Seven Days, August 2, 2023

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FINALLY PLUGGED

Burlington crews repaired a broken pipe that spewed 3 million gallons of raw sewage into the Winooski River over two weeks. Yuck.

SKY’S THE LIMIT

Tracey Poirier was promoted from colonel to brigadier general in the Vermont National Guard. She’s the first woman to earn the rank in Vermont.

TOO MANY MIDD KIDS?

Middlebury College has an enrollment problem: too many students.

e student body has grown so much that Middlebury’s offering to pay $10,000 to the first 30 juniors and seniors who opt to sit out the coming fall and winter terms.

e unprecedented offer is meant to alleviate a stark increase in enrollment in recent years. e college typically has 2,500 students, but its student body jumped to 2,858 in fall 2021 and was 2,773 in fall 2022. When classes resume this year, the count could reach 2,845.

In an email to students on Monday, dean of students Derek Doucet and associate dean for student life AJ Place assured the community that the offer was not due to a larger first-year class, which will come in at under 600, but to the return of students who took time off during the pandemic.

e announcement follows several other efforts to navigate over-enrollment this fall.

In spring, Middlebury announced its first study-abroad program for first-year students in Copenhagen, Denmark,

with 32 slots.  e college also offered a $2,000 travel reimbursement to any student who switched their studyabroad semester from spring to fall, spent a full academic year abroad, or spent the fall semester at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, Calif., or another domestic program.

e college has had to find creative solutions to house all of its students in the past couple of years.

In September 2021 the college purchased the Inn on the Green in town for nearly $1.3 million. at fall, Middlebury assigned 63 students to its Bread Loaf campus, a 20-minute drive from the main school; 15 students to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel; and 20 to the Inn on the Green.  e college has also allowed more students to live off campus.

e school broke ground in June on a new first-year dorm that will replace Battell, the largest first-year dorm, which is almost 70 years old. When it’s completed in spring 2025, the new student housing facility will increase the number of on-campus beds by 48.

KATIE FUTTERMAN

SPAGHETTI SNARE

When Gregory Urban woke up last Friday, he found himself in a pasta maze: Nearly every door handle of his Guilford home was covered in a wad of limp, cooked spaghetti. Some noodles were carefully knotted around the handle, while others were haphazardly attached with tape.

e culprit? Gregory’s wife, Carol Anne Urban, who “glutened up” her home in a lighthearted attempt to deter thieves following a recent string of car break-ins around their neighborhood. Certain crimes have also increased in nearby Brattleboro,

That’s how many inches of rain fell in Montpelier last month — its wettestever July on record, by more than an inch.

TOPFIVE

MOST POPULAR ITEMS ON SEVENDAYSVT.COM

1. “Going Old School at Martone’s Market & Café in Essex Junction” by Melissa Pasanen. For 31 years, the market has been serving sandwiches piled so thickly with meats and fresh veggies that you can barely fit one in your mouth.

2. “Dam Scary: Intense Storms Push Vermont’s Aging Structures to the Brink” by Kevin McCallum & Derek Brouwer. Some dams blew out last month; most held. Learn about structures near your home by viewing our interactive map at sevendaysvt.com.

YET AGAIN

Vermont State Police say some windows were stolen from the set of Beetlejuice 2 in East Corinth. It’s the third theft from the movie set.

WILD WATER

Last month’s flooding raised Lake Champlain by three feet, setting record levels for July. Like a summer snowmelt.

3. “Former May Day Chef and Partner Buy Henry Street Deli” by Abigail Sylvor Greenberg. “We are not trying to chef it up. We’re just going to double down,” one of the new owners said.

4. “UVM to House Grad Students in Saint Michael’s Dorm” by Derek Brouwer. UVM will lease Hodson Hall for as many as 47 scholars.

5. “Seeing What Pans Out With a Green Mountain Gold Prospector” by Ken Picard. Yes, there’s still some gold in them thar hills.

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where a knifepoint carjacking occurred in May.

e Urban’s two children, ages 7 and 9, were frightened by the news of nearby car break-ins. Carol Anne thought setting a trap — however nonsensical — might help them feel a sense of agency. At first, Carol Anne planned to coat door handles with shaving cream, but she opted for easyto-clean cooked spaghetti instead.

“Can you imagine a burglar attempting to break in and getting a handful of spaghetti?” Carol Anne said, laughing. “It just brings me joy; it’s awesome.”

at joy stayed with her well past the initial stunt, to later in the day,

when Carol Anne realized she had been driving around town with spaghetti still taped to her car door.  e spaghetti snare was a hit on a Brattleboro-area Facebook page, where Gregory posted pictures of Carol Anne’s booby trap with the caption: “Try that in a small toooooooown. Credit to my wife for staying up late and keeping us safe!”

Commenters ate it up, lauding Carol Anne’s silly, creative attempt to deter crime.

“When ‘kill ’em with kindness’ fails, assail them with pasta is surely the answer,” Guilford resident Joanna Terry wrote.

Spaghetti snares

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WATER WOES

[Re “Water Flows Again in Marshfield, and a State Official Apologizes,” July 20, online]: My thanks to Seven Days and Anne Wallace Allen in particular for your excellent reporting on the flood, especially in connection with the towns I represent in the legislature — Plainfield, Marshfield and Calais. The people of these three towns, along with so many others in Vermont, have suffered grievous damage to their homes, roads and often their basic utilities. And they have been heroes, working literally day and night to dig out, repair and help each other.

The state’s administration and emergency team have worked hard, putting in long hours. Unfortunate miscommunication, however, has meant that during the first 10 days after the flood, in many respects our towns were effectively on their own. Calais asked for help with road repair trucks multiple times, but none came. The state emergency folks didn’t even know that Marshfield was without water for 10 days, even after repeated efforts to contact them.

Going forward, I know that our towns and the state emergency efforts will improve. We need to establish clearer and more thoughtful communication protocols so that when those in charge at the local level — selectboard chairs and road commissioners — contact the state, their voices get through. And, of course, our major work after the immediate recovery effort will need to address how our towns can survive future storms of ever-increasing frequency and power.

Marc Mihaly CALAIS

A CASE FOR DIVISION

I was catching up on an old Calcoku, and I had a question about the one from the July 12 issue. The box three from the top and three and four from the left was for two numbers and had a 2 in the upper left. Normally there’s an operation sign (+, -, x, ÷), unless it’s a single box and it’s telling you the number. This box didn’t have the operation sign.

The answer printed on the next page was 3 and 6, so it should have been a division sign: ÷. Was that deliberately left off to make the puzzle more challenging, where you have to work out the

operation, too? Or just a typo that the ÷ symbol was dropped? It wasn’t clear how hard it was supposed to be.

Unfortunately, I don’t think dropping a ÷ will make us any less divided...

Luke Donforth BURLINGTON

Editor’s note: That was a typo, indeed. Apologies.

ANTIQUATED TERMS

I am a regular weekly reader of Seven Days online. I appreciate your coverage. Today I read Alison Novak’s article on the less-than-appropriately named “Alliance Defending Freedom” and its newly filed lawsuit filed on behalf of the handful of the equally questionably named “crisis pregnancy centers” in Vermont [“Crisis Pregnancy Centers Sue Vermont Over Law Targeting Deceptive Advertising,” July 27, online].

The article is informative and fairly objective for a subject that rarely finds objectivity in this country. However, what stood out to me was Novak’s use of the long-antiquated term “pro-life.” That term was debunked years back and clearly mislabels those it is applied to — so much so that media organizations such as the Associated Press and NPR have specifically advised against its use. There

CORRECTION

The location of Mills Riverside Park was wrong in last week’s food story headlined “Classic Cuts,” about Martone’s Market & Café in Essex Junction. The park is in Jericho.

are a number of more accurate terms, if the writer takes a moment to confirm and utilize them, much as there is for the equally antiquated former use of the term “pro-choice.”

Hopefully Seven Days reporters and editors will be more sensitive to the terms they use going forward with respect to this ongoing, very divisive matter.

Eric Sleeper STARKSBORO

Editor’s note: In future stories about reproductive rights Seven Days will use the AP-recommended terms “antiabortion” and “abortion-rights.”

BONJOUR-HI, NEIGHBOR

I’m still enjoying the Québec Issue of Seven Days [June 21] with the map of the province and all the great places to visit, as I haven’t been there in many years. I’m retired without a car so don’t get to travel much.

I especially liked the ecological advice from Jen Rose Smith: “There’s plenty left to discover a bit closer to home.” Let’s get to know our neighbors to the north of Vermont. Many of us probably don’t even know our neighbors next door!

How often do we even hear news of Québec on TV?

With all the climate change weather events, we may be living closer together in the future. So let’s get to know our neighbors, as many people may be moving north and east to Vermont and Québec to get away from the heat and smoke. It’s a good thing we’re

building more homes here. Hotels are needed, too.

If the U.S. doesn’t get universal singlepayer health care soon, Canada will be caring for more of us and — as Bernie did — providing the medications many need. Let’s be thankful we live close to Québec and learn how to parler français!

Jean Hopkins BURLINGTON

LET BARGE CANAL ‘BE’

[Re “Taming the Wild,” July 19]: Isn’t it time to stop thinking that we have a right of public access to every bit of open green space that we have not yet destroyed? The Pine Street Barge Canal is a productive natural resource; why can’t we understand and appreciate that and let it be?

I think the proposed use of 453 Pine is a trivial, stupid, destructive idea — a wasted opportunity. Unnecessary. Shortsighted. I’ve known the land’s owner, Rick Davis, for decades. He doesn’t need the money. He could simply donate the two parcels along Pine Street (and how about adding the Maltex Building as a future natural resource center?) to the City of Burlington, and all this flimflam would be unnecessary. He could take the tax breaks, and, instead of being forgotten as a speculative developer, he could be remembered as a philanthropist and a conservationist and a good friend of the city where he earned so much of his money.

Homelessness is off the charts; housing affordability is a mirage; crime, violence and drug use are growing exponentially; and all the resources of government are mobilized to help a developer build a Nordic spa. Perhaps it will cater to homeless vegetarians?

Louis Mannie Lionni BURLINGTON

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NEWS+POLITICS 14

On the O ensive

A conservative legal group finds plenty to litigate in Vermont

UVM to House Grad Students in Saint Michael’s Dorm

Road Warriors

Writing rules for ATVs on public roads creates acrimony in a small town

Program Sends Vermont

Parents Debit Cards for Food

Missing Middlebury Teen

Died of Hypothermia

Vermont Opens $20M Business Flood Relief Fund

Wrong Number?

ARTS+CULTURE 46

Acting Out

Queer theater company Between the Willows makes its debut

Think Pink

Meet a married couple who are wild for Barbie

All in the Famiglia eater review: Over the River and rough the Woods, Saint Michael’s Playhouse

Plastic Fantastic

COLUMNS

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Vermont

211 struggled to keep up with a deluge of flood calls

Aurora Robson turns a ubiquitous material into unique artworks in “Human Nature Walk”

FOOD+DRINK 38

Fresh and Frosty

Seven sweet summery spots for frozen treats

From Caracas With Love

Young chef launches arepa truck in Burlington

Saving the Season

Experts offer guidance for flooded vegetable gardens

Barbie fever swept the nation this month with the new film’s release, but Peter Harrigan has been a superfan for decades. He and his husband, Stan Baker, own 600 Barbie dolls, and he creates intricate dioramas to display them using his meticulously organized collection of accessories and furniture. Eva Sollberger visited the couple at their Shelburne home, then met up again to see the movie — with Barbie and Ken dolls in tow.

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STARTS WEDNESDAY 9

HAD ME AT CELLO

e Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival’s 31st season kicks off at Randolph’s Chandler Center for the Arts with a special performance of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor by Peter Sanders, in honor of his late teacher Fred Zlotkin. Other highlights of the 10-day festival include a tribute to Pete Sutherland and performances by plenty of thrilling string musicians, including Leah Ferguson.

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Draw-Dropping

Waitsfield’s Mad River Valley Arts Gallery presents “ e Mad Contemporary,” a group exhibition featuring the work of more than a dozen cartoonists and comic artists, including Rachel Lindsay, Glynnis Fawkes and Sam Talbot-Kelly. Whether comedic or deadly serious, these works all reflect an utterly modern attitude toward the human condition

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THURSDAY 3-SUNDAY 6 All’s Fair

Franklin County Field Days makes its return to Highgate with four fabulous days of fun. Fairgoers take their pick from a packed schedule featuring a demolition derby, live music, dairy and draft horse shows, poker and cribbage tournaments, and beyond. (Or just get a candy apple and ride the Ferris wheel — there’s no wrong way to do it.)

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SATURDAY 5

Dance the Night Away

e Montpelier area deserves a dance party, don’t you think? Berlin’s Capital City Grange expands its biweekly Montpelier Contra Dance with a bonus potluck this weekend, giving attendees the chance to fuel up on burgers and casseroles before hitting the floor. A lesson for newbies precedes the main event, and the joyful line dancing features live music by Crossover and gender-neutral calling by Julian Blechner.

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SATURDAY 5

Stopping by Woods

Vermont Humanities’ Words in the Woods series continues apace with poet Bianca Stone leading a session at Branbury State Park in Salisbury. e Ruth Stone House instructor, Anne Carson collaborator and author of What Is Otherwise Infinite leads a reading surrounded by stunning views of Lake Dunmore and Mount Moosalamoo.

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SUNDAY 6

Flower Power

Audience members are immersed in a dance show like no other at Art in the Garden, an interdisciplinary extravaganza produced by Hanna Satterlee of ANIMAL Dance. As guests travel through different areas of Charlotte’s Horsford Gardens & Nursery, they encounter new and exciting works by the likes of Future Tactics, LUNCH, and Maura Gahan and Otto Muller.

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MONDAY 7

Music of the Night

Colchester’s own Merritt David Janes brings together various denizens of the Great White Way for Broadway in Vermont at Moose Meadow Lodge in Duxbury. Stars including Katie Travis of e Phantom of the Opera and Elysia Jordan of School of Rock the Musical sing beloved numbers and tell stories about their careers on the stage.

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Best of Montpelier

Like almost every downtown Montpelier storefront that was inundated in last month’s flood, Bear Pond Books is closed until further notice. Approximately 3,000 sodden books have been cleared out of the retail space near the corner of State and Main streets, along with piles of fixtures and furniture accrued over its 50-year life. On Monday a construction crew was hard at work installing a new floor and the bottom sections of the walls.

“We moved things up, but not high enough,” co-owner Claire Benedict said, noting that the water level peaked at 3.5 feet on the first floor. No books were in the basement at the time of the flood.

Three weeks after the deluge, Benedict still looked a little stunned. Tired, too, as she and

her partner, Rob Kasow, consider a daunting to-do list. For example: Finding replacement bookshelves, which Benedict sourced in New Jersey, was difficult and expensive. They’re on the way to a projected Labor Day Weekend reopening.

“After the pandemic, I thought I was done with disasters,” Benedict said with a sigh.

I went to Montpelier bearing news that, under normal circumstances, would likely have cheered them up. Seven Days readers selected Bear Pond as the best bookstore outside of Chittenden County in our annual Seven Daysies competition — as they’ve done a dozen times in the past 20 years. Look for 68 pages of readers’ choices in a special keepsake publication, All the Best, at the center of this week’s issue.

Benedict cracked a weak smile. “We’re not coming to the party,” she said of the annual celebration on Friday at Burlington’s ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, at which we honor contest winners, finalists and advertisers in 234 categories. “We’re, like, the least enthusiastic Daysie winners alive.”

Sadly, they’re not the only preoccupied winners in town. Around the corner is Julio’s Cantina, voted best Mexican restaurant outside of Chittenden County. The interior of the State Street eatery is unrecognizable except for the bar.

A short walk from Julio’s is the gutted storefront of Onion River Outdoors, voted best bike shop outside of Chittenden County. At the time of the flood, the basement was full of

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Bear Pond Books in Montpelier

merchandise, according to the landlord, Lucky Boardman, who recently bought the building on Langdon Street.

Across from it, a life-size grim reaper — or is it the Ghost of Christmas Future? — stands sentry in front of an emptied-out Buch Spieler Records, a finalist for best record store. The statue perfectly captures this eerie moment in Capital City history.

But Montpelier is far from dead and, in time, will be ready to embrace a more hopeful metaphor: Simple, ubiquitous and perennial, a daisy blooms in all conditions, including adverse ones. Last year’s best-of contest and party were a love fest for the businesses we cherish — and almost lost — in the pandemic.

Putting up a shingle in Vermont might

look easy. But in this rural, sparsely populated state, it’s not. Good thing there are other measures of success: how many customers show up to help you move books to higher ground before a flood; the number of strangers who contribute to your GoFundMe campaign; the miracle of readers paying for a free newspaper to keep it going. Benedict said authors from all across the country have been sending money to Bear Pond and ordering books through its stilloperational online store.

Last Saturday, 18 Vermont members of the New England Independent Booksellers Association donated 20 percent of their sales to the bookstore and to another one in Barre, Next Chapter, that also flooded. Benefactors include all three Phoenix Books locations, Vermont Book Shop in Middlebury, Shelburne’s Flying Pig Bookstore and Yankee Bookshop in Woodstock.

In a comparable act of magnanimity, the best nonprofit in this year’s Daysies contest, the Humane Society of Chittenden County, is giving the cash portion of its award — money from Daysies party ticket sales — to the Vermont Community Foundation’s VT Flood Response and Recovery Fund. We’re helping the Humane Society by gifting them the same amount in free advertising.

“Thank You Everyone,” reads the message plastered across one of the front windows at Bear Pond. “Recovery is just getting started. Please continue to help.”

That goes for all of us.

Paula Routly

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Cleanup at the Pavilion Building

Buch Spieler Records in Montpelier

On the O ensive

A conservative legal group finds plenty to litigate in Vermont

BY ALISON NOVAK • alison@sevendaysvt.com

UVM to House Grad Students in Saint Michael’s Dorm

BY DEREK BROUWER derek@sevendaysvt.com

e University of Vermont plans to house students in a residence hall on the Colchester campus of Saint Michael’s College.

UVM will lease Hodson Hall for as many as 47 graduate students, according to an agreement dated May 16. e arrangement runs through July 2025, during which UVM will pay the private Catholic school $479,400 per year for the space.

e deal provides much-needed student housing for UVM, which continues to break enrollment records, while providing nearly $1 million to St. Michael’s, which is grappling with years of declining enrollment.

“We view this arrangement as a prudent use of resources, and the right thing to do,” St. Michael’s spokesperson Alessandro Bertoni wrote in an emailed statement. “St. Michael’s seeks to be a good neighbor and community partner with mission-aligned organizations.”

Total enrollment last year at St. Michael’s was 1,399 students, down from 1,950 in 2018. Hodson Hall is one of three dorms the college previously said it would empty ahead of the fall 2023 semester as a way to cut costs. e others include Lyons Hall, in the heart of the campus, and the “100s” block of the Boutin Commons townhouses, according to the Defender, the student newspaper.

Alliance Defending Freedom’s name conjures an image of patriotic superheroes clad in stars and stripes, ready to smack down anyone who tramples on their rights. But to those who stand by inclusive values, the wellfunded conservative legal advocacy group represents something else: a threat to the secular, pro-LGBTQ+, pro-abortion rights laws and policies long cultivated in the Green Mountain State.

With a mounting number of wins under its belt, Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its activity in Vermont, filing six lawsuits since 2019.

COURTS

The Arizona-based organization, founded by a group of Christian leaders three decades ago, files lawsuits nationwide. In Vermont, it has sued the state and other entities. Emboldened by the former Trump administration and the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court, the group has grown in terms of both revenue and impact in recent years.

That’s no surprise, according to Vermont Law School assistant professor Jared Carter, who specializes in First Amendment law. Alliance Defending Freedom and similar organizations want to further their agendas by targeting “states like Vermont that have a reputation for being progressive when it comes to civil rights and antidiscrimination laws,” Carter said.

According to Alliance Defending Freedom’s website, that agenda encompasses five key areas: religious freedom, sanctity of life, marriage and family, parental rights, and free speech. Since 2016, it has been considered an antiLGBTQ hate group by the Southern

Poverty Law Center, in part because of the lawsuits it has filed that attempt to deny rights to transgender students. The legal organization drafted a model policy in 2015 aimed at restricting transgender people’s access to sex-segregated restrooms that has been parroted in numerous so-called “bathroom bills” across the country.

“Anti-LGBTQ groups, including Alliance Defending Freedom, have long engaged in e orts to undo legal protections for the most marginalized and vulnerable communities in the country, seeking to encode anti-LGBTQ ideology into America’s laws at the federal, state, and local levels,” Southern Poverty Law Center senior research analyst R.G.

As part of the deal, UVM students living in Hodson Hall will have access to student common areas such as dining halls, fitness facilities and the library.

ough White said the university intends to house graduate students at Hodson, the lease agreement does allow UVM to place undergraduates there upon separate written approval by St. Michael’s.

e decision to consolidate student housing at St. Michael’s has rekindled existing anxieties about the college’s future, the Defender reported in March. Bertoni, in his statement on Friday, described the arrangement with UVM as “short-term” and emphasized that it involved a small number of students.

So did UVM’s White: “ is is an opportunity to help a small number of graduate students find housing,” he wrote. “We’re glad to partner with another higher education institution to provision housing for graduate students in a challenging housing market.”

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Road Warriors

Writing rules for ATVs on public roads creates acrimony in a small town

BY KATIE FUTTERMAN • kfutterman@sevendaysvt.com

Arecent selectboard meeting in the town of Washington ended not with a bang of the gavel but with an angry f-bomb shouted from a corner of the room. It was fresh evidence of the emotions that have roiled the town for months during a heated public debate about where all-terrain vehicles should be allowed to travel.

The controversy centers on a single dirt lane, Woodchuck Hollow Road, where several residents claim frequent ATV tra c has left behind a deeply rutted mess. One of those residents, Billy Donovan, blames the all-terrain vehicles for turning the road into a channel at times six feet deeper than his home’s foundation. Exposed sharp rocks make for a bone-jarring drive, even in a pickup truck.

A neighbor, Joe Callahan, shares Donovan’s frustration.

“In 31 years, I’ve never given anybody permission to terrorize my front yard. And that’s exactly what they’re doing,” Callahan said. “They’re terrorizing our hill and thinking they can get away with anything they want.”

Hoping for some relief, Donovan circulated some ideas last October to improve the situation, such as allowing only Washington residents to ride ATVs on town roads or creating a committee to develop some rules. The selectboard took up the question of ATV access shortly after. As it debated, the conflict between Woodchuck Hollow residents and local ATV enthusiasts grew bitter. During a June 27 discussion

of the issue, the chair of the selectboard had to warn both sides to refrain from obscenities or threats.

She warned in vain. When Donovan attempted to speak again toward the end of the meeting, he earned a shouted, “Shut the fuck up,” from someone in the audience.

Washington is one of a growing number of Vermont towns that have tried to craft rules to govern ATV use on their back roads in a way that pleases everyone. Use of the recreational three- and fourwheel vehicles has risen quickly: The Vermont ATV Sportsman’s Association, or VASA, says its membership doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. That surge produced a backlash in some places among residents who have watched in dismay as groups of riders roar past their homes on country roads that once carried little tra c.

The issue is about more than transportation management. As in Washington’s case, it can reflect competing visions of rural life: those of residents who favor quiet escape and of others who see meddlesome interference in their recreation and way of life. The sport’s increasing popularity means that the sticky matter of where ATVs can ride is likely to pop up in more towns. Right next door to Washington, for example, residents of Chelsea forced a special town meeting last year at which a majority voted to

THEY’RE NOT EASY DEBATES.

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Vermont Parents Debit Cards for Food

BY ALISON NOVAK • alison@sevendaysvt.com

Cravens wrote in a statement to Seven Days

Alliance Defending Freedom referred Seven Days to a post on its website that says that while its legal positions “are informed by a biblically-based understanding of marriage, human sexuality, and the sanctity of life, we respect the human dignity of those with whom we disagree.” It calls the Southern Poverty Law Center “a far-left organization that only targets the right.”

Last month, Alliance Defending Freedom filed two lawsuits in Vermont, both centered around free speech issues.

Carly Thomsen, a Middlebury College professor who researches anti-abortion pregnancy centers, told Seven Days that Alliance Defending Freedom’s claim that the state is trying to shut down such centers is “a lie.”

The law says centers can be fined $10,000 for distributing false or misleading information, Thomsen said. “If [pregnancy centers] jump to the conclusion that this law could shut them down, we can ascertain that they must know the degree to which they are circulating deceptive and misleading information.”

The recent litigation comes months after other Alliance Defending Freedombacked cases in Vermont concluded.

$35,000 to Travis and $85,000 to Alliance Defending Freedom lawyers.

Carter, the law school professor, said any entity being sued by a deep-pocketed group such as Alliance Defending Freedom — whether it be a small school district or the state — has to do a cost-benefit analysis of whether it’s worth expending large amounts of time, energy and resources to fight the case. Sometimes, he said, they might decide “it’s better to settle this, and be done with it.”

Thin rectangles of plastic worth hundreds of dollars in food benefits are on their way to thousands of Vermont families.

Households with school-age kids are receiving Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, which can be used to buy food from grocery stores or farmers markets. The cards — loaded with a minimum of $120 per child — come courtesy of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which is intended for pandemic recovery.

All public-school students and some at independent schools are eligible — regardless of household income — because of Vermont’s Universal School Meals Act of 2022.

Through the debit card program, the state will distribute a total of $9.98 million to roughly 80,000 students in 53,000 households by mid-August. Each child will receive $120, plus an additional $8.18 for each day they were absent from school due to COVID-19. The benefit will be loaded onto the card, which is printed with a 16-digit number and the name of a parent or guardian.

Families can use the benefit in one of three ways: to purchase groceries; to buy food at a local farmers market that accepts EBT or “Crop Cash”; or to purchase nonperishable food items to donate.

Anore Horton, executive director of Hunger Free Vermont, said the program works in two ways: helping families cope with rising food costs and helping the larger community recover from the pandemic. She urged Vermonters who receive the card to use it and not let the benefit go to waste.

“Those federal food dollars flow directly into our local communities, from our farmers to our general stores and grocery stores, to our neighbors who work at these businesses,” Horton wrote in an email. In light of the catastrophic flooding around the state that’s impacted both farmers and local businesses, “these extra food funds are even more important,” she added. ➆

On July 17, the organization sued the Vermont Agency of Education, the Vermont Principals’ Association and the Windsor Central Supervisory Union on behalf of David Bloch, a former snowboarding coach at Woodstock Union High School. Bloch’s suit says he was fired after he made comments about a transgender snowboarder on an opposing team. It further claims that the termination violated Bloch’s rights to free speech and due process and asks that the school district reinstate him as snowboarding coach.

Attorney Pietro Lynn, who is representing Windsor Central, said the district did not violate the law or Bloch’s rights. Meanwhile, Windsor Central superintendent Sherry Sousa, a defendant in the suit who is named as the administrator who fired Bloch, said her district “is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for all of our community, including members who are LGBTQIA+.”

A week after filing the Woodstock suit, Alliance Defending Freedom announced it was representing two Vermont antiabortion pregnancy centers in a lawsuit against the state. The organizations claim that the recently passed Act 15, meant to crack down on deceptive advertising and medical misinformation, impedes the centers’ ability to provide services to women and families. As in the Woodstock case, the lawsuit alleges that the act violates the free speech and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

Attorney General Charity Clark said in a statement last week that she looks forward to defending the lawsuit on behalf of Vermont. Gov. Phil Scott, too, said he’s confident “the law will be upheld.”

“False and deceptive advertising is illegal in Vermont, and that protection is especially important when it comes to such significant decisions in one’s life,” Scott said in a written statement. “Vermonters have made it clear over and over again that we will defend a woman’s right to choose. We will continue to do so.”

Last year, the Vermont Agency of Education settled several lawsuits brought by the organization on behalf of Vermont families and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, which argued that Catho -

Add to that the chance the case may reach the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal, Carter said, and defendants might make the calculus that fending off claims from conservative legal organizations isn’t a battle worth fighting.

That doesn’t stop Alliance Defending Freedom from characterizing settlements, even relatively small ones, as big wins. In a statement to Seven Days in June, Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Phil Sechler called the Randolph case “a resounding victory for freedom of speech.”

And in an interview this week, Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation David Cortman said the commonality in all the cases it has taken on in Vermont is “generally some violation of constitutional rights by the government — either free speech or freedom of religion.”

lic schools should be eligible to receive public tuition dollars. Under the settlement, school districts agreed to reimburse tuition to Catholic schools that had previously been denied.

Then-education secretary Dan French issued a memo to superintendents in September 2022, saying religious schools could not be denied public tuition payments. French’s memo cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Carson v. Makin, which compelled school districts in Maine to allow state funds to flow to religious schools. Alliance Defending Freedom filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in that case.

In May, Randolph Union High School student Blake Allen and her father, Travis Allen, settled a lawsuit they’d brought the previous fall against the Orange Southwest School District. Backed by Alliance Defending Freedom, the suit alleged the Allens’ First Amendment rights were violated when the district punished them for comments they’d made about a transgender volleyball player. In the settlement, Orange Southwest’s insurance company agreed to pay $5,000 to Blake,

The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont has a different take. Executive director James Lyall characterized Alliance Defending Freedom’s lawsuits as “sustained, bad faith efforts to end reproductive autonomy, roll back antidiscrimination protections, and undermine our democracy and our public institutions.”

The group’s actions, Lyall said in a statement, are “both a continuation and an escalation of longstanding attempts to take away our hard-earned rights and liberties, and to turn back the clock on the progress we have made as a society.”

The faith-based nonprofit’s tax documents, as well as its court victories, show its growing reach. The organization reported $104.5 million in revenue in 2022, up from $51.2 million in 2017. At any one time, it is involved in approximately 100 cases, Cortman said. Its 50 staff attorneys are aided by 4,700 allied attorneys who identify potential cases in their states.

Locally, those allies include Vergennes attorney Anthony Duprey, who is named as the local legal counsel in the Woodstock and Randolph cases. Another is Michael Tierney, a lawyer for Wadleigh, Starr & Peters in Manchester, N.H., who is cocounsel in the pregnancy-center suit. Duprey referred all questions to Alliance Defending Freedom, and Tierney did not

WITH A MOUNTING NUMBER OF HIGH-PROFILE LEGAL VICTORIES UNDER ITS BELT, ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM APPEARS TO BE RAMPING UP ITS ACTIVITY IN VERMONT.

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respond to Seven Days’ request for an interview.

A brochure on Alliance Defending Freedom’s website describes allied attorneys as “Christians committed to using their God-given legal skills to keep the doors open for the Gospel” and deems them essential to the organization’s ability to litigate. The role, which attorneys must apply for, comes with perks such as free legal training and webinars.

Alliance Defending Freedom’s website features slick videos about its cases. Its 2022 nonprofit filings revealed that it paid $960,000 to the Daily Wire, a conservative news website that fans culture-war flames, to create video content.

One of the group’s videos features a testimonial from former Rice Memorial High School principal Lisa Lorenz, who says Vermont violated the First Amendment in the religious school tuition case.

“It’s up to the parents, not the government, to decide what kind of education their children should have,” Lorenz says in the video. “Follow our case at adflegal.org and find more videos like this at adflegal.org-slash-freedom matters.”

Alliance Defending Freedom’s website says it’s won 15 Supreme Court cases since 2011.

Most recently, in June, Alliance Defending Freedom notched a win in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. The court ruled 6-3 that a Christian graphic designer in Colorado could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples as an expression of her right to free speech.

Legal experts say the 303 Creative decision creates the possibility for further litigation related to antidiscrimination laws. Vermont’s public accommodation law, for instance, states that the owner of a business that offers services to the general public cannot deny those services based on a person’s race, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity.

“The questions arising in this case have a profound and deep impact on the progress of civil rights,” University of Washington law professor Theo Myhre said in a video explaining the verdict.

Cortman, Alliance Defending Freedom’s senior counsel, said it’s likely that more litigation will be coming in Vermont, especially if the legislature tries to further restrict public money to religious schools, as it has telegraphed it might.

“As long as these aggressive policies continue to be enacted,” Cortman said, “whether it’s by the legislature or the Agency of Education or local school districts — whomever happens to be taking these actions that violate a client’s constitutional rights — we’ll certainly be looking to continue to sue the state and its agencies or subdivisions.” ➆

Missing Middlebury Teen Died of Hypothermia

BY ALISON NOVAK alison@sevendaysvt.com

Rebecca-Lynn Ball, a 17-year-old from Middlebury who was missing for six days before she was found dead in the woods on April 4, succumbed to hypothermia, according to her death certificate.

“Exposure to cold environment” was listed as a contributing factor on the certificate, which the state Department of Health released on Monday. The manner of death was recorded as “accident.”

Ball, who had autism, was last seen around 4 p.m. on March 29 near the southern end of Wright Park. She’d abruptly left a therapy appointment without her cellphone or coat.

According to the Weather Channel, temperatures ranged from 20 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit between that day and April 4, when she was found.

On the Sunday after Ball’s disappearance, community members held a vigil for the missing teen at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, where Ball was a parishioner. Hundreds of volunteers searched for her.

Ultimately, a canine search team found Ball’s body in a wooded area in Weybridge, on the west side of Otter Creek and north of Beldens Falls, not far from where she had last been seen.

Rev. Paul Olsson of St. Stephen’s described Ball, a Middlebury Union High School senior, as a lover of books and peppermint tea. She participated in her school’s yearbook club and helped to groom local trails, according to her obituary.

“Rebecca had a unique way of wiggling her way into all our hearts,” the obituary said. “She will be sorely missed by the many people she touched in her short lifetime.”

Money raised from a GoFundMe page was used to pay for her funeral and headstone and to establish a scholarship fund in her name. According to the page, a Middlebury student received a $1,000 scholarship in Ball’s memory in June. ➆

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Vermont Opens $20 Million Business Flood Relief Fund

BY ANNE WALLACE ALLEN anne@sevendaysvt.com

A new state program will distribute grants of up to $20,000 to businesses and nonprofits that suffered losses in last month’s flooding. e Department of Economic Development will administer the program to aid companies that lost physical space, inventory, machinery, equipment and supplies.

Large companies that have sustained extraordinary losses are eligible for grants of up to $500,000. Landlords will also be eligible, Economic Development Commissioner Joan Goldstein said. e state has set aside $20 million for the grants and designated $1 million of that for agricultural business losses.

“We hope this will truly bridge a gap for business owners,” Goldstein said at a press conference last ursday.

e state plans a 20 percent reimbursement of total losses.  e application portal opens on ursday.

“We understand this will not make businesses whole, but we want to bring state resources to an already robust effort by charitable organizations all over the state,” Goldstein said.

After the flooding, business owners stripped their damaged properties down to the studs and started to take stock of their losses. Most lack flood insurance, and it quickly became clear that there were no federal grant programs for businesses — only loans.

Several started GoFundMe drives, and local leaders organized fundraising efforts. e Montpelier Strong Recovery Fund had raised $1 million as of last ursday, organizer John Hollar said. And a statewide fund, the Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund, had raised $440,000, according to organizer Patti Komline.

e program is good news for Vermont’s cannabis businesses, which are illegal under federal law and aren’t eligible for federal flood relief programs. But they can apply for the state aid, Goldstein said.

“I am delighted that the state has developed a program in which cannabis businesses are included,” said Kevin Bopp, whose planned dispensary in Londonderry was damaged by floodwater. ➆

repeal a new ordinance that allowed ATVs on 2.7 miles of town highways.

“They’re not easy debates,” said Ted Brady, executive director of the Vermont League of Cities & Towns. “I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer.”

Brady said so many towns have inquired about the ATV issue in recent years that his group has created the outline of a model ordinance, with suggestions for how towns could tailor it to their own situations.

In Washington, the controversy ratcheted up in May, when the selectboard adopted an ordinance that allows ATVs to travel on all Class 4 roads, the unmaintained town roads that sometimes resemble overgrown trails. The ordinance also allows ATVs on a few Class 3 roads — gravel roads that a typical car can navigate. The ordinance requires the signatures of neighboring landowners to open additional roads to four-wheeler travel.

The measure passed without objection, but then the local ATV club realized Woodchuck Hollow Road was not on the OK-to-ride list. That created a problem for the club because the Woodchuck Hollow route had served as a crucial link between ATV trails.

Selectboard member AJ Galfetti said the omission was an oversight; the selectboard opened Woodchuck Hollow Road to ATVs more than a decade earlier and did not intend to reverse that move now.

Nonetheless, the new ordinance e ectively closed the Woodchuck Hollow artery to ATVs, thrusting the issue back onto the public stage as o cials tried to find a way out of the tangle. On June 27, the selectboard voted to revise the ordinance, but it has yet to lay out a process or timetable for doing so. The decision to reopen the issue rankled Donovan and some of his fellow landowners on Woodchuck Hollow Road, who under the law as currently written hold veto power over allowing ATVs on their Class 3 wooded road.

Those in the ATV camp, meanwhile, are pleased that the selectboard plans to take another stab. Resident Sherry Beede praised the board and said no ordinance should allow one or two people to override the wishes of the town.

“I own a property on a town road. I do not own the town road,” Beede told the selectboard.

Local ATV enthusiasts in Washington say they have been unfairly maligned as a destructive force. Robbie Perdue, trail master for the Central Vermont ATV Club, said the spike in use during the pandemic has since fallen. With an average member age of 50, his club represents a casual “family sport,” he said. ATV supporters assert that their sport benefits the town by drawing riders to local businesses.

“We go out; we have fun. We aren’t out there raising hell,” said Travis Moran, who attended the June selectboard meeting.

Riders blamed any road damage on mud-bogging trucks, not ATVs, and say VASA can help o set Washington’s road

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maintenance costs by fixing the ones open to ATV traffic. The ATV association’s trails coordinator, Ethan Hill, noted that the club only uses town roads as connectors between the woods trails that are its priority and that it spends $20,000 a year maintaining Class 4 roads around the state. The group also can help fund local law enforcement to monitor ATV use, he said.

Residents on Woodchuck Hollow Road say they could count as many as 100 ATVs a day before the recent ordinance shut down access, and they are skeptical of how much VASA does to repair the roads. They worry that Washington, which sits at a crossroads in VASA’s trail network, could find itself overwhelmed by ATVs from all over.

Moreover, they object to the behavior of some riders and express concerns over safety. Gayle Callahan, who lives with her husband, Joe, not far from Donovan, used to walk the road. She recalled a number of near misses, including one in which she said she had to pull her granddaughter into a ditch to avoid being hit by an ATV. In 2015, Callahan, a registered nurse, rushed to the site of a fatal ATV crash on Woodchuck Hollow Road. She said it took police and EMTs almost three hours to reach the rider through the woods because the road was impassable to their vehicles.

Joe Callahan no longer dares to ride his horse on the road, he said. Gone, too, are the hikers, joggers and bikers who used to enjoy the trails, the road’s residents say.

The ATV controversy has created deep personal antagonisms. Donovan, who has lived on Woodchuck Hollow Road for 19 years, said he believes that he has been targeted by town officials since he initially spoke out. He noted that a member of the selectboard visited his property to inspect a stone wall officials say narrows the road too much to allow snowplowing. Donovan said others in town have property features that sit too close to the road, and that his has been singled out for scrutiny.

But the chair of the selectboard, Sheila Duranleau, discounted that charge and said she thought the matter had been resolved to everyone’s satisfaction.

Besides that, Donovan said his involvement in the ATV issue got him kicked out of a local store by the owner, who accused Donovan of taking business away from him.

Lisle Kulbach, a Massachusetts resident who has a camp in Woodchuck

Hollow, said the situation is part of a long history of “anti-flatlander” sentiment in the town. She said she worries about the safety of Donovan, who moved from New Hampshire.

The Callahans have long had cameras up at their house and recently set up more to monitor Donovan’s property. They reported pickup trucks stopping there late at night, particularly after contentious selectboard meetings, and suspect efforts at intimidation. Donovan said his stone wall has been vandalized.

Elsewhere in Vermont, the ATV issue also has proven contentious, if less personal.

In Craftsbury, selectboard cochair Bruce Urie said trying to write an ordinance governing the use of ATVs on public roads was the most controversial issue the town had seen. ATV riders, angered over their neighbors’ vocal opposition, threatened to close their own land to skiing and hiking.

After the proposed ordinance in Craftsbury was voted down, the town abandoned the idea of ATV regulation altogether. Urie said there have not been any related issues so far.

Towns across the Northeast Kingdom, including Canaan, Montgomery, Holland, Hardwick and Sutton, also have held meetings or passed ordinances or amendments to their ATV policies in the past few years. Newport became the first city to allow ATVs on municipal roads, a decision made in large part in hopes of the business ATV riders might bring to town, according to Travis Bingham, chief of police.

One of Washington’s neighbors, the town of Orange, amended its rules in 2021 to allow anyone to ride ATVs on public roads as long as they are headed to a trail. It was the ATV club that did not want to open all roads, according to the chair of the selectboard, Eric Holmgren. Instead, the town now discusses individual openings as residents request them.

The debate in Washington is on pause, possibly for months, until the selectboard takes up the matter of revising the ordinance it adopted in May.

In the meantime, Woodchuck Hollow Road lives under a kind of cold peace. The ATVs have, for now, ceased traveling there. Donovan is enjoying the quiet and monitoring a different kind of traffic: Bears, his sightings of which had fallen to one or two a year, and are already up to nine.

Wrong Number?

Vermont 211 struggled to keep up with a deluge of flood calls

BY KEVIN MCCALLUM • kevin@sevendaysvt.com

For weeks, Vermont officials have been urging residents to call 211 to report damage from this month’s historic flooding. The hotline is crucial for both documenting the extent of flood damage and connecting people with resources they desperately need to recover, officials said.

But in recent days, there’s been growing criticism about the 211 system, which is operated by United Ways of Vermont under a contract with the state. The hotline was quickly overwhelmed by the disaster.

Meanwhile, data from the system — including specific details about damages to homes, phone numbers and whether residents wanted volunteer help — were being shared with dozens of disaster relief organizations, including faith-based groups, that descended on the state after the storm. Yet some cities, towns and local volunteers were not dialed in to what their neighbors reported.

“I have communicated my frustrations with the 211 system to the administration and to the United Way,” Rep. Jonathan Williams (D-Barre) told fellow lawmakers during a debriefing at the Statehouse last Thursday. “My hope is we can make it better for the future.”

Since 2005, Vermont 211 has acted as a centralized call center that helps people get information about a range of community services, including housing assistance, mental health treatment, job training, and access to food, transportation and legal services. In the immediate aftermath of 2011’s Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont 211’s phone lines at its Essex Junction call center were also overwhelmed. But the service was able to add lines and volunteers to help it field more than 15,000 calls for assistance, according to Elizabeth Gilman, executive director of United Ways of Vermont.

For much of its history, the system operated 24-7. But in mid-June, United Ways announced that it was scaling back the call center’s hours in response to a change in its contract with the state. Starting July 1, the phones were to be staffed from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Ten days later, storms began dropping more than nine inches of rain on some parts of the state, and 211 was soon overwhelmed by calls. Vermont 211 staff, who have worked remotely since the pandemic, documented damage reported

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by residents, told them how to reach the Federal Emergency Management Agency and volunteer groups, and shared data with emergency management officials. Immediate help wasn’t often available, however.

“I have heard from a very large number of constituents that they have not been able to get through to 211,” Rep. Williams said last Thursday. Instead of reaching a live person, some flood victims were told to leave messages or to text or email for help, Williams said. That can be a challenge “if people don’t have email or computers” following a flood, he noted.

Such delays are unacceptable when people are in need, said Rep. Mike Marcotte (R-Newport), chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development.

“That’s a problem that we’ve got to fix,” he told colleagues.

Emergency management officials say they have. The 211 system backlog has been resolved, according to Daniel Batsie, deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. The “massive outpouring

of contacts” to 211 after the floods made it difficult at times for people to reach a person, he acknowledged.

But the last call backlog was on July 22, when 86 calls or online requests for service awaited replies, he said. Officials from the State Emergency Operations Center pitched in to return calls and were able to clear the backlog by the end of the day, he said.

As of last week, the call center had received 4,290 calls reporting flood damage to homes, according to data provided by state officials. More than a third, 1,596, were in Washington County, which also had the most homes in the state reported as uninhabitable — 359. Lamoille County had 181 homes reported as uninhabitable, and Windsor County had 68. A total of 314 people said they needed shelter.

Gilman, the United Ways of Vermont executive director, acknowledged that the 211 system was overwhelmed after the storm hit. Her team of seven remote call takers — down from nine before July 1 — immediately shifted back to 24-hour

staffing but couldn’t keep up with the call volume.

At the worst point, the backlog of unanswered messages from flood victims reached 300. It took workers two days or more to respond, she said.

“We were inundated. We just had hundreds of calls in a very short period of time, and we did fall behind,” Gilman said.

To get back on track, the organization added a page on the 211 website on which residents could self-report their damages and enlisted five AmeriCorps workers and 10 United Ways volunteers from New Hampshire to pitch in.

Asked on Tuesday about 211’s performance after the flood, Gov. Phil Scott said the state initially wasn’t aware of just how bad the backlog had become.

“We can’t fix a problem unless we know about it,” he said.

The emergency managers “weren’t given that information” from 211 officials, but once they became aware, they stepped in and “rectified” the backlog, Scott said.

“I don’t believe it was a funding issue. It was a communication issue,” he said.

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Among the towns reporting communication issues was Waterbury, which didn’t receive any significant 211 data until July 22 — a week and a half after the flooding. And even then, no one at the town noticed the email.

“It simply got lost in the shu e at the time,” municipal manager Tom Leitz said.

Mark Bosma, public information o cer for Vermont Emergency Management, said officials were initially sorting 211 reports by hand and directing the information to the hardest-hit areas beginning on July 16. Waterbury got a handful that day and then a fuller accounting on July 28, after the system was automated.

The latest update showed that residents had made 97 requests for help, including for electrical work, cleanup and mold mitigation. Leitz said he hoped those who asked for help got it through the town’s existing volunteer network, but he couldn’t be sure until the lists were cross-checked.

“I think the challenge in any disaster like this is always information sharing,” Leitz said.

Much of the information collected by 211, including respondents’ names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, has been made available to about two dozen volunteer organizations that are operating in Vermont. The groups are using Crisis Cleanup, a website and app that help coordinate volunteer e orts in disaster zones.

Waterbury o cials weren’t even aware of the Crisis Cleanup app, according to Liz Schlegel, the head of the town’s volunteer response. She only learned about it last Thursday.

“If this is the app that the state wants everyone to be using, why didn’t they tell anybody about it?” Schlegel said.

The state and Crisis Cleanup founder and executive director Aaron Titus said he could not provide a list of aid groups that are using the app in Vermont and have access to flood victims’ information. There is a list of organizations that signed up for the overall disaster — which a ected several states — but it is “di cult to separate out that list geographically,” he said.

One with a large presence in Vermont is Samaritan’s Purse, a North Carolina-based evangelical Christian organization led by president and CEO Franklin Graham, son of preacher Billy Graham. Using information provided to 211, the group called a Seven Days reporter whose basement had flooded. The caller asked if she needed help or wanted to pray.

