Rutland Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. Meeting is free and confidential. For more info. call Heather at 802-498-0608 or 1-800-children. Meetings weekly in Winooski. For more info. call Tana at 802893-4878 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-2295724 or 1-800-children.

Request for Proposal is due back at the address above on or before 12:00 Noon, March 21, 2008

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« support groups BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Colchester daytime support group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital, from 122 p.m. Burlington evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Starr Farm Nursing Center, 98 Starr Farm Rd, from 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 1-877856-1772. FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions, and their resulting imbalances on our lives. Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television? Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a non-judgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@gmail.com. LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830. CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will meet every second Tues, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Fanny Allen Hospital, lower level in the Board Room. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 760-9203. HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what living positive has to offer. Friday @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Alton @ 310-6094. PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT GROUP that focuses on building motivation, becoming more successful, and living with more passion. This group will also address issues such as the feelings of being stuck, unbalanced, stressed out, and lazy and then will discuss and work on learning and using new ideas and tools to create more supportive and positive habits. Call for more information 802-279-0231.

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MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome. 18 years of age and older. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, transitions, health, personal growth, grieving, healing, etc. Emotionally safe and confidential. Nonjudgmental, nonviolent. Groups led by trained cofacilitators. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Corner of Elmwood Ave. and Allen St. Entrance on Allen St., Burlington, Vt. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Please be prompt. Suggested donation $5 - but none will be turned away for lack of donation. For info call: 434-8180. Visit us at lcmrc. org. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. CENTRAL VERMONT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New members welcome. Facilitated by Kristi Lenart, BA. For more information, call Kristi at 802-223-4744. SHYNESS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Practice new social skills and improve confidence in a supportive and professional setting. Contact Contact Otter Creek Assoc. 865-3450 ext 341 or email shy.group@yahoo.com. DISCUSS “WHAT THE BLEEP…”and “Down the Rabbit Hole” – the layman’s way toward understanding latest quantum physics discoveries linking science and spirituality. We’ll watch segments, talk about them, share experiences. Meeting place, Burlington area TBA. Call 802-861-6000. SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the Capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles, and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@ cs.com PARENTING GROUP Parenting support and skill-building for people parenting kids of any age. New members welcome as space allows. Please call for more information. RiverValley Associates (802) 6517520. STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, and etc. Email Katherine at MKR27609@aol.com. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN IN CRISIS: Divorce, custody, relationship type support for men. Weekly meetings. Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Universalist Unitarian, top of Church St., Burlington. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Burlington Police Station Community Room. One North Ave., South Entrance, next to Battery Park. VT CFIDS Assoc., Inc. 1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www.monkeyswithswings.com/vtcfidds.html. MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800ACS-2345.

SQUEAKY WHEELS, RUSTY HINGES: Focus groups meets at the Branon’s Pool in St. Albans for socialization, maintaining, wellbeing, improving performance of daily activities by managing aches through sharing experiences and workout in the warm water. Meeting is free, one hour pool pass, swimsuit, required. 802-527-7957. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: To read and discuss Warrin Farrills groundbreaking best selling book “The Myth of Male Power”. 802-3430910. MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@ handelgroup.com or call 917-8871276. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): Have you experienced the impact of a loved one’s suicide? Please consider joining us. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the The Holiday Inn, Oak Room, 1068 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT. This is not a therapy group; this is a support group. There is no fee. Please contact Linda Livendale, 802-4799450, ljlivendale@yahoo.com. DEBTORS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Redstone Campus First Presbyterian Church, South Prospect St. Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Contact Brenda, 802-4970522 or Cameron, 802-363-3747. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: A group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement is a desire to stop using. For meeting info, call 802862-4516 or visit www.cvana.org. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345. BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749. CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244. EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington 802-355-8936.

AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily. com for more info. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmoutreach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 4825319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mentalhealth professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2? TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7-8 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 6553317 or Patricia, 658-6904.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.together.net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-8388 or toll-free, 1-866-972-5266. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Valerie, 802-760-9203. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1877-543-9498 for more info. AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its healthgiving, life-affirming qualities. Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-434-4423 or email: dragonheartvermont@ gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org. NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com. SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org. METHADONE ANONYMOUS: A medication-assisted recovery support group. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. The Alano Club. Directions: Rt. 15 Fort Ethan Allen entrance, Barnes Ave., third right on to Hegeman Ave., #74 on left. All are welcome. HARD-OF-HEARING support group: I’m starting a support group for adults who have a hearing loss that affects the quality of their work/family/social life. Let’s share personal experiences and knowledge of hearing-aid technology. Marlene, 999-8005. SKINNYDIPPERS UNITE! Visit Vermont Au Naturel. Join other naturists and like-minded people for support, discussions and more! www.vermontaunaturel.com.

MENTAL ILLNESSES: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill holds support meetings for the families and friends of the mentally ill at Howard Center, corner of Flynn and Pine. Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. Park in Pine St. lot and walk down ramp. 862-6683 for info. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, Transgender, Queer and Questioning: Support groups for survivors of partner violence, sexual violence and bias/hate crimes. Free and confidential. SafeSpace, 863-0003 or 866-869-7341 (toll-free). FAMILY/FRIENDS OF THOSE suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: second Monday of the month, 4-5 p.m. The Arbors. 985-8600. “HELLENBACH” CANCER support: Every other Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Middlebury. Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer and their caretakers convene for support. DEBTORS SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 21 Buell St., Burlington. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, Burlington and Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., King Street Youth Center, 87 King St., Burlington. Info, call Brenda 8937752 or Cameron, 363-3747. BURLINGTON MEN’S GROUP: Ongoing Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3742. Area men are invited to join this weekly group for varied discussions and drumming. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 and join a group in your area. AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. Seven other locations also. Info, 860-8388. Do you have a friend or relative with an alcohol problem? Al-Anon can help. DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL violence: WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Addison County for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Info, 388-4205. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS Anonymous: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, VT 05402. Get help through this weekly 12-step program.

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The Central Vermont Humane Society seeks a dynamic Executive Director with a proven track record in fundraising and financial oversight, operational management, strategic planning, and public relations. CVHS operates an “open door� shelter serving Washington and Orange counties in Central Vermont, takes in 1700 animals per year, and has an annual budget of $400,000. Five years management experience in animal welfare and/or nonprofit sector required. Salary range of $45,000-$55,000, depending on experience. Health benefits Included. Send cover letter, resume, and names/addresses of three references to: Central Vermont Humane Society Attn: Search Committee P.O. Box 687 Montpelier, VT 05601-0687 or via email: edsearch@cvhumane.com (No phone calls, please.)

