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The Addison Independent September 1, 2016
Imhotep: Building on the wild side
It
Jamie McKenna, Dave Rossiter and Marcel Leduc of Imhotep stand in front of a home-barn they're building in Ferrisburgh. INDEPENDENT PHOTO/TRENT CAMPBELL
took a long time for Jamie McKenna, Marcel Leduc and Dave Rossiter to choose a name for their new company. They wanted something original — something XLEX [SYPH VIǟIGX XLI YRGSQQSR ERH WXVMOMRK craftsmanship they have tried to produce in each of their building and design projects.
BY EMMA COTTON
After several weeks they settled on “Imhotep.�
Standing in the living room of their current project in Ferrisburgh — a private home built on XLI WIGSRH ǟSSV SJ E GYWXSQ HIWMKRIH LSVWI barn — the three explained their decision.
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“We get asked that question a lot,â€? McKenna said. “We wanted it XS FI WSQIXLMRK HMÇşIVIRX FIGEYWI [LEX [IĆśVI HSMRK MW HMÇşIVIRX .QLSXIT [EW XLI ÇťVWX QEWXIV FYMPHIV Ć´ LI HIWMKRIH ERH FYMPX XLI ÇťVWX T]VEQMHW .X [EW E XVMFYXI XS LMQ ERH XS HSMRK WSQIXLMRK HMÇşIVIRX Ćš
Anyone who has visited Stonecutter Spirits on Exchange Street can EXXIWX XS XLI SVMKMREPMX] SJ XLI GSQTER]ĆśW [SVO 8LI HMWXMPPIV] [EW .QLSXITĆśW ÇťVWX TVSNIGX ERH MXW S[RIVW EW XI[EVX ERH MZER (SXIP gave the team a loose timeline and a bounty of creative leeway.
The team admits, though, that the reference is lost on most of the general public.
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Jim Westphalen EDGEWATER GALLERY AT THE FALLS, MIDDLEBURY
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he beauty of the Vermont landscape is easy to understand, but hard to capture. So when a photographer renders it successfully—when the lone barn’s timeless strength becomes fully realized, when the immensity of the clouds SZIV XLI QSYRXEMRXSTW FIGSQIW TEPTEFPI ERH XLI VIǼIGXMSR of a sunset on a forgotten creek becomes mesmeric—that is when the beauty is no longer evanescent, but eternalized. This is what Jim Westphalen is after.
From an early age, Westphalen had a passion for photography. “I’ve been making pictures for as long as I can remember,” he said in a recent interview. “There are many old photos of me at seven or eight years old [MXL E PMXXPI TPEWXMG ǻPQ GEQIVE WXVETTIHc EVSYRH Q] RIGO ƹ Even in his youth, his lens was aimed at the splendor of Vermont. “I had a great childhood growing up in suburban Long Island, but even then I was drawn to what I perceived as this mystique and timelessness of New England, and Vermont in particular.” Westphalen started getting into photography seriously in the early ‘80s while working in a commercial photo lab. Here, he was able to gain invaluable experience learning about the back end of the photographic process. As Westphalen continued his career as a photographer, he became renowned for his unique process that gives his photographs a TEMRXIVP] IǺIGX [MXLSYX XLIQ PSWMRK XLIMV WLEVT VIEPMWQ Westphalen’s process begins before he has even grabbed his camera. ;LIR LI ǻRHW E ZMI[ LI [SYPH PMOI XS TLSXSKVETL ERH LI LEW EPVIEH] IRZMWMSRIH [LEX LI [ERXW LMW ǻREP TVMRX XS PSSO PMOI 8LYW LI [EMXW JSV the right light, weather, and time of day he needs to create his intended print before he actually photographs the view. Then, back in his studio, he processes the image in a digital darkroom creating what he calls the ƸLEVH WSJXƹ IǺIGX 8LMW MW [LEX PIXW LMW TLSXSKVETLW QEMRXEMR XLIMV WLEVT HIXEMP [LMPI WXMPP LEZMRK ER SZIVEPP WSJXRIWW 8LI IǺIGX MW JYVXLIV IRLERGIH by using pigment inks on watercolor paper. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Tillotson Farm 3 - 18” x 24” - pigment print - limited edition 1 of 50 - $750.
SEPTEMBER ARTIST EDGEWATER GALLERY AT THE FALLS, MIDDLEBURY OPENING RECEPTION ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 FROM 5-7 P.M.
