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PROGS BLOCK MURAD The Burlington City Council rejected the man whom Mayor Miro Weinberger picked to be the city’s next police chief in a 6-6 vote on Monday night. Acting Chief Jon Murad was unable to win over any of the six council Progressives, who portrayed him as unwilling to lead the city’s police reform efforts. The councilors also expressed concern about Murad’s reportedly strained relationships with some police commissioners. “The willingness for engaging in meaningful police reform is what I have wanted to see,” Councilor Jane Stromberg (P-Ward 8) said. “Character comes before credentials, no matter how many a person has.” The result was no surprise: The six Progs had announced their opposition to Murad’s appointment just hours after Weinberger nominated the acting chief last Thursday. Murad needed seven “yes” votes from the 12member council. Two other councilors — Ali Dieng (I-Ward 7) and Sarah Carpenter (D-Ward 4) — also said last week that they wouldn’t vote for Murad. On Monday, however, both councilors reversed course and supported his nomination. Weinberger called the vote disappointing and “needlessly damaging to a department that has already been hurt badly.” After the vote, the mayor said he had asked Murad to stay on as acting chief. “Chief Murad will be Burlington’s Chief so long

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FarmSong, a group of farming, homesteading friends who have been singing together for more than a decade, deliver a completely unique musical experience at Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. Participants gather around the bonfire and join in ancient harvest and solstice songs from Russia, Georgia, Corsica, the British Isles and the United States.

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Words of Cultivation Melody Mackin and Rich Holschuh of the Atowi Project, an Elnu Abenaki community initiative, stop by North Branch Nature Center’s ongoing Naturalist Journeys virtual speaker series. They discuss Indigenous perspectives on culture, language, place and plant life — and how they all intersect. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 64

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The second installment of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum’s online So You Have a Manuscript, Now What? series features Vermont novelist Bill Schubart. Intended for writers who have finished a novel and plan to begin the publication process, this workshop illuminates next steps, such as knowing your audience, getting your work out there and navigating the modern publishing world. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 64

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Letter writing may be a lost art, but apparently no one informed At the time, Manhattan’s co-owner declined to talk to our the U.S. prison population. Seven Days gets snail mail from reporters. But when Seven Days called earlier this month, he incarcerated people all over the country. Most are multipage, directed Brouwer to the Burlington Police Department report handwritten cries for help, alleging injustice, mistreatment in which Languerand was named as the offender. Brouwer and conspiracies. Some offer original short stories and poems. collected law enforcement records from Morrisville and Stowe, Either way, reading the contents of an envelope stamped too, methodically gathering local intel. “inmate correspondence” generally requires patience, empathy He also started an expensive email exchange with and needle-in-a-haystack faith. Languerand using the jail’s “family and friends” service. They At the end of last year, one such missive caught the eye of planned a post-sentencing interview, pending approval from Seven Days news editor Matthew Roy. Sent from Northern Neck Languerand’s attorney. Regional Jail in Virginia, the letter, from Nicholas Languerand, But the lawyer never responded to Brouwer’s requests and was printed neatly on lined paper: “As far as I am aware, I am walked away when the reporter approached him in person on the only Vermonter that was arrested for involvement in the January 26 in a Washington, D.C., court. Brouwer had flown January 6th riot at the US Capitol. I don’t know how much, down that morning for Languerand’s sentencing hearing. R T ES Y O F U. S . DE COU if any, media exposure my case has had in VT, but in SC During the 6 a.m. flight, he’d written the gripping lede PA RT M E where I was arrested there has been plenty…” The for “Capitol Offense” and sent it to his colleague Wolcott native had been indicted on seven counts Colin Flanders, who was working the Vermont — including a felony charge of assaulting a police angles of the tale. officer with a deadly weapon, and he faced one of Flanders got recruited to help on the story Nicholas the longest proposed prison sentences thus far. when Brouwer noticed a week earlier that the Languerand Roy did a quick Google search and confirmed that court file contained a bunch of new documents. media reports had identified Languerand as hailing In the hope of a more favorable sentence, the from South Carolina, where he was staying with his defense had submitted a 77-page memo recounting grandparents when federal agents took him into custody Languerand’s difficult childhood. Although Brouwer last spring. In his letter, Languerand said he planned to had already discovered a lot of it, the document provided return to Vermont and sought “to make my voice heard among much more detail than he had time to verify. Flanders would my neighbors who I will eventually return to live with.” He said track it down instead. Seven Days was the first — and only — Vermont media outlet he had Meanwhile, all of us were worried about getting scooped — contacted. “I can only imagine what can of worms I am opening by yep, that’s still a thing in journalism. We had no idea whether reaching out to you,” he wrote. “Perhaps none at all.” any local media outlets had figured out that Languerand, a Roy photographed the letter and texted it to reporter Derek Vermonter, was being sentenced that day. National coverage — Brouwer, who jumped on the story that grew into this week’s in the New York Times or the Washington Post — would likely cover investigation. In the federal court papers documenting contain enough bio info to tip them off. the case against Languerand, he found mention of a Burlington Ideally, we wanted to hold off on releasing the news about the restaurant. It reminded Brouwer of an August 2020 incident at sentencing hearing in order to be able to break it in this week’s Manhattan Pizza & Pub, when someone in a Guy Fawkes mask print edition. But, just in case, Brouwer penned a short piece showed up screaming at the takeout window and later accused the that could run online immediately if it looked like any of our restaurant on social media of being involved in a worldwide child competitors were pursuing it. sex-trafficking ring — a well-worn and false conspiracy theory that In D.C., Brouwer was the only reporter in the courtroom, but believers of the QAnon movement were spreading that summer. he had no idea who was watching remotely. He said the security OF

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ine-year-old Maurice loves swimming, horseback riding and playing Connect 4. He’s fiercely independent but affectionate and snuggly, too. He “lights up like the sun” when he figures out a new skill, according to his mother, Lauren. Maurice also has multiple disabilities — including cerebral palsy, epilepsy and blindness — that necessitate frequent doctor’s appointments, occupational and physical therapy, and speech services. Until recently, Maurice received many of those services while attending public school. But this school year, the fourth grader has spent most of his time at home with Lauren, a single mom who moved to Springfield from Burlington last spring to be closer to Maurice’s team of doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock medical center. She asked that her last name not be included in this story. The Springfield School District removed Maurice from summer school last July for pulling a paraeducator’s hair, then told Lauren that it lacked the staff and resources to meet the boy’s educational needs. Administrators suggested that Maurice might do better attending a specialized, independent school in the fall. But none was taking new students or had the programming to meet his needs. That left Maurice with nowhere to go. For months — despite multiple meetings and a letter from one of his doctors urging the district to allow him to attend school in person — he stayed at home with his mom. At the end of November, the district started providing just one hour of occupational therapy and speech instruction per week at Union Street Elementary School. Lauren must stay by her son’s side during the sessions to assist him. Maurice’s educational experience this year has been “absolutely terrible,” she said. And though she isn’t convinced that the pandemic is fully to blame, it’s clearly a contributing factor. Before March 2020, parents of children with disabilities were used to advocating fiercely to make sure their kids were getting the school services they are legally

EDUCATION entitled to. But this second pandemic year, with schools facing COVID-19-related instability and workforce shortages, students with special needs, and their parents, have limited recourse. “We have a retention issue; we have a lack of a pipeline of educators coming in, [and] there are fewer people who want to work in paraeducator roles than ever before,” said Erin Maguire, codirector of student support services for the Essex Westford School District.

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The number of COVID19 cases continues to fall in Vermont, offering more hope that the Omicron wave has peaked. The seven-day case average, while still Mark Levine far higher than it has been for much of the pandemic, dropped precipitously in the past week to 670 on Tuesday. That figure is about a third of what it was just three weeks ago and the lowest it has been since late December. Hospitalizations are also trending down, though more slowly. Ninety-four COVID-19 patients were in hospitals on Tuesday, down from a high of 122 on January 19; 26 of those patients were in intensive care. “The trends continue moving in the right direction, and there’s significant improvement across the region,” Gov. Phil Scott said at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, “so there’s not much new for me to say on the COVID front, other than I’m very encouraged.” Infection rates were projected to continue falling. Officials did flag two areas of continued concern: the number of deaths and long-term care facility outbreaks. Sixty-two people died from the virus in January, which is tied with December as the second-deadliest month of the pandemic. Meanwhile, state data show active outbreaks across 16 long-term care facilities, for a total of 515 cases. Health Commissioner Mark Levine spent most of his time at Tuesday’s press conference advocating for booster shots, citing a recent national study showing that people who received them are far more protected against Omicron than those who haven’t. Only about 61 percent of Vermonters over age 18 have received a booster, far shy of Levine’s goal of 90 percent. But the health commissioner also tried to address a question on the minds of many Vermonters: What’s next? Many health experts believe that the latest COVID-19 surge has hastened America’s entry into the endemic phase — the point at which the virus becomes a permanent part of life, producing milder illnesses people learn to live with and manage. But they say it’s too soon to know exactly when that shift might occur, citing potential future variants. Levine said he was optimistic. “It may seem like we’ve been stuck in the Bill Murray Groundhog Day movie, repeating the same day again and again for the past two years,” he said. “But, in fact, we are indeed moving forward.” m

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property owners who fought their valuations last fall in the second round of appeals since the new figures came out last year. With the process nearly over, Seven Days analyzed city data to determine how property owners fared and found that, unlike Abruzzi, most succeeded in bringing down their valuations, at least a little bit. But in interviews, many homeowners said the two-year reassessment generally left them unsatisfied — and saddled with higher taxes. City officials say they are exploring better ways to do it next time. The state Department of Taxes mandated Burlington’s reassessment in July 2018, after it found that values listed on the tax roll had dropped too far below fair market. Because Vermont uses property taxes to support education funding statewide, each municipality has to pay its fair share — which requires a relatively up-to-date assessment of its property values. The Burlington process has been contentious since the new valuations were released last spring. Residents were shocked to learn just how high their home values had skyrocketed and complained about numerous errors made by the city’s hired consultant, Texas company Tyler Technologies. Nearly 1,500 property ASSESSING THE REASSESSMENT

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Senate Approves Building Contractor Registration Bill B Y A NNE WAL L A C E ALLEN anne@sevendaysvt.com A bill that would require building contractors to register with the state is headed to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk. Under H.157, any residential contractor who does work that will cost more than $3,500 would need to register. The contractor would also be required to provide the state with proof of liability insurance. The Vermont Senate approved the measure on January 26. The idea of a contractor registry has been circulating in Montpelier for at least 15 years, but this is the first time such a proposal has made it through both chambers to the governor’s desk. Scott, a former building contractor himself, has expressed reservations about the bill, including the $3,500 threshold, which he thinks should be higher. His press secretary, Jason Maulucci, said Scott’s office reached out to Senate lawmakers to press for a higher threshold, but they didn’t change it. “He’s got serious concerns with the bill,” Maulucci said of the governor. “We think it hurts contractors, specifically the small ones.” Many of the consumer complaints heard by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office concern contractors who have walked off with deposits or done substandard work. From 2012 to 2017, the office received 587 complaints about home improvement service problems that cost a total of more than $3.1 million, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint (D-Windham). The bill requires contractors to create a written contract with the homeowner. Templates are available on the website of the Office of Professional Regulation. That contract can help a builder, not just a homeowner, according to the bill’s lead sponsor, Rep. Scott Campbell (D-St. Johnsbury). He said he’s been burned before, when working as a building contractor. “Put it in writing,” he said. “People get amnesia.” Most cases of contractor fraud happen with jobs of relatively low dollar amounts, generally under $10,000, Campbell said. “The contractor might say, ‘I want a $5,000 deposit to order materials for your roofing job’ and never show up again,” Campbell said. “So the threshold needs to be low enough that it captures those types of fraud.” m

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Learning, Interrupted « P.14 13 hearing before the state House Education Committee. In some cases, schools aren’t able to provide students with the services they need. The result is “an enormous amount of strain on the educational system,” he testified. Under the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, kids with special needs are guaranteed a “free, appropriate public education” until age 22. An Individualized Education Program, or IEP, details what services and support the school must provide for a child. Nearly 14,000 K-12 students in the state have one of these legally binding documents, according to Vermont Agency of Education data. If parents believe that their child’s IEP isn’t being followed, they can take it up with the school or, in the absence of a satisfactory outcome, pursue legal action. Federal law requires schools to provide “compensatory services” to special-ed students to make up for lost learning. But this year, with schools still operating in crisis-management mode, that has proven challenging. Maguire, for example, tried to create an afterschool program in her district for students with IEPs but wasn’t able to find the staff to run it. In Richford, Rebecca Waggoner’s family is contending with the effects of frequent staff turnover. Her 8-year-old

son, Syd, has a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that requires occupational and physical therapy, speech services, and the support of a paraprofessional. Before her family moved to the Franklin County town last summer, Waggoner met with staff at the local elementary school to explain Syd’s disabilities and staffing needs, with the goal of ensuring a smooth transition. But when he started school in the fall, the district had not yet hired a one-on-one paraeducator. Now, five months into the school year, Syd has cycled through three. Waggoner said her son “thrives on consistency” and is suffering from the disruption of changing paraeducators. He’s been yelling, defiant and resistant to assignments — negative behavior that Waggoner said she hasn’t seen in years. “We try really hard to mitigate the consequences of having to shift staff around,” Richford Elementary School principal Kelli Dean said. “But, obviously, that is going to have an impact when all kids really thrive on that consistency.” Pandemic-driven school closures, sickness and months of remote learning have disrupted education for all students. But it has been especially damaging for kids with disabilities, said Nancy Kisonak, who works with families to ensure that their children are receiving appropriate specialed programming. “I would say parents and their students are demoralized. There’s a level of trauma

associated with watching your child fall apart,” Kisonak said. “There’s a difference between typical regression and falling apart, and I’m working with a lot of parents whose kids have, unfortunately, fallen apart.” At the Vermont Family Network, a nonprofit that supports families and children with disabilities and special health needs, there’s been a substantial increase in calls to the organization’s help line this school year. Some students with disabilities are being sent home early from school when there is a shortage of service providers, according to Karen Price, the nonprofit’s codirector of family support. Other times, families run into transportation issues getting their kids to and from school. Some students are assigned support staff who don’t have the proper qualifications to meet their needs. It’s not just public schools that are facing these challenges. Independent schools for students with disabilities — including residential programs — are also contending with staffing shortages. Price is careful not to blame schools for factors outside their control. She advises parents to work collaboratively with school personnel when possible and keep thorough documentation of their child’s education — including what services they are missing and where they’ve lost ground. If parents keep good records, the hope is that students can receive those missed

services when school staffing stabilizes, full-time lawyers, can handle only a Price said. limited number of cases. Some families, though, are losing One of Vermont Legal Aid’s clients patience. Deb Kingsbury, who lives in is Jamie Josselyn of Ludlow and her Rutland County, has a 16-year-old son 19-year-old daughter, Riley. with autism who attended high school For the past six years, Riley — who full time for the bulk of the last school has a seizure disorder, cerebral palsy, year. This year, he is only in school for two gross and fine motor and vision impairhours a day. She’s been told by the school ment, and hearing loss — has attended that Rutland Mental the Hartford Autism Health Services, Regional Program in which contracts with White River Juncthe district to provide tion. The teen, who in-person services uses a wheelchair, for her son, lacks the missed the first six staff to provide more weeks of this school in-school time for year because she him. was recovering from In September, the spinal fusion surgery. N AN CY KISONAK Agency of Education In mid-November, approved placing the administrators told teen in a residential program, but all the Josselyn they could not meet Riley’s providers in the region were either full or complex needs and she could no longer not equipped to deal with his behavioral attend HARP. needs. In November, the family also lost Since then, Riley has been homebound access to out-of-school behavior support as Josselyn tries to find a suitable program services because of cuts to the program for her. The young woman is not getting for older students. any of the vocational or life-skills training Kingsbury said her son has regressed that are specified in her IEP. since the start of the pandemic, and his Josselyn said she’s considering filing limited school schedule has taken a toll on paperwork with the Agency of Education her and her husband. She recently had to so that someone can hear their case, but pause her online nursing program because her lawyer said it could take up to eight she didn’t have the time to devote to it. months to get anything resolved. Mean“Two hours isn’t really enough for us while, Riley has regressed emotionally. to simply get a break,” Kingsbury said. “It’s almost like she’s kind of given up,” After dropping off her son at school, she Josselyn said. “We’re isolated so much has just a bit of time to decompress — … I think she’s a little depressed … She’s drink her coffee, check email, walk the a very social girl, and she’s definitely dogs — “and then it’s time to turn around missed out on all that socialization.” and pick him up again.” Special-education director Maguire, “He is bored, under-stimulated and who is also president of the national misses his friends,” Kingsbury said. “He Council of Administrators of Special needs full-day, intellectually stimulating Education, thinks that a solution to the programming with people other than special-ed situation will require systemic Mom and Dad.” change. Parents looking for advice often “The teaching profession creates our contact Vermont Legal Aid and its future, and we’ve done such a disservice Disability Law Project, according to as a society to the value of teaching that I director Rachel Seelig. Since August think we’re watching the outcome now in 2021, the project has opened 80 education the context of a global pandemic,” Magucases. That’s about a 20 percent increase ire said. “In special education, especially, from before the pandemic, while funding I think this is an issue.” for the work has stayed flat. When staffFor now, though, families are shouling is a barrier, as it has been this year, dering the burden. “these cases are becoming more difficult In Springfield, Lauren said that to resolve,” Seelig said. fighting so hard for Maurice has been Still, schools can’t use the lack of exhausting. staff as an excuse to deny students with “I never thought I’d be in a position disabilities a free and appropriate public where, after only two weeks, they would education, Seelig said. Families have say that they don’t know what to do with several different avenues for dispute reso- him,” she said. lution when their children’s IEPs aren’t There’s “a very deep level of heartbeing followed, including mediation with break” among the special-needs commuthe school district or filing a complaint nity right now, added Waggoner, the with the Agency of Education. But her Richford mom: “All of us are just devasagency, with just one part-time and two tated.” m

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A proposed tweak to Burlington’s charter sparks impassioned debate over sex work

urlington voters will decide this Town Meeting Day whether the city should retain its ability to regulate what some call “the world’s oldest profession” — prostitution. An affirmative vote on March 1 would repeal a long-forgotten section of the city charter that allows Burlington “to restrain and suppress houses of ill fame” and “to punish common prostitutes and persons consorting therewith,” language that supporters of repeal describe as archaic and offensive. If the proposed change receives a majority of votes in March, the proposal would still require approval from the state legislature and governor. But what was meant to be a simple housekeeping matter has ignited a messy debate. National advocacy groups have swooped into Burlington to brand the charter change as an attempt to decriminalize sex work. They and other opponents argue that if the city were to forgo its enforcement powers, the illicit sex trade would flourish. Supporters of the repeal say those claims amount to moral panic. Because prostitution would still be illegal under state law, they say, the charter change won’t change much at all. The city charter was drafted in the late 1800s or early 1900s, then updated in 1949. The document allows Burlington to create local ordinances, some of which are enforced with criminal or civil penalties and are separate from state law. Burlington did have an ordinance that made it illegal — and punishable by a fine of $50 to $500 — for women to engage in prostitution and for men to “consort with such female[s].” But in October, the city council unanimously voted to repeal the ordinance, after a number of councilors argued that the gendered language was outdated. The charter language, however, remains. Keeping it would allow a future council to introduce another anti-sex work ordinance down the line — something the current council wants to prevent. “[The ballot item] simply takes this very specific grant of authority out of the charter,” City Attorney Dan Richardson said. “If a future city council wanted to pass an ordinance relating to those topics of prostitution or houses of ill fame, they would not be able to because they would lack that specific authority.” Most of Vermont’s 251 municipalities 18

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opening brothels at the waterfront in Burlington; this is about humanizing a shadow demographic of people.” Sex trafficking survivor Tricia Grant, a Maine resident who testified at council meetings, interprets the charter change differently. Though Bynx and others say they entered the profession by choice, Grant says her experience being sold for sex, including in Vermont, taught her that prostitution is rarely voluntary. She worries that without a local law in place, police will turn a blind eye to exploitation. Trafficking has gotten local attention before. In 2014, a Seven Days exposé revealed that forced prostitution was commonplace in local Asian massage parlors, though the traffickers were never arrested. And in 2018, a New Hampshire couple was arrested for forcing women to sell sex in a South Burlington hotel.

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have charters, but only seven, including Burlington’s, have anti-prostitution clauses, according to Richardson’s research. Vergennes and North Bennington’s charters reference “houses of illfame,” and a handful of others speak to “disorderly and gambling houses” without mentioning the sex trade by name. The euphemisms alone justify scrubbing them from Burlington’s charter, Richardson said, because the imprecise language is difficult to enforce in court. Burlington police haven’t used the charter to make sex work-related arrests in recent memory, and while state law is more reliable, prostitution cases are still exceedingly rare. Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George hasn’t charged anyone with prostitution for at least three years, she said. City Councilor Perri Freeman (P- Central District), who introduced the charter change, said the infrequency of charges indicates that cracking down on consensual sex work isn’t a priority for police, regardless of what’s on the books in Burlington. “There’s this idea that the city’s going to almost overnight turn itself into an extremely violent, extremely harmful sort of place, when in reality, we’re already

not enforcing this,” Freeman said. “That concern is not based in evidence.” Sex work has also changed over the years. While the term “prostitution” may conjure images of short-skirted women standing on a street corner, modern methods have evolved to include selling sex online through classifieds and dating websites. Sex workers and their allies say consensual sex shouldn’t be demonized and that Burlington’s charter change would be a symbolic step to that end. Henri June Bynx of Montpelier is the cofounder of the Ishtar Collective, an anti-sex-trafficking organization that advocates for safe working conditions for consensual sex workers such as themselves. Bynx supports repealing language that dehumanizes prostitutes and their clients by suggesting that they should be punished. “Our work is work, too,” Bynx said. “If we’re going to be taxpaying, good-neighbor citizens in the state of Vermont, I don’t want to look at local laws and see words like that referencing my personhood.” Bynx doesn’t put much stock in the idea that editing the charter would encourage sex trafficking in Burlington. “It is a massive, catastrophizing exaggeration,” Bynx said. “This is not about

In 2019, federal authorities won a conviction against Burlington-area trafficker Brian Folks, who exploited his victims’ opioid addictions to recruit them as prostitutes and drug runners. He’s serving 22 years in prison. At council debates, representatives from several national advocacy groups and other trafficking survivors worried that the number of such cases would rise if Burlington changed its charter. Rachel Foster, cofounder of World Without Exploitation, a coalition of 200 organizations, traveled from New York City to Burlington three times to testify against the city’s “alarming” ballot item. Foster says passing the charter change would signal to traffickers that Burlington is a safe place to do business. “The message gets through that [they] can do this with impunity,” Foster said. “[It would be] heard loud and clear that … in Burlington, the state laws are not being enforced.” The advocates’ testimony resonated with some city officials at last week’s public hearing about putting the question on the ballot. Councilor Joan Shannon (D-South District), who ultimately voted for the proposal, said she was becoming “increasingly uncomfortable” after hearing Foster and others describe the repeal as a step toward decriminalizing sex work, a policy Shannon does not support. Others, however, dismissed the notion

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Gray Outpaces Balint in Early Fundraising for U.S. House Race BY S AS H A GO L D S TE IN • sasha@sevendaysvt.com In the first month of her campaign for U.S. House, Lt. Gov. Molly Gray raised about $318,000 — $118,000 more than Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint (D-Windham), who entered the contest a week after Gray. The figures were disclosed in campaign finance reports that the two filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, the deadline for candidates to detail the money they raised and spent during the last quarter of 2021. Gray launched her campaign on December 6, while Balint followed suit on December 13. A third Democrat, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale (D-Chittenden), joined the race on January 13; her first campaign finance disclosure will be due on April 15, after the first quarter of 2022. While Gray raised more than Balint, she also spent nearly $70,000, leaving her campaign with about $248,500 in cash on hand. Among Gray’s bigger donors were renewable-energy developer David Blittersdorf ($2,900); Burton owner Donna Carpenter ($5,800); former governor Howard Dean ($2,900); Burlington real estate magnate Ernie Pomerleau ($5,000); Hula owner Russ Scully ($2,900) and its CEO, Rob Lair ($2,900); former Sugarbush Resort owner Win Smith ($2,000); New York City TV and film producer Mark Gordon ($2,900); Norwich Democratic donors Jane and Bill Stetson ($2,900 each); Twincraft Skincare owner Peter Asch ($2,900); and Massachusetts-based Democratic donors Nancy and Rein Beeuwkes, who each gave $5,800. A political action committee called

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that the charter change would increase illicit sexual behavior. Councilor Sarah Carpenter (D-Ward 4) noted that other communities, including Essex, Colchester and South Burlington, don’t have anti-sex-work clauses in their charters, “and prostitution hasn’t become a booming business” in those places. Many of the opponents to the Burlingtonspecific change are out-of-state groups, some known for their conservative stands. One public commenter was from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, an anti-pornography outfit formerly known as Morality in Media. Councilor Freeman said the organization’s foundation as a religious-right group raises questions about its motives and whether its advocacy is rooted in discriminatory or regressive beliefs about sex. The center bills itself as “nonsectarian and nonpartisan,” though advocates from faith-based groups did also testify at council meetings. “It makes me wonder what the role of conservative, religious ideologies is in matters of personal liberty and public health,” Freeman said. For all its intricacies, the debate in Burlington could become moot if a new state law came to pass. Earlier this month, state Rep. Selene Colburn (P-Burlington) introduced a bill similar to one she sponsored in 2020 that would decriminalize sex work for both the buyer and the seller, while still retaining prohibitions against trafficking. The earlier bill didn’t advance because the pandemic hit soon after. Colburn doesn’t think the latest version is on a fast-track for approval this session. But if it did eventually pass, Colburn said, she’d hate to see Burlington “left behind” with an outdated law still in place. “It’s deeply offensive … and it’s also just impossible to interpret,” she said. “It just doesn’t belong.” m

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the Next 50 gave Gray $5,000, the records show. Balint hauled in about $200,700 and spent $10,400, leaving her campaign with about $190,300 on hand. Among her donors were philanthropists Crea and Philip Lintilhac, who each gave $500; actress Jane Lynch ($1,000); farmer Rachel Nevitt ($2,500), who is the wife of former lieutenant governor — and gubernatorial candidate — David Zuckerman; retired Vermont Supreme Court justice Marilyn Skoglund ($1,000); political operative Stuart Stevens ($1,000) and his partner, Lisa Senecal ($500); and Jeb Spaulding, the former chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System. Balint also received $5,000 from Equality PAC, described as the political

arm of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. While Ram Hinsdale did not file disclosures, her campaign did say it raised about $200,000 in the first 36 hours after launching earlier this month. That’s more than Balint, who said she raised $125,000 in her first day, and Gray, who hauled in $50,000 during that same time period. Ericka Redic, a Republican from Burlington, has also filed to run. She submitted her paperwork on January 17 and did not have to file a financial disclosure. Party primaries are scheduled for August 9. And if any of the four candidates win November’s general election, she’ll make history: Vermont has never elected a woman to serve in Congress. m

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decrease was Amy Tarrant, a philanthropist and racehorse breeder whose mansion off South Prospect Street is the owners filed appeals with Tyler in the city’s highest-valued single-family home. first round, but fewer than a third were Her eight-bedroom colonial estate, which successful. originally doubled in value, dropped by When higher tax bills followed the nearly $1.2 million on second appeal after higher assessments, a second shock wave a representative for Tarrant showed the rippled through the city. Homeowners assessor’s office two private appraisals took a hit because the pandemic home- with lower values. Her home’s new value buying boom had driven up values. is $5.2 million. Commercial property owners, meanSome downtown developers also fared while, got a break since their buildings’ well. Affordable housing outfit Cathedral worth is based on cash flow — which Square got close to a $4.2 million reducin many cases all but dried up during tion for its Cherry Street high-rise, knockthe economic shutdown. Tax increases ing down a $5.8 million valuation to $1.6 on apartment buildings trickled down million. CityPlace Burlington developer to tenants, worsening an already unaf- Don Sinex successfully argued that the fordable rental market. Homeowners former Macy’s building just up the street considered selling or put off needed home — now the temporary home of Burlington repairs to make ends meet. High School — should be reduced from The second round of appeals, open the city-given figure of $11.2 million. And only to those who challenged their it was, by $3.2 million. assessments the first time, wrapped up The city also cut nearly $900,000 from just before the holidays. Most property its new valuation for two vacant parcels owners opted for a hearing with the on Pine Street, which were valued at just Board of Tax Appeals, an all-volunteer over $1 million. Owned by Stowe develboard that makes property value adjust- oper Rick Davis, the combined eight-acre ments. Others signed settlement agree- property is on the market for $2.5 million. ments with the assessor’s office. Hoover Street resident Alan CrawThe appeals collectively dropped ford was among those who got a paltry the grand list by about $58.5 million, a adjustment. Crawford appealed his significant number, but not enough to home’s $147,300 jump in value, arguing create a shortfall in the city’s expected that appraisers shouldn’t have counted tax revenue. In other words, City Asses- a completely unusable bathroom in his sor John Vickery said, taxpayers will not basement as a functional facility. The be taxed more to make up for the millions home needs a lot of work, he told the city, in reductions. and was rejected by two insurance carriThe majority — 239 — of 520 appel- ers due to its condition. The Board of Tax lants were single-family homeowners. Appeals trimmed $3,400 off the value, Owners of multifamily homes, apart- reducing Crawford’s tax bill by just $73. ment buildings and condos collectively “Overall a complete waste of my time,” filed about 230 more appeals. Just 24 Crawford wrote in an email to Seven Days. commercial properties went through the Crawford had also attempted to process. Councilor Joe Magee (P-Ward 3), compare his house to his neighbors’, who serves on the Board of Tax Appeals, some of which were recently renovated JANUARY 15 - FEBRUARY 5 noticed that commercial property or have views of Lake Champlain. Alan owners were far more prepared than Bjerke, a former attorney who chairs the the average homeowner. Many had legal Board of Tax Appeals, said that’s the most representation. common approach in appeals — and the “There’s a sort of inequality to that least effective. part of the process, the level of support Bjerke, who presided over nearly that folks might have going in to a hear- 300 hearings last year, said comparing a ing,” Magee said. home’s quality to another only tells part Data show that single-family home- of the story. Appraisers also consider owners were nearly as likely to get their square footage — as in Abruzzi’s case — valuation reduced as their commercial location, building materials and other counterparts, albeit by a far lower data. Examples of recent home sales are percentage. On average, single-family more persuasive, Bjerke said. homeowners saw a 7.5 percent decrease Hoping to glean some insight on the in assessed value, with a median reduc- process, Caroline Street resident Sue tion of $28,800. Commercial properties, Schein, whom Seven Days featured in a including vacant lots and those with resi- cover story about the reassessment last dential units, won an average decrease of August, attended several hearings before 23.4 percent in their valuations, with a her own in October. Schein had planned median reduction of $147,950. to argue that her home’s new assessment The homeowner with the largest dollar of $605,300 was too high compared to

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several others on her street. But she decided to focus on sales of similar homes after she saw such pitches fall flat. Days before Schein’s scheduled hearing, Vickery, the city assessor, sent her a letter offering to reduce her assessment by $112,100. The adjustment took $2,425 off her tax bill. Schein, who feared that she would be priced out of her beloved neighborhood, was overjoyed. “I wept. Really. My face just melted,” Schein wrote in an email to Seven Days. “[It] felt like I was a snake, shedding years of molt in one minute; the stress falling away like sheets of skin.” Unlike Schein, North Street resident Braden Harden didn’t realize that the home value comparison wouldn’t work, and he presented a spreadsheet of similar

