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[Re Fair Game: “Anger Management,” August 26]: This article does a poor job of being balanced. The headline is a cheap swipe. Using multiple unnamed sources to make irreverent accusations against the senator (like he’s “an asshole”) is textbook yellow journalism and tells us nothing substantive. As a former Bernie staffer, I never saw evidence of an “anger management” problem. What Bernie does have is a low tolerance for BS. I can confirm that Bernie isn’t an easy person to work for: He has exacting standards; he doesn’t like mistakes; he expects staff to work as hard as he does. But I never once felt abused as a worker or like my rights were violated. On the contrary, I always felt valued and appreciated. I was paid well. I took sick days when I needed to. I even took a week off during the height of the campaign to get married and have a short honeymoon! Campaigns are high-stakes environments not suited to everybody. If you want to work for Bernie, he sets the bar pretty high. But, frankly, shouldn’t he? Bernie is serious about trying to make our state and country better for working families. He wants serious people working for him. Trying to say Bernie doesn’t “practice what he preaches” in terms of workers’ rights is ridiculous and unsubstantiated editorializing on the

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I couldn’t disagree more with the most recent Fair Game column [“Anger Management,” August 26]. It would make Peter Freyne blush. I worked for Sen. Bernie Sanders in both his House and Senate office as an outreach representative. Bernie and I spent nearly every weekend and many weeknights together, driving to various events around Vermont. Bernie was a great boss to work for, and I learned so much from my time with him. Was he tough? Yes. Did he demand excellence? Yes. But what boss isn’t? Do we all have to like our boss all the time? What is missing from the story is the more personal side of Bernie. He is a caring and compassionate person, even if he may not wear it on his sleeve. I can’t tell you the number of meals we shared or the times he made sure I got home safely after a long night. Even

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NEWS 14

Are You My Employer? Labor Dispute Divides Vermont

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Winooski VFW Will Tank Before Giving Up Its Landmark Sherman

An Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Takes Its Cue From Plastic Pollution

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Economy: Four years after Irene, a Vermont town completes its comeback

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Vermont’s Celtic and French Canadian heritage takes center stage at the New World Festival. More than 70 musicians from New England, Canada and the British Isles converge in a cultural melting pot featuring concerts, workshops, kids’ activities and open dancing on five stages. Don’t miss the Edinburgh-based trio Cantrip, who stun with Scottish and Celtic strains.

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At the tender age of 19, Jo Dee Messina (pictured) moved from Massachusetts to Nashville, Tenn., in search of stardom. Her rhinestoneencrusted dream came true, and she has since topped country music charts with her anthems of attitude and adventure. The “I’m Alright” singer treats fans to tracks from her crowdfunded 2014 album ME at Chandler Music Hall.

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Musician Bow Thayer is all about mixing and matching. Aside from his genre-bending rock, bluegrass and psychedelia-inspired sound, a prime example is the bojotar, an instrument he developed by piecing together elements of the banjo, dobro and electric guitar. The Tweed River Music Festival founder commences a monthlong residency at Burlington’s Radio Bean with songs from Sundowser.

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Wood, metal and stone are a few tools of the trade for students at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Artists who have toiled and studied at the quarry-side institute display the fruits of their labors in “Excerpts From the West Side,” an exhibit featuring threedimensional sculptures and installations.

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Dunne pitched his 14-county listening tour, which started last week, as exploratory. But it’s clear he was well on his way to launching a campaign. He had already raised $135,000 by mid-July, filed with the Secretary of State’s Office as a candidate and was arranging to hire Charyk, a former Vermont Democratic Party campaign worker who left his job with Voices for Vermont’s Children the day before he started working for Dunne. Dunne insisted Tuesday that the pieces didn’t all come together until last weekend. “It’s a process,” he said, noting that he’ll consider what he hears on the listening tour — which runs through September 24 — as he firms up his platform.

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Dunne, who is director of community affairs at Google, said he expects to take a leave of absence from his job next year to be available for campaigning. He is the father of three kids, ages 5, 7 and 10. His wife, Sarah, is a writer. Lisman, 68, will likely face Lt. Gov. PHIL SCOTT of Berlin. Vermont’s No. 2 said he expects to make a decision internally around Labor Day and to go public sometime after that. But all indications are that the racecar-driving lieutenant governor is ready to start his engine. For example, he was willing to answer a question about the prospect of Lisman running in a Republican primary. “It’s good for the party if he chooses to run as a Republican,” Scott said. “I think primaries are healthy. It certainly didn’t seem to hurt Gov. Shumlin.” That was the sentiment among many Republicans at a Monday night fundraiser headlined by Republican presidential candidate RAND PAUL. They remembered five Democrats soaking up all the attention for most of 2010, then primary winner Shumlin defeating Republican BRIAN DUBIE. Lisman, a Burlington native and University of Vermont graduate who started the public policy organization Campaign for Vermont, had toyed with the idea of running as an independent. But that would have made him a spoiler and the election more difficult for Scott, as the two

likely would have split votes in the general election. “I might have considered all possibilities,” Lisman said. “The best way to present ideas in this country is through a political party.” Lisman didn’t want to spoil Monday night’s party fundraiser, either. He said he stayed away in part to avoid creating a distraction. He also conceded that he’s not been a regular Republican Party participant. When he started Campaign for Vermont, he insisted it was nonpartisan, though the organization tends toward more conservative fiscal views. Lisman appears ready to sell himself as the outsider. Meanwhile, Scott drew loud cheers at Monday night’s fundraiser and already has the support of former governor JIM DOUGLAS. Lisman said he conducted a poll this summer, but it wasn’t to determine whether to run as an I or R. Instead, he said, he wanted to get a sense of which issues mattered most to voters. He said the poll affirmed that Vermonters are angry over the cost of living and a sense that government isn’t listening. For 20 years, Lisman was head of global equities for Bear Stearns, the Wall Street investment company that collapsed in 2008. He retired in 2009 from JPMorgan Chase & Co. as chair of its global equities division. Lisman plans to step down from the Campaign for Vermont board and will no longer fund the organization. When he started it in 2011 with his own cash, many wondered whether his real goal was to run for governor. Well? “If I had intended to run for governor from the beginning, there would have been easier ways to do it,” he said.

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Rand Paul is not exactly tearing it up on the Republican presidential primary trail. A Monmouth University poll released Monday indicated he’d slipped from being the No. 1 choice for 5 percent of Iowa Republicans to just 3 percent of them last month. That puts him in ninth place. So the Kentucky senator had time to stop by Vermont on Monday evening to headline a Republican party fundraiser, sell a few of his Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America books and speak to about 220 people who rewarded him with a polite standing ovation. The Vermont Republican crowd especially liked it when Paul whacked Democratic presidential candidate HILLARY CLINTON for not boosting security at the U.S.

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consulate in Benghazi, where the ambassador was killed in 2012. “Her dereliction of duty … should forever preclude her from holding higher office,” he said. They also cheered when he dissed Republican rival Trump and President Barack OBama. The audience was less sure how to react when he called for less military intervention overseas. “Sometimes, it’s best not to intervene,” Rand said. Wait, weren’t we for the war in Iraq? you could almost hear some in the crowd thinking. It surely wasn’t the most partisan Republican gathering Paul has addressed, but for him, there was little downside to the minor detour off the campaign trail’s main path. Paul’s visit was all good for Vermont Republicans. He paid his own way and didn’t insist on making the event a fundraiser for his campaign. It raised $22,000 for the state GOP. The party has invited other Republican presidential candidates to Vermont, too, hoping they’ll bop over while visiting New Hampshire, said executive director Jeff Bartley. Paul was the first to respond, but others could still show up. Asked if Trump was on the invitation list, Bartley said, “We have not sent a request to Mr. Trump.” Trump aside, it’s always risky for Vermont Republicans to bring their national brethren to the state. They are inevitably more conservative than Vermont’s own elected Republicans. That can make it dicey to, well, stand with Rand. As Paul spoke to the crowd Monday night in the Whitcomb family barn in Essex, he carefully avoided bringing up any issues that were likely to make Vermont Republicans squirm. He didn’t mention that he’s strongly anti-abortion and wants to defund Planned Parenthood. Or that he wants a wall along the Mexican border. Sen. Dustin Degree (R-Franklin) shrugged off any implication that he was embracing Rand’s policies when he stepped up for a photo with the candidate. “I’ve been on record as supporting Planned Parenthood and choice,” Degree said. “I’m here to support the Vermont Republican Party.” But other Republicans remained at arm’s length. Republican Lt. Gov. Phil scOtt chose not to cross the road to attend the private pregame reception with Paul. He attended the public event, said he appreciates Paul’s libertarian approach and thinks it’s good for Vermont Republicans to hear from a wide variety of Republican presidential candidates. But? “I’m not in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood,” Scott said. Scott indicated he’d stay even farther away from Trump. Asked if he thought

the party should invite the toupee-topped business mogul to Vermont, Scott said, “not particularly.” Three-term Lt. Gov. Scott has yet to announce plans to run for governor. But as the crowd chanted support for him Monday night, Scott let slip, “I’ll see you on the campaign trail.”

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Talk-show host mark JOhnsOn announced last month he was giving up his WDEV radio show of 16 years to take a senior reporter job at VTDigger.org. His replacement is mike smith, former top aide to Republican governor Jim Douglas. The transition is raising the hackles of liberals worried about Smith’s political proclivities. Johnson was a career journalist, while Smith has spent most of his career in partisan political positions. Smith, whose “Open Mike with Mike Smith” starts airing September 8, said he knows some will question whether he can be politically fair on the air. “Listen in and find out and make your own judgment,” he suggested. Smith was a Republican state legislator in the 1970s, then deputy state treasurer, administration secretary and human services secretary under Douglas. Since retiring in 2008, the former Navy SEAL has served as fix-it man at FairPoint Communications and Burlington College. He’s also been doing political commentary for WCAX and the Rutland Herald/BarreMontpelier Times Argus. He plans to hang onto those gigs. ken squier, president and chief executive officer of WDEV, approached Smith about taking the job with the Waterbury station. He said he was impressed with Smith’s commentary, and that was all that mattered. When listeners accused Johnson of being liberal, “We paid no attention,” Squier said. Smith’s show will air Tuesday through Friday, from 9 to 11 a.m. Squier is still working out what to do on Mondays, but said he hopes to have VTDigger reporters on the air talking about developing stories. Speaking of VTDigger: It has a new political reporter in JasPer craven, a 2015 Boston University grad who is the son of filmmakers Jay craven and Bess O’Brien. The Peacham native has done work for the Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune. Meanwhile, Mike Faher, who was laid off in June from his reporter job at the Brattleboro Reformer, is covering his old Windham County territory for VTDigger and the Commons. Digger editor Anne Galloway said she plans to continue a story-sharing arrangement with the Reformer. m

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Are You My Employer? Labor Dispute Divides Vermont b y al i c ia f reese

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ob Schwartz’s business — a Vermont construction company that bills $2 million a year — appears to have little in common with Uber, the multinational car service valued at $40 billion. But they do share one thing: Both companies have attracted the scrutiny of the Vermont Department of Labor, which is questioning whether or not the independent contractors they hire are, in fact, employees. The definition of “employee” is at the crux of a little-known but longstanding labor dispute in Vermont that flared up again on Monday, when state Auditor Doug Hoffer released a report critical of the state’s efforts. It concluded that the agencies responsible for enforcing Vermont’s labor laws aren’t doing enough to stop companies from misclassifying their workers. For years, labor advocates have been clamoring for a crackdown on companies that avoid paying unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation by treating employees as independent contractors. In the process, employers also skip out on paying Social Security and Medicare taxes for those individuals. “There’s really no enforcement” in the construction industry, said Matt Durocher, business manager of Carpenters Local 1996. The building world relies heavily on subcontractors — its term for independent contractors hired by the general contractor, often to do specialized tasks such as laying tile or finish carpentry. Durocher and others say that the status quo deprives workers of their rights, undercuts businesses that are playing by the rules and robs the state of money it’s owed. Homebuilders have a different view, as evidenced by a poster on the door of Curtis Lumber in Burlington. Featuring the silhouettes of workmen standing against an American flag backdrop, the poster reads, “Stand with us. Stop the audits.” The Home Builders & Remodelers associations of northern and southern Vermont started distributing the posters last spring. The builders contend that the labor department has been auditing them aggressively in recent years, enforcing an impossibleto-understand policy that defines almost everyone as an employee.

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“They are killing the entrepreneurThe issue has particular signifiial spirit and breaking our backs,” said cance in Vermont, a place where many Schwartz, who is challenging the de- people moonlight to make ends meet partment’s determination that two sub- and there’s a proud, labor-friendly contractors who worked tradition. Is the state for his company should striking the right balhave been run through ance between nurturthe payroll as employees. ing a flexible economy The debate over “miswhile still protecting its classification” is heating workers? up across the country. The “Confusing” is how Obama administration many describe Vermont’s has stepped up efforts to legal framework for address it, and, during a determining who is or July speech, Democratic isn’t an employee. Even presidential candidate Annie Noonan, Vermont’s Hillary Clinton also commissioner of labor, pledged to “crack down acknowledged that clasBo b S ch wart z on bosses who exploit sifying employees can be employees by misclassifycomplicated. Federal and ing them as contractors.” state guidelines aren’t enIn an op-ed earlier this year, acclaimed tirely compatible. The Internal Revenue economist Robert Reich declared, “The Service might consider a person an rise of ‘independent contractors’ is independent contractor while the state the most significant legal trend in the deems that person an employee. In adAmerican workforce — contributing dition, Vermont has separate tests for directly to low pay, irregular hours and assessing unemployment insurance and job insecurity.” workers’ compensation.

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Workers’ comp is required if the employer has the “right to control” the worker — by dictating hours, for example — and if the tasks being performed are “an integral part of the employer’s regular business.” Unemployment insurance is not required if contractors are “free from control of direction” while on the job; perform work that falls outside the usual course of business; and to have a bona fide business of their own. The nature of certain industries — including construction and delivery services — lends itself to noncommittal employment relationships. Schwartz has run Great Northern Construction in Burlington for 41 years. He employs six people full time, but because business is unpredictable, he also relies on subcontractors to come in when he’s got more work than his own half dozen can handle. When the labor department audited him more than a year ago, it determined that he owed $20,000 for two independent contractors it considered employees. His voice rising in indignation, Schwartz noted that he’s shelled out

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question of who counts as an employee. Uber, an ondemand car service that connects drivers with passengers via an app, is among a number of new companies that depend on independent contractors in Vermont. They make the case that the traditional employee-employer model is outdated, and their contractors prefer flexibility. The financial advantages for employers are obvious: According to Sirotkin, studies have shown that businesses save up to 30 percent on labor expenses by classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Under the auspices of the Working Vermonters Caucus, 41 Vermont lawmakers sent a letter to Noonan on August 20 suggesting something she was already well aware of — that Uber may be violating the state’s unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation laws. The labor department has already spent months investigating the employment status of Uber drivers. The letter from labor-friendly lawmakers urged the department not to be cowed by the company’s resources: “No matter how many political donations or effective the lobbying team Uber brings to Montpelier, all of our working people and business leaders deserve to know that the law is applied evenly and without prejudice,” it read. An Uber spokesperson said the company, which is embroiled in similar legal battles nationwide, wouldn’t comment on the ongoing investigation. But she noted that Uber continues to believe its drivers are properly classified under state law. Uber won’t be the only entity urging lawmakers to make changes to the state’s labor laws. “Clearly our economy is changing,” said Kendal Melvin of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. “Employees want to be able to have flexibility, and they want to be able to work for themselves.” As a result of state labor laws, “In Vermont, it’s hard to do that,” she added. David Badji, 26, moved from Senegal to Winooski several years ago. He recently quit his job at the University of Vermont Medical Center — and forwent the benefits S i rot k i n that came with it — to drive for Uber. “You are your own boss,” he explained while chauffeuring a reporter in his blue Mazda. Another Uber driver told Seven Days that he supplements his pharmaceutical sales job by driving four to 15 hours a week for Uber. Labor advocates contend that regardless of whether employees prefer the arrangement, there’s good reason to enforce the current laws. Sirotkin pointed out that when people lack job benefits, taxpayers often end up picking up the tab for their expenses such as hospital bills. With some people agitating for greater enforcement and others arguing for a more flexible approach, is there any chance of finding common ground? Years of negotiations, led by the labor department, have failed to produce a compromise. But both sides said they’re willing to try again. Said Durocher of the carpenters’ union: “I’m not against sitting in a room and figuring out how to make it simple.” m

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Michael Sirotkin of South Burlington has crusaded against misclassification for years, first as a lobbyist for unions and now as a Democratic state senator. When asked about the labor department’s enforcement, he closed his eyes and shook his head, then pulled out a list of more than a dozen legal changes passed in recent years to beef it up. “The state is losing millions of dollars of revenues,” he said, noting that when businesses fail to pay into the unemployment insurance fund, rates rise for the ones that do. Additionally, when employers pay taxes on behalf of M i c hael employees, they pay more into state coffers than when independent contractors file individually. One of the statutory changes on Sirotkin’s list required that state agencies confirm that the contractors they work with are following the rules. Hoffer’s audit concluded that “gaps remain” here, too, leaving the state “at risk of contracting with vendors that have violated employment law.” In September 2012, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed an executive order convening a task force of state officials to tackle misclassification. It was required to meet every other month; Hoffer found that it stopped meeting for a two-year period, from the end of June 2013 until this July. Noonan said it’s resumed, and there’s plenty of intra-agency communication going on outside the conference room. Addressing the problem “has been a challenge,” Noonan conceded. “This is just literally one of those issues where you make no one happy,” she noted. “In the past year it’s become much more polarizing than it was even three or four years ago.” Expect that trend to continue. The rise of the socalled sharing economy has further complicated the

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$15,000 in legal fees to challenge the finding. He had no inkling that he’d been running afoul of state labor laws, which he criticizes as being subjective and convoluted. “We’re not criminals,” he said. “We’re honest businessmen who think we’re playing by the rules.” David Hill feels the same. The 65-year-old South Woodstock resident got his start in the building business four decades ago, specializing in reconstructing derelict barns. He and his wife are the only employees of a homebuilding company. Subcontractors are their lifeblood, Hill said, coming in to excavate, sheetrock and do the plumbing on jobs. But the Hills said they have always been careful to follow the rules. Doing so got trickier after the 2008 Vermont Supreme Court Chatham Woods decision, which determined that a real-estate development company should have put three subcontractors — two framers and one roofer — on its worker’s comp policy, even though all three had their own businesses. Since state law exempts business owners from covering themselves with workers’ comp insurance, Chatham Woods made the case that those exemptions should also apply to its company when it hired the subcontractors. They also argued that because they didn’t normally build projects, framing and roofing fell outside of the company’s normal course of business. The court ruled against the developers, requiring them to pay for the policies. As in Schwartz’s case, a labor department auditor showed up unannounced at one of Hill’s job sites in 2013. Two years later, the audit drags on — the department still hasn’t issued a ruling. In the meantime, he’s calculated that he could be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars if his contractors are found to be employees. Hoffer’s audit makes it clear that Hill isn’t the only one awaiting judgment. After reviewing records in the workers’ compensation division, the state auditor found that 30 investigations initiated in 2011 haven’t been finished and 134 “active” cases were assigned to investigators who no longer work for the labor department. Noonan explained that the department was understaffed for several years and noted that it recently filled all four positions for workers’ compensation investigators. Hoffer’s report also found that the data the labor department collects — including the number of audits it conducts and the number of misclassified workers found — are “unreliable.” And it chided the department for conducting most of its audits randomly, rather than targeting certain sectors or pursuing companies with suspicious tax filing patterns. Another fail unearthed by the audit: A 2010 law required the department to levy penalties on companies that have shortchanged the unemployment insurance fund, above and beyond the amount they “owe.” But the department hasn’t been enforcing that. The reason? Noonan said the department needs to create rules first, including an appeals process, which requires legislative approval. The audit, however, notes that five years have elapsed since the legislation took effect. The department did collect some workers’ comp penalties, but the audit found its efforts to be sporadic and poorly documented.

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he Winooski Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1767 could use some quick cash. The leaky roof needs to be replaced. Monthly utility bills have been tough to pay. With the World War II generation dying off, Post 1767 has lost 70 percent of its members in the past two decades, and revenue from annual dues and bar sales has plummeted. So when an opportunity to make $90,000 fell into their laps a few weeks ago, post leaders had to take it seriously. “It’s a struggle to keep the place open,” VFW post commander Craig Lavigne, a Vietnam vet, conceded in a recent interview. “That $90,000 would really help things.” A history enthusiast from England has offered to buy the World War II-era tank that sits on Post 1767’s lawn — and has since the late 1950s. The potential deal has sparked a community-wide discussion among Winooski residents, for whom the armored combat vehicle is a beloved local landmark.

It started with an email to Winooski Mayor Seth Leonard. In mid-August, Thomas Gray, a resident of northern England who billed himself as a “military vehicle collector,” wrote: “It has come to my attention that located in Winooski, Vermont is an old M4 Sherman Medium tank,” Gray informed the mayor. “This vehicle is understandably not in the best condition and is not complete having stood outside for many years. However, vehicles in just this condition are exactly what I am looking for.” Gray and his family display their collection of old military equipment at reenactments and commemorative events throughout Europe: In 2014, he took part in a re-creation of the famous Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attack in the Netherlands and Germany. Gray said he has imported vehicles from as far away as Norway. He estimated the Winooski tank was worth as much as $93,000. Would Winooski consider selling the tank, Gray asked?

Promising it would be restored to its “original and running condition,” Gray said it would be “preserved for educational purposes and commemorative events in honour of all those young men” who had served. Since the city doesn’t own the tank, Leonard forwarded the email to Lavigne, who initially suspected it was a prank. He wondered, What would anyone want with an old tank? In 1957, Post 1767 leaders had no trouble answering that question. Officials at what was then Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Colchester offered the 30-ton tank to the veterans’ group, free of charge. It accepted the fighting machine named after William Tecumseh Sherman, the Union Army general whose slash-and-burn “march” through Georgia helped end the U.S. Civil War. More than 50,000 Shermans were manufactured to counter the German blitzkrieg, according to the Tanks Encyclopedia website, and it took a

five-person crew to run one. Although they saw action in every theater during World War II, no one interviewed for this story knows if Winooski’s Sherman ever got shipped overseas. It did travel to the VFW on a flatbed truck that, groaning under the weight of its unusual cargo, tore up part of Maple Street. Workers managed to hoist it onto its hilltop perch, where it appears poised to blast any intruders crossing the Winooski River bridge from Burlington. Post 1767 isn’t the only Vermont VFW organization equipped to defend itself. The Springfield VFW also has a tank, and the Hyde Park VFW has a Huey helicopter, according to Don Dockter, senior vice commander of the Vermont VFW. In the Onion City, the tank has served as a playground, meet-up spot and navigational aid for generations of Winooski residents. On Cabbage Night — for flatlanders, on October 30, Vermont kids traditionally go out and raise a

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of the phosphorous that makes its way into the lake comes from wastewater facilities; in Missisquoi Bay, it’s 8.5 percent, according to the EPA. Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said that the Queen City has a long history of commitment to cleaning up the lake. But he isn’t convinced that spending $24 million to upgrade Burlington’s main plant and $3 million on each of two smaller ones will provide the most bang for anyone’s buck. “It’s really important that that money be spent in a way that’s having the greatest impact, if we’re going to succeed,” Weinberger said. Town and city leaders, farmers, developers, environmentalists and beachgoers have until September 15 to weigh in on the EPA’s draft plan. Vermonters have a lot to say, judging from a public hearing on the document last Friday in St. Albans. State Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross warned the crowd that under the plan, cleaning up the lake would still take years. That’s when Colleen Curran erupted. “Every summer, it’s awful,” she said from

the audience. She shook with anger at the prospect of waiting a decade to clear the stinking swill at her family’s longtime camp on Missisquoi Bay. For evidence, she brought in a screw-top jar full of green, foul-smelling, algae-clogged water she collected that morning at the camp. “It’s got to be fixed,” she insisted. Swanton dairy farmer Richard Longway, meanwhile, said he was frustrated that despite all the expensive changes farmers have already made, the lake condition has gotten worse, not better. “The last 15 years, the State of Vermont has been telling us what to do, and I’m not sure if us older farmers didn’t know what we were doing a long time ago,” he said. There was no disagreement that the lake needs help. The best way to fix it? That’s more elusive, given the many uses of the land around it, some of which are in conflict with each other, said Mike Winslow, staff scientist with the Lake Champlain Committee. Tilling fields to plant corn on hillsides right next to the lake speeds the flow of

phosphorus, he noted, but corn is also a farmer’s bread and butter. “The problem is not solvable,” said Winslow. He nonetheless said, “In every case, we need to do better, and we need the strict standards to get there.” Phosphorus collects in some places not just because of human-driven contributions, but because of geography, Winslow noted. Shallow, enclosed areas of the lake such as St. Albans and Missisquoi bays are more susceptible to algae blooms than deeper, wider portions. In the southern portion of the lake, phosphorus is high but algae blooms are rare. The Vermont legislature passed a bill last May to show the feds the state is serious about doing its part to reduce phosphorus. That will mean changes in practices for farmers, developers and towns. Think fewer cows bathing in rivers, eco-friendlier parking lots and better road-runoff control. The Vermont bill also provides a modest funding mechanism for lake cleanup: a property tax transfer that is

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is targeted for an estimated $7.8 million in wastewater treatment upgrades. Richford Selectboard member Norris Tillotson said he was unaware the town’s wastewater treatment plant was on the EPA’s hit list. “I’ve been around too long to have much confidence in their plan,” he said, seemingly unimpressed. Perkins said the EPA will take all comments into consideration and could modify the plan before sending it back to the state. The state will follow up with public hearings that cover more precisely how the requirements will unfold.

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in Middlebury, was a longtime supporter of the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, and served on the board of directors of NeighborWorks of Western Vermont in West Rutland. He played guitar and sang in several area bands and was an avid supporter of local music and culture. Jim is survived by his wife, Christine Murphy of Shoreham; a daughter, Thessalye Murphy of Boyertown, Pa.; a son and daughter-in-law, Liam and Annie Murphy, and a grandson, John, of Weybridge; a brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Darcy Murphy of Sheldon Springs, Vt.; and a sister, Janice Murphy, and her husband Steve Ehrler of Crofton, Md. A memorial service and celebration are planned for Saturday, September 26, at the CVUUS church and Town Hall Theater. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Town Hall Theater for its music programs.

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Jaime-Lynn Elizabeth-Anne Taylor-Danner was born on February 19, 1980, in Marlton, N.J., to Brenda LaVigne and Lawrence Taylor (Rose Staples). Jaime-Lynn passed away peacefully on August 24, 2015, in Williston, Vt., after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Jaime-Lynn graduated from Winooski High School and received her bachelor of arts from Johnson State College. Jaime-Lynn worked for many years as a paraeducator

at SD Associates and was recently promoted to human resources coordinator within that company. Jaime-Lynn was an avid supporter of Stand Up 2 Cancer. She was also a vocal supporter of Native American rights and the protection of gray wolves. Jaime-Lynn’s sparkling personality lit up any room she entered, attracting numerous friends that she considered family. A purveyor of fashion, she loved to shop for outrageous and glamorous clothing, particularly corsets and costumes. One of her prized possessions was her eclectic wardrobe, and she wanted to be sure that Brenna, her niece and kindred spirit of fashion and music, inherited it. She hated pants and only wore them if she had to. She loved Marilyn Manson, the Spice Girls, horror films, romantic comedies, fantasy literature, fairies and anything Celtic. At the age of 30, Jaime-Lynn decided to become a ballerina, developing a deep love and passion for dance; she showed us all that you can truly do anything if only you have the desire to do so. She was predeceased by

her paternal grandparents, Anne and Richard Taylor, and her maternal grandfather, Harvey J. LaVigne. JaimeLynn is survived by her beloved husband, Handsome Will Danner, whom she met five years ago and married this year, an individual as unique as Jaime-Lynn who made her ecstatically happy, never leaving her side during her illness. She is also survived by her parents, her sisters: Brandy Hazen (Charles), Angel Taylor (Mark Mumley), Ashley Cordero (Keith) and Eileen Loughman (Gregg); her brothers: Ricky Crawford (Shelley) and Lawrence Taylor Jr. (Debbie); her maternal grandmother, Bette LaVigne; and a loving host of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins. JaimeLynn is also survived by her mother-in-love, Helen Barrett (David Indenbaum), who has continuously

provided love and support to Jaime-Lynn and her whole family during this time, as well as her brother-inlove, Jesse Danner, and her father-in-love Jeff Danner. Jaime-Lynn is survived by an extended family of dear friends who truly enriched her life, just as she enriched theirs. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Stand Up 2 Cancer or to the Vermont Respite House in Williston. Her family would like to thank the compassionate and caring staff at the Vermont Respite House for taking such incredible care of Jaime-Lynn. A memorial tribute was held Saturday, August 29, at the VFW, 6 Maple Street, Winooski. Following the tribute, there was a celebration of her life. A celebration that was outrageous, just like our fabulous JLT.

