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TIMINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFF While it sounds like a great performance [â&#x20AC;&#x153;State of the Arts,â&#x20AC;?

September 17], Darrow couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have opposed Hitler because of the invasion of Belgium; it happened more than two years after Darrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death.

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Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: The storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nazi reference was incorrect. Darrow opposed Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invasion of Belgium in World War I, not II. BACK TO THE FUTURE While I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen the Fleming Museum installation on Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design/build heritage [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angles in Paradise,â&#x20AC;? October 1], I live amongst it here on Prickly Mountain, and I teach sustainable design and building at the Yestermorrow School.

People who see the early Prickly Mountain â&#x20AC;&#x153;art piecesâ&#x20AC;? often find them interesting but wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to live in them. In spite of John Connellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim that those early experiments were based on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the highest ideals of Western art,â&#x20AC;? few would consider them classics that transcend the limitations of a particular time and place. In fact, many would consider them â&#x20AC;&#x153;kitsch.â&#x20AC;? And Connellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critique of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural builders, who often sculpt homes of earth and straw,

ignores that their designs are truly based on timeless patterns, forms and techniques that are crosscultural and global and far more sustainable.

The venerable Dave Sellers similarly looks down his nose at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;do-it-yourself, back-to-theearthâ&#x20AC;? aesthetic, which â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as more and more people are coming to realize â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reflects both a return to the better part of our cultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past and a farsighted vision of where our culture needs to go, and hence represents a more authentic manifestation of the name Yestermorrow.

I was amused to read that installation curator Danny Sagan believes that todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural-building movement is merely a â&#x20AC;&#x153;subculture,â&#x20AC;? while the Prickly Mountain experience was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;revolution.â&#x20AC;? I suspect that history will label the latter a curious episode and the former a prelude to the future. The rediscovery of a simple, natural aesthetic that returns housing to its essential function and builds for durability and recyclability will be required for the transition into a sustainable paradigm.

Robert Riversong

comment on suggestions made in the article â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angles in Paradiseâ&#x20AC;? [October 1] that perhaps the school has gone in a direction not originally intended by the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founders.

At Yestermorrow, we believe that design/build is a big tent, big enough to house diverse opinions about what â&#x20AC;&#x153;design/buildâ&#x20AC;? means and looks like. Yestermorrow as an institution embraces the dynamic tension between different design/ build philosophies. Yestermorrow is

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People: Artist Dug Nap, cartoonist and musician James Kochalka, designer Sachie Tanie and her cat, Goma, welder Kat Clear, political columnist Peter Freyne, artist Abby Manock, dancer Selene Colburn, activist Cindy Sheehan, cabbie columnist Jernigan Pontiac, actor Rene Kirby, artist Clark Derbes, Green Mountain Derby Dames, Vermont Comedy Divas.

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Burlington Mardi Gras, Cirque du So Gay, the Huntersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Widow Sock Sale, Fancy Felines Cat Show, Johnson Winter Carnival,

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STUCK IN VERMONT Eva Sollberger returns to her childhood stomping grounds in Johnson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and The Smittens sing a special version of the theme song â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th episode of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stuck in Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

Curious to find out how much food students waste in dining halls every day? One day last month, a friend of mine and I tried to find out. We hung out at the Champlain College cafeteria from 4:45 to 7 p.m.

Though much of Sodexoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excess food is composted, this only occurs on the kitchenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side. The student extras simply spill into a drain and are not composted. So we collected a scale, some latex gloves and some bins and grabbed the finished plates of the students. The first bin collected weighed 15 lbs.

After 13 bins had been captured, we found the total waste over a twohour period was 125.5 lbs. I weigh less than that! One would think my high-fat, low-exercise diet would lead to different results. At any rate, based on our projections, Champlain College, a relatively small school, most likely generates around 300 lbs. of waste a day. Close to 2100 lbs. a week!

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Karl Lagerfeld Buys a House in Vermont?

I heard this rumor last week, and it appears that it may be true. The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wear Daily website, among others, reports that Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has purchased a six-bedroom, 1840 house in Vermont, on an island in Lake Champlain.

According to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fashion scoopâ&#x20AC;? on the WWD website, Lagerfeld has never actually seen the property in person, but he adores the photos.

From WWD: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very much Emily Dickinson,â&#x20AC;? Lagerfeld said backstage at Chanel, describing a landscape not unlike the North of Europe, from which he hails. The designer is already plotting a dĂŠcor worthy of a Vilhelm Hammershoi painting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and perfect for a fashion campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start doing the Chanel campaigns there,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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South Burlington Divided on Proposed Police Station

BY BRIAN WALLSTIN

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he Calkins natural area, in South Burlington, is a gently rolling expanse of wildflowers, hardwood forest and wetlands.

Voters approved the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchase of the 110-acre property, at the corner of Dorset and Swift streets, in 1992 with the understanding that it would be set aside for recreation. Sixteen years later, South Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive landuse plan still envisions nothing more intrusive than the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unpaved walking trailsâ&#x20AC;? that now meander through the area.

But on November 4, South Burlington voters will be asked to approve the use of 6 acres of the Calkins area for a 29,000-squarefoot police station. The ballot measure has created a riff between land preservationists who fear the desecration of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest nature area and city officials who maintain that the Calkins property is the best and most affordable location for the new facility.

Opponents of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans are led by the South Burlington Land Trust, a group that formed about five years ago to keep an eye on development in the city, which has nearly doubled in population, to about 18,000, since 1970. Much of the land trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts have focused on protecting the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southeast quadrant, which includes the Calkins area, from highdensity development.

Trust member Sandra Dooley is also a member of the South Burlington City Council. Last April, she was the only councilor to vote against a recommendation by a committee of citizens and city staff members to put the new station in the Calkins area. Since then Dooley, who was elected to council in 2007, has argued the property is clearly off-limits for development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I started dealing with this and started reading the comprehensive plan and the language, my jaw dropped open,â&#x20AC;?

Dooley recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Here it is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nothing but unpaved walking paths would be developed on this land.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was bought with that intent.â&#x20AC;?

Even Dooley agrees the police need a new headquarters. The current station was built in 1980, when the department was roughly half the size it is now. Police Chief Trevor Whipple said he â&#x20AC;&#x153;literallyâ&#x20AC;? has nightmares about the place, which is connected to City Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Functionally, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a disaster,â&#x20AC;?

Whipple said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we happen to have a defendant and a victim in the building at the same time, they are in sight of each other.

If we bring people in to speak to us, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secure, private area to talk to them. If we have a disruptive person in custody, they have to endure that abuse as well.â&#x20AC;?

Whipple said the building also poses health risks to his force, which has grown to 40 sworn officers and seven civilians. The roof leaked for years until the city replaced it last month. Last week, workers discovered black mold behind a wall they were replacing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before the roof was fixed,â&#x20AC;?

Whipple said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a ceiling tile falling down because it was water

soaked, and the squirrels used to come in and peek at me through the crack.â&#x20AC;?

The city has been trying to come up with a plan for a new station since 2003, when the council first formed a committee to review potential sites. In 2006, two thirds of voters opposed a plan to tear down the station, along with City Hall, and rebuild at 575 Dorset.

The committee reconvened and set out to find a parcel of city-owned property large enough for the new building and parking.

Among the half-dozen possibilities considered was 575 Dorset.

But, the committee concluded, to rebuild there, the city would need to buy an adjoining property, construct a parking garage, and upgrade the infrastructure, adding as much as $3.5 million to the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost. And that projection doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include relocating the police and City Hall staff during the construction.

City Council Chairman Chris Smith, a former financial planner who now teaches history at Champlain Valley Union High School, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;nobody is excitedâ&#x20AC;? about the prospect of building the new station in the Calkins area. But spending an additional $3.5 million to protect 6 acres of land the city already owns doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make economic sense.

city has wanted to cluster commercial, residential, municipal and cultural development in the area for nearly two decades, but the concept has emerged slowly due to land costs and the need for new infrastructure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your civic buildings and civic services are the heart of most of our traditional centers,â&#x20AC;? MacKay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So moving the police station to an area that is very rural does not, to us, seem like the way the future of land use in Vermont should be moving.â&#x20AC;?

MacKay said building in the Calkins natural area could open the door for further development of the property. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the South Burlington Land Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest fear.

Last Saturday, Michael Mittag, the treasurer and a founding member of the land trust, brought his two dogs for a walk around the Calkins area. Mittag followed a narrow grass path to a small rise that affords an unfettered view of farmland and open space all the way to the Green Mountains â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a view, he pointed out, that would be all but destroyed by a 29,000-square-foot police station.

Mittag, who supports rebuilding at 575 Dorset, said the upcoming ballot measure puts voters in a difficult position. If they reject it, the city will have to go back to the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;That would be an absurd purchase price,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we wanted to spend $3.5 million to buy open space, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty certain we could get hundreds of acres in the southeast quadrant, and that would be much a more logical and productive use of our money.â&#x20AC;?

The conflict over the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire for open space and the cost of preserving rings familiar to Noelle MacKay, executive director of Smart Growth Vermont. The organization has agreed to provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;technical assistanceâ&#x20AC;? to the land trust in an effort to defeat the Calkins proposal at the polls.

That will include taking part in a televised call-in show, organized by opponents, to air on CCTV two weeks before the election.

MacKay said she was surprised to learn the new station wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t planned for South Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s City Center, a proposed mixed-use â&#x20AC;&#x153;growth centerâ&#x20AC;? between Williston Road and Kennedy Drive. The

drawing board for a proposal that voters will support, further delaying construction of the muchneeded station.

If the measure passes, he believes residents will have voted against their own â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and South Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; best interests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voters are, in some sense, being guilted into approving this,â&#x20AC;?

Mittag said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a situation now where it is desperately urgent and expedient. That responsibility rests at the door of the council and the city administration, not the voters of South Burlington, who are going pay the penalty.â&#x20AC;? >

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ast week, a few prominent Vermonters offered strikingly different views on the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial crisis and what it means for the future of capitalism in the United States.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has spent his 25-year career in public office warning of the inherent inequity and instability of the American economy, blames financial deregulation, initiated during the Clinton era, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been carried too far by an â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremist right-wingâ&#x20AC;? administration.

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People are always acting in their own economic self-interest. Congress is greedy, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for power, not necessarily for money.â&#x20AC;?

Gatti, who took part in a UVM panel discussion last week on the roots of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, blames misguided liberalism for the subprime-mortgage debacle, which led to the current crisis on Wall Street. He said congressional Democrats used their political power to force governmentsponsored lenders Fannie Mae and

Sanders said many Americans are outraged by the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rapid response to the needs of wealthy bankers and investors.

In an interview, Sanders, an Independent, said President George W. Bush willfully deceived the country about the state of the economy. While many Americans struggled to make ends meet, the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters on Wall Street â&#x20AC;&#x153;were getting richer and richer.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, the loosening of regulatory controls on banks and investment firms fueled â&#x20AC;&#x153;an incredible climate of greed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you deregulate,â&#x20AC;? Sanders said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you allow these financial wheeler-dealers, these â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;masters of the universe,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to play around with trillions of dollars.â&#x20AC;?

But to James Gatti, a business professor at the University of Vermont, the crisis was caused by too much government meddling in the markets. Greed, he said, had nothing to do with it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hate the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so loaded,â&#x20AC;?

Gatti said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greed is always a fac-

Freddie Mac, as well as some private lenders, to write millions of dollars in risky mortgages to boost home ownership in the U.S. Sanders was one of 25 senators who voted against the bailout package. He noted the irony of massive government intervention in the financial markets by an administration that â&#x20AC;&#x153;has been telling us for years that government is the problem.â&#x20AC;?

While the details of the bailout are still being worked out, Sanders said many Americans are outraged by the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rapid response to the needs of wealthy bankers and investors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They see that the feds can come up with $700 billion on a momentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notice,â&#x20AC;? he continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sure every American has the right to health care, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ensure that every kid can afford to go to college, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end the

disgrace of childhood poverty in the richest nation on Earth.â&#x20AC;?

Art Woolf, a UVM economist who took part in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s panel discussion, said the Wall Street rescue marked a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fundamental changeâ&#x20AC;? in relations between the federal government and the private sector. But, while he supports the Bush administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $700 billion package for Wall Street because the economy hangs in the balance, Woolf said it would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally inappropriateâ&#x20AC;? for the feds to bail out other industries.

Some new regulations will be necessary to prevent the chaos of recent weeks, Woolf acknowledged, although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;very likely the ones weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get will be counterproductive.â&#x20AC;?

Gatti likewise expects â&#x20AC;&#x153;an overreactionâ&#x20AC;? to the crisis in the form of increased financial regulations.

But, he also agrees that those new rules wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last, and that there wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be any deep, lasting changes to American capitalism as it currently exists.

For his part, Sanders has promised new rules to â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-regulateâ&#x20AC;?

Wall Street and break up large financial institutions to limit the scope of future banking failures.

But such reforms can only be achieved if a powerful progressive movement arises in the United States, he said. Even if Barack Obama becomes president, he will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;besieged by big-money interestsâ&#x20AC;? and by conservative Democrats, who, citing the $11 trillion federal debt, will demand deep spending cuts.

The question, Sanders said, is whether Obama will maintain the status quo or take his cue from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, upon his election in 1932, initiated unprecedented reform of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama is very, very smart and does seem to have a good sense of history,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be pressured by progressives to do what needs to be done.â&#x20AC;? >

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While it was not exactly supermarket tabloid fodder, Rose often riffed on Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Sean Penn and other celebrities who behaved badly in the Crescent City.

But after the levees broke, Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and his life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; underwent a sea change. His columns became surreal, sometimes darkly comic diary entries about life in post-Katrina New Orleans: street feuds about smelly, discarded refrigerators; waiting in line to fill a prescription; finding a dead body on a neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s porch. Week after week, Rose laid bare his personal pain and foibles, including his descent into depression and addiction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We reporters go to other places to cover wars and disasters and pestilence and famine,â&#x20AC;?

Rose wrote in September 2005. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no manual to tell you how to do this when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your own city. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard . . . Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard not to be very, very afraid.â&#x20AC;?

Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words struck a chord with his fellow residents as they, too, struggled to rebuild their shattered lives. His columns, often described as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;voiceâ&#x20AC;? of postKatrina New Orleans, earned him a Pulitzer Prize and were later compiled into a national bestseller, 1 Dead in Attic.

This week, Rose visits Johnson State College to discuss his book, part of JSCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Common Reading Initiative for incoming freshmen. Seven Days caught up with Rose by phone last week from New Orleans.

SEVEN DAYS: How was the Times-Picayune perceived before Hurricane Katrina?

CHRIS ROSE: Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been a very vital and vigorous part of the community here . . . What did not happen before the storm that happens now is that, when you get introduced as being from the Times-Picayune at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, people stand up and clap for you. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re treated as heroes.

Katrina brought back that very poignant, meaningful mission of journalism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like it really, really mattered every day what came down on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doorsteps. Suddenly, high school students to folks 90 years old were reading the paper because we were the only ones people could trust.

The storm brought down a quintessential dichotomy in the community: There were those who cut and run, and there were those who stepped up, at great sacrifice. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question, no question, the Times-Picayune stepped up. And in the vacuum of political and corporate leadership, we carried the fucking day in this town.

SD: Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d your readers respond to the transition?

CR: At the beginning, we were all on the same ride together. It seemed that everyone was going up at the same time and coming down at the same time. All I was doing was documenting my own

life. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been strange about it, is that, these labels and monikers that have been attached to me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the â&#x20AC;&#x153;voice of the cityâ&#x20AC;? and stuff like that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heavy mantle to wear . . . Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not an extraordinary man, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not an extraordinary writer. But I live in extraordinary times.

SD: Did the voice of other reporters at the paper change as well?

CR: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question that from the day it came down, the notion of objective journalism was washed away with everything else in this town. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the paper has ever pretended to be objective since. We write with a really interesting edge and a real gripping tone, which is why I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the most relevant local paper in the country.

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s the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top elected official, Gov. Jim Douglas gets around-the-clock security.

Wherever he goes, his trooper goes.

The same went for Gov. Howard Dean, who was roundly criticized for dragging along his security detail while politically gallivanting. After all, why should taxpayers foot the bill for his national ambitions?

But, even before his national star began to rise, Dean repaid the state out of his campaign coffers for his political travel, mileage and other expenses. In fact, from 1992 to 2000, Dean reimbursed the Department of Public Safety more than $3000 for mileage; the state of Vermont $2750 for travel-related costs; and another $1750 for photocopies, stationery and telephone charges.

So, surely Gov. Douglas is following that example and repaying the state for all his campaign-related costs? If nothing else, he at least reimburses the state for the trooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time, right?

Wrong.

After a week of dodging repeated questions about whether the Douglas campaign follows Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead, the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Casey certainly took a cue from her boss when it came to using taxpayer-funded resources while politicking. campaign manager Dennise Casey told â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Gameâ&#x20AC;? on Monday: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

Casey certainly took a cue from her boss when it came to using taxpayerfunded resources while politicking.

According to records provided to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Gameâ&#x20AC;? by Department of Buildings and General Services Commissioner Gerry Myers, after leaving her job as secretary of civil and military affairs, Casey continued to use her official state employee ID to access the offices in the Pavilion Complex. The ID acts as a swipe card that allows the user access to the building, as well as inner suites, including the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office.

The governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office asked Casey to turn in her badge on September 17, according to Gary Bullard, the director of state security. The badge was deactivated September 30. By then, Casey had made 14 visits to the Pavilion as a campaign aid, five of them after state offices closed at 4:30 p.m.

Bullard said a â&#x20AC;&#x153;glitch in our systemâ&#x20AC;? didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch that Casey was no longer an employee of the state.

Coincidentally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Gameâ&#x20AC;? first questioned Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of the badge and a special parking pass on September 22, after an alert reader saw her and other campaign aides leaving the parking lot adjacent to the Pavilion Complex. The

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Casey defended her use of the ID, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go over to the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office a few times a week to pick stuff up and attend scheduling meetings, and since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still working for Gov. Douglas, I never gave the badge a second thought.â&#x20AC;?

Bullard said Casey occasionally used her parking pass while carpooling with state employees. Carpooling is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;valid and promoted activityâ&#x20AC;? Bullard said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and one that Casey claimed fits in with the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental ethics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a carpool policy at the Douglas campaign,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever possible, we carpool with each other and others that work in Montpelier, and that includes state employees.â&#x20AC;?

Speaking of policies, Vermont has one regarding the use of state property for uses other than the carrying out of taxpayer-funded duties.

Douglas and Casey might want to re-read it. It says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Employees shall not use, or attempt to use, State personnel, property, or equipment for their private use or for any use not required for the proper discharge of their official duties.â&#x20AC;?

How do other candidates separate campaign costs from official expenses?

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington has a legislative assistant to coordinate her official duties as House Speaker. All Symingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel expenses are now paid for by her campaign, said Jill Krowinski, Symingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign manager. Prior to announcing her candidacy, Symingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speakerrelated travel was reimbursed by the state.

But, since she has campaign staff with her all the time now, Krowinski said, Symington feels itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for the campaign to pay her way.

Carolyn Dwyer, campaign manager for Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, said the Federal Election Commission guides incumbents on how to account for campaign-related expenses and travel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we have a day where there are both congressional and campaign events, the campaign will pick up the cost for the whole day,â&#x20AC;? said Dwyer.

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Shelter directors said they would appeal this week to the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Interagency Task Force on Homelessness, as well as the Food & Fuel Task Force, for more support.

Patrick Flood, the deputy secretary of the Agency of Human Services, said the state has about $4 million to help Vermonters stay out of shelters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and is already using it to help with rents and deposits.

The funds should last until the legislature convenes in January, said Flood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one knows just how big the problem will be, or what the best solutions will be,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we are able to help people stay in their homes, then we can avoid the need to expand shelters.â&#x20AC;?

60 percent of their fuel bill, he noted. Last year the state helped 21,680 households cover 40 percent of their bills.

The feds are also helping more Vermonters with their food bills. Congress made key changes to the food-stamp program on October 1 that will make about 1000 additional families eligible. In January, Douglas will implement changes that could make an additional 14,500 new Vermonters eligible for food stamps.

But arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t people hungry and cold now?

Advocates tell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fair Gameâ&#x20AC;? the state was worried that, if benefit programs were boosted too soon, there wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enough staff to handle the caseload. (Maybe we need to hire back a few of the 250 people axed from the state workforce this year?)

Compare todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to a similar crisis in 1991. Back then, the state budget was $91 million in the red and a recession was sweeping the country.

Gov. Richard Snelling, a Republican, struck a deal with Democratic House Speaker Ralph Wright to temporarily increase tax rates to help the

Calls to 211, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance hotline, are on the rise, and increasing numbers of them are from middle-income folks.

Shelter directors say it takes time to set up new beds and January may be too late â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the demand for beds is growing, with people further up the economic ladder now requesting help.

Calls to 211, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance hotline, are on the rise, and increasing numbers of them are from middle-income folks, said Mary Ellen Mendl, the hotlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director. The 211 line has received 7549 calls since June 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2400 in September alone, most of them for basic needs like shelter, fuel and food.

But, there is some good news.

Sens. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Welch secured $35 million in fuel assistance for low-income families this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; twice as much as last year.

Richard Moffi, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of home heating fuel assistance, said Vermont will kick in about $2 million in additional funding. More Vermonters will get help with their heating bills this year, Moffi said, and those folks will receive a bigger check.

Moffi expects 41,000 requests for assistance this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; up 26 percent from last year.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough money to help about 23,850 households cover

state provide assistance to the needy. Those taxes were sunsetted when the deficit was paid.

Both of them took heat, especially Snelling. Business leaders cried that the tax increase would doom the state. But, as Wright wrote in his autobiography, All Politics Is Personal, Snelling said the governor and the Speaker had to work together to get through the crisis: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beyond just our political well-being,â&#x20AC;? said Snelling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The future viability of the State of Vermont is at stake.â&#x20AC;?

Can you see Douglas and Symington reaching a similar accord?

Me neither.

Rasmussen Redux â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The long-awaited Rasmussen poll finally arrived last week, only to be largely ignored by many Vermont media outlets.

The reason? How the poll was conducted. Rasmussen uses an interactive voice-response poll, which means itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a real person asking the questions and taking down the answers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all done by touch-tone phone and voice prompts.

John Curran, Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AP bureau chief, said the wire serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;company-wide policy is to avoid all â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;interactive voice responseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; polls, by Rasmussen

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and others.” Calling such polls “notoriously unreliable,” WCAX-TV’s Marselis Parsons said his station abides by the same policy. Vermont Public Radio also ignored the poll.

The Rutland Herald/ Times Argus did report the Rasmussen results, while WPTZ-TV mentioned it during Monday night’s 6 p.m. broadcast. The Burlington Free Press wrote it up on the paper’s political blog, but not in print.

So, what were those results?

According to Rasmussen, Vermonters’ preferences for governor break down like this: Douglas, 45 percent; Independent Anthony Pollina, 25 percent; Symington, 20 percent.

However, when the results include “leaners,” the numbers change considerably: Douglas, 53 percent; Symington, 39 percent; and Pollina, 4 percent.

Here’s how Rasmussen describes the variance: “Pollina initially earns 25 percent of the vote, but only 4 percent remain certain they’d vote for Pollina if it comes down to a choice between Douglas and Symington.”

That explanation has left many people puzzled. In a three-way race, how can it be a choice between two candidates? No word on that from Rasmussen.

By the way, in August 2006, Rasmussen called that year’s governor’s race this way: Douglas, 55 percent, and Democrat Scudder Parker, 37 percent. The actual tally in November was Douglas, 56 percent, and Parker, 41 percent.

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Though this is the first year heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been involved, Blank says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;watched the fest over the years.

I always thought it needed to be a more broad-based independent film festival.â&#x20AC;? Coming off last

yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changes, he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got the feeling this was a transition year, and there might not even be a fest this year. If the fest had a home such as the Palace, it could develop into something bigger and better.â&#x20AC;?

Board President Deb Ellis agrees that the VIFF was at a crossroads when Blank came on board: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a fest this year, we really ran the risk of losing it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been going through a couple of years of self-evaluation,â&#x20AC;? she adds, explaining that most fests around the country have shifted to a new model, from offering recognition to unknown filmmakers to drawing audiences with exciting films.

Still, she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made an absolute statement that we will never have a call for entries again.

This partnership allowed us to look at what the festival could do in a different way.â&#x20AC;?

And, Ellis points out, the Vermont Showcase still gives local filmmakers much-needed exposure. Three prize-winners will get cash, too. Besides donating three of his multiplexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s screens, Blank has created two $1000 Margaret and Harold Blank Film Awards for the Vermont entrants, one for storytelling and the other for creativity. They join the $500 James

Goldstone Award sponsored by the Vermont Film Commission. All will be presented at an opening-night party on Thursday at the Palace, followed by an early screening of Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major release Pride and Glory.

Among the local entries is Marlboro team Alan Dater and Lisa Mertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, which has already garnered acclaim outside Vermont. Bjorn Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Under the Cloak of Darkness peers into the lives of Mexican migrant workers in Addison County. On a lighter note, Russell Dreherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doc Slingbacks and Syrup shakes its boa at beloved Burlington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beaver Pondâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drag divas The House of LeMay. Fans of Craftsburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Lee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spacemanâ&#x20AC;? Lee, formerly of the Red Sox â&#x20AC;&#x201D; can catch him at a showing of the documentary High and Outside on Friday.

The directors of Trouble the Water, a first-person account of Hurricane Katrina, take questions on Thursday. And the fest returns to its roots with a Saturday celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Chiapas Media Project, which brought new-media tech to the Zapatistas of Mexico.

Ellis hopes next year the volunteer-board-driven VIFF will be able to hire staff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; namely, a festival director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see it grow, more sponsorships evolve,â&#x20AC;? concurs Blank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring more name people in. I see this as a new beginning.â&#x20AC;? > Tickets for the VIFF are available at the Palace 9 for $5.75-8.50; Vermont Filmmakers Showcase is free.

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hat can local artisans teach us about land conservation? Allaire Diamond pondered this question as she formulated her thesis project. Diamond, a graduate student in the University of Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Field Naturalist Program and a dabbler in wood-block printing, wanted to incorporate her interest in art into her studies in field biology. She began with the speculation that people who use natural materials in their work might see the land differently from other artists.

With support from her sponsor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vermont Land Trust â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Diamond interviewed 18 artisans from Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine about the plants they use and the techniques they employ. She focused on artisans who weave baskets and use natural dyes.

Diamond found the crafters possess a wealth of information about the natural materials they use, which include bark from black ash and paper birch trees, willows, red osier dogwood, berries and mushrooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really been

amazed at the depth and breadth of knowledge the artisans have,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a scientific background.â&#x20AC;?

Land conservation, broadly defined, means using land wisely â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a principle Diamond found her interviewees supported in practice. For example, many artisans know paper birch bark must be harvested during certain times of the year, or the tree will die. (Some simply use bark from already-dead trees.)

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uthor, musician and “stuntologist” Sam Bartlett recalls the first time he was thrown out of a restaurant. It was nearly 20 years ago, and he and some friends were eating breakfast in Amherst, Massachusetts, while experimenting with bending and folding straws. “I found that if I chewed one end of a straw and bit the very end into a kind of point, I could form a sort of double reed,” he says. “I blew into it, and the most astonishingly loud noise came out. We just couldn’t believe it, and neither could the staff. They asked us to stop, but we . . . well, we didn’t. Now, I feel badly for disturbing the other people there, but at the time we were just too blown away by the discovery to care.”

Bartlett, now 46, has been accumulating such playful “stunts,” as he calls them, for more than 30 years. His new book, Stuntology: 304 Pranks, Tricks and Challenges to Amuse and Annoy Your Friends, is a wildly expansive compilation. Each stunt is depicted in comic-book-style panels, drawn by Bartlett. He just completed a weekend trip to Vermont, where he performed stunts at four venues.

Born in Burlington and raised in Shelburne, Bartlett now lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his “incredibly patient” wife and three children. He has worked as a traveling musician for more than 20 years, many of them spent in Vermont. During the long hours languishing in motel rooms, or waiting backstage for gigs to start, he and his friends found interesting ways to enrage and/or amaze one another. A compulsive note taker, Bartlett would either write these stunts down or draw them, and over time he collected several hundred. Keen to share his “repertoire” but unable to get a publishing deal, he decided to selfpublish.

Bartlett sold several thousand stuntology ’zines and guides independently over 15 years. One was discovered at a trade show by an editor in the children’s department at Workman Publishing, and a deal for his latest book resulted.

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One of Bartlett’s early stunts occurred to him almost 25 years ago while he waited in line at Burlington’s Howard Bank. “There was a mirror there that extended to the floor, and I was bored enough to attempt to replicate Michael Jackson’s moonwalk, checking my progress in the reflection,” he recalls. “I got the hang of the basics by the time the line was done.”

Though it’s not in his book, Bartlett regards moonwalking as a classic example of a stunt that takes a short while to learn but years to perfect. Likewise, Stuntology offers “Weird Neurological Stunt,” in which a seated reader is instructed to rotate a raised right foot clockwise while drawing the shape of the number 6 in the air with the right hand (the leg only seems to want to rotate

counter-clockwise). Then there’s “Knot-Tying Stunt” — tying a knot by simply throwing an endweighted rope into the air. “Just try either one,” Bartlett says.

“I know people who have been driven to near insanity, but once you’ve got it down . . . ridiculously satisfying.”

The prankster admits that some of his stunts “are really best done by 12-year-olds.” His graphic style is on the crude side, too. “After this long trying to make it as a musician,” says the untrained artist, “I have to take for granted that I have a kid’s sense of hope . . . at the very least.” > Bartlett and Peter Burns present stunts on Friday, October 17, at the Burnham Memorial Library in Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m.

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to imbue the natural materials with added beauty and functionality.

“Most of these species aren’t valuable on their own but because these artisans make something beautiful out of them,” Diamond notes.

Some materials and techniques are hundreds of years old, part of Abenaki or other Native American traditions. Others, Diamond says, are relatively new, such as the practice of using mushrooms to dye wool for knitting and weaving, or bark for basket weaving. Mushrooms don’t need as much mordant (to set dyes) as other substances do, and they can produce vibrant reds, pinks, yellows and purples.

One of Diamond’s goals is to foster relationships between artisans and landowners. To this end, she

organized a workshop earlier this month at the Brewster Uplands Conservation Trust in Cambridge.

Local artisans Judy Dow and Tom Cady led landowners through the woods, pointing out bark for basket weaving and berries and roots that can be used as natural dyes.

This spring, Diamond plans to create an informational book for artisans to use in finding natural resources — and to help landowners recognize the artistic potential of ordinary plants on their land. >

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Litigation Nation Ronald Watkins,

64, sued Manuel Casiano because he said the Maryland doctor stapled his butt shut, preventing him from defecating for 17 days. Watkins stated in his federal suit that Casiano was supposed to remove a rectal polyp, but during an examination and exploratory surgery several days later, Watkins was notified Casiano had stapled his rectum shut. Watkins then complained of increasing rectal pressure and an inability to pass gas. His attorney, Julia A. Lodowski, said the botched surgery permanently impaired his bowel functions and had a negative impact on his marriage.

At the trial in Baltimore, Casianoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, Conrad W. Varner, said WatkinsĂ­ bowels merely became swollen shut, in part, because of medical problems of his own doing, including his two-pack-a-day smoking habit. The jury decided in favor of the doctor.

Can You Hear Me Now? Having

reached the top of Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mount Whitney, a 28-year-old hiker was descending in the dark, when he began talking on his cell phone and fell 25 feet off a small cliff. Rescuers found the man and carried him to the trailhead on a wheeled litter.

Second-Amendment Follies New York City police arrested Larry Smith,

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When a farmer requested paperwork that would let him keep more than 100 cattle in Wilmington, Mass., local public health director Gregory Erickson pointed out Homeland Security regulations restrict disclosure of the exact count of livestock.

Land of the Setting Sun Targeting JapanĂ­s booming 65-and-older population, Tokyo-based Prop introduced a wearable airbag designed to protect the head and hips of people who fall. The device, which sells for $1685 and looks like a fanny pack, contains two airbags that inflate in one-tenth of a second when sensors detect the wearer has tumbled. t " 5PLZP GBTIJPO TIPX TQPUMJHIUFE diapers for adults: diapers for the bedridden that can be wrapped around the middle of the body, pants-like slip-on diapers for active oldsters, loose-fitting diapers for day wear and thicker-padded diapers for night. Sales of adult diapers have more than doubled over the past decade, according to Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business newspaper The Nikkei, reaching $500 million this year. Before diaper-wearing models took to the runway, actors performed skits to help the audience tell when elderly loved ones need diapers, how to convince them to wear them and how to use them properly.

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The Post reported Evans earned his nickname two years ago when he was ice fishing, and his two six-packs of beer exploded, soaking his pants, which stuck to the ice because he refused to move until he caught a bigger fish. Firefighters had to pour buckets of hot water on the ice to free him.

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Dear Cecil, Never mind the current demand for the stuff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what becomes of the void oil drilling creates? If we pump out millions of barrels per day, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very well leave giant, empty caverns, can we? Is the planet on the verge of caving in, or what?

Dan, Long Island Caving in? Please, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not panic. The fundamentals of our planet are strong. Besides, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about a liquid here, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty far down. Wholesale removal of solids such as coal or salt close to the surface, now . . . no question that can lead to exciting times in the immediate vicinity. Still, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oil at the end of a really long straw, suck out a trillion barrels (roughly what the Exxons of the world have pumped up to date) and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see an impact. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say it ranks with the collapse of the world financial system, but 100-plus years of serious petroleum extraction have caused the Earth to appreciably shrivel up.

About those voids: The familiar image of a spurting oil gusher may give the impression petroleum is stored in some kind of immense underground spray can.

Not exactly. Sometimes thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pressure; compressed natural gas often found in petroleum reservoirs may force the crude to spew after the initial strike.

But typically the oil isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sitting in a subterranean lake but rather in sand, shale or porous rock. Once the oil is removed, the weight of the earth above flattens out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left and the land sinks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is called subsidence. The same thing can happen with groundwater pumpage, as we discussed a while back.

Usually subsidence can be detected only via sophisticated instruments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one New York investment firm claimed to be able to gauge the depletion of Saudi petroleum reserves by using satellite-based radar to monitor subsidence over Arabian oil fields. But sometimes it can be easy to spot, particularly in the case of shallow, uncompacted reservoirs in coastal areas. Parts of Long Beach, California, for instance, dropped almost 30 feet in the 1940s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s due to oil production. The Goose Creek oil field near Houston was a couple of feet above sea level when production began circa WWI; now sizable parts of it are underwater. (Subsidence due to groundwater removal has also been a problem in the Houston area.) And in Venezuela, dikes had to be built to prevent flooding of sunken lands around the oil fields at Lake Maracaibo.

One way to control subsidence is to pump something else in after youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pumped the oil out.

Following initial extraction of crude, oil companies may flood the reservoir with water to flush out additional petroleum; this process has largely halted subsidence in places like Long Beach. Now experts are trying the same trick using carbon dioxide, both to increase oil production and to sequester greenhouse gases. The Canadians have been stuffing

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their Weyburn oil field with CO2 since 2000, planning eventually to store 30 million tons. Reduced subsidence isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the primary purpose, but I figure it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the removal of solid stuff, though, that you really have to worry about. Some coal mines practice whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called longwall mining, where the roof is allowed to cave in behind the miners as they dig out the coal in front of them. In principle the resulting subsidence is easier to predict and plan for, but still 2x5-Hauntedforest101508.indd it often causes serious damage as nearby buildings, roads, train tracks and pipelines sink 4 to 6 feet.

(Mine owners are supposed to pay compensation.)

And worse things can happen. The hamlet of Centralia, Pennsylvania, was rendered uninhabitable after a coal seam underneath it caught fire in the 1980s, opening up steaming hot sinkholes filled with toxic gases. The fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still going and could burn another 250 years.

Salt mines are a special case: They can slowly squeeze shut as the salt deforms beneath the weight of the rock above, or they can collapse when leaking groundwater dissolves the salt pillars holding up the roof. The Retsof Salt Mine in upstate New York is a prime example of the latter problem: Its 1994 cave-in led to gaping sinkholes, a wrecked bridge and utility damage. But for sheer breathtaking stupidity, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see anything beating the disaster at Lake Peigneur, Louisiana. In 1980 oil drillers in the lake accidentally pierced the roof of the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine 1200 feet below, ultimately collapsing the bottom of the lake. In the spectacular whirlpool of destruction that followed, 65 acres of land, 11 barges, two drill rigs and a tugboat (but, miraculously, no people) literally went down the drain.

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y 7 a.m., Steve Comstock has been up for two and a half hours. The Orange resident is one of eight men standing around the Chimney Sweep Fireplace Shop’s loading dock in Shelburne in the early-morning chill. It’s their last restful moment before beginning a busy day of lifting 500-pound stoves, sawing through plaster and siding, and building chimneys out of 4-foot sections of metal pipe.

Hands stuck in jeans pockets, Comstock chats familiarly with his truck mate and fellow stove installer Ed Bailey, also from Orange. Comstock, a broad-shouldered 30-year-old

name Steve Comstock with three kids at home, has been on the job nine

job Stove Installer years; Ed, 27, has accompanied him for the last location Shelburne seven. The two are cousins — and, Comstock adds with a smile, over there are his cousin Damien, brother Allen and brotherimage in-law Josh. “It’s a family business,” he says with the broad vowels of a native Jordan Vermonter; he was born in Berlin. “We all carpool up here together.”

Silverman Comstock drives one of the Chimney Sweep’s four Shelburne-based trucks.