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properties at his hearing, according to a city memo about the meeting. But when the Board of Tax Appeals considered market prices for other well-maintained homes in desirable neighborhoods, it raised his assessment by $40,800. Seven other Burlington property values went up after appeals, though Harden’s increase was by far the largest among the contested single-family homes. A handful of property owners are taking their grievances to the next level. Eight are appealing to the state Department of Taxes, and three are suing the city in Vermont Superior Court. Vickery said the low number is a testament to the Board of Tax Appeals’ good work. Time, effort and money could also be factors. Appealing to the state costs $70, whereas filing a lawsuit is nearly $300. Commercial real estate owners are better prepared for the cost, and time commitment, involved in legal action, Vickery said. Matthew Van Order is taking his chances with a lawsuit after his singlefamily home on Charlotte Street nearly doubled in value. Unsatisfied with his appeal to Tyler Technologies last spring, Van Order challenged his valuation again in October and asked for a site visit. He was baffled when members of the Board of Tax Appeals said his home’s siding was high quality. “Are you kidding me? It’s aluminum siding from the ’70s,” said Van Order, who works as a contractor. “It’s ugly as sin.” The board dropped his original $437,200 valuation by $34,200 — about

half the reduction Van Order had requested. Van Order said he’s suing for peace of mind, to know that he did everything he could to lower his taxes. He hopes the city improves the process next time, by doing the work in-house from the start. “Then somebody would be responsible,” he said. The city is already considering making some changes. In November, Councilor Magee spearheaded a resolution to form an ad hoc committee to hear public testimony about the reappraisal process and analyze the fairness of the city’s tax system. The committee is tasked with making final recommendations in June. Mayor Miro Weinberger said Burlington’s reassessment generally assigned properties their fair market value, but he questioned the equity of the process. The mayor pointed to news stories showing that reassessments nationwide tend to overvalue inexpensive homes, including in lower-income Black neighborhoods, and undervalue homes in affluent areas — shifting the cost burden away from those most able to shoulder it. The mayor’s own $816,200 home, in Burlington’s desirable Hill Section, rose in value, but because the increase was below the citywide average, his taxes went down. The national trend was documented in a 2020 study by the University of Chicago, which found evidence of this inequity in more than 90 percent of the 2,600 U.S. counties researchers studied. Weinberger raised these concerns during Burlington’s reappraisal. “I think we took safeguards that are industry standards to try to address that, but I think the whole industry is being questioned and examined,” Weinberger said. “I do support us learning as much as we can from the process and making systemic improvements if there are opportunities to do so.” Many people have already suggested that the city have more frequent reassessments, a concept that Vickery, the city assessor, supports. Both Schein, the Caroline Street resident, and Magee proposed using an ombudsperson to oversee the process and navigate disputes between appraisers and property owners. Bjerke thinks that the city should host a forum to teach taxpayers how to effectively fight their valuations, since he’s seen firsthand how confusing the process can be. “Giving people a little bit more information about how we make our decisions and what factors we will and won’t consider would ultimately be very helpful,” said Bjerke, who has applied for a spot on the ad hoc committee. “I’m ready to write the script.” m

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Vermont needs more people thinking like Jim Crook and others in your article [“Raising the Stakes,” January 26]. The government cannot do it all. Cheers to you, Seven Days, for exposing these folks to the general public! David Crane

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fathom. Maybe the people in Chittenden County should really be careful whom they vote for. It should also be noted, and is not mentioned frequently enough in cases like this, that the murdered person is dead forever — not for five, 10 or 35 years. In addition, good behavior shouldn’t even be considered in capital murder cases. James Walker

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U.S. VETS FIRST

[Re “Vermont’s Housing Crisis Complicates Afghan Refugees’ Resettlement,” December 15]: I’m ashamed of our country and the policy makers who seem to think that Afghanistan refugees deserve more than the armed services veterans who make the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom! Mad River condos for Afghans while our vets sleep in cars or tents and beg for handouts on the streets! Disgusting misuse of federal funds! Nothing against the misguided volunteers; their hearts are good, just not aimed properly. After our guys are taken care of, then worry about Afghans. Jim Bremer

SOUTH BURLINGTON

‘DISTURBING ARTICLE’

[“Sentence Served? Prosecutor Sarah George Offers Chance at Parole to Man Who Murdered His Wife in 1993,” January 26] was a very disturbing article. Life without the possibility of parole should mean exactly that for murder cases. The idea that a state’s attorney has the ability to resentence someone guilty of murder with the approval of a Chittenden County Superior Court judge is incredible but not surprising, given the slap-on-the-wrist justice system in Vermont. At a minimum, only the governor should have that authority. As for Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, I can only say: Who really cares what she stands for or believes in? But given some of her previous decisions, it’s also not surprising. The idea that her personal beliefs trump the grief caused by Gregory Fitzgerald’s actions to the family of the victim is really hard to

PRONOUN PROBLEMS

In [“Frog Hollow Hires New Executive Director,” January 19, online], about the new interim executive director at Frog Hollow, it is noted that their name is Daniel Zeese and they use “gender-neutral”

pronouns. It would be more accurate to say the actual pronouns they use. There are numerous gender-neutral pronouns, and they are only gender-neutral when referring to someone whose specific gender you don’t know or to a group of people. As soon as you are writing or speaking about a specific person whose gender identity you are aware of, any pronouns used are gender-specific, though they still may not allude to a binary gender identity. If a person is trans and/or nonbinary and uses they/them, ze/hir, she/they, etc., you are specifically referring to that person in their gender. Additionally, in the quote from the president of Frog Hollow’s board when she is speaking about Daniel as an “inspiring” candidate, she misgenders them.

WEIGHT, WEIGHT

Congratulations to Jordan Adams on reaching his health and wellness goals [“Fat City,” January 19]. Addressing mental health issues, building in more exercise and healthy eating — great! It’s the rare person who doesn’t need more of that. Going into specifics about a heavily restrictive diet that borders on disordered eating two days a week — not so great. Every person’s wellness journey is different and unique, and it would have been lovely if this article had acknowledged that and then stopped there. Sharing a thought such as “Yes, I exercised a lot, but you lose more weight from caloric restriction than from exercise” should be recognized as downright dangerous. To be clear, losing weight quickly is not synonymous with losing weight safely or healthily. Diets that work for one person may not work for another and may even encourage unhealthy eating habits that cause more harm than benefit. Share your story and be proud of your journey, but choose your words wisely. Katie Kain

BOLTON

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I’m writing with concern over the article “Fat City” [January 19]. Although there are elements of mental health and selfcare, this article perpetuates the stereotype that “fat” equals “bad” and “thin” equals “good.” Fat-phobia and anti-fat bias has seeped into many parts of our culture, and we are trained to believe that this is a moral truth. The author touches on the fact that he can comfortably walk around London all day and sit on an airplane. This hints that others do not experience the same luxury, but it stops short of recognizing that people who struggle with those types of bodies don’t deserve to be treated any differently than he does after losing 100 pounds. Additionally, there are some elements in this story that verge on disordered eating. “Doing 5:2 helped me completely redesign and reevaluate my relationship

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While you’ve edited her quote to use their last name in brackets twice, you did not edit her misgendering. Maybe this was an intentional choice, letting it be known that, despite trying to address allegations of discrimination, Frog Hollow’s board still cannot respect and correctly use its new ED’s pronouns, which I guess is good reporting transparency. But it is also poor editing and a painful experience to see the edits for Zeese’s name twice in the sentence and still see the misgendering. I hope that Seven Days and Frog Hollow keep learning to respect and correctly use pronouns. Maggie Druschel

BURLINGTON

Druschel is a trans inclusion educator.

with food.” This is an understatement, because essentially not eating for two days a week for more than a year appears to be an unhealthy relationship with food. This calorie count can trigger someone who is desperately seeking something to try. The nod to “iron will” is just plain upsetting. This article should more clearly note that this was a personal journey and not a prescription, as each individual well-being journey is different. People crave the success that this author had. While the work is admirable, this article just falls short of being newsworthy while perpetuating a stereotype that harms much more than just fat people. To continue learning, read Aubrey Gorden’s What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat. Gwen Kozlowski

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OBITUARY John Bruce Douglas JULY 13, 1938JANUARY 25, 2022 BURLINGTON, VT.

We have lost a lion of a man who is dearly beloved and grieved by a large circle of family and devoted friends. John Bruce Douglas peacefully departed this Earth on January 25, 2022, at the age of 83. He was attended by a caring team at the University of Vermont Medical Center and freed from the pain of cancer. John was a prolific and engaged artist whose work was deeply informed by current events and their contributing forces. Viewers were both amused and awed by his art. He did not make art with a capital A. He believed art should carry a message. The spirit of activism infused his work, and he spoke his truth fearlessly. John’s films and photographs were challenging and irreverent. In the 2000s, he developed a series of images

called “Homeland Security” in which naked, vulnerable white men brandished automatic weapons in absurd scenarios. He layered multiple images of himself as an embodiment of ruling-class arrogance. He also captured nature’s silent spectacles: broad sunsets, delicate flowers, birds and patterns of lake ice. “He was such a magnificent person,” wrote a friend. “So complex and so simple all at once.” John was born on July 13, 1938, in Lake Forest, Ill. He attended Harvard University for a year, then dropped out to work as an artist in Boston. He was subsequently drafted

into the U.S. Army, where his awareness of racial inequities in this country was awakened. John formed fierce sympathies and allegiances with people fighting for equal rights. He held his government accountable for every injustice. John’s moviemaking began in 1967 with Strike City, a film codirected with Tom Griffin, about plantation workers in Mississippi who had been thrown off the land for demanding a $5 hourly wage. That same year, John became a founding member of Newsreel, a filmmaking collective initially focused on ending the war in Vietnam. He contributed his cinematic genius and his resources; he made a lasting gift of an Arri SR motion picture camera, which is used to this day by Third World Newsreel, an offshoot of the original organization. One successful filmmaker credits her career to John’s encouragement and to his gift. “I realized that, without this camera, Third World Newsreel would not survive,” she said. “He made history.” Throughout the 1960s, John worked on films about draft resistance, communes

OBITUARY

Jeffrey D. Herberg MARCH 6,1956JANUARY 17, 2022 LOUDON, N.H.

Jeffrey D. Herberg, 65, of Loudon, N.H., prematurely exited his perfect life on Monday, January 17, after suffering a massive heart attack. He finally had a home of his own, where he built furniture, relished using his tractor, fished from his boat on local ponds and, most importantly, spent time with the true love of his life, Deb Curtis. In addition to Deb, he leaves his son, Ian Rhein; grandsons Gage and Arlo; brothers Andrew Herberg (Stacy Lyons) and Steven Herberg (Kathryn); stepsiblings Lee Monro (Elvin Kaplan) and Willie McDonald (Susan Dailey); and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jeff was

and the ’68 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1969, he traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, with a delegation that was to take custody of U.S. prisoners of war. There they were invited to make a film with their North Vietnamese hosts, who were struggling to liberate their homeland from Western occupation. Perhaps John’s masterpiece was Milestones, a three-and-a-half-hour film he codirected with Robert Kramer about post-Vietnam War activists who explore the U.S. while beginning to rebuild their lives. In 1975, Milestones won the Critics’ Choice at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1971, John and Robin Worn had a son, Leaf Worn. John became a devoted father, deeply engaged in his son’s life. Leaf remembers him as willing to uplift family and friends through any challenges with his hugely generous heart. John moved to Charlotte, Vt., in 1981 and settled by Lake Champlain. He built a cabin, then a house, and moored his boat. He began to explore digital animation when it first

became accessible and made short pieces that challenged the limits of the technology. Eventually, he crafted masterful, lengthier cinematic pieces. In addition to making his own work, John helped many a filmmaker, providing equipment, footage or keen editorial suggestions. In 1983, he filmed and codirected Grenada: The Future Coming Towards Us, which documents the new Grenadian democracy under Maurice Bishop, before the U.S. invasion. In 1984, with Marianne Willtorp, John had a beloved daughter, Maya Douglas. Awaiting her birth in Sweden, he discovered long-blade ice skates, which he later used to explore the frozen lake at home. “His fascination with nature,” said Maya, “and his commitment to social justice helped lay the tracks for my whole life.” John lived simply and loved completely. A bit outrageous and certainly irreverent, he gave his friends permission to be themselves. His door was wide open, and friends flocked to his cabin. He shared meals and outings, cruising around rivers and lakes. Each New Year, John

hosted a large bonfire, and each summer he held a big birthday celebration. Whatever the season, John wore black pants, a cotton T-shirt, flip-flops with socks and his hair in a long blond ponytail. Eventually his hair turned white, but his deep, resonant voice remained strong. For 31 years, John was the life partner of Bobbie Lanahan, the great love of his life. John also warmly embraced a host of family members — not only his own children but also Bobbie’s children, Nathan, Zach and Blake Hazard; and granddaughters, Chloe and Ella Hazard. John continued to make and publicly exhibit his stunning artworks, slowing his pace only when the cancer demanded it. He sought treatment close to home, but, in his intrepid fashion, entered a clinical drug trial at DanaFarber Cancer Institute and ferried to and from Boston with Bobbie. On Tuesday, January 25, John suffered a stroke that hastened his departure, holding on just long enough to hear the loving goodbyes of his family.

IN MEMORIAM predeceased by his brother Michael Herberg and stepbrother John McDonald Jr. Jeff was born in Burlington, Vt., on March 6, 1956, son of the late Patricia McDonald and Norman Herberg. He served his country in the Navy, where he worked on the electronics of P-3 Orion sub hunters. He took that training to a career at Digital Equipment Corporation, first in the factory and later as a field service technician. After 15 years with DEC, Jeff moved to the industrial X-ray field, most recently as the customer support manager for General X-Ray. There are no calling hours and, in lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in Jeff’s name to the Friends of the Manchester Animal Shelter, 490 Dunbarton Rd., Manchester, NH 03102 (manchesteranimalshelter.org).

Tom Hart

LIFE PROGRAM HINESBURG TEACHER Tom had a unique teaching style and brought learning to his students with creative curricula and experience. Civic awareness, critical thinking and personal responsibility came alive; learning pathways were cleared for many. His dedication to teaching has enriched our community.

Martha Warner

SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL Martha had a unique teaching style and brought learning to her students with creative curricula and experience. Civic awareness, critical thinking and personal responsibility came alive; learning pathways were cleared for many. Her dedication to teaching has enhanced our community

In loving memory of

Tobias “Toby” Andros Tomasi BORN FEBRUARY 3, 1973, IN DECCA, BANGLADESH. DIED DECEMBER 28, 1990, IN WILLISTON, VT.

Meditation XVII “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ... Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind...” —John Donne For his family, from Alice Siegriest and Ruth Furman.

Holly Valach Hanley 1961-2022

A celebration of Holly’s life will take place at her sister Linda’s home on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

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OBITUARIES Thomas Burke Junas

JANUARY 26, 1930JANUARY 30, 2022 SHELBURNE, VT. Thomas Burke Junas of Shelburne, Vt., died peacefully on January 30, 2022. He was 92. Tom was born in Baltimore, Md., on January 26, 1930. A first-generation American, Tom was encouraged to study hard and apply himself in school and life. He attended Loyola Blakefield High School and then went on to Loyola University Maryland to study chemistry. Tom enlisted in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of master sergeant. He served in active combat in the Korean War and was awarded a Bronze Star for his bravery on the battlefield. Tom was an accomplished chemist and enjoyed a long career. In his early professional years, Tom was part of a small team that developed pure hydrazine to fuel the U.S. space program’s Apollo mission. He developed and patented the world’s first associative thickener (found in household detergents, among many other things). His work as a polymer chemist improved paints and shellacs and impacted so many other commercial and household products. In 1975, Tom invented Crosslinker CX-100, which is still on the market today and was one of Tom’s many legacy inventions within the chemical world. Diagnosed in 1995 with stage IV colorectal cancer, Tom retired from Zeneca Resins (now AstraZeneca) in January 1996 to focus on his health. He beat cancer, which was a surprise to his medical team. Tom worked diligently to be the best that he could be across the board. When in high school, Tom excelled in academics, including being named Maryland’s top student in physics. Later in life, Tom was a ranked chess player who enjoyed attending weekly matches in Andover, Methuen and Nashua. He had the opportunity to play Grand Masters and even won some of those matches. Tom was an advanced skier and would take every opportunity to get away to ski. After returning from Korea, Tom spent two weeks skiing at Gray Rocks in

the Laurentians each year. In 1959, he met the love of his life there, Micheline Hogue. A whirlwind long-distance relationship began. The two married just 10 months later, on January 12, 1960. They moved to Cincinnati and then to Massachusetts, raising three children in Arlington. Micheline was Tom’s guiding star and the light in his life. Tom took great pride in the curb appeal of his home in Arlington’s Arlmont Village. He spent weekends mowing the lawn and pruning the hedges and forsythia so that it was perfect. He found great joy in watching Andrew play baseball in his younger days. The family was Tom’s No. 1 priority, from being a good provider for them to ensuring that the kids were afforded every educational opportunity. This included “Educational Sundays,” when Tom would choose a museum or event to bring the family to expand their knowledge. Those Sundays were impactful in their adult lives. Every year, the family took two weeks to vacation in Wolfeboro, N.H., where Tom came alive. From reading books to sailing and going for breakfast treats at the Yum Yum Shoppe to horsing around with other dads on the dock, he relished those two weeks. Tom encouraged his children to continue to vacation in Wolfeboro so his grandchildren would also have this special place etched into their souls. He enjoyed seeing all the pictures from those vacations and hearing about the stories. Tom and Micheline moved to Shelburne, Vt., in 2008. In Vermont, he joined the Rivercrest Homeowners Association as treasurer. He took painting classes at the Shelburne Craft School, enjoyed welcoming friends from afar and showing them

around the area, hosting wine and cheese parties, and socializing with the Aspen Circle neighbors. He especially enjoyed getting to spend time with his grandchildren. Much to their delight, he would always lead the way in ordering dessert when with them — never to share, they each were to have their own dessert. Tom is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Micheline Hogue Junas, who died just 27 days before him. He is survived by his children, Elise Johnson and her husband, Greg, of Bedford, N.H.; Andrew Junas and his wife, Laura, of Wakefield, Mass.; and Nicole Junas Ravlin and her boyfriend, Chris Downing, of Charlotte, Vt. His four grandchildren meant the world to him: Ethan and Colin Ravlin and Evan and Isabelle Johnson. He shared his love of chess, history, science and technology with them. He is also survived by his sister-inlaw Suzanne Hogue Léveillé of Île des Sœurs, Québec; his nephews Yves and Alain Léveillé; and his cousin Ted Potthast of Towson, Md. He is preceded in death by his parents, Adolph Junas and Catherine Burke, and his sister Mary Ann Junas. A joint celebration of Tom and Micheline’s lives will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, 11 a.m., at Charlotte Congregational Church. A lunch reception will immediately follow, at which Tom and Micheline will be toasted — red wine for him, Champagne for her. Please consider a gift to Spectrum Youth & Family Services (indicate that the gift is in memory of Tom Junas). Tom believed in the Spectrum mission and was a donor in recent years. We are grateful for the exceptional care and compassion the nurses and team gave at the McClure Miller Respite House; Dr. Baad and nurse Jess at Good Health; spiritual support from the Charlotte Congregational Church; and all of our family friends who continually lifted us up this past month. In closing, Tom loved a good “dad joke” and would subject us to them often, so it is only fitting that we leave you with this: How do you keep a turkey in suspense? We’ll tell you tomorrow.

Nancy Means Wright

OCTOBER 18, 1927JANUARY 19, 2022 MIDDLEBURY, VT. “Vermont is my primary writing landscape. I love its mountains, valleys, autumn leaves, winter snows — even mud season.” —N.M.W. Nancy Means Wright, partner, mentor and wordsmith extraordinaire, passed away on January 19, 2022, in the 95th year of her life. Born in Glen Ridge, N.J., to Jessie Thomson and Robert Means, Nancy was an adventurer, teacher, actor, theater director, activist, fierce advocate for the underdog and mother bear to her four children. But above all, she was a storyteller. Her first novel, written at the age of 9, was a mystery about the kidnapping of an obnoxious older brother. Her Scottish mother found it, thought she had a budding delinquent in the house and tore it up. “That was my first rejection.” Undaunted, Nancy continued to write poems, stories and the “opening chapters of depressing novels” while attending Miss Beard’s Boarding School and Vassar College on scholarship. She sang with the altos (as she would for the next 70 years), caught pneumonia while sneaking onto a snowy roof with wet hair and completed assignments days before they were due. (A habit she tried, without success, to instill in her offspring.) Nancy cut her teeth teaching English at Garrison Forest in Maryland and Boys Home in Virginia, but when her Vermont husband landed a job in the early ’50s at Proctor Academy, an all-male boarding school, the headmaster gently informed her that “teaching English is a man’s job.” Despite a hard-won MA from the Bread Loaf School of English, she was routed into the remedial reading department. In response, she enrolled in Middlebury’s French Language School, completed her degree at the Sorbonne and returned to head up Proctor’s language department. During her 20 years on campus, she bonded deeply with her students

(she had a soft spot for the rebels), and together they staged provocative plays like Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Heller’s We Bombed in New Haven. Summers at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference nourished Nancy’s writing habit, and a conference scholarship helped launch her first published novel. From there, a taut morning writing schedule — the lifeboat she clung to through home renovations and plumbing repairs, three life partners, community plays, countless writing workshops, an adjunct professorship at Marist College, years as a Vermont Humanities scholar, and an infamous run as curator of Cornwall Crafts (all of which she mined for her craft) — produced a legacy of poems, literary novels, nonfiction, mystery novels, YA novels, plays and short stories. In all, Nancy published 20 books. And while she shapeshifted through time and place (“I’ve always loved putting myself into the minds and hearts of other people”), channeling hardscrabble farmers, female Spitfire pilots in wartime London and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, her loving memoir, Make Your Own Change, about life along Route 30 in Cornwall, was a fan favorite. Nancy joked about letting her offspring “bleed outside my office door” when she was working, but in truth she was a Mother Tree, buoying up friends and family at a cellular level. Newsy letters arrived at your destination before you did. Emails materialized in your inbox after midnight, thanking you profusely for the smallest gesture. You were too kind. Brilliant, even. And while she loved

stormy weather, the sky fell if she thought you were driving somewhere in it. No one exalted more when your puck entered the net or your bat caught the ball, and no one suffered more acutely when you were shut out. A selfless collaborator, Nancy made her editing support available 24-7. First to arrive, she sat front and center through your performances. Stray critters were taken in. Lilacs relished. And while it must be said that her children’s school lunches weren’t the heartiest (bologna on white bread), she instead fed them a rich profusion of books: Girl of the Limberlost, Song of Solomon, Dickens, the entire Brontë canon. The home she shared with her longtime partner, Llyn Rice, was a warm haven of local art, tea and edgy novels from the Middlebury Bookshop. And always her refrain: “Please don’t worry about me.” Nancy will be missed by her partner, Llyn Rice; her four children, Gary Wright, Lesley Wright and husband James Ellefson, Donald Wright and partner Denise Viscomi, and Catharine Wright and partner Karen Grimm; her stepchildren, Laurel and Shanti Rice; her seven grandchildren, Zoë (and fiancé Nuño), Spencer (and wife Ursula), Alex, Zélie (and husband Alex), Rosalie (and partner Brad), Connor, and Forrest; her stepgrandson, Austin Grimm; her great-grandson, Archer; and three cats, Gabby, Quincy and Sheba. Other survivors include a treasured network of writing peers, Unitarian Universalist friends, former students, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her children’s dad, Spencer Wright; her college flame (and second husband), Dennis Hannon; and three siblings, Grace Arnold, Donald Means and Jack Means. A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held this summer at the Wright’s Lake Dunmore cottage, date to be announced. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her memory to a nonprofit addressing social equity or climate change. Donations may also be made to Addison County Elderly Services College.

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true,” Luoma said. “But in a larger sense, catalog music is a balm being used by commercial radio stations to soothe you through commercials. “They’re not playing music [that] people who love music want to hear,” he added. “They’re playing songs everyone will listen to.” We spoke to another longtime Vermont radio DJ who asked not to be identified because he wants to keep his job. He bemoaned that local DJs have little say over what they play. At many FM stations, he claimed, “The DJs don’t get to pick a single song, ever.” Why not? Because most listeners “don’t have tolerance for music they don’t know.” Not everyone in Vermont’s radio scene agrees with such claims. Kevin Mays is program and music director at WIZN and its sister station, WBTZ 99.9 the Buzz. He explained via email that both stations use music-scheduling software to set up their daily playlists, as is standard in the industry. However, he wrote, unlike stations owned by large corporations, WIZN and the Buzz curate all their music locally from their own library. (None of the country’s four largest radio conglomerates — including iHeartMedia, which is notorious for repeating songs ad nauseam — owns stations in Vermont.) Mays said DJs have “a little freedom” to play listeners’ requests and to highlight an artist’s birthday or death, as was the case on January 20 when Meat Loaf died. Mostly, though, what airs comes from the daily playlist. “I wouldn’t agree that the Buzz is risk averse,” he added. “We play more new music and emerging artists than most commercial alternative radio stations across the country, and we have several other outlets for new music discovery, including five hours a night on our [syndicated] evening show, ‘Alternative Soundcheck.’” As for the classic rock fallbacks in heavy rotation on WIZN — think “Free Bird,” “More Than a Feeling” and “You Shook Me All Night Long” — Mays said more than 40 years of rock programming have honed the audience’s preferences. “Since our job is to attract as many listeners as possible,” he said, “we tend to lean on the ones they really want to hear.” Mays also noted, somewhat cheekily, that WIZN has 22 Rolling Stones songs in active rotation. You make a grown man cry. I stand corrected. m JULIANNA BRAZILL

istening to music on commercial FM radio can feel like Groundhog Day all year round. And it’s not just Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” that calls to mind Bill Murray living the same day over and over. On Vermont’s classic rock stations, songs such as the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me Up,” Heart’s “Crazy on You” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” get so much airplay, one would think that these artists had few other hits. Yet would any fan of the Stones, who recorded more than 400 songs, include “Start Me Up” on their top-10 list? Listeners can catch “Satisfaction,” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Brown Sugar” five days a week, while “The Spider and the Fly” and “Hand of Fate” go unheard. Two years into the pandemic, why hasn’t some DJ resurrected the 1972 release “Ventilator Blues”? Too soon? The playlists aren’t much more diverse at Vermont’s adult-alternative stations, where the choice of Eurythmics songs seems to be between “Sweet Dreams” and “Would I Lie to You?” Whenever a local DJ teases a Tracy Chapman song, you can bet your favorite vinyl it’ll be “Fast Car” or “Give Me One Reason.” Not to disparage the four-time Grammy winner, but you can’t give me one reason not to turn the dial when those songs come on. Why isn’t local radio programming more innovative? A lack of competition certainly isn’t the problem. This is an era when music enthusiasts have a wealth of listening alternatives — satellite radio, streaming services, YouTube, TikTok and their own digital libraries. In a January 6 blog post titled “Why Radio Just Shot Itself in the Foot,” Fred Jacobs, president of the consulting firm Jacobs Media Strategies, wrote about how SiriusXM satellite radio became one of the nation’s largest advertisers on AM/FM stations, effectively stealing their audience out from under them. “Terrestrial radio is still the 800-pound gorilla in the room,” Jacobs wrote, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all audio consumption, but it’s been steadily losing market share to newer technologies. But if you’re waiting to hear deep cuts or acoustic or alternative versions of your favorite artists’ songs on FM radio, you’d best follow the advice of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler — dream on. For insight into the local broadcasting biz, we talked with Mike Luoma, a 40-year veteran of Vermont radio who got his start at WWPV the Mike, the student-run station at Saint Michael’s College. Since 1987, he’s held various

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Finally, Nicholas Languerand was in the thick of it. He had gone to Washington, D.C., to watch president Donald Trump stand on a podium near the White House and insist that the election was a fraud. He had followed as thousands marched to the U.S. Capitol and through security barriers. He’d looked on, for hours, as the mob transformed a ceremonial tunnel on the lower west terrace into a battlefield that D.C. Police officers would come to remember as the “tunnel of death.”

How a troubled Vermonter’s quest for “belonging” led him to QAnon, the insurrection — and now prison BY DE REK B ROU WE R & COLIN FL AND E R S COURTESY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

A January 6 selfie Nicholas Languerand posted on Twitter

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Now Languerand was on the front line, staring down a row of exhausted officers behind riot shields who were absorbing blows from baseball bats, too outnumbered to fight back but unwilling to cede their ground. It was a minute after 5 p.m. on January 6, 2021. A shirtless “QAnon Shaman” wearing horns and pelts had already walked onto the Senate floor. Elected officials were being evacuated. Even the person Languerand called “Mr. President” had, at 4:17 p.m., put out a video message instructing his “very special” foot soldiers to go home. Languerand picked up whatever weapons he could find. Sticks, shards of broken Capitol furniture, an audio speaker that someone else had ripped from its mount. The former Army private and amateur boxer hoisted a heavy traffic bollard that had been circulating through the crowd like a beach ball at a Jimmy Buffett concert and hurled it at the police. Then, tear gas. An armored Virginia State Police trooper stepped through the police line, pointing a rifle at the mob, its tactical light piercing plumes of green fog. The trooper aimed it down the marble steps at the young man from Vermont who was crouched behind a riot shield: Languerand. “Hold your ground!” exhorted another man from a safe distance. The rioters were retreating. The short stairwell to the tunnel archway emptied, though Languerand didn’t seem to know it. His eyes were still fixed on the police he saw as traitors, and for one brief moment, he stood at the front of an insurrection, alone. In the hours and days that followed, when most Americans felt horror and disgust, Languerand was still riding high. On social media, he posted a selfie from the Capitol terrace of himself wearing a Trump beanie, bandanna and QAnon sweatshirt. The melee, he said in an Instagram video, was “legendary,” and though

the president’s army hadn’t prevailed, he was eyeing round two. “Next time we come back with rifles,” he wrote. “It’s not a game.” It didn’t take long for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify him. By April, he was arrested on felony charges. He eventually pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon, and last week, a federal judge sentenced him to 44 months in prison. His sentence was the third-longest yet for a January 6 rioter. Though Languerand had not injured anyone with his makeshift missiles, federal prosecutors noted that his violence that day was the culmination of months of increasingly confrontational behavior back home in Vermont. Agents found a notebook in his Wolcott trailer with a “target list.” On his cellphone, they found images of him posing in a Guy Fawkes mask with a semiautomatic rifle. His online writings indicated that he believed the world was run by a cabal of satanic elites who molested children through a network of pizzerias — a foundational theory of the cultlike QAnon movement — and that “Mr. President” was going to stop them. He owned a tactical vest with a QAnon patch on it. Languerand, 26, appears to be the only Vermonter arrested for his actions on January 6. His case has gone virtually unnoticed in his home state because the feds arrested him at his grandparents’ home in Little River, S.C., and identified him as a resident of that state. But he is further proof that insurrectionists come from all corners of the country. As his sentencing date approached, Languerand sent a letter to Seven Days from Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Va., to offer an interview. He said he intended to return to Vermont and wanted to explain himself to his neighbors. U.S. marshals insist that prisoners in their custody get approval from several parties, including their attorneys, before they

can give media interviews. Languerand’s attorney had not given formal approval as of press time. But in a later email to Seven Days, Languerand said that “the whole truth of what happened” on January 6 “has not been told.” “As for my role in it, I’ve accepted that by any standard, what I did was wrong. Violence has no place in the world we seek to create,” he said. “So many things have been said concerning my motivations and character that are categorically and demonstrably false. Ultimately I am faithful that the truth will prevail.” The January 6 insurrection has trained a spotlight on the Oath Keepers and other far-right groups that have sought to press their political agenda, through violence if necessary. But Languerand’s case encapsulates a different path to violent extremism

than a year ago. Increasingly, they see him exactly how he sees himself: as a patriot.

TROUBLED YOUTH

John Languerand arrived under the cover of darkness. In a drunken rage, he opened the propane valve to let the noxious gas rush into the small trailer, then cranked the heat, turning his family’s Wolcott home into a time bomb. At 4 a.m., the bomb went off. The explosion woke a neighbor, who called it in. Police knew that John Languerand drank too much and had a temper. The day before, they’d had to bar him from his own house after an argument with his wife. So when the call came in, their first thoughts went to her, and to the couple’s 4-year-old son, Nicholas. Was the boy inside?