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“VANISH” BY JIM WESTPHALEN
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ART CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
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“I WANT THE VIEWER TO FEEL THE SUN ON THEIR SHOULDERS, SHIVER IN THE BLOWING SNOW, MOURN THE LONELINESS OF THE BARN THAT SITS OVERGROWN AND ABANDONED WHILE APPRECIATING THE BEAUTY IN DECAY.” — Jim Westphalen
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IMHOTEP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
“That meshes very well with what we do.” The space features craftsmanship that’s bound to catch the eyes of bar-goers. Custom-made yellow chairs and wooden benches on wheels sit atop LEVH[SSH ǼSSVMRK & PEVKI [MRHS[ EPPS[W ZMWMXSVW to peer into the distillery. The walls are decorated with woodwork, and the dappled U-shaped bar top is made entirely out of zinc. “It came out awesome because we could sit and have beers after work in the space and talk with the owners about each little thing every single day,” Rossiter said. .R MXW ǻREPM^IH WXEXI XLI XIEQƶW HIWMKR [SVO at Stonecutter Spirits drew the attention of new clients. Since its completion, Imhotep has designed and built two other bars — one for Otter Creek Brewing and one in Lake Placid. They also fashioned a Russian-style banya (or bathhouse) for a client on Lake Dunmore. Now, the market for Imhotep’s style of interior design and construction has materialized. The LSVWI FEVR LSYWI GSQFMREXMSR MW XLI XIEQƶW ǻJXL project, and there are more on the horizon. “We’re pretty lucky,” Rossiter said. “We did XSRIGYXXIV ǻVWX ERH . XLMRO XLEX WIRX YW SR E PMXXPI bit of a path. The better it went, the more people were like, ‘Just do your thing,’ and that’s been awesome. I feel like (the projects) are getting better and better, the more freedom we have.” Though Imhotep’s current clients in Ferrisburgh had a rough sketch and a few ideas for their LSQI XLI] EPPS[IH XLI XIEQ XS ǻPP MR XLI HIXEMPW 8LI ǻREP TVSHYGX [MPP LSWX JIEXYVIW PMOI E WTMVEP staircase with custom metal railings, birch LEVH[SSH ǼSSVW XLVII WQEPP PSJXW [MXL VSSQ JSV sitting areas, and an open galley kitchen with cherry cabinets and a sitting bar made out of slate. The projects have kept the team busy, but their market is expanding outwards, and they’re expecting to adjust the business to keep up with far-reaching demands. “It inevitably puts us farther and farther away,” Rossiter said. “We were lucky, doing two in 2MHHPIFYV] XLI ǻVWX ]IEV [LMGL MW TVSFEFP] something we will never do again, just statistically speaking. But we’ve been interested in pushing out.” Ƹ8LI LEVH TEVX MW FIMRK JVSQ &HHMWSR (SYRX] MXƶW
The house-barn will feature stables, bottom right, and barn-like amenities on the lower level of the house, with living žŤ±ÏåžƐüŇŹƐ±Ɛü±ķĞĮDžƐŇĻƐƒĚåƐžåÏŇĻÚƐāŇŇŹØƐƒŇŤƐŹĞďĚƒũƐ ƒƐĮåüƒƐĞĻƐƒĚåƐžĞĮŇØƐ±ƐžŤĞŹ±ĮƐžƒ±ĞŹÏ±žåƐƾЃĚƐƾŇŇÚåĻƐƒŹå±ÚžƐ±ĻÚƐ±ƐÏƣžƒŇķƐ ķ僱ĮƐŹ±ĞĮĞĻďƐĞžƐĞĻƐƒĚåƐƾŇŹīžũƐƐ INDEPENDENT PHOTOS/TRENT CAMPBELL
a smaller area,” McKenna added. “There aren’t many commercial places that are going to tell us to do what we want, so I think we have to ǻKYVI SYX LS[ XS WIIO SYX XLSWI TPEGIW LS[ XS ǻRH LSQIS[RIVW XLEX EVI OMRH SJ [MPPMRK XS HS WSQIXLMRK HMǺIVIRX ERH XVYWX YW XS HS MX FIGEYWI it’s a smaller population.”
“WE’RE PRETTY LUCKY... I FEEL LIKE (THE PROJECTS) ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER, THE MORE FREEDOM WE HAVE.” — Dave Rossiter
Though the future may hold challenges, the owners believe their company has a strong enough base to push forward. With the members LEMPMRK JVSQ E HMǺIVIRX FEGOKVSYRH IEGL FVMRKW WSQIXLMRK WTIGMǻG XS XLI XEFPI Leduc has been building for a long time, but he’s also dabbled in other crafts — brewing, wine making and cooking — and in those ventures, he learned from masters who taught him how to ETTVSEGL XLI GVEJXW &JXIV I\TPSVMRK LI VIXYVRIH to building and design.
“This is what I’ve come back to,” he said. This is what I choose to do after all those things.” McKenna is described as the company dad. “I think, for me personally, I have a little selfdiagnosed OCD,” he said. “I think that’s what I bring — planning and making sure things are where they need to be, when they need to be there.” 2G0IRRE WXYHMIH &VX ERH &VGLMXIGXYVI EX Middlebury College, where he was taught to analyze the history and artistic sides of design. 8LSYKL RSRI SJ XLI XIEQ QIQFIVW EVI GIVXMǻIH architects, his knowledge in the area has proved useful. Rossiter could be considered the company’s creative mind. He has inherited the attitude of a furniture designer he worked for in Chicago, who believed that any unusual project was worth tackling. “Over the years, he built this reputation that if you had something obscure, something that you couldn’t build, you came to him and he would do it,” he said. “I just fell in love with that part of it, the fact that every day we were doing something totally wild and bizarre.” Rossiter works to push the company, and its clients, into new territory. “I think we sort of seek out things that are HMǺIVIRX ƹ LI WEMH Ƹ;LIR [IƶVI KMZIR XLI opportunity, we try and push them in an interesting direction and do things they haven’t seen before.”
