Seven Days, October 11, 2023

UVM scientists unearth bad news for our climate future beneath the Greenland ice sheet

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WHO KILLED HONOREE FLEMING?

Biochemist and retired Castleton dean Honoree Fleming was fatally shot as she walked a rail trail near Vermont State University-Castleton last ursday, setting off an intense investigation led by the Vermont State Police.

Fleming, 77, who also taught at Middlebury College, was the wife of best-selling author Ron Powers. He wrote in a Facebook post last week that police believe the killer chose Fleming at random. She died instantly, he wrote.

“I am still in shock. ere are moments when I wish to god I could cry,” Powers wrote. “ ose of you who knew her know that she was beautifully named. I have never known a more sterling heart and soul than hers. She has taken far more than half my own heart and soul with her.”

Powers, who lives in Middlebury, is a Pulitzer Prizewinning writer and critic who is perhaps best known for the New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, a book he wrote with James Bradley about the soldiers who raised the American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. It was made into a film directed by Clint Eastwood. Powers also wrote an acclaimed biography of Mark Twain. He detailed his own family’s experiences in the book No One Cares About Crazy People. His two sons had schizophrenia,

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TESTING TIES

The Vermont and New Hampshire attorneys general met to “perambulate” the states’ border. It’s a funny way of saying they made sure the border still exists.

STEEP SLOPE

Stowe Mountain Resort and Smugglers’ Notch Resort have withdrawn a proposal to build a connector lift between them. Skiing it is, then.

BACK AGAIN

$3M

That’s how much the State of Vermont will get in a settlement with software company Blackbaud as a result of a 2020 data breach.

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1. A Burlington Mansion Hits the Market for $15 Million” by Derek Brouwer. e city assessed the 14,000-square-foot mansion at $5.2 million in 2021.

2. “An Abandoned Burlington Laundromat Rumbles Back to Life by Embracing Its Neighborhood” by Derek Brouwer. New owners reopened King Street Laundry — and allow homeless patrons free washes on Wednesdays.

3. “Too Many Vermont Kids Struggle to Read. What Went Wrong — and Can Educators Reverse a Yearslong Slide in Literacy?” by Alison Novak. Reading proficiency scores are prompting schools to rethink how they teach.

and the younger one, Kevin, took his own life in 2005. He was 21.

Fleming was killed about a mile from the Castleton campus where she had worked. No suspect has been identified.

“Our hearts go out to the members of our community who taught with Honoree and had her as a beloved teacher during their time at Castleton,” said Mike Smith, interim president of Vermont State University. “Our deepest sympathies go to her husband, Ron, family and friends.”

It was around 4:30 p.m. last ursday when police got a call about a body on the trail. A witness reported that, after gunshots sounded, a man about five foot 10 with short red hair and wearing a dark gray T-shirt and carrying a backpack was walking north on the trail.

Police later said Fleming had entered the trail half an hour earlier from the pavilion area at the college and headed south toward Poultney. She was wearing a white-and-bluestriped shirt, black pants and black sneakers. Police are asking anyone who saw her to contact investigators.

Read Anne Wallace Allen’s full story and keep up with developments at sevendaysvt.com.

ROOM OF PLENTY

Tucked beside the West Newbury post office is an inconspicuous shed with sliding glass doors. Inside, the wooden walls are plastered with posters, public notices, and lost-and-found notes. Free books line one wall, and surplus veggies crowd another. Residents pass in and out throughout the week, dropping off goods and claiming others. e tiny wooden shack has a small sign hanging out front: “Neighbors Sharing With Neighbors.”

e “Sharing Shed” — installed around 2009 by a group of local churchgoers — is part of a much larger mutual aid project known as the Backroom. Patsy Cole has led

Last week, the state reported 64 COVID-19 hospitalizations, about double the week prior. Like a bad penny…

FEDERAL CONNECTIONS

The head of the Federal Communications Commission visited Vermont to check out the broadband rollout and other programs. The work continues.

the nondenominational effort for the past 14 years.

“We wanted to meet the unfulfilled needs of our community,” said Cole, who coordinates a network of volunteers who aid their neighbors in a variety of ways.

“We don’t say ‘needy,’” Cole said of the people they serve. “We say ‘need a boost.’”

About 15 volunteers provide various boosts: ey drop off warm meals. ey plow and sand driveways and stack wood. ey deliver food baskets at anksgiving and Christmas to about 20 local families. And when an unforeseen need emerges, the volunteers are ready.

“We are very, very quiet about our work,” said Cole, who fiercely protects the confidentiality of beneficiaries. Many, according to

4. “Tree Farmer Buzz Ferver Spreads His Love of Chestnuts, on the Ground and in the Kitchen” by Suzanne Podhaizer. Ferver is cultivating 15,000 chestnut saplings at Perfect Circle Farm in Berlin.

5. “Discarded Needles Litter Burlington. What Can Be Done?” by Colin Flanders. People are seeking ways to keep used needles from being discarded improperly.

Overheard on the waterfront: “ is doesn’t hold a candle to Maine.” I kinda stage-whispered, “ at isn’t the ocean.”

Cole, are “stoic” seniors reluctant to ask for help. Some of them eagerly volunteer with the group.

“It’s not necessarily a big public event [when someone needs help],” Cole said. “It’s more, ‘I just learned that this person’s husband died’ or is man is supporting a wife who just had a heart attack.’” is fall, Cole, who is 73, is passing the baton. She’s ready to slow down and spend more time with her grandkids. Carolyn Keck, a longtime volunteer for the Backroom, will take over. Cole will ease Keck into the position and provide assistance.

“We’ve done a lot of good in the past 10 years, I guess,” Cole said, reflecting on her tenure.

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‘DISASTROUS LITERACY RESULTS’

Alison Novak’s [“Reading Reckoning,” October 4] shines a bright and longoverdue light on the disastrous literacy results Vermont and the U.S. have accepted for decades. The horrid truth is that Vermont and the entire country have failed the majority of students since the 1970s. While the economic and social cost of this absurdity is impossible to quantify, the evidence is all around us.

Vermont’s next secretary of education needs to actively challenge our shamefully distracted education establishment. Less attention needs to go into debating divisive social issues and how many $350,000 electric school buses we need. Focus on teaching kids to read with proven, data-driven methods.

Jon Pizzagalli SHELBURNE

IPHONE IMPACT

[Re “Reading Reckoning,” October 4]: Interesting to note that the drop in reading scores among elementary school-age children starting in 2015 also correlated with the release of the iPhone and personal tablets starting in 2007. We are seeing the impact on young kids — and their parents — spending much more time watching videos on devices than reading. Parents weren’t mentioned once in the article, but they’re much more influential on kids’ literacy than teachers. Parents need to take an honest look at the impact of screens on kids and discipline themselves to limit devices for themselves and their children in the homes.

Christina Asquith CHARLOTTE

Asquith is the author of The Emergency Teacher, a nonfiction account of a first-year teacher.

‘GOOD BOOKS WILL WIN’

So much effort and energy went into [“Reading Reckoning,” October 4], but it’s a pity the author did not quote a single reading researcher who criticizes this claim to science.

When I taught corrective reading to seventh and eighth graders, I followed the advice of reading researcher Richard Allington and relied on books kids wanted

to read. They scored so well on the standardized test that an inspector from the New York State Education Department came to “study the program” I used. I held up a copy of Shel Silverstein poetry, saying we started every day with a poem.

With a group of 22 third graders clumped together as “worst in the school,” we started the day with silent reading — books of their choice. I convinced kids I’d have to see blood before anybody could get out of his chair. It was not easy, and this period only lasted 10 minutes, but by December they were complaining when I called a halt to silent reading at an hour.

I also read enticing books aloud for at least half an hour every day. Kids talked so much about these books that some parents got copies and read them at home, too.

By the end of the year, the third graders were scoring at grade level and above on standardized tests.

CORRECTIONS

Last week’s story “Next Up” incorrectly described Carina Driscoll’s relationship to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). She is his daughter; he adopted her in 2018.

The True 802 titled “Fair Price?” contained incorrect information about the architect of the Burlington mansion, Fairholt, that was recently listed for sale. The firm of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted designed the estate grounds. Boston architecture firm Peabody & Stearns designed the home.

Good books will win — if we let children choose them and give them the time to read.

Susan Ohanian CHARLOTTE

Ohanian is the author of One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards, Caught in the Middle: Nonstandard Kids and a Killing Curriculum, What Happened to Recess and Why Are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? and Why Is Corporate America Bashing Our Public Schools?

TROUBLE WITH NET-ZERO

Kevin McCallum’s [“Pipe Dream?”

September 27] notes Burlington’s “‘netzero’ city by 2030” goal and states that the term “refers to removing as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as is being added to it.” This is how the rest of the world defines net-zero. However, Burlington’s Net Zero Energy Roadmap defines net-zero as “eliminating fossil fuel use” rather than reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This allows the city to meet its net-zero goal by replacing fossil fuels with substitutes with climate impacts comparable to or greater than fossil fuels. Thus, expanding the Joseph C. McNeil Generating Station to provide steam to the University of Vermont Medical Center is viewed as progress, even though burning wood emits more carbon dioxide per unit of energy produced than burning any fossil fuel. And incentivizing replacement of natural gas with “renewable” gas, biofuels, advanced wood heating and hydrogen in the city’s thermal energy ordinance is

considered progress, despite significant climate and other harmful impacts.

The article states that climate accounting organizations consider biomass energy carbon-neutral under certain circumstances. This is not accurate. Rather, guidelines like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s provide for reporting of biomass energy emissions in the land-use sector. The guidelines apply to national greenhouse gas inventories and are designed to avoid double counting. They provide no support for ignoring stack emissions in making decisions about McNeil. Sustainable forestry does not render biomass energy carbon-neutral.

The city should develop a new climate plan and reject the McNeil expansion and thermal energy ordinance.

Nick Persampieri BURLINGTON

VOTE NO ON STEAM PIPE

Kevin McCallum’s “Pipe Dream?” [September 27] missed an important aspect of the project: The “clean heat credits” could be counted twice. Since steam pipe heat would likely be considered “renewable” and avoid Burlington’s carbon impact fee, the hospital would claim the supposed renewable attributes for any steam from the Joseph C. McNeil Generating Station to comply with Burlington’s thermal energy ordinance. Simultaneously, Vermont Gas Systems would sell these same renewable attributes as heat credits to customers beyond the hospital or apply them to their “system-wide profile” of fossil gas. The exact nature of this relationship has yet to be made public, but it’s clear from district energy diagrams and years of communications obtained through public records requests that Vermont Gas plans to unbundle heat credits from the steam heat and sell them elsewhere,

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FOOD+ DRINK 36 Grape Expectations

As Vermont’s wine industry grows, home winemakers are inspired to DIY Chocolate for Breakfast

Lake Champlain Chocolates’ expanded Pine Street café bakes a new approach

NEWS+POLITICS 14

Seeking a Secretary

Is the state doing enough to find the right leader for its education agency?

Burlington Plans a Winter Homeless Shelter Sound Plan?

Home projects to dampen the noise of the F-35 jets are just starting — and could take decades to complete

Danforth Pewter Acquires

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Green Mountain Power Aims to Eliminate Outages by 2030

Cannabis Conundrum

Federal hemp regulations trip up Vermont growers

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The Long Game

In a Vermont International Film Festival documentary, directors with local ties fight disability stereotypes

Spirits on the Sly New play pulls back the curtain on infamous Vermont mediums

Vermont Principal Is a National Book Award Finalist

FEATURES 26

Raising Her Voice

NPR host Ayesha Rascoe on her authentic sound and ascent in journalism

How They Roll

As roller skating ramps up again, local skate groups seek a rink of their own

Fit to Print

Art entrepreneurs Tessa and Torrey Valyou celebrate 15 years of New Duds

Ordinary People

John Killacky revisits an art movement with FluxFest

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FRIDAY 13

SISTER ACT

Audiences see double at the latest UVM Lane Series installment: a performance by twin pianists

Christina and Michelle Naughton at the University of Vermont Recital Hall in Burlington. e stupendous sisters stun audiences with a program of classical duets for two pianos and for four hands on one piano.

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WEDNESDAY 18 e Secret Garden

Burlingtonians bask in the words of renowned author and poet Camille T. Dungy at Ira Allen Chapel at the University of Vermont. Dungy’s newest book, Soil: e Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, digs into her efforts to diversify her backyard in her predominantly white Colorado community, where strict rules dictated what she could and couldn’t plant and stifled the ecosystem’s biodiversity.

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THURSDAY 12

VIP Access

Northern Stage hosts Afghan Community Night, a special evening for new American Vermonters and their allies, during its Selling Kabul run at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction. Afghan community members and refugee sponsors congregate over refreshments before the performance and meet the cast after.

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FRIDAY 13

Blues Traveler

Randolph’s Chandler Center for the Arts starts its performance season off right with Bab L’ Bluz a North African blues act that brings pounding bass grooves and stirring vocals to Vermont. e woman-fronted band sings in its local Arabic dialect, darija, and carries the spirit of Morocco’s revolutionary youth culture.

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Booked and Busy

Bibliophiles flock to southern Vermont for the storied Brattleboro Literary Festival, a three-day confab for writers and readers. is year’s authors in attendance include Jill Bialosky, Nikhil Goyal, Ann Hood, Tracy Kidder, Kelly Link and Jeff Sharlet. Saturday’s festivities feature Green Writers Press’ 10th anniversary celebration.

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SATURDAY 14

Bike Dreamers Do

Local Motion and Old Spokes Home offer a free screening of e Engine Inside at the Film House at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. is new documentary follows six cyclists around the world, pedaling in pursuit of truths about the climate crisis, Indigenous rights and economic inequality.

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ONGOING

Rock Around the Loch

e Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier hosts “Lake Champlain rough Time,” a collection of paintings by celebrated Vermont maritime artist Ernest Haas. Painted over the course of three decades, the works depict centuries of changes to the waterfront, from the French occupation of Isle La Motte in 1666 to roving steamboats at the turn of the century.

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Eyes on the Prize

It took some arm-twisting to convince Montpelier postal carrier Craig Montgomery to let a video journalist document his last day delivering mail in Montpelier. After 31 years on the job, he knew it would be emotional — even though he was pleased to be passing the mailbag to his son, Angus. That Craig’s father and grandfather were both postal carriers on the same route would make Angus the fourth generation of Montgomery to serve this downtown neighborhood for the U.S. Postal Service.

Craig wasn’t crazy about the idea of sharing the occasion with a camera — until the woman behind it, Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger, won him over with her powers of persuasion. The resulting episode of her “Stuck in Vermont” video series is one of the most moving she’s filmed. Told through encounters with grateful customers and dogs, and dotted with late-summer black-eyed Susans and other Montpelier scenery, the video is titled “Mail Bonding.”

My favorite image, to which Eva returns throughout the nine-minute episode, is of father and son striding side by side, in P.O.-issued shorts. Despite their difference in age, the two men have the same gait and similar leg tattoos. Both funny and poignant, Eva’s piece is a picture of succession, community, mortality, love and service. And, like almost every episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” it brought me to tears.

When Eva started working at Seven Days in 2007, she produced a video story every week. Just editing each one could take her 40 hours; she’d work all night, sometimes two, to meet her deadline. Since 2011, she’s made a shorter version of each video to air on the WCAX-TV newscast and social media. It wasn’t until the end of 2019 that she switched to a biweekly schedule.

That adds up to a lot of videos — 699, to be exact. She gives the behind-the-scenes details of each episode in print; find the latest, about Colchester screenprinting shop New Duds, on page 46. Over the years, Eva has trained her lens on Vermont artists, farmers, snowplow drivers — even her own family, which includes YA novelist and Seven Days associate editor Margot Harrison. Episode No. 700 will be about their mom, Sophie Quest, who will soon turn 90. Eva’s got a lot of editing to do before the milestone video drops on October 19.

Every episode of “Stuck in Vermont” is available on YouTube and archived on the Seven Days website. It’s an enormous oeuvre that would take more than 100 hours to watch. But click play on any individual episode — ice fishing for smelt, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the Wayside Restaurant, a miniature horse that paints — for a dose of Vermont that is real and, almost always, sweet. Eva’s eye doesn’t miss a detail, and her ear is just as keen. She knows how to get

people to talk. And the music she selects, often from local bands, sounds like it was made for the episode.

Eva has won dozens of first-place plaques from national and regional press associations; her work blows the competition away. Closer to home, last month the Vermont Arts Council recognized her with its version of a lifetime achievement award. Specifically, she won the 2023 Margaret L. Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy, one of several the group has presented annually since 1967. She was in good company with fellow Governor’s Arts Award winners sculptor Leslie Fry, former Vermont International Film Festival director Orly Yadin, Jeh Kulu artistic director Sidiki Sylla, and Vermont Arts Exchange cofounder and executive director Matthew Perry. Not surprisingly, she’d made “Stucks” about three of them.

Introducing Eva at the event was Seven Days cofounder Pamela Polston, the 2021 winner of the arts council’s Walter Cerf Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts. “What do Eva’s visual stories have to do with arts advocacy?” she asked the audience at Burlington’s Main Street Landing. “I would suggest that her work advocates for the power of art to affect our lives; she shows us our humanity, our sense of community and the essence of this state.”

In her acceptance speech, Eva reminded the crowd that she grew up in Vermont but left as a young adult. When “I moved back 20 years ago … I didn’t know anyone,” she said.

Seven hundred videos later, she joked, “Now I know everyone!”

After thanking the Vermont Arts Council for the recognition, she praised the group’s efforts to cultivate the arts in the state.

Speaking for so many of us, she said, “It’s why I want to be stuck here.”

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Seeking a Secretary

Is the state doing enough to find the right leader for its education agency?

BY ALISON NOVAK

As Vermont looks for a new leader at the Agency of Education, some critics are charging that the search has been rushed and hal earted — in stark contrast to the considerable investment of time and money some Vermont school districts have made to find new local leaders in recent years.

After education secretary Dan French left his job in April to take a position at a national education nonprofit, Gov. Phil Scott waited almost four months to ask the State Board of Education to start searching for a successor.

The board’s recruitment campaign this fall has been largely limited to posting the position on national education and job websites. The window to apply initially was supposed to be just three weeks, but the board recently extended the application deadline by one week, until October 12. A single, little-publicized online forum about the search drew only a small audience.

“I’m worried about it being a rushed process,” said Jay Nichols, executive director of the Vermont Principals’ Association. “I’m hoping we get national candidates.”

State Rep. Laura Sibilia (I-Dover), a 20-year member of her local school board and an advocate for rural schools, also expressed concern.

“This is one of the most consequential and expensive systems our state government is responsible for administering,” Sibilia wrote in an email, adding that the search process “does not match the seriousness of the current issues and undermines the public’s trust in the process.”

Among the issues that Nichols and other education leaders noted are postpandemic teacher shortages, acute

mental health challenges in schools, a declining student population and legal challenges to public education.

In responses to a recent survey, Vermont school administrators called for strong leadership to helm the Agency of Education. The school officials painted a bleak picture of an agency lacking in expertise and in need of an overhaul.

“From the field’s perspective, the Agency of Education is broken,” one respondent wrote. “There are people at the agency who are completely ine ective. The next secretary may need to clean house and build new.”

Vermont’s top education o cial oversees a $2.56 billion education system with 80,000 students. The person is responsible for ensuring that public and independent schools comply with state and federal statutes and policies and that all Vermont students have equitable access to high-quality education. The secretary, who will make approximately $168,000

then the all-consuming state response to widespread flooding in early July.

When the letter did arrive, it included the governor’s suggestion that the board take eight weeks to conduct the search. Scott’s communications director, Rebecca Kelley, added last week that the governor has told the board he would like to have a secretary in place by January and believes that, for now, “the Agency remains in good hands” under deputy education secretary Heather Bouchey, who has served as interim chief since April.

By the time the state board met, appointed a search committee and agreed on a job description, it was early September.

According to board chair Jennifer Samuelson, the committee, in consultation with the state Department of Human Resources, promoted the position on education job board SchoolSpring; national news organization Education

Burlington Plans a Winter Homeless Shelter

BY DEREK BROUWER derek@sevendaysvt.com

Burlington plans to open an overnight, low-barrier shelter this winter with enough beds for 30 of the roughly 200 city residents who currently sleep on the streets.

The state has agreed to fund the nearly $600,000 project, located at the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building on South Winooski Avenue, which is slated to be redeveloped in the spring. The Burlington City Council was expected to approve the proposal during its meeting on Tuesday, which was still under way at press time.

The city has hosted seasonal lowbarrier shelters, where guests need not be sober to enter, since 2014, initially in another building on the same street. Its location has bounced around, as has its management. For the past few years, the program has operated as a year-round shelter at the former Champlain Inn motel on Shelburne Road. That program changed hands this fall and will now use a different service approach that does not accommodate drop-in guests.

This would mark the first time the city runs the shelter directly. The proposal submitted to the city council calls for a new “homeless initiatives manager” position, whose initial duties would include management of the VFW shelter. The city will lean on a temp agency, Maxim Healthcare Staffing, to staff the facility.

The state funds would also pay to outfit the VFW building with door alarms, security cameras and laundry facilities. The shelter would operate overnight between December 15 and March 15.

The city council was also expected to approve a proposal to create a new response team within the Burlington Fire Department dedicated to drug overdose calls. The $182,000 pilot program, funded by opioid settlement proceeds, would allow the department to dispatch trained responders to overdose calls in a passenger vehicle instead of a fire truck and ambulance. They could assess the person in need and administer naloxone, an opioid-overdose reversal spray, if needed.

Between calls, employees assigned to the team would spend time on the streets to “establish a rapport” and offer resources to people with whom first responders have frequent contact, Fire Chief Michael LaChance wrote in a memo to the council.

Burlington first responders have been called to approximately 400 overdoses this year, far more than in previous years. ➆

BY COURTNEY LAMDIN • courtney@sevendaysvt.com

Jennifer Bouffard has lived on South Henry Court, a quaint South Burlington cul-de-sac near the airport, her entire life. She met her future husband, Joe, in the neighborhood when they were just teenagers in the 1980s. When they got married, they bought a house across the street from her childhood home.

The couple love where they live. So when the Burlington International Airport offered to buy their home several years ago to reduce their exposure to jet noise, the Bouffards said no — then watched as their neighbors’ homes were purchased and demolished. They stayed even after learning that a louder jet, the F-35, was destined to replace the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-16s that flew out of BTV.

Four years after the F-35s arrived, an airport program is finally paying to insulate a handful of nearby homes from the roar of the jets’ engines. The Bouffards are among the lucky ones. Their home was first on the list, and last week airport contractors began installing new windows, doors and drywall to dampen the sound. Theirs and 14 others will be finished this year, airport officials say.

But there are hundreds more to go, and the program is already behind schedule. Inflation has doubled the cost of materials, meaning half as many homes will be renovated each year than originally planned. All told, it could take decades before work is complete on every eligible home.

Aviation Director Nic Longo plans to seek more federal funding that could speed up the process but said the delays are otherwise out of the airport’s control. “I think the best word is ‘frustrating,’” he said.

The airport bases its program on a noise exposure map, a computergenerated depiction of where the jets are loudest. The most recent version was released in 2019, before the F-35s even arrived in Burlington. It shows 2,640 homes in three “contours” — 65, 70 and 75 decibels or higher. Most are in Winooski and South Burlington, but homes in parts of Burlington, Williston and Colchester are also affected.

Not every home in those three zones will qualify for the work, however, including those built after 1999 and others that meet federal standards based on indoor acoustic testing.

Eleven homes that are closest to the airport, in the 75-decibel contour, are also disqualified. The Federal Aviation Administration says properties in that noise zone shouldn’t be used as housing and won’t pay to insulate them. The residents can stay

Danforth Pewter Acquires Fair Haven Pottery Company

BY ANNE WALLACE ALLEN anne@sevendaysvt.com

Week ; the state’s online recruiting site, SuccessFactors; and through an Agency of Education press release issued on September 25.

Through the state’s recruiting site, the job was automatically shared on Facebook, LinkedIn and DiversityJobs, she said, and picked up by aggregate sites such as Indeed, Glassdoor and CareerBuilder. Board members also agreed to forward the job listing to their contacts in the field, she noted.

To advertise the position, the state spent $495, according to Agency of Education spokesperson Lindsey Hedges. That amount, and the timeline for finding a new secretary, are both paltry compared to what some school boards have spent and the time they devoted to find new superintendents.

The state board, in contrast, is taking a DIY approach.

At its September 20 meeting, board member Kimberly Gleason asked Samuelson whether the search committee had considered using an outside search firm “given the level of the position.” Samuelson said the committee discussed that idea with sta from the Department of Human Resources, who indicated that it was not necessary. Samuelson also noted “we don’t have a budget” to support hiring a national firm.

One of the board’s no-cost strategies was to hold a one-hour public forum in which Vermonters could share their thoughts on what they wanted to see in the next education secretary. The meeting was announced on the state board’s website and in an Agency of Education press release just one week before the event.

who responded to the survey sent jointly late last month by the Vermont Principals’, Vermont Superintendents and Vermont School Boards associations. The organizations shared the comments, scrubbed of personal identification, with the state board. About 30 of the comments were directly critical of the agency’s work.

“Based on my past experience as a superintendent and curriculum director, the agency has done so little to support the work of my districts that it never serves as a place I look to for support,” one person wrote.

“The Agency has lost the trust of the field over the last seven years,” wrote another. “My work as a building leader would be supported by an agency that encouraged, followed through on its promises, and engaged educators and administrators in the work as a team.”

Danforth Pewter, a Middlebury company that makes metal figurines and other housewares, has purchased a Fair Haven pottery company and plans to expand into ceramics.

CEO Bram Kleppner said he and his staff had been looking for another craft company to acquire for a while. Although Danforth’s main business is in pewter ornaments, the design team has also been incorporating wood into its merchandise.

“As much as we love pewter and think it’s the most amazing material ever, we’ve been looking for other textures and colors,” Kleppner said.

Caren Helm, the owner of Pizzazz Pottery in Fair Haven, was hoping to retire and sell her company to a buyer close enough that her four employees could work for the new owner, Kleppner said. Danforth is applying for a $25,000 state grant to help renovate a 100-yearold warehouse at its Middlebury factory to accommodate the workers.

Kleppner expects to have Danforthmade pottery on the shelves of the company’s five stores by Valentine’s Day.

Sales are strong at Danforth, a company that Middlebury College graduate Fred Danforth started in a Woodstock barn in 1975, when pewter tableware was in vogue. Danforth doubled in size in the 1980s after it became the exclusive licensee for Disney’s Winnie the Pooh figures.

Today, about 40 people work in the company’s Middlebury offices and factory, as well as in its retail stores across New England.

Helm sold her mugs, bowls, plates and cups wholesale to outlets such as the Vermont Country Store and King Arthur Baking. After the Danforth pottery workshop is up and running, her ceramic designs will appear in Danforth’s catalog; Kleppner said the company will slowly introduce new pottery designs. ➆

For example, in 2020, the Burlington School District hired national recruiting firm McPherson & Jacobson of Omaha, Neb., to identify, recruit and vet candidates in a search that found its current superintendent, Tom Flanagan, who was then working in Rhode Island. The search took about three and a half months and cost approximately $22,000. Addison Central School District in Middlebury is using the same firm to find its next superintendent.

The Winooski School District’s school board hired California-based human resources firm Human Capital Enterprises last school year to find its next leader, at the cost of about $23,000. The firm spent four months conducting the search, hosting 15 community engagement meetings with sta , community members, parents and students to assess what they were looking for in a leader and holding several rounds of interviews, plus community meet and greets and campus walk-throughs for the finalists. Ultimately it selected Wilmer Chavarria, a native of Nicaragua who served as a principal in New Mexico before working as an administrator in Vermont.

Hank Harris, founder and president of Human Capital Enterprises, said in an interview last week that he doesn’t find advertising high-level education jobs in national publications such as Education Week to be the most e ective approach. He said he spreads the word of a job opening through his network of contacts — and an electronic mailing list he maintains that reaches 40,000 people. Though his firm specializes in superintendent searches, Harris said that when states conduct searches for the top education position, they typically hire an outside consultant.

The Vermont School Boards Association performs three to five superintendent searches annually for school boards, charging $9,500 for each one, association executive director Sue Ceglowski said.

The October 2 forum drew only about 15 Vermonters and was punctuated by periods of silence as board chair Samuelson waited for people to comment. Eleven people spoke, five of whom shared a similar message about the importance of a secretary of education who has a strong grasp of scientifically based reading instruction.

Rep. Elizabeth Burrows (D/P-West Windsor), who also chairs the Mount Ascutney School District’s board, was one of two legislators who spoke. She told Samuelson that the state needs a secretary of education who can “right this ship.”

In an interview with Seven Days last week, Burrows elaborated.

She said the fact that it took so long to launch the search indicates “the state’s education system has become a very, very low priority for the governor.”

Agency of Education sta often tell legislators that they are unable to answer questions or do more to support state initiatives because they lack su cient resources, Burrows said. (According to spokesperson Hedges, 14 of the agency’s 170 positions are vacant.)

“Almost every department in the Agency of Education is falling short of what their charge is,” Burrows said.

Similar sentiments were expressed by some of the 100 local school administrators

Dozens of the administrators said the education agency needs a leader who has experience in K-12 education, has a clear vision, champions public education and communicates e ectively.

Nichols, the Vermont Principals’ Association executive director and coauthor of the survey, summed up the feedback last week.

“Right now, we need someone who’s a pragmatic leader, who can be a really strong manager to make sure the AOE is delivering on things it needs to,” he said.

Scott — who will choose the next secretary from a list of three candidates provided by the state board — has his own vision of what’s needed in his new education secretary.

In his letter to the board initiating the search, he asked its members to give priority to applicants with experience managing complex issues, though those issues need not be “exclusive to education.” He also outlined his goals for the agency, which include improving test scores, reducing education inequality in communities that have shown the most substantial demographic declines, and increasing opportunities for older students to participate in career and technical education.

Samuelson said the board has received “a lot” of applications but declined to specify how many. The application deadline was extended, she said, because the board “didn’t want to miss the opportunity to consider applicants who might otherwise be right up against the deadline.”

She said the board hopes to send the list of three finalists to Scott by midNovember. ➆

SASHA GOLDSTEIN

ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE AGENCY OF EDUCATION IS FALLING SHORT OF WHAT THEIR CHARGE IS.

REP. ELIZABETH BURROWS

Green

Mountain

Power Aims to Eliminate Outages by 2030

BY KEVIN MCCALLUM • kevin@sevendaysvt.com

Vermont’s largest electric utility, Green Mountain Power, says increasingly damaging storms are forcing it to make major upgrades to the state’s power grid that will protect customers from disruptive outages.

The utility is asking state regulators to let it spend up to $280 million over the next two years on projects designed to help it keep the lights on and lower the costs of restoring power.

By upgrading some power lines to make them more resistant to falling trees, putting other lines underground and giving more people in rural areas free backup storage systems such as Tesla Powerwalls, the utility hopes to make outages a thing of the past. It’s calling the push the Zero Outages Initiative, which the company hopes to achieve by 2030.

The utility is proposing to spend up to $250 million on line upgrades and $30 million on battery storage investments.

If approved, the first projects could get under way in spring or summer 2024. GMP said the projects could result in rate increases of up to 2 percent per year, though the utility argues that the upgrades will save ratepayers money in the long term.

The bulk of the line upgrades will entail adding what’s called a spacer cable over power lines. These half-inch steel cables are designed to protect transmission and distribution lines from falling trees and limbs. The utility has already upgraded 330 miles of lines with such cables and plans to significantly accelerate those upgrades.

In testimony filed on Monday with the state’s Public Utility Commission, Michael Burke, GMP’s vice president of field operations, cited an example of a power line in Sharon with a spacer cable that remained operational despite 11 trees falling against it during a recent storm.

The utility has already buried about 50 miles of power lines, none of which experienced outages from recent storms. Burke said GMP plans to “massively” increase the number of power lines it puts underground, particularly in residential areas.

“The time is now. We can no longer wait. It is critical that we rapidly

accelerate proven solutions to help Vermont because climate change means we will see even more of this severe weather in the years ahead,” he told regulators.

The costs of responding to storm outages have soared in recent years, adding up to $115 million since 2013. Between 2013 and 2022, the average cost of a major storm response was $7.1 million. In the past 12 months, the utility spent $45 million on storm repairs, including $13.1 million from a wet snowfall in March and $4.1 million from the July flood.

In addition to preventing outages from happening in the first place, the utility wants to ramp up programs that protect customers from outages when they do happen.

Since 2017, GMP has been helping homeowners install battery storage in their homes to keep the lights on during outages. The program also allows GMP to draw on the batteries when needed, such as when power demand or energy prices soar.

Customers have typically paid $55 per month to lease Tesla Powerwalls. But GMP sees so much value in the devices that it wants to install them for free for some customers.

Homeowners in rural areas, where upgrading power lines would be costprohibitive, or in areas where the utility’s circuits need a boost would be good candidates for the devices.

The eastern and southeastern parts of Vermont suffer some of the most significant outages, according to a map the utility shared with the Public Utility Commission.

The $30 million investment could go to more than just Powerwalls. Some could be invested in microgrids, which create power islands that can remain running during emergencies by pairing renewable power, such as solar, with battery storage.

The utility is also exploring ways to use electric vehicles as backup power sources. There are about 10,000 EVs registered in Vermont, and 7,000 of them are owned by GMP customers.

“For some customers, having an EV in their garage is like having 10 Powerwall batteries to tap into,” the company wrote in its filings. ➆

Cannabis Conundrum

Federal hemp regulations trip up Vermont growers

BY RACHEL HELLMAN • rhellman@sevendaysvt.com

In 2018, Sam Bellavance decided to take a chance on cannabis. That year, Congress legalized commercial production of hemp, and Bellavance saw an opportunity to diversify his family’s dairy farm.

Bellavance started growing hemp — cannabis without the elevated levels of the psychoactive substance THC that produces a high — on 10 acres in Alburgh. He hoped to establish himself in the burgeoning business of CBD, a nonintoxicating cannabis compound marketed as an alternative health product. Bellavance’s company, Sunset Lake Craft CBD, created tinctures, topical oils and even dog snacks. Sales increased each year.

So when Vermont legalized the other kind of cannabis — the one with highinducing levels of THC — Bellavance saw a chance to diversify even further. Last year he planted a large marijuana crop, keeping the new venture separate from his hemp/ CBD business.

But in March, Bellavance was contacted by someone in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s hemp production program. In an email, the agency representative wrote that “regulations don’t allow for a hemp-licensee to also be producing marijuana, even if licensed to do so by a state program.” The email said Bellavance would need to surrender either his federal hemp license or his state recreational cannabis license.

He was flummoxed.

“It’s like saying you can grow apples but you can’t grow pears,” Bellavance said.

While dozens of states have legalized marijuana, it remains illegal under federal law, classified as a Schedule I drug on par with heroin, LSD and ecstasy. That means those growing for Vermont’s recreational marijuana industry aren’t eligible for federal loans, tax breaks or relief during emergencies such as this summer’s flooding.

Since 2013, federal authorities have taken a hands-off approach and have not typically prosecuted people participating in regulated markets in states where marijuana has been legalized. But as the USDA’s notice to Bellavance shows, federal regulators are still watching — and are ready to crack down, sometimes seemingly at random.

No one interviewed by Seven Days , including an attorney who specializes in CBD and hemp compliance, had

previously heard of a situation similar to Bellavance’s. At least two of the 33 Vermont hemp growers registered with the USDA are also licensed by the state to cultivate weed. Neither returned requests for comment. A USDA spokesperson did not respond to repeated requests for comment, even after agreeing to answer written questions.

Vermont regulators, too, were stumped by Bellavance’s situation and are seeking clarity as they grapple with a largely unregulated hemp market and unpredictable federal oversight.

“It’s not even just confusion amongst the hemp farmers,” said James Pepper, chair of Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board, which regulates the state marijuana market. “I think there’s confusion at the USDA about if this is possible or not.”

Travis Samuels, co-owner of ZION Growers, an industrial hemp processor in St. Johnsbury, lamented the lack of clarity. “It is hard for smaller farms to know what they can and can’t do and who they can and can’t work with,” he said. “They can’t just operate as a normal everyday business, which is really the whole idea of legalization.”

Vermont wasn’t the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, but it was a trailblazer in the hemp world. The plant has been legal to grow in Vermont since 2013, before Congress passed the 2014 Farm Bill, which allowed states to set up hemp pilot programs.

“We designed a program that had standards for pesticides, pathogens, potency, mycotoxins, yeast and mold,” said Cary Giguere, who spent almost 30 years with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. He is now compliance director for the Cannabis Control Board. “No other state in the country was doing this.”

In the early days, hemp was a niche crop, and growers had trouble sourcing seeds because the plant was illegal under federal law. But by 2017, farmers were seeing green amid the growing popularity of cannabidiol, aka CBD.

Congress gave large-scale hemp operations the green light in the 2018 Farm Bill. The number of licensed hemp growers in Vermont spiked from 85 in 2017 to 461 in 2018 and peaked the next year at 985.

But an oversupply and drop in demand for CBD caused a glut. The price of hemp plummeted in 2019, and farmers were left in the lurch. Many transitioned to the legal marijuana market in 2022, once Vermont started issuing licenses for the nascent industry.

Bellavance applied for and received the biggest outdoor weed license, Tier 5, which allowed him to grow up to 20,000 square feet of the crop.

By that time, Vermont had relinquished its hemp program in favor of the feds’. That meant that the USDA would license local growers, although the state continues to regulate finished products. Bellavance, who was still making good money off his CBD line, had gotten one of the federal hemp licenses.

Things were fine until the USDA email appeared in his inbox in March. The agency’s agricultural marketing specialist wrote that he’d spotted Bellavance’s two cannabis businesses while looking at the Vermont secretary of state’s website.

A concerned Bellavance contacted Chelsie Spencer, a Texas-based CBD and hemp compliance attorney. Spencer believes the USDA — which in emails referred to Bellavance’s THC enterprise as an illegal “associated entity” — is wrongly interpreting the law. The term “associated entity” is never defined in the Farm Bill. And, she argues, Bellavance’s two businesses are controlled by separate limited liability companies, in accordance with separate sets of regulations. Therefore, she thinks he’s in compliance.

The USDA is “stretching the interpretation [of the Farm Bill] here,” Spencer told Seven Days

There are other confusing elements of that 2018 legislation. Pepper, the control board chair, thinks the federal definition of hemp is “both overly specific and overly broad.” It clearly defines what THC levels are allowed in hemp products — no more than 0.3 percent — but leaves out guidance on other potentially intoxicating cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant.

Many of those compounds can be extracted and marketed, which has led to an influx of unregulated hemp-derived products that can get you high. They’re circulating nationally but also ending up in Vermont, potentially undercutting the legal weed market.

“There are no regulations. There are no restrictions,” Pepper said. “And [the products] are being shipped through the mail. They’re selling them online. We’re seeing them here in Vermont.”

Regulators in other states with a legal marijuana market are reporting a similar influx of unregulated hemp products, according to Pepper. He and other officials wrote a letter to federal legislators asking for changes in hemp guidelines in the next iteration of the Farm Bill, which is due for an update this year. Given the political chaos on Capitol Hill, it’s unclear when Congress will act.

For farmers such as Bellavance who are trying their best to follow federal guidelines, the consequences of the 2018 Farm Bill are being felt now.

“He did everything that one can possibly do,” said Pepper, “and he still got caught in the crosshairs.”

Sam Bellavance

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Others, such as Dan Querrey, co-owner of Pittsford-based Vermont Terps Cannabis, feel misled by discrepancies in federal and state THC regulations. Following federal regulations, Querrey invested millions in his licensed hemp business. He grew plants with a THC content of less than 0.3 percent, as required by the feds. But his final products, which are marketed as containing CBD, had greater than 1.5 milligrams of THC per serving, which is not allowed under Vermont’s guidelines.

The Cannabis Control Board fined Querrey $20,000 and required him to apply for a license in the marijuana market, which has made banking and filing taxes

significantly more di cult. His expenses have escalated.

“We had so much surplus product from three years of growing — and, with all of the confusion, no ability to market it,” Querrey said. “Nobody knows what’s going on.”

As Querrey experienced firsthand, when hemp growers decide to grow for the legal marijuana market, they forfeit their right to federal support — including USDA loans, Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, federal grant money and crop insurance.

“It’s this huge barrier of entry where you have to basically risk your entire existing farm if you’re going into cannabis,”

Bellavance said. This summer, for instance, Vermont’s cannabis farmers didn’t have access to federal emergency relief funds in the wake of historic flooding.

Change could be on the horizon. President Joe Biden has recommended that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration change marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug. If adopted, the shift would represent the biggest change in federal cannabis policy in 40 years, although growing weed would still be illegal under federal law. But the recategorization would reduce associated criminal penalties and make companies eligible for standard business tax breaks, thus lowering the costs of doing business in legal marijuana.

For now, though, Bellavance has decided to surrender his hemp license. He didn’t grow the crop this summer and has been relying on his stores of CBD oil from last season to keep his business afloat.

Although his hemp operation was significantly larger than his marijuana enterprise, Bellavance said he preferred to stay part of a state-regulated program.

“It’s one of the things I love about Vermont, is that you can actually get ahold of regulators,” Bellavance said.

Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board is debating whether to create a low-THC hemp license, which would mean growers would follow state rules rather than federal ones. But with fewer growers than ever in the CBD space, Pepper said it’s unlikely to happen.

Spencer, the Texas lawyer, thinks there’s more at stake.

“This is a David and Goliath fight,” Spencer said. “Vermont needs to take control of its hemp program, or Congress needs to fix this.”

Rachel Hellman covers Vermont’s small towns for Seven Days . She is a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. Find out more at reportforamerica.org.

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put or sell their houses to the airport for fair market value. The airport would raze the homes, just as it did to 200 others during a previous iteration of a sound-abatement program that started in the 1980s.

Dumont Avenue resident Edward Garvey owns one of those houses and said he just isn’t selling. The retired airline employee has lived in his modest ranch for 65 years. He’s frustrated that his home isn’t eligible.

“They gave up on us,” he said.

The airport is starting work in the 70-decibel zone, where 283 homes were deemed eligible for the program. The 2,344 homes in the 65-decibel zone are being tested now, a process that Longo said could take a year.

The airport currently has $15 million in FAA grants to start the insulation work. Longo estimates that the airport will need $5.5 million from the FAA every year to finish the project, but that money isn’t guaranteed.

And the project will take longer than anticipated. In early 2020, the airport planned to renovate 100 homes a year for about $50,000 a pop. When the pandemic hit, inflation spiked, driving up the price of windows, doors and other materials — and doubling the expected cost per home. Suddenly, the FAA grant will only go half as far, and the airport revised its goal to 50 homes per year. Then a window manufacturer went bankrupt, causing more delays while the airport searched for another one.

If all goes as planned, it will take six years to insulate the homes in the 70-decibel zone — and potentially 40 more years for those in the 65-decibel zone, if they all qualify.

Further complicating matters, the airport plans to release a new noise map next spring, rendering the current one obsolete. Homes within the contours now may not be next year and vice versa, Longo said, though he thinks it’s likely that more homes will be added to the map than removed from it.