The company, which has branch stores in Barre and Plattsburgh, recently added one to its Shelburne fleet to keep up with the growing demand for sustainablefuel heating sources. “There was a point, before they hired my brother-in-law [in September, to drive the fourth truck], when I was booked out till January,” Comstock says. “It’s been a crazy summer; usually summer’s our slow time. I worked a few Saturdays to catch up.” Even with that extra truck, Comstock is booked through December.

While the other truck drivers specialize in installing particular types of stoves or building chimneys, Comstock and Bailey provide all of the store’s services: gas-, wood- and pellet-stove installations, inspections of all three and chimney building. Comstock recites the day’s schedule as he fills the tank with diesel: a gas-stove installation in Burlington, an inspection in Underhill and a woodstove pickup in Morrisville for an installation in Shelburne.

Their first job is relatively easy. The small, black gas stove with elegantly curved legs weighs a mere 180 pounds, and the cousins are only slightly out of breath by the time they get it up the customer’s front-porch steps and into the living room. A woodstove that size would weigh closer to 300 pounds, Comstock says.

But when they begin cutting through the Depression-era house’s living-room drywall to create the vent hole, they discover a screen of horizontal wooden boards. Comstock guesses they were put in years ago to keep the insulation from falling down. After more sawing, a thin, crumbling white sheet of unidentifiable material dislodges itself from the falling debris — possibly asbestos. “In old houses, it happens quite often,” he comments neutrally.

All in a day’s work for Comstock. In between jobs, he takes time out to talk stoves with Seven Days.

SEVEN DAYS: Did you recommend a natural-gas stove to this customer?

STEVE COMSTOCK: That would have been whoever she spoke with in sales. To me, I woulda gone with the wood, even in Burlington. The price of gas, you can never tell what it’s going to cost . . . You got people [who] put gas stoves in four, five years ago that are switching back to wood.

I’d recommend wood to anybody

because of the price. If you’ve got trees, then, really, other than the woodstove and chimney, it’s free heat.

If you can go out and cut it, it’s a little bit of work, but that’s what I do.

With gas stoves, as far as the owner, you just flip a switch and they’re on.

That’s a lot of what people are trying to compare: the effort and the pricing.

SD: What do you own?

SC: I have an old Fisher [woodstove].

I haven’t broke down and bought a HearthStone yet, but I want the Mansfield. HearthStones are really nice stoves. They’re right out of Morrisville. Yeah, there’re a few of them that are named after Vermont places: We got a Shelburne, there’s a Bennington, there’s a Barre — that’s the new one.

HearthStone and Jotul, from Norway — those are the two we sell the most of. Ninety percent of what they’re selling is woodstoves, from what I see go out the door.

SD: When did you last install a pellet stove?

SC: I did a pellet insert two weeks ago. Other than that, it’s all wood.

Roy [L’Esperance, owner] just started selling [pellet stoves] again this year — he sold them for a while; then he got out of them.

Woodstoves are simple. You got air, you got firebrick. You got the pellet stoves that are all fuses, computers, circuit boards. So it’s pretty obvious what you’re going to have less issues with.

SD: How long does it take you to build a chimney, compared with this job?

SC: When we install the full woodstove and chimney, it’ll take us anywhere from four to six hours, depending on the job. Yesterday, we did one that went through the basement up through a guy’s tile floor, up to his second floor, up to his attic and up through the roof. So there’s a lot more you gotta watch out for, a lot more planning.

SD: What’s the worst thing you’ve come across during an installation?

SC: Bats. Bats in the attic. That’s one thing that does bother me. You stick your head up through the hole and a bat flies by you.

SD: Apart from business increasing, what changes have you seen over the years?

SC: Faces change a lot, as far as help.

The job’s real physical. The heaviest stove we’ve moved around is the HearthStone Equinox, which is pushing 800 pounds. We’ve installed a few of those. [The store] tells the customer to make sure we can back up to the door at least. Most of the woodstoves we do weigh about 500 pounds average. We got an appliance dolly with straps, but it takes two people working together a hundred percent to do it.

Busy as we are, moving four or five of them in a day, it takes a certain kind of person to be able to keep coming back to work to do that.

The first year, I noticed aches and pains. But after you get used to it, figure out where to grab [the stoves], what’s the best way to push, you know. For me now, it’s not so bad.

SD: How did you get into this?

SC: My uncle [Tim] ran his own business, Deuso’s Black Magic [a chimneycleaning business that sold wood- and pellet stoves] out of Moretown. My brother Allen worked with him right out of high school. Then Tim talked to Pete down in Barre — that’s Roy’s brother [who runs the Barre branch of the Chimney Sweep] — and ended up coming here. A year or six months later he called my brother and got him in here. Allen’s been here 10 years now. He’s always run the wood[stove] truck. Al’s a workhorse; he’ll do five, six, seven jobs a day. I couldn’t run that truck.

After I graduated high school, I did electrical work with Bates and Murray in Barre. They’re pretty different, electrical and building. Too many bosses in electrical work, too many people above you.

SD: What will you do after you’ve finished the last job today?

SC: Load up the truck for the next day, punch out at 4:30, drive all the way back down to Orange, go bow-and-arrow hunting. I got [a deer] Saturday. Went out and bought another bow license, so I’m not done yet. m

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The debate had just ended when three men got in my taxi who needed a ride to a high-end housing development down Hinesburg Road. They were well dressed and boozy, and boisterous in that glad-handed manner particular to some middle-aged, wealthy white guys. I kept the radio softly percolating as we made our downtown escape. God forbid I miss even a second of the endless post-debate analysis.

Glancing over at the half-eaten slice of pizza sitting on the dashboard, my seatmate asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your favorite pizza in town?â&#x20AC;?

I had no one to blame but myself for this ugly conversation, as it was I who had initiated it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you,â&#x20AC;? I said, half engaged and half keeping up with the radio buzz, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this pizza right here is excellent.â&#x20AC;? I reached up and grabbed a fresh bite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from that new joint on the site of the former Longe Brothers market, on Howard Street. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bite Me,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which you gotta love.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so special about it?â&#x20AC;? he asked, his tone slightly prosecutorial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, it tastes good,â&#x20AC;? I replied, always the master of the obvious. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think they advertise that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all organic.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean anything.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure it does,â&#x20AC;? I retorted, inspired by the debate I had just heard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there federal FDA regulations about what foods youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allowed to call organic?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not true.â&#x20AC;?

One of his two friends in the back joined in the fray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, cabbie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this man knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lawyer.â&#x20AC;?

Fine, I thought. You win.

The same man behind me then changed the conversation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that on the radio?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just political talk. Obama and McCain just finished their first debate.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama is a moron.â&#x20AC;?

Of all the things this guy could have said, that remark pushed my buttons like no other. I respect John McCain, but on November 4, I plan on voting for Barack Obama. The guy actually makes me feel proud to be an American, to live in a country that has produced a person like him. I have no problem with principled political

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usic scenes are a lot like the weather â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lots of folks complain, but no one does anything about it. Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scene is no different.

The town has a justified reputation for its vibrant music community, but, whether owing to its diminutive size or its outpost-like geographic location, it simply cannot be all things to all people. Many jaded musicians and fans simply grumble about it, or pine for the greener musical pastures of Brooklyn or Portland, Oregon. But in Burlington, five enterprising twentysomethings collectively called Tick Tick have taken matters into their own hands and gone about reinvigorating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nay, making â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their own scene.

Over the last two years, the screenprinting and indie-music-booking collective has presented more than 100 shows around Vermont in both traditional and unconventional venues. From acts like MontrĂŠalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thee Silver Mt. Zion and indie-psych faves Pontiak to under-the-radar bands such as indie-folk darlings Horsefeathers and Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Capstan Shafts, Tick Tick has provided a direct pipeline to a wealth of incredible underground music. In the process, it has helped to bolster the indie cred of an entire city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was nothing calling to me,â&#x20AC;? says Tick Tick co-founder Dale Donaldson, referring to his first few weeks in Burlington following a move from Saugerties, New York, two years ago. Like many young Queen

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But Donaldson, 25, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the fabled music town heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been promised â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least, not the kind of music he craved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;None of the national touring bands that I wanted to see were coming through town; they would literally just skip Burlington,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it just seemed like something was missing.

Somebody needed to start something that could give it a general direction.â&#x20AC;?

Like many a revolution before it, Tick Tick traces its roots to a watering hole â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this case, noted Burlington dive The O.P. on North Winooski Avenue. There Donaldson met Lyndonville native Graham Keegan, 26, who had recently moved to the city after earning an art degree from Skidmore College and living for a time in MontrĂŠal. Keegan also noticed a void. Namely, an absence of provocatively designed show posters that inspired curiosity and excitement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I saw them in MontrĂŠal, I would know that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, my God, this is a show I just have to go to,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he says.

To Keegan, those posters, often for shows at â&#x20AC;&#x153;alternativeâ&#x20AC;? venues such as studio spaces, suggested the sort of intoxicating and untamed experience you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find in nightclubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some sort of weird energy about going to those shows,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people that are there are probably gonna smell awful. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be

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Keegan had been in Burlington for four months and says he felt “reasonably tapped in” to what was happening here musically.

“I didn’t feel like I was missing a lot,” he concedes. “I went to a couple of shows that were at alternative venues. But they were very quiet and subdued shows — as opposed to the shows I would go to in Montréal, where, if you’re in an alt-space, it’s going to be a raucous show. It’s going to be a wild and exciting time.”

Keegan and Donaldson thought the solution to their problem would be to open a new venue. Financial realities put that dream out of reach, but the seeds were planted nonetheless, and Tick Tick soon sprouted.

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seeing a curious poster and following the rabbit down its hole, so to speak, is key to Tick Tick’s mystique and, ultimately, to its success.

“Aesthetic” is a term that comes up frequently in conversations with the members of Tick Tick. It is the defining — albeit loosely defined — quality at the core of everything they do, and has played a significant role in the growth of Tick Tick as a brand.

Whether one spots it on posters or T-shirts, Tick Tick’s haphazardly hip style is easily identifiable and has become its most — if not its only — reliably bankable asset. That said, no member of the group has yet personally seen a dime. While shows often struggle to turn a profit or simply break

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The collective has provided a direct pipeline to a wealth of incredible underground music.

A music scene is more than just music.

It’s a culture. It is sight and sound and feeling. It is an aesthetic, which is precisely what Donaldson and Keegan realized they were missing in Burlington. And, by combining their interests in music, art and people, they hoped to create exactly that.

Donaldson and Keegan found pockets of music that intrigued them and, more importantly, led them to believe a like-minded audience existed in Burlington, perhaps one that wanted more. Specifically, their curiosity was piqued by experimental music auteur Greg Davis, indie-pop oddballs Nose Bleed Island and shows at venues such as the late 135 Pearl and The Box. (The latter adjoined Tick Tick’s current Marble Avenue studio.)

“Things [were] obviously happening in Burlington,” Donaldson points out. “Things were happening before we got here, and will continue to happen with or without us.” But he adds that he noticed a frustrating and self-defeating sense of exclusivity at those hip shows, as if you had to know someone to be involved. Or even to hear about them.

“I think people might accuse us of the same thing,” interjects Julia Lewandoski, referring to the numerous “secret” shows Tick Tick books at alt-venues such at The Bakery and Fifth Element. Lewandoski, 26, has been with Tick Tick nearly since its inception.

Like the rest of the group — which also includes Nick Mavodones, 28, and resident DJ Mike Porrata (a.k.a. Mike DeVice), 26 — she has a hand in most aspects of Tick Tick operations. But her primary duties are booking and public relations.

Tick Tick can’t publicize those off-thebeaten-path events through traditional avenues for fear of compromising the spaces.

Most alt-venues aren’t zoned for entertainment and thus are subject to noise violations, which could put future events in jeopardy.

But the shows are really “secret” in name only. Though they are not promoted in Burlington’s mainstream media, anyone who wants to find them can — all of Tick Tick’s shows, “secret” or otherwise, are listed on their website. That sense of discovery, of

even, screen-printing and designing keep the lights on. Tick Tick does contract work for a variety of local companies and organizations, including The Monkey House, Burlington City Arts, the University of Vermont and, in fact, this newspaper.

“To sum it up simply, our visual aesthetic is hand-drawn,” says Keegan, who now manages Tick Tick’s business aspects and heads its screen-printing operation. “I think that when you hand-draw things, your character as a person comes through in a way it might not with photo layouts with text on top of it.” For example, a T-shirt recently designed by Donaldson for secondhand vinyl-and-book shop Speaking Volumes on Pine Street depicts a trio of crudely drawn birds regurgitating the store’s name. Keegan adds that he frequently receives compliments on posters Tick Tick had nothing to do with.

Perhaps that’s a sign of how influential the group’s aesthetic has become in Burlington.

While Tick Tick’s visual aesthetic is handdrawn, the best word to describe its musical aesthetic is “handpicked.” Or, as Lewandoski and Donaldson put it, “personal.” Not that Tick Tick has to rustle up its acts these days: Thanks largely to word of mouth from bands and booking agents who’ve had positive Burlington experiences through them, they’re now contacted about shows more frequently than they seek them out.

The group listens to everything that is sent its way, but its members look for styles of music they feel are underrepresented in Burlington. And, of course, that they like.

“We probably wouldn’t ever book a bluegrass band,” says Lewandoski. “It’s not that we don’t like bluegrass. But that genre is pretty well covered here.”

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Since most of the bands Tick Tick brings to town have never been here before, the visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations can be low. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the best, our shows have this wonderful, warm crowd that is donating extra money and asks for an encore, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge dance party,â&#x20AC;? says Lewandoski. And at their worst? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rainy November Sunday in Winooski, and we, at least, have a good time,â&#x20AC;? she says, chuckling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A bad turnout is just a bad turnout. All of these bands have played for nobody. It happens.â&#x20AC;?

There will always be rainy, slow nights. But as Tick Tickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation grows, both at home and beyond, those nights ought

Eventually, the group hopes to turn the booking part of its operation into a nonprofit, which could enable it to seek artistic grants. For now, though, each member has a day job (or two) in addition to the 30 to 40 hours per week they invest in Tick Tick individually.

On the nearer horizon is a new label called Everyone Records, which also involves Futureclaw magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musicand-arts editor Drew Stock.

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he daily dispatches and nightly newscasts of the mainstream media regularly cover terrorism, but rarely how the fear of attacks is used to manipulate the public and set policy. That’s the common thread of many unreported stories last year, according to an analysis by Project Censored.

Since 1976, Sonoma State University has released an annual survey of the top 25 stories the mainstream media failed to report, or reported poorly. Culled from worldwide alternative news sources, vetted by students and faculty, and ranked by judges, the stories were not necessarily overtly censored. But their controversial subjects, challenges to the status quo, or general under-the-radar subject matter might have kept them from the front pages. Project Censored recounts them, accompanied by media analysis, in a book of the same name published annually by Seven Stories Press.

“This year, war and civil liberties stood out,” Peter Phillips, project director since 1996, said of the top stories. “They’re closely related and part of the war on terror that has been the dominant theme of Project Censored for seven years, since 9/11.”

Whether it’s preventing what one piece of legislation calls “homegrown terrorism” by federally funding the study of radicalism, using vague concerns about security to quietly expand NAFTA, or refusing to count the number of Iraqi civilians killed in the war, the threat of terrorism is being used to silence people and expand power.

“The war on terror is a sort of mind terror,” said Nancy Snow, one of the project’s 24 judges and an associate professor of public diplomacy at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Snow, who has taught classes on war, media and propaganda, elaborated: “You can’t declare

For more info or to read the top 25 censored stories, visit www. projectcensored.org. Also published as Censored 2009: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007-2008, edited by Peter Phillips and Andrew Roth with Project Censored. Seven Stories Press, 416 pages. $19.95.

The sources for these 10 stories can be found on the web version at www.sevendaysvt.com.

war on terror. It’s a tactic used by groups to gain publicity and it will remain with us. But it’s unlikely that [the number of terrorist acts] will spike. It spikes in the minds of people.”

She pointed out that terrorist attacks have declined worldwide since 2003.

Some use the absence of fresh attacks as evidence that the so-called war on terror is working. But a RAND Corporation study for the Department of Defense released in August said the war on terror hasn’t effectively undermined Al Qaeda.

It suggested the phrase be replaced with the less loaded term “counterterrorism.”

Both Phillips and Snow agree that comprehensive, contextual reporting is missing from most of the coverage. “That’s one of my criticisms of the media,” Snow said. “They spotlight issues and don’t look at the entire landscape.”

This year the landscape of Project Censored itself is expanding. After talking with educators who bemoan the ongoing decline of news quality and want to help, Phillips launched the Truth Emergency Project, in which Sonoma State partners with 23 other universities. All will host classes for students to search out untold stories, vet them for accuracy, and submit them for consideration to Project Censored.

“There’s a renaissance of independent media,” Phillips said. He thinks bloggers and citizen journalists are filling crucial roles left vacant by staff cutbacks throughout the mainstream media. And, he said, it’s time for universities, educators and media experts to step in and help. “It’s not just reforming the media, but supporting them in as many ways as they need, like validating stories by fact-checking.”

The Truth Emergency Project will also host a news service that aggregates the top 12 independent media sources and posts them on one page. “So you can get an RSS feed from all the major independent news sources we trust,” he said.

Discerning newshounds can find reporting from the BBC, Democracy Now! and Inter Press Service (IPS) in one spot. “The whole criteria,” he said, “is no corporate media.”

Carl Jensen, who started Project Censored in 1976, said the expansion is a new and necessary phase. “It answers the question I was always challenged with: How do you know this is the truth? Having 24 campuses reviewing all the stories and raising questions really provides a good answer. These stories will be vetted more than Sarah Palin.”

Phillips said he hopes to expand to 100 schools within the year, and would like the project to bring more attention to the dire need for public support for high-quality news reporting. “I think it’s going to require government subsidies and nonprofit organizations doing community media projects,” he said. “It’s more than just reforming at the FCC level. It’s building independent media from the ground up.”

Phillips likens it to the boom in microbrewed beer and the spread of independently owned pubs: “If we can have a renaissance in beer-making, following established purity standards, then we can do it with our media, too.” But for now, we have Project Censored, whose top 10 underreported stories for 2008 are:

1. HOW MANY IRAQIS HAVE DIED? Nobody knows exactly how many lives the Iraq War has claimed. But even more astounding is that few journalists have mentioned the issue or cited the top estimate: 1.2 million.

During August and September 2007, Opinion Research Business, a British polling group, surveyed 2414 adults in 15 of 18 Iraqi provinces and found that more than 20 percent had experienced at least one war-related death since March 2003. Using common statistical study methods, it determined that as many as 1.2 million people had been killed since the war began.

The U.S. military, claiming it keeps no count, still employs civilian death data as a marker of progress. For example, in a September 10, 2007, report to Congress, Gen. David Petraeus said,

The top 10 news stories the mainstream media ignored this past year BY AMANDA WITHERELL “Civilian deaths of all categories, less natural causes, have also declined considerably, by over 45 percent Iraq-wide since the height of the sectarian violence in December.”

But whose number was he using? Estimates range wildly and are based on a variety of sources, including hospital, morgue and media reports, as well as in-person surveys.

In October 2006 the British medical journal Lancet published a Johns Hopkins University study vetted by four independent sources that counted 655,000 dead, based on interviews with 1849 households. It updated a similar study from 2004 that counted 100,000 dead. The Associated Press called it “controversial.”

The AP began its own count in 2005 and by 2006 said that at least 37,547 Iraqis had lost their lives due to war-related violence, but called it a minimum estimate at best, and didn’t include insurgent deaths.

Iraq Body Count, a group of U.S. and U.K. citizens who aggregate numbers from media reports on civilian deaths, puts the figure between 87,000 and 95,000. In January 2008, the World Health Organization and the Iraqi government did door-to-door surveys of nearly 10,000 households and put the number of dead at 151,000.

The 1.2 million figure is out there, too, which is higher than

the Rwandan genocide death toll and closing in on the 1.7 million who perished in Cambodia’s Killing Fields. It raises questions about the real number of deaths from U.S. aerial bombings and house raids, and challenges the common assumption that this is a war in which Iraqis are killing Iraqis.

Justifying the higher number, Michael Schwartz, writing on the blog AfterDowningStreet.org, pointed to a fact reported by the Brookings Institute that U.S. troops have, over the last four years, conducted about 100 house raids a day — a number that has increased recently with assistance from Iraqi soldiers.

Brutality during these house searches has been documented by returning soldiers, Iraqi civilians and independent journalists (see #9 below). Schwartz suggests the aggressive “element of surprise” tactics employed by soldiers is likely resulting in several thousands of deaths a day that are going unreported or categorized as insurgents being killed.

The spin is having its intended effect: A February 2007 AP poll showed Americans gave a median estimate of 9890 Iraqi deaths as a result of the war, a number far below that cited in any credible study.

2. NAFTA ON STEROIDS Coupling the perennial issue of security with Wall Street’s measures of prosperity, the leaders of the three North American nations convened the Security and Prosperity Partnership. The White House-led initiative — launched at a March 23, 2005, meeting of President Bush, Mexico’s then-president Vicente Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin — joins beefed-up commerce with coordinated military operations to promote what it calls “borderless unity.”

Critics call it “NAFTA on steroids.” However, unlike NAFTA, the SPP was formed in secret, without public input. “The SPP is not a law, or a treaty, or even a signed agreement,” Laura Carlsen wrote in a report for the Center for International Policy.

“All these would require public debate and participation of Congress, both of which the SPP has scrupulously avoided.”

Instead, the SPP has a special workgroup: the North American Competitiveness Council. It’s a coalition of private companies that are, according to the SPP website, “adding high-level business input [that] will assist governments in enhancing North America’s competitive position and engage the private sector as partners in finding solutions.”

They include: Chevron Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Merck & Co., Inc., New York Life Insurance Co., Procter & Gamble Co. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. “Where are the environmental council, the labor council and the citizen’s council in this process?” Carlsen asked. A look at NAFTA’s unpopularity among citizens in all three nations is evidence of why its expansion would need to be disguised. “It’s a scheme to create a borderless North American Union under U.S. control without barriers to trade and capital flows for corporate giants, mainly U.S. ones,” wrote Steven Lendman in Global Research. “It’s also to insure America gets free and unlimited access to Canadian and Mexican resources, mainly oil, and in the case of Canada, water as well.”

3. INFRAGARD GUARDS ITSELF The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have effectively deputized 23,000 members of the business community, asking them to tip off the feds in exchange for preferential treatment in the event of a crisis. “The members of this rapidly growing group, called InfraGard, receive secret warnings of terrorist threats before the public does — and, at least on one occasion, before elected officials,” Matthew Rothschild wrote in the March 2008 issue of The Progressive.

InfraGard was created in 1996 in Cleveland as part of an FBI probe into cyberthreats. Yet after 9/11, membership jumped from 1700 to more than 23,000, and now includes 350 of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies. Members typically have a stake in one of several crucial infrastructure industries, including agriculture, banking, defense, energy, food, telecommunications, law enforcement and transportation.

Eighty-six chapters coordinate with 56 FBI field offices nationwide.

While FBI Director Robert Mueller has said he considers this segment of the private sector “the first line of defense,” the American Civil Liberties Union issued a grave warning about the potential for abuse. “There is evidence that InfraGard may be closer to a corporate TIPS program, turning private-sector corporations — some of which may be in a position to observe the activities of millions of individual customers — into surrogate eyes and ears for the FBI,” it cautioned in an August 2004 report.

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media reported that the two countries had signed an official agreement in September, activists in El Salvador demanded to see the text of the document.â&#x20AC;?

Though they tried to garner enough opposition, the National Assembly narrowly ratified it.

Now, after more than three years in operation, critics point out that Salvadoran police, who account for 25 percent of the graduates, have become more violent. A May 2007 report by Tutela Legal implicated Salvadoran National Police (PNC) officers in eight death-squad-style assassinations in 2006.

El Salvadorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ILEA recently received another $2 million in U.S. funding through the congressionally approved Merida Initiative, but it still refuses to adopt a more transparent curriculum and administration, despite partnering with a well-known human-rights leader. Enzinnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FOIA requests for course materials were rejected by the government, so no one knows exactly what the school is teaching, or to whom.

(Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: One of the sources for this story was an article for AlterNet by Benjamin Dangl, the editor of the Vermont-based progressive web newsletter TowardFreedom.com. Dangl is screening Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas, on Thursday, October 16, in the Community Room of Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free.)

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The school, which opened in June 2005 before the Salvadoran National Assembly approved it, has a satellite operation in Peru and is funded with $3.6 million from the U.S. Treasury and staffed with instructors from the DEA, ICE and FBI, and tasked with training 1500 police officers, judges, prosecutors and other law-enforcement agents a year in counterterrorism techniques. Its stated purpose is to make Latin America â&#x20AC;&#x153;safe for foreign investmentâ&#x20AC;? by â&#x20AC;&#x153;providing regional security and economic stability and combating crime.â&#x20AC;?

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On August 1, Bush signed another order, similar but directed toward anyone undermining the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes and institutions.â&#x20AC;? In this case, the Secretary of the Treasury can seize the assets of anyone perceived as posing a risk of violence, as well as the assets of their spouses and dependents, and bans them from receiving any humanitarian aid.

Critics say the orders bypass the right to due process and the vague language makes manipulation and abuse possible. Protesting the war could be perceived as undermining or threatening U.S. efforts in Iraq. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is so sweeping, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staggering,â&#x20AC;? said Bruce Fein, a former Reagan administration official in the Justice Department who editorialized against it in The Washington Times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It expands beyond terrorism, beyond seeking to use violence or the threat of violence to cower or intimidate a population.â&#x20AC;?

2!$)#!,3 4%22/2)343 On October 23, 2007, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed, by a vote of 404-6, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act,â&#x20AC;? designed to root out the causes of radicalization among Americans.

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During debate on the bill Harman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free speech, espousing even very radical beliefs, is protected by our Constitution. But violent behavior is not.â&#x20AC;?

Jessica Lee, writing in the Indypendent, a newspaper put out by the New York Independent Media Center, pointed out that in a later press release Harman stated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The National Commission [will] propose to both Congress and [Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael] Chertoff initiatives to intercede before radicalized individuals turn violent.â&#x20AC;?

Which could be when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re speaking, writing and organizing in ways that are protected by the First Amendment. This redefines civil disobedience as terrorism, say civil rights experts, and the wording is too vague. For example, the definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;violent radicalizationâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious or social change.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is an extremist belief system? Who defines this? These are broad definitions that encompass so much . . . It is criminalizing thought and ideology,â&#x20AC;? said Alejandro Queral, executive director of the Northwest Constitutional Rights Center in Portland, Ore. Though the ACLU recommended some changes that were adopted, it continued to criticize the bill.

Harman, in a response letter, said free speech is still free and stood by the need to curb ideologically based violence.

The story didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it onto the CNN ticker, but enough independent sources reported on it that the equivalent Senate Bill 1959 has since stalled. After introducing the bill, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) later joined forces with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CN) on a report criticizing the Internet as a tool for violent Islamic extremism.

Despite an outcry from civil liberties groups, days after the report was released, Lieberman demanded that YouTube remove a number of Islamist propaganda videos. YouTube canned some that broke their rules regarding violence and hate speech, but resisted censoring others. The ensuing battle caught the attention of The New York Times, and on May 25 it editorialized against Lieberman and SB1959.

in a language unreadable to employees. In 1964 the program was shuttered amid scores of human-rights abuses and complaints that it undermined petitions for higher wages from U.S. workers. Soon after, United Farm Workers organized, which CĂŠsar ChĂĄvez said would have been impossible if the bracero program still existed.

Years later, it essentially still does. The H-2A program, which accounted for 32,000 agricultural workers in 2005, has many of the same protections â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and many of the same abuses. Even worse is the H-2B program, used by 89,000 non-agricultural workers annually. Created by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, none of the same safeguards are legally required for H-2B workers.

Still, Mexicans are literally lining up to join, the stark details of which were reported by Felicia Mello in The Nation. Furthermore, thousands of illegal immi-

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grants are employed throughout the country, providing cheap, unprotected labor and further undermining the scant provisions of the laws. Labor contractors who connect immigrants with employers are lining their pockets with cash, while people return home with very little.

The Southern Poverty Law Center outlined a list of comprehensive changes needed in the program and concluded: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For too long, our country has benefited from the labor provided by guest workers but has failed to provide a fair system that respects their human rights and upholds the most basic values of our democracy. The time has come for Congress to overhaul our shamefully abusive guest worker system.â&#x20AC;?

About 121,000 people legally enter the United States to work every year with H-2 visas, a program legislators are touting as part of future immigration reform.

But Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) called this guest worker program â&#x20AC;&#x153;the closest thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen to slavery.â&#x20AC;?

The Southern Poverty Law Center likened it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;modern-day indentured servitude.â&#x20AC;? They interviewed thousands of guest workers and reviewed legal cases for a report released in March 2007, in which authors Mary Bauer and Sarah Reynolds wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unlike U.S. citizens, guest workers do not enjoy the most fundamental protection of a competitive labor market â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ability to change jobs if they are mistreated.

Instead, they are bound to the employers who â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;importâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; them. If guest workers complain about abuses, they face deportation, blacklisting or other retaliation.â&#x20AC;?

When visas expire, workers must leave the country, hardly making this the path to permanent citizenship legislators are looking for. The H-2 program mimics the controversial old bracero program, established through a joint agreement between Mexico and the United States in 1942 that brought 4.5 million workers over the border during its 22 years in existence.

Many legal protections were written into the program, but in most cases they existed only on paper,

"53( #(!.'%3 4(% 25,%3 The Bush administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice has been issuing classified legal opinions about surveillance for years. As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) had access to the DOJ opinions on presidential power and had three declassified to show how the judicial branch has, in a bizarre and chilling way, assisted President Bush in circumventing its own power.

According to the three memos: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no constitutional requirement for a President to issue a new executive order whenever he wishes to depart from the terms of a previous executive order. Rather than violate an executive order, the President has instead modified or waived it; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The President, exercising his constitutional authority under Article II, can determine whether an action is a lawful exercise of the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s authority under Article II,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Department of Justice is bound by the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal determinations.â&#x20AC;? Or, as

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Whitehouse rephrased them in a December 7, 2007, Senate speech: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to follow my own rules, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to tell you when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m breaking them. I get to determine what my own powers are. The Department of Justice doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me what the law is. I tell the Department of Justice what the law is.â&#x20AC;?

The issue arose within the context of the Protect America Act, which expands government surveillance powers and gives telecom companies legal immunity for helping.

Whitehouse called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;a second-rate piece of legislation passed in a stampede in August at the behest of the Bush administration.â&#x20AC;?

He pointed out that the act does not prohibit spying on Americans overseas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with the exception of an executive order that permits surveillance only of Americans whom the attorney general determines to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;agents of a foreign power.â&#x20AC;?

broadcast the testimonies live and, in an update to the story, said they were â&#x20AC;&#x153;deluged with phone calls, emails and blog posts from service members, veterans and military families thanking us for breaking a cultural norm of silence about the reality of war.â&#x20AC;? Testimonies can still be heard at www.ivaw.org.

!0! (%,03 #)! 4/2452% Psychologists have been assisting the CIA and U.S. military with interrogation and torture of GuantĂĄnamo detainees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which the American Psychological Association has said is fine, despite objections from many of its 148,000 members.

A 10-member APA task force convened on the divisive issue in July 2005 and found

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Whitehouse said in an April 12 speech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An order this president, under the first legal theory I cited, claims he has no legal obligation to obey.â&#x20AC;?

Whitehouse, a former U.S. attorney, legal counsel to Rhode Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governor, and Rhode Island attorney general who took office in 2006, went on to point out that Marbury vs. Madison, written by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803, established that it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.â&#x20AC;?

3/,$)%23 30%!+ /54 Hearing soldiers recount their war experiences is the closest many people come to understanding the real horror, pain and confusion of combat. One would think that might make compelling copy or powerful footage for a news outlet. But in March, when more than 300 veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan convened for four days of public testimony on the war, the media largely ignored them.

Winter Soldier was designed to give soldiers a public forum to air some of the atrocities they witnessed. Originally convened

by Vietnam Vets Against the War in January 1971, more than 100 Vietnam veterans and 16 civilians described their war experiences, including rapes, torture, brutalities and killing of non-combatants. The testimony was entered into the Congressional Record and filmed and shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Iraq Veterans Against the War hosted the 2008 reprise of the 1971 hearings. Aaron Glantz, writing in One World, recalled testimony from former Marine Cpl. Jason Washburn, who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;his commanders encouraged lawless behavior. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We were encouraged to bring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;drop weapons,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or shovels. In case we accidentally shot a civilian, we could drop the weapon on the body and pretend they were an insurgent.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

An investigation by Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian in The Nation that included interviews with 50 Iraq war veterans also revealed an overwhelming lack of training and resources and a general lawlessness with regard to the traditional rules of war.

Though most major news outlets sent staff to cover New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fashion Week, few made it to Silver Spring, Md., for the Winter Soldier hearings. Fortunately, KPFA and Pacifica Radio

that assistance from psychologists was making the interrogations safe and it deferred to U.S. standards on torture over international human-rights definitions.

APA members criticized the group for deliberating in secret, and later it was revealed that six of the 10 had ties to the armed services. Not only that, but as Katherine Eban reported in Vanity Fair, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Psychologists, working in secrecy, had actually designed the tactics and trained interrogators in them while on contract to the CIA.â&#x20AC;?

In particular, psychologists James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, neither of whom are APA members, honed a classified military training program known as SERE [Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape] that teaches soldiers how to tough out torture if captured by enemies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mitchell and Jessen reverse-engineered the tactics inflicted on SERE trainees for use on detainees in the global war on terror,â&#x20AC;? Eban wrote.

And, as Mark Benjamin noted in a Salon article, employing SERE training â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which is designed to replicate torture tactics that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t abide by Geneva Convention standards â&#x20AC;&#x201D; refutes past administration assertions that current CIA torture techniques are safe and legal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soldiers undergoing SERE training are subject to forced nudity, stress positions, lengthy isolation, sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, exhaustion from exercise, and the use of water to create a sensation of suffocation,â&#x20AC;? Benjamin wrote.

Ebanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story outlined how SERE tactics were spun as â&#x20AC;&#x153;science,â&#x20AC;? despite a lack of data and criticism that building rapport works better than blows to the head. Specifically, he said, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been misreported that CIA torture techniques got Al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah to talk, when it was actually FBI rapport building. In spite of this, SERE techniques became standards in interrogation manuals that eventually made their way to U.S. officers guarding Abu Ghraib.

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It will also be a good chance to explain how pathetic it is that perfectly educated and well-off people who worked very hard to be successful feel the need to abandon any restraint they may have felt at some point over making huge profits from displaying crappy images of self-mutilation on a piece of sports equipment that adolescents view as â&#x20AC;&#x153;cool.â&#x20AC;?

I will also talk about how ironic it is that kids their age view Burton as an ultra cool company, when in fact the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loveâ&#x20AC;? line they just put on the market bears no resemblance to love when it is grounded in human intimacy and connection.

The only thing it appears that Jake and Donna are intimate with and connected to is their market position, which they are clearly terrified of losing.

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DOWNHILL RACY I think the critics should shut up about the pictures. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my right to buy those boards if I so choose. If the self-hurting people and the porn haters have issues with it, they should get over the selfishness. People should still have the right to express their own beliefs.

Burton is right on the money with the right to selfexpression. If the critics donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like it, buy from a different company to get your winter gear.

Tim Gale SOUTH BURLINGTON

POACH BURTON In a blog post last year, I wrote that Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2007/2008 campaign to pay snowboarders thousands of dollars to â&#x20AC;&#x153;poachâ&#x20AC;? skier-only ski areas like Mad River Glen was akin to someone demanding changes to the way Burton does business.

Now here we are dealing with Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08/09 publicity stunt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the nude Playboy bunnies and mutilation graphics in the Coalition line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Burton is relying on the principle of â&#x20AC;&#x153;individual freedomâ&#x20AC;? to justify the move.

That might be legitimate had it not been for the way the company handled itself just last year. Seems Burton wants the freedom to practice its business the way it sees fit while at the same time leading a campaign to target and harass Mad River Glen for selling the product and service it wants to: skiing.

Sexual-violence prevention groups who are offended

by the graphics are trying to influence the company, much like snowboarders have been doing (mostly successfully) with ski areas for 25 years.

As opposed to trespassing, they are voicing their protests through phone calls and letters. And Burton is refusing to talk to them.

Maybe the company was on to something last year.

Maybe the only way to grab the ear of corporate leadership is through aggressive civil disobedience. Perhaps a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poach Burtonâ&#x20AC;? campaign is in order.

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(Think Harvard and Yale on steroids.)â&#x20AC;?

Is she joking? Without appearing chauvinistic, I must say that this is wildly off the mark. Having studied at both Harvard and Oxford, I know whereof I speak. Harvard enjoys an endowment of nearly $40 billion, while the combined endowments of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oxbridgeâ&#x20AC;? is a mere $15 billion. Factor in Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $22 billion endowment, and it is a total rout.

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n a mild autumn like this one, it’s easy to forget — for a moment, at least — the affronts that other seasons deliver. Spring’s muddy slop and stubborn chill. Winter’s icy grip. Summer’s meager sunshine. In this sense, autumn’s gentle embrace is a comforting fiction — an ephemeral diversion, like a story, to buoy the spirit while we subconsciously brace for the inevitable.

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French-Canadian descent were targeted for abuses ranging from discrimination to forced sterilization. Kate Messner’s Champlain and the Silent One, for middlegrade readers (ages 8 to 12, generally speaking), revisits the bloody tribal rivalry

between regional bands of Innu and Iroquois 400 years ago, when French explorer Samuel de Champlain made his journey from Québec to what is now Lake Champlain.

