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Fair Game

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CRUMMY DISH As a born-and-raised Vermonter, I find myself extremely displeased with your recent â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crumbsâ&#x20AC;? article regarding Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Side Dishes,â&#x20AC;?

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My understanding was that Seven Days is an â&#x20AC;&#x153;independentâ&#x20AC;? voice for our community. Clearly that is missing in your article. It seems to me that you are looking for a way to bash Gov. Douglas, and, in doing so, selected a local small business to throw under the bus.

First, let me express my disappointment with Mr. Sorrell for â&#x20AC;&#x153;calling out,â&#x20AC;? if you will, Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s labeling practices in the first place.

There are many labeling regulations that food companies must be aware of, and they are changing all the time. I am sure a small, local company, such as Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, does everything it can to keep current. And isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it true that once Mr. Sorrell approached Mr. Bove, the labels were changed? Can you explain to me why a company with a long, storied tradition in Burlington, Vermont, cannot be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermontâ&#x20AC;? company? If a heritage company such as Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cannot be from Vermont, then no one can.

I am not saying if the percentage of local product in the ingredients is not met per regulatory standards, Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s should be allowed to represent themselves as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made in Vermont,â&#x20AC;? but there is a fine line

here that I think Mr. Sorrell took advantage of.

Now back to you. You could have written this article and exposed your readers to a genuinely positive and happy tale. The Vermont Foodbank just received $100,000 in food donations! That is incredible! What other small, locally owned company has ever donated $100,000 worth of food to the Vermont Foodbank? It is inspiring to say the least, and I wish other local companies would follow Mr. Boveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead here. Can you just imagine the results? And, if I recall, the idea to donate was the Bovesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not Mr. Sorrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

You really missed the mark in this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crumb,â&#x20AC;? and I am sure that the Vermont Foodbank would have been more than happy to grant you an interview so maybe you could have written a real story.

Tracy Stopford

dent-elect Barack Obama, Seven Days published an article full of doom and gloom. While I find the article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dead Seriousâ&#x20AC;? to be informative and interesting, I also find its timing to be very poorly calculated. My elation for the win of our new president was immediately turned to fear and anxiety about the likelihood of a pandemic flu.

I think that one of the things that Seven Days is good at is timing its articles so that it keeps up with current events and the current opinions of the people of Vermont.

To post such a melancholy article that so quickly grabs the short-lived bliss right out of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, to me, is unlike Seven Days. I think even waiting until just next week

would have been more acceptable.

While I thank you for publishing this astonishing and scary article, I do wish that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to read it on a day that I expecting to be full of hope for our future.

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BLISS, INTERRUPTED Normally, I look forward to Wednesdays, when I can go to City Market to pick up Seven Days and read all it has to offer for that week.

Unfortunately, that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the case with the November 5 paper. I expected the paper to include articles that shared in my joy or at least be a little less depressing.

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Lookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only one shaking up the old order of things.

The Burlington Free Press reports that Champlain College is buying the Ethan Allen Club on College Street in Burlington.

Though it inspired nearly unanimous good feelings across the St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College campus this week, the election of Barack Obama as our next president was only the second-most-talked-about issue around the lovely college grounds this week. The primary topic of discussion? Our dining hall in Alliot Hall got rid of its trays this week. The trays will return next week, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be gone for good come January . . .maybe.

This seems like a big deal to me.

The Ethan Allen Club is basically a symbol of Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old-boy network. Over the past two decades, membership there has been steadily shrinking. The Free Press article notes that membership is down to just 125, from 400 members in the 1980s, though I was under the impression that the 1980s numbers were higher.

I toured the club in the summer of 2003, as part of a story I wrote on private clubs in Burlington.

Incidentally, since I wrote that story, one of the clubs has closed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Athena Club, which is now a private residence. The Eagles Club in Burlington also just saw their building bought by Champlain College. Any bets on which of the private clubs Champlain will buy next in its innovation-fueled expansion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Klifa Club, the Champlain Club or the St. Johns Club?

The St. Johns Club definitely has the best view . . .

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The collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainability coordinator, Heather Ellis, along with our environmental group, Green Up SMC, have been advocating traylessness in Alliot for much of this year. Champlain, Middlebury, and UVM have all been trayless since at least last year, but trends take a while to get out here to Colchester. Sodexo and the Student Association finally sponsored this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt at traylessness. To their credit, both sources have been behind the move, with the Student Association distributing a few emails and flyers touting the positive reasons behind getting rid of our trays.

Obviously the environmental benefits would be numerous, as each tray takes 11 oz. of hot water to wash, not to mention the soap and chemicals that are required, as dining services general manager Hank Strashnick says in this article. Indeed, a sign was displayed in the dining hall on Thursday evening announcing that 920 gallons of water had been saved during the first three days of trayless Alliot.

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hen Tim Ashe became the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;P/Dâ&#x20AC;? elected to the Vermont Senate, it was more than a historic occasion. For many on Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left, it raised hopes that the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Progressives and Democrats might put aside their mutual animosity and chart a common political path.

But interviews with members of both parties suggest that the 2008 election may have further aggravated the tensions that have long simmered between the two parties, and that any future collaboration may be slow in coming.

The success of Asheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;fusionâ&#x20AC;? campaign has done little to assuage some Progressives who are angry over what they view as Democratic treachery in other legislative races.

The party had hoped to win eight House seats, moving it closer to the goal of having representation on all 14 committees in the chamber.

Only five Progs won their House races, however, one fewer than in 2006. In Burlington, incumbent Progressive Chris Pearson lost to Democrat Kesha Ram, a 22-year-old former UVM student government president. Ramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-voltage candidacy incensed many longtime Progressives. They say there were few substantive differences between the candidates on the issues, and they view her insurgent campaign as an expression of a sectarian vendetta.

Progressives were also infuriated by the defeat of Dexter Randall, a 63-year-old Northeast Kingdom dairy farmer who had been elected to two terms in the House. Randall would most likely have won the Orleans-Franklin seat again had it not been for Democrat Patricia Sears, CEO of the Newport City Renaissance Corp. The 524 votes won

by Sears, who accused Randall of focusing exclusively on agricultural issues, were enough to tilt the election to a Republican.

Pearson notes that, while Progs have not challenged any liberal Democrats in recent elections, the Dems â&#x20AC;&#x153;ran against 50 percent of our caucusâ&#x20AC;? in the House this year.

Meanwhile, Democrats may well feel that, in any discussions with the Progs about coalition building, they will be operating from a vastly superior position. Despite an embarrassing showing by the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gubernatorial candidate, Gaye Symington, Vermont Democrats are in a triumphant mood. Barack Obama won two of every three presidential ballots cast in the state, and helped the Vermont party retain five statewide seats as well as its whopping majority in both houses of the general assembly.

Jake Perkinson, chairman of the Burlington Democratic Party, believes the rationale for a Progressive Party has passed its sell-by date.

The Progs may have been on solid political ground in 1981 when they attacked Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Democraticcontrolled City Hall as unresponsive, he said. But now â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Progressives look like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stuck,â&#x20AC;? he went on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their caucus of five in the Vermont House makes it difficult to see how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have influence on how things turn out in Montpelier.â&#x20AC;?

But the painful losses have hardly discouraged Progressive Party leaders from continuing to market their brand. Dexter Randall said he would prefer to see Progressives maintain their own identity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: TIM ASHE, ANTHONY POLLINA, ED ADRIAN, DAVID ZUCKERMAN third party helps break up the old boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; network,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it can still be difficult to tell Democrats from Republicans.â&#x20AC;?

The claim that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little to distinguish the two mainstream parties forms the philosophical core of the Progressive movement. It was the argument Bernie Sanders made in his breakthrough race for Burlington mayor in 1981, and he has continued to make it, with varying degrees of emphasis, throughout

date against Republican Gov. James Douglas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooperation and coalition-building has to go both ways,â&#x20AC;?

Pollina said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It remains to be seen if the Democratic Party wants to have those kinds of conversations.â&#x20AC;?

Pollina added that if he decides to seek statewide office in 2010, he would consider running in the Democratic primary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been shown that when progressive-minded people work together, they win,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Everybody should now close their mouths, take a deep breath and think about what happened in this election.

TIM ASHE, BURLINGTON PROGRESSIVE his subsequent career in the U.S. Congress.

The victory by Ashe, a Progressive city council member in Burlington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; along with the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hold on the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city â&#x20AC;&#x201D; suggests thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wellspring of support for left-wing candidates who position themselves at least partly outside the Democratic Party.

Add to that the contention by some Progs that ideological consistency should trump the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; big-tent, coalition-style politics, and the prospects for unification of the Vermont left seem rather dim.

As Ashe notes, some Dems have shown just as much resistance to fusion as some Progs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conservative Democrats are uninterested in fusion,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing in it for them to build bridges.â&#x20AC;?

Veteran Progressive Anthony Pollina, who ran as an independent and finished ahead of Symington in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, complains that the Democrats spurned his offer to discuss running a single candi-

Perkinson disputes Pollinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim that he reached out to Dems.

By declining to run in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Pollina showed he was interested only in making a deal with party leaders and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;going over the heads of the voters,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Still, Perkinson acknowledges that voters want the two parties to stop feuding and place priority on their many points of agreement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are sick and tired of the animosity between Progressives and Democrats,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously not constructive.â&#x20AC;?

Burlington Ward 1 City Councilor Ed Adrian agrees. Adrian, a Democrat, has announced he will run for mayor of Burlington in March. Hoping to build on Asheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fusionâ&#x20AC;? candidate, he said he will seek the Progressive endorsement if he wins the Democratic nomination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new generation coming onto the political scene that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been tainted by divisive party politics,â&#x20AC;? said Adrian, a 38-yearold attorney in the secretary of stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tim Ashe is one of

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those people, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m one of those people.â&#x20AC;?

But Adrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to win Prog support in the mayoral race rankles State Representative David Zuckerman. Zuckerman, a Progressive reelected to his Burlington seat last week, retreated from comments he made on election day, when he threatened to encourage Progressives to challenge liberal Democratic incumbents in Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislative districts.

But Zuckerman did note that Adrian will be running against a Progressive incumbent, Bob Kiss, who has announced his intention

to seek a second term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To present that as a way of working together would seem to be kind of a stretch,â&#x20AC;?

Zuckerman said.

Zuckerman suggested that it may be several years before anyone can draw conclusions about the viability of a fusion approach. Asheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory was just the beginning, he said, and a small part of what he and the party will need to accomplish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The question is how warmly heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be embraced by Democrats in the state house when he calls them on moving away from progressive values,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Ashe, who maintains hope that

his victory will create momentum for a strong Prog-Dem coalition, agreed that the best approach may be to allow the bitterness of 2008 to dissipate before thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any more talk of the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody should now close their mouths, take a deep breath and think about what happened in this election,â&#x20AC;? he advised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now is the time to rejoice in Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory, not to say that the Progressive Party should disappear or to threaten to go after every Democrat.

We can have positive conversations if we wait until emotions arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so raw.â&#x20AC;? >

THE ENVIRONMENT

Agri-Mark Seeks to Increase Dairy Waste Sprayed on Vermont Farmlands

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abot Creamery has asked the state for permission to increase the amount of dairy waste it spreads on farm fields throughout central Vermont. But the company is facing stiff opposition from a small but vocal group of Cabot residents who contend that the program is environmentally unsound and should be stopped.

In May, Agri-Mark, Inc., the farmer-owned cooperative that runs the creamery, applied for an Act 250 permit to increase the quantity of cheese-manufacturing waste it sprays on farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fields â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a process known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;land applicationâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the current limit of 100,000 gallons a day to 150,000 gallons.

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Agri-Mark claims that its dairy waste contains nothing but wash water, milk proteins and cleaningagent residue from storage tanks, pipes and processing equipment.

Each day, the liquid byproduct is loaded into tanker trucks, hauled throughout central Vermont and sprayed on fields, most of which are used for growing hay.

Jim Pratt, Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior vice president of operations, asserted that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;vast majorityâ&#x20AC;? of the material is water and other compounds beneficial to farmers, such as nitrogen and phosphorus.

He said the waste poses no threat to humans or the environment, and that under Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit it must be tested periodically for toxic chemicals by an outside firm and the results reported to the state.

John Akielaszek, chief of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resourcesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; indirect discharge permit section, said the state considers land application to be an improve-

ment to the land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way we look at it, this is a mechanism for returning some of the nutrients that are taken from the farm back to the farm,â&#x20AC;? Akielaszek says.

He notes that the state caps the amount of dairy waste that can be sprayed on fields each year at 27,154 gallons per acre. ANR puts other conditions on land-applied fields in order to prevent runoff from contaminating lakes, streams and groundwater. Nutrient runoff can contribute to algae blooms in Lake Champlain and threaten aquatic species.

But opponents of the landapplication program allege that Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dairy waste isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as benign as the company claims. They accuse Agri-Mark of being less than forthcoming about the nature and quantity of chemicals it uses. They also argue that little is known about the long-term impact on soil, groundwater and human >> 13A

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Jessica Miller is an activist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fighting the creamery over this issue ever since she moved to Cabot from California in 1989.

Miller first got involved when a field adjacent to her property was sprayed with dairy waste by a Cabot Creamery tanker. When Miller called the company to complain, she was told that the material being spread was whey, an organic byproduct of cheese making.

mildly toxic.â&#x20AC;?

Greenberg, whose own environmental firm, Electrolytic Wastewater Systems, does extensive work throughout the Northeast on industrial manufacturing, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;perplexedâ&#x20AC;? that ANR allows Agri-Mark to spray the chemicals on farmland.

If the creamery were located in another northeastern state, such as New York, New Jersey or Connecticut, Greenberg claimed, the waste would have to be sent to a sewage treatment plant.

Greenberg is also troubled by waste that Agri-Mark stores in lagoons on its own property and then

and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managed effectively.â&#x20AC;?

The current fight over Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Act 250 permit is not the first time that Cabotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waste-disposal processes have come under the microscope. In 1986, when the creamery was undergoing a major expansion, the state told the company it must build a sewage treatment plant by 1991, since many of the fields it uses for land application are in the headwaters of the Lamoille, Connecticut and Winooski rivers.

The creamery even received a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to build the plant in Cabot.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a horrendous smell,â&#x20AC;? Miller recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a combination of sulfur and a 48-hour-old dead body.â&#x20AC;?

As Miller began investigating the process, she discovered that land-applied â&#x20AC;&#x153;wheyâ&#x20AC;? from industrial cheese making can also contain antibiotics and hormones that are given to dairy cows and chemical detergents and surfactants that are used to clean the creameryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equipment. Miller points out that certified-organic farms arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed to accept Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dairy waste due to those chemicals. Some farmers also report that their animals wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat hay thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been grown on land-applied fields.

Cabot resident Bernie Greenberg is a physical chemist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spent more than 25 years working on sewage treatment, industrial waste management and resource recovery.

He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reviewed Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s material safety data on the chemicals, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerned that the compounds are being discharged directly into the environment without being treated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you believe the law of conservation of matter, you know you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t destroy these chemicals. You can transform them into something else, but [Agri-Mark] isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing that,â&#x20AC;? Greenberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are not naturally occurring materials, and if they are naturally occurring, [theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re releasing them] in unnatural quantities. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re land-applying these materials with unforeseen consequences.â&#x20AC;?

Of particular concern, Greenberg said, are â&#x20AC;&#x153;benzene-related compounds,â&#x20AC;? which do not break down easily in nature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually picked up degradation products of these compounds in the water [near Cabot],â&#x20AC;? he added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

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Agri-Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pratt dismissed Greenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allegation that the storage lagoons contain anything but inert wastewater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tested and tested and tested, and nothing has ever shown up in it,â&#x20AC;? Pratt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literally the water that is separated from the milk proteins in the cheese-manufacturing process.â&#x20AC;?

Pratt wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond to Greenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other allegations, saying only that Agri-Mark has hired its own chemist to rebut his testimony to the District 5 Environmental Commission, which is considering the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permit application. Pratt wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say whether his chemist will be available for cross-examination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather have our response stand on its own two feet, because that response will be comprehensive and technically accurate,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will say that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a program that is managed with the principles of good stewardship of the land,

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Moreover, the firm that collects those samples, the Johnson Company, is hired and paid by AgriMark itself. The Johnson Company was founded by the father of Karl Johnson, who chairs the District 5 Commission. Ed Stanak, a staffer and spokesman for the District 5 Commission, noted that Karl Johnson no longer works for the Johnson Company and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had any financial connection to the firm for many years.

It should also be noted that commission members have disclosed any potential conflicts of interest in the case, and all claim they have no financial stake in the outcome of the permit proceedings.

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City and state officials agree that state election laws are too cumbersome for a city the size of Burlington. They say they will push the upcoming legislature to make some changes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; namely, allowing them to release results earlier and finding a way to make counting write-in votes less time-consuming.

But one critic, Jake Perkinson, chair of the Burlington Democrats, says the city should have been better prepared, given the problems itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encountered in the past two years. During the September primary, not enough ballots were delivered to some of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precincts. In March 2007, a ballot box was unsealed multiple times between election night and a scheduled recount.

Mayor Bob Kiss needs to do more to assure voters that an election can be held without mistakes, Perkinson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would be satisfied if we could merely establish that the vote counts are being done correctly,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late to do anything about prior elections, it seems irrelevant that the prior administration might have also made mistakes.â&#x20AC;?

For Barnard, the election night screw-up was heartbreaking and raises questions about the veracity of the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know it is more complicated here,â&#x20AC;? Perkinson added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that means that officials should be prepared to deal with it, and their failure to be able to deliver results in a timely manner is evidence of incompetence.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incompetence,â&#x20AC;? eh? Sounds like the makings of a campaign theme. Two Democratic Burlington city councilors, Ed Adrian and Andy Montroll, have announced they will challenge Kissâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bid for a second three-year term in March.

But Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, a Democrat, disagrees that the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election officials are not up to the task. â&#x20AC;&#x153;City election officials are doing a great job overall,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;State laws need to be changed to make it easier for Burlington.â&#x20AC;?

Burlington Chief Administrative Officer Jonathan Leopold said that what happened November 4 is unrelated to problems encountered in the primary and last spring. That night, Denise Begins Barnard went to bed thinking she had beaten fellow Democrat and Progressive Burlington City Councilor

Tim Ashe by a sizeable margin to become Chittenden Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth senator.

According to Leopold, however, at about 1:30 a.m., a tired election worker typed in â&#x20AC;&#x153;157â&#x20AC;? instead of â&#x20AC;&#x153;1577â&#x20AC;? when recording the votes for Ashe in a spreadsheet for the media. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was simply a data-entry error,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did everything that night by the book.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, Wards 1 and 3 were late getting results due to heavy write-in ballots, so city officials called election workers to get their tabulator results.

A failure of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election software earlier in the day precipitated the need for entering the data manually, and those numbers werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t double-checked against the ballot reports before being handed over to the media, Leopold said.

In previous years, city officials released â&#x20AC;&#x153;unofficialâ&#x20AC;? results by 9 p.m., much to everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delight. After all ballots were fed into the machines, a printed readout, the memory card and the machines themselves were delivered to City Hall.

Elections Director Jo LaMarche would then use a software program to merge the results into one report for distribution to the media and the candidates. Poll workers would remain at their posts for several more hours to count write-in candidates and compare the checklist to the number of votes tallied.

That approach, however, violated state election law. According to Markowitzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office, releasing results, even unofficial ones, from a software program that merges district results is not allowed. The forms created by the software program also didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet state standards.

State law requires that unofficial results not be released until all the ballots, including write-ins, are accounted for and tallied. This year Burlington election workers had more than 2000 write-in votes to count, with most of those coming in three races: justice of the peace (625), high bailiff (280), and state senate (243).

Those 2000 names had to be recorded three times on separate tally sheets by election workers. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until those names were written down that the ballot machines were sent to City Hall.

Making the process even more onerous, votes in Vermont are recorded by district. While most towns have a single district, Burlington has six, some of which cross multiple wards. One district crosses five wards.

When LaMarche left her Burlington post, the state elections division asked the Kiss administration to take a new approach to how it oversaw elections and tallied votes. Kathy DeWolfe, the state elections director, said the city has come a long way and is now running elections according to state law.

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critical of the Kiss administration said the city has greatly improved since the September primary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city did everything they could to help the ward clerks,â&#x20AC;? said Ward 6 Election Clerk Owen Mulligan, who agrees state laws need to be relaxed to allow for earlier release of results to the media. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would also take the pressure off the poll workers knowing that the media is breathing down our necks, so to speak, for results.â&#x20AC;?

For Barnard, the election night screw-up was heartbreaking and raises questions about the veracity of the results. The final count was made official Monday: Ashe, 28,103 votes to Barnardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27,687, a difference of 416. She has 10 days to file a recount request, and told â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Gameâ&#x20AC;? she could make a decision by late this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go back and forth between the contributions and service people put into my campaign and the cost for the county taxpayers and the seven days it would take a recount, and could I make up that kind of difference,â&#x20AC;? Barnard said.

Two years ago, a recount after a Democratic primary for the state senate took 118 volunteers seven consecutive days to count just 10,000 ballots. In the end, it did not affect the outcome of the race.

Roughly 50,000 ballots were cast in Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election.

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civil unions, has some advice for his fellow Republicans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up until the late 1950s and early 1960s,â&#x20AC;? Little said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if someone wanted to get into politics and run for office you joined the Republicans, kind of the way it is with Democrats today.â&#x20AC;?

That cycle may take time to repeat itself. In the meantime, Little said, the GOP should focus on connecting with community leaders and encourage them to run for office.

Gov. Jim Douglas has done little to build a backbench of successors, as did the last Republican governor, Richard Snelling, said University of Vermont political-science prof Garrison Nelson. That allowed Democrats to pick up several statewide seats. It also led to Dean holding court for 11 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nobody in the legislature he can count on to follow him,â&#x20AC;? Nelson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Lt. Gov.] Brian Dubie is very conservative socially. He is not a New England Republican â&#x20AC;&#x201D; socially liberal and fiscally conservative.â&#x20AC;?

Democrats, he adds, should let Douglas be only the third governor to run for a fifth term in Vermont history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let the Douglas era be the Douglas era,â&#x20AC;? Nelson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because there is no one to succeed him.â&#x20AC;?

Former Middlebury College professor Eric Davis agrees that no Republican has emerged as a likely successor to Douglas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they have real problems, post-Douglas,â&#x20AC;? Davis said.

The GOP had targeted two counties in hopes of picking up four or five House seats and at least one Senate seat.

They fell well short . . .

Not-So-Grand Old Party? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; While the Democrats and Progressives continue to wring their hands over how to work together (or not), Republicans have plenty to worry about, too.

The GOP had targeted two counties in hopes of picking up four or five House seats and at least one Senate seat. They fell well short, losing a House seat (they now stand at 48 out of 150 seats) and remaining steady in the Senate, where they hold seven out of 30 seats.

And, while the party ran candidates for attorney general and secretary of state, both of whom lost, no Republican ran for auditor, treasurer or U.S. House. In the latter, freshman Democratic Rep. Peter Welch got a free ride.

Former Republican state Rep. Tom Little, who was chairman of the Judiciary Committee when it created

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who is their bench?â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question plenty of folks are asking: former State Auditor Randy Brockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name pops up regularly; and possibly Martha Rainville, if she were to return to Vermont.

With thinning ranks in the House, though, the challenge is daunting, and one key leader is stepping aside. Rep. Steve Adams, of Hartland, is resigning as minority leader and is backing the current second-incommand Rep. Patti Komline, of Dorset, for the post.

As for the Democrats, Nelson and Davis agree the party may want to give Douglas a pass in 2010 and prepare for taking over the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office in 2012 or 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at the history of Vermont since 1962,â&#x20AC;?

Davis said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;every time there is a change in the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, the other party will take

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over. He’ll be succeeded by a Democratic governor.”

Nelson adds that Democrats should go ahead and let Anthony Pollina run against Douglas in 2010. If he wins, Dems achieve their goal of getting Douglas out of office. If he loses, they achieve their goal of getting Pollina out of the way.

The Douglas Shuffle — With three terms under his belt and another one about to get underway, Douglas is welcoming some new faces to top leadership posts.

Just days after the election, Vermont Economic Development Commissioner Mike Quinn announced he was stepping down to head back to the private sector from whence he came.

Agency of Natural Resources Secretary George Crombie — whom“Fair Game” readers know played the role of Darth Vader to the Intervale’s rebel compost alliance — has left “to pursue other opportunities.”

Word from inside ANR is, Crombie was rubbing agency staff and Douglas aides the wrong way. In fact, sources tell “Fair Game” the ANR chief seemed to be out of state more than in for the past few months. Maybe job hunting?

Or, maybe it was Douglas’ way of encouraging Crombie to find a new one.

There have been nothing but kind words for his replacement, former Forest, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Jonathan Wood.

As for Wood’s successor, longtime gubernatorial spokesman Jason Gibbs is rumored to be interested.

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King of those talkers is Rush Limbaugh and, as of November 17, he’ll have a new home in Vermont. Limbaugh’s show is leaving 960 AM for WVMT (620 AM), home to Dennis Miller, Howie Carr, Laura Ingraham and Bill O’Reilly and the popular “Charlie & Ernie Show.” O’Reilly’s show will be bumped to 6 p.m., and one hour apiece will be dropped from Carr and Miller to make way for Rush.

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The popular breakfast and lunch spot shares its home on Flynn Avenue with the well-established Flynndog art gallery and a number of local businesses. The South End, of course, is also a bustling residential area. Chantal Beliveauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original inspiration for hosting evening events was getting the neighbors to attend, she says. With a lack of after-dark entertainment options within walking distance, she fears there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;so many people that live right here in this community that probably never talk to each other.

Giving them a space where they could actually meet and chat and hang out . . . that was my original goal.â&#x20AC;?

This past summer, Beliveau started with dinner and a show on Wednesdays after the weekly on-

site farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market. The cafĂŠ featured bands, poetry readings and films, but the theatrical events were the â&#x20AC;&#x153;best attended and most electric,â&#x20AC;? she explains.

Growing the venue will be a challenge, Beliveau admits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are very excited about using this space and having something in this area,â&#x20AC;? she notes. In particular, she cites the good acoustics, as well as the versatility and intimacy of the space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But getting them out when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitch-dark and freezing cold isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be easy. So, for the wintertime, we thought we would do big events,â&#x20AC;? focusing on longer runs of plays with a few holiday-linked special programs.

Director Evans agrees that trying to draw audiences to a new location represents a gamble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating a theater space thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s off Church Street â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this is way off Church Street, in an area where people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think about theater â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is risky,â&#x20AC;? he explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very viable theater space,â&#x20AC;? he stresses, and one that fits well with his aesthetic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the feel of the space,â&#x20AC;? Evans reflects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little rough, but not too rough . . .

I really like rough spaces and then creating something out of them.â&#x20AC;?

The architectural details left over from the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial past â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was once a chocolate factory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; contribute character that is inherently lacking in black-box

venues. The high ceilings lend an airy feel. Steel I-beams provide solid places to hang lights.

Both Beliveau and Evans seem committed to making the Outer Space work as a place for theater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like anything else, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take some time to develop,â&#x20AC;? Evans realizes. For him, staging Art the Father â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a play about family reconciliation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is now â&#x20AC;&#x153;an act of love,â&#x20AC;? he explains. He originally wrote the play 10 years ago, when his dad asked him to pen something for a family reunion.

Evansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; father currently has dementia, and Evans wants to mount a full staging while his dad can still travel from Delaware to attend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has no short-term memory,â&#x20AC;? the director explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll forget that he saw it. But I can remind him, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember.

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heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had standout roles in films ranging from I Shot Andy Warhol to Say Anything . . . plus a regular one on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Six Feet Under.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an acclaimed poet who wrote a memoir about his relationship with his homeless father called Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, soon to be a film. Lili Taylor and Nick Flynn are a power couple, and this Thursday, November 13, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming to the University of Vermont for two talks that are free and open to the public. From 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., Taylor will speak about her film career in the Davis Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Litvak Ballroom; at 5:30 p.m., Flynn will read his poetry and prose in the Waterman Buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Lounge. The talks are sponsored by the English Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop and Film and Television Studies Program.

English professor and poet Major Jackson says that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nick and I are old friends . . . Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted to get [him]

at UVM for a while. Since he was coming up, I asked Lili if she was interested.â&#x20AC;? Film and Television Studies Director Hilary Neroni will conduct a Q&A with Taylor. For more info, call the Department of English at 656-3056.

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his Sunday, November 16, local writers and readers gather to honor the memory of poet Hayden Carruth, who died on September 29 at the age of 87.

Though Carruth moved to Syracuse in 1979, he spent the two previous decades in Johnson, and his poetry drew so strongly on the Vermont landscape that, as Paula Routly wrote in a 2002 Seven Days profile, he was often â&#x20AC;&#x153;considered to be the natural, f-word-slinging successor to Robert Frost.â&#x20AC;?

Wolcott poet David Budbill helped organize the

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2,900 Years Old The Assyrian carving featured in the Fleming Museum’s Marble Court depicts a mythical winged genie that once adorned the lavishly decorated palace of Ahurnasirpal II in what is now modern-day Iraq.

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science teachers at Boston’s Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. A lifelong movie lover, “I started collecting materials as resources for myself as a designer,” Albinson says. Digital technology allowed him to examine classic film title sequences frame by frame.

When he posted his favorites online, he “got some enthusiastic responses,” he says. “Someone posted it to a popular site, and it just took off.” But because his own “writing style was pretty minimal,” Albinson enlisted his friend Ulloa to contribute commentary. “[T]he end titles for Max Payne feature a locked-and-loaded font worthy of Thor that has you in its sights like

IAN ALBINSON a well-oiled Reagan-era actioner,” reads an October 28 entry.

Part of the fun of browsing Art of the Title is that it uncovers pockets of exciting work in forgettable films. For instance, who would have guessed that the cloying kids’ fantasy Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium starts with a clever, Pop Art-y animation sequence? Or that the titles of Panic Room are, as one commenter on the site put it, the “most memorable part of the movie”?

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requent patrons of Burlington’s Grannis Gallery were shocked to find a flyer in their mail earlier this week announcing a going-out-of-business sale. On Tuesday and Wednesday, husband-and-wife co-owners Timothy Grannis and Susan Hurd are offering first-

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event scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. in the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ College Hall Chapel at 36 College Street in Montpelier. About a dozen poets will read Carruth’s work, and community members are encouraged to bring short poems, too. Music (“Hayden loved jazz and the blues,” says Budbill) and a reception from NECI will round out the celebration of the life of this “tough-bird author,” as The New York Times once called him. For more info, call 828-8556.

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“There are some films that evca. 880 BCE. Alabaster. eryone recognizes are terrible films Gift of John Converse 1886.1 but have great title sequences,” says Albinson. “It’s a shame. The other company seems to get it more 2x6-Fleming111208.indd 1 than the filmmaker sometimes.”

When he started posting titles, “My main worry was copyright,” Albinson says. Though the doctrine of fair use remains frustratingly vague on the Internet, Albinson hasn’t been asked to take his content down. Just the opposite: “We got a bunch of people approaching us from the companies that actually made these sequences,” he says.

Studios — including many outside the U.S. — have offered up their work, eager for the exposure. And

Ulloa and Albinson have started conducting interviews with artists such as Richard Morrison, who discusses the credits he created for six films, including Brazil, Batman and High Fidelity.

The average movie geek can rattle off the directors of those three films, but perhaps not what they have in common. Art of the Title offers a new perspective. Says Albinson, “Everybody’s excited that there’s a forum where this kind of art can be seen.”>

dibs discounts to “friends and valued customers” on nearly $2 million worth of fine designer jewelry, along with “our entire inventory of fine diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires,” reads the flyer. (The sale will be announced to the general public on Thursday.) On Tuesday as the store opened, a line already stretched out the door, Hurd reported. Remarkably, she sounded upbeat. “We’ve been wanting to do this for a long time,” she revealed. Rather than a concession to the recession, she said, the move is about “de-stressing” from the rigors of retail. The business, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, is for sale too, Hurd noted. The gallery, also a bright spot on the monthly art-walk circuit, will be sorely missed, as much for its proprietors and staff as for its beauteous bling.

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as a James Bond movie ever been as cool as its title sequence? We’ve all felt the letdown when the 90 minutes that follow a film’s credits don’t live up to the cleverness of the opening two or three.

Unlike film directors, the artists who create innovative title sequences don’t get much recognition outside the industry. But now there’s a blog devoted to their work, the brainchild of Ian Albinson of Bristol and his Boston colleague Alexander Ulloa. At Artofthetitle. com, they’ve posted dozens of title sequences, from To Kill a Mockingbird to Se7en to “Lost” to the cult Lars von Trier TV series “Riget.”

The clips are indexed alphabetically and can be watched as crystalclear QuickTime files.

“Remember when your heart sank just a little when you realized the Pink Panther movie wasn’t a cartoon?” asks Art of the Title’s homepage, referring to the animated bits that preceded the Sellers farces. And clearly Albinson and Ulloa aren’t the only titlesequence fans out there. Since it went live in December 2007, their blog has been written up in various places, including The Boston Globe. From 85 page views in a month, it’s jumped to as many as 183,000 (last August).

Raised in California and the U.K., where he studied graphic design, film and TV production, 33-year-old Albinson relocated to Vermont a year ago from Boston.

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Dear Cecil, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;concrete shoes,â&#x20AC;? mobstersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; choice of swimwear for fellas with rodent traits and other individuals that ran afoul of them. Is there any truth to it?

Ale, Bangkok When your question came in, Ale, I thought: At last, a chance to have it out with E.L. Doctorow.

You remember the opening of Doctorowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning 1989 novel Billy Bathgate, right? (Play along here, slackers.) Evil crime lord Dutch Schultz motors across New York harbor in a tugboat while a henchman sticks the feet of doomed underling Bo Weinberg into a tub of concrete in preparation for shoving him overboard. Billy, the narrator, watches this and thinks: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had of course seen . . . how the tubbed cement made a slow-witted diagram of the sea outside, the slab of it shifting to and fro as the boat rose and fell on the waves.â&#x20AC;? Cool line, but a little voice in the back of your head, or anyway in the back of mine, is saying: Right, like some mob boss bent on murder is going to wait two hours for the concrete to dry.

However, that was before I assigned the case to my assistant Gfactor, Straight Dope gumshoe par excellence. Having seen the results of his investigation, I realize Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have to cut Doctorow some slack. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying the cement shoes thing actually happened. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solidly grounded in rumor.

As evidence I present an Associated Press clipping from June 3, 1935, on the fate of Danny Walsh, a bootlegging kingpin from Providence, Rhode Island. Danny had disappeared in 1933. The AP now offered an explanation: Walsh â&#x20AC;&#x153;was stood in a tub of cement until it hardened about his feet, and then thrown alive into the sea.â&#x20AC;? But the body hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been recovered, nor had witnesses to the crime come forward. Rather, the story was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;grisly underworld taleâ&#x20AC;? that authorities were trying to confirm.

They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, at least not exactly.

The following month the Sundaypaper supplement American Weekly ran a sensational spread about a police raid on a Rhode Island â&#x20AC;&#x153;murder mansionâ&#x20AC;? owned by a wealthy Walsh associate named Carl Rettich. The money detail was the copsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; discovery of a secret dungeon below the basement, accessible only via a hidden stairway revealed by cranking a phonograph handle in a concealed socket. According to unnamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;stool pigeons,â&#x20AC;? Walsh had been taken down there and clubbed on the head; his body (maybe dead, maybe not) was laid in a coffinlike box that was then filled with concrete and dumped in the ocean.

When Walshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend later got too vocal with suspicions regarding her manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance, informants said, she was herself hustled down to the dungeon and given the feetin-wet-cement treatment, the thugs having learned from experience with Walsh that head-to-toe encasement

produced a needlessly heavy burden.

But no bodies were found.

After that, stories about underworld cementwear became common, and terms like â&#x20AC;&#x153;cement shoes,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;cement bootsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;cement overcoatâ&#x20AC;? took their place in the crime writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lexicon. A news story from later in 1935 cited â&#x20AC;&#x153;underworld reportâ&#x20AC;? to the effect that the body of Bo Weinberg (he and Dutch Schultz, I should clarify, were real people fictionalized in Doctorowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book) had been sealed in a barrel of concrete; in another article police speculated that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been given concrete shoes and dumped in the East River.

Weinbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corpse was never found, either.

The body of gambler Charles Morris was found encased in concrete beside the Connecticut River in 1938, but the guy that killed him wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, it happens, a gangland type. A 1940 AP story about Murder, Inc., the famed mob hit squad, claimed gangster Harry Westone had been tossed into a cement mixer; his unrecovered remains allegedly lay somewhere beneath an upstate New York highway. In cases where bodies did emerge, concrete has functioned more as accessory than garment: The corpse of Philadelphia racketeer Johnnie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chinkâ&#x20AC;? Goodman was discovered in a New Jersey creek in 1941, weighted down with a 40-pound block of concrete; hit man Ernest â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Hawkâ&#x20AC;? Rupolo was fished out of Jamaica Bay in New York in 1964, also weighted down with concrete blocks.

So, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s review what we know: (1) Underworld gossips have repeatedly insisted that mob hit men sometimes encase a victim partially or completely in concrete.

(2) However, the one confirmed instance of a concretized corpse weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to turn up wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a mob hit. (3) In cases of mob hits definitively known to involve concrete, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not talking concrete shoes so much as concrete anchors, in the form of blocks used to keep the body submerged. We have no evidence of a mob hit in which the killer mixed up concrete, planted a victim in it, and (not to fixate on this, but one has to consider the practical aspects) waited for the stuff to dry.

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Abandoning town during last-call rush hour might cost me a few dollars, but I wanted to help this man out, and, frankly, hang out with him for an hour.

As we cleared the bright lights of B-town, I turned my head and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your name?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Tuck.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jernigan,â&#x20AC;? I reciprocated, and we shook on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You a native?â&#x20AC;? I asked.

Tuck smiled â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and I could tell that came readily to him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, but sometimes it feels that way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just been here a few years. I actually was born out in California, the town of Long Beach.

When I was just a baby, the family moved to Amherst, New Hampshire.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your folks still down there?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, they divorced when I was 7, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all in the area. They both got remarried, so I have all kinds of family.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get along?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the awesome part â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I love all of them, and everybody gets along. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about the step-parents, step-kids, you name it. You know, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see that too often.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say,â&#x20AC;? I agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You rarely see that in so-called intact families. So howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d you end up in Vermont?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, I was going to school in Arizona, but I knew I wanted to get back East for the snowboarding. Plus, I missed my people. So I got a job making snow

for Smuggs, which gets me free access to the slopes all winter.â&#x20AC;?

We were rolling through the long stretch between Underhill and Cambridge, the trees alive in the bright moonlight. The foliage season was on its last legs, but even the end stage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the fading purple and amber leaves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; offers a beauty all its own.

I thought about snowboarding, a sport essentially invented by a single individual â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Vermonter, Jake Burton Carpenter.

How cool is that, both for Vermont and Jake? â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, Tuck,â&#x20AC;? I picked up the conversation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;are you a competitive boarder?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nope, those days are over. The bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not made out of rubber anymore. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just for fun now.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laylaâ&#x20AC;? by Eric Clapton came on the radio, and we both just listened for a while. Like a fool, I fell in love with you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; turned my whole world upside down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who are you listening to these days?â&#x20AC;?

I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, like, on your iPod?â&#x20AC;?

Tuck chuckled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an iPod, but I will tell who Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m listening to. Heard of Modest Mouse? I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough of this band. Some might say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kind of dreary, but I think you just got to listen a little deeper.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modest Mouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; got it, man. Here I come to save the day!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Close â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that be Mighty Mouse, brother,â&#x20AC;? Tuck played along, cracking up both of us.

We reached Route 108, the Mountain Road, and began our ascent. Just before the ski area, we turned off, still slowly gaining altitude. We turned again onto another dirt road, which sliced through an alpine field. Across the shadowy landscape, the rusty ground, the fieldstones and shrubbery revealed themselves in stark blues and pale greens. Pockets of white snow gleamed in small depressions. Above us, the vast firmament was like a billion stage lights. Here we are, I thought, my heart soaring from the sheer beauty of it all, smack dab in that Green Mountain magic.

We pulled to a stop in front of an old farmhouse with four or five cars in the driveway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God, I love it up here,â&#x20AC;? Tuck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so clear and open.â&#x20AC;? He handed me $100 and told me to keep it. When he opened the door, cold air gushed into the cab. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheesh,â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it is frigginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chilly on this mountain!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you kidding?â&#x20AC;? Tuck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you my favorite temperature â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5 degrees. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m, like, out there with the crew making the snow, layering it on nice and thick.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess you might as well have been a Vermonter,â&#x20AC;? I said as my customer stepped out into the freshening wind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five degrees, Jernigan,â&#x20AC;? Tuck repeated with a wink before he turned to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good times.â&#x20AC;? >

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s he stepped onstage in Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grant Park on election night, Barack Obama was already transformed from candidate to president. On display was his genius, the genius of leadership: He eloquently named the terrible situation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a centuryâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then instilled the courage to overcome it. The presidentelect had nixed the planned fireworks. But he could not squelch his optimism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep,â&#x20AC;? he declared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.â&#x20AC;?

Personal temperament alone cannot account for Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combination of impatient ambition and imperturbable calm, self-confidence and humility. Rather, these qualities signal an understanding of himself as part of something bigger than the personal. He arrived in this place, he acknowledged in his speech on race, in the river of history, carried by a social movement of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans in successive generations who were willing to do their part â&#x20AC;&#x201D; through protests and struggle, on the streets and in the courts, through a civil war and civil disobedience and always at great risk â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to narrow that gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes we canâ&#x20AC;?: The operative word is we.

This comes as a huge relief after eight years of a regime that refused the lessons of history because it believed itself directed by supernatural forces and transhistorical values â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our â&#x20AC;&#x153;goodâ&#x20AC;? against their â&#x20AC;&#x153;evil.â&#x20AC;? This delusion was embodied in the doctrine of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unitary executive.â&#x20AC;? It emerged from the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth in an almost daily utterance: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am confident.â&#x20AC;?

The operative word was I.

many white same-sex marriage proponents: Blame African Americans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proposition 8 Exit Poll: Whites oppose, blacks support, Latinos divided,â&#x20AC;? the Los Angeles Times posted on November 4, before all the data were in.

Because African Americans had come out in huge numbers to vote for the Democratic candidate, the press immediately christened it the Obama Effect.

Resentment bloodied the gay blogosphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what to do with this,â&#x20AC;? wrote the sex columnist Dan Savage in a typical post. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just elected our first African-American president. I wept last night. I wept reading the papers this morning. But I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but feeling hurt that the love and support arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mutual. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do know this, though: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m done pretending that the handful of racist gay white men out there â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out there, and I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re scum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are a bigger problem for African Americans, gay and straight, than the huge numbers of homophobic African Americans are for gay Americans, whatever their color.â&#x20AC;?

A handful? Huge numbers? As the African-American lesbian blogger Lainad put The Obama election â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, in no small it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, please.â&#x20AC;? part, the economic crisis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; takes a wrecking The initial reports turned out to be wrong. ball to the Ownership Society, which defined In the end, polls showed the only race-sex patriotism as personal consumption and citigroup that did not support Prop. 8 was white zenship as commitment to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own home women, who came out against it 53 to 47. and family. The fresh air that rushes in now Indeed, nearly 70 percent of African-Ameris the conviction that personal responsibilicans voted yes, across income, education, ity is not antithetical to collective obligation age and sex. African American churchgoers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; realized ultimately in government â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who voted, like other regular churchgoers, that personal reward comes not from getting overwhelmingly in favor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were encouraged mine but from creating ours. by their pastors, who in turn were lobbied The decisive triumph of unity over isolaby the propositionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promoters, largely white tion and bigotry rendered even more dispirit- groups not generally known for their alliing the passage of anti-gay-marriage propoances with people of color. sitions in California, Florida and Arizona, The proponents also lied. A slick flier proalong with a measure in Arkansas, clearly duced by Yes on 8 and mailed to thousands aimed at gays and lesbians, prohibiting of African-American households the weekend unmarried couples from adopting children or before election day featured a photograph of serving as foster parents.

Obama, wedding band on prominent display, The victory of these homophobic meawith Michelle laughing in the background. sures was bad enough, but almost equally dis- The large-type quote read: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not in favor maying was the reaction from the media and of gay marriage.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, both Obama and Biden opâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Poli Psyâ&#x20AC;? is a monthly column that can also pose gay marriage and have said so plainly. be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach But both have also stated their support Judith Levine, email levine@sevendaysvt. for extending civil rights of partnership to com. all, and both explicitly opposed Prop. 8.

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They reiterated that opposition after the propaganda went out.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to excuse anyone who cast a ballot for homophobia, no matter what the reason. And, while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at it, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to excuse Obama for his socially conservative positions and decisions, including sharing a stage with mega-evangelist Rick Warren, a star on the Christian gay-conversion circuit.

Still, blacks made up just 6 percent of California voters. Even 70 percent of 6 percent is not enough to pass anything. Why is Prop. 8 their fault?

As DailyKos opined, fingerpointing will get us nowhere.

What will?

The answer is not the cloakroom deal making suggested by Dan Savage: I supported â&#x20AC;&#x153;yourâ&#x20AC;? guy, so you should get behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;myâ&#x20AC;? issue.

The answer is solidarity.

In his speech on race, Obama asked his black sisters and brothers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;[bind] our particular grievances . . . to the larger aspirations of all Americans: the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family.â&#x20AC;? On election night, the president-elect broadened that circle of solidarity, calling in â&#x20AC;&#x153;young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled.â&#x20AC;? It may be the first time a president has pronounced the word gay, with respect and fellowship, in public.

If it was rare to hear such a rainbow-coalition recitation from Obama â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whose own story belies the simplicity of any one of those labels â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is not because he is the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;post-identity-politicsâ&#x20AC;? candidate or â&#x20AC;&#x153;post-racialâ&#x20AC;? black politician, as many pundits have

dubbed him. (Apparently only politicians of color have to be either â&#x20AC;&#x153;racialâ&#x20AC;? or not.) Read his books and you will discover a man struggling to embrace the AfricanAmerican heritage that was, until his adulthood, mainly a matter of genes.

Rather, as Beck Young, a Barnard womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studies professor, pointed out, Obama simply does not see race or racism primarily as a personal matter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that is the only way the pundits, especially the white Republican ones, can see it. Obama is interested in institutionalized inequality. And, though he constantly talked about the middle class, the poor recognized in his rhetoric something no one dared name, except as a smear: class struggle. This does not make Obama pre-, post- or extra-identity politics. It makes his campaign, like Martin Luther Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, a movement for more than civil rights: a movement for justice.

Ironically, the campaign that ran away from race and only surreptitiously allied itself with the left has moved the leftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antiracist politics from the margins to the mainstream. I suspect President Obama will have more trouble dealing with the left part than the antiracist part.

But the mainstream was already moving. Young and firsttime voters cast their ballots for Obama two to one. In California, they opposed Proposition 8 by the same margin. Minorities who had voted Republican voted Democratic in significant numbers, and minorities will soon constitute a majority of the electorate. As the main protagonist of American politics, Joe the Plumber, RIP. If some racial minorities do not yet recognize sexual minorities as legitimate members of the polity, then there is much work to be done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change,â&#x20AC;? declared the presidentelect. He exhorted Americans to â&#x20AC;&#x153;summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to . . . look after not only ourselves but each other.â&#x20AC;?

Call it patriotism. Call it solidarity. It is discombobulating to contemplate the two entwined.

Still, like Michelle Obama, this is the first time in my adult life I have felt proud of my country.

And when I look at the beautiful face of the first Kansan-Kenyan president, that pride moves me to relinquish blame and resolve anew to look after my fellow Americans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even those who are not yet ready to look after me and mine. >

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urlington is called a “city,” but sometimes it feels like a small town.

On election day, the gentleman answering your questions also has his name on the ballot. And didn’t you see him running the games between innings at Centennial Field last summer? Could that be him again hosting karaoke at the St. Johns Club? Standing on the receiving line at the UVM medical school graduation? Surely, that bespectacled drag queen at Higher Ground must be someone else?

Or not.

They’re all Bob Bolyard, a 52-year-old Burlington resident who wears an uncommon number of hats, even though he hasn’t had a full-time job in years. To Bolyard, “multitasking” doesn’t mean answering phones while tweaking a spreadsheet in Excel. But it could mean bumming a ride from his karaoke gig to his next stint at Fletcher Allen, then walking down the street (he hasn’t driven in 11 years) to Centennial Field for his biggest stage of the night.

Sitting down for an interview next to the St. Johns Club bar on a recent Friday afternoon, Bolyard admits he’s not completely at ease being the subject of a story.

“I don’t draw attention to myself,” he explains. “I don’t really like it.” True, there’s nothing externally attention-grabbing about this middle-aged man in jeans and a red overshirt.

Bolyard is preparing for his weekly karaoke gig at the Central Avenue social club, which began as the St. Jean Baptiste Club, a meeting place for FrenchCanadian mill workers. It now hosts a broad cross-section of the neighborhood, most of them over 40. Bolyard’s Friday night party is in its seventh year — the longest-running karaoke night in the Burlington area, he says. For four years prior, he ran a similar event at Burlington’s roundly mourned gay club, 135 Pearl.

In his view, “The main difference between here and Pearl’s is, I don’t hear a lot of ‘Baby Got Back’ here.”

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Whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing their renditions of Sir Mix-a-Lot or Petula Clark, Bolyard likes to help others grab the spotlight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sing as much as other hosts. I want other people to get to sing,â&#x20AC;? he says, noting that he often sees participants come alive on stage: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the drudgery of their jobs or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beaten down at home, here they can express themselves and be free and walk off feeling good about themselves. I call it karaoke therapy.â&#x20AC;?

He may let others enjoy their star turns at the mike, but this born performer doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always shun the limelight. Many Vermonters know Bolyard primarily as Amber LeMay, founder of the House of LeMay, a drag quartet thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strutted and wisecracked its way through a cable-access show, live performances and, most recently, a movie. What began 12 years ago as a 40th birthday performance

by Bolyard and his longtime housemate Michael Hayes (a.k.a. Margaurite LeMay), with singing, comedy and some wigs, got legs that night when Hayesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sister Nancy and Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend Syndi Zook took the stage. The women introduced a complex backstory for Amber and Margaurite LeMay, involving their home life at the Hot Damn Trailer Park in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beaver Pond, Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

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Cate Nicholas, director of UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Standardized Patient Program, says Bolyard is â&#x20AC;&#x153;great at this. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easygoing, and he really cares and is hardworking and has a little bit of actor in him.â&#x20AC;?

More than a little bit of educator, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Lima, Ohio, native comes from a family of teachers, though he always promised himself he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow that path, he says. When it comes to schooling med students, Bolyard adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love doing that job. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personally so fulfilling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; people have dreams and goals and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to get there, and I can help them.â&#x20AC;?

Nicholas says that at the med school, Bolyard â&#x20AC;&#x153;has deep roots, if you will; he gives 100 percent of himself.â&#x20AC;? Besides attending every graduation, he shows up hen someone at â&#x20AC;&#x153;the white-coat ceremony has half a where the students officially get dozen or their white coats,â&#x20AC;? and another so jobs, ceremony dedicated to those itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wonder he has time for who have donated their bodies hobbies. Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paying gigs to medicine. take him from the stage to the While Bolyard gives his examination room. Twelve years presence and his patience to ago, he joined a new program at the med students, he gives his the UVM College of Medicine voice and organizational skills to as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;standardized patientâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; baseball. As the Lake Monsters someone trained to act the role geared up for their 2008 season, of a patient in various scenarios Syndi Zook, executive director of Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lyric Theatre, received an email asking if she knew an â&#x20AC;&#x153;outgoing, fun and spontaneousâ&#x20AC;? emcee for the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s halftime activities.

Zook didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to $1$ $1.;#4& recommend her pal medical students need to Bolyard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played baseball for practice before theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re turned nine years as a kid,â&#x20AC;? he recalls. loose on actual sick people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played right field and batted was basically a human model,â&#x20AC;? ninth. Growing up in the Bolyard recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The instructor country with very few social demonstrated on me and I said, opportunities, it was great. Or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ouch.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Today, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re maybe I just liked being with the more instructors than models.â&#x20AC;? boys,â&#x20AC;? he adds coyly.

Standardized patients instruct Last summer Bolyard sang first-year students in bedside â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take Me Out to the Ball manner and assess their progress, Gameâ&#x20AC;? and hosted kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; contests confronting them with situaon the field for a crowd of up to tions that range from taking a 5000 fans. He also reached out basic health history to dealing to one fan in particular: LeMay with domestic-partner abuse or chronicler Russell Dreher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I end-of-life counseling. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember if it was during And someone has to help radiation or after surgery, but future doctors practice the one night dreaded digital rectal exam.

Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from his favorite thing, Bolyard says, a free prostate check can come in handy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One time in my first couple of years, a doctor was doing the digital rectal exam and he said he felt something out of the ordinary. Next year a student felt something that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think was supposed to be there.â&#x20AC;?

Though follow-up revealed nothing serious, Bolyard joshes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my health care diagnosed with cancer.

Dreher eventually emerged with a clean bill of health and a finished film, which is currently for sale on the LeMaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website. He says other festivals have shown interest, including one in Canada that he prefers not to name yet. For his part, Bolyard says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so cool to have something chronicling the last 15 years in my life.â&#x20AC;?

Has he ever had ambitions of acting professionally? Bolyard shrugs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did one show with Vermont [Repertory Theatre] in their last season. I always thought it would be too much work.â&#x20AC;? He describes the House of LeMay as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a hobby. Some people spend money on golf or hunting. We spend it on LeMay.â&#x20AC;?

LeMaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; world has expanded to include Johnnie McLaughlin (â&#x20AC;&#x153;foreign exchange studentâ&#x20AC;?

Lucybelle, the sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cousin from Mississippi); Michael Glidden (Liza Little, the one with the comic dentition); and musical accompanist Craig Hilliard. With a revolving cast of associates and hangers-on, the LeMays are the Wu Tang Clan of local drag performance. Bolyard says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deeply indebted to his friends, stressing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without them I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do half of what I do, and not necessarily just the LeMay half.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;LeMay half â&#x20AC;? of Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alliance with Hayes, McLaughlin and the others recently got a new shot of publicity. Slingbacks and Syrup, a documentary on the history of the LeMay phenomenon, premiered at Octoberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vermont International Film Festival. For director Russell Dreher, who commuted from New York to film LeMay events and conduct interviews, it was a hefty labor of love. Dreher financed the film himself, and during the editing process, he lost his job and was

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At the Hop. Every fall, Bob gets in gear planning and promoting the South End Art Hop. Doesn’t he look state-of-theart?

Slingbacks and Syrup.

More like muumuus and martinis!

Bob/Amber LeMay is currently organizing the 14th Winter Is a Drag Ball. Last year’s ball was Higher Ground’s second-most profitable night ever.

Order in the court!

This election day Bob inspected voting in Burlington’s Ward 3 and was elected Justice of the Peace! Does this man look peaceful to you?

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Dreher remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wanted me to hear the whole game. He kept the phone on him until it was done.â&#x20AC;?

A more recent addition to Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10-foot resume is his promotional and partyplanning job as coordinator of Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual South End Art Hop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was needing another income source. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I call it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not a job, an income source,â&#x20AC;? he says. Finding the South End Arts and Business Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employment ad listed only on Craigslist, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;thought it must have been a scam,â&#x20AC;? but he was assured the position was real.

Though Bolyard didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider himself the ideal candidate, his job-hopping has taught him to learn fast: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become the guy who knows the answer, and if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, I know who does,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also an idea person. My job is part organization, part promotion and part inspiration.â&#x20AC;?

vote and that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been busy with the kids and never felt smart enough, but she wanted to come out for Hillary.â&#x20AC;? Bolyard snapped a photo.

Interviewed just three days after the general election, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also assisted new voters â&#x20AC;&#x153;who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read or speak English. Democracy wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just handed to them. It brought tears to my eyes.â&#x20AC;?

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n his Quentin Crisplike existence, Bolyard deals with people from all walks of life, from doctors to baseball fans to artists to septuagenarian voters. Some would say he inspires them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am proud to say that Bob Bolyard has been my BFF for 20 years,â&#x20AC;? says Zook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know some people have a name for that and it rhymes with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bag,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine with me. Bob brings out the best in others,â&#x20AC;? she adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do it this way,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he confidently does his

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The long-time gay activist has served as head of Pride Vermont and Vermont Gay Social Alternatives, as well as promoting and organizing for RU12? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how I spent my forties,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My unofficial title was Mr. Gay Vermont.â&#x20AC;? For 13 years, Bolyard and the other LeMays have produced the Winter Is a Drag Ball to benefit the Vermont People with AIDS Coalition. The next one is scheduled for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day 2009 at Higher Ground; last year, a crowd of nearly 900 showed up to Time Warp for a cause.

In his capacity as matriarch of the House of LeMay, Bolyard helped create the League of Drag Queen Voters to bring attention to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pivotal election. Last summer, postcards bearing the legend â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Blow it, VOTEâ&#x20AC;? made it as far as Provincetown, where the ladies of LeMay handed them out to sun-seeking vacationers.

Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civic bent brought him to the role of Inspector of Elections for Ward 3 in Burlington. At his first presidential primary this year, he was particularly struck by one first-time voting story: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four women who were over 60 came in together to vote,â&#x20AC;? he recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One woman told me that it was her friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first time. I asked why, and she said that her husband hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let her

had other personal rewards for Bolyard: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a newly minted Justice of the Peace.

In a previous run several years ago, he was the only one of 15 Democrats who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the office; this year, he came in 10th.

A Justice of the Peace is a notary public, sits on the Board of Civil Authority, and can perform marriages and civil unions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping there will be opportunities to do same-sex marriages,â&#x20AC;?

Bolyard muses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have asked me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Will Amber or Bob be doing it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let them pick. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their day.â&#x20AC;?

own work so well that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but rise to the challenge of performing with him.â&#x20AC;?

From Bolyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a guy whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a lot of opportunities. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his eye for unusual prospects thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made him a jack-of-all-trades for the new millennium. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I can encourage others to take the opportunity, I like to,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?>

Visit the Seven Days website for an audio slideshow of Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photoshoot!

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Economy

What’s Next for Vermont’s Economy?

Local experts weigh in on the state’s financial future

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overnor Jim Douglas was well on his way to a fourth term November 4 when the IBM microchip plant in Essex Junction announced it was laying off 100 contract workers.

The election-day purge brings to 280 the number of IBM workers let go in 2008. The total number of manufacturing jobs lost this year, including a series of layoffs by a halfdozen other Vermont companies, tops out at nearly 600.

Douglas and his main opponents, Democrat Gaye Symington and independent Anthony Pollina, all made economic development a centerpiece of their campaigns. Each articulated a vision that looked beyond Vermont’s traditional reliance on manufacturing and tourism toward an economy based on renewable-energy creation and the development of green businesses.

Douglas promises an “economic stimulus package” that includes tax credits for research and development, a “smart grid” energy network and green-growth zones in which businesses are created around renewableenergy ventures. He also announced a Vermont Innovation Challenge that would bestow tax-exempt status on any new company that brings jobs into the state.

Less clear is what Vermonters would have to give up to pay for Douglas’ stimulus plan. The governor’s package is rich in “business incentives” — tax breaks and credits — but less generous in its commitment to new investments in affordable housing and

infrastructure improvements.

Some will agree with that approach; others, no doubt, will not.

In the meantime, Seven Days asked 10 informed observers to set their own economic-development agendas for a post-IBM Vermont.

Change Our “Perfect Little State” Culture John McClaughry Back in the 1950s, avid skier Tom Watson, the chairman of IBM, put a major manufacturing plant in sleepy Essex Junction. Besides the great skiing, the Burlington area offered a conscientious labor force, low land prices, low tax rates, few regulations and a hundred years of prudent, businesslike, Republican rule.

Before long, the IBM era in Chittenden County may dwindle to a close. That will bring to the fore the long-dreaded question: How will Vermont’s economy — and tax base — survive the loss?

No one expects another large manufacturing company to replace IBM in Essex Junction. Our hope is to attract and nurture small- to medium-sized companies that make high-value-added products and have the capacity to grow.

Our obstacles, in addition to location and a cold climate, are: a) the lack of a first-rate science and engineering reputation; b) a shortage of skilled, experienced and dependable employees (despite

spending $13,500 per pupil in our public school system); c) high rates of business and personal taxation; d) a prevailing civic culture that views Vermont as the Perfect Little State, and insists that enterprise be located and operated in politically acceptable ways.

It is especially this last item, with its mandates, regulations, interminable paperwork and frequently bureaucratic hostility, combined with overwhelming liberal majorities in the legislature, that make Vermont a risky proposition for people hoping for a return on job-creating investment.

Change that culture, and Vermont may have at least a fighting chance.

John McClaughry is president of Vermont’s Ethan Allen Institute.

Invest in Vermont Will Raap We are using hundreds of billions of our dollars to save insurance giant AIG, GM, Ford and Chrysler, dozens of banks and other bastions of capital-

ism that are “too big to fail.” These enterprises did fail to respond to market realities and/or were driven by fast and easy profits from complex global financial trading. They simply did the opposite of “make money the old way . . . by earning it.”

GM has been borrowing money for years to finance their interest payments on other GM debt. A friend of mine has been doing this, too, with his credit cards, but when economic reality catches up to him, he will not hurt millions of others. Where do these companies find their banks?

Fortunately for us all, banks operating in Vermont would never support such irresponsible behavior. Now, we all will suffer from the failures of these large corporations.

Would superb state economic development help Vermont reduce our pain from this global economic collapse? Not much. But Vermont is still better off than most states because our economy is dominated by locally owned businesses rather than large corporations whose futures are decided elsewhere. The silver lining from the collapse is, we now know we must be rescued from, not by, the global economy. We now know real wealth comes from strong communities and healthy environments — not from stock markets and housing financed with reckless mortgages. We now know it’s smart to invest in local food production and energy generation so we can take care of basic needs no matter what OPEC is doing. We

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now know a petroleum-addicted economy and the climate change it is causing are problems we must solve. Plus, we now understand that investing in jobs that build on our inherent strengths, including human and natural capital, is the smartest economic development strategy.

Will Raap is founder and chairman of Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supply Company in Burlington.

ENCOURAGE â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOREIGN EXCHANGEâ&#x20AC;?

William Gilbert The sharing of domestic jobs in a family is important, but the jobs that ensure a familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s survival are the ones that bring in a salary from outside â&#x20AC;&#x201D; call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;foreign exchange.â&#x20AC;?

As in a family, money spent in Vermont by people who earn it outside of Vermont enriches all Vermonters. If we want tax-supported necessities, good education, police, roads and human services, we must encourage jobs that bring in foreign exchange. If it is sold to the outside world, it is good for Vermont.

Buying locally produced products alone helps but does not support our Vermont family. For example, our tax disadvantage to New Hampshire will continue to drain hard-earned dollars and make Vermonters

along the Connecticut less well off.

Our Vermont dollars have become New Hampshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign exchange!

What jobs should we encourage?

Manufacturing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; almost all of what Vermont manufactures is sold to the outside world: From IBM microchips to snowboards, maple syrup, cheese and granite, all are essential sources of foreign exchange. They should be taxed less and regulated strategically for growth, as they benefit us all.

Higher education provides teaching and research jobs supported by out-of-state tuition. Many students stay and bring new ideas, resources and enterprise.

Some service jobs, such as health care, advertising, accounting, legal and finance, also bring in wealth. Fletcher Allen imports 25 percent of its revenue. The medical research at FAHC and the College of Medicine alone brings in over $100M from out of state, sustaining hundreds of jobs.

Retired Vermonters bring in foreign exchange, but, by overtaxing their pensions, we discourage them from staying here.

We must test any tax or spending proposal with a question: Will this help or hurt job creation, and will the jobs created bring in wealth from outside of Vermont?

Those are the most important jobs.

William Gilbert, a South Burlington attorney, is a former executive vice president of Fletcher Allen Health Care. Prior to that, he served as assistant attorney general, deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Health and Human Services and commissioner of the Department of Public Service.

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“Incentives” Don’t Work Doug Hoffer You can’t solve a problem using the wrong tools.

We spend $40 million annually on core economic development. Of the state’s share, the majority goes to tax “incentives” and subsidies for the tourist industry.

It is widely assumed that Vermont is antibusiness and uncompetitive. If so, then so are the other northeastern states, all of which have lost more than 20 percent of their manufacturing jobs since 2000.

The notion that we have to compete with other states by offering tax “incentives,” or reducing state taxes, is not supported by the evidence. State taxes are a very small part of business costs and the misleading talk about our relative “tax burden” has been debunked.

Also, the jobs impact of interstate business moves is a tiny portion of total job creation and destruction. We lose lots of jobs to off-shoring, but that’s about labor costs, which dwarf the impact of state taxes.

States cannot control major economic forces (e.g., federal budget, interest rates, trade agreements, etc.). Therefore, we should focus on the fundamentals that are within our control and make investments that reduce our vulnerability to outside forces.

But there’s only so much money.

Dollars spent on misguided subsidies are not long-term investments. We should shift those funds to education and training, roads and bridges, telecom, affordable housing, child care (the labor market doesn’t work without it), energy efficiency, renewables and technical assistance for small businesses.

And, of course, there is health care.

Nibbling at the edges will not solve the problem. We should acknowledge the failure of the current system and start over.

Doug Hoffer is an independent policy analyst. He authored the Job Gap Study commissioned by the Vermont Livable Wage Campaign and Burlington’s Peace & Justice Center.

Break Down Business Barriers Adam Greshin Vermont can move beyond dependence on any one company, or any one industry, by nurturing an environment conducive to entrepreneurship. We already enjoy many advantages: Our primary and secondary education systems consistently rank near the top of the charts relative to other states, and we run a very strong surplus in higher education (we take in more college students than we send out). Vermont’s air and water are clean, her landscapes uncluttered. Myriad recreational pursuits await the outdoor enthusiast. We have one of the highestquality health-care systems in the country.

Vermont has a terrific quality of life.

Our business climate could use some improvement. Begin with a regulatory framework that is transparent, timely and predictable. Make it reflect our values but also make it easy to navigate.

Focus on business costs, notably workers’ compensation and health-care insurance.

Vermont businesses face some of the highest payroll costs in the country, costs that hamper our ability to create jobs and handicap companies competing across state lines. Finally, continue to invest in infrastructure, particularly high-speed Internet access, universal cellphone coverage and, crucially, public transportation and low-cost housing. Workers must have comfortable and safe places to live and easy access to their jobs.

Economic development is not about cherry-picking the right companies or industries. It’s about creating a suitable business environment and enabling market forces to work their magic.

Adam Greshin is a partner in Summit Ventures NE, the company that owns Sugarbush Resort.

Create Green Jobs Jane Knodell The U.S. and Vermont economies appear to be in a deepening economic recession, with rising job loss and falling confidence among consumers and firms alike.

Left to its own devices, the private sector will spiral ever deeper into recession. The role of government is to arrest the decline and redirect the economy in a positive direction by increasing spending and reducing taxes.

This is much easier said than done for policy makers at the state level. Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. In a recession, state income tax revenues fall as personal and business incomes fall. This forces state government to cut its own spending, and/ or increase taxes, in order to balance its budget, and both measures tend to make the recession worse.

Ultimately, only the federal government can provide the kind of economic stimulus that will contain the recession.

In a climate of weak confidence, tax cuts won’t work — households and businesses will be less inclined to spend their tax savings. The U.S. Treasury should embark on a green public investment program: investment in transportation, water and wastewater systems, energy efficiency, and new energy technologies. Such investments will create jobs today, boost future productivity in the business sector, and increase after-energy income in the household sector.

At least part of the federal program should be done in conjunction with state and municipal governments. A green investment program would provide the short-term stimulus needed to prevent a deep recession, and the long-term industrial redirection needed to create a brighter economic future for us all.

Burlington City Councilor Jane Knodell is an associate professor of economics at the University of Vermont.

Small Companies, Big Payoffs Paul Millman Vermont’s economic future shouldn’t be built around luring a company to relocate here with 5000 jobs. Vermont’s economically stable future will come from growing 100 companies that each employ 50 people in quality, well-paying jobs.

Chroma Technology is like many other Vermont companies: We’re a small company in a small state.

We’re not the kind of company that states usually make great efPaul Millman forts to attract.

We’re not the kind of company that gets the big tax breaks and incentives that Tennessee and South Carolina used to attract Honda and BMW. We’re not the kind of company economic development departments — or governors — brag about to show what a great place their state is to locate a business.

What we are is a company that started small in a small Vermont town and now enjoys an international reputation. We employ 87 people in quality, well-paid jobs. We are a company founded by people who moved to Vermont just because it’s Vermont, a state that welcomes people who dance to a different beat.

States can spend a lot of time and money trying to attract big car companies.

I’m told the cost of attracting those companies to the state is often in excess of $100,000 per job. Or a state can be the place that attracts people who create, at much lower costs, one job at a time and, eventually, two, three and four jobs at a time when their products or services increase in demand.

Paul Millman is co-founder and president of employee-owned Chroma Technology, one of the fastest-growing companies in Vermont.

Survival Through Sustainability Andrea Cohen We immediately need to transition our economy to the reality of a post-carbon, post-peak-oil world. We especially need to develop our local food and energy sectors — we import about $3 billion worth of these products from out of state each year.

There is tremendous opportunity to create jobs and keep (and multiply) more of those dollars in Vermont.

Vermont has a “green” brand advantage, but we lost our original “green economy” edge by not aggressively embracing and marketing that strength.

Somehow, it got political when it really just made strategic sense to develop green jobs. We need to get right back out front on that, before we lose more ground.

Let’s also be honest about who we are and what we are good at. We should focus on developing smaller-scale businesses.

We have strengths in the environmental, creative economy, wood products, information technology, and specialty and sustainable-food system sectors. We can create a diverse and geographically dispersed economy that is less vulnerable to decisions from outside our state.

We also need to help our businesses and their employees reduce cost burdens by reforming our ever-more expensive

health-insurance system and by ensuring a strong transportation and telecommunication infrastructure. Investments in public structures benefit us all when we think long term.

Most importantly, we should support and develop businesses that are intrinsically linked to Vermont people, communities and values — businesses that understand that there are multiple bottom lines. These are the successful businesses of Vermont’s future.

Andrea Cohen manages a public policy program for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. Prior to that, she worked for 16 years at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.