The organization’s local program manager, John Schultz, said he couldn’t speak to the specifics of that call but said it is in line with the group’s mission. Volunteers reach out to see what people need

and often send chaplains along with work crews.

“They are here to listen to people, pray with them if they’d like to and spend time helping people cope with the trauma of what they may have gone through,” Schultz explained.

He said his volunteers had helped about 30 families “muck out” their homes within a 30-mile radius of Barre.

The group has received referrals from 211 through the Crisis Cleanup website. It also has set up its own hotline and has connected with people outside Faith Community Church in Barre, where the group has a colorful trailer emblazoned

with its name and “Helping in Jesus’ Name.”

The organization is proud of its dual role of helping people recover physically from disasters while ministering to their spiritual needs.

“We do want to make sure that folks know that they are not forgotten and that God does love them [and] they are not alone,” Schultz said.

Titus, Crisis Cleanup’s executive director, said the company only gives information to reputable aid organizations that have a physical presence in the state to perform disaster relief work.

He is sensitive to people’s privacy concerns and only gives groups the data they need to respond to each incident, such as names, addresses and contact information. When respondents’ contact 211, the service asks them whether they want to hear from volunteer groups.

About two dozen disaster relief organizations working in Vermont are using the company’s platform to provide flood relief, and all are providing services to flood victims for free, Titus said.

A FEMA o cial recommended that state o cials use Crisis Cleanup, and the state agreed to pay for Titus to spend three weeks in Vermont, he said. It’s not clear how much the State of Vermont is paying for the company’s services.

Titus, an attorney and disaster preparedness specialist, said his company’s goal is to help communities better coordinate volunteer e orts after disasters. Without such coordination, relief groups and media tend to flock to the worst-hit areas, while other areas struggle in comparative obscurity.

“If I can help more volunteers help more people, that’s my mission,” Titus said.

Amanda Gustin, a volunteer coordinator for the City of Barre, said she likes the

idea of a single number for people to call after a disaster and said the app appears well designed. But the way the 211 data was shared with communities created confusion for volunteers on the ground, she said. She also disputed the idea that personal information is not shared, noting that she’s seen some flood victims’ medical information.

Flood victims’ information was “dumped” into the Crisis Cleanup platform, making it hard for volunteers to tell the status of various requests for assistance, she said.

Gustin hopes the 211 data helped the state document flood damage for federal o cials, but she thinks the hotline fell short in what should have been its primary mission.

Lawmakers and flood victims are right to be critical of the delays, said Gilman, the United Ways executive director, adding that 211 has been “battling for funding” from the state for six years. “When you don’t invest in a system and then something like this happens, this is the result — we are going to get inundated,” Gilman said.

Marcotte told Seven Days that lawmakers bear some of the responsibility for the funding that resulted in the sta ng cut at 211. “We didn’t fully appropriate the funds that we probably should have, in hindsight,” he said.

Being able to immediately bring on additional paid staff or volunteers to handle skyrocketing call volumes is crucial for disasters, but the state and 211 had no plan for how to do that, Gilman said.

“There isn’t the funding and the planning in place to expand quickly when something like this happens,” she said.

The service’s website, however, touts its ability to do just that.

“Vermont 211 is prepared for optimum operation during an emergency through advance preparation, flexibility, and preparedness drills to respond to sustained spikes in call volume and rapidly changing information that is hard to collect but which must be managed and disseminated,” the site states.

Gilman said it’s important for people to remember that thousands of residents received assistance through a complex disaster response system of which 211 is just a part. But she agreed that the state and 211 needed to learn lessons from this disaster in order to improve their response to future ones.

“We can’t have these things not work for Vermonters, especially in such an awful moment in people’s lives,” she said. ➆

WHEN YOU DON’T INVEST IN A SYSTEM AND THEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, THIS IS THE RESULT — WE ARE GOING TO GET INUNDATED.

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Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday as Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison looks on

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[Re Feedback: “Wake Up,” July 26]: My family has lived on Lake Iroquois since 2015, and we own a surf boat. This is what I see on our lake: The supporters of this proposed rule-in-process highlight a few topics:

1) Surf boats are the fastestgrowing category of powerboats.

2) The 500-foot rule is not enough.

3) Surf boats stir up sediment that increases phosphorus levels.

No. 1: In 2015 there were three “surf” boats on Lake Iroquois. In 2023 the number hasn’t changed. By limiting or restricting the use of these boats, there will be very little impact.

No. 2: By comparison, a neighbor of mine has a 22-foot Sea Ray Bowriderstyle boat that weighs within 500 pounds of mine. When you add six to eight people on board and take a sunset cruise, a very similar size wake will occur. I feel this 500-foot rule goes too far for what happens from a wake boat versus other users. The 200-foot rule is more than most states require.

No. 3: The State of Vermont’s Lake Score Card for Lake Iroquois says the phosphorus levels have been declining. Again, the standard 200-foot rule keeps surf boats away from shore and the shallow areas.   Boaters are required to take a course and learn the rules of the water. Through education, communicating with our neighbors and learning to share the lake, this will truly be a place that everyone can enjoy during our short summer season.

Rodney Putnam HINESBURG

SAME LAKE, DIFFERENT TIME

[Re Feedback: “Wake Up,” July 26]: I was fortunate to be on a work trip in Austria and experience a fully electric wakeboard boat. Gorgeous, quiet and expensive. Its overall weight and churn were very similar to gorgeous dawnpatrol moments on my home lake in Connecticut. Can’t say the fishermen or paddleboarders appreciate the massive wake, yet the captain controls the outcome and, in my experience, experienced drivers can avoid issues. It’s not grandma and grandpa’s lake any longer. But it’s still as gorgeous, safe and fun as ever.

Marc Murphy WILLISTON

AFTER THE FLOOD

[Re “‘Major Disaster’ Declaration Unlocks Millions in Federal Flood Aid for Vermont,” July 14, online]: We are once again starting to prioritize repairs to infrastructure damaged by severe flooding; pumping water out of basements; and searching state, town and personal budgets for the repair funds. Time to ask if we are ready to finally treat the climate crisis as the existential emergency it really is?

While it was raining relentlessly here, other countries were also experiencing unprecedented rains and flooding. Simultaneously, southern parts of this country were experiencing an unrelenting, life-threatening heat wave. As I write this, Phoenix, Ariz., temperatures are predicted to be over 100. Most above 110. The 92-degree low for today will be exceeded for the next nine days.

The heat-trapping blanket of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is continuing to grow. We are polluting our atmosphere and paying the price, literally and figuratively. The federal government continues to issue permits for fossil fuel projects. The Vermont State Employees’ Retirement System pension fund continues to invest your dollars in the fossil fuel industry.

We all need to get engaged to reverse the trajectory of this threat to our civilization. But how? Please join one or more of the many organizations fighting for real change. Please vote for representatives at every level of government who will work for our future.

Third Act Vermont is part of thirdact.org, a national group founded by Vermonter Bill McKibben for the over60 crowd working toward climate solutions. Third Act Vermont can be found through our website at thirdactvt.org. Other options are 350.org, sierraclub.org and sunrisemovement.org.

John Woodland BRATTLEBORO

‘USE FEWER BOTTLES’

[Re “Scott Vetoes the Expansion of Vermont’s Bottle Redemption Program,” June 29, online]. The mantra “reduce, reuse, recycle” was a nice start, but now I suggest shortening it to “just reduce.”

Don’t expand the bottle bill. Use fewer bottles. Can you reduce what’s in your garbage can and recycling bin at the end of each week? Let’s try.

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Make a Di erence — Take the Challenge!

Vermont kids are pitching in to help flooded towns recover by completing activities for the Good Citizen Challenge. This summer civics project includes 25 activities K-8 students can do to learn about and improve their communities.

On Friday, July 21, in Morrisville, a group of young residents who’ve been working on the Challenge through the Morristown Centennial Library held a bake sale to benefit the Johnson Public Library (Activity 14: Organize Support).

The flood hit Morrisville, too, but the damage was worse in nearby Johnson; the library’s entire collection has been removed until its building dries out.

Morrisville librarians Maggie Cleary and Cari Varner organized the fundraiser, posting about it on the town’s Front Porch Forum. Community members including the local bridge group saw the post and donated money and baked goods. The kids made treats and lemonade.

They spent an hour setting up their table and crafting colorful signs. Many drivers honked in support as they passed or pulled over to make donations. In one hour, the kids raised $539 for the cause. Amelia Rossiter, 12, helped sta the tent and accept donations. Her own house was una ected by the flood, “but we definitely know people who weren’t as fortunate,” she said. “Being able to help in any way we can is really nice.”

Everyone who completes the Good Citizen Challenge by doing five activities in a row on the scorecard is entered to win prizes, including a free trip for two to Washington, D.C.

Download the scorecard and enter by September 4 at goodcitizenvt.com.

Challenge Organizers Partners Underwriters

The Evslin Family Foundation

“Civic knowledge can’t be handed down the gene pool. It has to be learned.” — Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

lifelines

OBITUARIES

Ann Harold McCullough Leary

JANUARY 3, 1937-JULY 27, 2023

WILLISTON, VT.

Ann H. McCullough Leary of Aspen Lane in Williston, Vt., passed away on July 27, 2023, following a long illness.

She was born on January 3, 1937, in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of Harold and Eunice Hill McCullough. She was a graduate of Catonsville Senior High School, class of 1955. On June 22, 1957, she was married to James Leary in St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Catonsville, Md.

After her marriage she moved to Colchester, where Jim was a student

Joyce Freundlich

APRIL 28,1935-JULY 31, 2023

MONTPELIER, VT.

After a long and challenging chapter with frontotemporal dementia, Joyce passed peacefully from this earthly plane on July 31, 2023.

If there’s a choir in heaven, Joyce is singing — show tunes, spirituals, jazz standards, classical, folk songs, Jewish melodies … maybe even the Beatles. Joyce loved music and sang in a choir everywhere she lived. She encouraged all signs of musicality in her children and grandchildren.

Joyce was born on April 28, 1935, in New York City to Fannie and Samuel Yacker.

Although she spent most of her life in New Jersey, Joyce treasured all that New York had to offer. She especially enjoyed Broadway and loved celebrating special occasions with a good show.

From an early age, Joyce was a voracious reader and a curious soul. Determined to get a college education even though her family was going through hard times, Joyce used her charm and determination to convince her favorite aunt to go to bat for her. Joyce got her wish, attended Bates College and then graduated from Douglass College. In 1957, Joyce married Sandy Freundlich. Sandy

OBITUARIES, VOWS, CELEBRATIONS

where she was active in the community and had many friends. ey returned to Vermont in 1967 with six boys and had two more children. ey lived in Underhill for 19 years and then moved to Williston. She spent many hours raising children, knitting, crocheting afghans and cross-stitching marriage samplers for her children and to donate. She also attended Trinity College and worked at Champlain Industries in Colchester.

ENGAGEMENTS

predeceased by her parents, Harold and Eunice McCullough; her brothers, Scott and Lanny; her sons Tim and David; her husband of 66 years, James; her daughter-in-law Carrie; and her cousin Chip Day.

A memorial service will be held on ursday, August 3, 1 p.m., at the Ready Funeral and Cremation Services South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. Burial will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Samara Rose Fantie and Carl Elliott

at Saint Michael’s College. After his graduation they moved to New York City and then to Deerfield, N.H.,

She is survived by six of her eight children, Brian (Barb), Steven, John (Colleen), Kevin, Sarah and Peter (Tammy); 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren. She was

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston, Vt. To send online condolences to her family, please visit readyfuneral.com.

“Ott” Lindstrom

Deborah Henken and Bryan Fantie of Gaithersburg, Md., announce the engagement of their daughter, Samara Rose Fantie, to Carl Elliott “Ott” Lindstrom, son of Timothy and Jessica Lindstrom of Williamsburg, Va.

made Joyce laugh, was able to beat her in Scrabble and encouraged her to learn how to live within a household budget. Joyce and Sandy made their home in Plainfield, N.J. In 1960 and 1961, Wendy and Kenny came along, both with carrot-topped hair. When Joyce became known primarily as Sandy’s wife and the mother of the two cute little redheads, she knew it was time to go back to work.

When her children were in their teens, Joyce went back to school to get her master’s in education. Just to prove to herself that she was as smart as her younger brother, the lawyer, she continued until she completed her doctorate.

Joyce was the quintessential lifelong learner, taking classes in writing, Hebrew, Japanese, art, quilt making and current events, through her eighties.

At 75, Joyce decided to have a bat mitzvah. She studied hard and joyfully celebrated her delayed rite of passage with her extended family and friends.

Joyce had a full career in education. She taught English to foreign students in the public schools, later became a professor at Rutgers and, finally, started her own company teaching English to foreign businesspeople. Her students called her “Dr. Joyce” since they could not

pronounce her last name, and she loved it!

Joyce raised her family with love and silliness. She had a great sense of fun … always ready for a game of Charades, Pictionary, Bananagrams, Boggle, Fictionary or the “forehead game.” She brought laughter and festivity to every family gathering. When telling a story (which she always loved), if faced with the choice of sticking closely to the facts or entertaining her listeners, there was never a question of which option she’d choose.

And the food she cooked! Pot roast, paella, soups, cakes, pies … you name it, and she made it. Family gatherings always included extra friends, foreign students from around the world, her children’s friends, and anyone who needed a good meal and a good time. Joyce loved to entertain and always made people feel welcome.

When Sandy tragically passed away in 1988, Joyce reconnected with her former colleague, Norman Schnayer. ey spent the next 35 years together, retiring to the Berkshires, where they made new friends, became very involved in their temple and traveled about. When grandchildren came into their lives, they were thrilled! First Maddi, followed by Adam, Josh and Anna. eir home in the Berkshires became a puppet theater, a gymnastics academy, a children’s library and a delicious kitchen. Walks down the road to visit the farm animals were an essential part of every grandchild’s visit. Joyce shared laughter, melodies and plenty of chocolate with her grandchildren.

Joyce made her end-of-life wishes very clear: movies and ice cream. Her family confirms that her freezer was stocked with Ben and Jerry’s until the end. e invention of streaming made it very easy to accommodate as many movies as she could watch day and night from her cozy recliner. Joyce stayed über connected to her children, grandchildren and family friends through her magnificent use of her iPhone. She reached out to her regulars many times a day, checking in to make sure everyone was happy enough, eating well, and staying active and engaged in their work, studies and social lives.

Joyce was predeceased by her parents, Fanny and Samuel Yacker; both husbands, Sandy Freundlich and Norman Schnayer; and her brother, Stanley Yacker. She is survived by her daughter, Wendy Freundlich, of Middlesex; her son, Kenny Freundlich, and daughterin-law, Marjorie Freundlich, of Needham, Mass.; her grandchildren, Madeleine and Adam Freundlich and Josh and Anna Farber; her cousin Carole Bromberg; her sister-in-law Pauline Aronoff; her closest friends, Silka and Donny Wolk; and her best travel buddy, Laura Shumlin.

Joyce’s family extends their heartfelt gratitude to Francis and Blandine Manga of Loving Home Care; Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice; Michelle (from New Leaf Hair Salon); Lauren Hooker (her Zoom sing-along buddy); and all of the loving and caring neighbors of Freedom Drive. A celebration of Joyce’s life with family and friends will take place later this summer.

Samara received degrees from Amherst College and American University and is a 2D/3D digital artist and the CCO of a video game development startup. Ott, a graduate of Amherst College and William & Mary Law School, is an attorney and litigation associate with Paul Frank + Collins in Burlington, Vt. A May 2024 wedding is planned.

IN MEMORIAM

Edward White

1934-2023

BRISTOL, VT.

e family of Edward White Sr. (1934-2023) of Bristol, Vt., will gather to celebrate his life, and they’d be honored if you’d join them on Friday, August 4, 3-6 p.m., at Hogback Mountain Brewery, 372 Rockydale Rd., Bristol, VT. Please bring your fondest memories of Ed to share with family and friends.

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Sunday, August 6

NORTH

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Pick for a Cause, 8am-4pm

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO

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Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

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Herb Tour, 2:30pm

Sunday Bell Farm DANVILLE

Tour the Dairy and BBQ Fundraiser, 1pm-4pm

Elmore Roots ELMORE

Food Forest Walk, 3pm-4:30pm

Shelburne Farms SHELBURNE

Vermont Fresh Network’s Annual Forum Dinner, 5pm-8pm

CENTRAL

Anderbell Acres EAST MONTPELIER

Brunch & Blooms, 10am-12pm

Greenfield Highland Beef

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Picnic by the Pasture, 11am-2pm

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Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Bast Fiber Harvest and Processing

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Billings Farm & Museum

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Antique Tractor Day, 10am-5pm

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND

Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

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Baird Farm NORTH CHITTENDEN

The 2nd Annual Great North American Maple Pie Contest, 2pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

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Make Your Own Sundae, 2pm-5pm

Merck Forest & Farmland Center

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Meet & Feed, 9am-10am

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Big Picture Farm TOWNSHEND

Cheese and Caramel Tasting, 5pm

Monday, August 7

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Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO

Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Apple Tasting, 9am-5pm

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Charlo e Farms by Bike, 8am-4pm

SOUTH

Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND

Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

Primitive Rug Weaving, 12pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

Tuesday, August 8

NORTH

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO Farm Tour, 9am-5pm Apple Crisp Tasting, 9am-5pm

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Story Hour on the Farm, 10am

Vermont Youth Conservation

Corps RICHMOND

Lunch & Tour our Farm and Barns, 10:30am

Elmore Roots ELMORE

Food Forest Walk, 3pm-4:30pm

Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY

Can I Eat That? 4pm-5:30pm

Valley Dream Farm CAMBRIDGE

Chef Dinner and Farm Tour, 5pm

SOUTH

Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Morse Brook Farm WESTMINSTER

Herding Demonstration, 9am

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND

Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

Primitive Rug Weaving, 12pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

Learn about Honeybees, 2pm-3pm

White River Land Collaborative

TUNBRIDGE

Burger Night, 5pm-8pm

Wednesday, August 9

NORTH

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO

Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Apple Crisp Tasting, 9am-5pm

Golden Apple Family Farm

CHARLOTTE

Self-Guided Farm Tours, 10am-4pm

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Music with Emma Cook, 10:30am

Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Meet the Cows Tour, 9:30am-10:30am

Sugar Maple Tour, 9:30-10:30am

Valley Dream Farm CAMBRIDGE

Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt, 12pm-5pm

Champlain Island Farmers Market

SOUTH HERO

Kids’ Day, 3pm-6pm

Elmore Roots ELMORE

Food Forest Walk, 3pm-4:30pm

Killeen Crossroads Farm

SHELBURNE

Chicken BBQ Dinner, 6pm

Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY Crescent Moon Creations, 6pm-8pm

CENTRAL

Anderbell Acres EAST MONTPELIER

Sunset Picnic and PYO Flowers, 5:30pm-8:30pm

SOUTH

Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

Primitive Rug Weaving, 12pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

Sco Farm DUMMERSTON

Crêpe Night, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Thursday, August 10

NORTH

Dubs Farms BERKSHIRE How to Process a Chicken, 9am-10:30am

Healthy Eating Straight from the Garden, 10:30am-12:30pm

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Art on the Farm, 10am-12pm

Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY

Yoga & Mimosas, 10am-11am

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO

Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Apple Crisp Tasting, 9am-5pm

Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Sugar Maple Tour, 1pm-2:30pm

Meet the Sheep, 11:30am-12:30pm

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Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt, 12pm-5pm

Snow Farm Vineyard SOUTH HERO Summer Concert Series, 6:30pm

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Blue Goose Farm RANDOLPH

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Ananda Gardens MONTPELIER NOFA-VT Pizza Social, 5:30pm

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Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

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Combing Wool, 10:30am

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Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

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Morse Brook Farm WESTMINSTER

Natural Wool Dying, 2pm Herding Demonstration, 6pm

White River Natural Resources

Conservation District, Fable Farm, Yellowbud Farm / Dartmouth Organic Farm BARNARD

EF! Sneak Preview at Feast & Field, 7pm

Friday, August 11

NORTH

Hardwick Farmers Market & Center for an Agricultural Economy CALEDONIA

Community Farm & Food Celebration with the Center for an Agricultural Economy, 3pm-6pm Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Apple Cider Donut Sundae, 9am-5pm

Snow Farm Vineyard SOUTH HERO

The Logger Comedy & Music Show, 6pm

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE Yoga on the Farm, 9am Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Meet the Cows Tour, 9:30am-10:30am

Golden Apple Family Farm

CHARLOTTE

Self-Guided Farm Tours, 10am-4pm

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Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt, 12pm-5pm

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Farm Tour & Fresh Gelato Tasting, 1pm Center for an Agricultural

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Community Farm & Food Celebration, 3pm-6pm

West Lane Flowers COLCHESTER

Flower Crown Friday, 3pm-7pm Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY

Fairy Garden Creations, 4pm-6pm

Maple Wind Farm RICHMOND

Fried Chicken Dinner, 5pm-7pm

Farmer Led Pasture Walk, 5:30pm-7pm

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Sausage Cook Out, 6pm

CENTRAL

Silloway Maple RANDOLPH CENTER

Make Your Own Sundae, 10am-7pm

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Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Living Lab Open House, 5:30pm-8:30pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

Tour with the Farmer, 1pm

White River Natural Resources

Conservation District

Fable Farm / Yellowbud Farm /

Dartmouth Organic Farm

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EF! Live Performance, 8pm

Saturday, August 12

NORTH

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

Pie Day! 8am-4pm

Restorative Yoga, 9am-10:15am

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Sugar Maple Tour, 9:30am-10:30am

Champlain Island Farmers Market

GRAND ISLE

Kids’ Day, 10am-2pm

Golden Apple Family Farm

CHARLOTTE

Self-Guided Farm Tours, 10am-4pm

Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY Tour the Farm, 11am-12pm

Valley Dream Farm CAMBRIDGE

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Snug Valley Farm EAST HARDWICK

VT Flood Relief Benefit: Moooove the Cows & Picnic in the Field, 12pm-1pm

Head Over Fields Farm CHARLOTTE

Walking Trail and Viewpoint, 12pm-6pm

Shelburne Farms SHELBURNE

Firefolk Arts Summer Celebration, 2pm-5pm

Sandiwood Farm WOLCOTT

Live Music and Dinner on the Farm, 5:30pm-8:30pm

CENTRAL

Anderbell Acres EAST MONTPELIER

PYO Flowers, 9am-1pm

Silloway Maple RANDOLPH CENTER

Make Your Own Sundae, 10am-7pm

Brookfield Bees BROOKFIELD

Beekeeping and International Honey

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Historic Farmstead Stroll, 2pm

Hobby Hill Farm NEWFANE

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Farm Tour with Cheese and Sausage

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Blue Goose Farm

RANDOLPH CENTER

Behind the Scenes Farm Tour, 3pm-5pm

Cate Farm PLAINFIELD

Tomato Trot 5K Fun Run, 4pm

SOUTH

Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Bast Fiber Harvest and Processing

Demos, 10am-2pm

Morse Brook Farm WESTMINSTER

Herding Demonstration, 9am

Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center EAST THETFORD

Harvest, Taste, Create and Play, 9am-11am

White River Natural Resources

Conservation District / Fable Farm / Yellowbud Farm / Dartmouth Organic Farm

BARNARD

Hickory Tree Clean Up Day, 9am

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND

Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

Primitive Rug Weaving, 12pm

White River Natural Resources

Conservation District /

Fable Farm / Yellowbud Farm /

Dartmouth Organic Farm

HANOVER, NH

EF! Live Performance, 8pm

Sunday, August 13

NORTH

Hacke ’s Orchard SOUTH HERO Farm Tour, 9am-5pm

Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Meet the Cows Tour, 9:30am-10:30am

Adam’s Berry Farm CHARLOTTE

GROW Prenatal and Family Yoga, 10am

Bu erworks Farm WESTFIELD

Winter Holiday Hoedown + Quebecois

Farm Meal, 11am-2pm

Valley Dream Farm CAMBRIDGE

Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt, 12pm-5pm

Head Over Fields Farm CHARLOTTE

Walking Trail and Viewpoint, 12pm-6pm

Trapp Family Lodge STOWE

Sugar Maple Tour, 1pm-2:30pm

Farm Cra VT SHELBURNE

Herb Tour & A ernoon Tea Bu et, 2:30pm

Philo Ridge Farm CHARLOTTE

Farm Activities and Butcher's Grill Night, 2pm-7pm

Lavender Essentials of Vermont

DERBY

Tea & Dessert Bar, 3pm-4:30pm

CENTRAL

Brookfield Bees BROOKFIELD

Beekeeping and International Honey Tasting, 11am-3pm

Silloway Maple RANDOLPH CENTER

Make Your Own Sundae, 2pm-5pm

SOUTH

Smokey House Center DANBY

U-Pick Blueberries, 8am-6pm

Bast Fiber Harvest and Processing Demos, 10am-2pm

Cynefin Farm TOWNSHEND Combing Wool, 10:30am

Carding Wool, 11am

Spinning Wool, 11:30am

Primitive Rug Weaving, 12pm

Sco Farm DUMMERSTON

Orchard Stroll, 2-3pm

Bandwagon Celtic Music Minifest, 4pm-7pm

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Wish I Were Here

There’s no getting around it: 2023 has been a cruel summer — hat tip to Bananarama. Even before historic flooding washed out a good chunk of the state last month, the season’s early going was marked by weird cool stretches, uncomfortable heat waves, beach closures from cyanobacteria (or worse) and asthma-triggering smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

Granted, the fires have made for some epic sunsets, but they also regularly cast Vermont and the Northeast in an eerie haze that makes it easier than ever to envision the apocalypse — and to imagine it might not be so far off, especially in light of the recent dire climate crisis reports.

Oh, and did we mention the floods?

While there are far more important things to worry about than experiencing a bummer summer — rebuilding your life after epic flooding, for one — it’s hard not to feel let down. Vermonters wait all freaking year to take advantage of what basically amounts to 10 weeks of ideal weather. When we’re robbed of that, we take it personally.

For example, the other day, all I wanted to do after work was take my dog to cool off at our favorite secluded spot on the lake — I had been daydreaming about it all afternoon. But when we got there, the

There’s reason for hope, though. We have at least one solid month of summer left — more, if you go by meteorological summer. If the climate crisis has any upside, it’s an extended warm season. In

hadn’t, such as fly fishing, tubing or visiting a notorious racetrack. Also fair game were activities that we felt we had to do each year to make the summer complete, such as visiting a swimming hole or taking the ferry to New York State for dinner.

water was dark and murky — and worse, smelly. There was no way I was letting either of us in that mire.

Typically, by this point in the summer I’ve swum in Lake Champlain or Bristol Falls or Lake Dunmore dozens of times. This year, I can count the number on one hand. I know I’m not alone, and that’s genuinely depressing. Seasonal affective disorder is supposed to happen in January, not July, right?

short, there’s still time to salvage some good in this summer of our discontent.

To that end, we present the Vermont Summer Bucket List.

Earlier this summer, mostly before the floods, Seven Days staffers fanned out across the state — and one state line — to check items off their summer bucket lists. We defined those lists broadly: They could contain summery Vermont things our writers had always wanted to do but

This list and the experiences therein aren’t meant to be a comprehensive guide — for that, you could search “Staytripper” at sevendaysvt.com to dig up our pandemicera Vermont guide. One great thing about summer in Vermont is that there are endless ways to spend it. So, while we hope the following vignettes might hip you to new experiences, the real goal of this package of stories is to prove a point:

Summer ain’t over yet.

Whatever your own summer bucket list contains, whether it’s learning to paddleboard or seeing Barbie at the drive-in or camping off the grid, use these stories as inspiration to get out there, check off some items and shake away those summer blues.

Say, do you see a red leaf in that tree?

DAN BOLLES

Vermonters wait all freaking year to take advantage of what basically amounts to 10 weeks of summer.

COLOSSAL SANDERS

ZEN AND THE ART OF FLY-FISHING

Reel relaxation on the Browns River

“The lazy days of summer” are a crock — at least if you are an adult with a job. That goes double if you have kids for whom you feel obliged to create magical memories of lazy summer days. In the years when my sons were little, I felt that pressure. Even now that they are long grown, I still feel pressure.

Who can swing lazily in a hammock when the garden needs to be weeded or the deck scrubbed? It’s light until 8:30 p.m.; don’t waste a second.

TAKE THE PLUNGE

I needed some summer zen. Fast. Or make that slow What could sing more of lazy summer days than standing with your feet in a cool, clear, sun-dappled river, fluidly arcing a fly rod through the air as wildlife flits, swoops and splashes around you?

Last summer, I went out on the Browns River with Jamie Eisenberg of Underhillbased Eisenberg’s Fly Fix for an article about fly-fishing’s role in her journey to sobriety.

She knew every shadowy riverbank and could identify the larval stage of mayflies and caddis flies that clung to the rocks we turned over. Jamie found peace on the river.

“It helps me stay in the moment,” she said at the time.

Back then, Jamie carried a rod and I carried my reporter’s notebook. This year, I thought I’d try a rod myself.

My husband’s Finnish grandfather was a serious fly-fisherman, and we have his rods, reels and flies. To say I’m not a natural sportswoman is an understatement, but I do love being outside in nature. Perhaps this would be a sport we could enjoy together as a couple.

A guided foray on the river with Eisenberg’s Fly Fix runs $50 per hour per person, or $80 per hour for two people. We also needed fishing licenses, which cost as little as $11 for a Vermont resident three-day license. Jamie provided us with rods, flies, wading boots, booties and endlessly patient guidance. Fly-fishing is a sport of finesse and persistence, Jamie told us as we tried our first casts in the large, treeless backyard of her neighbor. “Fly-casting is a gentle act,” she said. “It takes energy, not force.”

Jamie practices catch-and-release, meaning she rarely keeps fish to eat. She uses barbless hooks, holding the glistening creatures momentarily in her net and thanking them before releasing the fish back into the water.

Over the three or so hours we spent on the river, neither my husband, Mark, nor I managed to catch or release anything other than some rocks and branches in which our flies became lodged.

Several times, Jamie gently noted that it looked like I was throwing a baseball rather than casting. I have never successfully thrown a baseball, either.

Mark and I did both experience the tease of strikes on our lines, and I felt a flutter of excitement when it appeared I’d duped a fish into thinking my fly was an actual fly. Despite frustration at my inability to quickly master basic casting, I still relished being on the water and learning from Jamie how to read the river and pay attention to the nature around us.

Of one of my final efforts, Jamie observed, “Your cast was a little hinky, but it worked.” Earlier during our expedition, she had noted, “It’s like golf. It takes a lifetime to get your stroke.”

At least with fly-fishing, you’re supposed to land in the water.

MELISSA PASANEN

INFO

Learn more at eisenbergsflyfix.com. The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe, Orvis in Manchester, and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department also offer fly-fishing education, including some free options.

Finding sweet relief from the heat (and other troubles) at Honey Hollow in Bolton

Here’s a hot tip for everyone navigating this particular stage of the climate crisis: The air quality isn’t as bad when you’re floating in a stream deep in the forest — provided, of course, the climate crisis hasn’t turned said stream into a raging river, as recent flooding did so many Vermont waterways.

When I was assigned, in early summer, to visit a swimming hole, I was excited; that’s one of my absolute favorite activities. And then I was promptly dismayed by the forecast: rain every day until my deadline, except for July 1, when the air-quality index was hovering around an unhealthy 150 thanks to Canadian wildfires. (Of course, it didn’t actually end up raining every day, but that’s on me for trusting weather predictions in the Champlain Valley.) Faced with the prospect of either swimming during a thunderstorm or taking a dunk with my KN95 on, I chose the latter.

My wife, Rachel, and I packed up our Crosstrek, talked our friend Jill into coming with us, and drove toward Bolton and the Honey Hollow Trail. The mountains were covered in that dank, yellow haze that we’re all familiar with by now, and every time I got a whiff of air my chest got tighter — an actual respiratory reaction? My clinical anxiety? The world may never know. Even so, we parked at the trailhead and, cheered by the sight of butterflies flitting around, seemingly unbothered, began hiking to where the trail meets Preston Brook. With every step into the woods, breathing got easier. I knew that trees help clear air pollutants, but I didn’t know how dramatic the difference would be. By the time we reached Bolton’s lesser-known swimming hole, the world around me felt almost normal. There were only two other people nearby, and they were a ways downstream. It was perfect; we wasted no time diving in.

The water was cold, but not as cold as I had expected that early in the summer. Preston Brook gurgles gently over rocks and a handful of petite waterfalls to create a collection of pools that are about

belly-deep and perfect for pretending you’re a mermaid. We scrambled up boulders; we ate cherries and spat the pits across the gorge; I sat in the cool water and enjoyed the sunlight on my face, even though it was partially dimmed by smoke.

Some days, it feels impossible to spend time in nature, given its ever-more-rapid deterioration. The air’s too bad, or the lake is full of bacteria, or it’s too hot and only getting hotter. It’s easy to retreat into the air conditioning and imagine myself separate from the warming planet. But sitting at that swimming hole, surrounded by trees and butterflies doing their best, I felt more at one with nature than ever. The Earth is suffering; it’s also beautiful, and fighting tooth and nail to survive.

So here’s another hot tip: Visit a swimming hole this summer — please , only when it’s safe to do so — and remember what we’re supposed to be fighting for. And then call Bernie and ask how that Green New Deal’s coming.

EMILY HAMILTON

Jamie Eisenberg

Honey Hollow

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DREAMBOAT

Riding the ferry from Charlotte to Essex, N.Y.

The last time I went boating must have been 35 years ago. My girlfriends and I sashayed down to the Burlington waterfront toting swimsuits, snacks and sunscreen, a gaggle of twentysomething hotties out for a day on Lake Champlain.

Nancy said she could sail.

We rented a little boat at the Community Boathouse Marina and set out. After we circled in the inner harbor for some time, a boathouse staffer tried to help us by yelling instructions from the dock. “Pull on the jib!” he shouted.

“Pull on the jib!” Nancy directed us.

“What’s the jib?” Julia replied.

Hapless — but cute! — we continued to circle. The earnest dockworker boarded a boat, motored out, tossed us a rope and towed us in.

I never have learned to sail, and yet, living in Burlington, summers don’t feel complete if I don’t get out on the water. The crew I trust to get me there is Lake Champlain Transportation. A longtime favorite outing for my family is walking onto the Charlotte ferry and riding over to Essex, N.Y., for dinner outside at the Old Dock House Restaurant & Marina, followed by ice cream at Essex Ice Cream Café. We’ve entertained out-of-town guests the same way, taking them “boating” and then spending an entire enjoyable evening within two blocks of the ferry dock.

Of course, there’s more to see: Art galleries, charming shops, a community theater, Belden Noble Memorial Library, and Maron Fraser Beggs Memorial Park and playground are all within strolling distance. Essex is believed to have one of the most intact ensembles of pre-Civil War buildings in the country, and the entire village is on the National Register of Historic Places.

My daughter and I ventured back to explore last month on a sweltering Thursday. We pushed the speed limit trying to make the noon ferry and parked the car, relieved to see the arriving ferry still unloading. Toting swimsuits, sunglasses and sunscreen (sound familiar?), we speed walked to the ticket booth.

As soon as we stepped on board, we were on vacation. Grace, now the twentysomething, headed upstairs, out of the sun, to sit and read. I, the bon vivant, headed to the bow to feel the breeze, watch the sunlight dive into the waves and daydream. I could be staring into the Atlantic from the deck of a luxury ocean liner, sailing from the boot of Italy to Greece or traversing Lake Champlain on a smooth, steady ferry, which was perfect for this July day.

The Old Dock’s red buildings grew larger as we approached. Foot passengers disembarked before cars, and Grace and I walked straight to the restaurant. We added our name to the waiting list, then set out to wander. Artists & Revolutionaries, an eco-conscious clothing store next to the Old Dock, looked enticing. But the Hudson Valley-based company’s Essex store is open only on Friday and Saturday afternoons, so I have a reason to come back.

Around the corner, Pink Pig Café and boutique was closed, too, as was Village Gallery, down the street. Essex was sleepy on this sultry afternoon.

But Neighborhood Nest was open, and we had a great chat with Jill Piper and her mother, Barbara Page, who have sold “art and antiques and everything flowers” in an 1839 building for 28 years. They recommended the new trails at Essex Quarry Trail and Nature Preserve, just half a mile south. And they gave us a brochure visitors use to take a self-guided architectural tour. Both options were open after we finished eating, but the air was heavy and sweet, and we were lulled into leisure. Grace sank into a chair at the library with her book, and I wandered Main Street, appreciating the brick, stone and clapboard structures wrapped in lush gardens.

I didn’t get to Elm Street — home to more historic buildings — and I only had time for a quick look inside the Adirondack Art Association gallery before it was time to board the ferry for the too-short, 22-minute ride back to reality.

Find ferry schedules at ferries.com.

MARY ANN LICKTEIG

The Old Dock House Restaurant & Marina

Barbara Page and Jill Piper at Neighborhood Nest

Belden Noble Memorial Library

SUMMER TREK

Beaming down to

Ticonderoga’s Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

There was no doubt about where the owner of the white Prius had gone. The car, parked outside a supermarketturned-studio set in Ticonderoga, N.Y., sported the United Federation of Planets insignia on the hood, a legendary starship registry number — NCC-1701 — on its rear quarter panels, and a bumper sticker that read, “Back off! This vehicle has phasers and photon torpedoes.”

Naturally, the driver of the trekked-out Toyota-turnedStar Fleet shuttlecraft was at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour. If you’re a Trekkie and haven’t visited the “Star Trek” set just 90 minutes from Burlington, consider setting a course there this summer.

The North Country attraction is largely the work of James Cawley, a 56-year-old Ticonderoga native and “Star Trek” superfan. In the 1990s, when the actor and Elvis Presley impersonator was working in Los Angeles on the production of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he befriended William Ware Theiss, a costume designer on the original 1960s TV series, which launched one of the most profitable franchises in Hollywood history.

Theiss gave Cawley a gift that, by rights, probably should have ended up in the Smithsonian Institution: the original blueprints that Desilu Productions used to create the starship Enterprise sets, including its bridge, transporter room, sick bay, conference room, captain’s quarters, hallways and engine room.

Starting in the early 2000s, Cawley and other “Star Trek” fans re-created those sets using historical production photos and screen captures from the original episodes. Over 15 years, they rebuilt the USS Enterprise with meticulous attention to detail, using such periodaccurate materials as the original carpeting and chairs.

Cawley and friends then used the set to film “Star Trek” fan episodes of their own, with new characters and storylines based on those of the show’s creator, Gene Roddenberry. All their efforts have been sanctioned and licensed by CBS, the franchise owner.

In 2015, Cawley opened the sets to the public for the first of many Trekonderoga conventions; daily tours followed. The sets are so recognizable that it’s common for die-hard Trekkies to weep upon entering the bridge or transporter room — even without the iconic swoosh sound of the doors opening and closing.

The annual Trekonderoga events have featured such original cast members as Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), George Takei (Lt. Sulu), Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekhov) and, most recently, William Shatner. The

92-year-old actor who portrayed Capt. James T. Kirk in the original series and subsequent movies — and the only one to have made an actual trip to space — made a repeat visit in early July.

My own bucket list includes meeting the stars of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” particularly the one who made my last name famous: Sir Patrick Stewart, aka Capt. Jean-Luc Picard. (When asked, I tell people that, yes, I am related to the 24th-century Star Fleet legend: He’s my great-great-great grandson.)

Alas, the British actor and knight has announced no plans to visit Ticonderoga. Come August, however, three of his fellow “Next Generation” stars are scheduled to appear: actors Jonathan Frakes, who played Cmdr. Will Riker; John de Lancie, who regularly guest-starred as the superior life form Q; and Brent Spiner, aka Lt. Cmdr. Data. As Spiner gave life to arguably the most famous android in cinematic history — sheath your light sabers, Star Wars nerds — I’m curious about his views on Data’s AI ancestor, ChatGPT.

Daily tours start at $23 for adults and increase considerably in cost for the Trekonderoga events, especially those involving the stars. For instance, purchasing the “Brent Spiner all-inclusive package” — in which the actor provides a personal tour, autograph, photograph and chat on the bridge — means setting your phaser to a stunning $1,170.

So live long and (cough) prosper.

The sets are so recognizable that it’s common for die-hard Trekkies to weep upon entering the bridge or transporter room.

Re-created bridge of the starship Enterprise from the 1960s “Star Trek” series

The transporter room

The sick bay

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SLEEPAWAY GLAMP

Elevated camping in Craftsbury

It took me 15 summers of living in Vermont to admit that I hate camping.

Don’t get me wrong. I love traipsing around in the woods. I love washing my face in a cold stream. I really love s’mores.

What I don’t like so much is the endless food and gear prep, the bugs, and the general grubbiness of the whole endeavor.

But glamping — camping with comforts such as beds and electricity — is something I’ve always wanted to try. As luck would have it, there’s an ideal place that offers it just an hour and a half from my Chittenden County home: Craftsbury Farmhouse.

Opened in 2019 by three sisters who grew up on the property, the business offers three tents for glamping, two indoor suites, a stylish yet casual restaurant and a wellness center with a café.

Finding ourselves alone for five nights while our teenagers were at sleepaway summer programs, my husband, Jeff, and I decided to give glamping a whirl. We booked one of the tents for the last Thursday in June, at $125 for the night.

We left for Craftsbury a little after 4 p.m. On the drive, I momentarily panicked about forgetting a pillow, but then remembered the tent came with a fully dressed bed — pillows and all.

We pulled up to the farmhouse around 6 p.m. and found a binder for Glamping Tent #1 hanging on the side of the building, as promised in a detailed email we’d received the day before. The three weatherproof canvas tents are situated at the top of a steep, grassy hill behind the farmhouse. Each has its own firepit, chairs and picnic table.

Behind the tent’s two layers of zip-up doors, the room was just as it appeared in the pictures: a cozy-looking bed flanked by apple-crate side tables with small fans, plus a pair of chairs, each piled with a set of towels.

We dropped our minimal luggage and descended the hill to Blackbird Bistro, open 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. It was hazy outside, so we sat indoors, but the restaurant has a screened-in deck as well as a gravel patio with picnic tables. An eclectic playlist featuring Salt-N-Pepa and Aerosmith created a festive mood as we sipped our icy, maple-sweetened margaritas. The fried pickle chips with creamy dipping sauce were a standout, though the menu had something for everyone — from smash burgers to a Niçoise salad.

Post-dinner, we followed a short path from the front of the property to a deck

overlooking a babbling creek. For good measure, I scooped up some water and splashed it on my face.

The night was still young, so we took advantage of the hot tub, located on another screened-in porch and connected to a small room with a bathroom and a

shower. Since we were the only glampers that night, we had the area, known as “the Pine Slab,” all to ourselves.

Blissed out and clean, we headed back to our tent, where buttery-soft sheets awaited. We slept soundly and awoke to a foggy morning and chirping birds.

It wasn’t hard to roll out of bed knowing there was caffeine and sustenance to be had at Whetstone Wellness + Café, attached to the farmhouse and open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

I ordered a latte and a Golden Hour smoothie, which resembled and tasted like pumpkin pie. On the way out, I purchased a bottle of Into the Woods herbal body oil, made by Craftsbury company Bee Love Herbals. It was a small attempt to hold on to that glamping glow just a little bit longer.

ALISON NOVAK

We headed back to our tent, where buttery-soft sheets awaited. We slept soundly and awoke to a foggy morning and chirping birds.

Craftsbury Farmhouse

Inside the tent

HELL ON WHEELS

Days of thunder (and dust) at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

You hear it before you see it.

Cruising south with the windows down on Route 22A in West Haven, past verdant farmlands and forests bathed in late-day sun, you hear the serene majesty of rural Vermont broken by a low rumble. The tremorous din swells as you glide closer over the easy rise and fall of the blacktop. Just before a gentle bend in the road, bright light that doesn’t belong in this pastoral setting erupts on the horizon as the rumble becomes a roar.

And then, there it is, the last exit on the Highway to Hell: Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Catching car races at Devil’s Bowl — the self-proclaimed “fastest dirt track in New England” — has been on my Vermont bucket list since I was 12 years old, when my family settled here. I’ve never followed NASCAR, but having grown up going to stock car races and demolition derbies with my dad, I do get a kick out of motorsports. The Devil’s Bowl and its rowdy reputation have held their allure for three decades.

I’ve been told by friends who live there that on clear nights you can hear the races in Orwell, 10 miles north. That tracks with words of caution I received from a typically mild-mannered colleague who grimaced when he learned I’d be going to Devil’s Bowl on assignment.

“Ugh!” he responded with visceral revulsion. “It’s loud; there’s dust everywhere. That place is hell on Earth.”

As I imagine heaven to be, hell is subjective. My colleague’s description of Devil’s Bowl wasn’t wrong — close to dead-on, in fact. But on my first trip to the race track, over the Fourth of July weekend, I found it to be a hell of a good time, noise and grime be damned.

Accompanied by my go-to adventure buddy, Jeremy, I pulled into the expansive grass parking lot and found a spot for my tiny Mazda between two jacked-up trucks. As we made our way to the gate, I turned to my friend.

“Remember, Jeremy,” I said, gazing out at the sea of Rams and F-150s, “we parked next to a pickup.”

Approaching the ticket booth, we passed a sign that screamed “Warning!” in bright red letters and alerted us to the potential for “serious injury to spectators from flying track debris.” By accepting our seat, it read, we were “accepting the risk.”

Fortunately, we didn’t end up concussed by airborne tires or fenders. But perhaps the sign should also have warned of the possibility of black lung disease.

Taking in the smell of fried food mingled with exhaust and cigarette smoke,

we found seats on the far end of the long metal bleachers, near turn four of the quarter-mile oval track, just as the second race was lining up. Classic rock blared from a loudspeaker while an announcer introduced the racers in order of position. Haze hung over the track — an unwanted import from Canada, I assumed, thinking of the wildfires.

Our neighbors in the stands represented several generations: families with young kids clad in noise-canceling headphones; teenagers gossiping and giggling over their phones and ignoring the races; an older, defiantly shirtless, beer-bellied gentleman chugging a Bud Light tall boy. Many spectators sported American flag shirts emblazoned with patriotic slogans of various tastes. And several people, I noted, wore N95 masks.

That struck me as odd, given the outdoor setting and the relative remove from the darkest days of the pandemic. But moments later, I would understand.

The racers began their warm-up laps, keeping their places in line while weaving to get a feel for the traction on the track

— or so a gentleman behind us explained to his seatmate. After a few laps, the green flag dropped, and the cars were off with a thunderous, ear-splitting roar. I reached into my pocket and pulled out earplugs, glad I had remembered to bring them.

Coming out of the first set of turns, the racers accelerated into a straightaway. Then — and this is the coolest part — the cars drifted, Fast & Furious-style, sliding through turns three and four, where our seats were, before gunning it into another straightaway.

In the process, they kicked up a massive cloud of dirt from the track that drifted directly toward us, as slow and relentless as John Carpenter’s malevolent fog. It was so thick you could barely make out the cars on the track, just 100 or so feet away. When the cloud reached the stands, I shielded my face, but I could still hear the tinkle of dust hitting the metal bleachers.

Ohhhhh, I thought, smiling at a masked couple, who nodded back with knowing shrugs. When the dust settled, I looked down to find my clothes covered in grit, along with the top of my open beer can.