While both novels are concerned with history, to their credit they focus more closely on the smaller stories of their protagonists’ lives. In this way, they serve the dual purposes of teaching young readers something they didn’t already know — presumably something worth knowing — and creating characters with whom readers can identify.

Of the two, Kanell’s The Darkness Under the Water is more substantial, in part because the grim agenda of the Vermont eugenics project looms over the main narrative rather than dominating it. The book’s narrator, a half-Abenaki–half-French-Canadian teenager named Margaret “Molly” Ballou, is certainly curious about the “Vermont for Real Yankees” headline she’s seen in the newspaper. But a more pressing concern, at least early in the novel, is how she’ll manage to survive another dreary April.

“There is nothing I like about April,” she laments. “It rains for days here, hard enough to wash the soiled banks of snow away from the muddy roads.

Everything smells like rain.”

Molly also associates April with the mysterious drowning death of her sister, Gratia, in the river near their Waterford home — hence the novel’s title.

This preoccupation commingles in Molly’s mind with various vexing questions: what she will do with her life after finishing high school; whether her father will soon return from the lumber camp to help with chores; and whether she should follow her heart and befriend the quiet Abenaki boy, Henry Laporte, who takes her for walks in the woods.

Having saddled Molly with these familiar adolescent worries, Kanell treats the historical aspect of the novel as a mysterious element rather than the occasion for the story, and readers are compelled to wonder along with Molly how her personal fortunes will become entangled in the social forces gathering like spring rain clouds.

This is not to say that Molly is a passive victim of circumstance. Kanell has drawn

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her as a strong character whose comingof-age experience involves reconciling her identity with those of the family members in her household: her Abenaki grandmother, Me-Mere, who practices the â&#x20AC;&#x153;old waysâ&#x20AC;?; her French-Canadian-Abenaki parents; and Gratiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ghost.

But if Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge were simply to figure out who she is, her story would be much simpler. As the tale unfolds, new complications arise: the imminent damming of the river, which will flood the Ballous out of their home; her motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pregnancy-induced illness; and the nosy state nurses who have begun to appear at the schoolhouse and around town, seemingly interested in more than the localsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; general health. Add a love interest, and these tensions imbue The Darkness Under the Water with rich, relentless drama. Its resolution entails high action thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perhaps

The grim agenda of the Vermont eugenics project looms over Kanellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main narrative. just a degree over the top in this thickly plotted narrative.

Although Messnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Champlain and the Silent One is populated by warriors, its conflict is more muted than those of Kanellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; literally. One of the title characters, an Innu boy, goes by the name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silent Oneâ&#x20AC;? because he has refused to speak since the abduction and murder of his uncle Singing Bear by rival Iroquois.

Throughout the novel, Silent One returns periodically to Singing Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burial hut to channel the elderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit.

By the time French explorer Samuel de Champlainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expedition reaches the Innu encampment in the winter of 1609, Silent One and his tribe are on the verge of starvation. Messner evokes the harshness of a North Country winter, for us an inconvenience, but for Silent Oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tribe perhaps a killing blow: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those who are strong enough pull themselves up to lean on frozen trees along the shore. Others crawl toward their canoes on hands and feet, like the raccoon. Some drag themselves over the frozen ground on their bellies, like the snake.â&#x20AC;?

Champlain not only saves the nativesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives by sharing his food, but also offers to help them settle the score with their enemy. Because Silent One is valued for his ability to foresee future events and practice healing techniques taught to him

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Kanellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longer novel spares fewer details, particularly in evoking Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sensory experience, and the result is a deeper immersion in the world of her story. Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s olfactory sense alone rivals Silent Oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visions for its sensitivity. Take her description of Henry: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking so close, I could smell the woods on him as well as around us: a sweet hint of sawdust mixed with balsam fir and the dampness of wet bark and stone.â&#x20AC;? Her nostrils are equally alert at home, as this passage about the birth of her

These two gritty novels rooted in the past may offer young readers assurance about the future.

At roughly half the length of Kanellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, Champlain and the Silent One comes across more as an extended historical footnote than a fully realized novel. In fact, each chapter begins with an actual excerpt from the journals of Champlain. The central question is compelling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will Silent One speak up in time to say what his tribe desperately needs to hear? But the characters are described in insufficient detail to conjure vivid images or foster strong connections with readers.

Messnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger readers may be satisfied with this thinner story, particularly as a complement to their study of regional history â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly timely, given the impending quadricentennial of Champlainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival. But with its lean prose, Silent One relies too heavily on character names â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brave One, Wise Elk, Crying Wren â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Martha Gulleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illustrations to fill in its character portraits.

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Although these two novels chronicle periods several centuries apart in Vermont history, they share one striking element: narrators who commune with the spirits of the deceased. As storytelling gambits go, this one accomplishes little in either book beyond, perhaps, dramatizing the quintessentially adolescent suspicion that few living adults are worth seeking out for counsel or understanding.

On one key thematic point, however, these two gritty novels rooted in the past may offer young readers assurance about the future. Finding oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice has never been easy, they suggest, but ultimately nothing can prevent it. >

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call to artists

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are seeking donations of two- and three-dimensional artworks for an art sale and silent auction to benefit the nonprofit on November 7, at Alderson, Inc. in The Soda Plant, Burlington. Info, 434-4865 or Rebekahinvt@cs.com.

Please use ART in the subject line.

The Gallery at Wren in Bethlehem, N.H., is seeking applications from artists for exhibits in the 2009 season.

Download an application at www. wrencommunity.org or email wren@ wrencommunity.org. Deadline: October 31.

talks & events

Past Lives, Present Tense

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B. Amore, sculpture.

Gallery in-the-Field, Brandon.

Through October 26.

ARTWORK “Stepping Stones Panels”

by B. Amore

photo

Marc Awodey

ermont sculptor B. Amore typically combines ingredients as enduring as bronze and stone, but she also creates installations and assemblages that appear to be meditations on past lives. Amore’s powerful Gallery in-the-Field exhibition “Heads, Hands & Hearts” finds a personal iconography in passport-photosized faces, work gloves, silk flowers and embossed sections of antique tin ceiling, all infused with an air of transience.

The 9-by-9-foot wall assemblage “Stepping Stones Panels” and the 12-by12-foot floor piece “Floating Stones” appear dramatically expansive in the architecturally elegant Brandon gallery — designed by noted artist and gallerist Fran Bull. In “Floating Stones,” a square bed of crushed stone lies beneath a dozen variously sized slabs of white marble that rest on glass bricks. The marble bears straight etched lines, as if broken when it was cut, and 16 work gloves rest on top of the slabs. About 70 of Amore’s gloves appear in the exhibition, nearly all of them cast in bronze and painted to resemble actual worn-out fabric.

The vertical “Stepping Stones Panels” consist of four horizontal strips of rusted tin ceiling, with chunks of white marble

and photos of faces. Amore wrote passages of cursive text over the design elements, which are not easy to read. Text also appears on “Mysterious Muscle,” a pink marble stone that looks like an oversized heart. The stone is nestled in a pile of white silk threads resting on a 20-by-20-inch dark aluminum tile.

The word “peace” can be discerned, but Amore’s handwritten lines seem more like ambient whispers or quiet prayers than clear, declarative statements.

The 12-by-12-inch “Amour, Eros, Agape II” also features a heart of stone.

The heart-shaped rock is affixed in the center of the composition, surrounded by more writing and a border of small faces of silk. The motifs of hearts and faces are ubiquitous in this exhibition.

As reported in a 2007 story in Seven Days, Amore captures the faces by surreptitiously taking digital shots on the streets of New York City.

A piece of bone that resembles a heart appears in the middle of the 29-by-29inch “Heart of the Matter II.” It doesn’t incorporate text, but faded pink silk flowers add color to the composition.

Still more passport-sized portraits appear along the top of the piece, and, like

most works in the show, the whole thing is attached to a square of embossed tin.

The 2008 assemblage “Singapore Fling” is one of the few works featuring no little faces. A red rectangle of indeterminate substance contains an actual pair of painted gloves — not bronzed — and crumpled pieces of plastic. The enigmatic 19-by-29-inch mixed-media piece seems more focused on commingling diverse textures into an abstract whole than on conveying a complex narrative.

Amore does tell mysterious stories with her works, but it’s their formal organization that makes them intriguing.

Amore is the founder of West Rutland’s Carving Studio and author of the 300-page An Italian American Odyssey: Life Line, described on Amazon.com as “a moving blend of words and images.” She also completed a monumental installation at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York, which spans several rooms.

“Heads, Hands & Hearts” is an eloquent compendium of variations on technical and conceptual themes. While there are many similarities among the individual pieces, their differences keep them fresh. marc awodey

Mandala Sand Painting: Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Namgyal Monastery will create a circular “painting” made from thousands of grains of sand over a one-week period in the museum’s Marble Court, and will dismantle it on the last day, illustrating life’s impermanence. Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m. - Wednesday, October 22, 4:30 p.m., Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

‘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. Talk: The opening lecture, “California-Style Watercolors and the Regionalist Impulse in American Art,” by Barbara J. MacAdam, will be followed by a reception in the Kim Gallery. Wednesday, October 15, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 603-646-2426.

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.

Talk: Wednesday, October 15, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Info, 635-1469.

Slide Lecture: Pieter Broucke, associate professor of history of art and architecture, gives a talk entitled “Collecting Antiquities in the Age of Cultural Repatriation,” in conjunction with a current exhibit. Thursday, October 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Lower Lobby, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Info, 443-5007.

October Artist Meet-Up: Artists can get plugged into the local visual-arts scene at this monthly get-together. Thursday, October 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Kasini House, Burlington. Info, 264-4839.

Third Thursday Gallery Evening in Stowe: For the final event of the season, 10 galleries around town stay open late for art viewers, and local restaurants get into the act with dinner specials. Maps and details available at participating venues and at www.stowegalleries.com.

Thursday, October 16, 5-9 p.m., various locations, Stowe. Info, 253-8943.

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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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE ORIENT EXPRESSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A creative fundraiser for the gallery recreates the luxury of train travel across Europe in the 1930s with food, courtesy of Bon Temps Gourmet, reflecting each stop, along with entertainment

by Ben T. Matchstick and a silent and live auction of crafts and other treasures. $50. Saturday, October 18, 4:30-8 p.m., T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Info, 828-8754.

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WLADYSLAW BRZOSKO: Oil paintings featuring the Warsaw Ghetto by the Polish artist accompany events on campus about the Holocaust.

October 16 through 21 at Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. Reception: Thursday, October 16, 5:15-7 p.m. Info, 443-5483.

WILLA MAMET: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night Bodies,â&#x20AC;? black-and-white 35mm photographs of nighttime nudes, in collaboration with model Marisa Peck. Through November 10 at Afterimage Gallery in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, October 17, 5-7 p.m. Info, 563-2273. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ZOMBIES!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;: A group show in multiple media. Through October 31 at Red Square in Burlington.

Reception: Saturday, October 18, 5-9 p.m. Info, 318-2438.

BRIAN ZEIGLER: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skeletal Aspirations,â&#x20AC;? new drawings. Through October 31 at Fort Can Gallery & Studios in Montpelier. Reception: Saturday, October 18, 7-10 p.m. Info, 279-0988.

ONGOING :: burlington area AL SALZMAN: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crucifixions: An Anti-Septych,â&#x20AC;? seven paintings influenced by pre-Renaissance works and detailing global inhumanity in the modern world. Through October 31 at Speaking Volumes in Burlington. Info, 540-0107.

ANN CLAYTON BARLOW: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Here to There: Reflections on Contemporary Landscapes,â&#x20AC;? silver gelatin prints of environments that evoke contemplation.

Through December 13 at Firehouse Center Community Darkroom in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVISATION: A HISTORY OF VERMONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DESIGN/ BUILD MOVEMENT 1964-1977â&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Guest-curated by Norwich University architecture professor Danny Sagan, this exhibit of photographs, drawings and other artifacts illustrates the radical, Vermont-based movement characterized by organic forms and improvisation. Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ART IN THE BARNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: More than 35 members of the Essex Art League present original art, prints and cards for sale on Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., through October 26 at The Barn at Lang Farm in Essex Junction. Info, 862-3014. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ASKEWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Contemporary portraits

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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 Vermont Public Radio’s 2008 Artist Series mug and is an editor and designer of the self-published Sundays Anthology. His 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 week Seven Days launches a special feature from the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction. Recent CCS graduate Joseph Lambert kicks things off with a five-part series of his own. 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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<exhibitions> ONGOING << 41A BETH PEARSON: â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Greener Grass,â&#x20AC;? recent abstract paintings. Through October 21 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BUDDHA IN PARADISE: TIBETAN ART FROM THE RUBIN MUSEUMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Thangka paintings and sculptures that explore the multiple conceptualizations of paradise.

Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

CAROL MACDONALD: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cast On, Bind Off,â&#x20AC;? a solo exhibit of prints that examine the tradition of knitting by the Barbara Smail Award winner.

Through November 1 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Info, 865-7165.

CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON: Oil and encaustic on canvas, Gates 1 & 2; JOSHUA KAHN: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Africa,â&#x20AC;? color photography, Skyway; and GRAZIELLA WEBER GRASSI: Acrylic painting, Escalator. Through December 31 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

DAVE MCLEOD: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Bosphorus to Beijing and Points Between,â&#x20AC;? photographs of people and places by the owner of Tradewinds Imports.

Through October 28 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Info, 865-6227.

DAVID HEALD: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Architecture of Silence: Cistercian Abbeys of France,â&#x20AC;? acclaimed photographs of the medieval abbeys by the chief photographer of New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guggenheim Museum. Through November 7 at St. Edmundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, Farrell Room, St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, in Colchester. Info, 654-2749.

ELLEN MONTGOMERY: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thailand as Inspiration,â&#x20AC;? a retrospective of photography and acrylic paintings made during the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Through October 24 at Center for Cultural Pluralism, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-7990.

ESSEX ART LEAGUE: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autumn Glow,â&#x20AC;? works of the season by members of the local arts association. Through October 31 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 862-3014.

ESSEX ART LEAGUE GROUP SHOW: An exhibit of works in multiple media by members of the arts organization.

Through October 31 at Essex Town Offices in Essex. 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 Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

JOSHUA GIVENS & AMY JELEN: New works in oil and acrylic paint and stained glass. Through October 31 at Viva Espresso in Burlington. Info, 922-4586.

KAT CLEAR: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoopsie Girls,â&#x20AC;? figurative metal sculptures referencing retro pin-ups.

Through October 23 at DesignHaus in Burlington. Info, 310-5019.

LEAD PAINT AWARENESS: This exhibit in conjunction with Lead Poisoning Prevention Week provides information about lead poisoning, paint hazards, examples of what lead paint looks like, and how to avoid it. Through October 29 at Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall. Info, 865-7166.

MARY CASSATT: FRIENDS AND FAMILY: More than 60 paintings by the great American Impressionist, on loan from private collections and other museums, explore the family theme. Through October 26 at Shelburne Museum. Info, 985-3346. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MIXED MEDIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Artists Amy Wild, Maggie Sherman, William Ramage, Jane Horner, Jess Graham, Roger Coleman, June Campbell, Mary Ellen Manock and Homer Wells present work in monoprint, performance/video, assemblage, sculpture, paintings and more. Through October 31 at VCAM Studio in Burlington. Info, 651-9692.

NEIL E. CALLAHAN: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Roll Retrospective,â&#x20AC;? photographs of musicians in concert, including Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and Neil Young.

Through October 31 at Penny Cluse CafĂŠ in Burlington. Info, 651-8834.

NORTHERN VERMONT ARTIST ASSOCIATION: Members of the 78-year-old group display two works each in multiple media. Through October 31 at Union Station in Burlington. Info, 310-6489.

OTTO: â&#x20AC;&#x153;October-October,â&#x20AC;? artwork in various media representing events in the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life over the past year.

Through October 31 at Muddy Waters in Burlington. Info, 659-4829.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OPEN MINDS, OPEN EYES, OPEN HEARTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Large-scale, papier-mâchĂŠ relief wall sculptures and woodcut prints about the war in Iraq, by Bread and Puppet founder Peter Schumann; a collection of posters about Palestiniansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; struggle for justice, by Rajie Cook; and Emily Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mixed-media installation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the Personal Is Political: Stages for My Father.â&#x20AC;? Also, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dog Shows,â&#x20AC;? selected videos of past Flynndog exhibitions, will screen continuously in the galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brick Room. Through October 30 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 363-4746. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PUPPETS, MASKS AND OTHER TRANSFORMATIONSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Works by Frank Gonzalez and his students, Mezzanine Gallery. Through October 31 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 865-7211.

RACHEL TROOPER: The â&#x20AC;&#x153;21st-century folk artistâ&#x20AC;? incorporates stenciling, wood burning and rubber stamps into her whimsical paintings. Through November 19 at Opportunities Credit Union in Burlington. Info, 865-3404.

SHELBURNE FARMS ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION & SALE: Works in various media by 40 of Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest artists; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;AMERICAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NATIONAL PARKS: A MONUMENTAL VISIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: An exhibition of photography by American artist-environmentalist Clyde Butcher.

Through October 19 at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne. Info, 985-8686. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;STOOKS, STACKS, AND SHEAVESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Agricultural landscapes in America, 1850 to the present, that explore the artistic, cultural and literary responses to changing representations of the genre; from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permanent collection, the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special collections and private lenders. Through December 19 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE DIALOGUE PROJECT: BRIDGING GENERATIONS OF LGBTQ VERMONTERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: The R.U.1.2? Community Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interpretive art, oral history and queer archive exhibition in celebration of LGBTQ History Month and Coming Out Day, Pickering Room.

Through October 31 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 860-7812.

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TIMOTHY GRANNIS: “Expansion & Delirium,” gold and gemstone jewelry by the master goldsmith; and JAYNE SHOUP: “All Seasons,” color play with pastels. Through October 31 at Grannis Gallery in Burlington. Info, 660-2032.

TOSHIKO TAKAEZU: “The Strength in Serenity,” ceramic sculpture by the Hawaii-born artist. Through October 17 at Colburn Gallery in Burlington. Info, 656-2014.

WARREN KIMBLE’S AMERICA: A retrospective of the internationally known Vermont folk artist, including his new series, “Widows of War”; and ‘ART IN THE ROUND: SHELBURNE MUSEUM’S DENTZEL CAROUSEL’: Recently restored hand-carved figures, as well as panels and vintage organ, from a 1902 carousel; and ‘GROWING GREEN’: An exploration of the creative uses of plants in contemporary design; and ‘PURSE-ONALITY: HANDBAGS WITH ATTITUDE’: Hip, funny and stylish handbags; and ‘DESIGN REWIND: THE ORIGINS OF INNOVATION’: Contemporary furniture and accessories compared with 18th- and 19th-century predecessors; and ‘LONGOLAND: IT MIGHT BE CONTAGIOUS’: Soft creatures by plush artist Joshua Longo; and ‘QUILTS IN BLOOM’: Stunning textile art from contemporary quilters.

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:: central ALDEN PELLETT: “Something in the Air,” Vermont images by the outdoor/ action photographer that have appeared in Vermont Life magazine over the past 20 years. Through October 31 at Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Info, 828-3241.

AXEL STOHLBERG: Abstract paintings of Vermont barns. Through November 1 at Red Hen Bakery in Montpelier. Info, 244-7801.

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

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

BRIAN ZIEGLER: Collage-drawings.

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

BUD CARY: “40 Years of Abstract Paintings,” mixed-media works by the late artist (1921-2001). Through October 31 at Restaurant Phoebe in Montpelier. Info, 279-6349.

GMC FACULTY SHOW: Sculpture, painting and photography by profs Karen Swyler, Jonathan Taylor, Richard Weinstein and Dick Weis. Through October 18 at Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain College in Poultney. Info, 287-8926.

JOSH MELROD: “Major Works, 20072008,” etchings, lithographs and miscellaneous prints by the artist and fiction writer. Through October 31 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901.

KATE EMLEN: Paintings depicting forests and other environments familiar to Vermonters, with an impressionistic style. Through October 31 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

KATHRYN LOVINSKY: “Pietra,” acrylics featuring Italian architecture.

Through October 31 at The Shoe Horn in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454.

MELANIE PHELPS: “Circle Paintings,” works in acrylic. Through October 31 at Vermont Chocolatiers in Northfield. Info, 485-5181.

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

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

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

‘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.

CAROL NORTON & HEATHER STEARNS: “Autumn Textures,” watercolors and pottery, respectively. Through November 4 at Art on Main in Bristol. Info, 453-4032.

DEANNA SHAPIRO: “Of Moons & Wings, Abodes & Things,” new mixed-media paintings. Through October 31 at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury. Info, 388-4095.

ESSEX ART LEAGUE GROUP SHOW: Works

by Caroline Brown, Kathy Berry Bergeron, Lucia Chu, Suzanne Clark, Dianna Dunn, Margaret Maffin, Donna Owens, Hattie Saville, Ken Tefft and Libby Davidson.

Through October 31 at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Info, 862-3014.

JANET FREDERICKS: Works on paper by the Lincoln artist, in an ongoing series about water, along with ongoing exhibits by gallery owners Kit Donnelly and Karla Van Vliet, and other regional artists.

Through November 1 at The Gallery at 85 North Street in Bristol. Info, 349-7551.

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

JOAN CURTIS: “Sunken Treasure,” new work by the Vermont artist.

Through November 8 at The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Info, 775-0750.

KATHLEEN DOMENICUCCI & ALTHEA BILODEAU: “The Flavors of Fall,” oil paintings and fiber arts, respectively, capturing the essence of the season.

TAKE IT EASY For a brief respite from the ongoing news of our international economic Gotterdammerung, check out “From Here to There: Reflections on Contemporary Landscapes”

by Ann Clayton Barlow. Each of the 18 silver-gelatin prints in her solo exhibition at the Firehouse Center Community Darkroom has a peaceful, contemplative ambiance. The images are also very simple — Barlow’s insightful landscapes were captured with an unassuming Holga camera. Pictured: “Courting Chair.”

Through November 8 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.

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

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

SARAH O. GREEN: “Under the Influence . . . of My Grandmother,” original quilts, potholders, aprons and other domestic textile works. Through November 2 at Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 454-0141.

SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY: “World Leaders,” color photographs by Vermont’s senior senator of leaders from the Dalai Lama to Yuri Andropov to Bono.

Through November 5 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-9878.

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

B. AMORE: “Heads, Hands & Hearts,” sculpture on and off the wall by the Vermont artist. Through October 26 at Gallery in-the-Field in Brandon. Info, 247-0125.

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

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

Through October 31 at Brandon Artists’ Guild in Brandon. Info, 247-4956.

‘LAKE CHAMPLAIN THROUGH THE LENS’: The annual juried Lake Champlain Maritime Museum photography exhibit presents images of, on and around the lake by Vermont photographers both amateur and professional. Through October 29 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes. Info, 475-2022.

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.

October 17 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.

‘SCULPTFEST08’: The annual outdoor sculpture exhibit features 10 site-specific works on the grounds of the historic marble industry. Through October 26 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.

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

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

:: northern 12TH ANNUAL SMALL PICTURE EXHIBITION: More than 245 paintings in a small format, and multiple 2D media, by 125 artists from around New England.

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

ANN YOUNG: Recent paintings and sculpture. Through October 31 at Maple Ridge Gallery in Newark. Info, 467-8400.

‘AUTUMN IN VERMONT’: Landscape and nature-oriented works by Carolyn Walton, Mark Boedges, Meryl Lebowitz and Peter A. Miller. Through October 31 at Vermont Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-9653.

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.

BRENDA GARAND: Wall-hung sculptures in mixed media. Through November 8 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469.

CAROLE ROSALYND DRURY: “Druids in the Woods of the North East Kingdom,” paintings by the Vermont artist. Through November 27 at Greensboro Free Library in Greensboro. Info, 533-2359.

CASPIAN ARTWORKS GROUP EXHIBIT: An ongoing selection of blown glass by Rich and Tove Arentzen, Nathan Maez, Lucas Lonegren, Amy and David Basis and Jordan Gulickson, as well as art and craft works in varied media by other Vermont artists. Through October 31 at Caspian

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COOPERATIVE GALLERY SHOW: Artwork by the 24 gallery members includes all styles of painting, collage, threedimensional works and notecards.

Through October 31 at Jacob Walker Art Gallery in Morristown. Info, 244-6648.

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.

JOHNSON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: Sixteen artists contribute 3-D works to a walkable sculpture exhibit around town. Map of sites at participating locations and at www.townofjohnson. com. Through October 26 at various locations in Johnson. Info, 730-3114.

‘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 ENGLAND PLEIN AIR PAINTERS: Twenty-one regional painters show their works, with a particular emphasis on Vermont scenes. Through October 26 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

OCTOBER FEATURED ARTISTS: This month’s highlighted artists are painters Natalie LaRocque-Bouchard and Robert Eldridge, fiber artist Jan Brosky and mixed-media artist Jaffa Paddon. Through October 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.

‘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.

:: southern 52ND NATIONAL FALL OPEN EXHIBITION: The prestigious juried show features works by some of the finest contemporary artists across the country, including paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media; Yester House Gallery. Through October 26 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405.

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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laska Gov. Sarah Palin went on the attack today, claiming that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has longstanding ties to The Weather Channel.

“What does it say about our opponent that he thinks this nation’s weather is so imperfect that he needs to be allied with The Weather Channel?” she asked a crowd in Tampa, Fla. “There’s a fine line between hating America’s weather and hating America herself.”

Gov. Palin said that she learned about Sen. Obama’s ties to The Weather Channel last week “when I was trying hard to read The New York Times.” “They said that Sen. Obama was hanging out with weathermen,” she said. “Do we really want to elect someone who has been palling around with meteorologists?”

The Alaska governor went on to attack weathermen themselves: “By saying that the planet is getting warmer, they are waving the white flag of surrender at the sun.”

Gov. Palin’s latest attacks came on the heels of a new poll showing that the only demographic group that still support her are morons, sometimes

referred to by political insiders as “noinformation voters.”

“It may sound like she’s spouting idiocy, but there’s a method to her madness,” said Tracy Klugian, a Republican strategist. “She’s speaking to her base.”

In a survey of likely Palin voters, 62 percent said they “strongly disagreed” with the statement “One

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes the

fastest way to get there / is to go slow,â&#x20AC;? sings Tina Dico in her song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Count to Ten.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes if you want to hold on / youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to let go.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ripe oracle for you to meditate on, Aries.

As you explore the nuances of its meaning, you may discover secrets about how life is always working behind the scenes to balance things out.

You might also see that going to any extreme will often attract the opposite extreme into your life; an excess of yang can lead to yin, and vice versa.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

have to tell you Bulls how important it is to finish what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve started. You are, after all, among the top three signs of the zodiac when it comes to following through. But just in case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve momentarily fallen under the sway of a delusion that would encourage you to escape before the resolution is fully in place, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to remind you: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to make the art of completion your graceful obsession.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Who are the best

enemies we have ever had? According to David Brown in the Washington Post, they are the thousands of endogenous retroviruses that attacked our ancestors for millions of years. In response to their evil invasions, we humans have had to build our rough, tough immune system, which is one of the most amazing creations on the planet. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make this your inspirational metaphor for the coming weeks, Gemini. I urge you to welcome the opportunities that your adversaries are going to give you to grow bigger, stronger and more beautiful.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Sometimes it makes sense for you to be conservative and cautious and skeptical of novelty. A periodic immersion in the slow-motion approach helps you maintain a strong center of gravity and allows you to be true to yourself in the face of the pressure you get to be like everyone else. The past few weeks have been such a time for you,

Cancerian. Soon, though, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll begin to feel urges to take some risks, instigate fresh trends, and express yourself with more daring and expansiveness. Are you game?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Futurists predict that in

30 years many of us will have robots as our best friends. But I believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already the case that machines are our boon companions. You may not have a name for your computer or iPhone, but you interact with it as if it were an animate and intimate assistant. Music or TV or talk radio might be turned on in your home around the clock, providing a constant flow of comforting noise. I know people who derive a sense of coziness from the hum of the refrigerator or the rumble blowing through the heating vents. Have you ever talked to your car?

Kicked a temperamental appliance? Used a sex toy?

This is the best week ever for you to acknowledge your symbiosis with the alien life forms we depend on. Now go kiss your laptop. Caress your toaster.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you could ask everyone you met one question, what would it be?â&#x20AC;?

A reader named Ty Sassaman emailed me with that query. As I thought about what my response would be, I considered questions like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one thing you most want to accomplish before you die many years from now?â&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;What could you do to bring more intelligence into the way you love?â&#x20AC;? But ultimately I decided on â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is your soulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code?â&#x20AC;?

How about you, Virgo? What would be your prime question? I suggest that in the coming days you ask it of everyone you encounter. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a phase in your astrological cycle when focused curiosity is a kind of superpower.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Describing the

poet Kenneth Koch, his colleague John Ashbery said that his work â&#x20AC;&#x153;gives you the impression that you are leading an interesting life; going to parties and meeting interesting people, falling in love, going for rides in the country and to public swimming pools, eating in the best restaurants

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and going to movies and the theater in the afternoons. By comparison, most other modern poetry makes me feel as if I were living in a small Midwestern university town.â&#x20AC;? In the coming weeks, Libra, I exhort you to have an impact on people thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Kochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poetry. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best way to do that: Live the most interesting and imaginative life you can dream up.

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left-winger, you may think right-wingers are stupid or evil or both. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a right-winger, you probably hold the same attitudes about leftwingers. A similar pattern prevails between most other groups that hold opposing views. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a rare person if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never looked at a certain group of people and thought to yourself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are all sick idiots.â&#x20AC;? But in the coming week, Scorpio, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m asking you to find out what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to dispense with judgments like that. In fact, try living without any scapegoats whatsoever. If even for an hour per day, visualize the possibility that those with whom you disagree might be sincere and well-meaning. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not suggesting this exercise merely because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nice thing to do. It will also have the magical effect of giving you access to parts of your own intelligence that have been closed off to you.

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Body of Lies HHH

R TERRORIST CELL DiCaprio comes close to phoning it in as a Middle East CIA operative in the latest from Ridley Scott.

idley Scott and Russell Crowe have now collaborated on five films. The work they have done together has ranged from the timeless (Gladiator) to the tiresome (A Good Year). Their new espionage thriller, Body of Lies, ranks somewhere in between. It has its moments. The problem is that we’ve already seen so many of them in other movies.

Notice that we’re in the second paragraph of the review and I haven’t even mentioned Leonardo DiCaprio yet. The once reliably inventive actor delivers a strictly workmanlike performance in the role of Roger Ferris, a CIA Middle East field operative. We are asked to believe that, because he speaks Arabic, has a scraggly beard, and dresses like the locals, he can pass for a native. For me, this was not the movie’s most convincing element.

Crowe, who inexplicably packed on 50 pounds for the part, plays the agent’s Langley-based handler, Ed Hoffman. He has an equally inexplicable haircut and accent. He also has access to the world’s most sophisticated surveillance technology, and, as much as anything else, this is the film’s focus. It shows us that the war on terror is being waged not just with telescopic sky-track satellites and Predator drone-mounted cameras that can read the time on a jihadist’s watch and beam it back to war-room widescreens — but also with Blackberrys, laptops and simple cellphones.

DiCaprio is monitoring the safe house of an Al Qaeda offshoot in the hope of capturing its leader, Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul), who is responsible for a series of suicide bombings all over Europe. On the other side of the world, Crowe stays in nearly constant contact

with the agent by means of a hands-free cellphone he seems to have had surgically implanted in his ear.

In a sort of running joke, Scott contrasts the perilous on-the-ground conditions in which Ferris lives with the cushy suburban remove from which Hoffman puts him through his paces. The latter issues life-anddeath directives while performing domestic tasks such as driving his kids to school, helping his son in the bathroom and watching his daughter play soccer.

A little of this goes a long way, and there is a lot of it. Scott is a director whose greatness is beyond debate, of course, but he is not at his best in bringing David Ignatius’ novel to the screen, and he makes a major miscalculation in his framing of the story. Very little of interest happens in the first two-thirds of the film. It takes too long for DiCaprio and Crowe to stumble on the scheme that should have been the entire picture’s premise: They decide to use the power of the Internet to create a fictional terror organization and fabricate a series of high-profile attacks on American interests, hoping Al-Saleem will be drawn out of hiding by a mix of curiosity and jealousy. This is an intriguing notion, and

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its execution is the most entertaining part of the picture.

But the viewer’s fun is doomed to be short-lived.

No sooner do our heroes concoct their plan than Scott jumps this original and suspenseful track to steer us back into familiar genre territory. If you’ve seen The Kingdom or any of the Bourne films, much of the globe-trotting action in Body of Lies will evoke a sense of déjà vu. In fact, the movie has whole scenes and speeches that seem to have been lifted directly from Syriana.

Both films feature lots of shots of Langley suits monitoring Middle East developments on the ground by means of those powerful, omnipresent eyes in the sky. Both feature frenetic desert chases; both feature a sequence in which a major character is taken prisoner by terrorists and tortured; and, most notably, both feature a scene in which an American lectures a Middle Easterner on the industrialized world’s view of his homeland. Remember Matt Damon telling the prince, “We think 100 years ago you were living in tents in the desert chopping each others’ heads off, and that’s exactly where you’re going to be in another hundred”?

Virtually the same sentiment is echoed in this film. That’s just too close for comfort.

A been-there-done-that-ness pervades Scott’s latest, and the film’s central performances do little to enliven things. Both DiCaprio and Crowe glide through the movie’s political machinations more or less on autopilot, while the director gives the impression of grasping for a theme. Syriana was about oil. When you get right down to it, what is Body of Lies about? Technology?

Terrorism? The film has nothing new to say about either. Nor does it shed new light on counterespionage techniques. Scott appears to have felt obliged to contribute to the post-9/11 cinematic canon, but this derivative, half-hearted offering is destined to stand as a footnote to his distinguished body of work.

RICK KISONAK

Frozen River HHH

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MOTHERS WITHOUT BORDERS Leo and Upham are on thin ice in a drama about just getting by in the North Country.

oliticians like to talk about the working poor, but Hollywood usually leaves them alone. Maybe it’s hard for well-paid screenwriters and directors to convey the details of a world so remote from their own. Or maybe audiences prefer the other end of the spectrum: It’s human nature to indulge in harmless fantasies about owning a Manhattan penthouse — even, and especially, when you’re worried about paying the mortgage on your own modest home.

All the same, if there was ever a time for a dose of a different reality in movies, this is it. Frozen River, written and directed by Courtney Hunt, delivers the kind of story we rarely see on screen, though the milieu of the film — shot in Plattsburgh and set in Massena, New York — won’t look strange to local viewers.

Melissa Leo plays Ray Eddy, who barely makes enough working at Yankee Dollar to support life in a trailer park with her two sons. Her husband ate up her funds with his scratch-card habit, and now he’s taken off, probably to Atlantic City. But he’s left his Dodge Spirit behind, and when Ray follows it to the parking lot of a bingo parlor on the nearby Mohawk reservation, she discovers a new source of income. Lila Littlewolf (Misty Upham) knows a Canadian who will pay her to transport foreigners across the frozen St. Lawrence River into the U.S. All she has to do is pop the trunk and keep her mouth shut. But she needs a car, and she knows once they’re off the reservation, the smugglers are less likely to be stopped with a white woman at the wheel.

The two women join forces — though not before each has held a gun on the other. Lila’s description of smuggling illegals through the reservation as “free trade between nations” sounds OK to Ray, who desperately needs money for her down payment on a double-wide.

Meanwhile, Ray’s teenage son T.J. (Charlie McDermott) is embarking on his own life of petty crime.

Hunt takes pains to show that these people smuggle and steal only to provide for others. Ray won’t let T.J. get a low-paying job because she wants him in school, while T.J. turns to illegal work because he knows his mom won’t be able to buy his little brother what the kid wants for Christmas. Even Lila, who initially comes off as a badass, really just wants to save up enough money to support her infant son.

But the writer-director tries so hard to absolve her characters of blame — with the possible exception of the Canadian strip-club owner who shoves scared Chinese girls into Ray’s car — that the story feels a little programmatic. As Hunt captures the grim world of these characters in tight close-up after tight close-up, it almost

seems as if she wants to make sure we don’t get the wrong impression. That means staging some sequences that are predictable and a touch moralistic, such as the one where Ray takes a Pakistani couple across the river but dumps their luggage, fearing it might hold a bomb.

(Later, she’s punished for her careless stereotyping.)

With the wrong actors, this simple story might have come across as simplistic. But Leo, who used to be a regular on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” is one of the few Hollywood actresses who can play a trailerpark single mom without looking like she’s congratulating herself on the transformation. If you ran into her putting $10 in her tank at the local Cumby’s, you wouldn’t look twice. Upham, a Native American from Montana with a brief acting resume, leaves perhaps an even stronger impression as the surly Lila.

Hunt clearly knows a lot about the overlapping worlds of Mohawks on the reservation and their poor white neighbors. If she’d written a less by-the-numbers script and allowed the actors more freedom to flesh out their characters, Frozen River would be a landmark.

What it’s missing, oddly enough, is any sense of what these people fantasize about, what they dream, how they escape from their difficult lives.

For many of us, of course, movies are all about that escape. Hunt’s award-winning film reminds us that sometimes they can teach us something about the quiet struggles happening in our own backyard.

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Burn After Reading 8.

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

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City of Ember 1:20, 4:20, 7, 9:15.

The Express 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:25.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20. Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45. Flash of Genius 3:20, 6:30.

Eagle Eye 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35.

Igor 1:35. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 3:40, 6:35. Nights in Rodanthe 1:05, 3:30, 6:20, 8:50.

Lakeview Terrace 9. My Best Friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girl 9:10. Kung Fu Panda 12:55. friday 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 23

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

*Max Payne 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35. *W. 12:55, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20. *Sex Drive 1:30, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45. *The Secret Life of Bees 1:10, 4, 7, 9:30.