Develop Local Workforce Howard Pierce Beyond all the usual noise about the Vermont “brand” and its value in the marketplace, our most fundamental attribute is “smallness.” By this I mean the short distances between people with ideas, elected officials and people who finance and build things. We all know each other. Given the realities of smallness, and the current challenging times, we need to pick our battles carefully.

First, we need to avoid struggling with issues where the solution is, by definition, federal. Health care is a good example.

While we need to advance our ideas and even experiment via federal initiatives, Vermont has to be realistic about the disregard that health problems have for state boundaries. The problem of affordable housing is slightly more accessible, but it is still primarily driven by macroeconomic trends.

Devising strategies to add “best workforce” to the Vermont brand is within our reach. We will eventually settle on business sectors to “target” for economic development, and the most important organizing principle will be “small businesses with a technology or creative focus.”

The biggest challenge will be finding or growing the workforce. Let’s use our smallness to our advantage and connect the state’s educators with entrepreneurs trying to fill positions. Create a robust and accessible database of known job types, detailed educational requirements and a clear path through specific Vermont academic institutions to become qualified for each job. The high school junior worrying about a career will figure out how to use it. Our legislators and congressional leaders can figure out how to support this flexible and dynamic system with funding.

Howard Pierce is the CEO of PKC Corp., which makes software for the health-care industry, in Burlington.

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“You Can’t Get There from Here” 1:51:14 PM by Anne Galjour.

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“INsight: Why Class Matters,” a presentation by Dr. Felice Yeskel, director of Class Action. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, November 14, 6:15 p.m. Free.

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t’s no surprise to learn that actress Anne Galjour comes from a verbally gifted family — a family rooted in southeastern Louisiana, where tales, tall and otherwise, are as common as kudzu. “My dad was an amazing storyteller,” she reminisces.

“When I moved to San Francisco after high school, I could finally get a word in edgewise.”

Galjour, now 51, has developed her own command of the spoken word — in fact, made a profession of it — through the telling of her own and other people’s stories. Her latest performance, entitled “You Can’t Get There from Here,” comes to Burlington’s FlynnSpace this Friday and Saturday on the heels of last week’s premiere at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College. In fact, the Flynn and the Hop co-commissioned the piece, for which Galjour interviewed nearly 150 people — from students to senior citizens, from recent refugees to natives — in the Upper Valley and Burlington areas. She then transformed her subjects’ revelations into a one-woman show that examines class through the interwoven life stories of eight characters. The result is a slightly fictionalized portrait of a community comprising individuals of various material means but remarkably similar desires and dreams. Given Barack Obama’s triumph in the recent presidential election, that message could not be timelier — though Galjour began working on hers even longer than he campaigned.

Her performance at the Hopkins Center concluded a three-year “Class Divide Initiative” at Dartmouth, which the Hop program notes call “this country’s first initiative to explore socio-economic class through the eyes of artists.” As part of that residency, Galjour conducted “story circles” for her research, and discussions and workshops with both students and the public.

But the work is not just documentary; while Galjour’s subject is thought provoking and her characters rooted in often sobering reality, “You Can’t Get There from Here” is still a work of theater. And the alchemy of theater — its power not only to entertain audiences but to transport them — relies on the skill of its actors. Especially when the performance is a solo endeavor, sans props, costumes or set changes.

Anyone who witnessed “Hurricane,” the bayou-based piece Galjour performed two years ago at the Flynn, knows that she is up to the task. The show, which toured nationally, garnered numerous awards and critical accolades. “You ‘see’ the characters she plays, male as well as female, even when their physical characteristics have not been described,” raved The New York Times.

“Ms. Galjour herself disappears.” For this actress, “multiple personalities” are not a disorder.

Galjour headed west from Louisiana more than two decades ago — she teaches playwriting at San Francisco State University. Yet much of her theatrical work has drawn inspiration from her colorful, and familiar, Cajun roots. The Class Divide project in New England was hence a departure for her both geographically and culturally. Galjour acknowledges the relative reticence of her new northeastern acquaintances, yet she says the participants in her story circles readily opened up once the ice was broken. She facilitates that process by asking open questions — about education, money, siblings, gay or transgendered family members, drug and alcohol addiction — and then really listening to the answers. Who is not seduced, finally, by being heard?

“Many things cut across class lines,” Galjour says. “In Burlington I got some good feedback from people who are very well educated and still cannot afford to buy a house. Home ownership is the American dream.”

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Maureen Mindell: The Shelburne artist’s decoupage works on paneled screens, lanterns, chairs and other furniture mark the beginning of the vineyard’s Local Artist Series.

November 14 through 26 at Shelburne Vineyard in Shelburne. A wine tasting accompanies the reception, Friday, November 14, 5-8 p.m. Info, 985-8222.

Libby Davidson: “Images of Vermont,” acrylic and watercolor paintings.

November 16 through December 21 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Reception: Sunday, November 16, 1-3 p.m. Info, 899-3211.

“Creating & Connecting”: Artwork by local K-12 public school students, curated by student teachers in UVM’s art education program. November 17 through 22 at Colburn Gallery, UVM, in Burlington. Reception: Wednesday, November 19, 5:307:30 p.m. Info, 656-2014.

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“Exposure: Studio Show II,” new work from selected ceramists, printmakers and photographers in the Burlington City Arts Member Studios. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington.

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xposure: Studio Show II,” now on view at Burlington’s Firehouse Gallery, offers strong collections of new works by 14 artists active in the Burlington City Arts photography, printmaking and ceramic studios — including the studio directors. It’s a juried showcase displaying both the high caliber and the aesthetic diversity of BCA’s studio programs.

BCA’s clay studio and printmaking facilities are both located at the street level of Memorial Auditorium. George Breisch Gonzalez’s ceramics show the influence of the streets. His 18-inch-tall “Graffiti Vessel” appropriates tags and stylized bundles of lettering — similar to those found on walls and railroad cars — as decorative elements.

His 14-inch “Traffic Platter” bears a crowded three-lane highway, seemingly rendered from a photograph, in the midst of a traffic jam.

Allison Petroski’s ceramics are charged with a world beat. Petroski etches her blackand-white vessels with scraffito — scratching one layer of a surface to expose another.

She is influenced by diversiform decorative motifs, including the rhythmic patterns of Mehndi body art and Indian subcontinental art and architecture. The lids of Petroski’s vessels and urns have exotic finials, and her platters are rich with intricate details. A welter of swirls, variously proportioned checkerboard patterns and beautifully painted lines become leaves, vines and animals.

Mary Ellen Manock’s monotypes are abstract landscapes evoking Champlain Valley vistas, and they also suggest a loose Asian influence. Manock’s solid compositions are defined by simplified hues and fluid gradations of value. “Champlain Islands” is a diptych of two 12.5-by-22-inch vertical sections, with white negative space serving as the lake. Flat land masses recede toward the horizon beneath a powdery, cerulean blue sky. Manock’s 22-by-25-inch “High in the Green Mountains” has three ridge lines running horizontally, and discreet passages of red appear in the autumnal distance.

BCA’s community darkroom occupies the lower level of the Firehouse. Director Mary Johnson contributed 16-by-20-inch blackand-white pieces to the studio show, including suburban scenes with blurred edges that give way to a sharp focal point commanding each composition. “Woodlawn” depicts a row of little ranch houses with modest lawns under a somewhat ominous sky. The title is more than a classic neighborhood name: Numerous prominent American cemeteries are called Woodlawn, including the largest one in New York City. That association probably wasn’t lost on Johnson.

Allison Hale and Rebecca H. Babbitt also work in black and white, but their approaches are very different. Hale’s “Honda” is a 6-by-4-foot compound composition made up of 66 4-by-6-inch images of a Honda driving down an urban street at night. It’s not simply a cut-up photomural; the shots in the photo mosaic are all a little askew, taken from different distances. Hale composed the image with bands of gleaming streetlights and time-lapsed stars flowing in different directions along the top of the composition.

Babbitt works with a Holga, and her 13-by-13.5-inch double-exposed scenes include the dreamy carnival vignette “String of Pandas.” The pandas are prizes offered to the winners of a dart game. Babbitt’s central figure has a distorted face, like the subject of a Francis Bacon painting, and the film’s double exposure creates complex, translucent layers.

The BCA studio facilities have grown into an important and fairly affordable artistic asset for Burlington. In addition to community education programs, they offer equipment and resources on a communal basis that might not otherwise be available to local artists and artisans. The sampling of their wares on view at “Exposure: Studio Show II” demonstrates the zesty flavor of the citysponsored slice of our creative economy.

MARC AWODEY

“China-Tibet Relations”: Ken Bauer, assistant professor in the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, gives a noontime lecture in conjunction with a current exhibit. Wednesday, November 12, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

“Public Art on Campus”: John Hunisak, professor of the history of art and architecture, gives a virtual tour of dynamic sculptures on campus in this slide/lecture. Thursday, November 13, 4:30-6 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Lower Lobby, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Info, 443-3169.

Tomas Vu Talk: The painter and printmaker, a Cameron Visiting Artist with the Studio Art Program, gives a slide/lecture about his works, which incorporate silkscreen, paint, drawing and collage. Tuesday, November 18, 4:30-6 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Info, 443-3169.

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Timothy P. Harriett: “Pastoral Soliloquies,” an MFA thesis show.

Through November 22 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College in Johnson. Reception: Wednesday, November 12, 3-5 p.m. Info, 635-1469.

Lyna Lou Nordstrom Prints: Award-winning monotypes, a collagraph and a solar etching. Through November 30 at Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Reception: Wednesday, November 12, 6-8 p.m. Info, 878-6955.

Sandra Shenk: Color photography of landscapes, abstracts and composites.

Through December 4 at Avenue Bistro in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 14, 5-7 p.m. Info, 652-9999.

Charles Austin & Leah Csiszar: “1 + 1 = 5,” collaborative sculpture in stone and metal. November 14 through December 1 at The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Reception: Friday, November 14, 5-7 p.m. Info, 775-0570.

Diane Gabriel & Jordan Douglas: New monotypes and sculpture in black and white using inherited and found fabrics; and photographs of decaying road trash and rephotographed antique images, respectively. November 14 through December 7 at 215 College Artists’ Cooperative in Burlington.

Reception: Friday, November 14, 5-8 p.m. Info, 658-1371.

:: burlington area Alex Dostie: New paintings. Through November 30 at 1/2 Lounge in Burlington. Info, 310-3211.

Ann Clayton Barlow: “From Here to There: Reflections on Contemporary Landscapes,” silver gelatin prints of environments that evoke contemplation.

Through December 13 at Firehouse Center Community Darkroom in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

Anne Street Bailey: Paintings, landscapes and botanicals, Gates 1 & 2; Joseph B. Roque: Abstract paintings, Skyway; and Graziella Weber Grassi: Acrylic paintings, Escalator. Through December 31 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

‘Architectural Improvisation: A History of Vermont’s Design/ Build Movement 1964-1977’: Guest-curated by Norwich University architecture professor Danny Sagan, this exhibit of photographs, drawings and other artifacts illustrates the radical, Vermont-based movement characterized by organic forms and improvisation. Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

‘Buddha in Paradise: Tibetan Art from the Rubin Museum’: Thangka paintings and sculptures that explore the multiple conceptualizations of paradise. Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

Delia Robinson: “The Illustrated Nose,” paintings and black-and-white illustrations created for Vermont author Marc Estrin’s The Annotated Nose. Through January 3 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington. Info, 652-4500.

Dick Brunelle: New original abstract watercolors and acrylic paintings.

Through November 30 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Info, 864-0989.

Elizabeth Allen: “Recent Paintings,” works on canvas exploring Lake Champlain landscapes. Through December 2 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848.

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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cold ESSEX ART LEAGUE: An exhibit of small pictures by members of the arts organization. Through November 30 at Burnham Memorial Library in Colchester. Info, 862-3014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;EXPOSURE: STUDIO SHOW IIâ&#x20AC;?: New work from selected ceramicists, printmakers and photographers in the Burlington City Arts Member Studios, focusing on the intermingling of art, craft and design. Through December 13 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Info, 865-7165.

FALL/WINTER AT THE MALTEX: A group show on all four floors presents paintings, photographs and steel sculpture by nine local artists. Through February 28 at Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HOOKED IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS XIIIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: The annual exhibition displays new work by members of the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild in the Round Barn. Through November 16 at Shelburne Museum in Shelburne. Info, 985-3346.

JAMES KOCHALKA: The Burlingtonbased comic artist and musician is developing a mural installation within the gallery throughout the semester. Working title: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Landscape.â&#x20AC;? Through December 4 at UVM Living/Learning Center in Burlington. Info, 656-4200.

JERRY SWOPE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living in Two Worlds: The Lakota,â&#x20AC;? photographs that attempt to break down stereotypes.

Through November 28 at Center for Cultural Pluralism, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-7990.

JOHN MATUSZ: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exploring the Figure,â&#x20AC;? drawings in charcoal and pastel, and a welded-steel sculpture entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wrestler.â&#x20AC;? Through December 31 at The Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Room in Burlington. Info, 864-2088.

JOSH ST. ONGE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sensory Overload,â&#x20AC;? paintings. Through November 30 at Red Square in Burlington.

Info, 803-318-2438.

JOSIE FURCHGOTT SOURDIFFE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unrefined Anatomies,â&#x20AC;? collaged etchings. Through November 30 at Daily Planet in Burlington. Info, 233-5516.

KAREN DAWSON: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Favorite Places,â&#x20AC;? landscape paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media. Through December 31 at Davis Center, UVM in Burlington. Info, 865-1208.

KATHARINE KUHARIC: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unsolicited,â&#x20AC;? paintings, drawings and collages by the hyper-realist artist and art prof at Hamilton College. Through November 17 at McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, in Colchester. Info, 654-2536.

LYNA LOU NORDSTROM: Monotypes and other prints by the Vermont artist. Through November 30 at Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington.

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LYNN POWERS: The Essex Art League member shows her works.

Through December 31 at Essex Town Offices. Info, 862-3014.

MAGGIE STANDLEY: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spin Stops Here!â&#x20AC;? mixed-media abstract works that explore the theme of lucidity on a personal and political level.

Through November 30 at Muddy Waters in Burlington. Info, 233-7676.

NICOLE KIRCHER: Silver-gelatin photographs taken in Taipei, Hong Kong and South Korea 2007-2008.

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After spending time in New York and Denver, he attended the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont, where he lives with his wife. He graduated from CCS in May 2008.

Joseph designed the cover of Seven Days’ student guide, What’s Good, and Vermont Public Radio’s 2008 Artist Series Mug. He is an editor and designer of the self-published Sundays Anthology. Joseph’s comic “Turtle, Keep It Steady” was published in Houghton Mifflin’s The Best American Comics 2008, for which he also designed the endpapers. Look for more of Joseph’s work at www. submarinesubmarine. com.

This is the last of a five-part series by Joseph Lambert, who kicks off a new collaboration between Seven Days and the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction. After that, the page will appear monthly and feature the work of current cartoon students. “Drawn and Paneled” gives Seven Days readers a glimpse into the world’s only cartoon school, right here in Vermont, and into the minds of students whose creativity is, well, channeled into panels. These pages will be archived at www.sevendaysvt.com. For more info, visit CCS online at www. cartoonstudies.org.

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PHILIP ROBERTSON: “Post Neo-Romantic Landscapes”; CYNTHIA ROSS: “Transformational Anatomy”; ARTHUR ZORN: “Visual Improvisations”; and ALANA LAPOINT: “Stranger Folk”; all paintings, and ELLIS JACOBSON: “Moment of Clarity,” sculpture.

Through January 31 at Artpath Gallery in Burlington. Info, 563-2273.

PUPPETS, MASKS & OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS: Works by artist Frank Gonzalez and his students, Mezzanine Gallery; and BOYS & GIRLS CLUB EXHIBIT: Mixed media

by Burlington children. Through November 30 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 865-7211.

RACHEL TROOPER: The “21st-century folk artist” incorporates stenciling, wood burning and rubber stamps into her whimsical paintings. Through November 19 at Opportunities Credit Union in Burlington. Info, 865-3404.

RIKI MOSS & ROBERT OSTERMEYER: “The Return of the Light,” illuminated sculpture by the artists of Studio Glow.

Through November 30 at Pine Street Art Works in Burlington. Info, 863-8100.

STEVE BUDINGTON: “The Pioneers,” paintings and drawings by the UVM art prof of anatomically altered figures, imagining what would happen to the physical body if it evolved at the rate of cultural novelty. Through November 14 at Colburn Gallery in Burlington. Info, 656-2014.

‘STOOKS, STACKS AND SHEAVES’: Agricultural landscapes in America, 1850 to the present, that explore the artistic, cultural and literary responses to changing representations of the genre; from the museum’s permanent collection, the university’s special collections and private lenders. Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

SUSAN RABER BRAY: “The Interior Light of Birds and Goats,” pottery.

Through November 30 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Info, 863-6458.

“THE GENUINE MEN PROJECT”: Photographic and autobiographical portraits of men by Nancy Bruno, who is spearheading a movement to address the need for positive male role models in society. Through December 12 at Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall. Info, 865-7165.

TIMOTHY GRANNIS: “Expansion & Delirium,” gold and gemstone jewelry by the master goldsmith; and JAYNE SHOUP: “All Seasons,” color play with pastels. Through November 30 at Grannis Gallery in Burlington. Info, 660-2032.

‘WINTER WHIMSEY’: Members of the Essex Art League exhibit winter scenes in various media and still-life studies.

Through December 31 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 862-3014.

“WRITTEN ON THE WIND: CONTEMPORARY TIBETAN PRAYER FLAGS”: Prayer flags, or dar cho in Tibetan, have been used to represent good will toward all beings in Himalayan culture for thousands of years; this exhibition features modern versions, commissioned by the Rubin Museum of Art from artists around the world. Through January 3 at Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

WYLIE SOFIA GARCIA & JAKE RIFKIN: “Twisted,” new work from the local artists including wire sculpture, ink drawings and mixed textiles. Through December 30 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 863-2227.

:: central AXEL STOHLBERG: Abstract paintings of Vermont barns. Through November 30 at Red Hen Bakery in Montpelier. Info, 244-7801.

BETH PEARSON & JANET VAN FLEET: “Works on Paper,” abstract monoprints embellished with oil and gouache; and “Rolling Boil,” sculptures that appear to be toys but reference political issues such as torture and military spending.

Through November 16 at The Lazy Pear Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 223-7680.

BRIAN ZIEGLER: Collage-drawings.

Through November 26 at Montpelier City Hall. Info, 229-9416.

CAMERON SCHMITZ: “Between the Lines,” ink-on-paper and oil-on-canvas works by the Vermont artist. Through November 21 at Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8926.

CLEAN STREAM COMMUNITY ART SHOW: Local artists with the “intent of gathering for community vision” show their works in this group show. Through December 1 at Plainfield Community Center Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 454-7358.

“COASTLINES”: A group show of paintings exploring the water’s edge. Through January 15 at Cooler Gallery in White River Junction. Info, 295-8008.

DIANE FINE & RACHEL GROSS: Works by the SUNY Plattsburgh art professor and White River Junction printmaker, respectively. Through November 30 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901.

‘GIVE MORE HEART’: More than 90 SPA artists showcase fine art and crafts in this annual holiday show, on all three floors of the gallery. November 18 through December 31 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.

K. MEYER: “Rivers & Forests,” Vermont and New England landscape paintings. Through November 30 at The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier.

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KATHRYN LOVINSKY: “Pietra,” architectural acrylic paintings.

Through November 30 at The Shoe Horn in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454.

‘MONTPELIER’S TREASURES: THE LEGACY OF THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD’: From the vaults of the permanent collection comes this exhibit of 107 paintings by the gallery’s namesake and Vermont’s best-known artist of the 19th century, as well as works by his contemporaries and pieces from the Vermont WPA collection.

Through December 21 at T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743.

NANCY H. TAPLIN: Recent paintings by the Vermont artist that explore the theme of separation. Through November 28 at Governor’s Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

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NICOLE KIRCHER: Silver-gelatin photographs taken in Taipei, Hong Kong and South Korea, 2007-2008.

Through November 30 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 988-9891.

PETER ARTHUR WEYRAUCH: Fine-art black-and-white landscape photography.

Through November 30 at Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-5422.

ROSAMUND PURCELL: “Taking Chances,” photography, sculpture and collage.

Through November 16 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

:: champlain valley ‘ARTISTS AND ANCESTORS’: Masterworks of Chinese classical painting, exploring landscape and flora, and ancient bronze vessels and bells used to venerate ancestors; and PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION: Two installations concurrent with the fall-term course History of Photography. Through December 7 at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Info, 443-6433.

BETHANY FARRELL: “Hatch,” mixed-media paintings using bird and insect imagery to explore human emotions and ideas.

Through November 23 at Starry Night Café in Ferrisburgh. Info, 877-6316.

BRETT SIMISON: “Anza-Borrego Desert,” selected photographs from a work-inprogress portfolio featuring large-format film and digital imagery captured in California’s largest state park. Through December 14 at Carol’s Hungry Mind Café in Middlebury. Info, 388-0101.

CAROL DRISCOLL: “EmitEmergeErupt,” sculpture. Saturday-Sunday or by appointment. Through November 30 at Gallery in-the-Field in Brandon. Info, 247-0125.

JEROME MILKS: “Dramatic Light in the Champlain Valley,” large-format photographs of landscape and nature images. Through November 15 at Bristol Bakery and Café in Bristol. Info, 453-3280.

MARK MOFFETT: “Wax Works,” paintings and drawings that explore the notion of transparency. Through November 25 at Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College. Info, 468-1266.

NEW ENGLAND SCULPTORS ASSOCIATION: A collaborative exhibit with members featuring work by more than 15 artists, including CSSC instructors B. Amore and Christopher Gowell. Weekends or by appointment. Through November 16 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

SARAH WESSON: “Perceptions,” paintings. Through December 31 at Walkover Gallery & Listening Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188.

STUDENT LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS: Students of Art Professor Jim Butler display their works en plein air.

Through November 19 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Info, 443-3169.

“THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT”: The college library hosts a touring exhibit of more than 80 news photos from the AP spanning six decades, showing U.S. commanders-in-chief in various roles. Through November 25 at Middlebury College. Info, 443-5487.

‘THE GOLDEN CAGE’: “Mexican Migrant Workers and Vermont Dairy Farmers,” photographs by Caleb Kenna with interviews by Chris Urban. Through December 18 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-2040.

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‘TOMBS, TEMPLES, PLACES AND TEA: CERAMICS IN ASIA AND BEYOND’: An exhibit that explores the practical and social uses of ceramics; ‘ROBERT F. REIFF GALLERY OF ASIAN ART’: Bronze and stone sculptures, jades and ceramics from the 6th to the 12th centuries; ‘EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ART’: An installation featuring highlights of the museum’s collection of Western art, from the Renaissance through the 19th century; and ‘ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART’: A revised installation with recent acquisitions in Egyptian and Mesopotamian art as well as Greek, Roman and medieval European objects from the permanent collection. Through December 7 at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. Info, 443-5007.

:: northern 12TH ANNUAL SMALL PICTURE EXHIBITION: More than 245 paintings in a small format, and multiple 2-D media, by 125 artists from around New England. Through December 28 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

BONNIE ACKER: “Autumn Passage,” new landscape paintings by the Burlington artist. Through November 30 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-1818.

CAROLE ROSALYND DRURY: “Druids in the Woods of the North East Kingdom,” paintings by the Vermont artist.

Through November 27 at Greensboro Free Library. Info, 533-2359.

DAN BURKHOLDER: “Colors of Loss: An Intimate Portrait of New Orleans After Katrina,” 19 large-format color photographs of interior spaces. Through December 20 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469.

DARYL V. STORRS: “Transition and Evolution,” prints and pastel images by the Huntington artist. Through November 15 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 535-5008.

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Through December 28 at Maple Ridge Gallery in Newark. Info, 467-8400.

‘MADE IN CHINA’: Contemporary Chinese art exploring the culture and philosophy of the country. Through November 22 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358.

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by Dianne Shullenberger. Through December 28 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

NOVEMBER FEATURED ARTISTS EXHIBIT: This month’s artists are Chepe Cuadra and Helen Kyle, mixed media; Kelee Maddox, clay jewelry; Alison Dubilier, fiber dolls; John Derner, paintings; and John Selmer, photography. Through November 30 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.

SMALL WORKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Paintings, etchings, mixed media and more by Autumn Fahey, Briony Morrow-Cribbs, Omri Parsons, Julie Ruth and Jennifer Ranz. Through December 24 at Haymaker Card & Gift Gallery in Morrisville. Info, 888-2309.

SUZANNE CLARK: Finely detailed portraits of raptors in color pencil and prints. Through November 30 at Vermont Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-9653.

TOM BLOCK: “Human Rights Painting Project,” portraits that represent people with the belief that individuals can make a difference, by the longtime member of Amnesty International.

Through December 20 at Martinetti Gallery in Johnson. Info, 635-1469.

:: regional BEN FRANK MOSS: “Immanence and Revelation: The Art of Ben Frank Moss,” more than 70 luminous landscapes and abstract still lifes by the longtime Dartmouth professor. Through January 4 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426.

‘COASTLINE TO SKYLINE: THE PHILIP H. GREENE GIFT OF CALIFORNIA WATERCOLORS’: An exhibition of works donated by a Hanover resident, of a group of California artists from the late 1920s through the 1950s, including Millard Sheets, Phil Dike, Rex Brandt and others. Through January 4 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426.

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Through November 30; DOMINIC KOVAL: Sculpture and drawings.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “You can’t know fire

unless you play with it,” says Mark Finney, a math whiz who develops computer models for fighting forest fires. I offer that as a motto for you in the coming week, Aries. I’m not saying you should purposely ignite a conflagration for the sake of impulsive experimentation. I’m not saying you should kick smoldering embers around like soccer balls or light a cigarette while you’re pumping gasoline or buy yourself a flame-thrower. What I am saying is that it will be in your interest to learn more about how to play safely with intriguing, useful fires. (Finney’s quote comes from the July 2008 issue of National Geographic.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The time for keeping the doors closed is passing. But it is not yet the right moment to fling them wide open. According to my reading of the omens, your best strategy is to keep doors ajar — open just a crack, letting some air in and allowing a hint of your light to trickle out. This will discourage unfocused wanderers from barging in, while at the same time it encourages worthy candidates with a healthy curiosity to sneak peeks inside.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There is a rose in

Spanish Harlem,” sings Ben E. King in his old pop ballad. “It is a special one/ It’s never seen the sun/ It only comes out when the moon is on the run.” King is fantasizing with longing about an alluring woman from a hardscrabble neighborhood. The rose is “growing in the street/ right up through the concrete” — a delicate beauty blooming amidst tough conditions.

Your assignment, Gemini, is to cultivate a connection with your equivalent of that rose.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Every second of your life, your bone marrow produces 100 trillion molecules of hemoglobin, the stuff that carries oxygen from your lungs to the rest of you. Meanwhile, every minute, your immune system begets 10 million lymphocytes, which are key players in your body’s defenses.

These are just two examples of the endless marvels you produce, Cancerian. You are a creator of the first order. You’re a supreme maker and a generative genius. Remember that in the coming days. It will help you be confident and purposeful as you birth minor miracles and intimate wonders.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For decades the U.S. government has handed out far more welfare benefits to big corporations than to poor people. Companies like IBM, General Electric, Boeing and others rake in over 100 billion dollars of subsidies each year. In other words, socialism has been a prominent feature of our so-called capitalist system for a long time. Recently, Karl Marx’s influence has made even deeper inroads into the American way, with the government becoming part-owner of many banks in order to keep them solvent. Will any of this fantastic largesse be extended to us regular citizens, like maybe in the form of nationalized health care? I can’t answer that. But I do know this, Leo: In the coming months, you will get help from powers that you regard as above and beyond you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): For many people, 10:30 a.m. is the single best time of day to come up with fresh insights and new ideas. But that won’t exactly be true for you in the coming week. I mean, 10:30 will be a time when you’re likely to be really smart, but then so will 11:30, 1:05, 2:37, 3:46, and 4:20.

For that matter, 6:35 may also bring a gush of high intelligence, as well as 7:27, 8:19, and the last ten minutes before bedtime. What I’m trying to tell you, Virgo, is that you’re in a phase when being brilliant should come pretty naturally.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Ruminate a minute about the people who don’t see you for who you really are. Some of them are enemies, but others may be loved ones or allies. Consider the possibility that you have unconsciously bought into their beliefs about

you; that you are at least partially trapped in the habit of acting like the person they think you are.

Now visualize what it would be like to free yourself from the images and expectations they have of you.

Imagine the exhilaration you’d feel if you answered only to the still, small voice of your own lucid intuition. The coming weeks will be a good time for you to practice this high art.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The New York Times

ran a story about philosopher Nick Bostrom. He believes there’s a significant chance our world is actually a computer simulation. In his scenario, you and I are living in a version of The Matrix. Our “brains” are merely webs of computer circuits created by our post-human descendants, who are studying “ancestor simulations” of their past. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because it’s an excellent time for you to find out, one way or another, whether Bostrom is correct. Right now you have a special talent for knowing what’s real and what’s not. You’ve also got a knack for escaping what’s illusory and gravitating toward what’s authentic. So even if you do find out that we’re living in The Matrix, you could become a kind of messiah with resemblances to the character that Keanu Reaves played in the film trilogy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his book

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Furthermore, even we puny humans may on occasion need to be God’s teacher and helper. Likewise, we can never be sure about what lowly or unexpected sources may bring us the influences we require. What do Mistral’s words mean to you, Capricorn? Imagine you’re the “God” referenced in the poem. What blueness are you ready to come down from, and who might invite you to dance in their light?

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Describing his writing class at Sarah Lawrence College, Jeffrey McDaniel says: “There are two kinds of humor: ha-ha humor that is light and airy and floats into the sky like a balloon, vanishing as the giggling subsides; and then there is a darker, heavier humor that is still there when the laughter stops, a humor that must be reckoned with, a humor with teeth.” I suggest, Pisces, that you make the latter your specialty, your passion and your medicine. Consort with belly laughs and sublime guffaws that rouse the ferocity you need in order to penetrate deeper into the heart of the Great Mystery.

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Rachel Getting Married HHHH

I TWISTED SISTERS Hathaway and DeWitt get their sibling rivalry on in Demme’s family drama.

t seems to be a truth universally acknowledged in film that self-destructive addicts are an easier sell when they’re easy on the eyes. (Pretty people just look so much better retching, screaming, lying and relapsing.) Hence we had Matt Dillon in Drugstore Cowboy, Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream, Heath Ledger and Abby Cornish in Candy, and now Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married. Luckily, casting a gorgeous actress as a highly unattractive character was one of the few predictable decisions director Jonathan Demme made.

Hathaway plays Kym, an ex-model who’s struggled with drinking, pill popping and eating disorders since her teens and has settled into a groove as the Problem Child in her well-off, well-meaning suburban family. Rosemarie DeWitt is her sister Rachel, the one who’s getting married; the film opens with Kym’s father and stepmother (Bill Irwin and Anna Deveare Smith) springing her from rehab to attend the wedding. In the film’s first lines, we learn that Kym once killed someone at the wheel. Though screenwriter Jenny Lumet (Sidney Lumet’s daughter) takes her time revealing who died, the painfully awkward, frozen-faced reception Kym gets from her mother (Debra Winger) suggests the casualty was in the family.

All this sounds like material for a modern-day Ordinary People. But Demme’s characters aren’t a bunch of repressed WASPs. They’ve talked everything to death and “dealt with” their grief, to the extent such things can be dealt with. Using handheld camera work, the director plunges us into the family’s intimate life; he zips up and down stairs and whip-pans from person to person as their conversations fill with in-jokes and still-raw sorrows and polite lies. This ultra-realist technique — reminiscent of

Robert Altman — can be disorienting, but the complex, sinewy writing and acting make it work.

Take Irwin, who plays the paterfamilias as one of those relentlessly sunny small-town-anchorman types. But the character isn’t dim or naïve, and when he breaks down, the audience comes with him.

Or take the relationship between Kym and Rachel, which initially comes off as a straight-faced version of Sarah tormenting her sister Laura on “The Sarah Silverman Program.” Rachel seems earthy, love-addled and a bit simple, while nasal-voiced Kym runs around goading her and generally being outrageous. (Her idea of a compliment: “You’re so skinny, I could swear you’d started vomiting again!”) But after Kym makes the wrong toast at the rehearsal dinner, Rachel shows she can wage family warfare as fiercely as anyone.

The film’s main event, though, is the match-up between Hathaway and Winger, who hasn’t been on-screen much since the mid-1990s. Her face has changed, but her throaty voice hasn’t, and when she drops the social mask and lets her rage rip, you wouldn’t want to be in Kym’s place. Though her explosion is brief, it’s no mere Oscar grab.

Nor is Hathaway’s performance. She plays Kym as a precocious, self-centered, emotionally transparent child, a girl who matured early but never really grew up. Tears come to her eyes as she listens to other people’s woes at her AA meeting, but that sensitivity doesn’t stop her from cornering her family members in inventively cruel ways.

She’s the attractive narcissist we’ve all known, the one you can’t quite hate because her directness and energy keep life moving.

If the movie has a flaw, it’s that Kym’s character doesn’t develop so much as flail. Things are hashed out and truths are spoken, but it’s unclear if anyone will be the better for it. Instead of taking their characters on a traditional path through conflict to resolution, Lumet and Demme do something unusual: They juxtapose the conflict with pure and simple joy. Ultimately, the film is about Rachel’s wedding, and that wedding is interracial and multicultural, full of colorful costumes and live music in all genres and laughter and genuine affection. (It’s like the visions of America’s future a lot of us had on election night.)

Back in the ’80s, before he won Oscars, Demme directed some great romantic comedies with infectious, eclectic soundtracks, and he returns to his roots here.

Rachel Getting Married definitely isn’t a comedy. But it’s the happiest movie about a severely dysfunctional family you’re likely to see.

MARGOT HARRISON

Role Models HHH

F

ROLE PLAYING Geeks go medieval in the latest from David Wain.

ollowing in the footsteps of Kevin Smith, writer-director David Wain (The Ten) now reveals to the world that he, too, has come down with a case of Apatow Envy. Like Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Wain’s latest comedy appropriates shamelessly from the Apatow canon. Raunch is mixed with romance. Potty-mouthed dialogue is interspersed with feel-good moments. Faces familiar from films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad are prominently on display. Apatow addicts looking for a fix of movie methadone will find Role Models higher-grade stuff than Zack and Miri, however. It has way more Apatow regulars.

And it’s a ton funnier.

Apatow vet Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott play Danny and Wheeler, thirtysomething boy-men who peddle an energy drink called Minotaur. Their job consists of driving a souped-up company truck from one public school to another and giving presentations to students, pushing their super-caffeinated beverage as a legal alternative to drugs.

Rudd’s character, the pitchman, is so depressed by his life that he could down the stuff all day and still feel borderline suicidal. Scott’s character is his opposite in every way. He’s a party animal who thinks he’s got the sweetest job on Earth (and he’s the one who has to wear the fluffy half-man, halfbull outfit in public).

Early in the picture, there’s a defining scene that sets the tone superbly as the two drive to their first gig of the morning. “I just want to rock and roll all night,” Scott sings along blissfully to the radio. “And part of every day,” Rudd finishes.

When informed that the lyric is actually “and party every day,” Rudd deadpans, “I can’t. I have errands. I can party

from 2 to 3, possibly.”