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works of authors Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Other precursors include Fritz Lang’s dystopian 1927 film Metropolis and the oddball 1960s sci-fi/western series “The Wild Wild West.” These and other seminal steampunk

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quality-of-life issues in their communities. Earn is an environmental designer who divides her time between Toronto and Woodstock. The latter is the home of Rossi, a landscape architect. “We started ECO-Visions with the goal of engaging artists in exploring many of the environmental problems we are facing,” says Earn. “We hope, through these art exhibits, to raise awareness of these issues, to generate new perspectives and to encourage community engagement in imagining alternative solutions.” She and Rossi see art as a means to help people visualize environmental threats and challenges. A next step is to

works evince a fondness for complex, gear-driven machines, goggles, telescopes and old-timey optical devices of all kinds. Participants favor costumes that give a modern twist to the sartorial styles of Victorian London. To see the

movement’s influence on pop culture, one need look no further than the work of Terry Gilliam or the steampunk-inspired bric-a-brac of the recent Sherlock Holmes films. Beyond external trappings, though, steampunk is committed to viewing the future through the lens of the past. Its adherents often mix digital and steampowered tech, for instance, to emphasize the commonalities of the two eras. Steampunk distinguishes itself from related movements such as cyberpunk in having a generally rosy perspective on technologies old and new. The optimism and creativity of steampunk appeal to festival coordinator Sabrina Smith, who has taken the moniker “Lady Bohème” for the occasion. She also appreciates the movement’s tongue-in-cheek attitude. “Get your bustle in gear” is the festival’s unofficial motto, she says. The event’s modest budget comes from vendor fees, sponsorships from local businesses and prepaid ticket sales. Net proceeds from the volunteerrun, nonprofit festival will go to the Springfield Community Center. So what happens at a steampunk festival? The broadly defined movement

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An Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Takes Its Cue From Plastic Pollution or the second year, ECO-Visions is presenting an outdoor sculpture exhibit at King Farm, a Vermont Land Trust property in Woodstock. This year’s theme, “Intersections: Our Natural and Synthetic Worlds,” was inspired in part by the five trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world’s oceans. Sixteen participating artists investigate this idea in the exhibit. ECO-Visions was established to explore creative solutions to environmental problems through art. The initiative came from Sharon Earn and Jack Rossi, who have worked together as volunteers on various art- and design-related community projects that explore sense-of-place and

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f you plan to be in Springfield the weekend of September 11 to 13, you’ll likely encounter men and women in Victorian-style getups — some with elaborate, multi-lensed monocles — and a preponderance of clockwork gewgaws. The explanation for all this anachronism? Steampunk. Yes, this month, the Windsor County town of about 10,000 will host the Springfield Steampunk Festival, a gathering for enthusiasts of the complex and fascinating aesthetic. The historic Hartness House Inn and Springfield’s Great Hall exposition center will provide venues for musical performances, games, workshops, lectures and, of course, an absinthe tasting, led by an authority on the subject. Organizers hope the event will bring steampunk aficionados from all over the country. Steampunk has coalesced as an international pan-artistic phenomenon over the past few decades. Characterized by a spirit of “retrofuturism,” the movement espouses fanciful reimaginings of modern technologies as they might have been conceived in the past. For most folks of a steampunky persuasion, “the past” means “Victorian England.” Key inspirations include the fantastical

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environment by our thoughtless and habitual use of plastic,” she explains. Earn says Bartlett’s work exemplifies a conundrum of modern life and technology. “There’s a bit of a conflict,” she says. “Is it good or bad? It’s recycled. It’s reusable.” Davenport’s “Scarborough Pots” are mixed-media totems consisting of plastic flowers, planters and other items. She notes that the English ballad “Scarborough Fair” describes a series of impossible tasks; it has been seen as an allegory for the great plague of the late middle ages. Near this installation, “Urban Tipi #2” by John BielinG resembles a dwelling that might be found in the shadow of an overpass or in an abandoned lot. Old oak flooring and corrugated steel, copper, plastic and slate make up the cone-shaped habitat, equipped with a small window into its dark interior. Bieling recalls “a time when indigenous OuTdOOR SculpTuRE ExHibiT

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develop community conversations and creative solutions. Last year, as Earn and Rossi began discussing the concept of ECOVisions, Charlet Davenport, director of Woodstock’s annual SCulpturefeSt, “offered this site to put together an environmental show,” Rossi says. In short order, they mounted “Sense of Place: Built and Natural Environments.” The place-based theme inspired some artists to create work inside old outbuildings, including a camera obscura. This year’s ECO-Visions exhibit sites sculpture throughout King Farm. In “Begging for the Earth,” BarBara Bartlett has incorporated part of an exterior wall of one of the farm’s outbuildings. It bears a color “key” to various recycled plastic bags, cluing viewers in to their original sources, such as a grocery store. Bartlett used the bags themselves to make woven plastic bowls, which she based on the idea of “Buddhist begging bowls and our disregard for the

Rosenbaum, dubbed the “Steampunk Guru” and “Steampunk Evangelist” by the Wall Street Journal and Wired, respectively. With his wife, Melanie, Rosenbaum runs the Sharon, Mass.based design firm ModVic (Modern Victorian) and has written and spoken extensively about steampunk. In Springfield, he’ll give a talk titled “Steampunk Creative Problem Solving: How the Past Influences the Present and Inspires the Future.” Festivalgoers will find that this town is uniquely qualified to host a steampunk gathering. Springfield is home to the Stellafane Observatory, built in 1926 and still the site of an annual gathering of amateur astronomers and telescope makers. More prominently, the town has a rich history as a center for the manufacture of precision tools and machinery. The website of the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce boasts that, for its vital production role during World War II, the town was seventh on Adolf Hitler’s list of bombing targets. For these reasons, Smith believes that Springfield is perfect for a celebration of all things steampunk. So does GeorGe

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s the South End Art Hop gears up for its 23rd annual extravaganza from September 11 to 13, artists Max Hodgson and Dana Heffern got a head start on the weekend by creating two new murals on Pine Street. Heffern had help from a posse of Burlington College students and professors. Burlington native Hodgson is a 23-year-old visual artist and rapper who currently resides in Brooklyn. (He performs using the stage name Vader the Villin.) His first South End mural, painted in early July on an exterior wall of ReSOURCE, is a colorful, cartoony depiction of a fox and a rabbit reading Seven Days. For his recent contribution to the Soda Plant, owned by Steve Conant of Conant Metal & Light, Hodgson created a more graphic exploded diagram of a pseudo-realistic engine part. “I came across some old assembly instructions for some metal engine part, and the look of it really intrigued me,” the artist says. “I’ve always been interested in things being taken apart and almost floating. Steve seemed to think it went well with what his shop deals in, so I was stoked he was down with it.” The fictional machine part depicted on the long red wall speaks to the reporter Liz Cantrell last December, “If imaginative and artsy ethos of the entire some people think it’s unfinished, that’s sprawling complex — which, in addition art, I guess.” The East Montpelier artist to ReSOURCE, houses suggested that the conjewelry maker Rackk fusion created by the & Ruin, the S.P.A.C.E. and headless woman was Backspace galleries, intentional, forming the new storefront an integral part of the for Vintage Inspired mural’s message. Lifestyle Marketplace, While some may and other enterprises. have thought it was “The Soda Plant is too soon to paint over a a creative place, and I mural as relatively new want that to be evident as Hallock’s, Mucklow to people on the street,” has a laid-back attiS te ve C on an t Conant says in an email. tude about the whole “Max’s art reflects the affair. He notes that creative stuff that goes on in [there].” John Bates, owner of nearby Vermont Art Just across Pine Street, Heffern and Supply, had approached him about inher Burlington College team have given stalling a new mural. “And I said, ‘Well, the south-facing wall of Tapna Yoga a Art Hop is coming up again, so let’s do face-lift. The building is co-owned by it,’” Mucklow says. Hallock was not notiNigel Mucklow of New England Floor fied that her mural would disappear. Covering. Until recently, the wall preIf someone approaches Mucklow sented a mural by Amanda Hallock of a next year and asks to paint the wall anew, headless woman holding a bowl of gold- he would be fine with that, he suggests, fish. It was the subject of some confusion. saying, “I’m not really here to judge it or To many, the painting appeared incom- promote it. It’s just a canvas.” plete, but, as Hallock told Seven Days For the new mural, Bates reached

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out to Heffern, chair of art and design at Burlington College, because of her extensive experience painting scenery for Broadway shows. (She’s led painting crews for Tony-nominated productions including Billy Elliot, The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera.) As a group of students had recently assisted Heffern in painting a mural for Oh my DOG, a daycare and boarding facility in South Burlington, she asked if they wanted to help with the Pine Street project. “Even though they didn’t receive college credit for their participation,” Heffern says in an email, “they just wanted to keep working, to have the opportunity to paint another large-scale piece of art.” From multiple concepts submitted by the students, Bates and Heffern chose the design by Kacie Cotter-Sacala that now adorns Tapna’s wall: a black-andwhite butterfly on a geometric red-andochre background. With paint donated by Bates and neighboring Curtis Lumber, Heffern and crew — also including Tyler Santor, Tim Morris, Abbi Meyers-Orr, Athena Pepe and Courtney Wensley — completed the mural

in two days. They got an extra assist from former BC adjunct professor Alex Costantino, a ceramicist; and current one Chris Alley, an architect. Pine Street’s two new murals are part of a veritable explosion of public art around Burlington. Farther down Pine Street, artist Mary Lacy is sprucing up the twin silos outside Dealer.com with her signature geometric shapes — on the heels of completing her outsize hummingbird on a St. Paul Street building downtown. New York artist Mitchell Schorr recently completed one installation of his hot-wheeling “Da Race” series outside Pearl Street Beverage and another on the back side of the downtown Mobile station. The ubiquitous Clark Derbes led a group of kids from the King Street Center in adorning the lake-facing wall of the Moran Plant, and other kids — at the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington — have given their quarters a joyful overhaul in the Old North End. As Henry David Thoreau wrote, “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Not that we should grant blanket approval to all public artwork. As some say, make it good or leave it blank. m

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the perpetrator of the carnage, as it initially seems? Or a victim? To answer that question, McMahon ably spins her story in three alternating time frames. In 2013, Piper and Jason try to puzzle out the meaning of the message Amy left behind: a photo from the motel’s glory days scrawled with the words “29 Rooms.” (The motel has 28.) In 1989 — which we view through Piper’s memories — the younger versions of these characters discover the motel’s secret history. And in the 1950s, we follow Amy’s mother, Rose, as she helps her parents run the motel with her older sister, Sylvie.

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interesting. They’re also not the world’s greatest detectives, delaying a key interview and sometimes failing to make obvious connections. It’s the young Amy, Rose and Sylvie who awaken our fear and sympathy, making the two flashback narratives far more compelling than their 2013 resolution. McMahon’s vision of the monsters that hide among men lacks the resonance of Hitchcock’s; it doesn’t haunt us after the book is done. Far more memorable are her atmospheric vignettes of the Tower Motel’s life and death: Amy roller-skating in the dry pool; Rose refusing to heed harbingers of the business’ downfall. In its heyday, the motel draws tourists with a “chicken circus” and a cow bearing a spot shaped like the state of Vermont — “things no one on the highway has,” Rose insists. But the reader knows the motel will fall prey to speed and convenience, like so many bits of quirky Vermontiana before it. The anachronistic tower will crumble bit by bit, leaving whatever haunts it to haunt in relative peace. M A R G O T HA R R I S O N

INFO The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon, Doubleday, 336 pages. $25.95. McMahon signs books with Coleen Kearon on Friday, September 4, 4 to 6 p.m., with a reading at 6 p.m., at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier. McMahon also appears on Thursday, October 1, 7 p.m., at Phoenix Books Burlington. Find more upcoming events at jennifer-mcmahon.com.

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Contact: ethan@sevendaysvt.com Springfield Steampunk Festival, Friday through Sunday, September 11 to 13, at Hartness House Inn and the Great Hall in Springfield. $65 for weekend ($38 for ages 13 to 19; $33 for ages 8 to 12 and 65 and older); individual event prices vary. springfieldvtsteampunkfest.com

Vermont events to introduce the public to the art and the environmental issues it addresses. The two are no strangers to engaging the public, as their professional work and personal interests often involve such community discussions. Feasible solutions to environmental problems interest them most, they say. Earn and Rossi believe that communities will decide their own future. ECO-Visions’ current exhibit provides a provocative backdrop for talking about how we might live with those changes.

INFO ECO-Visions’ “Intersections: Our Natural and Synthetic Worlds” opens on Saturday, September 5, 4 to 7 p.m., at King Farm in Woodstock, and runs through November 25. ECO-Visions opens concurrently with Sculpturefest. A walking trail connects King Farm and the Sculpturefest grounds on Prosper Road. ecovisionsvt.org, sculpturefest.org

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peoples of the land lived in harmony with nature and the seasons. Some today live in rudimentary [synthetic] structures as a way to survive in urban settings,” he writes in his artist statement. Expansive meadows and a path through a forested area beckon audiences to explore the land. Rossi’s “Beauty and the Beast” (tree, red plastic shards), sited along one such path, tests the line between the beautiful and the insidious. Small pieces of red plastic adorn a huge ash tree, resembling an open wound. A parasite appears to be taking over the tree, a reference to the accumulation of plastic in the environment. While the red plastic is surprisingly beautiful against the tree’s bark, it has the potential to strangle nature. Earn and Rossi are already planning where they will take ECO-Visions from here. They intend to hold various central

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to get a feel for what’s happening in the cities,” Reed says. She adds that the festival will “shine a positive light on the good things about Springfield.” Smith clearly concurs. “Springfield was really a town of innovation and inventiveness for years,” she says, “and we still have a lot of people here who are talented, who invent things and craft things.” Indeed, in this place that the Führer wanted to destroy, steampunk would seem to fit right in.

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MCNAUGHTON, a local attorney and selectboard member who encouraged organizers to hold the festival there. “In steampunk, there’s a heavy emphasis on the upscaling of prior objects and structures,” he says, “and by ‘upscaling,’ I mean taking old objects and buildings that were originally built for something else and using them for modern purposes.” Chester artist MELODY REED is one of five festival organizers — or, in the parlance of the event, a “Mistress of Extraordinary Occurrences.” Just five years ago, she hadn’t heard of steampunk. Now Reed is a committed admirer, incorporating the movement’s visual aesthetic into the jewelry she makes. She thinks an association with the movement could be a great boon to Springfield. “Being in little, rural Vermont, and living in a little bit of a bubble, it’s hard

It’s Sylvie, an aspiring actress, who points out the similarities between the ill-fated Tower Motel — adorned with a freestanding faux-medieval turret — and Norman Bates’ iconic business. McMahon milks that creepy parallel for all it’s worth, weaving film history into her fiction. Alfred Hitchcock famously came to Barre in 1955 for the premiere of The Trouble With Harry, which he had filmed in Craftsbury Common. Among the onlookers in the novel is starstruck Sylvie, who writes a series of fan letters to the director that grow more suggestive and sinister as they progress. Meanwhile, Rose becomes convinced there’s something wrong — perhaps even monstrous — about her sister. As a suspense writer, McMahon excels at windup, inviting breathless page turning and sowing the seeds of dread with care. Folklore, sibling rivalry, liminal experiences (some of Rose’s nightmares suggest sleep paralysis) and the inherent uncanniness of abandoned places all add to the shiver factor, keeping readers guessing about what may or may not lurk around that tower. If only the revelation were so unsettling. Follow-through is not McMahon’s strength, and when all is revealed, the novel’s elaborate, halfcentury-spanning conceit deflates into that of a pretty standard beach read. Part of the problem is that the characters in the protagonist positions — Piper and Jason — are the least

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With seven popular suspense novels under her belt, JENNIFER MCMAHON of Montpelier has carved out a niche as a writer of modern Vermont gothics. Many of her books pivot on that hoariest of genre tropes: the disappearance, abduction or mysterious transformation of a young girl. But, unlike the whitegowned maidens of old-time gothics, McMahon’s doomed adolescents have a believable brattiness and bravado. You can imagine these girls living in the backwoods Vermont of rusting mobile homes and shuttered town granges, not the romanticized-for-tourists version. Take Amy, one of the central characters in McMahon’s latest book, The Night Sister. At age 12, she “smelled like Love’s Baby Soft and strawberry lip gloss” and “tucked a chunk of her pink bangs — dyed with Jell-O — behind her triple-pierced ear.” It’s the summer of 1989, and Amy has the run of her family’s defunct midcentury motel, closed since the interstate passed it by. Like so many of McMahon’s heroines, she’s headstrong and dangerously precocious, flirting with the affections of three more timid friends — sisters Piper and Margot and outsider Jason, all of whom admire or desire her. But the danger Amy represents won’t come to fruition for decades. In the chilling scene that opens the novel, grown-up Amy marches into her family home with a Winchester rifle. Jason, now a cop, is the first to witness the aftermath: a family brutally slaughtered, except for one quivering young survivor. Was Amy

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kitchen with Kevin. I remember he was leaning against the sink, and I just looked at him and said, ‘You know I love you with all my heart, but I just have to ask you—’. He interrupted me with ‘Yes’ and burst into tears. We both were crying and hugging. I kept saying, ‘You know you could have told me years ago, honey.’ We just laughed and cried for a while in that kitchen.” “Gosh, that’s so touching,” I said. “I’m actually tearing up myself. Thanks for sharing it.” The cab was quiet for a moment before Kiley spoke again. “But I really do understand a bit of where Kevin was coming from. I don’t know if you knew this, Jernigan, but Carlos and I were both married before, when we were younger. It takes some time, some living, to find out who you really are, what you really want out of life. And what you truly need in a partner to make you happy.” Carlos had turned in his seat to listen, and he shared a sweet 20-year smile with his wife. Some guys are adept at the honeyed speeches; with Carlos, his presence does all the talking. Pulling up at the restaurant, I sighed. I thought about Cookie, about Kevin, about Carlos and Kiley — and the emotional journey that is everyone’s life. When folks share their personal experience with me, it moves me to my soul. I consider it an honor, and I’m humbled. And then I thought, Man, I could really go for some Italian food. m

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eaming from the backseat of my cab, Cookie announced for my benefit, “I’m taking these two out for their 20th wedding anniversary.” Next to her sat her daughter, Kiley. Kiley’s husband, Carlos, was beside me in the shotgun seat. “L’Amante is shutting down at the end of this month, and that’s their favorite restaurant,” Cookie went on. “Happy anniversary, guys,” I said. “It’s not really ’til October,” Kiley admitted, giggling. “Well,” I cautioned, “after this great meal tonight, you better not split up before then.” Cookie laughed and said, “If they do, I’m getting my money back!” Carlos chuckled in his quiet way, indicative of the deep affection he holds for both his wife and his motherin-law. He’s a handsome man — I’d call him a bona fide “manly” man — with his shaved head, bronze Latino complexion and black mustache. If Carlos ever even considered leaving Kiley, I’d suggest he have his bald head examined. She’s a bright light of Burlington, vivacious and funny. Her spot-on impressions of friends and celebrities have had me laughing so hard that I could barely drive. On a deeper level, she’s a person who has only kind words to say about others, a trait I find both rare and precious. (I could also mention that the woman is a long-legged smokin’ hottie, but that would be shallow of me; hence the parentheses.) To be closer to her family in retirement, Cookie had recently moved up to Burlington from Arlington, a small town in the southern tier of the Green Mountains. Arlington is a typical Vermont hamlet, but with a notable claim to fame: Norman Rockwell lived and painted there from 1939 to 1953, during which time he produced most of his iconic Saturday Evening Post covers using town folks as models. (Also, Michael J. Fox married Tracy Pollan in Arlington in the summer of 1988 — not quite of Rockwellian significance, but a nifty fact that locals talk about to this day.) The move away from Arlington had not been easy for Cookie, who lost her husband 10 years ago. As the longtime town clerk, she had roots in the community

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seen in water loss through the skin, indicating the moisturized skin was more susceptible to the irritant. That’s bad. Another study examined how moisturizer might affect healthy skin in test subjects with contact allergies. Twentytwo volunteers, 12 of whom were known to be allergic to nickel, applied a lipid-rich moisturizer to their upper arm three times a day for a week. The moisturizer was then stopped and patches containing nickel chloride solution were applied to both treated and untreated skin. The ones with the nickel allergy demonstrated significantly increased sensitivity shortly after application. More bad. To be clear, none of this necessarily demonstrates that lotions cause your skin to stop moisturizing itself naturally.

moisture loss in healthy skin — thus actually drying the skin out more — while none of them decreased moisture loss. On the other hand, when these moisturizers were tested on damaged skin, three of them reduced moisture loss and none increased it. While a lot of this sounds ominous, don’t toss your moisturizers yet. The benefits of moisturizer on damaged skin have been demonstrated by numerous studies, and research has found healthy skin can benefit from some moisturizers. Still, it appears we can say two things: 1. There’s only limited benefit to applying moisturizer to healthy skin. 2. Some types of moisturizer may make your skin more susceptible to irritation and damage. Choosing the right moisturizer is more complicated than you might think — for example, some studies have found that different racial skin types show varying sensitivity to different kinds of moisturizers. U.S. sales of hand and body lotion exceed $775 million annually. High time we knew if it was doing us more harm than good.

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poken like a true Minnesotan, Katrina. Labor Day weekend is upon us, and you know what that means. Winter’s here. The larger issue you raise is whether the products of civilization sap our natural bodily defenses and turn us into helpless lapdogs. Little research has been done on whether moisturizer weakens healthy skin’s ability to protect itself. But what there is suggests it might. Moisturizers and lotions serve three basic purposes: they act as a barrier against irritants, they supplement natural skin moisture and they help repair irritated or damaged skin. The key components in moisturizers can be variously categorized as humectants, which draw the body’s moisture to the skin surface; occlusives, which help prevent water from escaping the skin; emollients, which fill gaps in the skin; proteins and acids to assist the body’s natural moisturizing processes; and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory

In the study using moisturizer followed up with detergent, for example, the researchers theorized that the extra moisture made the skin more permeable and thus more vulnerable to irritants. The fact remains that for healthy skin, the lotion made things worse, not better. These studies focused on lipid-rich moisturizers. We found another study comparing high-lipidcontent and moderateto-low-lipid-content moisturizer when used on healthy skin. Again, healthy volunteers used the moisturizers three times a day and then tested their skin reactions to a detergent patch. The skin treated with the highlipid moisturizer reacted more intensely to the detergent than untreated skin; for lower-lipid moisturizer, there was no measurable difference between the treated and the untreated skin. Conclusion No. 1: Highlipid moisturizers make skin more vulnerable to irritation. Conclusion No. 2: Neither type of moisturizer increased protection against skin irritants. Still another study tested nine different moisturizers and found that five increased CARAMAN

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WORKS Four years after Irene, a Vermont town is completing its comeback

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isitors still have to wear hard hats and negotiate a maze of construction materials to get to the new public entrance of the State Office Complex in Waterbury. The building faces the Winooski River, and on a Thursday in mid-August the sun-dappled waterway was tranquil. That was in contrast to four years ago, when Tropical Storm Irene caused it to overflow its banks and swamp this workplace for 1,500 state employees. After the flood, Vermont’s agencies of human services and natural resources were forced to find office space in Burlington, Williston, Essex and Montpelier. For most of those workers, the accommodations were meant to be temporary. In the next few months, displaced state staffers — including 251 with the Department for Children and Families — will start coming back to Waterbury to work in brand-new or transformed digs. Project manager Mike Stevens led the way to the main door of a new 86,000-square-foot building rising up in front of a row of historic structures that were spared demolition. The new building — of dark Poultney slate and pale Bethel granite — looks taller than its two stories. Stevens said that’s because it sits on a newly created rise of land, part of the stormwater management plan. The building’s ground level is three feet above Irene’s high-water mark and six inches higher than the projected peak for a once-in-500-years flood. The historic buildings that are visible from Waterbury’s Main Street have also been flood-proofed. They’re almost all that’s left of the pre-Irene office complex, a hodgepodge of structures originally built to house Vermont’s psychiatric patients. Every basement window has been sealed with granite blocks that match their original foundations, and the ground-level rooms and corridors have been filled with special lightweight concrete. Regular concrete would have been too heavy, according to Stevens, causing the multistory buildings to sink. James Duggan, coordinator for historic preservation on the project, said the century-old structures that were saved — the administration building and the original male and female wards for patients in the state hospital — are important examples of that era’s approach to the treatment of mental illness. For much of the 20th century, “going to Waterbury” meant being committed

to the state psychiatric hospital, which dominated the central Vermont town, population 5,000. At one point, in the 1930s, the institution housed 1,700 patients. By the late 1980s, mental health treatment had changed, and the population had shrunk to 150. When Irene hit, 51 remaining patients had to be relocated. The hospital’s still-imposing Victorian architecture has now been properly restored. Workers replaced 700 windows, reconstructed two missing cupolas and refurbished a porte cochère on the front of the center building. For months, they used handheld grinders to dispose of every white speck of asbestos-containing plaster from the interior bricks in the 120,000-square-foot historic core. The asbestos removal alone cost $6 million. That sunny Thursday, the project

The army of construction workers has eased but not eliminated the economic pain

moved into the new 20,000-square-foot central heating plant. The army of construction workers has eased but not eliminated the economic pain of a community that essentially lost 1,500 paying customers overnight. But Waterbury is also home to the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory, a Keurig Green Mountain production facility and the Alchemist, which brews the überpopular Heady Topper beer. During a recent lunch hour, a parade of men in neon-yellow shirts, dusty jeans and work boots tromped into the Village Market of

Waterbury to grab packaged sandwiches and fill plastic clamshells with salad. Around the corner, Chila Russell’s hair salon, Chila’s Coiffures, was empty. “It has been a hard four years,” she said. “We lost about a third of our business. Lunch hours used to be our busiest time.” When state workers start returning in December, she said, “We will get all the shears sharpened.” Barbara Farr, Waterbury’s long-term recovery director, put it in more official terms: “We are so, so glad the state invested in coming back.”

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looked like an ant colony. “There are 300 people on the site on a daily basis,” Stevens said as the tour passed by guys installing carpeting in a first-floor space that will be home to the Department for Children and Families. A crew worked on the circular walkway in the courtyard bracketed by corridors linking the new and old structures. At the northern end of the historic row, electricians strung wiring in advance of walls that will be built over the exposed bricks. A carpenter tapped molding back in place. It had been removed, stripped and repainted its original chocolate color. The project, which is nearly 90 percent complete, was on schedule and on budget as the state marked the fourth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene on August 28, according to Stevens. Twelve maintenance staffers have already

Mike Stevens in the new heating and cooling plant of the new Waterbury complex

Waterbury’s Winooski Street is named for its proximity to the river. Rep. Tom Stevens lives here, in a house that sits on one of the highest spots along the thoroughfare. Nevertheless, during Tropical Storm Irene’s deluge, which began the afternoon of August 28, 2011, his backyard became a lake. He and his daughter kept walking up and down their street that night, checking on the rising river. Green Mountain Power had warned that it might open flood panels on the Marshfield Dam upstream to reduce pressure on the earthen structure. “That was running through my mind that night. We would get inundated,” Stevens recounted. “But it didn’t happen.” Sometime after midnight, Green Mountain Power reported that the pressure on the dam had eased, and it wouldn’t need to release any water. His house stayed dry. By the next morning, Irene had dumped 11 inches of rain along the state’s mountainous spine, with catastrophic results comparable to the flood of 1927. Irene killed six people, destroyed 500 miles of

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project the State of Vermont has ever undertaken. On the day the head of FEMA and Shumlin shook hands on the deal, the state had a wrecking ball ready outside the complex. Officials marked the occasion by smashing a hole in one of its many flood-ravaged buildings.

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Sarah-Lee Terrat working on her atrium installation piece

state roads, damaged or washed away 277 bridges, cut off access to 13 communities, flooded 3,500 homes and businesses, and swamped 17 mobile home parks. In Waterbury, floodwaters from the raging Winooski River and feeder brooks invaded 220 homes and businesses, contaminating every surface they touched. A fuel tank ruptured at the municipal office building on Main Street, turning the basement into an oily pool. The state complex was inundated. The flood forced the emergency evacuation of 51 psychiatric patients — but not before they spent the night in the dark on the top floors of the state hospital with emergency fire alarms blaring for hours. Dawn O’Toole, the operations director for DCF, had taken part in contingency planning for Irene the Friday before the storm struck. But she wasn’t sufficiently prepared on that Monday morning, when she drove from her Waterbury home on Perry Hill and couldn’t get anywhere near the office complex. Floodwater had swept through the village, leaving behind a mashup of debris — firewood, trash cans, lumber, snowblowers — and hazardous muck. “I was just in a state of shock,” she recalled. She wanted to check on friends in the village but instead rushed home to call colleagues and plan how the Agency of Human Services could continue to offer essential services. Later in the week, she coordinated employee visits to the complex to grab

vital work materials as it became clear they wouldn’t be back for a while. “It was just a whirlwind,” she recalled. And in those early days, she added, “I don’t think anyone really understood the seriousness of the devastation.” The focus after the flood was to dig out, chuck out, dry out and sometimes move out. “We had five feet of water on the first floor,” recalled Jeff Larkin, owner of Arvads Grill on South Main Street. He lost stored food and a boiler on a lower level. Two businesses in the building — a hair salon and art store — lost everything, and the art store went out of business.

