Assuming he will accept the fact that he needs a fresh, steep learning curve, Republican gazillionaire and rookie U.S.Senate Candidate Rich Tarrant would have benefited from tuning in The Mark Johnson Show this morning on WDEV.Mark was firing the questions at Middlebury College political “scientist”Eric Davis and Ol’Eric was giving some very straightforward answers.
Davis, like everyone else with a TV, radio or mailbox, has been getting barraged for the last six weeks with the most negative political media campaign we’ve ever seen in the Green Mountains.There are indications - based on Bernie Sanders’ tracking polls - that the intense Tarrant negativity has only soured stomachs, including GOP tummies, and made Bernie’s already majority support not only larger but firmer and more appreciative.
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15A Devil’s Advocate, Please! An irreverent take on Vermont politics
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WORK BY KEN PICARD
22A Ashes to Ashes
Vermonters on the job: Stephen Gregory, funeral director
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24A Kids’ Writes BOOK FEST
Librarian-author Leda Schubert on publishing for picky readers BY MARGOT HARRISON
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Illustrator Robert Del Tredici plumbs the depths of Moby Dick BY CATHY RESMER
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Governor, AG Vow to Fight Tire Burn BY KEN PICARD
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The End Is Near for Burlington’s Biggest Tree BY CATHY RESMER
MILITARY IN SCHOOLS 13A New Law Lets Students and Parents Say No to Recruiters BY KEN PICARD
STUDENT LOANS 13A The Cost of College, and Interest, Puts Students in Greater Debt BY CATHY RESMER
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PULLING IN THE OARS
We are expecting our first frost tonight. This is early for us, but not unheard of. In an average year, we get our first frost around the end of September. But today was autumnal, no doubt about it — sunny, dry, high of 63. But frost tonight means that we have to harvest certain veggies now, and then cover certain crops to try to nurse them along for a few more weeks. We ran out this morning and pulled all our onions, and all the winter squash that was ready.
And we finally remembered to bring the camera up into the field when we went up to pick onions this morning. Then we had to cover what we could cover with remay for the frost.
But even after that we still had time to go for one last swim at Harvey’s Lake (it was cold), and then out to eat at the local greasy spoon. So it was not a bad way to bid adieu to summer.
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PIMPING MOTHER NATURE
Iknow UVM and its affiliated organizations are often seen as the epitome of an Ecoversity, but when Iread Ken Picard’s story [“Earth Economics,” August 16] I was in tears, and then was angry.
I fear that if governments adopt and implement Constanza’s vision for placing a value on just about every aspect of nature, property values could be based on this ersatz science” (which they admit are subjective valuations decided on by a select group). Farmers, primarily, and homeowners, secondarily, may be priced right off their lands. Only the rich, the corporate, and the elite could afford lands with just the right “ecosystem services” native to their area. Nature won’t have to be privatized.
Costanza and Moulaert create a world of eco haves and have-nots. If you’vegot the money,honey,I’ve got some ecosystem services for you. Gaia, our planet, is made into a whore! Those who can’taffordthese services will have to live in eco-hells, downwind or downstream frompolluters or in lands wherethese prized “ecosystem services” have been stripped away and destroyed.
Pollution credits areaprime example of this misguided thinking. Vermont’sair and lakes are fouled from Midwest coal-fired smokestack emissions because power plants can purchase“pollution credits.” Unfortunately,that doesn’t help us here deal with the mercuryand acid rain.
Mountains and hills have been worn away by water for millions of years, creating rich, moist and fertile bottomlands such as the Mississipi, Nile and Tigris/Euphrates deltas, all ofwhich are disappearing due to hydroelectric damming. But sedimentation of hydroelectric dams in Costa Rica is discussed — and monied landowners (never mind the poor indigenous peoples) are seen as the problem. Here, energy interests are pitted against natural forces of the earth.
Constanza’s model places the earth in service to those with the money rather than the other way around. The WTO and IMF will eat this model up like candy. Developing nations’ “restructured” loans may be based on what “services” they can sell off. The rape of the third world will continue with greater frenzy, and the economic hit men will win.
The Earth isn’t a corporation — it is our home; it is the commons; no one owns it. If the Earth were a corporation, I’d revoke its charter and grant ownership to all. It’s our planet. It’s the only one we’ve got.
Melissa Moon MONTPELIER
AUTISM ANSWERS
Iam a parent of a child with autism. I am interested in learning what the DAN! protocols are, so I can evaluate if it would be appropriate for my child. This conference in Burlington [“An Alternative Therapy Conference Reveals the
Deep Divide Over Treatment Approaches,” September 6] means I can attend, learn, and decide what’s best for my child.
If you had a child with a medical condition that had no medical treatment and no known cause, and was receiving little to no research dollars federally, would you accept your doctor’s response of “educational goals” to help your child? Would you fight diabetes with math problems? Or would you leave no stone unturned in your quest to find help and relief from the affliction? The fact is, autism is becoming an epidemic, and there are no firm answers anywhere. Parents research and choose therapies and services based onwhatever means they can find. To clarify for you, thimerosal is amercury-based preservative that was used in vaccines and has been under scrutiny as a possible cause ofautism. Since it’s a preservative, (meaning it extends the “use by” date), there could literally be thousands of these vaccines on shelves in doctors’ offices. Autism Support Daily is lobbying to have those vaccines disposed of. While I personally am on the fence regarding this theory, I can’t understand why these vaccines aren’t voluntarily tossed by the medical community. Ounce of prevention, you know?
Doreen Giannelli ESSEX
CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES It was disappointing to read your article about the DAN! conference
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[“An Alternative Therapy Conference Reveals the Deep Divide OverTreatment Approaches,” September 6]. This style of reporting is unacceptable and reflects obvious partisanship. Shame on Mary Hegarty Nowlan for not getting the facts straight, slanting the article, and misrepresenting Autism Support Daily and Laurey Tedeschi. The inaccuracies in this article are numerous.
DAN! is not anti-immunization. They recommend an alterna-
tive, safer vaccine schedule. The meeting with Governor Douglas went well. It did not go as this article implies, trying to pry a wedge between party lines. This conference is about ways to help our children. Period. One parent is quoted as saying he has been satisfied with the education services for his child in our state. How dare Nowlan assume this means other parents have been equally satisfied?
Laurey Tedeschi is correct in stating that alternative-based biomedical
approaches have been ignored by the medical professionals. Our medical professionals don’t know how to help these kids. Defeat Autism Now! think tanks and conferences bring together physicians and scientists from around the world to develop advanced methods of diagnosis and treatment.
Why not take advantage of this local conference to begin educating our practitioners and professionals that autism is treatable? It doesn’t matter what party you
stand for to attend.
Christine Horton BURLINGTON
WIND DIRECTION
Tim Newcomb’s August 30 cartoon depicting Gov. Jim Douglas as being a politically isolated official, even at odds with his fellow Republican Lt. Governor Brian Dubie’s support for mountain ridgeline turbines in Vermont, does a great disservice to a man who has shown great courage. Douglas has stood firm on his conviction that the required thousands of 425-foot-high turbines it would take to even make the smallest dent in Vermont’s electrical power supply would be ruinous to our precious mountain landscape.
When was the last time that you heard of a Republican governor resisting the profiteers of industry? Wind-turbine companies, loaded down with their massive federal tax write-offs, have tried to seduce financially poor, remote mountain communities like Sheffield/Sutton tosell their natural landscape to reap electrical power, which they will be selling into the national grid and not to the local communities that actually pay the price.
Worst of all, the indisputable facts show that wind power is useless to the national grid; it cannot be called upon on demand, so fuelbased power plants will still be needed to maintain the load. This will in no way help solve our globalwarming issues, as none of Vermont’s electricity is, at present, generated with fossil fuels.
Newcomb perpetuates an egregious myth that Governor Douglas has advocated against wind power. That fact needs to be put straight right here and now. As far as I know, he has never done this.
Governor Douglas’ days at Middlebury College have served him well and given him, on this issue, finely tuned sensibilities about Vermont’s intrinsic nature.
What his administration has done is offer incentives for, and advocated for,“Vermont-scale” turbines . . . In supporting this form of wind harvesting, the present government of Vermont has resisted the temptation to industrialize our landscape, and has taken a strong stand for Vermont’sfuture as a unique place to live and visit.
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Dylan Rivis
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CLARIFICATION: Last week’s story about autism reported that at a meeting last summer between Governor Douglas and members of Autism Support Daily, the governor became “‘perturbed’ when he felt he was being personally accused of putting Vermont children at risk by allowing thimerosal to be used in vaccines.” The politician at that meeting was State Senator Jim Leddy, not Douglas. We apologize for the error.
In“State of the Arts,” Abenaki author Doris Seale was misidentified as Dora.
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Vow to Fight Tire Burn
BY KEN PICARD
MONTPELIER — With Attorney General William Sorrell by his side, Governor Jim Douglas vowed Monday that Vermont will “exhaust all our legal options” to stop a proposed test-burn of shredded tires at the International Paper (IP) mill in Ticonderoga, New York. Sorrell also announced his intention to file an 11th-hour appeal of last
and large numbers of Vermonters living downwind from the mill, contend that it’s both dangerous and irresponsible for IP to burn tires without state-of-the-art pollution-control equipment. At a public hearing last November in Ticonderoga, Douglas offered to help IP pay for such a pollution-control device, known as an electrostatic precipitator. This
application claims that burning tires could release at least 21 different hazardous contaminants — among them mercury, arsenic, chromium, lead and other heavy metals — at least eight of which are considered “serious toxicological contaminants,” or known human carcinogens. Another major health risk, Sorrell added, is the poten-
month’s New York Supreme Court ruling, which denied Vermont’s petition to stop a burn permit from being issued.
“No tires will be burned without a fight, and a big fight,” Sorrell added. “There’s no reason, in our view, why we should be guinea pigs . . . for this test burn.”
Meanwhile, IP cleared another administrative hurdle Monday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to raise any objections to IP’s test-burn application. The EPA’s action — or more accurately, inaction — effectively cleared the way for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a twoweek burn permit. On Tuesday, Sorrell formally asked the EPA to reconsider that decision.
IP has asked the New York DEC for permission to conduct a two-week trial burn, during which it would incinerate approximately 144,000 pounds of tire chips each day. IP says the test will help the company determine both the economic and environmental feasibility of using tire-derived fuel, or TDF, as a supplemental energy source. IP claims that burning TDF could replace about 10 percent of its current oil usage and save the mill about $1.5 million per year — a savings it claims is vital for the plant’s economic survival.
But opponents of the burn, including Vermont’s governor, its entire congressional delegation
week, Douglas said that IP never formally responded to his “olive branch.”
On Monday, Douglas reemphasized that the intention of all this legal maneuvering is not to shut down the IP mill or to impair its operations, but simply to urge IP to install the same pollution-control equipment the company uses at its other mills that incinerate tires.
“Why they resist doing it for the test burn at the Ticonderoga plant I just don’t understand,” Douglas said. “We have the best air in New England, according to the EPA. I want to make sure it stays that way.” Douglas has pledged at least $250,000 in state funds to fight the burn in court.
IP has said that it will take at least 30 days from the time a permit is issued before it could be ready to conduct the burn. However, IP won’t even consider installing an electrostatic precipitator, which costs about $5 million, until after a test burn is completed and the emissions data analyzed.
“Our position has always been that we are open to putting any pollution-control device on that boiler that is merited,” said IP-Ticonderoga spokesperson Donna Wadsworth. “But we have to do a trial in order to understand what pollution-control device is needed.”
Attorney General Sorrell wasn’t buying that argument. As he noted Monday, IP’s own permit
tial release of dioxins, which are among the most dangerous of all pollutants to living organisms. Whatever emissions are released by burning tires would add to IP-Ticonderoga’s current output of pollutants. In 2004, the IP mill reported an output of 615,000 pounds of air, water and solid hazardous materials, according to the EPA’s Toxic Release Index. That output was nearly double Vermont’s entire annual output of pollutants that year.
Moreover, environmentalists fear that the EPA’s acquiescence on this burn could be a harbinger of a more serious rollback of emissions laws. “This is more than just one particular plant,” said B.J. Ernst, of the Northeast Clean Air Coalition in Addison. “This is a precedent to weaken the federal Clean Air Act. If IP gets this one through, they’ll be able to take the pollution-control devices off their other plants, and other polluting industries will quickly follow suit.”
Sorrell noted Monday that his office is considering other legal avenues, including a federal lawsuit, a petition in New York court for an injunction to halt the test burn, and a citizens’ suit similar to the one filed by several northeastern states against American Electric Power, which operates 10 coalfired power plants in the Midwest. Ironically, both Vermont and New York are plaintiffs in that suit.
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The End Is Near for Burlington’s Biggest Tree
BY CATHY RESMER
BURLINGTON — The buzz of a chainsaw is a common sound in most parts of this rural state, but it’s a little unusual in the tightly packed residential neighborhoods of Vermont’s largest city — especially when it’s coming from 80 feet up.
That’s how high Mike Fallis of Limbwalkers
Tree Service was perched last Wednesday as he pruned an Eastern Cottonwood in the city’s South End. The tree, which measures approximately 129 feet tall and 21.5 feet around at the base, is Burlington’s biggest. It rises from a backyard on Howard Street and looms over a cluster of houses.
The mammoth cottonwood has been there for as long as anyone can remember, but its life appears to be drawing to a close. The tree was struck by lightning last month, during the same storm that ignited a fire at the new student center under construction at the University of Vermont.
Michele Schmidt, who bought the house at 59 Howard with her husband Gavin three years ago, says the early morning storm that struck the tree was scary. “The sky lit up, my ears were ringing. You could smell something burning,” she recalls. “It felt like a bomb dropped on our backyard.”
the wood into Lavalley’s backyard.
Once it was down, the crew fed the limb into a wood chipper parked in Lavalley’s driveway. The wood chips would be sent to Burlington’s McNeil wood-burning plant.
The Schmidts were lucky — the lightning traveled through the tree and exited from a long gash near the roofline of their house. Workers from Limbwalkers found wood from the tree on the opposite side of Howard Street, and a squirrel got fried and landed on the roof of a neighbor’s house, but none of the branches fell. “It could have done way more damage than it did,” says Michele Schmidt.
Because the tree is on the Schmidts’ property, it was their responsibility to have it examined. After the storm, they called Limbwalkers, who recommended that the damaged branches be removed. But cutting back a big tree in an urban area is tricky. Fallis and his orange-helmeted crew attached a variety of ropes hung from pulleys to the lightning-struck limbs before firing up the saw.
When Fallis finally cut through one 3-foot-thick leafy bough, the wood cracked dramatically, but instead of falling, the 20-foot-long limb swung in an arc above Schmidt’s house. The leaves barely grazed neighbor Richard Lavalley’s roof. “Yeah!” Fallis yelled as his three-man crew gingerly lowered
The elaborate operation drew some onlookers. A man and four children sat on a lawn on Hayward Street to watch, and Schmidt snapped a few photos on her cell phone. Burlington City Arborist Warren Spinner also stopped by. “Rigging like that is an art,” he observed. “It’s like playing a game of chess. You always have to be thinking about the next move.”
This week, Schmidt notes that the job is also expensive — their insurance covers $500, and a few neighbors have offered to pitch in, but it will still cost them a couple thousand dollars.
And, she adds, she’ll probably be paying out more over the next few years; even if the tree recovers from the lightning strike — which it may not — it will probably need to come down soon anyway.
“It breaks my heart,” Schmidt says. “I don’t want to be responsible for removing the tree. But maybe the lightning was nature’s way of saying it was time to go.”
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MILITARY IN SCHOOLS
New Law Lets Students and Parents Say No to Recruiters
BY KEN PICARD
VERMONT — The U.S. Marines promote themselves as “the few, the proud.” But starting this fall, the Marines — as well as the Army, Navy and Air Force — could find themselves with even fewer recruits coming from the ranks of Vermont’s public schools.
That’s because a new state law now requires all Vermont public schools to notify parents of their right to opt out of military sales pitches to their children. Act 127, which was signed by Governor Jim Douglas in May, clarifies some of the mandates under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. That law, which was enacted in 2002, requires any school that receives federal funding to turn over its students’ names, addresses and
phone numbers to local military recruiters. Schools that fail to do sorun the risk of losing their federal funding.
However, No Child Left Behind also includes a provision that allows parents to request that their children’s names not bereleased to the military without their written permission. In the past, Vermont school districts have interpreted the federal provision in different ways. Some schools have allowed parents to remove their kids’ names just from the list sent to military recruiters. Others have told parents that if their children opt out of military recruitment, in effect, they’re declining all recruitment opportunities, including those sent by colleges and universities, scholarship
The Cost of College, and Interest, Puts Students in Greater Debt
BY CATHY RESMER
U.S. — Got a college degree? If so, the Census Bureau estimates that you’ll make $1 million more over the course of your lifetime than will someone with a high school diploma. But these days it’s increasingly likely that you’ll end up paying a big chunk of that to cover your college loans.
The cost of a college degree is only going up — the Campaign for America’s Future estimates that it has risen 40 percent at the average four-year public university since 2001. And as tuition rises, so does the amount of money students are borrowing to pay it.
On July 1, the federal government raised the interest rates on Stafford loans from 5.3 to 7.14 percent on old loans; new loans are up to 6.8 percent. And that doesn’t include variable-rate private loans, which are increasingly popular. The Project on Student Debt points out that undergraduate and graduate borrowing through private loans rose by 30 percent from 2004 to 2005.
This mounting debt load is making it harder for graduates to get on with their post-collegiate lives. A look at the state of student debt, by the numbers:
Under 50 percentage of four-year-college students with loan debt in 1993
66.4 percentage in 2004
$9250 averagedebt in 1993
$19,200 average debt in 2004
1.3 percentage of college graduates with loansgreater than $40,000 in 1993
7.7 percent who owed more than $40,000 in 2004
45 percentofUVM grads with debt in 2001
60 percent in 2005
$21,330 projected cost of attending UVM for in-state students this year
$20,142 average debt of UVM grads in 2005
$18,875 Average debt for all Vermont public collegestudents
9 Vermont’s rank among states for highest average debt at public universities
14 percent of grads nationwide who say they delayed marriage because of loan debt
30 percent who say debt has kept them from buying a car
38 percent who say debt has kept them from buyingahome
21 percentwhosay debt has made them put off having kids
funds, class ring companies and yearbook publishers.
“Schools do this in very different ways,” explains Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont American Civil Liberties Union, which lobbied for the bill’s passage. “Some schools’ databases are really crude in how they spit out students’ information, and others are reallysophisticated. That was part of the problem.”
Act 127 clarifies students’ and parents’ privacy protections by requiring schools to notify parents every year about their right to selectively remove their children’s names from the list sent to recruiters for the military, but not others. School districts will begin mailing out those notices to parents in the next few weeks, along with other back-to-school bulletins, according to the Vermont Department of Education. Currently, the department doesn’t track how many parents or students have already said no to military recruiters.
The law doesn’t include a deadline — parents can send a letter to their school principal or headmaster at any time requestingthat their children’s names be taken off the list. According to the Vermont Superintendents Association, that letter should remain in effect for as long as the student is at the school or theschool is notified otherwise.
That said, there are other ways for recruiters to obtain students’ contact info — with or without their parents’ permission. For example, schools throughout Vermont offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), a voluntary standardized test designed to help students explore their career potentials. Created by the U.S. Department of Defense, the test is offered to schools at no charge, and is often administered by military recruiters. Last year, 340 students in 23 of Vermont’s 66 high schools took the test, according to the U.S. Military Entrance ProcessingCommandin Illinois.
Not everyone who takes the test intends to enlist. Bob Johnson, a former principal at the K-12 Danville School and now interim executive director oftheVermont Principals Association, says that many guidance counselors in the Northeast Kingdom recommend theASVAB as a way to help students identify promising career paths.
But students who take the ASVAB automatically get their names entered into a national database of potential military recruits. That database, which is maintained bythePentagon’s Joint Advertising and Market Research Studies (JAMRS), containsinformation on millionsof Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. Students can opt out ofJAMRSas well, but their names andpersonal data will still be maintained in “suppression files” that couldbe used later, accordingtothenonprofit privacy group Liberty Coalition.
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AN IRREVERENT READ ON VT POLITICS
BY PETER FREYNE
Devil’s Advocate, Please!
On the fifth Anniversary of 9/11, there was no shortage of Vermont political voices making exceptionally bold public statements before the state’s TV news cameras. Republican Gov. Jim Douglas sternly stood shoulderto-shoulder with Democratic Attorney General Bill Sorrell in the Governor’s Ceremonial Office Monday, making a strong visual statement of bipartisanship.
Also on Monday, Democratic Lite-Gov candidate Matt Dunne stood shoulder-toshoulder with two fellow Vermont state senators on the shore of Lake Champlain in Addison County.
Both groups were on a mission, but it had absolutely nothing to do with commemorating September 11 and the alQaeda suicide strikes on New York and Washington — a day we will never forget.
Instead, Monday’s mission was exclusively an all-Vermont mission, and it was all about scoring patriotic political points before the hometown crowds on the day Vermont was losing a battle.
Obviously, being rational Vermonters, you surely see that those damn New Yorkers across Lake Champlain want to poison us! They want to start burning old tires as fuel at the International Paper plant in Ticonderoga, New York. They say burning tires would mean burning a lot less fuel oil, save the company money, and keep the paper plant’s workers from both states getting paychecks.
According to the N.Y. air-quality permit, IP Ticonderoga wants to do a “testburn” of “tire-derived fuel” (TDF) along with “No. 6 fuel oil and bark/wood.”
But Vermonters know that if IP does even a two-week test burn, toxic pollution will spew out of the stack, float across the lake, and land on innocent, unprotected Vermonters. It’ll land on our cows and pastures, and young children will have to breathe it! My God, Ethan Allen must be turning over in his grave!
At least, that’s the so-far-unified message Vermont political leaders and media have been pitching.
What our beloved and loyal Vermont pols knew on Monday was, at the close of business that day, the federal Environmental Protection Agency was going to act on the latest Big Bad Battle of Ticonderoga.
And anyone who inquired about the actual record knew the EPA was going to give its blessing — after a 45-day review period — to the New York State air-quality permit that would allow the two-week test burn. Time to man the barricades!
“No tires will be burned without a fight!” promised General Billy. “A big fight!” he added.
“I don’t understand why they don’t understand,” said Gov. Douglas, “that they must install state-of-the-art technology on the IP smokestack first!”
Vermont’s guv and the A.G. promised to protest, appeal, kick, scream and sue, sue, sue, in any court that will have them, in order to stop the test burn!
Democrat Dunne, the Lite-Gov candidate, went even further. This future Vermont political something-or-other boldly called for a boycott of International Paper
products! No more Postmark®-envelope papers, folks. Vermonters will show ’em!
But no one has been able to explain how these people over in New York can be so mean, ignorant and wicked. How can they have no regard for the health of Vermont’s women and small children . . . even our innocent pets?
“IP has always fallen back on this ‘We have plenty of room in our permit to legally do this’ argument,” said the Douglas administration’s Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jeff Wennberg. “They may or they may not,” he conceded, “and the test burn would certainly give some indication of that.”
But legality is not the issue here, folks, got that? If one does not like the law, one does not have to abide by it.
“Our concern,” said Wennberg, “isn’t whether or not the permit will allow the tire burn legally, but whether it is appropriate from the standpoint of protecting human health. In other words, is it sufficiently protective of the health of Vermonters? And whether or not the permit is right,” said Jeff the Commish, “we are convinced the health won’t be protected without the equipment.”
Didn’t know Wennberg, a former Republican mayor of Rutland, had any expert medical training, did you?
Pssst! You don’t think there’s a chance some political grandstanding is going on here, do you?
After all, how can Republican Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont and Republican Gov. George Pataki of New York both support George W. Bush on the issue of the Iraq war and so much more, but will not even discuss the tire test burn in Ticonderoga?
Could Vermont’s leaders possibly be crying wolf? As Ch. 3’s Adam Sullivan reported Monday evening, Vermont “already sends more than half of its spent tires to plants in Massachusetts and Maine to be burned.”
We called the EPA Region 2 head office Monday. It’s at 290 Broadway in lower Manhattan. Some EPA employees, we were told, had second thoughts about coming into work on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. But Steve Riva, the chief of the EPA permitting section, did show up. He took our call on the second ring. Said he didn’t want to take the day off and spend it at home in New Jersey. He wanted to be busy.
Better sit down for this, folks. ’Cause Mr. Riva sees a very different environmental picture than Vermont’s brave political leaders do.
Riva told “Inside Track” that he hadn’t spoken directly to anyone in Vermont “at the commissioner level or higher,” but had contact at the staff level of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. The Vermont staffer, he said, “had just one question, and it was on procedure.” He said he heard not a single word of complaint.
“He understood the need for the test,” Riva told us, “and the need for a trial. This is not an uncontrolled burning of tires.
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There are controls in place,” he said. “We have to test.”
The EPA official actually sounded quite calm, a sharp contrast to the heated chest-thumping and tough talk from Douglas and Sorrell.
“The purpose of the test is to obtain technical information,” said Riva. Both New York and Vermont environmental officials, he assured us, will be closely monitoring the IP smokestack emissions during the test. “If they exceed any limitation levels, the test will be stopped immediately!” insisted the EPA official.
Doesn’t sound unreasonable, does it?
Later, Bonnie Bellow,public affairs director for EPA Region 2, called to follow up. Like Riva, she was quite calm about what some Vermont political leaders consider the current greatest threat to life onEarth as we know it.
“ We have decided, after a careful review of the permit, that we are not going to object to it,” Bellow told us. “We have worked very closely with the two states throughout the review, and we are very confident that it meets the requirements that are needed to protect people’s health.”
The EPA, said Bonnie, “is going to be present to monitor the test-burn during the time that it takes place to make sure that it’s done properly.”
Funny, but neither Mr. Riva nor Ms. Bellow sounded like right-wing nut jobs. Or like Bush administration flunkies. Instead, they actually came across as open, knowledgeable, seasoned pros. And they said that IP and the administration of New York Republican Gov. George Pataki areplaying by the rules.
Infact, said Riva, the area that’sexpected to get the heaviest dose of particulate matter and pollutants falling to earth from the IP smokestack is in New York State, not Vermont. Interesting.
Also interesting, even entertaining, is the sight of Gov. Douglas playing the Great Protector of Lake Champlain.
Hey, isn’t this the same guy who condemned the Conservation Law Foundation for successfully halting illegal big-box development in Chittenden County?
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Circumferential Highway that it took environmental groups and a federal judge to apply federal environmental law to stop him?
But a carefully reviewed and approved, two-week, closely monitored test burn of TDF at the Ticonderoga IP plant is the greatest health threat Vermonters have ever faced?
Sorry. Not buying it.
It may play well to the Vermont home audience, but could we please let the facts get in the way, just a little?
Pretty please?
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Vietnam Flashback Didn’t see it coming. Thought everything was under control. Me in charge. Was just trying to focus on getting done what had to get done on Friday afternoon . . .
Acouple minutes later,Bernie wheeled former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland through the handicap access door, Peter Welch at his side, and the show began. The TVs and the local dailies covered it. Bernie gave the usual stem-winder at the VFW. Veterans issues are near and dear to his socialist heart. For an antiwar kind of guy, Bernie has surprised many on the political left with his focus on veterans, but Vermont vets know, it ain’t just talk. And our unscientific research indicates veterans in Vermont make a nice voting block. It was interesting to watch the legless, one-armed Cleland as he leaned back in his VA-supplied wheelchair to get a better view of Vermont’s Ol’ Bernardo in action. We’re used to it. Max was impressed. Music to his ears.
“Don’t you really want this guy down speaking for you, for us, for me and all the people who’ve served?” asked Max rhetorically to cheers. He called Bernie a “national treasurethat this countryneeds. Not just the state of Vermont, but the nation!”
Wasn’t Gov. Scissorhands carrying the water of the Potash Brook polluters (it empties into Shelburne Bay), including a certain shopping-center developer who coincidentally happened to be a big Douglas campaign contributor and backer?
Interesting.
And isn’tDouglas the same governor who supported the 20 percent power boost at the aging Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon? Wherearewestoring the radioactive waste? Oh, in Vermont. Cool.
And isn’t this the same governor who since 2002 has been so committed to building the environmentally unfriendly
Cleland noted wenow have over 1 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in Century 21. “I’m a Vietnam veteran,” said Max. “I’veseen this storybefore.” And the speaker joked, “By the way, Bernie, I really wasn’t wounded in Vietnam, I just went duck-hunting with Dick Cheney.” The crowdroared and Max followed up with, “As Jay Leno said about that incident, at least somebody high-up in the Bush administration has combat experience!” More howls.
The Vets panel program ended just before 2 p.m. — on schedule! And wemade a dash for the locked bicycle out front and the 10minute jaunt home to write up
and call in the radio report and then head for a Vermont Public Television taping by 2:45. But as I got to the VFW’s front door, I realized I’d left my tape recorder back on the banquet room table in front of the dignitaries. Shit!
No panic. Keep cool.
When I went back, there were abunch of folks crowding the head table wanting to meet Max Cleland. I realized I wasn’t going to be able to duck him, after all. And,atleast, I had my sunglasses on, eh?
There were Vietnam vets eager tomeet him. One woman told him about her dad who had died in Vietnam the same year (1968) Max had been blown up by the grenade.
As the last person left the table, Istepped up to grab my tape recorder. I was wearing my bike helmet. Max, the guy in the wheelchair, looks up and says, “So, you bike, huh?”
Oh, yeah,” I replied, “anywhere in Burlington. Beat the cars, too, and don’t have any trouble parking.” Muttered something about how I’d lost a ton of weight “to get in shape for the current chapter of life.”
Cleland smiled and chuckled. And I tilted my head down so our eyes met over my shades.
The word “Vietnam” needed no mention. The tears welled up fast and Ol’ Max saw it. He extended his one hand and gripped mine as welocked eyes and hands in silence for three or four seconds. Then I turned, pushed my shades back up and dashed home on the twowheeler with tears running down my cheeks.
Iwas in college in Chicago during the bloodiest parts of the Vietnam War.Mynumber in the 1969 national Selective Service draw, based on birth date, was 146. I was drafted as a conscientious objector and ordered to perform two years alternative service in Minnesota’s Twin Cities starting in 1971.
But the gut-wrenching that tore apart America, its families (including mine), its people, and its military due to the White House’sdeceitful, dishonest and stupid policy in Vietnam is something that for me has always been an institutional memory. It was planted deep in my bones as a teenager following the daily news and attending draft-board protests and antiwar marches in Chicago. And funerals.
AsMax Cleland proved on Friday at Burlington’s VFW, it’s a memory I will never shake, a memor yof classmates and friends killed and wounded in a U.S. War in Vietnam that never, ever, should have happened.
Kind of like the one we’rein, eh?
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Dear Cecil,
We’re all taught in B-school that market prices are determined by supply and demand. I can’t for one minute believe this is true of crude oil prices. Demand appears to be static (that is, static at a given moment, although steadily increasing with time) and not affected by price at all. China isn’t going to buy incrementally less oil as the price goes up. So how is the market price actually determined?
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Simple — it’s whatever the market will bear at’s the high-level view, of course. e details are more complicated. Pull up a chair ere are two ways to buy oil first, by entering into a long-term contract to get regular deliveries, and second, by buying oil when you want it at the current price in the so-called spot market rough the 1970s most oil on the international market was bought on long-term contracts, which meant prices didn’t fluctuate much Sure, you had that little adjustment following the 1973 oil embargo, but afterward prices remained stable, just higher at changed following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-’81 e price of oil more than doubled initially, then dropped when OPEC s stranglehold was broken by noncartel suppliers, such as those pumping crude from the North Sea ey could undercut existing long-term contract prices by selling on the spot market, which thereafter assumed much greater importance Competition complicated life for bulk oil purchasers It kept the price down, which they liked ey didn’t like the resultant price fluctuations, because running a business is tough when you can ’ t predict costs Enter oil futures Oil futures are a mechanism purchasers use to protect themselves against short-term price swings. e basic idea is simple. Say in Januar y you know you ’ re going to need 1000 barrels of oil in July Producers look at their stockpiles and production and decide they’ll sell you oil for future ( i.e., July) deliver y at $70 a barrel. Come July, you get your 1000 barrels at $70 per as expected. But what if the price of oil on the spot market at that point is only $50 a barrel? en you overpaid $20,000 by buying early You console yourself with the thought that in this crazy world the spot price could have gone to $100. In short, by purchasing oil on the futures market, you bought predictability e parties who sold you the futures contracts, on the other hand, gambled that they could make money on the difference between the contract price and the spot price. e whole process is a game — ever yone ’ s tr ying to outguess each other and arrive at a comfortable balance of potential profit and risk.
Oil futures make up a large part of the oil markets, and oil is the world’s most heavily traded commodity Because of this, the price of oil is sensitive to how traders think the world will look one month, six
months, or even years in the future. Bad news can send futures prices skyrocketing, especially if it involves Middle Eastern politics or natural disasters. Other factors, such as China’s growing oil consumption, cause gradual increases in prices. Since the lifting cost (the cost to get the oil out of the ground and into a tanker) is typically less than $4 per barrel for Middle Eastern crude, suppliers could be a lot more flexible with prices if they wanted, but why should they? Consumers are manifestly willing to pay, and besides, producers have R&D and exploration costs to cover
Oil futures prices drive gasoline prices, but it’s not a simple relationship As of March 2006, the price of crude oil made up about 55 percent of the total price of gasoline, with refining, taxes, distribution and marketing making up the rest. Even if the price of oil at the wellhead is flat, things such as refiner y costs, excise tax changes, and transportation problems (e.g., pits in the pipeline) can raise prices at the pump
Chances are, what’s really bugging you is why pump prices go up or down so quickly after the price of oil changes, especially since the gas at the filling station is already sitting there. Part of it is price gouging, but less than you might think. e Federal Trade Commission figures that 85 percent of gasoline price variability is ultimately due to changes in cr ude oil prices rather than greed. Remember: ere are lots of players in the oil business, they’re all trying to make money, and margins for the little guys are thin often less than 10 cents a gallon. When the price of crude spikes, the filling-station owner knows the wholesale price he pays for gas will soon jump, so it’s not unreasonable for him to salt away a couple bucks by hiking the pump price now Cold comfort, I know Here s a thought to make you chillier still: Gas prices a generation from now, maybe sooner, will make the cost of a fill-up today look amusingly cheap
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Curses, Foiled Again New York City police received an obscenity-filled letter containing white powder that taunted, “Ha, Ha (you) thought it was anthrax,” and ended with “Catch me if you can.”
Officers promptly arrested Abdullah Date, 18, because the envelope had his return address, and the letter was signed “Abdullah Date.” They said Date mailed the letter to the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn because he was angry over a drug bust.
Tales Retold? Turkey, which has been astrongly secular state since the 1920s, added to its school curriculum 100 classic children’s stories that have been revised to
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Silver Linings Global warming could open up new shipping lanes through the Arctic, shortening voyages by thousands of miles. These northern passages could open for the summer as early as 2050, according to French and German scientists, who warned, however, that the new routes could triple levels of low-lying ozone as ship exhausts pollute the pristine environment.
•After introducing the Mosquito, a device aimed at discouraging loitering by emitting a high-pitched sound that youths can hear clearly but most older people can’t,
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include Islamic elements. “Give me some bread, for Allah’s’ sake,” Pinocchio tells Geppetto, his maker. Pollyanna, the embodiment of Christian forgiveness, believes in the end of the world as foretold by the Koran. In The Three Musketeers, D’Artagnan is told that he cannot visit Aramis because “he converted to Islam after his illness.” According to the London Daily Telegraph,the insertions in these books by Islamic publishers also contain insults, slang and rude rhymes that mock Turkey’s president and prime minister.
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•After William Mellema, 41, of Greece, N.Y., was arrested for leading state troopers on a high-speed chase in his 1993 Saturn, he explained to Irondequoit Town Justice Jospeh Genier that he was driving to get his car inspected when a trooper tried to pull him over because the vehicle had an expired inspection sticker. “I got scared, and I ran. I’m stupid. I’m an idiot,” said Mellema, who now faces multiple felony charges, as well as traffic violations, the least of which is driving with an expired inspection sticker. Genier commented, “There’s no argument from anybody here.”
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Zookeepers in the Netherlands announced plans to set up online communications for Dutch and Indonesian orangutans to get to know each other better. Noting that captive orangutans separated by a wall communicate using a mirror in front of the two enclosures, Anouk Ballot of the Apenheul ape park in Apeldoorn said that web cams and computer screens extend that principle. “We are going to set up an Internet connection between Indonesia and Apeldoorn so that the apes can see each other and, by means of pressing a button, be able to give one another food, for example,” she explained, adding that the first step is “to find ape-proof cables and screens.”
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Christians in eastern England are turning to prayer to help catch criminals now that the Lincolnshirebranch of the Christian Police Association has set up a “Prayer Watch” operation. “It’slargely geared to protecting congregations and church properties, which are pretty vulnerable places, but with the added bolt-on aspect of prayers,” apolice official told Reuters news agency.
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riday night, and the students were streaming down the Main Street hill in packs of 10 to 20. This could mean just one thing: first night on campus for a new crop of UVM freshmen who were about to explore the legendary nighttime Burlington scene for the first time. Like nervous wildebeest approaching a Serengeti waterhole, they congregate in large groups; it makes them feel safe.
For us local cabbies, it’s a beautiful sight. To put it crassly, these youngsters are walking dollar signs. Take away the students, along with the entourage of oftvisiting friends and relatives, and half the cab companies in Burlington would fold overnight. I mean, they’re good kids, they bring creativity and youthful energy to our town, but — let’s face it — you gotta love the cash flow.
Later in the night, I was hailed by someone in a collection of freshmen munching street food on a downtown corner. The women in the group all looked fabulous, with a couple of them
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“Sweet,” I said. “Chilo — I like that.”
“No, no,” she corrected me, giggling. “Chido, not chilo.”
I mimicked her pronunciation as well as I could, gringo that I am. “Cheedough,” I repeated, hopefully.
“That’s it!” she said. “Very cool.”
We snaked our way through the Hill section. The neighborhood streets that had been empty all summer were now spotted with young people. It’s as if there were two Burlingtons: one that exists from June to August; the other, from September to May.
“What about in other Hispanic countries?” I asked. “What do they use?”
“It’s funny you should ask this, because just today I was talking with a girl from Venezuela, and I noticed she kept saying, ‘de pinga.’ That translates literally as, like, ‘really, really good.’”
“De pinga,” I tried it out. “Ooh, I like that. My brother-in-law’s from Mexico; I got to try this out on him. He’s a beautiful guy. Last time we were out visiting in
door as she stepped out of the cab. Then she poked her head back in. “How do I get a taxi from the dorm when I need one?”
wearing those fashionable blue-jean miniskirts so dear to the heart of heterosexual males.
A young man stepped around to my window and asked, “Could you take my friend here back to UVM?”
I told him sure, and he handed me a twenty. “Keep it,” he said, with a savoirfaire belying his years. “Just get her up to campus safe and sound, OK?”
“You bet,” I replied, thinking, thisis shaping up as one fine freshman class
He walked back to the curb and gave one of the women a big hug, then helped her into the back seat of the cab. For this 18-year-old, chivalry was clearly not dead.
“Christie Hall, please,” she said to me once she was settled. She seemed shy and sweet, and spoke with a foreign accent.
“You’re not from Italy, are you?” I asked, getting underway.
“No, no.” She brushed a wave of brown hair off her forehead and tucked it behind an ear. “Do I sound Italian? I’m from Mexico.”
“Jeez — yeah, I can hear it now. What are you studying at UVM?”
“Officially, I will be studying English, but mostly I’m learning just from being here.”
“Well, that’s cool . . . Which reminds me, I always wanted to know this: In Spanish, is there a word that’s an equivalent of ‘cool’?”
“Yes there is,” she responded with a musical laugh. “It’s different for the different Spanish-speaking countries, but where I’m from, central Mexico, we say, ‘chido.’”
California, he gave me this gorgeous straw hat. I wear it all the time. Well, in the summer, anyway.”
“I love those hats,” she said. “Back home, all the men wear them.”
“Yeah, Alexandro is one sweet dude. He gets a few glasses of wine in him, and, before you know it, he wants to give you his car!”
“Yes, that’s very Mexican,” she said. “We always want to give things away to our friends and relatives. It’s more important in our culture than having things, giving them away. It’s hard to explain.”
One more reason why I say, “Bring on the Latinos.” All this immigration from Latin America is the best thing that’s ever happened to our country, as far as I’m concerned. And I’m not just talking about all that great food and music.
We swung around to the side door of Christie Hall, and my customer hesitated at the door as she stepped out of the cab. Then she poked her head back in. “How do I get a taxi from the dorm when I need one?”
“Easy.” I reached up to my visor and pulled a business card from under the rubber band. “You just call me.” I stretched back to hand her the card over the seat. “I’ll be your cab driver for the next four years.”
“Chido,” she said.
“De pinga,” I replied, as I made a fist, she reciprocated, and we pounded it.
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Ashes to Ashes
Stephen Gregory doesn’t call his customers “clients.” They’re his “families.” It’s easy to understand how the Shelburne funeral director specializing in cremations develops a bond with the people who use his ser vices. Invariably, he meets them at a vulnerable time, when even a small gesture — a hand on the shoulder, a kind word, respectful silence — can have a lasting impact.
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A native of Saranac Lake, New York, Gregory has been in the funeral business for the last 29 years. In September 2001, he founded Stephen C. Gregory Cremation Ser vice. He was the first funeral director in Vermont licensed to handle cremations exclusively. Gregory doesn’t personally operate the cremation chamber, or “retort”— that’s done by the crematory staff in South Burlington. But he handles everything else about the process. He goes to the place of death, obtains the death certificate, arranges the religious services, transports the body to the crematory, and returns the cremated remains, or “cremains,” to the family. Gregory even takes care of other posthumous paperwork, such as notifying Social Security and helping next of kin file for veterans benefits. As he puts it, “Usually the families don’t even have to leave their house.”
Gregory, 57, is a gentle, soft-spoken man, whose lined face reveals years of working odd hours and tempering others’ sorrow. His adult son, an IBM employee, occasionally helps with the business. But most of the time Gregory is on his own. “You sleep with a pager next to your head every night, seven days a week,” he says. “We went away for a week last spring and it took me three days just to stop reaching to see if my pager was on my belt.”
Cremation has become a popular choice for many Vermonters. In Gregory’s first year, he handled 14 people; to date, this year there have been 60. Those numbers reflect state and national trends. In 2004, nearly two in five Vermont deaths resulted in cremations. Cost may explain it. A full-service funeral in Vermont can run more than $5500 even before the expenses of the plot and cemetery fees; Gregory’s prices are on the low end of the spectrum, according to data from the Funeral Consumers Alliance.
Asked about the downside of his job Gregor y ’ s answer is surprising. “If you know the person ahead of time, you feel bad after something happens,” he says. “And if you didn’t know the person, after hearing what’s said about them, you wish you had. It’s kind of a Catch-22, you know?”
SEVEN DAYS: Why is cremation so popular?
STEPHEN GREGORY: Number one, cemeteries are scrambling for space. Number two is cost . . . Some families don’t have the funds to go the whole nine yards, so they’ll do direct cremation.
SD: Tell me about the cremation process itself.
SG: The body is placed into what we call an alternative container. The crematory requires a rigid container. Once in a while, a family will want a casket, but I recommend the alternative container It’s heavy cardboard. Then it goes into the retort. It takes a couple of hours and everything is burned away except the bone. That’s
taken out and put through a pulverizer that grinds it up into a fine powder. Those are your cremains.
SD: How hot does it get?
SG: About 1600 degrees.
SD: Is anything removed from the body prior to cremation?
SG: The big thing is the pacemaker. That has to be removed beforehand. Artificial knees and those things don’t burn away. They separate that out later.
SD: Are bodies cremated in whatever they’re wearing?
SG: A lot of times the family will dress the person — or I will, if they ask me to. I recommend they remove everything. Sometimes people want
to let someone go with the wedding band, and I say, “Why don’t you remove it and we can put it with the cremated remains?”
SD: Is that for safety reasons?
SG: No Maybe somebody in the family might like to have it. I just can’t see sending jewelry to the crematory. A granddaughter or a grandson might want it.
SD: Can family members watch a cremation?
SG: Yes. Everything is open to the families. There’s a big door and the body goes right in on a track and the door shuts . . . The people at this crematory are wonderful. The place is kept spotless. They’re really nice and ver y respectful of the body. You think of a crematory as a manufacturing place, but it isn’t like that at all. There’s no waiting three or four days for cremains. It’s usually 24 hours, sometimes that afternoon. It’s important to the family — and to me, too.
SD: Then what?
SG: Sometimes I hold the cremated remains for the family until they’re ready for them, sometimes I take them right to the family Some make their own urns. Some of the handmade urns I’ve seen are beautiful. I’ve been asked to use a toolbox before, a fishing box, a wooden cigar humidor, something that was near and dear to the person and meant something. That’s kind of nice. People put all different things in there: cribbage boards, fishing lures, golf balls. Sometimes I’ll recommend to the family, if they have little kids, they might want to write grandpa or grandma a little note and put that in there.
SD: What can be done with the ashes?
SG: There are no laws about that. If you’re going to spread them on someone else’s land, I think there might be a problem. But people scatter them all the time. It might be at somebody’s favorite place to go hunting or fishing. Sometimes families split them. Some are buried, some are scattered, sometimes someone will take them to Maine and scatter them in the ocean.
SD: Is cremation a “greener” way to go?
SG: Environmentally, I think the biggest thing is space. With cemeteries, the casket takes up a lot of room. We have a cremation garden down in Shelburne. That’s saved acres of land. It’s a beautiful place.
SD: How do you maintain a positive outlook in your profession?
SG: It’s tough. Untimely deaths are hard. I have a lot of young people that I’ve had to take care of, and that takes its toll.
SD: Does this work affect your family?
SG: This is a tough business for a wife. You might be just getting ready to go out for dinner and you get a call and you go. I would never ask people to wait . . . Sometimes I’m working outside, so I have to shave and shower first, but I’m there within an hour or so. Then again, some people want me to wait.
SD: How do you make things easier for the mourners?
SG: I have this little quilt I put on top of my stretcher — it was my motherin-law’s — so they don’t have to see the [body] pouch. I don’t just go in, put the cot down, shut the door and tell the family to leave the room. I ask if they d like to be there. Some like to help. Something as simple as that quilt really takes the sting out of that stretcher . . . And, I never zip it until I get out the door, I just pull the quilt up. I wish that somebody would come up with a silent zipper for those pouches. Maybe it seems louder to me than it is, but when you pull that zipper, it seems like it echoes through the whole house.
SD: What do you consider a good day at work?
SG: If the person who died was a hundred years old . . . The thing is, you’ve got a grieving family and some people don’t have a clue what they’ve been through, so I try to make things as easy for them as I can. When I come home at night, I can look myself in the mirror and say, “You did good today.”
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Librarian-author Leda Schubert on publishing for picky readers
EBallet of the Elephants by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Roaring Brook Press, 34 pages, $17.95.
lephants in “fluffy pink tutus and jeweled headbands” dance around a circus ring, trumpeting to “odd harmonies” and accompanied by 50 ballerinas. It sounds a bit like a drugassisted hallucination, but it’s actually the premise of Ballet of the Elephants, the latest picture book authored by Leda Schubert of Plainfield. Amazingly enough, the book is nonfiction. The Circus Polka, choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky, had its premiere in 1942 at John Ringling North’s Greatest Show on Earth.
Schubert, who is 60, has been a published writer for less than a decade, but she’s spent most of her life around books and children. Born in Washington, D.C., she went to Brandeis, earned an M.A. from Harvard’s School of Education, and moved to Vermont, the site of a summer camp she’d loved as a child. Here Schubert taught, ran a daycare center, and worked as a librarian. In 1986, she became school library consultant for the Vermont Department of Education, a post she held for the next 17 years.
Kids are the focus of the Burlington Book Festival on Sunday, with presentations and hands-on activities for young readers, and “adult” workshops that address writing for children and motivating them to read. Schubert has experienced all these challenges first-hand.
When Schubert quit her ed job, in 2003, to write, she had already created two easy-readers, Winnie All Day Long and Winnie Plays Ball, for Candlewick Press. A quintessentially Vermont book, Here Comes Darrell, came next, with woodcut illustrations by Mary Azarian. The title character is a “local hero,” in Schubert’s words, who’s always there for his rural neighbors, plowing their driveways, delivering firewood or digging their ponds.
Ballet of the Elephants was researched and written before Here Comes Darrell, shortly after Schubert graduated from Vermont College’s MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Published last April, the book has received glowing reviews. In the New York Times Book Review, Jed Perl called Ballet a “playful revelation” and wrote that “Leda Schubert’s deft, incisive way of telling the incredible story will set young minds spinning.”
Young minds, spinning or not, can find plenty to mar vel at in the book, which is evocatively illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Schubert says the question she answers most often when she reads at schools is “How did they get the tutus on the elephants?”
Schubert has more picture books in the works: Donna and the Robbers, to be published by the Vermont Folklife Center next year, and Feeding
the Sheep, due in two years from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She talked to Seven Days on a Saturday in Montpelier, between shopping for veggies at the farmers’ market and a Katherine Paterson reading at Bear Pond Books.
SEVEN DAYS: You’re scheduled to appear at the Burlington Book Festival this year. What will you be doing?
LEDA SCHUBERT: It may involve tutus and music, I don’t know. I’ll definitely read from Ballet of the Elephants and Here Comes Darrell If it’s not hot, I’ll bring my dog, Winnie, who was the star of my early readers. Everyone is encouraged to come in a tutu!
SD: Why and how did you start writing for kids? Was it linked to your job?
LS: I wanted to write for kids my whole life. It’s funny, I just had an old, old friend visiting whom I knew from high school, and we had an afternoon of sitting around and reading my old journals. Even when I was a senior in high school, I was saying, “What I want to do is write for children.”
But I wasn’t independently wealthy, so I went to work. I was lucky that all of my jobs involved reading to children. I started writing a little bit, but I had no idea what I was doing. I never gave up this dream. And my Winnie books — I was very involved with the Department of Education in early childhood literacy, and what I thought we needed were more trade books for kids that they could buy at the bookstore that would encourage reading, but that were funny and not didactic. And I had this insane dog, so I literally just started watching what she was doing all the time. They got accepted in 1998. I just got more and more convinced that this was what I had to do I left my job and went back to school.
SD: You went to the Vermont College MFA program. What did that teach you that helped you become a writer?
LS: The single most important thing I learned there is that if you want to write, you actually have to write. Unless you sit down and put, as they say, your butt in the chair, you’re not going to achieve anything.
SD: Could you tell the story of how you got the idea for Ballet of the Elephants?
LS: I owe this to my periodontist, whom I familiarly call the Evil Periodontist. I don’t watch TV, but I hate flossing. So I was flossing my teeth and watching TV, and they were re-broadcasting this documentary
[about George Balanchine] on “American Masters.” I only watched it for two minutes, and in one of those minutes they said, “He also choreographed a ballet for elephants.” I made a little note next to my bed, where I always keep paper and a pencil, and in the morning I went to work. I just was obsessed. I did all this research basically from home, and we have a dial-up connection, so it took forever.
SD: How did you pare all the information down into a story for kids?
LS: Thirty drafts. When I first heard this stor y, I got a sentence in my head, and that sentence was something like: “George Balanchine loved to dance, and he loved to tell other people how to dance, even elephants.” So it came out in this very short style I call it lineated prose.
SD: How did you come up with the idea for Here Comes Darrell?
LS: Darrell Farnham was a real person. For many, many years he plowed my driveway, delivered firewood. He got very sick, stomach cancer, and we
went to visit him. He said this amazing thing to me — and I can finally say this without crying — he said when he got up and there was a snowstorm, he knew he had to plow me out first, ’cause I had to get to work early. And I had this sense of this person, who, in the middle of the night, while I was cozy under my quilts and sleeping away, was out there plowing driveways for people, so they could get to work early. Not so he could make money, but because he cared. Unfortunately, he died before he could see the book. I’ve heard from readers that there are other places in the country that have Darrells, which is a good thing to know.
SD: You mention in another interview that your agent advised you to move out of the picture book market. Why? Do you have plans to write for a different age group?
LS: With deference to my agent, I will write what I need to write. His point, which is a valid one, is that the picture book market is flat right now. Young adult books are hot. It’s all a
LEDA SCHUBERT
matter of demographics. For a long time, there were too many picture books published, and the market was saturated. I’ve
healthier, but the kids didn’t want to eat their vegetables. It seems almost like reading is similar for
For me, the big concern is not “Can they decipher a word?” but “Can they make meaning? Do they like to read?” And you’re not going to get that without the story.
finished a middle-grade novel, which is circulating [among publishers].
SD: Haveyou seen a trend toward nonfiction picturebooks? If so, what do you think is behind it?
LS: Nonfiction is apparently pretty successful right now.There’re a lot of picture biographies, science books. The standards are so high. They’re trying to appeal to both boys and girls, and there’ssome research that shows boys prefer nonfiction. I also think people like to write it, because research is a really great way of avoiding writing!
SD: Do you remember how you learned to read? Howhas teaching changed since then?
LS: I don’t remember not reading ever. I went to elementaryschool in the ’50s, and Ithink therewas an assumption that most people would learn to read and that they would learn using Dick and Jane. Now, there’ssomuch moreindividual attention to each child, to how that child would learn best. Thereis a resistant 20 percent of students that havetrouble learning to read. I believe that if you put the other 80 percent in a roomwith a lot of books, eventually they will learn to read no matter what you do. It’s reaching that 20 percent that’s the challenge.
Ihavenot been in the public school systemsince leaving the department three years ago, which doesn’t seem very long. But since that time, No Child Left Behind has been fully implemented, and I’m not sure that we’re going in the right direction. There’s so much scripted teaching of reading, which terrifies me. Teachers have to teach a certain structured program using a series of textbooks. It does achieve higher scores in the short run. Whether it makes readers or not . . . you’d have to show me the evidence. For me, the big concern is not “Can they decipher a word?” but “Can they make meaning? Do they like to read?” And you’re not going to get that without the story. Story is going to make that happen.
SD: I was reading a story in a recent New Yorker about howthey were trying to make a school cafeteria
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some kids. Do you agree?
LS: Absolutely. One of the things she said in that article, which was so interesting, is that a child’s food tastes are set by age 4 or 5, and it’s a struggle afterward to change that. I think if you look at early childhood reading that way, if they don’t have a sense of story, if they haven’t been read to, if they haven’t engaged in language play, if they haven’t sung songs and done Mother Goose rhymes and all of those things, there’s a certain point at which it’s going to be increasingly difficult for them to do it.
SD: You’veworked with college students at UVM and St. Michael’s. Many professorssay their incoming students aremore poorly read than ever before. Do you have this impression? LS: I’mnot an optimist. Katherine Paterson says that if you write for children, you have hope. There’s something to that. But . . . we’renot a country that values intelligence. We elected a president who is not what I would call an intellect. We don’t supportthe intellect, wedon’tsupport books, wedon’t support conversation. On the other hand, the SAT scores are up!
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TheRead Onion
“State of The Onion Address,” September 16, Lake & College, Burlington. $15-20. 7 p.m.
t’s a sad commentary on the nation’s interest in current events that so many people tune into John Stewart’s “The Daily Show”on televison, night after night, as their sole source of fake news. Any responsible citizen knows that a healthy diet of fake information about the day’s critical fake issues must come from multiple sources.