Wolcott community, provided him haven whenever they could but were unable to redirect his worst impulses, according to accounts that Languerand’s attorney submitted in connection with his court case. One night, while at his grandparents’ house for dinner, a middle-school-age Languerand told them about a time when his father passed out drunk, and he and a friend took swigs from the leftover booze until he got sick, the documents say. In a phone call on Saturday, Languerand’s father denied the open-container incident and said his son is responsible for his choices as an adult. “Everyone’s got their childhood stories,” he said. Languerand’s mother could not be reached for comment. By the time Languerand reached high school, he was skipping school, hanging

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Annotated screenshots of video evidence show Languerand hurling an orange traffic bollard (1), audio speaker (2) and piece of wood (3) — among other objects — at D.C. and Capitol police while attempting to breach the lower west terrace entrance.

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— one that swept a jobless Vermonter with a deeply troubled past into a vortex of farfetched conspiracy theories and radical politics through the seductive powers of social media sirens such as QAnon. Languerand’s descent into a universe of bizarre-sounding pedophile plots led him into a worsening series of threats at home in Vermont before eventually taking him to the front line of the nation’s worst case of insurrectionist violence since the Civil War. As Trump’s followers, including the majority of Republicans, continue to minimize and rewrite the story of January 6, millions of Americans do not see Languerand as the troubled, volatile and exploitable young man he was when he hitched a ride to the Capitol a little more

He wasn’t. But he would never be the same. The July 1999 incident, which is detailed in court papers related to Nicholas Languerand’s January 6 court case, began a long period of instability for the boy. Languerand’s grandmother Susan Killian later recalled in court records that her young grandson drew pictures of a house on fire during therapy sessions and asked her questions such as, “Why did my dad burn all of my toys?” His father was arrested and served six months in jail for arson. The younger Languerand ping-ponged between parents over the next dozen years, enduring 16 moves and nine school changes before he’d turned 18. His grandparents, both respected in the

out with older kids, using drugs. When Languerand turned 16, his mother and stepfather proposed a family road trip to the Hoover Dam, according to the papers submitted to the court. A couple of days later, he awoke from a nap to find that they had reached the actual, intended destination: a gated Utah reform school known as Cross Creek Programs that had a reputation for treating its students harshly. Staff took the teenager inside, shaved his head, removed his earring and escorted him to his room, where he lived for 18 months. Languerand would later describe his experience at the reform school as “difficult and unwelcomed” but said it provided him with the tools he needed to turn his life around. After completing the program, he moved in with his grandparents and

obtained his GED, posting high scores. He joined a boxing club in Hardwick, where one training partner remembered him as genuine and humble. He enlisted in the military, moved to North Carolina and married his longtime girlfriend. But the plan changed. His marriage failed, and he began using drugs again to “cope with the loneliness,” he would later write. He tested positive for cocaine and was discharged from the Army. His ex filed a relief from abuse order against him in early 2019. She described numerous frightening incidents in court documents, including one in which Languerand allegedly threatened to shoot her in the head if she went to a party. She requested that he be kept “as far as possible” from her. Languerand spent the next two years back in Wolcott, a rural Lamoille County town of 1,700 named after a Declaration of Independence signatory. He lived alone in a blue trailer secluded enough that even the clerks at the local general store had to consult a map to direct inquiring reporters down the right dirt road. There, on the same property where his father once blew up their home, he planted a garden, kept a flock of chickens and hung a punching bag from a tree in the front yard. He also clashed with the local authorities. In March 2019, when his vehicle got towed during a traffic stop in Morristown, he screamed profanities at local police. A year later, Languerand received a letter from the town offices noting that he had failed to license his dog. He immediately lashed out, leaving a vaguely threatening message for the animal control officer that prompted police to dispatch a patrol car to drive by the official’s house later that night. The officer told Seven Days that he quit soon afterward, citing the unneeded stress. An anonymous donor eventually paid the $24 fee required to license Languerand’s dog. The motivation, according to Town Clerk Belinda Harris Clegg, was to keep Languerand out of trouble.

INTO THE STORM

The customer at the takeout window was screaming, but the Manhattan Pizza & Pub employees couldn’t see his face. They saw only the cartoonish grin and blushed cheeks of Guy Fawkes, the English revolutionary icon whose stylized visage has become a protest symbol. The masked man carried a big sign, but instead of asserting that “Black Lives Matter,” like the other protesters who were marching down Burlington’s Church Street that August 2020 day, his CAPITOL OFFENSE SEVEN DAYS FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

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proclaimed something about saving the children. “The war has begun,” a co-owner remembered the man yelling. He vowed to return. The co-owner, who asked not to be named in this story due to fears of online harassment, had no idea what the man was talking about. He shut the glass window and didn’t give it any more thought — until the next morning, when he opened the pizzeria’s Instagram and Twitter pages and saw messages from numerous accounts. Manhattan’s “has some serious explaining to do.” “Vermont will never be a safe haven for pedophiles!” “Fear the storm.” “#makethisgoviral.” It’s not clear when Languerand got into QAnon, but by the summer of 2020, he was fully immersed. His vision extended beyond the 2016 rumor advanced by the conspiracy theory group that Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., pizzeria, was trafficking children for sexual abuse. He identified several pizza shops in Vermont that he believed could be part of a worldwide ring, including Manhattan’s, and posted about them online. In a series of photos and videos, he posed with rifles in the same Guy Fawkes mask he’d worn to the restaurant. In one of them, he ranted at length about the Burlington pizzeria, the manager recalled, though the video, like most of Languerand’s social media, is no longer accessible. Through some online sleuthing, Manhattan’s owners identified Languerand as the harasser. Worried that he would make good on his promise to return, they contacted the Burlington Police Department. The department drew up a safety plan, but the business didn’t have many good options. Languerand’s statements weren’t criminal, and Manhattan’s owners were concerned about provoking Languerand further, police records indicate. Manhattan’s blocked and reported its online harassers, hoping to stem a viral tide. In an email to Seven Days, Languerand said he didn’t intend to threaten the pizza pub. “What I did was gather and present coherent and clearly stated evidence that suggested the existence of something unspeakable,” he said. Languerand wasn’t just one man with a grand delusion. He was part of a movement that was catching fire. He’d watched videos and documentaries online about child sex trafficking and the global “cabal,” he said in recent written correspondence with Seven Days. He also followed

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teachings of the “QAnon Shaman,” Jake Angeli, who would later become the face of the most unmoored wing of the January 6 cohort by sitting shirtless in the chambers of Congress in buffalo horns and a coyote pelt. But most of the people pushing pedophile conspiracies in the summer of 2020 didn’t even realize that the theories were part of QAnon. The movement gained mainstream traction through a new iteration of Pizzagate that claimed the online furniture retailer Wayfair was selling child sex slaves inside its cabinets. Millions posted about the Wayfair theory on social media, leading to hunts for supposedly missing children who happened to share the same name as a designer armoire. Languerand even tried to convince local authorities to join the cause. A Morristown official received a “long, strange, and somewhat disturbing” voicemail from Languerand about what the QAnon adherent had deemed “pedo symbols” in downtown Morrisville. Languerand also emailed a map of these symbols to a local police sergeant, alleging that a mural on concrete barriers outside a pizza shop matched that from a 2007

FBI bulletin about pedophilia codes. He implored the sergeant to “show America” why it needs police and to “be on the right side of history.” Cpl. Scott McCullough tried to reason with Languerand, replying that the colorful barriers “were simply an attempt by community members to brighten up Lower Main Street during a difficult time for local businesses.” Three days before Languerand showed up at Manhattan’s on August 22, 2020, a reporter asked Trump at a press conference about the QAnon movement. The president said he didn’t know much about the group but appreciated its support. Languerand and his new girlfriend, Michele L’Esperance, were listening. L’Esperance posted the video clip of Trump’s response to her Instagram, one of several posts she made at the time about QAnon. Trump’s behavior around the election soon provided a new focal point for Languerand. He talked to friends about QAnon, as well as child sex trafficking and his belief that Trump would stop it. “He really wanted Trump to win,” said Tyler Earle, a friend of Languerand’s who

worked with him at a masonry company. “I actually went and voted just because he was on me about it.” It was the first time Earle had ever cast a ballot. By November, Languerand was laid off from his seasonal job at the masonry company. His grandparents had moved to South Carolina. He was living in his trailer with no car or television. The oil furnace wasn’t working right, his grandparents wrote in court papers. And he’d swallowed Trump’s lie that his electoral defeat was illegitimate. On December 19, Trump tweeted a promise of a “big protest” in D.C. on January 6. Four days after the tweet, Languerand put on a QAnon sweatshirt, a cross necklace and a Trump beanie, then filmed a 55-second video addressed to “Mr. President.” “We’re picking up your messages, and we’re listening,” Languerand said. “We’re ready to do this thing. We’re ready to fight to defend our republic against all enemies, foreign and domestic. “So let’s do it, let’s go for gold,” he finished, flashing a smile. He pumped his fist. The video remained accessible on Twitter while this story was reported; it had been viewed 24 times. Languerand invited his girlfriend and his grandmother to join him at the rally in D.C. Both declined. His uncle Charlie Killian III, who was also Languerand’s neighbor, said he tried to talk his nephew out of attending. Killian sympathized with his grievances but said he should “let it go.” “‘This is going to turn into a nightmare,’” Killian said he told Languerand. “‘You’re going to be getting in the middle of something you have no business being involved in.’” Instead, according to Killian, Languerand hitched a ride to D.C. with someone from Chittenden County whom he’d met online.

THE UPRISING

Languerand seemed to be enjoying himself for most of the afternoon, videos and photos from the day show. He stood on the upper west terrace, with the National Mall in the distance, and basked in the swell of like-minded people, a manifestation of the online community in which he’d immersed himself for months. He waved a flag emblazoned with Pepe the Frog, an alt-right meme mascot, and posed for smiling selfies with fellow marchers. Meanwhile, the day’s most violent confrontation unfolded below him. Rioters amassed on the lower west terrace streamed into a ceremonial tunnel best known as a backdrop to presidential

inaugurations, where they were met by dozens of D.C. and Capitol police officers making a final stand. An intense threehour clash ensued; officers held the line as waves of rioters jabbed them with flagpoles and doused them with pepper spray. Two officers were eventually dragged to the ground and beaten with an American flag. Another was crushed in a door. Rosanne Boyland, a 34-year-old woman from Georgia who, like Languerand, had become obsessed with QAnon, died in the struggle. Other rioters struck the officers who were trying to give her aid. For several hours, Languerand watched the combat from above, describing it as a “straight-up fight” in a video that prosecutors later obtained. Then, just before 5 p.m., he joined in. For 10 fateful minutes, Languerand cycled through the ranks, hurling one object before retreating down the stairs to find another. Video taken by a freelance photographer shows Languerand bouncing on his feet like a boxer as he waited for his turn to rejoin the front line. During one particularly chaotic sequence, a man wearing an American flag cape slammed into the line of riot shields like a battering ram, followed closely by a man in a pinstripe tracksuit swinging the leg of a chair. Languerand raced up the stairs and threw a long, skinny object that ricocheted off a riot shield. He retreated just as a man behind him launched a furled American flag into the tunnel, like a javelin. The battle continued until the combatfatigue-clad Virginia State Police trooper emerged from the tunnel and scanned the crowd with his rifle. Tear gas descended, the crowd dispersed and, by 6 p.m., the nation’s capital was under curfew. Languerand, who made it back to Vermont unscathed, wasted no time boasting about his participation in the riot. In a series of posts and comments on Instagram, he wrote that he “never made it inside” but “got some good shots in.” “We were straight up fighting these riot cops in the doorway of the capital [sic] building,” he wrote. “It was fucking insane.” Languerand’s accounts differed from those of some other Vermonters in D.C. that day, including the leaders of a wellpublicized bus trip from South Burlington. That group swiftly latched on to a theory that antifa, a loose network of antifascist activists, had stirred up the crowd. Antifa was not to blame for the storming, Languerand wrote: “We did that. And it felt good.” He would later state that he was carrying a gun that day and would celebrate the violence that took

place, posting a series of comments that suggested he was more committed to the revolutionary spirit than ever. “The last American Revolution was fought with muskets,” he wrote the day after the riot. “We didn’t peacefully protest. We didn’t ask for permission. We picked up rifles and shot the people who were oppressing us. Violence isn’t always the answer but in the face of tyranny violence may be the only answer.” Languerand’s posts would eventually come back to haunt him. Two days after the riot, he posted a selfie from the Capitol on Reddit in a post titled, “How many other wonderful Vermont Patriots were at the legendary and historical DC Storm?” FBI investigators would later receive a tip from someone linking to the post, sparking a weeks-long investigation. The high of January 6 wouldn’t last. A week after the riot, Languerand’s Instagram account was deleted as part of a purge of election misinformation across social media platforms. Then, on January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden was inaugurated, walking out of the same tunnel where Languerand had joined the fray. The inauguration was a disappointment for many QAnon followers, who believed their leaders’ prediction that Trump would retain the presidency. Languerand tried to keep the faith. “JUDGEMENT [sic] DAY IS COMING,” he tweeted on the day after the inauguration. “YOU HAVE MORE THAN YOU KNOW.” At the same time, Languerand faced a more immediate problem. It was the dead of winter, and his trailer didn’t have adequate heat. His grandfather came to Vermont and drove Languerand to South Carolina. There, Languerand got a job doing construction and proved an honest and reliable worker, according to his new boss. But it didn’t last. At 6 a.m. on April 15, as Languerand was getting ready for work, federal agents burst into his grandparents’ house and placed him under arrest.

JUDGMENT DAY

Of the thousands of people who stormed the Capitol, some 760 have been arrested. Most face misdemeanor charges. Only a dozen or so have received prison sentences longer than 60 days, though the investigation is ongoing and most cases are still winding through the courts. The charges against Languerand — seven counts, including assaulting a law enforcement officer with a dangerous CAPITOL OFFENSE

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compared QAnon and Trump’s “Stop the Steal” effort to the gangs that target vulnerable young men as recruits. His client, Welch said, wants psychological treatment and therapy, and he would have a better chance of turning his life around while living with his grandparents than in federal prison. “I ask the court to consider how we might begin to heal,” Welch said. Then it was Languerand’s turn to address the judge. Dressed in a blue Northern Neck Regional Jail jumpsuit, he had grown out his wavy, dark hair and appeared focused. He looked unrecognizable from the man in his riot selfies. “I am deeply regretful and remorseful about my actions,” he began.

circumstances” the Vermonter had faced growing up. Bates wasn’t entirely sure what to make of Languerand’s contrition, however. The letter he’d submitted contained a “mix of excuses and remorse,” the judge said. He decided to send Languerand away for 44 months, plus credit for the nine months he had been detained. The sentence was slightly shorter than the 46-month minimum suggested by federal guidelines. Languerand’s actions on January 6 were “quite frankly, deplorable,” the judge said. The rioters, he emphasized, were not patriots. “The patriots were the police officers who were defending the Capitol building and our democratic values,” Bates said.

SO-CALLED PATRIOT

As Languerand sat in prison awaiting his day in court, his case caught the attention of Michigan resident John Blehm. The swing-state businessman, whose company creates diner place mats, didn’t share Languerand’s belief that the election was stolen. But he said he did believe that Languerand and other Capitol rioters who sought to overturn the election were being

Above: Nicholas Languerand’s Wolcott trailer Below: An excerpt from Languerand’s letter to Judge John D. Bates COURTESY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Standing at a lectern, Languerand said he poorly represented his “community” that day. The QAnon movement was not intended to be violent, he said, referencing what he said were the QAnon Shaman’s teachings about nonviolence, which made him “feel like I had done the wrong thing.” “I am a patriot. I do love this country. I’m not a terrorist,” he said. Addressing Languerand directly, Judge Bates said he was moved by the “difficult

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weapon — were among the most serious to date. After Languerand was arrested last April, prosecutors persuaded a magistrate judge that he should be detained pending trial. They emphasized Languerand’s social media posts, combined with his drug use and past conduct in Vermont, to argue that he ought to be locked up. When agents searched his bedroom in South Carolina and trailer in Wolcott, they found plenty of QAnon “memorabilia.” Languerand brought his guns with him to South Carolina, along with the tactical vest with a QAnon patch on it. Agents also seized undated journals with messages in code and militaristic language about Washington, D.C. In November, the feds agreed to drop six charges in exchange for Languerand’s guilty plea to the felony of assaulting an officer with a deadly weapon. Federal sentencing guidelines called for between 46 and 57 months in prison. On January 26, Languerand appeared in a wood-paneled courtroom at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., across the street from the Capitol. The gallery was mostly empty; Languerand’s only supporters were his grandparents, Susan and Charles Killian, who’d driven up from South Carolina to testify. The government asked Judge John D. Bates to sentence Languerand to 51 months, which would have been the second-longest prison term to result from the Capitol riot investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Juman conceded that Languerand did not personally injure anyone on January 6. But he described Languerand as a man with a track record of violent and threatening conduct who chose to join the assault, bragged afterward and said he looked forward to more violence. The prosecutor then pointed to Languerand’s own words to justify a lengthy sentence. Languerand had submitted a handwritten letter to the judge in advance of the hearing explaining his actions that day. In contrast to the scribblings that the government found in his journals, the letter was clear and cogent. Trump’s “movement,” Languerand wrote, “provided me a feeling of belonging to something bigger than myself that I had long been seeking.” QAnon adherents like him had been encouraged by the Trump family, Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and others, but Languerand wrote that “I now feel lied to and betrayed by the leaders who I respected.” Still, he considered himself a

“patriot” and said his fellow patriots “only want what is best for their families and neighbors.” Juman homed in on Languerand’s insistence that he is a “patriot” as evidence that he lacked remorse for his actions. “It is not patriotism to try to overturn a democratic election,” the prosecutor said. “People who engage in terrorism always believe they’re right.” Languerand’s court-appointed attorney, William Welch III, asked for a prison sentence of just one year and one day. He echoed the same arguments that many other rioters have used to try to avoid lengthy stretches behind bars: Languerand was following powerful people who misguided him. He hadn’t planned to use violence to stop the election certification but was caught in the heat of the moment on January 6. Such reasoning has not proven particularly persuasive to federal judges. Languerand’s idol, the QAnon Shaman Angeli, received a 41-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to obstructing a Congressional proceeding, despite disavowing Trump in the days after the riot and offering to testify at his impeachment. So Welch emphasized Languerand’s traumatic childhood and the role it may have played in leading him astray. He

treated worse than the Black Lives Matter demonstrators who “burned and looted” during nationwide protests the previous year. Blehm was so disgusted that the government would lock up certain rioters before they’d been convicted that he’d come to regret not attending the January 6 event himself. So when Blehm came across a website for detained rioters, he felt compelled to support them. He and his wife donated to many of their legal defenses, he said by phone last week. That included $33 for Languerand. The Blehms were among nearly 30 people who sent a combined $3,110 to Languerand prior to his sentencing

through a Christian crowdfunding website known as GiveSendGo. Languerand’s girlfriend, L’Esperance, set up the page last fall. Languerand hoped to use the money to find a new attorney, a description on the page said, as well as a defamation lawyer who could combat portrayals of him as a white nationalist or neo-Nazi. The donation page showed that, at the same time Languerand was expressing remorse inside the courthouse, he was also tapping into a nationwide network of so-called patriots that has continued to flourish in the year since January 6. While the majority of Americans denounce that day at the Capitol, many have perpetuated an alternative history, with support from Republican leaders. Research shows that roughly 70 percent of GOP voters say they believe Trump’s lie that the election was fraudulent, and about four in 10 Republicans say that violence is justified to overturn the result. At the center of this radical Venn diagram are an estimated 21 million people, according to a recent survey from a University of Chicago research center on national security. They hail from zip codes across the country, including largely liberal and urban areas, suggesting that the beliefs that fueled the insurrectionists are not confined to the fringes. Roughly half of these 21 million people still believe in some form of the QAnon conspiracy, while many are channeling their anger toward a fresh slate of grievances that largely revolve around COVID19. They are peddling conspiracy theories about the virus, defying mask mandates and organizing against the vaccines. Others are rewriting the narrative of the Capitol riot, casting perpetrators such as Languerand as political prisoners. That particular message has found a champion in one of America’s most influential voices: Tucker Carlson, a Fox News personality who hosts the nation’s top-rated cable news show. A recent three-part documentary produced by Carlson embraced conspiracy theories about the insurrection, suggesting that violent left-wing groups and even the FBI had carried out the attack under a “false flag” operation meant to discredit Trump supporters. Perhaps most impacted by the revisionist history of January 6 are those now being held to account for its mayhem. While they meet stiff sentences from outraged judges, their right-wing echo chamber provides a feedback loop that downplays their actions and props them up as martyrs.

That echo chamber includes former president Trump himself. At a rally in Texas on Saturday night, Trump floated the idea of pardons for January 6 rioters if he’s reelected in 2024. “We’ll treat them fairly,” Trump told the crowd in Conroe. “And if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons, because they are being treated so unfairly.” Over the next three years, Languerand must try to make sense of his QAnon worldview in light of the false promises that helped land him in prison. During that time, he’ll be away from L’Esperance, who said in a statement that Languerand “has learned and grown greatly from his mistakes, and wants to do, and be, better.” And, as his attorney pointed out at Languerand’s sentencing, his 75-year-old grandparents — his main support system — may not have many years of good health left. In his letter to the judge, Languerand expressed a desire to start a business and a family. He swore off politics and said he intends to lead a “simple and peaceful life.” His online community received a different message. Updates about his case have showed up on an account with a variation of Languerand’s old handle that appears to be run by someone in contact with him. The latest post came just three days before his sentencing with a message attributed to Languerand claiming that he had received an “absolutely massive” stack of letters from people supportive of his cause. He said he is currently working on a book and a news show, and he encouraged people to look out for this story in Seven Days. The post, alongside others of QAnon and anti-vax memes, includes various right-wing hashtags, such as “#trumpwon,” “#sleepyjoe” and “#fuckbiden2020.” “I have a long and difficult road ahead of me,” he wrote, “but I will not let it stop me from doing all I can to advocate for the truth.” On the anniversary of January 6, Languerand said in an email to Seven Days, he and “the guys” at jail watched cable news together. They flipped between Fox News and CNN, noting the stark differences in the way hosts on each station talked about the riot. Languerand said he saw in Carlson an important advocate for him and other patriots, and he encouraged others to watch his show, as well. “This country has tens of millions of people who think like I do and believe like I do,” he wrote, “and those people take this stuff very seriously.” m

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readers the pleasure of seemingly endless browsing. Towering, 12-foot bookcases fill most of the cavernous space. The upper shelves are accessible only by self-serve ladders.

Nearly floor-to-ceiling shelves likewise cover three of the perimeter walls. Scattered around the shop are other receptacles chock-full of books — rolling carts, milk crates, steamer trunks. The

store’s concrete floor, exposed ductwork and strips of suspended fluorescent lights make it feel a bit like Belle’s library from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast crossed with a fallout shelter. “The building is large enough that you can really lose the people you came with, the way you’d lose a toddler in a supermarket,” Dwight Garner wrote by email. A Middlebury College alumnus and contributor to early Burlington alt-weekly the Vanguard Press, Garner is now a book critic at the New York Times. A longtime fan of the shop, he called it “one of America’s great used bookstores, full stop.” Besides those 100,000 books on the shelves, Monroe Street Books has an additional 50,000 titles available only online. On a recent Monday morning, 18-year employee Williams sat ensconced among scores of vintage children’s books and classical music CDs that are kept just off the sales floor. The books sold online are generally the more fragile ones, he explained: “If they’re in the store, and they’re handled over and over, then the condition depreciates.” Williams sports multiple silver rings, a beaded necklace and a studded bracelet; his eyes are lively and inquisitive. A book collector and seller for decades, he was a longtime customer of the store at its original location on Middlebury’s Monroe Street, which opened in 1992. Now he works in the shop daily. The original space was small, Williams said. The store’s owners, Dick and Flanzy Chodkowski, moved to the new location in 2004 because their stock outgrew the old shop’s capacity. In 2018, Dick Chodkowski told the Addison County Independent that the couple opened the original location behind their home after moving to Vermont from Los Angeles. Coming from a career in advertising, Chodkowski had amassed a collection of books on graphic art and photography. By the time of the Addy Indy article, mail orders comprised nearly half of the store’s annual sales, according to Chodkowski. In a recent call, he said those figures haven’t changed much. During the summer tourist season, he noted, when his store is a prime destination for out-of-state visitors, in-store sales tend to increase. As the store acquires new titles through estate sales, donations and other methods, sections expand and contract, Williams said. If he discovers a surge in similarly themed titles within a genre or subgenre, he might create a new section to hold the overflow. More is always better, he continued, joking that empty shelf space is something “you just can’t have.” Despite its massive stock and daunting space, Monroe Street Books “is actually

meticulously organized,” Chris Bohjalian wrote by email to Seven Days. The bestselling author, who lives in Addison County, is a regular at the shop. He said his recent purchases at Monroe Street Books include vintage novels, nonfiction books and magazines about safaris, such as Robert Ruark’s 1960s titles Uhuru and Use Enough Gun: On Hunting Big Game. The books helped Bohjalian research his upcoming novel The Lioness, out on May 10. Some of the bookstore’s categories are ultra-specific. Rows of books covering practically every country and region take up considerable space. Within “mystery,” you’ll find “historical mystery.” A section devoted to U.S. presidents features dozens of books on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Vintage science fiction paperbacks are prominently displayed on a spinner rack and pinned up in plastic sleeves on the ends of aisles.

donations. (During my visit, a man stopped by with a large box practically overflowing with children’s picture books.) By late spring or summer, though, the staff will need to start buying again to replenish the shelves. No magic formula explains how they choose what to buy, Williams said. But pricing is easy enough to determine. Chodkowski said he uses the aggregate website AddAll to quickly compare prices across all the major online booksellers. Though the pandemic has somewhat reduced in-store shopping, “It’s kind of balanced by people reading more during this period,” he said. The store can never have too many copies of perennial classics such as Moby-Dick and Slaughterhouse-Five. But obscure titles can be equally attractive. Off the cuff, Williams noted odd finds such as the collected works of minor Polish poets and vintage pamphlets about how screw threads are created.

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There’s a sly wit to the way certain books are organized. A section on sea disasters is adjacent to one about pirates. Within “games,” a small section devoted to “mind games” sits on the highest shelf. It’s tantalizingly out of reach without assistance from one of the many ladders scattered around the store. The shop also sells posters and vinyl LPs. On my way out, I spotted and snagged a copy of Bronski Beat’s Truthdare Doubledare, a serendipitous find given that the British synth-pop band’s cofounder, Steve Bronski, died on December 7, 2021. Keeping track of what’s on the shelves is a tricky and dynamic process, Williams said. While the online stock is electronically cataloged, the in-store merchandise is not. If a customer asks for a specific title, one of the shop’s four employees must scour the shelves to find it. “If you have questions, just ask anyone who works there. They know the place,” Bohjalian wrote. “I have no idea how, but they do.” Williams said the store is currently not acquiring new titles, except through

“We get people in here who have very specific tastes,” he said. Some customers come looking for works from individual publishers such as Germany’s Taschen, known for producing big art books. Bohjalian said that his wife, artist and photographer Victoria Blewer, has been dabbling in experimental collage art. Monroe Street Books is her go-to for retro and vintage imagery. “Where else can you find the Seventeen magazine girls’ guide to etiquette from 1971 or a Boy Scout handbook from 1950?” Bohjalian wrote. Monroe Street Books is a true digger’s paradise. In a world moving increasingly toward the digital, the shop keeps things rooted in the physical. “We still have a totemic connection to books made of paper,” Bohjalian wrote. “Just surrender. Fall into the rabbit hole and be happy.” m

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middle of Cabot,” Smith said. “It’s always a great place for people to come together.” Her friend Luisa Marion-Rouleau, who grew up in Amherst, Mass., was an instant fan. “I think it’s awesome,” she said. “I wish I had this in my town. I’ve always liked small-town vibes.” Though not always an annual tradition, creating a skating rink on the Cabot Common dates back many decades. Dairy farmer Walter “Skip” Bothfeld Jr., 69, recalled noontime skating on school days after he and his classmates ate lunch. Back then, members of the volunteer Cabot Fire Department took charge of making the rink, Bothfeld said. They’d plow up a piece of the common and spray a little water into it every night for about a week. The first coating would freeze up the sides to hold the banks in place. “You would think you could dump a load of water in it,” said Bothfeld, who has

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ekiah Smith and two college friends hung out on the Cabot Common in Smith’s hometown on a recent single-digit Saturday. If it seemed too cold to be chitchatting outside, it probably was. But Smith and her friends had an advantage. The students at Craftsbury’s Sterling College were moving while they talked, skating in arcs and circles on a DIY rink that, every winter, transforms a corner of the common into a slick space for recreation and camaraderie. Smith, 18, grew up skating on the common rink, she said, so it felt natural to bring her friends there on a visit home. For 10 years, she’s joined family and friends on the crew that constructs it. The rink is across the road from the United Church of Cabot and Cabot School, which serves about 165 pre-K to 12th-grade students. “I love having a skating rink in the

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this task on weekday mornings. Sam Churchill, 14, an eighth grader, heads up the crew through a project called Cabot Leads, in which students are responsible for a school or community job. Churchill is on the gardens and grounds crew — a good fit for him because he starts his day with early morning chores at Wonder Why Farm, his family’s 250-cow organic dairy. “I have a sister who’s a fifth grader,” Churchill said. “We go to the barn. She feeds the calves. I scrape ’em, bed ’em, hay ’em, make sure they’re happy.” At school, rink maintenance is Churchill’s first activity during a flexible block of time called “learning lab.” If it’s zero degrees out, he shrugs it off. “We’ll just dress properly,” Churchill said. He values being outside “with a purpose” and said it’s “a good feeling to know that you’re playing a part in the community.” The work includes organizing the skate shed, clearing ice with a big shovel, going over the edges with a smaller Mekiah Smith shovel, and sweeping up ice chips and powder. If evening skaters have littered or left skates strewn about, Churchill and served on the volunteer fire department his schoolmates clean up. since 1984. “But you’re better off with a “You get into a groove, and you get the light spraying half a dozen times before work done,” Churchill said. “And you get you get ice of any value.” back into class, and you’re more calm and Constructing the rink has become ready to start class.” more elaborate in recent years; Susan Aedan Scribner, 30, who attended Socks has organized the volunteer effort Cabot School, is an avid and delighted for the last decade. Socks, 47, moved to rink user. Scribner often goes skating with Cabot with her husband and two kids in her first grader, Zelda, when she picks 2007. A former competitive figure skater her up from school. She calls the rink in and skating coach, she runs Socks Family the center of her hometown “an incredFarm, raising fruit, lambs and chickens, ible fixture” and thinks it’s beautiful that and is a gardening consultant. middle schoolers help take care of it. Each year, volunteers haul out of storA farmer who raises vegetables and age the wooden frame that borders the Nigerian dwarf goats, Scribner has been 76-by-53-foot rink. skating with Zelda They line it with a since her daughter 150-pound sheet of was 2. agricultural-grade “I like the fact plastic; the town that it doesn’t buys a new one matter who you MEKIAH SMITH are and what every year. “If it has even the slightest pinhole in you have,” Scribner said. “Regardless of it, it’ll slowly leak while you put water in,” economic stature, you can skate there. It’s Socks explained. such an accessible resource.” It takes about four hours to fill the rink She’s on the ice when adults play with water, using a nearby hydrant and hockey, and she sees middle schoolers hose. Throughout the season, folks patch skating with first graders. “Anyone can go, cracked ice with slush and occasionally and everyone does seem to go,” Scribner resurface the rink using a controlled drip said. method. Scribner sometimes skates at night, by Socks keeps a shed at the edge of the herself. “It’s so peaceful,” she said. “And rink stocked with donated skates in a it glows.” m range of sizes, which are free for anyone to use. There are milk crates for beginners 251 is a series of on-the-road stories, to use for balance, as well as hockey sticks coming soon to a town near you. and nets. A collection of shovels stands at the ready for clearing the ice. INFO Three middle school students handle Learn more at facebook.com/cabotrink.