Body of Lies 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25.

Quarantine 1:25, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 6:50, 9. Eagle Eye 3:30, 8:40.

The Express 3:40, 8:50. Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 1:35, 4:30, 6:45, 9:10. Nights in Rodanthe 1:05, 6:20. City of Ember 1:20, 6:30.

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 6:30.

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The Express 9. Body of Lies 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:15, 9. Quarantine 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Nights in Rodanthe 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30.

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City of Ember 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:15. Eagle Eye 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 9:50. Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50. Nights in Rodanthe 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:35. Quarantine 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35.

The Express 12, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40. friday 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 23 *Max Payne 12:10, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35. *The Secret Life of Bees 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 10. *W. 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:30. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Body of Lies 1, 4, 7, 9:40. City of Ember 12:15, 5, 7:20. Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50. Quarantine 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35. The Express 2:20, 9:25.

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

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Appaloosa 1:40, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, 4:25, 6:35, 8:45. Body of Lies 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30. Burn After Reading 3:55, 7, 9:15. Eagle Eye 1:30, 4:05, 6:40

(except Thu), 9:20 (except Thu), 9:35 (Thu only). Igor 1:45. Nights in Rodanthe 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:55, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50. Quarantine 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:10. The Express 1:15, 4, 6:45 (except Wed & Thu), 9:25 (except Thu).

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

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Frozen River 2:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:35.

Religulous 2:10, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20.

Appaloosa 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:25. An American Carol 2:25, 6:45. Burn After Reading 4:15, 8:45. friday 17 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 23 *The Secret Life of Bees 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35. *W. 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15, 11:45 (Fri & Sat). The Duchess 2:05, 4:25, 7, 9:30. Religulous 2:10, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20, 11:35 (Fri & Sat). Nick and Norahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Infinite Playlist 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:25, 11:40 (Fri & Sat).

Frozen River 2:15, 6:40. Burn After Reading 4:15, 8:45, 11 (Fri & Sat).

Roxy Midnight Movies: Monster from Bikini Beach midnight (Fri & Sat).

An American Carol 11:50 (Fri & Sat).

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

Fayette Road, South Burlington, 864-5610. wednesday 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 16 Body of Lies 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30.

The Express 10:30 a.m. (Thu), 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:25. Quarantine 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35. Igor 10:30 a.m.

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The Express 7.

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The Express 2:30 (Sat), 4:30 (Sun), 7 (all week), 9:15 (Fri & Sat).

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wednesday 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thursday 16 Eagle Eye 7. Appaloosa 7.

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Eagle Eye 6:50 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). Igor 1:30 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun).

Kung Fu Panda 1:30 & 3:30 (Sat &

9:15. Choke 4:20, 9:10. Eagle Eye 1:30, 4:05, 6:55, 9:30. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 3:55.

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t the 5-year-old Naga Bakehouse in Middletown Springs, making good bread is a family affair.

On a typical afternoon, home-schooled Ellis, 7, and Tikko, 10, are mixing up a batch of bread dough while their parents, Doug Freilich, 48, and Julie Sperling, 43, make lunch. The grown-ups adorn rolls of their signature sourdough with toppings gathered from their garden or purchased at a recent farmers’ market. When the wood-fired oven is hot enough, the rolls go in. Some are beefed up with kale and feta, others topped with tomatoes and chèvre, and still others bear thin slices of pear and bits of Grafton cheddar. Soon a savory smell fills the room.

These stuffed and decorated breads — along with traditional loaves and flavorful breadsticks — are Naga’s signature products. They’re sold at the Rutland and Middlebury co-ops, but the bulk of the breads disappear at a handful of area farmers’ markets. “This isn’t maple syrup that’s gonna sit on the shelf. We bake it and we get it to our audience immediately,” Freilich explains. “We have the control over how fresh it is.”

At those markets, the couple has found a doggedly dedicated — and wellorganized — clientele. “They come with coolers and buy the meat and cheese first, and then grains and cut flowers, and then vegetables and breads,” says Sperling.

“They come out in crappy weather, and they say, ‘If you’re gonna be there, we’re gonna be there.’”

Freilich and Sperling give their products the charming billing of “consistently inconsistent,” because the mix of grains and toppings changes with availability. But they always proffer a wide range of flavorful fare, which can include dense, multigrain loaves, potato knish and salt ’n’ caraway

We use over 15 tons of flour, plus additional grains.

That’s 30,000 pounds, for this little bakery!

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sticks. Some customers order between six and 12 loaves at a time and freeze what they can’t use immediately. Folks who grew up in Europe, Freilich says, are particularly wild for Naga’s dense, hearty offerings. The bakers call the process of making these naturally leavened breads “natural grain alchemy” — hence the business’ name.

The winter markets popping up around the state are a boon to Freilich and Sperling: They’ll be driving all the way to Burlington for the city’s first-ever monthly gatherings. And they already peddle enough bread to “support our family almost 100 percent,” Freilich says. (The couple supplements its income by teaching

baking classes, with the odd house-painting job thrown in.)

As if feeding four mouths on farmers’ markets wasn’t rare enough, Naga is unusual in another way: This year, the family began growing its own wheat, spelt, rye and flax. They process the berries in >> 04B

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their wooden mill, which stands about 4 feet high and encloses a small pair of whetstones, with a spout formed from PVC pipe.

Freilich and Sperling ultimately hope to produce enough grain to supply much of their own flour. But it will be awhile before that dream becomes a reality. In one year, Freilich marvels, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use over 15 tons of flour, plus additional grains.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30,000 pounds, for this little bakery!â&#x20AC;?

For now, the bakery is buying local flours from other sources, such as Gleason Grains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because the grain is grown right here and isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t traveling 3000 miles, the inputs are controlled,â&#x20AC;?

Freilich says. And by choosing Vermont wheat, he conjectures, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting two new things: quality grain, which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had, at a price point thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equal [to] or actually lower than if we were buying the fluffy, overmilled product that most places are using.â&#x20AC;? Sperling describes these advantages as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost unintended consequenceâ&#x20AC;? of making the choice to buy local for ethical reasons.

Although wheat can be difficult to grow in Vermont (see â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Grain, No Gainâ&#x20AC;?), learning to do so could help insulate the bakery against the wildly fluctuating economy. Earlier this year, wheat prices went skyhigh, prompting concerns from restaurateurs, bakery owners and consumers. Last week, amid global fears about the state of the market, those same prices tanked.

When Sperling and Freilich first met, they certainly never guessed they would someday take sickles out into the fields to harvest their first sheaves of rye, or that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d decide to homeschool two precocious daughters. The pair grew up in neighboring New York towns, where 18-year-old Freilich befriended Sperlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older brother when she was just 12. It was nearly a decade before she knew him as anything more than her siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pal.

In his twenties, Freilich had a job making â&#x20AC;&#x153;documentary films on environmental issues,â&#x20AC;? he recalls. Sperling and her brother joined his crew on a two-month shoot in Peru, and soon the two were seeing each other as like-

minded life partners.

Both were drawn to Vermont. Freilich, who first came here to hike the Long Trail, liked â&#x20AC;&#x153;knowing that [the state] was small, that it was accepting of all types of people. It was exciting,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could really openly experiment with your goals in life.â&#x20AC;?

As for Sperling, when she was 7, her family began making a regular pilgrimage to Glover for the Bread and Puppet Festival, where she felt the pull of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;back-to-the-land, open-minded, accepting place. I knew that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be living here as an adult,â&#x20AC;? she says. Her love of the folk festivals her parents introduced her to spilled over into an affection for farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; markets, which she still sees as â&#x20AC;&#x153;festive place[s], almost gypsy-like in the sense that you have this moveable community that comes and sets up.â&#x20AC;?

For a while, Freilich and Sperling were nomads themselves, pulled hither and yon by their work as documentary filmmakers. They touched down in Putney while both earned Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in environmental science at Antioch Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus in Keene, New

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2. At Naga, grains are harvested with hand tools, such as scythes.

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But they itched to start something of their own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were trying to figure out how to stay warm in Vermont without sitting behind a desk,â&#x20AC;? Sperling

2003, with the help of family and neighbors, he and Sperling erected the bakery during a two-day â&#x20AC;&#x153;barn raising.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pouring rain. It was November.

It was hard,â&#x20AC;? she remembers.

But you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bake bread without an oven. With a â&#x20AC;&#x153;technical assistanceâ&#x20AC;? grant from the Vermont Community Loan Fund, Nagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners hired Allan Scott of Ovencrafters in

Sperling and Freilich say that baking without fire is like dancing without music. recalls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea of working for ourselves made sense.â&#x20AC;? So did â&#x20AC;&#x153;raising a family and being around for that family rather than putting the kids in daycare.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see baking as a continuation of the environmental communication and storytelling . . . all these virtues are in a loaf of bread,â&#x20AC;? Freilich explains. In

Petaluma, California, to lead an oven-building workshop.

Sixteen people attended, and Freilich and Sperling ended up with their very own wood-fired oven, with a fetching brick arch at the mouth and a set of sensors that provide temperature readings for various zones.

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7. The seeds that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made into cereal will be milled into flour. A spinning auger in the millâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopper pulls the kernels toward the grinding stones.

oven is another reason for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;consistently inconsistentâ&#x20AC;? quality of Nagaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loaves. But Sperling and Freilich say that baking without fire is like dancing without music: Convection ovens may turn out perfectly golden loaves, but they lack soul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fire keeps you warm, and when you work hard yearround . . . your spirits remain pretty strong, even when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gray and quiet,â&#x20AC;? Freilich says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always burning the midnight oil, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really aware of when the sun comes and goes.

At first itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little exhausting, but it becomes part of your normal routine, and you realize that most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time for that.â&#x20AC;?

In a world of tired 9-to-5 commuters and over-scheduled kids, the Naga family has rediscovered an older way of life that keeps them busy around the clock. Says Freilich, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re awake in the interstitial moments that most people never see.â&#x20AC;? But when they show up at a farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market on Saturday or Sunday morning, their loyal customers are sure to keep the date. >

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe historians describe Vermont in the years before westward expansion as â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bread basket.â&#x20AC;?

In those days before supermarkets and Wonder Bread, our state boasted commercial wheat growers, and many Green Mountain landowners maintained small plots for home use. (It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as common as tending a patch of tomatoes or keeping the root cellar stocked, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unusual.)

When their grain was ready, families brought it to the nearest mill to be ground into flour.

But Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild, wet weather is hard on wheat, which is vulnerable to a variety of funguses. As the drier midwestern territory was settled and the Great Plains were converted from buffalo pastures into â&#x20AC;&#x153;amber waves of grain,â&#x20AC;? North Country farmers turned to dairy and other forms of agriculture.

All that could change. With wheat prices fluctuating wildly on the commodities market â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they doubled earlier this year, then crashed last week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the localvore movement issuing a clarion call for breads made from local grains, Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wheat fields are making a comeback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is definitely a . . . much greater demand than there was five years ago,â&#x20AC;? posits grain expert Heather Darby, a farmer and assistant professor at the University of Vermont Extension. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are more farmers interested in growing grains. Some are starting to grow them, and others are in the information-seeking stage.â&#x20AC;?

All the same, the number of actual growers is still minuscule: â&#x20AC;&#x153;probably 10 to 15,â&#x20AC;? Darby guesses.

Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dodgy weather isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only obstacle to local wheat production. First of all, the necessary equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as combines, drying facilities and storage facilities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is expensive.

Second, the state no longer has an infrastructure of commercialscale mills, which are necessary to convert large quantities of wheat berries into value-added flour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are some mills around â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one in New York and some in Canada â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but the scale people are growing on doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t merit the costs associated with transporting the grain there,â&#x20AC;? Darby explains.

Even with the proper equipment and facilities, wheat is a fickle friend: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cows almost always give milk if you feed them, but grain doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always produce the quality you need, even if you love it and care for it every day,â&#x20AC;?

Darby says. When it comes to flour quality, bread bakers seek hefty portions of a protein called gluten, which gives dough its elasticity and bread its chewy texture. (Tender, flaky products

are made with lower-gluten pastry flour.) When wheat isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t glutinous enough, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold as animal feed.

Even back in the mid-1800s, Darby says, people were questioning Vermont farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to stock the bread basket: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a lot of old newspaper articles . . . that ask, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Can Vermont grow all of its own wheat?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? She cites a statistic from that era: â&#x20AC;&#x153;One out of five years, a farmer gets a decent crop. Back then, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think they had all the same knowledge and tools we have today to improve their chances.â&#x20AC;?

Ben Gleason of Gleason Grains in Bridport, who has been growing wheat in Vermont since 1981, defies the odds. On 100 acres of land â&#x20AC;&#x201D; part rented and part his own â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he plants a rotating patch of 35 acres: Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest, dedicated

commercial wheat farm. During a couple of bad seasons, he lost nearly a third of each crop to a fungus called Fusarium, but Gleason says that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happened for years. His grain is of such high quality it only rarely ends up as animal feed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year I harvested 45 tons of wheat,â&#x20AC;? he relates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sold all of it for human consumption.â&#x20AC;? Including 7000 pounds of berries that ended up in Wolaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organic wit bier.

Gleason deals solely in wholewheat flour â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he refuses to sell white flour because he considers it unhealthy. He acknowledges this scruple puts him at a disadvantage in the marketplace, but says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content to run a small shop, though others may not be.

Because the area lacks larger mills, he grinds his own grain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When somebody puts in a milling operation where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to use local wheat and turn it into white flour as well as whole-wheat flour and animal feeds and so forth, that could be a pretty good-sized operation, and it would probably take over the whole market,â&#x20AC;?

Gleason guesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I do all this myself. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only so much that one person can do, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pretty much reached my limit.â&#x20AC;? In fact, at 64, Gleason thinks it may be time for him to slow down a tad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The older I get, the harder I work,â&#x20AC;? he says, chuckling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in good shape, so I probably think I could do it for quite awhile.â&#x20AC;?

Jack Lazor of Butterworks Farm in Westfield is Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other elder statesman of grain. The selfdescribed â&#x20AC;&#x153;back-to-the-landerâ&#x20AC;? says

he bought his farm in 1976 and began growing grains a year later; he started with 6 acres of wheat, flint corn and barley, hoping to provide enough food for his family and livestock. Now, he guesses, approximately 150 to 170 acres of his 325-acre parcel are devoted to grains and legumes of different varieties, including corn, soybeans, peas, barley and some wheat.

But working with Heather Darby on growing trials may be Lazorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most crucial project. The duo is testing various types of wheat seeds to see which grow best in Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tricky climate. Right now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying out 19 heirloom varieties, including three â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Defiance, Champlain and Surprise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that were developed in the 19th century by famed botanist and wheat breeder Cyrus Pringle of Charlotte. Their hope is to create a crossbreed thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearty enough to thrive in the cold, resists common diseases, and produces delicious flour with the right gluten content for baking. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tall order. While the trials of existing varieties will show results within a couple of years, experiments in breeding probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to fruition for â&#x20AC;&#x153;five to 10 years,â&#x20AC;? Darby says.

Until then, Lazor aims to help ease other people into the biz: Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one founder of a group called Northern Grain Growers Association, with plans to â&#x20AC;&#x153;go to some foundations for some help. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to the conclusion that we need a mentoring program for people, and maybe some preliminary infrastructure,â&#x20AC;? he explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about helping other people get started growing grains, even on a very small scale, and providing education and outreach. All of the old-timers who helped me are gone. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m becoming an old-timer, I guess.â&#x20AC;?

With Lazor, Gleason and Darby on the case, bakeries eager to buy their flour from nearby growers, and farmers eager to meet local demand, Vermonters can expect to see more rippling wheat fields in the future. But Darby offers words of caution: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of learning that needs to go on, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy to make a living off of grain in Vermont.â&#x20AC;? She believes farmers should incorporate acres of wheat, but not attempt to make it the basis of their livelihood.

And before local flour becomes widely available, producers will need to prove it makes a fine loaf of bread or biscuit or scone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been done in the past is testing for baking quality,â&#x20AC;?

Darby says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to produce a quality of wheat where the end product is consistent.â&#x20AC;? If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;your cookies look funny or your bread is flat, people are only going to buy it a few times before they decide that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want this stuff, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local.â&#x20AC;? >

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been one thing after another for Souzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brazilian Steakhouse. First the move up the street, then a smoky problem with the ventilation hood. Later, a carbon monoxide leak brought firemen to the building. But they left a window open, and the pipes froze and burst. Chef Kelly Dietrich reports that the space is now dry. Plus, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had â&#x20AC;&#x153;a nice facelift.â&#x20AC;?

Souzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reopened Tuesday night after intensive training for new cooks and the churrascariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark â&#x20AC;&#x153;gauchoâ&#x20AC;? waiters. Slicing skewered hunks of rare picanha is tricky, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essentially a public performance. So Dietrich spent the weekend firing up the grills and role-playing with the staff.

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The â&#x20AC;&#x153;watched potâ&#x20AC;? proverb takes on new meaning in the case of Chez Claudine in Stowe. At the end of last month, Stowe Police Officer Christopher Rogers discovered 19 marijuana seedlings at the Mountain Road eatery. Co-owner and â&#x20AC;&#x153;registered caregiverâ&#x20AC;? Claudine Myer was cultivating them for her husband, card-carrying medical marijuana user Glenn Myer. According to Glenn, the plants were in temporary storage at the restaurant because the couple was in the process of moving.

Why was Rogers at the restaurant in the first place? Glenn had called him in to help settle a dispute with another tenant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife said I was in the bathroom,â&#x20AC;? Myer claims. But instead of waiting for Myer to come out, he continues, Rogers â&#x20AC;&#x153;went into a back door that was closed, went up three stairs, made a right, made a left . . . â&#x20AC;? into an area Myer insists he had no right to enter sans search warrant.

Although the holiday prevented us from reaching Officer Rogers, he defended himself in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an open area that anyone in the public could have gone into.â&#x20AC;?

Just before, the police had discovered 27 plants on a piece of land in Morrisville the couple owns as a rental property. Glenn Myer says he knew about only five of those plants, four of which, he claims, were dying.

In total, the pair is being prosecuted for possession of 55 plants and 4 pounds of marijuana, in violation of Vermont law that allows for 2 ounces of â&#x20AC;&#x153;processed pot,â&#x20AC;? seven immature plants and two mature ones.

But Myer contends seedlings donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t qualify as â&#x20AC;&#x153;plants,â&#x20AC;? and that a grower must start around 20 to obtain three females, the plants that produce THC-rich buds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The male is nothing; you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even want them around,â&#x20AC;? he says. Since other, older plants were dead or dying of various diseases, he maintains, the couple really had only nine healthy plants.

As far as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;4 poundsâ&#x20AC;? is concerned, Myer insists they were mostly leftover leaves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody knows you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smoke the leaves,â&#x20AC;? he says.

The Myers closed Chez Claudine permanently last Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They took away our liquor license because of it, but my wife had had enough anyway.

Stowe business has been way down,â&#x20AC;? Glenn explains.

Myer plans to continue advocating for himself â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in court. As he sees it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The officer] thought he had a huge drug bust, and he busted a 50-year-old disabled man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to live a normal life, with a legal right to smoke marijuana.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a . . . clinical pharmacist who had a devastating spiral fracture to my humerus. I had 89 pieces of bone embedded in my tissue. I can only pick up 5 pounds with my left arm.â&#x20AC;?

Myer says he was ready to give up all his pain medication â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which includes OxyContin, Dilaudid, ibuprofen, Ultram and amitriptyline â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a pot-only regimen, until his legal medicine was â&#x20AC;&#x153;shreddedâ&#x20AC;? by the police. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SUZANNE PODHAIZER

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Among the new additions, Dietrich has installed giant flat-screen TVs on which he plans â&#x20AC;&#x153;to have footage from Brazil being displayed.â&#x20AC;? Otherwise, the camera will be trained on the kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our guests will be able to see . . . how we cook the Brazilian barbecue.â&#x20AC;?

For now, the crispy chicken thighs, baconwrapped filet mignon and boneless lamb are only available at dinnertime. According to Dietrich: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will get six months under our belts, then start to do lunches and brunch.â&#x20AC;? Let the countdown begin. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ALICE LEVITT CHEF KELLY DIETRICH

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In case you missed it . . . Judges at the World Cheese Awards in Dublin, Ireland, recently hailed a quartet of Vermont cheesemakers.

Willow Hill won bronze for its newest cheese, Butternut, made with cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk. (The dairy is most famous for its sheep-milk offerings.) Vermont Butter & Cheese snagged a handful of honors, while Grafton Village Cheese Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheddar took home silver for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extra Mature Creamery Cheddar,â&#x20AC;? and its maple-smoked variety got bronze in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smoked Cheddarâ&#x20AC;? category. Cabot Creamery Cooperative scored silver in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mature Traditional Cheddarâ&#x20AC;? category for its clothbound variety, aged at Jasper Hill Farm.

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If karma exists, then Burlington ex-pat Daryl Rabidoux should pick up some lottery tickets. The poor guy is about as overdue for a run of good luck as anybody outside of Wall Street â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or Main Street, I guess.

Or Cubs fans. Poor, hapless Cubs fans.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just joining us, earlier this summer, the former Cancer Conspiracy founder and current Strangeways Recording maven was critically injured in a car accident in his adopted hometown of Providence, RI. He spent more than a week in the ICU, but eventually was released and began rehabbing. He was even well enough to attend a benefit show in his honor at Club Metronome in July that featured a slew of Burlington music stars past and present. But then Dame Fortuna once more spun her wheel. And for Rabidoux, it landed on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lose a Turn.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to buy a vowel, please, Pat. Rabidoux was again hospitalized, and this time underwent openheart surgery following complications from his various accident-related maladies. The word is that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovering well. But the surgery will add even more to his already overwhelming hospital tab.

So this Friday, the Burlington heavy-music community is coming together to aid a fallen friend. This time at 242 Main, the all-ages hardcore/punk club that Rabidoux managed for several years before departing for the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; did you know thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;officialâ&#x20AC;? name? No kidding.

Leading off is Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s metal-core outfit Fall of the Machines, who, according to their MySpace page, â&#x20AC;&#x153;put the fun back in funeral.â&#x20AC;?

Nice. They also rawk.

Next up are Burlington rockers Maneuvers, fresh off the release of a new vinyl 7-inch.

No word on their funereal feelings.

Unrestrained follows. This show will serve as a tuneup for the hardcorepunk quartet before they sail across the pond for a European tour in December.

While anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen National Lampoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s European UNRESTRAINED Vacation knows thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty cool in and of itself, the band is reportedly the first Vermont hardcore act to tour Europe from top to bottom. Closing out the evening are Black Market Activities signees Romans.

Once again, best wishes to Rabidoux â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Wall Street and Cubs fans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a speedy recovery.

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I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about you, but after those two column bits I could use a laugh. Pardon me while I go watch some Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin footage from SNL . . . oh, man, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priceless! Fey-Poehler 2012!

OK, back to the task at hand.

Wednesday, October 22, stand-up comedy makes a return to Montpelierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black Door Bar and Bistro with a quartet of local, funny folks.

First up is the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s host, Kathleen Kanz. Kanz regularly performs around the Northeast and has jokes in two comedy books: Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s So Funny and Squeaky Clean Comedy.

Lindsay Going follows. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a recent graduate of Josie Leavittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standup comedy class at the FlynnSpace. Having written an article on the program earlier this year [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s So Funny,â&#x20AC;? April 4], I can vouch for her training. At the risk of referencing two Chevy Chase movies in the same column, funny farm indeed.

The third comedian is a personal favorite, Johnson Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roger

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Miller. Miller won last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Higher Ground Comedy Battle, for which I was a guest judge. Dude is hilarious, I promise you.

Closing out the evening is Vermont comedy diva and occasional Vermont Public Radio contributor Martha Tormey.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long been a fan favorite at the Black Door. And I can tell you from listening to some of her off-the-record comments for the aforementioned stand-up article, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the real deal.

Since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the subject, why not pass along an update on our old pal Mikey Van Gulden? You may remember that effervescent Higher Ground bouncer was seriously injured this summer when an uninsured taxi driver struck him while Van Gulden was riding his bicycle home from work. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been recovering slowly but surely. And though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made significant strides â&#x20AC;&#x201D; removal of the pins in his right arm and the wire in his jaw â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he still has a long way to go. For example, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll undergo a bone graft in November to help his right arm, which is MONSTERBUCK not healing properly.

As a result, Van Gulden will likely continue to be out of work for the next four to five months. And with more hospital bills on the horizon, he could still use some help, financially. Check out www.shoutitoutloudmvh.blogspot.com for more updates and to donate. Not to sound like a broken record, but again, get well soon, Mikey.

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by Phish tribute act The Strange Design â&#x20AC;&#x201D; did you hear theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting the band back together? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tribute acts of all stripes are perhaps on the minds of local music fans.

Or perhaps not. In either case, those with an affinity for the sounds of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s British Invasion would do well to swing by Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Lantern this Friday to check out Bill Yantzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s tribute show with local songwriter Justin Levinson.

Speaking of British Invasions, psychedelic electro-funk freaks should swing by Club Metronome on Wednesday, October 22, for Oxfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Egg with Bay Area dance faves MO2. Thank you, Mixed Bag Productions.

Fans of politically incorrect punk-grass should make a point to catch Richmond, Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Ed and The Short Bus this week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thursday at Burlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Skinny Pancake and Friday at Langdon Street CafĂŠ in Montpelier. Why? Because, as the band puts it, they play â&#x20AC;&#x153;special music for special people.â&#x20AC;? Hoo boy.

I might have a new pseudo-local favorite band: Upper Jay, New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monsterbuck. I caught them Saturday night at The Monkey House following excellent sets from garage-rawk duo The Breaking In and Farm â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the latter bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new album, The Cave, is ridiculous, by the way. But Monsterbuck was the highlight for me this night, and actually managed to divert my attention from the Sox-Rays playoff game on the TV. So that should tell you something right there. Three guys. Guitar, bass and drums. A bunch of great songs. Sometimes you forget how simple the formula really is.

The same night, I also caught Franklin County indie-pop outfit How to Stay Alive in the Woods, who closed out the night and definitely bear watching down the road.

And finally, last week I mistakenly referred to Asheville, N.C., hiphop/funk outfit GFE as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grand Funk Express.â&#x20AC;? As several readers were quick to point out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slip anything by you guys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the acronym actually stands for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Granola Funk Express.â&#x20AC;? I think my version is still better. But hippie-dippy or not, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their name and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stickinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to it. Do you do drugs, Danny? Every day, sir â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three Chase references!

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LANGDON STREET CAFĂ&#x2030;: Chris Wilhelm (folk), 8 p.m., Donations.

Meet the Day (acoustic-pop), 9 p.m., Donations.

1/2 LOUNGE: Sirenix: Acoustic Musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Workshop (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It, Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All After Party (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It, Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All (snowboard film), 8 p.m., $10. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: NAHMA Conference Party with The Dirtminers (rock), 8:30 p.m., $5. AA. JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB: Dave Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

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MANHATTAN PIZZA AND PUB: Open Mike, 10 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: Paleo, Austin Sirch (indie-folk), 9 p.m., $5.

NECTARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. The Band Is, Silent Mind (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5.

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NIGHTCRAWLERS: Fall Line (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

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RED SQUARE: Grippo/Sklar Quintet (funk), 8 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hiphop), 11 p.m., Free.

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ELIXIR: Fred Haas, Sabrina Brown & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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NECTARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Top Hat Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Free. Luke Mulholland, Chris Copelaugh (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., Free.

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.

RASPUTINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: Beau Sasser Organ Trio (funk), 8 p.m., Free. A-Dog Presents (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

SECOND FLOOR: Wildout! (DJ), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

SKINNY PANCAKE: Special Ed & The Short Bus (bluegrass), 9 p.m., $5.

CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

GOOD TIMES CAFĂ&#x2030;: Dave Keller (blues), 8:30 p.m., $8.

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OLIVE RIDLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Beyond Guitar Hero, 8 p.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Jah Red (Latin soul), 7:30 p.m., Free. Juxtapose with Briandeye (down-tempo), 10:30 p.m., Free.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Blues Night with The House Rockers, 7 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Battle for Burlington: Drunken Go Nuts! (DJ), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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

GREEN ROOM: DJ Francise (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free.

HALVORSONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UPSTREET CAFĂ&#x2030;: Friends of Joe with Dennis Wilmott & Kip Meaker (blues), 7 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Benevento/Russo Duo, W.E.S.T. (experimental-jazz), 8:30 p.m., $13/15. AA. HOOTERS: Hooters Karaoke Extravaganza, 7:30 p.m., Free.

LEUNIGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Ellen Powell & Dan Skea (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: WCLX Blues Night with Dave Keller, 7 p.m., Free.

:: central ELIXIR: Samirah Evans (jazz), 6:30 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFĂ&#x2030;: Southern Skies (Americana), 8 p.m., Donations.

Raina Rose & Josh Elliot (indiefolk), 9 p.m., Donations.

PURPLE MOON PUB: Meet the Day (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free.

STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.

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ON THE RISE BAKERY: The Porters (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Dizzle (DJ), 9 p.m., Free.

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OLDE YANKEE RESTAURANT: Tim Foley (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free.

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Special Ed & The Shortbus Saturday 12/28: (Bluegrass/Punk/Blues)

Lecture and Book Signing

Damn Yankee String Band First Friday Art Hop

Thursday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m.

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SATURDAY 10/18 Saturday 01/05: The Willoughbys Jenny Schneider & Friends (Rock/Acoustic/Folk)

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THU.16 << 11B

:: regional KRAZY HORSE SALOON: Square Pegs (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 CAFĂ&#x2030; AND NIGHTCLUB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

FRI.17

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17 RURAL SPRAWL :: In an age of overproduced pop music, it is refreshing and reaffirming to discover artists who let their imperfections live and breathe. Recorded in a 90-year-old row house in a Washington, D.C., ghetto, Since Jimmy Died, from indie-folk songwriter

Stripmall Ballads, represents just such an approach. Void of digital airbrushing, the album is raw, fractured and flawed. For those same reasons, it is also hauntingly gorgeous, melding Appalachian roots with intimate, Beat-poet-esque lyrical ruminations. The beat goes on this Friday at the Beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knees in Morrisville, and again this Saturday at Montpelierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Langdon Street CafĂŠ.

1/2 LOUNGE: Black: Dimensions in House with DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

242 MAIN: Benefit for Daryl: Romans, Unrestrained, Maneuvers, Vitals, Fall of the Machines (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA. BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

BANANA WINDS CAFĂ&#x2030; & PUB: A.K.A. T-Bone (rock), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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

CLUB METRONOME: Dead Sessions: The JGB Version (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., $5.

GREEN ROOM: DJ Fattie B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Claim: The Greatest Ski Movie . . . Ever!, Sweatshop Union (hip-hop), 8 p.m., $15. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: The String Cheese Incident: Hi-Def from Red Rocks, Knotty Pine (newgrass, bluegrass), 9 p.m., $10. AA. JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB: Dave Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Rumble Doll (country), 9 p.m., Free.

EVERY BOOTH...

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Ian Kovac (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: Musee Mechanique (indie-folk), 7 p.m., $5.

NECTARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Andy Schlatter (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., Free.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Sideshow Bob (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Joshua Panda (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Hot & Heavy (rock), 7 p.m., Free. Southern Skies (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Raina Rose & Josh Elliot (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., Free. The Powder Kegs (indie-folk), 10 p.m., Free. earlgreyhot (indie), 11 p.m., Free. Myra Flynn (neo-soul), 11:45 p.m., Free.

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

RED SQUARE: Bill Mullins (alt-country), 6 p.m., Free. Conscious Roots (reggae), 9 p.m., $3. Nastee (hiphop), 11:30 p.m., $3.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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: Damn Yankee String Band (Americana), 9 p.m., $3-6.

:: central BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: The Amity Front (Americana), 9:30 p.m., $3-5.

CHARLIE Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 10 p.m., Free.

ELIXIR: Matt McCabe (r&b), 7 p.m., Free.

GUSTOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Area 51 (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFĂ&#x2030;: Happy Heartbreak Hour with Miriam Bernardo (eclectic), 6 p.m., Donations.

PURPLE MOON PUB: Genuine Junk Band (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party (DJ), 9 p.m., Free.

ON THE RISE BAKERY: PossumHaw (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Jam Man (DJ), 10 p.m., Free.

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

BEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S KNEES: Stripmall Ballads (indiefolk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: The Blues Busters (blues), 9 p.m., Free.

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

MATTERHORN: Foolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gold (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

RUSTY NAIL: Lotus Entertainment Presents DJ Russell (mash-up), 10 p.m., $5.

SHOOTERS SALOON: Nomad (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

:: regional KRAZY HORSE SALOON: Just Us (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

MONOPOLE: Lucid (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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

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:: burlington area 1/2 LOUNGE: Quiet Songs with Myra Flynn (neo-soul), 7 p.m., Free.

Stereophonix with DJ Tricky Pat (jazzy downtempo), 10 p.m., Free.

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

BACKSTAGE PUB: Smokinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gun (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

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

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

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GREEN ROOM: DJ Hedfonz (house), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Atmosphere, Abstract Rude, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $22/25. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Uniform Party with DJs Alan Perry, Rob Douglass, Craig Mitchell (house), 9 p.m., $7/10. AA. JPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB: Dave Harrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Quadra (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Queen City Quartet (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

THE MONKEY HOUSE: Bear Cub Presents: In Memory of Pluto, Husbands AKA, Have Nots, Little Lungs (ska, indie-rock), 9 p.m., $5.

NECTARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S: Zach DuPont (singersongwriter), 5 p.m., Free. Kenna Donavan (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Joe Pug (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Paranoid Social Club, Evilhero (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Sturcrazie (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Anna Coogan (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. PossumHaw (folk), 8 p.m., Free. All of the Animals (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Big Black Toe (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

Villanelles (indie-rock), 11 p.m., Free.

Second Agenda (rebel folk), 11:45 p.m., Free.

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

RED SQUARE: Me & You with Brett Hughes and Marie Claire (cosmorural), 6 p.m., Free. Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 9 p.m., $3. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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

SKINNY PANCAKE: The Willoughbys (folk-rock), 9 p.m., Free.

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:: central

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

242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Battery Park, Burlington, 865-7166.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4636.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909.

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Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088.

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Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002.

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entucky’s eclectic rootsrock outfit Genuine Junk Band gives new meaning to the term “road warriors.” Living in an RV dubbed “HaRVy,” the quartet has relocated to Vermont during a monthlong residency, Monday nights at Nectar’s. But things haven’t gone entirely according to plan.

From spending all their money getting here to bouncing around Wal-Mart parking lots to “losing” their bassist, it’s been a tumultuous introduction to life in the Green Mountains.

Seven Days recently chatted by phone — from the RV, of course — with GJB multi-instrumentalist Nathan Gillum to see how the band is holding up.

SEVEN DAYS: So what is a “junk” band, exactly?

NATHAN GILLUM: I think a lot of people get confused and think that we play “jug”-type instruments, like washboards and stuff, which is totally not what we do. We kind of think of “junk music” as just a big conglomeration of all kinds of different Genuine Junk Band plays every Monday in October at Nectar’s, 9 p.m. NC

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The name actually originated from an old, broke-down car that I had. And some kids around town called it the “junk-mobile.”

And somehow that came up when we were talking about band names. At the time we were playing on really bad equipment, so it all just seemed to fit. That’s where the name came about.

SD: Are you guys really living out of an RV? In Vermont? In October?

NG: Yes. For the entire month.

It’s interesting, to say the least.

We do have a stove and a sink and a bathroom and beds. So we’re set up fairly decent. But, you know, the water supply only lasts for a few days. And when you run out of that, it’s kind of, like, “OK, now what do we do?”

It’s interesting. You’ve gotta conserve water, conserve food.

Don’t take anything for granted, that kind of thing. It’s fun, though!

SD: And you “lost” your bassist?

NG: Yeah. I was afraid that I worded that badly. He didn’t die or anything. But what happened is that, the weeks leading up to the trip, it just seemed like thing after thing kept piling on top of us.

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Like, reasons to make us think we should not be going on this trip.

So, two weeks before we were leaving, he decided that he wanted to go back to school, and he has plans on gettin’ married . . . so he decided that this lifestyle wasn’t for him. So then it was kind of, like, “Well, what do we do now?” So we just said, “Screw it. We’re going anyways.”

So our guitarist switched from guitar to bass. And without practicing or anything, we played our first show the night we rolled into Nectar’s. We were all kind of hesitant about how it was going to go. But we’re all loving the new setup. Maybe it’s something that

happened for a reason.

SD: And you’re broke?

NG: It took every bit of our money to get up here.

SD: So . . . aside from all of that, what do you think of our fair state?

NG: We absolutely love it up here.

We did a six-week tour back in the summer. And Phish is a big influence on our band, so that kind of sparked our interest in the area.

So, we got up here, played a few shows, and just totally fell in love with Vermont. So here we are.

SD: McCain or Obama?

NG: I’m gonna have to say Obama. Of course, I’m not speaking for everybody. We don’t discuss politics a whole lot amongst the band. But I’m gonna have to say Obama.

SD: Kentucky is historically a red state. Will you be home in time for the election?

NG: We’re definitely making it back home in time to vote. If nothing else, we all definitely know the importance of it. We’re definitely planning on that . . . unless we get stuck here.

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Moxie (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (DJ), 5 p.m., Free.

SUN.19 :: 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: Trey Anastasio & Classic Tab (jam), 9 p.m., $50.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Pine Street Jazz with Traci Cassarino, 6 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

NIGHTCRAWLERS: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 7 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Old Time Sessions, 1 p.m., Free. Trio Gusto (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde & Broadcast Live (soul), 7 p.m., Free.