That’s why I also read the parody newsweekly The Onion,some of whose writers are presenting “The State of Onion Address” this Saturday as part of the Burlington Book Festival. In print since 1988 and available online — www.theonion.com — since 1996, Onion helps me stay abreast of non-happenings in the world, nation and even my own community.
Think Globally, Smirk Locally
The world has changed dramatically since the Berlin Wall came down and the Internet came up. Thanks to The Onion able to keep close tabs on the most pressing international affairs, such as 2004’s global economics item, “World Bank Forecloses on World Farm.”
Aquick scan of the past few years’ headlines tells the story of nations navigating a new world order:
•In the republics of the former Soviet Union —“Vladimir Putin Begins Second Term as Whatever He Is,” and “Nobody in Ukraine Notices Absence of Government”
•In the war-torn Middle East — “Prohibitively High RocketFuel Prices Bring Mideast Crisis to Standstill” and “Radicals, Extremists Vie for Control of Iran”
•In the sweatshops of Asia — “Chinese Employers to Grant 15Minute Maternity Break”
• And in Western Europe —“Spaghetti-Os Discontinued as FrancoAmerican Relations Break Down” and “Pope Condemns Three More Glands”
The Mirth of a Nation
The news media is supposed to provide a check on unbridled power, and no fake news source takes that responsibility more seriously than The Onion.While real news outlets have shrunk from holding our nation’s leaders accountable, The Onion has leveled its critical gaze with neither fear nor favor. They broke the story that “Documents Reveal Gaps in Bush’s Service as President” and the recent report that “Bush’s Approval Rating of Other Americans Also at All-Time Low.” It was also in The Onion where we first learned that “Bush Urges Nation to Be Quiet for a Minute
Lit Fest Organizer Admits Web More Funthan Books
BURLINGTON — A ranking organizer of the Burlington Book Festival admitted at a press conference Tuesday that she finds surfing the World Wide Web more enjoyable than reading books.
“It’s a no-brainer,” Festival President Miranda Earnshaw told a group of reporters at ECHO at the Leahy Center. “Would you rather slog through a dusty page of dense descriptions and existential angst, or watch hamsters in huge sunglasses dance across a screen? Plus,haveyou ever tried to look like you’re working whilereading a novel?”
Earnshaw’sdisclosure came in response to questionsabout whywriters from theparody printand online news source The Onion —andnot someone whohas actually written a book are scheduled to speak duringthefestival’s coveted Saturday-night slot on September 16.
“I mean, let’s face it, bookstakealongtimeto read,” Earnshaw said.
“Even longer if you stop tolook up thewords you don’t understand.”
When asked about statements in festival press releases and on its website urging vigilance in preserving book reading in the digital-media age, Earnshaw, a libraries administrator in the Burlington school district, said she didn’t think anyone would read them.
“Anyway, all that probably had more to do with some stuff I’ve been going through at work,” she added. She declined to elaborate.
the read onion
With zeal and vigilance, The Onion staffers canvas the nation for hard-hitting non-news items:
•“Desperate Small Town Erects World’s Largest Fiberglass Chili Dog”
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•“Laid-Off Zoologist Goes on Tranquilizing Rampage”
•“Weather-Weary Nation Not Surprised by Forecast of Blood Storms”
Articles also probe the workplace — “New PSA Reduces Accidental Staplings By 33
night’”; and that “While both fists thrust forward with the index and pinkie fingers extendedmeans ‘Metallica!!!’ in North America, it means ‘Sepultura!!!’ in Central/South America and ‘ Turbonegro!!!’ in Europe.” Stateside, The Onion heralded the news, “Halliburton Given Contract to Rebuild Cheney”; “U.S. Holds GoingOut-of-Business Sale”; and “GEICO Saves 15 Percent or More by Discontinuing Advertising.”
In the world of sports, The Onion has its bases covered,
The Queen City’s leftleaning denizens may have been shaken by the non-news that “Peace Activist Has to Admit Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Is PrettyCool.”
Percent”; campus life — “MIT Fraternity Accused of Robot Hazing”; the classroom — “Educational Puppet Pelted With Crayons”; and ordinary American neighborhoods — “Dog Experiences Best Day of His Life for 400th Consecutive Day.”
Keeping the Beat
For fake technology and science reporting, The Onion has no rival. Earthlings may live to thank reporters for the dispatch, “Hunter-Soldier From Future Warns: ‘Beware the Digital Pets.’” The Onion also got the scoop that “Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method”and “Wonder Drug Inspires Deep, Unwavering Loveof Pharmaceutical Companies.”
Not even the Al Gore-narrated film AnInconvenient Truth illuminated these consequences of global warming conveyed in an Onion infographic:
•“Led bycircus-educated seals, wild seals will rise up and rule Earth”
•“Even fewer opportunities for snowmen to magically come to life”
•“When depicted in cartoons, sun will have angry face instead of smiling face”
But money makes the world go ’round, which is why The Onion’sbrief on “Misinterpreted Foreign Business Gestures” is required reading for savvy business travelers. Howelse to avoid misunderstanding that in Nigeria, “Eye contact in restroomlegally transfers bicycle ownership”; that in Germany, “Shaking your head communicates ‘I was unimpressed byyour avant-garde one-man show last
reporting that baseball phenom “Alex RodriguezPlaced on Emotionally Disabled List,” and that the Oklahoma Sooners college football team “had one of the best recruiting classes ever, with all 12,000 incoming freshmen receiving football scholarships.”
In the arts, The Onion always makes the scene — from Chicago, where“Bluesman Announces 12-Bar Delay in Bringing Iton Home,” to New YorkCity,where“NBC Unveils New ‘Please-See TV’ ThursdayNight Lineup,” and into Earth’s orbital space, whereareported “47 Percent of Satellites Currently Monitoring Celebrity Parenting.”
Local Angles
Soexhaustiveis The Onion in its non-coverage of non-news that even the Queen City shows up on its radar.While the local media brimmed with back-toschool items, The Onion dug deep,reporting from Burlington that “College Student Does Nothing for Tibet Over Summer” and “Guy on Couch aFriend From Out of Town, Roommate Reports.”
Vermont’s left-leaning denizens may have been shaken by the non-news that “Peace Activist Has to Admit Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Is Pretty Cool,” and heartened to read, “Michael Moore Honored With New Ben & Jerry’s Flavor.” Dubbed “The Waffle Truth”after Moore’s former TV series “The Awful Truth,” the flavor,wereit real, would surely appeal to liberal taste buds. For fake newshounds, though, a daily helping of The Onion is enough to satisfy a hunger for first-rate, First Amendment humor.
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SepteMBeR 15,16 &17, 2006
2006 Burlington Book Festival Dedication
GreetinG From mAyor BoB Kiss
Each year the Festival is dedicated to a Vermont figure who has made a significant contribution in the areas of literature and literacy. Organizers are pleased to announce that the 2006 Burlington Book Festival is dedicated to Senator Jim Jeffords in recognition of his role in creating the “Everybody Wins! Vermont” reading and mentoring program for children. “Everybody Wins! Vermont” is a stellar example of a community-based program with the power to engender in young Vermonters a love of reading which will set them on the path to lifelong literacy. We applaud this commitment to young readers and are proud to dedicate the 2006 Festival to senator Jim Jeffords.
I am very pleased to welcome you to our city’s second-annual celebration of the written word. The Burlington Book Festival is a wonderful addition to the line-up of public events that makes Burlington one of New England’s most popular travel destinations. As the inaugural festival did with such resounding success, this year’s promises to bring together people from different regions, cultures and backgrounds while generating excitement about writing and reading, about books and the people who bring them to us. Congratulations and appreciation to the festival’s organizers, Burlington Magazine, the Stern Center for Language and Learning, Fletcher Free Library, the event’s passionate coordinators and generous sponsors, as well as the many volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Enjoy the creative work of writers from our community as we host many of the country’s most highly acclaimed and awardwinning authors in Burlington!
mAyor BoB Kiss
Tredici
LIVING WITH ART Meet Robert Del Tredici, one of the world’s foremost documentarians of the nuclear age, at
A MessAge FroM the FestivAl Director
Sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the enormous success of Burlington’s first annual literary festival, whether by accepting an invitation to read, attending an event, volunteering, collaborating on programming, or coming on as a sponsor. It was a triumphant first year and, having spent much of the past 12 months working on the sequel, I can honestly say the second festival has shaped up to be even bigger and better.
I’d like to welcome all of our participants, who’ve traveled from every part of the country and Canada. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to this year’s generous sponsors and collaborators. The festival would not be possible without you.
We’ve got a lot on the menu this year — readings, signings, panels, presentations, workshops, demos, rare book appraisals, art exhibits, original theatrical productions, Q&A sessions, and, on Sunday, activities for families and younger readers. Saturday, join writers of the world’s most popular humor publication for an evening of scathingly funny commentary and political satire as we present the second annual “State of the Onion Address.” Back by popular demand, our best-selling friends from the Big Apple have been kind enough to pop by to perform in a festival benefit.
Throughout the weekend, you can buy books by our featured authors on site. In addition, both Borders and the Book Rack & Children’s Pages have provided coupons in this program guide which benefit the festival every time you make a purchase at their stores between September 15 and 17, and also save you money. So I hope you’ll start your holiday shopping early!
Thanks for checking out our 2006 schedule. I hope you find lots of events you look forward to taking in. I look forward to seeing you at the festival!
rick kisonAk FestivAl Director
A MessAge FroM the stern center
All of us at the Stern Center take great pleasure and pride in our partnership with the Burlington Book Festival this year. Books offer incredible opportunities for exciting adventures and discoveries as well as delightful friendships forged with characters that live in our minds forever. This festival celebrates the wonders of text. However, not everyone is able to access print found on the pages of wonderful literature despite motivation, desire and intellect. That is the power of this collaboration: to be able to marvel at the creativity of writers of award-winning books and to help all kinds of learners share the thrill of the written word.
We wish to thank Rick Kisonak for recognizing the richness of diversity across literary and learning styles. We also want to express our appreciation to everyone who has helped to make this event such an important expression of the value this community places on the joy of reading.
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2006 Festival Schedule
SEPTEMBER
15,16 & 17 • DOWNTOWN
BURLINGTON
ALL WEEKEND
BOOK SIGNINGS AND SALES
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MODEL
It’s said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. If so, after more than two decades as a rock scribe, Rolling Stone contributing editor Anthony DeCurtis could bust moves to Frank Gehry buildings. The influential journalist reads from his latest collection, In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work As its title suggests, the book features DeCurtis interviews with 39 musical greats, including Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney and Bono.
ANTHONY DECURTIS
SATURDAY, 1-2 P.M., BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC.
Bibliophiles buy autographed volumes at the Lake & College building, ECHO, City Market, Fletcher Free Library and Borders.
FREE ICE CREAM SAMPLES
Look for the famous Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Truck at festival venues throughout the weekend.
FRI.15
5-7 P.M.
ROBERT DEL TREDICI EXHIBIT
The artist/photographer and documenter of the nuclear industry presents “Floodgates of the Wonderworld,” an exhibit of Moby Dick illustrations. Silver Maple Gallery.
6:30-9:30 P.M.
HARVEST MOON FEAST & PANEL
DISCUSSION
City Market presents this event with California-based cookbook author and chef, Jessica Prentice. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the customer service desk. A portion of the proceeds benefits COTS’ “Healthy Meals From Around the World” program. First Congregational Church. Info, 863-3659.
7-7:30 P.M.
WELCOME BY MAYOR KISS AND FESTIVAL
DEDICATION
Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
7:30-8:30 P.M.
ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT
The Pushcart Prize winner, National Book Award finalist and former Vermont state poet reads from her upcoming release, Messenger: New and Selected Poems, then signs copies of the book. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
8 P.M.
‘THE BUS’
Seth Jarvis of Burlington directs Vermont playwright James Lantz’s original play about a battle between a small gas station opererator and a big church, and a gay couple caught in the crossfire. Tickets $15. Info, www.
TheBusThePlay.com. FlynnSpace.
8-11 P.M.
POJAZZ
Champlain College Poet-in-Residence
Jim Ellefson leads an evening of literary-musical fusion. Halvorson’s Upstreet Café.
SAT.16
ALL DAY
WRITE OUTSIDE: WATERFRONT POETRY JAM
Verse fans participate or listen in at this fresh air forum of live music and spoken words. Plaza, Lake & College, Battery Street entrance.
FREE RARE BOOK APPRAISALS
The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association helps collectors put prices on their volumes. Lake Lobby, Lake & College Lake, third floor.
TUPELO PRESS INFO BOOTH
Booklovers learn more about the 5year-old Dorset publishing house. Lake Lobby, Lake & College, third floor.
CHELSEA GREEN EXHIBIT
An exhibit highlights the work of this White River Junction company known for its books on sustainable living. Lake Lobby, Lake & College, third floor.
LEAGUE OF VERMONT WRITERS
For more than 75 years, this statewide organization has supported, encouraged and motivated writers. Lake Lobby, Lake & College Lake, third floor.
ROBERT DEL TREDICI EXHIBIT
See Friday, September 15.
10 A.M.
JESSICA PRENTICE
The Full Moon Feast author and chef signs copies of her latest cookbook at City Market.
10-11 A.M.
JEFFREY MARSHALL
Marshall’s debut novel, The Inquest, explores abortion, religious fundamentalism and civil liberties in 19th-century Burlington. Borders Books & Music.
‘SHUT UP AND HAND ME THE MIKE’
High school writers from around Vermont read their work. Attendance is open to everyone. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College.
CONNELL GALLAGHER
The retired UVM librarian offers a slide presentation on “Artists’ Books I Have Known & Loved.” The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
JERNIGAN PONTIAC
Everybody’s favorite cabbie reads from his second collection, Hackie 2: Perfect Autumn. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
THE 2ND ANNUAL STATE OF
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 7 P.M. LAKE & COLLEGE PRESENTATION HALL
Writers from the popular humor publication entertain with scathing commentary and political satire to benefit the Burlington Book Festival. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
Admission $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets at City Market, Silver Maple Gallery, The Book Rack & Children’s Pages and the Lake & College Lobby, Saturday morning & afternoon.
11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
DAVID H. BAIN
An “Anecdotal Slide Talk” sheds light on The Bread Loaf Writers Conference. The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
LABAN CARRICK HILL
The author of Harlem Stomp! reads from Tipton County, Tennessee: A Story of Race, Murder and Revenge his work in progress exploring his grandfather’s involvemnet in the racially motivated murder of a teen and the revenge murder of his grandfather in 1969. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
JONI COLE AND B.K. RAKHRA
In This Day in the Life: Diaries from Women Across America, 34 women chronicle the events of June 29, 2004. Board Room, Lake & College, second floor.
ADAM BRAVER
Braver’s latest novel, Crows Over the Wheatfield, tells the story of a Van Gogh scholar whose tragedy leads to the discovery of parallels between the troubled painter’s life and her own. Borders Books & Music.
11:30 A.M. - 1 P.M.
‘HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!’
What makes editors and publishers tick? What’s the state of publishing today? What’s the best way for a writer to get published? Those considering writing as a career get answers as Tim Brookes moderates a panel discussion with Vermont Magazine editor Joe Healy, Seven Days co-publisher Pamela Polston and other local pros. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College.
12 NOON
JESSICA PRENTICE
The Full Moon Feast author and chef offers cooking demos and signs copies of her latest cookbook at City Market.
12-12:30 P.M.
‘HONEYBEE LEMONADE’ DEMOS FOR KIDS
Young chefs try their hand at this recipe from Jessica Prentice’s cookbook Full Moon Feast. City Market Café.
1-2 P.M.
ANTHONY DECURTIS
The Rolling Stone editor reads from his latest book, In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work. Borders Books & Music.
HARRY BLISS
A slide presentation and discussion offers adults insights into the work of the children’s book illustrator and award-winning cartoonist, whose work has appeared in Playboy The New Yorker and Seven Days. The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING AUTHORS
The White River Junction house’s most popular authors read from and sign copies of their latest work. Linda Faillace wrote Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA’s War on a Family Farm; Tim Matson composed Landscaping Earth Ponds: The Complete Guide; Greg Pahl is the author of Biodiesel; and Tim Traver wrote Sippewissett: Or Life on a Salt Marsh. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
PETER KURTH
The bestselling author of Isadora, Anastasia and American Cassandra leads an informal workshop on the art of writing biographies. Board Room, Lake & College, second floor.
2 P.M.
JESSICA PRENTICE
The Full Moon Feast author and chef offers cooking demos and signs copies of her latest cookbook at City Market.
‘THE BUS’ See Friday, September 15.
2-2:30 P.M.
‘HONEYBEE LEMONADE’ DEMOS FOR KIDS See 12-12:30.
2:30-3:30 P.M.
JAY PARINI
The prolific Middlebury writer reads from several collections of his poetry. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
EDWARD KOREN
The award-winning illustrator, famous for his distinctive New Yorker cartoons, offers a slide presentation and humorous lecture. The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
MARC ESTRIN
In the author’s forthcoming novel, Golem Song, a misguided messiah decides to save Jewish America from anti-Semitism. Estrin offers an interactive presentation covering the original Golem story and the current uses of large-scale violence for “protection.” Board Room, Lake & College, second floor.
TIM BROOKES
The author and NPR essayist reads from his book, Guitar: An American Life Borders Books & Music.
JAMES L. NELSON
The author reads from his book Benedict Arnold’s Navy: The Ragtag Fleet That Lost the Battle of Valcour Island but Won the American Revolution, an account of 1776 battles fought on Lake Champlain. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
3-4:30 P.M.
INTERCOLLEGIATE WRITERS’ EXCHANGE
The best of college writing from around the state is showcased at this special event. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College.
4 P.M.
JESSICA PRENTICE
The Full Moon Feast author and chef signs copies of her latest cookbook at City Market.
4-5 P.M.
JULIA ALVAREZ
The versatile Middlebury author reads from her latest novel, Saving the World. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
CHRIS BOHJALIAN
The bestselling author of Midwives and other popular novels reads from his forthcoming book, The Double Bind, about a social worker and a homeless photographer who leaves behind mysterious images when he dies. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
ROBERT DEL TREDICI
The Montreal-based artist, illustrator and photographer offers a slide lecture entitled “Whales, Atoms, 9/11: Robert Del Tredici and the Uses of Visual Language.” The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
JOSEPH CITRO Vermont’s master of folklore, ghost stories, paranormal activity and occult goings-on reads from as-yet-unpublished work. Borders Books and Music.
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TWAIN TRACK
Ron Powers, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of 10 books, lives in Middlebury. But he grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, and several of his books draw inspiration from his hometown and its most famous scribe, Samuel Clemens. Powers’ most recent volume, Mark Twain: A Life, traces the trajectory of the author’s entire career, and places it within the context of American culture. Publishers Weekly calls Powers “a wise ... captain” who “takes us on a wonderful journey from beginning to end.” A reading from the bio invites listeners aboard.
RON POWERS
SATURDAY, 5:30-6:30 P.M., PRESENTATION HALL, LAKE & COLLEGE.
BOOKSTORE BUZZ
Getting there can be half the fun, whether you’re traveling en route to a geographic destination or a reader in search of the next book. Writer Lewis
Buzbee is a former bookseller and sales representative who understands the allure of perusing shelves within the quiet community of fellow bibliophiles.
In The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, he examines that appeal, while exploring the culture of book peddling from the great library of Alexandria to his own elementary-school purchases through My Weekly Reader. Buzbee divulges that when he walks into a bookstore, “I’m flooded with a sense of hushed excitement.” Festival-goers will doubtless second the emotion.
LEWIS BUZBEE
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5:30-6:30 p.m.
RON pOWERS
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer reads and critic from Mark Twain: A Life which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
HOWARD FRANK mOSHER
The author of Vermont-based novels Stranger in the Kingdom and Disappearances entertains fans with tales of how he became a writer in the Northeast Kingdom. The Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library.
ALISON BECHDEL
The creator of the comic strip “Dykes to Watch Out For” gives a show-and-tell introduction to her recently published graphic memoir, Fun Home. Black Box Theatre, Lake & College, third floor.
LEWIS BUZBEE
The San Francisco author and poet reads from his ode to the bookstore, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, and discusses the state of publishing in the U.S. today. Borders Books & Music.
Uncommon people close to home. Fresh perspectives on the famous. Fran Stoddard talks with writers, artists, performers and others who enrich our lives.
Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
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ROBERT DEL TREDICI EXHIBITION
See Friday, September 15.
FREE ICE CREAm SAmpLES
Look for the famous Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Truck near the ECHO Center.
FREE BOOKS FROm VERmONT pUBLIC TELEVISION
As part of the station’s “Ready to Learn” outreach program, staff hand out gratis reads to kids. Café, ECHO Center.
VERmONT COOKBOOK AUTHORS Recipe writers from around the state stir up discussions and sign their books while foodies munch on free samples. Call 863-3659 for times and details. City Market.
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE FESTIVAL
DRAWING FOR KIDS, KIDS DRAWING WITH HARRY BLISS
The New York Times-bestselling illustrator of picture books A Fine, Fine School, Diary of a Worm and Diary of a Spider reads from his latest, A Very Brave Witch, then leads a kids-only “Master Class” in drawing. Community Room, ECHO Center.
WRITING FOR YOUNG READERS
Rebecca Rupp, author of The Dragon of Lonely Island, and The Waterstone, among other books, and David Elliott, who wrote And Here’s to You, the Evangeline Mudd series and The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle, reveal what it takes to write novels for readers aged 8 to 12. Café, ECHO Center.
Join us for one of these unique study opportunities:
“Getting on Message” – exploring a collection of essays “responding to the Religious Right from the heart of the gospel.” Alternate Sundays at 8:45 AM starting September 17.
“Living the Questions” – a fresh look at the Christian faith through a DVD-based discussion series.
Alternate Wednesdays at 7:00 PM starting September 20.
“Saving Jesus” – DVD-based follow-up to “Living the Questions.” Alternate Sundays at 7:00 PM starting September 24.
“Eight Principles” – exploring the basic tenets of Progressive Christianity, a movement that promotes inclusivity, community and social justice. Alternate Sundays at 8:45 AM starting September 24.
LEDA SCHUBERT
The author of the fact-based picture book The Ballet of the Elephants offers a read-aloud and activity. Patio, ECHO Center.
12:30-1:30 P.M.
ELIZABETH WINTHROP
The creator of The Castle in the Attic talks about how a Lewis Hine photograph inspired Counting on Grace her new novel for young readers set in a 1910 mill town. Community Room, ECHO Center.
WRITING FOR TEENS: FOUR VIEWS
Authors Erik Esckilsen, Laura Williams McCaffrey, An Na and Tanya Lee Stone discuss the challenges and pleasures of writing for teens. Café, ECHO Center.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
R.A. Montgomery meets fans and signs free copies from the mega-popular, interactive children’s book series he created. Patio, ECHO Center.
2 P M
‘THE BUS’
See Friday, September 15.
2-3 P.M.
‘A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL’
In this play based on Tanya Lee Stone’s young adult novel, three very different girls fall for one seductive, unsavory guy. Community Room, ECHO Center.
TIMOTHY ERING
Timothy Ering, illustrator of The Tale of Despereaux and author/illustrator of The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone, talks about how he makes his art by “Becoming the Picture.” Café, ECHO Center.
CINDY POST SENNING
The author behind Emily’s Everyday Manners, The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children and The Guide to Good Manners for Kids presents a fun class for 4- to 7-yearolds on achieving “Mealtime Manners, Not Meltdowns.” Patio, ECHO Center.
3:30-5 P M
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR LITERACY
At this free workshop presented by the Stern Center for Language and Learning, parents learn how to improve their children’s chances to become strong readers and successful learners. Community Room, ECHO Center.
Underpants
The National Book Award winner and highly influential poet is also the author of the book-length essay Iron John. He reads from his verse at the festival finale. Presentation Hall, Lake & College, third floor.
HAPPY MEALS
Watch your mouth — or at least, what you put in it. That’s the message of California chef and eats activist Jessica Prentice. She spreads the word by publishing an online newsletter, Wise Food Ways, and catering monthly communal meals in the San Francisco Bay area. Her book, Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection, encourages home dining based on locally grown, seasonally based ingredients. Her dish demos and book signings at City Market cook up food for thought.
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This year the children’s programming for the Burlington Book Festival highlights the whole spectrum of writing for children. We’re very excited to host New York Times best-selling authors Harry Bliss (returning to the Festival a second time), and Leda Schubert, who reads and discusses her new picture book for young children (ages 3 to 7). In addition, gifted picture book illustrator Timothy Ering discusses his craft and reads from his books, entertaining both young readers and writers for young readers.
Writers and readers of middle-grade fiction (for ages 8 to 12) hear from popular authors Rebecca Rupp (The Dragon of Lonely Island) and David Elliott (the Evangeline Mudd series) as they discuss what it’s like to write for that age group, and read from their newest work. Fans of historical fiction listen in as award-winning Elizabeth Winthrop talks about her new novel, Counting on Grace, and the story of how she tracked down Addie Card, the iconic mill girl pictured on the cover of the book.
Young adult fiction is well represented at a panel discussion with four talented writers: Erik Esckilsen Laura Williams McCaffrey An Na and Tanya Lee Stone. Each author brings a unique perspective to the craft of writing for teens, and all share excerpts from their latest work. Tanya Lee Stone’s novel, A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl, is also performed as a dramatic presentation. Kids of all ages — and their parents, too! — can learn something from Cindy Post Senning’s presentation on manners. Cindy instructs with humor and grace on how to behave at the table, and features her new book, The Guide to Good Manners for Kids. Of particular interest to parents and educators is the Stern Center’s workshop, “Building Blocks for Literacy,” which addresses the reading readiness of even the very youngest children.
The children’s programming for the Burlington Book Festival is sponsored by Ben & Jerry’s, The Book Rack & Children’s Pages of Essex Junction, and Kids VT Family Newspaper. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain has generously donated space for the events.
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obert Del Tredici didn’t have a grant or a book contract when he first began illustrating Herman Melville’s classic whale tale Moby Dick nearly 40 years ago.
“I did it out of sheer necessity,” recalls the Montréal-based artist, photographer and college professor, who exhibits and speaks about his illustrations at the Burlington Book Festival this weekend. “It was a lifeline for me.”
That’s an ironic thing to say about a book in which nearly everyone drowns. But then, the illustrator sees more than just tragedy in the story of the doomed crew of the Pequod and their mad captain, Ahab,who hunts the white whale until it kills him. Del Tredici sees a pathway to survival.
He first encountered Moby Dick as an undergraduate in the late 1960s. Hehad just quit a Catholic seminary after eight years, and had enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, to study literature. “Every day for a year I just burst into tears without even knowing what I was crying about,” he says of this difficult period. “It was really painful.”
When he read Herman Melville’s classic 1851 novel, it hooked him instantly. Three sentences in, the narrator, Ishmael, describes the emotions that drive him to sign up for a three-year whaling voyage on the ship. “Whenever . . . it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me
from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off,” Melville writes, “then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.”
Del Tredici, 67, explains his attraction to the passage, and to the subsequent line about the nautical excursion being Ishmael’s substitute for “pistol and ball”: “He’s either going to blow his brains off or become a serial killer,” he says. “He’s just seething with frustration. And that’s exactly how I felt.”
Del Tredici began making pen-andink drawings of his favorite passages, beginning with this one. Inhis drawing, Ishmael, fists clenched, glowers at a fragile stick-figurefamily.The image soon became one of 100.
Del Tredici put his Moby Dick drawings away during the 1970s and ’80s, when he worked on At Work in the Fields of the Bomb,a1987 book of photos chronicling the U.S. nuclear industry. But he came back to the sea story in the 1990s, turning some of his black-andwhite drawings into colorful silkscreens. In 2001, Kent State University Press published Floodgates of the Wonderworld, acollection of his prints, in honor of the novel’s 150th anniversary.
Silver Maple Gallery in Burlington is displaying examples of both his drawings
Graphic Artists at the Book Fest
ROBERT DEL TREDICI exhibit, Silver Maple Gallery, all weekend. “Whales, Atoms, 9/11: Robert Del Tredici and the Uses of Visual Language,” Fletcher Free Library, Saturday, 4-5 p.m.
EDWARD KOREN Saturday, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Fletcher Free Library.
ALISON BECHDEL Saturday,5:30-6:30 p.m., Black Box Theatre.
TIMOTHY ERING Sunday, 2-3 p.m., ECHO.
and his silkscreens. Gallery owner Bill Dodge, who owned a Montréal bookstore in the 1980s and ’90s, recommended Del Tredici for the festival.
Dodge describes Del Tredici’s illustrations, coupled with his hand-lettered quotes from the novel, as “poetic.”
They’re definitely unique. Unlike earlier artists who attempted to capture the spirit of Moby Dick,Del Tredici doesn’t focus much on gruesome encounters with whales, concentrating instead on the psychological, moral and spiritual aspects of Melville’s text. “Most people just illustrate the narrative and that’s it,” he suggests. “I wanted to go after the philosophical stuff that keeps the book afloat.”
His images do not disappoint. They range from the playful to the terrible, and Del Tredici’s emotions are etched into every squiggly line. “Cannibal Springs,” for example, shows a comically grinning
Queequeg leaping into bed with the wide-eyed Ishmael, while “Left Wing of Judgment” depicts the funeral pyreof a whale being burned in the Pequod’s try pots. A demonic red figurewith black, oval eyes arises from the smoke. “It smells like the Left Wing of the Day of Judgment,” reads the quotation that Del Tredici has embedded in the smoke. “It is an argument for the pit.”
Even more striking is “Ahab’s Glare,” in which a mottled blue, gray and green sperm whale rises behind a bearded Ahab, as the Captain stares at the viewer. Ahab’s expression — the black eyes, the flared nostrils — is particularly malevolent. Below the figure, Del Tredici has copied in the words, “. . . there lurked a something in the old man’s eyes, which it was hardly sufferable for feeble souls to see.” The look on his face is indeed terrifying.
“It scared me,” Del Tredici admits. “Itcame from a real
place. It wasn’t just doodling around.”
Del Tredici was drawn to the book because Melville recognized and embraced this destructive energy. “Melville had areal grip on the dark side of human nature,” Tredici opines. “That’s what makes that book far more than just a sea tale, just an adventure story. The universe is just crackling with a certain kind of potent energy that you have to really be careful with.”
Del Tredici hasn’t just experienced that dark side in himself; he’s documented it extensively in the world at large. For At Work in the Fields of the Bomb,he spent six years completely immersed in the atomic bomb-making process. He traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, spoke with bomb survivors, interviewed its creators, met with the workers who manufacture various bomb components, and produced photos of the nuclear-weapon production process that are frighteningly banal.
He sees his bomb work and his Moby Dick drawings as intimately connected. “I’vealways felt that Herman Melville, of all the writers from the 19th century,would haveeasily understood the atomic bomb,” he says, “because he shows that he understands human ruthlessness.”
But there’s more to the connection than that. Del Tredici believes Melville’snovel offers answers to the question of how to live in a world that includes nuclear weapons.
The artist points out that Moby Dick is really Ishmael’s story,not Ahab’s. And Ishmael is
“Plate 53: Whiteness of Whale” from Floodgates of the Wonderworld: AMoby Dick Pictorial by Robert Del Tredici
the Pequod’s only survivor. He makes it, Del Tredici notes, “by being so adaptable, and so curious, and through his wondrous connection to Queequeg, who represents the sort of aboriginal unspoiled qualities.”
The illustrator also argues that Ishmael is buoyed by his acceptance of the chaos that surrounds him. One of DelTredici’s favorite passages asserts, “There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns.”
The quote is from a chapter entitled “The Hyena,” and Del Tredici has illustrated it by showing Ishmael in a rowboat beneath agiant floating hyena head.
Del Tredici summarizes the message: “It’s all a joke, and the joke’s on you, and you don’t get the joke,” he says.
Del Tredici takes heart in how Ishmael is able to confront this painful truth and still render an honest, compassionate account of his adventure.
“He’s not complaining,” he explains. “That’s why I like it.”
Del Tredici argues that this same philosophy relates to Americans’ post-9/11 lives.
“It’savery dark time,” the artist notes, “and what do you do about that? Do you curl up and close yourself off into a cocoon, or what?”
Del Tredici looks to Moby Dick for an answer to that question. He muses, “I think Melville is telling people, ‘Work with it, workwith it.’”
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Book review: My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy: Poems by Robert Bly
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My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy: Poems by Robert Bly. HarperCollins, $14.95 paperback. 112 pages.
obert Bly is a poet who may be best known for Iron John,his classic nonfiction work about the emotional lives of men. But for the past five decades he’s also worn another hat: that of a translator. Bly, who reads from his work at the Burlington Book Festival finale this Sunday, hasn’t just tinkered away at the odd foreign poet. He is like a one-man U.N. Since 1960, the 78year-old poet has shepherded more than two dozen poets into English from languages as diverse as Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese and German.
From these tongues Bly has borrowed some of the world’s most ancient poetic forms for his own use. He does this quite successfully in his most recent volume — and second collection of ghazals — My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy
The ghazal, developed in Persia in the 900s and popularized by centuries of Arabic and Urdu poetry, has been slow to catch on in America. Unlike other imported forms, such as the haiku, which compresses its associative leaps into 17 short syllables, the ghazal won’tfit on a coffee mug.
But it does have a long tradition, which is easy to understand when one examines the form more closely. If the haiku is poetry’s Texas Hold ’Em, the ghazal is more akin to bridge. Itis a form full of rules that test a poet’sshort-range dexterity — the ability to move within tight spaces. In some traditions, a ghazal is made up of shers, two-line poems that could stand alone — such as Pound’s famous “In a Station of the Metro”: “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet, black bough.”
Each sher must conform to a kind of a meter,and thereare19 different options. These strictures lend ghazals an incantatory rhythm that can feel dark or light. Bly has gone first to the lighter side in My Sentence Was a Thousand Years of Joy. The celebratory note is struck right away, with the poet pressing blessings into the hands of “lovers,” as well as “those who go home through dark autumn nights.” It is even “a blessing to hear that wewill die,” he suggests, adding a bit of self-admonishment: “Robert, you’ve always been too cheerful,” he writes in “Advice from the Geese.”
Some readers may find Bly a bit too cheerful, too pantheistic, too mystical. But for others this is exactly what makes him a joy to read, and keep reading. A good poem byBly leaps from image to image with utter spontaneity,occasionally tossing out something so random, it’s clear this man does not livein the “normal” sphere.
In his previous volume of ghazals, Bly coined the following memorable, if silly, images: “Sometimes milk makes us afraid,” and “It is because the lovers have been exiled / To the nonexistence of the onion fields / That the pauper wakes up playing the flute of gratitude.”
The new volume is similarly loopy, at first. Bly returns to his interests in love and desire, peace and mindfulness, but in language that recalls the rhythms of Arabic — florid and otherworldly. “We
are the sparrow that flies through the warrior’s / Hall and back out into the falling snow,” one line reads. “Blackberries have so many faces that their jam / is a kind of thickening of nothing,” informs another.
Many stanzas in the book run to three lines rather than two, such as this one, from “The Old Couple”:
After every one of our wars, the newly dead Hold out a cup to us. What can we do But testify to a thousand years of darkness?
The image starts out with the possibility of hope, and then swerves into Bly’s darker territory—the large maw of a “thousand years of darkness,” waiting for us at the end. The verse speaks to both the enormous frailty of human life and its enormous folly.
Some poems in My Sentence refer to the Iraq War,but just as one attempts to apply meaning to them, they flutter off. Again, this is a characteristic of the form. A ghazal is often relatively short, and each stanza operates as its own poem. The intellectual leaps one makes from stanza to stanza create the ghazal’scentrifugal force.
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It’s odd that evening is so speckled with grief. Birds start singing when the branch reddens, But we write our poems when the sun goes down.
Bly’s metaphors provoke not just mental images but questions. “Speckled with grief”is pretty clear,but what makes the branch red? Is it the sunlight, or the color of its leaves, which would suggest it is fall and not nighttime, yes? And howdoes one explain that last line? Does the fact that “we”write poems at night suggest poems areabout grief? Occasionally this proliferation of questions — rather than answers — can feel a bit coy.Areader is apt to yearn for something moreconcrete.
To enjoy Bly’s volume fully, one must attend to it quietly and sporadically, returning to his poems until meaning suddenly glints outward. A few poems, though, areinstantly appealing. “The only thing I hold in my ant-like head / Isthe builder’s plan of the castle of sugar / just to steal one grain of sugar is a joy!” he writes in the book’sfinal poem, “Stealing Sugar From the Castle.” It would be hard to begrudge this thief such happiness in his airyconfections.
Poets at the Book Fest
ROBERTBLY Sunday,6p.m. Presentation Hall, Lake & College.
ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT Friday, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Presentation Hall, Lake & College.
WRITE OUTSIDE: WATERFRONT POETRY JAM Saturday, all day, Plaza, Lake & College, Battery St. entrance.
‘SHUT UP AND HAND ME THE MIKE’ Saturday, 10-11 a.m., Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College.
JAY PARINI Saturday, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Presentation Hall, Lake & College.
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Orlando, Florida’s Sol.iLLaquists of Sound are one of the most promising hip-hop acts to appear in sometime. Discovered by radical MC Sage Francis, this male and female crew raps of subjects such as war profiteering and ethnic alcoholism over inventive beats and organic-sounding melodies. The result is both soulful and thought provoking. Their debut full-length, As If We Existed,drops next week; you can catch ’em at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge this Thursday. Glue, X:144& SPS, and Prolyphic warm up.
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SCHOOL OF RAP
In hip-hop’s early ’80s infancy, nobody could’ve imagined it would one day be the subject of serious academic analysis. Well, things have certainly changed. This weekend, Middlebury College is hosting a scholarly investigation into beats, rhymes and the social implications thereof.
“Bad as I Wanna Be: A Hip-Hop Symposium” takes place Sept 14-16 at various campus locations, including Twilight Auditorium. Activities include performances, discussions and film screenings. Much of the dialogue will focus on gender politics in today’s urban music — in other words, why are there so few women rap stars?
“We have organized a series of interdisciplinary activities to examine the production, circulation and reception of hip-hop,” states the press release for the conference. “We envisage this symposium as creating a space where students can imagine where they will take this musical genre in the future.” Try busting that on the mike.
BY CASEY REA
that stand in for impassioned art.
Still, it’s somewhat cool to see Coyne crowd-surf in a giant hamster ball, and I like the fact that they had costumed locals join ’em onstage. But when the initial thrill wore off, you were left with a tired band engaging in what amounted to pre-rehearsed cheerleading. I love a lot of Flaming Lips tunes, and count their 1999 album Soft Bulletin among the classics of modern rock. But their overreliance on gimmicks tends to give short shrift to their often-excellent music. And isn’t that what we go to shows for?
As you’re likely aware, the Big Apple is the acknowledged birthplace of rap music. This could be why Village Voice correspondent Greg Tate was chosen as Friday’s keynote speaker — he’s no doubt straight from the streets.
Urban music intellectuals Gwendolyn Pough of Syracuse University and Elaine Richardson of Pennsylvania State are but two of the scholars participating in panels, which will also feature students. In between talks, hip-hop documentaries That Crack in the Concrete and Nobody Knows My Name will be shown. What, no Breakin or Tougher Than Leather?
All events are free of charge. For more info, contact Karen Hanta at 443-5937, or email khanta@middlebury.edu.
MOUTHING OFF
Turns out my pre-game analysis of last week’s Flaming Lips concert at UVM’s Patrick Gymnasium was pretty much on the money. The show was full of spectacle, from the giant video screen to copious amounts of confetti. What it lacked was a compelling musical performance.
Front man Wayne Coyne’s voice was in truly bad shape; his falsetto croon was a feeble croak, no doubt from tour fatigue. This resulted in his repeated request for the crowd to sing along, which they quite happily did. That the band plays to sequenced tracks also diminished the impact, particularly when the technology failed to cooperate. FL provide a safe, feel-good experience for those who enjoy brightly colored balloons and pseudo-psychedelic projections. Like today’s equally innocuous jam acts, the Lips coast on positive vibes
who wrote the lion’s share of tunes on their latest disc, Pressure Points, will handle all vocal duties.
Guitarist Mike Keenan and keyboardist Matt Goodwin are both relatively new, having joined the group at the beginning of the year. Toth came aboard this summer, and is understandably stoked. The rejuvenated lineup is just now hitting the road, and will debut new material at the HG show. I really like these guys, and wish ’em the best of luck. Visit www.JohnBrownsBody.com for audio and video samples.
AIRWAVE ACTIVISM
On Monday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m., Burlington’s FlynnCenter hosts a taping of the Boulder, Colorado-based radio show e-town. The event features live performances from celebrated singersongwriter Bruce Cockburn and up-and-coming strummer Brett Dennen
Created in 1991 by husband-and-wife hosts Nick and Helen Forster, e-town can be heard on more than 225 stations across the country. Part of the nonprofit program’s mission is to encourage the protection of natural resources. It only makes sense that Cockburn, a longtime champion of the environment, would get involved.
In addition to musical sets, an “e-chievement award” will be presented to Paul Rice, founder of TransFairUSA, America’s sole Fair Trade certification organization. Listeners selected him for his commitment to sustainable development at home and abroad.
Tickets range from $24 to $33 and are available at the Flynn Box Office, online at www.FlynnCenter.org, or by calling 86-FLYNN.
BODY & SOUL
John Brown’s Body is one of the most innovative acts in modern reggae. The band, which got its start in Massachusetts a decade ago, combines the feel-good sway of roots with more progressive tones andtextures. Over the course of five albums, JBB have raised the bar for island-inspired artists. They return to Higher Ground on Wednesday, Sept. 20, with some fresh members, including Burlington trumpet whiz Alex Toth. Progressive jazz trio Vorcza share the bill.
JBB lost founding bassist Scott Palmer to cancer last June, but they’re carrying on with low-ender Nathan Edgar, who received Palmer’s endorsement. There have been other lineup changes as well: Co-front man and songwriter Kevin Kinsella has decided not to join the band on the road for the remainder of the year. Elliot Martin,
TURNING JAPANESE
“Japanese Action Comic Punk Band” Peelander-Z look like the Village People re-cast as manga superheroes. Although they “came into action” in NYC, the band claims their true home is “Z area in the Planet Peelander.” They also suggest that their color-coordinated outfits are actually their own skin. Witness P-Z in all their bizarre glory at Johnson State College’s Dibden Center for the Arts on Friday, Sept. 15. with Burlington’s RAQ Peelander’s bio contains wonderful examples of their less-than-perfect English: “Yes, their performance is not just playing music,” it states. “Have you ever heard of human bowling, wrestling and kung-fu action, or funny dance at the punk-rock shows? One experience will capture you. PeelanderZ is the best in the universe!” May they never attend night classes. The band has appeared at major festivals including Bonnaroo and South by Southwest, as well as television networks such as Comedy Central and VH1. How long before we see Peelander-themed toys and gadgets?
BACK TO THE GARDEN
Strangefolk’s long-running Garden of Eden festival is one of the final outdoor concert events of the season. Although it originated in Vermont, the show has since relocated to camp Kee-wanee in Greenfield, Massachusetts. This year’s party takes place on September 15-17. Don’t space your hoodie — it’ll be chilly come nightfall. Now in its tenthyear, Garden of Eden had been on hiatus due to Strangefolk guitarist Jon Trafton’s battle with cancer last year. Now that he’s on the mend, the band is re-launching the festival as a way of thanking fans for their support.
In addition to two nights of Strangefolk, the concert features sets from Max Creek RAQ Ryan Montbleau Band Dub is a Weapon Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse, and many, many more. For more info, visit www.strangefolk.com and www.wormtown.com.
BRUCE COCKBURN
FLAMING LIPS
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:: burlington area
TOBI ARONSON (classical guitar), Radio Bean, 5 p.m. NC; TIM MILLER (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m. NC; IRISH SESSIONS, 9 p.m. NC.
SONNY & PERLEY (international cabaret), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC.
GRIPPO-SKLAR QUINTET (jazz), Red Square, 8 p.m. NC, followed by MEMBERS ONLY WITH FATTIE B. (’80s-’90s jams), 11 p.m. NC.
WOMEN EXPOSED IN FOLK, FASHION & ROCK ’N’ ROLL, 1/2 Lounge, 9 p.m. NC.
WCLX BLUES NIGHT WITH NOBBY REED PROJECT, Lincoln Inn Tavern, 7 p.m. NC.
BALANCE DJ & KARAOKE, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC. :: champlain valley
THE SHIFTLESS ROUNDERS (eclectic old-time), Bobcat Café, 9 p.m. NC. :: central
MARK LEGRAND & THE LOVESICK BANDITS (honky-tonk), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC.
ARIEL SILVER (singer-songwriter), Langdon St. Café, 8:30 p.m. Donations.
ERIC TAYLOR (Texas singer-songwriter), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9 p.m. $12.
REGGAE DANCEHALL & HIP-HOP
PARTY WITH SOUND SYNDICATE, Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. NC.
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ISLAND INVASION ::
Inner Visions are among the most respected acts in contemporary reggae. Since their 1995 debut, Love One Another, the band has built a reputation for its positive message and feel-good sound. Their discs have a production value not always
THU.14 << 45A
OPEN MIKE WITH BRUCE JONES Purple Moon Pub, 7:30 p.m. NC.
:: northern
MARK ABAIR & THE METROS (classic rock),Sami’s Harmony Pub, 9 p.m. NC.
LADIES’ NIGHT WITH DJS ROBBY ROB & SKIPPY (hip-hop, r&b), Tabu Café & Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC.
SOUL SESSIONS,Radio Bean, 7 p.m. NC; by ARIEL SILVER (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m. NC; THE SHIFTLESS ROUNDERS (eclectic old-time), 11 p.m. NC; HELL OR HIGH WATER (rock), 11 p.m. NC. THE CUSH (psychedelic, indie-rock), Parima, 10 p.m. $3.
PO’JAZZ (jazz, poetry), Halvorson’s, 8 p.m. $5.
SUPERSOUNDS DJ,Rí Rá Irish Pub, 10 p.m. NC.
BARBACOA (surf-rock), Red Square, 8 p.m. $3, followed by NASTEE (hiphop), midnight. $3. SETH YACOVONE (solo acoustic), Nectar’s, 7 p.m. NC, followed by SPIRITUAL REZ (reggae,funk), 11 p.m. $3.
JAMES KOCHALKA SUPERSTAR, THE JAZZ GUYS & MORE (rock; CD release party), Club Metronome, 9:30 p.m. $3-7.
RESONATOR, NEVER ONLYONCE, OH SO INSIDIOUS (post-rock, emo), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $7. TOP HATDANCETERIA (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. FLAVA WITH DJS ROBBIE J. & GUESTS (urban dance party), Second Floor, 11 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DJ BIG DOG (hip-hop, reggae), Ruben James,10 p.m. NC.
DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE,JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC.
TOP HATENTERTAINMENT DANCE PARTY,City Limits,9p.m. NC.
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DUANE CARLETON & THE BACKWOODS MESSIAHS (country-rock), Charlie O’s, 9:30 p.m. NC.
MARK LEGRAND & THE LOVESICK BANDITS (honky-tonk), Langdon St. Café, 6 p.m. Donations; SETH PELTON (contemporary folk), 8:30 p.m. Donations; VICTORY’S REQUIEM (modern rock), 10 p.m. Donations.
35TH PARALLEL (MediterrAsian jazz), Black Door Bar & Bistro, 9 p.m. $5. LATIN DANCE PARTY WITH DJ HECTOR (salsa, merengue), Positive Pie 2, 10 p.m. $3.
Global Markets Café,325 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-3210.
Good Times Café,Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444.
Great Falls Club,Frog Hollow Alley, Middlebury, 388-0239.
Green Room,86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669.
Ground Round Restaurant,1633 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-1122.
Gusto’s,28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919.
Halvorson’s Upstreet Café,16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278.
Hardwick Town House,127 Church St., Hardwick, 456-8966.
Harper’sRestaurant,1068 Williston Rd., South Burlington, 863-6363.
Higher Ground,1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777.
The Hub,Airport Drive, Bristol, 453-3678.
Inn at Baldwin Creek,1868 N. Route 116, Bristol, 424-2432.
JP’sPub,139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389.
Jeff’s Maine Seafood,65N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-6135. Koffee Kat,104 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, NY, 518-566-8433.
La Brioche Bakery,89East Main St. Montpelier, 229-0443.
Lakeview Inn & Restaurant,295 Breezy Ave., Greensboro, 533-2291. Langdon St.Café,4Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667. Leunig’s,115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759. Lincoln Inn Tavern,4Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309. Lion’s Den Pub,Mountain Road, Jeffersonville, 644-5567. Localfolk Smokehouse,Jct. Rt. 100 & 17, Waitsfield, 496-5623. Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater,Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Main St. Grill,118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188.
Manhattan Pizza & Pub,167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. Matterhorn,4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. McKee’sPub,19 East Allen St., Winooski, 655-0048.
Melting Pot Café,Rt 2, East Montpelier, 223-1303. Memorial Auditorium,250 Main St, Burlington, 864-6044. Mes Amis,311 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8512. Middle Earth Music Hall,Bradford, 222-4748. Miguel’s Stowe Away,68 Church St., Burlington, 651-5298. The Monkey House,30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. Monopole,7Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222. Muddy Waters,184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. Murray’s Tavern,4Lincoln Pl, Essex Jct., 878-4901. Music Box,147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. Music Club,110 Business Center Rd., Williamstown, 443-6106. Naked Turtle,1Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200
St., Burlington, 658-4771.
,136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012.
,1416 North Ave, Burlington, 862-3209.
,Greenbush Rd., Charlotte, 425-2120.
,Rt. 15, Jericho, 899-1116.
,Route 108, Jeffersonville, 644-8884.
524-0357.
775-0570.
253-4111.
496-6350.
454-0133.
864-9324.
859-8909.
860-9401.
454-1246.
,30 State St., Montpelier, 223-3334.
863-2342.
859-5013.
Notch Inn,55 ChurchSt., Rt. 108, Jeffersonville,644-6607. St. John’sClub,9Central Ave., Burlington, 864-9778. Starry Night Café,5371 Rt. 7, Ferrisburgh, 877-6316. Stowe Coffee House, Rt. 57 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2189. Stowehof Inn,Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Sweetwaters,118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. Tabu Café & Nightclub,14 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-0666. TBones Restaurant & Bar,38 Lower Mountain View Drive, Colchester, 654-8008. 38 Main Street Pub,38 Main St., Winooski, 655-0072. Three Mountain Lodge,Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Three Stallion Inn,655 Stock Farm Rd., Randolph, 728-5575. Toscano Café & Bistro,27 BridgeSt., Richmond, 434-3148. Trackside Tavern,18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. Three Mountain Lodge Restaurant,Smugglers’ Notch Road, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-5736. Two Brothers Tavern,86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002. 242 Main,Burlington, 862-2244. Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer,1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6585. Valley Players Theater,Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8910. Vermont Pub & Brewery,144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500.
EXILE ON MAIN ST., BARRE
VERMONT BOOK SHOP, MIDDLEBURY
1. Bob Dylan — Modern Times
2. Old Crow Medicine Show — Big Iron World
3. Grace Potter — Original Soul 4. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris All the Roadrunning
5. Dr. John — Mercernary
Danity Kane — Dainty Kane
6 John Gorka — Writing in the Margins
7. Tom Petty — Highway Companion
8. Neil Young — Prairie Wind
9. Neil Young — Living With War
10. Bruce Cockburn — Life Short Call Now
PEACOCK MUSIC, PLATTSBURGH
1. Audioslave — Revalations
2. Gibson Brothers — Red Letter Day
3. Lamb of God — Sacrament
4. Bob Dylan — Modern Times
5. Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris All the Roadrunning
6. Tom Petty — Highway Companion
7. Resonator — Lost Language
8. Gnarls Barkley — St. Elsewhere
9. Ray LaMontagne — Till the Sun Turns Black
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The Eraser
WIDESPREAD PANIC, EARTH TO AMERICA
(Sanctuary Records, CD)
Athens, Georgia’s Widespread Panic are known for their meat ’n’ potatoes approach to jam. Unlike their more progressively minded peers, WP trade in monolithic guitar rock that rarely, if ever, catches fire. Their latest, Earth to America, is about as exciting as watching paint dry, but with less in the way of payoff.
Over the years, WP have amassed a loyal fan base, largely without the benefit of radio play. The reasons for their success remain a mystery to me, however; Panic tunes are hardly interesting, with jejune lyrics and contrived jams. Guess there’s no accounting for taste.
The new disc follows a simple recipe: Take a bland, late-period Allman Brothers record. Prune it of any remaining passion. Stir in some cheesy bongos and toothless guitar. Stick it in an easy-bake jam oven, and –voila! — you’ve got a 10-track lump of Earth
Contenders for lamest cut include the generic blues “Ribs & Whiskey” and the limp “Solid Rock,” which shamelessly pilfers the bass line from the Allman Bros.’ “Midnight Rider.” Did they think no one would notice?
WP lost longtime guitarist Michael Houser to pancreatic cancer a handful of years ago. Curiously, it hasn’t affected their overall sound. The solos seem shorter, but with such pedestrian arrangements upon which to noodle, it might be an improvement.
I had a difficult time listening to this disc without my fists clenching so hard that typing became difficult. Entire segments are lifted from other songs. Vocalist John Bell sings like he’s got a hernia. The rhythm section is stiff as a board. “When the Clowns Come Home” is as bad as it gets, with dopey riffs and comehither lyrics delivered like a pervy uncle.
“You Should Be Glad” has a wee bit of oomph. The song’s Doors-esque chord progression provides a decent foundation for solos, of which there are a few. But, like many WP numbers, it’s too long by half, and the band says everything it needs to in the first seven minutes. Guess what. They keep going.
Earth to America is a great example of how the modern jam scene has become a clearinghouse for imagination-deficient musicians. By simply regurgitating the work of their infinitely more talented predecessors, Widespread Panic are helping to sound rock ’n’ roll’s death knell. Nonetheless, fans will be happy to hear they’re playing Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
CASEY REA
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DOUGIE MACLEAN, INSIDE THE THUNDER
(Dunkeld-Blix Street Records, CD)
Dougie MacLean is a Scottish folk music superstar. His latest CD, Inside the Thunder,is about his 20th release in 30 years of music-making. It contains a bit ofeverything that has made him such a popular performer: dreamy lyrics, heartfelt songwriting and lush guitar parts that match his honey-smooth singing style. But as artful as the writing, singing and arranging is, every song on the album sounds much like those that have come before.
MacLean found his sound around the time that he recorded “Ready for the Storm,” a tune from his 1982 album Craigie Dhu.It seems as though MacLean has yet to findareason to deviate from that winning formula.
Live, MacLean typically performs with just a guitar, but he’s also an accomplished fiddler and mandolin player. As this CD proves, he’s clearly his own favorite backup band. Thunder also contains lavish string and synth parts courtesy of MacLean’s son Jamie, who produced the recording.
Two songs on the new album with strong political messages are “It’s Not For Me” and “Into the Flames.” Unfortunately, the pretty arrangements make the words almost secondary to the music. Still, you’d have to travel far and wide to find a more capable singer, guitarist and performer than MacLean.
