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More than 40 people called our Sanders Sound Off hotline and left messages imitating the Brooklyn-born septuagenarian who would be president. They dropped their r’s and hit on the burning issues that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has addressed on the campaign trail: the Koch brothers, the 1 percent, underwear, damn emails. Most were what another Sanders imitator, Larry David, would have called “pretty, pretty, pretty good.” Some were excellent. Our expert panel here at Seven Days sought creative entries that captured his voice. It wasn’t easy to cull the group to five. We agonized and argued for hours — and then posted the best audio clips online so our readers could vote for their favorites. On Monday, digital editor Andrea Suozzo announced the winner on our Off Message blog. Congrats to Sam Pelletier of Maine, who scored the coveted No. 1 spot. He nailed Sanders’ accent as he discussed ordering pizza for campaign volunteers, which would come with something extra: “Cheesy bread is a right for all people,” Pelletier-as-Sanders boldly declared. “It is not just a privilege for a few.” Tony O’Rourke of Williston was No. 2. “My morning is off to a wonderful start,” O’Rourke-as-

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ore than 40 people called our Sanders Sound Off hotline and left messages imitating the Brooklyn-born septuagenarian who would be president. They dropped their Rs and hit the burning issues that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has addressed on the campaign trail: the Koch brothers, the 1 percent, underwear, damn emails.

The costume for Castleton University’s mascot, Sparty, went missing — then turned up in a gym restroom, smelling of perfume. He had a good time, wherever he was.

3. “Matt Dunne Castigates Phil Scott Over Syrian Refugee Comments” by Paul Heintz. After criticism, Phil Scott walked back his comments on accepting Syrian refugees. 4. “Three More Breweries Rise in Chittenden County” by Melissa Haskin. New breweries are opening in South Burlington, Williston and Burlington. 5. “Switchback Brewing to Offer Six-Packs” by Hannah Palmer Egan. At long last, you can buy the local brew in smaller bottles.

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Candy Land Gingerbread soldiers and a Land of Sweets? Sounds like The Nutcracker’s Clara had a little too much sugar before bed. Equally sweet and dreamy is the Albany Berkshire Ballet’s annual showing of this classic Christmas tale. Stunning stage work and Tchaikovsky’s soaring score ensure that the show is sugarplum perfect every time. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 54

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World View As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change gears up for historic international talks on the future of planet Earth, climate action group 350 Vermont convenes with Wonder of the World. Local luminaries such as Kathryn Blume, Jordan Gullikson and Bill McKibben participate in this evening of stories, poetry, songs and art honoring the place we call home. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 53

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Good Buy Say bye-bye to Black Friday crowds. The longrunning Putney Craft Tour is a welcome shopping alternative. Twenty-three local makers — from painters and potters to spinners and ceramicists — open their studio doors to sell one-of-a-kind artisan wares. Supporting the Putney Foodshelf, these are gifts that give back. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 52

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Reel Talk On the 26th World AIDS Day, one Vermonter shares “Scenes From the AIDS War.” Drawing attention to the heart-rending history of the pandemic, John Killacky — executive director of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts — screens three of his short films from the 1990s. Viewers follow it with personal remembrances of lives lost. SEE STORY ON PAGE 27

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Putting the “giving” in “Thanksgiving,” the Green Mountain Athletic Association’s 39th annual Turkey Trot 5K supports neighbors in need. The popular race and quarter-mile kids’ run benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, which works to make sure everyone in town can chow down on this foodfocused holiday — and every day.

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wo weeks ago, Attorney General convince him to sue the oil and gas compaBILL SORRELL’s office filed a motion nies over their use of the gasoline additive in Vermont Superior Court to MTBE. allow Albuquerque attorney Madrid, who had forged a friendship MICHAEL MESSINA to represent the state in a with Sorrell during her days as an AG, later groundwater contamination lawsuit against told the New York Times that she was work29 oil and gas companies. ing as a broker for Baron & Budd, a Texas Routine though it appeared, the filing law firm that specializes in MTBE cases. She raised DAVID CLEARY’s hackles. expected to earn a fee for selling Sorrell on For months, the Rutland attorney has the suit. < ME N S R O O M V T. C O M > 1 0 6 MAI N ST. been questioning Sorrell’s relationship with A week after the New Orleans confab, 802.864.2088 Messina and his wife, former New Mexico during a fundraising event in Washington, attorney general PATRICIA MADRID — both D.C., Messina and those associated with LAD IES IN VITED prominent contributors to Sorrell’s reelec- Baron & Budd contributed $10,000 to Sorrell’s reelection campaign. Sorrell told tion campaigns. In July, Cleary wrote the AG’s office Seven Days last spring that the attorneys dis12v-mens112515.indd 1 11/24/15 12:40 PM to complain that the state’s contract with cussed “the possibility of Vermont filing suit” during the fundraiser — Messina to help litigate and asked for a meeting the groundwater case with his office. might amount to an More recently, Sorrell “unlawful” sweetheart explained why he thought deal to pay the couple Messina and Baron & back for brokering the AT T ORN E Y GE N E RAL Budd made the donations. case. As evidence, Cleary BI L L S ORRE L L OPEN AT 6AM “I think they hoped pointed to the fact that, since Sorrell filed suit in June 2014, Messina that we would take seriously their requests had not “entered an appearance, signed any that we consider MTBE litigation and pleadings, motions or memoranda, or par- that we consider hiring them,” Sorrell told VTDigger.org’s MARK JOHNSON last month. ticipated in any hearings.” Suddenly Messina seemed to be taking “Yeah, I don’t think this was charity.” Within months of the D.C. fundraiser, an interest in the case he was supposed to be Messina, Madrid and their clients flew to litigating. “The filing, at this late date, after ob- Vermont — and Sorrell decided to sue. In jections were raised to his being paid for May 2014, his office signed a contract with apparently not doing anything — it just is Baron & Budd, the Law Office of L. Michael troubling,” Cleary says. “Unfortunately, it has Messina and two other firms to represent the state. The contract stipulated that, if all the earmarks of very serious backfilling.” www.essexoutlets.com facebook.com/pages/essexvt Messina and Madrid’s dealings with they prevailed, the firms would split 25 21 Essex Way, Essex Junction, VT | 802.878.2851 Sorrell are at the heart of an ongoing inves- percent of any money Vermont collected. tigation into allegations that the AG took That could amount to a fortune, given that official action in exchange for campaign New Hampshire recently won more than Untitled-2 1 11/23/15 10:49 AMcontributions. $350 million in verdicts and settlements in a Last April, Charlotte attorney and similar case. Sorrell has long maintained that he played Vermont GOP vice chair BRADY TOENSING filed multiple complaints against Sorrell no role in the selection of outside counsel. based largely on reporting by Seven Days. Last spring, he even claimed to Seven Days In response, Gov. PETER SHUMLIN appointed that he “was unaware Mike Messina is menShelburne attorney TOM LITTLE to serve as tioned in the contract.” But public records independent counsel and investigate the show that he spoke with Messina over the matter. phone in March 2014 and met with a Baron Sorrell, a Democrat, announced in & Budd partner the next month. According to Chief Assistant Attorney September that he would retire at the end of his term. General BILL GRIFFIN, Sorrell does not rememEnjoy a little Christmas After several delays, Little’s report “is ber the specific phone call with Messina but shopping with our help. nearly complete” and should be released recalls speaking with him “in that general Don’t pay the next month, according to Department of time frame” about the potential suit — not taxes, let us do it! 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MTBE case, ‘nationally’ or otherwise, much less with ‘success,’ as claimed by Sorrell,” Cleary wrote in his July complaint, which Seven Days obtained through a public records request. Messina, Madrid, Baron & Budd and Sorrell did not respond to requests for comment for this story. Cleary went on to allege that the contract might violate the Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct, which govern attorneys. He cited a rule that bars lawyers from sharing in the proceeds of a case if they fail to assume “joint responsibility for the representation.” Given that Messina was not playing an active role in the MTBE suit, Cleary argued, his inclusion in the contract — and in the potential award — was “in reality a thinly disguised and improper ‘broker fee’ to him and/or his spouse for linking Sorrell up with Baron & Budd.” Another provision in the Rules of Professional Conduct prohibits an attorney from accepting a “government legal engagement” if he or she “makes a political contribution or solicits political contributions for the purpose of obtaining or being considered for that type of legal engagement or appointment.” In response to Cleary’s letter, Griffin wrote in September that the Rutland attorney’s concerns were “based on some misinformation and misimpressions.” Sorrell’s office was already considering filing suit before the New Orleans meeting, he maintained, and Messina had been added to the contract “at the request of” the other firms. Furthermore, Griffin argued, “given that this litigation is at an early stage,” Messina might still become involved with the case. Asked this week why Messina had finally entered an appearance in court, Griffin said the Albuquerque attorney had done so at Griffin’s suggestion “due to the inferences” drawn by Cleary and others. Though Griffin argued in his September letter to Cleary that Sorrell had “followed proper procedures,” he also admitted the obvious: “David, I will grant you that life would be simpler if some campaign contributions had not been given or received.” Indeed.

Beltway Bucks They may be running for office in Vermont, but two statewide Democratic candidates have been traveling to Washington, D.C., to raise campaign cash. During a three-day work trip to the capital last week, Chittenden County State’s Attorney T.J. DONOVAN carved out a couple of hours on Wednesday to be fêted at a fundraiser.

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“It was a good event. Nothing fancy,” Donovan reports, noting with pride that the venue, the Big Board, didn’t charge a room fee. “We brought our Yankee frugality with us.” Donovan, who is running to succeed Sorrell as attorney general, says he raised “five grand, maybe six grand” at the event, which was organized by a trio of Vermonters with ties to D.C.: attorney FAISAL GILL, management consultant CHRIS LOSO and union heavy MATT VINCI. Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.) and Congressman PETER WELCH (D-Vt.) even dropped by. “These guys are my friends,” Donovan says. “There’s a big Vermont contingent in D.C., and criminal justice reform is a national issue. I was grateful for people’s support. We had a good time.” Donovan was in town for an Association of Prosecuting Attorneys conference and paid for the trip with drug-forfeiture money. He says he’s already reached out to the Secretary of State’s Office to determine how his campaign can reimburse the state for the portion of the trip it deems political. Two weeks from now, gubernatorial candidate MATT DUNNE will similarly head to D.C. for his own campaign fundraiser — this one held at the law and lobbying firm Baker & McKenzie. Congressman JIM HIMES (D-Conn.) will host the shindig. Baker attorney DAVID LASHWAY offered up his firm’s office for the occasion. Like Donovan, Dunne says he has no qualms about raising money inside the Beltway. “It is a place where one goes to do fundraising,” he says. “There is a community of expat Vermonters who are in Washington, D.C., as well as people who believe it’s important to support future leadership in our country. And I’m delighted to be participating in that.”

According to VPR news director the station is searching for a replacement. Farther down the Connecticut River, Brattleboro radio legend TIM ARSENAULT is also preparing to leave the airwaves — but he’s doing so to run for public office. Arsenault, who goes by the name Tim Johnson on-air, got his start in the biz in 1973, when the Brattleboro Union High School senior landed a part-time gig at WKVT-FM. For the past 18 years, he’s served as news director at WTSA-FM, where he arrives weekdays at 4 a.m. to host its morning show. After 18 years as town moderator, the lifelong Vernon resident plans to run for another local office this winter, though he won’t reveal which one. Arsenault already sounds like a candidate. Referring to last year’s closing of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, he says, “I just think we need to, as a community, work on both right-sizing and really taking a sense of pride in who we are — and not getting down on ourselves.” Arsenault’s retirement is just the latest in a series of changes in Windham County’s media ecosystem. In June, the Brattleboro Reformer and its sister papers — the Bennington Banner and the Manchester Journal — laid off a slew of newsroom staffers. In response, the Commons, a nonprofit weekly serving much of Windham County, announced an ambitious plan earlier this month to eventually double its staff. It’s hoping to capitalize on the “amazing, dramatic uptick” in advertising revenue it’s realized in the past year, according to editor JEFF POTTER. “What we have discovered is that, at least with the layoffs that the Reformer had earlier this year, the community itself has been looking and saying, ‘What is going on here?’” he says. To prepare for the “potential demise of the daily newspaper,” Potter says, he hopes to beef up the Commons’ newsroom staff and bolster its online reporting. Currently, the paper has two editors and three reporters — including MIKE FAHER, a casualty of the Reformer layoffs and now a joint employee of the Commons and VTDigger. Eventually, Potter would like to have as many as 10 reporters and photographers “covering the heck out of this county,” the way the Reformer did in the 1980s. To finance such an operation, the paper aims to increase its membership base of 500 people to 800. The Thomas Thompson Trust has pledged to match $15,000 worth of new donations. Says Potter, “This is an enormous opportunity for a huge community experiment in taking back local control of local news.” m JOHN DILLON,

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Since she took a job more than two decades ago at Maine Public Broadcasting, CHARLOTTE ALBRIGHT estimates she’s reported roughly 7,000 radio stories. Now, after eight years at Vermont Public Radio — first as a freelancer and, most recently, as a full-time Upper Valley and Northeast Kingdom correspondent — she’s finally putting down the microphone. “I really do love writing radio scripts, but every seven or eight years I get an itch,” Albright says. That itch has led her to Dartmouth College, where she plans to join an in-house team of writers who cover campus research and happenings for college publications. Having earned a doctorate in literature years ago, Albright says she’s looking forward to returning to academia — and making it more accessible to others.