(FYI: Devil’s Bowl is BYOB.) Chuckling, I wiped off the can, cheers-ed Jeremy and took a sandy slug. Clearly, enjoying Devil’s Bowl meant embracing the chaos.

The races turned out to be wildly entertaining. Within minutes of the race’s start, one car careened off the second turn, the first of many drivers who had a hard time staying on the track that night. (Fortunately, they were all OK.) I overheard the fan behind us explaining that the track was running dry and fast, which makes for slippery conditions — think of a dirt road when it hasn’t rained in a while. It’s ghoulish to root for wrecks, but the unpredictability of the track added an undeniably thrilling element.

Some malign auto racing as a nonsport whose competitors do little more than turn left. But, when you’re up close and personal, the skill and strategy involved become evident even to a novice fan.

At Devil’s Bowl, the drivers’ methods of navigating turns seem to be the key to victory. They can take the lower, shorter line at the bottom of the track, but they’ll lose speed. Or they can slingshot high around the turn, maintaining speed but covering more distance.

On this night, the latter tack proved to be a winning formula. Also vital was the drivers’ skill in threading the scrum of impossibly bunched cars at starts and during caution laps after crashes. Fans who pay attention — and maybe wear masks — will find far more going on than just people driving in circles.

With ringing ears and caked in dirt, Jeremy and I bade farewell to Devil’s Bowl before the last race and the fireworks display. I’ve no doubt I made the drive home in record time.

The stands at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

Cars racing at Devil’s Bowl Speedway

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SCREEN TIME

Outdoor movie night at the Tillerman in Bristol

My Vermont bucket list is long, and due to a personality quirk known as JOMO — joy of missing out — I check things off it very slowly. As excited as I am to hit the road for new adventures, especially in summer, I derive equal (and guiltfree) pleasure from canceling all plans. Give me a book to read on my front porch any day.

But there’s a flip side to JOMO, one I was reminded of when I dragged myself and a couple of friends out of town to a Thursday movie night at the Tillerman in Bristol. Tucked away off Route 116, in a quiet green clearing several miles from much of anything else, the 1797 farmhouse inn and restaurant feels like an escape hatch out of everyday life. I gave in to a different kind of JOMO — the joy of missing out on the daily grind and the routines that sometimes need shaking up — and, for a couple of hours, had the time of my life.

OK, OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration — but one befitting the evening’s outdoor flick: Dirty Dancing . If you’ve seen the 1987 romantic drama/dance film, you know the song I’m referencing.

The Tillerman replaced Mary’s Restaurant and the Inn at Baldwin Creek in 2021. This is the first summer it has offered movie nights, and they begin with a riddle. Licensing restrictions forbid the inn from advertising movie screenings by title, so co-owner Jason Kirmse writes descriptive teasers instead. Dirty Dancing’s was easy to crack: “In this film set in the 1960s, a young woman named Baby experiences a transformative vacation with her family. Intrigued by a charismatic dance instructor, she defies societal norms to pursue her love for dance.”

What’s better than watching Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) fall in love and practice their subversive dance moves to songs such as “Hungry Eyes”? Watching on a big screen in front of an idyllic red barn as crickets chirp, fog rolls in and stars emerge overhead.

Bonus points if you arrive before the 8 p.m. show time to dine on the patio. Chef Justin Wright’s fire-kissed menu tastes like summer. My table swooned over a luxurious wedge salad with juicy strawberries and copious amounts of Bayley Hazen Blue cheese, followed by a wood-fired pizza topped with broccoli rabe, scallions, garlic scapes, mozzarella and citrusy Agrumato.

We finished just in time to mosey over to the courtyard and catch the movie. To

the right of a dozen or so white Adirondack chairs stood an adorable concession stand, complete with a red popcorn machine, a few baked goods and a simple drinks menu: beer, cider, wine, canned Barr Hill Gin & Tonic, and Bristol-made Savouré soda. As we set up our folding chairs and nuzzled into our blankets, Kirmse lit a bonfire behind us.

The Tillerman draws crowds for its live music by the barn on Wednesdays, but Kirmse said the new movie night “hasn’t really caught on yet.” Dirty Dancing had an audience of roughly 18 people, larger than the showing for the previous weeks’ films: Ratatouille and The Royal Tenenbaums .

This JOMO journalist strongly urges you not to miss out.

INFO

Movie night continues every Thursday, 8 p.m., through September 21 at the Tillerman in Bristol. Held inside the barn in the event of rain. Free; donations accepted. Reservations recommended for the restaurant. thetillermanvt.com

CAROLYN FOX

Dirty Dancing at the Tillerman

Wedge salad with strawberries

WINNING THE LOTTERY

Scones at Shirley Jackson’s former home in North Bennington Autumn may be spooky season, but summer has its own chilling side, as anyone who’s read Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” can attest.

“The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny,” the 1948 story opens, before launching into the description of a quaint solstice ritual in a bucolic village that could easily be Jackson’s onetime home of North Bennington. As any schoolchild knows, the purpose of this lottery is to ensure a good harvest, and there will be blood.

Jackson died in 1965, but her posthumous career is on an upswing, with many modern writers claiming her as a formative influence. While there is no museum devoted to the author — yet — visitors to North Bennington can see some of her haunts. At the town’s annual celebration of Shirley Jackson Day, observed on the closest Saturday to the summer solstice, you won’t witness any public stonings, only public readings of Jackson’s work.

But you don’t have to come in June to get a glimpse inside one of two houses in the small college town where Jackson lived with her husband, literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman, and their four children. The stately Victorian at 66 Main Street is now home to Moon Scones, a micro-bakery run by one of the house’s current occupants, Wendy June Marie.

Marie grew up in Chicago with an Italian immigrant grandfather whose homemade breads inspired her, she told the Bennington Banner in January. A retired teacher, she honed her pastry skills in Paris. Now, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, she sells delicious scones in flavors such as almond paste and lemon-poppyseed from a bakery case at the

foot of the stairway that leads to Jackson’s former writing room. (For a full tour of the house, watch my sister, Eva Sollberger’s, 2019 video “Stuck in Vermont: Shirley Jackson’s Haunts in North Bennington.”)

Marie makes her pastries with maple sugar from Glastenview Maple Farm in Shaftsbury. You can also preorder them for Sunday pickup, but why miss a chance to gawk at the stairs’ vintage newel post and one of Jackson’s many cat figurines?

Marie said she gets regular visits from “Shirley people,” and she hopes to turn part of the home into an Airbnb where guests can drink in the atmosphere.

When I took the short walk to the house from the town center, North Bennington was rainy, verdant and populated with outdoor sculptures that complemented its red-brick Victorian train station. The Left Bank, a downtown gallery and community space, has an annual Jackson-themed exhibit that closed on July 26 this year.

Bookish pilgrims who are headed back to northern Vermont should be sure to budget several hours for browsing in Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, a bustling book paradise complete with an archway made of tomes and a fullservice café. It’s hard to imagine a better rainy-day haven. I bought two volumes from the impressive horror section, hoping Jackson would have approved.

Moon Scones, 66 Main St., North Bennington, 440-1612, moonscones.com

MARGOT HARRISON

Moon Scones

*NEW* ONE TIRE

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

Soaring down the Mad River by the seat of my tube I showed up for the noon shuttle to my Mad River tubing trip at 11:59 a.m. because, I guess, I like to live dangerously.

The 1991 van (so vintage that it had ashtrays inside) was revving its engine in the driveway. In a scramble, I lurched out of my car along with my tubing companion, fellow Seven Days intern Katie Futterman. The ponytailed guide generously waited, and we boarded the van.

Actually, it might be a stretch to call him a “guide.” Paying $38 to Waitsfield’s Clearwater Sports for a river tubing experience buys drop-off, pickup and a tube to keep you busy in between. (A cheaper Clearwater option is to rent tubes for $22 and arrange your own adventure.) By way of instructions, the “guide” only shouted “Get off at the second bridge!” and drove away.

Equipped with this directive, a red canvas-covered inner tube and nothing else at all, I waded into the water, hoisted myself into my flotation device and began to make my way down the river on a trip that was, by turns, mellow and exhilarating.

On Clearwater’s online menu of kayak tours and paddleboard yoga classes, the Mad River tubing adventure is billed as a “relaxing” float in a comfortable inflatable tube. The site promises “plenty of smooth stretches for some sunbathing.”

This is mostly true: The bulk of my preflood voyage involved slowly spiraling on an oh-so-gentle current. And I definitely got a sunburn. Sometimes, though, I had to paddle and kick to keep things moving. In the worst stretches, I hoisted the bottom half of my body out of the tube and crabwalked forward.

Once in a while, there were more lively sections with unpredictable zigzags of rapids. During these intervals, I caught a small, delicious dose of adrenaline. The ratio of gliding to scooching to soaring is, as I understand it, variable based on weather conditions. As of press time, Clearwater is still offering tubing following the July flood, though it urges caution and requires that renters wear life jackets.

The river made for a surprisingly social environment. Katie and I met a posse visiting from Massachusetts on a bachelor party

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Waking up with Yoga on the Dock at the Community Sailing Center

I’m not really an early riser. I love mornings, but I usually love sleep more. That said, I’ve found one thing that’s worth almost better than bed is Yoga on the Dock.

At 7 a.m., six days a week, the Community Sailing Center on the Burlington waterfront opens to participants of this yoga class, which is offered by the Greater Burlington YMCA. They meet on the wood-slatted dock that juts into Lake Champlain and face the Adirondacks as they stretch into downward-facing dogs and sun salutations.

On a misty morning in July, I headed down to secure a spot on the dock. It was humid, but a breeze off the lake kept the air cool. Some yogis pulled on an extra layer against the chill. When the sun broke through the low clouds, I could see the outline of the New York mountains.

Yoga on the Dock is a purely serene experience. As I sat with my legs crossed on my mat and waited for class to start, all I could hear was the slap of water against the dock, the cries of seagulls and the

singsong of birds. It made for a perfect meditative soundtrack.

Instructor Nicci Micco began by telling us to “find that spot that allows you to settle into the body, into the mind.” She talked about the “power of a pause” — of taking moments periodically during the day to stop, breathe and turn inward to notice your frame of mind and body.

Valuable advice.

Yoga on the Dock began as an offering of Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, a beloved Burlington studio that closed last year. The Y picked up the popular class with many of the same instructors, offering it free to members and to the general public for $15 per class or $120 for a 10-class pass. When it’s rainy or overly windy, classes take place on a covered outdoor patio at the sailing center.

Yoga on the Dock is a basic class for all skill levels. The instructors tend to keep the flow easy, not overly energetic or strenuous. It’s a soothing way to start the day.

Yoga on the Dock

Tubing on the Mad River

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excursion. The guys furnished us with Natty Lights from a cooler float that they’d also rented from Clearwater and joined us when we tucked our tubes on a rock, climbed onto a platform beside Waitsfield’s covered bridge and jumped into the water. (I’m usually quite afraid of heights, but an intrepid 5-year-old took the leap right before I did, so I couldn’t back down.)

The trip went faster than I’d expected — about two and a half hours — and before I knew it, my tube was at the route’s end, the promised “second bridge.” Our ponytailed chaperone was waiting. I was the first to arrive, which I decided was a testament to my superior aptitude for extreme sports. Disrupting my ego trip, the driver informed me that, in my haste to catch the van, I’d left my car running. I found this news embarrassing but sort of funny. When they pulled ashore, the bachelors found it hysterical.

The perfect end to our day on the water was a lunch stop at Canteen

Creemee — a three-minute drive from Clearwater in my poor, neglected Subaru. The counter-service destination in a Waitsfield strip mall serves a globally inspired menu of summery bites, such as fried chicken sandwiches and spicy elote, along with a solid menu of classic creemees and toppings — exactly what you want to eat in a wet swimsuit.

On the sticky-fingered drive home, I reflected on the adventure. Could I offer a wholesale endorsement of Clearwater’s tubing tour as the essential way to experience the Mad River? Probably not. Next time, I’d happily join the many folks splashing, tubeless, in the shallows. But on that day, I was glad to have spun past them in a big floating doughnut with a fleet of new friends.

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The swaying dock makes the balance poses particularly challenging. Even the standing lunge of Warrior 1 required concentration, and I still had trouble staying upright. Wobbling is OK, though: Yoga is all about acceptance.

Micco’s voice carried just fine to the back row of the crowded dock. As the class moved into Warrior 2, turning to face south, she walked up the dock and around the group to check everyone’s form.

The session’s highlight came during savasana, the corpse pose of complete stillness, which is the finale of most yoga classes. The chop of the lake gently rocked the dock as I lay with my eyes closed, listening to sloshing water and the birds, feeling the breeze across my skin.

The practice of yoga emphasizes gratitude. As I finished the class, I felt lucky to live in Burlington, near a beautiful body of water, in a community that appreciates it. I was grateful for Yoga on the Dock. And I was glad that I got up early and skipped those extra hours of sleep.

CAROLYN SHAPIRO

Fresh and Frosty

Seven sweet summery spots for frozen treats

BY SEVEN DAYS STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS

No one ever said ice cream was just for summer, but hot days do seem to call for cold treats. Thanks to continued innovation from Vermont’s food entrepreneurs, cool new places are always popping up.

Here’s a fresh crop of frosty, creamy indulgences, from farm-fresh ice creams to milkshakes — straight up, boozy and vegan. We also discovered cones of distinction and a new scoop shop born of an old favorite.

Melissa Pasanen

Berry to Belly

Full Belly Farm, 686 Davis Rd., Monkton, 453-3793, fullbellyfarmvt.com

I’ll drive out of my way to Monkton for Full Belly Farm’s berries. Somehow, the proximity of the strawberry patches and raspberry and blueberry bushes to the pre-picked punnets at the farmstand makes them all the sweeter and juicier.

Those nearby berries account for the fresh-from-the-fields flavor of the creemees that Full Belly Farm began o ering last summer. A truck parked beside the

farmstand serves up a fruit-infused option to enjoy alone or twisted with the Vermontclassic maple. Prices range from $3.50 to $4.75, depending on size.

On a recent visit, I opted for a cone of pure raspberry. Sprinkles are available for 25 cents, but I didn’t want anything to distract my palate from the berry blast. Blended into a base from East Hardwick’s Kingdom Creamery of Vermont, the berries brought a gorgeous shade of pink and a delicate tartness to balance the sweet. The creemee was laden with seeds,

because berries have seeds. I was happy to trade super-smooth consistency for a sure sign that I was enjoying the real thing.

My husband’s maple twist was equally delicious, though the richness of the syrup almost overpowered the subtle fruit.

Full Belly Farm runs a popular pickyour-own operation on its rolling green expanse. Although I’m too lazy and heat averse to do my own picking, I see the appeal of gathering luscious fruit, then strolling up the hill to cool o at a picnic table with a treat made from that same berry bounty.

Carolyn Shapiro

Shaking It Up

e Great Eddy, 40 Bridge St., Waitsfield, 496-2339, thegreateddy.com

From 2001 to 2007, Kellee Mazer ran Kellee’s Creemee & Grill in Waterbury. This summer, Mazer returned to the creemee and snack bar business. She and her husband, Josh, opened the Great Eddy in Waitsfield’s village center and named it for the covered bridge visible from the restaurant’s riverside patio.

The menu, developed with Vermont restaurant consultant Brian Lewis, ranges from smash burgers to fried chicken sandwiches with top-notch onion rings and fries. But what caught my eye were the boozy milkshakes for $13 to $14. Flavors include the Framboise, made with vanilla ice cream, Chambord raspberry liqueur and frozen raspberries; and the Mudslide,

Raspberry and maple twist at Full Berry Farm

Boozy milkshakes at the Great Eddy

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with chocolate and vanilla ice creams, vodka, Baileys Original Irish Cream, and Kahlúa.

How had I never before tasted such enticing-sounding beverages?

The milkshakes start with 10 percentfat Hood creemee base in a top-of-theline machine that Lewis said produces an exceptionally thicker, creamier creemee.

My husband and I ordered the Almond Joy, a vanilla base plus Malibu rum, Godiva chocolate liqueur and almond syrup; and the Key Lime Pie, which adds fresh lime juice and tequila to a vanilla creemee and Malibu base and is finished with whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs.

The Great Eddy also serves booze-free shakes in chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, maple, co ee and vanilla-bacon, $6 or $8 depending on the size. But, for those who imbibe, the booze-enriched milkshakes are a doubly intoxicating experience when enjoyed with a view of the Mad River.

Get the Scoop

Island Homemade Ice Cream Scoop Shop, 21 Commerce St., Williston, 881-3030, islandhomemadeicecream.com

Sometimes it feels like creemees get all the summer love in Vermont, but locally made hard ice cream has fans, too. Over the past 19 years, Island Homemade Ice Cream has built a solid wholesale pint and single-serving cup business with distribution in New England and New York.

As of July 22, locals can get their favorite Vermont maple walnut, double chocolate supreme or red raspberry sorbet by the scoop at the company’s new retail shop, just o Williston Road a few doors over from its factory. Two years after Bob Lake bought the company in 2020, he moved production from Grand Isle to a former Sealtest Dairy ice cream plant in Williston.

The spacious 1,400-square-foot scoop shop boasts overhead beams that probably date back to around 1945, when the building was a teacup hook factory, according to Lake. A shiny new dipping case holds an array of freshly made flavors, including fan favorites such as Vermont maple bacon and island coconut, which are harder to find in stores.

Island Homemade uses a dairy base

from Kingdom Creamery of Vermont. A small cup or cone costs $5.25, and a large, $6.25, with toppings such as sprinkles and M&Ms for 50 to 75 cents extra. The shop also sells pints and ice cream pies and will gradually expand its o erings to include sundaes.

When the company announced the opening of the scoop shop earlier this year, director of operations Maura Fitzgerald told Seven Days that people frequently knocked on the factory door for scoops and it was “really sad” to turn them away.

Now, Fitzgerald said, it’s gratifying to have direct interaction with happy customers — especially kids. “It’s just wonderful to see their faces,” she said.

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Strawberry and peppermint double scoop with sprinkles at the Island Homemade

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Creemee Collab

Lilac Ridge Farm, 264 Ames Hill Rd., Brattleboro, @LilacRidgeFarm on Instagram

As organic dairy farms across the state strive to stay in business, those that succeed are diversifying as much as they can. Ross Thurber and Amanda EllisThurber of Lilac Ridge Farm started producing maple syrup decades ago, and their organic veggies, flowers and pickyour-own berries are a local mainstay.

Their most recent venture appeared in June, between their farmstand, the cow barn, and a field full of Swiss chard and sunflowers. It’s a shiny red trailer where they sell maple and chocolate creemees made with certified organic local milk — the only organic creemees on the East Coast, according to Ellis-Thurber.

Lilac Ridge sends all its milk to the Organic Valley cooperative, so the Thurbers teamed up with Vernon farmer Pete Miller, whose cows graze fewer than 10 miles away. The Thurbers were already selling Miller the maple syrup that goes into his creamline maple milk,

and a creemee collaboration seemed like a delicious next step.

Miller developed vanilla and chocolate creemee-base recipes, and the Thurbers added their maple syrup to the mix. The resulting maple creemee is intensely milky and rich with a slight caramel undertone; the chocolate is almost fudgy but not too sweet. Prices range from $3 for a kiddie cone or cup to $7 for a regular.

Sold by young teens wearing “FARMY” T-shirts, Lilac Ridge creemees appeal not only to ice cream fans but also to people “who are excited about organic food, interested in supporting organic farms and want the most local premium product they can get,” Ellis-Thurber said.

And, her husband added, those products pair farm-fresh dairy and maple — “two things that are important in Vermont’s working landscape.”

Jennifer Sutton

The Cones Stand Alone

Red Hen Baking, 961 Route 2, Middlesex, 223-5200, redhenbaking.com

I’m a cup girl; I rarely order ice cream in a cone. But at Red Hen Baking, I came

close to returning to the creemee window to inquire about buying the exceptionally good waffle cones to take home. I would wager that these cornets — dark bronze, crisp, not too sweet, slightly nutty — are the only ones in the country that feature locally sourced whole wheat flour freshly ground by the cone maker.

This is no great surprise given that Red Hen is first and foremost a bakery, which proudly sources organic regional grains and mills some of them on-site.

The creemee window was born out of the pandemic, when Red Hen’s married co-owners Randy George and Eliza Cain added an outdoor service window. After customers returned inside, Cain said, the couple asked themselves, “In Vermont, if you have a window, what do you do with it?” Creemees were the natural answer.

And if you’re Red Hen, you make the cones with stone-milled flour from Elysian Fields in Shoreham combined with local milk, butter, egg whites, organic sugar, vanilla and almond extracts, and salt.

One of the two creemee flavors on offer

is always maple made with syrup from Mad River Maple Syrup in Middlesex blended into a dairy base from Pennsylvania. (George is working on Vermont sourcing.) Rotating second flavors — which are dreamed up by longtime employee Abbie Bowles — have included Earl Grey, fresh mint, chocolate tahini and blackberry lemon. A small cup or cone costs $4.75 and a large, $5.75, with 90-cent toppings including maple dust. “We say go with the cone,” the menu urges. I say, no contest.

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Shake and Crêpe

The Skinny Pancake, locations in Burlington, Montpelier, Stowe, Quechee and Albany, N.Y., skinnypancake.com

The problem with the milkshakes at the Skinny Pancake — if one can find a problem with milkshakes — is that every flavor is one of my favorites: vanilla, chocolate, maple and espresso. The four classics are standard offerings at all locations of the Burlington-born crêperie

Gabe Alexander serving a maple-chocolate creemee at Lilac Ridge Farm

Mad River Maple-chocolate-tahini creemee at Red Hen Baking

Shakes at the Skinny Pancake

group except those at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, and all can be made vegan.

How do you choose?

Corral your daughter and two of her friends, as I did last week, head to the crêperie’s Burlington waterfront location, order three flavors and share. We opted for maple — the bestseller — espresso and vegan chocolate. Served in pint glasses ($6.89 each, plus 75 cents for whipped cream), the shakes were thick and rich and satisfied the dessert cravings we’d brought to the table.

Milkshakes are a new offering for the Skinny Pancake and a victory for director of business development Michael Cyr.

“For years, a few of us were sort of this silent contingency asking for milkshakes,” Cyr said, “because if you go to a lot of these small crêperies across the country, especially in New York City, it’s like ‘crêpes and milkshakes, crêpes and milkshakes.’ They tend to go really well together.”

The company formula for shakes is

pure, simple and very Vermont: vanilla ice cream from Wilcox’s Premium Ice Cream in East Arlington, whole and chocolate milk from Monument Farms Dairy in Weybridge, maple syrup from Rise Sugarworks in Lincoln, and freshly brewed espresso from Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea in Waterbury Center.

Wilcox’s nondairy vanilla ice cream — made of an oat- and coconut-milk blend — plus more oat milk provide the base for vegan varieties.

Watch for occasional specials, such as raspberry or blueberry — and keep an eye out for boozy shakes. Choosing may get even harder.

Mary Ann Lickteig

Thyme for Ice Cream

Wilson Farm, 2747 Hardwick St., Greensboro, 533-2233, wilsonherbfarm.com

In 2020, when herb growers Lindsay and Brenden Beer opened a store at Wilson Farm in Greensboro, they envisioned themselves as growers of sage and thyme and makers of spice blends and healing teas.

To honor the history of their land — formerly an organic produce farm with a store jam-packed with local goods — they lined their shelves with staples and treats from more than 100 food producers and artists, mostly from Vermont. They sold scoops of Gifford’s ice cream from a cute cut-out window.

But then Mark Simakaski and Nichole Wolfgang, owners of Groton’s Artesano Mead in Vermont and erstwhile ice cream makers, decided to sell their frozen dessert setup. The Beers couldn’t pass it up.

In 2022, they began selling creative concoctions that make delicious use of their own herbs added to a hard ice cream base. Flavors include cinnamon basil, lemon verbena and their most popular, rosemary maple sea salt. The less adventurous can choose from classic flavors such as cookies and cream, black raspberry, chocolate and vanilla.

Wilson Farm ice cream is scooped into a choice of three kinds of cones or compostable cups with optional sprinkles. A small costs $5 and a large, $7, plus $1 for cones. The farm store carries pints, too.

The herbal ice creams boast a gorgeous, muted color palette and harvest-driven flavors you’ve probably never experienced before. On one visit, chamomile rose was soft and fragrant, golden milk carried spicier notes of ginger and turmeric, and sage strawberry was surprisingly tangy and refreshing.

Greensboro may be a bit of a drive, but it’s worth leaving the burbs to get your herbs.

Suzanne Podhaizer

From top: cinnamon basil, sage strawberry and rosemary maple ice cream at Wilson Farm

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From Caracas With Love Young chef launches arepa truck in Burlington

BY MELISSA PASANEN •pasanen@sevendaysvt.com

Juan Mejias has a tattoo of his native city, Caracas, Venezuela, on his right inner forearm. But the 25-year-old does not anticipate returning to the troubled country anytime soon.

For now, Mejias honors his hometown with a new Burlington-based food truck called the Caracas. The pink paisley truck is at the Pinery’s seasonal beer garden most Sunday afternoons and also at many of the South End Get Down Friday food truck events at the same location.

There, he serves up a Venezuelan staple — cornmeal cakes called arepas — with his own twists. The warm, soft, griddled arepas are filled with a choice of slow-cooked meat or beans, combining corn toastiness with the deeply soul-satisfying flavors of homestyle Latin American stews.

Mejias completed culinary school in Caracas before he came to the United States in 2017, where he applied for political asylum. He had been involved in human rights activism in Venezuela since the age of 17, which made him a target for the authorities, he said.

The young man landed in Rhode Island and then moved to Boston. He worked his way up to a general manager position at a Massachusetts Chipotle Mexican Grill and came to Burlington two years ago for that same role at Thorn + Roots on Church Street.

The hours were long so Mejias switched to a day job at a bank. He also works some server shifts at Burlington’s Paradiso Hi-Fi lounge, but he missed feeding people.

“I would tell my friends, ‘Come to my house. Come hungry, and I will cook for you,’” Mejias said. “It’s an easy way to show love to people.”

Those meals inspired Mejias to launch his food business while still juggling his bank job and server gig. He started with a tented cooking setup before buying and upgrading a former smoothie truck.

Arepas were a no-brainer, Mejias said. The simple cakes of finely ground corn flour, water and salt are eaten “at home for breakfast, lunch, dinner, at 3 a.m. — always made fresh,” he said.

On a recent Sunday afternoon, the slim, dark-haired chef briskly tossed a small handful of dough back and forth between gloved hands to shape it into a round before placing it on a hot griddle.

In one departure from tradition, his arepas are more like sandwiches with separate tops and bottoms, each griddled on both sides, versus one cake split in the middle and filled. “It’s toastier that way,” Mejias said.

Another welcome twist is what is known as a cheese skirt. When the chef flips each arepa, he places it on a bed of shredded cheese, which melts and browns into a crisp, mouthwatering layer.

“You do not do that in Venezuela,” Mejias said with a laugh.

The Caracas offers three meat options for $9 each. Shredded, braised chicken thighs with sweet peppers, onions and garlic are mixed with an avocado mayonnaise in a traditional reina pepiada. Sweet barbecue pulled pork was a suggestion from his American friends.

He recently added pabellón — stewed beef — which had been challenging “because it didn’t taste like my mom’s.”

The Caracas also has an excellent vegetarian option ($7) of

perfectly cooked and seasoned black beans. For $5, Mejias will griddle up a plain cheese arepa.

Each order comes with a choice of guasacaca sauce, spicy or not. The base contains avocado, lime juice, vinegar, olive oil, cilantro and garlic. The spicy version includes poblano peppers, but it’s quite mellow — like its maker.

“I’m not a very spicy guy,” Mejias joked. ➆

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The Caracas will be at the Pinery’s seasonal beer garden, 377 Pine St., Burlington, on August 6, 20 and 27, and at the South End Get Down at the same location on August 4, 18 and 25. @thecaracasvt on Instagram

Juan Mejias, upper left, and Facundo Rovira Agosti chatting with customers at the Caracas food truck

Juan Mejias making arepas

A BBQ pulled pork arepa with beans (left) and a chicken arepa

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Switchback Brewing to Build Larger Burlington Taproom

On August 1 SWITCHBACK BREWING was scheduled to present plans to Burlington’s Development Review Board for a relocated and expanded taproom and restaurant in the historic brick building to the north of its production facility at 160 Flynn Avenue. GRETCHEN LANGFELDT, Switchback’s plant engineer, said the proposal will more than double the size of the current taproom, which opened in 2014 in the brewery’s southwest corner. Completion is projected for summer 2024.

The new taproom will have 60 indoor seats plus covered outdoor seating, 16 taps and a full kitchen producing an expanded food menu, Langfeldt said.

“We’re bursting at the seams,” she said of the current taproom. “We only have 10 taps here and many more beers to showcase. We could have an entire bar that only serves our smoked beers.”

Switchback will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a ticketed party on Wednesday, August 12. Last year, when the company bought the building where it had been headquartered since 2002, it announced no plans for the newly acquired 5,800-square-foot portion of the property then occupied by Momentum Physical Therapy. But an expansion of the taproom and its outdoor seating space seemed likely in light of all the beer buzz in the area around Pine Street, which has been nicknamed Pint Street.

Langfeldt noted that Switchback shares many customers with Burlington Beer’s taproom and restaurant, which opened next door at 180 Flynn Avenue in 2021. Switchback’s new taproom will be slightly closer to Burlington Beer.

“We’re cutting the commute between breweries,” Langfeldt joked.

The Mad Rose Cocktail Lounge Opens in Rutland

BROOKE LIPMAN, who has owned CENTER STREET ALLEY bar in Rutland for more than a decade, added a second downtown bar with the late June launch of the MAD ROSE, a cocktail lounge at 42 Center Street.

Lipman said her new venue is “more upscale, with a different vibe for downtown Rutland.” She developed the cocktail menu with the help of NICHOLAS CAPANNA’s Rutland-based LITTLE HOUSE OF COCKTAILS, an education and consulting business.

The Mad Rose’s seasonal cocktail menu includes drinks such as the Bitter

Truth, featuring bourbon and Amaro Nonino Quintessentia with lemon-orange peel syrup, rose water and orange-cardamom bitters. The latter three ingredients are housemade.

“We juice daily. We make our own syrups. We make our own bitters. We even make our own ginger beer,” Lipman said.

Lipman, who grew up in Rutland, left Vermont after attending Castleton University to work in hospitality and real estate in San Diego and Tucson,

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Ariz. In 2011, she returned home with her young daughter, Madeline Rose, for whom her new bar is named.

When Lipman first came back, she said, “Craft cocktails weren’t a thing yet here, really.”

The bar can also make classics and nonalcoholic versions of most of its house cocktails, Lipman said. She is working on hiring a chef and expects to o er a menu of appetizers and snacks before the end of summer.

Entrées and Exits: Onsen Ramen in Essex Junction Closes Temporarily; Tomgirl Kitchen Opens Outpost in Stowe; Kismet Closes Permanently in Montpelier

After closing ONSEN RAMEN in Essex Junction for vacation in July, husband-and-wife co-owners NEIL and PERRY FARR reluctantly decided to keep the restaurant closed until October due to sta ng issues. Neil Farr said the couple was essentially the only sta at the ramen business, and they realized they wanted to enjoy the rest of the summer with their two young children. The Farrs also own the SCALE poke bar in Williston, which remains open.

TOMGIRL KITCHEN on Burlington’s Pine Street opened a second location at 57 Mountain Road in Stowe on July 1, offering its signature menu of freshly made juices, smoothies, fruit bowls, salads and toasts.

In Burlington’s Intervale, for example, hundreds of gardeners are still waiting for the OK to return to their decimated plots, including dozens of participants in the New Farms for New Americans program. For some, whose gardens provide food security, the stakes are higher than simply losing a beloved hobby.

As the waters recede, home and community gardeners around the state who were affected by the floods are wondering what to do with their garden plots: Can they still harvest, and when can they start planting again?

After about 15 years across two locations in Montpelier, chefowner CRYSTAL MADERIA served the final meals at Kismet on July 30. Maderia opened her seasonally inspired restaurant at 207 Barre Street in 2007 and moved Kismet to a larger, more prominent space at 52 State Street in late 2010. She closed Kismet in September 2020, turning the State Street spot over to Oakes & Evelyn, which is currently shuttered due to flooding. Kismet reopened at its original Barre Street location in August 2022.

In her parting email, Maderia said she is not “100 percent sure what is next, but I feel certain it is time to move on.”

to homemade compost. Instead, they should be thrown out or brought to an industrial-grade compost facility to avoid contamination.

Edible parts of a plant that did not touch floodwaters — for example, an eggplant that grew after floodwaters had saturated the ground — may be OK to eat, but the experts advised that when in doubt, you should throw it out. e major concern is microbial contamination on the surface of plant parts, which can lead to foodborne illness.

Plants saved for seed, such as garlic, should be tossed out when contaminated by floodwater. Flooded perennials — plants that grow back every year without replanting — should not be harvested this year. Next year, gardeners can cut them back to encourage healthy regrowth.

When they return to their plots, gardeners should wear close-toed shoes, gloves and perhaps even eye protection, and they should wash their hands after touching contaminated soil.

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Saving the Season

Experts offer guidance for flooded vegetable gardens

BY RACHEL HELLMAN • rhellman@sevendaysvt.com

Just as Vermont’s home gardeners were gearing up to harvest their much-anticipated summer bounty — tomatoes, peppers, zucchini — historic flooding hit the state. For gardens inundated with floodwater that could be tainted with parasites, bacteria and heavy metals, a plentiful season isn’t likely.

Experts provided guidance at a question-andanswer session hosted last week by Vermont Garden Network, a nonprofit supporting the state’s community gardens.

Soil in gardens affected by flooding is likely to contain both microbial and chemical contaminants. e former, such as bacteria, parasites and viruses, dissipate over time. e latter, such as heavy metals and lead, may take longer to remove from the soil. e longer a garden spent underwater, the higher the risk of contamination.

e experts advised treating each plot individually, considering a few different factors: how long it took floodwaters to recede, which contaminants those waters contained, and whether vulnerable populations are being fed from the garden — such as seniors or children, who might be more susceptible to contamination.

As a general rule, edible plants that have been in contact with floodwaters, including root vegetables, should be discarded, and contaminated plants should not be added

Gardeners can rehabilitate their flooded gardens to help the soil recover for next year, said Carolina Lukac, garden education manager for Vermont Garden Network. She likened soil remediation to taking probiotics to repair gut health after a round of antibiotics.

Tilling, aeration practices, compost application and growing cover crops are gradual ways to restore the health of the soil. While flooding pushes oxygen out of the soil, cover crops allow oxygen and vital nutrients to rebuild. Lukac said annual cover crops, such as oats, are a good option for those looking to restore soil health for future seasons.

Want to know if your soil contains heavy metals? e University of Vermont Extension will hold a free lead soil testing event in White River Junction in September, said Deb Heleba, the statewide outreach and education program manager for the Extension’s Community Horticulture Programs. Gardeners can also have their soil tested for heavy metals for $17 through the UVM Extension, which Heleba recommended “for peace of mind.”

While many Vermont gardens may be a loss this summer, the right prep and precautions could be key to a bountiful harvest next year. ➆

Learn more at vtgardens.org and uvm.edu/extension/ mastergardener.

e flooded Tommy ompson Community Garden in the Intervale on July 27

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Acting Out

Queer theater company Between the Willows makes its debut

BY MARY ANN LICKTEIG maryann@sevendaysvt.com

Ry Poulin and Nicole Dirmaier are making up for lost time. Three years ago, they were Essex High School seniors with major roles in the school’s student-run production, Beauty and the Beast. Poulin was directing; Dirmaier was choreographing. But COVID-19 upstaged their plans, and the show was canceled about two weeks into rehearsals.

Poulin felt defeated. Besides losing the spring musical, Poulin, who uses they/them/their pronouns, had been undergoing rigorous auditions at three colleges. They were accepted to study acting at the Hartt School in West Hartford, Conn., but acting amid pandemic restrictions seemed futile, if not impossible. So Poulin stayed home, working mall and barista jobs before gradually returning to theater.

Dirmaier attended Saint Michael’s College in Colchester and then Marywood

University in Pennsylvania — and she continued her dance career.

designed to provide space for queer artists — though all artists are welcome — to tell

and from the myth of Icarus and Daedalus. In this version, Theseus still falls in love with Ariadne, but Theseus is a woman. “It’s kind of this classic hero’s tale entwined with queer romance,” Poulin said.

Fourteen actors — including veterans Jon van Luling and Roya Millard — comprise the cast.

But she and Poulin kept returning to the conversation that, as Poulin recalls, started during their shared free periods senior year, when Beauty and the Beast planning sessions dissolved into talks about life: “What if we started our own company? What if we, like, got out of high school, and we just, like, did it?”

In January, the two, who are queer, launched Between the Willows, an Essex-based theater and dance company

mostly queer stories.

Its first show, Beasts of Crete , runs August 10 through 13 at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. Conceived by Dirmaier and written and directed by Poulin, it’s a gender-bending retelling of a selection of Greek myths designed to reflect societal oppression of queer love.

The script draws from the story of Theseus, the labyrinth and the Minotaur,

Producing a show with paid actors at a downtown theater seven months after incorporating is ambitious, Poulin acknowledged. “Nicole and I both have, like, sort of an unending work ethic when it comes to the arts. We really, really, really care about creating.”

They could have joined an existing company, Poulin said, “but for this, it feels right that we’re starting our own company and being able to begin working towards our own voice in the community.”

It’s costing Between the Willows $4,400 to produce Beasts of Crete . The startup company is sponsored by

I THINK IT’S JUST IMPORTANT IN GENERAL TO HAVE MINORITY VOICES, OR MARGINALIZED VOICES, BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF TELLING THEIR STORIES. NUALA DOUGHERTY

Ry Poulin (left) and Nicole Dirmaier

Winooski-based pediatrics software company PCC and by Main Street Landing. Poulin and Dirmaier have helped cover costs, and remaining revenue has come from selling stickers, jewelry and baked goods.

The area needs new theater companies, actor van Luling said, because they can pivot quickly and jump on original stories that more established companies can’t tackle because they have to satisfy boards of directors and trustees. “When you’re running by the seat of your pants, you’re kind of free,” he said.

Queer actors say they are grateful for the welcoming environment, collaborative spirit and fresh take on queer stories that the company provides.

“I think it’s just important in general to have minority voices, or marginalized voices, be at the forefront of telling their stories,” actor Nuala Dougherty said. When mainstream media present queer stories, they tend to focus on queer trauma, disadvantages and the difficulties of being gay, Dougherty said. “And it’s really, really beautiful and wonderful to have a space that’s solely dedicated to expressing queer joy and queer experiences.”

While theater is generally a welcoming environment for queer people, cast members say, a company founded and administered by queer people with the mission of telling queer stories is even more welcoming and affirming, “gentler, even, than spaces that are like, ‘Yes, we love gay people, but we’re not gay,’” Dougherty said.

Stories, too, take on a different tone,

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actor Arlie White said. The story is the story, and the characters happen to be queer, unlike more typical productions that make sexual identity a plot point.

“I feel like sometimes it’s ‘Oh! These people are gay, and look at them doing gay things!’” Or, White said, the typical story makes it sad to be gay.

While Beasts of Crete is a sad story and it is a queer story, White continued, “It’s not sad because they’re queer; it’s sad because it’s sad.”

In addition to high school theater experience, Poulin and Dirmaier, both 21 years old, have accumulated many performing arts credits. Poulin starred as Shrek in Lyric Theatre’s April production of Shrek the Musical. They also were cast in Lyric’s 2022 production Ivy + Bean the Musical and in the 2022 Vermont Stage production The Pitmen Painters.

Dirmaier is a longtime dancer and relatively new choreographer. Currently a soloist with Ballet Vermont and a dancer with contemporary company Slow Shapes Dance, she has performed with Vermont Youth Dancers and Elan Academy of Classical Ballet. She will play Theseus in Beasts of Crete, the first time she will portray a queer woman as a queer woman herself, she noted, “and I’ve been performing since I was 5 years old.”

Dirmaier conceived, directed and performed in the first show she and Poulin put together. They staged The Four Seasons, a half-hour dance performance, between two willow trees in Poulin’s parents’ Essex yard last summer.

The site inspired the name of their company, which, if all goes as planned, will have a full season next year. “I’m still pinching myself,” Dirmaier said.

“I can’t believe it’s actually happening. Like, we dreamed of it for so long. And once the ball started rolling, it just never stopped.”

Beasts of Crete, Thursday through Saturday, August 10 through 12, 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13, 2 p.m., at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. $15-25. between-thewillows-llc.square.site

TOM BANJO & SON ETHAN AZARIAN with Grandkids Aliza & Francis

I was a bit of a vagabond in ‘58 & 59, playing banjo at Northeast colleges & dives. “Tom Banjo” they called me ‘cuz they never knew my last name. A college kid named Robert Hunter saw me play back then. Later he wrote a song for the Grateful Dead about “Tom Banjo” called “Mountains of the Moon.” Some folks say it’s about me, which I guess makes sense. Ain’t life funny sometimes?

Deep Impressions: Elinor Randall, Master Printmaker

Think Pink

Meet a married couple who are wild for Barbie

Peter Harrigan grew up playing with his sister’s Barbie dolls. As an adult, he let go of doll playtime. That is until 1993, when his partner, Stan Baker, gifted him a Costume Ball Barbie for his birthday. Thirty years and 600 Barbie dolls later, the rest is history.

Harrigan is a theater professor at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, and Baker is a psychotherapist. In 1997, the pair were part of a lawsuit, Baker v. Vermont — aka the Baker Decision — to legalize marriage equality, which resulted in civil unions for same-sex couples in Vermont. The state legalized gay marriage in 2009, and the couple married in 2010. They share a townhome in Shelburne with their dog, Ginger, and a lower level — nobody puts Barbie in a basement! — full of the 11.5-inch-tall dolls.

Harrigan is the main collector in the family, and

he creates intricate dioramas displaying the dolls in a variety of settings, including some Ken-only spaces. He keeps meticulously organized shelves of shoes, jewelry, clothing, furniture and Barbie-size items that he has collected over the years from a variety of sources. Baker collects Ken dolls, and the two have attended a variety of Barbie conventions together over the years.

In her latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger visited with Harrigan and Baker at their home in early July. They met up again on July 20 at Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington to see the Barbie film — with Barbie and Ken dolls from the movie in tow.

Sollberger spoke with Seven Days about filming the episode.

Did you play with Barbies?

My mom is a feminist, and she had some issues with Barbies. Mainly, she did not appreciate their lack of genitalia. Weird,

right? This meant no Barbies for me or my sister, Seven Days associate editor Margot Harrison. Luckily, our aunt took pity on us and gifted us some vintage Barbie hand-me-downs.

My sister and I spent hours playing with those dolls, letting our imaginations run wild and acting out elaborate courtroom dramas. Margot even gave me a homemade Barbie Dreamhouse made out of shoe boxes for Christmas one year!

Our Barbies definitely fell under the moniker of Weird Barbie, as played by Kate McKinnon in the film. They had choppedo ’80s hair, filthy bodies and were well loved. I recently discovered them in my basement and returned them to my sister, who uses them in her TikToks.

How did you hear about this story?

I met Harrigan back in 2017 when I made a video about Mill Girls, a play with music compiled and written by Harrigan and Tom Cleary. I was very impressed with that complex production and enjoyed meeting

Harrigan and the young performers at Saint Michael’s College.

There has been a ton of hype for the Barbie film and the Barbenheimer meme fest. Harrigan sent me an email with the subject line, “Stuck in Vermont with Barbie??????????” I wrote him back in minutes: “Yes please, take me to Barbieland!”

When did you film this?

We met up on July 6 at their home in Shelburne for this celebration of all things Barbie. I was enchanted with Harrigan’s elaborate Barbie scenes and had to suppress my inner child, who wanted to grab all of the dolls and stroke their hair. It is funny how these miniature creatures can still have such an e ect on a grown woman.

Harrigan displays his craft as a theater professor and director in every one of his dioramas. There is so much time and

attention devoted to every inch of the miniature scenes. Barbies are way more fun when you vibe with the person you are playing with. I was a bit high after our three-hour playtime and floated home to Burlington on a sea of Barbiecore dreams.

Less than a week later, historic flooding hit Vermont and changed many Vermonters’ lives. So many homes and businesses were a ected, it is hard to wrap your head

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series, “Stuck in Vermont,” since 2007. New episodes appear on the Seven Days website every other week and air the following night on the WCAX evening news. Sign up at sevendaysvt.com to receive an email alert each time a new one drops. And check these pages regularly for insights on the episodes.

Episode 695: Barbie Collectors

IT IS FUNNY HOW THESE MINIATURE CREATURES CAN STILL HAVE SUCH AN EFFECT ON A GROWN WOMAN.

EVA SOLLBERGER

PHOTOS: EVA SOLLBERGER

Eva Sollberger, Peter Harrigan and Stan Baker at the premier of Barbie at Palace 9

around the wide-reaching devastation. Recovery is still ongoing and will be for a long time. At first, I was not sure about switching gears from flood coverage to this pink-and-pretty Barbie video. But I felt such joy when working on this that I decided a moment of levity might be a good thing. The film has some deeper themes, too, about gender roles, consumerism and what it means to be a woman. You can read my sister’s review in last week’s paper.

What was the importance of the Baker Decision?

Harrigan and Baker were one of three same-sex couples who sued the state of Vermont in 1997 for the right to marry. The lawsuit was called Baker v. Vermont because Baker’s name was first alphabetically. This case has helped shape LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality in our state. Much like Barbie, the couple literally made history!

There is an outdated stereotype that boys should not play with dolls. Baker talked about how buying Barbies for his partner, and eventually becoming a Ken

Sunday, August 6, 7:00 pm Hot Club of Cowtown

“As instrumentally and vocally tight as any band out there working in any genre today….three skilled musicians who can seemingly just tune up and play, something that’s becoming increasingly rare these days.” – American Songwriter

Tickets will be available at the gate, if the concert is outdoors. Meadow opens at 5:30 p.m.

Rain site: Stowe High School, 413 Barrows Rd. Stowe, Vermont Please visit stoweperformingarts.com for location information the morning of the concert.

collector himself, was incredibly meaningful for both of them. I hope that these days, anyone can play with dolls, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation or age.

What did you think of the film?

This was my first time seeing a movie in the theater since the pandemic. And I was not alone! Audiences are flocking to the movies to see Barbie and Oppenheimer. It was so exciting to meet up with Baker, Harrigan — and Barbie and Ken — at Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington. Of course, all four of them were dressed to the nines in pink and seersucker. Harrigan prepped the dolls with mini movie tickets, a tiny bag of popcorn and bottles of water. He set them up in a diorama at the entrance to the theater, and young kids came over to take photos. I felt like a child playing with my Barbies as we filmed the dolls ordering popcorn. And it was so exciting to sit down in that dark theater and get swept away to a pink, plastic world of wonder — with Barbie and Ken in a tiny seat nearby. ➆

Some retired people want to hang ‘em up, and some are just getting warmed up. The people at Wake Robin are definitely in the latter camp. They’re busy, curious, and part of a dynamic Life Plan Community in Shelburne, Vermont. Come see for yourself. Wake Robin. It’s where you live.

