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gullibility,” as your letter suggests. One last observation/question: Whenever I try to talk to some of my left-leaning friends about the ideas and assertions explored in Dr. Griffin’s book, even they have an incredulous look on their face. The idea is, even to them, too threatening to consider. The fact is, the ideas and data outlined in Griffin’s book make the official explanation for 9-11 extremely suspect and suspicious. So, Andy, please don’t insult me or others who seriously believe and think differently from you regarding 9-11, and, if you haven’t already, read Dr. Griffin’s book (The New Pearl Harbor), then decide what you think. Instead of dismissing him/it as conspiracy-theory “rubbish,” challenge your own assumptions and beliefs, as threatening as that may be for you (and me). Finally, if you do read it, I’d love to hear what you think. Christopher J. Steller
CRITICAL REASONING In response to Andy Leader’s letter of October 19 regarding the ideas CALAIS put forward by David Ray Griffin and other critics of the official 9-11 VERMONT TAKE story as outlined by the Bush I think John McClaughry administration and the 9-11 [“Minority Report,” October 19] Commission itself [“Talking needs to spend a little less time Terrorism,” September 7]: You accuse Mr. Griffin and any- cooped up with his computer. It’s just not healthy to hang out excluone who seriously considers the sively with a gang of imaginary dead possibility of complicity of the administration in the events of 9-11 historical-figure friends who endorse your every thought. of having a low level of education I was born and raised in and underdeveloped or delusional Vermont, as were my parents — analytical thinking. My response to this is that Mr. Griffin has a PhD, I neither of whom are college profeshave two Master’s degrees, and have sors (since when is that a bad 1x2-yogavt092105 9/19/05 1:18 PM Page 1 thing?). In fact, most of the branchnever hoped to “exploit people’s
es of my family tree stretch far back into Vermont’s history. I grew up in Waterville, Vermont, a stone’s throw from my maternal family’s dairy farm, which they still own and operate today. Is that enough of a Vermonter pedigree for you? Well, I can’t speak for my entire family, but I can speak for my parents and myself when I say that we are passionate liberals. We vote left, think left, live left. We love our home state and want the best for everyone living in it — natives, immigrants, minorities, plants and animals included. We also know plenty of people like us: native Vermonters who are saddened and bewildered by conservative windbags like you who have constructed an entire political philosophy based on cranky narcissism and the bizarre “true Vermonter” sense of entitlement you wave around. Consider integrating the following into your political stance: compassion, social conscience, fellowship and civility. Molly Hodgdon SOUTH BURLINGTON
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do what they want in the privacy of their homes. While we certainly do not condone homosexuality, our organization is against government giving special rights and recognition to an immoral and unhealthy lifestyle. If people want to acknowledge their homosexual relationship publicly, run an ad in Seven Days and declare it, it is a free country. That kind of social acceptance and recognition I have no problem with. That is as “libertarian� as someone can be! When government, which acts on behalf of all of us, sanctifies homosexuality and gives it explicit public approval, that’s when there’s
a problem. Government should not be in the business of glorifying, sanctifying, or promoting anything of questionable moral appropriateness. Second, as for the editorializing comment of “verbal contortionist� by Ms. Resmer in regards to our “freedom� agenda, our organization represents people who see their First Amendment freedom of religion in jeopardy, a Constitutional freedom that is protected, while freedom to engage in homosexual behavior doesn’t quite reach that threshold. One only need look at the cases of jailed pastors in Canada where the Bible is being treated as “hate
speech� or a father in Massachusetts jailed for objecting to homosexuality being taught to his 5-year-old kindergartener to realize that their fears are warranted. While I can appreciate the audience this paper typically targets, I would appreciate Ms. Resmer actually calling us to find out more about our organization before doing a story that mischaracterizes what we are about. After all, that’s the mark of good journalism. Kevin Blier RUTLAND
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ARTISTIC INTENT Greetings earthlings, are you all being good shepherds of this beautiful planet? Or do we just spend billions of dollars on war instead of using that money helping the poor and hungry and trying to bridge culture gaps with peaceful means? Do we take nature for granted by using up all her resources and bully our way into other countries and cultures to achieve personal wealth? Are we moving forward or backwards? My artwork on the little brick building owned by BED and my art heart message was for peace [“Inside Track,� September 28]. I am grateful for the opportunity over the past few years to be able to paint on the wonderful building that was offered by Burlington Electric Company to SEABA and then offered to me to paint, which I assumed artistic freedom. Of course, I was a bit disturbed to have to change my painting, but I do understand that policies have to be followed and people have differences in their political views. That said, I had hoped that my painting of a wave of flowers cresting over the images of war toys would be interpreted as more universal than pointing the finger at our immediate administration, though, please, someone give me a chance! Well, you can’t please everybody, but I am grateful to everyone who was in support of my art and making a change for peace. Ron Hernandez
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EDITORIAL OMISSION It was with disappointment that I searched the October 19 Seven Days for coverage of the Colchester teachers’ strike. Although Burlington’s daily paper had articles every day, its coverage was biased and incomplete. I thought surely Seven Days writers, maybe Peter Freyne, Ken Picard or somebody, would write a balanced piece on the dispute. After all, the Colchester strike featured questions revolving around the way education is funded in Vermont and a board chair accused of instigating the strike in order to further a political agenda — Renn Niquette, Republican legislator from Colchester, recently reintroduced a bill for a statewide teachers’ contract. Furthermore, the major issue of the strike — health insurance — is a crisis for many working-class Vermonters, not just teachers. Health care is sure to be the issue in the legislature again this spring. Yet Seven Days has so far ignored the Colchester strike. C’mon Seven Days. People on the left like myself count on you for local news coverage and commentary. You missed the boat on the Colchester strike. Brian Walsh SOUTH BURLINGTON
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towers on either end of the line. The 5:30 p.m. wine-and- cheese reception attracted 20 or so gallery-goers, many of them affiliated with the wind industry. Tom Gray, deputy executive director and director of communications for the Washington, D.C.-based American Wind Energy Association, said he planned to buy one of the 200 framed prints. Gray, who works from his home in Norwich, called the collaboration “ingenious.” He suggested that by placing the turbines in a work of art, developers might counter the “branding” done by opponents, who have labeled the towers “industrial.” “Does it really look like a factory?” he asked rhetorically. He compared the turbines to “monuments” or “sculptures,” like the whale tails visible from I-89. Jan Blittersdorf likened the turbines to the Eiffel Tower, which was initially derided as an eyesore. And she insisted that the turbines fit in fine with the state’s aesthetic. “We have a working landscape that people have modified,” she said, “and that’s part of its charm.”
Sheffield farmer Greg Bryant, a member of Ridge Protectors, didn’t attend the gallery event. But in a phone interview, he calls the 1000-acre, 35-turbine project proposed for his town “out of scale” with other area developments. It’s a complaint the 6-month-old citizen group trumpeted with a fullpage ad in Sunday’s Burlington Free Press. “These are so massive,” Bryant observes. “They’re taller than the Bennington Battle Monument. The base of them is bigger than my house.” Bryant says the members of his group don’t oppose wind power. “Everybody in our group is an environmentalist,” he notes. “We’re all for green power.” It’s the size of the turbines they don’t like, and the fact that the surrounding trees would be clear-cut to accommodate them. Bryant says he doesn’t believe a pretty picture can accurately convey the scope of the change wind advocates are seeking. “You have to stand at the foot of [a turbine] to get the feel for it,” he says. “I don’t think anything that size will ever be accepted as a part of our landscape.” m
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A “Hell House” Take-off Scares Straights Gay, Sort Of BY CATHY RESMER
BURLINGTON — Haunted houses might scare the kids at Halloween, but it generally takes more than a few ghosts and goblins to get grown-ups shaking in their boots. Some fundamentalist Christian churches have developed a winning freak-out formula, though — each year at Halloween, some congregations sponsor “Hell Houses” with the hope of winning a few converts. They might feature gay men dying of AIDS, graphic scenes of botched abortions, and ravegoers being raped and dragged off to see Satan. Filmmaker George Ratliff filmed a Hell House at the Trinity Assembly of God outside of Dallas, Texas, for his 2001 documentary on the fundamentalist phenomenon. He estimates that about one in five of the
13,000 visitors to the Hell House “converted” after the tour. Laurie Essig, a spokeswoman for Burlington’s Queer Liberation Army, says she and her comrades looked for a local Hell House, so they could attend and protest it. “We couldn’t find any in Vermont,” she says. “I think it’s a Southern thing.” So Essig and her 60-member army, who take themselves far less seriously, decided to hold their own mock-Hell House instead. The goal? To scare straight people gay. The whimsical gathering got underway shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night at 135 Pearl. Visitors flashed IDs and paid $10 to Kelly Arbor, who stood in the vestibule at the foot of the stairs. He was dressed as a “cheap Catholic Gypsy,” and wore a bright red wig. A purple
sequined cape covered his bare, hairy chest. The bearded doorman described his identity as “genderqueer.” Once a female, and now legally male, he recently had his breasts removed and was happy to show off the scars. A neon rosary dangled from his neck. Arbor was responsible for the immediate décor, which consisted of a bundle of dried cornstalks and pages ripped from the Old Testament of the Bible, stapled to the walls. He insisted it wasn’t meant to be offensive, just vaguely Catholic, but added he doesn’t mind being offensive. At the top of the stairs, another QLA member staffed the organization’s merch table. They were selling cookies, brownies and note cards bearing photos from past QLA actions. Some
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VERMONT — Two of Vermont’s largest housing nonprofits could be shacking up. After mulling over their options for more than a year, the Burlington Community Land Trust and the Lake Champlain Housing Development Corporation have decided it’s in their mutual best interest to merge into a single entity rather than trying to compete for increasingly expensive land and dwindling federal housing dollars. Both organizations see the proposed merger as part of a natural evolution in the nonprofit housing sector. They also believe that a single, larger nonprofit could better weather today’s harsh political climate. “My belief is LCHDC characterized by the phrase, ‘Stability in life is change,’” says John Powell, LCHDC’s executive director. “When you look at the biology of a species, those that don’t change go extinct.” Both housing agencies were founded in 1984 by the City of Burlington. For years, they operated in geographically distinct regions and had different areas of emphasis: LCHDC developed and restored rental properties in Franklin, Grand Isle and Chittenden counties, primarily outside of Burlington. BCLT focused on owner-occupied homes and condominiums within the city, particularly the Old North End. Over the years, however, both groups diversified their housing portfolios and expanded their geographical reach. Today, LCHDC is Vermont’s largest nonprofit rental organization, with about 1100 apartments; BCLT is the nation’s largest community land
trust, with more than 380 singlefamily homes and condos. Though their organizational structures are somewhat different — notably, BCLT is a membership agency, with approximately 2600 members — their missions are effectively the same: to provide safe, clean and affordable housing to lowand moderate-income residents.
housing cuts of the 1980s and early 1990s, “homelessness became an industry.” Meanwhile, the prices of land, construction and building materials in Vermont have all increased exponentially throughout the 1990s, while tax incentives to develop affordable housing dried up. After George W. Bush’s reelection, the writing was on the wall: In the nonprofit housing sector, things are expected to get worse before they get better. “The funding climate that we’re operating in has become dire,” notes John E. Davis, LCHDC’s board president. “When you have a federal administration spending $200 billion on the war in Iraq and nation-building, there’s not a whole lot E. DAVIS left for revitalizing local communities.” Neither organization expects the merger to result in major cost savings or staff cuts, and both groups say their respective tenants and members should see no deterioration in services. In fact, at a public meeting last week at the MultiGenerational Center in Burlington, about 40 residents voiced their interest in the proposed merger and said they want to be sure the new entity, whatever it’s called, is accountable to residents. Davis characterized the residents’ concerns as “enough healthy skepticism but good will and support” for both board plans to proceed with the merger. It isn’t a done deal. Vermont laws requires a “plan of merger” to be approved by the board of both organizations. BCLT’s members will also have to sign off on the deal. If they approve it, the merger would take effect in October of next year. m
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Both organizations see an opportunity to gain from the other’s strengths. For example, BCLT currently manages about 370 affordable rental units, which are scattered throughout Burlington. Brenda Torpy, BCLT’s executive director, says the residents of those apartments would be better served by LCHDC, which is one of the largest property managers in the state. Likewise, LCHDC could gain from the benefit of an active membership that provides feedback to a board of directors. Clearly, the current political climate is a driving factor behind the proposed merger. Though neither agency is in crisis, as Torpy says, “Things could get dodgy for both of us in the next five years. “When I started doing this work in Vermont 25 years ago, a homeless person was a huge crisis. You wouldn’t go home on a Friday night if someone was homeless,” she says. But as a result of the
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he picket lines disappeared this week in Colchester after a divisive, hard-fought teachers’ strike. Time to heal the wounds, time to tone down the rhetoric, right? The Burlington Free Press in its Tuesday editorial declared that Colchester students can now “resume the important business of learning.” We’d suggest many students did learn during their two-week vacation. Surely the kidsters learned something about politics, power and self-interest that they don’t find in their textbooks? They also learned that paying for those teachers in the front of the room can be a very hot issue in the big world. The Colchester strike has also stirred up a sleeping political giant that we haven’t heard much about in the last 10 years — a statewide teachers’ contract (STC). It was 1994 when H.541 ignited tempers under Montpelier’s golden dome. Remarkably, the battle featured an unusual set of alliances. Democratic House Speaker Ralph Wright, the card-carrying teacher’s union member who championed the proposal, lost out to the GOP-controlled state senate and its most unusual ally — the state teachers’ union, the Vermont NEA. Despite the support of Gov. Howard Dean, H.541died in conference. Fast-forward a decade. Three Republicans, Burlington State Rep. Kurt Wright, Colchester State Rep. Katherine “Renn” Niquette (a school board member, too) and Milton State Rep. Doran Metzger (a National Guard helicopter pilot about to ship out for Iraq) have introduced H. 138. Its purpose: “to stipulate that all Vermont public schoolteachers will negotiate employment contracts with the state, and that the state will appropriate funds to pay teacher salaries.” Whether a STC has a chance of flying this time, we don’t know. We do know it will stimulate a great deal of conversation in the coming months. Just about all the leader types, from Gov. Jim Douglas to the Democratic chair and Republican vicechair of the House Education Committee, tell “Inside Track” it’s worthy of examination. “The merit of discussing a statewide teachers’ contract,” said Chairman George Cross of Winooski, “is in the fact that we now have a statewide education property tax. When that fact is coupled with the fact that the state provides the full support for the teachers’ retirement system,” he continued, “the next leg of the stool is possibly a statewide teachers’ contract, a statewide school calendar, the organization of all the public schools in Vermont under one school district or all three!” Committee Vice-Chair Kathy Lavoie of Swanton was equally open to the idea. “I think that the teachers’ union has the negotiating advantage,” said LaVoie. “The battle may be at the local level, but the war is being fought at the state level through the NEA. A statewide contract could bring balance to the power of negotiation.” Lavoie said she’s undecided about backing an STC, but not afraid of having the discussion at the Statehouse come winter.
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Oh, boy! An issue other than health-care reform! But it won’t be completely different, since health-care benefits for teachers are at the heart of current contract battles. “It’s ironic that the Republicans are pushing this,” former House Speaker Ralph Wright told us this week from his Florida “retirement” hacienda. “Of course, they think they’re gonna kill the union if they can get a hold of the statewide contract. I always thought quite the opposite, that the union is stronger,” said King Ralph. “What more effective impact could you have on an injustice at Colchester than to have 8000 teachers go out in protest?” Indeed, assuming a prohibition on teacher strikes was not inserted in the bill. The former Bennington High School teacher and House Speaker (1985-1995) said, “It’s insane for 263 school districts to be negotiating every Tuesday night over frigging dental plans when they really should be talking about excellence in education.” In his new book, Inside the Statehouse, published recently by CQ Press, Speaker Wright reminisces on the political lessons he learned during his decade as king of one of Montpeculiar’s tallest hills. And it’s a great read, we must point out. And get this: King Ralph gives credit for the statewide teachers’ contract proposal of the 1993-1994 session to King Richard, i.e., the late, great Republican Gov. Richard Snelling of Shelburne, who died in 1991 from a sudden heart attack. “Dick Snelling had a lot of guts,” Ralphie told yours truly. “Dick Snelling was a visionary. He saw the future. It was Snelling who brought up a statewide teachers’ contract,” said Wright, as something that would fit perfectly with the bold statewide property-tax idea they also shared. What a pair! Those who weren’t paying attention to Montpeculiar back in the early 1990s may not be aware that one of the biggest political shocks of that era occurred in 1991, when newly re-elected Republican Gov. Snelling and Democratic Speaker Wright miraculously cut a deal to retire the record state deficit left over from the Kunin administration. “Remember, we had pulled off the deficit package,” Ralph reminded us, “and we had a great mutual respect that had grown between the two of us. I trusted him implicitly, unlike any other governor I worked with.” Snelling died that August and wasn’t around to help Speaker Wright pass his statewide teachers’ contract bill in the 1993-94 session. It died in conference committee. Gov. Howard Dean endorsed the bill, but when push came to shove, said Ralph, Ho-Ho lacked the cojones that Snelling was famous for. “What I needed was not a Democratic governor who got nervous halfway through the battle,” said Wright. “I needed a Republican governor who could jerk [GOP Sens. Bill Doyle, John Carroll and John Bloomer, the senate conferees] into his office and say, ‘Look, fellas, this is gonna
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get done. You at least send the bill back to the senate floor!’ “Of course, I didn’t have a governor who would do that,” lamented Ralph. “It was politics over policy once again.” A decade later, Vermont has a statewide property tax in place to fund public education. It was established by Act 60 in 1997 and has been refined since. The statewide teachers’ contract idea, however, was not part of it. It remains just an idea. Vermont NEA Director Angelo Dorta was on the winning side in 1994. And Angelo remains confident that the current proposal will be DOA. “I think this is an issue that has no legs whatsoever,” said Dorta. “There’s no clear articulation of what problem it is people want to fix.” Dorta said teachers would love to negotiate issues such as class size and curriculum with school boards, but the reality is, school boards are not interested in discussing anything but wages and benefits with them. Already, he said, Vermont has moved to statewide education funding with a statewide property tax and statewide testing, too. The real need, Dorta said, is for more local citizen participation, rather than turning the keys over to Montpelier. A statewide teachers’ contract, said Dorta, “is a convenient shibboleth that people turn to, but when you peel it back, most people don’t have a clue as to the complexity involved.” H.138, he said, “isn’t going to go anywhere and probably shouldn’t.” Stay tuned. Tarrant Foul? — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Rich Tarrant appears to be getting off to a shaky start. His goal: to turn the talents that made him an all-American ball player and head of a $1.2 billion company into candidate credentials that will impress Vermont voters. This week, Richie’s misstep involves his beloved IDX and its current president, Jim Crook (yes, that’s the correct spelling). Specifically, it’s about how this particular Crook broke company rules to help the Tarrant for Senate Campaign. Several IDX employees contacted “Inside Track,” irate and embarrassed by an “Internal Memorandum” that Crook emailed to the workforce last week: To: Burlington Employees Re: Tarrant for Senate Headquarters Grand Opening Rich Tarrant, IDX cofounder and Chairman of the Board, has officially announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday, October 26, there will be an open house to celebrate the Grand Opening of the “Tarrant for Senate” headquarters. Rich asked that I extend, on his behalf, a special invitation to IDX employees and their families.” Crook informed IDX workers it would take place at 480 Hercules Drive, Colchester, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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Hey, what’s wrong with helping a pal, eh? Well, in the Crook case, there are two concerns. One is that Crook’s email may have to be reported to the FEC as an in-kind campaign contribution. How many candidates, after all, get the exclusive right to hustle the entire IDX workforce? Secondly, Crook’s email promoting Tarrant’s senate campaign appears to be a blatant violation of IDX’s own published internal rules, which state: “The following uses of e-mail are strictly forbidden: Solicitation. Do not use Company e-mail to promote personal or individual religious, nonprofit or political causes . . . Failure to comply with the standards outlined in this Policy may result in disciplinary action including but not limited to reprimands, warnings, probation or suspension without pay, demotions or discharge.” Surely it was an innocent foul? No harm done. Surely there’s a simple, excusable explanation? Unfortunately, neither Mr. Crook nor the Tarrant Campaign responded to our requests for comment. Progs Plowed Under? — What does it tell you about the People’s Republic of Burlington when the city council won’t even take a look at a rent-control proposal? This week, on a 9-5 vote, Burlington’s finest shot down just such an initiative by Old North End Proggies Phil Fiermonte and Tim Ashe (Ward 3). Fiermonte works for Independent Rep. Bernie Sanders, the man who snatched the mayor’s office a quarter-century ago in a 10-vote squeaker. No Prog has ever looked back . . . until now. Mayor Peter Clavelle, a Progressive who turned into a Democrat for his lackluster gubernatorial bid in 2004, may well break the Sanderista chain when he steps down next spring. Indeed, even the Vermont third party that Ol’ Bernardo’s revolution spawned appears to be quietly fading into history. On Friday night, Bernie joined Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts in pumping up the crowd at the Democratic fundraiser on the Waterfront. And Sanders made it clear he’s supporting Democratic State Sen. Peter Welch to be his replacement in Washington, even though Prog State Rep. David Zuckerman is considering a run. According to Democrat sources, Ponytail Dave crashed their fundraiser, i.e., attended without purchasing a ticket. Zuckerman did not respond to our email request for his side of the story. As for Big Bad Burlap, Ashe the Prog says it was the first resolution he’s lost since joining the council a year ago. He rattled off a list of his winners, including lead testing and performance standards for department heads. “Sometimes,” says Ashe, at 28 the youngest councilor, “I think the council is like 14 people on stationary bikes spinning their wheels. Looks like it’s doing something, but no progress is
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being made. To exert leadership, sometimes you have to step off the stationary bike and stand in front of the dart board. It’s not always pretty, but life is too short to live in fear of receiving a couple critical phone calls.” His resolution may have failed, adds the Ashe Man, “but in the last two weeks the council has discussed the plight of renters 1000 percent more than in my previous year on the Council.” Media Notes — Who was that new reporter on WGOP, sorry, WCAX-TV last week? The dude doing the very snappy, polished report on the installation of Burlington Telecom’s new fiberoptic cable. His name is Alex Martin, and “Inside Track” has learned Alex is a lot more than a new face on the local evening news. You see, Mr. Martin is on a career track that one day could put him in WCAX-TV’s general manager’s seat! That’s because Alex is the grandson of Stuart “Red” Martin, Ch. 3’s legendary cofounder and longtime conservative patriarch. Red passed away last April at 91. He only stopped going to the office three weeks before sign-off. Red’s son, Peter Martin, has been the station’s general manager for many years. But Peter’s odometer is getting up there, too, and, we’re told, he’s contemplating not having to come to work every day. Peter’s son Alex told “Inside Track” that after Grandpa Red’s death, the Martin clan got together to decide if they wanted to keep Vermont’s landmark CBSTV affiliate in the family. As you may know, in this era of chainownership, WCAX is the last of a dying breed. A genuine pearl amidst swine. Alex the Young, age 33, told us that out of the pack of available Martin siblings and cousins, he appeared the “best qualified” to carry on what is a family and Vermont tradition. He’s starting out by learning the news side firsthand because, he said, that’s the biggest chunk. Then it’ll be on to sales and the rest before reaching a point where Poppa Pete can vacation more. Alex has an IT background and worked six years at IDX, as well as other high-tech employers. His specialty, he said, was installing electronic medical software. Now he’s into something a little different. And there’s evidence the grandson just might succeed. Alex’s news report on Burlington Telecom last week was crisp, clear and informative. He came across like a seasoned TV news man with years before the camera. Yours truly had no idea until speaking with him that it was the young Mr. Martin’s first-ever onair TV news report. Must be in the genes, eh? m
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theborowitz report BY ANDY BOROWITZ Saddam Hussein Demands Harriet Miers as His Judge Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein threw another monkey wrench into his upcoming trial for crimes against humanity today, demanding that Harriet Miers, President Bush’s latest choice for the United States Supreme Court, serve as judge for that trial. According to close associates, Mr. Hussein “likes his chances� of beating the charges against him if a non-judge is presiding. While some legal experts saw the former strongman’s latest demand as yet another delaying tactic, those close to Mr. Hussein say that his ardor for Ms. Miers is authentic. Reportedly, the Iraqi madman was watching television when Mr. Bush introduced his new nominee, and when Mr. Hussein learned that she had no judging experience whatsoever, he jumped up from his prison bed and declared, “Bring me Harriet Miers!� Mr. Hussein supposedly has told associates that with a nonjudge presiding at his trial, he would be able to use what he called “weapons of mass disruption,� such as inappropriate and excessive objections, motions, and even bathroom breaks. But President Bush, attempting to nip Mr. Hussein’s latest strategy in the bud, gave his demand “a big no-can-do� at the White House today. “Harriet Miers does not have the judging experience to deal with an evildoer as wily as Saddam Hussein,� Mr. Bush said. “And the only way she can get that experience is by serving on the United States Supreme Court.� Elsewhere, the Minnesota Vikings petitioned the National Football League to let them play the remainder of the season onboard a boat, arguing that that is where they have done most of their scoring this year.
To find out more about award-winning humorist Andy Borowitz and to read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.
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BY PETER KURTH
ALL THE NEWS THAT GIVES US FITS
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ne of the nicest things about being outside the United States for a while — no, the nicest thing — is that you don’t need to waste a minute of your time, energy or thought on George W. Bush. In Europe, I found earlier this month, they don’t give a damn about him, wondering only how it is that a great nation — ours — could have doubled its initial idiocy by electing him twice. There’s even a saying overseas, in various languages, from the northern tip of Scotland to the southern isles of Greece: “One mistake, OK. Two, and you’re on your own.� In Europe, they don’t even bother to argue about Bush anymore. They just snort and roll their eyes. This is not “anti-Americanism.� It’s just that people over there wonder how we can be so dumb. “Europe� is a big place, and the European Union, growing larger and more contentious by the minute, has problems of its own — the ratification of a federal constitution, for example, “bird flu,� global warming, currency regulation and whether to admit Turkey to its ranks before it admits Montenegro. There’s also the burning question of who’s going to win the next soccer title — always a big deal in the Old World. In fact, Europe is much like the United States in that regard. The only things people there really seem to care about are money, sports and the weather. That and the latest teenaged girl raped and hacked to death as she fumbles for her keys outside her apartment. News is news, no matter where you get it. But in Europe, generally, Bush and his cohorts — many of them already or soon to be indicted on a wide range of criminal charges — aren’t eternally in your face. You can overlook them. You can almost forget about them. At least you could until just before I came home and saw, plastered all over the European papers, the news that the president of the United States thinks he’s on “a mission from God� to save the world, and specifically the Middle East (where all the oil is, remember?). The headlines were big, bold, screaming, on the front page of every newspaper, whatever its political bent, “conservative� or “liberal.� In Britain’s Guardian I saw: “GEORGE BUSH: ‘GOD TOLD ME TO END THE TYRANNY IN IRAQ.’� And in The Telegraph (The Guardian’s mirror opposite politically), just a minor variation: “BUSH: ‘GOD TOLD ME TO INVADE IRAQ.’� Well! God’s told me more than once that I’m quite a special fellow, but I don’t go blaring it around. At least, not directly. I let other people make that assumption, if they want (usually, they don’t). And this is what has so shocked unshockable Europe: that an American president
In Europe, they don’t even bother to argue about Bush anymore. They just snort and roll their eyes.
— for that matter, anyone after Louis XIV or the Russian czars — could actually say such a thing and get away with it. Especially a man who spends so much of his time frothing over “Islamist extremism.� The particular allegation about Bush and God, automatically denied by the White House, comes from a just-aired BBC documentary concerning the ArabIsraeli “peace process� and the first time Bush met Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, at an Israeli-Palestinian summit at the Egyptian resort of Sharmel-Sheikh. This was four months after the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. It wasn’t Abbas who spilled these particular beans, of course — he is too diplomatic for that — but Nabil Shaath, another delegate at the same conference, who at the time was Palestinian foreign minister. “I am driven with a mission from God,� Shaath quotes Bush. “God would tell me, ‘George, go and fight these terrorists in Afghanistan,’ And I did. And then God would tell me, ‘George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq.’ And I did.� Actually, “he� didn’t. Instead, he sent a lot of innocent American children to die in his place, being a fraud and a stooge from his blinking eyes to his “Texan� toes. If George W. Bush is a man of God, I’m the purple cow you’ve read about. You can ask God if you don’t believe me. Anyway, we all know that Shaath’s story is true — we’ve heard it ourselves a thousand times before. “God� directs George W. Bush to such an extent that he even goes to church now and then, and thinks that “intelligent design� is the force by which he reached the White House. Osama — where are you? All right. So I got home and found that the whole American press — the socalled mainstream media — is suddenly emboldened to say that the Bush administration is “in meltdown�; that even Republicans are afraid about it; that the rats are leaving the sinking ship; that Iraq, Cindy Sheehan, Hurricane Katrina, “falling poll numbers,� “rising gas prices,� “Plamegate,� Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, Harriet Miers and the perfectly delicious destruction of Karl Rove — “Bush’s Brain,� that veritable Pillsbury Doughboy of political piggery — have left Little Hitler “defenseless� and in a very bad mood. Bush is even said to be “drinking again,� which, for the sake of the nation, I wish he would. It would at least make him recognizable as human. But don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. This gang isn’t finished with us yet, not by a long shot. “Nothing is more dangerous than a cornered wild beast,� writes Norman Solomon on the Media Monitors Network. “And if the day comes that its political survival appears to be at stake, the Bush administration will counterattack with extreme ferocity.� After all, with God on their side, what have they got to lose? m
“Crank Call� is a biweekly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Peter Kurth, email kurth@sevendaysvt.com.
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Curses, Foiled Again Sheriff’s deputies in Clarendon County, S.C., spent 18 hours looking for Gregory L. Mouzon, who they said robbed a gas station, then carjacked a 1996 Ford Taurus from an acquaintance who had driven him to the station. After receiving a tip that he was hiding at a residence in Manning, investigators saw a pile of clothes in a closet and picked up a teddy bear on top that felt unusually warm. Investigator Tommy Burgess found Mouzon underneath the pile, according to Chief Deputy Joe Bradham, who said that Mouzon “stuck his head up and said, ‘Hello, Mr. Burgess.’” • Hungarian police reported capturing
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Presenting the findings at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Copenhagen, Denmark, Holstege added that the study included men, but because the male orgasm during ejaculation takes such a short time — typically 20 seconds — it was difficult to obtain meaningful brain-scan data.
Land of the Setting Sun Japan’s only tobacco producer responded to a survey showing that the percentage of Japanese adults who smoke had fallen to a record low by offering smokers gold bars, top-brand television sets and a movie preview. The gold bars, worth $72,500, and
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an escaped convict because the fugitive used an online dating service. He posted his photo and arranged a date with someone who he thought was a woman. “At the place of the rendezvous,” the police said, “the surprised man was caught, and that is when he realized that the woman with whom he had exchanged emails and for whom he brought a ring was actually a man and, on top of that, a detective.”
Mind-Blower Women’s brains shut down during orgasm, according to a Dutch study in which 24 couples, ages 19 to 49, were asked to stimulate each other while undergoing brain scans. “The main thing we saw in females,” said University of Groningen neuroscientist Gert Holstege, who led the research, “is deactivation of the brain, which was unbelievable; really, very pronounced.”
26-inch liquid-crystal display TVs were awarded as part of Japan Tobacco’s “Smart Smoke” campaign to promote the company’s reduced-odor cigarettes. Japan Tobacco also hosted a smoker-friendly preview of the American action film Sin City for 75 Tokyo couples. • Japan’s Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank introduced slot games that run while customers are waiting for the bank’s automated teller machines to process their transactions. Users who hit three straight 7s using the “stop” button on the ATM screen win 90 cents to cancel the customary transaction fee or a $9 jackpot if the slot machine shows a set of “gold” or “super gold” images. “We want our customers to enjoy a little excitement during the waiting time when they operate an ATM,” a bank official said, pointing out that the odds are one in 10 for the fee cancellation and one in 500 for the cash jackpot.
Second-Amendment Follies Eighth-graders Nathan C. Woodard and Nathaniel A. Gorlin-Crenshaw spent seven months and $200 on a Massachusetts science-fair project to prove that BB guns can be deadly and shouldn’t be used by children. Only to be disqualified because BB guns can be deadly and shouldn’t be used by children. “The scientific review committee does not consider science projects involving firearms to be safe for middleschool students,” Nancy G. Degon, cochair of the science fair at Amherst Regional Middle School, explained.
Tech Woes Heavy use of BlackBerries, iPods and other hand-held electronics devices can cause painful ailments in the hand, wrist and arm, according to the American Society of Hand Therapists. The society warned that overuse syndrome, also known as “BlackBerry thumb,” can cause tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other maladies. A related condition is cubital tunnel syndrome, or “cellphone elbow,” which is caused by bending the elbow for extended periods to hold cellphones to the ear. Symptoms include numbness and tingling in the ring and small fingers, elbow pain, burning or pain along the forearm that can make it difficult to type, write or button a shirt. Microsurgeon Dr. John Fernandez of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center said that severe cases require surgery.
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BY PAMELA POLSTON
Inside Looking Out busily painting and drawing, and constructing his own wood frames. We see stacks of completed paintings and piles of his beloved Polaroids, which he often tapes to his works. What we don’t see is anyone seriously promoting Bissonnette’s art career, and this viewer was left wishing he had a dedicated rep in the wider world of “outsider� art. Though that was not the motivation for making My Classic Life, it would be a happy outcome. That and, of course, giving Larry Bissonnette star treatment. For Vermonters, the next chance to view the film is November 6 at the White River Indie Films Festival in White River Junction. Check http://www.wrif.org for more info.
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For fans of Cuban culture, admiration has always had a bitter overlay: the U.S. government’s stubborn hostility toward the country — or, more to the point, toward Fidel Castro. But while the Bush Wednesday, November 2, 9:30am-6:30pm administration has further tightened restrictions on U.S.-Cuba contact, many 15% Off Dr. Hauschka Skin Care thousands of Americans would prefer to (WHILE SUPPLIES LAST) drop the cold-war attitude, and the cold shoulder. Marisha Kazeniac is one of RSVP early at 802-657-3233 to reserve a them. The Burlington resident has trav$45 mini-treatment that day and receive a eled to Cuba numerous times, including FREE Dr. Hauschka Daily Revitalizing Eye Cream for the Cuba Project, which she estabafter your appointment (48-hour cancellation policy applies) lished in 1999 for the University of Vermont. Last year Kazeniac founded the Vermont Institute on Cuba (VIC), a nonpolitical nonprofit dedicated to the exchange of information, resources and cultural understanding, as well as facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid. In the Green Mountain State, even Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie has 113 church st. (above leunig’s) established links with Cuba, under the burlington, vt 657-3233 aegis of agricultural exchange. And the Vermont-based Caribbean Medical Transport, for which Kazeniac volun2x5-soap102605.indd 1 10/24/05 5:09:34 PM teers, regularly delivers much-needed medical supplies to the nation. But for those of us who can’t get Cuban visas, VIC is happy to provide some island warmth up north. This Sunday, October 30, Kazeniac will host an evening of Cuban art and music at Burlington’s Firehouse Center. Pianist Irina Escalante-Chernova, who now teaches at Dartmouth College, will perform classic Cuban tunes. Artist Pedro Perea, a former medical doctor who now lives in Chicago, will show — and sell — his bold, colorful paintings. One hundred percent of the proceeds, Kazeniac says, At Nicco’s Cucina, we’re proud to join the Vermont will go to benefit the Caribbean Medical Fresh Network and Slow Food USA in their mission Transport. On November 12, again at the to suppor t sustainable agriculture. The resulting Firehouse, VIC will present “Cuba Up partnership between our chefs and so many local Close,� a kind of cultural coffeehousefamily farms has lead to a better way to eat, and a style gathering, says Kazeniac, who also plans an issue-oriented speaker series. To fresher way to feed your soul. all this, Vermont’s Latin lovers will surely say, muchos gracias. VIC’s website www.instituteoncuba.org is currently under construction; for more info, call 864-4334. m
“State of the Arts� is a biweekly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Pamela Poslton, email pamela@sevendaysvt.com.
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arry Bissonnette is an unexpected film star. But the 48-year-old autistic Vermonter is indeed front-and-center in My Classic Life as an Artist: A Portrait of Larry Bissonnette. In fact, earlier this month the 21-minute movie won Best Short Film at the Vermont International Film Festival in Burlington. Next week, it will be shown in Munich, Germany, at an international disability film fest called “The Way We Live.� Festival officials are flying Bissonnette and his sister Sally VerWey over, all expenses paid. Many Vermonters know Bissonnette to be an industrious artist with a highly distinctive style; growing up in the Brandon Training School, he found artmaking his primary outlet for communication, and pleasure. But the film is not a comprehensive biopic, so viewers who don’t know anything about its leading man may find themselves with questions at the end. My Classic Life was produced and directed by Dr. Doug Biklin and grad student Zach Rossetti of the Center on Disability Studies, Law and Human Policy at Syracuse University. The two had met Bissonnette when he’d presented at a conference at the school on facilitated communication. And when they had the idea to make this film, it was decided that Bissonnette himself should write it, using that very technique. Simply put, facilitated communication is a means by which a non-verbal individual types what he has to say into a computer, in the presence of a companion who helps keep him focused. Amazingly, it was only about 10 years ago that Bissonnette began doing this. And as he says in the film, facilitated communication finally offered a way to let people know he was intelligent. His idiosyncratic text appears as subtitles, unedited, throughout the film and is heard voiceover-style by a reader. The film also reveals his often-charming way with words. In one scene, Bissonnette sits before his keyboard with Pascal Cheng, an educational communications specialist at Burlington’s Howard Center, and Michael Gray, head of the GRACE program and Bissonnette’s artistic mentor. “Michael is Larrys persuasder to do great art,� Bissonnette writes, “even when creativity is clashing with serious autistic stubbornness.� About facilitated communication itself Bissonnette says, “Ladle of doing language meaningfully is lost in soup of disabled map of autism, so I need a potholder of touch to grab it.� “He plays with words like he plays with paint,� suggests Cheng, adding that Bissonnette learned to read from looking at magazines and watching TV when he was institutionalized. “He’s a very visual person and remembers exactly what things look like. That strength allowed him to pick up on the printed word.� Facilitated communication is the anchor of My Classic Life, and Bissonnette’s treasury of language skills is remarkable. But his anchor is art. In the film we see him
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BY PAULA ROUTLY
AN ENTRÉE TO VERMONT FOOD
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ames Bond liked his martini shaken, not stirred. Today’s cocktail connoisseurs have many more choices: Gin or vodka? Infused or flavored? Chocolate or apple? Here’s a new one: Now you can order that lemongrass gingertini with organic vodka made in Vermont. Since last November, two guys in Stowe have been distilling an enlightened version of America’s best-selling spirit using midwestern organic corn and Vermont Pure spring water. Down the road, the local liquor store now sells more Green Mountain Sunshine Vodka than Stoli, Absolut and Grey Goose combined. It’s also the “bartender’s choice” at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. Tim Danahy, 44, and 37-year-old Howie Faircloth III brewed beer together at The Shed for eight years before they decided to start a craft distillery in a nondescript building off Route 100 — “definitely the cheapest rent in Stowe,” Danahy notes. The two men handle every aspect of the business, from saccharification, in which starches are converted to fermentable sugars, to drumming up sales. Since Prohibition, the liquor industry has been dominated by big distilleries. That’s changing. What happened to micro brews and boutique wine is now happening to spirits. Ten years ago, there were 15 small “craft” distilleries in America; today there are 66, according to a recent Associated Press article. Not to be outdone, Pete’s Wicked Ale, Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada are positioned to branch out from beer to booze. Why aren’t there more mom-and-pop distilleries? “It’s so hard to get into,” Danahy says with a groan. It took Green Mountain Distillers three grueling years to get through the federal certification process — longer than the oak-cask aging for the company’s forthcoming organic whisky. The “Edible Complex” is a monthly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com.
specter of organized crime still looms over the industry. Danahy and Faircloth had to undergo extensive background checks. Their bank account, too, was scrutinized, but neither knows exactly what the federal agent was looking for: “We asked him, ‘What should the balance be?’ He wouldn’t say,” Danahy recalls. Arbitrariness and illogic apparently work to keep unsavory characters out of the distilling business: “If they don’t like you,” Danahy surmises, “they can turn you down.” Larger forces also sabotaged Danahy and
Places such as Burlington’s Pearl Street Beverage pocket between 6 and 7 percent of the purchase price. Twenty-five percent goes into the state’s general fund, and the balance finances the activities of the Department of Liquor Control. The state’s gross annual liquor sales last year came to $50,343,841. The feds get a big piece of the action, too. For every gallon of liquor they distill, Green Mountain pays $13.50 to the U.S. government. Not surprisingly, Uncle Sam takes an active interest in the company’s comings and goings. Breaking into a
Stowe Beverage sells more Green Mountain Sunshine Vodka than Stoli, Absolut and Grey Goose combined. It’s also the “bartender’s choice” at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. Faircloth. They were two years into the certification process, and just a week away from getting the green light, when terrorists attacked New York City in 2001. The federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent assigned to their case was suddenly working for Homeland Security. “One day our guy was certifying distilleries. The next day he was crawling through dynamite caves on the Canadian border,” Danahy recalls with a big smile. “That stretched it out an extra year.” Meanwhile, in a classic catch-22, the Sunshine boys couldn’t get a sales commitment from their only local customer, the state of Vermont, until they had a license to make booze. As the sole supplier of liquor in the Green Mountains, Vermont marks up every bottle it buys from manufacturers — 45.5 percent, in the case of Sunshine — and distributes it to retail outlets that sell on its behalf.
distillery is a federal offense — and almost impossible, since every window is secured on the inside with a 2-by-4. Only three people have keys to the government-mandated padlocks on the exterior doors at Green Mountain Distillers: Danahy, Faircloth and the gun-toting federal agent. “They can come in any time,” Danahy says, noting he’s required to leave the company books in plain sight when he goes home at night. “If your papers aren’t in order, they’ll close you right down.” Luckily, it only takes a week to make quadruple-distilled vodka. When they finally got licensed and certified organic and the feds had approved the label, Danahy and Faircloth cooked up and sold 100 cases in the first two weeks. The state has been buying about 1200 bottles a month consistently over the past year. “They’ve been great to
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us,” Danahy claims. Vermont’s official product-description list enthuses about this “small-batch domestic vodka handcrafted in Stowe.” It recommends, “Serve chilled straight, on the rocks or with your favorite fruit juice or soda.” Just don’t expect to get a taste at the plant. You can find everything but samples at the 1500-square-foot distillery, which looks more like the inside of a very clean garage: big plastic jugs, tools, plastic tops, waxfilled crock pots, copper wire and a stainless steel condenser bought at auction from the now-defunct Tunbridge Quality Ales. On the wall opposite the front door, above the modern bottling machine, hangs the old still Faircloth inherited from his moonshine-making grandfather in Baltimore. Those Prohibition stories are “one of the reasons I got into the industry,” he says. Along with the still, his grandfather, who’s since passed away, also gave him a case of shotgun shells. Faircloth recalls the encounter. “He said, ‘Now that you have the still, you’ll need these.’” All you need is a valid ID to order up a little Sunshine at Stowe Beverage on the Mountain Road. The greenand-gold etched bottle is prominently displayed on a floor-toceiling wall of vodkas. It looks homespun, but definitely legit alongside the Absoluts, Stolies and Finlandias. A tower of unopened cases stacked up nearby suggests it’s also the vodka of choice in Stowe. The store goes through 500 bottles a month at $22.40 per. None of the other 73 Vermont liquor stores moves quite that much organic alcohol, but Green
Mountain Sunshine is making serious inroads at local restaurants. It’s the house vodka at the Round Barn in Waitsfield. A Single Pebble, Church Street Tavern and Vermont Pub & Brewery are all serving it. So is Smokejacks, known for its martini menu. “The fact that it’s a Vermont product is 75 percent of it,” says Smokejacks owner Leslie Myers. “And it’s a very good product, so it’s easy for us to sell.” She points out that getting a toehold in the market isn’t easy when you’re up against big distributors with regional reps and people who “default to
Absolut or Grey Goose.” “It’s up to us to create a demand,” Danahy observes, noting a wine-selling friend has helped place the product in California, to the tune of 50 cases a month. Green Mountain Sunshine is the house vodka at San Francisco’s Slanted Door. The Four Seasons gives it top billing on the vodka page of its extensive drink menu. Danahy says they were shaking it up with organic honey and serving it with a sidecar of carrot and apple juice for 11 bucks. Vodka martinis there sell for $13. The critics at Santé, a magazine for restaurant professionals, remarked, “Aromas of lemon, lime and vanilla on the nose lead to flavors of lemon, lime and pine,” in a recent review of the product. “Firm, with nice smoothness; long finish with just the slightest tinge of heat.” “They have us in the ‘neat’ category,” Danahy observes. “That’s good.” True enough. A swig of unadulterated Sunshine goes down easy without a trace of burn. You can make vodka from anything that ferments — grain, potatoes, fruit, even milk — but in this case the sweetness derives from the organic corn, supplied by a 200-member farmer co-op in Minnesota. Danahy and Faircloth tried — and failed — to find a local supplier. “What really matters is that they’re following the proper agricultural practices,” Faircloth says
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and by God he wasn’t going to sit around all day while he figured out NANCY what in heaven’s name to do. “This is STEARNS not my cup of tea,” he screamed at his BERCAW secretary Jennie. She wasn’t sure if he was referring to the mug of Orange Pekoe that she had handed him moments earlier or if he was saying that he hated his job. That was the thing about George. No one was ever quite sure what he was saying whenever he spoke. Today Mr. George James, a bondsman by trade, was trying to decide whether he should look for a prisoner who had jumped bail or just let the police handle it. He was good at finding people, if not so adept at communicating with them. “Jennie?” he said on the way out. “I’m going to hell in a hand basket.” Jennie just gave him the same blank stare she had been giving him for the past 10 years. She wondered why she stayed on, but he paid her well for filing the occasional form and for answering a phone that rarely rang. But twice a day at least, she winced as she had to say, “Hello, you’ve reached the office of James Bondsman.” Jennie had gotten very good at interpreting what George meant by his mixed, but strangely clear, messages. She deduced now that he was off to Hell’s Kitchen to find whoever had made a fool of him. But she couldn’t make any sense of the hand basket comment. Jennie knew it had to refer to something. Although George spoke only in clichés, he meant exactly what he said. Just then she looked out the window to catch a glimpse of her boss on his bicycle with a big basket hanging from the handle bars. “Ah-ha,” she said, relieved that she didn’t have to dwell on the matter any longer. George, however, was deeply focused on the matter at hand: a 20-year-old punk named Adam from Manhattan’s most rough-and-tumble neighborhood who swore that he wouldn’t run out on bail. A few months earlier, a coked-up Adam had stabbed another doped-up kid over a girl who wasn’t interested in either of them. “One bird, two stoners,” George had joked to himself. But STORY
to the troubled young man handing him $1000 two weeks ago, he had simply said, “Put your money where your mouth is.” “I won’t run,” Adam answered. “Never eat and run,” responded George, who then shoved the thousand bucks in his client’s slack mouth just to make it clear who was boss. He had a way of making a point, Jennie thought as she watched the young man cough up the dough. When the news came down this morning that Adam had run nonetheless, George was more hurt than anything. He wanted to give the kid a break, but he was painfully aware that in the legal system no good deed goes unpunished. “An eye for an eye,” he mumbled as he peddled past an optometrist’s shop at the corner of 39th
Street and 8th Avenue. “Leaves everyone blind,” he lamented, remembering the words of Gandhi. George parked his bike outside the Garden of Eden, a gourmet grocery store catering to the influx of ne’er-dowells in the neighborhood. It was also where Adam had worked as a clerk before becoming a murderer. George hoped someone at the store could help him find his client before the police did. But neither was going to go easy on the boy. George fancied himself the lesser of two evils as he walked around the store. He studied each shopper as he picked through the MacIntosh and Granny Smith apples. Just as he was about to bite into one — an apple, not a shopper — the bondsman spied Adam snaking down the next aisle. George quickly turned
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hursday night roll call begins promptly at 10:15 p.m. in the briefing room of the Burlington Police Department, a brightly lit room lined with whiteboards, mailboxes, maps and a display STORY of weapons confiscated by police over KEN the years. The shift commander PICARD updates officers on departmental news, upcoming training, new procedures IMAGE and, of course, takes attendance. JORDAN Most of the 12 officers seated around SILVERMAN the conference table look as if they could have been plucked from any rural police force in New England: Nearly all are white, male and built like rugby players. But seated at one end of the table is My Nguyen, 24, one of the newest — and smallest — police officers now patrolling Burlington’s streets. Standing just 5-foot6, Nguyen (pronounced “Win,”) is lean, clean-cut and very quiet.