Danny’s mood darkens further after he decides to shake things up by asking his girlfriend (Apatow vet Elizabeth Banks) to marry him, and she decides to shake things up by leaving him on account of his chronic negativity. Matters don’t improve when he goes berserk after the next school visit and smashes the monster truck into a statue, nearly running over a cop in the process.

Given the choice between prison and community service, the two men agree to act as mentors for a Big Brothers-type program called Sturdy Wings. The organization is the brainchild of a tattooed former coke fiend played with unhinged abandon by Apatow vet Jane Lynch. She assigns Wheeler to a gutter-mouthed 10-year-old named Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson), whose behavior is so out of control that no previous mentor has lasted longer than a day.

Within seconds of meeting his new “big,” Wheeler’s “little” loudly accuses him of attempting to violate him sexually.

Danny is paired with McLovin himself, Apatow vet Christopher Mintz-Plasse. He’s older now but — fear not — no wiser in the role of Augie, a 16-year-old whose home life is so dysfunctional he’s retreated into the world of Laire, a goofy flesh-and-blood variation on Dungeons & Dragons in which geeks of all ages gather for regular sessions of medieval role-playing. Rudd’s character scoffs at first, advising Augie, “People tend to avoid people in capes.” In point of fact, he scoffs his way through most of the rest of the movie. At the same time, Danny does come to care about his nerdy new friend, and eventually learns that standing up for the kid means discovering his own inner dork and

picking up a cardboard sword himself.

You can pretty much fill in the rest from here: Characters who initially seemed to have zero in common will find common ground. The “bigs” wind up learning valuable life lessons from their “littles,” while the littles make lifechanging breakthroughs as a result of finally receiving the male attention they’ve missed. More Apatow vets make appearances, too. Joe Lo Truglio (the weirdo who ran over Jonah Hill in Superbad) amuses as a weirdo in chainmail, and Ken Jeong (the gynecologist in Knocked Up) is a royal riot as Laire’s fey King Argotron.

Indeed, Wain’s latest is formulaic from first frame to last — but, as Roger Ebert correctly observed in his review, “A formula plot works if you’re laughing at the plot and not noticing the formula.” That, for the most part, is the case here. Rudd is in fine — if not tip-top — form. He and the rest of the talented cast keep the gags and one-liners flying so fast that the audience is unlikely to find itself with time to reflect on either the film’s familiar devices or the director’s liberal borrowing from another filmmaker’s work.

In the end, though, there’s no getting around the fact that Apatow is the real role model here.

RICK KISONAK

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A GIRL CUT IN TWO: The latest from French master of mystery Claude Chabrol stars Ludivine Sagnier as a beautiful young woman whose involvement with two handsome, wealthy admirers leads to unexpected tragedy. With Francois Berleand and Benoit Magimel. (115 min, NR. Palace) NOIR NOVEMBER: The Savoy Theater presents a weekend of free matinees from the tradition of gritty mysteries featuring femmes fatales, fiendish plot twists and lots of smoking. Films run at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and include (in order) Double Indemnity, Murder, My Sweet, Out of the Past, Bob le Flambeur, The Maltese Falcon, Detour, The Killing and Stray Dog. For more info, see www. savoytheater.com/noirnovember. html.

QUANTUM OF SOLACE: Marc (The Kite Runner) Forster directs this follow-up to 2006’s Casino Royale in which 007 seeks to discover why the woman he loved betrayed him, while simultaneously saving the world from some pretty dangerous dudes. Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric and Judi Dench. (106 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

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Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger costar. (108 min, R. Palace, Stowe) BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA★★ Drew Barrymore heads the voice cast in this Disney comedy about a pampered pet forced to make her way home from Mexico. Also featuring Andy Garcia and George Lopez. (91 min, PG. Essex, Majestic, Palace)

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PRIDE AND GLORY★★ In Gavin O’Connor’s New York-set drama, Edward Norton has to investigate police corruption that could involve members of his own family in the wake of a vicious cop killing. With Colin Farrell, Jennifer Ehle and Jon Voight. (129 min, R. Majestic) RACHEL GETTING MARRIED★★★★ Anne Hathaway stars as a recovering drug addict who checks out of rehab to check out the wedding of her jealous, unforgiving sister in this dysfunctional family drama from Jonathan Demme.

With Debra Winger, Bill Irwin and Rosemarie DeWitt. (111 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) RELIGULOUS★★★★ Larry Charles and Bill Maher team up for this comic dissection of belief systems around the world. (101 min, R. Roxy) ROCKNROLLA★★ Tom Wilkinson, Karel Roden and Gerard Butler head the eclectic cast of writer-director Guy Ritchie’s crime caper about the bloody mayhem that engulfs London’s underworld when a deal between a bumbling crime boss and a ruthless Russian goes bad.

Featuring Thandie Newton and Jeremy Piven. (114 min, R. Palace) ROLE MODELS★★★ David (The Ten) Wain cowrote and directed this comedy in which two friends get in trouble with the law and find themselves performing community service by acting as unlikely mentors. Starring Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and McLovin himself, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. (95 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace) ROXY MIDNIGHT MOVIES: A series of late-night flicks continues with Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong, a record of the band’s 11 nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium in 2007. (105 min, NR. Roxy)

CHANGELING★★ Angelina Jolie stars in the latest from Clint Eastwood, a historical thriller set in 1928 about a woman whose young son disappears and who questions the identity of the boy L.A. police return to her months later. With John Malkovich and Amy Ryan. (141 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy) CITY OF EMBER★★★ Gil (Monster House) Kenan directs this sci-fi fantasy about a glittering underground society illuminated by means of a giant generator and growing steadily darker as the machine runs out of juice. Starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan and Mary Kay Place. (95 min, PG. Big Picture, Majestic) FIREPROOF★1/2 Kirk Cameron plays a fireman who tries to save his failing marriage with the help of Christian relationship tips provided by his coworkers. Erin Bethea and Ken Bevel costar. Alex Kendrick directs. (122 min, PG. Capitol, Roxy) HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR★★★ Disney’s toe-tapping teen phenomenon makes the leap to the big screen with this song-and-dance saga in which seniors Troy and Gabriella face the tragic prospect of parting as the possibility of separate colleges looms. Starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. (100 min, G. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden) MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA★★★ In this follow-up to the animated 2005 hit, a group of animals that have escaped from the Central Park Zoo find themselves far from home and struggling to adapt to life on the central plains of Africa. Featuring voice work by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith. (89 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden)

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BIG PICTURE THEATER

9:30. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:10, 3:30. City of Ember 1:20.

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA

friday 14 — sunday 16 W. 2 (Sun), 5, 7:30. City of Ember 2 (Sun), 4 (all weekend), 6 & 8 (except Sat).

friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 1, 2, 3:40, 4:40, 6:20, 7:20, 8:45, 9:50. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 12:30 (Fri-Sun only), 1:20, 2:40, 3:30, 4:50, 6:40, 7:10, 8:50, 9:30. Role Models 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40. Changeling 1, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:50, 4:20, 7:25, 9:45. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:10, 4, 6:30, 9. Saw V 9:35. The Secret Life of Bees 1:30, 4:10, 7. Soul Men 6:50, 9:20. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3:50. City of Ember 1:15.

wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7.

Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8994.

Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. See www. bigpicturetheater.info.

BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293.

wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 6:30.

Role Models 7. The Haunting of Molly Hartley 6:50. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 6:40. friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 1:20 & 3:40 (Sat & Sun), 6:50 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat).

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 1 & 2:45 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 (all week), 8 (Fri & Sat). Role Models 1:10 & 3:50 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat).

High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:30 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:40 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat).

Times subject to change. See www. majestic10.com.

MARQUIS THEATER

Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7.

Times subject to change. See http:// users.adelphia.net/~silverscreen.

friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 3 (Sat & Sun), 6 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 6 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu).

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MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA

93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343.

College Street, Burlington, 864-3456.

wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Fireproof 6:15, 9. Role Models 6:30, 9.

Changeling 6:15, 9. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 6:30, 9. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 6:30. Saw V 9.

wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Rachel Getting Married 2:10, 4:25, 7, 9:25. Fireproof 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20.

Changeling 2:30, 6, 8:40. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30. Religulous 4:15, 8:45. W. 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. The Secret Life of Bees 1:55, 6:30.

friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Fireproof 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:15, 9. Role Models 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Changeling 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:15, 9. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9.

See www.fgbtheaters.com.

ESSEX CINEMA

Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12, 2, 4, 6.

Changeling 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Role Models 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. Saw V 7:55, 9:50.

The Secret Life of Bees 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20. friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:25. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12:25. Changeling 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Role Models 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. The Secret Life of Bees 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:35.

Times subject to change. See www. essexcinemas.com.

MAJESTIC 10

Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners, Williston, 878-2010. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 1:30, 2:40, 3:50, 4:50, 6:15, 7, 8:20, 9:10.

Role Models 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 9:40.

Soul Men 1:25, 4:20, 6:50, 9:35. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:05, 3:40, 6:25, 9. Changeling 1, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:35, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45. The Haunting of Molly Hartley 4:10, 7:10. Saw V 7:15, 9:45. The Secret Life of Bees 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:20. Pride and Glory

friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 2, 4:20, 7, 9:25, 11:40 (Fri & Sat). Rachel Getting Married 2:10, 4:25, 7, 9:25, 11:35 (Fri & Sat). Fireproof 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30, 11:35 (Fri & Sat).

Changeling 2:30, 6, 8:40. W. 4:10, 6:45. Religulous 2, 9:15, 11:30 (Fri & Sat). Roxy Midnight Movies: Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong 11:50 (Fri & Sat).

Times subject to change. See www. merrilltheatres.net.

PALACE CINEMA 9

Fayette Road, South Burlington, 864-5610. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 RocknRolla 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:30.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 12:30, 1:30, 2:35, 3:45, 4:45, 6:15, 7, 8:30, 9:05. Role Models 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15.

Changeling 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:30, 4, 6:40, 9:10. Appaloosa 6:45, 9:20. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:45, 4:15. Saw V 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:25.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35. friday 14 — thursday 20 The Metropolitan Opera presents John Adams’ Doctor Atomic (encore) 7 (Wed only). *A Girl Cut in Two 3:30, 6:25 (except Wed). *Quantum of Solace 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35. RocknRolla 3:50, 6:55, 9:30.

Changeling 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:25, 4, 6:40, 9:10.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 12:30, 1:30, 2:35, 3:45, 4:45, 6:15, 7, 8:30, 9:05. Appaloosa 1, 8:50 (except Wed).

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:15. Role Models 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:20, 4:10, 7:05, 9:25.

Times subject to change. See www. palace9.com.

241 North Main Street, Barre, 479-4921.

friday 14 — thursday 20 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (SunThu). High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 8:45 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu).

See www.fgbtheaters.com.

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THE SAVOY THEATER

Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509. wednesday 12 — thursday 20 Rachel Getting Married 1:30 (Mon), 6:30, 8:45. Noir November 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Sat & Sun). For films and times, see Clips page or www.savoytheater.com/ noirnovember.html.

See www.savoytheater.com.

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wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 7. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 2:30 & 4:40 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 9:15 (Fri & Sat).

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2:30 & 4:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:45 & 8:45 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). Appaloosa 2:30 & 4:40 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 9:15 (Fri & Sat).

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104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888. wednesday 12 — thursday 13 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. Saw V 7. friday 14 — thursday 20 *Quantum of Solace 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 9 (Fri-Sun). Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 8:45 (Fri-Sun). High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 7 (all week), 9 (Fri-Sun).

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Closed for the season.

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City of Ember (PG)

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Ringing in Fall A sister act delivers comfort food to the Burlington suburbs

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wo sisters, one kitchen. In many households, this would be a recipe for disaster. In the Dinner Belles’ domain, it’s a recipe for hearty fall dishes such as beef bourguignon with seared meat cubes bathed in a lush red wine sauce, complemented by earthy mushroom chunks. Or smoked-turkey tamales scented with a hint of cinnamon and topped with poblano cream sauce.

And sibling rivalry isn’t an issue: “We have a lot of fun,” says Connecticut native Jennifer Blanchard of the company she runs with her sister, Sarah Anderson. “A lot of laughter goes on in the Dinner Belles kitchen.”

Dinner Belles? The name evokes a hoop-skirted Scarlett O’Hara-type calling her menfolk in from the fields for dinner.

Or maybe a klatch of elderly ladies whipping up church-supper pot pies. But as retro as it may sound, their biz is anything but. Blanchard and Anderson’s 3-week-old company specializes in delivering what Blanchard refers to as “hearty, wholesome dinners” — an entrée and two sides — to its customers’ doorsteps. As Vermonters work more and more hours yet worry about the nutritional consequences of fast food and takeout, feeding them is a growth business. The Belles operate five days a week and service Charlotte, Shelburne, Vergennes, Hinesburg and Ferrisburgh.

And the sisters don’t do church suppers.

The two moms — each has three children — pack some serious culinary wallop.

Blanchard, older by six years, spent 18 years living in southern France, where, she says, “I shopped and saw what was fresh and brought it home and cooked with it: fresh fish, lemons, olive oil, cheeses.” She easily tosses off terms like pissaladière — a Gallic flatbread traditionally topped with onions and anchovies.

A visual artist and nurse with a degree in tropical medicine, Blanchard has also spent significant periods of time in Malawi, Sudan, Burundi and Ethiopia. “My work in Africa definitely enhanced my appreciation of food — the lack thereof on one hand, the enjoyment thereof on the other,” she muses.

An accomplished home cook by her own account, Blanchard likes to whip up French specialties such as individual mushroom tarts, as well as Ethiopian fare. “I love the community of food,” she says. “I appreciate people coming together around food as a means of communicating and loving.”

Younger sister Anderson covers the professional cooking side of the equation.

Educated at the French Culinary Institute straight out of high school, and later at Le Cordon Bleu, she spent 14 years at the helm of a 4000-square-foot gourmet store and catering company in Chicago, Song o’ Sixpence. Although she still owns the

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For now, Dinner Belles is the closest either sister has to a full-time paying job. The company â&#x20AC;&#x153;came to fruition out of a desperate need for some money, and we said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What can we do that we can do right now, right this very second?â&#x20AC;? Blanchard says. The sisters do their company cooking in the Blanchard home, a charming, pale-yellow farmhouse with a view of Lake Champlain. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;heart of the houseâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kitchen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fetchingly blends rustic and modern qualities, with its butcher-block island, stainless steel fridge and six-burner gas stove with a hood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It came with the house,â&#x20AC;? Blanchard says.

As they work, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to tell that Blanchard and Anderson are related. They share the easy patter of siblings, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the occasional nitpicky joke or friendly slap on the behind. On one evening, both wear limegreen aprons and have their dark blond hair twisted and pinned atop their heads. As they work,

meal at a restaurant. Right now, the Belles charge $55 for dinner for four and $70 for fare for six.

Though theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hoped to avoid delivering food for just two â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooking for 2 is like cooking for 28,â&#x20AC;? Anderson gripes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the demand for dinners for duos has gotten the better of them. She guesses they charge about $30 per pair, provided they already have orders for a given evening and that the delivery isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too far out of the way.

Regular customers Elizabeth Bluemle and Josie Levitt, owners of the Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, have already worked Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deliveries into their weekly routine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got an email from a friend of mine who told me about them, and I looked on their website and was, like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ooh, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try this!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? says Levitt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ordered one meal a week for three weeks.â&#x20AC;? And she plans to keep up the pace: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their servings are so generous. Our first meal was the turkey tetrazzini, which was so fabulous, and I think we got six or seven servings out of [a four-person order].â&#x20AC;?

While Levitt and Bluemle

possible when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comparably priced,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthy, clean food, no trans fats or things like that, but organic is very expensive. As a small business, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not conceivable for us to buy all organic products.â&#x20AC;?

For Blanchard, who does most of the shopping, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tricky making the transition from European open-air markets to megastores such as Price Chopper that swath produce in shrink-wrap and Styrofoam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[In France] youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re encouraged to see which one you like, palpate the goods, and see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be delectable by virtue of its outer appearance,â&#x20AC;? she reminisces.

Finding the best packaging for their final products hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t proved simple, either. For now, dishes are delivered in disposable oven- and- microwaveproof containers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they pretty?â&#x20AC;? Anderson jests. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not, and trying to put the plastic lids back on the leftovers is an exercise in frustration, but they do make the reheating easy.

Eventually, for both environmental and aesthetic reasons, the Belles hope to get regular customers on a dish-swap sys-

The Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blog features two weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of menus, which change daily. their respective children wander in and out of the room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3-year-old Henry, whose tousled hair indicates he was recently napping, passes with a blanket in one hand and a toy car in the other; teenaged Francesca makes a cup of soothing tea in preparation for her role as Mimi in CVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of Rent.

For now, Blanchard is focusing on Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shopping and marketing, while Anderson does most of the cooking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do more of my ideas later on, once we get going,â&#x20AC;? Blanchard says. But for now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re relying on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience cooking for the masses, cooking well for lots of people.â&#x20AC;? And Anderson looks self-assured in front of the stove, effortlessly tending a pan of scallops that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sear to perfection and douse in a white wine and butter sauce.

Because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so new to the business, though, not everything works like a well-oiled machine.

Yet. Dividing up the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delivery routes can present a challenge, as can wrestling the portions into the appropriatesized packages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does this look like enough for six people?â&#x20AC;?

Anderson asks her sister. Then remarks, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Someday weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get a scale for this.â&#x20AC;?

Price-wise, Dinner Belles occupies a bracket somewhere between making everything at home from scratch and taking the whole family out for a nice

stick to small helpings, those with extra-big appetites might find Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; portions a tad limited. On the other hand, the food is flavorful and extremely well executed. Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turkey tamales, paired with a black-bean side dish, were better than most of the fare served at local Mexican eateries.

The lemony turkey meatballs were tender and juicy, pairing well with a mix of wilted escarole and spinach.

The web-based ordering system is functional and easy to grasp. The Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blog features two weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of menus, which change daily. Last Wednesday, pork Wellington and roasted duck and sweet potato hash were the entrĂŠe choices. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wednesday menu lets customers pick between shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pie and deep-dish bacon-potato-onion torte. Aside from the omnipresent green salad, all the sides change, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try not to repeat things,â&#x20AC;?

Anderson says. The sisters may make a few exceptions to the no-repeat rule, though: Classic comfort foods such as chicken pot pie could become usual suspects.

While the food isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t processed, neither is it localvore or organic on a regular basis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because of the premium price attached to those labels, says Blanchard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We buy as local as possible and as organic as

tem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to deliver a porcelain container, and the next time pick up the container,â&#x20AC;?

Blanchard explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That would be a very nice option.â&#x20AC;?

So far, the sisters share the burden of deliveries. Ultimately, they say, they would love to open a little cafĂŠ and ditch that laborious side of their business. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no denying that people like having good food delivered right to their door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter how people are suffering financially, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a need for services,â&#x20AC;? Anderson says.

And for now, the Dinner Belles are the only ones offering such a service in their five-town area. Blanchard and Anderson got the initial word out about their company the old-fashioned way: They handed out brochures at their kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schools. Just three weeks in, things are looking very good. On one Thursday evening, the sisters are cooking for 20 people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made $700 last week,â&#x20AC;? Blanchard says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled.â&#x20AC;?

Apparently, so are their customers, who are combatting the fall chill with Dinner Bellesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soulful take on braises, roasts and stews. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peasant food.

Everybody loves it,â&#x20AC;? Blanchard opines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like heavenly baby food for adults.â&#x20AC;?

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The raspberry thumbprints, peanut butter brownies and savory bacon popovers were working their magic. Finally, after months of construction and regulatory delays, Nunyuns started serving up a.m. eats a few weeks ago in the space formerly occupied by Scrumptious, on the corner of North Champlain and North Streets in Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old North End. But the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening was not just â&#x20AC;&#x153;softâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was illegal. Last Friday, when â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beaver Pondâ&#x20AC;? resident Bob Bolyard popped over to Nunyuns to grab something to eat, he saw an unusual sign in the window: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Closed . . . The law caught up to us.â&#x20AC;?

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Rabbit Hill Inn, in the tiny hamlet of Lower Waterford, has a long and illustrious history.

Opened as the Samuel Hodby Tavern in 1795, the property changed names and owners several times before being dubbed Rabbit Hill in 1919. Current owners Brian and Leslie Mulcahy purchased it in 1997.

Last January, ForbesTraveler.com recognized Rabbit Hill as one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten Most Romantic B&Bs in the Country.â&#x20AC;? Since 1992, the RHI has received AAA Four Diamond ratings for its accommodations and food. For 15 years, the award-winning cuisine was prepared by Chef Russell Stannard.

The innâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new executive chef is Matthew Secich, who most recently acted as a consultant to the now-defunct Elixir restaurant in White River Junction. Prior to that, he worked at the famed Inn at Little Washington and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ran the kitchenâ&#x20AC;? at Charlie Trotterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Chicago.

Secich has already made a few adjustments in the kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I changed everything over to 99 percent local, everything outside of fish,â&#x20AC;? he relates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These farmers are so proud of what they have to offer, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already a world of difference.â&#x20AC;?

Secich is dry-aging his own beef.

To reduce waste, kitchen scraps go to a nearby pig farm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the source of RHIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bacon futures.

For Secich, preparing fine food is a spiritual endeavor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On my 10th birthday, my grandmother taught me what life and death and resurrection is all about,â&#x20AC;? he explains. She had her grandson select a duck for his dinner, and as she killed, gutted, and cooked it, she explained the importance of its sacrifice.

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heard of Vermont goatherds raising “red flags” with public officials. Then again, this is the first time Woodhouse has heard of anyone raising goats in Vermont’s largest municipality.

“I suppose any town can pass an ordinance against it,” Woodhouse said, “but it doesn’t tend to be a problem because we’re such a rural state.”

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officer, Ferrell — a skinny guy with a light beard — had to give away his chickens. He was also ordered to get rid of his goats.

Last Friday, while the animals munched hay, Ferrell said he considered ignoring the order but has decided to send them to a farm.

“Animal control is forcing us to get rid of the goats,” Ferrell said. “They said that it’s against the zoning code, but it’s weird,

poll” of farm animals living in Burlington. Likewise, there is no real legal precedent for regulating farm animals in the city — although Harvey recalls that some goats, pheasants and pigs were once removed from a Burlington property that was used as a “rescue” operation for farm animals.

Jane Woodhouse, president of the Vermont Sheep and Goat Association, says she has never

Burlington’s zoning ordinance seems to allow some keeping of “domestic animals” in the city. Article 13 allows residents to keep four or fewer “mammals, reptiles, birds, livestock and domestic pets” for personal enjoyment.

City Attorney Ken Schatz couldn’t say what the rules are for raising livestock within the city limits. Both Harvey and Schatz, who noted that he has

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never prosecuted an urbanlivestock case, referred questions to the Department of Planning and Zoning. Ken Lerner, the city’s zoning administrator, did not return multiple phone calls and emails seeking clarification of the city’s ordinances.

A call to Kathleen Butler, director of code enforcement for the city, further complicated the issue.

Butler said Burlington residents occasionally call her office with chicken-related complaints. She said that, while it’s illegal to start a chicken farm on land that isn’t zoned for agriculture, it is legal to raise chickens provided the operation conforms to the city’s definition of “accessory use.”

Butler said she’s no zoning expert, but, as she sees it, “accessory use” allows residents to bend the city ordinance where appropriate. For example, although city ordinance prohibits farming in nonagricultural zones, the “accessory use” clause permits gardening because it isn’t a full-fledged farm activity.

According to Butler, the same principle applies to chickens and, she guessed, goats — within reason. When a backyard livestock operation begins to look or smell like a farm, disgruntled neighbors could claim it violates ordinances designed to regulate “nuisance” and “exotic” animals.

Still, Butler said, “Up until now, the city ordinances haven’t really regulated this issue too much.”

That could change. Butler and David White, the director

of planning for the city, have asked the Burlington Planning Commission to consider drafting new ordinances on animal husbandry.

Other Vermont cities have already attempted to clarify their regulations on animal husbandry within city limits.

In Rutland, Vermont’s secondlargest burg, a public-health ordinance prohibits pigs, cattle, horses and “fowls” from living within 100 feet of a building or street. In Montpelier, the capital city’s Code of Ordinances prohibits “domestic fowl, goat, sheep, swine, horse or cattle” from roaming “at large, loose or unrestricted” within city limits.

In other words, you can keep as many barnyard animals as you like, provided they’re confined.

Butler has heard from Burlington residents on both sides of the animal-husbandry fence. Some think all livestock should be banned from town, she reported, while others, like David Ferrell, insist that animal husbandry is a logical extension of the state’s sustainable-ag ethos and a sensible way to reduce our collective dependency on fossil fuel.

Until his goats ship out, Ferrell and his housemate, Forest Donaj-Keys, plan to keep trading goat’s milk and kefir for local vegetables and honey. And the local kids will continue to stop by and play.

The scene at Ferrell’s place last Friday looked like a mini petting zoo. Kids from Children’s Space, an early care and childhood education program, had come for a visit.

“Hey, there’s hay in the water!” one child said, as one of Ferrell’s Decatur Street neighbors fed the goats a head of cabbage.

“They definitely spend a lot of time visiting the goats,” said Heather Duhamel, program director at the Children’s Space.

Her colleague Jackie Reno, whose mother raises mini horses in the New North End, added that the children would be sad to see the goats go.

After the kids left, Ferrell milked the goats while Donaj-Keys, a red-bearded environmental studies major with shoulder-length blond hair, explained the pedagogical benefits of goat herding. DonajKeys is writing his thesis on “guerrilla gardening;” while this goat-raising project isn’t directly related, he said the experience will inform his studies in a general sense.

As Ferrell returned with a pail of fresh goat’s milk, he recalled how a Montpelier family gave him the goats after he contacted them via Craigslist.

Donaj-Keys said, “We just put the camper shell on the back of his pickup” in order to haul the animals back to Burlington.

The young men strolled into a nearby greenhouse, built a few months ago without a permit, where Ferrell is growing kale and spinach. The goats were lying down outside.

“It’s all about community,” Ferrell said after inspecting his greens. “This is, like, the new push for sustainable agriculture.”>

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Ray Bonneville spins gritty, visceral tales inspired by the dark corners of the world we often choose to overlook. His distinctively percussive guitar style and haunting, melodic harmonica work have endeared him to critics and fans alike, securing his place among the upper echelon of American roots artists. Wednesday, November 19, the Juno Award winner performs at Hinesburg’s Good Times Café.

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Speaking of Husbands AKA, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be remiss if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mention that Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ska torchbearers are playing an acoustic show at Radio Bean this Friday. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right. Acoustic ska. Bring on the fifth wave.

Continuing on a theme â&#x20AC;&#x201D; acoustic music, not ska â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the venerable Mad River Unplugged Music Series continues this Saturday at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield.

This time around, New England-based songwriter Mark Erelli takes the stage with Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meg Hutchinson.

Both tunesmiths are folk-circuit favorites â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Erelli for gritty, topical musings and Hutchinson for elegantly crafted balladry. And if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of Mad River Unplugged, you can bet it will be excellent.

Congrats to rockabilly stalwarts The Starline Rhythm Boys, whose recently released Live at Charlie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Famous is their fourth consecutive album to top the prestigious Freeform American radio charts. For the uninitiated, FAR is an independent chart based in Texas that tracks airplay on freeform radio stations around the globe. In other words, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a big deal. You can catch our world-renowned Boys at the Old Lantern in Charlotte on Saturday, November 22.

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Finally, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a list of shows this weekend that I would check out if there were more than one Dan Bolles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; let that last bit roll around on your palate for a second . . . scary, right?

Friday: Cherry Cassette at Radio Bean; Lendway (CD release) and Barbacoa at Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; Murder By Death at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge. Close call. But Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has PBR, and I love me some surf noir.

Saturday: Blowtorch and Missy Bly at Radio Bean; The Avett Brothers in Randolph; Bombadil at Langdon Street CafĂŠ. Another toughie, but Missy Blyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album rocks.

Sunday: Rose Hill Drive at HG Showcase Lounge; Listening Party, Drive the Hour and Vultures of Cult at The Monkey House. Totally kidding. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Monkey, and it ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close. Although RHD did tour with Van Halen . . . >

Those who prefer their Gypsy music on the headier end of the spectrum will want to check out Paul Metzger and Tim Kaiser at the Firehouse Gallery, also this Sunday. Point of order: I have no idea if either

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Gypsy-jazz fans will want to take note of a unique show this Sunday at Parimaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acoustic Lounge as Django Reinhardt acolyte Lollo Meier makes a rare Vermont appearance. Vermont has no shortage of excellent local Gypsy jazz â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Swing Noire, Will Patton, etc. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Meier is in a class by himself. The Dutch guitarist is widely considered to be the preeminent modern Gypsy-jazz guitarist on the planet. Oh, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an actual Gypsy. No kidding. The opportunity to witness a player of Meierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caliber is rare indeed, particularly in such intimate environs as the Acoustic Lounge, which is arguably the best listening room in the area.

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This just in from Bear Cub Productions honcho â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Husbands AKA bassist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chris Valyou: There is a kickass show this Sunday at The Monkey House!

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m as shocked as you are.

Headlining the bill are Canadian indie up-and-comers Listening Party, fresh off a weeklong stint with MontrĂŠalbased Pitchfork darlings Wolf Parade.

LISTENING PARTY Local outfit Drive the Hour offer opening support, playing their first show in six months. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll unveil a fresh new sound and lineup, featuring Nick Trotter on Fender Rhodes.

Trotter, incidentally, is replacing the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last bass player, Chris Valyou, who tells me the new direction sounds incredible. As an ex-member, I guess he should know.

Also on the bill are Burlington-based psychedelic Southern rockers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be â&#x20AC;&#x153;stoner rockâ&#x20AC;? to you and me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vultures of Cult, which

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Burlington ex-pat Zack Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last effort with trio-cum-duo-cum-solo project Carrigan, Young Men Never Die, is getting the re-release treatment from Los Angeles-based indie imprint Hello My Name Is Records. Burlington music fans have known how exquisitely excellent Carriganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterpiece is since, oh, roughly 2006, when the album first surfaced. But folks in Cali are a little behind us Green Mountain tastemakers, I guess. How else to explain the ultimate dick move, Prop 8?

The reissue hits shelves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; electronic and otherwise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arbitrary New Release Day,â&#x20AC;? a.k.a. Tuesday.

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A couple of months ago, North Carolina-based â&#x20AC;&#x153;folk-punkâ&#x20AC;? outfit The Avett Brothers flat-out rocked the Higher Ground Ballroom. I know because I was there, and it remains among my favorite shows of the year. Well, the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impending return has flown somewhat under the radar, perhaps because of the low-profile locale in Randolph. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame. A boatload of shame â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how smooth was that, Avett fans?

Well, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m officially putting you all on notice that The Avett Brothers are coming back to Vermont this Saturday for a gig at the Chandler Music Hall which, according to my research, is in fact in Randolph. Weird.

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gentleman is actually a Gypsy. However, both are renowned artists in the improvisational music world. In particular, Metzgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gypsy-raga explorations with, among other instruments, a 21-string banjo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you read that correctly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are said to be simply hypnotic. Metzger is no slouch, either, with more than 150 handmade electro-acoustic instruments to his credit and an equally deft ear for atmospheric sonic adventures.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a safe bet that when Scorpions rocked the clamoring masses like a, um . . . well, like a hurricane with the epic power ballad â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wind of Change,â&#x20AC;? they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have President-elect Barack Obama in mind.

For one thing, they were German. But check out these lyrics and see if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t send a cheese-metal shiver up your spine: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take me to the magic of the moment / On a glory night / Where the children of tomorrow dream away / In the wind of change.â&#x20AC;? Dude. Hope really is international â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even when it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rhyme.

Anyway, in honor of Mr. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic victory, Change â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with a capital â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the fact that I was able to reference a German hard-rock band in a local music column and it sort of worked, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mixing things up a bit this week and unveiling an â&#x20AC;&#x153;all bitesâ&#x20AC;? version of Soundbites. So, in the words of Marvin Gaye, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get it on.

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THE DUDE ABIDES :: Frequently hailed as “your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,” Devin the Dude is adored by industry heavies and hip-hop purists alike. Eschewing the chest-thumping bravado favored by so many artists in modern rap and hip-hop, he trades in witty, provocative and often hysterical rhymes.

Brash and subversive, but eminently charming, he is quickly rising to the ranks of underground hip-hop’s elite. This Tuesday he appears at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge with his Houston crew Coughee Brothaz.

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FRI.14

:: burlington area 1/2 LOUNGE: Quiet Songs with Myra Flynn (neo-soul), 7 p.m., Free. Black: Dimensions in House with DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

242 MAIN: Spoonfed, The Reiki Effect (rock), 7 p.m., $7. AA. BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

CHAMPLAIN LANES FAMILY FUN CENTER: U Be the Star Karaoke with Michaellea Longe, 9 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: No Diggity: Return to the ‘90s (‘90s dance party), 9 p.m., Free. Battle for Burlington: Drunken Go Nuts! (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free/$5.

18+.

FRANNY O’S: Smokin’ Gun (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute), 9 p.m., $20/23. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Murder By Death, William Elliott Whitmore, J-Roddy Walston & The Business (indie-rock), 9 p.m., $10/12.

AA. JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: The X-Rays (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Paul & Tracie Cassarino, Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: The Feverbreakers, Mr. Shopping (freakrock), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

NECTAR’S: Andy Schlatter (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Lendway CD Release, Barbacoa (surf-noir, rock), 9 p.m., Free.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Rumble Doll (country), 9 p.m., Free.

PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Matt York (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Donations.

RADIO BEAN: Sugar Snow (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Husbands AKA Unplugged (ska), 9 p.m., Free. Cashed Fools (rock), 10 p.m., Free. Cherry Cassette (rock), 11 p.m., Free. Fine Ass Music, 11:45 p.m., Free.

RASPUTIN’S: Top Hat Danceteria (DJ), 10 p.m., $3.

RED SQUARE: Me & You with Brett Hughes and Marie Claire (cosmorural), 6 p.m., Free. Grippo Funk Band, 9 p.m., $3. Nastee (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Supersounds DJ, 10 p.m., Free.

SECOND FLOOR: Voodoo with DJ Robbie J. (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $3/10.

SKINNY PANCAKE: Paddy Reagan, Kelly Ravin, Lowell Thompson (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., Donations.

:: central BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Vorcza (jazz-fusion), 9:30 p.m., $3-5.

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CHARLIE Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Jive Attic (funk), 10 p.m., Free.

GUSTOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Cocktail (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFĂ&#x2030;: Bow Thayer (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Donations.

Kufui (prog-rock), 10:30 p.m., Donations.

:: champlain valley ON THE RISE BAKERY: Amapola (Latin jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Rick Redington & The Luv (rock), 10 p.m., $3.

:: northern BAYSIDE PAVILION: Live Music, 9 p.m., Free.

BEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KNEES: Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB: Live Music, 9:30 p.m., $3.

RUSTY NAIL: Lotus Entertainment Presents DJ ZJ (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5.

:: regional KRAZY HORSE SALOON: Jamie Lee Thurston (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., NA. MONOPOLE: Glass Onion (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Stand-By (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

SAT.15

:: burlington area 1/2 LOUNGE: Kip Meaker (blues), 7 p.m., Free. Stereophonix with DJ Tricky Pat (jazzy downtempo), 10 p.m., Free.

AVENUE BISTRO: Jenni Johnson & Friends (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Nightrain (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

BANANA WINDS CAFĂ&#x2030; & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (DJ), 10 p.m., $5.