One of the strongest tracks on Thunder is“Song For Johnny,” a requiem for the much-loved and toosoon-departed Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham. Here MacLean’s sweet sound is more than justified.
“You Have Found a Home” features a lovely refrain that sends the listener a-floating. “You have found ahome in the center of the circle / Where the harmonies can shine / And in the breathing of the turning leaves your heart is heard forever,” he sings in a near-chant.
MacLean seemsto be truly at homeon stage, and can make an audience feel right at home. His live show is usually a sure bet; hear for yourself when he plays Higher Ground on Sunday, Sept. 17, as part of the Events for Tom Series.
ROBERT RESNIK
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JAMES’ GANG
:: If you’re from Burlington, James Kochalka Superstar hardly needs an introduction. For more than a decade, Kochalka and his band of musical pranksters have delighted locals with quirky, anthemic rock. Since signing to Rykodisc, national audiences have begun to catch on. Last year, JKS’ “Hockey Monkey” was chosen as the theme song to a FOX sitcom, bringing their madcap music into millions of homes. With the long-delayed Spread Your Evil Wings and Fly about to hit shelves, the group seems primed for even further glory. Don’t miss the release party at Club Metronome this Friday with The Jazz Guys and guests.
An all day pageant — illustrating relationships creativity and the natural world.
Saturday September 30 • noon-8pm Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston Music: Classic Consort, PanAshe, Paul Asbell, Doug Perkins, The Nicholas Cassarino Ensemble, The Dawn Chorus, Catamount Pipe Band, The Kings of theOutdoor Disco conducted by Matt Butler of the Everyone Orchestra
Art: Site specific installations by a dozen artists. Contribute to works in progress at interactive art stations. Sketch live models!
Ecology: Talks, walks and demos.
Natural gas shuttles available at UVM.
Tickets: $25 /adults, $15/Children (4-12), Ages 3 and under/Free Admission includes the celebratory feast.
Tickets are available through the Flynn Regional Box Office, online at www.flynntix.org or by calling 1-802-86-FLYNN For more info: www.legend2006.org
HAVE HEART, HOW WE ARE, FROM THE GROUND UP, ANOTHER BREATH (punk, hardcore), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $7.
MASSIVE (DJs), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. $3. LATIN DANCE PARTY WITH DJ HECTOR (salsa, merengue), Second Floor, 8 p.m.NC, followed by DJS JON DEMUS, JAH RED (hip-hop, reggae, reggaeton), 11 p.m. $3/10. 18+. DJ C-LOW (hip-hop), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC.
DAVE HARRISON’S STARSTRUCK KARAOKE, JP’s Pub, 10 p.m. NC. ROCKSTEADY WITH DJ ZEEJAY (hiphop classics), Green Room, 10 p.m. NC.
14th Annual South End Art Hop, Juried Show and more at Specialty Filaments Building, Burlington. September 15, 3-8 p.m., and 16, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., or by appointment through September 20.
ARTWORK
“Bush”by John Douglas
PHOTO Marc Awodey
urlington’s venerable South End Art Hop kicked off its 14th annual fest last weekend with a new main location: the former Specialty Filaments, at the corner of Howard and Pine streets. Redstone, owner of the recently vacated structure, offered its northernmost end as a one-time substitute for the Hop’s usual flagship venue, the Maltex Building across the street. While it provided an urban, “industrial” look for this freewheeling arts event, the new site was used with mixed results.
A warren of 43 small offices on two floors housed juried and unjuried works by some 200 artists. (Participants can pay to simply hang their work somewhere, or to be considered by the juror.) The presentation was confusing, however: The first floor offices were labeled “juried show,” with a three-room space at the northeastern corner labeled “juror’s selections.” Many viewers may not understand the distinction. Also, it was not easy to discern what juror Elizabeth Olbert had in mind, as nearly every room exhibited a mixture of good and not-so-good works. Nor were the top three winners identified with labels, as of last Saturday.
On the plus side, it was intriguing to wander from room to room — probably few, if any, viewers had ever set foot in Specialty Filaments before. The real boon of the building, though, was its cavernous warehouse. While the Art Hop curators could have taken better advantage of the space, it did allow for “Strut,” the Hop’s first “runway” fashion show mounted by local clothing designers, as well as several large-scale installations.
The latter were easily Art Hop’s most impressive works, and not just because of size. Burlington artist Michael Kuk’s dramatic installation, entitled “Player Piano,” was set up in a regrettably easyto-miss annex of the main warehouse. In the darkened room, Kuk constructed an ethereal “column” by hanging 17-footlong player-piano rolls, as a sort of circular shower curtain, from the ceiling. A downward-facing spotlight, housed in a sliced-up metal cylinder, eerily illuminated the column’s interior and the lone piano stool on the floor below. Despite its innocent-sounding title, “Player Piano” conveyed the starkness and tension of an interrogation room.
But Kuk’s masterpiece — “Constructing the Mind was located across a
narrow, unlit hall. Stepping uncertainly into the pitch-black room, the viewer was confronted by an abstract constellation of glowing arrows — seemingly suspended in space but in fact projecting from otherwise unseen television monitors. The arrows all pointed to a small, spectral face at the installation’s center Kuk’s provocative use of light and dark created an unparalleled vision.
Clark Derbes made good use of one warehouse wall with a sprawling mosaic of metal appliance doors. Like a neoConstructivist, he arranged the large
of Waterbury. The intricately patterned black-on-white piece is pleasing and well made, but a functional object (albeit wallhung here) was an interesting choice in a show that has long been dominated by two-dimensional and sculptural works. It was also curious given the evident aesthetic bias of the juror Olbert, a Maine-based artist who shows in New York City and other urban locales, expressed views about “provincial” and “regional art in her three-page juror statement that many locals found offensive. Art Hop Chairman Mark Waskow,
Several of the best pieces were photography, and among the strongest was Charlotte photographer John Douglas’ 34-by-48-inch digital print entitled “Bush.”
squares and rectangles of “Modular Paintings #2 (Art Hop)” and enlivened them with 1970s designer colors: olive, brownish bronze and “harvest gold.” Derbes further marked the sheet metal with chaotic, quivering lines.
Back in the labyrinthine juried show, several of the best pieces were photography, and among the strongest was Charlotte photographer John Douglas’ 34by-48-inch digital print entitled “Bush.”
The shot of a leafless shrub coated with snow creates a shallow field of lights and darks as lacy and delicate as a painting by Abstract Expressionist Mark Tobey. It was not, however, a prize winner.
Second-place honors went to an outsized, monochromatic ink-jet print, entitled “On the Way to Ikea,” by Burlington photographer Andy Duback. (Three other similar prints appeared in the non-juried show in the warehouse.)
His 48-by-48-inch cyan image starkly depicts Hydro-Québec’s high-tension power lines looming over a low horizon. The ubiquitous structure is rendered strangely beautiful with Duback’s use of unnatural, aptly electrified color.
Surprisingly, this year’s first-place, juried prize went to a ceramic work — an earthenware platter by Christina Pellechio
who chose the juror, even saw fit to post a blow-softening disclaimer, though most viewers probably failed to notice it. (Waskow encourages viewers who may wish to weigh in to send comments to info@seaba.com.)
The Hop’s historic problems with juror selection are perhaps best left for another discussion. Suffice it to say here that Olbert’s third-place pick was a work whose ironic, sci-fi tendencies echo her own: David Kearns’ neo-surreal, cartoonish oil painting entitled “Across the Rubicon.”
As for the separately judged outdoor sculptures, Thea Alvin’s “Cart Arch,” an unexpectedly graceful construction of grocery carts, won first prize. The popular “People’s Choice” award is still open — viewers can vote through this weekend. Preliminary counts indicate that the 2006 South End Art Hop drew even more visitors than last year’s record 20,000 attendees. Despite logistical challenges, municipal obstacles and questionable jur ying, the event is clearly Burlington’s biggest and brightest visualart event. Here’s hoping its organizers, and the hundreds of artists who participate, will hatch even better plans for next year.
OPENINGS
TONI-LEE SANGASTIANO: "Step Right Up Portraits of a Sideshow," color photographs. L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Reception September 14, 5 p.m. Through September 28.
3RD ANNUAL FINE ART EXHIBIT: Works in multiple media by artists in and around Franklin County. St. Albans Historical Museum, Biss Hall, 527-7933. Reception September 15, 6-8 p.m. Through September 29.
ANNELEIN BEUKENKAMP: New work in floral watercolors. Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, 296-7693. Reception September 15, 5-8 p.m. Through October 1.
BISHOP STREET ARTISTS’ GROUP: The 5th annual show and sale by 28 local and regional artists. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Albans, 524-6259. September 15, 6-8 p.m.; September 16, 10 a.m.4 p.m.; September 17, 9 a.m. - noon. ‘SCULPTFEST06’: This year's exhibit of site-specific outdoor sculptural installations has the theme "Extraterrestrial." Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, W. Rutland, 438-2097. Reception September 16, 5 p.m., with refreshments, live music by Troll Soup and an art raffle. Through October 29.
‘MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II’: Photographs from the archives of the Associated Press. Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, 362-1405. Reception September 16, 2-4 p.m. Through November 1. BROOKE OZ BURGEE: "Bold Expressions: Color and Texture," photographs from Peru, Colorado and Vermont. Park Squeeze, Vergennes, 877-9996. Reception September 16, 6-9 p.m. Through September.
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DANFORTH PEWTER: Grand opening of expanded store and workshop, including a gallery featuring new works in pewter as well as paintings by Anne Cady. 52 Seymour St., Middlebury, 388-8666. September 15, 5-8 p.m. Also, ribbon-cutting with Gov. Douglas, September 16, noon. ‘PEDAL FOR THE ARTS’: The second annual bike ride for art benefits Studio Place Arts in Barre. Riders may choose from 100-, 65-, 46-, 34- and 5-mile rides, stopping at artists' studios along the way September 16. Party and BBQ at SPA at the end. Registration and info, 479-7069 or www.studioplacearts.com.
‘THE FINAL KISS-OFF’: The painter Mr. Masterpiece is moving to Los Angeles and having a final local art sale before he goes. 32 Dodds Ct. (off North Ave. next to St. Mark's), Burlington, 3999511. September 16 & 17, 11 a.m.5 p.m.
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TRIPLE PLAY Ceramics figure prominently in Studio STK’s September exhibitions. A caravan of playful campers and cars by Paige Russell passes before a Rocky Mountain illustrative backdrop along the wall of one gallery, while elegant vessels by Jeremy Ayers (shown above) line the shelves in another. Energetic abstract paintings by Lucinda Mason add color to both spaces.
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MELANIE PHELPS: "Cloud Series," acrylic paintings. Radio Bean, Burlington, 6609346. Through September.
‘FOUR BETWEEN FORM & NON-FORM’: Paintings by Dorothy Martinez, stone carvings by Robert S. Babcock, woven constructions by Anne Wallis-Bull, and a site-specific glass installation by Ethan Bond-Watts. Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, 863-2227. Through October.
DARLENE MCDONOUGH: "Cathartic Release," mixed-media paintings on canvas and paper, Pearl Street Gallery; and AD LABERGE: "New Clothes and Other Fables," 3-D mixed media, Lower Level Cherry Street Gallery; and BETH ROBINSON & JME WHEELER: "Human & Humanoid: Crossing Thresholds," handmade dolls and illustration, Third Floor Cherry Street Gallery, CCV, Burlington, 951-1252. Through December 1.
ANNIE MCGINNIS: "Bloom," acrylic paintings on canvas. The Art Space at Cynthea's Spa, Burlington, 999-4601. Through November 3.
TONY WHITFIELD: "Extreme Motion Pictures: The Streb Project," photographs chronicling the work of New York choreographer Elizabeth Streb. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 6524500. Through November 4.
MATTHEW THORSEN: "Attention Shoppers: Turn-of-the-Century Photographs." Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Through September.
CAROLLE LARUE BOUCHETT,CASEY CONWAY & TIM BARTHOLOMEW: Paintings, photography and mixed media by Ashley team members in a new gallery space dedicated to local art; portion of proceeds benefit youth art programs.Gallery Corner,Ashley Furniture Homestore, Burlington, 865-9911. Through October 12.
ALISON BECHDEL & PHRANC: "Paper Play," drawings and paper sculpture by the Vermont cartoonist and author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,and the L.A.based punk singer andartist. PineStreet Art Works, Burlington, 863-8100. Through October.
NICK Z: "Neo-Neanderthal," mixed-media installation with found materials and a pop/punk sensibility. Sanctuary Artsite,
47 Maple St., Burlington, 864-5884. Through September 29.
ETHAN MURROW: "The Pinto Brothers," large-scale graphite figurative drawings and filmed performances depicting the lives of fictitious explorers. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Through October 1.
‘FARMING IN MONKTON’: Works in multiple media by the gallery's artists, inspired by the writings of Monkton Elementary 3rd- to 6th-graders on the agrarian life. Frog Hollow Craft Center, Burlington, 863-6458. Through September.
NEIL E. CALLAHAN: "Rock 'n' Roll Retrospective," 25 black-and-white photographs of influential musicians from the last 40 years. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7200. Through September.
ROB GREENE: "Delicate Places," jewelry in gold and exotic gemstones; and SUSAN OSMOND: Oil paintings. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660-2032. Through September.
DAVID SEAVER: "Breaking the Bonds of History," documentary photographs from Cambodia; Dining Room; and C. BUKER: "Sunflowers andSuch," paintings, Green House; and MICHAEL WELSH: Oil and acrylic paintings, Bar. Daily Planet, Burlington, 862-9647. Through September.
KATE HARTLEY & DAVID UTIGER: Pear portraits and fantastical pointillist landscape paintings, respectively. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through September 26.
PAIGE RUSSELL, JEREMY AYERS & LUCINDA MASON: Paintings and functional forms. Studio STK, Burlington, 657-3333. Through September 23.
AYNBALDWIN RIEHLE & KATEDONNELLY: "Deep Woods" & "New Work": Complex watercolors, and paintings, shadow boxes andtoys, respectively. 215 College Street Artists' Collective, Burlington, 863-3662. Through September 17.
GROUP SHOW: Paintings by Candy Barr, Vilu Niiler, Barbara Scotch and Suzanne RexfordWinston. Artpath Gallery,Wing Building, Burlington, 563-2273. Through October.
KAREN BUNCH: "VermontPlates," paintings. The Wine Bar, Burlington, 4537452. Through September 25.
JUDITH MCMANIS: Liturgical paintings. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington,
864-0471. Through September.
MAGGIE STANDLEY: "Underlying Forces," large-scale, mixed-media paintings; and VALERIE UGRO: "Vermont Watercolors," original paintings; and MARINA EPSTEIN: Abstract oil and tempera paintings with mythological themes. Burlington International Airport, 8657166. Through September.
‘SPIRIT OF THE BOOK’: Ajuried exhibition of artists' books by members of the Vermont Book Arts Guild, as well as indoor sculpture to complement works outdoors. Shelburne Art Center, 9853648. Through September.
‘COLORS OF THE AMAZON’: Featherworks from the Nalin & Petersen Collections, including ceremonial headdresses, costumes, musical instruments and baskets by groups in the Brazilian Amazon region, through November 19; and TONY JOJOLA & PRESTON SINGLETARY: "The Aesthetics of Fire," glassworks influenced by the artists' Native American heritage, through December 15. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750.
VERMONT ARTISTS SHOW: Kari Meyer, Sara Katz, Dug Nap, Judith Lerner and H. Keith Wagner show their works in multiple media. Seventh Generation, Burlington, 865-7554. Through October 26.
‘SIMPLE BEAUTY’: Paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, and ‘STEAMBOATS & THE VERMONT LANDSCAPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY,’ from the museum's American paintings collection, Webb Gallery; and ‘THE ARTFUL LIFE OF TASHA TUDOR,’ works ofart by andabout the beloved author-illustrator, Vermont House; and 'JERRY LEWIS PALIMPSEST,' asite-specific video by artist-architect Adam Kalkin, Kalkin House.ShelburneMuseum, 985-3346. All through October.
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‘LAKE CHAMPLAIN THROUGH THE LENS’: An annual juried show featuring lakethemed works by amateur and professionalphotographers. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 475-2022. Through October 14.
‘VERMONT CONTEMPORARY’: Works in multiple media by Warren Kimble, Joan Curtis,Patt Cavanagh, Fran Bull, Liza Meyers and Judith Reilly. Gallery in-theField, Brandon, 247-0125. Through October 8.
KIMBERLY FORNEE & NANCY JEWETT: Whimsical acrylic paintings. Brandon Artists Guild, 247-4956. Through October 25.
CALEB KENNA: "Brandon Reflections," photographs of landscapes, streetscapes and portraits. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Ball &Chain Café, Brandon, 770-8700. Also, "Elements," abstract color prints from around the world. Watershed Tavern, Brandon, 770-8700. Both through October 1.
‘ART NOW: DAWN CLEMENTS’: Aninstallation by the New York artist, created in brush-and-ink, is based on the 1952 noir film Sudden Fear and fills the entire Overbrook Gallery. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007. Through December 10.
CRAIG WILTSE: Original paintings. Bar Antidote, Stevens House, Vergennes, 8657166. Through September 25.
PALETTES OF VERMONT’ STARKSBORO: Handpainted artists' palettes created for astatewide project by local teens, homeschooled and daycare children. Starksboro Public Library, 453-3732. Through September.
‘THE STORY OF OLD VERMONT’: Black-andwhite state history drawings commissioned by Montpelier-based National Life Insurance Company in the 1930s and '40s for schoolchildren. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, 759-2412. Through October 9.
‘THE SMALL PALETTES’: More than 65 woodenpalettes decorated by local artists as part of a statewide community art project. Brandon Artists Guild, 2474956. Through September.
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JEFFREY BRAXTON: Photographs of places and spaces. Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, 496-4781. Through October 22.
‘JUDGES’ SELECT: WINNERS FROM 2005 LOCAL ARTIST SHOW’: Works in multiple media by Nina Gaby, Patricia Harrington, Lew Hartman, Kevin Harty, Lois Jackson, Jenn Jacques, Gene Parent, Sandra Pealer, Bruce Small and Arnie Spahn. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 276-3726. Through October 15.
DON&ROBIN LAHUE: Vermont nature photographs, and watercolor and abstract paintings,respectively.Vermont Chocolatiers, Northfield, 485-7770. Through September.
FEATHERS AND TREASURES
Vermont’s legendary autumnal hues might well be trumped this year by Amazonia’s exuberant, polychromed ceremonial headdresses and other feather works. They’re on display through November in the Fleming Museum’s “Colors of the Amazon” ethnographic and art exhibition. Tropical birds also add brilliant color to the musical instruments, baskets and sumptuous costumes on display.
LORI STROUTSOS: "Fog and Flora," photography. The Shoe Horn, Montpelier, 2235454. Through September.
JANET VAN FLEET & LEE GARRISON: "Buttons and Blooms," mixed-media sculptural works with buttons and spheres, and botanical paintings, respectively. Cooler Gallery & Shop, White River Junction, 2958087. Through September 29.
SHERI TOMEK: "Colour, Pattern, Form," prints. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, 295-5901. Through September 27.
SCULPTURE FEST 2006: An outdoor sculpture exhibit featuring the works in mixed media by more than 30 regional artists. Charlet Davenport residence, Prosper Rd., Woodstock, 457-1178. Through October.
HECTOR SANTOS: Multimedia stone wall sculptures with satirical commentary on politics and media coverage. Sculpture Fest 2006, Woodstock, 484-9990. Through October.
‘MONTPELIER 2 THAILAND 2’: Montpelier High School students who visited Ban Sa Som show their photographs and journal essays. Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, artwhirled23@ yahoo.com. Through October 7.
‘PALETTES OF VERMONT SUMMER SAMPLER’: An eclectic selection of works from thestatewidecommunity arts project. Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery, Montpelier, 828-3293. Through September 22.
RICHARD WILSON: Abstracted photographs exploring the dynamics of light and the human relationship with this energy form. Vermont Supreme Court Lobby, Montpelier, 828-4784. Through October 27.
ALENASCHNARR & TIMOTHY DUNGAN-
LEVANT: Photographs of landscapes, cityscapes and ephemeral moments in Vermont and elsewhere. Rhapsody Café, Montpelier, 229-6112. Through September.
JESSICA STEFFENS: Paintings that interpret spirituality.Salaam Boutique,Montpelier, 563-2497. Through September.
‘HAIR’: Ashow ofart madefrom, or inspired by,hair or animal fur, Main Gallery; and "T-SHIRT," different takes on the American icon, Second Floor
Gallery; and "SMALL POINT ARTISTS," works by Candy Barr, Karen Becker, Alexandra Bottinelli, Ayn Baldwin Riehle, Gail Salzman and Janet Van Fleet, Third Floor Gallery. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7069. Through September 23.
‘NEW EXHIBITIONS’: "Et l'eau repondit," a conversation between Vermont painter Janet Fredericks and Canadian poet Guy Jean, Main Gallery; Ellis Jacobsen paintings, South Gallery; and work from the permanent collection, Wood Room. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through September 24.
FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBIT: Works by Robert Hooker, Isaac Graham, Lali, Kathryn Palmer Wiegers, Evearad Stelfox and the Killington Arts Guild. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 775-0356. Through September 24.
HUGH TOWNLEY: Wood relief and sculpture. Big Town Gallery, Rochester, 7679670. Through September 24.
FRANCIS MORAN: "Mostly People: A Collected Works Sampler," photographs. Montpelier City Hall, 583-3344. Through September. COVERED BRIDGES: SPANNING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE’: Atouring exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution includes photographs, architectural and engineering drawings, models andartifacts celebratingthis historic structure. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 649-2200. Through October 15.
LEONARD RACHITA & WILLIAM NUTT: New "Photograms and Phototrams" by the Romania-born, Paris-based photographer; and carved-stone works by the Vermont sculptor, respectively. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, 4382097. Through September 22.
HUGH TOWNLEY: Relief and free-standing wood sculptures by the Bethel, Vermont, artist. Governor's Office, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-0749. Through September 27.
ANNA DIBBLE: "Dog Days," oil paintings, pastels andmultimediasculptures dedicated to the joyful spirit of dogs. The Lazy Pear Gallery,Montpelier, 223-7680. Through September 15.
‘EASYBREEZY’: Alighthearted collection of art, craft and photography by 14 area
artists. Nina Gaby Studio & Gallery, Brookfield, 276-3726. Through October 15. ::northern
JEMIMA BURRILL: "At Home," recent work by the London-based artist. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Through September 17.
‘LIGHT SERIOUS PLAY’: Paintings by Bradley Fox, Jen Burton and S.B. Sowbel andsculptures by Margaret Blanchard. The Painted Caravan Gallery, Johnson, 635-1700. Through October 5.
IMMI STORRS & PAUL AHO: Contemporary sculpture and paintings, respectively. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 253-7116. Through October 1.
‘NEW ARTISTS/NEW WORK’: Recent artworks in multiple mediaby regularly exhibiting artists along with a few new ones.West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Stowe, 253-8943. Through September.
‘LAND AND LIGHT’: An annual invitational group exhibit of works in multiple media by regional artists, West Gallery, through December 17; and "WATERSCAPES":a juried water-themegroup show, East Gallery, through September 10. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100.
DOROTHY MARTINEZ: "The Language of Boats," new abstract paintings. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, 2531818. Through September.
‘EXPOSED!’: An annual outdoor show featuring 21 sculptures by local and national artists on thegallery lawn, alongMain Street and the recreation path. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through October 14.
RICHARD W. BROWN: "Echoes of the Past: The Last of the Hill Farms," black-andwhite photographs of rural Vermont. Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, 7482372. Through October 29.
‘ABRUSH WITH THE EAST’: Nineregional artists capture the spirit of traditional Asian brush painting. Gallery at the Vault, Springfield, 885-7111. Through September 23.
SERGE HAMBOURG: "Protest in Paris 1968," photograms of the student and worker strikes in France by the French photojournalist. Hood Museum ofArt, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603646-2426. Through November 19. ROCKWELL KENT: One hundred works from the permanent collection, including book illustrations, advertisements, poster art, life drawings andmore.BurkeGallery, Myers Fine Arts Building, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, 518-564-2474. Through September 17. ‘COAXING THE SPIRITS TO DANCE’: Art andSociety in the Papuan Gulf of New Guinea, including ancestor boards, masks, drums and other objects; and "REMBRANDT: MASTER OF LIGHT AND SHADOW": Etchings anddrypointprints from the permanent collection; both through September 17; and "GLOBALIZATION IN ANCIENT COSTARICAN ARTS": Vessels and figures in ceramic and stone, through October 1. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808.
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Bush Transfers detainees From Cia To dMV
President George W. Bush stunned the international human rights community today by announcing that he would transfer a dozen detainees being held in secret CIA prisons to the Department of Motor Vehicles in New York City.
While rumors have abounded that the United States was contemplating using the interminable waiting times at the DMV to force terror suspects to talk, Mr. Bush’s Rose Garden announcement was the first public acknowledgement of the plan.
“Effective tomorrow, these detainees will be forced to wait on long lines and fill out form after form for hours on end,” Mr. Bush told reporters. “If that does not make these evildoers talk, nothing will.”
Explaining the president’s plan, White House spokesman Tony Snow said that each terror
suspect would be forced to apply for new driver’s licenses, vehicle registrations and license plates “until they start singing like canaries.”
But hours after the president’s plan was announced, human rights groups around the
Conventions,” said Carol Foyler of Amnesty International.
At the White House, Mr. Snow said that the president had other options for making detainees talk, including making them take turns as White House press spokesman.
It is in our opinion that being forced to spend more than one hour at the dMV could be in direct violation of the Geneva Conventions.
world cried foul, claiming that detaining suspects at the DMV, especially the one in New York, was tantamount to torture.
“It is in our opinion that being forced to spend more than one hour at the DMV could be in direct violation of the Geneva
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“No one lasts in this job for long without snapping,” Mr. Snow said.
Elsewhere, photos in Vanity Fair reveal that Suri Cruise has her mother’s eyes and her father’s insatiable thirst for publicity. m
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the new book The Republican Playbook, to be published October 2006. To find out more about Andy Borowitz and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.
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film review
BY RICK KISONAK
Wassup Rockers ★★★★
KBOARD
MEETING
The latest from Larry Clark chronicles a group of L.A. Latino teens’ high-spirited odyssey.
ids today. Is there a filmmaker alive who has burned through more miles of celluloid chronicling the state of the nation’s youth than photographer-turned-writer/director Larry Clark? If there is, the footage isn’t making it to a movie studio.
Clark has been responsible for a steady stream of variations on the theme. Kids (1995) set the tone with its offhandedly harrowing portrait of teenage sex and drug use. It also launched the careers of Rosario Dawson, Leo Fitzpatrick and Chloe Sevigny. Bully (2001) introduced us to another group of teens and explored the dynamic responsible for leading them to commit a murder together that none of them would have committed alone. Next came Ken Park (2002), in which the director returned to the subject of sexual practices among contemporary young people. The threads running through all of these movies: the frightening speed at which kids grow up today, and the space in which absent, distracted or indifferent adults allow them to do so.
Wassup Rockers represents a significant departure for Clark. All the main characters in his new film are unknown teenaged actors, of course — hey, this guy isn’t about to start helming Bourne installments anytime soon — but they don’t carry guns, take drugs, expend a great deal of time or energy on sex, or so much as light up a Lucky Strike. What they do is skateboard.
Jonathan (Jonathan Velasquez), Kico (Francisco Pedrasa), Milton (Milton Velasquez), Porky (Usvaldo Panameno), Eddie (Eddie Velasquez), Louie (Luis Salgado) and Carlos (Carlos Ramirez) are Latino teens of Salvadoran descent who live in South Central Los Angeles. They share the turf, at their peril, with black youth, who in many cases do carry guns, and do not approve of the their taste in clothes or music. Hence the source of the film’s title. The Latino friends — who range in age from 13 to 17 — play in a band and favor long hair and tight clothes. In the hip-hop-dominated world of South Central, a fashion choice is just one of the multitude of things that can get you killed.
Members of the group are routinely confronted and derided with the greeting “wassup rockers,” the term denoting a lack of acceptance in the extreme.
If The Odyssey had been about skateboarding, it might have been a lot like this. The picture takes its time getting started, offering an unhurried look at the boys’ lives on a typical day. One mother is a stripper who gets home about the time her sons get up. They skateboard to school, but appear to cut the educational portion of their day short. The next thing we know, they’re making the long journey by subway, bus and “borrowed” car to the foreign land of Beverly Hills, where they plan to do nothing more than test their skills on the local high school’s ramps and railings.
The group encounters the police twice in the course of the film, and the difference between the two confrontations is telling. They haven’t gotten far from home in their junker when two bicycle cops pull them over. Informed that no one in the car possesses an ID, much less a driver’s license or the
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registration to the car, one of the officers says, “You know we have to impound the vehicle, right?” and then continues his interrogation with, “Hey, you like The Ramones?” He lets the kids go on their way
Once they’ve crossed into the land of 90210, it’s a different stor y, though equally hilarious. In one priceless scene, an uptight patrolman puts the kibosh on their skateboard practice and gives them a hard time just for the moronic fun of it. He refers to them again and again as Mexicans. He appears to have confused them with another bunch of boarders he’s warned before. And he goes ballistic when the boys can’t remember their zip codes. “We don’t know zip codes,” one of them laughs. The cop isn’t laughing. He’s even less amused when the kids tire of tolerating him, take off in too many directions for him to deal with, and taunt him by grabbing his lunch from the squad car and chowing down.
Eventually a pair of wealthy local girls invite the boys home. The stor y shifts tone following a lovely sequence in which one of the kids sits on a bed with one of the girls and the two inquire about each other’s lives. There’s a rare simplicity and tenderness to the exchange, and it leaves us caught off-guard when all hell breaks loose moments later Beverly Hills boyfriends barge in and start a fight, which they lose before calling the police. In no mood for a third confrontation with the law, the boarders hightail it out of the mansion and begin a long, strange journey home through the backyards of the rich. Remember the great Burt Lancaster film, The Swimmer? Clark certainly appears to. He evokes it with apparent relish as the kids jump wall after wall and discover ever-weirder hidden worlds.
Wassup Rockers shows us Clark at his loosest and most lighthearted. Through it all, these young men are admirably accepting, good-natured, loyal and resilient. The director’s theme here is their energy and innate joy as much as anything else. No matter what society throws at them, they let it slide off and move on to the next adventure. The writing never gets in the way. The boys’ performances combine a refreshing absence of technique with an abundance of charisma. As for the music, well, it’s too damned loud. But, hey, I’m old. And besides, a little hearing loss is a small price to pay for such a high-spirited, revealing look at lives of the young and the restless.
PREVIEWS
CHANGING TIMES: Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu star in Andre Techine’s story of long-lost love set against the backdrop of cultural turmoil in Tangiers. (98 min, NR)
EVERYONE'S HERO: William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg and Brian Dennehy are among the voice cast for this animated family film about a boy who sets out on a perilous cross-country quest to prove himself. Directed by Christopher Reeve and Colin Brady. (88 min, G)
GABRIELLE: Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory are paired in writer-director Patrice Chereau’s screen version of the Joseph Conrad story “The Return,” which explores the passions below the surface in a troubled marriage. (90 min, NR)
GRIDIRON GANG: Phil Joanou directs this fact-based saga about a counselor who organizes a football team made up of troubled kids from a detention center. The Rock, Xzibit and L. Scott Caldwell star. (127 min, PG-13)
THE BLACK DAHLIA: Brian De Palma brings James Ellroy’s best-selling crime-drama about the legendary unsolved murder to the big screen with a little help from Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart. (121 min, R)
THE GUARDIAN: Kevin Costner plays a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer trainer with unorthodox teaching methods. Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward and Clancy Brown costar. Andrew Davis directs. (139 min, PG-13)
THE LAST KISS: Zach Braff, Casey Affleck, Rachel Bilson and Jacinda Barrett team up for Tony Goldwyn’s comedy-drama about the trials and tribulations of turning 30. Harold Ramis costars. (104 min, R)
THE OH IN OHIO: Parker Posey and Paul Rudd star in this sex-themed comedy about a couple who are perfect together except when they’re together in bed. With Danny DeVito and Liza Minnelli. (88 min, NR) WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN: AN AMERICAN PROPHET: From director John Ankele comes this documentary look at the life and work of the famous civil rights crusader. Featuring tributes by Arthur Miller and James Carroll among others.
SHORTS
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION★★★★ Robert Altman imagines the legendary radio show’s final broadcast, along with some of the backstage and behind-thescenes events leading up to it. Featuring Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Lily Tomlin and Lindsey Lohan, among others. (105 min, PG-13)
A SCANNER DARKLY★★★1/2 From Richard Linklater comes this visually adventurous adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel offering dual cautions about the dangers of drug abuse and the government’s capacity to abuse its power. With Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Robert Downey. (100 min, R)
ACCEPTED★★1/2 Justin Long, Blake Lively, Mark Derwin and Columbus Short enroll in director Steve Pink’s comedy about a group of high school seniors who get rejected by so many colleges
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SHORT TAKES ON THE REEL WORLD
BY SUSAN GREEN
The bold new color painted on the exterior of Burlington College is Pacific Ocean Blue. On a hill overlooking Lake Champlain, the alternative liberal arts school with 150 students has also experienced a few recent changes within. Film courses, once mostly devoted to the basics, increasingly tackle more complex topics.
Last semester, Barry Snyder taught “Film as a Subversive Art.” This fall he’s offering “PoMo 101,” which looks at the postmodern perspective in popular culture.
Mary Arbuckle is the instructor for “Citizen Filmmaking: The City as Symphony,” in which amateur auteurs can create documentaries about their urban environment. This summer, her “Digital Ethnography” class in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center was an opportunity to profile the state’s many refugee communities.
Ethnic identity comes into play again for “Middle Eastern Film,” a subject that allows Peter Schweigert to screen work reflecting the diverse issues of that region. “Third World Cinema,” periodically offered by various teachers, takes a similar approach.
Since 2000, the number of people choosing majors within the Cinema Studies and Film Production Department has risen from 22 to almost 30 percent of the student body. Others sign up for the same classes on an elective basis. The program’s full-time and adjunct faculty has doubled in the last five years, a remarkable commitment to
this academic field for such a small institution.
“It’s been the engine of our growth,” suggests Snyder, who chairs the department. “We’re attracting the generation that was raised on visual media and really knows cameras.”
Snyder hopes these film aficionados, often arriving with Hollywood tastes, will learn to question mainstream fare. “My mission is to bring consciousness about who determines what messages get out there,” he notes. “The production courses our students take can be applied to whatever form they like: narrative fiction, experimental or documentary. The digital revolution means the tools are available to all.”
During the past six months Jay Craven has attended seven film festivals in five states, traveling to Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts with his latest feature, Disappearances. At some of them, Craven narrowly escaped what he describes as the “courting rituals with distribution companies run by gangsters — you know you’re going to get screwed.”
While certain fests maintain a hierarchal hospitality system for their guests, June’s Nantucket gathering “treats everyone equally, whether you’re Paul Giamatti, Al Franken or me.”
Those are two of the luminaries the 55-year-old Craven encountered while crisscrossing America with his third adaptation of a novel by Irasburg author Howard Frank Mosher. Kris
Kristofferson, Rusty De Wees and Luis Guzman star in this tale of a hard-luck Prohibition farmer who resorts to smuggling whiskey. It’s currently in a limited theatrical run at Essex Cinemas.
There’s probably no more hands-on approach to promoting a movie than this: Craven’s enterprise is now about 80 towns into a 100-town hall tour of Vermont that started in late June. Some 300 people turned out in Enosburg, 180 in Montgomery and 85 in Canaan. “These are real community events,” he notes. “That’s the fun of doing them. But we’ve put 10,000 miles each on two cars this summer.”
Craven’s outreach effort has grossed $128,000 to date, of which $22,000 will go to offset production costs. “The remainder covers marketing, postage and on-the-road expenses,” he says. “This film had a $1.7 million budget,
but I didn’t get paid a nickel.”
Financial pressures may ease if a potential distribution arrangement goes through with Magnolia Pictures, owned by sports entrepreneur Mark Cuban.
The guy also operates the Landmark Theatres chain, which boasts 57 art houses around the nation that could book Disappearances
In the midst of all this organized chaos, Craven has been polishing a screenplay to present next week at the Big Apple’s Independent Feature Project Market. After submitting a draft of They Don’t Dance Much in May, he was one of 40 finalists chosen from 150 applicants.
“We’ll have meetings with financiers and distributors that could lead to a production deal,” Craven explains. “My script is based on a 1940 novel about a robbery gone wrong by James Ross, a North Carolina journalist who only wrote one. It’s country-noir.”
“Flick Chick” is a weekly column that can also be read on www.sevendaysvt.com. To reach Susan Green, email flickchick@sevendaysvt.com.
fickle fannie
BY DAVID DIEFENDORF
READ THIS FIRST:
This week, as always, the things Fannie likes (shown in CAPITAL letters) all follow a secret rule. Can you figure out what it is?
NOTE: Fickle Fannie likes words. But each week she likes something different about them — how they’re spelled, how they sound, how they look, what they mean, or what’s inside them.
Homemade LEMONADE is an innocent-sounding Vodka mixer.
Please tell us whether or not ALBACORE is the same as tuna.
At odd times, Dr. JEKYLL would nimbly morph into Mr. Hekyll.
BACKDOOR chicken-coop entrances are the fox’s specialty.
The head honcho of Lean Cuisine was microwaved in EFFIGY.
An oenophile’s mantra is “Napa, Sonoma, MENDOCINO.”
Cells and CADRES are made up of sinister snakes in the grass.
We used to buy KILIM rugs because they were pretty and cheap.
They say Neosporin is good for painful DEERFLY bites
NEOSPORIN contains bacitracin, neomycin, and polymyxin.
E me with your Qs or comments (dd44art@aol.com). Difficulty rating for this puzzle: HARDASNAILS. If you’re stuck, see the HINT on this page. If you cave, see the ANSWER on page 63A. So much for Fickle Fannie’s tastes this week. Next week she’ll have a whole new set of likes and dislikes.
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they decide to make one of their own. (93 min, PG-13)
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH★★★1/2 In Davis Guggenheim’s documentary, Al Gore explains the truth about global warming and the threat it poses to the planet. (100 min, PG)
BARNYARD: THE ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS★★ Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Earthquake and Danny Glover are among the voice cast in Steve Oedekerk’s animated comedy about a group of animals that go a little too wild when their owner leaves town on a trip. (90 min, PG)
BEERFEST★★1/2 Paul Soter, Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan play Americans traveling in Germany, where they stumble upon a secret, centuries-old drinking competition. And then drink a lot. Jay Chandrasekhar directs. (112 min, R)
CRANK★★★ Jason Statham, Amy Smart and Dwight Yoakam star in this raceagainst-the-clock-athon about an L.A. hit man who awakens to learn he’s been poisoned in his sleep and has little time in which to locate the antidote. Reno Wilson costars. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor direct. (83 min, R)
DISAPPEARANCES★★★★ Adapted from the award-winning novel by Howard Frank Mosher, Jay Craven’s latest offers a wild ride back in time to the Northeast Kingdom of 1932. Kris Kristofferson does some of the finest work of his career as whiskey-runner-turned-farmer Québec Bill Bonhomme, who’s forced to return to his old ways when a hard winter puts his farm and family at risk. With William Sanderson and Genevieve Bujold. (100 min, NR)
HOLLYWOODLAND★★★ Ben Affleck trades his Daredevil outfit in for a Superman costume in Allen Coulter’s look back at the life and career of TV Man of Steel George Reeves and the curious circumstances surrounding his death. With Diane Lane and Adrien Brody. (126 min, R)
HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS★★★ Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh, Kimberly Williams, and James Rebhorn star in this comingof-age comedy about an 11-year-old boy who accepts a challenge to eat 10 worms in one day. Directed by Bob Dolman. (98 min, PG)
INVINCIBLE★★★ Mark Wahlberg stars in the fact-based saga of a down-on-hisluck bartender who realized his dream of playing professional football. Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks costar. Ericson Core directs. (104 min, PG)
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE★★★★ Music video vets Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris make their feature-film debut with this road movie about a family that barely survives a trip to a children’s
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beauty pageant. The ensemble cast includes Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin and Steve Carell. (101 min, R)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST★1/2 Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are back on board for the continuing adventures of everybody’s favorite seafaring Keith Richards soundalike. Gore Verbinski once again helms. (145 min, PG-13)
QUINCEANERA★★★1/2 From writerdirectors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland comes this Sundanceaward winner, which explores the racial, class and sexual tensions in the Latino L.A. neighborhood of Echo Park. Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia star. (90 min, R)
SCOOP★★1/2 Together again. Scarlett Johansson and the Woodman re-team for this light, London-set comedy about a journalism student who chases a major story with the help of clues from beyond the grave. Featuring Allen, Ian McShane and Hugh Jackman.
STEP UP★★1/2 Anne Fletcher directs this inspirational drama about young people realizing their dream to dance their way to a better life. With Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. (98 min, PG-13)
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY★★★★ Will Ferrell plays a race-car driver who’s a little on the slow side in this laugher from Adam (Anchorman) McKay. With John C. Reilly, Amy Adams and Gary Cole. (110 min, PG)
THE COVENANT★ Renny Harlin does the graphic-novel-to-big-screen thing with the supernatural saga of four teen warlocks who unloose — you guessed it — an evil force upon the Earth. Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway and Chace Crawford star. (92 min, PG-13)
THE ILLUSIONIST★★★★ Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti star in Neil Burger’s period piece about the battle of wills between a master magician and the police inspector desperate to prove him a fraud. With Jessica Biel. (111 min, PG-13)
THE PROTECTOR★★1/2 International martial-arts superstar Tony Jaa stars in this action-adventure about a young Thai fighter who defends his people against outsiders threatening to compromise their sacred traditions. Petchthai Wongkamlao costars. Prachya Pinkaew directs. (84 min, NR)
THE WAR TAPES★★★★ The first war movie ever filmed by soldiers themselves, Deborah Scranton’s documentary takes the viewer to the frontlines in Iraq, and offers a glimpse of the war more intimate than anything any embedded reporter could ever provide. (97 min, NR)
THE WICKER MAN★★ Nicolas Cage stars in this supernatural thriller from Neil (Nurse Betty) LaBute, the story of a police officer who travels to a remote island to help an old friend find her missing daughter and uncovers unspeakable secrets instead. With Ellen Burstyn and Leelee Sobieski. (97 min, PG-13)
TRUST THE MAN★★ Bart Freundlich brings us this Manhattan relationshipcomedy, which chronicles the ups and downs of two couples grappling with the challenges of families, infidelities and careers. Starring Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup and Maggie Gyllenhaal. (101 min, R)
WASSUP ROCKERS★★★1/2 From photographer-turned-filmmaker Larry (Kids) Clark comes this portrait of life on the streets of South Central L.A. for a group of skateboarding Latino teens. Starring Jonathan Velasquez, Chris Neville and Laura Cellner. (99 min, R)
WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?★★★1/2
Chris Paine brings us an automotive whodunit about the mysterious disappearance of a fleet of highly efficient, production plug-in cars that cruised the California highways briefly in the 1990s and then vanished. With a little help from General Motors. (90 min, PG)
WORLD TRADE CENTER★★★1/2 Oliver Stone chronicles the true story of two Port Authority police officers who were trapped in the rubble of the twin towers on September 11. Starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello and Patti D’Arbanville. (125 min, PG-13)
NEW ON DVD/VHS
GOAL!★★1/2: Kuno Becker, Allessandro Nivola and Marcel Iures are teamed in Danny Cannon’s feel-good-a-thon about a Mexican boy who crosses the border to realize his dream of soccer glory. (117 min, PG)
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN★★ Josh Hartnett stars in this mistaken-identity drama in which a young man travels to New York to visit a friend and winds up the target of bookies owed big money by his missing buddy. With Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. (110 min, R)
THE WILD★★1/2 Disney’s latest computer-animated adventure concerns an assortment of animals that depart a New York Zoo in pursuit of a fellow creature who’s been released into the wild. Featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Eddie Izzard, William Shatner and James Belushi. (85 min, G)
AUTHORIZATION
In honor of this weekend’s 2nd Annual Burlington Book Festival, our game has a literary theme. Each of the performers shown here has given a film portrayal of a well-known writer. Your job is to identify the scribes they’ve played.
The Vermont Tobacco Evaluation & Review Board Invites your Comments
The Vermont Tobacco Evaluation & Review Board is an independent, state board established by the Legislature. In Section 271, 18 VSA, Chapter 225, subsection 9505(9), the board is required to submit a recommendation to the Governor and the Legislature for the annual tobacco control program budget.
PLEASEVISIT: http://humanservices.vermont.gov/ tobaccoboard to review the proposed Fiscal Year 2008 tobacco control budget. Comments may be submitted no later than September 19, 2006 via email, fax or mail listed on the website.
The board will decide its budget recommendation on September 20 from 3:00 – 5:00 in room 10 at the Vermont Statehouse. Public Comment will be held prior to the meeting beginning at 2:00. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call 802-241-2555.
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All shows daily unless otherwise indicated. Film times may change. Please call theaters to confirm. * = New film.
BIG PICTURE THEATER
Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8994.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
Talladega Nights 4, 6, 8. Who Killed The Electric Car? 5, 7, 9.
friday 15 — wednesday 20
Invincible 4, 6, 8. Night Listener 5, 7, 9.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. See calendar for special screenings.
BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4
Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
Invincible 6:50. Talladega Nights 7. Step Up 6:40. Barnyard 6:30.
The Covenant 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35. Crank 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:25. Disappearances 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Invincible 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35. Little Miss Sunshine 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20. Pirates of the Caribbean 1:10, 4:30, 8. Talladega Nights 1, 4, 7, 9:30. The Wicker Man 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:35.
friday 15 — thursday 21
*The Black Dahlia 1:15, 4:10, 6:45, 9:25. *Everyone’s Hero 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:15. *Gridiron Gang 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:20. *The Guardian 7 (Sat only). The Covenant 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 9:30. Disappearances 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Invincible 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 (except Sat), 9:35. Little Miss Sunshine 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20. Talladega Nights 1, 7. The Wicker Man 4:20, 9:35. Times subject to change.
MAJESTIC
10
Maple Tree Place, Taft Corners, Williston, 878-2010.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
The Covenant 1:35, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40. The Protector 1:05, 4:05, 6:45, 9:25. Little Miss Sunshine 1, 3:30, 6:50, 9:20. Crank 1:45, 4:25, 7:20, 9:45. How to Eat Fried Worms 1:20, 3:45. Invincible 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30. The Wicker Man 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:35. Talladega Nights 1:15, 4, 6:30, 9:10. Step Up 6:55, 9:15. Accepted 1:40,
7:15. World Trade Center 3:40, 6:20, 9:05. Beerfest 4:20, 9:35. Barnyard 1:30.
friday 15 — thursday 21
*Gridiron Gang 1:05, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25. *Everyone’s Hero 12:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7, 9:10. *The Black Dahlia 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30. *The Last Kiss 1:30, 4, 7:10, 9:35. *The Guardian 6:45 (Sat only). Little Miss Sunshine 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15. The Protector 1:40, 4:05, 7:15, 9:40. The Covenant 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:40. Invincible 1:25, 3:55, 6:45 (except Sat), 9:35. How to Eat Fried Worms 1, 3. Crank 5, 7:20, 9:45. The Wicker Man 3:45, 9:20. Talladega Nights 1:15, 6:50.
Times subject to change. See http://www.majestic10.com.
MARQUIS THEATER Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14 World Trade Center 6:45, 9:10. Little Miss Sunshine 7, 9.
friday 15 — thursday 21
Invincible 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:45, 8:45. Little Miss Sunshine 2 (Sat & Sun), 7, 9.
Times subject to change.
MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA College Street, Burlington, 8643456.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
Quinceanera 2, 4:20, 7:20, 9:25. The Protector 2:10, 4:30, 7:30, 9:35. The Wicker Man 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:30. An Inconvenient Truth 1:35, 4, 7:10, 9:20. Scoop 1:40, 6:50. Trust the Man 3:50, 9:15. Wassup Rockers 1:45, 6:40. A Scanner Darkly 4:05, 8:45.
friday 15 — thursday 21
*The Oh in Ohio 1:40, 3:50, 7:15, 9:10. *The Last Kiss 1:30, 3:40, 7, 9:15. The Protector 2:10, 4:30, 7:30, 9:35. Quinceanera 2, 4:20, 7:20, 9:25. An Inconvenient Truth 1:35, 4, 7:10. A Scanner Darkly 9:30. Trust the Man 3:50, 6:30. Scoop 1:40, 8:40.
Times subject to change. See http://www.merrilltheatres.net.
PALACE CINEMA 9
Fayette Road, South Burlington, 864-5610.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
Hollywoodland 10:30 (Thu), 1, 2, 3:45, 6, 6:45, 8:45, 9:25. Little Miss Sunshine 12:45, 2:20, 3:15, 4:40, 6:15, 7, 8:30, 9:20. The Illusionist 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:10. Invincible 12:50, 3:35, 6:40, 9:05. Talladega Nights 1:15, 3:50, 7:10, 9:35. Barnyard 10:30 (Thu), 1:15. The Wicker Man 12:55, 3:55, 7:05,
Schedules for the following theaters were not available at press time.
SHOWPLACE 93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343.
THEATRE 211 North Main Street, Barre, 479-4921.
9:30. World Trade Center 3:25, 6:30, 9:15.
friday 15 — thursday 21
*Gabrielle 1:30, 3:45, 7:05, 9:20. *Changing Times 10:30 (Thu), 1:25, 4:05, 7, 9:25. *Everyone’s Hero 10:30 (Thu), 12:45, 2:45, 4:40, 6:35, 8:30. Hollywoodland 1, 3, 4, 6, 6:50, 8:45, 9:30. The Illusionist 1:20, 3:50, 6:55, 9:15. Little Miss Sunshine 1:10, 2, 4:20, 5:30, 6:45, 8, 9:05. How To Eat Fried Worms 3:25. Invincible 12:50, 3:35, 6:40, 9:10. Barnyard 1.
Times subject to change.
THE SAVOY THEATER
Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509.
wednesday 13 — thursday 21
*William Sloane Coffin: An American Prophet 4 (Sun only). Little Miss Sunshine 1:30 (SatMon), 6:30, 8:30.
ST. ALBANS
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Rt. 7 North, I-89 Exit 20, St. Albans, 524-2468.
Closed for the season.
STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX
Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678.
wednesday 13 — thursday 14
Invincible 7:30. Step Up 7:30. A Prairie Home Companion 7:30.
You won’t find rock records or Beatlemania memorabilia at the British Invasion. But auto enthusiasts seeking chassis and streamlines worthy of James Bond can fuel up on classic British motorcycles and sports cars at the four-day festival. English-manufactured makes and models from the early 1900s through the mid-’80s motor through three driving tours and make a field display for juried competitions and people’s-choice awards. From Friday noon to Sunday, visitors can seek out British import products, edible or otherwise, at a vendors’ marketplace, browse hard-to-find spare parts at an “auto jumble,” or ogle vehicles for sale in the car corral. And at Sunday’s Tailgate Picnic Competition, costumes and humor augment tasty tea-and-crumpet displays. Cheerio!
THE BRITISH INVASION
Thursday through Sunday, September 1417, see calendar for various Stowe-area locations, times and prices. Info, 253-5320. www.britishinvasion.com
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Listings and spotlights by Meghan Dewald.
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scene@GREEN MOUNTAIN “IRON DOG” COMPETITION
COLCHESTER, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 9 A.M.
Police canine units are a proud bunch, and this was evident from the flashy rigs that were parked at the 2006 Green Mountain “Iron Dog” Competition in Colchester Saturday morning. The Chester PD has a shiny, black Ford SUV with a huge “K-9 UNIT” decal and the dog’s name — “Riggs” — stenciled on the door. Riggs, whom I met later, is a 5-year-old German shepherd from the Czech Republic adept in tracking, sniffing out dope and slobbering on tennis balls. Other K-9 teams arrived from Bennington, Worcester and the Vermont State Police.
But the Iron Dog wasn’t just for police dogs. More than half of this year’s competitors were civilians — and there was quite the assortment. Besides the requisite shepherds and retrievers, in attendance were a Dalmatian, a standard poodle, an Irish wolfhound, a Corgi and a three-legged Rhodesian ridgeback, though I suspected the last two were spectators.
At 9:30 a.m., event organizer Dave Dewey of the Colchester PD emerged from the woods, followed by 37 competitors. He’d just walked them through the 1.5-mile obstacle course of culverts, tunnels, brush piles, creeks, a concrete wall, a paintball station — for shooting a dummy, not the dogs — and a pond that had to be crossed in a rowboat.
“I don’t care what you use to motivate your dog — treats, tennis balls, your friend’s arm,” Dewey told the racers.
The race began at 10. I tagged along behind Randi Barrett of Elmore and her 1year-old Labrador, “Poko,” who twice lunged playfully for my nose like it was a kielbasa. Barrett had some trouble holding Poko during the 15-yard dog carry, as he wriggled like a greased pig. But they finished in just over 20 minutes, not a bad time.
Others encountered similar snafus. Several pups refused to get into the rowboats and swam across the pond instead. And “Ace,” the 110-pound wolfhound, couldn’t — or wouldn’t — scale the wall. One woman arrived at the paintball station, red-faced and exhausted. She’d gotten lost in the woods and mistakenly ran an extra half-mile. Her dog, “Tux,” didn’t seem to notice.
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music
Also, see clubdates in Section A.
ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335.
OPEN MIKE COFFEEHOUSE: College students share notes at an on-campus musical review. Fireplace Lounge, IDX Student Life Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 8:30-11 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6416.
AFTERNOON CONCERT: Patricia and Ray Harwick play folk tunes on dulcimer and hammered harp. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
dance
‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $12. Info, 598-1077.
drama
DROP-IN IMPROV: Actors create characters and hone storytelling skills in a fun stage workshop. Waterfront Theatre, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 310-3985.
‘THE BUS’: Community tensions caused by a conservative church and small-town homophobia power this original drama by Vermont playwright James Lantz. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 863-5966.
‘BIZARRE MAGIC’: Comedian and prestidigitator Brian Brushwood blends jokes with fire-eating and formation of “the human crazy straw.” Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476.
film
‘WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?’: This documentary examines the circumstances that led to the disappearance of a fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly vehicle that requires no gasoline. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A.
QUILT EXHIBITION: More than 50 fabulous fabrications by Windsor County patch workers spin off demos and activities for all ages. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $10. Info, 457-2355.
words
POETRY OPEN MIKE: Bards take turns reading original verse, selections from favorite authors or folk ballads sans instruments at this multilingual mélange. Euro Gourmet Market & Café, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 859-3467.
JUDITH LEVINE: The Seven Days columnist and author of Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping reads from her book and considers consumer spending. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
SHARON LAMB: The St. Mike’s professor discusses her new book, Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
BOOK DISCUSSION: Writer and retired naval officer Thomas Corcoran leads a reader review of George Packer’s book The Assassin’s Gate: America in Iraq. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff at the ECHO Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848.
BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Readings of family faves provide morning fun for toddlers at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
WILLISTON STORY HOUR: Crafts and books fuel the imaginations of kids ages 3-5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-4918.
WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: Children gather for games, songs and stories at the Westford Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639.
HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: Youngsters let loose in a fun, friendly, toy-filled atmosphere. Hinesburg Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-3038.