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BehAvior inTervenTioniSTS: Full-time w/ benefits (multiple positions). Seeking individuals to provide direct supervision to enrolled child or youth within a school setting. Implement behavior programming and provide counseling in social, recreational and daily living skills in school and community settings. Must be able to follow and implement written behavior plans, record behavior in an accurate, detailed and timely manner, communicate well with all parties involved both verbally and in writing. Must be willing to learn crisis de-escalation and passive restraint techniques and be able to physically restrain children and youth who are a danger to themselves or others. Bachelor’s degree in human services, education or psychology preferred. Experience working with emotionally challenged children referred.

hoMe/SChooL BehAvior inTervenTioniST: (Crescent House & Evergreen House) Full-time w/ benefits. Seeking an individual willing to work flexible hours, under the direction of the Treatment Home Supervisor and with ongoing training from program consultants, to provide individualized support services in home, school and community settings to assigned youth with significant social, behavioral and emotional needs. Will provide 1:1 services to youth in home, school and community settings, provide client transportation in your own vehicle to and from community activities, mental health appointments and school. Must be able to communicate well both verbally and in writing, maintain ongoing data collection and provide a monthly summary of progress to Treatment Home Supervisor. Must be able to problem-solve, de-escalate and manage crisis as needed. Must be willing to learn crisis de-escalation and passive restraint techniques and be able to physically restrain children and youth who are a danger to themselves or others. Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field preferred. Experience in human-services delivery in settings serving children and youth with challenging behaviors preferred.

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Vermont Center for Independent Living, a statewide disability rights organization, is currently recruiting for

two part-time positions. Provide support to people with disabilities, individually and in groups, to increase their ability to live independently and advocate for disability rights. Positions require knowledge of independent living philosophy and disability rights/resources. Significant travel required. Based in Shelburne and Rutland. Please send cover letter and resume to: JoAnn Gibson Vermont Center for Independent Living 11 E. State St., Montpelier, VT 05602

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fax to 802-229-0503, or by email to joanng@vcil.org. VCIL is an EOE/affirmative action employer. We provide reasonable accommodations in the recruitment and employment of persons with disabilities.

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New England Culinary Institute staff members thrive on the energy and excitement of being part of a leader in culinary education. Every staff member at NECI contributes to our students’ educational experience.

Banquet Manager Essex Campus

This position is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction, creation of a quality educational environment and profitability for the banquet department. Responsible for the hiring, management, support, training, evaluation and development of banquet staff. Qualifications include excellent communication skills, enthusiasm, and administrative skills. The Banquet Manager must strive to develop a culture within the department that inspires energy, excitement, and pride, resulting in overall guest loyalty, maximum student and staff satisfaction and revenue growth.

Network Technician Essex Campus

The Network Technician acts as the primary support resource for Essex campus employees and student services. Provide technical support and training to Windows and Office users. Assists in hardware setup, software installation, telecommunications, Internet, LAN and server maintenance. Knowledge of basic WAN, LAN and wireless technologies essential. Aids in the backup support for our Montpelier employees/students and works closely with Montpelier IT staff to implement company standards. The ideal candidate will have at least MCSA certification and 3 years of IT desktop experience and the ability to work independently.

Wedding Coordinator Essex Campus

The Wedding Coordinator is the primary contact for a bride and groom after the contract is signed and throughout the wedding. This position is the communication link between the guests and all departments, data entry of details into the Delphi Computer System and ensures the execution of the event exceeds the guest’s expectations. The Wedding Coordinator assists the banquet department during set up, taking care of amenities such as the gift table, card basket and favors. The Wedding Coordinator greets the wedding party upon arrival at the Inn and sees to the guests’ needs throughout the function. This position represents New England Culinary Institute and the Inn at Essex in professionalism, dress and demeanor.

Restaurant Manager, La Brioche Bakery Montpelier Campus

The Manager is responsible for ensuring maximum guest satisfaction, creation of a quality environment and attaining profitability. This position is responsible for the hiring and training of new staff and ensuring the retention of quality employees by communicating the high standards of NECI. The Manager must strive to develop a culture within the operation that inspires energy, excitement, and pride, resulting in overall guest loyalty, maximum satisfaction and revenue growth. This position will be responsible for the supervision of entree, sandwich and salad production employees and coordination of savory items various Chefs.

Dean of Students Cross Campus

The Dean of Students is responsible for the overall student experience on the campus and works closely with the Dean of Academics to be certain that students meet program requirements. The Dean is a member of the Academic Cabinet and assists with formulation of ethical and academic policy. This position works closely with the Director of Curriculum and Accreditation to ensure curriculum meets the appropriate standards and compliance with all accreditation and related regulations are met.

Find out more about New England Culinary Institute by visiting our website at www.neci.edu. EOE

Multistate manufacturer and installer of snow- and ice-control equipment (dump bodies, sanders and snow plows) has an opening for an Equipment Installer. This position requires welding and fabricating experience. Mechanical ability along with electrical and/or hydraulic experience would be a plus. Duties will include installing equipment onto the truck’s chassis for a snow-removal/icecontrol application. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Come to the office, located on Wabun Avenue, for an application or mail your work history and experiences to the attention of Operations Manager. Howard P. Fairfield LLC PO Box 640 Morrisville, VT 05661 802-851-5072 nicoleterreri@hpfairfield.com

ASSOCIATE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Independent Contractor $12.00 - $14.00/Hour Negotiable / Flexible Schedule This off-site position will assist in the development and execution of high profile marketing materials for ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, in support of the world-class attraction and its mission to inspire Basin stewardship. Assignments will be defined by the Director of Marketing and Communications in coordination with the Graphic Designer. Assignments will include, among others: Refreshing and/or resizing print and Flash ads; creation or updating of hard copy and electronic brochures, newsletters, reports, and postcards; posters and banners; graphic content for ECHO website and emergent media. Experience and skills required: Bachelor’s degree or Art school equivalent; 1-2 years of professional design and production experience, including interactions with printers, and other vendors; understanding of brand implementation; ability to meet stringent deadlines, and be able to adapt quickly to changing priorities; detail oriented with strong organization and communication skills; responsible and dedicated; proficiency in, at minimum, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and/or QuarkXpress. Email resume, cover letter, and portfolio selections to jobs@ echovermont.org (include the job title on the subject line) or “snail mail” resume, cover letter, and non-returnable copies of portfolio selections to:

ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain One College Street Burlington, VT 05401 Attn: Human Resources Submission deadline: Wednesday, March 12, 2008. No calls, please. EOE.