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mam Islam Hassan gripped the sides of the wooden minbar, or pulpit, as he delivered a sermon during last Friday’s midday prayer at the Islamic Society of Vermont’s mosque in Colchester. “How many people have hijacked this faith and say they’re acting in the name of Islam?” he asked an attentive, 250-strong, multiethnic congregation. “Brothers and sisters, there’s no way that Islam would allow the bloodshed of innocent people.” At one point during his sermon, Hassan, who wore a black thobe — an ankle-length, sleeved tunic — and a rimless kufi cap, likened having been granted a visa to having signed a “peace treaty.” The visa is a symbol of mutual trust between the new arrival and the host country, he said, adding, “If you have a peace treaty with someone, it is haram [forbidden] for you to break it.” A week earlier, on November 13, terrorists carried out a series of coordinated suicide bombings and mass shootings in Paris, killing at least 130 people and injuring hundreds more. Most of the ISISaffiliated attackers have been identified as Belgian and French citizens. A Syrian passport recovered near the body of one suspect has stoked concern around the world about accepting refugees from the war-torn country. In the United States, more than 30 governors have called for a halt to processing Syrian refugees, arguing that the vetting process, which typically takes between 18 and 24 months, may be inadequate. It didn’t take long for the debate to reach Vermont. Three days after the attacks, Gov. Peter Shumlin told reporters that he’d welcome Syrian refugees. “It’s the spirit of all Vermonters to ensure that when you have folks who are drowning, who are dying in pursuit of freedom, that Vermont does its part,” he said. Thursday, Shumlin acknowledged during an interview that his remarks had met some pushback. “I think there are plenty of Vermonters who disagree with me, and there’s a lot of fear out there, not just in Vermont, but across the country,” he said. Both Republican candidates for governor disagreed with his approach. Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and Bruce Lisman said, respectively, that Vermont should

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“pause” and “take a step back” before opening its doors to people fleeing Syria. (Scott has since sought to temper his stance, noting that the “pause” could last a matter of days.) More than 4 million people have fled Syria, and, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development, another 6.5 million are displaced within the country. The United States has admitted more than 1,800 Syrian refugees since October 2014, according to the New York Times — and none have been placed in Vermont. But President Barack Obama has comFAT U M A mitted to accepting 10,000 within the next year, and, according to Shumlin, seven or eight are slotted to come here. Vermont is already home to a few Syrians who settled in the state years ago. Ashraf Alamatouri said he came to Vermont as a Fulbright scholar in 2011

to study at Saint Michael’s College. It took him about two years, he told Seven Days, to clear the security checks. “This process is three times harder for a refugee,” said Alamatouri. He now works at the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program as the English language coordinator and lives in Colchester with his family. Anwar Diab Agha, 75, moved from the Syrian capital, Damascus, to the U.S. in 2008. He didn’t want to discuss with Seven Days the political and social strife in his native country, where he was a famed musician and composer. The master oud and violin player, who now BU L L E lives in Winooski, said he only wanted to talk about music. But Youla Hana, 55, and her daughter, Maha Akkeh, 23, from Boston, Mass., are vocal critics of the backlash against Syrian refugees. Earlier this month, before the attacks, they were among the panelists at an event in Shelburne

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organized by the VRRP to discuss the culture and people of Syria. Akkeh graduated from the University of Vermont last May and was an intern at VRRP. Hana, who was born and raised in Damascus, came to the U.S. in 1988. She told Seven Days that her husband applied in 2004 for his brothers and their families to join them in the U.S. under a reunification program. Though they’ve cleared federal security checks, “They’re waiting for their turn,” Hana said, partly due to annual limits based on the country of origin. Akkeh urged more compassion for all refugees. “People need to see that we’re all humans. They’re coming here because they’re fleeing violence and persecution.” Referring specifically to Syrians, she added, “They’re escaping all of that, and they’re seeing all this hatred. It’s horrible.” Under blue skies last Friday, a crowd of nearly 50 people on the Statehouse lawn made a similar point in starker terms, chanting, “Refugees are welcome; racists are not!” When activists from the Vermont Workers’ Center, Rights & Democracy and other groups heard about a two-day rally on Friday and Saturday to oppose allowing Syrian refugees into Vermont, they quickly organized a counterprotest. The activists easily outnumbered the group of seven who stood quietly in the shade, roughly 25 feet away. Both groups were conspicuously white. The pro-refugee crowd cheered when Crystal Zevon of Barnet told them she was offering her house to Syrian refugees. A man with a megaphone railed against the smaller, rival group, calling them “hopeless xenophobes, nativists and racists.” “Liberals be damned!” a man on the other side shouted back. H. Brook Paige, who organized the original rally, repeatedly insisted he wasn’t “anti-refugee.” Paige has unsuccessfully run for offices including governor and U.S. senator, and sued Obama and the State of Vermont, claiming that the president was not a “natural-born citizen.” He held a laminated sign that showed the Grim Reaper, with the phrase “Certain those Refugees are Trustworthy?” Dressed top to bottom in Carhartt

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amian Dryjas skateboarded along Burlington’s North Union Street, dodging the whizzing traffic and skirting the cars parked bumper-to-bumper at the crowded curb. The 21-year-old Champlain College student had just sold his truck, he explained. He was forcing himself to end his wasteful personal transportation habits. How wasteful? Rather than walk 25 minutes from his apartment on North Union Street to class, Dryjas used to climb into his truck and steer it as close as he could to campus. He would cruise Maple and South Union looking for a free spot not marked “residential parking only.” The intense competition for on-street parking meant that some days, Dryjas would have to circle for more than 25 minutes, arriving late to a class, or missing it altogether — all to avoid walking. “I was very frustrated,” Dryjas explained last week. “I was like, Why don’t I just walk to class?” Burlington leaders, it appears, are asking similar questions with proposed changes to the city’s 25-year-old residential parking rules. They want to charge for permits that are now free to residents, install meters on more residential streets and possibly allow public parking on streets now designated for residents only. Also under discussion, although it’s already generating privacy concerns: using license plate recognition technology to help enforce rules. Devices mounted on parking-enforcement cars, or on signs, would scan plates against a database to identify cars without permits and would also help enforce time limits. The broad goal of the changes is to nudge motorists out of their cars. The more immediate concern is to update the muddled rules of the city’s residential parking system. Created in 1990, the system has grown piecemeal to encompass 10 miles of curb and more than 3,200 permit holders, mostly in neighborhoods near downtown, Champlain College and the University of Vermont, where on-street parking is in strong demand. Bradley Street homeowner Emily Lee, who serves on a residential-parking advisory committee, said free-for-all

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blocks are problems. As she described it: “You cannot find a spot on my street unless you win the jackpot.” But parking is personal in Burlington, and any adjustments — even when the status quo is messy and imperfect — rile people up. Simmering opposition to proposed changes to the city’s Residential Parking Management Plan, which have been under discussion for 18 months, boiled over at a meeting last month. The city was pushing unpopular changes and wasn’t listening to residents, said Caryn Long, a longtime resident of Henry Street and also a member of the parking advisory committee. “It was just frustrating because we did feel like the city had a predetermined outcome,” she said. In response, Burlington public works director Chapin Spencer terminated a contract with the consultant hired to help oversee the public discussion, and

he has backed off on some of the most controversial ideas. For example, a proposal to allow commuters who don’t live in the city to buy residential parking permits has been nixed. Commuters roam downtown neighborhoods daily for free spots, so the proposal could have brought revenue and organization to an unregulated practice. But many city residents balked at the idea, which would have been tested in a three-year pilot. They said it would have given colleges and other employers an official pass to dump their parking problem on neighborhoods. Besides, the city should be working to get commuters out of their cars, not making it easier for them to park on residential streets, said Brett Hughes, a Russell Street resident who walks and bikes as much as possible. “It’s a terrible idea,” he said. Spencer and his staff are revising

the draft plan. It should be complete in early December. Then it will go to the Burlington Public Works Commission for consideration and possible voting on December 16. If accepted, there would be another round of public hearings and voting by the commission, and possibly the city council, before specific changes would become effective. Some don’t see the need for big changes. Advisory committee member Long helped advocate for today’s residential parking program. For the most part, it’s working, she said, and has helped protect the quality of life in neighborhoods. She’s glad her street isn’t a “parking lot.” On November 17, a Tuesday, curbside spots were available along historic homes on sloping Henry Street, where parking is for residents only. By contrast, nearby Willard Street, which does not require permits for parking, was jammed with a messy crunch of cars curbside, many of them belonging to student renters. Henry Street was among the first streets covered by the residential parking program in the early 1990s. Commuters had started to park all day on the formerly quiet residential street. UVM enrollment had increased, and sometimes six or eight people jammed into converted single-family homes with only two spaces for off-street parking. The residential parking program spread after homeowners saw it could ensure them street parking. Today, the Public Works Commission has authorized the program on large swaths of central Burlington. To apply, residents must petition neighbors and show authorities that more than half of them want the system. The commission approves many, but not all, requests, seeking to balance public and residential uses. Once granted, homeowners and renters are eligible for up to four passes per dwelling unit, all free, with two of the passes transferable to guests. Even with several thousand passes circulating, violations are common. Tickets are $75, and revenue from violations more than pays for enforcement. In fact, the program is a moneymaker. In 2013, residential parking violations generated $324,000 for Burlington’s general fund. Charging for permits would bring in more revenue and possibly discourage people from obtaining permits they don’t really need — which can make the program unworkable on some streets. On Bilodeau Court, for example, the city had issued 65 permits for the 24 available on-street parking spaces, according

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to a 2014 report. There is also anecdotal single-family household in certain parts evidence that some people might be of the city, isn’t properly enforced, Long fraudulently selling or leasing their per- said. She and others also said the admits, according to Spencer. ministration of Mayor Miro Weinberger Officials are considering charging should press much harder on UVM to $10 for the first permit, $20 for the house more students on campus. second, $30 for the third and $40 for a Spencer vows to carry that message fourth — a total of $100 for four. Permits to the mayor. He believes, however, would last one year that some parking for renters and two changes are warfor homeowners. ranted. He noted that The idea of even the program covers modest fees rankles 10 miles of curb in some taxpayers. “I’d the city, “largely for say that seems pretty the exclusive use of insane,” said James neighbors.” While Laughlin, who lives residents matter, at North Prospect he added that they and Loomis. “Aren’t don’t necessarily EMILY L EE we already paying own exclusive rights enough in property taxes?” to parking in front of their houses or His annual taxes have increased apartments. from about $2,200 when he and his wife Burlington needs more shared parkbought their house in 1995 to around ing options, especially in the center of $10,000 now. The permits should be the city, he said. The city’s effort to overfree given that tab, he said. haul downtown parking, improve city A preliminary proposal to install garages and reorganize metering in the parking meters on certain residential commercial center reflect this thinking. streets — already a limited practice — is The city is also committed to exalso generating controversy. The plan panding alternatives to cars, Spencer does not specify which streets might get said. That would mean convincing more meters but refers to streets adjacent to people to follow the example of Dryjas, parks and mixed-use and commercial the North Union resident, to use their areas. Ward 3 resident Liz Curry at- own power as much as possible. tended a residential-parking meeting Dryjas understands the position. last week to oppose the installation of Last Tuesday, as he prepared to skatemeters on Old North End streets, where board to City Market, he seemed ready many low-income renters live. She said to accept the logistical challenges of not that the plan would penalize people having a car. Not driving is better for the who are already struggling to make environment, Dryjas said. ends meet and don’t necessarily have It also means less worry about the off-street parking. $75 parking tickets many of his friends Some see single-family-home con- have gotten — a fate Dryjas wants to version as an ongoing problem and the avoid. “Being a college student,” he said, root of neighborhood parking woes. The “I’m broke.” m city’s group-quarters ordinance, which limits unrelated occupants to four in a Contact: molly@sevendaysvt.com

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from Bhutan, Burma and Congo in Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, where they attend an English language class organized by VRRP. “I wanted to come as your governor, at a time when I know refugees all over America are wondering whether or not they’re welcome, to say ‘Happy Thanksgiving,’” Shumlin told them. “We’re thankful that you’re Vermonters, and look forward to welcoming more refugees.” m