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FOOD ROASTED PEACHES WITH WHIPPED CREAM, ANGOSTURA BITTERS AND POPPY SEEDS Submitted by Julia Clancy, a private chef who lives in Middlebury. Serves 6
ROASTED PEACHES: 6 just-ripe peaches 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp salt
WHIPPED CREAM: 2 pints heavy cream, cold Ÿ cup maple syrup 2 tsp Angostura aromatic bitters ½ tsp salt
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PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 400 F. Slice the peaches around the middle, running your knife from stem to bottom so you have two peach halves. Remove the pits by loosening the tip of the pit with a paring knife or small spoon and gently prying it upwards. Toss the peach halves with the extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup and salt. Spread on a baking sheet, face up, and roast for 8 minutes. While the peaches roast, make your whipped cream. Pour the cold heavy cream into a wide, metal mixing bowl with the
maple syrup, Angostura bitters and salt. Whip, by hand or with an electric mixer, until the cream holds soft peaks. For soft peaks, an upturned whisk should hold a peak of whipped cream that bows over slightly at the top. Taste the whipped cream. If it tastes like it needs another hit of bitters, add the bitters a couple drops at a time — a little goes along way. 8S ǝRMWL XST XLI [EVQ VSEWXIH TIEGL LEPZIW with a hefty dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of poppy seeds.
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Scottish  music  today.  With  an  unusual  blend  of  wind  and  plucked  strings,  they  bring  a  breath  of  sensitivity  to  a  tradition  that  is  often  known  for  its  high  velocity.  Their  unique  approach,  while  rooted  in  the  indigenous  music  of  Scotland,  is  also  informed  by  the  vibrant  traditional  music  scene  of  their  native  New  England Gabe  Jarrett  Trio Friday,  September  9 8:30-Â10:30 Organic,  free-Ârange,  cage-Âfree  jazz  with  Anthony  Santor-Âbass,  Andrew  Moroz-Âpiano  and  Gabe  Jarrett-Âdrums They  Might  Be  Gypsies Saturday,  September  10  8:30-Â10:30 They  Might  Be  Gypsies  play  high  energy,  uplifting  music  with  tremendous  passion.  They  weave  together  the  traditional  sounds  of  early  20th  century  )UDQFH ZLWK PRGHUQ LQĂ€XHQFHV from  Argentina  to  Barcelona.   At  the  core,  the  group  is  comprised  of  father  and  son  duo,  Greg  and  Aidan  Ryan,  both  exceptional  guitarists.   For  this  performance  Greg  and  Aidan  will  be  joined  by  Randal  Pierce  (accordion),  Tyler  Bolles  (bass)  and  Scott  Kessel  (drums).
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BIKE RIDE IN ADDISON. Saturday, Sept. 10, Dead Creek Wildlife Viewing Area, Addison. Green Mountain Club 10-30 mile bike ride that begins at Dead Creek and then crosses the Champlain Bridge. Contact Harris Abbott at harris.abbott1@myfairpoint.net or 802-878-4873 for more information.
OPENING RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Friday, Sept. 2, 4-7 p.m. Compass Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. Stephanie XSYǺIVƶW TEMRXMRKW [MPP FI HMWTPE]IH MR Ƹ8LI (VIEXMZI ;SVPH SJ XITLERMI XSYǺIVƹ I\LMFMX .RJS
11TH ANNUAL KELLY BRUSH RIDE IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Middlebury. More than 700 riders are expected in the 11th annual Kelly Brush Ride, which raises funds to help empower those living with paralysis through sport and to improve ski racing safety. Info: www.kellybrushfoundation.org. “STRONG GROUND” 5K WALK IN ORWELL. Saturday, Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mount Independence trail system by participating in this walk. Onsite registration at 9:30 a.m.; walk at 10:30. Info: 948-2000.
OPENING RECEPTION BRANDON. Friday, Sept. 2, 5-7 p.m., Brandon Artists Guild, 7 Center Street. Opening reception for Ƹ(SPSVW SJ +EPPƹ [MPP JIEXYVI [SVOW F] EVXMWXW /YHMXL 7IMPP] /SER Drew and Christine Holzschuh. GALLERY TALK IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Sept. 3, noon. Sheldon Museum, One Park St. Vintage bicycle collector and cycling historian Glenn Eames will present a gallery talk EFSYX XLI I\LMFMX Ƹ5IHEPMRK 8LVSYKL -MWXSV] =IEVW SJ XLI 'MG]GPI 8LI ,PIRR *EQIW (SPPIGXMSR ƹ 8LI XEPO MW MRGPYHIH with museum admission and limited to 20 people. Call to reserve at 802-388-2117 or visit www.HenrySheldonMuseum. org. REMBRANDT: FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Town Hall 8LIEXIV Ƹ7IQFVERHX JVSQ XLI 3EXMSREP ,EPPIV]ƹ HSGYQIRXW XLI PERHQEVO I\LMFMXMSR [LMPI MRXIV[IEZMRK 7IQFVERHXƶW life story with behind-the-scenes preparations. Tickets $10 adults/$5 students.