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Weekend Assistant Manager Position Creative, outgoing, responsible person needed. Must have retail and leadership experience: opening, closing, cash-handling, managing others. 15-20 hours/week. Apply in person with resume: 119 College St., Burlington

Lead teacher needed to join our growing childcare staff. The right candidate will have necessary education credentials, flexibility and a sense of humor. Contact Krista at:

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Lamoille County Mental Health Services Lamoille County Mental Health Services is a designated provider of developmental and mental health services serving Lamoille County for more than 40 years.

Spring into a New Career! Developmental Services Children’s Service Coordinator

Professional position responsible for the coordination of supports and services to children with developmental disabilities. Would work closely with a dynamic team of staff and community partners to ensure the coordination of supports and services to children with developmental disabilities within agency and program guidelines. Must have management and or supervisory experience. Bachelor’s degree in related field a plus. Must be flexible and have a sense of adventure to address the myriad of unique circumstances that arise in the lives of individuals.

Supported Employment and Recovery Specialist

Individual needed to provide treatment to individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness who receive treatment through our agency’s Community Rehabilitation and Treatment (CRT) program. Services include case management, vocational, and recovery in the community as well as in the Club House day treatment program. Bachelor’s degree in related field required.

Bartenders New bar on Porters Point Road in Colchester seeking experienced bartenders. Opening at 3p.m., seven days a week, find a shift(s) that works for you. Must enjoy meeting new people, and be reliable and friendly. porterspointpub@gmail.com.

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If you like waking to greet the rising moon, we’ve got just the job for you! This isn’t the 9 to 5 that Dolly Parton was thinking of…this is the real deal (p.m. to a.m.). If you’re a hardworking, self-motivated person and can imagine yourself packing bread and filling orders four nights a week in return for great pay and benefits, we want to hear from you. Call Randy at Red Hen Baking Co. (Middlesex) 802-223-5200 or randy@redhenbaking.com.

Substitutes needed in all of our programs: Administration, Residential, Children’s & Families, Community Rehabilitation & Treatment, and Developmental Services. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, sick and personal leave, health and dental insurance benefits as well as 401k savings plan plus more for all eligible employees. Apply with resume and cover letter by email to:

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LCMH Human Resources 275 Brooklyn Street, Morrisville, VT 05661 Equal Opportunity Employer

Exciting employment opportunities available at established agency with history of supporting strong healthy families in an environment of teamwork, creativity and innovation. Lund Family Center is seeking motivated, flexible and dynamic individuals with a passion for working with children and families for the following positions with competitive salary and benefits. Nurse: Full-time hours approx. 2-10pm. Evening Nurse needed to serve pregnant and parenting young women and their children within residential treatment setting. Applicants should have a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team that is fast-paced and challenging. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces a strengths-based perspective. Nursing credentials required. Substance Abuse Counselor: Full-time and part-time positions available. Counselor needed for outpatient treatment program for pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Master’s degree in a social work, counseling, or human services-related field and Licensure or certification in substance abuse treatment. Experience working with women and children a must. Position will work directly with the local child welfare office. Substance Abuse Case Manager: Full-time and part-time positions available. Case Manager needed to provide substance abuse treatment referral, coordination, monitoring, and wrap-around services to young pregnant and parenting women. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or human services-related field and Apprentice Substance Abuse Counselor Certificate or the ability to test for certification within three months of hire date. Experience working with women and children, and knowledge of community resources preferred.

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Jamie Tourangeau, Human Resources PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406-4009 Fax: 802-861-6460 No phone calls, please. EOE/EE/AA

Looking for Someone Special to Share Their Home with a 17y.o. teenage man with severe Autism who has progressed tremendously in the last 6 months. Earn $28,000 annual tax-free stipend supporting this charming young man who is non-verbal, experiences aggressive behaviors, and requires personal care. He attends school and an afterschool program year round from 8:30am until 5:30pm and spends 2 weekends a month with another provider. Best match is a male or couple with no children in the home who have basic knowledge of Autism. Great opportunity to be part of a comprehensive, expert team with continuing training and support.

Shared Home Provider Opportunities in Chittenden County Share your home with an engaging and social 73 y.o. woman with mild developmental disabilities. She needs assistance to maximize independence while supporting ongoing health care needs. Home must be accessible for this $24,000 annual tax-free stipend position. Female or couple without young children preferred. Earn $28,000 annually tax-free while sharing your home with a young, social, active 19 y.o. woman with developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include teaching daily living skills, support with developing self-regulation skills, and general supervision. Home must be on the bus line. Female or couple who have experience with behavioral challenges without children preferred.

Call Marisa Hamilton @ 488-6571 To learn more about HowardCenter, to view a full listing of open positions, to learn more about benefits, and to apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.

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Champlain College seeks applications and nominations for the faculty positions listed below. For more information about these positions and to apply online (submit cover letter and resume/cv), visit www.champlain.edu/hr. To view course descriptions, visit www.champlain.edu/academics.

Community Inclusion Facilitators CCS is seeking a dedicated individual to join our team in supporting an individual with his daily activities. This gentleman has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and needs personal support with daily living skills and community inclusion activities. He has his own van for Need to place an ad? transportation.

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full-time assignment will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to instruct the next generation of middle school and high school teachers. Responsibilities each semester include: teach twelve credit hours, advise students, and participate in program, division and college-wide committee work. Courses include: Curriculum Design, Secondary Social Studies/English Methods, Upper Elementary Math Methods, Learning Theory, Middle School Organization, Student Teaching Seminar, and student teaching supervision. A Master’s degree place an ad? in appropriate field, experience teaching at the Middle or Secondary level and college-level teaching experience is required. Call Michelle Brown

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OFFiCE ASSiStAnt National nonprofit organization that supports craft artists seeks full-time Office Assistant to orchestrate key activities in active office of five. This dynamic and organized professional will provide a wide range of administrative support functions for the CERF office. Qualified applicants should be able to multitask and possess strong organizational, planning and administrative skills. The applicant should be self-motivated and detail oriented. Strong oral and written communication skills are required, as are comprehensive experience operating computers and a willingness to learn new applications. Interest in craft and art a plus. The position will be open until filled. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits package. Detailed job description available by request to info@ craftemergency.org or 802-229-2306. Please send resume, letter of interest and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Employment Search Committee Craft Emergency Relief Fund PO Box 838, Montpelier, VT 05601 www.craftemergency.org EOE

New England Culinary Institute staff members thrive on the energy and excitement of being part of a leader in culinary education. Every staff member at NECI contributes to our students’ educational experience.

Adjunct Instructor - Computer Applications Essex Campus This BA-level course brings together key computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet design and applications, database development and HTML. While most instruction will be in Windows-based applications, knowledge of Macintosh applications very helpful. Understanding of Microsoft Live@edu also helpful. Requires a Master’s degree in computer-related studies/information technology and experience teaching computer applications to students with a varied range of computer experience.

