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FOND MEMORIES I’m an avid reader of “Hackie� and have been for years. Only now I have to do it online since I no longer live in the state. I just wanted to say that “Fall Feels Like Freedom� [October 29] brought back so many memories of Vermont in the way everything was described (aside from the jail thing). You make me want to move back! Matt Merrifield
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STUCK ON EVA This is the best outside-of-Middlebury review of Quidditch I’ve seen [“Stuck in Vermont,� October 29]. You really got it, Eva! Thanks! Ruthie Reinken
MORE ON LAGERFELD I have followed Alice Levitt’s updates on Karl Lagerfeld’s purchase of a home in Grand Isle and a fashion shoot taking place there. Please tell us more. It’s quite exciting to have a fashion guru come to Vermont, of all places, where haute couture runs more along the lines of L.L.Bean. Lynn Barclay
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GOOD RIDDANCE! Hallelujah! Finally, those ridiculously inane and, yes, outright dangerous “Leaf People� have perhaps (please, please, please, God) seen their final days [“State of the Arts,� October 29]. I live in Shelburne and contrary to what the folks cited in your article profess, I have yet to speak to a single person in 10 years who shares their enthusiasm. In fact, I was recently at the farmers’ market when a young woman threatened that she and some of her friends were going on a midnight raid to eradicate the obnoxious effigies. The hue and cry that ensued in support was unanimous among the 50 or so people within earshot, with me as her most strident advocate. The Leaf People are truly danger-
A POX ON AMY This note is directed toward Amy Lilly and her article “Room with a View� [October 8]. It is painfully obvious that you have taken all of your information secondhand. The only individuals who are happy with your article are the Senftlebers. The Stone Hut has 100 percent booking for a reason;
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ON POINT Owen Mulligan criticizes the public outcry against Burton Snowboards [Letters, October 29], stating that his only complaint is that Burton did not release a series of boards with Playgirl models. Owen, that’s the point! You just strengthened the argument of those speaking out against Burton. Jeffrey Nowlan BURLINGTON
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Polling Place Polemics At the Barnes School, Old North End activist Steve Ekberg caused a stir this morning with a large poster atop a pole reading on one side “STUPID SHEEP – ARREST OBAMA!� and displaying on the reverse a photo of a maimed Iraqi child with the caption “OBAMA DID THIS.� Some voters complained about that image’s proximity to children at the school. Disagreements ensued, with Burlington police officers eventually decreeing that no political signs could be displayed in the Barnes parking lot. Ekberg and activists holding signs in support of various candidates were instructed to stand on the sidewalk rather than on school grounds.
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run for Speaker, citing the “strong group� already vying for the position. Instead, he’ll run for majority leader. Each of the candidates say they would build on Symington’s management style in terms of organizing and running the chamber, but would more forcefully challenge the Senate and Gov. Jim Douglas. “This is not a criticism of Gaye, but I would be more political,� Partridge said. “What frustrated the hell out of me was that last bit during the end of the session, where Douglas talks about how he is protecting Vermonters from the legislature and how he is going to save them from the nasty legislature. We are the representatives of the people, and we are Vermonters, and I would push back on that.� Symington set a high standard for how the Democratic caucus sets its priorities, making sure all viewpoints were included. Partridge would like to extend that to the entire House by inviting Progressives and Republicans into the discussion. Rodgers said he would reach out to the GOP minority and perhaps appoint more than one Republican (as Symington did) to a chairmanship. “We need to take more of the partisanship out of politics,� Rodgers said. “When
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ing a bid, too, said Perkinson. In 2006, Montroll lost the Democratic caucus vote to State Sen. Hinda Miller, who then came in second to Kiss. Republican councilor Kevin Curley finished third. Independent Dan Smith, vice president of the Greater Burlington Industrial Corp., has been mulling a mayoral bid since summer. He’s never run for office, but has some GOP support. However, Republican Kurt Wright, president of the city council and a state legislator, is also considering a run. Wright says many residents, including Democrats, have encouraged him to enter the race. “I will take a look at the mayor’s race in the next couple of months,” Wright said. “Because it’s one thing for Democrats to say they’d vote for me, but will they actually endorse me?” While outside of Burlington Ds and Ps vie for the Left, inside Burlington it may be that Democrats and Republicans
roll with the punches. Everyone around here does something else.” That multitasking model has served Squier’s station well for more than 75 years. Gannett to Trim More Staff — More gloomy news from the Gannett mothership in Alexandria, Virginia. Another round of staffing and budget cuts are coming, according to a memo issued by Robert J. Dickey, president of Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing division. Gannett, which owns 85 daily newspapers, is making the cuts after third-quarter revenue fell by 9 percent, fueled by an 18 percent drop in publishing ad sales. A copy of Dickey’s memo was posted on Editor & Publisher. “As all of you are painfully aware,” he wrote, “the fiscal crisis is deepening and the economy is getting worse. Gannett’s revenues continue to be severely impacted by this downturn, and our local operations are suffering.”
It’s likely that some Democrats fear the party could suffer the same fate it has in Burlington and become the second choice for liberals. with the Progs, as much as they had to do with Bernie in 2006,” Nelson said. “Here was a guy who has beaten the Democrats for so long that they didn’t challenge him.” Eric Davis, a retired Middlebury College prof, agrees. He said the true test for this alliance will be to craft a fusion ticket for governor and lieutenant governor in 2010. Funny, isn’t that what the Ps and Ds tried to do, albeit half-heartedly, before this election? Anthony Pollina wanted Dems to give him a clear shot. Then, when Symington entered the race, some Dems said Pollina would make an ideal candidate for lite gov. You’d think after years of practice, one of the parties would get the hang of catching its tail, eh? King of the Queen City — Progressive Mayor Bob Kiss of Burlington plans to run for another three-year term in March, but it’s not clear yet who will challenge him. Burlington uses instantrunoff voting to determine its winner, which means voters can rank their candidates in preferential order. Democrats will nominate their candidate in open caucus on December 3 — a month earlier than the last election, said Jake Perkinson, chair of the Burlington Democrats. To date, Democratic city councilors Ed Adrian and Andy Montroll have said they’ll run. Others are consider-
will join to oust a Prog. Now, that would be “change.” Radio Pioneer Forges On — Longtime listeners to WDEV-FM have heard some new voices recently. Dana Jewell, who had been part of Radio Vermont’s morning show for 10 years, retired in early October. His replacement is Jon Noyes, a familiar voice to WDEV listeners. He has provided play-by-play, alongside George Commo, for high school and Norwich Cadet hockey games. Noyes begins his day with “Once Around the Clock” from 5 to 6 a.m., and “Wake-Up, Vermont” from 6 to 7 a.m. Then he joins the Morning News Service with station veteran Eric Michaels. Michaels has anchored the morning news program since April 1994. With those hours, is it any wonder Jewell called it quits? Also joining WDEV in recent weeks is Vermont news veteran Brad Wright, a former evening sports anchor for WCAX-TV. He takes over the news director post from Rich Haskell, who left WDEV to join Champ 101.3 FM, where he hosts “Rich & Mary’s Morning Mess.” Wright worked for WCAX-TV for nine years and then moved to Washington, D.C., to work for CNN. “He’s got a nose for news, and that’s great for us,” said Ken Squier, the station president. “It’s a small operation and it needs somebody who can
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Most treatment now takes place in a primary-care setting, where practitioners lack the time or expertise to deal with serious psychiatric disorders. seeing 40 people a day, that’s not going to happen.” In January 2007, Primary Care Vermont, a support network for general practitioners, surveyed primary-care doctors about their working conditions. The organization’s founder, Deb Richter, who practices in Cambridge, said one of the doctors’ major complaints was the number of mental-illness cases showing up in their offices. “These are complicated cases that should be handled by psychiatrists, but there aren’t enough of them practicing,” Richter said. “We’re not comfortable with it, but when someone comes in and says they’re thinking about suicide, what can you do?” Libertoff and other advocates agree the shortage is most acute at the state’s community mentalhealth centers, which treat about 6500 adult outpatients a year with just 15 psychiatrists among them. Vermont budgets a little more than $7 million annually for that care, but it’s not nearly enough. More than two-thirds of the center’s
clients have annual incomes under $20,000, and government-funded health-care programs don’t cover the full cost of treatment. Between 2002 and 2006, the centers ran a combined deficit of $2.7 million, according to a study by Pacific Health Policy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in health-care reform. The study, commissioned by the Vermont Agency of Human Services, found that at some centers clients had to wait four to six weeks to see a psychiatrist, even for minimal services such as prescription refills. Other centers have capped or reduced their caseloads to serve only those who might otherwise end up in the emergency room or Vermont State Hospital. “We do the best we can to spread the services out as broadly as we can by using each psychiatrist as efficiently as possible,” said Julie Tessler, director of the Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services, Inc. “But there have been times when our community centers have found themselves really on the edge in terms of having adequate
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difficult to get the correct information to voters because so many people are tuned in to national media, which isn’t aware of Vermont’s idiosyncratic poll schedule. And it’s not just the national media that causes confusion. “We have a terrible time with New Hampshire radio,” DeWolfe said. All the polls open at the same time in the Granite State, so Vermonters listening to New Hampshire radio stations might not get the time right. DeWolfe notes that the correct poll-opening times for each town are posted on the Vermont Secretary of State’s website, and are often available on town websites. Voters can also call their local town offices. “We do everything we can,” she said. >
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psychiatric coverage.� Tessler said the shortage of specialists is most dire in rural areas of the state, such as the Northeast Kingdom. But even at Burlington’s Howard Center for Human Services, which can rely on psychiatric residents from Fletcher Allen Health Care, getting an appointment for non-emergency treatment would take at least three weeks. “If what you really want is a psychiatric evaluation, or we felt you needed a psychiatric medical opinion, that’s where the wait comes in,� said Todd Centybear, director of the HowardCenter. “We simply do not have the capacity to provide psychiatry at a time or place that would be most optimum.� Centybear considers himself lucky: He can offer crisis care and a walk-in clinic. But even he worries about losing a psychiatrist. Annual turnover within the state’s community mental-health network is about 40 percent, and it takes an average of four to six months to recruit a replacement. That’s because fewer medical students are choosing psychiatry, and
those who do are in great demand at hospitals and medical schools, where the pay is higher and the caseload more manageable. Both Centybear and Tessler pointed out that it takes a certain breed of physician who’s willing to be on call 24 hours a day and weekends to deal with the most difficult cases. “They are in such demand, they don’t need to do that,� Tessler said. “And the community health center — what can they say? You have to? If they get up and leave, it might take six months to hire another psychiatrist.� Vermont’s parity law, which was expanded in 2006, is supposed to make it easier for people with health insurance to afford psychiatric care. But more and more private-practice psychiatrists are choosing not to deal with insurance companies, instead only accepting patients who can pay out of pocket. Silverman runs her practice out of her home to keep it affordable. She treats patients regardless of their ability to pay, which means she makes about half of what most private psychiatrists earn. Medic-
aid and Medicare reimbursements are low, she said, and managed care “carve-outs� by insurance companies often refuse to reimburse psychiatrists for diagnostic evaluations. Consequently, many psychiatrists are becoming what Silverman calls “psycho-pharmacologists.� “They make a lot more money by seeing people every 20 minutes and doing medication than they do by spending an hour and a half on a good assessment,� she said. Before opening her own practice about four years ago, Silverman was the only psychiatrist at Northern Counties Health Care, in St. Johnsbury. She had about 500 outpatients and received about 10 referrals a week. She worked seven days a week. When the center received a grant to integrate mental-health and primary-care services, Silverman asked for help. But rather than assume the additional cost, the center closed, leaving her patients without access to a psychiatrist. “How could I find care for all these people?� she said. “I referred them to primary care.� >
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n any discussion of transgender life, questions of definition and process come up. What distinguishes a transgender person from a transsexual? How is sexual orientation defined when a person born as a woman chooses to live as a man, or vice versa? What terms describe him or her: lesbian, gay, straight, bi? For that matter, do personal pronouns apply any longer to such a person, or is our gender dictionary in need of an expansion? S. Bear Bergman and Scott Turner Schofield will attempt to address some of those questions in their premiere performance of “Becoming a Man . . . Testosterone and Transgression� this Saturday night at FlynnSpace in Burlington. A freewheeling collection of stories and anecdotes detailing both performers’ journeys from their originally assigned gender identities to something unique to each, the show combines comedy, audience interaction and serious discussion. “Well, semi-serious discussion, anyway,� Bergman says, laughing. “Think of the show as ‘Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Transgender But Were Afraid to Ask.’� Bergman and Schofield have devoted a significant portion of their writing and performing work to the subject of gender identity, and both describe Becoming a Man as something of a cowritten “Best of.� Schofield borrows liberally from anecdotes springing from his Atlanta, Georgia, upbringing and from his autobiographical one-person show, Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps, which he has performed widely since its Seattle premiere in 2007. Bergman brings experience as a poet, performer and author. (His Butch Is a Noun was published in 2006 by Suspect Thoughts Press.) The two have been
colleagues and friends for years, though this is a firstof-its-kind collaboration for them. “What Bear and I have in common is that we are two masculine people whose bodies at one point defied that classification,� Schofield explains. “We’ve had to wrestle with the reality that neither of us is easily definable, and we want to get across to the audience that both of us — and all of them — are not one thing, but dozens. We are all a collection of experiences . . . stories, rather than a label of butch, femme, jock or princess.� The “life as stories� concept to which Schofield refers is illustrated in the show with a “decoder ring.� Looking much like a Pat Sajak-esque “wheel of fortune,� only projected on stage, the ring bears numbers that audience members are encouraged to call out at random. Bergman and Schofield will respond with a corresponding story that helps illustrate a moment in their gender evolution. “The point is to break down what people regarding us are conditioned to see,� Bergman adds. “All of us are, to one degree or another, shape-shifters and fools and outlaws, and Scott and I thought that a great way to convey that was through this kind of storytelling.� “Besides,� Schofield says, “There will be prizes, sing-alongs and snacks. What more could you ask for?� >
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Norwich Academy buddies. Rodabaugh discovered the letters at the Spencer Library in Lawrence, Kansas, where Learnard migrated as a young lawyer in the 1850s. Seeking more old letters to test her theory, Rodabaugh applied for and recently won the Vermont Historical Society’s Weston A. Cate Research Fellowship, a grant of $1200 designed to encourage historical research on Vermont. Part of that went toward Rodabaugh’s first trip here in mid-October; she spent a week at the VHS’ research library in Barre. “In the Vermont men’s letters I’ve read so far,� Rodabaugh says by phone from Ohio, “I saw what appears to be a more palpable sense of home than in other New Englanders’ letters. The way they talked about their identification with Vermont, the way Oscar said, ‘Ethan Allen would approve if we do it this way’
— those kinds of references are more numerous than anything else I’ve seen.� Typically, she explains, New Englanders on the frontier referred to their origins in letters only to provide “a litany of what ancestors needed to know. For Oscar, it was explanatory. It explained why he was what he said he was.� Some perceptions of manhood she has uncovered in her research so far match what she has seen in Yankee letters and diaries generally. If you failed to succeed on the frontier, for instance, the fault was assumed to be in your character. But the VHC archives also revealed, Rodabaugh claims, “more evidence of high levels of cooperation between Vermont men. If two men liked the same girl, they both agreed not to pursue her.� As part of the Cate Fellowship, Rodabaugh is required to write a
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show of Chinese bronzes and paintings at Middlebury College qualifies as a stealth blockbuster. In a single, elegantly curated room in the college’s Museum of Art, visitors will encounter works by three of the four greatest painters of the Ming Dynasty (13681644). It’s the equivalent of seeing canvasses by Michelangelo, Raphael and Caravaggio in a Vermont exhibit, suggests one Middlebury art historian. Crowds would come running to see those Italian Renaissance heroes, but the audience was thin last Saturday afternoon for hand scrolls by Tang Yin, Qiu Ying and Zheng Zhong. Which, in a sense, is just as well, since Tang’s and Zheng’s landscapes reward closeup inspection (magnifying glasses are provided). Qiu’s multipaneled narrative “Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute” can likewise be savored from the comfort of folding stools placed alongside the vitrine holding this 44-foot scroll. Prospective visitors to “Artists and Ancestors: Masterworks of Chinese Classical Painting and Ancient Ritual Bronzes” should approach this exhibit differently than they would a French Impressionist extravaganza, advises Colin Mackenzie, Middlebury’s curator of Asian art. “It has to be seen not in terms of a public statement but in terms of intimacy and subtlety.” Despite the differences in scale and cultural context, viewers fa-
miliar with the European canon will quickly come to appreciate the finesse of the Chinese painters, Mackenzie suggests. “The bronzes are a harder sell,” he adds. American art lovers may initially wonder why utilitarian objects such as wine goblets and cooking vessels have been paired with penand-ink studies of plum blossoms and bamboo shoots, and with Qiu’s colorfully rendered tale of a Chinese maiden abducted by barbarian nomads. It’s an unusual combination for a Western art museum, Mackenzie acknowledges. “But it wouldn’t surprise the Chinese.” Ancient bronzes and classical paintings have long been paired together by China’s literati as expressions of homage to ancestors and past masters. The two forms are also linked by their prominence in the millennia-long continuum of Chinese art. The ritual bronzes and many of the paintings included in the show share symbolic significance, as well. The bronzes are noteworthy for their age alone. These highly decorative pieces span nine centuries, with the earliest made about 400 years before the first extant examples of ancient Greek sculpture. These Chinese bronze works do deserve to be seen as sculpture, Mackenzie suggests. Again, a lingering look will reveal the intricacy of the vessels’ designs and the skill of the unknown hands that cast them.
No special effort is required to admire a set of almondshaped bells of graduated sizes that were clearly crafted to appeal as much to the eye as to the ear. The museum’s entrance desk offers iPods loaded with contemporary takes on the music the bells may have made more than 1500 years ago. A text panel explains that the bells were perceived as symbols of authority, because harmonious accompaniments to ritual were considered essential to good governance in ancient China. Accompanying text also elucidates the symbolic qualities of some of the paintings. For example, an exquisite hanging scroll of a blossoming plum branch by Yuan Dynasty painter Wang Mian (1286-1359) may allude to the virtue of independence, because plums alone blossom in winter. All the pieces in this show were lent by an anonymous private collector connected with former Middlebury College trustee William Youngman (1907-1994), to whose memory the exhibit is dedicated. > “Artists and Ancestors: Masterworks of Chinese Classical Painting and Ancient Ritual Bronzes” will be on view at the Middlebury College Museum of Art through December 7, in the Christian A. Johnson Gallery. Info, 443-5007.
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scholarly article and submit it to the VHS’ biennial journal Vermont History, though publication is at the discretion of the editor. Awardees are given a year to complete their research. Rodabaugh became interested in perceptions of manhood during the antebellum period — a time of fierce competition among middle-class men — when she came upon the personal papers of U.S. Representative Joshua Giddings while earning a master’s in history at Youngstown State University in Ohio. Giddings’ family had migrated from New England to northeastern Ohio in the early 19th century. Though Congressman Giddings became a leading opponent of slavery, Rodabaugh discovered while reading his personal diaries and letters that he did so only after a male mentor breached his trust. Rodabaugh says she had no pre-
conceptions of Vermont, let alone Vermont men, before she drove up a few weeks ago with her daughter and infant granddaughter. (She began her PhD at the age of 50 after
VHS pointed out how many books have been written about that question — What is it with Vermonters? Is this another place entirely? That question’s been there since Ver-
Vermont men’s attitudes… seem more rooted in pride in the state’s history, more solidly based in shared trust. her three daughters were grown.) “I never gave Vermont a thought before in my life,” she says, laughing. “If you had said to me, pick out the places you’d want to study, Vermont would never have been one.” But after a week at the Maplecroft B&B in Barre, Rodabaugh says, “It was clear Vermonters were used to being viewed as living in another place. The people at the
mont’s founding: Who are we, and how do we define ourselves?” And after experiencing the state in peak foliage — and its “shockingly charming” views — Rodabaugh understands the nostalgia Oscar Learnard voiced in his letters for the Green Mountains of home. “By the end of the trip,” Rodabaugh says, “my daughter was saying, ‘How can I get a job here?’” >
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ear the front door of Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare hangs a carefully assembled collage. Photos of canine regulars are decorated with swords and skull-andcrossbones-bedecked hats, flanking the announcement, “Ahoy! Pirate day is coming!!” If ever there was proof that animal companions have ascended to the status of pampered children, this is it. Sometimes, though, even the most attentive parents have to go to work. If they’re busy enough, they may not even be name Danny Bungen able to drive the kids job Bus driver, Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare to school. That’s where location Williston Danny Bungen comes in. Bungen helms the big purple “Gully Bus.” Between 6 and 8 each morning the image vehicle stops all over Chittenden County, picking up pups ready to spend the Alice day playing with pals new and old on the Williston Road daycare’s playground Levitt equipment. If they get dirty, Mom or Dad can pay for a bath, too. At the end of the day, the Gully Bus takes everyone home, unless they’re taking advantage of Gulliver’s boarding services. The image of Affenpinschers and Keeshonds sitting patiently in their seats singing “Hail to the Bus Driver” may be cute, but the less picturesque truth is that dogs are best left crated while bumping along on the road. According to Bungen, “A lot of the dogs are already crate-trained, so I just open the door and they come right on the bus. I leave the crate open and they pick one and get in.” There are no other jobs quite like Bungen’s, which falls somewhere between trucking, pizza delivery and pet sitting. He’s just glad he doesn’t have to work behind the scenes at the daycare. “I change the bedding every Monday. I vacuum out the bus every Monday,” he says. “Otherwise, I get off easy. I’m not back there dealing with dozens of dogs at a time or giving them baths.” To learn more about the nature of the beast, Seven Days hopped on board the Gully Bus after the last rider was safely home for supper. SEVEN DAYS: Do you have pets? DANNY BUNGEN: Yeah, I have two dogs, both farm dogs. Their names are Frances and Natty Gann. SD: Are animals what attracted you to this job? DB: I got into this because my wife and I’ve been living in Burlington for, like, a year now, and I just wanted a job where I would drive a truck, and it was pretty much the first thing I found. I’ve been having dogs my whole life, so that’s never been a problem. SD: Did anything make you particularly qualified? DB: I’ve been driving trucks since I was a little kid, growing up on farms, working on different farms. I’ve also been a tow-truck driver in the past. I don’t think that anyone else who
applied was really qualified. No one could drive a standard. It’s like a big diesel bus; I’m a learning diesel mechanic, so that was pretty interesting, so I can fix a lot of things. I’m just kind of learning on my own. I have a diesel pickup myself. I’ve been working on diesel trucks and tractors since I was a kid. SD: How do you determine your route? DB: You just have to do it. I’ve got a detailed map of the whole county, so if I don’t know a dog, I just get the address and go there. Now I know a lot of the regular dogs, so I can just plan my loop around town. Come up with a pattern or do whatever I have to do. SD: How far out do you travel? DB: All over the county, everywhere
from dirt roads that the bus can hardly fit down to paved roads the bus can hardly fit down in Burlington. Up mountain roads. Pretty much anything you can imagine. SD: How many stops do you have to make each time? DB: Usually there’s between four and 10 stops. I’ve only had to do two routes once. Even if there are only three or four stops, if they’re in different corners of the county, it still takes over three hours. There’s some bumpy roads, but it’s nice. SD: Does the barking ever get distracting? DB: Now and then. Some dogs are louder than others. And the dogs who I know bark a lot, I pick up last in the morning and drop them off first in the afternoon. Same thing with a new dog. If they haven’t ridden the bus before, I try to do that, too, so it’s not as crazy an experience to have a stranger pick them up and shove them in a crate. Once they’ve done it for a couple of days, they realize that coming here is fun, so they’re into it. I’ve got treats on the bus for them, so it’s not bad. SD: Do you have to clean up a lot of barf? DB: Now and then they get carsick. This dog threw up here today [motions toward a small crate], but that’s only the second time that’s happened since I’ve been driving the bus. I can’t blame dogs for getting motion sickness. They can’t see where they’re going in their crates, and the bus is a bouncy ride. Especially on a dirt road, or in the potholes in Burlington. I try to take it easy on them and drive slow. SD: Have Frances and Natty Gann ever been for a ride? DB: My dogs wouldn’t be able to handle it. It’s just a social explosion! SD: What’s the hardest thing about your job?
DB: [Pauses for several beats.] There is no hardest or worst thing. It’s a relaxed, easy job. Most of the dogs are good dogs. SD: What’s the most fun part? DB: I love to drive trucks, and it’s a standard. I guess that’s the funnest thing, just driving. I like it more than an automatic. There’s more to do and you have more control of the vehicle, because you can tell it what gears to go into. The bus is easy. It’s diesel, so they put out more torque. It’s all about mirrors, watching your tail swing so you don’t crush anything. SD: Do you have any favorite riders? DB: Some dogs I like a little more than others. Most of the dogs are really nice. A lot of them have been riding the bus for so long, the bus shows up and they’re at the door ready to go. I like those dogs because I don’t even have to put them on a leash. It’s fun. They’re all pretty good dogs. SD: What do you do with your free time? DB: I heat with wood, so I do a lot of firewood. I work on my truck. I do odd jobs for people. My landlord runs an auto shop, so I help him do stuff. I am learning to play the banjo. It’s a good way to pass the time, especially when winter comes and you’re stuck in the house. SD: You’ve only been driving the bus a month and a half; do you think you’re in it for the long haul? DB: I do think so. I like the owner a lot, and I also work for her on the side when I’m not doing this, so I’m really busy. I like everyone I work with. It’s nice, because I work by myself the whole time in the bus; I plan my route, I go. If I need fuel, I pull over; if I want a cup of coffee or need to take a leak, I can do my own thing. m
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DEAD SERIOUS VERMONT’S EMERGENCY PLANNERS ARE GEARING UP FOR A MAJOR FLU PANDEMIC. WHO ELSE IS READY? BY KEN PICARD
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The Vermont Department of Health has compiled extensive information for individuals and businesses to start their own pandemic planning, including a recommended list of supplies to keep on hand. Visit its website: http://healthvermont. gov/panflu.aspx.
he diary entry penned by Dorman Kent of Montpelier on September 29, 1918, offers only a glimpse of the horror enveloping Vermont. “Terrible times,” Kent wrote, underlining his words three times. “Nine died over Sunday and four today. It’s awful, awful! The sickness is increasing hourly.” Three days later, a partial survey of the state capital found 1237 people sick in bed, another 1876 either ill or recovered, and eight dead. In Montpelier, 59 people died in 12 days; in Barre, 40 died in three days. The culprit: Spanish Influenza, a previously unknown and particularly virulent strain of the flu, which struck Vermont in the fall of 1918. The illness quickly swept the state, felling not only the very young and the very old but also strong, hearty Vermonters, including hundreds of workers in the state’s granite sheds. In addition to the usual flu symptoms — severe headaches, high fevers, nausea and swollen joints — victims suffered intense pain and hemorrhaging from their eyes, ears and noses. Many suffocated as their lungs filled with fluid. Whole families died, children were orphaned, and in some places, bodies were left unattended. Vermont’s remoteness offered little protection. Within weeks, 6000 cases were reported statewide. Public officials did what little they could to stem the tide of death, banning all public assemblies and imposing travel restrictions, but they were overwhelmed. Many doctors and nurses were overseas as part of the war effort. By the time the pandemic subsided in February of the following year, 43,735 cases had been reported in Vermont — though the actual number probably surpassed 50,000. At least 12 percent of Vermonters contracted the illness; more than 2100 died.
Kent’s diary entries and other eyewitness reports are included in Michael Sherman’s 2004 monograph Spanish Influenza in Vermont, 1918-19, one of the few in-depth accounts of Vermont’s horrendous pandemic experience. Ninety years later, the state’s worst-ever outbreak — which claimed many more Vermont lives than did World War I — has been virtually forgotten. Yet, as history reminds us, pandemic flu is one of the few natural disasters that occurs with reliable frequency. “Over the last 300 years, there have been many well-documented pandemics, and they occur about three times per century,” says Dr. Christopher Grace, director of Infectious Disease at Fletcher Allen Health Care. “The longest time period in the last 300 years between pandemics is 42 years. Our last pandemic was 40 years ago. You do the math.” Grace and his fellow emergency planners at the Vermont Department of Health, Vermont Emergency Management and 14 community hospitals work under the assumption that it’s not a question of if another pandemic will strike, but when. And they’re all gearing up for the next Big One. They’re not alone. Most large businesses and organizations that run Vermont’s critical infrastructure — the electricity grid, water and wastewater plants, transportation and telecom systems — have “continuity of operations” plans in place to get them through a pandemic, which could last anywhere from six weeks to six months. But what about the rest of society? Vermonters rely on thousands of other agencies and organizations that don’t fall under the traditional rubric of “essential services” but nonetheless are vital to our day-to-day lives: banks, supermarkets, restaurants, pharmacies, fuel distributors, childcare centers,
mental-health facilities, food shelves and homeless shelters, to name a few. Many of these goods and services are provided by small, family-owned businesses or nonprofits that struggle even in good times. For many of them, emergency planning goes no further than keeping up with their insurance premiums. But consider the consequences for these companies if 30 to 40 percent of the population were to contract a potentially deadly disease, and the health department advised everyone to avoid public places. How many could stay afloat if one-third of their employees were too sick to work, or stayed home to care for loved ones or bury their dead? These aren’t just worst-case scenarios, experts say. Vermont’s professionals who plan for such eventualities offer a blunt assessment: If a major pandemic strikes, the public should not expect federal, state or local governments to provide everyone with food, water, medicine and other essentials. (Think Hurricane Katrina.) The health department and other agencies would disseminate timely information and advice, depending on the pandemic’s severity. But ultimately, most people would be told to “shelter in place” in their homes for a period of days and perhaps weeks. And if individuals and businesses wait until the pandemic strikes to start preparing for such a scenario, it’ll be too late. “In the end, it all boils down to community readiness and individual preparations,” says Dr. Wendy Davis, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Health (VDH). “We’re talking about an illness that has a high likelihood of killing many, many people . . . I don’t want to send people into a panic in the streets. But I want them to be prepared.”