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PARTY IN MIDDLEBURY. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts, Robison Hall and Upper Lobby. PASS members are invited to an audiovisual preview of the 2016-2017 season, complete with a seasonal VIGITXMSR ERH XLI GLERGI XS FI ǻVWX MR PMRI XS TYVGLEWI XMGOIXW XS XLI upcoming season. Info: 802-443-PASS (7277) or www.middlebury.edu/arts/ performing/pass. OPENING RECEPTION IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Sept. 8, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater at the Falls. Opening reception for Jim Westphalen’s photography series “vanish,” the featured September solo exhibition at Edgewater at the Falls.
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JOHN FUNKHOUSER QUARTET IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, Sept. T Q 'VERHSR 2YWMG /E^^ 8MGOIXW 7IWIVZEXMSRW VIGSQQIRHIH 802-247-4295 or www.brandon-music.net. THE BOMBADILS IN RIPTON. Saturday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., Ripton Community (SǺII -SYWI 7SYXI 7MTXSR +SPO HYS XLI 'SQFEHMPW TIVJSVQ ER SVMKMREP QM\ SJ FPYIKVEWW ERH (IPXMG QYWMG JIEXYVMRK KYMXEV ǻHHPI ERH FERNS 8LI 7MTXSR (SQQYRMX] -SYWI MW [LIIPGLEMV EGGIWWMFPI FYX FEXLVSSQ MW RSX KIRIVSYW EHQMWWMSR KIRIVEP EHQMWWMSR GLMPHVIR .RJS
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CHOIR CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Sunday, Sept. 4, 4:30-6 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 3 Main Street. The Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge will perform Requiem and A Sacred Choral Miscellany YRHIV XLI HMVIGXMSR SJ ,ISǺVI] ;IFFIV 8MGOIXW .RJS SV www.ststephensmidd.org.
“HISTORIC SITES FILM AFTERNOON” EVENT IN ORWELL. Saturday, Sept. 3, 1-4 p.m., Mount Independence State Historic Site. An afternoon of short XS SRI LSYV ǻPQW VIPEXMRK XS :IVQSRXƶW [IWXIVR LMWXSVMG WMXIW 5STGSVR .RJS 948-2000.
CLINT BIERMAN AND PETE DAY IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Middlebury favorites Clint Bierman and Pete Day will TIVJSVQ XLI LMXW SJ MQSR ERH ,EVJYROIP EPSRK [MXL XLIMV SVMKMREP EGSYWXMG WSRKW 8MGOIXW .RJS [[[ XS[RLEPPXLIEXIV SVK SV
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MOUNTAIN WOMAN AND WILD BLUE THUNDER IN VERGENNES. Saturday, ITX T Q :IVKIRRIW 4TIVE -SYWI LS[W EX T Q ERH T Q &PP HE] STIR QMG QSYRXEMR NEQ JSSH QYWMG TYTTIX WLS[ EHYPXW OMHW ERH veterans free. Proceeds go to The Melissa Anne Ward Memorial for suicide prevention.
FREE CONCERT IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m., Congregational Church Sanctuary. Come hear chamber music performed by the faculty of 5SMRX (SYRXIV5SMRXƶW &HYPX [SVOWLST ZMSPMRMWX &RXSR 2MPPIV ZMSPMWX 7MXE 5SVǻVMW cellist Edward Aron, clarinetist Enid Blount-Press and pianist and music HMVIGXSV &VMIPPI 1IZMSǺ & JVII [MPP HSREXMSR [MPP FI XEOIR EX XLI HSSV
ERIC MCDONALD & WILL WOODSON IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, ITX T Q 'VERHSR 2YWMG GSXXMWL 8MGOIXW 7IWIVZEXMSRW SEE CALENDAR ON PAGE 14
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HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS... BERNIE'S COMING HOME!
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS WILL SPEAK AT THE MIDDLEBURY GREEN ON MONDAY, SEPT. 5 FROM 4-7 P.M. AT A LABOR DAY EVENT. COME WELCOME OUR SENATOR HOME AND ENJOY THE INSPIRATION!
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his September, Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts opens its 24th season with a diverse and exciting array of GSRGIVXW TPE]W I\LMFMXMSRW HERGI TIVJSVQERGIW ǝPQW ERH more over the 2016-2017 season.
8LIVI [IVI WMQTP] XSS QER] IZIRXW XS ÇťX MR SRI MWWYI SJ &VXW + Leisure, so we've split it into two parts. This Sept. 1 issue, we're highlighting International Exploration, Studio Art, the -MVWGLÇťIPH .RXIVREXMSREP +MPQ IVMIW EVX JVSQ 2MHHPIFYV] College alumna Sabra Field and the 97th season of performing arts. Check next week's Arts + Leisure (Sept. 8) for part-two, which will include Art History & Architecture, Classic Greece, American Identity, student and faculty dance, and music.
2016-2017 season
“This year’s Performing Arts Series is a beauty,� said Liza Sacheli, director of the Mahaney Center for the Arts. “Director Allison Coyne Carroll has chosen some world-class artists in her second year at the helm. The series has a mix of familiar faces — some of our favorite artists, who are also favorites of our audience — and fresh discoveries.�
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One of the most highly anticipated events of the season is the exhibition Ƹ5SWX 5ST 8LI 5VMRXW SJ 0IMXL -EVMRK ƚ on view Sept. 16-Dec. 11. Art star SJ XLI W -EVMRK [EW E TVSQMRIRX ǝKYVI SR XLI [SVPH WXEKI YRXMP LMW premature death from AIDS in 1990. His instantly recognizable designs were sold on clothing, posters, skateboards and more, and he created more than 50 public murals in cities around the world.