Shumlin initially suggested three options to replace the complex, two of which would have involved permanent relocation to other towns. Shumlin committed to staying in Waterbury, but it took his staff until August 2013 — the second anniversary of the flood — to reach a financial agreement with both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the insurer of the buildings: The state would bond for $83 million, FEMA would provide $32 million and the insurer would pay $15 million. With a total price tag of $130 million, it’s the biggest building

So much of this project

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Town officials abandoned their flooded historic home on Main Street and set up in Thatcher Brook Primary School, moving in November to the second floor of the fire station, where they remain today. The storm affected countless residents and business owners — and plenty of volunteers came to their aid. But even as they tended to personal property, Rep. Stevens said, locals worried about the future of the State Office Complex. “We were awfully sensitive to any kind of shift of wind from Montpelier,” the Democratic lawmaker said. The administration of Gov. Peter

Chila Russell, owner of Chila’s Coiffures

Irene overwatered Proud Flower at 128 South Main Street. Owner Nina Towne stuck it out there a few months and then relocated to Elm Street. When a video store closed in the Waterbury Shopping Center, she said, she jumped at the chance to locate to a highervisibility location with good parking. Her business has grown. “It has worked out very well for me,” she said, “even though I wouldn’t want to go through it again.” Towne, who sells gift items and consignment art as well as flowers, estimated she lost about a quarter of her business when the bulk of the state workforce left town after Irene. “The complex was a good source of deliveries and also walkins,” Towne said. When the 830 Agency of Human Services workers return, she predicted, “It is going to be great for service businesses.” Larkin and his wife spent $100,000 to restore their properties, including Arvads. The restaurant’s business declined 20 percent, and they took on extra duties because they couldn’t afford to add staff. He pegged 2012 as his hardest year. The flood “changed people’s habits, even if they live in town,” Larkin said in describing “the new normal,” as he called it: “There is not as much lunch traffic. When the state was here, you would see so many people walking downtown.” For state workers who lived in town but now

commute to Chittenden County, he said, “We didn’t see them as much.” In the meantime, Waterbury has become a mecca for out-of-town eaters and drinkers. A Boston Globe reporter called it the best beer town in New England in the fall of 2012 and wrote that “beer pilgrims” traveled there to find “prized offerings from area breweries that often are difficult to find elsewhere.” Eateries began offering local foods as well as craft brews. Now some locals complain they have to make reservations to eat in their own town. “Despite Irene, Waterbury has become this dining destination,” Larkin said. “We are really, really busy. We aren’t quite back to pre-Irene, but close.” O’Toole, now with the Agency of Human Services, looks forward to being able to walk to work — and lunch — again. But not all of her colleagues are as keen, having become accustomed to working at sites in Chittenden County. As chief operating officer for the agency, O’Toole is in charge of planning the return of 830 employees — 75 at a time beginning December 19. “Some have said it will be a real decision for them,” she said.

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In contrast to the dramatic way in which state employees left Waterbury, extensive planning is facilitating their return. O’Toole mentioned dozens of worker teams as well as an internal website offering virtual tours, bus surveys and an orientation manual. “We are working our socks off to make this seamless,” she said. In one corner of the campus, a former office building known as Ladd Hall

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Nina Towne, owner of Proud Flower

has been turned into 27 apartments, now owned by Downstreet Housing & Community Development. Rep. Stevens, who is president of the nonprofit’s board, said talks with the state about a possible purchase started almost immediately after the flood. Because Ladd Hall experienced water damage, financing for the $6 million project included a $1 million community development disaster-recovery grant. South Main Apartments “are awesome apartments: quirky but all airy,” Stevens said — and mostly affordable. “That’s 27 families who can walk to anything they need,” he added. Every one of them is rented. Next door, the Hunger Mountain Children’s Center will soon open bids to renovate two shabby but structurally sound houses it now owns — both former state properties. One is where the center had offered daycare since 1978 — until Irene forced it to move to a church on Route 100. The children’s center also received a $1 million community development disaster-recovery grant. “This little

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But if they opt to quit on account of the move, it won’t be because of the office. “The new building is just gorgeous,” O’Toole said. “There is so much natural light.” Security is tighter, too. Before the flood, dozens of unguarded, unlocked doors provided too-easy access to the complex. Days before Mike Stevens led visitors on a tour of the new facility, a state social worker was gunned down outside her office in Barre. Pointing to an opening in the wall in the entryway, Stevens explained, “You come to this window to talk to security before you get entrance.” Once in the two-story atrium, “You still can’t get into the work environment.” Visitors have to call state workers from phones and, if approved, get escorted through locked doors to their offices. The lucky ones may end up in the second-floor conference space over the main entrance, from which a window wall provides views of a tree-lined Winooski River and the green hillsides in Duxbury.

At the far end of the atrium, illuminated by a skylight two stories overhead, Sarah-Lee Terrat stood on a hydraulic lift painting a 50-by-28-foot mural. She is one of two artists commissioned to produce works for the new complex. She had already papered the wall with reproductions of historic photographs and documents. Over these she was applying see-through stains to create a painting of a birch forest, a scene inspired by a former mental patient’s poem. “So much of this project was done right,” said O’Toole. Mike Stevens described it as one of the greatest he’d ever worked on.

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biggest building project the state of Vermont has ever undertaken.

The State Office Complex after Irene

center never would have been able to afford to buy and renovate had Irene not happened,” said Lisa Scagliotti, who is coordinating the project. With twice the space, center staffers expect to increase its daycare and preschool enrollment from 45 to 65 or so. By next spring, Scagliotti said, the center will provide another boost to downtown vitality with a dozen staff and 60 moms and dads dropping off and picking up each day. The former municipal office building next to the fire station remains vacant and gutted. But a new complex for town officials, the library and the historical society is rising fast at the north end of the village. The initial plan was to rebuild at a new location on the state office complex, but voters rejected the proposal, which would have been more expensive than what they ultimately chose. The town’s $4.98 million project couples a historic structure — Janes House — with new construction on the old spot. Municipal manager Bill Shepeluk remembered telling his wife it would be five years before municipal officials had a permanent home again. He was close. The new municipal complex will be ready this winter, four and a half years after the flood. Samples of chairs for the new building cluster in a corner of the town’s temporary office and cardboard boxes of records are stacked against a wall. “It has been an interesting journey,” Stevens said. “There was a real fatigue,” he acknowledged, noting that the town’s unity was challenged when townspeople disagreed over where to build the new town office. But he expressed optimism about Waterbury’s future, noting the $200 million the state is spending in town — not only on the office complex but also on roads and bridges. “That should give us a springboard for economic development, or at least economic sustainability.” Not a moment too soon, according to Shepeluk. Keurig Green Mountain helped Waterbury get through the hard times — its staffers helped on cleanup projects and supported downtown businesses while the complex has been under construction. But last month it laid off roughly 200 Vermont employees, many of whom worked in Waterbury. Although the number of returning state workers exceeds that, the town administrator didn’t hesitate to say what everybody else in Waterbury seems to be thinking: “We are very anxious to have them back.” m

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Humans E of the Fair A portrait of the workers, competitors and revelers who give life to the Champlain Valley Fair W O R D S : K R IS TE N R AV I N P H O TO S : JAME S B U C K

very year the Champlain Valley Fair brings an influx of new faces to Chittenden County. Artists, cooks, salespeople, ride operators and agricultural aficionados from all walks of life set up shop in Essex Junction, and attendees come from every nook and cranny of the state to take it all in. Borrowing a concept from Brandon Stanton’s popular photoblog Humans of New York, we took to midway, barn and booth and asked strangers to share their stories. The results were sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartwarming and, invariably, human.

FOWL PLAY Thirteen-year-old Noelani Rupp of South Burlington hustles around the Poultry Barn in a shirt that reads “O.C.D.: Obsessive Chicken Disorder.” The shirt says it all. Rupp is a fifth-year 4-H member who specializes in poultry, and her knowledge is vast. Before settling on chickens as her bird of choice, Rupp tried her hand at raising turkeys (too big for showmanship competitions relative to her small stature), ducks (too much projectile pooping), quail and even a pheasant. Holding Mr. Hyde, a rooster with a brother named Dr. Jekyll, she and a flock of Feathered Friends 4-H clubbers rattle off breed names such as Crèvecoeur, partridge brahma and mille fleur bantam cochin. That last one, Rupp explains, is French for “a thousand flowers,” in honor of the bird’s lily-white spots. Amid the barnyard chatter, Rupp gestures toward her friend Nora Allen and declares, “Nora’s actually really good at hypnotizing chickens.” Wait, what? To hypnotize a chicken, the teenagers explain, you pick it up, lay it on its back, and sway it back and forth until it’s relaxed and eerily still. Rupp and her friends demonstrate, rocking their precious poultry in their capable hands. And for all the clucking and cacophony echoing through the cage-lined barn, the birds are as calm as sleeping babies.

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THE TIES THAT BIND Handcrafting is alive and well in Vermont, and Leah Rosenthal intends to keep it that way. Seated at an ergonomic spinning wheel in the Fiber Loft, situated between the Sheep/Wool Tent and Old McDonald’s Farm, the Williston resident deftly guides a colorful blend of merino, silk and bamboo through the apparatus, transforming it from unwieldy fluff into a fine thread. “My kids think I’m crunchy granola,” Rosenthal says, referring to her penchant for homesteading. For her, that includes growing and foraging for natural dye sources for her wool and other fibers. Rosenthal, now 55, taught herself to make her own pigments, but family members initially drew her into the fiber arts. When she was about 8, a cousin took her to a traditional handcraft retreat in Putney. There she completed her first sheep-to-potholder project, which, she claims, “was an embarrassment to the world.” Rosenthal took a long break from working with fiber, but years later, her mother’s legacy inspired her to pick up the craft again. “My mom started a tradition in our family of giving every baby born to our family a blanket,” she says. “And when she passed, I really didn’t want to have that tradition die.”

I GAVE 20 PEOPLE HUGS TODAY, AND I’M GONNA GET AT LEAST 150 HUGS BEFORE I LEAVE HERE. S C O T T K E NNE WAY

BEHIND THE LENS Scott Kenneway has been on the road since he was 9 years old. The Massachusetts native, now 49, is the proprietor of Scotty’s Photos, a one-stop mobile shop for souvenir photos preserved in key chains, magnets, buttons and prints. Kenneway earned his stripes as the resident gofer before his late father, who founded the business, trained him in the booth’s darkroom. There, he would spend 10 hours a day processing photos during summer vacations. Over the years, as technology transformed photography, business began to suffer. “It was horrible for us, ’cause we were ’70s kids growing up who knew how to run a darkroom. We didn’t know how to run computers,” Kenneway says. Although grosses are down from years past, the charismatic salesman has weathered the digital storm and believes customers still find value in what he has to offer. “They got thousands of pictures on their cellphone,” he explains, “but they don’t have a picture that they’re hanging on their wall.” Plus, people love him. Adults who were photographed by Kenneway’s father as children now bring their kids to Scotty’s Photos. “I gave 20 people hugs today, and I’m gonna get at least 150 hugs before I leave here,” Kenneway says.

Still Life Amanda Hackert didn’t have creative people in her life nudging her toward the arts, but something inside drew her to pen and paper. Growing up, she idolized illustrator Al Hirschfeld, whom she calls “every caricature artist’s hero,” and began drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil. Now an art school graduate, the Orlando-based 33-year-old was turned on to caricature portraits at Disney World, where she worked painting faces. She has spent the past six years running up and down the East Coast with her easel in tow. As a manager for Caricature Ink, Hackert has indulged some wild requests — two men recently asked her to draw them both riding a corn dog like a ketchup-and-mustard-fueled rocket — but her specialty is cartoons. The self-professed “movie dork” loves giving her favorite stars the cartoon treatment. A terrifying-in-all-the-right-ways rendering of Steve Buscemi on her Instagram — @sourpussillustration — highlights the actor’s most fascinating facial features with detailed animation. The drawing looks like it could jump off the page and start reciting lines from Reservoir Dogs. Hackert may describe her work as “silly pictures,” but through these exaggerated, distorted interpretations, she reflects the unique essence of each of her subjects.

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E.J. Starks is the master of his domain. The reigning ride superintendent for Orlando-based James E. Strates Shows is responsible for the assembly, cleaning, lighting, staffing and operating of all of the company’s amusements, and he loves every minute of it. Starks got his start as a ride operator so long ago, he says, that he can’t even remember how old he was. “I just got tired of the same old humdrum routine, and the carnival came into town and looked exciting, so away I went,” he remembers. Starks has never looked back, and he revels in the constant change of scenery and parade of new faces. Holding court in front of the towering Ferris wheel, he explains that, for him, the carnival business is now a family business. He met his wife, Gloria, about four years ago when they worked side-by-side in their company’s administrative office. They hit it off and began dating, walking around the grounds, hopping from one ride to the next like teenagers. Eventually, in a fitting manner, the king of the rides crowned his queen on a Ferris wheel in Fort Pierce, Fla., popping the question as they sat suspended high above their carnival kingdom.

After six years together, Timothy Billow and Lisa Durkee are taking their first vacation. Well, it’s more of a staycation for the couple, who live in Winooski. Billow, who works for a beerdistribution company, and Durkee, who does data entry for the University of Vermont Medical Center, are on break from work — and from their two grandkids, whom they watch every day after school. Walking side-by-side through the food court, they seem relaxed and content. Though the two aren’t married, they’re getting there, Durkee says with a laugh. They met by way of Durkee’s ex-husband, who is also Billow’s former coworker. As soon as Billow found out that the couple had split, he “made like a little mouse” and scurried after her. “He was very nice. He took me out on dates,” Durkee remembers, but it took some time for her to come around. Billow’s kindness and patience eventually won her over. “[Timothy] was the only one that was nice to me, took my hand, didn’t force me to do anything I didn’t want to do,” Durkee says. These days, their goals for the future are simple, she adds: “We want to spend the rest of our lives together.”

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“You can ask anybody that knows me — I don’t talk very often.” This shy guy is New York City native Anthony Dirusso, a dough slinger at Marlena’s Pizza. How does a boy from the Big Apple wind up serving 18 years on the agricultural fair circuit? “I was getting into some trouble and needed to get out of the city,” he explains. What kind of trouble? “Nothing I like to talk about,” he says with a laugh. Regardless of what malfeasance may have gone down in the past, 35-year-old Dirusso credits the carnival business with keeping him on the straight and narrow. “It’s changed my life,” he says. “I no longer do anything that I used to. It’s helped me a lot.” When he first hit the trail, Dirusso’s biggest challenge was homesickness. With his tight-knit family based in New York, the cook has found camaraderie among other carnival workers. Despite the occasional loneliness, he loves the work. “It’s either in your blood,” Dirusso says, “or it’s not.”

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layna Westcom didn’t earn her Miss Vermont 2015 crown by being just another pretty face. You might say she took a scientific approach to winning. In April, Westcom wowed the Miss Vermont judges in the talent portion of the pageant not by singing a song, playing a musical instrument or performing a magic act, but by conducting a science experiment live onstage. Shoe, Boot & Leather Repairs Since her victory, Miss Vermont has been traveling around the state sharing Jacket zippers & much more! her enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering and mathematics — Official Repair Shop collectively known as STEM — with the goal of talking to at least 10,000 Vermont schoolchildren. But next week, Westcom will take time off from teaching to wow the judges on a national stage. On September 13, she’ll vie against 51 other finalists for the title 27 Taft Corners Shopping Center of Miss America 2016. And again, she’ll perform an experiment onstage in hopes Williston • 872-0354 of blinding the judges with science. Westcom’s crown-winning experiment involved combining potassium iodide, 8v-towncobbler090413.indd 1 9/2/13 5:18 PMhydrogen peroxide and dish soap to produce a dramatic, foamy eruption called “elephant’s toothpaste.” But highlighting STEM as her unique talent is no mere theatrical gimmick. The 24-year-old Bakersfield native lives and breathes the sciences. She earned her bachelor’s degree in forensic science from Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Mass., and a graduate degree in medical laboratory science from the University ILLADELPH, JM FLOW, of Vermont. Not too shabby, LICIT, MGW AND MANY considering that Westcom and LOCAL AND NATIONAL her older sister were the first ARTISTS members of their family to attend college. NOW CARRYING PAX 2, Currently, Westcom AS WELL AS G PEN, works as a medical laboratory scientist AND MAGIC FLIGHT at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans and as an autopsy technician for Vermont’s chief medical examiner in Burlington. Next year, when her reign as Miss Vermont 2015 ends, she plans to apply to med school with the goal of becoming a medical examiner herself. 75 Main St., Burlington, VT 864.6555 Westcom’s use of science as a personal Mon-Thur 10-9 Fri-Sat 10-10 Sun 10-8 talent — the most important category www.nor thernlightspipes. com for a Miss America contestant — comes Must be 18 to purchase tobacco products, ID required at an opportune time. In June, British @ N o rt h e rn L ig h t sVT Nobel laureate Tim Hunt resigned from

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his position as honorary professor at University College London after his sexist remarks about women in science sparked an international firestorm of criticism. Specifically, Hunt told an audience at the World Conference of Science Journalists in South Korea about his difficulties working with “girls” in science labs. “Three things happen when they are in the lab,” he said. “You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and, when you criticize them, they cry.” Notes Westcom, “I don’t think I’ve ever cried in the lab. I’m not sure where that comes from.”

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Seven Days caught up with Westcom last week just before her departure for the Miss America 2016 competition in Atlantic City, N.J., where she just might leave the stage in tears of joy. SEVEN DAYS: Why did you choose STEM as your focus in the Miss Vermont competition? ALAYNA WESTCOM: All contestants choose what’s called our personal platform, which we dedicate a year to, and mine is called “Success Through STEM.” I travel around the state going into preschool, elementary and middle schools to teach science to kids at young ages. I chose mine because, for so many years when I was going to school and choosing a STEM career, I’d always been told, “You don’t look like a scientist” or “Are you sure that’s your career choice? That’s not really for women.” Sometimes little girls can be discouraged by hearing that and redirected into a different career path, which isn’t fair. SD: Growing up, were your teachers supportive of your plans to become a scientist? AW: Most of my teachers were very supportive. If I wanted to put in the time and effort to pursue this, they told me it was something I could totally accomplish. It was the same thing for my parents. They weren’t going to tell me I couldn’t do something that I wanted to do. When I was 16, I started working in the medical field, in a surgeon’s office. I also worked in the ER. SD: Was there one particular math or science teacher who inspired you? AW: Throughout my elementary, middle and high school education, we had several different science teachers who came through the school. There was one thing they all had in common: They wanted to do things that were hands-on. It wasn’t necessarily one science teacher per se, but it was how they were teaching us. So we did dissections in seventh and eighth grade; we built our own roller coasters; we had science fairs every year. We had to pave our own way in learning science. That’s how I got interested in it.

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SD: Do you still encounter the stereotype that pageant winners are just pretty faces but not intelligent? AW: Absolutely. But for a long time, pageants have been conducted in a totally different way. The Miss America competition is the largest college scholarship program for young women in the United States. That means we don’t win cars or furs coats or things like that.

SD: Any hints about what you’ll do for the talent portion of the miss America 2016 competition? AW: I’ll be doing the same experiment [as in the Miss Vermont competition], but just a little bit bigger. The talent portion is the most heavily weighted portion of the competition. Talent is something you dedicate time and energy to, and something you have a passion for. There are rules, of course, such as you can’t have any fire or projectiles. But there’s never been a science experiment done on a Miss America stage that I’m aware of. So this is a little different and out of the box.

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SD: What kind of science do you now teach in the schools? AW: I not only talk about my career path and goals, I do my [science experiment] for the students because, obviously, it’s a lot of fun for them. But it also depends on what the teacher is looking for. If they have a specific area of science that they’re teaching at that time, I’m more than happy to incorporate it into my demonstration. I’ve done a home version of elephant’s toothpaste, which is more interactive because kids can touch it. I’ve also made oobleck, which is a mixture of cornstarch and water that is a liquid if you just hold it but is a solid if you apply pressure.

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lmost every great story begins with intolerable conditions that a character must overcome. The powerful story in Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, which premiered in 1944 and is now playing at Weston Playhouse, turns on how long each of the four characters can delay making such a change. Amanda Wingfield’s husband abandoned their family years ago, and she and her two adult children now live in a tawdry tenement that opens onto a St. Louis alley. Amanda dwells on the past, still recounting her days as a southern belle. Her hopes for her children are delusions, but her insistence on them is unyielding. Son Tom writes poetry and aches to find adventure, but leaving home would mean neglecting a family acutely in need of protection, especially his disabled sister, Laura. She withdraws into her collection of glass figurines, hoping to delay forever the need to face a world with little sympathy for her emotional and physical delicacy. Even Jim, Laura’s gentleman caller, is still delaying a decision. His peak may have come in high school, and his hope for the future turns on the fantasy that a positive attitude will be enough for success. Director Kristen Coury shows sensitivity to Williams’ objectives without freezing the play in amber. She opens up the story to reveal its tragedy but doesn’t let

sentimentality swamp the performances. Staged with characters occasionally thrust far apart, the blocking emphasizes the distance in the family even within an apartment that stifles them. The Glass Menagerie is an acting challenge, with four roles that each call for a deep understanding of the character’s interior life. Each of them is outsize and can easily be exaggerated to unreality, but this production is fastidious about reeling in potential excesses. The result is a refined set of performances. The reverence for understatement is laudable, but the production registers a little more intellectually than emotionally. Amy Van Nostrand takes a novel approach to Amanda. She emphasizes her losses, coming to life when sweetly reeling off stories of her genteel and pleasant past, and then muffles her despair about the present in quiet practicality. The role is typically played with fierce intensity, making Amanda a virago of a mother. Van Nostrand’s subtler choice is fascinating. Her Amanda is tender, never grotesque, as she reaches back to the feelings of her youth. When she curtsies and flirts with the gentleman caller, Van Nostrand inhabits the movement so fully that her gestures invite only compassion. If she fully illuminates Amanda’s soft, southern hopefulness, Van Nostrand does leave some other qualities in the shadows. Less visible is the character’s unusual heroism, a combination of the courage to face a problem and a personal bitterness that leads her to pick all the wrong solutions. In her reined-in interactions with Tom and Laura, this Amanda is more an irritant than a parent capable of doing lasting damage. It’s a trade-off, but very much worth seeing, for Van Nostrand delivers a compelling performance. As Tom, Eric Gilde emphasizes the conflict with Amanda, quick to flare up and almost puzzled that he’s still working his dull job to provide the family’s meager living. Gilde portrays the anger but not the underlying resources that sustain Tom. He conveys his character’s restlessness with brisk movements away from his mother and sister, and he carves out private space for himself so successfully that it’s hard to see how oppressed he is. Andrea Lynn Green offers a mesmerizing portrayal of Laura. She shows how broken the character is by her

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willingness to make her ungainliness a little ugly. Green uses a bit of a grimace for a smile, and when she folds in on herself to stare at the glass collection or wind up the Victrola, her withdrawal is scarily nihilistic. Green’s courageous portrait skirts bathos and plumbs much deeper. Ben Jacoby plays Jim with a lovely balance of robust energy and self-satisfied ease. In a scene where his character does most of the steering, Jacoby lets the little courtship build by reacting to Laura, so that each moment surprises. Williams called The Glass Menagerie a “memory play” that should be staged without strict realism. Coury’s production, supported by a fine design team, strikes a beautiful balance between depicting and evoking the world the characters inhabit. What is real is totemic — the Victrola that Laura plays, the cotillion dress Amanda resurrects. But other details, and the passage of time, are vaguely sketched. Daniel Conway’s set expresses Tom’s recollection of an oppressive tenement apartment with precisely the unreality and contradictions of memory. The ceiling is raked at an acute angle, highlighting the compressed space, yet rising high, like Tom’s dream of freedom. Conway lets light shine through it, showing a ragged edge of boards — hope mixed with destruction. On both sides, a jumble of brick, pipes and fire-escape ladders powerfully represents the alley. Inside the apartment, Amanda’s few scraps of gentility are on display, but the lace tablecloth and aging, ornate chairs only show what the Wingfield family has lost. Conway evokes the economic forces that shape the characters, especially through the harsh contrast between outside and inside. Lighting designer Jiyoun Chang walks the same fine line as the text does between realistic events and poetic abstraction. The cones of light that occasionally pinpoint the characters subtly suggest the isolation each feels. Showing Tom, Laura and Amanda as intractable and fixed in space, Chang’s lighting links their stasis to tragedy. Alley smoke and backlighting give Tom’s nighttime wanderings both mystery and despair. Williams marked sound cues in the text and considered a score essential to the play. Christopher Colucci composed the music for this production, deftly underscoring mood without telling the audience what to feel. Williams’ play is both indestructibly beautiful and fragile enough to collapse if the performances are weak. The strong acting and intelligent directing in Weston’s production honor Williams’ poignant, somewhat autobiographical story. Coury orchestrates moments of stillness and focus that resonate, especially in the play’s closing tableau. The Glass Menagerie is the first in Weston Playhouse’s planned five-year American Masters Series of classic plays. These productions will include daytime school performances plus a show at Burlington’s Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, bringing each play to a statewide audience. After the Vermont run, the production will move to the Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, Fla., where Coury is the producing artistic director. m Contact: alex@sevendaysvt.com

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lan LePage lifts the willowy white fabric blanketing a row of sweet potatoes. “These thrive in 90 to 100 degrees,” he says. “You can get slow growth at 80, but any lower than that — nothing. We try to control every aspect of their environment.” The roots and suckling yams grow insulated under black weed cloth, while the vines, sprouting with waxy, heart-shaped leaves, wander and bush beneath the heat-conserving veil. Next, he turns to the okra a few rows away. “This is one of the most beautiful sights in existence,” the farmer says, massaging a flower open with cracked, soil-sodden fingers. Yellow petals twist out from a dark inner eye — an odd, tropical bloom smuggled to the New World when African slaves tucked seed pods into their hair, LePage says. “These are not necessarily something I make money on,” he admits, “but they do arouse people’s curiosity.” These hot-weather crops thrive in the rocky, glacial-till hills above Barre, along with more than 100 other fruits, legumes, herbs and tubers, which LePage cultivates with help from four on-farm apprentices. Many of these are rare, even in this age of the everymangastronome and his heirloom harvest. Most Vermont farmers growing similar arrays wholesale their esoteric bounties to restaurants and co-ops, where chefs and shoppers value their culinary qualities. Aided by seasonextending greenhouses and cold storage, these farms start pumping summer produce into the market as soon as the weather warms. But that model doesn’t work for LePage, who eschews working in large quantities and spending too much time under plastic domes. Over the years, he says, “The message from restaurants was that they wanted what they wanted — when they wanted it. If they couldn’t

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On Monday, August 31, at 11 a.m., the front entrance of Burlington Town Center was starting to look like the mall in George Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead. Shoppers stopped to gaze or slowly ambled past, slack-jawed, their eyes fixed. But these were no zombies. The living were mesmerized by the spectacle of A cuiSiNE’s grand opening. What grabbed the attention of the hordes entering the mall was sushi, dumplings and edamame slowly making their way around the restaurant’s tables on an automated belt. A Cuisine, owned by SANDY and GrAcE KoNG of ASiANA NooDlE Shop, is not merely Vermont’s first conveyor-belt restaurant, but the first one with an emphasis on all things Taiwanese. “Everything is Taiwanese, even me,” joked Grace Kong, who came to Burlington four years ago and married Sandy last year. Sandy and one other chef were busy turning out spicy tuna rolls and shallow glasses filled with rice, guacamole and salmon. The principle

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class. Around the farm, his politics bleed into practice. For example, a new cabbage-storage house, tucked into the woods at the edge of a field, is constructed with scrap roofing tin and other miscellany collected over the years. “You end up with a lot less trash out there in the world,” LePage says of his tendency to hoard potential building materials. “You may have more [clutter] on your little spot, but you never know when it’ll come in handy,” he adds. During conversations on the farm and via phone, LePage swings from elation — at growing beautiful food in his ancestral home and living a self-determined life of learning and stewardship — to defeat at the lack of return he’s found in doing so. But right now, he’s talking eggplants. “The heat wave just gave these a chance at existence,” he says, holding a long green aubergine. “These — they’re hard to grow. In a year like this, I get one or two per plant. And they don’t sell that well.” Then why grow them?

“I guess I enjoy having a diversity of things,” he says. “Just having them is important.” LePage points to another of the seven varieties of eggplant he planted this year. “The flavor! Or the texture! It’s hard to separate, but these have this texture — almost like pudding,” the farmer raves. “I enjoy having things that are supremely flavorful.” When LePage left Barre for Columbia University in 1970, he didn’t really plan to return. He fell in love with, and then married, a New York City girl. Then, in 1976, the young scholar brought his bride back to the family farm, fueled by an obsession with food, cooking and quality ingredients. A philosophy major in college, LePage began to realize that flavor — its botany, history and anthropology; its relationship to soils and chemistry and time and season, to policy and government and social class — was something he could spend his life investigating and, perhaps more importantly, creating. Though his forebears had farmed the same plot for 150 years, LePage returned to an empty farmhouse and fields overgrown with 10-foot saplings.

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Last Saturday, August 29, was the official opening day of micHEl’S GErmAN FooD, an authentic German take-out restaurant next to Higher Ground in South Burlington. General manager and University of Vermont graduate ADDi VoN EYNErN has been working on the project since February with owner NorbErt SASS, her father. When Seven Days spoke with von Eynern in June, she was still finetuning the menu. Now she confirms that, along with meaty German staples such as schnitzel and bratwurst, Michel’s will also offer vegan options, such as a vegetable rösti with hand-fried oatmeal-vegetable discs in a house tomato sauce. Von Eynern mentions the cheese-filled tomatoes as a personal favorite appropriate for glutenfree diners. For dessert, homemade pudding will incorporate chocolate that Sass imports from Germany.