Winooski resident Marguerite Adelman’s condo isn’t in the noise abatement zone, but she thinks it should be. Adelman, who is hard of hearing, said the jet noise is intolerable in both her backyard and her home with the windows open. But even if her condo were added to the new map — and determined eligible — it would likely be on the outermost contour, meaning it could be one of the last ones to be insulated. Adelman, who is 70, worries that she and her husband won’t be around to hear the difference.

“We will be dead,” she said. “I mean, maybe I could live to 110, but somehow I doubt it.”

The new map aside, Longo is slightly more optimistic about the program’s pacing. He said the airport plans to apply for a new $18.7 million noise-mitigation grant program from the U.S. Department of Defense, which it would use to insulate more homes. Longo said he’s confident that the airport will receive some of the cash because the F-35s are already here and the insulation work has started. The awards will be announced in the spring.

“We’re ready for these funds right now,” Longo said.

schools are just outside the noise contours and aren’t eligible for any renovations.

South Burlington resident Colin Graybuck was among those calling for the jets’ removal. His wife, Claire, bought their home on Peterson Terrace in 2017, when the F-16s were still based in Burlington. She recalled sitting in her car to get a sense of the jet noise before putting an offer on the house. It was tolerable.

But then came the F-35s. The jets are so loud, Colin said, that he’s heard them fly over when he’s wearing noise-canceling headphones while working with power tools in his garage.

The couple’s home is eligible for sound insulation. Besides the typical upgrades, their home will also get central air conditioning so they can keep the windows shut year-round.

But the Graybucks, who enjoy letting in the fresh spring air, aren’t satisfied. The program might make their home quieter, but it doesn’t address any noise outside.

“It’s been managed very well,” Jennifer Bouffard said. “The downfall to the whole project is the inconvenience of it.”

And it has been disruptive. The Bouffards had to move loads of furniture and other belongings into their garage; what was left inside is covered in a thin, plastic sheet. Evicted from their bedroom, the couple have had to sleep on an air mattress in the basement for three weeks. Their old cat, Willis, has found respite in the bathroom.

The Bouffards have made it work, but they worry that older residents will find the program too burdensome to participate. The airport doesn’t pay for movers, storage or alternative lodging.

The couple have also lived next to the airport long enough to be skeptical of its future plans. After demolishing so many homes, BTV owns a sizable chunk of land around the Bouffards’ home. They wonder whether the airport, should it want to expand, would someday try to take their property.

Some residents think the only solution would be to get rid of the jets altogether — an unlikely prospect but one that was raised several times at a community meeting at Chamberlin School in South Burlington last month. The school, which is about a mile from the airport, was outfitted with central air conditioning two years ago as part of the noise reduction program. Winooski public

“It’s something,” Claire said, “but it’s a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.” Her husband agreed. He’s happy to qualify for the program, “but I’m not happy to need it,” he said.

Last week, half a mile away on South Henry Court, work at the Bouffards’ home was well under way. In two days, the contractors had replaced a large bay window and nine smaller ones. Electricians were preparing to install mini-splits for heating and cooling.

For now, though, they’re pleased with the work. One morning last week, Jennifer was on a video call when she heard a plane take off. When another one flew over seconds later, she realized it was an F-35, because they often take off in batches.

Once disruptive, the jets already sounded much quieter. ➆

Editor’s note: Joe Bouffard is a longtime Seven Days circulation employee

IT’S BEEN MANAGED VERY WELL. THE DOWNFALL TO THE WHOLE PROJECT IS THE INCONVENIENCE OF IT.

JENNIFER BOUFFARD

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OBITUARIES

Linda Sei ert

JUNE 3, 1946-SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 MONKTON, VT.

Born on June 3, 1946, Linda Hollins Seiffert Reynolds was a lifelong collector and artist. She made and collected objects of beauty and also collected friends, hobbies and adventures. Linda died of lung cancer on September 27, 2023.

Her older brother, Perry, remembers that Linda’s earliest collections included tidal pool treasures and pets at their childhood home in Rowayton, Conn., where they lived with their parents, Lola Baxter and Alfred Seiffert. ey treasured their many summers roaming in the fields and woods of a family friend’s Woodstock, Vt., farm. At Northfield School, Linda collected friends who were drawn to her adventures and her casual disregard for silly rules. She went for walks in the then-forbidden ravine on campus. She gathered friends to read poetry aloud in the meadow on Round Top and entertained herself during study time by climbing around her room without touching the floor.

Her free spirit and love of the natural world found an outlet at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied studio art and was awarded the senior art prize. Upon graduation, she moved north for a summer job in Charlotte, Vt., working with Dan Kiley, a renowned landscape architect. She deepened her childhood connections with Vermont and its landscape.

In the early 1970s, Linda’s elegant, flowing

Lissa Bogner

DECEMBER 30, 1970-

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

COLCHESTER, VT.

Lissa Catherine (Colburn) Bogner died on September 27, 2023, at the age of 52, at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vt., after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Stephen Bogner; her daughter, Kaleigh Blair Bogner; and her father, Michael Colburn. She was predeceased by her mother, Linda Blair Colburn. She is also survived by her stepmother, Mary Esther Treat; her stepsister, Elizabeth Stetson; her brothers and sisters-in-law; her nieces and nephews; her in-laws; and her aunts and uncles.

Lissa was born on December 30, 1970, in Burlington, Vt. e family moved to Portland, Maine,

OBITUARIES, VOWS, CELEBRATIONS

handwriting on a housing opportunities post caught the eye of Harry Reynolds. When they met, she invited him to be one of the roommates in a shared house. After their marriage in 1980, they bought an old farmhouse in Monkton, where she lived for the rest of her life. In May 1982, Linda gave birth to their son, Will. As they raised their son and grew their collection of animals, she worked toward her teacher certification and began teaching art at Burlington High School. ere she designed and taught a commercial art course that became a statewide curriculum for students wanting to learn professional skills. After Linda and Harry divorced, Linda continued her country life, surrounded by her animals and a loving community of friends. It was during these years that she began pursuing her passion for watercolor landscape painting.

Linda was a lover of color, form and the natural world. A true artist, she was always engaged in many creative projects at once. She was an avid gardener. She was a writer of

barn and running Partners in Adventure camp for young people of all abilities. She began her teaching career as an educator at Shelburne Farms and then worked at the Renaissance School. She brought her passion to the Childhood Education & Human Services program at the Center for Technology, Essex, where she prepared high school students to teach early childhood education.

poetry and thoughtful notes to friends. She loved to cook and enthusiastically shared food with others, including as a volunteer cook at the Charlotte Senior Center. Her beautiful farmhouse was bursting at the seams with amazing found objects and an eclectic collection of antiques, pottery, wood and glass. She learned to work with metal sculpture, glassblowing, lithography and jewelry while experimenting with new forms of watercolor, even painting landscapes on hollowed eggs. A fellow artist remarked that Linda’s house was her latest and greatest piece of installation art.

Linda was unabashedly colorful and full of energy. She was active in many communities and attracted a diverse group of friends. As an art teacher for more than 30 years at Burlington High School and Mount Abraham Union High School, she helped thousands of students better observe and appreciate their surroundings. She was a dowser, regularly attending American Society of Dowsers conventions. She was the first American breeder of the Mudi, a Hungarian herding dog. She sang with the choir at the Charlotte Congregational Church, where her artwork often adorned the walls of the vestry and her calligraphy is embossed on the hymn book covers. She initiated a “full moon” group of women who met monthly for decades to kayak, picnic or gather around a fire beneath the full moon. She was a breast cancer survivor and made many friendships with other survivors she met at the physical therapy pool.

Linda was always an animal lover. Her

Her family is extremely grateful for the love and support of friends and family.

ey also want to thank the caring staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center oncology and neurology departments, as well as those at the McClure Miller Respite House.

horses, chickens, cats, dogs, goats, mice and fish inspired her drawings, sculptures and paintings and brought her great joy and laughter. Linda was never without a camera and amassed boxes of prints and more than 50,000 digital images.

Nothing brought Linda more joy than her son, Will Reynolds. Linda treasured all of their times together — from international expeditions to quiet walks along the Maine beach and shared laughter over mugs of tea at home. Linda was deeply grateful for Will’s constant company in her last months and to his partner, Mira Kier, and their son, Ezy, for their love and support as Will cared for her at her Monkton farmhouse. As she wished, Linda’s final days were full of friends and family. She was surrounded by laughter, art, music, poetry, homegrown zinnias, healing crystals and wonderful food. She took her final breaths beneath the light of the rising moon, as her beloved church choir sang a farewell hymn.

Linda’s legacy is as rich, layered and beautiful as the walls of her art-filled farmhouse. She is deeply missed by her friends and family, especially her brother, Perry Seiffert, and his family, of Bethesda, Md.; her son, Will, his partner, Mira, and their son, Ezy, of Longmont, Colo.; and many cousins. A memorial will be held on November 12, 2023, 3 p.m., at the Charlotte Congregational Church.

If you are inspired to honor Linda, please consider a donation to 5-Town Friends of the Arts or the Charlotte Senior Center or write a letter or gift a beautiful found object to a treasured friend.

Fred Golish

MAY 31, 1934-

OCTOBER 1, 2023

HALLOWELL, MAINE

retirement, he and his wife traveled extensively by RV throughout the U.S. ey moved to Maine in 2021.

where she graduated from Deering High School. She then received a BS from Trinity College in Burlington and her master’s degree with a focus on teaching education through the arts from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt.

She dedicated her work and personal life to sharing her love of education, art and nature. is included managing an equestrian

Lissa’s greatest joy was being with her family and many friends. She enjoyed training and riding horses, skiing, snowboarding, boating, beach-walking anywhere, camping, and hiking. She was an adventurous photographer, climbing into cellar holes and seeking unique natural locations. She enjoyed cooking (especially anything maple) and gathering friends and family together for meals or just hanging out.

Per Lissa’s request, there will be no traditional services. A private celebration of Lissa’s life will be held at the family’s convenience in the late fall.

e family invites you to share your memories and condolences by visiting awrfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Lissa’s name to Shelburne Farms’ education department (store.shelburnefarms. org/product/gift-of-joy-andlearning/membership) or the McClure Miller Respite House (uvmhomehealth.org/donate/ make-an-online-donation).

Fred Russell Golish, Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), passed away on October 1, 2023, at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta, Maine, following a lengthy battle with COPD. He was born in Oakland, Calif., on May 31, 1934, to eodore and Neva (Russell) Golish. He attended Oakland High School and entered the U.S. Air Force soon after graduation. A graduate of the officer cadet program, he became a fighter pilot and flew several thousand hours, primarily in the F-102 Delta Dagger.

After leaving the Air Force in 1970, he flew with the Vermont Air National Guard for an additional five years, retiring in 1975.

During his lengthy

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, two sisters and a brother. He was predeceased by his parents, two brothers, and a son and daughter.

As he wished, there will be no visiting hours or funeral service. Burial with full military honors will be at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Fred’s name may be made to the Salvation Army, 36 Eastern Ave., Augusta, ME 04330. Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME 04330. Condolences, stories and photos may be shared by visiting plummerfh.com.

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OBITUARIES

Cynthia Lyons

JANUARY 20, 1958-SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

WATERBURY, VT.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Cynthia “Cindy” McMahon Lyons on September 18, 2023. Cindy peacefully left this world at the age of 65, surrounded by her loved ones.

Born on January 20, 1958, in Syracuse, N.Y., Cindy was the beloved daughter of Joe and Dodie McMahon. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Ohio University and earned her master’s degree in education at Saint Michael’s College. Cindy enjoyed a successful career in education, teaching both elementary and middle school in Duxbury, Vt. She later transitioned into a successful career in real estate, building a thriving real estate brokerage, New England Landmark Realty.

Cindy was a valued board member of Revitalizing Waterbury and an enthusiastic ambassador of her Waterbury community, where she continuously championed local small businesses. Cindy always went out of her way to be friendly and kind to anyone she crossed paths with.

ough she enjoyed a very rewarding career in real estate, Cindy was rightfully proudest of her treasured family. Cindy was a loving spouse to her devoted husband, David J. Lyons. ey shared many joyous years together, having tied the knot on September 20, 1986. ey welcomed three children, Kathryn, Conor and Eamon, to whom Cindy was an incredible mother. Together the family shared a home filled with love and endless laughter. Cindy’s unconditional love and support created and maintained the strong and cherished bond within their family. With family and friends, Cindy enjoyed good music, memorable Halloween costumes, annual Kentucky Derby parties, skiing at Sugarbush, cheering for Syracuse University, and cherished summers at Silver Lake with her sisters and extended family. Cindy loved to settle in quietly with a good book, board game or jigsaw puzzle.

Cindy is survived by her loving husband, David; her children, Kathryn (Patrick), Conor (Janelle) and Eamon; her sisters, Kathy McMahon, Susan Elderton, Karen Spence and Sheila Morrissey; and her numerous sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins, all of whom will miss Cindy dearly. Cindy also leaves behind many close and wonderful friends who loved and supported her, particularly over the last few years and months. We thank you all.

In honor of Cindy’s commitment to her community and her belief in supporting charitable causes, in lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Revitalizing Waterbury (revitalizingwaterbury.org) or the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (theaftd.org).

A celebration of Cindy’s life will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023, 1 to 4 p.m., at Zenbarn, 179 Guptil Rd., Waterbury. At 1:30 p.m., family and friends will take a moment to celebrate Cindy’s life.

OBITUARIES, VOWS, CELEBRATIONS

John Paul Lavigne

NOVEMBER 27, 1945SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 CHARLOTTE, VT.

John Paul Lavigne, a lifelong Vermonter and resident of Charlotte, Vt., since 1968, passed away due to a sudden illness at the University of Vermont Medical Center on September 28, 2023, surrounded by his family.

John was born November 27, 1945, the fourth child of Germaine (Begin) Lavigne and Eugene Lavigne of Burlington, Vt., formerly of Québec. He grew up on Hayward Street in Burlington, graduated from Burlington High School in 1965, then went on to serve six years in the Vermont National Guard.

John loved driving and found a career where he got to do just that. He was a driver for several local oil companies, where his favorite part — in addition to getting to spend time driving — was getting to know his customers. He then went on to drive for Nabisco, where he enjoyed sampling and sharing the products with family and friends.

Virginia Brooks

MARCH 28, 1933SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 WINOOSKI, VT.

Virginia Brooks, age 90, of Winooski, Vt., passed away peacefully on September 7, 2023. Virginia was a kind and generous woman who touched the lives of many.

Virginia is survived by five of her seven children, 23 grandchildren, and numerous great- and great-greatgrandchildren. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, and her family meant the world to her.

Virginia’s love for children was evident in her career choices. She held various roles that allowed her to nurture,

After retiring from Nabisco, he worked for Country Home Products where, again, he enjoyed meeting and connecting with people. After finally retiring from work, he then went on to become a longtime volunteer with the Charlotte Food Shelf, which brought him great purpose and great friends.

He was married in 1980 to Susan Harvey, and they built a life together at their home in Charlotte and their beloved camp on Monkton Pond. In 1983, they welcomed their first child, Kristine, and began their adventure together as parents, welcoming their second child, Josh, in 1986.

Family life was full of togetherness, nature, silliness, exploring and spending time together.

In 2011, John became a pépère for the first time with the arrival of his first grandchild, which gave him a new role in life that he lovingly embraced. He was blessed to have a total of four grandchildren with him on Earth, Kinsey, Sawyer, Rowen and Abel, and two grandchildren that we know he is getting to hug in heaven, Ryker and Baby Lavigne.

educate and guide them. She dedicated her time, energy and talents as a nanny, licensed home daycare provider, Head Start teacher, foster mother and foster grandmother. Her commitment to nurture and support children made a positive impact on countless young ones.

Virginia’s faith was an important aspect of her life, and her involvement in the Salvation Army was an essential part of making her the woman she became. She found solace, strength and community in her places of worship. For the last 20 years of her life, she was an active member of the Salvation Army in Burlington, Vt., and for the previous four years in the Rutland Corp.

His hobbies included gardening, canoeing, horseshoes, tinkering and puttering in his garage on repair projects, feeding the birds, trying to keep the squirrels out of his feeders, baking sweet treats, and being a good landlord to his growing flock of purple martins.

John is survived by his wife, Susan Lavigne; his children, Kristine Reynolds (Nicholas Reynolds) and Josh Lavigne (Dawn Duell); his grandchildren Kinsey and Rowen Reynolds and Sawyer and Abel Lavigne; and his twin sister, Jane (Lavigne) Guerin (Armand Guerin), and his sister eresa Neilsen, all of Largo, Fla. He is predeceased by his sister Louise Ragis and her husband, Ronald Ragis, and two grandchildren, Ryker Reynolds and Baby Lavigne.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday October 13, 2023, 4 to 7 p.m., at the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home, 209 Falls Rd., Shelburne, VT. Funeral services will be held at St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church, 72 Church St., Shelburne, VT, on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 11 a.m., followed immediately by lunch in the church hall.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Charlotte Food Shelf, PO Box 83, Charlotte, VT 05445, or online at charlotteucc.org/charlotte-foodshelf. To send online condolences to his family, please visit vtfuneralhomes.com.

She will be dearly missed by her family, friends and all those whose lives she touched. Above all, she leaves a legacy of kindness, generosity and love, which will continue to inspire and uplift those who knew her personally or by her gifts.

Please join the family in a celebration of Virginia’s life, to be held on November 4, 2023, 1 p.m., at the Burlington Salvation Army, 64 Main St., Burlington, VT 05401, followed by a get-together at the community room at 83 Barlow St., Winooski, VT 05404.

In lieu of flowers, Virginia would appreciate that contributions be made to the Virginia Brooks Fund at the Burlington Salvation Army, at the address above, and sent to the attention of Capt. Felisha Davis. Your monetary gift will help continue the important work of this organization.

For more details about Virginia’s life, please go to vtfuneralhomes.com.

Stephen Sanborn

FEBRUARY 5, 1952OCTOBER 2, 2023

COLCHESTER, VT.

Stephen Edward Sanborn

(Steve, as most knew him) passed away in his home in Colchester on October 2, 2023. He was 71 years old.

Steve was born in Burlington, Vt., on February 5, 1952, to Francis and Eileen Sanborn. He grew up in Rutland alongside his seven brothers and sisters: Karen Piggrem, John Sanborn, James Sanborn, Patricia Sanborn, Francis Sanborn, William Sanborn and Lorri Tappan. He was a 1971 graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy, and upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary O’Donnell, on July 31, 1976. Steve served for four years in the Navy and then joined the Army National Guard in 1988, where he served for 22 years

Donna Newhall Larrow

SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT.

On October 1, 2023, Donna Newhall Larrow, in her 89th year, peacefully passed away, surrounded by her loving family.

Donna was born and raised in Burlington, Vt., and was proud to be a true Vermonter. She was the daughter of Chester and Nella Newhall. She was a graduate of Burlington High School and the University of Vermont, with a degree in home economics. She married her junior high sweetheart, Rodney, of South Hero. She ran an efficient, tidy and loving household while raising four children: Dr. Daniel Larrow of Lexington, Ky.; Benton Larrow of East Montpelier, Vt.; and Julia Larrow of Essex, N.Y. Her daughter Margaret Carter of Burlington, Vt., died in 1995, forever changing Donna’s life. Donna is survived by her husband of 67 years, Rodney Larrow, and her older sister, Susan McCoubrie, of South Burlington. She was predeceased by her brother, David Newhall, and her sister Ann Newhall.

Donna was always very active in her children’s and her eight grandchildren’s lives

Steve had a great sense of humor and a big heart and brought belly laughs and the best hugs to every family gathering. His giant, raucous family will miss him greatly.

Janet Nelson Pace

MAY 14, 1935-OCTOBER 7, 2023 LUDLOW, VT.

she earned her MA degree in public health care management.

until retiring as a master sergeant in 2010.

Steve enjoyed being outdoors and spent every hunting season with his son and close friends at their deer camp. He grew spectacular tomato plants and enjoyed cooking and eating new and delicious foods. He and his family enjoyed summer trips to Maine, where lobster dinner was always the best day of the trip. He and Mary enjoyed traveling in New England throughout their retirement.

Steve is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary; their three children, Laura and spouse Dustin Fregeau, Stephen, and Rebecca and partner Kristina Cruz; and two grandchildren, Weston and Brynn Fregeau; as well as his brothers, sisters, and 26 nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held on October 20, 2023, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Moose Lodge in Rutland, Vt. Please come by anytime. Steve will be buried at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund at Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 1 National Life Dr., Dewey Building, Montpelier, VT 05620-3208.

Janet Nelson Pace passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, following a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease, at the Meadows in Rutland, Vt. She was born on May 14, 1935, to Carl and Helen Nelson in Ludlow, Mass.

Janet was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Helen Nelson, and her brother, Carl Allan Nelson. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Pace; her three sons, Stephen, Jeffrey and Douglas; her granddaughter, Emilia; and her daughters-in-laws, Barbara Ohm and Veronica Jimenez.

She spent a quarter century living in Springfield, Mass. She attended Samuel Bowles Elementary School, Van Sickle Junior High School and Classical High School, where she was a constant honor student. Janet then attended the University of Massachusetts for two years, followed by three years at Columbia University while training to become a registered nurse at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, graduating with a BS with honors and an RN in 1957.

Among the places she lived and worked were Boston, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Saudi Arabia. She managed to survive the societal restrictions in Saudi Arabia by learning Lebanese cooking and traveling to Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East.”

Janet and Ralph decided to retire to Ludlow, Vt., purchasing a home there in 1996. Here Janet was involved in numerous local groups such as the garden club, Friends of the Library, Friends of Ludlow Auditorium, the United Church of Ludlow and quilting groups. It was this last hobby that occupied much of her time and interest. She was honored by the MarshBillings-Rockefeller National Historical Park for her quilting efforts. She also received a special award from FOLA, of which she was a founding member.

and enjoyed being involved in their school and sports activities, as well. She volunteered for numerous church and civic endeavors in Burlington and South Hero. Her family will always remember how she opened an extra bedroom in her house to visitors who needed a safe and comfortable place to stay close to the hospital while a family member was hospitalized. Once her children were older, she took a job in the UVM athletics office. Here she thrived. Her warm, welcoming demeanor helped many student athletes, while her conscientious secretarial skills helped make for an efficient office. She worked at many different UVM sporting events, especially basketball and hockey games.

Donna loved reading, walking around the campus

and traveling, especially to Alaska, where her grandparents spent much time doing missionary work. Above all, she most enjoyed being with her extended family and friends, of which she had many. She made the best July 4th baked beans, pies, spaghetti (thanks, Bert Trono!) and a world-class pot roast.

She never had a harsh word and was kind, always supportive and goodhumored. The best wife and mom one could ask for. She will be missed every day. Now she has a clear mind and a freed soul, and we take comfort in this.

Her family wishes to thank UVM’s hospice services and all the care provided at Birchwood Terrace Rehab and Healthcare in Burlington. A service of remembrance is being planned for early November, with details forthcoming.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association, Vermont Chapter.

Arrangements are in the care of Corbin & Palmer Funeral Home. To send online condolences to her family, please visit vtfuneral homes.com.

Upon graduation, Janet was associated with several San Francisco hospitals where, when not nursing, she managed to travel throughout the West. She and a group of friends loved camping in national parks. They visited virtually every park system west of the Mississippi.

On her return to the East, Janet began working for the Visiting Nurses in Holyoke, Mass., which was the beginning of her long association with public health care.

On July 8, 1961, she married Ralph Pace, also of Springfield. This marriage would continue for more than the next 62 years, involving three sons, Stephen, Jeffrey and Douglas, and many moves. Janet continued working in the public health sector with gradual involvement in management.

Janet managed to find time to attend graduate school at Pace University, where

She enjoyed traveling, including a trip to Paris, a Danube River tour, a trip to Tuscany, a tour of Costa Rica, many trips to Canada, an extensive tour of Turkey, and trips to Greece, Mexico, Sweden and England. Janet loved to spend time with her remote sons in Utah, New Mexico and Southern California. She was especially anxious to see her granddaughter, Emilia. While the early days in Ludlow featured skiing at Okemo, a Canadian friendship started a 10-year annual ski trip to the Eastern Townships of Québec.

Janet dearly loved her home in Ludlow, especially its large front porch, where she enjoyed entertaining family and friends. While still a flatlander to Vermont, Ludlow was her home.

A memorial celebration is planned for November 18, 2023, at the United Church of Ludlow. At 10 a.m. there will be a visiting session, followed by the service celebrating Janet’s life at 11 a.m. A buffet lunch will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

Arrangements are under the direction of Clifford Funeral Home.

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FEEDback

effectively double counting the supposed renewability of the steam heat.

Burlington residents should urge city councilors to vote no on the steam pipe and reject any thermal energy ordinance that includes biomass, “renewable” gas or heat sources whose renewable credits are already counted elsewhere.

Chris Gish BURLINGTON

PORTRAIT PERSPECTIVE

I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the life of Mr. Alexander Twilight [“Twilight Hour,” September 20]. It’s always a gift learning about new pieces of Black history, especially in Vermont. As I read his fascinating story, there was something nagging at me about Katie Runde’s deci-

VICTIM CLAIMING

In the September 27 issue, Ken Picard o ers a glimpse into the world of Mali Obomsawin [“Chord and Discord”], the Abenaki activist from the Odanak First Nation. Mali talks about how the Vermont Abenaki are misogynist and how “all the major figureheads of their groups are men, and they take on very domineering tactics.” She says the men sco and talk over the women. Mali even goes on to say that she’s not comfortable being in Vermont, implying she’s fearful of the lurking Vermont Abenaki men.

For Mali’s information, it is women who have led our Missisquoi Parent Advisory Committee for almost four decades. Out of our 17 members, 15 are women. When we sent our kids, in full regalia, from the Circle of Courage afterschool program to the second symposium at the University of Vermont in April 2023, it was a man very well known to Mali who attacked our children and screamed in their faces that they were fakers and to go home. For the first time in recent history, the politics as demonstrated by an Odanak sympathizer went on the attack and made our young children cry. Yet it is Mali and her friends who claim to be the victims. Shame on you!

Brenda Gagne SWANTON

Gagne is coordinator of the Circle of Courage.

‘MONSTROSITY OF A ROAD’

the businesses on Pine Street and the South End and tell our friends and family to stay away. Burlington doesn’t want our business anymore. They want to keep us out.

And gentlemen (because that seems to be who is behind this whole mess): People coming o the highway headed for Pine Street or downtown are not going to take the byway; it makes no sense to. They are going to take the right-hand exit o Interstate 189 onto Shelburne Road — just like they do now. It’s shorter and quicker.

Lisa Yankowski SOUTH BURLINGTON

CALLING OUT A CANNABIS AD

Vermont’s laws on cannabis advertising are strict and well known; they’ve also been covered extensively in Seven Days. Imagine my surprise seeing an ad for Exotika, a recreational dispensary in western New York, advertised in a way that Vermont shops are not able to. The ad featured promotions, product lists and info on a car giveaway! It was also missing the large warning label required by Vermont law.

won’t work for all Vermonters whose vehicles were damaged in this summer’s flood, it is a policy that ought to be applauded.

When it comes to the climate crisis, we need to walk and chew gum at the same time. We need to adapt and support vulnerable Vermonters who have been harmed by the climate and extreme weather, and we need to do everything we can to limit our state’s climate pollution. Helping Vermonters whose cars were damaged by the flooding to a ord EVs helps accomplish both goals. It takes polluting vehicles o the road and helps Vermonters get back on their feet. It’s not the only flood-recovery initiative we need by any means, but it’s a smart part of a recovery package.

sion to change his scowl to a smile to convey his warmth. This nagging voice was asking: “Why does he have to smile?” People during his time didn’t smile much in portraits the way we do now. Are the other men in the 1700s and 1800s Statehouse portraits smiling?

Don’t get me wrong. Her portrait is beautiful. I appreciate her intention of wanting to illustrate Twilight’s “mirthprovoking face, the jest-loving propensity, the perennial fun,” as he was described in the story. Nonetheless, her intention hit a nerve. The nerve has to do with the historical defense mechanism of Black folks having to be conscious about not appearing to be threatening. Smiling or being careful about how we express anger are examples of strategies to make white people feel safe.

I don’t expect Runde to change or not display her beautiful work. I just want to share my perspective.

Gwen Shervington BURLINGTON

Imagine my horror reading Chapin Spencer quoted in “Smooth Road Ahead?” [September 6] saying, “My neighborhood is fundamentally changing.” So is mine, Chapin, and not in a good way, thanks to you and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. Shame on both of you for selling your souls to the devil.

Stop glorifying this monstrosity of a road. Mourn the hundreds of trees removed for a paved waste of federal tax dollars that would’ve been better used fixing some of Burlington’s infrastructure. The plan would close o Pine Street, essentially blocking my neighborhood — Queen City Park in South Burlington — and the Burlington South End neighborhoods from going south for them and to Burlington for us.

Planners claim that Ferguson, Lyman and other streets are happy being closed o from Briggs Street so that cars cannot cut through their streets. We will see how happy they are when forced with the inconvenience of trying to go south. And do not suggest Queen City Park Road, which is a dangerous road that some of us refuse to use. Guess we stop supporting

With an ever-expanding recreational cannabis marketplace, advertising is a critical component in helping a business stand out. It’s already hard enough for those businesses to advertise with the restrictions in place without Seven Days making it more di cult. For Seven Days — which is usually an incredible advocate for all things local — to run the ad in that form is disappointing and does a great disservice to all the hardworking people and cannabis businesses in the state.

I hope in the future Seven Days will refrain from collecting ad revenue that creates an uneven playing field for Vermont businesses or at least enforce the present restrictions for everyone.

Chris VanDenMeiracker JERICHO

Editor’s note: Vermont’s cannabis advertising laws only apply to businesses licensed by the state’s Cannabis Control Board. Its rules do not apply to out-of-state companies. Seven Days is distributed in Plattsburgh, N.Y., where this pot shop would be considered local.

IN PRAISE OF EV POLICY

[“EV Program Likely to Leave Some Flood-Stricken Vermonters Behind,” August 21, and Feedback: “EV in La-La Land,” September 13] are o base in their criticism of the state’s electric vehicle assistance program for Vermonters with flood-damaged cars. While the program

To maximize the pollution-reducing power of this program, we need to ensure that when Vermonters plug in these EVs to charge, they are getting their electricity exclusively from clean, renewable energy. And that means reforming our Renewable Energy Standard to ensure that we are meeting our growing electricity demand with electricity from new renewables constructed right here in Vermont and throughout New England.

Jonathan Dowds BURLINGTON

Dowds is deputy director at Renewable Energy Vermont.

WHY SHAME WAYNE?

[Re “Wayne’s World,” September 20]: I wish I could understand the point behind Courtney Lamdin’s reference to the generosity of the subject’s body shape. It struck me as unintentional body shaming of those of us who do not have a Ken and Barbie physical appearance, and it contributed nothing to the otherwise excellent celebration of a dedicated public servant.

Steve Wood ESSEX JUNCTION

LOCAL CHESTNUTS AMONG US

[Re “Branching Out: Tree Farmer Buzz Ferver Aims to Restore the American Chestnut in Vermont — and in Your Kitchen,” October 4]: My cousin, Howard Manosh of Hyde Park, has been growing chestnuts for years and hosted a gathering of those raising the American chestnut the last time this group met. My late brother, J.B. McKinley of Elmore, also has long grown American chestnuts. Howard and J.B. are longtime residents of Vermont.

Kathleen McKinley Harris CHARLOTTE

‘IMAGINATIVE CURES’

[Re From the Publisher: “Burlington Blues,” September 27]: Thank you for shining a light on the homeless and chemically addicted folks who seem to be filling every corner of our city. I am one of the people who wants to do something, but what? It’s getting harder to hold on to my compassion, and I resort to imaginative cures.

There is no doubt that homelessness contributes to the problem, so we need shelters and treatment centers and probably federal assistance, but I’m not beyond believing that nefarious forces are at work, too. (“Damn the pusher-man.”)

Despite my usual progressive tendencies, I imagine a domestic corps for community service. Its purpose is to give purpose to lost souls.

Because I live near the temporary high school, I worry especially about pushing drugs to our kids. I worry about the once-delightful Church Street area losing merchants and conviviality. I worry about my safety when I cross town in my wheelchair to shop. So many D words pop into my mind: dystopia, disheveled, disheartening.

Please keep this topic in your sights. It was so good to read that my worst suspicions were not all in my mind.

Hope Lindsay BURLINGTON

DON’T BLAME LANDLORDS

[Re “Cleaning House: Burlington Officials Are Fed Up With a Notorious Church Street Apartment Building,” September 27]: This year I had a drug dealer living in one of my apartments in a 15-unit building. We called the police several times. No response. We issued eviction notices. We hired a lawyer. The courts were overloaded, and we never received a court date. After three months, I finally paid them to leave, losing $7,000.

It is laughable to think that if the police

cannot deal with these people, somehow landlords have the capability to make them behave.

Landlords cannot force tenants to keep their smoke detectors installed.

Landlords cannot force tenants to stop using drugs and alcohol.

We cannot force the police to come and deal with drug dealers.

We cannot force tenants to treat their apartments with respect.

We cannot force tenants to create a safe atmosphere for our maintenance workers to repair their apartments.

Landlords cannot stop tenants from inviting abusive people into their apartments.

We as a community need to think more creatively than the knee-jerk response that it is always the landlord’s fault. The entire community is responsible for drug and alcohol rehab and mental health. The entire community is responsible for finding housing for abusive people who refuse to follow rules.

Landlords are not forcing people to trash their apartments and shoot heroin.

Mark Williams SOUTH BURLINGTON

Used syringes and trash outside Memorial Auditorium in Burlington COURTESY OF ERIC OLSEN

UVM scientists unearth bad news for our climate future beneath the Greenland ice sheet

BY KEN PICARD • ken@sevendaysvt.com

Halley Mastro slid a petri dish of liquid speckled with floating debris under a microscope. After adjusting the focus, she let a journalist visiting her University of Vermont geology lab take a peek. Even a nonscientist could recognize the magnified specks as pieces of plants.

“That spiky thing and that black thing next to it are moss stems,” said Mastro, 22, a master’s student from New Paltz, N.Y., who is studying the ancient ecology of northwestern Greenland. “It just looks a little funky because it’s been frozen for 400,000 years.”

Beside her sat fellow master’s student Catherine “Cat” Collins, who pulled up a rainbow-colored picture on her laptop screen. Dotted with reds, yellows, greens and blues, the blob resembled a Doppler radar image of a severe thunderstorm. In fact, Collins, 24, used a CT scanner to capture this snapshot of frozen sediment from beneath a Greenland glacier — part of the same sample that contained Mastro’s ancient mosses. Collins uses CT and other

computer imagery to study how those sediment layers formed in the distant past. The data helps scientists understand how long the Greenland ice sheet has been there — and how warm the climate was when the ice last melted.

The science happening in this dust-free clean room on UVM’s Trinity campus may seem esoteric, but it has a very practical and urgent application: to understand the e ect of human-induced climate warming on the Greenland ice sheet, which is a growing source of meltwater that contributes to rising sea levels around the globe.

“This is science that matters,” said Paul Bierman, an environmental science professor in UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, who oversees the $1 million laboratory.

Scientists already knew that sea levels were 20 to 40 feet higher 418,000 years ago. But Bierman and his team were the first to show that as much as 20 feet of that sea level rise came from the Greenland ice sheet — which could disappear again by the end of this century. That’s a cataclysmic scenario, given that 40 percent of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live near a seacoast.

“Think about going to Massachusetts with the sea level 20 to 40 feet higher than it is today,” Bierman said. “Boston becomes a series of islands.”

The Science paper made a huge splash, in part because it appeared during the hottest week ever recorded on Earth. But the discovery also has an intriguing, little-known backstory: a bizarre Cold War scheme featuring a subsurface lair that seems plucked from a James Bond movie; a decades-old transcontinental mystery; and a stroke of dumb luck. Bierman has documented it all in his upcoming book, When the Ice Is Gone: Greenland’s Warning to the World, due out in August 2024.

During his 40-year career, Bierman, 61, has analyzed tectonic faults in California’s Owens Valley, land erosion in Australia and Africa, and the impacts of organic farming on water quality in Cuba. Closer to home, he and his undergraduate students have studied landscape change in rural Vermont, landslides on Burlington’s Riverside Avenue and the loss of green space in student neighborhoods. But Bierman described the revelation that Greenland was once ice-free as his only eureka moment. And it might never have occurred were it not for the 10 years he spent studying how glaciers reshaped the landscape of the Green Mountains.

When Bierman first spotted those tiny floating specks of organic debris — the kind visible under Mastro’s microscope — he knew he had seen something similar before, in sediment drawn from Vermont’s ponds and lakes. That realization flipped the script on the Greenland ice sheet — and scientists’ understanding of our planet’s past and future.

A City Buried in the Ice

The two scientists and a third colleague, Brazilian geologist Juliana Souza, 25, are working with glacial sediment extracted by the U.S. military during the Cold War, long before any of them were born. And they calculate that material’s age with the help of cosmic rays that emanated from beyond the solar system eons ago.

In July, Bierman and an international team of fellow scientists published a study in the journal Science that attracted worldwide media attention. Their research had determined that northern Greenland was ice-free as recently as 418,000 years ago, at a time when the Earth’s climate was in a warming period. That finding, based on frozen soil samples the U.S. military drilled from deep below a glacier in 1966, upended scientists’ previous assumption that the Greenland ice sheet has been stable for millions of years.

Bierman is a veteran teacher whom students describe as easygoing, whipsmart and extremely supportive. His internationally renowned laboratory, funded by nearly $3 million in grants from the National Science Foundation, attracts dozens of visiting researchers from around the world every year.

And plenty of reporters. Bierman and Drew Christ, a former UVM geologist with whom Bierman collaborated on the Science paper, were interviewed over the summer by the New York Times , Washington Post, CNN, BBC, London’s Times

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and Le Monde , to name a few. Just days after we met, Bierman spoke to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy about his Greenland discovery. His message to Washington, D.C.: If we don’t rapidly decarbonize the economy and reduce atmospheric CO2 levels, much of Greenland’s ice will melt into the sea.

Amiable and chatty, Bierman speaks in plain English, is generous with his time and dresses as casually as an undergrad.

On the morning we met, he arrived at the lab in shorts, Crocs, a T-shirt and a baseball cap.

Bierman is also a compelling storyteller with a fascinating tale about the source of the sediment that revealed Greenland’s ice-free past. The story begins in the 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, when the U.S. military concocted a scheme to hide nuclear missiles beneath the ice about 120 miles inland from the northwest coast of Greenland. The location would have put the warheads hundreds of miles closer to the Soviet Union than those on the continental U.S.

The plan, called Project Iceworm, was ostensibly top secret, though an article published in Popular Science in the early 1960s disclosed the military’s intention to build a “subway under the ice” that would shuttle as many as 600 ballistic missiles through a network of tunnels, making them less vulnerable to a Soviet first strike.

In 1959, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began building a military base, Camp Century, buried 150 feet below the surface of the Greenland ice cap. The base had chemistry labs, hot showers, a chapel, a movie theater and as many as 200 inhabitants who lived there year-round. The nuclear missiles were never deployed, but the entire base was powered by a portable nuclear reactor.

Part of the Army’s interest in Camp Century, in addition to hiding nuclear missiles, was to study the feasibility of living and traveling in extreme environments in the event of conflict with the Soviet Union in the far north. By the 1950s, the military had documented the retreat of arctic sea ice. If the ice were to melt, the military needed to know how that would affect its ability to defend against a Soviet attack over the arctic circle.

As a cover story for Camp Century, the military brought in civilian glacier scientists who drilled nearly a mile through the ice sheet — and, critically, another 12 feet

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into the frozen sediment below it — and extracted core samples to study.

That research, led by glacier scientist Chester Langway, was a sideshow to Camp Century’s defense mission. But as Bierman pointed out, “The people doing it were smart enough to say, ‘The military is paying to get us up here. Let’s do some cool stu .’”

Drilling into the mile-thick glacier began in 1961, initially with a device meant to melt through the ice. That plan failed, Bierman said: The drillers made it only a third of the way to the bottom. Later, they brought in an electromechanical drill from an oil field, adapted for ice drilling, which completed the task with industrial e ciency. In one year, they drilled the remaining two-thirds’ distance to the bottom of the glacier and, crucially for Bierman, another 3.5 meters into the frozen soil below it. Legend has it that the final core sample was extracted on July 4, 1966.

“It was 100,000 years of climate history coming out of the ice, which was great,” Bierman said. “But the sediment at the bottom? Nobody knew what to do with it.”

Meanwhile, the military realized that Project Iceworm was doomed. Ice is a dynamic environment, and the tunnels quickly deformed and compressed, making it impossible to bury permanent structures. Camp Century was abandoned in 1967.

When the Greenland project ended, the core samples were sent to the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, in Hanover, N.H., where they were stored until 1974. Langway, Camp Century’s chief glacier scientist who coordinated the ice core analysis in Hanover, moved the entire collection to the State University of New York at Bu alo, where he chaired the geology department.

But after Langway’s ouster as chair in the early 1990s, the National Science Foundation wanted the collection moved to Colorado, e ectively ending his control of it. As an act of defiance, he withheld the deepest core samples, which he o ered to longtime colleagues in Denmark. If they weren’t interested, Bierman said, Langway planned to toss them into Lake Erie.

Fortunately, the Danes did want them. Langway shipped the sediment samples to Copenhagen without anyone’s knowledge. Years later, ice core scientists lamented their disappearance, noting that such a mammoth and costly drilling project probably would never be replicated.

Bierman was studying glaciers in graduate school in the late 1980s and early ’90s when he first heard stories about the 200 men who once lived embedded in the ice of Greenland. He didn’t pay those tales much attention until 2010, when he and Thomas Neumann, a UVM colleague, got hold of some of the original samples from Colorado.

“And then I started thinking about what

was at the bottom,” Bierman said. Though dozens of papers had been published on the ice samples, only three, from decades earlier, addressed the frozen soil below it.

Bierman was 4 years old when that last core sample was extracted from the bottom of the world’s second-largest glacier. He learned its fate in 2018, when he encountered Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, a

Danish paleoclimatologist known for her work on ice core samples, at a meeting in Bu alo.

“She said, ‘Paul, you should come to Denmark. We just found a bunch of old ice,’” he said.

Housed in a Danish freezer were 28 sealed and long-forgotten glass cookie jars. Inside, were Camp Century’s lost core samples.

Hands in the Cookie Jar

“There are a few moments in all of our lives where your spine tingles,” Bierman recalled about the day in April 2019 when he stood inside a Danish freezer nearly the size of a soccer field. “When I held that jar, I was like, This is the bottom of Camp Century. We all thought it was long gone.”

Researchers have long suspected that the material at the bottom of glaciers can be some of the most revealing. Though ice can tell part of the region’s history, geologists generally need a much longer time scale to peer into the distant past.

The frozen sediment from the bottom of the Camp Century borehole gave Bierman and his colleagues that oncein-a-lifetime opportunity. He and others describe the sediment samples as “rarer than moon rocks.”

That’s not hyperbole. Between 1969 and 1972, six Apollo space missions returned to Earth with 842 pounds of moon rocks. The Camp Century mission brought up frozen sediment weighing 69 pounds. “And we haven’t done that since,” Bierman said.