FRANNY Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

GREEN ROOM: Spring Break with Voins & Disco (techno), 10 p.m., Free. DJ Francise (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Senses Fail, Dance Gavin Dance, Sky Eats Airplane, Foxy Shazam (punk), 7:30 p.m., $14/17. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Third Saturday Dance Party with DJs Alan Perry & Rob Douglas (dance), 9 p.m., $7/10. AA. JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB: Dave Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Ian Kovac (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: Hot Neon Magic (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s new wave), 9 p.m., $5.

NECTARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Zach DuPont (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Morgan Lamphere (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Maddub, DJ Big Dog (electroreggae), 10 p.m., $3.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: High Rollers (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

PARIMA MAIN STAGE: WRUV DJ Party (eclectic DJs), 10 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Talking About Commas & Joe Adler (Americana), 5:30 p.m., Free. Birds & Beasts (folk), 7 p.m., Free. Daydreamilla (folk), 8 p.m., Free. Blowtorch, Missy Bly, Activists/ Dictators (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

RASPUTINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Massive (DJ), 10 p.m., $3.

RED SQUARE: Justin Levinson (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free.

WUPA (funk), 9 p.m., $3. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3.

RĂ? RĂ IRISH PUB: Polyester (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s dance party), 10 p.m., Free.

SECOND FLOOR: DĂŠjĂ Vu Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Night (DJ), 9 p.m., $3/10.

SKINNY PANCAKE: Hunter Robertson & Casey Abair, (folk), 9:30 p.m., Donations.

:: central BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Generous Thieves (rock), 9:30 p.m., $3-5.

SAT.15 >> 14B

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1/2 Lounge, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012.

242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244.

38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072.

Akesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111.

All Fired Up, 9 Depot Sq., Barre, 479-9303.

The Alley Coffee House, 15 Haydenberry Dr., Milton, 893-1571.

American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999.

Arielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riverside CafĂŠ & Pub, 188 River St., Montpelier, 229-2295.

Avenue Bistro, 1127 North Ave., Burlington, 652-9999.

Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494.

Backstreet, 17 Hudson St., St. Albans, 527-2400.

Banana Winds CafĂŠ & Pub, 1 Market Pl., Essex Jct., 879-0752.

Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St., Barre, 476-8188.

Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Dr., Vergennes, 1-800-622-4000.

Battery Park, Burlington, 865-7166.

Bayside Pavilion, 13 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909.

The Bearded Frog, 5247 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-9877.

Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889.

Big Fattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BBQ, 55 Main St., Burlington, 864-5513.

Big Moose Pub at the Fire & Ice Restaurant, 28 Seymour St., Middlebury, 388-0361.

Big Picture Theater & CafĂŠ, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994.

Black Bear Tavern & Grill, 205 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury, 748-1428.

Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070.

The Bobcat CafĂŠ, 5 Main St., Bristol, 453-3311.

Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Access Rd., Bolton Valley, 434-3444.

Bonz Smokehouse & Grill, 97 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-6283.

Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711.

Breakwater CafĂŠ, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276.

The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366.

B.U. Emporium, 163 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 658-4292.

Bundy Center for the Arts, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-4781.

Buonoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge, 3182 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2232.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 149 Church St., Burlington, 865-7166.

Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800.

Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hungry Mind CafĂŠ, 24 Merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Row, Middlebury, 388-0101.

Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 2630 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2576.

Charlemont Restaurant, 116 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-4242.

Charlie Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355.

Charlie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820.

Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405.

Cider House BBQ & Pub, 1675 Rt. 2, Waterbury, 244-8400.

City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919.

Coffee Hound, 97 Blakey Rd., Colchester, 651-8963.

Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563.

Cuzzinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344.

Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4636.

DobrĂĄ Tea, 80 Church Street St., Burlington, 951-2424.

Drink, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463.

Elixir, 188 S. Main St., White River Jct., 281-7009.

Finniganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209.

Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966.

Franny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909.

Giovanniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-5856.

Good Times CafĂŠ, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444.

Great Falls Club, Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239.

Green Door Studio, 18 Howard St., Burlington, 316-1124.

Green Room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669.

Ground Round Restaurant, 1633 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-1122.

Gustoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919.

Halvorsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upstreet CafĂŠ, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278.

Harbor Lounge at Courtyard Marriott, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700.

Hardwick Town House, 127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966.

Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant at Holiday Inn, 1068 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 863-6363.

Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777.

Hooters, 1705 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 660-8658.

The Hub, Airport Dr., Bristol, 453-3678.

The Hub Pizzeria & Pub, 21 Lower Main St., Johnson, 635-7626.

Iron Lantern, Route 4A, Castleton, 468-5474.

JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 2879 Rt. 105, East Berkshire, 933-8924.

JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389.

Jeffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maine Seafood, 65 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-6135.

Koffee Kat, 104 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, NY, 518-566-8433.

Krazy Horse Saloon, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, NY, 518-570-8888.

La Brioche Bakery, 89 East Main St. Montpelier, 229-0443.

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Langdon St. CafĂŠ, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667.

Leunigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759.

Lincoln Inn Tavern, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309.

Localfolk Smokehouse, Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623.

Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910.

Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 124 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-562-9317.

Main St. Grill, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188.

Main St. Museum, 58 Bridge St., White River Jct., 356-2776.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776.

Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432.

Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198.

McKeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048.

Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington, 864-6044.

The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563.

Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222.

Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466.

Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern, 4 Lincoln Pl., Essex Jct., 878-4901.

Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533.

Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200.

Nectarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771.

Nightcrawlers, 127 Porterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point Rd., Colchester, 310-4067.

Odd Fellows Hall, 1416 North Ave., Burlington, 862-3209.

Old Lantern, 3620 Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120.

Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116.

Olive Ridleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, 518-324-2200.

On the Rise Bakery, 44 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-7787.

Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884.

Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357.

Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570.

Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917.

Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015.

Peabodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 11 Clinton St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-0158.

Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035.

Piecasso, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411.

Positive Pie 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453.

The Pour House, 1930 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 862-3653.

Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422.

Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346.

Rasputinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324.

Red Mill Restaurant at Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311.

Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909.

Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse at Living and Learning, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211.

Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782.

RĂ­ RĂĄ Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401.

River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246.

Roqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, 657-3377.

Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744.

Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245.

Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088.

Shooters Saloon, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777.

Skinny Pancake, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188.

Smugglersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607.

St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778.

Starry Night CafĂŠ, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316.

Stonecutters Brewhouse, 14 N. Main St., Barre, 476-6000.

Stowe Coffee House, 57B Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2189.

Stowehof Inn, 434 Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722.

Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800.

Tabu CafĂŠ & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666.

Tamarack Grill at Burke Mountain, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., East Burke, 626-7394.

T Bones Restaurant & Bar, 38 Lower Mountain View Dr., Colchester, 654-8008.

Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542.

Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant, Smugglersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Notch Rd., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-5736.

Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002.

Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585.

Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910.

Vergenes Opera House, 120 Main St., Vergennes, 802-877-6737.

Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500.

Village Tavern at Smugglersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Jeffersonville, 644-6765.

Wasted City Studios, 1610 Troy Ave., Colchester, 324-8935.

Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827.

Watershed Tavern, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100.

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SAT.15 << 13B CHARLIE O’S: Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 10 p.m., Free.

GUSTO’S: Common Ground (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Bombadil (indie-folk), 9 p.m., Donations.

:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (DJ), 9 p.m., Free.

ON THE RISE BAKERY: Stone Cold Roosters (Americana), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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MUSIC BOX: Sky Blue Boys (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., $10. AA. PIECASSO: Karaoke Championship with John Wilson & Danger Dave, 9:30 p.m., Free.

RUSTY NAIL: Jamie Lee Thurston & The Rattlers (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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JOLLY TOMS :: Like their whimsical Lord of the Rings namesake — the books, not the films — Durham quartet Bombadil are a vibrantly eclectic curiosity. Blending myriad worldly influences and irrepressible humor and energy, their live shows are — again, like their namesake — quickly becoming the stuff of legend. They truly seem poised to be the Ramseur Records artists (The Avett Brothers, The Everybodyfields, et al.) to take the indie-folk world by storm. This Saturday, catch them at Montpeculiar’s Langdon Street Café.

:: regional KRAZY HORSE SALOON: E Town Express (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

LEBANON OPERA HOUSE: The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute), 7:30 p.m., $22/25/30/35. AA. MONOPOLE: Glass Onion (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Art of War (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Pete, 9 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Bonjour-Hi! (electronica), 9 p.m., $3/8.

FRANNY O’S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Rose Hill Drive, Colour Revolt (rock), 7:30 p.m., $10. AA. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Pine Street Jazz with Juliet McVicker, 6 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: Bear Cub Presents: Listening Party, Drive the Hour, Vultures of Cult (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Lollo Meier (Gypsy-jazz), 8 p.m., $10/13.

RADIO BEAN: Old Time Sessions, 1 p.m., Free. Trio Gusto (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. tooth ache. (experimental), 8 p.m., Free. Then Silence (experimental), 9 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: DJ Raul (salsa), 7 p.m., Free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Trinity (Irish), 5 p.m., Free.

:: central LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Sunday Afternoon Series: Talking About Commas & Joe Adler (Americana), 3 p.m., Donations.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Rudy Dauth (Americana), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: Jazz on Tap (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

1/2 LOUNGE: FunkWagon (funk), 10 p.m., Free.

242 MAIN: A Life Once Lost, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Romans (hardcore), 5 p.m., $12. AA.

MON.17 :: burlington area

1/2 LOUNGE: Heal-In Sessions with Briandeye & Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Ed Devarney & The New Faces of Music (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: Kelly Ravin, Kenna Donovan (singer-songwriters), 9:30 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Open Mike, 8 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: Lendway (indie-rock), 9 p.m., Free.

:: central LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Movie Night, 7:30 p.m., Donations.

TUE.18 :: burlington area

1/2 LOUNGE: Kelly Ravin Trio (roots), 9 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $15. AA. LEUNIG’S: Juliet McVicker (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: The Mandolinquents (bluegrass), 7 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: Rock Tuesday with Second Agenda, Substation (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Island Night with DJ Skinny T (DJ), 9 p.m., Free. Poets’ Jam with Trevien Stanger, 9:30 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Richard Julian (singersongwriter), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (country), 10 p.m., $3.

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RED SQUARE: World Bashment with Demus & Super K (reggae), 9 p.m., Free.

:: central CHARLIE O’S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Brian McGee & The Hollow Speed (alt-country), 8 p.m., Donations.

STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Shooter Night, 5 p.m., Free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. Monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Stacy Starkweather & Bob Hill (rock), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

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CLUB METRONOME: Family Night Open Jam, 10 p.m., Free (18+).

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Enter the Haggis, Aaron Flinn (rock), 7:30 p.m., $10/12. AA. JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LEUNIG’S: Paul Asbell & Clyde Stats (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Eagle Country Music Night with Paradise Alley (country), 7 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Sirsy (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Open Mike with Mike Pelkey, 7 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. Hughes, Stone & Bolles (swampy-tonk), 8 p.m., Free.

SECOND FLOOR: Superstar Karaoke with Robbie J, 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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CHARLIE O’S: Greg Klyma (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Cilla Arsenault (folk), 8 p.m., Donations.

Wes Hamilton (singer-songwriter), 9:15 p.m., Donations.

BEE’S KNEES: Rough Sawn Timber (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Ray Bonneville (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., $18.

AA. ON THE RISE BAKERY: Open Mike, 7:30 p.m., Free.

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nlike jazz, rock or even punk, the early history of American hardcore music is largely undocumented. Though books such as Steven Blushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American Hardcore: A Tribal History tell an important part of the story, because the genre was â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in many ways still is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a distinctively underground phenomenon, piecing together a comprehensive history is immensely challenging.

Four years ago, Nathan Nedorostek (a former Jager Di Paola Kemp employee, now an art director in Brooklyn) and writer Anthony Pappalardo set about rectifying the issue.

Specifically citing omissions from American Hardcore as inspiration, they began compiling a visual history of the genre and culture that would fill some of the holes Blush left open.

The fruit of their intensive labors is a new book, Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Radio Silence/Selected Photographyâ&#x20AC;? at Sanctuary Artsite, 47 Maple St., Burlington. Reception Friday, November 14, 5-8 p.m.

Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore Music

by Nathan Nedorostek and Anthony Pappalardo. MTV Press, 224 pages. $29.95.

Music, which hit bookshelves in October.

More archival compendium than textbook, the book is a stunning collection of photos, show posters, album covers and T-shirts documenting a critical era of American music history. And the stories behind the photos are often as compelling as the images themselves.

Seven Days recently chatted with Nedorostek by phone, in advance of an exhibition of selected photos from Radio Silence at JDKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sanctuary Artsite this Friday. The exhibit will mark the first time many of these images have been presented professionally â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most originally appeared photocopied in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;zines or on show fliers, if at all.

SEVEN DAYS: What, specifically, do you feel was being left out of American hardcore history books?

NATHAN NEDOROSTEK: Well, American Hardcore came out and they kinda just said the whole scene ended in 1986, which is not the case.

And it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as many visuals.

[Hardcore] is such a visual culture, everyone was producing things. So we kind of set out to fill all the holes that we felt American Hardcore didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cover.

SD: That seems like a daunting task. Where did you start?

NN: We obviously couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start at a library. We started with what we knew in our collections. We started referencing other media, books, and just went through millions of drafts of where we thought it was going to go, and the ideas we thought we could communicate properly, and who we could talk to and what was available.

Most of the process was really word of mouth. Just from going to shows, we knew a bunch of people who knew a bunch of people. I mean, everyone is only, like, three people away from everyone else, essentially. So from there we just talked to people who shot photographs or played in a band. And a lot of times that was useless, because even they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember.

One of the more interesting things about the photographs is that a lot of these people who shot [them] arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looking to be found, necessarily. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not hiding. But with the Internet, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of people putting the photographs up. And quite a few people have books out now of their photographs. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 99 percent not the case for everyone that we featured in the book.

SD: Sounds like there was some serious sleuthing involved.

NN: We were doing an interview at the Dischord House with Ian [MacKaye, Minor Threat, Fugazi], and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through these [pictures of Black Flag], because he knew Henry [Rollins] and he was so excited because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never seen them, and they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been printed anywhere else. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through these images and looking at the graffiti on the walls, what people were wearing, set lists.

And he was saying it was probably Black Flagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first tour with Henry based on the tattoos he had, or lack thereof. So we could put a year on it.

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Do you remember The Waxwings? If not, it’s OK. Aside from overstuffed music-crit types, few folks do.

One of the more underrated pop bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Detroit outfit traded in unabashedly hooky confections that flew in the face of the Motor City’s then-burgeoning garage scene, which produced The White Stripes and The Von Bondies. It seems the Queen City has its own answer to the late altpop confectioners in Burlington-based quartet Lendway. The band’s full-length debut, The Low Red End, casts a saccharine sheen over the city’s thriving lo-fi rock set. Their bright, hook-laden indie-pop owes heavy debts to Built to Spill, Olivia Tremor Control and, of course, Lennon-McCartney — but don’t we all?

With the opening track, “Yard Sale,” lead vocalist Michael Clifford digs in and gets his Lennon on early (and, later, often). Here, his melody, both in verse and chorus, can’t help but elicit comparisons to The Beatles’ classic “Don’t Let Me Down.” Although it seems less an attempt at aping and more a pastiche — particularly when the suitably anguished hook screams through the speakers, “Wait in line to please everyone else!” Think Dr. Dog-lite — those darlings of post-Beatles revivalism — and you’re on the right track.

Like the aforementioned Waxwings, Lendway’s calling card is an undeniable knack for swooning, crystalline harmonies. Nowhere is this talent more evident than on the album’s fourth cut, “Hollywood.” It’s a woozy, wistful rumination, equal parts Rogue Wave-esque melodic jangle and Big Star-gazing five-part harmonic bliss.

Without question, it’s one of the finer cuts on a largely impressive debut.

Lendway has been around for just more than a year, though its members have played together in various forms for much longer. The Low Red End is the product of yeoman-like workmanship, of recording, re-recording and re-recording again until the sound reflected the band’s own evolution and growing cohesion. That latter aspect is apparent in the band’s striking harmonies, though elements can be found in almost every level of the recording.

Songwriters and guitarists Clifford and Matt Hagen work seamlessly together. Bassist Kevin Lynam sets a fertile low-end foundation that never overpowers the group’s fragile melodic constructs. Todd Gevry, while occasionally a tad busy behind the drum kit, largely delivers tasteful flourishes and provides a solid rhythmic foil. Lendway are a young band with room to grow. But The Low Red End is a tantalizing appetizer.

Lendway celebrate the release of The Low Red End this Friday, November 14, at Nectar’s with Burlington’s surf-noir stalwarts, Barbacoa.

Rambler Rick Norcross has logged as many celebrated miles as the deluxe steamboats that once frequented the waters of Shelburne Harbor. His journey through an adventurous musical province has lasted the better part of four decades — including a five-year stint as the music writer for The Tampa Times in the early ’70s.

Norcross’ career has culminated — for now, anyway — in the October release of I Rode the Ti, his third album with longtime pals The Ramblers.

Norcross and his bandmates offer a rustic compilation of distinctive, elemental American swing. The record is split down the middle between six genial originals and six cover songs lauding the titans of the genre, including Texas swing legends The Light Crust Doughboys. So skilled are the collaborators in this Americana vein that the distinction between originals and covers is easily blurred; every song sounds like a classic.

Rambler fans who caught one of the group’s 10 Vermont tour dates this past summer will recognize more than a few selections. Tunes were chosen for the recording according to audience popularity in live shows.

“What Goes Around” is the first Norcross original on the disc.

Like the album as a whole, it is brilliantly produced. Norcross’ warm croon is layered expertly by The Ramblers throughout, notably the warm-sounding piano of Charlie MacFayden and Doug Reid’s somber fiddle. The song lauds the kinship and independence of Vermonters, as well as Norcross’ affinity for the Green Mountain State: “The longer I was gone from here / the more I missed my home.”

Norcross’ greatest talent lies in his ability to adopt a quintessentially American musical style with narratives that celebrate Vermont culture and history. Nowhere is this more evident than on the record’s title track, an homage to the great side-wheel steam ship Ticonderoga. The song is complete with the band’s halcyon harmonies and offers an informative history of the boat — with which Norcross himself is interestingly intertwined. Rick & The Ramblers embrace this classical form — interpreting rather than reinventing — with an aptitude that will delight modern fans of swing.

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WED.12 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.

dance ‘Off the Beaten Path: A Jazz & Tap Odyssey’: Environmental themes come to life via two uniquely American art forms in this newly commissioned work featuring six tap dancers and a jazz quartet. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 12:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 457-3981.

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

education Waldorf Elementary Open House: Parents of grade schoolers and kindergarteners assess alternative education methods. Lake Champlain Waldorf Elementary School, Shelburne, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2827, ext. 12.

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Computer Basics: Seniors age 60 and older sign up for an hour of one-onone tech training. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 1-3 p.m. Free.

Info, 879-7576.

Italian Conversation Group: Parla Italiano? A native speaker leads a language practice for all ages and abilities. Room 101, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3869.

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Thursday and Friday, November 13 & 14, 8 p.m.; Saturday, November 15, 1 & 8 p.m., Sunday, November 16, 1 & 7 p.m. at the Flynn MainStage. $14-30.

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Chocolate-Dipping Demo: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made. Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591.

Early Bird Breakfast: Hungry hunters chow down on a deer-season special featuring triple-stacked pancakes, eggs, coffee and a choice of meaty sides. Proceeds benefit a farm-to-market nonprofit. L.A.C.E., Barre, 6 a.m. $7. Info, 476-4276.

kids Animal Feeding: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. $7-9.50.

Info, 864-1848.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. Dartmouth Double Feature: Viewers don bicolored glasses for back-to-back showings of the 3-D creepy classics Creature From the Black Lagoon and It Came From Outer Space. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. $5-7, glasses provided. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘Down By Law’: John Lurie and Tom Waits portray two losers whose lives are unexpectedly transformed after a chance encounter in a New Orleans jail. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, Johnson, 9 p.m. $5.

Info, 635-1476.

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‘SHOUT IT OUT’: The silver-screen version of The Voices Project, a musical based on the lives of Vermont teens, continues a 50-town tour. Enosburg Opera House, Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.

HOME STRETCH France has its mimes, and Italy its Harlequin shows, but China’s pedestrian art relies more on muscles than makeup.

Its 2000-year-old street-performance tradition is rooted in acrobatics, a skill woven through the country’s art and culture. This week, the Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats visit Barre with a theatrical showcase of juggling, trick cycling and precision gymnastics. Dressed in elaborate costumes, the co-ed touring troupe pushes the limits of physical possibility, with t’ai chi-style control. See bodies balance in complicated symmetrical formations, perch perilously on a ceiling-high stack of chairs, flourish fans, or combine to become “lions” poised on a rolling golden ball. Martial arts displays round out the action.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. HINESBURG ARTIST SERIES CONCERT: The Hinesburg Community Band swings a jazzy tribute to Duke Ellington at a show also featuring vocal performances by In Accord and the South County Chorus. Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-3010.

ST. ANDREW’S PIPES AND DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 879-7335, jerdelyi@vhfa. org.

SHANGRI-LA CHINESE ACROBATS

Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m. at the Barre Opera House in Barre. $10-30. Info, 476-8188. www.barreoperahouse.org

talks ‘WOMEN AND THE ELECTION’: At a political postmortem hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Progressive candidate Charlotte Dennett describes her recent unconventional race for Vermont Attorney General. Peace and Justice Center, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 862-4929.

theater ‘DEATHTRAP’: Plot twists abound in this long-running Broadway comedy thriller about the relationship between two writers. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $25-58.

Info, 296-7000.

‘ETIQUETTE’: Audience members are the actors in this two-person, half-hour play in which headphones feed lines to unrehearsed participants.

Dartmouth Bookstore, Hanover, N.H., 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. $5-15. Info, 603-6462422.

ART IS LONG

FRI.14 & SAT.15

Too sentimental for the 20th-century avant-garde, French composer Olivier Messiaen (pictured) collected birdsong for most of his life. Transcriptions of warblings are woven into his sensitive symphonies. A deeply religious Catholic, Messiaen wrote and premiered his dramatic and spiritual Quartet for the End of Time in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp before awed inmates. The Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble honors the centennial of Messiaen’s birth with a performance of the 50-minute piece and a preconcert talk about its inaugural audience. The VCME’s double-concert program also includes solo violin and clarinet works by Elliott Carter, a New York City-based contemporary of Messiaen who’ll turn 100 in December — and who continues to compose new pieces.

VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE

Friday, November 14, at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, preconcert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-18. Saturday, November 15, at the McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, preconcert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-20. Info, 878-4433. www.vcme.org WED.12 20B >>

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FRI.14

KILLING WITH KINDNESS Thirty-two cents won’t buy much now, but it could have gotten you a cinema seat in 1944, when Frank Capra’s adaptation of Arsenic and Old Lace premiered. Cary Grant stars as a former confirmed bachelor who discovers just how bizarre his relatives are only after he marries the girl of his dreams. His elderly aunts and insane brother have made a business of politely poisoning lonely old men who have nothing to live for, then interring them in the basement. Another sibling who happens to be a gangland murderer seeks to capitalize on the situation, and high jinks ensue as the hapless newlywed tries to keep his bride in the dark. The Vergennes Opera House’s monthly movie night offers a rare chance to see Capra’s screwball comedy on the big screen, though prices have changed: $15 secures seats for a four-person family.

‘ARSENIC AND OLD LACE’

Friday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. at the Vergennes Opera House in Vergennes. $5. Info, 877-6737. www.vergennesoperahouse.org

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Zumba Fitness: Bodies get buff by keeping time with a trendy combo of aerobics and Latin dance. Olympiad Health and Racquet Club, South Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 310-6686.

Waitsfield Ski & Skate Sale Drop-Off: Closet cleaners drop off outgrown-but-fully-functional blades, boards and other winter-sport footwear, be it alpine or Nordic.

Waitsfield Elementary School, Waitsfield, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3643.

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food & drink

Lili Taylor: The actress who appeared in I Shot Andy Warhol and the HBO series “Six Feet Under” discusses her career and the film industry, then conducts a Q&A led by UVM English and Film Professor Hilary Neroni. Livak Room, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 324-8308.

Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.12, 2 p.m.

Early Bird Breakfast: See WED.12, 6 a.m.

Book Discussion: Dabblers in the series of novels by English physicist and author C.P. Snow collectively titled Strangers and Brothers consider the books’ depiction of modern intellectuals. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

‘You Come, Too’: Vermont Humanities Council Executive Director Peter Gilbert, who’s also the executor of poet Robert Frost’s estate, leads a group reading and examination of three or more seasonally themed Frost verses. Vermont Humanities Council, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626, ext. 307.

Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble (music)

See spotlight, p.19B

THU.13 activism Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.12, 5-5:30 p.m.

dance Ballroom Dance Practice Session: Partner dance enthusiasts study up on steps. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-6757.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.12, 2 p.m.

Early Bird Breakfast: See WED.12, 6 a.m.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Music With Peter: The under-5 set and their caretakers keep the beat.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Shout It Out’: See WED.12, Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.

‘Sunday in the Park with George’: Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters star in the PBS film version of Stephen Sondheim’s quirky, intergenerational bio-musical about pointillist painter Georges Seurat. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $10 includes popcorn and cider. Info, 828-8743.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Johnson State College Concert Band: Students and community members team up to toot their horns and beat their drums at a weekly practice session. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3498, steven. light@jsc.edu.

theater ‘A Chorus Line’: Would-be Broadway hoofers bare their souls in this musical about the challenges of stage show biz. See calendar spotlight. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $14-30.

Info, 863-5966.

‘Art the Father’: The Green Candle Theatre Company premieres area playwright Michael Jordan Evans’ three-man “dramedy” exploring “life after mom.” Outer Space Café, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966.

‘Cabaret’: Based on Christopher Isherwood’s “Berlin Stories,” this musical set during Hitler’s rise has been a smash in both its Broadway incarnations. (Shows are close to being sold out and there is only limited seating; please call ahead to be sure of a seat.) Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $9-19. Info, 656-2094.

‘Cinderella’: High school students stage Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic, shoe-in musical centered on a fairytale celebrity. Winooski High School, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $3-5; donate two cans of food for a half-price ticket. Info, 383-6095.

‘Deathtrap’: See WED.12, 7:30 p.m.

‘Etiquette’: See WED.12, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

‘Our Town’: The Middlebury Community Players present Thornton Wilder’s classic drama set in idyllic, small-town U.S.A. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 382-9222.

Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats: Fifteen tumblers flex their physiques in spectacular feats of juggling and gymnastics. See calendar spotlight.

Barre Opera House, Barre, 7 p.m. $10-30. Info, 476-8188.

words Nick Flynn: The PEN Award-winning poet and essayist reads new work and excerpts from his collections Some Ether and Blind Huber. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-8308.

‘Art the Father’: See THU.13, 8 p.m.

‘Cabaret’: See THU.13, 7:30 p.m.

‘Cinderella’: See THU.13, 7:30 p.m.

‘Deathtrap’: See WED.12, 7:30 p.m.

‘Etiquette’: See WED.12, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

‘Our Town’: See THU.13, 8 p.m.

‘You Can’t Get There From Here’: Following two years of research in Vermont and New Hampshire, performance artist Anne Galjour presents a one-woman meditation on class and culture in New England.

FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25.

Info, 863-5966.

The Lovin’ Spoonful & Rick Derringer: “Weird Al” Yankovic’s first producer and guitarist shares a stage with the ’60s pop band that became America’s answer to the British Invasion. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. $22.

Info, 652-0085.

Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble: See FRI.14, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-20. Info, 878-4433.

Animal Feeding: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

SAT.15

movies

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American Bouldering Series Competition: Beginner-to-advancedlevel climbers age 12 and older clamber up fake ’faces. Petra Cliffs, Burlington, registration 5 p.m., competition 6-9:30 p.m. $25-30. Info, 657-3872.

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Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’: In this 1944 black comedy, a drama critic learns on his wedding day that his maiden aunts off old men and that insanity runs in the family. See calendar spotlight.

Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 877-6737.

‘Shout It Out’: See WED.12, U-32 High School, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Ethos Percussion Group: Works by avant-garde composers from John Cage to Frank Zappa receive the chamber percussion treatment from this diverse foursome. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 656-4455.

‘Longing for Eliza’: Singersongwriters John Gorka and Cliff Eberhardt exchange musical repartée with each other and cowgirl-chanteuse Eliza Gilkyson. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $22-27. Info, 728-6464.

‘Passages at the Paramount’ Series: Pianist Gleb Ivanov continues Rutland’s newest classical-music concert lineup. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 775-0903.

Piano Concert: Pianist Annemieke Spoelstra offers solo works by Brahms, Chopin and Liszt. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 578-7140.

Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble: Two works by Elliott Carter set off Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time.”

Unitarian Church, Montpelier, pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-18. Info, 878-4433.

theater ‘A Chorus Line’: See THU.13, 8 p.m.

etc.

‘Microsoft Word’: New computer users become familiar with a common type of word-processing software. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217.

Model Rocket Launch: Weather permitting, fans of pyrotechnics and mini-parachutes prepare for liftoffs up to 10,000 feet. Call for location; weather conditions may postpone the launch until Sunday. St. Albans, 9 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-2721.

Okemo Ski Swap Drop-Off: Unload gently used ski and snowboard equipment less than seven years old, and 25 percent of the selling price benefits the Okemo Mountain School.

First Aid Building, Main Base, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 228-1512.

Waitsfield Ski & Skate Sale: Outdoor enthusiasts score new and used blades, boards, poles and threads at affordable prices. Waitsfield Elementary School, Waitsfield, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3643.

food & drink Early Bird Breakfast: See WED.12, 6 a.m.

Pancake Breakfast: Homemade flapjacks raise funds for a local parent-teacher organization, and live music, a silent auction and Vermont maple syrup sweeten the deal.

Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 8:30-11:30 a.m. $4-6; kids ages 4 and younger eat for free. Info, 864-5587, paulandbarb@burlingtontelecom.net.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Bebop Playgroup: Adults indulge in coffee and bagels while kids up to age 3 meet their peers. Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 860-6842.

‘Saturday Stories’: Librarians read from popular picture books. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-0313.

FRI.14 activism Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.12, 5-5:30 p.m.

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

Ballroom Dance Social: Twirlers who have basic steps under their belts practice with partners. Take two 30-minute dance lessons from 7 to 8 p.m., or join open dancing from 8 to 11 p.m. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7-11 p.m. $10-15. Info, 598-6757.

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

‘Kiridi — Orpheline’: Special guests join Jeh Kulu Dance & Drum Theater for an original, rhythmic stage story exploring the arts of rural West Africa.

An African dance party with live drumming follows at 10 p.m. at J.P.’s Pub. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-17; $6 for kids ages 3 to 10. Info, 863-5966.

‘A Chorus Line’ (Theater)

See spotlight, p.18B

Also, see clubdates in Section B. Mark Erelli: Boston-based singersongwriter Meg Hutchinson opens this Mad River Unplugged Music Series concert featuring country-flavored coffeehouse fare from an Americana balladeer. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $15-17. Info, 496-8910.

The Avett Brothers: Up-and-coming sibling rockers mix musical genres at the intersection of American folk-punk and “grungegrass.” Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 728-6464.

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talks ‘‘Cabaret’ in Context’: Following a performance of the musical whose film adaptation made Liza Minnelli famous, UVM history professors Frank Nicosia and Jonathan Huener open a window on Weimar-era Berlin. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8:45 p.m.

Free. Info, 656-2094.

theater ‘A Chorus Line’: See THU.13, 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.

‘Art the Father’: See THU.13, 8 p.m.

‘Cabaret’: See THU.13, 7:30 p.m.

‘Cinderella’: See THU.13, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

‘Deathtrap’: See WED.12, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

‘Etiquette’: See WED.12, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

‘Our Town’: See THU.13, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

‘You Can’t Get There From Here’: See FRI.14, 8 p.m.

SUN.16 dance ‘Kiridi — Orpheline’: See SAT.15, 2 p.m.

etc.

French-English Conversation Group: Speakers of Anglais swap syllables with native French speakers in a parlez session. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

Okemo Ski Swap Drop-Off: See SAT.15, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Waitsfield Ski & Skate Sale: See SAT.15, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Dreams’: A weeping demon, a snow enchantress, and Martin Scorsese as Vincent van Gogh? In this ethereal 1990 film, the legendary Japanese director encapsulates actual nighttime imaginings in eight cinematic shorts.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Kirtan Singing: Yoga students stretch their vocal cords with call-andresponse chants in Sanskrit. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-9404.

Paul Metzger & Tim Kaiser: Electroacoustic experiments by Tim Kaiser accompany improvisational music by Paul Metzger on a heavily modified fretless guitar and a 21-string banjo.

Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 8 p.m. $7. Info, 863-5399.

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theater â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A CHORUS LINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See THU.13, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;CABARETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See THU.13, 2 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;DEATHTRAPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See WED.12, 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ETIQUETTEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See WED.12, 11 a.m. 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OUR TOWNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See THU.13, 2 p.m.

words DAN SNOW: The Brattleboro-area master mason presents his new book, Listening to Stone, and Burlington-based filmmaker Camilla Rockwell screens Stone Rising, her documentary profiling Snowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30-year career building dry stone walls and sculptures. Phoenix Books, Essex, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

HAYDEN CARRUTH CELEBRATION: Fellow poets Galway Kinnell, Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, Stephen Sandy, Stephen Dobyns, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Geof Hewitt, David Budbill and others honor the life and work of the fiercely individualistic Vermont versifier who passed away in late September. College Hall, Vermont College, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. Free.

Info, 828-8556.

MON.17 activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.12, 5-5:30 p.m.

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food & drink CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.12, 2 p.m.

EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.12, 6 a.m.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

DARK KNIGHT & SUPERGIRLS COMICS CLUB: Pencil- and pen-holders draw on their inner resources to produce paneled narratives. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. AMATEUR MUSICIANSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces.

South Burlington High School, South Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 985-4939.

SHAPE NOTE SING: Members of the UVM Traditional Music Club teach and sing melodies of fierce beauty to promote a lively, deep-rooted American vocal genre. Billings Hall, UVM, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 585-730-9052, lgraves@ uvm.edu.

sport LAUGHTER YOGA: Chortlers channel the untapped healing power of yukking it up. Richmond Free Library, Richmond, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 349-5404.

ZUMBA FITNESS: See THU.13, 7-8 p.m.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.12, 2 p.m.

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See spotlight, p.19B JEWISH LITERATURE: GRAPHIC NARRATIVE: UVM English Professor Hilary Neroni offers an overview of American Splendor author Harvey Pekarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teen memoir, The Quitter.

South Burlington Community Library, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076.

WED.19 activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.12, 5-5:30 p.m.

JSC DANCE ENSEMBLE: Johnson State steppers show off moves theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been perfecting all semester. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SALSALINAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PRACTICE: See WED.12, 6 p.m.

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GERMAN-ENGLISH EXCHANGE: Anglophones practice foreignlanguage conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

OKEMO SKI SWAP DROP-OFF: See SAT.15, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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talks

ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

TUE.18 activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.12, 5-5:30 p.m.

dance DANCETALK SERIES: New Middlebury dance faculty members Christal Brown and Boris Willis open a window on their creative work with short performances. Dance Studio, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 12:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 443-3168.