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media reports and original source material. Websites that appear to be the work of a lone person don’t qualify. Authorities say none of Vermont’s hate groups have caused much trouble, at least publicly. “We have not had any experience with them,” Vermont State Police spokesman Scott Waterman said of the groups. “They haven’t committed a crime. Unless they violate the law, we wouldn’t interact with them.” The Creativity Alliance is an international organization and has a Vermont chapter, which the SPLC places in Middlebury. Seven Days reached out via an email address posted on the alliance’s website. In an email response to questions from Seven Days, Creativity Alliance leader Cailen Cambeul, who says he is located in Australia, declined to discuss the activities or the size of the Middlebury chapter. Broadly, the organization, set up as a church that admits only whites, teaches that it is at war with nonwhites. “To be blunt about it, we wish for America, Australia and Europe to be ethnically cleansed of their nonwhite populations,” Cambeul said in an email. “We have no wish to commit genocide.” What they want, he said, is to send the members of what he called the “inferior mud races” to other lands. The leader of the Creativity Alliance’s Middlebury chapter has previously been identified on the organization’s website as Patrick Tracy, or, as he was apparently known in the organization, Reverend Pat. The only public record of Tracy getting into trouble in Vermont dates back to November 2011. According to Middlebury police records, officers found him visibly intoxicated on Main Street, drinking from an open alcohol container and affixing stickers with racist messages on local homes, businesses and car doors. Tracy, now 41, was charged with a misdemeanor open-container violation. MATT MORRIS

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s he awaits trial in Vermont’s Northwest State Correctional Facility, William Schenk may face more trouble than he realizes. Schenk already knows that for allegedly leaving Ku Klux Klan recruitment fliers at the homes of two Burlington women — a Mexican American and an African American — he could be sent to prison for more than four years. But Schenk could also be getting kicked out of the KKK for violating the organization’s flierdistribution protocols, the group’s purported leader told Seven Days. “He’s not sanctioned to target anyone,” said Charles Denton, the self-identified imperial wizard of the United Northern and Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, in a phone interview from his Georgia home. “We don’t allow people to go out and target. If I find out that he went out and picked out a black person and a brown person and put a flier on the door intentionally to intimidate, I would kick him out in a heartbeat.” Many were surprised by Schenk’s arrest and the revelation of a KKK presence — however limited — in organic, solar-energized and kalechomping Vermont. But the state is home to a few hate groups, according to the Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center, the nation’s leading authority on the subject. The center says three such groups currently operate in Vermont: a neo-Nazi chapter of Aryan Nations LA; a white supremacist “church” called the Creativity Alliance; and the skinhead Aryan Strikeforce. There’s no Vermont chapter of the KKK, but Schenk, 21, told police that the group had tasked him with finding recruits in the Green Mountain State. He said he’d been successful doing so in North Carolina. Seven Days visited the website mentioned on the fliers distributed in Burlington and submitted a general inquiry via an email link on the site. Denton, who also goes by the alias Cole

Thornton, called the next day. He said he could confirm part of Schenk’s story. He said Schenk has been in the KKK for about one year as a designated recruiter — known as a “kleagle,” a contraction of “klan” and “eagle.” Schenk, who has also lived in Ohio and Plattsburgh, N.Y., was in Vermont of his own accord, for personal reasons, Denton said. While here, he had requested and received approval from the nearest chapter of Denton’s KKK group, in Maine, to distribute recruitment fliers in Vermont. But he was not allowed to specifically target anyone. The white supremacist organization tightly regulates flier distribution, Denton insisted, and none of the half dozen preapproved designs in circulation run afoul of any federal law. The organization has rules — some of which Denton shared with Seven Days — governing door-to-door solicitations.

“He was not sent up there on a mission to recruit — he was given the OK to recruit,” Denton said, making the distinction. “I wish I did have resources to give people money to recruit full time. That would be wonderful. We don’t pay somebody to go traveling around. This is all voluntary.” Vermont’s hate groups each have a handful of members, Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Mark Potok told Vermont Public Radio earlier this month. “While Vermont struggles with racism, as virtually every place in the country does, the scene is very small,” Potok said. He said that the state’s last active chapter of the KKK, a group in Putney, disbanded seven or eight years ago. Hate groups must have been “known to be active” in the past year to make the SPLC’s list, according to its site, based on research gathered by law enforcement,

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Somehow, the charge is still pending four years later, according to police records. Middlebury police said they could not explain the delay in the judicial process. Tracy could not be located for comment at the address police records list for him, and messages left at the Vermont phone number Cambeul provided for the Middlebury chapter were not returned. A voicemail recording did not provide a name or information about the organization. Leaders of the Aryan groups that the SPLC says operate in Vermont did not respond to requests for comment that Seven Days left on email addresses provided on their websites. The SPLC estimates that KKK groups around the country have between 5,000 and 8,000 members in several different organizations, including Denton’s, that use the Klan name. According to the AntiDefamation League, which also tracks hate groups, Denton took command of two eastern KKK groups that merged in 2007. Denton said the KKK has been trying to expand its presence in Vermont and elsewhere over the past few months as part of its regular recruitment. While Vermonters were focused on the Burlington incident, media in New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, California, Oregon, Alabama and Tennessee were all reporting about local residents finding KKK recruiting fliers at their homes. Many of the fliers were identical to those found in Burlington, which read, “Join the Klan and Save our Land.” “I’m actively recruiting all over the country and in Europe,” Denton said. The application process varies by chapter. The Klan claims it is rigorous and that members pay dues. Schenk told police that there were no other Klan recruiters in Vermont. The Burlington fliers, though, were not unprecedented. A few weeks before they appeared, residents in South Burlington found KKK recruitment business cards scattered inside an apartment complex on Quarry Hill Road. No one reported the business cards to authorities, Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo said. Burlington police found out about them while investigating Schenk. Del Pozo said investigators believe Schenk was responsible for those, too.

But in that case, del Pozo said, the law did not appear to have been broken, because the cards didn’t seem to be specifically targeting anyone. Denton said the KKK is aware that its members can get into trouble for passing out fliers. To avoid it, officials instruct designated kleagles not to use mailboxes — which are protected by federal law — and to instead jam fliers into doors or leave them on porches. They warn against distributing at schools and churches, and caution that upscale shopping centers tend to have more vigilant security. “If anyone tells you they don’t want a flier, don’t argue, just move on,” read the guidelines Denton emailed Seven Days. “If you are ever ordered to stop: If you are on private property, leave. Don’t argue.” When interviewed by police, Schenk was adamant that he had distributed around 50 fliers in a Burlington neighborhood and had not, as police and prosecutors allege, targeted the two women, according to court documents. Denton believes that version. Why, he asked, would someone on a recruiting trip leave only two fliers, and with people who obviously would have no interest in joining? He contended that Schenk is being prosecuted only because of community pressure, including a large rally on Church Street in the days after the incident. Del Pozo said in an interview that police have twice canvassed the neighborhood where Schenk said he had recruited and found no one else who received fliers — leading authorities to believe the women were targeted. According to Denton, the KKK tries to do business quietly these days, with little public presence. Denton said he doesn’t even like to wear his hood in public anymore. He admitted that when wearing one, “It’s hard to see.” The KKK has shied away from public rallies. Instead, they are determined to win new followers one house at a time, even in liberal cities where they would seem to have little chance of success. According to Denton, “Somebody two houses down the street might welcome us with open arms.” m

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snow. That’s overkill, according to residents, who have complained to the mayor and other city officials about the program. “I think it was frustrating when it didn’t snow,” Leonard said. “It’s easy to understand when you see a plow going back and forth. It’s more difficult to understand when it’s not snowing.” Parking bans would be announced by text or email and by a recording at city hall. Winooski’s streets also might be fitted with flashing lights similar to the ones that blink during blizzards in Burlington. There’s one big exception to the proposed rules: The winter-long overnight parking ban would stay in place in the downtown core.

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The 2 million-member Service Employees International Union dealt Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign a serious blow November 17 by endorsing rival Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. But last Thursday, its 11,500-member New Hampshire affiliate broke ranks with top union brass and threw its support behind the Vermont independent. Richard Gulla, president of the State Employees’ Association/SEIU Local 1984, explained in a press release that the New Hampshire group’s endorsement process proceeded separately from the international union’s. A majority of the local’s members backed Sanders, Gulla said, and its board

of directors ratified their decision after meeting with the candidates. “While we differ in our endorsement, we share the same values, hopes and dreams for our country,” Gulla said of the intra-union divide. Local 1984 is New Hampshire’s largest public-sector labor union and its second largest overall. Its membership con.com sists mostly of state, county and municipal workers. Gulla cited Sanders’ support for raising the minimum wage, protecting the collective bargaining process and standing up to Wall Street as key reasons for the local’s endorsement.

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The Winooski City Council is poised to lift its blanket December-to-March overnight ban on curbside parking and adopt a storm-by-storm approach that would be similar to Burlington’s. “The goal is to only use a winter parking ban when it’s really necessary,” Mayor Seth Leonard said. The council will vote on the proposed rules December 7. They call for parking bans to be implemented as needed from 2:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. in most of the city. During bans, overnight parking in the city garage at Cascade Way would cost $2. Under current rules, residents must move cars off the street between midnight and 6 a.m., from December 1 to March 15, to allow for snowplowing — even when there’s no

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New Audit Describes Problems With Vermont Health Connect A state audit released Thursday spotlights a new risk for Vermont Health Connect: A contractor has terminated support for a core component of the state’s online health exchange. It’s the second time this year that the Office of the State Auditor has pulled back the curtain on one of the most problem-ridden and complicated initiatives of state government. The auditor’s 38-page report finds improvements in automated services that customers are sure to notice. Yet it also notes that a contractor no longer supports key software that determines customers’ eligibility for financial assistance, processes applications and maintains customer accounts. The report warns that this situation increases uncertainty about

the success of the future system upgrades, one of which looms on December 21. State Auditor Doug Hoffer also chides the Agency of Human Services, the arm of state government overseeing the insurance exchange, for using informal letters to extend work assignments rather than amending contracts. “The use of the ‘authorization to proceed’ letters has the effect of circumventing the approval processes in the state’s procurement policy,” Hoffer said. Human Services Secretary Hal Cohen, in a written response included in the report, said agency officials thought the process was legal but now understand they must seek approval for these kinds of letters from the secretary of administration.

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Richard Leon Ticehurst, 69, of Colchester passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, due to complications of liver and kidney failure. He was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren at home. Richard

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was born on August 18, 1946, in Burlington, the son of the late Alfred Ticehurst and surving mother Theresa (Rocheleau) Ticehurst. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. After returning, he started working in construction as a carpenter. He met Joyce Hatin of Winooski, and they were married on December 16, 1967, almost 48 years. Survivors include his son Richard (Margie) Ticehurst of Plattsburgh, N.Y.; daughter Jennifer (Tony) Watson of Champlain, N.Y.; son Daniel Ticehurst and his fiancée, Anna-Kate Dulude, who lived with him; and grandchildren Lauryn, Evan,

Richard, Riley and Mackenzie. He was also survived by a sister, Karen Ticehurst, and her husband, David Stone, of Colchester; brother-in-law Raymond (Sandra) Hatin of Fairfax; and niece Tania Bright of Rex, Ga., with whom he was very close. He was a kind, gentle and caring person. He loved flying his radio-controlled airplanes and being with his dogs. He will be deeply missed by everyone. Arrangements were made by Lavigne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Per Richard’s wishes, there were no calling hours or burial. He was cremated, and a memorial

service was held on Monday, November 23, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be shared with the family at lavignefuneralhome.com.

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The Pirates of Dingley Dell: A True Swashbuckling Adventure at a Vermont Boys’ Camp

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Bret Corbin, Red Barn Books, 122 pages. $18.95

“The completed lodge looked very much as one would expect for a building with a fanciful name, an imaginative director, and a team of talented, though teenage, carpenters; it was a cross between a gingerbread cottage from a fairy tale and Dracula’s summer villa for drama and intrigue.” (from page 23) Though it appears at first glance to be a children’s book, The Pirates of Dingley Dell is actually a book about children, and about the spirit of adventure that defined a particular era in Vermont’s lakeside summer camps. The titular pirates were teenage boys who built a 75-foot “pirate ship,” the Aladdin, which sailed the waters of Lake Champlain in the 1920s and ’30s. The sailors were campers at South Hero’s Adventures Camp, which has long emphasized character building via creativity and adventurousness. Rich in archival photos and ephemera such as the ship’s logs from 1929, The Pirates of Dingley Dell vividly recreates one of Vermont’s unique subcultures.

even Days’ writers can’t possibly read, much less review, the many books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a flock of trained parrots. So this monthly feature, Page 32, is our way of introducing you to seven books by Vermont authors. To do that, we’ll contextualize each book a little, and quote a single representative

sentence from, yes, page 32 (unless otherwise noted). Inclusion here implies neither approval nor derision on our part, but simply: Here is a bunch of books, arranged alphabetically by authors’ names, that Seven Days readers might like to know about. Contact: ethan@sevendaysvt.com

In the Middle of the Mountains: Scenic Roads & Trails in the Montgomery-Jay Peak Area Robert Gillmore and Eileen Oktavec, Montgomery Recreation Board, 193 pages. $12.95

“[Covered bridges] were also a refuge for travelers in a storm, a concealed space for lovers to meet, a sheltered place for children to play on rainy days (and carve their initials), and a billboard for advertisements for patent medicines and for posters announcing that the circus was coming to town.” (from page 31) Writer Gillmore and photographer Oktavec pack an incredible amount of information into this pocket-size book — far more information than we should probably expect from a book published by the recreation board of a tiny Vermont town. An ideal stocking-stuffer for anyone who loves the outdoors, In the Middle of the Mountains contains everything you need to know about 15 hikes, eight road tours and seven “easy walks” through some of Vermont’s most spectacular scenery.