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n May 4, Vermont diners got a surprise announcement, and the news wasn’t good. After six years in business, a move to downtown Burlington and a semifinalist nod from the James Beard Foundation, Bluebird Tavern had served its final meal. In July, L’Amante’s owners, Kevin and Kathi Cleary, revealed that they would close their 12-year-old Burlington Italian destination at the end of August. But perhaps most shocking was the announcement that came 20 days later. The chef-owners of Richmond’s Kitchen Table Bistro, a Beard-nominated jewel in Vermont’s locavore crown, had put it up for sale. Yes, all restaurants have a life span, but this rain was pouring hard. Foodies had reason to wonder whether the cluster of closings was coincidental or marked a disturbing trend. To learn more, we spoke with the restaurateurs and consultants in their business. We learned that, while changes in the industry do pose threats to fine dining, such closures often have another, more personal, motive: Chefs are aging out of the hellfire of working a kitchen line. Industry-wide, white-tablecloth dining appears to be on the wane. Robin Schempp, owner of consulting company Right Stuff Enterprises, closed Waterbury’s the Mist Grill in 2005 after nearly seven years in business. Though she lives in Vermont, she travels across North America for business and says she’s noticed restaurants trending toward more casual dining. That’s particularly true in Vermont, where even the “up-end restaurants are not particularly elaborate. And, while rural and urban diners laud historically significant, long-running, fancier restaurants, loyalty can often be limited to special occasions,” Schempp told Seven Days via email from Dallas last week. A shrinking clientele means that even with higher pricing, fine-dining restaurants can find it hard to make money. Nicole Ravlin of People Making Good PR represents Sue Bette, owner of the Bluebird brand. Bette and her staff members refused to comment for this story, but Ravlin agrees with Schempp that relaxed restaurants seem to be replacing more formal dining. “As Americans,

we’re a much more casual culture than we used to be,” she says. Perhaps that’s why when Bette scaled back, she retained the less formal Bluebird Barbecue as her brand’s center, with a pair of Bluebird Coffee Stops also holding steady. Similarly, the Clearys will now spend their days at their more casual establishment, the 2-year-old Vin Bar & Shop. Lara Atkins, one half of the couple that opened the Kitchen Table, already left her husband Steve’s line in favor of their Richmond café, Parkside Kitchen, late last year. Eric Warnstedt of Hen of the Wood in Burlington and Waterbury is one of the

success stories of Vermont fine dining. He opened his own lower-key restaurant, Doc Ponds in Stowe, a little more than two weeks ago. Unless chefs are “pimping out garbage food,” Warnstedt says, it’s always a struggle to hit the profit-margin sweet spot. Outside Burlington, he notes, even a tiny downturn in business can cause the budget of a stable restaurant, such as his Waterbury location, to spin out of control. “I can tell you openly that the bank account is at zero several days a week — and we’re busy,” he reveals. “Maintaining margins is close to impossible up here.”

Even when a restaurant is making a profit, hardly anyone is getting rich. Steve Bogart founded A Single Pebble in Barre in 1997. He now works as a consultant, having transferred ownership of the popular Singe Pebble in Burlington to Chiuho Duval in 2008. When he ran A Single Pebble, Bogart says, he considered a 5 percent profit ambitious; besides salaries, regular costs included laundry, insurance, garbage and other utilities. And that was before tighter restrictions on drinking and driving mowed down liquor sales. “There are no two ways about it,” Bogart says. “You really make all your money in alcohol.” Given Vermont’s passion for good food, warnings such as these haven’t dissuaded new restaurateurs from trying their luck. That strong entrepreneurial spirit introduces another factor: competition. Even in Burlington, Bogart found it difficult to pay his rent while keeping his prices low enough to entice diners, he says. Kevin Cleary suggests that, given its population of little more than 40,000, Vermont’s largest city simply has too many restaurant seats available each night. “Most people think the more restaurants the better, and the cream will rise to the top, but that’s not always the case,” he says. “There’s a lot of competition out there.” The seasonality of Vermont tourism also hits restaurants hard. In the summer, all those open tables might be filled, but come winter, fewer diners are willing to brave a blizzard for a dinner out. As more and more restaurants open, Cleary expects to see fewer survive the chill. “There’s been that increase in lots and lots of restaurants, and now there’s going to be a little bit of shake-up, and things will level off,” he predicts. “In three or four years, we’ll see what happens.” If a dearth of diners is a problem, so is a staffing shortage. Bogart worries that an increasingly tech-focused youth population just isn’t interested in spending its workdays away from a screen. “I think the technological age has kind of softened our hardworking population,” he says. The difficulties of finding reliable line cooks and dishwashers have been

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An Introduction to Edible Forest Gardening: Green thumbs put permaculture principles to work, learning to grow food-producing perennials with help from Walking Onion’s Aaron Guman. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

TurnON Burlington: Communication games encourage participants to push past comfort zones and experience deep connections. OneTaste Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, 410-474-9250, cj@onetasteburlington.us.

Quilt Exhibition: Windsor County artists are on point at the 29th annual display of patchwork prowess complete with activities and demonstrations. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.5 p.m. $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

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Men’s Group: A supportive environment encourages socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-2518. Peer Support Circle: Participants converse freely in a confidential space without giving advice or solving problems. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 777-8602.

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Champlain Valley Fair: Folks hit the midway for games, rides and fried food, of course. Farm animals, agricultural displays and grandstand concerts round out fun. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-midnight. $4-12; free for kids under 5; $30 ride bracelet; additional fees for concerts and special events. Info, 878-5545.

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Classic Film Night: Here’s looking at you, kid. Cinephiles screen Casablanca, a 1942 romantic drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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Ecstatic Dance Vermont: Jubilant movement with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires joy, transformation and divine connections. The Open Space, Hardwick Inn Building, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010.

‘Chasing Seeds: The Incredible Story of Our Ancient Crops’: Paleoethnobotanist Frederick Wiseman sows seeds of knowledge at a workshop on food-bearing plants developed by northern New England’s Wabanaki population. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-9 p.m. $15-17; preregister. Info, 224-7100.

Demolition Derby: Step on it! Special guests Waylon Speed entertain the crowd at this annual bout of road rage and spectacular crashes that leaves only one car running. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. $9-12 with $5-12 fair admission. Info, 863-5966.

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“What happens to a song when it moves? What happens to a language when it continues to travel?” These are the questions that drive the Guy Mendilow Ensemble. Having lived in Israel, the United States and South Africa, the bandleader has collected songs and stories from around the world and infused his music with history and tradition. Mendilow and his band put a particular emphasis on Ladino culture, breathing life into the rich heritage of Balkan and Mediterranean communities through their high-intensity shows. The group transports listeners to another time and place with its Tales From the Forgotten Kingdom tour.

Wagon Ride Wednesdays: Giddyap! Visitors explore the working dairy farm via this time-tested method of equine transportation. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

Drop-in Hip-Hop Dance: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $13. Info, 540-8300.

Guinean Dance: Sidiki Sylla leads mixed-level lessons in African steps. Burlington Memorial Auditorium Loft, 5:30-7 p.m. $13-15. Info, 859-1802.

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Express Yourself According to Martín Prechtel, to grieve is to love. The writer and teacher covers this concept in his book The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise. Drawing on his training in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, Prechtel posits that expressing sorrow out loud is the best way to bestow praise upon a lost loved one. Adding to that theory, he believes that holding back waves of emotion can cause personal and societal afflictions, manifesting in forms ranging from illness, depression and addiction to war and widespread suffering. At a talk and reading, Prechtel encourages listeners to open the floodgates to facilitate healing.

Martín Prechtel Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m., at Middlebury Town Hall Theater. $10. Info, 3829222. townhalltheater.org

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Billed as “Vermont’s Toughest Gravel Road Race,” the Dirty 40 Race does not disappoint. No, it’s not a 40-mile course, as the name would suggest, but a grueling 70-mile trek through the Northeast Kingdom. Literally taking riders off the beaten path, most of the route is on winding gravel back roads, where pristine rural scenery eases the pain of 13 percent grades and 5,600 feet of elevation gain. While the event is timed and winners are recognized, athletes are free to pedal at their own paces — a special award is even set aside for the final finisher.

DIRTY 40 RACE Saturday, September 5, 9 a.m., at North Country Junior High School in Derby. $25-100. Info, dirty40race@gmail.com, dirty40race.com

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n 1971, Robert Hunter and a group of friends set sail to protest atomic bomb testing on a small island off Alaska. Out of Hunter’s and other activists’ efforts sprouted the groundbreaking environmental advocacy outfit Greenpeace. The group’s origin is chronicled in the 2015 documentary How to Change the World. It employs archival footage that has gone unseen for 40 years to tell a story that, with the looming threat of global warming, is more relevant than ever. A one-night-only screening features a Q&A session from the London premier with Hunter’s daughter, Emily, and other special guests. ‘HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD’ Wednesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m., at Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington. $15. Info, 660-9300. palace9.com SEVENDAYSVT.COM 09.02.15-09.09.15

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R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

theater

‘Both My Sons’: After 20 years apart, a man raised by a Polish-Israeli holocaust survivor is reunited with his Palestinian parents in Abdul Muhamet Al Nuffi’s drama. Unadilla Theatre, Marshfield, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 456-8968.

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Singers & Players of Instruments: Musicians of all levels bring voices and gear to meet and mingle with fellow performers. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373. Song Circle: Music lovers congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-1182.

‘The Good Doctor’ Auditions: Break a leg! Actors and actresses vie for roles in Neil Simon’s play parodying the works of Chekhov. See middleburycommunityplayers.org for details. Middlebury Town Hall Theater, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 598-0901 or 802-989-8363.

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‘The Glass Menagerie’: A southern family schemes to find a match for their bashful daughter in this play by Tennessee Williams. Weston Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. $39-52. Info, 824-5288.

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Dorset Theatre Festival: ‘I Hate Hamlet’: John Barrymore’s ghost haunts a Hollywood star who abandons a lucrative TV role to play Shakespeare’s tragic protagonist in this comedic drama. Dorset Playhouse, 3 & 8 p.m. $20-49. Info, 867-2223.

John Brown’s Body: Reggae lovers revel in heavy rhythms when the nine-piece band serves up selections from Kings and Queens. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $10; free for JSC students. Info, 635-1476.

outdoors

The Good, the Bad & the Really, Really Itchy: Hikers learn to identify poison ivy, medicinal jewelweed and other local flora. A-Side Beach, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

‘Thurgood’: A one-man play by George Stevens Jr. spotlights Thurgood Marshall, the first black member of the United States Supreme Court. Festival Theatre, Marshfield, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 456-8968.

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Double Figure-Eight Racing: Full speed ahead! Drivers dodge and weave their way around the track, competing to keep their cars intact. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $10; free for kids 12 and under with an adult; plus $5-12 fair admission. Info, 863-5966. Feast & Field Market: Locally grown produce, homemade tacos and jazzy strains from Auracle are on the menu at a pastoral party. Clark Farm, Barnard, market, 4:30-7:30 p.m.; concert, 5:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 999-3391. Queen City Ghostwalk: Wicked Waterfront: A spooky stroll along the shores of Lake Champlain with Thea Lewis elicits thrills and chills. Meet at the fountain at the bottom of Pearl Street 10 minutes before start time. Battery Park, Burlington, 8 p.m. $18; preregister. Info, 863-5966.

Tea & Formal Gardens Tour: Explorations of the inn and its grounds culminate in a nt traditional cup-and-saucer affair. P pe FS O l ie The Inn at Shelburne Farms, 2:30-4 Y rt TES o Me mphis | COUR p.m. $18; preregister. Info, 985-8442.

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Music & Movement Story Time: Wee ones get the wiggles out with songs and narratives. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

Little BOOM VT: Musical minds ages 1 through 5 and their families explore the world of drumming through stories and beats. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Scott McLaughlin: In “Whiskey on the Lake,” the lecturer details Prohibition-era smuggling operations, in which outlaws brought booze over the U.S.-Canadian border. Milton Historical Society, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598.

DCF Book Discussion: Eager readers ages 8 through 11 voice opinions about Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award winner Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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Crab-Apple Sauce Making: Home cooks harvest and purée ripe red fruit. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

Jess Robinson: The archaeologist digs into the state’s history in “Bringing the Past to Light: New Technologies and New Interpretations in Vermont Archaeology.” Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 272-2509. U SI C

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Soulshine Dance: Mind, body and spirit meld as music guides students through a series of stages to achieve deep relaxation. River Arts, Morrisville, 8-9:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 888-1261.

Women’s Pickup Basketball: Drive to the hoop! Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. See meetup.com for details. Leddy Park, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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Recovery Community Yoga: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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M.A.G.I.C.: Masculinity and Gender Identity Conversation: Folks of any and all gender identities convene for a casual discussion on topics ranging from inequality to language and media to food. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 370-5369.

Push-ups in the Park: Fitness fanatics get a sweat on at a fast and furious workout that benefits local charities. Oakledge Park, Burlington, 6-7 a.m. $5-15 suggested donation. Info, 658-0949.

AARP Smart Driver Class: Drivers ages 50 and up learn to safely navigate the road while addressing the physical changes brought on by aging. American Cancer Society, Williston, 9:30 a.m. $1520; preregister; limited space. Info, 372-8511.

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Outdoor Backyard Boot Camp: Ma’am, yes, ma’am! An exercise expert helps folks increase strength, energy and agility. Call for details. Private residence, Middlebury, 7-8 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160.

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Insight Meditation: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices. Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694.

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‘Weather’ or Not, You’ll Get There From Here: Up-to-the-minute forecasts inform folks as they plan to bike, hike, paddle or drive through the heart of Vermont. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 5:30 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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Waterbury Farmers Market: Cultivators and their customers swap veggie tales and edible inspirations at a weekly outdoor emporium. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 881-7679.

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Rutland County Farmers Market: Downtown strollers find high-quality produce, fresh-cut flowers and artisan crafts within arms’ reach. Depot Park, Rutland, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 773-4813 or 753-7269.

Water Striders: Nature lovers don appropriate footwear for an exploration of the creatures that reside along the Stevenson Brook. Meet at the nature trail. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 1:30 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

UVM Medical Center Farmers Market: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. Davis Concourse, UVM Medical Center, Burlington, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 847-5823.

Newport Farmers Market: Pickles, meats, eggs, fruits, veggies, herbs and baked goods are a small sampling of the seasonal bounty. Causeway, Newport, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 274-8206.

Women’s Veterans Book Club: Ladies who have served their country meet to discuss poems, short stories and essays over a light dinner. VA Women’s Comprehensive Care Center, White River Junction VA Medical Center, 5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 295-9363, ext. 5743.

Middlebury Farmers Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads, veggies and more vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 377-2980.

The Magic of Bird Migration: A live-action roleplaying card game imitates the yearly back-andforth of songbirds, raptors and waddlers. Nature Center. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 9 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

Creative Writing Workshop: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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Champlain Valley Fair: See WED.2. Future Fest: Mind-blowing music, puppetry, dance, performance art, free food and more are on the agenda at the annual celebration of creativity. See futurecollective.net for details. Various Brattleboro locations, 6 p.m. $7-50. Info, thefuturecollectivebrattleboro@gmail.com. Vermont Festival of the Arts: See WED.2.

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Bark & Brew Series: Pups romp around the HSCC play yard while snacks and craft beers tempt pet owners’ taste buds. Humane Society of Chittenden County, South Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 702-985-8980. Celebrate Your Farmer: NOFA-VT Pizza Social: A biodynamic producer of meats, milk and veggies plays host at a wood-fired pizza party followed by a tour of the grounds. Flack Family Farm, Enosburg Falls, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 434-4122. Milton Farmers Market: Honey, jams and pies alike woo seekers of produce, crafts and maple goodies. Hannaford Supermarket, Milton, 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 893-1009. Summervale: Make Your Own Salad Dressing: City Market representatives lead as foodies liven up veggies with a full-flavored condiment at a weekly agricultural gathering. Intervale Center, Burlington, 5:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

Wine Tasting: Samples of South African reds please palates at a casual sipping session complete with cheese and bread. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 4-6 p.m. $20. Info, 253-5742.

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Community Mindfulness: A 20-minute guided practice led by Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161. Forza: The Samurai Sword Workout: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. Pilates with Mary Regele: Fitness fanatics drop in to fine-tune their flexibility, posture and core strength. River Arts, Morrisville, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 888-1261.

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Needle-Felt an Owl: Creative kiddos manipulate fibers to fabricate nocturnal fowl. Fairfax Community Library, 6-8 p.m. $15; preregister. Info, 849-2420. Plainfield Preschool Story Time: Little ones ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 454-8504. Raptors in Residence: Fans of feathered fliers stretch their wings and experience birds of prey firsthand. Shelburne Farms, 1-1:30 p.m. Regular farm admission, $5-8; free for members and kids under 3. Info, 985-8686. Yoga With Danielle: Toddlers and preschoolers up to age 5 strike a pose, then share stories and songs. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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Mandarin Chinese Class: Language lovers practice the dialect spoken throughout northern and southwestern China. Agape Community Church, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 503-2037. Plauderstunde: Conversationalists with basic knowledge of the German language put their skills to use over lunch. Zen Gardens, South Burlington, noon. Cost of food. Info, 862-1677.

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Drum Class: Percussion players make rhythmic music in an African-inspired lesson with Ismael Bangoura. Red Cedar School, Bristol, 6-7:15 p.m. $13-15. Info, 859-1802. Neil Young & Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert: Ragged Glory and Dawna Hammers pay homage to the music legends at a family-friendly revue. Picnicking is encouraged with wine, beer and local fare available for purchase. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222. The Palestinian Violin Project: Pianist Michael Arnowitt and violinist Michael Dabroski premiere “Suite for Palestine” as part of a classical concert benefiting Al Kamandjati, a music school for impoverished Palestinian children. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 878-3695. Rick & the All-Star Ramblers: Grab your partner for a lively western-swing set in front of City Hall. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6674.

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Rockin’ the LittLe RiveR i: Visitors explore a reforested encampment and discover how the Civilian Conservation Corps lived during the 1930s. Meet at the Waterbury Dam Granite Monument, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. StReam WaLk: Nets in hand, outdoor enthusiasts traverse the water on a guided hike. Stevenson Brook Trail, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 1:30 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. SunSet aquadventuRe: Stunning scenery welcomes paddlers of all abilities to explore the Waterbury Reservoir in search of local wildlife. Meet at the Contact Station, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 6:30 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; limited space; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. ‘WeatheR’ oR not, You’LL Get theRe FRom heRe: See WED.2.

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intRoduction to aStRoLoGY: Star-readers examine individual birth charts with Hunger Moutain Co-op’s Jeremy Thomas. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.

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BuRLinGton RuGBY: New and veteran players train to compete in the fall season. Bring cleats, a mouth guard and water. Fort Ethan Allen Athletic Fields, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, burlingtonrugbyevents@ gmail.com.

FoodWaYS FRidaYS: Cooks use heirloom herbs and veggies to revive historic recipes in the farmhouse kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular farm and museum admission, $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

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LaWn FeSt & cRaFt SaLe: Bargain hunters search through kitchenware, linens, books, toys, collectibles and more for hidden treasures. Waterbury Center Community Church, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8089.

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LauGh LocaL vt comedY oPen mic: Comedians bring on the funny business during five-minute sets in front of a supportive audience. American Legion Post 03, Montpelier, 8-10 p.m. Donations. Info, 793-3884.

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FeaSt toGetheR oR FeaSt to Go: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.

the miSSiSquoi Summit SYmPoSium: Experts dive deep into the natural and cultural landscape of the Missisquoi River at series of presentations. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton, 3-6 p.m. SC OF Free. Info, 272-2509. SY RTE

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Five coRneRS FaRmeRS maRket: From local meats to breads and wines, farmers and food producers share the fruits of their labor. Lincoln Place, Essex Junction, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 999-3249.

Ron caRLSon: The penman approaches the podium with excerpts from The Signal. Lowe Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 8-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

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FRee aikido cLaSS: An introduction to the Japanese martial art focuses on centering and finding freedom while under attack. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 951-8900.

Reina maRía RodRíGuez BiLinGuaL ReadinG With kRiStin dYkStRa: The prolific wordsmith and her longtime translator bridge language barriers with excerpts of prize-winning works. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

tRuck StoP: Mobile kitchens dish out mouthwatering fare and local libations. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5-10 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 540-0406.

health & fitness

communitY hatha YoGa: Students move at their own pace in a gentle, reflective practice. South End Studio, Burlington, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $6. Info, 683-4918. LauGhteR YoGa: Breathe, clap, chant and giggle! Both new and experienced participants reduce stress with this playful practice. Bring personal water. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373.

dRoP-in StoRY time: Picture books, finger plays and action rhymes captivate children of all ages. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. maGic: the GatheRinG: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planeswalkers,” fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest. For grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. muSic With RoBeRt: Sing-alongs with Robert Resnik hit all the right notes. Daycare programs welcome with one caregiver for every two children. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216.

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doRSet theatRe FeStivaL: ‘i hate hamLet’: See WED.2, 8 p.m. ‘the GLaSS menaGeRie’: See WED.2, 7:30 p.m. ‘the Good doctoR’ auditionS: See WED.2, 6 p.m.

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queen citY GhoStWaLk: daRkneSS FaLLS: Paranormal historian Thea Lewis highlights haunted happenings throughout Burlington. Meet at the steps 10 minutes before start time. Burlington City Hall Park, 8 p.m. $18; preregister. Info, 863-5966.

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chamPLain vaLLeY FaiR: See WED.2. FutuRe FeSt: See THU.3, 7 p.m. veRmont FeStivaL oF the aRtS: See WED.2.

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BixBY movie cLuB: Cinephiles bond over a love of motion pictures. A discussion follows. Call for details. Otter Creek Room. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211, ext. 208. ‘miSSion: imPoSSiBLe — RoGue nation’: Tom Cruise reprises his daredevil role in this actionpacked 2015 thriller. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30-9:40 p.m. $6-8. Info, 457-3981.

echoSmith: The up-and-coming quartet entertains the crowd with their New Wave-influenced alt-pop sound. Coca-Cola Grandstand, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $26.75-48 includes gate admission with advance purchase. Info, 863-5966. jo dee meSSina: Electrifying performances of hits such as “I’m Alright” and “My Give a Damn’s Busted” have country fans on their feet. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $35-75. Info, 728-6464. meLLoW YeLLoW: The cover band pays tribute to the swinging ’60s and ’70s. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, doors open for picnicking, 5:30 p.m., concert, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7368. the PaLeStinian vioLin PRoject: See THU.3, Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 878-3695.

Celebrate the launch of Kiernan’s new novel with flying candy and t-shirts, and readings from The Hummingbird. Ticketed event.

THU 10 BARBARA MURPHY & DAVID HUDDLE 7PM Join us for an evening of poetry with Murphy (Almost Too Much) and Huddle (Dream Sender). Ticketed event.

THU 17 MAJOR JACKSON: ROLL DEEP 7PM Jackson, the author of four collections of poetry and a UVM professor, will discuss his latest work. Ticketed event.

WED 23 BRENDAN KELLY: 7PM THE YIN & YANG OF CLIMATE CRISIS Examine the current climate crisis through the lens of Chinese medicine at this book launch celebration. Ticketed event. Ticketed events are $3 per person, and come with a $5 coupon good toward the purchase of a book by the featured author.

CURIOSITY DAY Join us for some monkey business this September 19th in Burlington and Essex, when we’ll celebrate with Curious George goodies (while supplies last) and a Curious George story time at 11am in Burlington.

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BeLLoWS FaLLS FaRmeRS maRket: Grass-fed beef meets bicycle-powered smoothies at a foodie fair overflowing with veggies, cheeses, prepared eats and live music. Canal Street, Bellows Falls, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, bellowsfallsmarket@gmail.com.

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Geek mountain State Book cLuB: Bookworms chat about The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

FiRSt FRidaY: jujuBee: DJs and drag acts spice up a monthly queer dance party headlined by Jujubee from RuPaul’s Drag Race. Higher Ground, South Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 652-0777.

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‘Savin’ uP FoR SatuRdaY niGht: the honkYtonk muSicaL’: Love hurts when two rootin’tootin’ best friends fall for the same lady in Jeff Goode and Richard Levinson’s toe-tapping romp. Depot Theatre, Westport N.Y., 5 p.m. $27-29. Info, 518-962-4449.

BLueBiRd FaiRY caRd ReadinGS: Sessions with artist Emily Anderson offer folks insight into their lives. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5-10 p.m. $5. Info, 238-4540.

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dementia-FRiendLY inteRGeneRationaL PuPPet PRoject: Through a series of classes, artists from No Strings Attached Marionette Company prepare young adults and folks 50 and up with memory disorders for a public performance. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $20 for series; preregister. Info, 262-6284.

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‘cheSS’: Checkmate! The Stowe Theatre Guild presents a Cold War-era rock musical about two chess masters who fight over the same woman. Stowe Town Hall Theatre, 8 p.m. $15-25. Info, 253-3961.

Jessie Pollock’s encaustic paintings pay homage to nature in all its power and beauty.

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natuRe GameS: Earth volleyball, “forest animalopoly,” sharks and minnows, and other competitions give physical and mental muscles a workout. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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Burlington Westie First saturdaY dance: Hoofers hit the dance floor for a themed evening of blues and west coast swing. North End Studio A, Burlington, introductory lesson, 6:30 p.m.; workshop, 7 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m.$7-10. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

interpretive Hike: FarMs to Forests: History buffs walk back in time on a guided tour of reforested Little River Settlement ruins. Meet at the History Hike parking lot, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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Fall Migration Bird Walks: Avian enthusiasts explore local hot spots for songbird species. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7:30-9 a.m. $10; free for kids and members. Info, 229-6206.

‘WeatHer’ or not, You’ll get tHere FroM Here: See WED.2.

sports

green Mountain stage race: Four days of challenging racing give cyclists ample opportunities to show their mettle. See gmsr.info for details. Various Burlington locations. $70-315; preregister. Info, gmsr.info.

talks

siMon dennis: The speaker uses “Paradigm Lost, the Inner Meeting” to examine social transformations inspired by the sustainability revolution. Bugbee Senior Center, White River Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 295-9068.

theater

‘BotH MY sons’: See WED.2. ‘cHess’: See THU.3. dorset tHeatre Festival: ‘i Hate HaMlet’: See WED.2, 8 p.m. ‘tHe glass Menagerie’: See WED.2. ‘savin’ up For saturdaY nigHt: tHe HonkYtonk Musical’: See THU.3, 8 p.m.

daWson perleY MeMorial car sHoW: Auto enthusiasts rev their engines at an exhibition complete with awards, a raffle and a silent auction. Westcom’s Snack Bar, Bakersfield, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $15 per vehicle; free for spectators. Info, 393-1055. Fundraiser event: Food, wine and poetry are on the menu at an evening benefiting the documentary film of Erik Nielsen and David Budbill’s opera A Fleeting Animal. T.W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $25; preregister; limited space. Info, 223-5124. independent coMMunitY Meeting place: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030. Queen citY gHostWalk: darkness Falls: See FRI.4. soldiers atop tHe Mount: Reenacted 18thcentury military and civilian events illustrate components of Revolutionary War camp life. Mount Independence State Historic Site, Orwell, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $6; free for kids under 15. Info, 948-2000. uvM Historic tour: Professor emeritus William Averyt references architectural gems and notable personalities on a walk through campus. Ira Allen statue, University Green, UVM, Burlington, 10 a.m.noon. Free; preregister. Info, 656-8673.

‘tHurgood’: See WED.2.

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Future Fest: See THU.3, 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.

creative Writing WorksHop: See WED.2, 10:30 a.m. sHerrY olson: Eager listeners lean in as the poet shares her gift for verse as part of Art & Author Night. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

cHaMplain valleY Fair: See WED.2. soutHern verMont garlic & HerB Festival: Garlic ice cream? This creative concoction is one of many offered by dozens of vendors and growers at a pungent gathering featuring live music, brews and kids’ activities. Camelot Village, Bennington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $2-10. Info, 447-3311. verMont Festival oF tHe arts: See WED.2.

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Quilt exHiBition: See WED.2.

bazaars

laMoille valleY Flea Market & live auction: Bargain hunters browse a wide array of gently used items. Hot dogs, chips, beans and beverages satiate shoppers. Lamoille County Field Days Grounds, Vermont Route 100C, Johnson, flea market, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; auction, noon. Free. Info, 635-9062. laWn Fest & craFt sale: See FRI.4.

crafts

native aMerican potterY WorksHop: Aspiring artisans mold pinch pots and coil bowls with archaeologist Charlie Paquin. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. traditional craFt saturdaYs: Visitors get hands-on exposure to historic handiwork with artisan demonstrations in leather tanning, woodworking, rug making and more. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.

verMont Heritage BreW Festival: Fans of all things fermented fête makers of craft beer and cider. Beverage samples, local food and live music keep the party going. Shelburne Museum, 5:30-8 p.m. $35-55. Info, 985-3346.

film

‘Mission: iMpossiBle — rogue nation’: See FRI.4. ‘sHip oF Fools’: Film fanatics fill seats at a screening of Stanley Kramer’s Academy Awardnominated drama set aboard a German ship in 1933. Vivien Leigh stars. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com.

food & drink

Barre FarMers Market: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Burlington FarMers Market: More than 90 stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisan wares and prepared foods. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172. caledonia FarMers Market: Growers, crafters and entertainers gather weekly at outdoor booths centered on local eats. Parking lot, Anthony’s Diner, St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 592-3088. capital citY FarMers Market: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, and locally made arts and crafts. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958. cHocolate tasting: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the flavor profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

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Middlebury FarMers Market: See WED.2. Mount toM FarMers Market: Purveyors of garden-fresh crops, prepared foods and crafts set up shop for the morning. Parking lot, Mount Tom, Woodstock, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 457-2070. newport FarMers Market: See WED.2. northwest FarMers Market: Locavores stock up on produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 827-3157. norwich FarMers Market: Farmers and artisans offer meats, maple syrup and produce alongside baked goods and handcrafted items. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447. rutland county FarMers Market: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. shelburne FarMers Market: Harvested fruits and greens, artisan cheeses, and local novelties grace outdoor tables. Shelburne Town Center, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 482-4279. swanton FarMers Market: Shoppers get their share of farm-fresh produce, meats and breads. Village Green Park, Swanton, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 868-7200. waitsField FarMers Market: A bustling bazaar boasts seasonal produce, prepared foods, artisan crafts and live entertainment. Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 498-4734.

health & fitness

outdoor backyard boot caMp: See WED.2, 8-9 a.m.

happy toGether tour: Music lovers take a walk down memory lane with a nostalgic revue featuring members of the Association, the Cowsills and others. Coca-Cola Grandstand, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $26.75-53.25 includes gate admission with advance purchase. Info, 863-5966. old Man luedecke: Strings ring out at a concert by the Juno Award-winning banjo player. Ripton Community House, 7:30 p.m. $3-15. Info, 388-9782. rhythM Future Quartet: Jazz fans flock to a concert featuring four young virtuosos with international influences. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $40 includes preshow dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

outdoors

the Good, the bad & the really, really itchy: See WED.2, Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. hikinG tour oF 19th-century ‘old job’: History buffs head outdoors for a 3.2-mile guided exploration of the remains of a historical mill town and other archeological sites. Appalachian Trail parking lot, Mt. Tabor, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 272-2509. the MaGic oF bird MiGration: See WED.2, B-Side Beach. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

r.i.p.p.e.d.: See WED.2, 9-10 a.m.

holidays

northField labor day weekend event: A 5K footrace kicks off a weekend of family-friendly entertainment including mechanical bull rides, a parade and more. Northfield Depot Square, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Free. Info, 595-2217.