Because Bierman’s UVM lab is considered among the best in the world for analyzing such materials, the Danes gave him a sample of the frozen sediment about the size of his fist.

On a hot summer day in July 2019, Bierman and Christ went into the lab and melted some of it. Though any concerns they might have had about exposure to prehistoric toxins or microorganisms proved unfounded, when they first opened the cooler, “Drew and I got knocked over by the smell.” The strong odor came from the mixture of diesel and trichloroethylene used in the Camp Century drilling. The scientists quickly moved all of their work under a fume hood.

Because the sample was irreplaceable, Bierman and Christ ran it through a series of brass sieves to preserve every speck of material. What they found could easily have been overlooked.

“I’d been teaching high school students all week and was completely zoned out and was just staring at this bucket of wash water,” Bierman recalled. “And then I see these little floaties in it.”

Those floating specks immediately triggered Bierman’s memory of his research on Vermont lake beds.

View of the drilling setup in Trench 12 at Camp Century in 1961

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“I went to Drew and said, ‘Drew, there are fossils in here,’” Bierman recalled. “He looked at me like, You are totally crazy.”

Using tweezers and a pipette, Bierman plucked out the debris, dropped it in a petri dish and told Christ to put it under a microscope.

“It took about 10 seconds before he raised his head up with a string of happy profanities,” Bierman said. “We’d found this ecosystem that had been frozen for who knows how long.”

Long ago, on a site in northwestern Greenland now covered by a mile-thick sheet of ice twice the size of Texas, plants once grew.

But how long ago?

A Cosmic Discovery

Just down the hall from the clean room in UVM’s Delehanty Hall, grad student Souza walked me through the mineral separation lab.

Souza is a glacier researcher who studies the geochemistry of polar environments. As one of Bierman’s three grad students on the Camp Century project, she spent two months this summer on Alaska’s Juneau Icefield studying glaciology alongside National Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel prepping for an upcoming space mission.

But it’s in the mineral separation lab where, as she put it, “most of the dangerous stuff happens.”

She uses hydrofluoric and nitric acid to reduce Camp Century sediment samples down to pure quartz. The ultrafine white powder she produces resembles the sand in an hourglass. She sends it for analysis to repurposed, 1960s-era particle

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accelerators elsewhere in the country. There, computers count the individual atoms of radioactive isotopes. This painstaking process enables researchers to pinpoint the age of the sample, which is too old to carbon-date.

This technique, which was crucial to the Science paper published in July, didn’t exist at the time of Camp Century. In fact, Bierman was still a grad student studying how glaciers eroded the landscape when an adviser suggested that he shift his academic focus to a relatively new field of research: cosmogenic isotopes, which are mildly radioactive elements formed by high-energy cosmic rays emanating from beyond our solar system. Bierman now focuses on two — beryllium-10 and aluminum-26 — that are so rare, he likened them to finding a single drop of water in an ocean.

When minerals sit on the Earth’s surface, Bierman explained, cosmic rays strike the nuclei of their oxygen and silicon atoms, creating beryllium-10 and aluminum-26, respectively. But once that material is buried, he explained, far fewer cosmic rays reach those atoms and “the clock starts ticking.”

Because the isotopes decay at di erent rates, scientists can use the half-life differential to calculate how long the material has been buried. Tammy Rittenour, a geologist who runs a luminescence dating lab at Utah State University and who coauthored the Science paper with Bierman, used this technique to pinpoint the age of the Camp Century sediment at 418,000 years old.

Why does its age matter?

As Bierman explained, we now know that 418,000 years ago the Greenland ice sheet vanished during a period when the Earth was as warm as it is today. But unlike today’s climate, that warming period was caused by a natural wobble in the Earth’s solar orbit — and the change in climate took 20,000 years. By comparison, much of the current warming in the Earth’s average temperature began at the start of the Industrial Age, just two centuries ago.

“The scary part for me is that we’re setting up our climate to be warm for the next 10,000 to 20,000 years,” Bierman added. “This is not a normal cycle, and the rate at which we’re doing it is astronomically faster than when nature does it. We’re going into uncharted territory.”

What’s Next

The research published earlier this year on the Camp Century core samples was groundbreaking in its implications. But the core samples have more stories to tell. Thus far, Bierman and his team have published papers on just two of the existing samples, what he called “the low-hanging fruit.”

More than two dozen remaining samples span a period of 1.5 million to 3 million years, dating to the Pleistocene epoch, aka the Ice Age. His students have been analyzing the ancient material for the past year. The data they produce will be invaluable in helping climate scientists understand how the world’s ice sheets work, how long they have

lasted and how they respond to dramatic changes in the climate.

“The question on this is: How much of Greenland’s ice will survive, and for how long?” he said. “If we don’t understand these ice sheets, we can’t do a very good job of planning for the next 100 years.

“It’s no longer just a scientific problem,” Bierman said. “It’s a survival problem for upwards of a billion people who, if Greenland and Antarctica melt, are going to lose their place to live.”

Bierman knows he won’t be the one answering all of those questions. So he’s preparing the next generation of scientists to carry on this research.

“It’s a very broad lab, and it’s pretty incredible all the output that has come out of it since Paul’s been there,” said Christ, the former UVM researcher who’s since moved to Colorado to pursue a career outside of academia. Christ described Bierman as having “a boundless enthusiasm for science” and the students he teaches.

It’s no coincidence that all three grad students recruited for the Camp Century project are women in their twenties. As Bierman noted, the National Science Foundation, which funds his research, is eager to change the face of polar science, which for decades has been dominated by white men.

There’s another reason Bierman recruited young scientists to his team: They’re part of the generation that will need to confront the realities of rising sea levels. As he put it, “It’s emotional to think about a mile of ice melting away.”

While there’s no scientific consensus yet on how warm the planet can get before the Greenland ice sheet melts, he said, “once it falls apart, we’re not getting it back anytime soon.”

Today, there’s nothing left to see at the surface of Camp Century. But encased beneath the ice are more than 200 million tons of debris. When the base was decommissioned in 1967, Army engineers assumed that the waste would be locked up forever by cold and perpetual snowfall. But as global temperatures have heated up, a study done in 2016 predicted that the wreckage could emerge from the ice within 75 years.

“It’s only a matter of time before this camp begins to surface,” Bierman said, “and all that shit is going to [see] daylight.”

Bierman meant it literally. In addition to tons of low-level nuclear waste, PCBs, asbestos and lead, the 200 military personnel stationed at Camp Century left behind six years of human waste.

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At the Vermont Tech Jam, you’ll meet dozens of local recruiters from companies working on everything from semiconductors to software, robotics systems to battery-powered airplanes, AI to UX and everything in between.

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Raising Her Voice

NPR host Ayesha Rascoe on her authentic sound and ascent in journalism

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Some of us tend to develop a preternatural affinity for broadcast journalists. After all, they spend time with us in our living rooms, the car, sometimes even the shower. NPR “Weekend Edition Sunday” host Ayesha Rascoe has that e ect. Not only is she the friend who shows up in your kitchen, she’s the friend who shows up, raids your refrigerator for a Coke and lets you know if it’s not up to par. And you love her for it.

“Look at what I done got today. Look at this mess,” she says, holding up the Coke she got from a vending machine in a September video she posted on the social media platform X. Unlike in the glamour shots and reels she also features, she’s sans makeup and wearing her glasses in this one, filmed in a Washington, D.C., NPR studio on a Sunday morning. “Let me show you how I know this ain’t no good soda. Look at this.” She shakes the bottle. “Look at that! Look! It barely fizzes! It’s flat! It’s flat! How am I supposed to do the show today?” She laughs.

Fueled by Coca-Cola and Doritos, Rascoe began hosting the Sunday news roundup early last year. She and Scott Simon cohost the Saturday and Sunday editions of NPR’s “Up First” podcast.

In her journalism career, the 38-yearold Durham, N.C., native and mother of three has covered three presidents. She graduated from Washington, D.C.’s Howard University in 2007, spent a decade at international news agency Reuters and joined NPR as a White House correspondent in 2018.

Rascoe will join Vermont Public host and senior producer Mikaela Lefrak at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester on Wednesday, October 18, to talk about her career, her “Weekend Edition” series “The Civil Rights Generation” and her soon-to-be released book, HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience. To give you a sneak preview, we dished with her about all of those things by phone last week.

First of all, I just have to say, I love your voice. How do you describe your voice?

My voice is who I am. It’s not something that I’ve really cultivated, although I do work hard on my broadcast voice — not voice but my delivery. I work hard on my delivery and trying to make sure that I’m

clear and that I am bringing energy, the proper energy and emotion. But I think what people respond to in my voice is that it’s not a traditional broadcast voice. You know, I’m a Black woman from the South. And I sound like a Black woman from the South.

NPR has had a reputation of having quiet, low-key hosts, famously parodied on “Saturday Night Live.” Have you, at any time in your career, been asked to conform or tone it down? No, no. To NPR’s credit, no one has ever come to me and said, “Hey, we need you to straighten up on this, tighten up on — or change — the way you pronounce this”

or anything like that. I think it’s clear that they are at a point where they are trying to sound more like America, more like the world, and to have a sound that represents the full scope of what the world sounds like.

In January 2022, NPR came under fire when Audie Cornish became the fourth host — and the third woman of color — to leave within a year. At that time, NPR public editor Kelly McBride acknowledged that people inside and outside the network criticized NPR for historically slow progress on diversity. How is the culture at NPR now? This is a criticism of the industry writ large. I do think that [NPR executives] have

made a commitment to diversity. They named new hosts: me; Juana Summers is a Black woman who’s host; Leila Fadel is a woman of color host. You have Michel Martin now on “Morning Edition.” You have Ailsa Chang.

So it seems like they have made a commitment with some of their hiring — especially at the host level — to diversity. They say that diversity is their north star. Is there more work that can be done? Absolutely. Certainly behind the scenes, elevating more mid-level managers who can then rise to the highest ranks of producers or executive producers or senior producers. And it doesn’t just have to be race; it can be gender identity; it could be all these other things.

When I was in high school, I stood in front of my bedroom mirror and I practiced saying, “Mary Ann Lickteig, CBS News, the White House.” Unlike me, you actually covered the White House. Where did you get the idea of journalism, and how did you start?

I wanted to be a journalist since about middle school. My mom kind of got the newspaper for the coupons, and I would read it. So I took an aptitude test when I was in middle school, and they said something I would be good at would be journalism. And then the light bulb went o , because I love history, I love reading and writing, and I’m like, OK, I can do that. I became editor in chief of the high school newspaper, and I wrote for the local teen section of my local newspaper, the Herald-Sun. And then I got to Howard, and I started working at the school newspaper there, the Hilltop I eventually became editor in chief. I interned at the Winston-Salem Journal, and then I interned at Reuters.

I just knew I wanted to be a reporter. I never saw myself at the White House. I never saw myself doing broadcast. And so I never saw any of this for myself. But, you know, the Lord had other plans for me.

How did you make the leap from print to broadcast?

I ended up covering the White House for Reuters. And then, you know, Donald Trump is elected. And the [presidential] briefings all of a sudden became mustsee TV, and I’m in the briefing room; I’m asking questions. And so people started asking me to come on TV, because they’re

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seeing me in the briefing room. And so I started doing TV, and I was like, I kind of like this.

Your book HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience contains essays by graduates of historically Black colleges and universities. Can you sum up what that experience means?

To me, the story of HBCUs is a story of community, diversity and legacy. And the community is, you have all of these young people coming into a space where

they don’t have their intellect questioned because of their race. They’re not asked, “Are you here because you’re smart? Are you here because you’re Black?” And so that’s the community. But even within the Black community, there’s a lot of diversity. So you have some people in the book who are first-time college attendees in their family; you have people who come from working-class backgrounds; you have people whose parents are professors; you have people that are immigrants. But there’s also a legacy, right? Oprah Winfrey went to Tennessee State

University. Stacey Abrams went to Spelman. Branford Marsalis went to Southern University. And so that is the legacy of HBCUs. It’s being a starting point for people who eventually do things like change the world, right? They’re given an opportunity to do that at HBCUs in a way that they couldn’t get elsewhere.

Your series “The Civil Rights Generation” has featured Emmett Till’s cousin, as well as your own mother and uncle, who were kids in the 1960s. Are more segments coming?

We have four right now. We’re going to try to get two more. I think we want to get up to at least six. The idea [is] to talk to people famous and not-so-famous about living through this incredible time. ➆

This interview was edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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How They Roll

As roller skating ramps up again, local skate groups seek a rink of their own

Joanna Alpizar glided across the floor of Talent Skatepark in Burlington wearing lavender roller skates, a Yoshi-themed sundress (from Super Mario World), red lipstick, kneepads, wrist guards and the mandatory helmet. Later that night, she switched to her high-heeled rainbow skates “just to keep it interesting,” she said.

For their weekly skate outing, Alpizar and her husband, Mark, brought their kids — Sonia, 6, and Carlitos, 4 — who, despite a few slips and falls, cruised confidently around the room. Sonia, who’s been skating since she was 20 months old, zoomed fearlessly over a small ramp, which her father dutifully avoided. “She’s a lot closer to the ground than I am,” Mark said.

Katie Lawson zipped by in a green skirt, pink glasses and pigtails. A terrain park skater riding old-school quad skates, she soared to the top of a ramp, paused briefly and then descended backward, deftly slaloming around a solo dance skater turning pirouettes nearby.

I visited Talent on a recent Monday night to check out northern Vermont’s budding roller skating scene. Most days, the indoor terrain park is the unchallenged domain of skateboarders grinding rails, popping ollies and pulling toe grabs on the quarter pipe. But last year, Hannah Wood, the nonprofit skate park’s executive director, decided to yield the floor one night a week to roller skaters only.

“It’s such a great group,” Wood said. “They all respect each other, and they’re

having fun doing their thing.”

After years of dormancy and shuttered rinks, roller skating is once again having a

moment as Vermont’s diverse and farflung skaters find one another and forge a community. Whether they’re into dance skating, park skating — riding terrain park features such as ramps, bowls and rails — roller derby or just circling a rink on a pair of quads, the wheels are turning, and their numbers are growing. Now, their biggest obstacle — other than dogs, bicycles and baby strollers on the Burlington bike path — is finding a suitable place to skate, especially during the winter.

“The dream is to have an indoor rink, but we’ll start here fi rst,” said Alpizar, founder of Vermont Skate Society, a loose a liation of roller skaters of various styles and abilities. “I love that we have Talent. I so love it! But it’s once a week for only two hours, and that doesn’t work for everybody. And not everybody has roller

skates,” she added, referring to Talent’s lack of rentals.

Roller skating in Vermont has been cycling in and out of popularity for decades. Because the state has long winters and more dirt roads than asphalt, interest in the sport has waxed and waned with the availability of indoor rinks.

Burlington’s Ethan Allen Park once had a roller rink, which opened in the 1950s. Wood, who founded Talent in 2001 as a for-profit skate park in South Burlington, grew up skating at Broadacres Roller Rink in Colchester, which operated from 1974 to 1985. It’s now a bingo parlor.

Alpizar, 37, also grew up roller-skating in her hometown of Long Beach, Calif. After she and her husband moved to Vermont in July 2020 for Mark’s job as music director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, she needed a winter activity that “brought me joy and felt like home,” said Alpizar, now a violinist with the Vermont Philharmonic.

“Personally, this has definitely helped with my wintertime blues,” she continued. “I’m from sunny California. This [cold] is not normal for me!”

Alpizar started by putting a few friends on roller skates, then formed a mothers’ group that skated weekly. As interest grew, she partnered with other local skate groups such as Joy Riders VT, a new BIPOC skate club in Burlington.

“For me, skating is joy. It’s wellness,” said Joy Riders founder Alicia Taylor, who sported a pair of gold quads with wheels that lit up as they turned. Unlike inline skates, which have a row of wheels down the center like the blade of an ice skate, quads have two sets of side-by-side wheels in the front and back. Taylor, 40, grew up in Je ersonville and has fond memories of outings to Skateland, a Williston roller rink that operated from 1977 to 2001. Skateland reopened in Essex Junction under new ownership in 2014 but closed just three years later.

Taylor, who now has kids ages 9 and 5, suggested that if a new rink were to open today, it would fare better, given the huge resurgence of roller skating sparked by the pandemic.

In March, Joy Riders held its first event, at Burlington’s CORE Community Center, which drew more than 45 people. Though many of the participants had never skated before and didn’t own skates, Alpizar and Taylor brought their loaner library of 22 pairs.

“For us, the biggest barrier is money,” Taylor said.

Clearly, public interest is there. Last November, Vermont Skate Society held its first disco skate night at Talent, complete with a DJ, lights and a disco ball. It’s since become a monthly event, held outdoors

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during the warmer months. A disco night at an outdoor rink in Bristol attracted more than 50 skaters. When the event happens indoors — such as the Halloween Roller Disco on October 28 — it invariably sells out within hours of tickets going on sale, Alpizar said, largely because Talent can accommodate only 30 skaters.

As I donned my helmet, wrist guards and 1980s vintage Rollerblades, I was surprised to find that I was the only inline skater present — and that my skates were older than most of my fellow skaters, who were in their twenties and thirties and newer to the sport.

“I didn’t really learn to skate until three years ago, when I was like, I need something to do in the middle of the shutdown,” said Jessica Cole, a Mississippi native. After sampling inline skates and not liking them, Cole, 26, switched to quads, largely because she wanted to try roller derby. She now skates several nights a week with the Green Mountain Roller Derby at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction.

Lawson, the park skater, took up the sport in 2019. The 25-year-old, who often goes by her Instagram handle, katie.skaties, said she watched a few videos of women park skating and thought, “ That looks like something I can do .” When she’s not working as a nurse at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Lawson manages Community in Bowls Vermont, the local chapter of an international roller skating organization.

So why does she prefer quads over inline skates?

“They’re cuter,” Lawson said with a smile.

The skaters’ search for a larger venue is ongoing. Lawson said she’s considered asking permission to skate in vacant warehouses, supermarkets and department stores. Hello, Sears?

Jill Quackenbush took a different tack. She and her husband moved to Vermont last year from Portland, Ore., which has a huge skate community, she said. The couple chose Bristol partly because it has an outdoor skate park. She’s now working on a project to build an outdoor concrete skate park in Middlebury.

Other efforts are just getting rolling. Earlier this year, Alpizar and her crew organized to get a designated roller rink at the FRAME, the steel remnants of the Moran Plant on Burlington’s waterfront. After launching an online petition, Vermont Skate Society and Joy Riders collected more than 300 signatures in support of the rink.

If and when a new rink opens, it’s likely to draw skaters from around the state. Though most of the 20 or so I saw at Talent on that Monday night live in Chittenden County, Sarah Preece, 36, drove nearly two hours from her home in Killington, as she does every week or two.

Preece, who works as an outdoor guide and teaches skiing and mountain biking, was riding Talent’s ramps as confidently as any of the other skaters. Yet she said she’d never been on roller skates until about a year and a half ago.

It hasn’t been all fun and games. “I actually broke my arm skating last year,” she said.

For her part, Alpizar wears a helmet and pads religiously, especially wrist guards. As concertmaster of Vermont Philharmonic, she can’t afford a fracture.

“My hands are always at risk,” she said.

“But I’ve been skating since I was a kid and as long as I’ve been a violinist.” ➆

Talent Skatepark in Burlington offers roller skating every Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. $10 for adults. Learn more at talentskatepark.org.

Joanna Alpizar and her daughter, Sonia

Grape Expectations

As Vermont’s wine industry grows, home winemakers are inspired to DIY

For much of human history, wine has had a place on the dinner table. At Jessica Wagener’s house in Burlington’s New North End, the wine on the table just happens to be still fermenting away in three-gallon plastic buckets.

Beer brewing and annual autumn cider presses have dominated the home booze production scene for years, but Wagener is one of an increasing number of Vermonters who are taking a DIY approach to making wine from grapes. Some, such as Wagener, are using grapes that happen to grow in their backyards. Others, inspired by the state’s growing commercial wine scene, are purchasing cold-hardy hybrid grapes or planting them in small-scale vineyards.

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Wherever the fruit comes from, home winemaking is easier than it sounds.

When Wagener and her husband, Alan, bought their home 25 years ago, it came with grapes. The couple haven’t ocially identified the three varieties that grow over arbors in their backyard, which Alan protects from hungry, savvy raccoons with electric fencing. But one seems to be a classic Concord, Wagener said; the others are an unknown red variety and one they call “blue grapes.”

For about five years, Wagener has made separate wines from each variety. She smashes the grapes by hand; adds some water and sugar or honey; checks the wine’s specific gravity using a hydrometer; adds

pectic enzyme, yeast nutrient and yeast; and then leaves the buckets alone on the kitchen table for a week. After that first fermentation stretch, she strains out the grapes and ages the juice in glass carboys in the basement. Each two-gallon batch yields six or seven bottles.

As involved as that process sounds, Wagener was quick to say it isn’t intimidating. To get started, she googled recipes and asked questions at Vermont Homebrew Supply in Winooski. The most expensive piece of equipment she bought for winemaking is a bottle corker, available for less than $30. The bulk of the work is sanitizing and keeping things clean.

“It’s really a very accessible thing,

because foods naturally want to ferment,” Wagener said. “It’s very homegrown, what we do.”

The final product can be an acquired taste, she added with a laugh: “It has a homemade flavor, but people say they like it. They drink it, anyway.”

Thanks to a relatively recent expansion in vineyard plantings around the state, Vermont Homebrew Supply co-owner Anne Whyte is seeing more home winemakers giving grapes a go, she said. Most use hybrid varieties, which yield a final product similar to the Vitis vinifera grapes that dominate the wine industry. The hybrids’ later bud dates

Bottles of Jessica Wagener’s homemade wine

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Standing Stone Wines to Open Retail Shop in Winooski

The Winooski circle is getting a new wine shop. When STANDING STONE WINES opens at 33 Main Street in midNovember, it will specialize in $10 to $20 bottles, owner LIL SICKLES said. In 2024, Sickles hopes to add a bar and small kitchen to offer tasting flights, snacks and classes.

“For a lot of people, even investing in a $20 bottle is a lot of money,” Sickles said. “That’s why I’m trying to specialize in everyday drinking wines.”

With those budget-conscious customers in mind, Sickles plans to organize shop displays around popular meal pairings, such as pizza or Chinese food.

“I don’t want people to be intimidated,” she said. “Wine is just fun.”

This is Sickles’ first retail shop, but she has worked in restaurants in Boston, Burlington and New York City since the 1980s. She studied wine at the French Culinary Institute (now International Culinary Center) and has been a manager and wine buyer at Roberta’s in Brooklyn and ArtsRiot, Nika, RADIO BEAN and Bluebird Tavern in Burlington.

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During treatment for lymphoma in 2019 and 2021, Sickles left the restaurant industry and started developing her dream wine shop. She wrote a business plan as part of Mercy Connections’ Start Up class, which helped her find financing through the Vermont Community Loan Fund’s Justice Forward Fund and the City of Winooski.

Standing Stone will also sell nonalcoholic beverages, local beer, and products made by BIPOC and LGBTQ artists and craftspeople, Sickles said. Each month, she will donate a percentage of sales to different Indigenous causes.

“I am an Oneida Indian; my father was from the reservation in London, Ontario,” she said. “I know firsthand how unkind alcohol has been to Indigenous communities. Giving back will help me learn and share more about my culture and repay the kindness given to me when I was sick.”

Sickles, a musician who plays in local bands Dad?! and the So n Sos, will throw a grand opening party for Standing Stone Wines at Winooski’s MONKEY HOUSE on November 11.

The Standing Stones Wines space during construction

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and quicker maturation are well suited to our short growing season — even a challenging one like this year’s.

Whyte recalled a visit with Shelburne Vineyard cofounder Ken Albert, who came into the shop when he was still a home winemaker, before planting his first commercial vines in 1998.

“Ken taught me about the hybrid grapes, which have revolutionized Vermont winemaking,” she said. “That trickles down to home winemakers and growers. There’s a classic homebrewer attitude: If somebody else in Vermont can do it, I can, too.”

Whichever fruit a home winemaker uses, Whyte said, their equipment need not be fancy. Small upgrades such as siphoning equipment and air locks — which vent the gas that yeast produces during fermentation while keeping out pesky fruit flies — differentiate today’s winemakers from their medieval predecessors. To make a gallon batch, the startup equipment costs, not including fruit, can be as little as $36. For another $10, customers can purchase the yeasts and additives they want to include, if any.

Current trends in the wine industry — especially among low-intervention natural winemakers — are things home winemakers have done for ages, Whyte said.

“It’s much like craft beer, which is here because of homebrewers who wanted different beers than Bud, Molson and Miller,” she said. “Or craft cider, which is here because people didn’t want mass-produced, sweet ciders. Using wild yeast, cofermenting, not filtering — we’ve been doing that forever.”

Paola Canty is taking that low-intervention approach to her home winemaking, inspired by Vermont natural wine pioneer Deirdre Heekin of La Garagista Farm + Winery.

“I was getting anxious about the process,” Canty said. “Then I realized that people have been making wine for thousands of years. It can’t be too hard if people have been doing it for so long.”

Canty has been surrounded by wine since her youth in New York City; her mom, a salesperson for a wine importer, would often bring home leftover samples. When Canty went to college, her bedroom immediately turned into wine storage. She and her husband moved to Danby from Brooklyn two years ago; as they tried to figure out what to do with their new plot of land, she saw an Instagram ad for VT Vineyards, a company that installs small-scale vineyards all over the state.

After talking with VT Vineyards founder Stephen Wilson, the couple decided to have him plant eight rows of hybrid grapes in their backyard in the spring: 80 marquette, 40 frontenac gris and 40 Louise Swenson.

It will take up to five years for those

vines to bear a full harvest. In the meantime, Canty has started practicing her winemaking skills. Last year, she purchased a winemaking equipment kit and 100 pounds of petite pearl grapes from Wilson; this year, she purchased 100 pounds of marquette. Her first five-gallon vintage was “barely drinkable but not vinegar,” she said.

“I have no experience in winemaking at all,” Canty said. “The plan is to mess up with the grapes we buy. That way, the grapes we’ve spent five years growing — we can actually do something with them.”

Like Wagener, Canty takes a straightforward approach. Both years, she stomped the grapes in a plastic garbage can with help from her now 4-year-old daughter. This year’s batch is currently in the middle of its first fermentation, stored in a bedroom next

Jessica Wagener with freshly picked grapes

Paola Canty and her daughter Amalia stomping grapes

Paola Canty pressing and straining her first vintage after its first fermentation

Winemaking supplies at Wagener’s home

Wagener filling a hydrometer with homemade wine

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to her Peloton. Because the process takes several months, she’s been researching one step at a time.

“It’s not something you have to figure out all at once,” Canty said.

Taking a harvest break at Maquam Barn & Winery in Milton on a late September day, Wilson of VT Vineyards said curious home winemakers such as Canty make up most of the owners of the nearly 40 vineyards he’s installed over the past three years. Most share the homebrewers’ philosophy that Whyte pointed out.

“They’ve had something from Shelburne Vineyard or La Garagista or Ellison Estate, and they’re like, ‘This is awesome. They’re making this with Vermont grapes; maybe I can, too,’” Wilson said.

It’s not the cheapest hobby if you have to purchase fruit, he admitted, estimating that 100 pounds of fruit and the necessary equipment for that first five-gallon batch run around $500.

“But when you crack a bottle you made yourself, it’s super worth it,” Wilson said. “It’s such a fun feeling.”

Access to grapes can be a barrier for home winemakers who don’t have vines in their backyards or whose vineyards aren’t producing full crops yet. The state’s industry is still growing, and when setbacks such as this spring’s late frost hit, the fruit can be scarce. Still, Wilson urged, there’s a lot to be learned from stopping at a tasting room and talking with the winemakers or volunteering during harvest.

Wilson dabbles in winemaking himself, though he prefers to leave technical questions to the pros. His home vineyard in Underhill is a “mishmash” of varieties, he said, with 200 plants sourced from Andy and India Farmer at Northeastern Vine Supply in West Pawlet.

VT Vineyards sells fruit from the half dozen maintenance projects that Wilson and employee Reuben Jalbert have taken on, including Maquam, which is one of the largest commercial vineyards in the state. There’s still a bit of marquette left to be sold this year, though most of their harvest from vineyards in Waitsfield, Swanton, Castleton, Hinesburg, Stowe and Milton is already destined for winemakers in Vermont and New Hampshire.

“The commercial winemakers need the fruit, but I think there’s enough to get it into hobbyists’ hands,” Wilson said. “If the winemakers miss out on a few pounds of grapes, it’s being made up for when people make wine themselves, share it with friends and family, and get them excited about Vermont wine.”

Wagener is doing her best to set aside a few of the six or seven bottles she gets from each batch of wine to age. That takes discipline, she said, because there’s nothing more satisfying than setting homemade wine back on the table — this time in a bottle, ready to share. ➆

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CRACK A BOTTLE YOU MADE YOURSELF, IT’S SUPER WORTH IT.

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Stephen Wilson of VT Vineyards harvesting grapes

Harvested marquette grapes

Chocolate for Breakfast

Lake Champlain Chocolates’ expanded Pine Street café bakes a new approach

BY JORDAN BARRY • jbarry@sevendaysvt.com

A chocolate shop next door to an elementary school is the stuff of childhood dreams. For years, kids at Champlain Elementary School on Pine Street in Burlington have bounded across the parking lot to Lake Champlain Chocolates for a truffle or an ice cream cone — a predictable phenomenon that staffers call “the after-school rush.”

is fall, with expanded café offerings and earlier morning hours, the staff are hoping they’ll lure in parents for the before-school rush, too.

e chocolate company, now in its second generation of family ownership, celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with a serious renovation of its flagship store in the South End. Reopened in late September, the shop is now 50 percent larger.

Café offerings aren’t new to Lake Champlain Chocolates, which has sold hot chocolate and espresso drinks in its Pine Street, Church Street Marketplace and Waterbury Center stores since 2000 and housemade ice cream since 2001. e business also operated South End Kitchen at 716 Pine Street from 2014 to 2015, and it’s set to open a new Stowe location in November.

But the flagship store’s café used to occupy a former closet in a tiny corner of the retail shop. Now, it’s the centerpiece.

“We called it a café, but no one ever really considered it a café,” communications and project brand manager Meghan Fitzpatrick said of the old space. “We make such delicious drinks, and we wanted more space for people to sit and enjoy.”

A wraparound bar holds hand-dipped waffle cones, piles of pastries, sleek Modbar espresso machines and a Selmi Macchia chocolate fountain, which maintains a constant flow of hazelnut praline sauce. Seating for 20 — along the bar and in the back of the store — encourages customers to linger over their lattes.

e company made room for this revived café when it

moved chocolate production from Pine Street to Williston two years ago.

rough-the-window factory tours ceased at the beginning of the pandemic, and the shop’s observation deck “became obsolete,” Fitzpatrick said.

With the renovation, windows still offer a glimpse of action on a smaller scale: In Lake Champlain Chocolates’ “innovation kitchen,” pastry chefs, confectioners, and research-and-development specialists create small-batch products, ice cream and a brand-new lineup of fresh-baked goods every day.

ose baked goods were a team effort. R&D pros Kate Brown and Lauren Deitsch came up with the cakes and brownies, while general manager Leslie Ann Viets — a pastry chef with previous experience at the Inn at Weston and Ritz-Carlton properties — contributed her muffin recipes, Fitzpatrick said.

e result is a mix of breakfast pastries, cakes, classic cookies, brownies and blondies — many appropriately chocolate filled. Chocolate lovers can go all in on a decadent slice of flourless chocolate truffle torte or a towering piece of Burlington Blackout Cake (both $8 per slice), even adding a scoop of Belgian chocolate ice cream to make it à la mode ($3 extra).

“We finally have a brownie sundae, which everyone feels like we probably should have had forever,” Fitzpatrick said. Even the chocolate-averse will find something in the new café lineup, especially for breakfast. Plain croissants ($4.25), cranberry-poppy seed muffins ($3.75), apple cider doughnuts ($2.75) and cinnamon coffee cake ($3.75) all pair perfectly with espresso drinks, made with Boston-based roaster George Howell Coffee’s Alchemy blend.

Or mix and match: Order a ganache-filled chocolate croissant ($4.75) with a smooth, well-crafted latte, or a lofty plain croissant with a spicy Aztec mocha. For every craving, the café opens daily at 8 a.m.

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The Long Game

In a Vermont International Film Festival documentary, directors with local ties fight disability stereotypes

BY HANNAH FEUER • hfeuer@sevendaysvt.com

Documentarians Ned Castle and Matt Day didn’t want their film about three Special Olympics triathletes to be overly sentimental or, as Castle put it, “inspiration porn.”

In some ways, the film All You Hear Is Noise — screening at Vermont International Film Festival on October 22 and 24 — is a story of triumph: Three adults with intellectual disabilities find community and purpose through competing on an international stage at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. At first, Castle and Day concluded the documentary with the triathletes’ results at the Games.

But they received feedback from advisers with disabilities that the story didn’t feel complete. Mainstream media often portrays people with intellectual disabilities overcoming the odds while glossing over the realities of day-to-day life, Castle said. So Castle and Day decided to extend the documentary and follow athletes Trent Hampton, Melanie Holmes and Chris Wines when they went back home. Hampton struggled with a return to monotony after coming o the high of the Games, Holmes prepared to move

to a new city, and Wines grappled with how his disability would be perceived as he joined the U.S. Navy. The result is a candid film that captures each athlete’s distinct personality and moments of pride and struggle.

“We basically doubled down, took a deep breath [and] said, ‘All right, we just

shot and edited this whole film, but we need to keep going,’” Day said. “To build the film that we believed in, we realized we needed to spend more time with them outside of the bubble of the Special Olympics.”

The completed vérité-style documentary, backed by SpringHill — the

production company cofounded by pro basketball star LeBron James — debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June.

Neither Castle, 39, nor Day, 36, has a formal background in film. Day, a Charlotte native and University of Vermont alum who currently lives in Los Angeles, said he honed his skills through classes held by Vermont Community Access Media, which helped him produce a series of music videos featuring Vermont artists called “Naked Musicians.” Castle, a Burlington resident, said he developed his storytelling philosophy while working as a media producer at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Documentaries are often exploitative, he said, but he aims to shift the power imbalance between directors and their subjects.

That meant not proceeding until everyone was on board. About a decade ago, Castle began coaching with Special Olympics Vermont. The organization asked him to produce short films about its athletes, and Castle ended up shadowing Burlington resident Kate Bove, who had been selected to attend the World Games. Castle was enthralled by the idea of a film about her trip to Abu Dhabi, and he asked if she would want to be featured.

But Bove hoped to enjoy her experience at the Games without worrying about cameras. So Castle and Day got in touch with Special Olympics North America, which introduced them to Hampton and his teammates in the triathlon. Bove got involved as one of the documentary’s advisers instead.

Taking feedback from advisers with disabilities was key to helping the film evolve, Castle said. For example, the documentary was originally titled Special, but advisers helped Castle and Day realize the term denoted a sense of otherness. The title they landed on is a quote from Wines, allowing him to speak for himself about what it’s like to have a disability.

“Imagine being in a room, and as soon as you disclose [your disability], you become the societal outlier,” Wines says in the film. “You’re there with a group of people, but you’re by yourself in a box. And then instead of hearing voices, all you hear is noise.”

Andrew Pulrang, a disability activist based in Plattsburgh, N.Y., advised Castle and Day to make a film that was emotionally resonant but not “syrupy” or “mushy.” He also wanted the story to be told from the perspective of people with disabilities, rather than from a parent’s or therapist’s point of view.

“They’re nondisabled folks doing this film about disability,” Pulrang said of the directors, “and generally that wouldn’t be the first type of thing I would be

From left: Ned Castle, Chris Wines, Trent Hampton, Melanie Holmes and Matt Day at the world premiere of All You Hear Is Noise

Trent Hampton, an athlete featured in All You Hear Is Noise

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Festivalgoers can see more than 50 films over the course of 10 days at the 38th annual Vermont International Film Festival, running from Friday, October 20, to Sunday, October 29. This year’s program includes an emphasis on film noir and features from Africa.

Screenings will be held in Burlington at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center and the University of Vermont Recital Hall, as well as at the Essex Resort & Spa.

The festival kicks off with a first-ever partnership with the UVM Lane Series. Audiences will screen the 1945 noir film Hangover Square, about a composer who worries he has committed a crime after waking up with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket. A live concert with Theremin Noir will follow, featuring composer Bernard Herrmann’s music from psychological thrillers Marnie Vertigo and Psycho

African selections throughout the festival include Between the Rains, a documentary about prolonged drought in northern Kenya; Goodbye Julia, a drama about the divide between northern and southern Sudanese communities; and Omen, the stories of four people accused of witchcraft in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Local stories will be highlighted in “After the Flood,” a short film from Vermont Public depicting the July flood’s damage in Montpelier. Following the screening, a panel of experts from the

interested in. But I felt that they were very open and genuinely interested in getting a disability perspective on what they were doing.”

Pulrang said the final cut of the film achieves his vision. The documentary doesn’t include any asides or interviews with experts; instead, it consists of raw footage that offers a window into the athletes’ everyday lives. Quieter scenes such as Hampton sitting on his bed and Holmes watching TV help humanize the subjects, Day said.

Those moments weren’t always easy to capture. Uncomfortable with cameras following him into his bedroom, Hampton

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Nature Conservancy will discuss what can be done to mitigate future damage.

Speakers at the festival include Christine Yoo, director of the documentary 26.2 to Life, about a long-distance running group inside San Quentin State Prison in California; Dornaz Hajiha, director of Like a Fish on the Moon about a couple whose son suddenly stops talking; and Bruce Goldstein, director of The Art of Subtitling about the origin and evolution of subtitles.

The program also offers multisensory experiences, such as a Food, Film & Friendship event that features screenings of C.R.A.Z.Y., about a teenager who struggles to come to terms with his sexuality, and The Empire of Scents, which explores the power of the olfactory sense. Chefs from Québec and Vermont will serve food inspired by the movies.

The festival concludes with a screening of Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story, a documentary about rock singer Eugene Hütz. The musician came to Burlington from Ukraine in 1992 as a political refugee before making a name for himself in New York City. As a final celebration, Hütz will perform in concert at Main Street Landing. ➆

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was originally hesitant to have those introspective moments filmed, Day said. As a result, the directors didn’t require Hampton to sign a release form until he saw the first cut.

“At any time, even once we had filmed for a year and a half, he could have just said no,” Day said. “That was very daunt ing, but I think it showed to him that we were going to honor our intentions and his desires.”

Meanwhile, Holmes and her mom, Jennifer, were on board with the film from the start. Castle and Day quickly

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Spirits on the Sly

New play pulls back the curtain on infamous Vermont mediums the Eddy brothers

BY STEVE GOLDSTEIN • sgoldstein@sevendaysvt.com

The anointed were folks said to have so-called “second sight,” an ability to reach beyond the grave and summon the spirits of the departed. In the second half of the 19th century, no practitioners of the spiritualism movement were better known than Chittenden’s Eddy brothers, William and Horatio. The reputation of these rare mediums conferred on Vermont a kind of exalted status in the poltergeist zeitgeist.

Claiming psychic abilities as young boys and armed with a family history that reached back to the Salem witch trials, the brothers set up shop in the 1870s on a small hilltop farm where their widowed mother operated an inn. The Eddys held séances replete with ghostly visions, spirit guides and even musical accompaniment that drew the spiritually inclined from all over.

More recently, the Eddys’ star turn in spiritualism attracted the attention of playwright Ryan Mangan, who grew up and still lives in Rutland. The result is a new fulllength play, Second Sight, which brings the great beyond to Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater for its debut run next Thursday to Sunday, October 19 to 22, presented by the Middlebury Community Players.

“The project started with the idea of doing a magic show using the techniques that fraudulent mediums used during the spiritualist movement from the mid-1850s to the 1920s,” Mangan explained during a rehearsal at a private home near Middlebury.

But Mangan decided the play needed a narrative framework to support the magic. When his research turned up the “Stranger Things”-like Eddy saga, he practically levitated. “We discovered an unbelievable story that remains open to this day,” the 26-year-old writer and performer

said, “and makes you think there must have been something going on.”

Mangan described Second Sight as a play about people “trying to understand what to believe, how to act and how to find light in the darkness.” The expository first act shows the Eddy brothers stirring up the nation with their seemingly miraculous “spirit circles.” When the question of fraud arises among their paying clientele, the brothers are compelled to consider the morality of their mediumship.

Whether real or not, the Eddy brothers knew how to stage a spectacle. Many of their spirits were costumed, and some played musical instruments — think Gene Simmons and KISS as holograms. Patrons were invited to measure and weigh — yes, weigh — the spirits. (“Does this shroud make me look fat?”)

Director Kim Moyer said the play is designed to be immersive, even interactive. “It’s something to be experienced,” she explained, “rather than just to be witnessed.” The experience can shiver one’s timbers, she added, and is not designed for the Casper crowd. “We just realized a couple days ago we have to put sort of a warning sign for kids,” said producer Kevin Commins, who lent his house for rehearsals.

Was Vermont in the 1800s fertile ground for spiritualism, a kind of beyond-the-grave little state? Author Joe Citro of Windsor, who has written extensively about the Eddy brothers and the spiritualism movement, said the state’s remoteness and low profile at the time contributed to the sense of mystery. The Eddy farm, he said in an interview, “was kind of a mystical destination, a sort of mecca type of thing. People had to come here by carriage or horseback, by foot or by train, and then be transported from Rutland to Chittenden in a wagon. It was kind of a pilgrimage for a lot of people.”

The Eddys’ chief skeptic and antagonist was New York attorney and colonel Henry Steel Olcott, who was commissioned in 1874 by the New York Daily Graphic newspaper to investigate the Chittenden circus. He was unable to completely debunk the mystery. As Citro wrote in an article for the now-defunct Vermont Life magazine:

“Col. Olcott said he observed every manifestation known to psychic science including spirit rappings and writing, prophesy, human levitation, teleportation, remote vision, and more. But most amazing and controversial were the full-body materializations.”

Of course, the Eddys had their share of disbelievers. Despite repeated visits by self-styled detectives and others attempting to unmask the boy mediums, the vast majority of visitors to the Eddy séances came away convinced that they’d witnessed spirits who had crossed the River Styx and come to Chittenden. How could this be? All these decades later, we marvel and shake our heads at the outlandish idea that so many people could be taken in by an obvious con creating mass delusion — despite all evidence to the contrary.

Citro suggested that the Eddys projected a lack of guile. “ They could not be faking ,” he imagined people thinking. “ They’re just a couple of innocent farm boys from the hills of Vermont .” He attributed the continuing interest in the story to “the apparently nationwide, perhaps worldwide, resurgence of interest in the strange and unusual and the mystical … The Eddy brothers and the Lake Champlain monster are probably our local contributions.”

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Now in his mid-seventies, Citro has willingly withdrawn from the poltergeist beat and endorsed Milton author Jason Smiley as the keeper of the Eddy saga. Smiley pushed back at the widely accepted notion that the brothers were never conclusively proven to be frauds.

“There are multiple instances where the Eddy family members were exposed and caught in the act. This is one of many common myths that continue to be circulated about their story. In the end, everyone loves a good ghost story, so it’s a hard myth to shut down,” Smiley said.