Adjunct Instructor - Information Technology Mondays and Tuesdays, 3-5 pm, Montpelier This course for first year AOS and BA students builds on students’ basic knowledge of Windows XP/Vista, the Internet, email, and file management and works on refining understanding of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Food industry computer applications such as point of sale systems, reservations systems etc. While most instruction will be in Windows-based applications, knowledge of Macintosh applications very helpful. Understanding of Microsoft Live@edu also helpful. Requires a Master’s degree in computer-related studies/information technology and experience teaching computer applications to students with a varied range of computer experience. To apply send resume and letter of interest to greatjobs@neci.edu, please be sure to note the position you are applying for in the subject line.

Find out more about New England Culinary Institute by visiting our website at www.neci.edu. EOE

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Upgrade Technician You have the opportunity to join a rapidly growing consulting organization and help change the way medicine is practiced in this country. Galen Healthcare Solutions is a small, privately held organization seeking determined individuals who want to change the health care landscape. Our philosophy is different from any other consulting company in the industry. It is simply: our people first, and our clients before anything else. The role of Upgrade Technician is specifically focused on the technical aspects of upgrading the TouchWorks™ Electronic Health Record (EHR). This includes upgrading the server components, upgrading interfaces, and troubleshooting any technical issues that may occur during the upgrade process. This is an entry-level position but relevant experience is preferred. This is a great way to begin a new career in the health care or EHR industry and will give you the experience necessary to further enhance your career. You will be responsible for: • Installing client and server components of EHR systems • Upgrading clients’ test and production EHR systems • Following clients’ change control process • Thorough and professional communication to all clients Required skills: • Strong communication skills • Robust technical acumen • Troubleshooting skills • Ability and desire to learn Desired skills: • Windows Server Administration • SQL Server Administration • Windows PC support • Windows networking • Health care experience (IT or clinical) Travel: Up to 25%. Experience: 1-3 years professional IT experience. Education: Computer Science, Master’s in Information Science or related degree. Location: Burlington, VT Please submit resumes to Careers@GalenHealthcare.com

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Part-time administrative assistant Looking for part-time work? Like being around beautiful things? Been told you’re an effective communicator? Have good computer skills and solid business experience? a dynamic interior design firm is seeking help in the Burlington office. Job consists of office administrative work, and will include communication with clients and vendors; word processing; filing; maintaining organized records; occasional errands; etc. Familiarity with QuickBooks is a plus. Hours may vary, and will average twothree days per week. Pay rate dependent on experience. Great potential for growth in our company, for the right candidate. send resume (nO PHOne CaLLs, PLease) to:

Allscripts is the leading U.S. provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions that physicians and other healthcare professionals use to improve patient care. Allscripts is pleased to announce we will be hosting an open house event for professionals in Information Technology, Account Management and Sales Professionals with a background in medical records software. For consideration and invitation to the event, please submit your resume by March 7, 2008 to: Recruitment@allscripts.com.

Home Life PO Box 966 Burlington, vt 05402

CHILDREN’S THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGER

Seeking a self-motivated individual who works well with children & families. Position provides direct service to children in a community-based setting, as well as assistance in coordinating services, assessing, monitoring, advocating, and social skill training. Case Managers are responsible for creating an interagency/interdisciplinary treatment team in order to provide the above services. Must be available to work evenings. Applicant should possess a BA, & 1-3 years of experience.

VAN DRIVER

Project Soar, an independent school program serving students with a variety of needs in grades K-12, is seeking a van driver to provide consistent and reliable transportation for our student body to and from school. Seeking candidate with CDL II/Type II Bus Drivers Endorsement or ability/willingness to pursue this endorsement with our support. Hours are from 5:30 – 8:00 AM and 2:15 – 4:30 PM Monday thru Thursday, and 5:30 AM and Fridays 8:00 AM and 11:45 AM. Will consider persons who want to drive either the morning or the afternoon route but not both. Compensation is competitive for area and varies for endorsed and non-endorsed drivers. Follows school year schedule with possible four weeks of work in the summer. Perfect position for retired persons looking to serve the community!

LIVE-IN HOME CARE PROVIDER

Caring individual needed to provide live-in home care support to a female who experiences a disability. Includes own room in a Franklin county apartment. Live rent free in exchange for light housekeeping tasks. Ideal candidate should be: female, mature, compassionate, responsible, able to work in a team environment, and must like pets. Training and support available to promote successful experience. Unique opportunity for a graduate student or someone in human services field seeking supervision toward licensure. Must be available during late afternoon and evening hours, have a vehicle, clean driving record and pass background checks.

HR Dept., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE Visit our website for a complete listing of our job opportunites: www.ncssinc.org.

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Corrections Education Program Superintendent Agency of Human Service/Department of Corrections The Community High School of Vermont is seeking a Superintendent to lead a statewide independent school. Duties include managing, planning and administering correctional education programs and budget, managing central education office and coordinating statewide correctional system. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Program Services Executive and the Commissioners of Corrections and Education. Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Education Administration or in vocational or adult education, including at least 18 credit hours in education administration. Preference will be given to a licensed education administrator. Applicant must have five years experience at a professional level in education, including two in supervision or administration in an educational setting. This is a full-time permanent position. For further information, contact the Community High School of VT, Department of Corrections 802-241-2589. The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package. To apply, interested candidates should use the online job application at www.vtstatejobs.info or contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services at 822-640-1657 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay service). This position is listed as Corrections Education Program Superintendent, reference #24285 - Job Code 614600 and is open until filled. The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Clara Martin Center is an accredited, nonprofit community mental health center located in central Vermont. We provide a variety of highquality behavioral health services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding towns. This position is based out of our Randolph location.

Nurse: Full- or part-time Are you a Nurse who is looking to join a progressive community mental health center clinical team that is in the process of expanding its wellness and recovery services? Then we want you to apply! Responsibilities include medication management, communication with primary care physicians and consultation with treatment team members. Successful candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team; should have an R.N. or L.P.N. with current Vermont license and a minimum of 2 years experience; psychiatric and medical experience preferred. Valid driver’s license, excellent driving record and safe, insured vehicle also required. Individuals who are interested in being part of a dynamic team are encouraged to visit http://www.jobsinvt.com for a complete listing of all our exciting employment opportunities currently available. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. If interested, please send resume and letter of interest to:

Brenda Corliss, Hr Coordinator Clara Martin Center Box G, randolph, VT 05060 bcorliss@claramartin.org eOe

Collaborative Solutions Corporation is seeking to fill a night Nursing position and a night Recovery Staff position at our Community Recovery Residence located in Williamstown, VT.