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Diaoramas from Perter Harrigan and Stan Baker’s doll collection

All in the Famiglia

Theater review: Over the River and Through the Woods, Saint Michael’s Playhouse

BY ALEX BROWN • alex@sevendaysvt.com

An Italian American family, served up with all the food clichés you can eat, is portrayed with warmth and wit in Joe DiPietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods. In a charming production at Saint Michael’s Playhouse, viewers will find sharp humor and a chance to bask in nostalgia while watching four grandparents dote on a 29-year-old grandson who’s gently trying to grow up.

The play is a brimming collection of golden ages. The grandparents are stouthearted immigrants who measure their lives by how well they’ve taken care of their families, not by money or status. The grandson is a modern bachelor who’s not sure when, how or where to start his own family, but he’s certain that a career in marketing will get him somewhere.

The people aren’t the only element of the play that suggest a halcyon past. Lost cultural artifacts, such as landline telephones, Sunday dinners and Trivial Pursuit, can make you wistful, too. Watching this light comedy, you may find yourself asking about the past: Were people just nicer then?

Over the River is relentlessly heartwarming, but it’s funny enough to balance its sugary sentimentality. At Wednesday’s performance, frequent laughter rippled through the nearly full house. DiPietro’s superficial characters are corny, but they

have the kind of cozy consistency that sitcom viewers treasure.

Nick has a full set of living grandparents all to himself because his parents and sister have resettled far from home. He makes the trek to Hoboken, N.J., each Sunday for a huge dinner with these two older, very loving couples and enjoys teasing and being teased.

Four doting grandparents can be overpowering. Still, it’s a sweet arrangement that allows Nick’s family to fuss over him while he reels in disappointment at their failure to see the benefits of the VCRs and telephone answering machines he sets up for them.

Aida measures everyone’s well-being by how well fed they are, while Frank wants to keep driving despite a tendency to mix up forward and reverse. Nunzio is still playing the little jokes Nick enjoyed when he was a kid. Emma doesn’t mince words: “I want to see you married before I’m dead.”

Essentially, time has stopped. The rituals and personalities repeat, which leaves Nick stuck, too — an adult who hasn’t grown up enough to create a family of his own.

Then Nick breaks the news that he’s moving to Seattle for a job promotion. The grandparents go into action like they’ve seen the Bat Signal. They have to give Nick a reason to stay, and they actually come up with a pretty good idea. Will it work?

The outcome is much in doubt, but the play is mostly a chance to show what it means to care for someone. The grandparents model marital devotion leavened with wisecracking, and the play’s two generations convey the fine, funny line between love and exasperation. Such people only exist on TV, where they fulfill a need for an idealized world.

The play premiered in 1998 and had a two-year run off Broadway. Viewers may be slightly disoriented about time, because the setting is a house probably built in the 1930s with décor that hasn’t been disturbed in years, and the grandparents cling to clothing fashions of the 1950s and 1960s. Tying it all together are the style of a sitcom and a present tense that’s early 1980s.

DiPietro breaks the fourth wall with monologues that do some storytelling and signal that we need not take the rose-tinted events too seriously. Director Richard Warner fills the wide stage while neatly focusing attention on each individual exchange. He has shaped the cast into a cohesive joke-dispensing unit that earns laughs without losing the tenderness beneath them.

The professional actors know how to make the humor fly effortlessly and the sentiment settle gently. These veterans can keep wringing laughs from running jokes even when punch lines grow too

predictable, and they occasionally transcend the script’s stereotypes.

Bill Carmichael is a lovable patriarch as Frank, just crotchety enough to start arguments and adorable enough to end them sweetly. As Aida, Brenda Pitmon can stretch a comic beat like taffy. She serves a never-ending supply of food and somehow keeps that single joke fresh all night.

As Nunzio, Chip Phillips personifies a playful, good-hearted granddad. During a game of Trivial Pursuit, Nunzio’s capricious free associations are wonderfully silly and hint at the subtle communication in a close family. Sarah Carleton, as Emma, gives the character dignity and directness. No matter how hokey the script, Carleton finds the rock-solid base for Emma’s truisms.

Jeffrey Todd Parrott, as Nick, smiles cherubically as the grandparents smother him with affection. Nick’s irritation with their meddling and pathetic grasp of the modern world always has some love in it. Lilly Tobin plays Caitlin, Nick’s blind date, with a childlike sweetness a little at odds with the character’s potential depth.

The Saint Michael’s Playhouse stage is a wide wonder, and scenic designer Tim Case fills it with a well-realized living room and dining room, plus a nicely sketched porch and outdoor patio. The attention to set decoration gives the story a weight of family history.

Costume designer Brian Russman might veer too far in making the grandparents laughable fashion failures, but faithful touches such as Aida’s housecoats are just right.

If Over the River is a little cheesy when you dissect it in the lab, it’s quite appealing to imagine yourself in that living room — or, more likely, in your own past. The characters are shopworn, but their connections embody what’s enjoyable about a family’s shared customs.

Don’t expect the exhilaration of innovative comedy or people with surprises in store. The play survives on such thin characters simply because they’re good souls with the best intentions. These are imaginary grandparents, ready to prompt happy memories. ➆

INFO

Over the River and Through the Woods, by Joe DiPietro, directed by Richard Warner, produced by Saint Michael’s Playhouse. Through August 5: Wednesday through Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 2 p.m., at McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester. $39.5045.50. saintmichaelsplayhouse.org

From left: Chip Phillips, Sarah Carleton, Jeffrey Todd Parrott, Bill Carmichael, Brenda Pitmon

Plastic Fantastic

BY PAMELA POLSTON • ppolston@sevendaysvt.com

In the classic film The Graduate, young Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) receives a succinct career tip from an older businessman: “Just one word ... plastics.” But in 1967, neither of them could have fathomed how far beyond Tupperware plastic production would go. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced annually for a variety of products — many of them single-use. Fourteen million tons of that plastic end up in the Earth’s oceans every year

That’s to say nothing of the degraded microplastics that are now ubiquitous, even in our bloodstreams. What’s an earnest but demoralized recycler to do?

One good option is to go see Aurora Robson’s “Human Nature Walk” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Not only does the artist maneuver plastic into gorgeous, innovative sculptures but she is also a plastic activist (plastivist?). Her work may keep only a tiny fraction of the material out of landfills and oceans, but Robson’s reframing of the problem as possibility makes an impact.

Alongside creating her own art, she champions plastic as a worthy — and even necessary — medium in the broader art world through an organization she founded called Project Vortex. After all, polyethylene terephthalate — aka PET — has archival integrity: It will never break down.

Robson considers the overwhelming debris “displaced abundance,” curator Katherine Gass Stowe writes in a gallery statement. In a society that is conditioned to believe that more is better and new is best, “our tendencies towards abundance have created a global crisis of chaotic displacement.” But Robson “intentionally redirects [plastic’s] incessant flow into something less harmful and more beautiful and meaningful,” Stowe writes.

others seem inspired by flowers or fungi or microorganisms.

The sculptures are monochromatic or bundles of closely related hues. Robson made that aesthetic choice because of the accompanying bottle caps: Thousands of them are sorted by color and piled into shallow bins on the floor. These round or waterdrop-shaped containers are scattered about the gallery.

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Robson’s exhibitions often include an interactive component; in this case, BMAC invited the public to save, clean and bring in their own bottle caps for the show. The segregation of colors gives these common discards a surprising strength-in-numbers coherence.

Nearby, a couple of stand-alone assemblages on the floor somehow look sassy, while volumetric wall-hung pieces resemble strange botanical arrangements, tropical fish or minor explosions. One wall piece, constructed of white packing straps, is like a weaving gone rogue.

A similar assortment of sculptures in a range of orange-reds occupies the other side of the gallery, while in a third space, pretty white and transparent objects dangle like ornaments from a skylight.

Dozens of Robson’s freestanding, wallhung or suspended sculptures transform the large front gallery space at BMAC. Cut, shredded, frilled and molded from a variety of erstwhile functioning plastic items, they eschew representation. Some of them suggest exotic sea creatures;

On one side of the gallery, where predominantly blue pieces are installed, the low-lying compartments corral caps in a range of gemlike hues, from aquamarine to sapphire. Surrounded by these bins, three curvy vermicular shapes, titled “Troika,” rise up like giant earthworms. Except these worms are blue-striped and illuminated from within by LEDs.

Robson, 51, is not the first or only artist to turn trash into treasure, but the variety of her manipulations of a single material is impressive and expressive. As Stowe puts it, “Robson collects, cleans, sorts, bends, cuts, rivets, sews, extrudes, welds, rips, ties, nests, dangles, illuminates, stacks, sculpts, pools and coaxes plastic … into new forms and formations.”

Born in Toronto and raised on Maui, Robson had what she has described as a troubled childhood with attendant nightmares. She escaped that to earn degrees in visual arts and art history at Columbia University in New York City. There, as she explained in a 2014 TEDx talk, Robson

Aurora Robson turns a ubiquitous material into unique artworks in “Human Nature Walk”

Photos: detail of “Human Nature Walk” installation

MY IDEA BECAME TO TRANSFORM THE NIGHTMARE INTO ART.

it was going to Columbia University, immersed in all this incredible art in New York. Having grown up in Hawaii and being Canadian, I was appalled at all the trash. I came at it initially as an artistic exploration rather than an environmental stance.

A sentence in your bio describes your work as “a formal meditation on recurring nightmares” that you had as a child. Are you willing to reveal what those nightmares were?

as bad dreams after I filtered them into my artwork. I’m taking garbage, which is suffocating natural resources and all species … and recognizing that there’s potential to go in a different direction.

Are there objects in particular that you favor for their qualities, shapes or how readily they can be manipulated?

Yeah, for sure. I gravitate toward highdensity polyethylene and PET. Those are the two most common types of plastic and are used in the most familiar things that people would come into contact with. There are some toxic forms I avoid.

Does plastic, in fact, ever break down?

It’s beautiful because people want to do something about [the waste]. That’s what keeps me going. Otherwise, it can get really depressing.

A lot of your creations remind me of Dale Chihuly’s amazing glassworks. But I don’t believe I saw any glassblowing in your background. Glass is amazing. I did a little glassblowing in Brooklyn, but it’s really bad for the planet.

Katie’s curator statement contains a litany of action verbs to describe the ways you manipulate plastic. Could you give an example of how you made a specific piece?

There’s a really sweet piece called “Quinn.” I collect a large quantity of something over time, and I had amassed a bunch of what I call “membranes” — the thin mesh layer inside bottle caps. I love their semitransparent quality. I turned a bunch of those into fish. I airbrushed them and configured them into a kind of mass. This little boy named Quinn, who was 5 or 6, had asked his mom to send the mesh to me.

What does your studio look like?

It’s actually the basement of my home. It has some relatively large windows, an office. Outside, I have a shipping container [for storing] some of my finished pieces.

began to use “the formal structures of the nightmares to explore harmonious compositions.” She now lives in Hudson, N.Y., with her husband and daughters, ages 15 and 11.

The CV on Robson’s website chronicles a nonstop stream of exhibitions, as well as teaching and lecturing gigs and volunteer advocacy work. Numerous institutions and corporations have collected her sculptures — including a recent installation of 36 illuminated “mushrooms” at Amazon’s Metropolitan Park in Arlington, Va.

In a phone call, Robson elaborated on her passion for plastic.

The idea of using waste seems to have been with you for a long time.

I had a nontraditional past to get to my life as a professional artist. Part of

Sure. My childhood was really complicated. Despite living in a tropical paradise, I lived in a state of fear, experiencing racism as a white person living in Hawaii — I was in the minority. [The nightmare was] a knot that continued in all directions, growing, shapeshifting, morphing. It was suggestive of but not literal forms. I thought it was going to suffocate me.

In 2012, I was teaching in public school in Columbus, Ohio, and [talked about this]. Half the kids came up to me afterward and said they had the same nightmare. It’s a common response to trauma. It was a revolutionary moment to learn other people had these nightmares.

I was already working with debris, so my idea became to transform the nightmare into art. It was very therapeutic for me, and I thought other people could relate.

You may be the only person I’ve heard of who has turned bad dreams into a career!

[ Laughing .] I didn’t think about them

No, not as far as we’re aware. It photodegrades, not biodegrades — that is, it breaks down into smaller and smaller particles. They can now enter into food streams and bloodstreams.

Are there things or living organisms that inspire your sculptures and assemblages?

Oh, yeah. I’m so grateful because, once I discovered the nightmares weren’t just mine, it liberated me to look for inspirations in the natural world — the woods, the cosmos, microorganisms. I have a telescope and a microscope in my studio. And I’ve spent a lot of time going on forages for mushrooms.

Given that plastic is ubiquitous, this might seem like a dumb question, but where do you get your plastic?

It depends on the project. For example, with some projects I’ll work with a community. They’ll collect a bunch of plastics for me, and I’ll make a piece for them. [I work with] river cleanup groups, Girl Scouts, etc. Sometimes people send me things. Sometimes I work with recyclers.

The Brattleboro Museum is giving you its Award for Service to Art & Humanity — a grand name! What was your reaction to learning that?

I was completely floored — flabbergasted! I feel that I’ve barely scratched the surface of anything. It’s really encouraging, and I’m really excited and honored.

One last question: Plastic and other forms of pollution are undeniably ugly. And yet, somewhat paradoxically, your work is beautiful. Can you speak to that?

Thank you. There are two parts: One, if I’m going to make a piece of art, I’m going to have to be looking at it, and I don’t want to be surrounded with ugliness. Also, if people are going to be engaged in a conversation about this, I want to show them the potential rather than the problem. We all know what the problem is. ➆

INFO

Aurora Robson, “Human Nature Walk,” on view through February 11, 2024, at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Robson receives the museum’s Award for Service to Art & Humanity during the annual gala on Saturday, August 19. brattleboromuseum.org, aurorarobson.com

NEW THIS WEEK

barre/montpelier

AUGUST GROUP SHOW: Artworks in a variety of mediums by established and new member artists. Opening: Friday, August 4, 4-7 p.m. August 4-31. Info, 552-0877. The Front in Montpelier.

ERICKSON DÍAZ-CORTÉS AND FIONA MCTEIGUE:

Two solo exhibitions: “By Myself With You,” featuring painterly colored drawings of domestic scenes; and “Rock Paper Scissor,” stream-of-consciousness graphite drawings of daily life, respectively. Reception: Friday, August 4, 4-8 p.m. August 4-September 15. Info, hexumgallery@gmail.com. Hexum Gallery in Montpelier.

‘INSIDE OUT: INCARCERATION’: A traveling exhibition of artworks by imprisoned artists that explore the intersections of trauma, addiction, incarceration and reentry. A collaboration of Artists in the WV Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Goddard College’s Reentry Advocates program. Reception: Friday, August 4, 4-8 p.m., including an introduction by new executive director Sabrina Fadial. August 3-September 22. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

stowe/smuggs

ROSEMARY D’ELIA: “Finding Away,” an exhibition of works from an artist’s residency in France. August 2-27. Info, 644-8183. Visions of Vermont in Jeffersonville.

mad river valley/waterbury

‘THE MAD CONTEMPORARY’: An exhibition of cartoon artworks by more than a dozen Vermont artists. Reception: Thursday, August 3, 5-7 p.m. , with artist talk at 5:30 p.m. August 2-September 14. Info, 496-6682. Mad River Valley Arts Gallery in Waitsfield.

middlebury area

BONNIE BAIRD: “Weathering,” a solo exhibit of land- and skyscape paintings by the Vermont artist and farmer. Reception and artist talk: Friday, August 4, 6 p.m. August 4-September 15. Info, 877-2173.

Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

MIKAEL OWUNNA: “Infinite Essence,” photography that portrays Blackness as the divine, cosmic origin from which all existence blooms. August 8-19. Info, 443-5526. Davis Family Library, Middlebury College.

rutland/killington

RESIDENT INTERNS’ EXHIBITION: Summer students Michael Anderson, Isa Dray, Kenneth Fraker, Kylin Jia and Florian Okwu provide a glimpse into the future of sculpture. Reception: Friday, August 4, 5 p.m. August 4-12. Info, 438-2097. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland.

champlain islands/northwest

‘HEARTFELT VESSELS FOR PEACE: A SHOW OF

CLAY’: Unique pieces by artisans from Across the Grain Pottery Studio in South Hero. Includes silent auction to benefit UNICEF and the Vermont Community Foundation’s Flood Response and Recovery Fund. Reception: Thursday, August 10, 4-7 p.m. August 5-September 15. Info, 734-7448. Grand Isle Art Works.

upper valley

VERMONT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Twenty paintings by a dozen member-artists of the Connecticut River chapter. Reception: Friday, August 11, 4-6 p.m. August 4-31. Info, watercolorkatevt@gmail.com. Norwich Public Library.

randolph/royalton

LINDA BLACKERBY & BETTE ANN LIBBY: Abstract paintings and mixed-media mosaic works, respectively. Reception: Friday, August 4, 5-7 p.m. August 4-October 1. Info, 279-5048. ART, etc. in Randolph.

CALL TO ARTISTS

ART/CRAFT FESTIVAL: MAG is accepting up to 100 vendors for the third annual Art & Stroll festival on September 16. There will also be food trucks, live music, kids’ activities and more. Register at miltonartistsguildstore.com.

Milton Artists’ Guild Art Center & Gallery. Through August 30. $30-50 members; $80 nonmembers. Info, 891-2014.

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANTS & FLOOD

RELIEF FUNDING: The Vermont Arts Council offers grants that can fund activities to enhance mastery of a skill or support an artist’s business or the creation of new work. Separate grants are available to artists who have been significantly and adversely affected by the recent flooding. The latter will be offered until funds are exhausted. Details at vermontartscouncil.org.

Online. Through September 26. Info, 402-4602.

ARTIST MEMBER SHOW: Artist-members of Stone Valley Arts may submit up to five pieces of work in any medium for an exhibit October 14 through December 10. Must be ready to hang or be displayed appropriately. A link to the entry form will be sent via email to registered artist members. Deadline: August 31. Stone Valley Arts, Poultney. Info, stonevalleyartscenter@gmail.com.

THE BRIGHT IDEAS PROJECT: If you’re an artist, musician, creator or small business with a big idea, propose it to Highlight, Burlington’s official New Year’s Eve celebration. Highlight crowdsources brilliant concepts for events from the community and funds selected projects up to $8,000 . Learn more at highlight. community. Deadline: August 27. Free. Info, hello@highlight.community.

‘MY DOG AND THE WOLF’: Radiate Arts Space is sponsoring an unjuried art exhibit about the dog-wolf connection: about people and their dogs, humans’ role in the domestication of the wolf, and why and how it has resulted in such a variety

‘NO PLACE LIKE HERE: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM VERMONT, PAST AND PRESENT’: Vermont photographs, 1978-98, by Peter Moriarty, main gallery; and Farm Security Administration photographs of Vermont, 1936-43, center gallery. Reception: Saturday, August 5, 2-5 p.m. August 4-October 29. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester. outside

vermont

‘FAITH’: An exhibition of 50 landscapes, still lifes and figurative spanning five decades by Harold Weston, accompanied by writing from his wife, Faith Borton Weston, and archival photographs. Curated by Charlotte-based Rebecca Foster. Reception: Thursday, August 3, 5-7 p.m. August 3-September 3. Info, 914-309-7095. Keene Arts, N.Y.

ART EVENTS

‘ART FROM ABOVE VERMONT’: The nationally published photo-essayist takes the audience on an aerial journey through stunning landscapes in the Green Mountain State. Worthen Library, South Hero, Wednesday, August 2, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209.

ARTIST TALK: CORALEA WENNBERG: The artist discusses her work in a current exhibition. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Friday, August 4, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117.

ARTIST TALK: SCOTT LENHARDT: The Vermont artist gives a tour and comments on his current exhibit, “Scott Lenhardt: Artistic Contributions to Burton Snowboards, 1994-Present.” Space is limited; preregister at vtssm.org. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Stowe, Thursday, August 3, 6 p.m. $25. Info, 253-9911.

of breeds. Workshops October and November, celebration in December. Email Julie Longstreth for more info. Richmond Free Library. Through November 1. Info, mauie@gmavt.net.

‘SANCTUARY’: Where do you feel safe and serene? What is your idea of a safe haven? All area printmakers are encouraged to submit work for an upcoming themed exhibition. All hand-pulled print media accepted. For details, email tworiversprintmakingstudio@gmail.com.

Deadline: August 12. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction. Info, 295-5901.

TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP

PROGRAM: The 32nd annual Vermont Folklife program offers stipends for learning and preserving traditional art forms. This year, info is available in 14 languages spoken within the state, including Dari, Pashto and Ukrainian. Apply at vtfolklife.org. Deadline: August 11. Online. Info, 388-4964.

VAULTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM: The South End Arts + Business Association and Unsworth Properties on Howard Street in Burlington provide one local artist a private studio, free of charge, for a year in order to create a new body of work or further their creative practice. Apply at seaba.com. Deadline: August 20. Online. Info, 859-9222.

YOUTH PHOTO CONTEST & FAIR: In-Sight Photography is hosting a competition for youths ages 11 to 18 who live within an hour of Brattleboro. Contestants are invited to submit one image in each of the following categories: Analog Film, Artistic, People, Places, the New England Experience. Submitted photos will be exhibited in In-Sight’s gallery this fall. Three winning images in each category will be awarded prizes by a jury. Deadline: August 20. Details at insightphotography.org. Online. Info, 251-9960.

BTV MARKET: An outdoor market featuring wares by local artists, makers, bakers and more, accompanied by live music and lawn games. Burlington City Hall Park, Saturday, August 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 865-7166.

FREE FIRST FRIDAY EVE: Tour the collections buildings, play lawn games, and enjoy food from local vendors and live music by Barika. Shelburne Museum, Friday, August 4, 5-7:30 p.m. Info, 985-3346.

THE NOMADIC PHOTO ARK: Photographer Monica Jane Frissell and audio recorder and editor Adam Scher bring the nationally touring “Portrait of Us” project to town to photograph and record members of the community. Their mobile studio is parked in front of White Market. If interested in participating, contact project director Martha Elmes at nomadic photoark@gmail.com. White Market, Lyndonville, Through August 31. Info, 229-8317.

OPEN STUDIO: Draw, collage, paint, move, write and explore the expressive arts however you please during this drop-in period. Available in studio and via Zoom. Most materials are available in the studio. All are welcome, no art experience necessary. Expressive Arts Burlington, Thursday, August 3, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Donations. Info, info@expressiveartsburlington.com.

‘POP’: The second annual all-ages paint-a-thon fundraiser with the prompt “orange,” presented by Inclusive Arts Vermont. Teams paint murals that will be raffled off in the community. Sign up at inclusiveartsvermont.org. Oakledge Park, Burlington, Saturday, August 5, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $250 per team. Info, 556-3668.

TALK: ‘CRACKS IN THE CLAY’: Shelburne Museum associate curator of Native American art Victoria Sunnergren speaks on the role of gender in historic Pueblo pottery. Worthen Library, South Hero, Wednesday, August 9, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209.

TAPE ART INSTALLATION: Rhode Island artists Michael Townsend and Leah Smith create a mural with colored tape on the front of the museum and invite the public to participate in two sessions. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Wednesday, August 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, August 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Friday, August 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 257-0124.

VISITING ARTIST TALK: HIBA SCHAHBAZ: Born in Karachi, Pakistan, and based in Brooklyn, N.Y., the artist discusses her work using black tea and water-based pigments to depict women’s bodies and tell their stories. Lowe Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Friday, August 4, 8-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

WONDERARTS ART TENT: Pop-up art workshops. Hardwick Farmers Market, Friday, August 4, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 533-9370.

WOODTURNING DEMONSTRATION: Master woodturner Richard Montague gives demonstrations of his foot-powered spring-pole lathe and offers tips to aspiring woodturners. Ben’s Mill, Barnet, Saturday, August 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 633-2860.

ONGOING SHOWS

burlington

‘ABENAKI: FIRST PEOPLE EXHIBITION’: The council and members of Alnôbaiwi (in the Abenaki way) and the museum open a new exhibition featuring the Abenaki Year, the seasonal calendar of people who lived in the area for more than 8,000 years before Europeans arrived, as well as works by contemporary Abenaki artisans and a replica of a 19th-century Abenaki village. Through October 31. Info, 865-4556. Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington.

ART AT THE HOSPITAL: Oil paintings by Louise Arnold and Jean Gerber and photographs by Mike Sipe (Main Street Connector, ACC 3); photographs on metal by Brian Drourr (McClure 4 ); acrylics and mixed-media painting by Linda Blackerby (Breast Care Center) and Colleen Murphy (EP2). Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through September 30. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

ART AT THE MALTEX: Paintings by Julia Purinton, Carol Boucher, Erika Lawlor Schmidt, Brecca Loh and Elizabeth Nelson. Through August 15. Info, 865-7296. Maltex Building in Burlington.

‘THE ART OF THE BOOK’: An exhibition of handmade artists’ books by members and friends of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. Reception: Friday, August 4, 5-8 p.m. Through August 4. Info, spacegalleryvt@ gmail.com. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

‘OUTSTANDING: CONTEMPORARY SELF-TAUGHT

ART’: Drawings, paintings and 3D works by area artists Larry Bissonette, Denver Ferguson, June Gutman, Chip Haggerty, Liza Phillip, Pamela Smith, Thomas Stetson and Kalin Thomas. HYUNSUK ERICKSON: “Thingumabob Society,” multicolored, towering, playful sculptures that suggest sprouting seeds or family groupings. Through September 17. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

KATRINE HILDEBRANDT-HUSSEY: “Reflection,” intricate geometric designs burned onto paper by the Boston-based artist. Through August 12. Info, 324-0014. Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

‘ON THE AIR’: An exhibition that reflects the influence of media, film, radio, pop culture and TV, presented by Media Factory and SEABA. Through August 27. Info, curation@seaba.com. RETN & VCAM Media Factory in Burlington.

PIEVY POLYTE: Paintings by the Haitian artist, coffee farmer and founder of Peak Macaya Coffee. Curated

by Burlington City Arts. Through August 31. Info, 865-7296. Burlington City Hall.

RENEE GREENLEE: “Blue Alchemy,” an exploration of the Lake Champlain watershed in 10 cyanotypes on silk banners. Through August 15. Info, greenlee.renee@gmail.com. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

VERMONT PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB: A group exhibition of established and emerging local photographers, including Ali Kaukas, Abbey Meaker, Corey Hendrickson, Daniel Brooks, Daniel Cardon, Daniel Schechner, Nathanael Asaro, Shem Roose, Zack Pollakoff and more. Copresented with Bauschaus VT. Through September 7. Info, 233-2943. Safe and Sound Gallery in Burlington.

WOODY JACKSON: “Amazing Graze,” new large-scale watercolor landscapes of Vermont. Through August 31. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery in Burlington.

‘XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE & FORGIVENESS’: An interactive exhibition that provides children and caregivers the opportunity to think about and explore feelings through activities designed to help them understand, appreciate and express their emotions. Through September 4. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

chittenden county

ART AT THE AIRPORT: Acrylic abstract paintings by Matt Larson and acrylic floral paintings by Sandra Berbeco, curated by Burlington City Arts. Through September 30. Info, 865-7296. Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

‘BUILT FROM THE EARTH’: An exhibition of masterful Pueblo pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection of Native American art. ‘OBJECT/S OF PLAY’: An interactive exploration of the creative processes of American toy designers Cas Holman and Karen Hewitt. ‘POP UP’: An exhibition of contemporary inflated sculptures inside and outside the museum featuring three artists and artist teams from the field of pneumatic sculpture: Claire Ashley, Pneuhaus and Tamar Ettun. (Outdoor sculptures not on view on days with excessive wind.) Through October 22. Info, 985-3346.

STEPHEN HUNECK: “Pet Friendly,” an exhibition of hand-carved and painted furniture, sculptures, relief paintings, bronze sculptures and more by the late Vermont artist. Through October 22. Info, 985-3346.

Shelburne Museum.

DAVID SMITH: “Chasing Light,” oil paintings of vividly patterned land and water. Through September 2. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

GRETCHEN ALEXANDER: “Slow Journey,” acrylic and watercolor paintings. Through August 6. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

MATT LARSON & NANCY CHAPMAN: Natureinspired abstract paintings. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through October 17. Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

PATRICIA DUTCHBURN: Whimsical acrylic paintings by the self-taught artist. Through August 31. Info, 846-4140. South Burlington Public Library Art Wall.

‘SPARK: FUELING A LOVE OF BIRDS’: An exhibition of works by more than 60 artists and writers expressing avian admiration. Through October 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.

barre/montpelier

‘ELEMENTS OF SHELTER’: Original works in wood, metal and glass by Yestermorrow faculty members

Thea Alvin, Meg Reinhold, Nick Pattis, Anna Fluri, Sophia Mickelson and Johno Landsman, in conjunction with the Waitsfield design/build school. Through May 31, 2025. Info, 828-3291. Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden in Montpelier.

‘YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY SPINELESS’: An exhibition that celebrates invertebrates large and small with works by 26 artists in 2D, sculptures and installation. Main-floor

gallery. Through August 15. ELINOR RANDALL: “Deep Impressions,” a survey of the master printmaker’s work 1954 to 2013. Curated by NNEMoCA. Second-floor gallery and Quick Change Gallery. Through August 18.

KARMIMADEEBORA MCMILLAN: “Totems, Walking Sticks and Spirit Sticks,” vibrant patterned sculptural paintings that express a historical context of spirituality, tradition and folklore. Third-floor gallery. Through August 18. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

ERIK NELSON: “On a Mountain,” nine abstracted, acrylic paintings of forested hillsides near Camel’s Hump. Curated by Studio Place Arts. Through August 12. Info, 479-7069. AR Market in Barre.

‘KOLAJ’: Various styles of collage art by Vermont artists Anne Cummings, Liz Buchanan, Kris Bierfelt, Madeline Halsey, Holly Hauser, Cariah Rosberg and Heather Stearns. Saturdays. Info, jcquinn@ymail. com. Grist Mill Studios in East Calais.

‘SEPARATION / MIGRATION’: Artwork by Sarah Ashe, Holly Hauser, Lisa Myers and Jeremy Vaughn on the theme of forced migration and the trauma of family separation. Closing reception: Friday, August 4, 5-7 p.m. Through August 15. LIZ LE SERVIGET: “Tracking Time Through COVID,” small paintings made every day since the beginning of the pandemic, including cards, portraits, reflections and a diorama. Closing reception: Friday, August 4, 5-7 p.m. Through August

4. Info, info@cal-vt.org. Center for Arts and Learning in Montpelier.

NINA TOWNE: Expressions of shape, color and personality in collage. Through August 9. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

PATTY MERIAM: “The Longest Branch,” oil paintings that explore trees and human connections by the Barre-based artist and conservator. Reception: Saturday, August 19, 3-5 p.m. Through September 14. Info, 229-6206. North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier.

stowe/smuggs

‘NATURE’S PLAYGROUND’: An exhibition of 2D artworks that depict activities in the New England landscape. Through September 3. ‘THE CREATIVE PROCESS’: An exhibition of works by 40 artists as well as their reference photos, test strips, sketches or other supportive materials. Through September

3. LEGACY COLLECTION: A showcase exhibition of paintings by gallery regulars as well as some newcomers. Through December 23. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

F/7 EXHIBITION: “Reflecting on Reflections,” photographs by the central Vermont artist group: Elliot Burg, Lisa Dimondstein, Julie Parker, Sandy Shenk, Ron Spring and Annie Tiberio. Through August 18. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

JOE CHIRCHIRILLO: Recent sculptures by the southern Vermont-based artist and curator of the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show. Through September 20. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson.

‘A PLACE OF MEMORY’: An exhibition that questions public representation and how cultures and countries define their past through monuments, memorials and sculptural objects, featuring indoor and outdoor artwork by Woody De Othello, Nicholas Galanin, Vanessa German, Deborah Kass and Nyugen E. Smith. Through October 21. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

SCOTT LENHARDT: An exhibition of graphic designs for Burton Snowboards created since 1994 by the Vermont native. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

‘TINY FIREWORKS’: Small works on canvas, panel, paper and wood by 14 Vermont-based and affiliated female-identifying artists: Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Andrea Pearlman, Abigail Synnestvedt, Marjorie Kramer, Tamara Malkin Stuart, Lynne Reed, Louise Von Weiss, Annie Pearlman, Kathy Stark, Marie LePré Grabon, Lois Eby, Wiley Garcia, Mollie Douthit and Arista Alanis. Through September 16. Info, 646-519-1781. Minema Gallery in Johnson.

THE WORKROOM ANNUAL SUMMER ART EXHIBIT: An exhibition of photography, paper sculpture, fiber art, encaustic and artist books by Nancy Banks,

Christie Carter, Rosalind Daniels, Lisa Dimondstein, Marcie Scudder, Kent Shaw, Peggy Smith and Shapleigh Smith. Artist talk Friday, August 4, 5-6 p.m. Through August 15. Info, marcie@marciescud der.com. The Art Barn, 2313 West Hill Road, Stowe.

mad river valley/waterbury

‘ART IS CANDY’: An exhibition in the brand-new venue features works by Will Patlove, Steve Budington, Athena Tasiopoulos, Will Gebhard and Frank Tamasi. Through August 18. Info, 355-5440. The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall in Waterbury.

BENJAMIN ALESHIRE: “Cyanotypical,” blueprint photographic portraits on fabric. Through August 18. Info, joseph@waterburystudios.com. Waterbury Studios.

BIG RED BARN ART SHOW: The 25th anniversary exhibition of fine crafts, paintings, sculpture, glass, pottery, fabric arts and photography by nearly 40 area artists. Through September 3. Red Barn Galleries, Lareau Farm, in Waitsfield.

DENIS VERSWEYVELD: “Still Life,” sculpture, paintings and drawings by the Vermont artist. Through September 30. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Frame Shop & Gallery in Waterbury.

‘NOR’EASTER’: Contemporary abstract paintings by Terry Ekasala, Craig Stockwell and Rick Harlow. Through September 4. Info, 583-5832. The Bundy Modern in Waitsfield.

middlebury area

‘ARTISTS IN THE ARCHIVES: UNSEEN NEIGHBORS: COMMUNITY, HISTORY & COLLAGE’: Digital and analog collages by 23 artists from seven countries that reflect on the idea of community in the 21st century. Through August 26. ‘STELLAR STITCHING:

19TH CENTURY VERMONT SAMPLERS’: An exhibition of needlework samplers made by young girls in the 19th century that depict alphabets, numerals and decorative elements. Through January 13.

‘VARIETY SEW: A SAMPLING OF TEXTILE TOOLS AND DEVICES’: Sewing machines, spinning wheels and myriad sewing paraphernalia from the permanent collection. Through September 30.

Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

‘FACES & PLACES’: An exhibition of figurative and landscape artwork by 60 artists that celebrates the comforts of home and family as well as faraway people and destinations. Through September 2. Info, 989-7225. Sparrow Art Supply in Middlebury.

LARRY HOROWITZ: “Rhythms of the Landscape,” a solo exhibition of paintings. Through August 15. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

PHILIP FREY: “Rejoicing in Color,” a solo exhibition of paintings. Through September 5. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury.

‘TOSSED’: Nearly 20 works that make use of found, discarded or repurposed materials, curated by museum exhibition designer Ken Pohlman. Through December 10. RECENT ACQUISITIONS: An exhibition of more than 30 recent additions to the museum’s permanent collection, including work by Veronica Ryan, Sean Scully, Joan Snyder, John Steuart Curry, Fidelia Bridges, James McNeil Whistler and others. Through August 6. Info, 443-5007. Middlebury College Museum of Art.

STEVEN & KYLE QUERREY: “The Aegean,” photographs taken on the islands of Hydra and Poros, Greece, by the local artists. Through September 14. Info, info@littleseed.coffee. Little Seed Coffee Roasters in Middlebury.

rutland/killington

BANNERS ON BRIDGE STREET: Colorful doublesided banners painted with repurposed house paint by nine local artists decorate the street. Through October 15. Info, 496-3639. Waitsfield Village Bridge.

BILL RAMAGE: “Jackson, Warhol & Johns: The Triumvirate of Transition,” the third of three installations addressing a culture transformed over the span of three artists’ lives. Through September 2. Info, 282-5361. B&G Gallery in Rutland.

FRAN BULL & PETER WALLIS: “Mythic and Quotidian,” painted papier-mâché sculpture and works on paper from the series “We’re All at a Party Called Life on Earth!” (with Robert Black), and mixedmedia paintings based on memory and dreams, respectively. Also included are shadow boxes Wallis created in collaboration with other artists. Through August 18. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

‘MAPPING THE RUTLAND REGION’: An exhibit that shows the history of how transportation technologies have shaped Rutland’s development, including how local citizens and planners have reacted to changing economic circumstances since the 1970s. Includes maps by Stephen Durkee and Rutland Regional Planning Commission’s Nic Stark; curated by Ethan Pepin. Through August 12. Info, 800-639-8521. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION: Fused-glass work by Garrett Sadler, wood crafts by Guy Rossi, landscape paintings by Brian Hewitt, pastel paintings of animals and nature by Lynn Austin, and sculpture and realist paintings by Liza Myers. Through October 31. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

champlain islands/northwest

TINA & TODD LOGAN: Acrylic paintings and 3D works, respectively, by the married artists. Through September 1. Info, 308-4230. Off the Rails at One Federal in St. Albans.

upper valley

‘BOLD BOTANICALS’: Nearly 20 area artists show artworks that celebrate the blooming season. Through August 26. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

‘COW’: An exhibition of dozens of bovine artworks based on the same paint-by-number kit, executed in a huge variety of unusual mediums and submitted by participants from around the world. Through August 31. Info, 369-5722. Main Street Museum in White River Junction.

KATE REEVES: “Watercolors Plus,” 29 original paintings, some of which use plant material as stencils. Through August 31. Info, watercolorkatevt@gmail. com. Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm.

‘MANY ARTISTS, ONE MODEL’: An exhibition of images dedicated to the late artist and model Penny Bennett by Vickie Herzberg, Sue Schiller, Rachel Gross, Sheri Hancock, Stephen Plume, Michael Shafer, Bartlett Leber and others. Through August 25. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

RICHARD GOMBAR & ELIZABETH RICKETSON: Nature-based paintings by the local artists. Through August 19. Info, 457-3500. Artistree Community Arts Center Theatre & Gallery in South Pomfret.

northeast kingdom

ANN YOUNG: Figurative paintings by the Vermont artist. Through September 30. Info, oliveylin1@gmail. com. 3rd Floor Gallery in Hardwick.

ANNA YAKUBOVSKAYA: “Sightseeing in Silk & Paper,” watercolor paintings. Through August 19. Info, 7480158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

‘BEES ON PEAS & OTHER OBSERVATIONS IN THE

GARDEN’: A group exhibition of artworks featuring all things garden-related. Through September 9. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.

GABRIELLE DIETZEL & HOWARD NORMAN: “Late in the afternoon, the voice of a black-billed cuckoo in the rain,” a collaborative exhibition of bird collages and avian anthology, respectively. Reception: Thursday, August 3, 5-7 p.m., with poetry readings

‘Art Is Candy’

At the Phoenix, a gallery and music hall in Waterbury, the graphic quality of the current exhibition suits the sleek new venue. Each of the five exhibiting artists plays with line, form and color in ways that substantiate the first sentence of Joseph Pensak’s curator statement:

“Art is candy for the child within us.” (The sentiment is abetted by the presence of an actual small candy shop in the gallery.)

Not that the art is childlike. If play is evident in the artworks of Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Will Gebhard, Steve Budington, Will Patlove and Frank Tamasi, so are sophistication and distinctive vision.

Three of the artists roguishly reject the standard rectangle. Patlove does so with wood cutouts and shaped canvas, and his inventive manipulations of geometry and perspective dominate this exhibition. The 17-by-12inch piece “Center Pivot” — which inspired the gallery’s logo — began as a square of wood painted a vivid marigold yellow. On it Patlove painted the orange outline of a parallelogram, whose top left and right bottom angles extend beyond the square in thin wood pieces.

Patlove also uses his construction skills to create shaped-canvas works. “Smyrna” is a 37.5-inch near-square; the top left corner is rounded off. That arc mirrors the three-dimensional surface created by stretching canvas over an underlying structure. Where the canvas gently protrudes, Patlove painted a contrasting line to emphasize its curviness. Light and shadow collude in fooling our eye.

Gebhard is known for rendering brightly colored, squiggly geometric compositions on paintings, murals, sculptures and products, including beer can labels. For the Phoenix exhibit, he contributed a wall-hung sculptural work, “toss-up,” that is a marvel of precision. A cascade of geometric and indefinable cutout shapes is painted in several shades of blue — including lines that signify volume. Though not quite reminiscent of M.C. Escher, the shapes overlap and interrelate in ways that confound the eye. Gebhard’s remarkable construction seems to hover against the white wall like an inexplicable life form.

Budington’s singular work defies categorization. Sculptural paintings? Painted sculptures? Each of his three wall-hung pieces in “Art Is Candy” is an assemblage of seemingly disparate parts, as if he had deconstructed other works and recombined them into new ones. “Call Shore,” for

instance, begins with a 33-inch-square canvas painted with what resembles a smaller, corrugated square in red, yellow, black and blue floating against a sky-like background. Attached to the center of the canvas is a bright-yellow rectangular wood “window” divided into four panes. Budington attached wooden strips, painted in blues and white, along two sides of the canvas.

His own straightforward description of this work belies its complexity: “oil and fluorescent acrylic on canvas over wood panels, partial frame.”

Tasiopoulos goes for quieter compositions. Her five small pieces — encaustic and mixed media on paper — are meditations on geometric forms with fields of mark making and a limited palette of black, whites and brick red. “Where We Come From,” just six inches high, is divided nearly equally into a black bottom and off-white top with X marks, plus signs, dots, and square and round patches. The artist’s hand is evident; lines are not perfectly straight, and some of the marks resemble stitching. The paper itself has a handmade look, with uneven edges. Tasiopoulos gives us a softer, gentler geometry with works suggestive of tiny quilts.

Tamasi, in contrast, remains faithful to right angles. His acrylic works on canvas are exacting arrangements of rectilinear shapes and saturated color. In his 36-inch-square “Unity #1,” a central yellow strip provides a visual fulcrum for mirror images of tomato-red, sky-blue and black overlapping rectangles. The aptly named “Trance” is a 24-inch-square canvas composed of four squares with a fifth square of equal size superimposed in the center. Each is painted in precise lines of lighter and darker blues over black, alternately pushing and pulling the eye. Tamasi’s tightly constructed canvases employ both logic and color theory to activate some optical magic.

“Art Is Candy” is on view through August 18. Learn more at thephoenixvt.com. ➆

PAMELA POLSTON

"Where We Came From" by Athena Petra Tasiopoulos

"Unity #1" by Frank Tamasi

"Call Shore" by Steve Budington

"toss-up" by Will Gebhard

"Smyrna" by Will Patlove

from Tom Absher, Jane Shore, Nadell Fishman, Scudder Parker, Mary Elder Jacobson and Jody Gladding. Through August 11. Info, 533-2000. HCA Café, Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

JERRICA GAUDREAU: “Beautiful Life,” mixed-media wall pieces. Through August 16. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie in West Glover.

‘WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND’: An exhibition of objects that explores the practical, spiritual and ecstatic human relationship to wheels and what they enable. Through May 31. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

brattleboro/okemo valley

5TH ANNUAL VERMONT SUMMER GROUP SHOW: Works by 26 local artists in a variety of mediums. Through September 2. DEEDEE JONES: “The Ways of Water,” pastel landscapes from around the world. Through August 12. LEN EMERY: An exhibition of aerial, journalistic and fine art photography by the latest member of the gallery’s Working Artist Program. Through September 29. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

‘GLASSTASTIC’: Glass creatures dreamed up by children in grades K-6, brought to 3D life by glass artists, and situated in a habitat designed by Cynthia Parker-Houghton. ‘PRIDE 1983’: Photographs, artifacts and audio recordings that explore the origins and legacy of Burlington’s first Pride celebration. A production of the Pride Center of Vermont and Vermont Folklife, curated by Margaret Tamulonis. ALEX EGAN: “Drawing Room,” a series of paintings that make up an imaginary house. ANINA MAJOR: “I Land Therefore I Am,” ceramic sculptures and other objects that explore self and place, belonging and identity, by the Bahamas-born artist. AURORA

ROBSON: “Human Nature Walk,” an immersive site-specific installation inspired by the natural forms of the Connecticut River and fashioned from plastic debris intercepted from the waste stream. Visitors are invited to contribute clean plastic bottle caps in designated sections of the installation. HANNAH MORRIS: “Movable Objects,” narrative multimedia paintings in the gallery’s front windows. LELA JAACKS: Outdoor abstract sculptures by the Vermont artist. ROBERLEY BELL: “Where Things Set,” an installation of distinct but related sculptures and drawings. Through October 9. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

ANDY WARHOL: “Small Is Beautiful,” 100 of the artist’s smaller-format paintings, from the Hall collection. RON GORCHOV: A 50-year survey of the American abstract artist’s work, featuring shaped canvases from the 1970s to large-scale paintings in his last years. SUSAN ROTHENBERG: Nearly 30 figurative, gestural paintings by the late American artist from throughout her career. Weekends only, reservation required. Through November 26. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

JOHN R. KILLACKY: “Flux,” an exhibition of objects from a wordless, process-based video inspired by scores, propositions and performative actions of Fluxus-era artists; cinematography by Justin Bunnell, editing by C. Alec Kozlowski and sound composition by Sean Clute. Through August 30. Info, 257-7898. CX Silver Gallery in Brattleboro.

KAREN BECKER: “Bearing Witness, Part 2,” a 40-year retrospective of artworks in a variety of mediums featuring landscapes and animals. Through August 13. Info, 387-0102. Next Stage Arts Project in Putney.

MARY ZOMPETTI: “The Lost Garden,” black-andwhite photographs created by leaving film exposed to the elements over periods of time. Through August 27. Info, 251-6051. Vermont Center for Photography in Brattleboro.

manchester/bennington

‘THE RED DRESS’: A touring project, conceived by British artist Kirstie Macleod, that provides an artistic platform for women around the world, many of whom are vulnerable and live in poverty,

to tell their personal stories through embroidery.

BARBARA ISHIKURA & SAM FIELDS: “Frippery, Finery, Frills: Works in Conversation,” an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media sculptures, respectively, that explore intimacy in women’s lives. Through September 24. Info, 362-1405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

‘FOR THE LOVE OF VERMONT: THE LYMAN ORTON COLLECTION’: More than 200 works of art that capture Vermont’s unique character, people, traditions and landscape prior to the 1970s from the collection of the Vermont Country Store proprietor. Through November 5. Info, 362-1405. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

‘A HISTORY OF BENNINGTON’: An exhibition of artifacts that invites viewers to examine how history informs and affects our lives. Through December 31. ‘FOR THE LOVE OF VERMONT: THE LYMAN ORTON COLLECTION’: More than 200 pieces of art, primarily from the 1920s to 1960, acquired by the founder of the Vermont Country Store. Through November 5. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

NORTH BENNINGTON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE

SHOW: An outdoor exhibition featuring 77 sculptures by 59 artists, curated by Joe Chirchirillo. Through November 12. Info, nbossvt@gmail.com. Various Bennington locations.

randolph/royalton

ASTRO DAN DAN: “Manufactured Phonies,” a show of prints and paintings by the Hanover, N.H.-based artist, aka Daniel Matthews. Through September 30. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

MARK NIELSEN: Watercolor paintings by the Vermont artist. Through August 12. Info, 885-3525. The Tunbridge General Store Gallery.

