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Matt Krebs and his three kids — Charlie, 16; Ruth, 14; and Joe, 8 — take to the Green Mountain Club’s virtual stage to share stories and lessons from their time hiking the Long Trail as a family. In their telling, Vermont’s oldest long-distance trail serves up muddy terrains, drought conditions and memories that will last a lifetime.

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Whooooo’s out there? Birders, hikers and explorers alike bundle themselves up and strap on their headlamps for Owl Prowl at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee. Snowshoes are provided, opening up the nighttime forest to those hoping to catch a glimpse of their nocturnal neighbors going about their business.

Had Me at Cello Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artistic director David Finckel leads classical musicians in Musical Heritage: Pablo Casals, a Middlebury College virtual panel diving into the life and legacy of the legendary Spanish and Puerto Rican cellist. Arguably the early 20th century’s Yo-Yo Ma, Casals was a giant of classical music and activism. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 60

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Found in Translation The Norwich Bookstore virtually hosts Keila Vall de la Ville to celebrate the English language publication of The Animal Days, her International Latino Book Award-winning novel, which follows a woman as she dates and rock climbs her way across three continents, risking it all in the process. The author talks with writer, translator and Dartmouth College Spanish lecturer Kianny N. Antigua about themes of joy, risk and love. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 62

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Not Forgotten In Brooks County, Texas, migrants crossing the border go missing more often than anywhere else in the U.S. Missing in Brooks County, a documentary presented by Vermont PBS, follows community organizer Eddie Canales, who tries to reunite immigrant families with their loved ones. A Q&A with Jacob Bricca, the film’s editor and producer, follows the virtual screening.

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Northern Daughters gallery in Vergennes hosts Knowing Darkness, a group exhibition of new work by Christine Atkinson, Bonnie Baird, Charlotte Dworshak, Julia Jensen, Hannah Morris, Hannah Sessions, Pamela Smith and Susanne Strater. The paintings, straddling styles and mediums, deal in dualities of day and night, cloud cover and sunshine, color and blackness. SEE GALLERY LISTING ON PAGE 50

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I survived COVID-19 — or some version of it, anyway. It came on like a cold, which I blamed on a chilly locker room at the gym. For a few days, I was congested at night and sneezing and clearing my throat during the day, but I had no real cough or fever, no muscle or head aches. When a negative test gave way to a positive one, I quarantined for five days, as now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I stayed inside. Made shopping lists for my partner. Kept working. To be honest, the time passed pretty quickly. On the fifth day, I tested negative. It was … over. During my convalescence, my partner made no effort to avoid me and still hasn’t gotten sick. Of course, there’s no telling how much worse it might have been if both of us hadn’t been vaccinated and boosted. Thanks to science, I’m lucky enough to be able to marvel: So that’s the thing we’ve all been avoiding like the plague — no, wait, it is the plague — for the last two years? Frankly, it’s a relief to be able to stop worrying about catching the bug. If my experience is typical and the current infection rate continues, the pandemic can’t last too much longer. The first thing I did when isolation ended? Masked up and went to the pool to swim laps. Before the first big shutdown, I worked out almost daily, a ritual established during my adolescence, when I was training to be a ballet dancer. Post-pirouettes, I switched to running, biking and swimming — in that order — in search of health, energy and endorphins. I arranged everything else around it, including friends and travel. If I couldn’t exercise for more than a day or two, I felt miserable, physically and mentally. Needless to say, the simultaneous shutdown of every Vermont fitness center prompted a recalibration. For the first three months of the pandemic, all I could do was walk — outside, usually at night. When the pools reopened in advance of that first summer, I got up every other morning at 6 a.m. to sign up for a lane. I drove to Williston, South Burlington or Essex at all hours to be able to plunge into healing waters, to rest my mind for the 53 minutes it takes me to swim a mile. In the winter of 2021, I skied cross-country when conditions allowed. In April 2021, I went on a hiking vacation. But life hasn’t returned to normal enough to refashion and maintain my old routine, and I have stopped obsessing over it. I’ve always kinda wondered how long it would take to go from being a fit, middle-aged woman to a saggy, panting one. Answer: 22 months. Shockingly, I’m not all that devastated by the transformation. Following the advice of published If you like what we do and can afford to help mental health experts, I’m giving myself a break: pay for it, become a Seven Days Super Reader! lowering previous expectations, grieving losses, Look for the “Give Now” buttons at the top of embracing pleasure where I can find it — food! sevendaysvt.com. Or send a check with your Friends! — and doing what I can within reason address and contact info to: and the confines of the pandemic to stay in shape. SEVEN DAYS, C/O SUPER READERS P.O. BOX 1164 Nightly physical therapy exercises have replaced BURLINGTON, VT 05402-1164 my old cardio regimen. For more information on making a financial This coronavirus marathon has reinforced a contribution to Seven Days, please contact few truisms. One is that wellness is about much Corey Barrows: more than working out.

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AGRICULTURE

From left: Gerard, Rudy and Hans Vorsteveld

A Panton dairy farm is defending a pollution lawsuit. Some say Vermont’s regs are on trial. B Y CH E L SEA ED GAR • chelsea@sevendaysvt.com

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In 2013, the Vorstevelds bought Arnold Bay Farm, a former dairy just up the road from the property that the Hoppers purchased one year later. The brothers now use the barn at Arnold Bay to house young cows; on the several hundred acres of surrounding land, they grow corn for

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feed. In contrast to the elegantly typeset sign at the end of the Hoppers’ driveway advertising Annie’s sheep operation, the Vorstevelds’ Jersey Street farmstead announces itself by way of a large cement block near the feed storage bunkers, which proclaims, in large capital letters, “EAT ME.”

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Flowing Downhill ennis and Vicki Hopper spend Vermont’s more temperate months at their lakefront home in Panton, which they purchased for $3.2 million in 2014. Their primary residence is in Houston, Texas, where Dennis works in the oil and gas industry. Annie, their daughter, raises grass-fed lamb with her husband on her parents’ 140-acre parcel in Addison County, a swath of open pasture, furrowed by streams and wooded gullies, that slopes down toward Arnold Bay in Lake Champlain. The Hoppers’ neighbors, the Dutch-born brothers Hans, Rudy and Gerard Vorsteveld, operate a dairy that consists of roughly 2,400 acres and 1,500 Holsteins. Since the brothers took over the farm from their father in 1998, they’ve almost quadrupled the size of their herd and expanded westward toward the lake from their main farmstead on Jersey Street.

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For six days in mid-December and early January, the neighbors sat on opposite sides of an Addison County courtroom to resolve the question of whether the Vorstevelds should be held responsible for alleged damages to the Hopper property. In a spring 2020 lawsuit, the Hoppers claim that the underground drainage pipes in the Vorstevelds’ cornfields were spewing manure-filled runoff onto their land, eroding their streambeds, contaminating their pond with E. coli, besliming their shoreline and filling Arnold Bay with turbid brown water. The Vorstevelds have argued that their land management practices comply with state regulations. Their expert witness, University of Vermont hydrologist and researcher Joshua Faulkner, testified that the real culprit is more likely climate change, which has increased the frequency and intensity of rainstorms, leading to FLOWING DOWNHILL

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Vermont has a rare opportunity to reverse its economic and demographic stagnation if it spends its federal pandemic windfall wisely in the coming year, Gov. Phil Scott said on Tuesday. In his annual budget address, Scott urged lawmakers to invest the state’s unprecedented budget surplus in initiatives such as workforce development, technical education and targeted tax relief intended to produce economic benefits long after the pandemic subsides. “It is not an exaggeration to say that the opportunity before us is truly historic,” Scott said. “It’s once in a lifetime and one I never expected to see happen. There is absolutely no doubt that the economic future of our state will be defined by what we do today.” Scott said his $7.7 billion proposed budget represents a “transformative moment” in state history. He built on themes he outlined in his January 5 State of the State speech, including the need to strengthen an anemic state workforce. Since 2020, the state has lost 24,000 workers, many to retirement, he said, leading to reduced operating hours for some businesses. He outlined several ways to tackle the problem. One is to boost the new and remote worker incentive program to attract young workers and new families to the state. Also on tap are a variety of tax-relief measures for workers in the most needed fields, such as nursing and childcare. Under one of his proposals, a single preschool teacher making $18 an hour would pay no Vermont income tax. Under another, young workers would enjoy write-offs on their student loan interest, he said. Scott also proposed returning half of the $95 million surplus in the education fund to property owners to lower their tax burdens. To ensure that workers have more housing options, Scott outlined a number of proposals. These include $105 million for affordable, mixedincome housing; $25 million to the Vermont Housing Improvement Program for the renovation of run-down properties; and $15 million to build homes for middle-income residents. A number of key infrastructure upgrades are also coming down the pike, including $200 million in federal grant funds toward broadband; $51 million toward the installation of 100 new cell towers; and $72 million for water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure. Scott also proposed $216 million in greenhouse gas reduction and climate resiliency work. m

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Citing burnout, Winooski school superintendent to take a four-month sabbatical FILE: LUKE AWTRY

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ong-serving Winooski School District superintendent Sean McMannon will take a four-month leave from his job, starting in late February and running through the end of the school year. McMannon said the decision — which has been in the works since fall 2020 and was approved by the school board — was driven by the physical and mental strain he’s feeling from running a school district during a challenging time. The hiatus, he said, will enable him to come back with renewed energy to run the district next school year, the last of his current contract. “I want to stay in Winooski,” McMannon said in an interview with Seven Days in early January. “We’ve got a lot of multiyear, deep work to do, and we’re planning for that, and I want to be a part of that … I know that, for me to do my best work and to be able to lead the organization, I needed a break.” Sabbaticals are “a power move for the burnout era,” the Wall Street Journal declared in a recent story about people taking a break from their jobs. But the absences are rare, if unheard of, for administrators in K-12 education. And some Winooski educators told Seven Days that the sabbatical seems unfair at a time when all staff are under immense strain. Parents only learned of McMannon’s upcoming leave on Tuesday, when he sent a letter to the school community.

McMannon, 53, previously served as principal of Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg and has been superintendent of Vermont’s only majority-minority school district for nearly a decade. In that role, he’s had to navigate several weighty issues. In 2020, a group of current and former Winooski students formed a coalition to press for anti-racist reforms within the school district. Progress has been slow on that front, but McMannon pointed to several initiatives this school year that aim to increase equity. Among them are a district-wide audit that looks at disparities in student achievement and a $25,000 grant the district received from the Barr Foundation to help recruit and retain staff of color. In the fall, McMannon took a public stand in defending Winooski student athletes who were racially harassed during a soccer game. He wrote an open letter that described routine vile behavior by opponents — and sometimes spectators — and demanded that the Vermont Principals’ Association take more meaningful actions to curb racism in interscholastic sports. Over the past two years, McMannon has also helped manage a huge renovation of the district’s campus, which serves more than 800 elementary, middle and high school students. In May 2019, Winooski voters approved a bond to fund the project — which includes a new gym, TIME OUT

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more runoff and stirring up sediment in the lake. Nor do the parties see eye to eye on how a ruling from Judge Mary Miles Teachout, expected sometime after this month, might play out beyond the courtroom. In a recent interview with Seven Days, Jim Foley, one of the Vorstevelds’ attorneys, called the case “a Pandora’s box,” the beginning of a possible avalanche of similar lawsuits against dairy farms from disgruntled neighbors. “I’d be nervous if I was a farmer,” said Foley. Rob Woolmington, the Hoppers’ lawyer, dismissed Foley’s characterization of the stakes as fearmongering. In lieu of monetary damages, the Hoppers have asked the court to compel the Vorstevelds to fix the runoff situation by changing their farming methods; the suit, Woolmington insisted, isn’t about putting the brothers out of business. “The idea that this somehow threatens dairy farming in Vermont is this false narrative the Vorstevelds’ lawyers are peddling,” he said. “This is a site-specific, farm-specific problem.” But the proceedings have raised bigger questions about the effectiveness of the state’s regulation of farms, a task currently divided between the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, which oversees on-the-farm activities, and the Agency of Natural Resources, which intercedes when farm discharge enters a state waterway. If the court ruled in favor of the Hoppers, it could be “a wake-up call” for regulators, Woolmington said. If the court found in favor of the Vorstevelds, the environmental community would probably go apeshit. “If the Vorstevelds win and they turn out to be in compliance with all the right farm rules, and you still have this problem of massive amounts of sediment-laden runoff pouring over the neighbor’s property and polluting Lake Champlain, it means that our existing regulatory structure is not robust enough to protect the environment,” said Elena Mihaly, an attorney with the nonprofit Conservation Law Foundation, which advocates for environmental policy reform. The Vorstevelds have previously tangled with regulators over their land management practices. In November 2020, ANR fined the farm $21,750 for improperly dredging and filling wetlands near Dead Creek. Last spring, the brothers reached a $30,000 settlement agreement with the Town of Ferrisburgh for clearing more than 2,000 trees in a town right-of-way. Over the past five years, ANR has received more than two dozen complaints about Vorsteveld Family Farm, ranging from reports of a busted refrigerator

graffitied with male genitalia to possible manure leakages from one of the farm’s waste storage pits. Before the Hoppers sued the Vorstevelds, they had filed several complaints with ANR about the brothers’ removal of trees and vegetation along the edge of their cornfields — which they feared would allow more runoff onto their property — and brown water flowing into the lake. None of those complaints resulted in enforcement action. ANR has stayed out of the litigation, said Secretary Julie Moore, because the Hoppers’ grievances don’t fall under agency jurisdiction. “There’s sort of a misunderstanding that [ANR] has a role to play in issues around drainage between adjoining

Vorstevelds’ expert witness, testified that he wouldn’t be surprised if the health of the Hopper pond has actually improved since the Vorstevelds began farming the nearby fields, “given the adoption of soil health management practices really above and beyond what other farms are doing.” He also hypothesized that the Hoppers’ land management practices — for instance, keeping their grass mown short — have contributed to the sediment-filled runoff flowing into the lake. At various points during the trial, the Vorstevelds’ lawyers seized upon the Hoppers’ wealth to paint their lawsuit as a gambit to run the Vorstevelds out of their pastoral idyll. Over objections from Woolmington, Foley pressed Vicki Hopper

A court exhibit showing sediment flowing through the Hoppers’ pond (lower right) into Arnold Bay

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CityPlace Burlington developer Don Sinex is taking a New York couple to federal court for backing out of a contract to purchase his Rutland estate for $1.3 million. According to court documents, Jeanne and Steven Quagliano signed a contract to buy Sinex’s five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom property last June and paid a $100,000 deposit to be held in escrow. Two months later, however, the Quaglianos terminated the deal over concerns that Sinex, who lives in Florida, had directed people to remove items from the home that were included in the sale, court documents say. Sinex’s lawsuit says no property is missing. Sinex is no stranger to litigation. The developer has been sued numerous times over his long-stalled project in downtown Burlington, most recently by the city itself. The city’s lawsuit, filed because Sinex didn’t meet construction deadlines, has since been settled. But two others — one from a group of project opponents, and Sinex’s countersuit against them — are pending. The CityPlace project has still not been built, leaving a hole known as “the Pit” downtown. Sinex’s latest legal tango is decidedly more personal. Situated on 10 acres, his sprawling Rutland estate is composed of a 4,500-square-foot main home and a 3,500-square-foot “entertainment barn” that doubles as a luxury pool house. The real estate listing describes the property as a “true family compound” with a covered porch, “sun-drenched” living room, private theater and tennis court. Included in the sale were the major household appliances, a hot tub, pool equipment, air conditioners and various pieces of furniture. Additional furnishings could be purchased for $100,000, the agreement says. The contract also spells out the items Sinex planned to take with him, such as two wooden tables that he built, porcelain figurines from high-end maker Herend and a chandelier in the front foyer. Sinex filed the lawsuit on January 3 in U.S. District Court. He’s asking the court to award him the Quaglianos’ $100,000 deposit as “liquidated damages” and for attorney fees and costs, plus interest. Meantime, Sinex’s home is under contract with a new buyer. The price is listed at nearly $1.6 million. m

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property owners, and we believe that we really don’t, unless it involves the outright manipulation of a water of the state,” Moore said. “What’s being litigated here is really a civil matter, and the Hoppers are pursuing the right legal course.” During the trial, Vicki Hopper testified about a “wall of ammonia” coming from the manure pits — an odor so noxious, she said, that on certain summer days, she and her husband had to retreat indoors and shut all the windows. Samples from their pond indicated levels of E. coli consistent with those found in “sewage before treatment,” the Hoppers’ complaint states. Their expert witness, Cornell University soil scientist Harold van Es, testified that he found the Vorstevelds’ soil and manure management techniques inadequate and that, without significant adjustments, the effects on the Hopper property would likely persist. The Vorstevelds, for their part, have maintained that they employ best practices in land management. Faulkner, the

for details about her husband’s unsuccessful bids to buy Arnold Bay Farm from the Vorstevelds — first for $2 million, then for $4 million. Foley also suggested that the Hoppers had donated more than $70,000 to the Conservation Law Foundation to encourage the nonprofit to pursue legal action against the Vorstevelds. (Vicki replied that the donations were a thank-you for “the testing of water in culverts” in 2017.) The Conservation Law Foundation has, in fact, sought harsher sanctions for the farm in matters not directly related to the Hopper case. Last year, its attorneys asked the courts to consider a steeper penalty than the $21,750 fine that ANR issued the Vorstevelds for the Dead Creek wetlands violations. In December, a judge rejected the foundation’s argument that the fine was insufficient to prevent future transgressions. “Both the Hopper case and the penalty are emblematic of an overall failure in the way that we’re controlling farming practices as they relate to water quality and the

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way that we’re enforcing the law against farmers,” said Mihaly, the Conservation Law Foundation attorney. The impacts of the climate crisis, she said, will only heighten the need for more robust regulation. In December, the Conservation Law Foundation, along with two other environmental groups, urged Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts to update the state’s required agricultural practices — a body of rules, last revised in 2018, intended to keep manure and other contaminants out of the state’s waterways. Tebbetts maintains that the current protocols were developed with the climate crisis in mind. “In the middle of a pandemic where our farmers are feeding us, we don’t think we need more stringent regulations or field management, because it’s all in there,” he told Seven Days. And those management practices, he noted, have already reduced the runoff of phosphorus, a nutrient found in manure that fuels algae growth and cyanobacteria blooms. According to ANR’s latest Vermont Clean Water Initiative performance report, Vermont farms managed to keep 38.4 metric tons of phosphorus from entering the watershed in 2021; the target, established in an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, calls for a net reduction of 212 metric tons by 2038. To date, the agricultural sector is responsible for more than 90 percent of the overall phosphorus reduction in the state’s waterways since 2016. Earlier this month, the Agency of Agriculture announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that will pay farmers $100 for each pound of phosphorus reduction beyond state requirements, up

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to a maximum payment of $50,000 per farm. The program represents the kind of voluntary initiative Tebbetts favors. “The best approach we can use is to increase education, increase outreach, technical assistance and financial assistance to support farmers to adapt and be resilient,” he said. Tebbetts declined to comment on the dispute between the Hoppers and the Vorstevelds, but he acknowledged, delicately, the anxiety this case has created within the farming community. “Farmers are always in the spotlight, with people watching what they’re doing,” he said. “Environmental groups are focused on them at all times.” In Leicester, James Maroney spends a considerable number of his waking hours thinking about the economic and environmental viability of the dairy industry. When Maroney heard about the Hoppers’ case, he immediately called Woolmington’s Manchester offices. Woolmington didn’t pick up, so Maroney left him a voicemail. “I told him: ‘You’re suing the wrong party!’” Maroney said. After his own organic milking operation went under in the mid-’90s, Maroney became obsessed with finding a solution to the state’s dairy crisis. “I got chewed up by a system I didn’t understand,” he said. He earned a master’s degree in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School; in 2009, he wrote The Political Economy of Milk, in which he traced the plight of the modern Vermont dairy farmer to Calvin Coolidge-era economic policy and the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, a law that established the baroque pricing formula that still determines what farmers get paid for their milk.

In the case between the Hoppers and the Vorstevelds, Maroney believes that the state is ultimately at fault. The legislature, he said, has failed to address both the magnitude of the pollution problem and the anachronistic economic model that pressures conventional farmers to milk more cows in a market already oversaturated with milk. These conditions, said Maroney, are untenable. He pointed to a 2021 report by the state auditor, which found that Vermont has spent more than $285 million over the last decade on programs and policies to defibrillate the dairy sector and address its environmental impacts. “The legislature has tolerated conventional dairy being the leading cause of lake pollution for over 70 years,” said Maroney. “We can have farming, but we don’t have to have 125,000 cows being pumped full of nutrients in a tiny watershed like Lake Champlain.” At one point during the trial, Woolmington showed Hans Vorsteveld an aerial photograph of a sediment plume in Arnold Bay, which multiple witnesses for the Hoppers said they had observed with increasing regularity since the Vorstevelds installed the drainage system in their fields in 2017. “Did this come from your property?” Woolmington asked. “Yes,” Hans said. “Is this good management?” “Yes,” said Hans. “And is it your belief that you are free to continue any management practice that continues to cause this discharge into Arnold Bay?” After a very long pause, Hans said quietly: “I don’t like it.” m

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news middle-school wing, elementary school addition and expanded health center. The district broke ground in June 2020, and the project is slated for completion in August. That’s not to say anything about dealing with COVID-19, including a recent surge in cases that’s led to a bumpy start to the New Year and a school shutdown for five days. Serving for almost nine years as superintendent, plus managing the district’s response to the pandemic and a $57 million capital project, “has taken a toll on me, and I have not been able to take care of myself as well as I normally would,” McMannon said. In the past few years, McMannon said, he’s missed spending time with his wife and two young-adult daughters, and he has not had the energy to exercise and meditate. McMannon said he’s always tried to stress the importance of wellness practices to district employees and has supported those who need to take time off for mental health reasons. “[Focusing on wellness] is something … that I feel like we all need to do, and it benefits our students and the organization if we do that, and I need to model that,” McMannon said. “I need to walk the talk a little bit.” According to the Winooski School Board, McMannon first raised the idea of a sabbatical in November 2020 during contract negotiations. After months of discussions, conducted privately in executive session, the board approved a new contract for McMannon in May 2021. It entitles the superintendent to a fourmonth break at some point in 2022, “to be used as he sees fit.” McMannon “shall be free from all job-related duties” but will make himself available “at reasonable times by telephone or by email” to help with urgent matters, the contract states. The board granted McMannon permission to use 40 days of sick leave, 20 days of vacation leave, three days of personal leave and 10 days of paid leave so that he earns his full salary — $155,129 annually — during the sabbatical. He can also use up to 10 days of unpaid leave. The district has hired Kevin Dirth, who recently retired as superintendent of Maple Run Unified School District in St. Albans, as a substitute superintendent for the latter part of the school year. McMannon has provided the district some consistency. Winooski’s superintendent position was a revolving door in the decade before he started in 2013. McMannon’s contract expires on June 30, 2023. The superintendent said he isn’t sure about his plans beyond then. 18

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“That will be a discussion like it always is, as we get into the final year of the contract, about whether it continues to be a good match or not moving forward,” McMannon said. In a statement to Seven Days, the board said it approved McMannon’s request because “the superintendent’s role and demands have been complex in light of the numerous endeavors underway to build a school and systems that are equitable, relevant and accessible for each Winooski student.

“The board expects the superintendent to return recharged and refreshed to fully support our school’s faculty, staff, students and community’s continual journey of building together a more just, equitable and student-centered community,” the statement continues. McMannon described staff reaction to his break as “mixed.” He’s heard that some responded negatively on social media, but he also said he’s received supportive emails. Four Winooski educators who learned about the superintendent’s sabbatical plan in November shared their concerns with Seven Days last week. They requested anonymity out of concern for their jobs. McMannon’s decision to take off four months fully paid — when teachers are only allowed up to nine weeks of paid family or medical leave — feels unfair, the educators said. “I am glad that Sean is able to take the time to care for himself and to recover in

the ways he needs,” one educator said. “It’s the inequity that bothers me — that this same length of paid leave is not afforded to teachers and staff who need it.” School employees are also burned out, struggling with physical and mental health, and missing loved ones, too, another added. The educators, who all live in Winooski, don’t think that allowing McMannon to take a fully paid break, and hiring a temporary superintendent in his absence, is financially prudent. But McMannon said “a very high percentage” of his sabbatical will use paid days off that he has already earned. At the end of his contract, he would be paid for any accrued vacation days that he didn’t use, the superintendent added. That doesn’t take into account the money the district will shell out for a substitute superintendent. Dirth will make $80 an hour and work 25 hours a week from February 28 to June 10. That amounts to $2,000 weekly for almost 15 weeks. The educators also questioned McMannon’s choice of words to describe his time off when, under the teachers’ contract, a sabbatical leave requires an educational component, such as research. The superintendent’s contract gives McMannon the freedom to spend his sabbatical doing whatever he wants. “As a superintendent, as a leader, you kind of set the tone,” one teacher said. “When you’re taking this very extended leave, there’s kind of this double standard.” Vermont Superintendents Association executive director Jeff Francis acknowledged that many other administrators around the state are also facing major burnout. During the pandemic, educators have had less time to rest and rejuvenate, Francis said. Because of their “positions of great responsibility,” administrators are under a tremendous amount of stress. In recent years, Vermont school districts have had trouble recruiting and retaining superintendents, and Francis said, “It seems that the pool of qualified candidates seeking superintendent positions has diminished in the last decade or so.” He said it’s too early to know how many superintendents are planning to call it quits at the end of this school year. Currently, he knows that at least six of Vermont’s 54 superintendents will be leaving, which is not unusual. Five additional superintendents are currently serving on an interim basis. The current crop of superintendents has served an average of four and a half years. “I’d say there’s a little less stability right now. I would not attribute it to COVID, per se,” Francis said. “But I’m paying careful attention to what we may be looking at in terms of turnover, because I do think that the pressures are significant.” m

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Deciphering a Disease An ALS registry could help find environmental risk factors B Y CO L I N FL A ND ER S • colin@sevendaysvt.com

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single question plagued Dustin Keelty long after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease: Why me? The Milton man wasn’t feeling sorry for himself, though no one would have blamed him. Rather, Keelty wanted to know what cosmic forces had combined to give him the rare, incurable and fatal illness. Scientists have long puzzled over this question, troubled by the knowledge that about 90 percent of ALS cases — including Keelty’s — have no genetic explanation. Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center have been particularly interested in a potential link between the fatal disease and cyanobacteria, the cause of those stinky algae blooms that strike some Vermont lakes each year. Keelty was diagnosed in late 2016 at age 41. An avid kayaker and scuba diver, he was convinced that he’d been exposed to something in the local environment; he knew of five other people with ALS in Milton alone, including his former assistant at the town’s Public Works Department. “He just thought that there had to be something out there causing it,” his wife of 21 years, Karen Keelty, said last week. A bill before the state legislature could help identify patterns by mandating that health care providers report ALS diagnoses to a central registry. Researchers would be able to access certain demographic details about the victims, including where they live. That would help those researchers investigate correlations between case clusters and potential risk factors, and it could aid the search for a cause and cure. “There are cancer registries. There are infectious disease registries,” said Dr. Elijah Stommel, a neurologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. “ALS is a fatal disease. It’s difficult to track all these patients. If you’re trying to do good, accurate epidemiology, you need to be able to identify all the cases within a population, and it really shouldn’t be that difficult in a state the size of Vermont to do that.” ALS is a paralytic condition that renders the afflicted physically helpless over time, preventing them from walking, speaking and, eventually, breathing on their own. About 5,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States. No one tracks the number of cases in Vermont each year, though Stommel estimates there are about 20.

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While advancements in recent decades have helped many patients live longer and more productive lives, no known cure exists, and patients typically die within two to five years. Keelty lived with the disease longer than most before dying almost five years to the day of his diagnosis. His wife considers her family one of the luckier ones, since he could at least talk and breathe on his own up until the end. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a national ALS registry, but it’s voluntary and some cases go unreported. Meanwhile, only one state has a mandatory registry: Massachusetts.

Established 20 years ago at the behest of ALS patients, families and advocacy groups, the Bay State’s registry collects data on patient demographics, symptoms and treatment. Researchers can apply for access to the otherwise confidential database and have used it to better understand the disease’s prevalence. A 2016 report from the state’s health department, for example, found that a little more than two people per 100,000 were diagnosed, in line with national estimates. Vermont and New Hampshire lack a registry, but Stommel has mapped out hundreds of cases and probes the list for clues. Since only a fraction of ALS cases can be attributed purely to genetics, the environment appears to be a “key feature” of what causes the disease, Stommel said. “I’ve got a husband and wife who got ALS around the same time,” he said. “I had a caretaker and a man who lived in a house on Shelburne Point in Vermont who got ALS within a year or so of each other. You can’t just ignore those scenarios.”

While Stommel’s team is looking at a wide range of potential risk factors that includes air pollution, pesticides and heavy metals, the most promising data centers on cyanobacteria: Many ALS patients lived near lakes that have poor water quality and frequent algae blooms, he said. Some patients never swam, ate fish or drank water from these nearby lakes, so Stommel and other researchers looked for airborne sources. Aerosol samples taken near blooms in Vermont and New Hampshire detected airborne neurotoxins. Other studies found toxins in the lung fluid and brain tissue of some patients after they died. The researchers have taken particular interest in a specific cyanobacteriaproduced toxin: BMAA, which some research has linked to human brain disease. One influential study implicated the toxin in a paralytic condition plaguing a native Guam population. Scientists found that cyanobacteria was growing on the roots of the cycad tree, producing BMAA that got into tree seeds. Fruit bats ate the seeds, and the native population ate the fruit bats. The disease’s prevalence fell as their diet evolved over time. Another study from 2016 found that monkeys fed doses of BMAA developed neurological problems typical of Alzheimer’s disease. “Our feeling is that, as with some cancers, it’s probably related to several hits over many, many years,” Stommel said. “That first hit can be when you’re very young, so you might have been exposed to something when you’re even in utero, and then your next exposure might not be ’til you were 10 or 15 years old.” Since most ALS patients are between 55 and 70, “it’s entirely possible that it requires a number of hits from toxins over time until you break the camel’s back.” Not everyone is convinced of a link between cyanobacteria blooms and ALS. A toxicologist with the Vermont Department of Health told Seven Days in 2016 that the published research on the topic was “epidemiologically weak,” failing to account for other potentially contributing factors such as age and exposure to pesticides and metals. The department doesn’t seem to have budged much since. An FAQ on its cyanobacteria web page acknowledges Stommel’s cluster research but says it is “very preliminary and has not been proven.”

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Winter Happenings Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine has declined to support a registry in the past, according to Stommel. He and Dr. Rup Tandan, a neurologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center, sent a detailed proposal to Levine more than a year ago. “It was Dr. Levine’s opinion that it was a rare disease and there wasn’t enough interest to pay to have a registry,” Stommel said. Lawmakers supportive of the registry bill say they don’t know what it might cost, but Stommel guessed it would be a small price tag given Vermont’s size. In response to a series of specific questions, a health department spokesperson issued a written statement. “ALS is a devastating disease with no known cause,” it read. “The Department of Health believes more research in this area is needed, and we support quality epidemiological research on ALS. It is unclear if a registry is the best way to approach that research in Vermont.” Stommel believes that the department’s reluctance stems from more than just healthy scientific skepticism. “One of the health officers in Vermont who criticized our research has said that it could impact tourism and people who want to rent out their houses on the lake,” he said. “My intention is not to alarm anybody,” he added. “My intention is to try to seek out the truth and get some answers, and you can’t seek out the truth without having the right infrastructure to do it. And part of that infrastructure is a registry.” The registry bill, which was introduced a year ago but went nowhere amid

a COVID-19-dominated session, seems to have a better chance this year. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee, which is chaired by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Ginny Lyons (D-Chittenden), plans to start reviewing the proposal this week. Dustin Keelty’s wife, Karen, had not heard about the bill before speaking with Seven Days but said she fully supports the concept. She suspected that Dustin would have, too, given his passion for supporting the ALS community. Following his diagnosis, Dustin frequently participated in online support groups, sharing his phone number with strangers and urging them to call him with any questions. The ALS Association, a national nonprofit, even started referring some newly diagnosed patients to him, and he went on to mentor five or six people in this way. “He was such a positive light,” Karen said. When he’d receive these calls, Dustin would talk people through what to expect in the first days and weeks after the lifealtering news. He would then nudge them to report their illness to the national ALS registry, explaining that it might help researchers understand what causes the disease. The database has been cited in numerous studies over the years that explore links between ALS and environmental factors. Keelty knew full well that he’d likely be dead before any major medical breakthroughs. “But he just felt like, if it can help somebody else down the road, then it was going to make it all worth it,” Karen said. m

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OBITUARIES Carl Powden OCTOBER 25, 1954JANUARY 12, 2022 JOHNSON, VT.