Recovery Staff

Seeking to fill a full-time overnight shift position at our community recovery residence in Williamstown, VT. Duties include, but are not limited to, providing supportive counseling, observing and recording resident activities and behaviors, taking vital signs and assisting residents in meeting basic needs. Full-time preferred, part-time & substitute work also available. Candidate must have a high school diploma, plus some higher education and/or experience working in healthcare. All positions offer competitive wages and a flexible benefits and time-off package. Additional shift differential available for evening & night shift positions. Valid driver’s license, excellent driving record and safe, insured vehicle also required. Applications may be made to:

Lori Schober Second Spring 118 Clark Road Williamstown, VT 05679 Or via email to: loris@cscorp.org EOE

Town AdminisTrATor opening

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry The Department of Chemistry and Physics at Saint Michael’s College is seeking to fill a Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning August 2008. A Ph.D. in chemistry and some prior teaching experience are required. The position will require that the individual teach 2 semesters of general chemistry lecture and lab sections (as part of an existing sequence), and in the spring, possibly a chemistry course geared to non-science majors. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching and be supportive of our mission of being a Catholic, residential, liberal arts college. Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, official transcripts and three reference letters to: Chair, Chemistry Search Committee, c/o Office of Human Resources, Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont, 05439. At least one of the reference letters should address teaching. The application deadline is April 1, 2008.

Morristown, Vermont seeks an articulate and knowledgeable Town Administrator to administer all aspects of local town government, including its $4.5 million budget and 33 full-time employees. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, or a related field, and have progressively responsible experience in business or governmental administration, with proven management skills, experience in personnel administration, and the ability to prepare, execute, and control a municipal budget. The Town Administrator works with, and coordinates between, the Town’s departments and Selectboard, to ensure effective daily operations of the Town of Morristown. A successful candidate must also possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills for extensive public contact and be self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects. Successful candidates shall have varied computer skills. Serves at the discretion of the five member Selectboard. Starting salary range dependent upon qualifications and experience, with a competitive benefit package. Reply by letter or email, including complete resume, to: Town of Morristown, ATTN: Shaun Bryer, PO Box 748, Morrisville, Vermont 05661, bryer@ pwshift.com. March 21st deadline. EOE.

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Seeking a full time case manager to work in a unique program providing intensive services to break the cycle of homelessness for persons with mental illnesses. This position works as part of an interagency team with the Community Health Center. Direct experience serving persons with a major mental illness is highly desirable. This position works on the streets, in client’s homes as well as in the Safe Harbor Office. BA required, driver’s license and reliable vehicle a must.

employment CounSelor, Job Developer

Full-time position working in an evidence-based supported employment program assisting individuals recovering from mental illness with their employment and educational goals. Responsibilities include community-based assessment, skill and comfort level developing a wide-range of jobs in the community and a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team. Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, 2 years Human Service work experience, valid Vermont driver’s license, registered vehicle and knowledge of community resources required. Knowledge of the Burlington business community preferred. Please email resume and cover letter to Marlene Williamson at marlenew@howardcenter.org

life SkillS eDuCator

We are seeking a full-time life skills educator to join our team. This individual will provide supportive counseling to individuals with major mental illness in areas including independent living skills, household management, social engagement, coping skills, financial management and resource connection. Applicants must have the ability to work compassionately and respectfully with individuals with major mental illnesses as well as the ability to understand and assess clients’ physical, emotional, financial and social needs. Bachelor’s degree in related area and experience working with individuals with a major mental illness is desired. Must possess valid Vermont driver’s license, registered vehicle and insurance that complies with HowardCenter policy.

nurSe praCtitioner

Part-time salaried position with benefits. Job includes psychiatric evaluation and pharmacologic treatment of adults with schizophrenia, major depression and other psychiatric disorders.

program CoorDinator

Looking for someone who has great leadership skills and significant clinical expertise in both mental health and substance abuse treatment. This person will share program coordination responsibilities with a co-coordinator, including providing supervision, program development, developing protocols, and hiring, evaluating and inspiring staff. The right person will be a team player, have a positive disposition, and enjoy working with the population served. Must have minimum of three years experience in MH-SA treatment. Strong experience in substance abuse preferred. Licensure in either MH or SA needed at time of hire, and both licenses must be acquired at earliest possible date determined by availability of testing.

SubStanCe abuSe CliniCian

The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone program in Chittenden County is seeking a full-time substance abuse clinician who will provide individual and group counseling to patients who are opioid dependent. Position will require the candidate to establish and maintain clinic records, address treatment plans, progress in treatment, and coordination of care. Candidate must have a Master’s in Counseling or Social Work and have or be working towards licensure in substance abuse treatment.

Child, Youth & Family Services Senior ChilDren’S CriSiS CliniCian

New Opportunities at First Call! Immediate opening for full-time (37.5 hours and one night of on-call per week) Clinician with First Call, the 24/7 crisis team providing outreach and phone support to children and families in Chittenden County. Join our supportive team to continue your clinical growth as well as develop leadership and administrative skills. We are looking for clinicians who are able to work in a fast-paced setting, as part of a team, with at least one year of experience with Mental Health work. A Master’s degree in a human service field and a valid driver’s license are required .*Spring graduates with experience welcome to apply*.

Send reSume and cover letter to: Human resources/Jobs Howardcenter, 160 Flynn avenue, Burlington, vt 05401 or email to HrHelpdesk@howardcenter.org 802-488-6950 To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions, learn more about benefits, and apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.

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Programmer analyst – Full-time Chancellor’s office – Waterbury, Vt Are you a problem solver? Bring your skills to the Vermont State Colleges. Solve problems and apply computer technology to meet the needs of the Vermont State Colleges. Working in a challenging environment, you will develop programming skills using Datatel’s Envision programming language, SQL, Unibasic and more. Participate in large and small systems development projects. Work closely with other programmers, system analysts and others throughout the Vermont State Colleges to implement, maintain and support systems solutions. We are looking for applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other appropriate discipline; an understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle, Boolean algebra, and structured systems of design and programming; proven ability to write program code; excellent analytical skills, good planning, organizational and administrative skills; and the ability to deal effectively with a wide range of end users. The Vermont State Colleges offer a competitive compensation package including tuition waiver at any of the State Colleges. send letter of application, resume and a list of 3 references to: progjobs@vsc.edu or systems administrator Vermont state Colleges P o Box 359, Waterbury, Vt 05676.

Customer Service Representative Williston, VT

At least 2 years experience managing kitchen.

V-Tech Solutions is seeking committed individuals to meet big challenges while doing exciting work and making a real difference.  VTech is about doing what matters most for our customers - exuding excellence every step of the way.

Call Bill @ 985-2830.