Mindfulness A to Z: 108 Insights for Awakening Now

Arnie Kozak, Wisdom Publications, 256 pages. $16.95

Marly: A Novella in One Voice

Peter Gould, Green Writers Press, 90 pages. $12.95

“I mean you know, everything is circular now. Gender. You can jump on anywhere. It’s all good.” OK, so that was three full sentences and one fragment, but Marly is written in just such a conversational style. Acclaimed author and playwright Gould has structured this unusual book as a “one-sided conversation”: We must imagine or infer the title character’s responses to our narrator’s digressive ramblings. Part literary experiment, part comedy of manners and part thinly disguised environmental treatise, Marly is a curious book by a writer who’s unafraid to go out on a limb.

“Cultivating awareness helps us to render visible the invisible forces that push us along, to turn happenstance into the opportunity to choose.” Excerpted from the section titled “Choice,” the above quotation turns out to be a condensation of the overall message of Kozak’s guidebook to spiritual clarity. The author is a psychologist and clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont, and his publisher is “the leading publisher of classic and contemporary Buddhist books and practical works on mindfulness.” Though the book’s alphabetically arranged sections — e.g., “Legacy Reflex,” “Now,” “Uncertainty” — are themselves diverse, they exhibit a consistent message: Being mindful is a good thing. Okey-dokey.

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Supernovich, a resident of Vergennes, has seasoned this romance with the salt air of coastal New England. Its main character, Julia, raises eagles in Maine’s Acadia National Park; she meets and thinks she might love David, but his young daughter and her own messed-up family loom as obstacles to romance. Avian metaphors of soaring cupidity abound.

The above is Seven Days’ nomination for Most Vermonty Sentence of 2015. Yoerg, a Stowe resident and renowned multisport athlete, has penned a novel of 19th-century Vermont that incorporates into its story elements of the state’s quirky history: catamounts, flocks of sheep, journeys by wagon along the Champlain Canal. And, true to its title, the book contains plenty of grave robbing. Ghouls everywhere will delight in the care and detail with which the author describes the disinterments.

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n opening night, the bathrooms of the new VERMONT COMEDY CLUB in downtown Burlington still smelled of fresh paint, the polished concrete floors glistened, and founders NATALIE MILLER and NATHAN HARTSWICK couldn’t have been happier. All four nights of Vermont’s Funniest Comedian, the annual standup competition they founded in 2012, had sold out. The bar was packed with comics, comrades and community members off all ages, from fresh-faced college students to seasoned citizens. This is the first time Miller and Hartswick have hosted the comedic marathon, which pitted 60 local comics against each other, in their own space (previously Club Metronome lent its stage). Their new accommodations in the historic Armory building below the Hilton Garden Inn also serve as new headquarters for SPARK ARTS, the couple’s performing-arts education program. “We’re so appreciative of all of the venues we’ve been able to perform in so long without a home,” Hartswick wrote in an email to Seven Days. “Now that we’ve designed our own space, made intentionally for comedy and a room that has the full attention of the crowd, it is so rewarding and exciting.” Upon entry to the club, it was easy to see what Hartswick meant. The long bar facing Main Street provided ample room for conversation and libations, leaving the 150-seat theater appropriately quiet. And for thirsty folks who didn’t manage to get their fix before the show started, table service ensured that everyone stayed sufficiently lubricated. Among the crowd waiting for the slammed bartenders to turn their way, the most common question seemed to be, “Are you one of the comedians?” That’s because, with 30 performers (the other half were to compete the next night) packed into the club along with 150 ticket-holding patrons, a “yes” wouldn’t have been statistically improbable. We were asked that very question by REBECCA GRENIER, a former Spark Arts student, while we vied for a drink. “[The comedy class] was a lot of fun,” the Burlington resident said. “It’s just such a welcoming scene.” Indeed. As audience members filed into the dimly lit theater, servers began their rounds, proffering snacks curated

by Butch + Babe’s, and cocktails bear- plucking hairs from my ing names like Resting B*tch Face and areolas to receive somethe Coddington. (The chance to name a one’s love.” drink was a perk for certain contributors And KENDALL FARRELL, to Miller and Hartswick’s crowdfunding who came in third in last campaign for the club.) year’s competition, capHartswick kicked off the night by tivated everyone with a welcoming the audience to the new story about navigating space. “My wife, Natalie, would be here a difficult conversation normally, but she’s off running around with his mom. When like a maniac,” he quipped. And with the fresh-faced comic that, the gates opened. Each comic had perched on a stool, four minutes to wow the judges and au- imitating his mom, and dience with their best bits. At the three- leaned in to the audiminute mark, a red light signaled them to wrap it up. The judges were tasked with evaluating each performer on their stage presence, originality, timing, audience reN ATAL I E M I L L E R sponse and, of course, how funny they were. “We pick the judges intentionally,” said KEILANI LIME, the club’s marketing and sales director, “seeking out people who offer real and valuable industry insight, and connections to [help] the comedians further their careers.” Three of this year’s nine judges work with Just For Laughs, Montréal’s international comedy Kendall Farrell festival; others were booking and production professionals. As the night unfolded, the audience was treated to a number of memorable moments, such as BITSY BIRON rapping, “I want Bernie Sanders’ baby,” and TONY BATES saying, “Listening to NPR for five hours a day doesn’t cause you to be self-righ- ence, it seemed like the crowd returned teous and condescending, but there’s a the action, riveted by his performance. Equally entranced (not that this is a correlation.” Race, sexuality and family dynamics claim of precognition), a reporter jotted were common themes throughout the down, “Kendall Farrell - THE BEST.” Out of the 60 performers who comnight. JADE MARCOTTE opened up about her “stereotypical black upbringing … in manded the stage on Wednesday and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. On Thursday night, only 20 advanced to a Christmas tree farm.” And TYLER DENTON Friday’s semifinals. From that group, 12 quite accurately thanked the audience were selected to compete for the title “for coming to Vermont’s Funniest of Vermont’s Funniest Comedian on Saturday night. Farrell indeed came out White People.” on top, taking home $300 in cash and ANYA VOLZ reminded the audience of the strange things we do to make our- numerous nonmonetary prizes, including selves more beautiful: “I will no longer a podcast microphone from ADVANCE MUSIC, be convinced that we have properly dis- a head shot session with photographer mantled the patriarchy until I can stop ARI SCOTT and a featured show at next

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year’s GREEN MOUNTAIN COMEDY FESTIVAL. Volz placed second, SAMI SCHWAEBER took third, MIKE THOMAS fourth and TIM BRIDGE fifth. “I’m excited; it feels good,” said Farrell in a post-win phone interview. The 22-year-old Vermont native, who temps for Westaff, says comedy has always been his obsession. “I was one of those kids who grew up watching ‘Roseanne’ and ‘The Office’ over and over again.” While there weren’t many chances to get onstage in Farrell’s native Brattleboro, he said it felt “like it was very fortuitous that I moved [back to Vermont] just as this burgeoning scene was happening, where I can get up onstage just as much as I could in Boston.” And while he’s enjoyed practicing during open mics at Nectar’s and Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Farrell said he’s grateful for the atmosphere the new club will provide. After she was done running around like a maniac, Miller shared her enthusiasm in an email to Seven Days: “It feels incredible, surreal and very exciting. We wouldn’t be able to put on shows five nights a week without so much local talent — we’d be nowhere without the incredible comedians in this community.” m

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FILM project in a different way, because it’s not realistic” and that “otherwise it looked like a bad horror film.” Oscillating between two mourning figures, “Unforgiven Fire” offers a powerful commentary on the nature of grief. One version of Killacky continues to get dressed, to stand, to form sentences and use words; the other hovers, exhausted, between the living and the dead. The latter suffers from what Killacky calls in conversation “the accumulation of death.” His next two short films, “Stolen Shadows” (1996) and “Walking with the Dead,” maintain a similar look and tone. But in them, more figures are introduced — friends and community members who were willing to shave their heads and be filmed in the nude. In “Stolen Shadows,” they lie motionless in a heap on the ground (filming took hours), while in “Walking with the Dead” they “dance” together as pairs struggling to remain upright. “I felt that a community came together for me,” says Killacky. “A whole community was holding sacred what was happening to all of us.”

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n 1979, friends began to get sick designed for children. Its low-tech with lingering flus, night sweats qualities contributed to the raw and ongoing fatigue,” begins JOHN aesthetic of his first film, “Unforgiven KILLACKY’S voice-over in his film “Walking Fire,” completed in 1993. That short With the Dead.” The 1996 short is one of features two “versions” of Killacky. In the three films he made in the ’90s to grieve first, he sits on a stool in nondescript the physical and emotional devastation clothing and reads into a microphone of AIDS in the gay community. a personal testimony about losing On Tuesday, December 1, to honor what was then 96 friends, lovers and World AIDS Day, the HELEN DAY ART CENTER community members to AIDS. The in Stowe will present background is stark, and “Scenes From the AIDS the overall sensibility is of War,” a free screening of all a somber public reading three of Killacky’s intense captured for posterity with and highly personal subpar recording equipment. shorts. A group discussion Eerily, the viewer can tell and commemoration will when Killacky makes direct follow. eye contact with the camera “AIDS was a very but cannot reciprocate his different disease then,” gaze because of the picture’s Killacky said in a telephone poor resolution. interview, referring to the Within the first couple general climate of panic of minutes, the film cuts surrounding HIV in the to a second version of JOHN KIL L ACKY 1980s. “Everyone was Killacky — slumped, naked dying.” and defeated. He sits Most Vermonters know Killacky as the against a wooden beam, and barbed executive director of Burlington’s FLYNN wire in the foreground suggests both CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — not as a the Holocaust and Christ’s crown of filmmaker. In the 1990s, he was living in thorns. The voice-over, intoning names Minneapolis and working as the Walker of the dead, continues as drops of blood Art Center’s curator of performing arts. begin to spatter him from an unknown But, he explains, “Artists were trying to source overhead. His eyes remain cast grapple with how to memorialize people, downward. and how to find hope for themselves and This scene was filmed using 16mm their friends, and how to deal with grief. film and remains in black and white. (The We just began picking up tools.” footage was later transferred to video to One tool Killacky picked up — in be edited together with the pixel camera self-aware testament to his amateur material.) Killacky notes that the decision filmmaker status — was a pixel camera not to shoot in color “allows [viewers] to

Killacky readily acknowledges that many people, not just gay men, died and continue to die from AIDS, but he notes, “What I do in my work is be as myopic as possible.” In conversation, he also implies parallels between early AIDS hysteria and current political issues, including domestic civil rights and attitudes towards Syrian refugees. He points out that AIDS victims were social pariahs; some thought HIV-positive individuals should be isolated in internment camps. “Even today, gay men cannot give blood to the Red Cross because of the phobia,” Killacky says. His films are currently in multiple archives, including the New York Public Library’s AIDS Activist Videotape Collection 1985-2000. They have been screened extensively around the U.S. and internationally. On its website, Helen Day explains that the screening event will join “8,000 other national and international arts museums, galleries and centers, AIDS service organizations, libraries and schools” to recognize World AIDS Day. One of them is Burlington-based Vermont CARES. On Monday, November 30, the nonprofit will kick off a week of statewide activities and events including multiple screenings of the film “Breaking Barriers: Fighting Stigma,” a display of AIDS quilt panels, free HIV testing and a soccer-tournament fundraiser. m