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It’s not a big deal, really. There are loads of Vietnamese cops in this country. I’m just one of them. MY NGUYEN, BPD But he’s made a mark on the department since he hit the streets last month. As the first Vietnamese to serve on a police force in Vermont, Nguyen reflects Burlington’s ongoing effort to make its police force look more like the population it serves. And since the Vietnamese community has become one of the city’s largest minority groups, police commanders believe it’s important to recruit people who understand not only the language but also the nuances of the culture. Clearly, Nguyen has mixed emotions about the attention he’s drawn. “It’s not a big deal, really,” he says, as
we head out to the parking lot and get into a patrol car. “There are loads of Vietnamese cops in this country. I’m just one of them.” Before we drive off, Nguyen goes through a painstaking inspection of his cruiser. He runs a quick inventory of his equipment, checks the emergency strobes, adjusts his mirrors and computer console, and even disinfects the radio and steering wheel. As he scoots up the driver’s seat, Nguyen remarks on his inability to reach the pedals. He’s joking, of course, though I’ve heard from veteran cops that many new patrolmen have trouble driving the bulky, police-modified Crown Victorias. Unlike some rookies, though, Nguyen hasn’t backed into anyone yet. Ironically, it was a car accident that first got Nguyen interested in becoming a cop. In 2001, he was driving through Essex when he tried to stop at a red light and accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. “I guess you know what happened then,” he says sheepishly. “I got T-boned and my car did a few 360s.” Fortunately, Nguyen wasn’t hurt, though his car was a mess. What made a more lasting impression on him, though, was the police officer from the Essex PD who responded to the accident. “It made a whole new image for me of how [police officers] take care of the community,” he says. “I still see her around sometimes.” As we drive south on Battery Street into Nguyen’s coverage area — King Street to I-189 — Nguyen radios his dispatcher to say he’s “10-8,” or in service and available for calls. Nguyen’s English is solid though he still speaks with an accent. He was born in Sadec, Vietnam, just south of Ho Chi Minh City — like many Vietnamese, he still calls it Saigon — and came to the United States with his parents, two brothers and a sister when he was 9. I ask if the transition was weird. “Yeah,” he says, but doesn’t elaborate.
Nguyen is a man of few words but lots of energy. As we drive up and down the residential streets of Burlington’s South End in no particular order, Nguyen diligently shines a spotlight in between each and every house, looking for prowlers. There’s been a rash of burglaries lately in South Burlington, which occurred while the residents were home and asleep. This young officer wants to make his presence seen and felt. “I like to look in every crack and every corner,” he says. “Hopefully, the police car and light will scare them off. Maybe we can catch them. But, unfortunately . . .” His voice trails off as we stop in front of a house on Ferguson Avenue. Nguyen shines the spotlight on a halfopened window. He calls his dispatcher and asks her to run the license plate on a car in the driveway. “Vermont, David Young Frank,” he says, then gives her the last three digits. “Valid, ’97 Subaru Legacy, green,” the dispatcher replies, followed by the owners’ names and their Ferguson Avenue address. “Lights on, car’s outside, nothing to worry about,” says Nguyen. Satisfied, he drives away. Down the street in Oakledge Park, Nguyen pulls up beside two women who are walking in the dark. He rolls down his window. “Evening,” he says. “Hello,” says one woman. “Is there a problem?” “It’s late and it’s dark out here,” Nguyen tells them. “Two ladies out walking alone, not much lighting and there aren’t many people around. You should hurry home as soon as possible.” “No, you’re right,” the other woman says. “We’re new here.” “I’m just trying to take care of your safety,” Nguyen replies. He says good night and drives off. To some people, Nguyen’s vigilance
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tive Director Jane Dwinell expect to attract a couple hundred additional secessionistas, packing the house to capacity. They even invited Vermont’s top elected representatives: Senators Patrick Leahy and Jim Jeffords, Congressman Bernie Sanders, Governor Jim Douglas and Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie. None of them took the bait. Naylor has called them out in a press release: “Maybe it’s high time we take back Vermont from our gutless politicians who have sold their souls to Corporate America and the U.S. Government,” he writes. “The Second Vermont Republic may soon become the only escape path out of the black hole called America.” But for all their bluster, Naylor and co. refuse to take themselves too seriously. Ethan Allen — a.k.a. actor Jim Hogue — is one of the day’s first speakers. He’ll be arriving on horseback. And former Bread and Puppet puppeteer Reverend Ben O’Matchstick will offer the invocation and the benediction, which will likely include the line “in the name of the flounder, and the sunfish, and the holy mackerel.” That’s how he closed SVR’s “funeral” for the state of Vermont, held on the Statehouse steps last February to mark the anniversary of Vermont’s 1791 entry to the U.S. Ethan Allen was at the funeral, too, in
Americans have grown so used to their 50-state republic that many might not realize there are, in fact, several secessionist movements afoot. In addition to residents of Alaska and Hawaii, who are still bitter over their annexation half a century ago, secessionist groups are also active in Texas, California and New York City, among other places. It’s fair to say, though, that the idea of splitting the union is hardly mainstream. No one has really tested the idea since the Civil War, and we all know how that turned out. Still, the notion that Vermont could exist as its own nation is hardly new, as the founders of SVR are only too happy to observe. The state was independent from 1777 to 1791, before it joined the Union — hence the name Second Vermont Republic. Even before the SVR, the idea that Vermont should secede has been discussed half-seriously in recent years; University of Vermont professor Frank Bryan and Vermont Supreme Court Justice John Dooley held a series of debates on the subject in 1991. The issue popped back into the public consciousness in the wake of last November’s elections, when a vast majority of Vermonters chose John Kerry over George W. Bush. With disillusioned liberals already talking about leaving the country, it hardly seemed a stretch to argue for taking the rest
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of Vermont along for the ride. But secession might have remained a five-minute fad if it hadn’t been for Thomas Naylor. The brainy 69-year-old Jackson, Mississippi, native has both the time and the money to make plenty of noise. Now retired, he taught economics at Duke University for 30 years, and has written 30 books, ranging from formula-heavy Computer Simulation Experiments with Models of Economic Systems, to political tome The Gorbachev Strategy, to a touchy-feely handbook entitled The Search for Meaning, which he co-authored with his wife and a Methodist bishop. From 1971 until 1980, Naylor also ran a company that sold $70,000 computer-software packages to Fortune 500 companies. “That’s how I learned about their dirty tricks,� he quips during an interview at his Charlotte home. Naylor has been convinced for years that the United States is in trouble. After he sold his software firm, he worked as an international business consultant, often with companies in the USSR. He has long viewed the decline of the Soviet state as a harbinger of the U.S.’s future. He began suggesting that Vermont strike out on its own shortly after moving here in 1993. His 1997 book, Downsizing the U.S.A., called for the peaceful dissolution of the union. A new urgency pervaded his quest after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Naylor founded the SVR in
mid-2003, and self-published The Vermont Manifesto that fall. In the preface he writes, “Our nation has truly lost its way. America is no longer a sustainable nation-state economically, politically, socially, militarily or environmentally.� The “American Empire,� Naylor says, spends nearly $400 billion on its military annually, exceeding “the combined military spending of the next 25 nations.� And yet, “the September 11th terrorist attacks exposed the fact that big buildings, big businesses, big cities, big nations and big military don’t provide near the security we once thought.� Furthermore, he says, the political system is broken. “When one contemplates the American political system,� Naylor writes, “the words which come to mind are apathy, inertia and atrophy, not sustainability — just like back in the USSR.� “How many Americans,� he asks, “are prepared to die or sacrifice their children to make the world safe for McDonald’s, WalMarts, 747s, gas-guzzling SUVs, the Internet, Bill Gates and the rest of the Forbes 400 richest Americans?� He predicts that, in the coming years, the answer will be: not many. Since publishing his manifesto, Naylor has tirelessly promoted the SVR. He sends out frequent — sometimes weekly — mailings to a list of 150 media contacts and “opinion leaders,� updating them on the group’s progress. On a recent weekday afternoon, the sur-
face of his long, wooden diningroom table is barely visible under the piles of press releases and envelopes. Naylor stuffs all the mailings himself, and addresses each envelope by hand using green felt pens he special-orders by the box from Staples. His efforts have paid off. SVR now boasts about 200 members — twice as many as before Bush got re-elected. And Naylor has managed to interest some credible people in his cause. The organization recently hired Unitarian Universalist minister Jane Dwinell as its first executive director. And this spring, SVR spawned a sister organization Naylor calls its “educational arm� — the monthly newspaper Vermont Commons. Rob Williams, a Champlain College professor and media-literacy educator, is the paper’s web editor and associate publisher. Williams is also preparing to take on a leadership role in SVR. Vermont Commons, devoted to “exploring the idea of Vermont independence,� broadens the conversation by focusing on issues tangentially related to secession, such as how an energy crisis could disrupt the nation — something James Kunstler will talk about in his keynote address at Friday’s conference — and the importance of local agriculture. October’s “Homestead Security� issue, for example, featured a front-page article by Middlebury environmental writer Bill McKibben, entitled “Can >> 28A
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Bryan cite many of the same concerns raised by Naylor and his ilk. “As the watersheds of community democracy are sucked dry,” the authors write, “the rivers of citizenship that fed our great national institutions grow ever more shallow, and the American republic is withering away.” They also note, “The little green-clad state of Vermont may well become the place to show America how liberty, democracy and community can be restored.” These statements sound like vintage Naylor, but McClaughry will have nothing to do with him. “The whole thing is fueled by an almost venomous anti-Americanism,” he says of SVR. “It’s like Amerika, with a k, from the old hippie days . . . It’s all ‘the big corporations and George Bush and his oil cronies and war in Iraq and I hate America.’ And that’s not me. I’m a patriot.” Even Frank Bryan, who will speak at the Independence Convention, and who has participated in SVR events in the past, doesn’t quite embrace the group’s ultimate aim. In an April 22 post on the Vermont Commons blog, the author and prof explains that although he wants Vermonters to consider secession, he still remains committed to the USA. “I, for one, still love it,” he writes. “And I believe that, despite its flaws, America remains our best hope for a peaceful transition from a world of warring nation-states to one of truly united nations.” Skeptics like McClaughry raise other, practical concerns. “If everything went their way,” he says, “they’d just send the divorce
papers to Washington . . . and then wonder why the Social Security checks don’t come in anymore to the former post office. This isn’t easy, disentangling the state. Tom needs to go down to the senior center and explain why Medicare and Social Security payments are going to be cut off, because he’s got a better idea about the way we should be governed.” Not surprisingly, Naylor dismisses this argument. He points out that Social Security is a contract between the government and an individual. “It doesn’t matter if I live in Saudi Arabia, the U.K. or Vermont,” he says. “They’re required to pay me.” Medicare is a different issue, he allows. An independent Vermont would have to set up its own health-care system. Middlebury political science professor Eric Davis is also skeptical. He’ll be speaking at the conference on Friday, on a secession panel that asks: “Impossible Dream, or Vision of the Future?” Davis comes down squarely on the mission-impossible side. He points out that Vermonters receive $1.14 in federal benefits for every $1 they pay in taxes; in his view, secession just doesn’t make practical sense. Besides, Davis asks, what will Vermont use as currency? Will it have its own central bank? And do secessionists really believe the federal government will just let them leave? Naylor charges that Davis “doesn’t get it,” but he has few concrete answers to these questions. “I don’t think it makes a hell of a lot of difference,” he replies to the currency question. “It would
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statements and dialogues of characters in “reportorial” narration. 18. T.S. Eliot’s term for an image, action or situation that evokes an emotion. 19. Analysis using visual symbols of poetic meter. 20. A figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses an imaginary person or abstraction. 21. A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.
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Round 1: Woman Prize Winners Answer these questions about awardworthy penswomen. 1. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. 2. In 1951, she became the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize. 3. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for her play Top Dog/Under Dog. 4. For what play did Wendy Wasserstein win a Pulitzer Prize in 1989? 5. Who wrote the 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Shipping News? 6. Who was the first American woman to win a Nobel Award for literature? 7. Which woman won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2000, for Interpreter of Maladies? Round 2: Famous First Lines The quotes below begin different literary works. Identify the title of the work for five points. For 10, name the author. Year of publication is worth another 20. 8. “Young Goodman Brown came forth, at sunset, into the street of Salem Village, but put his head back, after crossing the threshold to exchange a parting kiss with his young wife.” 9. “I’ve seen the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.” 10. “So. The Spear Danes in the days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness.”
9. “Howl,” Allen Ginsberg, 1955-56. 10. Beowulf 11. Beloved, Toni Morrison, 1987. 12. “On Being Brought from Africa to America,” Phillis Wheatley, 1773. 13. “Pied Beauty,” Gerald Hopkins, 1918. 14. “A Psalm of Life,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1839. 15. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813. 16. T. S. Eliot, “The Wasteland,” 1922. 17. The representation of the thoughts,
challenged to identify the author and title of the work that begins with the line, “Call me Ishmael,” the assembled academics groaned because the answer was so obvious. Later, things got trickier. In the final round — called “Really?” — the moderator would state a phrase, but not explain it. The team whose turn it was had to come up with three answers to a question based on the given phrase, and the opposing side had to choose the right answer — without ever hearing the implied question. “The Dream of a Unified Field,” Kete offered. After briefly huddling over their coffee cups, the Smarty Pants proudly announced, “Harvard, Yale and U.T. Austin.” “Oh, easy. Harvard,” an Old Fart fired back without missing a beat. “The Dream of a Unified Field is by Jorie Graham, who teaches at Harvard,” Jackson explained, in case anyone wasn’t keeping up. The interpretive dance option was only exercised once, after a certain amount of wine had been consumed. To answer a question about The Faerie Queen, Gutman bunny-hopped across the room, demonstrating the rhythm of iambic pentameter. At the end of the fourth round, Jackson announced the final score: Old Farts 395, Smarty Pants 485. The younger scholars erupted in victorious cheers, and Kete crowned the winners with faux laurel.
11. “124 was spiteful. Full of baby’s venom.” 12. “Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land.” 13. “Glory be to God for dappled things.” 14. “Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!” 15. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” 16. “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land . . .” Round 3: Terms of the Trade Can you talk like an English prof? How many of these words and phrases can you define? 17. Free indirect discourse 18. Objective correlative 19. Scansion 20. Apostrophe 21. Litotes 22. Foil 23. Epithalamion Round 4: Really? What’s your final answer? 24. “We real cool” — Which of the following doesn’t fit? a. We play pool. b. We lurk late. c. We tempt fate. 25. “H.D.” — Which of the following fits? a. “Tribute to Freud.” b. “Sapphic Verses.” c. “The Carnival” m
ANSWERS 1. Edith Wharton, for The Age of Innocence. 2. Gwendolyn Brooks, for Annie Allen. 3. Suzan-Lori Parks. 4. The Heidi Chronicles. 5. E. Annie Proulx. 6. Pearl Buck, for The Good Earth, in 1932. 7. Jhumpa Lahiri. 8. “Young Goodman Brown,” Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1835.
ow do academic initiates unwind on a Friday evening? They hang out with a couple dozen friends, differentiating Shakespearean sonnets from Spenserian ones. At least, that’s what STORY happened last weekend. Rhetorical RUTH rivalry and lit-crit competition were HOROWITZ the entertainment of choice in the back room at Parima’s restaurant in Burlington. The “Buckham Challenge” pitted “Old Farts,” a.k.a, faculty, against “Smarty Pants” grad students in four rounds of questions based on U.S. and British literary classics. After tucking into a Thai buffet, the collegiate crowd was called to order by Major Jackson and Mary Lou Kete. The UVM English profs were moderating the event, wine glasses in hand. A stack of Norton Anthologies was available in case of disputes. “We tried this at home, but decided it was the wrong audience,” Jackson divulged by way of introduction. The faculty families weren’t game. “They called us geeks,” he said. Jackson then gave each player on the two five-person teams a paddle to raise when someone was ready to produce an answer. Each bore the portrait of a literary luminary, such as Oscar Wilde, Joyce Carol Oates or Chinua Achebe. “Can interpretive dance be substituted for an oral answer?” inquired one Smarty Pants, whose forearms were solidly tattooed. “Yes,” Kete ruled. “We can’t lose,” asserted Old Farts captain Huck Gutman. “If we do, it will be because the judges are corrupt.” The early pitches were mainly softballs. When the competitors were
22. A character who by his contrast serves to accentuate another character’s distinctive qualities. 23. A poem written to celebrate a marriage. 24. c. 25. “Tribute to Freud”
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It’s no secret that sex sells. Nearly every advertisement uses some form of sensual coercion to get you to open your wallet. The same can be said for modern music; from Britney Spears to The Strokes, today’s stars fulfill consumer fantasies of glamour and raunchy indulgence. Unfortunately, the sounds themselves are more plasticized than provocative. Well, get ready for the revolution. “Brechtian punk-cabaret” duo the Dresden Dolls are rewriting the rules of attraction through tantalizing tunes with lascivious wit. The band’s nonconformist extravagance owes much to the cabaret of Weimar-era Germany, where highbrow music and lurid theatrics briefly flourished between World Wars. With the rise of the Third Reich, however, cabaret was brutally suppressed and became a historical curio. Now, it’s being revived by a new generation of performers. In Vermont, we’ve got Spielpalast. Nationally, several bands are borrowing from cabaret culture, including the Big Apple’s Antony & the Johnsons and Gogol Bordello. Then there’s Boston’s Dresden Dolls, who make their first local appearance at the Higher Ground Ballroom this Thursday. Dresden Dolls came together in 2001, following a chance meeting of pianist/singer Amanda Palmer and percussionist Brian Viglione at a Halloween party. Soon after, they snagged first place in the WBCN Rumble, Boston’s long-running battle of the bands. A self-released 2003 EP attracted the attention of long-running independent label Roadrunner Records, who put out their eponymous full-length last year. Now a certifiable cult phenomenon, the Dolls have earned loyal fans
and critical raves with their passionate tunes and striking persona. Nine Inch Nails honcho Trent Reznor recently hand-picked the duo as his opening band, and the infamous, nationally syndicated sex-advice columnist Dan Savage implored “everyone on Earth” to buy their CDs. Much of Dresden Dolls’ cabaret influence can be seen in their highly stylized image. The duo performs in white face paint, lips and eyebrows dramatically accentuated. Viglione is fond of wearing black suits, red ties and a bowler hat, tilted rakishly forward. Palmer favors a short, one-piece dress coupled with striped stockings. “We both just let go of our preconceptions of who we felt we had to be,” Viglione recently told Seven Days from the road. “It probably sounds weird, but when we first started we had the notion of just wearing our street clothes. Then we realized that both of us are the kind of performers who inherently love to ham it up on stage, and there was already a whole lot of imagery in the music to work with. One night we played with a burlesque troupe, and suddenly there was this visual context for the songs. So we just said, ‘Fuck it — let’s do it!’”
Although their music encompasses more than traditional cabaret, it is just as bawdy, playing loose and fast with concepts of gender and sexual preference. To see Dresden Dolls live is to be thoroughly ravished; Palmer pounds at her keyboard, spitting tongue-twisting prose, while Viglione bashes away at his kit with controlled fury. The resulting sound is scatalogical punk rock with the kinds of dramatic pauses and time-shifts more typically associated with classical music. Dresden Dolls can switch from breathy torch songs to stark, animalistic rock with nary a hiccup. Their tunes are like sonic novellas, a deliciously macabre literary trip. These poetic pretensions and intricate song structures make for some of the most interesting and dynamic sounds around. Viglione, 26, recalls being struck by Palmer’s songwriting upon first listen at a Halloween party. “There was so much character and conviction in her playing,” he says of his band- mate. “She had such urgency in the way she was performing. You could tell that the girl had to be playing music to remain sane. I related a lot to that on a gut level. Plus I had never heard anyone use the word ‘anachronism’ in a rock song before.” He’s referring to “Girl Anachronism.” The tune’s
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kinetic lyrics read like a journal entry by a 19th-century hysteric: “And you can tell from the state of my room that they let me out too soon / and the pills that I ate came a couple years too late,” Palmer sings over frenetic piano chords and turbulent rhythms. “Coin Operated Boy” is about the joys of mechanized self-pleasure. It includes the lines, “If I had a star to wish on for my life / I can’t imagine any flesh and blood could be his match / I can even take him in the bath.” Live, Palmer is prone to changing the last lyric to, “I can even fuck him in the ass.” It’s safe to say that neither song is destined for the pop charts. Regardless of Palmer’s commercial viability, Viglione was hooked on her tunes. “I knew she was my real soul sister, separated at birth,” he says. “I was so moved, but I tried to keep my cool. I figured she must get approached by musicians all the time. I stopped her in the hallway, and I told her that I played drums, guitar and a little bass. We exchanged numbers. The next day, she got together with another guy she met at that Halloween party; a bass player who also did techno remixes. She came back from that experience sort of like, ‘Oh, my God — no, thanks,” and gave me a ring the next day.” The New Hampshire-born Viglione turned out to be a perfect fit. His background in both hardcore and jazz allows for a wide range of rhythmic expression, from the forceful to the fluid. His control reveals he’s been at it for a while. “My dad was a drummer, although not professionally, and he sat me down when I was 5 years old and gave me the basics,” Viglione says. “But the best thing he did was to turn me on to players that he thought would shape my style — guys like Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette and Art Blakey. Really great jazzmen. But he also showed me some amazing rock drummers like Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell.” Playing in Dresden Dolls lets Viglione indulge all aspects of his percussive personality. “Amanda writes this powerfully rhythmic, aggressive music, but with an amazing amount of nuance and creativity,” he says. “It’s just a magical chemistry.” Rock drummers are sometimes ridiculed as being marginally musical and intellectually unsophisticated. Tales of timekeepers who do little more than keep the beat and smash hotel rooms reinforce this stereotype. It’s an unfair assumption, however, and it certainly doesn’t apply to Viglione. “I’m kind of the crank wheel of the operation,” he says of his role in the band. “A lot of what we come up with is borne from our weird senses of humor. It’s just the mental spasming that happens when you’re hanging out with your best friend.” Although he doesn’t write the chord progressions, Viglione is an important part of the band’s musical architecture. “I try to shape the music,” he explains. “I hear Amanda playing rock songs with all of these interesting quirks, and I try to capitalize on her idiosyncrasies and develop my playing along with them.” The resulting musical lockstep is at the heart of the Dresden Dolls’ unique sound. Viglione’s drumming doesn’t just provide a backbeat, it accentuates the movement of each composition, drawing Palmer’s charismatic personality even further into focus. Their unique blend of genres makes the band stand out among their contemporaries. While singer-songwriter and punk styles are typical fare for twentysomethings, Kurt Weill is a less obvious inspiration. Viglione claims the Dolls arrived at their sound instinctively. “We just asked ourselves, ‘What are the main elements that comprise both of us as musicians and performers, and how can we utilize all of them?’” he says. “Rather than stripping away and sculpting a particular thing, we just did what came naturally. “Amanda loves both German avant-garde and straight-up pop music,” Viglione con-
tinues. “I came from Black Flag, John Coltrane and Pantera. And, we both love the Rocky Horror Picture Show! You take punk, metal, jazz and pop, with a twist of glam for fun and flamboyance, and that’s what you get. Why try to compromise or censor ourselves?” Dresden Dolls inspire their fans to express themselves as well. “All you kids, and people of all ages — we get a lot of 40and 50-year-olds at our shows, too — this is
an all-inclusive thing,” Viglione says. “Don’t feel that just because you’re over 35 that you’re not cool enough or young enough to come to a rock show. Or too young, for that matter; we’ve had kids that are, like, 9 years old say, ‘I really want to come see your show, but other kids are teasing me for liking your band.’ “We say, ‘Fuck it, and follow our example and dress as you want.’ That’s the real punk rock attitude.” m
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You take punk, metal, jazz and pop, with a twist of glam for fun and flamboyance, and that’s what you get. Why try to compromise or censor ourselves? BRIAN VIGLIONE, DRESDEN DOLLS
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las, poor Cyrano! The 17th-century French poet and soldier who inspired one of the most enduring, lovelorn characters in literary history is best remembered for his nose. Without access to rhinoplasty, the excessiveSTORY ly endowed nobleman had no way to prune For questions or an appointment call: ELISABETH his prominent proboscis, to shorten his CREAN shocking schnoz. The dashing yet deformed hero ignited Ira Allen School, 38 Fletcher Place, Burlington Upcoming the French imagination when Edmond performance: Cyrano, directed Rostand’s “based-on-the-true-storyâ€? play, Cyrano de Bergerac, premiered in 1897. by Stephanie 2x4-UVM-quitsmoke092105.indd 1 9/20/05 2:23:42 PMGilman, produced Although Cyrano’s glaring physical defect by Weston keeps him from his true love, it forces him Playhouse to cultivate other qualities. The art of selfTheatre Company. Chandler Center, deprecation hones his razor-sharp wit; selfdefense becomes reckless bravery. Skilled Randolph, Saturday, with sword and word, Cyrano embodied October 29, values from a nobler time. 7:30 p.m. The play was an instant sensation, with $20-25. 42 curtain calls on opening night. It also reinvigorated Gallic pride, which had been Have you heard about wounded by a humiliating defeat in the the 1-day clothing sale Franco-Prussian War and further muddied by the sordid Dreyfus Affair scandal. “It is at Marilyn’s? good that a people should once again hear the sound of its own enthusiasm,â€? Rostand said at his almost-immediate induction into the elite Academie Française. “In the theater souls, side by side, can feel like they have wings.â€? In the century since, Cyrano has inspired operas, overtures, musicals and films, with memorable long-beaked lead performances from actors such as JosĂŠ Ferrer, Steve Martin and GĂŠrard Depardieu. This fall, Weston Playhouse Company is touring New England with Jo Roets’ Cyrano, a 1996 adaptation that distills the essence of Rostand’s theatrical astonishing jewelry • sumptuous clothing • luxurious accessories epic: the story of a man who feels unlov658-4050 • 115 college st, burlington • m-f 10-7, sat 10-6, sun 12-5
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able, yet loves deeply. Stephanie Gilman’s artfully directed production shows that concentrating on Cyrano’s poignant and painful unrequited love for Roxanne intensifies the modern resonance of his story. Today, we may not care much about the French travails and triumphs — literary, culinary and military — that Rostand so lavishly depicts. But most of us can relate to the gut-wrenching rollercoaster of heartbreak: the rush of desire, crushing self-doubt, soaring hope, dashed dreams. By paring the pageantry and eliding or eliminating secondary characters, Roets trimmed Rostand’s original considerably — from three and a half hours to 75 minutes, and from 50 roles to just 10. In the Weston production, the small company performed in the style of a traveling troupe of players, with two of the three actors assuming multiple roles. The action unfolded on a single set, with new locations signaled by modest prop changes or brief passages of narration. The performers manipulated set and costume elements within full view of the audience. Cyrano paints one of the most memorable and bittersweet love triangles in the history of literature. Cyrano loves his cousin Roxanne, “the most beautiful woman on earth — the cleverest, the most intelligent, the kindest.� But he knows his nose takes him off her romantic radar screen. Indeed, Roxanne and pretty boy Christian have fallen for one another without ever having exchanged a word. Christian is a cadet in Cyrano’s regiment, and Roxanne asks him to help protect her beloved and secure communications between them.
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Christian has plenty of snappy digs to dish out about Cyrano’s tuberous trunk, but he gets writer’s block at Roxanne’s request for a letter. Fortunately, Cyrano has poured his heart out on paper, and he lends Christian his bon mots. Their eloquence inflames Roxanne’s passion, and Christian comes to rely on Cyrano’s words — first on parchment and eventually in person. In the famous nighttime balcony scene, Christian thinks he has learned enough from Cyrano to make verbal love to Roxanne on his own. But he fumbles badly, and she is not amused. “Please stop it! My ears are in pain. What has happened to that brilliant oratorical talent of yours? Where are those finelywrought sentences, those well-chosen metaphors, those words that could only come out of your pen, your mouth, your heart?” Cyrano steps in, at first prompting Christian from the shadows, then taking over when Christian can’t keep up with Cyrano’s passionate poetry. But when the time comes to go in for the kiss, it’s Christian who climbs over the railing. Cyrano’s heartbreak is huge; his consolation, small: “There’s one crumb of comfort I can savor: She kisses, on his mouth, the words I gave her.” An older, more powerful man is pursuing Roxanne as well, the odious Comte de Guiche. To protect her from a forced marriage to de Guiche, Cyrano helps Roxanne
She showed the sheltered noblewoman’s girlish impulsivity, but also her more womanly side: Christian/Cyrano’s letters send her into an almost sexual rapture. Love helps Roxanne mature, and Cobb conveyed her character’s emotional growth by carrying herself more assertively as the play progressed. Noel Vélez played Christian with credible charm. But he was simply brilliant performing the half dozen secondary characters, who serve as comic foils, adopting distinct voices and oddball mannerisms to distinguish them. His villainous de Guiche pranced and preened, always holding out an embroidered handkerchief as a symbol of his refinement, while sometimes grooming his facial hair with a plastic mustache comb. Paunchy pastry chef Ragueneau had a pillow visibly tied to his waist, while the stooped and shuffling Capuchin monk was a genetic cross between Snow White’s dwarf Dopey and Gilbert Gottfried. Director Gilman has brought Cyrano to life with a wealth of creative touches. According to Weston’s producing director Steve Stettler, Gilman and her cast improvised and collaborated to develop some of this production’s most memorable vignettes, such as the love triangle’s slow-motion ballet exchange of billetsdoux, and de Guiche’s hilarious ukuleleaccompanied attempt at composing a love song.
To those whose lingering mental image of Cyrano is a silly-snouted Steve Martin, it may be hard to remember just how tragic the frustrated nobleman’s tale ultimately is. and Christian elope. As punishment, de Guiche ensures that Cyrano and Christian’s regiment is immediately sent on a dangerous military assignment, with tragic results. To those whose lingering mental image of Cyrano is a silly-snouted Steve Martin, it may be hard to remember just how tragic the frustrated nobleman’s tale ultimately is. Andrew McGinn played Cyrano with dynamism and sensitivity: confident when engaging in swordplay, and cocky when parrying wordplay, but heavy with the tenderness, longing and sorrow that envelope Cyrano because he feels he is ugly, and therefore unlovable. Especially in this slimmed-down form, Cyrano is a tragedy of barely-missed connections, and McGinn conveyed well the fleeting moments when Cyrano considers another path: that Roxanne might love him, that he should declare his love — honor be damned — and risk rejection. Roxanne must be just flighty enough to be oblivious to these potential openings in their relationship, without being an airhead undeserving of Cyrano’s lifelong passion. Amanda Cobb made a vivacious and energetic Roxanne, worthy of the male machinations that drive the play’s plot.
Wilson Chin’s innovative set conveyed a sense of playfulness, constructed from castoff materials and full of quirky, anachronistic props. Wooden pallets were the primary building blocks of a half-round wall that established the main space. By simply changing a banner or flag, the wall became the inside of Ragueneau’s patisserie or an exterior battlefield rampart. A row of paint cans converted into footlights lined the front of the stage. In some scenes lighting designer S. Ryan Schmidt threw giant vaudevillian shadows on the side walls to mimic the effect of the real gas footlights of Rostand’s era. One of the delights of this Cyrano is its comfortable, self-aware theatricality. We see McGinn put on Cyrano’s nose just before the play begins. Roxanne’s carriage is a Razor Scooter. These cheerful incongruities make us feel welcomed, as a fullfledged staging of Rostand’s cast-of-thousands spectacle might not. They also leaven the story’s sadness, but only briefly. Because heartbreak hurts, in any century. Today we have plastic surgery to alter an errant physical feature, but the crushing fear of being unworthy of love, unfortunately, is scalpel-proof. m
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Looking Homeward Art review: “Made in Palestine”
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KEVIN J. KELLEY “Made in Palestine,” T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Through November 20.
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he ghosts that have come to haunt the T.W. Wood Gallery, on the Montpelier campus of Vermont College, have nothing in common with the hokey Halloween variety. These are tragic apparitions, conjured from the Palestinian people’s historical experience of removal, absence and loss. Amazingly, Vermont is one of the three stops so far in the United States for “Made in Palestine,” a visually striking and politically unblinking exhibition that should not be missed. The show was brought to the state through the efforts of Vermonters for a Just Peace in Palestine/ Israel. Even though the Wood could afford to present only a truncated version of this exhibition, which was previously
seen in Houston and San Francisco, the selection of works still conveys the diversity and strength of a national art that’s almost entirely unfamiliar to American audiences. The 50 or so pieces on display come in many media and styles: photographs, paintings, drawings and reliefs. Several of the artists rely on representational images to relate straightforward narratives, but others turn to abstraction or make oblique use of figurative elements. At the same time, the pieces exhibit a few important similarities. Nearly all convey explicitly political themes or at least have titles indicating that they’re intended as statements about the Palestinian plight. Art
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Impossible not to notice, Mary Tuma’s “Homes for the Disembodied� hangs from wires affixed to the gallery’s ceiling. Five 10-foot forms in translucent silk resemble empty dresses that pool elegantly and emotively onto the floor. Constructed of 50 continuous yards of fabric, the piece casts thin shadows like memories given shape. Tuma, an art professor at the University of North Carolina, is among the show’s artists living in the Palestinian Diaspora. Because their works reflect a
profound identification with the lost lands, “Made in Palestine� can be understood as referring to a state of mind rather than a physical place. On the other side of the entrance hangs John Halaka’s “Stripped of Their Identity and Driven From Their Land.� It’s a much more powerful piece than its tendentious title might suggest. Halaka, born in Egypt and residing in San Diego, uses rubber-stamped ink and acrylic to create a ghostly tableau of unclothed figures hobbling
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nimation is fun, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. People familiar with the dancing California Raisins, Wallace and Gromit, or the sand-on-a-blackboard cut-scenes from early 1970s and ’80s episodes of “Sesame Street” sometimes don’t realize how the movement they see was manufactured. I didn’t either, before I tried doing it myself, painstakingly moving the subject of the image a teensy bit from one frame to the next, and trying to keep my thumbs out of the way. I learned what I now know largely thanks to an odd-duck photographer named Eadweard Muybridge, whose pioneering work from 1872 to 1904 documented the way things move. “Eadweard Muybridge: Studies in Locomotion,” on exhibit at the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum through December 16, features 46 of his groundbreaking images. Ask Curator Evelyn Hankins what the show is about and she’ll talk about how high-speed photography — along with the telegraph, the railroad and other late-19th-century innovations — changed our perceptions of space and time. She’ll also point out how the ways in which Muybridge’s models are posed and dressed
— or not — reflect Victorian social mores. For me it also offers a rare chance to check out the original versions of the somewhat fuzzy plates that had become my touchstones for how to make inanimate armatures appear to move convincingly. I first became interested in stop-motion animation, in which still photos are strung together to create the illusion of movement, when I was dating the man who’s now my husband. After teaching Flash animation for a few summers at Fledgling Films, Kingdom County Productions’ teen camp in Lyndon, Gahlord wanted to get away from computers and into cameras. His enthusiasm was infectious. Since my dollhouse days, I’d loved building and playing with miniature props. We struck a deal: I’d build to-scale models and sets, and Gahlord would animate them. We came in fourth in the nowdefunct Magic Hat Win-A-Bar contest with a sketch set in a cardboard tavern. Later, we shared a slot at Burlington City Arts’ 2004 “Process/Progress” show, with a short piece about an office worker whose head is a magnifying glass. Gahlord did most of the camera work. I was happier wielding small brushes and tea-staining plaster set walls.
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Dover editions of Muybridge. The high-quality, silver gelatin prints, on loan from UVM’s Special Collections Department, give the impression of looking through a window into a past that seems alive. Their sense of motion is uncommon in late-19th-century photos, which often required subjects to remain rigid. Facial expressions are more visible, and the little girl running to pick up a doll on the last wall looks as if she could be my next-door neighbor. The exhibit is compelling fare for anyone interested in motion photography, or movies, for that matter. Remember the jaw-dropping, time-stopping special effect that made its cinematographic debut in the first Matrix movie? It’s achieved using methods similar to those of Muybridge, except with an array of movie cameras. Some people call Muybridge “the father of the moving image.” Hankins also suspects the photographer used himself as a subject — visitors can have fun guessing which au naturel figure might be him. Here’s a hint: Look for the pickaxe. m
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When most folks think of rock ’n’ roll, hairy guitar heroes and horny front dudes come to mind. Through the decades, men, for better or worse, have been the chief executors of rock’s swagger. Cello-driven alt-rockers
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have made it difficult for her to sustain a consistent lineup, however. Exactly nine female cellists have played in Rasputina since the band’s inception. The current incarnation includes Creager, cellist Zoe C. Keating and drummer/percussionist Jonathon TeeBeest — yes, a guy. A certifiable cult phenomenon, Rasputina have a highly devoted following. Back in ’98, Columbia Records issued their now-classic album How We Quit the Forest, which won over goth-rockers and indie kids alike. Now out of print, it fetches top dollar on eBay. The band’s latest
SEVEN DAYS: The cello is becoming a prominent instrument in indie-rock these days. What do you make of all the young upstarts picking up the bow? MELORA CREAGER: From my experience, cellists all think that they own the instrument — classical players included. Each person who plays it, even though there are a lot of ’em, think they’re the only ones. SD: Would you claim some credit for making the cello cool? MC: I would! I think we’ve had a big hand in it, but once something is done, it becomes free for everybody.
is an independent label offering entitled A Radical Recital. While Creager’s acidic wit and peculiar vocal melodies are the main attraction, the band’s go-for-the-throat musicianship is unmistakable. Originally from Kansas, Creager now makes her home in the Big Apple. These days, she divides her time between Rasputina and mother-
SD: How does a classically trained musician with a background in visual arts end up fronting a rock band? MC: I think there’s a long history of forward-looking rock and pop groups coming out of art schools — The Talking Heads, and so forth. I was in art school in New York in the ’80s, and it was a really vibrant scene. Bands like White Zombie were hanging out in the cafeteria.
hood, juggling rock tours with PTA meetings. Seven Days recently found her at home in Brooklyn. »
SD: Rasputina is known for its elaborate attire. Where do the ideas come from?
MC: Well, I try not to be constrained to one thing. I like to mix up the influences and the time periods. A lot of people only have Victorian as a reference. They’re like, “Oh, oldie-style — it must be Victorian.” But there are plenty of obscure decades to draw from as far as the visuals are concerned. SD: Is the band’s look on equal footing with the music, or simply window dressing? MC: I think the music can stand on its own, but the image definitely adds to it. In a live setting, it’s equally important. And as a former art student, I still like to work by assignment — setting myself limits like what colors I can use and that kind of thing. SD: Rasputina has had a lot of members over the years. What do you expect from your bandmates? MC: Just that they get it. It’s a complicated concept that’s tough to put into words. Zoe and Jonathon get it. They can put together their own costumes, you know? A lot of people in the past have taken on more of an employee role: pop ’em in costume and plop ’em on stage. But Zoe knows as much about elec-
tronics and what you can do with the cello as I do. SD: You’ve opened for mainstream rock acts such as Marilyn Manson, whose fans might not “get it” either. How do you win them over? MC: Well, we have a lot of artifice. But we also have a lot of integrity and artistry that’s easy to see. Our musicality is important to us, and I think that comes across. SD: What do you do with drunken audience members who just want to unlace your corset? MC: It doesn’t happen too much. And it could easily be some girl strung out on Ecstasy up in our face, trying to have a conversation during the show . . . It’s unnerving.
SD: As a former resident, what do you think is the matter with Kansas? MC: Well, I spent the whole month of July out there with my daughter. My sister is a hippie-vegan type of lady, and she and her husband own a hotel and New Age spa out in cowboy country. It’s exotic and beautiful. I’d never been so into Kansas. On the other hand, you have no choice but to buy your groceries from Wal-Mart, everybody has thyroid disease and they weigh 400 pounds. But they just don’t know, you know? They’re lazy in the spirit. But it can happen anywhere, not just Kansas. It’s an American problem. m
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SD: You sell a perfume through the band’s website called “Melora’s Rancid Brain Oil.” What’s in it? MC: Well, it’s a secret recipe, of course. But Jack Daniels is part of it.
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SD: Nice. Can you drink it? MC: No. It’s got some other stuff in it, too!
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Lord knows rock music has changed quite a bit since its birth in the early ’50s. Once the province of sexually obsessed delinquents, the genre has since been scrubbed and deodorized to the point that it probably wouldn’t offend your grandma. Yet there are folks who think that rock isn’t clean enough: Over the last decade, certain Christian groups have sought to further sanitize “the devil’s music� — or at least create a G-rated copy. Through traditional media devices such as radio, these enterprising evangelicals have built a multi-million dollar empire to rival the fortunes of the world’s richest secular music idols. Recently, our neighbors in Plattsburgh got their very own Christian radio station, 89.7 K-LOVE. Owned by a California-based company called the K-LOVE Radio Network, the station broadcasts “positive and encouraging� music 24 hours a day. While the group owns two other stations in upstate New York, there are none — so far at least — in Vermont. Each of K-LOVE’s 126 outlets is listener-supported. While this translates into “no commercials,� it also means there’s more airtime to evangelize. A recent press release from the organization’s publicity department refutes suggestions of sermonizing, however. “What you won’t hear is preaching or controversial talk shows,� it claims. “We play great music peppered with updates on Christian events, occasional inspirational messages and short commentaries by well-known SCRATCH speakers such as James Dobson.� Dobson, of course, is the ultraright-wing chief of Focus on the Family, an organization known for its opposition to gay marriage and women’s rights. For a cheery take on current events, tune into 89.7. “David Pierce, K-LOVE’s News Director, loves sharing news from the brighter side,� the press release claims. You can donate to K-LOVE online by filling out a form that asks for a good deal of personal info. Hey, at least it’s tax-deductible. In addition, the station takes prayer requests via website, which features a handy pull-down menu with formatted categories such as “Depression/Anxiety/Suicidal Ideations� and “Natural Disasters.� What, no “Please Stop These God-Awful Sounds?� What exactly are they playing for music? A glance at the playlist shows acts such as Third Day, Casting Crowns and Jeremy Camp at the top of the heap. Brian Littrell of the newly reformed Backstreet Boys is also one of the artists in rotation; his new disc is entitled In Christ Alone. If K-LOVE’s growth is any indication, he’s certainly not alone in Christ.
Fresh from co-hosting a successful rap contest at Montpelier’s Positive Pie II, label impresario Justin Hoy of Halogen Records is dropping some big news. The Montpelier-based imprint has just signed an exclusive North American distribution deal with DJ and production kingpin Scratch of the Philadelphia rap act The Roots. His new record is set for release this February, and features appearances from some of the top names in urban music, including Kanye West, Musiq and Fat Man Scoop. Other upcoming Halogen releases include a national hip-hop compilation entitled Real Recognize Real, as well as a full-length from Michigan’s Dezert Eez. And that’s not all that’s going on with Halogen. They recently inked contracts with two other companies in a deal that bodes well for the label’s financial future. A few months ago, the Florida-based Central Park North Enterprises acquired Hoy’s enterprise. California’s Hat Trick Beverage Company has since purchased that company. So, what does it all mean? Well, for one, Halogen will now be traded publicly in the stock market. It also affords the organization more capital to develop MADDUB more independent artists and undertake even bigger projects. One such adventure is an upcoming three-hour lecture from ex-Public Enemy mouthpiece Chuck D. at Johnson State College in late January. The rapper/businessman/political scientist is one of music’s most affecting progressive intellects, so you’ll definitely want to bring a notebook. In addition to working the podium, D. will perform with his brand-new group, the Fine Arts Militia. It’s looking like yours truly will be chatting with the legendary MC prior to the event. Hope I can keep up.
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:: champlain valley JOE CRIBARI (singer-songwriter), Buono’s Lounge, 6:30 p.m. NC.
:: central THE CUSH (alt-rock), Langdon St. CafÊ, 9 p.m. Donations. MONEY JUNGLE (jazz), Charlie O’s, 10 p.m. NC. PARKER SHPER (jazz), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9 p.m. $3.
:: northern MARK ABAIR & THE METROS (classic rock), Sami’s Harmony Pub, 9 p.m. NC. EL DUCE (rock), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJS ROBBY ROB & SKIPPY (hip-hop, r&b), Tabu CafÊ & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. LINDA CULLUM (singer-songwriter), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
FRI.28 :: burlington area THE EAMES BROTHERS (mountain blues), Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC.
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venues 411 BLUEWATER (rock), Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley HALLOWEEN BASH WITH STUR CRAZIE (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. DJ CHARLIE (rock), Red Mill Restaurant, 10:15 p.m. NC.
:: central HARD LUCK (rock), Charlie O’s, 10 p.m. NC. MASQUERADE BALL & ANNIVERSARY PARTY WITH MADDUB (dub), Langdon St. Café, 8:30 p.m. pre-show, 10 p.m. band. $10. COMBO 37 (swing, musette), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $3. PULSE PROPHETS (funk, hip-hop, reggae), Positive Pie II, 10 p.m. $5. EMILY PENA (Mexican guitar & vocals), Melting Pot Café, 6:30 p.m. NC. MIKE & MIKE (progressive folk), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $8. SOMEBODY’S CLOSET (jam), Waterbury Wings, 9 p.m. NC.
:: northern PIANO BAR, Overtime Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. U-MELT (jazz, jam), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. VIP LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJ SKIPPY (top 40, r&b, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. 18+. DJ DANCE PARTY WITH DIGILOG STUDIOS, Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. NC. GUA GUA (psychotropical), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
SAT.29 :: burlington area MICHAEL CHORNEY (solo guitar), Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC, followed by CHARLES DEAD OR ALIVE? (postrock), 8 p.m. NC, followed by LASCIVIOUS BIDDIES (jazz, pop, eclectic), 11:30 p.m. NC.