8LI 5IVJSVQMRK &VXW IVMIW’ 97th season will feature a mix of old friends and fresh faces. Back by popular demand will be two Middlebury audience favorites: cellist Sophie Shao, appearing Dec. 4 for her ninth consecutive season; and leading British pianist Paul Lewis, playing works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Weber on April 7.
In the spring, the museum will also feature another artist whose work is unmistakable to Vermont audiences: prominent printmaker and Middlebury College alumna Sabra Field. Opening May 26, on the occasion of her 60th reunion, Ƹ EFVE +MIPH 3S[ ERH 8LIR & 7IXVSWTIGXMZIƚ will explore the artist’s six decades as a printmaker. Museum admission is free.
The full season of listings are always available at www.middlebury.edu/ arts/news/2016-2017. For more information, or to request a 2016-2017 Arts Calendar, call 802-443-3168 or go to www.middlebury.edu/arts.
.R EHHMXMSR XS MXW I\LMFMXMSRW XLI QYWIYQ EPWS SǺIVW QER] TYFPMG XEPOW WYGL as the Friday lunchtime series Ƹ4Ǻ XLI ;EPP .RJSVQEP )MWGYWWMSRW EFSYX &VX ƚ illustrated lectures such as Ƹ1SWX ERH +SYRH 7IWIEVGL SR 3E^M *VE 1SSXMRK ERH 7IWXMXYXMSR EX XLI 2YWIYQ SJ +MRI &VXW 'SWXSRƚ (Oct. 7), and Ƹ+VIYHƜW (SPSVW )IWMKR ERH 5W]GLSPSK] MR XL (IRXYV] :MIRREƚ (Oct. 10).
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International work is always a focus of the Middlebury arts scene. Starting Sept. 6, the museum presents “Bloom and Doom: Visual Expressions and Reform in Vienna 1900,â€? featuring works by Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and other members of the Viennese Secession. 8LI -MVWGLÇťIPH .RXIVREXMSREP Film Series features acclaimed works from around the world, including “The Measure of a Manâ€? (France, Oct. 1); “Jaujaâ€? (Argentina/Denmark, Oct. 22); “Lambâ€? (Ethiopia, Nov. 5); “Right Now, Wrong Thenâ€? (South Korea, Nov. 19); “Chevalierâ€? (Greece, Dec. 3); “Our Little Sisterâ€? (Japan, March 11); and “Mustangâ€? (Turkey, May 6). The world music ensemble (SRWXERXMRSTPI will bring together the sounds of Persia and Africa on Jan. 13. The College’s own HITEVXQIRXEP IRWIQFPIW EPWS VSYRH SYX XLI MRXIVREXMSREP ÇźEZSV [MXL XLI Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble (Nov. 15 and April 26) and the Dance Company of Middlebury, collaborating this year with Mexican dance ensemble Delfos Danza (Jan. 27-28).
The Studio Art Program welcomes (EQIVSR :MWMXMRK &VXMWX 7SRE =IJQER for a public talk on Nov. 1. Yefman is an Israeli-born, New York City-based artist working in photography, video and installation. She will share how her work explores issues of identity by collaborating with individuals who have formed a radical persona that evokes the iconic and the absurd of our time. During her week in residence, Yefman will also create an edition of silkscreen prints with studio art professor Hedya Klein’s silkscreen class.
8LI -MVWGLǝIPH .RXIVREXMSREP +MPQ IVMIW continues its tradition of TVIWIRXMRK EGGPEMQIH JSVIMKR ERH MRHITIRHIRX ǝPQW SR EXYVHE]W throughout the year at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Dana Auditorium. The Series STIRW SR ITX [MXL 8SHH -E]RIWƜ ǝPQ Ƹ(EVSP ƚ E PSZI WXSV] WXEVVMRK Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Nominated for six Academy Awards, it was HIIQIH ƸSRI SJ XLI ]IEVƜW ZIV] FIWX ǝPQWƚ F] 7SPPMRK XSRI
“Bloom and Doom,� by Egon Schiele.
The year begins with Ƹ5SVXVEMXW SJ 5S[IVƚ (Sept. 6-15), featuring dynamic, large-scale paintings and ceramic assemblages that convey visions of who and what students think is powerful in their lives. Later exhibitions include Ƹ(SPSV 5LSXSKVETL]ƚ (Nov. 3-14); Ƹ1ERHWGETI 7I .QEKMRIH 8LI &YXYQR Campus� (Jan. 24-31); and Ƹ GVEXGLMRK XLI YVJEGI .RXEKPMS 5VMRXWƚ (April 11-18). These exhibitions are presented in the Johnson Building, and are free and open to the public.
“Portraits of Power,� large-scale paintings and ceramic assemblages.