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PAUSE CAFĂ&#x2030;: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 655-1346.

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talks â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SERIES: Michael Lane, co-founder and chief operating officer of Dealer. com, describes his Burlington-based automotive-marketing companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s explosive growth since 1998. IDX Student Life Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6490, byobiz@champlain.edu.

WELLNESS LECTURE: Holistic veterinarian Paul Alfarone explains how nontraditional healing works for farm animals and pets. Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 635-1476.

words ANN ARMBRECHT: The Montpelierbased anthropologist reads from Thin Places: A Pilgrimage Home, her meditation on contemporary U.S. cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disregard for nature. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free, but tickets are required; call for details. Info, 229-0774.

Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. SECRET MOVIE NIGHT: Indie film buffs catch cinematic surprises of the low-budget, experimental and underground variety. (Check www. secretmovienight.com for updates.)

12 North Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Info, 999-3254. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;TRANSSIBERIANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: In this suspenseful thriller, mysterious occurrences befall a group of strangers on Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous railway. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. MAHAN ESFAHANI: The Iranian-born early music keyboardist presses sounds from a newly minted harpsichord and UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fisk organ.

UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 656-4455.

ST. ANDREWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIPES AND DRUMS: See WED.12, 7:30 p.m.

talks MONEY TALKS: Jim Wall, global managing director for Deloitte & Toucheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of human resources division, interprets how trends in the global economy will affect college grads. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. >

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CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.12, 2 p.m.

EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.12, 6 a.m.

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ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.12, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

MONDAY MUSIC: Local musician Mia Adams tells stories and sings kid-friendly faves. In the J.C. Penney seating area. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

DEAN KAMEN: The New Hampshirebased inventor of the Segway and other mobility machines sums up his entrepreneurial advocacy of technologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in daily life.

Plumley Armory, Norwich University, Northfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2080.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LECTURE: Professor Terry Belanger, director of the University of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rare Book School, offers meditations on the future of books and book collectors.

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SILLY AND SIDE OF SERIOUS I’d like to think I am a fun person with a least something to offer to someone. I would like to meet a woman who is confident with herself, sets realistic goals, inspirational, healthy (both mentally and physically), knows what she wants in a relationship, can carry a conversation, and knows how to relax and have a good time. Sillygirl30, 30, l, #110892

TO SAIL OUR HEARTS OUT Looking for an honest, healthy & active relationship. There is more to this, but this is what grabbing a cup of coffee & talking is all about. I try to sail/scuba dive as often as I can, mtn. bike & road bike also, & white water/sea touring kayaking. I have completed the Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail. drumsail, 55, l, #111718

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MEN seeking MEN TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE Wanted: Intelligent, open-minded, masculine guy with a great sense of humor, rugged good looks & a (mostly) stable life. Me? Intelligent, funny (I think so anyway), masculine, tall (6’2”), vgl, fit with a quick wit & easy laugh.

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HI, ARE YOU OUT THERE? Looking for a swing, ballroom, Cajun and Zydeco dance partner who is a respectful gentleman between 58-63 y.o., and is physically active, health-conscious, Christian, spiritual, financially and emotionally secure, and enjoys traveling. Let’s connect and enjoy great times! lets_meet, 60, #111293 TWO ON ME I am a 26 year-old heterosexual female with *dirty* blonde hair, blue eyes, & a curvy frame. Wondering if you could help me out...I constantly fantasize about a threesome that involves two men all over me - I am the focus, the only one...interested? reya, 26, l, #111182 SEXY WOMAN SEEKS SAME Hi, I’m a sexy slender submissive 39y/o SWF, seeking a woman to join my friend and I for occassional wild encounters. I love all types of women and all inquiries will be taken seriously. All inquiries will recieve a reply. I’m submissive but he’s Dominant and you can just be you... Milkman, 39, #111104 ANY OTHER POLY FOLK AROUND? I’m a 27 yo F Scorpio, busty but not obese, smart, sane, funny bondage slut with gorgeous eyes. I’ve moved back to the Burlington area from a place with an active poly scene and I’m feeling isolated. I’m looking for like-minded friends... maybe something more with the right people. Let’s get together for tea and see where things go! ;). Schraff, 27, l, #110908 CURIOUS TO TAG TEAM; WANNA TRY? Young and curvy, this 18-year-old girl is not satisfied in bed. Wanting to try with two guys or more, or just one-on-one. Can get kinky but no anal. Really into tattoos and piercings.

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FIFTIES YOUNG Playing by myself is great fun, but I need someone who wants to share. Put on a show for me and I will for you. I want to try some mutual - I’m good with my hands. playbud1951, 57, #111791 PLEASER, STAMINA, HIGH LIBIDO I am looking for a nice girl to get naughty with. Someone who has a tight body & a beautiful smile, who loves to have fun in & out of bed. More of the latter preferred. I aim to please, so let me turn you on often! I am 5’9”, educated & Caucasian. thomastrip, 26, l, #111769 HORNY 24 Y.O. Looking for sex & sex only. Just moved to the area from Maine. So if you are interested, hit me back with some sort of message if you are really interested to hook up and get with me. mb8457, 24, #111753 PLAYFUL ADVENTURE Tall, athletic guy looking for some fun & adventure. Seeking a discreet encounter & a playful partner. We’ll see where it leads from there. Open-minded, adventuresome, bottom-leaning switch. Explorer, 36, u, l, #111744 WANTS TO BE DOMINATED I’m young, clean & in good health. What I’m looking for may be unusual. I get off on the idea of having a woman control my orgasms.

Ndiamond, 22, #111726 DANCE! Where are you? Want to meet new people & experience new things. lonewolf1017, 34, #111711 32 Y.O. MWPM SEEKS PLAYMATE MWPM seeking local, like-minded women for companionship. I’m in a marriage with a woman that I love, but am bored to tears. We are definately little more than roomates at this point. I’m looking for someone to occupy my time by getting to know each other and then possibly have some fun. DarkSwan, 32, u, #111699 WANT NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED FUN In good shape, athletic and a lot of fun.

White, blue eyes. Looking for women who want to have a good time with no strings.

One or more women. Open for anything and everything. Nasty, naughty, clean hookups.

Whatever makes you feel great. All4you, 23, l, #111658 FUN, DANGEROUS, SEXY I like to have a good time in all situations, and try to forget the regrets. Long-term relationships scare the shit out of me.

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I’ll be your slave, make you mine or share the power. I’m flexible. SexIsHealthy, 27, #111377 NOT LOOKING FOR LOVE...

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With age comes experience. Never know, and a drink or lunch to start out never hurt anyone. steelblue913, 49, l, #105726 YOUNG AND HUNG AND GIFTED A fresh-faced, hard-body teen, looking for a lil’ badass who likes to go out and have a fun time, or stay in and have an even better time.

Youngandgifted, 20, #111315 PASSIONATE AND GIVING Despite the absence of a picture, I am very handsome and fit. I am looking for a woman who desires that intense connection of mind and body. Where we go from there is up to us. shutterbug, 35, #111229 LOOKING FOR PASSIONATE, SENSUAL WOMAN Simply put, I am looking for an open-minded, passionate, erotic woman to enjoy uninhibited days and nights with. I am in good shape and ask that you be, too. snowlover, 33, u, #108735

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SNOWY DAYS IN BED Every day I wake up to your beautiful smile and those deep brown eyes makes me feel like I can conquer the world. I will be taking you up on that rain-check, well, snow-check to be specific. When: Monday, November 10, 2008. Where: My bedroom. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904806

GMCR MAN AT MORETOWN STORE Sorry that I couldn’t place how we were connected by work. I hope for another encounter to figure out. I look forward to running into you again soon. When: Thursday, November 6, 2008. Where: Moretown General Store. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904795

HANDSOME DR. STRANGELOVE IN CABOT Not an arrogant bone in your body, though you were oh so good. I was “the devil with the blue dress on” and you reminded me how good it was to be bad. Thanks, I needed that. Hope your life is back on track. Did you find your missing stethoscope? And it is all about the fun, isn’t it? When: Saturday, October 25, 2008. Where: Cabot Vermont Halloween Party. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904805

I MISS MY SWEET PEA We had our first date on 11/21/97 and I will NEVER forget it! We’ve been through so much and unfortunately are no longer together. I miss you every second of the day. I wish that we wouldn’t have thrown away all of those years. If you want, meet me on this date at the very place we stayed in Vermont. When: Friday, November 21, 2003. Where: RMU. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904794

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE I have known you for about 7 years. I have loved you since day one. Relationships always kept us apart. In 2005 we finally started dating. Things were great for awhile, then your alcohol became a problem. It was a rough 3 years. I ended it, but since then you have become sober and I can’t stop thinking about you. When: Sunday, November 9, 2003. Where: Jack’s house 2002. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904804 BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED October 31, at Charlie O’s you walked in and sat on the pool table nearest the band with 2 friends. We made eye contact; you told me I was beautiful, even though I was dressed as a witch. You took my breath away; I was too shy to talk! My friends were here from out of town! Let’s try again? When: Friday, October 31, 2008. Where: Charlie O’s, Montpelier, VT. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #904803 RAE YOU F@*#ING HOTTIE Rae...I may not be who you’d wish to spy you but you are soooooo wicked spy-able.

Makes me wonder why no damn fool has done it yet? If I weren’t so frickin old and you so damn perty. Shucks! Keep the faith babe. Stay sexy. When: Saturday, November 8, 2008. Where: you know. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #904802 GOOD TIMES GAL You were the most dazzling piece in the shop. I like a man who knows his glass. You noticed my artwork - there’s more I’d like to show you. When: Saturday, November 8, 2008. Where: Good Times Gallery. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904801 K...U STILL OUT THERE? I know it’s been over 10 yrs., but I can’t seem to go a week without thinking of that long, dark hair, that beautiful smile. Are you still around? I never should have let you go. When: Sunday, November 9, 2008.

Where: in my heart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904800 11/08/08 SAKURA’S SUSHI My second sighting of you. You: the darkhaired waiter, watching me. Me: the girl with glasses and shorter hair, watching you. The boy I was with isn’t my boyfriend. Maybe we can get some coffee sometime. I’d like to get to know you because I can’t buy sushi every weekend just to watch you walk by. When: Saturday, November 8, 2008. Where: Sakura Japanese restaurant. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904798 A PRETTY DAY IN JOHNSON You told me you read these...Your horoscope said you were falling in love. I know I was.

Just so you know, if we were together, I would never leave you for C. Never. When: Wednesday, October 8, 2008. Where: Johnson. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904797 LUDWINA Though it has been 20 years since we worked at the school, I still remember lunch on the waterfront with you as the Best Date Ever.

I think of you each time I read Calvin and Hobbes - A. When: Friday, May 9, 2008.

Where: Across the table, 5/9/89. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904796

MY COW MOOED Outside of Yoga Vermont, my flashlight cow mooed and I cracked a joke which you laughed at. You have gorgeous blue eyes... hopefully I’ll bump into you again outside of Yoga Vermont at the same time. When: Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Where: Yoga Vermont. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904793 SAMBUCA MAN It was great seeing you tonight at HG. Thanks for letting me know that you saw my last I Spy. I’m glad to hear things are going well for you and your friend. If you ever want to hang out as friends, let me know. Don’t be a stranger. When: Saturday, November 8, 2008. Where: Higher Ground First Friday.

You: Man. Me: Man. #904792 HUNTER @ BACKSTAGE You were in camo w/your deer call. You reminded me of a dark-haired Ed Norton.

Asked if the seat at the bar was free. Playoffs were on, we talked some hunting and some politics. Didn’t ask your name before I took off early. I believe you have one son and work in heating oil(?) Meet up again for a drink or two? When: Friday, October 24, 2008. Where: Backstage. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904790 I SPY A JECEME 21 I spied you on Two2Tango and found myself wanting to know more! I also think I spotted you on Church St. on Halloween; possibly rolling a cigarette on the windowsill of a store. You seem like a carefree person like myself and would love to learn more. Check out my profile ad and contact me if you’re interested; I have no paid account so this is the only way I can get to you! - leilani_girl When: Friday, October 31, 2008. Where: Two2Tango/Church St. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904789 TO HEATHER AT CITY MARKET You are so cheerful, but I know you don’t wholly enjoy working at the market. It’s a stepping stone and the key is not allowing that persona to become the end all for life.

My past did include Price Chopper. All I really want to do is ask you out, but I have no idea how to even attempt this. When: Thursday, November 6, 2008. Where: CIty Market.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #904788 JK JEWELRY SALESWOMAN IN SHELBURNE JK JEWELRY in Shelburne Bay Plaza. The hot saleswoman wearing a gorgeous Kenneth Jay Lane silver necklace on Tuesday, 11/4 at 2 p.m. Your “jewelry” turned me on! I’m tall, built, brown hair, blue eyes, and very well endowed. Can you handle some dessert?

Let me know. - Muscleman When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Where: JK JEWELRY in Shelburne. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904787 MARA FROM UG You are beautiful and kind. I hope this embarrasses you. When: Monday, October 6, 2008. Where: ug. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904786 IPARTY JONAS Ooo...This is an S.O.S. / Don’t wanna second guess / This is the bottom line, it’s true. Joe Jonas look-a-like who works at iParty, I was checking you out while you checked me out at the register. It would be fun to hang out sometime. Write back if you’re interested.

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TRANSPLANT RUNNING FROM NH Thanks for the cider at the New Market and the great smile. If you haven’t found anyone new to hang out with in Btown, look me up. It was too busy for me to ask for your number during your work hours. When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Where: The New Market, South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904784 NEWER GREEN JEEP, WINOOSKI MOBIL You were buying snacks - Apple Jacks(?), Powerbar and other things. I was paying for friend’s gas and bottles of water. (A lot to drink for one on a long drive home.) We carried on a brief conversation and I would love to continue that over a cup of coffee or a drink. When: Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Where: Winooski Mobil, 3:15 p.m.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #904783 BABE Shorty, it’s been 5 years, maybe not consecutive...but we found each other again. Let’s not forget that we’re in love and that’s what keeps bringing us back. I think you’re the most beautiful woman.

When things look down, I can’t get back up, unless you’re around. I found that out the hard way. You’re my world! MUAH BABE! When: Friday, October 17, 2003. Where: every time I close my eyes. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #904782 TWO BROTHERS AGAIN Same seat. Same amazing laugh and smile.

Same bartender attention - boyfriend, Niel?

Are you dating him? Different co-pilot. She’s really hot, too. I’d like to get to know you.

You never answered my last ad. Your blue eyes are unforgettable. You’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Where: Two Brothers.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #904780 I SPY A DINO’S PIZZA DELIVERYMAN Thanks for the quick delivery! You are the best pizza man in town!!! When: Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Where: 603 Riverside Ave. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904779 TRYING ON SHADES I spied you in the eye doctor’s house trying on shades. You looked freakin’ awesome and were as sweet as candy! Did you notice me smiling from “behind” my Foster Grants? I would love to see you again, you know, to compare prescriptions and tighten frames.

Please give me a call. TOY WAMH, Dr. Love U. When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

Where: The Dr.’s house. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904778 TIM CURRY AND CARTOONS Today something reminded me of the time we painted each other with red and rolled around. And sunny mornings. I’m happy, but I miss our silly loveliness. Call me sometime?

I’m too chicken:( When: Sunday, August 24, 2008. Where: everywhere I look. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904777 YO VEWY ODD Every little thing reminds me of you & what we had together. I kick myself for giving up on us & hurting you. It kills me to know there is someone else in your life. I see you trying to fall in love but you won’t let yourself. Maybe someday we can both stop kidding ourselves. I will always L&CBU. When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904776

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Dear Mistress Maeve, I never thought I would opt for online dating, but after moving to a new area, I figured, what the hell? The problem is, while I have always been ballsy in bars, my online dating skills are lacking. I feel more awkward turning a guy down over the Internet than I ever have in person. I also feel more timid before starting a thread of communication.

I think my problem is that even though all of these communications come through the great shield of a computer screen, I feel more exposed and vulnerable than I ever have while prowling in person. With online dating, my photo, occupation and town of residence are all listed for anyone to see.

I can’t tell a wink from a flirt from a poke. Can you give me some tips to make me more comfortable in my quest for online love?

Signed, Searching in Cyberspace Dear Searching, If you can’t tell a wink from a poke, you’ve got bigger problems than you know — but I have faith that you can learn.

Dating in cyberspace is entirely different from browsing in bars. When flirting in public, you can make up a little white lie when an unsuitable suitor comes calling — like “I’m engaged,” or “I’ve had too much tequila, and I’m about to be sick.”

However, when you post an online profile, you’re announcing to the world that you’re single and ready to mingle, thereby making a fast getaway less feasible.

Decide whether or not you’re comfortable exposing yourself as single and available. If you’re prepared to put yourself out there, be ready to be straightforward, honest and kind. Online dating is an exercise in integrity — if you’re not turned on by a single who contacts you, respond swiftly, politely declining his/her advances.

And, please, be cautious. If you do find someone you like, don’t give out your phone number or personal email address in the first correspondence. Be patient, exchange numerous messages back and forth, then arrange to meet in a public place — you might even consider bringing a friend along to ensure your date isn’t a virtual nightmare.

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Americans account for less than 5 percent of the world’s population but consume about 25 percent of the world’s energy resources. According to the Energy Information Administration, this includes about 390 million gallons of gasoline a day.

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Keep it steady You can save more than 30 percent of the fuel you regularly use by keeping your speed at a steady rate. That means avoiding fast starts and backing off the accelerator sooner as you approach a traffic light or stop sign. Let the car coast to a stop instead of braking hard at the last minute.

The best possible situation is to avoid stopping at all. If you time it right and get a little lucky, the light will change to green before you get there. There is a huge difference in getting a car up to speed from a stop versus one that is already moving.

Slow it down My four-cylinder

Scion XB is rated at 30 mpg city and 34 mpg highway. When I drive it on Interstate 89 — usually at 75 mph — it actually seems to suck gas like a 1970 Cadillac. When I take it down a slower road such as Route 22A, traveling at closer to 55 mph, the gauge barely moves. The difference is amazing. Each car has a “sweet spot,” and it’s typically going to be in the 45-60-mph range. At 70 mph, your mpg really starts dropping off. You can save 12-20 percent in fuel by driving more slowly.

nest in my Scion’s air filter. The hole the critters chewed through it could have resulted in costly repairs, so kudos to him for checking it. Webb told me this is an all-too-common occurrence.

Replace your air filter Driving around with a clogged or dirty air filter can reduce your gas mileage by up to 10 percent.

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Don’t idle Rule of thumb: If you’re going to be stopped for more than a minute, turn the car off. This is exactly what hybrids do, and it’s a significant factor in their low mpg ratings. Turning

Properly inflate your tires You can improve your mileage by about 3 percent by ensuring your tires are properly inflated.

That won’t result in as big a savings as will some of these other tips, but every bit helps.

speed; in other words, you’re achieving the same speed and using less gas. If you’ve got overdrive, use it. No-brainer.

Gas prices have lowered slightly in recent months, but they are going to remain relatively high. As developing economies continue to rev up their fuel consumption, their needs will compete aggressively with ours.

The sooner we practice driving smarter, the better off we — and the planet — will be. It’s not going to be easy — I’d be the first to admit I have conflicts. I like to drive fast, but I also ride my bike to work on most days.

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Info: EJ Barrette and Sons, Inc., 802-868-3327, jon.barrette@barretteford.com, www.barretteford. com.

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2007 Suzuki SX-4 4-dr. hatchback, 5-spd., A/C, CD, power W/L, w/ selectable FWD or AWD. $12,800. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www.greensborogarage.com.

2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid 4-dr. Sedan, A/T, A/C, CD, CC, power W/L. $22,400. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www. greensborogarage.com.

2008 NISSAN VERSA Looking for great gas mileage? Check out this sporty little sedan. Only 17,741 miles & still under full factory warranty. $13,988. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@lewisautos.com, www. lewisautos.com.

All New Diesel Technology Bluetec is finally here. Come test drive the next evolution of diesel engines today! Info: The Automaster, 802-985-8411, www. theautomaster.com.

Auto Auction 3 Saturdays ea. month. Open to the public. Info: 802-878-9200, THCAuction.com.

New Snow Tires Brand new Winterforce 185/15 inch, still have purchase label, great savings at $275. Info: John LaFlam, 802877-2615, journey4you2003@ yahoo.com.

Toyota Prius 2005 Package #2. Great condition, clean interior, Nokian i3 tires. White. A/C, modq-localloans-bw-111208.indd 1 power W/L. Cruise, CD, dual front airbags. $20,900/OBO. 617-6884336 Burlington. Info: icon.pro@ verizon.net.

Motorcycles Project Motorcycles 4 Sale 1985 KTM 250 E/XC; 1976 Bultaco Frontera; 1975 CB360T; 1981 CB400T; 1990 GSX600F; 1978 CB400A; 1981 VF750F; 1974 CB450. Call for pricing & details.

Info: ICCE, 802-355-0562.

Boats Two Outboard Motors 6 hp Johnson & 6 hp Evinrude, both run good. Would make great fishing or hunting motors. Sell for $275 ea.

Info: John LaFlam, 802-877-2615.

Recreational Vehicles

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2005 SUZUKI VINSON 500 Auto., yellow, winch, hand guards, 645 miles, excellent condition. $4400.

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For Rent 2-BR Twnhouse-Style Duplex 2-BR, 1-BA in S. Burlington. Water, trash/recycling, lawn/plow incl.

Tenant pays gas heat/HW & elec.

Off-street parking, 2 cars. W/D hookups. NS/dogs. $900/mo. + util.

Info: Ashley Adams, 802-862-8664.

3-BR duplex New North End, 1.5-BA, appliances, W/D, basement, big back yard, off-street parking, near bike path, beaches.

NS/dogs. $1300/mo. 1-yr. lease.

Info: 802-793-0171.

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THREE LOTS

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WELL APPEALING LOCATED IN RANCH JOHNSON WITH BEACH

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Three Shelburne lots available with Adirondack views.

All state and local permits are in place. Very private, bordered to the south by un-developable lot. Large grove of existing larch trees. Great views with a little clearing. Call for details. $289,000-$319,000

Unobstructed views of Lake Winona and the Green Mountains. Large, open floor plan with master bedroom/bath on main. Large decks front and rear, two nicely finished basement rooms, above-ground pool. Super insulated with fuel-efficient boiler. $349,000.

Many updates. Newer bath & kitchen floors along with carpeting in bedrooms. Windows replaced in past 5-6 years & glass slider in past 2 years. Bath remodeled in ‘07-’08. Appealing unit, in an ideal South Burlington location, has been well maintained. $159,900.

Appealing Ranch-style home with hardwood floors in living room, dining area and bedrooms. Level hearth fireplace in living. Walk-out basement with second kitchen, living room, bedroom, and 3/4 bath. Covered rear patio and shed in backyard. $249,900

Call Chris von Trapp Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9525 www.ChrisvonTrapp.com

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Call George Gamache Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9507 www.First-Floor-End-Unit.com

Call George Gamache Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9507 www.GeorgeGamache.com

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Beautifully renovated brick church with stained glass windows, wood burning fireplace and high ceilings.

Fabulous, private deck and yard with gardens. $399,900

Call Julie Lamoreaux Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9583 www.JulieLamoreaux.com

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$185,000 Call Nancy Desany Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.VermontTrademarkHomes.com

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call 540-0007 for service Adorable Bungalow Cute 4-BR, 2-BA house. Open floor plan, HDWD, finished basement.

Oversized 2-car garage, back deck & fenced backyard. No smoking.

Lease. Avail. Nov. 15. $1500/mo.

Info: 802-777-6700, skiersuz@ skiersuz.com.

Affordable Apts Avail. Stowe 2-BR for $635. Jeffersonville 2-BR for $610. Hardwick 2-BR for $610 & 3-BR for $700. All apartments incl. heat, trash removal, water/ sewer & on-site parking. Contact Alliance Property Management, Inc. at 802-899-3400 for more info. Equal Opportunity/Fair Housing.

Call Julie Lamoreaux Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9583 www.JulieLamoreaux.com

WELLTHE LOCATED VICINITY IN JOHNSON OF TRANQUILITY

Look no further for a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath Condo tucked away on a private, wooded lot in Colchester, yet less than a mile to Malletts Bay! Your future home features abundant storage, full, dry, unfinished basement and private patio to wooded backyard.

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In this 2 bedroom St. Albans Ranch. Open floor plan with fantastic kitchen, huge yard with fence, and oversized driveway. $166,500

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$278,500 Call Nancy Desany Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.VermontTrademarkHomes.com

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Phenomenal 3 bedroom, 2 bath Georgetown Condo with washer/dryer in unit. Beautiful hardwood floors, updated appliances and bathrooms. Great location!

Call Julie Lamoreaux Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9583 www.JulieLamoreaux.com

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WELL LOCATED EASY ONINTHE JOHNSON POCKET

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$179,900.

WELL LOCATED RECIPE FOR IN RELAXATION JOHNSON

Is this 2 bedroom Jericho Ranch-style, end unit Condo with attached garage on 2 common acres. It offers great open living spaces, galley kitchen with dining nook, living and family rooms, woodstove set on brick hearth and private deck. Full basement.

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Combine 1 comfortable porch with 2 parts apple trees, mix with lovely landscaping and add iced tea. You are ready to enjoy this 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Williston treasure with fabulous finished lower level, 9 foot first floor ceilings plus 2 story entry. $415,000.

Call Nancy Desany Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.VermontTrademarkHomes.com

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BROOKSIDE HUNTINGTON 1-BR Spacious, warm & winterized, Burlington 2-BR South End 2x1c-greentree022008-phyllis.ind1 1 Bright, warm, 2nd floor, com1-story, 1-BR, sleeploft, woodpletely remodeled, new windows, stove, wood-fired sauna, DSL. carpets, lighting, eat-in kitchen, Walk to hike/ski trails on Camel’s LR, DR, W/D, off-street parking.

Hump Rd. 30 min. to Burlington.

Avail. Dec. 1. $975+/mo. Info: Pet possible. Month-to-month/6802-864-9153. mo. lease. Refs. req. Avail. Nov. Burlington 4-BR, East Ave. 15/Dec. 1. $1450/mo.+ utils.

Parking. No pets. Avail. now.

Info: 518-334-2165. $1600/mo. Neville Companies, Burl.: Renovated Downtown Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021. www.

Maple St., beautiful 2-BR condo, nevilleco.com. all remodeled, Whirlpool, topof-the-line appliances incl. W/D, parking, 700 sq.ft. Pets negotiable. Avail. Nov. 1, one year. $1400/mo. incl. heat! Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rent al s @ hickokandboardman. com, www.HickokandBoardman. com.

PERFECT FIT!

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2004 energy star rated home on cul-de-sac in town.

Bright and spacious with 3 bedrooms, including master suite. Amazing yard and storage with 1 car garage, hardwood and gas fireplace. $289,900

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Relocate to peace and quiet in hide-away setting of this alluring 2 bedroom, 2 bath Jeffersonville Contemporary. It boasts floor to ceiling windows in the 2 story great room, 1st floor master suite, walk-in pantry, natural woodwork and wrapped decks.

Bristol Apts. Avail. Renovated historic building conveniently located downtown. Both are bright & airy w/ new carpet & paint. Offstreet parking, storage space. NS/ pets. 2-BR, $700/mo. Avail. Dec. 1. 1-BR, $625/mo. Avail. now.

Info: 802-453-4065.

WELL MAINTAINED HOME IN RICHMOND

Burlington central loc.

3-BR apt., lg. kitchen, DW, HDWD, 3-season porch, basement storage, W/D, gas heat. Incl. elec., trash & water. Ward St. Avail. Dec 1. $1475/mo. + dep. Info: 802863-0188.

Burlington HEAT INCL. Pine 10:25:18 AM St. 1st floor, sunny 2/25/08 2-BR, HDWD, porch, yard, W/D, DW, lg. basement storage, garage. NS/dogs. $1250/mo. incl. heat, snow & garbage removal. Avail. Nov. 15.

Info: 802-453-5388.

Burlington, Downtown 2-BR Spacious apt. avail. Nov. 1. Just a short walk to Church St./waterfront. Laundromat next door. New heating system last year. Water/ trash incl. $1200/mo. Info: 802578-6013.

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WELL LOCATED QUALITYINAND JOHNSON FINE LINES

Achieve an open floor plan with this proposed 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Essex Colonial. The irresistible, to-be-built design with vaulted ceilings and energy efficient features combined with high quality details will be evident in every aspect of the home.

$459,900 Call Nancy Desany Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.VermontTrademarkHomes.com

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On Lake Road, 10.2 acres with meadow bordered by woods, pleasant views, great country property, minutes to Lake Champlain, build your dream home! $125,000

Williston building lot, 4.4 acres, wooded and private, septic design available, surrounded by town land, convenient location. $142,900

Call Geri Reilly Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-862-6677 www.buyvtrealestate.com

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MONKTON

Spacious 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Colonial with over 4,000 sq. ft. of finished living space, including finished walk-out lower level. Updated kitchen, beautiful hardwood floors, large rooms. Master suite with 2 walk-in closets & full bath. Large private yard. $569,000 Call Brian Boardman Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9510 www.BrianBoardmanVT.com

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Stunning 2 bedroom Condo in Burlington near lake, Oakledge Park & bike path. New stainless steel appliances, charming gas stove, claw-foot tub, crown molding, exposed beams, garage, pool, tennis court and more. $247,900

WOW-3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath ranch home on 5 acres.

Large kitchen, great dining room with built-in shelves, double windows and plenty of room. Sun porch/mudroom entry and some finished space in basement. ONLY

1860’s farmhouse, on 5 acres. 4 bedrooms 3 baths, Wood and tile floors, beautiful family room addition, large private deck. 20 X 30 Barn with run-in for livestock or two car garage. 22 X 30 heated workshop.

1 level living, 3 bedroom ranch home. Hardwood floors, new carpet, fresh paint & a new roof. Large kitchen with ample cabinet space opens to dining area with deck.

Views of rolling hills on 1 pleasantly landscaped acre.

Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com

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Colchester: Clay Point Rd. 2/25/08 10:26:29 AM Clay Point: Phenomenal setting, 10 acres, 4-BR, 4-BA, W/D, barn, pond, pool/hot tub use. Avail. now; 6, 12, 18 mos. $2500/mo.

802-846-9568; www.HickokandBoardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey.

« for rent Charlotte: Like-New Home Ethan Allen Hwy: 1-BR, 1-BA, 750 sq.ft. duplex. Renovated 2 years ago; like new. W/D, gorgeous yard, garage, HDWD. NS/ pets. Avail. now; 1 year. $900/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

Colchester: 4-BR Home Wall St.: Sprawling 3000+ sq.ft. ranch w/ 3-BA, cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace, kitchen w/ granite, breakfast nook, on wooded acre.

Available now, flexible lease. $2000/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rental s @ hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

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Info: 802-363-4020.

Country 1200 sq.ft. 1-BR on shared 10+ acres w/ pond, brook.

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Cute, Renovated House Waterbury, newly renovated, 3-BR, 2-BA, open floor plan, lg. kitchen, back deck, W/D. NS/dogs considered. Lease. Avail. Nov. 15. $1250/mo. Info: Suzanne Hebeler, 802-777-6700, skiersuz@ skiersuz.com.

ESSEX 2-BR Duplex Quiet, residential area, yet min. to grocery stores, movies, busline, shopping. Lg. shared yard, carport, basement, W/D, DW, new floors & paint. NS/pets. Lease. $1075/mo.

Info: 802-238-7152, oldpump42@ hughes.net.

Essex Jct. 3-BR! Great apt., good sized kitchen & LR! Offstreet parking as well! Near IBM, St. Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, before Five Corners. $1175/mo. Info: 802-999-7864.

Essex: Lang Farm Beautiful +/4,000 sq.ft. home boasts 4-BR, 3.5-BA. Master BR w/ dual closets, jetted tub, vaulted ceiling. Huge yard. Dec. 1; 4, 12 or 18 months. $2450/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@ hickokandboardman.com, www.

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Ferrisburgh: Stone Federal Tastefully remodeled farmhouse.

4-BR, 2.5-BA, spa-like master BA, 2 fireplaces, 3400+ sq.ft. Jan. 1; negotiable lease. $1700/mo. Furnished or unfurnished. 802-8469568; www.HickokandBoardman. com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, rentals@hickokandboardman.com.

Grand Isle Home for Rent Beautiful country setting, 2 stories, 3+ BR, 2+ acres, 2-car garage. 3 min. to NY ferry, 25 min. to Burlington. $1225/mo. Refs. & dep. req. Info: 802-848-3984.

Huntington House for rent.

3-BR, 2-BA, DR, FR, full basement, 2-car garage, W/D hookups, beautiful mountain views, deck. Pets neg. Credit check. First & dep. $1275/mo. Info: 802-434-4652.

Lakeshore Colchester Sunny, clean, lg. 1-BR, great view of lake and mountains, beach, dock, mooring, porches, close to town park, tennis, skateboard park, bike path, plowing incl., must see. Avail. Jan. 1, 2009. $975/mo.

Call Neil. Info: 802-655-6371.

Live on a mountain top Bolton Valley, you will love it! 1-BR condo, furnished, fireplace. For rent, $800/mo. + utils., dep. For sale, $115,000. Just renovated, all new, must see. Info: The Best, Melanie Hoefler, 484-832-9964.

Morrisville 3-BR Cape Pellet stove! 2 full BA, W/D hookup, large yard, snow & trash removal. $1100/mo. + utils. 1st, last, security req. 800-330-4880. Info: 508-523-0259.

New Haven Country Cottage 1-BR, 2-BA, LR/DR, eat-in kitchen, office. 5 miles north of Middlebury. Snow removal/ lawn maintenance incl. NS/pets.

Deposit, refs. $800/mo. + utils.

Info: 802-388-0773.

North Ferrisburgh Newly remodeled 2- and 3-BR apts. in lg. farmhouse on 8 acres w/ walking trails, out buildings. Spacious sunny rooms w/ HDWD. New efficient kerosene monitor heaters. $900-$925/mo. + utils. Info: Mark, 802-425-3737 or 802-3434820.

Private 1-BR apt. Jeffersonville Village, newer, above detached garage. Full BA, W/D, large deck w/ scenic views. Walk to stores, bank, post office & school. NS/ pets. DSL/satellite ready. 1st/ last/security. $875/mo. incl. heat, elec., snow/trash removal!

Call Eric, 793-1597.

S. Burlington Treetop condominium, 2-BR, natural gas, carport, W/D hookups, tennis, pool.

NS/pets. $1100/mo. + utils. Refs. req. Avail. now or Dec. 1. Info: 802-985-8564.

S. Burlington 1-BR. $450/mo. + utils., ref., dep. NS/pets. Info: 802-862-9884.

S. BURLINGTON: 2500 SQ.FT. Beacon St: Mayfair Park singlefamily style duplex. 4-BR, 1.5-BA, all new paint, flooring, appliances. Great condition, 2-car garage, yard. Avail. now; 12-16 mos. $1800/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@ hickokandboardman.com, www.

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S. Burlington: Manor Wds. Kennedy Dr.: Large 3-BR condo.

Master w/ BA. Patio, carport + 1 coin-op W/D in basement.

Freshly painted, nice condition.

Avail. now; 1 year. $1200/mo.

Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

South Burlington Great 2-BR, 1-BA duplex, HDWD, W/D, new fridge, full unfinished basement, tons of storage, fenced backyard.

Friendly pets welcome. $1060/ mo. incl. heat, water, trash, lawn care. Info: 802-658-1165.