Carl Powden, the longtime central Vermont regional director for the Vermont Land Trust, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, while engaged in a labor of love — retrieving rotten squash for his pigs from a local coop. The task combined two of his passions: animal husbandry (in the large forms of Stella and Maybelline) and parsimony. Carl was born in Norfolk, Va., on October 25, 1954, to Joseph Fanning Sullivan and Drusilla (Sullivan) Powden, and his early life featured a tour of three of the nation’s major ports, as his father’s duties in the family stevedoring business dictated. Following his father’s death, his mother was married for a second time several years later to Russell S. Powden. In 1965, Carl and the family moved to Peacham, Vt., where he was raised. Carl graduated from Lyndon Institute and in 1976 received an AAS in dairy herd management from Vermont Technical College. He went on to earn a BS in animal science and education from the University of Vermont in 1978. After graduation, he followed in the footsteps of his grandmothers to become a teacher — teaching vocational agriculture in Addison and Lamoille counties. He also worked as a self-employed logger, and he owned and managed a herd of 60 registered Holsteins on a rented farm in Hyde Park. In 1988, Carl decided to run for the General Assembly to represent his home town of Johnson, as well as Eden and Belvidere. Carl characteristically worked hard at it, knocking on the door of every home in the district. He defeated a longtime Republican incumbent and was elected as the district’s first Democrat in memory, a fact he frequently reminded his successor and friend, Mark Woodward, for whom he blazed the trail.

During his three terms in the General Assembly, Carl helped lead efforts to respond to the Vermont Supreme Court’s Brigham decision, which required greater equity in school funding among Vermont towns. As vice chair of the House Education Committee, he worked closely with Paul Cillo, David Larsen, Martha Heath and others to devise a way to fund education without relying so heavily on the property tax. Their efforts bore fruit in the form of Act 60, enacted in the years after Carl left the legislature and joined the Vermont Land Trust. During his nearly 30 years at VLT, Carl was instrumental in conserving some 200,000 acres of Vermont’s farmland, forests and other areas important to communities, a third of all the land that VLT has helped protect in its history. Carl brought his work home, after a fashion. He hated debt, so when he moved to Johnson, he insisted on paying cash. As a result, the property he bought, while blessed with 60 beautiful acres, was a bit of a fixer-upper. Grudgingly, he installed hot water and electricity, and soon he was raising sheep, chickens, pigs, a succession of beloved border collies, horses and a small herd of Salers, the famous breed of cattle from the Massif Central in France. He had a bountiful vegetable garden, a full root cellar and a busy, when not burning, smokehouse. Over the years, Carl made one improvement after another. As his annual cider party grew bigger and bigger, he of course had to add a building for his antique apple grinder and cider press, and another

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to house the pizza oven. And for the past several years, he had been pushing back the forest — cutting down trees and then running pigs on the land to add to his pasture. But the biggest improvement in Carl’s life came 20 years ago, when he was reunited with his high school sweetheart, Dorigen Keeney, whom he married on the land where he now lays. She was the love of his life and its completion. In addition to Dorigen and his mother, Carl is survived by his brother, Mark Powden, and his wife, Wendy Lawrence, of Washington, D.C.; his sister, Meg Powden, and her wife, Jean MacDonald, of Montpelier; his nephews and niece, Russell Powden, Joseph Powden, Cory MacDonald-Powden and Brooke MacDonald-Powden; his brand-new great-nephew, Logan; and Courtney and Tom Cramer, the children of his first wife, Linda Cramer, from whom he was divorced. Carl was buried in a small ceremony on Saturday, surrounded by his family and friends, amid laughter, tears and fond memories of a man who will be deeply missed by many. A larger celebration of his life will be planned when the pandemic has subsided and public health permits. Those wishing to do so are encouraged to make a donation to a charity of their choice. And, while he certainly would hate the attention, feel free to do so in the memory of Carl Powden. Among Carl’s preferred charities were two land conservation organizations: the Vermont Land Trust (vlt.org) and Cold Hollow to Canada (coldhollowtocanada.org).

Willem Jewett

AUGUST 23, 1963-JANUARY 12, 2022 RIPTON, VT. The spirit of our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, Willem Westpalm van Hoorn Jewett, left his physical body on Wednesday afternoon, January 12, 2022, at his home in Ripton, Vt., surrounded by his family. His life was cut short by mucosal melanoma, but it was remarkably full and well lived. He was 58. Willem was born on August 23, 1963, in Larchmont, N.Y., the second son of Marianne van Hoorn and Joseph Jewett. The summer Willem was born, his parents bought four acres of land in Waitsfield, Vt., and built a cabin on Tucker Hill Road. This simple tworoom A-frame became the crucible in which Willem and his brother Joe’s love of outdoor exploration and adventure began. Willem grew up in Westport, Conn., and graduated from Loomis-Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn., in 1981. During high school, he became an accomplished downhill skier and began a lifelong series of cycling exploits. He continued to develop his athletic skills at Bowdoin College, where he captained the alpine ski team to two back-to-back division championships. He graduated in 1985 with a degree in psychology. Willem entered the law program at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., and continued his fun-hog activities in the Northwest. He received his JD in 1994 and was admitted to the Vermont Bar in 1995. He joined the Conley & Foote Law Firm in Middlebury in 1994 and remained with the firm until 2017, treasuring the friendships he made there, especially his relationship with Dick Foote. Willem was a creative problem solver and joined the Ripton School Board in 1998. His work on the board and interest in public service led him to a successful run for the Vermont House of Representatives in 2002. He served the towns of Ripton, Goshen, Hancock, Salisbury, Cornwall and Leicester from 2003 to 2017, including two years as the House majority leader, from 2013 to 2014. Willem was an effective and respected leader in the Vermont House of Representatives for 14 years. In his roles as assistant majority leader and majority leader, Willem used his intellect, grit, humor — and occasional impatience — to build support for the causes that mattered to him, his constituents and Vermonters during his legislative career. In his eight years as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, he fought for equal access to justice for Vermonters, played an important role in passing historic marriage equality legislation and worked with the chief justice and others to reorganize the Vermont Judiciary. He passionately advocated for the adoption of measures to reduce the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes. In 2012, he helped to create a redistricting plan that received overwhelming tri-partisan support in the Vermont legislature. Willem maintained strong friendships in the Vermont legislature that crossed party

lines. He had incredible attention to detail in crafting legislation; was clear, dignified and fair while presiding on behalf of the speaker over House proceedings; and, among friends and colleagues in the Statehouse, was generous with both his laughter and mischievous sense of humor. He was extremely proud of his work to help pass Act 39, the Death With Dignity Law. Up until his last day, Willem lobbied for changes to Act 39 to make it more accessible for Vermonters who need it. In October 2017, Willem and his business partner and friend Jenn Blomback started Mad River Valley Law in Waitsfield. Jenn and Willem were a power team and built a business that is thriving. Willem continued to guide others with legal counsel until a few weeks before his death. Willem was a fierce cycling competitor and was devoted to his teammates at Jackalope Northeast Cycling. He was often among the top finishers in the several races he entered each year, including Vermont Overland, Rooted Vermont, Wilmington Whiteface and the Green Mountain Stage Race. During the years from 2015 to 2019, he went west to compete and earned the silver belt buckle in two Leadville 100 races, won his division in the five-day Breck Epic and podiumed for his division in the Breck 100. Willem’s last four years were spent with Ellen Blackmer McKay, who shared Willem’s love of outdoor adventure. In 2019, they traveled to Iceland, where Willem competed in the Rift, a 200-kilometer gravel bike race through the volcanic highlands. During Willem’s last few months, plans were afoot to bring Phoebe, a vintage wooden motorboat designed by his grandfather Albert Willem Westpalm van Hoorn, back from the Thousand Islands area of the St. Lawrence to her new home on Lake Champlain. Ellen and Willem were married in Ripton last June. Willem is survived by his wife, Ellen; his daughters, Abigail and Anneke; and his brother, Joe Jewett. Willem was deeply appreciative of the excellent care he received from Dr. Keisuke Shirai and his team at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Four months before his death, Willem rode 100 miles with members of his cycling team, accompanied by his brother and daughters, and raised over $20,000 for the Prouty fundraiser for cancer research. The family is also deeply grateful to Dr. Diana Barnard and hospice nurse Stephanie Stoddard for the care they provided to all of us in Willem’s last days and hours. Willem and Diana worked closely together during the crafting of Act 39, the Patient Choices legislation. Memorial contributions can be made to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock or to Addison County Home Health & Hospice Services. A memorial gathering is planned when COVID-19 allows, hopefully in the spring. A more detailed obituary appears in VTDigger.org.

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David Raphael

DECEMBER 10, 1949-JANUARY 12, 2022 PANTON, VT. David Raphael aka Dave Ravely aka Daveski aka Papa Doodle aka P-Doodle aka Doodle Pop aka Doodle. You have probably talked to him, because he talked to everyone. He may have told you a joke. It may have been funny. He probably dropped the H-bomb (Harvard) or the slightly lesser T-bomb (Tufts). You likely knew him, because he knew everyone. He grew up in Providence, R.I., where he attended Moses Brown. As a young boy, he once unleashed a scourge of fruit flies upon his neighborhood and threw a veritable tantrum in a French restaurant when he discovered it didn’t serve hamburgers. Even as a youth, David always left an impression. In 1979, he landed with wife and young daughter on 10 acres in Panton, Vt., and has been cutting crosscountry ski trails, building benches in the woods and pushing wheelbarrows around “Ravely Acres” ever since. From pioneer beginnings in a camping tent, they first built a cabin, then built a house. As the compound grew, the family expanded to include two sons, followed by a few more cabins, two additions and a “Garage-Mahal.” David loved Panton and served the town tirelessly, donating countless hours of his time and expertise as chair of the planning commission. David was a landscape architect, planner and graphic designer. To wit, he was emphatically not a landscaper, although it is a bit confusing, because he did quite a bit of landscaping. He worked on site plans for ski areas and municipalities and renewable energy projects. He designed signage and parks, some of which you may likely have seen: from the Olympics in Park City, Utah, to Overlook Park in South Burlington, Vt.; from the iconic Burlington, Vt., signage to the wayfinding system in Jackson Hole, Wyo.; from Alburgh Dunes State Park to the Middlebury College football stadium. The extent of his professional accomplishments are too expansive to list. He founded LandWorks in 1986 and did not retire in 2018, although that was the story at the time. As a professor at Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at University of Vermont, he instilled his love for the environment in the hearts and minds of countless young scholars. You may not know anyone with a more robust vocabulary than this man. He loved to read and write and had an impressive library of books, several of which were not about planning and design. He had so many books. Please come take some. He also had an impressive collection of tchotchkes. Please come take some. David could be seen (and heard) playing the harmonica on the summit chair at Sugarbush Resort. He could be seen (and heard) whooping it up as he skied down. He

could be seen (and heard) eating a “hammy and Swiss” roll-up at the kitchen table while slurping a ginger ale. Sluuuuuuuurp … ahhhhhhhhh! He was an avid connoisseur of whipped cream, bacon and tart candy. He relished a fierce game of foosball, though he could never quite beat either of his obscenely handsome and talented sons. He enjoyed laughing, even — and especially — at himself. He was once called a silly old man, which was absolutely accurate. His religion was the outdoors and the night sky. David was nothing if not devout in his worship: the skiing, the hiking, the camping, the kayaking, the biking. He loved soccer and the Boston Red Sox. He was pretty good at the butterfly (and allegedly once held a Rhode Island youth record) and liked to perform a few strokes whenever he plunged into his beloved Lake Champlain. Speaking of the lake, he once capsized his kayak between Barn Rock and Basin Harbor … at the end of October. He may have told you the story. Full of energy and life until the absolute end, David was an eternal optimist. He loved every day he was in the great outdoors and would tell you the clouds were about to burn off, even if they most definitely were not. Although he died too soon, David died doing what he loved: hiking in the woods with a dear friend — of which he had many — on January 12, 2022. It was a cold, gray, windy day, but he thought it was pretty good. David leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Diana Morris Raphael, to whom he was devoted and loved so much. Though they occasionally role-played as the “Bickermans,” their connection was profound. He will be deeply missed by his three children, Mara, Jory and Ben Raphael, who all inherited some of his immense talent for design, writing and humor. He gifted his prematurely gray hair to both of his sons and most likely his daughter, though we can’t prove it, and she’ll never tell. They greatly enjoy ribbing him, even posthumously, and believe that’s the way he would want it. He also leaves behind his fellow “outlaws” John Mendell, Stacy Raphael and Adrienne Raphael; and his six grandchildren: Jack and Whitney Wilcox, Phoebe and Tatum Raphael, and Wesley and Fiona Raphael. He is survived by his enormous dog, Tessa. He may have told you about the time she had to be rescued from the top of a mountain. He loved dogs, maybe more than people. And he loved people immensely. He was predeceased by his parents, Dr. Sumner and Barbara Raphael, and his sister, Joanie Raphael. And his dogs, Stickeen, Shasta, Leeska, Cooper, Crystal, Lily, Nimbus and Saska. He enjoyed a 100 percent approval rating and was loved by many and liked by all; that cannot be overstated. There will be a virtual memorial service held on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 1 p.m. A link will be posted to landworksvt.com prior to the event.

Tim Parsons

found him talking with Rev. Ralph Abernathy, meeting Martin Luther King Jr., being arrested in the Deep South and shaping his future as an educator. Tim was a pragmatist and, while the passage of the civil rights legislation in 1964 was a celebration, Tim never stopped fighting for true equity. He continued making “good trouble” in Philadelphia with the Northern Student Movement. He became an educator whose achievements ranged from starting a community-controlled neighborhood school in the Ironbound section of Newark, N.J., to becoming a school principal in Vermont to starting a YouthBuild program in Burlington, which provided education, job training and leadership experience for young people. Tim was an adventurer at heart and spent many of his days seeking out the wonders of the world. He fell in love with long-distance road biking at age 12, when he rode 50 miles to achieve a Scout Merit

badge. Between the ages of 12 and 80, he cycled innumerable miles everywhere from South Africa to New Zealand to the entire eastern seaboard of the U.S. For his 50th high school reunion, Tim cycled from Burlington, Vt., to Bethel Park, Pa., which was exactly 761 miles of cycling — an auspicious number, as it was also his Boy Scout troop number. Of his many trips, Tim would call this trip to Bethel Park the best trip he ever had, due to all the meaningful memories he made and recalled along the way. Tim took his final bike ride along Vermont roads and trails with his good friend Pierrevy just weeks before he passed. The joys of Tim’s life were many and included his wife, Anne Judson; his children, Christopher Parsons and his wife, Charlotte (Colchester, Vt.) and Eliza Parsons (Seattle, Wash.); and his step-grandson, Graham. Tim’s family extends sincere gratitude to Pierrevy Polyte, an important friend to Tim in his final years; the Parkinson’s community of Vermont, which is wide and loving; Tim’s devoted friends and neighbors for all their support; and University of Vermont Home Health & Hospice for ensuring that his departure was painless. A celebration of Tim’s life will be held in Vermont this summer; more information to come. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to the Innocence Project, the Michael J. Fox Foundation or the Lake Champlain Committee.

mother, Cecile Johnston, of Cabot, Vt.; siblings Sarah Coffman of Las Vegas, Nev., and Ferdinand Sawyer of Portland, Ore.; father, Harald Anzback, of Pownal Vt.; grandparents Janet Sawyer and Jerome Tauber of New York City; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and chosen family who cared deeply about him.

His sudden death has left us heartbroken, and we ask that you plant trees, feed birds, donate to an animal shelter and support artists in his memory. He will be remembered at a celebration of life at a future date and buried in East Hampton, N.Y. “Can’t speak for now, but I promise you forever.”

MAY 18, 1941JANUARY 8, 2022 BURLINGTON, VT.

On Saturday, January 8, 2022, John Timothy “Tim” Parsons passed on from this life at age 80 at his home in Burlington, Vt. He was embraced by his family and surrounded by abundant love and sunlight. Born on May 18, 1941, to Jack and Eloise Parsons and raised with his sister, Joan, near Pittsburgh, Pa., Tim lived a life devoted to human liberation and education. Tim was always up to discuss a good book or to debate politics. In his 80 years, there weren’t many books that went unread. The final book he was reading was The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist. Tim was raised Presbyterian, was just about six feet tall and lived into the 21st century, yet he still had a lot in common with Benjamin Lay. As his fellow Quakers turned their cheeks, Benjamin Lay fought vehemently to end slavery in the early 1700s. Tim participated in the fight for civil rights — much to the chagrin of his conservative father — by learning peaceful, nonviolent protest tactics in the 1960s as a young college student. While mystified that he was elected the president of the Amherst Students for Racial Equality group, he took his role seriously and headed out into the world to learn as much as he could to be an effective anti-racist. That initial journey

Jason Anzback NOVEMBER 25, 1983DECEMBER 28, 2021 RUTLAND, VT.

Jason Anzback was a brilliant artist and animal lover. He loved animals, and they loved him freely. Wild birds would land on his shoulders for a brief second before flying away. He never met a dog that didn’t adore him, and he loved them right back. With his art, he depicted a world in which he saw landscapes, people, cars and cities beautifully rendered and crafted with care. He was impulsive, passionate and talented, and he had a deep capacity for love. Born in New York City, he spent his early years in Louisville, Ky., before moving with his mother to Vermont. He is survived by his

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aundromats are becoming scarce in Burlington. Since 2020, three of the city’s seven public laundromats have closed: the Wash Spot on Riverside Avenue, Winooski Laundry on North Winooski Avenue and King Street Laundry. That last business recently posted a sign on its door that reads, “Closed indefinitely … sorry. Too much theft and vandalism.” T.J. Riley, owner of the building that houses King Street Laundry, said by phone that “It sort of got taken over by derelicts, for lack of a better word.” The trouble intensified about six months ago and continued raging into December, he said, when he and the business’ owner, Jeff Truax, decided to close. Attempts to reach the owners of Winooski Laundry and the Wash Spot were unsuccessful. But a glance through the tall windows of the North Winooski shop reveals that the machines are gone. Even at currently operating laundromats, I’ve found many machines out of commission. The phone number of Pearl Street Laundromat, which is still open, has been disconnected. So where are Burlingtonians who don’t own washers or dryers cleaning their clothes? Is the shuttering of nearly half of the Queen City’s suds spots a laundry apocalypse or just a blip in the business landscape? How many laundromats should a city of Burlington’s size have, anyway? For help with the last question, I reached Brian Wallace, president and chief executive officer of the Coin Laundry Association, by phone. “There isn’t a formula, per se, about how 24

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many stores a given population [should have],” he said. The main factors to look at are population density and percentage of rental households, which are the most likely to lack on-site laundry services. Those figures aren’t exactly low in downtown Burlington. So, what’s killing the laundromats? Owners cited two main factors: security problems and a faulty supply chain. Truax also owns Essex Junction Launderette and the nearby 5 Corners Laundry, plus many machines in apartment complexes in Vermont and New Hampshire. He said his other sites have never experienced anything like the turmoil and rowdy behavior at King Street Laundry. Though King Street Laundry had had occasional problems with vagrancy and theft in the past, the situation reached a boiling point in mid-2021. Riley and Truax both said people began congregating in the laundromat all day and displaying aggressive behavior, making customers feel unsafe. Some figured out that the door locked automatically at closing time, Riley added, and would sleep there overnight. Truax said even constant video surveillance did little to deter petty crime. “I’ve got videos that will make you cringe,” he said. A prime reason laundromats attract petty theft and vandalism is that they’re often unattended. At approximately 1,000 square feet, King Street Laundry was too small to create enough revenue to pay an on-site worker, Riley said. Even if it added services such as wash-and-fold to keep an employee or two busy, the business still might not have been able to turn a profit. While multiple factors contribute to a rise

in petty crime, another problem taking its toll on laundromats — supply chain disruption — is clearly a pandemic phenomenon. “I can’t get a Speed Queen [washer], which is usually what I use, until next September,” Truax said. He said manufacturers are dealing with massive numbers of back orders, both for complete units and for parts such as machine door hinges. Those shortages plague the laundromats that remain open, too. Tiffany LeClair, general manager of Greers Laundry Centers, said one of the company’s 60-pound machines, which normally is more heavily used than others, was out of service for eight months because parts weren’t available. Also on back order is powdered Tide detergent, the most popular item in Greers’ vending machines. Greers is a small chain with shops in Burlington, South Burlington, Williston and Milton. LeClair noted that every one of its change machines and ATMs has been vandalized repeatedly, in some instances with electric saws. The problem reached a fever pitch earlier in the pandemic, when Greers cut hours at its South Burlington location to close at 10 p.m. rather than stay open 24 hours a day. In October, Greers permanently shut down its dry cleaning operations — the company’s primary service since it opened in 1948. The pandemic had prompted a fundamental shift in demand. “People weren’t working in their offices anymore … They certainly weren’t bringing in their suit coats and dress shirts,” LeClair said. The company is now focused on its wash-and-fold services and selfserve machines.

With the growing dearth of laundromats, there’s plenty of room for new businesses. But LeClair said that Greers’ management has no interest in expanding. “[It’s] all we can do to keep up with what we have, the way things are going and the way that laundromats are being treated,” she said. Since the pandemic’s onset, she noted, customers have become increasingly messy — ironically, at a business focused on keeping things clean. Is the decline of laundromats an ominous sign for Burlington? “The laundromat is the bellwether for other things happening in the community,” Wallace said. He observed that local news reporters often go to laundromats for their person-on-the-street interviews. After the closure of King Street Laundry, Riley decided to sell the building, which has one rental unit on the second floor. To make the property more enticing, he said, he’s considered converting the former laundromat into a two-bedroom unit. He expects it would be rented immediately, given the outrageous demand for housing. But that’s not what Riley wants for the neighborhood. “I’ve been a Burlington resident for a long time, and I think it needs a laundromat,” he said of the King Street property. “If someone in the community has a vision and wants to make a go of it, it’s a laundromat that’s raring to go. It just has some challenges it needs to overcome.” m

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Derek Brouwer’s detailed chronicle of identified sources refusing to be interviewed overlooks that no one has to be interviewed by a journalist [“Backstories, Sidebars and Follow-Ups: Most Reluctant Sources,” December 29, 2021].

We can even refuse to be interviewed by police officers, which generally cannot then be mentioned in court. A journalist asserting in the court of public opinion authority that even police officers lack is crossing the line between reporting and intimidation followed by retaliation, as Brouwer has demonstrated. Howard Fairman

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Portrait of Matthew Lyon, who was named a slaveholder in the Washington Post’s database

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[Re Off Message: “Database Reveals Vermont Congressman Was a Slave Owner,” January 11]: The Washington Post’s erroneous listing of Samuel Chandler Crafts (1768-1853) as the owner of enslaved people undermines my confidence in the accuracy of the entire historical survey of slaveholders in the U.S. Congress. Just a quick Google search will reveal that not only was Crafts not a slaveholder, in 1834 he was a vice president of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society, as reported in William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper, the Liberator. Multiple Pinocchios to the Post for a factual error that amounts to slander! Bonnie Clause

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Editor’s note: Clause emailed the same criticism to the Washington Post — specifically, to reporter Julie Zauzmer Weil, who wrote the slavery piece published on January 10. Weil responded, and Clause shared her thoughtful email with Seven Days.

Thank you so much for getting in touch. I take concerns like this one very seriously. In the case of Crafts: First of all, let me say that I sincerely regret this error and any concerns that it may have caused for any Vermonters. As I discussed in the story, this is not a science. It would be impossible to go through thousands of handwritten 18th- and 19th-century records and reach conclusions that are clear-cut every time. I set up this project to be as open to reader feedback as possible, and so far, I’ve learned of about 30 slaveholders I did not include in the database and just two erroneous non-slaveholders whom I did include in the database. Crafts was one of the two. He had an uncle by the same name who was listed as a slaveholder in a census, which is how the error arose. When I learned from Vermonters that I was wrong, we corrected the database online so that it no longer lists him as a slaveholder. I’m sad to say that leadership in an anti-slavery society doesn’t always mean a person wasn’t a slaveholder himself. In fact, several of these congressmen did both.

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physical and mental strain he’s feeling from running a school district during a challenging time. But Alison Novak reports that not everyone in the Onion City is happy about it (page 15). The connection between mind and body is a central tenet of YOGA THERAPY. That’s a burgeoning mental health practice that combines the benefits of conventional talk therapy with the principles and movements of yoga, Hattie Lindert writes (page 34). Scientists have long puzzled over the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease. Colin Flanders reports that a bill before the state legislature could help identify patterns by

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his year, I only made one real resolution. As the ball dropped in Times Square, the last of my Champagne disappeared and the calendar flipped from 2021 to 2022, I resolved not to beat myself up when I inevitably fall short on all my other resolutions. Could I stand to drink less, eat healthier, exercise more, stop procrastinating, write my novel, record my solo album, take up birding, volunteer at a charity, and generally be a better, kinder and more well-rounded human being? And how. But, frankly, after the last two years of constant strife and turmoil, perhaps the best change we can make is to go a little easier on ourselves. That’s not to say we shouldn’t strive to be better. But, if you don’t quite get there, it helps to realize that it’s not the end of the world. The pandemic, the climate crisis and the 2022 version of murder hornets (aggravated

assault pigeons?) probably have the end of the world covered. Existential end-times dread can be crippling — or it can be a powerful motivator, as Jordan Adams discovered. In an entertaining, informative and unflinching personal essay that anchors this year’s Wellness Issue, he recounts how HE LOST 120 POUNDS DURING THE PANDEMIC through diet, exercise and 1990s sitcoms (page 28). Making the decision to change one’s fundamental habits is hard, as Adams attests. But it’s even more difficult without access to the right support. Meg McIntyre reports that a SHORTAGE OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS is devastating for Deaf Vermonters who need their services at substance abuse recovery meetings (page 32). Winooski School District superintendent SEAN MCMANNON WILL TAKE A FOUR-MONTH LEAVE from his job, starting in late February. The sabbatical is meant to ease the

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registry (page 20). You are what you eat, the old saying goes. But for people with CELIAC DISEASE, the options are extremely limited. Ken Picard explores the work of Dr. Martin Linseisen, who helps patients and caregivers alike navigate the oftmisunderstood condition (page 30). Linseisen and other celiac sufferers would likely find a sympathetic ear in DR. DEB KENNEDY. The author of a new culinary medicine textbook, she spoke about it with Melissa Pasanen (page 38). Those seeking a tasty health boost can turn to WELLNESS SYRUPS FROM SISTERS OF ANARCHY. As Jordan Barry found out, the fruity concoctions pair well with the South Burlington business’ ice cream (page 40). Here’s hoping Ben Feinson treated himself to a sundae after traversing the Long Trail last summer. The RICHMOND SPEED HIKER SET A RECORD by hiking the 273-mile path in about four and a half days, Sally Pollak reports (page 44). A crew documented the effort in a short film available on YouTube. FLO MEILER doesn’t have any Long Trail records that we know of, but she has plenty of others. The 87-year-old trackand-field athlete — that’s her on the cover — set three world records and two U.S. records in competitions last summer. Chris Farnsworth tagged along with the Senior Olympian as she trained for 2022 (page 36). D AN BO LLE S

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efore the pandemic, I often wondered what would happen if I ever had the chance to do nothing. What if I had no obligations and could just sit and stare and not have to think about work or making rent or anything else? Short of winning the lottery, I never thought I’d find out. The pandemic changed all of that. A few weeks into lockdown back in March 2020, I was furloughed from this very publication. I had no idea how long it would last or whether I would even get my job back. I was 37 years old, and life looked bleak. Initially, I was devastated. My identity was fairly entwined with my career. But the security of unemployment checks quelled my initial anxiety. And the safety and privilege of living alone at a time when social interactions could be deadly let me fade into a metaphorical fog and do … nothing. By the first week of May, the haze of existential uncertainty metabolized into the most meaningful realization of my life: I was not OK. I was seriously depressed, and my life was in complete disarray. I needed to change. Most importantly, I needed to lose weight. Like, a lot of weight. I got my job back a few days later, and in the next 54 weeks I lost 100 pounds through diet and exercise. It was both the hardest and easiest thing I’ve ever done. Hardest, because of the focus and drive needed to accomplish it. Easiest, because I knew it was what I needed for my health and well-being.

THINK THIN

I had been overweight for most of my life. You know how some kids are chubby until they hit puberty and then slim down? Not me — at least not at puberty’s outset. I did drop some weight in my late teens and early twenties. But that was largely due to drug use and poor diet, not exercise and proper nutrition. By my mid-twenties I started putting it back on, and by my early thirties I was heavier than ever. I never reached a point of morbid obesity. I didn’t have to shop at big-and-tall stores. I could fasten an airplane seat belt. When traveling, I could walk around cities such as London and Copenhagen all day without getting tired. Living with excess weight was a quiet burden for me and part of a messy network of shitty feelings. With so many other 28

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issues bogging me down, like general anxiety and intense loneliness, being overweight was easy to ignore. It was solidly in the background, a given. I attempted to lose weight and start an exercise regimen many times. I tried jogging outdoors and on treadmills, using an elliptical machine, doing crunches, lifting weights, and calorie tracking. But I never stuck with any of it. And that’s largely due to depression. When you’re depressed, it’s hard to see outside yourself and recognize your patterns. You feel like shit, you eat, you continue to feel like shit, you can’t sleep so you eat some more, and round and round it goes.

LIVING WITH EXCESS WEIGHT

WAS A QUIET BURDEN FOR ME. My decision to get in shape this time was unique. Other than the shock of the pandemic, several things factored in, such as early evidence that suggested overweight people were at a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. But the pandemic confirmed something I’d realized about the world approximately six months earlier. Watching the HBO miniseries “Years and Years,” I had an epiphany. The powerful 2019 series follows a large British family from the present into the 2030s as it grapples with societal breakdown. Each episode features montages of news footage covering the latest global calamity: financial crises, governmental collapse, military coups, climate disasters, viral outbreaks, etc. As my pulse quickened at the sight of those chaotic scenes, a seed was planted. I thought to myself, There will soon come a time when I will need to run for my life. And I knew that I would not be able to. In the years leading up to the spring of 2020, I felt like I was standing at the bottom of an ocean. It’s lonely and cold, but there’s something indescribably comforting about it. The darkness and extreme pressure keeps you snug and, in a twisted way, kind of content. You don’t want anything, because there’s nothing to want but endless darkness.

The pandemic pulled the drain plug on the ocean, and all the water funneled away, leaving me standing in a desert. As I peered at the vast expanse of sand and sky around me, I thought to myself, Fuck. I have got to get out of this desert!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

At the time, my eating habits weren’t great. I ate fruit, salads and lots of other healthy foods. But I ate plenty of junk, too. My biggest issue has always been portion control. It’s so easy to eat three times as much of something as you should, especially snack food, which tends not to be filling despite its caloric heft. I was always “zombie snacking”: eating too much without even noticing. Deciding to lose weight was one thing. But how? Moderate daily calorie restriction seemed tedious, and past failures were discouraging. Then I remembered a friend’s mom trying the 5:2 diet a few years earlier. She achieved noticeable results after only several months. A form of intermittent fasting, the diet stipulates that on two nonconsecutive days per week, you only eat 600 calories. Otherwise, you eat normally. Let me tell you right now: This diet is only for people with an iron will, because 600 calories is basically nothing. On my fasting days, I was hungry all day, except for the first hour after eating. Fine-tuning the ratio of calories to food volume was key to avoid going crazy with hunger. Soup became my best friend — well, maybe best frenemy. Eating a bowl of beef and vegetable or chicken noodle soup twice a week for the first six months of dieting put me off the stuff for life. I’d also eat a couple of other low-cal snacks: some crudités, a piece of fruit, a meat bar and a small bag of popcorn or other carb-y snack. Not including my calorically negligible coffee, that was my whole day. Doing 5:2 helped me completely redesign and reevaluate my relationship with food. Pre-pandemic, I ate takeout more than I cooked, another excessive calorie culprit. But because I was quarantined, I started cooking all my meals and paying closer attention. Excess calories can easily sneak in through things like too much olive oil in a stir-fry.

Because I love snacks, I started buying lower-calorie, individually portioned treats in bulk online instead of making my daily trip to the corner store for a bag of Nutter Butters or Cape Cod chips. I know that creates more trash, but having singleserving packages helps immensely. I now have a veritable convenience store in my apartment — an assortment of four or five carbolicious snacks, plus fruit leather and gummies, peanuts, bars, and oodles of little chocolates from Trader Joe’s. Revamping my snacks made me think about my other groceries. I used to buy a package of chicken or ground beef, pop it in the freezer until I was ready to use it, defrost the whole thing, make a big shepherd’s pie or pot of soup, eat it for a few meals, get sick of it, and eventually toss the leftovers. Now, I preportion all my meats before I put them in the freezer. I cook only what I plan to eat immediately. That keeps my portions on track, cuts down on leftovers and leads to less waste overall. I also picked up The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook by Joanie Zisk, which is amazing and not nearly as depressing as it sounds. I upped my fiber intake, prioritizing fruit and vegetables. And last summer I stopped buying red meat. I still eat it sometimes, like at a party if there’s a dope charcuterie spread. But at home, I only eat fish and poultry.