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hen health officials talk about pandemic flu, they’re not referring to the seasonal flu that hits each winter and is generally preventable with a flu shot. Although seasonal flu is dangerous to a small percentage of the population, such as infants, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, most people who contract it recover within two weeks with no lasting effects. Pandemic flu is different. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define pandemic influenza, or “pan flu,” as a new and previously unknown strain of the influenza virus for which humans have no natural immunity. Pan flu would spread easily from person to person, move rapidly around the globe, and cause serious illness and death. Because of the speed with which this flu would emerge, it’s unlikely a vaccine could be developed, manufactured and distributed in time to halt its spread. The last pandemic, the Hong Kong flu of 1968, was relatively mild, claiming about 700,000 lives worldwide, including more than 34,000 in the United States, according to CDC figures. The previous Asian flu pandemic of 1957 was more severe, killing 1 to 2 million people, including more than 70,000 in the U.S. The 1918 Spanish Influenza, or “Great Pandemic,” hit in three waves starting in 1918 and claimed 20 to 50 million lives worldwide. An estimated 675,000 Americans died of the disease. Dr. Grace, who also chairs Fletcher Allen’s subcommittee on biological preparedness, says even a moderate pandemic — say, one with a mortality rate comparable to the Asian or Hong Kong flu — would afflict 30 to 40 percent of the population and kill 0.1 to 0.5 percent of those who caught it. In Vermont, that’s as many as a quarter-million people ill and more than 1200 dead. And even in a mild-to-moderate pandemic, Vermont’s health-care system could easily be overwhelmed. Though hospitals routinely plan for and rehearse mass-casualty incidents — Fletcher Allen’s most recent “surge” drill was last spring — no other disaster would tax their resources like this one.
Under Fletcher Allen’s pandemic plan, Grace says, flu patients wouldn’t even be treated at the main hospital in Burlington, since its heating and ventilation system would quickly spread an airborne virus to other patients. (During a pandemic, people still wreck their cars, give birth, have heart attacks and need dialysis.) Patients most likely would be screened in the field first, either at walk-up clinics or over the phone. Those with flu symptoms would be kept away from the emergency department and sent to the Fanny Allen campus in Colchester or, more likely, sent home unless they were gravely ill. “The last place you want to come to is a crowded area,” Grace says. “If there’s a big line outside the E.D., you could catch flu when you don’t even have it.” Should the pandemic become severe — say, with a mortality rate of 2 percent
photo courtesy of Special Collections, Bailey-Howe Library, UVM
UVM gymnasium became a temporary infirmary during the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic.
what we do,” Grace admits. At the state level, plans exist to bring in refrigerated mortuary trucks if necessary. Vermont could also experience a shortage of coffins, as happened in 1918. There have even been “loose discussions” with the University of Vermont to use its ice rink to store bodies. “I don’t think that will happen here,” Grace adds, “but it won’t be pretty.”
I don’t want to send people into a panic in the streets. But I want them to be prepared. Dr. Wendy Davis, commissioner, VT Dept. of Health
or more, like that of 1918 — health-care providers would face some tough ethical decisions, notably, how to allocate scarce resources such as antibiotics and ventilators. Vermont’s medical professionals are already wrestling with ways of deciding who gets treated, based on such factors as the patient’s age, severity of illness and chances of survival. “If we have a bad pandemic like we did in 1918, it’s going to get real ugly no matter
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t the onset of a pandemic — officials expect they’ll get no more than a few weeks’ warning from CDC and World Health Organization representatives overseas — Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) would swing into action and open its emergency operations center, in coordination with the health department and other state agencies. Ross Nagy, VEM’s deputy director for preparedness and planning, says that a pandemic would present “the most difficult continuity-of-operations challenge we’ve ever faced.” Pandemics aren’t like other disasters. They know no geographic boundaries and, unlike blackouts, blizzards and terrorist attacks, are measured in months rather than days. More crucially, emergency-service personnel aren’t immune to the flu’s effects and couldn’t rely on mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions. Nagy works under the assumption that a pandemic would reduce his own staff by 30 to 40 percent for 12 weeks. Recognizing that bringing people together in an emergency command center could hasten the virus’ spread, VEM has invested in web-based software so its employees can operate remotely via laptops and cellphones. Their efforts would focus primarily on keeping critical infrastructure operating and providing support and coordination where needed. Fortunately, most of these organizations already have pandemic plans in place. For instance, the Champlain Water District, Vermont’s largest water supplier, developed an emergency response plan several years ago and is currently updating it with a new chapter for pandemic readiness, says
Dick Pratt, CWD’s assistant manager and chief engineer. “Something this severe really raises our ears, because we have to operate 24 hours per day,” he says. In a pandemic, nonessential work would probably fall by the wayside. However, even a brief interruption in the trucking of essential supplies from out of state, such as chemical disinfectants, could cause problems. “Worst-case scenario, if we were not able to get disinfectant chemicals, we may go to a do-not-drink notification,” Pratt adds. But he sounds confident when he says that, even if his staff were reduced by 40 percent over three months, CWD could “pull in enough resources and keep the water flowing.” Similar plans are also in place, or in the works, at Central Vermont Public Service, Burlington Electric and Vermont Yankee. But VEM’s Nagy admits that, while the state has done some outreach to the private sector to encourage pandemic planning, “I’d be leading you down the wrong path if I were to tell you that we’ve done a lot of coordination with them.” In fact, phone queries made by Seven Days in recent weeks indicate that the level of preparedness in Vermont’s business community varies dramatically, from extensive to virtually nonexistent. Several businesses contacted, including those in construction, waste management, retail and, surprisingly, the funeral industry, were taken off-guard by the question. Other company reps downplayed the likelihood that such an event would ever occur, or suggested we check with the health department instead. “All of the companies I deal with have emergency plans if the power goes out or the computers don’t work,” says Craig Fuller of Keller and Fuller, Inc., a health-care consulting firm in Burlington. “But what happens if people don’t come to work because their kids can’t go to school? We have entire risk-management departments that have never even considered that.” Kelly Devine, executive director of the Burlington Business Association, says many of her members have never given a moment’s thought to pandemic planning. “We have a lot of small businesses here in Burlington, and their focus is the dayto-day operations of making money and paying their employees,” she says. “That’s our goal at this point, to get our people thinking about this, because right now, it’s not on their radar screen.” Not surprisingly, the state’s biggest employers have devoted considerably more time and resources to the issue. IBM, Vermont’s largest private employer, has had a pandemic-response plan in place since 2005 for all its facilities worldwide, according to spokesman Fred McNeese. Although the details are confidential, McNeese says Big Blue has “a very broad and comprehensive pandemic response plan” that includes contingencies for global travel restrictions, >> 26A
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supply constraints, employee health monitoring and limiting access to critical facilities, where necessary. Chittenden Bank, Vermont’s largest financial employer, also has a “multidisciplinary team” in place to assess and prepare for a pandemic. In fact, all federally insured banks and credit unions are now required by law to have a “business resumption plan” that includes pan-flu preparedness, according to Thomas Candon, deputy commissioner of Vermont’s banking division at the Banking, Insurance and Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). Food and drug distribution poses unique challenges for Vermont, according to VEM’s Nagy, because the state is “sort of at the end of the supply line for a lot of things.” Shaw’s, Vermont’s largest supermarket chain with 18 stores and 1800 employees statewide, has had a pandemic flu plan in place for about three years, according to Scott Sanderson, the company’s senior manager for business continuity planning. Like other private employers, Sanderson won’t reveal the details of that plan. However, he insists that Shaw’s has an “extensive” emergency infrastructure — satellite dishes on every store rooftop, video feeds to each store, backup generators strategically placed around the country — as well as “local emergency-response teams” that can respond to a variety of natural disasters. “We work off the assumption that people will eventually have to venture out, even if they’re nervous to, and they’re going to go to what they perceive to be the safest place to do that,” says Sanderson, himself a 12-year veteran of FEMA. “So a lot of our work is about compensating for that fear factor, not only with customers, but also our own associates, who might be nervous about coming into contact with other people.” One problem that’s bound to arise in a pandemic is coordination, especially among private-sector companies that may be reluctant to reveal their weak links. “Obviously, we don’t have any food if it’s not brought to our distribution centers,” Sanderson adds, noting that Shaw’s suppliers, trucking firms and other business partners “are probably no more forthcoming than we are with opening up their back rooms and showing us all their trade secrets.”
A number of other large Vermont institutions are also gearing up. Vermont’s colleges and universities, including UVM, Champlain and Middlebury, have invested significant time in pandemic planning. Al Turgeon chairs UVM’s emergencymanagement planning working group. He says the university first began to explore this issue two years ago at the request of the president and provost. Since then, UVM has set up teams to focus on various tasks, such as keeping classes and research functioning and protecting the health and safety of faculty, students and staff. If a pandemic were to hit Vermont, UVM would most likely suspend classes and send students home to wait it out. “We can’t have 13,000 students on campus in the middle of a high-severity pandemic,” Turgeon says. “We will not be able to care for them.” While many of UVM’s plans are still wending their way through the approval process, they include such proposals as teaching classes remotely via email, websites or podcasts. But that presupposes that Vermont’s telecommunications network will be up to the task of supporting thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands, more people who are telecommuting and conducting their business online rather than in person. Turgeon notes that his biggest challenge right now — apart from the daunting organizational task of planning a temporary closure of UVM — is skepticism from some people at the university who say officials shouldn’t be wasting their time on this process. “I would describe their reaction as sort of like the grieving process,” Turgeon says. “They start off completely angry that we’re doing this, or that anything like this could happen to them. Then they start to accept it and begin to figure out what their role would be to mitigate it.” Distance learning, remote worksites and e-business may help alleviate the effects of a pandemic on some employers, such as colleges, banks, software developers and news outlets. But what about those organizations and agencies whose work can’t be performed without large congregations of people? Rob Hofmann, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, doesn’t have to imagine that scenario; he’s dealing with one right now. The Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield is
in the midst of a strep outbreak, with about 30 cases diagnosed among 500 inmates. Last year, a similar outbreak infected nearly 100 prisoners. Hofmann says he’s trying to be proactive and plan for something far more serious, but he’s limited by his budget, an aging infrastructure and the realities of the correctional system. “If there were a statewide epidemic, we would be expected to treat in place,” Hofmann says. “That would present an
Finally, while Vermont’s prisons are preparing and rehearsing for other disasters, such as power outages, chemical spills and riots, the department has stockpiled only a few basic emergency supplies, such as surgical masks. Thus far, no correctional facilities are storing enough food or water to last two weeks, as the health department recommends. “It’s daunting, just the potentialities of something like this,” Hofmann admits. “There are no easy answers.”
Most people would be told to “shelter in place” in their homes for a period of days and perhaps weeks. extraordinary challenge for us, but we’d have to live with the fact that the rest of society would be challenged as well.” For now, a pandemic’s potential impact on Vermont’s criminal-justice system is “a huge unknown,” he adds. No one knows whether the prisons would see more new inmates, owing to an increase in crime, or fewer arrivals, as the courts suspend their activities and police are diverted to the most pressing tasks. With 1150 employees spread over nine facilities, Vermont’s correctional system does have the advantage of nonconcentration: “Having your eggs in nine small baskets is better than having them all in one big one,” says Hofmann. But other questions remain unanswered, such as the fate of Vermont’s inmates housed out of state. Transporting unaffected inmates in a pandemic could not just spread the infection but also raise the specter of escape, especially if the corrections staff is diminished by a third.
Another organization that would be particularly stressed in a pandemic is the Vermont Foodbank. Disaster planning is “a pet subject of mine,” says Chief Operating Officer Ed Fox: The Foodbank breaks ground this month on a new generator for its Barre operations to keep the phones, freezers and computers running. Still, the agency has yet to determine how it would cope with a pandemic. “This is huge, because we have 65,000 Vermonters we serve,” Fox says. “In the best of times they have difficulty keeping food on their shelves for a day.” One idea that’s been tossed around, Fox continues, is something called the “Joseph Project.” Named after the biblical character who foresaw seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine, the idea is to store a six-month supply of food, then distribute it into the Foodbank’s network of 270 agencies and replace it with another sixmonth supply. Needless to say, this would be an enormously expensive undertaking. “We’re thinking about it, and we have some plans in place,” Fox says. “But there’s still a long way to go.”
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he news isn’t all dire. For one thing, Burlington is one of seven cities nationwide participating in a pilot project with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate its pandemic flu planning. Called “Taking the Lead,” this test project is enlisting a broad cross-section of the community, including civic leaders, businesses and religious groups, to help individuals and organizations develop their own pandemic plans. And, although no one can prevent the next pandemic, Vermont’s emergency planners all say we have several advantages. For one, Vermont is small, and most of its upperlevel health and safety people know one another or have worked together before. Second, many point to Vermonters’ independent spirit and experience with survival in isolation, even for long intervals, as during blizzards. Nearly all the emergency planners interviewed for this story mentioned the great ice storm of January 1998, which knocked out power for thousands of people and left many to
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fend for themselves for as long as a week. A pandemic would be on a different order of magnitude, notes Health Commissioner Davis, but many of the preparations would be the same: Vermonters should keep at least a two-week supply of food, water, medications and other daily essentials on hand. State officials are unlikely to order a mandatory quarantine even in a severe pandemic — Vermont doesn’t have the resources to enforce one. Instead, the health department would refer the public to so-called “non-pharmaceutical interventions” (NPIs) designed to limit the pandemic’s spread and reduce sickness, suffering and death. NPI is a fancy term for common sense. In general, it means isolation of people with confirmed cases, voluntary home quarantines, dismissal of students from school and employees from the workplace, and other “social distancing” measures. In the absence of a suitable vaccine, the health department would strongly encourage other basic hygiene practices, including reducing or eliminating interpersonal physical contact (such as hugs and handshakes), washing hands more often, wearing masks and, of course, covering one’s mouth when coughing or sneezing. In short, the grandmotherly advice we hear every time seasonal flu comes around.
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Forging Ahead Hubbardton Forge takes blacksmithing into the 21st century
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onsider the blacksmith. Whether it’s Hephaestus, who forged the weapons of the gods in a volcano, or the sootfaced, pre-Industrial Revolution chap who fashioned wagon wheels and horseshoes, or the modern-day artisan taking candlestick orders through her website, the simplicity of the trade has always been elemental. Any blacksmith needs but three things: metal, heat and a hammer. That’s what George Chandler and Reed Hampton started with in 1972, when the two University of Vermont students found themselves in a studio sculpture class taught by Paul Aschenbach. Aschenbach, who grew up in Randolph, was the son of a blacksmith but honed his inherited abilities to create public art. His metal and stone sculptures have graced Vermont since the early 1960s, and he won a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts award in 1993 from the Vermont Arts Council. Chandler and Hampton didn’t have their sights set on careers in art or even blacksmithing; they were just looking for a break from their regular course loads in communications and political science, respectively. The thing was, they loved working with metal. Chandler, who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, had an affinity for the design aspects of the medium. Hampton, a Rhode Islander, liked to tinker and excelled in mechanics and engineering. Aschenbach saw they had talent, and he let them use his forge for two years after the class ended.
In 1974, the Vietnam War drew toward its end, and Chandler, who’d had a worrisomely low draft number, revised his plans to go on to grad school. In short order, the two friends founded Hubbardton Forge & Woodworking in a decrepit old barn in the town with the same name. Thirtyfour years later, the company — now called simply Hubbardton Forge — has 250 employees and is one of the largest
producers of domestically made lighting fixtures in the United States. I visit Hubbardton Forge on a recent morning when the peaks of Killington and Pico are dusted with early-season snow. The company is housed in a series of putty-colored corrugated-metal buildings, which don’t give a clue to the nature of the work performed there or the beauty of the products that leave the loading dock every
afternoon. Chandler, 58, has agreed to show me around, and I meet him among the cubicles on the office side of the operation. Chandler seems to have a selfprescribed uniform: blue jeans, blue Oxford shirt, black belt and black shoes. He’s wearing a variation of that ensemble in nearly every picture I’ve seen him in, except for those of his early days in the barn. He has dark brown hair and keeps his glasses on a lanyard around his neck. We start in the prototype/design room — sensibly, because it offers a microcosm of the process the company uses to make lighting fixtures. The room resembles a miniature lighting-store showroom, with various table, floor and hanging lamps scattered about. The difference is that a hand-drawn sketch of each product is tacked to the wall beside the tangible prototype. At other companies, that “dialogue” between idea and execution might start in the U.S., where the product is designed, and continue in China, where the prototype is made. At Hubbardton Forge, it’s a conversation between the design team and the prototyping department a few hundred yards away. “This is the type of collaboration you don’t
get when you ship it offshore,” Chandler says. All the products here have one thing in common: They’re anchored by hand-forged steel. From there, the possibilities of style and function branch out into a thicket of permutations. Indoor or outdoor? Residential or commercial? Translucent or opaque finish? Art glass or stone glass? Halogen or incandescent?
These and other choices are made by customers, since each fixture is manufactured to order. Say you walk into City Lights in Burlington and choose a hanging lamp for your living room. The order goes directly to Castleton, and, 75 percent of the time, the finished item arrives at the retail store within five or six days. “It’s not like we’ve made 1000 of that,” that Chandler says, referring to each fixture. “We’ve made one.” The backbone of each fixture starts as raw steel in the metal-craft section of the factory floor. This is lowcarbon steel, also called wrought iron, and designers value it highly for its malleability. At about 1200 degrees Fahrenheit, it attains the flexibility of soft plastic. As we walk to the metal-craft department, Chandler shows me an assortment of jigs that have been fabricated to mold each piece of steel, and it quickly becomes apparent this is a labor-intensive process. When we arrive, a female blacksmith is removing a molten steel rod from a forge oozing red, lambent light. Then she curls one end of it into a spiral on a jig affixed to a nearby workstation. Other pieces sit cooling before a circular fan. Behind the blacksmith, a family of anvils stands in a circle, waiting to be put to work.
When a piece of steel is heated and hammered into a form, its surfaces get rough and flaky. Chandler proves this by scratching a thin piece from a cooled component with his fingernail. That’s why each metal part needs to be abraded and washed, he explains, as we enter the abrasion room. Here, big tubs and troughs are agitating violently, and the noise is deafening. A cheerful worker armed with hearing protection stands by and smiles as we check out one of the troughs. Inside is a soup of smooth pebbles, water and anti-rusting agents. Chandler reaches in with his bare hand and fishes out a chunk of metal that’s being abraded. (Though the machine’s still churning, his hand looks none the worse for wear.) He shows off its silky texture, then tosses it back to complete its treatment. The production line continues with the finish department, where the metal is washed and dried, pre-paint assembly and powder coating are performed, and, once the pieces are all dried and sorted into orders, final assembly and testing are completed. Before an order is boxed up, workers choose custom shades and glass pieces from the warehouse, which holds a 60-day supply. Hampton, the company’s vice president for research and devel-
SEVEN DAYS | november 05-12, 2008 | feature 29A opment, oversees the production floor and builds much of the equipment; he’s also managed the eight or nine expansions of this building since the company moved here 20 years ago. Tall and powerfully built — think an industrial version of William Hurt — Hampton wears a flannel shirt and blue Dickies. He’s made the blacksmithing trade more environmentally friendly while building the business with Chandler. For Hampton, the key to Hubbardton Forge’s identity is the organic nature of wrought iron. “We’re trying to keep the handforged element very visible to the customer,” he says. That’s possible mainly because of the translucent finish the company engineered in the late ’80s: It shows the forge marks and the texture from the fire, but doesn’t rub off in the customer’s hands as their first solution — beeswax — did. While Hubbardton Forge has a strong consumer brand identity, it may be distinguished even more by its corporate persona and unique team of employees. The company has a policy of “open-book management,” which means that it shares key financial data and statements with the workers, and gives them a “Finance 101” course so they can understand it all. The company also has a profit-sharing plan in which the first 7 percent of pretax profit is invested in the business and the rest is split between the company and the employees.
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Last year, Hubbardton Forge distributed $2.3 million in profits to the employees (Chandler and Hampton included), which amounted to 20 percent of base pay. This year, as the economy slows down, management has cut a few shifts but worked hard to retain all its workers. “We don’t want to lose our greatest asset, which is our employees,” Chandler says, “just because the country is in a panic.” That approach helps people such as Erica Peterson, a 28-year-old Rutland native, keep the job she has grown to love. Peterson came to Hubbardton Forge two years ago, after spending a few years as an amateur blacksmith. She was initially part of the forge team, then joined the assembly department; now she works in customer service. In her spare time, Peterson is taking business classes at the Community College of Vermont. She says the move to customer service was a long-term career choice, and she values the open-book corporate culture. “No matter where you are in the company,” she explains as we sit in the cafeteria, “you know how you’re helping the profits.” Chandler and Hampton inaugurated that policy a long time ago, when they found they’d rather show their first employee how little money the company actually made than let him assume the business was hoarding its wealth. “We made no money at all,” Chandler recalls of those years. After a few scary financial missteps when they were getting the business going, he and Hampton realized that “the numbers stuff is important,” he explains. And the numbers look a lot better: Chandler says the company had revenues of $34 million last year. Its residential light fixtures sell for about $200 to $1000. Domestic production is important, too. With factories closing in China and currency fluctuations shattering profit margins, Chandler thinks Hubbardton Forge’s business plan will prove more far-sighted than those of its competitors. Their trade may date back to the Dark Ages, but these folks who light upscale homes’ living rooms and hallways have made some enlightened choices that paid off. >
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Way Back When A new photo book recalls old Montpelier
Story Elisabeth Crean
The only known Ku Klux Klan rally in Montpelier, July 4, 1927
Montpelier & Barre Light & Power Company managers promote the hometown clothespin industry at a 1925 Massachusetts convention.
Photo courtesy of the vermont historical society
Photo courtesy of the vermont historical society
Montpelier: Images of Vermont’s Capital City by Paul A. Carnahan and Bill Fish. The History Press, 128 pages. $19.99.
Photo courtesy of Vermont State Archives
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n the whir and blur of the YouTube era, the magnetic intrigue of historical photographs can be forgotten. Montpelier: Images of Vermont’s Capital City is an informative and enjoyable new volume on the flinty town that serves as the country’s smallest seat of government. The compact paperback contains mostly black-and-white photographs, with a small selection of color photos and postcards — 245 pictures in total. Archival images testify to buildings that have changed or disappeared, and long-departed subjects whose voices seem to echo through the camera’s lens. Vermont Historical Society librarian Paul Carnahan and co-author Bill Fish mined the society’s extensive collection of photographs for raw material. Several publishers expressed interest in a pictorial town history, in part because no book had been published about the capital city in more than 30 years. To “keep it manageable,” Carnahan says, the VHS remained the project’s primary source. The organization has “a particularly strong collection of Montpelier photographs because we’ve been in Montpelier since our founding in 1836,” he notes. In addition, his day job — as the librarian helping researchers navigate the archives — gave him deep knowledge of what their bulging files contain. (In the end, the authors did add a few photos from the state archives and University of Vermont Special Collections.) Carnahan and Fish hunted carefully for lots of early images. They reproduce the first known representation of the town, an 1821 woodcut. The book also includes the only surviving pictures — daguerrotypes — of the short-lived second statehouse, which burned down in 1857. There are several reasons Carnahan and Fish picked 1940 as the cutoff date for photos. For one, the VHS collection for the subsequent period is not as strong, Carnahan says. Also, he feels Vermont’s post-World War II history is already better known. Personal background played a role in their decision, too. Although both authors now live in Montpelier, neither grew up there. “We realized that . . . there are a lot of people around who knew the history from 1940 to the present
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much better than we did,” Carnahan admits. These self-imposed parameters help make the book cohesive and concise. The other key was organizing the photos thematically, rather than chronologically. Chapters center on civic, economic and religious life, and on transportation, entertainment and natural disasters. Each section’s text does more than merely introduce a set
of arresting images. The authors have written an engaging history of the town, swiftly told and studded with telling details about its architecture and citizens. The chapter on economic life, for example, traces a brief timeline of the arrivals of major businesses and industries in town. It shows how Montpelier’s “versatile mix . . . allowed it to prosper through the
good times and weather the bad times.” Photos capture aspects of the town that modern life has rendered obsolete. Entire lines of work, such as ice storage and delivery and wooden clothespin manufacturing, have disappeared. Factories once hugged the riverbank precariously — their backs constructed right up to the water’s edge — because they relied on hydropower. Both Montpelier buildings and people proved resilient in the face of fires, floods and obstacles posed by the town’s geography. One remarkable custom that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was relocating and repurposing structures rather than demolishing them. Townspeople used oxen and hand tools to accomplish moves that would still pose considerable challenges today. Some buildings even made river crossings to get to their new homes. Carnahan won’t hazard a guess as to whether moving rather than razing old buildings happened more often in Montpelier than in other towns. “I certainly suspect Vermonters did it more often,” he says. “Vermonters and Montpelierites weren’t trying to change the scale of the city dramatically, so these buildings were still useful . . . I think it certainly was
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Archival images testify to buildings that have changed or disappeared, and long-departed subjects whose voices seem to echo through the camera’s lens. part of the frugality of the period.� In large cities such as Chicago, he explains, “The drive to build bigger and taller all the time certainly cost that city a lot in its architectural and built heritage.� One result: Montpelier has Vermont’s largest district on the National Register of Historic Places. It encompasses the downtown center and adjacent neighborhoods and includes 576 structures. “It’s really a great asset to us that so many buildings were preserved either by moving or by changing, without obliterating the building entirely,� Carnahan reflects. “It definitely contributes to the feeling of the city and the character of the city.� His favorite? James French’s oft-moved 1861 post office, which has also served as a dry-goods store and garage. “It’s sort of a cat with nine lives,� he jokes. It now rests near city hall. Although the book thoroughly documents Montpelier’s architectural history, the photographs that resonate most powerfully are the images of townspeople. Hoop-skirted ladies play a summertime croquet match. High school football champs strike a macho action pose. Bowler-hatted onlookers line a snow-covered East State Street as sledders race past the Paper Box Factory. Gradeschoolers in crisp pinafores gather around a maypole. Pride — civic and personal — seems to be the common thread. That these images are captured in black and white gives them a wonderful sense of permanence. It also reminds us how remote and unfamiliar the life documented by the photos has become. While the horses and trolleys are gone, however, the pride remains. >
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Anne Street Bailey, Joseph B. Roque & Graziella Weber Grassi, Burlington International Airport, South Burlington. Through December.