Guy Mendilow enseMble: Ladino history comes alive through music when the international group takes the stage with their Tales From the Forgotten Kingdom tour. See calendar spotlight. Email for details. Treewild House Concerts, Shelburne, dinner, 6 p.m.; concert, 7 p.m. $20; limited space. Info, alisonjamesvt@gmail.com.

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vcaM orientation: Video-production hounds learn basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

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Green Mountain staGe race: See FRI.4.

verMont state chaMpionships: bocce sinGles: Competitors duke it out for top honors in a double-elimination tournament. Oakledge Park, Burlington, N.Y., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10-20. Info, 343-7149.

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piknic electronik: DJ sets and beat-driven music propel a dance party of epic proportions. See piknicelectronik.com for details. Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, 2 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 514-904-1247.

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FrienDs oF ilsley Book sale: Bibliophiles browse for bargains among used media for adults and children. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

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eDwarD l. rUBin: The shutterbug signs copies of his book of photography, Vermont: An Outsider’s Inside View. Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, Montpelier, noon-2 p.m. & 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-6611. QUilt exhiBition: See WED.2.

comedy

‘the early eveninG show’: Mike Miclon hosts this late-night-show parody featuring the Hokum Bros. and special guest comedians. Murphy’s Barn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space; BYOB. Info, murph@murphclown.com.

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artiFact roaDshow & Flint-knappinG Demonstration: Charlie Paquin puts collectors’ prehistoric finds under the microscope for analysis before demonstrating how Native Americans used flint to shape projectile points. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 1-2:30 p.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. QUeen city Ghostwalk: wickeD waterFront: See THU.3. solar Barn party: The sun-powered purveyor and dairy processing plant provides wine, snacks and information on SunCommon’s offerings at a bucolic bash. Midnight Goat Farm, Huntington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 882-1952. solDiers atop the moUnt: See SAT.5, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

fairs & festivals

champlain valley Fair: See WED.2. FUtUre Fest: See THU.3, noon. new worlD Festival: More than 70 regional and international musicians fête Vermont’s Celtic and French Canadian heritage with continuous concerts, workshops, kids’ activities and dancing. Various Randolph locations, noon-11 p.m. $12-39; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 728-6464. soUthern vermont Garlic & herB Festival: See SAT.5. vermont Festival oF the arts: See WED.2.

film

‘mission: impossiBle — roGUe nation’: See FRI.4.

food & drink

chocolate tastinG: See SAT.5. DominGo: Foodies find roasted peppers, seasonal produce, delicious meals, crafted products and good conversation at a weekly market. Kingsbury Market Garden, Warren, 4-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-6815. soUth BUrlinGton Farmers market: Farmers, food vendors, artists and crafters set up booths in the parking lot. University Mall, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 207-266-8766. sUmmer BarBecUe: Chef George Lambertson serves up southern flavors in the form of ribs, chicken and catfish with savory sides. Dumpstaphunk set the mood with live music. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 6 p.m. $16-20. Info, 540-0406. winooski Farmers market: Area growers and bakers offer ethnic fare, assorted produce and agricultural products. Champlain Mill Green, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, winooskimarket@gmail. com.

health & fitness

nia with linDa: Drawing from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potential. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691. sUnDay sanGha: commUnity ashtanGa yoGa: Students stretch and breathe through a series of poses. Grateful Yoga, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $1-20 suggested donation. Info, 224-6183.

holidays

northFielD laBor Day weekenD event: See SAT.5.

kids

Discovery sUnDays: Inquisitive minds have fun with hands-on explorations of science, technology, engineering and math. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, noon-4 p.m. $11.5013.50; free for kids 3 and under. Info, 359-5001, ext. 228. hanDs-on GlassBlowinG projects & classes: sUncatcher: See SAT.5. laBor & leisUre Day: Families whistle while they work, building a hand-rail fence, making ice cream and performing other 19th-century chores. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Regular admission, $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355. sUnDays For FleDGlinGs: From feathers and flying to art and zoology, junior birders ages 5 through 9 develop research and observation skills. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2-2:45 p.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members; preregister. Info, 434-2167.

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hiGh heel race: In a flash of speed, style and stilettos, sprinters pound the pavement at this prelude to the Pride Vermont Festival. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

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music

Don’t leave BanD: Easy listening, popular standards and rock tunes ring out at an outdoor concert. Sun Deck, Bromley Mountain, Peru, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 824-5522. little BiG town: Yeehaw! The Grammy Awardnominated quartet headlines an evening of contemporary country tunes including opener David Nail. Coca-Cola Grandstand, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $32.25-$235 includes gate admission with advance purchase. Info, 863-5966. mUsic in the meaDow: The Vermont Jazz Ensemble get toes tapping with big-band arrangements. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 5:30 p.m. $10. Info, 760-6325.

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Uncommon Jam mUsic Festival: Music lovers celebrate Labor Day weekend with the homegrown Bow Thayer Band, the Van Burens and the Crunchy Western Boys. Local fare and a beer garden round out the fun. Newbury Village Common, 2-7 p.m. $20; free for kids 12 and under. Info, 748-2600.

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fairs & festivals

milarepa tsog: All are welcome at an offering ceremony that represents assembling the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in a sacred dance. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136.

seminars

60-minUte experience: ropework: Nautical nuts ages 8 and up twist and tie strips of twine to make a Turk’s head keychain. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 2-3 p.m. $15-25 includes museum admission; preregister. Info, 475-2022.

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choose YoUr own adventUre hiking series: Adventure seekers confer with park interpreters to map out routes meeting individual needs. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

sheFField Field daY: A community celebration now in its 68th year boasts bingo, crafters, vendors, a midway, a parade, a chicken barbecue and more. A fiddlers’ contest completes the day. Various Sheffield locations, 9 a.m. Donations; $9-10 for chicken barbecue. Info, 626-8293.

JUnior ranger wrap-Up: Young agents of the land team up with volunteers to remove invasive exotic honeysuckle shrubs in the War of the Weeds. Meet at the Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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pickUp pickleBall: Athletes of all ages get their hands on paddles and plastic balls to play the game that combines elements of tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong. Bombardier Park East, Milton, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4922.

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homeBrew night: Suds lovers get tips from the pros at a monthly sipping session. Tap Room, Switchback Brewing, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 651-4114.

rockin’ the little river ii: toUr oF waterBUrY dam: Folks meet at the top of Vermont’s largest hand-built earthen dam for a guided walk along the crest, complete with mountain views. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11:30 a.m. $2-4; free for kids 3 and under; preregister; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

sports

trivia night: Teams of quick thinkers gather for a meeting of the minds. Lobby, Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 651-5012.

herBal consUltations: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@vtherbcenter.org.

green moUntain stage race: See FRI.4.

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golF toUrnament: Teams tee off to support Vermont troops and veterans, then stick around for prizes, raffles, a silent auction and a postgame cookout. Bakersfield Country Club, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $65. Info, 933-4121.

women’s pickUp soccer: Quick-footed ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while connecting passes and making runs for the goal. For ages 18 and up. Leddy Park, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

‘mission: impossiBle — rogUe nation’: See FRI.4.

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‘savin’ Up For satUrdaY night: the honkYtonk mUsical’: See THU.3. ‘thUrgood’: See WED.2.

hiv testing: Locals take advantage of free, anonymous screenings. Vermont CARES, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free; call to confirm. Info, 863-2437.

oUtdoor BackYard Boot camp: See WED.2, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

pilates with marY regele: See THU.3.

r.i.p.p.e.d.: See WED.2. recoverY commUnitY Yoga: See WED.2.

QUilt exhiBition: See WED.2.

BUrlington laBor daY celeBration & laUnch partY For rights & democracY: Partygoers get pumped with free food, kids’ activities, and live music from Myra Flynn, the Bow Thayer Band and others. Battery Park, Burlington, 2-6 p.m. Free. Info, 272-0882.

bazaars

northField laBor daY weekend event: See SAT.5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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lawn Fest & craFt sale: See FRI.4.

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QUilt exhiBition: See WED.2.

community

champlain area naacp meeting: Socially conscious folks focus on current issues. 427A, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

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Feast together or Feast to go: See FRI.4. pUBlic hearing: Concerned citizens convene for a discussion of the proposed removal of public shade trees in residential Williston. Meeting Room, Williston Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-1239. tUesdaY volUnteer nights: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.

conferences

saving oUr common home: a sYmposiUm on integral ecologY: John Allen, associate editor 16t-retnWEEKLY.indd 1 of the Boston Globe, keynotes a conference on Pope Francis’ call for citizens of the planet to prioritize the environment in decision making. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

open craFt night: Creative sparks fly in a studio space filled with snacking, sewing, socializing and sharing. Nido Fabric & Yarn, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 881-0068.

dance

Ballroom dance classes: No partners or experience are required at swing, waltz and tango lessons. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, swing, 6-7 p.m.; waltz and tango, 7-8 p.m. $14 for walk-ins. Info, 225-8699. Beginner west coast swing & BlUes FUsion dancing: Students get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com.

intermediate & advanced west coast swing: Experienced dancers learn smooth transitions and smart stylings. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

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swing dancing: Quick-footed participants experiment with different styles, including the lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

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Bernie palooza: Feel the Bern! Supporters raise funds for the presidential candidate at an outdoor rally with campaign merchandise, local food and live music. Middlebury Green, 4-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, mari.vermont@gmail.com.

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kids’ crit: Young cyclists pedal portions of the Burlington Criterium circuit. Dealer.com, Burlington, registration, 1 p.m.; race, 2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@richardtomfoundation.com.

salsa mondaYs: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

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ecstatic dance: Free-form movements encourage a union between body, mind and music. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7:15-8:45 p.m. $3-5. Info, 540-8300.

piknic electronik: See SAT.5, 3 p.m.

sAturdAYs > 7:00 pm

weeknights on tV And online

hands-on glassBlowing proJects & classes: sUncatcher: See SAT.5.

mali dance: Students practice their moves in an African dance class led by Solo Sana. Burlington Memorial Auditorium Loft, 5:30-7 p.m. $13-15. Info, 859-1802.

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Brent morin: The “Undateable” star regales the audience with his knee-slapping routine. Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $6-11.25. Info, 863-5966.

dance

Sponsors

sports

gAMing For teens & Adults: Tabletop games entertain players of all skill levels. Kids 13 and under require a legal guardian or parental permission to attend. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

President for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs through the UVM President’s Initiative for Diversity.

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MedicAre & you: An introduction to MedicAre: Members of the Central Vermont Council on Aging clear up confusion about the application process and plan options. Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-0531.

Saturday, September 12 at 8 pm, MainStage

old north end FArMers MArKet: Locavores snatch up breads, juices, ethnic foods and more from neighborhood vendors. Dewey Park, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, oldnorthendfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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worKshop with cAjun Fiddler dAvid greely: Intermediate-level musicians grab their bows for a tutorial with the Mamou Playboys songster. Vermont Violins, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. $25. Info, 917-1186.

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‘shAnghAi express’: A free-spirited woman reunites with a former flame during a wild train ride in this 1932 adventure flick starring Marlene Dietrich. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

shApe note sing: Locals lend their voices to four-part harmonies at this weekly sing-along of early American music in the “fa-sol-la-mi” tradition. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 525-6972.

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Knights oF the Mystic Movie club: Cinema hounds screen campy flicks at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

Critically acclaimed Northern Third Piano Quartet will present a powerful program of Mozart, Shostakovich, Middlebury’s Jorge Martin, and Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, op. 4; one of the greatest works in the piano quartet repertoire performed by one of Vermont’s most celebrated and emotive ensembles.

film

open Mic: Musicians, storytellers and poets entertain a live audience at a monthly showcase of local talent. Wallingford Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 446-2872.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 8 PM

music

NORTHERN THIRD PIANO QUARTET

Milton Activities FAir: Families and community members fill up their fall calendars with sports, recreation, clubs and services offered by area nonprofits and organizations. Milton Elementary School, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 893-1009.

pAuse-cAFé French conversAtion: French students of all levels engage in dialogue en français. Burlington Bay Market & Café, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 881-0550.

‘lA cAuserie’ French conversAtion: Native speakers are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice for students. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

words

booK discussion: Avid readers swap ideas about The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. stephen KiernAn: The Vermont-based writer commands attention with passages from The Hummingbird, a story of commitment and service to country. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; limited space. Info, 448-3350.

wed.9 art

Quilt exhibition: See WED.2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

community

peer support circle: See WED.2.

crafts

Knitters & needleworKers: See WED.2.

dance

AFrolAtin pArty: See WED.2. drop-in hip-hop dAnce: See WED.2.

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coinciDences & amazinG experiences: An open discussion hosted by Eckankar gives spiritual seekers techniques to identify connections in life. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390. Tech help WiTh clif: See WED.2. Turnon BurlinGTon: See WED.2. WaGon riDe WeDnesDays: See WED.2.

film

‘Before The lake Was champlain’ film screeninG: Coproducer Fred Wiseman presents this documentary revealing recent discoveries in northeastern archaeology. A discussion follows. Vermont Archaeology Heritage Center, Barre, 5:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 272-2509. ‘hoW To chanGe The WorlD’: This 2015 film documents the environmental activism group Greenpeace’s origin. See calendar spotlight. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 660-9300.

food & drink

Barre farmers markeT: See WED.2. coffee TasTinG: See WED.2. miDDleBury farmers markeT: See WED.2. mosaic of flavors: Bosnian-herzeGovinian zeljanica & palacinke: Home cooks learn to prepare a spinach-and-feta-based Balkan dish and a traditional crêpe-and-Nutella dessert with caterer Davorka Gosto. King Street Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9700. neWporT farmers markeT: See WED.2. ruTlanD counTy farmers markeT: See WED.2. Wine TasTinG: Cheese and bread complement mouthwatering samples of Australian shiraz. Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 4-6 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 253-5742.

DunGeons & DraGons niGhT: Quick thinkers 14 and up, grouped by age, rely on invented personas to face challenges and defeat enemies. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 5:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

health & fitness

insiGhT meDiTaTion: See WED.2. ouTDoor BackyarD BooT camp: See WED.2. r.i.p.p.e.D.: See WED.2. recovery communiTy yoGa: See WED.2. soulshine Dance: See WED.2.

liTTle Boom vT: See WED.2. music & movemenT sTory Time: See WED.2.

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GenDer priDe Book cluB: Page-turners evoke lively discussions among readers. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

monarch BuTTerfly TaGGinG: Nets in hand, nature lovers catch, tag and release the migrating winged wonders. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. $3-5. Info, 229-6206.

seminars

Bikes for BeGinners Workshop: A lesson in DIY maintenance readies cyclists for on-the-road repairs. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5:307:30 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, christine@ bikerecyclevt.org.

FE AT U R I NG HI LAR I O U S

lunch & learn: unDersTanDinG polyash Trim & oTher caTeGories of The exTerior Trim markeT: A presentation by Boral TrueExterior focuses on the installation, maintenance and sustainability of edificial embellishments. Hinge, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 923-3088. siGns of The Times: It’s written in the stars. M. Kelley Hunter illuminates global and personal trends influenced by current planetary cycles. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 2238000, ext. 202.

sports

Women’s pickup BaskeTBall: See WED.2.

talks

aDam Boyce: The musician walks a mile in a historic troubadour’s shoes in “The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Vermont’s Traveling Entertainer.” Greater Hartford United Church of Christ, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 295-2123. mark GreenBerG: The musician sings the praises of “Turn! Turn! Turn!” writer and activist Pete Seeger. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1:30-3 p.m. $5. Info, 223-2518.

I-Spy Improv 10: 30 P. M .

ALSO...“Operation Prince” with Craig Mitchell & Band Waylon Speed • Boozy drinks • Food trucks Live video projections by Sean Clute & Jessica Gomula

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roWley Brucken: The Norwich University professor discusses the destruction caused by crimes against humanity in “Facing Horror: Responding to Human Rights Atrocities.” Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 870-7020.

theater

spoTliGhT: GreaT plays Discussion: Shakespeare enthusiasts are in their element at a talk on As You Like It with Lost Nation Theater cast members and directors. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 5:15-6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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3 Workouts in 1. Get lean, Cardio toned and strength marTín prechTel: Lit lovers line up to hear the stronG Core shamanic author excerpt his book The Smell of creaTive WriTinG Workshop: chapTer focus: Folks give feedback on selections of up to 40 pages penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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SEE CLASS SCHEDULE FOR DETAILS Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise. See calendar spotlight. Middlebury Town Hall Theater, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 382-9222.

slam!: spoken WorD poeTry: MC Rajnii Eddins hosts an open mic and juried set at this word fest featuring Humble of Bless the Child. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406. m

Master the body, free the Mind

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leGo cluB: Youngsters ages 6 and up snap together snazzy structures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

outdoors

STREngTH

kids

sinGers & players of insTrumenTs: See WED.2.

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push-ups in The park: See WED.2.

Art Hop Friday, Sept. 11, 5:30-11:30 p.m. Behind the Maltex Building (431 Pine St, Burlington) $5 donation benefits SEABA

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DaviD Greely: The Cajun fiddler regales listeners with a repertoire of new, old and rare tunes. Vermont Violins, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 917-1186.

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Teacher apprenTiceship proGram informaTion session: Attendees learn the ABCs of a program that offers a fast track to a career in education. Miller Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-3565.

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cardio strength core

education

julia serano: The renowned author, speaker, performer and transgender activist keynotes the Gender PRIDE Speaker Event. Contois Auditorium at City Hall, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 860-7812.

strength

Guinean Dance: See WED.2.

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ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Calligraphy; Culinary Arts: One night handson classes where you eat well!! Dim Sum, Chicken Tikka, Indian Veggie, Vietnamese Pho, Hot Tamale, Thai, Middle Eastern, Hors D’oeuvres, Chocolate, Argentinian, Pizza, Pasta, Ravioli, Pastries, Chocolate Sponge with Ganache, Italian Cookies, Decorated Cookies. Yum! Full descriptions online. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/ access. ACCESS COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Computer & Internet Basics, Cloud Control, Improve Your Internet Experience, Windows Security: File and Control Panels, Picassa and iCloud, Web Album, iSync: Pads/iPods/iPhones, Twitter Essentials, Google Sketchup, MS Word Basics and More, Smartphone Use, Google Smarts, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up: The Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, Website Design Fundamentals, Dreamweaver: Web Essentials, personalized lessons. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions online. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Pottery: 8 choices, Bowl Turning, Woodworking, Welding, Carving a Spoon, Hems, Rug Hooking, Punch Needle 2, Bangle Bracelet, Wool Dyeing, 3-Bag Sewing, Pillows, Needle Felting, Card Making, Embroidery, Quilting, Cake Decorating, Knitting. Full descriptions online or call 482-7194. Senior discounts. 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/ access. ACCESS EMPOWERMENT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL:

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Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org. Teacher bios are also available online. CLAY: MIXED-LEVEL WHEEL: Mixed Level Wheel supports students across a range of skill and experience levels. Demonstrations and instruction will cover centering, throwing, trimming and glazing, as well as forms and techniques determined by students. Class includes your first bag of clay and 30 open studio hours per week to practice. Weekly on Thu., Oct. 1-Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, Burlington. CLAY: WHEEL THROWING: This class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio. Work primarily on the potter’s wheel, learning basic throwing and forming techniques, creating functional pieces like mugs, vases and bowls. No previous experience needed. Includes first bag of clay and 30 open studio hours per week to practice. Weekly on Thu., Oct. 1-Nov. 19, 12:30-3 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, Burlington. DROP-IN: ADULT WHEEL: Curious about the pottery wheel? Spend a Friday night with our pottery instructors learning the basics of wheel throwing with clay. This is a great introduction to our studio for those who don’t have time for an eight-week class. No registration necessary, but space is limited. Ages 16 and up. Weekly on Fri., Oct. 2-Dec. 18, 8-10 p.m. Cost: $12/participant; $11/BCA members; + $5/piece to be fired & glazed. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. DROP-IN: FAMILY WHEEL: Explore BCA’s clay studio while hanging out with the family. Try the pottery wheel, and create amazing clay sculptures in the hand-building room, while our staff gives demonstrations. There is a $5 additional fee per clay piece to be kept, fired and glazed. No registration necessary, but access to wheels is limited. All ages. Weekly on Fri., Oct. 2-Dec. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Cost: $8/participant; $7/BCA members; + $5/piece to be fired & glazed. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. DROP-IN: LIFE DRAWING: This drop-in life drawing class is open to all levels and facilitated by local artist Julia Berberan. Spend the evening with other artists, drawing one of our experienced models. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. Weekly on Mon., Sep. 28-Dec. 14, 6:308:30 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/ BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. DROP-IN: PRESCHOOL ART: This popular drop-in program introduces young children to artistic explorations in a multimedia environment. Participants will work with kid-friendly materials like homemade play dough and finger paint and will explore sculpture, drawings and crafts through their own projects, or collaboratively. Parents must accompany children. All materials provided. No registration necessary. Ages 6 months to 5 years. Weekly on Thu., Oct. 1-Dec. 17, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $6/child; $5/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. ILLUSTRATION AND CARTOONING: Learn a variety of illustration techniques! Whatever your interest, children’s books, news stories, comics, sci-fi or political blogs, there’s a technique for you. Using traditional materials, students will be encouraged to draw the human figure, likenesses, animals, landscapes, interiors and more. Weekly on Wed., Sep. 30-Nov. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $168/person; $151.20/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. PAINTING: OIL: Learn how to paint with nontoxic, watersoluble oils. Using our direct observational skills, we’ll work on still life and using photographs as reference material we’ll explore landscape. This supportive class will have a nice balance of studio time, gentle group discussion and critique. Class includes basic materials. Weekly on Tue., Sep. 29-Nov. 17, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. PHOTO: DIGITAL SLR: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify F-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and learn the basics of composition. Bring your camera and owner’s manual to class. Weekly on Wed., Sep. 16-Oct. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $170/ person; $153/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington.

PRINTMAKING: This introductory class will show you a whole range of printing techniques, introducing students to the studio’s equipment and techniques such as block printing with linoleum, collograph and drypoint etching. No experience necessary. Class includes all basic supplies and equipment and 25 open studio hours per week to practice. Weekly on Tue., Sep. 29-Nov. 17, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, Burlington. YOUTH: DIY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES: Students will create one-of-a-kind Halloween costumes that will blow away those store-bought costumes. Cut, sew and craft your way to the best Halloween ever! Basic materials are provided; please bring two ideas and any material or old clothes to help create your costume. Ages 6-12. Fri., Oct. 9, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $87.50/person; $78.75/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. JEWELRY: Learn the basics of creating metal jewelry. Techniques covered will include sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more, so that students can create at least two completed pieces. Class includes copper and brass and all basic tools. Silver can be purchased separately. Weekly on Tue., Sep. 29-Nov. 3, 6:308:30 p.m. Cost: $210/person; $189/BCA members. Location: Generator, Memorial Auditorium Annex, Burlington. JEWELRY: STONE SETTING: Want to know how to make different kinds of settings for your gemstones? This class will cover a variety of stone setting techniques for your cabochons and faceted stones. Basic metalsmithing skills are strongly recommended. Limited supply of stones will be available for purchase. Weekly on Thu., Oct. 1-Nov. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $210/person; $189/BCA members. Location: Generator, Memorial Auditorium Annex, Burlington. PHOTOSHOP CRASH COURSE: Learn all of the basics of Adobe Photoshop in this two-night intensive workshop. Uploading and saving images for print and the web, navigating the workspace, adjustment layers and basic editing tools will be covered. Bring images on your camera or on a Mac-compatible flash drive to class. Thu., Oct. 1 & 8, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $90/person; $81/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. PRINT: SILKSCREEN: Torrey Valyou, local silkscreen legend and owner of New Duds, will show you how to design and

print T-shirts, posters, fine art and more! Students will learn a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. No experience necessary. Weekly on Thu., Oct. 1-Nov. 19, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, Burlington.

business BUILDING BUSINESSES: Building Businesses classes in Addison County. QuickBooks: intro to popular bookkeeping software. Tell What you Sell: effective ads and marketing. Spanish for Communication: especially for human services. Microsoft computer applications and more! Classes starting Sep. 14. Cost: $165/person; varies. Location: Hannaford Career Center, 51 Charles Ave.,, Middlebury. Info: Len Schmidt, 382-1005, lschmidt@pahcc. org, hannafordcareercenter.org/ adult-education.

craft FEMMECHANICS: Learn to fix your bike! Female-identifying people learn bicycle maintenance and repair in a supportive environment. Students learn systems and parts of the bicycle and practice common repairs and adjustments on their own bikes. Taught by a female mechanic from Old Spokes Home. Scholarships available. 3 Mon., Sep. 14, 21 & 28, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Cost: $95/3 3-hour classes. Location: Bike Recycle Vermont, 664 Riverside Ave., Burlington. Info: Christine Hill, 339-2230722, christine@bikerecyclevt. org, bikerecyclevermont.org.

LEARN TO KNIT I: In this threepart class, learn the basics of knitting while making your very first hat! Begin with swatching a gauge and casting on. Learn to knit and purl in the round on a circular needle. Complete by switching to double-pointed needles to decrease and bind off. Wed., Sep. 16, 23 & 30, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $78/three 2-hour classes; materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 8810068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt. com. LEARN TO SEW AT NIDO: Take our Learn to Sew I class, Mon., Sep. 21, and learn basic sewing techniques. Follow up with our Learn to Sew II class, Mon., Sep. 28, to continue building your sewing repertoire. Leave with

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finished projects and inspiration. Kids Learn to Sew Class is Sun., Sep. 20. Register today! Cost: $48/3-hour class, materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@ nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

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ADULT: METALS: Instructor: Sarah Sprague. This class will focus on jewelry design, small sculpture or functional art. Each student will complete a series of practice pieces before designing and creating a wearable finished piece out of sterling silver. Every week there will be several demonstrations including sawing, drilling, piercing, annealing, texturing, jump rings, forming and soldering techniques. Weekly on Thu., Sep. 17-Nov. 19, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $335/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com.

drumming DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African drums! Drums provided! Burlington Beginners Djembe class: Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Sep. 16, Oct. 7, Nov. 4 & Dec. 9 $36/3 weeks or $15/dropin. Montpelier Beginners Djembe class: Thu., 7-8:20 p.m., starting Sep. 17, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 & Dec. 10. $54/3 weeks or $22/walk-in (no class Oct. 15). Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington, & Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org. TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class: Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Sep. 15 & Nov. 3 (no class Nov. 24). $72/6 weeks. Accelerated Taiko Program for Beginners: Mon. & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m., starting Sep. 14, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 & Nov. 30. $144/3 weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class: Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m., starting Sep. 14, Oct. 5, & Nov. 2. $60/child; $105/ parent-child duo. Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org. TAIKO IN MONTPELIER: Kids and Parents’ Taiko: Thu., 4:305:20 p.m., starting Sep. 17 & Nov. 5. $60/person; $114/pair. 5-week class (no class Oct. 15). Montpelier Taiko: Thu., 5:30-6:50 p.m., starting Sep. 17 & Nov. 5 $90/5 weeks; $22/walk-in (no class Oct. 15). Register online or come directly to the first class. Location: Capital City Grange,

JUNG ON AGING: Analytical psychology Jung’s version of depth soul work is unique among psychotherapeutic schools in its positive attitude toward old age and the aging process. All the course materials are provided to participants before the course begins, to allow time to do the reading. This course provides eight hours of instruction suitable for CEUs. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Sep. 9, 16, 23 & 30, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/person; preregister. Location: The Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue Mehrtens, 244-7909. TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSFORMATION: Learn how to make better choices and decisions by combining synchronicities and humor in a practical, hands-on way. Students should come to the course with specific questions about which they want insights and guidance. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Sep. 12 & 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $60/person; preregister. Location: The Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, Waterbury. Info: Sue Mehrtens, 244-7909. WOMEN’S HERSTORY: Learn about the past through the lens of women’s experience in this nine-month survey that combines reading and discussion. Nine books (one a month) are supplemented with some of the key essays and articles by prominent feminists. Students should have read Woman’s Evolution by Evelyn Reed before the first class. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Sep. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, Jan. 2, Feb. 6, Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $90/person. Location: 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue Mehrtens, 244-7909. TRANSITIONS: WISDOM JOURNEY: Release the tension of life’s busy-ness, creatively explore the transition of this balanced time between summer and winter. In keeping with shamanic and mystical traditions, we call up our inner and collective wisdom and journey through life’s transitions by using our dreams, art making, movement, music and the written word. Weekly on Mon., Sep. 21-Nov. 23, 6:30-8:45 p.m. (no class Oct. 5 & 12). Cost: $195/person; $160 with early registration by Sep. 3. Preregistration required; incl. all materials. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., suite 9, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 862-5302, topazweis@ gmx.net.