‘TIDY CRIMES OF PERSONHOOD’: Drawings, paintings, prints and collages that imagine femme futures and document the experiences of navigating gender as trans and nonconforming individuals, featuring Caleb Yono, Joey Tatlock, Jordan Turk and Sofia Morena. Through August 18. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

outside vermont

‘ICE CREAM CASTLES IN THE AIR’: A curated group exhibition inspired by the lyrics of the Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now.” Through August 5. CHARLET DAVENPORT, SABRINA B. FADIAL & CORALEA WENNBERG: The artists present “Drawing From Life,” “Material – Process – System – Knowledge” and “Plant Stories,” respectively. Through August 26. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

‘PORTABLE UNIVERSE: THOUGHT AND SPLENDOUR OF INDIGENOUS COLOMBIA’: Nearly 400 artworks, including jewelry, masks, effigies, textiles and more, dating from about 1500 BC to the present. Through October 1. DEMPSEY BOB: “Wolves,” a retrospective of totem poles, sculptures and masks by the Canadian master carver. Through September 10. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.

‘HOMECOMING: DOMESTICITY AND KINSHIP

IN GLOBAL AFRICAN ART’: More than 75 works drawn from the museum’s collection of African and African diaspora art that emphasize the role of women artists and feminine aesthetics. Exhibition tour: Wednesday, August 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m., with curator Alexandra M. Thomas. Through May 25. KENT MONKMAN: “The Great Mystery,” four new paintings by the Cree artist along with five works in the museum’s collection that inspired them, by Hannes Beckmann, T.C. Cannon, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Mark Rothko and Fritz Scholder. Through December 9. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. ➆

S UNDbites

News and views on the local music + nightlife scene

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH

Squeezing the Bean

I’m sure I’m not the only one guilty of this, but whenever something bad happens to people or places I love, I immediately access some kind of revenge fantasy. I become a hybrid of Sherlock Holmes and Django in Django Unchained, ready to solve crimes and take names. In my imagination, I start asking big questions, threading together a conspiracy that coalesces into finding the mystery perps and giving them a solid thrashing before dropping them o with the bemused constables.

(Meanwhile, I haven’t seen my AirPods in three weeks, and while I’m pretty sure they’re under some laundry or in a random pocket, I’ve yet to crack that case, Watson.)

In other words, I’m not going to be the one to catch the Radio Bean thieves. In case you missed the news, the popular Burlington bar and music venue was burgled on Sunday, July 23. The thieves, whom we will be calling the Dickhead Gang from here on, snatched money and property from the Bean, as well as $9,000 worth of gear from the club’s weekend house DJ, TAKA.

“I didn’t even notice it at first,” Radio Bean owner LEE ANDERSON said. “I came into the o ce the next day and saw one

of the doors open, with all this wood on the floor, and was like, ‘Ah, fuck.’” Reached for comment, a Burlington Police Department spokesperson said the investigation into the Bean burglary was in its early stages and information on the case was not yet available.

But, as Anderson wrote in a GoFundMe campaign intended to help Taka recover his stolen gear, the break-in is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the venue’s problems.

OK, take a sip of co ee before you read the next bit, because I like my readers to maintain consciousness while perusing my column. Anyone remember a few months ago, when I wrote about Vermont’s draconian, often damaging Dram Shop and Social Host liquor liability laws? No? You skipped that one? I’m fucking shocked.

Briefly, Vermont is one of only two so-called “strict liability” states in the country (’sup, Alabama?), which means that plainti s in various cases — typically involving drunk driving — can sue not just bars for negligence but also the owner of the property. As a result, insurance companies will only o er Vermont bars skyhigh rates that seem to climb every year.

“I just signed our new policy,” Anderson said.

“I had to make a lot of things happen to even get there … and it’s going to be coming right back up next June and likely increase again, so I’m just not sure what I’ll do about that.”

Fortunately, on May 15, Gov. Phil Scott approved H.288, a bill that changes the liability standards that apply when a bar is sued, which in turn could lower the cost of insurance. The new law gives Anderson some

optimism, tempered by a healthy amount of caution. He hopes for relief, he said, but has di culty putting faith in a system that doesn’t distinguish between raucous dive bars and places like the Bean.

“It’s frustrating, because insurers look at all these cold, hard facts, like square footage, dance floors, amount of alcohol sold,” Anderson explained. “But if someone actually came down to Radio Bean, they’d see that we never have to call the cops; we never have to forcibly remove someone. It’s a chill community with folk shows and poetry readings. And even when it’s a rock show or Taka, it’s all really civilized and respectful; no one is smashing shit up when they leave. So it’s really tough to get lumped in with these sorts of rowdy bars for us.”

With Radio Bean pushed to “a breaking point and facing possible closure,” according to Anderson, he recognizes just how important the local community is to the future of his club.

“The Bean has been through some tight spots over the past 23 years, and I’ve pulled a lot of rabbits out of a lot of hats to make it happen,” Anderson wrote on the GoFundMe page. “But just to be clear, without support right now we won’t make it.”

The community has reacted with passion and speed. Anderson’s GoFundMe campaign has already raised well over $20,000, the first $9,000 of which will go toward replacing Taka’s gear. The rest will go to the Bean.

Considering how much talk Anderson has seen on social media lately about Burlington “falling apart” and “not being what it used to be,” he said, he finds the community’s reaction inspiring. While he acknowledges that there are fewer venues in town than there were a decade ago, he thinks the spirit of the community is unchanged.

“Losing ArtsRiot was tough,” Anderson said of the South End music venue, which has been dormant for more than a year. “I think people realize how important a place like the Bean is. I’ve received so many messages from musicians and people in the community; it’s really beautiful.”

A decade ago, you could catch live music every night of the week in multiple Burlington clubs, bars and co ee shops. Now, it’s tough to find more than a handful of live entertainment options until midweek. Losing Radio Bean, one of the only spots left in town that gives the stage to new, unknown bands and o -the-beaten-path genres, would be devastating to our music scene.

DJ Taka

Lee Anderson (center) at Radio Bean’s 21st Birthday Party

PHOTOS COURTESY OF LUKE AWTRY

On the Beat

It’s that time of year when Burlington abandons reason and gives in to total foolishness. No, I’m not a Fox News anchor* getting angry about socialists — I’m talking about the 16th annual Festival of Fools. Taking place in downtown Burlington from Friday through Sunday, August 4 through 6, the festival brings a healthy dose of weird to a city that, frankly, could use its weird meter reset.

With more than 100 performances scheduled across the three days, there’s something cool happening all over downtown, from acrobats to dancers to jugglers. This year features tons of great music, as well, with highlights including Haitian

funk act LAKOU MIZIK, Brooklyn trio BANDITS ON THE RUN and New Orleans brass band CHA WA. There’s plenty of local talent on display, too, with sets from Brattleboro’s DITRANI BROTHERS, Burlington indie rockers HAPPY SPANGLER and synth act MAD repping the Green Mountains.

For more information, visit vermontfestivalo ools.com.

*My Fox News anchor name would be Tusk Biggins, for the record.

Listening In

(Spotify mix of local jams)

Eye on the Scene

Last week’s live music highlights from photographer Luke Awtry

THE RAMBLE, BURLINGTON, JULY 29: Oxford Languages defines the act of rambling as “to walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route.” Since 2004, the creative community of Burlington’s Old North End has collectively reserved the last Saturday in July for exactly that: the ONE Ramble. In years past, when we were gifted with agreeable weather, the secret-garden vibe of the neighborhood intensified, providing ample opportunity to explore and enjoy the day as the festival’s name suggests. is year … not so much. By 1 p.m., as rain continued to fall, it was clear that operating the increasingly damp sound equipment had become too dangerous, forcing the organizers to pull the plug on Decaturfest and the Ramble Round-Up — two of the main live music events. But vegan restaurant Despacito and T. Rugg’s Tavern came to the rescue with safe and dry spaces, announcing updated set times for local bands Duke Aeroplane, Danny & the Parts, the So n Sos, Be-er, and Andriana & the Bananas. Vermont weather may be unpredictable, but you can always count on Burlingtonians to come together and find a way to rock and ramble our way through yet another rainy day

On the Air

Where to tune in to Vermont music this week:

“WAVE CAVE RADIO SHOW,” Wednesday, August 2, 2 p.m., on 105.9 the Radiator: DJS FLYWLKER and GINGERVITUS spin the best of local and nonlocal hip-hop.

“ROCKET SHOP RADIO HOUR,” Wednesday, August 2, 8 p.m., on 105.9 the Radiator: Host TOM PROCTOR plays local music.

“THE SOUNDS OF BURLINGTON,” ursday, August 3, 9 p.m., at wbkm.org: Host TIM LEWIS plays selections of local music.

“CULTURAL BUNKER,” Friday, August 4, 7 p.m., on 90.1

WRUV: Host MELO GRANT plays local and nonlocal hip-hop.

“ACOUSTIC HARMONY,” Saturday, August 5, 4 p.m., on 91.1

WGDR: Host MARK MICHAELIS plays folk and Americana music with an emphasis on Vermont artists.

“LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT,” Sunday, August 6, 6:45 p.m., on 104.7 WNCS the Point: e station plays new music from Vermont artists.

“ALL THE TRADITIONS,” Sunday, August 6, 7 p.m., on Vermont Public: Host ROBERT RESNIK plays an assortment of folk music with a focus on Vermont artists.

1. “Land of Tar” by DiTrani

CLUB DATES music+nightlife

live music

WED.2

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Charlie Hill, Phil Cohen, Fuzzy Bones, Hayes Peebles (indie folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $8/$10.

Dave Miller (covers) at Blue Paddle Bistro, South Hero, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Gogol Bordello, Puzzled Panther (punk) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $35/$39.

Jazz Jam Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Lazy Bird (jam) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Marcie Hernandez (folk) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

No Showers on Vacation (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

Organ Fairchild (jam) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $10.

Paul Asbell & Clyde Stats (jazz) at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5. Willverine (electronic) at the Wallflower Collective, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

THU.3

Andriana & the Bananas (pop) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 9 p.m. $15/$25.

Brett Hughes (country) at the Filling Station, White River Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

The DiTrani Brothers, Roses & Rye (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$12.

Grace Palmer and Socializing for Introverts (rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

High & Mighty Brass Band (brass) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m.

$10/$15.

Jazz with Alex Stewart and Friends (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Jim Yeager Duo (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Nathan Michaud (acoustic) at Blue Paddle Bistro, South Hero, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Organ Fairchild (jam) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5.

Shane Murley Band (rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Prodigal Son

Burlington’s XANDER NAYLOR regularly pulls off the impressive feat of somehow being locally ubiquitous while still touring the world. The jazz guitarist recently finished a residency in Perugia, Italy, with New York City act Mwenso & the Shakes. Back in the Green Mountain State, he’s played with Vermont composer Brian Boyes’ massive band, the Saturn People’s Sound Collective, and gigged with various local projects including Breathwork and the Mike Bjella Group. When not crisscrossing the country, Naylor often tours India with bassist Vinay Kaushal and drummer Shreyas Iyengar. He brings his six-string wizardry back home on Thursday, August 3, for a show with his own band, XANDER NAYLOR GROUP, at Foam Brewers in Burlington.

Xander Naylor Group (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.4

Amber deLaurentis and Tom Cleary (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Andriana Chobot and Joshua Glass (piano duel) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Balkun Brothers (rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10/$12.

Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 9 p.m. $15/$25.

Beastie Ballz, Inverter, Old North End, Torn (Beastie Boys tribute) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $15/$18.

Beerworth Sisters (folk) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Bob Gagnon Trio (jazz) at Stone’s Throw Pizza, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Broken String (folk) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Chris Powers (acoustic) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.

Danny & the Parts (Americana) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Dave Mitchell’s Blues Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

The Duel (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free. Dupont & Deluca (folk) at Wild Hart Distillery, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free.

Ira Friedman (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Jason Leech and Honeycomb (electronic) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20.

Lazy Bird (jam) at Lost Nation Brewing, Morrisville, 8:30 p.m. $10. Living Colour (rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25/$29.

Mama Tried (folk) at Stone’s Throw, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Mean Waltons (rock) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free. Medicine Tribe (Americana) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Phil Abair Band (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Quinn Devlin, Conor Kenahan (indie rock) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Rabble-Rouser Open Mic Night! (open mic) at Rabble-Rouser Chocolate & Craft, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Ryan Osswald (jazz) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

VRSA, Komodo VT, Spaisekult, Slugweed (metal) at Despacito, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5.

The Wormdogs, Honey & Soul (bluegrass, folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$15.

SAT.5

Bandits on the Run, Gillian Grogan, Cricket Blue (Americana, folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10/$12.

Cedar (rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Dimmer Triplets (blues) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 6 p.m. Free.

Erin Powers (singer-songwriter) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free. G-Family Band (covers) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.

Hot Neon Magic (80’s tribute) at Alfie’s Wild Ride, Stowe, 8 p.m. $5.

Jordan Sedwin (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Moondogs (jam) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10:30 p.m. $10/$15.

Mr. Mota (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Sibling Reverie (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Smokin’ Gun (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

THU.3 // XANDER NAYLOR GROUP [JAZZ]

The Thaya Zalewski Group (jazz) at Wild Hart Distillery, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free.

SUN.6

Blues Without Borders (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Chicky Stoltz (folk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Cooie Sings! (singer-songwriter) at Blue Paddle Bistro, South Hero, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Greenbush (jazz, blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free.

John Lackard Blues Duo (blues) at Vermont Pub & Brewery, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Lou Antonucci — You, Me & Harry: A Celebration of Harry Chapin’s Music (tribute) at Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls, 3 p.m. $5/$10.

Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

TUE.8

Bettenroo (folk) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Free.

Big Easy Tuesdays with Back Porch Revival (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

Honky Tonk Tuesday with Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Scout Gillett, Days of Summer, Vega (indie) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $8/$10.

WED.9

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Carol Ann Jones (singersongwriter) at Blue Paddle Bistro, South Hero, 6 p.m. Free.

Dan Ryan Express (jazz) at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Halations & Connor Young (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5/$10.

Jazz Jam Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Lazy Bird (jam) at Red Square, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, Lea Cota (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10/$12.

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

Willverine (electronic) at the Wallflower Collective, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

WED.2

DJ CRE8 (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

THU.3

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

DJ JP Black (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae and dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Vinyl Night with Ken (DJ) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.4

DJ Craig Mitchell (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

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

DJ LaFountaine (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Rice Pilaf (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, noon. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

SAT.5

Blanchface (DJ) at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ A-Ra$ (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, midnight. Free.

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

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

HAVEN (DJ) at MothershipVT, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Matt Payne (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

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

WTF is Exposure?! (DJ) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

MON.7

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

TUE.8

Local Dork (DJ) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

open mics & jams

WED.2

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

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

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.3

Open Mic (open mic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Artie (open mic) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

FRI.4

Red Brick Coffee House (open mic) at Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.7

Open Mic (open mic) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Despacito, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.8

Venetian Soda Open Mic (open mic) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.9

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

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

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

comedy

WED.2

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

THU.3

Bailing Out: A Deluge of Comedy for Flood Relief (benefit) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $25-$100 donation.

Comedy Wolf: Open Mic (comedy) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Mothra! A Storytelling/Improv Comedy Show (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:45 p.m. Free.

FRI.4

Ophira Esenberg: Leaving A Mark (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. $20.

MON.7

Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.9

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

WED.2

4Qs Trivia Night (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Venetian Trivia Night (trivia) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

THU.3

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at McGillicuddy’s Five Corners, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Thursday (trivia) at Spanked Puppy Pub, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

SAT.5

Green Mountain Cabaret (burlesque) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

SUN.6

Venetian Karaoke (karaoke) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.7

Trivia Monday with Top Hat Entertainment (trivia) at McKee’s Pub & Grill, Winooski, 7-9 p.m. Free. Trivia with Craig Mitchell (trivia) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.8

Karaoke with Motorcade (karaoke) at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free. Taproom Trivia (trivia) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Depot, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Tuesday (trivia) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Tuesday Trivia (trivia) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.9

4Qs Trivia Night (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free. Venetian Trivia Night (trivia) at the Venetian Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. ➆

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Mad, Mad

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

There’s been an understandable dearth of fun in contemporary music in the past decade or so. The world ain’t doing so great, and its sickness is reflected in the zeitgeist. Hell, Burlington’s Waterfront Park just hosted a string of huge, big-selling concerts last week featuring the Backseat Lovers, Gregory Alan Isakov and Noah Kahan — all tear-jerkers.

To stumble on unabashedly weird, risky and silly music is becoming a rare and refreshing experience. There just aren’t a lot of people following in the footsteps of They Might Be Giants, Adam Ant or Nina Hagen. But Burlington four-piece Mad

Eben Schumacher, Restless Days

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are the antidote to the blue streak cutting through the rock landscape. Thank goodness for weirdos who like to party.

The band’s self-titled debut album comes about four years after the group started ripping it up at a residency at their spiritual home base, Radio Bean. Its 12 tracks, produced by Rough Francis’ Urian Hackney at the Box, are a carnivalesque romp. They skitter from new wave to punk to arena rock to power pop, fueled by a theatrical energy. The album is practically a rock opera.

Front person Derek Proulx, drummer Matt Barry, bassist Emily Tompkins and keyboardist/ guitarist Aaron Lee create asymmetrical, pre-apocalyptic bangers. Appropriately,

there’s a hint of madness in their work. That unsettling manic energy manifests in the antics of the group’s uno cial fifth member, former Spielpalast Cabaret MC Phinneus Sonin, who often creates a oneman circus at the band’s live shows.

Borrowing the essence of Civil War anthem “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” for intro “Bullet Train,” the album starts with a rallying call. “Four hundred miles an hour / Faster,” Proulx bellows, priming the rush of subsequent track “Candy.” The juxtaposition of the plodding opener and the next cut’s synth-streaked chaos is stylistic whiplash, the band’s specialty.

“Wash Feet,” its title a Post-it note stuck to the bathroom mirror, is like stepping into a cluttered mind. “Where the hell are my shoes / I swear that they were here the last time I had worn them,” Proulx mutters over stirring synths and snappy snares.

Guitars jut out at odd angles all over “My Friends,” a shouted list song that surges with maximalism. Its hook climbs, teeters and topples (“My friends! / My friends! / My friends! / Just trying to stay out of trouble”), reaching a grinding whirlpool of sound.

Other standout cuts include the futuristic tango “Reno Room,” the slowmotion ballad “Ocean” and the Van Halen homage “Jordi’s Song.”

The album’s through line is whimsy. You’re likely to crack a smile and even laugh out loud while listening. Even when darkness creeps into Mad’s world, they find it kind of funny.

Mad is available at madtheband. bandcamp.com and on all major streaming platforms. The band performs on Saturday, August 5, on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington as part of Festival of Fools.

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picking on “Boga” before the hypnotic and ominous “Your Loving (Feels Like Rain)” reveals more of the stark facts that Schumacher struggles to accept across the album.

Exploring contrasting themes across a record might seem like a risky endeavor, but one local musician has taken on the task with courage and imagination in his compelling debut album.

Burlington’s Eben Schumacher spent the past five years writing the 10 songs that compose his first solo o ering, Restless Days. The time he devoted to the project helped him refine it into an impressive, sprawling expedition in songwriting and a brutally honest examination of light and dark, what is lost and what remains.

Assisted by standout musicians from the region, Schumacher demonstrates his skills on guitar and keyboard. He wields his mesmerizing voice to juxtapose dream and reality, providing an alluring lens into the challenges of finding a healthy existence somewhere between those worlds.

The album’s title track — one of its first singles — opens with Schumacher’s own admission of what he finds himself up against: “I’m holding on to sorrow. I’m holding on to all my pain” is a clear indication that

the songwriter is battling the past. As this treacherous, bluesy number rumbles along, the lyrics reveal the greater struggle at hand: “the devil’s poison.”

The album questions the blandness of wakefulness, sobriety and ordinary consciousness, and it uses di erent instrumental forms to pit truth against escapism. Illusory and reprieving, “Dancing With Foxes” drifts and ponders, blending natural sounds to e ectively transport the listener from reality to fantasy.

Though the electric guitar blasts on the first couple of tracks, it gives way to soothing and tender acoustic

Joining Schumacher are numerous Vermont musicians, including drummer Cotter Ellis and bassist Alex Budney, who help give Restless Days its range and depth. Fiddler Jens Hybertson adds lush textures and captivating rhythms, while Marcie Hernandez shines as a backup vocalist. Hybertson and Hernandez are particularly incredible on “Marita,” a fanciful mid-album departure with mariachi accents and Schumacher at his most amorous.

In “A Tiring Thing,” another single from the record, he melodically spells out more of his mounting regrets: “What’s there left to do when you know you’ve caused so much pain?” His aimless dejection meanders into a beautiful blend of the fiddle and his acoustic, and he poses the serious question as clear as day: “When can I get high? Sobriety has left me drained.”

Schumacher has made appearances locally at Waking Windows and at more nationally known festivals such as South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. Throughout this album, echoes of those who influenced him can be heard loud and clear — most notably Marcus King — as Schumacher shows he’s honed his own rustic voice in addition to his abilities as a guitarist and keyboardist.

Several singles from Restless Days are available to stream now on Spotify, and the album, which was released in April, is available for purchase at ebenschumachermusic.com.

Eben Schumacher

on screen

Oppenheimer ★★★★★

I’m glad I didn’t make a double feature of Barbie and Oppenheimer . While the box o ce synergy that appears to have lifted both movies is a wonder to behold, each one needs its own mental space. That’s especially true of Christopher Nolan’s biopic of the so-called “father of the atomic bomb,” which weighs in at 180 minutes yet never slows down.

The deal

In 1954, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission holds a hearing on whether to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) on the grounds of his past Communist associations. With the Cold War heating up, even the man who helmed the development of the atomic bomb during World War II is suspect. Led by chairman Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.), the hearing also has the ulterior motive of dethroning Oppenheimer from a position of political influence, given his inconvenient opposition to the new hydrogen bomb.

As Oppenheimer takes the stand, we flash back to the events that brought him here: his studies of then-newfangled quantum physics in Europe; his teaching days in Berkeley, Calif., where he socialized with political radicals such as the troubled Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh); his recruitment by Gen. Leslie Groves (Matt Damon) to lead the Manhattan Project and race Hitler to the development of an atomic bomb that could win the war.

In alternation with these two narrative threads, we also see scenes of a second hearing, in 1959: Seeking confirmation as president Dwight D. Eisenhower’s secretary of commerce, Strauss faces tough questions about his earlier treatment of Oppenheimer.

Will you like it?

Oppenheimer is based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer , a biography that took a quarter century to write. Nolan doesn’t spoon-feed the high points to viewers. (He does spoon-feed us quantum physics, but that’s to be expected.) Plunged into a blizzard of names, facts and relationships, we may struggle to keep the three timelines straight. But, unlike Nolan’s previous movie, Tenet, which felt more like

a puzzle than a story, this one rewards our close attention.

First and foremost, Oppenheimer is a meaty procedural, with as many “walk and talks” as any Aaron Sorkin TV show. While we might expect the Manhattan Project scenes to form the film’s core, its tripartite structure actually gives primacy to the closed-door courtroom drama of the 1954 hearing. The 1959 scenes, by contrast, are in black and white, a visual shorthand that keeps us from getting confused during the rapid, expert crosscutting by Nolan and editor Jennifer Lame. That choice also relegates the post-1954 events to the status of a postscript, reinforcing the notion that everything essential about Oppenheimer’s legacy was decided at the AEC hearing.

What is that legacy, anyway? Who was the man who gave us the A-bomb, and why should we care? The film has touched o bitter arguments about whether we should be exploring the tormented psyche of Oppenheimer at all. “Brilliance makes up for a lot,” Oppenheimer says impishly at one point in the film. But does it make up for more than 100,000 civilian deaths in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (See sidebar for some films that address the bombing from the Japanese perspective.)

Laying aside the fraught debate over whether the bombing was necessary, the answer, of course, is no. Oppenheimer

himself learns that genius is no excuse, to his rue. The film boasts two bravura set pieces: the Trinity bomb test in the New Mexico desert and the team’s celebration after they learn of the successful bombings in Japan. While the first sequence is tense yet dazzling, with a touch of Spielbergian wonder, the second is straight out of a horror movie. We experience the celebration through Oppenheimer’s fractured consciousness as he absorbs the unspeakable reality of what he’s done.

Oppenheimer is a powerful, merciless study of someone who believes brilliance is its own justification until he comes face to face with consequences that he can’t take back. Murphy plays the physicist as a bit ethereal, an elfin fellow with a chaotic side. As a graduate student, angry at his tutor, Oppenheimer injects an apple with cyanide and leaves it on the tutor’s desk. The next morning, horrified by his own impulsive act, he rushes to undo it.

But the A-bomb cannot be undone — not by private remorse or by public attempts to contain the damage. While many biopics aim to redeem their subjects, Nolan’s puts the whole issue of redemption into skeptical relief. The conflict between Oppenheimer and Strauss poses a question that still resonates today: Should we allow public figures to change their minds? Or must they live out their

REVIEW

“personal brand” to the end? Neither mere villain nor martyr, caught in a system that all the brilliance in the world can’t master, Oppenheimer is an exemplary embodiment of the law of unintended consequences.

MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com

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WHITE LIGHT/BLACK RAIN: THE DESTRUCTION OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI (2007; Max): Survivors of ground zero tell their stories — accompanied by wrenching images — in Steven Okazaki’s documentary.

BAREFOOT GEN (1983; RetroCrush, check your library): Based on the manga series by Hiroshima survivor Keiji Nakazawa (which gave me nightmares as a child), this acclaimed anime presents the bombing from the point of view of a 6-year-old.

THE WIND RISES (2013; Max, rentable): Hayao Miyazaki’s spellbinding animated film tells the story of Jiro Horikoshi, who designed aircraft for Imperial Japan. Like Oppenheimer it plumbs the psyche of an innovator who belatedly regrets his complicity in the deadly use of his creations.

Murphy plays the physicist who led the development of the atomic bomb in Nolan’s powerful, unsentimental biopic.

NEW IN THEATERS

MEG 2: THE TRENCH: Erstwhile experimentalist Ben Wheatley (Kill List) directed this sequel to the summer hit in which Jason Statham aids deep-sea researchers as they battle various menaces, including prehistoric sharks. With Jing Wu and Cliff Curtis. (116 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Sunset)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT

MAYHEM: Cowriter Seth Rogen and directors Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears reboot the comic-based series about four crime-fighting brothers raised in the New York sewers by a rat in this animated adventure. With the voice talents of Shamon Brown Jr., Micah Abbey and Jackie Chan. (99 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Star, Sunset, Welden)

CURRENTLY PLAYING

BARBIEHHHH Margot Robbie plays the Mattel toy as she experiences her first-ever existential crisis. With Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera. Greta Gerwig directed. (114 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Playhouse, Roxy, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 7/26)

ELEMENTALHHH Pixar’s latest family animation takes place in a city where people embody different elements — and fire and water meet cute on the subway. (103 min, PG. Bethel, Essex)

HAUNTED MANSIONHH1/2 In Disney’s horrorcomedy based on its theme park ride, a single mom (Rosario Dawson) assembles a motley team of specialists to help her exorcise her new home. Justin Simien directed. (122 min, PG-13. Bethel, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Star, Sunset)

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINYHHH

The intrepid archaeologist (Harrison Ford) battles Nazis in both 1944 and 1969 in the fifth installment of the adventure series. James Mangold directed. (154 min, PG-13. Majestic)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — DEAD RECKONING PART

ONEHHHH Tom Cruise returns as secret agent Ethan Hunt in the seventh installment of the action franchise. (163 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Sunset)

NO HARD FEELINGSHHH A down-on-her-luck woman (Jennifer Lawrence) is hired by a 19-yearold’s parents to bring him out of his shell before college in this comedy. (103 min, R. Sunset)

OPPENHEIMERHHHHH Director Christopher Nolan tells the story of the man (Cillian Murphy) who played a key role in creating the atomic bomb. With Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr. (180 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Star, Stowe, Sunset, Welden; reviewed 8/2)

SOUND OF FREEDOMHH1/2 Jim Caviezel stars in this action thriller based on the life of Tim Ballard, a former federal agent who founded an organization to fight human trafficking. (135 min, PG-13. Essex, Palace)

TALK TO MEHHHH A group of friends learns that using an embalmed hand to conjure spirits is a very bad idea in this horror thriller from Australia. (94 min, R. Majestic, Palace, Roxy)

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

GKIDS PRESENTS STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2023: PRINCESS MONONOKE (Essex, Sat.-Tue. only)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Catamount, Thu. only)

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Sunset)

OPEN THEATERS

The Capitol Showplace, Catamount Arts and Savoy Theater are currently closed until further notice. (* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

BETHEL DRIVE-IN: 36 Bethel Dr., Bethel, 728-3740, betheldrivein.com

BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info

BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com

*CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com

CATAMOUNT ARTS: 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-2600, catamountarts.org

ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com

MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com

MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com

MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMAS: 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

PALACE 9 CINEMAS: 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com

PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com

PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com

*SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0598, savoytheater.com

STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com

*STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com

SUNSET DRIVE-IN: 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com

WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

Note: These capsule descriptions are not intended as reviews. Star ratings come from Metacritic unless we reviewed the film (noted at the end of the description). Find reviews written by Seven Days critic Margot Harrison at sevendaysvt.com/onscreen-reviews.

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PIZZA SOCIAL: CALABASH

GARDENS: Vermont’s largest saffron farm plays host at a NOFA-VT wood-fired pizza party, followed by a tour of the grounds. Calabash Gardens, Wells River, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $1025; free for POC. Info, 434-7177.

business

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING

INTERNATIONAL GROUP: Savvy businesspeople make crucial contacts at a weekly chapter meeting. Burlington City Arts, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 829-5066.

UVM DINING JOB FAIRS: Food service professionals learn about open positions at the University of Vermont. Harris Millis Residence/Dining Hall, South Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7749.

community

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

DESK: VETERANS OUTREACH

PROGRAM: Representatives post up in the main reading room to answer questions and provide resources. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: A special exhibition focuses on climate education and environmental sustainability. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $17-20; free for members and kids under 2. Info, 649-2200.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: Sparkling graphics and vibrant

interviews take viewers on a journey alongside NASA astronauts as they prepare for stranger-than-sciencefiction space travel. 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.

MNFF SUNSET SERIES: ‘TIN

MEN’: Barry Levinson’s 1989 comedy stars Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito as rival door-to-door aluminum siding salesmen. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $13-15; $60 for series pass. Info, 382-9222.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: Stunning footage takes viewers on a mind-bending journey into phenomena that are too slow, too fast or too small to be seen by the naked eye. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: Viewers are plunged into the magical vistas of the continent’s deserts, jungles and savannahs. 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.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: Sandhill cranes, yellow warblers and mallard ducks make their lives along rivers, lakes and wetlands. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic

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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.

food & drink

BILL MARES: Attendees learn about the history of homebrewing and microbrewing in Vermont. Greensboro Free Library, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2531.

LEDDY PARK BEACH BITES: Food trucks and live tunes make for a delightful evening of dinner, drinks and family fun by sunset. Leddy Park, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0123.

TRUCKS, TAPS & TUNES: Local sip on craft brews, local food and live music at this weekly, family-friendly lawn party. Essex Experience, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@essexexperience.com.

games

MAH-JONGG OPEN PLAY: Weekly sessions of an age-old game promote critical thinking and friendly competition. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

health & fitness

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.

SEATED & STANDING YOGA: Beginners are welcome to grow their strength and flexibility at this supportive class. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

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film

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CLASS: Celtic-curious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

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.

SPANISH CONVERSATION: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

montréal

‘AURA’: An immersive light show and soundscape highlights the rich history and stunning architecture of the Québec church. Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal, 6 & 8 p.m. $18-32; free for kids 5 and under. Info, 866-842-2925.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: Since its founding in 1996, this genre film festival has focused on niche, B-rated and low-budget movies in various genres, from horror to sci-fi. See fantasiafestival.com for full schedule. Various Montréal locations. $12.50-13.50; $110-210 for festival passes. Info, info@ fantasiafestival.com.

music

CRAFTSBURY CHAMBER

PLAYERS: A chat with one of the musicians precedes a program of masterworks and lesser-known gems. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $10-25; free for kids under 12. Info, 800-639-3443.

MUSIC AT THE BEACH: Vermont Symphony Orchestra musicians play for picnickers. Charlotte Town Beach, 6-7 p.m. Regular admission, $5-10; donations accepted. Info, 343-4350.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: KAT

WRIGHT & BRETT HUGHES: An open-air stage hosts the local folk superduo. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

VERMONT’S FREEDOM & UNITY

CHORUS: The community choir sings an uplifting and healing program of pop, rock, folk and soul. Mills Riverside Park, Jericho, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, vermonts freedomandunitychorus@gmail. com.

WESLI: An award-winning musician breezily unites reggae and hip-hop for an upbeat sound. Donations benefit flood recovery. Martha Pellerin & Andy Shapiro Memorial Bandstand, Middlesex, 6:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 272-4920.

ZACH NUGENT UNCORKED: The sought-after guitarist plays a weekly loft show featuring live music, storytelling and special

guests. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

seminars

FOSTERING HOPE & STRENGTH: Participants practice skills of strength, hope and gratitude in this weekly course. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7162.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE

TENNIS CLUB: Ping-Pong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Rutland Area Christian School, 7-9 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913.

theater

‘OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH

THE WOODS’: Four helicopter grandparents concoct schemes to stop their adult grandson from moving across the country in this comedy from Tony-winning playwright Joe DiPietro. Saint Michael’s Playhouse. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $3646. Info, 654-2281.

‘TALLEY’S FOLLY’: A St. Louis accountant and an educated liberal woman share their innermost secrets in Lanford Wilson’s 1979 play, presented by Vermont Stage. Isham Family Farm, Williston, 6:30 p.m. $24-64. Info, 862-1497.

‘THE TEMPEST’: Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble presents Shakespeare’s tale of love and revenge, set on a remote island. Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton, 7:30-10 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 443-2771.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: Genders bend and hijinks ensue in Shakespeare’s joyful, hopeful comedy, presented by the teen thespians of Northern Stage’s Summer Musical Theater Intensive. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 8 p.m. $17.75-27.75. Info, 296-7000.

words

BANNED BOOKS TOUR: Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman hosts a reading featuring stories that have faced conservative backlash across the country. Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2226.

THU.3 community

CIRCLE: Neighbors share stories of renewal and healing in a weekly drop-in meeting. Virtual option available. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 846-7063.

COMMUNITY-LED

RESPONSE

AND RECOVERY: Local leaders and volunteers from across the state chat about current and future emergency response strategies. Presented by Vermont Council on Rural Development. Noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-6091.

crafts

KNIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR: Fiber artists knit hats and scarves to donate to the South Burlington Food Shelf. Yarn, needles, looms and crochet hooks provided. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of all experience levels get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2. 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.

PIZZA BY THE POND: A woodfired oven warms pies made of local ingredients while local musicians regale diners. Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen, 5-8 p.m. $22-35; free for kids 5 and under; preregister; limited space. Info, 247-6735.

fairs & festivals

FRANKLIN COUNTY FIELD DAYS: A four-day Vermont tradition, this old-time fair includes midway games, rides, a demolition derby, live music and much more. Franklin County Field Days Site, Highgate, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. $15. Info, 238-4904.

SUMMERVALE: Locavores fête farms and farmers at a weekly festival centered on food, music, community and conservation. Intervale Center, Burlington, 5:308 p.m. Free. Info, 660-0440.

film

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

GRANITE LECTURE AND FILM SERIES: ‘THE WILL TO BE REMEMBERED’: A rockin’ screening of a 1951 film about monument building in Barre is supplemented by the Rock of Ages 1950s commercials on the “Today” show. Discussion follows. Vermont Granite Museum, Barre, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 249-3897.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

MNFF SUNSET SERIES: ‘WAG THE

DOG’: The weeklong celebration of director Barry Levinson continues with this 1997 political satire starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro as PR types who invent a fake war to distract from the president’s sexual misconduct.

Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $13-15; $60 for series pass. Info, 382-9222.

MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE FRAME: ‘SUMMER OF SOUL’: Part concert film, part historical documentary, Questlove’s 2021 directorial debut unearths forgotten footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

FAMI LY FU N

Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

• Plan ahead at sevendaysvt.com/family-fun

Post your event at sevendaysvt.com/postevent.

WED.2 burlington

BABYTIME: Librarians bring out books, rhymes and songs specially selected for young ones. Pre-walkers and younger. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

IMAGINATION STATION: Giant Jenga, Hula-Hoops and jump ropes entertain shoppers of all ages in between stops. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1648.

STEAM SPACE: Kids explore science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Ages 5 through 11. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

STORIES WITH SHANNON: Bookworms ages 2 through 5 enjoy fun-filled reading time. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

BABY TIME: Parents and caregivers bond with their pre-walking babes during this gentle playtime. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

LEGO BUILDERS: Aspiring architects enjoy an afternoon of imagination and play. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

SPANISH PLAYDATE: Lainie and her son Wesley help young speakers and learners immerse in the language. Ages 6 months through 5 years. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

SUMMER CRAFTYTOWN: Kids create and take home craft projects. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

mad river valley/ waterbury

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

TEEN HANGOUT: Middle and high schoolers make friends at a no-pressure meetup. Waterbury Public Library, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

manchester/ bennington

MCL FILM CLUB: Teen auteurs learn how to bring stories to life on camera. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

NEW MOMS’ GROUP: Local doula Kimberleigh Weiss-Lewitt facilitates a community-building weekly meetup for mothers who are new to parenting or the area. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

stowe/smuggs

MUSICAL STORY TIME: Song, dance and other tuneful activities supplement picture books for kids 2 through 5. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

upper valley

‘NEWSIES’: See FRI.4, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.

MAGNIFICENT MAMMALS DAY: Families get familiar with furry friends through crafts and wildlife presentations with reallife animals. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $16-19; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 359-5000.

northeast kingdom

FAIRY FESTIVAL: Magic mavens of all ages don their wings for a fanciful afternoon of potion making, fairy house tours, circus lessons and live music. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 1-4 p.m. $5-40. Info, 533-2000.

manchester/ bennington

THU.3 burlington

D.I.Y. COSPLAY WORKSHOP: Teens and tweens learn the art of geeky costume creation at biweekly classes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 540-2546.

IMAGINATION STATION: See WED.2.

PRESCHOOL YOGA: Colleen from Grow Prenatal and Family Yoga leads little ones in songs, movement and other fun activities. Ages 2 through 5. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

MUSIC AND MOVEMENT WITH MISS

EMMA: The star of “Music for Sprouts” and “Mr. Chris and Friends” leads little ones 5 and younger in singing, scarf play and movement. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA

BASSICK: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

stowe/smuggs

WEE ONES PLAY TIME: Caregivers bring kiddos 3 and younger to a new sensory learning experience each week. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

PRESCHOOL PLAY & READ: Outdoor activities, stories and songs get 3- and 4-year-olds engaged. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

northeast kingdom

FREE MINI CONCERTS FROM CRAFTSBURY CHAMBER PLAYERS: Little music lovers learn about great composers, listen to live tunes and get

Start Your Engines

Vintage vehicle enthusiasts of all ages converge on Billings Farm & Museum for its annual Antique Tractor Day. Exhibitors and their lovingly restored rigs show off at the tractor parades, host story times, pull wagon rides, and compete in the slowest, steadiest race this side of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Kids also take part in combine-themed crafts, try their feet at the tiny pedal tractor obstacle course and traverse a StoryWalk featuring All the Factors of Why I Love Tractors by Davina Bell.

ANTIQUE TRACTOR DAY

Sunday, August 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Regular admission, $10-17; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 457-2355, billingsfarm.org.

hands-on time with the instruments. East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-3443.

FRI.4 burlington

SENSORY FRIENDLY HOUR: Folks of all ages with sensory processing differences have the youth area to themselves. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3403.

SPLASH DANCE: DJs spin the decks by the fountain as kids party the day away. Burlington City Hall Park, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7554.

chittenden county

DANCE PARTY IN AUDITORIUM: Kids of all ages bring a friend, grab a glow necklace and boogie down. Email to make song requests. Adults must remain in the building for kids in grade 4 and under. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, sbplkids@southburlingtonvt.gov.

FANCY PANTS TEA PARTY: Royals don their dress-up outfits for a morning of sumptuous snacks and glittery crafts. Ages 3 through 7. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, sbplkids@ southburlingtonvt.gov.

upper valley

‘NEWSIES’: BarnArts Summer Youth Theater raises the curtain on the inspiring story of a newsboys’ union that rallied against two large publishers. Barnard Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. $10-15. Info, 234-1645.

STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in tales, tunes and playtime. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

manchester/ bennington

YOUNG ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Teens battle beasts with swords and spell books in this campaign designed to accommodate both drop-in and recurring players. Ages 12 through 16. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 549-4574.

SAT.5 burlington

FACE PAINTING AND CARICATURES: Little Artsy Faces and Marc Hughes Illustrations paint faces in more ways than one at the corner of Bank and Church streets. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1648.

NOTORIOUS RPG: Kids 10 through 14 create characters and play a collaborative adventure game similar to Dungeons & Dragons. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 362-2607.

STEAM SATURDAY: Little ones play around with foundational science and art fun. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 362-2607.

SUN.6 burlington

MASKS ON! SUNDAYS: Elderly, disabled and immunocompromised folks get the museum to themselves at a masksmandatory morning. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 864-1848.

upper valley

‘NEWSIES’: See FRI.4, 2-4 p.m.

ANTIQUE TRACTOR DAY: Spectators cheer on their favorite vintage machines in parades and races, with family-friendly activities and local food in between. See calendar spotlight. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $10-17; free for members and kids 3 and under. Info, 457-2355.

outside vermont

CATVIDEOFEST: It’s like your TikTok feed on the silver screen! More than 70 minutes of feline cuteness delight viewers of all ages. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 5 p.m. $8-10. Info, 603-448-0400.

MON.7 burlington

IMAGINATION STATION: See WED.2.

TUE.8

chittenden county

FAMILY STORY TIME: Familiar stories, songs and rhymes follow the themes of friendship and community. South

Picnic baskets from Adventure Dinner available for purchase. BYO blankets or lawn chairs. Moran Frame, Burlington, 6-11 p.m. Free. Info, zach@friendsoftheframe.org.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN

WORLD 3D’: See WED.2.

‘PASSAGES’: A gay couple’s marriage is threatened by their respective affairs in this new French drama. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $6-12; VTIFF membership benefits apply. Info, 660-2600.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

ARE YOU THIRSTY, NEIGHBOR?:

A special discount cocktail menu sparks conversations and connections over cribbage and cards. Wild Hart Distillery, Shelburne, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@wildhartdistillery. com.

VERGENNES FARMERS MARKET:

Local foods and crafts, live music, and hot eats spice up ursday afternoons. Vergennes City Park, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-9180.

games

THE CHECK MATES: Chess players of all ages face off at this intergenerational weekly meetup. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: A lively group plays a classic, tricky game with an extra wrinkle. Waterbury Public Library, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7223.

health & fitness

SIMPLIFIED TAI CHI FOR

SENIORS: Eighteen easy poses help with stress reduction, fall prevention and ease of movement. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:15-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 362-2607.

TAI CHI THURSDAYS: Experienced instructor Rich Marantz teaches the first section of the Yang-style tai chi sequence. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 645-1960.

lgbtq

POP-UP HAPPY HOUR: Locals connect over drinks at a speakeasystyle bar. Hosted by OUT in the 802. Lincolns, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: Following the initiative of the city’s 2SLGBTQI+ communities, the Montréal Pride Festival celebrates their rich cultural and social progress. See fiertemontreal.com for full schedule. Various Montréal locations. Free. Info, 514-903-6193.

L’INTERNATIONAL DES FEUX

LOTO-QUÉBEC: Countries

compete in Montréal’s annual fireworks showdown, employing the latest techniques and innovations in the field of pyrotechnics. La Ronde, Montréal, 10 p.m. $1930. Info, 514-397-2000.

music

BARNARTS FEAST & FIELD MUSIC

SERIES: BANDITS ON THE RUN: Farm-fresh foods and chaotically colorful busker tunes are on the menu at a pastoral party. Fable Farm, Barnard, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $525. Info, music@barnarts.org.

BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND

REHEARSAL: Local musicians bring their instruments to practice every week. St. Mark Catholic Parish, Burlington, 6:45-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, 343-3856.

CRAFTSBURY CHAMBER

PLAYERS: See WED.2. Hardwick Town House, 7:30 p.m. $1025; free for kids under 12. Info, 800-639-3443.

ELLA GRACE: e local musician and her friends debut her EP, Before I Fell in Love. Phantom eater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 8 p.m. $10-15. Info, 496-5997.

PARKAPALOOZA: BARIKA: e psychedelic Burlington band stops by this family-friendly outdoor concert series, also featuring a 100-foot Slip ’N Slide. Hubbard Park, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 225-8699.

THROWDOWN THURSDAYS: Sugarbush hosts weekly summer shindigs featuring live tunes, doubles cornhole tournaments and disc golf competitions. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 552-4007.

THURSDAYS BY THE LAKE:

MANGO JAM: e zydeco outfit brings its New Orleans swamp Cajun blues to the outdoor stage. Union Station, Burlington, 5:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

TROY MILLETTE: Heartfelt original country-rock songs carry through the air, courtesy of the Fairfax musician. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

outdoors

ROV SHIPWRECK TOUR: Explorers take a boat to the wreck of the Champlain II and peer into the depths using a remotely operated robot. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10 a.m.noon. $25-40; preregister. Info, 475-2022.

politics

THOUGHT CLUB: Artists and activists convene to engage with Burlington’s rich tradition of radical thought and envision its future. Democracy Creative, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, tevan@democracycreative.com.

sports

CODY CHEVROLET-CADILLAC

NIGHT: e Triple Crown Series enters its final championship round, with 100 laps deciding the winner. under Road Speedbowl, Barre, 7-10 p.m. $5-30; free for kids under 6. Info, info@thunderroadvt.com.

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: Spectators buy some peanuts

Infinite Jest

Festival of Fools, Burlington’s beloved busking bazaar, takes over the Queen City’s downtown with three days of jolly jesters, cool clownery and merry music. From Friday’s kickoff parade down Church Street to the Last Laugh Variety Show on Sunday, the streets are replete with fun for everyone. Visitors catch death-defying tricks courtesy of Circus Smirkus, canine stunts from Mutts Gone Nuts, the jawdropping juggling of revered Indigenous performer Sam Malcolm, and live tunes from acts including Bandits on the Run, Mikahely and Lido Pimienta.