The two-act play runs about two hours. A magician is key to the action, so Mangan, an accomplished illusionist, is doing double duty. He promised some startling illusions heightened by dramatic lighting.

The play takes liberties with the historical record, but it is mostly faithful to the story of the Eddys and the sensation and controversy they created, Mangan stressed. He noted that Moyer has been with the production since it was first workshopped several years ago.

Mangan said if the ghost story doesn’t frighten you, perhaps the déjà vu will. “It certainly lays out a nice demonstration of fanaticism and dogma that we see today,” he said, “and the creation of your own reality.” ➆ INFO

Second Sight by Ryan Mangan, directed by Kim Moyer, produced by Middlebury Community Players. ursday, October 19, to Saturday, October 21, 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 22, 2 p.m., at Town Hall eater in Middlebury. $20. middleburycommunityplayers.org

From left: Ryan Mangan, Piper Harrell and Ethan DeWitt in Second Sight

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Vermont Principal Ken Cadow Is a National Book Award Finalist

BY ALISON NOVAK alison@sevendaysvt.com

Ken Cadow of Norwich, a Vermont school principal and first-time novelist, is a finalist for the prestigious National Book Award for young people’s literature, the National Book Foundation announced last week.

Cadow’s young adult novel, Gather, is a first-person account of Ian, a teenager in rural Vermont who struggles to hold on to his family’s home as his mother tries to overcome opioid addiction. Gather is the name of the adopted dog that accompanies Ian as he navigates coming of age in a tough situation.

Kirkus Reviews called the book a “heartfelt novel about the challenges of youth and the value of community” in a starred review.

Gather was released on October 3, the same day the five award finalists for young people’s literature were announced. It was selected from a pool of 348 submissions. The National Book Foundation also named finalists for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and translated literature.

Cadow, who is in his second year as coprincipal of Oxbow High School in Bradford, said that when he found out last month that he was long-listed for the award, he was “profoundly surprised” by the recognition, not having even known the book was submitted for consideration.

“That was such an honor, and

became family to them, Jennifer told Seven Days, and they were such a fly on the wall that at times she forgot they were filming.

Holmes said the film has a worthy message. “Even though we have disabilities, we should be treated as everyone else,” she said. “We shouldn’t be put down.”

Castle said his own experience coaching Special Olympics athletes showed him that people with intellectual disabilities are often underestimated. He hopes his film “leaves people with questions” and fosters conversations about

anything else — my goodness,” Cadow said in a phone interview.

Before becoming principal at Oxbow, Cadow was director of applied learning at Randolph Union Middle and High School, helping students design educational experiences that took into account their personal goals and learning styles.

In the acknowledgments of his book, Cadow gives a shout-out to “the students who show up to school straight from morning chores, some still in their barn boots.”

He also thanks “the teachers and paraeducators who understand that rural kids may need something different, especially if we want them to stick around, or to wander for a while and then come home.”

In 2021, Vermont author Kekla Magoon was a National Book Award finalist for young people’s literature for her nonfiction book Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People Winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 15, with special guest Oprah Winfrey. The ceremony can be watched live at nationalbook.org/ awards2023.

how society can be more accepting and inclusive.

“The expectations on making a film today are higher in order to not perpetuate those stereotypes,” Castle said. People with disabilities “are humans, so it should be that they’re represented in this film as being as complex and dynamic as they are in the real world.” ➆ INFO

All You Hear Is Noise screens at Vermont International Film Festival on Sunday, October 22, 12:15 p.m., and Tuesday, October 24, 11:45 a.m., at Main Street Landing Film House in Burlington. $6-12. vtiff.org

Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow, Candlewick Press, 336 pages. $17.99.

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Fit to Print

Art entrepreneurs Tessa and Torrey Valyou celebrate 15 years of New Duds

In 2008, Tessa and Torrey Valyou were dating when they started New Duds, their screen-printing and sewing business, in Colchester. Tessa made bags, often using recycled materials, and Torrey screen printed clothing featuring his unique drawings. Since then, the couple has married, had two children, moved their business three times and expanded to a sta of 20.

Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger first met the Valyous at the Winooski Farmers Market and began to collect their eye-catching gear. You can spot their distinct duds all over Vermont — the most popular design, “Burlington Vermont Sunset,” features the sun setting behind the Green Mountains. The company also prints goods for many local businesses, including Foam Brewers, Cabot Creamery and Vermont Lake Monsters.

Sollberger profiled the couple for “Stuck in Vermont” in 2011, when it was just the two of them working together with their dog, Nancy. These days, Nancy is 15 and stays home. To see what else has changed, Sollberger toured

the current Colchester location and talked with the Valyous about their brand’s growth and evolution.

On Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., New Duds will hold an open house and warehouse sale — the company’s first since the pandemic. There will be food, and attendees can screen print clothing items with one of six New Duds designs.

Sollberger spoke with Seven Days about filming this episode.

Why did you feature the Valyous again?

I have been a fan of New Duds’ work for years. I spotted the Valyous’ stall at a farmers market and instantly became obsessed. I collected a variety of their T-shirts and a few of Tessa’s Foliage handbags, too. New Duds’ designs are a collaboration between Tessa and Torrey, and both are incredibly creative. She comes up with the ideas and art direction, while he does the drawing and illustration. New Duds’ first design was a brigade of octopuses. I cherish my bright blue T-shirt with this quirky print in a florescent yellow. The clothes

are colorful, and the designs are unique. I was excited to see what had changed since I profiled them in 2011.

eir new facility is huge!

Their first shop, where I filmed in 2011, was 900 square feet. Their current facility is 14,000 square feet and houses many cool machines and a rainbow of inks and threads. I was impressed that they have a forklift. It was interesting to talk to the pair about the complex process of scaling up. Having 20 employees sounds great, but you have to provide a break room and enough restrooms for them. You have to streamline the printing process to ensure quality control — all these little things that are incredibly important but not always top of mind to creative types. Tessa and Torrey do a really good job of working together to figure things out and move forward. And they have attracted other artists to work with them. Like their tagline says, they are “Vermont’s Small & Mighty Print Shop.”

A lot has changed over the past 15 years. Back in the old days, they were scrappy and DIY. Torrey used a manual press to print their designs, which have a really original look. He brought that press to a few Seven Days parties at the South End Art Hop and manually printed shirts for people to order. These days, New Duds’ focus has switched to custom work for clients, and Torrey no longer prints every item by hand — they now have three automatic presses and offer embroidery and poster screen printing. The couple have a high attention to detail and make everything look easy, but it isn’t.

So, how do two highly creative artists evolve with their growing business? Torrey draws less nowadays — unless he is on a plane drawing fungi or imagining creatures for Foam Brewers’ cans. And Tessa closed down her bag business but is making neck warmers, change purses and hats for her line called FLIP, sold at Burlington’s Thirtyodd. As she said, there are lots of ways to be creative. The two get satisfaction from growing the shop, providing a healthy workspace for their employees and having quality family time. But just like in 2011, they had a million designs and projects to show me. Their creative spirits are obviously alive and well.

Tell us more about their open house.

Before the pandemic, they had an annual open house. I attended one in 2011 with my camera at their first space. I think it was a chili cook-o with their friends. Over the years, I went to open houses at their second facility in Winooski. The events are really fun, with good grub and lots of familiar faces. Plus, you get to print your own clothing using their manual press. Their Burlington sweatshirt, Winooski T-shirt and Vermont hat have helped brand our state. And New Duds is cleaning house this year, so this is the last call for many of its original designs. I hear the old-school octopi may even be making an appearance. I will be there, waiting for my turn with the squeegee. ➆

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

Episode 699: New Duds

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on screen

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing excited reports about a new horror movie streaming on Hulu and directed by Brian Du eld, who made his debut with the underrated dark comedy Spontaneous. No One Will Save You is a tense home invasion and alien invasion flick in one, but its most striking feature is that it has (by my count) only one true line of dialogue.

The deal

Twentysomething Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) lives in a world of her own. Her home in rural Ohio is a cottage-core dream, all crafty tchotchkes and fairy lights. She ventures into town mainly to maintain her mother’s grave, which she does with loving care. She sews her own retro dresses and dances solo to the tunes of a simpler time. She even has a miniature village to replace the real town where she is an outcast, stared at and spat on by passersby.

No One Will Save You ★★★★ REVIEW

One day, a circle of dead grass appears on Brynn’s lawn. She hoses it down. But with the night comes a less manageable incursion — terrifyingly inhuman visitors who arrive on spaceships, armed with telekinesis. Shunned by her neighbors, Brynn now has an unprecedented threat to expel from her world. She rises to the challenge.

Will you like it?

There’s a contradiction at the heart of No One Will Save You that tells us something about the future of film — good and bad. On the one hand, the movie looks and sounds like a mind-blowing theatrical experience. Aaron Morton’s wide-screen cinematography makes the action startlingly legible, even in night scenes. Sound editors Will Files and Chris Terhune (The Batman) give the aliens such an impressive vocabulary of clicks, booms and whirs that we don’t miss the human dialogue.

It’s a testament to the visual e ects that the aliens never stop being terrifying, even though their design is familiar to the point of being retro. Older viewers may be reminded of the mixture of sublime awe and skin-crawling dread they felt the first time they saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind or Signs in a theater.

Given all that, isn’t it a crime this movie isn’t on the big screen? Not according to the director. In an interview with entertainment website Collider, Du eld described No One Will Save You as “directed and

designed specifically to be watched at home. I think if it came out theatrically, it would probably be a lesser movie.”

He’s referring to the movie’s less conventional aspects — things that he sees himself as having “gotten away with.” Whereas big-budget spectacles spell out plot points, for instance, No One Will Save You leaves much to your imagination — excitingly or maddeningly, depending on your perspective.

The lack of dialogue frees the film from exposition, the instrument that Hollywood uses to make sure no viewer feels left behind. Here, bits of backstory arrive through visuals — letters, gravestone inscriptions — but there are no government o cials or scientists or TV anchors to give us an overview of the invasion. We experience everything through Brynn’s eyes.

And Brynn is no standard, average-Jane protagonist, even if her immediate goal — to stay alive — is relatable. Most action movies would make her a comic supporting character, because it’s hard to imagine anyone less qualified to fight aliens. Not only is she a walking mood board, but also her grasp on reality is sometimes tenuous, for reasons that the film teases and eventually reveals.

Dever specializes in characters who are damaged yet fierce, unimposing yet resourceful — the scrappy teen marijuana farmer on “Justified,” the rape victim charged with lying in “Unbelievable.” She makes us care about Brynn without overplaying the pathos inherent in a trauma plot — because yes, that’s what this is. And we’re not just talking about the Hollywood cliché of giving an action protagonist a sad backstory so they can have a character arc: Brynn’s messed-up psyche turns out to be central to the film’s resolution.

No One Will Save You is, indeed, a strange hybrid, one that might not thrive outside the brave new world of streaming. As the fi lm gets trippier and more vibes-driven toward the end, some viewers — particularly horror fans who came for the expert jump scares — will lose faith. Some may even charge the movie with being a stealth exercise in millennial navel-gazing.

To the extent that No One Will Save You holds together, it’s because Brynn is such an intriguingly unlikely heroine, lurking in her childhood home among relics of her dead mom like a candy-colored Norman Bates. Her pariah status turns out to be her strength. If she seems like an appropriate

version of Ellen Ripley for the 21st century, perhaps that’s a dead giveaway that the pandemic has made loners mainstream.

MARGOT HARRISON margot@sevendaysvt.com

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A QUIET PLACE (2018; Paramount+, rentable): No One Will Save You isn’t the first horror film to cut most of the dialogue. In this postapocalyptic flick, alien invaders hunt by sound, so the only way to survive is to be as quiet as mice.

HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994; check your local library): A lot of things about No One Will Save You made more sense once I learned that one of Duffield’s inspirations was this dark Peter Jackson drama, which launched the careers of Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey.

“MARIANNE” (2019; Netflix): is witchy French series (regrettably canceled after one season) resembles No One Will Save You only in its masterful use of jump scares, but it deserves to be recommended to horror fans at every opportunity.

Kaitlyn Dever plays a young outcast who must save herself from an unearthly menace in this streaming chiller.

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TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR: Fans who didn’t score tickets can catch this cinematic version of the pop star’s concert, filmed at three August shows and directed by Sam Wrench. (168 min, NR. Fri-Sun only: Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Savoy, Star, Stowe, Sunset)

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BARBIEHHHH Margot Robbie plays the Mattel toy as she experiences her first-ever existential crisis. (114 min, PG-13. Majestic, Palace; reviewed 7/26)

BLUE BEETLEHHH An alien scarab transforms a teenager (Xolo Maridueña) into a superhero in this action adventure. (127 min, PG-13. Majestic)

BOTTOMSHHHH Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri play lovelorn high school friends who hatch a wild scheme to get close to their crushes in this comedy. (91 min, R. Roxy; reviewed 9/13)

THE CREATORHHH An ex-soldier (John David Washington) finds the perfect weapon for a war between humans and artificial intelligence in this sci-fi adventure. (133 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Welden)

DUMB MONEYHHH1/2 This comedy relates the stranger-than-fiction tale of how a grassroots online movement made GameStop the hot stock. (105 min, R. Big Picture, Essex [Mon only], Majestic, Palace, Roxy; reviewed 10/4)

THE EQUALIZER 3HHH Denzel Washington is back as the former government assassin in Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller. (109 min, R. Big Picture)

THE EXORCIST: BELIEVERHH Ellen Burstyn returns in this sequel to the classic possession horror flick, in which two teens vanish into the woods and return disturbingly altered. David Gordon Green directed. (121 min, R. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Star, Sunset, Welden)

EXPEND4BLESH1/2 In the fourth installment of the ensemble action series, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and 50 Cent battle terrorists once again. (103 min, R. Majestic, Palace)

A HAUNTING IN VENICEHHH Kenneth Branagh returns as detective Hercule Poirot in this Agatha Christie adaptation. (103 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace)

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3HH Nia Vardalos and John Corbett return as a couple bringing their grown daughter to Greece. (91 min, PG-13. Palace)

THE NUN IIHH1/2 Taissa Farmiga is back as a plucky nun chasing down a veil-wearing demon in this belated horror sequel. (110 min, R. Majestic)

OPPENHEIMERHHHHH Director Christopher Nolan tells the story of the man (Cillian Murphy) who played a key role in creating the atomic bomb. (180 min, R. Majestic; reviewed 8/2)

PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIEHH1/2 A meteor endows the titular pups with superpowers in this family animation. (92 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Star, Stowe, Welden)

SAW XHHH Terminally ill Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) decides to slaughter some medical scammers in the long-running horror franchise. (118 min, R. Majestic, Palace, Roxy)

OLDER FILMS AND SPECIAL SCREENINGS

ANXIOUS NATION (Savoy, Wed only)

HAUNTED MANSION (Sunset)

HOCUS POCUS 30TH ANNIVERSARY (Essex, Majestic, Sunset)

THE HUNGER GAMES (Essex, Sun only)

THE SHINING (Star, Mon-Wed only)

SOUND OF FREEDOM (Star, Mon-Wed only)

STOP MAKING SENSE (Essex, Playhouse, Roxy, Savoy [Tue only])

THE STORY OF ANNETTE ZELMAN (Savoy, Thu only)

TALK TO ME (Sunset)

OPEN THEATERS

The Capitol Showplace and Catamount Arts are currently closed until further notice. (* = upcoming schedule for theater was not available at press time)

*BIG PICTURE THEATER: 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994, bigpicturetheater.info

BIJOU CINEPLEX 4: 107 Portland St., Morrisville, 888-3293, bijou4.com

*CAPITOL SHOWPLACE: 93 State St., Montpelier, 229-0343, fgbtheaters.com

*CATAMOUNT ARTS: 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-2600, catamountarts.org

ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER: 21 Essex Way, Suite 300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com

*MAJESTIC 10: 190 Boxwood St., Williston, 878-2010, majestic10.com

MARQUIS THEATER: 65 Main St., Middlebury, 388-4841, middleburymarquis.com

*MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMAS: 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net

PALACE 9 CINEMAS: 10 Fayette Dr., South Burlington, 864-5610, palace9.com

*PARAMOUNT TWIN CINEMA: 241 N. Main St., Barre, 479-9621, fgbtheaters.com

PLAYHOUSE MOVIE THEATRE: 11 S. Main St., Randolph, 728-4012, playhouseflicks.com

SAVOY THEATER: 26 Main St., Montpelier, 229-0598, savoytheater.com

STAR THEATRE: 17 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 748-9511, stjaytheatre.com

*STOWE CINEMA 3PLEX: 454 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678, stowecinema.com

SUNSET DRIVE-IN: 155 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 862-1800, sunsetdrivein.com

*WELDEN THEATRE: 104 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-7888, weldentheatre.com

Note: These capsule descriptions are not intended as reviews. Star ratings come from Metacritic unless we reviewed the film (noted at the end of the description). Find reviews written by Seven Days critic Margot Harrison at sevendaysvt.com/ onscreen-reviews.

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At Champlain College, John Killacky revisits an art movement with FluxFest

BY AMY LILLY • lilly@sevendaysvt.com

John Killacky’s 14-minute video “Flux” (2022) o ers a good introduction to the Fluxus art movement of the 1960s and ’70s. In it, the artist performs a number of unrelated actions in silence while seated at a desk. He lights a match and watches it burn. He brushes a broken violin with his hand. He opens and closes a music box. By the end, he has stood a bunch of VHS tapes on end in a gooey pile of plaster of paris and set a bubble maker going above this assemblage.

What does it all mean? The film pays homage to a movement about which Killacky, 71, has lately become extremely passionate. Its practitioners, mostly in big cities in the U.S., Germany and Japan, attempted to dethrone art by putting its enactment in the hands of ordinary people. They created “event scores” that consisted of minimal instructions for art making to be interpreted as the maker chose, with process valued over final product.

In 1955, for example, Yoko Ono wrote such a score for lighting a match and watching it go out. Nam June Paik smashed a violin on a table in his 1962 “One for Violin Solo.” Joseph Beuys sat at a desk and wound up a musical toy in 1963.

Killacky, currently the artist-in-residence at Champlain College, decided to expand his homage to Fluxus — a movement he deems unjustly forgotten — into an entire festival. “It would be an experiment,” he said during a phone call.

With Champlain College Art Gallery director and curator Wylie Garcia, Killacky organized FluxFest, which brings together contemporary Fluxus-inspired work by invited artists, students and faculty for a three-week festival and oneweek exhibition. Among its models are the original Fluxus festivals, the first of which occurred in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1962.

The public is invited to get its bearings at a roundtable discussion led by Killacky on Wednesday, October 11. The participants are original Fluxus member Nye Ffarrabas, 91, who lives in Brattleboro; gallerist Adam Silver, who represents Ffarrabas at C.X. Silver Gallery in West Brattleboro; and Barre-based collector

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Mark Waskow, who owns a significant collection of Fluxus art.

The heart of FluxFest is the exhibition opening on Friday, October 20, which will feature performances and other happenings. The show stays up through Sunday, October 29. During the intervening weekdays, select artists will give performances daily at 4 p.m. Meanwhile, Vermont PBS’ “Made Here” will air Killacky’s “Flux”

and two other videos he made — “Elegies” (2019) and “Flow” (2017) — on October 26.

Killacky was in the midst of visiting 12 creative-media and core classes with Garcia when Seven Days reached him, and he said students have been responding in large numbers. That prompted Garcia to expand the exhibition beyond the gallery to “a good portion of the second floor” of the creative media building. In the Fluxus

spirit, student work will be installed nonhierarchically among works by invited artists and faculty.

“It’s so thrilling to me that they’re taking on an aesthetic that’s not really remembered anymore,” Killacky said.

Fluxus was instigated by a group of art students in John Cage’s 1958 class “Composition as Process” at the New School for Social Research in New York City. At the time, the iconoclast composer was best known for “4’33”,” his 1952 piece in which the musicians do nothing but sit for the specified time while the audience listens to ambient noises.

“Cage’s influence was [the message that] you aren’t the most central figure; the audience is,” Killacky said. “He wanted to blur all distinctions between art and life.”

When Killacky moved to New York City as a classical ballet dancer in 1973, “the movement was pretty elusive,” he recalled. He got to know Cage personally while managing Trisha Brown Dance from 1983 to 1985 but never heard Fluxus mentioned. While serving as performing arts curator of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis from 1988 to 1996, Killacky arranged a lecture by Cage for a Jasper Johns print show and organized the performative component of the exhibition “In the Spirit of Fluxus.”

His current interest in Fluxus history was reignited during the pandemic, when he read Cage’s Silence: Lectures and Writings and Ono’s Grapefruit, a collection of her scores. (Ono’s then-husband was in Cage’s class.) Then Killacky happened to drop in on Waskow and spotted a stack of Fluxus catalogs on the collector’s desk.

“He was shocked,” recalled Waskow, who is president of the Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art, a collection that has an online presence but not yet a physical location. “[John] said, ‘These are really sought-after catalogs.’”

Waskow proceeded to show Killacky the hundreds of Fluxus items in his collection, including “historical ephemera, books, posters, broadsides, a wedding program called the Fluxus Wedding, exhibition announcements, manifestos” and dozens of Flux Kits, small plastic boxes containing scores for actions such as “Smile.” “It was just an epiphany for him,” Waskow said.

By 2022, Killacky had reached a time of flux in his own life, having been executive director of the Flynn Center from 2010 to 2018 followed by a four-year stint as a Vermont House representative for South Burlington, where he lives. Throughout, he made video art about personal subjects, which he narrated in voice-over.

"Prosthetic Silence #1" by John omas Levee

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The more he learned about Fluxus, however, the more he realized how indebted his artistic practice was to the movement.

artists whom Killacky invited to participate “embody the spirit of Fluxus in their artistic practice,” he said. They include DJ Hellerman, the former BCA Center curator (2012-16) and current chief curator and director of curatorial affairs at Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum. There Hellerman is planning a Fluxus show that will include works from Waskow’s collection.

Killacky also invited multisensory conceptual artist Erika Senft Miller of Colchester, whose past performance installations at the Vermont Railway salt shed and other sites put audiences at the center of her work.

Miller will do two collaborative pieces for the festival. She and experimental photographer Kelly Holt made “Ironing,” a video involving the act of ironing and water, which accompanies Holt’s mixed-media images of irons. With artistcurator Chris Thompson, Miller created “Sour Candy,” described as a “pilot study in radical re-embodiment,” which asks audiences to fill out a survey about their senses and take a piece of candy.

“They were the precursors to video art, conceptual art, body art,” Killacky said. “A lot of feminist art came after.”

In “Cut Piece,” for example, Ono invited people to cut off her clothing while she sat passively onstage. “For me, change always happens from the fringe,” he said.

Killacky is “committed to continuing the vibe of Fluxus into a contemporary dialogue and setting,” Garcia noted, adding that the movement’s aims remain remarkably relevant.

“We’re in a cultural space right now that is addressing some of the issues of the 1960s: body and gender identity, sexuality, human rights, racism, economic disparities,” Garcia said. “Fluxus poked tongue-in-cheek fun at political and social justice issues. It wasn’t really direct; it was in a more experiential and participatory way.”

“There was a humor and playfulness in all of these things,” Killacky agreed. “They all had a wink and a smile.”

Though it would be un-Fluxus-like to reveal exactly what’s in FluxFest, the

John Thomas Levee, an assistant professor at Champlain College who teaches game sound design, also lifted the curtain on his contributions: two works from his Prosthetic Silence series, which involve homemade soundproof helmets. Averring that his work is often generated through text scores and is “heavily influenced” by Cage and Fluxus, Levee wrote in an email that his prostheses make up for the missing element of silence in his life. He’ll wear a helmet at the opening.

To witness all this Fluxus-inspired activity has been “so fulfilling for me,” Killacky declared. “I’ve just been happy, happy, happy.” ➆

INFO

FluxFest, through Sunday, October 29, at Center for Communication & Creative Media, Champlain College, in Burlington. Roundtable: Wednesday, October 11, 4-5:30 p.m. Reception: Friday, October 20, 4-7 p.m. PBS airing of John Killacky films: Thursday, October 26, 8 p.m. Free. artgallery.champlain. edu, johnkillacky.com, vermontpublic.org

Above: Film still from “Ironing” by Kelly Holt and Erika Senft Miller; below: Still from "Flux" by John Killacky

Betye Saar (American, born 1926), Vanity, 2009, mixed media assemblage, 16 x 13 ¼ x 10 ¼inches.Collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont. Purchase with funds provided by the Fine Arts Acquisition Fund, the G.Crossan Seybolt '77 Art Acquisition Fund, and the Calvert H. Seybolt '80 Art Acquisition Fund, 2023.Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Robert Wedemeyer)

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ARTIST MEMBERS’ SHOW: An exhibition of painting, photography, wood turning, pottery, collage and mixed media by 21 Vermont artists. Reception: Saturday, October 14, 5-7 p.m. October 14-December 10. Info, krista.rupe@gmail.com. Stone Valley Arts in Poultney.

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ALYSSA DELABRUERE: “100 Days of Lake Memphremagog,” a visual exploration and interpretation by the Newport artist. Sales of paintings benefit local lake-protection organizations. Reception: Wednesday, October 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Artist talk: Thursday, October 19, noon. October 18-20. Info, 323-3355. Le Belvedere in Newport.

HEIDI BRONER: “The Works,” paintings of people at their jobs by the Vermont artist. Reception: Friday, October 13, 5-7 p.m. October 11-November 4. Info, 229-8317. The Satellite Gallery in Lyndonville.

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‘HOME BODIES’: A collaborative exhibit of ceramic artist Fawn Krieger and textile artist David B. Smith that reimagines home as not just physical environments but also within our own bodies and imaginations. October 14-March 9. ‘PAPER MADE’: A group exhibition of artworks made by tearing, cutting, binding, stitching and rolling various papers. October 14-February 11. ART COSTA: “Sounds Deep,” strange, sightless denizens of the ocean’s depths constructed from reclaimed cardboard, papier-mâché and natural materials. October 14-March 9. MICHAEL SMOOT: “And to This World,” prints using a variety of techniques that explore ideas of interconnectedness, as well as systems and structures we put into place to fulfill our needs.

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KIRSTIN QUICK: “In the View of a Magpie,” paintings and mixed-media collage. Thursdays through November 1. Info, 508-330-9031, kwekq1@ gmail,com. The People’s Gallery in Randolph.

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ART TO GO LUGGAGE AUCTION: Come Alive Outside’s fundraiser showcases Monos luggage pieces hand-painted by more than 15 artists, including muralist Kathryn Wiegers. Bidding starts at $50. October 14-27. Info, admin@ comealiveoutside.com. Online.

ART EVENTS

ARTIST TALK: KENT MONKMAN: The Cree artist discusses his newly commissioned works in the museum’s current exhibition, his return to abstract expressionism and his new book, The Memoirs of Miss Chief. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., Friday, October 13, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2821.

CONVERSATION WITH JOHN STOMBERG:

The Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961 director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College discusses a current exhibition, “No Place Like Here: Photographs of Vermont Past and Present,” with photographer Peter Moriarty and gallerist Anni Mackay; a reception follows. BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Saturday, October 14, 5 p.m. Free. Info, info@bigtownvermont.com.

‘CREATIVE EXCHANGE: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FLUXUS’: Artist-in-residence John Killacky, Fluxus member Nye Ffarrabas and art collector Mark Waskow discuss the 1960s art movement as part of FluxFest. Champlain College Art Gallery, Burlington,

Film Series Showcases Groundbreaking Impressionist Mary Cassatt

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include documentaries about New England architectural modernism and the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

Organizers Lynda Reeves McIntyre, Andrew Chardain and Karen Frost find local tie-ins for the films whenever possible. For Cassatt, they invited Shelburne Museum curator Carolyn Bauer to give a 10-minute talk in Burlington ahead of the film.

Bauer is no stranger to handling impressionist works: Shelburne Museum holds a stunning selection of them, including two pastels and two prints by Cassatt. One reason for the riches is that Cassatt also advised Louisine’s daughter, Electra Havemeyer Webb, who married one of Shelburne Farms owner Eliza Vanderbilt Webb’s four children and founded Shelburne Museum.

Impressionist art reached the U.S. in the last quarter of the 19th century largely because of two women: painter Mary Cassatt and her friend Louisine Waldron Elder Havemeyer, 11 years her junior. The two Americans met in Paris in 1873 when Louisine was 17; Cassatt soon encouraged the teenager to buy a pastel by Edgar Degas. That was his first sale to an American, and it became the first impressionist work shown in the U.S.

Later, Louisine married sugar magnate H.O. Havemeyer, and the couple, under Cassatt’s guidance, amassed an important collection of impressionist paintings and other works that is now mostly held in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cassatt’s radicalism extended beyond her eye for her colleagues’ unconventional art. Her own paintings and prints often featured women and children thinking and acting in ways never before portrayed in art, and she was integral to the American suffragette movement. The artist’s modernism is the subject of the film Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, which will be screened on Wednesday, October 18, as part of the free Architecture + Design Film Series.

Under the umbrella of Burlington City Arts and held in Burlington and Brattleboro, the series opened its 11th season this fall with a film about the typeface Helvetica. Upcoming screenings

Wednesday, October 11, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, gallery@champlain.edu.

‘FROM CHINA TO VERMONT: THE STORY OF LONGTIME RESIDENT GUY CHENG’: David Sisco, jewelry designer and co-owner of Designers’ Circle Jewelers in Burlington, gives a talk about the life and artistry of his stepfather. Pierson Library, Shelburne, Sunday, October 15, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

Bauer also researched and delivered two webinars during the pandemic on Cassatt and Louisine’s friendship, which are still viewable on the museum website: “A Militant Suffragist: The Story of Louisine Waldron Elder Havemeyer’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement” and “Mary Cassatt’s Impressions: Assembling the Havemeyer Collection.” The latter accompanies an online exhibition Bauer organized and includes input from art historian Nancy Mowll Mathews, who is also interviewed in the Cassatt film.

Reached by phone, Bauer said with a chuckle that she would begin reducing years of research to a 10-minute talk later that day. The film, which she has seen, presents “no new research, but the scholars have brilliant insight and it’s visually gorgeous,” she said. For Frost, Cassatt was a must in the trio’s democratically determined lineup.

“Cassatt is someone we think we know — Oh, she painted women and children — but her life was extraordinary,” Frost said during a phone call. “There were no role models for women artists in her day. And impressionism was foundering in Europe when she brought it to this country, so she really helped out the artists.” Bauer added, “Hopefully, after seeing the film, people can hop down the road to Shelburne and see the works in person.” (The museum is open through October 22.) ➆

INFO

Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Wednesday, October 18, 6 p.m., at Burlington City Hall Auditorium and 118 Elliot in Brattleboro. Introductory talk in Burlington by Carolyn Bauer. Free. adfilmseries.org, shelburnemuseum.org

ILLUSTRATED TALK & TOUR OF WEST CEMETERY:

Historians Glenn Andres and Bill Hosley give a presentation on Middlebury’s cemetery, which holds more than 3,000 burials and markers, and the history of the marble border of western New England. Refreshments follow. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Saturday, October 14, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $35; $25 for members of Henry Sheldon Museum. Info, 388-2117.

‘IN OUR WORDS, IN OUR COMMUNITY’: A touring public arts and humanities exhibit that amplifies the voices of Vermonters experiencing homelessness, food insecurity and economic challenges, created by Vermont Folklife and photographer Macaulay Lerman in partnership with the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. Champlain Street Park, Burlington, Friday, October 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, 388-4964.

"Louisine Havemeyer and Her Daughter Electra" by Mary Cassatt

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CALL TO ARTISTS

2023 MEMBERS’ ART SHOW & SALE: The Current in Stowe invites member artists to submit work for the annual unjuried exhibition. All mediums welcome. Apply at thecurrentnow.org.

Deadline: October 15. Online. Info, 253-8358.

AIAVT 75-YEAR ARCHITECTURE

AWARDS: A competition in honor of AIA Vermont’s 75th anniversary. The award will recognize buildings of architectural significance completed over the past 75 years in Vermont. Application at aiavt.org. Online. Through October 20. Free. Info, 448-2169.

‘THE ART SHOW’: The open-invite community art exhibition accepts work of any size or medium. Drop-off and installation is November 1 through 3, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery at RL Photo, Burlington. $10 to enter. Info, theartshowvt@gmail.com.

‘HEAD FOR THE HILLS’: Traditional and nontraditional mediums accepted for an upcoming exhibition about the region’s woodlands, mountains and creatures. Deadline: December 12. Info at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10 for nonmember applicants. Info, submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com.

HOLIDAY MARKET: Sparrow Art Supply in Middlebury seeks original artworks for its annual artisan market. The theme is “Home is where the art is.” Guidelines and entrance form at sparrow-art-supply.square. site. Deadline: November 5. Online. Free to enter; $5 per category if accepted. Info, 989-7225.

HOLIDAY SHOWCASE & CRAFT FAIR:

The annual sale November 18 at Bellows Free Academy benefits the BFA Fairfax baseball team’s spring training trip to Florida. Register at bit.ly/BFAcraftFair2023. Online. Through October 28. $50-75 per booth. Info, 355-0832.

MEMBERS’ HOLIDAY EXHIBITION:

Annual show at AVA Gallery & Art Center featuring works by New Hampshire and Vermont artists in five galleries. Two works per artist. Details at avagallery.org. Deadline: November 3. Online. $35. Info, 603-448-3117.

‘MY DOG AND THE WOLF’: Radiate Arts Space is sponsoring an unjuried art exhibit about the dog-wolf connection: about people and their dogs, humans’ role in the domestication of the wolf, and why and how it has resulted in such a variety of breeds. Workshops October and November; celebration in December. Richmond Free Library. Through November 1. Info, mauie@ gmavt.net.

‘REFLECTIONS’: Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury is seeking submissions for an upcoming juried show for emerging artists. Guest jurors are John and Gillian Ross of Gallery Twist in Lexington, Mass. Deadline: October 20. More info at edgewatergallery.com. Online. $15 for three images. Info, 989-7419.

‘WHO ARE WE? PIECES OF THE IDENTITY PUZZLE’: November is a time for reflection and introspection. The gallery is seeking artwork depicting your take on identity, whether personal or as a people. All mediums accepted. Deliver work on or before November 8. Register at melmelts@yahoo.com. The Satellite Gallery, Lyndonville. $20. Info, 229-8317.

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MURAL OPENING PARTY: A celebration for the completion of a new mural and the reopening of the building as a community center. Odd Fellows Lodge, Burlington, Sunday, October 15, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 258-1244.

NEEDLEPOINT WORKSHOP: Make your own key fob and learn the basics of the craft from Pearl Riney; design based on a sampler from the museum’s collection. Bring scissors. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Thursday, October 12, 1-3 p.m. $20 for kit. Info, 388-2117.

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

VISITING ARTIST TALK: NINA BUXENBAUM: The multiracial household painter and printmaker, a professor at York College, CUNY, discusses her work. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Wednesday, October 11, 8-9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

outside vermont

CHERYL BETZ, RACHEL GROSS & MARY MEAD: An exhibition of sculpture, prints, drawings and photographs. JIHYE HAN, YEONSOO KIM & JENNY

SWANSON: An exhibition of works in clay in the Clifford B. West Gallery. Reception: Friday, October 13, 5-7 p.m. October 13-November 11. Info, 603-4483117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

‘MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF HAUT-RICHELIEU’: An exhibition created in collaboration with La Cargaison Collectif that features 10 artistic visions about the stories of the territory. Reception: Thursday, October 12, 5-7 p.m. October 12-March 10. Info, 450-347-0649. Musée du Haut-Richelieu in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec.

ONGOING ART SHOWS burlington

‘60 YEARS OF BREAD & PUPPET’: Puppets, prints and banners by Peter Schumann, founder of the puppet theater group based in Glover. Through December 1. Info, hello@karmabirdhouse.com.

Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

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

ADDISON BALE: New paintings whose gestural aesthetic takes inspiration from New York’s aging infrastructure, signage and detritus. Through November 5. Info, 917-846-1719. Foam Brewers in Burlington.

‘ART AND THE MATTER OF PLACE’: A small exhibition of works in the Wolcott Gallery that encourages critical thinking about place and why it matters. ‘PRAXIS’: An exhibition of recent work by more than a dozen studio art faculty at UVM in an array of mediums. Through December 8. Info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

ART AT THE HOSPITAL: “Nebizun: Water Is Life,” artwork by the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association (Blue Path, Level 3); Jay Ashman, watercolors (McClure 4); Erica Sloan, photographs on aluminum (EP2); and Lorraine Manley, acrylic paintings on canvas (Breast Care Center). Through January 31. Info, 865-7296. University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

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CAROLYN BATES: “Street Murals of Burlington,” photographs from a new book by the local professional photographer. Through October 31. Info, 862-5010.

First Congregational Church in Burlington.

CHRISTINA WATKA: “Listening to the World,” mixed-media sculptures in mica and ceramic by the Maine artist. Through November 30. Info, 324-0014. Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

CHRISTOPHER KOJZAR: “walls fall down,” an exhibition of mixed-media, moving image, sculpture and extended reality artwork that explores historical artifact, queerness, Black identity, nomadism and surveillance. Reception and artist talk: Thursday, October 19, 6 p.m. Through October 20. Info, soa@ uvm.edu. Francis Colburn Gallery, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

FLUXFEST: A performative conversation with the Fluxus and avant-garde movements of the 1960s; faculty, students and guest artists are invited to create work in response to ideas presented by artist-in-residence John Killacky. Reception: Friday, October 20, 4-7 p.m. Through October 29. Info, gallery@champlain.edu. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

‘HOW PEOPLE MAKE THINGS’: An installation inspired by the Mister Rogers’ factory tours includes hands-on activities in cutting, molding, deforming and assembly to show participants how certain childhood objects are manufactured. Through January 7. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.

KATE LONGMAID: Contemporary portraiture, still life and landscape paintings in oil and acrylic gouache by the Vermont artist. Through December 17. Info, 865-7296. BCA Center in Burlington.

KEVIN RUELLE: “Landmarks,” original large-scale watercolors for the artist’s vintage-inspired travel posters. Through October 28. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery in Burlington.

chittenden county

‘BUILT FROM THE EARTH’: An exhibition of masterful Pueblo pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection of Native American art.

‘OBJECT/S OF PLAY’: An interactive exploration of the creative processes of American toy designers Cas Holman and Karen Hewitt. ‘POP UP’: An exhibition of contemporary inflated sculptures inside and outside the museum featuring three artists and artist teams from the field of pneumatic sculpture: Claire Ashley, Pneuhaus and Tamar Ettun. (Outdoor sculptures not on view on days with excessive wind.) STEPHEN HUNECK: “Pet Friendly,” an exhibition of hand-carved and painted furniture, sculptures, relief paintings, bronze sculptures and more by the late Vermont artist. Through October 22. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.

‘THE FALL OF ADAM’: A group photography exhibition that explores the effects of technology on art and society. Through October 22. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

GABRIEL BORAY & COLOSSAL SANDERS: Acrylic paintings of Vermont with a focus on cows, and satirical digital montage illustrations, respectively. Second-floor Skywalk. Through December 5. JULIA

PURINTON: Abstract oil paintings inspired by nature. North Concourse. Through February 29. Info, 865-7296. Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in South Burlington.

JOSEPH SALERNO: “Inside & Out: Landscapes to Relics,” al fresco oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through November 4. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

LARS JERLACH AND HELEN STRINGFELLOW: “Tectonic industries: If you had followed the directive, you wouldn’t be here,” an immersive, multimedia installation transforming the gallery with painting, audio, video and sculptural elements. Through October 13. Info, bcollier@smcvt.edu. McCarthy Art Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

LAURA WINN KANE: “A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words,” pastel paintings by the South Burlington artist, in the Community Hallway Gallery. Reception: Saturday, October 14, 3-5 p.m. Through October 28. Info, 985-5124. MATT LARSON & NANCY CHAPMAN: Nature-inspired abstract paintings. Curated by Burlington City Arts. Through October 17. Info, 865-7296. Pierson Library in Shelburne.

‘LET THE LIGHT IN’: New paintings by Vermont artists Liz Hawkes deNiord, Joy Huckins-Noss, Jill Madden and Julia Purinton, curated by Essex High School student Xandra Ford. Through October 19. Info, gallery@southburlingtonvt.gov. South Burlington Public Art Gallery.

MICHAEL STRAUSS: Brilliantly colored paintings in acrylic and pastel. Reception: Sunday, October 15, 1-3 p.m. Through November 5. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

OCTOBER AT UNDERHILL IRONWORKS: The sculpture garden is decorated with Halloweeninspired themes that reflect the changing of the seasons. Through October 31. Free. Info, 324-3897.

Gerald K. Stoner Sculpture in Underhill.

‘SPOOKY SPACE’: A display about terrifying and mind-blowing destinations in our galaxy, created by Bridget Kimsey, a Vermont solar system ambassador for NASA/JPL. PAUL BETZ: Photography by the South Burlington artist. Through October 31. Info, 846-4140. South Burlington Public Library Art Wall.

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

barre/montpelier

‘ROCK SOLID XXIII’: An annual exhibition that showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by area artists, as well as other work that depicts the qualities of stone. Main-floor gallery. Through October 28. ANN YOUNG: “Autumn Pond Abstract,” oil paintings of water shield plants found in the artist’s pond in the fall. At SPA’s annex location at 159 North Main Street. Through December 30.

ELINOR RANDALL: “Deep Impressions,” a survey of the master printmaker’s work 1954 to 2013. Curated by NNEMoCA. Second-floor gallery. Through October 28. KATE ARSLAMBAKOVA: “Primordial,” paintings influenced by surrealism that bring the microscopic world into focus. Third-floor gallery. Through October 28. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

EARL HENRY FOX: “Oblique Fixations,” a survey of recent work by the painter, woodworker and mixed-media artist. By appointment. Through November 17. Info, 720-215-9519. Grist Mill Studios in East Calais.

‘ELEMENTS OF SHELTER’: Original works in wood, metal and glass by Yestermorrow faculty members Thea Alvin, Meg Reinhold, Nick Pattis, Anna Fluri, Sophia Mickelson and Johno Landsman, in conjunction with the Waitsfield design/build school. Through May 31, 2025. Info, 828-3291. Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden in Montpelier.

‘ENOUGH SAID? COUNTING MASS SHOOTINGS’: An installation that addresses rampant gun violence in the U.S., featuring artworks by Susan Calza, Samantha M. Eckert and Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

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Through November 30. Info, 224-6827. Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier.

ERNEST HAAS: “Lake Champlain Through Time,” paintings by the renowned Vermont maritime artist; in the Card Room and cafeteria. Reception: Wednesday, October 11, 4-6 p.m., with remarks by historian Art Cohn and others. Through October 29. Info, david.schutz@vermont.gov. Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier.

‘FRUITS OF THE FOREST FLOOR’: A juried, mushroom-themed group show with painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, fiber arts, ceramics, jewelry and more by New England artists. Through December 15. Info, chelsea@northbranch naturecenter.org. North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier.

‘INTERFACE’: A group exhibition in multiple mediums that evokes the aesthetics of science fiction, featuring Erin Murray, Charles Sommer, Kerry O. Furlani, Alexander Ney and Rodger Mack. Through November 17. Info, hexumgallery@gmail. com. Hexum Gallery in Montpelier.