PUSH IT REAL GOOD

I hate gyms. They’re loud, bodily fluids are everywhere and walls of mirrors become a panopticon of oppression. And don’t get me started on toxic bros. Gyms are also bad for me because I make the most disturbing noises while working out. I grunt like a stevedore and curse more than a Quentin Tarantino character, and my burps would put Barney Gumble to shame. So I made a modest home gym. Though I’d never been a cyclist, something told me spinning was for me. I found a decent recumbent stationary bike for under $200. Cycling was a good opportunity to sneak in some extra TV. How else would I keep my mind distracted from the monotony of spinning my legs? I decided retro network sitcoms such as “Just Shoot Me” and “Malcolm in the Middle” were perfect: They’re easy to digest and don’t linger or affect me afterward.

MATT MIGNANELLI

Breaking up the time into abstract chunks while I was cycling helped me the most. You’re halfway to being one-third of the way done, I’d tell myself. OK, now you’re two-fifths done. In May 2020, my goal was 10 miles a day, roughly 32 minutes, and I’ve since steadily increased that length of time. Now, I do a little more than an hour, six days per week. Since I started, I’ve racked up nearly 7,500 miles — the equivalent of traversing the continental United States and back, and then some. I started lifting weights, too. Since everyone scrambled to make home gyms when the pandemic shut down the world, weights were impossible to find in April 2020. So I settled for resistance bands, which made me feel like Josh Brolin in The Goonies. Eventually, I picked up a set of adjustable 25-pound dumbbells and a collapsible workout bench. I bought a laminated poster with cartoon diagrams of every conceivable exercise you can do with dumbbells. A little more than a year after I began working with the 25-pound set, I graduated to a pair twice as big. I also started doing push-ups every day. At first, I could barely do one. With persistence, that quickly became four, then seven, then 10. On a good day, I can do 25. If I worked at Dunder Mifflin, I’d get the rest of the day off.

FINISH LINE

Watching my body slowly change from fat to fit was a trip. The first places I noticed definition were in my jawline, upper arms and around the outside curves of my knees. After about four months, my quads had really developed. They’re like oak now. By the end of 2020, I saw major results. One thing they don’t tell you in weight loss school: You will have to buy all new clothes. That was a fun but expensive process. The strangest part of the whole experience was that I did it in relative secret. That wasn’t my intention. But it was a pandemic, and I just wasn’t seeing people. My closest friends knew what was happening. But none of my out-of-state friends, acquaintances, colleagues or work contacts had any idea. And because I abhor social media, I never posted about it. I didn’t want to be a braggy person who talked himself up online for attention. I was getting all the satisfaction I needed by doing the work. Once vaccines were rolling out, I started seeing people again. That was hilarious for me. I think PC culture has beaten us into a state of permanent politeness, because most people didn’t say anything about my extremely obvious weight loss. Some would maintain eye contact with me while talking but dart their eyes down

and back up when they had the chance. Others later reached out by email or text, not wanting to broach the subject in person. But if I brought it up, people seemed interested and wanted to know more. By mid-May 2021, I had achieved my initial goal of losing 100 pounds in roughly a year. So, what’s next? I thought.

FAT CITY

I still wanted to lose more weight, but my progress slowed to less than a pound per week by the beginning of July, and the punishing fasting days yielded diminishing returns. After 15 months, I finally pulled the plug on 5:2. That was scary, because I wondered whether it was the only thing keeping me on track. Yes, I exercised a lot, but you lose more weight from caloric restriction than from exercise. On my non-fasting days, I still ate pretty much whatever I wanted. I had overhauled my food choices, swapped in healthier snacks and become more mindful of portions. But I worried that, without some kind of system, I would revert to old patterns. I haven’t. After I stopped doing 5:2, I started using the calorie-tracking app MyFitnessPal. Now I track every goddamn

thing I put in my mouth and have become a freaking calorie genius. Nearly two years on, I’m down roughly 120 pounds, sleeping like a drunk baby and getting more pleasure out of food than ever before. My new outlook spread into other areas of my life, too. I read 55 books in 2021. My apartment is neater and more organized than ever. I finally went back to the dentist after years of avoidance. At a physical a few months ago, my doctor gave me a clean bill of health. And my resting heart rate is 58 beats per minute. People keep asking me: “Do you feel better now?” I keep telling them, yes, of course I feel better. But what I want people to understand is that I felt better first, before I started. The pandemic’s disruption of the status quo made me realize how indifferent I was and gave me a critical boost. That’s how I was able to do it. I don’t know how anyone does something like this without a catalyst. My dad often uses the expression “You’re in fat city.” You finished all of your homework? You’re in fat city. You put your snow tires on your car before the first blizzard of the season? You’re in fat city. You lost more than 100 pounds, became an athlete and improved yourself in more ways than you ever thought possible? You’re in fat city. And I’m never leaving. m SEVEN DAYS JANUARY 19-26, 2022

Gut Instincts

An ER doctor takes on celiac disease, the often missed and misunderstood affliction B Y K E N PI CA RD • ken@sevendaysvt.com

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hen Martin Linseisen began experiencing numbness in his legs, he couldn’t figure out what was causing it, despite having spent years as an emergency room nurse practitioner and, before that, as a registered nurse. His doctors were at a loss, too. They sent him for repeated MRI scans of his head, neck and back and screened him for various neurological conditions, including multiple sclerosis. None could pinpoint the source of his ailment. Six years later, in 2012, Linseisen became an MD. That was also the year he started having severe abdominal pains and other digestive issues, and his gastroenterologist ordered a blood test and an endoscopy. He diagnosed Linseisen with celiac disease, a chronic disorder caused by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. There’s no cure for celiac, and the only treatment is to adhere to a strict gluten-free diet. Today, Linseisen works as an emergency services physician at Copley Hospital in Morrisville. His wife, Helen Osborne Linseisen, is a family nurse practitioner. About five years ago, the couple founded Celiac Friendly Professional Consultants, which aims to help other Vermonters with celiac disease live healthier and happier lives. As the incidence of celiac grows worldwide, the Linseisens are offering consultations to individuals, families and institutions, using their family’s experiences to raise public awareness and dispel common misconceptions about the disease. Linseisen’s six-year ordeal in getting diagnosed with celiac is fairly common, he said. Patients may suffer for a decade or more before they discover what’s causing their distress. The most common symptoms are gastrointestinal complaints — severe cramps, nausea, constipation and diarrhea — but celiac can also present as anemia, osteoporosis, skin rashes, anxiety, depression, irregular periods and miscarriages. Some patients have no outward symptoms at all. Yet undiagnosed celiac can wreak havoc on the body, Linseisen said, often without the person knowing it. Because gluten damages the villi, or hairlike structures in the small intestine that absorb vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, celiac patients can develop signs of malnutrition.

Linseisen, who’s 52, had a bone density scan three years ago. He was stunned to learn that he had borderline osteoporosis, equivalent to the bone health of an 83-year-old woman. “People think it’s merely a gastrointestinal disease,” he said. “Celiac disease is not an ‘allergy.’ It’s a multisystem, multiorgan autoimmune disease.” Celiac afflicts about 1 percent of the population, or 3.3 million Americans, as many as 97 percent of whom are undiagnosed, according to data from the University of Chicago Medicine Celiac Disease Center. That makes it more common than epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, Crohn’s, Parkinson’s and MS. Though celiac is not inherited, it has a strong hereditary component. According to the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital, first-degree relatives — parents, siblings and children of those with celiac — have an 8 to 15 percent greater likelihood of having it, too. Both of Linseisen’s sons have genes that correlate with celiac. His younger son, 15, was diagnosed with celiac when he was 10. Linseisen’s older son, 18, doesn’t have the disease, but he will need to be retested every year to make sure it doesn’t develop.

Many people believe that celiac only appears in childhood, but in fact, someone can be diagnosed with it well into their eighties. Not everyone who is genetically predisposed to celiac disease develops it. Researchers now suspect that environmental factors also play a role, such as the timing of infants’ exposure to gluten and whether they’re breastfed. Another recent area of research, Linseisen said, is the microbiome: trillions of microbes in the human gut that play a critical role in digestion. Researchers are only starting to understand their impact on health, nutrition and the body’s immune system. Because the only treatment for celiac is eliminating gluten entirely from one’s diet, it’s one of the more difficult chronic conditions to manage. A 2014 study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology found that, while celiac patients were healthier overall than patients with other chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes and congestive heart failure, the daily burden of managing the condition was second only to that of dialysis patients. Linseisen explained that adhering to a gluten-free diet isn’t as easy as it might seem. While restaurants and stores now

offer an abundance of gluten-free options, they tend to be more expensive than conventional foods without necessarily being healthier, due to their frequent dearth of fiber and surplus of sugar, fat and additives. Another common concern, Linseisen said, is cross contamination. Some products labeled gluten-free are still processed with equipment that’s been exposed to gluten. Helen Osborne Linseisen maintains a list of food manufacturers she’s contacted to verify how their products are made. Cross contamination can also occur in restaurants. Though many pizza places now offer gluten-free crusts, the Linseisens rarely go out to eat anymore. “Flour stays in the air for 24 hours,” Martin Linseisen said. “Someone with celiac disease can’t go to a pizza place. It’s ridiculous! But the general public would think otherwise.” Though Linseisen has had only three or four such exposures since his diagnosis a decade ago, the experiences were gutwrenching enough that he has no desire to repeat them. “I felt like my stomach was being ripped apart,” he said. Others, however, have what’s called “silent celiac.” Among them is Lois Blaisdell, who owns the gluten-free West Meadow Farm Bakery in Essex Junction. In the late 1990s, Blaisdell was suffering from anemia. Her doctor couldn’t figure out why, so she went to see a gastroenterologist, who diagnosed her with celiac disease in 1997. In 1999, members of Blaisdell’s local celiac support group were invited to participate in a nationwide study conducted by Alessio Fasano, an Italianborn researcher based at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In 1996, Fasano founded the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, which he still directs, now at Mass General. Fasano was interested in the genetic component of celiac, so the researchers invited Blaisdell to get her immediate family tested. Her daughter Sarah, then 15, was a vegetarian and self-described “picky eater” whose incessant stomachaches were starting to affect her grades. “It got to the point that I was in so much pain, I felt as though I couldn’t even stand up,” Sarah wrote on the West Meadow Farm Bakery website. “I never told anyone,

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so I secretly hoped this test was going to be the answer to my problems.” Both Sarah and her grandmother tested positive for celiac. Lois, who had an academic background in nutrition, threw herself into cooking and baking gluten-free foods for her family and other members of her celiac support group. By 2003, she’d accumulated enough recipes to open the gluten-free bakery in their home. In 2009, Lois moved the business to Essex Junction. Now a certified gluten-free bakery, West Meadow supplies baked goods to local restaurants, City Market, Onion River Co-op; Hunger Mountain Co-op; Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op; and the University of Vermont Medical Center. Sarah has become an integral part of the business. Though the Blaisdells have never formally surveyed their customers, Lois estimated that 70 to 80 percent of them have celiac disease, a non-celiac gluten intolerance or another food sensitivity, such as egg or lactose intolerance, to which West Meadow Farm also caters. “The rest just like our products,” she added. Despite the small DR. MARTIN but growing number of gluten-free establishments in Vermont, celiac disease often leaves families feeling socially isolated, Linseisen noted. He brings his own meals and snacks to work because he can’t eat in the hospital cafeteria. He doesn’t participate in workplace parties where food is served. When he travels, he can’t grab meals on the road because he doesn’t know whether it’s safe. “We don’t get asked to go to someone’s house for dinner anymore,” he said. “If my son goes on a school trip and they stop for pizza, he can’t eat with the group.” But celiac patients may not feel quite so isolated in the future. The prevalence of the disease is growing, Linseisen said, and not just because health care

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DAVID SHAW

hen Patricia Lambert started her recovery in 2004, she went to Alcoholics Anonymous every day. The goal was 90 days of meetings, or “90 in 90” — a common practice for AA newcomers. It took a year and three 90 in 90s before Lambert felt comfortable calling herself sober. “It saved my life,” the Wallingford resident said, as relayed by American Sign Language interpreter Elizabeth Fox. “If not for them, I probably would still be drinking to death. I’d be in trouble with the law — like, who knows?” More than 15 years later, Lambert still relies on AA to maintain her sobriety. But today, a 90 in 90 would be out of the question because, as a Deaf Vermonter whose first language is ASL, Lambert’s choice of meetings is extremely limited. Longtime interpreters and Deaf advocates say they used to receive funding from the Vermont Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs for ASL interpreters at recovery meetings such as AA and Narcotics Anonymous. Minutes from a meeting of the Vermont Interpreter Referral Service Advisory Committee indicate that the organization requested $35,000 for these services in 2007 but missed the deadline to receive funding. But the Vermont Department of Health disputes this recollection. A spokesperson told Seven Days that the division previously provided funding for interpreters for treatment, not for peer support groups such as AA, and could not provide information about why the funding was stopped. In the years since, about 15 interpreters have been donating time to keep some meetings accessible. But Vermont’s small corps of interpreters is stretched thin, at times filling requests with noncredentialed signers or those in training. Between the lack of funding and the COVID-19 pandemic, Lambert’s AA schedule has been whittled down to one in-person meeting a week. There’s no interpreter, so she gets by with pen and paper and a friend who knows a bit of ASL and oral translation. If an interpreter were consistently there, she’d attend every day. “Even if there’s not interpreters, I still go. It’s what I need to maintain, you know; this is forever,” she said. “Yeah, it’s really frustrating to not have full access like I used to.”

Nick Russo

Lambert and other Deaf Vermonters in recovery say they need better access not only to meetings but also to mental health counseling and addiction treatment — and they want the state to invest in making it possible. The Americans With Disabilities Act requires that governments, businesses and nonprofits provide communication accommodations for people with disabilities, such as printed materials in braille, ASL interpreters or real-time closed captioning. But if providing an aid or service causes an “undue burden,” private organizations have more leeway — and that’s where things get murky. “The thought is typically that AA should be self-sufficient. But the cost of an interpreter is prohibitive,” said longtime Vermont interpreter Cory Brunner. Rates for an interpreter range from about $40 to $65 an hour with a two-hour minimum, she said. “There’s no way that a small little home group can afford to pay an interpreter.” The Yolanda Henry Community Fund provides assistance for events not covered by the ADA, such as weddings and birthday parties. Some residents use the fund for AA or other support groups, but they’re limited to two requests per year, so the money doesn’t go far.

Two of the 11 AA districts in Vermont collect donations to pay interpreters a discounted rate of $50 per meeting; the funds primarily come from AA participants themselves. Rae Heller, an interpreter who helps coordinate this effort, said that while it’s heartening to see the grassroots effort, relying on individual participants to fund access is not necessarily sustainable. “There needs to be a system of support,” Heller said. Laura Siegel, director of the state’s Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and DeafBlind Services, said she’s working with the Vermont Recovery Network to explore grant options for interpretation or closed captioning at meetings. Since her hire in April 2021, Siegel has also convened a mental health work group to tackle systemic barriers to treatment. Money isn’t the only obstacle to making meetings more accessible, Siegel noted. “It’s both lack of funding and [that] our interpreting pool is relatively small,” she wrote by email. “I’ve been working with stakeholders to figure out how to improve that interpreting pool.” For Burlington-area native Alice, who preferred the use of a pseudonym, not having her pick of interpreters is a struggle. She has requested volunteers for

AA meetings but became frustrated with the “mishmash” of interpreters, some of whom were noncredentialed or unfamiliar with the language of recovery. “I need people who are fluent in ASL. And sometimes [with] the interpreters we have, I have to repeat myself, or they don’t understand the lingo, so I have to sign slower,” Alice said, as interpreted by Fox. “And I’m like, This isn’t right … It’s not my pace. I want to communicate how I want to communicate and not have to stifle myself.” Now she attends two meetings a week: one on Zoom with an interpreter and one in person with a video interpreter. Alice prefers live meetings, and while the video interpretation works OK, she said, it’s not ideal for the fellowship aspect of AA. When participants hang around afterward, Alice usually just closes her laptop and goes home because it’s too difficult for the video interpreter to hear amid the chatter. She believes that the state should fund not only interpreters for meetings but also counseling and rehab programs specifically for the Deaf community. For now, she feels like she’s navigating recovery on her own — with the resources she needs just out of reach. “They’ve got speaker meetings; they’ve got people talking about their own recovery and what their hopes and dreams are. And I would love that. It’s just, I’m stuck,” Alice said. Nick Russo never gave much thought to addiction until he was 21. He’d had a “good time” in his teens, he said, but didn’t see pot and partying as a big deal. Then, after injuring his back, the Brattleboro resident was prescribed opioid painkillers. “I’d never really understood the concept and that your body is so heavily reliant upon that. And the doctor never explained it to me, either. Like, what are the heads-ups, the warnings about opiates?” Russo asked, as interpreted by Fox. “And it got bad.” The painkillers led him to heroin, which he used heavily for about a decade. After moving to Vermont from western Massachusetts, he was in and out of recovery for a year before going into detox at the Brattleboro Retreat. With the help of medication-assisted treatment, he’s now been sober for about four and a half years. According to Dr. Alex Wilkins, a postdoctoral fellow and researcher at the Deaf YES:

Center for Deaf Empowerment and Recovery at UMass Chan Medical School, gaps in knowledge about health and addiction are common in the Deaf community. That’s partly because people who are Deaf or hard of hearing may have fewer opportunities to learn about these subjects in passing, such as by overhearing their parents discuss family medical history.

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It’s one of several factors contributing to the prevalence of addiction in the Deaf population, which reports nearly three times the rate of lifetime problem drinking compared to the hearing population, according to a study published in the journal Substance Abuse in 2018. In addition to discrimination and stigma, Deaf people can face trauma,

communication barriers and isolation from hearing peers or family members, Wilkins said. Getting into treatment can be traumatizing in itself, since many hearing people aren’t well informed about Deaf culture. “There are very few providers with specific knowledge and training in how to work with Deaf clients,” Wilkins wrote by email. “Untrained clinicians often adopt a medical view of ‘hearing impairment’; yet, most Deaf clients do not view themselves as ‘impaired,’ but as members of a rich community with shared experience, history, and culture.” Russo said a local rehab program reprimanded him not for using but for skipping a meeting at the rehab to attend a Deaf support meeting and softball tournament. The center hadn’t been providing interpreters. “I tried to explain that, as a Deaf person, we have different needs than the general population. You cannot assume that we’re going to go to your meetings without interpretation,” he said. “And even if you have interpretation, that’s fine, but I need to be with my people who understand me, my culture and my language for the social, emotional components.”

Alice encountered similar barriers when she was arrested for drunk driving shortly before she went into recovery. Her hands were restrained, leaving her unable to sign. “They arrested me, incarcerated me — I was in a cell,” Alice said. “And with my hands cuffed in a cell, I can’t communicate. Like, how am I going to communicate in my native language? It was terrible, really terrible.” This cultural disconnect can lead Deaf people to distrust health professionals or law enforcement, making them less likely to seek help. A lack of support services — both for recovery and in general — can also lead to “Deaf flight.” With the 2014 closure of two Brattleboro organizations — the Austine School for the Deaf and the Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing — the community lost a major hub and source of employment, according to Brunner. She estimates that about half of her Deaf friends left the state shortly thereafter.

Ma s s a c h u s e t t s i s among the states with a more robust network of services, thanks in part to its state agency, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The commission employs a statewide coordinator for recovery services and offers daily Zoom recovery meetings in ASL, as well as a Deaf recovery coach program. By contrast, Vermont has just one Deaf recovery coach, according to Brunner, and mental health counselors who can sign fluently are few and far between. That’s one reason Russo recently enrolled at Community College of Vermont — to help fill the void. “My goal is to become a counselor, because you never know. Someday there might be other Deaf people in recovery that need support and need resources. So can I expand upon that?” Russo said. “And the only way resources expand is if Deaf people are willing to say, ‘Hey, I’m an addict. Hey, I’ve got an issue. Hey, let’s work together.’” m

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tart by shaking out an arm or a leg, and feel the movement through your limbs. Notice how your breathing changes as you shift between stillness and motion. If you’d like, put your hand over your heart. Then ask your body a simple question: “What do you need right now?” According to registered yoga therapist Sarah Quinttus, these are the first steps to practicing yoga therapy, a burgeoning field dedicated to using the principles of yoga to treat mental health. Quinttus says the

therapy has been used successfully to treat depression, anxiety, insomnia, trauma and more. She believes anyone and everyone can benefit. Quinttus started her Burlington private practice, Quinttusential Yoga Therapy, last March. She sees yoga therapy as a holistic way of handling the disconnection and isolation brought on by the pandemic. “I think our community needs this, our world needs this, to be able to live life in our bodies,” Quinttus said in an interview. “So much of the world makes us live up

in our brains in this all-over-the-place way. Being able to make that mind-body connection is a gift.” Yoga therapy, according to the International Association of Yoga Therapists, is “the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga.” The practice combines yogic elements and postures, as well as aspects of guided talk therapy. But yoga therapy, which emerged in the U.S. as a formal practice in the 1980s

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and has recently come to Vermont, aims to be something all its own. Sessions, which usually run 60 to 90 minutes and are typically one-on-one, are based around yoga poses and breathing exercises. Quinttus practices Phoenix Rising yoga therapy, an approach focused on deepening one’s relationship with the self, as opposed to working toward a physical goal. The style aims to offer a therapy that is “client-centered, open-ended and nondirective,” according to the Phoenix Rising School of Yoga Therapy website. Though yoga therapy incorporates yogic principles, Quinttus emphasized that it is, first and foremost, therapy. In fact, Quinttus estimated that more than 80 percent of her clients have no previous yoga experience. While Quinttus herself came to the therapy from a yoga background, she said clients who don’t are often even more open to yoga therapy’s benefits. “They’re not coming with any preconceived expectation or notion of what you’ll get,” Quinttus explained. “It really allows them to walk in with such an open and receptive [head]space.” For Christine Badalamenti Smith, a registered yoga therapist and the owner of Yoga Oggi in Williston, yoga therapy changed everything. When Smith turned 30, she found herself overcome by anxiety, unable to change the TV channel, listen to music, eat dinner or even brush her teeth. She knew about therapy and knew she needed help. When her talk therapist suggested that Smith needed to reconnect with her body, she signed up for a yoga class. Smith had heard of yoga therapy, and she recognized

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the wholeness she felt by combining talk Liz Carney, another Quinttus client, said therapy with yoga practice. Nearly 20 years she saw the expansive possibilities of yoga and 1,000 hours of training later, Smith has therapy from her first session. Carney came dedicated her life to the practice. to the practice after reading The Body Keeps The field of yoga therapy is composed of the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, a seminal diverse disciplines. Some schools focus on text on how the body holds trauma. Carney, physical poses and building up technique who also works with a talk therapist, said and strength. Phoenix Rising, which Quint- she sometimes finds herself coming to tus and Smith practice, centers on the belief deeper and faster realizations when in a that “yoga is an accessible practice that yoga therapy session. inspires connection, “I could have the compassion, and joy,” same realizations in talk therapy, but they according to the school’s website. Quinttus and feel deeper and more Smith studied together layered and more at the Phoenix Rising connected,” Carney School of Yoga Therapy said, “because my body at its original location is the instrument.” SARAH QU INT TU S in Massachusetts. (The Currently, yoga school is now based in therapy is not covered Bristol and Colorado.) under standard medical Waterbury yoga therapist insurance or Medicaid, which Lucy D’Aponte is another makes it less accessible than Phoenix Rising alum but other mental health therapies to those with financial barricame to yoga therapy from a more physical background. A ers. D’Aponte noted that there dancer and physical therapist, have been conversations in D’Aponte sought out poses the yoga therapist community for her clients and herself to about how that affects access. help them stretch, strengthen But coming from the medical and alleviate injuries. She said she quickly world, D’Aponte said she fears that interrealized the potential for yoga as a practice ference and regulation from insurance of mind-body connection. D’Aponte noted companies could have negative impacts that the majority of her clients don’t come on yoga therapy in other ways. “I just worry about the standardization to her expecting a traditional yoga class. “A lot of work that I’ve done is more of it,” D’Aponte said, “and how that would about people finding out that yoga is good change the delivery.” for anxiety or trauma or chronic pain,” For McKinley, finding yoga therapy D’Aponte said. “They’ve had a physical was a matter of taking a leap and trying ailment that just doesn’t go away, and they something new. His advice to potential yoga realize there’s more to what their body’s therapy clients, or anyone seeking a new holding on to.” path toward wellness: Just do it. D’Aponte hopes to expand the practice “It’s not easy, self-care and doing someto younger students. She currently works thing for yourself like that,” McKinley with students from pre-K through high said. “It’s nice to be in a place like Vermont, school in the Milton Town School District because I feel like there’s a lot of people out using Phoenix Rising techniques to encour- there searching who find similar things age wellness. through different practices.” Every yoga therapy session is unique Smith agreed. “Once you come into a and client-based, Quinttus, Smith and session and feel it, there’s no question about D’Aponte said. Before getting on a mat, each what this is, what it’s doing for you,” she session begins with a conversation between said. “My clients always come back.” client and therapist to develop a clear sense For Quinttus, the reward of yoga therapy of the client’s wants and needs. An ongoing is sharing in her clients’ emotional journeys. dialogue throughout the session guides the Quinttus said she feels grateful for the way structure of the therapy. yoga therapy changed her life and the way Mike McKinley, a Burlington resident, she can pass along her passion to others. sought out yoga therapy last summer when “I hold the space, but the client is doing he knew he needed a reset. McKinley, a the work, and it’s big work that requires bassist, said yoga therapy reminded him of vulnerability, honesty, openness and pivotal, near-spiritual experiences he had bravery,” Quinttus said. “I am constantly falling in love with music as a young man. humbled by and moved by being able to When he leaves a session with Quinttus, watch that and facilitate that.” m McKinley said, he feels unburdened. “It felt amazing to leave and be like, All INFO this garbage I’m holding on to, I let it go,” Learn more at quinttusentialyoga.com, McKinley said. yogaoggi.com and lucydaponte.com.

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Go With the Flo T Senior athlete Florence Meiler shares her secrets to staying fit he University of Vermont’s Gucciardi Fitness Center was empty at 9 a.m. on a Friday, save for the slight figure of a woman running by herself. The slapping of her sneakers striking the track was the only sound other than the dull drone of the heating system as she finished her warm-up run. Granted, it was winter break at UVM and brutally cold outside, so it wasn’t surprising to see the cavernous recreation facility nearly abandoned. Still, Florence “Flo” Filion Meiler, an 87-year-old grandmother of five, showed up, as she does six days a week. For the past 28 years, ever since her late best friend and training partner, Barbara Jordan, convinced Meiler to give senior games track and field a try, she has made the sport her playground. And she pretty much rules the playground. Meiler has amassed more than 800 medals and set multiple world and American records. In the Shelburne home she shares with Gene, her husband of 61 years, a room dedicated to her success is crammed with trophies and awards. And Meiler shows no signs of slowing down. Last July, at the USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships in Ames, Iowa, she set two new world records in her age group — in the pentathlon and the 80-meter hurdles. She also set a new American record for the 2,000-meter steeplechase, her current favorite event. 36

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What’s Meiler’s secret? How does a woman who only began to participate in track-and-field events at age 60 keep going — and excelling? To Meiler, the answer is simple: Work hard but have fun. “I’m very proud of what I’ve been able to do,” she said. “But people should know that none of this stuff is easy. I train six days a week. You have to work hard and keep at it. But I think my story is proof that it’s worth it.” That work starts with nutrition. Meiler grew up in Champlain, N.Y., and built up her strength drinking milk from the farm and hauling hay bales. Her dietary habits weren’t exactly those of an athlete, however — something she has since changed. F L O M EI L ER “Oh, I used to love French fries,” Meiler said with a rueful smile. “But I eat a lot less of them now. I have an energy shake in the morning. I also take a lot of vitamins and herbal supplements that help.” Meiler recalled discovering dong quai, a plant commonly used in Chinese medicine for cramps and joint pain, as a “godsend.”

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“I used to get such awful cramping in the back of my legs until I started using it,” she said. Stretching is of utmost importance, Meiler said. A competitive water-skier for more than 20 years before she and Gene moved to Vermont, she knows how important it is to prepare her body for exercise. Meiler trains in the summer at South Burlington High School and in the winter at the Gucciardi center and the EDGE Sports & Fitness in South Burlington. Before leaving home, Meiler stretches for 10 to 15 minutes. Once she arrives, she stretches again before her warm-up run. “I tell everyone: You can do this, whatever you set your mind to,” Meiler said as she started to drag hurdles onto the track. “But you have to start slow — that’s very important. And stretch, stretch, stretch!” She then sprinted toward the hurdles and leapt over each one with precision and familiarity. In royal-blue workout gear, emblazoned with a red-and-white “USA” on her chest, Meiler looked every bit the Olympian as she went through her paces. “Not every competition has all the same events,” she explained. For instance, her next scheduled competition, in March, is the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in New York City. Though it won’t include a discus-throwing category, Meiler knows that future events will. So, once she finished her hurdles, she grabbed a discus from her backpack and flashed a wide grin. “You never know, so I just do them anyway,” Meiler said before spinning in place and releasing the discus. It flew through the dusky light of the rec center, hit a net and fell to the track with a metallic thud. As Meiler moved on to practicing the long jump, she took a moment to reflect on Jordan, who first asked her to try the jump nearly three decades earlier. “I always dedicate these to my best friend, Barbara,” Meiler said as she traded her sneakers for track spikes. “Gene and I were playing tennis at the senior games at Middlebury College. Barbara asked me to try long jump, and I said, ‘Are you crazy?’ I was 60 years old and had never even run track before.” Nonetheless, she finished her game of tennis, walked over and completed her first-ever long jump. She fell in love with it instantly and has never looked back. Now the American record holder in the sport for her age group, Meiler approached the long jump with evident skill. Sprinting faster than some half her age, she bore down on the rectangular sandpit. As she leapt through the air and careened toward the sand, Meiler let out an involuntary grunt that was almost a laugh. She was in her element. “You want to push yourself but also enjoy it,” Meiler said. “Doing all of this keeps me young and gives me something to look forward to. Winning is great, but you can’t lose sight of having fun, too.” The last part of her training that day was her favorite: the steeplechase. A grueling race, the steeplechase involves sprinting five laps around the track, more than 2,000 meters. Five barriers line the track, one of which is normally followed by a small pool of water. Even more than the pentathlon — a combined event

Some of Flo’s medal collection

Flo Meiler training at UVM’s Gucciardi Fitness Center

that features hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put and an 800-meter race — the steeplechase challenges Meiler in a way that excites her. It’s also the only event in which she’s ever been injured, some years ago, when an errant leap led to a leg injury requiring stitches. Meiler pulled out the wooden barriers and set them up for her steeplechase practice, refusing help. (She prefers to set up and put away her training gear

herself.) Then she proceeded to vault over the wooden barriers with aplomb. Though she expressed some chagrin at the lack of water hazards to train with, Meiler said she was grateful to the university, as well as to South Burlington High School. “It’s really important to have somewhere to train,” she said. “During the pandemic, I was so fortunate that I could use the EDGE in South Burlington, just like I’m so lucky UVM and South Burlington High let me use their facilities.” For seniors who don’t have the access that Meiler enjoys, or who just want to know how to begin a fitness regimen, she advised seeking out local senior centers. Those in Charlotte and South Burlington offer games for seniors that are less competitive or physically daunting, she noted. “You have to be sure to rest, too,” Meiler said as she finished her workout. “I always take it easy for a few days before a competition. Afterwards, I’ll take three or four days off without working out, just to let my body recover.” Meiler looked over to a pile of medals she had brought to show. It was her latest haul, from Iowa, where she competed in 12 events and won 11 gold medals. “I’m not doing this for nothing,” she said. “I’m trying to win and to achieve something. But what I really get out of it is all the people who tell me I motivated them to get off the couch.” As she pushed the barriers back to the side of the track, Meiler paused and turned around. “That’s really why I like talking about this,” she said. “I want to do anything I can to influence people to exercise. I want to be an inspiration.” m

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eb Kennedy is not a fan of so-called “energy” drinks. In fact, the health and nutrition consultant landed in the New York Times in 2013 for plainly stating in her Build Healthy Kids newsletter that children should never drink them. Monster Beverage, which makes Monster Energy, threatened to sue her for defamation even though she had not mentioned the product by name. “I am known as the mom who took on the monster,” Kennedy said. For her latest project, the South Burlington mother of two took on a task perhaps even more challenging — though less litigious. Kennedy’s newly released The Culinary Medicine Textbook: A Modular Approach to Culinary Literacy aims to help people change the way they eat. It’s composed of five volumes, three of which were published on January 1. Part 1: The Basics explains and explores the field of culinary medicine. Part 3: The Diets reviews the facts and myths of popular diets. And Part 4: The Kitchens describes how to organize and use kitchens for teaching and promoting healthy eating. Part 2: The Food will be released in midFebruary. It digs into the specifics of food groups, including their history, science and culinary approaches. And Part 5: The Specialties will follow in May, addressing dietary recommendations for specific populations, such as athletes and those with food allergies. The ambitious textbook is targeted mainly to health and nutrition professionals and includes contributions from a deep roster of scientists, dietitians and chefs. But of the parts published to date, those on the basics and the diets offer plenty of gems for laypeople willing to sift through the sometimes dense material. Kennedy moved to Norwich from Connecticut in 2015 for a job as opening director of the Weight and Wellness Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center. She has previously published three books for a more general audience

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on how to raise healthy eaters, including Beat Sugar Addiction Now! for Kids: The Cutting-Edge Program That Gets Your Kids Off Sugar Safely, Easily, and Without Fights and Drama (Fair Winds Press, 2012). Kennedy spoke with Seven Days about her own sugar addiction, cooking crave-worthy broccoli and how to improve your diet one manageable step at a time.