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS

Friday, August 4, 12:30-10 p.m.; Saturday, August 5, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; and Sunday, August 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington. Free. Info, 865-7166, vermontfestivaloffools.com.

performers. See vermontfestival offools.com for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 12:30-10 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

FRANKLIN COUNTY FIELD DAYS: See THU.3, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. FREE FIRST FRIDAY EVE: e museum opens its exhibits to one and all, and the lawns overflow with food, drink, games and live music. Shelburne Museum, 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3346.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

MNFF SUNSET SERIES: ‘BUGSY’: Barry Levinson’s 1991 crime drama takes inspiration from the life of mobster Bugsy Siegel and his marriage to movie star Virginia Hill. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $13-15; $60 for series pass. Info, 382-9222.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

BURGER NIGHT: Live music soundtracks a family-friendly meal of grass-fed burgers and seasonal sides. Bread & Butter Farm, Shelburne, 4-7:30 p.m. $1235. Info, 985-9200.

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET:

Vendors present a diverse selection of locally produced foods and crafts as picnickers enjoy music from a different local band each week. Richmond Town Park, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, rfmmanager@gmail.com.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See WED.2.

and Cracker Jack to watch the Green Mountain State’s own Futures Collegiate Baseball League team face off against new opponents each night. Centennial Field, Burlington, 6:35 p.m. $6-17; $125-418 for season passes. Info, 655-4200.

tech

TECH AND TEXTILES: Crafters work on their knitting or crocheting while discussing questions such as how to set up a new tablet or what cryptocurrency even is. George Peabody Library, Post Mills, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 333-9724.

theater

‘CHESAPEAKE’: A surreal one-man show interrogates art, philosophy and what makes dogs man’s best friends. Depot eatre, Westport, N.Y., 5 p.m. $25-40. Info, 518-962-4449.

‘OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS’: See WED.2.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: Romantic songs and rollicking tap numbers distinguish this enduring classic of the stage and screen. Weston eater at Walker Farm, 7:30 p.m. $25-69. Info, 824-5288.

‘TALLEY’S FOLLY’: See WED.2.

‘THE TEMPEST’: See WED.2.

words

NO PRESSURE BOOK GROUP SUMMER PICNIC: ere are no rules and no assignments in this loosey-goosey book club potluck, at which readers discuss old favorites, current obsessions and recent recommendations. Bring a dish to share. Waterbury Public Library, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

FRI.4 agriculture

OPEN GARDEN DAYS: Owners Sally and Tobi chat horticulture with visitors exploring their lush grounds. Von Trapp Greenhouse, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $1010.50; free for kids under 18. Info, vontrappgreenhouse@gmail.com.

business

CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH WBON: Women Business Owners Network Vermont hosts an outdoor soirée featuring networking opportunities. BYO coffee and snacks. Maple Tree Place, Williston, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 503-0219.

crafts

FIRST FRIDAY FIBER GROUP: Fiber-arts fans make progress on projects while chatting over snacks. GRACE, Hardwick, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, info@ruralartsvt.org.

SCRAPBOOKING GROUP: Cutters and pasters make new friends at a weekly club. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 549-4574.

dance

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Attendees move, groove, release and open their hearts to life in a safe and sacred space. Donations benefit flood relief. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 7-9 p.m. $5-50 suggested donation. Info, edancevt@gmail.com.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2. etc.

PIZZA BY THE POND: See THU.3. fairs

& festivals

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS: A three-day celebration of circus arts, music and comedy features continuous theatrics by international street

SOUTH END GET DOWN: Food trucks dish out mouthwatering meals and libations. Live DJs and outdoor entertainment add to the fun. 377 Pine St., Burlington, 5-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, getdown@orleansevents.com.

games

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

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: Locals and visitors celebrate the beauty and diversity of Italian culture in Canada through music, arts, food and folklore in Montréal’s Little Italy. Various Montréal locations. Free. Info, 514-279-6357.

OSHEAGA FESTIVAL MUSIQUE

ET ARTS: Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and the Flaming Lips are among the acts scheduled for this three-day extravaganza of nonstop music, visual arts and fashion on multiple stages. Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, 2-11 p.m. $159-695; $385-1,850

Bandits on the Run

for weekend pass. Info, info@ osheaga.com.

music

BLUEGRASS & BBQ: THE

TENDERBELLIES: The band tickles the banjo strings and Southern Smoke provides the nosh. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-9 p.m. $10; free for kids under 12. Info, 985-8222.

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS SUMMER

CONCERT SERIES: DITRANI

BROTHERS: European folk, Roma swing and early American ragtime combine into a flavorful melange when this Brattleboro band takes the stage. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS TWILIGHT

SERIES: LIDO PIMIENTA: The Colombian musician draws from Afro-Latin traditions, Indigenous politics and queer perspectives for a song catalog unlike any other. Burlington City Hall Park, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

MIRANDA HENNE AND FRIENDS: The renowned cellist, alongside Greg Liszt on the banjo and Mariechristine Lopez on the violin, brings a little bluegrass to classical tunes. Phantom Theater, Edgcomb Barn, Warren, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 496-5997.

NATURE’S MARKET WINE

TASTING AT THE LIBRARY: Sips of over 70 bottles from around the world support library programming. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 5-7 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 362-2607.

SUMMER 2023 CARILLON SERIES: Each week, a new musician plays a heavenly program on the historic bell organ. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

SUMMER MUSIC AT GRACE: THE CHAMPLAIN CONSORT: English renaissance tunes transport audiences back in time. Grace Episcopal Church, Sheldon, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 326-4603.

WILLIAM LEE ELLIS: The acclaimed blues guitarist launches his new record, Ghost Hymns. The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall, Waterbury, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 355-5440.

sports

FRIDAY NIGHT DINGHY RACING: Skippers with previous sailing knowledge celebrate the end of the week with some nautical competition. Bring or borrow a boat. Community Sailing Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 864-2499.

STAND UP FOR THE LAKE: Standup paddleboarders test the waters in recreational and elite races. See standupforthelake.com for full schedule. Burlington Surf Club, 5-8 p.m. $62.10. Info, 540-2529.

VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: See THU.3.

tech

MORNING TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and more in one-on-one sessions. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 846-4140.

theater

‘CHESAPEAKE’: See THU.3, 7:30 p.m.

‘OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS’: See WED.2.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: See THU.3.

‘TALLEY’S FOLLY’: See WED.2.

‘THE TEMPEST’: See WED.2.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See WED.2, 4 & 8 p.m.

SAT.5

agriculture

OPEN GARDEN DAYS: See FRI.4.

VERMONT DAY: Horse girls and boys of all ages pet, watch and learn about the Morgan breed. University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge, 10 a.m.2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2011.

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK:

A weeklong celebration of local food origins offers various venues for hands-on farm activities, with music and tasty treats. See diginvt.com for full schedule. See calendar spotlight. Various locations statewide. Free; fee for some activities. Info, diginvt@ vermontfresh.net.

dance

MONTPELIER CONTRA DANCE

& POTLUCK: To live tunes and gender-neutral calling, dancers balance, shadow and do-si-do the night away. Potluck barbecue, 6 p.m.; beginners’ lesson, 7:40 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 6-11 p.m. $5-20. Info, 225-8921.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2. etc.

HISTORICAL AMERICAN WOMEN FUNDRAISER: Over refreshments, guests take a chance on a raffle and silent auction and learn about the pioneering achievements of Sally Ride, Anna May Wong, Bessie Coleman and others. Proceeds benefit the Artist in Residence Gallery and the Saint Albans Museum. Saint Albans Museum, 7-9 p.m. $20. Info, 527-7933.

MEDITATION AND BUDDHIST DISCUSSION GROUP: Locals calm their thoughts and discuss a short reading. Refreshments are served. All welcome regardless of meditation experience. Shambhala Meditation Center, Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-6795.

fairs & festivals

DANVILLE COMMUNITY FAIR: Games, a petting zoo, a parade, live music and plenty of delicious food put smiles on faces. Danville Town Green, 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Free. Info, 227-3113.

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS: See FRI.4, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

FRANKLIN COUNTY FIELD DAYS: See THU.3, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

SUMMER DOG PARTY: Fourlegged friends and their people take over the mountaintop and enjoy live music, food and the great outdoors. Dog Mountain, St. Johnsbury, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 800-449-2580.

VERMONT PSYCHIC EXPO:

This first annual gathering of New England’s most mystical mediums features tarot reading and dispatches from the spirit world galore. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $20-30; free for kids under 12. Info, 778-9178.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

MNFF SUNSET SERIES: ‘THE

NATURAL’: The screening series concludes with Barry Levinson’s 1984 flick starring Robert Redford as a baseball whiz. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $1315; $60 for series pass. Info, 382-9222.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

ADVENTURE DINNER: BERRY CELEBRATION DINNER WITH ADAM’S BERRY FARM: A berry delicious multicourse meal and perfectly paired beverages make for a gloriously summery soirée. Adam’s Berry Farm, Charlotte, 5-9 p.m. $165; preregister; limited space. Info, 248-224-7539.

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Dozens of stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisanal wares and prepared foods. 345 Pine St., Burlington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 560-5904.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art

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

film

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

music + nightlife

Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET: Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, locally made arts and crafts, and live music. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, montpelierfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER

TRAIN: Travelers savor a threecourse meal and scenic landscape views during a three-hour trip in a kitchen car. Ages 5 and up. Union Station, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. $99-148.50; preregister. Info, 800-707-3530.

HEATHER WOLFE: The coauthor of Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-Based, Planet-Conscious Meals signs cookbooks and discusses ecofriendly cooking techniques. Ten Thousand Villages, Burlington, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 660-3349.

NORTHWEST FARMERS MARKET: Locavores stock up on produce, preserves, baked goods, and arts and crafts from over 50 vendors. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 242-2729.

A SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Vermont Bowhunters Association serves up venison pasta, garlic bread and dessert. Caledonia Forest and Stream Club, St. Johnsbury, 4:30-6:30 p.m. $6-12. Info, 579-8471.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS

MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. Pearl St. & Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail. com.

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.

CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages and abilities face off and learn new strategies. ADA accessible.

South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2, 7 & 9 p.m.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: See FRI.4.

OSHEAGA FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ET ARTS: See FRI.4.

music

BANDWAGON SUMMER SERIES:

GLEN DAVID ANDREWS BAND: The commanding trombonist and vocalist celebrates his soulful new album, Le Trème Carnaval. The Putney Inn, 6 p.m. $20-25; free for kids under 12. Info, 387-0102.

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS TWILIGHT SERIES: CHA WA: Black history, Indigenous culture and the infectious energy of New Orleans brass-band music combine for a joyful performance. Jack Broadbent opens. Burlington City Hall Park, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

MIRANDA HENNE AND FRIENDS: See FRI.4.

NU MU MUSIC AND ART

FESTIVAL: ‘SONIC PEAKS’: Composer and mountain climber Payton MacDonald performs improvised works inspired by the topography of his local peaks. 118 Elliot, Brattleboro, 7 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 118elliot@ gmail.com.

OLD STAGE SUMMER SERIES:

DEAD SESSIONS: The revered tribute band gives an outdoor concert to make even the most jaded Deadhead rejoice. Essex Experience, 7-10 p.m. $25. Info, 876-7152.

WINDBORNE: Classic folk harmonies, lyrics from the labor movement and modern, genre-bending twists show why this foursome is both critically acclaimed and TikTok approved. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. $1045. Info, 728-9878.

outdoors

WORDS IN THE WOODS: BIANCA STONE: The author, most recently of the poetry collection What Is Otherwise Infinite leads a literary trek through the forest as part of this Vermont Humanities series. Branbury State Park, Salisbury, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, jpelletier@vermonthumanities. org.

FAMI

LY

Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAKERS: COOKING:

Students in grades 5 through 8 make delicious homemade snacks. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PLAYGROUP & FAMILY SUPPORT:

Families with children under age 5 play and connect with others in the

community. Winooski Memorial Library, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Little ones enjoy a cozy session of reading, rhyming and singing. Birth through age

5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

barre/montpelier

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.3.

mad river valley/ waterbury

HOMESCHOOL COMPUTER CLUB: Home students learn everything from basic tech techniques to graphic design in

this monthly class. Waterbury Public Library, 11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

upper valley

BEACH STORY TIME: All ages are welcome to a George Peabody Library read-aloud in the gazebo next to the lake. Treasure Island, Fairlee, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 333-9724.

manchester/ bennington

STORY TIME: Youth librarian Carrie leads little tykes in stories and songs centered on a new theme every week. Birth through age 5. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

WED.9 burlington

BABYTIME: See WED.2.

IMAGINATION STATION: See WED.2.

STEAM SPACE: See WED.2.

STORIES WITH SHANNON: See WED.2.

chittenden county

LEGO BUILDERS: See WED.2.

SPANISH PLAYDATE: See WED.2.

SUMMER CRAFTYTOWN: See WED.2.

barre/montpelier

CHESS CLUB: See WED.2.

SUMMER FUN NIGHTS: See WED.2.

mad river valley/ waterbury

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LEGO CHALLENGE CLUB: Kids engage in a fun-filled hour of building, then leave their creations on display in the library all month long. Ages 6 through 8. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

manchester/ bennington

sports

STAND UP FOR THE LAKE: See FRI.4, 11:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

tech

MEDIA FACTORY ORIENTATION: Aspiring moviemakers get an overview of media equipment. RETN & VCAM Media Factory, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, gin@mediafactory.org.

theater

‘CHESAPEAKE’: See THU.3, 7:30 p.m.

‘IDIOTS OF THE WORLD UNITED

AGAINST THE IDIOT SYSTEM’: Sideshows, spectacle, live music and feats of derring-do meet the moment at hand. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 3-4 p.m. $10. Info, 525-3031.

‘OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH

THE WOODS’: See WED.2, 2 & 8 p.m.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: See THU.3, 2 p.m.

‘TALLEY’S FOLLY’: See WED.2, 2 & 6:30 p.m.

‘THE TEMPEST’: See WED.2.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See WED.2, 4 & 8 p.m.

words

FRIENDS OF ILSLEY LIBRARY

BOOK SALE: Books of all genres for all ages go on sale out in the sunshine, and all proceeds fund library programming. Middlebury Town Offices, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

SUN.6 agriculture

FLOOD BENEFIT TOUR: Visitors explore herb fields and beehives at this organic farm and apothecary. 100 percent of proceeds support flood response and farmer emergency funds. Farm Craft VT, Shelburne, 2:30-4 p.m. $15; preregister; limited space. Info, 363-3044.

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK: See SAT.5.

dance

‘ART IN THE GARDEN’: Nine Vermont dance artists showcase the fruits of their labor using the surrounding landscape as inspiration. Horsford Gardens & Nursery, Charlotte, 7 p.m. $20. Info, animaldancevt@gmail.com.

‘THE GREAT FUGUE CIRCUS’: The Kompass Quartet performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue alongside compelling choreography. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 525-3031.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2.

fairs & festivals

FESTIVAL OF FOOLS: See FRI.4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

FRANKLIN COUNTY FIELD DAYS: See THU.3, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN DRAGON BOAT

FESTIVAL: Persevering paddlers take to the lake in support of Dragonheart Vermont’s programming for breast cancer survivors. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 495-6103.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

A MIDSUMMER’S FEAST: A farm-fresh dinner prepared by all-star chefs from around the state benefits local farms and sustainability efforts. Intervale Center, Burlington, 5-9 p.m. $175; preregister. Info, 660-0440.

STOWE FARMERS MARKET: An appetizing assortment of fresh veggies, meats, milk, berries, herbs, beverages and crafts tempts shoppers. 2043 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, stowefarmersmarket@gmail. com.

SUNDAY FUNDAY: Food and drinks are on tap when attendees gather outside for games. 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, noon-5 p.m. Free. Info, 857-5318.

VERMONT FRESH NETWORK’S

25TH ANNUAL FORUM DINNER: Local farmers and chefs partner up to prepare provisions for patrons. Proceeds benefit participating restaurants and farm-to-table programming. Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, 5-8 p.m. $150; preregister. Info, 434-2000.

WINOOSKI FARMERS MARKET: Families shop for fresh produce, honey, meats, coffee and prepared foods from more seasonal vendors at an outdoor marketplace. Winooski Falls Way, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS

PRACTICE: New and experienced meditators are always welcome to join this weekly practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hahn.

Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, newleafsangha@gmail.com.

KARUNA COMMUNITY

MEDITATION: A YEAR TO LIVE (FULLY): Participants practice keeping joy, generosity and gratitude at the forefront of their

With Open Farms

minds. Jenna’s House, Johnson, 10-11:15 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, mollyzapp@live.com.

montréal

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: See FRI.4.

OSHEAGA FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ET ARTS: See FRI.4.

PIKNIC ÉLECTRONIK MONTRÉAL: A weekly throwdown pairs top-quality electronic music with a breathtaking view of Montréal from Île Saint-Hélène, aka St. Helen’s Island. Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, 4-10 p.m. $22-47; preregister. Info, info@ piknicelectronik.com.

music

BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND: Local music lovers bring lawn chairs to a big-band blowout. Battery Park, Burlington, 7-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, 343-3856.

CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC

ORCHESTRA: Matt LaRocca conducts a picnic performance featuring plenty of classical favorites. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, 6 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 382-9222.

HELIAND: The woodwind and piano trio offers up a relaxing

Even historic floods can’t keep Vermont’s farms down. Vermont Open Farm Week is back in full force, with more than 170 events at farmsteads across our brave little state. Whether attendees are looking to run a 5K on a lavender farm, meet Scottish Highlander cows face-to-face, learn how to spin wool, watch sheepdogs in action or help harvest hemp, there are options for all. Plenty of the offerings — from blueberry picking to a whole-hog barbecue — double as fundraisers for farmers affected by the flooding.

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK

Saturday, August 5, through Sunday, August 13, at various locations statewide. Free; fee for some activities. Info, diginvt@vermontfresh.net, diginvt.com.

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program of works by composers including Chick Corea and Florence Price. Federated Church of Rochester, 4-5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 767-9234.

LEVITT AMP ST. JOHNSBURY

MUSIC SERIES: MOBLEY: The pop songwriter draws on influences as far-flung as psych rock and 1970s pulp science fiction for his utterly unique sound. Dog Mountain, St. Johnsbury, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

MASTERCLASS WITH SHAINA

TAUB: The composer behind the music of Northern Stage’s Twelfth Night demonstrates the art of songwriting with her Summer Musical Theater Intensive students. Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 296-7000.

REID PARSONS: With impressive fingerpicking chops and dulcet alto vocals, the local blueswoman brings some soul to Americana tunes. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

SUNDAY CLASSICAL: SITKA

TRIO: Three Vermont Symphony Orchestra musicians take listeners on a musical journey through folk-inspired compositions. Burlington City Hall Park, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

WESTFORD SUMMER CONCERT

SERIES: PAUL ASBELL: The veteran bluesman serenades concertgoers with his steel-string strains. Westford Common, 6:308 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 363-0930.

outdoors

SUMMER NATURE ROMP: Nature center staff guide a wildly fun outing with a new theme each week, from tracking and birding to plant identification and nature journaling. All ages. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 229-6206.

sports

BOLDUC METAL RECYCLING

ENDURO 200 PLUS STREET

STOCK SPECIAL: The racetrack’s 2023 season continues with another nail-biting competition. Thunder Road Speedbowl, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $5-36; free for kids under 6. Info, info@thunderroadvt.com.

theater

‘CHESAPEAKE’: See THU.3, 3 p.m.

THE MOTHER DIRT CIRCUS

& PAGEANT: Bread & Puppet Theater presents a new, familyfriendly program full of political commentary and live brass tunes. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 525-3031.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: See THU.3, 3 p.m.

‘TALLEY’S FOLLY’: See WED.2, 2 p.m.

‘THE TEMPEST’: See WED.2.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See WED.2, 5 p.m.

words

BACK ROADS READINGS:

DIDI JACKSON AND KERRIN

MCCADDEN: Two poets read from their work. Reception and book

signing follow. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 633-4956.

MON.7 agriculture

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK: See SAT.5.

business

INTRO TO SMALL BUSINESS: LUNCH & LEARN SERIES: In this introductory series, aspiring entrepreneurs learn the basics of starting their own business, from marketing to payroll and beyond. Presented by Mercy Connections. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 846-7081.

community

MEN’S COMMUNITY EVOLUTION

CIRCLE: Men gather to discuss unhealthy expectations of masculinity. Plainfield location provided upon registration. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Donations; preregister. Info, 923-6352.

crafts

KNIT WITS: Fiber-working friends get together to make progress on their quilts, knitwear and needlework. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2. ‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

health & fitness

ADVANCED TAI CHI: Experienced movers build strength, improve balance and reduce stress. Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, jerry@ skyrivertaichi.com.

LAUGHTER YOGA: Spontaneous, joyful movement and breath promote physical and emotional health. Pathways Vermont, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, chrisn@pathwaysvermont.org.

LONG-FORM SUN 73: Beginners and experienced practitioners learn how tai chi can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion. Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@gmail.com.

YANG 24: This simplified tai chi method is perfect for beginners looking to build strength and balance. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, wirlselizabeth@gmail.com.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2.

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: See FRI.4.

music

BROADWAY IN VERMONT:

Colchester native and denizen of the Great White Way Merritt David Janes leads a program of talented performers bringing Broadway to the Green Mountains. Moose Meadow Lodge, Duxbury, 6 p.m. $26.5040. Info, 244-5378.

CASPIAN MONDAY MUSIC:

‘SCHUBERT AND MORE’:

Superstar string players join forces for a night of Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf and Bernhard Crusell. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. $10-23; free for kids under 18; cash bar. Info, 533-2000.

VERGENNES CITY BAND

CONCERT: An all-volunteer community ensemble makes music on the green all summer long. Vergennes City Park, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, vergennescityband@ gmail.com.

words

ADDISON COUNTY WRITERS

COMPANY: Poets, playwrights, novelists and memoirists of every experience level meet weekly for an MFA-style workshop. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, jay@zigzaglitmag.org.

ANNA NASSET: A dedicated advocate for the prevention of gender-based violence launches her memoir, Now I Speak: From Stalked to Standing Up. Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, info@lawsonsfinest. com.

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agriculture

MUSIC WHILE YOU PICK: Live tunes from local bands keep spirits high as locavores harvest fresh blueberries. Owl’s Head Blueberry Farm, Richmond, 5-8 p.m. Minimum purchase of two quarts per adult; $7 per quart. Info, 434-3387.

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK: See SAT.5.

community

CURRENT EVENTS

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

crafts

WONDERARTS OUTSIDE:

Crafters work with their hands in a variety of pop-up art workshops. Craftsbury Community Greenspace, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 533-9370.

dance

MORRIS & MORE: Dancers of all abilities learn how to step, clog and even sword fight their way

through medieval folk dances of all kinds. Revels North, Lebanon, N.H., 6 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 603-558-7894.

SWING DANCING: Local Lindy hoppers and jitterbuggers convene at Vermont Swings’ weekly boogie-down. Bring clean shoes. Beginner lessons, 6:30 p.m. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2. etc.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: Local thespian Garret White hosts poets, singers, comedians and musicians of all stripes in the garden. Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

film

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

‘ALMOST FAMOUS’: A teenage writer played by Patrick Fugit goes on the road with an up-andcoming rock band in this 2000 dramedy. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, mariah@mainstreetlanding.com.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

FOOD TRUCK POP-UP: A diverse selection of cuisines rolls up as people enjoy live music and games. Three Rivers Path Trailhead Pavilion, Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, St. Johnsbury, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8575.

NORTHFIELD FARMERS

MARKET: A gathering place for local farmers, producers and artisans offers fresh produce, crafts and locally prepared foods. Depot Square, Northfield, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 485-8586.

OLD NORTH END FARMERS

MARKET: Fresh local produce, bread, honey and prepared food bring good vibes to the Queen City’s melting pot. Dewey Park, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 355-3910.

health & fitness

TAI CHI TUESDAY: Patrons get an easy, informal introduction to this ancient movement practice that supports balance and strength. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10:15 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 362-2607.

language

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: Instructor Andrea Thulin helps non-native speakers build their vocabulary and conversation skills. Manchester Community

Library, Manchester Center, 5:307 p.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH

CONVERSATION: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue Burlington Bay Market & Café,

5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 343-5493.

SOCIAL HOUR: The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region hosts a rendez-vous over Zoom.

5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, ellen.sholk@gmail.com.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: See FRI.4,.

music

ARIEL QUARTET: Bows in hand, the string players interpret blazing classical works. Greensboro United Church of Christ, 7:30-9 p.m. $10-22; free for kids under 18. Info, 533-7437.

ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN: THE MUSIC OF ABBA: Mamma mia! An international touring act covers the legendary pop group’s smash hits until audiences say “Thank You for the Music.” Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. Sold out; waiting list available. Info, 603-448-0400.

COMMUNITY SINGERS: A weekly choral meetup welcomes all singers to raise their voices along to traditional (and notso-traditional) songs. Revels North, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 603-558-7894.

PIKES FALLS CHAMBER MUSIC

FESTIVAL: Grammy Awardwinning musicians and local ensembles play pieces from across the centuries. Jamaica Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, andysabol@ pikesfallschambermusicfestival. com.

SING TO CONNECT SAMPLE SESSIONS: Students explore singing for joy and healing, not technical perfection or performance. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, juneberrymusic@ gmail.com.

TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE: RIK

PALIERI & GEORGE MANN: Two veteran musicians deliver a night of folksy fun. Legion Field, Johnson, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 730-2943.

tech

DROP-IN TECH HELP: Experts answer questions about phones, laptops, e-readers and more in one-on-one sessions. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

theater

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: See THU.3.

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ALI LANZETTA: A local writer launches Marmalade, her debut collection of prose poetry and short nonfiction. Ticket includes $3 off copies of the book. Phoenix Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; preregister. Info, 448-3350.

BURLINGTON LITERATURE

GROUP DISCUSSION:

ANNIE ERNAUX: Readers analyze three of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s novels over three weeks. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@ nereadersandwriters.com.

THE MOTH STORYSLAM: Local tellers of tales recount true stories in an open mic format. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $17.50; preregister. Info, susanne@ themoth.org.

POETRY GROUP: A supportive verse-writing workshop welcomes those who would like feedback on their work or who are just happy to listen. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 846-4140.

WED.9 agriculture

FARMING WITH WILD HABITAT & INTENSIVE NO-TILL WORKSHOP: A farm tour and lessons from the veggie growers themselves teach attendees the virtues of soil-friendly practices. Small Axe Farm, Barnet, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, caledoniacountynrcd@gmail.com.

VERMONT OPEN FARM WEEK: See SAT.5.

business

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL GROUP: See WED.2.

community

COMMUNITY PARTNERS DESK:

AGEWELL: Seniors stop by the main reading room to ask questions and learn about programs available to them. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

ESTABLISHING, MANAGING AND DISBURSING COMMUNITY

RELIEF FUNDS: Philanthropy experts lead a webinar on best practices for post-disaster

fundraisers. Presented by Vermont Council on Rural Development. 10-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-6091.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Anyone with an interest in the needle arts is welcome to bring a project to this monthly meeting. Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, gmc.vt.ega@gmail.com.

environment

UNDER THE ARCTIC: DIGGING INTO PERMAFROST: See WED.2.

film

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

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.2.

‘MYSTERIES OF THE UNSEEN WORLD 3D’: See WED.2.

NXT ROCKUMENTARY FILM

SERIES: ‘MONTEREY POP’: This 1968 concert film features festival performances by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, the Who, and Otis Redding. Discussion follows. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 451-0053.

‘WILD AFRICA 3D’: See WED.2.

‘WINGS OVER WATER 3D’: See WED.2.

food & drink

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.2.

LEDDY PARK BEACH BITES: See WED.2.

TRUCKS, TAPS & TUNES: See WED.2.

games

BOARD GAME NIGHT: Lovers of tabletop fun play classic games and new designer offerings. Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

MAH-JONGG OPEN PLAY: See WED.2.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.2. SEATED & STANDING YOGA: See WED.2.

language

BEGINNER IRISH LANGUAGE

CLASS: See WED.2.

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.2.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.2.

FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL: See WED.2.

FIERTÉ MONTRÉAL: See THU.3.

ITALFESTMTL: See FRI.4.

music

CENTRAL VERMONT CHAMBER

MUSIC FESTIVAL: Bach cello suites, Pete Sutherland tributes and Brahms string sextets characterize the classical concert series’ 31st season. See cvcmf.org for full schedule. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m. Prices vary. Info, 728-9878.

CRAFTSBURY CHAMBER

PLAYERS: See WED.2.

JACOB RICE: The Wallingford native turned Nashville country songwriter brings down the house. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rutland, 7-8:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 773-9659.

NICK CASSARINO: The Vermontborn virtuoso astounds on the guitar across genres. Martha Pellerin & Andy Shapiro Memorial Bandstand, Middlesex, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 272-4920.

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES:

ANACHRONIST: Raw, complex rock from the local act conjures images of the 1980s and 1990s. Burlington City Hall Park, 12:301:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

ZACH NUGENT UNCORKED: See WED.2.

seminars

FOSTERING HOPE & STRENGTH: See WED.2.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE

TENNIS CLUB: See WED.2. theater

FINAL BOW… FOR NOW: An open house marks locals’ final chance to visit the theater before five months of renovations in preparation for its centennial. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-0400.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’: See THU.3, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

words

LIFE STORIES WE LOVE TO

TELL: Prompts from group leader Maryellen Crangle inspire true tales, told either off the cuff or read from prewritten scripts. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 2-3:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

NANDI COMER: The award-winning author of American Family: A Syndrome reads from her work. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 8-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727. ➆

EVENTS ON SALE AT

Vermontijuana Farm Tour

MULTIPLE DATES: SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS!

IRASBURG TOWN COMMON

Ella Grace: Before I Fell in Love

THU., AUG. 3

PHANTOM THEATER, WARREN

Live in the Gardens Music Series with Justin LaPoint

FRI., AUG. 4

SNAPS AND SUNFLOWERS, CAMBRIDGE

Miranda Henne and Friends

ft. Greg Liszt & Mariechristine Lopez

FRI., AUG. 4-SAT., AUG. 5

PHANTOM THEATER, EDGCOMB BARN, WARREN

Vermont Psychic Expo

SAT., AUG. 5-SUN., AUG. 6

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EXPOSITION, ESSEX JCT.

Building the ULTIMATE Charcuterie Board

SAT., AUG. 5

SIDEPONY BOUTIQUE, HINESBURG

Historical American Women FUNdraiser

SAT., AUG. 5

SAINT ALBANS MUSEUM, ST. ALBANS CITY

Comedy on Fire!

An Evening of Stand Up Comedy

SAT., AUG. 5

JERICHO CENTER

Folk Concert Honoring

Pete Sutherland

SUN., AUG. 6

OLD WEST CHURCH, CALAIS

Vermont Fresh Network’s

25th Annual Forum Dinner

SUN., AUG. 6

SHELBURNE FARMS COACH BARN, SHELBURNE

Figure Drawing

Night

MON., AUG. 7

SOAPBOX ARTS, BURLINGTON

e Retirement

Dilemma

TUE., AUG. 8

SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY

Eco-resiliency Gathering: “When Climate Change Gets Personal”

WED., AUG. 9 ONLINE

Chip Wilson: Songs of New Orleans and the Southern Blues

WED., AUG. 9 ISHAM FAMILY FARM, WILLISTON

Addison

Radio Players

THU., AUG. 10 ISHAM FAMILY FARM, WILLISTON

Butter Boards

Featuring Cooking With Stephanie

THU., AUG. 10 RED POPPY CAKERY, WATERBURY

Farm Series

Yoga in the Flowers

THU., AUG. 10

SNAPS AND SUNFLOWERS, CAMBRIDGE

Time Stands Still

A Play by Donald Marguiles

THU., AUG. 10

PHANTOM THEATER, WARREN

Queen City Ghostwalk

Darkness Falls Tour

THU., AUG. 10

COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

VT Flood Benefit

Featuring: Ms. Lee Fan Club & e Radiance

FRI., AUG. 11

THE UNDERGROUND, RANDOLPH

classes

THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $16.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

art

GLASSMAKING CAMP: Practice the mesmerizing art of glassmaking! In this weeklong camp, students in grades 3-8 can hone their skills at glass fusing, sculpting and blowing under the guidance of glass artist Sam Lightner in her on-site studio at Camp Meade. Registration is open and scholarships are available. Learn more at campmeade.today. Aug. 21-25, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $275. Location: Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: 802-279-3148, planetaryart camp@gmail.com, campmeade. today/summer-art-camps/p/ glassmaking-august-session.

RAINFOREST ART CAMP: Become immersed in an investigation of tropical rainforests! Kids entering grades K-3 can take a creative journey to the rainforest in this weeklong day camp by creating multimedia animal collages, drawings, watercolor and acrylic paintings, and clay sculptures. Registration is open and scholarships are available. More info at campmeade. today. Aug. 7-11, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $275. Location: Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: 802-279-3148, planetaryart camp@gmail.com, campmeade. today/summer-art-camps.

gardening

QUEER BOTANY SERIES: SOLO REPRODUCTION STRATEGIES: e fourth class in the series is focused on the asexual spectrum in the plant world. What are plants’ different reproductive methods that don’t involve sex? ere are some great examples to be found in the fields and gardens at this time of year!

Aug. 22, 5-6:30 p.m. Cost: $15. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 802-482-4060, info@redwagonplants.com, redwagonplants.com.

music

RISE UP ROCK CAMP: is summer, young rockers can amp it up at Rise Up Rock Camp! Campers come together as a band to enhance music skills and forge friendships by learning new instruments, writing songs and jamming with friends. Kids of all musical ability and experience levels are welcome. Learn more

at campmeade.today. Aug. 7-11, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $350. Location: Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: 802279-3148, planetaryartcamp@ gmail.com, campmeade.today/ summer-art-camps.

shamanism

APPRENTICESHIP IN SHAMANISM: Rare opportunity to apprentice locally in a shamanic tradition. Receive personal healing, learn to create your own Mesa, cultivate a relationship with the unseen world and discover your personal guide(s) who will help you “re-member” your new path of expanding possibilities. Weekend-long sessions: Sep. 15-17; Dec. 8-10; Feb. 16-18, 2024; Apr. 26-28, 2024; Aug. 23-25, 2024. Location: Heart of the Healer, St. Albans. Info: omas Mock, 802-3694331, thomas.mock1444@ gmail.com, heartofthehealer. org.

sports

SWIM LESSONS AT UVM: e Vermont Swim School offers both youth and adult swimmers the opportunity to learn and develop aquatic skills in a nurturing and friendly environment. Lessons take place in the University of Vermont Athletic/

Recreation Complex in the Forbush Natatorium. Both group and private lessons are offered. Sunday a.m. Location: Forbush Natatorium at UVM, 97 Spear St., Burlington. Info: 802-6563070, campus.recreation@ uvm.edu, uvmcampusrec.com/ sports/2017/7/5/lesson-types. aspx.

yoga

200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER

TRAINING: e University of Vermont Campus Recreation

200-hour yoga teacher training is designed to help you deepen your knowledge of the yoga practice, provide training to teach professionally, and do so in a very supportive and positive environment. Training begins Aug. 23. Registration closes Aug. 7! Location: UVM Athletic/ Recreation Complex, 97 Spear St., Burlington. Info: 802-6564483, campus.recreation@ uvm.edu, uvmcampusrec.com/ sports/2017/7/5/yogaschool.aspx.

AYURVEDIC INTEGRATION

PROGRAM: Learn to integrate Ayurveda as lifestyle medicine that can prevent or reverse chronic disease; increase energy; promote longevity; and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Specialized seasonal and daily Ayurvedic routines, holistic nutrition, stress-reduction techniques, and self-care will be taught. Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2023: Oct. 14-15, Nov. 4-5, Dec. 2-3; 2024: Jan. 6-7, Feb. 3-4, Mar. 9-10, Apr. 6-7, May 4-5, Jun. 8-9, Jul. 13-14. Cost: $2,895/200hour program. Location: e Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: 802-872-8898, info@ayurvedavermont.com, ayurvedavermont. com.

I’M STILL AVAILABLE!

Toby

AGE/SEX: 2-year-old neutered male

ARRIVAL DATE: June 13, 2023

SUMMARY : Toby has been on quite the journey to find a family of his own. Originally thought to have been abandoned, Toby hopped out of a tree and right into his finder’s home! He found himself at HSCC because he required medical care for seizures. Fortunately, Toby has responded wonderfully to his meds: He takes them easily, and he is seizure-free! Toby’s an active guy who loves to explore and loves getting treats. He’s playful and loves window-watching. Though he isn’t the biggest fan of being picked up, he’ll make a great buddy to hang and chat with!

DOGS/CATS/KIDS: Toby’s history with other cats is unknown. He has been exposed to dogs and was uncomfortable at first but eventually warmed up. He lived with kids briefly in a foster home and did well.

Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.

DID YOU KNOW?

Giving medication to a cat doesn’t have to be hard! Toby takes his meds easily, but if you have a cat who isn’t so amiable, you can try crushing the pill and mixing it into wet food or tasty purées like Churu treats. Pill dispensers can also come in handy!

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CLASSIFIEDS

on the road

MOTORCYCLES

2018 DUCATI SCRAMBLER 1100 Excellent condition. 2,465 miles. Black. Ton of aftermarket parts, incl. seat, mirrors, folding clutch/brake levers, MIVV exhaust & axle sliders. See online ad for more info. $8,900. Contact Bill at 802-752-7080.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

housing ads: $25 (25 words) legals: 52¢/word buy this stuff: free online

1-BR for $1,375; 2-BR for $1,550. Utils. incl. Some units are marketed at an even lower rate w/ incl. limits applied. Call 802-878-4797 today or email hfemgr@ evergreenreg.com.

STUDIO IN SHELBURNE

1-room, 2nd-fl oor furnished studio. $1,250 per month, $1,500 damage deposit. Incl. 1 parking space, heat, air, electricity. Not petfriendly, so please no pets. Email kencartularo @gmail.com.

WINTER RENTAL

Alburgh cabin, 2-BR, 1-BA, on a private road. Must have excellent refs. Flexible from Oct./ Nov. through Apr./May 2024. $1,200 + utils. Contact 802-372-1671.

HOUSEMATES

BOOK LOVER IN SUDBURY

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HDWD hardwood

HW hot water

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NS no smoking

OBO or best offer

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W/D washer & dryer

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our

Share a home in Sudbury w/ an avid reader in her 60s who enjoys volunteering & classical music. $500/ mo. + sharing companionship & outdoor chores. Must be catfriendly! NS. Private BA. Contact 802-863-5625 or homesharevermont. org for application. Interview, refs., background checks req. EHO.

CENTRAL VT

HOMESHARE

Share a cozy, rural home in Worcester surrounded by orchard, blueberries & gardens. Seeking help w/ gardens & housekeeping. Shared BA, pets considered. $600/mo. Contact 802-863-5625 or homesharevermont. org for application. Interview, refs., background checks req. EHO.

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OFFICE/ COMMERCIAL

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE AT MAIN STREET LANDING on Burlington’s waterfront. Beautiful, healthy, affordable spaces for your business. Visit mainstreetlanding.com & click on space avail. Melinda, 864-7999.

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AUTO

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BIZ OPPS

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EDUCATION

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FINANCIAL/LEGAL

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APPEAL FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

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SAVE YOUR HOME

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PSYCHIC COUNSELING

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FURNITURE

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music

INSTRUCTION

GUITAR INSTRUCTION

Berklee graduate w/ 30 years’ teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory, music technology, ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages, styles, levels. Rick Belford, 864-7195, rickbelford.com.

GUITAR LESSONS

All levels welcome. Jazz, rock, funk, Indian, classical. Technique, theory, songs, self-expression through music. Studentcentered lessons, also improvisation & composition concepts. Touring musician w/ extensive teaching experience. Info: Xander Naylor, 802-318-5365, contact@xandernaylor. com.

readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels he or she has encountered discrimination should contact:

HUD Office of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309

— OR —

Vermont Human Rights Commission 14-16 Baldwin St. Montpelier, VT 05633-0633

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CALCOKU BY JOSH REYNOLDS

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: ★★★

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SUDOKU BY JOSH REYNOLDS

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: ★★★

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Legal Notices

CITY OF BURLINGTON ORDINANCE 7.2: AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ZA-23-01 SOUTH END INNOVATION DISTRICT OVERLAY

Sponsor: Offi ce of Planning, Planning Commission, Ordinance Committee

Public Hearing Dates: 07/24/23

First reading: 02/06/23

Referred to: Ordinance Committee

Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage:

Second reading: 07/24/23

Action: adopted as amended

Date: 07/24/23

Signed by Mayor: 07/26/23

Published: 08/02/23

Effective: 08/23/23

In the Year Two ousand Twenty- ree

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

at Appendix A, Comprehensive Development Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Section 4.4.3, Enterprise Districts; Table 4.4.3-1, Dimensional Standards and Density; creating Sec. 4.5.8, Enterprise-South End Innovation District Overlay; creating Map 4.5.8-1, South End Innovation District (E-SEID) Overlay Boundary; Table 4.5.8-1: SEID Dimensional Standards & Density; 4.5.8-2 SEID Specifi c Height Area Map; Table 4.5.8-2, Frontage and Activation Standards; Table 4.5.8-3, Uses Permitted & Limited within the SEID; amending Sec. 9.1.12, Additional Density and Other Development Allowances; Sec. 9.1.13, Off-Site and Payment in Lieu Options; amending Article 11, Planned Development, Section 11.1.3, General Requirements and Applicability; Article 13, Defi nitions; and Appendix A- Use Table, thereof to read as follows:

Sec. 4.4.3 Enterprise Districts

(a) Purpose:

e two 2 Enterprise districts as illustrated in Map 4.4.3-1 are described as follows:

1. e Light Manufacturing (E-LM) district is the traditional primary commercial/industrial center of Burlington, and is intended primarily to accommodate enterprises engaged in the manufacturing, processing, distribution, design , creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning , or assembling of physical and digital goods, merchandise, or equipment., or art without potential conflicts from interspersed residential uses. Other accessory commercial uses are allowed to support a wide range of services and employment opportunities. is district is intended to ensure that suffi cient land area is appropriately designated within the city to provide an adequate and diversifi ed economic base that will facilitate high-density job creation and retention . is district is primarily intended to provide for various industrial and commercial uses, with specifi c provisions and limits intended to preserve and enhance areas of varied character throughout district. In some locations, commercial and residential uses are allowed to support the wide range of services and employment opportunities desired in the district, and support adjacent suitable for location in areas of proximity to residential development. Development is intended to respect interspersed historic industrial buildings, and refl ect the industrial aesthetic of the district’s past. Parking is intended to be hidden within, behind, or to the side of structures. is district includes the SEID overlay which is intended to facilitate the redevelopment of a central portion of the E-LM into a walkable, mixed-use innovation district.

2. As written.

Map 4.4.3-1 Enterprise Districts As written.

(b) Dimensional Standards and Density

e density and intensity of development, dimensions of building lots, the heights of buildings and their setbacks from property boundary lines, and the limits on lot coverage shall be governed by the following standards: (See Table A, p.79)

(c) Permitted and Conditional Uses:

1. As written.

2. Within the E-LM district, uses unrelated to Industrial or Art Production are permitted to be

located on lots south of Home Avenue only when both of the following conditions are satisfi ed. For lots north of Home Avenue within the EL-M district, this standard does not apply. :

a. When O o ne or more Industrial and/or Art Production use(s) exists on the lot; and

b. When T t he combined Gg ross F fl oor a A rea (GFA) of all uses unrelated to Industrial or Art Production other use (s) do es not exceed 49% of the g G ross f F loor a A rea on the lot. Uses limited by this provision are identifi ed by Footnote 27 in Appendix A-Use Table; all uses marked as conditional use or with additional footnotes in Appendix A continue to apply.

3. Uses that may be permitted, or conditionally permitted within the South End Innovation District overlay (SEID) are identifi ed on Table 4.5.8-3.

(d) District Specifi c Regulations:

1. Convenience Stores.

e following shall apply to the review and approval of convenience stores in the E-LM district, except as regulated in Sec. 4.5.8: South End Innovation District , in addition to the provisions for the review of Conditional Uses under Art. 3 and General Regulations for convenience stores under Art 5: A. – E. As written.

2. Drive rus are not permitted. ***

Sec. 4.5.8. South End Innovation District Overlay

(a) Purpose

e South End Innovation District Overlay (SEID) is intended to provide for a dense, vibrant and dynamic mixed-use district. e overlay is unique in its allowance for residential uses in an in that it limits the most intensive manufacturing and industrial uses allowed elsewhere in the district. e overlay permits arts, employment, and other non-residential uses intrinsic to an amenity-rich, convenient urban neighborhood.

Development is intended to be dense and highly sustainable. Lot coverage standards permit signifi cant development but require a high degree of permeable surfaces achieved through green stormwater infrastructure. Buildings should range in height from one to eight stories, and should be constructed of materials and in manners that

limit embodied carbon and achieve the highest possible energy performance permitted by the Vermont Building Code. Sites should incorporate ample public and private open spaces and include extensive networks of accessible paths that are free of cars. Streets should be constructed in a manner that allocates the majority of their space to pedestrians and cyclists. Buildings should be oriented to the public realm – streets, paths and open spaces, in a manner that creates a safe and inviting district. Site and building design should support public and ecological health to the highest possible degree.

Parking should be hidden behind structures, including perimeter buildings or screening devices. Where possible, parking structures should be located along the most heavily traffi cked roads to encourage residents, employees and visitors who arrive by car to park at the district’s edge and travel on foot, by bike, or other mode of transportation that is compatible with Burlington’s climate objectives. Special consideration should be given to the design and construction of parking structures to allow for their renovation to other uses in coming decades as Burlington evolves from car dependence.

(b) Areas Covered.

e South End Innovation District includes those portions of the E-LM Zoning District as delineated on Map 4.5.8-1.

Map 4.5.8-1 SEID Overlay

(c) District Specifi c Regulations

Table 4.5.8-1: SEID Dimensional Standards & Density (See Table B, p.79)

1. Dimensional Standards & Density

Within the SEID the standards set forth in Table 4.5.8-1 shall apply to new development and redevelopment, except:

a. Floors 7-8 may increase maximum size to 15,000 sq.ft. per fl oorplate for buildings constructed of Mass Timber consistent with currently adopted Building Code as contained under Chapter 8 of the City Code of Ordinances.

b. e maximum lot coverage may be increased by 10%, to a maximum of 90%, if the site is certifi ed as Gold or Platinum under the SITES system, as administered by Green Business Certifi cation, Inc. (GBCI) or if all of the pervious area on the lot is constructed from one or more of the following Green Stormwater Management (GSI) techniques: constructed wetland, suspended pavement planted with one shade tree per 250 square feet of area, or pervious pavement. No more than 50% of the GSI area may utilize pervious pavement.

Table 4.4.3 -1 Dimensional Standards and Density

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4 – Maximum intensity, lot coverage, setbacks and building height in portions of the E-LM district are modified by provisions of the South End Innovation District overlay (SEID) in Sec. 4.5.8.

Table

Table 4.5.8-1: SEID

1. Blocks may be enclosed by any combination of streets within public Rights-of-Way or Public Paths. Where a property abuts a railroad or area identified as Wetland, Conservation or Natural Area on Map 4.5.4-1 Natural Resource Protection Overlay District, such boundaries may serve as enclosing block boundaries.