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Nicole Carey, owner of Winooski boutique Birdfolk Collective, is familiar with the infamous “Put a Bird on It” sketch from the satirical television show “Portlandia,” in which giggling hipsters stencil birds on just about everything to “make it pretty.” In fact, the self-proclaimed “bird nerd” embraces customers’ associations with the clip. “People come in here whispering, Oh, it’s like ‘put a bird on it,’ but I think it’s funny,” she says. Carey’s shop even carries a line of eco-friendly candles from San Diego company Let’s Put a Bird On It. Avians aside, Birdfolk Collective at 17 East Allen Street is cozy, colorful and loaded with cuteness. Filled to the brim with wares from local artists as well as independent designers from around the country (and world), it offers shoppers everything from candy-colored rolls of washi tape ($3); to mala-esque necklaces made from semiprecious beads and deerskin ($65); to earthy, handmade cloth-and-leather totes from Burlington accessories company Foliage Handbags ($100 and up). “I like to think of it as Etsy, if Etsy were a retail shop,” says Carey. At the high end of the store’s price spectrum is furniture, including the display tables. Most pieces come from ReSOURCE’s Waste Not Products, a Burlington salvaged-building-materials enterprise under the direction of Abby Teel. A small end table is priced at $175, while a long table goes for $595. When Seven Days visits, Carey, 29, is dressed in an item from one of her bestselling designers, local husband-and-wife team New Duds. Her gray hoodie features a bold graphic of the Winooski River,

to have maple syrup if you’re a gift store in Vermont,” says Carey with a laugh. She also carries another precious elixir: Feared Beard VT’s all-natural facial-hair oil. Carey moved to Vermont from Pennsylvania in 2009, right after helping her mother open her own gift shop, Earth and Wears, in Dallas, Pa. Once in Burlington, Carey, who makes clothing and fabric-button jewelry under the moniker Nicole’s Threads, became a vendor at the farmers market. There she met many of the artists whose wares she now carries at Birdfolk, including jeweler Jennifer Kahn. Last February, Carey and Kahn attended the NY NOW buyers’ show together, where Carey says she first conceived the idea of owning a shop. Shortly after, the space that is now home to Birdfolk became available. Last March, Carey launched a Kickstarter campaign with a goal of $8,000 to make the store a reality. She offered rewards including T-shirts and tote bags with the future shop’s logo: a papel picado-like design by Burlington artist Sarah Ryan. “It was this wild idea,” Carey says of opening a store. She ended her campaign with $9,354 and augmented that sum with her own savings and help from her family. Birdfolk opened in May. When the shop launched, Carey had recruited about 20 artists and designers — a combination of farmers market compatriots, other Vermont makers and people she refers to as “Etsy craft crushes.” She now carries products from more than 100 small companies. Locals will spot items from BCA Summer Artist Market fixtures including Kahn, ceramicist Jeremy Ayers, and artists Hilary Glass and Leanne Shunney. Some of Birdfolk’s best-selling items are wooden slingshots equipped with felt-ball ammunition ($22) from Portland, Ore., company Little Lark; sparkly earrings from Pennsylvania-based Tiny Galaxies ($24 to $30); and products from Maine’s Long Winter Soap, including lip balm with a scent called Unicorn Farts ($4). “Cards sell like crazy,” Carey adds, and the shop’s selection is certainly daunting. The humorous (and frequently pun-tastic) options include “Happy Birthday You Freak of Nature,” “I Love You Even When You Pick Your Nose” and “Holy Sheep! You Had a Baby.” “If you want to do what you love for a living, [Vermont] seems like a place where people will support you,” Carey observes. Next, she’s toying with the idea of establishing an artists’ workspace called Birdfolk Studios. More immediately, though, Carey is gearing up for the holiday season. On Saturday, November 28, the shop will give away tote bags in celebration of Small Business Saturday; and on Saturday, December 12, Birdfolk will host — get this — Wrapping for Raptors. True to her bird nerdery, Carey volunteers weekly at Outreach for Earth Stewardship, a Shelburne-based group that rehabilitates injured birds of prey. At the event, Birdfolk will offer in-store gift wrapping for tips, which will be donated in full to OFES. Live “wild ambassadors,” aka raptors, will be present. That’s really putting a bird on it.

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In this case, both boyfriend and banana contain the element potassium, which winds up in the body via food and in food via soil, fertilizer, etc. (If you’re a gardener, you know potassium as one of three primary elements your plants need to grow, the other two being nitrogen and phosphorus.) Bananas are a good source of potassium nutritionally, but the amount they contain is small: only about four grams per kilogram. Now, about 0.01 percent of all potassium occurs in the form of the unstable though extremely long-lived isotope potassium-40, or K-40. Roughly one in 11 times that K-40 decays, it converts to argon-40. Ar-40 is stable, but conversion from K-40 leaves it very briefly in what’s called an excited state, overcharged with energy. In promptly transitioning to its normal energy level, or ground state, it kicks out a biologically harmful gamma ray — the stuff your mother warned you about, provided your mother was a nuclear physicist. Within the Earth’s interior, potassium-to-argon conversion is occurring continually on a beyond-massive scale. The

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to unduly freak out your boyfriend, but Brazil nuts, lima beans and red meat can all produce Geiger readings as high as or higher than bananas do. Exposure-wise, then, there’s not much of a threat here. Dietwise, I asked Una to crunch the numbers. The key here is that (assuming normal kidney function) potassium doesn’t accumulate in the body; the K-40 you’re dealing with is whatever you’ve recently ingested. Thus, according to Una, in order to get radiation poisoning — not even die — from consuming bananas, you’d have to put away 82,552,779, a meal after which, obviously, radiation is going to be the least of your bodily concerns. So that’s the micro to the macro. What about the other way around? Here we find some wit at Forbes trying to downplay the effects of the 2011 nuclear meltdown at Fukushima by comparing the radiation emitted there each hour to 76 million bananas — only 76 million! Hence we get a peek at the dark side of the BED, which certain paranoid corners of the internet see as a nefarious distraction promulgated by Big Nuke: Who’s afraid of a little old banana? Humorless, sure, but these folks aren’t totally off base. For instance, a 2014

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et’s split the question in two, Sarah. Are bananas radioactive? Sure. In fact, a few decades ago, a government physicist with a knack for public relations created what he called the banana equivalent dose, or BED, which proposes one banana’s worth as the measure of a minuscule amount of radiation. He was trying to convey the notion that minuscule amounts of radiation are something we encounter everywhere, including, yes, the produce section. Are bananas, by virtue of their radioactivity, dangerous? If that logic attracts you, you’ll want to spend tonight on the sofa. Over a year, sleeping next to your boyfriend (who does seem a little credulous, if we’re being honest) is liable to expose you to one millirem of harmful radiation — about 100 times more than you’ll get from eating the average banana, and thus 100 BEDs. Physicists call this background radiation, which we absorb constantly from sources both natural (such as radon gas, the result of uranium breaking down in the soil) and man-made (such as nuclear power plants).

radioactive output of a single banana, though, is genuinely teeny — fractions of fractions of fractions. OK, you say. But what about, like, a whole bunch of bananas? I mean, truckloads of the fruit have been known to trigger radiation sensors at international borders. There are some countries in Africa where bananas constitute up to a quarter of the caloric intake. What’s the deal there? First of all, kudos for your command of international nutrition stats. Second, outside of a shielded laboratory environment, taking an exact measurement of bananagenic radiation is tricky. Doesn’t mean we can’t try, though. I sent my assistant Una to the nearest grocery to gauge conditions in the field. She started by measuring the ambient radiation in the air at the store: eight microrems. (The rem is a unit of radiation dosage that, like much of our metricsystem-defying measurement, is unique to the United States; more advanced civilizations have switched to the sievert.) Then Una measured the radiation in the banana bin: 15 microrems. Progress at this point was interrupted by a store manager’s inquiry regarding the customer wielding the Geiger counter. Having justified her presence, Una broadened the investigation. Idaho potatoes? Eleven microrems. Kitty litter? A whopping 19. (We presume you’re not eating that.) Not

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he woman who climbed into the shotgun seat of my taxi had white powder makeup covering her face and accentuating her large, sad-raccoon eyes. She wore classic black ballet flats and blackand-white-striped tights. In the center of her chest was a scarily realistic gaping bullet hole. She looked at me, and I looked at her. “I get it,” I announced. “If you do, I’m impressed,” she replied. “You’re a mime that somebody tried to kill. Because, of course, everybody hates mimes. God knows why, but it is a thing.” “You got it! I tried to get my boyfriend to be the murderer, but he balked.” In the rearview mirror, I caught the boyfriend’s eye, and he shot me a wave and a shrug. To be fair, he was a decent zombie. Zombies, however, don’t hate mimes and are, I believe, incapable of any human emotion. I’m sure a zombie would eat a mime, I thought, before dropping the mental thread altogether. Halloween fell on a Saturday this year. When it falls on a weekday, the adult segment of the celebration is dispersed: Some wait for the actual night of the 31st, while others party the preceding weekend. There’s no such ambiguity when it hits on the weekend, particularly Saturday, and the downtown crowds reflected this both in numbers and rip-roaring enthusiasm. Needless to say, we cabbies were in high demand.

HIS WORST NIGHT OF THE YEAR. At 2 a.m., daylight saving time ended and clocks “fell back” to 1 a.m. Would this extend for one hour the 2 a.m. “last call” at the bars? I never did get an answer to that question, as a call came in that became my last fare of the night.

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“Hey, Jernigan, this is Graydon. I know you must be busy, but any chance you could pick me up at the UVM police station? I need a ride home to Jericho.” “Sure, man,” I replied. The guy’s name was familiar, but I couldn’t place it. This is not unusual, given the scores of people who use my taxi on an intermittent basis. Combine that with a brain just barely hanging on to middle age, and I’m lucky to remember the day, month, year and president. “Where’s that located?” I asked. “Off East Avenue, right? By the heliport?” “Yeah, that’s the place. How long?” “Fifteen minutes. I’m just clearing Essex.” Yes, Graydon, it dawned on me the moment I hung up. He’s a guy I’ve known for probably 20 years. I couldn’t recall exactly how I knew him — some association with his parents, perhaps? Whatever the origin story, Graydon was a person I held in great affinity. Though I don’t recall ever socializing with him, we always stop and chat whenever we run into one another in town, and Burlington is compact enough to make that roughly a yearly occurrence. And, apparently, he’d kept hold of my taxi number. When I took the turn onto Carrigan Drive, Graydon was waiting on the side of the road. He climbed into the seat beside me, and we took off. I was pretty sure of the circumstances that gave rise to this moment. “Oh, man,” he said, with a deep exhale. “Did you ever have a day that went just great until the very end, when everything turns around 180 degrees?” “I have,” I replied. “You want to tell me about yours?” “I was at this awesome Halloween party, and driving back I must have swerved slightly in the road, and a UVM cop pulled me over. I blew point-oh-eight, and they towed my car, and — well — here I am. I feel so stupid, so embarrassed.” “That’s terrible, man. Just over the limit, too.” “They told me I’ll receive a notice in the mail. I suppose it will be a DUI, right? The officer did say they appreciated that I was completely cooperative. That should help if I talk to the DA or whoever handles this? It would be my first DUI, so that’s in my favor, too, I guess.” I said, “I’ll tell you this — it will pay to get a lawyer to represent you. It’s definitely worth the money if you’re facing a DUI charge. A good defense lawyer will have the ear of the DA and could negotiate on your behalf. If you try

to do this on your own, you’re basically screwed. Sorry to say, but that’s our legal system.” “Thanks, I’ll definitely keep that in mind.” Graydon lived on the Richmond side of Jericho, so we took the highway rather than Route 15. I wasn’t rushing. Frankly, I was enjoying spending this time with him, even under the crummy circumstances. “Enough about my sad story,” he said. “How’s your night going?” I smiled and told him — everything from the wounded mime to my ongoing tussles with Uber. When it comes to Uber, I explained, I feel like the old-time cabbies like me are the Mayans and the Uberites are the conquistadors. “In other words,” I summed up, “we’re fucked.” Graydon laughed. “I’m sure you’ll find a way, Jernigan. I expect that your customers will stay loyal to you. I can’t imagine any of them defecting.” “I hope you’re right,” I said. “Thanks for the support.” This was so like Graydon, caring about my well-being on what was probably his worst night of the year. The guy is simply a warm human being. That’s the only way to put it. I know each one of us can work on being a better person, but that presence of warmth almost seems God-given. We got off the highway at Exit 11, and, after a few miles and a turn up Barber Farm Road, we reached Graydon’s long, steep dirt driveway. I wondered about the road name, whether there was once a Jericho farmer who cut hair on the side. Graydon paid me the fare, and we shook hands, which eased naturally into an intimate four-hand shake. Looking him straight in the eyes, I said, “Don’t get down on yourself. We’re all only human, which means we all make mistakes and do stupid shit now and then. I mean, it’s not like you shot a mime or something.” Graydon chuckled and said, “Thanks for the ride, and I’ll see you around.” I knew I would, and I smiled in the comfort that Graydon is part of my world. m

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he Unknown Blues Band are blowing the roof off the room in downtown Burlington.

Paul Asbell is laying down delectably smooth licks on his guitar, the kind of effortless runs that defy the presumed physical limits of human fingers. Dave Grippo launches into a solo that sounds like he’s screaming into his saxophone as much as blowing into it. Chas Eller is on fire, too, though his is a controlled burn: The keyboardist carefully kindles his keystrokes before flaring up with incendiary outbursts. It’s a typically commanding performance by the starstudded septet. And the gig has brought out a cavalcade of local scenesters. There’s blues harp ace Bob Stannard, an image of cool as he leans on the bar in a black leather jacket and black cap, a neatly tucked white scarf framing his sharp face. Guitarist Dennis Willmott is beaming and glad-handing his way through the crowd. Charlie Frazier, a gentle bear of a man and a ferocious beast on guitar, looks on. Dancers pack the floor, swaying and sweating to the band’s searing jump blues. Over by the window, an impassioned pair shamelessly gropes. In another corner, a guy happily stuffs his face with steaming gravy fries. And somewhere at the edge of it all stands Nector Rorris. Out of habit, he may nervously be hoping the band doesn’t take a break. If you’re old enough, or a few drinks in, this might seem like any other bluesy, woozy night at Nectar’s. But the graying hair — or absence of hair — on many of these bobbing heads betrays the illusion. The median age of the crowd — and the band — is closer to 55 than 25. That couple getting their freak on by the window could be grandparents. More patrons are drinking Switchback than Bud. And Rorris hasn’t owned the place for more than a decade. Tonight, he’s the guest of honor for a celebration of the nightclub’s 40th anniversary. When he’s introduced onstage, he receives raucous applause. It’s been 10 years since UBB performed together, too; their gig tonight is one of several special events the club’s current owners have curated this year with help from Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro.