WATERBURY STORYTIME: Little ones ages 2 and under get hooked on books at the Waterbury Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.
‘MOVING & GROOVING’: Two- to 5-year-olds boogie down to rock ’n’ roll and world-beat music. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: Small stitchers hear Reuben and the Quilt by Merle Good, then fabricate their own patterns. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 9-10:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 457-2355.
sport
SENIOR EXERCISE: The 60-plus set benefits from stretches and strength training. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 2:30 p.m. $2. Info, 658-7477.
GOLF TOURNAMENT: Fore! Swingers support a championship training scholarship fund for local skiers and snowboarders. Stowe Country Club, call for start time. $150. Registration and info, 253-7704, ext. 21.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 55:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: Marx-minded activists strategize about how to resurrect the American Dream. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Child care and info, 318-3453.
DRAFT MASTER PLAN PREVIEW: Members of the public get an overview of Champlain College’s long-term development guidelines, then submit comments. Hauke Family Campus Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2700.
‘BLOW THE WHISTLE ON RAPE’: Advocates for women’s safety kick off a public awareness campaign in front of Burlington City Hall, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0555.
PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT CHLORAMINE: Citizens with questions about the Champlain Water District’s use of a new chlorine-andammonia disinfectant in nine local towns discuss possible side effects. Call for South Burlington meeting location, 7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4153.
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‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See the world through the eyes of an injured bird, from rescue and rehab to eventual release. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 11 a.m. $8. Info, 359-5000.
‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: Nature lovers get a look at live birds on tours of the VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 2:30 p.m. $8. Info, 359-5000.
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made at Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591.
ESL GROUP: Non-native speakers learn English at the South Burlington Community Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. Also at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
CHESS GROUP: Beginner- and intermediate-level players strategize ways to put each other’s kings in check. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.
KNITTING POSSE: Needle-wielding crafters convene over good yarns. South Burlington Community Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7076.
VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: Ex-soldiers share labor-market tips, training info and employment leads. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9:30-11 a.m. & American Legion Post, St. Albans, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0339.
CHARITY BINGO: Players seek patterns on numbered cards, then say the word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510.
‘PEDALS FOR PROGRESS’ COLLECTION: Cyclists donate bikes of all shapes and sizes for shipment to developing countries. Chittenden Solid Waste District Drop-Off Center, Williston, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $10 per bike. Info, 872-8111.
FARMERS’ MARKET: Browse among open-air booths selling homegrown produce, baked goods and crafts. South Hero Town Garage, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6668.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bingo, hide-and-seek and contact Twister bring parents and kids together at the Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 496-8994.
THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: This 7-acre maze of maize lures labyrinth lovers to Boudreau Farm, Wheelock Road, Danville, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $8. Info, 748-1399.
LAWN MOWER EXCHANGE: Yard tenders mow down pollution by recycling old gas-powered grass cutters for discounts on new cordless electric models. Drop-off centers for Addison, Chittenden, Central Vermont, Northeast Kingdom and Northwest Vermont solid waste districts, call for drop-off center hours. Free. Info, 865-7375.
HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Before shopping, potential house hunters determine whether homeownership fits their needs. Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Barre, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 476-4493, ext. 211.
VENDOR INTERVIEWS: Greg Sharrow of the Vermont Folklife Center records descriptions of Addison County farm history and farmers’-market livelihoods. Special Events Tent, Marble Works by the Falls, Middlebury, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 897-5448.
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PERMACULTURE WALK: Andrew Faust of the Center for Bioregional Living and Erik Kilgren of Leaveners Community Foundation explore the possibilities of communitybased sustainable land use. Old Essex County Home, Essex, N.Y., 6:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 785-841-6686.
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NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY: Residents of Burlington’s Ward 1 swap community-based information with city government. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7172.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: Would-be touch healers bring mats, pads or blankets to absorb the principles of Thai massage. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
CABLE-ACCESS LAB: Want to be on TV? Citizens learn how to wield a camera to produce their own shows. Channel 17 Studio, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 16.
BURLINGTON BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN: Massage therapist and author Bethany Knight explains “armchair yoga” at a monthly dinner meeting. Tuscan Kitchen, South Burlington, networking 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Call for cost. Registration and info, 899-3936.
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music
Also, see clubdates in Section A.
35TH PARALLEL: The Vermont-based jazz ensemble blends Middle Eastern oud and Indian tabla in a globetrotting concert. See calendar spotlight. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 865-7166.
JSC COFFEEHOUSE: Just call them Earl. The quirkily named band grooves on funk at the Base Lodge, Johnson State College, 8-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356.
BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND REHEARSAL: Community musicians of all ages prep marches for outdoor summer performances. Burlington High School Band Room, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 578-3467.
dance
DANCE TRIBE: Boogie down to recorded tunes in a safe, friendly environment. No shoes are required at Shelburne Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. $2. Info, 476-6139.
drama
‘THE BUS’: See September 13. A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN’: Actress Sarah Payne introduces author Virginia Woolf, her Bloomsbury artistic circle and her relationship with Vita Sackville-West, in three dramatic scenes. Woodbury Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7404.
‘THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO AND JULIET’: Starcrossed lovers challenge their families in Shakespeare’s classic tearjerker, staged by Lost Nation Theater. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 229-0492.
film
‘WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?’: See September 13.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13.
COMMUNITY DARKROOM: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures at the Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6-9 p.m. $8 per hour. Reservations and info, 479-4127.
words
‘BLUE COLLAR AMERICA’ SERIES: Readers of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed consider the plight of workers trying to make ends meet on minimum-wage. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.
PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS: Using Wallace Earle Stegner’s Angle of Repose as a starting point, would-be critics review what makes a book awardworthy. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.
talks
‘DEALING WITH IRAN’: A panel of experts discusses the threat of the Middle East’s heavyweight to U.S. and world interests. See calendar spotlight. St. Albans Historical Museum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2482.
‘DISCOVERING UR OF THE CHALDEES’: A slide lecture about a 1922 archaeological expedition that discovered Mesopotamian tomb treasures supports a nationally traveling exhibition of those same artifacts. Room 221, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5007.
WILDLIFE TALK: Naturalist and tracking expert Sue Morse explains the habits and habitat of bobcats, bears, moose and other large woodland animals. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Info, 434-2167.
HIP-HOP SYMPOSIUM: Scholars, filmmakers, activists and performers kick it at an academic examination of a decades-old pop-culture phenomenon. Various Middlebury College venues and times. Free. Info, 443-5937.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
WESTFORD STORYTIME: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts at the Westford Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639.
DADS’ PLAYGROUP: Fathers and their offspring bond through fun and games. Family Center, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8765.
KIDS’ GARDEN TOUR: Young ones explore the world of plants on a walk around the Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. ‘LITTLE ROOTS’ STORYTIME: Kids gather to hear garden tales about plants, flowers and bugs. Four Seasons Garden Center, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-2433.
BABY TIME: Little ones up to age 2 meet each other at the Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.
MUSIC TIME: Growing listeners under age 5 contemplate chords and bounce to rhythms. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
sport
LADIES’ GOLF CLINIC: Beginners practice putts, drives and strokes at the Vermont National Country Club, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $20. Info, 264-9423.
COMMUNITY ROWING: First time afloat? Fear not — weather permitting, anyone can take a 32-foot pilot gig for a spin. Burlington Shipyard, next to King Street Ferry Dock, and Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Basin Harbor, Vergennes, 5:30 p.m. Free. Reservations and info, 475-2022, ext. 113.
INJURY PREVENTION CLINIC: Physical therapists keep runners on their feet by reviewing risk factors for specific athlete injuries. Skirack, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3313.
BURLINGTON RUGBY CLUB: Women’s teams scrum for fun at Fort Ethan Allen Field, Colchester, 67:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1088 or www.burlington rugby.org/women.html.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 13. RICHMOND PEACE VIGIL: Concerned citizens support U.S. troops while expressing hope for an end to Middle Eastern deployments. Bring a candle to the Congregational Church, Richmond, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2053.
DRINKING LIBERALLY: Bottoms-up democracy fuels discussion at a meeting of political progressives. American Flatbread, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. Free. Info, 267-237-7488.
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‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See September 13. ‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See September 13.
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For people who are anxious AND would be willing to try to quit smoking. 8appointments over three months $225 in cash for participation
STUDY #2
For people who have experienced traumatic/ stressful life events AND would be willing to try to quit smoking. 8appointments over three months $225 in cash for participation
STUDY #3
For people who are not interested in quitting. A1appointment study in which you will complete questionnaires and come to our office for a laboratory experiment.Two hours total. $25 in cash for participation. STUDY #4 For
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 13.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 13.
FARMERS’ MARKETS: See September 13, Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 888-7279. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410.
THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
LAWN MOWER EXCHANGE: See September 13.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING ASSEMBLY: See September 13, Wards 2 & 3. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, dinner 5:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7172.
VERMONT CHESS CLUB: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198.
BRIDGE CLUB: Partners shuffle cards and chat at the Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756.
QUEEN CITY BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Ethan Allen Club, Burlington, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 655-3787.
THE BRITISH INVASION: Owners of antique English autos tour Vermont on a drive to the Champlain Islands. See calendar spotlight. Departs from Ye Olde England Inne, Stowe, 10 a.m. $35 includes lunch, free to watch. Info, 253-5320.
NATURAL CHILDBIRTH WORKSHOP: Footage of women giving birth in warm, Black Sea tidal pools precedes a discussion about doulas. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 223-8004, ext. 202.
VOLUNTEER GATHERING: Supporters of family farmers hear about opportunities with Rural Vermont. Positive Pie, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-7222.
QUEER SOCIAL SPACE VERMONT: Diverse members of the state’s LGBT communities share ideas for a new, independent gathering spot. Blue Star Café, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-4749.
BOOK SALE: Bibliophiles of all ages browse through board books paperbacks and hardcovers.Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0245.
PARENTAL CARE SEMINAR: Adult kids get answers and advice on how to look after aging relatives. Grand Isle Lake House, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 860-4437.
MEMORY NIGHT: Old-school slope denizens contribute vintage posters, photographs, films, jackets, patches, pins and other memorabilia to the Vermont Ski Museum, then offer their own story as part of an oral history project. Sterling Base Lodge Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 47 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9911, ext. 202.
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THURSDAY 14 - SATURDAY 16
ON THE MAP
Travelers who head north from Burlington will cross the 45th parallel, the point on the Earth that’s equidistant between the North Pole and the equator. Ten degrees south, another navigator’s notation inspires the central Vermont-based world-music ensemble 35th Parallel. The group’s geographic name corresponds to a line of latitude that intersects countries in whose music they specialize. Multi-instrumentalists Gabe Halberg and Mac Ritchey offer melodies from India, the Middle East and the Mediterranean on tabla, jar, jaw harp, oud, didjeridoo and bouzouki, among other acoustic accoutrements. The core Halberg-Ritchey duo performs three shows, joined on Friday and Saturday by fellow jazz-fusion musicians Todd Roach on Middle Eastern percussion, Zach Tonnissen on soprano and tenor saxophones, and Brian Boyes on trumpet.
35TH PARALLE L Thursday, September 14, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 865-7166. Friday, September 15, The Black Door, Montpelier, 9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-7070. Saturday, September 16, Hardwick Town House, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 472-8800. www.35thparallel.com
TUNBRIDGEWORLD’SFAIR: Agricultural adventurers take in food, fun and farms at Vermont’s home-grown happening - the last fair of the season. Tunbridge Fairgrounds, 8:30 a.m. - midnight. $5. Info. 800-889-5555.
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music
Also, see clubdates in Section A.
35TH PARALLEL: See September 14, The Black Door, Montpelier, 9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-7070.
RAQ: The Japanese comic-punk band Peelander Z precedes this psychedelic, progressive rock quartet. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476.
dance
ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077.
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Lively music inspires movers to make rural rounds in clean, soft-soled shoes. First Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 7-9:30 p.m. $7, free for beginners. Info, 899-2378.
PARTNER DANCE SHOWCASE: Swanked-out duos demo the cha cha, rumba and Viennese waltz, then open the floor to first timers. Proceeds benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a summer getaway for kids with cancer. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, showcase 7 p.m., lesson 8:30 p.m., open dancing 9-10 p.m. $20. Info, 598-6757. CONTRA DANCE: Fiddling fanatic Nat Hewitt and singer-guitarist Liza Constable make music while caller Rachel Nevitt directs dancers. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $8. Info, 863-2199.
drama
‘THE BUS’: See September 13.
‘THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO AND JULIET’: See September 14.
film
‘SCOOP’: In Woody Allen’s latest comedy, Scarlett Johansson plays a budding journalist who falls in love with the man she suspects is a serial killer. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600.
‘SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS’: This documentary follows inmates in a Kentucky prison who explore
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themes of redemption and hope as they perform The Tempest. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 518-523-2512.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13. ART SHOW & SALE: Twenty-eight local and regional artists display their creations at a three-day, nonprofit benefit. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Albans, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 524-6259.
words
BURLINGTON BOOK FESTIVAL: The Queen City puts on its reading glasses for three days of workshops, panels and social events focused on the written word. See pages 29A — 36A for complete listings of events, locations, times and prices. Info, www.sevendaysvt.com.
talks
HIP-HOP SYMPOSIUM: See September 14. Music journalist Greg Tate of the Village Voice keynotes. ‘PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICA’: Art educator and author Judy Kelly sleuths out the setting of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980.
ELDER CARE: Social worker and author Wendy Lustbader addresses issues of power and dependency associated with caring for aging family members. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7875.
LIVING FOODS LECTURE: Brian Clement of the Hippocrates Health Institute explains how to revitalize health with fresh, raw edibles. Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 384-2871.
COVERED BRIDGES: Robert McCullough, author of Crossings, discusses the role that bridges play in Vermont’s landscape, and reviews preservation priorities. Montshire Museum, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-2200.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
WATERBURY STORYTIME: See September 13, 9:30 a.m., for children ages 3-5.
SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: Youngsters over age 3 get together for easy listening at the South Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.
TODDLER TIME: Tykes ages 1-3 let off steam with songs, books and rhyming games. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free.
Registration and info, 878-4918.
‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: Kids sing along with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.
SONGS & STORIES: Kids of all ages join guitarist Matthew Witten for folk songs and funny tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: Sweet-toothed tykes celebrate Roald Dahl’s birthday by watching the 2005 film version of his cocoa-rich classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
‘MYSTERIOUS MARKO’: A magician in a fancy hat thrills tykes ages 5 and up at Volunteers Green, Richmond, 4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5273.
sport
SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 13, 10 a.m.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 13.
etc
‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See September 13.
‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See September 13.
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 13.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 13.
‘PEDALS FOR PROGRESS’ COLLECTION: See September 13.
THE BRITISH INVASION: See September 14. A driving tour over Stowe-area paved roads ends at a reception for registered motorcar enthusiasts. Topnotch Meadow, Stowe, call for time. $50 registration, free to watch. Info, 253-5320.
BOOK SALE: See September 14.
TUNBRIDGE WORLD’SFAIR: See September 14, $8.
TERTULIA LATINA: Latinoamericanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español at Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.
SILENT AUCTION: Sales of donated artworks, restaurant gift certificates and sports equipment support student volunteer-service programs. Alliot Student Center Lobby, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
WHEEL-TO-REEL BIKE TRIP: Cinema-loving cyclists eat pre-show barbecue, then ride en masse to the Colchester drive-in to see flicks.
Meet at 58 Conger Avenue, Burlington, barbecue 5:30 p.m., ride 6:45 p.m., showtime between 8 & 9 p.m. Free, $6 for movie. Info, 652-2453.
HARVEST MOON FEAST: Guest chef and cookbook author Jessica Prentice prepares food, then leads a discussion of indigenous peoples’ nutritional wisdom. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $40. Reservations and info, 8633659, ext. 231.
BODY-CLEANSING WORKSHOP: Naturopath Sam Russo discusses how to detox. Vermont Naturopathic Clinic, Winooski, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 658-6597.
RUMMAGE SALE: Treasure seekers probe piles of household goods at the Richmond Congregational Church, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2053.
ATLATL-MAKING WORKSHOP: A champion spearthrower coaches construction of prehistoric launching devices, then gives guidance on how to hurl. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, noon - 5 p.m. $65 includes materials. Registration and info, 759-2412.
TREE FARM TOUR: Forest aficionados get a guided entrée to a 2350-acre woodland managed for recreation, wildlife and timber production. Von Trapp Family Tree Farm, Stowe, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 747-7900.
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music
Also, see clubdates in Section A. 35TH PARALLEL: See September 14, Hardwick Town House, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 472-8800. CATIE CURTIS: The Boston-based folk-rock goddess sings out at the Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 496-8910.
dance
CONTRA DANCE: Caller Rachel Nevitt directs dancers motivated by maritime music from the chantey-chic folk band Atlantic Crossing. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163.
TRANS DANCE: Feel the vibes at a holistic-themed dance with live music and colored lights shining through crystals. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 413584-0010.
ELISA MONTE DANCE: International athletes entrance with sensuality and imagination in a show that tops a three-week residency. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $18. Info, 518-523-2512.
drama
‘THE BUS’: See September 13, 2 & 8 p.m.
‘THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO AND JULIET’: See September 14.
THE 24-HOUR PLAY FESTIVAL: Students write, direct and produce 10-minute plays in a single day, then perform them at McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.
film
‘SCOOP’: See September 15.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A.
QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13.
ART SHOW & SALE: See September 15, 10 a.m.4 p.m.
LIFE DRAWING: Artists sketch a live model in various poses, using a medium of their choice. Bring materials to Studio STK, Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. $10. Info, 657-3333.
ARTIST MARKET: Local artists show their stuff and offer original works for sale. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts Plaza, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-5356.
RIVER PUPPET WORKSHOP: Crafty types create figures to represent the Winooski River in an upcoming parade. Call for Montpelier location, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free Registration and info, 223-1242.
words
BURLINGTON BOOK FESTIVAL: See September 15.
talks
HIP-HOP SYMPOSIUM: See September 14.
ROCK TALK: Who built Stonehenge — and why?
Bob Manning sheds light on Britain’s Neolithic stone circles, dolmens and chambered tombs. Mount Holly Community Library, Belmont, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 259-2876.
SATURDAY 16
TEDDY FARE
Theodore Roosevelt is hailed as the nation’s first “conservation president,” with good reason: The avid outdoorsman convinced Congress to set aside millions of acres of U.S. National Forest. The former “Rough Rider” was still vice president, though, in 1901, when he visited Isle La Motte for a fish-and-game-league banquet. A mid-meal telephone call informed the revelers that President McKinley had been shot. Since 2001, the island’s preservation trust has hosted an annual feast at which a “Teddy Toast” honors the environmental contributions of a local Vermonter. This year’s celebration follows ceremonies inaugurating the Goodsell Ridge Preserve, an 81-acre site that encompasses an outcropping of the world’s oldest coral fossils discovered to date.
PRESERVE OPENING
Saturday, September 16, Goodsell Ridge Preserve, Isle La Motte, tours 3 p.m., dedication 4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 3723400.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT AWARD BANQUET Saturday, September 16, St. Anne’s Shrine, Isle La Motte, 6 p.m. $30. Reservations and info, 372-8400. www.champlainislands.com
ARCHAEOLOGY TALK: Historian Bill Powers describes the founding and excavation of the Revolutionary War-era Fort Vengeance near the Brandon-Pittsford town line. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
‘SATURDAY STORIES’: Librarians read from popular picture books at the Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.
BORDERS STORYTIME: Little bookworms listen to stories at Borders, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.
CHILDREN’S STORYTIME: Youngsters take in their favorite tales at the Book Rack & Children’s Pages, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 872-2627.
BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: Kids ages 4 and up settle down for stories at Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’: Late for a very important date? Very Merry Theatre stages an original musical version of Lewis Carroll’s classic underground adventure. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6607.
sport
LINCOLN GAP HIKE: Fresh-air walkers follow 12 miles of rigorous ridgeline up and down Mt. Abraham, Lincoln Peak and Mt. Ellen, stopping at the Appalachian Gap. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 858-4045.
DUXBURY HIKE: Take the Long Trail to a mountain peak after scrambling over rocks on this difficult, 7-mile route. Meet at Montpelier High School, 8:30 a.m., or at the Dean Trailhead, 9:15 a.m. Free. Registration and info, 888-3375.
OPEN ATLATL CHAMPIONSHIP: Athletic contests celebrate Native American heritage with a focus on prehistoric spear-throwing. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $5. Info, 759-2412.
MOUNTAIN BIKING: Adventurous types hurtle down an off-season ski slope or 60K of backcountry trails after a lift ride to the top. Bolton Valley Resort, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $30. Info, 434-3444.
WOMENS’ WORKSHOP: Female hikers learn safe outdoor travel skills while ascending Giant Mountain in the Adirondacks. Call for meeting location and time $10. Registration and info, 244-7037.
RIDE FOR ART: Cyclists stop at studios on a multiple-loop tour benefiting Barre’s nonprofit arts center. All routes begin and end at Studio Place Arts, Barre, departure times vary by route 8 a.m.10 a.m., dinner 5:30-7 p.m. $75 includes dinner and T-shirt. Registration and info, 479-7069. WALK FOR CHILDREN: Strollers stand up for kids at a pedestrian fundraiser for Prevent Child Abuse Vermont. Begins at Battery Park, Burlington, registration 8 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Donations. Info, 800-244-5373.
NORTHEAST KINGDOM LAKES TOUR: Cyclists choose a paved path of 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles then loop around scenic lakes. All routes begin and end at Crystal Lake State Park, Barton, 7-9
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a.m. start. $40 includes T-shirt and post-ride meal. Info, 525-6212.
TANTRIC YOGA WORKSHOP: Ancient Indian postures, breath work and meditation precede singing practice. Yoga Mountain, Montpelier, 1 p.m., kirtan 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 318-6670.
activism
FRIENDS OF THE BIRTH CENTER: Midwives, doulas, health care workers and women’s advocates draft plans for Vermont’s first free-standing birth clinic. Kellogg Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 279-2106.
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‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See September 13.
‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See September 13.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 13. ‘PEDALS FOR PROGRESS’ COLLECTION: See September 13.
FARMERS’ MARKETS: See September 13, 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-889-8188. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-9380. Marbleworks by the Falls, Middlebury, 9 a.m.12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 897-5448. St. Joseph’s Church, Grand Isle, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6668. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
THE BRITISH INVASION: See September 14. Rule Britannia! A vendors’ marketplace and “auto jumble” accompany a judged contest of English show cars Topnotch Meadow, Stowe, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. $15 includes a two-day pass. Info, 253-5320.
BOOK SALE: See September 14.
TUNBRIDGE WORLD’SFAIR: See September 14.
8 a.m. - midnight. $10.
SILENT AUCTION: See September 15, 10 a.m. -
1 p.m.
RUMMAGE SALE: See September 15, 9:30 a.m.2 p.m.
‘NATURALIST’S CHOICE’: An on-site outdoor guide talks about the environmental impact of any one of these Vermont fauna: coyotes, bats, bears, loons, turkeys and moose. VINS Nature Center, Quechee, 12:30 p.m. $8. Info, 359-5000.
GONDOLA RIDES: Cable-car passengers take in the view atop southern Vermont’s highest peak. Stratton Mountain, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. $10. Info, 800-787-2886.
‘EXTERIORS & INTERIORS’: A 2-hour guided tour shows off a historic mansion’s seldom-seen spaces, including attics and bomb shelters. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 10:30 a.m. $6. Reservations and info, 457-3368, ext. 22.
‘CAUSES & CONSEQUENCES’: Visitors visit Woodstock-area landmarks with Civil War-era significance on a 2-hour walking tour. MarshBillings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 2:30 p.m. $6. Reservations and info, 457-3368, ext. 22.
TRADITIONAL CRAFT SATURDAY: Rug hookers and weavers make floor coverings from burlap and fabric scraps. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $10. Info, 457-2355.
‘CELEBRATION OF THE VINE’: A wine-related harvest fest incorporates a grape-stomping contest, live music, games, hayrides and an antique farming demo. Boyden Valley Winery, Cambridge, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $2. Info, 644-8151.
PRESERVE OPENING: Refreshments and entertainment accompany a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 81-acre area encompassing the world’s oldest known fossilized coral reef. See calendar spotlight.Goodsell Ridge Preserve, Isle La Motte, tours 3 p.m., dedication 4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 372-3400.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT AWARD BANQUET: History buffs, sportspeople and environmentalists celebrate Lake Champlain conservation efforts at a dinner named after the 26th president of the U.S. See calendar spotlight. St. Anne’s Shrine, Isle La Motte, 6 p.m. $30. Reservations and info, 372-8400.
VERMONT LADIES’ RALLY: Women rev all sorts of engines on a leisurely food and foliage tour. Starts from the Vergennes Town Green, 10 a.m. $250 per two-person car includes breakfast, lunch, cocktail party and prizes, free to watch. Registration and info, 877-6737.
WHOLE HEALTH EXPO: Alternative healers convene for a two-day wellness festival focused on bodymind balance. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. $12. Info, 413584-0010.
SPORTS CARD SHOW: Collectors and kids browse tables of cardbord-replica baseball, basketball and soccer stars, with stats. Burlington VFW, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Free. Info, 881-8558.
TAG SALE: Kids’ toys and clothing, household items and baked goods generate funds for a nonprofit nursery-school co-op. Hinesburg Town Hall, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 482-6196.
CELEBRATE ST. ALBANS: Community organizations host local music, activities and kids’ games at a civic info swap. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Free. Info, 527-0191.
‘KIDS ON THE BLOCK’ TRAINING: Volunteers interested in joining a statewide educational puppet troupe get info about an eight-week prep course. 294 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington, 9 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 860-3349.
ORCHARD FESTIVAL: Candle-making, tie-dyeing and live music augment wool-spinning and ciderpressing demos at Chapin Orchard, Essex, 10 a.m. Free Info, 877-879-6210.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Veined volunteers step up to fill a critical need. Community Room, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.
FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS: More than 60 artisans create candles, quilts, soap, barrels and more at an exposition of practical rural skills. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $3. Info, 748-2372.
PREMIER TASTING DINNER: Area chefs pair Vermont cuisine with wines from Oregon in an intimate affair on the Flynn Center MainStage, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $100. Info, 863-5966.
CHAMP TRAIL RIDE: Equine enthusiasts saddle up for a 3-to-6-hour trip to benefit a local therapeutic riding program. Tara North Stable, South Hero, 9 a.m. Donations. Info, 372-6640.
SHELBURNEFARMSHARVEST FESTIVAL: Celebrate autumnal abundance in style with hay rides, storytelling, fall foods and performances by more than 15 musical groups. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $6. Info, 985-8686.
SUN.17 music
Also, see clubdates in Section A.
DOUGIE MACLEAN: The Scottish singer-songwriter shares his lyrical, roots-based compositions. Higher Ground, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $23. Info, 652-0777.
BURLINGTON CONCERT BAND: Community musicians of all ages perform marches and medleys for bandstand connoisseurs. Battery Park, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 578-3467.
VERMONT YOUTH PHILHARMONIA: Trumpet player Paul Brana solos with the ensemble at a concert of works by Armenian and Russian composers. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. $5. Info, 655-5030.
dance
‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See September 13, 4-6 p.m. $5.
drama
‘THE BUS’: See September 13, 2 & 6:30 p.m. ‘THE TRAGEDIE OF ROMEO AND JULIET’: See September 14, 1 & 6:30 p.m. film
‘SCOOP’: See September 15. ‘THE AMAZON’: This film documents the colorful cultures native to the banks of South America’s signature river. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 3 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A.
Refugees and
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share their original literature as area residents, then answer questions. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS: Dancers ages 6 to 15 put on pointe shoes to try out for the Albany Berkshire Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker Flynn Center, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., call for audition time. Free. Info, 253-5151.
AUDITIONS FOR CHRISTMAS REVELS: Skilled kids try out for dancing, acting and singing roles in an Appalachian-themed seasonal show. Parish Hall, Norwich Congregational Church, 4-6 p.m., call for appointment. Free. Info, 649-1528.
sport
MOUNTAIN BIKING: See September 16.
NATURE WALK: Wildlife enthusiasts explore the woods around the Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 434-2167.
CENTURY DAY: Three bicycle rides follow the same route for 25 miles, then split into 62-, 100- and 113-mile lengths. Meet at Dorset Park, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 413-427-2177.
etc
‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See September 13.
‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See September 13.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 13, 2 & 7 p.m.
FARMERS’ MARKET: See September 13, Route 108, Stowe, 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8566. THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
THE BRITISH INVASION: See September 14. A mountainous driving tour of classic British cars precedes a tailgate picnic contest and a paint-job competition. Topnotch Meadow, Stowe, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. $5. Info, 253-5320.
‘NATURALIST’S CHOICE’: See September 16.
TUNBRIDGEWORLD’SFAIR: See September 14, 9:30 a.m. - midnight. $8.
GONDOLA RIDES: See September 16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
‘CELEBRATION OF THE VINE’: See September 16.
WHOLE HEALTH EXPO: See September 16, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
TAG SALE: See September 16, 9 a.m. - noon.
PARK & MANSION DAY: History buffs can pace themselves in an afternoon exploration of a 19thcentury building’s gardens and carriage roads. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, noon - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 457-3368, ext. 22.
HANDS-ON HISTORY: Relive the past with ancient stone-tool exhibitions and old-time games. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, 2-4 p.m. $3. Info, 759-2412.
SHELBURNE MUSEUM GOES TO THE DOGS: Contests, demos and a dog-and-owner costume parade highlight hounds in a carnival of all things canine. See calendar spotlight. Shelburne Museum, 1-6 p.m. $7.50, dogs are free. Info, 985-3346. FINE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: Oenophiles sip domestic and international vintages between bites of Vermont-produced goodies at a music-enhanced tasting and raffle. Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, 25 p.m. $45. Info, 863-5966.
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THURSDAY 14 & TUESDAY 19
BULLY PULPIT
The president of Iran may have his own blog, but on the world scene, his country’s hard-line theocracy is known more for saber-rattling than tech savviness. Concern over Iran’s role in Middle Eastern politics, particularly its nuclear program and support for terrorist organizations, has prompted U.N. Security Council resolutions. A Thursday talk tackles U.S. foreign policy toward Iran. Panel members include Dartmouth history prof Gene Garthwaite, economics professor Reza Ramazani of St. Michael’s College, Professor Gregory Gause of UVM and Vermont Public Radio journalist Steve Zind, who traveled to Iran to explore his family heritage in 2004 and created a radio documentary of his trip. Can’t make it to St. Albans? Catch Middlebury College political science professor Quinn Mecham’s Tuesday talk on a related topic in Waitsfield.
‘DEALING WITH IRAN’ Thursday, September 14, St. Albans Historical Museum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2482. www.vcwa.org
‘H E Z B O LLAH AN D TH E MIDDLE EAST’ Tuesday, September 19, 1824 House Inn, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7556. www.gmgf.org
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LAWNMOWER RACES: Grass trimmers ride high in yard-sport competitions. Connecticut Valley Fairgrounds, Bradford, 2 p.m. $3 to watch, $5 to participate. Info, 439-3323.
BUDDHIST POTLUCK: Individuals convene over cushions and casseroles at a meditation-themed meet-and-greet. Friends Meeting House, Plainfield, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6989.
BIRDHOUSE WORKSHOP: Householders hear how to make songbirds feel at home in their backyards. Elmore Roots Nursery, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-3305.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Hard work turns local milk into delectable dessert at a farm-focused gathering sponsored by Rural Vermont. Calkins Barn, The Intervale, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-7222.
BLUES & BARBECUE FESTIVAL: Blue Fox and the Rockin’ Daddies, Scott Ainsley, the Dave Keller Trio and Mango Jam provide sticky-sweet and slow-smoked sounds for food-and-music fest. Finkerman’s BBQ, Montpelier, 3-7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 229-2295.
MON.18
music
Also, see clubdates in Section A. RADIO SHOW TAPING: Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn and emerging performer Brett Dennen concertize and converse for the “E-Town Live Road Show.” Flynn Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24-33. Info, 863-5966.
VERMONT CHORAL UNION: Vocalists rehearse a fall program of works by Brahms, Mozart and Palestrina. St. James Church, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-4326.
SAMBATUCADA! REHEARSAL: Percussive people pound out carnival rhythms at an open meeting of this Brazilian-style community drumming troupe. New members are welcome at the Switchback Brewery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1338.
film
‘SCOOP’: See September 15.
‘TROPICAL MALADY’: Romance blossoms between a Thai soldier and a shy country boy…until the boy disappears in the jungle. RU12? Queer Community Center, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A.
QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13.
COMMUNITY DARKROOM: See September 14.
words
BOOK DISCUSSION: Readers of Shakespeare’s King Lear ponder heredity and destiny prior to plowing into A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley’s 20th-century corollary. Wake Robin Retirement Community, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9546.
‘FROM PAGE TO SCREEN’ SERIES: Future readers of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo, take in the film version first at the KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
CONTEMPORARY FICTION GROUP: Readers recall The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by award-winning novelist Kim Edwards. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
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POETRY READING: Phyllis Larrabee shares verses from her new volume, Shoveler on the Roof Woodbury Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-5710.
talks
‘THE JOY OF OPERA’: Genre expert Giuseppe Albanese introduces audience members to the work of New Zealand diva Kiri Te Kanawa. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 1:30 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980.
BRUNO GROENING: Two experts introduce the continuing life work of an early-20th-century spiritual healer. Room 203, Joyce Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8971.
WOMAN IN SACRED SONG’: A historian offers an overview of the life, times and music of Monktonborn composer, poet and author Eva Munson Smith. East Monkton Church, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2277.
STATE ELECTION FORUM: Lamoille County State Senate candidates Susan Bartlett (D) and Jim Black (R) pitch their positions and answer voters’ questions at the Johnson State College Library, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3627.
kids
WATERBURY STORYTIME: See September 13, for children ages 2-3.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: See September 13, 2-3:30 p.m. Pint-sized peepers hear Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, then collect colorful tree-castings for a craft project.
MUSIC TIME: See September 14.
SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See September 15, for babies and non-walkers.
FAMILY SING-ALONG: Parents and kids belt out fun, familiar favorites at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
BUBBIES, BABIES & BAGELS: A Jewish-themed playgroup for families of all backgrounds features intergenerational schmoozing and noshing. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0218, ext. 26.
HOMESCHOOL ADVENTURES: At-home students ages 7 to 9 participate in library projects with parent-teachers and their peers. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 865-7216.
sport
SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 13, 10 a.m.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 13.
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS MEETING: Activists strategize to stop deportations of undocumented workers and insure full civil and labor rights for all U.S. inhabitants, regardless of citizenship. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 363-4699 or www.immigrantrightsvt.org.
etc
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 13.
‘PEDALS FOR PROGRESS’ COLLECTION: See September 13.
THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
SPANISH POTLUCK: Español-speaking gourmets meet for food and conversation. All levels of ability are welcome. Call for Burlington location, 6:30 p.m. Free, bring ingredients or dishes to share. Info, 862-1930.
‘MEMORY MONDAY’: Adults 55 and over take advantage of a free memory screening. Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, call for appointment. Free. Registration and info, 847-9488.
TUE.19
music
Also, see clubdates in Section A. GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: Male music-makers rehearse barbershop singing and quartetting at St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-2949.
AMATEUR MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces and welcome new members. South Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 877-6962.
dance
SWING DANCING: Open practice makes perfect for music-motivated swing dancers of all levels. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 860-7501.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Soft-shoed folk appreciators step out in traditional Lowland formations. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, 79 p.m. $4-6. Info, 879-7618.
film
‘SCOOP’: See September 15. ‘SOUTHERN COMFORT’: This documentary focuses on the final days of a cancer-stricken transsexual living in the back hills of Georgia. Black Sheep Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 225-8906.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13.
words
JUDITH LEVINE: See September 13, Stowe Free Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 253-6145.
BURLINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 758-2287.
FREDERICK LANE: The author of The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture discusses freedom of speech. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.
VERMONT WRITERS SERIES: Readers explore local fiction via Philip Baruth’s Burlington-based book, The Dream of the White Village. Enosburg Public Library, Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 933-2125.
WRITERS’ WORKSHOP: Scribes learn how to handle negative criticism with Toxic Feedback author Joni Cole. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Pen pushers swap methods and offer supportive criticism. Winooski Memorial Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 858-682-7236.
talks
‘HEZBOLLAH & THE MIDDLE EAST’: Political science prof Quinn Mecham of Middlebury College considers political Islam and civil conflict in the Muslim world. See calendar spotlight. 1824 House Inn, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7556.
FLORAL DESIGNING: Master gardeners learn how to make the most of home-grown blooms. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: Anaesthesiologist Dr. Christopher Viscomi reviews the history of pain relief methods for women in childbirth. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 847-2886.
INFLUENZA PANDEMICS: Dr. Peter Palese of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine discusses past and future outbreaks of the flu. Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Building, UVM, Burlington, 5-6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2164.
LITERACY WORKSHOP: Adults hear how to create simple, natural reading experiences for kids. Winooski Memorial Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 655-6424.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
BROWNELL LIBRARY STORYTIME: See September 13. Toddlers take their turns with tales first, 9:10-9:30 a.m.
WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See September 13, 11 a.m.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: See September 13. Pintsized peepers hear Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, then collect colorful tree-castings for a craft project.
SOUTH BURLINGTON LIBRARY STORYTIME: See September 15, for walkers up to age 3. ‘MUSIC WITH ROBERT AND GIGI’: See September 15. ECHO STORYTIME: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9. Info, 864-1848. LIBRARY DOG LISTENERS: Budding book handlers gain confidence by reading aloud to trained canines. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 878-4918.
sport
BURLINGTON RUGBY CLUB: See September 14. COMMUNITY YOGA CLASS: Beginner to intermediate stretchers strike poses for spine alignment with Anusara-inspired instruction. Healing in Common Lobby, Network Chiropractic of Vermont, Shelburne, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-9850.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 13. VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Community members learn how to support survivors of domestic violence through WomenSafe. Call for Burlington-area location and time. Registration and info, 388-9180. PROGRESSIVE PUB NIGHT: Voters meet candidates and talk politics at the Blue Star Café, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2295.
etc
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 13. CHARITY BINGO: See September 13. FARMERS’ MARKET: See September 13, Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-9380.
THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
PAUSE CAFE: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français Borders Café, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 6551346.
WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: Female executives get to know each other over fondue at the Swiss Pot Restaurant, Stowe, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Call for cost and info, 233-8207.
TOUR & TEA: Green thumbs appreciate early1900s garden architecture and design, then settle down to a pastry and hot beverages. Greatwood Estate Gardens, Goddard College, Plainfield, 10 a.m. $10. Registration and info, 454-8315, ext. 278.
WED.20
music
Also, see clubdates in Section A.
ST. ANDREWS PIPES & DRUMS: See September 13.
OPEN MIKE COFFEEHOUSE: See September 13.
dance
‘SALSALINA’ PRACTICE: See September 13.
drama
DROP-IN IMPROV: See September 13.
‘THE CANTERVILLE GHOST’: The Gingersnap Players present Oscar Wilde’s moderately scary play about an American family facing an English manor’s resident spirit. Waterbury Festival Playhouse, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 244-1845.
film
‘SCOOP’: See September 15.
‘REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE’: James Dean stars in this 1950s classic about a juvenile delinquent who races cars to ease his isolation and frustration. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.
art
Also, see exhibitions in Section A. QUILT EXHIBITION: See September 13.
words
POETRY OPEN MIKE: See September 13.
JUDITH LEVINE: See September 13, Jacquith Library, Marshfield, public supper 6 p.m., reading 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.
RUTH PORTER: The rural Vermont novelist reads from The Simple Life, then talks about the process of publishing with a small press. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
talks
HISTORY LECTURE: Professor Paul Searls, author of Two Vermonts: Geography and Identity, 18651910, discusses how a long-running social dichotomy has shaped the Green Mountain State. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
U.S. POLICY & OIL: Professor Michael Claire, author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America’s Growing Dependency
on Imported Petroleum, considers military imperialist moves in the Middle East. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8629616.
kids
ANIMAL FEEDING: See September 13.
BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIME: See September 13.
WILLISTON STORY HOUR: See September 13.
WESTFORD PLAYGROUP: See September 13.
HINESBURG PLAY GROUP: See September 13.
WATERBURY STORYTIME: See September 13.
‘MOVING & GROOVING’: See September 13.
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: See September 13. Pintsized peepers hear Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert, then collect colorful tree-castings for a craft project.
sport
SENIOR EXERCISE: See September 13.
BIKE RIDE: Cyclists clip on helments for this moderate, 25-mile route from Waitsfield to the Warren Store and back. Call for meeting location and time. Free. Info, 479-1236.
activism
BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See September 13.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS: See September 13.
etc
‘RAPTOR RESCUE’: See September 13.
‘RAPTORS UP CLOSE’: See September 13.
CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See September 13.
ESL GROUP: See September 13.
CHESS GROUP: See September 13.
KNITTING POSSE: See September 13.
VETERANS JOB NETWORKING: See September 13.
CHARITY BINGO: See September 13.
‘PEDALS FOR PROGRESS’ COLLECTION: See September 13.
FARMERS’ MARKET: See September 13.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT: See September 13.
THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See September 13.
CABLE-ACCESS LAB: See September 13. Film buffs learn non-linear narrative skills, using Final Cut Express editing systems.
WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK: See September 19. Lunch accompanies tips on how to make powerful and memorable presentations. Windjammer Conference Center, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $19 includes lunch. Reservations and info, djeannejones @yahoo.com.
MARKETING GROUP BREAKFAST: Nonprofit organizations brainstorm budget-meeting solutions with pros in marketing, advertising, public relations and design. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Call for cost and reservations, 865-6495.
VOLUNTEER INFO MEETING: An emergency pregnancy service acquaints potential helpers with its mission statement. Birthright, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-0056.
SPECIAL NEEDS SEMINAR: Guardians and relatives learn how to legally protect developmentally challenged loved ones. Holiday Inn, South Burlington, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 7-9 p.m. Free. Registration and info, 879-7133.
SUNDAY 17
DOG DAYS
Every dog may have its day, but they don’t often all share one simultaneously. Shelburne Museum founder Electra Havemeyer Webb loved pooches, and her birthday is the occasion for an annual bash catered to canines. Nearly 3000 humans and 900 dogs descend on the museum grounds for contests in categories including “best kisser,” “best trick” and “best lap dog over 50 pounds.” Energetic mutts show their stuff on an agility course and in Frisbee competitions challenge, then get the rub from, canine massage therapists. At the pet-and-owner masquerade parade, entries range from rhinestone tiaras and tutus to foodthemed outfits. Live country-esque music from Dixie Six accompanies “dog dancing” and a social area for four-legged party animals to exchange, er, greetings.
SHELBURNE MUSEUM GOES TO THE DOGS Sunday, September 17, Shelburne Museum, 1-6 p.m. $7.50, dogs are free. Info, 985-3346. www.shelburnemuseum.org
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ARIES (March 21-April 19):
According to the theory known as Ducharme’s Precept, “Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.” I bet you’ll soon be living proof of that, Aries. An offer or invitation will come your way in a maddeningly inconvenient way. You’ll be tempted to invoke excuses about why you cannot possibly take advantage of it right now. But I hope that instead you leap at the chance with a full and even greedy heart. As annoying as the circumstances might seem, they’re exactly what you need in order to bring out the best in you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As I meditated on your horoscope, I was driving a rented Ford Taurus 90 mph south on California’s I-5. “Give me omens about what Tauruses need to hear,” I asked the Fates. Moments later, a red Infiniti car whizzed by me on the right. The aroma of pig manure from a nearby farm pervaded the air. On the CD player, devotional musician Krishna Das launched a hair-raising hymn to the Goddess. Orange brush strokes appeared in the dusky sky over scissorshaped mountain peaks, making me feel as if nature had painted a gorgeous canvas for my personal enjoyment. Here’s how I interpret this lush symbolic offering: As you’re gliding along, a message from eternity will speed by you from an unexpected direction. Fertility will be abundant in your life even though it may be pungent. You’ll have rousing contact with a boisterous, masculine form of spirituality. Nature will offer you a gift — a beautiful secret just for you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Of all the objects in the world that are made of 22karat gold, a bathtub in Japan is the biggest. Weighing in at over 300 pounds, it’s in the Funabara Hotel a hundred miles south of Tokyo. I suggest you regard it as your personal symbol of power in the coming week, Gemini. It will remind you to stay true to your task, which is to cleanse yourself extravagantly as you purge your heart of all motivations that aren’t pure gold.
CANCER
REAL
(June 21-July 22): Those of us born under the sign of Cancer the Crab are sometimes pathologically self-sufficient. We can dole out love in abundance but be conflicted about asking for and accepting the love we need. Keep that warning in mind as you meditate on the following advice: It’s high time to love yourself more and better — to experiment with new strategies for taking care of yourself, nurturing your creativity, and providing yourself with pleasure. Just don’t let this honorable work blind you to the gifts that other people want to bless you with.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Every year 1.5 million Turkish students take a daylong college entrance exam. It’s a grueling maze of complicated yet often inane questions — an absurd attempt to quantify intelligence with a one-size-fits-all standard of measurement. Three quarters of all students fail, and thus face the prospect of unemployment in a country where only higher education guarantees a decent job. This year a lone rebel rose up in defiance against the oppressive tradition. Sefa Boyar announced he’d strive to give the wrong answer to every question on the multiple-choice test. Naturally, he had to study hard to make sure he wouldn’t accidentally get a few right answers. Be inspired by Boyar, Leo. Resist or subvert the soul-shrinking hocus-pocus of a bunch of humans acting like machines. Unlike Boyar, do it in a way that enhances your chance to achieve success on your own terms.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There was one main reason why America’s founding fathers gave Thomas Jefferson, not Benjamin Franklin, the job of composing the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They were afraid that Franklin, a compulsive teaser and trickster, would slip jokes into the document. In my opinion, we Americans would have been better served if Franklin had been chosen and allowed to mess around. After all, even the most profound commitments and weighty situations benefit from the leavening power of humor. Keep that in mind during the oh-so-serious games that are ahead for you, Virgo.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The time has come to declare the war on terror over,” wrote James Fallows in September’s The Atlantic “Al Qaeda’s mistakes, and our successes, have sharply reduced the terrorist network’s ability to harm the United States. Its threat now rests less on what it can do itself than on what it can trick, tempt, or goad us into doing. Its destiny is no longer in its own hands.” In a similar way, Libra, one of your personal enemies has mostly lost the power to hurt you. Its remaining threat resides in what it can trick, tempt, or goad you into doing. To say safe and sane, all you have to do is refuse to get sucked in by your weakened enemy’s ruses.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his book Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud, historian Thomas Lacquer suggests that the clitoris may have been unknown to male anatomists until 1559. In that year, Renaldus Columbus, a professor at the University of Padua in Italy, announced his discovery of the “seat of woman’s delight,” and declared his right to name it the “sweetness of Venus.” I predict that you will soon ferret out and begin to share in a treasure that, while not quite as momentous as Columbus’, will nonetheless fill you with glee — even if its value has always been known to its original finders.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec.
21): According to visionary astrologer Elias Lonsdale, the age-old war between good and evil is over. His shocking conclusion: Evil lost. It will take a while for its malignant dominance to ebb away, and the transition time may bring apparent setbacks, but already the momentum has shifted. The forces of good are in ascendancy, and will steadily build a new order in the coming decades. Is Lonsdale’s perspective true? I personally don’t have the wisdom to be able to confirm or deny it. But I do know this: The age-old war between good and evil within you is over, and evil lost. From now on, the forces of beauty, truth, love, and justice will grow in power.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When playing the card game known as bridge, you’re fortunate if you’re dealt no cards of any particular suit. It allows you to use the trump suit to win tricks. There’s an analogous situation in your life right now, Capricorn. A lack of a certain resource can work to your advantage. It will allow you to be a free agent, an X-factor, a wild card. You’ll be able to capitalize on loopholes that aren’t normally available to you. Luck will come to you through what you’re missing.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Last May, workers cleaning up garbage on Britain’s highest mountain made a startling find. There at the top of Mt. Ben Nevis was a piano. How did it get there? Three years earlier, hikers in Indiana’s Yellowwood State Forest stumbled upon an equally inexplicable anomaly: a massive boulder lodged in the topmost branches of an 80-foot-tall chestnut tree. These are your metaphors of the week, Aquarius. I bet that you too will find seemingly out-of-place things in high places. Don’t dismiss them with a flick of your rational mind. Give them a chance to change your thinking about the nature of reality.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-March 20): Millard Fillmore was President of the United States from 1850 to 1853. He was the last holder of that office who was neither a Democrat nor Republican. Let’s make him a symbol of freedom from the rigged con game that is America’s two-party political system, as well as an inspiring image for those of you who aspire to rise above every either-or dichotomy. Fillmore will be your mascot as you declare your independence from the dualistic ways of thinking that threaten to ensnare you. He’ll be an emblem that rouses you to transcend the simplistic arguments spewed by fanatical devotees of the Us Versus Them racket. Escape the vise, Pisces.
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acting
ACTING: Acting, improvisation, scene study, standup comedy, creative drama for kids, musical theater for teens, Alexander Technique, physical theater, and much more! FlynnArts classes start September 11-16. Chil u have never painted before but have always wanted to try, then this class might be just what you’re looking for. Instructed by Teresa Davis (who usually teaches children so she will not harshly judge your scribbles). Come join the fun. Register today.
art
ART CLASSES AT WINGSPAN PAINTING
STUDIO: Creative Plein-Air Painting, Wednesdays, September 20 - October 11, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. $150. Learn how to paint in beautiful sites around Burlington in the great outdoors. All levels. Painting Expression, Mondays, September 25 - November 6, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. $240. An in-depth inspiring class covering art creation, creativity, art history and more! All levels. Info, call 802-233-7676 or email maggiestandley@yahoo.com. Come and create in the beautiful working studio of Maggie Standley, wingspan Painting Studio in Burlington. Maggie has 14 years of teaching experience and was recently an Artist-in-Residence at The Shelburne Museum.
ART CLASSES: Private or small group. September to June. Info, call Joanna at 215-850-0848. Experienced Vermont-certified art teacher available to give private or small group lessons to children ages 4-14 in your home, days or evenings, home school or extracurricular. References available.
ATTENTION HOME SCHOOLERS! Drawing and painting classes now available. Two sessions available. Wednesdays, September 27 - November 1, 9:30-11:30 a.m. ages 6-9 or Wednesdays, September 27 - November 8, 1-3 p.m., ages 9-12. $105, $94.50 BCA Members (materials and snack included). Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts. Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. Students will be encouraged to use a variety of media including pencils, markers, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, acrylics and tempera paints and will explore the joys of mixing color.
BOOKMAKING FOR EVERYONE: Shelburne Art Center. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Five weeks, September 27 - October 25. Members $120, nonmembers $135. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter. org. Come explore the fusion of art and book with the making of artist books. We will begin by creating beautiful textured paste papers. Then using these papers we will build a gallery of books using traditional and nontraditional book structures. Books will vary from elegant books with sewn bindings to exciting sculptural books that open to become three-dimensional pieces of art. No previous bookmaking experience needed, only an open mind to expand the concept of the book.
PHOTOGRAPHERS/ARTISTS: Brickhouse Studios is now reviewing artist submissions/portfolios for commercial international licensing and representation. The highest quality fine art and conceptual imagery encouraged. Info, 802-899-2200 or email info@brickhous estudios.com.
PORTRAIT PAINTING IN OIL: For adults and young adults (age 16+), Wednesdays, September 27 - November 1, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts. Intermediate to advanced $180, $162 BCA members (Materials list will be provided). Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. A non-traditional approach will be used, with emphasis on fresh color, dynamic composition, and personal expression. Using water-soluble oils, students will paint from a model each week.
PRINTMAKING, COLOR BLOCK PRINTING: Thursdays, September 28 - November 2, 6-9 p.m. Beginner to intermediate, $240, $216 BCA Members (materials included). Clay and Craft Studio 250, Memorial Auditorium. Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. In this class, students will learn some basic techniques for printing with single and multiple color blocks. Students will focus on designing an image, planning the printing sequence, cutting, inking and registering blocks and then printing an edition.
total fee: $25, plus $20 materials. Instructor: Master Brewer of Bobcat Café - Ron Cotti. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
clay
BEGINNING WHEEL I: Wednesdays, October 4 - November 15, 6:30-9 p.m. $195, $175 BCA members (Clay sold separately $15/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings included). Clay and Craft Studio 250, Memorial Auditorium. Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www. burlingtoncityarts.com. This seven-week class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio. Students will be working primarily on the potter’s wheel learning basic throwing and forming techniques. Projects may include vases, mugs, and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using our house slips and glazes. No experience necessary!
BEGINNING WHEEL II: Tuesdays, October 3 - November 14, 7-9:30 p.m. Prerequisite: Beginning Wheel I. $195, $175 BCA members (Clay sold separately $15/25 lb. bag, glazes and firings included). Clay and Craft Studio 250, Memorial Auditorium. Info, call 802-8657166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. This seven-week class is designed for those students who have taken Beginning Wheel I and wish to continue to sharpen and develop their pottery skills. This class will focus on development of wheel throwing and pottery technique. Demos may include vases, mugs, lidded jars, bowls and glazing. Students should have previously taken a wheel class.
CLAY CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Ten-week clay classes: Introduction to Throwing, Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., September 19 - November 21. Advanced Throwing & Glazing, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., September 20 - November 29 (no class Nov. 22). Mixed Level Pottery, Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., September 21 - November 30 (no class Nov. 23). Members $198, nonmembers $220, materials and firing $50. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org.
climbing
CO-ED I CLIMBING CLINIC: September 12 - October 17, October 31 - December 5, Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m. Petra Cliffs Climbing Center. $165 plus tax. Info, 802-65-PETRA, visit www.petracliffs.com or email info@ petracliffs.com. This introduction to rock climbing clinic covers the basics of climbing while developing balance, flexibility and strength. Learn how to read routes, belay, boulder and more.
CO-ED II CLIMBING CLINIC: October 30 - December 4, Mondays, 6-8 p.m. Petra Cliffs Climbing Center. $165 plus tax. Info, 80265-PETRA, visit www.petracliffs.com or email info@petracliffs.com. Building off of the skills learned in the Co-Ed I clinic, this course teaches intermediate and advanced climbing techniques to build strength and skill in a fun, noncompetitive environment.
computers
CERTIFIEDQB IS PRESENTING QUICKBOOKS FOR BEGINNERS SEMINAR: Wednesday, September 27, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. $99. Windjammer Conference Center. Info, contact CertifiedQB, 802-453-4069 or visit www.certifiedqb.com.
dance
AFRICAN DANCE WITH SORIBA SIMBO CAMARA, TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM GUINEA, WEST AFRICA: Weekly classes, Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. and Fridays, 5:306:45 p.m. Williston Sports and Fitness Edge. $12 per class or $60 for six classes. Info, 802-540-0035. All levels welcome to both classes, emphasis on beginner instruction on Fridays. Dance to live drumming, have fun and smile while sweating! Join Simbo in experiencing fun, high-energy dances from Guinea. Simbo recently relocated to Burlington from Conakry, Guinea, where he was a member of the acclaimed Les Ballets Africains. He has extensive teaching experience and wants to share his culture with you!
AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: TRADITIONAL
DANCES FROM CUBA AND HAITI: Weekly classes: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon, Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Info, 985-3665. Dance to the rhythms of Cuban and Haitian music. Dance class led by Carla Kevorkian. Live drumming led by Stuart Paton. Monthly master classes with visiting instructors. Beginners welcome!
BALLET FOR TEENS AND ADULTS: Ages 13 - adult, Wednesday, September 27 - November 1, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Upstairs at Bristol Fitness. $72 or $15 drop-in. Instructor: Kelly
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Leary. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES WITH FIRST STEP DANCE: Begin the first week of each month, four weeks, Tuesday evenings, St. Albans, Thursday evenings, Burlington. $50 per person. Info, email Kevin@FirstStepDance.com, call 802-598-6757 or visit www. FirstStepDance.com. Are you interested in learning Ballroom dance? Beginning and intermediate classes are offered each month; the beginning classes are the same each month while the intermediate classes vary each month. We also offer beginning lessons before our monthly dances in both Burlington and St. Albans. No partner required for classes or dances, so come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance!
BASIC BELLY DANCE: Ages 14-80! Session 1: September 24 - October 29, 5-6 p.m. 69A Mountain St. Studio in Bristol. $60. Instructor: Cathy Palmer. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
BELLY DANCE WITH MYSTIQUE!: Ongoing, Tuesdays, 6:45-8:15 p.m., Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. $12 for drop-ins, $40 for any four classes. Info, 802-989-1047 or email mystiquebellydance@yahoo.com. Tuesdays at the Capitol City Grange in Montpelier, Wednesdays at The Edmunds School in Burlington, Thursdays at the Shelburne Athletic Club in Shelburne. Belly Dance is a total workout for your body, mind, and soul! Strengthen muscle, increase flexibility, improve cardiovascular health, and de-stress! You may start anytime and join us as often as you like.
BELLY DANCING CLASSES WITH LAYLA: Sundays, beginning September 10, 2-3 p.m., and Tuesdays, beginning September 12, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Sundays at The Plainfield Community Center, Tuesdays at the Ladies Workout Express, Northfield. $11/class or $32/4 weeks for the Plainfield class, $15/class or $60/6 weeks for Northfield class. Morning belly dancing classes in Montpelier, beginning October 6. Fridays, 8-9:15 a.m. Yoga Mountain, Montpelier. $12 per class, or $80/8 weeks. $72 if registered before 10/6. No class 11/24. Info, 802454-1325 or email mountainholistic@ aol.com. Sensual and spiritual, aerobic and relaxing, this dance is appropriate for women of all ages and abilities. Learn the moves in a friendly, supportive environment. All levels of experience are welcome.
DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: Nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Mondays, Wednesdays (walk-in on Wednesdays only at 6 p.m.) and Saturdays (children’s lessons, pre-registration required). Argentinean Tango every Friday, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. Social dancing with DJ Raul, once a month, call for date. Monthly membership, $40 or $65, $12 for individual classes, $5 for socials. 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info, contact Victoria, 598-1077 or info@salsalina.com. No dance experience or partner necessary, just the desire to have fun! You can drop in at any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!
DANCE: Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, Dance for Fitness, Choreography, Creative Movement, Indian Dance, Alexander Technique, Storytelling through Dance, and much more! FlynnArts classes start September 11-16! Children, teens and adults of all skill levels can pursue or develop a passion in our studios and performance spaces. Info, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org, call 802-6524548, ext 4, or visit www.flynncenter.org.
MODERN DANCE FOR TEENS AND ADULTS: Ages 13 - adult, Wednesdays, September 27 - November 1, 6:45-7:30 p.m. Upstairs at Bristol Fitness. $72 or $15 dropin. Instructor: Kelly Leary. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
design/build
DESIGN, CARPENTRY, WOODWORKING AND ARCHITECTURAL CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT YESTERMORROW DESIGN/BUILD SCHOOL, WARREN: Permaculture for Home and Garden, September 16-17. $275. Cooperate with ecological processes to create abundance and diversity in your yard and garden. Permaculture Design Certification, September 17-29. $1275. Study the specifics of this systems design approach to land and resource use, utilizing principles that produce food, shelter and energy while regenerating the systems that are their basis. Tile Your World, September 23-25. $415. In this hands-on course, practice basic tiling strategies for laying floor and wall tiles, as well as the integration of artful mosaics. Joinery, September 29-October 1. $415. Using both hand and power tools, learn to cut mortises, tenons, dovetails, miters, and other strong and durable joints. Home Design/Build, October 1-13. $1575. Learn the skills and resources necessary to design and build a home that reflects your values and lifestyle. Creat-
ing Sacred Space, October 6-8, $275. Explore, create, and enter into ritual engagement with three sacred archetypes of architectural symbology. Info, call 802-496-5545, or visit www.yestermorrow.org. Scholarships are available. All Yestermorrow courses are small, intensive and hands-on. Celebrating our 26th year! Just 45 minutes from Burlington.
drawing
YOUNG REMBRANDTS DRAWING: Grades 1-6, Wednesdays, September 27 - October 25, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Bristol Elementary. $35 plus $5 for materials. Info, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
dreams
DREAM THEATRE: September 16, 9 a.m. - noon. 130 Church St., Burlington. $25. Info, 802-862-0836 ext. 4 or visit www. vermontplaybacktheatre.org. We often learn most about ourselves and make sense of the world around us, through our dreams and the archetypes that present themselves during the dreamtime. Our daily experiences and feelings of our world around us often will be worked through our dreams. During this 3-hour interactive dream workshop, we will explore and examine our dreams through dream sharing, journaling and simple theatre improv, some of the meanings and processes of our dreams. Please bring a journal to write/draw in.
DREAMING INTO AUTUMN: Six Monday evenings, beginning in October, 7:30-9 p.m. Downtown Burlington. $150. Info, Michael Watson, LCMHC, 802-860-6203. Discovering the dreaming that forms our lives. Participants in this group will utilize journeywork, dreaming, gratitude, and moments of joy to explore the challenges and demands of the World Dream, just as it is.
RICHMOND FALL SESSION I TAIKO CLASSES: Kids and Parents Beginners’ Class, Richmond Free Library Community Meeting Room, Thursdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m. Sixweek session begins 9/14. $95/pair. Adult Beginners’ Class, Richmond Free Library Community Meeting Room, Thursdays, 6:307:20 p.m. Six-week session begins 9/14. $59. Optional student recital Thursday, 10/26, 6 p.m. Special Richmond Review Day, Richmond Free Library Community Meeting Room, Saturday 10/21 2-6:10 p.m. Paid pre-registration is required, and there is a 10-person minimum for each class. Info, 802-658-0658, email classes@burlingtontai ko.org or visit www.burlingtontaiko.org. Gift certificates available!
TABLA CLASSES: Mondays, starting September 25, 6-7:30 p.m. $25 per class, Tabla rental $10 per week. Preregistration required. The Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, Williston. Info, 802-872-8898 or visit www.tabla-vermont. com. Study the drumming of North India. Beginning level class. With over 10 years of experience in the US and India, Gabe Halberg is a founding member of the world-fusion group 35th Parallel.
empowerment
AVATAR: LIVE DELIBERATELY AND BE THE CHANGE YOU SEEK IN THE WORLD! September 16 and 17 and October 7 and 8.
Info, or to find out about free introductory sessions to Avatar, call Jen at 802-233-8829 or visit www.avatarepc.com. Help yourself and learn how to contribute to improving the world. Avatar is a nine-day course that teaches you how to manage your beliefs and create what you prefer. Through a series of simple, expereintial exercises, you learn to increase the power of your will and attention, and connect with a more compassionate and aware state of self.
energy
DEEKSHA: ENERGY FOR HEALING AND AWAKENING: Tuesdays, September 19, 26 and October 3, 6:30-9 p.m. Unity Church, Main Street, Essex Junction. Suggested contribution $25. Info, 802-773-0148 or visit http://www.golden-heart.net. You will receive several Deekshas, or transfers of a powerful and healing energy that transforms the neurobiology of your brain to help you experience vitality, love, peace, joy, and oneness. The purpose of deeksha is to expand your awareness, awaken your heart and innate intelligence, heal your relationships, and promote wellness in all areas of your life.
exercise
AQUA AEROBICS: Teens and adults, Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 12 - November 16, 7-8 p.m. At the Mt. Abe pool. 10 weeks for $80 or $5 for drop- ins, Instructor: Kim Hewitt. Info, visit www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 802-453-5885.
finance
BOOKKEEPING BASICS: Thursdays, September 28 - October 19, 6:30-8 p.m. Howden Hall. $100. Instructor: Barb Torian. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
fine arts
FINE ARTS CLASSES AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Moving Foward in Oil Painting, Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m., September 20 - November 8, 8-weeks. Painting with Acrylics, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., September 19 - November 7 (8 weeks). Level II Watercolor, Thursdays, 2-4:30 p.m., September 21 - October 26 (6 weeks). Level I Watercolor, Thursdays, 2-4 p.m. November 2 – December 14 (6 weeks). Portrait Drawing Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, November 11 & 12, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org.
golf
SEPTEMBER GOLF MINI CLINIC: September 19, 20 and 21 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), 5-7 p.m. Cedar Knoll Golf Club. $75 plus range balls. Info, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885. Adults only please. Max: 6 players. Equipment will be available at no extra charge if necessary.
health
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ADULT CPR: Tuesday, September 19, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Autumn Harp Conference room. $35. Instructor: Sharon Compagna. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
herbs
ORIENTAL HERBAL MEDICINE PROGRAM: Begins September 2006, one weekend a month, 150-hour program. Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Jct. Info, visit www. elementsofhealing.net or 802-288-8160. This class will give students a strong foundation in the use of Chinese and Japanese herbs to treat numerous disharmonies. Students will learn the fundamentals of Oriental theory and diagnosis incorporating yin yang, 5 element, 8 principle, and Oriental internal medicine theory. This class will be appropriate for all body-workers and health-care providers, as well as those seeking to begin studies in alternative therapies. VSAC grants are available to those who qualify.
hypnosis
QUIT SMOKING THROUGH HYPNOSIS: Teens and adults, Session 1: September 30, 9 a.m. - noon. Howden Hall. $50. Instructor: Kerry Skiffington. Info, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
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jewelry
JEWELRY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Jewelry
I, Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 10 weeks, September 21 - November 30 (no class Nov. 23). Casting, Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., 10 weeks, September 20 – November 29 (no class November 22). Enameling Workshop, Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Info, 985-3648 or www. shelburneartcenter.org.
kids
ART ADVENTURES: Ages 6-8, September
6 - October 11, ages 9-11, October 18 - November 29. Wednesdays, 3:30-8:30 p.m. Fleming Museum. $35 for members, $45 for general public. Info, 802-656-8056. Robert Hull Fleming Museum presents “Art Adventures,” an exciting multi-week program for children, ages 6-11, to explore the visual arts in a fun environment with professional instruction. Whether your child loves art or is just curious to try something new, these classes offer individualized attention and the chance to experiment in a variety of mediums, such as painting, drawing, sculpture and collage. Under the supervision of University of Vermont instructor Lisa Brunini, M.Ed., UVM art education students teach the classes for two separate age groupings, ages 6-8 and 9-11.
DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE FOR KIDS: Ages 8-10, Mondays, September 25 - October 30, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts. $105, $94.50 BCA members (materials and snack included). Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www.burlingtoncityarts.com. Students will learn about the elements of art through a wide variety of mediums and techniques while exploring aspects of art history, aesthetics, and cultural art. New projects introduced each week will challenge and excite.
KITESURFING AND WINDSURFING: Summer-Fall weekdays and weekends. Lessons by apt. Lake Champlain. Kitesurfing starts at $75, windsurfing at $60, see website for full package rates. Info, 802-951-2586, email rachael@stormboarding.com or visit http:// www.stormboarding.com. Get in on adrenaline wind sports on Lake Champlain. Certified, insured, professional and fun instruction. All sailing/riding equipment provided. Private and group instruction available and once you are hooked, you get a discount on excellent equipment for both sports.
knitting
KNITTING: Our fall classes have been posted! Call or stop in now to sign up for all levels of knitting classes at Vermont’s best yarn shop. Our classes fill up quickly so don’t delay! Info, call 802-288-9200 or visit www.kyarns.com. Kaleidoscope Yarns, 15 Pearl Street, Essex Junction.
LEARN TO KNIT! Teens and adults, Wednesdays, October 18 – November 8, 6:30-8 p.m. Howden Hall. $75 ( not including materials). Info, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
language
BONJOUR!FRENCH LESSONS: Info, 2337676 or maggiestandley@yahoo.com. Private lessons and tutoring for individuals and groups in the Burlington area. Experienced instructor Maggie Standley has lived and worked in France and francophone Africa.She understands the joys and frustrations of learning a foreign language.Shecan help you conquer verb tenses, work on your accent, prepare for world travel and grasp business, culinary and artistic lingo.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: The Japan-America Society of Vermont is again offering Japanese Language lessons. Beginner classes, Fridays, beginning September 22, 10 weeks, 6-7:30 p.m. Intermediate classes, Thursdays, beginning September 21, 10 weeks, 6:30-8 p.m. $75 per student, plus textbook. St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Info, David Morgan, 518-946-7078 or email
language@jasv.org. Classes are limited. Registration must be completed by first class.
martial arts
AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adult introductory classes begin on Tuesday, October 3, 5:30 p.m. Please watch a class before enrolling. Adult classes meet Monday-Friday, 5:30-6:30 and 6:35-8 p.m., Wednesdays, 12-1 p.m., Saturdays, 10:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. and Sundays, 10-11 a.m. Children’sclasses, ages 7-12, meet onWednesdays,4-5 p.m. andSaturdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Muso Shinden Ryu laido (the traditional art of sword drawing), Tuesdays, 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 11:45 a.m, - 1 p.m. Zazen (Zen meditation), Tuesdays, 8-8:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info, 802-951-8900 or www.aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements andpinningand throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome to watch Aikido classes.Gift certificates available. We now have a children’s play space for training parents. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, 5th degree black belt and Burlington’s only fully certified (shidoin) Aikido instructor.
BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, SNAKE STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: For an appointment to view a class, Saturday, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., call 802-864-7902 or visit www.iptaichi.org. 100 Church Street, Burlington. The snake style is the original martial version of Yang Tai Chi and was taught only to family and disciples for five generations. The snake style develops flexibility of the spine, hips, and rib cartilage and stretches and strengthens the internal muscles of the hips, abdomen, thoracic ribs and deep layers of the back. The snake style uses core muscles to move from posture to posture in a rhythmic and seamless pattern, generating powerful jin energy for martial skill and power. The snake style uses suppleness and subtlety to overcome brute force. Robust health, deep relaxation, emotional harmony, touch sensitivity and intuitive power are the rewards of studying this masterful martial art. The snake style is taught by Bao Tak Fai (Bob Boyd), Disciple of the late Grandmaster Ip Tai Tak and sixth generation lineage teacher of the Yang style.
GREEN MOUNTAIN TAIJI QUAN ACAD-
EMY: Ongoing on Thursday nights, beginning 9/14, 7:30-9 p.m. $50 per month or $15 per class. Yoga Vermont, Studio A. Info, 802-453-2714 or email cloudhandy@yahoo. com. This is an entry level class, beginning at the beginning. We will study and practice taiji as an internal martial art and a natural science of living. If you feel a rift between your mind and your body, your war and your peace, then you simply must come.
MARTIALWAYSELF-DEFENSECENTER: Dayandeveningclassesforadults.Afternoon andSaturdayclassesforchildren.Groupand privatelessons.Colchester.Freeintroductoryclass.Info,893-8893. Kempo,Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,ArnisandWingChunKungFu.One minuteoffI-89atExit17. MOY YAT KUNG FU: For info on classes in Burlington, call 324-7702 or visit www. kungfuvt.com. The Ving Tsun style was founded by a Buddhist nun and made famous by Bruce Lee. Ving Tsun, pronounced wing chun, is based in relaxation but is best known for being a highly effective system of self-defense.
STYLE MASSAGE TRAINING: Begins September 14, then each Thursday for 13 weeks, 6-9 p.m. Westford Wellness Center. $585 paid over time. Info, 802-879-0670 or email evapaquin@intergate.com. Instructor Eva Paquin is a MT with 18 years experience. Learn to give a full spa-style massage as a first career step or for personal growth.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPISTS: Wellness Massage Center & Institute. Info, 802-527-1601. September 2-3, Deep Tissue Techniques for Hips & Legs, September 23-24, Deep Tissue Techniques for Neck, Pectorals, Arms & Back, September 29 - October 1, Pregnancy Massage, October 7, Reiki I, October 19-22, Thai Massage, November 4-5, Deep Tissue for Shoulders & Back, December 2-3, Introduction to Shiatsu.
4-week classes, begins Wednesday, October 4 Pain Mechanisms of the Shoulder-Level 1, October 4-25. Pain Mechanisms of the Neck-Level 1, November 1-15 and November 29. $225 per class includes workbook. Touchstone Healing Arts, 205 Dorset Street, So. Burlington. Info, 802-658-7715 or visit www.touchstonehealingarts.com. These classes are designed for therapists and body workers who desire to increase their hands-on and evaluative skills toward the goal of being able to treat more complex chronic pain problems. Students will acquire advanced techniques and skills to greatly improve the effectiveness of their existing massage routines.
meditation
LEARN TO MEDITATE: Monday through Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. and Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Burlington Shambhala Center. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit http://www. burlingtonshambhalactr.org. The question-is it real? - is very tricky. Actually, you know, it is even difficult to say whether you are real or I am real, whether what we are doing here is real. So the question of reality is just a matter of speculation. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Meditation instruction available on Sunday mornings or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month, September 2, for meditation and discussions, 9-11:30 a.m. TAMING THE MIND - INTRODUCTION
TO BUDDHISM: Mondays, September 18 - October 16, and Sunday, October 1, 7:159 p.m. $45. Burlington Shambhala Center. Info, 802-434-4275 or visit http://www. burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Interested in Buddhism and meditation? This class explores: Why do we meditate? What does it mean to wake up? What is the Buddhist path? No experience necessary. THE ART OF BEING HUMAN: Tuesdays, September 19, 26, October 3 and Saturday, September 30. Burlington Shambhala Center. $70. Info, 802-658-6795 or visit http://www.burlingtonshambhalactr.org. The Shambhala teachings provide a strong foundation in mindfulness-awareness meditation practice, emphasizing the development of genuine confidence, humor, and personal dignity within the complexity of daily life. Program includes meditation instruction, individual guidance, group discussion, and talks given by master meditation teacher Sharon Keegan.
FOLK SONG WRITING AND PLAYING: Ages 13 - adult, Session 1: Mondays and Wednesdays, September 18 - October 25, 6-8 p.m. Howden Hall. $90. Instructor: John Holland. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
LAPTOP COMPOSING WITH DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN (DBR): DBR is an AfricanAmerican composer and musician who blends funk, rock, hip-hop, and classical music. In this workshop, he teaches some of the electronic techniques he employs in composing on the violin and the laptop computer. Participants will try their own hands on the laptop. Teen and adult; Saturday, September 30, 1-2 p.m. $15. FlynnSpace at the Flynn Center, Burlington. Info, email flynnarts@ flynncenter.org or call 802-652-4548, ext 4, or visit www.flynncenter.org.
MUSIC: Voice Lessons for kids and adults, Jazz Improvisation for grades 5-12, Guitar lessons for grades 11 - adult, Laptop music composition, and much more! FlynnArts classes start September 11-16! Children, teens, and adults of all skill levels can pursue or develop a passion in our studios and performance spaces. Info, email flynnarts@flynncenter.org, call 802-6524548, ext. 4, or visit www.flynncenter.org.
outdoors
STONE/PAVING STONE PATIO AND WALKS: Saturday, October 14, 9-11 a.m. Livingston Farm at Daniel Four Corners, Bristol. $15. Instructor: Mike Wahl. Info, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
photography
TEEN AFTER-SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY:
Tuesdays, October 3 - November 7, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 13-15. $135, $121.50 BCA Members (in-class use of cameras as well as all paper, film, and chemistry included). Info, call 802-865-7166 or visit www.bur lingtoncityarts.com. Teens, are you curious about learning how to print your own blackand-white images in a darkroom? In these afternoon sessions, you will learn how to use a manual 35mm camera, how to process your own black-and-white film, and how to print your own images.
pilates
ABSOLUTE PILATES: Tone, stretch, strengthen, energize! at a Pilates workout studio designed for men and women serious about getting into shape. At Absolute Pilates, Lynne Martens teaches the original, historical method of body conditioning created by powerful fitness guru Joseph Pilates. Absolute Pilates offers equipment-based private sessions (free 1/2 hour intros available) and group mat classes in an attractive, welcoming locale. 12 Gregory Drive, Suite One, South Burlington. Info, please call 802310-2614 or email lynnemartens@ msn.com. Lynne was certified by the Pilates Studio, NYC, in March 2000 after 600 hours of rigorous instruction and testing by Pilates elder Romana Kryzanowska and master teacher Bob Liekens. Lynne teaches Pilates in Burlington and Shelburne and at the University of Vermont.
CORE STUDIO: Burlington’s premier Pilates studio, conveniently located on the Waterfront in Downtown Burlington. We offer a variety of core strengthening and other well-being related programs, specializing in ultra-personalized, by-appointment sessions. Our Pilates options include Mat and Reformer private sessions, small group sessions and group classes. Our professional and passionate staff is trained and certified in a wide variety of Pilates styles, including classical, contemporary and modern. Hybrid Spinning/Pilates and Yoga classes are also offered. Visit our open, welcoming “green” studio, and enjoy whole body and mind wellness with: The Rolfing Studio for structural reintegration, The Saranagati Space for Ayurvedic-inspired bodywork and Tor Horvind Massage Therapy, specializing in deep-tissue sports massage. Your first consultation and first mat class is always free! Call 802-8628686 or visit www.corestudioburlington.com for a complete class schedule and to learn more about how you can thrive with Pilates. PILATES SPACE, A SPACE FOR INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT: Come experience our beautiful, light-filled studio, expert teachers and welcoming atmosphere. We offer Pilates, Anusara-inspired Yoga, Physical Therapy and Gyrotonic to people of all ages and levels of fitness who want to look good, feel good, and experience the freedom of a healthy body. Conveniently located in Burlington at 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park). Want
to learn more about Pilates? Call to sign up for a free introduction. We offer info sessions Saturdays, 10:30 a.m., or we can arrange a time to fit your schedule. Info, 802-8639900 or visit www.pilatesspace.net. Member of the Pilates Method Alliance, an organization dedicated to establishing certification requirements and continuing education standards for Pilates professionals.
psychotherapy
HAKOMI BODY-CENTERED EXPERIENTIAL
PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKSHOP: Saturday, October 7 and Sunday October 8, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $265. Preregistration required by September 21. Burlington location. Info, call Naomi, 802-658-5815. Learn to dialogue with self and others using Hakomi principles of mindfulness, nonviolence; creating safety, embracing sensitivity and attunement to oneself and others; connect to the body as a doorway into the unconscious and the core material that shapes our lives; practice loving, healing presence. For therapists, bodyworkers, and those sincerely interested in personal growth.
pottery
ADULT POTTERY: Session 1: September 20 - October 25, 6-8 p.m. The Bristol Clay Studio. $72, (includes materials), Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
reiki
REIKI: Please join me for one of my Reiki parties on the first Saturday of every month. Ray of Light, Finnegan’s Barn, 973 VT Rt. 15 W, Hyde Park. Info, email sukhada@mac.com or 802-636-1728 or 802-888-5254. Please contact me if you need directions. Please RSVP. You will have the opportunity to experience a free Reiki session and learn more about Reiki. A brief description of Reiki is Energy Work. Reiki encourages health and balance of body, mind and spirit. Dates to add to your calendar: September 2, October 7, November 4, December 2.
shamanism
SHAMANIC PATHS TO HEALING EMO-
TIONAL SUFFERING AND TRAUMA: September 25, 7:30-9 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Led by Michael Watson, LCMHC. Info, 802-860-6203. An introduction to the use of journeywork, ritual, energywork, joy and compassion in the healing of emotional pain. The evening will include discussion of the different worldviews held by Western psychotherapy and shamanic practitioners, and ways shamanic practices may support psychotherapeutic change.
THE MAGICAL PATH INTRODUCTORY SHAMANIC WORKSHOP SERIES: September 23, Exploring the World of Nature Spirits, October 14, Exploring the Celestial Realms, November 14, Healing Journeys for the Evolving Soul. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Yoga Mountain Center in Montpelier. $80/class or $200 for all three, includes lunch. Info, 802-485-5552 or visit http://www.lucidpath.com. Shamanic journeywork is an ancient, easy-to-learn practice used to access power, knowledge and wisdom for the purpose of problem solving and healing.
spirituality
PAST LIVES, DREAMS AND SOUL TRAVEL - HOW TO GET ANSWERS FROM GOD: ECKANKAR of Vermont presents free introductory workshops, monthly, starting Wednesday, September 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Burlington Fletcher Library. Info, 800-772-9390. Explore your natural ability to recall past-life and dreams for help today, and soul travel home to God.
tai chi chih
BEGINNER’S TAI CHI CHIH: Ten-week class starts Wednesday, September 20, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Associates in Physical and Occupational Therapy (APOT), 151 Blair Park, Tafts Corners. To register call APOT, 802-879-0909. Info, call Fred, the instructor, 802-655-9147 or taichivt@aol.com. This easy-to-learn, 20-movement practice is both strengthening and centering. Its purpose is to circulate and balance the “Chi” or “Vital Energy,” evoking an increase in health, balance and serenity.
theater
PLAYBACK THEATRE: Saturday, September 23, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $10. 130 Church Street, Burlington. Info, 802-658-1244 or visit http://www.vermontplaybacktheatre. org. Come learn about this unique form of nonscripted theatre combining personal
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story, sound, movement and improv. Led by Jen Kristel and Vermont Playback Theatre Company.
travel
UVM FAIR TRADE COFFEE TOUR: January 17-24, 2007. Daily tour hours vary according to schedule. Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico. Info, 802-656-2085 or visit http://www. uvm.edu/~advnturs/. Ever wonder about the origin of your morning cup of coffee? Now you can explore this mystery by joining UVM’s Fair Trade Coffee Tour, a working adventure-vacation immersed on a coffee cooperative. Meet with organizations that support fair trade coffee growers and lend a hand by working alongside farmers to bring in the coffee harvest. Participate in Java University where coffee experts teach you the art of evaluating the smell, taste and quality of coffee.
weight loss
HEALTHY WEIGHT-MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS: Offering individual and small group classes. Morning and evening sessions available. Info, call 658-6597 or visit www. healthylifestylesvt.com. Here you will find the compassionate support, structure and accountability that you have been seeking to help you develop, and remain committed to, a weight-management plan.
well-being
MAYAN SACRED GEOMETRY WEEKEND, NH: October 20-22, 3 p.m. Friday until 12 p.m., Sunday. Pyramids are Healing Machines. Blue Water Farm, Andover, NH. All organic food and dorm lodging/seminar, $400. Info, 603-456-2229 or visit http:// www.earthspiritmedicine.org. Mayan Scientist and Archeoastronomer Alberto Hagar from the Yucatan/Seminar/Interactive with Workbook. PSYCHODRAMA AND THE COLLECTIVE
UNCONSCIOUS: Saturday, September 30, 12-4 p.m. 64 Main St., 3rd floor, Montpelier. $50. Info, call Herb, 802-223-6822. Explore your personal connections to archetypes and discover how they can inform and enrich your life. Led by Dr. Herb Propper, certified psychodrama trainer and therapist.
women
TURN OFF THOSE HOT FLASHES! Women only, Tuesdays, October 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Hypnosis Works office (54 Liberty St.). $50. Instructor: Kerry K. Skiffington. Info, www. HypnosisWorksVermont.com, register at www. bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
VERMONT WOMEN’S MENTORING PROGRAM ORIENTATION: Wednesday, October 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mercy Connections, Inc. Free. Info, 802-846-7164 or visit http:// www.mercyconnections.org. Mentoring Program for Women Offenders invites volunteers. Are you a good listener? Do you have an open mind? Do you want to be a friend? You can be a mentor to support individual women as they transition from Vermont’s correctional facilities to Chittenden County.
WOMEN’S I CLIMBING CLINIC: September 14 - October 19, November 2 - December 16, Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Petra Cliffs. $165 plus tax. Info, 802-65-PETRA, visit www.petracliffs.com or email info@petracliffs.com. Taught by women for women, this class covers the basics of climbing while developing balance, flexibility and strength. Learn how to read routes, belay, boulder and more.
WOMEN’S II CLIMBING CLINIC: November 1 - December 12, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. $165 plus tax. Info, 802-65-PETRA, visit www. petracliffs.com or email info@petracliffs. com. This clinic is for women and taught by women. Building off of the basic skills and techniques learned in the Women’s I Clinic, ladies will learn intermediate and advanced climbing skills ultimately working towards lead climbing.
WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE CLINIC: Adult women, October 7, 14 and 21, 10-11:30 a.m. Holley Hall. $45. Instructor: Lou Cousino. Info, register at www.bristolrec.org or call Bristol Recreation at 453-5885.
wood
THE COMMUNITY WOODWORKERS SHOP: Introduction to Basic Woodworking, September 6, 25, October 7, accelerated class, 5 weeks. Basic Woodworking II, September 12, November 15. Finishing Techniques, September 5, 30, October 13 and November 2. Wooden pen turning, August 28, September 8 and October 26. Bowl Turning, September 15, October 19, November 9. Router Class, August 25, September 18, November 20. The Art of Cutting Dovetail Joints, September 16,
29, November 11. Sharpening Hand Tools, September 11, 22, October 27 and November 25. 382 Hercules Drive, Colchester. Info, 802-655-4201 or visit http://mysite.verizon. net/stevensturgis/cwss.
WOOD CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS AT SHELBURNE ART CENTER: Ten-week classes for all levels: Fine Woodworking—Beginning, Mondays, September 18 - November 20, 6:30–9:30 p.m. Fine Woodworking—Intermediate/Advanced, Tuesdays, September 19 - November 21, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., or Tuesdays, September 19 - November 21, 6:30–9:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, September 20 - November 29 (no class Nov. 22), 6:30–9:30 p.m. Workshops: Weekend Windsor Stool Class, Saturday & Sunday, October 14 & 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dovetails, Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info, 985-3648 or www.shelburneartcenter.org.
writing
CREATIVE WRITING WITH SOUL: Four Thursdays, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 and 10/5, 6:15-9:15 p.m. Chittenden Room, Burlington College, 95 North Ave., Burlington. $25 per class, 4 classes for $75, Info, call Janet, 802658-4991. An interactive course for seekers of inner awareness and creative expression. Led by Janet Schneider, published poet. Limited to 20 students. No prior writing experience required. WRITE TIME: Six week sessions, beginning Wednesdays, October 11 and Thursdays, November 30, 10 a.m. - 12 noon. $150. Burlington. Info, call Mary Ann 802-8598996. Small groups now forming. Beginners and experienced writers. Led by Mary Ann Young, affiliate of Amherst Writers and Artists, Write Time provides a positive and rewarding experience. Strict confidentiality. Convenient Burlington location. Easy parking. If you don’t write your story who will?
yoga
ANATOMY AND YOGASANA: September 16 and 17, Waitsfield. $200. Info, 802-2724243, email info@yogamudra.com or visit www.yogamudra.com. Study anatomical terms and landmarks for major bones, joints and muscles in yogasana. Deepen understanding of prime movers, synergysts and antagonists and how they work together to create balance in a pose. This workshop is for yoga teachers, serious students and bodyworkers. CEC recognized. Leigh Milne RMT, RYT, PFT is certified in the Iyengar method, she has traveled twice to India to study with the Iyengar family. BEECHER HILL YOGA: Yoga for people at all levels of fitness, experience and ability. Info, visit beecherhillyoga.com or call 802482-3191.
BEGINNING MEN’S YOGA CLASS: Thursdays, 7-8 a.m. Burlington Yoga. $12. Info, 802-373-3263 or email boconnor@bakerdistributing.com. This class is designed so that the complete beginner can enjoy yoga poses without injury. Through this class, you’ll learn a series of poses to practice at home or travel. Spouses, partners, and friends are welcome! BRISTOL YOGA: Daily Astanga Yoga classes for all levels. Special workshops and classes for beginners, intermediate, series and medi-
tation. Private individual and group classes available by appointment. Old High School, Bristol. $12 drop-in, $100 for ten classes, or $100 monthly pass. Info, 482-5547 or www. bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul.
BURLINGTON YOGA: Daily classes offered 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Burlington Yoga, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington. $12/hour, $14 for 90 minutes, $160 for unlimited monthly membership, $60 for a private lesson. Info, 658-9642 (yoga) or info@burlingtonyoga. com. Beginner, Flow, Iyengar style, Kid’s, Kripalu, Kundalini, Men’s, Mid-life, Naam, Prenatal, Restorative. There is a powerful cumulative effect achieved by practicing postures in varied sequences. STHIRA SUKHAM ASANAM Sthira= steady; Sukham=comfort; Asanam= posture. Asana is a steady comfortable posture. “True asana is that in which the thought of Brahma flows effortlessly through the mind.” BKS Iyengar.
JOHNSON YOGA STUDIO: New Fall schedule. $10 class. 36 School Street, Johnson. Info, 802-635-2733 or visit http://vermontstudiocenter.org/yoga.html. Johnson Yoga Studio offers classes in Anusara, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kripalu, Hatha Flow and Sivananda yoga. 2nd Sunday of the month Iyengar Workshops: Yoga for Back Health, September 10, Yoga for Women’s Health, October 12, Restorative Yoga, November 12, Yoga for Skiers, December 10. Third Sunday of the month Anusara-Inspired: September 17, Ground yourself: Set your foundation and find freedom in standing poses; October 21, Open to Grace: Unwind your heart, open your shoulders, and get ready for backbending; November 19, Engage with strength: Draw into your core and lift with ease into arm balances; December 17, Create a joyful light: Celebrate the holiday season with a fun mixed practice.
YOGA VERMONT: Daily classes, open to all levels. Astanga, Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Kripalu, Restorative, Prenatal, Kids and Senior Classes. Register for our six-week Introduction to Astanga Yoga, Tuesdays 7:30 p.m., September 19 - October 24, six-week Introduction to Kripalu Yoga, Mondays 7:30 p.m., September 25 - October 30, Toddler 1&2, Mondays, September 11 - October 16, Kids’ Yoga, Wednesday, September 13 - October 18. Monthly Sunday restorative sessions, September 24 and October 22. YVT 200-hour instructor training begins October 20. Chace Mill, Burlington. $13 drop-in, 10 classes/$100. Month pass $120. Info, 6609718 or visit www.yogavermont.com. Explore a variety of yoga styles with experienced and passionate instructors in three beautiful, spacious studios on the Winooski River. Classes seven days a week.
Antiques/ Collectibles
FENTON HOBNAIL GLASSWARE
Large collection of 1940s Fenton Hobnail “Moonstone”. Over 500 pieces. Contact Nan, 734-1675, nancooper@adelphia.net for more information.
1964 CHE vy BISCAyNE Great condition, 3-speed. Never seen a winter, very dependable,a must see! $4800. Call 802-233-2467.
CHINA C ABINET 1920s mahogany china cabinet, with glass in doors, good shape. $300. 644-6792 or 363-3343.
ELEGANT LOuIS X v ARmOIRE
Exceptional, c. 1890, Walnut. Clear original bevelled-mirrored doors, fine condition, stable. 100”Hx51”Wx19”D. Deep detailed carving. Herringbone pattern. Easily disassembles. Moving! $1500, firm. 802-238-5718.
vICTORIAN L INGERIE HAmpER Very unusual. Renaissance Revival style. c 1930s. Walnut. Contains frame inset for lingerie bag. Useful as side table too! 24”high x12”x12”. $300/OBO. 802-238-5718.
Appliances/ Tools/Parts
3 BRIdGESTONE BLIzz Ak SNOS Great snow tires. 205/55R16s fit on Matrix and RSX. Only 1.5 winters. Unbelievable traction! Need to sell, asking $85. Call 372-5815.
Buy THIS S T uFF 2 axle 10x50 mobilehome frame, $250. Plow frame-blade & hydraulic, came off of 75 Dodge, $175. 4 15” Xterra aluminum wheels, $200. 802-6357444, Frank.
dELTA THICkNESS pLANER Delta 15-inch thickness planer, good working order but needs some maintenance. $400. Call Steven at Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 802-496-5545.
ENERG y SAv ING LEd BuLBS 3 Watt, 30 LED white bulb $9.75, Ideal for low light applications. 5 others to choose from. Info and online ordering www.DonsGreenStore.com
FISH TANk S FOR SALE 20-gallon and 29-gallon fish tanks w/full set-up, decorations, live plants and many extras and stand w/29 gallon. Call 203-470-6063. Serious inquiries only please.
G.E. ELECTRIC COOk TOp Almondcolored. 21.25 x 30.25” (fits 19.5” x 28.5” countertop opening). Spotless, like new. $70. 802-899-2305.
HONdA ELANTRA 51 K, auto, black, great starter car for somebody. $3000/OBO. 658-9323.
HOT WATER HEATER Reliance Electric 501, used 2 years, 56G. $100/OBO. 802-264-4878. IRON + IRONING BOARd: $10 Steam Iron with tabletop ironing board: $10. (802) 355-8773.
kENmORE HEAvy duT y WASHER Less than 4 years old in excellent shape. $200/OBO. Located in Williston. Call Seth or Allaire, 879-6672.
NOk IAN HAkk ApELITTA RSI One set of used tires in good condition. 205/50 R16. $200/OBO. Call 802-343-1774.
OIL BuRNER DMO Industries Model No. AF65XN, 5.8 amp. Excellent condition, $150 or best offer. Call Bill at 893-7387 or email billkaigle@verizon.net.
pERFORmAX 16-32 SANdER Plus drum sander, infeed /outfeed tables, stand, extra abrasive strips. Sands 3” thick x 16” or 32” wide, excellent condition, $500. 802-388-0118.
REFRIGERATOR RCA 36” side-byside, bisque $175. Call 802-8624470 leave message or 802-6448977 after 9 a.m.
REFRIGERATOR - FRIGIdAIRE almost new, in excellent condition. Only $200. Call Robert/Mural at 210-445-3608 C.
RESTAuRANT EQuIpmENT 3 part sink, sandwich prep station, meat slicer, many other items. Call 860-1501.
SEARS C AR TOppER x-large, locking, like new, fits van or wagon, comes with old-style rain gutter racks. $75/OBO. 802-864-7740.
S T uddEd SNOWS 195/60 R15 tires had one season of light use. I’m moving to Hawaii and must sell. $200 and you’re ready for winter. 802-454-1169
TIRES set of 4, Comanche radial hit p235/70R/16, only used 2 months. Asking $150. Call 893-3503.
uNI vERSAL ICE-mAkER This is a new universal ice-maker for refrigerators. It fits all major brand refrigerators. It comes w/all the accessories and wiring harnesses. $60/OBO. 802-264-4878.
Clothing/ Jewelry
BLING BLING CHOkER Unusual!
Rhinestones set in goldtone mesh design. Choker measures 1/2”x15” long w/generous 3” lead. Perfect for dress or just for fun! $15/OBO. 802-238-5718.
FABRICS Loads of various prints, mostly cotton, some upholstery in Hinesburg, call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@yahoo.com.
FuN CHuNky NECkLACES Coral chunks, golden iridescent stick pearls. Or flourite chunks, clear crystals and iridescent stick pearls. Secure clasps. Take one or both! $15 each/OBO. 802-238-5718.
uLTRASONIC CLEANER Rio Grande Model 300 w/basket, rack and one gallon cleaning solution. Cost $290, only used twice. Sell for $200. Call 272-7824.
vINTAGE BLuE CHINT z HEART
Sweet necklace! Vintage china encased in silver shows off on blue ribbon. Great gift! $15/OBO. 802-238-5718.
Electronics
‘03 IBOOk FOR SALE ! $750 Excellent ‘03 iBook! 900 MHZ, G3, 128 MB memory. Airport, CD-DVD. 12”, OS X 10.3.9 (Panther). Hard drive, keyboard, logicboard replaced by Apple in ‘05. smardir1@ hotmail.com.
27” T v Zenith Stereo TV. Great condition. ONLY $25. Call Robert/Mural at (210) 445-3608 C. Am/Fm R AdIO ALARm CLOCk $4. 802-355-8773.
C ANON mACRO zOOm LENS Great 28-105 mm range. Use it w/your digital or the incl. EOS power advance film body. Lens cap, filters also incl. $185/OBO. 802-238-5718.
Cd -ROm dRI vES 2 drives 1)52X 2)CD-R/RW $10 for both. Call 802-264-4878.
COmpuTER C ASES ATA style w/ PSU, 2 cases, $20 for both. Call 802-264-4878.
COmpuTER FOR SALE Emachines C2480 w/Windows XP, CDRW/DVD drives, 512MG RAM, 80GB HD, 56K modem, Lynksys wireless, printer, MUCH more! $450/OBO. Call 802860-7623 or email miki19751@ verizon.net.
dESk ANd FLOOR L Amp S from $5 up. (802) 355-8773
dIGITAL CAmERA mANy EXTRAS OlympusCamedia c-740 Ultra zoom. W/10 xoptical zoom and 3 xdigital zoom, 3.2 megapixels XD memory card (1,16mb,1 256mb incl.) in box w/all original paper & info (8 batteries incl. ) 802-233-3530. $140/OBO.
FLATSCREEN T v / HAIER A/C Samsung 27” w/remote, 1 year old, $200/OBO. Haier AC w/remote (used one season), $125/OBO. 802-343-1774.
HIGH-GAIN T v ANTENNA Dualboom, 120” high-gain VHF/UHF/ FM antenna. Rotor and 10’ mast incl. All in very good condition. $50. 802-899-2305.
Hp pAv ILION COmpuTER + mONI HP Pavilion-7920 desktop computer w/KDS 17” XF-70 flat screen monitor. Incls. wireless card. Great condition. Only $75. Call Robert/Mural at 210-445-3608 C. IN TImE FOR FALL COLOR ! NIKON N90s camera body w/MB10 Multipower vertical grip & MF-26 multicontrol back w/boxes & manuals, excellent condition. $200/OBO. Nikon Speedlight SB-25 flash w/manual, very good condition, $50/OBO. Call 802-922-4848.
LEXmARk pRINTER /SCAN/COpy X83 color/B&W printer, scanner, copier, also fax w/PC. Picture quality color print. Great condition, only $25. Call Robert/Mural at 210-445-3608 C. mAC COmpuTER mONITOR & G3 16/17 CRT monitor comes with G3 works but needs a system. Asking $35.
muLTIFuNCTION pC v IdEO CAm Never used. Scans, converts text into editable documents, videoconferences, built-in USB microphone, has fully articulating camera mount and tripod stand. $30. 802-355-8773.
NOk IA 5165 CELLpHONE Charger and hands-free earpiece set incl. $20 OBO. 802-355-8773.
OLympuS C AmERA Stylus Epic Zoom 80. Pocket size. Excellent condition. Purchased $200. Yours for $35. 864-3212.
SERvER C ASE - 4u New w/PSU, key access to drives, $75/OBO. 802-264-4878. vCR GE VCR w/remote. Excellent condition. $40/OBO. 802-355-8773.
Entertainment/ Tickets
AduLT v IdEOS From vivid videos. Four for just $1.00 with your major credit card. Conditions apply, call now - 1-800-669-0967 x101 (AAN CAN)
SmuGGS yOuTH SEASONS pASS Gift certificate for Smuggs 06/07 youth season pass, ages 13 - 18, asking $320. Current value is $380. Call 802-879-1146.
dANCER Solid Gold exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette and fun-on-one shows or any time good friends get together. #1 for fun. 802-658-1464. New talent welcome.
Free Stuff
EIGHTIES CLASSICS Classic
stuffed animals free to good home: Cabbage Patch ponies, Grumpy Bear, and many others. Call 6520879 for more information.
FREE COpIER-SHARp Sd -2060
High-speed duplicator in perfect condition. A monster of a machine. It collates, sorts, staples and audits. All manuals plus some toner & staples included. 802-862-0098.
FREE FISH Black Convict cichlids 2 males and 3 females and one plecco. (I also have 2 tanks for sale). Call 203-470-6063. Serious inquiries only please.
IGuANA pet. To a good home. It’s a great pet. She’s even potty trained. You’ll need to get your own equipment. Call 482-3211.
Furniture
ASIAN SEAS TABLE LAmp Asian inspired shade and seashell finial atop 1950s ceramic base w/raised sea-life design. Beautiful turquoise to green gradated color. 22”. Pic online. $40/OBO. 802-238-5718. BEd, dRESSER + mATTRESS Beautiful walnut bed and dresser set. Full bed, would like to sell w/mattress + boxspring. Dresser is large w/deep drawers. Good condition. $450/OBO. 802-999-6710.
BRASS L Amp Here’s a wonderful brass lamp which gives off a lovely glow; almost as if it was a candle. 14” high. Pic is online. $20/OBO. 802-238-5718.
BuNk BEd Loft style. Solid oak. Desk at one end, drawers at other end. Excellent condition. $400. 802-598-8326.
CHERRy BEdROOm SET all in box, lined drawers dovetailed construction. Headboard, footboard, mattress, box. Dresser, chest, mirror, 2 nightstands. Cost $5000, Sell $1800. Beth 802-734-0788.
COmpuTER dESk w/slide in/out keyboard holder and a drawer. Great condition, only $35. Call Robert/Mural at 210-445-3608 C.
COppER FINISH BEd FRAmE Unique copper head & foot board, frame adjustable to King/Queen-sized bed. Asking $100. Call 999-1402.
CuSHmAN COLONIAL CREATION Beautiful solid maple antique dining room table w/ 4 chairs and server w/3 drawers. Table is drop leaf design $400.
dINING ROOm SET Cherrywood. Table, pedestals, chairs, hutch, buffet and server. All still boxed. Willing to split up. Sell $2275. 802-893-3666.
dRESSER ANd mIRROR Large, 6drawer dresser and mirror. In excellent condition. Only $90. Call Robert/Mural at 210-445-3608 C. dRESSER WITH mIRROR Large, 6- drawer dresser, 76” (H) x 62” (W). In excellent condition. $150. 865-8083.
ENTERTAINmENT ARmOIRE Kimball Worksmith mission-style entertainment armoire. Solid oak, pristine condition. New over $3000. Sell for $1500/OBO. Call 985-5727 or INFO@adelphia.net. ENTERTAINmENT CENTER Holds 32” TV in the middle. Good condition. ONLY $40. Call Robert/Mural at (210) 445-3608 C. FOLdING mASSAGE TABLE Like new condition. Fully adjustable. Head and arm rests. Wooden frame. Zippered case with shoulder strap. $125/firm. Call 802578-2251 or email starryvt@hotmail.com.
FuTON Solid wood w/mattress. All in box never used. Can split up. Sell $345. 802-598-0316. FuTON FOR SALE twin futon mattress and wooden frame for sale. In mint condition. asking $150. Call my cell# 201-312-8888. GLASS mAHOGANy COFFEETABLE Oval Mahogany glasstop coffeetable bought from Filenes for just under $600. Will sell for $180/ OBO. 802-355-8773. GREAT BEdROOm FuRNIT uRE Super comfy full-size bed, dresser, and computer desk - all in great shape. Must be able to pick up. Price neg. 802-233-6178.
HARdWOOd BAR S TOOLS Four stools with backs and woven seats. Excellent condition. $115 for all four. 864-3212 before 8 p.m. HOT T uB 2006, 32 hydrotherapy jets, 5hp, waterfall, ozonator, full warranty still in crate. Cost $6300, must sell $3900. 802-893-0666. kING -SIzEd BEd $25 Very comfortable and clean, comes w/ box spring. $25. You pick it up. 802-922-2427.
LEATHER RECLINER in great condition. ONLY $90. Call Robert/Mural at (210) 445-3608 C.
LEATHER-L IkE SOFA SET Complete. Includes sofa, loveseat, coffee table, and two end tables. Great condition. ONLY $450. Call Robert/Mural at (210) 445-3608 C.
mAHOGANy TABLE 4’6 long X 2’8 wide x 2’5 high. $100. 802-355-8773.
mApLE WALL C ABINET Brand new, large custom-made, Shaker style, two doors. Measures 36”w, 20”h and 23”deep. $60/OBO. 863-5895.
mATTRESS SET Mattress, box, frame. Brand new, never slept on. Cost $575. Sell $285 802-893-7296
Metal Baker’s r ack Two large and two small light wood finished shelves. Measurements: 72”h x 36”w x 16”d, sturdy. Asking $75/ obo. Call 999-1402
Moving sale (great stuff)
Complete sofa-set, leather recliner, solid wood king bed (almost new), SuperQuality Englander Mattress, entertainment center, Zenith TV(27”), refrigerator (see ad in appliance section). All great stuff.
39”Wx27”Hx24”D, each shelf 8”D; 12”H between shelves. Easily assembled w/out tools. $20/OBO. 802-238-5718. oak coffee/end taBles Oak coffee table and 2 end tables and smokey glass. Happy to send more shots. Great set. Would be gorgeous if person wanted to refinish. 865-3373.
oak-fraMed cHair Solid oakframed chair with blue nylon-covered thick foam seat- and backcushions. Oak frame is one-inch thick. Clean, very nice condition. $45. 802-899-2305
penns Ylvania House W icker
5-piece living room set, cream color. Quality-built couch, 3 chairs and Ottoman. Originally over $3000. Will sell for $500!
802-524-9020
pool taBle 8” Billiards table, 1” slate, Comes with everything!
Must see. Retail value $5200, sell $1900 Bill 802-893-7315
Queen Bed set Queen mattress, box and frame. Double-sided orthopedic pillowtop. All new, never used. Cost $800, sell $375. Call 802-734-0788.
recliner Burgundy, $25. recliner for sale Blue in color and in good condition. $40. 865-8083.
rocking cHair Hardwood, darkcolored rocker. Clean, excellent condition. $40. 802-899-2305. rug/Quilting fraMe Excellent condition, made in Brazil. Call 482-6632 or email quarkvt@ yahoo.com.
saMsung lrg t v stand newer model Samsung big screen TV stand for 36”-62” TV. It is adjustable to the size you want. Glass shelves. $75/OBO. Call 802-233-3530.
sidetaBles and laMps White square 16” X 16” sidetable, wooden sidetables, retro red & yellow metal sidetables, floor and desk lamps also available from $5 up. 802-355-8773.
sleep t igHt Beautiful, clean, young (1 year) firm, Sealy mattress w/lush pad, and box spring too. Just $250 (that’s less than half original price). 802-310-5799.
snooze & cruise toddler Bed in the shape of a “beetle-bug” car. Comes w/standard crib-sized mattress. Currently disassembled in our garage. $100/OBO. Call 655-9479 or email sikter@gmail. com.
solid Wood rocking cHair
Excellent condition, exceedingly strong, no creaks or cracks. $150/ OBO. 802-355-8773.
solid Wood Bed & Mattress King bed (almost new), and SuperQuality PillowTop Englander Brand king mattress. Excellent condition. ONLY $700. Call Robert/Mural at (210) 445-3608 C. t elescope Telescope Meade model 4500. (4.5” Equatorial Reflecting). Very good condition. $100. Call 802-288-9146. Essex Jct, Vermont.
tHonet Bent Wood cHairs Set of 4. Honey colored; seat upholstered w/dark red ribbed fabric (easy to recover); Sturdy. Great condition. See pic online. $80/ OBO. 802-238-5718.
tW in Beds 2 twin beds - box/ mattress (Sealy)/metal frame, 15 months old, in good condition. $130 each.
various furnisHings Selling computer desk and hutch, solid wood dining room hutch and various floor and table lamps, all for best offer. Call 985-5727 or INFO888@adelphia.net.
Garage/Estate Sales
** lots of BaBY stuff ** Lots of baby furniture & kids toys, double stroller, household items, computer desk. 104 Oakwood Dr. Take Dorset St. passed mall to Brookwood Dr. Rt onto Oakwood. garage sale - 9/16 8069 Spear St., Shelburne. Double bed, computer desk, dressers, copper pans, tableware, kitchen appliances, crystal, baby swing, dog crates, bookcase, etc.
going Back to australia Office chair, recliner, twin beds, dresser, toaster (4 slot), iron/ ironboard, 2 clock radios, Xmas tree (used1season), 2 touch lamps; small items priced from $3-$15. 865-8083.
Moving sale Washer/dryer, desks, chair, entertainment center, microwave, skis, books and more. 572 Tyler Bridge Road, Hinesburg 9-4, Sept. 16-17. 802-864-5949.
Moving sale 9/11-9/15 Furniture, side tables, lamps, beds, household & kitchen stuff, appliances, odds and ends... Off the end of North Avenue at Northshore Village. Any questions, call 802-355-8773.
sHelBurne Yard/Moving sale 9/16, bar table, stools, 8X11 rug and runner, small desk and chair, rattan living room furniture, etc. All like new. Low student prices. Call 985-8081 otherwise 5172 Shelburne Rd., opposite Episcopal Church.
top Qualit Y i teMs Kids’ clothes, toys, carseats, etc. Patagonia, American Girl, Playmobile, Britax, Merrell, Obermeyer, etc. Also, tools, bikes, household items. Saturday, September 16, 9-4. 22A south of Vergennes, left on East Street, follow signs.
Yard sale Saturday, September 16th 10am. 235 S. Winooski Ave. Lots of great stuff; Ikea furniture, kitchen appliances, clothes, tableware and more!
Yard sale Washer/dryer, desk, table, microwave, entertainment center and more! Rain or shine. 572 Tyler Bridge Road, Hinesburg Sat./Sun., Sept. 16-17. 864-5949.
Pets
$400 rott Weiler puppies for sale to good homes. Please call 802-578-9128
dog Bed - never used - $25
Original price was $50. I underestimated the size of our dog, unfortunately. He’s never laid a paw on it. It’s approx 2ftx3ft. 865-3373.
sunBeaM-ste Wart clipper
Heavy-duty, model 510 clipmaster. Excellent condition. $85. 802-899-2305.
Sports Equipment
2006 Burton custoM Board
144 custom snowboard, Mission bindings and Moto boots (M size 7). All like new! Asking $450/OBO. 453-5747 (ask for Will or Katie). a ir s tepper DP Airgometer Stepper. Great exercise! $30. 802-238-8993.
BaBY Jogger Big 20” wheels. Smooth. Efficient. Folds up easily for car. The real thing for speedy kid transport; $140. Todd, 899-6742.
c anoe paddles 2 paddles, rarely used, wooden, excellent cond. $120/each when new. $60/each. 264-4878.
great road Bike Trek Aluminum road bike. Lightweight, fast beauty. New deluxe seat and bike computer. $300. 802-238-8993. Men’s Hocke Y skates Brand: Elite, type: leather, size: 9. Rarely used. $50. 264-4878.
sentrY 14 gun safe Fireproof. Heavy duty dead bolts, dial combination, also 500 + lbs. for added security. 1 year old. Paid over $600, must sell. Asking $425. 802-372-5815.
set of Men’s golf cluBs Set of Wilson Staff irons, Wilson Staff woods & Dunlop woods in golf club bag. $20. 802-355-8773.
s no WB oard/Boots/Bindings Burton Punch snowboard. 133cm. $100. Burton Stiletto bindings, medium. $75. Burton Ion boots, size 7. $50. All used twice. Call Jackie, 802-862-7372.
tonY l ittle’s gazelle edge Like you’ve seen in those great commercials. Like new. $50 (802) 238-8993.