We are looking for someone with a professional telephone manner, sound judgment under pressure, familiarity with Windows-based systems and Internet navigation and the ability to communicate effectively.

Chef Toscano, Richmond

Culinary professional, minimum 5 yrs leadership experience.

Must be a US-born citizen able to pass criminal, drug and US government background investigation; have a high school diploma or GED equivalent; have strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to listen, read, write, retain and use information; be computer-literate with the ability to learn software applications; and be able to multitask navigating through several screens while speaking with the customer. V-Tech offers a full benefits package. Forward your resume to: resumes@v-techsolutions.net EOE M/F/D/V

Salaried position, annual bonus, possible benefits. Resumes in confidence to: luciefath@aol.com

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GREENHAVEN GARDENS AND NURSERY Now hiring energetic, customer-oriented employees. We are currently accepting applications for full- and part-time help. Position need to fill: Greenhouse Help, Customer Sales and help with loading and unloading merchandise. Please send letter of interest to: 2638 Ethan Allen Highway New Haven, VT 05472

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Level I academic tertiary-care center 17 OR suites Flexible, full-time shifts available $6,000 bonus for experienced OR Nurses $3,000-$4,000 bonus for OR Techs, based on experience

Apply at www.ORinBurlington.com or contact Susan at (802) 847-3995. Fletcher Allen proudly offers a non-smoking work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. Fletcher Allen offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including relocation and temporary housing.

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DRÂŽ Power Equipment, manufacturer and marketer of the DRÂŽ and NEUTONÂŽ brands of outdoor power equipment, is looking for High-Quality CustomerOriented TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS to staff our busy inbound call center. ONLY 22 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON, JUST OFF ROUTE 7. Do you have experience working with small engines and outdoor power equipment? Are you generally mechanically inclined? Do you have a professional telephone manner, enjoy talking with the public, and have solid computer skills? If so, then WE WANT YOU! Our Seasonal Technical Specialists provide technical assistance to our customers worldwide while earning $11 per hour! We provide paid training, holidays and sick time, and profit sharing. This position is seasonal and our next training class starts soon! Please apply in person at our Factory Store on Meigs Road in Vergennes, or send, email or fax your resume and letter of interest to:

DRŽ POWER EQUIPMENT 75 Meigs Rd, HR Dept. SD350, Vergennes, VT 05491 Fax 802-877-1229 • jobs@DRpower.com DRŽ Power Equipment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DRŽ Power Equipment is a division of Country Home Products, Inc.

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Case manager Provide Case Management services to homeless single adults as they transition into housing. Case Managers provide a full range of direct services to clients while working as a team within COTS’ programs and with community partners. Willingness to learn and work with individuals with mental health, medical, substance abuse and employment issues required. Good written and verbal communication also required. Previous experience with homeless population, crisis intervention and housing desirable. Qualifications: BSW or BA in a related discipline plus three to five years of relevant work experience or a combination of experience and education from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. Please send cover letter and resume by July 20th to:

Mary Anne Kohn Program Director COTS PO. Box 1616 Burlington, VT 05402-1616 Email: maryannek@cotsonline.org No phone calls accepted. EOE,TTY relay 1-800-545-3323

Shipping manager for small, high-quality furniture manufacturer. Must have experience in all aspects of packing and shipment management. 802-655-6568

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$POUBDU JOGP XXX DIPJDFDBSFDBSE DPN DBSFFST!DIPJDFDBSFDBSE DPN Fuse is a leading youth marketing agency located in Burlington that connects brands with youth through sports, music, fashion and other youth culture. For more information, go to www.fusemarketing.com.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER VCLF, a non-profit financial organization supported by socially responsible investors, is currently searching for Marketing and Communications Manager to market the Fund to investors, borrowers and the public at large. This position will be responsible for printed communications, marketing materials, corporate web site, presentation materials and displays and press releases and media relations. The successful candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in communications, public relations and/or marketing. Must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills and be extremely adept at oral and written communications. A complete job description can be at www.vclf.org. VCLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: Human Resources, VCLF, P.O. Box 827, Montpelier, VT 05601-0827 or via email to: hr@vclf.org

FULL-TIME AND/OR PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Fuse is seeking an individual to provide general office support at one of the leading youth culture and action sports marketing agencies in the country. The Administrative Assistant will work in Fuse’s Burlington office and work directly with the company’s Operations Manager, Controller, and its three Partners.

General administrative experience and at least 2 years of college education preferred. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and proficient computer skills are required. EVENT MARKETING ASSOCIATE MANAGER Fuse is actively hiring an in-house Event Marketing Associate Manager. The individual in this position is responsible for assisting in the management and detailed planning of event marketing executions at various youth-focused sports, music, and cultural events.

Relevant event management and execution experience and a bachelor’s degree preferred. This position requires extensive travel. Warehouse and/or equipment management and inventory experience a plus.

For complete job descriptions and to apply please visit: www.fusemarketing.com/jobs.

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Tick Tock Jewelers is a family-owned upscale jewelry store in downtown Burlington. We specialize in the sale and repair of fine jewelry and watches. 333SALES444 Enjoy selling our lawncare services. Base salary up to

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Sales Associate to join our team. Qualified applicants will possess excellent customer service and selling skills, and be team players. References required. Will train the right person. We may consider part-time as well. Please call:

802-862-3042 185 Bank St. Burlington, VT 05401

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From being ranked one of the “Most Wired Hospitals in America� to our industry-leading development in the areas of Clinical Information Systems and Nursing Informatics, our ever-expanding Information Systems Department is looking for more passionate, technology-minded IT professionals to join our team.

Manager - CIS Programming Team DHMC is seeking highly experienced candidates with strong leadership skills for the position of Manager, CIS Programming Team. The successful candidate will have significant experience in managing software development teams. The Manager will support, maintain, develop, implement, recommend, and promote computerized clinical information systems throughout the institution. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the healthcare information systems project management field. An advanced degree (in Management/Finance/Healthcare) is preferred. Management experience and a working knowledge of formal project management techniques and tools along with a working knowledge of system analysis techniques, programming languages, microcomputers, user techniques and networks is required.