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4XLIV RSXEFPI ÇťPQW EVI (LVMWXMER 5IX^SPHĆśW ,IVQER 5SPMWL ÇťPQ “Phoenix,â€? about a Jewish singer who has survived the Nazi concentration camps but is still searching for her husband (Sept. 24); the animated feature “Anomalisa,â€? with voicing by Jennifer Jason Leigh (Oct. 8); and the Oscar[MRRMRK ÇťPQ Ƹ=SYXL Ćš starring Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor who receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth to perform for Prince Philip’s birthday (March 18). Screenings are free of charge.
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Classical music — string quartets and solo piano in particular — will continue to be a hallmark of the Performing Arts Series in the 2016-2017 season. The 'IPGIE 6YEVXIX returns Oct. 20, blending their diverse backgrounds and heritage into a common musical language. Other quartet concerts include the )SVMG XVMRK 6YEVXIX in a free concert March 9, and the 'VIRXERS XVMRK 6YEVXIX opening the seventh annual 'EGL +IWXMZEP on April 28. In addition to Lewis, solo piano concerts this season include British artist .QSKIR (SSTIV, [MHIP] VIKEVHIH EW SRI SJ XLI ÇťRIWX MRXIVTVIXIVW SJ (PEWWMGEP ERH 7SQERXMG repertoire (Nov. 3); and jazz artist Jean-Michael Pilc, “a dazzlingly inventive pianistâ€? (New York Times), heating up a winter’s night (Jan. 21). The Performing Arts Series will also feature some superb collaborative performances such as Ƹ1IKIRHW SJ 0MRXEQERMĆš (Oct. 8), a Vermont premiere of a new cello concerto by composer and Middlebury music professor Su Tan, also including cellist Darrett Adkins, the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and large animated murals produced by Middlebury students. The young 2SVKIRWXIVR 5MERS 8VMS will perform a work by Vermont native Pierre Jalbert on Feb. 22, with the composer giving a pre-show talk. Andrew W. Mellon interdisciplinary choreographer Maree ReMalia will present her work “The 9FMUYMXSYW 2EWW SJ 9WĆš on March 17-18, featuring dance collaborators from across the country. 8LI IVMIW [MPP ÇťRMWL XLI WIEWSR [MXL E ÇźSYVMWL E GSRGIVX F] ÇťZI time Grammy-award winning soprano )E[R 9TWLE[, who has achieved worldwide celebrity as a singer of opera and concert repertoire. She will perform an intimate song recital on May 12 with her favorite duo partner, pianist Gil Kalish. Tickets for the Performing Arts Series go on sale Sept. 15 at 802-443-MIDD (6433) or go.middlebury.edu/tickets. Middlebury College ID card holders and Performing Arts Series Society (PASS) members can purchase tix in advance. For PASS info, visit go.middlebury.edu/PASS.
“Sabra Field, Now and Then,� Middlebury College alumna art.
Dawn Upshaw, soprano.
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Tobi and Sally Von Trapp’s 200-foot long garden culminates in a rocky fountain and a beautiful view of the Green Mountains.
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efore summer slips away, there is still an opportunity to spend a few pleasant hours meandering through some beautiful public gardens.
quick lunch at Sandy’s Books and Bakery) head north through the beautiful ,YPJ SJ ,VERZMPPI ERH SR XS ;EMXWǻIPH ,S XLVSYKL XLI GSZIVIH FVMHKI ERH follow Bridge Street to Common Road and the von Trapp Nurseries.
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This is the home of Tobi and Sally Von Trapp who, for over 35 years, have made it their life’s work to raise an amazing array of beautiful plants for our gardens — annuals, perennials plus a few shrubs — all of which they sell right at their nursery.
BY JUDITH IRVEN
And, hidden along the backroads of Vermont, there are many beautiful gardens that are open to the public. Some are small and intimate, whereas others are sweeping and expansive. But each is unique and each is special. Let me introduce you to four such gardens within an LSYVƶW HVMZI SJ 2MHHPIFYV] XLEX ]SY QE] RSX ORS[
And, while visiting the nursery, you are invited to wander through their own expansive display garden. Stroll along gravel paths between IPIKERX ǼS[IV FIHW XLEX TSWMXMZIP] FVMQ [MXL FIEYXMJYP TPERXW LVYFW and perennials, tall and short, all mingle easily together to create a delightful tapestry of color and texture all season long. The 200-foot long garden culminates at a rocky fountain gushing into a PEVKI TSSP XST ERH EHQMVI XLI WTPIRHMH ZMI[ EGVSWW XLI RIEVF] ǻIPHW XS XLI ,VIIR 2SYRXEMRW WSQI WM\ QMPIW XS XLI [IWX 7IXYVR F] E HMǺIVIRX path and relax on the benches beneath a rustic pergola, with the mountains still visible across the garden.