PAT HARRINGTON: “Removing the Mask: Let’s Talk About Child Sexual Abuse,” paintings on canvas and wooden bowls that tell the artist’s story of surviving sexual abuse and using art as a healing tool. Through November 7. Info, janna@mosaic-vt. org. Montpelier Senior Activity Center.

‘S.L.U.A.T.H.’: An annual crowdsourced exhibit of art rescued from yard sales, free piles, estate cleanouts, junk stores and flea markets. Many pieces up for auction. Through November 8. Info, 479-0896. Espresso Bueno in Barre.

TRACEY HAMBLETON: “Barre Painted Fresh,” oil paintings of the city’s landmark buildings, granite quarries and hillside houses. Through October 15. Info, 249-3897. Vermont Granite Museum in Barre.

WENDY HACKETTT-MORGAN: Paintings of horses that straddle abstraction and realism. Through November 18. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

stowe/smuggs

JO WEISS: “Absence/Presence,” paintings and drawings on paper. Reception: Sunday, October 15, 2-3 p.m. Through December 2. Info, 646-519-1781. Minema Gallery in Johnson.

KEN LESLIE: A retrospective exhibit featuring works by the retired VTSU-Johnson faculty member. Reception and artist talk: Thursday, October 12, 3 p.m. Through November 10. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Vermont State University-Johnson.

‘LAND & LIGHT & WATER & AIR’: The 16th annual group exhibition of landscape paintings featuring more than 90 regional artists. Through December 23. ‘NATURE’S ABSTRACTION’: A group exhibition of nature-inspired paintings that transcend traditional representation. Through November

5. LEGACY COLLECTION: A showcase exhibition of paintings by gallery regulars as well as some newcomers. Through December 23. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville.

MARGARET JACOBS: New sculpture and jewelry by the multimedia artist and member of the Akwesasne Mohawk tribe. Reception: Friday, October 13, 6-7 p.m. Through November 29. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, in Johnson.

‘A PLACE OF MEMORY’: An exhibition that questions public representation and how cultures and countries define their past through monuments, memorials and sculptural objects, featuring indoor and outdoor artwork by Woody De Othello, Nicholas Galanin, Vanessa German, Deborah Kass

and Nyugen E. Smith. Through October 21. Info, 253-8358. The Current in Stowe.

SCOTT LENHARDT: An exhibition of graphic designs for Burton Snowboards created since 1994 by the Vermont native. Closing party: Thursday, October 12, 6-8:30 p.m. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

mad river valley/waterbury

BANNERS ON BRIDGE STREET: Colorful doublesided banners painted with repurposed house paint by nine local artists decorate the street. Through October 15. Info, 496-3639. Waitsfield Village Bridge.

STEVE BUDINGTON: “Call Shore,” recent mixedmedia abstract paintings by the University of Vermont associate professor of painting. Through December 31. Info, 355-5440. Waterbury Studios.

TRYSTAN BATES: “The Starling Symphony,” a five-part exhibition of abstract collage, sculpture, prints and mixed media that examines the ways in which we process, assimilate and store information. Through November 17. Info, joseph@thephoenixvt. com. The Phoenix in Waterbury.

middlebury area

CHELSEA GRANGER: “The Future Belongs to Ghosts,” a solo exhibition of paintings that grapple with grief, honor the dead and offer thanks. Through October 31. Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

‘FINDING HOPE WITHIN’: Subtitled “Healing & Transformation Through the Making of Art Within the Carceral System,” an exhibition of artwork created by prisoners. Curated by A Revolutionary Press in partnership with Vermont Works for Women and others. Through October 14. Info, 877-3406. Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh.

‘FROM HOMESPUN TO COUTURE: FASHION IN HISTORIC MIDDLEBURY’: An exhibition featuring local advertisements, newspapers, fashion magazines, photographs, trade cards, catalogs and other documentation from the museum’s archives; curated by Eva Garcelon-Hart. ‘STELLAR STITCHING: 19TH CENTURY VERMONT SAMPLERS’: An exhibition of needlework samplers made by young girls in the 19th-century that depict alphabets, numerals and decorative elements. Through January 13. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

KATHRYN MILILLO: “Simple Matters,” paintings of Vermont landscapes and farm buildings. Through November 15. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

‘THE LIGHT OF THE LEVANT’: An exhibit of early photography in the late Ottoman Empire, which encompassed contemporary Greece, Turkey and most of the Arab world. ‘TOSSED’: Nearly 20 works that make use of found, discarded or repurposed materials, curated by museum exhibition designer Ken Pohlman. Through December 10. Info, 4435007. Middlebury College Museum of Art.

‘MACRO | MICRO’: An exhibition of large and small works in a variety of mediums by more than 40 artists, featuring the monumental and the miniature. Through November 4. Info, 989-7225. Sparrow Art Supply in Middlebury.

PENNY BILLINGS AND HOLLY FRIESEN: “Nature’s Inner Light,” paintings of the New England and Québec landscape. Through November 15. Info, 9897419. Edgewater Gallery at the Falls in Middlebury.

rutland/killington

‘BROOM ART’: The inaugural exhibition in the new gallery features paintings and sculpture made with brooms by artists Warren Kimble, Sandy Mayo and Fran Bull. Through November 30. Info, 558-0874. Conant Square Gallery in Brandon.

NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION: Fused-glass work by Garrett Sadler, wood crafts by Guy Rossi, landscape paintings by Brian Hewitt, pastel paintings of animals and nature by Lynn Austin, and sculpture and realist paintings by Liza Myers. Through October 31. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

SCULPTFEST23: New works by 10 artists are sited along the new sculpture trail in this annual celebration of the medium. Through October 22. Info, 438-2097. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in West Rutland.

SHA’AN MOULIERT: “I Am VT Too, Rutland,” photographs of Rutland-area BIPOC residents and their stories, presented by the Root Social Justice Center and Rutland Area Branch of the NAACP. Through November 4. Info, cmm02180@castleton. edu. Vermont State University-Castleton Bank Gallery in Rutland.

‘THEN AND NOW’: Works by member artists throughout the 1890s mansion. Through October 28. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

upper valley

CLIMATE FARMER STORIES: A multimedia exhibit featuring the stories and portraits of 25 Upper Valley farmers who use agricultural methods that mitigate and adapt to climate change. Through October 24. Info, 295-6688. Junction Arts & Media in White River Junction.

KUMARI PATRICIA YOUNCE: Landscape paintings in a sensory relationship with place and people. Through October 28. Info, 738-0166. Jai Studios Gallery and Gifts in Windsor.

‘LOCAL COLOR’: The 12th annual showcase of paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, sculptures and ceramics by more than 60 area artists. Through November 4. Info, 457-3500. Artistree Community Arts Center in South Pomfret.

MAX GLEASON: “Seasons of Self,” paintings that represent portals of archetypal worlds and cycles of life by the California-based artist. Through October 28. Info, 347-264-4808. Kishka Gallery & Library in White River Junction.

‘SANCTUARY’: A group exhibition of prints that address the theme by 15 studio members and friends. Through October 20. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

‘VERMONT FEMALE FARMERS’: Forty-five photographs by Plymouth-based JuanCarlos González that focus on the impactful contributions that women farmers are making to the state’s culture, identity and economy. Through October

31. Info, 457-2355. Carriage Barn Visitor Center, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock.

VERMONT PASTEL SOCIETY: A juried exhibition of paintings by 19 members of the artist group. Through November 18. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery in White River Junction.

northeast kingdom

ADELAIDE MURPHY TYROL & RICHARD J MURPHY:

“A Sense of Place,” nature-based paintings and photographs, respectively. Through November 12. Info, 533-2000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

ELIZABETH NELSON: “Iceland Dreams,” acrylic paintings inspired by the landscape of Iceland. Through October 31. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie in West Glover.

PEGGY WATSON: “Vermont Outdoors,” sculptural paintings based on the natural world. Through November 11. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

PHILIP HERBISON: “Water in Motion” and “Assemblages,” photographs of large bodies of water, and wood sculptures using the scraps of other works, respectively. Through December 31. Info, 748-2600. Catamount Arts Fried Family Gallery DTWN in St. Johnsbury.

‘WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND’: An exhibition of objects that explores the practical, spiritual and ecstatic human relationship to wheels and what they enable. Through May 31. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

brattleboro/okemo valley

ANDY WARHOL: “Small Is Beautiful,” 100 of the artist’s smaller-format paintings, from the Hall collection. RON GORCHOV: A 50-year survey of the American abstract artist’s work, featuring shaped canvases from the 1970s to large-scale paintings in his last years. SUSAN ROTHENBERG: Nearly 30 figurative, gestural paintings by the late American artist from throughout her career. Weekends only; reservation required. Through November 26. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.

ARON NAMENWIRTH: “The Long Way,” an exhibition of new drawings focused on the circle by the artist and musician. Through October 29. Info, 380-9072. 118 Elliot in Brattleboro.

FRAN BULL: “The Art Life,” paintings, prints and sculpture by the Vermont artist. Through October 15. Info, 251-8290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro.

‘GLASS | PASTEL’: A group exhibition of blown and sculpted glass along with pastel paintings by nine local artists. Through November 4. KIM GRALL & KATHLEEN ZIMMERMAN: “One Artist Bound to Earth,” mixed-media encaustics on paper, birch bark and gourds; and “Solo Spotlight,” serigraph and

intaglio prints, respectively. Through October 14.

LINDEN ELLER: Mixed media and painting centered on the theme of memory architecture by the newest participant in the gallery’s Working Artist Program. Through December 8. Info, 289-0104. Canal Street Art Gallery in Bellows Falls.

PHOTOGRAPHY: FOUR PERSPECTIVES: An exhibition of images in different styles and subject matter by Al Karevy, Davida Carta, Joshua Farr and Vaune Trachtman, members of the Vermont Center for Photography in Brattleboro. Through November 12. Info, 451-0053. Next Stage Arts Project in Putney.

VAUNE TRACHTMAN AND RACHEL PORTESI: An exhibition of images by the Vermont-based alternative-process photographers. Through October 29. Info, 387-5566. Michael S. Currier Center, Putney School.

manchester/bennington

‘THE WEE WORLDS OF SALLEY MAVOR’: An exhibition of bas-relief embroideries, featured as illustrations in many children’s books, by the Massachusetts artist. ASHLEY BRYAN: “The Spirit of Joy,” an exhibition of toys, puppets, painting and photography by the late children’s book illustrator and author, who centered stories of Black life and African folk tales. Through January 7. Info, 3621405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

‘FOR THE LOVE OF VERMONT: THE LYMAN ORTON COLLECTION’: More than 200 works of art that capture Vermont’s unique character, people, traditions and landscape prior to the 1970s from the collection of the Vermont Country Store proprietor. Also displayed at Bennington Museum. Through November 5. Info, 362-1405. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

‘A HISTORY OF BENNINGTON’: An exhibition of artifacts that invites viewers to examine how history informs and affects our lives. Through December 31. ‘FOR THE LOVE OF VERMONT: THE LYMAN ORTON COLLECTION’: More than 200 pieces of art, primarily from the 1920s to 1960, acquired by the founder of the Vermont Country Store. Simultaneously exhibited at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Through November 5. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

NORTH BENNINGTON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE

SHOW: An outdoor exhibition featuring 77 sculptures by 59 artists, curated by Joe Chirchirillo. Through November 12. Info, nbossvt@gmail.com. Various Bennington locations.

‘VERMONT LANDSCAPES’: More than 100 paintings in oil, gouache and watercolor by regional artists Matt Chinian, James Coe, Tony Conner, Ann Larsen, John MacDonald, Robert Moylan, Eric Tobin, Mark Tougias and George Van Hook. Also, paintings and drawings by pastel master Corey Pitkin. Through December 31. Info, 318-4444. Monument Arts & Cultural Center in Bennington.

randolph/royalton

AMY SCHACHTER & JAN FOWLER: Views of the natural landscape in acrylic and graphite on wood panels, and oil paint, respectively. Through November 26. Info, artetcvt@gmail.com. ART, etc. in Randolph.

CAROLYN EGELI & CHRIS WILSON: Landscape oil paintings and figurative sculptures, respectively. Through November 5. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph.

‘CURSED’ AND GRAND (RE)OPENING: The third annual group exhibition exploring the theme “cursed” marks the new location of the gallery, tattoo studio and dark/goth clothing shop. Through October 31. Info, blackmeadowgalleryandtattoo@gmail.com. Black Meadow in Randolph.

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

TANYA LIBBY: Detailed paintings from nature. Through October 14. Info, 889-3525. The Tunbridge General Store Gallery.

outside vermont

‘HOMECOMING: DOMESTICITY AND KINSHIP IN GLOBAL AFRICAN ART’: More than 75 works drawn from the museum’s collection of African and African diaspora art that emphasize the role of women artists and feminine aesthetics. Through May 25. KENT

MONKMAN: “The Great Mystery,” four new paintings by the Cree artist along with five works in the museum’s collection that inspired them, by Hannes Beckmann, T.C. Cannon, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, Mark Rothko and Fritz Scholder. Through December 9. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H.

JOAN FEIERABEND: “Multitudes,” 365 works inspired by the Vermont artist’s daily practice over a year. Through November 4. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

‘THE POP OF LIFE!’: An exhibition of 70 iconic pop-art works from the museum’s collection. Through March 24. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. ➆

SUNDbites

News and views on the local music + nightlife scene

BY CHRIS FARNSWORTH

Revisiting The Visit

Loreena McKennitt on her classic 1991 album

Look, I love to shout out DIY artists. There’s something impressive and romantic about bands who haul themselves across state lines in vans that probably wouldn’t pass inspection. It’s a rite of passage that the vast majority of musicians never really progress past, the whole bleeding-for-your-art thing.

To be clear, though, my admiration isn’t envy. If I had a massively successful career as a recording artist during which I sold, oh, let’s say 14 million albums, got nominated for a bunch of Grammys and won several Junos, made a genre-defining album that’s still held in reverence more than 30 years later, and was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, you can bet your ass I wouldn’t still be operating DIY. I’d have assistants just to tell me when I run out of weed. And I would never, ever carry an amplifier again.

Don’t tell that to LOREENA MCKENNITT

The Canadian singer-songwriter and Celtic music superstar has had a glittering career (those are her stats listed above), achieving the status of being invited to perform for the Queen of England, for example.

Yet McKennitt doesn’t surround herself with assistants or even a manager. On her farm in Stratford, Ont., the 66-year-old musician enjoys the

quiet life — until it’s time to dust o the harp and hit the road. She was doing just that when I reached her by phone ahead of her upcoming tour celebrating (a little late — thanks, COVID-19) the 30th anniversary of her landmark 1991 album, The Visit. That tour brings her to Burlington’s Flynn Main Stage this Thursday, October 12.

“I have a small heap of souls who help me put all the pieces together, but by and large I handle most of the details,” McKennitt said. “The hardest part is putting together the blueprint, the routing and working out all the logistics, but once that’s done, it’s just about executing the plan and playing the shows.”

Though McKennitt makes it sound easy, booking a tour is no mean feat in 2023. As a Canadian citizen touring the States, she has to deal with the Internal Revenue Service and pay taxes on tour income, something she worries about as the American government flirts with a November shutdown. Then there’s the lingering specter of the pandemic.

“Oh, it’s still changing things,” McKennitt said. “In most professions, if you get sick and miss five days, it’s no big deal. But I’ve put up half a million dollars’ worth of equipment and trucks, and I have musicians and touring sta

to pay, so, as a touring artist, getting sick can be catastrophic.”

Still, McKennitt can’t hide her excitement about touring America for the first time in more than seven years and playing some of her most celebrated material.

“It’s really quite interesting to revisit those songs,” she told me. “I feel like the songs hold up really well, which is nice. And for a song like ‘Bonny Portmore,’ this traditional piece lamenting the cutting down of a tree in Ireland, it feels as relevant now as it did over a century ago.”

McKennitt admits that she rarely, if ever, listens to her old material and hasn’t sung many of the songs on The Visit in years. But she relishes the opportunity to, ahem, revisit the work. She fondly recalled singing a version of the traditional song “Greensleeves” as a joke — until it ended up on the album.

“We were just playing around while the recording engineer took a phone call,” she said. “Someone suggested I try singing ‘Greensleeves’ like Tom Waits, so I dropped my voice and did this hushed thing and it worked, so we ended up tracking it.”

McKennitt fell in love with traditional Celtic folk music growing up in Manitoba, where her parents would take her to a club in Winnipeg. As soon as she heard Celtic music, with the beating bodhran and tablas and the keening fiddles, she was “smitten by it,” she said.

“What I like so much about folk music is that you can’t truly appreciate the songs until you appreciate the social,

economic and political circumstances from which it sprung,” McKennitt said. “Discovering those songs opened my eyes to Irish history, and I hope my own music might do the same.”

When I pointed out that she certainly has fans who learned about Celtic traditions and songs from her albums, she noted that she lives on a farm and hasn’t engaged with social media since quitting Facebook in 2017.

“I live as much of my life as close to the natural world as possible and draw a lot of rejuvenation from that,” she said. “But whenever I do encounter someone who had a positive interaction with my music, I’m very humbled. To hear people got married and had kids to my songs is just an incredible sensation.”

McKennitt released her most recent studio album in 2018. When — or if — she will go back to the studio to make another record is anyone’s guess. According to her, the recording industry has collapsed, largely due to the advent of streaming.

“You used to make 25 cents every time your song played on the radio,” McKennitt recalled. “But with Spotify, if you’re lucky you can get 10 cents for every thousand plays. It’s just utterly broken.”

For the time being, McKennitt is focused on live music — and happy to be back on the road after years away.

“I truly can’t wait to get out from the rock I live under and perform these songs again,” she said.

For more info on McKennitt’s upcoming Burlington show and to purchase tickets, visit flynnvt.org.

Listening In

(Spotify mix of local jams)

1. “INDUBITABLY DOPE” by Mister Burns

2. “CRYPTIC INSCRIPTION” by Astral Underground

3. “IMA DO ME” by the Bubs

4. “JUBILATION” by Jack O’ the Clock

5. “MERCURY” by Phish

6. “SHOOTING STAR” by Sarah Munro & Mark LeGrand

7. “BEAUTIFUL STRANGE” by Another Sexless Weekend

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Loreena McKennitt

COURTESY OF ANN CUTTING

On the Beat

Halloween gets all the October heat, but my favorite day of the month is fast approaching: the Burlington Record Fair!

Held once again at Nectar’s in downtown Burlington on Sunday, October 22, the record fair boasts more than 20 different vendors selling vinyl goodness while local DJs spin throughout the event. If (like a dummy) you’re on the fence about going, let me regale you with some of the finds I’ve scored at the fair over the years:

1. The “Moonlighting” soundtrack. Sure, there’s a bunch of BRUCE WILLIS’ drunken crooning, but AL JARREAU’s killer theme song makes it all worth it.

2. A collection of animal sound effects that I still spin every month or so. Whoever got that performance from an assortment of hogs on track No. 4 is the PHIL SPECTOR of animal sounds recording.

3. My treasured copy of Trans by NEIL YOUNG, an album that’s tough to love, but I really, really do.

So don’t miss out; you never know what gems you might score. Early birds can get in at 11 a.m. for $5, but the fair is free after noon and runs until 4 p.m.

A beloved Burlington venue returns with a new show this month! No, not ArtsRiot. The Pine Street club still sits empty and owned by shadowy cats who don’t like to answer their email, so stop holding your breath on that front.

Odd Fellows Lodge on North Avenue will once again host live music, starting

with a rock show on Saturday, October 21. Featuring Burlington shoegaze band S.U.S., along with punk acts VIOLET CRIMES and MIRACLE BLOOD, the show marks the first gig held at Odd Fellows since 2009. The venue served as a hub for underground music in the early aughts and is almost as legendary in the local punk and hardcore scene as 242 Main.

Organizer T.L. COOK, an Odd Fellows member and avid fan of local hardcore music, said the decision to book shows was motivated by the need for an allages space for heavy music, something Burlington has lacked since the 2016 closure of 242 Main and the recent end of basement shows at the home of Big Heavy World founder JIM LOCKRIDGE

“There hasn’t been a designated

substance-free, all-ages venue for younger folks to go see bands at,” Cook wrote. “The scene dies when kids stop attending shows and being inspired to start their own bands or book their own shows.”

Welcome back, Odd Fellows!

Hey, we all did some weird shit during the quarantine. I watched YouTube footage of people walking around Tokyo at night and created a scoring system for my dog’s farts. Some people took up baking. Same difference.

Local art-folk act CRICKET BLUE were a little more productive, however. The duo of TAYLOR SMITH and LAURA HEABERLIN created a series of YouTube videos covering songs from the 2014 Cartoon Network miniseries “Over the Garden Wall.” Calling on the help of friends such as Grammy-nominated musician ERIN BENTLAGE and Burlington folk singer ERIC GEORGE, the band crafted covers that have been viewed well over 20,000 times. Playing them live online has become a yearly tradition for Cricket Blue.

This year, the band will do it live and in person on Wednesday, October 25, at Radio Bean in Burlington. Heaberlin wrote in an email that she and Smith plan to play their familiar covers and other songs from the show, backed by a crew of 11 musicians. How all 11 of them will fit on Radio Bean’s economy-size stage is anyone’s guess, but it’ll be fun to watch them try. For more information and to purchase tickets, pop over to cricketbluemusic.com.

CLUB DATES music+nightlife

live music

WED.11

Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

draag me, Chanel Beads (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $15.

George Nostrand (acoustic) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Griffin William Sherry, Tall Tall Trees, Eastern Mountain Time (folk) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $20/$23.

Jazz Jam Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Josh Dobbs (singer-songwriter) at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Kitchen Dwellers, Fireside

Collective (bluegrass, folk) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $23/$25.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Mariee Siou, A Box of Stars (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $15/$20.

Super Birdman’s 73rd Birthday

Bash (reggae) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

Underground Springhouse (jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

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

Willverine (electronic) at the Wallflower Collective, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

THU.12

Chicky Stoltz (Americana) at the Filling Station, White River Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Combustomatics (funk) at Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Doobie, Call Me Karizma (hiphop) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25/$30.

Frankie and Fuse (rock) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Gallison Hill Band (bluegrass) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free.

GWAR, Negative Approach, Cancer Christ (metal) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $36/$40.

Jazz with Alex Stewart and Friends (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Jeff Salisbury Band (blues) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Josh Dobbs (singer-songwriter) at American Flatbread Stowe, 6 p.m. Free.

Say What

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

Brooklyn trio SAY SHE SHE sit right in the sweet spot between early ’80s post-disco dance music and the warmer, modern sounds of electronica. With three classically trained singers, the group’s harmonies reach atmospheric heights. They pair incredible vocals and slick, highly danceable music with occasionally politically charged songs like “Forget Me Not,” a tune inspired by the overturning of Roe v. Wade Their latest record, Silver, dropped on September 29. They play the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington on Sunday, October 15, with opening sets from Burlington acts HONEY & SOUL and DJ DISCO PHANTOM

SAT.14

Abby Jenne and the Bald Eagle Death Spiral (roots) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Bandwagon Summer Series: Rev.

Vince Anderson & His Love Choir (gospel) at the Putney Inn, 3 p.m. $20/$25.

Bruce Sklar (jazz) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Chris & Erica (acoustic) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Cooper (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Dave Keller Band (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Diane Cluck, Eric George (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, . $12/$15.

e Dimmer Triplets (blues) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 7 p.m. Free.

Giovanina Bucci, Michael Brewster (acoustic duo) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Ira Friedman (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Joel Cage (guitar) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.

Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Nickel & Dime (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Over the Waterfall (folk) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Small Talk, Beans, Armanodillo (jazz, funk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. $10/$15.

TUE.17

Big Easy Tuesdays with Back Porch Revival (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Bluegrass Jam (bluegrass) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free. Constant Smiles, Wren Kitz, the Pilgrims (indie) at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. $10/$15.

Honky Tonk Tuesday with Wild Leek River (country) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10. Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Free.

Liam St. John, Joshua Quimby (rock, blues) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $20/$25. Próxima Parada, Olive Klug (indie soul) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 8 p.m. $17/$27.

WED.18

Adam Ezra Group (folk, rock) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $23/$25. Bluegrass & BBQ (bluegrass) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Jazz Jam Sessions with Randal Pierce (jazz) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free. Jazz Night with Ray Vega (jazz) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

JT Horne (singer-songwriter) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

Live Jazz (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Matt Hagen (acoustic) at American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, 5:30 p.m. Free.

Late Night Café (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $10.

Michael Chorney (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Moondogs (rock) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5/$10.

Sam & Ivy (jazz) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 8 p.m. $8/$10.

FRI.13

Aaron Audet (singer-songwriter) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

Astral Underground (jazz) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

e Cobras (rock) at the Old Post, South Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Dave Mitchell’s Blues Revue (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Derek O’Kanos (acoustic) at Gusto’s, Barre, 6 p.m. Free.

Early Birdcode (jazz) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Garcia (singer-songwriter) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Get Up With It, No More Blue Tomorrows (jazz, rock) at CharlieO’s World Famous, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Hogback Holow (folk) at Stone’s row Pizza, Richmond, 6 p.m. Free.

e Jeff Salisbury Band (blues) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 7 p.m. Free.

Karl Lucas (folk) at Stone’s row Pizza, Waterbury, 6 p.m. Free.

Larkspurs (folk) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Laura Fedele-Rasco (acoustic) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Les Dead Ringers (roots) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 9 p.m. Free.

Melt (indie) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20.

No Fun Haus, Vega (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $10/$15.

Patrick Watson, La Force (singersongwriter) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $30/$35.

Phunktet with Alex Stewart (jazz, funk) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Pitt Crew (rock) at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Preston Murphy (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Kitchen, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Rap Night Burlington (hip-hop) at Drink, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

Rough Francis, Dead Street Dreamers, Robbery (punk) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $15.

e Rough Suspects (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

Scram! (groove) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11:30 p.m. $10/$15.

Sibling Reverie (covers) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

e Village Idiots: 10th Anniversary Show (rock, folk) at the Underground, Randolph, 8 p.m. $14.

Something Reckless (rock) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free. Stanley Marley, Chadwick Stokes, Ryan Miller, Ruston Kelly, Hans Williams (reggae, indie rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 6 p.m. $47.50/$57.50.

Waiting on Mongo, FUNGKSHUI (funk) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10.

SUN.15

Karl Woods-Lucas (singersongwriter) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Peter McPoland, Stephen Dawes (folk, pop) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $20/$25.

Say She She, Honey & Soul, DJ Disco Phantom (soul, funk) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $22/$25.

Sunday Brunch Tunes (singersongwriter) at Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.

MON.16

Matt Hagen’s Murder Ballad Mondays (folk) at the 126, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead covers) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. $5. Willverine (electronic) at the Wallflower Collective, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

djs

THU.12

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

DJ JP Black (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free. Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJ Big Dog (reggae and dancehall) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

TYGRIS, Aptic, Shapesift, Dhananjaya (electronica, DJ) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10/$20.

Vinyl Night with Ken (DJ) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.13

DJ Craig Mitchell (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

SUN.15 // SAY SHE SHE [SOUL]

Tribal Licensed

DISPENSARY

GOLD

Sativa: Sour Diesel, Agent Orange, Dirty Taxi

Hybrid- Runtz, Black Runtz, Sweet Tooth, L.A Kush Cake, Killer Skunk Berry IndicA- Fucking Runtz, K.Y. Jealousy, White Truffle

SILVER

PLATINUM

Sativa: Purple Haze, Peach Haze, Green Crack, White Widow

Hybrid: Mac 11, Scooby Snacks

Indica: Black Diamond, Lava Cake, Slurricane #2, Deep Fried Ice Cream, Tom Cat Kush, Master Cookies, Purple Space Cookies

Sativa-Train Wreck, Tropical Banana, Gelato #41

Hybrid-MAC, 303 Kush, Grape Haze, Sundae Driver, Mandarin Kush

Indica-Pink Gas,

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

DJ LaFountaine (DJ) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

SAT.14

Blanchface (DJ) at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Free.

Broadway Rave (rave) at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $17/$20.

DJ A-Ra$ (DJ) at Red Square, Burlington, midnight. Free.

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

DJ Taka (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $10/$15.

Matt Payne (DJ) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Free.

Roost.world (DJ set) (DJ) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. $8/$10.

Warco’s World (dub) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 9 p.m.

Free.

open mics & jams

WED.11

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Burlington St. John’s Club, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.16

Open Mic (open mic) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Despacito, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

No Hard Feelings

Comedian ILIZA SHLESINGER rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the NBC show “Last Comic Standing,” and the New York City native’s star has been on the ascent ever since. She’s guest-hosted podcasts with scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson and worked with comic Lewis Black on a History Channel holiday special. She hosted her own late-night talk show, “Truth & Iliza.” In 2021, she wrote and starred in the romantic comedy Good on Paper. Her standup fuses observational humor and a feminist perspective, as shown in her most recent Netflix special, “Hot Forever,” which came out in 2022. Shlesinger performs at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington on Sunday, October 15, as part of her Hard Feelings tour.

Trivia ursday (trivia) at Spanked Puppy Pub, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night! (trivia) at RabbleRouser Chocolate & Craft, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $5.

Sunday Funday (games) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, noon.

Venetian Karaoke (karaoke) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

MON.16

Trivia Monday with Top Hat Entertainment (trivia) at McKee’s Pub & Grill, Winooski, 7-9 p.m.

TUE.17

Open mic (open mic) at 1st Republic Brewing, Essex, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night (open mic) at Positive Pie Tap & Grill, Plainfield, 6 p.m. Free.

Venetian Soda Open Mic (open mic) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.18

Irish Sessions (Celtic, open mic) at Burlington St. John’s Club, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Lit Club (poetry open mic) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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

Open Mic with Danny Lang (open mic) at Taps Tavern, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free.

comedy

WED.11

Comedy Jam (comedy) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free.

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Talk Show With Max Higgins (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

THU.12

Red Flags (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:45 p.m. $5/$10. at’s Messed Up: An SVU Podcast (comedy, live podcast) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $30.

FRI.13

Liza Treyger (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9 p.m. $30.

SAT.14

Good Clean Fun (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 4:45 p.m. $5/$10.

Liza Treyger (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9 p.m. $30.

SUN.15

Improv Night (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5.

Iliza Shlesinger (comedy) at Flynn Main Stage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $42.50-82.50.

MON.16

Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at the 126, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.18

Standup Comedy Open Mic (comedy open mic) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Talk Show With Max Higgins (comedy) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10.

trivia, karaoke, etc.

WED.11

4Qs Trivia Night (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free.

Venetian Trivia Night (trivia) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

THU.12

Karaoke Night (karaoke) at Zenbarn, Waterbury Center, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia (trivia) at Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at McGillicuddy’s Five Corners, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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Charlie-O’s World Famous,

Trivia with Brain (trivia) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free. Trivia with Craig Mitchell (trivia) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.17

Karaoke with Motorcade (karaoke) at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with DJ Party Bear (karaoke) at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Taproom Trivia (trivia) at 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at the Depot, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Tuesday (trivia) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Tuesday Trivia (trivia) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.18

4Qs Trivia Night (trivia) at Four Quarters Brewing, Winooski, 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night (trivia) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7 p.m. Free. Venetian Trivia Night (trivia) at Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. ➆

SUN.15 // ILIZA SHLESINGER [COMEDY]

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Mark LeGrand and Sarah Munro, Angel With a Broken Wing

(SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL)

Singer-songwriter Mark LeGrand and vocalist Sarah Munro make a formidable team. The Montpelierbased married couple craft pristine-sounding country music centered on LeGrand’s songwriting and Munro’s voice. They kick o their latest release, Angel With a Broken Wing, with the title track, a lament for Mother Nature.

“We must change our ways / to keep her nights and days / in the wood we hear her sing / Like an angel with a broken wing,” Munro sings.

In an email, LeGrand revealed that he started writing the tune, a love song to the Earth itself, nearly 30 years ago but didn’t finish it until 2022.

“With the flooding in Montpelier and the loss of our residency at Bent Nails [Bistro], it all seems very timely,” he wrote, referencing the temporary closing of the club after July floods caused massive damage in Montpelier.

“When the Lights Turn Low” edges more into classic country territory, the genre LeGrand excelled in on previous solo releases and with his old band the Lovesick Bandits. In some ways, Angel With a Broken Wing represents a shift in the duo’s sound, pushing into folk and even blues on “Cold New England Town.” But the meat of the EP is as pure country as you get, from the Appalachian noir of “Shooting Star” to “Waltz in the Moonlight,” a song fit for a slow dance in a barn.

Angel With a Broken Wing is available on all major streaming services.

Threatened by Machines, Threatened by Machines

(SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL)

Threatened by Machines’ singer-songwriter/multiinstrumentalist, Sture Nelson, has a knack for eclectic and hard-to-pindown songwriting. On Threatened by Machines’ self-titled debut, the Burlington-based musician veers from indie rock to prog to David Bowie-esque almost-pop. He even touches on a strange strain of space funk in the synthheavy tunes “Kite in a Tree” and “Emergency Funk Treatment.”

The record is impressive both for its art-rock tendencies and for the way Nelson’s contributors help color in the lines. Greg Matses (Channel Two Dub Band, Tammy Fletcher & the Disciples) provides searing guitar work throughout the nine-song LP, and Chris Gribnau and Susan Henry add horns and harp, respectively. Otherwise, Nelson handles every sound on Threatened by Machines. And those sounds are legion, with layers of synths and programmed drums, saxophone, cello and flute plastered all over the record.

The result is a wild and occasionally unpredictable listen, from the twisted carnival feel of “Into the Void … Darkly” to the English folk of “Shadows of Images.” Through it all, the only unifying threads are Nelson’s idiosyncratic songwriting and his hushed vocals. He is adroit at sneaking his wide array of influences into the weirdest places he can find. That could be a recipe for disaster, but Nelson makes the weird his ally on the record. Threatened by Machines is streaming on Spotify and iTunes.

Sulk Fangs, Blackberry Widow

(SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL)

Burlington singer-songwriter

Matt Bushlow returns with Blackberry Widow, his third release of 2023 with his folkrock project Sulk Fangs. The four-song EP finds Bushlow writing more directly in a single genre than he did on his last EP, Feel Better. That record, released in April, established Bushlow as capable of channeling multiple aspects of folk, from more traditional strains to modern, pop-influenced takes.

On Blackberry Widow, Bushlow presents straightforward indie folk full of harmony vocals via Aya Inoue and lap steel guitar from Tyler George-Minetti. Eric Segalstad (guitar), Mike McKinley (bass), Paul Ruderman (piano) and Adam Rabin (electric piano) round out Bushlow’s solid folk-rock outfit.

The title track is a pleasant enough song that references “Johnny-come-latelies from New York and New Jersey” and ambles along like an old wagon, but Bushlow shows his true worth on “I Knew.” Over an almost somnambulant drumbeat and restrained stabs of organ, he describes the drug-like sensations of the beginning of a love a air.

“Through the Years” showcases the interplay of Bushlow’s and Inoue’s voices as they weave a haunting melody on the chorus. “Let’s go reel through the years / Reliving loves, reliving tears,” they croon over gently plucked acoustic guitar notes.

Bushlow closes the EP with a stirring cover of the late, great folk singer Tim Hardin’s “If I Were a Carpenter.” It’s a perfect way to wrap things up and a view into Bushlow’s influences.

FARNSWORTH

Check out Blackberry Widow at sulkfangs.bandcamp.com. CHRIS

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WED.11 business

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING

INTERNATIONAL GROUP: Savvy businesspeople make crucial contacts at a weekly chapter meeting. Burlington City Arts, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 829-5066.

community

CURRENT EVENTS: Neighbors have an informal discussion about what’s in the news. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

conferences

MILITARY WRITERS’

SYMPOSIUM: Authors and researchers gather to discuss global special operations forces. See norwich.edu for full schedule. Norwich University, Northfield, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free; preregister; fee for some activities. Info, 485-2000.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’

GUILD OF AMERICA: Anyone with an interest in the needle arts is welcome to bring a project to this monthly meeting. Holy Family Parish Hall, Essex Junction, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, gmc.vt.ega@ gmail.com.

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: A drop-in meetup welcomes knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers and beyond. BYO snacks and drinks. Must Love Yarn, Shelburne, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3780.

dance

WESTIE WEDNESDAYS

DANCE: Swing dancers lift and spin at a weekly social

dance. North Star Community Hall, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 802westiecollective@gmail. com.

film

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

‘ANXIOUS NATION’: NAMI Vermont screens this 2022 documentary about the rise in anxiety diagnoses among youths around the country. Q&A follows. Mental health resources provided. Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 876-7949.

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK

3D’: Viewers learn the true story behind one of our most iconic — and misunderstood — predators. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: Sparkling graphics and vibrant interviews take viewers on a journey alongside NASA astronauts as they prepare for stranger-than-sciencefiction space travel. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

NXT ROCKUMENTARY FILM

SERIES: ‘THE FILTH AND THE FURY’: Assembled from unseen archive footage, this 2000 documentary follows the entire dramatic, punk rock

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history of the Sex Pistols. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7-9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 451-0053.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET

3D’: Scientists dive into the planet’s least-explored habitat, from its sunny shallows to its alien depths. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater:

A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: Through the power of special cameras, audiences are transported into the world of the teeniest animals on Earth. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater:

A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $14.50-18; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

food & drink

COMMUNITY SUPPER: Neighbors share a tasty meal at their local library. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

THE MAPLE 100: Vermonters fill out bingo cards with a month of maple-themed activities for a chance to win prizes from local vendors. See vermontvacation.com for all events and locations. Various locations statewide. Free. Info, 828-2430.

games

BOARD GAME NIGHT: Lovers of tabletop fun play classic games and new designer

FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE:

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film

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music + nightlife

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offerings. Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

MAH-JONGG OPEN PLAY: Weekly sessions of an age-old game promote critical thinking and friendly competition. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: Waterbury Public Library instructor

Diana Whitney leads at-home participants in gentle stretches supported by seats. 10 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

SEATED & STANDING YOGA: Beginners are welcome to grow their strength and flexibility at this supportive class. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

language

BEGINNER IRISH LANGUAGE

CLASS: Celtic-curious students learn to speak an Ghaeilge in a supportive group. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: Learners of all abilities practice written and spoken English with trained instructors. Presented by Fletcher Free Library. 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bshatara@ burlingtonvt.gov.

lgbtq

COMMUNITY INTERVIEW

FOR NEW PCVT

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Community members listen in and ask questions at the final round of interviews for a new Pride Center of Vermont leader. 6-8:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 860-7812.

montréal

‘AURA’: An immersive light show and soundscape highlights the rich history and stunning architecture of the Québec church. Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal, 6 & 8 p.m. $18-32; free for kids 5 and under. Info, 866-842-2925.

music

LIVE IN THE ORCHARD: THE

MEATPACKERS: The beloved local band serves up its signature brand of contagious bluegrass. Shelburne Orchards, 12:30-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

REUBEN JACKSON: A jazz archivist explores Duke Ellington’s Far East Suite, which was inspired by the jazz great’s tours of the Middle East, South Asia and Japan. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626.

seminars

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

WORKSHOP: A BEGINNER’S

GUIDE: Industry experts illuminate the ins and outs of buying properties and being a landlord. DoubleTree by Hilton, South

Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 752-1848.

MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT: Age Well and New England Federal Credit Union teach online learners the ins and outs of signing up for health insurance. 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 764-6940. MENTOR TRAINING FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN: Volunteers receive training to help trauma-affected women. Mercy Connections, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8467164, jnelson@mercyconnections. org.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE

TENNIS CLUB: Ping-Pong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Rutland Area Christian School, 7-9 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913.

theater

‘CADILLAC CREW’: Vermont Stage’s latest production follows four female Civil Rights activists on the eve of a landmark Rosa Parks speech. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24-64. Info, 862-1497.

‘SELLING KABUL’: Northern Stage presents this Pulitzer Prizenominated thriller about a former interpreter who must choose whether to flee the Taliban or stay with his family after the withdrawal of American troops. Byrne Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $19-69. Info, 296-7000.

words

LIFE STORIES WE LOVE TO

TELL: Prompts from group leader Maryellen Crangle inspire true tales, told either off the cuff or read from prewritten scripts. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 2-3:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

NEK BOOK DISCUSSION: Author Patricia Ward makes a cameo at this book club dedicated to her petrifying page-turner The Cherished. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

POETRY POTLUCK: Wordsmiths and readers bring a dish and a poem (their own or others’) to share. Whirligig Brewing, St. Johnsbury, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, acampbell@catamountarts.org.

THU.12 activism

RIGHTS & BITES: ACLU of Vermont supporters and community members mingle with advocates and legal experts over refreshments at a get-together featuring prizes and giveaways. Saxtons River Distillery, Brattleboro, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, info@acluvt.org.

community

AFGHAN COMMUNITY NIGHT: Afghan community members and refugee sponsors congregate over refreshments before a performance of Selling Kabul, and meet the cast afterward. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 296-7000.

COMMUNITY HARVEST DINNER: A farm tour, lawn games and kids activities round out the menu at this farm-fresh dinner and dessert at the West Monitor Barn to benefit the Health Care Share program. Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Richmond, 5:30 p.m. $40. Info, 434-3969, ext. 200.

conferences

PEACE AND SECURITY IN A

CHANGING WORLD: The Vermont Council on World Affairs looks toward world peace and honors Tim Rieser, former adviser to retired senator Patrick Leahy, as its person of the year. Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 5-8 p.m. $100-125; preregister. Info, info@vcwa.org.

crafts

KNIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR: All ages and abilities are invited to knit or crochet hats and scarves for the South Burlington Food Shelf. All materials are provided. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

KNITTING GROUP: Knitters of all experience levels get together to spin yarns. Latham Library, Thetford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

etc.

TROPICAL FISH CLUB OF BURLINGTON OCTOBER

MEETING: The Tropical Fish Club of Burlington invites all aquatic enthusiasts to learn about the sinkhole-dwelling swimmers of the Yucatan peninsula. Essex Junction VFW Post, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, dbanks@together.net.

film

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

‘PASSION IN A PANDEMIC’: Norwich filmmaker Nora Jacobson’s new documentary about a opera program at Hanover High School during lockdown is celebrated with a premiere screening, live music, and a Q&A. Junction Arts & Media, White River Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 295-6688.

COLOR CORRECTION WITH

DAVINCI RESOLVE: Aspiring editors learn how to use lighting and color adjustments to make their footage pop. RETN & VCAM Media Factory, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

FAMI LY FU N

Check out these family-friendly events for parents, caregivers and kids of all ages.