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SEVEN DAYS: Let’s start with your food and nutrition background. DEB KENNEDY: I’m a nutritional biochemist with a PhD from Tufts University. Before that, in my teens and twenties, I apprenticed with a pastry chef and worked in restaurants and at hotels up to a sous-chef level. I know food from the scientific point of view and from a chef’s point of view. But the most important point of view is someone who has struggled with sugar addiction her whole

life. I get what it’s like to have to fight those demons. SD: In part one, you explain that culinary medicine is an approach that “teaches and empowers individuals to translate clinical nutrition recommendations into culinary skills.” What does that mean in practice? DK: It’s helping people cook again. My

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Local wine lovers have a new reason to flock to Stowe during the ski season: ELLISON ESTATE VINEYARD is now running a tasting space inside FIELD GUIDE LODGE at 433 Mountain Road. Last summer, Ellison Estate owners KENDRA and ROB KNAPIK opened their first tasting room at their vineyard in Grand Isle, where the family spends the growing season. Stowe is where they live in the off-season and overwinter their flock of sheep, so they liked the idea of offering tastings there, too. “Our winery is out of our home, so it’s not really set up for that,” Kendra told Seven Days. “We

thought maybe we could find a temporary space to try on what it feels like to run a commercial tasting room downtown.” The bar and lounge in Field Guide Lodge — previously Picnic Social, which closed in 2018 — was ideal for that experiment, she said. The space offers plenty of room to spread out, with 18 seats at the bar, “nooks” for small groups, sofas by the fireplace, and outdoor fireside and porch seating, Kendra said. The menu features rotating flights of Ellison Estate’s sparkling, rosé, and still white and red wines, plus simple cheese and charcuterie boards. Glasses and bottles are also available, including the vineyard’s last few 2020 pétillant naturel sparkling wines. The tasting space

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will be open until midMarch, on Thursday and Saturday during prime après-ski hours: 3 to 7 p.m. Reservations are not required, but vaccine cards are. “We’re excited to share our wine with our community and experience the joy of après-ski season,” Kendra said. “I love skiing, and I love living in Stowe because this is part of the culture.”

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The general store in Jericho Village, known locally as Mel’s, has long been a community hub. Now it has new owners, who are brewing up something fresh in the store at 51 Route 15. Two Jericho-based businesses, LUCY & HOWE BREWING and BREW HOUSE COFFEE, teamed up to open JERICHO ALE & BEAN on January 14. The front half is now open for retail sales of Brew House’s bottled cold-brew and four-packs of Lucy & Howe beer on Friday and Saturday. Coffee is available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days, with beer sales 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. After a bit more renovation, the full store will open with on-site coffee service and beer tasting flights. Eventually, said JESSE CRONIN of Lucy & Howe, the goal is to offer a taproom experience, with full pints and meat and cheese boards. JAY and DENA WIMETTE launched Brew House in 2019, selling cold-brew coffee at local farmers markets and shops and through a CSA-style subscription. They’re good friends with Cronin and his wife, LIBBY BONESTEEL. SIDE DISHES

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ice cream tastes like raspberries, because it’s made with raspberries.” The fruit shines in flavors such as the blueberry-packed Crystal Blue Persuasion; Chaste Anne, with Anne yellow raspberries; and the seasonal Respect Your Elders — made with elderberries, of course. A flavor called the Experience doubles down on Aronia berries: The couple bakes them into brownies, then blends those into Aronia berry ice cream. Coffee flavors feature the Burlington area’s Kestrel Coffee Roasters coffee; one called Overtime also has farm-grown raspberries. In Sisters of Anarchy’s first year, the couple sold hand-packed pints on the farm and at local events. Then Clark had an idea: Why not ship ice cream nationwide? “I was like, ‘You’re crazy. Nobody ships ice cream,’” Castle said. “And then we did research, and he was right. People do, in fact, ship ice cream.” Sisters of Anarchy started shipping on a small scale in 2019, but the online sales didn’t take off until the start of the pandemic. Stuck at home, people were looking for unique products to send to family and friends — and ice cream was a comforting,

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After 20 years of pursuing other careers out of state, the couple returned to Vermont with the goal of working in agriculture. Berries were new to both of them. They bought the 75-acre former dairy farm in 2013. The land had been fallow since the early 1990s; there wasn’t even a driveway. Castle and Clark spent two years restoring organic matter to the soil, cover cropping, clearing rocks and doing tons of research before they began planting in stages. The couple always intended to make syrups with elderberries and Aronia berries — two “superfruits” that were rarely grown in Vermont — when they started the farm. (Today, Aronia growers are more common in Vermont; one, Sayre Fields Family Farm in Hinesburg, uses the berries in carbonated beverages.) The plants themselves are hardy and low-maintenance, but it takes a few years for them to reach peak maturity. So Castle and Clark began by focusing on ice cream, using it to maximize the farm’s profit. “We want to be as high on the value chain as we can be,” Castle said. The couple makes their “farm-to-cone” flavors with an ice cream base from Kingdom Creamery of Vermont, to which they prefer to add no more than four ingredients. “We want it to be what it says it is,” Clark said. “We don’t want to muck it up by adding a bunch of stuff,” Castle added. “Our raspberry

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relatively inexpensive indulgence. The company has now shipped pints to 48 states. The pandemic also propelled Sisters of Anarchy’s wholesale business: More than 20 farmstands, markets and grocery stores in Vermont and Massachusetts now carry the ice cream. The couple just launched four-ounce single-serve containers, complete with a nostalgic wooden spoon. Fisher Brothers Farm also sells a small amount of frozen fruit through City Market, Onion River Co-op and Healthy Living Market & Café and supplies local brewers and cidermakers, including Foam Brewers and Stowe Cider. The best part of the Sisters of Anarchy experience, though, is enjoying ice cream while wandering through rows of fruit, marveling at the farm’s innovative trellises and impressive pest-defying nets. The farmstand is open to visitors on weekends starting in May and daily at the height of scoop season. Food-truck nights with live music will reappear in the summer. Castle and Clark had nearly 250 ice cream-related events scheduled for the summer of 2020, most of which were canceled by April. That pause gave them time to explore another aspect of their fruit business: the wellness syrups. “That really got us off the pot and made us get it launched,” Clark said. By that July, they were making their first batches of elderberry, Aronia and elderberry-Aronia syrup. Typical mass-market elderberry syrups list water as the first ingredient. Sisters of Anarchy Syrupworks products have a different base: pressed grape juice from the three acres of coldhardy marquette grapes grown on the farm. “It’s fun to make these products, because we look at the competition that’s out there in the wellness syrup space and the amount of junk they put in it. It tastes awful,” Clark said. What makes theirs so different? “We grow it; we press it; we make it.” The syrups also include crystallized honey from the hives that Champlain

Valley Apiaries keeps on a back corner of the Fisher Brothers Farm property — 40 to 80 of them, depending on the time of year. “Their bees love it here,” Castle said. “If you come during raspberry season, it’s like the plants are buzzing because there are so many bees.” But the stars of the syrups are the Aronia berries and elderberries. “From a nutritional perspective, they’re superfruits,” Castle said. “Nutritionists always say, ‘The darker your food is, the more healthy it is.’ Well, Aronia berries are black.” Elderberry has long been a darling of the folk medicine and health-food store set, who consume it as a supplement in gummies, powders, cough syrup, drops, lozenges, juices or syrups. Such products tout the plant’s antioxidant, immunityboosting powers. Well before the current respiratory pandemic, a flurry of scientific studies and trials investigated elderberry’s efficacy in treating the flu and the common cold. In 2018, Tennessee’s Franklin Institute of Wellness (now Franklin Health Research) concluded that “supplementation with elderberry was found to substantially reduce upper respiratory symptoms.” An Australian study from the same year described elderberry as offering “multiple modes of therapeutic action against influenza infection.” “No published research studies have evaluated the use of elderberry for COVID19,” according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health. That caution hasn’t stopped some wellness companies from floating the possibility in their marketing — though action from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission might. While Aronia berries haven’t had the same scientific treatment, they’ve been a similar natural remedy for centuries. BERRY WELL

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Crave Worthy « P.38 fill in the blank. It’s: “When I can get to this weight, then everything will be fine.”

I’m gonna eat the cookies and I’m gonna eat the ice cream.

SD: You write that many people “are tired of being told what to eat and not eat, so they tune it all out.” How do you combat that? DK: When we ask someone to change their diet, we’re asking them to do over 160 different [clinical nutrition recommendations] at once. Add the 220 food decisions [most people make] a day, and people just implode. They don’t even know where to begin. I took a deep dive into how people change behavior. I’ve researched and spent 13 to 14 years on this modular approach. I just want you to focus on one thing at a time. [For example,] this month, focus on fruit. By the end of the month, the goal is for you to eat two fruit servings a day. When you focus on one thing and you have success, you want to try another.

SD: Is there a way to create cravings for broccoli to match many people’s cravings for chocolate? DK: Chefs know how to make craveable, delicious food. We need to teach people how to make healthful, craveable, delicious

SD: Did that work for your sugar addiction? DK: The first step was me figuring out why I had it. We all have our own food stories we carry with us, and if we don’t understand those, it’s gonna be really hard for us to make healthy dietary changes. I grew up in an alcoholic, Irish Catholic family. Sugar was my one and only safe place. And it wasn’t until I was able to honor and thank sugar for saving my life [that I could] then take away the shame and the guilt. Today, I have my one piece of chocolate a day, 1.5 to 2 ounces. I don’t beat myself up and tell myself I’m a failure and [that] if I ate the chocolate then

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foods. Like, adding a source of acid to your food, mostly lemon and lime, will take your dish and brighten it, elevate it to the next level. And salt is not the enemy. We get most of our salt from processed food. When you’re cooking at home, you can totally use salt, but know when to use it. If you use it throughout the cooking process as opposed to throwing it in at the end, you’ll use less of it. Then there are various cooking methods like caramelization. If you’ve never had caramelized, roasted vegetables, you don’t know what you’re missing. SD: Can you highlight the benefits of mindful eating you describe in the book? DK: In order to mindfully eat, you can’t have your phone at the table and chaos all around you. You need to listen to your inner voice, which is really getting drowned out by the outside noise. I know almost every single one of your readers has had the experience of eating something,

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and then you don’t even remember you ate it. It could be a chocolate chip cookie, for example. It was a craving and you ate it, but you didn’t savor it; you didn’t give yourself the chance to really enjoy it and connect with it. So, in the end, you just want more and more. I always say food is about connection. Eating with others is a connection, and we

can actually connect with the Earth, based on food choices we make. It’s really that connection that feeds us. If you eat without connection, you will always be hungry. SD: One part of The Culinary Medicine Textbook is about creating kitchens that promote and teach healthy eating. What is one thing we can do in our home kitchens? DK: Again, the modular approach works here. You’ve got your freezer, your fridge, your countertop and your pantry. Declutter them and then put the healthful items within easy reach. Always make the healthy item the easy option. Pre-COVID, I used to get together with a friend on Saturday or Sunday, and we [would] cut up a gallon of vegetables that sat in our fridge to throw into stir-fries, soups, omelettes or whatever. SD: We all know we’re supposed to eat more vegetables. Other tips? DK: I use the word plant-forward. When

you can choose more plants, do that. I look at my protein source when I’m planning breakfast, lunch and dinner, but that’s only the tiny bit in the middle. The other whole cast of characters is my vegetables and my whole grains. If you eat no vegetables, let’s just start with getting one in a day. And once you get one in and that’s OK, let’s try for two. Then try some different varieties and different colors, because each color has a different superpower when it comes to health. SD: I love your “dilution” approach. Can you explain it? DK: If I go out to get Chinese food, I will bring half home with me. I can make a dinner for four out of that, because the sauce is all there. I’ll add about three cups of steamed veggies on top of the leftovers. [Or] if you’re making a taco, add a can of black beans to the ground turkey. It also works in helping people to eat whole grains. For example, I would have them do three-quarters white pasta with one-quarter whole-wheat pasta, and then half and half, and so on. If you can make it all the way, great. But if all you get to is a quarter, yay for you. It’s not all or nothing. Every little decision you make throughout the day — make more of them healthful choices, and that’s the direction you’re going. m This interview was edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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They’re also a growing trend, predicted to “hit the mainstream” in 2020 by trend forecasting company WGSN. Tart and astringent, the fruits are also known as chokeberries. “A raw Aronia berry will turn your tongue to a wooden stick,” Castle said. “But the good news is, it’s so high in tannins that, as a flavor element, they’re amazing.” When it comes to promising health benefits, Clark and Castle are careful in the wording they use on Sisters of Anarchy Syrupworks labels. The elderberry syrup “may provide immune system support” with its 207,000 milligrams of elderberry per 16-ounce

bottle, or 6,500 mg per serving. The Aronia berry syrup, with 6,375 mg of Aronia per serving, “may aid body temp regulation and fever reduction.” Sisters of Anarchy’s blog post introducing the wellness syrups cheekily notes that “Farmer Bob is smart enough not to run afoul of the FDA by making actual health claims.” It also jokes that the syrups “will be at least as effective as hydroxychloroquine in battling some conditions.” Clark drinks the viscous syrups straight, a tablespoon a day. Castle mixes hers with seltzer over ice. She suggests incorporating them into mixed drinks, if you’re into cocktails. And, for the real anarchists out there, the syrups also make a pretty darn tasty topping for an ice cream sundae. Wellness never tasted so sweet. m

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or someone on a “struggle fest,” Ben Feinson had a pretty good time. He ate Fritos, peanut M&Ms, and avocado-and-cheese sandwiches and drank beet juice. He hung out with his best friends for four and a half days in mid-July. He slept in the back of a van and received messages of love and encouragement from family and friends. These activities were a backdrop to — and in support of — the main event: speed-hiking the Long Trail. That was the “struggle fest,” in Feinson’s words. A 29-year-old carpenter from Richmond, Feinson completed the 273-mile path in record time last summer: four days, 11 hours and 44 minutes. He bested the previous men’s record, set in 2009, by one hour and two minutes. Feinson’s feat is chronicled in a 35-minute documentary, “Supported,” produced by crew member Maia Buckingham, a web designer at Gardener’s Supply. Viewable on YouTube, the Long Trail documentary is her most ambitious — and widely viewed — film project, she said. Feinson’s achievement is recognized as the fastest known time (FKT) for the Long Trail in the men’s “supported” category, which makes it the fastest overall time. Unsupported or self-supported hikes — the other two divisions recognized by Fastest Known Time, the organization that oversees such competitions — take longer. On a supported hike, Feinson could get food drops, new socks, pacing and other assistance from his crew of friends. But he had to cover every inch of the nation’s 44

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oldest long-distance hiking path, which traverses Vermont from Canada to Massachusetts and crosses its highest peaks, by the power of his own legs and lungs. “I wanted to have a fun, interesting experience with my best friends,” Feinson said. “The fact that we got to have this adventure together was my gift to them and their gift to me. “They got to live like dirtbags out in the woods, hiking crazy miles,” he continued.

Prem Linskey administering blister care while Ben Feinson stretches during a break

“And I got to achieve this really, really big dream of mine — to run the Long Trail really fast — because of their generosity and their enthusiasm.” Feinson hiked in beautiful weather and during a rainstorm on Killington Peak that left him shivering and fearing hypothermia. He slogged through ankle-deep mud for more than a day. He fell asleep standing up. Traveling north to south, Feinson moved toward Massachusetts for 19 hours

out of every 24. Friends took turns hiking with him — efforts that included bringing him emergency dry clothes, feeding him bites of sandwich as he ran and generally cheering him on. They also passed around a GoPro camera to shoot footage for Buckingham’s documentary. “For me, the importance [of the film] is telling the full story of Ben’s hike,” said Buckingham, 29, who grew up in Jeffersonville. “It’s so complete. The story’s really in the film.” Documenting the hike meant holding the GoPro “like a lollipop with a little tripod” as the cameraperson ran with Feinson, she said. The on-trail scenes were shot by whoever was accompanying Feinson on a particular section of the trail; Buckingham hiked 60 miles with Feinson. She also shot the interviews that are interspersed with action footage, passages that help guide the viewer on Feinson’s journey. “The interesting thing with the GoPro is, it has a really good sensor,” Buckingham said. “You don’t have to look through it to use it. It almost has a fish-eye lens.’’ As “Supported” documents the trajectory of Feinson’s trek, its literal and figurative highs and lows, it also depicts a growing trend in long-distance hiking: going fast. The Green Mountain Club, the nonprofit that manages and stewards the Long Trail, doesn’t track or recognize speed-hiking attempts or completions of the path, communications manager Chloe Miller said. Rather, the club records the total number of end-to-end hikes in a year. In 2020, the number hit 555, more than double the average from 2015 to 2019, according to Miller. (The 2021 end-to-end number is not available yet.) Fastest Known Time sanctions and tracks speed competitions on particular hiking routes around the world, from the U.S. to Europe to New Zealand. In 2021, at least 12 people attempted Long Trail FKTs; that number has typically been in the single digits, Miller said. Two Vermonters — both graduates of Mount Mansfield Union High School in Jericho — set FKT Long Trail records last year: Feinson and Mikaela Osler, whose time of six days, 11 hours and 33 minutes is tops in the women’s unsupported division. Osler wrote an essay about her FKT that appears in the winter issue of the Green Mountain Club’s Long Trail News. For the piece, she talked to other athletes who attempted or achieved Long Trail FKTs, including Feinson. “Everyone I talked to felt a profound connection to the Long Trail,” wrote Osler, who currently resides in New Mexico. “Many of us consider Vermont our home, or one of our homes.” Feinson’s connection to the Long Trail, to his home state and to the people who live there — especially in Richmond — is clear

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ouise Glück begins her 13th collection of poetry with the modestly entitled “Poem,” which begins like a folktale about two children:

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There is a vision of oblivion: “Downward and downward and downward and downward / is where the wind is taking us.” Yet the poem ends tenderly, with the words “I touch your cheek to protect you—.” In only 28 lines, the poet bounds across several centuries and glides through a succession of tonal universes, from pastoral to hallucinatory to fearsome, coming to rest gently with that consoling last line — which is also startling, as if spoken directly to the reader. Author of 12 previous books of poems and two collections of essays, Glück has received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Humanities Medal, the National Book Award for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the Bollingen Prize for Poetry. She served as poet laureate of Vermont from 1994 to 1998 and of the U.S. from 2003 to 2004. In 2020, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Glück moved to Vermont in the early 1970s and served from 1976 to 1980 on the now-legendary original faculty of Goddard College’s MFA program for writers. She later moved to Massachusetts and worked for decades as a traveling writing teacher, including at Yale, Boston, Brandeis and Stanford universities and Williams College. In 2021 she returned to Vermont, where she now resides in Montpelier part time. The Nobel Prize jury praised Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” Glück’s poetry is often described as austere or spare, but a longtime reader may find these adjectives reductive and incomplete. Her poems are spacious, incorporating the empty page that surrounds a text, employing the gaps between stanzas, between poems and even between books to make leaps in association and insight. 46

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BOOKS ‘A CHILDREN’S STORY’ FROM WINTER RECIPES FROM THE COLLECTIVE Tired of rural life, the king and queen return to the city, all the little princesses rattling in the back of the car, singing the song of being: I am, you are, he, she, it is — But there will be no conjugation in the car, oh no. Who can speak of the future? Nobody knows anything about the future, even the planets do not know. But the princesses will have to live in it. What a sad day the day has become. Outside the car, the cows and pastures are drifting away; they look calm, but calm is not the truth. Despair is the truth. This is what mother and father know. All hope is lost. We must return to where it was lost if we want to find it again. Excerpted from Winter Recipes From the Collective by Louise Glück. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Copyright © 2021 by Louise Glück. All rights reserved.

Here’s the opening to “Winter Journey.” Well, it was just as I thought, the path all but obliterated— We had moved then from the first to the second stage, from the dream to the proposition. And look— here is the line between, resembling this line from which our words emerge; moonlight breaks through. Is this passage about a walk in the snow, or about a mythic descent to the underworld, or about the juxtaposition of sleep and waking, or about writing itself? Those who love this poet’s methods and modes know the best answer is all of these and more. In her Nobel lecture, acknowledging her childhood love of William Shakespeare,

William Blake and Emily Dickinson, Glück referred to a writer’s “pact” with a reader. She said she kept returning, as she grew older, to “the poets in whose work I played, as the elected listener, a crucial role. Intimate, seductive, often furtive or clandestine. Not stadium poets. Not poets talking to themselves.” Her new book’s title is odd. At first, Winter Recipes From the Collective might sound like a seasonal cookbook. Then there’s the unexpected reference to “the Collective,” which evokes a political sphere — not just a crowd but an organized faction. The incongruity of this word is obliquely comical. Glück used the same word in her Nobel lecture, acknowledging the “panic” she felt at being suddenly thrust into public view one morning, told she’d been given the grandest of international accolades. “In art of the kind to which I was drawn, the voice or judgment of the collective is dangerous,” she said. “The precariousness of intimate speech adds to its power and the power of the reader, through whose agency the voice is encouraged in its urgent plea or confidence.” She offered a glimpse, via a discretionary third person, into the response of a very private artist to this sudden spotlight: “What happens to a poet of this type when the collective, instead of apparently exiling or ignoring him or her, applauds and elevates? I would say such a poet would feel threatened, outmaneuvered.” The book’s front cover offers a visual riddle akin to the verbal riddles within the book. A drawing of a tiny bird chick hovers in the center above embossed type; four lines of Chinese calligraphy appear at the upper right. The rest of the jacket, including the back, is empty, cream-colored parchment, calling to mind the empty/full void ever-present in traditional Asian art. Like the book’s title, the bird image is amusing — in a certain way. A small being, crouched low and looking up with the dot of its eye, as if to say, “Don’t look at me . . . I’m here but not here.” Glück is a poet whose writings often reflect back a reader’s gaze. Even in poems that sound intimate and autobiographical, mythical allusions and a classically elevated resonance assert, “Don’t look at me.” She asks us instead to look closely and far, to look hard and well — while, as in “Poem,” “the world goes by, all the worlds, each more beautiful than the last.” This is indeed a wintry book. The title poem is a fable about enduring hardship. It mixes eras and locales, invoking the gathering and fermenting of wild moss, the propagation of miniature trees, and the making of an “invigorating winter sandwich” for market.

…but no one said it was good to eat; it was what you ate when there was nothing else, like matzoh in the desert, which our parents called the bread of affliction… The poems in Winter Recipes From the Collective converse with one another and with their companions in previous books. “The Setting Sun” is a four-part parable about a painter and a student. “The Denial of Death” recounts an unnerving, metafictional story of a lost passport. A number of briefer poems pivot on dialogues between two sisters as children, which we’re invited to

understand as portions of a dispersed yet unified sequence. Quietly magnificent, Glück’s poems require a concentration that many people find hard to summon now. She never ends a piece with a ringing epiphany or a revelatory punch line. Sometimes an ending seems weirdly arrested, suspended partway between assertion and implication. She has a powerfully definite sense of where to halt, leaving a reader fully involved

yet neither at ease nor sated: impelled to read the poem again. Glück relies on her readers’ intuitions, not just on our logical judgments; on our willingness to read slowly and carefully; and on our courage to face the more frightening, dislocating demands of her poetry’s splendors as she moves inward and outward, back and forth, between particularity and reverie. We see and hear that movement in these lines from “Song,” the book’s conclusion:

a cold wind blows as I cross the desert; I can see his house in the distance; smoke is coming from the chimney That is the kiln, I think; only Leo makes porcelain in the desert Ah, he says, you are dreaming again And I say then I’m glad I dream the fire is still alive

INFO Winter Recipes From the Collective by Louise Glück; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 64 pages. $25.

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Whose Land?

A Hood Museum show invites viewers to consider the meaning, and fate, of place B Y PA M EL A POL ST O N • ppolston@sevendaysvt.com

he title of a current Hood Museum of Art exhibition is unremarkable — “This Land: American Engagement With the Natural World.” One might assume that its theme is the environment or the degradation thereof. To be sure, those concerns are represented. But the title obscures the real significance of this sprawling, 160-artist show: a broadly inclusive definition of “American.” Mounting works from its permanent collection, the museum aptly calls “This Land” a groundbreaking show. It’s the “first major installation of traditional and contemporary Native American art set alongside early to contemporary art by African American, Asian American, EuroAmerican and Latin American artists,” according to a museum description. In other words, the exhibition embraces the perspectives of those who lived here before Europeans arrived, before America gained its dubious reputation as a melting pot and well before the present-day cacophony of differing opinions. The artworks in “This Land” challenge viewers to consider the meaning of place and who gets to decide what happens to and in it. Inherently, the exhibition also shows us how the denizens of this land have treated each other throughout its history. For museumgoers, the expansion of what is considered American art results in a multitude of visual treats and conceptual revelations. The consortium of Hood curators — including curator of Indigenous art Jami Powell — must have had a field day browsing the museum’s collections; this is a very large and multifaceted show. To wrangle the quantity of items, the curators grouped them according to seven subthemes. For example, “An Ecocritical Lens” looks at resource extraction and environmental devastation through contemporary photography. “Expansion, Encounter and Exchange” invites a recontextualization of 19th-century landscape paintings to contemplate manifest destiny — the belief that colonization of the continent was inevitable and justifiable. “Power of Place” regards both individual 48

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and communal relationships to landscape, such as in majestic national park photographs by Ansel Adams and emotive urban images by contemporary New York Citybased Dominican artists. Some visitors might dismiss — or not even notice — these curatorial categories and just try to swallow the exhibition whole. An omnivorous approach, for this viewer, was slightly overwhelming but also exciting. It’s recommended if you like the idea of wandering from one room, genre and time period to another and sorting through the mashup on your way home. Among many other pieces, viewers can witness the dynamic 2017 painting “White Buffalo Calf Woman March” by Native artist Yatika Starr Fields; civil rights photographer Charles Moore’s image of Martin Luther King Jr. being arrested, in 1958, for “loitering”; and the startling photograph “Living Room Floor, Ninth Ward,” taken by Chris Jordan after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005. Some pieces included in the exhibition might not seem obviously on theme, such as the off-putting 1895 painting “Cowboy Bargaining for an Indian Girl” by Charles Marion Russell; or the surprisingly sweet pastel “Dying Lotus,” drawn by Joseph Stella in the early 1930s. Yet each of these depicts an interaction in a place and time or an artist’s relationship to the natural world. One of the strongest eco-focused works in “This Land” is ironically one of the most beautiful. “Oil Boom,” a dreamlike, sepia-toned archival pigment print by Chemehuevi photographer Cara Romero, positions a Native American dancer, arms outstretched, against a dystopian backdrop of oil pumpjacks. Wall text explains that the image is part of Romero’s “Water Memories” series, the works of which “explore water’s capacity to hold memory, trauma and life.” Her Indigenous narratives, the text continues, “are both terrifying and peaceful.” In many ways, that dichotomy ripples through this entire exhibition. A headline-generating artwork in “This Land” is Indigenous artist Jamie

Okuma’s glass-bead boots. One might not expect a Hood Museum commission, high fashion and politics to intersect, but that’s exactly what happened with “Peep.” The stunning, intricately hand-beaded pair of boots features a depiction of a California scrub jay along with abstract botanicals. Last year, the first-ever Native American U.S. secretary of the interior, Deb Haaland, wore Okuma’s boots for an InStyle magazine shoot. Now those boots reside inside a protective vitrine on the second floor of the Hood exhibition, sharing quarters with the likes of John James Audubon’s 19th-century illustration of an American buzzard.

“Oil Boom” by Cara Romero

“American Buzzard” by John James Audubon

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“Peep” by Jamie Okuma

THE EXPANSION OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED AMERICAN ART RESULTS IN

A MULTITUDE OF VISUAL TREATS AND CONCEPTUAL REVELATIONS.

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‘CALL AND RESPONSE’: To motivate creativity during the long months of social isolation, the Photographers Workroom began a visual exchange of imagery to maintain much-needed connection. Eight Vermont photographers participated: Nancy Banks, Christie Carter, Rosalind Daniels, Lisa Dimondstein, Marcie Scudder, Kent Shaw, Peggy Smith and Shapleigh Smith. f ‘FACE IT’: A group exhibition of portraits. NED RICHARDSON: “What the Machines Told Me,” images generated by Generational Adversarial Network, a deep learning system, that began with the artist perceiving a connection between the living forest networks around his home and the digital and technological networks that surround us all. Art Social: Saturday, January 29, 3:30-5 p.m. Face masks required. January 26-March 5. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

mad river valley/waterbury ‘TEXTURES AND PATTERNS’: Textural paintings by Sandy Grant, hooked rugs by Judy Dodds and ceramic mosaics by Bette Ann Libby. January 19-March 5. Info, 496-6682. The Gallery at Mad River Valley Arts in Waitsfield.

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‘GIVE WILDLIFE A VOICE’: Forty juried artworks resulting from a statewide art competition for students launched by the Vermont Wildlife Education Fund. January 21-February 4. Info, 5332000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

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“United States of Attica” by Faith Ringgold

“Saint Agnes Manderson, S.D. Pine Ridge Rez” by Arthur Amiotte

One final observation: The Hood, part of Dartmouth College, is a teaching museum. As such, it routinely includes probing questions in its wall text, presumably encouraging students to think more deeply about what they are seeing. Adult viewers who take umbrage with this Socratic approach might want to reconsider the invitation to think deeply. Particularly with this exhibition, some of the questions have very much to do with where we are and where we’re going in this land. m

INFO ‘This Land: American Engagement With the Natural World,” through July 23 at the Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. hoodmuseum. dartmouth.edu

ARTIST & CURATOR CONVERSATION: NATALIE FRANK AND ELISSA WATTERS: Natalie Frank is a multimedia artist who explores contemporary discourse on feminism, sexuality and violence. She and curator Elissa Watters discuss Frank’s process and the work on view in her current exhibit “Painting with Paper” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Register for the Zoom event at brattleboromuseum.org. Online, Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 257-0124. ARTIST TALK: KATIE RUNDE: “Painting Alexander Twilight,” a slide presentation about creating the portrait of Twilight, believed to have been the first African American college graduate and legislator in the U.S., which will hang in the statehouse. Attendees must show proof of vaccination and wear face masks. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls, Thursday, January 20, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 458-0098. FAMILY ART SATURDAY: Families are invited to drop in and participate in an art activity inspired by current exhibitions. Face masks required. BCA Center, Burlington, Saturday, January 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. ‘FRAUDS, FAKES AND THE REAL DEAL IN EARLY AMERICAN SAMPLERS’: In this virtual presentation, textile conservator Michele Pagán gives an introduction to Bennington Museum’s sampler collection from a conservator’s point of view. Register at benningtonmuseum. org. Online, Wednesday, January 19, 6:30-8 p.m. $12 for museum members; $15 for nonmembers. Info, 447-1571. SOAR: COMMUNITY ART MAKING: Puppeteers from No String Marionette Company lead participants in the creation of a large-scale kinetic sculpture that will be displayed along the Open Air Gallery. The theme for the art piece is “We rise by lifting others.” No experience necessary. Workshops outdoors at noon and 2 p.m. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, Saturday, January 22, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2000.

ARTWORK AT UVMMC: Oil paintings of cows by Stephanie Bush, wood shadowboxes by Sam Macy and abstract butterfly paintings by Maria Angelache in the Main Street Corridor and Ambulatory Care Center 3; mixed-media paintings by Kathleen Grant in McClure 4; acrylic paintings and monotypes by Elizabeth Powell and photographs by Kristina Pentek in ACC 2. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through January 24. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. ‘UNBOUND’: Painting, sculpture and works on paper by Kirsten Reynolds, Rob Hitzig and Rachel Gross that explore contemporary approaches to abstraction as it relates to architecture, space and materials. BRADLEY BORTHWICK: “Objects of Empire,” sculptural installation that evolved from the artist’s research on the Dorset marble quarry and ancient Roman storehouses, and ponders shared cycles of civilization. Through February 5. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington. JACKSON TUPPER: “Mayo,” a solo exhibition of paintings by the Vermont artist made in response to domestic isolation during pandemic lockdown. Through March 9. Info, 233-2943. Safe and Sound Gallery in Burlington. ‘THE LARGE WORKS’: Locally made 2D works, two to six feet in size, hang in the hallway outside the S.P.A.C.E. Gallery. Through January 29. Info, 578-2512. The Soda Plant in Burlington. MALTEX ARTISTS: Paintings by Dierdre Michelle, Judy Hawkins, Nancy Chapman and Jean Cherouny, as well as photographs by Caleb Kenna and Michael Couture in the building’s hallways. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through March 31. Info, 865-7296. Maltex Building in Burlington. SHANNON O’CONNELL: Botanical paintings with phosphorescent and UV-sensitive pigments mixed into the paint, allowing secondary paintings to be revealed. Through March 2. 802-865-7296. Burlington City Hall. ‘THE SMALL WORKS’: An annual unjuried exhibition of locally made works smaller than 12 inches each. Through January 29. Info, 578-2512. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. STEPHEN SHARON: A solo exhibition of vibrant, multilayered abstract paintings by the Burlington artist. Curated by SEABA. Through March 4. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington. WILL GEBHARD: “So It Goes,” a solo show of vivid, graphic paintings by the Vermont artist. Through January 22. Info, 324-0014. Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

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ADRIENNE GINTER & ERIKA LAWLOR SCHMIDT: Hand-cut paper works that tell stories from nature, and monotypes that reflect the natural world and the interconnectedness of all life, respectively. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through January 31. Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne. ERIKA LAWLOR SCHMIDT: Relief monotypes, Skyway. Curated by Burlington City Arts. MAREVA MILLARC: Acrylic paintings, Gates 1-8. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through March 31. Info, 865-7296. Burlington International Airport in South Burlington. ‘EYESIGHT & INSIGHT: LENS ON AMERICAN ART’: An online exhibition of artworks at shelburnemuseum.org that illuminates creative responses to perceptions of vision; four sections explore themes ranging from 18th-century optical technologies to the social and historical connotations of eyeglasses in portraiture from the 19th century to the present. Through October 16.