Burlington Lg. 2-room studio apt. On bus line. $550/mo. + dep. & utils. No pets. Info: 802-8601642.

Stowe 1-BR New, large apt. located on the Mountain Rd. W/D, large yard, approx 1100 sq.ft. $1100/mo. 1st, last & security.

800-330-4880. Info: 508-5230259.

Vergennes 2-BR Nice apt. on 2 floors, 2-BR, living, kitchen & dining areas, covered porch, well maintained. Off-street parking.

Pleasant stroll to historic downtown, walk to CCTA Burlington LINK route. Sorry, no dogs please. $775/mo. incl. heat. Info: 802373-2410.

Waterbury Avail. immed. Lg. 1-BR on second floor in great shape located at 9 N. Main St. Off-street parking, propane heat. $650/mo. NS/pets. Call eve. Info: John, 802-863-2959.

West Bolton 3-BR house Private setting, mountain stream on property, radiant floors, 30 min. to Burl. Yard maintenance & snow plowing incl., DSL internet, 15 mins to BV ski area. $1250/mo.

Info: Michael Rainville, 802-2337774.

Westford Large 4-BR, lots of light, 2-BA, views, W/D, DW, easy commute to Montpelier, Stowe, Burlington, Johnson. Avail. Dec. 1. $1500/mo. incl. parking, water/sewer, rubbish/snow removal.

Info: 802-522-2481, www.granitegardens.com.

Winooski Unique, lg. bright 2-BR/6-room, 2-level apt. in historic house. HDWD, pressed tin ceilings, W/D, basement storage, new heating system, porch, yard, off-street parking. Short walk to UVM, St. Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, hospital. Ref., dep. $1000/mo. + utils. Avail. now. Info: Bill, 802-655-0407.

WINOOSKI Bright & spacious 2-3 BR apt. W/D, off-street parking.

Upstairs in duplex, quiet street, close to bus lines & downtown. $950/mo. Avail. Dec. 1. Info: 802-865-8071.

Winooski 2-BR, Hickok St. Encl. porch, parking. No dogs.

Avail. Nov. 1. $875/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

Winooski 3-BR Charming house w/ large, fenced backyard on quiet street. New flooring, painting throughout. New W/D, gas heat, off-street parking. Pet friendly, N/S. $1200/mo. Info: 802-3553326.

Winooski 4-BR Quiet neighborhood, on bus line, fenced yard, HDWD, W/D in basement, offstreet parking. $1600/mo. Avail.

Dec. 1. Sec. dep. required. NS/ pets. Info: Tim Waite, 802-4347676.

Winooski: By the Week Boarding house, semi-furnished rooms, cable TV, Internet, central location, free parking. $175/room/ wk. + $100 dep. Call Brad at 802338-8434 for rental application.

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Peaceful Jericho room Share a lovely, private 3-BR home in the country w/ 2 women. W/D, highspeed Internet, fireplace, pool, 10x10 BR. $525/mo. incl. all.

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S. Burlington Female to share 2-BR condo. NS/pets. Incl. utils., laundry, parking. Clean & quiet. $550/mo. Info: 802-864-9647.

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SHELBURNE Lg. sunny room for rent. Beautiful setting. Quiet, intellectual atmosphere. Professionals only. 8 min. to downtown, near bus-line. 802-355-3004.

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Childcare EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER Mature lady, in your home or my home, Montpelier, Barre, Northfield areas. $12/hour, weekdays, 8 a.m.

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SPANISH: BEG./ADVANCED Professional & tutoring lessons in your home or my home, native speaking. Montpelier, Barre, Northfield areas. $18/hour, weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: Alicia Ordonez, 802-485-4370, aliordo1@yahoo.com.

Entertainment LOOKING 4 VOICE-OVER WORK New business. Great voice. Demo avail. Info: 802-238-9104.

MUD DOGS Book your seasonal parties now with the band Mud Dogs. Featuring classic rock, southern rock and country rock.

Acoustic instruments. Ideal for intimate or larger settings. Demo CD avail. Info: Mike, 802-3248095, mountain@pshift.com.

Financial/Legal ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS in 111 alternative newspapers like this one. Over 6 million circulation every week for $1200. No adult ads. Call Ashley at 802-8651020 ext. 37. (AAN CAN)

BUSINESS HELP FOR YOU Independent contractor, no need to hire a full-time employee. Pay only for what you need. Virtual assistant service, bill paying/ sending, correspondence, web research, accounting software installation or upgrading, bookkeeping help, business coach certified. One time or ongoing.

Flexible hours & ideas! Info: BEYOND the BOOKS, 802-372-6745, Angela@BEYONDtheBOOKS.biz, BEYONDtheBOOKS.biz.

Health/ Wellness A MASSAGE FOR MEN If you’re looking for a real relaxing massage, then contact me. Make some time for you. Rates are reasonable and I will travel. Info: motman@ ymail.com, www.massagepleasures.com.

BALD MOUNTAIN RETREAT, NEK Idyllic, secluded, inspiring, rustic, spectacular, delicious food, spirit, natural healing, naturopathic doctor, affordable. Lake Willoughby National Recreation Area. “Most people have never seen such beauty.” Info: 802-6594347, birch@baldm.com, www. baldm.com.

BURTON ZAHLER Is re-opening his practice of psychotherapy.

Saturdays only, Burlington area.

Insurance not accepted. Fee negotiated. 1233 Shelburne Rd. Suite 350, S. Burlington. Info: 802-745-8994.

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Home/Garden ALL PRO CHIMNEY Any masonry needs provided. Chimney experts!

Liners, sweeps, & inspections.

Fully insured. Winter is coming soon, now is the time to call 802881-6499. Info: ALL PRO CHIMNEY, Jeremiah McCaffrey.

GREEN CLEANING SERVICE A green space is a healthy space!

Clean Spaces is your eco-friendly cleaning service. We use only natural, bio-based products that are safe for people, pets & the environment. Call for free estimate.

Info: Clean Spaces, 802-734-2269, d e n i s e @ c l e a n s p a c e s v t .c o m, www.cleanspacesvt.com.

SAMADHI CUSHIONS & STORE Meditation cushions & benches handmade in Barnet, Vermont since 1976. Our store is open Mon.-Sat. Info: 800-331-7751, www.samadhicushions.com.

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Swedish, deep tissue, aromatherapy, reflexology. Nationally certified. $39 introductory bear market special! Info: 802-249-7779.

VINTAGE MANUAL TYPEWRITERS 6 total: 2 Royal, 1 Royal w/ beveled glass, 3 w/ cases: Smith Corona “Sterling,” Smith Corona Silent, Royal Arrow. $20 ea. or $100/all. Info: 802-343-3395.

Appliances/ Tools/Parts GE W/D FRONTLOAD Energy and Water efficient frontload W/D; Stackable; $500 set, individual for negotiable price; approx. 6 yrs old but in good condition; washer needs new motor. Info: 802-3992192.

HOUSEKEEPER WANTED 4 hrs./ week, Richmond. Refs. Info: 802434-8452.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Seasoned firewood. $190/cord. Split smaller for easier handling/delivery avail.

Info: Jill Wallace, 802-483-6837.

ODD JOBS YOU BETCHA Pressure washing, interior/exterior painting, fences & decks, doors, windows, baseboard casing, general carpentry & roofing, gutter repair & cleaning. Info: 802-373-2444.

WINTER TIRES W/ 700 MILES 4 radial ST/2 P185 / 65R14 85S rated. Bought from dealer, now moving. $150/OBO. Info: 802524-1414.

STAY WARM THIS WINTER! Do you need a more efficient furnace? Licensed & insured master plumber avail. for new construction, renovations, service & repairs. Reduced labor rate for seniors. Info: Donovan Plumbing and Heating, 802-318-7253. .

D. MALLIK, ACUPUNCTURIST Specializing in Classical Five-Element Acupuncture for balance and health in body, mind & spirit. Licensed acupuncturist since 1990.

Free phone consultation. Info: 802-864-9344, www.burlingtonvermont-acupuncture.com.

REIKI RESTORATIVE $5 FRI. Rest in a restorative posture & receive a Reiki Infusion. Promote healing & deep relaxation, alleviate pain, fatigue & stress. Ease transitions.

Near downtown Burlington. Parking avail. Info: 802-310-2523.

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WOOD FOR SALE Two cords, 2 years, seasoned, dry. $250/cord, you pick up. Burlington area.

Info: 802-859-0901.

Electronics 5.8 MHZ PHONE/ANSWERING machines. GE: $10. Uniden w/ 2 handsets: $20. Uniden w/ 3 handsets, 2 extra charging stations & manuals: $30 (handsets need batteries). S. Burlington. Info: 802343-3395.

A NEW COMPUTER NOW! Brand name. Bad or no credit – no problem. Smallest weekly payments avail. Call NOW. (AAN CAN) Info: 800-816-2232.

Antiques/ Collectibles ANTIQUES FOR SALE Antique flint coal-burning parlor stove, dollhouse furniture, bar memorabilia, copper clawfoot bathtub, ship models, typewriter, Stewart Warner console radio. Info: 802660-0945.

VERY FUNKY VINTAGE ASHTRAY Large (about a foot wide) & funky (orange w/ sunburst glaze design). Almost makes me wish I smoked. Located in S. Burlington. $20/OBO. Info: 802-343-3395.

GET A NEW COMPUTER Brandname laptops & desktops. Bad or no credit - no problem. Smallest weekly payments available. It’s yours now. (AAN CAN) Info: 800803-8819.

IMAC G5 Burns CDs, reads DVDs, many programs, excellent condition. $500/OBO. INTEL CORE 2 DUO IMAC $650 10 months old. 6000 classic songs in iTunes! $650. Great deal! Info: 802-862-1813.

MAGELLAN 315 PORTABLE GPS Comes w/ manual. Seems to work great but I don’t have a use for it. $50/OBO. Located in S. Burlington. Local delivery possible. Info: 802-343-3395.

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NAD & H/K STEREO EQUIPMENT NAD 5425 CD player (display doesn’t work), $40. NAD 7250PE receiver (1 channel out), $50.

Harman/Kardon CD 91 & 291 tape decks, $20 each. Info: 802-3433395.

Entertainment/ Tickets DRIVERS W/ LATE-MODEL vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464.

SOLID GOLD, DANCERS Exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, deer camp or any time good friends get together. #1 for fun.

New talent welcome. Info: 802658-1464.

UVM SEASON HOCKEY TICKETS Avail. immed. 2 seasons tickets for remaining 16 home games. Call eve. Info: John, 802-863-2959.

Free Stuff IS YOUR HOUSE HAUNTED? Let us check it out for free. The Vermont Spirit Detective Agency: “The Private Eye For Those Who’ve Died.”

Contact: vermontspirits@gmail. com. Info: Matthew Borden, 802881-1171, bigbigdeal3@aol.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 DECORATIVE WALL MIRROR About 2’ wide by 3’ high. Octagonal. Great shape. Just doesn’t fit w/ my decor. $20. Info: 802-3433395.

OPERATING BARBERS CHAIR! Awesome, maroon. All functions work smoothly! Everyone loves it.

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Info: artialmarts@hotmail.com.

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Train Set Huge collection Thomas the Tank Engine wooden tracks/ trains. Great Christmas gift! Set incl. bridges, switch tracks, 3 motorized trains, much more! Make reasonable offer.

Info: 802-399-0049.

Experienced singer avail.

Bari w/ 4-octave range & experience singing blues, soul, funk & jazz looking for established band or group with high aspirations.

Serious inquiries only. Info: Leigh Guptill, lmguptill@hotmail.com.

Pets

Keys with Vocal sought!

Rock, etc., covers & originals!

Assembling now! In our 40s, w/ experience. Not completely the same ol’, same ol’! Info: 802-8931627.

PR UKC BLUENOSE PITBULLS Registered American terriers, great temperament, awesome bully style, home raised, parents on premises, to good homes only.

Born 9/27, ready now. Del. avail. $800. Info: 518-358-3186.

Sports Equipment 1998 Arctic Cat Cougar DLX 550cc liquid cooled, 5200 miles, well maintained, runs great, studded track, reverse, new cover incl.

Always garaged or in covered snowmobile trailer. Hinesburg. $1900. Info: 603-359-5677.

TenPoint Crossbow Elite OX-4, comes with TenPoint original red dot scope, carbon arrows, extra limb saver, crossbow case, cocking device. Camouflage. 1.5 yrs. old. Used once. Originally $1800.

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Trombone, Trumpet Lessons Experienced Eastman School of Music graduate, trumpet, trombone, bari-horn, tuba, piano, composition lessons. See website. “If you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong.”

Info: Octavemode, Stuart Carter, 802-660-8524, www.octavemode. net.

Studio/ Rehearsal Rehearsal Space Wanted Band from the Chittenden/Franklin County area seeks rehearsal space 1-2 times/week. Info: 802-9220820.

www.beewellma ssage.com Bee Well Massage for your band.

I practice pre-show, therapeutic massage only. Ask about group rates. Bee Healthy. Bee Happy.

Bee Well. Info: Melissa Brodeur, 267-255-2452, melissa@beewellmassage.com.

For Sale Guild Acoustic Guitar D4-NT, mahogany back/sides, arched back, spruce top, rosewood fretboard/bridge, nice playing/ sounding, good condition, hardshell case, made in Waverly, RI, USA. $450. Info: 802-355-2443.

Guild Acoustic Guitar D4-NT, Mahogany back/sides, arched back, spruce top, rosewood fretboard/bridge, sounds & plays nice, good condition, hard-shell case, made in Waverly, RI, USA. $450. Info: 802-355-2443.

Polytone Mini Brute II Classic jazz amp. 1986 model, 100 watts, reverb. Beautiful warm tone, in excellent condition. $375. Info: 802-578-8830, jeffrey.wakefield@uvm.edu.

Sound (PA) System TOA sound system: Power mixer (8 channels) with powered monitor ablility, 2 main speakers, 1 floor monitor, 2 speaker stands: great for club gigs. $650 obo. Info: 802-8771:02 PM 2084.

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Antiques Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates, silver.

Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Info: Dave, 802-859-8966.

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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!

Music Lessons Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles.

20 yrs. exp. Friendly, individualized lessons in S. Burlington.

Info: 802-864-7740, eromail13@ gmail.com.

Moving/garage sale Furniture, electronics, kitchen stuff, some antiques, hardware, ride-on mower & lots of free stuff, bargains galore. Sat. & Sun., Nov. 15/16. 19 Tillotson Dr., Jericho.

Info: 802-899-3880.

My cat needs a new home!

Amazing male Maine coon cat, 5 y.o. Inside cat currently but loves the outdoors. Is up to date at the vet. Info: 802-922-7160.

Extra! Extra!

technique, composition. Teaching Guitarist’s Growing Musicians.

802-655-5800, www.guitarschoolofvermont.com.

Garage/Estate Sales

Dachshund puppies 8-week-old dachshund puppies, black/tans & reds. These are friendly, homeraised pups. They have had their 1st shots & are dewormed. Both parents are in my home & these pups are friendly & fearless companions. $300. Info: Amy Cochran, 802-933-9135, acochran742@yahoo.com.

Open 24/7/365.

Instruction Bass Guitar Lessons For all levels/styles. Beginners welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, ear-training and slap-bass in a fun, professional setting.

Years of teaching/playing experience. Convenient Pine St. studio.

Info: Bass Lessons with Aram, Aram Bedrosian, 802-598-8861, info@arambedrosian.com, www. arambedrosian.com.

Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM & Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com.

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

building Build your own Timber Frame: Ongoing. Cost: $40 / hour. Location: Your project site or our workshop, Ripton. Info: House in the Woods Co., Michael Cummings, 802-388-0118, houseinthewoods @gmail.com, www.HouseInTheWoodsVermont. com. Want to build your own timber frame, but need help getting started and have questions about design, tools, joinery, enclosures and foundation systems? I offer one-on-one consulting, tutoring and design help for owner/builders who want to create healthy, energy-efficient, inspired structures.

Twenty-five years building and design experience.

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Auditions/ Casting Feat.-Length Student Film “Stalemate”: A struggling writer gets less than bargained for from a dysfunctional crime duo. Casting call: Wed., Nov. 19, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Where: Fletcher Free Library.

Shooting: Dec. 28 - Jan. 12. Contact for appt. & prompt. Info: Marlboro College Films, Douglas Adams, 216-287-7506, dadams@ marlboro.edu.

For Sale 7 Canvasses Assorted Sizes $5 to $15. Please see the online ad for sizes & pictures. Contact Kathleen McGrath, 1-5 p.m. only, please. Info: 802-862-5623.

7 Wooden Frames $10 - $30 Assorted sizes. See online ad for sizes & pictures, or contact Kathleen McGrath, 1-5 p.m., only, please. Info: 802-862-5623.

Canvas Stretching Pliers Fredrix, $15. In excellent condition.

Contact Kathleen McGrath, 1-5 p.m. only, thanks. Info: 802-8625623.

Corded Picture Light $20 In very good condition. Contact Kathleen McGrath (Burlington) 1 -5 p.m. only, please. Info: 802862-5623.

Floor Standing Art Lamp A standing combination fluorescent & incandescent art lamp, adjustable height, very good condition. $40. Contact Kathleen McGrath.

1-5 p.m., please. Info: 802-8625623.

Frame Fitting Tool - $15 In good condition. Contact Kathleen McGrath (Burlington), 1-5 p.m. only, please. Info: 802-862-5623.

Tubes of Vintage Oil Paint See online ad for pictures. $2 ea.

Offer on the lot of them. Contact Kathleen McGrath, 1-5 p.m. Info: 802-862-5623.

COOK for YOU cooking classes: Sundays in Nov. and Dec. (1-4 p.m.). Cost: $60 /class. Location: Stone Soup, 211 College St, Burlington. Info: Chef David Francis, 802-660-8649, davidcfrancis@ yahoo.com. Reclaim your kitchen and the satisfaction of preparing wonderful food. Improve your basic cooking skills, work with fresh ingredients, practice new recipes in a relaxed professional kitchen. Classes include Tea Time (11/9), Holiday Pie Making (11/16), Vegetarian Thanksgiving (11/23), Cooking for One (12/7) and in January, Exploring Mediterranean Cuisine.

dance Ballroom Dance Classes: First Step Dance offers Ballroom Dance classes in Burlington & Shelburne on Monday & Tuesday and holds Ballroom practice sessions in Burlington on Thursday.

Ballroom Dance Social on the 2nd Friday of each month. Info: 802598-6757, www.FirstStepDance. com. Beginning classes repeat each month, and intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and dance!

Broadway-Style Dance Classes: Nov. 18 - Dec. 9, 6-7 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $15 /$48 all four classes; $15 single class. Location: Very Merry Theatre Rehearsal Space, 333 North Winooski Ave./666 Riverside Avenue, Burlington. Info: 802363-8393, amirault@sover.net.

Musical theater dance classes with Karen Amirault (choreographer for Lyric Theatre’s spring & fall 2009 musicals). Fun, high-energy Broadway styles, vaudeville comedy to Hello Dolly with warm-ups to overtures from your favorite musicals, old and new. For teens and adults, all levels. Wear sneakers or dance shoes.

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

JAPANESE CLASSICAL DANCE: Nov. 13-17. Info: Yukiko Washio, yukikowashio@gmail.com. One of the top kabuki buyo dancers/teachers of the major school (Hanayagi) in Japan will be in Burlington & will show a teaching scene, kimono demo & mini-performance on Friday, November 14, 1:30-2:15 p.m. at Fireplace Lounge in Living/Learning Center on UVM campus and on Sunday, November 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Burlington Taiko Space.

Learn to Swing Dance!: Cost: $60 /6-week series. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St, Burlington. Info: www. vermontswings.com. Learn to Swing Dance! Great music, great fun, great exercise, great way to socialize! Take this 6-week basic class for only $60: Tuesdays, Nov. 11 through Dec. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

No experience required; no partner needed; includes free Vermont Swings practice session immediately following.

drumming Burlington Taiko Classes: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-999-4255, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Beginning classes Tuesdays - Kids, 4:30-5:20 p.m., $47/6 weeks. Adults 5:30-6:20 p.m., $53/6 weeks. Session begins 10/28. Advanced Beginner/Ensemble class meets weekly on Mondays at 5:30-6:50 p.m., $48/6 weeks, beginning 10/27. Gift certificates are available! For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.

fitness Train with The Champ Boot Camp: Weekly on all days. Cost: $200 /up to 5 weekly sessions.

Location: King James Boxing, 147 Windridge Rd., Williston. Info: King James Boxing, King James, 802-324-5483, www.kingjamesboxing.com. Now with the help of World Champion Martial Artist and Amateur Boxing Champion King James, you can get into the best shape of your life. Our workout programs combine boxing and martial arts with a cardio and weight training program that will knock your socks off! So whether you want to be a fighter and learn the skills that will make you a champion or you just want to shed some weight and tone up, we can help.

Call today and set up your free trial session.

healing Growth and Healing Weekend: Fri., Nov. 14 7-9 p.m. (optional) and Sat./Sun., Nov. 15-16 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $195 /nonresidential weekend retreat.

Location: The Healer Within You, 528 Essex Rd (Rte. 2A), Suite 205, Williston. Info: Marieken Volz, 802-353-8104, marieken@ verizon.net, www.onenessvermont.com and www.thehealerwithinyou.com. Enjoy a weekend of deep relaxation, rejuvenation, healing and expansion of consciousness receiving bodywork and energy healing modalities. The retreat centers around the Oneness Experience (Deeksha) and Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) and will also

include options for other healing modalities. All offerings designed to complement each other for maximum benefit.

herbs FUN HOLIDAY PLANT CRAFTS: Nov. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25 /2-hour hands-on workshop.

Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 W. Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-8654372, psherbs@sover.net, www. purpleshutter.com. Delight your senses making a variety of unique herbal gifts! These four exciting projects include: a luminous botanical candle holder to light a winter solstice eve, a decorative hanging spice ornament for your kitchen, a botanical hand-stamped balsam fir pillow, & a hand painted flowerpot for those holiday flowers.

HERBS for WINTER HEALTH: Nov. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $12 /2-hour hands-on workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 W. Canal St., Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, psherbs@sover.net, www.purpleshutter.com. In this workshop we’ll discuss using herbs & aromatherapy to help support one’s immunity & overall wellbeing through the winter months. Alisa’s handout contains recipes & suggested readings & you’ll get the opportunity to sample a few related herbs & test some essential oils. “Prevention is better than cure.”

Wisdom of the Herbs School: Open house, Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-4 p.m., Rhapsody Cafe, 28 Main St. (next to the Savoy Theater), Montpelier. Wild Edible Intensive 2009: Enhancing Local Food Security. Class meets for two terms, three Sundays each term, 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m. Spring term: 5/24, 6/14 & 7/12, 2009. Summer Term: 8/9, 9/20 & 10/4, 2009. Tuition $480 both terms or $240 each term. $50 nonrefundable deposit each term. VSAC non-degree grants avail. Wisdom of the Herbs 2009, 8 weekends: May 16-17, June 6-7, June 27-28, July 18-19, Aug. 1516, Sept. 12-13, Oct. 10-11, Nov. 7-8. Tuition $1750. Nonrefundable deposit $250. Discounted tuition for early registration paid in full one month before class begins. VSAC non-degree grants available. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, South Woodbury. Info: Annie McCleary, director, 802-456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, www.

WisdomOf TheHerbsSchool.com.

Unique experiential programs embracing wild plants, holistic health and sustainable living skills, valuable tools for living on the Earth in these changing times. Learn through herb walks and nature adventures, communion with nature, hands-on wild harvesting and preparation of wild edibles and herbal home remedies, with intention and gratitude.

holistic health Nutrition Response Testing: Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m. OneHour Health Seminar. Location: Maltex Building, 431 Pine Street Suite G01, Burlington. Info: Cedar Wood Chiropractic, Dr. Suzy Harris, 802-863-5828, cwchiro@ surfglobal.net, www.cedarwoodchiropractic.com. FREE Health Seminar: IF YOU COULD LOOK INSIDE YOUR BODY AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON... WOULD YOU? Nutrition Response Testing is a systematic analysis used to determine which nutrients you may need in order for your body to heal itself. Healthy snacks provided! Space is limited, so RSVP TODAY!

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free! Also, please join us for a free introduction to the reformer, the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 – just call to sign up.

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.

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parenting language SPANISH IN WATERBURY CENTER: Cost: $155 /10 1-hour classes. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center.

Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 802-659-4181, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishparavos. googlepages.com. Ten-week winter session begins Dec 1-4. Learn from a native speaker in a small class environment. Beginning to Advanced Spanish Classes: 1 hour per week. Available class times: Monday-Thursday, 5:30-6:30 and 6:50-7:50 p.m. Also: customized classes, private tutoring and lessons for children scheduled at your convenience.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on the first Tuesday of the month. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-9518900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques.

Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available.

MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory class. Location: One minute off I-89 at Exit 17, Colchester. Info: 802-893-8893.

Day and evening classes for adults.

Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons.

Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: 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, cardiorespiratory 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 five-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

Healthful Rhythms: Fri., Nov. 21, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., and Sat., Nov. 22, 9:00 a.m. - noon. Cost: $50 /lecture and workshop. Location: Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Turtle Lane, Shelburne.

Info: Anne Shapiro, 802-8646199. Healthful Rhythms for Your Young Child - Mealtimes, playtimes, and bedtimes. In this two-part class for parents and caregivers of young children, Waldorf teachers Frederica Graham and Anne Shapiro will offer ideas and activities to enhance your child’s inner well-being and your family life.

pilates ABSOLUTE PILATES: Affordable, invigorating group mat classes and 1-on-1 sessions that rock your body, not your wallet. Location: Espire, 12 Gregory Drive, Suite 1, South Burlington. Info: 802-3102614, www.absolutepilatesvt. com. Tone, stretch and strengthen with certified classical Pilates & Polestar Pilates instructor Lynne Martens. Sculpt a great new body in fun group mat classes or private lessons on reformer, Wunda chair and tower unit in an attractive, welcoming locale. In the works: floor mat to standing movement to challenge stamina, coordination and balance. Visit our website for pricing, class times and specials.

Natural Bodies Pilates: Join Pilates Mat and Reformer, Ballet Conditioning, or Integrative Movement classes - or combine all three in our Beginning Studio classes. Private sessions, class cards and per-class rates available. Free group introductions, and special rates on private introductions by appointment. Call today! Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Hwy. 127, just north of the Burlington Beltline), Colchester. Info: Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Relieve stress and improve your health while shaping your whole body. Receive expert instruction in a supportive environment and enjoy the use of a professionally equipped studio.

Benefit from Lucille Dyer’s 20 years teaching experience to develop your awareness, strength and ease of movement. Classes are personalized, enlivening and fun!

Pilates Space: A division of ALL Wellness, LLC. Many package/pricing options to suit your budget. Please call for pricing details. Location: Pilates Space, 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-8639900, www.pilatesspace.net. We invite all bodies, all ages and all abilities to experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio.

We offer Pilates privates, semiprivates and group classes; physical therapy; holistic health counseling; craniosacral therapy; and Anusarainspired yoga. First mat class is

tai chi Snake Style Tai Chi Chuan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, 100 Church Street, Burlington. Info: 802864-7902, www.iptaichi.org. The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.

travel INT’L GARDENING & SERVICE TRIP: Community minded gardeners, learners and adventurers wanted: Travel with a small group to the Dominican Republic on a gardening-focused course that wraps together workshops in organic and biodynamic agriculture, cultural exchange, and servicelearning projects working sideby-side with local farmers. Co-led

by John Hayden, UVM Adjunct Faculty in Ecological Agriculture and farmer. February 7 - 15, 2009.

Info: www.livelearning.org. The LiveLearning Program runs smallscale community development projects and educational programs in Latin America. We develop longterm partnerships to help communities achieve their goals.

weight loss Train with The Champ Boot Camp: Weekly on all days. Cost: $200/up to 5 weekly sessions. Location: King James Boxing, 147 Windridge Rd., Williston. Info: King James Boxing, King James, 800-324-5483, www.kingjames boxing.com. Look your best in that holiday dress! Now with the help of World Champion Martial Artist and Amateur Boxing Champion King James, you can get into the best shape of your life. Our workout programs combine boxing and martial arts with a cardio and weight training program that will knock your socks off! Remember, being in great shape is not just for athletes!

Call today and set up your free trial session.

wood Intro to Furniture-Making: Nov. 18-21, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., FourDay Intensive. Cost: $365 /8-week class (+ materials kit). Location: Vermont Woodworking School, 382 Hercules Dr. (behind Costco), Colchester. Info: Vermont Woodworking School, 802-655-4201, ver mont woodwork ing @ mac. com, www.vermontwoodworkingschool.com. Students learn the fundamentals of furniture making while building their own Shaker hall table. Work with talented furniture makers in a fun, supportive environment. Learn traditional joinery, properties of wood and safe use of large machinery. This class is appropriate for beginners and those interested in honing their skills.

Grants available.

BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Public Hearing Notice – December 2, 2008

yoga BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or Ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Cost: $14 / drop-in, $110/10 classes or $100/ monthly pass. Location: Old High School, Bristol. Info: 802-4825547, 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.

COPPER CRANE YOGA: Beginner Series, Pre-Natal Yoga, Kids Yoga, Yin Yoga series. 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: 802877-3663, coppercraneyoga.com.

Individual, group and custom yoga classes. Thai Yoga Bodywork and Zero Balancing sessions by appointment. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to strengthen the body, uplift the heart and calm the mind. Be yourself here. Copper Crane is directed

by Carolyn Conner, RYT, Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Mondays, 5:45 p.m. Class is sliding scale, $4-10. $5 Friday classes at 4:30 p.m. Cost: $14 /single class. $130/10 class card. $12/1-hr. class. $110/10 class card for 1 hr. classes. Community classes donation $5-$10. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Check out our added location at Eastern View, 185 Tilley Drive, South Burlington. Info: 802-8649642, www.evolutionvt.com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar classes for all levels, plus babies and kids yoga. Prepare for birth and strengthen post-partum with pre/post-natal yoga. Reducedprice community classes offered 3 times a week.

PATHWAYS TO WELL-BEING: Fridays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Cost: $12 / drop-in, $55/5-class card. Location: Pathways to Well-Being, 168 Battery Street, Burlington. A gentle yoga class for relaxation and rejuvenation, using breath and postures to experience meditation in motion. Lead by Lesley Becker, certified Kripalu Yoga instructor and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioner. Info: 802-862-0836 x4.

The Studio at The Field House: Daily yoga & Pilates classes for all levels. Drop-ins welcome; no membership required. Cost: $15 /drop-in, $60/month (6 classes).

Special Field House Athletic Club Memberships are also avail. Location: 166 Athletic Drive, Shelburne. Info: 802-985-4406, www. shelburneathleticclub.com. Vinyasa, Iyengar, Anusara, Yin, Vajra & Kripalu classes as well as reformer, mat & senior Pilates.

YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to all levels, two locations. Cost: $14 /drop-in, $115/10 class card, $130/month pass. Location: Chace Mill on Winooski River, downtown at 113 Church St. (top floor of the Leunig’s building), Burlington. Info: 802-660-9718, www.yogavermont.com. Six-week Skiier and Rider class, six-week Intro to Ashtanga, Monthly Restorative, Adaptive Yoga, Yoga Instructor Training Course and more listed on website. Gift certificates available. For the latest, check out our blog: //http:yogavermont.typepad. com.

The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, City Hall to consider the following applications:

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On October 30, 2008, Bolton Woods, LLC, filed application #4C0436-31B for a project generally described as: construction of a primitive camp with no electricity or plumbing and no upgrade to the existing logging road. The project is located on Bolton Valley Access Road in the Town of Bolton, Vermont.

The District 4 Environmental Commission will review this application under Act 250 Rule 51 - Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Bolton 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.

No hearing will be held unless, on or before November 25, 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 November 25, 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 5th day of November 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

1. 09-181CA/CU; 21 Ledge Rd. (RL, Ward 6) Mark Gilbert & Theresa Fortner Addition to single family home, including 2 car garage, additional drive/parking area and a conditional use for an accessory apartment 2. 09-352PD; 155 Plattsburg Ave. (RL, Ward 7) Paul Preseault Final Plat review of a 13-unit Planned Unit Development (4 existing and 9 proposed) in existing and proposed buildings Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning office, (City Hall, First Floor, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

David White, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning Individuals who require special arrangements to participate are encouraged to contact the Department at least 72 hours in advance.

For information call 865-7188 (865-7142 TTY).

COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Electronic Message Display #ZA09-01 That the Comprehensive Development Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by adding a new Sec. 7.1.12 and amending Sec. 7.1.3 and Article 13 thereof to read as follows: Sec. 7.1.12. Electronic Message Display An electronic message display may be permitted for any secondary school, use as defined in Article 13 in any zoning district subject to the following requirements: An electronic message display shall not have any distracting appearance of motion including but not limited to flashing, blinking, shimmering, animation, moving video, or scrolling advertising.

An electronic message display that is readily visible to drivers of vehicles on any public way shall have characters of sufficient size to be easily discerned and must not constitute a safety hazard by distraction of drivers.

No more than one (1) electronic message display with two sides shall be permitted per secondary school.

The area occupied by the message on an electronic message display may comprise no more than fifty (50) percent of the maximum total allowable sign area as provided in Article 7, Part 2.

The message display area may have a maximum of three (3) lines of characters including all letters, numbers, spaces, or other symbols.

An electronic message display shall consist only of alphabetic or numeric characters on a plain background and may not include any graphic, pictorial, or photographic images.

A maximum of one color shall be used for an electronic message, which shall be on a dark background of one color.

The message that is displayed may change no more frequently than once every two (2) minutes.

When the display of an electronic message changes, it must change as rapidly as is technologically practicable with no phasing, rolling, scrolling, flashing, or blending.

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An electronic message display shall include internal ambient light monitors that automatically adjust the brightness level of its display according to natural ambient light conditions.

An electronic message display shall contain a default mechanism that freezes the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs.

Article 13: Definitions ************** Electronic Message Display: A sign in which one or more illuminated characters in a display may be changed by electronic means. ************** Sec. 7.1.3: Exemptions: Highway and Official Signs. Signs placed by the city or other governmental agency designed and placed in conformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) published by the US Dept. of Transportation, and other official public regulations signs or notices placed on a temporary basis for use by emergency services or public utilities.

Adopted: 10/27/2008 Published: 11/12/2008 Effective: 12/3/2008 * deleted. ** added.

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PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington Public Works Sonny Audette Building, 2nd Floor, 104 Landfill Rd, South Burlington, Vermont on December 2, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following: 1.Conditional use application #CU-08-06 of City of Burlington/ Burlington International Airport to utilize approximately 2.5 acres for overflow airport parking for up to 500 vehicles (commercial parking use), Valley Road.

3. Final plat application #SD-0857 of John Larkin and Cupola Golf Course to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of five (5) multi-family dwellings for a total of 160 units and a 40 unit congregate care facility. The amendment consists of: 1) reducing the width of the proposed public street from 30 ft to 28 ft and 2) site modifications to the two (2) unit multi-family dwellings on Larkin lot #2, Quarry Hill Road.

John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board Copies of the applications are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall.

November 12, 2008 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0025-07 CnC HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA, Plaintiff v.