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The Monkey House, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. Akes’ Place, 134 Church St., Burlington, 864-8111. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222. American Flatbread, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999. Muddy Waters, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. Ashley’s, Merchant’s Row, Randolph, 728-9182. Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494. Music Club, 110 Business Center Rd., Williamstown, 443-6106. Backstreet, 17 Hudson St., St. Albans, 527-2400. Naked Turtle, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200 Bad Girls Café, Main St., Johnson, 635-7025. Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. Ball & Chain Café, 16 Park St., Brandon, 247-0050. 1/2, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012. Banana Winds Café & Pub 1 Towne Marketplace, Essex Jct., 879-0752. 135 Pearl St., Burlington, 863-2343. Barre Opera House, 6 North Main St., Barre, 476-8188. Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Drive, Vergennes, 1-800-622-4000. Old Lantern, Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120. Olde Yankee Restaurant, Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116. Bayside Pavilion, 13 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909. Opus Grill, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-0052. Bee’s Knees, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. Orion Pub & Grill, Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884. Beyond Infinity Upstairs, 43 Center St., Brandon, 247-5100. Overtime Saloon, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. Black Bear Tavern & Grill, 205 Hastings Hill, St. Johnsbury, 748-1428. Paramount Theater, 30 Center St., Rutland, 775-0570. Black Door Bar & Bistro, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 223-7070. Parima, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917. The Bobcat Café, 5 Main St., Bristol, 453-3311. Park Place Tavern, 38 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3015. Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711. Peabody’s Pub, Plattsburgh, 518-561-0158. Breakwater Café, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276. Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. The Brewski, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. Phoenix Bar, Sugarbush Village, Warren, 583-2003. B.U. Emporium, 163 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 658-4292. Pitcher Inn, 275 Main Street, Warren, 496-6350. Bundy Center for the Arts, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-4781. Positive Pie, 69 Main St., Plainfield, 454-0133. Buono’s Lounge, 3182 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-2232. Positive Pie II, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453. Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800. Purple Moon Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422. Champlain Lanes Family Fun Center, 2630 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. 985-2576. Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324. Charlemont Restaurant, #116, Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-4242. Red Mill Restaurant, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 475-2311. Charlie B’s, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-7355. Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909. Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820. Rhapsody Café, 28 Main St., Montpelier, 229-6112. Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. Rhythm & Brews Coffeehouse, UVM, Burlington, 656-4211. City Limits, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919. Riley Rink, Rt. 7A North, Manchester, 362-0150. Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563. Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782. Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Rí Rá Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. Cuzzin’s Nightclub, 230 North Main St., Barre, 479-4344. River Run Restaurant, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. Eclipse Theater, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8913. Riverwalk Records & The Howard Bean Café, 30 State St., Montpelier, European Gourmet, 61 Main St., Burlington, 859-3467. 223-3334. Finkerman’s Riverside Bar-B-Q, 188 River St., Montpelier, 229-2295. Roque’s Restaurante Mexicano & Cantina, 3 Main St., Burlington, Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209. 657-3377. Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966. Rozzi’s Lakeshore Tavern, 1072 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, 863-2342. Franny O’s, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744. Geno’s Karaoke Club, 127 Porters Point Road, Colchester, 658-2160. Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. Giovanni’s Trattoria, 15 Bridge St., Plattsburgh, 518-561-5856. Sami’s Harmony Pub, 216 Rt. 7, Milton, 893-7267. Global Markets Café, 325 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-3210. Season’s Bistro at the Wyndham Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Good Times Café, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444. 859-5013. Great Falls Club, Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239. Second Floor, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. Smuggler’s Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6607. Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278. St. John’s Club, 9 Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Hardwick Town House, 127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966. Starry Night Café, 5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. Henry’s Pub, Holiday Inn, 1068 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 863-6361. Stowehof Inn, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Higher Ground, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 654-8888. Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. Inn at Baldwin Creek, 1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432. Tabu Café & Nightclub, 14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666. JP’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389. 38 Main Street Pub, 38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072. Jeff’s Maine Seafood, 65 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-6135. Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Kacey’s, 31 Federal St., St. Albans, 524-9864. Toscano Café & Bistro, 27 Bridge St., Richmond, 434-3148. Lakeview Inn & Restaurant, 295 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, 533-2291. Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. Langdon St. Café, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667. Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant, Smugglers’ Notch Road, Rt. 108, Leunig’s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759. Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Lincoln Inn Tavern, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309. Two Brothers Tavern, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002. Lion’s Den Pub, Mountain Road, Jeffersonville, 644-5567. 242 Main, Burlington, 862-2244. Localfolk Smokehouse, Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623. Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, Burlington, 862-6585. 496-8910. Valley Players Theater, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Main St. Grill, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188. Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500. Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. Village Tavern at Smugglers’ Notch Inn, 55 Church St., Jeffersonville, Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. 644-6607. McKee’s Pub, 19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048. Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827. Melting Pot Café, Rt 2, East Montpelier, 223-1303. Waterfront Theatre, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 862-7469. Mes Amis, 311 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8512. 2xx2-lakeside052505 3:12 PM PaulPage 1 at Wine Works, 133 St. St., Burlington, 951-9463. Wine Bar5/20/05 Bradford, 222-4748. Middle Earth Music Hall, 1x6-hosp102605 10/24/05 12:42 PM Page 1 2:50 PMStoweaway, Page 168 Church St., Burlington, 651-5298. Zoe’s Tack Room & Café, 3825 Rt. 7, Charlotte, 425-5867. Miguel’s
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JILL-O-LANTERN :: What could be more fun on Halloween than dressing up and rocking out? You can do both at an encore performance of Shoebox Theater’s Hedwig & the Angry Inch. The musical tells the tale of Hedwig, a transgendered Eastern Bloc singer whose botched sexchange surgery left her with an unsightly masculine remnant. When an unscrupulous lover steals her songs, Hedwig goes on a musical rampage that combines blackly comic confessions with revved-up glam rock. The Monday-night All Hallows event also features sets from the Jazz Guys, The Physics Club and Antara as well as a costume contest hosted by Ms. Hedwig herself.
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<clubdates> KARAOKE WITH REX, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley SUPERSOUNDS DJ, Red Mill Restaurant, 10:15 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.
:: central BALDY CHOPS (rock), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. D’MOJA (world), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9:30 p.m. $5. HIP HOP, REGGAE DJs, Positive Pie II, 9:30 p.m. NC. EKIS, PULSE PROPHETS (worldbeat, rock, funk; VT Refugee Assistance benefit), Langdon St. Café, 9 p.m. $8-15 sliding scale donations. CROOKED STILL (newgrass), Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $12. THE MISSING CATS (acoustic swing), Maple Corner Community Center, Calais, 7 p.m. $8. CLOSE TO NOWHERE (rock), The Old Yankee, 6:30 p.m. NC.
:: northern HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH U-MELT (jazz, jam), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. MICHAEL HURLEY (folk singer-songwriter), Chow! Bella, 7:30 p.m. NC. ALL NIGHT DANCE PARTY WITH DJ TOXIC (hip-hop, top 40, house, reggae), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 5 p.m. – 4 a.m. NC. 18+. HALLOWEEN BASH WITH NAMED BY STRANGERS (acoustic jam-rock), Rusty Nail, 10 p.m. $7. DEJA NOUS (French cabaret), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC. SETH YACOVONE (blues, rock singersongwriter), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC.
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:: burlington area
OLD-TIME SESSIONS (traditional), Radio Bean, from 1 p.m. NC, followed by DAWNA HAMMERS (piano, vocals), 7 p.m. NC, followed by DEREK PINKHAM BAND (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m. NC. DJ PRECIOUS (dance, house), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. NC. DRAG BINGO, Red Square, 4 p.m. NC, followed by DJ CRE8 (hip-hop), 9 p.m. NC. OPEN BAND NIGHT, Nectar’s, 10 p.m. NC. BLESSED BREAKS PRESENT: HOLY HORROR (DJs), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. NC. DJS BIG DOG & DEMUS (reggae, dancehall), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. MISCHIEF NIGHT INDIE-ROCK SHOW WITH STEALING FROM THIEVES, FIRE THE CANNONS, LOBOT, THE LAVAS, MY KIDS ARE JERKS, Second Floor, 8 p.m. $5/10. 18+ before 11 p.m. SUSAN TEDESCHI, SONYA KITCHELL (blues, pop singer-songwriters), Higher Ground Ballroom, 8 p.m. $27/30. AA. KARAOKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 6 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH PETER BOARDMAN, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE WITH BONNIE, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 9 p.m. NC.
NO GUITAR OPEN MIKE, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. DAVE GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. SOUND OF URCHIN, COLOR & TALEA (rock, dirty funk), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH (rock musical), Club Metronome, 8 p.m. $10, followed by THE JAZZ GUYS, THE PHYSICS CLUB, HEDWIG, DJs, (rock, eclectic; Halloween costume contest), 10 p.m. $5. THE MIST PRESENTS “POLTERGEIST” (DJs, visuals), Opus, 10 p.m. $5. ROC THE COSTUME BALL (hip-hop, reggae; Halloween party & costume contest), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7 p.m. $9/13. 18+. AGENT STRANGEMOUTH (hip-hop), Trackside Tavern, 9:30 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley FRED BARNES JAZZ BRUNCH (piano), Two Brothers Tavern, 10:30 a.m. NC.
HAUNTED HOUSE OF SHADOWS (Halloween tour), Langdon St. Café, 6-8:30 p.m. kids, 9 p.m. Adults. $5.
PARKER SHPER (jazz), Langdon St. Café, 8 p.m. Donations.
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DOMESTIC BLEND, DR. GREEN (jam, rock), Second Floor, 8 p.m. $5/8. 18+ before 11 p.m. MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD (jazzfusion, jam), Higher Ground Ballroom, 7:30 p.m. $23/25. AA. OPEN MIKE, Geno’s Karaoke Club, from 8 p.m. NC.
:: champlain valley
:: central
LADIES’ NIGHT, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.
RUDY DAUTH (singer-songwriter), Charlie O’s, 10 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Langdon St. Café, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE WITH SINCLAIR & NUNN, Middle Earth, 8:30 p.m. $3.
:: central DAVID KRAUS (acoustic classical & jazz guitar), Lounge at Main Street Grill, 7 p.m. NC. OLD-TIME SESSIONS, Langdon St. Café, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: northern CHRIS LYON (singer-songwriter), Bee’s Knees, 7:30 p.m. NC.
MEEN (Halloween Ween tribute), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Sami’s Harmony Pub, 7 p.m. NC. JERRY LAVENE (jazz guitar), Chow! Bella, 6 p.m. NC.
:: burlington area GUA GUA (psychotropical), Radio Bean, 6 p.m. NC, followed by T! (rock), 9 p.m. NC, followed by HONKY-TONK SESSIONS, 10 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, 135 Pearl, 8 p.m. NC. DAYVE HUCKETT (solo jazz guitar), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. 3:52 PM Page 1
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1. Broken Social Scene — Broken Social Scene 2. Boards of Canada — Campfire Headphase 3. Danger Doom — Mouse and the Mask 4. Animal Collective— Feels 5. Damian Marley — Welcome to Jamrock 6. Wu-Tang/Various Artists — Think Differently Music 7. Silver Jews — Tanglewood Numbers 8. My Morning Jacket — Z 9. Neil Young — Prairie Wind 10. Thrice — Vheissu
1. Bonnie Raitt — Souls Alike 2. Neil Young — Prairie Wind 3. Sheryl Crow — Wildflower 4. Kanye West — Late Registration 5. Patti Casey — The Edge of Grace 6. Leo Kottke/Mike Gordon — SixtySix Steps 7. Rolling Stones— A Bigger Bang 8. Bob Dylan — No Direction Home Soundtrack 9. Gorillaz — Demon Days 10. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane — At Carnegie Hall
1. Rod Stewart — Thanks for the Memory 2. Billy Currington — Doin’ Somethin’ Right 3. Neil Young — Prairie Wind 4. Bonnie Raitt — Souls Alike 5. Faith Hill — Fireflies 6. Susan Tedeschi — Hope & Desire 7. Black Eyed Peas — Monkey Business 8. Original Soundtrack — North Country 9. Trisha Yearwood — Jasper County 10. Bob Dylan — No Direction Home Soundtrack
1. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals — Nothing But the Water 2. Various Artists — Celtic Woman 3. Bonnie Raitt — Souls Alike 4. Dolly Parton — Those Were the Days 5. Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey — Essential 6. Barbara Streisand — Guilty Pleasures 7. Neil Young — Prairie Wind 8. Bruce Cockburn — Speechless 9. Original Broadway Cast — Wicked 10. Anoushka Shankar — Rise
1. Disturbed — Ten Thousand Fists 2. Wu-Tang/Various Artists — Think Differently Music 3. Green Day — American Idiot 4. Mike & the Ravens — Nevermore 5. Coldplay — X&Y 6. Danger Doom — Mouse and the Mask 7. Thrice — Vheissu 8. Neil Young — Prairie Wind 9. Amos Lee — Amos Lee 10. Kanye West — Late Registration
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reviewthis STEVE KIMOCK BAND, EUDEMONIC
POSSUMHAW, SPLIT-RAIL (Self-released, CD)
(Sci-Fidelity Records, CD)
America is witnessing the reemergence of acoustic music, particularly the bowed, strummed and picked variety. Over the last few years, a new generation of musicians has embraced the instruments and sounds of post-war Appalachia and started producing fresh bluegrass albums for today’s music fans. Burlington quartet PossumHaw is one such group. Their self-released debut, split-rail, attempts to bring old-time tradition to modern ears. Bluegrass typically ranges from high-octane tunes suitable for Friday night table dancing to the smoother, gentler variety heard after church. Some of the genre’s newcomers, such as Old Crow Medicine Show and Split Lip Rayfield, represent the rowdy end of the spectrum. PossumHaw, on the other hand, have more in common with bluegrass balladeer Alison Krauss. While some tracks on Split-rail (such as the energetic instrumental “Overhill”) are barnstormers, most have a relaxed feel. The buttery, sweet voice of lead singer Colby Crehan will probably make or break the album for listeners. Some will fall in love with her blanket-warm intimacy while others may find it cloying. Although the rest of the band provides adequate support, their performances aren’t radically unique. It’s obvious that Crehan’s sensual, country-soul vocals are meant to be the centerpiece of PossumHaw’s soothing sound. Lyrically, split-rail echoes themes that could’ve been heard on the airwaves during the heyday of the Grand Ole Opry. “Come On In” tells the tale of a couple’s steadfast love in the face of temptation, while “Fire of ’89” educates listeners on the horrors of the Great Savannah Fire of 1889. No matter what decade it is, disasters make for a compelling narrative. The real question is: Which one of today’s bluegrass groups will recast this antique art form into a truly new mold? The Velvet Underground did that for rock and, more recently, Uncle Tupelo did it for country. While split-rail is an immensely enjoyable debut, it doesn’t quite amount to a bluegrass revolution. It’ll be interesting to see where they take it from here.
There’s a common term for the milquetoast noodling that California-based guitarist Steve Kimock traffics in, and it’s called elevator music. An altogether uninspired outing, Kimock’s latest release, Eudemonic, is filled with bland jazz-lite that attempts to pass itself off as respectable fusion. Kimock, who is something of a god amongst neo-jam and groove fans, is the latest in a long line of six-string blowhards who have little to say on their instruments but take plenty of time to do so. Backed by a jam-by-numbers band, the guitarist substitutes technique for soul on one cut
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after another for an album’s worth of aural Velveeta. Eudemonic’s self-titled opener is so patently sterile that it could set guitar-based music back by at least a decade. Like the soundtrack to a Soloflex commercial or telephone hold music, the tune pounds its faux-funk bass line into your skull with mind-numbing repetition. Nearly as dull, the subsequent track “Ice Cream” is redeemed only by a tight snare shuffle and polyrhythmic cymbal work. “Bouncer” is Kimock’s attempt to hitch his wagon to a modern dance groove. Unfortunately, the tune’s central motif has less bite than a geriatric without dentures. I’m not sure which is worse: Kimock’s meaningless, single-note doodles or his ham-fisted stabs at riffery. And what cornball instrumental album would be complete without a sappy ballad? Kimock’s flaccid centerpiece “In Reply” is his. With its overarching sentimentality and twee melodies, it sounds like Lawrence Welk gone Windham Hill. “Elmer’s Revenge” boasts a shifting time signature that provides the album’s most compelling moments. Fleshed out by a minor-key guitar figure, the tune’s serpentine groove is fairly engrossing. However, I soon forgot this highlight upon hearing the excruciatingly dull “Moon People.” A grievous attempt at progressive rock, the track proves that sound effects and stereo panning are a poor substitute for inspiration. It unsettles me that musicians such as Steve Kimock are receiving so much attention in the jazz-jam scene. A pinnacle of banality, Eudemonic could be used as weapon in the War on Terror — play this baby ’round the clock at GitMo and detainees are bound to start talking. There is a good reason to attend Kimock’s show at the Higher Ground Ballroom on Oct. 28, however: A food drive hosted by the philanthropic organization Conscious Alliance will benefit Chittenden County emergency food shelves. Now that sounds worthwhile.
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BY MARC AWODEY <exhibitions>
CALL TO ARTISTS CAPITOL GROUNDS in Montpelier is seeking artists to exhibit in 2006. Contact Robyn at artwhirled23@yahoo.com or 223-4910. STUDIO PLACE ARTS in Barre invites artists to submit works featuring hands for an upcoming show. Deadline: December 5. Info, 479-7069 or www.studioplacearts.com. LOCAL ARTISTS WANTED to lead and facilitate workshops with Spectrum youth. Info, call Matt Cronin at 862-7423, ext. 204. FOR THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, artists are invited to donate work for an exhibition and silent auction Nov. 17 at Rose St. Artists' Gallery. Theme: "Justice, Safety and Visibility for Every Body." Deadline: November 8. Info, 3103422 or 800-GLB-CHAT. ARTISTS ARE WANTED to exhibit at Tully & Marie's Restaurant in Middlebury. Info, carrie@gmavt.net. BARNES & NOBLE is currently scheduling artist exhibits for 2006. Call Nance Nahmias for an appointment to review work, 864-7505. THE CARVING STUDIO & SCULPTURE CENTER in West Rutland invites artists to submit small, inexpensive works for a holiday show and sale with the theme, "The Gift of Art." Deadline: November 30. Info, carving@vermontel.net or 438-2097.
OPENINGS
Painting the Township
S EXHIBIT “The Luminous People and Land,” paintings of South Africa by Sally Linder. McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Through November 3.
ARTWORK “Women and Their Children” by Sally Linder
PHOTO Marc Awodey
ally Linder is a local artist with global concerns. In the late 1990s she painted portraits of apes and buried them in Asia and Africa to raise awareness about the plight of primates in captivity. More recently she helped create the “Ark of Hope,” the repository of a papyrus copy of the “Earth Charter,” an internationally drafted document regarding sustainable development. That project has been shown around the world as a clarion call against environmental degradation. In 2002 Linder took the Ark of Hope to Johannesburg, where an environmental summit was taking place. She spent much of her time in the black South African townships of Soweto, Zandspruit and Diepsloot. This experience inspired a group of figurative acrylic paintings that are currently on view at the McCarthy Arts Center Gallery at St. Michael’s College. Her aptly titled exhibition, “The Luminous People and Land,” comprises five large triptychs, 23 small portraits of children and several medium-sized paintings Linder terms “vignettes.” Though poverty and hardship are evident in these works, Linder generally depicts life in the townships with a sanguine view. Her paintings are teeming with pattern, hot color and texture. Her child portraits are grouped together on a wall as an aggregation of paintings stacked eight abreast and four tall. The children gaze straight out at the viewer, as in snapshots. Linder’s vignettes seem to tell individual stories and scenes of life in the townships. There are no home interiors, but her portrayals of residents doing chores or enjoying each other’s company outdoors capture scenes of intimate familiarity. Unlike the child
portraits, many of Linder’s adult subjects seem not to notice the artist — perhaps this white, blonde, blue-eyed American woman managed somehow to blend in? “Women Playing Cards” is a 22by-24-inch painting crowded with crimson, zebra-like stripes, as patterns in the clothing of the card players and the onlookers. But the invented pat-
Beings,” which is 44 by 100 inches when opened and 44 by 30 inches when closed. The closed triptych portrays two boys, ensconced in a flurry of warm colors. Small circles, perhaps symbols of interconnectedness, float through the atmospheric background. A large circle rings the entire rectangular composition. The triptych opens to reveal a cluttered landscape of thin
Though poverty and hardship are evident in these works, Linder generally depicts life in the townships with a sanguine view. Her paintings are teeming with pattern, hot color and texture. terning travels into the background as well, as Linder allows figures and their surroundings to blend into each other. She is fluent in her use of acrylics, versatile and adept with color and design. The 30-by-22-inch vignette “Three Women Talking” is a vertical composition splashed with purple, indigo and ruddy orange. The scene is simple, just three African women in flowing clothes chatting together. But Linder’s chromatic harmonies are complex, possessing incremental shifts of hue. An acidic light green acts as the foundation for her fiery complementary colors. Contemporary triptychs descend from traditional European altarpieces, which were like illustrated religious books that stood in front of illiterate congregations. Linder’s triptychs open and close in the same manner, inviting a comparison with holiness, and have the scale of traditional altarpieces as well. Her largest is “Luminous
figures and corrugated tin shanties. As in other works here, Linder has extended her scenes around all the edges, covering every inch of the canvasses. The open 34-by-96-inch triptych “Black Madonna” also describes life in a shantytown, with tin huts stretching from foreground to horizon. Just right of center, a child looks directly at the viewer with — uncharacteristically for Linder — a somewhat sad face. Generating pathos, however, isn’t her primary concern. True to Linder’s artistic mission of encouraging hope and understanding, the closed triptych reveals an aged, smiling woman — an Earth-goddess sort of image — with lionesses behind her. Linder is an exceptional painter, but for her, simply making pretty pictures in this not-always-pretty world isn’t enough. She is also an activist with an ambitious agenda: world harmony. m
JOHN ANDERSON: "From Conceptual to Constructed," models and planned drawings from the Burlington architect's career. Francis Colburn Gallery, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. Reception October 27, 4:30 p.m. Through October 28. RICK BENSON: "Abstractions in the Key of Ph," improvisational paintings by the chef, inspired by the music of Phish. Taste of Burlington Restaurant, 658-4844. Reception October 27, 5-9 p.m. Through November. IRA CUMMINGS & GREG SANTOS: "Do Not Bend," a collaborative print project. Gallery at Studio STK, Burlington, 657-3333. Reception October 28, 6-9 p.m. Through November 19. JENNIFER PRINCE: "Deep Secrets of Farming," contemporary still lifes, handpainted black-and-white photographs. Frog Hollow, Middlebury, 388-3177. Reception October 28, 5-7 p.m., with music, pottery seconds sale and beginning of a monthlong Internet/gallery not-so-silent auction. Through November. BEST OF NEW ENGLAND DESIGN SHOW: A bi-annual exhibit featuring work in multiple media by designers around the region. Jordan Silverman Photography, 266 Pine St., Burlington, 617-912-9434. Reception October 28, 6-9 p.m. Through November 4. JAVIER CINTRON: Prints and paintings. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 3562776. Re-opening October 29, 5-7 p.m. Through December. NOVEMBER SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Nine regional artists in multiple media are featured in Yester House. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 362-1405, ext. 20. Reception October 29, 2-4 p.m. Through December 4. JOHN POTTER: "October Skies," oil paintings. Back Room Gallery, Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild, St. Johnsbury, 467-3701. Reception October 29, 3-5 p.m. Through November 18. ‘ARTGATE’ DESIGN COMPETITION: An exhibit organized by the Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to promote design innovation and public awareness of design excellence. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 865-7165. Reception November 1, 5-8 p.m. Through November.
OPENINGS >> 54A 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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ISRAELI-PALESTINE FORUMS: "Israeli Apartheid and the Separation Wall," a talk with Diana Buttu of the PLO, October 26, 7 p.m.; and "The Road to the Second Intifada: Oslo and the Myth of the 'Generous Offer,'" with prof Dr. Nasseer Aruri, November 2, 7 p.m. In conjunction with a current exhibit of Palestinian contemporary art. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Check http://www.vtjp.org for more info. ‘TEA CULTURES OF THE WORLD’: A lunchtime tasting and talk by Matthew Frayer of Dobra Tea House, in conjunction with a current exhibit. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. October 26, 12:15 p.m. ART ADVENTURES: Kids and families explore the visual arts in a variety of media. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6560750. Ages 9-11, October 26, November 2, 9, 16 & 30. Family $35/45. HOYT BARRINGER RECEPTION: The new ceramic resident and director of the ceramics program presents a slide talk about his work. Shelburne Art Center Gallery (formerly Shelburne Craft School), 985-3648. October 27, 7 p.m. ‘CA TWISTE A POPONGUINE’: A 1993 Senegalese film by Moussa Sene Absa, in conjunction with a current exhibit. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. October 27, 7 p.m. MUSEUM TOURS: Staff provide tours of the art collection and special exhibitions for Fall Family Weekend. Middlebury College Museum of Arts, 443-5007. October 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. AN EVENING OF CUBAN ART AND MUSIC: The Vermont Institute on Cuba presents an exhibit and sale of works by artist Pablo Perea and Golden-Age Cuban music performed by pianist-composer Irina EscalanteChernova, a benefit for Vermont-based Caribbean Medical Transport. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 8644334. October 30, 5-8 p.m.
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through December 16. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. ‘MAKING FACES: PAINTING LIKENESS, CHARACTER AND EMOTION’: American portrait artists of the 18th and 19th centuries; also, 19th-20th-century tinsel pictures; works by the 20th-century children's book author and illustrator Barbara Cooney; American quilts, 1820 to 1900; statehood rugs by Molly Nye Tobey, 1943-1961; American Flyer classic toy trains; and Québec country furniture, 1800-1900. Shelburne Museum, 985-3348, x 3330. All through October. ANN LABERGE: An interactive, multimedia installation based on the distortions, myths and lies we are encouraged to believe. Peace & Justice Center Lobby, Burlington, 6555845. Through December.
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GALEN CHENEY: New paintings. Vermont Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier, 828-4784. October 31 - December 30. ANN YOUNG: Paintings. City Center, Montpelier. Through November 1. MAUREEN O’CONNOR BURGESS: "The Color of Place," monoprints. Governor's Office, Pavilion Office Bldg., Montpelier, 828-0749. Through November 29. ‘MADE IN PALESTINE’: Painting, sculpture, video, performance, textiles, ceramics and photography; the first comprehensive exhibition in the U.S. of contemporary artists from the West Bank, Gaza and parts of Israel. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 229-4011. Through November 20. MICHAEL T. JERMYN: Photographs of landscapes, portraits and still lifes. The Blue Daisy, Montpelier, 223-2077. Through October. ROB PERRY: "Here Tomorrow," fine-art photog‘MOMENTA’: Twenty-three prints in traditional raphy. Blue Moon Gallery, Vergennes, 877and experimental techniques were chosen 9900. Through November 29. for this juried show of regional artists. Two BRENDA MYRICK & KEN MARTIN: Watercolor Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Jct., portraiture and functional clay works, 295-5901. Through November 7. respectively. Art on Main, Bristol, 453-4032. KATIE FLINDALL: "My Season of Peace," Through November 3. watercolors and pen-and-ink works. Moon KIMBERLEE FORNEY: Acrylic originals and House Art Gallery, Waterbury, 882-1079. reproductions. 15 Main St., Bristol, 310Through December 20. 9159. Through October. ROBYN PEIRCE: "Icons and Outlaws," acrylic BOB TUDEK: "At Play in the Fields of God," paintings and mixed media. Shoe Horn, nature photographs. Lincoln Library, 453Montpelier, 223-5454. Through October. 2665. Through October. FALL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION: A group show ‘ASIAN GAMES: THE ART OF CONTEST’: in multiple media by regional artists. Games, playing pieces, illuminated manuChaffee Art Center, Rutland, 775-0356. scripts, paintings and screens explore the Through November 6. social roles of games from Japan, China, JULIA BLACKBOURN: "The Color of Air," waterIndia and Iran; and ART NOW: CONcolors and pastel paintings. Tunbridge Public FRONTING FIGURES: Large paintings by Library, 889-9404. Through November 14. Marlene Dumas of Amsterdam, Gary Hume of SCULPTFEST05: More than 20 artists show London and Nicola Tyson of New York; and, their interpretations of the studio's postPETER PLAGENS: "Serge Protector," an industrial site along the theme "Approaching abstract painting by the temporary prof and the Infinite" in this annual exhibition; also, art critic. Middlebury College Museum of Art, SUSAN READ CRONIN: "Elephants and 443-5007. All through December 11. Nuts," bronze sculptures. Carving Studio & PAMELA SMITH: "Double Happiness," paintSculpture Center, W. Rutland, 438-2097. ings made in Nepal on lokta paper and punAlso, LESLIE FRY & LARS FISK: Sculptures jabi watercolor paper. Tully & Marie's, in the gallery, 259 Marble St. Through Middlebury, 453-4101. Through October. October 30. NEIL RAPPAPORT: "In Place," images of the ROCK SOLID V: Stone sculptures and assemPawlet area by the late former resident and blages, and paintings, etchings and photodocumentary photographer. Vermont Folklife graphs celebrating the qualities of stone, by Center, Middlebury, 388-4964. Through local artists, Main Gallery; and "Stone Art by November 12. Nature," Second Floor Gallery; and ALEXIS LIBBY DAVIDSON: "The Natural Communities of KYRIAK: "White Forest Hesitant Women," Vermont," hand-painted prints of landscapes Third Floor Gallery. Studio Place Arts, Barre, and wildlife. The Birds of Vermont Museum, 479-7069. Through October 29. Huntington, 434-2167. Through October. JIM SHERIDAN: Photographs. Montpelier City Hall, 229-9271. Through October. SEVEN VERMONT SCULPTORS: New works by WillardPage Boepple, 5x6-MMFA101205 10/10/05 11:43 AM 1 Chris Curtis, Patricia de
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:: northern CAROLYN WALTON: "New England Landscapes," paintings. Vermont Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-9653. Through November. NICOLE PESKIN: MFA show. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Through October 29. GROUP ART SHOW: Paintings by Adam McCallister, Sumner Crenshaw and Jennifer Burton; mixed media by Paula McCullough; and photography by Shabnam Sadr. The Well, Jeffersonville, 644-6700. Through November 8. JILL BARTHOPE: Forty landscape and still-life paintings by the British artist. Clarke Galleries at Cold Comfort Farm, Stowe, 2537116. Through November 13.
‘ANIMALS AND LANDSCAPES: A PERSONAL VISION’: Artworks by self-taught artists Dot Kibbee, Merrill Densmore, James Nace, Lawrence Fogg, Dug Nap and Gayleen Aiken. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 4726857. Through November 23. AFRICAN ART: SCULPTURE & CULTURE: New and traditional pieces of art from Congo, Tanzania, Mali and Burkino Faso. Stowe Craft Design Center, 253-7677. Through December 15. JACK SABON: Paintings by the Athabascan Indian artist. Tegu Gallery, Morrisville, 8881261. Through November. LISA FORSTER: "Fall Kaleidoscope," watercolor landscape paintings. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 253-1818. Through November 14. SALLY SWEETLAND: "Patches of Sunlight and Hope," abstract paintings, oil on linen. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Stowe, 2538943. Through October 29.
‘IMPRESSIONS OF AFRICA: PAST AND PRESENT’: More than 100 works of indigenous and contemporary Sub-Saharan art, from 500 BC to the present, Main Gallery. Also, 'THEN AND NOW SERIES': Peter Dreissigacker, paintings; Alan Stirt, turned wood bowls; and Elizabeth Billings, woven wall hangings, East Gallery. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Both through November 19. ‘LAND & LIGHT LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION’: An annual invitational featuring regional artists in the landscape tradition, through December 18; also, 'SMALL PICTURE EXHIBITION': The 8th annual members' show featuring juried works no larger than 16-by-20 inches, through November 20. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100.
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Dear Cecil, I am wondering if it’s true that there are, or were, inbred families or communities that live(d) in the Ozark Mountains. Was it just the movie Deliverance that led people to believe that? Josh from Montréal I hope not, because the Ozarks and the setting of James Dickey’s 1970 novel Deliverance, source of the 1972 movie, are two different places. Much of the action in Deliverance takes place along the fictional Cahulawassee River, generally thought to be based in large part on the Chattooga River, which forms a length of the hilly border between Georgia and South Carolina. The Ozark Mountains are located mainly in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. Though united by the wide belief that the south + hill country = inbred degenerates, the Ozarks and the Chattooga are separated by roughly 500 miles, several states and the Mississippi River. What you’re thinking of is the Appalachian Mountains, which extend nearly 2000 miles from Alabama to Newfoundland and encompass the Chattooga watershed. Northerners, evidently including Canadians, figure the southern end of the range is crammed with mental defectives, an assumption worth examining. If you don’t mind, therefore, we’ll restructure your question along slightly more scientific lines: Is southern Appalachia characterized by an unusually high incidence of (a) inbreeding and (b) mental retardation and genetic defects, and if so, has (a) led to (b)? For reasons to become apparent, we’ll start not at the beginning or end of this question, but in the middle. 1. Does Appalachia have more mental retardation, etc? In a 1974 paper tactfully entitled “The Geography of Stupidity in the U.S.A.,” researcher Nathaniel Weyl notes that the three states having the highest white failure rate on the
Armed Forces Qualification Test in 1968 were Kentucky (14.8 percent), Tennessee (14.2 percent) and West Virginia (13.4 percent). Weyl attributes the “abnormally large proportion of white mental defectives in the Appalachian region” to, among other things, “the notoriously high rates of inbreeding among the Appalachian population.” Lest you think Weyl has it in for Scotch-Irish hillbillies, he blames Maine’s high failure rate (8.8 percent, 11th worst) on “the fact that a large proportion of her population descend from French Canadian immigrants” — and surely, Josh, you know what trash they are. Weyl’s article, incidentally, appeared in Mankind Quarterly, which publishes a lot of research by the biology-is-destiny crowd. 2. Does inbreeding lead to genetic abnormalities? Time to waffle. Last year I wrote a column saying cousin marriage wasn’t guaranteed to produce genetic defects. It’s not, strictly speaking. However, defects may be more common than I let on. The problem is “inbreeding depression,” the emergence of undesirable traits when closely related parents each contribute a normally dormant gene. According to one paper (Jaber et al., Community Genetics, 1998), congenital malformations are 2.5 times more common among offspring of inbred couples than of unrelated parents. A famous example is the “blue Fugates,” members of an inbred Kentucky hill clan who suffered from a rare genetic blood disorder that made their skin look blue. 3. Is inbreeding unusually common in Appalachia? Here’s where things get murky. Although the public and many social scientists have long assumed that isolated hill folk often marry their cousins, and some certainly do (ask the Fugates), research on the subject is pretty thin. The most comprehensive look I’ve found is a 1980 paper (“Night Comes to the Chromosomes [etc.],” Central Issues in Anthropology) by Robert Tincher, who at the time was a grad student at the University of Kentucky. No matter; young Tincher was a bright and energetic lad. Having dug through 140 years’ worth of marriage records in a remote four-county region of eastern Kentucky, he argues that (a) yeah, cousin marriage happens in the hill country, but (b) rates vary widely from place to place and even among families in a given district, and (c) it isn’t conspicuously more prevalent than in a lot of other places. Point (c) isn’t all that persuasive; Tincher’s numbers show that as late as 1950 inbreeding was well above what could be accounted for by chance — married couples on average were approximately third cousins. However, the rate had dropped sharply since the peak after the Civil War, when the average couple was somewhere between second cousins and second cousins once removed. What’s more, the rate fell quickly after 1950 — no doubt due to postwar prosperity, urbanization and so on — and by 1970 was no higher than you’d likely find in the general population.
Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Cecil Adams at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago, IL 60611, or email him at cecil@chireader.com.
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North Country HHHH
T MINER DETAILS Theron stands up to abusive coworkers in Caro’s powerful, fact-based picture.
hey’re a Hollywood tradition that’s spanned decades. Let’s call them Bad Company movies: In 1979’s Norma Rae, Sally Field went where no woman had gone before as a rabble-rousing worker sticking her neck out to improve conditions in an oppressive Southern textile mill. In 1984’s Silkwood, Meryl Streep played another union activist, this time one whose death may have resulted from her efforts to expose dangerous working conditions in an Oklahoma plutonium plant. In 2000’s Erin Brockovich, Julia Roberts gave the performance of her career in the role of a scrappy legal assistant who brings a giant utility to its knees after it compromised the health of an entire California community. Now, five years later, we have North Country. Like all of the above-mentioned pictures, the latest from Charlize Theron is based on actual events and dramatizes the efforts of an individual to expose unjust practices on the part of a powerful group. Theron’s character, Josey Aimes, was inspired by Lois Jenson, the woman who filed the first classaction lawsuit for sexual harassment in U.S. history. The Bad Company in this case is a mining operation in a desolate corner of northern Minnesota. The period is the late ’80s. Aimes has just left an abusive husband and moved back to her hometown with her two children. Her father works in the iron mines. So does her old friend Glory (Frances McDormand), thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate on the basis of gender. The men who own and operate the mines don’t want women working there, though. They’ve kept the male-tofemale ratio at 30 to 1 and institutionalized a particularly insidious brand of provocation designed to remind female workers that they aren’t welcome. From the moment she’s hired, Aimes undergoes treatment calculated to make her feel second-class. Under the guise of a pregnancy test, a company doctor gives her a very thorough once-over and then jokes with her boss about what a hot body she has under that miner’s outfit. The work is dangerous and difficult but pays well. Aimes is determined to do what it takes to hold onto the job and provide her children a decent living for once, without being dependent on a man. Virtually every man in her life, however, goes out of his way to undermine her efforts. Her own father (Richard Jenkins) tells her mining is man’s work, that she has no business taking a job some guy somewhere needs to support
his family. At the mine, male coworkers make lewd comments, take physical liberties and subject the women to an endless series of humiliating sex jokes. The more Theron’s character complains to superiors about the way the women are treated, the worse the treatment becomes. Obscenities are smeared in excrement on the women’s locker-room walls. She is sexually assaulted, and word is spread around town that she’s a tramp. North Country is directed by New Zealand filmmaker Niki Caro, who gave us 2002’s Whale Rider. She ingeniously frames the film with scenes from the first stage of the trial in which Aimes’ charges would result. At the start of the movie we hear the company’s attorney ask her, “Do you know who your son’s father is?” When Aimes answers that she does not, the followup is, “That’s because you’ve had so many sexual partners, right?” She denies this, but we’re left to wonder what other explanation there could be and what relevance, if any, it could possibly have to the case. Two hours later, we’ve learned the answers to both these questions and realize Caro has set us up. In the intervening time the audience has been manipulated shrewdly into seeing Aimes, at least to a degree, the way the locals, her coworkers and even her parents have seen her. We see, too, how this distorted view of her has been used to marginalize her efforts on behalf of the plant’s women. The effect is powerful and elevates the climactic courtroom sequence beyond your standard feel-good finale. North Country does a great job of continuing a great moviemaking tradition. Unusually fine performances are given by everyone from Theron and McDormand to Sissy Spacek, who plays Aimes’ mother (and, back in 1985, starred in her own Bad Company saga, Marie: A True Story). The male actors — most notably Jeremy Renner — do a superb job of convincing us they are scumbag Neanderthals. And Woody Harrelson is surprisingly believable as the lawyer who takes the case and makes history. A good deal of the picture’s appeal is the result of Michael Seitzman’s exceptionally observant, solidly crafted script. It has subplots more memorable than most Hollywood storylines. A number of reviewers have complained that the film is something of an anachronism, and seems suited to an earlier decade. However, stories this compelling and well told never go out of style. Any time is the right time for a Bad Company movie this good. m
CRIPPLED AVENGERS: In Chang Cheh’s loopy and blood-splattered cult classic, four maimed warriors seek out a Kung Fu master to help exact their revenge. (99 min, NR) DEVIL FETUS: From director Lau Hungchuen comes this demented 1983 saga in which an unsightly, bargain-priced vase wreaks havoc on a series of unsuspecting owners. Ngai Dik and Lui Sau-ling star. (88 min, NR) MIRROR MASK: Stephanie Leonidas stars in the ironic story of a 15-yearold girl who dreams of running away from her family’s circus to join the real world. Jason Barry costars. Dave McKean directs. (101 min, PG) PRIME: Meryl Streep stars in this romantic comedy from writer-director Ben (Boiler Room) Younger, the story of a Manhattan therapist who discovers the boy toy her 37-year-old client is telling her all about just happens to be her twentysomething son. With Uma Thurman and Bryan Greenberg. (106 min, PG-13) SAW II: You know you’re in Loony Land when the good guy’s played by Donnie Wahlberg. He’s a detective on the trail of the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw, who’s up to his old tricks, chaining people in locked rooms with only one grisly means of escape. Lyriq Bent, Tobin Bell and Dina Meyer star. Darren Lynn directs. (91 min, R) SEPARATE LIES: Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson are teamed in first-time director Julian Fellowes’ drama about an upper-crust English lawyer who learns driver in a hit-and-run death is his wife’s lover. (87 min, R) THE LEGEND OF ZORRO: Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones dust off their buckles to swash through this follow-up to their 1998 hit. This time around, the masked man faces pressure from his wife to give up his secret identity and get a real job. Rufus Sewell costars. Martin Campbell directs. (130 min, PG) THE NINTH DAY: From German filmmaker Volker Schlondorff comes the story of a Roman Catholic priest whose Nazi captors make him an unholy offer: If he can convince his superiors to declare Nazism compatible with church doctrine, his life and those of his family and fellow clergymen will be spared. Ulrich Matthes stars. THE ROAD WARRIOR: George Miller directs this apocalyptic classic about a former police officer who defends a rag-tag commune from a gang of bikers in a nuked-out Australia. Starring Mel Gibson. (95 min, R) THE WEATHER MAN: Gore (Pirates of the Caribbean) Verbinski brings us this dramady about a popular Chicago forecaster whose career is looking more successful by the minute while his personal life verges on total disaster. Starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine and Hope Davis. (102 min, R) ZATHURA: Jon (Elf) Favreau directs this family-friendly fantasy in which a mysterious board game sends squabbling brothers on a fantastic outer-space journey. With Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo and Tim Robbins. (95 min, PG)
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H = refund, please HH = could’ve been worse, but not a lot HHH = has its moments; so-so HHHH = smarter than the average bear HHHHH = as good as it gets Ratings assigned to movies not reviewed by Rick Kisonak are courtesy of Metacritic.com, which averages scores given by the country’s most widely read reviewers (Rick included).
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BY SUSAN GREEN
SHORT TAKES ON THE REEL WORLD
Documenting Dissent shock absorber in helicopter landing gear — was located near Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Dissidents who gathered there published an underground newspaper, coordinated marches, and staged boycotts of a local clothing store that promoted jingoism. John Douglas, now a Charlotte resident, shot many of these antiwar activities on behalf of a filmmaking collective called Newsreel. His footage illustrates part of Zeiger’s narrative. The documentary also traces how discontent spread as battlefield casualties mounted. Within a few years, the Nixon administration was prosecuting domestic resisters and dealing with the lethal “fragging” of officers on the frontlines. Bob Hope’s USO tours were eclipsed by an entertainment blitz for those who dared to question the quagmire: FTA — Fuck the Army or, in polite company, Free the Army — starred Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland. Zeiger explodes the myth that hippie demonstrators yelled and spit at returning vets — disinformation still frequently cited by people who equate criticizing the Iraq war with disrespecting the troops. The courage to speak out is also integral to Sergio Morkin’s Oscar, another award-winning VIFF doc that will unspool at the Fall Screen Weekend. It profiles an Argentinean cab driver who critiques capitalism by transforming Buenos Aires billboards into a unique form of collage art.
The longhaired Oscar Brahim is an anarchic soul with aesthetic inclinations in a society that doesn’t appreciate or reward his considerable talent. So, what else is new? He also has a wife and several kids to support. No matter what hardships come along, the guy just can’t betray his principles, remaining a foolish but endearingly heroic Don Quixote. Two VIFF selections that captivated Burlington audiences won’t be included in White River Junction’s 19-film lineup: Vito After is Maria Pusateri’s seamless look at the post-9/11 troubles of an NYPD detective who happens to be her brother-in-law. Along with fellow cops and firefighters, he never questioned the dangerous rescue efforts or months of sifting through toxic rubble for evidence of the human toll. Serious health problems now plague many of these public servants. Pusateri observes universal truths through the struggle of one individual, and accomplishes this task
with sensitivity and, surprisingly, a few good laughs. There’s no comic relief in State of Fear, by Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis and Peter Kinoy. This grim but potent exposé charts a recent chapter of Peruvian history, between 1980 and 1992, during which almost 70,000 civilians were killed or “disappeared.” The populace was caught between Maoist guerrillas — called Sendero Luminoso or Shining Path — and the country’s equally brutal army. Life got even worse during the corrupt reign of Alberto Fujimori, who used the threat of terrorism as an excuse to decimate human rights. Fear was the most powerful weapon in his arsenal. Sound familiar? “Fear is the foundation of most governments,” John Adams wrote in 1779. Our second president must have been one savvy dude. m For details about White River Indie Films’ Fall Screen Weekend, visit http://www.wrif.org or call 738-5550.
“Flick Chick” is a weekly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Susan Green, email flickchick@sevendaysvt.com.
fickle fannie BY DAVID DIEFENDORF
READ THIS FIRST:
This week, as always, the things Fannie likes (shown in CAPITAL letters) all follow a secret rule. Can you figure out what it is? NOTE: Fickle Fannie likes words. But each week she likes something different about them — how they’re spelled, how they sound, how they look, what they mean, or what’s inside them.
Mispronouncing “nuclear” just ain’t PRESIDENTIAL. Adult movies featuring midgets are full of SHORTCOMINGS. BISHOPS who love Barbra are keeping a low profile these days. “Dust to dust” makes sense, but “Ashes to ASHES”? SCHOPENHAUER was unrepentantly chauvinistic. That marching penguin movie was way PRECIOUS. Charlie and Charlize are charmed by CHARADES. The BLEMISH are people who live in Blanders. You’ll get what you WISHED for when you stop wanting it. Calling someone UNPRETENTIOUS can be a veiled insult. E me with your Qs or comments (dd44art@aol.com). Difficulty rating for this puzzle: HARD AS HASH. If you’re stuck, see the HINT on this page. If you cave, see the ANSWER on page 63A. So much for Fickle Fannie’s tastes this week. Next week she’ll have a whole new set of likes and dislikes.
FICKLE FANNIE HINT: Quiet, please.
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n these fearful times, opposition to the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq has been less subversive than protests against the Vietnam War. The distinctions are strikingly clear in Sir! No Sir! by David Zeiger, who examines the vibrant peace movement launched four decades ago by disaffected GIs. His 86-minute documentary, which won a top prize at Burlington’s recent Vermont International Film Festival, is also showing at the Fall Screen Weekend from November 4 through 6 in White River Junction. “We’re interested in current affairs, and in work that touches on ecology and cultural, ethical or moral questions,” explains Kris Garnjost, marketing director of White River Indie Films. In hopes of revitalizing the municipality’s downtown, the nonprofit organization has begun sponsoring a cinematic showcase twice each year, in the spring and autumn. “We present a mix of independents that are thought-provoking or have an emotional impact,” Garnjost says. He can count on finding both attributes in Sir! No Sir! The California-based Zeiger begins by focusing on the coffee houses that sprang up around military bases all over America in the 1960s. These venues provided a forum for soldiers to acknowledge their disillusionment about the conflict in Southeast Asia. From 1968 to 1972 a coffeehouse called the Oleo Strut — named for the
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SHORTS DOMINOHH Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke and Lucy Liu star in this biopic about Domino Harvey, the daughter of the great actor Laurence Harvey and a one-time model who made the curious career change to bounty hunter. Tony Scott directs. (120 min, R) DOOMH1/2 The phenomenally popular videogame makes the leap from the computer screen to the silver screen with this horror-sci-fi combo about a research facility on Mars where things go phenomenally wrong. The Rock, Karl Urban and Ben Daniels star. Andrzej Bartkowiak directs. (100 min, R) DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORYHHH Kurt Russell stars in the family-friendly saga of a famed trainer who sacrifices everything to save the injured horse his daughter hopes will race again. Dakota Fanning costars. John Gatins directs. (98 min, PG) ELIZABETHTOWNHHH From Cameron (Almost Famous) Crowe comes this romantic comedy about a troubled young man who flies home to attend his father’s funeral and makes a love connection with a quirky flight attendant along the way. Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst star. (133 min, PG-13) EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATEDHHH Actor Liev Schrieber makes his behind-the-camera debut with the big-screen version of the bestselling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hutz. (104 min, PG-13) FLIGHTPLANHH Robert Schwentke directs this thriller in which Jodie Foster plays an airline passenger who is horrified when her daughter disappears in mid-flight. Peter Sarsgaard and Sean Bean costar. (93 min, PG-13) GRIZZLY MANHHHH In this Oscar-worthy documentary, acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the strange life and grisly death of amateur wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell. (100 min, R) HISTORY OF VIOLENCEHHHH Viggo Mortensen stars in this mindbender from director David Cronenberg, the surreal saga of a small-town Indiana resident who may not be the man he seems. William Hurt and Maria Bello costar. (96 min, R) IN HER SHOESHHH Curtis Hanson directs the big-screen version of Jennifer Weiner’s 2002 bestseller about a pair of sisters who have nothing in common except their shoe size. Starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette. (130 min, PG-13) KIDS IN AMERICAHH Gregory Smith, Nicole Richie and Adam Arkin star in this comedy about high school stu-
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dents who band together to stick it to their overbearing principal. George Wendt costars. Josh Stolberg directs. (91 min, PG-13) MARCH OF THE PENGUINSHHHH From French director Luc Jacquet comes this critically acclaimed documentary about the mating rituals of the remarkable emperor penguin. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. (84 min, G) NORTH COUNTRYHHHH Niki (Whale Rider) Caro directs and Charlize Theron stars in this fact-based drama about a female iron miner whose efforts to stop mistreatment at the hands of male coworkers resulted in the nation’s first class-action lawsuit for sexual harassment. With Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson. (126 min, R) PROOFHHH Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins star in John Madden’s adaptation of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a father and a daughter who both happen to be mathematical geniuses. With Jake Gyllenhaal. (99 min, PG-13) SERENITYHHH1/2 Joss Whedon, the writer-director behind TV’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” makes his big-screen debut with this saga set 500 years in the future. It’s centered around the captain of a ship who takes on a dangerous pair of passengers. With Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres. (119 min, PG-13) STAYHH From director Marc (Finding Neverland) Forster comes this psychological thriller in which the relationship between a psychiatrist (Ewan McGregor) and a young patient (Ryan Gosling) morphs into a surreal nightmare raising provocative questions concerning the nature of reality. Naomi Watts and Bob Hoskins costar. (98 min, R) THE CONSTANT GARDENERHHH1/2 Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz are paired in Fernando (City of God) Meirelles’ adaptation of the John Le Carre thriller about a British diplomat investigating the mysterious death of his wife. With Danny Huston. (129 min, R) THE FOGHH Rupert (Stigmata) Wainwright directs this remake of the 1980 John Carpenter film. This time around, an old shipwreck causes a mysterious mist of evil to enshroud a small, unsuspecting town. With Tom Welling, Maggie Grace and Selma Blair. (100 min, PG-13) THUMBSUCKERHHH1/2 First-time director Mike Mills is behind this indie ensemble piece in which a group of quirky young people and adults attempt to work out their respective and various identity crises. The cast includes Lou Taylor Pucci, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves
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and Vince Vaughn. (94 min, R) TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDEHHHH Johnny Depp stars in the director’s latest experiment in stop-motion animation, the saga of a young man who finds himself betrothed to a dead woman. Also featuring the voices of Helena Bonham Carter and Emily Watson. (74 min, PG) TWO FOR THE MONEYHHH Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey are teamed in this drama set in the world of highstakes sports gambling. Rene Russo costars. D.J. Caruso directs. (122 min, R) WAITINGH1/2 Ryan Reynolds, Luis Guzman and Anna Faris star in this comic look at life behind the scenes at a generic chain restaurant. Justin Long costars. Rob McKittrick makes his directorial debut. (93 min, R) WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBITHHHH Everybody’s favorite clay-animated duo make their feature debut in this story about a mammoth vegetable-munching beast that threatens to spoil the town’s annual Giant Vegetable Competition. Featuring the voices of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham-Carter. (94 min, G)
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NEW ON DVD/VHS BEWITCHEDH1/2 Nora Ephron directs this big-screen version of the TV classic with Nicole Kidman as the suburban housewife who has supernatural talents. Will Ferrell costars as Darren #3. With Shirley MacLaine and Michael Caine. (90 min, PG-13) HERBIE: FULLY LOADEDHH1/2 The Love Bug is back with Lindsay Lohan behind the wheel. This time around the car star makes a bid for NASCAR glory. With Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon. (92 min, G) HOUSE OF WAXHH Fantastic news for everyone who’s been waiting for Paris Hilton to get into films: The “Simple Life” star plays one of six friends who hit the road to take in a football game and wind up fighting for their lives when they cross paths with a mysterious killer. Costarring Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray. Directed by Jaume Collet-Sera. (113 min, R) MELINDA AND MELINDAHH1/2 Woody Allen offers this romantic comedy with dramatic overtones, in which Radha Mitchell plays a mysterious young woman who appears in contrasting versions of the same story recounted by two different characters. Featuring Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet and Wallace Shawn. Josh Brolin and Jonny Lee Miller costar. (120 min, PG-13) m
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wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1, 3:30, 6:20, 9. Doom 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50. Elizabethtown 12:50, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:10. Stay 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:40. Flight Plan 1:25, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45. A History of Violence 1:15, 4:20, 7, 9:25. In Her Shoes 3:40, 6:40. Domino 12:45, 9:30. The Fog 1:10, 3:50, 7:10, 9:35. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 12:40, 2:40, 7:20. Two for the Money 4:40, 9:15.