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the Burlington Harbor Marina won’t reopen until mid-May. “There’s a bunch of docks being stored there right now,” co-owner Solomon Bayer-Pacht told me when I called him later that day. Bayer-Pacht didn’t know that Farmers & Foragers was listed on Grubhub. In fact, the business has never partnered with any national delivery apps, such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates or delivery.com. All those apps take a percentage of the bill that many restaurant owners find prohibitive. But Farmers & Foragers isn’t the only restaurant that the apps have listed without permission, in Vermont or elsewhere. In a statement provided to the Vox Media website Eater in 2019, Grubhub admitted to adding “non-partnered restaurants” to its service “so we will not be at a

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November 2020, DoorDash announced that it would no longer add new restaurants to its app “without consent.” Meanwhile, local restaurants are calling out the issue on social media. Last week, Burlington’s Barrio Bakery posted a note to customers: “We do not accept or fulfill Grubhub orders. Please do not order through them but stop into [sic] the bakery instead.” Winooski’s Mule Bar posted: “Remember, when ordering to-go please do not order from any 3rd party delivery services. We do not participate.” “They don’t even tell us who the order is for or where it’s going,” Bayer-Pacht said of the apps. “If we screw up an order that’s placed online with us directly, we can make it right. But they hold all that information.” Before Farmers & Foragers opened its dockside location in the summer of 2020, co-owners Bayer-Pacht and Lauren Johnson looked into joining each of the national delivery apps. To draw in restaurants during the early pandemic shift to takeout and delivery, the apps were waiving fees and offering deals. Bayer-Pacht recalled that, even with those discounts, the tech companies charged restaurants about 30 percent for delivery orders and 15 percent for pickup orders placed through their apps. Once Farmers & Foragers Dockside opened, things quickly got too busy for delivery anyway. Bayer-Pacht and Johnson decided not to partner with Uber Eats, the one they’d most seriously considered, or any of the other delivery apps. Still, toward the end of the restaurant’s second summer by the water, DoorDash and Uber Eats drivers started showing up to place orders for customers. “I don’t know how they were getting the menu or how much they were charging for things,” BayerPacht said. Farmers & Foragers has a sample menu online, but the menu at Dockside rotated daily. The apps’ drivers frequently showed up with confirmed orders for dishes from the truck’s catering menu — and, in one case, for a salad from the previous fall. If the order happened to be for a staple item, such as Farmers & Foragers’ popular perch tacos, the restaurant would fill it. “Because it’s not the customer’s fault,” Bayer-Pacht said. “We’re trying to get them what they wanted, and it’s an opportunity for us to feed somebody. But it’s feeding the beast, too.”

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February 5. The menu features a bitter chicory salad and sandwiches with homemade porchetta and rare roast beef, all paired with “the most fun wine possible,” Hancy-Davis said. A second pop-up at T. RUGG’S TAVERN is scheduled for Monday, February 21. Once May Day opens, the restaurant will serve lunch and dinner Thursday through Monday, with the same menu all day. “It’s really important to me that we’re as fromscratch as possible, using familiar things in new ways,” Hancy-Davis said. “Dress it up or dress it down,” Peterson added. For instance, the team might make bread and charcuterie in-house for

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deli-inspired sandwiches, as well as shareable small plates and rustic, deep-flavored dishes such as lamb meatballs with apricot ragout. The bar will serve natural wines from off-the-beaten-path producers, as well as classic and rotating seasonal cocktails. The owners met eight years ago while working at MISERY LOVES CO. in Winooski before moving on to other Burlington-area food businesses. Peterson spent several years behind the bar at HEN OF THE WOOD before working at Dedalus. Hancy-Davis ran the CARTE BLANCHE food cart with CHRIS DONNELLY, spending off-seasons at the GREAT NORTHERN and Hen of the Wood. They’re currently painting the neighborhood spot and putting their stamp on it, with plans to add counter dining to the open kitchen and roll up the

garage doors for patio seating. “We want it to feel summery in here yearround,” Peterson said. Jordan Barry

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the bar must have been as short-staffed as the kitchen. My cocktail arrived, with the server’s apologies, at least 10 minutes after my husband’s beer and a few minutes after our first courses. Seated in a corner of the newly decorated room, we had a view — through a sculptural wall of wooden slats — of the hotel’s grand atrium. I would’ve traded the view for one of the tables fitted with cushy sage-green banquettes rather than our hard wooden chairs. We grazed our way through the menu with three small plates, two mains and two desserts. Highlights included a gorgeous red endive salad ($17) that partnered crunchy leaves and sweet-tart pomegranate arils with a spicy chile dressing and dusting of savory grated cheese. A hunk of meaty, moist striped bass ($38) was crowned with shatteringly crisp skin and nestled on earthy lentils with a soul-warming walnut and red pepper sauce and dollops of a sun-yellow sauce with a hint of tartness. (We needed all the sun and warming we could get as the temperature plummeted to negative 15 degrees that night.) Less successful was a bowl of uni bucatini ($34), in which a tangle of overcooked pasta swam in a creamy, disconcertingly sweet sauce with not quite enough balancing

brininess from the sea urchin and trout roe or acidity from the yuzu. A pair of desserts also missed the mark, offering more style than substance. The Twisted Key Lime ($13) and the Runaway Chocolate ($14) featured so many disparate elements that they brought to mind Rube Goldberg contraptions and delivered neither limey punch nor chocolaty depth. The next morning, we met local friends at Butler’s Pantry, where co-owner Paul Biron, 69, roamed the dining room chatting with customers. His daughter, Zoe, 30, holds down the kitchen with her boyfriend, Frank Ferrante, and two other longtime cooks. The Birons’ most recent kitchen hire is dishwasher Torey Meister, who joined the team in mid-September in time for the busy foliage season. In a Craigslist job ad, Paul Biron offered an $18 to $20 hourly wage and the incentive of a $1,000 bonus for perfect work attendance through the end of the year, he said. “In the past,” Paul said, “we were lucky if our dishwashers made it to work two out of the three days they were scheduled. I spent quite a few days doing dishes.” Dishwashing is a critical role, Zoe emphasized. It’s also a hard physical job and not for everyone. “If the dishwasher doesn’t show up, one of us has to do it,” she explained,

which often means pulling a cook from the line and slowing everything down. The shortage of reliable dishwashers pulled Ferrante into a new career. He was working as a fly-fishing guide when he met Zoe and started helping out at the restaurant when dishwashers didn’t show. Meister, 52, has worked most of his life in construction and restaurants. He’s from Walden originally and now lives in Craftsbury. He found the Butler’s Pantry job ad MELISSA PASANEN

he week before Christmas, the Lodge at Spruce Peak, located at Stowe Mountain Resort, reopened its two main restaurants with new names, menus and décor after a $6 million renovation. The grand Alpine Hall boasts soaring ceilings, a sweeping bar and menu offerings from a $24 Vermont cheese plate to a $175 32-ounce, dry-aged rib eye. The smaller Tipsy Trout offers freshly shucked New England oysters, sushi and many shareable plates. Together, they anchor the dining options at “Vermont’s most elevated luxury slopeside community,” according to Spruce Peak publicity materials. On Main Street in downtown Stowe, the Biron family runs Butler’s Pantry, a cozy, homestyle breakfast-and-brunch eatery on the first floor of the early 19th-century Butler House. The family has owned and operated an inn there since 2009; they opened Butler’s Pantry in 2016. The restaurant features exposed brick walls, an eclectic array of tchotchkes and framed accolades from Yankee magazine and Yelp’s annual Top 100 Places to Eat. Menu staples include homemade buttermilk biscuits drenched in sausage gravy and cheddar-jalapeño pancakes. No matter their elevation, literal or figurative, neither Butler’s Pantry nor the new restaurants at the Lodge at Spruce Peak have avoided the labor crunch currently challenging the service industry worldwide. But they’re each approaching the problem differently, based in part on resources and on what the operations need in order to keep feeding tourists and locals alike in the iconic mountain town. In early January, the Lodge at Spruce Peak’s executive chef, Sean Blomgren, said he was working to fill 10 kitchen positions, ranging from line cooks to assistant pastry chef and chef de cuisine. Job postings for the latter two positions promised $3,000 and $5,000 signing bonuses, respectively. Based on what he’s seen while working at the lodge for the past five years, Blomgren, 35, said that the employment market is especially tight right now. But even prepandemic, upper-level positions often included relocation incentives to entice candidates to move to Vermont. “It’s always been somewhat difficult to recruit from out of state for more seasoned professionals,” Blomgren said. During a recent dinner visit to the Tipsy Trout, staff were attentive — though

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attractive because of the daytime hours, the starting hourly wage and the bonus, he said. He was determined to earn that bonus. One mid-October morning before dawn, he drove the first few miles to work, only to realize that his 2009 Subaru Legacy had a flat tire. It was too early to ask anyone for a ride, he said, so he jumped on his motorcycle and sped through a rainstorm in nearfreezing temperatures to get to work. “I was adamant about not missing a day,” Meister said. “Maybe I’m trying to restore the name of the dishwasher,” he mused, before adding, “I need the work. I need to keep my word.” He received his $1,000 on January 1. “The bonus was huge,” Meister said. “It enabled me to get an apartment, to fix my car.” While money is critical, Meister said that finding a good job is about more than that. Restaurant kitchen dynamics, he noted, can involve drama, egos and power struggles. “It’s a matter of finding the right people,” he said. “This is a good kitchen.” Zoe, a 2013 New England Culinary Institute graduate, heads the kitchen team,

though she said there are no titles. Nor are there any overly fancy culinary school flourishes on the Butler’s Pantry menu. “We keep it simple, homemade stuff,” she said. They grind whole pork butts for the maple sausage. Ferrante, “the potato master,” preps all the home fries from scratch, Zoe said. House granola is flavored with nutty browned butter, maple and vanilla. The couple gets up around 3 a.m. to drive from their Morrisville home and start prep by 4:30 a.m. Zoe is usually on biscuit duty, which means mixing, shaping and baking about 200 buttermilk biscuits a day. Those fresh, flaky biscuits are featured in the signature biscuits and gravy ($13), breakfast sandwiches ($6 to $9) and eggs Benedict ($15) blanketed with housemade hollandaise. Cut into “sticks,” the biscuits also star in a twist on French toast ($13.50), invented by Ferrante, and as a crunchy garnish to the excellent spinach breakfast salad ($15). The latter is amply larded with bacon, caramelized onions and feta, then UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS

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On beautiful summer nights, the two chefs on the truck were sometimes so busy that Farmers & Foragers stopped doing takeout altogether to keep the wait reasonable for on-site customers. When they did make an order for a delivery driver, it was a lengthy wait. Customers didn’t get their food by the app’s quoted time, making the restaurant look bad. With all the added fees, Bayer-Pacht worried that customers would associate Farmers & Foragers with high prices, too. Lobster meat was already expensive last year — around $70 per pound for fresh meat, up from a maximum of $44 per pound prior to 2020 — and the truck’s lobster roll reached $34 to cover the sky-high cost. That was the price listed on Grubhub when I ordered last week. On top of the $34, I was charged a $3.99 delivery fee, a $6.46 service fee and $4.89 in sales tax. I added a 20 percent tip for the driver, for a total of $59.21. “You’re kidding,” Bayer-Pacht said, when I told him the amount. “I wasn’t happy when people were paying $34.” Bayer-Pacht has emailed Uber Eats and DoorDash to have Farmers & Foragers removed from their services, but he has not received a response, he said. He now plans to contact Grubhub, too. He’s still thinking about adding delivery to his business, but it’s likely to be in-house. Bayer-Pacht isn’t opposed to the apps as an option. “But it’s completely unacceptable that these big, national delivery services are just adding people,” he said. “You gotta work with the people who want to work with you.” Some businesses do want to work with them. The Scale was an early adopter of delivery apps. Perry Farr and her husband, Neil, opened the Scale’s first location in Williston in March 2018 and signed up with DoorDash and Uber Eats “as soon as they came to Vermont,” Farr said. Since their Williston location has only

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eight seats, takeout and online ordering were always an important part of the couple’s business plan. They serve their Hawaiianstyle poke bowls in disposable packaging; with delivery, the only change they make is to staple the bag shut and add tamperevident safety seals around the edges of bowls and bags. Before the pandemic, delivery orders were sparse, Farr said. One or two would trickle in through the apps each day. Several times, while staff were trying to close for the night, a DoorDash order would be sitting in the restaurant waiting for a driver who never came. Customers looked to the Scale for a solution — or a refund. “So Neil would go drop it off,” Farr said. “We were still paying the commission and paying our staff to stay late waiting for people, but at least we weren’t eating the cost of the food.” In the early days of the pandemic, through summer 2020, the Farrs stayed off

the apps due to a lack of drivers and general uncertainty. They looked into doing their own delivery as they prepared for the opening of the Scale’s second location in Essex Junction that November. “Delivery isn’t going to go away,” Farr said. “But that proved to be tricky. It’s hard to bring in a set of drivers when there’s a labor shortage.” The Farrs found that the commissions the apps charged — the sticking point for most restaurants — were less than it would cost to add eight drivers to their staff to serve both locations. When they considered the logistics of hiring, insuring, scheduling and managing those extra employees, while depleting the tip pool for the employees they already had, they decided DIY didn’t make sense. The Scale went back on DoorDash. With two locations, Farr was able to negotiate a lower-than-average commission fee, though she declined to specify the number.

DoorDash covers a wider geographic range than Uber Eats, which wouldn’t go to St. George or Richmond, Farr said. Delivery apps’ algorithms put rural and commercial areas at a disadvantage, because they take longer to reach and don’t account for as many orders as densely residential areas. Even on DoorDash, the Scale’s Essex Junction location, which delivers to Colchester, Winooski and other more residential areas, does about twice as much delivery as the Williston location. Farr also noticed that many large chain restaurants use DoorDash. “It led me to believe there was a reason why they picked it, since those people do not make choices willy-nilly,” she said. As the number of delivery-app drivers has grown in Vermont, the Scale no longer has a problem with abandoned orders at the end of the night. Panera Bread, just a mile away, draws a steady stream of DoorDash drivers to the area. “The delivery drivers are all supercool,” Farr said. Some even call to place orders of their own for a Firecracker Bowl with ahi tuna or a Tropical Açaí Bowl once they know they have one to pick up. Farr is happy with DoorDash, which she regularly promotes on the Scale’s social media. She understands why some customers are wary of the apps and the fees they charge restaurants — but, she said, what’s worse for restaurants than delivery apps is people not eating. “Whether it’s a delivery order or an in-person order, we’re getting food in front of people,” Farr said. “If you want to support a business, and that business is choosing to do delivery, you’re supporting them.” For his part, Bayer-Pacht concedes the usefulness of delivery apps. “Maybe it would be a good thing for us to be on one of these sites. It’s a business, and it’s fine for them to be a business,” he said. He just wants to have a choice either way. m

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topped with a pair of poached eggs and a warm maple dressing. Another signature menu item (which I wish I’d tried) is the cheddar-jalapeño pancakes served with two eggs and hollandaise ($13). They were invented by a high school student who started as a dishwasher and worked his way up to cook before heading off to college. “He was always throwing stuff in pancakes,” Zoe said, with a laugh. In this case, sliced pickled jalapeños and some shredded cheddar proved a winning combination. “The cheese gets all crispy,” Zoe said. By around 6 a.m., Zoe said, she begins to set up the egg station, where she makes omelettes and poached and fried eggs. The kitchen goes through 360 eggs on a busy weekend morning. Its record on a summer Sunday with expanded outdoor seating was 420 customer orders. “That was a rough day,” she said. The pandemic has posed challenges, but it has also pushed the Birons to think hard about how to manage the business in a way that works for them. Paul said they are thankful for federal and state grants that “kept us alive.” To give the small staff more time off, the restaurant is now open five days a week instead of daily, and it closes at noon instead of 1 p.m. Income is down some, but so are costs. “Everyone’s happier. That’s what’s important,” Zoe said. As for Meister, the dishwasher, “he is definitely dedicated,” she said. “He’s still showing up.” And as for me, when I’m next in Stowe, I plan to stay downtown and head to Butler’s Pantry for an order of those cheddarjalapeño pancakes. m

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After 18 years at 80 Church Street, DOBRÁ TEA closed on January 2 to move a couple of blocks around the corner to 125 South Winooski Avenue. Longtime Dobrá manager LEE MEILER, who bought the business a year ago, said steep rental increases planned by the building’s new owners precipitated the move. She anticipates reopening the tearoom by the end of February with the same wide range of tea offerings and an updated menu of light food. In the meantime, Dobrá continues to sell tea online. The event-planning team behind ADVENTURE DINNER will host the LOVE BAR every Thursday in February at the LOVE LODGE in the Kennedy Brothers building in Vergennes. Offerings include beverages, with or without alcohol, and a small menu of food such as fondue, braised-beef lettuce wraps, and caramelized shallot dip with chips and veggies.

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he seed that grew into the awardwinning documentary Storm Lake was planted in April 2017, the day New York cinematographer Jerry Risius saw headlines announcing that a small northern Iowa newspaper had won a Pulitzer Prize. A northern Iowan himself, Risius said the news triggered what he called “my Linda Blair moment, which is my head spinning around,” he said. Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times had won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Risius, who grew up about a 90-minute drive from Storm Lake, didn’t know Cullen. “But I looked him up, I read his articles,” he said, “and I immediately, like, fell in love with what he was doing in small, rural Iowa.” The 2021 film, which Risius codirected with Middlebury College alumna Beth Levison, is one of two documentaries showing in six towns this month as part of the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Vermont Tour. The other is the awardwinning climate change documentary The Ants & the Grasshopper. The tour runs Thursday, February 3, 44

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through Saturday, February 12, beginning at Main Street Landing Film House in Burlington, where the Vermont International Film Festival will host showings of both films. The tour continues to Putney, Rutland, Woodstock, Randolph and West Dover. Levison, who produced Storm Lake, will attend and participate in audience discussions following showings of the film in every town but West Dover. Storm Lake is a meatpacking town — Tyson Foods has two plants there — and roughly half of the residents are recent immigrants. Art Cullen’s brother John started the Storm Lake Times in 1990, and five Cullens have bylines. The film tells the story of the newspaper and its relationship with the community. It also highlights the struggle of newspapers nationwide to survive. In one scene, Art Cullen takes seven crumpled dollar bills out of a foam cup in a café, where his paper is sold on the honor system. Between 2005 and 2020, the U.S. lost one-fourth — 2,100 — of its newspapers, Penelope Muse Abernathy wrote in her 2020 report “News Deserts and Ghost

Newspapers: Will Local News Survive?” published by the University of North Carolina. In the last two years, Abernathy told Seven Days, 100 more papers have closed. Levison and Risius talked with Seven Days about their film and the robust, ongoing campaign it has sparked to support local journalism. SEVEN DAYS: How did your film evolve? What story did you think you were going to tell at the outset, and what story did you end up telling? BETH LEVISON: When we first started out, we thought that we were making a film about Art [Cullen]. And then it did become an ensemble film. And then it really became a film about the relationship between a newspaper and its community and how each is a mirror of the other. When we first started filming, we knew that the Storm Lake Times was telling important stories about what was going on with the city council, what was going on with school boards, what was going on with farming and the challenges facing farmers. But once COVID hit, we realized that the Storm Lake Times was really telling stories that were life and death. That the Storm Lake Times was informing its community about COVID and its rate of spread and how it was being transmitted and whether Tyson Foods was reporting [its cases] or not. So as we continued to film, the stakes just got higher, and the role of the newspaper became even more pronounced.

SD: Your film highlights how hard it is for newspapers to stay in business. What factors have put them in such dire straits? BL: People are expecting to get their news for free. They’re expecting to get it from their Twitter feed, from their Facebook feed, and that’s not necessarily news. That’s a huge challenge. Local businesses are struggling. So when local businesses are struggling, they can’t — and don’t — put ads in their local newspaper. So this ad revenue stream that has been so important to the lifeblood of newspapers has dried up. And another thing is that people have really lost faith in news. There has been such a successful misinformation campaign and a campaign against journalists. JERRY RISIUS: Hedge fund owners are now going in and taking over newspapers and hollowing everything out, and just creating a business, essentially. Having local newspaper writers or editors and publishers that have a stake in the community is really important. When you have a hedge fund operator, they’re not going to really be invested in having investigative reporters; they’re going to be considering what their dividends are going to be at the end of the year. SD: The film has been screened more than 100 times — not counting its showing on PBS — and you have participated in post-screening conversations with many of those audiences. What are you hearing? BL: What’s just surprising is how much the film resonates no matter where we show it. So, we may show it in a small town like Algona [Iowa], and the community, of course, really sees itself. And then we screened the film in New York City, where this local reporter [from Documented, a nonprofit news site covering the city’s immigrants] was saying, “The Storm Lake Times is trying to tell the kinds of stories that we’re telling, of people who are new to this country, trying to make a go of it, the challenges they’re facing.” One of my favorite stories, though, is, we took the film to the Hamptons [International] Film Festival in East Hampton, N.Y.; it’s a well-heeled community out on Long Island, and there were celebrities in the audience. I was onstage and being interviewed by David Rattray of the East Hampton Star. David asked me a bunch of questions, and then he goes to the audience for theirs. And someone raises their hand, and they said, “David, are the struggles STORM WARNING

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Jason Chin Wins Caldecott Medal for Watercress B Y S AL LY P O L L AK • sally@sevendaysvt.com

On Monday, January 24, the American Library Association’s Association for Library Service to Children awarded the Randolph Caldecott Medal to South Burlington children’s book artist and author Jason Chin for his illustrations for Watercress, written by Andrea Wang. “And I’m still in disbelief,” Chin told Seven Days the next day. The Caldecott is awarded annually to “the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.” Watercress, published in 2021 by Neal Porter Books, centers on a girl growing up in rural Ohio, the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She and her family stop by the side of the road one day to pick watercress, which is served that night for dinner, “glistening with garlicky oil and freckled with sesame seeds.” “The moment I read it, I was struck by the emotional depth of the book,” Chin, 43, said. “Honestly, it felt like a once-in-alifetime manuscript.” He used watercolors to make the illustrations, painting with both Chinese and Western brushes. Chin said he “re-familiarized” himself with Chinese landscape painting, particularly bamboo brush painting. “I paid close attention to the different kinds of brush marks that you can make with different styles of brushes,” Chin said. “I didn’t want to copy Chinese art. I’m not a Chinese painter; I’m not trained in traditional Chinese painting. But I wanted to incorporate some of the techniques from that style.” Watercress was also one of four books to receive a John Newbery Medal. That award is given to “the author of the most distinguished contribution to American

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literature for children,” according to the ALA. Watercress is just the second book to win the Caldecott Medal and a Newbery honor since 1981, when books became eligible for both awards. In making Watercress, the collaboration with Wang was key, according to Chin. “Her words elevate the artwork,” he said. Chin dedicated the book to his father, Raymond Chin, a semiretired child psychologist who is the son of Chinese immigrants. His mother, Mary Chin, is a retired art teacher who taught at Oxbow High School in Bradford. Chin grew up in Lyme, N.H.; his parents now live in East Thetford. The ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children honored another book with Vermont ties — Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People by Kekla Magoon of Montpelier, which received Coretta Scott King Book Award author honors. The award is given to “outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.” Revolution in Our Time was also a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. m

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umans have been going downhill on their rear ends since, well, forever. On snow, the classic conveyance is the sled, triggering for many an image of the iconic Flexible Flyer. Yet the precursors of this seat-of-the-pants pastime have developed over many years, from rudimentary to radical. “The History of Sledding” is the latest exhibition at the Madsonian Museum of Industrial Design in Waitsfield. Housed in a modest Bridge Street dwelling built around 1845 by the Kingsbury family, the museum was established in 2011 by Vermont architect David E. Sellers as a celebration of innovative and evolutionary designs of manufactured objects, ranging from golf clubs to cars. Famed for his fantastical, quirky housing concepts, such as the Archie Bunker and Home Run houses just outside Warren, Sellers is an inveterate collector, a kind of Sultan of Stuff. He is the anti-Marie Kondo. Rather than preach the virtues of shedding, like that Japanese author, Sellers, 83, roams yard sales and flea markets like Diogenes searching for an honest man. The jewels of design he has uncovered amid the jetsam are now enshrined in the Madsonian, named for his beloved Mad River Valley. If the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is America’s attic, the Madsonian is America’s garage. “I’ve been collecting for 25 years,” Sellers said. “I realized there was no museum dedicated to industrial design.” It’s a small museum, a rabbit warren of rooms in an old house. But it represents a big idea: that design can be beautiful as well as functional. In his improvisational approach to designing houses, Sellers not only thinks outside the box, he also blows up the box and reconstitutes it to suit his whims. He is an advocate of using poured concrete in houses to help create energy efficiency. Sellers is credited with originating the design-build process in which the designer carries the project through to completion rather than handing it over to a builder. In the 1970s, he cofounded a wind power company that today is a successful developer of wind turbines. He once said that permanence is dependent on “artistic infusement,” which explains why, in

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selecting objects for the Madsonian, he prizes design over practicality. “You see beautifully designed things at a flea market or someone’s home,” Sellers explained during a preview of the exhibit. “I got interested in the design of the sled and how you actually do it, and I just started accumulating these things. “A friend, Dan Reicher, contributed about 10 of them,” he went on. “To me, it’s just one of those things that demonstrates human creativity.” But creativity is only part of Sellers’ fascination with sleds. He also likes the simplicity of enjoying snow without the encumbrance of ski paraphernalia or lift lines. Gravity is an inexhaustible energy source, he noted, and any backyard hill a suitable testing ground. “So, the whole idea of this product is designed around just laughing your butt off and having a lot of fun,” he said, guffawing. “The History of Sledding” doesn’t offer much historical background. A little research reveals that the word “sled”

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comes from the Old English verb sildan — to slide — and historians have traced the origin of sledding back several millennia. Germanic tribes reportedly used their shields as sleds when they crossed the Alps into Italy to battle the Romans around 101 BC. Russian aristos in the mid-17th century thought it would be fun to send their privileged offspring skidding down wooden tracks on blocks of ice. In 1904, archaeologists unearthed a Viking ship on the Oseberg farm in Norway and found rudimentary sleds aboard. The vessel was buried around 834, scientists said. Sellers has collected a couple dozen sleds made in the early 1900s. These include a standing model that looks like a product of a high school shop class, as well as a single ski with a seat bolted to it called a “ski jack.” The ingenious Swedish kälke has a steering wheel that turns a smaller wheel, which pulls the runners left or right. There are various iterations of the classic Flexible Flyer — a wooden platform bolted to metal runners — which was fabricated by different makers, and an early model of the Snurfer — or snow surfer — a precursor of the snowboard. As a Vermonter, Sellers found all those renderings basically inadequate. “Unless you’re on a road here, you can’t use these sleds,” he asserted. “What you need is a kind of backcountry sled.” So in 1987, he and fellow architect Jim Sanford created the Mad River Rocket, a go-anywhere, deep snow-friendly plastic projectile. The rider kneels on something that resembles a short, shallow canoe and steers by shifting weight or using their hands.

“The Rocket goes where skis cannot,” Sellers said, as we watched videos displaying the sled’s versatility, including one of his son Parker careening down Camel’s Hump through a terrifying thicket of trees. An entire room of the museum is devoted to the Rocket. I remarked to Sellers that the only repository I’d visited that resembles the Madsonian was the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pa., an all-concrete structure built by archaeologist Henry Chapman Mercer to house his vast collection of preindustrial hand tools and related household items. “I know that place,” said Sellers, a fellow advocate for poured concrete structures. As an avid gallery rat, I’ve found myself trying to suppress my green-eyed monster while gazing upon art treasures with placards noting the name of a lender. I’ve envied not only possessing the lucre to acquire the piece but also the noblesse oblige inherent in sharing the treasured object. I do not have an Henri Matisse or Marc Chagall to spare, but I did have something to add to the new Madsonian exhibit: a Russian sled, circa 1986, constructed of wood and metal with a circular back. I bought it when I was a newspaper correspondent in Russia decades ago. The cost of acquisition: a few rubles worth about $2 and some highly coveted blank VHS tapes. Sellers was delighted. And there it sits: a Russian sled. With a placard that bears my name. m

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Beth Levison

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BL: In Greenfield, Iowa, the newspaper was bought by a bigger conglomerate; [it] was no longer locally owned. As a result of seeing the film, the community is now in the early stages of trying to buy their newspaper back. m This interview was edited and condensed for clarity and length.

INFO: Storm Lake screens as part of the Middlebury New Filmmaker Festival Vermont Tour, which runs Thursday, February 3, through Saturday, February 12, at locations throughout Vermont. Prices vary. Learn more at middfilmfest.org, stormlakemovie.com and stormlake.com.

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B Y S ALLY PO LL AK • sally@sevendaysvt.com

Six Vermont arts organizations received a total of $500,000 in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act. The awards were announced last Thursday by the National Endowment for the Arts, which granted the money. The NEA awarded $57 million to 567 arts organizations in every state, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C. More than 7,500 groups applied for grants. In Burlington, the Flynn Center and Burlington City Arts each received $100,000. The Craft Emergency Relief Fund in Montpelier and Stowe Story Labs also received $100,000 apiece. Burlington’s Vermont Stage and Montpelier’s Community Engagement Lab were each awarded $50,000. The funding is to be used to “save jobs, and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation,” according to the NEA. BCA executive director Doreen Kraft said the grant will be “tremendously helpful” as the organization emerges from the pandemic. The money will allow BCA “to reestablish a full year of programming that involves all of the festivals and events that are part of our repertoire,” she said. “This really allows us to put back into motion many of the things that we had to curtail.”

Winter Is a Drag Ball Postponed B Y JO RD AN AD AM S jordan@sevendaysvt.com

Those hoping to bust out their Kandi Kisses sequins, feather boas and at Drag Ball 2020 six-inch stilettos for Winter Is a Drag Ball will have to wait a few months. Originally scheduled for Saturday, February 12, the annual event at South Burlington nightclub Higher Ground has been postponed until Saturday, May 14. “Everything’s just too much up in the air right now,” said Bob Bolyard of musical-comedy drag group the House of LeMay, which organizes the event. He cited high COVID-19 case counts as the reason for the postponement. Tickets already purchased will be honored for the new date, and refunds will be issued to those who can’t make the rescheduled event.

Bolyard said Drag Ball is known to draw 1,000 people, Higher Ground’s maximum capacity with its 700-head Ballroom and 300-head Showcase Lounge. He said they considered capping admission at roughly half, but “400 or 500 people just wouldn’t feel right” for the spirit of the event. Unlike other types of performances and events, Drag Ball wouldn’t work well with social distancing, Bolyard stressed. “People are just packed [in] and laughing and singing and yelling,” he said. The last Drag Ball was in February 2020, just a few weeks before the pandemic upended daily life. For its 26th anniversary in 2021, the event moved online. The House of LeMay hoped this year’s ball would mark a return to normalcy. On the plus side, Bolyard said, the date shift may allow certain performers who were unavailable in February an opportunity to participate. m FILE: JAMES BUCK

SD: Any bright lights? JR: We were in San Francisco — I think it was San Francisco — and we saw a young journalist from Guatemala who was actually reporting through texts because the Guatemalan community did not read newspapers and they do not watch television. And they started a news agency that was, like, group texts going out. It was an interesting way to bring the community together but also a way just to keep people informed.