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“We wanted to change the lifestyle,” he says over coffee at August First in Burlington. “Have louder music, put in a draft system.” Downstairs, Rorris relocated the stage from behind the bar to the far wall — roughly where the sound booth sits in the club’s current configuration. After taking a few months to fine-tune the restaurant’s food offerings, he started booking local bands to play every night of the week. “We wanted two things,” explains Rorris, now in his late sixties. “Serve the people food: breakfast, lunch and dinner. And then live music at night, with never a cover.” With that formula, Nectar’s quickly became a cultural hub in Burlington. By day, Rorris slung food from a cafeteria-style line along the windows at the front of the building. By night, the place took on a rowdier mood, with bands playing from 9:30 to closing. Nectar’s initially occupied both floors of the building; starting in the ’80s, Rorris leased the upstairs to Tod Warner, who operated it as the New Wave dance club Border. In 1992, that space became Club Metronome under the stewardship of Anne Rothwell. Though independently owned, both clubs have shared a liquor license with Nectar’s and hence supplied the settings for much of its lore. And that lore isn’t lacking. “It was a meeting place,” recalls musician Frazier of Nectar’s early days. “It’s where you’d go

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There’s a definite throwback vibe in the air. But you don’t need a time machine to know that a hot local band working a crowd hungry for music — and gravy fries — is a scene that has played out many, many times since Rorris opened the club in 1975. The theme is the same whether you’re downstairs at Nectar’s proper or upstairs, the site of tonight’s festivities — in the second-floor space that has been known as Upstairs Nectar’s, Border and, currently, Club Metronome. Reconstituted for a night, UBB are turning back the clock to their heyday. In the 1970s and ’80s, the players onstage might have been Pine Island or the N-Zones, or UBB themselves with the late, great Big Joe Burrell. Then Pinhead and the Decentz came along, followed by bands such as Hollywood Indians and Screaming Broccoli — and a certain cheeky phoursome. But more on Phish later. The 1990s brought the Pants, Chin Ho!, Belizbeha and Strangefolk to town; the 2000s, the Jazz Guys, the Cush and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. More recently, groups such as Waylon Speed, Twiddle, Madaila and Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band have graced Nectar’s stages. Regardless of the bands or the era, Nectar’s still offers “fresh music served daily,” as the club’s motto says. It has also served as a centerpiece of the Burlington music scene for 40 years. The tunes have changed — as has the venue itself. But the “song” remains the same.

“I had a feeling they were going to be big,” says Rorris of the then-scruffy college students. “But not that big.” Few could have predicted that Phish would go on to be one of the biggest bands in rock history, least of all a Greek immigrant who readily admits to knowing little about music. “As long as they brought the people, I didn’t care what they played,” he says. Asked for recollections of the band, Rorris starts with this: “Jon loved to play pinball.”

to make plans for the night or maybe just hang out there.” Nectar’s was also an extension of Burlington’s halls of democracy. “A lot of times you’d see local politicians having meetings, talking about whatever it is politicians talk about,” he adds. Frazier is the award-winning host of the WIZN radio program “Blues for Breakfast” and leader of the long-running Grateful Dead tribute band of the same name. He moved to Burlington in 1974 and began playing at Nectar’s the following year. Phish That means Frazier has been gigging there, with a string of different bands, through the club’s entire four-decade run. And he’s seen some crazy things over the years. Like the time Vassar Clements and Emmylou Harris played a Memorial Auditorium concert and invited their entire audience to the club for an afterparty. Frazier remembers Clements and Harris jamming with local string band Pine Island, while several hundred people crowded outside trying to catch a glimpse. Then there was the time the place caught on fire while Frazier’s band was onstage. And the several occasions when members of Strangefolk or the Samples sat in with Blues for Breakfast; and the night a blind Canadian singerguitarist named Jeff Healey sat in calendar Nectar’s booking and blew the band away. Frazier also remembers one of his bandmates nearly coming to blows with a guitarist from Survivor, who had stopped by to sit in after playing the Champlain Valley Fair. The interloper belligerently refused to leave the stage — until he was informed that the man whose guitar he had borrowed was a thirddegree black belt and really wanted his ax back. “I have a lot of good memories of that place,” says Frazier, chuckling. Among them are his recollections of Rorris as a sweet but shrewd man. “He’s beloved for very good reasons,” Frazier says. “But he was demanding, for sure.” Ask those who played Nectar’s in the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s, and they’ll tell you that Rorris suffered no foolishness from his bands. Simply put, he treated musicians like employees. He adds that he kept extra “I never considered them any better rolls of quarters in the cash regthan the dishwasher or the doorman,” ister on the nights Phish played Rorris confirms. “‘Do your job. Start on the club, just for Fishman. time,’” he says sternly, his mild accent clipBefore she opened Club ping his words. Then he pauses and grins Metronome, Rothwell was a wryly. “Of course, you could not tell that to server and bartender at Nectar’s Jon Fishman. He never had a wristwatch in the late 1970s and again in his life, I don’t think.” in the mid-1980s. While she Rorris could be forgiven for playing worked several Phish gigs over slight favorites when it came to Fishman the years, her recollections have and his band. After Phish played their more to do with Phish fans than first gig at Upstairs Nectar’s on December the band. 1, 1984, the bar — and Burlington — was “We called them the ‘Water never the same. Drinkers,’” she says of early

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Phish Heads, who — contra the mythology that would eventually grow around them — appear to have favored hydration over inebriation. “As bartenders, it really kind of annoyed us,” Rothwell recalls. Between ’84 and ’89, Phish played a total of 44 shows at Nectar’s, many of them three-night runs on off nights — Sunday through Tuesday. As their popularity exploded, the band inevitably outgrew the club. Though Rorris would relax his strict rules regarding start times and the length of set breaks for Phish, there was one commandment even they couldn’t violate: no cover charge. “It was a debate with Phish and other bands: ‘We need more money,’” Rorris remembers them complaining. “So did I. But [I said] I’m not gonna charge a cover.” From the vantage of nearly 30 years later, his next sentence sounds patently absurd, true as it may have been: “Students wouldn’t have paid two bucks to see Phish at Nectar’s on Sunday and Monday. They gotta eat. They’re not gonna pay a cover.” That minor rift led Phish to play more frequently down the street at a club called the Front — now Skirack. The disagreement highlights one inadvertent side effect of Rorris’ no-cover policy: It established Nectar’s as a proving ground for young local bands, a place to hone their chops before taking the next step professionally. And they proved themselves offstage, as well. Rothwell says that, to book gigs, most bands simply approached Rorris as he was slinging burgers and fries behind the line. Phish recalled those early days in the liner notes/love letter featured on their 1992 majorlabel debut A Picture of Nectar, Nectar the album that bore Rorris’ face on its cover and thrust his club to national fame. Here’s the full text: Eight and a half years ago, we played our first bar gig at Nectar’s in Burlington. Nectar Rorris, the proprietor, was happy to give us a gig despite our lack of experience, organization, or a song list long enough to last two sets. The night went well enough and soon we were playing a series of monthly threenight stands — three sets a night on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Like countless other bands

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“You gotta have the gravy-fry window,” says Rorris. He adds that he approves of most of the changes to the Burlington institution he created. “When we bought the Hi-Hat, we had a vision for what to do with it, and we did it,” he says. “When they bought Nectar’s, they had a vision. They were going to keep it the same for a while, then little by little make changes, I think for the better. It’s not what it used to be. But I think that’s smart. If it works, it works.” There is another vestige of the old Nectar’s, though it’s a less tangible one. While the place is now more rock club than a mom-and-pop Chin Ho! at Metronom diner, and patrons pay a e cover on weekends and for nationally touring acts, the heart and soul of Nectar’s is still local music. It remains a proving ground for Vermont bands. Seth Yacovone has arguably logged more hours onstage at Nectar’s than any other local musician. The onetime blues guitar prodigy started playing the club in Craig Mitchell at Metronome 1995, when he was just 15. He still plays there regularly with his trio, the Seth Yacovone Band; and for the past 10 years, he has held down the Friday happy-hour slot as a solo act. Yacovone says playing at Nectar’s was crucial to his professional and artistic development. “It was huge,” he says. “You’d play from nine to two, so it was a longer show. But it gave you the opportunity to fall on your face a few times, get better and figure stuff out.” It’s safe to say he did. Earlier this year, Yacovone received the first-ever Nectar’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He’s not the only veteran local musician who cut his or her teeth at Nectar’s. Nor was Phish the only act to use the club’s stage as a launching pad to national fame. In 2004, a then-unknown band called Grace Potter & the Nocturnals embarked on a monthlong Tuesday-night residency at the club. As Potter recalls, the first night was a bit of a bust. “There were maybe 18 people there,” she says. Nectar’s renovations But word soon spread about the bluesrock band and the lead singer whose pipes might have been inherited from Janis Joplin. By the end of the residency, the club was packed. In the crowd one night was an A&R rep from Hollywood Records. GPN signed to the major label soon after — and, well, you know the rest. “It sounds like a fairy tale,” Potter admits. “But that really was the effect that Nectar’s had. And it still does. When somebody says, ‘You’ve gotta go to Nectar’s to check out this band,’ that’s what you do.” Walsh bought out Brink in 2007 and now owns the club and its parent company, Nectar’s Entertainment Group, with partners Jason Gelrud, Noel Donnellan and Alex Budney. As NEG, the group has experimented with expanding the Nectar’s COURTESY OF NECTAR’S

n 2002, Rorris sold Nectar’s to Damon Brink and Chris Walsh, old friends and business partners who had made a pact together on a Jamaican beach over a bottle of Caribbean rum to own a rock club. Not a week later, they discovered Nectar’s was for sale. “It was an opportunity,” says Rorris of his decision to get out of the bar biz. “At my age, I felt it needed new blood. Having a wife and a kid and a dog and all that, running a nightclub, it doesn’t fit too well.” Initially, Walsh and Brink left things at Nectar’s pretty much the same — by design. But they had big plans for the future. “The first assessment we had was that the place had an identity crisis,” says Walsh. “Was it a diner that had music? Was it a venue that served food? What was it? Something had to be the driving force.” It wasn’t the gravy fries, tasty as they are. Walsh and Brink understood that Rorris was sitting on a national brand. “Our goal was to make it the CBGB of the jam world,” says Walsh. “And I think we did it.” If you’re under the age of 30, you may not be aware of just how profoundly Nectar’s has changed in the past decade. Gone is the circular bar that was the joint’s physical signature dating back to the Hi-Hat. The presentday bar is a lengthy curve opposite the stage in the concert room, its shape an homage to that distinctive feature. The stage has moved from the far wall to the band, opening up the previously cramped dance floor and creating better sight lines. It has been raised and outfitted with the most professional light and sound of any downtown nightclub. The restaurant side is equally transformed. The original curved ceiling remains. (Rothwell fondly recalls that the acoustics of that curvature made it easy to eavesdrop on patrons in other booths.) But instead of pleather booths and cafeteria tables, the room now has pool tables, tall bar tables and a more urban-chic ambience. The cafeteria line by the front window — from which Rorris served millions of fries, both over the counter and through the window to outdoor patrons — is gone, too. The walls are now adorned with large photos of bands playing the club and pop art featuring the faces of music icons. HD TVs simulcast the music from the other room so diners can watch the show. Some relics of Nectar’s past remain. The crystal chandelier, actually a holdover from the building’s original incarnation as a savings and loan, still hangs in the entryway. The vintage multicolored lighting fixture set over the original bar hasn’t moved, though it now illuminates the dance floor. The neon sign still turns over the sidewalk. And late-night gravy fries can still be slung through the window. Some things are just sacred.