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“Yes” by Graziella Weber Grassi
rtistic flights of fancy in the form of paintings grace the walls of Burlington International Airport from now till New Year’s Eve. Burlington City Arts curates the venue’s revolving shows in its exhibition areas — the pre-security waiting area near Gates 1 and 2, the skyway hall and an expansive space over the escalator leading to and from the boarding gates. This round of three exhibits includes abstractions, landscapes and a largescale piece with a Pop Art sensibility. That last is “Yes,” by Graziella Weber Grassi. It appropriates 1950s imagery and is the only aviation-inspired work installed. The 4-by-6-foot painting features a single-engine plane cruising over a yellow bungalow on the left side of the composition, and the legs of a figure — a young boy? — in corduroys at right. A mysterious row of Cyrillic letters separates the pants from the plane. Grassi’s
thetic. One of his main interests appears to be vortices. His 40-by-58-inch oil-on-canvas “Camp Fantasy” presents a stand of black lines — implied trees — at the left side of the image, and a swirl of concentric circles just to the right of the black woods. A nearly perfect harmony of cerulean blue, pale yellow and yellow ocher defines the vortex, which ends in a distant dark spot resembling the eye of a hurricane. Roque also plays with textures in his works; “Camp Fantasy” includes rustic, perpendicular lines that make the piece appear to have been painted on plywood. The 44-by-44-inch “Play Like Piano” depicts a group of broad lines in a whorl pattern, like a giant fingerprint. Bright orangereds harmonize with an exterior turquoise border. Roque pulled his brushwork, or perhaps palette-knife work, from the center of his spiraling form toward the edges of
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The current batch of pictures at Burlington’s modest airdrome is worth spending a little time with. pastel complementary colors and angled lines make it an active and entertaining image. Anne Street Bailey’s 10 oil paintings at the entrance to Gates 1 and 2 are competent and earnest. A posted curatorial statement notes, “In 2002 Anne decided to leave her career in education to devote her time to painting and the study of various media.” Some appealing pictorial ideas percolate in her landscapes. Bailey’s vertical 56-by-36-inch “Summer Storm Cloud, Lake Champlain, Battery Park” focuses on a towering cumulus cloud in the upper four-fifths of the canvas, while thicker paint below indicates waves in the lake. A nice representation of the rolling Adirondacks and Juniper Island resides in the lower reaches of the painting. Four of Bailey’s black-and-white landscapes, measuring about 14 by 24 inches, also utilize impasto paint. Her subjects in that series hail from both Vermont and Ireland. The abstractionist Joseph B. Roque is a stronger painter; he’s more adventurous with color and has a well-defined personal aes-
his picture plane. His hues look studied, as if precisely calibrated with a color wheel to achieve maximum impact. The colors are robust and expressive without becoming gaudy or loud. Roque’s body of work here also includes a group of well-composed 40-by-24-inch vertical canvasses. “Down the Wishing Well” is another cyclonic painting with a low center of gravity. Its harmony is closely aligned with that of the vortex in “Camp Fantasy,” but there is a small triangle of cobalt blue in the upper right corner of the piece. Like a hint of clear sky or becalmed ocean, it suggests Roque’s storms will quickly pass. “Bank art” is a disparaging sobriquet applied to paintings that are decorative, uncontroversial and generally devoid of meaning. “Airport art” seems to be cut from pretty much the same cloth. But the current batch of pictures at Burlington’s modest airdrome is worth spending a little time with. And an airport adorned with local art reflects some undeniably lofty ideals. MARC AWODEY
PICTURE THAT POEM Writers and painters often turn to each other for inspiration. This group, multimedia show will examine the relationship between visual imagery and poetry. Artists who enter work for consideration should also submit the poem that motivated them to create their piece. Deadline: December 5. Show dates: January 20 - February 28, 2009. Info: 479-7069, www.studioplacearts.com. Small Works Holiday Show On display December 2 - January 4. Deadline: November 15. Info: Lina & Adiran Tans, Lincoln Bond Fine Art Gallery, Woodstock. Info: lincolnbond@gmail.com, 617-7339033, www.lincolnbond.com. JAPANESE CLASSICAL DANCE One of the top 20 Japanese classical dance artists/teachers (Nihon Buyo) is visiting Burlington to advertise the traditional Japanese art to whoever is interested. Please call if you want to interact with him during his visit (November 13-17). Info: Yokiko Washio, 775-830-2616. MEMBERS ART SHOW & SALE Painting, photography, sculpture. All members invited to submit artwork. Not a member? Become one today! Submissions deadline: November 22. Info: Helen Day Art Center, anahi@helenday.com, 253-8358.
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Essex Art League Meeting: Members of the local arts organization share thoughts and works. Thursday, November 6, 9-11 a.m., First Congregational Church Essex, Essex Junction. Info, 862-3014. “Image and Meaning: The Art of Xu Bing”: The celebrated Chinese artist discusses his work, in particular his exploration of language and signs. Thursday, November 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Kirk Alumni Center, Middlebury College . Info, 443-5007. “Looking Back at Vermont”: Nancy Price Graff presents a slide/ lecture on the Farm Security Administration 1936-1942 photographs in the gallery’s collection. Thursday, November 6, 7-9 p.m., T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Info, 828-8743. “Exposure: Studio Show II”: 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. Talk: Friday, November 7, 5-6 p.m, followed by reception, 6-8 p.m. Info, 865-7165. November First Friday Art Walk: More than 40 galleries and other art venues around town stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers and shoppers. Friday, November 7, 5-8 p.m., Burlington. Info, 264-4839. ‘Art and Politics in Contemporary China’: Kimberley Manning, assistant professor of political science, and Alice Ming Wai Jim, assistant professor of contemporary art, both at Concordia University, lead a discussion in conjunction with a current exhibit. Saturday, November 8, 2-4 p.m., Helen Day Art Center, Stowe. Info, 253-8358. Champlain Valley Quilt Guild: The annual show includes two “America” exhibits: the American Spirit Quilt Collection and the “God Bless America” traveling collection. Saturday & Sunday, November 8 & 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Shelburne Farms, Shelburne. Info, 863-5578.
receptions
Brenda Garand: Wall-hung sculptures in mixed media. Through November 8 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Reception: Wednesday, November 5, 3-5 p.m. Info, 635-1469. 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. Reception: Thursday, November 6, 4:30-7 p.m. Info, 656-2014. 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. Reception: Thursday, November 6, 5-8 p.m. Info, 933-6403. Jerry Swope: “Living in Two Worlds: The Lakota,” photographs that attempt to break down stereotypes. November 6 through 28 at the Center for Cultural Pluralism, UVM, in Burlington. Reception: Thursday, November 6, 7-9 p.m. Info, 656-7990. Sarah Wesson: “Perceptions,” paintings. November 7 through December 31 at Walkover Gallery & Listening Room in Bristol. Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-7 p.m. Info, 453-3188. Josh St. Onge: “Sensory Overload,” paintings. Through November 30 at Red Square in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 803-318-2438. Susan Raber Bray: “The Interior Light of Birds and Goats,” pottery. Through November 30 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-6458. Wylie Sofia Garcia & Jake Rifkin: “Twisted,” new work from the local artists including wire sculpture, ink drawings and mixed textiles. November 7 through December 30 at Flynndog in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-2227. 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. Reception: Friday, November 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 652-4500. riki moss & robert ostermeyer: “The Return of the Light,” illuminated sculpture from the artists of Studio Glow. Through November at Pine Street Art Works in Burlington. Reception: November 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-8100. “Coastlines”: A group show of paintings exploring the water’s edge. November 7 through January 15 at Cooler Gallery in White River Junction. Reception: Friday, November 7, 6-8 p.m. Info, 295-8008.
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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FRENCH CONNECTION TRUNK SHOW NOVEMBER 7TH-8TH CHECK OUT LIMITED EDITION HOLIDAY PIECES AND 20% OFF ALL CURRENT FRENCH CONNECTION MERCHANDISE Gift with purchase (while supplies last) JOHN MATUSZ: “Exploring the Figure,� drawings in charcoal and pastel, and a welded-steel sculpture entitled “The Wrestler.� November 7 through December 31 at The Men’s Room in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 7, 6-8 p.m. Info, 864-2088. “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. November 7 through January 3 at Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in Burlington. Reception: Friday, November 7, 6-8 p.m. Info, 865-7166. 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. Reception: Friday, November 7, 6-8 p.m. Info, 563-2273. 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. Reception: Saturday, November 8, 5-8 p.m. Info, 888-2309. ‘ROCK SOLID’: The 8th annual stone show includes sculptures, assemblage and works that portray the qualities of stone, Main Floor Gallery; and ‘CREATING IMPRESSIONS’: Works by members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts NH/VT, Second Floor Gallery; and ‘WORKS BY CHARLES RYERSON AND MARIEL PITTI,’ Third Floor Gallery. Through November 8 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Closing event: Saturday, November 8, 2-4 p.m. Info, 479-7069.
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‘ASKEW’: Contemporary portraits by Paul Humphrey, Jennifer Koch, Tarrah Krajnak and Lance Richbourg. Through November 9 at 215 College Artists’ Cooperative in Burlington. Info, 863-3662. ‘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. DAVID HEALD: “Architecture of Silence: Cistercian Abbeys of France,� acclaimed photographs of the medieval abbeys by the chief photographer of New York’s Guggenheim Museum. Through November 7 at Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, in Colchester. Info, 654-2749. 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. 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. 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 the Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. ‘HOOKED IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS XIII’: The annual exhibition displays new work by members of the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Guild. November 8 through 16 at the Round Barn, Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne. Info, 985-3346. JAMES KOCHALKA: The Burlington-based comic artist and musician is developing a mural installation within the gallery throughout the semester. Working title: “Happy Landscape.� Through December 4 at UVM Living/Learning Burlington. Info, 656-4200. 9:06Center AM inPage 1
KAREN DAWSON: “Favorite Places,� landscape paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media. Through December 31 at the Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 865-1208. KATHARINE KUHARIC: “Unsolicited,� paintings, drawings and collages by the hyper-realist artist and art prof at Hamilton College. Through November 17 at McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, St. Michael’s College, in Colchester. Info, 654-2536. 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. ‘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. “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.
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BETH PEARSON & JANET VAN FLEET: “Works on Paper,â€? abstract monoprints ‘ART OF VERMONT: THE STATE embellished with oil and gouache; and COLLECTION’: Dating back to 1884, these “Rolling Boil,â€? sculptures that appear 35 landscape paintings were collected to be toys but reference political issues by the State of Vermont; this is part such as torture and military spending. of a two-year statewide tour. Painters Through November 16 at The Lazy Pear include Julian Scott, James Gilman, Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 223-7680. Thomas Curtin, Viiu Niiler, Jeanette BRIAN ZIEGLER: Collage-drawings. Chupack and Elizabeth Nelson. November Through November 26 at Montpelier 10 through January 4 at Chaffee Art City Hall. Info, 229-9416. Center in Rutland. Info, 828-3291. CAMERON SCHMITZ: “Between the Lines,â€? ‘ARTISTS AND ANCESTORS’: Masterworks ink-on-paper and oil-on-canvas works by of Chinese classical painting, exploring the Vermont artist. Through November landscape and flora, and ancient bronze 21 at Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain vessels and bells used to venerate College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8926. ancestors; and PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CLEAN STREAM COMMUNITY ART THE PERMANENT COLLECTION: Two SHOW: Local artists with the “intent of installations concurrent with the fall-term gathering for community visionâ€? show course History of Photography. Through their works in this group show. Through December 7 at Mahaney Center for the December 1 at Plainfield Community Arts, Middlebury College. Info, 443-6433. Center Gallery. Info, 454-7358. BETHANY FARRELL: “Hatch,â€? mixed-media K. MEYER: “Rivers & Forests,â€? Vermont and paintings using bird and insect imagery New England landscape paintings. Through to explore human emotions and ideas. November 30 at The Green Bean Art Through November 23 at Starry Night Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. CafĂŠ in Ferrisburgh. Info, 877-6316. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com. BRETT SIMISON: “Anza-Borrego Desert,â€? ‘MONTPELIER’S TREASURES: THE LEGACY selected photographs from a work-inOF THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD’: From progress portfolio featuring large-format the vaults of the permanent collection film and digital imagery captured in comes this exhibit of 107 paintings by California’s largest state park. Through the gallery’s namesake and Vermont’s December 14 at Carol’s Hungry Mind best-known artist of the 19th century, as CafĂŠ in Middlebury. Info, 388-0101. well as works by his contemporaries and CAROL DRISCOLL: “EmitEmergeErupt,â€? pieces from the Vermont WPA collection. sculpture. Saturday-Sunday or by Through December 21 at T.W. Wood appointment. Through November 30 Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743. at Gallery in-the-Field in Brandon. NANCY H. TAPLIN: Recent paintings JEROME MILKS: “Dramatic Light in by the Vermont artist that explore the Champlain Valley,â€? large-format the theme of separation. Through photographs of landscape and November 28 at Governor’s Office nature images. Through November Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. 15 at Bristol Bakery and CafĂŠ PETER ARTHUR WEYRAUCH: Fine-art, in Bristol. Info, 453-3280. black-and-white landscape photography. JOAN CURTIS: “Sunken Treasure,â€? new work Through November 30 at Vermont by the Vermont artist. Through November Arts Council Spotlight Gallery in 8 at The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Montpelier. Info, 828-5422. Theatre, in Rutland. Info, 775-0750. ROSAMUND PURCELL: “Taking Chances,â€? MARK MOFFETT: “Wax Works,â€? paintings photography, sculpture and collage. and drawings that explore the notion Through November 16 at BigTown of transparency. Through November Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670. 25 at Christine Price Gallery, Castleton WILLA MAMET PHOTOGRAPHY: “Night State College. Info, 468-1266. Bodies,â€? a solo exhibit of black-and-white 35mm photographs of nighttime nudes, in collaboration with model Marisa Peck. Through November 10 at AfterImage3/20/06 2:14 PM Page 1 3x6-SiliconDairy032206 Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 229-4924.
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. PHYLLIS DEMONG: “Abstractions from the Earth,� recent paintings and collages. Through November 8 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. Info, 388-1436. 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 in Middlebury. 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. ‘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.
PRAYERFUL PAINTINGS “Perceptions,� an exhibition of landscapes by Ripton painter Sarah Wesson, appears at Bristol’s WalkOver gallery through the end of the year. In an online artist’s statement she writes, “Each painting is a prayer. I dialogue with the subject in front of me while the divine symphony of wind, sun and changing light plays on.� Such lyrical sensibilities are bound to produce poetic paintings, even of aging downtowns. Pictured: “North Street.� Reception: Friday, November 7, 5-7 p.m. PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE GALLERY
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drawnandpaneled NOVEL GRAPHICS FROM THE CENTER FOR CARTOON STUDIES
“FALL” BY JOSEPH LAMBERT JOSEPH LAMBERT grew up in Newton, Kansas. 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 fourth 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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:: 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. ‘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. ‘NEW VISTAS: LANDSCAPE AND FABRIC’: Handpainted silk kimonos by Roselle Abramowitz, paintings by Valerie Hird, handwoven landscapes by Viiu Niiler, quilted landscapes by Judith Reilly and fabric collages by Dianne Shullenberger. Through December 28 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100. NORTHEAST VERMONT ARTISTS: Local artists display their works in the center’s new headquarters. Through November 5 at Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-2600. ‘THE ALLURE OF ROCKS I’: In an exhibit shared by two galleries, Michelle Colling shows photography and Dianne Shullenberger shows works in colored pencil and fiber. Local schoolchildren also contribute pieces throughout the month. Through November 9 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211. ‘THE ALLURE OF ROCKS II’: Renditions of rocks by local photographers, along with works by local schoolchildren. Through November 9 at Dianne Shullenberger Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-4993. TIMOTHY P. HARRIETT: “Pastoral Soliloquies,” an MFA thesis show. November 10 through 22 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469. 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.
DIANA WALKER: PHOTOJOURNALIST: A traveling exhibition of works by the Time photographer, capturing the human side of many world figures. Through November 30 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405. DOMINIC KOVAL: Sculpture and drawings. Through December 2 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405. GAIL SALZMAN: New paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 2 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405.
SHERYL TRAINOR & ANNETTE COMPTON: “Inspiration Flows Both Ways: Studen/ Teacher,” current works. Through November 7 at Pegasus Gallery in Quechee. Info, 296-7693. >
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:: 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, in 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, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426.
:: southern ARTHUR JONES: Landscapes and still-life paintings, 1948-2008, by the 60-year member of the SVAC. Through November 30 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405.
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Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers one to nine.
Difficulty this week: HH H = Moderate HH = Challenging HHH = Hoo, boy!
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free will astrology RE AL BY ROB BREZSNY
november 06-12
opposite side of the sun from Saturn right now. To traditional astrologers, that’s a stressful aspect. It bespeaks a titanic clash between the forces of progress and the inertia of the past. But there are mitigating factors. The expansive planet Jupiter is trine to Saturn and sextile to Uranus, suggesting that unexpected grace may provide beauty and healing during these strenuous moments of truth. I predict that’s what will occur in your personal life, Aries. You’re well-situated to navigate smartly through the brouhaha. For best results, respect the old ways, but not so much that it slows down your exuberant quest for the most interesting possible future.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Every year my friend Jim travels to Cabos San Lucas in Baja California to participate in a deep-sea fishing competition. He says the best way to catch the big fish is with actual bait in the form of smaller fish. But marlins can be fooled into getting snagged with merely pretty lures — colorful fabrications that look like food but are actually made of metal, wood, plastic and rubber. Jim says that hammerhead sharks, on the other hand, will never bite the fake bait. They’re too smart, insisting on the real thing. I suggest you use this information as an allegory in the coming weeks, Taurus. You may find it to your advantage to get yourself “caught” by a metaphorical fisherperson, but only if he or she is offering you the authentic bait, not a simulation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): When the air is pure
and clean, a bee can smell a flower from 3281 feet. The presence of pollution severely cripples the bee’s awareness of floral scents, however, reducing its range to 650 feet. Consider the possibility that this is a metaphor for what has been happening to you recently, Gemini. Have you suffered a reduction in your sensitivity to sources of nourishment? Are you oblivious to gifts and blessings that could be available to you if you only knew about them? According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this is quite possible. Luckily, you’re reading this horoscope, which will surely motivate you to overcome the problem.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Dolphins love erotic play, according to the book Dolphin Chronicles. For almost a third of their waking life, they caress and touch each other. They’re ingenious about using their Frisbees, plastic boats and rubber balls as sex toys. Gender isn’t much of an issue. There’s as much samesex as opposite-sex cavorting. If you’d like to place yourself in alignment with cosmic rhythms, Cancerian, you will consider taking a page from the dolphin Kama Sutra in the coming days. Remember, the key for them is simply to play freely without any specific goal. Bliss comes as much from experimenting with creative intimacy as from driving toward orgasm. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of my friends on Face-
book describes her vocation as “Hammer of the Gods.” Her task in life, she says, is to be a tool that the divine powers wield as they nail together raw materials to make useful structures. While I don’t know if that’s also one of your long-range goals, Leo, I do know that it describes a role you’d thrive in during the coming weeks. So how about it? Are you ready to upgrade your game in order to be the best hammer of the gods you can possibly be?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m not necessarily
suggesting that you read Al Franken’s book The Truth (with Jokes). But I do recommend that you make that title your motto in the coming week. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, there will be no such thing as truth without jokes, at least for you. Every situation you need to know more about will, if you investigate it, reveal some amusing riddle. All the information that’ll be important for you to gather will lead you in the direction of laughter.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some years back, I maxed out my credit cards to pay for recording my
band’s CD. Soon afterward, following a few financial setbacks, I was close to declaring bankruptcy. Luckily, my parents stepped in and bailed me out. (Thanks, Mom and Dad!) Since then, I’ve rigorously kept my debts to a minimum. That policy has, on occasion, cramped my style, but it looks pretty wise in light of the current financial crunch. Please draw inspiration from my experience, Libra. Take inventory of any patterns in your own life that may be distorting your ability to get the money and resources you need. This is an excellent time to flush your old conditioning and imprint yourself with good, new habits.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Many times in my life,” says philosopher Eckhardt Tolle, “it has been my experience that the most powerful starting point for any endeavor is not the question ‘What do I want?’ but ‘What does Life (God, Consciousness) want from me? How do I serve the whole?’” I offer that meditation to you, Scorpio, as you slip into the heart of the reinvent yourself phase of your cycle. It’s time to stage a grand reopening, launch a new (relation) ship, or instigate a fresh batch of good trouble. As you whip up the initiatory energy, ask the Big Cosmic Thou where it would like you to go and what it would love you to do.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This is the Week of the Upside-Down Rainbow. It’s a time when signs of good fortune are everywhere, but always with some odd twist or anomalous feature. Should you worry that the tweaks mean there’s some mischief at work? Does it suggest you will have to pay a price for the breakthroughs that are coming? I don’t think so. My interpretation of the upside-down rainbow (or the five-leaf clover or the torn $10 bill you find on the street) is that you will be asked to expand your capacities in order to take full advantage of the unusual blessings.
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FIRST PORN Banks and Rogen attempt to get out of debt by getting into adult entertainment in the latest from Kevin Smith.
udd Apatow rules the movie comedy universe at this point, and Kevin Smith knows it. The writer-director’s latest is a carefully calculated bit of artistic mooching in which he attempts the balancing act of appropriating elements of the Apatow canon while appearing not to pay homage to it. Consider that Apatow hits such as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad derive a good deal of their humor from dialogue on the subject of porn. They’re love stories disguised as raunchfests and feature a rotation of regulars including Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Gerry Bednob and Craig Robinson. As it happens, all three of these things are also true of Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Smith’s one twist on the Apatow formula? Porn isn’t just discussed. It’s produced. Sort of. Rogen and Banks play longtime friends who share a shabby Pittsburgh apartment. One day it occurs to them that trouble may be looming as a result of their failure to pay rent or utility bills for several months. It’s unclear why two neurotypically developed people pushing 30 wouldn’t know better — or where the money is going instead. Both roommates have jobs, and neither appears to have a secret drug or gambling problem. So when their heat, water and power are shut off, it comes across less as a believable inconvenience than as a sloppily contrived plot point. Not to mention that this happens to take place on the evening of Zack and Miri’s 10th high school reunion. What are the odds? They decide to attend anyway — a choice that proves fortuitous for the viewer, as the sequence features the savviest casting and biggest laughs of the entire film. Brandon (Superman) Routh and Justin Long make brief appearances. Routh was the class hunk
and star jock, so the big joke is he’s gay. The much funnier joke is that his boyfriend, Long, is a dude-on-dude porn star who consumes one margarita too many and feels compelled to shout the truth about their love to the rafters. The public spat that ensues is priceless. The evening proves fortuitous for Zack, too, as his close encounter of the X-rated kind leads him to conclude that the solution to his financial woes lies in homemade adult entertainment. His thinking is that if he and Miri make a pornographic movie, at the very least everybody in their graduating class will be likely to buy a copy, and that cash alone will get them out of debt and then some. Again, a somewhat contrived plot point — but, hey, look at the title. Whether the reasons for doing so are credible or not, somebody’s got to make a porno here. Banks goes along with the plan because the two are such close friends and have seen each other naked countless times already. Robinson plays a henpecked husband who works alongside Rogen in a Starbucksstyled coffeeshop. He agrees to put up the money in exchange for the title of producer and the chance to audition scantily clad female talent.
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Eventually a crew is assembled (Clerks’ Jeff Anderson comes on as director of photography), and a cast is chosen (Jason Mewes of “Jay” fame — sans Silent Bob — plays Lester, a heavily tattooed chap hired for his ability to achieve instant erections). Real-life porn vets Katie Morgan and Traci Lords round out the lineup. Zack decides to shoot at the coffeeshop after hours, a location choice that does make for one gut-busting scene when the door is left unlocked and a customer in search of java wanders in to discover something considerably steamier brewing. But I must say that the most shocking thing about Smith’s latest, in the end, is just how shocking it’s not. Yes, it’s as potty-mouthed a picture as you’re likely to see, but that’s the thing: For a movie originally rated NC-17, it’s all talk and very little action. Not that I was eager to drink in the spectacle of Rogen going all John Holmes, mind you. It’s simply that the title’s a total tease. Again and again, the filmmaker threatens to push the envelope, only to pull back and retreat into conventional romantic comedy territory. Despite all the naughty dialogue, this is fundamentally a story that wouldn’t look out of place on TLC, a theoretically touching tale of two friends slowly realizing they were meant to be something more. The further into the film Smith gets, the less he focuses on the porno and the more he plays matchmaker for Zack and Miri. Meanwhile, he displays none of Apatow’s knack for interweaving raunch and romance, so the final third of the movie feels like it was transported from a completely different picture. Rogen and Banks are, of course, two of the most likable screen presences out there, but they aren’t enough to elevate the film beyond the level of gratuitously gutter-mouthed Apatow knockoff. The bottom line: Zack and Miri make a porno. Kevin Smith makes the most derivative, disappointing picture of his career. RICK KISONAK
Changeling HH
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WOE MAMA Crying and cloches pretty much define Jolie’s role in Eastwood’s period drama.
hen hubris brings a person down, that’s the stuff of tragedy. It’s harder to make a compelling drama about someone who just had crappy luck. But that’s the best way to describe the true story of Christine Collins. In Clint Eastwood’s latest prestige pic, Changeling, Angelina Jolie plays Collins as the model of single moms: She puts a suburban roof over her 9-year-old son’s head, works all day, and still always looks coiffed and stunning in the latest fashions of 1928. But when Christine calls the Los Angeles PD to report her son Walter missing, she quickly finds herself living in a noir. First the cops delay the search for 24 hours (no Amber Alerts back then). Then, several months later, after Christine has won over the press and a charismatic radio preacher (John Malkovich), the LAPD trumpets its success: Her son has been discovered in an Illinois diner. Only problem is, the kid the cops present to her with fanfare is a short, freckled towhead. Walter wasn’t. In the world as we know it, the story would stop here, with a shamefaced official apology. But, as the film takes great pains to explain to us, the LAPD of the 1920s was little more than a badge-wearing branch of the mob. Rather than admit he made a mistake (if it was, in fact, a mistake), Captain J.J. Jones (Jeffrey Donovan) begs Collins to “trust him” that the boy is her son — physically altered a tad, perhaps, by his ordeal. Intimidated by the uniforms and flashbulbs, Christine
agrees to take the impostor home, but quickly realizes she can’t ignore the evidence of her senses. Rather than admit to its ruse, the police department marshals all the forces of early psychiatry to convince her she’s nuts. Few American stories really deserve to be called “Kafka-esque,” but this is one. When Christine speaks the self-evident truth, she’s pronounced crazy, and the truthiness of white-bearded doctors, who have spiels about maternal self-deception and fear of responsibility, becomes the official story. Such a tale could be told in a few ways — absurdist humor comes to mind. So does dark, intense character study. Instead, Eastwood and screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski have produced something that would work just fine on the Hallmark Channel. When in doubt, they take the well-trodden path, eschewing nuances and ambiguities. The cops are bad men, plain and simple, without shadings or
backstory. (For a contrast, look at the same milieu in L.A. Confidential.) And Christine remains a noble sufferer worthy of a 1940s weepie. We never see her goofing off in an ordinary way with her son, or how she interacts on a daily basis with the boy who’s impersonating him. Yet this may be the most intriguing aspect of the tale, even when it goes into gothic convolutions involving chicken coops and hatchets. How does a model mother behave when the wrong fledgling returns to her nest? Does she strive to be kind and nurture the intruder, or does she let her anger show? Straczynski doesn’t seem to know or care. And Jolie can’t get outside the persona of Angelina Jolie, force of nature and the face that launched a thousand Us covers. While her rage and grief are well played, they’re about the only emotions she shows. When Amy Ryan appears briefly on-screen, it’s hard not to recall the far more interesting mother of a missing child she portrayed last year in Gone Baby Gone. Jolie can act, but she isn’t qualified to play the sort of woman people underestimate. As a result, Christine Collins is mainly an opportunity for her to do a scene that rivals Sean Penn’s turn in Mystic River for parental histrionics. If Angie gets an Oscar nod, that’ll be a twist as predictable as anything in this rote film about a story so sad and strange, it had to be true. MARGOT HARRISON
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BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293. wednesday 5 — thursday 6 The Haunting of Molly Hartley 6:50. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 6:40. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 6:30. Saw V 7.
friday 7 — thursday 13 *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). The Haunting of Molly Hartley 6:50. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 1:30 & 3:40 (Sat & Sun), 6:40 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:20 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun). Saw V 9 (Fri & Sat).
3:30, 4:30, 6:20, 7:10, 8:50, 9:35.
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Saw V 1:50, 4:10, 7:25, 9:50. Pride and Glory 3:40, 6:50, 9:30. The Secret Life of Bees 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:10. W. 1:05, 3:50, 6:40. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:10, 3:20, 6:25. Max Payne 9:40. Body of Lies 8:40. City of Ember 1:20.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents John Adams’ Doctor Atomic 1 (Sat only). *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
friday 7 — thursday 13 *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 12:30 (Fri-Sun only), 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 9:30. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:10, 3:30. City of Ember 1:20.
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MARQUIS THEATER
CAPITOL SHOWPLACE
wednesday 5 — thursday 6
93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343. wednesday 5 — thursday 6 Changeling 6:15, 9. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 6:30, 9. Saw V 6:30, 9. Pride and Glory 6:15, 9. W. 6:15, 9. friday 7 — thursday 13 *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. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30. Saw V 9. See www.fgbtheaters.com.
ESSEX CINEMA
Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 5 — thursday 6 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12, 2, 4, 6, 8. Changeling 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10. Max Payne 10. Pride and Glory 1, 4, 7, 9:45. Saw V 12:40, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:50. The Secret Life of Bees 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10. W. 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20. friday 7 — thursday 13 *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. 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. 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. Times subject to change. See www. essexcinemas.com.
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Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. W. 7.
friday 7 — thursday 13 *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 6 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). High School Musical 3: Senior Year 3 (Sat & Sun), 6 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu).
MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA College Street, Burlington, 864-3456.
wednesday 5 — thursday 6 Changeling 1, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:10, 4, 7:10, 9:30. Religulous 4:20, 6:55, 9:35. W. 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. The Secret Life of Bees 1:30, 4:10, 6:35, 9:05. Pride and Glory 1:20, 3:50, 6:45, 9:20. The Duchess 1:40. friday 7 — thursday 13 *Rachel Getting Married 2:10, 4:25, 7, 9:25, 11:40 (Fri & Sat). *Fireproof
2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20, 11:45 (Fri & Sat). Changeling 2:30, 6, 8:40. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30, 11:35 (Fri & Sat). Religulous 4:15, 8:45, 11 (Fri & Sat). W. 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15, 11:45 (Fri & Sat). The Secret Life of Bees 1:55, 6:30. Roxy Midnight Movies: Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong 11:50
(Fri & Sat). Times subject to change. See www. merrilltheatres.net.
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. RocknRolla 1:15, 3:50, 6:55, 9:30. 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 (except Sat), 7:05, 9:25. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35.
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wednesday 5 — thursday 6 High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. Zack and Miri Make a Porno 7.
friday 7 — thursday 13 *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu). 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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friday 7 — thursday 13 *Rachel Getting Married 1:30 (Sat-
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Flow explores the interplay of sound and movement as color and energy.
STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678.
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wednesday 5 — thursday 6 Zack and Miri Make a Porno 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. Pride and Glory 7.
Arthur Brooks’ Ensemble V: “Flow”
friday 7 — thursday 13 Schedule not available at press time.
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wednesday 5 — thursday 6 Zack and Miri Make a Porno 7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year 7. Saw V 7.
friday 7 — thursday 13 *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2 & 4
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Endless Summer? Vermont veggie farmers extend the growing season BY MIKE IVES
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t’s easy to find fresh, local produce through October at Vermont groceries, co-ops and farmers’ markets. But when the weather turns, some former localvores will shell out more than $10 per pound for California lettuce. Others will flock to the freezer aisle for bags of veggies from the Pacific Northwest.
tion of Vermont, the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Vermont Extension in Brattleboro. “Season extension has become a huge force in Northeast agriculture,” attests Vern Grubinger, a vegetable and berry specialist at UVM Extension. “All of the vegetable farmers are doing it.” Today’s season-extension technologies, Grubinger explains, were pioneered in the
It’s increasingly possible to find locally grown spinach, carrots — even tomatoes — sharing our veggie aisles with their California competitors. Do they have to? Not necessarily. It’s increasingly possible to find locally grown spinach, carrots — even tomatoes — sharing our veggie aisles with their California competitors. On November 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium, local farmers will hawk veggies at the city’s first-ever winter farmers’ market. At Montpelier High School, the Capital City Winter Farmers’ Market has grown from one to two Saturdays per month. Smelling a niche market, Vermont farmers are extending their growing seasons using energy-efficient greenhouses and crop-storage facilities. That’s the word from spokespeople for the Northeast Organic Farming Associa-
1970s by a University of New Hampshire vegetable specialist named Otho Wells. “Man, it’s cold up here!” Wells remarked to himself, according to Grubinger, after relocating from South Carolina. The southern expat went on to design cold-weather plastic mulch, heat-trapping “high tunnels” and new kinds of floating row covers — “poly-something-or-others” that keep plants warm without shutting out sunlight or moisture. Grubinger says the season-extension “revolution” has continued apace since the ’70s. Lots of Vermont farmers now purchase custom greenhouse gear from Ledgewood Farm in Moultonborough, New Hampshire; a 26-by-
DAVID MARCHANT 96-foot high tunnel costs about $10,000 to install ,and pays for itself after a couple of seasons. Winter veggies, he points out, look better than their summertime counterparts. Consider that some farmers leave half their summer tomatoes in the field for fear the fruits are, as Grubinger puts it, “funky.” Greenhouses and high tunnels are key players on any winterized farm. Inside these
movable structures — a high tunnel is the Mini-Me of a greenhouse — clear plastic panels trap radiant heat reflecting off the ground. The heat helps plants grow in a warmish environment despite chilly outside temps — think global warming on a small scale and without horrific consequences. The latest season-extension trend? Renewably powered greenhouses and high tunnels. >> 04B
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Since 2006, Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has diverted a percentage of the state’s $1.3 million Clean Energy Development Fund toward altenergy farm projects. Most early applications to the $300,000-peryear grant purse came from dairies, reports Dan Scruton, a senior agricultural development coordinator at the agency, but vegetable and ornamental-plant farmers are beginning to get wise. Last year, a Cabot farm got $10,000 for turning Christmas tree trimmings into wood pellets. The ex-ornamentals will power a greenhouse full of pumpkins. Through mid-November, reps from UVM, NOFA and the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association are conducting on-farm workshops at three farms — Cate Farm in Plainfield, Cedar Circle Farm in East Thetford and River Berry Farm in Fairfax —
fuels in the process.� Some farmers bypass heat altogether — by sticking to the durable root vegetables that have been Vermont winter staples for centuries. On a recent October afternoon in Fairfax, Marchant stands at a loading dock amid crates of pumpkins as a farmhand washes butternut squash in a gangly metal machine. Root veggies, not greens, are River Berry’s
heat can be tough, Buley notes, and not because of cold fingers. Potentially destructive fungi like the humid growing environment inside winterized greenhouses, for one, and a short fall planting season makes early mistakes more pronounced than they would be in warmer weather. What’s more, even a well-insulated greenhouse won’t get much light in winter, causing every crop to grow super
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The latest season-extension trend? Renewably powered greenhouses and high tunnels. where greenhouses are powered by biodiesel, waste vegetable oil and wood pellets, respectively. “Everyone’s trying to figure out how to get off the oil, � Grubinger notes. “Used to be, it was propane or oil. Some guys screwed around with wood. Now it’s, like, everything but. Everything’s on the table, and we’re trying to figure out new options.� Not all indoor growers can afford to go green. Take Whipple Hollow Hydroponic Farm West in Rutland, which ships up to 200,000 pounds of tomatoes every year all over Vermont and to parts of New York. Founder and former owner Barre Roche reports spending an “absolutely exorbitant� $35,000 annually to heat his greenhouses with propane. Roche says he would have switched to wood chips if the investment cost had not been so daunting. At River Berry Farm in Fairfax, co-owner David Marchant spends more than $12,000 to run six propane-powered greenhouses in early spring; it would cost too much, he says, to start any earlier. “To heat or not to heat, and if so, how much?� That is the question facing many a winterized farm, according to Vern Grubinger. Are winter producers defying nature? Depends on how you look at it, says Dan Scruton at the Agency of Ag. “Do you want to spend transportation fuels to bring produce from South America, or do you do it with a greenhouse here?� Scruton asks rhetorically. “I think I’d rather keep more of the dollars here locally, even if does burn some fossil
biggest sellers. Up to 200 of these crates, each holding 20 bushel bins’ worth of carrots, pumpkins, squash and other roots, will be stored here, Marchant explains, then shipped over time to Johnson-based Deep Root Organic Cooperative, City Market, Healthy Living and the Burlington winter farmers’ market. Plant body heat keeps the packing house warm. In fact, this rootveggie storage warehouse requires air conditioning to prevent rot. “Storage is a no brainer,� Marchant, a skinny fellow wearing jeans and a baseball cap, says before returning to work. “It’s an energy-efficient way to keep food around.� Other farmers find ways to grow greens all winter sans combustibles. One is Joe Buley, a former New England Culinary Institute instructor who has raised cold greens at Screamin’ Ridge Farm in East Montpelier since 2004. Buley doesn’t use any heat in his two 30-by-100-foot greenhouses, but his soil temp stays above 45 degrees all winter thanks to “passive solar� warmth and sturdy plastic insulation. “It’s still evolving — there’s a lot of stuff I don’t know,� he admits. “I’m just one of the few nuts that’s decided to try!� Buley recalls that he learned about season-extension techniques “before localvore was cool� — in the early 1990s, while attending cooking school in Paris. Wintertime greens don’t have to contend with as many insects and weeds. They also give Buley a leg up over his competitors, most of whom don’t sell produce in the winter. Producing vegetables without
slowly. Screamin’ Ridge didn’t produce greens last January because heavy snow and clouds obscured the sun. Assuming his roughage grows, Buley will almost certainly find it a home. As of early October, the farmer was planning to supply winter spinach, mustard greens and heirloom lettuces to NECI, local schools, the Intervale Center’s “Food Basket� CSA and the bimonthly Montpelier winter farmers’ market. Buley turns three-quarters of his profits between November 1 and May 31. “Put it this way,� he says, “I can’t grow enough.� Last Tuesday, Buley was one of several Vermont farmers who attended a “matchmaker� event at Randolph’s Three Stallion Inn. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts tells Seven Days that some small-scale producers have trouble connecting with potential buyers. So the agency periodically hooks up vegetable farmers, cheesemakers, beekeepers and bakers with purchasing reps from Wal-Mart, Price Chopper, hospitals and food co-ops. Entering the Three Stallion, Buley sidled up to buyers from City Market and Healthy Living and explained what he was growing in East Montpelier. Did he have any extra mesclun to sell? “It was like a 10-minute speed-dating thing,� Buley recalls. “I’m going to swing by next Tuesday to drop off a sample and a price list.� And if he can help localvores eat their lettuce and have their sustainability, too, that’ll be a match made in heaven. >
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Time for tequila! MeĂąores, a joint venture of Franke Salese Jr. of Junior’s Italian and Patrick Finnigan of Finnigan’s Pub, opened last Wednesday in the old Plan B spot on St. Paul Street. Patrons won’t find mole on the menu, but there are flavorful versions of all the Taco Bell classics. Chimichangas, fajitas, tacos and enchiladas come stuffed with a variety of fillings: Meat eaters will dig the well-seasoned pork and shredded beef, while vegetarians can opt for beans, portabello mushrooms or spinach. Want the hard stuff? Margarita mavens can choose from 50 types of tequila. “If someone wanted to get a $100 shot of tequila, they could do it here,â€? Finnigan boasts. Comfort food is on the menu at Colchester’s Dragonfly CafĂŠ. “Everything is homemade, from our lasagna right down to our ranch dressing,â€? says co-owner Ginny St. John. “We don’t use any deli meats; we cook our turkey in the morning; we make our own meatloaf.â€? The one thing they don’t make? Breads, which come from Great Harvest Bread Co. on Pine Street. The eatery is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, and for Sunday brunch. “We’re pretty quiet at breakfast time,â€? St. John admits. Luckily, the other two meals are bustling. At lunch, the asparagus, cheddar and ham panino is the biggest hit. Shepherd’s pie, mac ’n’ cheese and chicken pot pie warm up evening diners. Overall, St. John is thrilled with the cafÊ’s reception: “We’ve been so pleased with people’s reactions. They feel very comfortable here.â€? There’s one less place to eat in the wealthy town of Woodstock. In mid-October, The Lauren stopped serving its handmade duck confit wontons and warm chocolate cake with pepper cream and closed its doors for good. The inn and restaurant will be sold at a foreclosure auction this week. Why didn’t the 3-year-old property make it?
Localvores know Bob Scott as the man who brought Vermont products to the Ground Round and helped the restaurant earn its place in the Vermont Fresh Network. BOB SCOTT His Vermont burger is still there, but Scott is gone; he moved to Boston for personal reasons. The franchise plans to keep on truckin’ in the local beef, maple syrup and seasonal veggies. “We’re definitely going to continue to drive that forward,� says Front-of-the-House Manager Stan Tribble. For now, though, the shaky market is preventing the resto from adding any new Green Mountain products. “We’ll probably wait a little while,� Tribble says. “We’re kind of holding steady with what we have.� The tiny Mad Hatter on Burlington’s Bank Street, which has been selling sandwiches for more than a quarter-century, has changed ownership. Tom Roden, who purchased the deli from Gavin Felix, says he isn’t planning many innovations.
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When someone from the Hilton Hotel called Taste last Monday to tell the staff a party of 15 would arrive in 20 minutes, they neglected to give a name. But thanks to fashion-forward bartender Chris Turgeon, staffers soon realized they had a bona fide celebrity on their hands. The group included legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld, who recently purchased a house in Grand Isle and was in town for a four-day Chanel shoot, catered by Blue Paddle Bistro. According to Taste’s Chef-Owner Rick Benson, who wasn’t at the restaurant but got the dish on the visit from his employees, several people in Lagerfeld’s group tried the sliced flank steak. Others ordered burgers from the restaurant’s new, less expensive, recession-inspired pub menu. They also swigged Taste’s finest bottles of wine, ranging from $49 to $79 each. What did Lagerfeld have? Two custom-order plates of grilled salmon. “He had seconds!â€? Benson crows. Requesting a specially prepared entrĂŠe may not be so idiosyncratic, but Lagerfeld’s method of ordering was: He whispered his desires to an assistant, who expressed them to the waitstaff. But while the couturier may not deign to speak to the servers, he was happy to chat with the chefs. Benson brags: “Mr. Lagerfeld asked the bartender if he could say hi to the folks in the kitchen, and he walked right in and introduced himself to the guys and complimented them on a great meal.â€? And though the bartender “madeâ€? — that is, ID’ed — the group, Benson claims they got no special treatment. “That’s what we strive for,â€? he says. “Everybody’s the same. When Patrick Leahy was here one night, we ran out of Jameson, and we didn’t run up the street and grab a new bottle.â€?
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The inn’s webpage offers a candid farewell letter, which blames more than the economy: “Sadly, we were met with tremendous resistance from our neighbors, and subsequently, operating permits were scrutinized at town and state levels. The imminent result of these actions combined with the increasing decline of the global economy landed us with an unrecoverable debt and hardship.� Ouch.
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When Katie Zezima of the The New York Times thinks of Burlington, she writes, images of Phish, “gleaming new hotels� and our socially conscious ice cream entrepreneurs come to mind. But while reporting a November 2 piece called “36 Hours in Burlington� — part of a regular feature in the paper’s Travel section — Zezima noticed something else. She waxes eloquent about “the city’s developing restaurant scene, where menus are now filled with heirloom tomatoes and grassfed beef . . . and you’re practically required to wash it all down with a local microbrew.� For the sake of her stomach, let’s hope Zezima was allowed more than 36 hours for her research. She talks at length about seven different food sources: Lake Champlain Chocolates, L’Amante, Radio Bean, American Flatbread, Leunig’s Bistro, The Green Room and Magnolia Bistro. The coverage is great, but some bits may raise a few eyebrows. For one thing, The Green Room is referred to as “Green Street,� and although I love L’Amante as much as the next squash-blossom fan, I wouldn’t say that the 5-year-old restaurant “led the charge� of upscale restaurants into town. Smokejacks, Trattoria Delia and Leunig’s were all here already. And shockingly, there was no mention of Penny Cluse. When life gives you out-of-state tomatoes . . . Bove’s Restaurant, famed for its recent Food Network match-up against Bobby Flay on “Throwdown,� was spanked by the Vermont Attorney General’s office last week for labeling its pasta sauce as a Vermont product. Why? The stuff is made in New York with non-Vermont products. The penalty: A $5000 fine and an agreement to donate at least $50,000 worth of food to the Vermont Foodbank. But the Bove family decided to up the ante. They doubled their donation to $100,000 worth of pasta sauce and SweetZas0 — a dessert flatbread. It wasn’t exactly a ribbon cutting, but Governor Jim Douglas showed up at the restaurant last Friday to accept the fine — and for a photo op. You know finances are tight when the CEO starts doing collections. — SUZANNE PODHAIZER
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How did your family eat when you were growing up? It was really important that my family . . . ate together at the table every night. My mom was very much a whole-foods-type cook: She made everything from scratch. She did a phenomenal shepherd’s pie; she made really great stuffed peppers. I remember hanging out with her when she was cooking and watching her cook. My dad would get involved sometimes, and he would cook sausage and onions. The other thing that was kind of neat was my dad was a duck hunter. I remember sitting in the mudroom with my dad and plucking the ducks’ feathers and pulling the gizzards out, and cooking and eating them with the buckshot still in there. We get so involved in the supermarket culture, we kind of lose track a little bit about how things really are done. People look at you cross-eyed if you say that you’re a hunter. There are a lot of people who don’t like it. Back then, were there any foods you just detested? I can honestly say no. I liked vegetables; there was no problem with that. The one food I’m not totally crazy about is tongue. There’s something [weird] about eating a tongue, and tasting it with my own tongue.
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Shelburne Farms, helping the nonprofit churn out its award-winning cheddars. In his four years there, “I was [seeing the process] from beginning to end and understanding the whole idea of a food system,� Gagnon notes. Later, his way with whey helped him land a job at Artisanal, one the country’s premier cheese shops, where he tended a wide array of fromages: “I just jumped right into it, and I loved it,� Gagnon says. Four years ago, when he and his family decided to return to Vermont again, he applied for a job as the Head Chef at The Common Man, owned by Keith and Julia Paxman. Seven Days got acquainted with Gagnon’s cooking at a recent localvore dinner put on by the resto. That night the chef whipped up a unique palate cleanser consisting of cucumber and tomato sorbets, and local yak braised in Boyden Valley wine until it was fork tender and oozing with flavor. After the enticing meal, we wanted to know more about him, so we put him on the grill . . .
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He had a little bit of cheese that he’d left in a cave for a period of time. The cheese had a green mold on it, and it seemed like something that might hurt him. He decided it wasn’t worth living anymore, and he took a bite of the cheese. The [Roquefort]
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choose, and what would you make? It would have to be my two grandfathers that I never knew — they died before I was born. I would get to know my grandfathers, and then I would take them shopping with me and talk to them about what kind of foods they liked to eat when they were alive, and I would cook with them, and it would be a real bonding experience, and then we’d have dinner and I could really enjoy them. Any disaster stories? I was teaching somebody how to make a foie gras terrine. I had two lobes of foie that I was using. I explained pulling the veins out, the salting process, and then I said, “Now we’re gonna put it in the oven.� Something came up that was kind of serious that I had to attend to, and when I came back to check on the terrine, [it had melted and] I had a very nice foie gras fat. That sucked. Is there a quirky piece of equipment you can’t live without? I use this mini-chinois for sauces a lot, and for clarifying butter for cooking. The other thing[s], I guess, are our large, stainless-steel spoons; not giant spoons, but twice the size of regular soup spoons. I use my palette knife as much as I use my tongs. Which cookbooks should every home cook own? I think one of my favorite cookbooks is White Heat by Marco Pierre White. That’s a cool cookbook for a home cook who’s interested in restaurants. La Technique by Jacques Pepin is something I remember getting: The pictorials are a very good guide. James Beard books are fantastic for food. If you had your own culinary TV show, what would it be about? Vermont is such a melting pot of different people. I’d like to organize it so I could go to somebody’s house and talk to them about an old family recipe — the history and what it means to them, and about the people who created the recipe. I’d be doing a piece on the family and how Vermont was — “Vermont Food Stories.� That would be really neat. I’d love to watch that. It would be very homespun. If you weren’t a chef, what would your job be? A cheesemaker. You know how you have muscle memory of something? It’s something I’ve done and I love. It’s part of me, and it’s very dear to my heart.
What does Vermont’s food scene lack? I feel very grateful for what we have . . . it’s phenomenal. I’d feel greedy for saying, “Oh, we’re lacking this, we’re lacking that.� Northfield doesn’t have a sushi bar, but I don’t think Northfield should have a sushi bar. It’s not lacking a sushi bar. Name a local restaurant that you patronize. My wife really likes Tex-Mex stuff, so occasionally we go to El Sol in Barre. There’s a woman there whose grandmother was from Mexico, and she cooks all of the food herself and takes the care to do it nicely. It’s very basic, but it’s an easy, comfortable time. We kick back. I love the fact that Barre is starting to have a rejuvenation, and I like supporting that. I think it’s important for people to go out and support different places. Name a few local products you eat at home. It depends on the day. We have stuff from Hartshorn Farm and Gaylord Farm — those are two businesses I care about. One thing that we really enjoy is Butterworks Farm yogurt, just plain Jersey. What is something that every restaurant patron should know but doesn’t? Tipping is something that some people don’t understand, and it’s an important thing. The other thing I think is important about our restaurant is that we love it when somebody says, “Just go ahead and cook for me. Give me three courses of things you think I would like.� That’s what makes my job exciting. It’s an intimate thing to cook for somebody — I’m not talking sexually, I’m talking spiritually. I’m going to give you something to put in your mouth and swallow. It’s an important thing. It makes life worth living in a lot of ways. What are your hobbies? I have a passion for reading . . . it’s a family trait. We have a studio in the house, and my daughter and I do a lot of drawing, painting and mixedmedia kind of stuff. During the non-icy months I love to go sailing with my father. Do you have a favorite guilty pleasure? [On my birthday] I got home, and I noticed a container of Fluff on the counter. I was like, “You know what? It’s my birthday, and I’m gonna have a peanut butter and Fluff sandwich. That would be a guilty pleasure, and I have it, like, once a year. >
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The World Series has come and gone. So, too, has Halloween, leaving a wash of pumpkin pulp and discarded costumes strewn about our streets. And by the time this column is printed, another election will be history. Though I’m tempted to infer that we’ve seen the last of a certain lipstick-clad pit bull, visions of “Dewey Defeats Truman� dance in my head, and I won’t risk jinxing it. So, as yet another page flies off the calendar, it means that one of Burlington’s dearest venues has logged another year. Yes, it’s time once again to celebrate the beloved Radio Bean. Eight years ago this week, Lee Anderson opened the doors to the cozy hipster haunt on North Winooski Avenue and gave birth to one of the most eclectic and, arguably, important arts institutions in the state. The coffee shop is Burlington’s artistic epicenter, having birthed an immeasurable number of local artists and bands, as well as serving as a point of entry for regional and national touring bands looking to get a foot in Burlington’s musical door. For example, Brooklyn’s The Dig, who made their Queen City debut at the Bean more than a year ago and, this Thursday, graduate to Higher Ground’s Showcase Lounge, opening for “punk-orchestra� World/Inferno Friendship Society. Save for an occasional capacity-related reprimand from the fire marshal (really, you don’t have anything better to do, buddy?), Radio Bean has been nothing short of a solid citizen and a vital asset to the community. It’s easy to take for granted the impact that one tiny room has had on Burlington. But this Saturday, we can reflect and say thanks at the Bean’s Eighth Annual Birthday Bash. So, who’s playing this year? Um . . . are you new? Everybody who’s anybody, that’s who. Well, maybe not everybody, but pretty close. From 8 in the morning (as always, beginning with Party Star, who traditionally stay up the entire night before doing what a band called Party Star does best) until 2 a.m., there will be a constant stream of
PORK CHOP SANDWICHES Montpelier’s Halogen Records has made quite a name for itself this year. In addition to managing a small but impressively varied roster of artists — including songwriter Aaron Flinn, alt-country sweethearts The Dixie Red Delights, hip-pop fusionists Strength in Numbers and “tha� one and only VT Union — the studio has been responsible for funneling a wealth of national talent through the area. You may remember such killer shows as Immortal Technique, The Wailers, Black Sheep and Galactic, to name a few. Halogen Records is also behind this Sunday’s Brother Ali throwdown at the Higher Ground Ballroom. The hit parade rolls on this Friday as the everindustrious Halogen CEO Justin Hoy and company welcome internationally renowned turntablists X-ecutioners’ Rob Swift and Immortal Technique’s DJ GI Joe to Montpelier’s Positive Pie 2. Not one to leave local folks out in the cold, Halogen will also put plenty of Vermont talent on display as mash-up maven DJ Russell and breakdance phenoms The Rhythm Riderz join in the fun. The evening is hosted by multitalented VT Union MC Nastee. Additionally, there’s an open call to b-boy crews around the state to show up and strut their stuff. And that, as the kids say, is what’s up. Or is it what’s good?
BITE TORRENT Speaking of Radio Bean, Ensemble V’s long-running Wednesday-night residency is a cornerstone of the Burlington jazz community. Led by trumpeter Arthur Brooks — a disciple of jazz legends Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor — the group’s freejazz improv sessions are the stuff of (local) legend. This Friday, the group steps out for a show at Burlington’s FlynnSpace entitled “Ensemble V: Flow.� The performance is a collaboration between the star-studded group — which includes local hepcats Michael Chorney, Anthony Santor and PJ Davidian, among others — and some PHOTO COURTESY OF MYESHA GOSSELIN of the area’s finest dancers. The aural 4:03 and PM 1x6-redsquare110508.qxd 11/3/08
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WED.05 :: burlington area
1/2 LOUNGE: Whiplash (house), 10 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Family Night Open Jam, 10 p.m., Free (18+). HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Amy Ray, Jennifer O'Connor (singersongwriters), 7:30 p.m., $15. AA. JP'S PUB: Dave Harrison's Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Eagle Country Music Night with Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 7 p.m., Free. NECTAR'S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Shotgun Party, Billy Caldwell & The Aimless Drifters (rock), 9 p.m., Free. NIGHTCRAWLERS: Comedy Night (standup), 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: FunkWagon (funk), 8 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: Superstar Karaoke with Robbie J, 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.
:: central LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: David Jacobs Strain (blues), 8 p.m., Donations. Eric Sommer (blues), 9:15 p.m., Donations.
:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Larry Baione (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $15. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Yuzimi (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
:: northern BEE'S KNEES: Marty Power (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
:: regional MONOPOLE: Open Mike, 9 p.m., Free.
OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Beyond Guitar Hero, 8 p.m., Free.
THU.06 :: burlington area
1/2 LOUNGE: Jah Red (Latin soul), 7:30 p.m., Free. BACKSTAGE PUB: Blues Night with Runaway Dog, 7:30 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Battle for Burlington: Drunken Go Nuts! (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. DOBRà TEA: The Healing Flute with Domique Gagne (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free. FRANNY O'S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. GREEN ROOM: DJ Francise (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free. HALVORSON'S UPSTREET CAFÉ: Friends of Joe with Joe Moore and Larry Baione (blues), 7 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: World/Inferno Friendship Society, The Dig (punk, indie-rock), 8:30 p.m., $10. AA. HOOTERS: Hooters Karaoke Extravaganza, 7:30 p.m., Free. LEUNIG'S: Ellen Powell & Dan Skea (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: WCLX Blues Night with The Nighthawks, 7 p.m., Free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Myra Flyn Trio with Levi Weaver, Cody Lee (singersongwriters, neo-soul), 9 p.m., $5. NECTAR'S: Top Hat Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Free. Japhy Ryder Recording Residency (prog-rock), 9:30 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. NIGHTCRAWLERS: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Jazz Sessions (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Shane Hardiman Group (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. Anthony Santor Trio (jazz), 11 p.m., $3. RASPUTIN'S: Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.
RED SQUARE: A-Dog Presents (hiphop), 10 p.m., Free. RĂ? RĂ IRISH PUB: Silent Mind (rock), 10 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: Wildout! (DJ), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. SKINNY PANCAKE: Villanelles (indierock), 9 p.m., $5.
:: central LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: This Frontier Needs Heroes (indie-folk), 8 p.m., Donations. Robert Blake (folk), 9 p.m., Donations. STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.
:: champlain valley TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Jam Man (DJ), 10 p.m., Free.
:: northern BEE'S KNEES: Jay Ekis (roots), 7:30 p.m., Donations. OLDE YANKEE RESTAURANT: Tim Foley (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free.
:: regional MONOPOLE: Out the Hasse (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Open Mike with Mike Pederson, 9 p.m., Free. Naked Thursdays with 95 TripleX (DJ), 10 p.m., Free. Tag Team DJs (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.
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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free. BANANA WINDS CAFÉ & PUB: In Kahootz (rock), 7:30 p.m., Free. CHAMPLAIN LANES FAMILY FUN CENTER: U Be the Star Karaoke with Michaellea Longe, 9 p.m., Free. GREEN ROOM: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Vermont Comedy Divas (standup), 8:30 p.m., $12/14. 18+. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: First Friday with Nervous But Excited, DJ Precious, DJ Llu (folk, electronica), 8 p.m., $5/10. AA. JP'S PUB: Dave Harrison's Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Dan Parks (rock), 9 p.m., Free. MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Ian Kovac (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Buzz Jar, Robert Sarazin Blake (indie-folk), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+. NECTAR'S: Andy Schlatter (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Blues for Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., $5. NIGHTCRAWLERS: Mansfield Project (rock), 9 p.m., Free. OLD SHED BAR & GRILL: The BoomFlowers (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Myra Flynn (neo-soul), 9 p.m., Donations. PARIMA MAIN STAGE: Latin Quarter Dance Party with DJ Hector (salsa), 10 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Eric Sommer (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., Free. Nate Thomas (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. This Frontier Needs Heroes (indie-folk), 10 p.m., Free. Cannon Fodder (alt-whatever), 11 p.m., Free. Next President (indie-rock), 11:45 p.m., Free. RASPUTIN'S: Top Hat Danceteria (DJ), 10 p.m., $3.
RED SQUARE: Nastee (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3. RĂ? RĂ IRISH PUB: Supersounds DJ, 10 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: Voodoo with DJ Robbie J. (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $3/10. SKINNY PANCAKE: Bread & Bones (folk), 9 p.m., $5.