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‘IN PLAIN SIGHT: REDISCOVERING CHARLES SUMNER BUNN’S DECOYS’: An online exhibition of shorebird decoys carved by the member of the ShinnecockMontauk Tribes, based on extensive research and resolving historic controversy. Through October 5. ‘PATTERN & PURPOSE: AMERICAN QUILTS FROM THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM’: The museum presents 20 textile masterpieces from its collection dating from the first decades of the 1800s to the turn of the 21st century, organized by associate curator Katie Wood Kirchhoff. Online only at shelburnemuseum.org. Through February 1. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum. ‘THE GIFT OF ART’: An off-season exhibition featuring a changing collection of artworks. Open by appointment or during special events. Through April 30. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

f KAELA MACLAUGHLIN: “No Ticket for Entry,” animation stills and fairy-tale drawings by the senior Art & Design major. Reception: Thursday, January 20, 6-7 p.m. Face masks required. Through January 29. Info, bcollier@smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester. ‘WINTER COMPASS’: Works featuring Venetian plaster finishes by Sam Colt, along with works by 13 gallery artists in a variety of mediums. Through January 31. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

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‘THE CATAMOUNT IN VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the feline symbol of Vermont through the lenses of art, science and culture. Through May 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. CONOR LAHIFF: Meteorologically inspired landscape photography on metal and more. Through February 15. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre. JASON GALLIGAN-BALDWIN: “Safety Procedures,” works incorporating acrylics, antique text, childhood books, film stills and other materials to explore American culture, or lack thereof. Curated by Studio Place Arts. Through February 26. Info, 479-7069. AR Market in Barre. ‘ONE MORE TIME!’: Ten artists who have exhibited at the gallery in 2021 return for a group show of works in watercolor, acrylic, oils, wearable art and photography. Through January 31. Info, 279-5048. ART, etc. in Northfield.

Natalie Frank

In the exhibition “Painting With Paper,” on view through February 13 at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Natalie Frank engages viewers with both content and technique. What registers first are eight portraits of women, each accompanied by a small animal. Who are these women? What is the meaning of their nonhuman companions? The titles don’t reveal a thing: “Woman With Salamander.” “Woman With Yellow Birds.” “Woman With Fox” (pictured). And so on. A closer look at the portraits brings up another question: How on Earth did she make them? As the show’s title hints, Frank created the portraits by manipulating wet pigmented cotton and linen paper pulp. The results are expressionistic, evocative, even subtly challenging — especially in the faces that seem to stare unabashedly at the viewer. Frank’s almost psychedelic coloration and the textural quality of the portraits gives them a visceral vitality. In reading more, we learn that Frank’s subjects are imaginary, the animals symbolic. As curator Elissa Watters writes, the Brooklyn-based multimedia artist creates “dynamic feminist portraits that engage with contemporary conversations about gender, fantasy, power and sensuality.” Her figures here express femininity, as well as wildness; they are both beautiful and unnerving. And they are wonders to behold. Learn more about Frank, including her woman-centered explorations of fairy tales, at natalie-frank.com. The artist talks with Watters about her work via Zoom and Facebook Live on Thursday, January 20, at 7 p.m. Register for the free talk at brattleboromuseum.org.

f SABRINA FADIAL & GAYLEEN AIKEN: “Corporeal Discretion,” sculptural work that addresses female fertility by the contemporary Vermont artist, Nuquist Gallery; and “A Life of Art,” paintings by the late folk artist, Contemporary Hall. Reception: Friday, February 4, 4-7 p.m. Through March 18. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

f MISOO BANG: New paintings by the Burlington artist. Closing reception: February 17, 3-5 p.m. Through February 18. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Northern Vermont University, in Johnson.

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‘THE ART OF THE GRAPHIC’: Eight displays of snowboards that let viewers see the design process from initial conception to final product; featuring artists Scott Lenhardt, Mark Gonzalez, Mikey Welsh, Mishel Schwartz and more. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe. CATHERINE OPIE: Photographs of rural and urban American scenes that investigate the parallels between natural and political landscapes and their connections to a sense of identity and community. Through April 9. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

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ROSE PEARLMAN: “Counter-Space,” abstract wall hangings created by punch-needle rug hooking. Through March 5. Minema Gallery in Johnson.

f HEATHER BERNEK GUPTILL: “Musings From

the Nurses Room,” large-scale intuitive abstract paintings. Reception: Thursday, January 27, 6-8 p.m. Through February 5. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

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‘ITTY BITTY: TINY TEXTS IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS’: Books from the 17th to 21st centuries that measure between 1.8 and 10 centimeters, from religious manuscripts to cookbooks, children’s books to Shakespeare. Visitors are not currently allowed in the library but may view the works online at go.middlebury.edu/tinybooks. Through May 31. Davis Family Library, Middlebury College.

VISUAL ART IN SEVEN DAYS:

‘KNOWING DARKNESS’: A group exhibition of new work by Bonnie Baird, Christine Atkinson, Charlotte Dworshak, Julia Jensen, Hannah Morris, Hannah Sessions, Pamela Smith and Susanne Strater. Through January 31. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes. ‘PRIDE 1983’: Through interviews with organizers, photographs and scanned images of historic documents, the exhibit, curated by Meg Tamulonis of the Vermont Queer Archives, explores the origins and lasting legacies of Vermont’s first Pride March on June 25, 1983, in Burlington. It can also be viewed online at vtfolklife.org. Through March 25. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. ‘WINTER FAVORITES’: Selected works by established gallery artists. Through January 31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury. ‘WINTER FAVORITES’: Selected works by established gallery artists. Through January 31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

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LOWELL SNOWDEN KLOCK & HEATHER WILSON: ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside, photography on a winter theme and “bombshell” pinup artworks, respectively. Through February 25. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

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f ‘JANUARY: COLOR AND LIGHT’: Painted, CNC-cut wood panels by Scott Brown and illuminated sculptural lanterns by Kristian Brevik. Reception: Sunday, January 23, 2-4 p.m., preceded by a walk on the Ingalls and Butternut Trails, 1769 South End Road in North Hero, at noon Through March 20. Info, 355-2150. GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

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HOLIDAY SHOW: Prints and handmade gift cards by artist members. Through January 29. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. JUDITH VIVELL: “Meant for Each Other,” mixed-media abstractions on raw canvas. Also, jewelry by Stacy Hopkins, precious metal and volcanic bowls by Cristina Salusti and sculptural pieces by Ria Blaas. Through February 1. Info, 603-443-3017. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.

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JULIE CRABTREE & AMANDA ANN PALMER: Fiber-art landscapes inspired by the Scotland coast, and hand-thrown pottery, respectively. Through February 28. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

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BEN BARNES: Recent paintings of northern Vermont: small-town street scenes, landscapes and retired cars and tractors. Through March 25. Info, 525-3366. The Parker Pie Company in West Glover. DIANNE TAYLOR MOORE: “Let Us Fly Away,” vibrant pastel paintings of Colorado, the Florida Keys and southwestern U.S. Through February 26. Info, 7480158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. KEITH CHAMBERLIN: “Then and Again,” two sets of photographs separated by 40 years by the St. Johnsbury photographer. Through January 31. Info, 626-6049. The Satellite Gallery in Lyndonville. ‘A LIFE IN LISTS AND NOTES’: An exhibition that celebrates the poetic, mnemonic, narrative and enumerative qualities of lists and notes. The objects on display span myriad creative, professional, bureaucratic, domestic and personal uses of lists through the ages. Through May 31. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

f OPEN AIR GALLERY: SKI & SNOWSHOE TRAIL:

Outdoor sculptures by 20 artists can be seen along a two-mile trail through the center’s grounds and neighboring fields. Reserve free tickets at highlandartsvt.org. Meet the Artists Weekend: Saturday, January 29, and Sunday, January 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Through March 27. Info, 533-2000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

STJ ART ON THE STREET WINTER SHOW: Downtown businesses exhibit artworks in storefront windows, including stained glass, lamps, paintings and mixed-media, in a collaborative public art project. Through February 25. Info, eknarey@ catamountarts.org. Various St. Johnsbury locations.

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B. LYNCH: “Pull Back the Curtain,” a fantastical universe of the Reds and the Greys, disparate societal factions set in the 18th century, using puppetry, drawing, painting, linoleum block printing and digital animation. Through February 13. DELITA MARTIN: “Between Worlds,” a year-long installation in the museum’s front windows that reimagines the identities and roles of Black women in the context of Black culture and African history. Through May 31. GUILD OF VERMONT FURNITURE MAKERS: “Evolving Traditions,” contemporary works in wood crafted by members of the guild. Through February 13. MICHAEL ABRAMS: “Arcadia Rediscovered,” a luminous, misty painting installation that invites viewers to be mindfully in the world. Through March 5. NATALIE FRANK: “Painting With Paper,” abstracted portraits of imagined female figures, each accompanied by an animal, in wet pigmented cotton and linen paper pulp. Through February 13. VERMONT GLASS GUILD: “Inspired by the Past,” contemporary works in glass exhibited alongside historical counterparts from the museum’s collection. Through March 5. WILLIAM RANSOM: “Keep Up/Hold Up,” mixed-media installations that speak to the current state of social tension in the U.S., the reckoning with a history of white supremacy, and the potential for flare-up or collapse. Through March 5. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

CALL TO ARTISTS 2023 SOLO EXHIBITIONS: AVA features three or four Main Gallery opportunities featuring exhibitions that range from thematic group shows to single/solo artist shows. Deadline: March 31. Find the link for applications at avagallery.org. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H. Info, 603-448-3117. ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANTS: Artist development grants support Vermont-based artists at all stages of their careers, funding activities that enhance mastery of a craft or that increase the viability of an artist’s business. Funding may also support aspects of the creation of new work. Grant amounts range from $250 to $2,000. Details and application at vermontartscouncil.org. Deadline: February 14. Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier. COMMUNITY GALLERY SHOW: Artists 17 and older are eligible to enter on a first-come, first-served basis, whether Strand Center members or not. A maximum of 25 artists will be selected to exhibit their work in the gallery in February. Drop-off for submissions is January 21-28. Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Info, 518-563-1604. CREATION GRANTS AVAILABLE: Intended to support the creation of new work by Vermont artists, creation grants can fund time, materials, some equipment costs and space rental for artists and artist groups. An independent panel of practicing artists and arts professionals reviews applications. Both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply for this $4,000 award. More info and application at vermontartscouncil.org. Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier. Through April 4. Info, 402-4614. DIANE GABRIEL VISUAL ARTIST AWARD: Established in 2021 by the family of the late Burlington artist, the award for a Vermont-based emerging artist provides $1,500 cash and $1,000 value toward the use of any BCA Studio facilities. Info and application at burlingtoncityarts.org. Deadline: March 31. BCA Center, Burlington. Info, cstorrs@burlingtoncityarts.org. ‘DRIP’: For an upcoming exhibition about water quality and quantity, artists are invited to consider the topics of scarcity and depletion of freshwater sources. Installations and traditional or nontraditional mediums are welcome. Details at studioplacearts.com. Deadline: February 5. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069. ‘THE MAGIC OF LIGHT SHOW’: The gallery is accepting submissions for consideration to be included in a February show celebrating the magic of light in artwork. Painting, illustration, photography, film, collage or sculpture acceptable. Delivery on Wednesday, February 2. The Satellite Gallery, Lyndonville. $20 per entry. Info, 229-8317. MICRO-GRANTS FOR ARTISTS: The Montpelier Public Arts Commission is offering a micro-grant program for Vermont-based artists for up to $1,500 for permanent or temporary art installations throughout the city. The request for proposals is open for an indefinite period; artists may submit anytime during the year. The commission will review and award grants twice yearly; the next deadline is March 30. For more info and to review the RFP, visit montpelier-vt.org. Info, 522-0150. SEEKING NEW MEMBERS: Become an exhibiting member of the downtown Brandon gallery, participate in group and solo exhibitions and join a vibrant creative community. Apply at brandoartistsguild.org. Deadline: February 20. Brandon Artists Guild. Free. Info, 247-4956. ‘WHY CAN’T ONE GIRL CHANGE IT?’: Submissions accepted for a group show, March 4 to April 8, based on a quote from Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. Due to space limitations, not all works can be accepted. Submit up to four images; 2D work should be no larger than 48 inches, and 3D work no larger than 36 by 84 inches. Deadline: February 14. Find link for application at avagallery.org. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H. $10. Info, 603-448-3117.

PETER SCHUMANN: Paintings on bedsheets by the founder of Bread and Puppet theater from his “Bad Bedsheets” and “Handouts” series. Through February 28. Info, breadandpuppetcuratrix@gmail.com. Flat Iron Co-op in Bellows Falls.

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FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE WITH LAURA POITRAS: “Terror Contagion,” an immersive, activist exhibition by the London-based research collective in collaboration with the journalist-filmmaker. Narration by Edward Snowden, data sonification by Brian Eno. Through April 18. Info, 514-847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art. ‘STICK WITH LOVE’: A group exhibition in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and love, featuring works by Cheryl Betz, Elizabeth D’Amico, Daniela Edstrom, Laura Graveline, Chris Groschner, Naomi Hartov, Patricia Magrosky, Mary Mead, Matthew Peake, Kathryn Peterson, Jessie Pollock, Jan Sandman, Heather Stearns, Laura Tafe, Susan Wilson, Olivia White and Dana Zeilinger. Through February 18. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘THIS LAND: AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD’: Drawn from the permanent collection, the museum’s first major installation of traditional and contemporary Native American art set alongside early-to-contemporary art by African American, Asian American, Euro American and Latin American artists, representing a broader perspective on “American” art. Through July 23. ‘THORNTON DIAL: THE TIGER CAT’: Part of a new acquisition of 10 artworks from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, the exhibition looks closely at the late artist’s work and the ways in which it broadens an understanding of American art. Through February 27. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. m

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You know how they tell you never to read the comments on social media? Sometimes it feels like the only way to maintain your sanity. I was a strict apostle of the Don’t Read the Comments Church for years. Unfortunately, I kind of need to read them these days, because feedback is important to my job. So I’ve been holding my nose and plunging through the trolls and bots to get to actual, real thoughts from readers. Fortunately, we also receive letters to the editor and a steady stream of email from readers, so I’m not just scrounging in the swamp. One thing many of you have made clear is that you like the end-of-year lists. I decided to be a hipster in 2021 and not make one — no best album, no best single, nada, nothing. My reasoning was that it was a most peculiar year and deserved to be treated as such. But, lo and behold, though you seemed to enjoy knowing what local musicians were listening to, you also wanted the list. Am I a big enough man to raise my hand and say, “My bad. I dropped the

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ball?” Fuck no. This is your fault, you list-addicted weirdos. But am I hungry enough for your approval to do the list next time? Oh, absolutely. My 2022 list will be such a list — no list will compare to how many things I will have listed. You’ll see. You’ll beg me to take things off the list! Not for nothing: I think I’ll have a lot more material to work with in 2022. Only a few weeks into the New Year, it’s hard not to get excited by some of the music coming in. If even half of the local musicians I’ve talked to who are sitting on new albums release them this year, it will be a banner year for Vermont music. One of the artists prepping to release a new record in 2022 is indie-soul singer-songwriter ALI MCGUIRK. The formerly Boston-based artist made a splash with her 2017 debut, Slow Burn, which established her as a rising star in the New England music scene. McGuirk’s mix of soul and rock caught a lot of attention, thanks to her powerful voice and strong guitar chops. The Boston Globe named Slow Burn one of the top albums of the year. (Oh, damn, a list!) During the pandemic, McGuirk took some advice from her friends DWIGHT + NICOLE and moved up to Burlington. Though she has always admired Vermont from afar, she certainly hadn’t planned on becoming a Burlington resident. “I was just hanging out, really,” she told me in a phone call. “Dwight and Nicole were so lovely and had me up here. It was more of a way to get out of Boston and clear my head a little. But then this apartment became available, so I just scooped it up.” McGuirk spent the next year writing a new album and traveling down to Providence, R.I., to record with producer and indie-folk musician JONAH TOLCHIN. She hopes to release the album in the summer. In the meantime, she’s put out a new single, a cover of the BOBBY WOMACK hit “That’s the Way I Feel About You.” SIGNATURE SOUNDS, the folk imprint that’s been home to JOSH RITTER and LAKE STREET DIVE, released the ballad, in which McGuirk’s soaring vocals are reminiscent of ARETHA FRANKLIN’s version. All proceeds from the track go to the SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND. “I’m so happy about that,” McGuirk said of the fund. “Sweet Relief is incredible. Most musicians don’t have insurance, so if something happens,

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As I said, a ton of exciting new music is emerging from the Green Mountains in 2022. The singles have started dropping like Skittles from a magic Skittle tree. (Preteen Chris believed 100 percent that those trees were real.) First up is the new single “Make It Out” from indie troubadour HENRY JAMISON. The Vermont native wrote the song with English singer-songwriter MAISIE PETERS, who provides harmonies as well as gorgeously delicate verse. A song of two lovers trying to rise above the noise and find each other, it delves into the hope of a connection more than the surety of one. “Checked into the hotel / trying to keep an even keel / Would I go to hell, if I told you how I feel?” Jamison wonders over a gentle wash of acoustic guitar. The song hinges on a metaphor

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that keeps the two characters from communicating, though both are optimistic that they might rise above the noise outside the hotel room and leave together. The track is available to stream on Spotify. Madagascar-born Burlington musician MIKAHELY has released his new single, “Children’s Rights.” A fusion of modern folk and the traditional Malagasy sound, the song is upbeat, featuring deft guitar work by Mikahely and a rhythm track that builds in ornamentation as the song progresses. The subject matter of “Children’s Rights” is an ever-important one: giving the world’s youth access to education. In the press release for the song, Mikahely describes growing up in Madagascar as one of five children. “The family only had enough money to send one of the children to further their education,” he wrote. Mikahely’s parents chose his oldest brother, considering him the hope of the family. Mikahely sings in both Malagasy and English on the track, displaying an effortless flow between them in his melodies. Recorded at Dax Studios in Belgium, the song also features a cameo from Malagasy musician DADA RAVALISON. Mikahely will follow up the single with a full-length LP titled Samby Tsara, Malagasy for “May we all be well.” Go to mikahely.hearnow.com to check out “Children’s Rights.” Wrapping up new singles this week is the aforementioned All Night Boogie Band. The relative newcomers to the Burlington music scene have announced themselves with the single “A Woman Like I.” A six-minute-plus blast of blues and soul, the track reveals a shocking amount of authenticity for such a young band. Massive, soulful vocals; big horns; and a powerfully tight rhythm section combine to create a huge blues sound. It can’t have been easy starting a band in 2021, but All Night Boogie Band have put in the work, gigging all across town. Catch them if you can with McGuirk at ArtsRiot to hear “A Woman Like I,” or stream it on Spotify. m

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it can be a bad scene. To have an organization that helps out if things go wrong is just so important.” McGuirk makes her long-delayed debut performance as a Burlington artist on Friday, January 28, at ArtsRiot, with support from up-and-comers ALL NIGHT BOOGIE BAND (more on them later). The show has McGuirk excited for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is that, well, it’s actually happening. “We’ve had five shows in January alone get canceled,” she revealed. “We were only able to hold on to the ArtsRiot show and a show in Greenfield, Mass. But those two shows feel like a lifeline. I really can’t wait to play.” It will be the first time McGuirk has played in Burlington with a full band, having done only solo sets at Radio Bean in the past. She’ll be taking another Mikahely step toward embracing her new musical home. “It’s going to take a lot to get me to leave here now,” she said with a laugh. “I just need things to open up again so I can make more friends!” So I say, “Burlington, meet Ali. She’s cool, has a great voice and plays a mean guitar.” Not to get all Casablanca, but I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

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CLUB DATES Events may be canceled due to the coronavirus. Please check with event organizers in advance.

live music WED.19

The Ray Vega Quartet (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free. Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. $5.

Find the most up-to-date info on live music, DJs, comedy and more at sevendaysvt.com/music. If you’re a talent booker or artist planning live entertainment at a bar, nightclub, café, restaurant, brewery or coffee shop, send event details to music@sevendaysvt.com or submit the info using our form at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

Advance Scout With her 2020 debut LP,

The Baby, indie-rock singer-songwriter

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CRWD CTRL (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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DJ A-Ra$ (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

reviews, for both her mesmerizing voice and her clever lyricism. On her latest EP, titled Scout after a nickname

DJ Raul (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

coined by her partner, Samia blows open her sound. The

Lemonade: A Pop Dance Party with Two Sev (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

recent Nashville, Tenn., transplant welcomes a wash of

Reign One (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

synthesizers and vocal effects that replace a strippeddown, indie vibe with a wide sonic vista. The four-song EP

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finds the artist in transition and flourishing in the process.

Local Dork (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

She takes the stage at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

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American Roots Night at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free. Greg Rothwell Swungtet (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.21

Chicken Fat Injection (jazz, funk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Dave Mitchell’s Blues Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Dead Set at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $12. Dogs in a Pile with Lazy Bird (jazz fusion) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15/$20. King Me (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free. Nighthawk (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free. Shane Murley Band (rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

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DIRUSSO provides support. Silence Castor, 7 Ways, Terminal Floor, Ye Gods, Clockserum & Ronnie Lauderdale (electronic) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $5.

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All Night Boogie Band (blues, soul) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Rough Suspects (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free. Space Bacon with Peak (jam) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15/$20.

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Al’s Pals with Eben Schumacher at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5.

Issac French (singer-songwriter) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Barishi, Savage Hen & Trip Villain (metal) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $5.

Railroad Earth (roots, rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28/$32.

Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free.

The RT’s (jazz) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $12/$15.

Lost Dog Street Band with Matt Heckler (Americana) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $17/$20. Peter Wayne Burton (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

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Samia with Annie Dirusso (indie rock) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $16/$18.

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Anderson East with Bendigo Fletcher (country) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $25/$27.

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The Ray Vega Band (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free. Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. $5.

djs WED.19

Wooly Wednesdays with DJ Steal Wool (eclectic) 6 p.m. Free.

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DJ Baron (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ CRE8 (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free. Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae/dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free. Molly Mood (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Socializing For Introverts (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Wooly Wednesdays with DJ Steal Wool (eclectic) 6 p.m. Free.

comedy FRI.21

Nightcap! Improv Show (improv comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20. NYC/VT Comedy Throw Down (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

SAT.22

Strictly Old School with briiDJ (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

Nightcap! Improv Show (improv comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

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NYC/VT Comedy Throw Down (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

ATAK (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free. DJ Craig Mitchell (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free. Memery (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free. Smash the Dance with Aquatic Underground (funk, house) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

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Genre in music has been dying a slow death for a while now. There’s no way to pinpoint exactly when the decline began, but the rise of streaming services and the fall of the big record label system were likely flash points. Since then, in a world of algorithms and AI-curated playlists, the lines between genres have blurred to the point of creating confusion. Observe the Kacey Musgraves Grammy nomination fiasco. One of the biggest country music stars in the world is disqualified from consideration for the Best Country Album Grammy award because, um … reasons? After IGOR, a conceptual record that was infamously difficult to

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The duo of Antwon Levee & Dust hails from scenic Plattsburgh, N.Y. Over the years, they have built a rock-solid reputation as purveyors of quality beats and rhymes, churning out singles, remixes and collaborations. Their latest offering, Lake Effect, is gloriously out of step with the times, not just aesthetically but also sonically. Resurrecting an ’80s rap template that was built from drum machines, not drum loops, Levee updates the formula while drawing from MF Doom and Skinny Puppy in equal measure. It may sound

categorize, won the 2020 Grammy for Best Rap Album, Tyler, the Creator came out and named the problem: “It sucks that whenever we, and I mean guys that look like me, do anything that’s genrebending, they always put it in a rap or urban category.” While these philosophical battles are fought on the top tiers of the industry, eschewing genre can actually be freeing on the indie level. Bands such as Burlington’s Moondogs (not to be confused with the early ’80s Northern Irish rockers of the same name) don’t have to debate whether they’re a jam band or a synth pop act. They can just make a summer festivalready roots-rock jam like “WhY?,” all acoustic guitar and good vibes, and toss it on the same record as album opener “LiGHT.” The latter feels more like a

song for a late night, when you’re coming down at the club. Until recently, the Moondogs were a one-man show. University of Vermont student Will Sturcke wrote, performed and recorded ACiD TeST (yes, the capitalization thing with the album and song titles gets old very quickly) in early 2020, just before the pandemic hit. Since it wasn’t the best time to put out a record, Sturcke instead recruited several other UVM musicians to turn his project into a proper band. Whether becoming a full band changes the Moondogs’ sound going forward remains to be seen, but Sturcke has provided a wide vista from which to work. ACiD TeST rarely remains still, bouncing from style to style. On “RiDe On,” Sturcke builds an R&B groove with simmering instrumentation and soulful melodies before letting fly a searing guitar solo. “SiDEWALKS” takes a slight turn toward hip-hop, with Sturcke all

but rapping a quick burst of lyrics. “Maybe I’m wasting my time / Maybe I’m blowing your mind / Maybe this shit blows up and we’ll all be fine,” he wonders. Lyrically, Sturcke isn’t treading in particularly deep waters, but there is real force in his voice. His melodies soar when he needs them to. Sturcke can do atmospheric, as well. With “ride on Pt.2,” the Moondogs detour into crystalline nylon-string guitar and distorted, delayed vocals that call to mind fellow Burlington artist Willverine, minus the huge beats. For such an eclectic work, ACiD TeST maintains impressive cohesiveness. Perhaps that’s due to Sturcke’s imprint and skilled songwriting. Where the record dips a little is in the moments when he’s playing it safe. The weirder, the more chopped-up and unidentifiable the Moondogs come across, the better. Check out ACiD TeST on Spotify.

old school, but it’s all homebrewed: “No samples to clear, cuz this shit’s on me,” as he puts it on the interlude track “A Word From Antwon Levee.” Helping him throughout are the clever fingers of multiinstrumentalist Austin Petrashune, who shines on both bass and guitar. Lake Effect picks up right where the duo’s 2020 LP Bruise Music left off. Album opener “Us” flips the outro of their previous project into an intro hook over some deft scratchwork from DJ Rest. Dust hasn’t lost a step, delivering an intricate verse packed with gourmet shit-talking. The song also features a charismatic and capable verse from Levee himself, who steps up to the mic in the second half. The beat is a dark,

crushing masterpiece that’s half East Coast menace, half West Coast funk. Up next, the title track is monumental, delivering an anthemic hook and some Earth-shaking synth lines. Things take a sharp turn on “Pickled Peppers,” a more whimsical cut that features Dust and Levee trading goofy, tongue-twister bars. The exquisite chemistry leaves you wanting more. (Spoiler alert: You will get more.) From there, well, shit gets weird. The middle passage of Lake Effect is a labyrinth of sometimes self-indulgent but always highly entertaining experiments. Where Bruise Music focused on more straightforward songs, the duo’s latest has a mixtape feel, which is no complaint. It’s loose, limber and full of energy. There are some knockout singles along the way, such as the catchy “Nuke” and the pro rasslin’ tribute track “Oh What a Rush.”

The album’s closing trilogy is pure murder. “Leviathan” reprises the duo’s back-and-forth rap style with tight, brilliant wordplay from both MCs. For my money, it is the single best song that Levee and Dust have ever done. “Urgency” is a bleak, boom-bap workout from Dust. Closer “News” is a subversive, jarringly upbeat cut that makes the most of Petrashune on bass and backup vocals. I hope this digital release gains more traction, because the cover art, courtesy of Ultimate Ink Trash, is bonkers and iconic stuff. I would buy a physical copy in a heartbeat; this is something I’d love to bump on back roads. Lake Effect is not for everyone, but this is another potent set from one of the best and most original hip-hop duos in the area. Lake Effect is available at antwonlevee.bandcamp.com.

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on screen Drive My Car HHHHH

reat literature knows no national or cultural borders. In past decades, that was a bland, humanistic credo. In these days of rising nationalism, it’s a more controversial statement. But the idea has never been explored as literally or as compellingly as it is in Drive My Car, a 2021 film from Japan. Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, this psychodrama centers on a play within the film: an unusual production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya with an international cast. Each actor speaks — or signs — their own native language, with supertitles to guide the audience through the resulting linguistic confusion. Currently playing at the Savoy Theater, Drive My Car won a Golden Globe and is a likely contender for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

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Yûsuke (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Oto (Reika Kirishima) Kafuku are a happy middle-aged couple with thriving professions in the arts. Then Oto dies suddenly, leaving Yûsuke to process a secret that changes the whole nature of their relationship. Two years later, Yûsuke travels to Hiroshima to direct the experimental production of Uncle Vanya described above. He brings with him a cassette tape that Oto made to help him rehearse for an earlier production of the same play. By listening to the recording as he drives to and from the theater in his red Saab 900, Yûsuke will absorb Chekhov’s text while remembering his late wife. For liability reasons, however, the theater company won’t allow Yûsuke to do his own driving. A laconic young woman, Misaki Watari (Tôko Miura), is hired to chauffeur him. Dismayed at first to have company, Yûsuke soon finds that Misaki’s presence in the driver’s seat is exactly what he needs.

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If Drive My Car were an American movie, I think we can all guess where that plot would be headed. Misaki would bring light into Yûsuke’s gloomy life with her quirky ways, and soon the two of them would fall in love. Put those thoughts out of your mind, however, because Drive My Car isn’t remotely a rom-com. For one thing, 40 minutes of its three-hour run time consist of an extended prologue exploring Yûsuke 56

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DRIVING MR. KAFUKU Nishijima and Miura play two strangers who turn out to have plenty in common in Hamaguchi’s mesmerizing drama.

and Oto’s relationship before the latter’s death. When Misaki finally shows up, she isn’t cute or quirky or a plot device to help Yûsuke process his grief. Rather, we eventually learn, she’s grappling with grief of her own. As the film goes on, it becomes clear that Yûsuke and Misaki have a relationship parallel to that of Chekhov’s Vanya and his spinster niece, Sonya. He’s not her father figure, and they aren’t a potential couple. They aren’t glamorous romantic leads, like the young TV heartthrob (Masaki Okada) whom Yûsuke casts as Vanya. They’re just two people of different generations who bond over their quiet endurance of suffering. Yûsuke praises the smoothness with which Misaki drives his car, allowing him to focus on his late wife’s voice on the tape. Hamaguchi’s whole film exemplifies that smoothness; lengthy as it is, it’s a mesmerizing watch. The shots are long and carefully composed. Nearly every scene focuses on the hypnotic power of a voice speaking lines or telling a story, counterpointed or reinforced by physical movement. Oto tells Yûsuke stories as they have sex; Oto’s Chekhov rendition sets the rhythm of Misaki’s

driving; the actress who plays Sonya uses rivetingly expressive sign language. Carefully choreographed, each scene holds our attention the way great theater does, whether we’re watching Hamaguchi’s story or Chekhov’s. The two merge so gradually that the parallels don’t seem heavy-handed. What is the point of staging a play in which the actors can’t understand each other? Is it Yûsuke’s way of demonstrating the universal power of a classic? Or is Hamaguchi using the language barrier to represent everything that isolates us as human beings, making true communication precious and rare? Perhaps it’s a little of both. When the TV heartthrob bemoans how difficult it is for him to relate to the unfulfilled character of Vanya, Yûsuke tells him that Chekhov’s text is “questioning” him. “When you say his lines,” he says of the playwright, “it digs out the real you.” This belief in the transformative power of great writing may seem naïve to some, but Hamaguchi makes a fine case for it. His film is both an unforgettable interpretation of a classic and a deft stitching of that classic into a new context. What emerges is a powerful portrait of how two people

can find solace in shared pain — and begin to work their way toward hope. MARGO T HARRI S O N margot@sevendaysvt.com

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rentable): Hamaguchi also scored a festival hit with this anthology film about three different women dealing with romantic entanglements; it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. VANYA ON 42ND STREET (1994; rent-

able): Louis Malle directed this justly acclaimed version of the Chekhov play, which takes place in a decrepit theater and features Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith and Julianne Moore. “GREAT PERFORMANCES: UNCLE VANYA”

(2021; watch it with a VTPBS passport): After the pandemic forced the early closure of director Conor McPherson’s London production of the play, he created this screen version. The Guardian wrote that it “crackles with fresh intensity — and gains new shadows from the timing of its release.”