Vermont Arts Organizations Awarded $500,000 for Pandemic Recovery

At the Flynn, executive director Jay Wahl said the NEA money will fund a new position, associate director of produced events, to help guide the Flynn as it presents performances in new and different kinds of spaces. “More and more, we’re discovering that performance in public spaces is an area the Flynn should be going in,” Wahl said. The Flynn-produced 2021 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival was presented almost entirely outside. Some programming was modeled on the nonprofit’s Hurly Burly series, which debuted in 2020 and featured pop-up performances by local musicians in unconventional outdoor spaces around the city. The NEA money enables the Flynn “to re-center our mission to be about serving our community, and not necessarily always at the building,” Wahl said. Paul Gambill, cofounder KeruBo at Hurly Burly and executive director of the Community Engagement Lab, said the grant will support salaries and the “contractual personnel” who work with the nonprofit. The lab helps teachers and teaching artists design and implement school and community-based arts projects. “A gift like this really relieves some immediate funding pressure,” Gambill said, “especially since these grants don’t have to be matched.” Karen Mittelman is executive director of the Vermont Arts Council and former director of the division of public programs for the National Endowment for the Humanities. She said Vermont’s share of the pot — $500,000 out of $57 million — was noteworthy for a small state. “Every dollar that you invest in the Flynn, or any one of those grantees, is going to help the organization to keep jobs, to support its operations and to help an audience come back safely,” Mittelman said. m FILE: LUKE AWTRY

SD: Beth, you say that an impact campaign is designed to increase engagement and inspire action among viewers who’ve seen a film. What does your impact campaign entail? BL: The impact campaign is designed to raise awareness in communities nationwide about the role that local news plays in an informed democracy. It’s encouraging viewers to subscribe to your local newspaper, write letters to the editor, engage with that B E T H L EVI SON newspaper and pay for your news. Those were the initial goals. But now we are spreading into this next phase [wherein] we are working to use the film as a tool to build local philanthropic support of local news; we are using the film to increase news literacy in middle schools and high schools across the country, and in the general public. If English language newspapers are suffering, Spanish language, non-English language newspapers are suffering so much more. So the third thing that we’re trying to do is to create a Spanish language version of the film so that we can launch this impact campaign robustly in Latin communities across the country to build support for Spanish language newspapers. FW ILL IAM GED DES

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Pressing Matters

In an exhibit at the Southern Vermont Art Center, printmakers reveal the mokuhanga way B Y PA M EL A POL ST O N • ppolston@sevendaysvt.com

okuhanga isn’t a common word, at least not outside of Japan. But for the increasing number of artists who practice it, mokuhanga is practically a cult — in a good way. An extraordinary exhibition at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester, “The World Between the Block and the Paper,” shows why. And as that somewhat esoteric title hints, it is an exhibition of wood-block prints — a staggering variety of them. The “world” refers to the myriad possibilities in the moment when carved, inked wood speaks to paper. The profusion of works on view belies how quickly the show came together — since September 2021, according to cocurator Patty Hudak. The Underhill artist is the only Vermonter, and one of three Americans, in an international collective called Mokuhanga Sisters. The eight women met through a couple of residencies, in 2017 and 2019, at the Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, or Mi-Lab, at the foot of Mount Fuji. “We lived, ate and worked together, and our ideas about art, printmaking and life flowed between us freely,” Hudak describes in a written statement. “It was an open studio, so there was cross pollination between all of us as artists.” That camaraderie has survived the pandemic: The artists — who live in the U.S., England, Ireland, Japan and Taiwan — have met on Zoom twice a month to continue their creative exchanges and sometimes share hard-to-find materials. Those connections made possible the SVAC exhibition and inform both its spirit and curatorial vision. Each of the Mokuhanga Sisters contributed multiple prints of her own, and each invited another artist who is either teacher or student to participate. This arrangement honors both the past and future of the medium, Hudak observes. Five regional printmakers, not members of the collective, also were invited to submit works. The total number of prints is a whopping 174. A not-to-be-missed installation in SVAC’s library pays homage to the

artists’ mentors, as well as to artisans who handcraft the traditional tools used in mokuhanga. As surely as ink on paper, the distinctively Japanese protocol of mutual respect permeates this exhibition and leaves an indelible impression on the viewer. One sensei even advises his students to thank their brushes after

a day of art making. It becomes evident why this “world” holds practitioners in thrall, despite its challenges. To an outsider, the traditional printmaking process may seem simple or at least straightforward. To be sure, the requirements are relatively minimal: a slab of wood, a carving knife, papers (typically

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“Popcorn” byYoonmi Nam

“Blast” by Melissa Schulenberg

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATTY HUDAK

“Secret of the Flower” by Patty Hudak

strong Japanese washi), ink, watercolors, rice glue and a pressing tool called a baren. The elements missing from this list are not simple at all: painstaking skill at carving images on wood, which, as Hudak notes, combines drawing and sculpture; learning to direct the flow of inks and watercolors on paper; exacting registration of layers for multicolored prints. These tasks demand countless hours of practice and herculean persistence, to say nothing of having an artistic vision for the images in the first place. Mokuhanga is not for the faint of heart. A major advantage of the practice, however, is that all its elements are nontoxic and biodegradable. “By working with materials that are harmonious with nature, then we become more aware of ourselves as part of nature,” Hudak writes. “There are no aggressive smells, no harmful chemicals; it is a peaceful process.” She hopes that viewers of the exhibition notice and benefit from its natural feeling. Hudak lived for 14 years in Asia — Hong Kong, China and Japan. She first discovered mokuhanga while living in Tokyo. Yet, she says, “Moving to Vermont has made me even more environmentally aware.” Most of Hudak’s seven prints in the SVAC exhibition are based on a concentric circle pattern that she says took two weeks to carve. For some works, she created visually trippy collages with multiple printed circles. “Secret of the Flower,” a 48-by-36-inch collage, is inspired by Carl Jung’s “journeys into his own mind,” she explains. But never mind the Swiss psychologist’s consciousness; for a viewer, the imposed dimensionality and the rich black of sumi ink make Hudak’s graphic compositions deeply absorbing. Space does not permit a thorough review of this expansive show, so a few more selections will have to represent them. In the first gallery space, a long table holds the Mokuhanga Sisters’ collaborative project, “Borderless.” Each member contributed a small sumi-ink print, intended to address concepts of borders and migration. British member Lucy May Schofield assembled the images into a horizontal scroll in an edition of 20. Delicate and elegant as a whole, the

ART SHOWS

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“Queering Space-Time” by Matthew Willie Garcia

burlington

f PIEVY POLYTE: Paintings by the Haitian artist and coffee farmer. Sales benefit his philanthropic efforts for a farm and school in Haiti. Reception: Thursday, February 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. February 3-28. Info, 540-0406. ArtsRiot in Burlington.

barre/montpelier

f ‘LET’S COLLAGE ABOUT IT!’: A community exhibition of contemporary collage art featuring Kristin Bierfelt, Liz Buchanan, Katherine Coons, Anne Cummings, Elizabeth Dow, Ren Haley, Holly Hauser, Lily Hinrichsen, Jean Kelly, Jess Quinn, Rachel Marie Rodi, Cariah Rosberg, Anne Sarcka, Peggy Watson and Olivia White. Curated by Quinn. Reception: Friday, February 4, 5-7 p.m. February 4-April 15. Info, jess@cal-vt.org. Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier.

upper valley

f ‘LOCAL RELATIONS’: Figurative paintings with moments of humor, hyperrealism and the grotesque by Vermont artists Joan Feierabend, Leda Nutting and Rebecca Morgan. Reception: Friday, February 4, 5-9 p.m. February 4-27. Info, 347-264-4808. Kishka Gallery & Library in White River Junction.

THE DISTINCTIVELY JAPANESE PROTOCOL OF

MUTUAL RESPECT PERMEATES THIS EXHIBITION.

piece also showcases the distinctive styles of each artist. “‘Borderless’ began as a way to sustain the energy and creativity of our residency meeting,” Hudak writes, “but has evolved over time to become a scaffold of supportive friendship, artistic collaboration and shared humor.” Particularly after COVID-19 arrived, the project helped to strengthen the bonds of artists living on different continents. Korean artist Yoonmi Nam, who teaches at the University of Kansas, melds East and West in her series of delicately colored 24-by-36-inch prints. At first glance, the graceful arrangement of a cut flower or branch in a vase reads as stereotypically Asian. But the viewer quickly registers that her “vases” are a popcorn box, condiment jar or other disposable container. Nam wittily addresses impermanence, material culture and the human manipulation of both. Nam invited her former student, Matthew Willie Garcia, to participate in “The World Between” because he has studied mokuhanga at the University of Kansas and in a monthlong workshop in Japan. In a short time, she writes, “he has solidly developed a unique visual language with this medium.” Garcia’s prints are brilliantly colored,

explosive and seemingly inspired by sci-fi comic books. But his is not the Marvel universe. “Matthew explores the idea of space-time as a metaphor for queerness,” Nam explains in wall text. One of his 16-by-12-inch prints, in fact, is titled “Queering Space-Time.” New York-based Melissa Schulenberg also hews to the dramatic potential of mokuhanga. She fills the picture plane with saturated colors, cryptic enclosures and receptacles, and wallpaper-esque patterning. A lively 10-by-14-inch piece titled “Blast” has all these elements. Mariko Jesse, who lives in Tokyo, contributed prints with dainty floral motifs. Her invited guest to the exhibition, Hidehiko Gotou, is a Japanese baren artisan and printmaker. His works — enigmatic abstractions with rich bokashi (gradations of hue) — could not be more different from Jesse’s. “Yet, our works have a similar effect,” she writes in wall text, “in that they are contemplative and calm, asking for a quiet space in your day.” Hudak brings this thinking back around to the chaotic world in which we live. “We have to turn more to nature,” she says. “We just have to.” With mokuhanga, she suggests, “I’m thinking about how to bring those feelings to others through art.” m

INFO “The World Between the Block and the Paper” is on view through March 27 in the Yester House, and companion exhibition “Hiroshige and the Changing Japanese Landscape” is on view through February 27 in the Elizabeth De C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Art Center, in Manchester. Register for woodblock demonstration and exhibition tour on Saturday, February 12, at svac.org.

randolph/royalton

‘VOICES OF HOME’: An exhibition that explores the experiences of Vermonters living in affordable housing through audio recordings and painted portraits. February 5-March 19. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

outside vermont

f COMMUNITY GALLERY SHOW: Local artists showcase their photography, sculpture, painting, pastels, ceramics, stained glass, printmaking and drawing. Reception: Friday, February 4, 5-8 p.m. February 4-25. Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y.

ART EVENTS ART WALK: Pedestrian visitors experience art, meet local artists and explore downtown shops, restaurants and galleries. Various Montpelier locations, Friday, February 4, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604. ARTIST TALK: RENEE COX: The New York-based artist makes photographs, collages and installations that draw on art history, fashion photography and popular culture. Her work invokes a critical vision of female sexuality, beauty, power and heroism through nudity, religious imagery and symbolism. Red Mill Gallery at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Thursday, February 3, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727. MURRAY LONG: The award-winning ice carver puts the finishing touches on a sculpture made especially for the capital on City Hall Plaza during Montpelier Art Walk. Montpelier City Hall, Friday, February 4, 4-7 p.m. Info, 223-9604. ‘OLD MAPS, NEW PATHWAYS: CARTOGRAPHY, MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, AND DECOLONIAL POSSIBILITIES’: The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History presents a lecture by historian Christine DeLuci, who discusses maps and material culture collections with regard to Euro-colonial impacts on Indigenous homelands. This is part of the “Elephant in the Room: Exploring the Future of Museums” series. Register for Zoom link at henrysheldonmuseum.org. Online, Wednesday, February 9, 7 p.m. Free. ‘PANDEMIC PASSAGES’: A monthly online workshop presented by the Passing Project using art to open the unexpected gifts that the pandemic life has given us. Participants can explore their experiences through writing, drawing, dancing or other means. Details at

passingproject.org. Sunday, February 6, 4-5:30 p.m. Sliding-scale donations, $10-25. Info, infopassingproject@gmail.com.

ONGOING SHOWS 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. 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. 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.

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ERIKA LAWLOR SCHMIDT: Relief monotypes, Skyway. 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. ‘IN PLAIN SIGHT: REDISCOVERING CHARLES SUMNER BUNN’S DECOYS’: An online exhibition of shorebird decoys carved by the member of the Shinnecock-Montauk Tribes, based on extensive research and resolving historic controversy. Through October 5. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

f FRED DANIZIO: “Things You Can Put in Your Mouth,” paintings by the Art & Design senior. Reception: Saturday, February 5, 6-7 p.m. Masks required. Through February 12. Info, bcollier@ smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester. ‘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.

barre/montpelier

f ‘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. BARRE/MONTPELIER SHOWS SEVEN DAYS FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

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f 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, February 19, 3:30-5 p.m. Through March 5. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre. ‘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.

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HEATHER BERNEK GUPTILL: “Musings From the Nurses Room,” large-scale intuitive abstract paintings. Through February 5. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury. ‘TEXTURES AND PATTERNS’: Textural paintings by Sandy Grant, hooked rugs by Judy Dodds and ceramic mosaics by Bette Ann Libby. Through March 5. Info, 496-6682. The Gallery at Mad River Valley Arts in Waitsfield.

middlebury area

ALEXIS SERIO: Abstracted landscape paintings that explore perceptions of time and memory. Through February 28. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

‘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.

rutland/killington

‘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.

‘JANUARY: COLOR AND LIGHT’: Painted, CNC-cut wood panels by Scott Brown and illuminated sculptural lanterns by Kristian Brevik. Through March 20. Info, 355-2150. GreenTARA Space in North Hero.

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.

stowe/smuggs

‘GIVE WILDLIFE A VOICE’: Forty juried artworks resulting from a statewide art competition for students launched by the Vermont Wildlife Education Fund. Through February 4. 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. Through March 27. Info, 533-2000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

‘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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— and can’t face getting on a plane during a pandemic — consider tromping over to Burlington City Hall. In the lobby, Shannon O’Connell’s richly hued botanical paintings deliver a tropical paradise one rectangular view at a time. Think ocean. Think larger-thanlife blossoms. Think warmth. It’s no surprise that the now-Vermont-based artist used to live in Hawaii. “I’m focused on the detail and dreamlike color combinations,” O’Connell writes in an artist statement. “I’ve always been enchanted by the magic in flowers.” She boosts the magic in her 2D versions by adding phosphorescent and UV-sensitive pigments to the acrylic paint. That’s why O’Connell’s flora seem illuminated from within and nearly bursting from the canvas. “Sometimes the glowing, secondary painting represents how a bee would see a blossom, in ultraviolet,” she writes. Even in a venue where you’re reminded to pay your property taxes, a little fairy dust goes a long way. O’Connell’s paintings are on view through March 2. Pictured: “Aloha Print #3.”

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

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.

f ‘SHOW 47’: Members of the gallery display an eclectic exhibition of paintings, sculpture and mixed media. Reception: Friday February 4, 4-7 p.m. Through February 27. Info, info@thefrontvt.com. The Front in Montpelier.

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

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ARTS CONNECT AT CATAMOUNT ARTS JURIED SHOW: The sixth annual juried show features works by 74 member artists. Slide show of art can be viewed online. Through April 10. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

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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‘LISTENING OUTSIDE THE LINES’: A multimedia group exhibition exploring what it means to be a Person of the Global Majority (Black, Indigenous or other person of color) in Vermont, featuring oral history, visual art and poetry by Sarah Audsley, Alexa Herrera Condry, Harlan Mack, Crystal Stokes, Isadora Snapp and Madeleine Ziminsky. A Lamoille Art & Justice project. KATHY BLACK: “Women and Girls,” paintings that explore the experience the changing perspectives of females over time and the connections that run between women at different points in life. Through April 9. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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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‘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. 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 yearlong 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

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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. 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. SUSAN BREAREY: Paintings of animals in which primal, totemic images take the place of photorealistic details and are set against abstract surfaces. Through February 20. Info, 387-0102. Next Stage Arts Project in Putney.

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‘HIROSHIGE AND THE CHANGING JAPANESE LANDSCAPE’: An exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) that depict

how the political climate of 19th-century Japan influenced its art and how the art influenced politics. Through February 27. Info, 367-1311. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. ‘THE WORLD BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND THE PAPER’: An international group exhibition of ecologically sound, sensitively produced mokuhanga prints, organized in collaboration with print collective Mokuhanga Sisters. Through March 27. Info, 367-1311. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

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.

request for proposals is open for an indefinite period; artists may submit at 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.

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.

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 brandonartistsguild.org. Deadline: February 20. Brandon Artists Guild. Free. Info, 247-4956.

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. ‘FINE FEATHERS’: The museum is seeking artworks about birds or feathers for its 2022 juried exhibition. Almost any medium accepted, except feathers from actual birds. Up to three entries per person, submitted electronically. Use online form or email museum@birdsofvermont.org. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington. Through March 21. ‘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

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THE VERMONT PRIZE: Four art institutions, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Burlington City Arts, the Current and Hall Art Foundation, are collaborating on a new annual award for an artist who is producing “the best visual art” in the state. The winner will receive $5,000 and an online showcase. Find details and application at vermontprize.org. Deadline: March 31. Online. VERMONT’S GREENEST BUILDINGS AWARD: The 10th annual statewide competition recognizes exemplary residential and commercial buildings that excel in green building strategies and meet the highest standard of demonstrated energy performance. Details and submission form at vtgreenbuildingnetwork.org. Deadline: March 4 at 5 p.m. Online. Info, 735-2192. VSC FELLOWSHIPS FOR LAMOILLE COUNTY RESIDENTS: VSC is offering two studio rental fellowships to Lamoille County residents. As part of the Studios at VSC program, visual artists and writers working in all mediums and genres can apply for rent-free studio space for one year on the campus in Johnson. All participants will have access to the center’s public events. Details and application at vermontstudiocenter.org. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson. Through February 20. $10. Info, communications@vermontstudiocenter.org. VSC RENTAL GRANTS FOR VERMONT RESIDENTS: VSC is offering Vermont residents rental grants to subsidize a portion of the cost of studio space rental for one year. As part of the Studios at VSC program, Vermont-based visual artists and writers working in all mediums and genres can apply. All Studios at VSC participants have access to VSC events. Details and application at vermontstudiocenter.org. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson. Through February 20. $10. Info, communications@vermontstudiocenter.org. ‘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.

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‘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. 14TH ANNUAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION: Artwork created by students at 13 Vermont and New Hampshire high schools. Awards chosen by Norwich University adjunct professor Sabrina B. Fadial. Through February 25. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘ECOLOGIES: A SONG FOR OUR PLANET’: An exhibition of installations, videos, sculptures, paintings, drawings and photographs that explore the relationship between humans and nature, and disruptions to the planet’s ecosystems caused by human intervention. Through February 27. ‘HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR ONE VOICE TO REACH ANOTHER?’: An exhibition of major works from the museum’s collection, along with new acquisitions and loans, that explore the theme of voice in both physical and metaphorical registers. Through February 13. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. 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. ‘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, 603-6462808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. m

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wrote by email to Seven Days. “That was something, for whatever reason, that I had shied away from before.” With Hadestown and her last solo LP in 2012, Young Man in America, Mitchell delved into the lives of others — Greek mythology, politics, climate change, anything but COURTESY OF ARIELLE THOMAS

It’s been a long and winding decade for ANAÏS MITCHELL. The singer-songwriter and Vermont native went from playing folk music in coffeehouses to winning Grammys and Tony Awards for her acclaimed Broadway production, Hadestown. In that time, she and her husband, NOAH HAHN (ATOM & THE ORBITS), relocated to New York City and started a family. Then the pandemic hit, Broadway closed, and a growing desire to return home inspired Mitchell and her family to pack up and leave NYC. They arrived in Vermont last year, just in time for Mitchell to give birth to her second daughter, ROSETTA. Last week, Mitchell released a new, self-titled solo record, her first in 10 years, produced by JOSH KAUFMAN, her bandmate in BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN. From the country-folk of “Little Big Girl,” a song about being an adult still racked by childhood insecurities, to “Revenant,”

which finds Mitchell looking back on childhood diary entries and feeling a swell of love for her past self, the new album is her own story. “It was a total surprise to me to look back at this batch of songs and realize that in all of them, the speaker is me,” Mitchell

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songs about herself. The ensuing success of Hadestown made slipping back into that singer-songwriter mode difficult. “For a long time I was just too obsessed with Hadestown to really work on other creative stuff,” she admitted. “When it opened on Broadway, I thought I’d just hole up and write a ton of songwriter songs. But it didn’t really come.” Once she was back in Vermont and living in her grandparents’ old house, the tap opened again. Mitchell found herself writing a record of deep reflection, the kind of music that comes from returning home after years away. As she settled with her family in an old farmhouse, now an adult full of accomplishments both personal and professional, time began to swirl in Mitchell’s mind. She realized that the new album was essentially about growing up. “It’s looking back,” she explained. “Looking back at my childhood and my young and hustling days, while also

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locating where I am now: I have two kids, I’m a bonafide [sic] grown-up.” She hopes the songs reach listeners who might be grappling with a similar dichotomy of youth and adulthood. Mitchell’s first 10 shows of 2022 were canceled due to COVID-19, but she’s slated to hit the Flynn Main Stage on Saturday, February 19. She’ll be playing her new music, as well as performing with her folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, which includes FRUIT BATS’ ERIC D. JOHNSON. Mitchell writes that the show will feel like “a miracle” after all the pandemic tribulations. “Soul connection,” the singersongwriter proclaimed. “That’s the goal for everyone at the show. We all deserve it!”

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KAT WRIGHT’s show at the Double E Performance Center at the Essex Experience this Saturday, February 5, will mark a turning point of sorts for the singer. Wright gained local and regional popularity over the last decade, fronting the massive KAT WRIGHT & THE INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND, the project born from her weekly Soul Sessions residency at the Radio Bean in Burlington. “It’s funny,” Wright said in a conversation over Zoom, “but the whole big band thing was a total accident. I never set out to orchestrate that.” Wright first came to Burlington in 2010 as one-half of a folk duo called LOVEFUL HEIGHTS with her childhood best friend, MAGGIE CLIFFORD. After she set roots down in the city, Wright’s then-husband, Radio Bean owner LEE ANDERSON, offered her the Thursday residency. “I wanted to try something I hadn’t done before, so we started talking about American soul music being the focus,” she said. “It just snowballed from there.” Soul Sessions was an immediate success. Invitations to play weddings and parties followed, which led to more gigs, then tours. Suddenly, Wright was fronting an eight-piece machine. “It was a little weird for me, because I got absorbed into being this front woman yelling, ‘How y’all feeling out there?’ to crowds — but that isn’t really who I am,” she admitted. “I leaned into it because I could sing like that and I’m confident enough to have stage presence. But, honestly, if you and I were at a party right now, we’d be in the corner talking about our grandmothers for two hours.” Wright needed a change, so when

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again on tour last fall, she took her opportunity. The band initially invited her as a solo artist or duo, but Wright demurred. With her bandmates BOB WAGNER (guitar) and JOSH WEINSTEIN (bass) in mind, she replied, “How about a trio?” The new, leaner sound — focused on harmonies and “sad-girl folk,” as Wright described it with a laugh — was an instant hit with her audience. “Our fans loved it right away,” Wright said. “But I could tell it would work when we played for a roomful of people who had no idea who we were. If you can walk into a packed theater in Seattle and have the whole room silent while they listen, something is working.” The next step is to combine the two approaches into what Wright believes will be the perfect form for her band. She plans to go full band again, with drums and maybe a special guest or two, but nothing like the packed stage and blasting horn section of the past. She’ll test out the new lineup at the Double E with some of Vermont’s best musicians as guest stars. PAPPY BIONDO on banjo and pedal steel, ZACH DUPONT and BRETT HUGHES on guitar, and neo-soul duo DWIGHT + NICOLE will join her band. She calls it a “musical family reunion.” The show will also be the only opportunity to purchase Wright’s latest EP, Trio Sessions Volume 2, a strippeddown, demo-like affair. One day, she and the band will rerecord it in a more professional, slick manner, but for now the record is a bonus to fans who come to the show. Another highlight of the Essex show will be the debut of the band’s new video for the song “Take Me With You.” Wright and Wagner wrote the tune after spending time at the BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER in West Glover last summer. A song that Wright says is “about running away with the circus” came out of it, which gave her an idea. Compiling hours and hours of ’80s and ’90s archival footage of the theater that she found, mostly on VHS tapes, Wright crafted the video. She completed it at roughly the same time that Bread and Puppet cofounder ELKA SCHUMANN died in August. So Wright held off on releasing it until now. “I didn’t want to distract from necessary grief,” she said. “It didn’t feel like the right time. But now I get to see it debut on a big screen, which is so cool.” SOUNDBITES

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Killswitch Engage with August Burns Red, Light The Torch (hardcore) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $45/$49.

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.

Often Awesome Actor, writer and comedian the video game L.A. Noire, Youssef has range. He’s released five

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. $5.

Awesome” on the All Things Comedy network. Los Angeles-

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modern life, with wonderfully filthy hits of cleverness, such as

Jocelyn & Chris (rock) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $12/$15. Open MIc Open Jam Night (open mic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. The Seventh Son (rock) at Filling Station, Middlesex, 6 p.m. Free. TWYN (jam) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

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The Edd with Axatse (electronic, rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $8/$10. Max Creek (folk, country) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20/$25. Phil Abair Band (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free. Uncle Jimmy (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

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Allison Fay Brown & the Band (singer-songwriter) at Seven Stars Arts Center, Sharon, 6:30 p.m. $15.

Mothra! A Storytelling/ Improv Comedy Show (improv comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $10.

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Stealing From Work: Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Often Blue (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

based Youssef focuses much of his comedy on the absurdity of his “Pornhub Will Save the World” bit. Youssef brings

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his myopic wit to the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington on Wednesday, February 2.

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Stealing From Work: Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Often Blue (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

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Events may be canceled due to the coronavirus. Please check with event organizers in advance. Dark Star Project (Grateful Dead tribute) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8:30 p.m. $5. The Dog Catchers (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free. Dopapod with Eggy (jam) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $20/$23. Kat Wright (soul) at Double E Performance Center’s T-Rex Theater, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $20. Kyle Stevens (singer-songwriter) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free. Lily Seabird with Wild Leek River (indie rock) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

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Welcome to Oh, It’s Real, the weekly reminder that there is shit out there you won’t believe — unless we tell you about it. This week’s installment brings us back to the halcyon days of hair metal and the Bermuda Triangle that was Philadelphia in 1983. Not yet ready for the big time and before they dropped hits such as “Nobody’s Fool” and “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone),” Pennsylvania’s 56

Junk Island (comedy variety show) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:15 p.m. $5.

in the Middle” and “Animal Practice” to voicing a character in albums of standup, including his latest, 2019’s White Hot Fire

Dabin with Rome in Silver, Skybreak, tip/toe (electronic) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $20/$25.

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Swimmer with Baked Shrimp (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $8.

American Roots Night at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Nick Youssef (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $15.

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Nico Suave Plays Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10. Rushmore (rock) at 14th Star Brewing Co., St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

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Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

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Aquatic Underground Presents: Smash the Dance (house) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5. Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae/dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

I, the Breather with Sleep Waker, Curses, Execution Day (metal) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $15/$18.

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Lost in Paris & DJ Primary Instinct (DJ) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 9 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. $5.

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

DJ CRWD CTRL (DJ) at Monkey House, Winooski, 9 p.m. Free. DJ Earl (DJ) at City Limits Night Club, Vergennes, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Move B*tch: 2000s Hip Hop Night hosted by Svpply (hip hop) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

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Dancehard Speakeasy with DJ Chia (DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

own CINDERELLA did their buddy Pat a solid and made a jingle for Pat’s Chili Dogs. Featuring lyrics as metal as “Two locations, rockin’ all night / MacDade or Lester, come and have a bite,” the jingle and its accompanying video/commercial aired locally on ESPN and MTV. In a YouTube description, the commercial’s director recalled that the shoot was largely “smooth sailing” but the band had to be coaxed out of the bathroom first. They were, um, “putting on makeup.” Hopefully it didn’t affect their appetite — those chili dogs actually look kind of good. See for yourself. The commercial is on YouTube. m

DJ Earl (DJ) at City Limits Night Club, Vergennes, 9:30 p.m. Free.

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

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Open Mic Night (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

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Open Mic Night (open mic) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

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New Year, New Jokes (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

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Stealing From Work: Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Often Blue (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $20.

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2nd Wednesday Live Comedy Night (comedy) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Weird & Niche (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $5.

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“I held you longer than I should,” Eva Rose King sings on “Imagined Dove,” the opening track of her new record, On the Other Side. Devastated acceptance plays out in her voice as she comes to realize that she has expected too much of a lover. “Nudging you upwards as a foil to my love,” she continues. “Reckless reliance on an imagined dove.” King’s lyrics are full of regret, but it’s the power of her voice to evoke emotion

Staygold and the Ponyboys, Staygold and the Ponyboys (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Burlington’s Staygold and the Ponyboys describe their sound as “genre-fluid.” Considering how many bands like to lean on the “eclectic” tag, it’s OK to be skeptical. When pressed, however, the duo calls its strange blend of lo-fi, brooding music “space country” — a pretty apt moniker for its five-song, self-titled EP. Staygold and the Ponyboys do indeed spray their influences around. “All I Need” opens the record with all the energy of a barfly stumbling home at 3 a.m., full

that gives the song authenticity. There’s a depth to her delivery, a sense of power held tightly in check. Her intensity filters through a melodic, many-colored prism until it presents itself to the listener as a complex and fully formed story. On the Other Side is a long, slow burn that stays alight for 12 tracks of unrequited love, naked confessions and resilience in the face of heartache. The University of Vermont PhD candidate recorded the album at Tank Recording Studio in Burlington. King’s studies have kept her something of a secret, but this city is too small to keep secrets for long, and her first studio album is quite an introduction.

Chock-full of Vermont talent, such as bassist Robinson Morse and drummer Geza Carr, the record is an early contender for the year’s best. From “Imagined Dove” to closing track “Sunburn,” On the Other Side is crafted with skill and intention. A classically trained viola player, King writes with an easy sophistication. The sunlit, peaceful vibes of “Seabirds” feel a million miles removed from the lounge jazz of “Like You.” Neither shares the dark, Appalachian-gothic folk tone of “Point and Shoot.” The DNA of King’s persona is equal parts singer-songwriter and mysterious chanteuse. It’s hard to pinpoint the album’s zenith, but the title track might be it. “On the Other Side” has that perfect mix of pain and strength that underpins the music of artists such as Mitski and Angel Olsen.

King leans into the straightforward ballad and lowers the emotional boom to convey intertwining hurt and acceptance. “Been calm in a crisis and I’ve been crazy in a calm,” she croons over Leon Campos’ gentle piano progression. “If the whole world turns to shit, I’d rather just putter along.” In that moment, realizing that one must press on with or without love, King makes a statement that forms the underbelly of the album and provides a thesis of sorts. On the Other Side is saturated with yearning. King has stepped out of the shadows with her debut, a slickly produced record that introduces her in the most emphatic way. Download On the Other Side at evaroseking.bandcamp.com and get acquainted.

of booze and regret. Shuffling drums; slow, echo-laden guitars; and an almost ecclesiastic organ help build a fitting sonic template for vocalist Ben Rose’s baritone delivery. It’s a vibe, however, that the band has abandoned by the next track, the bouncing, smirking “Spaceships (and Timetravel).” Featuring a head-nodding beat and playful melodies, the song finds the other half of the duo, Björn Peterson, contemplating true love in another dimension. “Well, I don’t care if I never get out of here / At least I know we had each other somewhere,” he sings. It might be one of the first love songs written for a girl in another dimension. The styles of Peterson and Rose’s songs

deviate enough to complement each other, rarely bleeding together. Staygold and the Ponyboys has flow, with a tone that is seldom at rest yet never frantic. “Our process has a lot of back and forth,” reads a press release describing the making of the EP. Peterson wrote the songs, which Rose recomposed before Peterson “put them all back together,” the release explains. The duo recorded the songs in an attic and created the drums, keys and bass using Ableton software and a Moog Grandmother, a semi-modular synthesizer. Peterson and Rose then sent the tracks of their proper DIY job to Jeremy Mendicino (Pretty & Nice, Matthew Mercury) for mastering. The result is a sonically rich album capable of hushed beauty. Even when the mix opens up in intensity, the band’s music maintains a sort of stately grace. There are moments when the band’s

charm falters. Third track “Completely” pushes closer to adult contemporary in a way that the duo seems ill-equipped to handle. In isolation, the song might not come across as maudlin, but it’s the only moment on the EP when the energy lags. “Completely” just doesn’t have the same weight as “Dry Land,” a waltz-like ballad that works in a more clever and less predictable fashion to achieve a similar feel. “Pulling Teeth” wraps up the recording with country twang. A song about losing friends and loved ones over time, it encodes a surprisingly upbeat message about carrying on within its ringing guitars and easygoing beat. “We have to say goodbye,” Rose sings, “To loved ones who we let stray / And as those nerve endings fall away / It’s gonna hurt, but it’s ok.” Download Staygold and the Ponyboys at staygoldandtheponyboys.bandcamp.