• Plan ahead at sevendaysvt.com/family-fun

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WED.11 burlington

STEAM SPACE: Kids explore science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. Ages 5 through 11. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

chittenden county

BABY SOCIAL TIME: Caregivers and infants from birth through age 1 gather in the Wiggle Room to explore board books and toys. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

FIRE SAFETY PLAYTIME: Through stories, fire extinguisher tips and fire truck tours from the Essex Junction Fire Department, toddlers and preschoolers learn skills beyond stop, drop and roll. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

GAMING ON!: Kids and teens get together to play video games such as Mario Kart and Overcooked on the library’s Nintendo Switches. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PLAY TIME: Little ones build with blocks and read together. Ages 1 through 4. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

HOMESCHOOL BOOK GROUP: Home learners ages 10 through 15 meet up on the lawn to talk about the book of the month. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

mad river valley/ waterbury

LEGO CHALLENGE CLUB: Kids engage in a fun-filled hour of building, then leave their creations on display in the library all month long. Ages 6 through 8. Waterbury Public Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

manchester/ bennington

MCL FILM CLUB: Teen auteurs learn how to bring stories to life on camera. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

THU.12 chittenden county

A SWEET & SPOOKY NIGHT AT THE BOOKSTORE: Trick-or-treaters gather fall goodies from local authors and do Halloween-themed crafts. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

If the Shoe Fits

Opera for kids? If your youngster (or you!) thinks opera means people in horned helmets singing indecipherable lyrics at dog-whistle octaves, Barn Opera’s staging of Gioachino Rossini’s  La Cenerentola, more familiarly known as Cinderella, in Brandon will open eyes to the magic of the art form. Presented in the original Italian but designed to clearly communicate the story without the help of supertitles, the production whisks children of all ages into a magical Seussian world of kaleidoscopic color, fantastical costumes and charming characters. Kids can sit right up front on the floor at stage level for the Saturday show.

‘LA CENERENTOLA’

Friday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 14, 6 p.m., at Barn Opera in Brandon. $25-50; free for kids ages 4-12 on Saturday. Info, 772-5601, barnopera.com.

Family-friendly astronomy activities add to the awe-inspiring event. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; partial eclipse 12:12-2:26 p.m. Regular admission, $14.50-18; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

chittenden county

DIY SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWER: Kids ages 6 through 11 craft the goggles through which they can watch the partial transit. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

FRENCH STORY TIME: Kids of all ages listen and learn to native speaker Romain Feuillette raconte une histoire. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

OPEN HOUSE AND 50TH ANNIVERSARY: The fire station celebrates half a century of service with a day of family fun, including live demos, free food, face painting, fire safety lessons and tours of the building. Essex Fire Department, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 878-5308.

barre/montpelier

CLIMATE PLAYGROUP: Parents talk climate action with Empower VT while kids have fun together. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 522-6684.

stowe/smuggs

MUSICAL STORY TIME: Song, dance and other tuneful activities supplement picture books for kids 2 through 5. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

CHILDREN’S BOOKSTORE GRAND OPENING PARTY!: The Mad River Valley’s new family bookshop springs onto the scene with a morning of music, stories, crafts and snacks. Inklings Children’s Books, Waitsfield, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7280.

LEGO TIME: Builders in kindergarten through fourth grade enjoy an afternoon of imagination and play. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL MUSIC WITH LINDA

BASSICK: The singer and storyteller extraordinaire leads little ones in indoor music and movement. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME: Pre-K patrons play and socialize after music time. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

STORY TIME: Little ones from birth through age 5 learn from songs, crafts and picture books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

barre/montpelier

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Energetic youngsters join Miss Meliss on the lawn for stories, songs and lots of silliness. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

stowe/smuggs

WEE ONES PLAY TIME: Caregivers bring kiddos 3 and younger to a new

sensory learning experience each week. Morristown Centennial Library, Morrisville, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 888-3853.

mad river valley/ waterbury

PRESCHOOL PLAY & READ: Outdoor activities, stories and songs engage 3- and 4-year-olds. Waterbury Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

FRI.13

chittenden county

KIDS MOVIE IN THE AUDITORIUM: Little film buffs congregate in the library for a screening of a family-friendly film. See southburlingtonlibrary.org for each week’s title. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140. LEGO BUILDERS: Each week, children ages 8 and older build, explore, create and participate in challenges. Children ages 6 to 8 are welcome with an adult. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

rutland/killington

‘LA CENERENTOLA’: Rossini’s Cinderella delights the whole family with Dr. Seussinspired staging. See calendar spotlight.

Barn Opera, Brandon, 7:30 p.m. $25-50; free for kids 4 through 12 on Saturday. Info, 772-5601.

upper valley

STORY TIME: Preschoolers take part in tales, tunes and playtime. Latham Library, Thetford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 785-4361.

manchester/ bennington

YOUNG ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Teens battle beasts with swords and spell books. Drop-in and recurring players are welcome. Ages 12 through 16. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 549-4574.

SAT.14 burlington

FLYNNZONE KIDS HOUR: MYRA FLYNN: The indie soul singer teaches little music lovers ages 3 through 5 about the differences and similarities between Irish and Black American tunes. The Flynn, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.

PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING: Glasses and telescopes help visitors watch the moon pass by the sun.

rutland/killington

‘LA CENERENTOLA’: See FRI.13, 6 p.m.

champlain islands/ northwest

REPTILE DAY: A new nature sanctuary hosts a creature meet and greet. Saint Albans Museum, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, vermonthnc@gmail.com.

upper valley

SECOND ANNUAL DAD GUILD PLAYGROUND TAKEOVER: Local fathers and their offspring, including Dad Guild founder Keegan Albaugh, meet and mingle over coffee, pastries and playground games. Elizabeth’s Park, Bradford, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 449-7597.

northeast kingdom

CHILDREN’S BOOK AND POETRY

READING: Book lovers of all ages are regaled with stories and poems. MAC Center for the Arts, Newport, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 334-1966.

manchester/ bennington

NOTORIOUS RPG: Kids 10 through 14 create characters and play a collaborative adventure game similar to

MNFF SELECTS: ‘THE FARM BOY’: Waterbury Center director George Woodard presents a feature film based on his parents’ love story, set during World War II. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $14-16. Info, 382-9222.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

SERIOUS ANIMATION: THE FILMS

OF ORLY YADIN: The former executive director of VTIFF screens her own animated documentaries.

Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space; cash bar. Info, 660-2600.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11.

food & drink

ARE YOU THIRSTY, NEIGHBOR?:

A special discount cocktail menu sparks conversations and connections over cribbage and cards. Wild Hart Distillery and Tasting Room, Shelburne, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@wildhartdistillery.com.

FREE WINE TASTING: Themed wine tastings take oenophiles on an adventure through a region, grape variety, style of wine or producer’s offerings. Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2368.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.11.

OLD NORTH END COMMUNITY

DINNER: A vegetarian meal precedes the Neighborhood Planning Assembly meeting. O.N.E. Community Center, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 598-3139.

games

THE CHECK MATES: Chess players of all ages face off at this intergenerational weekly meetup. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: A lively group plays a classic, tricky game with an extra wrinkle. Waterbury Public Library, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7223.

health & fitness

LONG-FORM SUN 73: Beginners and experienced practitioners learn how tai chi can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 3:30-5 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, elizabetharms56@gmail.com.

SIMPLIFIED TAI CHI FOR

SENIORS: Eighteen easy poses help with stress reduction, fall prevention and ease of movement. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3:15-4 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 362-2607.

TAI CHI THURSDAYS: Experienced instructor Rich Marantz teaches the first section of the Yang-style tai chi sequence. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 645-1960.

FRI.13 crafts

FIBER ARTS FRIDAY: Knitters, crocheters, weavers and felters chat over their projects of the day at this weekly meetup. Waterbury Public Library, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

SCRAPBOOKING GROUP: Cutters and pasters make new friends at a weekly club. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 549-4574.

dance

BARN DANCE: Locals stomp their feet at this joyful shindig featuring contra, line and square dancing to live tunes. Bread & Butter Farm, Shelburne, 6-9 p.m. $10. Info, 985-9200.

fairs & festivals

BRATTLEBORO LITERARY

FESTIVAL: A three-day pageturner party offers readings, panels and other literary happenings. See brattleborolitfest.org for full schedule. Various Brattleboro locations, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 365-7673.

film

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

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

lgbtq

COMMUNITY INTERVIEW FOR NEW PCVT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: See WED.11.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11.

music

+LIVE+ UNPLUGGED: The powerhouse rock band gets heads banging. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $65-95. Info, 775-0903.

LOREENA MCKENNITT: This multiplatinum-selling vocalist specializes in Celtic airs. The Flynn, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $43-85. Info, 863-5966.

politics

THOUGHT CLUB: Artists and activists convene to engage with Burlington’s rich tradition of radical thought and envision its future. Democracy Creative, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, tevan@democracycreative.com.

talks

GRANITE LECTURE AND FILM

SERIES: PAUL HELLER: The author of Montpelier’s Green Mount Cemetery: A History and Guide digs into the 160-year-old graveyard’s notable features. Vermont Granite Museum, Barre, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 249-3897.

Dream Team

Next Stage Arts in Putney hosts The New Immigrant Experience, an intense multimedia project from renowned Brazilian émigré composer Felipe Salles. The riveting combination of orchestral music and projected video captures emotional personal stories of Dreamers, the hundreds of thousands of young people throughout the U.S. who have grown up as Americans and are currently — but still seemingly tentatively — protected by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The performance channels anger and frustration over the politics involved into a tribute to these resilient youths. A live stream is available.

‘THE NEW IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE’ Friday, October 13, 7:30 p.m., at Next Stage Arts in Putney. $10-25. Info, 451-0053, nextstagearts.org.

tech

TECH AND TEXTILES: Crafters work on their knitting or crocheting while discussing questions such as how to set up a new tablet or what cryptocurrency even is. George Peabody Library, Post Mills, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 333-9724.

theater

‘CADILLAC CREW’: See WED.11. ‘SAM & JIM IN HELL’: Authors Samuel Beckett and James Joyce discover that hell is each other in this crackling afterlife comedy. Live stream available. Lost Nation

Theater, Montpelier City Hall, 7:309 p.m. $10-35. Info, 229-0492.

‘SELLING KABUL’: See WED.11, 7:30 p.m.

words

MARILYN WEBB NEAGLEY: The former president of Shelburne farms shares her new lyrical memoir, Attic of Dreams. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 999-5414.

MORNING BOOK GROUP: Readers start the day off right with a lively discussion of Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce. South

Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

WENDY DEAN: The doctor and author shares insights from her book If I Betray These Words: Moral Injury in Medicine and Why It’s So Hard for Clinicians to Put Patients First. Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

FOMO?

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online: art

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

film

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

music + nightlife

Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

= ONLINE EVENT

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11. food

& drink

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER

TRAIN: Travelers savor a threecourse meal and scenic landscape views during a three-hour trip in a kitchen car. Ages 5 and up. Union Station, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. $99-148.50; preregister. Info, 800-707-3530.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.11.

RICHMOND FARMERS MARKET: Vendors present a diverse selection of locally produced foods and crafts as picnickers enjoy music from a different local band each week. Richmond Town Park, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, rfmmanager@ gmail.com.

health & fitness

GUIDED MEDITATION

ONLINE: Dorothy Alling Memorial Library invites attendees to relax on their lunch breaks and reconnect with their bodies. Noon-12:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@ damlvt.org.

lgbtq

OUT IN BRADFORD: LGBTQ folks and allies make new friends at a casual, tea-fueled hangout. Vittles House of Brews, Bradford, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, connect@vittlesespresso. com.

COURTESY OF JILL STEINBERG

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11.

music

ARTIS WODEHOUSE: A performance of piano rolls from the 1910s and 1920s forms the soundtrack to an address on the impact of the player piano. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626.

BAB L’ BLUZ: The North African blues act brings bass-heavy grooves, ancient Arabic lyrics and Morocco’s youth movement to Vermont. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-45. Info, 728-9878.

DÉJÀ-NOUS: Parisian cabaret jazz pairs perfectly with a nice cabernet at this cozy show. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8222.

HELEN GILLET: Surreal synth sounds, acoustic cello melodies and textured rhythms overlap in this solo, looping performance. The Phoenix, Waterbury, 7:30-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, 578-5028.

MARSH LIGHTS: Former Bluegrass Gospel Project singer-songwriter Colby Crehan debuts her new folk-grass band. Tinmouth Old Firehouse, 7-9 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 446-2498.

‘THE NEW IMMIGRANT

EXPERIENCE’: Renowned composer Felipe Salles presents a multimedia project that incorporates orchestral music with video to tell the stories of Dreamers throughout the U.S. Live stream available. See calendar spotlight. Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10-25. Info, 451-0053.

SAMIRAH EVANS AND HER

HANDSOME DEVILS: The blues singer, drawing on her time as a fixture of the New Orleans jazz scene, displays her chops alongside her band. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $27-32. Info, 382-9222.

UVM LANE SERIES: CHRISTINA & MICHELLE NAUGHTON: Talented twin sisters captivate audiences in a program that includes classical works performed on two pianos and on one piano with four hands. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. $6.50-45. Info, 656-4455.

theater

A BENEFIT FOR WESTON

THEATER: An elegant evening of cocktails, food, auctions and entertainment supports the theater’s rebuilding efforts. Weston Theater at Walker Farm, 6 p.m. $250; preregister. Info, 824-5288.

‘CADILLAC CREW’: See WED.11.

‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE’: A family struggles to get by in Depression-era St. Louis in this Valley Players production of the classic Tennessee Williams play. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7-9:30 p.m. $14-18. Info, 583-1674.

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’: A team of investigators confronts strange phenomena at an abandoned mansion in this Lamoille County Players production based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name. Hyde Park Opera House, 7 p.m. $15-20. Info, 888-4507.

‘SAM & JIM IN HELL’: See THU.12.

‘SELLING KABUL’: See WED.11.

words

FRIENDS OF THE RUTLAND FREE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: A broad selection of used, rare and antique books goes on sale to benefit the library. Rutland Free Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

SOUTH BURLINGTON FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE: For the 50th year running, the library sells used books, CDs, DVDs and collectibles in great condition at extra-low prices. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 522-5200.

SAT.14 agriculture

COMMUNITY FARM DAYS: Visitors watch the herding dogs, honeybees and sowing machines at work between cheese tastings and live music. Does’ Leap Farm, East Fairfield, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3140.

FLAXTRAVAGANZA!: The homestead celebrates a successful flax harvest with historically accurate linen weaving demonstrations and other traditional crafts. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Regular admission, $7-15; free for kids under 5. Info, 865-4556.

bazaars

CRAFT FAIR & FLEA MARKET: Shoppers browse an array of handmade items and used household goods. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3322.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN

WOODCARVERS’ OCTOBER

CARVE-IN: Whittlers sharpen their skills while working on current projects. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Regular admission, $4.50-9; free for members. Info, 434-2167.

dance

THE MORRÍGAN: Dancer Erin McNulty takes many forms in a contemporary performance. Path of Life Sculpture Garden, Windsor, 3 & 4 p.m. $5-32. Info, mcnult45@gmail.com.

SILENT DISCO DANCE PARTY: Three DJs blast simultaneous tunes on different channels to dancers’ headphones. Costumes welcome. Studio One, Vermont Public Radio, Colchester, 7-11 p.m.

$10; cash bar. Info, jvasquez@ vermontpublic.org.

SWING DANCE: All-star DJs back a night of dancing with bigband bops. Bring clean shoes. Champlain Club, Burlington, 8 p.m.; beginners’ lesson, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

SWING DANCE WITH PRESTON

MURPHY JAZZ BAND: Live tunes soundtrack a night of jitterbugging. Bring clean shoes. North Star Community Hall, Burlington, 8-10:30 p.m.; beginners’ lesson, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 864-8382. etc.

STAR RADIO HOUR: ‘ALL

ABOARD’: A swing-dance party follows this rollicking variety show. Seven Stars Arts Center, Sharon, 7-9 p.m. $20-25; free for kids under 12. Info, 763-2334.

VERMONT SKI & SNOWBOARD

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

CEREMONY: A short documentary film showcases each award recipient. Cash bar available. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Stowe, 5-8 p.m. $145. Info, 253-9911.

fairs & festivals

BRATTLEBORO LITERARY

FESTIVAL: See FRI.13, 9:30 a.m.6:30 p.m.

HINESBURG FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CRAFT

FAIR: Local vendors sell homemade wares, and food sales benefit the fire department. Hinesburg Fire Department, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 233-8635.

SWEATER WEATHER SOIRÉE: Live music, a truck full of puppies, an auction and a sweater swap make for an amazingly autumnal outing. Center Street Marketplace, Rutland, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, admin@comealiveoutside.com.

film

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

‘THE ENGINE INSIDE’: Local Motion and Old Spokes Home screen this new documentary following six cyclists around the world and chasing questions about the climate crisis, Indigenous rights and economic inequality. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 861-2700, ext. 100.

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR: Adventure hounds watch award-winning documentaries celebrating mountain culture, snow sports, adventure and the environment. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $5-25. Info, 362-1405.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11.

food & drink

BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET: Dozens of stands overflow with seasonal produce, flowers, artisanal wares and prepared foods.

345 Pine St., Burlington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 560-5904.

CAPITAL CITY FARMERS MARKET:

Meats and cheeses join farm-fresh produce, baked goods, locally made arts and crafts, and live music. Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, montpelierfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER

TRAIN: See FRI.13.

CHICKEN PIE LUNCH AND SUPPER: A community lunch features chicken and biscuits, squash, peas, coleslaw and apple crisp. Takeout option available. The Old Meeting House, East Montpelier, noon-1 a.m. & 4:30-6 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 223-6934.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.11.

NORTHWEST FARMERS MARKET: Locavores stock up on produce, preserves, baked goods, and arts and crafts from over 50 vendors. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 242-2729.

SECOND ANNUAL PIE

BREAKFAST: Ticket holders get access to all the savory and sweet pies they can eat. Vegetarian and gluten-free options available. Proceeds benefit the senior center. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. $5-10; free for kids under 4. Info, 863-3982.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS

MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. Pearl St. & Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail. com.

games

CHESS CLUB: Players of all ages and abilities face off and learn new strategies. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

SASP YOUTH MINISTRY BINGO!: This family-friendly event supports St. Ambrose & St. Peter’s youth ministry and features cash prizes, a 50/50 raffle and refreshments. St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Vergennes, 5-9 p.m. $5-10. Info, 877-2367.

language

FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR

ALL: Native French speaker Romain Feuillette guides an informal discussion group. All ages and abilities welcome. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11, 7 & 9 p.m.

music

CAPITAL CITY CONCERTS: THE

MUSIC OF J.S. BACH: Soprano

Hyunah Yu, pianist Jeewon Park,

violinist Jeffrey Multer, cellist Edward Arron and flutist Karen Kevra perform Bach classics with a chamber orchestra. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15-$30. Info, info@ capitalcityconcerts.org.

CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC

ORCHESTRA: The ensemble celebrates its 20th concert season with a program of pieces from its first. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $7-17. Info, 382-9222.

EASTERN MOUNTAIN TIME AND PADDY REAGAN: Acoustic country jams and the solo stylings of Paper Castles’ songwriter delight audiences. Proceeds benefit the historical society. Holland Historical Society, 6:30-9 p.m. $10. Info, 922-1503.

LIVE IN THE ORCHARD:

TOURNESOL: The acoustic band delivers Parisian café vibes under the apple trees. Shelburne Orchards, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

LYLE LOVETT & LEO KOTTKE: The Texan troubadour and the Grammy-nominated guitarist band together for a country- and blues-tinged concert. The Flynn, Burlington, 8 p.m. $63-94.50. Info, 863-5966.

Long Way Home

The Flynn in Burlington blows the dust off one of Greek poet Homer’s ancient epics with Lisa Peterson’s reimagining of The Odyssey. The play centers four refugee women on the island of Lesbos, all trapped in limbo in a detention center as they struggle to return to their home countries after fleeing from conflict. Mixing the story you know with fresh humor, energy and relevance, the tale explores hospitality, generosity and the universal human longing for home.

‘THE ODYSSEY’

Tuesday, October 17, 7 p.m., at the Flynn in Burlington. $25-45. Info, 863-5966, flynnvt.org.

MARSH LIGHTS: See FRI.13, Vergennes Opera House, 7:309:30 p.m. $15. Info, 877-6737.

ROBERT MIRABAL: The renowned Pueblo flutist plays handmade instruments. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7 p.m.; preshow talk, 3:30 p.m.; potluck, 5:30 p.m. $10-45. Info, 728-9878.

outdoors

FALL BIRDING: Green Mountain Audubon Society leads an expedition through avian habitats near Lake Champlain. Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, 8-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, gmas@ greenmountainaudubon.org.

UNDERSTANDING FOREST

MANAGEMENT WALK: Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County forester, leads a walk through

an active forest management project. Catamount Community Forest, Williston, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 861-9700.

talks

GLENN ANDRES & BILL HOSLEY: The scholars give an address titled “Middlebury and the Marble Border of Western New England,” followed by a walking tour of West Cemetery. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $25-35; preregister. Info, 388-2117.

theater

‘CADILLAC CREW’: See WED.11. ‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE’: See FRI.13.

Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403.

SOUTH BURLINGTON FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY USED BOOK

SALE: See FRI.13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

SUN.15 agriculture

COMMUNITY FARM DAYS: Visitors learn about eco-friendly soil maintenance, cow milking, creamery operations and community connection. Larson Farm, Wells, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3140.

crafts

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: See WED.11, 1-3 p.m.

fairs & festivals

BRATTLEBORO LITERARY

FESTIVAL: See FRI.13, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

FALL FESTIVAL: This familyfriendly autumnal celebration boasts wagon rides, live music, food trucks and a corn maze. No pets. Isham Family Farm, Williston, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 872-1525.

MIDDLEBURY CAR SHOW AND FALL FESTIVAL 2023: Classic cars and trucks line up alongside vendors, great food, live music and kids’ activities. Hosted by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the Better Middlebury Partnership. Various downtown Middlebury locations, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7951.

film

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

FLY FISHING FILM TOUR: Anglers view a series of short films featuring locations across the U.S. and around the world. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 6 p.m. $5-20. Info, 760-4634.

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’: See FRI.13.

‘SAM & JIM IN HELL’: See THU.12. ‘SELLING KABUL’: See WED.11, 6:30 p.m.

‘THE WOLVES OF THE WHISPERING WOODS’: The world is in disarray and wolves are on the prowl in this petrifying (but PG-rated) production. QuarryWorks Theater, Adamant, 2-3:15 & 5-6:15 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6978.

words

FRIENDS OF THE RUTLAND FREE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: See FRI.13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

THE POETRY EXPERIENCE: Rajnii Eddins hosts a local writing and sharing circle. Fletcher Free

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11. food & drink

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY DINNER TRAIN: See FRI.13.

THE MAPLE 100: See WED.11. STOWE FARMERS MARKET: An appetizing assortment of fresh veggies, meats, milk, berries, herbs, beverages and crafts tempts shoppers. 2043 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, stowefarmersmarket@gmail. com.

WINOOSKI FARMERS MARKET: Families shop for fresh produce, honey, meats, coffee and prepared foods from more seasonal vendors at an outdoor marketplace. Winooski Falls Way, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410.

health & fitness

KARUNA COMMUNITY

MEDITATION: A YEAR TO LIVE

(FULLY): Participants practice keeping joy, generosity and gratitude at the forefront of their minds. Jenna’s House, Johnson, 10-11:15 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, mollyzapp@live. com.

music

CAPITAL CITY CONCERTS: THE

MUSIC OF J.S. BACH: See SAT.14. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, 3-5 p.m.

CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC

ORCHESTRA: See SAT.14. Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, 4-5:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, info@ champlainphilharmonic.org.

LIVE IN THE ORCHARD: QUEEN

CITY CUT UPS: Orchard-goers enjoy the improvisational strains of this Burlington acoustic band. Shelburne Orchards, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

MYRA FLYNN: The awardwinning new-soul singer croons the night away while Paprika Catering serves empanadas. Album signing follows. Shelburne Vineyard, 6-8:30 p.m. $25. Info, 985-8222.

SESSION AMERICANA: A Bostonbased folk-rock band plays its most popular songs. Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 7 p.m. $22. Info, 533-2000.

WELLESLEY COLLEGE CARILLON

GUILD: Students play a heavenly program of classical and contemporary works on the historic bell organ. Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5221.

WESTFORD MUSIC SERIES:

TWANGTOWN PARAMOURS:

A Nashville-based husbandand-wife duo plays acoustic tunes. Red Brick Meeting House, Westford, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 879-4028, mhamrell@comcast. net.

FOMO?

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online: art

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

film

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

music + nightlife

Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

outdoors COMMUNITY SCIENCE FOR THE PINE STREET BARGE CANAL:

Amateur ecologists practice identifying local species on this guided jaunt. Dress for wet conditions, sun protection and insect avoidance. Pine Street Barge Canal, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 339-364-1609.

WAITSFIELD ELEMENTARY PTA

SKI AND SKATE SALE: Sales of snowboards, skates, skis and beyond benefit the local PTA. Mad River Glen, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; preregister for consignment. Info, 496-3643.

sports

HEADY TROTTER FOUR-MILER: A four-mile course takes runners through downtown Stowe and begins and ends at the Alchemist, where runners are rewarded with live music food trucks. The Alchemist, Stowe, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $40. Info, 610-202-9666.

talks

A DEEP DIVE WITH THE EXPERTS: Martha Tecca of Supporting and Helping Asylees and Refugees and Behishta Sadaat of UN WOMEN Afghanistan discuss refugee resettlement in Vermont following a performance of Selling Kabul. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 296-7000.

ROBERT GRANDCHAMP: A Civil War historian describes how the Vermont Infantry’s partnership with the Rhode Island Artillery ensured a Union victory. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, 2-3:15 p.m. Free. Info, 865-4556.

theater

‘CADILLAC CREW’: See WED.11, 2 p.m.

‘THE GLASS MENAGERIE’: See FRI.13, 2-4:30 p.m.

‘THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE’: See FRI.13, 2 p.m.

‘SAM & JIM IN HELL’: See THU.12, 2-4 p.m.

‘SELLING KABUL’: See WED.11, 5 p.m.

‘THE WOLVES OF THE WHISPERING WOODS’: See SAT.14, 2-3:15 p.m.

MON.16

crafts

KNIT WITS: Fiber-working friends get together to make progress on their quilts, knitwear and needlework. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

film

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

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11.

food & drink

VERMONT CHICORY WEEK: Farmers markets, apothecaries, cooks and restaurateurs offer daily virtual and in-person events for bitter-green buffs. See vermontchicoryweek. com for full schedule. Various Burlington locations. Free. Info, vermontchicory week@gmail.com.

health & fitness

ADVANCED TAI CHI: Experienced movers build strength, improve balance and reduce stress. Holley Hall, Bristol, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; donations accepted. Info, jerry@skyrivertaichi.com.

BEGINNING TAI CHI (SUN

SHORT FORM): Newbies learn how gentle movement can help with arthritis, mental clarity and range of motion. Holley Hall, Bristol, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, jerry@ skyrivertaichi.com.

LAUGHTER YOGA: Spontaneous, joyful movement and breath promote physical and emotional health. Pathways Vermont, Burlington, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, chrisn@pathwaysvermont.org.

YANG 24: This simplified tai chi method is perfect for beginners looking to build strength and balance. Congregational Church of Middlebury, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, elizabetharms56@gmail.com.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11.

words

ADDISON COUNTY WRITERS

COMPANY: Poets, playwrights, novelists and memoirists of every experience level meet weekly for an MFA-style workshop. Swift House Inn, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, jay@zigzaglitmag.org.

JEN ELLIS: The creator of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ infamous inaugural winter wear reads from her memoir, Bernie’s Mitten Maker an account of her life, the shock of sudden internet fame and the joy of crafting. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

TUE.17 community

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

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11.

conferences

SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Recovery Partners of Vermont hosts a day and a half of workshops for folks in the substanceuse disorder space. Killington Grand Resort Hotel, 8 a.m.-3:45 p.m. & 5-9 p.m. $45-80; free for members. Info, 738-8998.

dance

MORRIS & MORE: Dancers of all abilities learn how to step, clog and even sword fight their way through medieval folk dances of all kinds. Revels North, Lebanon,

N.H., 6 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 603-558-7894.

SWING DANCING: Local Lindy hoppers and jitterbuggers convene at Vermont Swings’ weekly boogie-down. Bring clean shoes.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:309 p.m.; beginner lessons, 6:30 p.m. $5. Info, 864-8382.

film

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

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET 3D’: See WED.11.

FAMI LY FU N

Dungeons & Dragons. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 362-2607.

STEAM SATURDAY: Little ones have fun with foundational science and art. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 362-2607.

SUN.15 chittenden county

LIVE IN THE ORCHARD: MUSIC AND MOVEMENT WITH MISS EMMA: The star of “Music for Sprouts” and “Mr. Chris and Friends” leads little ones 5 and younger in outdoor singing and movement inspired by the changing of the seasons. Shelburne Orchards, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-2753.

food & drink

OLD NORTH END FARMERS

MARKET: Fresh local produce, bread, honey and prepared food bring good vibes to the Queen City’s melting pot. Dewey Park, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 355-3910.

VERMONT CHICORY WEEK: See MON.16.

health & fitness

TAI CHI TUESDAY: Patrons get an easy, informal introduction to this ancient movement practice that supports balance and strength. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10:15 a.m.

middlebury area

WILLOWELL HARVEST FESTIVAL: Families celebrate local food systems with an afternoon of exploration, magic, live music, storytelling and wagon rides. Willowell Foundation, Monkton, noon-5 p.m. Free. Info, 453-6195.

MON.16 upper valley

STORY TIME WITH BETH: A bookseller and librarian extraordinaire reads two picture books on a different theme each week. Norwich Bookstore, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

manchester/ bennington

NEW MOMS’ GROUP: Local doula Kimberleigh Weiss-Lewitt facilitates a community-building weekly meetup for mothers who are new to parenting or the area. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

TUE.17

Free; donations accepted. Info, 362-2607.

holidays

OKGOREBERFEST: ‘CANDYMAN’: The scary screening series continues apace with this 1992 horror flick about the murderous ghost of a lynched Black painter. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, mariah@mainstreetlanding.com.

language

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: Instructor Andrea Thulin helps non-native speakers build their vocabulary and conversation skills. Manchester Community

chittenden county

FREE PLAY ART!: Creative kids make fern prints to take home. Ages 8 and up, or 6 and up with and adult helper. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

GMBA BOOK GROUP: High school-age readers discuss thoughts and themes related to this month’s book. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

GOLDEN DOME BOOK AWARD GROUP: Readers in grades 4 through 8 discuss the book of the month together. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

PLAYGROUP & FAMILY SUPPORT: Families with children under age 5 play and connect with others in the community. Winooski Memorial Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Little ones enjoy a cozy session of reading, rhyming and singing. Birth through age 5. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Library, Manchester Center, 5:307 p.m. Free. Info, 549-4574.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH

CONVERSATION: Francophones and French-language learners meet pour parler la belle langue Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 343-5493.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11.

music

COMMUNITY SINGERS: A weekly choral meetup welcomes all singers to raise their voices along to traditional (and not-so-traditional) songs. Revels North, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m. Pay what you can. Info, 603-558-7894.

RED CLOVER AWARD BOOK GROUP: A book club for grades K through 4 votes on the year’s nominated books. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6956.

TODDLERTIME: Miss Alexa delights infants and toddlers ages 1 to 3 and their adult caregivers with interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

barre/montpelier

HOMESCHOOL MEET-UP: Homeschooling families pack a picnic and lunch on the lawn. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, info@kellogghubbard. org.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: See THU.12.

manchester/ bennington

STORY TIME: Youth librarian Carrie leads little tykes in stories and songs centered on a new theme every week. Birth through age 5. Manchester Community Library, Manchester Center, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 362-2607.

seminars

SCIENCE ON TAP: Local scientists give lessons on their varying disciplines while patrons taste local beers. Burlington Beer, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, btvscienceontap@ gmail.com.

theater

‘THE ODYSSEY’: Lisa Peterson’s reimagining of the ancient myth centers four refugee women on the island of Lesbos. See calendar spotlight. The Flynn, Burlington, 7 p.m. $25-45. Info, 863-5966.

words

BURLINGTON LITERATURE GROUP: LAURENCE

WED.18 burlington

‘WILD KRATTS LIVE 2.0’: The stars of the Emmy-nominated children’s show rescue creatures and confront villains on stage. The Flynn, Burlington, 3:30 & 6:30 p.m. $26-56. Info, 863-5966.

STEAM SPACE: See WED.11.

chittenden county

BABY SOCIAL TIME: See WED.11.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAKERS: COOKING: Students in grades 5 through 8 make delicious homemade treats. ADA accessible. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

PLAY TIME: See WED.11.

mad river valley/ waterbury

TEEN ART CLUB: Crafty young’uns ages 12 through 18 create together. Waterbury Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 244-7036.

manchester/ bennington

MCL FILM CLUB: See WED.11. K

STERNE: Readers analyze the author’s 18th-century experimental novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman over eight weeks. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, info@nereadersandwriters. com.

MADELEINE MAY KUNIN: The former Vermont governor welcomes listeners into a world of sunshine and serenity with her second collection of poetry, Walk With Me. Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 472-5533.

ROOTSTOCK READING WITH VERMONT AUTHORS: Vermont authors Mike Magluilo, Chris Lincoln and Marilyn Webb Neagley read from their new books, followed by a Q&A with the authors and publisher Samantha Kolber. Bridgeside Books, Waterbury, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-1441.

WINE & STORY: Lovers of libations and tellers of tales gather for an evening of good company. Shelburne Vineyard, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 863-1754.

WED.18

business

OCTOBER MIXER: The Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking get-together featuring refreshments and a benefit raffle. Family Center of Washington County, Montpelier, 5-6:30 p.m. $10; free for members; preregister. Info, 229-5711.

QUEEN CITY BUSINESS

NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL

GROUP: See WED.11.

conferences

SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE: See TUE.17, 8 a.m.-noon.

crafts

YARN CRAFTERS GROUP: See WED.11.

FOMO?

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art

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

film

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

music + nightlife

Find club dates at local venues in the Music + Nightlife section online at sevendaysvt.com/ music.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

= ONLINE EVENT

dance

MOVEMENT MATTERS SERIES: THE GLOBAL BODY IN CONFLICT: A trans- and queer-inclusive class with transgender dancer

Sean Dorsey welcomes seasoned movers and terrified beginners alike. Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 558-2254.

WESTIE WEDNESDAYS DANCE: See WED.11.

film

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

‘ANXIOUS NATION’: See WED.11, Savoy Theater, Montpelier.

ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

FILM SERIES: ‘MARY CASSATT:

PAINTING THE MODERN

WOMAN’: Shelburne Museum curator Carolyn Bauer introduces this 2023 documentary about the trailblazing feminist Impressionist. Virtual option available. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

‘GREAT WHITE SHARK 3D’: See WED.11.

‘JOURNEY TO SPACE 3D’: See WED.11.

MAKING MAGIC WITH COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING: Aspiring auteurs learn how lighting and camera movements can tell a story. RETN & VCAM Media Factory, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free; donations accepted; preregister. Info, 651-9692.

‘OCEANS: OUR BLUE PLANET

3D’: See WED.11.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.11.

food & drink

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.11.

A MOSAIC OF FLAVOR: CONGOLESE TILAPIA AND VEGETABLE RICE: Machozi Massa shares her love of cooking and Congolese cuisine. City Market, Onion River Co-op, Burlington South End, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $10-25. Info, 861-9700.

VERMONT CHICORY WEEK: See MON.16.

games

MAH-JONGG OPEN PLAY: See WED.11.

PUZZLE SWAP: Participants bring completed puzzles in a ziplock bag with an image of the completed puzzle and swap for a new one. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.11. SEATED & STANDING YOGA: See WED.11.

language

BEGINNER IRISH LANGUAGE

CLASS: See WED.11.

ELL CLASSES: ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS: See WED.11.

SPANISH CONVERSATION: Fluent and beginner speakers brush up on their español with a discussion led by a Spanish teacher. Presented by Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, programs@damlvt.org.

montréal

‘AURA’: See WED.11.

music

BURGUNDY STRING QUARTET: Musicians from the Oberlin Conservatory perform classical tunes. Federated Church of Rochester, 7 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 767-9234.

sports

GREEN MOUNTAIN TABLE TENNIS CLUB: See WED.11.

talks

AYESHA RASCOE: The host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” talks to Vermont Public’s Mikaela Lefrak about her career, her forthcoming book and her ongoing series, “The Civil Rights Generation.” Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, azielinski@vermontpublic.org.

PAUSE-MIDI: ERIK

TRINKAUS: The Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region hosts an online presentation on the prehistoric monuments of France. Noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, etrinkaus@aflcr. org.

YESTERMORROW FALL 2023

SPEAKER SERIES: HOLLY

GREENLEAF AND RACHEL

GRIGORIAN: Two landscape architects describe how a rain garden can prevent the pollution and erosion that comes with stormwater runoff. Virtual option available. Yestermorrow Design/ Build School, Waitsfield, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-5545.

theater

‘SELLING KABUL’: See WED.11.

words

CAMILLE DUNGY: The prolific poet and author reads from her newest book, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden. Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, english@uvm.edu.

NANOWRIMO 2023 WARMUP: Longtime writer Anne LaLonde helps authors prep for writing 50,000 words in 30 days. South Burlington Public Library & City Hall, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

NEK AUTHORS SERIES: CHARLES

FERGUS: The local author of 19thcentury mysteries and nonfiction about nature reads from his work. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 748-1389. ➆

empowerment

CAMPERVAN ARCHITECT:

art

THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $16.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

PLAYING WITH COLOR WORKSHOP: A workshop exploring how our perception of color influences how we make and appreciate art. Using color-focused art projects, we’ll learn about color vision and how our brains process visual information and explore contrasting and equiluminant colors to better understand how our brains shape our perceptions of art. Sat., Oct. 28, 1-3 p.m. Cost: $40/2hour class. Location: Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: Annie Sklar, 802-279-3148, planetaryartcamp@gmail.com, campmeade.today.

SCRATCH PAINT SPIDERWEBS: Intricate and delicate spiderwebs are visually fascinating subjects for art. In this workshop, we will explore an unconventional approach to capturing webs using acrylic scratch paint. Participants will learn how to prepare DIY scratch paint from any acrylic paint, test different scratch tools and make their own web illustration. Sat., Oct. 28, 10-11 a.m. Cost: $25/1-hour workshop. Location: Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex. Info: Annie Sklar, 802279-3148, planetaryartcamp@ gmail.com, campmeade.today.

business

HOW THEY BUILT IT: VT COMEDY

CLUB: Burlington entrepreneurs on how they’ve built their businesses. Join us as we welcome some of Burlington’s most beloved business owners to share how they started and how they built their businesses to what they are today. is week we’re highlighting

the founders of Vermont Comedy Club! Tue., Oct. 17, 6 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: Switchback Brewing Company, Burlington. Info: info@localmaverickus.com, sevendaystickets.com.

culinary

COOKING WITH STEPHANIE: CHARCUTERIE BOARDS: Join Stephanie at Local Maverick for a hands-on demo charcuterie class, featuring a variety of local cheeses, meats and products. Food brings people together, creating memories that last forever. Invite your friends! Stephanie guides everyone as you create an aesthetically appealing and delicious charcuterie board. u., Oct. 19, 6 p.m. Cost: $65. Location: Maverick Market at 110, 110 Main St., Suite 1C, Burlington. Info: sevendaystickets.com.

Need Help?

Are you a senior who could use some extra help with cooking, cleaning, or other daily tasks?

“Campervan Architect: Design, Build and Wander” is a comprehensive two-day class designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to build their very own customized camper van. is immersive experience combines a lecture-style session and a hands-on workshop to guide students through the process of creating their dream mobile living space. Oct. 21-22, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $259/2-day comprehensive workshop w/ meals, swag, VanSpace 3D subscription & informational DIY packet incl.! Location: Burlington, Vt. Info: Ozzie Vans & Top Notch Vans, Emily Koons, 802-6379033, info@ozzievans.com, topnotchvanco.com/products/ weekend-workshops-1.

music

TAIKO TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS!: Kids & Parents Taiko Tue. & u., 4-5:30 p.m. Adult Intro Taiko, Tue. & u., 5:30-7 p.m. Accelerated Taiko, 7-8:30 p.m. Drums provided! Four-week classes. Visit our space next to Nomad Coffee. Location: Taiko Studio, 208 Flynn Ave, Burlington. Info: Stuart, 802-999-4255, classes@ burlingtontaiko.org,

well-being

VISION CAMP LIVE: Get a personal blueprint to get unstuck, gain clarity, build confidence and design a life you love! Gain a complete blueprint to transform your life, including a five-point test to determine your next steps, tools to dissolve resistance, a system to accelerate your results, and strategies to eliminate fear, doubt and worry. Sat., Oct. 28, 10 a.m. Cost: $47-87. Location: Town Hall eater, 68 S. Pleasant St., Middlebury. Info: Coach Christal, 919-292-9305, sevendaystickets. com.

At Seniors Helping Seniors VT, our mature in-home caregivers can help you maintain your independence by providing compassionate care in the comfort of your home.

To find out how we can help you or someone you love, visit our website at shsvermont.com.

yoga

AYURVEDIC INTEGRATION

PROGRAM: Learn to integrate Ayurveda as lifestyle medicine that can prevent or reverse chronic disease; increase energy; promote longevity; and reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Specialized seasonal and daily Ayurvedic routines, holistic nutrition, stress-reduction techniques, and self-care will be taught. Sat. & Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 2023: Oct. 14-15, Nov. 4-5, Dec. 2-3; 2024: Jan. 6-7, Feb. 3-4, Mar. 9-10, Apr. 6-7, May 4-5, Jun. 8-9, Jul. 13-14. Cost: $2,895/200-hour program. Location: e Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 802-872-8898, info@ayurveda vermont.com, ayurvedavermont. com.

well-being

HOLIDAY OPEN MEMORIAL:

REMEMBERING IN COMMUNITY: Join this virtual space to come together in remembrance of those we love who have died. Join together in music, poetry and ritual. Attendees have the option to share about the loved one they are remembering. is is not a religious memorial. People of all spiritual and secular worldviews are welcome. Wed., Dec. 13, 4 p.m. Cost: $5-25. Location: Online. Info: 802-825-8141, sevendaystickets.com.

ECO-RESILIENCY GATHERING: LIVING RELATIONALLY WITH

DEATH: An ongoing, monthly (virtual) gathering space where we nurture regenerative morethan-human cultures of care and justice. We explore the psychological, emotional and spiritual spheres of the intersectional eco and climate polycrises. Each month we share conversation, insight, responses and sometimes activities surrounding a central theme. Oh, and there is always poetry! Wed., Oct. 11, 6 p.m. Location: Online. Info: akmckb@gmail.com, sevendaystickets.com.

art

FIGURE DRAWING AT SOAPBOX

ARTS: Please join us for an evening of Figure Drawing at Soapbox Arts in the Soda Plant hosted by Ana Koehler (Devotion LLC). 18+ event, as there will be nudity. Bring your own drawing supplies; please, no wet supplies like inks or paints. Curated playlist! All drawing levels welcome. Limited seats. Mon., Oct. 23, 6 p.m. Cost: $20. Location: Soapbox Arts, the Soda Plant, 266 Pine St., Suite 119, Burlington. Info: devotion. vt@gmail.com, sevendaystickets. com.

THE SECRETS OF RETIREMENT INCOME: is talk is open to the public. We have witnessed time and again that Vermonters nearing retirement are facing some challenges. Come to hear from local experts as well as academics and professionals from around the country on the complex topic of retirement financing. Wed., Oct. 25, 6 p.m. Location: South Burlington Library, 180 Market St., South Burlington. Info: C.K. Financial Resources, 802 8251976, sevendaystickets.com.

MOLD MYTHS & FACTS

MYTH #1: Symptoms of mold exposure are respiratory only

FACT: Mold can cause symptoms such as headache, fatigue, body aches, bladder issues, hormone imbalance and many others .