Super Birdman’s Birthday Bashdown (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: Soul Sunday with Nastee, 10 p.m., Free.

:: central LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Paris Bathtub (jazz-folk), 7 p.m., Donations.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: David Murphey (roots), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: Jazz on Tap (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Heal-In Sessions with Briandeye & Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

242 MAIN: Trap Them, Romans, The Perennial, Fall of the Machines, Brain Fits (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Black Crowes (rock), 9 p.m., $38/40.

AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Po’ Girl (Americana), 7:30 p.m., $10/12. AA. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Ed Devarney & The New Faces of Music (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: Genuine Junk Band, Stacked (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Open Mike, 8 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: Funkwagon (funk), 9 p.m., Free.

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LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Kelly Ravin Trio (roots), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Black Crowes (rock), 9 p.m., $38/40.

AA. LEUNIG’S: Juliet McVicker (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Bluegrass Night, 7 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: The Strange Design, Sound Rabbit (Phish tribute), 9 p.m., Free.

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: Paul Turner (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., Free. Johanna Steinmann (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (country), 10 p.m., $3.

RED SQUARE: World Bashment with Demus & Super K (reggae), 9 p.m., Free. Stephen Echo (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

:: central CHARLIE O’S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Emilia Dahlin (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Donations.

Carrie Charon (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Donations.

MAIN STREET GRILL AND BAR: Mark Legrand (country), 7 p.m., Free.

STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

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SECOND FLOOR: Superstar Karaoke with Robbie J, 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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BEE’S KNEES: Jeff Nicholson (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

PIECASSO: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Comedy Night (stand-up), 8:30 p.m., $3-5.

CHARLIE O’S: Jay Ekis (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

ELIXIR: Fred Haas, Sabrina Brown & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Ryan Mintz & T. Ameloot (folk), 8 p.m., Donations.

Fiske & Herrera (folk), 9:15 p.m., Donations.

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CHECKERED PAST :: Oi! Don’t call them Fourth Wave. Like any genre, ska music has experienced noticeable ebbs and flows in popularity. But just because it’s waned doesn’t mean it’s gone. Exhibit A:

Husbands AKA. The quintet has roots in each of ska’s supposed three waves. From Jamaican rock-steady to Two Tone to the more recent punk-infused incarnations, Burlington’s reigning rude boys deliver a high-octane offbeat assault as authentic as it is audacious. Pick it up this Saturday as the band stomps through Winooski’s Monkey House with local pop-punk darlings In Memory of Pluto, Boston’s Clash-acolytes Have Nots and Jersey indie-popsters Little Lungs.

1/2 LOUNGE: DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Sirenix: Acoustic Musicians’ Workshop (singersongwriters), 7 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Mixed Bag Presents The Egg with MO2 (jam), 9 p.m., $10/12. 18+.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Donavon Frankenreiter, Sara Watkins (singersongwriters), 7:30 p.m., $16/18. AA. JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

LEUNIG’S: Paul Asbell & Clyde Stats (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Irish Night with Longford Row, 7 p.m., Free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA AND PUB: Open Mike, 10 p.m., Free.

NECTAR’S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Goshen Ramblers, Silent Mind (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5.

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NIGHTCRAWLERS: Josh Brooks (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

RED SQUARE: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. Hughes, Stone & Bolles (country), 8 p.m., Free.

:: champlain valley CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

ON THE RISE BAKERY: Open Bluegrass Sessions, 7:30 p.m., Free.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Folk By Association (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

:: regional MONOPOLE: Open Mike, 9 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Beyond Guitar Hero, 8 p.m., Free. >

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THE SMITTENS, THE COOLEST THING ABOUT LOVE

STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS, LIVE AT CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS

(Happy Happy Birthday to Me, CD)

If heaven were a roadhouse — as I’ve always imagined it is — it would be a lot like Charlie O’s in Montpelier. And if said dusty juke joint needed a house band, The Man Upstairs — that’d be Hank to you and me — could do worse than Vermont’s finest rockabilly trio, Starline Rhythm Boys. Angels they ain’t. In fact, Billy Bratcher is just about the most devilish sumbitch behind the double bass this side of Lee Rocker. But in this version of the afterlife, sinners will likely outnumber saints.

Fortunately, with SRB’s first live album, Live at Charlie-O’s World Famous, you won’t have to go “down to the river” to find out. Hell, you don’t even have to go to Montpelier.

From WVMT DJ Charlie Papillo’s rousing introduction to the album’s boozy last call, “Drink Up and Go Home,” the Boys tear through 23 tracks of blistering honky-tonk, rockabilly and country. Classics such as Luke McDaniel’s “You’re Still on My Mind” and Faron Young’s “Wine Me Up” sidle up next to SRB originals like “Charlie-O’s” — Bratcher’s ode to the capital’s hillbilly haunt — “She Don’t Live Here No More,” and crowd favorite “Drunk Tank.” The latter will soon be released on a 45 as a companion to the band’s “Best Of” LP, Green Mountain Style. Sweet, sweet vinyl.

Though it was recorded over two nights in the fall of 2007, Charlie-O’s sounds as though it came straight out of a Bakersfield dive in the late 1950s. A mere week shy of his 60th birthday at the time, Danny Coane offers an impossibly youthful, rich croon. “Big” Al Lemery’s Telecaster shimmers, and so do his Louvin-high harmonies.

Bratcher is his dynamically impish self. And Kevin Maul’s guest turns on pedal- and straight-steel guitars are the perfect touch. With a cold bottle o’ suds and a whiskey back, this disc is as good as being there.

After 10 years, there’s very little left to write about the Boys. You know ’em. You love ’em. And their resume pretty much speaks for itself: 150 shows per year, three internationally acclaimed albums — each of which has won Album of the Year honors from the prestigious Freeform American Radio charts (FAR). But with Live at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Starline Rhythm Boys have captured the essence of our collective decadelong love affair with the band: empty bottles, broken hearts and . . . well, you know the rest.

Starline Rhythm Boys return to honky-tonk heaven — a.k.a. Charlie O’s — this Friday, following a free in-store performance and signing at Montpelier’s Riverwalk Records.

(Cow Island Records, CD)

Unbowed by contemporary trends, The Smittens continue championing their sunny brand of ’60s pop. With a third album in tow, Burlington’s lo-fi quintet is now one of indie-rock’s “twee” torchbearers. And while the genre could use a name change, nobody’s condemning its musical merits: good vibes — dainty or not — are an easy sell these days. And The Coolest Thing About Love brims with saccharine sing-alongs.

Fronted by the cheerful tandem of Dana Kaplan and Colin Clary — who also moonlight as local duo Let’s Whisper — the five Smittens embrace an all-for-one vocal approach. From their effervescent doo-wop opener “The Interstate” to the dreamy Byrds-like pastiche of “Good to Go,” Love is a trip down memory lane. And fans can devour sly anachronisms along the way, such as cheeky references to getting “crunked.”

Romantics will swoon over the chirpy “C’mon!” and the wistful harmonies on “Half My Heart Beats,” the latter a winking little number that Danny Zuko might have crooned had he landed on the set of Juno. Even the coy “Something Sassy” — an upbeat indictment that says a lot without saying much of anything — is like a feisty “Sesame Street” carol: impossible to dislike. But beneath the jangly guitars and Holly Chagnon’s lively percussion, the messages are anemic. Neck-deep in rainbows, The Smittens fail to resonate beyond Max Andrucki’s baritone.

Still, they’re infectiously hopeful. “Let’s pretend that pop music might be the solution,” begs one boy Smitten. Cloying lyrics, to be sure. But karma’s clearly on their side. Only the creepy “Gumdrops,” with its “Romper Room” chorus, seems misplaced, like something a serial killer might play before feeding me my intestines.

Indeed, it’s The Smittens’ occasional perversity that raises eyebrows. They pull you in for a hug . . . and then land the sucker punch. One need look no further than the fuzzy Ramones-like cut “It’s a Saturday.” The spirited pep rally devolves suddenly from teenage treacle into a chant laden with F-bombs. It’s one of Love’s best songs, but mars the band’s sterling image. However, this duplicity keeps the album from falling into onenote caricature.

Kaplan and Co. are definitely “fi-curious,” as the band puts it; The Smittens spin plucky melodies when they’re not drowning in Kool-Aid. At a brisk 32 minutes, The Coolest Thing About Love is a sugary morsel of American pop that melts like cotton candy: tasty for some, a tummy ache for others.

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divine instrument Hindustani classical vocalist Tripti Mukherjee started her musical training at age 4. Now a Pandita, or teacher, herself, she specializes in bhajans, intense devotional songs characterized by delicate embellishments and mellow melodies. (At 8 to 10 minutes long, bhajans form a soothing counterpart to longer, more traditional ragas.) A nationally acclaimed artist in India, she founded the first U.S. institute for classical Indian vocal music in 2000. Besides teaching, Mukherjee still makes performance a priority: Last fall, she sang at the White House for a ceremony celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. Hear her at a concert sponsored by the UVMaffiliated Friends of Indian Music and Dance, accompanied by tabla player Aditya Banerjee and Madhu Vohra on the harmonium.

Tripti Mukherjee

Saturday, October 18, 7 p.m. at the UVM Recital Hall in Burlington. $5-15.

Info, 860-9556. www.uvm.edu/~fimd www.triptimukherji.com

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scene@ ALL SPORTS RECREATION AND FITNESS EXPO CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FAIRGROUNDS, ESSEX JUNCTION, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCT. 11 & 12, 11 A.M.

photo:: Hannah Van Susteren

Attendance was low at the All Sports Recreation and Fitness Expo at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds on Saturday. The event presumably lost many of its potential visitors to the sunny, 65-degree autumn weather. Some of the weekend activities they missed were dedicated to educating families about athletic safety and healthy food choices.

I steered clear of the “this is what 5 pounds of fat looks like” exhibit and chose instead to stuff myself with a pint of hand-cut fries from the snack shack. MVP Health Care, sponsors of the event, countered my poor choice with a free apple.

Inflatable moon bouncers lined one wall, giving parents a break while their kids jumped through tubes, tumbled down slides and hit each other with foam bats.

Demonstrations by the University of Vermont Adventure Ropes Course and the USA Luge Olympic recruiters were popular events for the older kids.

Music blasted over speakers while BMX riders turned tricks in the center ring. They were followed by racing demonstrations by the Green Mountain Derby Dames. Both groups spoke fervently about the importance of wearing helmets, mouth guards and padding.

The expo also featured many local businesses and clubs that sold jackets and sneakers, and gave free samples of everything from car decals to a 5-minute massage.

Outside, the “touch-a-truck” exhibit showcased unique vehicles including an army jeep, a fire truck and even a dog-sled team. Boy Scouts of America drew boys and girls with their small ropes course and wooden rubber-band shooting.

I was tempted by a pair of skis at the Smugglers’ Notch Ski and Snowboard Club Sale, which featured hundreds of downhill skis, snowboards and boots stacked on tables and leaning against walls. A helpful staff member patiently put up with me while I tried on, and dismissed, every single pair of size 40 ski boots.

Sunday’s program included the March of Dimes 5K Fun Run. I passed on this and opted to go hiking with friends — a definite must after gorging on French fries.

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WED.15 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.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Sand Mandala Creation: Tibetan monks painstakingly arrange millions of grains of colored sand in a circular representation of the universe, as part of a weeklong residency. Marble Court, Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750.

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.

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Charity Bingo: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the magic word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards.

Info, 860-1510.

Lipizzaner Stallions: The white, Austrian-trained horses didn’t perform in North Hero this summer, but a different group offers back-to-back shows of equine acrobatics. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $17.50-$22.50. Info, 863-5966.

‘Matter of Balance’: Community educators from Rutland Regional Medical Center help perfectionists manage their fear of failure. Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 468-3093.

Renewable Energy Vermont Conference: Who says it ain’t easy being “green”? Environmentalists learn from leading renewable-energy technology and policy experts, or stroll through a trade show of related businesses. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Exhibit-only passes for the general public cost $5 for Tuesday afternoon and $25 for the full Wednesday. Info, 865-5202.

Spanish Conversation Group: Habla español? Brown baggers eat lunch and devour new vocab. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

The Great Vermont Corn Maze: A 7-acre maze of maize lures labyrinth lovers outstanding in their field.

Boudreau Farm, Danville, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. $7-9. Info, 748-1399, info@ vermontcornmaze.com.

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.

Middlebury Farmers’ Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 897-2121.

South End Farmers’ Market: Residents of the Queen City’s southernmost neighborhood peruse seasonal produce at outdoor stalls.

Flynndog, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 660-8526.

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.

‘Moving & Grooving’: Two- to five-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 865-7216.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Black Gold’: Java jivers sip the dark side of coffee production in this documentary about Ethiopian farmers who seek fair prices for their product.

A discussion of fair trade follows.

Room 216, Living/Learning Commons, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7990, wrodrigu@ uvm.edu.

Dartmouth Double Feature: Melodramatic delirium forms the focus of both 2000’s Tears of the Black Tiger and the 1943 German film Munchausen.

Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-6462422.

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.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Bulls Gap: Old-time mountain-music duo Scott Arnold and Jerry Vincent produce Tennessee-style country tunes at a benefit concert for local food banks. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7 p.m. $17. Info, 457-3981.

‘Noche de Muertos’: The five musicians of the pan-Latin band Sol y Canto recreate Mexico’s “Day of the Dead” holiday through sound and images.

Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 12:30 p.m. $5. Info, 728-9878.

Sol y Canto: Educational music by this quintet introduces elementary students to traditional songs and instruments from all over Latin America. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 9:30 a.m. $5.

Info, 728-9878.

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.

talks ‘21st Century Lakota Life’: Two members of the Oglala Lakota Nation, one of whom had a role in the film Dances With Wolves, describe ongoing efforts to retain and support their traditions, language and culture.

Room 1867, Dewey Community Center, Johnson State College, Johnson, 5 p.m.

Free. Info, 371-8125.

‘Body Wisdom’: Emotional healing?

Folks get an intro to the interplay between thoughts and feelings and how it affects their health. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 262-6097.

‘Champlain Names His Lake’: History scholar Willard Sterne Randall caps three research trips to France by describing the hometown and ports from which Samuel de Champlain set sail for the New World more than 400 years ago. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2722.

‘Holistic Solutions to Global Environmental Problems’: Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway’s youngest ever and first female prime minister, who served 12 years, shares her definition of sustainable development.

Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3131.

‘Searching for Queer Histories’: Meg Tamulonis, curator of the Vermont Queer Archives, hosts a discussion about finding, preserving and presenting LGBTQ stories in the Green Mountain State. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

‘The Life, Death & Rebirth of a Perfect Tree’: Kendra Gurney of the United States Forest Service’s New England Regional Breeding Program discusses the American chestnut.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 856-7211.

‘Who Controls the Golden Dome?’: State representative Steve Howard and other speakers explain how power moves through the Vermont State House. Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 862-9616.

theater ‘The History Boys’: Northern Stage goes Dead Poets Society with this Tony titan set behind a British boarding school’s closed doors. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-56. Info, 296-7000.

‘Well’: Lisa Kron’s 2006 Broadway hit begins as an orderly autobiographical monologue about allergy cures — until the author’s mother takes over.

FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-28. Info, 863-5966.

words Greg Melville: The environmental activist and author reads from Greasy Rider, his chronicle of the first attempt to traverse the U.S. in a car powered by used french-fry oil. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3999‎.

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Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.15, 5-5:30 p.m.

Artist Meet-Up: Local creators compare notes on the gallery scene, and bring a piece to offer for peer critique.

Kasini House, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-4839, info@ artmapburlington.com.

Community Darkroom: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures. Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6 p.m. $8 per hour. Info, 479-4127.

Sand Mandala Creation: See WED.15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Third Thursday Gallery Tour: Art appreciators peruse the walls of 11 galleries exhibiting works by nationally recognized artists, sculptors and craftspeople. Various locations, Stowe, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358.

business Queen City BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one anothers’ companies. Room 202, Vermont Technical College, Blair Park Campus, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965.

dance Ballroom Dance Practice: Those learning formal steps practice their floor skills at an open dancing session.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 9-10 p.m.

Free. Info, 598-6757.

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Bridge Club: Partners shuffle cards and chat. Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756.

Charity Bingo: See WED.15, 7 p.m.

Crafty Crochet: Find your inner hooker by learning basic techniques to create scarves of all stripes. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $40 includes materials and instruction. Info, 862-7417, rachel@ thebobbin.com.

French Conversation Group: Would-be Francophones exchange info during déjeuner. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3338.

Invent Vermont Meeting: Inventors present recent creations, including a breath-controlled video game console, then examine Vermont’s commitment to entrepreneurs. Noble Lounge, Vermont College, Montpelier, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7411.

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THU.16 << 19B Mt. Mansfield Scale Modelers: Hobbyists break out the superglue and sweat the small stuff at a miniatureconstruction skill swap. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 879-0765.

The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.15, 10 a.m.

Vermont Chess Club: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games.

Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

Winooski Farmers’ Market: A teen-run stand selling produce grown in the town’s Landry Park is among the local foods, music and crafts on offer.

Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410, ext. 11.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Morning Stories: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

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.

Preschool Stories: Future readers aged 2 to 5 take in tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Free. Info, 865-7216.

Westford Storytime: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts.

Westford Library, Westford, 11 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-5639.

Winooski Playgroup: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, Winooski, 11 a.m. 12 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Beyond Elections’: Subtitled Redefining Democracy in the Americas, this documentary examines representative, participatory politics in the Western Hemisphere. A discussion follows. Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 735-5177.

<calendar > ‘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. Rutland Intermediate School, Rutland, 7 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.

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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, 426-3498, steven. light@jsc.edu.

sport ‘Stretch for a Cure!’: Pilates participants pitch in for breast cancer research. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $15.

Info, 598-2469.

Zumba Fitness: Bodies get buff by keeping time with a trendy combo of aerobics and Latin dance. Olympiad Health and Racquet Club, South Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 310-6686.

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‘21st Century Lakota Life’: See WED.15. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4-5:30 p.m. Free.

‘Discover: Scenes of Unearthing’: First-year students compile short scenes from plays written at the turn of the 21st century. Hepburn Zoo, Hepburn Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $1. Info, 443-6433.

‘Judevine’: In a touring production, Lost Nation Theater reprises poet David Budbill’s gritty, lyrical drama about life in backwoods Vermont. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 382-9222.

‘Life in a Jar’: As part of an ongoing project, five Kansas college students stage an original play about Holocaust hero Irena Sendler of Warsaw, Poland. See calendar spotlight. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-9404.

‘The Foreigner’: The Little City Players stage this comedy about a shy Englishman who masquerades as an exotic outsider while vacationing in rural Georgia. Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes, 8 p.m. $10-12. Info, 863-5966.

‘The History Boys’: See WED.15, 7:30 p.m.

‘Well’: See WED.15, 7:30 p.m.

words John Hulme & Michael Wexler: The co-authors read from their latest young-adult novel, The Seems: The Split Second. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3999‎.

Paul Parapella: The Westford-based poet and educator reads verse and haiku. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

Spook Night: Scary-story expert and prolific author Joe Citro introduces some of Vermont’s best-loved ghosts, monsters and madmen, then invites audience members to share their own.

Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211.

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Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.15, 5-5:30 p.m.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Sand Mandala Creation: See WED.15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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living history High school homework rarely becomes art, but that’s what happened after four Kansas students saw a news clipping in 1999. It mentioned Irena Sendler, a Polish woman living in Warsaw. As part of a National History Day project, the girls researched Sendler’s life, got in touch with her, and wrote a play based on her then-unchronicled past. A Catholic nurse, Sendler (pictured) saved 2500 children from Warsaw’s Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust and placed them in orphanages, foster homes, convents and other safe houses. She wrote the name and history of each child on tissue paper and buried the lists in a jar in the garden — hoping someday to dig it up, locate the children and tell them of their true identities. Life in a Jar, the ensemble’s original production, hits three Vermont towns on four consecutive days.

‘Life in a Jar’

Thursday through Sunday, October 16-19; see calendar listings for information on shows in Middlebury, Montpelier and Burlington. www.irenasendler.org

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.

Lubberland National Dance Company: Exuberant movers celebrate 2008’s election campaigns with tongue-in-cheek physical commentary.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 525-3031.

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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.

Charity Bingo: See WED.15, 7 p.m.

Queen City Ghostwalk: Adventurous souls stretch their legs around Burlington’s downtown, hearing haunted history and spine-tingling tales. Meet on the back steps of Burlington City Hall. Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $13; call for reservations. Info, 351-1313, queencityghostwalk@gmail.com.

‘Stuntology’: Performance artists Sam Bartlett and Peter Burns present physical challenges, riddles, tongue twisters, and uncouth parlor tricks based on Bartlett’s book by the same title. See “State of the Arts,” this issue.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

Talent Search: Community members clap for competing kids ages 5 to 14 on Friday night, and razzle-dazzlers ages 15 to 24 take the stage on Saturday.

Enosburg Opera House, Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m. $5-10 for one night; $6-17 for both nights. Info, 933-6171.

Tertulia Latina: Latino-americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.

The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.15, 10 a.m.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

Coffee Tasting: Java buffs learn how industry experts judge and blend beans at a Vermont Artisan Coffee sipping session attended by the visiting president of western El Salvador’s organic coffee producers’ association.

Flynndog, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $20 supports coffee farmers in western El Salvador. Info, 656-2539.

Richmond Farmers’ Market: Live music entertains fresh-food browsers at a melody-centered market connecting farmers and cooks. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5273.

Westford Farmers’ Market: Purveyors of produce and other edibles take a stand at outdoor stalls. Westford Common, Westford, 3:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-7405.

health & fitness Seniors’ Chiropractic Clinic: Folks over 60 stretch their spines, unwind tension and receive adjustments from a licensed chiropractor. Montpelier Senior Center, Montpelier, 3-5 p.m. $15. Info, 223-2518.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Shout It Out’: See THU.16. Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, 7 p.m. $7-10.

Info, 592-3190.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. British Invasion Tribute: Nashvillebased folk rocker Bill Yantz covers ’60s hits by the Beatles and other Brit bands with Liverpudlian origins.

Contemporary indie-powerpop crooner Justin Levinson opens. Old Lantern, Charlotte, 7 p.m. $12-15. Info, 425-3739.

Burnham Series Concert: The Michele Fay Band turns out footstomping sets of traditional tunes.

Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 453-5995.

‘Carmen’: La fumée rises from a cigarette factory in Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s production of the Bizet warhorse, in which a Gypsy firecracker alternately woos a soldier and a toreador. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $37-56. Info, 863-5966.

‘Music Sacred and Profane’: Robert DeCormier directs the 12 vocal pros of Counterpoint in a choral concert ranging from Bach motets to folk-song arrangements by Stravinsky and other 20th-century composers. Community Church, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. $12-18. Info, 253-7792.

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VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE: A pianist joins woodwind and string players for works by 20th-century composers Elliott Carter and Olivier Messiaen, as well as oeuvres recently written by Vermonters.

Unitarian Church, Montpelier, preconcert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-18. Info, 849-6900.

talks ‘AFTER THE COLD WAR’ SERIES: U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan John O’Keefe sums up the central-Asian nation’s relationships with the United States and Russia. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5.

Info, 864-3516.

ECONOMICS LECTURE: UVM Economics Department Chair Elaine McCrate considers connections between overseas development and U.S. labor trends — as well as how to use this info to increase U.S. antipoverty funding. Fourth floor, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 324-1401.

theater ‘DISCOVER: SCENES OF UNEARTHING’: See THU.16, 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

‘HAUNTED ILLUSIONS’: Magician David Caserta messes with perceptions in a spooky, family-friendly act that blends comedy and creepiness. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $15.50-18.50.

Info, 775-0903.

‘JUDEVINE’: See THU.16, 8 p.m.

‘LIFE IN A JAR’: See THU.16. Middlebury Union High School Auditorium, Middlebury, 4 p.m. Free.

‘THE FOREIGNER’: See THU.16, 8 p.m.

‘THE HISTORY BOYS’: See WED.15, 7:30 p.m.

‘WELL’: See WED.15, 7:30 p.m.

SAT.18 activism

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WALK: Survivors of partner abuse and their supporters step out after speeches by law enforcement personnel.

Williston Central School, Williston, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3131, ext. 1062.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ARTIST MARKET: Local artists show their stuff outdoors and offer original works for sale, in tandem with the Burlington Farmers’ Market. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts Plaza, Burlington, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7165.

‘CANSTRUCTION’: Competing teams of architects and engineers show sculptures made from tinned sustenance at a design/build showdown exhibit supporting the Vermont Foodbank. University Mall, South Burlington, viewing 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., awards ceremony 6 p.m. Free.

Info, 477-4124.

SAND MANDALA CREATION: See WED.15, 1-5 p.m.

etc.

AUTUMN WAGON RIDE WEEKEND: Colorful foliage accents narrated horse-drawn hayrides. Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $3-11. Info, 457-2355.

CHARITY BINGO: See WED.15, 7 p.m.

CORDAGE WORKSHOP: Need some rope?

This hands-on session sums up how to twist natural fibers into artistic or functional twine. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 12-4 p.m. $20-25 includes materials. Info, 229-6206.

FIREWALK FOR THE BURLINGTON EARTH CLOCK: Intrepid soles meet to hear about ongoing efforts to add landscaping, signage and a sundial to the Queen City’s standing granite calendar, then head to a private Hinesburg-area residence to walk on hot coals — with guidance — at an empowering fundraiser for the same.

Hinesburg Town Hall, Hinesburg, 7-11 p.m. $50; call to register. Info, 922-6189.

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‘INTRO TO EXCEL’: Beginners learn how to use electronic spreadsheets by entering data into columns, rows and cells, then creating basic formulas.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217.

JOHN DEWEY DAY: Creative revelers make masks and parade down Church Street to honor the 19th-century Burlington native and educational philosopher who championed hands-on learning. Meet at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, mask-making 10 a.m., parade at noon. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

MODEL ROCKET LAUNCH: Weather permitting, fans of pyrotechnics and mini-parachutes prepare for lift offs up to 10,000 feet. Weather conditions may postpone the launch until Sunday. Call for location, St. Albans, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-2721.

OMYA MIDDLEBURY QUARRY TOURS: Bus trips through a stone-extraction pit, mineral-collecting exhibits and a marble-carving demo draw amateur geologists of all ages. Middlebury Quarry, Middlebury, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Free. Info, 770-7267, jerilynn.valente@ omya.com.

PAINT EXCHANGE: Erstwhile roller wielders drop off partially filled cans of leftover coatings for a “Local Color” recycled-paint project, and receive a $1 coupon per container. Vermont Paint Company, Williston, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-1098.

QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See FRI.17, 7-8 p.m.

SEWING MACHINE INTRO: Feed dogs?

Zipper feet? First-timers learn the anatomy of sewing aids in a two-hour course, then take a test drive and plan an easy project. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $30 includes an additional hour of open sewing time. Info, 802-862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com.

SPIRITS OF THE TOWER: Frightening tales spook strollers on a glowingpumpkin trail to the top of a historic monument. A pumpkin-carving contest warms up would-be walkers at 5 p.m. in the same spot. Tours every 5 minutes from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, 5-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 864-0123.

TALENT SEARCH: See FRI.17, 7:30 p.m.

THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See WED.15, 10 a.m.

VCAM ACCESS ORIENTATION: Would-be video producers get an overview of the facilities, policies and procedures at a local cable TV station. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

food & drink BURLINGTON FARMERS’ MARKET: Sixty-three vendors sell everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to ethnic cuisine to pottery to artisan cheese.

Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-889-8188.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS’ MARKET: More than 40 central Vermont vendors hawk fresh produce, baked goods, seedlings, crafts and more, accompanied by live music. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360.

CHINESE DIM-SUM POTLUCK: Sinophiles sample homemade dumplings and other dishes at an evening soirée celebrating an ongoing exhibit of Chinese contemporary art. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 5 p.m. Free, bring a Chinese-cuisine-inspired dish to share.

Info, 253-8358.

MIDDLEBURY FARMERS’ MARKET: See WED.15, 9 a.m.

NORTHWEST FARMERS’ MARKET: Stock up on local, seasonal produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Free. Info, 373-5821.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.15, 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.

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KIDS’ CRAFT LAB: Small hands work with recycled materials to make new stuff. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $5 per parent-accompanied child. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com.

‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m.

Free. Info, 878-0313.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. HOME MOVIE DAY: Community members bring in old 8- and 16mm reels for assessment by experts, then screen family footage to rediscover the past, preserved on celluloid. Mayer Room, Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

‘UNDER THE INFLUENCE’: Teton Gravity Research presents a 16mm/ HD ski-and-snowboard opus that captures last year’s deep winter rides on a globe-touring trek. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $17.

Info, 863-5966.

outdoors VERMONT TRAILS SYMPOSIUM: Hiking enthusiasts hit workshops to learn how to design, build and maintain wooded trails by shaping and splitting rocks and moving heavy objects with rigging systems. Big Deer Nature Center, Groton State Forest, Groton, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. $25 includes lunch and dinner. Info, 241-3690, walter@ truetothelandtrails.com.

sport BURLINGTON BRAWL III: Talented scrappers from the northeastern U.S. and Canada compete in a mixedmartial-arts tournament that combines boxing, judo, wrestling, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25-60.

Info, 863-5966.

HALLOWEEN HOWL FUN RUN: Family members play games and follow each others’ footsteps on either a 1-mile or a 5K course. Registration, 9:30 a.m.; kids’ 1-mile run/walk, 10 a.m.; 5K run/walk, 11 a.m. Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. $5-15.

JOURNAL-WRITING WORKSHOP: Pen pushers pursue spiritual quests in a life-writing session focused on love and forgiveness. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

‘REFUSING SILENCE’: Female survivors of domestic or public violence share their stories in a supportive atmosphere after putting them on pages. Women Writing for (a) Change, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3131, ext. 1062.

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Also, see exhibitions in Section A. SAND MANDALA CREATION: See WED.15, 1-5 p.m.

community MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER: Outdoor exercisers sign up to participate in a noncompetitive, 5-mile walk to help fight the most common cancer among women. Dorset Park, South Burlington, 9 a.m. Donations.

Info, 872-6311.

etc.

AUTUMN WAGON RIDE WEEKEND: See SAT.18, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

CHARITY BINGO: See WED.15, 7 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.

QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See FRI.17, 7-8 p.m.

THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See WED.15, 10 a.m.

food & drink INDOOR GARDENING WORKSHOP: Salad eaters hear how to harvest 12 ounces of greens daily through the winter. City Market, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

ERIC VLOEIMANS TRIO

See spotlight, p.23

kids music Also, see clubdates in Section B. LUCY KAPLANSKY: The powerful folk songstress celebrates spiritual perspectives on everyday events as part of the Mad River Unplugged music series. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $20-23. Info, 496-8910.

‘MUSIC SACRED AND PROFANE’: See FRI.17. Congregational Church, Norwich, 7:30 p.m. $12-18. Info, 649-1114.

TRIPTI MUKHERJEE: The Hindustani master vocalist presents a concert of North Indian classical music, accompanied by Aditya Banerjee on tabla and Madhu Vohra on harmonium.

See calendar spotlight. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-15. Info, 860-9556, fimd@uvm.edu.

VERMONT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE: See FRI.17. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m., concert 8 p.m. $5-20. Info, 849-6900.

VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Italian opera works by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi fill an orchestral program featuring awardwinning vocal soloists from Florence’s Bel Canto Institute. Catch a pre-concert talk by conductor and music director Lou Kosma 20 minutes before the first downbeat. Barre Opera House, Barre, 7:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188.

WORLD PREMIERE CONCERT: Chicagobased soprano Michelle Areyzaga and pianist Jamie Shaak offer music by Mahler, Ravel and Poulenc in a program featuring the first performance of La Ternura, a new song cycle by Vermont composer Gwyneth Walker. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $5-20.

Info, 728-6464.

Info, 862-4943, Johnson.hattie@ comcast.net.

QUIDDITCH MATCH: Rain or shine, Harry Potter fans of all ages take in a real-world demo of a once-fictional sport, courtesy of Middlebury College’s Quidditch Team. A pregame Q&A session reveals how equipment and rules were adapted from those described in J.K. Rowling’s novels.

Maple Street Park, Essex, 1 p.m. Free, bring a postgame potluck dish to share.

Info, 878-6955.

‘STRETCH FOR A CURE!’: See THU.16, 7-8 a.m.

talks ‘CLIMATE & HUMAN ACTION’: Concerned citizens get the scientific scoop on global warming, plus information on reducing individual carbon dioxide outputs. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3368, ext.

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theater ‘DISCOVER: SCENES OF UNEARTHING’: See THU.16, 8 p.m.

‘JUDEVINE’: See THU.16, 8 p.m.

‘LIFE IN A JAR’: See THU.16. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

‘THE FOREIGNER’: See THU.16, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

‘THE HISTORY BOYS’: See WED.15, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

‘WELL’: See WED.15, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

words ‘ENCOUNTERS OF 1609’: Vermont-based author Kate Messner presents historical info from Champlain and the Silent One, her young-adult novel about an Abenaki youth who aligns himself with a famous French explorer. See review, this issue. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 985-3999 .

ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. 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.

‘MUSIC SACRED AND PROFANE’: See FRI.17. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. $12-18. Info, 863-5966.

PIANO CONCERT: Pianist Annemieke Spoelstra offers solo works by Brahms, Chopin and Liszt. North Universalist Chapel Society, Woodstock, 4 p.m.

Donations. Info, 578-7140.

VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: See SAT.18. Hardwick Town House, Hardwick, 3:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, 472-8800.

theater ‘LIFE IN A JAR’: See THU.16. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 864-0218, ext. 21, barbara@ohavizedek.com.

‘THE FOREIGNER’: See THU.16, 2 p.m.

‘THE HISTORY BOYS’: See WED.15, 5 p.m.

‘WELL’: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

words LINDA PEAVY & URSULA SMITH: The Vermont-based co-authors read from their newest book Full-Court Quest, chronicling the odyssey of 10 Native American girls who became b-ball champs. Phoenix Books, Essex, 3 p.m.

Free. Info, 872-7111.

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MON.20 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.15, 5-5:30 p.m.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Community Darkroom: See THU.16, 6 p.m.

dance Swing & Salsa Dance: Lindy hoppers and Latin steppers pick partners at this open, two-method session. Black Door Bar & Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-1806.

etc.

‘Internet Exploration’: Intermediate-level browsers learn how to download files and refine and save the results of online searches. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217.

Queen City Ghostwalk: See FRI.17, 7-8 p.m.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Family Sing-Along: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m.

Free. Info, 865-7216.

Monday Music: Local musician Mia Adams tells stories and sings kid-friendly faves. In the J.C. Penney seating area. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

talks ‘Indie Cuba’: Educator, music critic and Cuban radio DJ Toni Basanta highlights recent developments in the island’s signature clave sound. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

Variety Series: Organic farmer Linda Faillace of Warren shares stories from Mad Sheep, a chronicle of her fight with the USDA over usurped ovines.

Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.

TUE.21 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.15, 5-5:30 p.m.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Sand Mandala Creation: See WED.15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

etc.

Charity Bingo: See WED.15, 7 p.m.

Knit & Nurse: Mamas bring their babies to chat and work on projects.

The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com.

<calendar > Maple Leaf Quilters: Patchworkers trade sewing and cutting techniques, with a focus on wool appliqué. Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free; regular dues are $15 per year. Info, 483-6895.

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.

Queen City Ghostwalk: See FRI.17, 7-8 p.m.

Speed Dating: Single professionals aged 25-35 meet for 12 six-minute dates to find out whether their chemistry is fizzy or flat. T Bones Restaurant and Bar, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $35. Info, 238-3011, burlington@predating.com.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

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 farmto-market nonprofit. L.A.C.E., Barre, 6 a.m. $7. Info, 476-4276.

Old North End Farmers’ Market: Local farmers sell the fruits of their fields, and their labor. 3-6:30 p.m.

H.O. Wheeler Elementary School, Burlington, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free.

Info, 324-3073.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

Dark Knight & Supergirls Comics Club: Pencil- and pen-holders draw on their inner resources to produce paneled narratives. 3:30-5 p.m.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

ECHO Storytime: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848.

Sing-along Fun: The host of Vermont Public Radio’s “All the Traditions” — also a reference librarian — leads a lighthearted folk session for all ages.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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.

Eric Vloeimans Trio: The Dutch trumpet player who’s earned comparisons to Clifford Brown and Miles Davis gigs with his group Fugimundi. See calendar spotlight.

FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-24. Info, 863-5966.

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, 585-7309052, 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.16, 7-8 p.m.

talks Community Medical School: Dr. Allan Ramsay, medical director of Fletcher Allen’s Palliative Care Service, sums up how physicians provide physical, emotional and spiritual comfort when they can’t heal.

Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7 p.m.

Free, call to register. Info, 847-2886.

Jon Katz: The bestselling author of The New Work of Dogs, among other books, dispenses canine clues during a TV-show taping. See calendar spotlight.

Barre Opera House, Barre, 7 p.m. $15-20. Info, 476-8188.

WED.22 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.15, 5-5:30 p.m.

Digital TV Transition Town Meeting: No free TV? Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps joins U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders for discussion of a February 2009 broadcast format change; Copps and a panel of area broadcast representatives address audience members’ questions.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 1-800-339-9834.

Domestic Violence Awareness Walk: See SAT.18. Colchester Police Department, Colchester, 12 p.m. Free.