John Moran, C. Tracey Moran, Chittenden Trust Company d/b/a Chittenden Bank, State Of Vermont, Department Of Taxes And Occupants residing at 4218 Spear Street, Charlotte, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Summit Financial Center, Inc. to John Moran dated April 29, 2004 and recorded in Volume 148, Page 601 of the Land Records of the Town of Charlotte, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 8:00 A.M. on November 19, 2008, at 4218 Spear Street, Charlotte, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

11/10/08

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

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

HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1544-07 CnC

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Sovereign Bank to Christine A. Corliss dated February 20, 2007 and recorded in Volume 711, Page 635 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 8:40 A.M. on November 19, 2008, at 1 Saybrook Road, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to the Mortgagor herein by Warranty Deed of Andrew Lothrop dated February 20, 2007 and recorded in Volume 711 at Page(s) 632-634 of the Town of Essex Land Records.

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

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

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

Sovereign Bank, Plaintiff v.

Christine A. Corliss And Occupants residing at 1 Saybrook Road, Essex, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE

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2. Final plat application #SD-0856 of Technology Park Partners to amend condition #4 of subdivision approval #SD-07-65 dated Nov. 20, 2007. The amendment consists of substituting a cash payment of $88,000 in place of the requirement that the applicant maintain an escrow account to guaranty the construction of the Tilley Drive connection to Community Drive.

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Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to John D. Moran by Quitclaim Deed of C. Tracey Moran dated May 29, 2003 and recorded in Volume 140, Page 414 of the Town of Charlotte Land Records. Also being all and the same land and premises conveyed to C. Tracey Moran by Quitclaim Deed of John D. Moran and Tracey Moran dated December 21, 2001 and recorded in Volume 122, Page 139 of the Land Records of the Town of Charlotte. Also being the same lands and premises conveyed to John D. Moran and Tracey Moran by Warranty Deed of Dana P. Anson and Dorothy A. Anson dated July 1, 1998 and recorded July 2, 1998 in Volume 99, Page 500 of the Land Records of the Town of Charlotte.

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

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA’S SUPPORT GROUP Held monthly at The Arbors at Shelburne. The theme for Wednesday, November 19 at 9:30 a.m. is: Updates on the Latest Research, What’s Happening Now and What Do We See for the Future.

Presented by Laura Corrow from the VT Alzheimer Association of VT. For info. or to register, contact Nicole at 802-985-8600.

MENOPAUSE SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN Meets Sundays, 4-6 p.m. starting November 2nd & Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. starting November 6th. Location: Pathways to Well Being, 168 Battery St., Burlington. Share knowledge, experience, stories & get support.

This is a FREE support group that meets every other Sunday and Thursday. Call 862-8806 x5 for more info.

BERLIN WASHINGTON COUNTY PARENTS OF CHALLENING CHILDREN: Support group for adoptive parents of children presenting serious emotional and behavioral challenges. First Wednesday of each month: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Easter Seals Vermont, 641 Comstock Road, Berlin, Vermont.

Info: Kristi Lenart, 802-223-4744.

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Please call or visit website for location information.

1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www. monkeyswithswings.com/vtcfids. html.

WOMEN’S RAPE CRISES CENTER Will be starting a free, confidential 10-week support group for adult female survivors of sexual violence. Please call 864-555 ext.

19 for information.

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

If you’ve been through the Divorce Care Class, you have an opportunity to continue to grow, heal, rebuild and start again. Call Sue Farris for more information at 802734-0695.

SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide. Location: Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main Street, Wallingford, VT 802-446-3577.

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

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

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING: A group of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from co-dependence and development of healthy relationships. Weekly on Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Turningpoint Center in the Marble Works, Middlebury. Info: 802-247-3940, www.coda.org.

MS SUPPORT GROUP A support group for people with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers.

Sponsored by the Vermont Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Join others who have MS to discuss concerns, ask questions, share information and get support.

Meets the first and third Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. in Williston. For more information contact Michele at 862-4085 and leave a message.

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley (NAMI: CV) is offering a free PTSD Support Group for Women on Thursdays from 12:30-2 p.m. The group focuses on both support and education about PTSD. Meetings are held at the NAMI office at 14 Healey Avenue, Suite D, Plattsburgh. For more information or to register, call NAMI: CV at 561-2685.

ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE BATTLING MULTIPLE MYELOMA? Support meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 5-6:30 p.m. at Hope Lodge on East Avenue, Burlington. For more information call Kay Cromie at 655-9136 or email kgcromey@ aol.com.

SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS Group forming for family members and loved ones of people with terminal illness. The group will have a spiritual base. We will offer each other support by listening, as well as share creative ways to explore feelings of grief and loss through writing, prayer, etc. Please contact Holly, hollyh@ pshift.com.

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REASON HERE: My owners had health issues.

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This little goof-ball will make you laugh! She can be a bit shy at first but warms up quickly and is very loveable. She would love a home with either mellow cats or none at all and older children.

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« support groups OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) 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.

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.

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 any time! Childcare 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 childcare 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 802-893-4878 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-229-5724 or 1-800-children.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St., Suite 7, in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Burlington evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Comfort Inn and Suites, corner of Williston Rd. and Dorset St. from 6-8 p.m.

Middlebury support group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center.

Call our helpline at 1-877-8561772.

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

Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television?

Food? Drugs? Computer games?

Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@ gmail.com.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome, weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, 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, 6-7:30 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 825-4643.

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

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 802223-4744.

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 STARTING A WOMEN’S GROUP: Ages 45+, to meet weekly for lunch and other activities such as walking, book discussions, museum visits, matinees, etc. Email Katherine at MKR27609@aol.com.

MAN-TO-MAN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PROSTATE CANCER: Support group meets 5 p.m., 2nd Tuesday of each month in the board room of Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester. 1-800-ACS-2345.

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

Please call 863-3153.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): Open to anyone who has lost a loved one, friend, relative, neighbor, co-worker to suicide. The group provides a safe place where survivors can share their experiences and support each other. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30 p.m. at the The Comfort Inn & Suites, 5 Dorset St., 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.

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.

This week’s puzzle answers. Puzzles on page 47a.

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.

OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms.

Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114.

AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 2497961, for childcare 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, 482-5319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause.

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. Cofacilitated by supportive peers and mental-health professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?.

TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks?

Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?.

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, 8624516, or visit www.cvana.org.

Held in Burlington.

SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group.

Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help.

Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Call Sandy, 863-5708.

SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:306:30 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 1-877-543-9498 for more info.

AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its healthgiving, life-affirming qualities.

Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-4344423 or email: 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.

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).

“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. Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., King Street Youth Center, 87 King St., Burlington. Info, call 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.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings, advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Any home seeker who feels her or she has encountered discrimination should contact the:

HUD Office of Fair Housing, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309.

OR Vermont Human Rights Commission, 135 State St., Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-6301. 800416-2010 Fax: 802-828-2480

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Automotive business We are looking for a full-time employee in the Winooski area. Knowledge of auto mechanics or aftermarket is necessary with pay based on experience. All applicants must be at least 18 years old, be dependable, and have a good threeyear driving record. Benefits include vacation, holidays, health, dental, 401(k) plan.

Email resume to timw@fisherautoparts.com or mail to 304 East Montpelier Road Barre, VT 05641 or stop by your local Fisher Auto Parts Store for an application.

SEASONAL JOB FAIR! WE NEED YOU TO JOIN OUR SEASONAL BEAR CREW. Contact Center Jobs Available. Must have strong computer and customer service skills.

Flexible schedules available.

Come to our Job Fair Saturday, November 15th from 10am to 3pm at our Shelburne Road Factory (6655 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT).

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Please send a letter of interest and resume to: Charlotte Central School Attn: Dave LeBlanc 408 Hinesburg Road, Charlotte, VT 05445 Questions? Contact Dave LeBlanc at 802-425-6626.

to join our diverse staff of 40.

Charlotte Central School has an immediate opening for a second shift custodian (3 -11 p.m.).

This is a full-time, full-year position.

Senior Power Electronics Engineer SBE Inc. was recently awarded a Department of Energy research grant in the area of Hybrid Electric Vehicles technology, and we are currently seeking experienced engineers to join our growing POWER RING DIVISION. “Our patented technology in the area of capacitors used in inverters will enable alternative fuel vehicles and alternative energy home systems to be a reality in the near future.”

Student Supervisor Student Supervisors: • Help students develop positive relationships, trust, and the academic, social and communication skills necessary to be successful in life • Monitor students’ emotional states and implement behavioral strategies • Accompany students to class, employment, and community activities • Assist students with academic work.

Candidates must have a BA or five years experience after high school and a valid driver’s license with a reliable vehicle.

Criminal record checks will be conducted for final candidates.

Submit a resume by November 25, 2008, to The New School of Montpelier 11 West Street Montpelier, VT 05602 or email to: suel@the-new-school.net.

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EnvironmEntal SErvicES tEchnicianS

Seeking to fill two positions immediately in the Environmental Services Program of the Facilities Department to perform routine and complex cleaning and maintenance of agency buildings. Positions requires minimum one year experience in commercial cleaning. Valid Vermont driver’s license required for both positions.

Mental Health & Substance Abuse community Support clinician

Two full-time positions available to support persons with psychiatric disabilities in Chittenden County.

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Provide services for people who use opiates or inject other drugs, including people who are currently using and people who are in early recovery. Help people meet basic survival needs; learn about treatment options; avoid HIV and Hepatitis C transmission and drug overdose; and navigate systems (legal, mental health, public benefits, drug treatment).

Nonjudgmental and pro-client attitude required.

Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma/GED and relevant education/experience required. CADC/ LADC and advanced degrees welcome. Benefits, eligible position.

To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions more details on positions listed above and to apply online visit: www.howardcenter.org.

To apply, send your resume and Cover leTTer to: Jobs@HowardCenter.org or: Human resources/Jobs, HowardCenter, 160 Flynn ave., Burlington, vT 05401 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.

Substance Abuse Screener: Part-time (10-12 hrs/wk) clinical position providing substance abuse assessments and referrals to DWI offenders as part of Vermont’s Project CRASH program. Must be able to work independently, work with a wide range of individuals, and be highly organized. BA in Human Service field required, plus 2 years of related experience or equivalent. Must also have certification/license as an Alcohol & Drug Counselor. Flexible work hours.

CRT Division Clinician: Full time position with full benefits providing clinical and case management services for individuals, groups, and families in support of recovery from the impact of symptoms of psychiatric disabilities. Supportive teamoriented work environment, guided by recovery values, and supportive of innovative practices and professional development. Master’s Degree in human service field, own transportation and good driving record required.

Residential Care Provider: Full time positions with benefits are available for a new residential program. We are seeking individuals to assist in maintaining a living environment supportive of recovery. Applicants are sought who have an understanding of challenges associated with mental illness and who have a desire to be a helpful presence for others. Part time substitute hours also available.

For a complete list of Job Opportunities

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To apply you may choose to contact us by: • Email: apply@csac-vt.org • Mail: Send a resume and cover letter to: CSAC HR 89 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753.

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Sterling College, a small experiential liberal arts college focusing on ecology and community, invites applications for a full-time Sustainable Agriculture faculty position in Craftsbury Common, VT. For detailed description go to: www.sterlingcollege.edu/jobs.

Submit electronic applications only to: amorse@sterlingcollege.edu.

Sterling College, an experiential liberal arts college in Craftsbury Common, VT, focusing on ecology and community, invites applications for a part-time semester-long position in introductory science.

For detailed description go to: www.sterlingcollege.edu/jobs.

Submit electronic applications only to: pcenkl@sterlingcollege.edu.

Part-Time Administrative Assistant

MP-103 & ESPN Radio are Equal Opportunity Employers.

Transitional Housing/Economic Justice Advocate Provide advocacy and case-work related to economic issues for residents of WHBW’s Transitional Housing Program and individuals living in the community. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in social service is required. Knowledge of domestic violence also required. FT with benefits. To apply, send resume and cover letter

by November 21 to: WHBW Attn: Hiring Committee PO Box 1535 Burlington, VT 05402

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Senior Accountant Clerk/Treasurer’s Office

The Senior Accountant position is a temporary full-time position that is responsible for providing senior level accounting services, including supervision, in support of the City’s central accounting function. The position may also provide accounting services to several other major City departments, including Burlington International Airport and Burlington Telecom. BA in accounting, business administration, or related field and three years of relevant experience in accounting. For a complete description, or to apply, visit our website at www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us or contact Human Resources at 802-865-7145. If interested, send resume, cover letter, and City of Burlington application by November 19th to: HR Dept,131 Church St. Burlington, VT 05401.

Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

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JOB FAIR

Are you looking for a job where you can truly make a difference in someone’s life?

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For more information, call 488-6950 or visit www.howardcenter.org

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Carpentry Instructor/ Project Manager Vermont Works for Women, a nonprofit organization located in Winooski, VT, is seeking a Carpentry Instructor/ Project Manager for our award-winning Modular Home Building pre-apprenticeship job training program for women at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans. This position requires excellent communication, teaching and group-management skills. 32 hours per week with some additional Project Management time plus benefits.

Looking for a job where you can really make a difference?

Lund Family Center is the place for you.

Lund Family Center, a multiservice nonprofit agency, is seeking motivated, flexible and dynamic individuals with a passion for working with children and families for the following positions. Great opportunity to work with a team of professionals with a common vision to provide quality services to young women in a work environment that offers opportunities for professional growth and excellent benefits.

Nurse: Full-time. Day and Evening Nurses 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. Nurse staff will work in a nontraditional setting and provide leadership to the residential team on issues related to the health care of the young women and children including medication management, pre- and post-natal care, health assessment, medical case management and collaboration with the medical community. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces strengths-based perspective. Nursing credentials required.

Please send cover letter, resume and list of references via email: nszweda@vtworksforwomen.org or fax 802-655-8922.

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Team-oriented environment with a strong commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence. Support for ongoing professional growth and ample mentoring for new grads.

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Maturity and flexibility a must.

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Financial solutions company seeks networkers interested in creating wealth for themselves and others. The timing is right, the system is in place, the opportunity is real, so the only thing missing is you.

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Champlain Community Services

Community inClusion FaCilitators Champlain Community Services is seeking dynamic and dedicated individuals to support adults with developmental disabilities in a one-on-one setting to help them achieve their goals both socially and vocationally. Enjoy each workday while making a difference in your community and in someone’s life. We are currently hiring for one full-time, and one part-time position.

If you would like to know more about these positions, or you are interested in joining our diverse team, please contact Karen Ciechanowicz, extension 101, or staff@ ccs-vt.org.

Champlain Community Services 512 Troy Avenue Colchester, VT 05446 802-655-0511

The Arbors at Shelburne has immediate openings for caregivers to work in our community dedicated to serving seniors with memory challenges.

We proudly offer: Competitive Rates Outstanding Shift Differentials Excellent Benefits Bonus Opportunities Tuition Reimbursement Associate-Driven Culture Day and Evening shifts available.

Part-time and full-time opportunities.

The Arbors, a Benchmark Assisted Living Community, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

VCIL

Vermont Center for Independent Living,

a statewide disability rights organization has a part-time opening out of our northernVermont office.

Information & Referral Specialist

Requirements include knowledge of the disability rights movement and local, state and federal benefit programs. Candidate must possess the ability to respond to telephone, written and in person requests for information in a timely manner including outreach activities. Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary. Skilled in Microsoft Office and Filemaker Pro necessary.

Responsibilities include Internet and other research as required to increase independent living options for people with disabilities. VCIL offers competitive wages and benefits.

To apply please send a resume and cover letter to: 11 East State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 or czullo@vcil.org or fax 802-229-0503.

VCIL is an EOE/affirmative action employer.

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Join VEIC – Be Part of the Energy Solution!

Planning and Development Managers Business Energy Services (3 Positions Available) Resume Deadline: 12/01/08

Seeking three qualified individuals to assess and develop targeted business market segments in each of the following areas, respectively:

• COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING • BUSINESS NEW CONSTRUCTION • K-12 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND STATE BLDGS. Responsibilities: Research and analyze customer values and market barriers to cost-effective energy efficiency in targeted market segments; develop strategies to deliver value and overcome barriers; create and implement educational/outreach efforts; build positive working relationships with all market actors on local, regional and national levels.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, business or equivalent experience specific to targeted market segments; basic understanding of energy-efficiency concepts and technologies; independent judgment; demonstrated strength in strategic planning/ managing workload and projects; ability to develop relationships and collaborate with multiple agencies and organizations.

Please visit www.veic.org/aboutus.com to learn more about this position, our exceptional work environment and comprehensive benefits package.

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CATV Broadband Line Technician The successful candidate must enjoy working with the public, have no fear of heights, and not mind working outdoors in various weather conditions. On-call rotation is also required.

VCIL

Vermont Center for Independent Living,

Kelly Educational Staffing seeks

a statewide disability rights organization, has a full-time opening out of our northernVermont office.

Paraprofessionals and Special Educators

Peer Advocate & Community Outreach Specialist

for the 2008-2009 school year, to substitute within the K-12 schools in the greater Burlington area!

Requirements include knowledge of the disability rights movement local, state and federal benefit programs, experience in community organizing,valid driver’s license, ability to travel, experience with computers and personal experience with disability.VCIL offers competitive wages and benefits.

To apply please send a resume and cover letter to: 11 East State St. Montpelier,VT 05602 or czullo@vcil.org or fax 802-229-0503.

VCIL is an EOE/affirmative action employer.

We provide reasonable accommodations in the recruitment and employment of peers with disabilities.

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Prefer someone with broadband, return path, system sweep and head end experience but willing to train someone who meets the other requirements and is technically inclined.

Excellent pay and benefits. Family oriented and a great place to work. Only those seeking challenging, long-term employment need apply!

Please mail or fax resume to: Stowe Cablevision 172 Thomas Lane Stowe, VT 05672 802-253-7812 No walk-ins or phone calls, please.

Requirements: • Strong oral communication • Ability to facilitate effectively one-on-one and in the classroom • Reliable transportation • Flexible schedule • Experience in an educational environment preferred but not required All applicants must pass a background and fingerprint screening.

Please submit resumes to 6014@kellyservices.com or call 802-658-6410 to learn more today!

Accounting clerk Bruegger’s Enterprises, a national franchising company headquartered in downtown Burlington, VT, is seeking an Accounting Clerk to join our dynamic Accounting Department. The qualified candidate will be proficient in Excel, filing and data entry. Candidate must possess the ability to work well both independently and as a member of a team.

Part-time Coaching Positions

Women’s Volleyball Coach and Men’s Golf Coach

Ideal candidate will have a minimum of an associate’s degree and at least two years experience or combination thereof. Experience in a multi-unit retail or food and beverage environment is a plus. Bruegger’s offers a comprehensive benefits and wage package.

Please visit us at www.brueggers.com!

If interested, please mail or fax your resume & cover letter stating salary requirements to:

Bruegger’s enterprises, inc. recruiting P.o. Box 1082 Burlington, Vt 05402 Fax: 802-652-9293 Email: recruit@brueggers.com

The qualified individuals will have a bachelor’s degree. Collegiate playing and/or coaching experience is preferred. Knowledge of and adherence to NCAA Division III rules and regulations are required. A demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of individuals inside and outside of the college is desirable.

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Cabot offers an excellent benefit package, company car and a competitive starting salary.

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Regional energy services company seeks sales professional to sell products and services to residential and commercial customers in Chittenden/Franklin/ Grand Isle counties.

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Scheer & Hickey, CPAs Scheer & Hickey CPAs is a quality-focused certified public accounting firm located in Colchester, VT. We provide tax and consulting services to businesses and individuals using the latest technology and resources.

The ideal applicant will be a CPA or CPA candidate, have a BA or BS in accounting, and recent experience in public accounting preparing business and individual tax returns.

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Advertising Operations Coordinator: MyWebGrocer is looking for a talented, enthusiastic individual with an eye for detail to join our team. You will work closely with our sales and advertising team to implement advertising campaigns and ensure that campaigns achieve client goals, as well as design ads and coordinate with external agencies.

Require Qualifications: • BA or BS degree • Strong computer and Internet skills; Windows platform and web-based applications • Must be proactive and work with a minimum amount of supervision, as well as part of a larger team • Excellent written and oral communications skills • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Experience using Dart/DoubleClick and Graphic Design tools preferred We are located in Colchester and offer very competitive salary and benefits, including health and 401(k). Salary is commensurate with experience. Please send your cover letter and resume to: careers@mywebgrocer.com.

Systems Analyst / Software Systems Designer: Primary area of responsibilities will include: • Working with customers and internal staff to collect and document requirements for new software or existing software enhancements.

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• Tracking and communication of the project status to stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

• Participating as a domain expert resource during iterative development cycles with technical staff.

• Writing quality assurance test plans based on the design and participating in the execution of those test plans.

• Working as a team member with product management, support, documentation, training and sales departments providing in-depth product knowledge.

The ideal candidate will possess: • BA or BS degree in computer science or related discipline with equivalent combined education and experience.

• Minimum of 5 years software systems design and analysis working on largescale systems.

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Flynn Avenue SelF StorAge Development Director [click on classifieds] Seeking dedicated candidate with skills inwww.sevendaysvt.com MS Word and Excel, orgaBurlington Dismas House is seeking a partnized and thorough work ethic, friendly disposition and strong customer service. Part-time weekend schedule: Sat., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun., 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., with a possible weekday or two at every month’s end (flexible). Duties: account management, clerical work, customer service with some indoor/outdoor maintenance work required. Friendly employers, good working environment.

Please send a cover letter with resume to flynnave@verizon.net.

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Teaching Assistants

Part-time Physical Therapist Dee Physical Therapy is seeking a highly motivated, mature and responsible licensed physical therapist to assist them with the development of a new satellite clinic at The Lodge at Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vermont. Duties will include patient care, supervision and development of clinical and administrative programs. Very competitive salary and compensation package.

time Development Director. Successful applicant will be responsible for planning and implementing the agency’s fund drive including: individual donor solicitation, fundraising events and grant proposals. Candidates should have at least 4 years proven track record of successful fund development; excellent writing and interpersonal skills. 20-25 hours of work per week. Email resume to: mary@dismasofvermont.org.

Deli Manager Deli Assistants

Our NAEYC accredited, 5 STAR program is seeking committed, nurturing, energetic and fun-loving individuals to assist our team of teachers and to prepare meals for our food program. Individuals must have experience in the early care and education profession and possess a minimum of three approved college credits. Benefits. FT/PT available.

Please send your resume & three letters of reference to: Champlain Islands Parent Child Center Attention: Liz Lamphere 114 South Street South Hero, VT 05486 EOE

Experience desired.

Send or email resume and references to: Natural Provisions 329 Harvest Lane Suite 100 Williston, VT 05495 info@naturalprovisions.com

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Program Development Officer

Weekend Respite

Customer Service Representative

Weekend respite needed for a young woman who loves music, movies and outings. This charming woman, who requires intensive medical oversight, attends school and  summer camp, and has overnight providers   and afterschool nursing care. Best match   is a single female without children living in      a wheelchair-accessible home. Generous stipend and room and board provided. 

UniFirst Corporation out of Winooski, VT, is looking for a Customer Service Representative. Responsibilities include answering the phone, resolving customers’ concerns and issues, working closely with Route Sales and Sales Representatives, accounts receivables and some posting of checks, designing logo mats and emblems. Forty hour a week position. Paid vacation, health insurance, dental, 401(k), and profit sharing. Computer knowledge a must. Must be dependable and possess a pleasant phone voice.

For more information please call Leah MacCarthy: 802-488-6541.

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 OCEmploy5x5Sous11.08 and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.

ISC is seeking a Program Development Officer to help develop, manage and support ISC’s project design and proposal development process. The candidate will possess strong abilities to plan, organize and execute application development for US government grants. Exceptional writing and editing skills are required in addition to experience with development research, proposal writing, and budget development. Recruitment experience and foreign language skills are a plus. The person in this position works with ISC staff in the US and abroad, and often in a cross-functional team. Based in ISC’s home office in Montpelier, Vermont, the position affords an excellent quality of life combined with a focus on the international arenas of civil society, governance, and community climate change. Visit our website at www. iscvt.org for a full job description.

To apply: submit cover letter, resume and salary history to: ccarpenter@iscvt.org by December 2, 2008. Please specify last name, first initial and Program Officer in the subject line of your email.

ISC is an equal opportunity employer.

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Excellent Employment Opportunities

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he Lodge at Otter Creek, a premier adult living community located in Middlebury, VT, is continuing to grow and expand. We are now entering Phase II of our employment process and are hiring for a variety of positions at all levels. Owned and operated by Bullrock Corporation and affiliated with Shelburne Bay Senior Living, The Lodge at Otter Creek is an equal opportunity employer and offers a range of benefits for full and part time positions

Sous Chef

FT position, days and evenings. Great kitchen to work in, should be experienced & able to supervise staff.

Please send resumes to: Heather Hudson, or apply at: The Lodge at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Road, Middlebury, VT 05753 www.lodgeatottercreek.com

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Produce Co-Coordinator The Buffalo Mountain Food Cooperative in Hardwick is seeking a produce co-coordinator. Applicants with knowledge and experience ordering, displaying and maintaining organic produce in a retail setting are encouraged to apply. The proper candidate must be willing to learn the day-to-day workings of a worker-managed business. Must also have good interpersonal skills, work well with the public, be computer competent (for ordering, etc.) and be able to lift 50 lbs. An attitude of flexibility, compassion, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic are required. Beginning hourly wage of $9, goes to $10 after probationary period. Some benefits.

Resumes must be received by Nov. 20th at: Buffalo Mountaintn Coop Box 336 Hardwick, VT 05843.

Afterschool Site

Director

Come Home

The Colchester Parks & Recreation Department is seeking an enthusiastic, well-organized, highly motivated individual to lead all aspects of the A.C.E. Afterschool Program for the remaining 20082009 school year. Part-time hours starting at $15.24/hour, working with children grades K-2. Individuals must possess a BA in early childhood, teaching, recreation or related field.

Send resumes to: Colchester Parks & Recreation PO Box 55 Colchester, VT 05446.

Call Jenn at 802-264-5643 for more information or to obtain an application and job description go to www.town.colchester.vt.us.

EOE

Ark Veterinary Hospital in Shelburne Has Job Openings!

Vermont’s premiere Life Care Retirement Community invites you to join our Dining Services team for the following positions:

Server - part-time evening Kitchen Assistant

We are looking for team members with demonstrated great people skills. Our staff has a huge role in helping to educate clients about pet health care and providing direct client service. Team members learn to work throughout the hospital and directly help the doctors.

Trained veterinary technicians are also encouraged to apply as the job position could involve rotating technical days with current technicians.

Cook - full-time evening shift (noon to 8:30 p.m.)

Ark encourages long-term employment and career growth, and provides excellent salaries, generous pet health care benefit, health insurance, paid vacation, and a great 401(k) benefit.

Wake Robin provides independent residents with a fine-dining experience and full table service in a dynamic retirement community. With a manageable schedule and superb kitchen facilities, we offer a work environment that is hard to find in the hospitality industry. Wake Robin provides highly competitive wages and a full range of benefits for you and your family, 25 days of vacation, and a retirement package. If you have high standards of service and a strong desire to learn, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, 802-264-5146.

If you are a hardworking team player and are curious to learn more, please send your letter of interest and resume to:

arkresumes@gmail.com.

Associate Producer

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Vermont Edition, Part-Time

Vermont Public Radio is looking for a creative and well-organized part-time producer for Vermont Edition, VPR’s daily news magazine program. We’re looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a team to brainstorm and develop timely and dynamic interview segments in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. Strong interviewing, writing and communication skills are a must. Duties also include posting to the website and some audio editing.

Knowledge of the culture and politics of Vermont and the Northeast is a plus. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree. Experience in journalism, broadcast production or related field is preferred. For additional details, go to www.VPR.net.

Please send letter, resume, references, VPR job application and samples of writing or audio to: Careers at VPR Vermont Public Radio 365 Troy Ave., Colchester, VT 05446 or email: careers@vpr.net.

VPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

Chittenden County Transportation Authority Bus Route Planning CooRdinatoR

Marketing & Public Affairs Manager

To serve our growing organization, we are seeking a dynamic individual proficient in both quantitative and qualitative skills to work in the Planning CCTA – we’re getting you where you want to go…

Department on service planning, route design, system evaluation, grant writing and ridership tracking. This position requires meticulous numerical calculations strong spreadsheet writing and problem-solving skills. the The Chittenden County Transportation Authority operates

transportation buses and provides more Toregion’s apply forpublic this position, please download an application from than 2 www.cctaride.org.

Submit the application, along with a cover letter and million rides per year. CCTA operates a 55 bus fleet and serves 5 resume, in one of the following ways (no phone calls, please): member communities including: Burlington, Essex, South Burlington, via email to jobs@cctaride.org, Shelburne and Winooski. via fax to 802-864-0211 or via mail to: CCta where you will enjoy having a If you excel in a dynamic environment attn: Human Resources significant impact on the community and the environment, then our 15 industrial Parkway Marketing & Public Affairs Manager position will be an exciting Burlington, Vt 05401 opportunity for you.

CCTA offers all full-time employees a competitive salary and exceptional Key Responsibilities: benefits, including generous time off.

-Develop & implement marketing plans for our services CCTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

-Create marketing collateral and advertising to ensure consistent brand identity -Supervise, evaluate & direct administrative personnel assigned to

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Part-time Demos Feeding people, cultivating opportunities

Communications and Development Coordinator The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf is seeking a creative and detailoriented individual to research, develop and strengthen the organization’s fundraising activities through a variety of methods including direct mailing, special events and grant writing. The position will be responsible for overseeing the grants program and the annual campaign, and will coordinate communications efforts such as the newsletter, website and other publications. Duties will include coordinating the Lifeline database and generating media-related activities. Bachelor’s degree, plus 2-4 years nonprofit development experience and strong computer skills required. Grant writing experience essential. 40 hours per week with competitive salary and excellent benefits. People from diverse cultural groups are encouraged to apply.

Letter of interest, resume, writing sample and 3 references to: Attn: Communications and Development Coordinator Hire Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf 228 N. Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401

by Nov. 14, 2008

EOE

The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are without homes or who are marginally housed, with the belief that housing is a fundamental human right.

Consider joining the dedicated team at COTS and help make a difference!

Travel Consultants/Agents Six travel consultants/agents needed immediately; bonus/commissions.

Part/full-time. Will train.

�� ������ ������ �� TEAM UP! Make friends giving away tastes of “ damn fine” bacon! Engaging, outgoing, friendly person sought for part-time work doing demos in stores. We’re a fast-growing company that is “ keeping Vermont farmers smokin” by ensuring artisan meat processing remains available to all. 2 - 3 Saturdays/month, 6 hours/day.

Own transportation within northern Vermont needed. Email chris@vtsmokeandcure. com for details and to apply.

Call Phyllis 802-343-0331.

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CASE MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR The Case Management Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of a talented team of case management professionals, and for guiding the provision of services to homeless clients. The Coordinator provides crisis intervention as necessary, as well as regular support and supervision for case managers.

The successful candidate should be familiar with the needs of the homeless population; have a working knowledge of mental illness and substance abuse issues; and be familiar with community social services resources. The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree in an appropriate discipline, some supervisory experience, and three years of related social work experience.

HOuSING RESOuRCE SpECIAlIST The Housing Resource Center provides a one-stop source of information and services designed to prevent homelessness.

The Housing Specialist works directly with at-risk clients identifying and implementing effective strategies for maintaining housing. The Specialist collaborates actively with other community programs and resources in order to maximize positive outcomes for clients.

FAMIly SHElTER STAFF Shelter Staff works directly with homeless residents onsite, in a shelter environment. Staff is part of a dedicated team working to maintain a safe and supportive living environment. The successful candidate will be able to multitask, work both independently and as a positive team member, communicate clearly, and have good crisis management skills. Experience working in homeless direct service preferred.

For all openings, send resume and cover letter to:

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New ICU Nurse Weekend Plan *** Work 24 Hours days, get paid 36 Hours *** *** Work 24 Hours nights, get paid 40 Hours *** Your work is important and challenging. So is the rest of your life. DHMC is the best place to bring it all together. Find out why our new ICU Weekend options can be perfect for your life.

Our ICU weekend plan features: • 10% Differential/Days • 15% Differential/Nights • Accrue earned time at 0.6 FTE • Short-term disability based on 0.6 FTE • There are no on-call obligations ** We offer stimulating work, world-class educational opportunities and a diversity of nursing specialties that lead to a challenging and rewarding nursing career. We have also consistently been rated one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. If you want to practice sophisticated nursing in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, give Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center a closer look.

Please apply online.

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Karen Saudek COTS pO Box 1616 Burlington, VT 05402 jobs@cotsonline.org TTy relay 1-800-545-3323

No phone calls accepted. Positions open until filled.

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We are an equal opportunity employer.

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Burlington School DiStrict

Administrative Assistant Williston Fire Department

Seeking a full-time, detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills. Position provides full range of administrative support to Fire Chief. Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required. Must be able to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fastpaced environment, requires excellent organizational and written skills. Associate’s degree with two to three years relevant experience desired.

Competitive pay with excellent benefits.

Visit our website at www.town.williston.vt.us.

Apply with cover letter and resume to: Fire Chief 645 Talcott Road Williston, VT 05495

by November 26, 2008.

Custodial and head custodial positions available and anticipated. Day shift (6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) and evening shift (2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.) available. Some regular custodial duties include sweeping, mopping, polishing floors, cleaning bathrooms, shoveling snow on walkways, etc. In addition to regular custodial duties, Head Custodian also required to order supplies, maintain equipment, manage other custodial staff, respond to requests from building principal and the public.

For Head Custodian, must have 5 years custodial experience or have prior management experience and be computer proficient.

Apply online through our website www.bsdvt.org

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Burlington Schools custodians

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Burlington School District human resources 150 colchester Ave. Burlington, Vt 05401 Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Annual Giving & Parent Fund Coordinator Alumni Relations Assist with annual giving operations, focusing attention on direct mail solicitations, phone-a-thon, special events, and matching gifts. Other responsibilities include the maintenance of the parent affairs and annual giving websites, parent fund database and parent fund communications. Oversee the solicitation of alumni, parents and friends of the College by coordinating the phone-a-thon program and supervise the phone-a-thon supervisor and a staff of student callers. Update and review the accuracy of Annual Giving and parent data. Compile statistics from tracking and benchmarking programs and provide analysis to the Director.

The successful candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, and possess excellent communication, customer service, time management, prioritization, and MS Office Suite skills.

The ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening hours during the phone-a-thon is required.

Must have the ability to track and analyze basic statistical information and work with highly sensitive confidential information. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent working experience and prior phone-a-thon management experience is preferred. Some knowledge of fundraising strategies, event planning, and solicitation methods with 2+ years of experience in higher education development or other fundraising activities is a plus.

Submit your cover letter and resume by November 28, 2008, online at www.champlain.edu/hr.

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

Licensed Nursing Assistants Are you looking for an exciting career, that gives you the opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art long term care facility with an award winning team? We may have just what you are looking for! At Woodridge Nursing Home we provide flexibility with your schedule, a generous compensation package, shift differentials, and a work environment that offers a “no-lift” program, individualized resident care programs, and top-notch nursing and rehabilitation care.

Woodridge Nursing Home is currently seeking Licensed Nursing Assistants to work Full or Part time schedules on the evening shift, 3pm-11pm To find out more or to apply on-line, visit us at

www.CentralToYourWellBeing.org or contact us at 802-371-4191

Equal Opportunity Employer

CONTACT MICHELLE: 865-1020 x21 michelle@sevendaysvt.com

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