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Cage plays Robin Feld, a grizzled fellow who lives in a woodland cabin with his beloved truffle pig. One night, unknown assailants break in and make off with his sole companion. Robin turns for help to Amir (Alex Wolff ), the young specialty-foods supplier to whom he sells his truffles. The search leads them to Portland’s opulent finedining scene, where Robin turns out to have a past that surprises Amir. In search of the prized porcine, the two men scour food carts, high-end hotel bars and even a subterranean fight club where the combatants are all restaurant staff. Meanwhile, Robin grapples with memories he’d hoped to leave behind.

Will you like it?

Pig plays relentlessly with our expectations. After its restrained first 15 minutes or so, the film shifts gears and starts to suggest a pulpy revenge fantasy such as Taken or John Wick — or Mandy, in which Cage also starred. While the forest scenes are slow-paced and down-to-earth, the Portland scenes take place in a noirish hyperreality in which the disheveled Cage embodies countercultural machismo. Roughly 80 percent of his dialogue consists of grunted variations on “I’m here about a pig” and “I want my pig.” So tough (or oblivious) 58

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alais food author Rowan Jacobsen recently published an acclaimed book on truffle hunting. In a December 21 interview with Seven Days, he spoke of popular “myths” about the pursuit — such as “the truffleseeking pig, which has not existed for about a century,” Melissa Pasanen wrote. Seems dogs are the truffle hunters of choice these days. But don’t tell that to the makers of Pig, a 2021 drama set in contemporary Oregon that has won awards from numerous critics’ circles. The pig in question is a truffle hunter, though the film’s real focus is her human companion, played with an uncharacteristic degree of subtlety by Nicolas Cage. Directed and scripted by Michael Sarnoski from a story he cowrote with Vanessa Block, this moody drama about food, art, love and loss is streaming on Hulu and rentable elsewhere.

MOVIE REVIEW

REGAL RECLUSE Cage plays a refugee from the high-end restaurant industry in Sarnoski’s compelling but uneven debut feature.

is Robin that he spends most of the movie with blood smeared on his face. Even when the pursuit leads him and Amir to a table in an absurdly pretentious restaurant, he doesn’t wash up first. Yet Robin never throws a single effective punch in the film, never pulls out a martial arts move. At one point, he sends Amir on a quest for hard-to-get materials with which to face an enemy. Instead of an arsenal, they’re the makings of a peerless dinner. This is the action hero reborn as a soulful chef. When Robin does manage to say something besides “I want my pig,” he monologues darkly about the coming Cascades earthquake or challenges culinary poseurs to rediscover their true love of food. He seems intended to represent craftsmanship and authenticity in the food industry, in contrast to the flashy, insecure Amir. Yet, ironically, Robin and his powerful industry antagonists themselves seem more based on movie tropes than reality. I’m not alone in that impression. In a July piece in Eater Portland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden wrote that Pig displays “a voyeur’s understanding of the food world.” In her view, the film’s high-stakes

setting “is the exact opposite of this city’s industry: one that is unpretentious, collaborative, and fighting to stay alive.” Prized truffle pig-napping? Culinary fight club? You can chalk those lurid elements up to poetic license. If Pig still resonates with many viewers, that’s partly because the movie draws us in visually, with the painterly dark tones of a Renaissance interior. But it’s mostly because Cage sells the crap out of his role. Never mind the nebulous concepts that the screenplay asks Robin to represent. Whether he’s lecturing a child on the culinary deployment of persimmons or calling out a haughty chef, the actor puts his whole heart into it. We believe in Robin’s passion for food, his need to exile himself from society and the joy he finds with his snuffly friend. He may be a fitting icon for a time when many people are experiencing isolation and loss. Still, I admit that I was less enthralled by Pig itself than by two accompanying special featurettes in which real chefs give Cage cooking lessons to prepare for his role. Somehow, watching pros patiently explain to a Hollywood star how to hold a knife or disembowel a pigeon drives

home the power of craftsmanship more effectively than any fiction can do. MARGO T HARRI S O N margot@sevendaysvt.com

IF YOU LIKE THIS, TRY... THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS (2020; Starz):

For a less fanciful account of the pursuit, watch this acclaimed documentary about a group of crusty northern Italians in search of the prized Alba truffle. MANDY (2018; Kanopy, Shudder, rent-

able): Pig plays on the expectations set by movies such as this trippy revenge drama from director Panos Cosmatos. Here, too, Cage plays a Pacific Northwest recluse who would do anything for his companion — in this case, a human girlfriend. LEAVE NO TRACE (2018; Kanopy, Hulu,

rentable): If what appeals to you in Pig is Robin’s off-the-grid lifestyle, check out this indie drama from Winter’s Bone director Debra Granik, about a father and daughter secretly making their home in a forest reserve near Portland.

NEW IN THEATERS FLEE: Animation depicts the harrowing story of a Danish immigrant from Afghanistan as he unveils his history to his fiancé in this documentary from Jonas Poher Rasmussen, the recipient of a slew of critics’ awards. (89 min, PG-13. Savoy) JACKASS FOREVER: Johnny Knoxville, cast members from his erstwhile MTV show and a few guest stars return with a fresh set of wacky and hazardous pranks and stunts. Jeff Tremaine directed. (96 min, R. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Paramount, Roxy, Star) MOONFALL: In the new disaster flick from Roland Emmerich (2012), the moon is on a collision course with the Earth, and only an astronaut played by Halle Berry can (maybe) stop it! Patrick Wilson and Donald Sutherland also star. (120 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Roxy, Star) THE WOLF AND THE LION: Two cubs try to make their way back through the Canadian wilderness to the woman who adopted them in this family adventure, starring Molly Kunz and Graham Greene and directed by Gilles de Maistre. (99 min, PG. Essex)

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. Marquis, Playhouse, Roxy, Savoy; reviewed 1/12) THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONSHHH The realitybending action franchise gets a new entry, again starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. Lana Wachowski directed. (148 min, R. Majestic) PARALLEL MOTHERSHHHH1/2 Two women (Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit) of different generations who are both single and giving birth meet and bond in the hospital in the latest acclaimed drama from writer-director Pedro Almodóvar. (123 min, R. Roxy, Savoy) 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. Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Star, Stowe)

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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. (112 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic)

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

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. (148 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Roxy, Star, Stowe)

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BELFASTHHHH Kenneth Branagh wrote and directed this semi-autobiographical film about coming of age in the turbulent Northern Ireland of the 1960s. With Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe and Judi Dench. (98 min, PG-13. Capitol)

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. Roxy, Savoy)

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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)

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. Majestic, Roxy)

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. Playhouse) 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) 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. Big Picture, Majestic) LA LISTE: EVERYTHING OR NOTHING: Free-skier friends Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten descend the world’s highest mountains in this 2021 documentary. (70 min, NR. Savoy [Sat only])

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS DOUBLE FEATURE: STORM LAKE & THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER (Playhouse, Sun only) NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021, B&W) (Savoy) SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) (Roxy)

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Female Founders Speakers Series: Investors MON., FEB. 7 HOTEL VERMONT, BURLINGTON

After School Nature Art Workshop with Rachel Mirus THU., FEB. 10 GRANGE HALL CULTURAL CENTER, WATERBURY

GF3: Greg Freeman Band, Guy Ferrari, Greaseface FRI., FEB. 11 ARTSRIOT, BURLINGTON

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agriculture

FARM SUCCESSION PLANNING WEBINAR SERIES: Land for Good specialists teach a four-week course for farmers looking to transfer ownership to the next generation. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-357-1600.

community

COMMUNITY OVERDOSE AWARENESS & NARCAN TRAINING: GLAM Vermont and the Howard Center discuss the uptick in opioid-related deaths during the pandemic and explain how to help someone in the midst of an overdose. Livestream available. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, glam@ pridecentervt.org.

crafts

MICHAEL HURWITZ: Dartmouth’s resident woodworker reflects on 40 years of crafting bespoke studio furniture. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2422.

dance

FLIP FABRIQUE: The Québécois circus troupe — which was rehearsing at the Flynn the day the theater shut down in March 2020 — returns to the stage with a joyful, ingenious show. Masks and proof of vaccination required. The Flynn, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15-55. Info, 863-5966.

fairs & festivals

WATERBURY WINTERFEST: Folks enjoy winter activities galore, from wassailing to snow soccer to live music. See waterburywinterfest.com for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. Various Waterbury locations, 6-8 p.m. Free; some activities require preregistration. Info, waterbury.winter fest@gmail.com.

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. ‘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. ‘HARRIET’: Black History Month kicks off with a biopic depicting Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Catamount Arts Center, St.

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Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. ‘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. ‘RIGOLETTO’: The Metropolitan Opera brings a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy to the silver screen. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222. ‘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. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: Romanian director Gianina Cărbunariu defies the conventions of documentary in this story about one teenager’s crusade against his Soviet government. Presented by Vermont International Film Foundation. $6-12; VTIFF member benefits apply. Info, 660-2600.

food & drink

WE <3 LOCAL LIVESTREAM: NATIONAL CRÊPE DAY COOK-ALONG: Culinary anthropologist Anna Mays dives into the history of French pancakes and demonstrates how to make lemony crêpes sucrées. Presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ citymarket.coop.

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, 1:30-2:30 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 abilities practice written and spoken English with trained instructors. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

music

REUBEN JACKSON: The jazz archivist takes a deep dive into Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Ilsley Public Library. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 388-4095. WILD WOODS SONG CIRCLE: Singers and acoustic instrumentalists gather for an evening of music making. Zoom option available. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Free. Info, 775-1182.

outdoors

NATURALIST JOURNEYS: ISABELLE GROC: The conservation photographer tells stories from many years in the field. Presented by North Branch Nature Center. 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

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WILDLIFE TRACKING WEDNESDAYS: Naturalists teach trackers of all ages how to distinguish the snowy paw prints of coyotes, foxes, minks and more. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

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DEVELOPING SELF: Participants reflect on their experiences and reconnect with their values in order to address life’s challenges. Presented by Mercy Connections. 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063. FINANCIAL AWARENESS SERIES ONLINE: CANCELED. 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. 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

BOB PEPPERMAN TAYLOR: A University of Vermont professor explores the relevance of John Dewey’s political and educational ideas in the 21st century. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Norwich Public Library. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 649-1184. ELLERY FOUTCH: The Middlebury College professor highlights the history of American hair culture, from lovers exchanging locks to political haircuts. Presented by Brownell Library and Vermont Humanities. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

words

HUCK GUTMAN: The emeritus professor of English discusses Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself and its towering influence on American poetry. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Manchester Community Library. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, cworkman@ mclvt.org. ILAN STAVANS: A literature and language expert calls on listeners to rethink the classic books that loom so large in our collective memory. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Goodrich Memorial Library. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 334-7902. J. PETER COBB: Phoenix Books launches To Alice, the author’s novel about a home hospice aide who finds herself in deep trouble when a patient leaves her everything. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350. SHANTA LEE GANDER: From Vermonter Lucy Terry Prince to Phillis Wheatley to Rita Dove, the author traces the creative lineage of Black American poetry. Presented by Vermont Humanities and St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 748-8291.

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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 effect 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.

etc.

NIGHT OWL CLUB: Astronomers and space exploration experts discuss the latest in extraterrestrial news with curious attendees. Presented by Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2372.

fairs & festivals

WATERBURY WINTERFEST: See WED.2, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER’: A Malawian woman attempts to convince Americans of the realities of the climate crisis in this documentary that was 10 years in the making. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:15 p.m. $6-12; VTIFF member benefits apply. Info, 660-2600. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘STORM LAKE’: A tiny newspaper fights to keep serving its struggling Iowa town in this highstakes documentary. Q&A with director Beth Levison follows. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 4-6:15 p.m. $6-12; VTIFF member benefits apply; limited space. Info, 660-2600. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

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. THU.3

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WED.2

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. ZENTANGLE WORKSHOP: Doodlers ages 12 through adulthood learn how to draw intricate patterns as a form of meditation. Presented by Norman Williams Public Library. 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@normanwilliams.org.

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.

chittenden county

AFTERSCHOOL LEGO TIME & BOARD GAMES: Elementary schoolers let their imaginations run wild. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918. DROP-IN SOAP CARVING: Crafters stop by to carve squeaky-clean sculptures. Tools and soap provided. All ages. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 1-2:30 p.m. Regular admission, $3.50-7; free for members. Info, 434-2167. LEEP: GOOGLY-EYE SCAVENGER HUNT!: Middle schoolers volunteer with library event planners to make a fun activity that will be available for kids throughout March. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

Holy Ravioli, Batman! Whether your child is obsessed with Bone and Lumberjanes, has read every volume of Sailor Moon and My Hero Academia, or is just getting into the DC and Marvel back catalogs by way of blockbuster superhero movies, they’re sure to make friends and find new reading material at Brownell Library’s Comics Club. Every second Wednesday of the month, kids in grades three through six who love graphic novels, manga and comic books convene at the Essex Teen Center to share what they’re reading and why they’re loving or not loving it. Meet at the library’s youth desk at 2:50 p.m. to walk over together.

COMICS CLUB!

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA BASSICK ONLINE: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918. 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.

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.

VIRTUAL BABYTIME: Librarians bring out books, rhymes and songs specially selected for young ones. Ages birth to 18 months. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 9:30-10:45 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

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.

burlington

STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: Little readers bundle up, take a walk around the library grounds and learn about how people keep each other safe during storms. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

mad river valley/ waterbury

QUEER READS: LGTBQIA+ and allied youth get together to read and discuss ideas around gender, sexuality and identity. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

FREE PAINT: Adolescent artists experiment, mix, splatter and let the music move them as they create a crazy, songinspired masterpiece. Ages 10 and up. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS K-2 & PARENTS: Little bookworms and their caregivers learn to love reading together through sharing, crafts and writing activities. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, sbplprograms@southburlingtonvt.gov. STORY TIME: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers take part in reading, singing and dancing. Masks required for ages 2

stowe/smuggs

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.3. VIRTUAL SING-ALONG WITH LINDA BASSICK: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers sing, dance and wiggle along with Linda over Zoom. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 11-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

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chittenden county

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. LEGO FUN: Wee builders of all ages construct creations to be displayed in the library. Children under 8 must bring a caregiver. Masks required. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-6956. STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

northeast kingdom

STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

stowe/smuggs

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and up. Winooski Memorial Library, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: Students ages 10 through 12 kick off the library’s new participatory program for preteens. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

upper valley

TODDLER STORY TIME: Toddling tykes 20 months through 3.5 years 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.4

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

chittenden county

OUTDOOR PLAYTIME: Energetic youngsters ages 2 through 5 bundle up to play with hoops and parachutes out in the snow. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-6956. 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. STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2.

barre/montpelier

WINTER STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Participants ages 6 and under bundle up

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Players ages 9 through 13 go on a fantasy adventure with dungeon master Andy. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 888-3853.

WINTER SHELTER BUILD: Arctic engineers learn how to build a traditional snow shelter called a quinzhee. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Tickets include hot drinks by the fire. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 533-2000.

Wednesday, February 9, 3-4 p.m., at Essex Teen Center in Essex Junction. Free. Info, 878-6956, brownelllibrary.org.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Hopkins Center for the Arts. 5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2422.

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.

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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.

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2, 10:15-11:15 a.m.

MON.7

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2. VIRTUAL STORIES WITH MEGAN: Bookworms ages 2 through 5 enjoy fun-filled reading time. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 9:30-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

burlington

ITTY BITTY PUBLIC SKATE: See WED.2.

chittenden county

GOLDEN DOME BOOK DISCUSSION: Middle-grade readers gather to discuss which books they would like to award the prize to. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

ARTS & CRAFTERNOONS: From painting to printmaking and collage to sculpture, creative kids explore different projects and mediums. 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, nliuzzi@southburlingtonvt.gov. 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 WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

stowe/smuggs

OUTDOOR STEAM DROP-IN: Youngsters 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, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Kiddos 5 and younger share in stories, crafts and rhymes. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

upper valley

BABY STORY TIME: Librarians and finger-puppet friends introduce babies 20 months and younger to the joy of reading. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 457-2295.

WED.9

ONLINE PRENATAL YOGA: See WED.2.

burlington

CRAFTERNOON: See WED.2. ITTY BITTY PUBLIC SKATE: See WED.2.

chittenden county

AFTER SCHOOL MOVIE: Young filmgoers enjoy a Pokémon movie at the library. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. COMICS CLUB!: Graphic novel and manga fans in third through sixth grade meet to discuss current reads and do fun activities together. Hosted by Brownell Library. See calendar spotlight. Essex Teen Center, Essex Junction, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

upper valley

FLEDGLINGS EXPLORE WINTER: Junior naturalists learn how animals and plants adapt to February in Vermont. Ages 4 through 9. Dress for adventures in the snow. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 1-3 p.m. Donations; preregister; limited space. Info, 434-2167.

TUE.8

LEGO BUILDERS: See WED.2.

RECYCLE RAINBOW: Every week, kiddos make crafts and decorations in a new color to brighten up the library. Norwich Public Library. 1-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, circulation.desk@norwichlibrary.org.

HOPSTOP FAMILY WORKSHOP: HEZI FOR DINNER: Cooks of all ages celebrate Lunar New Year with a lesson in making Chinese pocket pies with artist-chef Cai Xi. Presented by

STORY TIME: See WED.2. STORY WALK: ‘I AM THE STORM’: See WED.2. K

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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.

holidays

VALENTINE’S DAY BAKING WITH THE PIE GUY: Gary Stuard demonstrates how to make a Kahlúa mocha tart to impress that special someone. Presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@citymarket. coop.

lgbtq

PERRY COHEN: The founder of the Venture Out Project, a nonprofit that invites LGBTQ+ folks to find community in the outdoors, tells his story. Presented by the Green Mountain Club. 7-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7037.

outdoors

DOUG MORIN: Attendees learn about ongoing efforts to preserve Vermont’s whip-poor-will, chimney swift, Bicknell’s thrush and goldenwinged warbler habitats. Presented by Green Mountain Audubon Society. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, gmas@ greenmountainaudubon.org.

seminars

U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See WED.2.

words

ANDREW AYDIN: The coauthor of John Lewis’ March Trilogy describes his writing process and his memories of the civil rights icon. Presented by Vermont Humanities and Rutland Free Library. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 773-1860. ‘TURNER FAMILY STORIES: FROM ENSLAVEMENT IN VIRGINIA TO FREEDOM IN VERMONT’: Editors and contributors discuss their new illustrated family history of the storied Grafton family. Presented by Phoenix Books and the Vermont Folklife Center. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

FRI.4

business

PEACE OF MIND THROUGH INSURANCE PLANNING: Insurance agent Mary Capparuccini teaches business owners how to prepare for unforeseen setbacks. Presented by Women Business Owners Network Vermont. 8:30-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 503-0219.

fairs & festivals

WATERBURY WINTERFEST: See WED.2, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

film

‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

food & drink

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

‘DOWNTON’-INSPIRED AFTERNOON TEA AND ETIQUETTE TALK: An etiquette historian unfolds the mysteries of teatime manners to scone eaters and Earl Grey drinkers. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 2-4 p.m. $25; preregister. Info, 888-6888.

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘STORM LAKE’: See THU.3. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 387-0102.

‘DOWNTON’-INSPIRED DINNER & ETIQUETTE TALK: See FRI.4. MIDDLEBURY FARMERS MARKET: Produce, prepared foods and local products are available for purchase at this year-round bazaar. Middlebury VFW Hall, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, middleburyfarmers mkt@yahoo.com.

‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

food & drink

‘DOWNTON’-INSPIRED DINNER & ETIQUETTE TALK: Diners learn all about soup spoons and silver sherry funnels so they’ll never be the target of one of Lady Mary’s scathing looks. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 6-9 p.m. $47.50; preregister. Info, 888-6888.

games

BEGINNER DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Waterbury Public Library game master Evan Hoffman gathers novices and veterans alike for an afternoon of virtual adventuring. Teens and adults welcome. Noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

games

MAH-JONGG: Tile traders of all experience levels gather for a game session. Masks required. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

health & fitness

FEB. 2-6 | FAIRS & FESTIVALS

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.2. 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.

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.

talks

EEE LECTURES: LINDA FOWLER: The Dartmouth College professor explores the causes of gridlock and ineffectiveness in the U.S. Senate. Presented by Education & Enrichment for Everyone. 2-3 p.m. $45 for season pass. Info, 343-5177.

theater

‘CLUE: ON STAGE’: The Valley Players bring Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard and the rest to life in the beloved mystery game turned movie turned play. Virtual options available. Masks required. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $12-17. Info, 583-1674.

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Let It Snow The town of Waterbury transforms into a winter wonderland for Winterfest, a five-day extravaganza of snow sports and family fun. Outdoor activities include sledding, snow soccer, snow volleyball, snow football, snowshoeing by starlight and a Paralympicsstyle biathlon with Green Mountain Adaptive Sports. In slightly warmer news, singers compete for the Wassailing Team Trophy, Lawson’s Finest Liquids serves beer and cider, a silent auction benefits the festival, and the DEW play a live concert in Rusty Parker Memorial Park. Revelers 5 and up can even stop by the vaccine and booster clinic to get the jab.

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, 9 a.m.-1 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.

holidays

O.N.E. WORLD VALENTINE’S DAY POP-UP MARKET & TAKEAWAY DINNER: Shoppers buy themselves or their valentines jewelry, art or other crafts at the market, then warm up with some Ethiopian, Eritrean or Iraqi

WATERBURY WINTERFEST Wednesday, January 2, through Sunday, January 6, at various Waterbury locations. Free; some activities require preregistration. Info, waterbury.winterfest@gmail.com, waterburywinterfest.com.

‘THE VIRTUOUS FALL OF THE GIRLS FROM OUR LADY OF SORROW’: A student-produced Shakespeare sequel turns a Catholic girls’ school upside down in this feminist-punk ode to teenage rebellion. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Warner Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 603-646-2422.

words

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.

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fairs & festivals

COLCHESTER’S ANNUAL WINTER CARNIVAL: Revelers bundle up for a fun-filled day of ice skating, pony rides, cornhole, snowshoeing and more. See colchestervt.gov for full schedule. Bayside Park, Colchester, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $5. Info, 264-5640. WATERBURY WINTERFEST: See WED.2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

film

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

FOMO?

‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2.

art

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER’: See THU.3. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 4 p.m. $15. Info, 775-0903. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘STORM LAKE’: See THU.3. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 1 p.m. $15. Info, 775-0903. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3 & 5:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 457-2355. ‘RIGOLETTO’: See WED.2. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2.

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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takeout. O.N.E. Community Center, Burlington, 2-5 p.m. Free; $17 for takeout meals; preregister. Info, 518-649-6464.

music

ALIONS & CRYPITUS: The Mainebased metal giants and local sons, respectively, team up for a heavy-hitting bill also featuring MIRA and OTHERS. Merchants Hall, Rutland, 8-11 p.m. $10. Info, darkshadowsentertainment@ gmail.com. BENGISU GOKCE & NACHO GONZALEZ NAPPA: The Turkish violinist is joined by the Grammy-winning Latin composer, respectively, for a night of global tunes. Masks required. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 728-9878. COAST JAZZ ORCHESTRA: The student ensemble collaborates with New York City-based Brazilian outfit Gonçalves’s Trio. Masks and proof of vaccination required. See calendar spotlight. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $7-12. Info, 603-646-2422.

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. Dewey’s Pond, Hartford, 8 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 505-5562.

sports

BIATHLON & ORIENTEERING: Winter sports lovers of all abilities get together to combine cross-country skiing with laser rifle shooting. Green Mountain Adaptive Sports provides paralympics-style skis. Ages 7 and up. Anderson Field, Waterbury, 9-11 a.m. Free; preregister,. Info, 917-3548.

theater

‘CLUE: ON STAGE’: See FRI.4.

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agriculture

REAL ORGANIC SYMPOSIUM: The Real Organic Project brings together farmers and consumers to discuss the current state of sustainable agriculture. 3-5 p.m. $15-100; preregister. Info, questions@ realorganicsymposium.org.

cannabis

VERMONTIJUANA SKI DAZE: Members of Vermont’s cannabis community and industry gather to network and hit the slopes. Tickets include discounted ski lift access. Normal consumption laws apply. Jay Peak, 8 a.m. $59. Info, eli@yourgreenbridge.com.

crafts

FEBRUARY PAINT NIGHT: Teaching artists Natasha Bogar and Kara Ware lead the class in the creation of a moose-filled

winter scene. Tickets include 10 percent off lunch. Black Flannel Brewing Co., Essex Junction, 1:30-4 p.m. $45; preregister; limited space. Info, 857-5629.

dance

VDA MINI COURSES: ADVANCED VIDEO EDITING TECHNIQUES: Visual storyteller Daniel Maxell Crosby helps dancers and choreographers take their video production to the next level. Presented by Vermont Dance Alliance. 2-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@ vermontdance.org.

fairs & festivals

WATERBURY WINTERFEST: See WED.2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2. ‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘THE ANTS AND THE GRASSHOPPER’: See THU.3. Playhouse Movie Theatre, Randolph, 4 p.m. $8-10. Info, 728-4012. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 5 p.m. $10. Info, 387-0102. MNFF VERMONT TOUR 2022: ‘STORM LAKE’: See THU.3. Playhouse Movie Theatre, Randolph, 2 p.m. $8-10. Info, 728-4012. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

food & drink

‘DOWNTON’-INSPIRED AFTERNOON TEA AND ETIQUETTE TALK: See SAT.5, 3-5 p.m. FOOD FOR TALK COOKBOOK CLUB: Home chefs make a recipe from Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide by Cecily Wong and David Thuras and meet to compare results. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

health & fitness

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.

music

FARMSONG: The singing homesteaders lead audience members in ancient harvest and solstice songs from around the world. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2000.

CELEBRATION SERIES

a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 505-5562.

seminars

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: EXPRESSIVE ARTS & INTUITIVE AWARENESS: Fletcher Free Library patrons use art, words and movement to tune in to their feelings and thoughts. 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov.

sports

2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC SCREENINGS: MEN’S DOWNHILL SKIING: Winter sports fans watch skiers slip and slide for the gold in high definition. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 760-4634.

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ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.2. SHARAD KOHLI & KEEGAN WARREN-CLEM: The physician and human rights lawyer, respectively, explore the role that inequality plays in health. Presented by University of Vermont Integrative Health. 8-9 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, cara.feldman-hunt@med.uvm. edu.

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See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2.

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‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2.

ERIC LINDSTROM: A UVM professor uses examples from William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Jane Austen and others to discuss literature and memory. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, University of Vermont, Burlington, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1297.

‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

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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.

RECITE!: Poets of all levels, from fledgling to professional, celebrate the spoken word at this virtual reading. 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@normanwilliams.org. WHAT’S ON YOUR NIGHTSTAND? THE NOT-A-BOOK-CLUB BOOK CLUB: Rebel readers discuss anything from book jacket design to the ebook revolution at this nonconformist meeting. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 10:15-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 457-2295. WILLARD STERNE RANDALL: Phoenix Books launches the author’s new financial history, The Founders’ Fortunes: How Money Shaped the American Revolution. 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 448-3350. WINTER 2022 BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: The Rokeby Museum and Bixby Library team up for a book club discussion of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

by Clint Smith. 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 877-3406. WORK IN PROGRESS: Members of this writing group motivate each other to put pen to paper for at least an hour, then debrief together. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

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2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC SCREENINGS: WOMEN’S SLALOM: A watch party convenes to see the world’s best skiers dodge those gates on the big screen. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 760-4634.

HOW IS VERMONT RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES OF RACISM AND HEALTH?: A panels of experts discusses how policies can better eliminate race-based health disparities. Presented by Kellogg-Hubbard Library and the League of Women Voters of Vermont. 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, league@lwvof vt.org.

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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.

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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.

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U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION: See WED.2.

Coast to Coast The pandemic has disrupted birthday parties for plenty of people — including some great jazz luminaries. Dartmouth College’s Coast Jazz Orchestra rights that wrong with a belated bash for three artist-composers whose birthdays were overshadowed by COVID-19: saxophonist Charlie Parker and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose centennials were in 2020, and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, who turned 75 last year. Joining the student ensemble onstage is New York City-based Brazilian outfit Gonçalves’s Trio, composed of pianist and accordionist Vitor Gonçalves, bassist Eduardo Belo, and drummer Vanderlei Pereira.

COAST JAZZ ORCHESTRA Saturday, January 5, 7:30 p.m., at Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. $7-12. Info, 603-646-2422, hop.dartmouth.edu.

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.

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‘BUFFALO SOLDIERS’: Donald Glover stars in a film inspired by the true story of an all-Black cavalry stationed in the Western Territories after the Civil War. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

FIRESIDE KNITTING GROUP: Needle jockeys gather to chat and work on their latest projects. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

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WATER QUALITY IN FERRISBURGH & THE HEALTH OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN: At a Ferrisburgh Conservation Commission, Lewis Creek Association presents reasons for local water pollution and possible solutions. 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 989-0531.

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See what’s playing at local theaters in the On Screen section. ‘AUSTRALIA’S GREAT WILD NORTH 3D’: See WED.2.

‘DINOSAURS OF ANTARCTICA 3D’: See WED.2. HITCHCOCK MOVIE NIGHT: The library screens a classic Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant flick in the auditorium. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. ‘MEERKATS 3D’: See WED.2. ‘SPACE: UNRAVELING THE COSMOS’: See WED.2. ‘UPPERCASE PRINT’: See WED.2.

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MOSAIC OF FLAVOR: AFGHAN CHICKEN CURRY & NAAN: New Burlingtonian Shakirullah Safi demonstrates how to bake naan dodai and break down a whole chicken into charg carrayee. Presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op and USCRI Vermont. 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@citymarket.coop.

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ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION EXERCISE PROGRAM: See WED.2. CHAIR YOGA: See WED.2.

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ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.2. 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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FFL BOOK CLUB: ‘HAMNET’: A young William Shakespeare and his wife lose their son to the Black Death in Maggie O’Farrell’s fictionalized account. Hosted by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov. SO YOU HAVE A MANUSCRIPT, NOW WHAT?: BILL SCHUBART: A published author explains the publication process to fiction writers who are ready to get their novels out there. Presented by St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 748-8291. m

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NATURALIST JOURNEYS: MELODY MACKIN & RICH HOLSCHUH: Two Abenaki educators from the Atowi Project discuss Indigenous intersections between culture, language, place and plant life. Presented by North Branch Nature Center. 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

WILDLIFE TRACKING WEDNESDAYS: See WED.2.

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DEVELOPING SELF: See WED.2. FINANCIAL AWARENESS SERIES ONLINE: See WED.2. 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.

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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: 9994255, spaton55@gmail. com, burlingtontaiko.org.

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

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(2) Applicable to residential rental properties that on an annual basis use 70,000-89,999 BTUs per conditioned square foot for space heating purposes as of January 1, 2023.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO B.C.O. CHAPTER 18. HOUSING §18-30 APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ORDINANCE 6.04 Sponsor: Ordinance Committee, Department of Permitting and Inspections Public Hearing Dates: __ First reading: _____ Referred to: ____ Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: 01/10/22 Second reading: ______ Action: ____ Date: 01/10/22 Signed by Mayor: 01/27/22 Published: 02/02/22 Effective: 02/23/22

(3) Applicable to residential rental properties that on an annual basis use 60,000-69,999 BTUs per conditioned square foot for space heating purposes as of January 1, 2024.