ESSEX CINEMA Essex Outlet Fair, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex Junction, 879-6543 wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Domino 3:40, 9:10. Doom 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10. Elizabethtown 1:20, 4, 6:45, 9:20. The Fog 12:40, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:30. In Her Shoes 12:45, 6:30. North Country 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15. Stay 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:15. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20. friday 28 — thursday 3 *The Legend of Zorro 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30. *Prime 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30. *Saw II 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:25. Doom 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10. In Her Shoes 12:45, 3:40, 6:30. North Country 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15. Stay 9:10. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 12:45, 2:50, 5, 7:10, 9:20.
ETHAN ALLEN CINEMAS Ethan Allen Shopping Center, North Ave., Burlington, 863-6040. wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Doom 7:10, 9:25. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit 6:40, 8:40. Elizabethtown 7, 9:20. In Her Shoes 8:30. March of the Penguins 6:50. friday 28 — thursday 3 Saw II 1:30 & 4 (Sat & Sun), 7:20, 9:25. *The Legend of Zorro 1 & 3:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:50, 9:15. Doom 1:20 & 3:40 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9:20. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 1:10 & 3:20 (Sat & Sun), 7:10, 9:10. Matinees Saurday & Sunday only. See www.merrilltheatres.net.
friday 28 — thursday 3 *The Legend of Zorro 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:25. *Saw II 12:55, 2:55, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50. *Prime 1:05, 3:50, 7, 9:30. *Zathura 5 (Sat only). Doom 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 9:45. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1, 3:30, 6:20, 9. Flight Plan 12:30, 2:45, 7:15, 9:35. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the WereRabbit 12:35, 2:50, 5, 7:05, 9:10. Elizabethtown 12:45, 3:35, 6:30, 9:20. Stay 4:55. The Fog 1:10, 4 (except Sat), 7:10, 9:40. A History of Violence 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride 12:40, 2:30. Times subject to change. See http://www.majestic10.com.
MARQUIS THEATER Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841. wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 7, 8:50. Flight Plan 6:55, 9. friday 28 — thursday 3 Serenity 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9:10. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2 (Sat & Sun), 7, 8:50.
MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA College Street, Burlington, 864-3456 wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Proof 1:40, 4:25, 7, 9:15. Everything is Illuminated 1:50, 4:10, 7:15, 9:35. The Constant Gardener 1:30, 6:50, 9:25. Thumbsucker 1:55, 4:15, 7:10, 9:30. North Country 1:35, 4:20, 6:40, 9:20. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 1:45, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40. Two for the Money 4:05. friday 28 — thursday 3 *Mirror Mask 1:50, 4, 7:15, 9:40, 11:50 (Fri & Sat only). *Separate Lies 2, 4:10, 7:20, 9:30. *Crippled Avengers 12 midnight (Fri & Sat only). *Devil Fetus 12 midnight (Fri & Sat only). *Road Warrior:
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Choice of chicken or beef. A traditional lunch dish in Thailand. Minced chicken or beef stir-fried with vegetables and lots of fresh basil. Try it with a “kai Jeow” omelet. Spicy!
Pad Kee Mao “Drunken Noodles” $7.50 Choice of beef, chicken or tofu. This spicy and full flavored noodle dish is a favorite of those hardy souls after a night on the town.
Khao-Pat Tammada $7.25 Choice of chicken, pork or tofu. Mild fried rice with meat/tofu, egg and vegetables. A delicious accompaniment for any dish — or by itself!
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wednesday 26 — thursday 27 North Country 10:30 (“Mom’s Matinee,” Thu only), 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1:20, 3:50, 6:45, 9:15. Doom 1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45. Stay 1:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:40. Kids in America 1:25, 4:10, 7. In Her Shoes 12:55, 6:40. Serenity 3:45, 9:35. Domino 9:20. The Fog 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25. Waiting 7:20, 9:50. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 10:30 (“Mom’s Matinee,” Thu only), 12:45, 1:45, 2:55, 4, 5, 6:30, 9. friday 28 — thursday 3 *The Weatherman 10:30 (“Mom’s Matinee,” Thu only), 12:45, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:40. *Prime 10:30 (“Mom’s Matinee,” Thu only), 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:35. *The Legend of Zorro 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30. North Country 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30. In Her Shoes 12:55, 6:35, 9:25. Serenity 7:05. Stay 3:45. Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 1:20, 4:10, 6:40, 9:10. Waiting 9:50. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 12:45, 1:45, 2:50, 4, 5, 7:15, 9:20. Doom 1:25, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45.
THE SAVOY THEATER Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509. wednesday 26 — thursday 27 A History of Violence 6:30, 8:30. friday 28 — thursday 3 *The Ninth Day 4 (Sat & Sun). Junebug 1:30 (Mon), 6:30, 8:40.
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STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678. wednesday 26 — thursday 27 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 7:30. North Country 7:30. In Her Shoes 7:30. friday 28 — thursday 3 *The Legend of Zorro 2:30 (Sat), 4:30 (Sun), 6:45 & 9:15 (Fri & Sat), 7:30 (Mon-Thu). North Country 2:30 (Sat), 4:30 (Sun), 7 & 9:15 (Fri & Sat), 7:30 (Mon-Thu). Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 2:30 (Sat), 4:30 (Sun), 6:45 & 8:45 (Fri & Sat), 7:30 (Mon-Thu).
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Schedules for the following theaters are not available at press time. CAPITOL SHOWPLACE 93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343. THE ECLIPSE THEATER Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-7787. PARAMOUNT THEATRE 211 North Main Street, Barre, 479-4921. WELDEN THEATER 104 No. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888.
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ROOTS MUSIC The life of Brazilian diva Virgínia Rodrigues hasn’t always been a rio de dinheiro. Unlike most of her country’s Portuguese-language pop singers, Rodrigues grew up very poor, part of the everpresent but rarely acknowledged Afro-Brazil, and a target of a pervasive yet rarely acknowledged racism. Since vocal superstar Caetano Veloso discovered her at a theatrical audition in 1997, she has become the new voice of Brazilian music, singing sambas from London to Leipzig. Her star-dusted story may read like a fairy tale, but Rodrigues’ music draws deep: Her second album, Nós, recasts the percussively powerful invocations of her native Bahia’s AfroBrazilian candomblé religion as formal art music, to stunning effect. Spiritual enrichment never sounded so good.
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‘THE FOREIGNER’: Vermont Stage Company presents this comedy about a shy Englishman who masquerades as an exotic outsider while vacationing in rural Georgia. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. ‘LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN’: Champlain Theatre stages Oscar Wilde’s witty play about a morally supercilious young lady who suspects her husband of cheating. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 8 p.m. $14. Info, 651-5962.
ISRAELI APARTHEID: Diana Buttu, a legal advisor to the PLO’s negotiation wing, discusses the wall that separates Israel from Palestine. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-6375. VERMONT’S MUSICAL TRADITION: Historian Mark Greenberg discusses how old-time kitchen-party tunes changed through the 20th century. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 476-7550. WOMEN & CONSUMPTION: UVM history prof Abigail McGowan describes female tuberculosis patients in late 19th-century western India. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill Building, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1096. AMERICA’S MUSIC: UVM music prof and pro bass player Clyde Stats reviews the history of jazz. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. $5. Info, 456-1040. ECCENTRIC EINSTEIN: Mathematical physicist John Tabak discusses the Nobel Prize-winner’s peculiar personal life and apocryphal experiments. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. SPIRITUAL TALK: A Rosicrucian philosopher ponders the nature of the Holy Grail. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706. ADAM WERBACH: The 27-year-old conservationist and environmental media mogul talks about how to motivate young people. Glenbrook Gym, Castleton State College, lecture 7 p.m., discussion 8 p.m. Free. Info, 468-1119. MEDITATION TALK: Janet Makaris of the Vermont Kung Fu Academy discusses the health benefits of being centered. Call for Burlington-area location, 7 p.m. $10. Registration and info, 658-6597.
music Also, see clubdates in Section A. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335. VERMONT GAY MEN’S CHORUS: The self-described “vocal minority” welcomes new members to a weekly rehearsal. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 633-3605. RAHIM ALHAJ: This virtuoso oud player and composer offers Iraqi music in a time of war, written to reflect his exile from his own country. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. VERDI’S ‘MACBETH’: The Opera Verdi Europa presents a musical version of Shakespeare’s play about ambition and guilt. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $40-56. Info, 863-5966. MUSIC RECITAL: Students perform minimal and post-modern compositions by Terry Riley and Elliott Schwartz, in addition to their own pieces. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.
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. $5-10. Info, 598-1077.
film ‘2046’: Set in 1960s Hong Kong, this image-rich film from director Kar Wai Wong follows the futuristic imaginings of a philandering writer. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. ‘THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION’: This documentary considers a growing movement to transform the relationship between commerce and nature. Sustainable building consultant Gunnar Hubbard talks about “green design” first. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘SAVING FACE’: In this cinematic coming-out story, a lesbian surgeon in Manhattan tries to be a traditional Chinese daughter on weekends — until her mom moves in. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
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WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots take in their favorite tales at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. 2x5.5-Chandler102605 Free. Info, 985-5124.
ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at the ECHO Center, Burlington, noon & 3 p.m. $6-9. Info, 864-1848. BIRD FEEDING: Find out what raptors like for lunch at the VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 4:30 p.m. $6.50-8. Info, 359-5000. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: Picture books and puppets engage growing readers aged 3-5. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. FAMILY GYM: Crafts, games and toys keep kids age 6 and under busy at the YMCA, Burlington, 2:303:45 p.m. $5-8. Info, 862-9622. TEA TIME: Miniature railroad engineers ages 3 to 6 make a station stop for stories and snacks. YMCA, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. $10. Registration and info, 862-9622. **PUMPKIN CARVING: Kids of all ages each bring an adult to help cut curious faces on squashes. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 244-7036. **‘WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD’: Kids in grades 5 and up absorb bone-chilling tales from storyteller Tom Stamp. Richmond Free Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.
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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. INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: Marx-minded activists strategize about the labor, feminist and antiwar movements. Room 102, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Child care and info, 318-3453. MERGER TASK FORCE: Residents and officials from Essex and Essex Junction work on a plan to combine the two towns. Lincoln Hall, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-1341. ANTIRACISM ORGANIZING IN VERMONT: Community members strengthen the state’s social climate, one step at a time. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 1. ‘BREAD EVOLVING’ FORUM: Over potluck fare, supporters of the community-currency Burlington Bread discuss how to develop a neighborhoodbased economy. Gund Institute, Johnson House, UVM, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 656-2943.
EFFECTIVE ADMISSIONS ESSAYS: College applicants get pointers on how to represent themselves in writing. VSAC Resource Center, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-642-3177. NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE HEALTH ASSOC.: Higher-ed health professionals gather to share skills. Judy Norsigian, who co-authored Our Bodies, Ourselves, keynotes. Various Burlingtonarea locations and times. $250. Info, 425-3936. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CONFERENCE: Survivors, family members and health-care professionals network and hear TBI survivor P.J. Long discuss her memoir, Gifts From the Broken Jar. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 12:30 p.m. $50-110. Info, 241-3624. HARVEST LUNCHEON: Abundant helpings and two serving times may necessitate take-out at the First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. & 12:45 p.m. $8. Info, 862-1151. **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, 6 p.m. $10. Info, 350-9255. RACISM, HETEROSEXISM, BIAS & OPPRESSION CONFERENCE: International scholars collaborate with civil- and gay-rights advocates to discuss what puts people down. Various UVM campus locations, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 656-2670. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers collaborate on labor market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339. BLOOD DRIVE: Donors prick up their courage to fill a critical need. Town Center, Shelburne, noon - 6 p.m. & Ross Sports Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-448-3543.
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‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: Hawks, owls and other live birds of prey are the focus of this nature showcase and talk. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 11 a.m. and 1 & 3:30 p.m. $8. Info, 359-5000. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Also, see clubdates in Section A. Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS CHAMESL GROUP: Non-native speakers learn English at BER ENSEMBLE: Principal players of the the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. renowned British orchestra perform Mendelssohn’s Free. Info, 865-7211. “Octet in E-Flat Major.� Spaulding Auditorium, CHESS GROUP: Beginner- and intermediate-level Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, players strategize ways to put each other’s kings N.H., 7 p.m. $28. Info, 603-646-2422. in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 ANCHISKHATI: This Georgian folk music ensemble p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. shows singers how to yodel, then voices Orthodox KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene Christian choir pieces and traditional tunes. over good yarns. South Burlington Community Unitarian Church, Montpelier, workshop 5:30-6:30 Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076. p.m., concert 8 p.m. $10 & $12. Info, 426-3210. HEALTH WORKSHOP: Your mom was right! A chiroPICASTRO: Songwriter Liz Hysen’s Toronto-based practor offers spine-tingling advice on how to stay electro-acoustic group post-rocks out on cello, fit by sitting up straight. Discover Chiropractic, guitar and violin. Base Lodge, Johnson State Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-5700. College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356. GARDENING TALK: Desert bloomers learn about LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS: Petite but enthudry-climate plants, then design a cactus garden. siastic front man Ed Williams tricks out guitar riffs Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, noon. $5and gritty vocals with back-bends, flying leaps and 10. Info, 658-2433. cross-stage knee slides. Glenbrook Gym, Castleton PSYCHIC MEDIUM MARATHON: The proceeds from State College, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 468-1119. this week-long soothsaying stint benefit victims of natural disasters. Moonlight Gifts, Milton, call for specific time. $1 per minute. Info, 893-9966. CABLE-ACCESS LAB: Media analyst Rob Williams ‘THE FOREIGNER’: See October 26. talks about kids, television and education. ‘LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN’: See October 26. Channel 17, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 3x4-Lyric101205 10/7/05 10:41 AM Page 1 862-3966, ext. 16.
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**‘MARRIAGE IS MURDER’: The Vermont Theatre Ensemble stages Nick Hall’s black comedy about divorced mystery writers who reunite for one last thriller. See calendar spotlight. Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 862-7469. **‘THE BAD SEED’: In this horror drama produced by the Essex Community Players, a grade school goody-two-shoes sprouts a vicious streak when things don’t go her way. Memorial Hall, Essex Center, 8 p.m. $13. Info, 878-9109. **‘THE HAUNTED FOREST’: Good-natured thrills and chills await visitors to this too-scary-for-tots theater benefit. Catamount Family Center, Williston, 7, 8, 9 & 10 p.m. $12.50. Info, 879-9160. **‘CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NIGHTMARE’: The Equinox Theatre Company “innoculates� spooked patrons against an infectious zombie plague. Memorial Auditorium Annex, Burlington, hourlong shows run regularly from 7-10 p.m. $11. Info, 863-5966. ‘SLIGHTEST FOLLY’: First-year students stage comic vignettes illustrating lovers’ stumbles in pursuit of romance. Hepburn Zoo, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $1. Info, 443-6433. ‘FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS’: Theatre on a Shoestring offers this play by “Six Feet Under� creator Alan Ball, about a quintet of reluctant bridesmaids at an ostentatious wedding reception. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 888-212-5884. ‘LES MISERABLES’: High school students star in the musical version of Victor Hugo’s novel about poverty in 18th-century Paris. Champlain Valley Union High School auditorium, Hinesburg, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 878-7865. READERS’ THEATER CABARET: Actors offer a dramatic reading of Burlington playwright Maura Campbell’s zany comedy, Double Jeopardy. Congregational Church, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-4168.
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POETRY TALK: Modern languages prof Marta Umanzor describes the poetics of Pablo Neruda. Hoehl Welcome Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. JEAN CONNOR: The local, late-blooming poet reads from her first published collection, A Cartography of Peace. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. ANDREA CHESMAN: The Ripton-based recipe author offers a taste of her latest tome, The Garden Fresh Vegetable Cookbook. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. SOCIAL HISTORY: UMass English professor emeritus Alan Helms reads from his memoir, Young Man From the Provinces: A Gay Life Before Stonewall. Room 111, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. **HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING: Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder provide chilling harp-and-concertina-enhanced cliffhangers. Fireplace Lounge, UVM Living/Learning Center, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4211.
RAMADAN IN VERMONT: A speaker from the Vermont Islamic Society talks about being Muslim in America, then shares date snacks with afterdark attendees. Room 17, Center for Global Business & Technology, Champlain College, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6432. ‘THE ST. ALBANS RAID’: Kevin Graffagnino, director of the Vermont Historical Society, explains the northernmost battle of the Civil War. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356. THE WESTERN ABENAKI: Wabanaki artist Jeanne Brink talks about the history and culture of the Champlain Valley’s native people. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 476-7550. THE FIRST VERMONTERS: Robert Farlice-Rubio ‘2046’: See October 26. describes how Abenaki social structures changed **‘THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS’: A after contact with Euro-American colonists. Halloween party precedes Tim Burton’s cult-fave aniFairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, 1-3 p.m. $5. mated film about an ambitious pumpkin-head who Info, 626-5135. wants Santa Claus’ job. Second floor, Firehouse EDUCATION & THEOLOGY: Mark Chater of London’s Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, party 6:30 Bishop Grosseteste College talks about challenges p.m., film 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 865-7166. for church universities competing in the educa‘IT’S ABOUT TIME’: This film experiments with pertional free market. Farrell Room, St. Edmunds ceptions of how time passes, via dialogues with Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon. Free. different Israelis. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Info, 654-2536. Burlington, noon. Donations. Info, 864-0218. ‘THE EDUCATION GAP’: UVM student Hillary Black ‘CA TWISTE A POPONGUINE’: This fast-paced flick explores how race issues affect the U.S. education follows Senegalese teenagers who come of age system. UVM Women’s Center, Burlington, noon. during the culture clashes of 1964. Helen Day Art Free. Info, 656-4637. Center, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358. FINANCIAL AID OPTIONS: Economics prof Rhonda ‘TITUS’: In a film adaptation of this bloody Sharpe explains the dollars and sense of funding Shakespeare play, Anthony Hopkins stars as a vica college education. Room 221, Old Mill Building, torious general who sows the seeds of his own UVM, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3064. family’s destruction. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins PHARMACOLOGY SEMINAR: Graduate student Lydia Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Nausch explains the inner workings of a particular $7. Info, 603-646-2422. enzyme. Room 300, Health Science Research Facility, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2500. CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A British child therapist discusses differing perspectives on kids’ spiritual, Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ethical and religious natures. Alliot Hall, St. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30 p.m. Free. and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Info, 654-2536. Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Info, 479-4127. ‘HOW TO THINK ABOUT FILM’: English and film studies prof Robert Ray of the University of Florida contemplates cinema. Room 110, Sunderland Hall, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. 2x4-AfterDark102605 10/24/05 2:05 PM Page 1
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FUTURE PLANS: Baby-boomers get info on how to help their aging parents remain independent. Waterbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. MUSIC LECTURE & DEMO: Iraqi oud player and composer Rahim AlHaj discusses his country’s musical traditions, with instrumental accompaniment. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 9:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘SEEN FROM THE LAKE’: Two female kayakers give an illustrated talk about their paddle traversing the entire shoreline of Lake Champlain and its major islands. One Main Street, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4150. INSIDE OCCUPIED IRAQ: Independent U.S. journalist Dahr Jamail talks about his experiences interviewing Iraqi citizens and reporting from Iraq since November 2003. Brace Commons, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2340. ‘THINK GLOBALLY, EAT LOCALLY’: Ecology and culture expert Steven Gorelick explains government subsidies that encourage shipping food long-distance, then describes an alternative. Room 3, Simpson Hall, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 586-7711, ext. 150. HISTORY TALK: UVM professor Vincent Feeney and labor historian Peter Konkle describe how 19thcentury Vermont industry depended on Irish immigrants. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. GENEALOGY RESEARCH INFO: Family fact-finder John Fisher gives tips on gathering data about immigrant relatives. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 879-7576. BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN: Montanans illustrate issues around managing Yellowstone’s last wild buffalo herd. Room 104, Aiken Building, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 774-571-7805. SUBSTANCE ABUSE INFO SESSION: Drug and alcohol prevention specialist Margo Austin explains how parents can help kids avoid dangerous influences. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7561. GARDENING TALK: Ron Krupp, author of The Woodchuck’s Guide to Gardening, talks about extending the growing season. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. CAMPAIGN FINANCE TALK: John Rauh, president of Americans for Campaign Reform, offers a concrete plan for restoring citizens’ political influence. Woodbury College, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2294.
KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. ‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather in the garden to hear tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. BABY TIME: Little ones up to age 2 meet each other at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Future readers aged 2-4 take in tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
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sport QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26. BURLINGTON RUGBY CLUB: Women’s and men’s teams scrum for fun at Fort Ethan Allen Field, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-0946. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INFO SESSION: Prospective exercisers hear about a subsidized weight-loss program. YMCA, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-6597.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See October 26. RICHMOND PEACE VIGIL: Concerned citizens support U.S. troops while expressing hope for an end to Middle Eastern deployments. Bring a candle to the Congregational Church, Richmond, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2053. DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488.
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‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See October 26. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CONFERENCE: See October 26, 8 a.m. **QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See October 26. RACISM, HETEROSEXISM, BIAS & OPPRESSION CONFERENCE: See October 26, noon - 9 p.m. BLOOD DRIVE: See October 26, American Red Cross, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., St. Leo’s Parish Hall, Waterbury, noon - 5:30 p.m. & Charlotte Senior Center, 2-7 p.m. VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers plan out moves to better their game-play. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. Info, 879-0198. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. **COSTUME AUCTION: Fans of do-it-yourself fashion **‘WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD’: See bid on fabrications by area crafters at a Halloween October 26, Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, prep-fest. See calendar spotlight. Langdon Street Williston, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Café, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 728-9859. **PAJAMA STORYTIME: Little ones get ready for **GRAND MASQUERADE PARTY: Halloween happens bed with not-too-scary Halloween tales. South for three nights with spooky spontaneous theater, Burlington Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. circus performances, dances and a huge mockInfo, 652-7080. funeral street procession. Various Montréal-area SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: locations, times and prices. Info, 514-525-7732. Youngsters ages 3 to 5 get together for easy lisSMALL BUSINESS SAFETY: Vermont managers learn tening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. how to implement injury-prevention programs to Free. Info, 652-7080. help their companies stay competitive. Hartford WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books Area Chamber of Commerce, White River Junction, and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. 9-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 295-7900. Free. Info, 878-5639. HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE: Language learnDADS’ PLAYGROUP: Fathers and their offspring ers of all backgrounds get a speedy intro to Israel’s bond through fun and games. Family Center, mother tongue. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8765. 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 26. 1x4-Savoy102605 2x4-WoolenMill021605 2/14/05 12:05 PM Page 1
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FRI.28 Also, see clubdates in Section A. PAUL LEWIS: The British pianist holds the second recital in a year-long performance project encompassing all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 443-6433. VIRGINIA RODRIGUES: The Brazilian diva devotes her stunningly expressive contralto to Afro sambas. See calendar spotlight. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $26. Info, 603-646-2422. BEETHOVEN RECITAL: Violinist Jubal Fulks and pianist George François offer a series of sonatas composed between 1797 and 1798. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 655-5030. JOHN BRYANT: The local pianist plays up the ivories at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
dance CONTRA DANCE: Caller Dan O’Connell and the maritime minstrels of Atlantic Crossing encourage revelers to kick up their soft-soled heels. Holley Hall, Bristol, dinner 6 p.m., dance 7:30 p.m. $715. Info, 388-3269. BALLROOM DANCE SOCIAL: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2207. ST. ALBANS DANCE SOCIAL: Fancy footers make tracks at an open-style ballroom session. The Ballet School & Dance Arts, St. Albans, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 598-6757. DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Meditative movers promote peace through joyful circle dances. Call for Hinesburg-area location. Potluck dinner 6 p.m., dancing 7:30-9:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 482-2836.
‘THE FOREIGNER’: See October 26, $28. ‘LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN’: See October 26. **‘MARRIAGE IS MURDER’: See October 27. **‘THE BAD SEED’: See October 27. **‘THE HAUNTED FOREST’: See October 27. **‘CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NIGHTMARE’: See 3x4-CRS102605 10/24/05 12:55 PM
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<calendar > October 27. ‘SLIGHTEST FOLLY’: See October 27, 8 & 10 p.m. ‘FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS’: See October 27, $10. ‘LES MISERABLES’: See October 27. **‘AN EDGAR ALLAN POE AND FIENDS HALLOWEEN’: Bone-chilling organ music backs written works by macabre masters at a costumed, candle-lit reading and silent auction. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 229-0492. **‘JACK KETTERING’S BOOFEST’: Grisly tableaux give folks night fright at this haunted-house charity event. Each not-for-kids walk-through lasts about an hour at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. - midnight. $10. Info, 373-9321. ‘THE COCKTAIL HOUR’: The White River Valley Players serve up A.R. Gurney’s intoxicating comedy about a budding playwright who uses his family for material. All proceeds benefit hurricane relief efforts. Park House, Rochester, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 767-3732.
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‘JUNEBUG’: This culture-clash film follows a Chicago-based art dealer who goes to North Carolina to pursue a painter — and ends up navigating rural routines. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: In Spy Kids, siblings rescue their secret-agent parents after they bungle a mission. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:308:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. **‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’: Filmgoers do the “Time Warp” to this 1975 cult classic about a cross-dressing scientist and an innocent young couple. Knights of Columbus Building, Rutland, 9 p.m. Donations support hurricane relief efforts. Info, 773-9380.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ESSEX FALL CRAFT & FINE ART SHOW: Shoppers peruse painted glass, sheepskin slippers and various demonstrations at this gathering of more than 400 juried artisans. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. $7. Info, 878-4786. VERMONT CRAFT CELEBRATION: Live music and tasty treats augment a pottery studio seconds sale at the Frog Hollow Craft Center, Middlebury, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-3177.
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INSIDE OCCUPIED IRAQ: See October 27, Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington. POST-CIVIL WAR POLITICS: History prof Kevin Thornton explores the 20th-century effects of the Southern “lost cause.” Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 1:30-3 p.m. $5. Info, 775-1132. SOCIAL ISSUES LECTURE: Early American studies prof Laurel Thatcher Ulrich of Harvard elaborates on the bumper-sticker phrase she coined — “Wellbehaved women rarely make history.” Mead Chapel, Page 1Middlebury College, 8:15 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5315.
JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER: The author of The Long Emergency critiques nonrenewable resource depletion, and prepares listeners for a post-“peak oil” future. Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 775-0871. BEHIND BARS: UVM sociology prof Laura Fishman describes how race affects the prison experiences of African-American and Latino inmates. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, coffee 1:30 p.m., talk 2 p.m. $5. Info, 660-7192. CANINE CLIMBS: Local author Lisa Densmore barks up her forthcoming book, Best Hikes With Dogs: New Hampshire and Vermont. Green Mountain Club, Waterbury, 7-9 p.m. $18. Info, 244-7037.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See October 26, for children ages 3-5. **‘WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD’: See October 26, Waterbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See October 27. **HARVEST CARNIVAL: Student volunteers provide kids ages 2-12 with a safe, fun alternative to trick-or-treating at this festival of costumes, candy and more than 30 games. Tarrant Recreation Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5-8 p.m. $2. Info, 654-2663. SONGS & STORIES: Kids of all ages join guitarist Matthew Witten for folk songs and funny tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. **DAN ZANES & FRIENDS: The ’80s-rockstarturned-mirthful-mandolin-picker brings his band to town for an all-ages, kid-friendly hoedown. See calendar spotlight. Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $10-22. Info, 476-8188. 4-H ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT: Horse handlers celebrate their successes at the Barre Town Middle & Elementary School, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Call for cost information. Registration and info, 223-2389.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See October 26, 10 a.m. QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See October 26. THE VERMONT CONVENTION: The libertarian populist group the Second Vermont Republic asks whether the state should go indie. See story, this issue. Statehouse, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 229-4008.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See October 26. **QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See October 26. RACISM, HETEROSEXISM, BIAS & OPPRESSION CONFERENCE: See October 26, noon - 7 p.m. BLOOD DRIVE: See October 26, American Red Cross, Burlington, 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Burlington High School, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. & South Burlington High School, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. **GRAND MASQUERADE PARTY: See October 27. SENIOR SERVICE DAYS: See October 27. TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at 2x4-uvmovarian-071404
Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. FESTA LATINA: Salsa, merengue and bachata are on the menu at this Hispanic Heritage Month event. International Commons Building, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8-11 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. **MASQUERADE BALL: Eclectically costumed revelers celebrate the second anniversary of a downtown landmark. Langdon Street Café, Montpelier, street parade 7 p.m., hors d’oeuvres 8 p.m., pie auction & games 9 p.m. $10. Info, 223-8667. **TOWER OF DOOM: Frightening tales spook strollers on a glowing-pumpkin trail to the top of Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, 5-8:30 p.m. $2. Info, 864-0123. ‘ZODIAC NIGHTS’: A special planetarium show balances science and mythology around the constellation Libra. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, open museum 5-7 p.m., free, show 6 p.m., $5. Info, 748-2372. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: Savvy CEOs gather at a two-day conference focusing on sales techniques. Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, various times. $160. Registration and info, 363-9266. VERMONT PLANNING CELEBRATION: Town and regional planners present findings on environmental, housing, public health and land use issues. Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $25. Info, 660-4071, ext. 14. EAST COAST CROP CIRCLE CONFERENCE: Paranormal researchers probe historic, scientific and spiritual perspectives on spontaneously appearing field patterns. Goddard College, Plainfield, various times. $225. Info, 425-5616. OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE: Stargazers seek the planet Mars on a moonless night, using various telescopes. McCardell Bicentennial Hall rooftop, Middlebury College, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266. CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE: The local prestidigitator entertains with sleight-of-hand card tricks and other vanishing acts. Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-3309. BENEFIT BAKE: Wood-fired pizza sales support the Green Mountain Club’s outdoor education program. American Flatbread, Waitsfield, 5-9 p.m. $15 and up. Info, 496-8856.
SAT.29 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. VOCI DEL BALDO: This 35-member, all-male Italian folk chorus celebrates its golden anniversary with an inaugural U.S. tour. Union Station, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 545-2676. WYNTON MARSALIS: The iconic jazz trumpeter and composer performs originals and standards with a sextet of celebrated colleagues. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, $32-50. Info, 863-5966. BATTLEFIELD BAND: The Scottish group responsible for melding old and new strains of Celtic folk plays up a storm at the Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $18-23. Info, 603-448-0400. THE COTTARS: This high-energy family folk band from Nova Scotia entertains with Irish airs, fiddle tunes and original pieces. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 457-3981.
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THURSDAY 27-SUNDAY 30 VUSI MAHLASELA: South Africa’s answer to Woody Guthrie addresses themes of political and social significance in grassroots songs. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 8 p.m. $13. Info, 748-2600. J.S. BACH FESTIVAL: The Capital City festival orchestra performs the Brandenburg Concertos 4 and 5, among other works. Marlboro Music Festival co-founder Louis Moyse directs. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $19. Info, 476-8188. COMPETITION CONCERT: Students from across Vermont play pieces for judges in a contest sponsored by the Music Teachers National Association. Richmond Town Library, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2296. **THE THUNDERBOLTS: Burlington’s Beatles-style band from the ’60s reunites again —for a rockin’ Halloween dance costume party. The Old Lantern, Charlotte, dinner 6 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 658-1230.
film ‘JUNEBUG’: See October 28. ‘REFUGEE ALL STAR BAND’: This documentary follows the story of six West African musicians who seek haven from Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘YES’: This British film follows the conflicts that arise from a love affair between an American biologist and a Middle-Eastern chef. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘GRIZZLY MAN’: This mesmerizing film explores the life and death of amateur ursine expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.
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dance INDIAN DANCE DEMO: Solo swayer Mary Brust explains the meaning of movements from the subcontinent. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. CONTRA DANCE: Caller David Millstone gives direction to tunes from Pete and Karen Sutherland at Tracy Hall, Norwich, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 785-4607. DANCE FOR KATRINA: Zydeco from Mango Jam precedes the Planet Dance Band at a food-andsilent-auction fundraiser for hurricane relief efforts. New Haven Town Hall, 8 p.m. - midnight. $20, costumes optional. Info, 453-4334. **COSTUME CONTRA: A parade of disguises fetches prizes, and caller Peter Amidon keeps everyone up to speed. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 744-6163.
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ESSEX FALL CRAFT & FINE ART SHOW: See October 28, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. MUSEUM TOUR: Student assistants highlight permanent collections and the special exhibition “Asian Games: The Art of Contest.” Middlebury College Museum of Art, 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ARTISAN DEMO: Sculptor and musician Robert Brunelle shows how to create a clay whistle that works. Artists’ Mediums, Williston, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 879-1236.
words QUATRAIN POETS: Four regional versifiers vocalize a narrative about life changes. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
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‘THE FOREIGNER’: See October 26, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $23-28. ‘LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN’: See October 26. **‘MARRIAGE IS MURDER’: See October 27. **‘THE BAD SEED’: See October 27. **‘THE HAUNTED FOREST’: See October 27, also kid-friendly matinee shows at noon, 1 & 2 p.m. Matinee $8.50. **‘CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NIGHTMARE’: See October 27, hour-long shows run regularly between 7-11 p.m. ‘SLIGHTEST FOLLY’: See October 27. ‘FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS’: See October 27, 2 & 7:30 p.m. $5-10. ‘LES MISERABLES’: See October 27, 1 & 7:30 p.m. **‘AN EDGAR ALLAN POE AND FIENDS HALLOWEEN’: See October 28. **‘JACK KETTERING’S BOOFEST’: See October 28, $10-15. Revelers in spangly or spooky attire can also opt to boogie down at a macabre masquerade and costume contest, 8 p.m. - midnight. ‘THE COCKTAIL HOUR’: See October 28. ‘CYRANO’: The Weston Playhouse stages this threeactor adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s play about a big-nosed romantic who successfully woos his friend’s lady-love. See review, this issue. Chandler Center, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 728-6464. AUDITIONS FOR ‘RESOLUTIONARIES’: Actors try out for local playwright Daron Byerly’s whimsical New-Year’s-themed show about trying to make the world a better place. Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, call for time. Free. Info, 316-6261.
HOLISTIC PET CARE: Cornell-trained vet Dr. Martin Goldstein talks about alternative therapies — including acupuncture — for kitties and pups. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 635-1476.
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kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. FAMILY GYM: See October 26, 12:15-2:15 p.m. ‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. CHILDREN’S STORYTIME: Youngsters take in their favorite tales at the Book Rack & Children’s Pages, Essex, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 872-2627. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. DETECTIVE WORK: Local investigator Kim Edwards relates dramatic crime stories, then explains how criminals are nabbed. ECHO Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $5-9, half-price admission for kids in costume. Info, 864-1848. YOUNG ADULT NOVELS: Readers ages 11 through 14 hear excerpts of What I Believe by Norma Fox Mazer and The Secret of Me by Meg Kearney, each read by its author. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. Page 1
MURDER, THEY WROTE
Some couples can end up at each others’ throats accidentally. The once-wedded characters in Nick Hall’s comedy Marriage is Murder do it very much on purpose. Staged by the newly formed Vermont Theatre Ensemble, the play follows mystery-writing ex-spouses accustomed to testing plausible whodunnit crimes — on each other. In the midst of post-divorce poverty, they put aside their considerable differences to pen one last potboiler together. Fast-paced plot twists ensue, as the former duo try to outdo one another in scarily hilarious scenes featuring fingerprints on lethal martinis, bodies in trunks, and poisoned chocolates — each convincing the audience that true finality is in the offing. One last witty complication shows that marriage, like murder, is in the details.
‘MARRIAGE IS MURDER’ Thursday through Sunday, October 27-30, Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, various times. $15. Info, 862-7469. http://www.waterfronttheatre.org
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SAT.29 << 09B PUMPKIN BIRDFEEDERS: With an adult’s help, kids ages 3 and up carve seeded squashes to make tasty snacks for chickadees. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 1-2:30 p.m. $6-8. Info, 434-3068.
sport QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26, noon & 2 p.m. UVM MEN’S SOCCER: The Catamounts hot-foot it against SUNY Albany on Centennial Field, UVM, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $4. Info, 656-3131. WORK HIKE: Glove-clad exercisers help maintain a section of the Long Trail near Smuggler’s Notch. Call for Stowe-area meeting location and time. Free. Info, 223-0566. FALL WORK DAY: Volunteers put on gloves and boots to haul brush from the Catamount Ski Trail. Weston, Mendon, Stowe & Morristown areas, call for specific locations and times. Free. Info, 864-5794.
activism ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CONFERENCE: Ecologically minded types gather tools to understand corporate control of national resources — and how to curb it. Vermont Technical College, Randolph, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. $25. Registration and info, 223-4099.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. **QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See October 26. **GRAND MASQUERADE PARTY: See October 27. WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: See October 28. EAST COAST CROP CIRCLE CONFERENCE: See October 28. CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE: See October 28, 5:309 p.m. FARMERS’ MARKETS: Browse among open-air booths selling homegrown produce, baked goods and crafts. State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-8898188. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-9380. ‘MEET THE RAPTOR’: Learn about one of the resident birds of prey and its species, and find out how it landed at the VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 10 a.m. $8. Info, 359-5000. ARCHITECTURE TOUR: Students point out the sustainable and aesthetic features of the Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 11 a.m., noon & 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘THE DEAF EXPO’: An all-day conference on deafness and hearing issues highlights community resources, finance planning, and understanding sign language. Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. $20 includes dinner. Registration and info, 879-4787. **HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE & FESTIVAL: Costumed trick-or-treaters try for goodies, then salute scary creatures in a street march. Church Street, Burlington, trick-or-treating 10:30 a.m. noon, parade and festival noon - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1648. **HALLOWEEN HOWL: Ghouls glide on ice in a DJ-enhanced costume party at Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $5, skates available to rent. Info, 865-7558. **HOOTS & HOWLS: Families learn about live animals like owls and turkey vultures, sample witches’ brew, take a trail walk and come back to campfire stories. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 57 p.m. $3-5. Info, 359-5000. **HALLOWEEN FIRE BALL & PARADE: Flamboyantly dressed revelers celebrate transformation with a participatory promenade. Music from a “fire organ” augments innovative theater, topped by an indoor dance party. Starts at the Tip Top Building, White River Junction, 7 p.m. Free until 9 p.m., then $10-12. Info, 356-1933. **PUMPKIN LIGHTING: Orange orbs glow with funny, scary and artistic carvings in this display contest for the best squash sculptures. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 1-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 524-2444. **HALLOWEEN POTLUCK DINNER DANCE: Covered casseroles aren’t very scary, but there’s no guarantee about costumes. Harvest Moon, Essex Junction, 6:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 434-2891. CRAFT FAIR: Creative types band together at booths to support their town’s volunteer firefighters. Westford Elementary School, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-5932. ‘BUY LOCAL’ FAIR: Area businesses that are committed to sustainable practices introduce themselves to potential customers. Green behind the Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-3091. COLLEGE WORKSHOP: High school students and their parents get pointers on choosing an appropriate school. VSAC Resource Center, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 800-642-3177.
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<calendar > CHITTENDEN COUNTY STAMP CLUB SHOW: Philatelists compare collections and increase their lick-and-stick knowledge. Christ the King School, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 372-8716. HARVEST MARKET: Face painting, gourd tossing and a costume parade go hand-in-hand with live music, cider and donuts. State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360.
SUN.30 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. J.S. BACH FESTIVAL: See October 29. Vocalists Hyunah Yu and Julie Boulianne sing solo and duo arias. The festival orchestra also offers three chamber music pieces at the Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 3 p.m. $19. Info, 476-8188. ‘THE TEN TENORS’: A small chorus of male star vocalists from around the world sings arias to ABBA. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, $33-53. Info, 863-5966. GIDEON FREUDMANN: The cellist known for blending blues, jazz and folk plays swinging bottom lines at Burnham Hall, Lincoln, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 13. FISCHER-ISHIZAKA-CHERNYAVSKA TRIO: A violinist, cellist and pianist offer pieces by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky. Concert Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. KIRTAN SINGING: Yoga students stretch vocal cords with chants in Sanskrit. Yoga Vermont, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 598-7711. WATERBURY COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: A benefit concert extends assistance to neighbors facing unexpectedly high heating costs. Waterbury Congregational Church, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, 244-6606.
drama ‘THE FOREIGNER’: See October 26, 2 p.m. $23. **‘MARRIAGE IS MURDER’: See October 27, 2 p.m. **‘THE BAD SEED’: See October 27, 2 p.m. **‘JACK KETTERING’S BOOFEST’: See October 28. ‘THE COCKTAIL HOUR’: See October 28, 2 p.m. AUDITIONS FOR ‘RESOLUTIONARIES’: See October 29. **‘LEGENDS OF SLEEPY HOLLOW’: Ichabod Crane’s pumpkin-headed nemesis rides again in this dramatic production superintended by a local 15year-old. A Halloween party follows. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 1 p.m. $5. Info, 775-0903.
film ‘JUNEBUG’: See October 28. DARTMOUTH DOUBLE FEATURE: A rising actress, her maid and their troubled daughters get melodramatic in Imitation of Life, then a hit man hunts criminals in Berlin in The American Soldier. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:20 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. ESSEX FALL CRAFT & FINE ART SHOW: See October 28, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. FAMILY GYM: See October 26, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. GOING BATTY: Bat specialist Barry offers an entertaining explanation of how night-flying insect eaters fit into New England ecosystems. ECHO Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. $5-9, half-price admission for kids in costume. Info, 864-1848.
sport QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26, noon & 2 p.m. BIKE RIDE: Cyclists circuit area cemeteries on a special Halloween tour. Call for Montpelier-area meeting location and time. Donations. Info, 223-7035. JAY HIKE: Trekkers prep for a long 6 miles from Route 105 to the Canadian border. Call for meeting location, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-0918. ELMORE MOUNTAIN: Day trippers hike 3 to 5 miles to the chimney or the fire tower, depending on their choice. Meet at trailhead, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3375. SPRUCE MOUNTAIN: Hikers gradually ascend 4-plus miles to peek over treetops. Call for Plainsfield-area meeting location and time. Free. Info, 865-8353.
activism VETERANS FOR PEACE: Retired soldiers organize to ensure that today’s troops aren’t risking their lives in vain. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext.3. WILPF POTLUCK: Activists statewide review world events at a yearly meeting of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Call for Marshfield-area location, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free, bring a dish to share. Info, 426-3810.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. **QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See October 26. BLOOD DRIVE: See October 26, Shelburne Museum, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. **GRAND MASQUERADE PARTY: See October 27. EAST COAST CROP CIRCLE CONFERENCE: See October 28. ‘MEET THE RAPTOR’: See October 29. **‘A FAMILY HALLOWEEN’: Costumed kids enjoy a sheep-led parade, pumpkin carving and doughnuts on a string. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. $9, kids in costume free. Info, 457-2355. **‘HAUNTED HAPPENINGS’: Folks take in Halloween readings, giant veggies, vintage horror films, a pumpkin catapult, mask-making and more. Shelburne Museum, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $2, plus donation of a non-perishable food item. Info, 985-3346. ** HALLOWEEN PARADE: Locals dress up to get scared and giggle at glimpses of each other. Town Center, Shelburne, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3346. FALL FESTIVAL: Clowns and a Velcro wall stick with the idea that autumn deserves a party. Daybreak Community Church, Colchester, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 338-9118.
MON.31 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. **HALLOWEEN CONCERT: Costume-clad listeners take in ominous organ chords and tolling carillon bells at a recital of classically spooky faves. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. CHAMPLAIN ECHOES REHEARSAL: This women’s a cappella chorus welcomes new members for a chance to concertize in four-part harmony. The Pines Senior Center, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2700. SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilian-style community drumming troupe. Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-0532. AMATEUR MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces and welcome new members. South Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 985-9750.
film ‘JUNEBUG’: See October 28.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See October 27. LIFE DRAWING SESSION: Creative types try a hand at sketching. Wolfe Kahn Building, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 6-8 p.m. $7. Info, 635-1769.
words BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers ponder the impact of colonialism, as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Hornbeam Lounge, Wake Robin Retirement Community, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9546.
talks ‘NARRATIVE MEDICINE’: How do doctors talk to patients as people? Dr. Rita Charon of Columbia University connects surgery to stories. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4198. VERMONT PRODUCTS: Abbey Duke, co-owner of the Burlington restaurant Sugarsnap, describes growing the produce her business cooks. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, coffee 1:30 p.m., talk 2 p.m. $5. Info, 660-7192.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26.
WATERBURY STORYTIME: See October 26, for children ages 3-5. FAMILY GYM: See October 26. TEA TIME: See October 26, 1:15-2:30 p.m. FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewish-themed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 26. **‘NOT-TOO-SCARY’ STORYTIME: Toddlers and preschoolers can wear costumes in a safe space while listening to Halloween tales. Essex Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 879-0313. **FACE PAINTING: Kids who donate a new or gently used children’s book can request cheek ornaments. Rushford Family Chiropractic, South Burlington, noon - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 860-6607.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See October 26, 10 a.m. QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See October 26.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See October 26. **QUEEN CITY GHOSTWALK: See October 26. BLOOD DRIVE: See October 26, American Red Cross, Burlington, 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. CHRISTOPHER MCBRIDE: See October 28, Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 879-5726. **HALLOWEEN PARADE: Frightful floats and scary street-walkers wander through downtown in an All Hallow’s Eve celebration. Begins on Madison Street, Rutland, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1822.