MYTH #2: Reactions to mold are only allergies

FACT: Mold spores can cause allergies, mycotoxins can accumulate in your cells and cause multi-organ illness .

MYTH #3: Bleach is the best way to clean up mold

FACT: Bleach kills mold on non-porous surfaces like tile, plastic and bathtubs. On materials like wood, bleach only kills the surface mold and it is likely to grow back .

As we close up our homes for the winter indoor air quality can become a source of illness. If you or a loved one has been a ected by the recent ooding and is concerned about mold exposure a ecting your health please seek knowledgable help.

Curious? Schedule a free 15-minute exploratory consult today.

LEFT TO RIGHT: DR. KOREY DIROMA, ND DR. RONALD STRAM, MD • JANNA NEITZEL, MS. RD, CDN DR. KATHRYN BOULTER, ND

Wolfie

AGE/SEX: 2-year-old neutered male

ARRIVAL DATE: August 9, 2023

SUMMARY: Meet Wolfie, our favorite squishy-faced boy! Wolfie came to HSCC when his previous owner could no longer care for him. He can be a little shy at first, but he warms up to gentle pets, and we bet he’ll blossom in the right home! Wolfie has been through a big transition, so it’s important that his new family give him lots of calm time to settle in and feel safe. Visit Wolfie at HSCC to learn more about him and see if he could be your new best friend!

DOGS/CATS/KIDS: Wolfie lived with other cats in his previous home and did well. He may do well with others, pending a slow introduction. He does not have any known history with dogs or kids.

Visit the Humane Society of Chittenden County at 142 Kindness Court, South Burlington, Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 862-0135 or visit hsccvt.org for more info.

DID YOU KNOW?

Shy cats need time to feel comfortable in a new home. HSCC recommends introducing a new cat to your home slowly — starting them off in a small “safe room” and gradually increasing their access to the rest of the home as they build confidence.

Sponsored by:

Humane Society of Chittenden County

CLASSIFIEDS

navigation, snow tires, remote start. Blue exterior, tan leather interior. 98K miles. $9,500. Call Alan at 864-9128

on the road

CARS/TRUCKS

2011 TOYOTA RAV4

4WD, snow tires, new brakes & rotors, new battery. Rustproof undercoating. Excellent condition. Burlington dealer servicing. Sep. 2024 inspection. 119K miles. $9,700. Call 802-777-1832.

2013 BUICK ENCORE

AWD

1 owner, excellent condition. 110K miles. Leather, sunroof, navigation, heated seats, A/C, backup camera. $7,775 (Carfax value $8,800). Contact Nancy at 802-279-6252 or nan@wcvt.com.

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK

3.6R

Limited, fully loaded, heated/power everything. Trailer hitch, backup camera,

housing FOR RENT

3-BR, 1.5-BA IN CALAIS

Lovely post & beam home w/ mountain views in Calais. Avail. Dec. 1 for 1-year lease. $2,550/mo., incl. mowing & snow plowing. Apply at avail. co/l/60899365.

SO. BURLINGTON LARGE 1-BR Avail. now. 2nd fl oor. Convenient. 5 mins. to hospital & airport; 10 mins. to Williston/ Burlington. Parking/ garbage incl. NS. No pets. $950/mo. + utils. Call 802-238-8748.

CLASSIFIEDS KEY

housing ads: $25 (25 words) legals: 52¢/word buy this stuff: free online

SOUTH END 1-BR APT. South End apt. in Burlington. 1-BR. $900/ mo. Close to UVM, hospital & bus line. NS. No animals. Refs. req. Call 802-363-5091.

HOUSEMATES

LIVE AFFORDABLY IN BTV

Burlington: Upbeat woman in her 90s enjoys chair yoga & connecting w/ her faith community.

Share conversation & cook a few meals/week. $500/mo. No pets. Call 802-863-5625 or visit homesharevermont. org for application.

Interview, refs. & background checks req.

EHO.

WATERBURY, CLOSE TO I-89

Share apt. & occasional companionship w/ independent, inclusive senior in coveted Waterbury location.

Enjoys reading & being active. New fl ooring & appliances. Private BA. $550/mo. + small utils. contribution. Call 802-863-5625 or visit homesharevermont. org for application.

Interview, refs. & background checks req.

EHO.

OFFICE/ COMMERCIAL

OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE

AT MAIN STREET

LANDING on Burlington’s waterfront. Beautiful, healthy, affordable spaces for your business. Visit mainstreetlanding.com & click on space avail. Melinda, 864-7999.

services: $12 (25 words)

fsbos: $45 (2 weeks, 30 words, photo) jobs: michelle@sevendaysvt.com, 865-1020 x121

FINANCIAL/LEGAL

FREE AUTO INSURANCE QUOTES

ser vices

ELDER CARE

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ONLINE ESTATE SALE

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Household items, outdoor tools & equipment, entire suite of light fi xtures, rugs. You name it! Sat., Oct. 14., 8

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 and similar Vermont statutes which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitations, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, handicap, presence of minor children in the family or receipt of public assistance, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or a discrimination. The newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. Our

readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Any home seeker who feels he or she has encountered discrimination should contact:

HUD Office of Fair Housing 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309

— OR —

Vermont Human Rights Commission 14-16 Baldwin St. Montpelier, VT 05633-0633

1-800-416-2010 hrc@vermont.gov

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ANNUAL MEETING

The Community Health Centers (CHC) will hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 5:30-7pm at 617 Riverside Avenue in Burlington. The evening will include remarks from CHC leadership regarding the past years’ accomplishments, as well as a special presentation from CVOEO’s Paul Dragon. Paul will discuss how we can all work together as individual and organizational partners to address the complex needs and challenges within our community. RSVP is appreciated to Maggie Stevens at mstevens@ chcb.org or (802) 264-8184.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT

PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT

DOCKET NO.: 23-PR-04613

In re ESTATE of Robert Walter Kolczynski

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Robert Walter Kolczynski, late of Essex, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: July 11, 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: Barbara Lynn Hopkins

Executor/Administrator: Barbara Lynn Hopkins, c/o Paul R Morwood, Esq., 333 Dorset St., South Burlington, VT 05403, 802-862-2135

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Name of Probate Court: State of VermontChittenden Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: PO Box 511, 175 Main Street Burlington, VT 05402

IN ACCORDANCE WITH VT TITLE 9 COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 098: STORAGE UNITS 3905. ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN, CHAMPLAIN VALLEY SELF STORAGE, LLC SHALL HOST A LIVE AUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS ON OR AFTER 10/28/23:

Location: 78 Lincoln St Essex Junction, VT 05452 Tonika Jenkins, unit #026: household goods

Auction pre-registration is required, email info@ champlainvalleyselfstorage.com to register.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF WINOOSKI UNIFIED LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

In accordance with 24 V.S.A § 4415 and § 4444, the Winooski City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 06, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Members of the public interested in participating in this hearing can do so by attending in person at Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT; or electronically by visiting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84364849328; or by calling (646) 558 8656 and using Webinar ID: 843 6484 9328. Toll charges may apply.

Amendments to the Unified Land Use and Development Regulations

• Section 4.1 - Abandonment, Stabilization & Demolition

• Section 4.2 - Access, Driveways, Roads, and Circulation

• Section 4.3 - Conversion or Change of Use

• Section 4.5 - Equal Treatment of Housing

• Section 4.6 - Fences & Walls

• Section 4.7 - Landscaping & Screening

• Section 4.9 - Nonconforming Lots, Structures, Right of Way or Drive, and Uses

• Section 4.10 - Outdoor Lighting

• Section 4.11 - Outdoor Storage, Mechanical and Utility Equipment

• Section 4.12 - Parking, Loading, and Service Areas

• Section 5.15 - Incentives for Adaptive Reuse

• Section 6.6 - Site Plan Review

• Article IX - Definitions

Statement of Purpose: The purpose of these amendments are as follows:

Section 4.1 – Updates and amends specific requirements related to demolition of buildings and structures; including permitting.

Section 4.2 – Clarifies what standards to use for driveways and curb cuts. Also removes information and graphics related to site plan considerations.

Section 4.3 – Amends and clarifies permitting requirements for conversions or changes of use.

Section 4.5 – Includes minor editorial amendments for clarity.

Section 4.6 – Updates the need for permitting of walls, including the location of fences and walls.

Section 4.7 – Includes clarification on where landscaping and screening is required.

Section 4.9 – Updates development standards for non-conforming lots and changes of use in pre-existing non-conforming structures.

Section 4.10 – Includes clarification on where outdoor lighting is required.

Section 4.11 – Clarifies where outdoor storage is required, including the location and screening of outdoor storage.

Section 4.12 – Amends multiple sections of the parking standards including additional use standards; additional documentation and standards for parking adjustments; adds more detail on bicycle parking, and removes references to parking and loading standards that are specific to site plan review.

Section 5.15 – Creates incentives for adaptive reuse of historic resources.

Section 6.6 – Includes graphics and details for site plan review that were previously included in Sections 4.2 and 4.12.

Article IX – Adds new definitions related to specific terms used in Article IV and terms not currently defined.

Geographic Area Affected: The proposed amendments will apply to the entire City including all zoning districts.

Section Headings Impacted: The following specific updates are included with these amendments:

Section 4.1 – Adds a new Part D that includes additional detail and clarification on when a

zoning permit is needed and when a demolition permit is needed; including rights to appeal.

Section 4.2 – Includes clarification on the standards to be used for curb cuts, removes and relocates figures 1 thru 5 (including associated descriptive text), and establishes a new Part I for encroachment of existing residential driveways.

Section 4.3 – Reorganizes the text to include a Part B and adds references to Section 2.4 and Section 6.6.

Section 4.5 – Includes clarification under subpart 2, and adds a new Part B with existing text.

Section 4.6 – Adds new requirements for walls that are intended to hold back or retain earth, including the need for a zoning permit. Also includes clarification for where fences or walls can be located on a property.

Section 4.7 – Clarifies the applicability of the standards for landscaping and screening and what zoning districts are impacted by these standards. Adds a reference to the Standards and Specifications for street trees.

Section 4.9 – Amends the conditions for the development of pre-existing non-conforming lots. Adds subpart E.5 to provide standards for changes of use in a non-conforming structure and other editorial updates.

Section 4.10 – Clarifies the applicability for where outdoor lighting is required and under what circumstances.

Section 4.11 – Clarifies the applicability of the standards for outdoor storage including what zoning districts will be subject to these requirements. Adds new language for location and screening requirements of dumpsters.

Section 4.12 – Adds new language to clarify the applicability of this section. Establishes a maximum threshold for vehicle parking on any given lot and a process to exceed the maximum threshold if needed. Adds new uses to the table for minimum vehicle parking and amends the number of vehicle parking spaces required.

Reformats Part D on vehicle parking reductions including new standards and requirements for shared uses; updated requirements for Transportation Demand Management Strategies; clarifies the location for parking; and new standards for use of public parking to satisfy minimum vehicle parking standards. References to ADA parking have been removed and now rely on federal standards. A new Part E is added to include incentives for underground parking and electric vehicle charging. A new table is included for short-term and long-term bicycle parking, including uses. Additional standards for bicycle parking are also included under Part G. A new Part H is added to address parking related to changes of use and what standards will apply. Provides clarification on surface parking standards, and removes figures 6 thru 9 including text referencing these figures. Removes all references to loading standards.

Section 5.15 – Adds a new section to Article V to provide incentives for adaptive reuse of historic structures or buildings. This section includes incentives based on the zoning district where the property is located and varies the incentives based on the zoning district with the intent of implementing specific goals of the City’s Master Plan.

Section 6.6 – In addition to editorial changes, incorporates all figures from Section 4.2 and 4.12 except for figure 1 (which is deleted in its entirety) and associated text in various parts of the site plan review standard.

Article IX – Adds new definitions for various terms including Accessory Structure, Certificate of Appropriateness, Fence, Instructional Space, Party Wall, Substantially Commenced, and Wall. Also provides editorial amendments to various existing definitions for clarity and consistency.

The full text of these amendments is available at the Winooski City Hall, 27 West Allen Street, during normal business hours or by contacting Eric Vorwald, AICP, City of Winooski Planning & Zoning Manager by calling 802.655.6410 or evorwald@ winooskivt.gov.

Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission—

26 Motorcycle parking.

Sponsor(s): Public Works Commission

Action: Approved

Date: 9/20/2023

Attestation of Adoption: Phillip Peterson, PE

Public Works Engineer, Technical Services

Published: 10/11/23

Effective: 11/01/23

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, 26 Motorcycle parking of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

26 Motorcycle parking.

The following locations are designated for the parking of motorcycles only:

(1)-(20) As written.

(21) On the east side of Elmwood Avenue, beginning at the driveway for 36 Elmwood Avenue and extending south 11 feet

** Material stricken out deleted.

*** Material underlined added.

/hm: BCO Appx.C, Section 26 9/20/2023

CITY OF BURLINGTON

In the Year Two Thousand Twenty-three

A Regulation in Relation to Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission—

Sections: 7 No parking areas

Sponsor(s): Department of Public Works

Action: Approved

Date: September 20th, 2023

Attestation of Adoption:

Phillip Peterson, PE

Public Works Engineer, Technical Services

Published: 10/11/23

Effective: 11/01/23

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, 7 No parking areas, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

7 No parking Areas

No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations:

1) - (411) As written.

(412) Reserved On the east side of Walnut Street for 100 feet, during the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

(413) – (581) As written.

**Material stricken out deleted.

***Material underlined added.

TD: BCO Appx.C, 7 9/20/23

CITY OF BURLINGTON

In the Year Two Thousand Twenty-three

A Regulation in Relation to Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission—

7A Accessible spaces designated.

Sponsor(s): Public Works Commission

Action: Approved

Date: 9/20/2023

Attestation of Adoption:

Phillip Peterson, PE

Public Works Engineer, Technical Services

Published: 10/11/23

Effective: 11/01/23

It is hereby Ordained by the Public Works Commission of the City of Burlington as follows:

That Appendix C, Rule and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, 7A Accessible spaces designated of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington is hereby amended as follows:

7A Accessible spaces designated.

No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the

following location, except automobiles displaying special handicapped license plates issued pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 1325, or any amendment or renumbering thereof:

(1)-(162) As written.

(163) Reserved. On the east side of Blodgett Street, in front of 80 Blodgett Street.

(164)-(173) As written.

** Material stricken out deleted.

*** Material underlined added.

BCO Appx.C, Section 7A 9/20/2023

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.:23-PR-04862

In re ESTATE of Lynn G. Alcorn

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Lynn G. Alcorn., late of Town of St. Albans, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate.  All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice.  The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court.  The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: 10/2/2023

Signature of Fiduciary: Marleen A Kimball

Executor/Administrator: Marleen A Kimball, PO Box 608, East Middlebury, Vermont, 05740 802-393-1590

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date:  10/4/2023

Name of Probate Court: Vermont Superior Court, Franklin Unit

Address of Probate Court: 17 Church St., St. Albans, VT 05478

TOWN OF BOLTON’S COMBINED NOTICE OF TAX SALE

The resident and non-resident owners, lienholders, mortgagees and all persons interested in the purchase of land in the Town of Bolton, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such Town for the 2022-2023 and prior fiscal years remain, either in whole or in part, unpaid on the following described lands and/or premises situated in the Town of Bolton:

Property No. 1:

Property commonly known and numbered as 81 Gardiner Lane, being 0.7 acres, more or less, together with buildings thereon, owned by Garrett Mernick, conveyed to him by Warranty Deed of Randy Couch, Sr. and Misty Couch, dated November 10, 2020, and of record in Book 99 at Pages 698699 of the Town of Bolton Land Records.

Property No. 2:

Property commonly known and numbered as 363 Sharkeyville Road, being 1 acre, more or less, owned by Lawrence N. Moran (deceased), conveyed to him by Warranty Deed of Richard R. Bosley, Sr., dated August 31, 2001, and of record in Book 55 at Pages 407-409 of the Town of Bolton Land Records.

Said lands and/or premises will be sold at a public auction at the Bolton Town Office, 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Highway (U.S. Route 2), Bolton, Vermont, on Thursday the 9th day of November 2023, at One o’clock in the afternoon (1:00 p.m.), to discharge such taxes with costs, unless the same are previously paid. Information regarding the amount of taxes due may be obtained at the offices of Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C., P.O. Box 1507, Burlington, Vermont 05402-1507, (802) 660-2555.

DATED at Bolton, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, this 25h day of September 2023.

/s/ Amy Grover

Amy Grover, Delinquent Tax Collector

Town of Bolton, Vermont

TOWN OF BOLTON NOTICE OF EXAMINATION OF PREMISES AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR TOWN HIGHWAY #13

Pursuant to its petition and motion approved on August 21, 2023, and the requirements of Title 19, Chapter 7 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, the Town of Bolton Selectboard will conduct an examination of the premises and public hearing on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to consider the discontinuance of the +/-0.06-mile Class 4 right-ofway for Town Highway #13. All interested parties shall meet for the following:

1. An inspection of the premises at 4:45 PM on November 7, 2023, for the discontinunace of the entire +/-0.06-mile Class 4 right-of-way for Town Highway #13 will commence at 4:45 p.m. on November 7, 2023, at the Bolton Town Office, 3045 Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, VT 05676, and then reconvening at Town Highway #13, proximate to the residence of Jeffrey and Mary Brown, at 5161 Stage Road, Bolton, Vermont.

The Class 4 town highway right-of-way for Town Highway #13 extends +/-0.06 miles westerly from the right-of-way for Stage Road (Town Highway #3). The Town of Bolton proposes to discontinue the entire right-of-way.

1. A public hearing following the inspection of the premises at 5:30 PM at the Bolton Town Office, 3045 Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, VT 05676, to receive testimony from all persons abutting, owning or interested in the matter of discontinuing the entire, +/-0.06-mile Class 4 right-of-way for Town Highway #13.

Persons wishing to comment, provide testimony or give evidence regarding the proposal may do so in person during the hearing, or by filing their comments, in writing, prior to the hearing.

After examining the premises and hearing from any and all interested persons, if the Selectboard judges that the public good, necessity and convenience of the inhabitants of the Town of Bolton warrants discontinuing the aforesaid Class 4 town highway right-of-way of Town Highway #13, it will be so ordered.

Dated at Bolton, Vermont, this 4th day of October, 2023.

Amy Grover Town Clerk Town of Bolton

KANTOR & ZULLO, PLLC – FILE DESTRUCTION NOTICE

The law firm of Kantor & Zullo, PLLC, d/b/a Doremus Kantor & Zullo, will destroy client files closed between January 1, 1975 and December 31, 2012, including files closed by Doremus Law LLP (d/b/a Doremus Kantor & Zullo), Doremus & Roesler LLP (d/b/a Doremus Roesler & Kantor) and Peter M. Doremus, Esq. (d/b/a Doremus & Kantor, Doremus Kantor & Daly and Doremus Associates). We will not, however, destroy any original Last Wills and Testaments now in our possession or any active files. If you would like your file(s), you must contact us within thirty (30) calendar days following the date on which this notice was published. All requests must be in writing. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of all written requests, your file(s) will be available for you to pick up at our office. Clients may be assessed a storage recovery fee based on the number and location of files. We will not release files to persons who are unable to properly identify themselves as our clients at the time of retrieval. Files will not be furnished to third parties absent written authorization from our client for whom the file was originally opened. All files not requested within thirty (30) calendar days following the publication of this notice will be destroyed. Written requests for file retrieval may

be submitted by U.S. Mail to Doremus Kantor & Zullo, 346 Shelburne Road, Suite 603, Burlington, Vermont 05402 or by email to admin@dkzlegal. com. Please contact Erin at (802) 863-9603 if you have any questions.

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION FRANKLIN UNIT DOCKET NO. 23-PR-05321:

In re ESTATE of Anna M Shepard

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Anna M Shepard late of Fairfax, VT

I have been appointed to administer this estate.  All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice.  The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court.  The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: October 5, 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: David A Martin

Executor/Administrator: David A Martin, 1093 Ethan Allen Highway, Fairfax, VT 05454 802-373-9045

AMSEstate2023@gmail.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days Publication Date:  10/11/2023

Name of Probate Court: State of Vermont – Franklin Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: 17 Church St., St. Albans, VT 05478

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.:23-PR-05855

In re ESTATE of Richard Lyons

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: Richard Lyons late of Burlington, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: October 6 2023

Signature of Fiduciary: Peter F. Pratt

Executor/Administrator :Peter F. Pratt, 206 Rollin Irish Road, Milton, Vermont 05468, 802-893-4737

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Name of Probate Court: State of VermontChittenden Probate Division Address of Probate Court: PO Box 511, 175 Main Street , Burlington, VT 05402

STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION CHITTENDEN UNIT DOCKET NO.: 23-PR-05449

In re ESTATE James L. Kinneston

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To the creditors of: James L. Kinneston, late of South Burlington, Vermont

I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the date of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be

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presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the Court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

Dated: 9/26/2023

Signature of Fiduciary: Jeffrey Kinneston

Executor/Administrator: Jeffrey Kinneston c/o Glenn Jarrett, Jarrett Hoyt, 1795 Williston Rd., Suite 125, South Burlington, VT 05402, 802-864-5951, glenn@vtelaw.com

Name of Publication: Seven Days

Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Name of Probate Court: State of VermontChittenden Probate Division

Address of Probate Court: PO Box 511, 175 Main Street , Burlington, VT 05402

TOWN OF BOLTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

BOARD PUBLIC HEARING: OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Town of Bolton’s Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on October 26, 2023, at 6:30pm.

Place: Virtual or Municipal Conference Room, 3045 Theodore Roosevelt Highway, Bolton, VT, 05676.

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81831256861?pwd

=Y2RmM3d4NWFybXBnMkk3TUdTVzRBZz09

Call (audio only): +1 646 558 8656 Meeting ID: 818 3125 6861 Passcode: 079503

The following applications will be reviewed: 2023-14-DRB; Applicant: Weston Properties of Bolton, LLC;1811 Happy Hallow Rd., is seeking a conditional use review for the construction of a single family dwelling. (Tax Map# 01-052.000)

Additional information can be obtained through email by calling 802-434-5075, or by email at zoningbolton@gmavt.net. Pursuant to 24 VSA § 4464 and § 4471, participation in this local proceeding, by written or oral comment, is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal.

Support Groups

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR MOTHERS OF COLOR

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Wed., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Fri., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

A CIRCLE OF PARENTS W/ LGBTQ+ CHILDREN

Please join our parent-led online support group designed to share our questions, concerns & struggles, as well as our resources & successes!

Contribute to our discussion of the unique but shared experience of parenting. We will be meeting weekly on Mon., 10-11 a.m. For more info or to register, please contact Heather at hniquette@pcavt.org, 802-498-0607, pcavt.org/family-support-programs.

AL-ANON

For families & friends of alcoholics. Phone meetings, electronic meetings (Zoom) & an Al-Anon blog are avail. online at the Al-Anon website. For meeting info, go to vermontalanon alateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Do you have a drinking problem?

AA meeting sites are now open, & online meetings are also avail. Call our hotline at 802-864-1212 or check for in-person or online meetings at burlingtonaa.org.

ALL ARTISTS SUPPORT GROUP

Are you a frustrated artist? Have you longed for a space to “play” & work?

Let’s get together & see what we can do about this! Text anytime or call 802-777-6100.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUPS

Support groups meet to provide assistance & info on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support & coping techniques in care for a person living w/ Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers & friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm the date & time. The Williston Caregiver Support Group meets in person on the 2nd Tue. of every mo., 5-6:30 p.m., at the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston; this meeting also has a virtual option at the same time; contact support group facilitators Molly at dugan@cathedralsquare.org or Mindy at moondog@burlington telecom.net. The Middlebury Support

Group for Individuals w/ Early Stage Dementia meets the 4th Tue. of each mo., 3 p.m., at the Residence at Otter Creek, 350 Lodge Rd., Middlebury; contact Daniel Hamilton, dhamilton@ residenceottercreek.com or 802989-0097. The Shelburne Support Group for Individuals w/ Early Stage Dementia meets the 1st Mon. of every mo., 2-3 p.m., at the Residence at Shelburne Bay, 185 Pine Haven Shores, Shelburne; contact support group facilitator Lydia Raymond, lraymond@residenceshelburnebay. com. The Telephone Support Group meets the 2nd Tue. of each mo., 4-5:30 p.m. Prereg. is req. (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-7 Helpline, 800-272-3900, for more info. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

AMPUTEE SUPPORT GROUP

VT Active Amputees is a new support group open to all amputees for connection, community & support. The group meets on the 1st Wed. of the mo. in S. Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Let’s get together & be active: running, pickleball & ultimate frisbee. Email vtactiveamputees@gmail.com or call Sue at 802-582-6750 for more info & location.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT?

Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous & Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington. Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS & PREGNANT WOMEN

Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But it can also be a time of stress often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth & feel you need some help w/ managing emotional bumps in the road that can come w/ motherhood, please come to this free support group led by an experienced pediatric registered nurse. Held on the 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB

American Lung Association support group for people w/ breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers. Meets on the 1st Mon. of every mo., 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more info, call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP

Vermont Center for Independent Living offers virtual monthly meetings, held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury. It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. To join, email Linda Meleady at lindam@vcil. org & ask to be put on the TBI mailing list. Info: 800-639-1522.

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR

DRAGON BOAT TEAM

Looking for a fun way to do something active & health-giving? Want to connect with other breast cancer survivors? Come join Dragonheart Vermont. We are a breast cancer survivor & supporter dragon boat team who paddle together in Burlington. Please contact us at info@drgonheartvermont.org for info.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. via conference call. Newly diagnosed? Prostate cancer reoccurrence?

General discussion & sharing among survivors & those beginning or rejoining the battle. Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP

Last Thu. of every mo., 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@harmonizecookery. com.

CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE

Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy & associated medical conditions. Its mission is to provide the best possible info to parents of children living w/ the complex condition of cerebral palsy. Visit cerebralpalsyguidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS

CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sun. at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 S. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. Info: Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP

The Compassionate Friends international support group for parents, siblings & families grieving the loss of a child meets every 4th Tue. of the mo., 7-9 p.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 2 Cherry St., Burlington. Call/email Alan at 802-233-0544, alanday88@gmail.com, or Claire at 802-448-3569.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP

Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE!

SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family & friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sun. at 5 p.m. The meeting has moved to Zoom: smartrecovery. zoom.us/j/92925275515. Volunteer

facilitator: Bert, 399-8754. You can learn more at smartrecovery.org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT

Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female-identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect w/ others, to heal & to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences & hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships. Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves remaining in their current relationship. Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. Childcare is provided. Info: 658-1996.

FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends & community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety & other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family & friends can discuss shared experiences & receive support in an environment free of judgment & stigma w/ a trained facilitator. Wed., 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

FAMILY RESTORED: SUPPORT GROUP FOR FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF ADDICTS & ALCOHOLICS

Wed., 6:30-8 p.m., Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish, 4 Prospect St., Essex Jct. For further info, please visit thefamilyrestored.org or contact Lindsay Duford at 781-960-3965 or 12lindsaymarie@gmail.com.

FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families Coping w/ Addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults (18+) struggling w/ the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step-based but provides a forum for those living the family experience, in which to develop personal coping skills & to draw strength from one another. Our group meets every Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m., live in person in the conference room at the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County (179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington), &/or via our parallel Zoom session to accommodate those who cannot attend in person. The Zoom link can be found on the Turning Point Center website (turningpointcentervt.org) using the “Family Support” tab (click on “What We Offer”). Any questions, please send by email to thdaub1@gmail.com.

FIERCELY FLAT VT

A breast cancer support group for those who’ve had mastectomies. We are a casual online meeting group found on Facebook at Fiercely Flat VT. Info: stacy.m.burnett@gmail.com.

General Assembly

Seasonal Positions for the 2024 Legislative Session

The Legislative support offices are currently hiring. The nonpartisan offices are an interesting, challenging, and exciting place to work. You will be part of a highly professional and collegial team that is proud of, and enthusiastic about, the mission of the state legislature.

To apply, please go to 'Career Opportunities' at legislature.vermont.gov.

Baker

Scout coffee shops in Burlington and Winooski are looking for a baker to join our in house baking program. We offer good pay, paid time off and a thoughtful and supportive work environment. Some experience required.

Send resumes to: andy@scoutandcompanyvt.com

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

POST YOUR JOBS AT: JOBS.SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POST-A-JOB

PRINT DEADLINE: NOON ON MONDAYS (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS) FOR RATES & INFO: MICHELLE BROWN, 802-865-1020 X121, MICHELLE@SEVENDAYSVT.COM

Shared Living Provider

Seeking a full-time Shared Living Provider(s) to support a 21-yearold young man who loves music, video games, cats, sharing with others, and technology. This individual communicates verbally, has a great sense of humor, and enjoys joking around with others. This individual is looking for a provider who can develop strong boundaries, support him in learning to be more independent, provide ongoing supervision and support with medical care.

Compensation: $65,000 tax free annual stipend plus room and board ($760.69/month.)

Interested candidates contact: ahornyak@howardcenter.org, or 802-373-1144

howardcenter.org • 802-488-6500

VERMONT STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY

The VSHA is accepting applications for several positions. We are looking for people who are customerservice oriented and want to make a difference in their community. Join the VSHA where our mission is to promote and expand the supply of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities on a statewide basis.

Director of Rental Assistance

Site Managers – Central VT, St. Albans, Middlebury

Property Superintendents – St. Albans, Swanton, Milton

Field Representative - Windsor

Please visit vsha.org for complete job descriptions and to apply.

VSHA is an equal opportunity employer.

Goddard College, a leader in non-traditional education, has the following full-time, bene t eligible and part-time position openings:

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

HELP DESK ASSISTANT – PT

To view position descriptions and application instructions, please visit our website: goddard.edu/about-goddard/employment-opportunities/

Director of Sports Medicine & Performance

The Athletic Department at Saint Michael’s College is excited to invite applications for the Director of Sports Medicine and Performance position. Join our dynamic Athletic Department’s leadership team and become the driving force behind the Purple Knights’ success. As a leader in the department, you will steer the ship for all Athletic Training and Strength & Conditioning services, elevating our student-athletes to peak performance. You can help shape the future of sports medicine and performance at our institution. Immerse yourself in a vibrant collegiate community, fueled by passion and commitment, and enjoy the rewards of a full-time (11-month) position with comprehensive benefits. For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCDSMP.

OPERATIONS & HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Join our Team to nurture our shared economic prosperity, ecological health, and social connectivity for the well-being of all who live in VT. Responsible for HR, organizational development, operations, and special projects management .

FT salary between $70-75k, great benefits, casual but professional hybrid work environment, and an organizational culture where people feel valued, are energized, and can support forward-thinking solutions to our economic, social and climate challenges.

VSJF is an E.O.E. committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and a strong sense of belonging in the workplace.

Full job description: vsjf.org/about-vsjf-vermont/job-openings

Send cover letter & resume to jobs@vsjf.org by 5pm 10/20/23.

Director of Information Technology

Adolescent Literacy Teacher

The Stern Center for Language and Learning is hiring literacy teachers who are ready to make a difference at a new level in their career. If you thrive in an educational setting that shakes up the traditional school model, apply to join our team in the life-changing work of teaching reading. Work one-on-one or in small groups, with adolescents who need the support of caring educators who believe in them, in a context where social-emotional wellbeing and support is a critical part of the learning journey. We have current openings for structured literacy instructors with a background in dyslexia/special education, Orton-Gillingham, or similar qualifications. A flexible position based part-time or full-time in a Chittenden County, VT alternative high school program location is a priority hire.

The Stern Center for Language and Learning is a non-profit organization with a fortyyear history of dedication to learning for all through direct support to learners and transformative programs for educators. We invite you to learn more at sterncenter.org

To apply, email a cover letter and resume to hcastillo@sterncenter.org.

Lamoille North Supervisory Union (LNSU) is seeking a visionary leader when it comes to how technology can be used to transform the way students learn and how educators can provide instruction. The Director of Information Technology will maintain and leverage a high-level view across the organization and cultivate collaborative teams to transform the educational and operational technology landscape in alignment with the organization’s vision, values, regulatory obligations, and measurable outcomes. The Director will build on LNSU's mission of equity, access. and opportunity by being a creative, dynamic, and responsive leader charged with developing and implementing a strategic vision in all areas of technology that will support LNSU’s, and its school districts’ instructional and operational goals. Interested candidates can apply on-line at schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=3968040 or can submit a letter of interest, resume and three current reference letters to: Deborah Clark, Business Manager at dclark@lnsd.org

Lamoille North S.U., 96 Cricket Hill Road, Hyde Park, VT 05655

Equal Opportunity Employer

PART-TIME LECTURERS

PART-TIME LECTURERS

The Department of Education at UVM is currently hiring part-time Lecturers for Spring 2024 for Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary, and Secondary Education Student Teaching Supervision; Elementary Education Practicum Courses; and a Secondary Education Curriculum and Assessment Course.

The Department of Education at UVM is currently hiring part-time Lecturers for Spring 2024 for Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary, and Secondary Education Student Teaching Supervision; Elementary Education Practicum Courses; and a Secondary Education Curriculum and Assessment

On-site supervision is required for some courses Qualifications include teaching experience and a master's degree. The position begins on January 16, 2024

On-site supervision is required for some courses. Qualifications include teaching experience and a master's degree. The position begins on January 16, 2024.

To apply, please include a cover letter that specifically addresses

To apply, please include a cover letter that specifically addresses

a) your philosophy of teaching

a) your philosophy of teaching,

b) your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and c) illustrations of any experience with supervision, mentoring, or professional feedback to peers.

b) your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

c) illustrations of any experience with supervision, mentoring, or professional feedback to peers.

Send the cover letter with a resume or CV and three references to Julia.Stein@uvm.edu.

Send the cover letter with a resume or CV and three references to Julia.Stein@uvm edu

Open until filled, a review of applications will begin immediately.

Open until filled, a review of applications will begin immediately

PSYCHOTHERAPIST OPENING

The Vermont Center for Anxiety Care (VCAC), a private psychotherapy practice on the Burlington waterfront, has an opening for a psychotherapist (licensed or post-masters or post-doctoral degree).

Specialties in family therapy, adolescents, children or parenting are welcome. Clinical supervision towards licensure provided as needed. VCAC is a collaborative group with holistic approach and multiple specialties. Visit web site: vtcenterforanxietycare.com

Vermont Center for Anxiety Care. Send resume and cover letter describing professional interests and goals to Paul Foxman, Ph.D., 86 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email: paulfoxman@aol.com.

EXPERIENCED PAINTER

$1,000 Sign-on Bonus* for FT, Experienced Painters

STAPLETON PAINTING

is hiring interior and exterior painters for full-time/parttime/temporary work. Work is mainly in the Chittenden county area. Prefer an experienced painter, but willing to train the right person.

Very competitive hourly pay, pay commensurate with experience. Overtime often available, some benefits. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license, & a reliable vehicle.

If interested, please text Chris at (802) 363-8385 or call the o ce (802) 899-4296 between 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

*Details available during interview.

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Shared Living Provider

Seeking an SLP willing to provide complete personal care for an enjoyable and grateful 59-year-old woman. An accessible home will best meet her needs and we are willing to help with this.

She enjoys quiet time with her stuffed animals and matchbox cars, watching her favorite shows, country music, and the companionship of people and pets. Please contact Jessica Fox at jfox@howardcenter.org or 802.488.6529.

howardcenter.org • 802-488-6500

Are you an excellent fundraiser & passionate about making a di erence for Vermont women & girls?

e ideal candidate is skillful at building partnerships with diverse groups and nding creative ways to positively impact the lives of Vermont women and girls.

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

Field Organizer

Sterling College is an environmentally focused liberal arts college located in Craftsbury Common,Vermont. We offer affordable experiential learning that prepares people to be knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leaders in the communities in which they live. Join our team in our pursuit to educate and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders.

Chief Advancement Officer: Spearheads the College’s fundraising initiatives and alumni engagement programs.

Director of Advancement Services: Combines administrative and fundraising responsibilities to achieve annual fundraising goals.

Director of Residential Life: A pivotal force in shaping an inclusive and vibrant campus environment.

Residence Life Coordinator: Supports an engaged, welcoming, and vibrant student community.

Admission Counselor: A vital link between the college and prospective students, school counselors, and families.

Director of Buildings & Grounds: Focuses on ensuring that the campus infrastructure is safe, functional, and aligned with the College’s operational goals.

Director of Graphic Design & Social Media: As the College’s “story teller,” they play a critical role in amplifying Sterling’s mission of ecological thinking and action.

To read the full position description and application instructions, visit: sterlingcollege.edu/employment

ATTENTION RECRUITERS:

POST YOUR JOBS AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTMYJOB

PRINT DEADLINE: NOON ON MONDAYS (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS)

FOR RATES & INFO: MICHELLE BROWN, 802-865-1020 X121, MICHELLE@SEVENDAYSVT.COM

Let’s Grow Kids (LGK) and the Let’s Grow Kids Action Network (LGKAN) seek an energetic, motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills to build strong support for the remainder of LGK’s legislative campaign by organizing and activating supporters across Washington, Orange, and Lamoille counties.

The primary role of the Field Organizer is to engage Vermonters across the state to advocate for and take action on behalf of our child care campaign. Working among a team of Field Organizers and under the supervision of the Senior Field Manager, this position will recruit and train volunteers to plan and run events, develop leaders, and track engagement in our database.

Salary range is $50,000–$54,000 plus a competitive benefits package. For the full job description, please visit the listing on our website: letsgrowkids.org/jobs-and-internships

Operating Room RN or Certified Surgical Technologist

NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (NVRH): Join our team of experienced nurses and provide exceptional patient care in Perioperative Services. We offer competitive wages, loan repayment, generous paid time off, and a comprehensive benefits package. Don’t miss out on this amazing chance to advance your career and join a healthcare team that delivers excellent services to the community.

Apply now and experience the rewards of being in a supportive and thriving environment at NVRH.

REAL ESTATE ASSISTANT

Evernorth is a nonprofit that provides affordable housing and community investments in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Our mission is for people in every community to have an affordable place to live and opportunities to thrive. We have an exciting opportunity for a Real Estate Assistant who coordinates activities between Evernorth, our partners and attorneys for our real estate development and closings in Vermont. The ideal candidate understands real estate legal documents, real estate accounting, is highly organized, has outstanding communication and proof-reading skills and works well in a team and individually. A bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ recent relevant work experience, and proficiency in Office 365. This position is based out of the Burlington office. We believe in equal access to affordable housing and economic opportunities; the power of partnerships based on integrity, respect, and teamwork; and a collaborative workplace with professional, skilled and dedicated staff.

To apply, go to evernorthus.org/careers/ EVERNORTH IS AN E.O.E.

Water Resources Department Staff

The Town of Richmond, VT is recruiting staff for the Water Resources Department. Open positions include Operator in Training, Lead Mechanical Operator, and Assistant Water and Wastewater Superintendent.

All interested parties are encouraged to apply and training is available for qualified applicants. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to start a career in the Water Resources Industry or for someone with current Water Resources Industry experience and certifications looking for the next step in their career.

The Richmond Water Resources department has about 500 water and wastewater accounts serving about 1000 people. The wastewater facility has a very active septage receival program. Please send cover letter, resume & 3 current references to: Town of Richmond, P.O. Box 285, Richmond, VT, 05477. Or email to scote@richmondvt.gov. Questions directed to Steve Cote, Water and Wastewater Superintendent, at (802) 434-2178

Job Descriptions for Open Positions:

OPERATOR IN TRAINING: bit.ly/RichmondOPERATOR

LEAD MECHANICAL OPERATOR: bit.ly/RichmondLEADmechop

Professional Careers in WORLDWIDE TRAVEL

Join Country Walkers and VBT Bicycling Vacations, an award-winning, Vermont-based active travel company, and be part of our high performing, international team.

We have amazing opportunities for a Sales professional interested in supporting worldwide travel adventures with a leader in the industry, positively impacting established brands and working with a team of collaborative and gifted travel pros.

TOUR SALES CONSULTANT

If you’re passionate, driven by excellence, want to make a difference and are looking for balance in your quality of life – check us out! Ready to learn more?

Visit our career pages: VBT.com or countrywalkers.com & submit your resume to nvoth@vbt.com 5h-VBTBicyclingTours092723.indd

REGIONAL TREATMENT COURT COORDINATOR

Multiple full time grant positions funded until September 2024, 40 hours per week. Responsibilities include coordination of community stakeholders and service providers who work towards intervening and breaking the cycle of substance use and crime. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, coordination of grant activities, team oversight, facilitation of meetings, training and ensuring best practices across services, the collection of data and documentation to measure performance and outcomes, and management of the day-to-day operations of the treatment court. BA & 1 year of prior experience in criminal justice or social services settings required. Positions located in White River Junction & Barre, Vermont. Starting $25.43 per hour with excellent benefits. Open until filled. E.O.E.

For further details and how to apply:

For the White River Junction position go to vermontjudiciary.exacthire.com/job/117406

For the Barre position go to vermontjudiciary.exacthire.com/job/117408

ASSISTANT WATER & WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT: bit.ly/RichmondWATERsuper

JOIN OUR OPERATIONS TEAM

Are you an accounting or human resources professional looking for your next adventure?

Join a high performing and collaborative team that brings passion and commitment to protecting Vermont’s farms, forests, and community lands. Two positions are now open.

THE SENIOR ACCOUNTANT will bring 3-7 years of accounting experience to support the financial health of our organization. The starting salary is $53,634 for 30 hours per week.

THE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR will bring 3-5 years of HR experience to support the success of our employees and talent pipeline. The starting salary is $54,289 for 40 hours per week. We provide a generous cafeteria allowance to cover health care and other benefits, and:

• 6 weeks of combined time off plus sick time

• A 403b retirement plan with match

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hr@vlt.org by November 7, 2023.

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

JOIN OUR TEAM!

SHARED LIVING PROVIDER

In search of a person for a shared roommate position, to live with and provide support for a young woman and her service dog.

The sunny apartment is in central Winooski, recently renovated, with 2 bedrooms and bathrooms, in a secure access building and parking garage. Support would include assistance with cooking, home care, and transportation.

Requirements include:

• A safe, working, and insured automobile.

• Payment of $285/month for utilities & parking garage access.

• Passing a criminal background check

The preferred candidate would:

• Have a shared interest in music and the arts.

• Have an understanding of neurodiversity.

• Be caring and kind to all people.

Compensation includes a $30,000 yearly Tax-free Stipend.

Contact Rebecca at : RebeccaLO@howardcenter.org or 802-324-5729

howardcenter.org • 802-488-6500

Executive Director

KidSafe Collaborative is a small non-profit partnership organization based in Burlington whose mission is to engage organizations and individuals to work together to improve our community's prevention of and response to child abuse and neglect. kidsafevt.org

The Executive Director has overall strategic and operational responsibility for carrying out KidSafe Collaborative’s mission & vision, overseeing programs and operations, fiscal & administrative management, fund development & strategic planning.

Required skills: strong leadership, supervision and management, communication, organization, team facilitation, grant administration. Knowledge of child welfare system, child/youth development, familiarity with local services for children, youth and families. Commitment to KidSafe Collaborative’s mission and to working collaboratively with partner agencies is essential.

Master’s Degree or equivalent, 5+ years’ relevant leadership and human services experience.