Want to Buy
slide pro Jector-Bu Y/ rent
Looking for a slide projector in good working condition. Prefer to purchase but will consider a feasible rental agreement. 802-238-5718.
cHild care needed In Stowe Village home, nights and weekends. Schedule varies weekly, 2 children. Must be reliable, honest, responsible. Call (206) 272-0679 or email danambrock@comcast.net
cHild care needed for cheerful six-year-old girl in our Burlington home, 3-6 p.m. Monday thru Thursday. Refs. req. Occasional driving. Contact David or Eleni, 660-0453.
cHild-care provider and homework helper needed. 2:305:30/6 p.m., Monday-Friday, for 14-year-old and 10-year-old. Refs. req. 802-999-0994.
colcHester daYcare opening Registered home has openings for ages 2 and up and afterschool, kindergarten care. Porters Point bus route. Meals and snacks provided. Two full-time caregivers. Call 655-9071.
Counseling
dBt studY group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) study group forming in the Burlington area. Contact Bert Munger @ 288-1087 x112 for more information.
sallie West, M. a ., M.f t Individuals and couples counseling. Specializing in relationships and spiritual/personal growth, depression, anxiety and life transitions. Burlington and Waitsfield. 496-7135.
Education
frencH t eacHer Wanted Qualified French teacher wanted to help 3 high-schoolers improve their language skills. Can be at your or our home. Flexible timing but likely to be one evening per week after 7 p.m. South Burlington. Call Phil at 310-0114 if interested.
t utor Certified math/science teacher with a M.Ed. available for help with math, science, homework, study skills, and home schooling support. Rates $30/ hour. Call Melinda at 244-7698.
Auto
**$500! Hondas froM $500!* Many makes and models! Police impounds! For listing call 800749-8104 ext. N222.
Child care
cHild c are in s tarksBoro Friendly reliable person to take care of our three kids on Sundays from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. and occational other days. Please call Emily or Bill at 802-453-2502.
Financial/Legal
****$500 - $75,000++ Free cash grants! **2006!** Never repay! Personal/medical bills, school, new business/home etc., Live operators! Avoid deadlines! Listings, Call 1-800-270-1213 Ext. 232 (AAN CAN)
Moving/Hauling
drivers with late-model vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. 802-658-1464.
Health/Wellness
colonic HYdrotHerap Y Digestive wellness. 20 years experience in holistic therapies. “Wellness begins from within.” Call for appt., 660-0779. danu tHerapeutic Massage
Located in the historical Woolen Mill, Winooski. Begin the school year restored and renewed! September discounts for students and teachers. Call Vicky, NCTMB (802)999-0610. http://danu. abmp.com.
eMerge Massage s tudio Grand opening special: Three 1-hour massages for $99! Offer expires 9/31. Massages redeemable through 12/15. At the Woolen Mill, Winooski. Hanna Howard, CMT: 802-752-7013. www.Emerge massage.com.
feng sHui verMont Consultations for homes, businesses, schools. Space clearing, personal clearing, presentations, workshops. Certified Feng Shui Practitioner Carol C. Wheelock, M.Ed. 802-496-2306, cwheelock@ fengshuivermont.com, www. fengshuivermont.com.
Hands of s teele Specializing in properly applied deep pressure massage. Modified treatments for athletes, scholars, or laborers. Excellent results, guaranteed. Steele Taylor, Vermont Institute of Massage Therapy, South Burlington. 802-373-2475.
Massage- a cupressure- r eiki New clients and morning appointments- 15% off. Massage, Acupressure and Reiki combine to soothe, relax and revitalize your tense and achey body. Conveniently at your location. $50/hr. $65/1.5hrs. Pete Bellini 802-371-8589.
Metta toucH Are you stressedout or sore from working out? Treat yourself to a wonderful Thai massage, customized just for you! Call today for an appointment, 862-2212. Blythe Kent, CMT. Located at 182 Main St., Burlington, 2nd-floor.
MoonligHt Massage Journey into the realms of relaxation! Available in your home or hotel. Male clientele only. Contact Owen, 802-355-5247, www.moon lightmassage.com.
relaX Your Back and the rest of your body with therapeutic massage from a nationally certified practitioner! Lauren McLaughlin at Pathways to Well Being, 168 Battery St., Burlington. 862-8806 x. 1.
Home/Garden
HandYMan for Hire and snowplowing. No job too big or too small. In Burlington area. Call Ric at 603-275-1137.
professional Housecleaner
Available from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. Many years experience cleaning fine homes and inns. Efficient, reliable, and thorough. For more info., Mariah 802-355-8848.
Pet
ultiMate dog Boarding Inhome dog boarding provide by experienced trainers. Basic obedience training and small supervised play sessions. Waggles Dog Training Services, 802-879-5455 or 802-324-3790.
Biz Opps
$5,000-$100,000++ Free cash grants-2006! Personal bills, school, business/housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed 2005! Almost everyone qualifies! Live operators! Listings call 1-800274-5086 Ext. 233. (AAN CAN)
$5,000-$100,000++ FREE CASH GRANTS-2006! Personal bills, school, business/housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed 2005! Almost everyone qualifies! Live operators! Listings call 1-800274-5086 Ext. 233. (AAN CAN) 1000 envelopes = $5000 Receive $5 for every envelope stuffed with our sales material. Guaranteed! Free information: 24 hour recording 1-800-785-7076. (AAN CAN) curves in colcHester For sale. Fun fitness center for women with enthusiastic membership. Great opportunity for owner-operator. Ready to go! Reply to: vtcurves@ towen.us earn $3500 WeeklY! Data entry workers needed online immediately! Work from home! Guaranteed income! No experience necessary. Register online today! http://www.DataEntryCash.com. (AAN CAN). HoMe refund JoBs! Earn $3500 - $5000 weekly processing company refunds online! Guaranteed paychecks! No experience needed! Positions available today! Register online now! http://www. PaidRefundJobs.com. (AAN CAN) HoMe t Ypists needed ! Earn $3500-$5000 weekly! Typing from home! Guaranteed paychecks! No experience needed! Positions available today! Register online now! http://www.Type4Cash.com. (AAN CAN)
Media Make-up artists earn up to $500/day for television, CD/ videos, film, fashion. One week course in Los Angeles while building portfolio. Brochure 310-3640665 www.MediaMakeupArtists. com (AAN CAN)
Movie e X tras, actors, models! Make $100-$300/day. No Exp. Req., FT/PT All looks needed! 1800-799-6215. (AAN CAN) noW Hiring for 2006 postal jobs. $18/hour Starting, Avg. Pay $57K/year. Federal Benefits, Paid Training, and Vacations. No Experience Needed! 1-800-584-1775 Ref#P4401 (VOID IN WI) (AAN CAN)
staY HoMe ! Earn extra cash weekly! Mailing letters from home! Easy work! No experience required! Free information package! Call 24/hrs. 1-800-242-0363 ext. 5135. (AAN CAN).
Cars/Trucks
‘89 F150 Needs some work but still a good truck. Needs power steering line. Some rust, but bunch of new parts. Inspected thru December. Call Josh 860-550-0305.
‘94 e agle TaloN $700. Great for parts, but runs no problem. ‘94, 1.8L, 5-speed. Burlington. Call Tyler, 233-3749.
‘99 sUBarU oUTaCk wgN $3800. AWD, silver, manual, 152 K. Very well maintained, all records kept, good condition. 4 good all-season + 4 snow tires. Excellent in snow. BB Value $5210-$6025 (fair/ good). 482-5776.
02 sUBarU oUTBaCk lTd 54 K, AWD, winter package, heated leather seats, 2 moon roofs, CD tape, new tires, good gas milage, well cared for. $14,000. 578-9093.
05 sUBarU Fores T er X s 2.5 16,500 miles. Gray, 5-speed, leather interior, moon roof, loaded w/ options. 999-1423.
1964 Chevy BisC ayNe Great condition, 3-speed manual, never seen a winter, very dependable, $4800 A must see! Call 233-2467.
1982 ToyoTa Corolla Great shape for car this old. Under 100 K. Runs good. Lots of new parts. Inspected until February. Call 802-482-2870 or email tucker@ riseup.net. $700/OBO.
1988 hoNda aCCord Runs well. Recent new exhaust and front brakes. Comes w/4 all-season tires plus 4 Hakapeliitta snows. $600/OBO. 802-343-3548.
1991 CiviC wagoN White, 185 K. Runs well, some rust. New front brakes, CV joints, alternator. Inspected to 8/07. $800/OBO. 324-1012.
1991 saaB 900 182 K, $1000/ OBO. Andrea, 802-236-0505.
1992 Bmw 735il Beautiful car. Auto, 4 door sedan, dark green, mint condition, 107 K, loaded, heated leather seats, tilt, cruise, AC, moon roof, sun roof, power everything. Asking $4950/OBO. 802-355-0074, email shiznit tlevansampson@yahoo.com.
1992 dodge T UrBo diesel 4x4 3/4 ton x-cab w/dump, plow. Great for firewood, farm, landscaper. Runs excellent. New tires, brakes, minor rust. Strong work truck! $6000/OBO. 518-572-7695.
1992 hoNda aCCord e X Black w/ tan interior. 169 K, engine, brakes and tires in good condition. Clutch needs some work. Inspected till 4/07. $995. 802-425-5715.
1993 CadillaC deville 160 K highway miles, great condition. Runs well. Leather, AM/FM, cassette. Asking $3225/OBO. Call 355-2241 or 862-5577.
1993 NissaN k iNgC aB 4wd 5speed, w/cap, bedliner, receiver hitch. 156 K, 4-cyl. engine runs strong, Good body, recent new brakes and fuel lines. $2400/ OBO. 802-388-0118.
1993 sUBarU legaC y Wagon, all new brakes, needs some work, has some rust. As is. $1000/OBO. Call Jon at 310-7075.
1994 CadillaC deville 4-door sedan, silver/navy blue leather interior, keyless entry, power windows/locks, runs flawlessly. Good condition. $2250. Email issac_anvil@hotmail.com or 508-365-9361.
1995 Chevy s -10 piCk-Up 4X4 pick-up. $1000. Call 999-7701.
1997 NissaN seNT ra gle 4-door, 5-speed, inspected, 122 K, great car. $1900/OBO. 802-253-4594.
1998 Ford e sCorT $2100 5speed, 112 K, black 4-door wagon. Cruise/tilt/AC. Reliable and well kept w/documentation. Call Drew 802-316-1124.
1998 hoNda aCCord e X v6 Runs like new, green, leather seats, power moon roof, new brakes, orignial owner. 139 K. Asking $6500/ OBO. Call Jeff at 734-0885.
1998 sUBarU wagoN green Legacy, AWD wagon w/ 77 K. Great condition w/new all season tires. No work needs to be done! Asking $5400. 802-872-9309.
1998 vw Je TTa Sun roof, CD player, 5-speed, 110 K, 4 winter tires on original rims, great car, but has some rust. $2000/OBO. Call 802-793-8834.
1999 Ford TaUrUs wagoN V6, auto, airbags, anti-lock brakes. 136 K on the body, 80 K on the motor. Well maintained. Asking $2000. In Waterbury, call 2440906 anytime.
1999 passaT sedaN New brakes, Alpine radio and CD player. Winter and summer tires. See at UVM or Shelburne. Below book at $4900/ OBO. 985-53053 or avwschmidt@ aol.com.
1999 sUzUki graNd v i Tara Auto, power sun roof, loaded, 16” alloy rims (also winter set on stock) and runs great! In excellent condition. Privacy windows. Asking for $6300/OBO. 88 K. Call 802-862-3560, 802-310-1554.
2000 red vw Je TTa gl X vr6 V6 auto engine, black leather interior. Heat package, programmable power seats, heat package. Bose 6-disc CD changer and cassette. Power mirrors, tilt-and- slide sunroof, rain-sensing wipers, cruise control. 106k miles. Runs great with new alternator, coil pack. Includes 4 Hakapalita A-1 tires on rims. $8200/0BO. Call 434-4212. 2000 l aNd rover disCovery Premium sound system, brush guards, power everything, java black, dual sunroof. Mint condition. $8500/OBO. 373-3105.
2000 legaC y oUTBaCk No rust, southern car, tinted, new timing belt, clutch, F.struts, tires, headgasket, cat, tow pack., belts, CD, well maintained on fluids. Nice car. Roof rack. Asking $10,500/ OBO. Skye, 717-572-2558.
2001 aUdi s8 Rare. Black. 69 K. Fully loaded. Excellent condition. $25,500. 238-7420.
2001 BlUe volkswageN Je TTa Good condition, 81 K, 5-speed, brand new tires, leather interior, power sun roof, alloy wheels. Also incls. set of Nokia Hakkapeliita snow tires. $7700/OBO. 802-865-4253.
2002 Bee Tle T UrBo s 6-speed manual, heated leather seats, 54 K, cruise control, speed-activated pop-up spoiler, 17” rims, NADA value - $16,600, asking $15,000. 578-9076 leave message.
2002 Chevy Blazer ls 4 X 4 Perfect condition, 61 K, V6, navy blue, PS, PW, PL, cruise, tilt, CD, book value: $12,000. Asking $10,900/OBO. 802-598-4570.
2002 mi T sUBishi eClipse Sun and sound package, excellent condition, silver, 5-speed. One meticulous owner!! Nokian winter tires. 66 K. $10,900/OBO. 802-793-9449.
2002 sUBarU impreza 2.5 rs Silver, 4-door, sedan sport package w/wing, 5-speed, alarm, AM/ FM/CD, PW, PDL, AC, keyless entry, Blizzak tires, 107 K, great condition. $9500/OO. 802-598-9539.
2003 Jeep wraNgler X 6.0 cylinder, 4.0 liter. Auto, 4WD, new (large) tires, hard and soft tops, roof racks, CD, AM/FM, 38 K, warranty. 802-373-0113.
2004 aCUra rs X Silver. 41 K. Excellent condition. $16,000. 238-7420.
2004 Ford F150 FX4 4X4 5.4L Triton 3V V8. Fully loaded, leather, 23,500 mi. Two-toned black & silver, AEM intake, Glassworks Fenders. Located in Plattsburgh. View online: thebiglot.com. $26,495/ OBO. 518-314-1176.
2004 saTUrN vUe Excellent condition, 46 k, mostly commuter miles. Power sun roof, luggage rack, new snow and seasonal tires, good gas mileage, must sell. $12,500. 802-285-6253.
94’ e agle TaloN great first car. Runs well, needs little work. 5speed, 1.8L, sporty little car. $700/OBO. Call Tyler at 802-2333749 w/any questions.
97 sUBarU legaC y wagoN 96,000 miles, AWD, 5 speed, roof rack, 4 snows, green, great condition inside and out, all maintenance records. $5000 firm. Call 355-8560.
Chev prizm 01 greaT oN gas 5-speed. AC, remote starter. 1 owner. No accidents. Comes with 4 Nokia snows (used 1 season). $5050. Call Dana, 802 734-3846. Chevy silverado 2500hd 2003 white, 2500HD extended cab LS. 44 K. Auto, 4WD, V8, tow package and extras. Good condition. Duraliner. No Vermont winters! Call 802-598-8727.
e s TaT e sale! Bmw, 325 X i, 2001, AWD, sport wagon, all premium (w/auto). Tenacious grip, optimum traction, 37,300 miles. $22,500/OBRO, incl. 4 “new” winter. 802-863-4366. Clean title, carfaxed. Must sell! highly pimpaBle. 1993 Honda Del Sol si, Calypso green, oneowner, auto, power windows, cruise, hard top stores in trunk rack. 128 K, $3800. Sweet, clean. Rebecca, 802-434-2104.
hoNda CiviC ‘98 $6k oBo!!! Moving: Need-2-sell ASAP. Red, two-door, auto, CD-changer and lots of great winter extras (studded-tiers, remote starter/heat, etc...) Super clean car! Sharon 802-310-5161, sharonyegiaian@ yahoo.com.
hoNda CiviC e X 2003 2-door coupe, silver 43 K, one owner, non smoking, 5-speed, loaded. Call 863-9207. $11,500/OBO.
Jeep Cherokee ClassiC 2000 6 cyl., auto, very good condition, well maintained. Trailer hitch. Great winter car. Asking $7000/ OBO. 802-644-8297.
merCedes BeNz , e430 4maT iC 2001, AWD, fully loaded, one owner, heated leather seats, CD changer, sun roof, 17” rims, all service through Automaster. 30 K. Like new. $24,900/OBO. 802-598-5348.
mi T sUBishi galaNT 1998, good running condition, reliable! 14 K, CD, air, auto. Call 985-8814 after 6 p.m. $2900/OBO.
NissaN 300z X , 2+2, MT, T-tops, veilside body kit, extras, 145 K. Best offer. 802-345-3786.
NissaN paTh F iNder rims Alloy rims in good shape. Great for your winter tires. $55/each or all 4/$200. 802-860-1544.
NissaN-iNF iNi T i i30 Excellent condition-67 K. $30,000 luxury car w/new snow and summer tires, leather heated seats, sun roof, Bose stereo. Must sell--only $13,500 or make an offer!! Call 922-0698!
saaB 9-5, greaT BUy Great deal. Auto, winter package, 143 K, heated seats, sun roof, leather, CD/cassette, loaded and runs good. $4700 as is. Call 655-9479 or 355-1025 (cell).
ToyoTa C amry dX $1000. 1991, 110 K, Blue Books for $1800 but it needs rear struts. Has 4 new tires on it. Call 862-9558 or 383-2810.
ToyoTa sC ioN X a 2005 5-door wagon, 13 K, standard, silver, runs great, peppy, stylish, power windows and doors. $12,500 great on gas. 802-849-6185.
vw Je TTa gls : 1997 Auto, power locks and windows, 108 K, tinted, moon roof, CD player. $1600/OBO. Call 803-324-3944.
vw Tdi s wagoNs aNd golF s Vermont TDI Imports has several Jetta TDI wagons and Golf TDIs for sale. VW Golf GLS TDI 15 K. Moon roof, monsoon, alloys, tiptronic, showroom. www.fruitlands.net/ tdi. 802-426-3889.
Motorcycles
1994 k awasaki NiNJa 500 Great starter bike but big enough to keep up w/the pack. Female owned. $1800. 802-563-2128. moTorC yCle For sale Silver & black 2005, CBR, 600RR w/7000 miles. New Two Brothers Exhaust. $6500. Call Justin 802-793-3285.
Recreational Vehicles
2002 ColemaN sedoNa popUp Sleeps 6 Queen/Full beds and convertible dinette. Sink, stove, fridge, awning, canvas and extras all in GREAT shape. $2950 obo 802-878-3881
2002 polaris 600-ClassiC M10 after-market suspension, electric start, mirrors, reverse, tall windshield, studded, dual carbides, backrest and map bag. Very clean, stored inside, serviced and ready to ride. NADA $4210, priced to sell $3000. 5000 miles. Contact Robbie, 803-899-2751.
2003 polaris rmk 600 Rocky Mountian King Long Track 144” w/1.25” lugs. Mirrors, reverse, tall windshield, spare belt. Very clean-kept inside. Serviced and ready to ride. NADA $4230, priced to sell, $3200. 5000 miles. Contact Robbie, 802-899-2751.
Bands/ Musicians
drUmmer Experienced drummer looking to join band,or to start one. Have equipment to include complete PA, lighting, etc. Will play everthing from country, clasic rock, to R&B also have a great place to practice in central VT. 244-7683 eve., taper2@ pshift.com.
Female soNgwri T iNg groUp
Female singer/songwriter looking to form group of 8-10 other women songwriters to play for each other and together, critique, and encourage. 10 + years performing experience. Free! 316-1544.
gUi Taris T & Bassis T Needed
Looking for serious and interested musicians to fill positions in original band. Must have own equipment and transportation. Burlington area. 518-570-5611.
Jazz/Folk siNger Female vocalist looking for singing opportunities. Latin Jazz, jazz standards, blues, folk. Performed professionally in Minneapolis for 10 years, new to Burlington. 316-1544.
waNT ed: keyBoard player Established rock band playing “energized” classic rock looking for keyboard player with straight-forward style and rock n’ roll heart. Vocals a plus. Call Bob, 863-1570.
For Sale
alTo sa XophoNe Yamaha. Excellent cond. Gently used in mid. school band. Case, lyre, etc. $450. 802-888-7430.
alvarez aCoUs T iC 12-s T riNg Nice shape, sounds great. Comes w/case. Cost $500, asking $325. 802-860-1544.
amps, keyBd, Fos T e X Peavey Classic 212, 120 watt combo amp, $500/OBO. Yamaha PSR530 synthesizer, $300/OBO. Fostex R8 $300/OBO. Much more here: http://mysite.verizon.net/ vze26d7g, Mike 802-872-7062.
ClariNe T Jupiter, excellent condition. $300. Call Vanessa, 802-793-8834.
deeriNg BaNJo : “Boston” model, excellent condition, will include lots of beginner/intermediate level instructional books, DVDs, picks, etc. $750. 802-863-1985.
did yoU C aTCh him oN The Buzz Sunday night between 10-11?
Johnny Azer CDs for sale or at Pure Pop, downtown. www.myspace/ johnnyazer.com 802-863-5630.
eBoNy yamaha p22 piaNo Ebony Yamaha P22 piano in good condition, excellent piano for serious student/home musician. Located in Northfield, asking $2000. Call 207-590-4352 or email nella139@ yahoo.com.
edeN 115XlT Bass C aBiNe T Excellent condition. These are great sounding speaker cabinets, and are extremely well built. $399/ OBO. Call Brad, 453-3902.
eleCT riC gUi Tar aNd amp Electric guitar, Fender stratocaster, aqua blue, excellent condition, $500, incls. case. Amp, Peavy, Rage 158, excellent codition, $75. 862-3161.
FeNder hoT rod delUXe amp, ltd. edition, brown tolex, Jensen C12, new cond, bought a vibro, this is the real deal! $595/FIRM. 802-864-7740.
haNd -made aCoUs T iC gUi Tar Made by Vermont Luthier. Hi figured quilted maple. Cost $2000. Asking $1250. Trade for guitars, amps, old parts working or not! 802-860-1544.
harp ToNe aCoUs T iC 12 s T rNg Circa 1968. George Harrison used this brand. I’m the second owner for over 30 years! Easy neck to play on. Double truss rod. $850. kramer s T raT T ype gUi Tar Funky Strat style Kramer w/Duncan pickups Floyde Rose vibrato. 20 Years old. Trade for guitars, amps, old parts, pedals. Working or not! Asking $325! 802-860-1544. mariN d35 For $1650. Great condition, needs a loving, attentive home. Call Josh at 865-5985. marshall 3 s Tage preamp 9001 Rack mount tube w/3 channel foot switch, $150. Trade for guitars, amps, pedals, old parts working or not! 802-860-1544. marTiN BaCkpaCker maNdoliN It’s playable. Nice if you travel/ camp in bad weather. Possible beginner instrument if on a really tight budget. $150 w/soft case. 802-863-1985.
piaNo BaldwiN s TUdio 1986 walnut cabinet. Matching bench, just tuned, excellent condition, $2500. 802-878-4316. spiNi T plays like a piano. Cable brand. Upright. Well maintained. $1000/OBO. 802-863-6323, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
sTUdio BlowoUT Fender UltraChorus amp $250, Crumar organ w/ Leslie $200, Fostex B-16 recorder $450, Sony A7 Dat $200, Emax keyboard $350, Alesis sequencer $45, ALL OBO. 802-864-7740. vaNTage ClassiC al gUi Tar perfect condition, good tone and action; incls. case. $275. 802-864-7740.
v ioliN : Full size, old German copy, recently set-up, great for the serious beginner. $750, w/ case and bow. 802-863-1985.
washBUrN aCoUs T iC 6-s T riNg Malakite green w/fancy wood grain. Just serviced w/neck ajustment and new strings. Approx 10 years old, sounds great. $225/ OBO. 802-860-1544.
washBUrN gUi Tar Washburn D10-CD-QSB Dreadnought 6string guitar w/built-in pre-amp and tuner. Sunburst w/hardshell case. Purchased new December 2005. Excellent condition. $275/ firm. Rob 802-864-6054.
Instruction
piaNo lessoNs For reiki Anyone willing to teach me how to play the piano in exchange for Reiki? I am a level two Reiki practitioner. 518-852-3225. aNdy’s moUNTaiN mUsiC Private and group instruction in banjo, mandolin, guitar, voice, songwriting and “Bluegrass 101” workshops. References, very affordable rates. Andy Greene, 802658-2462, guitboy75@hotmail. com. www.andysmountainmusic. com.
Bass gUi Tar lessoNs Aram Bedrosian. All levels/styles welcome! Learn technique, theory, songs, reading, ear training and more...years of teaching/playing experience. Pine St. studio. 802598-8861, aram@arambedrosian. com, www.arambedrosian.com.
DRUM LESSONS Energetic, professional drummer seeks students of all abilities for drum lessons. About me: 27 yrs. old, 19 yrs. playing experience, Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz/Commercial Music, extensive touring experience in US and Europe. A real working drummer offering a customized curriculum, competitive rates and real results! I’ll even come to you, so can learn on your own drums. Refs. avail. Contact steve@steve hadeka.com or call anytime 802-658-6205.
GUitaR iNS t RUctiON Berklee graduate w/classical background offers lessons in guitar, theory, and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. I enjoy teaching all ages/styles/levels. Rick Belford 864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net.
GUitaR iNS t RUctiON All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty) 862-7696, www. paulasbell.com.
GUitaR LESSONS have fun while learning guitar! $12/hour. Will teach music theory and ear training. Beginner to intermediate. 12 years experience. Pete Meyers, 518-570-5611. Burlington area.
LE aRN tO RE aD MUSic and understand rhythm-anyone can in 2 months whether you play an instrument or not. Learning the tin whistle or recorder is a great way to get started. $25/hour. Call Mara, 862-3581.
MUSic LESSONS !!!!!! Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 17 years experience. Friendly, individualized lessons in South Burlington. 802-864-7740, ero@moomail.net.
PiaNO LESSONS aVaiL aBLE Experienced teacher, working performer/musician, all styles, jazz/classical/pop/etc. Expert w/beginners, simultaneous approaches as we start, reading/ playing by ear/technique/theory/ learning favorite songs/notating original songs, reasonable rates, both adults and kids. Please call 651-7711.
Studio/ Rehearsal
cOSMic HiLL recording studio. Great gear, Great space, Moretown 496 3166 www.CosmicHill.com
Auditions/ Casting
attN : WaR VE t ER aNS UVM student interested in photographing and interviewing war veterans about their past and present experiences, any era would be great! Please contact 215-840-3821.
DaNcERS WaNt ED to perform at bachelore parties, birthdays and private parties. Work available. Make full-time money with parttime hours. No experience necessary. 802-363-0229.
MODELS WaNt ED Female models for various art and fashion projects. Get free portfolio, experience. Contact David Russell Photography - 373-1912 or email dave@daverussell.org. Website http://www.daverussell.org.
Call to Artists
cONt R act SEW iNG !! We’re compiling a list of contract sewers for local fashion designer networking group. If you or a friend does contract sewing, contact Jennifer, 802-849-9868, jennifer@alit tlelingeriecompany.com.
DR aW iNG tE acHERS P t Young Rembrandts is looking for mature, responsible artists to teach drawing 2-4 hrs/wk during afterschool hours. Classroom management a must. We provide training, curriculum, supplies and location. You provide the creativity, enthusiasm and fun. Call 879-9278 or visit www.youngrembrandts.com. HELP MaKE Hi S tORY The Mile Project works w/a new medium, the distributed monoprint. Check out our progress and get your work on! www.1mile.org.
For Sale
acRYL ic aND GESSO on canvas. Strong bold color and graphic. Great brushwork. Do you know this local artist? Signed Chris ‘05. 40”x30” $85/OBO. 802-238-5718.
aMY WHit E GaRDEN FR aME Whimsical 3-D screen art of purple iris and daisy. Hang it indoors or out! Signed. 15 1/2” x 25 1/2”. Pic is online. $75/OBO. 802-2385718.
Legals
NOticE FORMER YORK caPacitOR EMPLOYEES: Looking for the following former employees. They may be entitled to pension benefits. Phylis Bluto, Ian Niculae, Holly Olmstead, CamTran, Barry Wilbur, Tammy Call, Linda Mongeon. Information call Dennis Getty, 802-655-2551. PUBLic HEaRiNG SOUtH BURLiNGtON DEVELOPMENt REViEW BOaRD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 at 7:30 PM to consider the following: 1. Conditional Use application #CU-06-04 of the South Burlington School District seeking permission to install four (4) eighty foot (80’) high pole lights at the South Burlington High School. Physical address: 550 Dorset Street 2. Final Plat application #SD-0681 of Precourt Investment Co., LLC to amend a planned unit development consisting of three (3) buildings of 9800 SF, 3800 SF and 4500 SF for a multiple number of tenants and a multiple number of uses. The amendment consists of (1) adding an access drive to 1076 Williston Road, (2) expanding the parking area for 1150 Williston Road by 20 parking spaces, and (3) merging 1150 Williston Road with 1160-1174. Physical Address: 1174 Williston Road.3. Final Plat application #SD-06-82 of Windjammer Hospitality Group to amend a previously approved plan for a 159-room motel and 250-seat restaurant. The amendment consists of adding an access drive to serve the adjacent property at 1150 Williston Road. Physical Address: 1076 Williston Road.
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4. Preliminary Plat application
#SD-06-83 and Final Plat application #SD-06-84 of Logic Supply, Inc. for a planned unit development to construct a 30,000 SF light manufacturing facility in two (2) 15,000 SF phases. Physical Address: 35 Thompson Street.
Copies of the applications are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
September 13, 2006
John Dinkalge, Chairman
South Burlington Development Review Board.
PUBLic HEaRiNG
SOUtH BURLiNGtON DEVELOP-
MENt REViEW BOaRD
The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 at 7:30 PM to consider the following:
Final Plat application #SD-06-85 of Jeffrey & Elizabeth Goldberg for a two-year extension to a previously approved five (5) lot residential subdivision expiring October 7, 2006 pursuant to Article 15 of the South Burlington Land Development Regulations.
Copies of the application are available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
September 13, 2006
John Dinkalge, Chairman
South Burlington Development Review Board.
StatE OF VERMONt
cHittENDEN SUPERiOR cOURt
cHittENDEN cOUNtY, SS.
DOCKET NO. S0720-06 CnC
Wells Fargo Bank, NA, successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a Norwest Mortgage, Inc.., Plaintiff v. Lawrence Carter Agee, John Mehl, Colette Dumont And Occupants residing at 87 Westall Drive f/k/a 7 Westall Drive, Richmond, Vermont, Defendants
SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANT: Lawrence C. Agee You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Corey J. Fortin, Esq., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 4493, 35 King Street, Burlington, Vermont 05406, an Answer to plaintiff’s Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-one (41) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is September 6, 2006. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint, or if you believe that you have a Counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the Court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.
Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated January 8, 1999. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Richmond at Volume 109, Page 209. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont. It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon defendant, Lawrence C. Agee, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks on September 6, 2006, September13, 2006 and September 20, 2006 in the Seven Days. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to defendant at his address if his address is known. Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 29th day of August, 2006. _______/s/ Ben W. Joseph___
Hon. Ben W. Joseph Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court
StatE OF VERMONt cHittENDEN SUPERiOR cOURt cHittENDEN cOUNtY, SS. DOCKET NO. S0793-06 CnC Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff v. Lawrence Carter Agee, Don Weston Excavating, Inc., Nu-View Construction, Inc. And Occupants residing at 414 Butternut Road, Williston, Vermont, Defendants SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Lawrence C. Agee
You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Corey J. Fortin, Esq., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 4493, 35 King Street, Burlington, Vermont 05406, an Answer to plaintiff’s Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-one (41) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is September 6, 2006. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint, or if you believe that you have a Counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the Court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.
Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated June 10, 1999. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Williston at Volume 271, Page 126. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont. It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon defendant, Lawrence C. Agee, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks on September 6, 2006, September 13, 2006 and September 20, 2006 in the Seven Days. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to defendant at his address if his address is known.
Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 29th day of August, 2006. __/s/ Ben W. Joseph____________ Hon. Ben W. Joseph Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court StatE OF VERMONt cHittENDEN cOUNtY, SS. iN RE: i.B. Vermont Family Court Chittenden County Docket No. 207-4-06 CnJv ORDER FOR SERVICE FOR PUBLICATION
Based upon the motion filed by the State’s Attorney’s Office dates August 18, 2006, and the accompanying Affidavit and arrest warrants, the Court finds the service of process cannot, with due diligence, be made upon Katie Labounty and Joshua Brunelle other than by publication. It is therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that notice of a disposition hearing on the parental fitness of Katie Labounty, mother of I.B., and Joshua Brunelle, father of I.B., to be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. at the Family Court of Vermont, Costello Courthouse, 32 Cherry St., Burlington, Vermont, shall be published for two (2) consecutive weeks in Seven Days, a newspaper of general circulation reasonably calculated to give notice to Katie Labounty and Joshua Brunelle. A copy of this order shall be mailed to Katie Labounty and Joshua Brunelle if their address can ever be determined.
Hon. Brian J. Grearson Family Court Judge 8-21-06
StatE OF VERMONt cHittENDEN cOUNtY, SS. iN RE: i.B. Vermont Family Court Chittenden County
Docket No. 207-4-06 CnJv
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: Katie Labounty, mother of I.B., and Joshua Brunelle, father of I.B. You are hereby notified that a disposition hearing to consider your parental fitness to parent I.B. will be held on October 11, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. at the Family Court of Vermont, Chittenden County, 32 Cherry St., Burlington, Vermont. You are notified to appear in connection with this case.
Hon. Brian J. Grearson Family Court Judge 8-21-06
Support groups
DON’t SEE a SUPPORt group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
MEN’S GROUP FORMiNG: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@ handelgroup.com or call 917-8871276.
SMaRt REcOVERY a cognitive behavioral “recovery” program directed at various forms of “addiction” which may be either behavioral or substance based. Meeting on WEDNESDAY, 6 p.m., 82 South Winooski Avenue (above the City Market), Burlington, Vt. For information call Bob at 425-4058 or email BobC2me@msn.com.
SENSORY SUPPORt GROUP SPEaKER SERiES: Wednesday, 9/20, Molly Fleming, Naturopathic Physician and Licensed Acupuncturist. For information, call Laurie at 8646007.
SURViVORS OF SUiciDE (SOS): Have you experienced the impact of a loved one’s suicide? Please consider joining us. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6:30–7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 152 Pearl St. Burlington. The meeting will be in the Susan B. Anthony Room, which is on the second floor at the back end of the building. This is not a therapy group; this is a support group. There is no fee. Please contact Cory Goud, M.A., Psychologist-Master, 802-2234111.
GiRL’S NiGHt OUt: Fun support group for single women, discussions, weekly activities (cooking, dancing, rock climbing...), childcare solutions. A great alternative to dating! Email horizons4u@hotmail.com.
DEBtORS aNON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Mondays, 6-7:15 p.m. First Methodist Church. Contact Valerie, 2338808.
OVEREatERS aNON: 12-step recovery group. Is what you’re eating, eating you? Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. First Congregational Church, Rt. 15, Essex Jct. Contact 863-2655 for more info.
DiVORcED MEN’S GROUP: Meet one Saturday night each month in greater Burlington area to play cards, order pizza and shoot the breeze. Drop in as you please. Call 879-0231.
NaRcOticS aNONYMOUS: A group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement is a desire to stop using. For meeting info, call 802862-4516 or visit www.together. net/cvana.
SUPPORt GROUP for Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses. A group for people who have left or are thinking about leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses, you’re not alone. Angela, 598-2469.
FIBROMYALGIA: Do you experience it? Would you like to be part of a support group? Contact: tobias25vt@yahoo.com or call 864-2613 box 423 to leave message.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier. Wednesdays, 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345 or Denise at 223-257.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS of children with sensory challenges. Every other Friday beginning May 5th, 7 to 9 p.m., in Williston. For information, call Laurie at 8646007.
FATIGUE AND CHRONIC FATIGUE: Share your experiences and information, learn about effective protocols. John, 802-343-8161.
THIRTEEN-WEEK SUPPORT GROUPS for women who are survivors of adult and or childhood sexual assault. Group will include a yoga component. Please contact Meg at 864-0555.
BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT
GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749.
CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244.
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EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554.
HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington 802-355-8936.
SAVINGS SUPPORT GROUP for all low to moderate-income Vermonters who wish to have support around saving, budgeting, managing or investing money. Call Diane at 802-860-1417 x104 for information.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Big book text, Mondays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous, Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Suvivors of Incest Anonymous, Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Al-Anon Family Group, Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
“I Love Me”, an educational support group on self care for suvivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m. Call AWARE, 802-472-6463, 88 High Street, Hardwick.
AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily. com for more info.
ARE YOU A CLOSET SINGER? Do you have a good voice (haven’t made the dogs howl) but are afraid of fainting in public while performing? Join a group to support, sing and perform in an intimate setting. 802-893-1819.
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Call helpline at 1877-856-1772.
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 1877-856-1772.
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: St. Albans evening support group meets the second Monday of each month at Northwestern Medical Center, 133 Fairfield Street from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 1-877-856-1772.
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Bennington day support group meets the first Friday of the month at Second Congregational Church, Hillside Street from 1-2 p.m. Call helpline at 1-877-8561772.
OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114.
NW VT GAY AND LESBIAN Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Group: 6-8 p.m. The third Thursday of each month, starting October 20 through May, 2006. Casey Family Services, 46 Main St., Winooski. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for child care inquires. More info, www.aaware.org.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE SURVIVED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: The Women’s Rape Crisis Center in conjunction with Family Connection Center offers a free, confidential, ten-week support group. Info, 802864-0555.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384.
WEEKLY SMOKING CESSATION
support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Stop smoking in just 21 days using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy drugs. Call 264-1924.
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WEEKLY WEIGHT-LOSS support group: Small groups. Caring atmosphere. Get great results using natural, proven, safe methods. No unhealthy dieting. Call 264-1924.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996.
PARENTING GROUP: 6-week group for people parenting children of all ages now forming. Please call RiverValley Associates for more information. 651-7520.
HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmoutreach@yahoo.com.
DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285.
THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST
CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 4825319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause.
DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278.
CHADD is a support organization for children and adults with AD/ HD. Every second Wednesday of the month. Champlain College, Global Technology Building, Maple St., Room 217, Burlington, VT.
MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP: Every Monday, 4:30-6 p.m. Pastor United Church. Info, contact Lorraine, 485-4934.
WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996.
VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY
CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351.
MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mentalhealth professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?.
TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Sundays, 6 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 655-3317 or Patricia, 658-6904.
INTERESTED IN WRITING for children? Support and critique group meets monthly. Call Anne, 8616000 or anne@booksbyme.us.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.together.net/~cvana. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-8388 or toll-free, 1-866-972-5266.
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE: Support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn in South Burlington, (1068 Williston Rd.), from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Cory Gould, 223-4111 or cgould1136@earthlink.net. Sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention-VT.
SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Chris (F), 802-793-1774.
SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets every other week in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com.
WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds.
Let’s PLAY!!!Hi!My name is Duke and I am a cute and scrappy, little guy.I am a wonderful 8-year-old neutered male Pit Bull/Boxer mix.I am playful, affectionate, goofy, social, energetic, confident, and mellow (assuming I get enough exercise).You would never believe my age by my behavior.I am FULL of energy!I love to run, run, run.You might also find it hard to believe that I have been patiently waiting for a new home since the end of April.But, it’s cool.The folks here at HSCC are really awesome and I’m having a lot of fun.Even so, I need and am ready for a home where I can get lots of exercise, good-quality food, and lots of love and affection.I am looking for a home with kids 4 and up – I have lived with children before.I have lived with and get along with other male dogs too.Also, I’m very cute and sweet.If you're looking for cute and energetic and have time to devote to our relationship, then I am the dog for you!
Visit us at HSCC, 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday, from 1 to 6 pm, or Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. 862-0135.
DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612.
PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information.
WOMEN CHANGING: A continuous educational support group for women who are interested in changing patterns in their lives. Wednesdays-ongoing. 12:30-2 p.m. Call Angie at AWARE in Hardwick, 472-6463.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1877-543-9498 for more info.
AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its healthgiving, life-affirming qualities. Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-434-4423 or email: dragonheartvermont@ gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org.
NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com.
SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732 or atblythel@aol.com. OLDER WOMEN EXERCISING TOGETHER: For motivation to do what’s necessary. Call Anne, 8616000. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION of Vermont: Daytime support group meets the second Thursday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in Colchester, from 12-2 p.m. For more info, contact Polly Erickson at 847-6941.
METHADONE ANONYMOUS: A medication-assisted recovery support group. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. The Alano Club. Directions: Rt. 15 Fort Ethan Allen entrance, Barnes Ave., third right on to Hegeman Ave., #74 on left. All are welcome.
For Sale
Beautiful Cape! e ssex JC t, Great location! 3 South Summit St. 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath, large kitchen. Basement, garage, and deck. Many upgrades. Asking
$247,000. 878-4256. Open house 9/24 & 10/1, 12-3 p.m.
Burlington North Shore Village. Country setting, 2-bedroom townhouse w/view of lake, fireplace, D/W, W/D, AC, deck, garage, pool, tennis and bike path. Immed. occupancy. $299,000 or rent w/option. 802-373-3105.
Burlington single family
Lower Maple Street restored single family home w/lake views. 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath, modern kitchen w/island, open floor plan w/gas fireplace. Updated mechanicals and new roof. Move-in condition. $478,000. Pre-approved only. By appointment 802-864-6054.
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- Excellent alternative to more pricey housing markets. Call: 802225-1326 or see it on the web at: http://dryfoos.notlong.com
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Burlington. Grandview 2-bedroom, 1-bath townhouse condo. Well maintained, just painted for immediate occupancy. Six closets. Convenient location near Kennedy and Dorset St. W/D, D/W. $154,900 or rent w/option to buy. 802-864-7126. Do not miss this opportunity.
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Newly renovated, peaceful setting, views, 3-4 bedrooms, 2bath, s/s appliances, fireplaces, covered porches/decks, garage/ office/carriage house (in-law potential), outbuildings, 1.25 acres; quarter-mile to village, 10 miles to capital. Featured on HGTV! $395,000. but bring offers! Additional acre+ available. 802454-1050, email gacormier2@ hotmail.com for photos-link.
so.Burl enD unit ConDo Beautiful two story, 2-bedroom, end unit condo, private w/ new roof/ siding, centrally located, many upgrades, a must see! 864-7606 Matt or Jen.
Vermont inn 16 bedrooms, 30,000 cars per day, by St. Mike’s College and hospitals. $625,000. Best deal in Burlington. Owner/ broker. 802-324-3291, IvanLand@ aol.com.
Winooski $190,000 Cute & cozy home on quiet street; 988 sq. ft, 2-bedroom, 1-bath, 2-story cape. 2 enclosed porches, lots of sunlight; garage. Large, peaceful yard. 5 min. walk to downtown Winooski. New roof and furnace. 802-655-3463.
For Rent
great 1 BeDroom Winooski Plus office or dining area in owner occupied multifamily. Newly finished hdwd floors, W/D and parking. NS/pets. Credit check and refs. req. $800/mo. + utils. Call 802-338-5511.
*s top renting*! Buy a 3-bedroom, 2-bath foreclosure only $72,425! For listings call 800749-8106 ext. G808.
1 BeDroom apt in unDerHill 1-bedroom quiet apt in country, private entrance/deck, full bath updated kitchen, propane monitor, hiking/ski trails right out your door! $550/mo. + utils. 324-8001.
1 Brm JeffersonV ille Comfortable newly renovated Village apt. $550/mo. Incls. heat, hot water, trash, plowing, lawn. Offstreet parking. $550/mo. sec. dep. 1 year lease. NS/dogs. Avail. 9/15. 802-644-5523. decorate@ surfglobal.net.
2-BeDroom near HinesBurg 2bedroom w/laundry room, dining room and woodstove. This apt. is in a separate wing of a large home on a secluded four-acre lot. D/W. Separate entrance. Enclosed porch. Garden avail. Pets neg. Garage neg. $950/mo. + utils. Avail. immed. Monthly or lease. 802-989-3492.
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1-bedroom bright, newly remodeled 4 room apt. New bathroom, refinished wood floors, new linoleum, fresh paint, and new carpet. Three-season porch, private driveway, private patio, private yard. Gas stove and heat. Lease, pets neg. October 1st. 999-4316 or perceville@yahoo.com.
Bolton Valley Trailside 3bedroom condo, remodeled, furnished/unfurnished, gas heat, fireplace, decks, ski/hike to your door. NS/pets. $1250/mo. + utils, year lease. 401-845-9220, 802 434-5041, leave message. Email KP101@cox.net.
Burl. l ittle e agle Bay Avail. 10/01. 2-bedroom townhouse. Private spacious and efficient. Galley kitchen w/D/W, patio, beach rights, laundry and 24 hr. maintenance. T1 wireless Internet. 802-658-3053.
Burlington 2-bedroom, bright, central, large living room, kitchen, newer carpet, gas heat, low utils. $925/mo. Avail. now. 862-9182, call anytime until 11 p.m.
Burlington Avail. 9/01. New North End, Faith St., 2nd floor, 3bedroom, gas heat and hot water, hookups, yard. $995/mo. Please call 658-3600.
Burlington A furnished studio apt. in New North End. NS/pets. Lease. W/D use. $600/mo. incl. utils. 862-2551.
Burlington Unfurnished, 2-bedroom apt. Off-street parking, walk to downtown. No pets. $875/mo. 238-5125.
Burlington 2-bedroom apt. house. Close to UVM/downtown. 1 off-street parking space. $995/ mo. all utils. incl. 802-863-7110.
Burlington 55 Greene St. Studio, cats OK. NS. $600/mo. + utils. Year lease. Avail. 10/01. 1 car parking. 802-899-2001.
Burlington Riverwatch, 10 min. walk to UVM, 2-bedroom. Heat incl. Quiet, nice view, pool. $1125/mo. Avail. 10/15. 802-899-3993.
Burlington Unfurnished, 1-bedroom apt. Off-street parking, walk to downtown. No pets. $700/mo. 802-238-5125.
Burlington South End, 2-bedroom, gas heat, coin-op, porch, near parks, bike path, no pets. $725/mo + utils. 802-343-0671.
Burlington Large 2-bedroom apt., first floor, close to downtown/water front, off-street winter parking, W/D onsite. NS/pets neg. $1000/mo. + utils. 802-658-2855.
Burlington Avail. now, 3-bedroom, North Champlain St., gas heat and hot water. $1400/mo. 658-3600.
Burlington Avail. 11/01, 1bedroom, 2nd floor, gas heat and hot water. Brookes Ave. $850/mo. +. Parking. 658-3600.
Burlington Medium 1-bedroom quiet, heat and hot water incl. Laundry, parking, views, porch, no dogs. 525 South Union St. $750/ mo. Avail. 9/20, efficiency, quiet, heat and hot water incl. 43 North Union St. $670/mo. 862-7467.
Burlington: l akefront Just refinished! 2-bedroom, 2-bath, new carpet, fresh paint, W/D, beautiful porch overlooking Lake Champlain. Close to bike path. $1200/mo. 802-846-9568. www. HickokandBoardman.com.
CamBriDge Village - 3 BDr
Huge 3-bedroom, high ceilings, cherry cabs, new carpet in 1-bedroom, wood floors throughout. New tub/show, new windows. $900/mo. + utils./sec. dep./1 year. lease. 802-373-0893.
ColCHester Countryside 2-bedroom, incls. heat and hot water. $875/mo. Parking. No pets. 802-878-8548.
ColCHester (malle t ts Bay) Beautiful, large, 2-bedroom ranch. Large yard, very private. 2 mins. to Burlington, bike path and boat access. NS/pets. Avail. 10/01. $1490/mo. + utils. + dep. 802-862-9554.
ColCHester 2 BDrm. apt. Clean 2-bedroom apt. in duplex w/garage for storage space. Located in country setting w/large yard. Newly remodeled kitchen, new energy star windows. 7 mins. to Burlington. 1 year lease. No smoking. One cat OK. $850/mo. + utils. Avail. now! 802-309-5544.
ColCHester: malletts Bay 75 acres of tranquility surround this 3-bedroom + office, 5-bath, furnished house. Lake frontage/access, W/D, deck, skylights, dogs neg. NS. 9/15-6/15. $1650/mo. 802-846-9568, www.hickokandboardman.com.
ColCHester: malletts Bay 2bedroom house, beach access, large yard, W/D hook-ups, NS, pets considered. $1150/mo. + utils. & dep. 658-6855.
ColCHester: oVer 2,400 sf! Bright 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances. Jetted tub in master bath. Partial finished basement. Fenced yard. 10/01. $2200/mo. 802-846-9568. www. HickokandBoardman.com.
Cozy Burlington 1 BDrm In owner-occupied duplex. Near Winooski downtown, Centennial Woods, FAHC, bus line. NS. Avail. 10/01. $726/mo. including utils. 318-4329.
DoWntoWn Burlington ConDo 2-bedroom, 1-bath condo w/ beautiful lake views of the waterfront. Off-street garage parking. 600 square feet. No pets. 802-734-3866.
e ssex JC t. Large 2-bedroom, large living room, laundry, parking, yard, no pets. $850/mo. + utils. (gas heat). 802-878-8548.
e ssex JC t: Cape W itH spaCe 3-bedroom + bonus rooms, 2.5bath, 2003 built master suite incls. 3/4 bath, 1 of 2 W/Ds, huge walk-in. Avail. 8/21. $1500. 802846-9568, www.HickokandBoard man.com.
e ssex JC t: get Cooking ! Fabulous kitchen: brand new appliances, two sinks, pantry, island. 4bedroom, 2000 sq. ft., 2.5-bath, vaulted ceilings. Dogs. NS. Avail. now. $1550/mo. 802-846-9568, www.HickokandBoardman.com. essex ne W york OCT-JUNE. Garden apt. of 1826 Stonehouse. Furnished 1-bedroom, all appliances, large secluded garden parking. One minute walk to Essex/Charlotte ferry. $475/mo. + utils. 518963-7713, sylviastonehouse@ hotmail.com.
e ssex: suzie W ilson rD Two apts. avail., 1 w/hdwd, 1 w/carpeting. 2-bedrooms, gas heat, off-street parking. Coin-op laundry, large lawns, no dogs. $825$850/mo. Avail. now. 864-0341. faBulous toWnHouse 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath townhouse. Incls. W/D, D/W, cable access, pool, tennis, trash and snow removal, parking. Walk to Oakledge Park. Avail. 10/01. $1250/mo. + utils. 355-7914.
georgia 4-bedroom, 2-bath, living room, kitchen, family room, 2000 sq. ft., 2 decks, W/D, 1 1/3 acres, 5 min. off Exit 18, 20 min. to Burlington. $1600/mo. + dep. 802-777-6401.
HinesBurg Sunny, spacious, 1-2 bedrooms, country apt. in large house. Huge garden. NS/dogs. Some shared space. $925/mo. incls. elec. and hot water, + other utils., dep. 802-482-3643.
HinesBurg Lovely, large private 1-bedroom apt. Gorgeous views, lots of nature. NS/pets. $685/ mo. 802-482-3284.
HinesBurg Village 1-bedroom, laundry, porches, parking. $750/ mo., lease. 802-482-2520 after 5 p.m.
Huntington Large 1-BR avail. now. W/D, fenced yard. NS. Must love dogs. $700/mo. + utils. 802434-6175, please leave message. Jefferson V ille/ s mugglers Furnished 2-bedroom, 2-bath, very private, fireplace, large deck, W/D, knotty pine, sky lights. $1100/mo., dep., lease, refs. req. No pets. 802-644-2522.
JeriCHo Small 1-bedroom apt. Neat and clean. Nice, quiet yard w/parking. No smoking. Avail. 10/01. $720/mo. incl. utils. Lease + dep. 802-849-6807.
l arge 1 BDrm. effiC ienC y In Beautiful Victorian home hill section of Saint Albans. NS/dogs. Private upstairs deck. $675/mo. utils. incl. 802-524-1383.
milton Avail. now, large 5-bedroom in country setting, hdwd floors, family room, garage. $1600/mo. Please call 658-3600. montpelier 1-bedroom apt., first-floor, Pergo flooring, W/D, sunny and bright. Walking distance to downtown, off-street parking. Avail. 9/25. $710/mo. + utils. 310-4205. morristoWn Corners Tenant wanted for spacious 1-bedroom apt. Brand new, ground floor, $875/mo. + utils. First, last, sec., refs. NS/pets. Avail. 10/01. 802-888-4300.
nortH ferrisBurg Charming, renovated 2-bedroom farmhouse in the hollow. Wrap-around porch, big yard, 1-car garage. W/D. 25 mins. to Burlington/Middlebury. NS/pets. $1300/mo. + utils. Sarah, 802-233-2212. one anD t Wo -BeDroom apt. openings. Avail. now in convenient downtown location. Incls. heat, hw and appliances. $700$900/mo. Backed by strong management and maintenance teams. For more information and application call 864-0538, ext 201 or visit us at www.burlingtonhous ing.org. VHA offers equal housing opportunities. pleasant Valley, CamBriDge Beautiful mountain views. 2-bedroom, 1-bath house w/attached 2-car garage. Well behaved pets OK. $1250/mo. + utils. Avail. now. Call 846-7606. http:// www.915westmanroad.com/
r iCHmonD 2-bedroom apt., 1bath, country victorian, across from corn fields. Nice yard. Cats OK. 4 miles from I-89. Avail now. $825/mo. 802-233-2563. r iCHmonD - 3 BeDroom Beautiful, 1.5-bath just renovated. NS. Some pets allowed. Twenty minutes to Burlington. Avail. 10/1. $1300/mo. + . 802-434-4993. roommate WanteD to share a 2-bedroom. No drinking, smoking, pets. Must be clean, sober and quiet. $450/mo. + elec. Gas incl., free Internet, W/D. Avail. now. Jesse, 802-310-6099. rooms for rent Behind Waterman Hall, UVM $525/mth. Includes all utilities and parking. Incredible location. Sedate environment! cjcc@vt18.com
sHelBurne 2-bedroom, full bath, W/D. Great yard. Quiet location. On bus route. $800/mo. + utils. 482-4941.
sHelBurne Duplex for rent Village, 2-bedroom, screened porch, W/D hookup, basement, nice yard, close to SCS and Waldorf. NS/pets. $950/mo. + utils. Avail 10/15. 985-3759.
soutH Burlington Juniper Drive. Avail. 9/01, 2-bedroom townhouse, 1½ baths, semi-finished basement with W/D, decks, gardens, no pets $1550/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229.
soutH Burlington 2-bedroom, 1-bath townhouse condo. Very clean and just painted for immediate occupancy. Generous closets. Convenient location. Parking, W/ D, D/W. Gas heat. 802-864-7126. Must see.
soutH Burlington Apt. for rent. Lindenwood Drive, avail. mid September. Large living room w/ fireplace, dining room, 2-bedroom, sun porch, rec. room. $1400/mo. + utils. Fred, 802-864-7214. soutH Burlington Nice 2bedroom apt. Incl. heat and hot water. W/D hookups. Additional storage. $950/mo. 802-734-0657. for rent »
South Burlington home 3bedroom avail. 11/06. Large backyard close to Rice High School. Full basement, W/D, screen porch. $1600/mo. + utils. Most pet OK. Call Jay, 802-860-3651. South hero Quiet, secluded, second floor, studio apt. $875/ mo. incls. utils. Dep., lease and refs. Call 802-372-8980.
town houSe Duplex Colchester, 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath. Gas heat, quiet street. Large yard and deck. NS/pets. $950/mo. + utils. + dep. 802-863-5887.