TUE.01 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. THE TIGER LILLIES: The U.K.-based bizarre cabaret trio melds junk opera with gypsy ditties about unsavory characters, à la Tom Waits. Come in costume to the Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 10 p.m. $26. Info, 603-646-2422. SALLY PINKAS: A violist, an oboist and a mezzosoprano join the Dartmouth College pianist-in-residence to celebrate her 20-year tenure with works by Schumann and Charles Martin Loeffler. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $16. Info, 603-646-2422. WATERBURY COMMUNITY BAND: Local residents who can play an instrument rehearse tunes from oom-pah-pah to sis-boom-bah. Congregational Church, Waterbury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 888-9327. GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949. VOICES OF AUTUMN: Students of Jill Hallett Levis offer a lunchtime recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471.
dance LINE DANCING: Show off your fancy footwork at the Harvest Moon Banquet Room, Essex Junction, 6-9:30 p.m. $8.50. Info, 288-8044. SWING DANCING: Quick-footed folks learn and practice hep-cat rock steps at the Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501.
drama NEW THEATRE COMPANY MEETING: Local dramatists organize a fresh group to be based at the Vergennes Opera House, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 877-6737.
film ‘JUNEBUG’: See October 28. ‘A WAVE IN THE AIR’: This true-to-life Brazilian drama chronicles the story of a community radio station that formed during the country’s military dictatorship. Room 13, Carpenter Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603646-3991. ‘THIRST’: This documentary examines the global corporate drive to control and profit from the world’s water resources. Middle Earth Music Hall, Bradford, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4748.
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Also, see exhibitions in Section A. FIGURE DRAWING: Pencil holders sketch the human form. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 6-8 p.m. $7. Info, 775-0356. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOP: The Vermont Arts Council offers an overview of state funding for artists. Town Hall Theater, Woodstock, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-5425. ARTIST GROUP: Creative types support each other while working through exercises in Julia Cameron’s self-help book, The Artist’s Way. Lincoln Library, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 453-7397.
words BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 758-2287.
talks CHIROPRACTIC CARE: A medical professional explains how spine alignment affects general health. Ellsworth Room, Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356. COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: Pulmonologist Dr. Theodore Marcy describes the health effects of secondhand smoke. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 847-2886. VERMONT HISTORY SERIES: Curious types hear about the Green Mountain State’s Civil War hospitals. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See October 26. Toddlers take their turns with tales first, 9:109:30 a.m. SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See October 27, for babies and toddlers up to age 3. TODDLER-AND-UNDER STORYTIME: Wee ones up to age 3 open their ears to songs and stories. South Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. Also at the Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 482-2878. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. $6-9. Info, 864-1848. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.
sport QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26. BURLINGTON RUGBY CLUB: See October 27.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See October 26. HEALTH CARE REFORM FORUM: Local citizens and legislators comment on a new statewide initiative. Spaulding High School, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 859-3090.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See October 26. BLOOD DRIVE: See October 26, American Red Cross, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. FARMERS’ MARKET: See October 29, Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-9380. PAUSE CAFÉ: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. CATAMOUNT BUSINESS NETWORK: Local leaders meet and greet at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, 7:30-9 a.m. Free. Info, 654-7646, ext. 161. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP: Citizens improve their people skills and learn to manage meetings effectively. Center for Community & Neighborhoods, Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7172. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD: Stitchers welcome new members and guests at this sewand-tell meeting. Christ Memorial Church, Williston, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 864-3516. NORTH WINDS TOASTMASTERS: Speechmakers practice public oratory and leadership-building skills. Conference Room, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Berlin, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 883-2313. ‘KNIT NIGHT’: Needle workers relax with fellow fiber artists at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.
KID ROCK
Anyone who’s had to sit through footage of a certain dinosaur’s purple platitudes can appreciate the musical merits of Dan Zanes. As front man with the Boston-based ’80s rock band the Del Fuegos, he earned cred for his songwriting skills. Fatherhood helped Zanes recognize the need for non-sugary, high-octane fare that families can enjoy together, and his egalitarian, house-party approach has won hip parents’ approval. Kids like his energy, and his funny-looking hair. Zanes’ colorfully clad, energetic acoustic-folk quintet boogies down while encouraging their sneaker-clad audience to follow suit — and in this case, while also wearing Halloween costumes. Zanes’ message? Try this at home.
DAN ZANES & FRIENDS Friday, October 28, Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $10-22. Info, 476-8188. http://www.festivalfive.com
WED.02 music Also, see clubdates in Section A. ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See October 26. VERMONT GAY MEN’S CHORUS: See October 26. CAMBRIDGE COFFEEHOUSE: The acoustic blues soloist Dave Keller perks up listeners. 158 Main Restaurant, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 644-6632.
dance ‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See October 26. WEST AFRICAN DANCE & DRUM FESTIVAL: Burlington’s Jeh Kulu hosts workshops, performances and parties focused on call-and-response to celebrate women across different cultures. Burlington area, various locations, times and prices. Info, 859-1802.
drama ‘WOYZECK’: St. Michael’s College stages this disturbing, unfinished play by German social radical and playwright Georg Buchner. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
film ‘JUNEBUG’: See October 28. ‘90 MILES’: This film shows how moving to a new home changes an immigrant family’s relationships and world outlook. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill Building, UVM, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 656-7990. ‘HUSTLE & FLOW’: In this film that took Sundance by surprise, a world-weary pimp and scam artist dreams of becoming a rap star. Spaulding Audito-rium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:30 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art Also, see exhibitions in Section A.
words INK, SWEAT & TEARS: Burlington-area writers share constructive criticism and caffeine. Muddy Waters, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 238-4040. BOOK TALK: Champlain College humanities prof Nancy Nahra cracks The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown’s bestselling novel of historical intrigue. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
talks PEACE TALK RETROSPECTIVE: Professor Nasseer Aruri of UMass Dartmouth explains how the Oslo Peace Accords led to a second intifada. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-6375. ‘BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE’: Explorer and filmmaker Charles Houston tells the harrowing story of his 1938 and 1953 attempts to climb the Himalayan peak K-2. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. THE FOURTEENTH STAR: Historian H. Nicholas Muller reviews Vermont’s brief period as a sovereign state in the late 1700s. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. TALKING TRAITORS: Historian Willard Sterne Randall investigates why Revolutionary War-era hero Benedict Arnold turned tail. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. ‘SPIRITUALISM IN VERMONT’: Spooky storyteller and folk historian Joe Citro presents an illustrated lecture on colorful locals who believed in ghosts. Cabot Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 563-2721. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Richard Cowart, the director of the Regulatory Assistance Project, gives an illustrated talk about the international effects of China’s rapidly growing economy. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. $5. Info, 456-1040. JEWRY IN NAZI HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP: Claudia Koonz of Duke University examines how racist think-tank scholarship gained credibility in 1930s Germany. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1492. GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEEDS: Flor Rivera, a researcher with Mexico’s Center for Studies on Rural Change, speaks about the political, social and economic fallout of GE corn. Community Room, Burlington College, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. ‘MEDICAL INTUITION’: Addiction healer Rhonda Lenair offers advice on how to break habits. Beyond Infinity, Brandon, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 247-5100. NESTING BIRDS OF VERMONT: Roy Pilcher of the Rutland Audubon Society gives an illustrated talk on the state’s flying species. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. TRAVEL TALK: Nina Miller and Dhyanna Darden show images from a recent tour of Peru. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. ‘THE U.S. & THE MIDDLE EAST’: UVM professor Gregory Gause updates audience members about recent developments in Iraq. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. ‘HISTORIC MAIN STREET’: Milton high school students describe how their town’s communal space has changed. Milton Historical Museum, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 893-7387.
kids WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See October 26.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: See October 26. ANIMAL FEEDING: See October 26. BIRD FEEDING: See October 26. BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See October 26. BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See October 26. WATERBURY STORYTIME: See October 26. HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: See October 26. ‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See October 26.
sport SENIOR EXERCISE: See October 26. QUECHEE GORGE TOUR: See October 26.
activism BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See October 26. INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: See October 26. MERGER TASK FORCE: See October 26, Town Office Meeting Room, Essex. SISTER CITY MEETING: Promoters of cultural exchange between Burlington, Bethlehem in Palestine and Arad in Israel gather at Burlington City Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-2001. VILLAGE TASK FORCE: The Jericho group charged with a local environmental assessment reveals its findings. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.
etc ‘PREDATORS OF THE SKY’: See October 26. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See October 26. ESL GROUP: See October 26. CHESS GROUP: See October 26. KNITTING POSSE: See October 26. HEALTH WORKSHOP: See October 26. CABLE-ACCESS LAB: See October 26. Citizens peruse archives and learn how to produce their own shows. VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See October 26. ENGLISH CONVERSATION: Students learning English as a second language chat informally to improve their speaking skills. South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 652-7080. KNITTING & RUG HOOKING: Needle-pushers create scarves, hats and mats at the Briggs Carriage Bookstore, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. GROWTH CAPITAL WORKSHOP: Entrepreneurs learn different ways to bolster their businesses. Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 888-5640. RELAXATION WORKSHOP: Leukemia and lymphoma patients get tips for dealing with the stress of a cancer diagnosis. Trinity College, UVM, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 847-4848. LOCAL MOTION PARTY: A portion of the evening’s pizza proceeds helps support area cycling advocacy. American Flatbread, Burlington, 5-9:30 p.m. $15 and up. Info, 652-2453. m
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(March 21-April 19): Some of the most confounding enigmas about the human condition might be explained if the theory of reincarnation were valid. I invite you to spend the next week trying it on for size. There’s no need to become a true believer. Just experiment with the possibility. Imagine that you’ve lived many times before and will return to Earth in fresh bodies in future centuries. How might a belief in your own immortality change the way you live from day to day? Analyze your recurring dreams, your curious obsessions, and your favorite historical eras for clues to other identities you may have inhabited these last 10,000 years. Halloween costume suggestion: the person you were in a previous incarnation.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Astronomers have recently discovered four objects beyond the orbit of Pluto that might be considered planets. Only one, Sedna, has a formal name thus far. While awaiting their official designation from the International Astronomical Union, the others are being referred to as Santa, Easterbunny, and Xena (as in TV’s “Warrior Princess”). According to my meditations, these three are in cahoots with the sign of the Bull right now, meaning that you might have maximum success if you blend the qualities inherent in their archetypes. So be fiercely generous, Taurus. Unleash your instinctual fertility. Fight hard for abundance. Celebrate strong versions of the feminine. Draw inspiration from playful myths. Halloween costume suggestions: Ninja Santa, Xena Claus, Samurai Easter Bunny.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20): In Greek mythology, Achilles was a great warrior who, through magic, became almost completely impervious to injury. When he was a baby, his mother dipped him upside-down into the River Styx, making him superhuman except in the one part of his body that did not get immersed: his heel, by which his mom held him. To this day, the term “Achilles heel” refers to a person’s unique vulnerability or weakness. Pay special attention to your personal Achilles heel in the coming weeks, Gemini. Take vigorous measures to heal, protect, and strengthen
it. Halloween costume suggestions: Achilles wearing armored boots or Athena shod with platform shoes that resemble small army tanks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): According to an old Tibetan saying, “It is better to live one year in the life of a tiger than 100 years in the life of a sheep.” I’m not saying you’re a sheep, Cancerian, but I do believe you haven’t allowed yourself to enjoy nearly enough experiences as a tiger. It so happens that it’s a perfect astrological time to make up for lost time. May I suggest that you turn into the human equivalent of a big, fast, wild feline? Halloween costume recommendations: tiger, panther, leopard, lion.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The old days and old ways are still subtly influencing every move you make, both for better and for worse. I urge you, therefore, to revisit the life you left behind and try to recall the language you used to speak back then. Find out if there’s unfinished business that’s preventing you from claiming the freedom you need in order to pursue a future dream. Halloween costume suggestions: a time traveler, a ghost buster, an Indiana Jones-like adventurer in quest of ancient treasure.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “There are nine different words in Maya for the color blue, but just three Spanish translations,” wrote Earl Shorris in Harper’s, “leaving six butterflies that can be seen only by the Maya.” This idea suggests two important implications that you should take to heart in the coming weeks. First, the words you use can actually shape your perceptions. Second, as your vocabulary expands, you become aware of aspects of reality that have been hidden from you, and you develop a greater capacity to distinguish between experiences that are superficially alike. Halloween costume suggestion: a butterfly colored nine different shades of blue.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Even though Americans comprise five percent of the world’s population, they use one-third of its resources and generate half of its hazardous waste.
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Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders are a little less extravagant, but not so much that they can brag. Profligacy on this scale is not only terrible for the planet and our descendants, but also bad for the perpetrators. Your first assignment this week, Libra, is to identify ways in which you personally participate in this greed and excess. Your second assignment is to analyze how it might be damaging to your mental and physical health. Your third task: Do something about it! You now have an unusually high potential for drawing deep satisfaction from simple, inexpensive pleasures. Halloween costume suggestions: monk, nun, garbage collector, Greenpeace activist.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I was sitting in the dingy restaurant of a bus station in Washington, D.C. A burned-out speed freak at the next table looked at me with a lunatic smile and said, “I’m King of the Universe. I don’t know what the hell I’m doing in a place like this.” The dude was obviously not a Scorpio, because you Scorpios rarely suffer from delusions about your own excellence. You may imagine you’re worse than you really are, but not the reverse. According to my reading of the astrological omens, then, your growing confidence in your own capacities is almost certainly based on objective truth. Halloween costume suggestion: King or Queen of the Universe.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Every one of us has a monstrous side — a part of the psyche that snarls and bites, that’s ugly and irrational, that is motivated by ill will and twisted passions. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you’re in a phase when you have exceptional power to soothe and pacify the beast within you. Your first step, in my opinion, should be to get it to express its preternatural vigor in a safe setting where it can’t hurt anyone, not even you. That’s why I suggest you encourage it to dance. Put on music it likes, give it a wide berth, and let it flail and careen and whirl until it has vented all of its aggression. Halloween costume suggestion: your inner monster.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Happy the person who can endure both the highest and the lowest fortune,” said the Roman writer and orator Seneca. “He who weathers such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Capricorn, you are currently having an encounter with the first thing mentioned in Seneca’s formula — the highest fortune. May you navigate your way through this phase of lucky abundance without falling victim to arrogance, carelessness or insensitivity. Halloween costume suggestion: a lottery winner doling out gifts.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Any serious writer hopes that the best of his or her product will contribute to the larger store of hope that has continually been accruing in this form, the written word, since the dawn of literate civilization,” wrote Dennis Holt in his newsletter, “Operation Green Candle.” “Good writing is hopeful,” he concluded. Your next assignment is inspired by this theory, Aquarius. Whatever your special talents are, act as if you have a duty to use them to inspire hope — to feed people’s dreams, engender visions of glorious possibilities, and honor everything that’s working really well. Halloween costume suggestions: Johnny Appleseed, Oprah, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Helen Keller.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20): In The Mastery of Awareness, Kristopher Raphael writes that the old Toltec word mitote was used to describe a chaotic marketplace where scores of people jabber at each other without listening. He says the same term also referred to the state of the average person’s mind: a multitude of voices with different agendas, each promoting its own desires while barely acknowledging the others. If you are even partially caught in the throes of this kind of mitote, Pisces, it’s an excellent time to take corrective action. I suggest you convene a summit meeting of all your various selves. Give each a respectful hearing, and find a goal or two they can all agree on. Halloween costume suggestion: Be Siamese twins (or triplets), with each character embodying one of your subpersonalities.
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FIREHOUSE EDUCATION CLAY AND CRAFT STUDIO, ALTERING THROWN FORMS, IN SHAPE AND IN TEXTURE WITH KATE GOETZ: Sunday, December 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Clay and Craft Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. This short workshop will focus on taking thrown forms and altering them on or off the wheel, either by changing the shape, by applying texture or both. Although the wheel will be the vehicle by which the forms in this workshop are created, much of the information in this class may be valuable to hand builders as well, since many of these techniques can be applied in either context. Both demonstration and hands-on time will be applied.
dance AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info, 985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Dance class led by Carla Kevorkian. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome!
BURLINGTON BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES WITH FIRST STEP DANCE: Thursdays, November 3-17, only three weeks, 6-10 p.m. Rhythm I: Rumba, Cha Cha and Merengue, Tuesdays, November 1-22, 6-7 p.m. Smooth I: Waltz, Foxtrot and Tango, 7-8 p.m. Smooth II: More Waltz Foxtrot and Tango, 8-9 p.m. Rhythm II: more Rumba and Cha Cha, beginning Bolero, 9-10 p.m. The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St. $40/person per three-week class. Info, 802-598-6757 or visit www.FirstStepDance.com. No partner necessary to attend class! MOVEMENT AND MEDIA WITH CATHY WEIS: Adult intermediate and advanced dancers. Monday, November 28, 7-8:30 p.m. FlynnSpace at the Flynn Center, Burlington. $20. Info, 802-652-4548, flynn arts@flynncenter.org or visit www. flynncenter.org. Choreographer and media artist Cathy Weis invites you into her electronic world where dance and video engage in a playful duet, finding kinetic joy in the mingling of technological magic and human movement. Weis is an imaginative and fascinating, contemporary dancemaker whose work provokes and delights. SALSA DANCING: SALSA CALIENTE: New class series begins Sunday, November 6. 5 p.m.- 6 p.m. Beginning Salsa. 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Intermediate. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington. Info, 802-355-8955. Do you want to have fun? Make new friends? Lose weight? Become more confident? Be beautiful? Come visit us and become one of Burlington’s best salsa dancers. Salsa so hot they had to put us in the Firehouse. ST. ALBANS BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES WITH FIRST STEP DANCE: Tuesdays, November 1-22, 6-9 p.m. Rhythm I: Rumba, Cha Cha and Merengue, 6-7 p.m. Smooth I: Waltz, Foxtrot and Tango, 7-8 p.m. Smooth II: more Waltz Foxtrot and Tango, 8-9 p.m. The Ballet School and Dance Arts, 119 Fairfield Hill Rd. $40/person per four-week class. Info, 802-598-6757 or visit www. FirstStepDance.com. No partner necessary to attend class! SWING DANCE LESSONS: Swing 1/Lindy Hop Basics, Tuesdays, November 8 through December 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Beginning level, no experience required, includes free Vermont Swings practice session. Swing 2A/Classic Lindy Hop, Wednesdays, November 9 through December 14, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 8-count moves danced worldwide, including Swing Outs. Must have completed 12 weeks of Swing 1 or by permission. Swing 3/Advanced Lindy Hop, 7:45-8:45 p.m. Advanced moves and technique to take you from fun to fabulous. Must have taken six months of Level 2 or by permission. Champlain Club, Crowley St., Burlington. $50 for six-week series, $40 for students and seniors. Info, 802-860-7501 or visit www. lindyvermont.com. We focus on having fun and learning technique that will allow you to dance with anyone, anywhere. No partner needed for any class! All classes are taught by Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl.
design/build DESIGN, CARPENTRY, WOODWORKING AND ARCHITECTURAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL, WARREN: Intro to AutoCAD, October 29-30. $275. This workshop is an introduction to AutoCAD computer software used for 2D and 3D drafting, detailing and design. Microclimate Design, November 12. $150. Explore and learn strategies
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drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Kids’ Beginning Class, Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20 p.m. Six-week session beginning October 18. $42. Kids’ Advanced Beginners Class, Mondays, 3:15-4 p.m. Six-week session beginning October 24, with no class on October 31. $42. Adult Beginning Class, Tuesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m. Six-week session beginning October 18. $48. Adult Advanced Beginners Class, Mondays, 5:30-6:50 p.m. Sixweek session beginning October 24, with no class on October 31. $48. Adult Intermediate Class, Mondays, 7-8:20 p.m. Six-week session beginning October 24, with no class on October 31. $48. Info, 658-0658 or 872-0494 or email classes@burling tontaiko.org. Walk-ins are welcome. CONGAS AND DJEMBES: Beginning Conga Classes, Wednesdays, 5:306:50 p.m. Beginning Djembe Classes, Wednesdays, 7-8:20 p.m. $50 for five sessions. Classes are held October 26, November 9, November 30, December 7 and December 14. Info, Stuart Paton, 658-0658 or 872-0494 classes@burlingtontaiko. org. Walk-ins are welcome.
empowerment SETTING INTENTIONS ON A CELLULAR LEVEL, AN EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP: November 5, 1-4 p.m. Unitarian Church, Montpelier. Sliding scale, $50-$150. Info, 802-4791034. Create intentions in alignment with your entire being. Create an internal force to empower your intentions. Presented by Fred Cheyette, M.A.
fiber & surface design NEEDLE FELTING, INSTRUCTED BY SHARI MCMAHON: Saturday, November 5, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Shelburne Art Center (formerly known as the Shelburne Craft School). $48, materials included. Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. Needle (or punch) felting is a process originally developed for making commercial felt fabric. Large beds of steel needles are moved in and out of the loose wool fiber to create sheets of densely matted material. Modernday felt artists have adopted and modified the technique as a method for creating three-dimensional forms and dolls. Join us for a class on this
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flower essences IKEBANA, INSTRUCTED BY KIMIKO YUMOTO: Saturday, November 12, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Shelburne Art Center (formerly known as the Shelburne Craft School). Members $50, Nonmembers $55. Materials included. Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelburneartcenter.org. Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. This will be a hands-on workshop on the basics including the philosophy and techniques of Sogetsu School. Please bring a vase and scissors.
day workshop you will create simple, yet gratifying, jewelry pieces using pre-cut copper shapes. Create wearable jewelry to take home, such as earrings, bracelets and pendants, or enamel a small dish or bowl. In this class we will play, experiment and explore while using stencils, glass threads, glass beads and cloisonné wire. Guaranteed addiction!
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YOGA VERMONT CHILDREN’S PROGRAM: Six-week sessions. Toddler 1, 10-20 months, Mondays, November 14 through December 19, 10-10:45 a.m. Toddler 2, 20 months - 2.5 years, Mondays, November 14 through December 19, 11-11:45 a.m. Yoga Kids, 3-6 years, Tuesdays, November 15 through December 20, 11-11:45 a.m. Registration required for six-week sessions. $48. Drop-in class: Yoga Vermont Baby, 2-10 months, Sundays, 11:15 a.m. - noon. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 802-660-9718 or visit www. yogavermont.com. Lisa Tidman, Susan Clein Lucy and Nina Beck share yoga, stories, music, fun and quiet time with children and parents in a compassionate and creative smallclass setting at Yoga Vermont.
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DREAM PILLOWS WITH LAURA BROWN: Tuesday, November 1, 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs. $5. Info, 865-HERB or psherbs@sover.net. The Fun Herbal Basics classes were designed to be simple & straight forward with no frills. This week’s class will focus on the making of traditional dream pillows. We’ll discuss the herbs & then get stuffing & sewing. Fun for all ages! WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Wisdom of the Herbs, An Experiential Journey Through the Seasons. Eight-month Herbal Certification Program. One weekend a month, April to November, 2006. Pre-register by March 15 for discounted tuition $1550 plus $100 for food. Regular tuition, $1750 plus $100 for food. Nonrefundable $250 deposit. Foundations of Herbalism: A Three-Month Herbal Program. May 6-7, June 3-4 and July 1-2, 2006. Preregister by April 6 for discounted tuition, $690. Regular tuition is $740. Nonrefundable deposit $250. Taught by herbalist Annie McCleary with naturalist George Lisi. Lincoln, Vermont. Info, 802-453-6764, email anniemc@gmavt.net or visit www. WisdomOfTheHerbsSchool.com. VSAC grants available to qualifying participants, please apply early. Weave knowledge and wisdom in a transformational journey with wild plants. Plant identification, plantspirit communication, wild edibles, herbal remedies, herb walks and nature adventures. As we hike in the wild places, meditate on the earth, or cook together in the kitchen, the natural harmony between plant people and human emerges and is deeply felt.
AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, November 1, 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. Please watch a class before enrolling. Morning, day and evening classes for adults, seven days a week. Children’s classes, ages 712, Saturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido (the traditional art of sword drawing), Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. and Fridays, 5-6:30 p.m. Zazen (Zen meditation, free and open to the general public), Tuesdays, 8-8:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info, 802951-8900 or www.aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome to watch Aikido classes. Please call if you would like to observe an iaido class. BLUE WAVE TAEKWONDO: The benefits of a traditional martial art, with the excitement of a modern sport. Adult, family and children’s classes available, Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturdays for beginners, advanced and competitive students. 182 Main St., Burlington, next to Muddy Waters. Student and family discounts available, all new students receive a free uniform. Info, 658-3359 or email info@bluewavetkd.com or visit www.bluewavetkd.com. Sixth Degree Black Belt and former national team member Gordon White puts over 20 years of experience to use teaching the exciting martial art and Olympic sport of Taekwondo. Proper body mechanics and Taekwondo technique are emphasized during plyometric, echnical and cardio training sessions to improve flexibility, strength and overall fitness.
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ENAMELING - IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION, INSTRUCTED BY PILAR M. NETZEL: Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Shelburne Art Center (formerly known as the Shelburne Craft School). Members $105, nonmembers $115. Materials $18. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneart center.org. Experience the magic of enameling: the ancient art of fusing powdered glass to metal. In this two-
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<helpyourself> MARTIAL ARTS << 15B KYOKUSHIN KARATE & SELF-DEFENSE: Monday and Wednesday, beginning November 14. 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. for kids, 7:15-9 p.m. for adults. Reasonable rates. Waterbury Grange. Info, 802-253-2050. Traditional Japanese Karate program taught by Japan-certified instructors with over 30 years experience. Emphasis on holistic, traditional instruction. Free intro/info class November 14. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Colchester. Free introductory class. Info, 893-8893. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. One minute off I-89 at Exit 17. MOO GONG DO: Free Introductory classes, Monday-Friday, 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., or Saturday, 8:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. Classes open to all ages. Four convenient locations: 13 Susie Wilson Rd., Essex, 879-6763; 142 W. Twin Oaks Terrace, South Burlington, 8649985; 4068 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 425-5764; 9 Wilson Rd., Middlebury, 453-8155. Info, SaBomNimAllen@aol. com or visit www.MooGongDo.com. Moo Gong Do is a traditional Korean martial art emphasizing personal development and strength of character in a safe and controlled environment. Come learn about yourself and the elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Spirit. Learn to find and lead a balanced life. A great family activity! (Weapons, Instructor, and Self-Defense programs also available.) With over 20 certified instructors, you will be sure to get a great deal of personal attention. MOY YAT KUNG FU: For info on classes in Burlington, call 324-7702 or visit www.kungfuvt.com. The Ving Tsun style was founded by a Buddhist nun and made famous by Bruce Lee. Ving Tsun, pronounced wing chun, is based in relaxation but is best known for being a highly effective system of self-defense. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Monday through Friday, 7-8:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. The “Punch Line” Boxing Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 4 Howard St., A-8, Burlington. First class free. Info, 660-4072 or visit wwww.bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial arts system based on leverage (provides a greater advantage and effect on a much larger opponent) and technique (fundamentals of dominant body position to use the technique to overcome size and strength). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio-respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense classes (all levels), Boxing and NHB programs available. Brazilian Head Instructor with over 30 years of experience (5-Time Brazilian Champion - Rio de Janeiro), certified under Carlson Gracie. Positive and safe environment. Effective and easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life. Accept no imitations.
massage CARING FOR CLIENTS WITH CANCER, SIMPLE STEPS TO SAFE, EFFECTIVE MASSAGE THERAPY WITH TRACY WALTON: Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., with one-hour break for lunch each day. Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset St., South Burlington. $425. Info, 802-658-7715 or visit www.touchstonehealingarts.com. This course is approved for 2.4 CEUs. This intensive course combines the art of science and touch to create safe, effective massage sessions for clients with cancer, in cancer treatment and
with cancer histories. A balanced approach to learning blends lecture, spirited discussions and hands-on work with volunteer clients with cancer. Massage therapists from varied backgrounds and massage settings leave with tools that continue to support them in their work: sample client intake forms, physician information, permission materials and numerous articles on massage research.
the window itself will be the frame of your painting. This technique is easy and fun and has huge potential to express your unique vision. Glass is transparent and begs to be used to copy whatever lies under or behind it, so even if you think you can’t draw, you can feel comfortable using this method.
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PASSIONATE PARENTING SERIES: Tuesdays, November 1, 8 and 15, 6:30-8 p.m. Pathways to Well Being. $75 per person. Info, 802-862-0836, ext. 5. Explore dynamic ways to translate your values and ideals into everyday parenting. Facilitated by Tish Linstrom, MA and Nicole Williams, LCMHC.
MYSTICAL MEDITATION WITH THE LIGHT LABYRINTH AND ANCIENT CRYSTALS: Tuesday, November 8, 7:30-9 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, Burlington. $15, prepaid. Info, 660-8060. Join us for deep trance meditation, spiritual guidance & healing with the Light Labyrinth, spectacular quartz crystals and the ancient crystal skull Sha Na Ra. A Shamanistic multimedia experience with color, light and music. Private sessions with Sha Na Ra available. 11:15 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. 30 min/$25 prepaid. Presented by Kirby Seid. SHAMBHALA BUDDHIST MEDITATION: Open to the public, Mondays through Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. The Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 South Winooski, corner of King St. Free. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit www.burling tonshambhalactr.org. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday morning of each month, November 5, for meditation and discussions, 9-11:30 a.m.
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MOVEMENT AS METAPHOR WITH SARA MCMAHON: Saturdays, October 29 and November 12, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Hoehl Studio Lab at the Flynn Center, Burlington. $35 for one, $65 for both. Info, 802-6524548, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org or visit www.flynncenter. org. These workshops utilize principles of Bartenieff fundamentals, movement studies and body-mind centering to explore the psychology of movement as it relates to creative expression. Come prepared to move, draw and write. Different materials will be covered in each workshop.
FIREHOUSE CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Polaroid Image and Emulsion Transfer, November 12, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info, 802-865-7161 or visit www.BurlingtonCityArts.com. Become a member of the Firehouse Community Darkroom! Membership includes unlimited access on a space-available basis for posted darkroom hours. On-site assistance, use of enlargers, equipment and chemistry, reduced-fee use of the Logan 750 mat cutter, monthly photography critique and discussion group, opportunities to exhibit work and a range of classes available from beginner level to more advanced. Hourly and monthly memberships available.
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DRUMMING WORKSHOP WITH SO PERCUSSION GROUP: Thursday, November 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Hoehl Studio Lab at the Flynn Center, Burlington. $20, teen and adult. Info, 802-6524548, email flynnarts@flynncenter. org or visit www.flynncenter.org. The exciting, new music ensemble, So Percussion, leads a workshop that uses West African rhythms to explore concepts from Steve Reich’s minimalist masterpiece drumming, which So will perform on the MainStage. Open to intermediate musicians with percussion experience. Please bring your own percussion instrument(s). Call to inquire about renting Flynn instruments.
painting REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS, INSTRUCTED BY LIZA COWAN: Saturday and Sunday, November 12–13, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Shelburne Art Center (formerly known as the Shelburne Craft School). Members $140, nonmembers $150. Materials included. Info, 985-3648 or visit www.shelbur neartcenter.org. All levels welcome. In this two-day workshop you will create your own unique paintings using acrylic paint and an old window. You will learn to think “in reverse” so that
CORE STUDIO: Burlington’s premier Pilates Studio has grown and now offers even more! Our ongoing mat and Xercizer bed program options include private sessions, monthly Passports and drop-in rates for group sessions. In our newly expanded space discover The Rolfing Studio and Thai-Yoga Massage Therapy, both of which allow you to work one-on-one with our certified specialists to reshape and restore your body back into its natural alignment. Core Studio now offers small and intimate yoga classes suitable for all levels and abilities to discover and develop your practice. Our expanded schedule now includes small group Hybrid Spinning/Pilates, PowerSculpt and Spinning with core strengthening and stretching series. Free consultation and introductory mat class still offered at our convenient waterfront location in downtown Burlington. Info, 862-8686 or visit www.corestudioburlington. com. Familiarize yourself with our open, welcoming studio, our professional certified instructors and our energizing, newly expanded, “green” atmosphere. PILATES SPACE, A SPACE FOR INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT: Come experience our beautiful, light-filled studio, expert teachers and welcom-
ing atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic® to people of all ages and levels of fitness who want to look good, feel good and experience the freedom of a healthy body. Conveniently located in Burlington at 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park). Want to learn more about Pilates? Call to sign up for a free introduction. We offer intro sessions Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. or we can arrange a time to fit your schedule. Info, 802863-9900 or visit www.pilatesspace. net. Member of the Pilates Method Alliance, an organization dedicated to establishing certification requirements and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.
printmaking FIREHOUSE EDUCATION PRINT STUDIO 250, ALTERED BOOKS, WITH HEATHER NEAL: Saturday, November 5, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Print Studio 250, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info, 802-865-7166 or visit www. BurlingtonCityArts.com. Altered books and artists’ books are becoming an increasingly popular art form. An altered book is any existing book that has been used as a blank canvas. Students will combine text, collage, sewing and painting within the framework of an existing old book to transform it into a highly original and personal expression of art. Purely playful as well as conceptual, this class is sure to attract multimedia enthusiasts and book artists alike! FIREHOUSE EDUCATION PRINT STUDIO 250 BEGINNING BOOKBINDING WITH HEATHER NEAL: Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Print Studio 250, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info, 865-7166 or visit www.Burlington CityArts.com. Spend a weekend learning four basic bookbinding methods. Students will leave the class with at least four beautiful books that may be used as blank journals, notebooks and gifts! Techniques will include Japanese binding, origami books, pamphlet stitching and accordion folds. There is no experience required for this class.
reiki FALL REIKI CLASSES: Reiki Level I, November 12. $150. Reiki Level II, October 29. $200. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Healing in Common, Shelburne. Info, Cindy Fulton, Reiki Master/Teacher, 802-482-7206. Learn this powerful, hands-on energy work technique in a small group setting. This ancient healing art can lower stress, decrease pain, enhance the immune system and speed up recovery time. Give yourself and those you love the gift of Reiki. REIKI LEVEL 1: Saturday, November 12, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Rising Sun Healing Center, Burlington. $175. Info, 802-878-1711, chris@risingsunheal ing.com or visit www.risingsunheal ing.com. Receive an attunement which allows you to use Reiki energy for healing and personal growth. Learn the hand positions for giving a complete Reiki treatment to yourself and others, and have time to practice these skills. Taught by Chris Hanna, MSW, Reiki Master.
religion HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE: Classes meet on Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16, 30 and December 7, 4-5 p.m. 188 North Prospect St., Burlington. This course is free and open to the public. Info, call Sarah Klionsky, 802-864-0218, ext. 26 or visit www.ohavizedek.com. Opening their doors to all members of the community, Ohavi Zedek
Synagogue will be one of 1000 Jewish institutions across the continent to host Read Hebrew America. Led by OZ’s Community and Education Development Director, Sarah Klionsky, the five-week Hebrew Reading Crash Course will focus on teaching the Hebrew alphabet and basic reading skills to teens and adults with little background in Hebrew.
skating SKATING CLASSES AT LEDDY PARK ARENA: Six-week sessions begin Saturday, October 29. Info or to register, 865-7558. Group lessons for beginners and advanced beginners. Adult group lessons. Itty Bitty skating. Itty Bitty hockey. Introduction to hockey. Ice Princess class. Family Skate class.
spirituality COME MEET A BUDDHA: November 23-27. Milarepa Tibetan Buddhist Center, Barnet, VT. Info, 802-6334136, email www.milarepacenter.org or visit milarepa@milarepacenter. org. Ven Choden Rinpoche will give commentary on The Heart Sutra, explicitly teaching the profound meaning on emptiness, Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga, and will bestow White Tara Initiation. Rinpoche is an accomplished yogi in the appearance of a humble Tibetan monk. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet this amazing master, who will visit Milarepa Center for the first time! DIVINE CONNECTION AND STEPPING INTO YOUR PURPOSE: Lindy Sayward, M.Div. D.Min., Natural Healer, Spiritual Counselor, Saturday, October 29, 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts. $45 prepaid by October 26. Info, 802-660-8060. Spiritual assistance to create a new life with confidence and greater well-being. Lindy brings an integrated spirituality of Oneness and will share her gifts of intuitive wisdom and healing. OCTOBER TRIJANG BUDDHIST INSTITUTE, NORTH AMERICAN SEAT OF HIS HOLINESS KYABJE TRIJANG CHOCKTRUL RINPOCHE: Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, October 29, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., with concurrent children’s program. Lamrim Path to Enlightenment, October 8 and October 22, 2-4:30 p.m. Tibetan Language classes, every Sunday in October and November, 2-3 p.m. Tibetan Buddhism for Beginning Practitioners, October 15, 2-4:30 p.m. Ceremonial Chanting, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10-10:45 a.m. Open for meditation until noon. Northfield Trijang Buddhist Institute, 210 Morning Star Lane. Info, 802485-4140, tbi@together.net or visit www.trijangbuddhistinstitute.org.
wood WOOD TURNING, INSTRUCTED BY RALPH TURSINI: Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Shelburne Art Center (formerly knows as the Shelburne Craft School). Members $200, nonmembers $225. Materials, $30. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org. Here’s a chance to learn how to turn a bowl from green material or refine skills you may already have. This will be a hands-on workshop and will cover areas including: material selection and preparation, lathe safety, operation and chucking techniques, bowl gouge use and sharpening, bowl design considerations and finishing and drying techniques. The workshop requires no previous experience and because it is limited to no more than four participants there will be plenty of individualized attention.
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yoga BEECHER HILL YOGA: Daytime and evening classes, weekdays and the third Sunday morning of each month. Hinesburg. Info, 802-4823191 or visit beecherhillyoga.com. Develop strength, flexibility and well-being through movement, breath and awareness. Group classes and private instruction. Yoga Massage and Therapeutic Yoga by appointment. BEGINNING YOGA FOR MEN: Tuesdays, ongoing, 7-8 a.m. Burlington Yoga. Info, 802-660-9036 or bocon nor@bakerdistributing.com. A oncea-week class to teach the alignment principles of yoga to incorporate into your workout, sports and daily life. BIKRAM YOGA: Ongoing daily classes for all levels. 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info, 651-8979. A heated studio facilitates deep stretching and detoxifying. BRISTOL YOGA: Daily Astanga Yoga classes for all levels. Special workshops and classes for beginners, intermediate series and meditation. Private individual and group classes available by appointment. Old High School, Bristol. $12 dropin, $100 for ten classes, or $100 monthly pass. Info, 482-5547 or www.bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. BURLINGTON YOGA: Iyengar, Beginner, Kripalu, Flow, Restorative, Kundalini, Beginner Mens, Prenatal, Postnatal and Partner Yoga. Burlington Yoga, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington. $12/hour, $14 for 90 minutes. $120 for 10-class card. $145 for unlimited monthly membership. Info, 658-9642 or info@burlington yoga.com. Burlington Yoga provides a supportive, focused atmosphere for students at all levels to develop and nourish their individual practice. Beginners welcome to all classes. Drop in any time. COPPER CRANE YOGA: Classes, workshops and series: Vinyasa I (Anusara-inspired), Vinyasa II, Kripalu, Iyengar-inspired, Beginner/ Therapeutics, Meditation and Kirtan. Six-week Men’s Yoga, six-week Teen Yoga, eight-week Fundamentals (Anusara-inspired), Jivamukti work-
shops. Individual and custom group sessions and Thai Yoga Bodywork sessions by appointment. 229 Main St., Vergennes. Info, 802-877-3663, info@coppercraneyoga.com or visit www.coppercraneyoga.com. Copper Crane provides compassionate teaching to nourish the spirit and unite the body and mind. Be yourself here. HATHA YOGA CLASSES WITH ARICA HARMONY BRONZ: Late fall schedule begins November 8. Tuesdays, Living Yoga Studio, 5:45-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Touchstone Healing Arts, 7:15-8:30 a.m. Thursdays, Touchstone Healing Arts, 5:30-6:45 p.m. 10-week series $100, $12 drop in. Info, aricaharmony23@yahoo. com or 802-655-5258. Anusara Yoga combines sound alignment principles with the beauty and power of the human spirit. Through the practice, you will learn to mindfully align your body, and find an optimal balance between strength and freedom, the gateway to well-being. Arica is a
Certified Yoga Instructor, Pilates Instructor and Massage Therapist. Her classes are vibrant, celebratory and fun! YOGA VERMONT: Daily classes, open to all levels. Astanga, Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Kripalu, Gentle Hatha, Sivananda, Restorative, Prenatal, Postnatal, and Baby Yoga. Register for our six-week Introduction to Kripalu Yoga, Mondays, October 10 through November 14 with Emily Garrett, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Six-week Introduction to Astanga Yoga, Tuesdays, October 11 through November 15 with Jessica Petraska, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. $12 drop-in, 10 classes/$100. Month pass $120. Info, 660-9718 or visit www.yogavermont.com. Explore a variety of yoga styles with experienced and passionate instructors in three beautiful, spacious studios on the Winooski River. Classes seven days a week, open to all levels.
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psychotherapy SALLIE WEST, M.A., M.F.T. Licensed psychotherapist. Individuals, couples and corporate coaching. Emphasis on relationships and spiritual/personal growth, treatment of depression and anxiety, 12-step recovery and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. 496-7135.
space for rent BURLINGTON: Space for rent at Pathways to Well Being, a holistic health-care center. We’re looking for massage, psychotherapists, or body workers to join our group. Convenient to downtown, beautiful light space. For more info, please call 802862-8806, ext. 6 or ask for Jill.
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2005 ROME blue 151 snowboard. Women’s specific, ridden only two times. Like new condition. $300/firm. 802-951-4259. 25” TV, $50. Old school wooden kid’s desk, $10. Slide projector, $10. VCR, $10. Free standing metal clothing rack, $25. Folding bookshelf, $10. Bureau, $15. 12V cordless drill w/bits, $25. Other items avail too. Kelly, 802578-6967. 300 + NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazines. From 1930’s to 1990’s. Lots of great stuff. Pick up in Winooski. $50/for all. 802893-2964. 300 STURDY SHIPPING CARTONS: 20 x 20 x 2. For 16 x 20 photographs or art work. Just $1.40 each. $420 total, FOB, Essex Center. Call 5-8 p.m. Any day. 802-878-3622. 6KW DEK diesel generator. Brand-new, test-fired only. Ready for bio-diesel conversion. Superheavy duty. $1600. 802-5633085. ACKER BY MAAX whirlpool tub, 8 jet body wrap style. 72”long x 41” wide x 22 1/4” high. Brand new, never used. $1500/OBO. 802-793-0311. AIR CONDITIONER: Window. 5350 BTU. Works great! One for $75 or two for $125. 802849-6627. ANTIQUE CRADLE AND DRESSER: Beautiful, old, hand carved pine cradle. $225/OBO. Early 1900 oak and walnut 2-over-2 dresser w/mirror. Lovely carvings. $400/OBO. Digital photos avail. Call 802-310-0942. ANTIQUE WOODEN two-handed tree saws, approx. 6’ long, sometimes used for painting surface. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. APPLIANCE DOLLY: Powerstairs climbing model. 700 lbs. capacity. Battery charger incl. $1600, new. Yours $750. 802-864-5230. ASHLEY SOFT LEATHER SOFA w/recliners on each end. Very comfortable. Like new. Moving, must sell! Please email: betsyrose46@hotmail.com. BABY BJORN INFANT CARRIERS: Two. Perfect condition. Used once. Navy blue. $45/each or both for $80/OBO. We’ll deliver. 802-229-4280. BEAUTIFUL SOLID PINE: Dining room set. Six chairs, table extends to 72” x 42”. Very good condition, only 3 years old. $599. 802-655-1389. BIKE RACK “Loco Joe” by Yakima. Holds up to 3 bikes, trunk mount. In original box, never used. I have only one for sale. $45. 518-493-3599 or ernie664@westelcom.com for more info. BLACKBERRY 7250. Phone, PDA and email all in one! Excellent condition. Paid over $500, asking $350. Compatible with Verizon Wireless. 802-999-1095. BOSCH 4000 portable contractor table saw w/stand. Supports and Freud blade incl., $300. Panasonic 27” TV RT flat glass screen, $175. 802-338-0688. BOUNCING 40 Palomino spring horse, Hedstrom Moonlight, 1960s collector’s item or great toy for kids. $85. Contact: 4826632 or email contrarian@ myway.com.
BRAND NEW SKIS: Never been used, still in shrink wrap. Rossignol Bandit B2W shaped. Size 160. Retail value $829, asking $450. Call 802-862-1587. BRASS QUEEN or full-bed frame. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. BURTON WOMEN’S Ruler boots. Black, only used once. In extremely amazing condition. Size 7. Save some money this season. Asking $50/OBO. Call 802-238-5390. CENTRY, TEN GUN SAFE. $288 + tax at Wal-Mart. Asking $150. Call until 10/30. 802-864-4603. CHAIR: Oak, framed, cushioned, $50. Nylon burgundy 9x15 carpet, $75. Storage cabinet, $25. Clean, very good condition. 802899-2305. COMPUTER ARMOIRE: Oak veneer, 4-doors open to reveal desktop, one file drawer and additional desk space. Approx. 50Wx30Dx70H. $100/firm. 802434-2925. CROSLEY 4-HEAD VCR w/remote control. Perfect condition. $40. 802-434-2925. CUSTOM RAILING. 10 ft. long. Recovered from house renovations. Best offer. 388-0718. DELL 19” LCD COMPUTER MONITOR: New in box. Worth $450. Selling for $299. Seth, 802-373-3789. DELL COLOR PRINTER. New in box. Never opened. $40. Call Seth, 802-373-3789. DELL COMPUTER w/ 19” Monitor, 40 GB hard drive, 258 MB RAM, CD burner, floppy, virus protection Software, Ethernet card. $400/OBO. Contact Courtenay, 401-486-4626. DELL DIMENSION 8100 Desktop, Windows XP, CD, CDRW, 17 in monitor, 256ram, 40 gig HD. Paid $1500 new, asking $350. Call 356-1158. DIGITAL ANSWERING MACHINE: Brand new, never used. Conair retails for $45.99. Buy for $20/OBO. Contact: 4826632 or email contrarian@ myway.com. DIGITAL CAMERA: Olympus Camedia D-520 Zoom. 2.0 Megapixel, 3X zoom, flash, manual, 16 MB and 128 MB memory cards, USB cable, video cable. $125. 802-355-3671. DINING ROOM TABLE w/character, extra long. Early 1800s. 36x98x30. $1050. 802-4254673. DIRECWAY INTERNET SATELLITE and modem for sale. $300. 802-685-4355 or 802-310-0130. DORM-SIZE FRIDGE used under 2 months in mint condition. Asking $100. Tom, 802-734-5699 or email: jenn_tom@msn.com. DURATRAX EVADER BX Pro R/C buggy, used once. In mint condition, all graphite w/motor. No electronics included. Asking $100. Tom, 734-5699 or email: jenn_tom@msn.com. EMERSON PORTABLE dual cassette AM/FM stereo (“boombox”). Perfect condition. 802434-2925. EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 785EPX color printer. Used. Perfect condition. Needs new ink. $30. Seth, 802-373-3789.
ESPRESSO/CAPPUCCINO/latte machine! Capresso C1000 automatic. New ones sell for $800. This one is very gently used. $300, extras incl. Mike, 238-0608. EXTERIOR insulated steel door. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@myway.com. FENDER BASSMAN 50 AMPLIFIER: W/cabinet w/2 15” speakers. Serviced by Bill Carruth. Classic tone, in excellent condition. Vintage, 1973. $800/OBO. 802-373-2337. FOREVER YOURS wedding dress. Never been worn. Size 16-18. Strapless, white. $250. 802863-9275. FOUR SNOWBOARDS w/bindings, high quality, used only one season, cool colors and designs, $200-$500 each/OBO. Worth more. Call for sizes, 802-3739241, Burlington. FREE CHAIR FRAME for antique, overstuffed chair. Great upholstery project, sturdy frame. 4826632 or quarkvt@yahoo.com. FULL SUSPENSION MOUNTAIN BIKE. 2003 Specialized FSR M4 Comp. Fox suspension. Never used Avid mechanical disc brakes. Lots of new parts. Just tuned. Yellow, size large. $950/OBO. Contact Rebecca, 802-310-1467. GENTLEMAN’S 14K Gold 1/2 karat multi-diamond ring. Original price $1200. Sell for $750. Email dm18963@ yahoo.com. HANG UPS INVERSION TABLE. Brand new. Bought from HSN. Paid $350., asking $275. Call 802-244-8348 or email moelar ryandcurly2004@yahoo.com. HOMELITE CHAINSAW, 2.7 cu. in., 18 in. bar w/case, $75. Porter Cable Nailgun, 135 psi compressor, for 1 in.-2.5 in. finished nails, $400. Rototiller, front engine, Agway, 5 horsepower, $150. Call 802-863-4052. HUNTING BOW: Wood from Cabelas w/3 arrows. Contact 802-482-6632 or contrarian@ myway.com. IKEA bookcase, birch w/glass doors. 11”Dx32”Wx79”H. $70. 802-849-6627. IKEA tables. Two birch. 31”Wx59”Lx29”H. $40 each or both for $75. 802-849-6627. INFORMAL WEDDING DRESS: Watters and Watters style #3043B, brand new, never worn, size 6, altered to a size 4, perfect for beach or garden wedding. Asking $300. 802-9514259. INVACARE ELECTRIC power wheelchair. 3 years old, good condition. $500/OBO. Contact 482-6632 or contrarian@ myway.com. JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS, Robben Ford, Eric Bibb at the Flynn 11/16. Two tickets. Row P. $38/each. 802-658-6790. KEITH URBAN, Albany, 11/10. 2 tickets for $100. Section 121, row M. 802-355-5327. KENMORE refrigerator, white, full-size, great condition. $250/OBO. You pick up in Burlington. 802-862-5621, before 10 p.m.