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Overcome aches and pains, reduce muscle tension and increase your self-knowledge, flexibility and awareness of your body. Upcoming Series: Improved Balance starts Sep. 20 in Middlebury; Unlocking the Jaw and Throat starts Sep. 22 in Charlotte; Oiling the Hip Joints starts Sep. 23 in Richmond. For details and more information (including testimonials) about the Feldenkrais-Method please visit website or give me a call. Tue. & Wed. starting Sep. 1, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; 1st class free. Location: Sacred Mountain Studio, 215 College St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Vermont Feldenkrais, Uwe Mester, 735-3770, uwemester@ gmx.net, vermontfeldenkrais. com.

fitness LEARN TO ICE SKATE!: Vermont Skating Academy at the Essex Skating Facility is offering learn-to-skate classes for ages 4 and up starting in September. Classes utilize the USFSA curriculum. Children’s lessons are held Wednesday through Friday. Adult lessons are held on Sunday. Classes are available for all ages and abilities. Classes start at $120. Wed.-Sun. starting Sep. 23-27. Cost: $120/1 lesson each week for 11 weeks. Location: Essex Skating Facility, 2 Educational Dr., Essex Junction. Info: 878-1394, vsa@ccsuvt.org, essexrink.com.

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DANCE CLASSES AT THE FLYNN CENTER: Join Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip-Hop, Jazz (world jazz, cabaret, burlesque), Breakdancing and Modern Technique Lab. Children’s classes in ballet, creative dance or musical theater dance are also enrolling students. Classes start the week of Sep. 14. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. MUSIC CLASSES AT THE FLYNN CENTER: Jazz Combos for grades 5-12 and adults, Voice lessons, show choirs, beginning ukulele and parent/child music-making for ages 0-5! Classes start the week of Sep. 14. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

ACTING FUNDAMENTALS: Leave your inhibitions behind and join this supportive and freeing romp into your most spontaneous and truthful self. Learn theater exercises, improvisation and scene study skills that lead to greater confidence and ease of expression, whether onstage or off. Uncover the mysteries of the actor’s process and your own creative potential. Instructor: Susan Palmer. Adults: weekly on Thu., Sep. 17-Oct. 22, 5:45-7:15 p.m. Cost: $125/6 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. LAUGH ATTACK: STANDUP COMEDY: Join the supportive and hysterically funny folks in this performance-based workshop. Learn the elements of comedy, work on guided writing exercises, and develop and practice your own standup material in every class. Class ends with the ultimate challenge: an optional live performance in front of a full house in FlynnSpace on Wed., Oct. 28. Instructor: Josie Leavitt. Adults: weekly on Mon., Sep. 14-Oct. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $185/8 weeks. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.

gardening VERMONT MASTER COMPOSTER 2015 COURSE: Learn how to turn food scraps and yard trimmings into “black gold” with the Vermont Master Composter 4 week mini-course. The course provides training on the science behind backyard composting, sponsored by the University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener program and Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Register now! Weekly on Thu., Sep. 17-Oct. 8, 6:15-9 p.m. Cost: $50/noncredit course. Location: Various locations, Bennington, Brattleboro, Johnson, Lyndon, Montpelier, Middlebury, Newport, Randolph Ctr., Rutland, Springfield, St. Albans, White River Jct. & Williston. Info: 656-9562, master.gardener@uvm.edu, uvm.edu/mastergardener. REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR GARDEN LEADERS: Join community and school garden leaders this fall for a Grow It! workshop near you! Learn strategies and swap ideas for your garden programs. For workshop locations, dates, and registration, call or visit the website. Presented by Vermont Community Garden Network in partnership with Charlie Nardozzi. All events 4-7 p.m. Cost: $30/person; VCGN members are eligible for discounted registrations. Location: Various locations, see website. GARDENING

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BEGINNER SWING DANCE CLASSES: Beginner swing dance lessons (East Coast six-count jitterbug). No partner necessary. For absolute beginners, or those wanting a refresher. Taught by Terry Bouricius, a much-sought-after instructor. Terry has taught swing dancing to thousands of students with

DIY PANNIER WORKSHOP: Do you want to carry stuff by bike? We’ll help you install a new bike rack and create bucket panniers made from recycled kitty litter buckets. Affordable, durable, and effective. Sat., Sep. 5, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $30/2-hour workshop. Location: Bike Recycle Vermont, 664 Riverside Ave., Burlington. Info: Christine Hill, 339-223-0722, christine@bike recyclevt.org, eventbrite.com/o/ burlington-bike-proj ect-8307471061.

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DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class. Location: Splash (summertime; weather permitting)/North End Studios, 0 College St./294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@ hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.

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CLAY HAND AND WHEEL: Instructor: Dasha Kalisz. This class is designed for the intermediate and advanced student with an interest in altering wheel-thrown objects and in expanding the possibilities of surface design. Students will be encouraged to think about their style and how shape, line, repetition, pattern and imagery are serving the individual work to promote their vision. Each class will include a demonstration and time to practice newly learned techniques; the instructor will provide individual assistance. Prerequisite: Beginning Wheel. Weekly on Sat., Sep. 26-Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $335/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

his fun but methodical approach. 4 Tue., Sep. 8-Sep. 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $40/person. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: Vermont Swings, Terry Bouricius, 8648382, terrybour@gmail.com, vermontswings.com.

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COMPOSITION: Instructor: Kalin Thomas. In this course, students will learn the essential vocabulary of expression, which can be applied to any style and in any medium. Each class will work with specific compositional issues in small sketches in pencil and in paint. Working mostly with abstract and semi-representational forms, students will compose a picture in their own style. This class is open to artists in all mediums and of all skill levels. Weekly on Wed., Sep. 23-Oct. 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $174/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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WELLNESS, SELF-CARE & MASSAGE: Vermont’s longestoperating massage school, the Universal Institute of Healing Arts, founded and directed by Bob Onne, offers Wellness, SelfCare and Massage classes. The school is located in Middlesex, just outside of Montpelier. Class details on website. 10 Tue. Semester 1 (of 2) starts Sep. 22, 6:30-9 p.m. Cost: $600/10week semester. Location: The Universal Institute of Healing Arts, 90 Three Mile Bridge Rd., Middlesex. Info: Bob Onne, 2294844, classinfo@universal-in stitute.com, universal-institute. com. ARVIGO MAYA ABDOMINAL THERAPY: Taught by Dr. Sarah Wylie. This three-day course is an opportunity to learn an ancient Maya massage for the abdomen, bringing relief to many health concerns such as painful periods, infertility, painful intercourse, abdominal/pelvic scar tissue, back pain, indigestion and anxiety. For self-care only. Oct. 2-4. Cost: $450/person; VSAC eligible: inquire for more info! Incl. tuition, educational materials, 30-minute educational session w/ an Arvigo practitioner, & morning & afternoon tea. Location: Natural Family Health Clinic, 14 School St., Bristol. Info: Arvigo Institute, Sarah Wylie, 349-6598, seeds@redblossom medicine.com, arvigotherapy. com.

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HANDBUILDING WITH CLAY: Focus is on functional and sculptural pieces using slabs, coils and molds to shape and form the clay. Surface techniques and decoration will also be explored. Weekly on Tue., Sep. 15-Oct. 20 (6 weeks). Cost: $125/members; $150/nonmembers. Location: Helen Day Art Center, Stowe. Info: Helen Day Art Center, 2538358, education@helenday.com, helenday.com.

4TH ANNUAL STEAMROLLER PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP: Join fellow families and artists in making some big prints with heavy machinery at Sushi Yoshi in Stowe. A great time for all! Sat., Sep. 12 (rain date Sep. 13). Cost: $20/person. Location: Sushi Yoshi parking lot, Mountain Rd., Stowe. Info: Helen Day Art Center, 253-8358, educa tion@helenday.com, helenday. com.

language ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Join us for adult Spanish classes this fall. Our ninth year. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring. You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers. Also lessons for young children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. Beginning week of Sep. 14; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 classes of 90+ mins. each. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanish paravos@gmail.com, spanish waterburycenter.com. ALLIANCE FRANCAISE: FALL SESSION: 11-week French classes for adults. Evening and morning classes available. Our classes serve the entire range of students, from true beginners to those already comfortable conversing in French. New: a new location in downtown Burlington added to our other two locations in Colchester and Montpelier. New: French classes for 8-to10-year-old children in our Burlington location. Contact us for more information about the schedule, our fees and our other activities. Classes starting Sep. 21. Cost: $245/course; $220.50/ AFLCR members. Location: Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Colchester, Montpelier & Burlington locations. Info: Micheline Tremblay, 881-8826, michelineatremblay@ gmail.com, aflcr.org.

martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts

program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

PLAYCON 2015: A daylong conference on staging new theater works in Vermont. Join us for workshops (taught by local paywrights Maura Campbell, Luc Reid, Jeanne Beckwith and James Lantz), local experts’ panel discussion, open readings for local author, and a keynote talk by Vermont playwright and Middlebury College professor Dana Yeaton. Sat., Sep. 26. Cost: $55/person; incl. meals; scholarships avail. Location: Cheray Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Info: The Vermont Playwrights Circle, Kim Ward, 229-0112, vtplaywrightscircle@ gmail.com, vermontplaywright scircle.org/playcon.html.

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LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Café(meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Friday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

BEGINNER TAI CHI IN MONTPELIER: At Long River Tai Chi Circle, we practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37 posture Yang-style form. The three pillars of our study are Form, Sensing Hands and Sword. Patrick is a senior instructor at Long River in Vermont and New Hampshire and will be teaching the classes in Montpelier. Starts Tue., Sep. 8, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Cost: $65/mo. Location: Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Long River Tai Chi Circle, Patrick Cavanaugh, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org.

outdoors ROOTS SCHOOL RENDEVOUS: Join instructors and students from around the country for one to four days of this primitive wilderness traditional skills gathering of people. Family friendly, camping available. Enjoy the beauty of September in Vermont while learning new skills! A huge variety of workshops and skills to choose from. A great time! Cost: $45/day; 180/all 4 days. Location: Roots School, 192 Bear Notch Rd., Corinth. Info: Sarah Corrigan, 456-1253, info@ rootsvt.com, rootsvt.com.

performing arts BILL REED VOICE STUDIO AUDITIONING: Bill Reed Voice Studio is auditioning new students for the fall semester. Offering classes and private lessons for students and adults. For an audition, please contact Sally Olson, managing director, admin@billreedvoicestudio.com, or visit billreedvoicestudio.com. Location: Bill Reed Voice Studio, South Burlington. Info: 8627326, admin@billreedvoie studio.com, billreedvoicestudio. com.

TAI CHI FOR ALL GENERATIONS: For families and friends of all ages. Sun style tai chi combined with qigong breathing exercises promotes health and relaxation, becoming an enjoyable practice for a lifetime. Classes are ongoing; drop-ins are welcome. Join Elizabeth Wirls and Pamela Brady, longtime practitioners and certified instructors. (Families pay $12, no matter the size.) Wed., 4:30-5:30 p.m., starting Sep. 9. Cost: $10/1hour class. Location: Ascension Lutheran Church, 95 Allen Rd., S. Burlington. Info: Elizabeth Wirls, 862-8866. SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

well-being INTRO TO ORGASMIC MEDITATION: Orgasmic Meditation (OM) is a wellness practice (like yoga and Pilates) that is designed for singles and couples to experience more connection, vitality, pleasure, and meaning in every aspect of their lives. In this full-day course you

will learn all about the practice and how to start! Sat., Sep. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $195/7hour class. Location: OneTaste Burlington, 215 College St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Cara Joy Brand, 410-474-9250, cj@one tasteburlington.us, onetaste burlington.us. FIND YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF: Connect with your authentic self through reflective exercises, energetic visualization techniques and transformative group process. Help yourself release the stories and patterns that bind you, and take your next steps in your life and your relationships with increased confidence and ease. Sun., Sep. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $150/person; lunch incl.; preregistration required. Location: Knoll Farm, 700 Bragg Hill Rd., Fayston. Info: Eastern View Integrative Medicine, Lindsay Jernigan, 229-8270, info@drlindsayjernigan.com, drlindsayjernigan.com. MINDFUL EATING WORKSHOP: Am I Hungry? is an eight-week mindful eating program that will empower you to take charge of your decisions about eating, physical activity, health, and self-care. Join us and relearn your natural ability to eat in a way that honors your body while giving you freedom to enjoy food again. Every Mon., Sep. 14-Nov. 2, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $299/8 weekly 1-hour group workshops, a copy of the book Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat, companion awareness journal & workbook, access to online group discussion forum, weekly workshop summary emails & daily Mindful Moment emails. Location: Synergy Fitness, 426 Industrial Ave., Williston. Info: Dana Notte Nutrition Coaching, Dana Notte, 236-9516, dana@ dananottecoaching.com, dananottecoaching.com.

yoga ACU YOGA WOMEN’S RETREAT: Explore the connection between acupuncture and yoga through this all inclusive retreat. With movement base yoga classes and educational lectures, Kerry Jenni, acupuncturist, and Indy Ewald, yoga instructor, will guide us through our energetic anatomy. Award winning chef Jean-Luc Jenni will prepare all meals using local and organic ingredients. Sep. 11-13. Cost: $425/ person; varies depending on accommodations, from day guests to private rooms. Location: Good Commons Retreat Center, 4771 Rte. 100A, Plymouth. Info: Integrative Acupuncture, Kerry Jenni, 223-0954, kerry@ integrativeaom.com, acupunctureinvermont.com/ acu-yoga-retreat. HONEST YOGA, THE ONLY DEDICATED HOT YOGA FLOW CENTER: Honest Yoga offers practice for all levels. Brand new beginners’ courses include two specialty classes per week

for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily classes in Essentials, Flow and Core Flow with alignment constancy. We hold teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels. Daily classes & workshops. $25/new student 1st week unlimited; $15/class or $130/10-class card; $12/ class for student or senior or $100/10-class punch card. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyoga studio@gmail.com, honestyoga center.com. EVOLUTION YOGA: Evolution Yoga and Physical Therapy offers a variety of classes in a supportive atmosphere: Beginner, advanced, kids, babies, post- and pre-natal, community classes and workshops. Vinyasa, Kripalu, Core, Therapeutics and Alignment classes. Become part of our yoga community. You are welcome here. Cost: $15/ class; $130/10-class card; $5-10/ community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, evolutionvt.com. YOGA ROOTS: Yoga Roots strives to provide community experiences that promote healing on all levels with a daily schedule of yoga classes for all ages and abilities. We aim to clarify your mind, strengthen your body and ignite your joyful spirit through classes such as Anusura-inspired, Restorative, Heated Vinyasa Flow, Gentle and Energy Medicine Yoga! New to the schedule this fall: early morning and later evening classes, Nia, and men’s, teen and prenatal yoga. Also check out our new series of Sacred Sound Healing, Feldenkrais, Kundalini and Absolute Beginners. Don’t miss our open house, Sep. 15, 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free classes all day with demonstrations and celebration! Location: Yoga Roots, 120 Graham Way, Shelburne Green Business Park behind Folino’s. Info: 985-0090, yogarootsvt.com. BURLINGTON HOT YOGA: TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!: Hot Yoga in the summer?! Of course; here’s why. Our modern Far Infrared (FIR) heat is not as oppressive as traditional hot yoga, offering a gentler yet therapeutic yoga experience. Besides the many benefits of yoga, FIR helps heal muscle and joint injuries as well as arthritis and skin conditions. Yoga for everyone with creative Vinyasa style in our 93-degree newly remodeled studio. Come and enjoy Hot Yoga Burlington; classes daily. Get hot: 2-for-1 offer. $15. Go to hotyogaburlingtonvt.com. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 999-9963.

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t the Tweed River Music Festival in Waitsfield earlier this month, Bow Thayer owned the main stage on Saturday night. And why not? He’s the founder of the fest. Thayer fronted a top-notch band that slinked its way through “Funeral Crasher,” a track from his standout new record Sundowser. And he was playing the tune on the bojotar, a hybrid stringed instrument he created for Eastwood Guitars. That sums up life for Thayer, who’s a bit of a hybrid himself: musician, promoter, inventor. Really, does the guy ever sleep? In a recent post-festival phone interview, the affable Vermont musician admits with a chuckle, “Well, I do have a hard time sleeping.” A life of late-night gigs might have something to do with that. Thayer formed his first band in Hingham, Mass., when he was in junior high. He went on

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to play with a number of Boston bands, notably the punk-roots-reggae 7 League Boots and the swamp-blues band Elbow. After moving to Gaysville, Vt., in 1999, Thayer settled in for a three-year stint playing with the Benders. That Boston-based bluegrass band features Sean Staples, who might be familiar to Vermonters as a former member of Session Americana. Thayer’s home became a retreat for a number of Boston musicians, who made their way north for weekend picking parties, including his annual Fourth of July bash. Before long, Thayer had a fullblown festival on his hands. The Tweed River Music Festival got its start in 2008. It took a year off in 2014, when Act 250 concerns that would have constrained camping forced it from its original home in Stockbridge. (Thayer stresses that this had nothing to do with the landowners, whom he describes as incredibly supportive.)

“I wasn’t sure we’d continue after that,” Thayer says. “I’d shut it down for sure if I heard one person say, ‘It was better last year.’” After searching for a new venue, he settled on Waitsfield’s Kenyon Field, and the fest resumed this year. Unfortunately, curfew issues in Waitsfield rendered the Tweed’s future there uncertain. “We broke the rules,” Thayer says, acknowledging that music was played too late and too loud. But, after delivering a personal apology to the Waitsfield Selectboard on August 24, he’s hopeful. “My feeling is that the town appreciated the gesture, and they’re receptive to having the festival back,” he says. “I guess time will tell.” It takes a lot of effort to create a good festival, and the otherwise stellar reputation of the Tweed is a testament to Thayer’s constant effort to create the better thing. A better festival. A better record. And, always, a better sound.

Which brings us to the bojotar, the hybrid instrument Thayer invented in 2014. Up close, it looks like the spawn of a three-way among an electric six-string guitar, a banjo and a dobro. And that’s pretty much what it is. “I’ve always been a banjo player,” Thayer says. “And I’ve always been frustrated by my inability to work the banjo into an electric band. A banjo is always the loudest instrument in the world — until you try to mic it. It doesn’t have the sustain it needs to be heard with drums, guitar and bass.” To improve on that, Thayer started experimenting. He swapped out strings on his Telecaster. He put a banjo neck on another electric guitar. As he tinkered, he got some key support from a friend, Vermont guitar slinger Joey Leone, who had put out three signature models with Eastwood Guitars. BOJOTAR HERO

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I always regret that Seven Days doesn’t cover Brattleboro all that often. The arts and music scenes there rival that of Burlington — and crush the Queen City in terms of sheer weirdness. You could make a strong case that B’boro has helped produce more nationally known bands. Alas, the city with magical crystals in its bedrock (supposedly) is not in our circulation area and is just far enough away to make going there from Burlington a challenge. Still, some cool stuff is happening two and a half hours south of BTV. Like, for example, Future Fest Four this Thursday through Sunday, September 3 through 6. The four-day music-and-arts festival is curated by Brattleboro’s the FuturE collEctiVE, a group dedicated to providing “fun, accessible, inclusive, anti-oppressive, community-minded spaces and events that foster creative, political and personal expression.” Or, in other words, good times. The fest includes a variety of artsy stuff and activities, but it’s the music that most intrigues me. Featuring more than 50 bands and performance artists, the lineup offers a cross section of some of the most interesting and boundary-

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The point is, I have real respect and fondness for great band names. And in the annals of Burlington music, I’d say 1990s groove-rockers currENtlY NAmElESS are in the upper percentile of great band names. Not only that, they were a pretty damn good band to boot, as local audiences might discover this week. The band is reuniting for its first show in seven years — just a hair shy of its 20th anniversary — this Saturday, September 5, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. I’m sure I saw them at some point during their 1996 to 2002 run, but I confess my memory of Currently Nameless is a bit hazy. (If you think my taste for jam music is narrow now, you shoulda seen me when I was a ska-punk-listening 20-year-old. Not quite my scene.) However, I do recall CN making the rounds, touring their groove-centric sound and playing stages with the likes of the DiSco BiScuitS, JoN FiShmAN’s side project pork torNADo, DEEp BANANA BlAckout and GAlActic, to name a few. And they garnered some critical praise, too, both locally and nationally. Said Relix magazine, “These guys are funky, spunky, versatile and yet refined.” Quoth this very paper, “Vocalist SEAN

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Naming your band is a pain in the ass. For one thing, getting four or five or eight people to agree on anything, let alone the moniker that will represent them for all of eternity, is impossible. For another thing, coming up with a good name is just plain hard. You want something catchy and clever, but maybe not too much of either. That’s a delicate balance. For yet another thing, there are, at any given time, three bazillion bands on planet Earth. So coming up with an original name that’s not in use is doubly challenging. Because the odds are good that someone, somewhere, is using the name you thought was unique. A quick aside to illustrate that last point: As some of you know, many years ago I was in a ska band that, after months of deliberation and dozens of ideas, settled on “the SkAmAphroDitES.” (I think we thought the ridiculously overboard pun was a tweak at ska bands in the 1990s that included the word “ska” in their names. Also, is that name offensive in 2015? I think it might be. But I digress.) Anyway, we were pretty sure no one else would be dumb enough to call their band the Skamaphrodites. But guess what? A couple of years into our run we discovered that, yes, indeed, a band in Connecticut was using the same name. So we sued the shit out of ’em. (Kidding!)

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DAlEY’s bluesy rasp can belt like the best of ’em … the band’s white-guy funk is fueled by adrenaline and considerable creative license.” (BTW, if I described something as “white-guy funk” in 2015, the letters to the editor would roll in for months. It was a different time, I suppose.) Speaking of Daley, savvy local fans may know him as “suit-folk” songwriter miltoN BuSkEr. He’s a regular on the Radio Bean stage and puts on a delightfully quirky show that I highly recommend. Rounding out the band are lead guitarist JoSh kEllEr, rhythm guitarist DAVE SimpSoN, bassist JohN trEYBAl and drummer DAEmmoN huGhES. And they all sing. Opening the show is another band whose name I dig, coquEttE. These central Vermont prog-punk upstarts are quickly getting a rep for incendiary live shows, so show up early.

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“Before I knew it,” Thayer says, “I was on the phone with Michael Robinson, the Eastwood president.” Eastwood agreed to move ahead with the bojotar, and they shipped Thayer a big box of Eastman parts to play with. Some Yankee ingenuity ensued, involving, as Thayer recalls, hack saws, tuning pegs, humbucker pickups and the like. The result was a prototype that has been since modified into Eastwood’s Airline bojotar. The instrument features an electric guitar’s pickups and body, augmented with the resonator from a dobro. A six-string’s standard low E string is swapped out with a banjo fifthpeg drone string. The bojotar rolled out in a limited run of about 50. It’s now Thayer’s job to see if it will catch on. As part of this effort, he has put the instrument into the hands of some of the best players on Earth, from guitarists Richard Thompson and Warren Haynes to banjo god Béla Fleck. The response, Thayer says, has been overwhelmingly positive. The players liked the bojo, and he got some solid marketing advice from Fleck. “Béla told me the best way to sell people on the thing is to become a master of it myself,” Thayer says, “to find out what it can really do and blow people away.” So what, exactly, can the bojotar do? If you want to get a good idea, Sundowser, which was produced in the solar-powered post-and-beam studio Thayer built himself, might be a good place to start. Sundowser brings serious depth to everything from bluegrass and psychedelic rock to folk and prog-rock. The playing throughout the record,

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including Thayer’s work on the bojotar, is inventive and complex. And the poetic lyrics meet the strength of the playing on tune after tune. “I’ve been in a lot of bands,” Thayer says. “I’ve done the heavy rock thing. The bluegrass thing. The singersongwriter thing. And it all started out in junior high, trying to play the classic stuff — the Stones, the Who. The Beatles. In this record, it all came out.” With the record now released, Thayer is ready to support it with performance dates, including a September residency at Radio Bean in Burlington. Next up: a tribute to a couple of Thayer’s heroes. “I’m thinking about a live EP with just bojotar and bass,” he says. “I want to do covers of the two people who started me out: Mississippi Fred McDowell and Dock Boggs. I think it would be great.” And with that hint of the future, Thayer signs off — but probably not to take a nap. m

INFo bow Thayer plays a friday night residency at radio bean in burlington every week in september. Learn more about him and the bojotar at bowthayer.com.

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Moving on, local psycho disco newbies DEF EARS embark on a weekly residency at Nectar’s on Wednesday, September 2. The hyper-danceable quartet will play every Wednesday in September with special guest bands for each week, both local and regional. Now, residencies themselves aren’t especially noteworthy. But Nectar’s has had a great run of late, pegging local acts on the cusp of breaking out to hang at the club for a month honing their live act. The best example is MADAILA, whose Nectar’s run last fall catapulted that band from buzzy name to full-on local phenomenon. Plenty of other bands

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that belies the group’s relatively brief existence. On “Cheat or Swing,” a groovin’ old-timey set, Scanlon’s muscular playing and Sutherland’s lilting fiddle work are striking and wonderful to hear. Henderson’s rhythmic chops make the whole downright seductive. Put on your dancing shoes. Another pleasure of this disc is its wide variety of tunes. “Ain’t Nobody Like You,” a reggae-infused love song by Henderson, features his sweet crooning. “June App” is a jam-band-y treatment of an Appalachian standard. Happily, Down to the Core also includes a couple of fine Sutherland originals. Pete Sutherland has been writing marvelous songs about Vermont history for decades. (He won a Ralph Nading Hill Literary Prize for his song about potash smuggling on the Winooski River.) His

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her voice remains eerily restrained — still floating, but as if tethered to the earth. That is, until the final stanza, when, following a multi-harmony refrain of “Let it go,” she’s cut loose in wordless, prettily fluttering lines. David Foster Wallace wrote, “Every love story is a ghost story.” II is like a musical embodiment of that phrase — one of DFW’s favorites. The record is haunting, even in more muscular moments, as on the bruising “Sober.” But it’s most evident on the elegiac closer “The Feeling,” on which Hastings and O’Connor’s voices swirl together and drift apart, both fighting for space and finding close harmony together, before finally fading away. On II, their final record together, Hastings and O’Connor excavated the best aspects of When Dusk Falls and illuminated them with spectral light, creating expansive suites that twist and turn, weep and shout and, like ghosts and hearts, appear and vanish. The result is a stirring, all-too-brief record that makes the mind wander to the places Vedora might have gone. II by Vedora is available at vedora. bandcamp.com.

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and carefully into the nuances within individual pieces. On opener “Floating,” Hastings casts a dreamy haze, the sinister edge of his fuzzy guitar tempered by chimes that pop like wayward balloons adrift too high. Similarly, the gruff rasp of his voice is softened by O’Connor’s sweet, airy tone. Signal Kitchen engineer Dave DeCristo set the latter back just enough in the mix to make them seem more like apparitions than backing vocals. Throughout the record, a spooky, psychedelic fog recalls beloved Burlington expats the Cush. Which makes sense, given O’Connor’s tenure in that band — even her vocals are sometimes reminiscent of the Cush’s Gabrielle Douglas. Nowhere is the comparison more appropriate than on “Emptiness.” O’Connor’s bass guitar slithers amid murky, atmospheric guitar, organ and percussion. As the song builds tension,

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On their 2012 full-length debut, When Dusk Falls, Burlington alt-rockers Vedora displayed versatility and curiosity. The requisite guitar jangle characteristic of the genre was offset by stylistic diversions into reggae, Latin rock, rockabilly and piano balladry. And it was all shrouded in a dusky haze courtesy of the moody songwriting of co-front persons — and then-romantic couple — Matthew Hastings and Caroline O’Connor. Hastings and O’Connor have since decoupled, and the band is no more. But as one last goodbye they recorded an EP, the recently released II — so titled as a second record, obviously, but perhaps also as a subtle nod to Hastings and O’Connor. And it’s as beautifully bittersweet as you’d expect. Vedora’s debut burst with promise, though it was slightly uneven in parts. The culprit was the band’s shapeshifting nature. While most of their sonic experiments worked, some didn’t — which is often the way with experimentation. Literally and figuratively, the six-song II is a leaner, stronger work. This time around, Vedora rein in some of their wider explorations and dig more deeply

compositions on this disc include “In the Country of the Iroquois,” described as a “late report on Samuel de Champlain’s ill-advised meddling in Native American affairs”; and “Nothing But Wisdom,” a lovely paean to living in an age when fossil fuel is scarce. By my calculation, the three members of Pete’s Posse play 15 different instruments on this recording, so it’s little wonder that they sometimes sound like a much bigger band. Sutherland’s solid presence and good musical sense temper the raw power and energy of his two young bandmates, and, in return, his music is buoyed and burnished by the youngsters. Down to the Core is a fine collection of instrumentals and songs. Pete’s Posse have plenty of upcoming gigs in the area, including a “Sap Beer Concert” on Saturday, September 5, at the Shelburne Museum, and an appearance at the New World Festival in Randolph on Sunday, September 6. Down to the Core is available at petespossevt.com.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: First Friday: Jujubee (dance party), 9 p.m., $15/20. 18+. MONKEY HOUSE: The Willoughbys (folk), 5:30 p.m., free. Radio Flyer (rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+. Radio Flyer (rock), 9 p.m., $3. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: mitch & Friends (folk rock), 5 p.m., free. Sticks & Stones (rock), 9 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: The Renegade Groove (funk), 10 p.m., $5.