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brand beyond Burlington. For several summers, it operated a satellite venue on Martha’s Vineyard called Nectar’s MV, booking bands that were too big for Nectar’s in Burlington. Recently, NEG has handled booking for the Rusty Nail in Stowe. Eventually, Walsh says, the trio hopes to franchise, à la the House of Blues. Unlike HoB, which operates in major cities, the Nectar’s crew would aim to open clubs in smaller markets similar to Burlington: college towns with thriving local music scenes. Walsh says those clubs would operate like the original Nectar’s: as steppingstones for local bands. “Artist-development departments are completely gone from major labels, so little venues are critical,” he explains. “We’re like the minor-league team, the farm system to launch bands to the next level.” “It sounds weird to say, but we’re happy when bands outgrow us,” says Budney. An active local musician himself, most notably as the bassist in Yacovone’s band, Budney started at Nectar’s as a line cook and worked his way up to being the club’s talent buyer — a position now held by Ryan Clausen. Walsh credits Budney’s taste with shaping the musical aesthetic at Nectar’s. The pair are not the only ones pleased to see bands take the next step. Much as Nectar’s depends on smaller feeder venues such as Radio Bean and the Monkey House to nurture talent, larger clubs depend on venues such as Nectar’s. “Anywhere you find a robust and vibrant music scene, you find a network of bars, clubs and venues at the foundation,” says Alex Crothers, co-owner of Vermont’s largest and highest-profile rock club, Higher Ground in South Burlington. “It’s a symbiotic relationship, and it’s particularly critical to have the smaller, low-cost spots where young bands can hone their skills and start to build a fan base. “Running a live-music venue is a tireless affair, evidenced by the fact that so few of them stick around for very long,” Crothers continues. “So it’s a testament that for 40 years Nectar’s hasn’t just survived but excelled, while staying dedicated to its roots of supporting local and regional developing acts seven days a week.” Crothers notes that many bands of the past few decades would regard Nectar’s as pivotal in their development.

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Madaila’s Mark Daly certainly does. Following his dance-pop band’s residency at Nectar’s last year, the group is on track to outgrow the club, if it hasn’t already. In October, Madaila played a sold-out Halloween show presented by NEG at Burlington’s ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. The

regionally touring group is one of Vermont’s most popular bands — a success that can be directly traced to its 2014 run at Nectar’s. “It was really cool to build off the momentum and progression of a residency and try and get more and more people to show up each week,” Daly says. “It’s sort of a test to see how well you can do.” And each year brings new bands. Burlington’s Squimley and the Woolens are currently testing themselves with a two-month Tuesday-night residency at Nectar’s. Though they’re not yet on the same level as Madaila, the band has seen creative benefits. “The residency has given us the freedom to experiment and relax,” says bandleader Braden Winslow. “A lot of the pressure is off, because we want to play songs differently each week, revive old tunes and throw in new ones, mess around with different genres, and get out of our comfort zone.” That’s a sentiment shared by generations of Burlington bands, including Phish. Not all have enjoyed the same success — so far. But their collective efforts help make Burlington an unusually dynamic music town. While Nectar’s has a justified reputation as a jam-band hub, the club fosters creativity in myriad forms and musical genres, from jam to reggae to rock to hip-hop to house music and beyond. “Nectar’s is a platform,” says Matt Hagen, a guitarist in the local surf band the High Breaks, among other musical pursuits. He’s part of the brain trust behind Metal Mondays, a weekly heavy-metal residency that hosts local and national acts at Nectar’s and Club Metronome. Nector R orris “They take chances on creativity and expression,” he says of the Nectar’s crew. “But it’s on a production scale. We’ll bring in bands that have only ever played in their garage and set them up on a real sound system with real lighting, and it’s mindblowing. And that’s where Nectar’s has always shined, opening up those moments for young bands who have never had that experience.” That, says Rorris, is the true legacy of Nectar’s. “To me what’s remarkable is how much good music there has always been in Burlington,” he says. “People make the legacy. I just owned a bar.” Contact: dan@sevendaysvt.com

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TALKING TURKEY ABOUT BERNIE As Bernie is Jewish, would he outlaw saying “Merry Christmas”? No, but Starbucks may put a hammer and sickle on its red coffee cups.

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Of course! He’s been shouting at this decibel for 30 years.

Doesn’t Bernie want to make colleges tuition-free so kids can take classes in collectivized farming?

What’s with Bernie’s wild hair? If you’d been pulling your hair out about the decline of the middle class for as long as Bernie has, you’d look frazzled, too.

Yes, provided they’re organic, non-GMO farms that pay a livable wage.

Don’t socialists want to confiscate all of our guns, melt them down and turn them into free electric cars for welfare recipients? No, only assault weapons will be turned into electric cars — made by unionized workers.

Bernie says climate change is a bigger national security threat than ISIS. Is he actually a fundamentalist extremist whose sleeper cell has infiltrated the U.S. Senate? No, you’re confusing him with Ted Cruz.

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If Bernie turns my post office into a bank, where will I buy stamps and see which radicalized Muslim tops this week’s FBI most-wanted list? I’m sure Fox News will still keep you frightened. As for buying stamps, Bernie’s post office-banks will be open on Saturdays.

his week, as Vermonters gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner, they’re likely to get some questions about their independent senator who’s running for president. We’ve known and followed Bernie Sanders for years and are familiar with his populist message and irate delivery. But those who are just starting to “feel the Bern” might be outraged,

If a Scandinavian-style democratic socialist took the White House, wouldn’t we lose all daylight in winter? Yes, and we’d be force-fed pickled herring and a higher quality of life.

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if not terrified, at the idea of electing a self-described democratic socialist. So Seven Days staffers came up with possible questions you might hear from Bernie skeptics — and how you can answer them. Let us know how your dinnertime talk turns out. Want to know what Bernie really thinks? See berniebeat.com.

Won’t Bernie’s plan for single-payer health insurance require taxing us all back to the Stone Age? No, just back to the days of President Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican, when the richest Americans paid a 91 percent tax rate.

Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon. Carly Fiorina ran a Fortune 500 company. Donald Trump has made billions of dollars. What qualifies Bernie to lead the free world? Well, he was a Jewish carpenter.

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n the months after he published A Stranger in the Kingdom in 1989, Howard Frank Mosher fielded dozens of phone calls from fellow Northeast Kingdom residents. They were not offering congratulations. They were enraged that Mosher had drawn inspiration for the novel from one of the ugliest events in the region’s history — the so-called Irasburg Affair. In 1968, shots were fired from a passing vehicle into the home of a black Baptist minister in that town, and police mishandled the investigation. Mosher tried patiently to explain his motivations, he recalled. The minister’s house was around the corner from his own. And Mosher had long used the Northeast Kingdom and its stories as his raw material. “You can’t be a writer and live down the street and not write about that,” Mosher said in a recent interview at his dining room table. Since his arrival in Irasburg five decades ago, Mosher, now 73, has written 11 novels, four of which have been made into movies, and all of which draw their subject matter from the Kingdom and its people. Somewhere along the way, he transformed himself from an interloper into the region’s most articulate spokesman and beloved chronicler. Nowadays, when locals approach Mosher to talk, he said, it’s often to tell him their own stories, knowing they are manna for his imagination. “When people — old-timers, mainly — tell me a story, often it’s with the hope that I might write it,” Mosher said. “It’s not unusual for people to come to the house and tell me stories. Sometimes I get the idea that they haven’t told many people.” Mosher has once again mined the past of his family and his adopted home in his latest book, God’s Kingdom. The novel tells the story of the maturation of Jim Kinneson — the young narrator of A Stranger in the Kingdom — from boy to man in Kingdom County, Mosher’s thinly veiled NEK. In promotional interviews for the novel, Mosher has conceded the obvious. He is the inspiration for Jim Kinneson, his parents for Jim’s parents, and his wife of 52 years, Phillis, for young Kinneson’s love interest, Frannie Lafleur. The novel is divided into 12 stand-alone chapters, and could easily have been a collection of short stories about Jim. It began, in fact, as one short story: the book’s soulful opening chapter. It’s a set piece in which young Kinneson embarks on his first hunt. His father and grandfather hope he will be blooded into the family tradition by taking down a massive ridge-runner buck. The story seems to head one way and then another before Mosher settles it in a conclusion that, once reached, seems inevitable. It’s not entirely a spoiler to note that Mosher hunted for much of his life before giving it up about 20 years ago. Here he writes:

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The runner was standing at the base of the great round boulder, its legs trembling from fear or exhaustion or both. In the westering sun, hazy through a film of crystalline snowflakes, the animal was as red as it had been in its summer coat when Jim and Gramp had come upon it drinking from the pond back in August. One of its antler points had been snapped off, probably in combat with another buck. The runner squatted and peed nervously, its legs shaking, as Jim slowly approached it. Jim raised his rifle. His hands on the stock and trigger guard were as steady as the granite outcropping on the mountaintop. His heartbeat seemed to slow as he thumbed off the safety. Before the boy knew he was going to do it, he lowered the rifle. He thumbed the safety and jacked each of the five brass-jacketed shells out of the chamber onto the mossy rocks at his feet. The deer stood motionless as Jim raised the rifle again, flipped off the safety, aimed at the animal’s chest, and pressed the trigger. The book follows young Kinneson to his high school graduation, from baseball games and school tests to his explorations of love and a deeply held secret about long-ago “trouble in the family.” What Mosher doesn’t borrow from the past of those around him, he often rips from the present day’s headlines. One of the most memorable scenes in God’s Kingdom is an inspired mashup of two only-in-the-NEK events. To create it, Mosher cribbed the sagas of Roger Pion

— the tractor-driving Newport man who used seven Orleans County Sheriff ’s Department cruisers for his own monster truck rally in 2012 — and Pete the Moose. The latter was adopted as a calf by an Irasburg man in 2009 and became a cause célèbre, only to die controversially three years later. But it would be a disservice to reduce Mosher’s plots and characters to their local roots. His writing is as clear as the trout streams he remembers from childhood. And though his prose is unadorned, Mosher still sprinkles mischievous bits of magic and flights of fancy into his sentences. “I’ve never been that good at straight journalism,” he said. “My imagination keeps getting in the way. As I revise my stories, they tend to become more and more invented as I go along.” Born in the Catskills, Mosher moved to Irasburg in 1964 after graduating from Syracuse University. He taught English at local high schools, did social work, coached baseball, occasionally wrote stories for the local papers and even had a brief stint as a logger. Coming from a family of storytellers, he was determined to make a career in letters. Mosher and Phillis briefly decamped for graduate school in California, where he hoped to hone his writing skills. They stayed only a few days before he realized he had all the inspiration he needed in Vermont’s northern hills and forgotten tales. “I’ve been pretty much telling them ever since. It’s a gold mine of stories that no other writer had ever written,” Mosher said. “It’s a hard, hard place to make a

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sipped in the form of a glittering punch or an icy beer passed between cousins. Then, when the table is weighted with dinner, you uncork bottles of wine or pull out special beers or ciders. You give thanks, chinchin the crystal, and pass bowls of potatoes and squash and boats of herbed gravy. Later, when you’re so full you can’t bear another bite, a stomach-calming nip of amaro or bourbon or Scotch, taken neat, somehow reignites the conversation. When the pies are cut, you can be fully present to enjoy them. Because of the myriad flavors involved in a traditional Thanksgiving meal — the brine

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Once the table is cleared and set for dessert, while the pies are cooling and stomachs settling, take advantage of those few minutes to prepare some after-dinner drinks. Espresso and amaro each make a fine finish to a meal. Cynar, an Italian liquor made from artichokes, is delicious — bittersweet and aromatic — when served neat or

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always bring a couple bottles of nerdy stuff,” she says. “We hide it from everyone, then sneak away to get it.” Specific picks include pinot noir — Failla Sonoma Coast nails the tricky balance between ripe fruit and acid — or Chianti and other Italian wines made with Sangiovese. “People forget about Italian wines,” Kellie says, but “the Italians do food-friendly [wines] better than most.” Also, think magnums, which accommodate a crowd and signal festive fun. Kellie points to several bottles of wellbalanced Beaujolais, such as the rustic and bright Côte de Brouilly or Guy Breton’s old-vine Morgon — both available in 1.5- or 3-liter bottles. In Stowe, Cork Wine Bar & Market wine director Katie Nichols agrees that Beaujolais and other gamay-based wines set the standard for Thanksgiving drinking. Try a bright, fresh Rhône Valley gamay from Denis Lattard or, if that’s not available, any decent côtes du Rhône red. “You can’t really beat it,” Nichols says. “It’s essentially a Goldilocks wine. It’s always just right.”

As with the reds, the best white table wines will be medium- to lightbodied, a little tart and broadly food-friendly. For Nichols, that means malvasia-trebbiano blend Il Terraio, produced southeast of Florence. “It’s a red-wine lover’s white,” she says, “complex and structured with a little more weight.” She also recommends singlevineyard muscadet — perhaps Luneau-Papin L d’Or Granite — for its mellow complexity and sturdy backbone. Drinkers who like to wander off the beaten path may enjoy a bone-dry, sparkling rosé lambrusco, such as Podere il Saliceto Falistra, with their turkey and squash. Nichols adores this one for its electric-pink color, super-tart acidity and energetic, fruit-forward presence. At Dedalus, Kellie recommends wines from northern and alpine Europe — bright grüner veltliner or whites from Italy’s mountainous Alto Adige. “I’ll be drinking Manni Nössing Kerner’s wine from a magnum,” she says, noting its refreshing acid, stone fruits and citrus gleaned from coolerclimate vineyards.