Vergenne S Nice 2-bedroom. NS/ pets. $725-$800/mo. incl. heat +. Open house Sunday, 9/17, 1-3 p.m. 802-877-6847.
Vergenne S apartment quiet 2-bedroom, incls. heat and water, W/D hookup, off-street parking. No dogs. $795/mo. + $1000 dep. Avail. 9/01. Call Shelly, 802-655-1474.
Vintage So. hero r anCh Private beach, sunsets, Adirondack views. 3-bedroom, 1-bath, oak floors, new furnace, energy efficient, basement storage, spacious lawns. great running, biking, windsurfing. $1100/mo. 879-8604.
we S tforD Very large farmhouse, Rt. 128, 3-4 bedroom, 2-bath, 1 w/shower and jacuzzi, snow removal. NS/pets. Dep., 1st and last month’s. Avail. 9/15. $1500/mo. Jean, 802-229-1038.
w illi S ton: r ai SeD r anCh Immaculate 3-bedroom, 1 3/4 baths. 1672 sq. ft., .46 acre lot, large yard. Fireplace, deck, WD, partially finished basement. Great location. 10/01. $1600/mo. 802846-9568. www.HickokandBoardman.com.
w inooSki Avail. 9/01, 3-bedroom, 116 East Allen Street, gas heat & hot water, parking, $950/ mo. Please call 658-3600.
w inooSki Clean, updated 2bedroom apt. Full bath, porches, parking, washer/dryer hookups. No dogs. No smoking inside. Avail. now. $850/mo. + utils. 802-425-3158.
w inooSki Duplex upstairs, large living room and kitchen. 3-bedroom, heat/hot water incl. Located on 20 North St. $995/mo. Call John, 655-7030.
w inooSki Great room for rent. T.V., wireless, bus rt., kitchen, by St. Mike’s College. $175/per week, $24/per day. 802-324-3291. IvanLand@aol.com.
w inooSki Winooski, avail. 9/15, 1-bedroom, West Center Street, gas heat & hot water, $575/mo. Parking. 658-3600.
winooSki: mint ConDition! 3bedroom, 1-bath, upstairs apartment, W/D, D/W. New cabinets, new carpeting, air, fireplace, hdwd, balcony, $1100/mo. unfurnished; $1200/mo furnished. Available now! NS/pets. 802-846-9568, www. hickokandboardman.com.
Housemates
1 rm in 3 Br/1Ba apt Btown
Share a room w/two other professonals and 1 cat. NS, no drugs. Coin-operated laundry. Large storage space. Room is roughly 9x10. South Winooski and Spruce. Robert, 218-310-4919.
15 min. from Burlington Unique individual to share my 10acre Jericho home w/3 dogs and 1 cat. Must be a seriously trustworthy animal lover willing to pet sit for an extended time for partial rent. $550/mo. + utils. Emylie, 899-5516.
Beautiful home to Share Female to share 4-bedroom home father and 2 daughters. Quiet Essex neighborhood, views of Mans field, community pool, tennis court, wrap-around porch, garage. 802-878-7386. Burlington 1-bedroom, close to hospital and downtown. $575/mo. Call 802-233-5549.
Burlington 1-room efficiency. Incl. heat, electric, water, trash and shared bath. $425/mo. + dep. No off-street parking. No pets. Call Jason or Lisa, 802-660-9841.
Burlington Large, private 1-bedroom in 2-bedroom apt. South End. Seeking young, prof./ grad. student. $650/mo. Avail. 10/01. Close to downtown/UVM. 802-233-9157.
Burlington Share 3-bedroom apt near UVM/downtown, recently renovated, parking and laundry, motorcycle garage, private entrance and deck. No pets. $350/ mo. + dep & utils. 802-860-6403.
Burlington 1 Bdr $450 Large house, nice area 1-bedroom, W/ D, phone, cable/wireless on bike path, bus line, beach, Hanafords real nice! $450/mo. incls. all. NS/ pets. 802-864-3412, leave message, Jack.
ColChester Female wanted to share house, nonsmoker, home close to bike bridge. $425/mo. incls. utils. except phone. Laundry, garage space. 658-3580.
home sharing Elders offer to share their homes in exchange for 10-15 hours/week of errands and companionship. Background checks, application and interview required. Call HomeShare Vermont, at 802-863-5625 or visit www.HomeShareVermont.org.
milton: 2 people seeking 3rd in 5-bedroom house, lots of open space inside/out, storage, woodstove and gas heat, parking. 2-miles from Husky. Mins. from Burlington. Gardens, perennial/ vegetable. Kitchen w/everything, W/D. $375/mo. + utils. 893-4348.
roommate Wanted Downtown Burlington. On Bank St, just off Church St. Cozy apt. to share w/ a working student. Must be neat and quiet. $400/mo. total. Call 802-578-7057.
roommate Wanted Responsible
roommate wanted to share 2-bedroom cottage. Parking, laundry, $487.50/mo. + util. 1 year lease. Avail. 10/01. Call Scott 862-6174.
south Burlington Single, quiet, nicely furnished room, convenient location. Clean, quiet, prof. pref. NS. Parking. Light kitchen privelages. Avail. 10/01. $200 dep. $475/mo. 802-860-2863 or 802-862-2622.
south Burlington Free in exchange for work. Must be mature, older college student. Familiar w/ woodstove, light mechanics, etc. Country home, on bike path. 10 mins. to UVM. Call 802-861-7537 days, 802-862-8796 evenings.
south Burlington Trans guy seeks queer-friendly, responsible, easy-going housemate to share 4bedroom house in the ‘burbs. DSL, satellite dish, nice yard. $550/ mo. incls. all. 658-6090.
south hero Peaceful 4-bedroom house w/lakeviews. 25 mins. to Burlington. Young prof., grad. or med. students only. Avail. now. NS/pets. $575/mo. incl. utils. Billy, 802-318-3342.
Williston 2 private rooms, share quiet, clean, large house w/two roommates. W/D, D/W. $575/mo. + 1/3 utils. 802-999-8109. Winooski 1 roommate, M/F for 3bedroom apt., off-street parking, pool, gym and laundry. $467/mo. + 1/3 utils. Call Dan at 655-5701 or email deb74vt@hotmail.com. Winooski Great location, 1-bedroom avail. in 3-bedroom apt. w/2 clean, efficient males. M/F welcome. NS/pets. $300/mo. Call 802-343-4888.
Office/ Commercial
Elders offer to share their homes in exchange for 10-15 hours/week of errands and companionship. Background checks, application and interview required. Call HomeShare Vermont at (802) 863-5625 or visit www.HomeShareVermont.org
Burlington Waterfront. Distinctive and unique office/retail space. Environmentally friendly and affordable. Main Street Landing, Melinda Moulton, 802-8647999. www.mainstreetlanding. com.
Waterfront offiCe spaCe available. Adirondack views. Includes parking. Call Ken at 865-3450. Winooski 4200 sq. ft. office suite, top floor, premier building, parking and amenities. Gordon Rowe, 802-316-1590.
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2 offiCes for suBlet approx. 14’x12’ avail. All utils. except phone included. Close to Church St. across the street from City Hall Park. $350-$400/mo. lisa@ darimonline.org or 434-977-1170.
ChurCh s treet offiCe share
$300 for private office with broadband and 1000 ft common space overlooking Church Street (views). Call Greg at 864-2372.
AffordAble burlington Condos
W seeking N
SKI TO DIE CLUB MEMBER
Selling myself is tough, I am out of patience with the computer. I am brutally honest. I live to climb and ski. I like younger men. ski2die
50, u,#101929
SOULFUL BROWN- EYED GIRL
Hopeless romantic, believes in love, romance, connections and friendship. A good cup of coffee, a campfire and starlit nights are some of the things that ease my soul. Lover of water and nature seeks balance between spiritual and real life. Seeking man to challenge my mind, accept the real me and walk in the rain with me. joy2me 48 l #101478
JUST A WOMAN LOOKING FOR...
What I am looking for in a person (see below)
is what I strive for in myself. I am not looking for a father for my child, he already has one-I am looking for someone for me. You are honest, optimistic, patient, non-judgemental, healthy, confident and socially/environmentally responsible. You laugh easily, smile often, enjoy children and love the outdoors. water_ lily, 34, l, #101813
SOMEWHAT SHY BUT SWEET MUSICIAN
I’m a fun-loving girl who still knows when it’s time to get down to business. I try to find beauty in everything and not let the small things get to me. For now I’m just looking for friendship with the possiblity of something more. Send me a message if you want to hear more. krose11 23 l #101637
WILD AND MILD Love myself, would enjoy someone else enjoying me. I am likely to say what is on my mind, while working hard not to be hurtful. Work is part of my life but is not my life. I am team player...not a follower, a vocal active participant. English 50 l #101876
DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD...
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for either. I’m a girly girl who likes action movies and going out for beer. Maybe I’m a mixed message? Whatever I am, I’d like to meet somebody else who is also comfortable with whatever they are and can laugh at whatever life throws at them. Cheers! look2thelady 30, u, l, #101870
PICTURE COMING...HOLD YOUR HORSES... Looking for a tall, fun (maybe goofy?), spontaneous guy. Let’s hit the hills together and braid wild flower wreaths for our hair... Not! Ok, maybe listen to some music or go hiking for a start. I am a very fun, confident, voluptuous lady. If you like someone that is sweet and adorable...oh yeah and tall...then I’m your chick. justlookin 35 u, #101861
IN THE TIME OF BUTTERFLIES
Meet an extraordinary selection of some of the finest women Vermont has to offer. Unique in character and interests, mid 40’s - mid 50’s. Come out with us one evening in September, meet and mingle; take a chance. Inspired? Write us what you’d like us to know about you. We’ll write back and let you know where and when. extraordinarywomen 50 l #101843
CUTE VERMONT GIRL
I’m 43 YO, no kids. I’m sharp, funny, conventional. Anyone would be fortunate to spend time with me but because I am kind of introverted don’t get out much to meet men. Not into the bar scene but love nature, kayaking, walk and quiet spaces. VermontBeauty, 43, l, #101836
COFFEE @ 2AM?
Active, artsy single mom seeks a man who’s up for crazy mornings of belly laughter, evenings enjoying the breeze. I’m looking for someone who will understand having a child is a priority and not a handicap. So you would have to be OK and comfortable around children. I am looking for serious committed realationship that is structured around trust and honesty.
urnitegoddess, 26, l, #101753
SMART, DRIVEN, FUN, INDEPENDENT
I love learning new things and having fun.
I’m anxious to meet another professional who shares that. I enjoy dining out, dancing, reading, movies, lazy days at the beach, shopping, and spending time with my family. I’d like to explore life with someone who can hold up their end of a conversaton and will allow their true self to show. HereIGo44, 44, u #101741
PLANNING MY ESCAPE
I’m kind of new at this but here goes. Basically, I’m an easy-going girl who tends to care a little too much. Animals are my passion and I will always have them. I’m looking for someone who I can talk to, someone who makes me laugh. Someone who can introduce me to new things. I’m far from shy so say hello.
PawsitivelyPooches, 22, l, #101743
WOULDN’T IT BE SO EASY?
Young at heart, love to laugh, can be extremely silly, (or seriously focused on some obscure, exotic idea!) Just out and about, looking for love and friends to explore and play and have some fun. I love traveling, creating, and learning and appreciate many styles of music, film, dance, arts, etc. All life comes to me with ease, joy, and glory.... accessenergy, 41, u, #101717
WANT THE GOOD STUFF
Intense and passionate, but easy going with others, like them too much to want everyone to be like me. Love to think and talk about the world without and within, create new adventures. Dogs, mountains, streams, shagbark hickories, dirt roads, any kind of wild beast make me really happy. Love to find another smart, sophisticated optimistic soul to play with. flowergirl 48 #101707
W seeking W
FOR BI FEMALE MARRIED POLY
Looking for play pals, f*#*ubuddies, good friends, fellow campers, fun folk , long term or short, one nite or years of fun, hot sex, must be into all kinds of things, opened mind. I am very open minded and open armed. Come play!!! Micha22, 47, #101951
ALWAYS WITH AN AWKWARD SILENCE
Let me stand uncomfortably close so you know who I really am. To be bitter about life won’t change anything and I’ve learned to take my own advice. Irony frustrates me. I like to challenge and be challenged and I won’t settle for A mediocre life. I like to meet anyone who has something to say. confessingLucy, 20, #101944
ARE YOU OUT THERE?
I’m a 31 y.o. intelligent, sexy, fun BIF ISO smart, funny, slender, soft woman 25-36 y.o. for friendship and more. Been with women sexually, but now looking for that special girl that wants more and I don’t know where to find her. If you think you’re her, let’s get together and see if we click. laughingwild, 31 #101926
OUTGOING, INTERESTING AND FUNNY
I’m basically looking for someone who gets me. I wanna find someone that I can have a good time with around others and just by ourselves. I love meeting new people. So maybe I can meet you. Lisabella 18 l #101877
BI-CURIOUS
I’m looking for a woman for company as friends first, then we’ll see what happens. I love the outdoors and exercising or sports. I have a boyfriend but works out of town. I need someone to spend time with and whatever happens. natureatnight 34 l #101875
HONEST, CARING, KIND, READY4YOU
Ladies: Simple life: work/school. Missing that spark in my life. Took a year away from relationships. Have no baggage/clear mind. Ready to settle down with the lucky woman who finds me. Am very loving, caring, compassionate, considerate, and honest. Not looking for one nighter or CU. Very serious to settle for nothing less than a woman who is worthy of me and the love I have to give. Always keeping in mind how precious and short life is. like2knowmore 33 u l #101859
LOOKIN’ FOR REAL PEEPS
I am very much a friends-first kind of girl, though my long term thoughts have me seeking the right soft centered chocolate… I’m not interested in mind gamers and I’m not looking for a ‘quick fix’, I’m just looking to hang out and laugh, to add friendly glbtq faces to my repertoire. Must be respectful and honest, must like children. justmeinvt, 28, l #101853
RETURNEE TO THE GREENS
I have returned to Vermont after being away for about 6 years. Even though I wasn’t born here I feel a great connection with this place and the people. PastryGirl 42 #101764
N seeking W
“NICE GUY” SEEKING “NICE GIRL”
Typical “nice guy” here. My mild-mannered alter ego is pretty mild...hopeless romantic, a bit of a clown, somewhat out of shape, game nut, sports fan. The type who always tries to be helpful and feels that laughter is the best medicine. But I’m not mild-mannered all the time. :-) You are...beautiful, inside and out. And you’re looking for me! Mangler 36 u, l, #101939
I CAN MAKE YOU SMILE
Do you wanna smile again? Me too. Right, here’s where I’m supposed to put out the self promo part. I’ve deciced to go over the top: outrageously animated, and funny, generous, georgeous, creative genius, philosophic, and.. (wait for it)oozing money. Also, I have children: 4 older kids. I see them twice a month and look forward to it each day. eyecandoit, 43 l #101938
DON’T FORGET YOUR TOWEL
Pagan before it was popular. College educated, low key, blue-collar kind of guy. Spend time outdoors at both work and play. I wrestle horses, ride motorcycles, sail boats. Am interested in finding a female companion not a life partner; age unimportant, attitude is, to share my adventures, travels and appetites. Appreciate good food, good booze and good blues. dogpirate, 59, l, #101933
NEW AGE OLD FASHIONED
I want to find a physically fit woman between 18 and 29 years old. Cute, intelligent, no children (ok, one is alright). Tired of the games and want to find a handsome, smart, normal, stable guy to have a family with? I’m 5’6”, 165 lbs. Let’s build a fire and keep each other warm for the rest of our lives! samofvt, 37 u, #101898
SHY FUNNY FRIEND SENSUAL LOVER
Hi. How’s it goin’? I’m a single guy recently out of a fairly long relationship who’s looking for friends and maybe more if the fates allow. I hope you like movies, yard sales, Cheese Traders, holding hands, and laughing. I hope you don’t smoke, do drugs, neglect your body, wear too much perfume/makeup, or tell people how to live. Junklover 29 l #101913
WILL IS WILLING
51 today 9/1/55. ISO a woman who would to search life’s gifts and find our own in each other. I like to read, dance when body lets me, all different kinds of music (country, rock & much more). I like to cuddle, love to be sensual and sexual. Let’s find each other. papawill 51 u #101885
WHO WANT’S TO HAVE FUN?
Hi, I’m 29, reasonably fit and secure in my environment. I like to ski, hike, fly, snowmoblie, swim...I’m sure I haven’t tried something yet. Maybe you can show me something new! Your turn! Toque, 29, l, #101866
LAKE CAPTAIN SEEKS CREW! Funny (personal opinion at least), occasionally sarcastic (ok moderately occasionally) & adventuresome. If it’s a nice day out I almost feel guilty if I don’t go out to enjoy it somehow! And there are so many ways! As to the rest, I guess you’ll just have to meet me, most of these ads probably sound about the same anyway. WaywardGull 29 u l #101857
CREATIVE-TYPE SEEKS ?
I’m a smart, loyal, compassionate coder who loves cats. I’m looking for somebody interesting who’s interested in conversation, urban/suburban exploration, good times, laughs, and creating things. Oh yeah, my ideal match probably has pets, too. ac00perw, 35, l #101796
WHAT DOES GROWN UP MEAN?
I tend to like women with dark hair, taller, not-too-serious and often silly. Extra credit for minimal/no-makeup. Extra, extra credit for knowing e. e. cummings or at least who he is anyway. Anyway, I’m around. I’d like to try to plant some new seeds and see how they grow. Interested? deepseno, 42, l, #101783
HONEST GIVE AND TAKE ENERGETIC I like to be naked as much as possible or scantly dressed watching the Cowboys beat the s*** out of the Giants. Making $ and having more then others with plans that I need help developing. Retiring at 45-50 YO and taking life the way we want it! nailbanger, 36, u, l #101761
THE REAL DEAL!!! I’m
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(Go Patriots!) and yet love drinking good brandy and listening to piano concertos (Go Mozart!). Sometimes I just veg out on a Sunday afternoon, turn on my Xbox and spend 9 hours pretending I’m a 13th century samurai warrior, while eating a big plate of nachos. Other
LET’S JUST MEET
Let’s meet on 9/14 - same time of day and same place on the sidewalk that I spied you before on August 24th. I will buy you lunch. When: Thursday, August 24, 2006. Where: Church St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900446
MATT FROM WILLISTON
I saw you at Cumbys tonight gassing up and washing your head lights on your silver Cougar. I waved but you didn’t see me. I wish I would have honked. You were looking good though! You have my # on the cards and magnet I gave you. Maybe you can call me and we could go for a beer sometimes? When: Thursday, September 7, 2006. Where: Cumbys Colchester. You: Man. Me: Man. #900445
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TURNER!
Hey remember when we became best friends and had a bunch of awesome adventures? Can’t wait for many more, I love you! When: Sunday, September 17, 2006. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900444
TWO 2 TANGO
Hey checking you out KROSE11, check my profile. You an also catch me at WFM on Thursday nights. I am the Bakery in the middle. When: Thursday, September 7, 2006. Where: Two 2 Tango. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900443
I, CLAUDIUS
Saw your ad on the site, but too poor for an account to reply. Just moved into town & I’d love to have you show me around. Never read Jane Jacobs, but studied lit. in Canada, & as for Betty Page...well, you’ll just have to see what you think. I CLAUDIUS is one of my favourite books/movies ever. When: Thursday, September 7, 2006. Where: Seven Days ad. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900442
I SPY QTINVT
Loved your profile, hoping to meet another young, vivacious femme such as your self. Let’s have an amazing time together before summer is over. When: Thursday, September 7, 2006. Where: Two2Tango. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900441
WINOOSKI LIBRARY
...a stunning black woman with red top and elegant white high heels at the computer. I came around the corner and when I saw you... you could have blown me over with a feather. Me: White shirt and I said ‘hi’. It would be my honor to buy lunch. When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: Library. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900440
I SPY BATGIRL
I saw you working at Iparty, wearing a batgirl costume. You are crazy and I love you. Please come back to me!! I’m nothing without you. When: Sunday, August 27, 2006. Where: Williston. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900439
LOVE ON KING STREET
I looked up from my porch and saw you walking home. We caught each other’s eyes and you smiled. You were wearing a khaki skirt and a collared shirt. You were hot! I can tell that you’re someone I want in my life forever. Thank you for making my day with a smile. P.S. I love you & happy 2 years. When: Saturday, September 25, 2004. Where: King Street. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900438
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE DOCTOR!
To my one and only. Happy 28th Birthday on September 13th. I love you more today than I did the day I married you. Champagne tonight? Or maybe just some celebratory Pabst, your choice. Love you! When: Wednesday, September 13, 2006. Where: UVM College of Medicine. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900437
STEVE AT THE BEDSTORE
You sold me the most comfortable bed I’ve ever lain on. I’m not always this gutsy, but you’re still in my head! You were nice, funny and cute: just to get me to buy the bed? I’m younger...but who cares? You must still have my number in your records, call me for dinner, my treat. When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: The store had just opened for the day.... You: Man. Me: Woman. #900436
BLONDE RA FROM NECI
Think your name is Colin? Wondering if you’d like to have some fun. When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: NECI. You: Man. Me: Man. #900435
TO THE OWL-NAPPER up the tree you did creep and disrupted my owl from her sleep. Of a scavenger hunt she was the prize and to give her whereabouts would be wise. I have done my part and followed the clue and now await the next from you. When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: elusive. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900434
METRONOME EARLY ARRIVALS
I’m really just awkward. Dance with me again on Sunday. I’d be happy to take you up on that drink offer. From the small girl who appreciates the compliment. When: Sunday, September 3, 2006. Where: The Metronome. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900433
YANKEES FAN, BOSTON STICKER?
I once had a picture of the perfect girl in my mind. I’ve met you and I realize I wasn’t crazy after all. I want you in my life, and making you happy makes me happy. With you in my life, I know true happiness.
I’ll protect you from all the bad things in the world. What’s a Superhero for? When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: Walking around town. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900432
TALL COUPLE WITH ROTTI PUP
I spy a man and beautiful lady with a Rotti puppy that I heard was named Nesta. If I can’t find my own puppy in the next month
I’m coming for yours. I’ve got my spy lenses trying to figure out if you live upstairs or down. Don’t forget the poop bag next time you walk, I almost stepped in turd while tailing you. When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900431
THUG’S AT 1819 THUGMAN AVENUE
I spy the ghostly remains of a pirated pirate flag. It seems there are four of you living with four unique barking guard dogs...trying to make trouble in your neighborhood. Be on the lookout, I have my binoculars and spy you from a faraway land. Plus I am not afraid of those beasts howling in the windows. I bite back. Muah hahaha. When: Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Where: Thugman Avenue. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900430
TO MY COMPANION
I fell in love with you all over again when I saw you standing in that soggy sunflower field. Thanks for helping me pick out the very best ones, and for lighting up my life in countless little ways. Can’t wait to spend the winter keeping warm with you, Josephine. Love, Frankie. When: Monday, September 4, 2006. Where: in a sunflower field. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900429
CUTE BRUNETTE AT PLAN B
I literally bumped into you on Saturday night. We both apologized but I spent Sunday wishing I could make a better second impression. Care to give me that chance over coffee? Tea? More house music? -The excited dancer with a C on his back. When: Saturday, September 2, 2006. Where: Plan B. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900428
ALL THE WAY FROM COLORADO...
Hoping Mr. Love Danger in Burlington, VT is living it up while thinking of a red girlie in Colorado - as thoughts are also with you. When: Wednesday, August 16, 2006. Where: Burlington, VT. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900427
TO A REAL SOLID GUY
Sorry I couldn’t come up with an escape plan. I’m counting on crosswords and dogparks in my next life. I’ll be watching for you somewhere BTS. When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: Old Northender. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900426
I SEEK PTMUSICIAN&FTWEB NERD...
I’m broke and can’t register on two 2 tango. I saw your ad, and hope that you do look in the I Spy’s this week. I don’t have a pet, but love’d to hear Sufjan if you’d enter the room... When: Monday, September 4, 2006. Where: Online dating ad. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900425
STARR FARM DOG PARK
Met you at the dog park with your Husky pup Cody, I with my Husky girl Chione. I’m at UVM, you in Essex. Our huskies would make good playmates, and maybe us too. You: brown hair/brown eyes wearing a blue hoodie, jeans, and an Asian symbol ankle tatoo, Me: light brown hair/dark brown eyes in a black fleece and jeans. When: Sunday, September 3, 2006. Where: Starr Farm Dog Park. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900424
BTOWN FARMER’S MARKET 9/2
Sorry to the chocolate lab owner who complimented my unique lab/husky mutt. I am normally more chatty but I was distracted. Thanks for the compliment. I had nothing to do with it except picking him out at the pound. My dog is pretty receptive to ego-stroking. Anyway I promise I will be more chatty next time our paths cross. When: Saturday, September 2, 2006. Where: Burlington Farmer’s Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900423
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MONKEY
To the captivating “saw” virtuoso entertaining Frankenstein’s bride at the Monkey on Saturday. You and your bandmates are what makes Winooksi the place to be on Saturday nights! I look forward to the next show and more insight into your intriguing personality. When: Saturday, September 2, 2006. Where: Winooski. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900422
HANNAFORDS SHOPPER
You the long black hair shorty, me the guy with a little helper. I told you I thought you were cute, but it was more than just looks. Are you happily? When: Sunday, August 27, 2006. Where: Essex Jct Hannafords. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900421
WALKING AT WAGGY’S
You, riding an older style bike, exiting the Waggy’s parking lot saturday. Me, walking toward Waggy’s. We shared a smile, could there be more? When: Saturday, September 2, 2006. Where: Waggy’s Deli. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900420
A BALD-HEAD COWBOY
A bald-head chef cowboy on the side of a CCTA bus. You make my blood boil, then I found out you also like me. Let’s get together for a drink, I bartend and you cook, perhaps a movie - How about “Brokeback Mountain”. Let’s see what comes up! Bring your Jeep. When: Friday, September 1, 2006. Where: Downtown Burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. #900419
TATTOO FROM DOWN UNDER
Saw you at GTO with a tattoo on your leg from down under. We have the same name. Were you looking at me in the mirror? When: Friday, September 1, 2006. Where: GTO in Burlington. You: Man. Me: Man. #900418
SOMETHING WILD? YOU BET.
You, the hot number wearing a pirate flag. Me, a friend that misses you. You are not only the foxiest nurse at FAHC but one of the best friends a girl could ask for. We will bring sexy back home soon, YEA! When: Thursday, August 31, 2006. Where: myspace. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900417
PLANTATION NEARLY PLANTED
Some guys give a flower to a girl....a bouquet if one is really lucky. But a perennial garden in the ground surrounded by riverstone?!
Only one in a million, if that. This one has beautiful eyes the color of the clear blue sky. The blue skies of which happy dreams are made. When: Friday, September 1, 2006. Where: plantation. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900416
WILL YOU EVER REALIZE?
Scotty, we have known one another for 5 years, 5 years of ups and downs. Through it all I’ve always held you near to my heart and in my thoughts. Will you ever give me your heart completely? I want you for my own now and always. I love you! You know who! When: Sunday, July 15, 2001. Where: First time, my place 5 years ago. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900415
UTAH CHEF
Thanks for talking and walking with a DOG (drunk ol’ gay) - Pleasant travels. When: Friday, September 1, 2006. Where: Church Street. You: Man. Me: Man. #900414
WORK TO THE GEORGIA EXIT
You must have been getting out of work when I was turning around, and you must live off the same Exit as me. Sorry I didn’t say hi then. You were driving a grey Vet and I was in a blue Pontiac. Let’s say hi now. When: Friday, August 18, 2006. Where: parking lot/Exit 18 Mobil. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900413
YOU WERE AT JAC HUNTLEY
You are the only one in Jac Huntley with dark hair and baby blue eyes. I feel that you have the same fun outlook on life and love to show it. I seem innocent but I have an appetite for kinky bedroom activities. Keep an eye out, I will be stopping in soon to see you. When: Thursday, August 31, 2006. Where: Jac Huntley, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900412
HUNTINGTON PLANTATION CHALET
Seen you in oh so many ways within the blue skies and dark nights. Planting roots of future growth, and beauty. Juju’s arise to the heavens as only spiritual beings fly on the winds of change to the land of opportunity, and bliss...as yet another leaf blows past my window......Thoughts. When: Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Where: Huntington Plantation Chalet. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900411
THE BOY WITH THE CAKE
8/25, you shared your frosting with me. It was sweet, but your smile is sweeter. Would like to see more of it. Leave me a message, you know where. When: Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Where: Vermont. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900410
BARELY LEGAL
You: Sexy 40 YO in the dopest snowboard shop around. I want you and your short haired head to explore my darkside! Me: 18 YO, wild and weird. Look me up in the yellow pages under “Kinky” I want to share the beauty of Vermont with a sexy shredding psycho such as yourself. Come 180 my backside in your Neon. When: Wednesday, August 9, 2006. Where: Darkside Snowboards. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900409
OWEN, IT’S JESSE!
You sent me an email but “they” blocked out your contact info, so I have no way to get in touch. Interested to know more..... When: Monday, August 28, 2006. Where: An email message. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900406
RED WHITE POKA DOT DRESS
Your dress caught my attention, you walked in and your body blew me away, but only when you turned around and our eyes met for a brief second was I truly blown away. Your face and those eyes.... I was w/ 2 friends eating slices seated directly behind you. Would you care to join me for a slice one afternoon? When: Monday, August 28, 2006. Where: Mr Mikes Pizza. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900405
I SPY GEORGE LUCAS
I spy George Lucas in Jeffersonville with such a fetching orange bag! When: Tuesday, August 29, 2006. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900404
FORGIVE MY HESITATIONS
Sara, I let you go because I was numb. Now I can feel and I can’t let you go. I’m sorry I hurt you. I love you, I love you, I love you, I can be your big breasted blonde. Scott When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: By the Fire. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900403
MS. MOREY Sunday, August 27th we spent some “quality time” at the airport. You were the high point of my day. Hopefully, you’ll come back and see if I can actually fit into your shoes. When: Sunday, August 27, 2006. Where: Airport. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900402
I SPY A SEXY GARDNER
This sexy gardner lives north of Stowe and your veggies are very beautiful and beastie. How did you get your beets to grow like grapefruit? And don’t even get me started on that carrot... Must be the green thumb. When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: Route 100. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900401
SIDEWINDING RED HEADED FOOL
You were flying up Dorset Street on your red bike with a cold booger sticker on it. You have been pedaling through my dreams for a long time. Lets get together Sidewinder, I will be your lady in the yellow dress! When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: Dorset Street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900400
FIRST FOOZBALL, THEN PERFECTION -
Those kids must think you rock! You often shop at the last minute, but are always respectful of the time, and I appreciate that. I’m far too shy to ask, but you intrigue me and I’d love to buy you coffee (or something) sometime. No pressure, I’m very muich a friends first person anyhow... When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900399
EVENING @ RIVERSIDE DRIVE CARWASH
8/21 Loved the tangerine metallic of your just-washed Honda Element. After threatening to camp there to keep it clean, you were opened doors to show me its interior. I wish I had looked inside. With clock ticking, I went to wash my car, turned around, and you were gone. Let’s meet again and I will help you dry that beauty. When: Monday, August 21, 2006. Where: Riverside Carwash. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900398
MOM AT THE PLAYGOUND
You are a swimming, knitting, tall mom of two very cute girls (R. & L.) playing at the playground on Thurs. 8/17. I am a dad of two of similar ages. We missed you this past week. Come back and join us for a playdate for a few more underdogs. When: Thursday, August 17, 2006. Where: Playground. You: Woman. Me: Man. w #900397
AREN’T YOU PREC?
Please don’t leave me again. Following your heart to the woods made my heart droop until your return. This time let’s leave together, you are mine for at least a year... and happily ever after. When: Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Where: on to the plane while I slept.. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900396
FLOUR-FLINGING SYRUP-POURING RIRA WAITSTAFF
You are my surrogate Burlington family. I can’t imagine what my time in Vermont would have been without you. We have been through all walks of life together - laughing, crying and above all, debauchery - There are no people I would have rather been through everything with. Much love and you are all welcome to rock it in Boston. When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: RiRa. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #900395 DEEPSENO
Saw your ad and could not believe there is someone out there who loves Millay as much as I do! “For wonder leaps upon me still, and makes me dizzy makes me ill, but never frightened for I know, not where but in whose hands I go: the lovely fingers of Delight have hold of me and hold me tight.” When: Saturday, August 26, 2006. Where: on Two 2 Tango. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900394
AIR SHOW-BURLINGTON WATERFRONT I spy a very special person. This isn’t the first time I spied you. I can always sense your presence. Wish we could be friends:( When: Saturday, August 19, 2006. Where: Air Show -Burlington Waterfront. You: Man. Me: Woman. #900392
BENOIT ELECTRIC AT UVM you were working at UVM on 8/25. You had a red shirt and a beard. We made eye contact a few times, would be cool to say hey. When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: UVM. You: Man. Me: Man. #900391
STARBUCKS GOD By the beard of Zeus you are a handsome man. Chestnut brown hair, heavenly beard, tall and dark. From the moment I heard you say, “hey, how you doin?” I knew you were special. The way you make frappuccinos can only be described as masterful. I’ll miss you when you switch stores... you are fraptastic. When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: S-bucks SB-town. You: Man. Me: Man. #900390
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE?
Hottie boom body in the white Cav, me in maroon Jeep on Williston Road. Chatted while stuck in traffic. Love to see if we could get things moving. When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: Williston Road. You: Man. Me: Man. #900389
CUPCAKES
Thanks for being the most wonderfully intelligent, kind, gentle, fun, understanding, adventurous, and outrageously gorgeous partner in crime that I could ever have hoped to spend my time with. Thanks. Your smile inspires me daily! Perhaps another moon lit walk up on a mountain side? When: Friday, August 25, 2006. Where: Vermont. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900388
PETER’S UNIT
It’s clear that the universe has spun off it’s axis because of this. Did you see the news? What’ve we done pequeno pescado? Do you remember them speaking to us from the closet? Objects dancing across the kitchen table? No more Tickies for you? No more driving through the night w/Ellis D? No redemption? ‘98-’02? 2003?????? ‘04-06? You are beautiful. When: Saturday, September 17, 2005. Where: Standing on the Moon. You: Woman. Me: Man. #900387
W seeking ?
SOMETHING DEFINITELY WORTH
CHECKING OUT
I am an attractive Bicurious woman shapely & statuesque at 5’10 with long legs, blond hair and brown eyes. I am happily married and have a great sex life. I seek to satisfy an inner desire to be with another female. She should be attractive & shapely, kind, easy going and D/D free, as I am. I can dress eloquently for a night out and be equally comfortable in jeans/ T-shirt hiking outdoors. Asweetblond4u2
33, l, #101908
BEAUTIFUL BISEXUAL MALE 21-32
DESIRED
Very attractive bi-grrl seeking hot buff bi-guy for potential seduction. This grrl is sexually complex and anything but mainstream in bed, so your sexuality must be outside the box... and big on Homoerotic desires (both yours and mine). Am a superficial bitch~looks do count~must provide a pic! Definitely want something more than one night..but not seeking more than a friendship w/privs. jag 39, #101915
BI-CURIOUS
I am looking for an outdoor, fit woman to spend time with, friends first, then we’ll see what happens. I have a boyfriend but he works out of town all week and I need some company. He says I need a girlfriend! I would love a woman who is confident, secure and likes to be outdoors or whatever you like. naturewalker 34 l #101874
MUCHTOLUVREDHEAD
Okay, I am sooo new to this! If you are out there, hope you find me! I am brand new to the BDSM scene, been reading about it in books, and I thinks it’s the missing piece to my puzzle I’ve been searching for! Looking to explore this brave, new world. Hoping for the right teacher! I’m a full-figured gal, not your thing, please don’t respond! Thanks! much2luv 34 #101862
ROPE PRO?
Female in loving partnership seeks experienced rope worker/s. Seeking CU (man & woman or woman & woman) or single woman for education and play. Honesty, safety, clarity, humor and consensuality are all essential. I am looking for a safe space to learn and enjoy. My partner maybe present sometimes as well. Looking to co-create sensual, not necessarily sexual, rope scenes. ropesdancer 31 #101744
SUMMER FUN
I am a MABIF looking for a woman. Someone to spend time with. Going outside for long walks, going to the gym and other fun things. Raven_moon43 28 u l #101092
N seeking ?
ATTENTIVE, FUN, INTELLECTUAL, HANDSOME, RIPPED
I have 3 science degrees and a professional job, but strip and escort in my off time. I absolutely love women, traveling, clothes shopping eating exotic food, dancing and passionate sex. I am extremely versatile, well travelled and can dress for, converse in, and adapt to any situation. Here to fulfill women’s wishes. No men. Complete discretion assured and required. firestallion 28 l #101927
CAN’T BELIEVE I’M DOING THIS
Never done anything like this before. Just looking to have some fun with some new people. chris0993 26 #101860
A GOOD TIME 4 U I am a 23 YO M looking for women to please married or not. I have a pierced tounge and know how to please. I work hard and play harder. So if you wish to be pleased by this 23 YO stud contact me through “I spy” or message me. Thank you. boytoy4u, 23, u, #101826
RAUNCHY FUN ANYONE?
Hello. I’m a 23 YO dom. M, (well, I’ve been known to play switch to special people). I’m just getting out of a LTR that went horrible awry and looking for some fun. cen0bte 23 #101772
HARDWORKING HARD BODIED HARD....
30 years young looking to please and be pleased by a real woman...looking for carnal fun and stimulation??? Ijust might be the man for you!!! thatguy, 30, l, #101731
ASS BLASTER I love shark week on Discovery Channel. TyTyBoi, 22, l, #101645
a M or CU for memorable times. Open minded to any suggestions, will try anything. Answer all. NEKFunseeker 44 #101594
SOS! (SEEKING OTHERS SENSUALLY).
Help! Save me from forced celibacy! Me: 5’8, 165 lbs., 50 years young, no Adonis, but not bad for the milage. Have a platonic married LTR, but looking for friend(s) with benefits to fill gap. Open minded, clean and ready to serve. Primarily straight but willing to try anything once in a mixed group! Sound like fun? Let’s talk. grpvtparts 54 #101626
MBIM SEEKS ADULT FUN
Discreet married Bi M seeking adult friendship and fun with mature attractive FTM or MTF. I’m 48 YO, healthy, D/D free, and available some weekdays/ daytime. Love the beach and hiking. Discretion assured and expected. Bi F and bi married CU, a big +. Also seeking a older married F who s fed up with her life/marriage seeking a friend/lover . jolleygreen69, 48, #101597
SUBMISSIVE MALE
I seek a master or mistress to serve. I’m very open minded and willing to try most anything. I love to please. How may I serve you is my motto. I’m clean and drug free. I hope to here from you soon. 2serveyou, 39, #101535
SEEKING SEXY PLAYMATES
I’m an attractive 36yo local male, 6’2”, 190lbs, well-built, well-endowed, D/D-free and very discreet. Looking for females or couples interested in ocassional discreet encounters, no strings attached. Hunkalicious36 36 #101469
A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SITUATION
Seeking a mature, intelligent and reasonably attractive woman who does not want a relationship right now but would like an occasional get-together. Married is OK since I am too. This situation can be whatever you want it to be, keeping the emotional in check. When it no longer serves you, we will move on and appreciate each other’s gift. MutuallyBeneficial 42 #101465
WANTED HOT SHEMALE OR TGIRL
Looking for a hot shemale or tgirl or 2 girls for discreet encounters. No strings, just handcuffs. Let me bring out the woman in you. Just leave me a number and pic and I’ll do anything you want to. tslover 35 #101441
Dear Lola,
My boyfriend of a year broke up with me suddenly a few weeks ago. We were going to move in together, etc., and I really didn’t see it coming. Now it’s been almost six weeks, and he has not called to explain or asked to see me. When I called him, distraught, he told me he needed time to think, and that he got scared about moving in together, and he’s not sure we’re right for each other. He also said he still loves me, he’s not cutting me off, he’s not mad at me, etc. Do you have any idea what is going on? If he doesn’t hate me, why would he not want to talk to or see me? We weren’t fighting constantly beforehand and we were very close and affectionate. Please help — I’m going crazy trying to figure out why he would do this — and I know there’s no other girl involved. Baffled in Burlington
Dear Baffled, Your boyfriend is also baffled. He’s not ready to make a commitment, but he realizes that you’ve done nothing wrong, and he doesn’t want to hurt you. Unfortunately, his solution — to simply disappear — has done just that. Let him know how he’s
and then give him
then for your
Unplugged!
Women seeking MEN
47 YO DWF, petite, pretty, kind heart, true, artist, youthful, NS. Inviting, appreciative, available, active, truthful, calm, kind hearted, employed, SWM, 42-53, NS, NA/lite alcohol, for autumn hiking, boating, fishing, campfires, starry, starry nights, golden sunsets, more. 4089
TAURUS WOMAN, blue eyes, freckles, NS/ ND, new age, early 50s, looking for earthy, outdoorsy, love to dance, insightful, love to laugh and look on brighter side man. 4087
LIFE’S TOO SHORT, 50 YO, WIF, NS, 5’, looking for 48-58 YO to enjoy life with. Likes traveling, biking, the ocean, movies, moonlight, candles, cuddling, adventure.
S/DWM, J/C, 45-58 YO, NS/ND, social drinker only. I enjoy cooking, walks, flea markets, picnics, campfires, outdoors. No dependents. Please only the serious at heart apply. 4079
HELLO B., you answered ad # 3827, but forgot to leave your phone number. I hope you get this message and try again. I enjoyed your message and you sounded nice. 4034
DAVID SPIES BATHSHEBA. Tracy takes Hepburn. Isis resurrects Osiris. When god and goddess meet, ice becomes steam, rock flows red, purified by fire. Two descend secret depths, lingam and yoni are not yours and mine—but ours. Galaxies explode. 4029
SWPF, PETITE, brown/blond hair, hazel eyes. Attend gym regularly, enjoy biking, travel, theater, movies, dining in or out. Good communication, honesty,respect for others a +. Hope to meet a person with similar interests, 49-58 YO. 3997
BURLINGTON BABE ISO mid-life love. Match my curiosity, easy smile, gentle, self-assured, honest, worldly, nature. Are animals your teachers? Do you dance to the beat, enjoy long walks, good deep talk? Want more than a casual dinner partner? Let’s talk! 3993
SWF, ATTRACTIVE, fair, thin, educated, conservative, fun, but shy. No dependents. ISO religiously minded D/SWM, 45-60 YO, Jewish preferred, but Christian is fine. NS/ ND, light drinker only please. ISO clean-cut, clean-shaven, decent man for LTR. 3957
NATURALIST, ADVENTURER, lover of all life, would like a male companion to share; canoeing, camping, swimming in mountain streams, harvesting wild edibles, medicinal herbs, organic produce. Passive solar mountainside home, life, friends, families, sunrises, sunsets and moon light. 3954
WANTED: S/DWM, NS for companionship, possibly more. Must be honest, secure, local, between 40-55. I am attractive, intelligent, hardworking, FF, 48 YO F, good cook, who likes swimming, sunning, wine, the seashore, firesides, walking. No head games or marrieds please. 3951
LAMOILLE COUNTY, SWF, 36 YO, ISO SWM between the ages of 29-45 YO, who enjoys dancing, dining, movies, hiking and going for walks. Who is loving, honest, trusting and caring and likes to cuddle. 3868
SEEKING THAT OLDER, wiser, sexy woman?
Tired of the games? Pretty, very cute, intelligent, slim, petite redhead. Full of life, fun, adventure and clean living. Not looking for relationship. Requirements: 35-50, integrity, good looks help. NS/ND, nonattached, non-kinky, non-gigalo, nonredneck. 3867
Women seeking Women
BURLINGTON AREA, SWM, 50s, 5’6, 185 lbs., looking for sexy FF ladies, 40s-60, married, single, unsatisfied, big chest and butt a +.
If you like dressing sexy call me about fun times. Clean, discreet, UB2. 4082
DWM, GALLANT KNIGHT, 5’8, 155 lbs., seeks queen, 23-40 YO. Enjoy playing outdoors or special times at home. Very active, fit, sexy. Would you share a -? Damsels or princesses fancied who value sharing, communication, trust. 4077
ONE WOMAN MAN. DWM, 43, aged well. Seeks slender to average woman, 32-52 YO who is a smoker, enjoys life, classic rock, good food and drink, intimacy, passion and needs a real man. Much more. I’m waiting. 4074
PREFER CANOES to computers, mountains to malls. Young and fit 49 YO, slender, soulful, spiritual, bearded, genuine, grounded, cognizant, compassionate. Appreciates cross country skiing, hiking, canoeing, running, photography, healthy dinners, nurturing partnership, plays, music, wood smoke, full moons, foot rubs. 4073
COMPANION FOR retired gent for road bicycling, reading, sailing, Mozart, music and eating in Montreal, plus your interests. I am 6’1, 175 lbs., 68 YO, blue and white. All calls answered. 3999
FIT, TRIM, mid-fifties, DWM, active and outdoorsy ISO fit, trim woman, 30 - 56. I like hiking, biking, kayaking, affection, giving and receiving TLC, yoga, travel. My goal is a caring and supportive relationship with the right woman. 3996
OH, OH. My pants are wet again! I’ve been a naughty little boy. I need a mommy to spank me, diaper me, put me in the corner and treat me like the toddler I secretly wish to be. If you enjoy infantilism, adult baby, diaper fetish activities (or would like to but never have) and are a refined, intelligent lady between the ages of 25 - 50, I fervently desire to meet you. 3994
MAWM LOOKING FOR fun F to share times with and enjoy adult pleasures. Age, race unimportant. Very discreet, UB2. All calls answered. 3959
HELLO THERE. I’m fairly new to the region and I need some companionship to share some of your time alone with you. Can we talk for a minute and I’d like to know your name. 3919
MY ONLY DESIRE. DWM, young 43 YO smoker, aged well. Seeks slender to average woman, 32-52 YO, who needs a guy who is very affectionate, domesticated, reliable, honest, good provider, seeking LTR. Many interests. Call me. 3917
LOOKING FOR YOU. 50 YO, DWM, 5’10, 200 lbs., big blue eyes. Looking for a lady to see where things will go. Age, race, size does not matter. I like walks, outdoors, 4-wheeling. 3916
SWM, 5’10, 26 YO, seeking 21-32 YO to dine out, dance, movies, quiet times together. 3913
60 plus!
WWM, 6’3, 190 LBS., all around handyman, enjoy day trips, bicycling, dining in/out. Wintering in a warmer climate is my potential goal. I am financially secure, ISO caring WF for companionship and more. LTR possible and eqitable. She should have similar securities and interests. 4086
76 YO GENTLE MAN seeks companionship and affection. Has many interests. Enjoys theater, music and discussion. Would like to meet a woman with similar interests. 4031
WHERE THE SOUTH BURLINGTON mall buildings are blue I will meet you at the music store-presto friendship. M, 65 YO, seeking F for friendship. Just stop by and let’s visit. 3991
MEN seeking MEN
LET MY EXPERIENCE pleasure you. Older gent seeks relationship with young studs. 18 +. Have secure, private place for pleasure. Give me a try. You won’t be sorry! Call me. 4088
GWM, 26 YO, 145 lbs., 5’3, ISO BI/GM, 1835 YO, in the Burlington area for fun times, coffee or just hanging out. If this is you, leave me a message and we will go from there. Peace. 4085
GWM, LATE 40S, looking for honest people in Milton, St. Albans. Be 38-55, clean and drug free. Friends and maybe more. 4081
MONTPELIER AREA MEN. GW bear, mid 50s, ISO cut men for mutual oral fun. No romantic entanglements. Age, race unimportant. 4030
NEWS FLASH: Yelp, I am crying for a Maddog! Gay man seeks the simple things out of life. Brown eyes, 6’3 and loves a laugh. You: reveled in the likes of being gay and loving it. Cheers! 3998
GM, 50, tall,slim, endowed, New North End, seeking orally inclined in area. Race/age unimportant. Possible LTR with compatible. Please leave detailed message. 3952
GWM LOOKING for friends and more. 28-58
YO, NS/ND. Great sense of humor, enjoys the outdoors, backroads, yard sales and travel in N.E. If you’re tired of being alone and value the company of a nice guy, let me know. 3920
44 YO M, loves to give oral. Any black guys around? Stowe area. Ready to serve. 3918
NEW GUY IN TOWN, looking for a small town kinda guy. Not materialistic, no games, for maybe 1 on 1. Dating, friends, cute, white guy, spiked blonde, blue, 5’11, 192 lbs., pretty, smooth. Leave a message. 3915
BLACK GUYS WANTED. SWM, attractive, 5’9, 150 lbs., br/bl, ISO long lasting guys, 18-45
YO who want to receive oral and top this sexy, hot bottom. 3912
GWM, 34 YO, bl/bl, muscular chest, clean shaven, discreet, nice butt, so I’ve been told. Into biking, running and sweat. ISO young, cute guy for friendship and more. You, in shape and kinky. 3865
BI seeking...
BI, MARRIED, 5’9, 170 lbs., 44 YO. Is your hairy chest not getting the attention you deserve? Happy at home but need more with a hot dude? Let’s make it man to man south of Burlington. 4083
LATE SUMMER FUN! Bi-sexual M, 46 YO, slender, great company, healthy body and attitude, nicely hung wonderful sex-toy.
ISO M/F CU looking for a bi-sexual play guy. Individual women and men also encouraged! Let’s have adult fun! 4080
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BIMS AND FRUSTRATED straights, would you like to be discreetly serviced by a somewhat older M, still strong and thin, who wants to absorb the overflow of your masculine energy? Rural setting. Brandon - Middlebury. 4033
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CUSTODIAN
We are seeking a full-time custodian/weekend Coordinator who is a dependable, efficient worker to clean Tuesday through Saturday. Weekday hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday hours as Coordinator are 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The successful candidate must possess the ability to work independently and follow both written and oral instructions. Custodial experience preferred as well as knowledge of floor care, carpet cleaning, cleaning chemicals and custodial equipment. Training will be provided. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment physical screening
Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching and be supportive of the mission of this Catholic, residential, liberal arts college. Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.
Send applications to:
Office of Human Resources, Saint Michael’s College One Winooski Park, Box 265G, Colchester, VT 05439.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (FULL-TIME) NEW STUDENT FINANCIAL AID and SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications are invited for this important position in the New Student Financial Aid Office handling a wide variety of administrative and customer service activities. The Administrative Assistant will assist in a range of financial aid activities including advising prospective students and families on the financial aid programs, processes and services. Excellent typing, spelling, filing and general office skills are essential along with strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Relevant educational background and a minimum of three years office experience required. Strict confidentiality is required.
Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate learning and be supportive of the mission of this Catholic, residential, liberal arts college.
Saint Michael’s College is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.
Apply to the Office of Human Resources, Saint Michael’s College Box 265 G, One Winooski Park, Colchester, VT 05439.
YOUR MISSION BOUNTY WILL BE:
• A competitive retail wage with sales-based commissions
• A generous time-o package
• A medical and pension plan
• Steep discounts on all store products
• A fun, rewarding work environment
YOUR MISSION CONTACT IS:
Email: Frank@closetohomevt.com or mail to: Frank c/o Close To Home 1364 Marshall Ave., Williston, VT 05495
• Strong knowledge of plumbing xtures and basic hardware
• Skill with hand tools and carpentry would be a major plus
Your mission headquarters will be:
• A 5000 square foot showroom and 3000-square-foot warehouse show casing the nest in bath & kitchen xtures, faucets, accessories, door hardware, and over 6000 cabinet knobs.
Data Analyst
Are you great at working on logic problems and crossword puzzles? Are you a people person? Do you have experience writing complex queries in Access or complex formulas in Excel? If so, we might have the right job for you.
We are seeking a self-motivated individual with strong analytical, problem solving, communication skills and an Entrepreneurial spirit to join our Financial Assurance team. This individual will use visual software applications to configure and execute detailed audits and analysis of customer telecommunications system data sets. Must be a quick study in understanding customer’s business needs and capable of producing results in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge of the telecommunication services, network delivery and software, particularly in carrier/enterprise billing, is a plus. Qualified candidate needs to have a minimum 1-3 years experience in data analysis, BA/BS degree and robust PC skills.
Please send resume to HR@vertek.com E.O.E.
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DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
H a l l k e e n M a n a g e me n t , a full-service property management company with over 4000 units of housing has two exciting career opportunities at Winooski Falls - Vermont’s Downtown Neighborhood. As the lead developer in Vermont’s largest downtown redevelopment effort, we are preparing for the launch of K e e n ’ s C r o s s i n g 213 luxury, mixed-income apartment homes offering a dynamic downtown lifestyle.
L e a s i n g M a n a g e r
This leadership position includes the development and implementation of a strategic marketing and leasing campaign emphasizing outreach and leasing. Candidate should have a proven marketing background with an understanding of rental market analysis, target marketing, positioning, prospecting, tracking, budgeting and development of lease up strategy. Prior experience with a successful record of accomplishment in residential real estate is preferred. Candidate should be motivated, creative, highly energetic and proficient in Microsoft Office. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of professionals offering a stimulating and dynamic work environment. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefit package.
P r o p e r t y M a n a g e r
This is an exciting opportunity to be an integral part in launching a brand new high-quality, mixed-income apartment community offering a downtown lifestyle! The successful candidate will be an experienced manager with the ability to create and lead a strong team. A strong background in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, including HUD policies and procedures, budgeting, variance reporting, regulatory reporting, leasing, marketing, facilities management, including annual certifications and team building is preferred. The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, have their C3P certification (or equivalent) and be comfortable meeting or exceeding deadlines. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a proficiency in Microsoft Office are requirements. Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefit package.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Seasonal Warehouse Workers
Do you have a passion for teamwork? Do you excel in a fun, fast paced environment?
Assist in unloading trucks, counting, stocking merchandise and moving product to various locations, all within a customary set-up.
Must be self-directed, customer service oriented, able to organize goods and multi-task all while paying close attention to detail. Physical work and heavy lifting (up to 80lbs) required.
Must have ability to operate basic warehouse equipment (pallet jack, dolly and rolling carts). Good math skills required.
The Counseling Service of Addison County,Inc.
Become a Part of Our Exceptional Team!
“JOB OPPORTUNITIES”
ACCESS Clinician: to join dynamic team providing on-call crisis intervention & a variety of clinical modalities of clinical work w/ children & families.No overnight or weekend shifts.Experience in crisis intervention,conflict resolution & behavior management required.Ability & desire to collaborate w/ multiple resources a must.Master’s degree required.FT w/ benefits.