:: central BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Longford Row (Irish), 9:30 p.m., $3-5. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Samuel Markus (folk), 8 p.m., Donations. Avi & Celia (Americana), 9 p.m., Donations. POSITIVE PIE 2: Halogen Records Presents DJ GI Joe & DJ Rob Swift (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $8/12. 18+.
:: northern BAYSIDE PAVILION: Live Music, 9 p.m., Free. BEE'S KNEES: Tammy Fletcher (soul), 7:30 p.m., Donations. JD'S PUB: Live Music, 9:30 p.m., $3.
:: regional MONOPOLE: Oddis Bud (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY'S: The Glengarry Boys (Irish), 7 p.m., Free. The Groove Junkies (rock), 10 p.m., Free.
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:: burlington area 242 MAIN: BHW Presents Dangers, Unrestrained, The Effort, Words, Galen (hardcore), 7 p.m., Free. AVENUE BISTRO: Jenni Johnson & Friends (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. BACKSTAGE PUB: Evenkeel (rock), 9 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (DJ), 10 p.m., $5.
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FRANNY O'S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. GREEN ROOM: Chris Thorp & Jon Winn (house), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, Pat McGee, Clayton Senne (alt-country), 9 p.m., $14/16. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Comedy Open Mike (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free. JP'S PUB: Dave Harrison's Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Dave Grippo Funk Band, 9 p.m., Free. MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Paul & Tracie Cassarino, Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Nervous But Excited, Antara, This Frontier Needs Heroes (indie-folk), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+. NECTAR'S: Zach DuPont (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Morgan Lamphere (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Close to Nowhere, November Guest (rock), 9 p.m., $5. NIGHTCRAWLERS: General Lee (rock), 9 p.m., Free. PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Piano Sessions with Shannon Curtis, Samara Lark (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., Donations. RADIO BEAN: Radio Bean Birthday Bash, 8 a.m., Free. RASPUTIN'S: Massive (DJ), 10 p.m., $3. RED SQUARE: DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3. RĂ? RĂ IRISH PUB: Station Eighty Five (rock), 10 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: DĂŠjĂ Vu Ladies' Night (DJ), 9 p.m., $3/10. SKINNY PANCAKE: Davide Rynhart (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., $5.
:: central BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Inner Fire District ('90s dance party, Klezhobo), 9:30 p.m., $3-5.
LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: God, Sex, Politics (poetry), 7 p.m., Donations. Cannon Fodder (alt-whatever), 9 p.m., Donations. The Powder Kegs (indie-folk), 10 p.m., Donations.
:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (DJ), 9 p.m., Free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: The Jesters (rock), 10 p.m., $3.
:: northern BEE'S KNEES: Jeff Nicholson (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. PIECASSO: Karaoke Championship with John Wilson & Danger Dave, 9:30 p.m., Free.
:: regional MONOPOLE: Shameless Strangers (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY'S: The Groove Junkies (rock), 10 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.
SUN.09 :: burlington area
1/2 LOUNGE: FunkWagon (funk), 10 p.m., Free. 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 BALLROOM: Brother Ali, Ill Bill, Sean Prince, Toki Wright (hip-hop), 8:30 p.m., $15. AA. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Pine Street Jazz 2nd Sunday Instrumental Night, 6 p.m., Free.
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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. Akes’ 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. Ariel’s Riverside CafÊ & 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 CafÊ & 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. Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. Big Fatty’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 & CafÊ, 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 CafÊ, 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 CafÊ, 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. Buono’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. Carol’s Hungry Mind CafÊ, 24 Merchant’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 B’s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355. Charlie O’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. Cuzzin’s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4636. Dobrå Tea, 80 Church Street St., Burlington, 951-2424. Drink, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463. Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209. Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966. Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. Giovanni’s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-5856. Good Times CafÊ, 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. Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. Halvorson’s Upstreet CafÊ, 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. Harper’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. JD’s Pub, 2879 Rt. 105, East Berkshire, 933-8924. JP’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389. Jeff’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. Langdon St. CafÊ, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667.
Leunig’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. Maggie’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. Mary’s at the Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432. Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. McKee’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. Murray’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. Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. Nightcrawlers, 127 Porter’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 Ridley’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. Peabody’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. Rasputin’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. Rà Rå Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. Roque’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. Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607. St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Starry Night CafÊ, 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 CafÊ & 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, Smugglers’ 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 Smugglers’ 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. Waterfront Theatre, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 862-7469.
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oston’s Devil Music Ensemble are not your typical band. Formed in 1999, the trio is best known for composing and performing original scores to “forgotten” silent films, such as Robert Weine’s 1920 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and the 1922 F.W. Murnau classic Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror. Their latest endeavor is scoring the landmark 1929 Chinese kung- fu epic, Red Heroine. As the oldest complete Chinese martial-arts film, it is nothing short of an archetype; themes of injustice and vengeance will no doubt be familiar to fans of the genre’s modern incarnations. But Red Heroine was among the first, and many would say best. Since the Chinese government in 1931 would place a ban on “superstitious” films — those featuring swordplay and/or magic — it represents the only surviving link to a long-lost era of international cinema. The current run Tick Tick & The Lane Series Present: Devil Music Ensemble and Film Screening at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center Film House, Burlington, Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m. $13/15. AA.
of DME-scored screenings marks only the second time the film has been seen in the United States. Seven Days recently chatted by phone with percussionist Tim Nylander in advance of Devil Music Ensemble’s upcoming Red Heroine screening and score performance this Saturday at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center Film House. SEVEN DAYS: What was it about Red Heroine that you found so appealing? TIM NYLANDER: The fact that it’s from 1929 and it could have been made today. The story is like the originator of the classic kung fu revenge story. And it’s crazy that it has a woman in the lead role. Which, I guess, is because the Chinese government was kind of scared of these films. So they started making them with women in the lead roles, which was OK because nobody believed that a woman would actually become a skilled martial-arts fighter. They figured they could do that and people wouldn’t believe it. It’s funny, kind of . . . but not really. But the films were wildly popular, which is why this is, like, the last one that exists, because people just ate ’em up and they
ran them until they fell apart. But in the 1930s, when the Communist government came into power, they destroyed them all, because they bred some sort of superstition or folk belief that [the government] wanted to eradicate. SD: In addition to the use of Chinese instruments, it sounds like there’s a significant modern influence in the score. TN: There is. We wanted to do some quasi-traditional Chinese music but still sound like us. Which is where the contemporary influence comes in — where the moody, ambient, “whatever we sound like” happens. SD: I believe the term I read was “kung-fu funk.” TN: Kung fu funk? Yeah, that’s not entirely accurate. There was one interview that has us blown completely out of proportion . . . which completely sucks. We just sort of wanted to put our spin on it. And we didn’t realize how important a film it would be to take out on the road until we started doing it. People were just blown away by this film. They didn’t even know that type of film existed, and that it was good. Or that they were making this type
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to the accompanist to sort of go with the flow and interpret the film for themselves. So we’re sort of carrying that tradition on. Although we don’t do a lot of improv — we score it out pretty seriously. SD: No improv? TN: Not really. I mean, if someone makes a mistake . . . but we’re pretty good at reining that in. Although when we first started doing films, it was mostly improv. But then we started getting more serious about scoring stuff and really trying to get character themes together. [We] really try to emote some of the story. People seem to like it, and it works for us. >
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1/2 LOUNGE: Heal-In Sessions with Briandeye & Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free. 242 MAIN: Trap Them, Surroundings, The New Tony Bennett (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA. CLUB METRONOME: Dub Trio, Brother Through Glass, Workingman's Army (rock, electro-reggae), 9 p.m., $7/10. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: The Chickpeas (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free.
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1/2 LOUNGE: Nate Plaska (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free.
HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Tea Leaf Green, Lucid (rock), 8:30 p.m., $13/15. AA. LEUNIG'S: Juliet McVicker (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Celtic Night, 7 p.m., Free. NECTAR'S: Rock Tuesday with Second Agenda, Spaz Boreal (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: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Ian Thomas (singersongwriter), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (country), 10 p.m., $3.
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AMOZEN, A MOMENT OF ZEN
CODY LEE, SCORCHED & SCATTERED VOL. II
(Self-released, CD)
“Pop” is not a four-letter word. Though maligned by snobs, er, purists, it exists because we crave ear candy, even though we know it lacks nourishment. The issue, of course, is that pop is formulaic. The result is a glut of sound-alike songwriters — Joseph Arthur, Pete Yorn, et al. — whom we largely love, even as they eschew artistic ingenuity for platinum platitudes. Which brings us to Burlington-by-way-of-Texas songwriter and frequent Cush collaborator, Cody Lee. His self-produced debut record, Scorched & Scattered Vol. II, while loaded with hooky confections, never seems to transcend his oft-mimicked influences. A pretty instrumental intro bleeds into the first true cut, “California” — à la UK indie-pop darling Badly Drawn Boy’s debut, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, an acknowledged inspiration. It seems you simply can’t be a pop songwriter with Cali connections (Lee worked for three years at Silverlake, CA’s, Paramore Studios and, given the disc’s immaculate production, his time was well spent) without penning a Golden State ode. Lee offers the obligatory nod early and even cribs the theme from “The O.C.” with a well-placed “California, here I come” — just in case you’ve forgotten Cali popsters Phantom Planet. The song sets the album’s tone with jangly guitars and crisp, clean orchestral pop constructs that provide ballast to Lee’s reedy and occasionally thin vocal delivery. On the plaintive “Life You Own,” Lee evokes a melody reminiscent of Stereophonics’ front man Kelly Jones, minus the rock-tumbler-in-my-throat vocal histrionics. The album’s best track, “Ode to Barrymore,” is a cheeky paean to Hollywood strumpet Drew Barrymore. Lee employs a swinging, retro-lounge groove that feels something like Burt Bacharach reimagining Nick Drake’s Bryter Layter. “Cynical Song” maintains the influence idolatry with heavy nods to underrated songwriter Joe Jackson — a.k.a. “the poor man’s Elvis Costello.” Cush cohort Gabrielle Douglas makes a nice cameo on bass and backing vocals. A cover of Gerry “Stuck in the Middle With You” Rafferty’s “Right Down the Line” oozes Thrills-esque sun-bleached twang. That band staked their claim to fame by referencing an ’80s teen star of their own with “Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?” The Dublin lads later resurfaced with the California anthem “Big Sur” on — drum roll, please! — “The O.C.” As a debut, Scorched & Scattered Vol. II shows a wealth of promise. But too often it feels like hero worship — or, worse, stylistic pandering. With an ear toward expanding on his influences rather than regurgitating them, Lee has the talent to break his own mold. And if he does, watch out. Cody Lee performs at The Monkey House in Winooski this Thursday, November 6, with Nashville songwriter Levi Weaver and Burlington’s neo-soul siren Myra Flynn.
(Self-released, CD)
Loath as fans are to admit it, jam has lost its way. Once flush with bright, eclectic talent, the scene has collapsed under its own weight, its denizens fading as indie- and post-rock hordes gather strength. With Phish reuniting in March, local hopes linger. But the genre’s B-listers still circle a black hole, and nascent acts such as Amozen won’t be granted the same latitude as were their predecessors. The Swanton four are, indeed, impassioned, as the liner notes of their debut, A Moment of Zen, suggest. And that’s part of the problem. Amozen’s earnest pleadings — what does it all mean? — are vaguely adolescent, like the sentimental waxing of some dorm-room poet whose ponytail you desperately want to snip off. Zen opens auspiciously with “Intro,” a ringing duel between guitarists Blaine LaChance and Iain White. The tease promises prog but fizzles inexplicably. Instead, listeners are slow-dipped in a tepid title track that flails under LaChance’s off-pitch vocals. This same upstroke-reggae vibe holds sway through much of the selfproduced album, betraying Amozen’s mandate — presumably, to jam. Not until the playful “New Year’s Eve” is there any jump in the mix. Sprinkled with hooks and dexterous runs, it’s an easy favorite. Then, like a sonic right cross, the honky-tonk “Wheels of Emotion” comes out swinging harder than Jimmy Buffett on Red Bull. “Big” Matty Pendris trades bass for harmonica, and guest pianist Armand Messier bangs the ivories with abandon. It’s a raucous boogie, buoyed by Matt Dulude’s splashy percussion. At 7-and-a-half minutes, it’s also unabridged and screaming for a producer’s polish. With their Rasta beats on ice, Amozen show real muscle. “Build a Wall” is a dirty composition that leans hard on progressive blues à la Jethro Tull. Buzzing with psychedelic ’60s echo, the band snakes through six minutes of edgy rock that’s as dark as it gets — for hippies, that is. White is clearly the nerve stem here, flexing an ambitious guitar attack that should be fun to watch live. His leads on “Terminal,” a spirited acoustic number, and the soulful “Welcome Home” are standouts among a sea of tedious reggae. Zen’s tone shifts measurably during these detours, its soaring confidence evoking mid’90s roadsters God Street Wine. With a little more swagger and some focus on harmonies, Amozen are sure to find a perch in Burlington. Here’s hoping their jams continue to ripen. JARRETT BERMAN
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WED.05 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 ‘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.
etc. German-English Exchange: Anglophones practice foreign-language conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. Midweek Mending: How do you fix a corner-shaped tear? Stitchers bring a bag lunch and problematic mending projects to this how-to session. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $20 includes some materials. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. Service & Nonprofit Fair: Recruiters from 22 local organizations, from the Boys & Girls Club to COTS, present info to area students about internships and volunteer opportunities. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5684. Ski & Snowshoe Swap Drop-Off: Gear sorters deposit vintage-to-barelyused winter cross-country equipment for an upcoming Saturday sale. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409.
food & drink 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.
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soundbox moxie Vermonters know something about high-energy Gypsy punk, thanks to Gogol Bordello’s semi-regular area concerts featuring mustachioed former Burlingtonian Eugene Hutz. But Hutz’s band is just one slice of a burgeoning Big Apple scene, which includes crossover klezmer outfits, Balkan bass brands and cabaret performers mixing Pakistani punk with Slavic soul music. Amid all the amps, the Luminescent Orchestrii shines as New York’s only all-string ensemble fusing traditional Gypsy sounds with fiery punk subculture. Formed in 2002, the four-member band spent a summer in Romania learning music and drinking palinka, and have since generated raves with their rustic, off-kilter rhythms and original compositions ranging from lustily lyrical invitations to sad-glad nomadic anthems. Sample their sonic wares at one of two saucy, salty, frenetic Green Mountain State gigs this week. Luminescent Orchestrii
Thursday, November 6, 8:30 p.m., at the Little Theater in Woodstock. $12-15. Info, 457-1502. Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m., at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $15. Info, 382-9222. www.lumii.org www.millionshares.com www.townhalltheater.org
Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘1609: The Other Side of History’: Those anticipating the quadricenntennial of the discovery of Lake Champlain take in the premiere of Dr. Frederick Wiseman’s documentary about how northeastern native peoples viewed French explorers. Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2060, mlwalker@uvm.edu.
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DARTMOUTH DOUBLE FEATURE: Clark Gable stars as a nightclub owner in San Francisco; then George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg take turns as fishermen hit by The Perfect Storm. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. SECRET MOVIE NIGHT: Indie film buffs catch cinematic surprises of the lowbudget, experimental and underground variety. (Check www.secretmovienight. com for updates.) 12 North Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Info, 999-3254. ‘WRESTLING WITH MANHOOD: BOYS, BULLYING AND BATTERING’: The Lake Champlain Men’s Resource Center presents this documentary examining society’s messages about manliness. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-8180.
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Anyone who has worn headphones in public knows they can put you in another world. U.K.based experimental theater collective Rotozaza expands on that idea with the interactive play Etiquette, a two-person drama that premiered in London in 2007 and has since been “performed” all over the globe. Audience members are the play’s only actors, but they don’t need to memorize lines: Armed with audio equipment, the volunteers take direction from music-backed voices in their heads. Each person hears just half of the scene, and their co-star may be a stranger. “It was like being in a Godard film,” enthused one participant at New York City’s Under the Radar theater festival. To experience Etiquette, get advance tickets for a special table in the Dartmouth College bookstore. A member of Rotozaza sets up each half-hour “show” and also demos “autotheatrical” concepts at a Sunday afternoon workshop. ‘ETIQUETTE’
Saturday through Sunday, November 8-16, at the Dartmouth Bookstore in Hanover, N.H. $5-15. See calendar listings for various times. Info, 603-6462422. www.hop.dartmouth.edu www.rotozaza.co.uk
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Sunday, November 9, 2 p.m. at the Collis Common Ground, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Free. Info, 603-646-2010.
Also, see clubdates in Section B. 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.
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Children in Canton, Stockholm, Manila, Bucharest and Hamburg know the party game “Musical Chairs,” whether they call it “Birdie, Move Your Nest” or “The Sea Is Storming.” It’s rarer to see a group of adults compete for seats. The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association offers them a good reason: Punctuated by live music from VYO members, the cash-bar-enhanced frolic coincides with an exhibit and silent auction of artist-altered furniture. Eleven UVM art students contributed designs incorporating giraffes, musical motifs and lyres. Twenty-seven artists, artisans and celebrities also submitted working chairs, from Huntington-based woodworker Jordan Douglas’ winged throne with cello heads to a colorful footstool by Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul & Mary fame. Those who prefer not to scramble can make absentee bids: The VYOA’s online fundraising auction features 125 items, including this year’s entire collection of “musical” chairs.
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‘ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE’: Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans offers 100 ways to appreciate Gabriel García Márquez’s famous novel set in a magical Latin America. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. ‘STARK DECENCY’: Dartmouth History Prof Allen Koop describes the surprising camaraderie at Camp Stark, New Hampshire’s sole site for WWII German prisoners-of-war. Rutland Free Library, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE: Champlain College humanities professor Nancy Nahra considers how Italy’s 15thcentury cultural resurgence changed both art and the world. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
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Friday, November 7, 5-8 p.m. at the Champlain Mill in Winooski. Free. Info, 655-5030. www.vyo.org
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Scholars corral folk songs and classical compositions in separate categories, but there’s a venerable tradition of cross-pollination. For 10 years, the 24 singers of the Burlington-based a cappella ensemble Social Band have surveyed the folkclassical spectrum, blending rustic aural traditions with classical choral works and contemporary pieces commissioned for the group’s Vermont Composers Project. Continuing a four-concert tour begun last weekend — Sunday’s Burlington gig marks a decade since the group’s concert debut at St. Paul’s Cathedral — Social Band offers a “Tried and True” sampling of its extensive, eclectic repertoire. On the program? Pieces by Vermont folk fiddler and songsmith Pete Sutherland and pianist Tom Cleary, shape-note numbers, classics by medieval French composer Guillaume Machaut and English Renaissance musician William Byrd, and world music selections.
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Saturday, November 8, 7:30 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Bristol. $15; free for kids 12 and younger. Info, 863-5966. Sunday, November 9, 3 p.m., at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington. $15; free for kids 15 and younger. Info, 864-0471. www.socialband.org
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<calendar > WED.05 << 19B ‘THE MEANING OF YESTERDAY’S ELECTION’: Barrie Dunsmore, a now-retired ABC News correspondent who traveled with seven U.S. heads of state, considers the local, national and global implications of the 2008 presidential race. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. ‘THE NEW PRESIDENT’: Former Iranian Ambassador to the U.N. Mansour Farhang ponders the possibilities for the next U.S. president to change the country’s relationship with Iran. Congregational Church, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.
VBSR GET-TOGETHER: The public joins members of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility on a tour of a local beverage company’s facility. Vermont Coffee Company, Middlebury, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-8347.
food & drink CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.05, 2 p.m. EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.05, 6 a.m.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.05, 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.
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theater ‘CABARET’: Based on Christopher Isherwood’s “Berlin Stories,” this musical set during Hitler’s rise has been a smash in both its Broadway incarnations. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $9-19. Info, 656-2094. ‘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. ‘THE HEIRESS’: Drama students present this play based on Henry James’ novella Washington Square, wherein a shy, plain girl is torn between her domineering father and a charismatic suitor. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
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talks ‘HACKIE’ CONFIDENTIAL: Burlington taxi driver and Seven Days columnist Jernigan Pontiac sums up the city’s cultural diversity as seen from his cab. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘IMAGE & MEANING’: Chinese artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Xu Bing presents an illustrated overview of his perception-warping, script-based imagery, which he describes as “a computer virus that functions in the human brain.” Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
theater ‘CABARET’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘NOISES OFF’: Tempers rise, trousers fall and chaos ensues in this backstage farce. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476. ‘THE HEIRESS’: See WED.05, 7 p.m.
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BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.05, 5-5:30 p.m.
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ‘LOOKING BACK AT VERMONT’: Photography fans get an overview of Farm Security Administration snaps taken around the state between 1936 and 1942. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8743.
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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, 4263498, steven.light@jsc.edu. LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII: This New York City-based band of genre blenders mixes Romanian Gypsy melodies, punk-rock klezmer and Appalachian fiddle tunes. See calendar spotlight. Little Theater, Woodstock, 8:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 457-1502.
BALLROOM DANCE PRACTICE SESSION: Partner dance enthusiasts study up on steps. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-6757. WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL: Burlington’s Jeh Kulu explores movement and music from Senegal, Guinea and Mali with performances, parties and more than 20 workshops focused on call-and-response. Various downtown locations, Burlington, 5:30-8:45 p.m. See specific class costs and a full schedule online at www.jehkulu.org. Info, 859-1802.
etc. SKI & SNOWSHOE SWAP DROP-OFF: See WED.05, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
FRI.07 activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.05, 5-5:30 p.m.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ‘MUSICAL CHAIRS’ VYOA BENEFIT: At this art exhibit and silent auction featuring elaborately decorated furniture, Vermont Youth Orchestra members perform with pauses for listeners to grab a new seat. See calendar spotlight. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 655-5030.
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: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 862-2269, elabd@ comcast.net. WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL: See THU.06, 12-8:45 p.m.
etc. ANARCHIST CRAFT CIRCLE: Creative types put their heads together over public art projects that dismantle “the patriarchy,” one stitch at a time. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. COCHRAN’S SKI SWAP DROP-OFF: Winter sports enthusiasts put gently used poles and skis on consignment. Camel’s Hump Middle School, Richmond, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5135, clubinfo@cochranskiclub. org. SKI & SNOWSHOE SWAP DROP-OFF: See WED.05, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. TERTULIA LATINA: Latino-americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. TEXAS HOLD ’EM TOURNAMENT: Poker gamers put on inscrutable faces at this nonprofit fundraiser, and the top eight place holders take home part of the pot. Knights of Columbus, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. $50 buy-in. Info, 309-9345. VERMONT INDEPENDENCE CONVENTION: The Second Vermont Republic hosts a circus-and-medicineshow gathering of speakers, theater types and musicians advocating alternatives to empire, and a return to “the village green.” Post-peak-oil expert James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, keynotes at 1:30 p.m. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 425-4133.
food & drink CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.05, 2 p.m. EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.05, 6 a.m.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.05, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. ‘KIDS’ KNIGHT OUT’: Ages 5-10 enjoy an evening of movies, crafts, swimming, food and more. Ross Sports Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5:30-9 p.m. $10-15. Info, 654-2500.
movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘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. Milton Senior High School, Milton, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.
music Also, see clubdates in Section B. ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET: The chamber group celebrates its silver anniversary in conjunction with performances of Shostakovich’s second quartet and two works by Beethoven. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 656-4455. PIETER WISPELWEY: The virtuosic cellist who braved a huge snowstorm for his last Middlebury concert two years ago returns with pianist Alexander Melnikov to play works by Samuel Barber, Chopin, Martinu and Rachmaninoff. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $5-20. Info, 443-6433.
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‘LAKE CHAMPLAIN AT 399’ SERIES: Erick Tichonuk of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum recaps the history and travels of the sailing canal schooner Lois McClure. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.
APPLIQUÉ NATION!: Intermediate stitchers fashion unique clothes by applying fabric swatches in nifty colors, patterns and shapes. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $40 includes instruction and vintage materials. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin. com. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD SHOW: Handiwork hobbyists display elaborately pieced and stitched bed coverings, and raffle off at least one. Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $6. Info, 244-7611. COCHRAN’S SKI SWAP & SALE: Slope denizens don winter accoutrements in search of a good fit. Camel’s Hump Middle School, Richmond, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5135, clubinfo@ cochranskiclub.org. ‘MICROSOFT WINDOWS’: New computer users become familiar with a common operating system in this hands-on tour. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217. SKI & SNOWSHOE SWAP: Anticipation of winter cross-country outings inspires gear seekers to sort through Nordic and telemark skis, boots and poles. Parking lot, Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409.
theater ‘CABARET’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. MIKE SUPER: The mind-reading illusionist who won the NBC reality show “Phenomenon� a year ago levitates an audience member 4 and a half feet off the ground, and tries to predict an area paper’s headline. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $20-25. Info, 775-0903. ‘NOISES OFF’: See THU.06, 7 p.m. ‘THE HEIRESS’: See WED.05, 7 p.m.
SAT.08 dance BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. 7-10 p.m. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 8622269, elabd@comcast.net. FAMILY CONTRA DANCE: Caller Nancy Turner shouts steps for all ages at a party featuring folk music by the Lake Champlain Waldorf School Contra Dance Band. Shelburne Town Hall, Shelburne, 6-7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 223-7222. ‘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 a to-be-announced location. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-17; $6 for kids ages 3 to 10. Info, 863-5966. SECOND SATURDAY DANCE: Guest caller Andy Davis doles out contra dance directions to not-so-secret tunes by Northern Spy. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 785-4607. SWING DANCE: Singer Allison Mann and the band Pine Street Jazz serve syncopated beats for 1940s-and-’50sstyle partner dancing. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $15. Info, 860-7501. WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL: See THU.06, 10 a.m. - midnight.
WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING & DANCING: Kids bring their own drums or use provided percussion instruments at a hands-on music session organized by Jeh Kulu. An African dance workshop fills the second hour. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 859-1802, jehkulu@yahoo.com.
movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘RED HEROINE’: Martial arts settles a score — The Devil Music Ensemble uses both western and Chinese instruments to accompany this revenge-themed episode from a 1929 wushu film series. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $13-15. Info, 656-4455. ‘SHOUT IT OUT’: See FRI.07. Essex High School, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190. ‘THE BLACK BOOK’: In this 2006 film set during WWII, a female Dutch Resistance fighter infiltrates enemy headquarters by seducing a German captain, which leads her own side to see her as a double agent. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
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EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.05, 6 a.m. GREEK PASTRY SALE & DINNER: Break out the baklava and pass the dolmades! Home-baked treats crown this daylong, sit-down-or-take-out meal. Greek Orthodox Church Community Center, Burlington, sale 10 a.m., dinner 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. $7. Info, 865-4416.
Also, see clubdates in Section B. CLASSICAL CONCERT: Contemporary works by emerging and established composers — including Midd Music Department Chair Peter Hamlin’s “Grand Theft Flauto� — fill a program played by flutist Su Lian Tan and pianist John McDonald. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRII: See THU.06. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222. SOCIAL BAND: This lively group of singers offers a 10th-anniversary concert of works spanning the turn of the millennium. See calendar spotlight. First Baptist Church, Bristol, 7:30 p.m. $15; free for kids 12 and younger. Info, 863-5966.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.05, 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.
sport BURLINGTON BEATDOWN: Heavy hitters don gloves for boxing and Muay Thai kickboxing matches at this mixed-martial-arts tournament, and presenting pro boxer King James steps into the ring himself. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $27-54. Info, 863-5966.