2. Floor area ratio is described in Sec 5.2.7.

3. Bonuses for additional FAR for inclusionary housing projects are described in Sec. 9.1.12.

4. Maximum square footage applies to each floorplate.

5. One parking structure per lot established as of January 1, 2023 may exceed the 15,000 sq. ft. floorplate maximum standard according to the following:

a. When the structure contains a transit use, the maximum floorplate is 60,500 sq. ft., or

b. When the structure does not contain a transit use, the maximum floor plate is 30,000 sq. ft.

6. At least 25% of the pervious area on a lot must include one or more of the following Green Stormwater Management (GSI) techniques: constructed wetland, suspended pavement planted with shade trees, or pervious pavement. No more than 50% of the required GSI area may utilize pervious pavement.

7. Setbacks are measured from the property line; however, buildings must be at least 15’ from the curb or edge of a public Right of Way if no curb exists.

8. Maximum building height in the E-SEID shall be further limited by Map 4.5.8.3: SEID Specific Height Area Map.

Appendix A-Use Table – All Zoning Districts

1) Measured linearly.

2) A courtyard on a building façade adjacent to a street or Public Path, with minimum dimensions 12 feet minimum and 35 feet maximum, shall be counted in the calculation of frontage to satisfy this requirement.

Table D

Table 9.1.12 Additional Density and Other Development Allowances

i. As written.

1.– 26. As written.

27. For lots south of Home Avenue, this use is only permitted or conditionally permitted when one or more Industrial or Arts Production use(s) exists on the lot, and when the combined Gross Floor Area of all uses unrelated to Industrial or Arts production and with this footnote does not exceed 49 percent of the Gross Floor Area. For lots north of Home Avenue within the EL-M district, this footnote does not apply. This use is permitted or conditionally permitted on lots south of Home Avenue only when one or more Industrial or Art

1. As written.

Production use(s) exists on the lot, and when the combined gross floor area of all uses with this footnote does not exceed 49% of the Gross floor Area on the lot

28. - 32. As written.

33. See Sec. 4.5.8(c) 5 for permitted uses in the Enterprise – Innovation District (E-SEID) Overlay. Legend: As written.

Table A

C

4.5.8-2:

Legal Notices

may be provided in lieu of required ground fl oor non-residential uses on a one-to-one basis as determined by the square footage of the detached structure.

v. In buildings with 16 or fewer units, the nonresidential ground fl oor use is not required to be in the building as long as an equal amount of non-residential square footage is provided in another building on the same lot.

C. Ground Floor Entries: At least one ground fl oor public entry, not including service doors, is required each 60’ linear feet of each building façade fronting on a Street, Public Path or open space on the same lot.

3. Parking

A. No more than 25 total spaces or 15% of the Lot’s area, whichever is greater, may be permitted in Surface Parking Lots on any one lot. For the purposes of this standard, Surface Parking Lot area shall include area of all stalls and drive aisles. e total number of off-street parking spaces provided shall not be more than as allowed in Table 8.1.9-1.

On Primary Frontages, Parking is not permitted between a building and the Street or Public Path. In such Parking Lots, priority parking spaces shall be made available, as described in Sec. 8.1.16 (c) c.4 – Parking Management.

B. Structured Parking

Public Works Yard/ Garage

Radio & TV Studio Recording Studio

Recreational Facility - Indoor

Recreational Facility - Outdoor Research & Development Facility Research Lab

Restaurant Restaurant – Take Out

Salon/Spa School – Post-Secondary and CC School - Preschool School - Primary School - Secondary School – Trade, or Professional Tailor Shop

1. Residential uses are permitted only in new buildings, or in additions to existing buildings, built after January 1, 2023.

2. Parking Structure and Parking Lot uses are regulated by Sec. 4.5.8(c) 3 Parking and Table 4.5.8-1 SEID Dimensional Standards & Density. ***

ARTICLE 9 INCLUSIONARY AND REPLACEMENT

HOUSING

Sections 9.1.1 – 9.1.11 As written.

Sec. 9.1.12 Additional Density and Other Development Allowances

Districts Minimum Project Size

RH, RM, RM-W, Downtown Waterfront – Public Trust District and Neighborhood Mixed Use, Institutional, E-LM

No minimum project size.

RL, RL-W, RCO-R/G 2 acres or more

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Sec. 13.1.2 Defi nitions

For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms and words are herein defi ned as follows:

Unless defi ned to the contrary in Section 4303 of the Vermont Planning and Development Act as amended, or defi ned otherwise in this section, defi nitions contained in the building code of the City of Burlington, Sections 8-2 and 13-1 of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, incorporating the currently adopted edition of the American Insurance Association’s “National Building Code” and the National Fire Protection Association’s “National Fire Code” shall prevail.

2. Frontage and Ground Floor Activation Standards

A. Lot Frontage Occupied by Buildings: Buildings shall be placed on a lot such that they frame Streets and Public Paths. e percentage of a lot’s frontage that must be occupied by a building(s) located between the minimum and maximum setback is determined by Table 4.5.8-2.

(i) Primary and Secondary frontages must be identifi ed by the property owner. Each Block must contain at least one Primary frontage.

(ii) A lot’s frontage buildout may be reduced by up to 10 percent upon the determination of the Zoning Administrative Offi cers that the relief is necessary to access to the rear of the lot as a result of lot width or building placement constraints.

B. Building Frontage Occupied by Non-Residential Uses: Buildings fronting on Streets of Public Paths. must contain a minimum amount of non-residential uses on the ground fl oor as determined by Table 4.5.8-2.

i. Building corners, when located at the intersection of two Streets or Public Paths, must include non-residential uses.

ii. e depth of a building’s ground fl oor nonresidential uses shall be at least an average of 15 feet, measured orthogonally from the building facade.

iii. For all Streets and Public Paths, Primary and Secondary frontages must be identifi ed by the property owner.

iv. e minimum non-residential frontage requirements may be reduced to 35% for Primary Frontages and 0% for Secondary Frontages using one of two, but not a combination thereof, of the alternative compliance methods described below: Alternative 1: e required percentage of ground fl oor non-residential uses may be reduced in 15% increments for each Primary frontage and 7% increments for each secondary frontage for each of the following methods.

a. At least 30% of non-residential use ground fl oor area is maintained as affordable for at least 30 years, as defi ned and administered by the Community and Economic Development Offi ce (CEDO).

b. A building is placed adjacent to one or more publicly accessible open spaces on the same lot. Such open spaces must be at least 4,000 sq.ft. in area and no portion of the open space may have a dimension less than 10 feet. Qualifying open spaces may be located in a courtyard on the building’s frontage, to the side, or in front of the building for which a reduction in ground fl oor non-residential use is being sought.

c. A building containing residential uses includes an allocation of at least 10% three-bedroom units and 15% percent two-bedroom units.

Alternative 2:

A detached, one- or two-story permanent structure containing non-residential uses that is constructed within or adjacent to the public realm, including Rights-of-Way, or open space on the same lot

i. All above ground Parking Structures shall be located behind a Perimeter Building, or screened so that cars and internal structure lighting are not visible from adjacent streets or properties. Screening can be provided by architectural structure or vegetative trellis.

ii. Parking Structure ingress/egress shall be consolidated into one façade opening and shall not exceed 24 feet in width or shall be separated into no more than two openings per façade, with a combined width of no more than 28 feet. Each façade opening shall not exceed 16 feet clear height.

iii. At least one pedestrian route shall lead directly to a Street or Public Path. When portions of a Building containing parking front on more than one street, multiple pedestrian routes to the Frontage are strongly encouraged.

4. Uses Within the E-SEID, only the following uses shall be permitted.

Table 4.5.8-3 Uses Permitted & Limited within the SEID

Permitted

All covered projects shall be entitled to increases in the development allowances of the underlying zoning district in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(a) Any covered project shall be entitled by right to an increase in the maximum lot coverage density/ intensity, and, where applicable, height allowed for the lot(s) on which the project is located. Calculations for these entitlements shall be based on the following tables: (See Table D, p.79)

Sec. 9.1.13 Off-Site and Payment in Lieu Options

(a) Off-Site Option

e developer of a covered project may construct inclusionary units on a lot (or lots) within the City of Burlington other than that on which the covered project is located as determined by HUD’s Low- and Moderate-Income Summary Data as updated annually. e offsite option may be utilized by right per the following scenario:

(1) – (2) As written.

In all cases, utilization of the off-site option shall be subject to the following conditions:

i. – v. As written.

e off-site option shall not apply to a project located within a waterfront zoning district or the South End Innovation District overlay (E-SEID), nor shall it apply to off-campus student housing projects as defi ned by this Article. For the purposes of this Sec. 9.1.13, “site” shall consist of all adjacent lots which are the subject of a PUD or other single development application.

(b) Payment In-Lieu Option

Additional defi nitions specifi cally pertaining to Art. 14 planBTV: Downtown Code can be found in Sec. 14.8, and shall take precedence without limitation over any duplicative or conflicting defi nitions of this Article.

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Block: e aggregate of private Lots, Passages, Rear Alleys, and Rear Lanes, circumscribed by Streets and Public Paths.

Block Perimeter: e allowable maximum distance, measured linearly, of the Streets and Public Path circumscribing a block.

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Bowling Alley: An indoor facility that devotes more than 50 percent of its gross fl oor area to comprised of bowling lanes and , equipment, and customary playing areas with customary accessory uses such as arcades, play areas, restaurants, and snack bars.

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Co-Housing: Multi-unit residential buildings containing individual dwelling spaces which include bathroom facilities and may or may not contain individual kitchen facilities. Within such residential buildings, residents share amenities, such as full kitchens, and open space in a communal living arrangement. In zoning districts where dwelling unit per acre density limits are applicable, four (4) individual dwelling spaces shall be the equivalent of one Dwelling Unit.

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Non-Residential:

e developer of a covered project may provide a payment in lieu to the Housing Trust Fund rather than construct inclusionary units on or offsite contingent on AMI as determined by HUD’s Lowand Moderate-Income Summary Data. e payment in lieu option may be utilized by right under the two following scenarios: (1) – (2) As written.

e payment in lieu option shall not apply to a project located within a waterfront zoning district or the South End Innovation District overlay (E-SEID) For the purposes of this Sec. 9.1.13, “site” shall consist of all adjacent lots which are the subject of a PUD or other single development application.

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ARTICLE 11: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT

Secs. 11.1.1 – 11.1.2 As written.

Sec. 11.1.3 General Requirements and Applicability

Constructed Wetland: Stormwater treatment systems that use natural processes involving wetland vegetation, soils and their associated microbial assemblages to improve water quality.

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Floor Plate: e above-ground gross fl oor area of each story of a building. Below-ground fl oor area is not included where maximum fl oor plate standards are established.

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Green Stormwater Management: Low impact stormwater management infrastructure utilizing soil-water-plant systems to intercept stormwater and facilitate its infiltration, evaporation and release into waterbodies in a manner that promotes ecological health and environmental resilience.

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Post Offi ce - Local Printing Plant Printing Shop Public Transit Terminal

With the exception of development subject to the requirements of Art. 14, any development involving multiple lots, tracts or parcels of land to be developed as a single entity, or seeking to place multiple structures and/or uses on a single lot where not otherwise permitted, may be permitted as a PUD subject to the provisions of this Article. A planned unit development may be permitted subject to minimum project size as follows in the following districts:

Mass Timber: A method of construction defi ned as Type IV in the Building Code (International Building Code) and where the majority of structural load-bearing members are made of wood with a minimum dimension of 3.75 inches.

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Passive House: A building construction standard that results in highly energy effi cient buildings through use of airtight building envelopes, ventilation, waterproofi ng, heating and cooling, and

Table 4.5.8-2: Frontage and Activation Standards (See Table C., p.79)

electrical loads as certified and administered by Passive House Institute (PHI or PHIUS).

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Perimeter Building: A shallow medium to large sized attached or detached Building that is always associated with and screens an above ground Parking Structure.

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Public Path: A Right-of-Way that provides a main route of transportation for non-vehicular access. Public Paths must be designed to standards defined by DPW to provide emergency vehicle access.

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Pervious Pavement: Pervious pavement is a permeable pavement surface with an underlying stone reservoir that temporarily stores surface runoff before infiltrating into the subsoil. Pervious pavement includes porous asphalt, pervious concrete, grass pavers, and plastic grid systems, or their equivalents as deemed acceptable by the Stormwater Administrator. Alternatives to traditional pavement that allow rain and snowmelt to infiltrate underlying layers of soil and gravel in a manner that reduces runoff and promotes pollutant filtration.

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Right-of-Way: The real property or other legal instrument, such as an access easement, associated with transportation infrastructure, including but not limited to Streets and Public Paths.

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Suspended Pavement: A site construction technology that supports the weight of overlying pavement and creates a subsurface void that is filled with soil for root growth.

Appendix A- Use Table (See Appendix A, p.79)

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* Material stricken out deleted.

** Material underlined added.

MT/KS/Ordinances 2023/ZA-23-01 South End Innovation District Overlay

07/24/23 Final

ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION 4C0348-6A

10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 – 6111

Application 4C0348-6A from University of Vermont & State Agricultural College 31 Spear Street, Burlington, VT 05405 was received on August 4, 2022 and deemed complete on June 20, 2023. The project specifically authorizes the construction of a new multi-purpose team support building at the northeast corner of Virtue Field at the University of Vermont (UVM). The project will include utility connections and improvements to walkways adjacent to the building. The 4,640 square foot support building includes four team rooms, a training room, an official’s room, a multi-stall women’s restroom, a multi-stall men’s restroom, a gender-inclusive single-occupancy restroom/family room, three mechanical rooms, a ticket booth, and a concession area. A new concrete walkway will also be constructed around the building.

The support building was originally permitted in 2015 through Land Use Permit (LUP) 4C0348-6 as part of the improvements to the existing playing field. While the components of the LUP 4C0348-6 were mostly built, the support building was never constructed. The construction deadline in LUP 4C0348-6 expired on October 31, 2018 and was not extended prior to the construction expiration date. UVM is reapplying for authorization to complete the support building. The project is located at 147 Spear Street in Burlington, Vermont.

This application can be viewed online by visiting the Act 250 Database: (https://anrweb.vt.gov/ANR/ Act250/Details.aspx?Num=4C0348-6A).

No hearing will be held, and a permit will be issued unless, on or before August 14, 2023, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional

evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://nrb. vermont.gov/documents/party-status-petitionform, and email it to the District 4 Office at: NRB. Act250Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.

Dated this July 25, 2023.

By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes

Kaitlin Hayes District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 622-4084 kaitlin.hayes@vermont.gov

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT

DISTRICT OF GRAND ISLE PROBATE COURT

Docket no. 23-PR-01816

IN RE: Estate of David E. Curtis, Sr. Late of Alburgh, Vermont

Notice to Creditors

To the Creditors of David E. Curtis Sr, late of Alburgh, Vermont

We have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice.

The claim must be presented to either co-executor at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Grand Isle Probate Unit of the Vermont Superior Court, PO Box 7, North Hero, Vermont 05474. The claim may be forever barred if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

/s/David E. Curtis, Jr. 300 Knapp Hill Road, Castle Creek, NY 13744

/s/Kristen Curtis 616 Center Street, Collingswood, NJ 08108

NAME OF PUBLICATION: Seven Days

Publication Date: August 2, 2023

Name of Probate Court: Grand Isle Unit of the Probate Division, Vermont Superior Court

Address of Probate Court: P.O. Box 7, North Hero, Vt 05474

ACT 250 NOTICE APPLICATION 4C1140-4 AND HEARING 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 – 6111

Application 4C1140-4 from Hinesburg Center, LLC, 32 Seymour Street, Williston, VT 05495, David F Lyman Revocable Trust, 368 Read Lane West, St. Albans, VT 05478, and Creekside Investments LLC c/o Brett Grabowski, 32 Seymour Street, Williston, VT 05495 was received on June 22, 2023, and deemed complete on July 19, 2023. The project is generally described as the creation of 21 new lots (22 lots total) and the construction of 73 new homes (15 single-family, two 9-unit buildings, one 6-unit building, one 34-unit building), 14,500 square feet of non-residential space (office, retail, light industrial) in three buildings, and greenspace, known at Hinesburg Center Phase II. The project is located at Farmall Drive in Hinesburg, Vermont.

A public hearing is scheduled for August 23, 2023, at 9:00AM at the Hinesburg Town Lower Level Conference Room, located at 10632 VT Route 116 Hinesburg, VT 05461. A site visit will be held before the hearing at 8:00AM at the site. Directions to the site: Please meet at the intersection of Farmall Dr and Kailey’s Way in Hinesburg. Please park on Kailey’s Way and in the nearby HC1 parking lot.

This application can be viewed on the public Act 250 Database online (https://anrweb.vt.gov/ANR/ Act250/Details.aspx?Num=4C1140-4). To request party status, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://nrb.vermont.gov/documents/party-status-petition-form, and email it to the District 4 Office at: NRB.Act250Essex@vermont.gov.

If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in the public hearing), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as much time as possible to accommodate your needs. For more information, contact Kaitlin Hayes, District Coordinator before the hearing date at the address or telephone number below.

Dated July 26, 2023

By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes

Kaitlin

Hayes

District Coordinator

111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802) 622-4084

kaitlin.hayes@vermont.gov

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT FAMILY DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO. 21-JV1722.

In Re: A.L.

Notice of hearing

TO: Any male who may be the biological father of A.L., born on December 8, 2021, to Katelyn Button, you are hereby notified that a hearing to terminate the parental rights of the unknown father to A.L. will be held on August 30, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at the Vermont SuperiorCourt, Chittenden Family Division, at 32 Cherry Street, Suite 200, Burlington, Vermont 05401.You may appear remotely by contacting the Clerk’s office at 802-651-1709. You are notified to appear in connection with this case. Failure to appear at this hearing may result in termination of your parental rights to A.L. The State is represented by the Attorney General’s Office, HC 2 North, 280 State Drive Waterbury, VT 05671-2080.

/s/

Kirstin K. Schoonover 7/19/2023

Superior Court Judge

KOLVOORD, OVERTON & WILSON, P.C. - FILE DESTRUCTION NOTICE

The law firm of Kolvoord, Overton & Wilson, P.C. will destroy client files that we closed between January 1, 1958 and December 31, 2012. We will not, however, destroy any original Last Wills and Testaments now in our possession or any active files. If you would like your file(s), you must contact us within thirty (30) calendar days following the date on which this notice was published. All requests must be in writing. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of your written request, your file(s) will be available for you to pick up at our office. We will not release files to persons who are unable to properly identify themselves as our clients at the time of retrieval. Files will not be furnished to third parties absent written authorization from our client for whom the file was originally opened. All files not requested within thirty (30) calendar days following the publication of this notice will be destroyed. Written requests for file retrieval may be submitted by U.S. Mail to Kolvoord, Overton & Wilson, P.C., 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 205, Williston, Vermont 05495 or by e-mail to JFR@essexvtlaw.com Please contact us at (802) 878-3346 if you have any questions.

TOWN OF HUNTINGTON NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD

Zoom Meeting*

Applications under review for August 15, 2023 – 7pm

The Huntington Development Review Board (DRB) will meet via Zoom to conduct the following business, pursuant to the Huntington Land Use Regulations.

Variance

Ralph, Rachel, Peter and Tracy Towers seek a Variance for a Principal Dwelling on a 7.1 acre lot. Property is located in the Rural Residential District (5-acre zoning) on Main Road, Tax Map ID# 02-004.000

Conditional Use

Gary and Adam Starecheski seek Conditional Use to convert a Principal Dwelling to an Accessory Dwelling Unit on a 5 acre lot. Property is located

in the Neighborhood District (1-acre zoning) and in the Rural Residential District (5-acre zoning) on Lapierre Drive, Tax Map ID# 02-021.200

The project information is available on the town website www.huntingtonvt.org. Participation in a hearing is required to appeal a decision of the DRB. Application materials may be viewed the week before meeting.

-Yves Gonnet, DRB Staff, July 26, 2023

*Zoom:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82853092094

?pwd=K2pFMU9MMkpQcDQrMVVSakF xWXUzUT09

Meeting ID: 828 5309 2094 Passcode: 328992 / Questions: 802-434-3557.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 23-PR-03616

In re Estate of Betty Brown

Notice To Creditors

To the creditors of: Betty Brown, late of Winooski, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: July 31, 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: /s/ Paul E. Brown, Jr.

Executor/Administrator: Paul E. Brown, Jr., c/o Scott A. McAllister, Esq. P.O. Box 1835, Williston, VT 05495 (802) 876-7195, scott@gmlawvt.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: 175 Main St P.O. Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402-0511

INVITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS MUNICIPAL BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT CITY OF ESSEX JUNCTION, VT

The Essex Junction City Council is seeking interested Construction Managers (CMc) for bidding on an upcoming renovation project. The project consists of demolition and reconstruction of interior spaces, installation of an elevator, stairs, and other mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work. There is a small vestibule addition and a limited amount of civil/site work related to reworking site utilities, electric service lines, and equipment.Submission responses shall include the bid forms contained in the RFP, written responses to the questions contained in the RFP, and sufficient information about the proposing firms to show capacity to perform the proposed work. Construction is expected to occur between January -August of 2024.

Submissions from qualified Construction Managers shall be submitted to the City Offices, attention Regina Mahony, City Manager, 2 Lincoln St., Essex Junction, VT 05452. Sealed bid submissions shall be received by 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 30, 2024. Address the envelope subject line “CM BID – LINCOLN HALL PROJECT.” The City Manager will advise all respondents of the status of the bids and any award made by the City Council within two weeks. The City Council reserves the right to reject any incomplete or otherwise non-responsive submissions. See additional requirements in the RFP.

Complete CM RFP packages describing submission requirements may be obtained by contacting John Alden at Scott + Partners, Inc, 7 Carmichael St, Essex Jct, VT 05452; phone (802) 879-5153;jba@ scottpartners.com

Support Groups

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Wed., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@ pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt. org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Fri., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt. org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/ family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS W/

LGBTQ+ CHILDREN

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Mon., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@ pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt. org/family-support-programs.

AL-ANON

For families & friends of alcoholics. Phone meetings, electronic meetings (Zoom) & an Al-Anon blog are avail. online at the Al-Anon website. For meeting info, go to vermontalanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Do you have a drinking problem?

AA meeting sites are now open, & online meetings are also avail. Call our hotline at 802-864-1212 or check for in-person or online meetings at burlingtonaa.org.

ALL ARTISTS SUPPORT GROUP

Are you a frustrated artist? Have you longed for a space to “play” & work? Let’s get together & see what we can do about this! Text anytime or call 802-777-6100.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

SUPPORT GROUPS

Support groups meet to provide assistance & info on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm the date & time. The Williston Caregiver Support Group meets in person on the 2nd Tue. of every mo., 5-6:30 p.m., at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston; this meeting also has a virtual option at the same time; contact

support group facilitators Molly at dugan@cathedralsquare.org or Mindy at moondog@burlington telecom.net. The Middlebury Support Group for Individuals w/

Early Stage Dementia meets the

4th Tue. of each mo., 3 p.m., at the Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd., Middlebury; contact Daniel Hamilton, dhamilton@ residenceottercreek.com or 802-989-0097. The Shelburne Support Group for Individuals w/

Early Stage Dementia meets the

1st Mon. of every mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Residence at Shelburne Bay, 185 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne; contact support group facilitator Lydia Raymond, lraymond@residence shelburnebay.com. The Telephone Support Group meets the 2nd Tue. of each mo., 4-5:30 p.m. Prereg. is req. (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-7 Helpline, 800-272-3900, for more info. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP

VT Active Amputees is a new support group open to all amputees for connection, community & support. The group meets on the 1st Wed. of the mo. in S. Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Let’s get together & be active: running, pickleball & ultimate frisbee. Email vtactiveamputees@gmail. com or call Sue at 802-582-6750 for more info & location.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT?

Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous & Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington. Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS & PREGNANT

WOMEN

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But it can also be a time of stress often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth & feel you need some help w/ managing emotional bumps in the road that can come w/ motherhood, please come to this free support group led by an experienced pediatric registered nurse. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 5:306:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB

American Lung Association support group for people w/ breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers. Meets on the 1st Mon. of every mo., 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more info, call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP

Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. The

support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury. It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@ vcil.org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. via conference call. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion & sharing among survivors & those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@ aol.com.

CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC

SUPPORT GROUP

Last Thu. of every mo., 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@ harmonizecookery.com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE

Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy & associated medical conditions. Its mission is to provide the best possible info to parents of children living w/ the complex condition of cerebral palsy.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sun. at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda. org.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

SUPPORT GROUP

The Compassionate Friends international support group for parents, siblings & families grieving the loss of a child meets every 4th Tue. of the mo., 7-9 p.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry St., Burlington. Call/email Alan at 802-233-0544, alanday88@gmail.com, or Claire at 802-448-3569.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE!

SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family & friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sun. at 5 p.m. The meeting has moved to Zoom: smartrecovery.zoom. us/j/92925275515. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery. org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT

Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female-identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect w/ others, to heal & to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences & hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships. Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship. Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. Childcare is provided. Info: 658-1996.

FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends & community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety & other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family & friends can discuss shared experiences & receive support in an environment free of judgment & stigma w/ a trained facilitator. Wed., 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FAMILY RESTORED: SUPPORT

GROUP FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF ADDICTS & ALCOHOLICS

Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish, 4 Prospect St., Essex Jct. For further info, please visit thefamilyrestored.org or contact Lindsay Duford at 781960-3965 or 12lindsaymarie@ gmail.com.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

Families Coping w/ Addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults (18+) struggling w/ the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step-based but provides a forum for those living the family experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength from one another. Our group meets every Wed., 5:306:30 p.m., live in person in the conference room at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County (179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington), &/or via our parallel Zoom session to accommodate those who cannot attend in person. The Zoom link can be found on the Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt. org) using the “Family Support” tab (click on “What We Offer”). Any questions, please send by email to thdaub1@gmail.com.

FIERCELY FLAT VT

A breast cancer support group for those who’ve had mastectomies. We are a casual online meeting group found on Facebook at Fiercely Flat VT. Info: stacy.m.burnett@gmail.com.

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS (FA)

Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? FA is a free

12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Local meetings are held twice a week.: Mon., 4-5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Norwich, Vt.; & Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., at Hanover Friends Meeting House, Hanover, N.H. For more info & a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. & the world, call 603-630-1495 or visit foodaddicts.org.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING)

Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a mo. on Mon. in Burlington. Please call for date & location. RSVP to mkeasler3@ gmail.com or call 310-3301 (message says Optimum Health, but this is a private number).

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

Sharing your sadness, finding your joy. Please join us as we learn more about our own grief & explore the things that can help us to heal. There is great power in sharing our experiences w/ others who know the pain of the loss of a loved one & healing is possible through the sharing. BAYADA Hospice’s local bereavement support coordinator will facilitate our weekly group through discussion & activities. Everyone from the community is welcome. 1st & last Wed. of every mo. at 4 p.m. via Zoom. To register, please contact bereavement program coordinator Max Crystal, mcrystal@ bayada.com or 802-448-1610.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS

Meet every 2nd Mon., 6-7:30 p.m., & every 3rd Wed. from 10-11:30 a.m., at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to the public & free of charge. More info: Diana Moore, 224-2241.

GRIEVING A LOSS SUPPORT GROUP

A retired psychotherapist & an experienced life coach host a free meeting for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The group meets upstairs at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne. There is no fee for attending, but donations are gladly accepted. Meetings are held twice a mo., the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every mo. from 10-11:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending, please register at allsoulsinterfaith.org. More information about the group leader at pamblairbooks.com.

HEARING VOICES SUPPORT GROUP

This Hearing Voices Group seeks to find understanding of voice-hearing experiences as real lived experiences that may happen to anyone at any time. We choose to share experiences, support & empathy. We validate anyone’s experience & stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest & accurate representation of their experience, & as being acceptable exactly as they are. Tue., 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave.,

Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@pathwaysvermont.org.

HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT

People living w/ cancer & their caretakers convene for support. Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/ PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP

Interstitial cystitis (IC) & painful bladder syndrome can result in recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder/pelvic region & urinary frequency/ urgency. These are often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. For Vermont-based support group, email bladderpainvt@gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more info.

INTUITIVE EATING SUPPORT GROUP

Free weekly peer-led support group for anyone struggling w/ eating &/or body image. The only requirement is a desire to make peace w/ food & your body. Meeting format is: a short reading from Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch, 4th edition, followed by open sharing & discussion. Come find community through sharing struggles, experience, strength & hope. Located at the Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Sun. 1-2:30 p.m. Contact 202-5538953 w/ any questions.

KINDRED

CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS

The Kindred Connections program provides peer support for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients, as well as caregivers, are provided w/ a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers. For further info, please contact info@vcsn.net.

KINSHIP CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

A support group for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Led by a trained representative & facilitator. Meets on the 2nd Tue. of every mo., 6:30-7:45 p.m., at Milton Public Library. Free. For more info, call 802-893-4644 or email library@miltonvt.gov. facebook. com/events/561452568022928.

LAUGHTER YOGA

Spontaneous, genuine laughter & gentle breathing for physical & emotional benefit. No yoga mat needed! This group is held every Mon., 2-3 p.m., at Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Chris Nial for any questions: chrisn@pathwaysvermont. org

Now hear this!

Seven Days is recording select stories from the weekly newspaper for your listening pleasure.

How does it work?

Go to sevendaysvt.com/aloud and click on the article you want to hear.

When the article loads, scroll down past the first photo and find the prompt to “Hear this article read aloud.”

Press play! You can pause at any time, skip ahead, rewind and change the speaking speed to suit your needs.

In a Mobile Home Park Devastated by Flood, Shock, Sadness and Frustration Take Hold 17 MINS.

Way to Say: French Words and Phrases You Should Know Before Visiting Québec 9 MINS.

A Lincoln Carpenter Landed a Plumb Position Rebuilding NotreDame Cathedral in Paris 12 MINS. A Superfan’s Pilgrimage to the Places That Inspired Canadian Author Louise Penny 10 MINS.

Vermont’s Relapse: Efforts to Address Opioid Addiction Were Starting to Work. Then Potent New Street Drugs Arrived. 32 MINS.

Seeing Is Believing: In ‘The Undertow,’ Journalist Jeff Sharlet Takes Readers Into the Trump Fever Swamps 26 MINS. In Chittenden County, a Century-Old Dairy and a High-Profile Diversified Farm Hold Out Against Suburban Development 12

Then, tell us what you think: aloud@sevendaysvt.com

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ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

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OPERATIONS MANAGER

You must be a thoughtful HR manager, able to train and motivate others, encourage employee growth, solve problems creatively and be computer proficient.

Please visit conantmetalandlight.com/employment for more information or send a resume detailing your interest, experience, and skills to info@conantmetalandlight.com

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

Open positions around the state serving with non-profit organizations

Art Assistant for dug Nap Art - Start training soon!

I’m looking for a motivated assistant with skills that enhance my business - who has the ability to work independently and work as a team - who can complete work in a timely manner, while maintaining open communication with dug, and has a basic knowledge of Macs, and basic photoshop skills is a must! Send cover letter AND a resume to: dug@dugnap.com

Master & Journeyman Plumber

HR Coordinator

Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Affairs

Streamline the day-to-day Human Resources process of the Department of Residential Life through sta search and recruiting process coordination, payroll processing, student employment, and other HR transactional support. We are looking for an organized, systems-minded, supportive communicator to join the Business Operations team.

(Office/Program Support Senior) Dean of Students Office (www.uvm.edu/~saffairs)

SILVER MAPLE CONSTRUCTION is seeking a full-time, benefits-eligible Master and Journeyman Plumber in our new mechanical division focused on high-level customer service and the execution of complex and cutting-edge residential HVAC and plumbing systems.

landstewardship

environmental education

Open positions around the state serving with non-profit organizations.

homeless assistance

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

LAND STEWARDSHIP

e University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/A rmative Action Employer. All quali ed applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law.

homebuyer education

Open positions around the state serving with non-profit organizations

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

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Service term: September 11, 2023 –August 9, 2024

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For 11 months of service, you’ll receive:

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•$25,500 livingallowance

•$6,495 education award

•Health insurance

e pay range for this position is $55-$60k, and is bene ts eligible. For more information on job responsibilities, quali cations, and the application process, please visit UVMJOBS.com (posting #S4462PO)

is position will provide executive-level support, coordination, and project management for the Vice Provost of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. is position will welcome and triage all questions and requests received in the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Students. e Assistant to the Vice Provost will interact with projects and communications that may be highly confidential and sensitive in nature. is position will also organize and implement all Divisionwide events for 250 staff members and planning meetings for Division Leadership. e Assistant to the Vice Provost will coordinate with other University community members and those relevant to the VPSA's participation in a variety of activities.

For further information on this position (#0041263) and to apply with electronic application, resume, cover letter and reference contact information, visit our website at www.uvmjobs.com.

Veterinary Technician

e University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Here at Silver Maple, we want everyone to feel valued and do the work that inspires you while maintaining a better work-life balance than many others in this field.

Salary and Benefits: Competitive

Apply at silvermapleconstruction.com (select JOBS) and/ or send resume to hr@silvermapleconstruction.com

Goddard College, a leader in non-traditional education, has the following full-time, benefit eligible and part-time position openings:

• ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT ADMIN COORDINATOR

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS

• $26,000 living allowance

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT SYSTEMS

For 11 months of service, you’ll receive:

• $300 monthly housing allowance

•Training opportunities

•$25,500 livingallowance

•Leadership development

•$6,495 education award

• $6,895 Education Award

Do you want to work in a practice where you are trained well, appreciated, and not burned out all the time? We believe it’s possible to have a great culture where the team feels like a family and provides excellent patient care, great customer service, and runs a good business at the same time. The Affectionately Cats Hospital in Williston, VT is the only feline only hospital in Vermont and since we are privately owned, we have had the opportunity to build a hospital that all of us want to come to work at every day.

• CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

• DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

•Health insurance

• Health insurance

• HELP DESK ASSISTANT – PT

•Training opportunities

• Training opportunities

•Leadership development

• Leadership development

We are looking for an experienced, certified technician to join our team. We offer market competitive pay and benefits. There are no evenings or long weekend shifts, but your schedule will include some weekends.

Apply at: leah@affectionatelycats.com

• MAINTENANCE GENERALIST

To view position descriptions and application instructions, visit: goddard.edu/about-goddard/employment-opportunities

Network Analyst

Provides technical support and assists in the management of all aspects of the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) network infrastructure. The VSC network covers 25 campus and academic center locations, as well as two data centers.

Full more information and to apply please visit: vsc.edu/employment and click on “O ce of the Chancellor.”

Full-Time Carpenter

The Facilities Department at Saint Michael’s College is inviting applications for a full-time Carpenter. This position supports the department to ensure all campus buildings are functional, comfortable, and secure by providing timely responses to issues. Responsibilities include but are not limited to repairing and maintaining all campus buildings and building components, maintaining painting of the interior and exterior of all campus buildings, planning and implementing renovation/upgrade/repair projects with contractors, and addressing daily work orders.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: https://bit.ly/SMCCJ23

VERMONT PUBLIC IS HIRING!

We are Vermont’s unified public media organization (formerly VPR and Vermont PBS), serving the community with trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and diverse educational programming.

• Senior Vice President of Content

• News Producer, Vermont Edition

We believe a strong organization includes employees from a range of backgrounds with different skills, experience, and passions.

To see more openings & apply: vermontpublic. org/careers

Must be able to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Vermont Public is a proud equal opportunity employer.

Executive Assistant to the President

The Office of the President at Saint Michael’s College invites applications for the position of Executive Assistant to the President. The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative personnel support to the President, manages the Office’s day-to-day operations, and serves as the initial and primary point of contact for all internal and external inquiries. This role attends the President’s Cabinet meetings and serves as the Secretary to the Board of Trustees. We seek candidates who possess a high level of organizational and planning ability, are detail and deadline-oriented, can build strong relationships, have proven excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, and can maintain a high degree of confidentiality and diplomacy.

For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCCJ23

Real Estate and Land Development Manager

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on project feasibility, budgeting, and schedule

Successful candidates will preferably have a degree in a relevant f eld, experience in land acquisition and development, knowledge of the Northwestern Vermont land market, and experience with res dential subdivision development Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply!

GENERAL MANAGER

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER

MARKETING ASSISTANT

HOUSE MANAGER

BAR/CONCESSIONS SERVICE

HEAD SOUND TECHNICIAN – UNION

For complete job descriptions and to apply, visit our website: flynnvt.org/About-Us/Employment-and-InternshipOpportunities Email materials to: HResources@flynnvt.org

VPIRG ADVOCACY & ORGANIZING FELLOW

The VPIRG Fellowship is a two-year entrylevel organizing and advocacy position that gives you the training and hands on experience to be a leader. If you love VPIRG’s grassroots action, canvass and advocacy on campaigns ranging from promoting clean energy, taking on big money in politics, increasing recycling, getting toxic chemicals out of everyday products, and more, this is your opportunity to make an immediate impact while building key skills for a successful career at VPIRG or in the non-profi t, campaigns, or policy fi elds.

Duration: Two-year commitment from September 11, 2023 – August 15, 2025

Compensation: Starting salary of $46,616.67 with bonus opportunities. Excellent benefits package including employer-paid health insurance and employer-matching IRA contributions or student loan repayment of up to 3% of salary. Four weeks of vacation and 10 personal days annually accrued and 11 paid holidays. Apply online: vpirg.org/job-postings/fellowship-2023/

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

REGISTRAR AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Guidance Colchester Middle School

The registrar and guidance administrative assistant performs a variety of interpersonal, secretarial, and organizational responsibilities which contribute to the e cient operation of the guidance department and to the maintenance of student records and files.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Business education training and/or experience working in a busy o ce environment.

• Superior word processing and excellent communication/ interpersonal skills.

• Previous experience and/or ability working with children or adolescents.

Apply online: schoolspring.com, Job ID #4332127

ASSISTANT PLANNER/PLANNER

Lamoille County Planning Commission Morrisville, VT

Join the planning team in one of Vermont’s premiere recreation destinations.The Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) is accepting applications for a full-time Assistant Planner/Planner. The Assistant Planner/Planner works with senior planning staff to implement a broad range of projects and programs.

We are also accepting applications for a full-time Assistant Planner for a one year contract with the possibility of long term employment. These positions participate in land use, transportation, natural resources, and emergency management planning activities and research and draft documents for review. These roles require attendance at outside meetings as well as fieldwork. For more information about the Lamoille County Planning Commission please visit lcpcvt.org

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in land use planning or a related field. It would be helpful for the applicant to have knowledge of general land use planning principles and possess strong customer service skills. Applicants must be able to work both as a team member and independently. A commitment to community, creativity, a sense of humor, and a positive attitude are all pluses. The position may require occasional evening meetings and public hearings. Salary based on experience.

100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED Join the team at Gardener ’s Supply Company!

Join the team at Gardener’s Supply Company! We are a 100% employee-owned company and an award winning and nationally recognized socially responsible business. We work hard AND o er a fun place to work including BBQs, sta parties, employee garden plots and much more! We also o er strong cultural values, competitive wages and outstanding bene ts!

Accounts Payable Specialist

This position is responsible for the coordination of all AP related activities including AP entry, quick check processing, foreign & domestic wiring, weekly check runs, file organization, inventory & freight invoice matching, and direct communications with internal employees, vendors, and banks. Our ideal candidate will have 2 yrs work experience in accounting or related eld; aptitude for working with numbers; high school diploma or equivalent, Associate's Degree preferred; and a commitment to excellent customer service.

Interested? Please go to our careers page at gardeners.com/careers and apply online!

LCPC offers an outstanding work environment and benefits. Please submit a cover letter & resume to tasha@lcpcvt.org . For further information contact Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, LCPC, PO Box 1637, Morrisville, VT 05661, 802-888-4548. LCPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FOOD SERVICE POSITIONS OPEN!

Multiple Positions (full or part time & substitutes)

The Food Service Worker is responsible for the preparation and serving of school breakfast and lunch programs as well as related activities in assigned buildings.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in preparation of appetizing food in accordance with prescribed method

• Perform routine food preparation tasks, such as cutting up fruits & vegetables, making & wrapping sandwiches & salads

• Set up and stock work areas with all necessary ingredients and equipment

• Prepare, setup, stock and package foods for food/beverage serving line and/or snack bar

• Set up components of salad bar, & prepare salads for salad bar

• Operate point of sale computer system

• Assist with daily cleaning duties in cafeteria

Apply online: schoolspring.com

Job IDs #4352962 (part time), #4352966 (part time), #4352969 (full time), #4352972 (full time) or 4360591 (part time)

DENTAL HYGIENIST

We are looking for a parttime dental hygienist to work with us Friday mornings during the school year in our family oriented general practice in Burlington. Apply at: lavoiedental@lavoiedental.com

Lifelong Learning Campus Facilitator

CCS is seeking selfmotivated, energetic individual to lead a peer mentoring and learning opportunity for individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. In this exciting position you will facilitate peer teaching and educational opportunities for a variety of individuals. The ideal candidate will be organized, engaged and dedicated to helping others reach their potential. Position is 30 hours per week, fully benefitted & a whole lot of fun!

Send resume to Michelle Paya, mpaya@ccs-vt.org

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Executive Director/ Forensic Interviewer

Addison County Unit for Special Investigations is accepting applications for an Executive Director/Forensic Interviewer. 30 hr/ wk, professional position charged with program oversight, forensic interviews, maintaining the current NCA Accreditation status, and support the multi-disciplinary team in the investigative series. Submit cover letter, resume, and three professional references to: ACUSI - 1590 Route 7, unit 4 Middlebury, VT 05753. Or email: addisonsiu@outlook.com

E-commerce Manager

4T2D is an emerging e-commerce brand specializing in clothing that is versatile, functional, eco-friendly and made in Vermont at Fourbital Factory. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced E-commerce Manager to join our team and drive our online sales and ensure a seamless customer experience.

The E-commerce Manager will play a pivotal role in building and developing our Shopify-based e-commerce program from the ground up. You will be responsible for establishing our online presence, optimizing our Shopify website, and implementing effective strategies to drive revenue growth and deliver an exceptional customer experience. Position requires strong project management skills, the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and a deep understanding of e-commerce best practices. Learn more about the position at: fourbitalfactory.com Send resumes to: susan@fourbitalfactory.com

Veterinary Receptionist/ Patient Care Coordinator

Qi Veterinary Clinic

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Passionate

• A strong communicator in person, via email and phone

• Loves animals and the people who care for them

This is a full-time position consisting of four 10 hour shifts per week. Pay range is $18-$25 and includes the following benefits:

• 40 hours paid personal/sick time per year

• 80 hours paid vacation time/year

• 52 hours paid major Holidays per year

• $2600 contribution towards healthcare premium per year

• Simple IRA with matching up to 3%

• Staff Lunches 2-3 times/week

Serious applicants must submit a resume, include a cover letter telling us why you're the right person for us and 3 references. One reference must be from a direct supervisor. Send resumes: therese@Qivet.com

Retail Sales Associate

Do you have a passion for clothing and excellent customer service?

MK Clothing, Vermont’s premier Men’s clothing store, is looking for a full-time Retail Sales Associate. The successful candidate will be responsible for greeting customers, providing product knowledge, and assisting customers in finding the perfect luxury clothing items to meet their needs. The Retail Sales Associate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.

Hours: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 and up per hour

Benefits: Health Insurance, Employee discount + Paid time off Check us out on instagram @mk.clothing.vermont

Apply: info@mk-clothing.com

INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN (MD/DO)

Kingdom Internal Medicine (KIM) is currently seeking a highly qualified Internal Medicine Physician (MD/DO) to join their exceptional outpatient clinical practice. At KIM, which is a certified Rural Health Center, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a supportive team of experienced providers and staff in an encouraging and collaborative environment. KIM is an adult primary care practice committed to providing comprehensive primary and preventive care, as well as care coordination and on-site behavioral health services to patients aged 19 years and older. It is owned by Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), a 25-bed critical access hospital.

At NVRH, we value our employees and offer competitive wages and a robust benefits package, including relocation assistance, student loan repayment, continuing medical education (CME), generous paid time off, complimentary gym membership, affordable health/dental/vision plan choices, a 401k plan with company match, and more.

APPLY TODAY AT NVRH.ORG/CAREERS

Assistant to the TOWN MANAGER

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Shelburne has an outstanding culture of volunteerism and a full suite of public services, from parks and police to sewage and streets. The Town Manager’s team implements the vision of the Selectboard and leads the Town government. This position requires interpersonal, administrative, and project management skills. They support everything from the Town’s Annual Report to committee meetings, grant reports, procurement, and community events. This is local government at its best!

The Assistant to the Town Manager must be a versatile administrator with both technical and people skills. We are looking for a mix of education and experience showing strong communication and organizing skills, multitasking, and understanding of local government context and ethics. Government experience is a plus, but skills from the business, nonprofit, and education sectors transfer well.

Our pay range for this position is $22 to $27 hourly, depending on qualifications.

The Town’s strong benefits include excellent healthcare and pension, leave and holidays, and more.

A complete job description is available at: ShelburneVT.org/Jobs.

To apply, send a Town application and/or resume to SCannizzaro@shelburnevt.org. Our review begins immediately. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Prevent Child Abuse Vermont is hiring for the following grant-funded positions:

PREVENTION EDUCATOR

For statewide school-based anti-trafficking program. Candidate must have bachelor’s degree in related field, experience with 7th to 12th grade students, and reliable vehicle.

FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS COORDINATOR: (2 POSITIONS)

To be part of a statewide team. Successful candidates will organize, oversee and facilitate online parent education and support groups. Groups may move to in person meetings and may involve travel around the region. Duties include recruitment, training and supervision of volunteers and outreach and collaboration with community partners. Knowledge of child development and child abuse, love of parent education/support and experience with online facilitation are all a plus. Reliable transportation required. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in human services, social work, education or related field required.

SAFE SLEEP INFANT/ TODDLER TRAINER

Seeking an experienced professional in social work or human services with excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work well with middle and high school students, early childhood caregivers, parents, medical professionals, human service providers and educators. Must be able to work flexible schedule which may include day, evening and occasional weekend presentations in person and virtually. Excellent organizational and computer skills necessary. Reliable transportation required.

*All employees receive health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, paid time off, family leave, yearly bonus, and retirement plan.

PCAVT does not discriminate in the delivery of services or benefits based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. E.O.E.

Please email cover letter, resume, and 3 references, along with the employment application to pcavt@pcavt.org

Or mail to: Prevent Child Abuse Vermont - Search PO Box 829, Montpelier, VT 05601-0829

For application visit: pcavt.org/jobs-and-internships

COLLEGE STEPS IS HIRING

STUDENT PEER MENTORS

GIVE BACK & GET PAID

On-campus Student Employment Positions

Available for Fall 2023!

Learn more about Peer Mentorship Opportunities: collegesteps.org/ peer-mentors

APPLY TODAY! collegesteps.org/peermentor-application

Climate Action Coordinator

Join Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) and help shape public understanding of the value of reducing fossil fuel consumption – through efficiency, conservation, renewable investments, and smart land use practices – and accelerate individual, community, program and policy solutions to the challenge. The Climate Action Coordinator helps lead the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN), supports efforts to implement the Vermont Climate Action Plan through climate mitigation and resilience policies and programs, and assists VNRC’s partner-organization, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV), to identify climate leaders and elect them to the Vermont Legislature and statewide offices during election years.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Commitment to protecting Vermont’s environment and accelerating access for all Vermonters to fossil-fuel free energy solutions.