Info, 658-3131, ext. 1062.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Sand Mandala Creation: See WED.15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

animal companion Every dog has its day — and canine behaviorist Jon Katz believes that, when dogs are doing the work they’re bred to do, that day can be every day. A onetime technology writer who found rural bliss after adopting a troubled border collie, Katz is convinced that dogs, like people, need meaningful occupations to keep from going crazy. His collections of pastoral essays chronicle life on the upstate New York farm he now shares with several sheepherding border collies, while his latest book describes the special tenderness some dogs show for humans who are ill or ailing, and explains how he and his dog Izzy got involved in hospice volunteer work. Middlesex- and Barre-based psychiatric nurse practitioner Amy Miller interviews Katz about canine hospice training during a live taping of her central Vermont TV show.

Jon Katz

Tuesday, October 21, 7 p.m. at the Barre Opera House. $15-20. Info, 476-8188. www.bedlamfarm.com, www.connectwithamymiller.com

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Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. at the FlynnSpace in Burlington. $20-24. Info, 863-5966. www.vloeimans.demon.nl

SAND MANDALA SCATTERING: Tibetan monks dismantle an elaborately colorful, symbolic image by casting its contents into a body of water.

Marble Court, Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 5 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750.

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kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.15, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

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Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE POWER OF FORGIVENESSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: This award-winning documentary portrays various struggles for closure in the aftermath of violence, and probes humanityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moral obligations. A postfilm discussion tackles philosophical questions about grief and healing.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

CHARITY BINGO: See WED.15, 7 p.m.

GERMAN-ENGLISH EXCHANGE: Anglophones practice foreignlanguage conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Midday learners try lunch in a foreign language to sharpen communication skills. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MATTER OF BALANCEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: See WED.15, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See FRI.17, 7-8 p.m.

SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP: See WED.15, 12-1 p.m.

food & drink CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.15, 2 p.m.

EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST: See TUE.21, 6 a.m.

MIDDLEBURY FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MARKET: See WED.15, 9 a.m.

SOUTH END FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MARKET: See WED.15, 3:30 p.m.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. ST. ANDREWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIPES AND DRUMS: See WED.15, 7:30 p.m.

talks â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ARCHITECTURE AS CATALYSTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: UCLA architecture professor emeritus Tom Hines describes the significance of Rudolph Schindlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1922 Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road House in Los Angeles. Chaplin Hall, Norwich University, Northfield, 6 p.m.

Free. Info, 485-2620.

VERMONTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUPREME COURT: Vermont Law School professor Cheryl Hanna considers whether the 2008 gubernatorial election will affect appointments to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court. Marsh Lounge, Billings Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 656-4389.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: Burlington City Councilor and State Representative Kurt Wright and Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney T.J. Donovan consider how to prevent and punish public and domestic threats to womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety and health.

Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.

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Politically active, grounded at home and with family. Like adventure, traveling, comedy, outdoors, gardening and cooking.

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WOMEN seeking WoMEN ENJOYING LIFE Looking to meet another lesbian to enjoy life with. I am settled and have a good job.

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Funsunluvr, 43, u, l, #111540 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 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 SOUL SEARCHING I’m not looking for a perfect person, or someone to complete me. I am a wellrounded person, stubborn at times, but pretty grounded. I try to live each day true to myself and true to others. If you are looking for a real connection - someone open to experiencing your mind, body and soul - I look forward to our meeting. stargazing, 24, l, #111244 WHAT’LL IT BE? Hey :) I’m a random, intellectual, introverted optimist who likes to get down into realness with people. I LOVE hearty laughter. Roadtrips!

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MEN seeking WoMEN AREA ROOKIE NEEDING EXPERIENCE Well I finished grad school and put on my hiking boots and started fresh in Vermont. I teach high school to a bunch of great kids.

Since I’m new, I only have a few friends from college who are already married or will be soon. I guess I need to branch out a bit. bsmanning, 29, l, #111535

LAID-BACK, MAYBE TOO MUCH I am an outdoorsy person. I’m often hiking, mountain biking or skiing during my free time.

Lately I’ve been doing tons of homework and walking my dog. I’m not clingy in a relationship and so far that has been the deal breaker.

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CURIOUSLY ENGAGED My passions are music and nature and being alive and active in the outdoors, and experiencing and noticing the endlessly amazing, fascinating wonderfulness of the world around us. cricketsong, 42, l, #111471 NERDS NEED LOVE, TOO Life is good these days. At the end of the day it’s nice to leave school behind and be able to talk about nothing. I’m new-age in that I give low-digit speed dial spots if you mean a lot to me. I’m old-fashioned in that I collect records and hold open doors for others. vtmeddy, 24, l, #104221 OF COURSE, YOU’RE INTERESTED I am an interesting person, looking for same. A woman who’s OK with casual dating. Student?

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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, 37, #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.

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Both a plus. No older than 29, though. Aiming to please and be your slave. Wanting someone to call master. Hit me up. pixiestickz, 18, l, #110656 FUNNY, CURIOUS AND SOMEWHAT SHY I would like to expand on my previous womanwoman experience. Don’t know exactly what that entails, but I am ready and excited to explore. letshavefunsoon, 47, #110498 NICE BUT NAUGHTY Hi there. I’ve lived in Burlington all my life, but have never found that guy who I want to spend the rest of my life with. I love being outdoors. I’m going to college to become a veterinary assistant. I’m 5’2”, 190 lbs., white, red hair. pandaheather, 19, u, #110441 SHY HOUSEWIFE SEEKS FEMALE PLAYMATE I’m a shy woman bored with my marriage.

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Looking to find playmates and possibly a more committed, sexual relationship with the right one. A switch, leaning towards bottom.

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I’M NEW HERE Recently got out of a committed relationship, not interested in starting a new one, but I’m not about to sit home by myself either.

I’m pretty open to most people and most experiences; I love trying something new. Just because we don’t want to date doesn’t mean we should stop having fun. SomeoneFun, 26, l, #111475

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I’ll be your slave, make you mine or share the power. I’m flexible. SexIsHealthy, 27, #111377 NOT LOOKING FOR LOVE...

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With age comes experience. Never know, and a drink or lunch to start out never hurt anyone. steelblue913, 49, l, #105726

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Dear Mistress Maeve, I’m a young man in my mid-20s with a pretty kickass girlfriend who I’ve been seeing for about four months. The sex is the best I’ve ever had (and I think the best she’s ever had). But she doesn’t let me go down on her. Every time I’ve tried, she squirms away and makes a face like she just smelled spoiled milk. I haven’t said too much about it for fear that she has reasons she doesn’t want to share, but I’m really jonesing to taste her.

I really like this girl, and I want to be as close to her as possible. Help?

Signed, Oral Optimist

Dear O.O., For many women, receiving oral sex is an intensely intimate experience. For some, cunnilingus is even more intimate than intercourse, as it causes them to feel more vulnerable, exposed and out of control — all good things, if you’re ready to experience them with your partner.

In all likelihood, your girl has bought into the myriad of marketing tactics that send a strong anti-vagina message to women. With all the advertising for douches, perfumes and scented wet-naps, it’s a miracle that women are willing to take off their underwear. Or she could have had a negative oral experience with some jerk from her past.

Either way, the remedy is the same. Talk to her about her vagina — the more comfortable you are with her body, the more of it she’ll share with you. Reassure her that you adore everything about her vagina — the feel, the smell, the wetness.

Without being pushy, tell her how much you desire to be close to her most intimate body part. Gently encourage her to tell you what’s up with the spoiled-milk face.

Once you’ve built up enough trust, your girl will most likely open up and either allow you to go down on her or explain why she’s uncomfortable with oral. So you’ll either be granted your deepest wish, or learn that you’ll have to respect her oral boundary.

Licks,

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John Thanks for stepping up to be my partner in crime in pool. The monkey bar was lame, so my friends and I darted out of there real quick. You lit up my night when you walked into 38 Main. You took my number so light up my night again. . . When: Saturday, October 11, 2008. Where: McKee’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904646 long-haired waiter at Bove’s You served my folks and I at Bove’s Sat. night. Your name is Greg? Couldn’t help but raise my eyebrow. . . are you single? When: Saturday, October 11, 2008. Where: Sat. night. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904645 “Dear Abby...”

We met before the Rusted Root show. You were charming and we were having a nice conversation. Before I knew it, you had to run off to the show. Are you unattached?

Interested in continuing our conversation?

When: Tuesday, September 23, 2008.

Where: Chittenden County. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #904644 I see what I see First saw you what seems like decades ago at a pizza parlor, you w/curly brown hair and a smile to make a boy float right out of his shoes. Me, too young to matter but w/eyes wide open and heart racing. . .That same curly brown hair and smile showed up downtown recently, me, now old enough I should know better but w/eyes still wide open/heart racing/floating right out of my shoes. When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Where: downtown. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #904643 Happy Friday To the ridiculously good-looking redheaded server at Food88 at lunch today: You’ve been spied. Thanks for making Friday THAT much better. When: Friday, October 10, 2008. Where: Winooski. You: Woman.

Me: Man. #904641 Blonde teacher at the dump You came in a large white truck/van.

I helped your students(?) dispose of recyclables. I thought you looked familiar.

Do you have an ad on here? Maybe you recognized me for the same reason. I think you are very attractive and approachable (although I didn’t actually approach).

Would you like to meet up for a drink?

When: Friday, October 10, 2008. Where: the ol’ CSWD. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904639 RiverRun-Ins every Friday, Plainfield It’s my favorite part of the day even though it lasts a few short moments. Sometimes a quick hello and other times a gentle smile.

You: The most beautiful woman I have ever seen every time I see you! Me? But always there between 1-3pm. Would love to hang out with you sometime. When: Friday, October 10, 2008. Where: RiverRun. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904638 Meet me in Oregon...

Or how about the tree house for now?!

Since the day we met we’ve spent every second together, I can’t imagine anything else I would rather want than to wake up every morning next to you... even if it’s because a bunny is jumping on us! I love you, and I still can’t keep my hands off your octopus :) When: Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Where: disturbing Jeanne Mance with our Cardio. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904637 Sonya We were once what I thought best friends.

U stopped having fun as I made you a prisoner of hiking, biking, jazz, dance and walks by the lake, smiles & tears. I miss you. It’s easier to quit than communicate.

I never separated you from friends, family.

Your situation did. Every new beginning grows old & can be renewed. When: Thursday, October 9, 2008. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904636 blazin hot asian Alizaisitthespandexorthatu’sasassy b? I dig it - everybody wanna talk too much but what u need is a special touch. O girl, wouldn’t that feel right a lil’ dinner wit the candlelight and really when it comes down to it pick a man that down to fight (I’ll fight for you). My boys peer pressure me at work. Ya dig? When: Thursday, October 9, 2008. Where: Shell, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904634

Bring on the rain 5+years have passed, every fall I think of our park walks. It was “complicated” back then as it would be now, but there wasn’t closure. You shut me out quickly and understandably so. Saw you over the summer in a not so happy gathering. Felt uncomfortable? Back then you told me “patience.” Need to move on in my heart?

I’m in the same place, same email. When: Thursday, September 11, 2003. Where: walks on local beaches & parks. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904633 Tall Brunette Golden Retriever TWO I saw you again. You were walking your dog downtown dressed all handsome.

I wish I could get the guts to talk to you. You always seem so busy on your cellphone. Maybe someday, we will meet.

But why do your teeth have to be so big?

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Where: Burlington Park. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904632 naughty toothfairy Floss me. Bite me. Lecture me. Poke me.

Probe me. Punish me. Reprimand me. You drive me crazy. Let me see what’s under that white coat. Can’t wait 6 months until I see your curves. You know who I am if you “think hard.” Dirty mouth...clean me up. When: Monday, September 1, 2008.

Where: best damn dentist in Burl. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904630 Lost in the Cold...

We stumbled upon each other by chance and then spent that first great night together. Now you’ve fallen off the planet and I’m lost, lonely and cold here in the great North by myself. Please find me again...my feet are cold. When: Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Where: Burlington, Winooski Ave. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904628 At the races I keep bumping into you at the races: Unplugged, LP, First Run. You: brown hair, baseball hat, always wearing a lucky green shirt, Me: brunette, petite, running and/or volunteering. We also chatted at a Grace Potter show. Post-race beer sometime?

When: Sunday, October 5, 2008. Where: at the races. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904627 Petco, It’s where I go I came in and out of Petco a couple of times on Saturday. You were there both times. I’m not sure if you’re even queer, but you’re cute regardless. I’ll be in tomorrow to get a filter. When: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Where: Petco, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904624 where’s that waitsfield chef?

You were baking and drinking on the green (at my house this morning). I think about food just as much as you do. I have cried from joy while eating. Will you share a meal with me? When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Where: On the green. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904623 2 Hours and 4 Minutes Teal top. Black Shorts. Red cheeks! You crossed the finish line at 2 hours and 4 minutes. I was so proud of you, I couldn’t stop smiling. You tend to do that to me every single day. :) “This is our fate, I’m yours.” When: Sunday, October 5, 2008.

Where: Waterbury. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904620 Applebee’s Diner You were tall, thin, and had curly hair. You sat straight across from me at Applebee’s.

I was out with some of my friends from Champlain and you were with two ladies.

When: Friday, October 3, 2008. Where: Applebee’s at UMall. You: Man. Me: Man. #904616 THANK YOU! A huge thanks to the gentleman who helped pick me up when I tripped and fell at Fresh Market. You helped ease the embarrassment. I’ll pass along the good karma. When: Thursday, October 2, 2008. Where: Fresh Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904614 Afternoon drive-by To the cutie walking down Pearl St. on a sunny afternoon, looking like you needed a light. I was sitting in traffic and you caught my eye - too bad I wasn’t going your way. Wanna go for a ride sometime?

When: Thursday, October 2, 2008.

Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904612

Biking past you - UVM Library I was glad you waved when I rode by on Thursday. Seeing you on the phone I was going to be on my merry way, but then decided to let you know I wanted to meet.

I turned around and searched the whole first floor to no avail. I hope we can exchange numbers after class on Tuesday the 7th. When: Thursday, October 2, 2008. Where: Front Steps of UVM’s Bailey-Howe Library. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904611 “Def” Amber from Arkansas I spy you babe...the coolest girl I’ve ever met. The greatest gift I can give you is my understanding, acceptance, undying love and friendship, and your freedom to be who and what makes you the happiest :) Stay amazing Amber and keep making the world around you a much better place.

Love always,The Bandit :) When: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Where: in my dreams.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #904610 My Guy...You Know I know you’ve been checking. Now you’ve been spied. I miss you. I want to go to the movies tonight...9:25pm. I’m going to be there. I hope you are too. I’m sorry. I won’t shut you out again. When: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Where: My life...in and out. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904609 Wag More Bark Less James from Petfood Warehouse...you probably don’t remember me, but you climbed on top of a cat condo to get me the dark blue hat I wanted. That was over 2 months ago, but I’m just getting up the courage to do this now. Not sure if you’re single, or interested, but I thought you were very sweet! When: Friday, July 25, 2008. Where: Petfood Warehouse, S. Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904607 BC Girl Misses VT Buddies!

In lower or upper West Bolton, the Daks, Rumney or at Petra, in Chef’s Corner, Penny Cluse or Richmond Bakery, in Northfield or Richmond or Burlington or Essex Junction, at UVM or Champlain, this BC girl & her mutt miss autumn in VT with all their VT buddies! xoxo S&S When: Saturday, October 4, 2008. Where: All over the NE. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904606 Megan...Aka “Peaches” (again) We don’t know each other, but anyone who has the same birthday as I do has to be pretty awesome. Happy birthday!

Sincerely, an awesome guy with the same birthday. When: Friday, October 3, 2008.

Where: around. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904605 Best Butt in Burlyworld!

I see your blue eyes. I see your blond hair.

I see your pretty everything. But, girl, when I see your booty — I cannot handle myself. Thanks for being the goldenest jay in the world :) When: Friday, December 21, 2007. Where: Derry, NH. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904602 Geek love +10 For the attractive programmer at the EMC, I know you’re into Star Wars. How about you bring your light saber and show me how to use it? Love, another geek. When: Thursday, October 2, 2008. Where: Champlain College. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904601 Tall, Handsome, Friendly Golden Retriever Just like your dog, you are dirty blonde and gorgeous. I saw you walking with your beautiful golden retriever downtown. You are so handsome and you gave me the nicest smile ever. I wish your hair wasn’t thinning at the top. Hopefully, I bump into you again. When: Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904600 Friendly Kmart Worker To the beautiful and friendly lady who greeted me when I came in the door on Wednesday night, and cashed me out at the service desk: Your smile made my night. Thanks. When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Where: Kmart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904599 Harley Girl Not much riding time left this season.

Let’s do it! When: Thursday, October 2, 2008. Where: Riding. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904598 A fisherman from FL Who thinks too much and should just enjoy the moment more. The lady said, “It’s not a problem till it’s a problem.” Is it a problem? When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Where: Merritts Island. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904597 MIA You are purrrrrrrrr-fect for me. But where are you now? When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Where: Up and down in a van.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #904596

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J

oey Kale is a local motor sports enthusiast who has recently gained attention on the hillclimb circuit for coming out of nowhere and executing a serious beatdown on the perennial favorites of the sport. His efforts are even more impressive because he builds his own cars at his small business, Kale’s Custom, a shop in Essex, Vermont, where he specializes in building rally-style Subaru Imprezas. Last week, Kale put down the tools and gave us a little face time.

BOB KILPATRICK: Who is Joey Kale? How old are you and what brought you to motor sports?

JOEY KALE: I’m 26 years old.

I enjoy driving, driving around Vermont, dirt roads, winter driving. I just love breaking traction and sliding all over the place. In high school I started doing body work, working for a small shop in Essex. I worked there for five or six years, and then I took over the space. I was always building cars in my spare time. I got introduced to racing and hillclimbing. This is my first season racing, and I hope to take the King of the Hill trophy, which I don’t think a rookie has ever done before.

BK: Is the interest in cars a passion you share with your family?

JK: My dad introduced me to the mechanical side of things. He helped me to do my first engine swap when I was younger. It was an engine swap in a Honda Civic, and that’s what started it all. I was 15; it was before I even had my license. It was the fastest car at Essex High School.

BK: How would you categorize your profession?

JK: General motor sports, any kind of competition by building a car and using what you built. Go fast, take chances. That’s a quote I use.

BK: I’m sure you’re familiar with Vermont SportsCar and what they’re doing. It’s a similar model to yours, but on a national scale.

JK: I know a few of those guys and actually just built a car and sold it to one of their guys. It was the first car I built purposely for racing and sold. It has a full chrome-moly cage. I seam-welded the whole chassis, so it is very structurally safe. He’s going to be hillclimbing with us. I took it down to the bare frame. [The process is:] Weld it, cage it, put it back together with newer drive train parts, stuff from an ’02 or newer model, turbocharged, three times the power.

BK: Is that your business model?

JK: It didn’t make me a lot of money, but it helps get my vehicles out there and shows people what I’m capable of. He drives it to Vermont SportsCar every day and parks it in front of all of them and they all love it. They don’t build custom cars for people on the street. The kids over there saw that and they said, “He’s going to put Lance [Smith, president of Vermont SportsCar] out of business.”

It was kinda cool hearing some of their reactions.

England Hillclimb Association events]. At Mt. Ascutney, Okemo and Burke Mt. I placed first in class and second overall. Just a few weeks ago I finally won — by nine seconds — in this year’s second Mt. Ascutney event. I just wanted to compete with some of the fastest guys out there. Arlo Cota, the owner of Imported Car Center, a guy named Don Taylor, who does tech inspections for Rally America for all the national rallies. The guys that were the quickest guys on the hill. I really want to compete in the X Games.

BK: Is there a recognized path to get to the X Games?

JK: There are two options: You either race the entire season and earn your way into it by being one of the top six nationwide, or you can go to the Maine Forest Rally [now New England Forest Rally]. It’s the final qualifier before the X Games, and if you are the fastest non-invited

BK: Tell me about your hillclimb experience.

JK: This year I have participated in all of the [New

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contender, you’re immediately in.

So that’s got to be my option. I have to got to Maine Forest Rally and kick some ass.

BK: Your goal is to get to the Maine Forest Rally and win, but you’ve never actually driven in a rally event. It sounds like you better get out there and enter some events!

JK: There’s a school in New Hampshire, Team O’Neil Rally School.

I pretty much have to do that. It’s $4000 for a four-day course. You drive and sit in a classroom and he teaches you techniques — what to do, what not to do. You come out of it with coefficient points that you need to be able to race an

all-wheel-drive turbo vehicle. Then I need to do two more rallies in a naturally aspirated car and just finish. I don’t even have to place, just make it across the finish line, and then I’m in. m

upComing events New England Hillclimb Association Mt. Philo Hillclimb Mt. Philo, Charlotte, Vermont October 24-26: Friday, 12-5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Info, 603-542-8549, www. hillclimb.org.

Sugarbush Covered Bridge RoadRally and RallyCross Sugarbush Resort, Warren, Vermont November 1-2: Saturday, 7 a.m. 7 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Info, 263-5678, www.ner.org.

PHOTO: BOB KILPATRICK

Joey Kale works on one of his Subaru Imprezas

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2006 Honda CRV CD & cassette player, super-clean cloth int., recent Michelin snows, black ext. w/ charcoal int., 35K (mostly hwy), auto., A/C, power W/L/D, professionally maintained, 1 owner. $18,300. Info: 802-862-6857.

2006 Volvo XC90 2.5T AWD Black, tan leather interior. Immaculate. Female driven. Loaded, all-wheel drive. Strictly dealer serviced w/ all records in hand. Factory warranty remains. $22,999. Info: 802-578-2588.

2007 Honda Civic Si 2-dr., 6spd. coupe w/ A/C, CD, CC, moon roof. $20,450. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www. greensborogarage.com.

2008 NISSAN VERSA Looking for great gas mileage? Check out this sporty little sedan. Only 17,741 miles & still under full factory warranty. $13,988. Info: Lewis Motors Inc., 802-658-1130, jkimel@lewisautos.com, www. lewisautos.com.

99 Honda Accord Lx Auto., 4-dr, dark green. I am the 2nd owner of this car. It is in great shape. 100K but runs like new. $5,500/OBO. Info: 802-318-8761, b_lapapillon@yahoo.com.

Auto Auction 3 Saturdays ea. month. Open to the public. Info: 802-878-9200, THCAuction.com.

Motorcycles Motorcycle Winter Storage $300. For more details call ICCE at 802-355-0562.

Recreational Vehicles

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.

2002 Honda Foreman 450S Low miles, back seat w/ storage, cover & gun mounts. Perfect for any hunter. $3,500/firm. Info: 802-363-8115.

2005 Honda Civic Hybrid 5spd. sedan, A/C, CD, CC. $13,500.

Info: Greensboro Garage, 802533-2221, http:www/greensborogarage.com.

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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.

2003 Volkswagon Passat GL 4-dr., 61K, silver, A/C, power S, CD, new brakes, inspected. Just reduced to $9300/OBO. Info: 802-879-0687.

2005 ACURA MDX TOURING Experience luxury and 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@lewisau tos.com, www.lewisautos.com.

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2005 Subaru Legacy OBi Wgn A/T, A/C, CD, CC, heated seats. $16,900. Info: Greensboro Garage, 802-533-2221, www.greensborogarage.com.

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For Sale Tallahassee, FL, area Furnished 3-BR, 2-BA, 1800 sq.ft. ranch on 2 acres. Extras. $139,500.

Info: 802-338-2893.

Williston Home for Sale 3-BR, 2-BA, FR, great neighborhood, terrific schools. $245,000.

Info: 802-878-9267.

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.

3-BR, south side, dogs ok Sunny 3-BR ranch, fully insulated, freshly painted, fenced-in area for pets, walk everywhere/bus stop on corner. Large concrete pads in back for parking vans, trucks, camper. W/D, half basement. $1400/mo. Please have excellent refs. Info: Margaret Murray, 802223-5882, hurraymurray@yahoo. com.

Affordable Apartments Jeffersonville 2-BR townhouse for $610/mo. Stowe 2-BR flat for $635/mo. Hardwick 2-BR flat for $540/mo. Hardwick 4-BR flat for $700/mo. All units incl. heat, trash removal & water/sewer. Call 802-899-3400 for more info & an application. Equal Opportunity/ Fair Housing. Info: Alliance Property Management, Inc. Amazing House for Rent This 2-floor house w/ 5-BR, 2-BA, 2 kitchens, in a beautiful country setting. 3 acres of mowed land w/ flowerbeds. Price incl. all utils., trash pickup, plowing, mowing. Cable & highspeed Internet to bldg. Garden space avail.

Room for 4-5 vehicles for parking. Great neighborhood. Lots of space for dogs to run. 20 min. to Mt. Mansfield for skiing, 30 min. to Smuggs. W/D on site. $2800/ mo. Info: 802-888-1683, johnshouse@stowevt.net, www.rubinosculpture.com/rental.htm.

Bristol 1-BR, new carpet, bright & airy, newly painted, convenient downtown location in historic building. Incl. off-street parking & storage. 1-yr. lease. $625/mo.

NS/pets. Avail. 10/1. Info: Carol, 802-453-4065.

BROOKSIDE HUNTINGTON CABIN 1-of-a-kind, 1-story, spacious 1-BR, loft, woodstove, wood-fired sauna, DSL. Walk to hiking trails on Camel’s Hump Rd. 30 min. to Burlington. 1 pet allowed. $1650/mo. + all utils. except elec. (incl.), month-tomonth lease. Refs. req. Avail. Nov. 1. Info: 518-334-2165.

Burl. 1-BR Brookes Ave. 1-BR, off-street parking, near FAHC & UVM. Quiet building. $625/mo. + utils. (gas heat, elec.). Rubbish, water incl. Deposit req., avail. around Nov. 1. Info: Linda Hoyt, 802-862-8702.

Burl. Fabulous So. End 1-BR + den. Wonderful, quiet, residential neighborhood; walk to downtown, lake, parks; mins. to Med Ctr. & UVM; yard & parking; econ. gas heat. Refs. & credit req. $920/ mo. 2nd fl. Info: Marlene O’Brien, 802-879-0466.

Burl., Little Eagle Bay 1- & 2-BR apts. at Little Eagle Bay avail.

Nov. 1 & Dec. 1. $815-$959.99/mo.

Go to www.littleeaglebay.com for more info. 802 951-5900. Info: amm@tpwmanagement.com.

Burl.: Renovated Downtown Maple St: Beautiful 2-BR condo. All remodeled: whirlpool, top-of-theline appliances incl. W/D, parking, 700 sq.ft. Pets neg. Incl. HEAT! Nov. 1; 1 year. $1,400/month. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www.Hicko kandBoardman.com.

BURLINGTON South Meadow FALL SPECIAL - 1 month free! Lg. 3-BR, full bath, onsite W/D, great location, gas heat. NS/pets. Currently avail. $1175/mo. + dep.

Info: 802-864-9966.

Burlington 11 Murray St. Avail.

Nov. 1. 3-BR, 1-BA, lg. kitchen, HDWD floors, lg. screened porch, pets considered, close to downtown. $1300/mo. + utils. Call Coburn & Feeley, 802-864-5200 ext. 229.

Burlington 1-BR, avail. Jan 1.

Heat incl. Onsite laundry, offstreet parking. Pets neg. Close to everything. $850/mo. Info: 802655-6371.

Burlington 2-BR apt. Avail.

Nov. 1. 2nd floor, nice location on bus route in South End. Corner of Lyman Ave. & Pine St. Off-street parking. $775/mo. + utils. Info: 802-862-1996.

Burlington 3-BR $1400 Newly renovated 1st-floor 3-BR apt. on North Ave. $1400/mo. + util. & dep. Off-street parking, gas heat, NS/NP. Available Nov. 1 w/ year lease. Refs. required. Info: Pierre Gingue, 802-343-0999.

Burlington 4-BR, East Ave. Parking. No pets. Avail. now. $1600/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021. www. nevilleco.com.

Burlington cent. location 3BR apt., lg. kitchen, DW, HDWD, 3-season porch, mudroom, basement storage, W/D incl., gas heat.

Incl. electric, trash & water. Ward

St. Avail. 11/15. $1550/mo. + dep. Info: 802-863-0188.

Burlington Condo for Rent 2-BR (one lg., one small), offstreet parking, walk to downtown & UVM. No pets. $925/mo. Info: 802-878-2655.

Burlington Hill section 2-BR, 1-BA elegant furnished condo. Open floor plan, 12’ ceilings, sunny lake views, off-street parking, walk to UVM/hospital/ downtown. NS/pets. Refs., dep. $1300/mo. Avail. October-June.

Info: 802-310-5434.

Burlington house for rent 2-BR, 2nd floor, big kitchen & LR, backyard, 1 or 2 parking spaces.

Close to Leddy Park & downtown.

Gas heat. $1115/mo. Avail. 11/1.

Info: 802-863-7110.

BURLINGTON N. AVE 2-BR, furnished, 7 mo. lease. Parking, laundry, storage. $950/mo. + dep.

Info: 802-304-1971.

Burlington, North Ave. 2-BR house, encl. porch, hookups. No dogs. Avail. Nov. 1. $920/mo.

Neville Companies, Inc. 802-6603481 x1021. www.nevilleco.com.

Cabin in Underhill 2-BR mountainside log cabin camp in beautiful isolated location w/ hiking & XC ski trails. Avail. Nov.April. $750/mo. + utils. Info: 802-475-5216.

Charlotte: Like-New Home Ethan Allen Hwy: 1-BR, 1-BA, 750 sq.ft. duplex. Renovated 2 years ago; like new. W/D, gorgeous yard, garage, HDWD. NP/NS. Avail. now; 1 year. $950/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rental s @ hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

Colchester 1-BR apt. located on the lake. Pets neg. Very clean.

Close commute to everything.

Comes with dock & mooring rights. $1150/mo. Avail. Dec. 1.

Info: 802-655-6371.

Colchester 521 Porters Point, avail now. 3-BR house newly remodeled, 1.5-BA, HDWD, porch, parking, lg. yard, pets considered. $1350/mo. + utils. Call Coburn & Feeley, 802-864-5200 ext. 229.

Colchester 2-BR home Recently renovated w/ new paint throughout, new flooring & BA, W/D hookups, convenient location.

Avail. Nov. 1. $1200/mo. + utils.

Info: 802-434-3631.

Colchester 2-BR w/ yard Beautiful 2-BR in private duplex w/ lg. yard in country setting. Close to Essex & Burlington. HDWD, W/D, oil heat, new windows, updated kitchen w/ DW. No pets, smoking.

Avail. now, 10-month lease. $950/ mo. + utils. Info: 802-309-5544.

Colchester Remodeled Home 2400 sq.ft. house, lg. lot, new kitchen/bathrooms, all appliances. High-efficiency gas furnace & HW heater. HDWD floors, screened-in porch. Two garages.

NS/pets, refs. $1775/mo. Info: 802-233-1150.

COLCHESTER/MILTON LINE 1BR apt., clean, private, parking, furnished or unfurnished, heat & lights incl., minutes from Burlington, Essex, Williston. $800/mo. Call 893-2450. Info: 802-893-2450.

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Colchester: 4-BR Home Wall St.: Sprawling 3000+ sq.ft. ranch w/ 3-BA, cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace, kitchen w/ granite, breakfast nook, on wooded acre.

Oct. 15, flexible lease. $2500/mo.

Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

Colchester: Heat Included!

Wiley Rd: NEW PRICE! Fantastic 2-BR, 2-BA, 3-year-old, 1,265 sq.ft. condo. W/D. Includes heat, AC, etc.! Avail. now for 1 year. $1,350/mo. 802-846-9568; www.

HickokandBoardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, rentals@ hickokandboardman.com.

Grand Isle Home for Rent Beautiful country setting, 2 stories, 3+ BR, 2+ acres, 2-car garage. 3 min. to NY ferry, 25 min. to Burlington. $1225/mo. Refs. & dep. req. Info: 802-848-3984.

Hinesburg, Avail. Nov. 1 2-BR, 2-full-BA on Sunset Lake. Woodstove, propane monitor & some elec. heat. Ice skating in the winter, fishing & kayaking in the summer! Info: 617-851-2802.

Huntington House for rent. 3BR, 2-BA, DR, FR, full basement, 2-car garage, W/D hookups, beautiful mountain views, deck. Pets neg. Credit check. First & dep. $1275/mo. Info: 802-434-4652.

North Ferrisburgh Newly remodeled 2- and 3-BR apts. in lg. farmhouse. Located in North Ferrisburg on 8 acres w/ walking trails, out buildings. Spacious sunny rooms w/ HDWD. New efficient kerosene monitor heaters. $925-$975/mo. + utils. Info: Mark, 802-425-3737 or 802-3434820.

Office, residence or both!

Spacious 2-3-BR, perfect for roommates or home office. $990+ $85 utility package incl. electricity, etc. Discounts avail. for 1- or 2-person tenancy. Info: 802-8991147, apartments@exactbuilt. com, exactbuilt.com/apt.htm.

Richmond 2-Bedroom 2-BR, 1BA in Richmond. Great location in the center of town. $900 incl. heat and hot water. Sec. dep. required. No smoking, no pets.

Avail. Oct. 1. Call 343-2102. Info: WD Properties, Will Masson.

Room for Rent Immediately Country living. Wood heat, local telephone usage only. No cable.

Quiet neighborhood. Outside, offstreet parking. $450/mo. Info: 802-324-4727.

S. Burl. 3-BR House 2-BA, 2-car garage, fireplace, HDWD, lg. yard, great neighborhood. Hot air, oil heat. Avail. immed. $1550/mo.

Info: 802-863-0556.

Huntington: Views! Sunrise Dr.: 3-BR, 2.5-BA contemporary w/ 2200+ sq.ft., built 2008. Sign

by Oct. 15 & $500 off 1st. mo., + full propane tank! 1-yr. lease. $1700/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www.Hicko kandBoardman.com.

S. Burlington: Chic Condo Stonington Circle: Immaculate 3-BR, 2.5-BA townhouse w/ fireplace, stainless-steel appliances, master suite w/ 2 walk-ins, 2-car garage, basement. Avail. now through May 31, 2009. $1,800/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

lakefront House South Hero Furnished, spacious, 1-BR, newly built house with HDWD, fireplace, den, W/D, radiant heat.

Dep. req. Avail. Oct. 1 to June 1. $1000/mo., some utils. incl. Info: 802-425-3519.

S. Hero Winter Rental Post&-beam lakefront home 20 mins. from Burlington. November-May. Cozy Finnish stove. Firewood, DSL & DISH incl. Elec. & propane extra. Lease, dep., refs. $1500/mo.

Info: 802-372-4784.

Lincoln - riverfront home New construction home with bright, airy space, radiant-heat concrete floors, efficient woodstove, claw-foot tub & separate shower, W/D/DW. 10 min. to Bristol. Ref., please. $1200/mo. + utils. Info: 802-453-3356.

Shelburne: 3-BR, New Price Clearwater Circle: 2,000 sq.ft., 3-BR, 2.5-BA, formal dining, HDWD, gas fireplace, porch, 3-car garage. Beach rights. Avail. NOW through spring/summer 2009. $1,900/mo. 802-846-9568; www.

HickokandBoardman.com. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-8469568.

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.

Milton 1-BR Apt. Basement apt.

Incl. all util. & internet. Parking for 1 car, no pets, no smoking.

First & last months, rent, refs.

Great landlords! Ready now. $650/ mo. Info: lladeau@gmail.com.

Monkton 1-BR 5 y.o., energyefficient, laundry hook-up, 975 sq.ft. open living area, lg. BA. Half storage bldg. outside, plowing/mowing incl. Scenic area. 30 min. b/t Burlington & Middlebury. $800/mo. Info: 802-453-2865, petedoe@gmavt.net.

Monkton Ridge 1-BR apt. W/ fabulous views. Cathedral ceiling LR, exceptional BA, private entrance. Deck, garden. Easy commute to Burlington, Williston. NS/ pets. $750/mo. incl. utils. & heat.

Avail. now. Info: 802-453-4238.

New Haven Country Cottage 1-BR, 2-BA cottage opposite New Haven River. LR/DR, eatin kitchen, office. 5 miles north of Middlebury. W/D. NS/pets. $900/mo. + util. Dep., refs. Info: 802-388-0773.

Shelburne: On the Water!

General Greene: 2-BR, 1-BA endunit townhouse in 3-unit building built in 1907 w/ 179 ft. waterfront/beach. Views, W/D, shared yard. Avail. now; 1 yr. $1600/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokand boardman.com, www.Hickokand Boardman.com.

So Burlington: Manor Wds. Kennedy Drive: Large 3-BR condo.

Master w/ bath. Patio, carport +1, coin-op W/D in basement. Freshly painted, nice condition. Avail.

NOW; 1 year. $1,200/month.

Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

South Burlington Unfurnished 1-BR apt. $450/mo. + utils., refs. & dep. NS/pets. Info: 802-8629884.

South End Duplex First floor.

Sunny 2-BR, HDWD, porch, W/D, DW, storage. NS/dogs. $1250/mo.

Incl. heat & garage. Avail. 11/1.

Info: 802-453-5388.

Well-Maintained BTV Home 2-BR, 1-BA, first floor. Off-street parking, W/D in kitchen. Recently weatherized w/ Energy Star Windows. New carpet & vinyl. Avail. now. $950/mo. mrpjvt@yahoo. com. Info: mrpjvt@yahoo.com.

Williston 3-BR Log Cabin Great 3-BR, 2-BA log cabin at Catamount. $1375/mo. + utils.

Avail. now, lease until June 1.

No smokers or dogs, please. Info: 802-578-5563, eric@catamoun toutdoor.com, www.catamoun toutdoor.com/cabin.html.

Winooski Unique, lg. bright 2-BR/6-room, 2-level apt. in historic house. HDWD, pressed tin ceilings, W/D, basement storage, new heating system, porch, yard, off-street parking. Short walk to UVM, St. Mike’s, hospital. Ref., dep. $1000/mo. + utils. No pets. Avail.

11/1. Info: Bill, 802-655-0407.

Winooski 2-BR Heat/HW incl.