Community Integration Specialist: Provide 1:1 support to two charming men with developmental disabilities.Join a dynamic team focusing on consumer choice,communications and consistency.Best match is physically fit person who is comfortable setting limits and enjoys the outdoors.Experience supporting this population ideal.Some assistance with personal care required. HS diploma or equivalent,valid driver’s license/reliable vehicle required.Thorough/ongoing paid training guaranteed.Comprehensive benefits package;32.5 hr/wk.
Community Integration Specialist: wanted for 27-year-old brain injury survivor.Male preferred for this great,active position.Applicant should enjoy fishing and other outdoor activities as well as watching movies.Applicant must also be willing to assist individual in working towards GED.Good driving record & reliable vehicle required.36 hr/wk.with benefits.
Consumer Advocate: to encourage the consumer voice and promote consumer involvement by facilitating consumer teams, overseeing publications,helping develop community outreach and educational programs to increase public awareness.Contracted 10-month position/8 hours per week.Candidate must be current or past recipient of mental health or developmental services, or a primar y caregiver for a family member with a serious mental illness,emotional disturbance,or developmental disabilities.
Emergency Team Clinician (PT): Seeking an energetic,flexible,Master’s level mental health clinician to provide phone and face-to-face crisis inter vention.Requires excellent assessment skills,sound clinical judgment,a strong team orientation,and commitment to community mental health.Excellent orientation,supervision and support provided.31 hours (Mon.,Tues.& Wed. days),additional substitute hours may be available for weekends,vacation coverage,etc.Must live within 30 minutes of Middlebury. Eligible for benefits.
Personal Care Attendant: Provide personal care support to a 19-year-old woman before school and/or after school.This woman enjoys music,nature and car rides.Experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities preferred,but not required.Knowledge of sign language,behavior support a plus.$10.00/hr.,16 hrs/wk.HS diploma or equivalent,valid driver’s license needed.
Residential Instructor: Work as part of a dynamic team supporting two gentlemen who experience developmental disabilities in their home and communit y.The home is a therapeutic environment focused on community inclusion and life enrichment.HS diploma or equivalent,valid driver’s license and the ability to assist in transfers required.Full-time (39 hours/week) with benefits.
For a complete list of “Job Opportunities”at CSAC,visit www.csac-vt.org.
To apply to any of the “Job Opportunities”listed above,you may choose to contact us by: Email: hr@csac-vt.org
Mail: Send a resume and cover letter to Human Resources, CSAC, 89 Main Street, Middlebury,VT 05753
• In person: Application for employment can be picked up at either CSAC office:89 Main Street or 61 Court Street,Middlebury,VT
• Phone: Please contac t Human Resources at (802) 388-6751,ext.425.
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT
Secretary
Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP is looking for a Secretary to work directly with various members of our staff. This position requires excellent communication and organization skills to balance multiple tasks and demands throughout the day. Requirements include proficiency in Microsoft Office; solid written and verbal communication skills; experience with a multi-line phone system; and experience with publishing software would be a plus. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of a two-year degree and one year of experience in a professional office. This position is part-time consisting of 25 – 30 hours per week.
We offer a competitive salary. Interested candidates should fax, email, or mail their resume in confidence to:
Jennifer Jeffrey Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP
P.O. Box 447, Burlington, VT 05402
Fax: (802) 651-7289
jjeffrey@gfc.com
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT
Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, Inc. is a private, nonprofit United Way organization focused on helping people age with independence and dignity. In order to better serve our client’s needs we are currently seeking:
MEALSON WHEELS FOOD STAMP OUTREACH SPECIALIST
Part-time field position in Chittenden County 20 hrs/wk.
Perform assessments of Meals on Wheels participants, process food stamp applications,provide outreach and pertinent education for people age 60+. Must possess excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Ideal candidate will have a strong interest in the nutritional needs, problems and potentials of seniors. BA, or combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.Send cover letter and resume to:
Champlain Valley Agency on Aging, Inc.
P.O. Box 158, Winooski, Vermont 05404-0158 or email: info@cvaa.org
www.cvaa.org
CVAA is an equal opportunity employer.
ARD,Inc.,an International Consulting Services firm,has an immediate opening for an Accounts Payable Assistant at our corporate headquarters in Burlington.This individual is a member of ARD’s Business Office team and reports to the Controller.This person is responsible for processing all accounts payable for the firm.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This is a full-time position which includes a competitive hourly salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation and paid holidays.
The typical hours for the Accounts Payable Assistant will be:Monday through Friday,8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The Accounts Payable Assistant is responsible for all aspects of ARD’s accounts payable processing,including but not limited to the following:
• Processing vendor invoices utilizing Deltek accounting system
• Preparation of accounts payable vouchers
• Routing vouchers for approvals
• Checking vendor invoices for accuracy
• Maintaining accounts payable files
• Processing accounts payable checks Maintaining and reconciling petty-cash fund
• Preparing daily bank deposit
Reconciling accounts payable ledger balances
• Pulling accounts payable vouchers,as requested by auditors
• Conducting other tasks as requested by the Controller
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
2+ years of accounting support experience in a professional office environment preferred
• High level proficiency in MS Office applications
High level proficienc y in data entr y and file management
• High level of reliability and follow-through
• Ver y strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Very strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes intense work environment
• Energetic and enthusiastic,collaborative team player
TO APPLY:
Please email a letter of application and current resume to:
Please refer to AP Assistant in the subject line. Applicants must complete the U.S.Department of Labor’s Employment Opportunity form (available at:http://www.ardinc.com/careers/eeform.php) using Job Code:AP Assistant. Applications that do not meet the
Development Coordinator
CVS is looking for a motivated individual to show the community how easily they can make a difference in someone’s life. This diverse position has many responsibilities, including: organizing fundraisers, maintaining and expanding our donor database, marketing to the community, and sustaining the annual fund. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, creative, collaborative, and have experience with nonprofits, grant writing, and marketing. This is an excellent opportunity to enjoy a flexible, part-time, fully benefited position in a growing company while making a difference in your community.
Please send your letter of interest and resume to Kelley Homiller at the address below or email to khomiller@cvsvt.org.
(60% Fte; $15,000; possible expansion to full-time)
Lead inventive prevention project serving 12 seventhgraders and their families. Collaborate closely with staff of Barre City Middle School, Cityscape Afterschool Program, community organizations, and volunteers. Sincere desire to assist youth. Knowledge of youth development principles. Superior reliability and work ethic. Strong organization, communication, and group facilitation skills. Experience planning and implementing youth activities. Experience working in a school setting helpful.
Send resume and letter of interest to:
Marichel nuguid cityscape coordinator/Gateway Supervisor washington county youth Service Bureau/ Boys & Girls clubs P.o. Box 627, Montpelier, Vt 05601
COUNSELING SERVICE OF ADDISON COUNTY, INC.
Recruiting for Home Providers!
Community Associates, the program of the Counseling Service of Addison County serving people with Developmental Disabilities has several opportunities for contracted home providers. Support for each of these placements includes a generous tax-free provider payment, a room & board payment, regular involvement from the support team of the individual. The amount of outside work/staffing/respite available varies by individual. Qualifications for any of these home provider opportunities would include: experience with care giving or teaching, a stable home, ability to work well with a team, ability to maintain consistency and appropriate personal boundaries.
• 36-yr-old man w/mild disability needs alcohol-free home, has FT job.
• 56-yr-old man in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease needs a home in the Middlebury area.
• 12-yr-old girl w/ mild disability & emotional needs is looking for a home during part of the week w/out other children.
•26-yr-old man with mild disability looking for a household with an active young adult lifestyle, can be single or couple.
• 49-yr-old man w/moderate disability looking for a home with a single male who is skilled in the field.
• 49-yr-old woman, previously independent but just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer needs skilled loving care.
• Also seeking RESPITE PROVIDERS for the people described above and others. This is usually weekend overnights in your home, however some weekday or hourly respite is needed.
Please contact Sara Stevens at Community Associates (388-4021) to request an application or to be connected with a person who can answer questions about a particular individual situation.
HOWARD CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES
TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR
Looking for a compassionate and self-directed person to spend time in the community with a client with major mental illness for socialization outings. Hours are flexible. Students are welcome to apply. Submit resumes and cover letter by September 15, 2006 to address below:
RESIDENTIAL SUBSTITUTE COOK (HOURS AS NEEDED)
Looking for a substitute cook to relieve the full time cooks in a community care home with adults who have major mental illness. Must have patience, compassion, and a desire to work in this setting. It is a great opportunity to gain experience and work with supportive co-workers. Send resumes to:
Debra Clemmer
The Howard Center for Human Services 300 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT 05401 or call at: 802-865-6191.
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CLINICIAN
Full-time position available to work with persons with psychiatric disabilities and co-occurring disorders who are living in our transitional residential programs. Work as part of a team providing creative problem solving, advocacy, placement resource development, case management, counseling and crisis support. BA or Master’s degree in human services field and experience preferred. Send resumes by September 15 to address below:
SUBSTITUTE RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS
On the job training.If you are responsible and compassionate we need you to work in our residential programs with adults who are considered to have mental illness and substance use disorders.Flexible shifts – day, evening, sleep and awake overnights. Send resumes to:
Lis Mickenberg
HCHS, 300 Flynn Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 or email LisM@HowardCenter.org.
EOE/TTY Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Cathedral Square Corporation, a nonprofit organization providing housing and services to seniors throughout Vermont is seeking the following:
Maintenance Technician
He/she will perform a wide range of maintenance duties to maintain attractive properties (we own/manage 22 properties) for our residents including painting, apartment turnovers, HVAC,electrical and plumbing repairs, snow shoveling and landscaping. Must possess a high school diploma and one year of experience in property maintenance. Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to work at various sites. Must be able to perform the physical activities associated with maintenance work.
Custodian
Seeking a full-time Custodian to clean resident apartments and common areas in two of our properties. Must possess a H.S. diploma or equivalent, prior cleaning experience and good communication skills. Monday – Friday day shift available.
CSC offers a competitive salary, excellent benefit package and a friendly working environment. Submit resume or application to:
CSC, Human Resources 308 Pine Street, Burlington, VT 05401 Fax to: 802-863-6661 Email to: jobs@cathedralsquare.org
EOE
BIOMASS ENERGY RESOURCE CENTER Communications Director
Senior position with small and growing national renewable energy nonprofit located in Montpelier,Vermont.The successful applicant will have 3+ years experience with a demonstrated track record and can put it to work in raising the visibility and stature of this organization.The Communications Director will be responsible for developing tools and implementing strategies to support the public education, marketing,and public relations needs of the Biomass Energy Resources Center (BERC).Work will include creation of reports and educational materials,development of marketing strategies to attract mission-based contract work,conducting media and public relations activities to raise BERC’s visibility as a national leader on biomass energy issues,and maintaining BERC’s website as a dynamic,interactive tool.Specific responsibility areas include:
• Marketing/Promotion/Public Relations
• Information & Education
• Website Development & Maintenance
• Writing/Editing/Distribution/Archiving
QUALIFIC ATIONS:
• Demonstrated success in raising the visibility and impact of a nonprofit organization
• 3 or more years experience in communications,marketing and public relations work
• Excellent writing,communication and project management skills
• Familiarity with the nonprofit public education/advocacy sector
• Background in biomass energy issues or related field,helpful
• High degree of initiative,a sense of humor and ability to work independently
Deadline for resumes is September 29,2006.Please send to:
Biomass Energy Resource Center
Attn:Hillary Alexander P.O.Box 1611,Montpelier,VT 05601
BERC is and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT
DR IVE WITH THE BEST!
Must be 21 years old or older with an acceptable driving record.
Must be able to drive Standard Shift.
Must meet UPSappearance standards and requirements.
Must passDOTphysical exam.
Quality Analyst
Resolution, Inc., an e-commerce customer care and fulfillment services company, is seeking an individual to monitor and evaluate incoming calls and outgoing emails to ensure quality, customer service, and adherence to the policies and procedures of the organization. Provides feedback to assist in the creation of performance improvement goals and the development of training programs. Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a call center environment. Strong communication and analytical skills required. Proven QA results in prior experience a plus. Works well under general supervision. Full benefits package. Please send cover letter/resume or fill out an application at:
Resolution, Inc., 19 Gregory Drive, South Burlington, VT 05403
jobs@resodirect.com
No phone calls, please.
Technical Program insTrucTional aide center for Technology, essex
Full-time (6.5 hours/day) position available at our Center for Technology to assist the classroom instructor with the instruction and supervision of students in our Mechanical Sciences program. Qualified individuals must be able to work comfortably with adolescents; preference given to applicants with mechanical experience, especially small engines, welding and heavy equipment operation. Position pays $10.88/hour with excellent benefits available including family medical and dental insurance, 15K term life insurance, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan with up to 200% employer matching contributions, and paid leaves.
For additional details, please visit our website at www.ejhs.k12.vt.us (click on Job opportunities). For consideration, please stop by to complete an application or send letter and resume to: chittenden central supervisory union, attn: human resources, 21 new england drive, essex Jct., VT 05452. eoe
Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, a Vermont-based telecommunications solutions provider, is seeking a qualified individual to join our staff:
Network Technician Trainee
Entry-level position for the Network Department consisting of exposure to various disciplines within the Department including engineering, cable TV, central office, splicing, line crew and installation and maintenance. Trainee will intern, train and job-shadow within the installation and maintenance discipline of the Network Department to gain required knowledge and skills. Qualified applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid VT driver’s license, strong computer skills including familiarity with networking and broadband applications, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to maintain productive internal and external relationships. Please submit resumes to:
Waitsfield/Champlain Valley Telecom
Attn: Human Resources PO Box 9, 3898 Main Street Waitsfield, VT 05673 Fax: 802-496-8342 Email: hr@wcvt.com
EOE
Burlington College, a progressive liberal arts college emphasizing individualized education and community involvement, is seeking candidates for the following three positions:
Need to place an ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
The Director of Development will design, organize, and implement a comprehensive development plan that increases annual giving from individuals, businesses, and foundations, and prepares the College for a capital campaign. Excellent interpersonal, communication, prospect research and grant-writing skills; demonstrated experience in goal setting and achievement, major donor cultivation, and event planning, and; familiarity with the community and funding resources are required. Advanced degree preferred; Bachelor’s degree and two years experience in the field or equivalent combination required.
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
The Director of Admissions will be responsible for expanding outreach and recruitment efforts, and achieving significant growth in student enrollment. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated knowledge of enrollment management principles and admissions practices, including lead and database management, networking and institutional reporting. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, familiarity with educational and community resources and some travel are required. Advanced degree preferred; Bachelor’s degree and two years experience in the field or equivalent combination.
REGIONAL MANAGER – Search
Reopened Nonprofit Adult Education Program Windsor County, Springfield, VT
Vermont Adult Learning, the private nonprofit statewide provider of adult education and literacy services, seeks a leader to work collaboratively with a diverse team to provide innovative and creative solutions in the delivery of comprehensive adult education and job-readiness programs from the Learning Works Center located in Springfield, Vermont.
The Regional Manager’s responsibilities include: supervising the staff; planning, organizing and directing Center services; ensuring quality and oversight of regional services; supporting organizationwide initiatives and efforts. The successful candidate will have:
Need to place an employment ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 email michelle@sevendaysvt.com
FILM & VIDEO TECHNICIAN
• Proven record in staff, program & fiscal management
• Excellent computer skills; strong oral & written communication skills
• Knowledge & experience in adult ed & community development
• Bachelor’s degree & 3-5 years management experience
• Prefer Master’s degree & experience working with nonprofits
Need t o plac e an ad? Call Michelle Br o wn 86 5-1020 x 21
This position will be responsible for maintaining Apple workstations and production software. Proficiency with Apple computers, 16mm and digital video camera, and film production software required. Excellent organizational, communication, clerical and camera skills necessary; graphic design experience a plus. Bachelor’s degree and two years experience in the field or equivalent combination.
Need to place an ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 Need to place an ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21
Full-time position, competitive salary, comprehensive benefit package. Send letter of interest, resume, and references by Friday, September 22, 2006 to:
To place an employment ad call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21
Burlington College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information please contact: Jack Austin, Human Resources Coordinator Burlington College, 95 North Ave. Burlington, VT 05401
Search Committee, Vermont Adult Learning 60 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05676
Fax: 802-244-0623 or email to: jcrosby@vtadultlearning.org
Website: www.vtadultlearning.org
For a copy of the job description send a request to: ldowley@vtadultlearning.org EOE
SALES POSITION
About VIP: Vermont Information Processing is a full-service provider of technology solutions for beverage wholesalers.Since 1972,we have provided a complete software package that handles all business functions for a beverage distributor including inventory management,order processing,sales reporting and financial management.We offer a full benefits pack age including health plan, 401K, ESOP,profit sharing,and on-site child care VIP is located in Colchester,just outside of Burlington,Vermont.
About the candidate: VIP has a sales position opening that is an exciting career opportunity for a high-energy professional.This person must be highly motivated and enthusiastic. Pre vious sales e xp erience is a prerequisite and experience in the beverage industry is preferred.Presentation skills are a plus.Extensive travel is required for the position.
an employment ad? Call Michelle Brown 865-1020 x 21 email michelle@sevendaysvt.com
On-site daycare is available.Interested candidates should send or email a cover letter and resume to: Heather Burnett,heatherb@vtinfo.com Vermont Information Processing,Inc. 402 Watertower Circle,Colchester,Vermont 05446.
Retail Sales Career Opportunities:
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGERS
In addition to being the lead salesperson on the retail floor,this position is responsible to assist in the managemen t of all asp ec t of r etail sales op er ations including operations management of in-store customer service,sales,installations/repair services,merchandising and POS – inventory and cash handling.Requires a strong focus on customer satisfaction and service.Candidates will have an Associate’s degree or combination of 3 years education/ experience,plus a minimum of 6 months of retail experience.Supervisory or leadership experience preferred Wireless experience a plus.Please send resume with cover letter to:
email michelle@s e
Human Resources 6 Telecom Drive Bangor,ME 04401 stephaniemc@unicel.com fax:(207) 973-3427
We’re growing and looking for Web and marketing professionals to join our team. Work in a fast-paced and fun environment with schedule flexibility, and plenty of opportunity and variety.
Web Designer - Developer
This is a lead role for an experienced Web developer who is fluent with HTML and CSS. Create information architecture, UI design. Excellent communication skills needed for managing projects and working with clients.
Web Programmer
Create dynamic websites and Web applications using server side programming and database development with object-oriented PHP and MySQL. Expertise with HTML, Javascript, Ajax, RoR a plus. CMS and Ecommerce experience also a plus.
Account Manager
Be the point person for a portfolio of accounts. Nurture client relationships, manage projects, help with business development. Marketing or ad agency experience is a big plus.
Please send resume and portfolio to: hr@bluehousegroup.com
www.bluehousegroup.com Website Design and Solution Development
TRANSPORTATION Service Consultant – Medical Equipment
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) is a global corporation that develops and markets a broad range of innovative healing systems. KCI delivers clinical excellence to improve patients’ lives while decreasing the total cost of care. KCI’s customers are acute care hospitals, extended care facilities, home health providers and managed care organizations. Their products deliver pressure relief, pulmonary care, bariatric care, circulatory improvement and chronic wound closure to patients in all-care settings.
We currently have an opening for a Service Consultant. Assist patients with product deliveries, pick-ups and service calls. Assist with other Service Center activities such as repair, quality control, inventory reporting and document control. For immediate consideration, send resume to:
marlyn.alvarado@kci1.com, Attn.: Marlyn Alvarado, Regional Field Recruiter. svc238@kci1.com
(888) 524-3675 www.kci1.com
We’re looking for energetic, enthusiastic individuals with a commitment to reducing the monetary and environmental cost of energy use to join our great team.All of our positions require exemplary written and oral communication skills, including superior proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software, strong interpersonal skills, the ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities, and proven ability to be organized, detail oriented and accurate. EOE
DEPUTY POLICY DIRECTOR
This position will support the Policy Director in policy position development for the organization and assist the Policy Director in communicating, advocating and cultivating relationships with key stakeholders and the media in order to advance VEIC’s positions on energy policy issues. Significant professional experience in public policy analysis, high-level relationship building, external communications and/or related fields required.
Please send in your resume and cover letter by Friday, September 29th to:
resume@veic.org or mail to: VEIC Recruitment 255 South Champlain Street, Suite 7 Burlington,VT 05401
Home Care Provider
Seeking a male or couple to be a Home Care Companion for a gentleman in his mid-forties with mental illness. Should enjoy music, have a sense of humor, be patient, open-minded, and be able to provide a structured environment. Stipend, as well as training and support, offered.
For more information, please contact Jen Lyon-Horne at 223-6328.
Full-time Mental Health Counselor
Join a team of staff dedicated to helping individuals progress in their recovery.This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to get some valuable training and a foot in the door in the helping profession. Duties include skill teaching, promoting personal responsibility and ongoing providing assistance in building a meaningful life in the community.Successful applicants will be able to build and sustain positive working relationships.Competitive salary and benefits. B.A. and experience working with the mentally ill preferred, although compassionate applicants with good judgment, a willingness to work hard and an ability to work well with a team are encouraged to apply.Good driving record (and safe, reliable, insured vehicle), and sense of humor required.
Personnel Department, Washington County Mental Health Services P.O. Box 647, Montpelier, VT05601
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT
BUSINESS ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Community Inclusion Facilitator Position
At CVS it pays to play! Support individuals with developmental disabilities in a one-on-one setting while enjoying your community to its fullest. Shoot hoops, swim, fish, walk around the many wonderful parks Chittenden County has to offer, and so much more! This is a fully benefited position including health, dental, life and disability insurance, mileage reimbursement, retirement, a generous combined time off package, discount at the local gym, and 11 paid holidays!! We are currently hiring for a 35-hour-per-week position. Enjoy your summer to its fullest while making a difference in your community and in someone’s life.
Please send your letter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz at the address below or email to kciechanowicz@cvsvt.org.
Adult Ed Instructor
We’re looking for a dynamic individual to instruct adults with developmental disabilities in basic computer skills. Daytime classes, part-time contracted position (10 hrs/wk). An exciting opportunity to join an innovative program! Contact Jodi Whalen at jhoh@cvsvt.org or 802-655-0511, ext. 128.
Champlain Vocational Services
512 Troy Avenue, Suite 1, Colchester, VT 05446 802-655-0511 E.O.E.
Para Educator Vacanci E s Essex High school
Mainstream Teaching Assistant – Full-time positions available to assist and supervise assigned special needs students instructionally, behaviorally and physically in the general mainstream program. Good working knowledge of disabilities of special education students, and special education teaching methods, theories and laws required. Positions pay $10.88/hour.
Job Trainer – Two full-time school-year positions available to train special education students in appropriate job skills at assigned job sites. (One of the positions is available for one year only). Qualified candidates must have the ability to show patience, respect and compassion in working with students; and have a good understanding of the employment environment and the sort of jobs for which training is provided required. Positions pay $12.74/hour.
All positions are 6.5 hours/day, 182 days/year with excellent benefits available including family medical and dental insurance; 15K term life insurance; tuition reimbursement; retirement plan with up to a 200% employer match; and paid leaves. Minimum of an Associate’s degree or equivalent required for all positions.
For additional information and application requirements, please visit our website at www.ejhs.k12.vt.us (click on Job Opportunities). Applications only accepted electronically through www.schoolspring.com. EOE
Immediate opening for a customer-oriented Business to Business sales professional to travel throughout the assigned geographic territory of Essex,Orleans,Franklin,Chittenden, Addison,Washington,Lamoille & Caledonia Counties,VT & Coos County,NH selling Unicel wireless voice and data products and services to current and prospective Business customers. The successful candidate will be highly organized,outgoing and able to work independently, while continuously providing exceptional quality service.Prior Sales experience preferred. Must have valid driver’s license.
Full-time position that includes a base salary and commission.Forward resume with cover letter and salar y requirements to:
Human Resources 6 Telecom Drive Bangor,ME 04401 stephaniemc@unicel.com fax:(207)
VERMONT LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS INSURANCE CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE
Looking for a change?
Licensed professional sought to serve our municipal membership. Duties: process and settle property, casualty and workers’ compensation claims; conduct investigations, determine liability and negotiate settlements; interpret policies; set reserves; prepare required forms and reports.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required plus three years insurance experience and knowledge of basic principles of auto, property, general liability, and workers’ comp claims. Good communications and problem solving skills and ability to analyze information. AIC designation preferred. Valid Vermont driver’s license required for extensive in-state travel.
VLCT offers an excellent salary and benefits package, convenient downtown Montpelier location, enjoyable work environment and great colleagues. Interested candidates should email a confidential cover letter, resume and names/phone numbers of three references via email to:
jobsearch@vlct.org with Claim Rep as subject or mail to: VLCT, 89 Main Street, Suite 4 Montpelier, VT 05602.
Review begins immediately and applications will be accepted until filled. Equal Opportunity Employer
JOBS PROGRAM
Youth Employment Specialist
This position is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team-providing advocacy and support to transition aged adolescents experiencing a severe emotional or behavioral disturbance.This position provides independent living skills,employment and post secondary opportunities to youth.The right candidate will possess a working knowledge of community resources,enjoy working with youth and have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or similar study.There is an on-call component to this position. Experience with youth preferred.Must have knowledge of mental health consumer rights and issues,valid driver’s license and able to pass a background check.Will work throughout Franklin and Grand Isle Counties.This is a full-time salaried position with benefits.
INTERVENTIONIST
BEHAVIOR
Seeking individuals experienced in working with adolescents on the Autism Spectrum.Successful candidates will have a solid understanding of ASD,the behavioral challenges it can present and a proven history of successful teaching experiences with this population.BA in related field.Extensive experience and training in autism, ABA and/or DTI prefer red.This position is full-time and comes with amazing benefits and retirement plan.
RECEIVABLES ACCOUNTANT
The Accounting Team at NCSS is seeking a person with solid accounting experience to perform all Accounts Receivable functions and some Accounts Payable functions.This person will be responsible for invoicing, reporting,and tracking all of our grants and contracts.This position will also be responsible for processing accounts payable activity for clients that have designated NCSS as their SSI payee.High school diploma and five years related experience required.Accounts Receivable experience and solid proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.Experience with QuickBooks and Great Plains Accounting software or equivalent accounting software helpful but not required.We are a small,dynamic team looking for another strong team player.
INTENSIVE FAMILY BASED SERVICES
NCSS is seeking a new addition to its Intensive Family Based Services team.The IFBS team at NCSS provides in-home,family-based clinical and support services to families who may be experiencing mental health, emotional and/or behavioral challenges,and who may have children at risk of being placed outside of the home.The ideal candidate will have experience with assessment,advocacy,life-skill training and service coordination,as well as superior collaboration and communication skills.A graduate degree in a human service field,or a Bachelor’s degree plus four years experience working with children and families,as well as a valid driver’s license and
Project/client coordinator
Vermont Design Works is a small but very busy web and graphic design company. We are committed to on-time, on-budget delivery of high-quality design, and responsive, personal customer service.
We’re looking for a web and computer-savvy Project/Client Coordinator who loves to manage multiple projects and can do so with equanimity and a sense of humor, and who will enjoy responding graciously to our clients 100% of the time.
If you think you fit the bill, please email a resume and cover letter to:
RNs, LPNs and LNAs
Private Duty Weekend Days and Evenings Care for one patient and be appreciated for a job well done!
Charming, 14-year-old girl in need of fun-loving, dependable caregivers. Private home is 25 minutes north of Burlington. Total assist with ADLs, g-tube and respiratory management.
RN $28.94/hour weekend days
LPN $24.63/hour weekend days
LNA $14.50/hr. - $16.50/hr. evenings
Email: nursingad38@aol.com or call: 893-6368.
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Oct. 3 ’06 - Aug. 31 ’07
Hosted at Vt. Area Agencies on Aging
• CVOCA in Barre• NEVAAA in St. Johnsbury
• CVAA in Burlington• SVCOA in Rutland
Members serve elders and people with disabilities statewide, present programs on healthy aging, engage volunteers, and participate in community service learning. N2N members receive $11,500 stipend, health care plan, education award. Reliable transportation needed. For an application and more information email to: nsherman@cvcoa.org n2namericorps.org or call: 1-800-642-5119
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Neighbor to Neighbor AmeriCorps is sponsored by Central Vt. Council on Aging. 30 Washington St., Suite 1, Barre, VT 05641
at
Topnotch Resort and Spa, Vermont’s only Preferred Hotel and Resort, has immediate openings for the following year-round positions:
• Housekeeping Supervisor (Bonus after 90 days*) Housekeeping experience required
• Laundry Attendants (Bonus after 90 days*)
• Room Attendants (Bonus after 90 days*)
• Uniform Attendants/Seamstress
• Bell Attendants (Bonus after 90 days*)
• AM Servers
• Maintenance Technicians
• Spa / Pool Attendants
• Stewarding
• Culinary Night Cleaner
• Tennis Center Attendant
* Conditions Apply for Bonus
Topnotch offers competitive wages, duty meals, health and life insurance options, health-club access, generous 401(k) match program, and tuitionreimbursement.
Please contact the HR department at 802-253-6420 or visit our website at www.topnotchresort.com.
HOWARD CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES
ACT 1/BRIDGE
Substance Abuse Crisis Stabilization Program
is seeking a full-time, overnight, awake Substance Abuse Crisis Clinician for our 24/7 detox and stabilizationprogram. We offer competitive salary and benefits. Bachelor’s degree required. CADC/CAC and experience working with chemical dependency desired.
Also seeking substitute, overnight, awake clinicians for this program. Flexible hours, training and supervisionavailable. BA and relevant experience required.
Submit resumes and cover letter by September 20th to:
Tim Moran
UNIQUE POSITION: PLANT MEDICINE Production of Honey Gardens honey-based herbal products.
Experience with plants, herbs, tinctures, & formulations required, as well as a desire to learn more about raw honey and herbal preparations. Managerial & organizational skills are vital. This position includes the production of plant medicine at the Vermont Food Venture Center in Fairfax, Vermont, as well as planning & ordering materials for production, and work at the honey house in Ferrisburgh. Work with honeybees optional.
Route 7 Ferrisburgh
Training available. Salary commensurate with experience. No phone calls, please Fax: 888-303-4929 •Email:todd@honeygardens.com
CUSTOMER SERVICE/ INVENTORY SPECIALIST
Our small company in the credit card process industry is looking for someone to join our team. Prior knowledge of merchant credit card processing and operation of common credit card processing equipment is a plus. Primary duties will include customer support, shipping, receiving and inventory management. The individual we hire will have the opportunity to develop a new inventory system. Prior experience with inventory systems preferred but not required. Strong communication and organizational skills a must. Positive attitude and flexibility are indispensable. Small company atmosphere and business casual dress. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements to:
Transaction Resources, Inc.
ATTN: Human Resources P.O. Box 667, Richmond, VT 05477 or email resume and cover letter to: wicker@transactionresources.com www.transactionresources.com
Math t eacher
essex high School
Long-term substitute position available for 17 weeks beginning late November 2006. The 17-week assignment will cover the leaves of two different teachers within the math department. Assignments shall include Pre-calculus, Geometry A and Algebra I B for the first 12 weeks, and Algebra II A, Algebra I A, and Essentials of Mathematics II for the last five weeks. Qualified candidates must hold (or be eligible to hold) a valid VT Educator license with a secondary mathematics endorsement (2-11).
For additional information and application requirements, please visit our website at www.ejhs.k12.vt.us (click on Job Opportunities). Applications only accepted electronically through www.schoolspring.com. EOE
Home Care LNAs
Learn more about what Home Health Care can provide you!
The Visiting Nurse Association offers personalized, one-on-one care to clients in the comfort of their own homes. We are currently looking for two experienced LNAs for evenings with an every-other-weekend rotation with travel in the Burlington, Winooski and Colchester areas. The VNA can provide you with a competitive salary, shift differentials, mileage reimbursement, excellent benefits and more!
For more information, contact Chrissy at 860-4449.
Coordinator
The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont
is seeking a person with a passion for tobacco control to act as its Coordinator. The Coordinator will be responsible for the following: grant management, coalition administration, communications, grassroots organizing and public policy work. The position requires someone who is able to act as a spokesperson for the Coalition, an office manager and program manager and who is willing to take on a variety of tasks as they arise. The Coordinator has an office at the American Cancer Society in Williston, Vermont. Full-time with benefits. One year contract that may be extended as funding allows. Send resumes to:
Hilary.Casillas@cancer.org.
Please provide three references and clearly state salary expectations.
Hairstylist/Barber
Come work with us! Why? Because men are fun clients and you will make excellent money.
We are so busy that you will make money right away and build your own clientele quickly. Full- or part-time positions available.
Call Michele at 802-598-7133 for a con dential interview.
CENTRAL VERMONT COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
AmeriCorps Members
sought by the Central Vermont Community Land Trust, an innovative affordable housing nonprofit with offices located in Barre.
Build strong partnerships with other housing and community organizations, coordinate green-up events, and provide education and outreach. Two full-time AmeriCorps service positions from 9/27/06 to 8/31/07. $12,325 living allowance, $4725 education award, health benefits, diverse training opportunities and an affordable housing placement. For detailed position descriptions and application, visit our website at: www.cvclt.org or contact Alison Friedkin at: 802-476-4493, ext. 200.
CVCLT is an equal opportunity employer
Youth Activities Coordinator
Milton Family Community Center has a full-time vacancy for a Youth Activities Coordinator in its teen programs. The position is full-time (40 hours/week) and includes benefits. Hourly wage $10/hr to $13/hr depending on education & experience.
Requirements: Positive energy, active, creative, and team-oriented individuals with experience working directly with adolescents. Ideal candidates will have formal training in substance abuse, adolescent sexual development, crisis management, and anger management. Must be motivated and comfortable teaching in a classroom environment, working with the community, and facilitating after-school open teen time.
Please send letter of interest, resume, and three written references to:
Attn. MFCC Teen Program Search Committee
Milton Family Community Center P.O. Box 619, Milton, VT 05468
Please visit our website at:www.miltonfamilycenter.org to learn more about our mission and program goals.
EOE
CASE MANAGEMENT
Provide Case Management services to homeless families who are without homes or who are at imminent risk of homelessness, as they transition to stable housing. Case Managers provide a full range of direct services to clients while working as a team within COTS’ programs and with community partners. Willingness to learn and work with families with mental health, medical, substance abuse and employmentissues required. Good written and verbal communication also required. Previous experience with homeless population, crisis intervention and housing are desirable. BSW or BA in a related discipline plus three to five years of relevant work experience or a combination of relevant experience and education required. This is a full-time position with excellent benefits package. Send cover letter and resume to:
Leigh Womack
Case Management Coordinator, COTS PO Box 1616, Burlington, VT 05402-1616
Email: leighw@cotsonline.org
No phone calls accepted. EOE, TTY relay 1-800-545-3323
Director of Website & Print Publications
Coordinate the College’s identity, marketing and development efforts through its website and print publications.Report to the President, work closely with Directors of Admissions and Development to design and update the College’s website and collateral materials. Ha ndle multiple projects; work with faculty, staff, vendors. Qualifications: 3 to 5 years experience in website management and design, and print design and production.Sterling College offers a stimulating academic environment, competitive benefits and salary commensurate with experience.Full description available at: www.sterlingcollege.edu Send resume, cover letter, references, and website links electronically to:
mmartin@sterlingcollege.edu
Sterling College is an equal opportunity employer.
MEDIA COORDINATOR
Fun, fast-paced marketing firm looking for a media coordinator. The ability to juggle multiple projects, prioritize work, keep track of details and handle the pressure of deadlines are traits we most admire. One to two years project coordination experience in anagency or office environment preferred.Knowledgeof EXCEL and WORD a must.
Candidates should e-mail resumes and cover letter to: bob@ksvc.com, or send credentials to the address below, attention: Contact Group Director. No phone calls, please.
www.ksvc.com
212 Battery St_Burlington, VT 05401
Community Support & Youth Supervision
Spectrum is looking for someone who is dynamic, flexible and organized to fill a part-time position with a social service agency committed to serving youth in the community.This person will provide community support and supervision for youth who are on juvenile probation or in DCF custody.Job requirements:BS degree,maintain collaborative relationships with DCF social workers and other service providers,experience working with adolescents,and ability to facilitate weekly groups and or group activities.Please send a cover letter and resume to:
Spec trum Youth and Family Services
Attn: KK 31 Elmwood Avenue Burlington,VT 05401
The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
Join an energetic, results-oriented statewide organizationbuilding sustainable solutions to hunger.
Development Associate
The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger has an immediate opening for a full-time associate who is well organized, energetic, responsible and a team player.
Candidate will be responsible for federal, state, corporate and foundation funding research and grant proposal writing, and will assist with special events, member relations, publications, etc. Previous development/ fundraising experience is required.
VTCECH offers a competitive benefits package including flexible benefit dollars, a flexible spending account, and a 403-B retirement match.
Submit resume and cover letter by Sept. 18, 2006 to:
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger 180 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 LBleau@vtnohunger.org
SEASONAL SALES HELP
Kaleidoscope Yarns,Vermont’s best yarn shop and one ofthe top online yarn retailers,is looking for part-time seasonal sales help You must be a knitter,with retail and/or customer service experience.We are looking for a friendly,hardworking, multitasker with a positive attitude and good computer skills to join our fast-paced environment.Saturdays a must.NO phone calls or drop-ins.Please email resume to: jobs@kyarns.com or send to:Kaleidoscope Yarns 15 Pearl St.,Essex Jct.,05452.
Part-time assistant BookkeePer (20-25 hours per week)
Law firm has immediate opening for an individual with 2+ years experience. Knowledge of A/P, general accounting principles, billing procedures and collections required. Candidate must be computer literate and be capable of working in a fast-paced environment. Prior law firm experience helpful. Flexible schedule.
We offer a competitive salary. Reply with cover letter and resume to: richard Dorfman, Business manager Langrock sperry & Wool, LLP 111 s outh Pleasant s treet P.o. Drawer 351, middlebury, V t 05753 or email to: rdorfman@langrock.com
award, health benefits & diverse training opportunities.
For more information or an application call 802-828-3253 or email dean@vhcb.org.
Check out our website at: www.vhcb.org/vcsp.html. EOE.
The Vermont Community Stewardship Program is a project of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
149 State St. Montpelier, VT 05602
FULL-TIME PARALEGAL
Central Vermont civil litigation firm has a full-time position for a paralegal.Experience preferred.Qualified applicant must have excellent computer aptitude, initiative, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.Applicant should be detailed-oriented with strong organizational and communication skills.Competitive salary and benefit package.
Send resume to:
PO Box 339, Montpelier, VT 05601.
GORDON’S WINDOW DECOR
Shipping/Receiving
Clerk
Schedule 8 am - 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday. Perform all tasks assigned by supervisor such as packing orders, shipping orders, cutting rail for shade production, loading and unloading deliveries. Work in conjunction with other departments on a daily basis. Must have a clean and valid driver’s license and able to lift 50lbs. Only neat, energetic and dependable need apply Apply at:
Gordon’s Window Decor
4 Laurette Drive Essex Junction, VT 05452
INFANT & TODDLER/PRESCHOOL JOB
Associate Teachers needed for YMCA Infant & Toddler Center in Burlington and for YMCA PreschoolProgramin St. Albans. Full-time positions with competitive salary and excellent benefits. Experience in early childhood necessary; college background preferred. Contact Paula Bonnie at 862-8993, ext. 154. EOE
SITE COORDINATOR JOB
Assistant Coordinator and toddler teacher for YMCA Infant & Toddler Center.Full-time position supervising daily operations of a small program, to include working with a toddler group. Minimum of 2 years experience in early childhood. College background necessary.Supervisory experience preferred. Comprehensive salary and excellent benefits.Contact Paula Bonnie at 862-8993, ext. 154. EOE
Agricultural (Civil) Engineer
Salary: GS 7/9/11 ($40,569 - $67,567)
Location: St. Albans, Vermont
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Vermont is seeking to employ a full-time civil/agricultural engineer to provide technical assistance to private landowners for conservation programs. The majority of work will include the design and construction inspection of manure storage and handling systems on dairy operations. For more information go to:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9nrcshqp.asp.
Maintenance Worker
Requirements of this full-time position include general maintenance experience, a clean driving record and the ability to work a flexible schedule. We offer employee meals, use of an indoor/outdoor pool, discounted gift certificates, medical/ dental insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.
Best Western Windjammer Inn & Conference Center 1076 Williston Road, So. Burlington, VT 05403 Fax: 802-651-0640 • Email: Selena@windjammergroup.com
Restaurant Shift Manager
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth is seeking a part-time, 15-20 hours/week front-of-house shift manager for both lunch and dinner shifts. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and able to keep cool in a very busy restaurant environment. Restaurant experience and the ability to promote excellent customer service with an easygoing manner is a must. We are seeking someone who can manage staff and daily shift operations while promoting the relaxed atmospherethat we seek to maintain. Send cover letter and resume to:
General Manager
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth 115 St. Paul Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
JUDICIAL BUREAU COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Full-time permanent position located in Burlington, assisting motorists in complying with terms of judgment in traffic cases including, collection of fines and helping litigants with reinstatement of driving privileges. Duties will involve frequent interaction by phone or in person with litigants and other agencies. Excellent state benefits, minimum $16.15 per hour.
Job description available from Office of the Court Administrator or www.vermontjudiciary.org
Due Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at: Office of Court Administrator 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-0701 802-828-3278 • TTY 802-828-3234 EOE
Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy working with people? We would like to talk to you!
Maplefields at Georgia is looking for a few good people to join our team! We are looking for all Shifts including Overnights. Candidates must be able to work flexible schedules.
Full-time benefits include: Health, dental, 401k, vacation and personal time. Competitive wages and holiday pay. Now accepting applications for full- and part-time positions.
Representative Assistant
but not
or
Picture Framer
Habitat at Ben Franklin. 514 Farrell Street (Shelburne Road next to Shaw’s) South Burlington, VT 05401 802-862-0646 www.creativehabitatVT.com
Announcement closes 09/22/06. Contact Human Resources at 207-990-9501 for additional information about this position. USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. CHITTENDEN SOUTH SUPERVISORY UNION JOB COACH
Pick up an application at Maplefield’s Georgia, Exit 18, I-89! An Equal
Mentor youth in an exciting community program for high-school-age youth with disabilities. Teach life and job skills in a variety of settings from campus to community. School-year position, flexibility in schedule, competitive wage, benefits and a great opportunity to make a difference. Join our adventurous and committed team! Apply to: Peggy MacDonald, Chittenden South Supervisory Union 5420 Shelburne Road, Suite 300, Shelburne, VT 05482 or www.schoolspring.com.
EOE
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT
OFFICE MANAGER: Montpelier magazine publisher seeks part-time (20-24 hrs/wk) office manager. Requires good computer proficiency (Access, Word, Internet), excellent people and organizational skills, light lifting. Involves data entry, order processing, customer service. Respond by email or mail.
Russian Life magazine PO Box 567, Montpelier, VT 05601 jobs@russianlife.net • www.russianlife.net
The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger
Join an energetic, results-oriented statewide organizationbuilding sustainable solutions to hunger.
AmeriCorps*VISTA Opening
12-month full-time placement available for emerging leader to gain significant experience in a dynamic, highly effective statewide anti-hunger nonprofit org. Bachelor’s degree, previous involvement with social justice/human rights issues, & demonstrated leadership potential required. Interviews in process but resumes are accepted through 9/18.
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger 180 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 EWexler@vtnohunger.org
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR FOR CLIENT SERVICES
COTS Family Shelter
Management and oversight responsibilities for shelter with 10 homeless families and primary role in managing procedures for all families seeking shelter. Full-time position with excellent benefits package. Shelter experience strongly preferred. Send cover letter, resume and references to:
janer@cotsonline.org or mail to: COTS Family Shelter PO Box 1616, Burlington, VT 05402 No Phone Calls, Please.
F/T FARM WORKER SPECIALIST
WANTED: • S ERVERS ,FT/PT • B ARTENDERS
Apply in person at 1127 North Ave.,Ethan Allen Shopping Center
Sale S Rep R e S entative
MyWebGrocer.com is looking to hire a new business sales person. Knowledge of eCommerce, eMarketing and the grocery business preferred but not required. High energy, highly motivated individuals looking to make an immediate impact on a small company. Salary plus commission. Benefits included. Position based in Colchester, VT.
Please contact Curt Alpeter at 802-857-1217 or email resumes to calpeter@mywebgrocer.com.
Kalkreuth Roofing company seeking to fill the following positions:
Warehouse e mployee/Truck Driver
Requirements:
• Clean Driving Record
• Dependable
• Able to lift 75 lbs.
• Able to pass Drug Screen & Physical
• Forklift experience helpful
r oofers
E xperienced roofing laborers: flat roofs, standing metal seams, shingle. fax resume to 802-865-5100. Questions call 802-865-9200. We are an eeoc employer.
Part-Time Video Production Instructor
Candidate will be co-teaching a daily two-hour class to high school students with the guidance of the Graphics Communications instructor. Candidate must be knowledgeable of video equipment, editing, lighting as well as other aspects of video production. Must be organized, self-motivated and have video production experience. Please send resume to: Video Vision Production Co. 386 N. Main St., Barre, VT 05641 or email to: ccampos525@aol.com.
Part-Time Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Trainer
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont is seeking a part-time Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Trainer. We’re looking for an experienced trainer with excellent oral/written communication skills; ability to work well with parents, health and human services providers and educators. Excellent organizational and computer skills a must. Reliable transportation needed. B.A. required. Send cover letter, resume and three references to: SEARCH • PO Box 829
EOE
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Recruit, train and support Neighbor-to-Neighbor Americorps members and Senior Companions as they perform services with elders and people with disabilities.30 hours per week.Leadership, team building, good communication skills and experience with community ser vice and volunteer pr ograms required. BA degree required with min. 2 years work experience in human services desired.Send resumes to:
jtaylor@cvcoa.org or mail to: CVCOA, Attn. Jeannie Taylor 30 Washington St., Barre, VT 05641. EOE
Applicants must be team players who can multitask in a fastpaced environment. Occasional holidays a must.
We are also seeking to contract with an experienced dog trainer for our 2 locations. Email cover letter and resume to:
tschey@gmavt.net or stop in to fill out an application. No phone calls, please.
Jeffersonville, VT
is individual serves as the link between the farm worker community and the field office. Conducts extensive outreach to farm workers within program area. Completes eligibility enrollments for supportive, training/employment, and other needed services. Bilingual English/Spanish required and basic computer skills required. $10.32 - $12.56/ hrly. Resumes to:
ROI, Attn: Velma Smith 400 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607
Lang House on Main Street
Breakfast
Cook and Housekeepers
The Lang House on Main Street, a bed-and-breakfast inn with 11 guest rooms w/private baths, seeks high-energy, neat-freak housekeepers. Great work environment including tips from grateful guests. Housekeeping shifts are 10-2 daily. Training starts immediately. $9/hr plus tips. 12-20 hrs/week.
Breakfast cook needed beginning October 1, 6am-noon, 3-5 days per week. We serve inventive and nutritious breakfast fare. Would like someone with fresh ideas.
Stop by 360 Main Street in Burlington to fill out an application (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION
Dedicated to promoting home gardening and garden-based education nationwide.
Marketing Communications Associate
This part-time position is responsible for production of marketing presenta tions,communications with our corporate sponsors and general account maintenance.Qualified candidate will be a team player, highly organized,self-directed and have previous marketing experience. Desired skills include superior verbal and written communica tion, fluency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with Photoshop.
Visit www.garden.org/jobs for more information and instructions on how to apply.
Arvads Grill & Pub wants you to join our team as a HOST,SHIFT MANAGER OR SERVER.
These are well paying,year-round jobs that can be fullor par t-time.Experience required.Benefits include paid vacations,health insurance,Simple IRA.
3 South Main Street,Waterbury,VT 05676 Phone:802-244-8973.Ask for Jeffrey.
Dinosaur Daycare
In search of a dynamic, sociable, organized, happy, energetic and playful teacher for running, jumping, painting, singing, laughingand giving tender, loving care to a wonderful group of children.
If these are things that you enjoy, please call 802-878-8799.
Enthusiastic & experienced people wanted for the following positions:
• Pastry Baker
• Retail Positions
• Part-Time Bread Baking Position
Please stop by to fill out an application or email to Harvestmarket@pshift.com
Child-care Supervisor
Part-time position supervising the care of preschool refugee children while their mothers are in vocational training. Experienced child-care provider prefer red. May bring own children to work.
Please call Josie at: 802-338-4617.
Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community HOUSEKEEPING FT Days
Must be reliable, have exp. & references, be able to maintain top level of efficiency.
Apply at:
185 Pine Haven Shore Rd., Shelburne or call 802-846-9296, ask for Gar y.
Line Cooks
The Smugglers’ Notch Inn is seeking experienced professional cooks for our dining room and tavern menus. Day and night shifts, full- and part-time. Apply in person with resume to:
Executive Chef Daniel Snow 55 Church Street, Jeffersonville Or email resume to: dans@smuggsinn.com. 802-644-6607
Looking for a person to work with a man in his late 50s with developmental disabilities, who loves to try new things and is always on the go. We are looking for someone who likes to have fun, would keep our client involved in numerous activities and enable him to explore the world around him. Experience working with the developmentally disabled a plus, and strong communication skills and patience are also a plus. Please send a resume to:
K. Colville, 193 S. Union St., Burlington, VT 05401
Min. 5yrs exp. w/ microscopes (including confocal) & computers. BS in biological science. Reply to:
Positions in our busy Shelburne store and bakery. Apply in person: Route 7, 802-985-2000.
Koto Japanese Restaurant
is seeking experienced Assistant Manager Servers • Bussers Apply in person for an interview. Koto Japanese Restaurant Shelburne Rd , S Burlington No phone calls, please.
GLAESER SIGNS
is looking for an all around, energetic, responsible, reliable, handy person to assist with sign fabrication, shop organization, and installation. Must be detail oriented. Carpentry, painting, and metal working skills a plus. Part-time up to 29 hrs a week.
Email resume to: hglaeserco@aol.com
N ortheastern F amily I nstitute
NURSE
Northeastern Family Institute, nonprofit organization, has a position of Consulting Nurse for monthly hours in three area school programs. Responsibilities will include: review health records, conduct vision/hearing screening, weight/height checks, and collect immunization data. EOE. Please send letter of interest and resume to:
NFI Regional Director
510 Portland Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
PART-TIME COOK NEEDED
We are looking for a cook to prepare a meal for 10-12 people, 3 nights per week. There is a kitchen and cookware available on site.
Please call Valerie at: 802-656-3402 or email at: Valerie.Winot@uvm.edu with questions or to schedule an inter view
Teachers: One full-time: Pre-School to Grade 2 Part-Time: French
2006-2007 School Year
Must support early academics, be extremely organized and ready to learnhow to teach young children academics. Send resume and three letters of reference to:
The International Children’s School, P.O. Box 9435 So. Burlington, Vermont 05403 or Email: Schoolic@gmail.com
PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST
For Men’s Hair Salon.We are looking for a hardworking, fun, reliable, put together person.If you are a customer service Super STAR, then please call today for an interview.Hours are 3pm-7pm 2-3 days per week and every other Saturday. Michele at: 802-598-7133
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Outdoor accessory distributor looking for computer generalist to support our network and users. Responsible: Install Win Server 2003, PCs, printers. Support network, MS Exchange, remote connections, SQL databases, reporting, MS Office. Problem solving and communication skills essential. Occasional evening and weekends required. Min certs: A+, Network+, and MCP and 5+ years experience. Competitive benefits. Send cover letter and resume to:
hr@peregrineoutfitters.com
7D CLASSIFIEDSEMPLOYMENT
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Experience preferred. Become part of our team and work in an exciting environment.
Contact Sarah at 233-7892 or Steve at 878-8800. Bagel Market Phone: 872-2616
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INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT
The Brain Injury Association of Vermont is looking for a Savvy Administrative Assistant Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Word,Excel and Access database,filing and organizing ability extremely helpful.This position is a 10 hours/week contracted position that pays $12 an hour. Send resumes to:
Brain Injury Association of Vermont biavtinfo@adelphia.net or mail to: PO Box 226, Shelburne, VT 05482.
Weekend Cook
Experienced cook for home-cooked noon meal with planned menu, 30 people, out by 2 pm. Call 985-2472 or stop by for job description andapplication. Located off Mt. Philo Rd., Shelburne vt.terraces@verizon.net
PART-TIME AFTERNOON TEACHER
Charlotte Children’s Center seeks a PT afternoon teacher, experience preferred.We are a NAEYC center with a strong team approach, supportive atmosphere, and competitive wages.Also seeking on-call Substitue Teachers Call 802-425-3328.
SOUS CHEF
Easy Street Cafe in Waitsfield seeking an experienced sous chef to join our Dinner staff. Exciting, challenging and high profile position with a great team in one of Vermont’s most popular & beautiful areas. Year-round position includes vacation and ski pass.
Call Karen or Jim for information: 802-496-7234.
Line Cooks
Waterbury Wings Restaurant and Bar is now hiring full-time, experienced Line Cooks. Also hiring for Waitstaff and weekend Dishwashers. Competitive wages, fun environment and “great food”. Apply in person: Waterbury Wings, 1 South Main
PRESCHOOL TEACHER, 2 TODDLER TEACHERS AND PART-TIME CLOSERS NEEDED.
Cleaning/Repair/ Maintenance
Must have an Early Education Degree or experience working in a Licensed Facility.Fulland par t-time available, great pay and benefits. Please call 802-878-5001.
YOUTH WORKER POSITION
Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center is seeking motivated individuals to provide direct service work with delinquent youth on a part-time basis.Hours are flexible and work will be performed under the supervision of permanent staff. High school diploma required.
Contact Lisa Jennison at 802-655-4990 for additional information.
N ortheastern F amily
Bringing Vermont
THERAPISTS’POSITIONS
Therapists’ positions open at VT Dept. of Corrections Sex Offender Treatment Program at correctional facilities in St. Albans and Springfield. Advanced degree in a mental health field preferred. Ideal candidate will have experience working with sex offenders.
Contact Tammy at: 802-651-1663
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RESIDENTIAL COUNSELORS
Seeking counselors to work at our Residential programs. Work with a talented team in a fast-pacedenvironment. Experience working with teenagers with emotional and behavioral challenges desired.Responsibilities include counseling youth, ADL (activity, daily learning), hygiene & living skills, and assist in treatment and discharge planning. This is a full-time position WITH BENEFITS. Come join the creative, dynamic team at NFI.
• Must have valid driver’s license.
• Degree in Psychology and related experience
• Desire to make a difference in a teen’s life.
FAX resume to: Danielle Bragg at 802-658-0126 or email DanielleBragg@nafi.com.
EXCELLENT BENEFITS WITH FULL HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE, VACATION, AND PAID HOLIDAYS!
Ideal candidate will have ESL certification and be able to converse in Spanish, be highly motivated and energetic. As a professional, will create lesson plans and schedules, according to the need of the student, one on one, or in a small group setting. Should have ability to work with 16-21-year-old out of school youth, able to work independently as well as in highly collaborative team, excellent record-keeping skills needed. This person will work comfortably with a variety of agricultural employers and local agencies. Position is within Franklin County.
Applicants must hold valid driver’s license, and have the ability to travel independently to work sites, staff meeting, etc. Mileage reimbursement at IRS rate. Experience in working with rural/agricultural population desired. Ability to work flexible, non-traditional hours a must. Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, certification and three letters of reference to:
MEP, 28 Catherine Street, St. Albans, VT 05478. EOE