Nursery owners open their home gardens to the public You can be sure that anyone who devotes a lifetime to raising and selling plants will have amassed a storehouse of horticultural knowledge. Less SFZMSYW TIVLETW MW XLEX E HIHMGEXIH RYVWIV] S[RIV GER EPWS ǻRH XLI XMQI to create and maintain a large personal garden where we, the public, can wander at will. 8[S WYGL NI[IPW EVI LMHHIR E[E] EQSRK XLI WGIRMG FEGOVSEHW SǺ Vermont’s Route 100. Head over the Brandon Gap on Route 73, and after passing through the picturesque village of Rochester (and stopping for a
&JXIV PIEZMRK XLI ZSR 8VETT 3YVWIVMIW VIXVEGI ]SYV WXITW XS ;EMXWǻIPH ERH continue north on Route 100 and through the scenic village of Stowe. -MHHIR E[E] SR )YLEQIP 7SEH MR 2SVVMWZMPPI WSQI QMPIW RSVXL SJ Stowe) you will discover Cady’s Falls Nursery. This renowned nursery is the creation of Don and Lela Avery who, like the von Trapps, started their venture back in 1980. Lela oversees the production of unusual perennials, while Don’s specialty is propagating exceptional dwarf conifers. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Also, like Sally and Tobi, Don and Lela have also created the most amazing gardens where you can see many of their special plants grown to perfection. They designed the total space to encompass three distinct “gardens within a garden” in order to showcase a variety of habitats: ƽ
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make the grade for our own home gardens. He then shares the results for everyone to see on his website: http://pss.uvm.edu/ ppp/aaswp.html So, if you are an avid gardener, a visit to the Burlington Waterfront Garden would be a wonderful addition to your own summer plans. With a high percentage of annuals in the mix it is always extremely colorful, especially towards the end of the season as the plants mature. It is also your chance to be your own horticultural judge: decide which varieties are thriving; ask yourself which colors you like best; and look for plants that look good when paired together. And of course, since we gardeners are always thinking ahead and making plans for the future, take note of your favorites and plan to try them in your own garden in 2017. Addison County’s garden gem On your way home from Burlington be sure to WXST MR XS WII *H 'YVOI ERH LMW QEKRMǻGIRX gardens at Rocky Dale Nursery on Route 116 in Bristol. Interestingly enough, it was in 1981 that previous owners Holly Weir and Bill Pollard FIKER GVIEXMRK XLI KEVHIR EX 7SGO] )EPI ƴ almost exactly the same time that the Averys and the Von Trapps began their own Vermont garden adventures. Was there something special in the Vermont air in the early ’80s? During their Rocky Dale tenure, Holly and Bill planted a grand mix of eclectic plants, MRGPYHMRK QER] WPS[IV KVS[MRK GSRMJIVW which are now mature specimens. It is always most instructive for gardeners to witness just LS[ PEVKI E ƵWIQM H[EVJƶ GSRMJIV GER EGXYEPP] grow in 30 years! Since buying the property in 2004 Ed, a professional landscape designer, has been putting his own stamp on the gardens (a continuing project he is quick to point out) as well as renovating the old farmhouse (his home) and the beautiful barn. The result XSHE] MW ER SYXHSSV TEVEHMWI [LIVI XLI RSR gardener can spend a delightful hour or two, while we garden connoisseurs can indulge our passion for all manner of new and YRYWYEP TPERXW ƴ QSWX SJ [LMGL EVI JSV WEPI EX XLI [IPP WXSGOIH RYVWIV] Judith Irven and Dick Conrad live in Goshen where together ƒĚåDžƐĻƣŹƒƣŹåƐ±ƐĮ±ŹďåƐﱏÚåĻũƐIƣÚЃĚƐĞžƐ±Ɛ åŹķŇĻƒƐ åŹƒĞĀåÚƐ Horticulturist and teaches Sustainable Home Landscaping for the Vermont Master Gardener program. You can subscribe to her blog about her Vermont gardening life at www.ĻŇŹƒĚÏŇƣĻƒŹDžŹåāåσĞŇĻžũÏŇķ. Dick is a landscape and garden photographer; you can see more of his photographs at www.northcountryimpressions.
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recommended: 802-247-4295 or www. brandon-music.net. VIOLIN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Sunday, Sept. 11, 3 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Drive. Leading international violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved performs works for violin. Tickets $30 and can be reserved by calling 802-2474295 or emailing info@cmacvt.org.