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‘BECOMING A MAN . . . TESTOSTERONE & TRANSGRESSION’: Writer-performers S. Bear Bergman and Scott Turner Schofield straddle the spectra of gender and sexuality, with complex and funny consequences. See “State of the Arts,� this issue. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $19-23. Info, 863-5966. ‘CABARET’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘ETIQUETTE’: Audience members are the actors in this two-person, half-hour play in which headphones feed lines to unrehearsed participants. See calendar spotlight. Dartmouth Bookstore, Hanover, N.H., 1-10 p.m. $5-15. Info, 603-646-2422. MIKE SUPER: See FRI.07. Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $18-28. Info, 603-448-0400. ‘NOISES OFF’: See THU.06, 7 p.m. PRE-PERFORMANCE RECEPTION: Vermont TransAction, a statewide social and human-rights organization for transgender Vermonters, hosts a get-together with the theater performers of Becoming a Man . . . Testosterone and Transgression. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 7-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966. SAT.08 >> 22B
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Celebration Series Presents: WED.29
THU.30
FRI.31
‘STOMPIN’ WITH THE STARS’: Various Green Mountain State celebrities from artist Sabra Field to VPR meteorologist Mark Breen hoof it with dance-savvy partners to raise funds for the Vermont Arts Council in a comical competition. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, cocktails 7:30 p.m., dance contest 8 p.m. $50; contest votes cost $10 each. Info, 828-3292.
etc. CHARITY BINGO: See WED.29, 7 p.m. DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR: See THU.30, 9-10 p.m. EDGAR ALLAN POE SPOOKTACULAR: Bone-chilling music backs written works by macabre masters at a costumed, candlelit reading; then a 21-piece big band powers a gala dance party. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, Montpelier, 6:30-11 p.m. $20 for theater and dancing only; $50 includes dinner and dessert. Info, 229-0492. GREEN MOUNTAIN ALPACA FALL SPECTACULAR: Five hundred fleecy creatures and their handlers convene for a nationally certified camelid show. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $5-6. Info, 766-2105. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY: Cows, blackflies, maple syrup, foliage — imaginative costume designers come dressed as “rural Vermontâ€? to win prizes at a fundraiser for the eponymous nonprofit. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 8-11 p.m. $10 includes 10 tickets to vote for your favorite costumes. Info, 223-7222. HALLOWEEN PARADE & BALL: Rio Blanco revelers congregate for music, puppetry, a monster-petting zoo and a homecoming-royalty election at the Main Street Museum, then parade to the Tip Top CafĂŠ for the 9 p.m. “Odd Ball.â€? Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 6 p.m. - midnight. $5 before 9 p.m., $10 after 9 p.m. Info, 356-2776. ‘MICROSOFT WORD’: Intermediate computer users explore a common type of word-processing software to create newsletters and resumes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217. SCRABBLE CLUB: Beginners and tournament players trade tips and tiles — and bond over the best board game ever. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, noon. Free. Info, 748-8291.
food & drink EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See WED.29, 6 a.m.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.29, 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.
music Also, see clubdates in Section B. BLUEGRASS GOSPEL PROJECT: New England’s six-member supergroup matches vocal harmonies with impressive instrumentation to support the volunteer homebuilding efforts of Vermont teens. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 863-5966. RIPTON COMMUNITY COFFEEHOUSE: An open mike precedes blues by guitarist and music historian Scott Ainslie. Ripton Community House, Ripton, 7:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 388-9782. SOCIAL BAND: This lively group of 22 singers offers a 10th-anniversary concert of works spanning the turn of the millennium. United Church of Hinesburg, Hinesburg, 7:30 p.m. $15; free for kids 12 and younger. Info, 863-5966.
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SUN.02
MON.03
THE DUHKS: Five award-winning Canadian acoustic musicians rev up listeners at a neo-folk hoedown. See calendar spotlight. Barre Opera House, Barre, 8 p.m. $10-26. Info, 476-8188. TIFF JIMBER: The folk-pop pianist and California native channels Fiona Apple for original songs from her album Prove It to Me. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
sport ‘LEARN TO CURL’ CLINIC: Certified instructors from the Green Mountain Curling Club coach stone-sliding newbies in sweeping, strategy and on-ice etiquette. Lamoille Area Recreational Center, Morrisville, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $25. Info, 985-2861.
TUE.04
WED.05
TROPICAL FISH CLUB AUCTION: Live finned things go up for bid in plastic bags, along with plants, tank ornaments and aquarium equipment. VFW Post, Burlington, 12 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8716.
See spotlight, p.23B
talks ‘THE FIVE COLORS OF CHINESE MEDICINE’: A certified healer describes how different hues convey balance and imbalance within the human body. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 6 p.m. $8. Info, 253-8358.
theater ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.29, 7:30 p.m. ‘SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ’: See THU.30, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. ‘WELL’: See WED.29, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
SUN.02 dance
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Caller Robin Hayden and Trip to Norwich inspire movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 1-4 p.m. $8. Info, 785-4607.
etc. ‘AMAZING GRACE: ART & THE END OF LIFE’: Artists in various disciplines, including film, music and sculpture, discuss how to connect those who are dying with the wider world. Journalist Stephan Kiernan, author of Last Rights, reads from his work. Christ Church Presbyterian, Burlington, 3 p.m. $15. Info, 862-1898. DAY OF THE DEAD: Mourners bring photos and candles to a healing ceremony for departed ancestors. 130 Church Street, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free, bring vegetarian food and drink to share. Info, 860-6203. DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR: See THU.30, 9-10 p.m. 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. GREEN MOUNTAIN ALPACA FALL SPECTACULAR: See SAT.01, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘THE MATRIX’: A computer hacker searches for truth in this info-age scifi thriller that melds special effects with sociopolitical commentary. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-6462422.
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Also, see clubdates in Section B. GREAT BIG SEA: The Newfoundland folk rockers meld sea chanties and contemporary rock by blending the mandolin, bodhran, fiddle and concertina with close-knit vocal harmonies. Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $33. Info, 603-448-0400. KIRTAN SINGING: Yoga students stretch their vocal cords with call-and-response chants in Sanskrit. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-9404. SOCIAL BAND: See SAT.01, Richmond Free Library, Richmond, 7:30 p.m. TAIZE EVENSONG SERVICE: Musical prayers call for peace as part of a meditative, ecumenical program that follows the model of a French monastic community. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 864-0471.
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theater ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.29, 5 p.m. ‘SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ’: See THU.30, 8 p.m. ‘THE VELVETEEN RABBIT’: Enchantment Theatre Company combines a Grammy-nominated score with magic tricks and puppets to stage this tale of a stuffed toy’s transformation. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $13.50-17.50. Info, 863-5966. ‘WELL’: See WED.29, 2 p.m.
words BOOK LAUNCH PARTY: Photographer Peter Miller hosts a one-day party to push his new book Nothing Hardly Ever Happens in Colbyville. Bring your own beverages for a 2 p.m. pig roast. Peter Miller Photography Gallery, Colbyville, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-5539.
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BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.29, 5-5:30 p.m.
etc. DAY OF THE DEAD ALTAR: See THU.30, 9-10 p.m. ‘INTERNET EXPLORATION’: Budding browsers learn how to use search engines to locate info online. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217. SKI & SNOWSHOE SWAP DROP-OFF: Gear sorters deposit vintage-tobarely-used winter cross-country equipment for an upcoming Saturday sale. Onion River Sports, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9409.
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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY QUILTERS’ GUILD SHOW: See SAT.08, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. COCHRAN’S SKI SWAP & SALE: See SAT.08, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 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. HOSPICE OF THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY MEMORIAL SERVICE: Friends, family, hospice workers and community members remember loved ones who participated in a local palliative care program. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 860-4437. KNIT IT!: Learn how to cast on, bind off and fill the space between with a simple garter stitch. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $40 includes needles and yarn for a striped scarf. Info, 862-7417. SCRABBLE CLUB: Triple-letter-square seekers wage word wars. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7558. WOKO FLEA MARKET: Bargain-hunters lose themselves in the state’s largest indoor tag and collectibles sale. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. $2. Info, 878-5545.
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ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.05, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.
movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘MYSTIC VISION, SACRED ART’: This 28-minute documentary introduces the Tibetan art of thangka — devotional paintings used in Buddhist ritual practice. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 3 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750.
See spotlight, p.19B
‘TROPIC THUNDER’: In this pitch-black comedy poking fun at Hollywood action movies, a group of selfabsorbed actors inadvertently goes to war against actual bad guys. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. $5-7. 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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Also, see clubdates in Section B. MARCO BENEVENTO TRIO: The jazzfusion pianist plays a collaborative concert with bassist Reed Mathis of the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and former Phish drummer Jon Fishman. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16.50-18.50. Info, 863-5966.
Also, see clubdates in Section B. SOCIAL BAND: See SAT.08. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 3 p.m. $15; free for kids 15 and younger. Info, 864-0471. TONY DEMARCO: The crackerjack Irish-American fiddle player bows his best at a concert celebrating his new CD on Smithsonian Folkways. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 6 p.m. $15. Info, 863-5966.
theater ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.05, 5 p.m. DRAMA LECTURE & DEMO: Members of the U.K.-based theater group Rotozaza explain their practice of using prerecorded signals that allow audience members to switch from spectator to performer. See calendar spotlight. Collis Common Ground, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010. ‘ETIQUETTE’: See SAT.08, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘A WALK TO BEAUTIFUL’: Awardwinning documentary filmmaker and Midd alum Amy Bucher presents her feature-length film about five Ethiopian women affected by obstetric fistula. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
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talks ISLAM SERIES: Javed Chaudhri, a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Community College of Vermont, considers what modernity means for Muslims. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516. UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY: Nautical excavation expert Adam Kane explains what life was like onboard the canal boats whose wrecks now decorate Lake Champlain’s floor. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.
theater ‘BENJAMIN BAGBY’S BEOWULF’: Early-music vocalist and storyteller Benjamin Bagby recites a thrilling Anglo-Saxon epic in Old English, accompanied by a harp — and English supertitles. Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-26. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘ETIQUETTE’: See SAT.08, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
words ‘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.
TUE.11 activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See WED.05, 5-5:30 p.m.
etc. ECO-SEW SOFTIES: Recycled fabrics, yarns and notions combine to create super-cute stuffed animals, monsters and robots. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. $25 includes materials. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. PAUSE CAFÉ: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346.
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music Also, see clubdates in Section B. AMATEUR MUSICIANS’ 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. NOONTIME CONCERT SERIES: Four members of the Vermont Chamber Group perform innovative, smallscale works. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471. 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.06, 7-8 p.m.
talks WELLNESS LECTURE: Naturopathic Doctor Gabriel Archdeacon connects chi gong and midwifery. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.
theater ‘DEATHTRAP’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘ETIQUETTE’: See SAT.08, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. ‘LAUGH ATTACK’: Participants in a Flynn stand up comedy class test their routines in front of a live audience. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.
words ANITA SHREVE: The award-winning novelist of The Weight of Water and The Pilot’s Wife reads from and signs her new tome, Testimony. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free, but tickets are required; call for details. Info, 229-0774.
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etc. COMPUTER BASICS: Seniors age 60 and older sign up for an hour of one-on-one 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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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: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.
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CLUELESSLOVER I would consider myself a very happy-go-lucky person. Sure, things have gone wrong in my life, but that’s what has made me who I am today. I want a guy who is bigger than me, but not too big, & who isn’t shy & afraid to be himself, because I’m silly, too! Giggles89, 18, l, #111736
OUTGOING, SMART, SARCASTIC AND LOOKING! SWF, blue eyes, brown hair, athletic build. I’m a senior at UVM studying biochemistry. I enjoy snowboarding, horseback riding, and a nice night out on the town. Looking for friends and maybe more. JoyOfCola, 21, l, #111691
VTSKIBUNNY SEEKS MOUNTAIN LION I’m an independent woman. My winter interests include downhill skiing, ice skating, I like riding snow machines. I enjoy dancing, my boat, a small cabin cruiser on Champlain, & my Harley Sportster. I enjoy camping & the outdoors. I like both ends of the continuum from roughing it outdoors to the classiest resorts & dressing to the max. VTSKIBUNNY, 51, l, #111737 WHERE ARE YOU? I’d rather have Eros shoot me than have to meet people by way of a personals ad, but I’m trying to broaden my circle to meet you. So if you’re a great guy with a lot of heart & integrity, straightforward & soulful, successful & creative, caring & healthy, intelligent, emotionally stable, loving & kind, talk to me. irenicsoul, 51, #111717 LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE The journey has been pretty good so far but I know it would be more fun if I had someone to share it with. I like hiking, biking, watching movies, cooking, eating out, travel, theater, art, yoga, spinning. I also enjoy a good laugh. blueyes, 47, l, #107914 ACTIVE, OUTGOING, FUN & LOVING! Mmmm ... I’m looking for zero games. Be up front. I’m looking for something real. I’ve made my mistakes. ilovermont2011, 20, l, #111728
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FULL OF LAUGHS I am clumsy, this is a fact. I love my animals, to read, to laugh, and to simply be around people. I can be shy, but once you get to know me, I can and will talk a lot. I have so many plans for my life that I don’t know where to start. I love to discuss anything. penguins, 21, l, #111647
WOMEN seeking WoMEN COUNTRY GIRL, CITY TASTES. Looking for someone who likes themselves and has many of these qualities. Sophistication, sensuality, brains, flair, fit, attractive package. Creative, Fluid mind, expansive heart. Positive attitude about life and love and . Me: sensual, attractive, fit, fun, open to life, new experiences. Generally happy person. Physically active, Love art, artists, music. Politically progressive, spiritually aware. Always up for new friends. dragongirl, 55, l, #111671 FUN, ADVENTUROUS, CHARISMATIC I am a Burlington native, but I left for a couple of years living in Alaska, Seattle and Missouri. I just moved back last year and I am looking for someone to share coffee, good conversation and an occasional adventure. I love mini-roadtrips and walks down Church Street, and almost any kind of live music. funoflife17, 25, l, #111663 SPIRITUAL, ARTISTIC, NATURE-LOVING WOMAN Caring, easygoing, loves life. Looking for someone to share time with who has similar interests and passions. poppylover, 36, l, #108921 NEW TO BURLINGTON I’m 25, new to the area, looking for friends, more than friends, people to show me the town. I’m easygoing, honest and direct. I like dogs, film, literature and everything outdoors. You can find me on a bench downtown pretty often. Don’t be shy. Stop and say hello. HurricaneCandice, 25, l, #110790 SIMPLY PERFECT I am 5’9’’ and lookin’ fine. I have broad shoulders and an irresistible smile. I am looking for a beautiful girl, preferably in her late teens or early twenties, who can put both legs behind her head at the same time like a pretzel. This has been a fantasy even since I can remember. zackgreen, 18, #111575 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
MEN seeking WoMEN 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 EXPECT GREAT THINGS I am a very passionate person, caring, dependable, honest. I like to lead with my best intentions, & have a relentless drive to complete. I am looking for the same & some of the opposite, but she must love life & have a good attitude toward all situations. She must be better at cooking than me or we will both suffer (just joking!). Wondering1261, 57, u, #109749
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TRUST ME, I’M WONDERFUL I am almost 23. I’m working-class, artistically inclined, adventurous, and my favorite things are health food, riding bicycles and music. I’m a morning person; I work nights. I like being outside in the fresh air, sunshine, or in my downtown apt. I have a full-time job which I currently love, in a kitchen. Let’s meet up and talk! ericsavatar, 22, l, #111672 IN SEARCH OF... Traveler wanna-be. Well-educated but still feel I have much to learn. “Dog” person. Ready. Platypus, 39, l, #111667 READY FOR MOST ANYTHING For work, I design, build and restore steeples; lotsa heights, adrenaline, exercise, risk. Everyone on these sites claims to be awesome. Should I make the same claim? Can’t. I do NOT want to meet a nice, stable, well-adjusted woman. I’m a bit of nut and want to meet a woman who is sympatico. jp, 49, l, #111645 JUST ME AND MY DOG 36 y.o. professional, I like to bike, hike and fish. Looking for professional woman around same age. meandmydog, 36, l, #111639 LIVE FREE... I consider myself a shy person, but in the same time I know that I can give a lot to a person. I’m a new person in VT who looks for new people and friends in Burlington area. I like to travel and explore. BradB, 25, l, #111636 EXTRAORDINARY DWM, 52, looking for an extraordinary LT relationship with a woman 38-50. Let’s honor each other as individuals while at the same time bringing it together by creating a fun and intellectual relationship that spans quiet romantic evenings to dancing in the city…I am fit and relatively good-looking…looking for the same…no “extra” pounds, please. namseira, 52, #102608
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. Like: Movies, cooking, kissing, nature, friends, books, coffee, conversation & quiet times. Also happen to be HIV pos. Your move. Time4you, 41, l, #111770 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING REAL Looking for an honest, kind, intelligent man for a real connection. I like everything healthy - no substances - kayaking, hiking, writing, movies, music, snuggling. I tend to like shorter, hairy guys, but that is not set in stone. Mostly I want someone who can communicate and is interested in starting out slowly and seeing where it goes. Hope to hear from you! dj18822, 38, #111534 MODEST CATCH SEEKS SAME Hello, mountain people. How do you do? Art, human services and spirituality are big in my life. I want my life filled with mindful people, humor, energy healing, cozy homes, and food - lots of really good food. I offer what I seek: An honest, reliable gentleman with a lot of love and libido to offer! Cubs step right up. Namaste! efe_hombre, 24, l, #111512 BORED BARRE BAD BOY 39-year-old male seeks guys for just about anything, friends w/bennies, LTRS or good times. I like the outdoors and I like the indoors (more so if there is a bar and a pool table). I love to laugh and have a good time. Great sense of humor, but I can’t spell. Will want to meet me. rip4488, 39, #111504
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CURIOUS, CREATIVE, TRANSPARENT People say I’m full of energy, insightful and fun to be around. I am well-educated and well-balanced between artistic and athletic pursuits. I can sing, cook, and keep up with you on a powdery day in the woods. I am sensual, confident and worldly. Who knows? GreenBean, 34, #111625 OPEN-HEARTED WOODS WOMAN I am just an open-hearted human being who loves herself and wants to hang out with someone who feels the same way. Someone who loves the woods and time alone; who is creative and curious. wildsoul, 43, l, #106071 SMART, MUSICAL AND IRREVERENT I enjoy simple pleasures - dinner parties, volunteering, drinks with friends. Keep healthy by running 20 mi/wk, and dabble in kayaking, rollerblading and skiing. In my spare time I’m a classical vocalist. I generally speak my mind, so no surprises! You’re kind, enthusiastic, intelligent and curious. You have a flair for the dramatic, treasure your friends, and enjoy the outdoors. alm95, 35, l, #111602 LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP I am down to earth, yet outgoing and enjoy life. Looking for someone who can have fun enjoying the outdoors, dinner out, dancing and life in general. blossom, 47, l, #111611
FUN, ADVENTUROUS, CHARISMATIC I am a Burlington native, but I left for a couple of years living in Alaska, Seattle and Missouri. I just moved back last year and I am looking for someone to share coffee, good conversation and an occasional adventure. I love mini-roadtrips and walks down Church Street, and almost any kind of live music. funoflife17, 25, l, #111663 SPIRITUAL, ARTISTIC, NATURE-LOVING WOMAN Caring, easygoing, loves life. Looking for someone to share time with who has similar interests and passions. poppylover, 36, l, #108921 SIMPLY PERFECT I am 5’9’’ and lookin’ fine. I have broad shoulders and an irresistible smile. I am looking for a beautiful girl, preferably in her late teens or early twenties, who can put both legs behind her head at the same time like a pretzel. This has been a fantasy even since I can remember. zackgreen, 18, #111575 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 LOVE AND LAUGHING I am a happy, curious person who loves adventures and meeting new people. I believe in beauty and laughter and family. Apple picking? charley, 20, l, #111484 PRETTY WOMAN SEEKS SAME At this time in my life there are no surprises...I am a single, happy, accomplished woman who is self-assured and I have many interests. I am looking for someone also single, relatively happy - not into head games or pop psych - just someone to hang out with and get to know better. Life is short...let’s meet and see what happens. MonaLisa777, 62, #111443
MELLOW, CURIOUS, YOUTHFUL, FEMININE, PHILOSOPHICAL Just in case my headline isn’t enough, here is a little more about me. I’m a college educator. I’m interested in politics, philosophy, performing arts, photography, and I love learning new things. I love to laugh, travel to new places, and stay physically fit. The rest you’ll find out if and when we meet... jukyo, 56, l, #108478
APPLE-PICKING FALL-LOVER Into local foods and cooking up good grub. While I can be a homebody and can be quite content with a quiet night at home, I love good live music (folk, bluegrass, etc.) and a night out. Burlington can feel big to me and I like getting out in the backcountry for an adventure in any season. backwoodsgirl, 24, l, #111370
FROM BROTHERLY LOVE TO GURLINGTON Moved here from Philadelphia, sick of bar scene. I can’t survive without art. People say my wit is similar to Janeane Garofalo’s. The ability to hold an interesting conversation holds a lot of weight with me. I prefer to surround myself with people who are passionate and not afraid to make asses out of themselves. Who cares what people think! crowin, 25, l, #111505
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CRAZY SEXY COOL Big city girl relatively new to Vermont. Just out of a short LTR and interested in making some new friends and dating. I’m smart, athletic, and have a wicked sense of humor. I’ve had an exciting life so far and I don’t plan on changing it. Looking for guys who are vibrant, intelligent, active and love to laugh. sfgrl, 40, l, #104577
WOMEN seeking WoMEN LONELY DAYDREAMER I am a mature, hardworking, caring, kind, fun to be with and laid-back person, who loves kids and hates head games. I may come off as shy at first, but I warm up quickly. I am also a child-friendly person; I have no problems with kids. I have 5 cats whom I love and adore. hoppyj2004, 24, l, #111666
JUST A SMILING GUY SWM, professional, D/D free, divorced 4 years, 6’3”, athletic and interested in swimming, synchronicity, sushi, cycling, sex, skiing, scenery, scuba and cinema. Looking for companionship and adventure, home-cooking and travel, with an athletic lady. NineSvt, 57, u, l, #111694 ALL WORK AND NO PLAY... Former world traveler grows restless in his mountain redoubt. Not ready to hibernate, looking for a little variety to spice up life. Is there a lady out there like myself? Someone sane, smart, funny, who’s longing to misbehave a little? NotOutOfTheWoods, 39, #111681 FUNNY, FREE, FUN I work at Champlain College and also take graduate classes there. I am just looking for some fun with the hopes that it may turn into something more. b7dust11, 25, l, #109784 TRUST ME, I’M WONDERFUL I am almost 23. I’m working-class, artistically inclined, adventurous, and my favorite things are health food, riding bicycles and music. I’m a morning person; I work nights. I like being outside in the fresh air, sunshine, or in my downtown apt. I have a full-time job which I currently love, in a kitchen. Let’s meet up and talk! ericsavatar, 22, l, #111672
IN SEARCH OF... Traveler wanna-be. Well-educated but still feel I have much to learn. “Dog” person. Ready. Platypus, 39, l, #111667 NONE THE WISER Living in Burlington and loving it. Recently I have begun taking yoga classes and learning to stretch and breathe. I take daily walks in the area with my dog and practice the fiddle when my hands are not in clay making pottery for my business. sharpit, 40, u, l, #111656 READY FOR MOST ANYTHING For work, I design, build and restore steeples; lotsa heights, adrenaline, exercise, risk. Everyone on these sites claims to be awesome. Should I make the same claim? Can’t. I do NOT want to meet a nice, stable, well-adjusted woman. I’m a bit of nut and want to meet a woman who is sympatico. jp, 49, l, #111645 JUST ME AND MY DOG 36 y.o. professional, I like to bike, hike and fish. Looking for professional woman around same age. meandmydog, 36, l, #111639 LIVE FREE... I consider myself a shy person, but in the same time I know that I can give a lot to a person. I’m a new person in VT who looks for new people and friends in Burlington area. I like to travel and explore. BradB, 25, l, #111636 OUTDOORSY AND CONTEMPLATIVE I’m living in the NEK which is a really beautiful place, but not known for its dating scene. Looking for someone fun who’s at home in the outdoors. I’m a freethinker and I love talking ideas, especially those of the political and social variety. I’m somewhat of a dork, but have somehow been blessed with more than enough common sense. petit_excentrique, 27, l, #111634
HAPPY GUY LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE I just got out of a year-long relationship and am looking for someone to enjoy every day with. I love to stay home and watch movies during the winter when I am not working, but also will go play in the snow. prepchef81, 27, l, #101060 CAN I SPOIL YOU? I want to spoil a younger, in-shape woman - 18-30 preferred - nice dinners, drinks, etc. spoilingYou, 38, #111596 SINGLE MALE LOOKING 4 LOVING WOMEN Hi, my name is Justin. I live in St. Johnsbury, VT. Looking for friends first and possibly more. I have baby blue eyes, brown hair, stand 6’5. If you like what you have read, send me a message. I will tell you more when we talk. Stjayvt802, 30, #111595
MEN seeking MEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING REAL Looking for an honest, kind, intelligent man for a real connection. I like everything healthy - no substances - kayaking, hiking, writing, movies, music, snuggling. I tend to like shorter, hairy guys, but that is not set in stone. Mostly I want someone who can communicate and is interested in starting out slowly and seeing where it goes. Hope to hear from you! dj18822, 38, #111534 MODEST CATCH SEEKS SAME Hello, mountain people. How do you do? Art, human services and spirituality are big in my life. I want my life filled with mindful people, humor, energy healing, cozy homes, and food - lots of really good food. I offer what I seek: An honest, reliable gentleman with a lot of love and libido to offer! Cubs step right up. Namaste! efe_hombre, 24, l, #111512
CARING, ATHLETIC GUY LOOKING Athletic, white M looking for someone to go around town and do things with. Some qualities about me are I am easygoing, dependable and physically fit, great at managing my finances and maintaining an organized life. I find pleasure and contentment in simple things. skier_123, 36, l, #111627
BORED BARRE BAD BOY 39-year-old male seeks guys for just about anything, friends w/bennies, LTRS or good times. I like the outdoors and I like the indoors (more so if there is a bar and a pool table). I love to laugh and have a good time. Great sense of humor, but I can’t spell. Will want to meet me. rip4488, 39, #111504
EXTRAORDINARY DWM, 52, looking for an extraordinary LT relationship with a woman 38-50. Let’s honor each other as individuals while at the same time bringing it together by creating a fun and intellectual relationship that spans quiet romantic evenings to dancing in the city…I am fit and relatively good-looking…looking for the same…no “extra” pounds, please. namseira, 52, #102608
OUT IN THE SUNSHINE! Looking for the right partner to work his ass off next to mine in making our life fruitful and full of beauty. Looking to farm, enjoy living creatively on the land, loving our neighbors, singing my heart out, and finding all that’s good that the Green Mts. and the Champlain Lake Valley have to offer. Wanta share your dream? todreambyday, 30, l, #111397
LOOKING FOR A FEMALE FRIEND Thirtysomething professional/student. Just moved back to VT, looking for kool friend to play with. Quick intro - some things that might get you to call me: I am a massage therapist, great cook, clean, adventurous, open minded, want to share control with my woman, I am politically active and also involved in the music scene. Hope to hear from you. completebalance, 38, l, #111616 COUNTRY BOY LOOKING FOR COMPANIONSHIP OK, here it goes. Currently I’m enrolled in college and besides work and school, I get very bored. Looking for someone to fill my boredom with some excitement. If you can do this, then let’s get together and see how it goes from there. locus2k, 24, l, #111612
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GOOD SAMARITAN RETURNED MY PAYCHECK Thanks so much to the kind & honest person who found my pay envelope & passed it on to my neighbor for return to me. May your kindness be repaid a thousand times. When: Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Where: Downtown Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904751 RA RA RIOTLESS You pronounce things wrong, date women south of Barre & don’t wash dishes. When: Thursday, October 30, 2008. Where: Picking up his halloween costume. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904749 TO SPARKY FROM ACE I still think about you often. I don’t bother you because I don’t want to cause you any more pain. All that I have caused hurts me already. I do care about you still. More than you know. I hope you can be happy. When: Wednesday, October 20, 2004. Where: Our Past. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904745 POCKETS OF LOVE My eyes were locked on your meatballs and I can’t stop thinking about them. When: Saturday, October 18, 2008. Where: Elmwood and Front St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904743 SNOBUG FROM JERSEY Sent you a voice message recently but not sure if you still check your Message Center. Read your profile & was intrigued. Would like to find out more about you & perhaps do some outdoor activities. Why not? J-Man. When: Monday, October 27, 2008. Where: In an Ad. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904740 SNOOPY PJS I spied you in your Snoopy PJs & I liked what I saw. Snoopy can come & play at our house any time. I especially love your warm & wet ... nose? I’ll share my bone next time! ATOYS LUV 4 2 u r Pool Girl. When: Monday, October 27, 2008. Where: Bed, chair and kitchen (oh, yeah). You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904739 TO MY QUEER MOMMA I spy you working very hard to do what you need to do for yourself, so you can be there for your kiddos. I know life is a struggle right now but just keep plugging away & it will get better eventually. I care about you so incredibly much, & am so proud of your efforts. When: Saturday, October 25, 2008. Where: Boston. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904738 LINDSEY Sorry I forgot your name, if you are with someone, I hope they treat you right. For some reason, I’ve always liked you. Have a grand day. When: Thursday, October 23, 2008. Where: Underground, in Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #904737 JEWELS88 NEXT TO DEMO CAR You’re cute & I would like to get to know you. Contact me so we can chat. :) When: Monday, October 27, 2008. Where: Essex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904736 YOU’RE NOT A TROLL RCT-I think about you all the time and I miss you. I worry about you still and would love to get together and talk? The concert was great! Front row! SB. When: Friday, May 16, 2008. Where: South Willard. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904735 WET CAB RIDE HEALTHY LIVING Elise (hope I spelled your name right), I enjoyed our cab ride from Healthy Living Saturday night, hope you enjoyed the wine, maybe sometime I can join you for a glass on a cold, wet or snowy night? Maybe I’ll get to see you again sometime, you were really cute. When: Saturday, October 25, 2008. Where: Healthy Living Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904734 HAUNTED PRISIONER - WILLISTON You are probably taken, but you made my night with your adorableness. I’d never kill you like Clara. When: Friday, October 31, 2008. Where: Haunted Forest. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904764
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n Swanton, Vermont, there is a small family-owned Ford dealership by the name of EJ Barrette & Sons. The sons have long since grown up; these days a customer is likely to be greeted by EJ’s 3-year-old great-greatgranddaughter, Bella, or Maggie, the showroom dog. I met these nice folks through AutoFinder and recently drove north to take in the down-home atmosphere and query the descendents of EJ Barrette about what makes them unique.