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BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Art Herttua & Stephen morabito (jazz), 6 p.m., donation. Art Herttua & Stephen morabito (jazz), 6 p.m., free. CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: coquette (rock), 10 p.m., free. ESPRESSO BUENO: Susdan Picking (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., free. Dan Weintraub (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., free. Paul Boffa & michelle Rodriguez (singer-songwriters), 9 p.m., free. LA PUERTA NEGRA: Bossman (dancehall), 8 p.m., $5.

RUSTY NAIL: The cop-outs , Hamjob (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

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middlebury area

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Bob Gagnon Quartet (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., free. CITY LIMITS: city Limits Dance Party with top Hat Entertainment (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Bella's Bartok (gypsy punk), 10 p.m., $3.

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JASPER'S TAVERN: The Boozehoundz (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5. THE STAGE: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: The B-Sides (rock), 10 p.m., free. MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour tunes & trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

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POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): Afinque (salsa y dura), 10 p.m., $8.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Steve Blair (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA'S: Honky tonk Happy Hour with mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free.

BREAKWATER CAFÉ & GRILL: mr. French (rock), 6 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: Lefty Yunger (blues), 7 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

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RIMROCK'S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

FRANNY O'S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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THE CIDER HOUSE BBQ AND PUB: Dan Boomhower (piano), 6 p.m., free.

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CITY LIMITS: city Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: toast (rock), 9 p.m., $3.

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JASPER'S TAVERN: DJ Speedo (top 40), 9 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: Gypsy Wig & the Big Drops (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Zach Rhoads trio (funk), 7 p.m., free. Space Echo with Jahson Deejay (house), 10:30 p.m., free. JP'S PUB: Karaoke with megan, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: Nastee (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: melissa Nadler (singersongwriter), 9 p.m., free. NECTAR'S: Penn Johnson (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Big mean Sound machine (afrobeat), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: Jazz Brunch with the Xenia Dunford trio, noon, free. The Harmaleighs (folk), 7 p.m., free. Breadwinner (experimental folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Little Hills (alt-folk rock), 10 p.m., free. Abbie morin (foxy folk), 11:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul, 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign one (EDM), 11 p.m., $5. RUBEN JAMES: craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Underscore orkestra (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., $5. ZEN LOUNGE: canopy (rock), 8 p.m., $5. old School Revival (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: currently Nameless, coquette (rock), 8 p.m., $10/12. aa. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: contois School of music Band (rock), 5 p.m., free. Phil Abair Band (rock), 9 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Pride Week Kickoff Brunch with craig mitchell, 10 a.m., free.

CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: Stormbringer, DJ crucible (metal), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR'S: mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $3. THE OLDE NORTHENDER PUB: open mic, 7 p.m., free. RADIO BEAN: Pete Sutherland & tim Stickle's old time Session, 1 p.m., free. A&m (rock), 6 p.m., free. Waves of Adrenaline (folk), 7:30 p.m., free. Gordon Goldsmith (blues, rock, soul), 9 p.m., free. tweed (jamchronica), 10:30 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Josh Panda (soul, rock), 6 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch Scramble, noon, $5-10 donation. Spark open Improv Jam & Standup comedy, 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke/open mic, 8 p.m., free. PENALTY BOX: trivia With a twist, 4 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Working classy comedy (standup comedy), 8:30 p.m., free.

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FRANNY O'S: Standup comedy cage match, 8 p.m., free. HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Family Night (rock), 10:30 p.m., free. JP'S PUB: Dance Video Request Night with melody, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

ESPRESSO BUENO: Espresso Brain-o (trivia), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit club (open reading), 8 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: mashtodon (hip-hop), 8 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Kidz music with Raphael, 11:30 a.m., $3 donation.

CHARLIE-O'S WORLD FAMOUS: Karaoke, 8 p.m., free. SOUTH SIDE TAVERN: open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., free.

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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: open mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., free.

MOOG'S PLACE: Jason Wedlock (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

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MOOG'S PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

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OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Karaoke with DJ Dana Barry, 9 p.m., free.

THE DAILY PLANET: Abbie morin (rock), 8 p.m., free.

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HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Aquatic Undeground (house), 10 p.m., free.

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CLUB METRONOME: Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., free/$5.

JP'S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with melody, 10 p.m., free.

FRANNY O'S: Peter Burton (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Amber deLaurentis Quartet (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: DJ Dan Freeman (trap), 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG'S BISTRO & CAFÉ: George Petit (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

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LEUNIG'S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Thea Wren (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR'S: Pocket Protector, Lora Faye (funk, jazz), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: open mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Stephen callahan trio (jazz), 6:30 p.m., free. Lotango (tango), 8 p.m., free. Lefty Yunger (blues, funk, soul), 9 p.m., free. Honky tonk tuesday with Brett Hughes & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

NECTAR'S: Vt comedy club Presents: What a Joke! comedy open mic (standup comedy), 7 p.m., free. Def Ears, otter (psycho disco), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+. RADIO BEAN: Brennan Leeds (folk), 7 p.m., free. DJ mothertrucker: Beats From the Heat of the Subcontinent, 8:30 p.m., free. mac Swan & Black Holly (porch-core), 10:30 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE: Jive Farmer (jam), 7 p.m., free. craig mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free. ZEN LOUNGE: Killed It! Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

chittenden county

RED SQUARE: The malicious Brothers (blues), 7 p.m., free. DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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the ANtLERS lighten up. Well, at least a bit. Typically ambitious in artistic and thematic scope, and still moody as all hell,

the record is the most nakedly hopeful of the band’s career. It’s also the best received, critically speaking. Outlets from Pitchfork to MOJO have praised its multitextured suites, the latter publication writing that the band is “turning agony into ecstasy.” The Antlers play the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge on Wednesday, September 9, with PoRt St. WILLoW. (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda's Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos Vt, 7 p.m., free. Loveland with DJ craig mitchell, 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

barre/montpelier

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: tim Sullivan (acoustic rock), 6 p.m., free. tim Sullivan (folk), 6 p.m., donation.

topper Happy Hour with David Langevin (piano), 5 p.m., free. PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. RUSTY NAIL: open mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

chittenden county

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Pine Street Jazz, 7 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA'S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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MONKEY HOUSE: onion city Folk Revival, 8 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Live music, 5 p.m., free.

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

LE BELVÉDÈRE: Fishhead Unplugged (acoustic rock), 6 p.m., free. PARKER PIE CO.: trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. THE STAGE: open mic, 6 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: open mic, 10 p.m., free. NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free. OLIVE RIDLEY'S: So You Want to Be a DJ?, 10 p.m., free. m

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A West Side Story “Excerpts From the West Side,” RLPhoto

on’t mind the “South Gallery” sign on the door of 27 Sears Lane in Burlington. Launched just last July, that gallery “is morphing into a looser exhibition space platform,” according to co-gallerist Clark Derbes, “from the inventoried commercial gallery model of the previous year.” So what might have been unhappy news isn’t. Rick Levinson, photographer and owner of RLPhoto, continues to use the white-walled, brightly lit lobby of his studio as an exhibition space. But he won’t be representing the 30 or so contemporary artists that Derbes and his wife and co-gallerist, Wylie Sofia Garcia, had in their fold. Instead, the art-viewing public can likely expect more focused shows with fewer artists in each, prepared by guest curators. Case in point: the current “Excerpts From the West Side.” The title might suggest a New York connection to some, but in fact it refers to the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Each of the eight artists in this exhibit of 15 sculptures — curated by Maya Urbanowicz of Encounterworks Productions — is in some way affiliated with the nearly 30-year-old studio, which offers workshops, residencies and exhibits year-round in a wide variety of mediums and techniques. It’s not often that the Rutland County crew brings its work north. Urbanowicz, who grew up in nearby Castleton, says her mother used to take her to art shows at the Carving Studio. “I’ve known some of these artists since I was young,” she says. Now based in Burlington, the curator says she has wanted to put a sculpture show together for some time. “Although the exhibit is not a comprehensive examination of the activity happening there, it represents a strong cross section of artists that are connected with the area,” Urbanowicz notes. “The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center has been an axis point that has connected these artists not only to each other but to a broader, international community.”

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All-sculpture shows are uncommon in Burlington-area galleries. This one is a welcome addition to the three-dimensional works that will punctuate Pine Street for the South End Art Hop. By necessity, though, no monumentalscale stone works — of the sort you might expect from a studio based at a historic marble quarry — are on display here. This is a modest show both in number and size of works. It is not, however, lacking in skill or diversity of style and medium. About half the pieces have been wrested from stone — limestone, alabaster, granite, marble. Three are cast bronze, and the rest fall into the camp of assemblage. Some of these works capture viewers’ attention immediately upon their entry to the gallery — which, by the way, is not a “white box” but a swooping, soaring space with multiple display areas. Just inside the front door, on a warehouse-high wall, hangs one of the least conventional “excerpts” in the show. Glenn Campbell and Jackie Kirkman Campbell have altered a presumably found metal frame. The vertically hung “Ein Netzwerk von Freunden (A Network of Friends)” suggests the infrastructure of a twin bed, but in place of box springs, the artists crafted a loose checkerboard matrix of silk and wool. From the bottom slat, a small metal piece juts out like a soap dish and holds a wad of unformed wool, as if making an offering to other “friends.” Observed closely, the rough metal is off-putting, like a protective corral, yet the textile pieces invite touch. From across the room, “Ein Netzwerk” looks coolly abstract, if a bit melty. Adjacent to this is Carol Driscoll’s “Flower Dance,” an assemblage of chipped slivers of red and gray stone ingeniously threaded onto six metal rods. The sextet of vertical “bodies” joins in a stone base at their “feet,” then sways slightly outward; the pieces are linked “arm in arm” near their tops. Round stone “heads” complete the anthropomorphic sensibility of this 33-inchhigh piece. While it would be a stretch to call the featureless faces “happy,” the posture of these stone figures

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The tops and backs of their heads seem exploded, as if the loss of innocence were too much to bear.

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f Jeremy Lee MacKenzie: “Hidden Blueprints,” intricate wood scrollwork by the Champlain College student, who secretly made drawings for his artwork while incarcerated. Reception: Friday, September 4, 5:30-8 p.m. September 4-November 28. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. f Jordan Douglas: “Images of Havana,” photography by the local artist. Reception: Friday, September 4, 6-8 p.m. September 4-October 31. Info, 864-2088. The Men’s Room in Burlington. f Linda Di Sante: “Birds of a Feather,” watercolors and drawings of birds. Reception: Friday, September 4, 5-7 p.m. September 4-30. Info, 863-6713. North End Studio A in Burlington. f ‘Of the Spray Can, by the Spray Can, for the Spray Can’: Artwork by the Anthill Collective. Through September 30. Reception: Friday, September 4, 6-9 p.m. Info, 318-2438. f Sam Simon: “Portraits From Burlington’s ONE,” photographs of the artist’s diverse neighbors in the Old North End. Reception: Friday, September 4, 5-8 p.m. September 4-30. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington. f ‘Sex Objects: Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. Reception: Friday, September 25, 5:30-7 p.m. September 8-May 22. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art, in Burlington. ‘Strength in Numbers: Exploring Material and Techniques’: A group of 18 art teachers exhibit ongoing explorations in multiple media. September 4-December 30. Info, 865-7211. Mezzanine Gallery, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington.

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f Annelein Beukenkamp: “Flowers, Figures and Fowl,” watercolors by the Burlington artist. Reception: Friday, September 11, 4-7 p.m. September 3-October 11. Info, 899 3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. f ‘Joined: Inspired Approaches to Vermont Contemporary Furniture and Wood Design’: Inventive fine design by eight Vermont wood and furniture designers, including curator David Hurwitz. Reception: Friday, September 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m September 4-October 21. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

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f Diane Fitch: “Interior Spaces,” paintings. Reception: Friday, September 4, 6-8 p.m. September 4-26. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield. ‘The Fantastical World of Liz Le Serviget’: A painted menagerie of canvas, furniture, rocks and more. September 4-30. Info, 223-1981. The Cheshire Cat in Montpelier. barre/montpelier shows

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“Excerpts From the West Side,” a group sculpture exhibit, through September 25 at RLPhoto in Burlington. Reception on First Friday, September 4, 5 to 8 p.m.; and open for the South End Art Hop on Friday, September 11, 5 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, September 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, September 13, noon to 3 p.m. encounter worksproductions.com, rlphoto.com

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“Despite our best intentions, we leave behind indelible footprints, [and] scurry to rectify the error of our doing.” Uchida’s gauntlet embodies an obvious yet effective message about our relation to the Earth: Just try and walk through here without messing things up. Don Ramey’s remarkable sculptures caused this viewer to give silent thanks for the Bronze Age. Two of his three cast works here are female figures: “Zoë No. 6” reclines, her body half turned, on a granite promontory; “Zoë No. 5” sits cross-legged on a serpentine base. Both their anatomy and their facial details are strikingly realistic, with hair neatly pushed back. There’s just one thing: The women have cracks and chips, like ceramic figurines that

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exudes the joy of a pagan circle dance. Whether Driscoll — current director of the Carving Studio — intends these to be stalks of flowers hardly matters. Her piece, perched on a simple wood box, made this viewer smile. So did “Mahalo (Thank you!)” by B. Amore, but for an entirely different reason. Studio founder Amore has long included found gloves in her work, and this piece is no exception. With its pinky and index fingers raised and the other three folded down, the glove — flattened like roadkill but ennobled with bronze — assumes a familiar human gesture. The assemblage also contains a V-shaped hunk of rusted metal. The frame and backing are painted blue and red. It’s an incongruous grouping of elements, but it works. Viewers cannot miss Bart Shigeru Uchida’s “Shifted Landscape: a passage.” The mixed-media installation about “an environmental conundrum” consists of a reflective metal “walkway” on the floor, tall grasses lining the sides and dozens of small, clear plastic bags filled with water suspended from a framework high overhead. Sited in the middle of the room, the passage invites viewers to walk through it, but with the caution,

“Adam Eve I” by Don Ramey

have been dropped, shattered and meticulously glued back together, with some pieces lost in the process. Ramey’s signature technique elevates his figures from seriously competent to sublimely evocative. Each viewer will assign subjective meaning to those holes, but all will walk away struck by the women’s composure despite them. “Adam Eve I” is another story, and not the pre-apple one. Ramey’s bronze couple, about 20 inches high, stand closely side by side, their crude faces turned up and mouths in a howling position. The tops and backs of their heads seem exploded, as if the loss of innocence were too much to bear. The piece would be at home in the living room of Hieronymus Bosch. Kevin Donegan provides sweet relief. His three pieces here are carved from Indiana limestone and sit on slabs of polished Vermont marble. Two of the three include caterpillars, an unexpected presence on forms that are otherwise sleekly contemporary, even elegant. What comes to mind is a Richard Erdman piece with a creepycrawly attachment. In “Head to Toe,” a plump caterpillar assumes a seriously flexible yoga pose, its back raised in an upsidedown U. In “Crossing,” another larval Lepidoptera navigates between two spiky botanical spears. Donegan’s “Husk Is for Hopeful” is a botany-inspired abstraction that demonstrates different techniques — controlled gouging and perilously tricky carving — with smooth and burred surfaces. Charles Austin’s three mixed-media pieces round out the selection with the most unusual assortment of materials — in particular, “Burbling Concept.” Suspended from a macramé-like holder, it combines a carved alabaster sphere that recalls a grenade with engine parts and tiny gumball-machine toys in a circular vitrine. From afar, it resembles an oil lamp; close up, it most definitely is something else. The curator sums up this unusual show best: “Bringing all these artists together,” says Urbanowicz, “feels like a conversation brought into the third dimension.” m

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‘WOMEN OF NORWICH: TRAILBLAZERS AND TORCHBEARERS’: Photographs, documents, uniforms and objects celebrating the women who were “first,” from the first ladies of university presidents to the first women in the Corps of Cadets and so-called nontraditional fields. Reception: Friday, September 4, 3-5 p.m. September 4-December 31. Info, 485-2183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.

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HIVE COLLECTIVE FALL EXHIBIT: Paintings by

members Liz Harris, Nancy VanDine and Jessica Churchill-Millard and furniture and decorative objects by Kelly Fekert-McMullen, along with works by 30 local artists. Reception: Saturday, September 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. September 5-November 30. Info, sca66@hotmail.com. Info, 496-7895. The Hive in Middlesex.

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‘THE ART OF STORYTELLING: FIVE TALES FROM ASIA, THEN AND NOW’: Painted and printed interpretations of five stories from the 16th century to the present are accompanied by comics, illustrations and other digital media. Visitors can make a comic of their own. September 8-October 2. Info, 443-5258. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

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BARRY & MAUREEN GENZLINGER AND BLUE CRAYON ARTIST STUDIO STUDENTS: Three- and two-dimensional works, respectively. Reception: Sunday, September 6, 1-3 p.m. September 6-30. Info, 933-6403. Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls.

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ESSEX ART LEAGUE MEETING: Meeting agenda includes business and social time and features presentation by pastel artist Robert Carsten. First Congregational Church Essex, Essex Junction, Thursday, September 3, 9-11 a.m. Info, webmaster@ essexartleague.com. MILTON ROSA-ORTIZ: ART TALK: The artist discusses the mixed-media sculptural works in his current exhibition, “An Ode to Time.” BCA Center, Burlington, Thursday, September 3, 5-7:30 p.m. Info, 865-7166. ART & CHEESE WALK: The monthly First Friday Art Walk has a fromage theme, with local samples served at select locations. Downtown Montpelier, Friday, September 4, 4-8 p.m. Info, 223-9604. CHRIS HADSEL TALK: The author of Suspended Worlds speaks about her work and shares images from recovery efforts to preserve historic stage scenery in northern New England. T. W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, Friday, September 4, 5-6 p.m. Info, 262-6035. FIRST FRIDAY ART: Dozens of galleries and other venues around the city open their doors to pedestrian art viewers in this monthly event. See Art Map Burlington at participating locations. Friday, September 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 264-4839. NEW EXHIBITS AT THE COUNCIL: A reception introduces “Line Up — Vermont Sculpture,” works by by Ted Ceraldi, Richard Erdman, Meg McDevitt, Rodrigo Nava and Judith Wrend in the Sculpture Garden. Curated by Helen Day Arts Center. The works will be on view for two years. Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, Friday, September 4, 4-7 p.m. Info, 828-3293.

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BCA SUMMER ARTIST MARKET: A juried outdoor market featuring handmade original fine art and crafts by Vermont artists and artisans, in conjunction with the Burlington Farmers Market. Burlington City Hall Park, Saturday, September 5, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

ARTIST TALK: ELAINE REICHEK: The New York artist who has exhibited internationally discusses her work as part of her residency. Lowe Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Monday, September 7, 8-9 p.m. Info, 635-2727.

‘WORKS BOTH WAYS’: 2D and 3D mixed-media works by artists who are also poets and writers: Bren Alvarez, Merche Bautista, Sharon Webster, Tina Escala, Genese Grill, Marian Willmott, Roger Coleman and Jon Turner. Through September 4. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington.

ARTIST TALK: OLIVER HERRING: The German artist who has exhibited internationally discusses his work as part of his residency. Lowe Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Tuesday, September 8, 8-9 p.m. Info, 635-2727.

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‘AMERICAN MODERNS, 1910-1960: FROM O’KEEFFE TO ROCKWELL’: Almost 50 artworks in a variety of styles that explore the range of American modern painting and sculpture. Includes works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Milton Avery, Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Arthur Dove, Elie Nadelman, Rockwell Kent, Luigi Lucioni and Norman Rockwell. Through September 13. ‘RICH AND TASTY: VERMONT FURNITURE TO 1850’: A decorative arts showcase of furniture from Shelburne Museum and other collections that helps define the styles, economics and aesthetic innovations in 19th-century Vermont design. Through November 1. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

WARREN KIMBLE TALKS ART: Warren Kimble talks about a lifetime of art in conjunction with his current retrospective exhibit. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, September 9, noon. Info, 388-2117.

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‘BIRDS OF A FIBER’: A community art show. Through October 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

‘ABSTRACT SPOTLIGHT’: Paintings by Cameron Schmitz and Johanne Yordan and photography by Douglas Biklen. Through September 19. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center, in Burlington.

‘TRAVEL WITH OGDEN PLEISSNER’: A selection of the artist’s lesser-known American and European landscapes, along with other American paintings from the museum’s permanent collection. JUDY B. DALES: “Ahead of the Curve,” an exhibit of contemporary quilts from the last 18 years of the artist’s flowing, abstract style. Through October 31. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘EXCERPTS FROM THE WEST SIDE’: Sculpture and installation created by artists who have worked and studied at the Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland, including Don Ramey, Bart Uchida, Carol Driscoll, Charles Austin, Kevin Donegan, B. Amore, Glen Campbell and Jackie Kirkman Campbell. Through September 25. Info, 617-780-7701. RL Photo in Burlington.

‘REVEAL’: Fine art photographers in this juried exhibit depict the nude figure, exploring expressive, evocative or revealing imagery. Through September 13. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

‘FOUND: PORTRAITS IN COLLECTIVE MEMORY’: Art from found and repurposed objects, photographs and media by Alex Costantino, Anne Cummings, Athena Tasiopoulos and Athena Kafantaris. Through September 29. Info, oneartscollective@gmail.com. ONE Arts Center in Burlington.

ROBERT VOGEL: Watercolor sketches by the local artist. Through September 30. Info, 899-3225. Red Mill Jericho. ROBERT VOGEL WATERCOLORS: Twelve paintings by the local artist. Through October 31. Info, 863-6363. Harper’s Restaurant at the Holiday Inn, in South Burlington.

JANE ANN KANTOR: “The Equus Series,” bold

textural paintings. Reception: Friday, September 11, 5-8 p.m. Through September 30. Info, 6609005. Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. JEAN LUC DUSHIME: “A Global Connection,” photographs that investigate social and political structures that perpetuate war, violence, misunderstanding and miscommunication. MILTON ROSA-ORTIZ: “An Ode to Time,” an exploration of the aging process using driftwood taken from Lake Champlain. RICK NORCROSS: “The Faces of Rock & Roll: 1969 to 1974,” images by the longtime leader of western-swing band Rick & the All-Star Ramblers and former music critic-photographer. Through September 19. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington. ‘MARITIME BURLINGTON’: An interactive exhibit organized by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum under a tent at Perkins Pier: hands-on activities, historic photos, highlights from the museum’s nautical archaeology work and research, and lake tours. Through October 12. Info, 475-2022. Perkins Pier in Burlington.

MATT FORSYTH: “BounD: A World Beyond,” pencil, ink and digital works by the co-creator of the comic book BounD. Reception: Friday, September 4, 7 p.m. Through October 10. Info, 399-0717. Drink in Burlington. ‘NEVER HAD NO ONE EVER: THE ART OF COLLAGE’: Artworks that explore “the human experience of discovery through loss” by Carl David Ruttan, Molly Bosley, W. David Powell, Shavon Kenney, Athena Tasiopoulos and Paula Grenon. Through October 27. Info, 735-2542. New City Galerie in Burlington. STACIANNE K. GROVE: “No More Hiroshimas,” an interactive exhibition of design, photography, paper sculptures and video that marks the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Through September 30. Info, 862-9616. Burlington College.

VICTORIA BLEWER: “Fall’s Call,” black-andwhite hand-colored photographs inspired by that “quiet cycling of the Earth in autumn that recurs each year.” Reception: Sunday, September 13, 2-4 p.m. Through October 31. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

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Edgar Allan Poe wrote, “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” Such might be the case for Van Vliet, who has been working with dreams and the unconscious for 24 years. To access the esoteric, mystical themes she works with, she listens “inwardly, for what wants to be expressed, to what my dreams have brought me, and let what arises lead me to creation,” as she writes in an artist statement. Her exhibition “Dream Risen” is on view at Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury through September 26. A reception is Saturday, September 5, 6 to 8 p.m. A painting workshop for motivated dreamers is September 20, 3 to 6 p.m. Pictured: “The Red Hand.”

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ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION NEW MEMBER EXHIBIT: Work in a variety of media by central Vermont artists in celebration of ARA’s 40th anniversary. Through September 18. Info, 262-6035. T. W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

‘AVIAN ENCOUNTERS’: Watercolors and watercolor collages by Nancy Tomczak. Reception: Friday, September 4, 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. ‘CREATIVE COSMOS’: Paintings, prints, weaving, sculpture and digital images inspired by the cosmos and scientific discoveries by Sabra Field, Paul Calter, Cameron Davis, Janet Van Fleet, Bhakti Ziek, Marcus Greene and Jim Robinson. Through September 7. ‘FLEETING MOMENTS: WHY WE GO ON’: Thirteen Vermont artists exhibit photography, sculpture and mixed-media works made from the pulp of recycled combat uniforms, in response to the themes of love, loss, hardship and joy in A Fleeting Animal, an upcoming opera by David Budbill and Erik Nielsen. Through September 27. Info, 922-4127. Chandler Gallery in Randolph. ‘A LEGACY OF CARING: KURN HATTIN HOMES FOR CHILDREN’: A historical exhibit of Kurn Hattin Homes for Children, founded in 1894 in Westminster to offer a safe home and quality education for disadvantaged children in a nurturing, rural environment. Through September 30. Info, 828-2291. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

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call to artists call for Dark art for ‘the art of horror’: We’re seeking artwork for our juried Halloween show that best defines the “art of horror” — 2D, 3D and photography that represents the beautiful side of decay, the finer points of bloodletting and that special something inside a depraved mind. Artwork must display a reasonable degree of skill. Submission guidelines: All entries must be for sale except for special circumstances; up to five entries allowed per artist; work must be ready to hang or install on a pedestal. Submit online: form.jotform. us/form/52218036789159. Deadline: September 14 by midnight. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington. Info, info@ strangedolls.net. call to artists for 2016: Submissions sought for 2016 exhibit season and beyond. Interested artists, please submit five digital images, artist’s statement and letter of intent

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to Visual Arts Committee at twwoodgallery@gmail.com. Deadline: September 16. T. W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier. Info, 262-6035.

winning artist takes home the collective entry money. The work remains on view for the duration of the exhibit. More info at spacegalleryvt.com.

chanDler seeks artisans for holiDay Market: Now accepting submissions from artists and artisans to exhibit arts, fine crafts and high-quality specialty food items for the 14th Annual Holiday Market. Open Wednesday to Sunday from mid-November to December 23. Submission form available at chandlerarts.org. Submission deadline: September 30. Info, 431-0204.

‘lanDscape: earth anD sky’: Call for landscape photography of any genre: natural, urban, color, black-and-white. Open to all photographers working in any type of capture or process. Jurors: Jacob and Allissa Hessler. Deadline: September 14. Gallery exhibition: October 27 through November 20. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury. $30 for 5 images; $7 per additional. Info, 388-4500.

creative coMpetition: For this artist competition and exhibit during monthly First Friday, artists may drop off one display-ready piece in any medium and size to Backspace Gallery, 266 Pine Street in Burlington, between noon and 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, September 2 and 3; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, September 4. Entry $8. During the First Friday reception, 5-9 p.m., viewers can vote on their favorite work; the

f Marina epstein: More than 20 years of paintings ranging from early surrealist and abstract expressionist to more figurative and symbolic works. Reception: Friday, September 4, 4-7 p.m. Through September 15. Info, 229-6297. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier. Mark lorah: Blocky abstract artworks. Through November 30. Info, 479-7069. Morse Block Deli in Barre.

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Dohrn Dorian Zachai MeMorial exhibit: The artist’s private collection of paintings, drawings, sketchbooks and writing from her studio in Johnson. Through September 4. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville. ‘eDge of nature’: Artwork in a variety of media by eight women artists, who explore the joy and variety of nature. Through October 14. Info, 253-2597. Comfort Farm in Stowe.

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‘exposeD’: The 24th annual outdoor exhibit features 18 sculptures and installations by regional artists, sited at the gallery, downtown and along the recreation path. Through October 14. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. paul stone: Surreal, dreamlike New England landscape paintings. Through September 30. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. ‘photographing the flower’: Photographs by seven participants in River Arts’ workshop taught by Kent Shaw. Through November 2. Info, 888-1261. Morrisville Post Office. raven pfaff: Realistic graphite portraits in the living room. Through October 20. Info, 635-7423. The lovin’ Cup in Johnson. ‘sharpen write erase’: An installation of 6,100 pencils represents 61 million children around the world who are out of school. Created by Michael Zebrowski and Emily Neilsen with Martin De Geus, Alexandra Ottas and Ashley Slayton. Through September 4. Info, 635-2356. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. ‘slope style’: Thirty-five fully accessorized vintage ski outfits, with a special section of the exhibit dedicated to Vermont ski brands. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe. toD gunter aviation art: Illustrations currently include the F4u Corsair, a WWII fighter, and the F-4 Phantom II, a fighter-bomber active in Vietnam. More drawings and renderings are continually added. Through December 31. Info, 734-9971. Plane Profiles Gallery in Stowe.

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art therapy association of verMont: MeMber art show: A juried show of works by Vermont art therapists representing the clienttherapist relationship and personal insights into healing. Through September 17. Info, 595-3788. Big Picture Theater and Café in Waitsfield.

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David Garten: “My Personal Cuba – A Photographic Retrospective of 31 Visits Over 21 Years,” on view in a converted storefront as part of Vermont Festival of the Arts. Through September 7. Info, 496-5516. Village Square in Waitsfield. GMCC 26th Annual Photo Show in the Round Barn: An annual community-based photography exhibit as part of the Vermont Festival of the Arts. Through September 7. Info, 496-7722. Inn at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield. James McGarrell & Mark Goodwin: A selection of imagistic paintings, 1984-2004, as well as drawings on tile and paper by McGarrell; and painting, drawing, collage and prints by Goodwin. Through September 6. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

f Karla Van Vliet: “Dream Risen,” paintings inspired by dreams and the unconscious. Reception: Saturday, September 5, 6-8 p.m. Through September 26. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury. Kathleen McGuffin and Karla Van Vliet: “Making Sacred Connections,” oil painted parables and abstract works, respectively, during the Vermont Festival of the Arts. Through September 6. Info, 496-3065. Waitsfield United Church of Christ.