Reports to: Board of Directors. Salary range $62.5-$64.5K, health/ dental/vision, generous time-off benefits. Starts Jan. 1, 2024, possibility of starting mid-Dec.

Send resume AND cover letter to: elisea@kidsafevt.org

KidSafe Collaborative values diversity, equity and inclusion. No applicant will be discriminated against due to race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any legally protected category.

at the University of Vermont is seeking your talent to join our team as a Cook Senior! We're dedicated to creating flavorful, plant-based meals using fresh, local ingredients to provide healthy and diverse options for our community. Receive a $500 Sign On Bonus. View multiple full and part-time positions, including culinary jobs, service staff, supervisors, drivers and dishwashers.

On-the-job training • Flexible scheduling • Earn an extra $3/hr when you work Monday-Friday from 4:30pm to close or any weekend shift • Benefits start day 1 for Full Time • PTO, 401K, Health/Vision/Dental • Career advancement path from the front line to management. Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/ Female/Disability/Veteran Employer.

“Vermont

Human Resources Coordinator

$24-$28 hourly. DOQ, full-time with flexible scheduling available and excellent local government benefits.

The Town of Shelburne team has grown to require a dedicated human resources professional. Help all our staff achieve their best, and cultivate the spirit of public service in our town. This coordinator will support all of our departments in the full suite of HR routines and special projects. The ideal candidate has related education and experience in human resources work, including recruiting, benefits administration, training, and problem solving. We have opportunities to grow, and to shape this position to the skills and interests of the right candidate.

Police Officer

The Richmond Police Department is currently accepting applications for a Full Time Police Officer. Our Department’s focus is a community based approach that encourages a collaborative effort utilizing a variety of services in problem solving. Richmond is a quiet suburb in Chittenden County, serving a population of 4,200 citizens.

WWW.CCV.EDU OR AT THE CCV LOCATION NEAREST YOU

Visit shelburnevt.org/jobs to see the full job description and application. To apply, email scannizzaro@shelburnevt.org. Review of applications begins immediately. The Town of Shelburne is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR dynamic, mission-driven people who want their work to make a positive difference in Vermont and for Vermonters. The Community College of Vermont is Vermont’s second largest college, serving nearly 10,000 students each year. CCV is deeply rooted in Vermont communities, providing students of all ages opportunities for academic and professional growth through flexible, innovative programs and exemplary support services.

We are looking to fill the following positions across the state. Come join our incredible staff!

NORTHERN LIGHTS RESOURCE ADVISOR

Southwest Region

NORTHERN LIGHTS RESOURCE ADVISOR

Southeast Region

STUDENT ACCOUNT SPECIALIST – Montpelier

FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR – Winooski

Benefits for full-time staff include 14 paid holidays, plus vacation, medical, and personal time, automatic retirement contribution, and tuition waiver at any Vermont State College for staff and their dependents (eligible dependents may apply waiver to UVM). Visit ccv.edu/about/employment/staff-positions/

CCV values individual differences that can be engaged in the service of learning. Diverse experiences from people of varied backgrounds inform and enrich our community. CCV strongly encourages applications from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements, and will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

The Richmond Police Department offers a competitive benefits package including take home cruiser in a 30 mile radius, Vermont Municipal Employees Retirement System Group D, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, medical, dental, and life insurance and upon completion of mandatory training. The starting salary is $29.59 per hour, as set forth in the NEPBA (New England Police Benevolence Association) contract. Lateral transfers are eligible to receive credit for experience.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Must have no felony or serious misdemeanor convictions, nor any habitual or serious traffic offenses, domestic violence or assault convictions. Other violations, which may adversely affect a law enforcement career, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Vermont State driver’s license.

• Able to pass Vermont Police Academy entrance exam.

• Pass Vermont Police Academy Physical Fitness Exam

• Pass a polygraph and comprehensive background investigation.

Entrance requirements can be found and reviewed at vcjtc.vermont.gov/training/three/entrance-standards

Please submit resumes along with a letter of interest to:

Town of Richmond

Attention: Town Manager Josh Arneson 203 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477

Or email to: jarneson@richmondvt.gov

Build Production Manager

We are hiring a Build Production Manager to add to the design and construction team of our worker-owned cooperative. We are a busy, fun, egalitarian-yet-structured, creative, kind, and mission-driven group of people working together toward the goal of developing ecological and social climate justice and regeneration practices in the building and design trades. Our ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience in carpentry, construction, renovation, trades and familiarity and experience with energy & weatherization work, and at least 5 years of experience supervising and managing a team on a job site and/or shop production facility. If you’ve been looking for a way to use your construction management skills to advance climate change response through the built environment; build with natural, local, and plant-based materials; and be an integral part of an equitable, intersectional feminist workplace with a strong team culture, we welcome you!

This position is based in Burlington, Vermont, but we travel to job sites across northern and central Vermont. $30-35/hr depending on experience, plus paid time off, benefits, education, and profit sharing. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and resume via email to: info@newframeworks.com People of color, trans and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, queer people, and women are encouraged to apply.

LEAD LIBRARIAN Part-time

Russell Memorial Library, Monkton, VT.

Details can be found at: russelllibraryvt. wordpress.com

We’re Hiring!

We offer competitive wages & a full benefits package for full time employees. No auction experience necessary.

OPEN POSITIONS:

Auto Auction Staff (WILLISTON, VT)

Want to make a quick buck in your free time in a fun, fast paced environment? We’re looking for Friday & Saturday Auto Auction Staff. 8:45AM-Noon. Email eric@thcauction.com

Auction Site Tech (MORRISVILLE, VT)

We’re seeking an energetic & motivated individual to join our auction team. Techs work an average of 40 hours per week. Email: info@thcauction.com

Thomas Hirchak Company is an at will employer. See details at: THCAuction.com

Email Us: Info@THCAuction.com

WATER DISTRIBUTION TECHNICIAN CONSTRUCTION POSITIONS

WE’RE HIRING!

• Program Clinicians

• Residential Counselors & Mental Health Workers

• Awake Overnight Counselors

• Clinical & Therapeutic Case Managers

• Teachers and Special Educators

• Classroom Counselors & One to One Staff

• Family Engagement Specialists

• Administrative

NFI VT is a private, nonprofit, specialized service agency within the Vermont statewide mental health system. We are a healing organization, grounded in trauma-informed care. We are hiring for Full-Time, Part-Time and Relief positions. Regular positions of 30+ hours per week are eligible for our generous benefits package, which includes competitive salary and tuition reimbursement. Please apply online at: nfivermont. org/careers.

NFI VT is an E.O.E. and, as such, prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, ethnic background, disability, or other non-work-related personal trait or characteristic to the extent protected by law.

Community Bankers - Chittenden County BUILDERS | MAKERS | DOERS®

There is no better time to join NSB’s team!

Northfield Savings Bank, founded in 1867, is the largest LOCAL BANK in Vermont. We are committed to providing a welcoming work environment for all.

Consider joining our team as a Community Banker at our Shelburne Road Branch or our Church Street location!

Relevant Skills: Customer Service, Cash Handling (we’ll train you!)

Even better… if you have prior banking experience, we encourage you to apply!

If you are 18 or older and have a high school diploma, general education (GED) degree, or equivalent, consider joining the NSB Team!

Opportunity for Growth

NSB has training opportunities to engage employees and assist with professional development within our company. The average years of service for an NSB employee is 9! If you’re looking for a career in an environment that promotes growth, join our team!

What NSB Can Offer You

Competitive compensation based on experience. Wellrounded benefits package. Profit-Sharing opportunity. Excellent 401(k) matching retirement program. Commitment to professional development. Opportunities to volunteer and support our communities. Work-Life balance!

Please send an NSB

Application & your resume in confidence to: Careers@nsbvt.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Member

Technician

Seasonal Positions & Flexible Schedules

Looking for a job for a few weeks or months? We have positions in our smokehouse, call center and warehouse. Flexible shifts to meet most schedules, paid training, a fun work environment making the World’s Finest Hams, Bacon and Smoked Meats for customers around the country.

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Graphic Design & Visual Communication

champlain.edu/careers

View opportunities here

Litigation Associate

McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C., a Burlington, Vermont, law firm is seeking to hire a litigation associate to join the firm's civil litigation and workers' compensation practice. The ideal candidate would have at least 2-3 years of experience, outstanding academic credentials, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and be a self-starter. Otherwise promising candidates with less than 2-3 years of experience will be considered as well.

Associate Attorney Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the drafting of legal documents, including motions and pleadings

• Performing legal research

• Assisting with the discovery process, including conducting depositions, drafting discovery requests and analyzing documents

• Attending client meetings

• Appearing in Court and/or Administrative Hearings

We offer a competitive salary, a generous retirement plan and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, contributions to employees' health savings accounts, paid time off, parental leave, 401-k contributions and professional development assistance.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter & resume to: dlb@mc-fitz.com or mail to:

Daniel L. Burchard, Esq.

McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C.

40 George Street, P.O. Box 638

Burlington, Vermont 05402-0638

210 East Main St, Richmond (Just 15 minutes from Burlington or Waterbury)

CAREGIVER

Looking for dependable, compassionate, part-time overnight caregiver. If interested please call 802-864-6654 and ask for Sue.

POLICE OFFICERS

Full-Time

Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus FOR VERMONT CERTIFIED OFFICERS

The Stowe Police Department is seeking full-time police officer positions to help fulfill its mission to provide quality service in a professional, respectful, and ethical manner.

Stowe is a vibrant four season resort community offering worldclass outdoor recreation. The community has 5,200 year round residents and can have over 15,000 visitors during peak periods. Stowe Police operates throughout the Town’s 72 square miles which includes over 90 miles of roadways.

Stowe Police Department is committed to excellence in law enforcement and dedicated to the people, traditions, and diversity of our town. We work in partnership with the community to preserve and improve the quality of life, making the town a safer, more pleasant place to live, work, and visit.

Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus for Vermont certified officers, with half paid upon hire and half after one year. Minimum starting pay for a certified officer is $26.05 per hour and may be higher depending on qualifications and experience.

Applicants must be 21 years of age, a U.S. citizen, possess a High School diploma or equivalent, and possess a valid Driver’s License. Applicant must be able to perform all the essential functions involved with police duties. The hiring process includes a physical fitness examination, polygraph, oral board, written exam, medical exam, fingerprint check & extensive background check.

The Town of Stowe currently offers an excellent benefit package including BCBS health plans with 8% or 10% employee premium share, dental insurance, generous paid leave including 13 holidays, 11.1% employer contribution to VMERS D pension plan, life insurance and more.

If you have any questions, please call Chief Donald Hull at (802) 253-4329 or e-mail at dhull@stowevt.gov

Job descriptions & employment application can be obtained at: townofstowevt.org. Submit application, letter of interest and resume to: Town of Stowe, c/o HR Director, PO Box 730, Stowe, VT 05672 or by email recruit@stowevt.gov. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The Town of Stowe is an E.O.E.

Western New England Greenway Project Coordinator

(Part time)

The Western New England Greenway Project Coordinator will support Local Motion’s mission by highlighting the value of the Western New England Greenway (WNEG) as it currently exists and lay the groundwork for the infrastructural and routing changes needed for the route to become one that attracts riders of all ages and abilities. The Coordinator will also further Local Motion’s involvement in bicycle tourism and long-distance routes.

Finance Manager

(Full time)

The Finance Manager is responsible for the finance functions within Local Motion as well as general office administration. The Finance Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial management, cash management, procedures, and reporting to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The manager reports to the Executive Director and also works closely with the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.

See the full job descriptions at: localmotion.org/join_our_team

Marketing Director

The Marketing Director is responsible for leading our sponsorship program as well as developing and implementing a marketing/advertising plan to promote the Fair and special events.

Special events: Work with appropriate CVE team members to coordinate and host successful events. This includes, but is not limited to, special event promotions and assisting with hosting the events.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrated marketing, digital media, social media, paid advertising, and earned media experience

• Demonstrated marketing analytic knowledge and an ability to leverage data to further paid media efforts

• Demonstrated sales experience

• Self-motivated and comfortable in working in a small business environment where each team member fills multiple roles

• Strong and effective written and verbal communications

• Demonstrated skills in press/media relations

• Efficient with Microsoft Office

This is a year-round, full-time position.

Cover letter & resume should be submitted to info@cvexpo.org

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An excellent work environment, competitive pay, and great benefits await you at our brand new, state-ofthe-art Residential Care program.

Clara’s Garden Memory Care is looking for caring staff to join our team. Our community is beautiful, peaceful, and purposefully designed for those living with memory loss.

Hayward Tyler is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Learn more:

Meeting the power challenges of the future with cutting edge technology

Hayward Tyler is a global leader in performance-critical pumps and motors, serving a range of industries, including advanced nuclear. We offer generous pay, exceptional benefits, a sought-after work environment, and career paths rich in opportunities for growth. Advance your career with us! haywardtyler.com

Environmental Health & Safety Officer

Saint Michael’s College invites applications for a full-time Environmental Health and Safety Officer position within our Facilities Department. As our Environmental Health and Safety Officer, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of safety and environmental responsibility across our vibrant campus. You will have the chance to lead, guide, and oversee the implementation of policies and procedures that ensure the well-being of our buildings, occupants, and the environment. Your responsibilities will span from meticulous oversight of hazardous materials to coordinating safety training and managing campus utilities. If you’re ready to contribute to a vibrant and thriving academic community, join us in shaping a safer and more sustainable future at Saint Michael’s College. For a complete job description, benefits information, and to apply online, please visit: bit.ly/SMCEHSO

WHERE YOU AND YOUR WORK MATTER

Experienced Carpenter

We are hiring an Experienced Carpenter to add to our worker-owned cooperative team. We are a busy, fun, egalitarian-yet-structured, creative, kind, and missiondriven group of people working together toward the goal of developing ecological and social climate justice and regeneration practices in the building and design trades. Our ideal candidate has 8+ yrs of experience in construction, renovation, trades and/or energy & weatherization work, and at least 2 years of experience managing a crew. If you’ve been looking for a way to use your carpentry skills to advance climate change response through the built environment; build with natural, local, and plant-based materials; and be an integral part of an equitable, intersectional feminist workplace with a strong team culture, we welcome you! This position is based in Essex Jct, Vermont, but we travel to job sites across northern and central Vermont. $26-30/hr depending on experience, plus paid time off, benefits, education, and profit sharing.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest and resume via email to: info@newframeworks.com. People of color, trans and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, queer people, and women are encouraged to apply.

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

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY – MONTPELIER

The Transportation Board & Motor Vehicle Arbitration Board have an immediate opening for an exempt Executive Secretary. This position will work 32 hours per week with full benefits. This position is responsible for ensuring the efficient administration of the two quasi-judicial Boards in all their duties – judicial, regulatory, and policymaking/advisory. A law degree with experience in administrative law and/or experience in private practice is required. For more information, contact John Zicconi at john.zicconi@vermont.gov.

Department: Transportation Board. Location: Montpelier. Status: 32 hours per week, Exempt. Job ID #48378. Application

Deadline: November 6, 2023.

PUBLIC GUARDIAN - HOME BASED

The Office of Public Guardian seeks an independent, enthusiastic, and organized person to protect and monitor the legal and human rights of individuals with developmental disabilities and age-related cognitive impairments under court-ordered guardianship. The selected candidate will have a home-based office. Extensive travel in Chittenden, Franklin and other parts of the state as assigned, is required on a regular basis. For more information, contact Francesca Creta-Merrill at Francesca.CretaMerrill@ vermont.gov. Department: Disabilities Aging & Independent Living. Location: Home Based/Chittenden and Franklin Counties. Status: Full Time. Job ID #48372. Application Deadline: October 17, 2023.

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN IV – MONTPELIER

Do you have an interest in assisting in engineering design for infrastructure improvements at many of the State’s most beautiful recreational sites such as State Parks or Fish & Wildlife Access areas? The Agency Facilities Engineering Section in DEC is seeking an enthusiastic Environmental Technician to join our small team. If you are looking for greater diversity in your day-to-day work and the opportunity to get out in nature, please consider applying! For more information, contact Jennifer Gilbert at jennifer.gilbert@vermont.gov or 802-622-4302. Department: Environmental Conservation. Location: Montpelier. Status: Full Time. Job ID #48354. Application Deadline: October 24, 2023.

Learn more at : careers.vermont.gov

The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Finance Specialist

The Vermont Foodbank seeks a self-motivated, energetic Finance Specialist. This full time/hourly position reports to the Chief Financial Officer. The primary components of this position include maintaining A/P and A/R and assisting the staff accountant and CFO. An ideal candidate is confident, comfortable making independent decisions, able to maintain confidentiality, can provide a high level of quality customer service and problem solving, is organized, familiar with accounting procedures and accounting software, detail-oriented, accurate, tactful, and diplomatic. The ability to become proficient in Vermont Foodbank policies and procedures is required.

The selected candidate will join an energetic, empowered, collaborative team that derives joy from the work and is wholly dedicated to VF’s mission. The Vermont Foodbank’s work culture is progressive, forward thinking, and equity minded. Staff have the opportunity to fully develop their potential in a variety of ways: as organizational leaders, in shaping programs and advocacy efforts, and in working towards a future where everyone in Vermont has enough food every day.

To be considered for the position, please include a resume and cover letter with your application. The job posting can be found on our website at vtfoodbank.org/employment/current-openings. This position is a full-time hourly position with the starting pay set at $26.09 an hour ($54,270 annually) plus benefits that include options for fully employer paid health insurance, and a generous annual leave package that includes a week of at the end of the calendar year.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seek to bring our values of diversity and inclusion to our hiring process. Beyond our commitment to non-discrimination, we encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to the diversity of our organization and who have lived experience of inequity.

CLIENT SERVICE COORDINATOR

Join our team!

Catamount Color is seeking a Client Service Coordinator for our digital and wide format division. The Client Service Coordinator acts as a liaison between team members, customers, sales team and manufacturing departments. You will be responsible for estimating, planning, order entry and coordinating production of print orders. Qualifications include: ability to organize and prioritize work, attention to detail, excellent communication skills, fundamental math skills, flexibility, and ability to thrive in a fast paced environment. For more information contact info@catamountcolor.com

OFFENDER RE-ENTRY HOUSING SPECIALIST

We’re expanding our team of professionals in the Housing Retention and Services department. We’re looking for a full time Offender Re-entry Housing Specialist in our Housing Retention and Services department.

The Offender Re-entry Housing Specialist provides support to men and women under the VT Department of Corrections supervision from prison back to Chittenden County. The ORHS focuses on high-risk men and women who are being released from jail and graduating transitional housing programs and in need of permanent housing. The ORHS provides intensive retention and eviction prevention services and works collaboratively with the Burlington Probation and Parole Office. Additionally, the ORHS works with various case workers, Re-Entry staff and the Administrative Staff from the VT Department of Corrections and the broad network of COSA staff as necessary throughout Chittenden County. The ORHS works to meet program objectives and BHA obligations under its grant agreement with the Department of Corrections.

Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and at least 2 years of experience providing direct services to diverse populations. Knowledge of the social services network is preferred. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and internet navigation required. Excellent time-management skills, ability to work independently, as well as effective verbal and written communication skills are required.

BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!

Our robust benefit package includes premium medical insurance with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 10% employer funded retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, accident insurance, life insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance.

We provide a generous time off policy including 12 days of paid time off and 12 days of sick time in the first year. In addition to the paid time off, BHA recognizes 13 (paid) holidays and 2 (paid) floating cultural holidays.

Interested in this career opportunity? Send a cover letter and resume to: humanresources@burlingtonhousing.org.

Human Resources, BHA

65 Main Street, Suite 101 Burlington, VT 05401

Seeking Sonographer (Multi-registered)

• $70.00/hour

• Flexible schedule: Days (you choose!)

• 12-week contract w/possible extension

• Must be Registered: RDMS and RVT

Come join our Radiology Department!

Questions? Call Jill LaRock at 802-888-8228

Send resume to: jlarock@chsi.org

Tax & Utility Billing Clerk

The Town of Waterbury seeks a tax and utility billing clerk.  The position is responsible for accurate and timely billing and collection of taxes and water/wastewater utility charges, along with a myriad of related duties.  This position is an integral part of Town government and the work involves a substantial amount of interaction with the public.

This is a full-time, hourly position with pay up to $25/ hour depending on qualifications.  The Town offers a comprehensive and generous benefits package, including excellent health care and pension benefit plan.

The nature of this role does not allow for remote work. For a full job description please visit: waterburyvt.com/ departments/finance

The position is open until filled.

Operations & Reporting Specialist

burlingtonhousing.org

Burlington Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Coordinate systems and processes to support the Career Center operations. Work closely with the Strategic Communication Manager and the Curriculum & Assessment Specialist to foster a campus-wide ecosystem that prepares graduates in their postgraduate pursuits. Serve as the point of contact for our career platform (managing accounts, processes, data, and trainings), plan and support strategic data collection and reporting on a regular basis, and provide general tech and office support. Create a welcoming and inclusive environment. Ideal candidate is proficient in spreadsheets and data management. Learn more at uvm.edu/career/join-our-team

Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student

Assistant to the Director

Affairs

(Office/Program Support Senior)

Dean of Students Office (www.uvm.edu/~saffairs)

Seeking a detail-focused and professional individual to provide highlevel administrative support and coordination for the Director of the Department of Residential Life at the University of Vermont.  is position will serve as the primary administrative support for the Director and design and coordinate processes that support the director to aid in e ective department operations.

Some responsibilities will include conducting and compiling research, dra ing communications, planning and implementing events, and coordinating annual reports.

For further information on this position and to apply online: uvmjobs.com/postings/64767

e University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/A rmative Action Employer.

is position will provide executive-level support, coordination, and project management for the Vice Provost of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. is position will welcome and triage all questions and requests received in the Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Students. e Assistant to the Vice Provost will interact with projects and communications that may be highly confidential and sensitive in nature. is position will also organize and implement all Divisionwide events for 250 staff members and planning meetings for Division Leadership. e Assistant to the Vice Provost will coordinate with other University community members and those relevant to the VPSA's participation in a variety of activities.

For further information on this position (#0041263) and to apply with electronic application, resume, cover letter and reference contact information, visit our website at www.uvmjobs.com.

e University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications from women and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

District Manager

The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (NRCD) seeks to fill its full time District Manager position. The District Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the District, ensuring adequate progress towards the goals and objectives of our 5 year strategic plan, providing oversight, mentorship & support to the other District staff, & implementing innovative projects and initiatives to advance our mission.

The District Manager position includes various components of technical and programmatic, statewide and regional coordination, administration, communication, personnel management, including direct oversight of two staff. The District Manager works closely with the bookkeeper/financial manager overseeing the budgeting and financial health of the district.

Job Type: Full-time (40 hrs/week)

Compensation: Position starts at State of Vermont Pay Grade 23 Step 1 (currently $25.43/hr). After successful completion of a six-month probationary period compensation increases to Step 2 (currently $26.62/hr). Predictable annual stepwise pay increases with satisfactory employee evaluations thereafter.

Compensation Benefits: Paid holidays, annual leave, and personal/sick leave. $6000/year health stipend. Retirement contribution to Simple IRA account.

Please e-mail info@winooskinrcd.org a short writing sample (a grant application example preferred), cover letter, and resume (PDF or Word format) with “District Manager Application” in the subject line. Deadline to submit is Monday October 23, 2023. Direct any questions to this email address. No phone calls, please.

Winooski NRCD is an equal opportunity employer.

View the full job description at: winooskinrcd.org/news-andevents/take-action/volunteer/jobs/

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LIBRA

(SEP. 23-OCT. 22)

Libran philosopher and writer Michel Foucault aspired to open up his readers’ minds with novel ideas. He said his task was to make windows where there had been walls. I’d like to borrow his approach for your use in the coming weeks. It might be the most fun to demolish the walls that are subdividing your world and keeping you preventing free and easy interchange. But I suspect that’s unrealistic. What’s more likely is partial success: creating windows in the walls.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): The Indigenous Semai people of Malaysia have an unusual taboo: They try hard not to cause unhappiness in others. This makes them reluctant to impose their wishes on anyone. Even parents hesitate to force their children to do things. I recommend that you experiment with this practice. Now is an excellent time to refine your effect on people to be as benevolent and welcoming as possible. Don’t worry — you won’t have to be this kind and sweet forever. But doing so temporarily could generate timely enhancements in your relationship life.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus author William Shakespeare reshaped the English language. He coined hundreds of words and revised the meanings of hundreds more. Idioms such as “green-eyed monster” and “milk of human kindness” originated with him.

But the Bard also created some innovations that didn’t last. “Recover the wind” appeared in Hamlet but never came into wide use. Other failures include “Would you take eggs for money?” and “from smoke to smother.” Still, Shakespeare’s final tally of enduring neologisms is impressive. With this vignette, I’m inviting you to celebrate how many more successes than flops you have had. The time is right for realistic self-praise.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun. 20): I hope beauty will be your priority in the coming weeks. I hope you will seek out beauty, celebrate it and commune with it adoringly. To assist your efforts, I offer five gems: 1) “Whatever you love is beautiful; love comes first, beauty follows. The greater your capacity for love, the more beauty you find in the world.” —Jane Smiley. 2) “The world is incomprehensibly beautiful — an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” —Ansel Adams. 3) “A beautiful thing is never perfect.” —Egyptian proverb. 4) “You can make the world beautiful just by refusing to lie about it.” —Iain S. Thomas. 5) “Beauty isn’t a special inserted sort of thing. It is just life, pure life, life nascent, running clear and strong.” –H.G. Wells.

CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): I read a review that described a certain movie as having “a soft, tenuous incandescence — like fog lit by the glow of fireflies.” That sounds like who you are these days, Cancerian. You’re mysterious yet luminous; hard to decipher but overflowing with life energy; fuzzy around the edges but radiating warmth and well-being. I encourage you to remain faithful to this assignment for now. It’s not a state you will inhabit forever, but it’s what’s needed and true for the foreseeable future.

LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): The published work of Leo author Thomas de Quincey fills 14 volumes. He inspired superstar writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, Nikolai Gogol and Jorge Luis Borges. Yet he also ingested opium for 54 years and was often addicted. Cultural historian Mike Jay says de Quincey was not self-medicating or escaping reality but rather keen on “exploring the hidden recesses of his mind.” He used it to dwell in states of awareness that were otherwise

unattainable. I don’t encourage you to take drugs or follow de Quincey’s path, Leo. But I believe the time is right to explore the hidden recesses of your mind via other means. Like what? Working with your nightly dreams? Meditating your ass off? Having soul-altering sex with someone who wants to explore hidden recesses, too? Any others?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22): Virgo journalist H.L. Mencken said, “The average person doesn’t want to be free. He wants to be safe.” There’s some truth in that, but I believe it will be irrelevant for you in the coming months. According to my analysis, you can be both safer and freer than you’ve been in a long time. I hope you take full advantage! Brainstorm about unexpected feats you might be able to accomplish during this state of grace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): More and more older people are transitioning to different genders. An article in the Guardian (tinyurl. com/gendermeaning) describes how Bethan Henshaw, a warehouse worker, transitioned to female at age 57. Ramses Underhill-Smith became a man in his forties. With this as your starting point, I invite you to reevaluate your personal meanings of gender. Please note that I’m not implying you should change your designation. Astrological omens simply suggest that you will benefit from expanding your ideas. Here’s Scorpio singer Sophie B. Hawkins, a mother who says she is omnisexual: “My sexuality stems from an emotional connection to someone’s soul. You don’t have to make a gender choice and stick with it.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian author Mark Twain said that in urgent or trying circumstances, uttering profanities “furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.” I will add that these magic words can be downright catalytic and healing — especially for you right now. Here are situations in which swearing could be therapeutic in the coming weeks: 1) when people take themselves too seriously; 2) when you need to escape feelings of powerlessness; 3) when know-it-alls are trying to limit the range of what can be said; 4) when people seem frozen or stunned and don’t know what to do next. In all of these cases, well-placed expletives could provide neces-

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sary jolts to shift the stuck energy. (PS: Have fun using other surprises, ploys and twists to shake things up for a good cause.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In Roman mythology, Venus was goddess of love, desire and beauty. Yet modern science tells us that the planet Venus is blanketed with sulfuric acid clouds, has a surface temperature of 867 degrees Fahrenheit and is covered with 85,000 volcanoes. Why are the two Venuses out of sync? Here’s a clue, courtesy of occultist Dion Fortune. She said the goddess Venus is often a disturbing influence in the world, diverting us from life’s serious business. I can personally attest to the ways that my affinity for love, desire and beauty have distracted me from becoming a hard-driving billionaire tech entrepreneur. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. How about you, Capricorn? I predict that the goddess version of Venus will be extra active in your life during the coming months.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Thousands of heirloom food species are privately owned and hoarded. They once belonged to Indigenous people but haven’t been grown for decades. Descendants of their original owners are trying to get them back and grow them again — a process they call rematriation — but they meet resistance from companies and governmental agencies that commandeered the seeds. There has been some progress, though. The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin has recovered some of its ancestral corn, beans and squash. Now would be a good time for you Aquarians to launch your own version of rematriation: reclaiming what was originally yours and truly belongs to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I like Piscean poet Jane Hirshfield’s understanding of what “lies at the core of ritual.” She says it’s “the entrance into a mystery that can be touched but not possessed.” My wish for you right now, Pisces, is that you will experience mysteries that can be touched but not possessed. To do so will give you direct access to prime riddles at the heart of your destiny. You will commune with sublime conundrums that rouse deep feelings and rich insights, none of which are fully explicable by your logical mind. Please consider performing a homemade sacred ritual or two.

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BLUE EYES AT APPALACHIAN GAP

We looked at the vista at sunset. I was the white, bearded man in a blue rain jacket. You were with an older man, another woman your age and a dog. You have beautiful, light blue eyes. When we looked at each other, it was like jumping into the ocean. I would happily do it again. When: Sunday, October 8, 2023. Where: Appalachian Gap trailhead. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915858

SPIKY-HEADED SUBARU ISPY-ER

Our friendship has become one of the greatest gifts in my life and has made my life better in so many, many ways. You will have glorious flowers in the spring for as long as we are friends. Your giant kale wowed everyone in South Suburbia and this bald hillbilly. ank you especially for your singing. —Soon, Me. When: Sunday, May 21, 2023. Where: in her garden. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915857

PATIENCE AT THE BLUES JAM

It really was lovely to meet, and I hope I see you again! When: Friday, October 6, 2023. Where: Red Square. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915856

FEELING LOST ON CHURCH STREET

I found your silver ring crushed and scratched between some bricks that night. I took it home and fixed it the best I could. Describe the ring to me, so I know it’s yours, and I’d love to get it back to you. Maybe over coffee? When: Saturday, September 30, 2023. Where: Church Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915855

YOU: GLORIOUS BALD-HEADED MAN

A gardenful of gratitude to the baldheaded Subaru driver who listened to my story and then told me I shouldn’t give up. Ever. I am stronger than I was before I met you. When: Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Where: a cemetery in Randolph.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915852

REDHEAD IN A RED TRUCK

You, with the sparkling eyes and the red Nissan: We bobbed and weaved through Shelburne Road traffic and headed south on Route 7. I blew you a kiss at 22A, and you laughed. Any chance I could get a chance to make you laugh again? When: Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Where: Route 7 South. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915854

WOODSIDE DOG WALK

We passed each other in the parking lot as I was arriving. You were loading up. I was getting out of the car (gray fleece) with my dog. Just missed each other! Want to take the dogs for a walk together sometime? When: Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Where: Woodside Nature Trail.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915853

WALKING ON PERU STREET

Sunday afternoon. We passed when you were walking east. You were wearing all black and have blond hair. From a distance, I had assumed you were a college student, so I wasn’t prepared for interaction. I was wearing a brown T-shirt and sunglasses and was walking the other way. We exchanged smiles. Want to go for a walk together?

When: Sunday, September 24, 2023. Where: Peru Street sidewalk.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915851

CROSSWALK COLLISION SPARKS

You had rollerblades dangled over your shoulders and smelled like a copse of firs in a November rain. I saw you careening into my path, in your Wordle world, and could have said something. at only our wrists bumped, I am forlorn. Let’s do it again sometime and maybe get our forearms involved. When: Saturday, September 23, 2023. Where: Waterfront Park. You: Man. Me: Man. #915850

REVEREND Ask

De Rev end,

In the nine-plus years I’ve known my now-brotherin-law, he has never once spoken to me without me speaking to him first, though he’s far from shy. Not even a “congrats” on the day I married his brother. When I do (begrudgingly) initiate the conversation to be polite, he is sarcastic and rude, but never in front of my husband.

He plans on visiting over the holidays, but I want to make it clear he’s not welcome in my home unless he shows me some respect. Would I be out of line to call him out and confront his rudeness? Or should I ignore it since I only see him two or three times a year?

Myrtle Bli

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ROCKFIRE FIREWALK

I was walking in front of you. I stopped at the exit, and our eyes met. You were talking about Halloween jacko’-lantern displays with your mom (?). ere’s a great one in Jericho, and I’d love to take you. When: Saturday, September 16, 2023. Where: Rockfire.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915849

POEM BOY ON WILLARD STREET

You: pushing a bike, glasses, blondish, work in city design/planning. Me: also blondish, pink dress. We talked about the bike lane and grad school. You brought up Wendell Berry, the writer. How often does someone quote your favorite poet to you on the street? I thought you were rare and beautiful. You should buy me a drink. When: Sunday, October 29, 2023. Where: South Willard Street.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915848

BIKE PATH DOG PASSING

We passed each other on the bike path by the dog park. I gave your dog a treat, and you dropped the leash a few times. I was wearing a green hat. You had on a crop top. I couldn’t stop talking about how I should have asked for your number to my friend who I was with. When: Sunday, September 17, 2023. Where: Burlington bike path.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915847

BELVIDERE, PINK TALKING PHISH, 9/16

You glided up and asked about the munchies at the show. I just spent my last $20. Wish I could have bought you a plate. It was too quick, and I forgot your name. A quick glimmer of light is better than nothing at all. When: Saturday, September 16, 2023. Where: Belvidere.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915846

TIN QUEEN IN CENTRAL VERMONT

Hi, Tin Queen! You are very, very pretty! I want that date! Dreaming about garlic, mermaids, ants ... Can I be your Iceman? Hope you read this!

When: ursday, September 14, 2023. Where: 10 miles from Montpelier.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915845

HEY NOW, KCK MATCH

You and I would get along swimmingly. Sporty: check. Grateful Dead: check. Travel: check. Looking for an LTE: check. And many more. When: ursday, September 14, 2023. Where: match.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915843

De Myrtle Bli ,

Rude relatives are an alltoo-common problem, especially around the holidays. Confronting your brother-in-law could be the best thing you ever did, or it could backfire and make matters worse. You need to decide if it’s worth taking that chance.

COLCHESTER MOTORCYCLE BRS, DREAM RIDE?

DMV basic motorcycle safety weekend class. You asked me about my “dream ride.” I said I wasn’t sure, maybe a Triumph. I’ve learned more, have a better answer. Would love to chat bikes, have coffee, go for a ride. I was surprised by my perfect score on the skills test. You had an intense gaze I can’t quite forget. When: Sunday, September 10, 2023. Where: Colchester DMV.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #915844

OLIVE GREEN TRIVIA GODDESS

You were the olive green goddess with straight dark hair at Tuesday night trivia. I wore the coral polo at the table between yours and the bar. We exchanged glances numerous times, but you vanished before the night was over. Where did you go? When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Where: Burger Bar. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915842

ICE CREAM AISLE AT HANNAFORD

We chatted briefly while looking for ice cream, but sadly our go-to flavors were out of stock. I wish I had asked for your number, but I missed the chance. Maybe we could get together sometime? Cherry Garcia’s on me! When: Friday, September 8, 2023. Where: North Ave. Hannaford.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915841

MILTON DINER

You weren’t our assigned waitress, but we did exchange a quick laugh. I am sure you are taken but wanted to mention what an amazing smile you have. Melted me immediately. You: working. Me: with my elderly parents having breakfast. Was hoping to see you again before we left, but the sounds of broken dishes probably kept you busy. When: Sunday, September 10, 2023. Where: Milton Diner. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915839

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WILLISTON GAS STATION

You drove into the gas station. Your vehicle was making a grinding noise. When you came out, I mentioned that your wheel bearing was noisy. You had to get to Barre and asked if it would be safe to drive. I hope you get it fixed soon! Seemed like a very sweet person. Hit me up sometime. I’d like to chat again! When: Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Where: Williston gas station. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915837

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I spy beautiful people on Shelburne Road while I was at work. I was a bit in shock. Mac, the trained EMT with red hair. Melissa? Christine? I’m sorry, I’m getting your name wrong. Great people in line, the SBVT EMTs. anks for helping me out. I’m going to be OK, and I want to extend my thanks for caring. When: Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Where: work. You: Group. Me: Woman. #915838

MUTTS ARE THE BEST

To the tattooed woman who took the time to give Miss Tulip some love: In the moment, I resisted the urge to state the obvious, but I just can’t keep it bottled up any longer ... You are beautiful! ( ere, it’s out. I feel better now.) P.S. I hope your life is blessed with many more magical mutts. When: Sunday, September 3, 2023. Where: Gardener’s Supply, Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915836

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME

You were in a smokin’ black dress! You were leaving with a tall bald guy. I walked up to him (you’re leaving with the most beautiful girl!). You were flattered, I believe. Need to meet you again. If you are one of her friends reading, please tell her to answer this post. #iscrewedup When: Friday, September 1, 2023. Where: the Old Post. You: Woman. Me: Man. #915835

STUNNING BLONDE

ree Brothers around 1:15 p.m. You: stunning blonde driving the Audi. Me: the guy with no game eating pizza in the corner. I am sure you are taken, but I could feel your radiance. Would love to have a coffee and chat. When: ursday, August 31, 2023. Where: Colchester.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #915834

YOU HAD ME AT SUBLIME

I was grabbing some coffee that night. You said, “Nice shirt, miss.” We chatted about seeing Badfish live. You saw them the other week. We spotted each other once more. I should have grabbed your number! You were wearing a hat and brown shirt and had gorgeous blue eyes. Let’s go to a concert together? When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023. Where: Shaw’s, Randolph. You: Man. Me: Woman. #915833

If he wants to stay at your house for a few days, that’s a whole other ball of wax. It can be very stressful having someone you don’t get along with in your home for an extended time, and you don’t need to put yourself through that if it’s not absolutely necessary. Tell him that your guest room isn’t available, and offer up a few nearby hotel options. Heck, it may even be worth paying for the room to save your sanity.

It may depend on what kind of visit he’s planning on making. If he’s only coming to your house for dinner, you could just give him a bit of a cold shoulder. Of course, you should be civil, but if you don’t need to strike up a conversation with him, simply don’t. A few hours of awkwardness a couple of times a year isn’t the worst thing in the world.

I’m assuming that your husband is aware of the situation. Hopefully you can enlist him to help rectify it. Could he tell his brother to nix the rudeness? If you’d rather talk to the brother-in-law yourself, have your hubby be present to back you up. However you handle this, try to stay zen and don’t let it put too much of a damper on your holiday spirit.

Good luck and God bless, The Rev

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Need an heir? Too busy on that career? Let’s meet on that. #L1684

Int net-Free Dating!

I’m a 79-y/o woman seeking a man, 70-plus y/o. Want companionship as well as a friend. Willing to stay home or travel — whichever you want to. Want to help anyone who needs it. #L1691

Gracious, faithful, educated, humorous soul seeks a fit, tender and natural female counterpart (55 to 65) to bask in autumn splendor. Let’s hike, bike, frolic, listen, ponder and share! I’m a worthy companion. #L1690

58-y/o SW. Humbled, thoughtful. Hoping for a safe, kind, honest relationship with a man. Calm in nature, love for nature. Morning coffees, long walks, talks, sunsets, art, music, dance, friends, family, laughs! Willing to see and resolve suffering. Unconditional love and support find me at home. Phone number, please. #L1680

I’m a SWM, 38, attractive, pierced nipples, friendly tattoos, purple and blue hair and goatee. No booze, no drugs. Looking for a kindred spirit, female, 18 to 58. #L1685

Describe yourself and who you’re looking for in 40 words below: (OR, ATTACH A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER.)

I’m a AGE + GENDER (OPTIONAL) seeking a AGE + GENDER (OPTIONAL)

Man, early 70s. Still grieving from two-plus years ago, but moving on. Funny, engaging, storyteller, listener. Interesting life (so far!). Greater MontpelierBarre area. Looking for a woman friend: have fun, eat out, do stuff. Maybe more, but maybe not. Companionship. #L1687

I’m a working man, 33, seeking a working woman, 25 to 33, to get to know and possibly build a life together. Born in Vermont to European family. Nonsmoking; no drugs. #L1683

I’m an older guy with a high libido looking to meet a woman to develop a LTR. My interests are country living, travel, humanpowered sports, music, art, etc. I’m secure and happy; very fit; a financially secure large-property owner; a curious, free-spirited adventurer; a singer and musician; a connoisseur of peace and quiet. 420-cool, friendly, compassionate, experienced and well endowed. You are your own beautiful self with a lust for life. Willing to travel for the right gal. Ability to sing, slender and body hair a plus. #LL1677

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Queen City Ghostwalk Tours

THROUGH OCTOBER: SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS

BURLINGTON

Eco-resiliency Gathering: Living Relationally with Death

WED., OCT. 11

ONLINE

True Crime

Burlington Tour

OCT 12, 2023 AT 7:00 PM EDT

COURTHOUSE PLAZA

e Village Idiots: 10th Anniversary Show

FRI., OCT. 13

THE UNDERGROUND, RANDOLPH

Morrígan

SAT., OCT. 14

PATH OF LIFE SCULPTURE GARDEN, WINDSOR

Howl-O-Ween

Party

SAT., OCT. 14

THE DEPOT, ST. ALBANS

How ey Built It: Vermont Comedy Club

TUE., OCT. 17

SWITCHBACK BREWING COMPANY, BURLINGTON

Facing Change: Life’s Transitions and Transformations

WED., OCT. 18

ONLINE

Here For e Boos presented by Queen City Ghostwalk

WED., OCT. 18

THREE NEEDS, BURLINGTON

Cooking with Stephanie:

Charcuterie Board Class

THU., OCT. 19

MAVERICK MARKET AT 110, BURLINGTON

True Crime Burlington Tour

THU., OCT. 19

COURTHOUSE PLAZA, BURLINGTON

Great Vermont Barn Dance Show

THU., OCT. 19

ISHAM FAMILY FARM, WILLISTON

laur - “Nightbloom”

Immersive Release Experience

FRI., OCT. 20

THE UNDERGROUND - LISTENING ROOM, RANDOLPH

Vermont Tech Jam 2023

SAT., OCT. 21

HULA, BURLINGTON

Instant Headshots at Vermont Tech Jam

SAT., OCT. 21

HULA, BURLINGTON

Raise the Roof to End Homelessness

SAT., OCT. 21

STOWE CIDER, STOWE

Sarah McQuaid

SAT., OCT. 21

ROOTS & WINGS COFFEEHOUSE, NORWICH

BETA Technologies Tour

SUN., OCT. 22

BETA TECHNOLOGIES, S. BURLINGTON

Wild Branch

SUN., OCT. 22

THE OLD ROUND CHURCH, RICHMOND

Figure

Drawing

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