BOB KILPATRICK: How long has EJ Barrette been in business? JON BARRETTE: It was started in 1922 by my grandfather, Elias Jeffrey. That’s where the EJ came from. My dad took it over after that. I was the next generation, and now we have the three kids here to follow on.
BK: How old were you when you started working here? JB: Probably 9 or 10 years old, washing cars. I went on to
college and graduated in 1968. I was in the Air Guard for 29 years and, other than deployments, I’ve been here. BK: Nineteen-sixty-eight was pretty much the middle of the muscle-car era. You guys must have seen some sweet rides come across the parking lot. JB: I had a very limited-edition Boss 429 — that was in ’69. I had a 1968 Cobra Jet 428 and a 351 Mach1 in ’71.
PHOTO: BOB KILPATRICK
BK: Those must have been some fun cars. Did you get yourself in any trouble? JB: Not any more than anyone else! BK: How many of your family members work here? JB: There’s the three kids, my sister, my wife and myself.
Front row: Maggie, the showroom dog, and Bella, the greeter Standing (L to R): Linda Barrette, Aaron Barrette, Meredith Barrette, Jon Barrette, Paula Barrette Howrigan, Sara Barrette
BK: Is Ford doing anything new that would be of interest to car drivers? JB: Quality. Our quality is equal to, or better than, Toyota or Honda. There were eras where we didn’t do as well as we should have, but we’ve certainly surpassed that now. We have more to offer, we really do. Buying foreign, even if it’s built over here, the components come from overseas. With the economy struggling, people don’t realize that 80 percent of the content comes from overseas, which is jobs. They’re glued together here, but these big companies take their profits
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and they bring them back overseas. People do not understand that. They want the economy to flourish, but they don’t want to participate. BK: What’s your role here, Sara [Jon’s daughter]? SARA BARRETTE: I think everybody does a little bit of everything. Mostly I do the advertising, Internet sales, computer repair and some selling. BK: What’s the advantage that your dealership brings to its customers? SB: We know everybody by their names. We often know what vehicle they have and what vehicle they had five years ago. A lot of customer loyalty, a lot of repeat buying, because they know where to find us if they’ve got a problem, if they’ve got a question, if they need a loaner. We get calls all times of the day and night. [Customers] know we’re going to be honest and give them the truth. Sometimes it’s good news, sometimes it’s not, but they know they’re going to get the truth from us. BK: How does that work for the customers? SB: Most people who end up buying here buy here because they immediately feel like they’re one of our good friends or one of the family, even if they’ve never walked in here before. I’ve had a few people say that to me; they just immediately felt it, with the kids running around and the dogs coming up
to them. Their kids can go and play with Bella’s toys that are everywhere. BK: What would surprise people about EJ Barrette? SB: I think that we’re pretty competitive with our price. People think that because we are small we can’t compete with big places on pricing. We’ve been around so long, we don’t have a lot of overhead — we own our building. We’re not big and splashy. When you come here and buy a vehicle, you’re only paying for the vehicle, you’re not paying for our building or our trips to Italy. When you look at the bottom line and you’re comparing apples to apples, I think we’re very competitive on price — and above and beyond on service. Suddenly joined by 3-year-old Bella: BB: Bwa wa wa wa. BK: What kind of car would you buy? BB: A pink one and a purple one. SB: Would you ever get a truck? BB: No, I’m not a boy. SB: Nothing cracks me up more than when I’m sitting in here doing my work and I hear her say [to a customer], “Would you read me a book?” while they’re waiting for their car to get serviced. m
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Cars/Trucks 2000 Ford Focus Wagon $2800 30+ mpg. Well maintained. Auto., A/C, new fuel pump, 4 good snow tires. 119K, green w/ a little rust. 100% reliable, great car! Price reduced! Info: 802-635-7442. 1983 VOLVO Runs great, needs breaks. $300/OBO. Call 879-3127 after 3 p.m. 1987 Audi 4000cs quattro Great winter car, no rust, AWD, ski rack incl., inspected through Feb. Red, sunroof. Runs great, very clean interior. I hate to sell it. $1800/OBO. Info: 802-355-7127. 1991 Volvo 740 Runs great, very little rust, brand new sending unit. $1900/OBO. Info: 802-4533767. 1992 CADILLAC SEVILLE Looking for a winter car? Here it is! Despite its age, this car has just 50K on it. Four new Nokia snow tires installed! $2988. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@ lewisautos.com, www.lewisautos. com. 1994 Acura Integra Inspected until May 2009. 176K, auto., CD, power W/L. Runs great. Great winter car. $950. Info: 802-355-3425, allard_cm@yahoo.com. 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon 147K. Just inspected. Maroon. A/C. CD. 4 extra like-new tires. Great shape. $2200. Info: 802658-4866. 1995 Audi A6 Quattro Forest green, auto., 170K, interior & body in good shape. Needs some work. $1000/OBO. Info: Carolyn Little, 802-825-7763. 1995 Buick Regal Low mileage: 76,465! Good condition, runs well. 28 mpg highway. Snow tires incl. This is a very reliable winter car. $2000. Info: 802-318-6139. 1995 Geo Tracker 4wd Soft top, auto., 114K, 24 mpg. Runs/ drives great, just inspected, no rust. Very reliable car. See in Burlington. $1750. Evan, 802-5981444, before 8 p.m.
1995 low-mileage Saab 9000 CS w/ only 86,233 miles! Black w/ tan leather interior, auto., all the power options. Super clean. $4495. Give us a call! Info: EJ Barrette and Sons, Inc., 800-7305547, jon.barrette@barretteford. com, www.barretteford.com.
2002 Ford Focus SE Wagon Auto., 76K, 30 mpg highway, power W/L, A/C, cruise, CD. Incl. studded Hakkapeliitta snows (used 2 seasons) & new set of summer tires. Also incl. Thule roof rack. Great condition, well maintained. $4900/OBO. Info: 802-644-5818.
1995 NISSAN PATHFINDER Parts car, 4 new snow tires worth $100. each. Engine fine, frame rusted. Best offer. Call 802-879-3127 after 3 p.m.
2002 low-mile truck & plow Chevy 1500 LS. Great condition, 1 owner, only 32K! Incl. 7 1/2 Fisher plow & bed extender! Power L, CC & tow package, too. Just $12,900. Info: EJ Barrette and Sons, Inc., 802-868-3327, www.barretteford. com.
1996 Discovery SE7 Fair condition, needs brakes! Motor runs nicely, 6-disc CD, tow package, auto., dark green, roof rack, 175K on body, 85K on motor (have receipts). $2500. Info: Ashlie Adams, 802-363-6965. 1998 HONDA CIVIC LX 4-DR Auto. Blue w/ gray cloth interior. 155K. Incl. keyless entry, Sony CD, XM satellite radio, winter mats, four Cooper snow tires. $3900. Info: 802-229-9804. 1999 Chevy Astro Van AWD, brown, many new parts. $1500/ OBO. Info: Jay, 802-922-2914. 1999 Subaru Legacy Wagon 89K, standard, AWD, full records, new clutch & cats, winter & summer tires. Very good condition. Reliable, great in the winter! Single-owner vehicle! $5300. Info: 802-734-0747. 1999 TOYOTA Solara SLEV6 Red. Great shape. 105K on car. 50K on engine. Part of Toyota recall. Leather, V6, CD, moonroof. Great shape. Must sell. Winter/ summer tires. $5000. Info: 802922-0060. 1999 VW Passat 106K, standard, white w/ black leather heated seats, moonroof, new t-belt, serpentine belt, tensioners, tie rod ends, front axles, radiator. Looks great. $5300. Info: 802-3182971. 2000 Audi A6 2.7T White/blue interior, auto., tiptronics, 109K. New tires, brakes & control arms. Runs great, great shape, fun to drive. Asking $9900/OBO. Info: 802-316-1819. 2000 Blazer ZR2, 60K! Dark blue, 2-dr., 4WD, 31-inch new tires. Inside clean, body needs some work. Burlington. Come look! Asking $3500/OBO. Info: artialmarts@hotmail.com. 2000 FORD FOCUS Red, great gas mileage (30+ mpg), nothing wrong w/ the car, brand new battery & state inspection, 5-spd., w/ sunroof! $3900. Info: aracine1@verizon.net. 2000 Saturn LS 4-dr Sedan w/ 95,200 miles. Good shape, clean interior, new all-season tires in 2007, CD, A/C. Runs great! $3100. Info: Jon Moore, 802-922-2123. 2001 Honda Civic LX 80K miles, 5-spd., 4-dr., airbags, A/C, power L/W/S/C, tilt wheel, 32-39 mpg. Great shape. $8245. Info: 802862-6212. 2001 Subaru Forester L Wgn A/T, A/C, CC, power W/L. $6750. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802533-2221, www.greensborogarage.com. 2002 Chevy S10 ext. cab 4 cyl., A/C, 38K. Book value $10,150, asking $7800. Info: 802-8633887.
2003 Subaru Forester XS A/T, A/C, CD, cruise, power W/L. $10,900. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www/greensborogarage.com. 2003 VW JETTA TDI Everyone wants a Volkswagen diesel these days, & we have one! This Jetta Turbo-Diesel has a 5-spd. manual & just 70K. $12,988. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@lewisautos.com, www. lewisautos.com.
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2004 Honda accord 5-spd. EX, silver 4-dr., 4-cyl. VTEC, 2832 mpg, power L/W, moon roof, driver-seat height, remote trunk. 5-disc CD changer. 40K. Black interior. $12,000. green23@gmail. com. Info: Frank Grenon, 802229-6356. 2005 ACURA MDX TOURING Experience luxury & performance w/ this Touring Edition MDX. Just 31,700 miles. Still under factory warranty until next July or 50K. $23,888. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@lewisautos.com, www.lewisautos.com. 2005 Escape 4x4 Low Miles! 1-owner XLT! Only 28,404 miles! Redfire Clearcoat exterior paint & classic tan cloth interior. Power W/L/S & cruise/tilt, too! Super clean. $16,995. Info: EJ Barrette and Sons, Inc., 802-868-3327, www.barretteford.com. 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA This is a really nice gray-colored 5-spd. w/ just 36,730 miles. Still under factory warranty. Loaded Package 2 model. $16,388. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@ lewisautos.com, www.lewisautos. com. 2006 Certified Fusion Preowned SE 4-cyl. auto. 30+ mpg! Classy Dune Pearl Clearcoat exterior, sueded tan cloth interior. Like new! Only 16,236 miles & 6 yr./100K powertrain warranty! $16,995. Info: EJ Barrette and Sons, Inc., 802-868-3327, www. barretteford.com. 2006 Ford Ranger 4x4 XLT Super Cab 4x4, 27K, excellent condition. Auto., A/C, cruise, CD, running boards, bedliner, foglights, black. Under book at $15,500. 802-472-6085. Info: 802-4726085. 2006 Subaru Baja Sport Manual, black, 57K. 25 mpg. CD, A/C, power W/L, seats fold down to extend truck bed, no rust. $18,500. Info: 802-363-5798. 2006 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon. A/T, A/C, CC, CD, power W/L. $18,750. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www. greensborogarage.com.
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SHELBURNE LOT
THIS UNDERHILL HOME HAS IT ALL!
ONE LEVEL LIVING
AFFORDABLE LAKE ACCESS HOME
Stunning Adirondack views & sunsets as well as views of Shelburne Pond. Protected to the west & south by conserved land. Large, private lot mixed open & wooded. Great “out in the country” feel while being so close to downtown Burlington & the airport. $354,500.
Over 2000 SF of finished and polished space in this 3+ bedroom home. Hardwood floors, workshop, large shed in fully fenced backyard, 1.6 acres, huge garage. Enjoy decreased fuel bills with highly efficient pellet stove in living room. Terrific value! Price reduced! $259,000.
From this 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit, over 1100 sq. ft., lobby, exercise room plus secured garage, heat included in association fee, walk to shopping. Essex Junction. $182,000.
This home is well maintained and economical to heat. Great southern exposure with lake and mountain views in a small neighborhood setting. Just minutes away from Hinesburg Village Center. $239,500.
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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. Call George Gamache Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9507 www.First-Floor-End-Unit.com
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Burlington Townhome offers 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. Washer and dryer. Neighborhood with charm. Affordable living. Wrap-around porch. Condo updated in 2006. $149,900. MLS#2809672. Call Michelle Gray Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty (802) 846-9536 www.GrayVermont.com
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First floor End Unit with handicapped accessible features and amenities. Large living room and dining area. 1 car oversized garage plus inside storage. Easy access to I-89 and shopping, yet private with public beach & bike path a short distance away. $224,900. Call George Gamache Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9507 www.GeorgeGamache.com
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Burlington, Central 2-BR apts., unfurnished, gas heat, offstreet parking. $925/mo. + utils. Pets neg. Avail. now. Info: 802343-3341.
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Private and spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bath Colonial in Milton offering 2400+ sq. ft. on 1.06 acres. 2 car garage. Partially finished basement. Wood burning fireplace. Wood flooring in living, dining and family. Views of Camels Hump. $299,000. MLS#2810838. Call Michelle Gray Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty (802) 846-9536 www.GrayVermont.com
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Burlington, Downtown 2-BR Spacious apt. avail. Nov. 1. Just a short walk to Church St./waterfront. Laundromat next door. New BURLINGTON 1-BR, sunny, re- heating system last year. Water/ 2/25/08 10:26:29 cently renovated, off-street park- AMtrash incl. $1200/mo. Info: 802ing, high ceilings, 1st floor, 5 578-6013. min. to downtown & lake. $800/ mo. + utils. NS/dogs. Info: 802- Burlington, North Ave. 2-BR house, encl. porch, hookups. No 238-0158. dogs. Avail. Nov. 1. $920/mo. BURLINGTON South Meadow - Lg. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-6603-BR, full BA, on site laundry, 3481 x1021. www.nevilleco.com. great location, gas heat. NS/ pets. Avail. Dec. 1. Info: 802- Burlington, Shelburne Rd. Avail Nov. 1. 2-BR, on bus line. No 864-9966. dogs. Parking. $780/mo. Neville Burlington – Apt. for rent Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 2-BR + office, 1-BA, Pergo floor- x1021. www.nevilleco.com. ing, 1st floor, coin-op W/D, parking, on busline. Flexible lease. Colchester 521 Porters Point. Avail. Nov. 1. $1000/mo. + utils. Avail. now. 3-BR house, newly heX@h[cWndf$Yec remodeled, 1.5-BA, HDWD floors, Info: 802-324-6446. H;%C7N DEHJ> porch, parking, lg. yard. Pets conFHE<;II?ED7BI Burlington 4-BR, East Ave. sidered. $1350/mo. + utils. Call Parking. No pets. Avail. now. Coburn & Feeley, 802-864-5200 $1600/mo. Neville Companies, ext. 229. Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021. www. Colchester 2-BR $850/$900 nevilleco.com. Privately located 2-BRs in duplex Burlington central loc. w/ large yard in convenient locaEssex 2-BR $1100 Essex Town Grand Isle Home for Rent 3-BR apt., lg. kitchen, DW, HDWD, 2x4c-robjohnson091008.indd 1 9/8/082 3:20:08 Center. Close to Circ Hwy. Great Beautiful country setting, sto- PM tion. W/D. NS/pets. 2 apts. avail. 3-season porch, mudroom, base- Nov. 1. 6-mo. lease. Apt. 1: $900/ condition. Avail. now. $1100/mo. ries, 3+ BR, 2+ acres, 2-car gament storage, W/D, gas heat. mo., oil heat, incl. garage for + util., sec. dep. Call days, 878- rage. 3 min. to NY ferry, 25 min. Incl. elec., trash & water. Ward St. 3303 x204. to Burlington. $1225/mo. Refs. & storage. Apt. 2: $850/mo., gas Avail. Nov. 15. $1550/mo. + dep. heat. Util. not incl. Info: 802Essex Jct. 3-BR! Great apt., dep. req. Info: 802-848-3984. Info: 802-863-0188. 309-5544. good sized kitchen & LR! Off- Huntington House for rent. Burlington HEAT INCL. Pine Country 1200 sq.ft. 1-BR on street parking as well! Near IBM, 3-BR, 2-BA, DR, FR, full basement, St. 1st floor, sunny 2-BR, HDWD, shared 10+ acres w/ pond, brook. St. Mike’s, before Five Corners. 2-car garage, W/D hookups, beauporch, yard, W/D, DW, lg. base- DW, W/D, oak cabinets, stain- $1175/mo. Info: 802-999-7864. tiful mountain views, deck. Pets ment storage, garage. NS/dogs. less steel sink in kitchen island, Essex lovely, clean rental neg. Credit check. First & dep. $1250/mo. incl. heat, snow & Hearthstone stove avail., HW Large porch & yard, near shop- $1275/mo. Info: 802-434-4652. garbage removal. Avail. Nov. 15. baseboard heat. $950/mo. Info: ping, bus & schools. Tenant pays Info: 802-453-5388. Michael Beaudin, 866-361-4786. heat and util., gas heat, well-insulated w/ new windows & doors, parking, NS/pets. $1500/mo. Info: 802-985-1500.
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Bristol Apts. Avail. Renovated 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.
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For Rent 1-3-BR Affordable Apts. 1-BR apts., $767/mo. 2-BR, $911/mo. 3-BR, $1045/mo. Incl. heat & HW! Weekly yoga classes, fitness center, movie room & monthly community events! To qualify: One person makes less than $29,640/ yr., 2 people <$33,900 combined, 3 people <$38,100 combined, 4 people <$42,360 combined. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-655-1810, www.keenscrossing.com.
15/Dec. 1. $1450/mo.+ utils. Info: 518-334-2165.
Burlington 4-BR, clean & bright, new porch & windows, W/D, off-street parking, close to downtown & colleges. Avail. Nov. 1. $1250/mo. + dep. & refs. Info: 802-238-5881.
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Large backyard with beautiful views in Williston. 3 bedroom, 2 bath with renovations throughout, plus additional bonus room and second staircase. Seller offering $4,000 cash back at closing plus a one year home warranty. Call now!! $229,000. Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com
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This 2 bedroom, 1 bath Condo will be perfect for you! This end unit flat features an eat-in kitchen with ceramic tiled floor, spacious living room, sunny bedrooms with ample closet space, full bath, plus a storage shed. Walk to Colchester town park. $109,250. Call Geri Reilly Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-862-6677 www.buyvtrealestate.com
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Top floor 2-BR condo unit nestled on Burlington’s Little Park in the up & coming North End Art District. 800 sqft, gleaming wood flrs, stainless appliances, W/D. Why rent when you can own? Call Mike for Open House info. $139,900.
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Walk to downtown/waterfront. Spacious 2-BR w/ open floor plan, gas fireplace, granite counters, new appliances, pantry closet, hardwood and tile floors, Jacuzzi tub, covered parking and sprinkler system. Four more 2-BR units and a 1-BR available soon. Call for a showing. $224,900.
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LARGE, QUIET 1+BR APT. Essex Jct., in owner-occupied, private residence on 1+ acres. Separate entrance, off-street parking. Large BR w/ cedar-lined closet & built-in dresser; 2nd room for office or spare BR. Also LR, kitchen, family room, BA w/ shower. Incl. refrigerator, microwave, DW, W/D. $1100/mo. all inclusive. Free cable, share Internet cost. Available Nov. 1. Refs. req. NS. Small, well-behaved dog considered. Easy commute to UVM or IBM. Contact Fran at 355-5129 or crescentmoonvt@yahoo.com. LUXURY APARTMENTS Keen’s Crossing! Are you looking for the space & convenience of a home in an apt. setting? 17 floor plans, incl., variously: lg. closets, bay windows, private exterior entrance, W/D hookups, central A/C! Our community offers many amenities, such as fitness & movie rooms. Prices vary, but all incl. heat, HW, sewer/trash. Call for details & pricing! EHO ADA. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-655-1810, www.keenscrossing.com.
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. OLD NORTH END 2-BR, off-street parking. $700/mo. + utils. NS/ pets. Avail. Dec. 1. Info: 802875-3510. S. BURLINGTON 1-BR. $450/mo. + utils., ref., dep. NS/pets. Info: 802-862-9884. 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. SOUTH BURLINGTON Lg. 2 room studio apt. On bus line. $550/mo. + dep. & utils. No pets. Info: 802860-1642. 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.
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WINOOSKI: BY THE WEEK Boarding house, semi-furnished rooms, UNFURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT cable TV, Internet, central loca2/25/08 10:25:18 Vintage cottage w/ western views AMtion, free parking. $175/room/ of Malletts Bay. Master BR, ample wk. + $100 dep. Call Brad at 802storage, instant gas fireplace w/ 338-8434 for rental application. stone surround, oil heat, W/D in spare office/guestroom, enclosed 40’x50’ yard, enclosed back porch, beach access, boat mooring. 10 min. to Burlington. A year-round delight. $1100/mo. + utils. 1st, damage, refs. Avail. Nov. 15. $525, CLOSE TO EVERYTHING Quiet, 2-BR condo in S. BurlingInfo: 802-496-3029, peggypotton. Free parking, w/ W/D, back terbowls@madriver.com. deck, pool, tennis. Must adore WESTFORD Large 4-BR, lots of cats. $525/mo., heat incl. + half light, 2-BA, views, W/D, DW, easy commute to Montpelier, Stowe, of electric (reasonable). Info: 802-355-4677. Burlington, Johnson. Avail. Dec. 1. $1500/mo. incl. parking, water/sewer, rubbish/snow removal. Info: 802-522-2481, www.granitegardens.com.
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Price reduced! 3-BR Condo in historic building – Cool layout w/ 9 ft ceilings, ss appliances, w/d, wood flrs, large windows, & a great 5 Sisters location close to Dealer.com, Burton, Church St, Callahan Park, & Waterfront. Call Mike for Open House info. $199,900.
Three brand new, super cool, 1-BR units consisting of a penthouse flat and 2 townhouses, currently under construction! You have got to check out this project, it’s going to be amazing! Be in before the year ends. Reserve yours today! Call Mike for Open House info. $150K & $160K
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1 BR AVAIL. DEC-MAY 1 furnished BR in 5-BR house. On bus line, offstreet parking, W/D, walkable to St. Mike’s & downtown Winooski. 20 minutes by bike to Burlington/ UVM. $650/mo. incl. utils. Info: COLCHESTER ROOM I’m looking 508-259-9179. 2x1(bw)-bba.indd 1 for a friendly, tidy but not fussy, BURLINGTON Apple Tree Point professional or grad student near home. Needs someone to share. to my age (29). DW, W/D, cable, Quiet w/ beach, pool, tennis, bike garden, covered parking. $400+ path. Owner gone through the utils. Info: 802-893-6072. winter. NS/pets. $750/mo. Info: FURNISHED ROOM W/ UTIL. 561-629-4990. Roommate: Clean, quiet, pleasant BURLINGTON, S. UNION ST. Large nonsmoking. Incl. util. at $550/ room for rent in 4-BR apt. on S. mo. & half dep. or $150/week + Union St. Heat incl., W/D, DW. week dep. Info: Pauline Benoit, Walking distance to Church St., 802-578-8393. UVM, Champlain. $725/mo. Avail. MILTON FARMHOUSE Easygoing, immediately. Info: 917-696-4607. “reasonably mature” adult HM Info: Terry McAlevy, 917-696desired to rent 1-BR of “Nature4607. Haven” from writer w/ peoplefriendly dog. Organic garden & storage avail. Some work exchange possible. $450/mo. incl.
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WINNER OF 10/13/08 THE 12:35:05 PM 2008 BURLINGTON BUSINESS AWARD util. Lease & dep. req. Laurie, 4/8/08 11:35:51 AM 893-1845. MONKTON FARMHOUSE Large rooms, W/D, master BA, cathedral ceilings. 20 acres. 19 miles to Kennedy Dr. Barn, garden space, etc. Amenities/utils. incl. Horses & pets OK. $450/mo. Info: 802453-3457. 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. 999-1265. Info: 802-999-1265, densh591@aol.com.
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Off Route 2, Moretown - New listing 2 miles from I89 & Waterbury. Immaculate, energy efficient home on 5 acres. 3-car garage, wildlife & views. 3+ BR, 2-BA, granite kitchen, sunroom, woodstove and more! $335,900. Info: 802-760-8570 or vtcape@yahoo.com.
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PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND BODY-WORKER 168 Battery Street (at King) • Burlington 862-8806 • pathwaystowellbeing.org SHARE S. BURL. TOWNHOUSE Seeking mature person. Fully furnished except for avail. BR. More info. online. $700/mo. Call for details: 802-598-7241. STARKSBORO $550 INCL. UTIL Need 1 to 4 people to share my house, 25 min. to Burlington, 10 min. to Bristol. Animal friendly, I have dogs. For more info. please contact me. Rent may be negotiable. Info: 802-373-3033, rdlizard004@hotmail.com. WARREN PRIVATE ROOM + BA Family expecting baby in Jan. seeking family-oriented person to provide basic household help 1020 hrs./week. Great opportunity to ski: Sugarbush/MRG/Ole’sXC close. Good rural/family scene, gardens, picturesque. Info: 802496-5216.
Housing Wanted RESPONSIBLE, CAREFUL Quiet (except for occasional flute), middle-aged woman looking for sunny, private living space, inexpensive in the greater Burlington area. Seeking quiet environment, easy parking. A bit of ground for a garden would be wonderful. Excellent refs. avail. Info: 360-6431252, FeelingMuchBetter.org.
Services ALL AREAS - ROOMMATES.COM. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! (AAN CAN) Info: www. Roommates.com.
Office/ Commercial AUTO MECHANICS GARAGE For lease. 2-bay garage, 2 car lifts, office & storage areas, waste oil furnace for heat. Excellent location for auto service. $1500/mo. Huntington. Info: 802-434-4652. AUTO SHOP 4-car garage w/ builtin paint booth, plenty of parking. Excellent location, great business opportunity. Call 802-899-5529. $1100/mo. Info: 802-899-5529. MIDD. OFFICES/WAREHOUSE Electronics recycling business looking to share its 3700 sq.ft. office & 50,000 sq.ft. warehouse. Both spaces are beautiful w/ many amenities. Offices starting at $275. Warehouse space at $6/ft/yr. Info: Good Point Recycling, Colin Davis, 802-989-0895, colind@good-point.net, www. retroworks.com. OFFICE SUITES FOR LEASE 41-47 Main St., Burlington. 2- or 3-room configuration. Ample parking, ADA accessible. From $425-$675/ mo. plus util. Call 793-0179, or weekdays, 802-223-9954. Info: Malone Properties, patrick@together.net. WAREHOUSE SPACE Avail. at 102 Kimball Ave. in S. Burlington. 4600 sq.ft., single loading dock, lg. drive-in door, high bay w/ 22’ ceilings. Info: 802-862-6004.
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AFFORDABLE PSYCHOTHERAPY Want help, but worried about the cost? Low-cost psychotherapy options incl. group psychotherapy, trauma skills/support classes, group CRASH counseling, psychotherapy via telephone & hypnotherapy. Info: Private Practice, Scott Earisman, 802-658-9257, scot t .ear isman @ ver izon.net, vermontcounselor.com.
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VT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Marcin Kro Photography. Professional photographer specializing in wedding photography, event & commercial photography. Visit www. marcinkro.com. Contact Marcin at marcinkro@hotmail.com or 802-310-1384. Info: marcinkro@ hotmail.com.
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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 avial. Info: Mike, 802-3248095, mountain@pshift.com.
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, 802-3726745, Angela@BEYONDtheBOOKS. biz, BEYONDtheBOOKS.biz.
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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. 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. FULL BODY MASSAGE FOR MEN By Athletic Chinese-American male. Rejuvenate both your body & mind. Special attention to head, feet & lower back. Info: Jay, 802233-5037.
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Entertainment/ Tickets ÂŤ services MASSAGE FOR MEN BY SERGIO House calls in the Burlington area. Come and rejuvenate. Call for an appointment. Shower avail. Info: 802-355-1664. 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. 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. ~Fullfill Your Potential~ HYPNOSIS CAN HELP: weight management, smoking cessation, control & manage stress, boost self-confidence, conquer fears & phobias, increase professional performance, improve relationships, attract abundance. Info: Horizon Hypnotherapy, 802-8816528, www.horizonlivewell.com.
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. Custom Paint Design Specializing in Venetian plaster, faux techniques & more. Affordable. Will work with you to work within your budget. FREE ESTIMATE. Info: 802-318-3524, www.specialtyfauxpro.com. Green Housecleaning All natural products. $25/hr. Experienced, refs. avail. Info: 802-598-5723.