KEROSENE HEATER: Comfort Glow Kerosene Radiant Heater. Model GR9B, 9300 BTU/h, 16hour duration. Good condition. $75. Call 802-229-5445. KYOSHO TR-15 1/10 scale gas powered truck. This has only been run 2 times and is in mint condition. Ready to run w/electronics. Asking $250/OBO. 802734-5699. LA-Z-YBOY LEATHER RECLINER: Deep navy blue, hardly used, perfect condition, too big for room. $325/firm. 802-4342925. LOVE SEAT. 2-person sofa, very comfortable, nice stained wood frame, solid blue cushions/armrests. Originally paid $300, only $50. Pictures at http://www. ewensyme.com/sofa/ 802734-6227. MACINTOSH MX 115 FM TUNER Preamp and one Macintosh 250 Amplifier. Two B & W DM14 speakers. A Denon DCD-910 CD player. A Nakamichi BX-2 cassette deck. All in like-new condition. For more info, 518-493-3599 or ernie664@westelcom.com. MAD RIVER CANOE, FREEDOM16. Used canoe in good condition. Comes with two Bending Branches paddles and car straps. $700/OBO. Call 203530-1250. MARTIN D1 ACOUSTIC GUITAR. Mint condition. No nicks or scratches, rarely played, OHSC. Solid spruce top, mahogany back. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It’s a great guitar, great value. $550. 802-454-7332. MATCHING COUCH & CHAIR: Brand new, soft material feels like suede. Dark brown. Large and soft. Purchased brand new from Rent1 in February of this year. $700. krsplw1d@aol.com for pictures or 802-425-3151(h) or 802-291-0006 (cell). MEN’S LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET. Size 52. In excellent condition. $100/OBO. Email betsyrose46@hotmail.com. MOVING SALE: Patio set w/4 chairs, glass top table and umbrella. Pine pack trunk. Assorted items. 203-984-0217. MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZIA! Oodles (well, 164 to be more exact) of CD cases, various CDs and audio cassettes. All for $25/OBO. 802-338-9225. NEARLY NEW 175 CM, Karhu Rox skis w/7 cm Karhu bindings. Great all mountain tele-skis with bindings! NEW BURTON CUSTOM X 158 snowboard, 2006. Unridden, still in plastic bag. $550/OBO. Call 802-310-6800. NORDICA SKI BOOTS: Supoer Carve Extreme, size 30-30.5 (US 12).Call 802-598-8785. OAK BEDROOM SET in fair condition. Includes headboard, fullsize box spring, mattress, night stand, tall dresser and bureau. email krsplw1d@aol.com for pictures or call 802-425-3151(h) or 802-291-0006(cell). OAK BEDROOM SET. Tall boy and dresser w/mirror. Like new. Paid $2697. Will sell for $1500. Moving must sell. Email betsy rose46@hotmail.com.
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OAK DINING ROOM SET. Very attractive. Oval w/leaf and four chairs. Moving. Must sell. $300/OBO. Please email betsyrose46@hotmail.com. OAK MEDICINE CABINET: 9” deep X 24” wide X 33” tall. Oak medicine cabinet hangs on wall. Two door, three shelves. Email for photo. 802-872-1575, leave message, or email CRYANBVT @aol.com. OFFICE CHAIR. Black plastic and fabric, armless, pneumatic seat height adjustment, 5 caster base. $12/OBO, 802-860-7506. OFFICE-DESK: Maple top, black metal base, 6-drawer. Buyer must move. Only local Burlington, VT inquires. $100, retails for $616. Email dm18963@yahoo.com. OLD FASHIONED porch glider, $100. Large Victorian doll house w/many extras, $17. 802-8797133. OLD TOWN LOON DOUBLE KAYAK w/paddles. Bright blue and in great shape. No space to store it for the winter. Special at $750. 802-223-2248. ONKYO AMPLIFIER: Brand new, never used. Make an offer. Please email: betsyrose46@hotmail.com. OUTDOOR CHAIRS (6). White, plastic porch/yard chairs. 2 folding, 2 large, 2 medium. $30/all. 802-660-3724. PHOTO ENTHUSIASTS: You can own your own portrait studio. Retiring after 6 decades. We can show you outstanding work w/a studio set-up, we are now offering on flexible terms. Ideal opportunity for photo clubs. Call Tom, any day, 5-8 p.m. 802-8783622. PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT. Professional umbrellas, gold, silver and white. Softboxes and pro tripod w/ball grip head. Recently bought too much equipment. Can’t return. 802-373-3789. PURPLE JUNIOR’S NUNU clear water design kayak. Holds up to 120 lbs. Just bought last year. Very good condition, asking $300/OBO. Please call Jen, 802899-5820. QUEEN SLEEPER SOFA: High quality mattress, earth tones, like new. $2000 value, asking $750. Call 802-425-3975. QUILTING FABRICS, many colors, mostly floral prints. 802482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. QUILTING/CRAFT BOOKS: Various titles, values to $40 each. Please call 482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. QUILTING/WEAVING/RUG LOOM w/stand, made in Brazil, $150/OBO. Retails for $295. 802-482-6632 or email: quarkvt@yahoo.com. RALEIGH M5 5 MOUNTAIN BIKE: Duo Track 7007, 21 speeds. So many extras. Moving, must sell. Please email: betsy rose46@hotmail.com. RECUMBENT EXERCISE BIKE, R2000: As good as new, used only a few times. Retails at $600, asking only $450. Call 802-863-8843. REFRIGERANT RECOVERY PUMP: Therma-flo, lightweight model. Incl. 50 lb. cylinder, gauges, hoses. In original box. New, $1500. Yours, $450. 802864-5230. RETAIL CLOTHING FIXTURES: Rounder racks, sign holders, hangers (skirt, sweater, shirt & suit), torso mannequins. Call 802-865-9599 for prices or email shivapastures@aol.com. ROCKER: Maple, $45. Chest of drawers, $40. Twin bed, headboard and frame, $35. Desk and chair, $30. Clean, very good condition. 802-899-2305. ROOF RAKE: Gavant poly shovel. New in unopened box. $30. 802-849-6627. SEWING MACHINE: Pfaff Industrial model 463 w/table and light. Very good condition. $600/OBO. 802-985-3902, SKIS: SALOMON SCREAM EXTRA HOT: 175, pilot system binding S912. $500. 802-578-1710. SNOW BLOWER: YardMan by MTD. 9 hp, 28” path, power steering, 6 forward, 2 reverse speeds, electric start, heated handles, electric toggle chute rotation, halogen headlight, like new. $750/OBO. 802-899-3278.
SOLEUSAIR PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER, heater and dehumidifier w/14,000 BTUs. Used one season. Paid $799, will sell for $425. Please email: betsyrose46@hotmail.com SONY 53” FLAT WIDE SCREEN Projection TV. There is so much to this TV. Paid $2200. Asking $1200. Please email: betsy rose46@hotmail.com. SONY HOME THEATER SYSTEM. 5 speakers, DVD player holds 6 Discs. Paid $500. Selling for $300/OBO. Email betsyrose46@ hotmail.com. SPINNING WHEEL: Majacraft, made in Australia. Beautiful, excellent condition, 5 extra bobbins and easy transport, folds down w/handle. $550/firm. 802655-0929, leave message. STEEL CASE 2-DRAWER legal lateral files, 42” wide, $130/ each. 5 drawer legal/letter (adjustable) lateral file, 36” wide, $150. Call 802-229-5445. STEEL FILE CABINET: 28” deep X 15” wide X 30” tall. Heavy gauge, old style, gray steel two drawer file cabinet. 802-872-1575, leave message or email CRYANBVT@aol.com. STEEL GYM LOCKER: Measures 15x15x79. Painted gray, some wear. Great for garage. $30. Call 872-1575 or email CRYANBVT @AOL.COM. TELEMARK SKIS. Black Diamond Arc Angel, 190 cm. 108/72/101 w/Riva-Z bindings. Ascension Clip-Fix skins included. $200/OBO. 203-530-1250. THULE CAR TOP BOX. Frontier model. Great for skis. $100. 802985-3902. THULE ROOF RACK. Excellent condition. Was on a ‘98 VW Jetta, no missing parts. Asking $50, paid $150, Call 802238-5340. TORO POWERLITE 325 snow blower. 3.25HP gas. Like new. $325. 802-849-6627. TRACKSTAND BLACKBURN II magnetic wind trainer for indoor bike training. Great way to keep fit in the off season. Just mount your bike and away you go! Slightly used, excellent condition. $45. 802-372-5257. TREK 2200 road bike, 54 cm. Full Ultegra except for 105 Brks. 54/38dbl. Only rode 535 miles. San Marco Era Sdl.Cat Eye puter. Bontrager Select wheels. $1250/firm. 802-310-4514. TV SANYO: 19-inch w/remote and manual, nice. $60/OBO. Burlington, 802-373-9241. TWO HON 2-drawer letter regular file cabinets, putty color. $100/each. One 30” X 72” desk top, $25. Call 802-229-5445. TYPEWRITER: Electronic, Brother Compactronic 333, portable w/case, manual, extra ribbon, liftoff tapes, $10/OBO. 802-860-7506, Burlington. USED TRANS 460. $150/OBO. 802-782-5629. UTILITY TRAILER: Folds up for storage in your garage. All new wiring and spare. Comes w/stake sides. $200. 802-899-3980. VCR SONY hi-fi stereo w/remote and wire hookup. Nice, $50. Burlington, 802-373-9241. WICKER BEDROOM SET: Daybed frame, nightstand, vanity. White. Good condition. $175. 802660-3724. WINTER GEAR: Ski boots, snowboard boots, helmet, goggles, mittens. 802-373-9241, Burlington. WOMAN’S, SIZE M SKIDOO snowmobile jacket and bib snow pants. Worn only once. Paid $400, asking $275. 802793-0311. WOODEN DESK. Large. $200/ OBO. 388-0718. YAMAHA 12 STRING: $100. Antique crystal vase and bowl, $75. Rossi 170 cm skis, poles and bindings, $175/OBO. 802893-1744. ZENITH 13’’ w/built-in VHS and remote, $25. Call 804-690-8658.
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GREENVIEW
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25 years experience kitchen and bath design and remodeling, home additions and home offices. All phases, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, tile and repairs. Free estimates, licensed and insured.
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802.316.2316 www.greenviewbuilders.com
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BABYSITTER NEEDED: Three nights per week for 18-month old. Experience preferred. Richmond area. 434-2915. Great for college student. NORTHERN LITTLE LIGHTS, registered child care, organic food, arts & crafts, dance, ages 3-6. Near Bagel Bakery, So. Burlington. Lauren, 802-860-7204. SEEKING AFTERNOON CHILD CARE: Dependable and caring individual w/childcare experience to care for our infant. M-F, 4-6pm beginning January. Experience, drivers’ license and reliability are essential. 802-651-1016. SEEKING MATURE, responsible person to care for twin girls. Parttime, beginning ASAP. Experience w/infants and refs. req. Pay dependent upon experience. Contact Kate, 802-860-7462.
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Maids Are Us
Professional Cleaning done right, for less. Free Estimates. Commercial and residential. Good people doing great business. Please call:
In-House
COMPUTERS Repairs, Upgrades & More!
355-9471 We make house calls! IN-HOUSE COMPUTERS: All aspects of computer management by a trained, experienced technician. Super service, all house calls $60/hour or contracts avail. Many references! John, 802-355-9471.
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SOLID GOLD exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, hunting camp, holidays and fun on one shows. #1 for fun. 802-658-1464. New talent welcome.
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CASH: Immediate cash for structured settlements, annuities, law suits, inheritances, mortgage notes and cash flows. J.G. Wentworth, 800-794-7310. (AAN CAN) CREDIT MANIPULATION EXPOSED. Beat the system. Every dirty trick to getting credit NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER: In and fighting creditors. Shelburne. Responsible, trustworGuaranteed material. Not availthy, organized individual wanted. able elsewhere. Hurry limited 15-20 hours/week. Cleaning, supply. $19.95 www.ten2one laundry, meal prep. and transport INC.com 1x2-020905-Whishbroom 9:49 AM (AAN Page CAN) 1 pre13-year-old. Afternoons 9/27/05 for ferred, but schedule can be flexible. Start immediately. $10/hour. Please call 802-660-9867. FREE LAW BOOKS Federal Practice Digest 4th Ed. Updated thru 2001. Come pick up and they are yours. 802-862-0030. SOFA: Good condition other than worn seat cushions. Pick up, in Burlington. 973-632-2590. TIGER RIVER SPA HOT TUB. 5 person. Chemicals, spare filter, cover. Works great. Bought w/house. You must pick up. 802872-8534, evenings.
802-373-0851
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4 furniture THOROUGH, SAFE, efficient house cleaning. We know our stuff. Environmentally sound practice. Call Monica, 802-3380527 or Diane, 802-658-7458.
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MT. MANSFIELD Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - A Liberal Spiritual Community. PO Box 150, Jericho, VT 05465. Phone, 899-5335. Website, www.mmuuf.org. We gather at 9:30 a.m. at the Jericho Elementary School on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of September through June for worship, reflection, growth and support. All are welcome.
AMAZING COUCH and matching love seat for $400. Island $50. Coffee table and bookshelves $10. Full bed and futon frame $50. Pottery barn TV stand $20. Everything has to go by 10/28. Make an offer, I’ll take anything! Call Alicia, 612-275-6744. HUGE COMFY SOFA. Must sell $75, neg. Off white, decent condition. No holes or structural damage. Photos avail. Email dhelfrich@surfglobal.net or call 802-849-2363.
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LOST CAT: Grayish tiger striped. Four white paws, white belly, male. Was wearing blue collar w/tags that said Lily. Last seen at 68 Peru St. on 10/17. 802-233-7676. LOST WALLET. Attention patrol dogs, snoop for lime green wallet. Church St. 10/19. 802999-0076.
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PINK HELLO KITTY PURSE lost at CCTA Cherry St. stop. This purse contained my ID and credit cards. I am an out-of-state student and I would greatly appreciate it if it was returned, or if anyone had any info. as to its whereabouts. Please, call 518-364-5427, Candi-Starr. PLUMB-BOB FOUND at Hullcrest Park, Pinehurst Drive, Shelburne. Please call 802-9582519 to describe and claim. SEEN: BLACK CAT around Redstone Apts. White spot on 9/23/05 9:38 AM small-sized. Page 1 throat, young adult, Could be Miss Kitty lost earlier? Call 203-915-6268.
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HOW WOULD YOU like to sing weekly with the fabulous choral director, singer and teacher, Roger Grow? Phone 802-4790114 for more details.
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ACCORDION intermediate sonata. Good condition and sound. Comes in case. $500/ OBO. 802-655-0929, leave message. BASS AMP SPEAKER cabinet, 4x10, good condition, has wheels. Sells new for $500-$600, only asking $200. Call Ren, 3245696, leave a message. DRUM SET: 5 piece w/hi-hats and stand, 3 cymbal stands, cowbell, & stick caddy. No bass pedal or cymbals. $150 takes all. Eric, 802-864-7480. FENDER BLUES JUNIOR AMPLIFIER. Special edition w/lacquered tweed cabinet and Jensen C12N speaker. Made only in 2003. New condition w/warranty. A tone monster. Sacrifice $415. 802-864-6662. FENDER STANDARD STRATOCASTER: Black w/white pearl pickgaurd. Rosewood neck and tremelo. Excellent condition. W/hardshell case. $300. Call 802-363-5378. MACKIE DFX-6 MIXER: Has 32 bit EMAC digital effects, vocal eliminator, many other features, mint unused condition. Neat break switch for live sets. $145. 802-864-6662 RED PEARL EXPORT DRUM SET: $380/OBO. Email: brennan.rob@mac.com. ROCKTRON COMPRESSOR Limiter Hush II. Excellent condition w/manual, hardly used. $100. Info at http://learntosail.net/music. SONY X-PLODE 10” SUBWOOFER Amp/mono800W wiring & Fosgate Punch Compacitor mounted on 10” box. MUST SELL! Warranty, used only 3 mo. Great condition. Paid $850 for all. Asking $450/OBO. Ready for vehicle. 802-862-5615. TASCAM 4: Track cassette recorder, model Porta02mkII. Has Hi-Z guitar input for recording direct. Mint condition, solid unit w/good sound. $95. 802864-6662.
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BASS GUITAR LESSONS w/Aram Bedrosian. All levels welcome! Years of teaching experience. Gordon Stone band, Concentric, former Advance Guitar Summit winner. Convenient Pine St. location. 802-598-8861, www. arambedrosian.com. DRUM LESSONS: Experienced, energetic percussionist w/BFA in Jazz, 10 years professional experience, US/Europe, seeks students of all ages. Ref avail. Resume: http://stevehadeka.com. GUITAR: Berklee graduate with classical background offers lessons in guitar, theory and ear training. Individualized, step-bystep approach. I enjoy teaching all ages/styles/levels. Call Rick Belford, 864-7195. GUITAR INSTRUCTION: All styles/levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, Sneakers Jazz Band, etc.), 8627696, www.paulasbell.com.
PIANO AND/OR IMPROVISATION: Lessons in theory, harmony and improvisation for all instrumentalists and vocalists. All ages! Beginning through advanced concepts taught with clarity and patience. Questions? Call Shane Hardiman, 279-8859, Winooski. hipkeys@lycos.com. SAXOPHONE LESSONS: All ages, especially for beginners and advanced beginners. Tailored to the individual, combination of discipline and fun. After-school hours avail. Emily Ryan, 802864-3268.
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COSMIC HILL project recording studio. 30-years experience. $40/hour. Moretown. 496-3166. DJ SERVICE, LOTUS ENTERTAINMENT. More info, email Lotusdj@mailup.net or call 802233-0964. Catering to all musical tastes! WHICH STUDIO? The one with huge rooms, Pro Tools HD3, Yamaha Grand Piano and tons more! The professional studio. Egan Media Studios. www.egan media.com.
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DRUMMER SEEKING WORKING SITUATION in country/swing/ rockabilly-type band. 36+ years experience, solid. (802)7654153.
4 musicians wanted BURLINGTON IRISH BAND W/a solid gig schedule is adding a Celtic style fiddler. Take the time to learn material over the next few months. Cheerful attitude important! Call 802-233-6114. FORMER GUITARIST/SINGER for Burlington band Critical Mass looking for 2nd guitarist/ bassist/drummer. Hoping to start a new band (or join existing) and gig a few times a month. Into guitar-oriented rock. Would like to play classic/new rock covers, maybe some originals. Scott, 802-233-1279 or mojaga@yahoo.com. JAZZ BASSIST wanted for trio gigs. 802-951-1814. METAL DRUMMER WANTED: Former Steel Rain members seek dedicated drummer for a new technical speed/death metal project. Contact josh@encepha lon-designs.com, 802-635-2702. NEW CONTEMPORARY a cappella group looking for two singers. Must learn music quickly and/or improvise unique part. Call 802734-1739 or email joe@ver montvocals.org. PIGPEN LOOKING FOR Jerrys, Phils, Billys, Brents and more for winter jamming and to expand the Blues for Breakfast musician list. Horns too! 802-434-4947. PROFESSIONAL OUTFIT seeking drummer for professional funk/ soul/rock/sociopolitical/avantgarde band. Serious inquiries only! Call Nebulai, 802-864-2045 or nebulai@nebulai.com. WANTED LEAD SINGER for rock band. Classic and newer rock. Influence: Three Doors Down, Stone Temple Pilot and much more. 802-288-1528.
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BOXER PUPPIES: 2 Grendel. 1 male, 1 female. Fresh shots and dosing done. Ready to go. 802453-6643 or 802-355-3193. FREE TO A GOOD HOME: 6year-old beagle named Dexter. Very affectionate and vocal. He needs lots of space to run and loves to play w/other dogs. Does not get along well with children. My living situation will not allow me to keep him. Please help me find this lovable dog a home. 802-882-1058. PUPPY.COM: Thousands of purebred puppies avail. for shipment nationwide. Browse hundreds of AKC-recognized breed profiles with photos to find the perfect puppy. (AAN CAN)
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7D LEGALS/SUPPORTGROUPS TWO ADORABLE FERRETS need a good home! Jack and Christopher, about 4 yrs old, best friends. $100 w/cage (negotiable). Only to a good home! 203-915-6268.
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ASPIRING FEMALE MODELS WANTED to work w/fashion photographer in exchange for portfolio, experience. Contact David, 373-1912, email rusldp@juno.com or visit www.rusldp.com. Great opportunity for beginners.
4 professional svcs. HOLLYWOOD EDITOR now in VT. Film and video editing, graphics, dvd authoring. I have full system. Friendly to low budget filmmakers. 802-767-6070. HOMESITTING: Need someone reliable. trustworthy, clean living? NS/pets. Through winter till spring. Excellent refs. Call K.C., 802-288-1075. HOUSE SIT: Reliable, responsible, NS will assure your home and property are safe and secure. Refs. Call 802-434-2191. VET2PET-MOBILE VET SERVICE: Vaccines, health certificates, puppy/kitten packages, geriatric exams/consultations, euthanasias, multiple pet discounts. Call for convenient in-home appointment. 802-658-2202. WEBSITES FOR LESS: Business and artist portfolios and photos enhanced and preserved. No job too small. 1-800-296-1445, voice mail.www.monkeyswith wings.com.
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KEYBOARD AND/OR UPRIGHT PIANO wanted by working musician for practice. Will transport. 802-862-2052.
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40 WEEKS OF FUN & FITNESS TOUR of City Market, a free event sponsored by Mobius, The Mentoring Movement, for mentors and their matches. A behind the scenes tour of the co-op’s facilities at 82 S. Winooski Ave., finishing w/a healthy snack demo and tasting, on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. This program is sponsored by a grant from Fletcher Allen Health Care. For more information on how to enroll in this program, call Calen Perkins at 802-658-1888.
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ANTIQUES: Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates and silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Call Dave at 802-859-8966.
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PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, November 15 2005, at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following:
Project Budget: The City of Winooski has $2680 budgeted for the total cost of purchasing skate park components and installation. All costs, including delivery shall be included as part of the bid total on the attached Bid Sheet. Schedule: Proposals must be submitted before 4:00 PM, November 2, 2005. All who have submitted proposals will be notified on November 4, 2005 of the committee’s decision.
1. Final plat application #SD-0585 of Homestead Design, Inc. to amend a previously approved planned unit development consisting of 89 multi-family units in 24 buildings. The amendment consists of revising the building footprints to allow for a maximum of 54 sunrooms (154 sq. ft. each), Songbird Road.
The components are to be completed and in place by November 18, 2005.
Copies of the application are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall.
The City of Winooski reserves the right to allow for administrative, contractual, or legal remedies in instances where contractors violate or breach contract terms, and provide for such sanctions and penalties as may be appropriate.
John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board October 26, 2005 Request for Proposals The City of Winooski The City of Winooski is requesting proposals for the construction and installation of two skatepark components for the local skatepark, located at the skating rink at Landry Park in Winooski, VT. Plans and specifications for the proposed components will be provided immediately upon request. Funding for 50% of this project comes from the Land & Water Conservation Fund which is administered through the Department of Forest Parks and Recreation. All bidders should be aware that federal rules are being used and that relevant federal requirements will apply. See Terms and Conditions below for more detail on submittal instructions. Proposals must include: • Cover letter stating the bidder’s name, address, telephone number, with a signature; • A Bid Sheet acknowledging having read and understood the design plan for the components and listing materials to be used. Compliance with ASTM and CPSC guidelines should be specified; • Full description of the extent of the product warranty provided for both elements; • Delivery schedule; • A draft contract with a contract price; • Additional information as appropriate.
BARTER: You: personal trainer. Me: Computer tutor. If interested, call my cell, 802-999-7447.
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Terms and Conditions The City expects to award a firm-fixed-price contract to that bidder whose bid, conforming to the RFP, is the lowest.
All bids for services shall be in compliance with the “Copeland Anti-Kickback” (18 U.S.C. 874) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR, Part 3). All construction contracts shall meet the requirements of the Office for Equal Opportunity, US Department of the Interior. These requirements are available from the Director, OEO, US DOI, Washington, DC 20240. The use of other sub-contractors and/or consultants is acceptable at the discretion of the proposer. However, if consultants or subcontractors are used they must be identified in the same manner as the proposer. The successful proposer must assume all contract responsibilities within his/her agreement with the City. The State of Vermont, National Park Service, the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the contractor for the purposes of making audit, examination, excerpts, and transcriptions. Upon receiving an acceptable post construction third-party safety audit, the City of Winooski Skatepark will be deemed accepted. Payment will be made within 30 days of acceptance by the City of Winooski. Requirements and Conditions: Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed package, addressed to the Community Development Department, c/o Erin Buckwalter, City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT 05404. The City of Winooski reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.
NEED A FALL TUNE UP? REPAIRING TREADMILLS, ELLIPTICALS & EXERCISE BIKES.
All questions related to this RFP should be addressed to Ms. Erin Buckwalter, Winooski Community Youth Organizer. The telephone number is 802 655 6410 extension 31. The email address is ebuckwalter@gmail.com. The City of Winooski is an equal opportunity provider.
CALL 802-318-5069
BID SHEET for Winooski Skatepark Components
VERMONT TREADMILL REPAIR
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WWW.VTREAD@VERIZON.NET
Fabrication of components $_______________ Supervision and security during construction $_______________ Post-safety audit $_______________ Total Bid $_______________
Checklist of Other Information to be Provided Plans and Specs, provided by the city and subsequently marked AS BUILT ASTM and CPSC Compliance Warranty Information References
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DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 211, a program of United Ways of Vermont. Within Vermont, 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. TEEN GIRLS GROUP: 10-week therapy group for teen girls who would like a place to talk. Call RiverValley Associates for more information, 802-651-7520. SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP: Girls 912 years old needing help with social skills/friendship. Please call RiverValley Assiciates for more information, 802-651-7520. THE WOMEN’S RAPE CRISIS CENTER is offering a free, confidential 10-week support group for women who have survived sexual assault. Beginning November 3. Info, 864-0555. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. NW VT GAY AND LESBIAN Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Group: 6-8 p.m. The third Thursday of each month, starting October 20 through May, 2006. Casey Family Services, 46 Main St., Winooski. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP open to new members. Meets downtown. Our goal is to become healthy and happy. For info, call Gerhard at 951-2543. SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVED SURVIVED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: The Women’s Rape Crisis Center in conjunction with Family Connection Center offers a free, confidential, ten-week support group, beginning on October 25. Info, 802-864-0555. PARTNERS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS. Meet 4th Monday of month. R.U.1.2? Center, 34 Elmwood Ave., 6:30-8 p.m. Call Timberly, 310-3889 or email missmorpheus1@yahoo.com for more info. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. WEEKLY SMOKING CESSATION support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Stop smoking in just 21 days using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy drugs. Call 264-1924. WEEKLY WEIGHT-LOSS support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Get great results using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy dieting. Call 264-1924. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP: Daily except Sundays, 1-2 p.m. Focus is on mutual support and coping skills. 300 Flynn Ave. Info, 865-6138. WOMEN’S EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS GROUP: Fridays, 6-7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, 62 Oak St., Burlington. Info, 899-4906.
MALE SUPPORT GROUP: For men who have survived sexual violence. This group will provide a safe, encouraging space for survivors of sexual assault to share their stories with other men. Offered by the Women’s Rape Crisis Center. Info, 802864-0555 or the 24-hour hotline, 802-863-1236. PARENTING GROUP: 6-week group for people parenting children of all ages now forming. Please call RiverValley Associates for more information. 651-7520. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmout reach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285. THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 482-5319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP for those who have H-C, their family members and friends. 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:307:30 p.m. McClure MultiGenerational Center, 241 N. Winooski Ave. Burlington. Info, 802355-8936. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. CHADD is a support organization for children and adults with AD/HD. Every second Wednesday of the month. Champlain College, Global Technology Building, Maple St., Room 217, Burlington, VT. MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: Every Monday, 4:30-6 p.m. Pastor United Church. Info, contact Lorraine, 485-4934. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. AUTISM: Free support group for parents of children with autism. First Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m., 600 Blair Park Rd., Suite 240, Williston. Info, 660-7240 or visit http://health.groups. yahoo.com/group/AutismSupport Daily/. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www.VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Cofacilitated by supportive peers and mental-health professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?
60+ SUPPORT GROUP: Ongoing weekly support group for men and women over the age of 60. Share your strengths and struggles with this particular stage of life. We have fun! Facilitated by Barbara L. Kester, Ph.D. 657-3668. MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: First group meeting, Monday, November 8, 4:15-6 p.m., Northfield United Church, Main St. Info, 485-4934 or email suppgrp@yahoo.com. TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Sundays, 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:307:30 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317 or Patricia, 658-6904. INTERESTED IN WRITING for children? Support and critique group meets monthly. Call Anne, 861-6000 or anne@booksbyme.us. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 8624516, or visit www. together .net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 8608388 or toll-free, 1-866-972-5266. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: Support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, (1068 Williston Rd.), from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cory Gould, 223-4111 or cgould1136@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-VT. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 78:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 8635708. Women call Valerie, 802233-3447. SUICIDE SURVIVORS GROUP: Survivors and their families meet monthly for mutual support in the Burlington area, 6-7 p.m. Call for location, 223-4111. SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets every other week in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTERS SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call Amy at 247-5460 for more information. WOMEN CHANGING: A continuous educational support group for women who are interested in changing patterns in their lives. Wednesdays-ongoing. 12:30-2 p.m. Call Angie at AWARE in Hardwick, 472-6463. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1-877-543-9498 for more info.
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4 automotive 7’ SNOW BEAR light duty plow. Can be mounted on most vehicles. $500. 802-872-8534, evenings. ACURA INTEGRA, 1997: 56 K, dark gray, 2 sets of summer rims, winter rims and tires, exhaust, CD. In good condition. $5000/OBO. 802-865-1795. ACURA MDX, 2001: AWD, loaded, original owner, great condition, 53 K, roof rack, Nokian snows. Reduced to $22,300/OBO. 802-578-9597. AUDI 100S WAGON, 1994: A/C, auto, power, leather, heated seats, Bose. 180 K hwy. miles. Well maintained, great condition, no rust. Recently tuned, good tires. Great running, reliable vehicle. $3200. 802-999-4770. AUDI A6, 1996: AWD, 140 K, new snows, brakes, tune-up and inspection. All power, leather, sun roof. Very reliable and a great winter car. Must sell! $4500/OBO. 802-324-0182. BMW 325E, 1985: 187 K, tan/tan, excellent condition. Sun roof, manual. 2-door. $2950. Pictures avail. 802-683-7726. BUICK LeSABRE, 1997, 53K Original miles. Excellent condition. One owner, non-smoker, dealer serviced, remote starter, fully loaded, good MPG. Asking $6500/OBO. Paul, 802-434-7228. CHEVROLET CAPRICE, 1991: 188 K, needs work to pass inspection. Asking $750/OBO. Email brennan.rob@mac.com. CHEVROLET CLASSIC, 2005: Sedan, 4-door, gray, auto, FWD, A/C, power steering/windows/ locks, cruise, CD. 24,649 K. Best price, $11,590. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. CHEVROLET MALIBU LS, 2005, green, V6/3.5L, auto., FWD, 26,555 miles. A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD, air bags, ABS. Best price, $14,800. Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS, 2004, coupe, red, V6/3.8L, FWD. 15,075 miles. A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD/Cass., air bags. Best price, $16,210. Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. CHEVY LUMINA, 1990: Euro sedan, 134 K, original owners, dependable. $700. 802-864-1844. CHEVY LUMINA, 1993: 4-door sedan. Nice shape, engine was replaced and has 57 K. Passes safety inspection and is good till June of 2006. New muffler and struts. Brakes have 75% life left. Good winter car. Will warranty for 30 days on powertrain. Must sell $950/firm. Delivery possible. Photos of car available upon request. 802-683-7726. DODGE DAKOTA, 1996: Much loved, 2WD, white, dented pass. door, 104 K mi. Great for dirt roads, windows down, radio playing! Make offer! 878-290-2078. FORD CROWN VICTORIA, 1994: $500/OBO. 802-860-6231. FORD ESCORT, 1993: 2-door hatchback, 50 K. In good condition, asking $2000/OBO. 802318-1894. FORD ESCORT ZX2 COUPE, 1988: Green ZX2. W/good winter tires. 5 speed, AM/FM/cassette player. $1200/OBO. 802-578-4799. FORD EXPLORER, 1996: Auto, AWD, all luxury options. Many new parts. Runs great, looks good. Great for winter. $4000/ OBO. Call Tai, 802-371-9892, anytime.
Pontiac u Cadillac Hummer www. shearerpontiac.com Local: 802-658-1212 Toll-free: 800-545-8907 1030 Shelburne Rd. So. Burlington FORD FOCUS LX, 2003: Sedan, 4door, dk. blue, auto, FWD, A/C, power steering, dual front air bags. 43,351 K. Best price, $8175. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. HONDA ACCORD LX, 1997: Rare 2-door coupe model, high (highway) mileage. 30 + miles per gallon combined city and highway. Blue Book, $5325. 4-studded Nokian tires. $3750/firm. 802-355-7346. HONDA CIVIC EX, 1999: Coupe 2-door. 83 K, green. Good carfax. Auto, FWD. Power package, ABS 4-wheels, moon roof, CD. $8995. Photos avail. upon request. 802683-7726. HONDA CIVIC EX, 2002: Loaded, excellent condition, 50 K. 37 MPG. $12,000/OBO. Contact Chris, 482-2255 x116 (weekdays) or ctbrosky@hot mail.com. HONDA CIVIC LX, 2000: 76 K, 5-speed, 4-door, power locks/ windows, A/C, 4 studded winter, reliable, good condition, great gas mileage. Books for $7200. Asking $6650. 802-355-0831. INFINITY G35, 2003: 43,122 miles, silver, sunroof, loaded, power everything. $22,500. Roy, 802-388-9871, days. ISUZU RODEO, 1992: 4x4, 5 speed, roof rack, good snow tires, many new parts. Great winter vehicle. $1000/OBO. Contact Crystal, 802-316-0603. JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT, 2000: 63 K. PW/PL/PM, sun roof, roof rack, tinted windows, CD/cassette/AM/FM, A/C. Great shape! $8000/OBO. 802-864-5750. JEEP WRANGLER SPORT, 2002: 26 K. Black, 6 cyl, 5-speed, hard top, soft top, full doors, 4 new 30” Goodyear Tires, Husky floor mats. Excellent condition. $15,000. Call 802-999-1530. KIA OPTIMA, 2004: Perfect condition. Power everything. Well taken care of, never owned by a smoker. All dealer upkeep specifications up to date. Inspected to 10/31/05. email krsplw1d!aol.com for pictures or call 802-425-3151 (h) or 802291-0006 (cell). MERCEDES 240 DIESEL, 1979: Green, 4-speed manual, Excellent condition. $4600. 802-578-7002. MERCURY TOPAZ, 1992: 2door, 126 K. New brakes, exhaust system, gas tank, battery. Runs great in the winter. Perfect student car. $500/OBO. Call 917279-5335. MONTE CARLO 305, 1977: Stunningly beautiful. Auto, black w/red interior. 27 K, original. Rally wheels. Complete paper trail. Book $9100, yours $7900. 802-864-5230. NISSAN MAXIMA, 1993: 120 K, body and interior in good condition. Needs some work. Also great parts car. $800. 802-522-1047.
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OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, 1994: 90 K miles, power everything, great in snow, needs new battery. $750/OBO. Must sell by 11/1. Lv. msg. 802-985-2080. OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, 2000: Forest green. Power seats/windows, power locks, A/C, CD/cassette, cruise control. Keyless entry/trunk. No rust/dents. $5000/OBO. Must sell! 4th baby on way. Call Nicole, 802655-8248. PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, 2005: Sedan, 4-door, white, V6, auto, FWD, A/C, power steering/windows/locks, cruise, CD. 27,213 K. Best price, $11,940. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, 2005, sedan, maroon, V6/3.4L, auto., FWD. 26,874 miles, A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD. Best price, $12,340. Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 2005, sedan, maroon, V6/3.8L, auto., FWD. 18,483 miles, A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD, OnStar. Best price, $15,420. Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. PONTIAC SUNFIRE COUPE, 2005: 2-door, red, auto, FWD, A/C, power steering/locks, cruise, CD, air bags. 17,358 miles. Best price, $10,980. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. PONTIAC VIBE, 2005, sport wagon, 4 dr., silver, 4-cyl/1.8L, auto., FWD. 18,246 miles, A/C, PS, PW, PL, cruise, AM/FM/CD, air bags. Best price, $14,980. Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. SAAB 9-5 SE WAGON, 2001: Auto, silver w/gray leather, 35 K. Saab certified warranty. $17,995. Crossway Saab: 800-639-4095 or 802-223-9580. SAAB 9-5 WAGON, 2001: Auto, polar white w/gray leather. 46 K. 4-year/unlimited warranty. Saab certified warranty. $17,995. Crossway Saab: 800-639-4095 or 802-223-9580. SAAB 9-5 WAGON, 2002: 5speed, silver, 46 K. Saab certified warranty. $20.990. Crossway Saab: 800-639-4095 or 802223-9580. SAAB 9-5 WAGON, 2002: 5speed, silver, 56 K. Saab certified warranty. $19,990. Crossway Saab: 800-639-4095 or 802223-9580. SAAB 9-5 WAGON, 2004: Auto, nocturne blue, 17 K. Saab certified warranty, $26,000. Crossway Saab: 800-639-4095 or 802223-9580. SAAB 900 TURBO, 1992: 3door, power. sun roof, leather, cruise, 86 K. $2395. 802879-6242. SAAB 900S, 1995: 95 K. White, 4-door, hatchback, manual, alarm, all seasons, 2 extra tires. Complete new muffler. Great, reliable car. $2000/OBO. Call 802-343-4418. SAAB 900S, 1997: 114 K, loaded, navy, includes snows, moon roof, great condition. $4100. Call 802-999-1440. SATURN SW2, 1996: 5-speed, A/C, ABS, traction control, 138 K, power, p/l, tilt, cruise, 39 mpg, runs and drives great. $2300. 802-578-5675. SATURN VUE, 2003: Silver, auto, all-wheel drive, 34 K. Fully loaded, great condition. $15,000/OBO. 802-355-1445. SUBARU FORESTER, 2001: 75 K, many extras. $11,500. 802734-3228.
Jeffersonville to Richmond Park & Ride: Commute, ride or drive, work hours are 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m, MonFri. Please ref #91463. South Burlington to St. Albans: Commute, ride or drive. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon-Fri. Please ref #41101. Colchester to Burlington: Downtown commute, ride wanted. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri. Please ref #41107. Waterbury to Essex Junction: Commute, drive or ride. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon-Fri. Please ref #41111. Montpelier to Waterbury: Looking to share the commute Sat-Wed, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Please ref #142250.
SUBARU FORESTER S, 1999: $6500. 98 K, includes 4 new blizzak snows. AM/FM/CD/ Cassette, heated seats, AWD, alloy wheels. Great condition. Call Chad, 802-578-2063. SUBARU OUTBACK, 1997: Green, 170 K.CD/MP3/XM radio, AWD, 2.5 4-cyl. Engine completely re-built by Subaru at 165 K. Many new parts/extras. KBB is $4300, asking $4000/OBO. Great car for winter driving, good mpg. Call for details, 802-578-3358, after 5 p.m. SUBARU OUTBACK WAGON, 1996: standard, 4X4, 160 K. Good Condition. $2950/OBO. Call 802-229-5445. SUZUKI SIDEKICK SPORT JLX, 1996. 121 K, 4WD. Crawls out of anything. Needs some body work, but runs fine. Roof rack, cruise control, flip-up sun roof. $2200. 802-434-3520. TOYOTA CAMRY, 1994: New clutch, new radiator. Passed inspection 10/05. Runs well. $2000. (802)454-1873. TOYOTA COROLLA DX, 1996. 79 K. Runs perfect, never seen a VT winter. 5-speed trans. helps this car get 38 mpg. No issues. Yakima roof rack. $4200. 802563-3085. TOYOTA CRESSIDA, 1999: Luxury sedan. Moon roof, 6 cyl. Auto. Excellent condition. $1750/OBO. Call John 802658-4961. TWO KIA SPECTRAS, 2004: Under 6 K. Fully loaded. Best offer. Never been in a Vermont winter. No rust. 802-482-3365. VOLVO 740 WAGON, 1990. Turbo, no rust, looks good, many new parts. 150 K, 4 snow tires, 2 studded, third seat. $2400. 802310-8448. VOLVO 940, 1993: Station wagon. Only 87 K. Good condition, runs great. Sun roof, tinted windows, heated seats. $4000. 802-434-3520. VOLVO V70, 1998: XC, AWD, 3rd-seat, winter tires and rims. Very good condition. Fabulous winter car. $6500. 802-4342789. VW GLX TURBO JETTA, 1999: V6, 5-speed, sliver w/black leather interior, perfect. Clean, all new brakes, steering, cv joints. 94 K, no rust. Power everything. Heated seats, moon roof, new CD/amp, cruise, A/C. $8000/OBO. Call Melinda, 802656-2060, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. VW JETTA GLS WAGON, 2003: 20 K, manual, A/C, sun roof, great stereo w/CD and cassette. Winter package w/heated seats and mirrors. Metallic dark blue. Well-maintained. Like new. $14,000/OBO. Call 802-4345188, leave message. VW JETTA TDI GL, 2004: 45+ mpg, commuter’s dream, 51 K miles, $17,300. 802-426-3889 or visit www.fruitlands.net/tdi. VW PASSAT, 2002: 40 K, $18,000. 802-734-3228. VW PASSAT WAGON, 2001: 1.8L, 5 speed. Pl, power, roof racks, haKkapeliitta snow tires, only used one season. $9900. Call 802-879-3932.
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DODGE RAM 1500, 1999: Reg. cab. 4WD, auto,tape, 97K, green. One owner, well maintained. Must sell! $8000/OBO. 802-8625615. Day leave message/night call anytime.
Hyde Park/Morrisville to Montpelier: Looking to share the commute Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Please ref #142257. Northfield to Montpelier: Looking for ride Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Please ref # 142261. Morrisville/Elmore to Montpelier: Looking for ride Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please ref #142266. Montpelier to Burlington: Looking to share the commute, Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Please ref #142276. Waitsfield to Waterbury: Looking for a ride Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please ref#142279. Johnson to IBM Essex: Looking for carpool Mon-Fri, 6:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Please ref #142281.
FORD F 250, 1995: Powerstroke diesel. Plow, cap, tow package. Dual fuel tanks, will convert to WVO. Body in excellent condition. $8000/OBO. 802-454-0132. FORD F-150 XLT, 2004: Extended cab, 47 K highway. All power options/toys, running boards, towing package, tonneau, bedliner, extra tires. Excellent condition. Ready for winter. Book $21,500. Sell $19,000/OBO. 802-373-2337. FORD RANGER, 1997: 4x4 pickup truck. Great for winter. PL. Bed cover. 6-CD changer. 100K. Great shape! $4000 neg. a bit. nick@videopigeon.com or 802318-1440. FORD RANGER, 1998: 4x4, runs great. Extended cab, bed liner, cap, rear sliding window, CD player. Excellent vehicle to have for Vermont winter. Must sell, make an offer. 315-489-1727. GMC C7H TOP KICK, 1995: 20’ body, thermo-king refrigeration unit, brand new CAT 250 horsepower turbo diesel motor, new rear suspension and wheel bearings. This truck has the heaviest possible suspension. Selling truck and/or box. $19,500. Please call 802-309-1117. TOYOTA TACOMA SR5, 2004: XCab, V6, auto, black, A/C, cruise, 30 K miles. $3295 below book at $17,700. 802-324-1492. WINTER TIRES, P235/75 R15 Cooper Wintermaster Plus. Used 1/4 season. $200 all four. 802999-2138.
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FORD ECONOLINE VAN, 1986: Great condition, great for moving stuff. $1000. 802-999-2672. VW WESTPHALIA, 1978: Popup camper, clean, owned x 12 years, very good condition, no winters. 60 K on engine, 10 K on clutch. Other extras. $3800/firm. 802-223-7024.
4 motorcycles
HONDA 400 EX, 1999: After market oil reservoir, nerf bars, twist throttle, Renthal handle bars $2400/OBO. Call 802-3091117. HONDA REBEL, 2000: 9500 miles, great condition, female owned. Awesome beginner bike! $1800. Valerie, 802-999-7790. badger6377@yahoo.com YAMAHA SCOOTER, 1983: Red, 90 cc, needs battery and rectrifier and TLC. 300 original miles. Make an offer I can’t refuse. Call/leave message for Eric, 802878-8457.
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CHEVROLET TRACKER LT, 2003: Sport utility, 4-door, red, V6, auto, 4WD, A/C, power steering/windows/locks, cruise, CD, 34,370 K. Best price, $14,495. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. FORD EXPLORER, high miles, 4WD, good running condition and reliable. $700/OBO. 434-2448. FORD EXPLORER XLT 2000: One owner, green, V6, auto trans, running boards, power seats, A/C, 72K miles. Very clean, everything works fine, it runs like a top! 4 snows on alloys, it’s just the thing for winter. $9000. 802-482-4612. GMC ENVOY, 2002: Sport utility, 4-door, blue, 6-cyl., A/C, power steering/windows/locks, cruise, CD. 34,357 miles. Best price, $16,095. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212.
Barre to South Burlington: Looking for a ride Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please ref #142288. Hyde Park to Montpelier: Looking for a ride Mon.-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please ref# 142290. Graniteville to Barre: Looking for a ride to work MonFri, arrive 9:15 a.m. Please ref #142292. Barre to GMCR Waterbury: Looking for a ride Thurs, Fri and Sat, 5 a.m. 5 p.m. shift. Please ref #142294. Montpelier to Taft Corners Williston: Looking to share the ride Mon-Fri, 8 a.m - 5 p.m. Please ref #142296. Barre to Colchester: Looking to share the commute Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Please ref #142305.
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 1997: White w/tan leather. Loaded. Power everything. V8. 4WD. 101 K miles. $5975/OBO. Seth, 802-373-3789. NISSAN PATHFINDER, 1993: Red, 180K miles, very reliable, runs great, 5-speed, 4-wheel drive. $500/OBO. Inspected through October. 802-863-9014. PONTIAC AZTEK, 2003: Sport utility, 4-door, silver, V6, auto, AWD, A/C, power steering/windows/locks, CD. 31,356 K. Best price, $13,600. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212. PONTIAC AZTEK SPORT UTILITY, 2003: 4-door, white, auto, FWD, A/C, power steering/windows/ locks, cruise, CD, ABS. 26,275 K. Best price, $11,990. Call Shearer Pontiac, 802-658-1212. SATURN VUE SPORT UTILITY, 2002: 4-door, orange, auto, AWD, A/C, power steering/windows/locks, cruise, CD. 42,187 K. Best price, $13,807. Call Shearer Pontiac, 658-1212.
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225/60/16 NOKIAN HAKKAPELIITTA: Four tires mounted on 2003 Chevy Impala Wheels. Approximately 5000 K. $400. 802-872-8534. 4 NOKIAN HAKKAPELIITTA snow tires. Like new, worn one winter season. 195/60 RM14 86T, was on a ‘98 VW Jetta. Asking $150, paid $300. Call 802-238-5340. 4 SNOW TIRES: Size 22560R16, Cooper Weathermaster tires and rims. $150/OBO for all. 802-8590947, cell 802-598-4883. 4 SNOW TIRES. Used 2 months. Size 195/60 R15. $150/firm. 802-318-6542. 4 WINTER TIRES: Cooper Weathermaster 175/70r13s w/studs. Used only one season. $180. 802-482-2041. CHEVY ENGINE, 1994: 350, TBI. $700/OBO. 978-790-4690, Mary or Ryan. COOPER DISCOVERER S AND M: Snow tires. LT245/75R16. Used one winter. Asking $250/OBO. Call James, 802-4343418, evenings. FOUR UNSTUDDED SNOW TIRES. BF Goodrich Winter Slalom P225/60R16. Used one season on a Concorde LXI. $150 for all four. Please call 802-985-2519. PONTIAC GRAND AM, 2004 complete rear taillight units. Left and right still in original box. $375 original price, will sell for $225/OBO. 802-355-7380, day or 802-865-3357, night. SNOW TIRES: Hakkapelittaa, 15”, excellent conditon. $200. 802-899-3921. TIRES ON RIMS: p205/65/R15, mud and snow, practically brand new tires on late ‘80 Audi rims $225/OBO. 802-849-2977. VAN SEATS: New two-passenger seats with beige velour upholstery. Excellent condition. Call 482-6632 or contrarian@ myway.com.