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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOMEHHH1/2 Peter Parker (Tom Holland) seeks the help of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jon Watts returns as director. (148 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Stowe)

THE KING’S DAUGHTER: In this historical fantasy based on a Vonda McIntyre novel, Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) steals a mermaid’s life force in his effort to become immortal. With Kaya Scodelario and Bingbing Fan. Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer) directed. (90 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Star)

THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETHHHHH1/2 Joel Coen wrote and directed this Shakespeare adaptation starring Denzel Washington as the all-tooambitious Scotsman and Frances McDormand as his wife. (105 min, R. Essex, Savoy)

THE TIGER RISING: A boy’s discovery of a caged tiger in the woods changes his life in this family film based on Kate DiCamillo’s book, starring Dennis Quaid, Katharine McPhee and Queen Latifah. Ray Giarratana directed. (102 min, PG. Capitol)

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WEST SIDE STORYHHHH1/2 Steven Spielberg directed this new adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein musical in which two young people from opposite sides of a gang war fall in love. (156 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Roxy)

THE 355HH Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz and Bingbing Fan are among the super-spies fighting terrorists in this action flick directed by Simon Kinberg (Dark Phoenix). (122 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Roxy)

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AMERICAN UNDERDOGHH1/2 This sports biopic tells the story of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi). With Anna Paquin. Andrew and Jon Erwin (I Can Only Imagine) directed. (112 min, PG. Big Picture, Majestic)

RUTH STONE’S VAST LIBRARY OF THE FEMALE MIND (Savoy) TCM BIG SCREEN CLASSICS PRESENTS CASABLANCA 80TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Sun only)

BELLEHHHH A shy high schooler (voiced by Kaho Nakamura) escapes into a virtual world where she is a star in this animated adventure from writer-director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai). (121 min, PG. Roxy, Savoy)

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C’MON C’MONHHHH Joaquin Phoenix plays a traveling radio journalist who finds himself becoming his young nephew’s guardian in this indie drama from writer-director Mike Mills (20th Century Women). (108 min, R. Big Picture)

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DRIVE MY CARHHHH1/2 A widowed actor (Hidetoshi Nishijima) in the midst of a production of Uncle Vanya develops an unusual relationship with his young chauffeur in this Golden Globe-winning drama from director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. (179 min, NR. Savoy; reviewed 1/19)

CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com *MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com

ENCANTOHHHH A young girl living in a charmed Colombian enclave sets out to discover her own magical powers in the latest Disney animation, cowritten by Lin-Manuel Miranda. (99 min, PG. Majestic)

MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com *MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMAS: 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

A HEROHHHH In the latest from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation), which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, a man (Amir Jadidi) imprisoned for debt has two days to reason with his creditor. (127 min, PG-13. Roxy)

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com

THE KING’S MANHH In this prequel to the Kingsman action-comedy series, Ralph Fiennes plays a spy who organizes a team to defeat an evil cabal. With Gemma Arterton and Rhys Ifans. Matthew Vaughn again directed. (131 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0598, savoytheater.com STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com *STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com

LICORICE PIZZAHHHH1/2 A teenager (Cooper Hoffman) pursues a woman (Alana Haim) 10 years his senior in this acclaimed coming-of-age comedy from Paul Thomas Anderson, set in 1973 Los Angeles. With Sean Penn and Tom Waits. (133 min, R. Roxy, Savoy; reviewed 1/12)

SING 2HH1/2 Show biz-loving critters return in this sequel to the animated hit, featuring the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Bono. Garth Jennings directed. (112 min, PG. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Star)

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SCREAMHHH Rather than a remake, this is a fourth sequel to Wes Craven’s slasher classic, set 25 years after the original and featuring returning stars such as Neve Campbell alongside newcomers such as Melissa Barrera. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not) directed. (114 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Stowe)

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drama. Presented by Vermont International Film Foundation. $6-12; VTIFF members benefits apply. Info, 660-2600.

2022 CALL TO COURAGE: OVERCOMING FEAR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Creative wellness facilitator Clarise Fearn leads a workshop focused on setting intentions for 2022. Presented by Women Business Owners Network Vermont. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 503-0219.

‘A MIGHTY WIND’: A sly mockumentary skewers the world of 1960s folk music. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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community

MEET YOUR (NEW) NEIGHBOR: JANUARY EDITION: Next Stage Arts rolls out the virtual welcome wagon for new Vermonters in the Putney area. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 387-0102.

dance

VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: CANCELED. Vermont’s vaudeville community comes together for four days of performances, classes and parties. See vermont burlesquefestival.com for full schedule. Various locations statewide. Various prices. Info, 276-6362.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘BULLETPROOF’: A chilling documentary explores the normalization of school shooting prevention rituals. Presented by Vermont International Film Foundation. $6-12; VTIFF members benefits apply. Info, 660-2600. ‘FRANCE’: A TV journalist’s life is turned upside-down when she accidentally runs over a delivery man in this satirical

food & drink

SENIOR CENTER WEEKLY LUNCH: Age Well and the Kevin L. Dorn Senior Center serve a hot, sit-down lunch. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon. Donations; preregister; limited space. Info, 923-5545.

games

CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages square off against each other at every level from beginner to seasoned. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

health & fitness

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: Those in need of an easy-on-the-joints workout gather for an hour of calming, low-impact movement. United Community Church, St. Johnsbury, 1:302:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431. CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

language

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: Learners of all

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music

‘DIDO REIMAGINED’: The Brentano String Quartet and soprano Dawn Upshaw reinvent Purcell’s beloved opera. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $15-45. Info, 603-646-2422. OPEN MIC: Artists of all stripes have eight minutes to share a song, story or poem. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. WILD WOODS SONG CIRCLE: Singers and acoustic instrumentalists gather over Zoom for an evening of music making. 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1182.

outdoors

NATURALIST JOURNEYS: ROWAN JACOBSEN: A Vermont author takes listeners on a deep dive into the culinary and ecological world of truffles. Presented by North Branch Nature Center. 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

seminars

FINANCIAL AWARENESS SERIES ONLINE: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library and Opportunities Credit Union team up for a four-week series of classes on budgeting, credit, saving and home-buying. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE: art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

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HOME BUYING WORKSHOP: New England Federal Credit Union takes the stress out of an overwhelming process in this webinar. 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 764-6940. OPENING TO YOUR LIFE: Mercy Connections teaches workshop attendees core life skills that promote selfdevelopment and positive connections. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-7063. U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: Adult learners study English, history, government and geography with personal tutors. Virtual options available. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-7063.

talks

WINTER SPEAKER SERIES: JEAN M. O’BRIEN: The Vermont Historical Society hosts an Ojibwe historian and her talk “Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians out of Existence in New England.” Noon. Free; preregister. Info, 479-8500.

words

HANNAH EMERSON: The poet reads from her forthcoming collection, The Kissing of Kissing. Hosted by Vermont Studio Center. 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 635-2727. REBECCA STARKS & GENEVIEVE PLUNKETT: The Norwich Bookstore presents two Vermont writers in conversation about their recent books: The poetry collection Fetch, Muse and the novel Prepare Her, respectively. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 649-1114. ‘WE CONTAIN MULTITUDES’ BOOK DISCUSSION: J.C. Wayne facilitates a conversation about the Vermont Humanities council’s 2021 Vermont Reads pick by Sarah Henstra. Presented by KelloggHubbard Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338.

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agriculture

VERMONT GRAZING & LIVESTOCK CONFERENCE: The Vermont Grass Farmers Association and UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture cohost the foremost grazing conference in New England. See vtgrassfarmers. org for full schedule. $20-40. Info, info@vtgrassfarmers.org.

business

HIRING2DAYVT VIRTUAL JOB FAIR: The Vermont Department of Labor gives job seekers a chance to meet with employers from around the state. 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 828-4000.

community

VERMONT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING: Mercy Connections teaches community-building skills to anyone looking to affect change

in the lives of the people around them. 1:30-4 p.m. Free. Info, 846-7063.

crafts

THURSDAY ZOOM KNITTERS: The Norman Williams Public Library fiber arts club meets virtually for conversation and crafting. 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@normanwilliams.org.

dance

VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: See WED.19.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: An educational and entertaining film takes viewers on an epic adventure through some of Earth’s wildest landscapes. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: Lovers of adrenaline and the outdoors experience three nights of high-climbing thrills, with a new slate of adventure films each evening. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7 p.m. $13-18. Info, 658-3313. ‘BULLETPROOF’: See WED.19. ‘THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME’: An autistic teen turns amateur detective in this livestreamed musical from National Theatre. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $7-21. Info, 748-2600. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: Moviegoers join scientists on a journey through a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. ‘FRANCE’: See WED.19. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: A tenacious mammalian matriarch fights to protect her family in a desolate environment. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: Sparkling graphics take viewers on a mind-bending journey from the beginning of time through the mysteries of the universe. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain,

Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

SUP CON GUSTO TAKEAWAY DINNER SERIES: Philly transplants Randy Camacho and Gina Cocchiaro serve up a three-course, family-style menu of seasonal Vermont produce and meat. See supcongustovt.com for menus. Richmond Community Kitchen, 6-8 p.m. Various prices. Info, gustogastronomics@gmail.com.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA WITH LINDA: Every week is a new adventure in movement and mindfulness at this Morristown Centennial Library virtual class. 10:15-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

montréal

‘LOGIC OF THE WORST’: Through text, movement, music and stage settings, five performers venture into the depths of their own fears. La Chapelle, Montréal, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 514-843-7738.

seminars

2021 TAX INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW: New England Federal Credit Union answers questions from anyone looking to get a head start on filing. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 764-6940. FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP: Cody Viala of Vermont Public Radio teaches attendees how to manage their money and work towards their financial goals. Fairfax Community Library, 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420. U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See WED.19.

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agriculture

VERMONT GRAZING & LIVESTOCK CONFERENCE: See THU.20.

dance

URBAN BUSH WOMEN: The Black women-led group celebrates 35 years of bringing untold and under-told stories to light through dance. Masks and proof of vaccination required. See calendar spotlight. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $15-45. Info, 603-646-2422. VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: See WED.19.

fairs & festivals STOWE WINTER CARNIVAL: Ice carvers, stargazers and snowvolleyball players turn Stowe into a wild winter wonderland. See gostowe.com for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. FRI.21

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FAMILY FUN

LEARN TO SNOWSHOE FOR LITTLE ONES: Tiny tykes strap in and practice snowshoeing in the library’s backyard. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10-10:30 a.m. Free; preregister to reserve snowshoes. Info, info@ centenniallibrary.org.

champlain islands/ northwest

PIN MAKING: Button-making supplies are available for walk-up crafting all morning long. Fairfax Community Library, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

WED.19

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: Mothers-to-be build strength, stamina and a stronger connection to their baby. 5:45-6:45 p.m. $5-15. Info, 899-0339. TALKING WITH KIDS ABOUT RACISM: The Peace & Justice Center leads a two-week seminar for anyone looking for guidance in having hard conversations about race and white privilege with children. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2345. TEEN TRIVIA NIGHT: Fletcher Free Library and Brownell Library team up to present an epic night of questions ranging from easy to OMG. The winning team receives a $50 Phoenix Books gift card. 4-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

burlington

CRAFTERNOON: Weaving, knitting, embroidery and paper crafting supplies take over the Teen Space. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. ITTY BITTY PUBLIC SKATE: Coaches are on hand to help the rink’s tiniest skaters stay on their feet. Gordon H. Paquette Ice Arena, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $8. Info, 865-7558. STEAM SPACE: Kids explore science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Ages 5 through 11. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

LEGO BUILDERS: Elementary-age imagineers explore, create and participate in challenges after school. Ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. STEAM ACTIVITY: Little engineers and artists gather for some afternoon fun. Grades 3 and up. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918. STORY TIME: Little ones from birth through age 5 learn from songs, sign language lessons, math activities and picture books. Masks required. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

mad river valley/ waterbury

LEGO CHALLENGE CLUB: After a fun-filled hour of building, kids’ block creations are on display in the library all month long. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

SUN.23

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.19, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

burlington

D&D WITH DUNGEON MASTER ROBBY: Warlocks and warriors battle dastardly foes in a Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Ages 10 and up. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

JAN. 20 | FAMILY FUN champlain islands/ northwest

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Little library patrons listen to stories, sing songs and take home a fun activity. Fairfax Community Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

THU.20

Middle-grade author Dayna Lorentz celebrates the launch of her newest novel with a discussion on restorative justice in life and in fiction. Wayward Creatures follows a troubled 12-year-old boy who befriends a lost coyote while attempting to repair the damage he caused by starting an accidental forest fire. In keeping with the themes of the book, Lorentz discusses accountability and collective responsibility with Rachel Jolly and Kelly Ahrens of the Burlington Community Justice Center. Author and Seven Days associate editor Margot Harrison moderates this all-ages panel.

‘WINGS OF FIRE’ KAHOOT TRIVIA: Avid readers of the Tui T. Sutherland fantasy series compete to prove their draconic expertise. Ages 10 and up. Presented by Morristown Centennial Library. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

DAYNA LORENTZ

DAYNA LORENTZ: The author launches her middle-grade novel, Wayward Creatures, with a discussion on restorative justice with the Burlington Community Justice Center. See calendar spotlight. Presented by Phoenix Books. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

how creative projects can help chase the winter blues away. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 4:15-5:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: Chefs in training and their caretakers make dinner with a trained dietitian. Grades 1 through 5. Presented by various local libraries. 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. MATT KREBS: Matt and his kids Charlie, Ruth and Joe share their story of thru-hiking the Long Trail together. Presented by Green Mountain Club. 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, gmc@ greenmountainclub.org. ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Energetic youngsters join Miss Meliss for stories, songs and lots of silliness. Presented by Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. T(W)EEN WRITER’S GROUP: Budding authors, scriptwriters and graphic novelists ages 10 and up learn more about the craft via prompts and group exercises. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403. TEEN SELF-CARE WORKSHOP: Author Laura Lee Gulledge shares how to create a self-care plan and

barre/montpelier

Grow Back Better

Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m. Online. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350, phoenixbooks.biz.

chittenden county

STORY TIME: Librarians read their favorite books and lead little ones in song and dance. Masks required ages 2 and up. Winooski Memorial Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

upper valley

TODDLER STORY TIME: Toddling tykes 20 months through 3.5 years old hear a few stories related to the theme of the week. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

FRI.21

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.19, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

chittenden county

PAJAMA STORY TIME: Puppets and picture books enhance a special prebedtime story hour for kids in their PJs. Birth through age 5. Masks required. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 5:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

WINTER STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Kids six and under bundle up to hear stories, sing songs and have hot tea and oatmeal around the fire. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

SAT.22

KAMAMAMA YOGA TRIBE FOR LITTLES & BABES: Expecting parents and families with babies or toddlers connect over a Facebook yoga session. Presented by Kamalika-K. 10-10:50 a.m. Donations. Info, 871-5085.

chittenden county

ART LAB: COLLABORATIVE WASHI TAPE MURAL: Little artists drop by to help create beautiful, collaborative art out of brightly colored and patterned craft tape. Ages 3 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-6956. KARMA KIDZ YOGA OPEN STUDIO SATURDAYS: Little yogis of all ages and their caregivers drop in for some fun breathing and movement activities. Kamalika-K, Essex Junction, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations. Info, 871-5085.

‘THE SNOW MAIDEN’: A childless couple adopts a magical girl made of snow and ice in No Strings Marionette’s adaptation of an old Russian folktale. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. $7.50. Info, 476-8188.

MON.24

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.19. TEEN NIGHT: CREATIVE LETTERING ONLINE: Crafty kids in grades 7 and up learn how funky fonts can enhance art, posters and journals. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. VIRTUAL VT READS BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of all ages discuss Vermont Humanities’ 2021 Vermont Reads pick, We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra. Presented by Brownell Library and Voices for Inclusion in Essex and Westford. 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

burlington

ITTY BITTY PUBLIC SKATE: See WED.19.

chittenden county

INDOOR STORY TIME: Small groups enjoy a cozy session of reading, rhyming and singing. Birth through age 5. Masks required for kids 2 and up. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10-10:30 & 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

champlain islands/ northwest

CHESS CLUB: Kids ages 7 and up increase their creativity, problem solving and concentration skills by playing everyone’s favorite strategy game. Fairfax Community Library, 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 849-2420.

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Various Stowe locations, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Free. Info, 467-8693.

playwright and former NHPR radio reporter Sean Hurley. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7:30 p.m. $35-40. Info, 387-0102.

film

words

FRIL.21

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20. BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: See THU.20. ‘BULLETPROOF’: See WED.19. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20.

NATURE BOOK CLUB: ‘BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: INDIGENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS’: Readers enjoy Robin Wall Kimmerer’s treatise on Indigenous ways of connecting to nature. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

COURTESY OF IAN DOUGLAS

calendar

‘FRANCE’: See WED.19. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20.

food & drink

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agriculture

SENIOR CENTER WEEKLY LUNCH: See WED.19.

VERMONT GRAZING & LIVESTOCK CONFERENCE: See THU.20.

games

dance

MECHANICAL BULL RIDES: Aspiring cowpokes hang on for dear life for the chance to win cash prizes. Ages 21 and up. The Depot, St. Albans, 9 p.m.-midnight. $7; cash bar. Info, 443-798-5380.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.19.

ONLINE GUIDED MEDITATION: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to chill out on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org. QIGONG WITH GERRY SANDWEISS: Beginners learn this ancient Chinese practice of meditative movement. Presented by Norman Williams Public Library. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ normanwilliams.org.

montréal

‘LOGIC OF THE WORST’: See THU.20.

music

MUSICAL HERITAGE: PABLO CASALS: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artistic director David Finckel leads a panel of distinguished musicians in conversation about a titan of cello music. Presented by Middlebury College. 7:309 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

outdoors

OWL PROWL: Hikers snowshoe through the forest searching for nocturnal neighbors. BYO flashlights or headlamps. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 5:30-7 p.m. $10.5012.50; preregister. Info, 359-5000.

theater

URBAN BUSH WOMEN: See FRI.21. VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: See WED.19.

fairs & festivals

STOWE WINTER CARNIVAL: See FRI.21, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

JAN. 21 & 22 | DANCE

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET: The Little City’s winter market boasts local produce, plus loaded tater hots and hot coffee. Lu•lu, Vergennes, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 877-1163.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20.

games

film

BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: See THU.20. ‘BULLETPROOF’: See WED.19. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20. WOODSTOCK VERMONT FILM SERIES: ‘TRY HARDER!’: In a heartfelt documentary, students at an elite San Francisco high school navigate exams, racial tension and the college admissions process. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3 & 5:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 457-2355.

food & drink

ETHIOPIAN & ERITREAN CUISINE TAKEOUT: Foodies from the Old North End and beyond sample Mulu Tewelde’s spicy, savory, succulent meals. Vegetarian options available; bring your own bag. 20 Allen St., Burlington, 4 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, tewmlde@ yahoo.com. JANE AUSTEN TEA: Victorian era enthusiasts discuss the works of Austen and the history of teatime over scones, finger sandwiches and tea cakes. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 2:30-5 p.m. $25. Info, 888-6888.

MIDDLEBURY FARMERS MARKET: Produce, prepared foods and local ‘FOOD & SHELTER’: Two newlyproducts are available for purweds with secrets to spare get chase at this year-round bazaar. trapped in a cabin in the woods Middlebury VFW Hall, 9 a.m.-12:30 in this darkly compelling fairytale p.m. Free. Info, middleburyfarmers award from award-winning mkt@yahoo.com. 60 SEVEN DAYS JANUARY 19-26, 2022

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Dungeon Master Jo leads players of all experience levels on a fantastical six-week roleplaying journey. Ages 16 and up. Attendance at January 22 session mandatory. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:15 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

health & fitness

BIPOC COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT CLINICS: Vermont Health Equity Initiative administers vaccines to BIPOC Vermont residents and their households. Transport and interpreters available on request. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, info@vermonthealthequity.org. SUN STYLE TAI CHI FOR FALL PREVENTION: Seniors boost their strength and balance through gentle, flowing movements. Father Lively Center, St. Johnsbury, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 751-0431.

music

CATAMOUNT ARTS BLUEGRASS NIGHT: BEG, STEAL OR BORROW: Fatherdaughter duo Bob and Sarah Amos host the roots outfit for a night of old-time mountain tunes, featuring special guests the Kowal Family Band. 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 748-2600. RECYCLED PERCUSSION: The junk rockers give a performance overflowing with comedy, music, jaw-dropping staging and brilliant drumming. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 4 & 7:30 p.m. $35-45. Info, 603-448-0400.

Remember and Reclaim Storied Black women-led dance company Urban Bush Women marks more than 35 years of celebrating African diasporic culture through movement with Legacy + Lineage + Liberation. The performance features the premiere of Haint Blu, created during the troupe’s fall residency at Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center for the Arts. The multidisciplinary work uses dance and theater to investigate themes of memory, magic, ancestry and equity. Other featured pieces include works by Urban Bush Women founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. A discussion with the artists follows the Saturday show.

URBAN BUSH WOMEN Friday, January 21, and Saturday, January 22, 7:30 p.m., at Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. $15-45. Info, 603-646-2422, hop.dartmouth.edu. STEPS VT BENEFIT CONCERT & RAFFLE: CANCELED. A plethora of local bands and businesses provide music and prizes to benefit survivors of domestic abuse. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 5-11:30 p.m. $10. Info, thepathvt@ gmail.com. VERMONT INSTITUTE OF CELTIC ARTS: Superstars of Vermont’s Scottish music scene join forces to pay tribute to famed bard Robert Burns. Presented by Highland Center for the Arts. 7-9 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 533-2000. WE BANJO 3: CANCELED. The Irish- and Nashville-influenced quartet brings their unique flavor of bluegrass pop to the stage. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $24-34. Info, 476-8188.

outdoors

INTRODUCTION TO ICE FISHING: The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department teaches folks of all ages and experience levels how to ice fish safely and successfully. Singing Cedars Access Area, Orwell; and Dewey’s Pond, Hartford, 9 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 505-5562.

theater

‘FOOD & SHELTER’: See FRI.21.

words

POETRY EXPERIENCE: Local wordsmith Rajnii Eddins hosts a supportive writing and sharing circle for poets of all ages. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20. ‘BULLETPROOF’: See WED.19. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20. ‘JEWELS’: Three dance styles, three settings and the music of three composers make for an essential revue, streamed live from the Bolshoi Ballet. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600.

SUN.23

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20.

INSPIRING ACTION THROUGH STORYTELLING: 350Vermont teaches citizens how to persuade friends, neighbors and elected officials to take action against the climate crisis. 2-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 444-0350.

health & fitness

climate crisis

fairs & festivals

STOWE WINTER CARNIVAL: See FRI.21, 9:30 a.m.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators are always welcome to join this weekly class, virtually or in person. Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com. SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION: Mindful folks experience sitting and walking meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Masks required. Shambhala Meditation Center, Burlington, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, lungta108@gmail.com.

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tech

DROP-IN 3D PRINTING: The sky’s the limit for library patrons who stop by to bring their creations to life. Ages 10 and up. One print per person. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

theater

‘FOOD & SHELTER’: See FRI.21. ‘A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE’ AUDITIONS: BarnArts holds inperson tryouts for the Tennessee Williams classic. Ages 18 and up. Proof of vaccination required. The Grange Theatre, South Pomfret, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@barnarts.org.

MON.24 community

AGE WELL PRESENTATION: A representative of the senior wellness organization explains the resources available to Vermonters over 60. Fairfax Community Library, 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20. ‘BULLETPROOF’: See WED.19, Through. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.19.

language

ENGLISH CONVERSATION CIRCLE: Locals learning English as a second language gather in

FOMO? Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music. Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

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the Board Room to build vocabulary and make friends. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

seminars

U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See WED.19, noon-1:30 & 3:30-4:45 p.m.

theater

‘A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE’ AUDITIONS: See SUN.23, 7-9 p.m.

words

DEVELOPING & SUSTAINING A POETRY WRITING PRACTICE FOR THE NEW YEAR: Instructors from the Ruth Stone House help poets start 2022 with a burst of creativity. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov. GEZA TATRALLYAY: The author and environmentalist dives into writing and the climate crisis. Presented by Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338. MONTHLY BOOK GROUP FOR ADULTS: The Dutch House by Ann Patchett inspires a lively conversation. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

TUE.25 business

VERMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2022 ECONOMIC SUMMIT: Members of the business community attend two days of talks on how the economy and the work force have been impacted by COVID-19. 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3443. VT DEPT. OF LABOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Job seekers drop in for tips on resume writing, applying for jobs, and training. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 9:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 888-3853.

community

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION GROUP: Brownell Library hosts a virtual roundtable for neighbors to pause and reflect on the news cycle. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

dance

VDA MINI COURSES: EYE IN MOTION / DOCUMENTARY PRACTICE FOR DANCE: Dancers explore introductory video production through the lens of experimental film, documentary and cinéma vérité. Presented by Vermont Dance Alliance. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, infovermont dance.org.

HOW’S THE RIDE FEELIN’? Let us keep the wheels rolling along with your mojo! Call for an appointment today!

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20. BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: See THU.20. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $22-25. Info, 603-448-0400. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20. ‘THE POLLINATORS’: Sustainable Woodstock and Pentangle Arts virtually screen a cinematic documentary about migratory beekeepers and food security. Free. Info, 457-3981.

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diagnostics alignments tire repair brake service oil changes exhaust systems inspections

QUALITY CAR CARE, DELIVERED WITH RESPECT.

491-4911 girlingtongarage.com

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20.

food & drink

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BACKCOUNTRY COOKING: CAMPING COFFEE: Outdoor Gear Exchange and City Market, Onion River Co-op teach some tips and tricks for making your cup of Joe in the great outdoors. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ citymarket.coop.

Snow Tubing at Sharp Park

health & fitness

EATING HEALTHY ON A BUDGET: Webinar attendees learn how to cut back on grocery expenses without sacrificing nutrition. Presented by New England Federal Credit Union. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 764-6940. SELF-CARE FOR YOUR BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: EFT OR TAPPING & JIN SHIN JYTUSU: Fletcher Free Library instructors reveal how getting in touch with the body’s energy points can release tension and bring the mind back into balance. 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

language

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING & ACADEMIC TUTORING: Students improve their reading, writing, math or ELL skills through one-on-one time with experienced tutors. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-7063.

seminars

MAP!: MAKE AN ACTION PLAN: Guest speakers and the Mercy Connections team help students plan how to live their best post-pandemic lives. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063.

Great Mid-Winter Conditions Brand new this year: Son of Chute Bigger, faster, more curves, more vertical and more fun!

The mother of all sliding hills! WWW.SHARPPARK.COM

204 Cobble Hill Road, Milton, Vermont Check out our latest video of snow tubing on Christmas Eve 4t-BurlingtonSegway(sharppark)011222.indd 1

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tech

DIGITAL TOOLS FOR TRAVELERS IN THE TIME OF COVID: Waterbury Public Library gives the lowdown on proof of vaccination apps that can allow for faster border crossing. 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. TUE.25

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BROWN BAG BOOK DISCUSSION: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library’s virtual book club dissects Isabel Allende’s The Soul of a Woman over lunch. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org. KEILA VALL DE LA VILLE: The Norwich Bookstore hosts the author of the International Latino Book Award-winning The Animal Days, in conversation with author and translator Kianny N. Antigua. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 649-1114.

WED.26 business

VERMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2022 ECONOMIC SUMMIT: See TUE.25, 8:30-11:15 a.m.

community

CURRENT EVENTS OVER ZOOM: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library leads an informal discussion about what’s in the news. 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org. I-89 2050 STUDY PUBLIC MEETING: The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and the Vermont Agency of Transportation update locals on the highway improvement project. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-1794.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ALFRED HITCHCOCK & THE ART OF SUSPENSE: Drawing on twelve film clips, film historian Rick Winston illuminates the arc of Hitchcock’s brilliant career. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

MON.24

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See THU.20. BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR: See TUE.25. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See THU.20. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See THU.20. ‘MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY’: A new documentary investigates why so many migrants go missing while crossing into a certain area of Texas. Producer Q&A follows. Presented by Vermont PBS. 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, events@vermontpbs.org. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See THU.20.

food & drink

A FILIPINO FEAST: Chef Maria Garrido demonstrates how to cook chicken adobo and Putong Puti, a steamed rice flour muffin. Presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@citymarket. coop. SENIOR CENTER WEEKLY LUNCH: See WED.19.

games

CHESS CLUB: See WED.19.

health & fitness ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.19.

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.19.

language

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.19. SPANISH CONVERSATION MEETUP ONLINE: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.20. TEEN MUSIC KAHOOT TRIVIA: Trivia whizzes ages 12 through 18 test their knowledge of 1908s music, Broadway bops and more. Presented by Morristown Centennial Library. 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853. VIRTUAL TEEN WRITERS CLUB: Aspiring authors unleash their creativity through collaborative and independent writing games. Hosted by Brownell Library. 4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

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U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See WED.19. WOMEN & MONEY: New England Federal Credit Union experts teach women how to take control of their money and financial future. noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 764-6940.

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PHOENIX BOOKS VIRTUAL POETRY OPEN MIC: Wordsmiths read their work at this evening hosted by local performance poet Bianca Amira Zanella. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 855-8078. m

Ice carvers from far and wide and their hardy supporters flood the town of Stowe for three days of competitions, dance parties and other wonderful wintry delights. Subzero sculptures and carving demonstrations line the streets on Friday; Stowe Cider and the Matterhorn host two nights of body-warming live music. On Saturday, the chain saws roar to life for the pro, amateur and timed carving tournaments. The frigid fun continues between events with stargazing on Saturday night and the beloved (or infamous) Snowvolleyball Tournament on Sunday morning.

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Friday, January 21, through Sunday, January 23, at various Stowe locations. Free. Info, 467-8693, gostowe.com.

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GREENSKY BLUEGRASS: The folk phenomenon plays hits from its new album alongside guest group the Infamous Stringdusters. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $45.25. Info, 863-5966.

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EVENING SNOWSHOE: The Morristown Parks & Recreation Committee leads folks on a sunset trek followed by hot cocoa at Morristown Centennial Library. Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, St. Johnsbury to St. Albans, 4:305:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

their families learn about Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30 p.m.; South Burlington Public Library, 5 p.m.; and Pierson Library, Shelburne, 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 888-474-9686.

the Wiggle Room for a story hour geared toward kids ages 1 through 3. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

BOOKMAKING WORKSHOP: JOURNALS & SKETCHBOOKS: Tweens and teens make their own notebooks for writing and drawing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

OUTDOOR STEAM DROP-IN: Kids dress warmly to learn art, science and math through games and crafts, including paper airplane races, Lego competitions and origami. Ages 6 and up. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3:304:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME ON THE GREEN: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library leads half an hour of stories, rhymes and songs. Masks or social distancing required. Williston Town Green, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. STORY TIME: See THU.20. TODDLER TIME: Miss Kelly and her puppets, Bainbow and La-La, take over

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OPENING TO YOUR LIFE: See WED.19.

JOHANNES WHEELDON: The criminology expert explains how images can effect our views on crime and punishment. Presented by Kellogg-Hubbard Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338.

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OUTDOOR STORY TIME: The 5-andunder crowd meets up for an hour of nature-themed stories and activities. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

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BABY STORY TIME: Librarians and finger puppet friends introduce babies

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the Art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

See what’s playing at theaters in the On Screen section.

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FINANCIAL AWARENESS SERIES ONLINE: See WED.19. L.E.A.N. IN: Health coach Becky Widschwenter teaches a biweekly series on healthy habits and wellness tips. Presented by Waterbury Public Library. 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

20 months and younger to the joy of reading. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

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CRAFTERNOON: See WED.19. ITTY BITTY PUBLIC SKATE: See WED.19. STEAM SPACE: See WED.19.

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AFTER SCHOOL CRAFT: WATERCOLOR TREES: Little artists paint dreamy forest scenes. Grades K through 8. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. BABYTIME: Teeny tiny library patrons enjoy a gentle, slow story time featuring

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PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See WED.19. SNOWY OWL CRAFT: Creative kids make their own mini winter familiars. Ages 8 and up. Fairfax Community Library, 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420. K

BIPOC COVID-19 BOOSTER & VACCINATION CLINICS WEEKLY CLINICS THROUGH MARCH 2022 Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 Feb 12 Feb 19

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FREE BOOSTERS & VACCINES Register online today. Walk-ins welcome. Held at Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry St, Burlington, VT. Transportation and translation resources available upon request. Guests and supervised children welcome. Visit VermontHealthEquity.org for full schedule and more information.