Sr. Programmer Analyst - MCA/Patient Online Team The Senior Programmer/Analyst will work with our MCA/Patient Online Team. The ideal candidate will have Scheduling experience, as well as extraordinary customer service skills and (M)UMPS\ Cache experience. Project management/leadership experience will also be helpful in this role. Working directly with the Manager, you independently perform programming and analysis functions in the development and implementation of new systems, the revision of existing systems, and support on special projects. We employ a range of technologies including VB7.Net, Java, XML, JSP, Web Services and Oracle. There may be limited travel required (day trips). Requirements include a Bachelors degree or the equivalent with a minimum of three years of relevant experience. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Sr. Programmer/Analyst - CIS Team We are searching for a talented software developer to join our CIS team. The CIS team builds the integrated Clinical Information System, which manages all patient electronic medical records and provides workflow and decision support to our clinicians and staff. We employ a range of technologies including VB7.Net, Java, XML, JSP, Web Services, Oracle, and (M)UMPS\ Cache. This position is focused on the VB7.NET area so candidates must be an expert/proficient in this technology. Duties include independently perform programming and analysis functions in the development and implementation of new systems, the revision of existing systems and the support of special projects. Requirements include a Bachelors degree or the equivalent with a minimum of three years relevant experience. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

DHMC offers one of the most advanced benefit packages in the industry including 34 days earned time off in your first year, full medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plan as well as on-site daycare, tuition assistance and free parking.

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(For the following two positions, we are looking for applicants with clinical/technical experience in a variety of areas including Respiratory Therapy, Nursing, Pharmacy or Laboratory Sciences).

IS Support Analyst - CIS Team In this IS Support role, you will work closely with end users to support and train (clinicians and support staff ) in inpatient areas, ancillary departments and ambulatory practices as well as participate in analysis, implementation and testing activities for the Clinical Information System (CIS).The Support Analyst must also be able to work collaboratively with other departments and personnel to define workflow and/or practice needs and to address user requests and enhancements. In addition, the Analyst will utilize technical design tools to create clinical dynamic note forms and work closely with CIS programmers during the implementation process and other IS teams to coordinate projects that cross applications. Qualifications include a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, with a minimum of one year of relevant experience required. Special certification may be required (RN or other clinical certifications including Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy or Laboratory) depending upon team responsibilities. Prior experience and genuine interest in information systems desired.

IS Design Analyst - CIS Team The Design Analyst will work collaboratively with clinical departments and personnel to define practice needs, conduct workflow analysis, and identify needed Clinical Information System (CIS) enhancements. Additionally, the Analyst will develop detailed, written feature requirements and design specifications, and other documentation as assigned and utilize technical design tools to create feature prototypes. Other responsibilities will include working closely with end users (clinicians and support staff ) in inpatient areas, ancillary departments and ambulatory practices as well as participating in analysis, implementation and testing activities for the Clinical Information System (CIS).You will also provide support to CIS users and work closely with CIS programmers during the implementation process. Qualifications include a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, with a minimum of one year of relevant experience required. Demonstrated ability to work independently and on teams desired. We are looking for applicants with strong analysis and design skills to join our Team. Training skills and broad knowledge of informatics, particularly as applicable to healthcare and clinical documentation are desired. Clinical background would be beneficial but is not required.

Complete job descriptions as well as an online application are available on our website.

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Lebanon, NH 03756 • www.NHMostWired.com • We are an equal opportunity employer.

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Do you LOVE to talk about outdoor gear with other outdoorsy folks? The Alpine Shop, Chittenden County’s premier ski, snowboard, bike and outdoor lifestyle store, is looking for you! We have openings in our clothing and ski and snowboard departments for high energy individuals with strong sales and customer service skills.

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The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys helping others, loves to ski or snowboard and has retail experience. Position includes some weekend and evening shifts. Enjoy great gear deals for yourself, with benefits available for full-timers. Please forward your resume to:

We are looking for motivated, responsible individuals. Must be able to work independently, possess a positive attitude, be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs. and have a clean driving record. We offer a competitive wage along with excellent benefits. Apply in person or online at:

Peg Rieley The Alpine Shop Inc. 1184 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403. or email to: peg@alpineshopvt.com.

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Competitive wages,a non-smoking work environment, free use of fitness center & xc ski trails are just a few reasons that Trapp Family Lodge is a great place to work! Health insurance is now available to all employees after 30 days!

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Swing shift, accurate packaging and order prepping for our wholesale/retail operation. Shift differential wage, benefit package, fun workplace and great bread and pastries.

We are looking for a full-time delivery driver in the Winooski area. All applicants must be at least 18 years old, be dependable and have a good three-year driving record. Benefits include vacation, holidays, health, dental, 401k plan.

jobs@klingersbread.com • Fax: 802-860-1062 Mail: 10 Farrell St., South Burlington, VT 05403. No phone calls, please.

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The New School of Montpelier

is a small independent school serving unique children and youth. We are recruiting new team members for the following positions:

Special Educator Master’s level, licensed special educator, with five to ten years’ experience working with a broad range of disabilities, including autism and emotional and behavioral disorders. Case management and direct instruction. Small caseload.

Student Supervisor Helps students develop positive relationships, trust, and the academic, social and communication skills necessary to be successful in school and community settings. Monitors students’ emotional states and implements behavioral strategies. Accompanies students to class and school and community activities and assists students with academic work. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or five years experience after high school, and a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Criminal record checks will be conducted for final candidates. Submit a resume by March 28, 2008 to:

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Local brewery seeking energetic, part-time employee to work nights and weekends. No more than two days a week, $25 per hour. Develop marketing and sales skills, while being amply paid. Please send resume or interests to: The Shipyard Brewing Company 86 Newbury Street, Portland, ME. 04101 Attention: Dave DuBois part-time

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Must be comfortable & capable with extensive specialty drink menu. if interested, send resume or request for application to Melissa.shahady@coMe2drink.coM.

Line Cook One Flight Up seeking one experienced line cook for our fast paced airport restaurant. This is a FT position working 5 shifts a week including early AM breakfast. Great benefits & a minimum starting wage of $11/hr. - Airport Drive Apply in person 1200 call 802.862.6410 or send resumes to oneflightup@comcast.net

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dynamic, compassionate leader with excellent social skills and business knowledge for FT position at active, caring senior center. Responsible for fundraising, managing daily activities, overseeing meal deliveries and lunch service, and for implementing transition to a multigenerational community center. Experience in senior advocacy, program development, bookkeeping, financial and volunteer management desirable. Resume, cover letter and references to WASCA, 14 Stowe St., Waterbury, VT 05676.

Looking for part-time for busy downtown bridal salon. If you have interest in working with wonderful brides and their families, good customer service skills and a positive attitude, we look forward to meeting you! Basic sewing skills are necessary. Please apply in person, 2 Church Street, Burlington, VT. 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday.