Antiques/ Collectibles Antique Marble Sink top 30� x 20�. Oval sink hole 12� x 14�. Brass mounting hardware still in good shape on bottom. $150 cash/ea. Please call 802-860-1544. Antique Panel Door 30 x 78, can be trimmed. Priced low: $35. Info: 802-860-1544. 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.
Appliances/ Tools/Parts 12-Volt Battery New, w/ only 4 hours, Leisure world brand. $60/ OBO. Burlington 802-324-3113. Info: 802-324-3113. 55cm motobecane Nice & dependable ride. Info: Anthony Alwine, 802-540-0552. DRY SEASONED Firewood $275 per cord at farm in Hinesburg. 802-482-2172 or 233-5133. Fence Posts, $5 Pressure-treated, 6-feet high. Have cement bases. Good condition. Dig hole & throw them in. 6 avail., must buy all. $30 total. 802-860-1544. GE Upright Freezer Full size, runs perfectly. $99. Burlington. 802-324-3113. Small Cast Iron Woodstove Wood/coal “All Nighter.� Removable ash collection tray, top burner. Asking $150. Call Emily in Charlotte at 355-6395. WINTER TIRES W/ 700 MILES 4 radial ST/2 P185 / 65R14 85S rated. Bought from dealer, now moving. $150/OBO. Info: 802524-1414.
Housekeeper 4 hrs./week, Richmond. Refs.: 434-8452. Info: 802-434-8453.
Electronics
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.
A NEW COMPUTER NOW! Brand name. Bad or no credit - no problem. Smallest weekly payments avail. Call NOW. (AAN CAN) Info: 800-816-2232.
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.
Moving/Hauling HAULING Man with a dump truck avail. for hauling junk, garbage, construction debris, green waste, etc. Free estimates. Info: Sean, 802-310-1627.
Car Stereos, Great Price! Single-disc JVC & 12-disc JVC. Asking $150, no use for them, great price! Info: Amanda Monti, 802249-8237, blueeye24@aol.com. 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. Internet-Ready Computer 1.6GHz, 384RAM, 15.3GB hard drive, CDROM/floppy drives, keyboard/mouse, network, 19� monitor, XP Home. Excellent for Internet/office use. Runs great, plug in & use! $125. Info: 802-999-4396.
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.
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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 Ethan Allen DR Furniture “British Classics� Collection: Table, 2 armchairs, 3 side chairs. Table collapses into a console table. Like new, asking $850/OBO. Info: 802-876-7886. That ‘70s Chair Weave is in perfect condition. Asking best offer. Cal, 355-2817. Info: 802355-2817.
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Want to Buy 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.
Bichon-Poodle Sweet, 2 years old, white. To a good home. We’re expecting & he needs a home w/ no children. Experienced dog owners preferable. $250. Info: 802-497-0910, laura@reliantelectric.biz. Bull Calves for Sale Holstein, age 1 week to 2 months. Raise your own meat, herd sire or a team of oxen. Reasonable prices. Well-started calves. Info: Yankeeland Farm, D. Saunders, 802-4533750, dlsqtrhs@sover.net.
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Trombone, Trumpet Lessons Experienced Eastman School of Music graduate, trumpet, trom11/3/08tuba, 6:45:26piano, PM bone, bari-horn, 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.
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.
Stratocaster Mexican, w/ TexBrit/german/italian autos as Specials, which are $219 alone. Wanted: Any old European sports/ W/ hard case. Plays great, won’t classic cars, drivers or not, as long last long, please email if inter !
as they are whole. $$$$ waiting ested. $450. Info: studiocat89@ for car or info. All calls answered. yahoo.com. Info: Milo DeWitt, 802-454-8383, MiloDewitt@wildblue.net.
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.
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Baby Items For Sale Two baby high chairs, $10 & $5; Playland playpen, like new $15. Call Burlington, 802-324-3113.
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Bands/ Musicians Keyboardist Wanted for Mad River Valley/Burlington area four-piece band. Classic/jam/ improvisational rock. 50+ songs in rotation (originals & covers). Practice/gig once a week. Have gigs scheduled. Info: Sugar Shack, 802-233-3453. Looking for Drummer Looking for blues/rock drummer. Two guitar players. Email if you’re interested. If you know someone who might be, please give them my email: studiocat89@yahoo.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 LESSONS First-step beginners to advanced. 40+ years experienced guitarist. I’m a patient individual who can help you achieve your goals quickly. Info: 802-860-1544. 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.
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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cooking 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 Dancing: Mondays and Thursdays in Burlington and Sunday in Shelburne. Cost: $50 /4 weeks (per person). Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Street; Shelburne Town Hall, 5420 Shelburne Road, Burlington and Shelburne. Info: First Step Dance, Kevin Laddison, 802-598-6757, www.FirstStepDance.com. Level I classes for beginners, Level II and above for experienced dancers. We host dances (with lessons) on the second and fourth Friday of each month. No experience is necessary, just an interest in learning to dance. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Dance Studio Salsalina: Cost: $12 /class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802-598-1077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style. One-on-one, group and private, four levels. Beginner walkin classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or pre-registration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! 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.
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 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 Healing With Nutrition: Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m. One-Hour Health Seminar. Location: Maltex Building, 431 Pine Street Suite G01, Burlington. Info: Cedar Wood Chiropractic, Suzy Harris, 802-8635828, cwchiro@surfglobal.net, w w w.cedar wood-chiroprac t ic. com. FREE Health Seminar: Learn how an Individualized Nutritional Healing Program may help address any underlying stressors of fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatiod arthritis, and other related health concerns. Healthy snacks provided! Space is limited, so RSVP TODAY!
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: 802-8938893. Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston. Info: 802-6604072, www.bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial-arts system; it enhances balance, flexibility, strength, 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.
massage Advanced Deep Tissue Training: Nov. 1-9, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $625 /2 consecutive weekends. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul Street, Burlington. Info: Touchstone Healing Arts, 802-658-7715, info@ t o u c h s t o n e h e a l i n g a r t s .c o m, www.touchstonehealingarts.com. This 4-day, 32-hour intensive will provide a solid foundation in the principles and techniques of Deep Tissue Massage. You will significantly refine your palpation skills, working deeply and safely into the body’s tissue layers, cultivating an efficient use of energy through proper biomechanics, client positioning and sophisticated hands-on methods.
meditation Introduction to Zen: Sat., Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost: $55 /all-day workshop, lunch included. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802-985-9746, vermontzen.org/ workshops.html. The workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. Call for more info, or register online. LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out
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parenting 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 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.
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Calling all potters: Location: Dynamite Clay Studio, Plainfield. Info: 802-454-9947, dynamiteclaystudio@gmail.com, dynamiteclaystudio.com. Dynamite clay studio, in Plainfield VT, offers a positive and relaxing environment in which to be creative. Offering throwing and handbuilding classes, paint your own pottery, and membership that includes 24 hour access. Come in and make your holiday gifts this year!
Vtrim Weight-Loss Program: Nov. 10 - Apr. 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $695 /6-month program. (That’s just $29 a week.). Location: Winooski YMCA, Winooski. Info: Vtrim University of Vermont, 802-6562085, uvm.edu/vtrim. Bring Vtrim home for the Holidays! Enroll in the University researched evidencedbased, 24-week behavioral weightloss program. Led by a Vtrim certified facilitator, you can learn how to modify your eating and exercise behaviors and succeed at weight management. Register easily online. Don’t delay. Space is limited to 20!
qi gong Cloud Hands QiGong Meditation: Nov. 8-9. Cost: $150 /Saturday and Sunday Workshop (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.). Location: Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, elementsofhealing.net. The Cloud Hands is an internal energy development/Nui Gung exercise. It consists of 5 nonstrenuous movements with a quiet seated meditation. The set helps the body to maintain good health and increase vitality. The Tao Ahn Pain System has been handed down by Master Share K. Lew, a Taoist priest who studied at the Yellow Dragon Monastery.
reiki Reiki Daylong Classes: Two separate classes: Reiki Level 1: Sat., Nov. 1st & Sat., Dec 20th, 9:30 a.m. to 5pm, $175. Level 2, Sat., Nov. 22nd, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $195.. Location: Rising Sun Healing Center, 35 King St., #7, Burlington. Info: Chris Hanna, 802881-1866, chris@risingsunhealing. com, www.risingsunhealing.com. Learn this powerful hands-on healing art and be able to give Reiki engery to yourself and others by the end of the class. Plenty of in-class practice time. Reiki teacher Chris Hanna is a member of Vermont Reiki Assoc.
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:: Location: 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 service-learning projects working side-by-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 small-scale community development projects and educational programs in Latin America. We develop longterm partnerships to help communities achieve their goals.
wood Cutting Boards for xmas: Nov. 11-18, Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $110 /includes materials and instruction. Location: Vermont Woodworking School, 382 Hercules Drive, Suite 5, Colchester. Info: Vermont Woodworking School, Blake Ewoldsen, 802655-4201, www.vermontwoodworkingschool.com. This class will make cutting boards out of maple and cherry hardwoods with some other figured wood maybe used in construction. Students will be able to make up to three small cutting boards in this two-session class. The router, band saw, planer and table saw will be used. 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.
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
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« classes 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. 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.
ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On October 16, 2008, Verizon Wireless and Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services, Inc., filed application # 4C0901-1 for a project generally described as: The installation of twelve panel antennas, mounted at approximately 126’ AGL on an existing 199’ tall tower, and the removal of four existing omni-directional whip antennas. The Project is located on Pease Mountain in the Town of Charlotte, 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 Charlotte 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 Monday, November 17, 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.
7:15 PM Final Plat Hearing for a 2 lot subdivision of land owned by Arthur, Gary and Sheila Burleigh at 4471 Spear Street.
Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by Monday, November 17, 2008.
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:
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 23rd day of October, 2008. By /s/ Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan Natural Resources Board District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 T/ 802-879-5662 E/ stephanie.monaghan@state. vt.us Charlotte Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing Pursuant to Title 24 Chapter 117 V.S.A. and the Charlotte Land Use Regulations, the Charlotte Planning Commission will meet on Thursday November 20, 2008 at the Town Hall to hear the following application:
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Application material can be viewed at the Planning and Zoning Office. Participation in the hearing is a prerequisite to the right to appeal any decision related to these applications. 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
To Wit: 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. 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 Sovereign Bank, Plaintiff v. Christine A. Corliss And Occupants residing at 1 Saybrook Road, Essex, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE 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
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DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 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. INSULIN PUMP SUPPORT GROUP Quarterly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 6-8 p.m. at the Vermont Regional Diabetes Center at 3 Timber Lane in South Burlington. Topics include holiday foods, blind bolus blues and sensor updates. Minimed clinical pump trainer and a dietitian will be presenting. Refreshments will be served and participants will receive a free One Touch Ultra Link meter or Free Style Lite meter. For further information, please call 802-847-1014. THE ADDISON COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (TCF), a nonprofit self-help bereavement support group for families that have experienced the death of a child, will hold its regular meeting this Monday, November 3, at 7 p.m. at the Hospice Services Office located at the Marble Works (first building on the left as you enter across from the Addison Independent office) in Middlebury. Bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents are encouraged to attend to meet others who have gone through a similar experience and for support. For more information, contact chapter leaders, Nancy Merolle at 388-6837, or Claire Groleau at 388-9603. 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. Classes start September 24 at 6:30 p.m. 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. 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.
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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. 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 6559136 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. 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 802-8934878 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-2295724 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 1-877856-1772. FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions and their resulting imbalances on our lives. Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television? Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@gmail.com. LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome, weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830. CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will meet every second Tues, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Fanny Allen Hospital, lower level in the Board Room. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 760-9203. HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self-acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and, with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what 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 802-223-4744. 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. 1-800ACS-2345. SQUEAKY WHEELS, RUSTY HINGES: Focus groups meet at the Branon’s Pool in St. Albans for socialization, maintaining, wellbeing, improving performance of daily activities by managing aches through sharing experiences and workout in the warm water. Meeting is free, onehour pool pass, swimsuit, required. 802-527-7957. MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE/DYSAUTONOMIA: Group forming for information sharing purposes. Please call 863-3153. MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new-age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@handelgroup. com or call 917-887-1276. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): 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, 802-479-9450, ljlivendale@yahoo.com. DEBTORS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Redstone Campus First Presbyterian Church, South Prospect St. Sat. 10-11:30 a.m. Contact Brenda, 802-4970522 or Cameron, 802-363-3747. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345. BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749. CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244.
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EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington, 802-355-8936. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily. com for more info. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961, for 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, 4825319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing, or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351.
MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mentalhealth professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7-8 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 6553317, or Patricia, 658-6904. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.cvana.org. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-8388 or toll-free, 1-866972-5266. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Valerie, 802-760-9203. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 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 802-434-4423 or email: dragonheartvermont@ gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org. NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, Yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com. SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732.
ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org. HARD-OF-HEARING support group: I’m starting a support group for adults who have a hearing loss that affects the quality of their work/ family/social life. Let’s share personal experiences and knowledge of hearing-aid technology. Marlene, 999-8005. SKINNYDIPPERS UNITE! Visit Vermont Au Naturel. Join other naturists and like-minded people for support, discussions and more! www.vermontaunaturel.com. MENTAL ILLNESSES: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill holds support meetings for the families and friends of the mentally ill at Howard Center, corner of Flynn and Pine. Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. Park in Pine St. lot and walk down ramp. 862-6683 for info. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, Transgender, Queer and Questioning: Support groups for survivors of partner violence, sexual violence and bias/hate crimes. Free and confidential. SafeSpace, 863-0003 or 866-869-7341 (toll-free). FAMILY/FRIENDS OF THOSE suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: second Monday of the month, 4-5 p.m. The Arbors. 985-8600. “HELLENBACH” CANCER support: Every other Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Middlebury. Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer and their caretakers convene for support. DEBTORS SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 7-8 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 21 Buell St., Burlington. Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m., Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, Burlington. Saturdays, 1011:30 a.m., King Street Youth Center, 87 King St., Burlington. Info, call Brenda 893-7752 or Cameron, 363-3747. BURLINGTON MEN’S GROUP: Ongoing Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3742. Area men are invited to join this weekly group for varied discussions and drumming. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 and join a group in your area. AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. Seven other locations also. Info, 860-8388. Do you have a friend or relative with an alcohol problem? Al-Anon can help. DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL violence: WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Addison County for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Info, 388-4205. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS Anonymous: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, VT 05402. Get help through this weekly 12-step program. ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS: Burlington, meets at Birchwood Terrace, 2nd & 4th Wed., at 1:30 p.m. Colchester, meets at FAHC, Fanny Allen Campus, 1st Thurs. of month at 3 and 7 p.m. Shelburne, meets at The Arbors, 2nd Tues. of month at 10 a.m.
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Can you fix cars? Bourne’s Service Center is looking for friendly person to perform auto repairs full-time in South Burlington. Excellent compensation is available for capable, qualiďŹ ed applicants. For further information call Rene at 802-658-6460 or 802-223-6914. 760 Shelburne Road.
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Silver Leaf In-Home Care is a rapidly growing, professional, nonmedical care service. We have been providing support and care to seniors in their homes throughout Chittenden County, VT for over 10 years. If you are experienced, dependable and truly enjoy working with the elderly, please contact Patty at 802-355-3790. We offer flexible hours and competitive wages.
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Afterschool Program Counselor City of Burlington, Parks and Recreation Dept.
The City Kids After-School Program is currently hiring counselors for the 2009 afterschool season. Hours are 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Applications are available at the Parks and Recreation Department, located at 645 Pine St., or on the web at: www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us/application.html Submit City of Burlington applications to: Parks and Recreation, 645 Pine Street Suite B Burlington, VT 05401 For more information, call 802-864-0123, or visit the Parks and Recreation website at: www.enjoyburlington.com
Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. EOE.
Fire & Security Technician
Well-established/progressive local company has an immediate opening for a qualified Technician to install & maintain commercial & residential fire, CCTV, access control and intrusion systems. Seeking reliable, conscientious team player with good customer-service skills. UĂŠĂŠ/ލi‡-ĂŠ ÂœĂ•Ă€Â˜iޓ>Â˜ĂŠÂ?ˆViÂ˜Ăƒiʓ>˜`>ĂŒÂœĂ€ĂžĂ‰/+*ʾÕ>Â?ˆwi`ĂŠ UĂŠĂŠ/ލiÊLJ ĂŠ VViĂƒĂƒĂŠ ÂœÂ˜ĂŒĂ€ÂœÂ?ĂŠÂ?ˆViÂ˜ĂƒiĂŠ>ĂŠÂŤÂ?Ă•ĂƒĂŠ UĂŠĂŠ*iĂ€vÂœĂ€Â“ĂŠ6/ĂŠĂƒĂŒ>ĂŒiĂŠwĂ€iĂŠĂŒiĂƒĂŒĂŠEĂŠÂˆÂ˜ĂƒÂŤiVĂŒÂˆÂœÂ˜ĂƒĂŠ UĂŠĂŠ->Â?>ÀÞÊVœ““iÂ˜ĂƒĂ•Ă€>ĂŒiĂŠĂœÂˆĂŒÂ…ĂŠĂƒÂŽÂˆÂ?Â?ĂƒĂŠ>˜`ĂŠiĂ?ÂŤiĂ€Âˆi˜ViĂŠĂŠ Call 802-878-9091 to schedule interview, email resume to: rallaire@sunrayvt.com or submit resume to: Sun Ray Fire & Security 1 Towne Marketplace, Suite 29 Essex Junction, VT 05452
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Biology (full semester)
Introductory biology course for science majors. The course covers topics in chemistry of life, cell structure and function, cell reproduction, classical and molecular basis of inheritance, and DNA technology. Laboratory component introduces students to basic technologies in molecular biology. Course title: Introduction to Biology: Cells and Genetic Basis of Life.
Kind, compassionate individuals make excellent personal care attendants to elders. On-the-job training in this growing industry will teach you the skills you need to launch a new career, or supplement your current income. Apply in person: Shelburne Bay Senior Living 185 Pine Haven Shores Road Shelburne, VT 05482
Hospitality Technology (full semester)
Introduce students to the hardware and software technology present in hospitality operations. Students will explore property management systems, point of sale systems, beverage control systems, and a variety of other technology systems. Students also explore the concepts of yield management, menu engineering and design.
Snowshoeing (half semester)
Introduce outdoor education majors and other students to the basics of snowshoe travel and winter outdoor skills. The course will include three hours per week of oncampus indoor/outdoor sessions and one weekend day trip. Send letter of intent, curriculum vitae and a completed JSC application (available at www.jsc.edu/employment) to jschumanresources@jsc.edu or Johnson State College, Human Resources Office, 337 College Hill, Johnson, VT 05656. JSC is an equal opportunity employer.
Receptionist Busy distribution company seeks FT receptionist. Should have experience on multiline phone system and the ability to handle heavy incoming phone traffic. Two years college helpful. At least two/three years related job experience required. Company offers excellent benefit program including company-0paid health care, vacation, gym membership, pension program and more. Resumes only, no phone calls. We are an EOE. TTI Instruments PO Box 1073 Williston, VT 05495 fax 802-863-1193 hr@ttiglobal.com www.instrumart.com
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. Call 877-521-7799 for info and to schedule an interview.
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Looking for a trustworthy responsible, person who enjoys kids. Position includes cleaning, laundry, child transport and general family support. Starts ASAP, 16 hours/ week. $13/hour.
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Exciting employment opportunities available at established agency with history of supporting strong, healthy families in an environment of teamwork, creativity and innovation. Lund Family Center is seeking motivated, flexible and dynamic individuals with a passion for working with children and families for the following positions with competitive salary and benefits. EOE/EE/AA Substance Abuse Counselor: Part-time counselor needed to conduct comprehensive substance abuse assessment, treatment referral and coordination, and counseling within an outpatient program for pregnant and parenting women or co-located at the child welfare office to bridge agencies in an effort to provide immediate, holistic, family-centered services and increase the collaborative capability of the community to respond to substance abuse within family systems. Minimum of BA in social work, counseling or, human-services related field and substance abuse counselor certification or apprentice substance abuse counselor certificate required. Experience working with families required. Administrative Assistant: Full-time position to provide administrative support to director of residential treatment programs. Major responsibilities include office management, scheduling, typing, file management, database management, research and project development, and general administration duties. Relevant office experience, strong organization and interpersonal skills, and computer proficiency required. LPN: Full-time evening LPN needed to serve pregnant and parenting young women and their children within residential treatment setting. Hours are 2-10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Applicants should have a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team that is fast paced and challenging. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces strengths-based perspective. IP Residential Counselor: 27-hour-per-week part-time sleeping overnight position to provide parenting and life-skill support to pregnant and/or parenting women and their children in transitional housing program. BA in relevant field needed; experience working with adolescents and flexibility a must. Residential Counselor: Full-time counselor needed to provide parenting and life-skill support to pregnant and/or parenting women and their children in residential treatment setting and in independent living program. Minimum of BA in relevant field needed; experience working with adolescents and flexibility a must. Please send cover letter and resume to: Jamie Tourangeau, Human Resources PO Box 4009, Burlington, VT 05406-4009 802-861-6460 (fax) No phone calls, please.
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Administer employee benefits and ensure compliance with all federal and state HR laws. Create and maintain employee personnel records, worker compensation files, databases and tracking systems to support HR functions. Maintain HR aspects of payroll system (ADP). Manage worker compensation processes and safety initiatives. Manage recruitment, screening and orientation of new employees. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field plus 2-4 years related experience or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired. PHR certification desirable, but not required. Must be proficient in word processing, databases, spreadsheets, as well as electronic file management and payroll systems. ADP or comparable payroll system experience desired. 24agree hours/week. Health plan and excellent read the above ad(s) and that the art and copy is correct and benefits.
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Quality is a two-way opportunity . . . Are you a match for NCSS? Autism Behavior Interventionist Please visit our website, www.ncssinc.org. for position details, application links, additional listings and to learn more about NCSS! Rewarding work with great wages, generous amounts of paid time off, health, dental and pension plan, continuing education assistance and much more! EOE
Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references. Please send applications by email to: hr@cvoeo.org. No phone calls, please. People of color, and from diverse cultural groups, especially encouraged to apply. EOE.
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ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING
Department of Business Administration and Accounting, Saint Michael’s College Saint Michael’s College, a Catholic residential liberal arts college in the greater Burlington area of Vermont, invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment as an Assistant or Associate Professor for fall, 2009. The successful applicant will have a PhD or be ABD near completion with a primary focus on accounting. Exceptional candidates with an MBA and CPA will also be considered. Public accounting or related experience is highly desirable. Applicants with sufficient academic experience will be considered for the rank of Associate Professor. Teaching assignments include both introductory and upper level accounting courses. The specific courses will, in part, depend on the background and interests of the successful candidate and the needs of the department. The department offers a full range of courses to support the accounting major; a general business major; minors in accounting, business, finance, information systems, international business, management and marketing. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching and be supportive of the mission of this Catholic, residential, liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 2000 students. Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to fostering and affirming an inclusive, multicultural, multiethnic environment for its students, faculty, and staff. In their cover letters, applicants are encouraged to address their potential contribution to the promotion of this diversity. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, official transcripts, and three current reference letters to: Chair Accounting Search Committee c/o Office of Human Resources Saint Michael’s College, Box 265A One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439 Review of applications will begin November 1, 2008, and continue until the position is filled.
Senior Web Designer Are you looking for a fun and creative focused atmosphere? The Vermont Teddy Bear Company and its sister companies, PajamaGram and Calyx & Corolla, are seeking a Senior Web Designer to provide visually stunning online assets that drive sales. Job duties include: create graphics for websites, work with catalog team to ensure that the proper photography is shot, design and product email marketing, and stay up on current trends. Qualified candidates will possess a 4 year college degree with strong design, communication and organizational skills. At least 5 years of web design experience preferred. Send cover letter and resume to jobs@vtbear.com or The Vermont Teddy Bear Company 6655 Shelburne Road, Shelburne VT 05452. EOE.
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Customer Service Representative 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.
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The Vermont State Employees’ Association, a statewide publicsector labor union, is seeking applications for the position of
Job duties include membership advocacy and organizing, grievance handling, contract negotiation and administration, training, and other duties related to goals of the union. Depending upon work experience, candidate may qualify for senior level position. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in union work/labor relations, government or advocacy work. A relevant degree in labor relations, law or a related field, or direct work experience with unions, is highly desirable. Field territory assignment to be determined. Extensive in-state travel for which valid driver’s license and private auto are required. Send cover letter, resume and a list of 3 work references with contact phones to: VSEA P.O. Box 518 Montpelier,VT 05601-0518. Application deadline: November 14, 2008. No phone calls. Email inquiries can be made to kboyd@vsea.org.
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The VNA has a full-time opening for a Data Entry Specialist. This position requires attention to detail, excellent accuracy, speed and volume data entry. Data entry experience is required, as well as experience working with spreadsheets. Occupational Therapist Pottoil heargletter vevio id as Please send a resume and cover dubbo liste ceweta opi ing dfil coe. Thitt waqpt iatch, referencing the position to: VNA, Attn: thi eduso ullum, wan gfnag ginnipi como lotyiu bulggoi HR, 1110 Prim Rd., VTThitt 05446. grabizze wawule innst duobColchester, gommag callupe. waqpt iatch, thi eduso ullum, wannag ginnipi.
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Are you looking for that “high-tech” office? Do you excel in an organized, procedure-based environment? Do you like the idea of performance-based compensation? If this describes you and your ideal environment, apply now! We are currently looking for an Accountant/CPA Candidate. The ideal applicant has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance. He/she enjoys client interaction and is service-oriented with a proactive approach to planning. We are seeking a positive self-starter with a great work ethic. This is a full-time, yearround position that offers full benefits and a bonus program. Please respond with cover letter, resume and references to: kathryn@dh-cpa.com.
Orange North Supervisory Union 2008-2009 School Year
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Orange Center School Grades 2-3 Classroom Teacher – Long-Term Substitute January 5, 2009, to April 17, 2009 Washington Village School Grades 6-8 Math/Science Teacher – Long Term Substitute December 15, 2008, to February 2, 2009 The successful candidates will be knowledgeable of the developmental needs of students as well as corresponding content and differentiated teaching strategies. Must possess or be eligible for appropriate Vermont licensure. Substitute Teachers and Nurses needed for Orange, Washington & Williamstown schools Call Robin at 802-433-5818 for an application packet. Forward cover letter specifying position applied for, resume, three letters of reference, transcripts and/or related documentation/certifications to: Orange North Supervisory Union 111B Brush Hill Rd. Williamstown, VT 05679 Positions remain open until filled.
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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.
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HOUSING RESOURCE SPECIALIST RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR – GROUP HOME The Group Home Program of NFI Vermont is currently seeking a full-time Residential Counselor. The Group Home is a residential program that provides assessment and stabilization services to males and females, ages 13-18. Counselors provide supervision and support, as well as a sense of safety and security to the youth. Job requirements: Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function well in a team atmosphere. Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field required. This is a fulltime position with an inclusive benefits package. Please email cover letter and resume to: JenniferWhite@nafi.com or mail to: Jennifer White 405 S. Willard St. Burlington, VT 05401
Full-time position for new COTS program, the Housing Resource Center. Work with marginally housed individuals and families to stabilize their housing. Help homeless individuals and families obtain housing. Provide housing retention services. Ability to multitask, to work independently and to work as part of a team. Strong communication skills are a must. Bachelor’s degree required.
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Academic Services Administrative Assistant This position will execute a variety of administrative tasks crucial to the efficient operation of the Academic Services office. Successful candidates will be self-starters and highly organized. Responsibilities include maintaining collegewide academic handbooks and program calendars, coordinating residency planning and scheduling, assisting with enrollment data collection, and interfacing with students, faculty, and staff. Qualifications include a BA or equivalent experience, 2-4 years of administrative experience, excellent computer skills, advance knowledge of creating and editing text documents, high-level proofreading skills (desired), and a flexible schedule allowing for some evening and weekend work related to specific events or meetings. Application Instructions: Electronically submit resume, cover letter and three references (name, contact information and relationship) to: hroffice@goddard.edu NO CALLS, PLEASE. Goddard College is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community and capable of creating change. We are actively seeking applications from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution for these positions. P R, P, V
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Make more than a living. Make a difference. November 2008 The right job can open opportunities for13, you to grow, excel, and reach your full potential. Working for the State of Vermont allows you the freedom and creativity 9 am 1 pm to use your skills and enthusiasm in an enormous array of disciplines to keep this Location: RTI, Camp one of the best states in the country to live and work. Johnson, The work is not only challenging and fulfilling, it’sVT rewarding on many levels — Colchester,
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At Vermont Women’s Wellness, we pride ourselves on providing a unique variety of health, wellness and lifestyle services to women in a convenient and comfortable setting. We offer a rewarding, challenging work environment with competitive salary and benefits. Qualifications s Six months in area of specialty/desired practice s Phlebotomy, injections, EKG s Patient triage s Experience with electronic medical record a plus s Good organizational and communication skills s Ability to function with minimal supervision
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