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FORD WINDSTAR, 2003: 31 K. $14,500. 802-485-7539. KIA SEDONA, 2002: Minivan, fully loaded. Seats 7. All power windows locks and doors. Leather interior. Low mileage. Hakkapeliittaa tires. Selling due to company vehicle. $9950. 802878-8752.
Montpelier to Waterbury: Looking for a ride Mon-Fri, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please ref #142311. Stowe to Burlington: Looking to share the commute, Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Please ref # 142313. Montpelier to Williston: Looking to share the commute Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Please ref #142315. Barre to Cabot Hosiery, Northfield: Looking to share the commute, 2nd shift, Mon-Fri. Please ref #142317. Orange to IBM Essex: Looking for a carpool for D1 or D2 shift. Please ref #142324.
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Many renovations and upgrades for this 4 bedroom Raised Ranch in Colchester. Private, fenced backyard backs to woods. Hardwood floors on 1st floor, newer tile in kitchen. Deck recently replaced. $239,900
Architecturally renovated Cottage style Bungalow with oversized single car garage with bonus space above. Located in the Five Sisters neighborhood. Perfect location with a park close by, & 15 minute walk to downtown. $394,900
This house was a hotel in its prime in the early 1900s.Original woodwork. Grand building overlooking the river. Possibility for commercial use. Lots of visibility, 20 minutes to Jay Peak.$99,900
Great 3 bedroom townhome with finished basement. Attached garage, end-unit with open floor plan makes for loads of sunlight. Private deck that overlooks woods out back. Convenient location with plenty of privacy. Listed at $215,000
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Large family home on a corner lot, close to downtown. 2300 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. natural woodwork, built-in cabinets, window benches, fireplace, newer kitchen and first floor laundry. Screened in back porch, in-ground pool and detached garage. $355,000
Cape Style Home - Build package. 1500 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 baths situated on 2 acres. Can be ready in 14 weeks. Flooring and appliance allowance included. Large covered front porch. Many other options/variations available. $239,000
Impeccably restored 4,000 sq. ft. brick 1812 Georgianstyle former tavern. 4 fireplaces, 4 + bedrooms 3.5 stories. All historic detailing perfectly reproduced & updated utilities. A separate, newer 2-story garage plus a 1 BR & loft cottage. 32 manicured rolling acres, pond & gardens.
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Very easy communte to Burlington. Mini-estate with full length deck, walking paths, wooded lot,4 bedrooms, hardwood floors, granite counter and 2 baths. $255,000
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Move Right In! This sweet Colchester ranch has many updated features including maple hardwood floors, ceramic tile, oak kitchen cabinets, new counter & sink, and new vinyl window inserts. Close to town schools, parks, and less than a mile to the beach. Don’t waitthis won’t last long! $224,900
You’ll love the open kitchen and family room in this South Burlington cape. Enjoy the 3-season porch for the next few months, then gather around the gas stoves for the winter. 4BR, 4 baths, 3 levels of space for you to enjoy.$459,900
Gambrel colonial in great neighborhood. This 4 bed/2.5 bath home has a fireplace, 2 car garage and is convenient to schools and bikepath. Offered at $245,000
2 bedroom/2 bath downtown condo. Converted carriage barn attached to 1850 federal colonial mansion. 1489 sq ft,W/D hookup, hard wood/tile floor, charming exterior w/ completely new interior & handicap accessible. $164,900
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RICHMOND
SHELBURNE
ST. ALBANS
BURLINGTON
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Sweet home w/3BR, 2BA on a great lot.Includes 2 bay heated garage w/loft above! Open living space, high ceilings, jacuzzi and more. $189,000
Large open living area in this contemporary ranch off Spear St. Fresh paint, HW floors, 3+BR, 2BA, 2-car garage and huge bonus room ready to finish. Nice sunny lot near golf course. $296,500
Charming 3BR house is in walking distance to UVM & FAHC. Enjoy 3-season porch with ceiling fan, updated appliances and replacement windows. Large front porch and detached oversized 1-car garage. Partially fenced sunny yard. $280,000
Large 3BR, 2.5BA townhome w/att. garage in a sought after, close-in location. These homes have fine details normally seen at much higher prices, and ours is in super shape. Priced to move fast! $229,900
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SPACEFINDER 4 for sale BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom, 2.5bath, 1400 sq. ft. dream condo in desirable Village at North Shore. Breathtaking lake and mountain views. Steps to bike path. New kitchen appliances, incl. microwave, D/W, stove, refrigerator. New tile floor and carpet, beautiful fireplace, builtin shelving, W/D, spacious garage, wooden deck facing lake. Boiler and gas furnace upgraded recently. Permit and current architectural plans in place for 11x14 ft. mezzanine with skylights. Pool and tennis court. $275,000. 802-864-7471. BURLINGTON: 3-unit building. Excellent owner-occupied or income property in South End. 108 Shelburne St. Free-standing 4-bedroom brick Colonial home w/fireplace. Fully rented duplex on property, has 2 and 3-bedroom units. Beautifully landscaped. $569,000. 802-3550841. BURLINGTON: 3-unit building on .5 acre of land. 79 Chase St. Excellent owner-occupied or income property w/3-bedroom home. Additional duplex on property w/3-bedroom units, all rented. Plenty of parking. $419,000. 802-355-0841. BURLINGTON: Duplex, great owner-occupied unit. Excellent South End location, end of dead-unit street. Seconds to downtown, highway, shopping, lake, etc. Each unit is 2-bedroom, 1-bath. 1st-floor owner’s unit incl. hdwd, W/D, new kitchen w/cherry cabinets, stainless appliances. Maple floors, new bathroom, new windows, recent paint. Screened porch, overlooks back yard. Offstreet parking. Upstairs unit has private entrance. Rent our 2ndfloor unit or easy conversion to additional living space. Full, unfinished basement. Separate utils. Incl. new, large outbuilding for storage or studio space. $389,500. Call 802-238-4885. BURLINGTON: Redrocks, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, end unit. 1300 sq.ft. on 3-floors, skylights, garage. Borders Redrocks Park. Bike path steps away. Email for photos and floor plan. $279,000. This fantastic space a must see! Chris, 802-872-1575 or cryanbvt@aol.com. BURLINGTON: Unique, detached 4-bedroom condominium home. Beautifully detailed inside and out. Over 1800 sq. ft., plus semifinished basement, 1-car attached garage, and terraced perennial garden in private backyard. Quiet cul-de-sac street is a short walk to downtown, FAHC, UVM, and the Intervale. $384,000 to pre-qualified buyer. 802-863-0473 or bill_nordberg@yahoo.com. www.32high grovecourt.com COLCHESTER: Malletts Bay, end-unit, 2-bedroom, 1.5-baths, attached garage, wooded setting. Updated 2004-5. Walk to bay. $205,000. Open House 10/15, 10/16, 2-6 p.m. 118-4 Woodbine. 802-862-8031. www.geocities.com/elementals forge. FAIRFAX VILLAGE: Cozy 3-bedroom, 2-bath Main St. house w/2 wood stoves. Walk to schools, stores, churches. Spectacular views from backyard. New roof, large 2-car garage. $175,300! 802-849-2696.
RICHMOND: Mobile home. 12 X 60. 3-bedroom, 1-bath, all appliances incl. Deck, enclosed porch, nice large lot. $28,500. 802-434-4338. Leave message. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 39 Winding Brook Drive. Charming 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath townhome in highly-desirable location. Wood laminate floor, good storage, many great features. Open House Sunday, 10/30, 11-2 p.m. Buyer brokers welcome. 802660-2660. $197,500.
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BRISTOL: Housemate wanted for cozy, quiet, pink 2 bedroom house in downtown. Looking for easygoing, clean and responsible female in her 20s/30s. 45 min. from Burlington. $425/mo. + 1/2 utils. Sara, 802-989-2866. BURLINGTON: 1 bedroom, top floor, in a 4-bedroom newer house with a huge yard, close to UVM and downtown, W/D incl, $500/mo.+utils. Must commit to a six-month lease. 970-3796691. BURLINGTON: 1 room in 4-bedroom apt., lease runs until May. Internet, coin laundry, off-street pkg. $450+utils. Avail. 11/15. (978) 621-2734. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom w/private bath in great 2-bedroom house. Hill section, small yard. NS/no pets, please. $650/mo. + 1/2 utils. 802-8609576. BURLINGTON: 2 rooms avail. in great house near UVM/FAHC. Big kitchen, big lawn. W/D and parking. NS. Pets negotiable. $475/mo. + utils. 802-310-7176. BURLINGTON: 2-rooms avail. in 3-bedroom apt. $320/mo. Water/trash removal incl. Close to downtown. 802-863-7163. BURLINGTON: Available immediately. Roommate wanted for S. Willard 2 bedroom apt. with carport, deck, on-site laundry, 1.5 baths and very utility efficient and well maintained. No pets. $430/mo. + sec. dep. + 1/2 utils. Call 658-3112 for details. BURLINGTON: Basement room. $335/mo. 68A S. Willard St., located between Church St. & University. 1.5-bath, fireplace, W/D, parking. First + last. No pets. Avail. 12/1. Call 660-7172 or 598-7423. BURLINGTON: Bedroom in a beautiful, sunny apt. on No. Prospect available 11/15. $550/mo. plus utilities. caudette@uvm.edu or 802-3420764.
BURLINGTON: Downtown location, room in small house, yard, porch. NS/dogs. Cat OK. M or F. $420/mo. + utils. Avail. immediately. 860-6608. BURLINGTON: Furnished room in 2-bedroom, 1-bath condo. Quiet, nice, w/kitchen use, W/D and parking. Incl. utils. F/Grad. NS/ND/pets. 11/1. $475/mo. 802-865-6810. BURLINGTON: Healthy environment. Off-street parking, cable TV, Adelphia Internet, WI-FI, shared computer, W/D. Medium room, heat, elec., phone, deck, three-season porch. $400/mo. incl. all. 865-9990. BURLINGTON: New North End, 2 prof. women seeking 3rd roommate for spacious apt. $310/mo. + heat/elec. Off-street parking, free laundry, close proximity to bus route! Please call 802-233-5368. NS/pets. BURLINGTON: Queen City Park. Responsible, prof. housemate wanted to share cottage near lake/bike path. W/D. Avail. 11/1 or sooner. $509/mo. + utils. 802-951-1131. BURLINGTON: Responsible, gay-friendly housemate needed to share 3-bedroom home. W/D, parking, on bus line, close to downtown. $425/mo. + dep. + 1/3 utils. Avail. immed. 802658-0302. BURLINGTON: Room avail. in very nice, spacious, Old North End house. Quiet street, porch, hdwd, finished basement, large yard, parking, hot tub, W/D, many extras. $500/mo. + utils. Chris, 802-999-6519. BURLINGTON: Room for rent in 2-bedroom, 3rd-floor apt. on St. Paul St. Share w/prof. musician and dog. Avail. immediately. NS/slobs. $425/mo. + utils. 802363-6847. BURLINGTON: Roommate in 2bedroom apt. 2 blocks from downtown. NS in apt. Coin laundry, off-street pkg. $450/mo. + 1/2 utils. Must be clean, drugfree, but 4:20 friendly. Avail. 11/1. Tim, 802-343-0642. BURLINGTON: Share apt. w/guy and his dog. 1-bedroom in 2bedroom apt. Old North End. $325/mo. Most utils. incl. Call for specifics, 859-0840.
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BURLINGTON: Well-maintained building in decent neighborhood. Near downtown and on busline. $100/mo. Preferences: female, NS, student. 57 Maple St., Apt. #422. 802-658-3517. My profile: http://profiles.yahoo. com/phillip_allen55. CHARLOTTE: Share 3-bedroom home w/one other. Great location. $500/mo. + 1/2 utils. Laney, 802-734-1583. COLCHESTER: Furnished room. Single, female. NS/pets. $450/ mo. incls. utils. 802-922-3035. ESSEX JCT: Large, pleasant bedroom in charming country farmhouse. Near IBM. New paint. Tidy individual, please. NS/dogs. $450/mo. + 1/4 heat, incl. elec./gas dryer. 343-8073, leave message.
ESSEX JCT: Person wanted to share 2-bedroom apt. Drug/alcohol free. Off-street parking, coin-op laundry. Mature, responsible person. $325/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call 878-3120. ESSEX JUNCTION: Roommate wanted immediately. Clean 2bedroom, W/D. $450/mo. + 1/2 utils. No pets. 802-578-3771. HINESBURG: Looking for NS roommate to share my Hinesburg home w/great views. $550/mo. + utilities, M/F. Option for couple to share finished basement. $725/mo. 802-233-0074.
4 housing for rent BOLTON: 3-bedroom house, 2-car, large yard, newly remodeled, on bottom of mountain rd. $1300/ mo. 802-872-4646 or visit depotapartments.home.att.net. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom + apt. in beautiful downtown Victorian building. Avail. immediately or 11/1! Heat incl. Pets negotiable. $1180/mo. Pics/floor plan/ details: www.myburlap.com or call Mark, 802-660-9881.
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www.libertyquestmortgage.com JERICHO: Great pvt. place. 25 min. drive to Burlington. Looking for kind, clean & responsible individual. No pets. $350/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call to inquire, 862-2212 or 899-3244. JERICHO: Young, prof. couple seeks person to sublet part of our spacious cape. Private bath, W/D, ample storage and parking, work space in shop and access to 195 acres of trails, ponds and views! Long, gated driveway that can be tricky in snow. $650/mo. 802-899-1755. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION: 2 blocks from downtown/church st. 2 blocks from waterfront. M/F. NS/ND. 1 large bedroom. $600/mo. incls. everything. 802-238-0293. RICHMOND: Nice 3-bedroom, 2bath, open and spacious inside/ out. Creek, garden, sun and fun! 5 min. to I-89 in country setting. Enjoy 2 other thoughtful, spirited housemates. $450/mo. + 1/3 utils. 802-434-4510. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 1 or 2 bedrooms avail., private bath, DSL, garage, pets OK. $750/mo. + 1/2 utils. 802-373-3418. UNDERHILL: Mature, quiet, clean, responsible, cat-friendly NS to share farmhouse. Refs. + credit check + lease + dep. $395/mo. incl. heat/utils. 802899-3542. VERGENNES: Humorous, middle-aged woman seeks a male willing to clean her 2 bedroom apartment in exchange for free lodging. Call HomeShare Vermont at 802-863-0274 for an application or visit www.Home ShareVermont.org. EHO. WATERBURY: ISO young, prof. F to share spacious apt. Dog friendly. $412/mo. +. W/D, parking, near town center. 802-9515833, evenings. WINOOSKI: Responsible, NS, Grad./prof. to share 2-bedroom apt. $375/mo. + 1/2 utils. Avail. 11/1. Call 802-324-1368.
BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom, North Willard St. Completely renovated. A must see! $750/mo. + utils. No pets, parking. Call before 802-863-9656, before 7 p.m. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom, second floor, parking, gas utils. Avail. 11/1. $650/mo. + utils. No pets. 802-878-6022. BURLINGTON: 1388 North Ave. Very pleasant. 1-bedroom, 1stfloor, parking, cat OK. $750/mo. + utils. Avail. 11/1. 802988-4422. BURLINGTON: 2-3 bedroom, 3floor townhouse. Charming and spacious. W/D, off-street parking. Close to downtown and lake. $1200/mo. + utils. Megan, 862-4152. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom, 1 large bath, very spacious, onsite laundry, quiet neighborhood, on bus line, gas heat, no pets. $850/mo. Avail 11/1. Please call 802-864-9966. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom apt. New carpets/bathroom/paint. Gas heat, parking, walk to downtown. Pets considered. $825/mo. + utils. 802-272-5520.
BURLINGTON: 236 South Winooski Ave. Spacious 1-bedroom, 2nd-floor, off-street parking. NS/pets. $850/mo. incl. heat. Avail. 11/1. 802879-6493. BURLINGTON: 27 North Winooski Ave., 2nd Floor Studio apt. Recent upgrades, carpet & paint. Half block to downtown, laundry. Avail. 1//06. $575/mo. + utils. 802-8936581 or 802-891-2009. BURLINGTON: 3-5 bedroom apt. near UVM. Economical gas heat, parking, lease. Avail. now. $1600/mo. 802-878-3595. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom, 1 large bath, very spacious, on-site laundry, on bus line, parking, gas heat, no pets. Avail. 11/1. $1,050/mo. Call 864-9966. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom apt. Roomy and in great shape. Ward St. Off-street parking, W/D, gas heat, fenced-in yard. Dogs OK. Avail. 12/1. $1185/mo. David, 802-734-1050. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom, stone duplex. 2nd-floor. Hdwd, porch, yard, off-street parking. Near parks and downtown, gas heat. Sorry, no dogs. $900/mo. + utils. Avail. 11/1. 802-238-0790. BURLINGTON: 3/4-bedroom townhouse, close to UVM, off Spear St. 3-levels, 2 entrances, gas heat, 2-bath, W/D, D/W, large yard, parking, new paint and Berber carpet throughout. $1325/mo. +. 802-893-6581 or 802-891-2009. BURLINGTON: 55 South Willard. Beautiful 1-bedroom in Victorian home, off-street parking, gas fireplace. NS/pets. $900/mo. Avail. 10/15. 802-879-6493. BURLINGTON: 60 Wells St. 2bedroom apt. Hdwd, tile kitchen/bath. Larger apt. building in convenient South End location. Gas heat, coin op laundry, off street pkg. $850/ mo. + utils. 802- 893-6581 or 802-891-2009, Avail. 12/05. BURLINGTON: 88 Archibald St. 2-bedroom, 1st-floor apt. Gas heat, parking, no dogs. $725/ mo. + dep. + utils. Call 802-862-5778. BURLINGTON: A furnished studio apt. in New North End. NS/pets. Lease. W/D use. $675/mo. incl. utils. 862-2551.
BURLINGTON LAFOUNTAIN STREET HOME: Come see this spacious and charming 5-bed, 1-bath Colonial home.This home is located in the Old North End with approx. 1,520 sq.ft. of living space and a large walkout basement. Features include an enclosed porch, a large fenced-in back yard, and energy-efficient gas heat. Home is on the bus line and within walking distance to parks, schools, and downtown Burlington. Purchase Price: $195,000 - 80,500 * grant for income-eligible buyers $ 114,500 ** Amount needed to finance www.getahome.org Call Brandy 864-2620 BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom. Chase St. Parking, garage, large yard. New carpet and windows. Freshly painted. No dogs. $825/mo. + utils. 802-862-4007. BURLINGTON: 230 South Winooski Ave. Large efficiency, off-street parking. NS/pets. $600/mo. Avail. 11/1. 802879-6493.
BURLINGTON: Avail. now. 540 St. Paul St. Medium 3-bedroom. Laundry, storage, porch. $1025/mo. Medium 1-bedroom, full bath, pkg., $725/mo. No dogs. 802-862-7467. BURLINGTON: Bissonette Properties. 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom apts for rent. Burlington/ Winooski-area. Avail. immediately. $575-$1300/mo. 864-4449.
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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 he 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., 800-416-2010 Fax: 802-828-2480
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BURLINGTON: Small, spotless, 1x3-LibertyQuest091405 bright 1-bedroom, new kitchen & bathroom, wood floors, garage, parking, yard. NS. $850/mo. + utils. 802-863-3818.
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BURLINGTON: Studio. Avail. COLCHESTER: UVM student 9/13/05 AMUVM, Page 1 now. Clean,9:14 close to seeking roommate in nice, recently renovated. 40 Hickok bright, sunny 2-bedroom apt. Place. $625/mo. 999-5282. NS/pets. Heat & hot water incl. $450/mo. 802-658-5765. BURLINGTON: University BURLINGTON: Clean, upstairs Terrace, sunny and bright, large COLCHESTER VILLAGE: Pierre 2-bedroom apt. off-street pkg., one-bedroom. Recently renovatApts., 1-bedroom, fresh paint, utils. not incl. $850/mo. + dep. ed, hdwd floors, laundry, parknew carpet, $525 - $675/mo. 71 Intervale Ave. Call for appt. ing. Walk to FAHC. Incls. heat incl. utils. No pets. 802-879802-355-3723 or 802-355-3724. and hot water. $900/mo. Avail. 3836. BURLINGTON: Colchester Ave. 11/1. Call 802-999-7008. ESSEX: 2-bedrooms in duplex on Newly remodeled, 4+ bedroom, CHARLOTTE: Charming, country Chapin Road. Remodeled 2.5-bath house. W/D, garage, Cape. Off Spear St. ext. 3-bedkitchen, gas heat, W/D, storage. fenced-in yard, great location. room home, 2-full bath. All 2 floors, high ceilings, screened Pets OK. Short-term lease possiappliances. Beautiful view. No front porch, mountain views. ble. $1600/mo. 802-355-2024. dogs. $1450/mo. 802-425-3687. $950/mo. + utils. 802-879-8688. BURLINGTON: Corner of Lyman CHARLOTTE/FERRISBURGH FAIRFAX: Piece of heaven. 2Avenue & Pine Street. Newly carBORDER: 3-bedroom apt., spabedroom house on Lamoille. peted and painted. Nice locaDiane cious, 2-levels, sunken living Recently remodeled and weather tion. Available now. $750/mo. Moffatt room, large lawns and garden. tight. Great views w/miles of + utils. 802-862-1996. $970/mo. No dogs. 802-767walking trails in back. Pets ok. BURLINGTON: Downtown apart9455. $975/mo. 802-734-0773. ments. Studio and 1-bedroom. COLCHESTER: 2-bedroom lake FAIRFAX/CAMBRIDGE: Large, Great location, very clean. Incl. Call Diane at cottage, deck, big lawn, 10 minunique 2/3-bedroom apt. parking. Walk to hospital/downutes to Burlington. Avail. now. Cathedral ceilings, post-andtown. No pets. Avail. now. $600 802-764-6000 ext. 238 $1050/mo. 10-month lease. 802beam, scenic river frontage. No - $750/mo. 802-777-3038. or Toll Free at 865-9159. smoking. Owner-occupied buildBURLINGTON: Freshly painted 866-535-5390 ext. 238 ing. Avail. now. $1300/mo. incl. COLCHESTER: Avail. immediate3-bedroom condo. W/D, D/W utils. Lease + dep. 802-849ly. Fort Ethan Allen. Mins. to www.libertyquestmortgage.com incl. Pool and garage. Heat/ 6807. downtown/UVM/hospital. 2-bedwater incl. $1500/mo. +. 802BURLINGTON: Spacious 3-level room, 1-bath, new kitchen, large GEORGIA: 1-bedroom ranch 598-3214. townhouse. Attached 2-car porch, hdwd, huge windows, w/60’ porch. $800/mo. on 1BURLINGTON: Front St. 1-bedgarage, storage space, large tiled great light, gas heat, off-street acre. Heated 2-car garage, work room, 2nd-floor, off-street parkmud room, main floor has bright parking, laundry, next to large bench, large laundry room/work ing. Lease + dep. + refs. NS/ open rooms, large kitchen. 2park. Fantastic space, a must room. EIK. D/W, gas range, dogs. $675/mo. + utils. 802bedroom on top level, each see! $1000/mo. + utils. Call pantry, double door refrigerator, 862-4888. w/private bath, closets. Walk to 872-1575 or cryanbvt@aol.com. garbage disposal. Separate dinBURLINGTON: Large 2-bedroom downtown, waterfront, UVM/ ing area. Double wide living COLCHESTER: Beautiful, 2-bedapt. Newly carpeted and paintFAHC. Large shared backyard, room w/oak floors. Screened-in room, 1.5-bath condo w/garage ed. Heat/hot water incl. Full pets OK, NS. $1400/mo. + utils. veranda. Master bedroom fits under. Very modern, updated bath, parking, garbage/snow Avail. immediately. Nice quiet king sized bed w/full bathroom throughout. 1300 sq. ft. removal. Front deck, no pets. 2x3-BCLTshelburne101905 10/18/05 11:28 AM Page 1 space for professionals, grad/ lights. Extra: heat is natural gas, Efficient heating. $1100/mo. $1200/mo. + dep. 802-863med students. Call 802-734electricity, snow and trash 802-893-3507 or 802-373-9999. 9612. 3629. removal, lawn care. Will consider BURLINGTON: Large 3-bedone well behaved dog/cat w/pet room, newly renovated, wood deposit. 1 1/2 miles from exit floors, large, new porch. Avail. 18. 20 mins. north of Burlingnow. $1040/mo. +. Also, ill st o Tw ton. Avail. 12/05. 802-658AFFORDABLE Burlington, 4+ bedroom, new available 0218. ready for renovation, hdwd, W/D hookups, NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES FOR SALE ! in move GRAND ISLE: Elegant 3-bed2nd-floor. Avail 11/1. room, 2-bath. Nice country set$1400/mo. Both Old North End, ting. Garage. No pets. Sec. + ref. off-street parking. Section 8 OK Shelburne req. $1250/mo. 802-848-3984. and pets neg. 802-893-0000. Fourteen 3-bedroom, 1 and 2 bath homes. A HINESBURG: 3-bedroom duplex, BURLINGTON: Large 4-bedroom mix of single family homes, flats and town1-bath. $950/mo.+ dep. Avail. house. Chase St. Excellent condihomes. A prime location on Harbor Road off 11/1. 802-482-4701. tion, new paint. Smoking outof Rt. 7, near Shelburne Elementary and surHUNTINGTON: 2-bedroom, side. Garage. Parking. Large rounded by protected open space. All homes bright, spacious, quiet country yard. Hookups. 1.5-bath. $1500/ come with a garage and a small private yard. setting. $1200/mo. + utils. + mo. + utils. 802-862-4007. 1,126 or 1,332 sq. feet. $188,900 - $196,900 with a $30,000 down paydep. NS/pets. 802-434-3463. BURLINGTON: Mill St. Avail. ment grant for eligible buyers JEFFERSONVILLE: Spacious 2now. $1050/mo. incl. hot water. (mortgage amount: $158,900 - $166,900). bedroom apt. Heat and hot 3-bedroom, dog OK w/ref, WD water incl. Off-street prking. Reserve yours today! hook-ups. Neville Companies, Mins from Smugglers. No dogs. Inc. 802-660-3481, ext. 1021. www.getahome.org • Call Brandy at 864-2620 $700/mo. 802-644-5303. www.nevilleco.com/residence. JERICHO: 1200 sq. ft. 2-bedBURLINGTON: Nice, quiet 1 or room, 2-bath. 1-car garage. 2-bedroom furnished apts. 10 W/D. $1000/mo. + utils. No min. walk to downtown. Utils. & dogs. Refs. req. Call Tom, 862cable incl. Off-street pkg. NS, 9700, ext. 29. temps welcome. $775-$995/mo. BURLINGTON: Spacious, renoCOLCHESTER: Pine Island Rd. JERICHO: 3-bedroom, 1-bath. 802-476-4071. vated, 1-bedroom, hdwd, fireAvail 11/1. $1200/mo. 3-bedGreat house, great location. 2BURLINGTON: Old North End. place, built in bookshelves. room house, 1.5-bath, excellent car garage. Furnished or unfur2-bedroom, $650/mo. + utils. Laundry and parking. 203 condition, country setting, W/D. nished. NS, references. Avail. W/D. Near downtown/bike Shelburne St. Avail. immed. Neville Companies, Inc. 8021/06. $1400/mo. + utils. 802path/schools. NS/Pets. Avail. in $850/mo. + utils. 802-434-5757. 660-3481, ext. 1021. www.nevil 899-5899. November. 802-875-3510, leave 3x5 5/26/05 12:14 PM Page 1 leco.com/residence. JOHNSON: 2-bedroom house message. and 1-bedroom apt. on 300-acre estate. Avail. now through April. Southern exposure, panoramic views, ponds, hiking/ski trails. 25 min. to Stowe/Smuggs. Apt., $700/mo. incl. everything. House, $1300/mo. + utils. 802635-7889. MILTON: 1-bedroom, $700/mo. incls. everything but heat. 802893-7114. MONKTON: Farmhouse, 3-4 bedrooms w/renovated kitchen. 1.5 baths. 90 acres, gardens, pond. Pets neg. $1200-$1325/mo. + utils. NS. 30 mins. to Burlington. 15 mins. to Middlebury. 802-453-6160. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT: Enjoy it from one of our spacious, upscale houses, condos or apartments in the greater Burlington, Waterbury, Montpelier area. Choose from among short term or long, city or rural, one, two or three story, one, two or three bedroom, one or two baths. W/D, two car garage, steams and acreage. $650 - $1795/mo. Parkside Properties, 407 Barre St., Montpelier. 802-229-0004. MORETOWN RIVER HOUSE: $1600/mo. 4+ bedrooms, gas heat, new appliances, recently renovated, fieldstone fireplace, large living room, great views of the Mad River, 2-bath, 2-acre lot, yard and garden. 802-4963980.
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BURLINGTON: 2-room office suite. 330 sq. ft. on College St. Avail. immed. 863-4634. BURLINGTON: Waterfront. Distinctive and unique office/ retail space. Environmentally friendly and affordable. Main Street Landing, Melinda Moulton, 802-864-7999. www.mainstreetlanding.com. RICHMOND: Retail or office space, downtown. 700 sq. ft. or 1050 sq. ft. Shared or divided. Call Cindy, 802-434-5299.
WILLISTON: 2 offices available on S. Brownell Rd. Office 1: 152 square feet. Office 2: Suite w/365 square feet. Both offices include reception area, kitchen, deck, cable access and ample parking. Three other professional tenants in building. Great location. Call 860-2211 or 865-6233.
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STUDIO/LIVING SPACE: Top floor, newly created studio apt. 860 sq. ft. Ground floor, studio space/workshop for artist/artisan/craftsperson, 800 sq. ft. Rt. 100 in Granville. Entire building to one tenant. $850/mo. + utils. 802-496-3927.
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SEVEN DAYS W O R K SPACE MORETOWN: River view, large SHELBURNE: 2-bedroom, 11x1-mortgage-022305 4:18 PMW/D, Page unique 1-bedroom apt. 9/12/05 A/C, 1all deck, bath, 2nd-level, w/loft, beam ceilings, very light, new construction. NS/pets. yard, garden, gas heat. $1350/mo. Call Ken, 802-233$800/mo. 802-496-3980. 1471. SHELBURNE: Nice 2-bedroom, 1-bath. Bay Road. Very clean. Free Cats okay. $700/mo. incls. Pre-Approval! water. Call 336-314-9922. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 2-bedMark R. Chaffee room, 1-bath, new kitchen/win(802) 658-5599 x11 dows/flooring. Near bus. $1150/ mo. + heat/elec. 878-4218. SOUTH BURLINGTON: 2-bedNORTH FERRISBURG/LONG room, 1-level living. Spacious POINT: Large 1-bedroom apt. in w/deck, green space, attached farmhouse. Lake and fields garage, W/D. A little larger than abound. NS/Pets. $690/mo. + most, off Spear St., near utils. + sec. dep. 802-425-7070. Stonehedge. $1350/mo. ShortPANTON, LAKE CHAMPLAIN: term possible. Call Mike, 802Year-round home. 3-bedroom, 2655-3377, ext. 256. bath, fully furnished, NS. One SOUTH BURLINGTON: 2-beddog considered, sorry, no cats. room, 2-bath, 2-enclosed parkAvail. 11/01 through 5/1/06. ing spaces, fully applianced with $995/mo. + utils. 802-388-4318. W/D. $1200/mo. heat/hot water RICHMOND: 2-bedroom w/porch incl. Call Lee, 802-655-3333, in village. $800/mo. Heat/ ext. 249. water/sewer incl. Dep. req. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Just renAvail. 11/1. 802-434-3796 or ovated 2-room apt. (Large bed802-434-3398. room and large living room) and RICHMOND VILLAGE: 1-bedfull bath. W/D, garage, private room apt. Bright, cheerful and entrance. Access to kitchen newly renovated. Avail. 11/1. upstairs in quiet owner-occupied Year lease. Cats OK. $725/mo. house. Beautiful, large private 802-363-8704. yard, gardens, woods, near bike RICHMOND VILLAGE: Duplex, path/bus. Simply furnished or 3-bedroom, W/D hookup, unfurnished. NS/pets. Avail. NS/pets, appliances. $1000/mo. 11/1. $500/mo. or $400/mo. for + deposit, lease and utils. 802Mon.-Fri. rental. 802-862-4153. 434-2489. SOUTH BURLINGTON: Twin S. BURLINGTON: Large, newlyOaks, 2-bedroom, 1st floor, end renovated efficiency. New appliunit, gas heat, carport, pool, ances. On busline. Private parkW/D. No pets. $975/mo. 802ing. Utils. incl. Nice yard. 893-8249. $700/mo. Pets. neg. 864-0228.
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MILTON: 1840s Classic Post-andbeam farmhouse. 2600 sq. ft. 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 3.1 acres, scenic road. Totally restored. $398,000. Call to see today, motivated sellers! 802893-6291.
ADDISON: Amazing 3300 sq. ft., three-floor cathedral ceiling "lighthouse" home with 1100 sq. ft. wrap-around deck overlooking Lake Champlain/ Adirondack Mountains. Beach/lake access. $425,000. Bill and Shari, 759-2985.
MALLETTS BAY: Spectacular 5000 sq. ft. home on two private acres with 350 ft. of westerly view lakefront. For details: www.mallettsbaylakefront.com.
SOUTH HERO: Lake view, beach, WATERBURY: 1-bedroom, modWINOOSKI: 1-bedroom, spacious, 3+ bedroom, 2-bath, garage, 20 ern, high ceilings, skylights, all kitchen, living room w/French min. to Burlington, 1-year lease. appliances, central yet private doors into dining room (could be Available Feb. 1. $1800/mo. + village location. Elec. incl. No another bedroom). 2-porches. utils., 802-372-5257. pets. $900/mo. 802-244-6111. Parking, gas heat. $725/mo. + utils. Call 802-877-6339. SOUTH HERO: Lakefront, furWATERBURY: 2-bedroom + nished house, 3+bedroom, 2-bath, den/office, new duplex rental, WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom, dogs beach, dock and mooring. pastoral setting, seconds to Exit negotiable, clean, hdwd, new Spectacular views, sunsets. 20 10, 1.5-bath, all new appliances, windows, 2 porches, tub shower, min. to Burlington. NS. Pets patio, heated-tile floors. 5-star dining room, off-street parking negotiable. Avail. 11/1-6/1. energy rating. $1250/mo. + for 2. Avail. 11/1. $950/mo. $1000/mo. + utils. 802-434-6470. utils. 802-244-6111. 802-233-1556. northernproper ty@together.net. SOUTH HERO: Rt. 2 in Keeler’s WESTFORD: Farmhouse, Rt. 128, Bay. 3-bedroom, w/stove and 3-4 bedroom, 2-bath, snow WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom unit, fridge. $1200/mo. + utils. + sec. removal, riding ring, horse boardnear Saint Michael’s and I 89. dep. 802-879-7275 or 802ing option. NS/pets. Lease, dep., Easy access to Burlington. Incls. 372-4509. 1st month’s rent. Avail. immed. heat. Year lease. One cat allowed. $1200/mo. Jean, 802-229-1038. $900/mo. 802-846-7849. SOUTH HERO: West shore beach, spectacular Victorian, 3+ WESTFORD: Unfurnished apartWINOOSKI: 2-bedroom w/2 bedroom, 2-bath, garage, 20 ment 2 large bedrooms. W/D. 9/12/05 porches, hdwd, shower, 1x1-mortgage-022305 4:18 PM tubPage 1 new minutes to Burlington, 1-year Private entrance. Excellent conappliances, upstairs in duplex. lease, available Feb. 1, $2200/ dition. $850/mo. + utils. + dep. Off-street parking for 2, dogs mo. + utils, 802-372-5257. 802-862-0032 or 802-578-2536. negotiable. NS. Avail. 10/1. $850/mo. 802-233-1556. STOWE: 1-bedroom apt. West Hill. Pastoral setting, pools, WINOOSKI: 3-bedroom, 1-bath Free waterfalls, swimming/skating apartment w/parking. Newly Pre-Approval! pond, trails, gardening. Heat/ remodeled. Close to downtown. elec., D/W and W/D provided. Cats OK. $1050/mo. Please call Mark R.Chaffee Unfurnished. NS. 4WD vehicle Sarah 802-233-2212. (802) 658-5599 x11 recommended. $975/mo. + DishTV WINOOSKI: Avail. now. and DSL options. 802-253-2121. Renovated, medium-size, 2-bedVERGENNES: 2-bedroom, newly room, full bath, gas, pkg., no WILLISTON: Country setting, 1renovated, energy-efficient apt. pets. $850/mo. 802-862-7467. bedroom, no pets, avail. 11/1. Easy walk to town. $1000/mo. WINOOSKI: Large 1+bedroom, $650/mo. incl. utils. + deposit. incl. heat/hot water, garage and owner-occupied duplex. 2nd (802) 878-6054 or (802) snowplowing. First, last and sec. floor. 2 porches, W/D hookup. 878-5099. NS/pets. Call 802-877-3280. Pets negotiable. Very convenient location. Offstreet pkg. $925/ 5x4-musclecarblk&wht 10/25/05 9:23 AM Page 1 mo. + utils. + $800 sec. application/credit check. Avail. 12/1. 802-655-2705.
SOUTH BURLINGTON: $355,000. 4BURLINGTON: Victorian-style bedroom 3.5-bath, 2200+ sq. ft. duplex 1900 sq. ft. owner-occupied Colonial. Large corner lot, eat-in duplex is an excellent rental investkitchen, family room w/gas fireplace, ment property or a great home/ formal dining room/living room. office. 2 blocks from the lake/ Beautiful new master suite w/custom Church St. 3-4 car driveway, private New roof 11/04. 802-658Burlington-101905 10/17/05tile. 12:18 PM Call Page 1 10:30 AM Page 1 backyard. $259,000. 802-425-2274 5845 for appointment or visit or 802-238-7028 or visit www.picket www.geocities. com/sweetpea91899/ fencepreview.com. house_pics.html for more photos.
BURLINGTON: Vermont House Condo. 2nd-floor unit w/balcony overlooking City Hall Park. Hdwd, large windows and French doors. 2bedroom, 1.5-bath. Heat/AC incl. in condo fee. Offered at $248,000. 802-658-8088 or http://mysite. verizon.net/131main201.
WINOOSKI: Large, renovated 36 bedroom, 2-bath. Avail. now. $1800/mo. Call Anne or Brian, 802-660-3026.
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BURLINGTON: 1939 colonial 2 blocks from University. Immaculate 3 bedroom home on private landscaped lot. Features fireplace, central air, hardwood floors, plaster walls and walk-up attic. Office/den w/separate entrance connects to main house via screened breezeway. 352 Pearl St. $499,900. Mark 802-238-5382 or mrc9@aol.com
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BURLINGTON: Large 4-bedroom house. 2 rooms avail. 1 furnished. On bike path/busline. Quiet house. Prof/grad. student. NS/pets. W/D. $425/mo. incls. all. 802-864-3412. BURLINGTON: Unique house, near UVM, gas heat. $400/mo. Avail. now. 802-878-3595. COLCHESTER: Furnished room. Prefer SF, NS, NP. $450/mo., incl. utils. 802/922-3035. ESSEX JUNCTION: Avail. 10/29. $500/mo. furnished bedroom. $700/mo. full carpeted, finished basement. Incls. utils. + use of kitchen. NS. W/D, 3 mins. to IBM. References and dep. req. 802-363-2285. SOUTH BURLINGTON: $500/mo. + 1/3 utils. Lovely home. NS/pets. Six month lease, first + last req. 802-324-5043.
4 situations wanted BURLINGTON: Room available in exchange for child care. Mom seeks responsible, creative caregiver for 8-year-old boy. Healthconscious household. Reliable car necessary. Details to be negotiated. 802-951-9379.
SEARCHING FOR home setting in the Burlington area to bring my kids for three nights every other week and one night on alternate weeks. Willing to pay rent. Please call Marc at 802482-6753.
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BURLINGTON: School St. Garage/ warehouse space area. 1-car garage, $75/mo. 2-car garage, $150/mo. Both have an overhead door. 802-862-4888.
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BURLINGTON: Sublet 1-bedroom beautifully furnished apartment December through April. Close to UVM/Hospital. Hdwd. floors, eat-in kitchen, two porches, off-street pkg, sunny! NS/pets. $975/mo. includes utils. (802)598-1266.
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KIRBY: Country cabin, amid forest, fields. Hike or xc-ski out the door. Mins. to Burke Ski Area, restaurants. 1 double, 1 twin. Views. $500/week. 802-626-3017.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON 39 Winding Brook Dr. Charming 2BR, 1.5 bath townhome in highly-desirable location. Wood laminate floor, good storage, many great features. Open 11:45 AM Page 1 5/2/05 Addison050405 House Sunday, 10/30, 11-2pm. Buyer brokers welcome. ph: 660-2660. $197,500.
WILLISTON: Unique 3-bedroom, 1bath, 1400 sq.. ft., remodeled throughout. Spacious kitchen opens to sunken living room w/vaulted ceiling and fieldstone fireplace. open to Large MalletsBay050405 5/3/05 9:19 AMdeckPage 1 spacious private backyard. Reduced from $229,900 to $217,500, highly motivated seller. 802-660-8311.
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ADVENTUROUS, KIND AND INTELLIGENT, DWPF, 48 YO: Smuggs area. ISO educated, employed and happy SWM, 47-57 YO, w/wonderful group of friends, strong sense of self and love of life. Excited for open conversations, good food, laughing, and outdoor thrills. 9559
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ISO INTELLIGENT LIFE: YOUNG, TRIM, irreverent, 60ish, contrary mélange of country/city, classy/unpretentious, educated/no snob, opinionated/open-minded, romantic/not sappy, Bach/blues, Flynn/cheap thrills, left/un-PC. ISO laughs w/thinking M w/healthy sense of the ridiculous. 9218 DON’T LIKE LEAF PEEPING ALONE. ISO M, 35-50 YO, NS, that likes to hike and see the trees up close and personal. The best view is from the top of a mountain. Love dancing is a +. 9132 HONEST, LIVELY, ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH, almost slim woman of (gasp!) 60, whose interests are mainly cultural and intellectual. Would like to share time w/similar man. 9121
DO YOU LIKE TRAVELING THE BACK roads in fall? Having someone to be your best friend and lover? ISO a 50 YO+ romantic to enjoy the best of what’s ahead. 9383
32 YO, CELTIC WOMAN LOOKING FOR HER SWM, 23-39 YO knight in shinning armor who is chivalrous, outgoing, fun, energetic, adventurous and athletic/in shape for friendship w/possibility for LTR... Creativity & tattoos are a definite plus! 9558
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CEREBRAL/PLAYFUL, MODERATELY unconventional, irreverent, progressive iconoclast, finely aged, NS. Would like to meet bluegrass to baroque muse-ical guy w/grassroots social conscience, shared values and compatible pheromones. 50s(?), finely aged, NS. Extend the warmth of summer. 9120
LAID BACK, INTELLIGENT, SWM, 28 YO. Adorable, professional, workaholic of a man. ISO a cute, fun, chill lady, 23-32 YO, who enjoys beverage, good food and the simpler things in life. Someone who is independent and uniquely beautiful. 9594
SWF, 20 YO, 5’4, 125 LBS., LOCAL UVM student looking for fun and possible relationship. Seeking 20-25 YO M. Enjoy music, snowboarding, drinking and movies. Let’s see what happens! 9111
AUTUMNAL REPOSE! REFLECTIVE, EDUCATed, athletic, gentle and wise 50 YO SWM seeks slender, compassionate, NS, SWF, 4250 YO w/a penchant for animals, Scrabble and nature walks. Mulled cider awaits you! 9494
WARM THE COMING COOL NIGHTS BESIDE a lovely lady, 50s, who lives a balanced life, knows what she likes but is open to change. Would love to share a day, a week, a life w/someone open and passionate. 9098
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW? SWM, 48 YO, optimistic, honest, healthy, caring and active runner. Looking for a woman who loves to share, smile and enjoys friends. Adventurous yet loves the glow of a warm fire to snuggle w/wine. 9480
46 YO DWF, PLUS-SIZE, LOSING WEEKLY. Friend of Bill W. Seeks same in 40 YO + SWM: NS, tall, educated, well-read, prof., no small kids. Emotionally available and financially stable only. Love jazz and books. Humble, monogamous, spiritual and affectionate, please. 9096
40 YO HIKER, MOUNTAIN BIKER, RUNNER. Looking for someone to share my adventures. Left leaning and in good shape. Looking for same. It’s cold here, let’s keep each other warm. 9471
men > women SWM WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR WHO is very/affectionate. Enjoys long sensual kissing and warm hugs. Likes to admire a woman’s beauty and her smile by candlelight. Call if you like to get together for compliments and conversation. 9496 LAID BACK, INTELLIGENT, SWM 28 YO, adorable, professional, workaholic of a man. ISO a cute, fun, chill lady, 23-32 YO, who enjoys beverages, good food and the simpler things in life. Someone who is independent and uniquely beautiful. 9593 ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, KEEN MIND, dancing soul, kind, romantic, passionate, athletic African American man seeks that special someone between 35-45 YO possessing a kind heart, open mind, romantic soul to dance through life with. 9589 SWM, 29 YO, ISO A FUN-LOVING WOMAN who enjoys movies, walks, the outdoors, car rides, cuddling and can teach me to dance. Coffee first. Chocolate lover a must. 9586 SWM, 42 YO, LAID BACK. MORE COMfortable one-on-one than in group settings. Enjoys all kinds of activities both indoors and out. Willing to try most anything once. ISO SF who fits similar description. Age/race unimportant. NS/ND. 9581
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GROW OLD with. SWM, 47 YO, love travel, beaches, sun, museums, concerts, good food, good wine and good company. Would love someone to do all or some of the above with. I don’t expect love right away, just companionship. 9467 BEST FRIEND AND LOVER: SWM, YOUNG 42 YO smoker, good build and looks. Seeks slender to average woman, 30-52 YO, who’s not afraid to be herself. Must enjoy classic rock, good food and drink and is as affectionate as me. LTR possible. 9462 ROMANTIC AND ADVENTUROUS 46 YO, HDM, enjoys the outdoors, sports, into healthy lifestyle, traveling, looking to meet someone to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. 9410 NOTHING FANCY: 50 YO, NS DM W/ great smile, gentle heart. Seeking F who is highly conscious, self-aware, spiritual, not afraid to meet w/vulnerability and passion. Friendship integral. 9406 SWM, YACHT CAPTAIN, RECENTLY RELOcated to VT. 50s, in great shape, ISO trim and fit lady, 30-50 YO for companionship and fun, who desires exciting outdoor adventure and peaceful fireside sharing. I enjoy a mature but young, thinking woman, emotionally avail. that fully loves being a woman. I am emotionally, spiritually and financially secure. Light drink and smoke OK. Country home and studio in Costa Rica. Open to LTR ? 9397 NEVER SAY NEVER: DWPM, 49 YO, TALL, dark and handsome, not much money, athletic, communicator, spiritual, optimistic, like movies, dinner. Looking for love, no substitute. ISO pretty, sexy woman who wants the same. 9385
SWM, 36 YO ISO FUN, CUTE, CARING, FIT SWF, 30-36 YO. I like to hike, laugh, music, dogs, being creative. 9384 SWM, 48 YO, D/D-FREE, TALL, SLIM, athletic, fit, multi-interests in the arts, sports and social activism. ISO single, attractive, healthy, fit, NS, D/D-free, any race, 30-55 YO F for casual or LTR. 9377 EASY TO LOVE. ND, 28 YO SWM. I MISS giving massages, cuddling and sharing my thoughts and feelings w/somebody. I love to sing, write poetry, bowl and more. ISO 28-35 YO SF who is educated and appreciates compliments and affection. 9374 47 YO SM INTO BOOKS, MOVIES AND HIKing. Looking for nice, smart, loving SF for possible LTR. ND. 9373 SWM, 44 YO, 5’11, 210 LBS., NS, HAPPY, healthy, considerate, communicative, playful, strong, gentle, cuddly, multi-dimensional, well traveled, musical, physically active, even-tempered, financially stable homeowner w/blossoming forehead, beautiful eyes and radiant heart. Please be: near Burlington, easygoing, affectionate, candid, exercising regularly, willing to travel, without full-time kids. 9300
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31 YO SWM SEEKING SOMEONE HONEST, caring and mature. Not into drinking or drugs. Prefer NS. Between 19-42 YO for long walks, snowboarding, motorcycles, dinner, movies, camping. For dating and just seeing what happens. 9293
BLUE-COLLAR GUY, WHITE-COLLAR MIND. SWM, 36 YO, 5’10, stocky, 250 lbs. Brown hair, blue/green eyes. ISO F between 26-42 YO, that is intelligent, easygoing and romantic. For companionship, possible LTR. 9197
SWM, 42 YO, 6’, 200 LBS. INTELLIGENT, handsome, sensitive, etc. Who are you? Does your heart sing? Your laughter, I want to look into your eyes, wonder and giggle and praise life. Laugh w/me. 9289
WM, 37 YO, 190 LBS., 5’11, SEEKING F. I’m a romantic at heart. I like movies, snuggling and long walks in the park. Looking for romance and candlelight dinners out or, even better, at home. 9196
WHIPS, CHAINS AND LEATHER: ISO women who are into the same and will try anything once. I’m single, 5’5, 135 lbs. Have toys to please you. Anyone interested, just call and leave number. Will answer all calls. 9285
SWM LOOKING FOR SWF, 30-50 YO WHO enjoys a lot of TLC. I love to walk, cuddle, dance. Trustworthy, honest, no head games. Seeking SWF w/same interests who loves to be pampered. 9194
OPTIMISTIC, SWEET AND RESPONSIBLE SWM, 42 YO, 5’11”. Kids OK. Love to be romantic. Want to know more? Try me. 9284 ACTIVE, HAPPY, DWPF, 49 YO, ENJOYS kayaking, riding, hike, alpine and Nordic skiing, movies, fine dining, cooking, reading, travel, home repair, biking, kids, dogs, conversation. Looking for someone to hang out with and do stuff. 9232 40 YO DWM, SEEKING F, 21-40 YO FOR friendship or LTR. Love to go for walks, movies, dinner or just cuddling. Love children. Get back to me and let’s see what can happen. 9225 WANTED: EX-PORN STAR OR WANNABE. In-shape 45 YO SM looking for same. Not bald. D/D-free, you be, too. LTR desired. No fatties. Skiers a +. Romantic gentleman at your disposal. Life is too short. 9214
SM, NS, MID-AGED, 5’9, 150 LBS., LIKE jazz, poetry, nature hiking, running, children, drawing, folk guitar, books, art, writing, photography, philosophy, woodworking, warm conversations, romantic times. Seeks a caring, open-minded, relaxed, NS woman. Respect, honesty and warm friendship for a foundation. 9192 36 YO, SEXY, ESTABLISHED, FAITHFUL, fit DWM, 5’8” seeks friendship for adventurous outdoor activities. You: 23-36 YO, sexy, sharing, caring, pleasing, teasing, faithful, like getting dirty twisting sheets or playing. Must enjoy some time w/young son if considering LTR. 9190 SWM, 38 YO, HANDSOME M LOOKING TO meet a nice lady between 24-42 YO for LTR. Start out as friends and then see. I am 5’7, 165 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair. 9150
Willy I am a delightful, easy-going guy who just wants some tender love and a place to call home. Good day, my name is Willy and I am a very handsome 10-year-old neutered male White Shepherd/Husky mix. I am a sweet and mellow guy looking for a family with kids of any age who will respect my age and limitations. I’m really too old to participate in HSCC’s behavior assessments – besides I don’t need much beyond a warm, comfy place to sleep, a nice yard, and a lot of love. I get along with other dogs and with cats too. Although I don’t require much exercise, I really enjoy going for car rides and for walks. I also still have the get up and go to play at times! I have captured the hearts of everyone at HSCC and now I’d like to capture yours! If you love animals and would like to help us out and have a fun time too, join HSCC at their Hoot ~n~ Howl Event at the Old Lantern in Charlotte on Saturday, November 5th. It should be a howling good time! Visit me at HSCC, 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 pm or Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. 862-0135.