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family COLLEGE/CAREER PREP TRAINING: Attention families: Join CFES Brilliant Pathways for our College and Career Readiness Training to find out how to access billions in aid and help your child get into college or find a career. Jan. 20, 6 p.m. 4 30-min. sessions. Location: virtual or CFES Conference Center, 2303 Lake Shore Rd., Essex, N.Y. Info: CFES Brilliant Pathways, Jon Reidel, 578-0447, jon@brilliantpathways. org, brilliantpathways.org.

language JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: Japan America Society of Vermont will offer four levels of Japanese Language Zoom classes. Levels 1 and 2 cover Busy People I. Levels 3 and 4 cover Busy People II. Level

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martial arts AIKIDO: Discover the dynamic, flowing martial art of aikido. Learn how to relax under pressure and how aikido cultivates core power, aerobic fitness and resiliency. Aikido techniques emphasize throws, pinning techniques and the growth of internal power. Visitors are always welcome to watch a class! 5 days/wk. beginning on Tue., Feb. 1. Membership rates incl. unlimited classes. Contact us for info about membership rates for adults, youth & families. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Benjamin Pincus, 951-8900, bpincus@burlingtonaikido.org, burlingtonaikido.org. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: This school was developed to communicate the importance of proper, legitimate and complete Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction. We cover fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with a realistic approach to self-defense training skills in a friendly, safe and positive

environment. All are welcome; no experience required. Develop confidence, strength and endurance. Julio Cesar “Foca” Fernandez Nunes was born and raised on the shores of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Earning his black belt and representing the Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Team, Julio “Foca” went on to become a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, three-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion and two-time IBJJF World JiuJitsu Champion! Julio “Foca” is the only CBJJP, USBJJF and IBJJF-certified seventh-degree coral belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense instructor under late grand master Carlson Gracie Sr. currently teaching in the USA. Accept no Iimitations! Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

selflessness, truth, liberation, discipline, peace and the ‘Calm Abiding’ sitting meditation practice. These lead to liberation from suffering and the ability to be more available to ourselves and others in our everyday lives. Advance registration is required. Tue., Jan. 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22; & Mar. 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $125/ suggested donation or pay what you can afford. Location: Online. Info: Charlotte Brodie, 777-5272, charlottebrodie@comcast.net, burlington.shambhala.org.

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DJEMBE & TAIKO DRUMMING: JOIN US!: New classes (outdoor mask optional/masks indoors), starting on Jan 10. Taiko Tue., Wed.; Djembe Wed.; Kids & Parents Tue., Wed. Conga classes by request! Schedule/register online. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, spaton55@gmail. com, burlingtontaiko.org.

TAMING THE MIND: This online course introduces the foundational Buddhist teachings, including the nature of suffering,

LET’S SING!: Greater Burlington Children’s Chorus begins its second semester on January 10. New to advanced singers in grades

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psychology 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. This course provides 16 hours of instruction suitable for CEUs. Led by Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. To register, email us: info@ jungiancenter.org. Feb. 9,16, 23 & Mar. 2; 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60 /Paypal or check. Location: Jungian Center, Zoom. Info: Sue Mehrtens, 244-7909, info@jungiancenter. org, jungiancenter.org.

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Lumi & Misty SEX: 2-year-old males REASON HERE: They were brought to HSCC as strays. ARRIVAL DATE: December 7, 2021 SUMMARY: We may not know much about their history, but we do know that these handsome guys have some of the best coifs and piggy personalities around! Lumi and Misty are best buds and do everything together — snacking on greens, scurrying around their enclosure, playing hide and seek in their huts, and posing for photos, of course! If you’re interested in adding a dynamic piggy duo to your home, stop by HSCC to meet Lumi and Misty! SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: They must be adopted together.

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prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the District Coordinator as soon as possible, and by no later than February 3, 2022. If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in a public hearing, if one is held), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as much time as possible to accommodate your needs. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent that they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the Act 250 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5). Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 11th day of January, 2022. By: /s/Rachel Lomonaco, District Coordinator Rachel Lomonaco, District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5658 rachel.lomonaco@vermont.gov

LEGAL NOTICE: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR VERMONT If you have lived or owned real property in or around Bennington or North Bennington, Vermont, in the area of PFOA exposure, you could get benefits from a class action settlement. A settlement has been reached in Sullivan v. SaintGobain Performance Plastics Corp., a class action lawsuit filed by residents in the Bennington area alleging contamination of their property and drinking water with a chemical called Perfluorooctanoic Acid (“PFOA”). The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont will hold a Final Approval Hearing on April 18, 2022, 10:00 am, at the Rutland Federal Courthouse. The settlement provides: - Money for property damages to Property Class members, people who: (1) owned residential real property in the Zone of Concern—an area of PFOA exposure defined by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in Bennington, North Bennington and some properties with a Shaftsbury address—on March 14, 2016; or (2) purchased residential real property after March 14, 2016, that was later added to the Zone of Concern. - Funding for a Court-Supervised Medical Monitoring Program for Exposure Class members, providing free testing and monitoring, which does not duplicate their current primary care, for early detection of certain diseases. You are an Exposure Class member if you: (a) resided in the Zone of Concern on or before August 23, 2019; (b) ingested drinking water with PFOA in the Zone of Concern; and (c) have a blood serum test with a PFOA blood level above 2.1 parts per billion (“ppb”). If you meet the first two criteria, but have not yet had a blood test, the Medical Monitoring Program will make one available to you free of charge within the first 90 days of the Program. - You may be a member of both the Property Class and the Exposure Class. A more detailed Class Settlement Notice, the Settlement Agreement, a Claim Form, and an Opt-Out form can be found at www.

BenningtonVTClassAction.com, or requested by emailing info@benningtonvtclassaction.com, or by calling 866-726-3778. Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act or don’t act. If you are a property owner in the Zone of Concern, you must file a Claim Form to receive money for property damages. Unless you ask to be excluded (opt out) from the Property Class, no later than February 2, 2022, to maintain your right to pursue your own separate lawsuit against Saint-Gobain, you will be bound by the Settlement and Release of Claims, whether you file a Claim Form or not. If you are an Exposure Class member, you must file a Claim Form to participate in the Medical Monitoring Program. If you are an Exposure Class member, there is no opportunity to opt out and you will be bound by the Settlement and Release of Claims whether you file a Claim Form or not. You also have a right to object to the Settlement, no later than February 2, 2022. If you do nothing you will not get a payment or other benefits from this Settlement, and you will give up certain legal rights. More information, including a detailed notice, is available at: www.BenningtonVTClassAction.com, by emailing info@benningtonvtclassaction.com, or by calling 866-726-3778.

NORTHSTAR SELF STORAGE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC AND ONLINE SALE/AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING STORAGE UNITS ON JANUARY 31, 2022 AT 9:00AM Northstar Self Storage will be having a public and online sale/auction on January 31, 2022 at 615 US Route 7, Danby, VT 05739 (Units D-120), at 1124 Charlestown Rd., Springfield, VT 05156 (Unit S-90 / S-93 / CC-13) at 681 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, VT 05101 (Unit R-79) and online at www.storagetreasures.com at 9:00 am in accordance with VT Title 9 Commerce and Trade Chapter 098: Storage Units 3905. Enforcement of Lien

Unit # - Name- Contents 1- D-120 - Jacqueline Unsworth - Household Goods 1- S-90 - Danielle St. Lawrence - Household Goods 1- S-93 - Micheal Adams - Household Goods 1- CC-13 - Michael Koledo - Household Goods 1- R-79 - Ashley Butler - Household Goods PRIVATE AUCTION OF STORAGE UNIT CONTENTS Valentino Anderson, last known address of 32 North Winooski Ave Burlington, VT 05401 has a past due balance of $295.00 owed to Champlain Valley Self Storage, LLC since 9/30/21. To cover this debt, per lease dated 1/29/2019 the contents of unit #134 will be sold at private auction on, or after January 22, 2022. Roger Palin, last known address of 436 Route 7 Apt #102 Milton, VT 05468 has a past due balance of $721.55 owed to Champlain Valley Self Storage, LLC since 8/31/21. To cover this debt, per lease dated 8/17/2021 the contents of unit #186 will be sold at private auction on, or after January 22, 2022. Owen Leavey, last known address of 62 Heritage Lane Colchester, VT 05446 has a past due balance of $294.00 owed to Champlain Valley Self Storage, LLC since 10/31/21. To cover this debt, per lease dated 10/23/2020 the contents of unit #914 will be sold at private auction on, or after January 22, 2022. Auction pre-registration is required, email info@ champlainvalleyselfstorage.com to register.

PUBLIC HEARING-COLCHESTER PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Pursuant to Title 24 VSA, Chapter 117, the Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on February 9, 2022 at 7:00pm to hear the following request under the Development Regulations. Meeting is open to the public and will be held both in-person at 781 Blakely Road and via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87135615437

a) ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE & STATE OF VERMONT– Conditional Use Application pursuant to §2.06D to install four (4) 80-ft tall light towers in excess of the maximum height requirements of the GD2 District in Table A-2 of the Colchester Development Regulations. No change in use of the property is proposed. Subject property is located at 0 Johnson Ave, tax map 1, parcel 15. January 19, 2022

STATE OF VERMONT PROBATE COURT DISTRICT OF CHITTENDEN SS. DOCKET NO. 21-PR-05084 In re the Estate of James M. Kalbfleisch, Sr. Late of Shelburne, Vermont NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT 02-00225 LOCATED AT 48 INDUSTRIAL AVE, WILLISTON VT, 05495 WILL BE SOLD ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 3RD, 2022 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF EDWARD BROWN. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA FEBRUARY 10, 2022-6:30 P.M. MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE ROOM, 81 MAIN ST., ESSEX JCT., VT Anyone may attend this meeting in person at the above address or remotely through the following options:

I have been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All creditors having claims against the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of publication of this Notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy filed with the Register of the Probate Court. The claim will be forever barred if it is not presented as described above within the four (4) month deadline.

- Zoom link: https://www.essexvt.org/1043/8225/ Join-Zoom-Meeting-Essex-PC

Dated December 10, 2021 Signed /s/ Thomas A Little Print name: Thomas A. Little Address: c/o Little & Cicchetti, P.C. P.O. Box 907, Burlington, VT 05402-0907 Telephone: 802-862-6511

2. FINAL PLAN-PUBLIC HEARING: Richard Jenny: Proposal to create a 3-lot residential subdivision on a 33-acre vacant parcel located at 44 Brigham Hill Ln in the C1 Zone. Tax Map 17, Parcel 3.

Name of Publication: Seven Days First Publication Date: 1/12/22 Second Publication Date: 1/19/22

- Call (audio only): 1-888-788-0099 | Meeting ID: 950 6840 0813 # | Passcode: 426269 - Public wifi: https://publicservice.vermont.gov/ content/public-wifi-hotspots-vermont 1. Public Comments

3. CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION: Scott Lee & Pamela Schirner: Request to proceed with a 2-lot PUD application for property located at 247 River Rd in the I1 & AR Zones. Tax Map 33, Parcel 17. 4. Minutes: January 27, 2022

Address of Probate Court: Chittenden District Court, PO Box 511, Burlington, VT 05402-0511

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Salary: $37,000 to $51,000/year Full Circle Property Management is growing! We are seeking new team members specializing in either Residential Services (rentals) or Association Services (condo communities). We are also seeking an Accounts Receivable and Billing Specialist to support our Accounting Services team. These positions are full time, 40 hours per week, M-F. In-person work at our beautiful Burlington office location is required due to the sensitive nature of our work, but we encourage remote facilitation of online, condo community meetings for the Association Services position. • AA, BA, or related work experience required • Health/Dental/Vision Insurance • Paid Time Off • Submit resume (cover letters are appreciated) to info@fullcirclevt.com. fullcirclevt.com

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Come be part of a business office cross-functional team within the Vermont State Colleges System. The Staff Accountant will perform general business office functions for the VSC system including, but not limited to, daily central cash management tasks, billing and student receivable processes, and journal entries. To read more about the role and qualifications please visit https://www.vsc.edu/employment/ and look under the Office of the Chancellor.

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Systems Administrator

This position reports to the Vice President for Advancement and provides administrative support as well as maintains their own fundraising portfolio. The appointee will work as a gifts officer and participate in stewardship, cultivation, and solicitation. Through this position you will help Sterling College's donors accomplish their ambitions to support our mission to advance ecological thinking and action. The College is currently raising ~$3M annually between unrestricted and restricted giving. Experience using and administering Raiser's Edge is a plus as is being an alumnx of Sterling College. Candidates must have mission alignment.

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BIKE SHOP SERVICE MANAGER New bike shop in greater Burlington area is looking for an experienced bike service manager to run the day to day bike service. There will be profit sharing and an opportunity for ownership. Perfect for someone who has been wrenching for years (and may already be a bike service manager) that wants an opportunity to run the show and share in the growth. The shop is in a high traffic (commuter) location with a service void that is producing high demand. Please provide statement of interest and resume (can just be an email as to why you think you'd be a good fit) and prior experience/ references. Send resumes to: beauaugustn@gmail.com.

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Are you a content creator? Creative storyteller? Engaging Advocate? If yes, then let's connect. The Associate Director of Communications & Marketing is responsible for supporting internal and external communications, with a focus on marketing the organization as it expands in current and new communities. This position is also responsible for content development for Citizen Advocates' social media accounts. This will be accomplished through the creation and curation of original text, photo and video content, managing posts and responding to followers. This position, in coordination and under the direction of the Director of Communications & Government Affairs, will manage the company image in a manner consistent with our Mission, Vision, Values and business objectives. The Communications & Marketing Associate Director will remain up-to-date with the latest digital technologies and social media trends, along with ongoing opportunities for community outreach. It is essential this person handle the company’s social media presence and external events by ensuring high levels of web traffic and stakeholder engagement. This professional will have excellent communication skills and be able to articulate the company's views creatively, and to position Citizen Advocates as a thought leader among its workforce, peers and community. For full description and to apply: CitizenAdvocates.net/careers

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Real Estate DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Evernorth is growing and hiring! Evernorth is a nonprofit organization that serves the low- and moderate-income people of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont by creating affordable housing and making community investments. We are a group of more than 45 professionals working to serve communities across Northern New England. Our staff has deep knowledge of local markets, close relationships with regional organizations, and a shared passion for affordable housing, diversity and social justice. The Real Estate Development Coordinator is a member of the real estate development team. This individual coordinates activities between Evernorth and our partners to purchase, close and maintain real estate transaction records. The role encompasses broad activities related to due diligence, paralegal support, research, insurance, proof reading, and many other related activities. This position requires working in a team and individually. We are looking for someone with a bachelor’s degree in a related field, paralegal skills, 3-5 years of related experience, excellent communication skills and a highly proficient user of Microsoft Office 365. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to HR@evernorthus.org. Evernorth is an equal opportunity employer.

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Project Scientist KAS, Inc. is looking for a motivated individual to join our team providing high quality environmental consulting services in the northeastern United States. Project Scientist / Engineer - Experienced project manager to lead in remedial system design/implementation, geological and brownfields investigations, environmental site assessments, technical writing and more. A minimum of three years’ experience and a degree in environmental science, geology or environmental engineering is recommended. KAS is a dynamic company with great growth potential. Competitive salary and benefits are available. Submit a letter of interest and resume to: KAS, Inc. P.O. Box 787 Williston, VT 05495 info@kas-consulting.com

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Vermont Legal Aid is seeking several full-time staff attorneys to work in various areas of its practice, including housing, disability, government benefits, discrimination, and disability law.

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We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goals of social justice and individual rights. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination and harassment-free workplace. Responsibilities include interviewing clients, factual investigation and analysis, legal research when appropriate, preparation of legal documents, pleadings and motions, consultation and collaboration with other Project attorneys, representation at hearings and trials, and systemic reform work as appropriate. The position is remote until VLA changes its remote work policy; however, the position will eventually be based out of one of our offices located in Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, St. Johnsbury, and Springfield. In-state travel in a personal vehicle required. Starting salary is $57,500+, with additional salary credit given for relevant prior work experience. Four weeks paid vacation and retirement, as well as excellent health benefits. Attorney applicants must be licensed to practice law in Vermont or eligible for admission by waiver. Application deadline is January 24th. Your application should include a cover letter & resume, bar status, writing sample, and at least three professional references with contact information, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by e-mail to hiring@vtlegalaid.org with the subject line “Staff Attorney Jan 2022.” Please let us know how you heard about this position. See vtlegalaid.org/current-openings for additional information and job descriptions.

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Maintenance Technician Winooski Housing Authority, a progressive owner, manager & developer of affordable housing, seeks a highly motivated Maintenance Technician to join our team.

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The Community Foundation is growing and we are looking for excellent administration and operations talent to join our community minded organization. The Operations Associate and the Development & Administration Coordinator will both provide support across all areas of the organization and be integral in our mission of bringing together people and resources to make a difference in Vermont.

Or mail (stop in for application) to: WHA, 83 Barlow Street Winooski, VT 05404 Attn: Debbie. Equal Opportunity Employer

If these roles sound like a good fit for you, visit vermontcf.org/careers for complete job descriptions and instructions for applying.

Experience in general facilities maintenance a plus. Must possess a valid driver’s license. Competitive starting salary with a generous benefits package.

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Our employment opportunities are continually changing! • Clinical Social Worker • Medical Assistants • Patient Services Representatives • Registered Nurses

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Join Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB), where we strive for and work toward our mission to provide health care to all people, regardless of their life circumstances.

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• Clinical Nurse Supervisor • VT CPAP Liaison Coordinator • Social Work Care Manager & more!

VACD seeks qualified applicants for a full-time Conservation Program Assistant position in St. Albans VT. This position supports the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide conservation planning assistance to farmers enrolled in Farm Bill programs and will be located at the St. Albans NRCS Field Office. The Program Assistant (PA) will be a skilled and experienced administrator who will assist and support NRCS field office staff to implement USDA Farm Bill conservation and easement programs and will be responsible for accurate documentation and tracking of applications, contracts, and financial records utilizing customized software. Excellent verbal, written, computer and customer service skills required. The ideal candidate will be well organized and able to work independently with accurate attention to detail. Bachelor's degree with an interest in conservation is preferred. Starting salary is $17.52 per hour and includes yearly salary advances, health benefits and sick, holiday and vacation leave.

Specialized Community Care is seeking unique individuals who will act as mentors, coaches, and Apply online at chcb.org/careers! friends to provide support for We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and are especially interested in Visit vacd.org for detailed job description. Send resume, cover letter & contact adults in Addison, Rutland, candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the organization. information for three references by January 24th to: Joanne Dion at Franklin, and Chittenden joanne.dion@vacd.org or to VACD, PO Box 889, Montpelier, VT 05601. E.O.E. Counties with Intellectual and Check out our careers at chcb.org/careers. Developmental Disabilities. This is a fun and rewarding career spent “Off the Couch.”4t-CommHealthCenterBurlington011922.indd 1 1 1/13/22 1/13/224t-VACDcpa011922.indd 3:53 PM We provide extensive training, support, professional growth and advancement opportunities in a family work environment. We offer pay increases after a probationary period and further advancement and pay for selfpaced skill building. We want to hire your values and train the skills that will help make you successful. Let’s talk!

Ushio America, Inc. – at our Vermont location – is seeking a highly self-motivated individual to join our team as:

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SALES ASSISTANT Established nearly 30 years ago, our educational publishing company possesses an established brand, business model, and clientele. We are looking for a dynamic part-time Sales Assistant to join our team 10-15 hours a week. The ideal candidate has a professional manner and is a self-starting team player with a great attitude, good organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task. This position supports sales and marketing efforts as well as our renewal program through data processing, research, and general administrative support. A Bachelor’s Degree, plus 3 years of work experience is required along with advanced working knowledge of Macs and Google Drive. Experience in education is a plus! To get started on this exciting path, please send a copy of your resume and a cover letter to alaina@exemplars.com.

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CLERICAL SUPPORT STAFF Vermont Legal Aid seeks a highly-organized team player, with a desire to further our mission, for a full-time position in Burlington. We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goals of social justice and individual rights. We are an2h-VTDigger1222AND122921 1 Development & equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination-andharassment-free workplace. Communications Responsibilities include general office management and secretarial duties (answering phones, client contact, data entry, typing, file/document/database management), as well as supporting the work of multiple attorneys and paralegals. Experience as a legal secretary or formal secretarial training is preferable. Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite required. Fluency in French, Spanish, Swahili, Kirundi, Somali, Arabic, Nepali, or Burmese is a plus.

Base salary is $37,000 with salary credit given for relevant prior work experience. Four weeks paid vacation, retirement, and excellent health benefits. Application deadline is February 1, 2022. Send cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references as a single PDF file with the subject line “Last Name - Burlington Support Staff Application 2022” to David Koeninger, Deputy Director, c/o hiring@vtlegalaid.org. See vtlegalaid.org for additional information. Please tell us how you heard about the position.

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King Street Center (KSC) is seeking a full-time 40 hour a week detail oriented, organized, creative and strategic Development and Communications Associate (DCA) to join our dedicated staff in Burlington, VT. The DCA will support all corporate and foundation grant writing aspects of fundraising for KSC’s organizational budget of $1.4 million and will be responsible for key communications functions throughout the year.

Law firm in South Burlington seeks an administrative 3:39 PMassistant to fill a part-time position (20-24 hours/week). Our practice is limited to Estate and Elder Law. Primary duties include answering phones, greeting clients, providing general office support and preparing legal documents.

The DCA will report to the Director of Development and Communication (DoDC) and works closely with the program directors, operations manager, and executive director to ensure that the organization is communicating its vision, mission, and needs appropriately with grant applications, external marketing and social media materials.

Looking for a positive, “cando” person, who likes to engage with clients and can multi-task. Confidentiality and professionalism is required. Experience with MS Office products is also required. We offer competitive hourly pay, commensurate with experience.

For full details, salary range and how to apply please visit our website: bit.ly/KingStCtrDEVcomm.

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Essex Westford School District is currently hiring FULL & PART TIME POSTIONS AVAILABLE!

EWSD serves approximately 4,500 preschool through 12th grade students in ten schools across the Essex Junction, Essex Town and Westford communities. Come be part of one of Vermont’s largest and most highly respected school districts!

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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR The Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) located at the Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont announces an opening for a Business Administrator in our internationally recognized center of excellence for tobacco and substance use disorder research. This position oversees, coordinates, and performs administrative and business operations in the VCBH in coordination with the Center director, the admin team, and in alignment with departmental business practices. The Business Administrator will provide high-level support for the VCBH and subsequent sub-centers including, but not limited to, cradle-to-grave grant management on a variety of research projects. The grant portfolio consists of multidepartmental center/multi-site grants (COBRE and TCORS), T32 training grant, R01s and various research projects. Responsibilities include grant administration, oversee staff/ trainees working in the VCBH, and meeting regularly with VCBH faculty to keep them informed of a variety of issues that arise in the grant lifecycle. Apply online: uvmjobs.com/postings/50065

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Established nearly three decades ago, our educational publishing company possesses an established brand, business model and clientele. We are looking for a dynamic Graphic and Multimedia Designer to join our team. Projects will cover a wide spectrum. The ideal candidate possesses multiple design disciplines, from print graphics, to digital graphics, to animation to video editing.

Downstreet Housing & Community Development is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to guide this respected regional housing organization.

We are looking for a self-starting team player with a great attitude, good organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and savviness in both digital and print design.

Downstreet is Central Vermont’s premier housing advocacy organization, with a primary focus on affordable housing, homebuyer education and assistance as well as the nationally recognized SASH® (Supports and Services at Home) program.

A Bachelor’s Degree in graphic design or a related field is required as well as 1+ years of experience in the field or an internship. Advanced working knowledge of Macs, Google Drive, Adobe Design Apps and Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere is essential. Experience with HTML and CSS is a plus!

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HEAD START PRESCHOOL TEACHER ASSOCIATE

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At Marvell, we move, store, process and secure the world’s data with semiconductor solutions designed for our customers’ current needs and future ambitions.

Head Start is a federally-funded, national child and family development program which provides comprehensive services for pregnant women, children from birth to age five, and their families. Services for children promote school readiness, and include early education, health, nutrition, mental health, and services for children with special needs. Services for parents promote family engagement, and include parent leadership and social service supports.

In Burlington, we are currently recruiting several positions at varying levels of experience, including:

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As a Head Start Preschool Teacher Associate, you will work in an outcomes-oriented, team environment, and assist the classroom team in planning and implementing a developmentally appropriate environment and experiences for preschool children. Motivated Head Start educators improve the trajectory of children’s lives, including children’s learning outcomes, living standards, and later academic and professional success. If you want to make a difference in the lives of young children and their families, consider joining the Head Start community.

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40 hours/week, approximately 42 weeks/year (summer layoff). Starting wage upon completion of 60-working day period: $19.63$24.22/hour, depending on qualifications. Health plan and excellent benefits. To apply, please visit www.cvoeo.org/careers and submit a cover letter, resume, and three work references. No phone calls, please. CVOEO is interested in candidates who can contribute to our diversity and excellence. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal

THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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REQUIREMENTS: Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related education field; knowledge and experience in developmentally appropriate early childhood practice, child outcome assessment, child behavior management, and curriculum planning, development and implementation; a commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited financial resources; effective verbal and written communication (bilingual abilities a plus!), documentation, and record-keeping skills; valid driver’s license, clean driving record and access to reliable transportation; physical ability to carry out required tasks, and a can-do, extramile attitude.

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The Greater Burlington Girls Soccer League (GBGSL) provides the opportunity for girls to participate in a recreational soccer league where they can learn sportsmanship and leadership while having fun. We are seeking an organized and professional Administrator to provide support to the Board of GBGSL. DUTIES INCLUDE: Answering emails, opening and closing registration and setting up teams for the season. This is a contracted position and the incumbent will be considered an independent contractor. 70-80 hours per season between two seasons: Fall (October) and Spring (May), 140-160 hrs/year, Salary = $5,000/year; equal to $30-35/hour

Working Communities Challenge The Northwest Regional Planning Commission is hiring for a new position of Project Manager for the Northwest Working Communities Challenge (NWWCC). The Project Manager will help our team meet our goal of ensuring all people have access to diverse, affordable and efficient housing. The Project Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of the work plan, inclusive community engagement and participation, ongoing facilitation and communication among partners, and handling logistical and administrative details for the initiative to function smoothly. This is a temporary, three-year position, 35-40 hours per week.

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The Project Manager will hold the responsibility of being a steward of the WCC mission and goals through a model of collaborative leadership. This includes being a positive, effective, and supportive leader with strong external communications skills and an inclusive management approach. The ideal candidate has professional or volunteer experience and a base of knowledge in housing development and policy. A college degree in a related field is preferred but not required if lived experiences and/or professional experience provide the necessary qualifications for the position. More information is available at nrcpvt.com. Please send resume and three references to Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director at jobs@nrpcvt.com, or 75 Fairfield Street, St. Albans, VT, 05478. This position will remain open until filled; interviews will begin January 26, 2022.

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ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE EDITOR PROSPECT PRESS seeks an Assistant or Associate Editor. We are a small company located in Burlington, Vermont, that publishes college textbooks for courses in Information Systems. The first responsibility of this position will be to solicit and process chapter reviews for new manuscripts. This team member will also be involved with acquisition of new titles, production of completed manuscripts, and contribute to marketing and sales initiatives. There is additional information about this job on our website, ProspectPressVT.com. For a statement of our values and mission, see blog.prospectpressvt.com/edsigcon-2021distinguished-is-educator. To learn about our editorial process, watch the video: prospectpressvt.com/proposal-guidelines. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of related experience, interests in higher education and Information Systems, excellent communication skills, a positive learning attitude, and be a team player. College degree required. Prior experience working with a CRM, updating a website, and employing project management software a plus. This is an in-person position. Salary is $40K-$70K per year. Title and salary are dependent on the extent of prior experience relevant to this position. To apply, send an excellent cover letter and a resume to Andy.Golub@ProspectPressVT.com.

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Education Advisors Vermont Adult Learning in Burlington Vermont (Chittenden County) is looking to fill two Educational Advisor positions. One is working with students managing their Personalized Learning Plans and the other is working as the initial point of contact for new and returning students. • Works closely with adult students (ages 16 and up), families, local high schools, and community partners to develop Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) that will help students reach their educational and career goals. These goals often include earning a high school diploma through the Vermont High School Completion Program. Advisors build positive relationships with students to support them with their learning goals mapped out in their PLP’s. This position requires a commitment to student opportunity and equity along with a dedication to continual reflection and improvement. • Provide outreach, recruitment, assessment, and goal setting for new and returning students in Chittenden County. Serve as the initial point of contact for these students to understand their educational goals, challenges, and objectives. Administer a variety of assessments to support students on their educational journey with VAL and beyond. Develop and maintain community partnerships as part of a fabric of coordinated services and referral networks. This position requires a commitment to student opportunity and equity along with a dedication to continual reflection and improvement. Email cover letter, resume and three professional references (preferably supervisor or manager level) to: rcampbell@vtadultlearning.org. Vermont Adult Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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General Assembly *SESSION-ONLY USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST *SENIOR FISCAL ANALYST *DOORKEEPER The Legislative support offices are currently hiring. The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work. You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

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Join our innovative and dynamic team! You will have the opportunity to work directly with manufacturers of all sizes to understand their challenges including workforce development, operational efficiency, and business growth and provide assistance and resources helping them improve, innovate, and increase their competitiveness. Please visit vtc.edu/work-atvermont and scroll to “Current Staff Openings: Full Time” to view the complete position description and apply. Applicants are asked to upload a cover letter and resume; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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Lead a team supporting over 400 users in virtual and physical Windows OS, MS Office environment. Hardware and software troubleshooting. Salary of $75,000 or more depending upon qualifications. For further details and to apply: vermontjudiciary.exacthire.com/job/86435

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time Housing Discrimination Testing Coordinator for its Housing Discrimination Law Project located in Burlington. Responsibilities include recruitment, training and coordination of volunteer investigators, investigation of discrimination in housing and land use planning, outreach and public education, preparation of reports, and work assisting project attorneys with cases. We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace. Prior housing or advocacy experience desirable. Knowledge of database software a plus. Bachelor’s degree or four years’ professional work experience required, or a comparable mix of education and experience; some weekend work and in-state travel necessary. Starting salary is $42,500+, with starting salary determined by a candidate’s relevant skills and experience. Generous benefits package including four weeks paid vacation, retirement, and excellent health benefits. Application deadline is January 24th. Your application should include a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and three references combined into one pdf, sent by e-mail to hiring@vtlegalaid.org with “Testing Coordinator Application” in the subject line. Please let us know how you heard about this position. See vtlegalaid.org/current-openings for additional information and job description.

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Open until filled but preferred consideration will be given to candidates who apply before February 15, 2022.

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Professional Manufacturing & Business Growth Advisor

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The Vermont Courts encompass 400 employees, $50+ million budget and 25 locations. Our growing Technology Services Center has 20+ staff and a new enterprise application. We build technology solutions used by judges, attorneys, litigants and partners across the state judicial system. We seek technology leaders to build and support the next generation of solutions & systems.

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Over the past twenty years, Vermont HITEC educated and employed over 1,600 individuals in the healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing, and business services fields. We are accepting applications for our latest healthcare program. The program offers eight weeks of Phlebotomy training at no cost and immediate employment and apprenticeship as a Phlebotomist with The UVM Medical Center (up to 12 positions) upon successful completion. 3Enrollment in a Registered Apprenticeship 3Up to 12 full-time positions available 3Guaranteed starting wages with shift differential (where applicable) 3Performance-based increases 3Full benefits, including health, dental, paid vacation, 401k, and more 3No cost for qualified VT residents * Employment guaranteed upon successful completion of the 8-week program. The ITAR Program (Information Technology Apprenticeship Readiness) is a partnership of:

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FARM BUSINESS SPECIALIST The Intervale Center seeks a dynamic, mission-driven Farm Business Specialist to join our team in southern Vermont. For over 30 years, the Intervale Center has led a community food revolution that sustains farms, land, and people.

Student Services Coordinator This full-time position acts as the first point of contact for the public and students at Yestermorrow. Responsibilities include answering phones and emails, managing enrollment, meals and lodging, tuition payments, and scholarship applications. A candidate with strong customer service skills and a friendly demeanor is prefered. Apply at yestermorrow.org/jobs.

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When you work for the State of Vermont, you and your work matter. A career with the State puts you on a rich and rewarding professional path. You’ll find jobs in dozens of fields – not to mention an outstanding total compensation package. ADMINIS TRATIVE SERVICES COORDIN ATOR II – MONTPELIER

The Farm Business Specialist delivers high quality, custom farm business planning services that enhance the viability of Vermont’s food system. The Specialist provides business planning, 12:12 PMcoaching, education, and technical support directly to farm and food businesses. An ideal candidate has a degree in agricultural management, business development, economics, or related field; experience working directly with farmers or other business owners; excellent budget and project management skills, computer skills, and communication skills; and the ability to work independently, manage their time and multiple clients, and problem-solve! Intervale Center is an E.O.E. For full job description & instructions, please visit: intervale.org/get-involved#employment-banner.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) seeks an Administrative Services 1/13/22 Coordinator to assist with the administration of pandemic relief programs. Tasks include data entry, 4t-IntervaleCenter011922.indd 1 developing and improving processes for the administration of programs, and serving as a liaison between various teams overseeing programs. Qualified applicants will have strong written and verbal communication skills, an attention to detail, experience in Microsoft suite programs, the ability to successfully meet tight deadlines, and manage multiple projects. DHCD is remote work friendly. For • Up to $20.00/hour to start* more information, contact Alex Farrell at Alex.Farrell@vermont.gov. Department: Commerce & Community • Includes a pay enhancement of $2 per hour for all package handlers. Development. Location: Montpelier & Remote. Status: Full-Time Limited-Service Position. Job Id #26981. • Includes a pay enhancement of $1 per hour from 10:00PM - 10:00AM. Application Deadline: January 26, 2022. This location is participating in an Hours Worked Bonus Program. If partThe State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer Learn more at: careers.vermont.gov time package handlers work 25+ hours within the week, they will earn a $100 bonus. If full-time package handlers work 40+ hours within the week, 5h-VTDeptHumanResources011922 1 1/14/22 4:02 PM they will earn a $200 bonus.