CITY OF BURLINGTON IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO B.C.O. - CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE V, PREQUALIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS - RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTORS ORDINANCE 6.05 Sponsor: Councilor Tracy, Ordinance Committee Public Hearing Dates: __ First reading: 01/04/21 Referred to: Ordinance Committee Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: Second reading: 01/10/22 Action: adopted Date: 01/10/22 Signed by Mayor: 01/27/22 Published: 02/02/22 Effective: 02/23/22

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(c) Temporary Waivers. The program administrator may grant a temporary waiver for requirements under this Division for up to one (1) year if: 1) the owner of a rental property cannot obtain financing for energy improvements required under this article and can document that good faith efforts to obtain financing from three different financial institutions have been unsuccessful; 2) the owner of a rental property cannot obtain a Professional Building Weatherization Contractor to perform the work required under this article and can document good faith attempts to procure such Contractor; or 3) if the owner of a rental property can document that the owner is registered to receive financial support for weatherization through a utility incentive program or low income weatherization program.

(b) Exceptions. This Division shall apply to rental properties described in Section 18-130(a), but excluding:

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(1) Rental properties that on an annual basis use less than 90,000 50,000 British thermal units (BTUs) per conditioned square foot for space heating purposes;

It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows:

(3) Seasonal rental properties not rented between November 1 and March 31 of each year;

(4) Applicable to residential rental properties that on an annual basis use 50,000-59,999 BTUs per conditioned square foot for space heating purposes as of January 1, 2025.

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(a) Applicability. This Division shall apply to residential rental properties that on an annual basis use 90,000 50,000 British thermal units (BTUs) or more per conditioned square foot for space heating purposes, according to the following schedule:

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18-130 Applicability of minimum energy efficiency standards.

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It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington as follows: That Chapter 21, Offenses & Miscellaneous Provisions, Article V, Prequalification of Construction Contractors, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sections 21-68, 21-70, 21-73, 21-76 and 21-77 thereof to read as follows: ARTICLE V. PREQUALIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS 21-67 Policy. It is the policy of the City of Burlington to let contracts for city construction projects only to contractors and subcontractors that demonstrate they are responsible contractors as defined in this article. 21-68 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall be defined as follows: (12) Construction contract. An agreement with the City of Burlington to provide labor and related materials, for any construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, extension, or repair of buildings, highways, or other improvements to real property within the city for a governmentcity funded project, which shall include all projects carried out by a City department. (23) Construction contractor. Any person or persons, firm, partnership, corporation or other

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS legal entity, or combination thereof who submits a bid for or enters into construction contracts that are awarded in the city for a governmentcityfunded project. (34) Subcontractor. Any person or persons, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, or any combination thereof, who enters into a contract or agreement with a construction contractor to perform a portion of a governmentcity-funded project. This term also includes any person or persons, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, or any combination thereof, who enters into a contract or agreement with another subcontractor. (45) Construction employee. Any individual employed or permitted to work by a construction contractor or subcontractor on a governmentcityfunded project. (56) Contracting authority. Any department, board or council of the city or any person, agency or entity which enters into a construction contract on behalf of a governmentcity-funded project. (61) CityGovernment-funded project. Any construction project which involves any city funds and the execution of construction contracts by a department, board or council of the city, or those construction projects financed by tax-exempt bonds issued by the Burlington Community Development Corporation, in which the total project cost is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) or more. (7) Responsible contractors. Responsible contractors are those contractors and subcontractors who have demonstrated to the city that they are financially responsible, have experience suggesting that they have the ability to perform governmentcity-funded projects responsibly, have demonstrated that they are responsible employers, and have demonstrated that they have fair subcontractor relations, or that they perform all work with their own forces. Once determined to be a responsible contractor by the City, a contractor must continue to demonstrate these qualities during the duration of the City funded project. However, they will not need to submit another prequalification application for the next twelve (12) months to submit a bid or proposal to the City. After the twelve (12) period, they will need to submit another prequalification application. 21-69 Prequalification requirement; bidding process. The contracting authority shall include a prequalification requirement as a part of the bidding process for a construction contract for any covered governmentcity-funded project. 21-70 Prequalification application. The clerk/treasurer of the City of Burlington is authorized and directed to develop, and amend as needed, a construction contractor prequalification application form which shall be used to determine whether each contractor or subcontractor applying to work on a governmentcity-funded project is a responsible contractor. 21-71 Financially responsible. The contracting authority shall consider the following criteria to determine whether the applicant is financially responsible: (a) Whether the applicant has a stable financial condition and the level of financial capability of the applicant; (b) Whether the applicant has sufficient bonding capacity with respect to its application to participate in the governmentcity-funded project; (c) Whether the applicant has sufficient liability insurance with respect to its application to participate in the governmentcity-funded project. 21-72 Experience; record. The contracting authority shall consider the following criteria to determine whether the applicant has a record of experience suggesting that the applicant has the ability to complete construction projects responsibly: (a) Any debarments, civil or criminal prosecutions against the applicant for violations of the antitrust laws, unfair competition laws, or fraud within the last five (5) years; (b) A list of projects completed, or in progress by the applicant within the last five (5) years; (c) A list of any projects commenced, but not

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finished, by the applicant within the last five (5) years; (d) A list of not less than three (3) customer references for the applicant; and (e) A list of the applicant’s key personnel, together with a description of their professional backgrounds. 21-73 Employment practices. The contracting authority shall determine whether the applicant is a responsible employer by, taking into account the following criteria: (a) Whether the wages paid and benefits extended to employees are consistent with the wages and fringe benefits customarily paid and extended for comparable work in the local market by reviewing the average wages paid in the past year by the contractor or subcontractor and comparing those wages and benefits to the Davis Bacon Wage and Fringe Benefits rates as set by the U.S. Department of Labor plus an escalator of fifteen (15) percent. However, when the U.S. Department of Labor issues new Davis Bacon Wage and Fringe Benefit rates for construction projects subsequent to the enactment of this ordinance, the fifteen (15) percent escalator shall not apply to that type of construction project set by the current Vermont State Construction Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule applicable to the Burlington area; (b) Whether the applicant has a record of compliance or noncompliance with employment discrimination laws, labor laws or the city’s Women in Construction Trades Ordinance; (bc) Whether the applicant has a responsible company safety program in place; (cd) Whether the applicant’s OSHA incidence rate for reported injuries is reasonable; and (de) Whether the applicant has provided a certificate demonstrating that it provides workers compensation insurance for its employees.; and (e) Whether the applicant certifies that its workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors for purposes of workplace provisions such as workers’ compensation insurance coverage, unemployment benefits, social security and income tax withholding, and the Affordable Care Act. 21-74 Fair subcontractor relations. The contracting authority shall determine whether the contractor has a record of fair subcontractor relations, or in the alternative, has demonstrated that it performs all its work with its own forces, taking into consideration whether the contractor has a record of promptly and fairly meeting its payment obligations to subcontractors. 21-76 Implementation; exception. (a) No contract for a governmentcity funded project shall be let to any contractor or subcontractor unless the contractor or subcontractor has been found qualified to be a responsible contractor pursuant to the terms of this article. (b) Notwithstanding the above, the prequalification requirement shall not apply to subcontractors on a governmentcity funded project where the total value of the work to be performed by that subcontractor is the lesser of seven 25 percent of the contract value or one hundred thousand five hundred dollars ($7100,5000.00) or less. 21-77 Enforcement. (a) Any contractor or subcontractor who files false or materially misleading information in connection with an application or request for information pursuant to the provisions of this article or does not maintain their status as responsible contractors during construction of the governmentcity funded project as set forth in the approved prequalification application shall be deemed to be in violation of this article. (b) A violation of this article shall be a civil offense subject to a civil penalty of from fifty dollars ($50.00) to five hundred dollars ($500.00). All law enforcement officers are authorized to issue a municipal complaint for a violation of this article. Each day any violation of any provision of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate violation. (c) Any contractor or subcontractor who violates this article shall be barred from performing any government funded project for a period of two (2) years from the date of the finding by the contracting authority.

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(b) A violation of this article shall result in, at the sole discretion of the City, one or more of the following sanctions; (1) After no more than 60 days to provide an opportunity to correct, cessation of work on the project until compliance is obtained; (2) Withholding of payment due under any contract or subcontract until compliance is obtained; (3) Permanent removal from any further work on the project; (4) A civil penalty of from fifty dollars ($50.00) to five hundred dollars ($500.00). All law enforcement officers are authorized to issue a municipal complaint for a violation of this article. Each day any violation of any provision of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate violation. (c) In addition to the sanctions outlined above, a proposer, general bidder or contractor shall be equally liable for the violations of its subcontractor. Any contractor or subcontractor that has been determined by the City or by any court or agency to have violated any of the obligations set forth in this article shall be barred from performing any work on any city-funded projects for six months for a first violation, three years for a second violation and permanently for a third violation. The names of all contractors or subcontractors that are found to be in violation of this ordinance shall be disclosed to the public.

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21-78 Severability. If any part or parts or application of any part of this article is held invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this article.

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* Material stricken out deleted. ** Material underlined added.Ordinances 2021/Chapter 21, Offenses & Miscellaneous Provisions—Article V. Prequalification of Construction Contractors—Sections 21-68, 21-70, 21-73, 21-76 And 21-77—Responsible Contractors Date: 1/10/22 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. Saint-Gobain 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.

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.

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NOTICE OF PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROJECT SELECTIONS The Burlington Housing Authority has approved applications for Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers in the following new affordable housing developments in accordance with its Section 8 Administrative Plan and the requirements of the Section 8 Project- Based Voucher Program Final Rule. Champlain Housing Trust Zephyr Place Williston, Vermont 39 units Champlain Housing Trust Harbor Place Shelburne, Vermont 20 units Champlain Housing Trust 10th Calvary Colchester, Vermont 18 units Committee on Temporary Shelter Main Street Family Housing Burlington, Vermont 16 units Questions regarding these project selections should be addressed to: Paul Dettman Interim Executive Director 65 Main Street, Suite 101 Burlington, Vermont 05401 802-540-3254 pdettman@burlingtonhousing.org NOTICE: CITY OF BURLINGTON FULL BOARD OF ABATEMENT OF TAXES The Full Board of Abatement of Taxes of the City of Burlington will meet via ZOOM: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/88235657186 on Monday, February 7, 2022* to hear and act upon the request for abatement of taxes and/or penalties from: CASGVT, LLC Rina Schneur 93-95 Brookes Avenue 045-4-040-000

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4442 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance (CDO): ZA-21-04 Adaptive Reuse Definition ZA-22-01 Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Bonus ZA-22-02 Permitting Adjustments The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 during the Regular City Council Meeting which begins at 7:00 pm via zoom (per Act 78 this meeting will be entirely remote). You may access the hearing as follows: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83067796166

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Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington City Council to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: Ch. 18 Housing—Short Term Rentals The public hearing will take place on Monday, February 7, 2022 during the Regular City Council Meeting which begins at 7:00 pm via zoom (this meeting will be entirely remote). To access the meeting— Computer link: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/88235657186 Or One tap mobile: US: +13126266799,,88235657186# or +19292056099,,88235657186# Or Telephone: US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 882 3565 7186 Statement of purpose: To adopt new regulations for short term rentals in the City of Burlington, including but not limited to housing standards and registration requirements. Geographic areas affected: All areas within the City of Burlington. List of section headings affected: 18-2, Definitions, 18-15, Registration required, 18-16, Inspection required, 18-29a, Termination of rental housing tenancy; rental housing rent increase, 18-30, Fees, 18-70, Compliance with article required; 18-201, Definitions, 18-302, Exemptions, 18-502, Applicability, and adding new Division 7, Short Term Rental, Section 18-121 Compliance with article required, 18-122, Minimum Fire Safety Standards, 18-123, Minimum General Standards. The full text of the Burlington Code of Ordinances is available online at https://www.codepublishing. com/VT/Burlington/ A hard copy of the proposed amendments are posted and can be viewed at the Clerk’s Office lobby located on the second floor of City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the on-line at https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/CDO/ Amendments

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Webinar ID: 830 6779 6166 Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. §4444(b): Statement of purpose. The purpose of the proposed amendments are as follows: ZA-21-04: To more accurately reflect the intent and purpose of adaptive reuse as it pertains to reuse of historic buildings. ZA-22-01: To correct a conflict in the use of terms regarding adaptive reuse of historic buildings and applicable development bonuses, and expand such bonuses to the Institutional District where applicable. ZA-22-02: To eliminate zoning permit requirement for change in use among permitted non-residential uses when no other standards apply; allow basic zoning permits for single-family uses on lots in non-design review district; and enable administrative review for zoning permits in flood hazard area unless project otherwise requires DRB review. Geographic areas affected. These amendments apply to the following areas of the city: ZA-21-04: All areas and zoning districts within the city. ZA-22-01: Areas of the city located in Residential and Institutional zoning districts. ZA-22-02: All zoning districts and areas of the city. List of section headings affected. The proposed amendments modify the following sections of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance: ZA-21-04: Modifies “adaptive reuse” definition in Sec. 13.1.2 Definitions. ZA-22-01: Modifies Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 5.A.; relocates Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 6. B and Table 4.4.5-6 to become Sec. 5.4.8 (e) and Table 5.4.8-1; Modifies Sec 4.4.5 (d) 6. C; Modifies Sec. 4.4.5 (d) 6. D; and Modifies Sec. 5.3.4. 2. A ZA-22-02: Modifies Sec. 3.1.2 (c) 1 and adds Sec. 3.1.2 (c) 18; Modifies Sec. 4.5.4 (f) 1. E; Modifies Sec. 4.5.4 (f) 6; Modifies Sec. 4.5.4 (f) 7; and Modifies Sec. 4.5.4 (f) 8 The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance is available online at www. burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/CDO. A hard copy of the proposed amendments are posted and can be viewed at the Clerk’s Office lobby located on the second floor of City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at https://www. burlingtonvt.gov/DPI/CDO/Amendments

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT CASE NO. 22-CV00229 IN RE: ABANDONED MOBILE HOME OF MICHAEL FLOOD & MELISSA BOUFFARD NOTICE OF HEARING A hearing on Milton Mobile Home Cooperative’s Verified Complaint to declare as abandoned and uninhabitable the mobile home of Michael Flood & Melissa Bouffard, located at the Milton Mobile Home Co-op, Lot #18, 135 Pecor Avenue in Milton, Vermont has been set for February 15, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. To participate in this hearing, the WEBEX Login Information is as follows: App: Cisco Webex Meeting Website: https://vtcourts.webex.com Meeting Number: 129 647 6521 Password: CIVIL2 If you do not have a computer or sufficient bandwidth, you may call (408) 418-9388 to appear by phone. (This is not a tollfree number). You will then enter the meeting number and password listed above. If you have technical difficulties, call the Court at (802) 863-3467. Date: January 21, 2022 Nancy Bean, Docket Clerk VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR ABANDONMENT PURSUANT TO 10 V.S.A. § 6249(i) (Uninhabitable) NOW COMES Milton Mobile Home Cooperative, Inc. (“MMHC”), by and through its counsel Nadine L. Scibek, and hereby complains as follows: 1. MMHC, a Vermont cooperative corporation with a principal place of business in Milton, County of Chittenden, State of Vermont, is the record owner of a mobile home park known as the Milton Mobile Home Co-op (the “Park”) located in the Town of Milton, Vermont. 2. Michael Flood (“Flood”) and Melissa Bouffard (“Bouffard”) are the record owners of a certain mobile home described as 1977 Manufactured Home, 14’ x 70’, bearing Serial #00375 (the “Mobile Home”) located on Lot #18 at the Milton Mobile Home Co-Op, 135 Pecor Avenue in Milton, Vermont according to the Town of Milton Land Records. See attached Bill of Sale. 3. Flood & Bouffard leased Lot #18 in the Park from MMHC pursuant to a written lease. See attached Member Occupancy Agreement. 4. Flood’s last known mailing address is 150 Georgia Shore Road, Unit B, Georgia, VT 05478. Bouffard’s last known mailing address is 34 University Lane, Apt. #210, Colchester, VT 05446. 5. The mobile home has been abandoned and is empty. The last known residents of the mobile home were Flood & Bouffard. MMHC filed a Complaint for Ejectment against Flood & Bouffard on October 5, 2021 with the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Civil Division, Case No. 21-CV-03076 for nonpayment of rent. On December 14, 2021 at a Rent Escrow Hearing in the above-matter, Bouffard advised the Court that the sewage line for the mobile home broke last winter (2021) and the mobile had been unoccupied since then. She further advised that she had no intentions of returning to live in the mobile home and that she was walking away from it. Flood, who was served in the pending eviction action, has not filed an Answer with the Court or appeared in the action. MMHC’s counsel then attempted to communicate in writing with Flood by first class mail and email regarding his intentions with the mobile home. He has failed to respond. See attached. 6. The following security interests, mortgages, liens and encumbrances appear of record with respect to the mobile home: a. Flood & Bouffard are in arrears on obligations to pay property taxes to the Town of Milton, Vermont in the amount of $1,403.65, plus interest and penalties for delinquent taxes. The delinquent property taxes are now a lien on the property. The 21-22 tax year taxes are also due by May 16, 2022 in the amount of $466.92. Total owed to the Town of Milton is $1,870.57. See attached tax bills. 7. Mobile home lot rent/storage fees continue to accrue at the rate of $390.00 per month. Monies due to MMHC as of January, 2022 total $3,515.00. Attorney’s fees and court costs incurred by MMHC currently exceed $1,200.00. See attached Statement. 8. MMHC sent written notice by certified mail to the Town of Milton on December 14, 2021

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dated January 25, 2008 and recorded in Book 244 Page 919 of the land records of the City of Barre, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for CitiMortgage, Inc, to MidFirst Bank dated December 11, 2019 and recorded in Book 359 Page 238 of the land records of the City of Barre for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 33 Granite Street, Barre, Vermont on February 23, 2022 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Antonio Silva and Michelle Silva by Warranty Deed of Wendell B. Farrell and Karen Graves Farrell, Trustees of the Farrell Revocable Trust Agreement dated May 12, 2003, said deed is dated March 31, 2005 and recorded in Volume 221, Page 244 of the City of Barre Land Records. Being the property designated by the City of Barre as 33 Granite Street. Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned instruments, the record thereof, the references therein made, and their respective records and references, in further aid of this description. Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a bank wire, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date the Confirmation Order is entered by the Court. All checks should be made payable to “Bendett & McHugh, PC, as Trustee”. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED : January 6, 2022 By: _/s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren___ Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STORAGE UNIT SALE Notice is hereby given that the contents of the following will be sold to the public by sealed bid. The sale is being held to collect unpaid fees, late charges an expenses of the sale. Steven Leclair Unit 23 Aisha Kanku Units 41 & 28 Storage Unit sale will take place on February 11th, 2022, at 10am at Fort Ethan Allen Mini Storage, 120 Hegeman Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446. TOWN OF RICHMOND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD AGENDA FEBRUARY 9, 2021 AT 7:00 PM Richmond Town Center Meeting Room, 3rd Floor – 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT Meeting may also be joined online or by phone Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81115438175?pwd=K1J OVjhRNWJlNkVOSTBMWnZWbitxZz09

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by the Board of School Directors of the sum of Eighty-Nine Million, Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars ($89,397,762) which is the amount the Board of School Directors has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year commencing July 1, 2022? It is estimated that the proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of Eighteen Thousand, Four Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars ($18,454) per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 9.9% higher than spending for the current year. ARTICLE VIII: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District authorize the Board of School Directors to allocate its current fund balance, without effect upon the District tax levy, as follows: assign One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) of the school district’s current fund balance as revenue for the 2022-2023 operating budget, and assign the remaining balance, One Million, Nine Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand, Nine Hundred Five Dollars ($1,932,905) as revenue for future budgets? ARTICLE IX: Shall the voters of the Champlain Valley School District authorize the Board of Directors to borrow money by the issuance of notes not in excess of Two Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000) for the purpose of purchasing two (2) school buses? ARTICLE X: Shall general obligation bonds or notes of Champlain Valley School District in an amount not to exceed Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000), subject to reduction from the application of available state and federal grants-in-aid and reserves, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of making certain public school building improvements, namely (1) Charlotte Central School electrical and life safety improvements ($4,785,000) (2) Champlain Valley High School mechanical upgrades and grounds maintenance ($865,000), (3) Hinesburg Community School building repairs and upgrades.

($725,000), (4) Shelburne Community School grounds and building repairs and replacements ($855,000), (5) Williston Central and Allen Brook Schools grounds and building repairs and upgrades ($270,000) the aggregate cost of such improvements estimated to be Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000). State funds may not be available at the time these projects are otherwise eligible to receive state school construction aid. The District is responsible for all costs incurred in connection with any borrowing done in anticipation of the receipt of school construction aid. POLLING PLACES Charlotte-Charlotte Town Hall, HinesburgHinesburg Town Hall, Shelburne-Shelburne Town Center – Gymnasium, Williston-Williston Armory, St. George-St. George Red Schoolhouse. Ballots shall be transported and delivered to the Champlain Valley Union High School in the Town of Hinesburg and there commingled and counted by members of the Boards of Civil Authority of several towns under the supervision of the Clerk of the Champlain Valley School District. The legal voters of the Champlain Valley School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee/early voting relative to said annual meeting shall be as provided in Section 706u of Title 16, and Chapters 43, 51 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated. Adopted and approved at a duly noticed, called and held meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Champlain Valley School District on January 18, 2022. Received for record and recorded in the records of the Champlain Valley School District on January 19, 2022. ATTEST: David Connery, District Clerk; Angela M. Arsenault, Chairperson

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The Grants Associate position is a new position, which will be an integral part of a successful and high-energy team that helps execute Age Well’s fundraising and marketing initiatives. This position will work to support the advancement of Age Well’s mission and the work we do to support Vermont’s aging population. The Grants Associate will be responsible for writing, tracking and reporting on grants, maintaining grantor relationships, and prospecting and pursuing new grant funding opportunities, along with business partnership proposals.

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WASTEWATER/WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR

The successful candidate for this position will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Communications or a related field and Grant or professional writing experience, preferably in the non-profit sector, with an understanding of public funding sources. Experience using Donor Management Software, and fundraising databases are strongly preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and demonstrated project management and research skills are required. The successful candidate will be personable and relationship-centered, with excellent verbal & written communication skills.

Licensed Candidates or Will Train Entry Level Candidates The Edward Farrar Utility District of Waterbury, VT seeks an Assistant Operator for its wastewater and water departments. Prerequisites: High school diploma; Vermont driver’s license; general knowledge of construction and building maintenance; proficiency in high school math; basic computer skills. Previous experience in water/wastewater work is helpful. Candidates must also show the ability to obtain a State of Vermont Wastewater/Water Operator’s License.

Visit agewellvt.org to learn more and apply.

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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.

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Schooling and training provided by the employer. Competitive wages and benefits, including paid leave. Position is open until filled. Start date as soon as practicable. Apply to: William Shepeluk, Municipal Manager 28. N. Main St., Suite 1, Waterbury, VT 05676 Equal Opportunity Employer

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AFTER SCHOOL DIRECTOR 10:30 - 5:45 // $19.50 per hour Schedule: Work day begins at 10:30 am in support of breaks of our early ed program (10:30am-1:00pm). Planning time (for the After School Program) will be available from 1:00 pm-2:30 pm.

CHARLOTTE, VT

Job Duties: Direct daily After School Program from 2:30 pm-5:30 pm and hire support staff, set daily activities, and maintain a healthy and active program. Also direct the After School Program during the summer (5 days a week).

Careers in Horticulture

AFTER SCHOOL CUSTODIAN Hours: Flexible, 3 nights a week at 4 hours per night Pay rate: $15-16

Tree & Shrub Grower

The applicant must be hard-working, and self-motivated. The applicant must be willing to complete a nightly cleaning log.

Perennial Grower

The applicant will have a valid driver’s license. The applicant must pass a background check and complete VIRTUS training.

Delivery & Planting

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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.

This position is a mid-level position and is paid on an hourly basis. We are a pet friendly environment...must love dogs! After introductory training period, flexible schedule (including telecommunicating) may be a possibility. Come join our local and award-winning team! Click here to apply: app.jobvite.com/m?3VJ6gmwR

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is still GROWING! As one of the largest full-service design firms in Northern NY and Vermont, we are adding several new positions to our team. We have openings in our Plattsburgh, NY and Williston, VT offices for talented professionals.

Resident Project Reps (Full Time & Seasonal) Project Manager

NO PAY RATES BELOW $15/HR!

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Garden Center Loader

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.

Assistant Project Manager

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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.

Project Administrator

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We are currently filling the following positions:

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Project Architect Administrative Assistant Environmental/Process Engineer Civil Engineer Landscape Architect

AES offers competitive salaries, generous benefits package, and flexible work environment/schedules. For more information and to apply visit: aesnortheast.com/our-firm/career-opportunities/.

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PSYCHOTHERAPIST OPENING

CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATE Hinesburg $4,000 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates!

The Clinical Care Associate is involved in direct patient care under the direction of a provider and performs clinical and administrative health care support services to patients and families according to knowledge, ability, and duties assigned. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3o07IMo

The Vermont Center for Anxiety Care, a private psychotherapy practice on 2:17 PM 1/27/22 the Burlington waterfront, 4t-UVMMedCenter020222.indd 1 has an opening for a licensed psychotherapist (M.A., LICSW, Ph.D, Psy.D., LCMHC) or postmaster’s degree intern. Adult Do you dream in spreadsheets? therapy experience required Do you want to work for an organization with with child therapy experience a mission to make a difference in Vermont? an asset. Collaborative group with holistic approach and The Accountant is responsible for assisting in the multiple specialties. Clinical reconciling and administration of finances and supervision towards licensure investments for the Community Foundation and its provided as needed. Visit website: vtcenterforanxietycare.com. Send resume and cover letter describing professional interests and goals to: Paul Foxman, Ph.D., 86 Lake St., Burlington, VT 05401 or email: paulfoxman@aol.com

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supporting organizations. Including providing financial preparation, reporting, statements, and analysis, and special projects as assigned, such as implementation of new accounting guidance and other compliance.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, visit vermontcf.org/careers for complete job description and instructions for applying.

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FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

PRESCHOOL TEACHER

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

(w/sign-on bonus)

Nurse Educator

Do you see the future in the eyes of our youngest community members? Join the Sara Holbrook Community Center & Champlain Valley Head Start collaborative, 5 STAR-rated Early Education Program as we guide children on a path of curiosity & lifelong learning.

Full Time

The SHCC Preschool Teacher will work closely with their Co-Teacher and Assistant Teacher to plan and implement Creative Curriculum, utilize the Early Multi-Tiered System of Support principals, and provide a program of activities that promote the social, emotional, physical, and academic development of each child. This is a fulltime position with paid time off, health/dental, and life insurance. Generous SIGN-ON BONUS offered to candidates with a current Vermont Teaching License in Early Education. Please go to saraholbrookcc.org/employment to view the full job description and to apply.

Contracts Administrator Purpose-driven professionals, this is where job skills and fulfillment meet! The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation seeks a Contracts Administrator to support dedicated colleagues who are committed to protecting Vermont’s forests and lands, promoting recreation, and operating Vermont’s State Parks. The successful candidate brings a positive service-oriented approach, effectively and independently completes long-term projects while providing day-to-day support, and works collaboratively to balance a dynamic workload. For a full job description and application instructions visit careers.vermont.gov. Job ID: 26301. For more information, contact Sonya Samalis at sonya.samalis@vermont.gov. Location: Montpelier/Telework. Full-Time LimitedService position. Application Deadline: February 6, 2022. The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Interested candidates please email a cover letter and resume to hr@wakerobin.com or complete an application online at wakerobin.com. Wake Robin is an E.O.E.

Super Thin Saws, of Waterbury, VT manufactures precision circular saw blades and similar tooling, primarily for the woodworking industry. We are seeking highly motivated individuals to work & grow in our manufacturing operation

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The Vice President for Grants and Community Impact will spearhead the organization’s work in ways that bring together people, ideas, and charitable capital in support of strong, healthy, and vital Vermont communities. This position will be responsible for managing the Grants and Community Impact team, developing strategy, and implementing programs that deepen the Foundation’s impact in Vermont communities, as well as connecting with and inspiring the Foundation’s donors.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, visit vermontcf.org/careers for complete job description and instructions for applying.

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Super Thin Saws provides excellent pay, benefits including medical and flexible hours. Please send your resume to bookkeeping@superthinsaws. com or call 802-244-8101.

Responsibilities: respond to brand and initiativespecific requests that require quick, critical thinking; generate purchase orders and manage production timelines; manage order-specific logistics and ensure that all labeling, shipping, and receiving requirements are met. Qualifications: able to manage several overlapping responsibilities while still meeting deadlines; approach work with a solutions-oriented mindset; experience with data entry and an understanding of the speed and accuracy required. Apply: careers@selectdesign.com Full Listing: www.selectdesign.com/careers 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT (802) 864.9075

Office Administrator Sales & Operations

Purchasing Specialist

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A strong candidate has a strong foundation in Quickbooks, attends to fine detail, aims for accuracy and consistency, works well with people and with numbers.

We are currently seeking a manufacturing technician and a Quality Control Technician. Candidates must be mechanically inclined (previous experience with measuring tools, such as micrometers, calipers & dial indicators, is desired). We will also provide training to 2v-SalvationFarm012622.indd successful candidates.

Select is looking for a Purchasing Specialist who is a proactive problem-solver, clear communicator, and skilled multitasker. You will be responsible for finding the right products and partners to produce branded solutions for our clients while owning the order writing and management process to ensure everything stays on track.

Are you a strategic leader with strong management and planning skills?

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Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier retirement community, is renowned for the quality of care we provide to our residents. Our Nurse Educator is key in leading, teaching, and mentoring our staff toward exceptional standards of service. This is a unique full-time opportunity to use innovative teaching techniques to train our staff in best practices and treatment modalities related to aging, within the context of our resident-centered care philosophy. Qualified candidates will be a Registered Nurse in the State of Vermont with at least 3 years of experience as a trainer/ educator and demonstrated knowledge in the area of gerontological health highly preferred. Resume and Cover Letter required with application.

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN

Salvation Farms, a Morrisville-based non-profit, seeks an Administrative Coordinator. This position fills a fundamental role of streamlining and stabilizing essential business operations, maintaining and improving the organization’s internal operations.

Vermont Tent Company is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to support our Sales and Operations teams. You will play a primary role in ensuring that all office administrative functions are coordinated to achieve a high level of productivity within the company. Candidate must be able to coordinate multiple tasks at once, be extremely organized, communicate effectively and work in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the wedding and special event industry. Send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to jobs@vttent.com. No phone calls, please.

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DIRECTOR OF PURPOSEFUL LEARNING

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Cabinet Finisher

Northwest VT Project Director

Benefits include health insurance, matching 401k, paid holidays, combined time off, and more. Interested folks should apply through: https://silvermapleconstruction. bamboohr.com/jobs.

Looking for your next adventure? Join us as our Northwest Project Director. We are seeking candidates who are excited to:

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Come join the Cheese Team! We are looking for a dedicated, hardworking individual to be our:

SHIPPING & RECEIVING COORDINATOR Year-round, full-time. Health, dental & life insurance, wellness benefit, paid time off, staff discount, free cheese!

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FT and PT employees are eligible for excellent benefits including student loan repayment, generous paid time off, health/dental/vision, 401k with company match and much more!

APPLY TODAY AT NVRH.ORG/CAREERS.

4t-NVRH092921.indd We’re searching for enthusiastic Guest Service professionals with a passion for travel to support our busy Call Center. Check us out and learn why we're a Best Place to Work in Vermont!

The Woodworks at Silver Maple Construction is looking for a Cabinet Finisher to join our team. Our company is dynamic, high-energy, and team-oriented and our culture is one of customer service, collaboration, and agility. Qualified Applicants may submit their applicants must have at least 5 years of experience applying lacquer and resume to nvoth@vbt.com. various finishes but willing to train the right applicant. Applicants should be ready to lead our finish department spraying high-end custom cabinetry and woodwork and, as an important part of the finished product, should expect to collaborate with the Silver Maple team, clients, and designers 3v-VBTBicyclingVacations012622.indd 1 1/25/22 in creating custom finishes. Applicants need to be self-directed, eager to learn and work in a fast-paced environment, be detail-oriented, and be an extremely reliable member of the woodshop team.

Learn more at: shelburnefarms.org.