31 YO SWM, 6’, BROWN HAIR, BROWN eyes, musician. Looking for SWF, 21-35 YO for fun, movies, biking, etc. I’m easygoing and romantic. Leave message if interested. 9140 DO NICE GUYS REALLY FINISH LAST? Say it isn’t so! 44 YO DWPM, NS, in shape, hiker, camper, cyclist, canoeist ISO caring, sharing sincere S or DWPF, NS, 35-50 YO. I will never stop believing in the magic of love! 9133 SWM, 25 YO, 6’, CURLY, BROWN HAIR. Enjoys computers, books, music, hiking, fine dining, philosophy. Have a great job, nice apartment. I’m agreeable, intelligent, open-minded, witty and carefree. ISO pretty SF w/a sharp mind. 9131 ATTRACTIVE, ARTISTIC, TOLERANT, BIGhearted, sexy, well-traveled, 40s, European DPM, financially/emotionally secure ISO trustful, intellectually and spiritually stimulating relationship w/attractive, independent, open-minded Asian woman. No head games. 9114 ME: GOOD-LOOKING 21 YO SWM WHO IS spontaneous, caring, loves movies, books, hip-hop concerts, traveling and import tuning. Holla back. 9110 SEARCHING FOR A HEART: DWM, LOW 50s, 5’9, 150 lbs., youthful, open-minded, desirable and adventurous. Recreational biker, hiker, boater, skier. Love travel, music and movies. Seeking someone to share laughter and fun times. 9109 BIG, TALL, HANDSOME HUNK, 6’1, 230 lbs., good build, athletic, enjoy the outdoors, bicycling, swimming, hiking and sun bathing. Ready to open the windows of my heart to a warm, caring and sensitive F w/same interests. Let’s talk. 9108 SWPM, 55 YO FIT, FULL-TIME LOVER OF life, part-time father, tie-dyed-in thehemp hippie, happy, hardworking, humane, sense of humor, art, beauty, wonder, sensitive, sensual, soul searching, sunlit, wind riding, China Cat Sunflower. ISO similar someone else. 9104 ENJOY LIFE TOGETHER! DWM, YOUNG, 42 YO, smoker, seeks slender to averagebuilt woman, 30-52 YO, who enjoys classic rock, dancing, good food and drink, camping, Nascar, sports, Jacuzzi, movies and can be as affectionate as me. 9100
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>> PLACE ONE FOR FREE women > women ONE LOVELY LADY ISO LTR W/ANOTHER vibrant, alive, brilliant spirit! Love nature, stimulating conversation, creativity, world travel, languages, dancing to all kinds of beautiful world rhythms and more! No overeaters, smokers, drinkers, bisexuals or casual physical encounters! 9567 SOFTLY ROUNDED TOMBOY SEEKS F. Honest, aware, literate and good with knots. Sex first, then? No strings, just ropes. Intelligence is sexy, but really good in bed works, too. 9491 BI WOMAN’S DREAM OR BEST OF BOTH worlds? 38 YO, pre-op MTF TS lesbian. ISO friendship first and possible LTR. Great convos, being true to self, progressive views count most. Are you the one? 9488 I’M A 26 YO BEAUTIFUL, B, NONJUDGmental, humorous and fun-loving F w/ love on my mind. I love movies, etc. Cuddling is a must. ISO someone special to share LTR w/no head games or emotional games. 9464 HELLO OUT THERE. LATE 50S, SINGLE, educated prof. w/many interests. Seeking similar, friends, LTR. Let’s meet. Call me. 9460 ARE YOU SINGLE? HAVE A SINGLE GAL pal? Looking to make new friends or (gasp) date? We are two warm, intelligent, fun-loving dyke buddies who love meeting new people but hate the bar scene. Imagine - a blind double date! 9398 INTELLIGENT, FUNNY, CARING, HONEST, did I mention attractive? Professional, seeking pretty much the same. Don’t forget sexy. If you have a butch-y side, but are not butch-obssessed, give me a call. Looking to get to know someone w/some fun on the side. 9224 35 YO LOOKING TO SPEND TIME W/A new friend who is authentic and complements my interests. Travel, leisurely strolls, movies, simple, thought-provoking discussions and more. ND, NS, NA, no games, honesty a must. Not currently looking for relationship. 9124
men > men GM, 60’S, IN SHAPE. INTO MUSIC, antiques, outdoors, gardening, local traveling. ISO similar for dating, LTR. All calls answered. 9588
FIT, MATURE 60 YO +, HIGHLY CHARGED, versatile, experienced, endowed, culture and nature lover. Burlington area. Looking to share good times in/out of doors. What’s your taste? Why not give it a try? 9382 55 YO BEAR SEEKS CUT M W/ORAL FIXAtion for give-and-take get-togethers. St. Albans area. Age, race unimportant. 9322 GM NEEDING AUTUMN IN VT AND NOT to modulate into thin air. Who cares, you ask? Maybe me. Write me a letter or leave me a message, I need companionship, the modality of living in VT, as is, with fall foliage appearing before our very eyes. 9309 AM ISO TOP M, 21-45 YO. MUST BE IN good shape, discreet, not overweight, not fem. Burlington area only. W/B/LM a +. 9305 M COMPANION WANTED: GWM, 32 YO, good-looking, average build. Seeking someone, 18-40 YO only, for casual dating. Like to go to the movies, bowling, out to eat or watching movies at home. 9283 LOOKING FOR HOT GUYS UNDER 25 YO who want complete servicing on demand. No reciprocation necessary. Just kick back and relax. I’m attractive, 32 YO and love to please. I’ve got the place. I’m discreet. Hell, I’ll even drive! 9282 LET THE PROFESSOR TEACH YOU HOW TO love and be wanted. I am a good-looking GBM, early 40s, 155 lbs., 5’9, professional. ISO LTR. Into M who have a social-justice orientation. 9226 BIWM, 40S, LOOKING FOR COLLEGE GUY who would like a weekend getaway to study and relax in country home. Hot tub available. No drugs/smokers. Call w/name and number. 9191 60 YO, 6’5, 240 LBS., SEEKS SIMILAR for LTR. I enjoy dining out, quiet nights together. Give me a call. You will not be disappointed. 9188 BIWM, 40 YO, WELL-EDUCATED AND well-hung. New to this game, but excited. If interested in a great time of fun and friendship, please call. You won’t be disappointed. All ages and races, please feel free to call. Thanks. 9146 26 YO SGM, CHISELED BODY, GOODlooking, seeking SGM for fun, games, conversation and possible LTR. Love to play, talk and touch. Let’s talk! 9137
bi seeking ? CURIOUS MA 37 YO BIM SEEKS SAME for fun. Any age. NS, D/D-free. Southern Addison County. Let’s explore together. 9421
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MACU LOOKING FOR BIF FOR SOME FUN. Would like long-term friendship, not just a one-time thing, 9375 SWM 50S ISO FEMALES OR COUPLES FOR adult fun, can film, clean and discreet. 9321
MABIF LOOKING FOR DOMINANT BIF. I’ve been bad and need a spanking. Will you punish me? Willing to please. You: discreet, fun and love being in control. Call, I promise you will not be disappointed. 9320
WANTED: CU, WOMEN AND SELECT M FOR the premier swing event of the year! Will be hosted in Burlington area in November. Please call to respond to reserve your spot. A few spots will be available for select SM. 9189
A SWEET BLONDE IN CENTRAL VT AREA looking for F, 25-45 YO for fun and frolic. Must be outgoing, flexible and at least average shape. Big boobs a +. No games, single guys or CU, please. 9311
PIERMONT, N.H. FOR ADULT FUN. AGE, race not important. Can entertain in our home. Cleanliness and discretion very important. MA CU or single CU only. We check our mail often. 9105
BIWDM ISO MIDDLE-AGED M FOR DIScreet encounters. Can travel or entertain. Day or evenings. 9306
NEW YORK STATE: CU SEEKING BF FOR adult fun. This will be our first time. A + if you are first-timer. Some experience OK. Any race or age. All calls will be answered. Please be discreet, young children. 9101
LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL FRIEND THAT likes to go out yet can have fun at home alone and likes to have sex a lot. Be honest, D/D-free. If you’re looking for a discreet good time, give me a call. 9235 BIM, 31 YO, LOOKING FOR SHE-MALE FOR erotic, full-body massage. Let me work my fingers in and out. Lingerie a must. No LTR, see where it goes! 9212
just friends DO YOU LOVE THE OUTDOORS? I AM A 30-something SWM interested in making friends w/other M/F who enjoy hiking, backcountry/XC skiing, winter hiking, snowshoeing and nature observation. The snow will be here before we know it! 9400 40-SOMETHING YO M SEEKS COFFEE AND conversation companions of any gender, age or background. I live in Chittenden County but am able to use some gasoline to get caffeine if you live elsewhere. Respond to box. 9371 IN 1950 I CAME HERE AS A BABY GIRL and now I’m wondering, where are all the “boys” who like Celtic music, dancing, coffee-shop conversations, gentle walks in the woods and through city streets? 9234
couples seeking... DELIRIOUSLY KINKY, CU, DOMINANT M, 44 YO and BI submissive F, 35 YO, ISO a BI F. Switch crotch deep in a field of erotic possibility. The gestalt of your passions incls. both humble servitude and administrative whip-kitten. 9576
women seeking... SHY, SUBMISSIVE, 34 YO, ASIAN American seeking M, F or Cu to dominate me. New to personals. Need to be discreet. I am lonely and don’t get a chance to meet people. Please call and show me the ropes. 9573 LARGE, LOVELY LADY, 56 YO, INTELLIgent, literate, compassionate, senses of honor, perspective, humor. Enjoy simple and sophisticated pleasures. Seeks BI M having similar qualities for polyamorous relationship. Able to have intelligent conversations, laugh at life and have sense of adventure. 9487 SWF 25 YO LOOKING FOR A SBM FOR sexual fun. Must be 26-36 YO, single, D/D free. 8”+. Non-selfish and willing to please like I am. 9483
men seeking... 45 YO GM ISO IN SHAPE SLAVE/BOI type for weekend play. Possible LTR. Call, we can talk and see if we can make the scene. 9585 M, IN 30’S, SEEKS ALL DIRTY WOMEN. Let’s get dirty, call me. All are welcome. 9584 LOOKING FOR FRIEND W/BENEFITS. MAN late fifties w/a great body looking for females for adult fun. Any age, any race. If you like what you see when we meet, let’s go for it. 9564
SKILLED TRADESMAN WHO ENJOYS using my mind as well as my hands. Seeks women 25-45 YO. Qualifications: intelligence, maturity, financial security. SM, 29 YO, confident, well read, imaginative, and loves to indulge in women. 9557 30 YO SWPM LOOKING FOR SEX W/OLDER women that want it and don’t get it. Any age, size, color. You will not regret it. 9482 WM, 35 YO, 6’4”, 220 LBS., ISO SMOOTHbodied dudes for fantasy fulfillment and no-strings, discreet fun. Make me yours, let’s play. Under 25 YO only, please. Muscular, hung a +. 9470 SWM, 33 YO, BLONDE, 5’10”, 165 LBS., clean-shaven. Seeking fun w/playful F for bedroom romps. You: young, petite and sexy. If married, I can be discreet. I’ll make your day. 9463 31 YO M LOOKING FOR BI OR BI-CURIous F w/nice, sexy body. Do you like to show off your body? Interested in exploring sexually? Let’s hook up. 9425 WELL ENDOWED? 8” OR LONGER? YOU’RE my M! 50 YO SBIM will appreciate you the way you deserve. Montpelier area is best, but will gladly travel further. I am extremely discreet and will respect your needs. 9418 SUBMISSIVE 35 YO, 165 LBS., CD ISO dominant 40-50 YO M for fun or possible LTR. You can dress me up in whatever you desire. I won’t disappoint. 9381 40 YO MAWM, ATTRACTIVE, FIT, WELL endowed, generous, orally talented. Love to give, never receive. ISO orally talented F, 18-35 YO. Give a little, get a lot. Looks unimportant. Nice butt a +. 9370 THIS SUGAR DADDY AWAITS YOUR CALL, so let the fun and games begin. Time is wasting, give me a call. All calls answered. 9295 SWM, 42 YO, 165 LBS., VERY SWEET AND friendly. Looking for F for massage exchange once or twice/month. No money or sex. Trust established first, then clothing-optional. Honesty and integrity a must. Like to wear a Speedo. Attractive, slender to medium desired. 9294 PASSIONATE FIREMAN ISO HOT, PASSIONate, sexy F needing a volunteer, long-hose fireman w/experience, to extinguish her raging, hot fire. Emergency service can be obtained by calling this ad number. No drugs or head games. 9291 JUST FOR FUN: ISO F (S) TO ENTERTAIN. Amateur, wannabe M stripper will perform for you if you have a good sense of humor and a fun attitude. Fantasy fulfillment. You/me above average. Call. 9286
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THANK YOU TO THE TWO GUYS WHO stopped to help and comfort after the car hit me and my motorcycle in Richmond 9/12. I’m OK and the guy’s insurance is paying thru the nose, hah! Look twice for motorcyclists! 9592
I SPY THAT VIVACIOUS, VEGGIE VIXEN. Foote Brookie hottie turned hot java mama. It’s great to see you smiling again. But I think I may have lost mine when you disappeared. Dinner in the Capitol City once you’re settled? 9566
I SPY A WONDERFUL FRIEND: 1/2 A world away. Seems that we are always moving in opposite directions. I haven’t forgotten your tattoo, promise! From Japan to Burlington w/love. 9591
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9/17, CLUB METRONOME. YOU: LONG, dark hair w/white, short skirt, beautiful. I bought you a shot. I did not get a chance to ask you to dance. I would love to see you again! 9590 JW, YOUR VISIT WAS INCREDIBLE. CAN’T wait to have you here every day. Keep pushing through, it will all be worth it. See you on the 11th. Keep smiling. Me. 9587
10/18, FULL OF BEANS, WATERBURY. I spy a beautiful woman w/long strawberry blonde hair sitting on the couch. It’s the second time we almost met. First was during a Patriots game in Montpelier on 10/9. I said hi, but am kicking myself for not introducing myself. Give me another chance? You’ve got a great smile! 9563
ST. ALBANS HANNAFORD: SALVE REGINA sweatshirt and TV dinners. Looked like you just left the gym. Single? How about a real meal? 9583
10/13, MONTPELIER DMV: TO THE PETITE redhead w/the sweetest smile and a beautiful embroidered backside. Main mode of transportation, crutches. How about a little physical therapy? 9562
LETS GO HOLD HANDS AND MAKE MUSIC in our sweet world for you are my shelter. I’m so grateful for my sweet babes. Love, K. 9582
TO THE BOY IN THE RED SHIRT AND THE cowboy boots. I spy you at a spelling bee watching from a booth. You are beautiful. 9561
SWEETWATERS, 10/14. YOU WERE HAVING dinner at the bar w/friend. Brown shirt, brown coat, red wine. We had a few nice eye contacts. Wanted to say hi but you left. Are you game? 9578
JANE: I LONG TO SWING THROUGH THE trees announcing our secret for all of the forest to hear. You light up my under story with your sweet words. 9560
GILBERT’S SON: HAPPY SIX MONTHS. I still like you! 9575
I SPY A PUP W/A SHORT FINGER. YER seester in Vegas misses you. Call home collect soon! 9504
AMANDA, WALKING ON WILLISTON ROAD, 9/19. You looked so fine I had to turn around and ask you out. You said yes. I gave you my name and number. Did you lose? Shy? Call me, let’s talk! 9572
WE SPY A BEAUTIFUL CARDBOARD GOD from Montpelier (LSC). Your sexy, stoic nature and your piercing blue eyes have captured our hearts. These 2 feminine beauties will forever worship your adorable silliness from afar. Long live razor sharx! 9506
NEWPORT, 10/10: YOU ASKED ME FOR directions to a park near Jay Peak. I offered my atlas but you said you had a computer map in your car. I would still like to show you my map book! 9500 RIVERSIDE SHELL, 10/13: YOUR FRIEND asked me about the ethanol I added to my gas tank. You: BBW w/long, black hair and glasses, w/black T-shirt. Me: Rick James look-alike, w/black leather jacket. You captivated me. Can we met over coffee? 9501 I SPY NO LONGER: UNCLE BUCKIE’S GARden elves! I hope the magic to pull trowels from the sky still abounds. Give the brown girls in the pasture a big hello from Jackson Hole, WY! 9502 I SPY JESSICA. I HAVE HAD A CRUSH ON you for years. When you are in town, I can’t get you out of my head. Chemistry is a powerful thing... 9555 JOLENE: I GOT CHA-CHA HEELS ON LAYaway at the K-mart. Baby, we’re goin’ fancy dining at the Olive Garden to celebrate you bein’ legal an’ all. -Nick. 9493 WAIT! HEY, THERE, BEAUTIFUL TOPO geek. Don’t choose Mr. I-met-you-onlyonce-you-stole-my-heart man. Choose me instead! 9492 MATTY AT RJ’S POOL TABLE 10/12. YOU told me I had beautiful eyes. Was it bullshit? If not, call me. 9489 A SEXY YELLOW DOG OUTSIDE MAPLEfields, Essex. You: in a white sporty car waiting. Me: wishing I was the one you were waiting for. Single? Lonely? I’d sure like to know. 9495 CUTE BLONDE, WORKS AT RADIO DELI. I see you walking along Pearl St. w/those swaying hips, smoking your Marlboro Lights. HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT. 9486 HUNGER MOUNTAIN CO-OP: 10/10, YOU are a cashier who liked my element sweatshirt, and I liked your smile. Coffee, lunch? Let’s get together. 9485 TO MY AMAZINGLY CLEAN OLD FRIEND “R”- Happy Birthday! Miss you, MO, wish you’d come back! 9484 10/8, CAPITOL GROUNDS. GIRL W/THE shirt that had the red elephants reading a large biochemistry book. Thought you were absolutely beautiful. I would love to talk sometime. -Awestruck in Montpelier. 9481 DOUG: FINALLY GOT TO MEET THE MOST handsome M at the wedding, but you left so soon. You looked a little lonely all evening. I know how that feels. 9479 HAS ANYBODY SPIED DREADIE EDDIE? Where did he disappear to? 9478 DUBYA AIR FRESHENER IN TEAL CAR. Amazing green cables! Want to stitch ‘n’ bitch sometime? How about Muddy’s? 9476
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EMPIRE STRIKES OUT: MONTPELIER RALLY. I suggested your sign had multiple meanings. Want to meet up? We can ponder Darth Vader’s childrearing and the demise of that New York team. I’d love to see your warm smile again. 9394
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9/30, TO THE LOVELY BRUNETTE SPORTing the self-promoting red T-shirt. Yes, you. I think brunettes are hot right now, too. I wish you had been the high bidder. Can I take you out on a date anyway? 9393
EAGLE LEDGE RD., WORCESTER: YOU were out mowing the lawn at a white farm house. Black VW Jetta in the yard. Interested in showing me the trail to the ledges? 9469 E, A.K.A. LUCK MASTER OF CONVERSE Hall. Oh, how I miss our days of Waldorf reminiscence. Let your little light shine and stay warm in VT. 9468 TO THE SONIC BLONDE WAITRESS AT RJ’S, why do you keep rollin’ up and knockin’ me down? It’s my turn…Sega duel! By the way, you’re super-hot. 9466 VT MAID: YOU HAVE BEEN SPIED BY YOUR heart’s desire. Follow this thread to learn how you may become mine. 9461
TO THE FOXY, FAXING AMBER-REDHEAD. You should stop by some other evening. 9392 DO YOU FIT THE CAR? I-89 NORTH bound, 10/2. If so, call me! You have an intriguing smile that melted me to the point of waving my phone number on a piece of paper at you. 9391 OGE: WE WERE CHECKING OUT STUFF sacks and you were heading to France for 2 weeks. Hope you’re back safe and would like to share travel tales over some Lapsang Souchong? 9386
10/3, CHURCH ST. YOU: ESCHER TATTOO, black hair and scarf. I was the guy sitting on the bench w/a friend. You walked by and I felt like we were on the verge of an introduction and perhaps more. Interested? 9417
WHERE IS MY DUNKIN’ DONUTS STALKER? I miss your sweet smile! 9379
RHAPSODY, MONTPELIER, 10/4. YOU: petite cutie, no rings, wonderful smile w/a $26 take-away order, credit-card machine very slow. You checked out art on way out. Me: bicycle helmet and bottle of iced tea. I am single, sane, secure and smitten by your smile. I hope you might care to share some sushi with me sometime. You can never have too many books, too many friends or too much chocolate. Hey, you never know! 9416
9/24, FAHC. THANKS, CHRIS AND JERRY, two EMTs that made an evening at the ER entertaining! Me: young blonde w/chest pains. Jerry, you said your week hadn’t been great. Hoping to change that. Still need a date? 9318
MONTPELIER: WE SPIED YOU, HEATHER, at Charlie O’s in early August. You bought us drinks, provided us w/a nightcap, but then you missed the after party. We want to return the favor. 9412 TO THE WONDERFUL M WHO OFFERED ME an extra ticket to Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon on 10/25. I would love to experience the music and dance with you. 9407 BERLIN WAL-MART, 9/17: BATHROOM aisle. You: brown hair, nice eyes, jeans w/paint. Me: long, dark, curly hair, green shirt, black glasses. I said, “too much choice.” Wish we could talk more. 9404 SUNSET ROCK, 9/27: YOU HAVE A BLACK dog named Bella and a kind spirit. I had the black Lab and my friend’s son offered you the stick. Take the dogs for a hike sometime? 9401 10/1 AT 1/2: SOME GUY IN A RED SHIRT. My two friends and I were having drinks outside for my birthday and you paid for a bunch of them. We tried to find out who you were, but you were gone. 9395
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Live-in Housemate
MARKET RESEARCH PHONE REPS NEEDED
A gentleman with a developmental disability is seeking a caring, responsible, live-in companion. He currently has two other live-in companions supporting him in his 4-bedroom home in Burlington. One to three overnights and 10-20 day or evening hours per week.
Full-time, daytime hours. Monday-Friday Paid holidays and vacation Competitive wages. NO Sales work! Some previous phone work preferred.
RN, LPN, Medical Assistant Busy OB/GYN practice seeks an individual for patient intake, phone triage and assisting with procedures. Multitask skills a must, phlebotomy experience is helpful. Position is for 32-40 hours/week. Resume to:
Send letter of interest to:
Champlain OB/GYN 55 Main St., Suite 3, Essex Jct., VT 05452 or fax (802) 878-6131
Call Michael at: 802-660-9636 between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
Home Base, Inc. 119 Spruce St. Burlington, VT 05401
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BCTV, an established community TV access organization in southern Vermont, seeks a skilled executive to supervise staff and direct resources; plan budgets, services and growth; manage finances; oversee technical support and volunteer training; do community outreach and develop funding. A 32-hr exempt administrative position with full benefits – for the qualified person with solid background in nonprofit management, supervision, media education and collaborative participation. Grant-writing is essential, public access TV experience is a plus. Apply with cover letter, resume and three professional references by 5 p.m., November 7 to:
bctvweb@sover.net or BCTV Search, 230 Main St., Brattleboro, VT 05301 For more job details visit www.bctv8.org
Join our growing team of software professionals, located in Montpelier, who are developing and installing a dynamic, new software product for life science laboratories.
Software Engineer Position Degree in computer programming with minimum two years experience in software design and development. Ability to understand complex applications. Excellent understanding of programming principles and data structures. Familiar with HTML, XML, XSL, Java, JavaScript, and VB. Familiar with Oracle or SQL server. Good writing and verbal skills.
Software Tester Position Experience in testing, can create and execute test plans. Technical experience in configuring test servers. Maintain focus, document findings, and provide meticulous, verbal and written detail in an active work environment. Can-do attitude. MS Suite knowledge. Please email resume and cover letter to our HR department at:
hr@gmlogic.com
BCTV is an equal opportunity/affirmative-action employer.
The Baird Center for Children and Families A Division of the Howard Center for Human Services
Residential
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PARENTING EDUCATOR Want to join a dynamic team of family educators? Want to make a real difference in the lives of young families? Barre Even Start helps families with young children improve their literacy and parenting skills. As part of the Head Start Program, Barre Even Start uses a family-centered approach to help parents set and achieve educational goals and assume the role as their child’s most important teacher. The full-time Parent Educator will work as part of a supportive team facilitating parent education and support groups, providing home visits to families and coaching parents as they engage in activities with their children in the early childhood classrooms. Excellent professional development opportunities available. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently and as a team member. Prior experience in early childhood education or parenting education required. BA in education with an early education endorsement preferred. A valid Vermont driver’s license, insured vehicle and an excellent driving record are required. Send a letter of interest and resume postmarked by November 7, 2005, to:
Central Vermont Community Action Council, Inc. Human Resources 195 US Route 302-Berlin Barre, VT 05641 hr@cvcac.org Equal Opportunity Employer
Seeking an energetic individual to lead a team of Residential Counselors in providing milieu-based treatment to six children (ages 6-14) with significant emotional and behavioral needs. Administrative duties include staff supervision, budget management and scheduling. Clinical responsibilities include collaborating with team members for treatment planning and maintaining a therapeutic environment. Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in human services), leadership skills and flexibility required, experience with this challenging population preferred. Please send resume and cover letter to Coleen Lillie.
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK OPPORTUNITIES Seeking experienced school social workers for immediate openings. • Full-time social work/substance-abuse position in Essex High School • Full-time position in Milton High School Candidates should possess strong case management, clinical and group facilitation skills and be strong team players. Positions require a Masters degree (preferred applicants should have an MSW), experience with schools, family outreach, parent education, consultation as well as collaborative expertise. Send cover letter and resume to Kym Asam.
DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES We seek an experienced, creative leader able to manage up to 50 staff in a multidisciplinary team environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate skill in involving parents in treatment and must have proven experience in residential care; management and supervisory experience. Master’s degree and licensure in a mental health field required. Submit cover letter, three references and resume to Robin Yandell.
The Baird Center for Children and Families 1138 Pine Street, Burlington, VT 05401 www.howardcenter.org EOE/TTY * Individuals with disabilities encouraged to apply.
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EMPLOYMENT Northeastern Family Institute
NFI, an expanding statewide mental health treatment system for children, adolescents and families, is seeking to fill the following positions:
STREET CHECKER NFI St. Albans CAP is looking for a highly motivated, well-organized individual with excellent communication skills to provide positive support to juveniles on probation. The street checker works as a link for parents, DCF caseworkers, police, courts, schools and other agencies. Street checkers also monitor the whereabouts and activities of juveniles on probation. This full-time position also has responsibilities to co-facilitate life skills classes, coordinate Restorative Justice Panels and restitution programming. Master’s degree in a related field preferred, a BA with experience in Restorative Justice Programming also considered. Flexible hours and transportation a must.
Marc Adams, NFI St. Albans CAP 35 Catherine Street, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE
The Burlington Children’s Space is Hiring! We are seeking: An experienced, thoughtful individual to provide individual assistance to a preschooler in need of physical supports at Burlington Children’s Space. Part-time hours Tuesday, 12-5pm, Thursday, 8am-12pm. Potential for more hours at the child’s home. Experience with special needs preferred, references required. A unique individual for a unique cook/aide position. This person will complete weekly grocery shopping, prepare lunch in our busy Head Start Preschool classroom, and help out in our Infant, Toddler and Preschool classrooms in the afternoons. Hours are 10am-5:30pm Monday through Friday. Applicants must have a high school diploma, some kitchen know-how and some experience with young children. Familiarity with Head Start and access to reliable transportation preferred! Please email resumes to:
Erinn Simon, esimon@burlingtonchildrensspace.org Positions are open until filled, but don’t wait because we’re great! EOE
Howard Community Services A Division of the Howard Center for Human Services 102 S. Winooski Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 www.HowardCenter.org
Training Specialist Looking for an individual to provide community supports to an energetic and social female who enjoys swimming, biking and walking. She needs someone to assist her with her part-time job and physical therapy. Position is Mon-Fri from 9:30-1:30, 20 hours, some flexibility in hours. Applicant should have a sense of humor and ability to set clear boundaries. Send resumes to Sheila Spencer or email SheilaS@HowardCenter.org.
Specialized Community Support Worker Seeking candidates for a 20-hour-per-week community based position supporting a sweet 15-year-old female with high-tech medical needs. Experience working with children with special health needs desired, but will train right candidate. Become an integral team member working weekend awake overnights in her home. Send resumes and cover letters to Jessica Noel or email JessieN@HowardCenter.org.
Specialized Community Support Worker Individual needed to provide life-skills training and recreational opportunities for a young man in a community-based position. Position is after school, 20 hours a week. Experience with emotional behavioral challenges preferred. Send resume and cover letter to Kimberly Laroche or email KimberlyL@HowardCenter.org. *All positions listed above require a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation and offer excellent training, team support, benefits and compensation.
Specialized Community Support Worker Individual needed to provide skilled community support to a 20-year-old woman. Position is T&F after school 10 hours/week. She enjoys bike riding, video games, bowling, and race cars. Join a supportive and skilled “wrap-around” team with excellent compensation. Experience with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges preferred. Send resumes to Stephanie Favero or email Stephanief@HowardCenter.org.
Part-Time Shared Living Provider Needed Are you looking to work for a vibrant organization that has rewarding opportunities available? Then look at Chittenden Corporation and investigate their Sr. Staff Auditor and Staff Accountant positions! Sr. Staff Auditors use a risk-based audit approach as they partner with our managers to find the best solutions to affect change. The audit process includes identifying risk areas, developing innovative solutions to problems, and prepares reports on audit findings. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills, strong writing abilities, and project management experience. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree; attainment of a professional designation and prior audit or banking experience considered a plus. This Staff Accountant position will be responsible for the daily administration of the financial software, Hyperion Enterprise, which is used to prepare the monthly consolidated financial statements and associated Board Reports. Responsibilities also include analysis of trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incurred in relation to the monthly financial closing process. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting, and two years experience. Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, general ledger systems and Hyperion experience needed. We offer an excellent benefit and compensation package. If you feel you meet the qualifications above, we want to hear from you! Please send your resume, with your salary requirements, to the address below or apply online at www.chittendencorp.com.
CHITTENDEN CORPORATION ATT: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 150 BANK STREET, BURLINGTON, VT 05401 CORPJOBS@CHITTENDEN.COM Equal Opportunity Employer
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For an engaging, bright 19-year-old high school student whose many interests include a variety of music and theater. He uses a computer to help him communicate, uses a wheelchair, and needs assistance with personal care (but little lifting). Valid driver’s license required to transport him in his own van. Great-paying opportunity to develop a relationship with this personable young man. Your home does not need to be wheelchairaccessible but should have the capacity to become so. Contact Kristin Kany at 802-652-2146 for more information.
On-Call Substitutes Opportunities to provide supports to individuals with developmental disabilities, teens and adults, in four HCS residential homes throughout Chittenden County and a day program in Burlington. On-call with flexible hours and paid trainings. Valid driver’s license required. This program offers an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with HCS and sometimes provides a stepping-stone to other employment opportunities. Contact Julie Corrigan at 802-658-1914 for more information.
Respite Providers Support providers are needed to provide supports to individuals with developmental disabilities. Howard Community Services acts as a listing agency. After the screening process is complete, providers are listed out to consumers and others on their team that will employ providers. Various opportunities are available that offer a flexible schedule and skill-building challenges. Hours and locations vary. Contact Julie at 802-658-1914 for more information.
***EOE/TTY Individuals with disabilities encouraged to apply ***
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Bilingual, Bi-cultural Childcare Case Manager Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program is seeking a bilingual person to train people from diverse backgrounds as childcare providers. Responsibilities include outreach, interpretation and home visits to recruit childcare providers. The case manager will assist in delivering training in a bilingual, bi-cultural setting. Requirements include fluency in speaking, reading and writing English. Experience with refugee populations a plus. Preferred languages: MaayMaay, Somali, Swahili, French. Full-time, excellent benefits. VRRP is a field office of U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants. USCRI is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. No phone calls, please. Submit a resume that includes salary history with a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications to:
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EMPLOYMENT Lamoille County Mental Health Services is recruiting the following positions: Mental Health Behavior Interventionist
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A very independent man in his early 20s is looking to relocate to the Burlington area. He seeks a kind and creative roommate to support him in accessing all that this community has to offer, while respecting and supporting his independence. Generous tax-free stipend with paid vacation is included. For further information, please contact Nicole Danyow at 655-0511, ext. 201 or email: ndanyow@cvsvt.org.
CHITTENDEN SOUTH SUPERVISORY UNION 2005-2006 Position Champlain Valley Union High School PARAEDUCATOR-INTENSIVE NEEDS Come join our team of experienced teachers and special educators working directly with students with significant physical and mental challenges. A comfort level or experience in providing personal care, 2 years college or Associate’s degree, and a strong desire to support physically challenged students in the community and school will make you a strong candidate. This is a full-time, school-year position that provides a competitive wage, health benefits and paid holidays. Ongoing training, support and supervision will be provided. Please apply online at www.schoolspring.com or send a letter of interest, resume and three references to: Special Services Coordinator, Champlain Valley Union High School, 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461.
Full-time position at Cambridge Elementary School. Experience with children with emotional behavioral disorders preferred. Send resume to Monica Heath. No phone calls, please.
Case Manager/Program Coordinator
Developmental Services case manager/coordinator position providing coordination of services for children and adolescents who have emotional/behavioral challenges and/or have a diagnosis of developmental disability. These are children who would be at risk of placements outside their home and/or community without support and intervention for themselves and their families. Experience coordinating and facilitating treatment team meetings, detail oriented, able to manage crises and excellent follow through skills. Knowledge and experience working with children with developmental disabilities. Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field and at least one-year experience providing services to children and families.
Job Coach
Part-time position providing support on job sites to person with developmental disabilities. Up to 20 hours per week. Currently Monday through Thursday with possibility for 5 days in winter months. Transportation a must. Contact Valerie LeGrand at 888-5026.
Developmental Services Respite Worker
Lamoille County Mental Health has two vacant positions for respite workers to provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. One of the two positions requires involvement in after-school activities like sports and theater. Hours in both positions vary. Contact Valerie LeGrand at 888-5026.
Community Integration Specialists
Providing services and support to individuals with developmental disabilities. Two part-time positions - 11.5 hours per week with possibility for more, and 2.5 hours per week. Contact Patti Mack or Amy Bellavance at 888-5026.
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MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST Due to the phenomenal growth of our business, we have an exciting position that will provide research and analysis of market and retailer data for use by the marketing team and sales teams and others across the company for sales presentations, authorization requests, and address business questions. This position will be based at our Administrative Offices in Montpelier, Vermont. We are seeking a highly organized, responsible, detail-oriented person to handle a variety of duties under tight time frames. Must be able to meet deadlines, juggle and prioritize multiple projects and work as a team player as well as independently. Must be able to use various software applications to sort and manipulate data to pull out the essential points for various business needs. Must have strong data skills and an interest in market research and analysis. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Power Point, are required. Familiarity with market research data such as ACNielson and Spectra desired. BA/BS required, plus 1 year of relevant work experience. Cabot offers a competitive starting salary and excellent benefits package. Please send resume and cover letter to:
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Experienced housekeeper — member of the Care Home core staff. Works as a team member to ensure safety for clients and staff. Contributes toward establishing and maintaining respectful and dignified atmosphere for clients and helps maintain home to meet standards for licensing. Ability to order supplies, maintain inventory and keep within a budget. Qualifications: Associate’s degree with housekeeping experience required. Call Leslie Slingerland at 888-7323.
Residential Substitute Workers
Ongoing need at both group home and Copley House. Work as needed. Applicants must be willing to do awake overnights and weekend hours. Interested persons contact Lynn McDermott at 635-7174 or Leslie Slingerland at 888-7323.
CRT Program Support Staff
To assist Crisis Managers on the Care Team by providing 1-1 support services to psychiatrically disabled adults in the community. Applicants particularly need to be willing and able to do some weekend hours. This is a part time position, as needed/when available. Background check and valid driver’s license needed. Interested persons should contact Roger Hamel at 888-5026. Unless otherwise specified, send cover letter and resume to:
HR Director Lamoille County Mental Health Services, Inc. 520 Washington Highway Morrisville, VT 05661 Lamoille County Mental Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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P/T positions for morning food servers. Flexible schedule, no experience necessary. Will train the right person. Ask for Margaret.
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The Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC) in Middlebury, Vermont seeks a full-time Staff Planner. Areas of responsibility will include: working with committees to develop portions of the regional plan, working with municipal planning commissions to develop municipal plans and bylaws, and other special projects. The candidate should possess a minimum of 2 years of experience and the following qualities: an ability to coordinate diverse interest groups, a working knowledge of rules and regulations relating to planning and development in Vermont, the ability to conduct objective analysis, strong writing and communication skills, grant-writing experience and computer literacy including Microsoft Word and Access. GIS skills also desirable. Salary based upon experience. Excellent benefits. Please send resume by November 15 to: Adam Lougee, Executive Director ACRPC, 79 Court Street Middlebury, VT 05753 or alougee@sover.net Open until filled. EOE
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We are an international consulting firm with an A+, Wall Street client list. Candidate must be comfortable on the telephone, possess top writing skills and willing to travel extensively. Career-oriented position with a great work environment that values hard work and home life. Salary plus an outstanding bonus schedule could have you earning $100K+.
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We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to provide support to our busy consulting firm. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person. Must be hardworking, able to multitask and adapt to a constantly changing environment. Answering phones, preparing letters and making travel arrangements are some of the tasks you will handle. Computer skills essential. Send cover letter and resume to CPL, P.O. Box 396, Moscow, VT 05662.
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Join our team of child care professionals — your heart will thank you! Williston Children’s Center, a program of Child Care Resource, is a NAEYC Accredited child care program serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. We are seeking a light-hearted, flexible individual with a nurturing, child-centered approach to work full-time or part-time. Strong relationship-building ability, positive guidance skills, and the motivation to grow professionally are essential. Prior experience in group child care is required. Related education a plus.
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Vermont Land Trust Interested in working for a successful nonprofit to conserve Vermont’s productive landscape? Qualifications for the following positions include: desire to work flexibly as part of a collaborative team, confidence to take initiative and work in a self-directed fashion, and general understanding of and interest in land conservation. We hope to hear from individuals who are detail-oriented, adept with computers and technology, and relate well with people to fill the following full-time positions. Development Position in Montpelier for a hands-on fundraiser to support and advance the public profile and revenue of VLT. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of and demonstrated success in the many aspects of fundraising. Responsibilities include developing and implementing fundraising strategy and the enlistment of annual and major gifts. We are seeking someone experienced in creating and improving fundraising systems and databases; excellent writing and public speaking abilities; interpersonal and public relations skills. Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge preferred. Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and three to five years fundraising experience. ** Conservation and Stewardship Assistant in Richmond for a person adept at multi tasking to provide administrative, clerical and technical support. Duties include preparing and disseminating outreach materials, screening inquires, database management, creating GIS maps, organizing meetings and special events, and assisting with grant applications and budgets. Clerical work includes purchasing, reception/telephone, correspondence, copying, filing and mail. Experience with ArcView essential and digital photography preferred. Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in a natural resource field, and two to three years of office or project management experience. ** Conservation Field Assistant in Richmond for a person who is skilled at balancing field and office responsibilities, to work with owners of conserved land and be responsible for documenting and visiting conserved properties. Specific duties include conducting site work to prepare documentation reports and maps; monitoring the status of easements; and providing assistance to owners of conserved property. Experience with ArcView essential, and the ability to interpret real estate and legal documents preferred. Ideal candidate will have agriculture background, Bachelor’s degree, and two to three years of land conservation experience. Salary: $25,200. Positions will remain open until filled. **Salary to be determined based on experience. All positions include a comprehensive benefit package.
TO APPLY, SEND RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: Search Committee Vermont Land Trust 8 Bailey Avenue, Montpelier, VT 05602 Please indicate position of interest. For more information and job description, visit www.vlt.org
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Breakfast and lunch. Flexible hours. Great working environment. Fair pay. 2121 Essex Rd., Taft Corners, Williston. Apply within between 9-11 a.m. & 2:30-4:30 p.m. for an appointment, 802-878-5524
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To p l a c e a n e m p l o y m e n t a d ca l l M i c h e l l e B r o w n e The SUCCESS Program is a collaboration between Rutland City Schools and Rutland Mental Health Services, which provides a K-12 student population with intensive outpatient services, special education services and experiential learning opportunities in an alternative school setting. Within this program we have the following full-time positions available.
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We believe our first responsibility is to serve clients, employees and business associates with exceptional quality in all that we do.
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We are in search of two top talented RNs to deliver excellent customer service to our clients and provide leadership to our dedicated, hardworking caregivers. One position will be located out of our Winooski office and the other position will be located out of our Rutland branch office. Four years RN experience required, two of which are in home health and demonstrated experience in a managerial role preferred. Bachelor’s degree in nursing or actively pursuing required. We offer an appreciative, hardworking team, a culture that respects and appreciates innovation, and competitive salaries. Come enjoy the opportunities and rewards of a company that is moving towards employee ownership!
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If you have a technical and/or health care background and want to work in cutting-edge technology, then Allscripts is for you! Allscripts is the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions for more than 20,000 physicians across the country, with an office in South Burlington. Our career opportunities include: Project Managers Systems Software Consultants Technical Support Technical Operations Account Managers Clinical Consultants Implementation Consultants Strategic Initiative Consultants Sales Executives Internships For full job descriptions and benefit summary, log on to www.Allscripts.com. EOE
Precision machining facility that manufactures mechanical components for the aerospace, military and other industries. Our team requires the following personnel: Machine Operators Conscientious individuals required to run state-of-the-art CNC equipment after set-up by lead hand. Must be quality conscious and be capable of working in a fast-paced environment. Use of basic hand measuring instruments such as micrometers and verniers as well as the ability to read basic mechanical drawings are a plus. Will train serious candidates. Tool Designer/CAD Operator Design jigs and fixtures to hold components in the manufacturing process. Must be able to use PC-based design software. Knowledge of machining methods required. Experience in aerospace and military specifications a plus. Good communications skills necessary as coordination with tool making department is required. Production Control Assistant Assist the Production Control Manager with the planning and movement of jobs throughout the facility. General mechanical aptitude and data entry skills required. Must be able to lift 30 pounds. Familiarity with lean manufacturing methods is a plus.
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employment@sevendaysvt.com | SEVEN DAYS | october 26-november 02, 2005 | 7D Classifieds 41B
EMPLOYMENT The Fairfield Inn in Williston is looking for responsible, reliable
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Houseman, Room Attendants and part-time Night Auditor.
Seeking energetic, organized, self-starter who will provide day-to-day administrative support to the Family, Infant and Toddler Program of Chittenden County. For more information, visit:
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For more information, please call (802) 879-8999 or email resume to: bgordon@paramounthotelgroup.com 2844 St. George Rd. Williston, VT 05495
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Looking for a high-energy position with a growing organization? Opportunities Credit Union has key openings for highly motivated team players. Opportunities prides itself in its award-winning service and mission of building wealth, community and opportunity through a fair and affordable financial system.
Loan Servicer The Loan Servicer supports the Consumer Lending and Mortgage Departments. This position examines loan applications for processing by lending staff, provides quality control checks, and maintains accuracy of loan files, among other functions. One to two years experience servicing consumer and mortgage loans. Ideal applicant is a multi-tasker who has great attention to detail and accuracy, and learns quickly in a fast-paced environment. Experience with office software and accounting background desirable. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package, including generous combined time-off policy. Please reply for specific positions with cover letter and resume to careers@oppsvt.org or mail to Human Resources, Opportunities Credit Union, 18 Pearl Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, one of the largest home health agencies in Vermont is looking for a temporary part-time Medical Social Worker to provide medical social casework services to patients and families in a home setting. Join our team of health care professionals and share our commitment to excellence in preserving the independence, dignity, and well being of Central Vermonters and their families. Should have minimum of one year of progressive clinical experience in a medically oriented setting providing case management, counseling, crisis intervention and assisting in accessing community resources. Master’s level graduate of a school of social work (may consider Bachelor level), accredited by the Council of Social Work Education. We offer a competitive salary and a team-oriented work environment.
Take the steps toward a rewarding career today by calling our Human Resources Department at 224-2233; fax 223-2861; email: tdelsignore@cvhhh.org, apply online at www.cvhhh.org, or stop by our office on 600 Granger Road in Berlin, VT. EOE
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