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‘Local Color’: Paintings, textiles, pottery, glass and other media by 45-plus member artists exploring Vermont’s natural and built environment. Glorious Glass: Fused and blown glass by Alyssa Oxley, Bud Shriner and Micaela Wallace. Sean Dye: Vermont landscapes in oil, acrylic and pastel. Through September 30. Info, 338-0136. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes. ‘Black & White’: An exhibition of photographs juried by Tillman Crane. Through September 18. Info, 388-4500. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury. Brett Simison: “Vermont Morgan Horse,” photographs of horses, scenery and people. Through September 15. Info, 388-1639. The National Museum of the Morgan Horse in Middlebury.

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‘The Farm: Drawings of Rowland Evans Robinson, 1850-1880’: Drawings from agricultural papers capturing 19th-century Vermont farm life and times by a member of the museum homestead’s family. Through October 25. Info, 877-3406. Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh. Jean Cherouny: “OPEN,” new works by the Ripton artist and teacher. Through October 31. Info, 877-2211. Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Peter Fried: “Addison: Land Meets Sky,” an exhibit of Addison County landscapes in the artist’s new gallery. Through October 8. Info, 355-1447. Peter Fried Art in Vergennes. ‘Photo Voice: Nine Residents Share Images of a Troubled and Treasured Neighborhood’: Images that reflect, record and relay what is important about everyday life by nine nonartist residents of Rutland City’s Northwest neighborhood. Through October 3. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Tom Fels: “Line and Shadow: Cyanotypes and Drawings,” large prints from the artist’s Arbor and Catalpa Series, 2011-14; smaller minimalist drawings from his Linea Series, 2014; and a large drawing from the recent Classics Series. Through September 20. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. ‘Warren Kimble, All-American Artist: An Eclectic Retrospective’: The internationally known Vermont artist exhibits a lifetime of work, including his “Sunshine” series, “Widows of War” paintings and sculpture, and more recent “House of Cards” and “Into the Box” series, which features open-faced boxes filled with found objects and architectural assemblages. Also on view is the Kimbles’ personal collection of folk art. Through October 18. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

Jeremy Lee MacKenzie “It was inside that I decided to take back my own life,” Jeremy Lee MacKenzie

says in an interview with Suzi Wizowaty of Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, “and reframe my lens of perception of the world around me, and direct my own journey.” The young MacKenzie dreamed up, and drew designs for, intricate wooden scrollwork during his eight-year incarceration for bank robbery and drug trafficking. He created the large-scale works upon his release. MacKenzie’s works are now featured in an exhibit titled “Hidden Blueprints” at the Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington, September 4 through November 28. A reception is Friday, September 4, 5:30 to 8 p.m. MacKenzie, now a Champlain College student in cinematography, gives an artist talk on October 10, and a related theater piece about criminal justice, titled “Intersections,” comes to the FlynnSpace in November. Pictured: “Imagination.”

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Kathryn Wiegers: “The Rutland Muralist,” a variety of mural paintings. Through September 19. Info, 468-1266. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland. ‘Love of Kinship’: Diverse artwork from members and a former director. Through October 17. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Peter Lundberg and Florin Strejac: “Transylvanian Influence,” rice paper paintings, small sculptures and abstract marble works. Through October 2. Info, 800-639-8521. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University. ‘What EMMA Loves’: A group exhibit exploring a variety of media by 10 East Mountain Mentoring Artists (EMMA). Through November 1. Info, 2474295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

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David Stromeyer Sculpture: The artist opens his private park to visitors for the summer and early fall. On view are about 50 large-scale sculptures that represent four decades of work inspired by the rhythms, forms and patterns of the Vermont landscape. Through October 12. Info, 512-333-2119. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls.

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‘America’s Michelangelo: The Life and Classical Works of Constantino Brumidi’: An exhibit of text and images in honor of the works of Constantino Brumidi, the artist who painted the “Apotheosis of Washington” in the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C., in celebration of its ongoing restoration. Through October 12. $6. Info, 765-4288. Justin Morrill Homestead in Strafford. ‘Birds Are Dinosaurs’: An exhibit tracing the evolution of birds from their ancestors includes skeletons and life-size replicas by paleo-artist Todd Marshall. Hands-on activities include a replica dig site. Through October 31. $11.50-13.50. Info, 359-5000. VINS Nature Center in Hartford.

‘Crisis de octubre; The Cuban Missile Crisis’: The 9th annual Slavo-Vermontia-philic exhibition featuring art, artifacts, memories, music and photographs of the Cold War era from the United States, Russia and Cuba. Through November 1. Info, 356-2776. Main Street Museum in White River Junction. ‘Huichol: Art of a Threatened Shamanic Culture’: Intricate yarn paintings of four indigenous artists from west-central Mexico; José Benítez Sánchez, Guadalupe González Ríos, Juan Ríos Martínez and Pablo Taizán de la Cruz, presented with historical and contemporary photographs, music and cultural artifacts. Through September 6. Info, 498-8438. BALE Community Space in South Royalton. Ivy Leaf: Abstract artwork in a variety of media. Through September 26. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton. Jen Violette and Linda Rosenthal: Mixedmedia and still-life wall sculptures and handblown glass, and abstract photography, respectively. Through September 30. Info, 457-1298. Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock.

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Keith Sonnier: A survey of early neon works, 1968-1989, by the American artist. Peter Saul: In a retrospective exhibit that spans his career 1959 to 2012, the American artist presents colorful paintings that incorporate humor, pop-culture imagery, irreverence and occasionally politically incorrect subject matter. Open weekends and Wednesdays by appointment. Through November 29. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

graphic novel with elements of sci-fi and the supernatural, is exhibiting artwork from the series at Drink in Burlington through October 10. BounD is a world that already exists in the shadows around us,” says Forsyth in a statement. “My wish is to

‘PrehiStoric menagerie’: Six life-size prehistoric animals sculpted using natural materials by Bob Shannahan. Through September 7. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

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tom Schulten: Vivid works by the renowned Dutch painter of consensusism. Through December 31. Info, 457-7199. Artemis Global Art in Woodstock.

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tim coWleS: Paintings, drawing and sculpture from a lifetime of work. Through September 30. Info, kspchapin@gmail.com. Info, 257-9329. The Brooks House Atrium in Brattleboro.

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Dianne taylor moore: “This Side of the River,” vibrant pastel landscape paintings of Vermont and New Hampshire. Through October 3. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artists Guild in St. Johnsbury.

big and take their story where they want it to go. A reception is Friday, September 4, at 7 p.m. Pictured: BounD 01 cover.

Donna Jean SaFForD: A 25-year retrospective of 50 paintings. Through September 8. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. ‘DuSt’: Displays include samples of “this most ubiquitous substance” from around the world, and the cosmos, as well as unique moments in the history of dust and a visual history of dust removal. Through November 30. Info, claredol@sover.net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. JeFF Way: “Heads Up,” paintings in acrylic and oil of faces in flux. Through September 14. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. vermont artiStS grouP ShoW: Fine art and handcrafted goods by 110 Vermont artists exhibited in a former grist mill. Through October 17. Info, 533-2045. Miller’s Thumb Gallery in Greensboro.

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‘graSSrootS art: inWarD aDoringS oF the minD’: Folk, outsider and visionary artists’ works from the museum’s and Gregg Blasdel/ Jennifer Koch collections include textiles, ceramics, weathervanes, drawings, paintings and

sculpture. Through November 1. ‘PeoPle/Place: american Social lanDScaPe PhotograPhy, 1950-1980’: Photographs exploring the human condition within the public sphere and the social landscape by Jonathan Brand, John Hubbard, Neil Rappaport, Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander. Through November 8. JenniFer Koch anD gregg blaSDel: Seven collaborative prints from a series titled “Marriages of Reason” by the Burlington artists. Through October 16. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum. north bennington outDoor SculPture ShoW: Outdoor sculptures sited in and around the village by 44 artists. Through October 25. Various locations around North Bennington.

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ann Pember anD mina angeloS: “Watercolor,” paintings from the upstate New York members of the American Watercolor Society. Through September 13. Info, 518-564-2474. Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. ‘can you Dig it?’: A community exhibit celebrating music-album cover art, in the Rotunda Gallery. Through October 11. ‘homer’S america’: Selections from the museum’s permanent collection include five Civil War works as well as prints of children at play. On view in Hoopes Gallery. Through September 16. ‘the late DraWingS oF anDy Warhol: 1973-1987’: Fifty drawings, some of them on view for the first time, by the late pop artist; organized by the Andy Warhol Museum. Through September 12. Info, 518-792-1761. Wood Callery, the Hyde Museum, in Glens Falls, N.Y.

f ‘collecting anD Sharing: trevor Fairbrother, John t. KirK anD the hooD muSeum oF art’: Almost 140 paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and early American furniture from the Fairbrother-Kirk collection and the museum, featuring works by Andy Warhol, Marsden Hartley, Carl Andre, John O’Reilly, John Singer Sargent and others. Art Talk: Friday, September 25, 4:30 p.m. canaletto’S veDute PrintS: An exhibition honoring collector and donor Adolph Weil Jr. features etchings from the early 1740s of Venetian scenes by Antonio Canaletto. Through December 6. Info, 603-646-2095. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. ‘a celebration oF uPPer valley artiStS’: Paintings, prints and drawings by Barbara Bragg, Patty Castellini, Sheri Hancock-Tomek, Michael Heffernan, Judy Lampe and Richard Wilson. Through September 20. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘metamorPhoSeS: in roDin’S StuDio’: Nearly 300 works by the French sculptor, including masterpieces shown for the first time in North America, in collaboration with the Musée Rodin in Paris. Through October 18. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. SigriD FiSher & louiS St-cyr: Paintings and sculptures, respectively, inspired by the natural world. Through September 27. Info, 819-843-9992. Le Studio de Georgeville, Québec.m

‘aireS libreS’: This annual public art exhibition takes place all over downtown Montréal, with video and photographic installations, sculptures, and a special exhibit titled “Politics of Empathy.” Through September 7. Info, 514-861-7870. Downtown Montréal.

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‘DinoSaur DiScoverieS: ancient FoSSilS, neW iDeaS’: Fossils and models reveal how current thoughts on dinosaur biology have changed since the 1990s. Organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Through December 15. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

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‘lamb With a Plan’: Photographs of nursinghome therapy lambs by sheep-farming photographers Emily Howe and John O’Brien. Through October 3. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

“art + comPuter / time”: Computer-generated artwork from the Anne and Michael Spalter Digital Art Collection from 1954 to the present. Through September 27. Debra bermingham: “Threaded Dances,” surreal landscapes in oil. Through October 25. Jim Dine: “People, Places, Things,” a retrospective in multiple media. Through October 25. ray ruSecKaS: “Close to Home,” landscapes in pastels. Through October 25. roDrigo nava: “Expanded Forms,” steel sculptures on the museum grounds. Through October 25. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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wen Wilson finds himself “behind enemy lines” again, only this time he doesn’t play a naval aviator (as he did in that 2001 film), and he’s far from Serbia. He’s a company man named Jack Dwyer who has transplanted his wife (Lake Bell) and two young daughters from Texas to an unnamed Southeast Asian nation bearing a striking resemblance to Cambodia. Turns out this is not merely a bad career move. It’s a bad move, period. Especially for Jack, who works for a U.S. conglomerate that has taken control of the country’s water supply. Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, he insists at one point, “I thought we were here to do good.” To add fuel to the fire, his employer thoughtfully pasted Jack’s face all over promotional banners announcing the company’s upcoming conference in the capital. Being the face of American greed has its downside. The morning after the family’s arrival, protesters flood the streets, overwhelm police and stage a bloody coup, assassinating the country’s leader and executing Americans on sight. Jack goes out for a paper and can’t find anything but an old USA Today. Just when he thinks his luck couldn’t get worse, he finds himself in the middle of the

melee. Recognized by the protest’s leader, he barely makes it back to the hotel alive. Compared with what comes next, that was a visit to the hotel spa. Director John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine) is not kidding around. His intent is to put an ordinary American family in the way of the kind of harm that Westerners the world over face today with increasing frequency. ISIS is going to give this film five stars and use pirated copies as recruitment tools. The casting’s genius. Wilson and Bell aren’t action types. Their characters didn’t pack a couple of Glocks and a few thousand rounds just in case. When masked men storm the hotel and begin butchering anyone with white skin, their panic and protective reflexes come across as uncomfortably credible. For a solid hour, the parents are in constant, white-knuckle motion, acting on adrenaline and instinct to stay one step ahead of the revolutionaries, who’ve made Jack their special project. The experience is exhaustingly realistic. Wilson and Bell won’t be receiving nominations for their performances, but they’re as convincing as anything I’ve seen this year. And who should show up to save the day but our old buddy Pierce Brosnan? He’s mar-

FAMILY FEUD When Wilson takes a new job in a Southeast Asian nation, he finds himself struggling to protect his wife and kids from bloodthirsty revolutionaries.

velous in the role of Hammond, a grizzled lush with a fondness for strip clubs who turns out to work for the British military. Besides his skill with a gun, Hammond reveals a quick wit and a sense of the absurd, qualities welcome in an enterprise of this intensity. For the uninformed, he breaks down the politics behind the revolution, going so far as to apologize for his part in a system designed to pauperize third-world populations by tricking their governments into handing over rights to their resources. “I’m sorry, I

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The Diary of a Teenage Girl ★★★★★

GIRL POWER HOUR Powley and Wiig play a mom and daughter who find their self-actualizations clashing in the Me Decade.

et in the late 1970s, The Diary of a Teenage Girl feels like a film that could have been made then, too, long before the era of trigger warnings. First-time director-screenwriter Marielle Heller takes a matter-of-fact, unperturbed approach to subject matter that some modern viewers will find “triggering” indeed. But her film doesn’t glamorize the misadventures of its heroine any more than it condemns them, and the result is fresh in every sense. Diary is based on the 2002 work of the same name by artist Phoebe Gloeckner, in which San Francisco aspiring artist Minnie

Goetze narrates her 15th year using both text and cartoon panels. On screen, Minnie (Bel Powley) draws in a notebook and confides her secrets to a tape deck. And she has a few: As the film opens, she’s glowing with excitement because she just lost her virginity to her mother’s 35-year-old boyfriend. Whatever we might call that sexual initiation now — statutory rape, perhaps child abuse — Minnie herself views it as a consummation devoutly to be wished. In flashbacks, we watch her make awkward advances to her mom’s beau, Monroe (Alexander Skårsgard), a fashionably mustachioed slacker who seems to regard Minnie with bemuse-

ment. He doesn’t come across as a predator, but neither does he strenuously object. Soon the two are hiding their ongoing relationship from Minnie’s coke-snorting, party-girl mom (Kristen Wiig). That relationship clearly isn’t the rhapsodic idyll that Minnie describes to her tape recorder and depicts on her sketchpad. Nor is it sordid or traumatizing — and the untoward consequences, when they inevitably arrive, feel believable and true to the period. While Wiig’s character isn’t highly developed, we recognize in her the warring influences of a 1950s upbringing and a flowerpowered refusal of inhibitions. A queen of mixed messages, this mom encourages Minnie to make herself alluring to men — but isn’t prepared for a daughter who craves sex without apologies. Asked whether Diary is autobiographical, Gloeckner has conceded that she based it on her own diary but had to distance herself from her adolescent self before she could present her with empathy. (Actual teenagers, she notes, “hate themselves.”) Heller takes a similar approach, keeping her narrative firmly in Minnie’s perspective, which veers between self-deprecation (“Am I fat?”) and self-glorification. The whole film has a fuzzy-edged, memory-faded glow, with occasional animation and other visual effects bringing the heroine’s imagination to life. Her inner life is sometimes raunchy,

helped to put you in this situation,” he confesses — before proposing a way out and offering the family a dinner of grilled dog. I’m not sure why this movie is proving to be the Rodney Dangerfield of late-summer fare. It’s the most pulse-pounding, immersive and politically charged picture I’ve seen this year. The Milk Duds, the Pepsi, even the restroom will have to wait. You’ll be powerless to leave the edge of your seat — a reality there’s no escaping. RI C K KI S O N AK

REVIEWS sometimes romantic. Taking a bath, Minnie briefly becomes John Everett Millais’ Ophelia, a tableau that emphasizes her borderline-ruinous yearning to be loved. For all her precocious pretensions and ugly mistakes, Minnie is impossible to dislike, in part because Powley’s unaffected performance grounds the character. Her enormous eyes express a winning eagerness to experience as much of life as she can, as fast as she can — a hunger and vulnerability that anyone who has been a teenager will appreciate. As a coming-of-age tale, Diary reminded me of Louis Malle’s Murmur of the Heart (1971), which takes a similarly frank approach to sexual awakening and breaks a major human taboo with a shrug. In both films, the protagonists are such particular cases, their worlds developed in such rich, loving detail, that we can’t see their stories as cautionary tales or cheap provocations. There’s some Rushmore in this movie’s DNA, too; it celebrates Minnie’s frenetic creativity while reminding us that artists, especially budding ones, can be the world’s most selfish people. We often find ourselves laughing at Minnie, but we don’t like her any less for it. And we recognize her as a striver, a survivor — anything but a victim. MARGO T HARRI S O N

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new in theaters miStRESS AmERicA: noah baumbach and greta gerwig (Frances Ha) teamed up again to write this comedy about a new yorker (gerwig) who pulls her lonely stepsister-to-be (lola Kirke) into her madcap, improvised life in the big city. baumbach directed. (84 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) tHE tRANSpoRtER REFUElED: never mind the non sequitur title: This is actually a prequel to the Transporter action franchise. Ed Skrein steps into Jason Statham’s shoes as the freelance courier with a penchant for martial arts and mayhem. with loan chabanol and Ray Stevenson. camille delamarre (Brick Mansions) directed. (96 min, Pg-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount) A WAlk iN tHE WooDS: Robert Redford plays travel writer bill bryson in this adaptation of his comic memoir about walking the appalachian trail with a friend (nick nolte) who has less-than-pure motives for undertaking the adventure. with Emma Thompson and Mary Steenburgen. Ken Kwapis (He’s Just Not That Into You) directed. (104 min, R. capitol, Essex, Palace)

now playing AmERicAN UltRAHHH Adventureland awkward couple Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart reunite in this action-comedy about a stonerslash-sleeper-government-agent whose killer skills are reactivated when the cIa tries to terminate him. nima nourizadeh directed. (95 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 8/26) AmYHHHHH asif Kapadia’s acclaimed documentary uses both personal and public footage to chronicle the tragically short life of singer amy winehouse. (128 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 7/29) ANt-mANHH The latest Marvel movie brings us Paul Rudd as a con man recruited to save the world in the guise of … an ant-size superhero. (117 min, Pg-13; reviewed by R.K. 7/22) tHE DiARY oF A tEENAgE giRlHHHH1/2 Phoebe gloeckner’s graphic novel about her adolescence in the 1970s comes to the screen under the direction of first-timer Marielle heller. bel Powley, alexander Skårsgard and Kristen wiig star in the award-winning coming-of-age drama. (102 min, R; reviewed by M.h. 9/2)

iNSiDE oUtHHHH1/2 The latest Pixar family animation takes us inside a young girl’s mind to witness her warring emotions — personified as independent beings, voiced by amy Poehler, bill hader, Mindy Kaling and others — as she confronts changes in her life. Pete docter (Up) and Ronaldo del carmen directed. (94 min, Pg; reviewed by M.h. 6/24) kAHlil giBRAN’S tHE pRopHEtHHH The 1923 poetry collection becomes a story in which gibran’s spiritual reflections are brought to life by an array of animators. liam neeson, Salma hayek and Quvenzhané wallis voice characters in the frame story. Roger allers (The Lion King) directed. (84 min, Pg) tHE mAN FRom U.N.c.l.E.HH1/2 The ’60s spy-fi tV show gets its inevitable adaptation as a big-screen comedy adventure, with director guy Ritchie (Snatch) at the helm. armie hammer and henry cavill play the Kgb and cIa agents, respectively, who team up for a midcentury mission. (116 min, Pg-13) miNioNSHH young viewers of Despicable Me and its sequel liked the supervillain hero but loved his gibberish-spouting minions. So hollywood gave the kids what they craved. (91 min, Pg; reviewed by M.h. 7/15) miSSioN: impoSSiBlE RogUE NAtioNHHH1/2 christopher McQuarrie assumes directorial duties for the latest installment of the over-the-top action franchise. (131 min, Pg-13; reviewed by M.h. 8/5) mR. HolmESHHH1/2 what if Sherlock holmes really existed? and he retired and kept bees? This drama from bill condon (Gods and Monsters) explores that scenario, with Ian McKellen as the elderly sleuth. (104 min, Pg) No EScApEHHH1/2 lake bell and Owen wilson play parents desperately trying to get their family out a foreign country after a dangerous coup, in this action thriller from director John Erick dowdle (As Above, So Below). with Pierce brosnan. (103 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 9/2) piXElSH1/2 Middle-aged geeks are the only ones who can save the Earth when aliens invade in the form of characters from classic video games. chris columbus directed the action comedy, starring adam Sandler, Kevin James, Josh gad and Michelle Monaghan. (105 min, Pg-13)

tHE giFtHHHH1/2 actor Joel Edgerton wrote, directed and stars in this thriller about a happy married couple (Jason bateman and Rebecca hall) whose lives are disrupted when the husband’s old friend shows up bearing gifts and secrets. (108 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 8/12)

Ricki AND tHE FlASHHHH1/2 Meryl Streep plays an aging rocker who tries to mend fences with the family she abandoned in this comedy-drama directed by Jonathan demme and scripted by diablo cody (Juno). (102 min, Pg-13)

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pHoENiXHHHH1/2 In postwar berlin, a wounded holocaust survivor (nina hoss) gets facialreconstruction surgery. It proves to be the perfect disguise to find out if her husband betrayed her to the nazis in this suspenseful film written and directed by christian Petzold. (98 min, Pg-13; reviewed by M.h. 8/26)

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tHE END oF tHE toURHHHH1/2 Jason Segel trades comedy for drama in his role as novelist david foster wallace, as interviewed by Rolling Stone reporter david lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) over the course of five days in 1996. James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now) directed. (106 min, R. Reviewed by R.K. 8/19.)

HitmAN: AgENt 47H1/2 a genetically engineered killing machine (Rupert friend) must take down a sinister corporation with plans to create an army of assassins just like him — only deadlier. aleksander bach directed this thriller based on the video game series. (96 min, R)

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teD 2H1/2 In the sequel to writer-director Seth MacFarlane’s comedy hit about a grown-up boy (Mark Wahlberg) and his foul-mouthed giant teddy bear companion (voiced by MacFarlane), the bear must prove his personhood. (115 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 7/1) tRAiNWRecKHHH1/2 Amy Schumer plays a commitment-phobe who finds her distaste for monogamy shaken by a new dude in this comedy from director Judd Apatow. With Bill Hader and Brie Larson. (125 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 7/22) vAcAtioNHHH1/2 Ed Helms play Rusty Griswold, the bumbling family man whose attempt to take his loved ones to Walley World keeps going awry, in this sequel to the 1983 Chevy Chase comedy. (99 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 8/5) WAR RoomH1/2 A seemingly perfect family has problems that only prayer can address in this inspirational drama from director Alex Kendrick (Fireproof). Priscilla C. Shirer and T.C. Stallings star. (120 min, PG)

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REAL free will astrology by rob brezsny september 3-9

expecting a baby, and even if you are male, I suspect you will soon feel the metaphorical equivalent of a fetus’ first kicks. you’re not ready to give birth yet, of course, but you are well on your way to generating a new creation.

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(Aug.23-SEp. 22) “I stand up next to a mountain, and I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” so sang Jimi Hendrix in his raucous psychedelic tune “Voodoo Child (slight return).” We could view his statement as an example of delusional grandiosity, and dismiss it as meaningless. or we could say it’s a funny and brash boast that Hendrix made as he imagined himself to be a mythic hero capable of unlikely feats. for the purposes of this horoscope, let’s go with the latter interpretation. I encourage you to dream up a slew of extravagant brags about the outlandish magic powers you have at your disposal. I bet it will rouse hidden reserves of energy that will enhance your more practical powers.

aries (March 21-April 19): “excess is the common substitute for energy,” said poet Marianne Moore. That’s a problem you should watch out for in the coming weeks. According to my astrological projections, you’re a bit less lively and dynamic than usual. And you may be tempted to compensate by engaging in extreme behavior or resorting to a contrived show of force. Please don’t! A better strategy would be to recharge your power. Lay low and take extra good care of yourself. Get high-quality food, sleep, entertainment, art, love and relaxation. woman, the fetus often begins to move for the first time during the fifth month of gestation. The sensation may resemble popcorn popping or a butterfly fluttering. It’s small but dramatic: the distinct evidence that a live creature is growing inside her. even if you are not literally

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(June 21-July 22): “Going with the flow” sounds easy and relaxing, but here’s another side of the truth: sometimes it can kick your ass. The rippling current you’re floating on may swell up into a boisterous wave. The surge of the stream might get so hard and fast that your ride becomes more spirited than you anticipated. And yet I still think that going with the flow is your best strategy in the coming weeks. It will eventually deliver you to where you need to go, even if there are bouncy surprises along the way.

leo (July 23-Aug. 22): “Money doesn’t make

you happy,” said movie star and ex-California governor Arnold schwarzenegger. “I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.” Despite his avowal, I’m guessing that extra money would indeed make you at least somewhat happier. And the good news is that the coming months will be prime time for you to boost your economic fortunes. your ability to attract good financial luck will be greater than usual, and it will zoom even higher if you focus on getting better educated and organized about how to bring more wealth your way.

libra (sept. 23-oct. 22): It’s the phase of your cycle when you have maximum power to transform yourself. If you work hard to

scorpio (oct. 23-nov. 21): I hope you’re

not getting bored with all of the good news I have been delivering in recent weeks. I’m sorry if I sound like I’m sugarcoating or whitewashing, but I swear I’m simply reporting the truth about the cosmic omens. your karma is extra sweet these days. you do have a few obstacles, but they are weaker than usual. so I’m afraid you will have to tolerate my rosy prophecies for a while longer. stop reading now if you can’t bear to receive a few more buoyant beams. This is your last warning! your web of allies is getting more resilient and interesting. you’re expressing just the right mix of wise selfishness and enlightened helpfulness. As your influence increases, you are becoming even more responsible about wielding it.

sagittariUs (nov. 22-Dec. 21): When 16th-century spanish invaders arrived in the land of the Mayans, they found a civilization that was in many ways highly advanced. The native people had a superior medical system and calendar. They built impressive cities with sophisticated architecture and paved roads. They were prolific artists and had a profound understanding of mathematics and astronomy. And yet they did not make or use wheeled vehicles, which had been common in much of the rest of the world for over 2,000 years. I see a certain similarity between this odd disjunction and your life. Although you’re mostly competent and authoritative, you are neglecting to employ a certain resource that would enhance your competence and authority even further. fix this oversight!

capricorN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you have ever fantasized about taking a pilgrimage to a wild frontier or sacred sanctuary or your ancestral homeland, the next 10 months will be an excellent time to do it. And the best time to plan such an adventure will be the coming two weeks. Keep the following questions in mind as you brainstorm. 1. What are your life’s greatest mysteries, and what sort of journey might bring an awakening that clarifies them? 2. Where could you go in order to clarify the curious yearnings that you have never fully understood? 3. What power spot on planet earth might activate the changes you most want to make in your life? aQUariUs

(Jan. 20-feb. 18): When he died at the age of 77 in 1905, Aquarian author Jules Verne had published 54 books. you’ve probably heard of his science fiction novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. He was a major influence on numerous writers, including Jean-Paul sartre, J.r.r. tolkien and Arthur rimbaud. but one of his manuscripts never made it into book form. When he finished it in 1863, his publisher refused to publish it, so Verne stashed it in a safe. It remained there until his great-grandson discovered it in 1989. five years later, Verne’s “lost novel,” Paris in the Twentieth Century, went on sale for the first time. I suspect that in the coming months, you may have a comparable experience, Aquarius. An old dream that was lost or never fulfilled may be available for recovery and resuscitation.

pisces (feb. 19-March 20): “I enjoy using

the comedy technique of self-deprecation,” says standup comic Arnold brown, “but I’m not very good at it.” your task in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to undermine your own skills at self-deprecation. you may think they are too strong and entrenched to undo and unlearn, but I don’t — especially now, when the cosmic forces are conspiring to prove to you how beautiful you are. Cooperate with those cosmic forces! exploit the advantages they are providing. Inundate yourself with approval, praise and naked flattery.

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gemiNi (May 21-June 20): “since u been Gone” is a pop song recorded by vocalist Kelly Clarkson. she won a Grammy for it and made a lot of money from its sales. but two other singers turned down the chance to make it their own before Clarkson got her shot. The people who wrote the tune offered it first to Pink and then to Hillary Duff, but neither accepted. Don’t be like those two singers, Gemini. be like Clarkson. recognize opportunities when they are presented to you, even if they are in disguise or partially cloaked.

rectify and purify your inner life, you will be able to generate a transcendent release. Moreover, you may tap into previously dormant or inaccessible aspects of your soul’s code. Here are some tips on how to fully activate this magic. 1. Without any ambivalence, banish ghosts that are more trouble than they are worth. 2. Identify the one bad habit you most want to dissolve, and replace it with a good habit. 3. forgive everyone, including yourself. 4. Play a joke on your fear. 5. Discard or give away material objects that no longer have any meaning or use.

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