NVRH is looking for dedicated and compassionate RNs, LPNs and LNAs to join our team and provide high quality care to the communities we serve. NVRH provides a fair and compassionate workplace where all persons are valued by the organization and each other, providing ongoing growth opportunities.

Join Country Walkers and VBT Bicycling Vacations, an award-winning, Vermontbased active travel company, and be part of our highperforming, international team. We offer small-group bicycling and walking tours around the world with an emphasis on local connections and culture. Positively impacting people's lives through active travel experiences is what we’re all about!

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: https://bit.ly/SMCdirectorPL.

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NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL has exciting opportunities!

Guest Services Representative

Saint Michael’s College is seeking a dynamic leader to serve as the Director of Purposeful Learning. This position represents an exciting, unique opportunity for the incumbent to design, execute, and manage an innovative new program, providing campus-level leadership at the nexus of academic and student affairs. The Director will be a creative thinker, strong manager, and studentcentered leader familiar with both academic and student-life aspects of the undergraduate college experience. The core responsibilities of this position are implementing and overseeing all aspects of Purposeful Learning at Saint Michael’s, including the development, planning, organization, administration, continuous review, and overall effectiveness of the program, as well as leading in planning and delivering a one-credit course in fall and spring semesters for all first-year students, whose purpose is to introduce students to the resources and opportunities for engagement at the College.

• Create thriving connections between agriculture, land, and communities • Manage the ins and outs of land conservation projects in the Franklin County region • Communicate and collaborate across teams

Apply by February 18 at vlt.org/employment. The starting salary for this position is between $60,400 and $68,700, depending upon experience.

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JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are a Vermont-based, food and nutraceutical laboratory with a commitment to quality, exceptional customer care, community involvement and employee wellness. Positions available for:

LABORATORY SCIENTIST Science background to include experience with HPLC. Cannabis analysis experience helpful. Additional work may include GC/MS, ICP/MS, LC/MS/MS, ELISA, PCR, and Microanalysis.

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Science background to include experience with some or all of the following: Lab experience or equivalent. ELISA experience helpful.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We need people who are: • Critical thinkers • Detail oriented • Good communicators • And most importantly, team players!

Potential to grow as we do! Excellent Benefits: Great Health Care, Tuition Reimbursement, five weeks CTO to start and more! Great work environment!

Competitive salary to commensurate with experience and education! Please direct all resumes and inquiries to: robin@biadiagnostics.com

The Vermont Land Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We honor and invite people of all backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

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FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

Make a Difference in People’s Lives Six Month AmeriCorps Position with a National Leader in Affordable Housing Our HomeOwnership Center, serving the affordable housing needs of Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, is seeking a Shared Equity Coordinator. This six month position engages with the community to help coordinate CHT’s services and programs. Proficient computer and writing skills, and a commitment to community service required. Experience in housing, teaching, or lending is a plus. Position starts March 1, 2022. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For information and to apply visit vhcb.org/our-programs/vhcb-americorps/positions. Questions? Please contact Jaclyn at (802) 861-7338. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER — COMMITTED TO A DIVERSE WORKPLACE.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SALES ASSISTANT

The Brewery Assistant - is a Utility Player who will work throughout the brewery assisting with all processes associated with production and packaging while adhering to SOPs and safety guidelines to achieve the best possible consistency in Fiddlehead beers.

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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Benefits: • Fun Team • Competitive Pay • Health Insurance w/ Vision 11:22 AM and Dental after 90 days of employment • PTO, 401K

Office Administrator

About CVFiber: CVFiber is a Communications Union District (CUD) municipal organization made up of twenty-one Central Vermont communities. We have a single goal: to make fast, dependable, and affordable internet access available to every address within our member towns. We are currently designing our network, which will consist of approximately 1,200 miles of fiber, and are on track to begin construction in Spring 2022. Construction will be a multi-year process.

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Salary: $40,000 + benefits

About the Position: The Executive Director will provide leadership to CVFiber; be responsible for carrying out strategies and objectives to see the successful development and operation of our community network with our contracted partners; engage and collaborate with our communities, other communication union districts, utilities, organizations, and state government. The ideal candidate has demonstrated organizational leadership skills and has experience with broadband, telecommunications, or other utilities. This candidate must be a skilled communicator who understands grants and fund raising. This candidate will advance the organization’s visibility, lead the implementation of network services, maintain a sustainable financial strategy, actively manage strategic partnerships, and oversee construction contracts, grant management, and complex projects.

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CVFiber – Communications Union District

Deadline for applications: February 7, 2022 To apply: send a cover letter, 3 references, and resume to jobs@thecurrentnow.org with subject line “Office Administrator.”

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Job Details: (Please see the full job description at cvfiber.net) • Start Date: Immediate • Job Type: Full-time employee • Location: Work remotely. Flexible/work from home. Multiple locations and field work. Visits and Zoom/Teams meetings with contractors to cultivate and maintain relationships are essential. • Compensation: $100,000-$120,000, commensurate with experience. • Benefits: Paid vacation time, medical coverage. • Schedule: Flexible hours, periodic evening availability, availability during outage conditions. • Reports to: Governing Board Executive Committee To apply, send resume and cover letter detailing your interest and vision in this position to careers@cvfiber.net. Resumes sent without a cover letter will not be considered. CVFiber is committed to diversity in the workplace, an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, creed (religion), color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex (including gender expression), or sexual orientation. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 9t-CVFiber012622.indd 1

Brewery 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.

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DIRECTOR Overall accountability for the daily operations of the Waterbury Area Senior Center in keeping with the organization’s overall mission. This position manages two staff members, a team of volunteers and reports directly to the Board of Directors. Work schedule is typically 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, but some night or weekend work may be required. Compensation based on level of skills and experience. Take a look at the full job description wasca.org/jobs

“Seven Days sales rep Michelle Brown is amazing! She’s extremely responsive, and I always feel so taken care of.” CAROLYN ZELLER Intervale Center, Burlington

Get a quote when posting online. Contact Michelle Brown at 865-1020, ext. 121, michelle@sevendaysvt.com.

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GRAPHIC & MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER 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.

JULBO EYEWEAR

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!

Join our fast growing team! Warehouse Associate position is available preparing and shipping orders, processing customer returns, and warranty repairs on eyewear. This is an entry level position, but would also be perfect for anyone with experience to advance their warehouse career. Shipping 1 pound boxes, occasional shipments up to 50 pounds. This is an hourly paid position up to 40 hours.

To get started on this exciting path, please send a copy of your resume and a digital portfolio with at least three work samples to us at megan@exemplars.com.

Email resume and brief cover letter highlighting your experience to Chris, at chris@julbousa.com.

Projects will cover a wide spectrum. The ideal candidate possesses multiple design disciplines, from print graphics, to digital graphics, to animation to video editing. 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.

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Cathedral Square, a nonprofit organization providing housing and services to seniors throughout Vermont, is currently seeking:

The Support and Services at Home (SASH) Coordinator is the key on site contact in a community for both facilitating the SASH program as well as representing Cathedral Square as a landlord. One of the primary functions is to build trusting relationships with participants in SASH in order to develop a thorough knowledge of each SASH participant’s strengths and challenges. The SASH Coordinator (SC) convenes the on-site SASH team on a regular basis to coordinate care and services to meet the needs of SASH participants. The SC identifies and proactively responds to the underlying causes of any resident or community problems and/or issues and involves their Supervisor as needed. In their role as Property Manager, the SC identifies and addresses any lease related issues like noise, housekeeping, and site disturbances. The SC issues lease violations and warnings to residents and works with their supervisor on enforcement of the lease and resident handbook. This requires excellent problem and conflict solving skills. We offer a competitive salary and a friendly working environment. We are a welcoming and inclusive organization, embracing diversity in all its forms. (3) Full Time Positions Available in Burlington, VT area. Apply online: https://cathedralsquare.org/job-openings

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.

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

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

Apply online at chcb.org/careers! We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the organization.

Check out our careers at chcb.org/careers.

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The goat dairy at Hildene Farm is looking for a dedicated individual to fill the role of Head Cheesemaker. The position involves all aspects of artisanal cheese production and creamery management. The Head Cheesemaker is responsible for setting a high standard for food safety and quality; a background in cheesemaking and food safety is required. The ideal candidate will share in Hildene’s mission Values into Action while being committed to creating a superior small batch artisanal product. They will be self-motivated, highly organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and have strong communication skills. They will excel at representing Hildene Farm within the artisanal cheese industry, to guests touring the creamery, and to attendees at Hildene events from educational programming to fundraisers. This individual is the sole full-time employee working in the creamery with part-time assistance as needed. While the work is largely independent, the Head Cheesemaker is a crucial member of the Hildene team working closely at times with the goat dairy manager and staff, regularly with the livestock manager, and semi-regularly with the marketing, programming, and advancement departments. Email cover letter and resume to Brian Keefe, President: brian@hildene.org.

ADVANCEMENT & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR The Advancement & Volunteer Coordinator will actively support and assist the Advancement Director at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home. This position will take a leadership role in managing our Membership Programs, Corporate Partners Program, and Lodging Sponsorships to ensure 9t-Hildene012622.indd 1

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these programs reach their revenue goals. This position will effectively use our relationship management database for accurate reporting and prompt stewardship to our donors, partners, and volunteers. This position will also manage and grow our dynamic volunteer program. Reporting to the Advancement Director, this person is a partner in managing day to day operations in a joyful manner that supports the mission, brand, and reputation of Hildene while building a sense of connection within our donor community and a pipeline of lifelong advocates, enthusiasts, donors, and benefactors. The ideal candidate will offer exceptional interpersonal skills, acute attention to detail, a proven ability to manage confidential information with grace and discretion, experience with databases, proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, as well as an eagerness to grow professionally. Email cover letter and resume to Nan Bambara, Advancement Director: nan@hildene.org. • Positions offer 401K, Dental & Vision Insurance, paid time off and holidays. • Job descriptions may be found online: https://hildene.org/about/staff Once the summer estate of Presidential son Robert Lincoln, Hildene is comprised of a 1905 Georgian Revival home, formal and working gardens, 1903 restored Pullman railcar, agricultural operations, cheesemaking facility, 12 miles of trails, and yearround programming. Hildene’s mission supports cultural heritage, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement. Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home is an E.O.E. and welcomes candidates for employment who will contribute to our diversity.

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FEBRUARY 2-9, 2022

Legal Assistant II (PG19) Stowe Land Trust, a local land conservation organization in Stowe, VT, is seeking a Summer Naturalist. This VHCB AmeriCorps position offers an exciting opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience with a solid land conservation organization & successful team. Visit stowelandtrust.org for position description and information on how to apply.

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Office of the Juvenile Defender and management team, Montpelier

PROJECT MANAGER VT Community Navigators CWEVT is hiring a Project Manager to build communities in the Southern Vermont region. This is a 2-year position funded through the exciting SBA Community Navigators program. The ideal candidate has deep connections in Southern Vermont communities, loves building relationships, and has an inclusive vision for an even more diverse entrepreneurial learning landscape! To apply to this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to: info.vermont@CWEonline.org. Please include the position title in the subject line.

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CAREGIVERS • Part Time Caregivers for day and evening shifts, both Traditional Assisted Living and Memory Care.

• Includes a pay enhancement of $1 per hour for all package handlers.

This location is participating in an Hours Worked Bonus Program. If part-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, they will earn a $200 bonus. Valid through 2/12/22. 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. Valid through 1/29/22. All enhancements, surges, and bonuses are valid through 2/12/22. The Referral Program is valid through 1/29/22.

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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!

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

• Part time employees work one shift a day; full time employees work two shifts. • 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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COMMERCIAL CREDIT ANALYST VEDA has an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to join its Commercial Lending Team as a Commercial Credit Analyst. The work location can be in VEDA’s Burlington, Montpelier, or Middlebury offices and some remote work may be available after an initial period. This position reports directly to the Chief Lending Officer. VEDA provides financing to businesses and farms across Vermont, often in partnership with private financial institutions and government agencies. This position is responsible for analyzing borrower and potential borrower credit and providing support for loan origination and loan servicing actions. Primary responsibilities include reviewing loan applications, preparing loan narratives/credit write- ups and keeping borrower financing information current.

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RECORDING SECRETARY The Town of Jericho, VT is seeking the services of a Recording Secretary for the Jericho Selectboard. Services required include attending meetings (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 7pm for Jericho Selectboard) via Zoom or in person and furnishing written minutes of each meeting to town staff within five days of each meeting. Compensation is based upon experience.

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DENTAL HYGIENIST 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. Please contact us and include your resume,

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Want to join the growing Healthcare IT industry & work in a fantastic team culture? Physician’s Computer Company (PCC), a privately held Winooski, VT based healthcare IT Benefit Corporation has designed, developed, and supported our award-winning pediatric software for almost 40 years. PCC seeks a Data Conversion Specialist, a New Client Implementation Specialist, and a C++ Application Developer to join our growing team. These positions are vital in the success of our new clients joining PCC and continuing to improve our software suite of HealthCare IT applications. All positions require initiative, team-work, excellent communication skills and customer service. Our teams work cross-functionally so there is interaction within teams and across the company.

The Burrows Project Field Coordinator is a critical position to the implementation of planned re-construction of the Burrows Trail on Camel’s Hump. The project is a joint effort of the Green Mountain Club and the Vermont Dept. of Forest, Parks, and Recreation. The Coordinator will be a part of the GMC’s professional field leadership staff working closely with the Director of Field Programs to ensure successful project completion. The Burrows Project Field Coordinator will have a depth of experience in hiking trail construction including but not limited to stone construction techniques, water management, and trail layout. The Coordinator must also have project management experience and volunteer management experience. Additional experience with crew management, seasonal staff supervision and backpacking are essential to the success of the position. Salary range: $38,000- 42,000, depending upon qualifications and experience. The compensation package includes health insurance, retirement contributions, and paid vacation, sick, and volunteer days. Equal opportunity employer. For full details and to apply go to: https://bit.ly/GreenMtnClubBurrowsTrailPFC

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Implementation Specialist: The ideal candidate has excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead, facilitate, and organize individuals/groups. Ideal candidates will also have good analytical and negotiation skills in addition to excellent leadership, interpersonal, and motivation skills. C++ Application Developer: The ideal candidate has two years of professional C++ experience utilizing object-oriented methodologies. Practical understanding of SQL desired. In order to keep our employees and families safe, PCC employees have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees currently have a hybrid remote/in-office work option and we expect this policy to continue through the pandemic. Once our office is fully open, we will be looking for employees to be onsite at our Winooski office in the Champlain Mill. Interviews for these positions will be virtual. To learn more about PCC, these roles and how to apply, please visit: pcc.com/careers. Positions are open until filled. As a Benefit Corporation, we place a high value on client, employee, and community relationships. Our company offers a friendly, informal, and professional work environment. PCC offers competitive benefits as well as some uncommon perks. No phone calls, please. AA/EOE

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Champlain Housing Trust is growing and we need great people to join our team. One of Vermont’s Best Places to Work in 2020, CHT is a socially responsible employer offering an inclusive, friendly work environment and competitive pay commensurate with experience. Our excellent benefit package includes a generous health insurance plan, three weeks of paid vacation, 14 paid holidays, sick leave, 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution after one year, disability and life insurance and more. Current openings include: • Property Accounting • Home Repair Loan CURRENT ManagerOPENINGS INCLUDE:Officer • Resident Relations Property Manager

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Equity & Engagement Manager Application Deadline: February 25, 2022 Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is seeking to hire a full-time Equity and Engagement Manager to lead organizational and project-specific equity and racial justice efforts. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Develop, execute, and monitor strategies in alignment with the federal requirements and CCRPC’s equity and racial justice goals to center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in all facets of the CCRPC’s work; build relationships with diverse populations; and leverage resources to become a regional equity leader. The ideal candidate has an in-depth knowledge of racial inequality, systemic racism, and race-based bias, and familiarity with public engagement, public policy analysis, organizational and program design, and implementation demonstrated through a combination of education and at least 3 - 5 years of relevant work experience. A full job description is available at ccrpcvt.org/jobs. CCRPC is the regional planning agency for the greater Burlington region in Vermont. Our offices are in downtown Winooski along the river in a great walking environment with a variety of restaurants, services and businesses. The workplace is supportive, friendly, and flexible. During the pandemic, employees may work from home or in the office. The individual selected must be a self-starter, able to work independently and meet deadlines. Regular night meetings and inperson meetings (when the pandemic allows) will be expected. Valid driver’s license required. Salary is expected to be $60,000-70,000. Please send a letter of interest and resume to Charlie Baker, Executive Director, at: cbaker@ccrpcvt.org. For full consideration, apply by February 25, 2022. Interviews will be virtual. The position will remain open until filled. The CCRPC believes a diverse and culturally proficient staff are pivotal to creating an environment free of inequities. Accordingly, the CCRPC seeks to provide our membership and community with services enhanced by the professional contributions of culturally competent representatives of different races, socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, physical ability, age, and sexual orientation. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. CCRPC is an E.O.E. 10v-BurlingtonParksRecWaterfront020222 1

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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Development will serve as a thought partner as Spruce Peak Arts enters its 12th year of operation. As the sole member of the development team, the Director of Development will bring focus and expertise to activate the organization’s existing development program and capitalize on its potential. They will serve as the principal fundraiser and strategist in collaboration with the Executive Director and board. The Director of Development will use innovative and traditional methods to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward new and existing donors. As an ambassador, the Director of Development will establish trusting, authentic relationships with full- and part-time Stowe residents, regional and national funding partners, community leaders, and external stakeholders. Mentoring and training both staff and board partners to leverage their passion and interest, this individual will establish a culture of philanthropy to support increased revenue and organizational and programmatic expansion.

The Vermont Historical Society seeks a part-time Program Assistant based in Montpelier. The position assists the education team in presenting school programs and with daily operations at the Vermont History Museum. Saturday work required. Bachelor’s degree and experience in education, history, museums, or related field preferred. Full job description and details at vermonthistory.org/ career-opportunities. To apply, send a cover letter & resume to eileen.corcoran@vermonthistory.org.

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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. EDUCATION ASSIS TANT DIVISION DIRECTOR – MONTPELIER

Looking for a challenging and fulfilling position? The Assistant Division Director plays a key leadership role within the AOE’s Federal & Education Support Programs Division in support of students, schools, and educators. The position requires excellent strategic planning, supervisory, budgetary, and communication skills, as well as the ability to accurately interpret and succinctly communicate federal and state regulations. For more information, contact Anne Bordonaro at anne.bordonaro@vermont.gov. Department: Education Agency. Status: Full Time. Location: Montpelier. Job Id #24202. Application Deadline: February 13, 2022.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST – MONTPELIER

The Department seeks candidates with strong project and financial management skills to assist the Dept’s Housing Division in coordinating American Rescue Plan Act programs related to housing. Requires a high level of organization and the ability to communicate with partners and track financial disbursements and grant activities. Oversight of partner activities and review reports. Ensures compliance with requirements of the US Treasury and ensures effective program accessibility. The position requires attention to detail, work with the public, strong communication skills. For more information, contact Shaun Gilpin at shaun.gilpin@vermont.gov. Department: Commerce & Community Development. Location: Montpelier. Status: Full Time – Limited Service. Job Id #27322. Application Deadline: February 8, 2022.

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The State of Vermont’s Division for Historic Preservation seeks a creative and detail-oriented Historic Sites Regional Administrator to manage operations at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch and The Old Constitution House in Windsor. This full-time position will oversee maintenance and security; hire and supervise seasonal employees; and be responsible for curation and interpretation. Other duties include some financial and marketing work. Subsidized housing is available on-site in Plymouth, but residence is not a condition of employment. For more information, contact Tracy Martin at tracy.martin@vermont.gov. Department: Commerce & Community Development. Status: Full Time. Location: Plymouth. Job Id #27446. Application Deadline: February 8, 2022.

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SEEKING candidates with strong project and financial management skills to assist the Dept’s Housing Division in coordinating the Vermont Housing Improvement Program and other housing initiatives. Requires a high level of organization and the ability to communicate with partners. Oversight of partner activities and review reports. Ensures compliance with requirements of the US Treasury and ensures effective program accessibility. The position requires attention to detail, work with the public, strong communication skills. For more information, contact shaun. gilpin@vermont.gov. Department: Commerce & Community Development. Location: Montpelier. Status: Full Time – Limited Service. Job Id #27323. Application Deadline: February 8, 2022.

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Are you seeking a part time career opportunity outside of a clinical setting where you help improve the lives of Vermont’s most vulnerable people? The VT Disability Determination Services is seeking to hire a licensed physician in such fields as general or internal medicine, family practice, etc. to provide medical eligibility decisions for applicants filing for Social Security disability, SSI and Medicaid disability. Program training is provided with no patient care responsibilities. For more information, contact Jack McCormack at jack.mccormack@ssa.gov. Department: Children and Families. Location: Waterbury. Status: Temporary-Part-Time. Job Id #27442. Application Deadline: February 13, 2022.

DIRECTOR OF S TATEWIDE REPOR TING – MONTPELIER

This position directs the Department of Finance & Management’s Statewide Reporting staff and serves as the State’s professional expert for financial accounting and reporting. He/she performs some of the most complex financial reporting in state government. An advanced level of knowledge and skills in PeopleSoft reporting tools is required. Duties are performed with significant independence under the general direction of the Commissioner of Finance and Management. For more information, contact Adam Greshin at adam.greshin@vermont.gov. Department: Finance & Management. Status: Full Time. Location: Montpelier. Job Id #27062. Application Deadline: February 14, 2022.

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Engagement Coordinator Ohavi Zedek Synagogue is looking for a very special person, one who would love to be our full-time Engagement Coordinator, supporting our staff, clergy and lay leadership with overall communications and outreach programming to deepen a welcoming and belonging community. Specific responsibilities include: • Communications - managing the website, publishing our weekly emails, managing our social channels and much more. • Membership – welcoming potential new members, supporting our Membership Committee’s outreach program and engaging with current members. • Engagement – providing staff, clergy and lay leadership with event and program support. Qualifications and Skills: • Minimum 2 years’ experience in related position. • Ability to build relationships and work successfully and respectfully with staff, clergy and congregants. • Strong written, verbal, and computer skills; advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google docs, and social media; ability to learn and use database systems, develop publicity materials • And most importantly, being able to make people laugh and see the joy in Jewish life. If you are interested in bringing a joyful spirit to our outreach and communications efforts and get paid for it, please send a resume, including salary requirements to our president Jeff Potash, at jeffpotash@comcast.com.

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ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR KidsGardening is hiring! We are on the lookout for an experienced administrative coordinator with a proactive, collaborative work ethic. Are you interested?

Multiple Positions Open! Hayward Tyler, a leading manufacturer of industrial pumps and motors in Colchester, is seeking candidates to fill the following positions: MATERIALS PROCESSOR II: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/material-processor-ii/ APPLICATION ENGINEER 1: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/application-engineer-i-ae-i/ STAFF ENGINEER I: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/staff-engineer-i/ DESIGN ENGINEER: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/design-engineer/ ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEER: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/electro-mechanical-engineer/ QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/quality-assurance-engineer/ PROJECT MANAGER: haywardtyler.com/job_listing/project-manager/

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“All things are inventions of holiness,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. “Some more rascally than others.” I agree. And I’ll add that in the coming weeks, holiness is likely to be especially rascally as it crafts its inventions in your vicinity. Here are the shades of my meaning for the word “rascally”: unruly, experimental, mischievous, amusing, mercurial, buoyant, whimsical and kaleidoscopic. But don’t forget that all of this will unfold under the guidance and influence of holiness. I suspect that you’ll encounter some of the most amusing and entertaining outbreaks of divine intervention ever.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Aries actor Bette Davis said if you want to improve your work, you should “attempt the impossible.” That’s perfect advice for you right now. I hope to see you hone your skills as you stretch yourself into the unknown. I will celebrate your forays into the frontiers, since doing so will make you even smarter than you already are. I will cheer you on as you transcend your expectations and exceed your limits, thereby enhancing your flair for self-love. Here’s your mantra: “I now have the power to turn the impossible into the possible and boost my health and fortunes in the process.”

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote, “Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” You’ll be wise to make that your motto during the next five months, Taurus. Life will conspire to bring you more and more benefits and invitations as you take full advantage of the benefits and invitations that life brings. The abundance gathering in your vicinity may even start to seem ridiculously extravagant. Envious people could accuse you of being greedy, when in fact, you’re simply harnessing a crucial rule in the game of life. To minimize envy and generate even more benefits and invitations, be generous in sharing your plenitude. GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): “‘Because there

has been no one to stop me’ has been one of the principles of my life,” wrote Gemini author Joyce Carol Oates. “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere,” said Gemini actor Marilyn Monroe. “Play the game. Never let the game play you.” So advised Gemini rapper and actor Tupac Shakur. “Who I really am keeps surprising me,” declared Gemini author Nikki Giovanni. I propose that we make the previous four quotes your wisdom teachings during the next four weeks.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): Your animal symbol is usually the crab. But I propose that we temporarily change it to the tardigrade. It’s a tiny, eight-legged creature that’s among the most stalwart on planet Earth — able to live everywhere, from mountaintops to tropical rainforests to the deepest parts of the sea. In extreme temperatures, it thrives, as well as under extreme pressures. Since it emerged as a species half a billion years ago, it has survived all five mass extinctions. I believe that you will be as hardy and adaptable and resolute as a tardigrade in the coming months, Cancerian. You will specialize in grit and resilience and determination. PS: Tardigrades are regarded as a “pioneer species” because they take up residence in new and changed environments, paving the way for the arrival of other species. They help create novel ecosystems. Metaphorically speaking, you could be like that. LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): I regularly ask myself, how I can become more open-minded. Have

I stopped being receptive in any way? What new developments and fresh ideas am I ignorant of? Have my strong opinions blinded me to possibilities that don’t fit my opinions? In accordance with astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to adopt my attitude in the coming weeks. For inspiration, read these thoughts by philosopher Marc-Alain Ouaknin: “If things speak to us, it is because we are open to them, we perceive them, listen to them, and give them meaning. If things keep quiet, if they no longer speak to us, it is because we are closed.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Like all the rest of us, Virgo, you have limitations. And it’s important for you to identify them and take them into consideration. But I want to make sure you realize that you also have fake limitations; you wrongly believe in the truth of some supposed limitations that are, in fact, mostly illusory or imaginary. Your job right now is to dismantle and dissolve those. For inspiration, here’s advice from author Mignon McLaughlin: “Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.” LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else,” counseled poet and activist Maya Angelou. Author Toni Morrison said, “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” Author and activist Nikki Giovanni wrote, “Everybody that loves freedom loves Harriet Tubman because she was determined not only to be free, but to make free as many people as she could.” I hope the wisdom of these women will be among your guiding thoughts in the coming weeks. As your own power and freedom grow, you can supercharge them — render them even more potent — by using them to help others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself,” testified Miles Davis, one of the most unique and talented jazz trumpeters and composers who ever lived. Popular and successful author Anne Lamott expressed a similar sentiment: “I’m here to be me, which is taking a great deal longer than I had hoped.” If those two geniuses found it a challenge to fully develop their special potentials, what

chance do the rest of us have? I have good news in that regard, Scorpio. I believe that 2022 will be a very favorable time to home in on your deepest, truest self — to ascertain and express more of your soul’s code. And you’re entering a phase when your instinct for making that happen will be at a peak.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the

course of human history, three million ships have sunk to the bottom of the Earth’s seas. At one extreme have been huge vessels, like the Titanic and naval cruisers, while at the other extreme are small fishing boats. Many of these have carried money, gems, jewelry, gold and other precious items. Some people have made it their job to search for those treasures. I believe that there could and should be a metaphorical resemblance between you and them in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Now is a favorable time for you to hunt for valuable resources, ideas, memories and, yes, even treasures that may be tucked away in the depths, in hidden locations and in dark places.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods,” wrote author Margaret Fuller. That’s the bad news. The good news is that your capacity for exposing and resisting falsehoods is now at a peak. Furthermore, you have a robust ability to ward off delusions, pretense, nonsense, inauthenticity and foolishness. Don’t be shy about using your superpowers, Capricorn. Everyone you know will benefit as you zero in and focus on what’s true and genuine. And you will benefit the most. PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The year 1905 is referred to as Albert Einstein’s “Year of Miracles.” The Piscean physicist, who was 26 years old, produced three scientific papers that transformed the nature of physics and the way we understand the universe. Among his revolutionary ideas were the theory of special relativity, the concept that light was composed of particles, and the iconic equation E = mc squared. With that information as a backdrop, I will make a bold prediction: In 2022, you will experience your own personal version of a Year of Miracles. The process is already underway. Now it’s time to accelerate it.

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YOU LECTURED ME You were going over French Hill on Route 2. Suddenly, you saw me swerving out of control right toward your VW Westfalia. I slid off the road and into a ditch. I was OK, just shaken up. You lectured me on the importance of having winter tires. I only wish I had caught your name! When: Monday, January 10, 2022. Where: driving into Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915497

I AM AMANDA FROM D.C. I’m not on Match, but I am on other apps. Slightly concerned I have a doppelgänger running around. Your description sounds uncannily like my profile, except for the location you spotted it. A little weirded out but also intrigued. Email me? (Also, other Amanda, please reach out!) When: Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Where: I Spy. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915492

COCHRAN’S MEET-CUTE We rode the T-bar together at Friday Night Lights. You: tall, handsome, with kind eyes. Me: wearing a red hat and very interested in your job as a sugarer. You and your job seemed really sweet. Thought you should know. When: Friday, January 7, 2022. Where: Cochran’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915496

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

KILLINGTON SKI PATROL HERO Me: in the glades with a broken tibia, broken free ACL and torn meniscus. You: Killington ski patroller who got me down on the sled miraculously smoothly and was so kind. I want to thank you personally! My knee may be in pieces, but my heart is full. When: Sunday, January 23, 2022. Where: Killington Ski Resort. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915495 HI AMANDA I sent a reply message to your profile here. When: Monday, January 24, 2022. Where: Seven Days I Spy. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915494 TWICE AS NICE SKINNER We chatted in the skin track on MLK Day, and we introduced ourselves. You stayed for a second run, and I was hoping you would stay for a third. Would love to meet again, for skiing or otherwise. When: Monday, January 17, 2022. Where: Bolton Valley. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915493

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

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 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 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 DOMINO’S 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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My ex has been texting me every other day for several months, pleading, cajoling and shaming me for ending the relationship “cold turkey.” She claims that I am cruel not to talk to her, that my silence is triggering her abandonment issues and that only my attention can free her from her misery. Over the summer, I had many breakup conversations with her, kind or harsh, yet she never accepted a final goodbye. I admit to being ambivalent during this barely viable relationship of little

chemistry and ease. For me, it’s so over, but I wonder whether there is any possible way that I can soften the blow without getting sucked into the drama again. Therapists and friends all say the kindest thing is just to block her. Yes, abrupt emotional withdrawal is traumatic for anyone, but is it my job to help her? I feel morally bankrupt and sad.

Hopelessly Avoidant (MALE, 67)

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

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 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

Dear Hopelessly Avoidant,

Irreverent counsel on life’s conundrums

Dear Reverend,

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

You aren’t the one who should be feeling morally bankrupt in this situation. I’m assuming that your ex is somewhere around your age, but she’s acting like a big baby. Her abandonment issues are her problem, not yours. Using them to make you feel bad is wrong on many levels and signals to me that she’s going to bring a bucket of trouble to any relationship. You’ve already made your feelings clear, so you don’t owe her anything. But it seems that

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 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 self-checkout. 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 WORKING AT SWEET CLOVER We chatted briefly at the Weird Meat fridge. I came in for coffee and a chance to say hello to you, but I lost my nerve. Catch up for a cup of coffee and another chance? You: slender, long straight hair, moving with purpose, making eye contact over your shoulder. When: Monday, November 22, 2021. Where: Essex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915461 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

you would feel better if you had one final finale for the relationship. However you decide to do it — be it a phone call, in person or by fax — tell her in no uncertain terms that you are not interested in continuing any sort of relationship with her. Block her number. Have her emails go directly into the junk folder. Change your locks if you have to. Be done with this toxic person and move on. Good luck and God bless,

The Reverend

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