Parking, W/D in bldg., full bath w/ tub/shower. Clean, no smoking, no pets. $945/mo. Info: Bill Wheater, 802-233-1150.

Winooski 2-BR, Hickok St. Enclosed porch, parking. No dogs.

Avail. Nov. 1. $875/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

Winooski 3-BR apt. Avail. 12/1.

Off-street parking, laundry, garage, lg. yard. $1200/mo. Info: 802-355-3326.

Winooski 4-BR Quiet neighborhood, on bus line, fenced yard, HDWD, W/D in basement, offstreet parking. $1600/ month + util. ($200/month). Avail. Dec. 1. Sec. dep. required. No smoking, no dogs. Info: Tim Waite, 802-655-9327.

Winooski, Main St. Avail. Nov. 1. 2-BR. $915/mo. Heat & HW incl.

Parking. No dogs. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

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Burlington Apple Tree Point home. Needs someone to share.

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Burlington Responsible individual to share 3-BR house w/ two sober individuals. W/D avail.

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Essex Jct. Lg. room, new paint, near IBM. Tidy individual, spacious LR, kitchen. NS/dogs. $425/mo. + 1/4 heat, incl. elec. Hi-speed WiFi Internet, parking. Avail. now. Lv. msg. Info: 802-343-8073.

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Burlington Office Space Avail. in historic building w/ high ceilings. Handicap-accessible, free parking, all utils incl. phone/fax & copier. Shared waiting room w/ 3 therapists. Nice! $500/mo. Info: The Body Center, Jackie Gambino, MS PT, jgambino@surfglobal.net. commercial office loft 182 Main. 2800 sq.ft. Under renovation, build to suit, exposed brick/ timber/structure/duct, HDWD, 7 lg. windows on Main. Ready Dec. 08. Info: David, 802-316-6452.

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Oct. 15, flexible lease. $2500/mo.

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Grand Isle Home for Rent Beautiful country setting, 2 stories, 3+ BR, 2+ acres, 2-car garage. 3 min. to NY ferry, 25 min. to Burlington. $1225/mo. Refs. & dep. req. Info: 802-848-3984.

Hinesburg, Avail. Nov. 1 2-BR, 2-full-BA on Sunset Lake. Woodstove, propane monitor & some elec. heat. Ice skating in the winter, fishing & kayaking in the summer! Info: 617-851-2802.

Huntington House for rent. 3BR, 2-BA, DR, FR, full basement, 2-car garage, W/D hookups, beautiful mountain views, deck. Pets neg. Credit check. First & dep. $1275/mo. Info: 802-434-4652.

North Ferrisburgh Newly remodeled 2- and 3-BR apts. in lg. farmhouse. Located in North Ferrisburg on 8 acres w/ walking trails, out buildings. Spacious sunny rooms w/ HDWD. New efficient kerosene monitor heaters. $925-$975/mo. + utils. Info: Mark, 802-425-3737 or 802-3434820.

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Avail. Oct. 1. Call 343-2102. Info: WD Properties, Will Masson.

Room for Rent Immediately Country living. Wood heat, local telephone usage only. No cable.

Quiet neighborhood. Outside, offstreet parking. $450/mo. Info: 802-324-4727.

S. Burl. 3-BR House 2-BA, 2-car garage, fireplace, HDWD, lg. yard, great neighborhood. Hot air, oil heat. Avail. immed. $1550/mo.

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S. Burlington: Chic Condo Stonington Circle: Immaculate 3-BR, 2.5-BA townhouse w/ fireplace, stainless-steel appliances, master suite w/ 2 walk-ins, 2-car garage, basement. Avail. now through May 31, 2009. $1,800/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

lakefront House South Hero Furnished, spacious, 1-BR, newly built house with HDWD, fireplace, den, W/D, radiant heat.

Dep. req. Avail. Oct. 1 to June 1. $1000/mo., some utils. incl. Info: 802-425-3519.

S. Hero Winter Rental Post&-beam lakefront home 20 mins. from Burlington. November-May. Cozy Finnish stove. Firewood, DSL & DISH incl. Elec. & propane extra. Lease, dep., refs. $1500/mo.

Info: 802-372-4784.

Lincoln - riverfront home New construction home with bright, airy space, radiant-heat concrete floors, efficient woodstove, claw-foot tub & separate shower, W/D/DW. 10 min. to Bristol. Ref., please. $1200/mo. + utils. Info: 802-453-3356.

Shelburne: 3-BR, New Price Clearwater Circle: 2,000 sq.ft., 3-BR, 2.5-BA, formal dining, HDWD, gas fireplace, porch, 3-car garage. Beach rights. Avail. NOW through spring/summer 2009. $1,900/mo. 802-846-9568; www.

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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.

Milton 1-BR Apt. Basement apt.

Incl. all util. & internet. Parking for 1 car, no pets, no smoking.

First & last months, rent, refs.

Great landlords! Ready now. $650/ mo. Info: lladeau@gmail.com.

Monkton 1-BR 5 y.o., energyefficient, laundry hook-up, 975 sq.ft. open living area, lg. BA. Half storage bldg. outside, plowing/mowing incl. Scenic area. 30 min. b/t Burlington & Middlebury. $800/mo. Info: 802-453-2865, petedoe@gmavt.net.

Monkton Ridge 1-BR apt. W/ fabulous views. Cathedral ceiling LR, exceptional BA, private entrance. Deck, garden. Easy commute to Burlington, Williston. NS/ pets. $750/mo. incl. utils. & heat.

Avail. now. Info: 802-453-4238.

New Haven Country Cottage 1-BR, 2-BA cottage opposite New Haven River. LR/DR, eatin kitchen, office. 5 miles north of Middlebury. W/D. NS/pets. $900/mo. + util. Dep., refs. Info: 802-388-0773.

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General Greene: 2-BR, 1-BA endunit townhouse in 3-unit building built in 1907 w/ 179 ft. waterfront/beach. Views, W/D, shared yard. Avail. now; 1 yr. $1600/ mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokand boardman.com, www.Hickokand Boardman.com.

So Burlington: Manor Wds. Kennedy Drive: Large 3-BR condo.

Master w/ bath. Patio, carport +1, coin-op W/D in basement. Freshly painted, nice condition. Avail.

NOW; 1 year. $1,200/month.

Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802846-9568, rentals@hickokandboardman.com, www.HickokandBoardman.com.

South Burlington Unfurnished 1-BR apt. $450/mo. + utils., refs. & dep. NS/pets. Info: 802-8629884.

South End Duplex First floor.

Sunny 2-BR, HDWD, porch, W/D, DW, storage. NS/dogs. $1250/mo.

Incl. heat & garage. Avail. 11/1.

Info: 802-453-5388.

Well-Maintained BTV Home 2-BR, 1-BA, first floor. Off-street parking, W/D in kitchen. Recently weatherized w/ Energy Star Windows. New carpet & vinyl. Avail. now. $950/mo. mrpjvt@yahoo. com. Info: mrpjvt@yahoo.com.

Williston 3-BR Log Cabin Great 3-BR, 2-BA log cabin at Catamount. $1375/mo. + utils.

Avail. now, lease until June 1.

No smokers or dogs, please. Info: 802-578-5563, eric@catamoun toutdoor.com, www.catamoun toutdoor.com/cabin.html.

Winooski Unique, lg. bright 2-BR/6-room, 2-level apt. in historic house. HDWD, pressed tin ceilings, W/D, basement storage, new heating system, porch, yard, off-street parking. Short walk to UVM, St. Mike’s, hospital. Ref., dep. $1000/mo. + utils. No pets. Avail.

11/1. Info: Bill, 802-655-0407.

Winooski 2-BR Heat/HW incl.

Parking, W/D in bldg., full bath w/ tub/shower. Clean, no smoking, no pets. $945/mo. Info: Bill Wheater, 802-233-1150.

Winooski 2-BR, Hickok St. Enclosed porch, parking. No dogs.

Avail. Nov. 1. $875/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

Winooski 3-BR apt. Avail. 12/1.

Off-street parking, laundry, garage, lg. yard. $1200/mo. Info: 802-355-3326.

Winooski 4-BR Quiet neighborhood, on bus line, fenced yard, HDWD, W/D in basement, offstreet parking. $1600/ month + util. ($200/month). Avail. Dec. 1. Sec. dep. required. No smoking, no dogs. Info: Tim Waite, 802-655-9327.

Winooski, Main St. Avail. Nov. 1. 2-BR. $915/mo. Heat & HW incl.

Parking. No dogs. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

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your savvy guide to local real estate WELL LOCATED OHINWOW! JOHNSON

WELL LOCATED PERFECT INLOCATION JOHNSON

Is what you will say as you pull up to this newer 3 bedroom, 3 bath Jericho home. From the landscaped lot to the meticulously detailed interior to the welcoming screened porch, you will want to call it HOME! $465,000.

Call Nancy Desany Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9540 www.VermontTrademarkHomes.com

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2 bedroom, 1.5 bath Colchester Condo tucked away on quiet wooded lot, yet convenient to main roads, boat launch and Malletts Bay Marina. Condo also features ample closet space, a full, dry unfinished basement and some attic storage above garage.

$185,000.

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Shows like new, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor unit with reserved parking, storage, AC and washer and dryer included. Great South Burlington location. $159,900.

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Look no more! This charming Ranch has two 1st floor bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, a finished basement with den, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, sunny kitchen, expansive back deck overlooking pool & fenced yard plus 1 car garage, all in a great neighborhood. $229,900.

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Bedrooms overlook gardens. $595,000.

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If you are ready to downsize from your current home and you are not looking for a project, put this home on your “Must See” list. No surface was left untouched with new flooring, carpet, paint, kitchen cabinets, appliances, lighting, bathrooms, deck. $259,900.

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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 and more. Affordable.

Will work with you to work within your budget. FREE ESTIMATE. Info: 802-318-3524, www.specialtyfauxpro.com.

Fall/Winter services Fall planting and garden cleanups; deer and vole plant protection; fruit and ornamental tree pruning; tree and brush removal.

Pruning your trees now while they are dormant will prevent the spread of insects and disease.

Info: Vaughan Landscaping, Brian Vaughan, 802-482-4228, vaughanlandscaping@gmail.com, www.vaughanlandscaping.com.

G.I.K Painting&Maintenance 10/13/08 5:28:18 PM Interior & exterior painting, install laminate flooring. References avail. vt@gikpainting. net. Info: 802-598-7588, www. gikpainting.net.

Green Housecleaning All natural products. $25/hr. Experienced, refs. avail. Info: 802-598-5723.

ODD JOBS YOU BETCHA Pressure washing, interior/exterior painting, fences and decks, doors, windows, baseboard casing, general carpentry & roofing, gutter repair and cleaning. Info: 802-373-2444.

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.

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Top floor End Unit with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, many upgrades. Gated garage space and outside parking.

Storage unit. Enjoy community meeting room and exercise room. $218,000.

WOW-3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath ranch home on 5 acres.

Large kitchen, great dining room with built-in shelves, double windows and plenty of room. Sun porch/mudroom entry and some finished space in basement. ONLY

1 level living, 3 bedroom ranch home. Hardwood floors, new carpet, fresh paint & a new roof. Large kitchen with ample cabinet space opens to dining area with deck.

Views of rolling hills on 1 pleasantly landscaped acre.

Call Kathy Vitali Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9588 www.KathyVitali.com

Immaculate 2100+ sq. ft Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths.

Incredible master bedroom suite with walk-in closet.

Many bonus rooms. Large kitchen/dining room with deck. Tile & laminate flooring. Two car garage & walk-out basement. Above ground pool.

Mountain view. $229,900.

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A Safe Home While You Roam Housesitters, excellent refs., will stay in your home & care for your pets while you’re gone. Negotiable rates. All Vermont cities covered. Call for reservation. Info: Pampered Abode, 802-735-7339, www.pamperedabode.com.

Appliances/ Tools/Parts 2-year-old wood for sale Two cords, seasoned, dry. $300/ cord, you pick it up. Burlington area. Info: Dave Mitchell, 802859-0901.

GE Profile Dishwasher White, w/ TriClean Wash System-Quiet Power II. Works like new, small cosmetic dent near bottom. Remodeling kitchen, former appliances must go! $50/OBO. Info: Wendy Mays, 802-233-0296.

Batman Fans 3 Warner Bros.

“Batman: The Animated Series” appreciating, limited-edition cel. is. Very cool, framed w/ certificate.

Mr. Freeze: $1,200; Be A Clown: $1,200; Villains: $900. Pictures of cells can be emailed to you upon request. Info: 802-236-0493.

Princess Diana Beanie Baby Excellent condition, asking $25.

Info: 802-658-6716.

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Snap On box 3 y.o., top of the line roll off box, model KRL 1001B. This is the extra deep unit, 28x45x54. New $7500; asking $3500. Info: 802-355-2289.

Stihl Heavy-Duty Grass Hog Gasoline powered w/ 2 blades, 4 spools orange string. Good “work horse.” $30. Richmond, 434-2782.

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ELECTRIC RANGE OVEN White GE, self-cleaning w/ white 30” range hood in excellent condition! Remodeling kitchen, former appliances must go! $100/OBO. Info: 802-233-0296.

Antiques/ Collectibles

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Call Forrest Cochran Century 21 Jack Associates 802-652-9803 x 2143 forrestcochran@c21jack.com

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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.

Jeep Wrangler Soft Top Black, fits ‘88-’94, brand new, excellent condition, Mopar w/ all hardware.

Paid $1200; sell for $500. Teaneau cover & bra incl. Info: Joey, 802-236-0493.

NISSAN FRONTIER BEDCOVER Great deal! Bedcover, hardcover (fiberglass), hydraulic, lockable.

Paid $1100; sell for $400. Call Joey, 802-236-0493.

Refrigerator/Freezer White Kenmore in excellent condition. 2 crisper drawers w/ humidity control. Remodeling kitchen, former appliances must go! $150/OBO. Info: 802-233-0296.

White microwave Works great!

Replacing it w/ new stainless. $25/OBO. Info: 802-233-0296.

Clothing/ Jewelry Box of Girls’ Clothing Sizes 8-16, mostly size 14. Really nice clothes, mostly name brand. Some only worn once $20/box. Info: patriotchic2000@yahoo.com.

Electronics 40G PHOTO STORAGE & VIEWER GigaVu Evolution Pro, hi-res screen, takes CF cards (& SD w/ incl. adapter), jpg and RAW, many pro-level photographer features.

Online ad has details. $275. Info: 802-862-4714.

A NEW COMPUTER NOW! Brand name. Bad or no credit - no problem. Smallest weekly payments avail. Call NOW. (AAN CAN) Info: 800-816-2232.

Ampeg BA-115 Amplifier Bass Combo Amp, 100 watts, 1x15”, black, almost new. Great sound, excellent condition! $275. Info: 802-860-6402, jimlantz@burlingtontelecom.net.

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.

Phillips 60-in. widescreen Go to this website for a picture of this model and a full description: www.soundandv isionmag.com/ hdtvs/466. Call 802-373-0214 or 802-363-0581 if interested.

Sony 1000-watt subs & box 1000-watt subs w/ nice clean box. $130. Info: Ashlie Adams, 802-363-6965.

Entertainment/ Tickets Drivers w/ late-model vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464.

EME Now Hiring M/F Escorts Exotic dancers & performers, 18 & over. Make up to a $1000/wk +.

Check us out on the web. www. eroticmtn.com.

802-735-0741.

Info: EME Entertainment, 802735-1599, info@eroticmtn.com.

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: 802-658-1464.

Free Stuff 7 ft. Ficus tree In need of some TLC. Tree is approx. 10 months old & needs someone w/ a green

thumb. Please bring your own lg. pot to transfer. Info: Matt or Kate, 802-878-1628, kate1180@ gmail.com.

Free Chair Comfy, some tears in fabric. Comes w/ sage green slipcover. Info: 802-858-9916.

Is Your House Haunted? Let us check it out for free. The Vermont Spirit Detective Agency: “The Private Eye For Those Who’ve Died.”

Info: Matthew Borden, 802-8811171, 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

Maine Coon Cat Kittens Maine Coon Cat Kittens. CFA & TICA registered, shots, vet-certified, raised underfoot. www.thornplum.com/Cattery.html Phone Patty, 207-338-6919.

Sports Equipment Great kayak for fishing Pungo 120 Angler sells new for $975.

12’ stable boat comes w/ anchor, two rod holders & clips to hold the paddle while you fish. Info: Canoe Imports, 802-651-8760, canoeimports@comcast.net, www. canoeimports.com.

BURLINGTON FUTON w/ frame & mattress cover, full size. Nonsmoking and cat-free home. Excellent condition. Asking $350.

Info: Bob Dipaolo, 802-862-5588.

Great used kayak just $540 Gives the feel & glide of a touring kayak w/ the stability and comfort of a recreational kayak.

Sells for $899 new. Info: Canoe Imports, 802-651-8760, canoeimports@comcast.net, www.canoeimports.com.

Captain’s Bed, Like New 3 large drawers, fits twin mattress, hardwood, headboard & footboard, like new condition, you ship, ask for pictures. $150. Info: 802-849-9754.

KROWN LONG BOARD Used for one season, excellent condition.

Great for first timers and seasoned riders. Originally bought for $89 but will sell for $40/OBO. Info: 802-370-6984.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Set of interior French louvered doors w/ hinges, solid pine. Fit 28” opening. $40. Info: 802-862-5588.

Mad River Explorer canoe 16’, IQ2 gunwales, webbed wood seats, Royalex construction. Used 3 mos.

Half the price of new, just $700!

Info: Canoe Imports, 802-6518760, canoeimports@comcast. net, www.canoeimports.com.

Pets Hay Bales for Horses 700 bales, $3/bale. You pick up. 30 bales of mulch hay, $2/bale. Rt. 128, Westford. Info: 802-5223826, skulpture@comcast.net, http://www.granitegardens.com.

Pretty in Pink used kayak Pungo 120 used for 3 months at our North Beach rental center for just half price, $412.50. This boat sells new for $825. Info: Canoe Imports, 802-651-8760, www.canoeimports.com.

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N. FERRISBURGH 4-BR

So. Burlington 2-BR, 1.5-BA. Open floor plan, newer carpet. Lg. master BR w/ spacious closets. 1-car detached garage, overhead storage. Private patio, great for grilling & entertaining. $199,999.

Call Andrea, 802-558-2967.

LOCATION! LOCATION! NICE!

All new except shell & foundation, 2500 sq.ft., 4-BR, 3-BA, OHW radiant heat, granite countertops & much more on 6.6 acres. Ideal for “in-law” apartment or rental unit. Owner/Broker. $367,500.

802-877-3675.

New listing 2 miles from I89 and Waterbury Village. Immaculate, energy efficient home on 5 acres w/ 3+ BR, 2-BA, granite kitchen, sunroom, Hearthstone woodstove. 3-car garage, wildlife, views & more! $335,900.

802-760-8570 or vtcape@yahoo.com.

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Meticulously renovated 3-BR,10/14/08 1.5-BA 9:25:42 AM duplex on cul-de-sac. Condo convenience, single-home privacy. 1400 sq.ft. 3-level w/ attached garage. Gourmet kitchen, HDWD, jacuzzi bath, master w/ walk-in, private deck. $249,900. 802-578-2238, www. arthurcourtcondo.com.

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PEAVEY TNT 115 BASS AMP Great little amp. Moving to California need to sell. Take it away for $250. Call Matt, 802-238-8610.

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PRO GUITAR REPAIRS Pro refretting starting at $125. Please check out website at www.bluefrets.com & be sure to read the Testimonials page. Fully guaranteed, fast turnaround. Brandon, VT. Info: Dennis Bonanza, 802-247-6990, dbonanzam@verizon.net.

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Want to Buy 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE Needs a new transmission, needs to be towed. Snow tires. Well maintained over the years. Body is in good condition. $2000. Info: 802-922-8053.

ANTIQUES Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates, silver.

Anything unusual or unique. Cash 1x4-7road 5/26/05 1:02 PM paid. Info: Dave, 802-859-8966.

SEEKING RETRO FURNISHINGS I’m buying mid-century modern chairs, tables, cabinets, art & sculpture from the ‘50s, ‘60s & ‘70s, including Eames, Herman Miller, Knoll, Bertoia, etc. Cash paid. Info: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 802-860-6276, richard@ fightcrime.org.

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Bands/ Musicians GUITARIST/BASSIST AVAIL. Experienced, mature guitarist/ bassist seeks part-time situation: classic rock, blues, country. Some vocals, some PA gear, tons of guitars & amps. Brandon, VT. Info: Dennis Bonanza, 802-247-6990, dbonanzam@verizon.net, www. bluefrets.com.

KEYBOARDIST WANTED for onetime Madonna cover-band show.

Shooting for Mardi Gras. Gonna be Page 1 313-268-6226. sick.

Info: SEARCHING FOR SINGERS A Burlington a cappella group is seeking singers. We’re looking for a midto high-range female, a low-range female, & a male bass. Some experience req. Come sing with us!

Info: Ben Russell, 802-355-5253.

SESSION PLAYER AVAILABLE Professional. I am a multi-instrumentalist looking for work in studio or live. Genre unimportant. Guitar, bass, drums, vocals, percussion - no problem. Info: James Kinne, 802-839-9010, www.jameskinne. com.

For Sale LINE 6 POD XT LIVE $295 Literally new, used twice in my home for 20-30 min. Comes w/box, power cord, manual, presets card, USB cable. $295, cash only. Call 4-9 p.m. Info: 802-655-9479.

TENOR SAXOPHONE! Conn w/ Yamaha mouthpiece & hardshell case. Don’t know a ton about saxes, but it is decent, fairly new & has a nice sound. $400. Info: Zoe Christiansen, 802-223-1342.

Instruction GUITAR INSTRUCTION All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com.

GUITAR INSTRUCTION Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training.

Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels.

Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802-864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net, www.rickbelford. com.

GUITAR SCHOOL OF VERMONT “Not your usual music instruction.” Attention from multiple teachers, fundamentals, theory, technique, composition. Teaching Guitarist’s Growing Musicians.

802-655-5800, www.guitarschoolofvermont.com.

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.

Auditions/ Casting CASTING FOR FEATURE FILM! Non-union. Focus is to make quality films on a shoestring budget.

Complex & meaningful roles. Auditions Oct. 19 starting at 1 p.m.

Email below to sign up for spot or for more information. Info: Long Weekend Productions, Emily Lyons, lyonsemilyg@gmail.com.

Call to Artists FLETCHER ALLEN RFP FAHC is seeking proposals for large-scale, 2- or 3-D artwork. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 17, 2008.

For more information: Burlington CityArts.com or contact jdyer@ ci.burlington.vt.us.

For Sale ORIGINAL ABSTRACT ART Oil pastel paintings that utilize bright colors & beautiful blended motion. View my portfolio at http:// webpages.charter.net/schoenig.

Commission work avail., as well.

Info: Christian Schoenig, 802279-4186, webpages.charter. net/schoenig.

acting IMPROVILICIOUS! RETURNS!: Oct. 16 - Nov. 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursdays!. Cost: $195 /4-week class with performance.

Location: Designhaus, 22 Church St., 2nd Floor, Burlington. Info: Designhaus, 802-310-5019, designhaus.org@gmail.com, designhaus. org. Learn from an environment of play and increase laughter capacity with developmental improv games and long-form improv! Students will be encouraged to tap into individual creativity, spontaneity and intuition. Culminating event: a performance with a live studio audience on Friday, Oct. 3, coinciding with Burlington’s First Friday Art Walk.

art STORYTELLING WORKSHOP: Oct. 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $45 /3-hour class, lunch included.

Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Road, Shelburne.

Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802985-9746, www.vermontzen.org.

Award-winning author and storyteller Rafe Martin will offer a workshop for adults and young adults on understanding stories and their transformative power, as well as on how to tell them so that they really come alive. Rafe is the author of over 20 books, picture books, novels, and collections. He is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Empire State Award for his significant contributions to the field of children’s and young adult literature.

CRANIAL WORK WITH TERRI LEE: Oct. 25-26, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $265 /2-day workshop. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul Street, Burlington. Info: Touchstone Healing Arts, 802658-7715, info@touchstoneheal ingarts.com, www.touchstone healingarts.com. Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, noninvasive bodywork modality that anyone can learn to assist others. Focus is on exploration and observation of movement in the cranial bones. Learn how to work the facial muscles and bones, and the bones and muscles of the cranium, from one of the country’s leading instructors.

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.

childbirth CVMC BIRTHING CTR. OPEN HOUSE: First Wed. of every month, 5:30-7 p.m. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-371-4613, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org.

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PostNatal Yoga: Cost: $10 / class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-223-9940, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org.

Restore and nourish your whole postpartum body in postnatal yoga! Gentle poses, breathing exercises, restorative postures will help feed your whole self. Also, connect with other postpartum mamas and babes (precrawlers). Come when you are ready. Please call to preregister. Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m.

PreNatal Yoga: Saturdays at 9 a.m. Cost: $10 /1-hour class.

Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin.

Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, Elizabeth Murphy, 802223-9940, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. Come and celebrate this sacred time! Gain confidence in your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wisdom! Ease back pain, nausea, hip discomfort and prepare your body for pregnancy, birth & beyond. Prenatal yoga instructor Elizabeth Murphy weaves her knowledge as a labor & delivery nurse, yogini and mother of two.

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!

Nia Holistic Dance: Oct. 17 - Dec. 19, 12-1 p.m., Weekly on Friday. Cost: $10 /1-hour class.

Location: Dhatri Movement Arts Center, 185 Tilley Drive, South Burlington. Info: Dhatri Foundation for Compassionate Integrative Health, Julie Starr, julie@ dhatrifoundation.org. Nia is a fusion fitness practice combining dance, martial arts, yoga and body integration techniques.

Dhatri Foundation offers a variety of movement, art, yoga and music classes for adults and children.

Childcare and financial assistance available. For our full schedule of classes and more information, call 862-2333 or email info@dhatrifoundation.org.

Dried Wreath Workshop: Oct. 26, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $32 Location: Gardens of Seven Gables, 546 Anderson Rd., Barre. Info: Gardens of Seven Gables, Joann, 802476-3350. Celebrate the harvest by creating your own dried flower wreath! I will teach basic techniques for drying flowers, as well as constructing a wreath. I provide all materials, you provide the â&#x20AC;&#x153;creativity.â&#x20AC;? Wreath size approx. 20-22 inches.

creativity EXPRESS YOURSELF!: Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Cost: $45 /workshop. Location: Stowe Library Conference Room, Stowe. Info: Sara, 802-888-3802. A creative workshop. Bring forth your personal creative genius using spontaneous drawing, writing and mapmaking. Led by Sara Waskuch, designer and teacher.

WORKING WITH SYMBOLS: Oct. 29 - Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $60 Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. Learn how to recognize, interpret and work with the images that form the basis of art, creativity and your dream life in this workshop created by studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requests. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

Yestermorrow Design/Build Sch.: Cost: $300 /class; 15% discount for Vermont residents.

Location: Yestermorrow Design/ Build School, Route 100, Warren.

Info: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 802-496-5545, erin@yestermorrow.org, www.yestermorrow.org. INTRO TO THE WOODSHOP, 11/1-11/2: Weekend workshop introduction to woodshop equipment and hand tools. EFFICIENCY BY DESIGN, 11/1-11/2: Explore energy-efficient design details and calculate energy savings. GREEN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, 11/19-11/21: Introduction to green real estate and green development, issues, strategies and implementing green real estate business plans.

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.

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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!

Kitchen Herbal Delights: Oct. 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25 /2hour hands-on workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal Street, Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, www.purpleshutter.com. Get ready to have fun & expand your creativity. With Kelley Robie, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make a culinary herbal oil & vinegar, sew together a spiced potholder, mix an aromatic potpourri blend and finish with an intoxicating chocolate liqueur. Take home lots of goodies and instructions on how to make each!

Wisdom of the Herbs School: Wild Edible Intensive 2009: Enhancing Local Food Security.

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Holistic Nutrition: Cost: $1,500 /100 hours. Location: Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, www. elementsofhealing.net. Starting in January. Program will focus on the healing energy of food and its use in dietary therapy. We will study Eastern-medicine diagnostic methods to create your appropriate diet and discuss foods for degenerative diseases. Time will also be spent learning to cook and prepare food for a healthy lifestyle.

Mind/Body Wellness: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 10-11:15 a.m. & 5:30-6:45 p.m. Cost: $12 /program. Location: Satori Studio, 65 Elm St. (Mathewson Bldg.), Barre.

Info: Satori Studio, Rahn Bouffard, 802-498-5555, satoristudio@verizon.net, satoristudio. net. Unique, cross-discipline mind/ body group fitness programs combine gentle Chi Kung movements, relaxed Yin Yoga stretching and various forms of meditation. These programs promote natural ease and inner strength by applying ancient techniques for modern times. Held in an intentional space designed to balance and harmonize the body/ mind complex.

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and polish silver sheet metal and SU: Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and month for meditation and discuswire. Students will design pierced Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Ver- sions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open and solid shapes that will be laymont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy House occurs every third Wednesered together to create depth and Road, Williston. Info: 802-660day evening of each month, 7-9 movement.

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kids Creative Motion: Oct. 13 - Dec. 22, 1-2 p.m., Weekly on Monday.

Cost: $10 /1-hour class. Location: Dhatri Movement Arts Center, 185 Tilley Drive, South Burlington.

Info: Dhatri Foundation for Compassionate Integrative Health, Julie Starr. Introduction to basic elements of dance - rhythm, time, movement, space. Children gain confidence, body awareness, learn how to follow directions. Dhatri Foundation offers a variety of movement, art, yoga, music classes for adults and children. Childcare and financial assistance available.

For full class schedule, call 8622333 or email info@dhatrifoundation.org.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available.

MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory class. Loca-

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 â&#x2C6;&#x161;Ă&#x2030;¢?? 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 @ touchstonehealingar t s. com, 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 bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tissue layers, cultivating an efficient use of energy through proper biomechanics, client positioning and sophisticated hands-on methods.

the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: 802-658-6795, www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself.

The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

nature ROOTS Rendezvous: October 24-26, from 4 p.m. on Fri. to 4 p.m. on Sun. Cost: $50 /weekend includes two dinners and camping, $15 a day. Location: ROOTS School, East Calais. Info: ROOTS School, 802-456-1253, Info@ RootsVT.com, www.RootsVT.com.

Join ROOTS in a gathering for all who are interested in learning the skills that connect us to the Earth: Fire; Archery Course; Hide Tanning; Tracking; Birding; Ninjutsu; Ecology; Physical Conditioning; Shelter; Water Purification; Flint Knapping; Natural Fibers; Weaving; Awareness; more. Any skill level. Families welcome. Children under 12 free.

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painting Acrylics: Dramatic Color: Oct. 25, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cost: $75 /members, $85/nonmembers.

Location: Shelburne Art Center, 54 Falls Road, Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-9853648, www.shelburneartcenter. org. Students will create bold and expressive paintings using intense color. Students will work from the observation of brightly colored objects under dramatic lighting. An expressive and intuitive approach to painting and color will be emphasized. Some previous drawing skills are helpful, but not required.

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performing arts Storytelling Performance: Oct. 18, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $10 /1hour performance (adults; $5 for children). Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Road, Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 802-985-9746, vermontzen.org/ special_events.html. Award-winning author and storyteller Rafe Martin will present a storytelling performance suitable for families.

Rafe is the author of over 20 picture books, novels, and collections.

He is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Empire State Award for his significant contributions to the field of children’s and young adult literature.

photography Fall Photography Classes: Location: The Center for Photographic Studies, 45 State St., #394, Montpelier. Info: The Center for Photographic Studies, 802-479-4127, www.center4photostudies.org. Register now!

Classes begin mid-Oct. Creative Movement in Photography; Intro to Black & White Photography; Intro to Digital Workflow for Photographers; Beauty of Portraiture Lighting; Basic Digital Camera Concepts.

See website or call for info.

Photo Basics: Oct. 15-29, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $75 /3-week course. Location: DESIGNHAUS, 22 Church St., 2nd Floor, Burlington. Info: DESIGNHAUS, 802-310-5019, info@ designhaus.org, designhaus.org.

WEDNESDAYS! October 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Learn the relationship between aperture and shutter speed to obtain desired exposure!

Instructor Peter Johnson demystifies F-stops and depth-of-field. This course is appropriate for both film AND digital SLR! Bring your Canon Rebel or Grandpa’s Nikon! This is the class for you!

pilates A unique Pilates Experience: New classes: Mixed Level Mat, 9 a.m., weekly on Mondays. Cardio Moves √¢?? A cardio dance and Pilates fusion class, 10 a.m., weekly on Mondays. Classes start 10/6.

Location: The Pilates Den, Williston. Info: 802-318-6378, www. pilatesden.com. Discover Pilates with Polestar-certified instructor Shannon Lashua. Years of experience combined with creativity promises fun, informative, stressrelieving sessions in a supportive

environment. Private sessions and semiprivate sessions are offered on the equipment, as well as small group mat classes, all in the comfort of a sun-filled home studio.

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 Anusara-inspired 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.

psychology Mother Goddess & Her Consort: Oct. 24, 4:30 p.m.. Location: Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Info: Stephanie, 802860-4921. Come to this slide presentation of ancient sites in Britain and their implications for the Old Religion and for modern times. Led

by Chessie Stevenson, Jungian analyst. Refreshments will be provided.

Sponsored by The Jung Society and the Jungian Center.

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, 802-881-1866, 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.

scuba SCUBA CERTIFICATION COURSE: Cost: $275 /course. Location: Waterfront Diving Center, 214 Battery St., Burlington. Info: Waterfront Diving Center, Jonathan Eddy, 802-865-2771, info@ waterfrontdiving.com, www.waterfrontdiving.com. Add a new dimension to your tropical vacation this winter. Explore the underwater world. SCUBA certification classes starting each month.

sewing Sewing Classes: Location: Threadneedle Fabrics, 4 Carmichael St., Essex Junction. Info: Threadneedle Fabrics, 802-8762000, www.threadneedlefabrics. com. Learn to Sew, Oct. 28-Dec. 2; Alterations, Oct. 18; Heirloom Sewing. Oct. 25 & Nov. 2; Sewing Workshop, Oct. 23-Nov. 20. See our website for more information.

tai chi BEGINNER’S TAI CHI CHIH: Oct. 21 - Dec. 9, 1-2 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $50 /eight-week session. Location: Heineberg Senior Center, 14 Heineberg Rd. off North Ave., 14 Heineberg Rd. off North Ave. This easy-to-learn, 20-movement practice is both strengthening and centering. Its purpose is to circulate and balance the “Chi” or “Vital Energy,” evoking an increase in health, balance and serenity. For info, call Gail at 802863-3982 or Fred, the instructor, at 802-343-6422.

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.

theater Stories from the Inside Out: 2 Thursdays, Oct. 23 & Nov. 6, 7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Cost: $15 /session. Location: North End Studios, 294 North Winooski Rd., Burlington. Info: 802-860-6203, www.vermontplaybacktheatre. org. In these workshops we will play, awaken our senses, exercise ourselves as artists and humanitarians, practice compassionate listening and learn the fundamentals of Playback Theatre. In Playback theatre, personal life stories are shared by audience members and then re-enacted spontaneously on stage by a team of actors and a musician.

training Soils-Hand Classification: Oct. 17, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cost: $150 /course. Incl. lunch.

Location: Vermont Technical College - Center for Sustainable Practices, Randolph. Info: Mary O’Leary, www.csp.vtc.edu. A Silty Sand or a Sandy Silt? This one-day workshop teaches municipal officials, engineers, site technicians to perform field identification of gravel, sand, silt, and clay percentages in heterogonous soil samples.

Using samples from a variety of typical Vermont soils, practice identifying how much of each soil particle size is present. Confirm your estimates with sieve analysis and hydrometer, reinforcing recognition of soil particle size and textural classification.

well-being NUTRITION WISDOM: Nov. 1 Dec. 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., weekly on Saturday. Location: Rooted Wisdom Wellness Shop & School, 399 Center Rd. (1.85 mi. up from Exit 9 of I-89), Middlesex. Info: 802-229-6910. This course will give you a strong foundation in basics of healthy eating and nutritional therapy. We will share vital information, delicious foods and good cheer. Call or email for shop hours and directions.

writing Living and Leading Like a Poet: Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Every 2 months on the fourth Saturday. Cost: $65 /per 4-hour session; or $165 for all three. Location: Howard Space Center, 12 Howard Street, Burlington. Info: Women Writing for (a) Change Vermont, Sarah Bartlett, 802-8993772, sarah@womenwritingvt. com, www.womenwritingvt.com.

Celebrate poetry’s wisdom to help us live more consciously! Read, respond, reflect; share and genre; explore themes of intentionality, community, giving voice. Workshop incorporates WWfaC practices; no previous experience necessary. Men and women. Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 10/25, 11/22, 12/13. REGISTER NOW.

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

BURLINGTON YOGA: Flow classes (all levels), Tuesdays & Fridays, 5:45-7:15 p.m. ($14) Private lessons by appointment. Location: Memorial Auditorium Loft, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info: 802-658-9642, www.burlingtonyoga.com. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad

Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna.

COPPER CRANE YOGA: Anusara Yoga Workshop w/ Todd Norian, September 19-20, 2008. See website for details. Cost: $14 /dropin, $60/5-class card, $110/10class card, $200/20-class card.

Location: Copper Crane Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: 802-877-3663, coppercraneyoga. com. Individual, group and custom yoga classes. Thai Yoga Bodywork and Zero Balancing sessions by appointment. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to strengthen the body, uplift the heart and calm the mind. Be yourself here. Copper Crane is directed

by Carolyn Conner, RYT, Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner.