Legal Assistant Responsible, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication and computer skills for busy law office specializing in real estate and estate planning. Experience preferred but not essential. Competitive salary and benefits. Resume to: Vince & Brennan, P.O. Box 76, Bristol, VT 05443 gvincelaw@madriver.com

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I was looking for a roommate, someone responsible — a professional or a grad student. I placed the ad online with Seven Days, and, 15 minutes later, I had a phone call. The guy told me his name and what he did — he’s a teacher — and I asked him if he was free to come over and check out the place. Within half an hour of placing the ad, I had found the ideal roommate. It makes sense — the readers of Seven Days tend to be intelligent and thoughtful people. LANE GIBSON ACTOR AND SOCIAL-SERVICE WORKER SOUTH BURLINGTON

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ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS COLCHESTER SD SVD18321 Principal ADDISON CENTRAL SVD18782 Dean of Students/Asst

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The Women’s Rape Crisis Center seeks a staff person to provide support, advocacy and referrals to survivors of sexual violence. This position shares in the provision of hotline coverage Friday evening - Monday morning. This advocate will work as a member of the Hotline and Advocacy Team to provide crisis support on our 24-hour hotline, assist survivors at the hospital or police departments, and offer information and referrals. Experience in victims advocacy or direct services required. Stipend with full benefits package.

Visit www.eatingwell.com/jobs for complete job descriptions. Send resume and letter of interest to: jobs@eatingwell.com

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IT professionals come build your future at Middlebury College!

Senior Programmer/Analyst (Admissions) opening currently available!

Do you enjoy working with people and computer technology? We are looking for you, an experienced Senior Programmer/Analyst, to design, analyze, code, document, and implement applications that support and enhance our campus Oracle-based administrative system, Banner and associated systems. This position is also responsible for custom application and report creation and maintenance, with a primary focus on critical advanced report creation. While not limited to this area, this position holds primary responsibility for being the key contact for the Banner admissions sub-module and associated modules (including Student and Financial Aid) in support of our undergraduate, graduate and affiliate, Monterey Institute.

The Women’s Rape Crisis Center seeks a part-time (20 hr/wk) staff person to manage the volunteer program at the WRCC and provide violence prevention and health relationship educational workshops to middle and high school students. Position includes recruiting and coordinating volunteers, assisting with volunteer trainings and outreach events, and giving educational presentations up to several times a week. Position will also assist in supervising social change volunteers and developing and implementing volunteer policies and procedures. Successful candidate will have experience with public speaking, and working with community, youth and volunteers. Knowledge of sexual violence issues strongly preferred. Competitive hourly wage with benefits package, as well as an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic social change team and growing grassroots organization.

Send resumes by March 17th: WRCC PO Box 92 Burlington, VT 05402 Attn: Cathleen Wilson. People from diverse communities encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer programming and systems/database analysis and architecture. Strong functional and technical/back-end knowledge of Banner system required. Must have a background in information systems analysis and design, systems integration and implementation and object oriented program design. A background in higher education is highly desirable. Why work for us? Middlebury College, a highly selective residential liberal arts College, rewards excellence by providing competitive compensation, a generous benefits package including first-rate health insurance and retirement plans, plus educational benefits. Middlebury College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty and staff to complement the increasing diversity of our student body.

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Interested? To view complete job description and to apply on-line via our website, please visit:

http://go.middlebury.edu/jobs. Please call Human Resources at (802) 443-5465 for assistance. Equal Opportunity Employer

Upgrade Implementation Consultant You have the opportunity to join a rapidly growing consulting organization and help change the way medicine is practiced in this country.

Customer serviCe speCialist Dale of Norway is a leading designer and manufacturer of Norwegian ski/outdoor sweaters, accessories and hand-knitting yarn. Dale of Norway has a strong presence in the North American market and is known for its sponsorships of the U.S. and Canadian Ski Teams – and the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Visit our website at www.daleofnorway.com for a complete company background. We are currently seeking a full-time customer service specialist for our Shelburne location who will work directly with our authorized North American dealers. The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic, have a friendly demeanor and the ability to handle multiple tasks in a timely manner. Responsibilities include order processing and follow-up, ad-hoc customer requests, sales support and limited tradeshow activities. Qualifications: • 3+ years experience working in customer service; apparel/knit/wholesale/ski/outdoor and hand-knitting is a plus. • Attention to detail and good communication skills – both written and phone. • Solid computer experience with Word, Excel, and customer service systems. We offer a competitive salary package including a comprehensive health plan, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k). To apply, please submit cover letter and resume to: mail@daleofnorway.com or by mail: Dale of Norway 4750 shelburne road suite 20 shelburne, vt 05452 att: Human resources Department No phone calls, please.

Galen Healthcare Solutions is a small, privately held organization seeking determined individuals who want to change the health care landscape. Our philosophy is different from any other consulting company in the industry. It is simply: our people first, and our clients before anything else. The role of Upgrade Implementation Consultant will be specifically focused on assisting TouchWorks™ clients through the upgrade process. This entails assisting them with product functionality, assisting with new feature design and build processes, and ensuring they have a positive experience. This role is a great introduction to the health care or Electronic Health Record (EHR) industry and will give you the base knowledge necessary to further enhance your career. This position does require moderate travel throughout the United States. You will be responsible for: Guiding clients through the upgrade process • Assisting clients with system design and build activities • Becoming TouchWorks™ functional experts • Required skills: Strong communications skills • Project leadership • Ability and desire to learn new technology • Desired skills: Health care experience (IT or clinical) • Knowledge of a major EHR vendors application: Allscripts, Cerner, Epic, NextGen, GE • Project management experience • Travel: Up to 50% Experience: 1-3 years professional or clinical experience. Education: College-educated or relevant experience specifically in the medical, business or IT fields. Location: Burlington, VT. Please submit resumes to Careers@GalenHealthcare.com

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ElEctronics AssEmblErs Ascension Technology Corporation, located in Milton, Vermont, seeks experienced full- and part-time Electronics Assemblers to support our manufacturing staff. Build, inspect and test a variety of electronic and electromechanical assemblies, including PCB assemblies, cable assemblies and others. Experience with soldering fine pitch SMT components a must. Please email resume to: gwalz@ascension-tech.com

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Creative Gardens and Nursery HORTICULTURALIST wanted to run daily operations of small garden center in Jericho, VT. NURSERY HELP needed for potting, watering, general plant care. LANDSCAPERS needed for installations of plantings and hardscapes. Valid VT driver’s license , motivated team players. Full- and part-time positions available. Please send letter of interest to:

FULL-TIME WEB DESIGNER Strong design and production skills in Photoshop, Flash and Dreamweaver a must. A background in Actionscript, HTML, CSS and Illustrator a plus. Knowledge and experience working in the action sports or youth marketing industry a plus. TEMPORARY FULL-TIME WEB DEVELOPER Strong background in web production and development a must. Must have proven experience in XHTML, PHP/MySQL and CSS. A background in Photoshop, Flash and AJAX a plus. Knowledge and experience working in the action sports or youth marketing industry a plus. For complete job descriptions and to apply please visit: www.fusemarketing.com/jobs.

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