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the movie HELL OR HIGH WATER — RUNNING TIME: 1:42 — RATING: R “Hell or High Waterâ€? snuck quietly into theaters with little fanfare and some of the best acting of this or any year. Don’t miss it. This is a Western that transcends the good guy/bad guy formula with absorbing character portraits. Set in a West Texas town during recession times, stores are closed and farms are being taken by banks for unpaid loans they shouldn’t LEZI QEHI MR XLI ÇťVWX TPEGI Watch the relationships — between two brothers, between two lawmen, between the head lawman and one brother. Each character is drawn in WYFXPI PE]IVW F] E YRMJSVQP] ÇťRI KVSYT SJ EGXSVW )MVIGXSV )EZMH 2EG0IR^MI and writer Taylor Sheridan have wrapped their tale in contemporary violence, but this is far from the old fashioned good guy/bad guy story. IĂĽĂ˝Ć? ŚĞÚÄ?ĂĽĹžĆ?¹ĝÚĆ?:ĞĎĆ? ĞŚġĞĝÄ?Ě¹ġĆ?ĞĝĆ?BĂĽÄŽÄŽĆ?ŇŚĆ?BÄžÄ?ÄšĆ?ÂœÂąĆ’ĂĽĹšĆ?ŌƞǑĹ?ĆŒĹ§ĹŠ
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West Texas soil. (VIHMX /IǺ 'VMHKIW ERH (LVMW 5MRI [MXL GVIEXMRK ER I\XVESVHMREV] ERH unexpected connection between the Ranger and the reluctant bank robber brother. Their performances are delivered in an understated display of slow motion beauty. Equally good as the bombastic, con man FVSXLIV 'IR +SWXIV QEOIW WYVI [I YRHIVWXERH XLI XLVMPP XLEX TVSTIPW LMQ Unrepentant, he loves being a bad guy. 'IEYXMJYP GEQIVE [SVO GETXYVIW ZEWX GSYRXV] FMWIGXIH F] PSRK VYPIV WXVEMKLX VSEHW XLEX VSPP XLVSYKL ǟEX ǝIPHW XS[EVH XLI GYVZI SJ XLI IEVXL 8LI barren desolation of the place is overwhelming. The vast emptiness is spotted here and there with the rusted water tanks and crumbling houses of a plentiful past dotted now with experimental oil drills. But the real draw here is that in an otherwise violent story, Ben +SWXIV (LVMW 5MRI ERH /IǺ 'VMHKIW GVIEXI GLEVEGXIVW [LS QSZI YW KVIEXP] &RH WS ERH EX PEWX XLI ;IWXIVRW [I YWIH XS PSZI EVI FEGO FYX [MXL E ǝRI 21st century twist: those cowboys are real people. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis
the book BEFORE THE COURT OF HEAVEN — BY JACK MAYER Middlebury doctor Jack Mayer’s new novel tells the story of Ernst Werner Techow, a German man who comes of age after World War I. Ernst, son of a magistrate, born into privilege, is recruited into a clandestine assassination network trying to bring down ,IVQER]ĆśW ÇźIHKPMRK ;IMQEV HIQSGVEG] ERH W[ITX YT MR XLI VMKLX [MRK QSZIQIRX XLEX [MPP IZIRXYEPP] PIEH XS -MXPIVĆśW VIMKR .X MW E JEWGMREXMRK PSSO EX XLI JSVGIW ERH MRÇźYIRGIW Ć´ WSGMEP ERH TSPMXMGEP Ć´ [LMGL EÇşIGX XLI EGXMSRW ERH HIGMWMSRW SJ WYTTSWIHP] VEXMSREP people to rationalize unthinkable acts. After participating in the killing of an important TVS HIQSGVEG] SÇ˝GMEP LI MW WIRXIRGIH XS TVMWSR & Q]WXIVMSYW JIPPS[ TVMWSRIV LIPTW LMQ XS WII XLEX LI LEW FIIR YWIH ERH XLEX TIVLETW LI QMKLX ÇťRH E [E] XS EXSRI for the wrong that he has done. Throughout the novel, Ernst pursues his childhood sweetheart, Lisa, inexhaustibly. They are meant, by all counts, to be together, but Nazi ascendance and their struggles against the terrible upheavals of war interrupt XLMW JSVKSRI GSRGPYWMSR 8LMW MW ER IRNS]EFPI VIEH TSTYPEXIH F] LMWXSVMGEP ÇťKYVIW ERH accurately depicted events as they unfolded in Germany and beyond. “Before the Court of Heavenâ€? is an immunization against recurrence. Jack’s previous book, “Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project,â€? the true story of a forgotten hero of the holocaust and the Kansas students who were inspired by her story, has won many literary awards and is almost as familiar to locals as Dr. Mayer who established Middlebury’s Rainbow Pediatrics. — Reviewed by Grant Novak of the Vermont Bookshop in Middlebury.
GOOD BOOKS ABOUT WWII The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L Shirer In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson The House by the Lake, Thomas Harding The Plots Against Hitler, Danny Orbach (SQMRK MR 4GXSFIV The Devil’s Diary, Robert Wittman & David Kinney Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand The Perfect Horse, Elizabeth Letts
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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY CORNWALL  –  Lovely  5-Âstar  rated,  4  BR  3+BA,  Connor  Home  with  attached  FDU JDUDJH DW WKH HQG RI D ZLOORZ WUHH OLQHG GULYH $PHQLWLHV LQFO ÂżUHSODFH FKHUU\ FDELQHWV JUDQLWH FRXQWHUWRSV SRRO URRP IDPLO\ URRP VSDFLRXV GHFN VWXQQLQJ PRXQWDLQ YLHZV %DUQ SOXV D [ RIÂżFH VXLWH RYHU JDUDJH $675,000
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Located on 4.9 acres with many improvements. VERGENNES, VT | $1,495,000 | MLS#4246144
Lovely contemporary home located on oak hill lane. LEICESTER, VT | $349,000 | MLS#4502723
Well loved home is awaiting the next generation. BRISTOL, VT | $299,000 | MLS#4499322
One of the best values in Ferrisburgh! FERRISBURGH, VT | $275,000 | MLS#4510630
A little piece of paradise located close to town. BRISTOL, VT | $225,000 | MLS#4411949
Attractive farm-style home on 2.5 acres. ADDISON, VT | $215,000 | MLS#4487083
Quiet of living in the country with easy commute. BRIDPORT, VT | $195,000 | MLS#4510703
Unique in form and style with new hardwood floors. BRANDON, VT | $254,900 | MLS#4364126
MIDDLEBURY | 802.388.1000 | 66 COURT STREET VERGENNES | 802.877.3232 | 268 MAIN STREET Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.
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