• Attention to detail and proven coordination, communication and collaboration skills.

• Self-motivation and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Social media, event planning, graphic design, media relations, public speaking/presentation experience helpful.

VNRC is committed to a process of centering equity, environmental justice, diversity, and inclusion in our work through such values as humility and reciprocity, collaboration and power sharing, and integrity and accountability. Applicants should share a commitment to this effort, and would preferably have direct experience with environmental and social justice.

The Climate Action Coordinator is a full-time, hybrid (remote & in-person) position based at our Montpelier office. Starting salary is commensurate with experience, with total salary and benefits package ranging between $58,500-$66,500. Find out more and apply at vnrc.org VNRC is an E.O.E.

Vermont Tent Company is currently accepting applications for the following positions for immediate employment. Full time, part time and weekend hours available for each position. Pay rates vary by position with minimum starting wage ranging from $20-$23/ hour depending on job skills and experience. We also offer retention and referral bonuses.

• Tent Maintenance

• Tent Installation

• Drivers/ Delivery

• Load Crew Team

Interested candidates submit application online: vttent.com/ employment. No phone calls, please.

Full-Time PARALEGAL

Caffry Law in Waterbury, Vermont, seeks a full-time paralegal to enhance office organization, efficiency and quality of service provided to clients. Paralegal will aid in drafting estate and special needs planning documents and probate administration for Vermonters with disabilities and their families, as well as client data entry and file management. Necessary skills include attention to detail, organization, time management, and written and verbal communication for client relations and court filings. Experience in a law practice, preferred, especially with estate administration or planning. Experience with public benefits programs for Vermonters with disabilities, a plus.

Please submit cover letter, resume, and references, to attorney Kaitlyn Keating, at kaitlyn@caffrylaw.com

The Middlebury College Museum of Art is the largest learning laboratory on campus and one of Vermont’s premier visual arts venues. By collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and contextualizing art representing a diversity of peoples, cultures, and periods, we create opportunities for all visitors—students, faculty, staff, and the larger public—to connect with others and transform their understanding of the world through the exploration of art and its meanings.

The Museum is currently hiring:

Curator of Collections and Director of Engagement

apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/E3D7D4B890

Museum Designer

apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/E9DA21E285

Coordinator, Museum Events and Programming

apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/E5DD16E393

* For a full listing of our benefit offerings, visit: middlebury.edu/human-resources/self-service-resources/2022-benefits-information

E.O.E.

The Center for an Agricultural Economy is HIRING!

Just Cut Production Manager

If you know food safety, industrial kitchen work, strong leadership, and have an active interest in our local food system, we’d love to hear from you! Minimum salary is $50,000/ year FT. Deadline Aug 14

Just Cut Production Staff

Prepare fresh & frozen beets, cabbage, potatoes & carrots in our industrial kitchen. PT position, 3 days/week, $18.50/hr. Open till filled.

Just Cut is a food processing program that takes locally grown produce, minimally processes it, and packages it into a ready-to-use item for sale to area institutions. Learn more: hardwickagriculture.org/jobs

PART-TIME SUMMER PAINTERS

Colchester School District is looking for seasonal part-time painters. $19.57 per hour. Up to 30 hours per week. Apply online: schoolspring.com, Job ID #4332372

MAINTENANCE WORKER

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for the routine maintenance and repair of all school facilities, grounds, and equipment as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in general maintenance with a background in electrical, mechanical, and/or plumbing trades.

• Carpentry experience related to building maintenance, repair, and construction (rough carpentry, painting, drywall installation, and basic plumbing).

• Experience using commercial riding lawn-mowing equipment

• Experience driving a one-ton truck with a snowplow required

• Valid driver’s license

Apply online: schoolspring.com, Job ID #4332346

Hayward Tyler, a leading manufacturer of industrial pumps & motors in Colchester, is seeking candidates to fill the following positions:

IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

haywardtyler.com/job_listing/it-support-specialist

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. If you meet our requirements and are interested in an exciting opportunity, please forward your resume and salary requirements to:

Hayward Tyler, Inc. – Attn: HR Department 480 Roosevelt Highway , PO Box 680, Colchester, VT 05446

Email: Careers@haywardtyler.com

E.O.E.

Phlebotomy Technician

Apprenticeship Program

• Guaranteed paid employment on day one of training

INVEST IN YOURSELF

Our apprenticeship program is a paid opportunity to become a phlebotomy technician with NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

APPLY NOW www.iaahitec.org/phlebotomy

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Sunday, August 6, 2023

$2,000 SIGN ON BONUS

External candidates are eligible for a one-time sign on bonus paid over 3 installments. Amounts reflect gross pay, prior to applicable tax withholdings and deductions required by law. Current University of Vermont Health Network employees are excluded and additional terms and conditions apply.

Questions? Call

rebecca.spencer@vthitec.org

• Direct patient care

• Team environment

• Full Benefits

• Dedicated support during the 5-week program

• Paid Certified Phlebotomy Technician Exam

ORIENTATION, GENETIC INFORMATION, OR BECAUSE THEY ARE AN INDIVIDUAL

Auto Technician

Sikora Service Center is looking for an Experienced Auto Technician that can work well in a fast-paced shop. Monday through Friday 8am-5pm, could have some overtime. Alignment and diagnostic experience preferred. Pay will be based on experience. Valid driver’s license required, need own tools.

Please contact Matt or Barb: 802-878-4309

VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE DIRECTOR

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s (CVOEO) Voices Against Violence program has an exciting opportunity for an individual to lead a community-focused, highly-regarded program!

Voices Against Violence works to empower survivors, educate communities, and eliminate sexual and domestic violence and stalking through direct service, education, and systems change. Working with the Executive Director, the Voices Against Violence Director is responsible for the overall management of the Voices Against Violence program, fund development, personnel supervision, community relations, financial management and programming and represents CVOEO within our communities.

Voices Against Violence has been providing services to survivors of domestic & sexual violence in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties since it was founded in 1980. As Voices Against Violence Director you will lead a team of exceptional staff. You will provide strategic direction and oversee the administration and operation of all programs and services of Voices Against Violence. You will provide leadership to the local Advisory Council to ensure growth and long-term sustainability of Voices Against Violence. You will represent Voices Against Violence by working closely with a broad range of community and statewide organizations, government agencies, survivors and human services providers. As a result of the wide area of representation travel will be required.

We are seeking candidates with a Master’s degree in a relevant human services discipline with proven progressive leadership experience. In addition, candidates must have five-seven years of experience in supervision of staff, fiscal management and administration; effective verbal and written communication skills, bilingual abilities a plus; demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment; experience managing programs including evaluation and most importantly, be of high integrity and character as the representative of Voices Against Violence and the survivors it serves.

When you come to work for CVOEO you're getting so much more than a paycheck! We offer a great working environment and an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, generous paid time off, a retirement plan and discounted gym membership.

Interested in working with us? To apply, please visit www.cvoeo.org/ careers to submit a cover letter and resume. We embrace the diversity of our community and staff. CVOEO is interested in candidates who can contribute to our diversity. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable applicants are found.

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ROAD CREW OPENING

The Town of Westford is accepting applications for a fulltime Road Crew position with a comprehensive benefits package. Operation and knowledge of highway equipment for maintenance and repair of town roads required. Applicant must have a Vermont CDL Class B license, good driving record, and pass pre-employment physical exam and drug test.

For job description and application go to: westfordvt. us/administration/highwaydepartment/

For consideration, please submit resume, references, and employment application to: Town of Westford,

Attn: Nanette Rogers, 1713 VT Route 128, Westford, VT 05494

Or email: townadmin@westfordvt.us

Position open until filled. EOE.

Community Engagement & Policy Associate

VCRD is seeking a dedicated, energetic and hardworking Community Engagement & Policy Associate to support community leadership and engagement efforts, and rural policy initiatives. Must be a team player with excellent communications skills, an eagerness to learn, and a strong sense of mission in service to rural Vermont communities. Read the job description here: vtrural.org/job-opening-2023cepa

Salary range of $40,000-$45,000 based on skills and experience; attractive benefit package. The position is based in the VCRD Montpelier office with remote work flexibility. Regular evening meetings and in state travel required.

To apply, email letter of interest and resume by August 15th, 2023 to info@vtrural.org.

BUSINESS & HR MANAGER

Join the Vermont Symphony Orchestra team either as our full-time Business and HR Manager, or apply for a part-time position in charge of HR/Payroll or Finance/Accounting.

VSO’s staff work on a hybrid in-person/remote basis with offices based in downtown Burlington. For more information on the position, visit vso.org/careers. Join your state orchestra’s team!

Join Our Team!

• Do you enjoy learning new skills?

• Do you enjoy working outdoors?

• Are you looking to grow professionally in the landscape/ hardscape industry?

Youth Resilience Coordinator

The Youth Resilience Coordinator will lead a Vermont Afterschool initiative designed to support interventions that increase protective factors for youth through trauma-informed and healingcentric practices, out-of-school time activities, family engagement, and community-led interventions.

A critical element of the project will include influencing the conversation, policies, and practice at the program, community, and state level about supporting youth resilience and positive-youth development. The Youth Resilience Coordinator's responsibilities include leading the organization's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative to make third-space programs more accessible and equitable for all Vermont youth. Details: vermontafterschool.org/ employment. Send resumes to: jobs@vermontafterschool.org

• Do you desire to work with likeminded co-workers, who are driven by passion, performance and positivity?

• Do you want to work in an environment where your achievements are recognized and your contributions are appreciated?

Be a part of a leading team in Chittenden County and help provide outstanding service to our clients. Pinnacle Properties prides itself on a fun, yet professional working environment built on positivity, team work & encouragement. We are a well established Company founded in 2001. Our base of business continues to grow rapidly, and we are seeking long-term, motivated individuals to join our team and advance within the company.

Job Requirements: 3-5 years’ minimum of Landscape Installation/Hardscape experience is required.

Applicants must be able to read and decipher blueprints, oversee jobs from conception to completion, manage a crew of 2 or more, and operate excavating equipment. Time management and efficient work practices are essential to the position. Masonry experience is a must. Opportunities for growth are limitless based upon your experience, drive, and skills.

Benefits for full time employees include:

• Sign on bonus of $1000 after 3 months of employment

• Employer contribution towards health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off, sick pay, and holiday pay after one year of employment

• Up to 3% matching retirement plan

Job Type: Full-time, Salary: $25.00 - $40.00 per hour

Send resume to: admin@pinnaclepropertiesvt.com

Champlain Housing Trust is growing and we need great people to join our team. Consistently ranked as one of Vermont’s Best Places to Work, 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 a 4% contribution after the 1st year.

THE FOLLOWING OPPORTUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: Please

Benefits Generalist

General Assembly

Homeowner Services Manager

The Legislative support offices are currently hiring. The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work.

You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

To apply, please go to 'Career Opportunities' at legislature.vermont.gov.

The Smugglers’ Notch Homeowners’ Association (SNHA) is seeking a Homeowner Services Manager to oversee/manage projects of various sizes completed in condos fully owned by individual homeowners. The successful candidate will have a background in construction and excellent communication skills. Basic computer skills necessary. This manager will need to interact with contractors, vendors, engineers and the Smugglers’ Notch Resort staff as well as the condo boards in each building and individual owner. Planning and budgeting for projects is also the responsibility of the Homeowner Services Manager.

The position is full-time 40 hour/week with generous paid time off (PTO ), reporting to the Executive Director of SNHA. Salary range is 50-60,000 with the potential to earn an annual bonus.

Apply with resume: michael@snha.net Or call 802-644-5865

We are seeking a dynamic benefits subject matter expert to join our team and provide excellent service to our member institutions, Champlain College, Middlebury College, and St. Michael’s College, as well as their employees. As a member of our exceptional Shared Services Benefits Team, the Benefits Generalist will play a key role in managing the employee benefits lifecycle, educating employees about Health & Welfare and Retirement benefits, and ensuring smooth benefits administration using our Oracle HCM system. Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium provides a collaborative and creative work environment, where your contributions will directly impact the success of our member institutions and employees. This position provides a hybrid work setup, allowing you to work from home & our o ce in Shelburne, VT.

Experience, Education & Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree required; PHR or CBP certification is a plus

• Minimum 5 years of experience in benefits administration, including retirement plans

• Understanding of tax and benefits laws, including FLSA, ADA, HIPAA, ERISA, etc.

• Knowledge of benefits plans, including health & welfare and retirement

Join our team and be part of a creative group dedicated to serving our College communities. Apply now with your resume and cover letter to seize this exciting opportunity as a Benefits Generalist at Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium! Apply online: https://bit.ly/GMHECbenefits

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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR – BRATTLEBORO

Do you want to be part of a team that is building a culture of health in VT communities? The Vermont Department of Health is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to lead a dedicated and caring team towards improving population level health. This is achieved through the delivery of essential public health services and programs such as chronic disease prevention, immunizations, maternal and child health, healthy homes, infectious disease, substance abuse prevention, school health, and emergency preparedness. The position helps foster community-level systems change to improve health. This is a unique opportunity to have a broad impact on Vermonters health and wellbeing. For more information, contact Chad Spooner at chad.spooner@vermont.gov. Department: Health. Location: Brattleboro. Status: Full Time. Job ID #46054. Application Deadline: August 13, 2023.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR – NEWPORT

The Vermont Department of Health is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to lead a dedicated and caring team toward improving population-level health. This is achieved through the delivery of essential public health services and programs such as chronic disease prevention, immunizations, maternal and child health, healthy homes, infectious disease, substance abuse prevention, school health, and emergency preparedness. The position helps foster community-level systems change to improve health. This is a unique opportunity to have a broad impact on Vermonters health and well-being. For more information, contact Justin (Tin) Barton-Caplin at justin.barton.caplin@ vermont.gov or 802-334-4393. Department: Health. Location: Newport. Status: Full Time. Job ID #47036. Application Deadline: August 13, 2023.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR – SPRINGFIELD

Do you want to be part of a team that is building a culture of health in VT communities? The Vermont Department of Health is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to lead a dedicated and caring team toward improving population-level health. This is achieved through the delivery of essential public health services and programs such as chronic disease prevention, immunizations, maternal and child health, healthy homes, infectious disease, substance abuse prevention, school health, and emergency preparedness. The position helps foster community-level systems change to improve health. This is a unique opportunity to have a broad impact on Vermonters health and well-being. For more information, contact Michael Russell at michael.russell@vermont.gov. Department: Health. Location Springfield. Status: Full Time. Job ID #45721. Application Deadline August 13, 2023.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR – RUTLAND

“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

The Vermont Department of Health is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to lead a dedicated and caring team toward improving population-level health. This is achieved through the delivery of essential public health services and programs such as chronic disease prevention, immunizations, maternal and child health, healthy homes, infectious disease, substance abuse prevention, school health, and emergency preparedness. The position is a member of the Rutland District leadership team. The work involves extensive relationship-building with staff, state partners, and community partners. For more information, contact Renee Bousquet at Renee.Bousquet@vermont.gov or 802-786-5109. Department: Health. Location: Rutland. Status: Full Time. Job ID #46026. Application Deadline: August 13, 2023.

STATE UNIT OPERATIONS TEAM LEADER – WATERBURY

Be part of a dynamic and creative team with a mission to make Vermont the best state in which to grow old or to live with a disability - with dignity, respect, and independence. As part of the (DAIL) Adult Services Division, the State Unit on Aging (SUA) is tasked with promoting, overseeing, and implementing the activities governed by the federal Older Americans Act (OAA) and the State Plan on Aging. Additionally, the SUA works to strengthen the aging network and implement a range of grants related to the core state unit mission to support older Vermonters and family caregivers to live as independently as possible and to lead meaningful lives. The SUA Operations Team Leader position is a Registered Dietician who will monitor and oversee OAA nutrition programs and health promotion and disease prevention programs, interfacing with the federal government, state agencies, and community partners, managing grants and contracts, and supervising two team members. Work is performed under the general supervision of the SUA Director and telework is allowed. The DAIL Adult Services Division values the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our staff. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and work to create a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible work environment for all. For more information, contact Colleen Bedard at colleen.bedard@vermont.gov.

Department: Disabilities Aging & Independent Living. Location: Waterbury. Status: Full Time. Job ID #47753. Application Deadline: August 6, 2023.

LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS MANAGER V – BARRE

The Vermont Department of Libraries seeks a skilled Library Buildings Project Manager V to administer federal funding it will receive through the $16.4M U.S. Treasury and $10M HUD funding to support capital projects at public libraries in Vermont. The Buildings Project Manager V will be responsible for administering these two federal fund grant programs for the Department. For more information, contact Gina Hruban at gina.hruban@vermont.gov. Department: Libraries. Location: Barre. Status: Full-Time, Limited Service. Job ID # 46951. Application Deadline: August 11, 2023

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Legislative Counsel Attorney

Legislative Finance Manager

Senate Appropriations Senior Fiscal Sta

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ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNICATION, & EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR

Residential Direct Support Professional Why not have a job you love?

Energy Educators (2)

Grants Manager

Visit veep.org/aboutus/join-our-team/ AdminCommKitsCoord for all the details.

Join our team! VEEP/NHEEP is seeking two enthusiastic energy educators to bring our programs to schools and community centers across western VT. This is a great job for someone who is passionate about making education accessible to all and inspiring our communities to make changes for greater climate resilience. If you love talking to all kinds of people, tinkering with equipment, and helping make the invisible visible, this is the job for you!

Apply online: veep.org/join-ourteam-were-hiring

Vital Communities, a regional nonprofit located in White River Junction, VT, seeks a dynamic full-time Grants Manager to lead all aspects of our grants program, including identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant proposals, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance.

Full job description at vitalcommunities.org/ about/join-our-team

Email resume and cover letter to hr@vitalcommunities.org

ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPIST

(Bradford VT) We have full and part time openings for dynamic and clinically talented Therapists & Social Workers to provide assessments, individual / group psychotherapy, case consultation, case management and referrals to adults with mental health and co-occurring disorders. Services are provided in a team-based environment with case managers, nursing & emergency staff. A licensable Master's degree is required; we provide clinical supervision towards licensure. LICSW, LCMHC, LADC or LMFT licensure is preferred.

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES TEAM LEADER

(Bradford VT) We have an opportunity for a Master level Clinician or Social Worker to lead our child and family team in Bradford. This position will interact with community partners to coordinate care with pediatricians, schools and DCF while providing support & supervision to a team of 5-7 human services professionals. Our child and family team offers a wide variety of out-patient therapeutic services to children, adolescents & families including early childhood intervention for children ages 0-6 years old, and transition age youth services for teens and young adults. Clinical service delivery includes psychosocial intake assessments, treatment planning, case management, vocational services, individual, family & group counseling, and referrals to community resources. We use evidenced based best practice treatment models and we provide robust training for both new and seasoned clinicians. Master's degree required; LICSW, LCMHC or LMFT licensure strongly preferred.

Come join our team! We are an organization that is true to its mission, while taking care of our staff. If you are a team player with strong communication and organizational skills and you are looking for an Agency who values you, your family and your career goals, then we want to meet you! We offer a highly competitive salary, affordable Medical/Dental/Vision benefits, a retirement match, health savings account match, disability benefits, life insurance, and a comprehensive Wellness program to support self-care including a generous time off package with 33 paid days off at hire. We offer flexible schedules and support our staff in achieving licensure and furthering their education and career.

Apply now by sending your resume to HR@claramartin.org, and visit claramartin.org for more information about our organization.

Job of the week - Residential Direct Support Professional: Provide supports to an individual in their home and in the community in 24h shifts including asleep overnights in a private, furnished bedroom. You can work two days, receive full benefits and have five days off each week! Other flexible schedules available, starting wage is $21/hr.

Benefit package includes 29 paid days off in the first year, comprehensive health insurance plan with premium as low as $13 per month, up to $6,400 to go towards medical deductibles and copays, retirement match, generous sign on bonus and so much more. And that’s on top of working at one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for five years running.

*Great jobs in management ($49,000 annual), and direct support ($20-$21/hr) at an award-winning agency serving Vermonters with intellectual disabilities: ccs-vt.org/current-openings/

Send resume to staff@ccs-vt.org. Make a career making a difference and apply today!

Dartmouth Hitchcock Workforce Readiness Institute

Interested in a career in healthcare?

Let the Dartmouth Hitchcock Workforce Readiness Institute be your starting point!

The Dartmouth Hitchcock Workforce Readiness Institute (DHWRI) is a licensed career school offering the following paid training programs:

• Medical Assistant Apprenticeship

• Nurse Assistant

• Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship

• Ophthalmic Assistant

• Phlebotomist

• Surgical Technologist Apprenticeship

A meaningful career in healthcare is within reach through these programs which offer:

• Paid training and benefits

• Supportive instruction

• Full-time employment

• No-cost college credit

Rolling recruitment offers opportunities for immediate employment prior to the start of our programs.

For more information or to apply, visit:

www.dhwri.org

VP of Communications

NONPROFIT TOP MANAGEMENT POSITION

Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, the future they want for it, and how to achieve it. Developed and tested in over 100 towns across the US, we are expanding our program to include hundreds of new communities. To support our growth, we have a new top management opening for Vice President of Communications. Learn more and apply today! communityheartandsoul.org/careers/ 2v-OrtonFamilyFoundationCOMM070523.indd

DELI Help Wanted

EXPERIENCED PAINTER

Stapleton Painting is hiring interior and exterior painters for full-time/part-time/temporary work. Work is mainly in the Chittenden county area. Prefer an experienced painter, but willing to train the right person.

DELI Help Wanted

Work with a fun team and the greatest customers around. Don’t wait. Join us now at The Cupboard Deli! Afternoon/evening shift. Weekdays and weekends. Customer service, food prep and register experience a plus, but happy to train.

Call Dean at 802-644-2069, or apply in person at The Cupboard Deli, Route 15, Jeffersonville. See you soon!

Very competitive hourly pay, pay commensurate with experience. Overtime often available, some benefits. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license, & a reliable vehicle.

If interested, please text Chris at (802) 363-8385 or call the office (802) 899-4296 between 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

AT WWW.CCV.EDU OR AT THE CCV LOCATION NEAREST YOU

WE’RE LOOKING FOR dynamic, mission-driven people who want their work to make a positive difference in Vermont and for Vermonters. The Community College of Vermont is Vermont’s second largest college, serving nearly 10,000 students each year. CCV is deeply rooted in Vermont communities, providing students of all ages opportunities for academic and professional growth through flexible, innovative programs and exemplary support services. We are looking to fill the following positions across the state. Come join our incredible staff!

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - CCV Upper Valley

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - CCV Brattleboro

Benefits for full-time staff include 14 paid holidays, plus vacation, medical, and personal time, automatic retirement contribution, and tuition waiver at any Vermont State College for staff and their dependents (eligible dependents may apply waiver to UVM). Visit ccv.edu/about/employment/staff-positions/

CCV values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning. Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. CCV strongly encourages applications from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements, and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

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BUILDING OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN

Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, VT seeks a full time Building Operations Technician to join our dedicated team. This position performs general maintenance work in BHA owned and managed properties. This includes building exteriors, common areas, apartments, building systems, fixtures, and grounds. Our Building Operations Techs are required to participate in the oncall rotation, which covers night and weekend emergencies.

Qualified candidates should have a minimum of two years of work in general building maintenance or building trades. The ideal candidate would have a demonstrated proficiency in building trades including carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, grounds keeping, and snow removal.

Technicians must have a valid state motor vehicle operator license at all times. The physical activities for this position include squatting, ascending and descending ladders, scaffolding, and stairs, working in small or confined spaces, twisting and lifting up to 100 pounds, often repeating motions with wrists, fingers, and hands. This position works in all environmental conditions.

Technicians must be detail oriented, efficient, be able to work within time sensitive parameters, and able to work independently, as well as part of a team. Having strong interpersonal skills and being sensitive to the needs of the elderly, disabled, and very low-income households is a must.

BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!

BHA offers a competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Our robust benefit package includes premium medical insurance with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 10% employer funded retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, accident insurance, life insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance.

We provide a generous time off policy including 12 days of paid time off and 12 days of sick time in the first year. In addition to the paid time off, BHA recognizes 13 (paid) holidays and offers 2 additional paid floating holidays.

If you are interested in this career opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter to humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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Burlington Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont work closely together to help low-income Vermonters resolve their civil legal issues. We encourage applicants from a broad range of backgrounds, and welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goals of social justice and individual rights. VLA and LSV are equal opportunity employers committed to a discrimination-and-harassment-free workplace. Please see our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: vtlegalaid.org/about-vla/diversity-inclusion

Vermont Legal Aid seeks full-time Staff Attorney/Experienced Paralegal for Medical-Legal Partnership:

General responsibilities: interview prospective clients, assess legal problems, and provide legal advice; individual and systems advocacy in a variety of forums on behalf of clients; conduct factual investigations and analysis; legal research; prepare briefs and argue appeals; become proficient in law handled by the specific law project. See vtlegalaid.org/about-vla/jobs for details.

Starting attorney salary is $59,800/experienced paralegal is $48,200, with additional salary credit given for relevant prior work experience. Four weeks paid vacation and retirement, as well as excellent health benefits. Attorney applicants must be licensed to practice law in Vermont, eligible for admission by waiver, or have passed the UBE with a Vermont passing score. This position is based in our Burlington office. In-state travel in a personal vehicle required.

Application deadline is August 7, 2023. Your application should include a cover letter and resume, bar status, writing sample, and three professional references with contact information, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by e-mail to hiring@vtlegalaid.org, include in the subject line your name and “VLA MLP Attorney/Paralegal – August 2023.” Please let us know how you heard about this position.

Legal Services Vermont seeks a full-time Staff Attorney and an Intake Specialist:

Legal Services Vermont is an innovative non-profit law firm that provides civil legal services to a broad spectrum of low-income clients in a high-volume practice. Our advocates represent individual clients, participate in court clinics and also staff our helpline to screen new clients and provide legal advice. Working closely with Vermont Legal Aid, we help low-income Vermonters resolve their civil legal issues. Our office is located in Burlington, VT.

Staff Attorney General Responsibilities: We are seeking an attorney advocate to work in our core service areas, with a focus on housing and eviction cases. Job duties include individual client representation, assisting clients on our helpline, and other legal assistance projects. See legalservicesvt.org/about-lsv/careers for job description details.

Starting salary is $59,800. Salary credit given for relevant experience, & excellent benefits package. Application deadline is August 7, 2023. Your application should include a cover letter and resume, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by e-mail to Sara Zeno at szeno@ legalservicesvt.org with the subject line “Hiring Opportunity.” Please let us know how you heard about this position

Intake Specialist General Responsibilities: The Intake Specialist will work on our helpline to return incoming calls or online inquiries for civil legal assistance and assist our advocates and attorneys in a collaborative environment. The work environment is a fast-paced, high-volume setting that often requires multi-tasking while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. The job duties include assessing incoming requests for assistance, returning incoming calls and online intakes to complete a screening for eligibility, completing intakes, scheduling advice appointments, making referrals to agencies and directing clients to self-help websites. For more details: legalservicesvt.org/about-lsv/careers

Starting salary is $38,480. Salary credit given for relevant experience, & excellent benefits package. Application deadline is August 7, 2023. Your application should include a cover letter and resume, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by e-mail to Sara Zeno at szeno@legalservicesvt.org with the subject line “Hiring Opportunity.” Please let us know how you heard about this position.

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CO-RESIDENT MANAGER DECKER TOWERS

Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) in Burlington, VT is seeking a Co-Resident Manager for our 160-unit apartment building community located at 230 St. Paul Street in Burlington. Our Resident Managers are on call after BHA regular business hours to attend to various resident requests, any site-based emergency, light maintenance, community room cleaning duties, and other duties as assigned. Resident Managers must live on-site and are given a free apartment with utilities included, as well as a monthly telecommunications stipend.

Candidates must meet the physical requirements of the position including moving in different positions to accomplish tasks, ascending or descending stairs, adjusting or moving objects up to 50 pounds, and repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and fingers. This position also works in outdoor weather conditions.

The Resident Manager schedule includes regular check ins and updates with the Property Manger each week, and other meetings and communication as needed. Basic computer skills, with the ability to use Word and email effectively, as well as ability to communicate through text messaging is required.

BHA serves a diverse population of residents and works with various local agencies and partners. To carry out our vision most effectively of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational backgrounds. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus.

Please send a letter of interest to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

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65 Main St, Suite 101, Burlington, VT 05401 Burlington Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Library is seeking a Library Professional staff member. This position will provide reference and research support and facilitate access to special collections and university archives resources for students, faculty, staff and researchers. Assist with collection management, resource description and access, and public service functions. Provide support for department outreach and administrative activities. Job duties may change over the course of employment in response to the evolving priorities of Special Collections and the University Libraries.

Candidates are required to submit a cover letter, résumé and contact information for three references. The search will remain open until the position is filled. For best consideration, complete applications should be received no later than August 21, 2023.

Executive Assistant to the Dean - Graduate College#S4509PO - The University of Vermont (UVM) is embarking on the transformational growth of the scope and scale of its graduate endeavor across both research and professional programs. As a vibrant hub, the Graduate College facilitates innovative graduate education that is central to UVM’s national and international impact.

We have recently appointed a new Dean of the Graduate College. We now seek an Executive Assistant who will support the Dean as he champions inclusive, student-centric, outcomes-focused graduate education.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, resourceful, diplomatic professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Interacting with diverse internal and external stakeholders, the Executive Assistant enhances the Dean’s effectiveness by supporting their dayto-day activities, strategic initiatives, work on university and national committees, and communications.

Inquiries preceding applications are welcome. Please feel free to contact Holger Hoock, Dean-Elect, at hhoock@uvm.edu

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LEO (JUL. 23-AUG.22)

In 1811, Leo scientist Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) formulated a previously unknown principle about the properties of molecules. Unfortunately, his revolutionary idea wasn’t acknowledged and implemented until 1911, 100 years later. Today his well-proven theory is called Avogadro’s law. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Leo, you will experience your equivalent of his 1911 event in the coming months. You will receive your proper due. Your potential contributions will no longer be mere potential. Congratulations in advance!

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Emotions are not inconvenient distractions from reason and logic. They are key to the rigorous functioning of our rational minds. Neurologist Antonio Damasio proved this conclusively in his book Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain. The French philosopher’s famous formula — “I think, therefore I am” — offers an inadequate suggestion about how our intelligence works best. This is always true, but it will be especially crucial for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. Here’s your mantra, courtesy of another French philosopher, Blaise Pascal: “The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.”

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The famous Taurus TV star Jay Leno once did a good deed for me. I was driving my Honda Accord on a freeway in Los Angeles when he drove up beside me in his classic Lamborghini. Using hand signals, he conveyed to me the fact that my trunk was open and stuff was flying out. I waved in a gesture of thanks and pulled over onto the shoulder. I found that two books and a sweater were missing but my laptop and briefcase remained. Hooray for Jay! In that spirit, Taurus, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I invite you to go out of your way to help and support strangers and friends alike. I believe it will lead to unexpected benefits.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): “Did you learn how to think or how to believe?” When my friend Amelie was nine years old, her father teased her with this query upon her return home from a day at school. It was a pivotal moment in her life. She began to develop an eagerness to question all she was told and taught. She cultivated a rebellious curiosity that kept her in a chronic state of delighted fascination. Being bored became virtually impossible. The whole world was her classroom. Can you guess her sign? Gemini! I invite you to make her your role model in the coming weeks.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): In the coming weeks, I advise you not to wear garments like a transparent Gianfranco Ferre black mesh shirt with a faux-tiger fur vest and a coralsnake jacket that shimmers with bright harlequin hues. Why? Because you will have most success by being down-to-earth, straightforward and in service to the fundamentals. I’m not implying you should be demure and reserved, however. On the contrary: I hope you will be bold and vivid as you present yourself with simple grace and lucid authenticity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Israeli poet Yona Wallach mourned the fact that her soul felt far too big for her, as if she were always wearing the clothes of a giant on her small body. I suspect you may be experiencing a comparable feeling right now, Virgo. If so, what can you do about it? The solution is not to shrink your soul. Instead, I hope you will expand your sense of who you are so your soul fits better.

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How might you do that? Here’s a suggestion to get you started: Spend time summoning memories from throughout your past. Watch the story of your life unfurl like a movie.

LIBRA (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Nineteenth-century Libran physician James Salisbury had strong ideas about the proper ingredients of a healthy diet. Vegetables were toxic, he believed. He created Salisbury steak, a dish made of ground beef and onions, and advised everyone to eat it three times a day. Best to wash it down with copious amounts of hot water and coffee, he said. I bring his kooky ideas to your attention in hopes of inspiring you to purge all bunkum and nonsense from your life — not just in relation to health issues but everything. It’s a favorable time to find out what’s genuinely good and true for you. Do the necessary research and investigation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I’m amazed that anyone gets along!” self-help author Sark marvels. She says it’s astonishing that love ever works at all, given our “idiosyncrasies, unconscious projections, re-stimulations from the past, and the relationship history of our partners.” I share her wonderment. On the other hand, I am optimistic about your chances to cultivate interesting intimacy during the coming months. From an astrological perspective, you are primed to be extra wise and lucky about togetherness. If you send out a big welcome for the lessons of affection, collaboration and synergy, those lessons will come in abundance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Please don’t make any of the following statements in the next three weeks: 1) “I took a shower with my clothes on.” 2) “I prefer to work on solving a trivial little problem rather than an interesting dilemma that means a lot to me.” 3) “I regard melancholy as a noble emotion that inspires my best work.” On the other hand, Sagittarius, I invite you to make declarations such as the following: 1) “I will not run away from the prospect of greater intimacy — even if it’s scary to get closer to a person I care for.” 2) “I will have fun exploring the possibilities of achieving more liberty and justice for myself.” 3) “I will seek to learn interesting new truths about life from people who are unlike me.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Champions of the capitalist faith celebrate the fact that we consumers have more than 100,000 brand names we can purchase. They say it’s proof of our marvelous freedom of choice. Here’s how I respond to their cheerleading: Yeah, I guess we should be glad we have the privilege of deciding which of 50 kinds of shampoo is best for us. But I also want to suggest that the profusion of these relatively inconsequential options may distract us from the fact that certain of our other choices are more limited. In the coming weeks, Capricorn, I invite you to ruminate on how you can expand your array of more important choices.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My best friend in college was an Aquarius, as is my favorite cousin. Two ex-girlfriends are Aquarians, and so was my dad. The talented singer with whom I sang duets for years was an Aquarius. So I have intimate knowledge of the Aquarian nature. And in honor of your unbirthday — the time halfway between your last birthday and your next — I will tell you what I love most about you. No human is totally comfortable with change, but you are more so than others. To my delight, you are inclined to ignore the rule books and think differently. Is anyone better than you at coordinating your energies with a group’s? I don’t think so. And you’re eager to see the big picture, which means you’re less likely to get distracted by minor imperfections and transitory frustrations. Finally, you have a knack for seeing patterns that others find hard to discern. I adore you!

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Is the first sip always the best? Do you inevitably draw the most vivid enjoyment from the initial swig of coffee or beer? Similarly, are the first few bites of food the most delectable, and after that your taste buds get diminishing returns? Maybe these descriptions are often accurate, but I believe they will be less so for you in the coming weeks. There’s a good chance that flavors will be best later in the drink or the meal. And that is a good metaphor for other activities, as well. The further you go into every experience, the greater the pleasure and satisfaction will be — and the more interesting the learning.

Barbie fever swept the nation this month with the new film's release, but Peter Harrigan has been a superfan for decades. He and his husband, Stan Baker, own 600 Barbie dolls, and he creates intricate dioramas to display them using his meticulously organized collection of accessories and furniture. Eva Sollberger visited the couple at their Shelburne home, then met up again to see the movie — with Barbie and Ken dolls in tow.

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I’m a gorgeous, white, 100 percent passable trans lady who is 57 and could pass as 30 — yes, 30! I long for love, laughter and romance, along with loving nature. I want a man who’s all man, rugged, handsome, well built but prefers a woman like myself. It’s as simple as that. We meet, fall in love and live happily ever after. Sammijo 57, seeking: M, l

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SNOW AND SUN EQUAL FUN

Borders and boundaries are sexy. We’re pretty cute. We like to have fun, and we bet you do, too. Happily married couple (W, 35; M, 45), open-minded and looking to explore. Love playing outdoors. Looking to meet a couple, man or woman for fun and adventure. Ideal meetup is a cottage in the mountains with great food and lots of great wine. SnownSun, 46, seeking: Cp, l

LOVERS OF LIFE

We are a 40s couple, M/F, looking for adventurous encounters with openminded, respectful M/F or couples. Looking to enjoy sexy encounters, FWBs, short term or long term. sunshines, 42, seeking: M, W, Q, Cp

EXPLORING THREESOMES AND FOURSOMES

We are an older and wiser couple discovering that our sexuality is amazingly hot! Our interest is another male for threesomes or a couple. We’d like to go slowly, massage you with a happy ending. She’d love to be massaged with a happy ending or a dozen. Would you be interested in exploring sexuality with a hot older couple? DandNformen, 66, seeking: M, TM, NC, Cp, l

FOREVER YOUR KNIGHT

Dani, since you came into my life, all the clouds have disappeared. All I can see ahead for us is pure love and happiness. So many destinations to travel, photos and memories to be made. Hurry home, my queen! When: Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Where: in my dreams. You: Woman. Me: Gender non-conformist. #915802

ALLIE FROM BUMBLE

You stood out to me, and I told you. We matched and rematched, then you disappeared. When may I take you to dinner? When: Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Where: Bumble. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915801

HOMEGOODS, SATURDAY, 7/22

I was standing behind you in line wearing a black Harley-Davidson T-shirt and sporting a ponytail. You have the most beautiful, angel-like complexion. Was I staring? Unfortunately, that was the same time we heard over the intercom, “Cashier #3.” And away you went. Never to be seen again? I hope not! When: Saturday, July 22, 2023. Where: HomeGoods.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915800

SCHMETTERLING WINE SHOP HOTTIE

You: serving up sensuous wine and station recommendations with our tasting! I was getting biodynamic vibes — are you interested in skin contact with a bubbly blonde? When: Saturday, July 22, 2023. Where: Middlebury.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915796

COMMUTER ON THE BIKE PATH oughtful guy riding to work from near Airport Park to downtown. We talked on the bridge and had a nice chat about the state of the city. Interested in riding together again? When: Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Where: bike path.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915798

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ISABELLA, TWICE ENCOUNTERED

First, helping you over a Williston counter. Second, mutually appreciative doubletake greetings shared at a big South Burlington hardware store. As you are the most startlingly elegant woman I’ve encountered in years, I promised myself on that second moment that should a third occur, I’d immediately ask you to dinner. If we can, however, let’s not leave that possibility to chance. When: Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Where: Lowe’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915793

BIRD-WATCHER I saw you from across the park spying on me with your binoculars and thought it was charming. I spotted a thrush by my bench but hoped you had your eye on something else. If that’s true, we should meet sometime. I left before you walked over because all the pollen caused horrible congestion. When I returned, you had left. When: Saturday, June 24, 2023. Where: Waterfront Park. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915788

ROCKET FROM MATCH.COM

Hello, Rocket from match.com. Hoping you will see this. Would like to get to know you but am not interested in joining match.com. I know it is a long shot, but if you see this, you are gorgeous and I would love to get a chance to meet you. When: Saturday, July 1, 2023. Where: on match.com. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915782

ANCIENT GODDESS ARTIST

De Rev end,

WILLISTON BIKE PATH, MAGICAL SMILE

Between the ball fields and the church, 7 p.m.-ish. Me: tall man on rollerblades. You: pretty, slender woman with long lavender hair, sunglasses, walking your dog. As we passed each other, your smile was brighter than the sunset shining in your eyes.

I’d love to know the woman behind that smile. Care to meet? When: ursday, July 20, 2023. Where: Williston bike path. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915799

INTREPID LANDSCAPERS WAITING IN LINE

We were both getting supplies. You had grasses, flowers; I had rocks, dirt. We talked about Seattle (the Chill!) and many other things. I think the folks ahead of us took a long time, but I didn’t mind. You gave off such a nice warm vibe that I kicked myself for not asking if I could give you my number. When: Saturday, July 22, 2023. Where: Home Depot. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915797

HEY, NEIGHBOR

I was running an errand when you stopped me to chat about getting rid of your bed. When I came back around, you were tending to plants in between hits of your vape. I’d love to get together and listen to you talk for hours about anything and everything. When: Saturday, July 22, 2023. Where: at the five-way intersection in the North End. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915795

LOST HAM

You left a ham in my garden on my porch camera. It was a bone-in ham. I don’t know if you put it my azaleas as a prank or perhaps to get my attention, but color me intrigued. If you are interested, I’ll be in City Hall Park on ursdays at 4 p.m., drinking water from a gallon jug at the steps. When: Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #915794

REVEREND Ask

I’ve been casually dating this guy for about six months. We recently started seeing more of each other, and I’ve noticed a habit that he has: He spits. A lot. We’ll be walking down the street, and he’ll spit with barely a break in the conversation. I think it’s disgusting, but I don’t know how to mention it to him without making him feel bad. Can you help a sister out?

Sally Iva FEMALE, 26

CEREAL EATER

You were eating a bowl of corn flakes. When I asked you where you got them, you told me to scram, but for the second we made eye contact I could see our future together in your eyes. Us growing old together, the whole nine yards. What do you say: Will you give us a chance? When: Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Where: Pomeroy Park. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915792

SPARKS AT TAKA

We met at 1:30 a.m. in Lamp Shop. You told me you liked the songs I had sung earlier that night. We danced a few songs together, fun and hot and sloppy. Our eye contact was enchanting. You and your buddies left right at 2. I didn’t get your name, much less your number. Maybe you’ll see this and respond? When: Saturday, July 15, 2023. Where: Radio Bean. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915791

CHARLOTTE RUNNER DODGING A BIKE

Hi. You were running south on Lake Road. I was on my bike and had just turned onto Lake from Converse Bay Road. Because I was checking my speedometer, I think I spooked you a bit, and you stepped off into the grass. Two things to say about that: 1) I’m sorry. Totally my fault. 2) You are beautiful. When: Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Where: Charlotte.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915790

THE CANTEEN, TWO TALL BRUNETTES

We exchanged cordial and friendly hellos, and I asked you about the wondrouslooking strawberry sundae in your hand. You and your friend shared it and were quite pleased afterward. You stated you were swimming upstream of Waitsfield. My friend and I were riding and then swimming at Blueberry Lake. Do you live in the Valley? When: Friday, July 7, 2023. Where: the Canteen, Waitsfield. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915789

De Sally Iva,

BMW CONVERTIBLES, FOLINO’S

I parked next to your black convertible in my silver vert, and you said “Bimmer twins.” Too much sun and not enough food; I couldn’t pull it together. Go for a cruise sometime? When: Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Where: Folino’s downtown.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915787

WALLY FROM MATCH.COM

We had a perfectly nice meetup at Ziggy’s. I said after I didn’t think we were a match. I keep thinking I made a mistake. Wish I had said yes. M. When: Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Where: West Lebanon. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915786

BOOKWORM AT POMEROY PARK

Great minds think alike; both of us were taking in the sun at the park. I’d love to hear about the book you were reading sometime, or if you ever need a buddy for basking in the sunlight with, don’t be shy. When: Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Where: Pomeroy Park.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915785

KIND EYES AT BLOCK PARTY

Pretty green eyes, soft brown curls and a sweet smile! You were wearing a light blue dress next to me in line. I meant to ask your name and then got caught up in the party. But still curious about you. When: Monday, July 3, 2023. Where: Craftsbury Block Party.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915784

BEAUTIFUL LADY AT DUNKIN’

Hi, Gretchen. I wished I could’ve got your number. We chatted about the Fourth. I would really like to get to know you better! Let’s chat over a coffee sometime. You commented on my car. Would love to go for a cruise with the top down. What do you think? When: Monday, July 3, 2023. Where: Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915783

People are usually on their best behavior at the beginning of a relationship. When they start to feel more comfortable, manners tend to slip. Perhaps that’s what’s happening here. So, on one hand, it’s nice to know that your fella feels like he can be himself around you. On the other, spitting in public is just plain nasty.

I’ve never understood why some guys feel it’s OK to spit willy-nilly all over the place, so I poked around on the internet to see if I could find an answer. It seems that there’s nothing definitive, but there are all sorts of possible causes. It could just be a learned behavior from when he was a kid. It could be some manifestation of anxiety or a side effect of medication. Or it could be a holdover from ancient primate signals of aggression.

Whatever the reason, spitting is one thing when

When we found each other’s eyes by the fire, I recognized you and you recognized me. When we slow our minds down and open our hearts, the recognition is still unmistakable. I love you, SG. I’ll come around sometime and get that squeak out of your door? When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #915781

BIRD-WATCHING

I was bird-watching with my binoculars when you caught my eye. You were sitting on a park bench reading the paper when you saw me observing you. You got up and left before I could come over and say anything, but I’d love to get to know you better. When: Saturday, June 24, 2023. Where: Waterfront Park. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #915780

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LAKE ALDI PARKING LOT

A long shot, but here goes. 5 p.m. You: cute, short-haired blonde in green, pleated long skirt. Lanyard work badges. Me: tall, blue shirt, glasses. You offered to put my cart away. I remarked on your skirt. Would like to pay back your sweetness. Coffee, drinks, dinner? When: Monday, June 26, 2023. Where: Aldi, Saranac Lake, N.Y. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915778

SOPHIA (SOFIA?)

We talked about raised beds, shared some cake. You flirt with a lot of eye contact. Let me know if you felt the same connection. When: Saturday, June 24, 2023. Where: after the after-party. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915777

MOTIV8 LICENSE PLATE, MOVILLE

Almost bumped into you a couple of times that night. Your face showed a combination of intensity and sweetness that I found very intriguing. When: Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Where: Maplefields, Morrisville. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915776

you’re on a football field or hiking on a trail in the woods. But on a date? Yikes.

If you were walking with him down Church Street and he started to take a leak on the bricks, I imagine you’d speak up. Spitting isn’t all that different. You don’t have to make a big deal about it, but the next time he hawks a loogie, just say something like: “Dude. at’s gross.” He may not even realize he’s doing it, so pointing it out a couple of times ought to do the trick.

Just remember, if he feels comfortable enough around you to bring up a lung slug, you should feel comfortable bringing up the fact that it grosses you out.

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58-y/o SW. Humbled, thoughtful. Hoping for a safe, kind, honest relationship with a man. Calm in nature, love for nature. Morning coffees, long walks, talks, sunsets, art, music, dance, friends, family, laughs! Willing to see and resolve suffering. Unconditional love and support find me at home. Phone number, please. #L1680

Man, early 70s. Still grieving from 2+ years ago but moving on. Funny, engaging, storyteller, listener. Interesting life (so far!). Greater Montpelier-Barre area. Looking for a woman friend: have fun, eat out, do stuff. Maybe more, but maybe not. Companionship. #L1687

I’m a SWM, 338, attractive, pierced nipples, friendly tattoos, purple and blue hair and goatee. No booze, no drugs. Looking for a kindred spirit, female, 18 to 58.

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Need an heir? Too busy on that career? Let’s meet on that.

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