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This location is also participating in a Weekend Bonus Program. If a package handler works on Saturday or Sunday, they receive a $50 bonus. If they work both days, they will receive a $100 bonus. This location is participating in a Sign On Hours Worked Bonus Program. If new part-time package handlers work a minimum of 100 hours in their first month, they will earn a $250 bonus. The same applies for the second month worked.

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This location is participating in a Referral Program. If a package handler refers someone to work as a package handler and that person stays 45 days, they will earn a $250 bonus.

The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) serves Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties through its Community Action work and also provides statewide programs focusing on education and advocacy. Our mission is to address the fundamental issues of economic, social, racial and environmental justice and work with people to achieve economic independence. CVOEO is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all its practices. In so doing, we strive for a just society in which everyone belongs.

All enhancements, surges, and bonuses are valid through 1/15/22. The Referral Program is valid through 1/29/22. • Fast paced and physical warehouse work – why pay for a gym membership when you can get paid while working out?

CVOEO seeks an experienced finance or accounting professional to serve as our Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CFO will direct and oversee the financial activities of the organization, direct the preparation of financial reports, oversee audits, create financial forecasts, and monitor and evaluate the activities of all assigned financial and administrative functions. This role supervises a team of 4+ staff members and works closely with CVOEO’s leadership team and Program Directors.

• Warehouse duties include loading, unloading, and sorting of packages of various sizes.

We are seeking candidates with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field and 5 years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. CPA designation preferred. Candidates should have strong supervisory and leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate the mission, vision and goals of CVOEO; effective verbal and written communication skills (bilingual abilities a plus); excellent analytical and organizational skills; and a commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment. We offer an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, generous time off, a retirement plan and discounted gym membership. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our Agency. Please visit cvoeo.org/careers and submit a cover letter with salary requirements, resume and a statement explaining your commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Shift lengths vary based on package volume – generally part time employees work between 3 and 6 hours a day. Full time employees can expect to work between 6 and 10 hours. • Overtime paid after 40 hours per week. • Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities. • Excellent benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. Apply online: groundwarehousejobs.fedex.com/groundwarehousejobs/?lang=en-US&src=facbk.

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• Part time employees work one shift a day; full time employees work two shifts.

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Full Circle Microbes, Inc is seeking a Production Technician to increase output of our patent-pending microbial inoculants. These biotechnology products increase the sustainability of the agricultural industry and reduce reliance on Ag Chemicals that cause $157B in human health and ecological damage annually.

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Downstreet is Central Vermont’s mission-driven non-profit organization dedicated to achieving social justice through the power of housing.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Criteria: • B.S. in a scientific field, such as biology, microbiology, chemistry, etc • Experience completing basic laboratory tasks, such as preparing buffers or culture media, and/or using basic laboratory equipment, 12:09 PM such as incubators and autoclaves, is a bonus • Experience with sterile technique, 5S and Lean Manufacturing, microbes, and/or brewing is a bonus

(NEWT) is looking for a wilderness lover who has transactional land trust experience to join our Montpelier-based staff. The right candidate will play an integral role in growing our portfolio of protected wildlands across the Northeast. The position is full-time with competitive benefits.

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Conservation Manager Northeast Wilderness Trust

These full-time, salaried positions offer competitive pay, plus: • 403 (b) with company match up to 4.5% • Healthcare & dental insurance benefits • Life insurance & long-term disability benefits • Generous paid vacation, sick, and holiday time • Professional development opportunities

Please apply online & learn more about us at conversehome.com, or email kellie@conversehome.com with your resume today.

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Converse Home is an Assisted Living Community located in downtown Burlington. If you are looking for a rewarding position as a caregiver, working with wonderful residents and staff, please consider applying. Long term care is one of the fast-growing industries in Vermont and the world. The Converse Home is looking for seasoned caregivers or good humans new to the healthcare industry. New care staff do on-site training with our Nurse Educator to make sure you feel confident in your new skills. If YOU ARE A SEASONED CAREGIVER OR WANT TO BECOME A CAREGIVER, INQUIRE WITH US!

Established real estate appraisal firm seeking Appraiser Associate to tackle growing demand. Opportunity to work towards State certification doing interesting work while setting your own schedule. Related experience required.

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Who we’re looking for: • You are passionate about climate change and working to create a more sustainable world. • You’re empathetic, respectful, and kind. You enjoy working closely with others to achieve big goals. • You have working knowledge of microbes or an interest in learning more about them. • You love challenges, and you are highly motivated. You are excited about taking ownership of your projects, and you are able to communicate your work to others. • You follow directions well, whether it’s a protocol or a recipe, and take pleasure in doing things as described. To apply please send a cover letter and resume/CV to victoria@ fullcirclemicrobes.com. The cover letter should address your qualifications and detail your interest in the role and the company. Minority, female, LGBTQIA+ candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

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Laboratory Assistants

NMC is currently hiring for Laboratory Assistants to join our team! Up to $2,500 sign-on bonus! Full time opportunities, variables shifts – primarily evenings and afternoon swing shifts, including up to two weekends per month. On-thejob training provided. This is an excellent opportunity to join the NMC team as we work to provide exceptional healthcare to our community. Check out our careers site for details to apply: northwesternmedicalcenter. org/careers! Reach out to Sarah Sterling: ssterling@nmcinc.org with any questions about these opportunities.

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Survey Technician This position is for a motivated individual with a strong work ethic who is a recent graduate of an accredited college-level land survey program and/or who has 1-5 years of survey experience. This is a great opportunity to advance one’s career in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment. Enjoy excellent compensation, benefits and the work setting of a small, well-known consulting engineering firm. Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest and resume summarizing their experience, qualifications and salary requirements to: Roger Dickinson, PE, Lamoureux & Dickinson, 14 Morse Dr, Essex, VT 05452. Email: roger@LDengineering.com. For full job description go to: bit.ly/2WrR1yU.

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TOWN OF MILTON is hiring:

Special Events and Marketing Manager

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The primary role of this position is to lead and direct all special events at the Champlain Valley Exposition, maintain a marketing calendar, and assist with business development functions. This position works closely with the sales and marketing teams, facility services, and accounting. This position requires an intensely motivated and committed individual who has strong attention to details, marketing and social media experience, and an ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders inside and outside of the organization.

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• Develop and manage all components of CVE owned events. Develop and Manage: • CVE Parking Operations (in-house and subcontracted) • CVE Security Operations (in-house and subcontracted) • Subcontracted CVE Electrical Services • Subcontracted CVE technology services • Supplement event equipment as needed with subcontractors.

Middlebury Pediatric Dentistry is looking for a dental hygienist to join our friendly, close-knit team. Help us take care of Vermont kids’ oral health! Full or Part time. Health insurance. Paid vacation.

• Planning on all social media platforms • Provide detailed reporting on digital performance.

Please contact us and include your resume,

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• Monitor all online sales and provide recommendations on ways to improve performance. • Provide support for online ticketing system including sales monitoring. • Promote and manage CVE equipment rentals as well as coordinate electrical and technology services.

PAYROLL SPECIALIST

• Provide detailed documentation for settlement and invoicing.

If you are organized, like the challenge of learning new concepts, and enjoy building relationships in a team f ocused environment, PayData an Asure Company may be your next employer.

• Profit margin of all events

• Manage all permitting required for events from the Village, State, Etc.

• Manage the CVE Camping and Grandstand Superintendents.

• Work with CVE sales staff in identifying potential events and sponsorship opportunities.

Assist the Marketing Director on the development and execution of the marketing plan including:

• Assist with Champlain Valley Fair duties as assigned.

PayData an Asure Company is proud to have won Vermont’s Best Payroll Service Provider 5 years in a row! We are looking for additional team member(s). We work closely with our clients to help manage and produce accurate payrolls. Our team provides one on one product support of our technologies.

OTHER NECESSARY FUNCTIONS: • Follows all policies and guidelines of the Champlain Valley Exposition, Inc.

The ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks & projects while adhering to daily deadlines is necessary. Attention to detail is critical to your success. Candidates must possess prior payroll experience and a working knowledge of the “Evolution” payroll software is desirable.

• Strictly complies with all Vermont and Federal laws. • Performs other duties as requested by the Executive Director or Marketing Director.

QUALIFICATIONS: • An unqualified commitment to the mission of the Champlain Valley Exposition.

Team oriented candidates should have proven troubleshooting skills, experience managing telephone calls and e-mails and be able to quickly adapt to new and changing technology. If you take pride in your work, and you possess excellent communication and organizational skills, we want to hear from you.

• Experience working as part of a team to lead, direct, and execute events. • Strong organization and communication skills. • A willingness to remain flexible. • Graphic design, web design, and marketing planning experience. • Experience interpreting Profit & Loss statements preferred, but willing to train.

Experience with Windows including Word, Excel, and Outlook is required as well as strong keyboarding skills. This position is a mid-level position and is paid on an hourly basis.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: • Due to the nature of events, the schedule for this job is a flexible one and will require the employee to work many weekends.

We are a pet friendly environment...must love dogs! After introductory training period, flexible schedule (including telecommuting) may be a possibility. Come join our local and award-winning team!

• Work is predominantly standing and/or moving on the weekends. Light office position with high frequency of keyboarding/computer work required during the week.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Direct the development and execution of events held at the Champlain Valley Exposition.

Please visit miltonvt.gov/employment for additional details & to apply.

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LEGAL ASSISTANT Dinse P.C., a law firm in downtown Burlington, Vermont is looking for a legal assistant for our Business division. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working as a legal assistant, extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, and experience with editing and formatting. Experience with Juris software a plus. In addition, this position requires a strong work ethic, eagerness to learn and acquire new skills, and excellent typing skills. Minimum qualifications include an Associate’s degree or a minimum of three years of experience as a legal assistant. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), and more. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter (including compensation requirements) and resume via email to John Kirk, Firm Administrator at jkirk@dinse.com.

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Vermont Family Network is seeking a dynamic, collaborative leader with exceptional communication and management abilities and a passionate commitment to Vermont families to guide our family support and advocacy organization.VFN is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower and support all Vermont children, youth, and families, especially those with disabilities or special health needs. We do this by giving a strong start, lifting family voices, and advancing inclusive communities. • Master’s degree in human services, education, non-profit management, or public administration or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required • Minimum of five years of senior-level experience leading complex non-profit organizations in the areas of education, family support, early intervention, and/or disabilities, or comparable field • Extensive experience with fundraising and cultivation of donors to secure unrestricted funding • Strong management and systems analysis skills with experience in aligning management systems and procedures • Strong ability to build and maintain a highly functioning and cohesive team • Commitment to and working knowledge of family-centered care, family support, disabilities, special education and disability law and issues faced by families who have children with disabilities or special health needs • Individuals with personal knowledge of disabilities and/or chronic illness are encouraged to apply. For a full job description, visit our website: vermontfamilynetwork.org.

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STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN

Vermont Legal Aid seeks a director for its Long-Term Care Ombudsman Project and to serve as the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman (SLTCO). The SLTCO supervises a staff of six ombudsmen located in Legal Aid offices throughout the state. The SLTCO provides support to the local ombudsmen on a wide range of legal issues including guardianship, public health care programs, and the rights of persons receiving long-term care services in Vermont. Pursuant to its statutory mandate, the SLTCO will analyze, comment on, and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and other government policies and actions that pertain to long-term care facilities and services and to the health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents, and to recommend any changes in such laws, regulations, and policies. We are committed to building a diverse, social justice-oriented staff, and encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds. We welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a discrimination and harassment-free workplace. Applicants should have at least five years of legal experience and demonstrated expertise in longterm care services and supports or other direct services for older persons or persons with disabilities; consumer-oriented public policy advocacy; leadership, supervision, and program management skills; and negotiation and problem-solving skills. The SLTCO must have the organizational skills, commitment to social justice, and temperament needed to balance direct supervision of the local ombudsmen with the demands of playing a leading role in advocating for systemic change in Vermont’s long-term care system before the legislature and administrative agencies. The position can be based in any of the 5 VLA offices and requires travel throughout the state. Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are required.

Qualified applicants should send a letter of interest and resume via email to HR@vtfn.org or to HR,Vermont Family Network, 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston,VT 05495. Deadline for applicant submittal is January 28, 2022.

Starting salary is $70,000+ D.O.E. and excellent fringe benefits. Send cover letter, resume, references, and writing sample as a single PDF with the subject line “SLTCO Application 2022” to Eric Avildsen, Executive Director c/o hiring@vtlegalaid.org, no later than January 28, 2022. Visit our website for additional information: vtlegalaid.org/current-openings. 7t-VTLegalAidLTCOmbudsman011222.indd 1

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ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

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JANUARY 19-26, 2022

DENTAL FRONT OFFICE

Middlebury Pediatric Dentistry is looking for the right person to join our front office/administrative team. Help us take care of Vermont kids’ oral health! Full time. Health insurance. Paid vacation. Please contact us and include your resume,

IT DIRECTOR

frontdesk@middleburypediatricdentistry.com

Population Media Center (PMC) is looking for an experienced IT Director to professionalize our in-house management of information technology.

PRODUCTION MAKERS

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Reporting to the VP of Finance, the Director of IT will lead and have oversight of all IT decisions for the organization. You will evaluate PMC’s current IT infrastructure and work closely with Executive Leadership to clearly outline a plan and define goals to ensure that our organization’s IT strategy is contributing to its mission. PMC’s current IT environment includes cloud-based identity management and file storage, Office 365 productivity suite including SharePoint intranet, accounting, customer relationship management, electronic payment, and research data warehouse systems. PMC works with a third-party IT management service provider. You: You have knowledge of and experience with current IT technology and best practices. You are experienced in creating and implementing IT policies and systems to meet current and emerging business objectives. You can read, analyze, and interpret complex documents and respond effectively to both routine and sensitive inquiries. You have demonstrated ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. You can write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Conant Metal & Light is hiring production makers. You must be a creative problem-solver, team player, good with your hands and capable of mastering a broad array of processes. Please visit: conantmetalandlight.com/employment for more information or send a resume detailing your interest, experience, and skills to jolene@conantmetalandlight.com.

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INTAKE/CLIENT SERVICES SPECIALIST

Submit cover letter and resume to taylor@tuckconsultinggroup.com. Review of applications and interviewing to begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled.

Population Media Center (PMC) is looking for a Fundraising and Marketing Database manager to maximize fundraising revenue, communication impact, and strategic outreach. Partnering with the VP of Development and the Director of Marketing the Database Manager oversees all functions of PMC’s CRM (Salesforce) and marketing database and automation software (Hubspot) to support effective acquisition and cultivation of prospects and current donors. View the full job description here.

Intake/Client Services Specialists have a direct service and administrative role in facilitating access to affordable housing for Vermonters, assisting applicants with the application process, determining eligibility for rental assistance, and coordinating and performing administrative tasks as required to support clients in securing and maintaining housing.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Submit cover letter and resume to jobs@populationmedia.org. Review of applications and interviewing to begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. You: You have a passion for managing data, analyzing data to optimize customer experiences, and building a powerful sales and marketing pipeline. You are proactive and self-directed, with demonstrated ability to form productive relationships across the PMC organization.

Qualifications and Requirements: • Associate’s degree with related coursework and two years of administrative/technical work experience (additional, relevant experience will be considered, in lieu of an associate’s degree)

You are highly organized and able to multi-task in response to evolving work requirements. You enhance the impact of multiple internal teams — and our organization’s bottom line — by collecting and digging into various data streams.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to respectfully and effectively communicate complex information to a diverse population

Why Work for Us: Our tight-knit team is energized by our mission and empowered with autonomy and creativity in their day-to-day work. PMC offers its employees competitive pay and excellent benefits including paid time off, health and dental insurance, and a generous 401(K) contribution.

• Positive regard for people accessing housing assistance

Visit populationmedia.org/about-us/ for full details.

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Position: VSHA currently has an Intake/Client Services Specialist position available in the Housing Program for highly organized individuals who find satisfaction in doing meaningful work, meeting challenges, providing excellent service, and working in a team environment.

FUNDRAISING & MARKETING DATABASE MANAGER

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• Ability to exercise sound judgement and to maintain a calm demeanor in challenging situations.

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Champlain Valley Hops is looking for a General Manager to take operational responsibility for the day-to-day business while pushing forward the strategic vision for CVH as it continues to grow. The GM will make sure that all members of the CVH team have a common understanding of our mission, strategy and operational goals, can work safely, and have fun serving the craft beer community! Apply online: champlainvalleyhops.com/work-with-us/#gm.

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Multiple Positions Open!

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Hayward Tyler, a leading manufacturer of industrial pumps and motors in Colchester, is seeking candidates to fill the following positions: APPLICATION ENGINEER 1: https://haywardtyler.com/job_listing/application-engineer-i-ae-i/

WASTEWATER DESIGNER

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Lamoureux & Dickinson Consulting Engineers is seeking an experienced On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Designer. We are an established Vermont-based company offering high-quality civil engineering, land-surveying and permitting services for private development and public infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will work with our professional staff to prepare and review on-site wastewater disposal system designs. He/she will be motivated, able to work independently, and have a strong work ethic. Required experience includes soil identification, site evaluation, on-site water supply and wastewater disposal system design, state and municipal permitting, and CAD drafting/design. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills together with being a licensed Class 1 or Class B Designer, as outlined in the Vermont Environmental Protection Rules. Experience in developing and retaining new clients a plus. This is a great opportunity to advance one’s career in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment. Excellent compensation and benefits.

WETLAND SCIENTIST

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Lamoureux & Dickinson Consulting Engineers is seeking an experienced Wetland/Environmental Scientist. We are an established Vermont-based company offering high-quality civil engineering, land-surveying and permitting services for private development and public infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will work with our professional staff to perform wetland delineations and functional analyses, and to prepare applications for state and federal wetland permits. A strong background in the environmental and soil sciences, GPS and GIS mapping, and CAD drafting/design are needed for this position. The successful candidate will be motivated, able to work independently, and have a strong work ethic. Training and experience in identifying rare, threatened and endangered species and their habitat, together with experience in developing and retaining new clients a plus.

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AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

Self-help teachers and New Age gurus are fond of using metaphors about opening doors. They provide a lot of advice that encourages us to knock on doors, scout around for doors that are open just a crack, find keys to unlock doors and even kick down doors. I will not be following their lead in this horoscope. In my opinion, the coming days are an excellent time for you to heed the contrary counsel of author Paulo Coelho: “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity, or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” Once you carry out this assignment, Aquarius, I believe you’ll start finding interesting new doors to open.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In October 2021, the Vancouver Canucks hockey team played the Seattle Kraken team in a Seattle arena. A fan named Nadia Popovici noticed that the Canucks’ equipment manager, Brian Hamilton, had an irregular mole on the back of his neck — possibly cancerous. She found a way to communicate her observation to him, urging him to see a doctor. In the ensuing days, Hamilton sought medical care and discovered that the mole was indeed in an early stage of melanoma. He had it removed. In the spirit of this inspiring story, Aries, I invite you to tell the

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Canadian Jamaican songwriter and recording artist Kreesha Turner isn’t a megastar like Beyoncé or Rihanna, but she has had a successful music career. What’s the secret to her constant creative output? Here’s what she has said: “I love to surround myself with people who are the best at what they do. My idea is I want to be a sponge and absorb everything they teach, experience their energy, view them in their element, and have the opportunity to ask them questions.” The coming year will be one of the best times ever for you to emulate her strategy, Taurus. And now is a perfect moment for formulating plans to make it happen. GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): Gemini author

Lisa Cron says that when we’re telling a story, we should give each successive scene “new information, rather than rehashing things we already know. Never tell us the same fact twice. Because it’s boring and stops the flow of the story. Never tell us the same fact twice. Because it’s boring and stops the flow of the story.” In accordance with astrological omens, Gemini, I suggest you apply this counsel to everything you say and do in the next three weeks. Don’t repeat yourself. Keep moving right along. Invite novelty. Cultivate surprises and unpredictability.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): Years ago, I

reluctantly gave up my music career. To do so was sad and hard. But it enabled me to devote far more time and energy to improving my writing skills. I published books and developed a big audience. I’m glad I did it. Here’s another redemptive sacrifice I made earlier in my life: I renounced the chaotic pleasure of seeking endless new romantic adventures so I could commit myself to a relationship with one particular person. In so doing, I learned a lot more about how to be a soulful human. I’m glad I did it. Is there potentially a comparable pivot in your life, my fellow Cancerian? If so, the coming weeks and months will be a favorable time to make a move.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Leo actor Claudia Christian has appeared in over 50 films, including many in the science fiction genre. She has played a variety of roles in movies with more conventional themes. But as for the scifi stuff? She says, “Apparently, I’ve been typecast: I’m a Russian bisexual telepathic Jew.” If Christian came to me for astrological advice right now, I would suggest that the coming months will be an excellent time for her and all of you Leos to slip free of any pigeonholes you’ve been stuck in. Escape the mold! Create niches for yourself that enable you to express your full repertoire. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time to meditate on your job and your calling — as well as the differences there may be between your job and your calling. In fact, I regard this as a phase when you can summon transformative epiphanies about how you earn a living and the useful services you provide to your fellow humans. For inspiration, read this quote from photographer Margaret Bourke-White: “Even while you’re in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must be loose-jointed, like a relaxed athlete.” LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Author Marguerite Yourcenar wrote, “All happiness is a work of art: The smallest error falsifies it, the slightest hesitation alters it, the least heaviness spoils it, the slightest stupidity brutalizes it.” If what she says is true, it’s bad news, isn’t it? She makes it seem like cultivating joy and well-being is a superhuman skill that few of us can hope to master. Personally, I am not as stringent as Yourcenar in my ideas about what’s required to generate happiness. But like her, I believe that you have to work at it. It doesn’t necessarily come easily and naturally. Most of us have never been taught how to cultivate happiness, so we must train ourselves to do it and practice diligently. The good news, Libra, is that the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to upgrade your happiness skills. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1891, a cultural organization commissioned Scorpio sculptor Auguste Rodin to create a statue of

beloved French author Honoré de Balzac. The piece was supposed to be done in 18 months, but it wasn’t. For seven years, Rodin toiled, producing more than 50 studies before finally finishing the piece. We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that one of his mottoes was “Patience is also a form of action.” I’m recommending Rodin-like patience to you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Yours will be rewarded long before seven years go by.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I am

ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess,” wrote author Fanny Burney. Actor Jennifer Lawrence said, “I started to write an apology, but I don’t have anything to say I’m sorry for.” I nominate these two souls to be your role models for the coming weeks. In my astrological opinion, you are currently as immune to karmic boomerangs as it’s possible to be. Your guilt levels are abnormally low. As far as I can determine, you are relatively free from having to answer to the past or defend your actions. How do you plan to make maximum use of this grace period?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “New truths become evident when new tools become available,” declared Nobel Prize-winning medical physicist Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (19212011). She was referring to developments in science and technology, but I think her idea applies to our personal lives, too. And it so happens, in my astrological opinion, that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to acquire new tools that will ultimately lead you to discover new truths. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In 2017, Piscean film director Jordan Peele released his debut film, Get Out. It was a success with both critics and audiences. A year later, Peele became the first Black screenwriter to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. As he accepted the Oscar, he said, “I stopped writing this movie about 20 times because I thought it was impossible.” Personally, I’m glad Peele didn’t give up his dream. Here’s one reason why: He will serve as an excellent role model for you throughout 2022. As you reinvent yourself, Pisces, don’t give up pushing ahead with persistence, courage and a quest for what’s most fun.

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INDIAN BROOK DOG WALKER Crossed your path. You were handsome and put together, and there was some auburn in your beard. Your dog’s bark was louder than her bite. She was a 4-y/o German shepherd who played with my little husky gal. I froze, literally and figuratively. Want to walk the dogs sometime? When: Sunday, January 16, 2022. Where: Indian Brook. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915491 MEHURONS GROCERY Me: in black bibs. You: in brown bibs and black hoodie. Locked eyes by the chips, I believe, and then I ended up in line behind you at checkout. I had a dream you gave me your number on a torn dollar bill. I can’t shake your eyes from my mind. When: Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Where: Mehurons grocery. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915490 NECTAR’S TRIVIA BADDIE I see you every week. Your team is called Uncredited Bird #7; mine, A.M. Lumber. You always beat us by a small margin, and it makes me so mad but also kind of turns me on. You have long brown hair and effortlessly attractive facial hair. Hope to beat you (at trivia) soon. When: Thursday, December 16, 2021. Where: Nectar’s Thursday night Trivia. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915488 MORE THAN A SLIM JIM You carelessly slid a Slim Jim and two barbecue-flavored, hard-boiled huevos onto the counter, sighing as if this meager snack was not going to satiate a burning hunger for much, much more. Your dark, mysterious eyes rose to meet my awe-stricken gaze. Trying on my deepest voice, I asked, “Is that all?” Your sly smile indicated that maybe it wasn’t. When: Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Where: 7-Eleven. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915487

LADY IN PURPLE AT WALGREENS I saw a polite, outgoing man. I was wearing a purple jacket and driving a black car. You were driving a large black truck. You impressed me. Would like to find out more about you. When: Thursday, January 13, 2022. Where: Walgreens. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915489 AMANDA FROM DC (ON MATCH) Your profile is wow! I’m not a member of that site, or I’d be messaging you directly. But I like all six of the three things you look for (as well as you making your own rules). Nice guy here, active and fun and single. Would really like to chat and see if there’s chemistry. I hope you see this. When: Friday, January 7, 2022. Where: Match.com. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915486 WELCOME TO MOE’S We glanced at each other when your friend pulled into the parking space directly across from where I was sitting, eating my burrito. You were in the passenger seat. I was wearing a black beanie hat with a navy blue jacket. As I was leaving, you were sitting with your friend, and we caught each other’s eyes again. Let’s meet up! When: Friday, December 31, 2021. Where: Moe’s in Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915485 DOMINOS ON 12/30/21 6:30 p.m. You: tall, dark and handsome. Me: tiny, curly, long blond hair. You asked if we knew each other, and I jokingly replied in a whisper, “Probably the cover of Vogue magazine.” We both laughed. If you’re single and would like to spend some time together, please reply. I’d love to hear from you! When: Thursday, December 30, 2021. Where: Domino’s in Essex Junction. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915484

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Dear Reverend,

I’ve been smoking cigarettes since I was 19, but I don’t consider myself “a smoker.” I never have a cigarette right when I wake up, and I don’t get cranky if I don’t have nicotine, but I do smoke just about every day. Sometimes one or two, but sometimes a bunch. It depends. Lately, due to the boredom of the pandemic, I have found myself smoking more than usual. I know it’s not good for me, but I’m otherwise healthy and I don’t want to quit. Am I being stupid?

Nick O’Teene (MALE, 48)

PEARL/WINOOSKI CROSSWALK We both crossed diagonally and went west on Pearl. After I removed my mask and put my glasses on for a better look, I glanced across the street and saw you looking, too! After a big smile, I turned north. When: Friday, December 31, 2021. Where: middle of Pearl and Winooski intersection. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915482 WILLISTON WHISTLER When I heard that it was so early in the morning, I may have said something in passing. Still sorry if it sounded sharp. But I wonder if you think about it. I do. I look around but never see you to say something nicer. If you see this and would like to chat, let me know! When: Monday, May 30, 2016. Where: in the stairway to heaven. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915480 4RUNNER GRILLE GUARDS, WILLISTON You asked me where I got my grille guard outside of the Xfinity store. You were so pretty with your blond hair that I couldn’t stop myself from dropping several F-bombs as we talked briefly. I immediately started kicking myself for not giving you my number. Want to see if we have more in common than our vehicle choices? When: Thursday, December 30, 2021. Where: Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915479 MAD WAIT AT MAD TACO We made eyes and chatted it up, but you were with your son/nephew/ mentee, and I got shy. You were in a blue jacket, and I had a teal hat and a gray shirt. I almost went back in to give you my number, but this is more fun. When: Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Where: Mad Taco in Waitsfield. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915478

Dear Nick O’Teene

My beloved aunt passed away last week at the ripe old age of 91. As far back as I can remember, she smoked Benson & Hedges 120s (the extra-long ones), lighting one off the other. I used to think that the only times she didn’t smoke were while she was sleeping or taking a shower, but I sure as heck couldn’t prove it. At some point, she quit — probably in her early seventies. I don’t recall her making a big stink about it; she just stopped. And I don’t believe she ever had any health issues related to smoking. I guess she just had good smokin’ genes. Who knows? However, we do know that millions of people die annually from smoking-related causes. I won’t call you stupid, but it’s safe to say you’re taking chances with your health.

DANCING AT HIGHER GROUND You said you watched me dance all night. You were with your friend. You said you were 51 like me. We laughed. I’d like to meet you again. You were blond, your friend brunette, and I was Mr. Clean. When: Saturday, November 27, 2021. Where: Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915481

THE MOMENT WE MET The moment we met, I knew it was you. I put my hands on yours to warm them up while ice skating. You were shocked. But maybe you were shocked because it was simply love. xoxo. When: Friday, January 25, 2019. Where: Charlotte, Vt. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915476

WINE AND CHEESE TRADERS You were coming out and had a large box filled with gifts. I was just entering. I held the door for you, and you said, “You are a gem.” I said “Thank you” but couldn’t think of what else to say. Thought maybe there was more? When: Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Where: Wine and Cheese Traders. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915477 GUMMY BEARS AT MICHAEL’S You: discussing your stepfather’s addiction to gummy bears. Me: describing the dinner I planned to cook. I noticed you the moment I walked into the store, feeling fortunate to start a conversation with you, thinking about you since, how I could find a way to introduce myself. Sending out positive vibes. Trying to manifest a second encounter between us. Hoping that you have been thinking about me, too. When: Sunday, December 12, 2021. Where: Michael’s, South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915475

LAUGHS AT WILLISTON CVS You asked how a fan of my team ended up here. I replied quickly, and we shared a quick laugh. You wished me a good rest of the day as you passed me at the selfcheckout. I would have asked you to coffee if I had seen you outside. If anything, thanks for the smile. When: Monday, December 6, 2021. Where: Williston CVS. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915467

AVIATION DELI, AIRPORT DRIVE, BURLINGTON You: very handsome, ball cap on backward. Me: tan Carhartt jacket and camo cap ordering a sandwich. We locked eyes as you were heading to checkout, and you looked back numerous times, but then you left before I could. Was I imagining things, or were you interested? Would very much enjoy meeting over a beer. When: Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Where: Aviation Deli, South Burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. #915474 FOREST IN THE EASTWOOD Two strangers meeting for a fall hike. Two nature-loving woods wanderers. I love listening to your sexy voice, your smile and twinkling eyes, your amazing hugs and kisses. I shared my favorite spot with you. We can heal together. You know how to reach me when you are ready to start over and give us another chance. Dang! When: Friday, October 22, 2021. Where: Mount Horrid cliffs. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915472

SWEET AT DENNY’S You’re a waitress, and I kept stealing glances. You came up to compliment my son on his mask and explained you had a superhero Xmas tree at home. He was taken aback, and my chest fluttered and my ears got warm. Your personality matched that gorgeous expression and smiling eyes. Hope I’m lucky enough to meet you again one day! When: Saturday, December 11, 2021. Where: Shelburne Road Denny’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915470

SWEET GIRL MAKING CONFECTIONS I am so very grateful to have initiated our conversation, which led to a first meeting, which has subsequently led to another and another, and I hope they don’t stop. You have given me the feelings I have been searching for, and I look forward to us getting to know each other more and more and being your wood stacker. When: Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915463 WORKING AT DUNKIN’ DONUTS IN MONTPELIER I only see you once or twice a week, early mornings. I would like to take you out for dinner and chat with you. When: Sunday, November 21, 2021. Where: Dunkin’ Donuts in Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915458 RE: LOST Deleting numbers is OK. Crossing paths is a sign. If you are her, we should connect. Tag! You’re it! When: Saturday, November 6, 2021. Where: crossing paths?. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915456

I’m sure somebody is going to be mad at me for saying this, but if you don’t want to quit, then don’t. You’re not going to until you really want to, so how about you at least cut down to your pre-pandemic cigarette count? When you get the urge to smoke, put it off for five minutes. Chew gum. Fiddle with a pencil. Try all those tips that you’ve probably heard a million times. Only smoke when it’s really going to be satisfying. Life is too short to obsess over what’s going to kill you. We all have our vices, and even the healthiest people in the world are going to keel over sometime, so you might as well enjoy yourself while you’re here. Just don’t be a jerk: Put your butts in an ashtray. Good luck and God bless,

The Reverend

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