EVOLUTION YOGA: Mondays, 5:45 p.m. Class is sliding scale, $4-10. $5 Friday classes at 4:30 p.m. Cost: $14 /single class. $130/10 class card. $12/1-hr. class. $110/10 class card for 1 hr. classes. Community classes donation $5-$10. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Check out our added location at Eastern View, 185 Tilley Drive, South Burlington. Info: 802-8649642, www.evolutionvt.com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar classes for all levels, plus babies and kids yoga. Prepare for birth and strengthen post-partum with pre/post-natal yoga. Reducedprice community classes offered 3 times a week.

YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to all levels. Cost: $14 /drop-in, $110/10 classes, $120/month pass. Location: Chace Mill on Winooski River, and downtown at 113 Church St. (top floor of the Leunig’s building), Burlington. Info: 802-660-9718, www. yogavermont.com. Yoga for SixWeek Intro to Pranayama, Six-Week Intro to Kripalu, Six-Week Intro to Ashtanga, Monthly Restorative, Adaptive Yoga, Instructor Training and more listed on website. Gift certificates available. For the latest, check out our blog http://yogavermont.typepad.com.

Anyone seeking party status in the application proceedings must attend the prehearing conference or submit a written request, pursuant to Act 250 Rule 14, on or before Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

The following people or organizations may participate in the prehearing for this project: 1. Statutory parties: The municipality, the municipal planning commission, the regional planning commission, any adjacent municipality, municipal planning commission or regional planning commission if the project lands are located on a town boundary, and affected state agencies.

2. Adjoining property owners: May participate to the extent they can demonstrate that the proposed project will have a direct effect on their properties under the ten criteria of Act 250 pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E).

3. Other persons: May participate to the extent they can demonstrate that they have with a particularized interest protected by Act 250 that may be affected by an act or decision by the District Commission pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) (E).

If you wish further information regarding participation in this hearing, please contact the District Coordinator at the address below before the date of the first hearing or prehearing. If you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify this office at least seven days prior to the above hearing date.

Copies of the application and plans for this project are available for inspection by members of the public during regular working hours at the Williston Offices, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the District #4 Environmental Office. The application can also be viewed at the Natural Resources Board web site: www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup by clicking on “District Commission Cases” and entering the case number above.

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 26th day of September, 2008.

By: /s/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

ACT 250 NOTICE APPLICATION AND HEARING #4C0388A-12I 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001-6092 On September 22, 2008, Judge Development Corporation and SW Corner, LLC filed application #4C0388A12I for a project described as: The relocation of the Blair House within the same parcel of land in Blair Park. The project is located at Taft Corners (intersection of VT Routes 2 and 2A) in the Town of Williston. This project will be evaluated by the District 4 Environmental Commission in accordance with the 10 environmental criteria of 10 V.S.A. § 6086(a).

A prehearing conference is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. at the Essex Junction District Office of the Agency of Natural Resources, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, Vermont. A site visit will be held before the prehearing at 7:30 a.m. at the site. Directions to the site from Essex Junction: Take Route 2A into Williston; cross Taft Corners (intersection of Routes 2A and 2) and make first right into Key Bank Plaza; follow parking lot to the right around the Key Bank building and park near Blair House.

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

On October 7, 2008, G.B. New England 2, LLC and Euro West Partners Limited, filed application # 4C0608-16C for a project generally described as: The demolition of an existing multitenant commercial structure on Lot 8-2 (Parcel F-2 of Lang Farm) and the construction of a new 13,342 sf pharmacy with drive-through on a 2.3 acre parcel (Lot 8 (Parcel F-1) and Lot 8-2 (Parcel F-2)). The Project is located at the intersection of Route 15 and Essex Way in the Town of Essex, 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 Essex 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.

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No hearing will be held unless, on or before Friday, October 31, 2008, a party notifies the District Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request shall be in writing to the address below, shall state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information.

Prior to convening a hearing, the District Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

Should a hearing be held on this project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by Friday, October 31, 2008.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, adjoining property owners, other interested persons granted party status pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c). Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(5).

Dated in Essex Junction, Vermont, this 10th day of October, 2008.

By /s/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 Annual Meeting The Community Health Center of Burlington will hold their Annual Meeting and Community Health Awards on Thursday, October 23rd at 11:45 a.m. at the Hilton Burlington.

For information and ticket price please call 864-6309 ext. 191.

CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following traffic regulations are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Appendix C, Motor Vehicles, and the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: Sec. 27. No parking except with resident parking permit.

No person shall park any vehicle except vehicles with a valid resident parking permit or a valid guest pass and clearly identifiable service or delivery vehicles on any street designated as “residential parking.” (a) Streets designated for residential parking at all times include: (1) through (38) As Witten

(b) Streets designated for residential parking at all times for the period beginning May 1st and ending October 1st: (1) through (2) As Written (c) Streets designated for residential parking from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. include: (1) through (2) As Written

(f) Permits. The Police Department shall issue resident parking permits only to residents of streets, or portions thereof, that are designated “resident parking only” for parking on that street pursuant to section (g). In addition the Police Department shall issue resident parking permits to car share organizations for parking on all streets, or portions thereof, that are designated “resident parking only” pursuant to section (g).

(1) through (2) As Written

(g) Specific conditions.

(1) through (9) As Written Adopted this 8th day of October 2008 by the Board of Public Works Commissioners: Attest Norman Baldwin, P.E. Assistant Director-Technical Services

Adopted 10/8/2008; Published 10/15/2008; Effective 11/5/08.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE TOWN OF CHAROTTE LAND USE REGULATIONS Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 4444, the Charlotte Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Charlotte Town Hall on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 7:45 PM for the purpose of receiving public comment on proposed amendments to the Town of Charlotte Land Use Regulations.

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to make certain edits as found to be necessary and desirable based on public feedback and use of the document following its adoption in 2006.

The proposed amendments to the Land Use Regulations will affect all lands within the Town of Charlotte.

The proposed amended Land Use Regulations will have the following table of contents (abbreviated): Chapter I. Authority & Purpose Chapter II. Zoning Districts & District Standards Chapter III. General Regulations Chapter IV. Specific Use Standards Chapter V. Development Review Chapter VI. Subdivision Review Chapter VII. Subdivision Standards Chapter VIII. Planned Residential & Planned Unit Development Chapter IX. Administration & Enforcement Chapter X. Definitions The full text of the amendments is available for review at the Charlotte Town Office and on the Town’s website: http://www.charlottevt.org.

OPENINGS BURLINGTON CITY COMMISSIONS/ BOARDS On Monday, October 27, 2008, the Burlington City Council will fill vacancies on the following City Commissions/Boards: Cemetery Commission Term expires 6/30/11 One Opening

(d) Streets designated for residential parking from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday include:

Fence Viewer Term expires 6/30/09 Three Openings

(1) through (14) As Written

Board of Tax Appeals Term expires 6/30/10 One Opening

(15) South Union Street from [Spruce Street] Adams Street to Cliff Street. (e) Spaces designated as residential parking at all times for the use of car share vehicles only:

Board of Tax Appeals Term expires 6/30/11 Two Openings Telecommunications Advisory Comm.

Term expires 6/30/10 One Opening

Applications are available at the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, Second Floor, City Hall, and must be received in the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 2008.

Applicants must be nominated by a member of the City Council to be considered for a position; a list of Council members is also available at the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office. Please call the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office at 865-7136 for further information.

The City of Burlington encourages persons from diverse backgrounds to apply to serve on boards, commissions and committees. The City is committed to providing equal opportunity to all persons without regard to political affiliation, race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual preference, national origin, disability or any other non-merit factor.

PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on November 4, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following: 1. Final plat application #SD-0851 of Chittenden Bank to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of a 704,655 sq. ft. GFA shopping center complex with 618,846 sq. ft. of GLA. The amendment consists of: 1) razing a 3310 sq. ft. drive-in bank, 2) constructing a 4638 sq. ft. GLA drive-in bank, and 3) installing a 1330 sq. ft. temporary drive-in bank, 55 & 155 Dorset Street.

2. Preliminary plat application #SD-08-52 & final plat application #SD-08-53 of Super-Temp Realty Co, LLC for a planned unit development consisting of a 35,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility to be constructed in two phases, phase 1 consisting of 30,000 sq. ft. and phase II consisting of 5,000 sq. ft., 104 Bowdoin Street.

John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board Copies of the applications are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall.

October 15, 2008 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. 1241-06 CnC HSBC Bank, USA, NA, Plaintiff v.

Daniel Leonard, Kathleen Leonard, John Delucco, Kathleen Delucco Fairview Farm Homeowner’s Association State Of Vermont, Department Of Taxes And Occupants residing at 9 Hawthorne Circle, Essex, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Fieldstone Mortgage Company to Daniel Leonard dated November 1, 2005 and recorded in Volume 671, Page 96-117 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:30 P.M. on October 29, 2008, at 9 Hawthorne Circle, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Daniel S. Leonard by Warranty Deed of Frank Kordzikowski and Wendy Kordzikowski dated August 1, 2005 of record at Book 660, Page 94 of the Town of Essex Land Records.

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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.

HSBC Bank, USA, NA By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0096-08 CnC Universal Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v.

Sara J. Mongeon, Robert Mongeon And Occupants residing at 88 River Street, Milton, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Universal Mortgage Corporation to Sara J. Mongeon dated July 13, 2007 and recorded in Volume 348, Page 399 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 P.M. on October 28, 2008, at 88 River Street, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Sarah J. Mongeon by Executor’s Deed of Sandra J.C. Griswold, Nancy E. Cloud and Susan J. Bainbridge, Co-Executrices of the Estate of Erlene S. Cleveland dated July 13, 2007 and recorded in Book ___ at Page ___ in the Land Records of the Town of Milton: 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 Milton.

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.

Universal Mortgage Corporation By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0946-07 CnC Aurora Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff v.

Jessica T. Lacey, Dean R. Lacey, Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB And Occupants residing at 7052 Main Road, Huntington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB to Jessica T. Lacey dated November 14, 2005 and recorded in Volume 88, Page 626 of the Land Records of the Town of Huntington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:45 A.M. on October 20, 2008, at 7052 Main Road, Huntington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Dean R. Lacey and Jessica T. Lacey by Executrix’s Deed of Rosemary King, Executrix of the Goods, Chattels and Estate of Herbert V. Sheldrake dated November 14, 2005 and recorded in Vol. ___ at Pages _____ of the Town of Huntington 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 Huntington.

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.

Aurora Loan Services, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1118-07 CnC HSBC Bank USA, National Association for the Benefit of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Plaintiff v.

Todd Trombley, Betty Ann Trombley And Occupants residing at 79 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by New Century Mortgage Corporation to Todd Trombley dated September 25, 2006 and recorded in Volume 975, Page 304 of the Land Records of the Town of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:45 P.M. on October 28, 2008, at 79 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Todd Trombley and Betty Ann Trombley by Warranty Deed of Denise M. Dalton dated June 14, 1996 and recorded in Volume 547 at Pages 107-108 of the City of Burlington Land Records.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Burlington.

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 Bank USA, National Association 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. S1148-07 CnC Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-OPT4, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-OPT4, Plaintiff v.

Lisa M. Jackson, Gary M. Jackson,Option One Mortgage Corporation And Occupants residing at 17 Robin Road, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Option One Mortgage Corporation to Lisa M. Jackson dated September 16, 2005 and recorded in Volume 538, Page 390 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:45 P.M. on October 28, 2008, at 17 Robin Road, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Gary M. Jackson and Lisa M. Jackson by Warranty Deed of Clark J. Eaton and Victoria V. Clark dated September 16, 2005, of record in Volume ___ at Page ___ of the Colchester 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 Colchester.

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.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee 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. S1265-07 CnC U.S. Bank N.A. as Trustee, successorin-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A. as Trustee for JPM ALT 2005-S1, Plaintiff v.

Ronald W. Ryan, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union, Thayer Bay Homeowners Association And Occupants residing at 47 Thayer Bay Circle, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by NorthCountry Federal Credit Union to Ronald W. Ryan dated June 18, 2005 and recorded in Volume 528, Page 211 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, 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 1:00 P.M. on October 28, 2008, at 47 Thayer Bay Circle, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Ronald W. Ryan by Quit Claim Deed of Brande L. Ryan dated May 10, 1991 and recorded July 31, 1991 in Volume 182 at Page 311 of the Town of Colchester 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 Colchester.

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.

U.S. Bank N.A. as Trustee, By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1334-07 CnC U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. 2005-OPT2 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-OPT2, Plaintiff v.

Keon A. Leclair, Tina M. Leclair, Option One Mortgage Corporation And Occupants residing at 11 Woodcrest Circle, Milton, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Option One Mortgage Corporation to Keon A. Leclair dated August 30, 2005 and recorded in Volume 320, Page 477 of the Land Records of the Town of Milton, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:30 A.M. on October 28, 2008, at 11 Woodcrest Circle, Milton, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Keon A. Leclair and Tina M. Leclair by Warranty Deed of Mark Critchlow and Patricia A. Critchlow (f/k/a Patricia A. Devarney) dated August 30, 2005 and recorded in Volume ___ at Pages ___ of the Land Records of the Town of Milton.

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 Milton.

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.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee 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. S1356-07 CnC

US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2006-3, Plaintiff v.

Caryl M. Smith n/k/a Caryl M. Corbett, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation And Occupants residing at 424 VT Route 15, Underhill, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by EquiFirst Corporation to Caryl M. Smith n/k/a Caryl M. Corbett dated January 20, 2006 and recorded in Volume 150, Page 431 of the Land Records of the Town of Underhill, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:45 P.M. on October 28, 2008, at 424 VT Route 15, Underhill, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Caryl M. Smith (n/k/a Caryl M. Corbett) by Warranty Deed of Lisa J. Carroll, n/k/a Lisa S. Larabee, dated July 30, 2004 and recorded in Volume 138 at Pages 513-514 of the Town of Underhill 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 Underhill.

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.

US Bank National Association, as Trustee 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. S1250-08 CnC TD Bank, N.A., Successor in Interest to Boston Federal Savings Bank Plaintiff, v.

David W. Randall, Defendants.

SUMMONS AND ORDER OF PUBLICATION

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: David W. Randall You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon MARIKATE E. KELLEY, ESQ., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1233 Shelburne Road, Suite D-3, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, an answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint in the aboveentitled action within 41 days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is October 15, 2008. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your answer must also be filed with the Court.

Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any related claim which you may have against plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED

BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the complaint, or if you believe that you have a counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you fell that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.

Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint seeking repossession of a 2005 Titan Brentwood 14’ x 66’ Serial # 1905-829-10601 manufactured home (“Collateral”) located at 101 W. Milton Road, Unit 76, Milton, County of Chittenden, State of Vermont, and alleges that you have failed to make payments in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Note, Disclosure and Security Agreement, dated October 5, 2004. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the office of the Clerk of this Court, Chittenden Superior Court, 175 Main Street, P.O. Box 187, Burlington, Vermont 05402-0187.

It appearing from the Affidavits duly filed in the above-entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon the Defendant David W. Randall, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week and at least seven days apart for two successive weeks on October 15, 2008 October 22, 2008 in the Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation in Chittenden County, where defendant is believed to reside, the first publication to be made within 20 days of this order; and a copy of this Order shall be mailed to the Defendant David W. Randall at 101 W. Milton Road, Unit 76, Milton, Vermont 05468, his last known address.

Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 6th day of October 2008.

Dennis R. Pearson Superior Court Judge

VEHICLES FOR HIRE That Chapter 30, Vehicles for Hire, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 30-39 thereof to read as follows: Sec. 30-39. Fares to be posted in cab. (a) The fares and any approved surcharges prescribed in this division or by city council resolution shall be posted in each taxicab licensed under the provisions of this article and the city when issuing a taxicab license as provided by this article shall furnish the licensee with a card, plate or placard plainly stating such rates of fare and surcharges and such licensee shall at all times cause such card, plate or placard to be conspicuously prominently displayed in the passenger compartment of the taxicab. (b) There shall be prominently posted displayed in each passenger compartment of the taxicab licensed under the provisions of this article a map of the City of Burlington indicating all taxi zones and showing the boundary lines thereof. Such cards shall be provided for inspection at the request of any rider. (c) The City’s taxicab complaint telephone number shall be prominently displayed in the passenger compartment of the taxicab. (d) The rate card, surcharge notice, zone map and complaint telephone number shall be so illuminated as to be visible at all times. *Material stricken out deleted. **Material underlined added.

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Date published: 10/15/08 Date effective 11/05/08

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings, advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Any home seeker who feels her or she has encountered discrimination should contact the:

HUD Office of Fair Housing, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309.

OR Vermont Human Rights Commission, 135 State St., Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-6301. 800416-2010 Fax: 802-828-2480

Install Coordinator of Custom Window Treatments Looking for a highly organized, hands-on leader with excellent people and problem-solving skills, and project management experience, to manage our installation team. Involves scheduling and coordinating installations. Previous installation and/or carpentry experience required. Must be comfortable working occasionally with install team to guide team in commercial projects. Ability to work overhead and on ladders/lifts, lift 60lbs, and have a valid driver’s license.

Offering competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Send resumes to: susang@gordonswd.com or apply in person at Gordon’s Window Décor 4 Laurette Dr. Essex Junction.

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CVOEO Fair Housing Project is hiring a qualified person to be a full-time fair housing education and outreach coordinator. Responsibilities include: coordinating and leading community fair housing presentations, outreach to community groups and the general public, and referring fair housing complaints to appropriate enforcement agencies.

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By October 30, 2008.

The Burlington Housing Authority Finance & Administration Department seeks a Staff Accountant to join our fast-paced office.

The primary responsibility of this position is the complete accounts payable process, including the preparation and processing for payment of all invoices for BHA and all related managed companies, and the upkeep of the related subsidiary ledgers. This position will also be responsible for all accounting duties related to various properties, including budgeting and financial reporting.

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Youth Basketball Positions (December-February)

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Coordinator of Internship Development 1 year grant-funded position, Part-time TEMPORARY

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League Coordinator - $12.50/hr - Looking for an experienced, organized individual to oversee our Youth Basketball League for children in grades 3-8. Games are played Saturday mornings, some flexible hours during the week.

Site Coordinator - $10-12.50/hr - Officiate and oversee youth basketball games on Saturday mornings. Setup/cleanup, officiate, and communicate with League Coordinator.

PeeWee Basketball Coordinator - $10-12.50/hr - Lead K-2 graders in basketball skills and drills on Monday and Tuesday evenings (Jan/Feb) with the assistance of parent volunteers. Must be good with children and parents.

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Basketball Official - $8-10/hr - Officiate youth basketball games on Saturday mornings.

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positions open for the right candidate. The shifts available are for part-time and full-time positions. Starting pay is $9/hour, after a full year of full-time employment there will be a complete benefit package awarded!

Please have a resume available for review.

30 Community Dr., South Burlington Technology Park

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We have second- and VT Boiler Specialists seeks a commercial/industrial boiler/burner service technician. Ideal candidate will have experience with boilers outputting 500,000 BTU/hr and up; ability to clean water/ fire side of boilers; working knowledge of natural gas and propane burners; and steam and hot water boiler applications.

This is an hourly position that includes overtime and rotating on-call schedule.

Benefits include health insurance, paid vacation and 401(k) plan.

VT Boiler 11 Gregory Drive South Burlington, VT 05478 susanr@vtboiler.com

Essex Junction School District Part-time (0.82 FTE) long-term substitute position available at our Thomas Fleming Elementary School to provide general music instruction and before/after-school instrumental lessons to students grades 4 and 5. Position available beginning immediately and is expected to be available until January (possibly longer). Qualified candidates must hold a valid VT Educator License with a Music endorsement (3-12) and have a strong background in general and instrumental music. Pays $175.48/day. Applications only accepted electronically through www.schoolspring.com .

(Job ID 24371). EOE.

JOB FAIR

October 26th & November 8th.

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Bolton Valley ~ main base lodge

Over 200 positions to choose from including: Chefs (all levels) Housekeepers Bartenders Ski/Ride Instructors Events Coordinator Snow Reporter Hotel Front Desk Agents Nordic Instructors Terrain Park Staff Lift Mechanics

Lift Operators Snowmakers Waitstaff Dishwashers Lead Pizza Cook Parking Lot Attendants Guest Service/ Ticket Agents and more . . .

Full-time or part-time; because we have night skiing/riding, our schedules can be more flexible.

Join us for on-the-spot interviews with department managers.

Think Snow, Think Fun, Think Bolton Valley! www.boltonvalley.com ~ 802-434-3444

Do you thrive in a positive, forward, can-do culture with an ever-important social mission?

Autism Behavior Interventionist Developmental Services Behavior Interventionist Outpatient Therapist 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!

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“Building Bridges in the Community” NCSS, Inc., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478

Acute Technology is expanding!

We are looking for a part/full time web developer and support technician. This person must be self-motivated, organized and have excellent customer service skills. The requirements for this position include: knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS and Java Script. This in an entry level position with room to grow within the company.

The best place to work in Vermont is also the best place to build your future.

Acute Technology provides an extensive range of services to our clients above and beyond web development. Services include: computer, server, and network installation and maintenance, disaster recovery, and hosting solutions. Visit www.acutevt.com for a complete list. If you posess any other relevant expertise, in addition to the required web development skills, you are encouraged to apply.

Please send resumes to info@acutevt.com.

Communications Specialist We are looking for a communications specialist with solid writing and design skills to join our busy communications department.

Duties will include preparation of print documents, web pages, and other media to support our sales, product development, and educational efforts. We produce everything from sales videos to member contract documents and provider directories.

Our successful applicant will have at least three to five years' experience as a writer or designer and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience. Excellent computer skills are required and experience with desktop publishing, illustration, photomanipulation or web authoring software a plus. If you enjoy a fast-paced work environment and a variety of challenging work, submit your resume today!

Legal Assistant Dynamic 9-lawyer Burlington law firm seeks smart, energetic and technologically proficient assistant to support three exacting lawyers with busy litigation practices.

3-5 years of law office experience, accurate typing and dictation required. Must be a self-starter, well-organized, eager to learn, have excellent oral and written communication skills and be proficient in a wide range of computer applications. Ability to prioritize a must and a sense of humor is a plus. Salary commensurate with experience and ability. Excellent benefit package. Flexible hours possible.

Apply in confidence to: Michael T. Russell P.O. Box 1124 Burlington, VT 05402-1124.

Based in our Berlin office.

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, we know that our employees are our most valuable resource. That’s why we offer each employee more than just competitive salary and benefits packages. We offer an exciting health & wellness program, a large selection of on-site professional development classes, and lots of opportunities for career advancement ... all in a friendly and positive work environment.

Submit your resume to hrapps@bcbsvt.com or apply online at www.bcbsvt.com

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Program Assistant Magic Hat Brewing Co. is a brewer of world-class beers and a continually evolving brand of distinction.

WANTED: PT ARTIFACTORIAN

Can you handle your booze? Why not handle ours? Our Artifactory is seeking a dependable, creative, outgoing person with an affinity for exquisite elixirs and an aptitude for pleasing the populace to occupy a some-time position from the present to the not-so-distant future or beyond.

Duties include: Guiding tours, general retail functions, serving samples and educating about elixirs. Availability on weekends, holidays and evenings is an inescapable imperative, as is an achievement of at least 21 years of life experience.

SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: Human Resources/ Jobs Magic Hat Brewing Company 5 Bartlett Bay Rd. So. Burlington, VT 05403 or email to jobs@magichat.net To view a full listing of our current openings and learn more about the Magic Hat experience, visit www.magichat.net. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.

Mental Health & Substance Abuse COMMUNITY SUPPORT CLINICIAN

Two full-time positions available to support persons with psychiatric disabilities in Chittenden County.

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing creative problem solving, advocacy, resource development, case management, counseling and crisis support. Direct services to clients, families and the community. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human services field and experience with persons with serious and persistent mental disorders preferred.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLINICIAN

The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone program in Chittenden County, is seeking a full-time substance abuse clinician who will provide individual and group counseling to patients who are opioid dependent.

Position will require the candidate to establish and maintain clinic records, address treatment plans, progress in treatment and coordination of care.

Candidate must have a Master’s in counseling or social work and have or be working toward licensure in substance abuse treatment.

SENIOR CLINICIAN – CHITTENDEN CENTER

Supervisory clinician needed for the Chittenden clinic to work with patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment. Individual will provide clinical supervision to clinicians; clinical services to patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy; clinical evaluations; plus make referrals to appropriate services. Clinician will also develop and review individualized treatment plans and provide administrative tasks as appropriate. Master’s required in counseling/social work with min. 5 years experience. Licensure in mental health and experience in substance abuse preferred.

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN–CHITTENDEN CENTER

The Chittenden Clinic methadone program is seeking a male lab technician/case manager. Primary responsibilities include observing and collecting samples for drug testing, analyzing and reporting data, ordering supplies and other administrative duties as needed (approximately 80%). Case management responsibilities include acting as a referral source and helping individuals navigate public systems, including health care, housing, corrections

(approximately 20%). Candidate must be a reliable, team player. Bachelor’s degree required. Hours are Monday through Friday 6:30am-2:30pm.

PART-TIME NURSE–CHITTENDEN CENTER

The Chittenden Clinic, a Burlington methadone clinic seeks a part-time nurse or LPN to join our team.

This position is responsible for safely dispensing methadone and suboxone via a computer-based dispensing system to patients in a methadone treatment program, and conducting patient education of safe methadone practice, harm reduction and general health issues relevant to individuals with opiate addiction and/or other substance abuse problems.

Developmental Services SPECIALIZED COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

44-year-old Hinesburg-area gentleman with moderate MR is looking for 25 hours of support a week, Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 1 pm. This mechanically inclined gentleman recently moved here from Virginia and has significant visual impairments. HowardCenter will partner with VABVI to support him getting a job and with other independent living skills.

Does working with an international organization intrigue you?

If so, this may be the job for you.

We are looking for an energetic and organized individual to provide programmatic and administrative support to the program team. Work activities will range from larger discrete tasks, such as coordinating seminars, proposal development or research, to tasks such as assisting with correspondence and major mailings; arranging travel, meetings and study tours; drafting, copy editing and formatting reports and proposals; and maintaining filing systems and ISC’s database.

Ideally, you will have related work experience, preferably international; and a relevant degree in the area such as international relations, public policy or environment, and a “can-do” attitude. You will also possess above-average organizational skills, and the ability to track multiple and competing priorities; excellent communications and computer skills; and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with our U.S. and international staff. For a complete job description, visit our website at www.iscvt.org.

Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume with “Program Assistant” in the subject line to ccarpenter@iscvt.org or fax to 802-229-2919 by November 1, 2008.

ISC is an equal opportunity employer.

ADOPTION SERVICES CASE MANAGER Northeastern Family Institute Community Alternatives Program located in St. Albans has an opening for an Adoption Services Case Manager.

Responsibilities include treatment planning and service coordination, in-home work with children, adoptive and foster families. We need an independent person with strong communication skills, who is able to pay attention to details, and understand how to work with diverse family systems. Previous work with adoption desired.

Come join a small, close-knit team of dedicated children’s services providers. Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.

If you are interested in this position, call Marc Adams at 802-524-1700, or submit cover letter and resume to Marc Adams, NFI-CAP 35 Catherine St., St. Albans, VT 05478.

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SPECIALIZED COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER

17-year-old outdoorsman needs 10 after-school hours per week in the Winooski/Burlington areas.

Best match has experience supporting individuals with complex behavior. If you enjoy video games, shooting hoops, riding bikes and being outdoors, this might be a good fit.

Administrative Services ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SPECIALIST/ FLOATER

Seeking to fill two positions immediately in the Environmental Services Program of the Facilities Department to perform routine and complex cleaning and maintenance of Agency buildings. Floater position will perform additional duties related to the proper maintenance of both soft and hard floors, and provide coverage for co-worker absences. Technician position requires minimum one-year experience in commercial cleaning. Floater position requires two years experience in commercial or residential cleaning and one year experience in maintenance of hard and soft floors. Valid Vermont driver’s license required for both positions.

To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions, more details on positions listed above and to apply online visit: www.howardcenter.org.

TO APPLY, SEND YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO Jobs@HowardCenter.org OR: Human Resources/Jobs, HowardCenter, 160 Flynn Ave; Burlington, VT 05401 HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply.

EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.

COMMUNITY SKILLS WORKERS The Community Based Services program of NFI is looking for a full-time Community Skills Worker to join our talented team of mental health professionals. Responsibilities include doing one-on-one and group activities with children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral challenges both in the community and their homes. Candidates must be able to communicate effectively, to work flexible hours, and have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Bachelor’s degree and previous experience working with children with emotional/behavioral challenges preferred.

Please submit a cover letter and resume to: Ali Wise 30 Airport Rd. S. Burlington, VT 05403 or email aliwise@nafi.com.

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Sales Director

Do you LOVE your job?

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Respected world music record label seeks Sales Director to manage relationships with distributors in the US, Canada and potentially Latin America and to develop retail marketing plans for international music recordings.

Requirements: Sales experience, preferably in the music industry. Interest in and passion for international music, familiarity or fluency in Spanish and/or French preferred.

Base salary plus commission.

Interested parties should send cover letter, resume and references to: info@cumbancha.com.

Texas Roadhouse is hiring for its newest location in Williston!

Located at: 225 Interstate Corporate Center Junction (off Rt. 2 & Rt. 2A) Williston, VT 05495 Be one of the first to become a “Roadie” as we open our first restaurant in Vermont!

Stop by the hiring trailer beginning October 16, 2008.

Now hiring full-time drywall installers and finishers in the Chittenden, Lamoille and Washington County areas. Driver’s license and vehicle required. Minimum 2 years experience necessary. Pay based on experience. Call for an interview:

802-244-8659.

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Chelsea Green Publishing

Full-time, in-house position reporting directly to the Production Director. Purchases book printing and binding for reprints, and provides assistance to the Production Director and other key Chelsea Green staff in all aspects of editorial production from manuscript to bound books. Candidates for this position should possess a minimum of 2 years editorial-production experience, have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, and be fully competent in writing/editing skills. Proficiency in MS Office applications required; competence with Adobe Acrobat and graphic-arts programs a plus. Chelsea Green (www.chelseagreen. com), located in White River Junction, VT, is the leading publisher of books on the politics and practice of sustainable living and is a mission-driven, socially responsible company offering competitive salary and benefits.

Email cover letter & resume to Bill Bokermann, bbokermann@chelseagreen.com.

No phone calls, please.

PART-TIME CUSTODIAN: 16 hours per week $12.14 per hour

ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, located on the Burlington waterfront, seeks responsible individual to provide custodial services throughout all guest and staff areas. The work schedule is for Saturdays and Sundays from 4:30 AM until 1:00 PM. Visit www.echovermont.org for a detailed job description.

Apply in person at One College St. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

Deadline is Friday, October 31.

EOE

Customer Service Crew (part-time) Burlington, Vermont

Customer Service Crewmembers will be responsible for all facets of Airport and Ground Operations. Duties may include customer check-in and boarding of flights, loading and unloading customer luggage, parking and pushing out aircraft, assisting with fleet servicing, cleaning aircraft interior, and maintaining ground equipment. In addition, Crewmembers may also be responsible for the safe loading and unloading of catering equipment. These duties may include driving large trucks, working safely on truck platforms extended 15-20 feet high, climbing truck stairs, lifting and carrying heavy objects (up to 100 pounds), safely delivering all onboard snacks and beverages, Crewmember supplies, and any required safety and security materials/publications in each seatback on the aircraft, performing inventory checks utilizing basic math and computer skills.

Apply online at www.jetblue.com Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F, D/V

Behavior Interventionists Behavior Interventionist needed immediately.

Laraway School seeks a 1:1 to provide daily educational and behavioral support to a Laraway student within the school setting.

The successful candidate will have interest in and knowledge of behavioral programming, applied learning, Special Education and an ability to work with an experienced, skilled and dedicated staff. Competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Submit letter of interest, resume and three references to: Human Resources Behavioral Interventionist Position Laraway School PO Box 621 Johnson, VT 05656 802-635-7273 (fax) info@laraway.org LYFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Neuro-Resource Employment Consultant A challenging position in partnership with the Brain Injury Association of Vermont. Based in Waterbury, this position will be responsible for educating and supporting Vermont businesses across the state to train and hire individuals with brain injury, with a specific focus on serving the needs of returning veterans with brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. This position will also be responsible for motivating and supporting individual jobseekers with brain injury, including job search, securing employment, and providing ongoing follow-up. Ideal candidate will have knowledge of the business community, veteran’s issues and traumatic brain injury, and will be able to maintain positive rapport with clients and employers. Requires a self-starter with attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills. Minimum qualifications include HS diploma, reliable transportation, good interpersonal and communication skills and computer knowledge.

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Full-time Administrative Assistant, Burlington Seeking a full-time customer-service oriented professional to perform a variety of administrative tasks and provide support to key roles.

Tasks to include student registration, admissions and administrative support for instructors and staff.

Associate’s degree or a combination of education and relevant experience totaling five years. Must possess excellent writing and verbal communication and strong computer skills (Word, Excel, database data entry). Be outgoing and positive, and able to meet the demands of a fast-paced team environment. Some travel and flexibility in work hours required. Work schedule will be noon to 8 pm when classes are in session.

Competitive salary and paid leave benefits.

Please visit www.ccv.edu for requirements and application instructions.

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

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Start Work Now! $880/hr Collect survey research data using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing technology in support of our government and business clients.

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Dining Services Aide to assist in the preparation and serving of meals in a polite, safe and sanitary manner. Wash dishes and maintain stock using sanitary and infection control guidelines. Assist with cleaning and maintaining a friendly approachable atmosphere for residents. Complies with state and federal health regulations for food handling.

Housekeeper â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Part-time

Perform the day-to-day activities of the Housekeeping/Laundry Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards to ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe and comfortable manner for our residents and staff. Your duties for this position include cleaning, washing, sanitizing, deodorizing and disinfecting all areas and items in the facility.

Apply in person at: 243 North Prospect St., Burlington, VT 05401 or via email at: danderson@vermontcatholic.org

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Rural or suburban home sought for charming 43-year-old man on the autism spectrum. This dedicated animal lover enjoys helping with household projects such as lawn mowing and animal care. Ideal candidate is single man or couple with no children who enjoy nature & being physically active. This independent guy, transitioning from his loving home, will continue to be active with his family. Knowledge of nonaggressive behavioral issues & OCD sought. Earn a generous, tax-free stipend and respite budget in this exciting home-based career.

For more information please call: Marisa Hamilton: 802-488-6571

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Fletcher Allen Health Care has an exciting opportunity for a strategic-minded media professional who will be responsible for developing, implementing and measuring a media relations program that supports the mission and goals of Fletcher Allen.

The Director reports to the Vice-President, Marketing & Communications and works with media outlets to increase positive visibility of the system and its entities; educating the public about health and wellness by cultivating story ideas, responding to media inquiries, and managing a media relations team.

Female roommate needed for a kind-hearted, musical young man who needs moderate support. Best match would be a student or professional interested in psychology or social work who would move into clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-bedroom apartment in the Burlington area. Tax-free stipend, training and generous supportive team environment included.

For more information please call: Kay Bozich Owens: 802-488-6506 Marisa Hamilton: 802-488-6571 To learn more about HowardCenter, to view a full listing of open positions, to learn more about benefits, and to apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.

Executive Director

The Vermont Historical Society A nationally recognized, state-affiliated nonprofit organization founded in 1838, the Vermont Historical Society is looking for an Executive Director. This person will be a creative visionary with a passion for the history and people of Vermont. The Director will execute strategic goals, strengthen fundraising, prioritize and oversee the efficient administration of the Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs and leverage results through the collaborative management of its five-membersenior staff and its twenty-five member Board of Trustees. Minimum four-year degree with 5+ years related experience in management and administration required; advanced M.A. or PhD degree preferred. Candidates must also possess a demonstrated ability to lead a team, a proven track record of fundraising, strong organizational and operational skills, and a comprehensive understanding of nonprofit financial management and budgeting.Through its affiliation with the State of Vermont, the Vermont Historical Society offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package which includes medical, dental and life insurance; retirement plan; paid vacation time and travel reimbursement. To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to: search@vermonthistory.org.

For more information about the Vermont Historical Society, visit www.vermonthistory.org.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D

In addition to being a proven leader able to inspire, the ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, communications or equivalent knowledge, along with 7-10 years of effective experience, working in a media department (with media contacts) and/or health care industry.

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Apply online at www.FletcherAllen.org Fletcher Allen proudly offers a non-smoking work environment. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

For Vermonters and Vermonters at Heart since 1838

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Home Provider Open your life to a person with a developmental disability. Share your home with a young, active, upbeat man who is seeking a supportive and accessible environment where he can become involved in all the cultural, social and vocational opportunities of Chittenden County.

Generous tax-free stipend, comprehensive training package, assistance with necessary home modifications and ongoing supports are provided.

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Community Inclusion Facilitators CCS is seeking dynamic and energetic people to provide one-on-one inclusion supports to a variety of individuals with developmental disabilities. Work with a team of professionals assisting individuals to reach goals and realize dreams. This is an excellent job for those first entering the field of human services or for those looking to continue their work with people.

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Addison Central Supervisory Union seeks experienced network staff person. Job responsibilities include desktop repair, maintenance and software distribution with some network administration, troubleshooting, security and disaster recovery. The candidate should have extensive experience providing desktop support in a networked environment. Experience planning, implementing and maintaining Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure is desired. A+ certification, Network+ certification or MCSA preferred. This is a 12-month position.

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This is a critical team position that requires experience, knowledge and passion for working with technology, excellent communications abilities, attention to detail, accurate data-entry skills, personal organization, proactive and critical thinking, and the ability to prioritize and plan effectively. The Operations/Traffic Associate must be able to handle a high e352107 volume of information accurately andLoren efficiently under strict deadlines.

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