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Stir all liquids with ice and strain into a glass. Pinch the orange peel to release a cloud of citrus over the drink. To flame the peel, pass it through the flame of a lighter. In addition to igniting a breath of flame, this adds a hint of smoke to the peel. Drop it into the glass and serve.

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To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Timothy Soule and Stacey L. Soule by Warranty Deed of Michael Soule and Toni-Lynee Soule of even date and to be recorded prior to the recording of this instrument in the Town of Alburgh Land Records. Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Michael T. Soule and Toni Lynne Soule by Warranty Deed of Nellie F. Lockerby dated May 1, 1987 and recorded in Volume 56, Page 25 of the Town of Alburgh Land Records. Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Roland H. Blair and Nellie F. (Blair) Lockerby dated July 14, 1967 and recorded in Book 39, Page 92 of the Town of Alburgh Land Records. Being two (2) adjoining parcels of land with the buildings thereon, located on the westerly side of Main Street, in the Town and Village of Alburg, and being more particularly described as follows: Parcel No. 1: Being a lot of land situated on the westerly side of Main Street and being adjacent to and northerly of Parcel No. 1 above; said lot having a frontage on Main Street of 12 feet.

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and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 13 North Main Street, Alburg, Vermont on December 16, 2015 at 1:00 pm all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

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records and references 11/2/15 12:09 PM contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED : November 16, 2015 By: /s/: Valerie A. Finney, Esq. Valerie A. Finney, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 (860) 606-1021 MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. SEC 4952 ET SEQ. As ordered by the Court set forth below and in connection with a certain mortgage given by Walter C. Safford and Jill M. Safford to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, dated November 9, 2006 and recorded in Book 341 Page 102 of the land records of the Town of Milton, of which

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder. In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered March 19, 2015 in the action entitled U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007HE3 v Walter C. Safford and Jill M. Safford., by the Chittenden Unit, Civil Division, Vermont Superior Court, Docket No. 771-7-14 cncv for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 128 Railroad Street, Milton, Vermont on December 14, 2015 at 11:00 am all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: The land referred to in this Commitment is situated in the State of VT, County of CHITTENDEN and is described as follows: THE CERTAIN PIECE OF LAND IN THE OWN OF MILTON IN THE COUNTY OF CHITTENDEN AND STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ: A LOT OF LAND

WITH ALL BUILDINGS THEREON SITUATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF RAILROAD STREET AND HAVING A FRONTAGE THEREON AND WIDTH OF 87 FEET, MORE OR LESS, A NORTH LINE OF 249.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, AND A SOUTH LINE OF 251.5 FEET, MORE OR LESS. PARCEL NO. 131103.0000000 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified

check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED : November 12, 2015 By: /s/: Valerie A. Finney, Esq. Valerie A. Finney, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 (860) 606-1021 NOTICE The Green Mountain Montessori School Located at 8 Jericho Road Essex Junction hereby provide the following notice in compliance with 40 CFR Part 763.93(g) (3) AHERA: Asbestos Management Plans are available at school. November 1, 2015 NOTICE OF TAX SALE The resident and nonresident owners, lienholders and mortgagees of land in the Town of

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St. George, County of Chittenden, and State of Vermont, are hereby notified that the taxes assessed by such Town for the fiscal years 7/1/10-6/30/11, 7/1/116/30/12, 7/1/12-6/30/13, 7/1/13-6/30/14 and 7/1/14-6/30/15 remain either in whole or in part unpaid on mobile homes hereinbelow described and situated in the Town of St. George and said mobile homes will be sold at a public auction in front of the Town Offices located at One Barber Road in the Town of St. George on the 16th day of December 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon, as shall be required to discharge said taxes with costs, unless previously paid: PROPERTY 1: Being a 1998 Country Manor 14’ x 70’ blue/gray mobile home, Serial #AP9013, owned by Paul Bent and Jessica Bent, located at 57 Hemlock Road (Lot 125), St. George, Vermont. (Parcel ID #110700000.) PROPERTY 2: Being a mobile home owned by Rita Westfall, located at 103 Birch Road, St. George, Vermont. (Parcel ID #103400000.)

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DATED at St. George, Vermont, this 29th day of October, 2015. s/ A. Pillsbury APRIL PILLSBURY, Collector of Delinquent Taxes for the Town of St. George STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 1607-11-15CNPR In re estate of Winifred Lucy Haire. NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Winifred Lucy Haire late of Shelburne, 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 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. Date: 11/20/2015 /s/ Todd D. Haire

Open 24/7/365. Post & browse ads at your convenience. Signature of Fiduciary Todd D. Haire Executor/Administrator: 717 Texas Hill Rd. Hinesburg, VT 05461 802-482-6405 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Date: 11/25/2015 Address of Court: Vermont Superior Court Chittenden Probate Division P.O. Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT LAMOILLE UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 191-9-14 LECV NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff v. CHRISTOPHER H. BOLEN and MARK D. ARCHAMBAULT and NANCY ARCHAMBAULT Defendants NOTICE OF JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale entered on November 7, 2014, and the

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Power of Sale contained in a mortgage given by Chrsitopher H. Bolen to New England Federal Credit Union (Mortgagee), dated May 11, 2007, recorded in Volume 319 on Pages 40-59 of the Town of Cambridge Land Records, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the undersigned will cause to be sold at public auction ( Sale) at 2:00 p.m. on the 10th day of December, 2015, the lands and premises located at 68 Arch’s Dam Way in the Town of Cambridge, Vermont (Mortgaged Property) described as follows:

Road, Cambridge, Vermont”, dated November 24, 2006 and revised November 27, 2006; prepared by Michael R. Magoon, Licensed Land Surveyor, and recorded on Map Slide #207A of Cambridge Land Records, which survey shall govern this description in the event of any questions or ambiguity.

Being 1.37 acres, more or less, with a double-wide home thereon, and being a portion of all and the same lands described in the Warranty Deed of Albert K. Perry to Mark Archambault and Nancy Archambault, dated May 20, 2005 and recorded in Book 238 on Pages 3-6 of the Cambridge Land Records.

TERMS OF SALE: The sale will be held at the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property shall be sold AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND subject to all easements, rights of way, covenants, permits, reservations and restrictions of record, title defects, environmental hazards, unpaid real estate taxes (delinquent and current), current and delinquent assessments in favor of homeowners

Also being all of Lot #1 as set forth on a survey entitled “Subdivision Plat, Lands of Mark and Nancy Archambault, 1068 Pumpkin Harbor

Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Christopher H. Bolen by Warranty Deed of Mark Archambault and Nancy Archambault dated on May 11, 2007 and recorded in Book 319 on Pages 36-39 of the Cambridge Land Records.

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associations, and municipal liens, to the highest bidder for cash. At the Sale, the successful bidder, other than the Mortgagee, shall pay $10,000 of the purchase price in cash or bank treasurer check. The successful bidder shall execute a purchase and sale agreement requiring payment of the balance of the purchase price within ten days of entry of the court order confirming the Sale. Before being permitted to bid at the Sale, bidder shall display to the auctioneer proof of the ability to comply with these requirements. The successful bidder, other than the Mortgagee, must sign a NO CONTINGENCY purchase and sale agreement satisfactory to Mortgagee at the Sale. Title will be transferred by the order confirming judicial sale. The person holding the Sale may, adjourn the Sale for a period of up to thirty (30) days, from time to time until it is completed, by announcement of the new sale date to those present at each adjournment, or by posting notice of the adjournment in a conspicuous place at the location of the sale. Notice of the new sale date shall also be sent by first class mail postage prepaid, to the mortgagor at the mortgagors last known address at least five days before the new sale date. The public sale may be adjourned for a period of time in excess of 30 days by agreement of the mortgagor and mortgagee or by order of the Court. Other terms to be announced at the Sale, or contact Robert Prozzo at (802)2365628.

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The mortgagor, Christopher H. Bolen, his successors or assigns, may redeem the Mortgaged Property at any time prior to the Sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including post-judgment expenses and the costs and expenses of sale. Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 2nd day of November, 2015.

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By: Herbert J. Downing, Esq. Kolvoord, Overton & Wilson, PC 6 Joshua Way, Suite B Essex Junction, VT 05452 (802)878-3346 THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 01-04142, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2015 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF PINE COMPUTERS. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur. THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 01-04902, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2015 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF CINNAMON MAHONEY Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 & join a group in your area. ALTERNATIVES TO SUICIDE Alternatives to Suicide is a safe space where the subject of suicide can be discussed freely, without judgment or stigma. The group is facilitated by individuals who have themselves experienced suicidal thoughts/ feelings. Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington. Group meets weekly on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. Info: makenzy@ pathwaysvermont.org, 888-492-8218 x300. ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP This caregivers support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 128, Williston. This support group meets to provide assistance & information on Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias. Emphasis will be on shared experiences, emotional support, & coping techniques in the care for a person living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. Meetings are free & open to the public. Families, caregivers, & friends are welcome to attend. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900. ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thu. of every mo., 10-11:30 a.m. at Shaw’s Supermarket Community Meeting Room, 570 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. Our goal is to create a safe environment to provide emotional, educational & social support for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. This group will be facilitated by two volunteers with the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information, please call 800-272-3900 night or day. No question is too small, no concern too big!

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Held the last Tue. of every mo., 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Birchwood Terr., Burlington. Info, Kim, 863-6384. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Sat., 10-11:30 a.m., Methodist Church at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington. Contact Brenda, 338-1170. BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 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. BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Meets every other Mon. night, 6-7:30 p.m., & every other Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., in the Conference Center at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. There is no fee. Info, Ginny Fry or Jean Semprebon, 223-1878. BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. 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. Info, Tom Younkman, tyounkman@vcil.org, 800-639-1522.

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets 1st & 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church ramp entrance, 1:302:30 p.m. Montpelier evening support group meets the 1st Mon. of ea. mo. at Vermont Protection & Advocacy, 141 Main St., suite 7, in conference room No. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. St. Albans support group meets the 2nd Tue. of the mo. at the St. Albans Diner, 14 Swanton Rd. from 4-5:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. of the mo. at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., Colchester. Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. of ea. mo. at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Middlebury support group meets on the 2nd Tue. of the mo. at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center, 6-8 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

BURLINGTON AREA PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP People with Parkinson’s disease & their caregivers gather together to gain support & learn about living with Parkinson’s disease. Group meets 2nd Wed. of every mo., 1-2 p.m., continuing through Nov. 18, 2015. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 185 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Info: 888-763-3366, parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org, parkinsonsvt.org.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Our goal is to provide a welcoming, friendly and supportive space that provides a number of tools for navigating these challenges. This weekly, drop-in, donation-based support group is facilitated by Liz Perkins, a cancer mom, Family Cancer Advocate and Nutrition Professor with over 20 years of experience researching health solutions. Liz specializes in providing scientifically based integrative nutrition and lifestyle strategies to assist families navigating cancer treatment and recovery, while incorporating her training in energy work and visualization/ enclosedguided math operations

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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. Sun., noon1, Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda. org. DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe two or three of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

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G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction? Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington. Please call for date and location. RSVP graspvt@gmail.com or call 310-3301. G.Y.S.T. (GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER) GYST creates a safe & empowering community for young men & youth in transition to come together with one commonality: learning to live life on life’s terms. Every Tue. & Thu., 4 p.m. G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m. Location: North Central Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120. GATHERINGS AT THE WELLNESS CO-OP The Wellness Co-op is building community at 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Current offerings include Community Meeting, 12:45 p.m. every other Thu.; Hearing Voices Support Circle, 3 p.m., Wed.; Open Ears, Open Minds, 4 p.m., Mon.; 30-Minute Mindfulness Meditation, 11 a.m., Thu.; 1-Hour Mindfulness Meditation, 11 a.m., Thu.; Laughter Yoga Class (please bring water), 3-4 p.m., Fri.; Weekly Open Jam Sessions, 5-6:30 p.m.,

Thu. Open Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Free & open to the public! 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Is there something you’d like to host? We are actively seeking volunteers!! 888-492-8218, ext. 300, thewellnesscoop. org. GLAM Are you looking to meet new guys & have fun getting involved in your community? Gay Leisurely Activities (4) Men is a group of young (18-35) gay, bi, queer &/ or trans guys who are coming together, getting out & enjoying the connections we make. GLAM’s Core Group runs our program, & we want your input! If you would like to get involved, call Mike or Jean-Denis at 860-7812, email us at glam@ru12.org, check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/glamvt) or Twitter (twitter. com/GLAMvt), or visit glamvt.org. GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed. of every mo., 7-8 p.m., Franklin County Home Health Agency (FCHHA), 3 Home Health Cir., St. Albans. 527-7531. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - DAYTIME Meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 12:30-2 p.m. at St. James Church, 4 St. James Place, Essex Junction. This group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. Free. For more information or to register, please call Beth Jacobs at 448-1610. Sponsored by Bayada Hospice of Burlington. HEARTBEAT VERMONT Have you lost a friend, colleague or loved one by suicide? Some who call have experienced a recent loss and some are still struggling w/ a loss from long ago. Call us at 446-3577 to meet with our clinician, Jonathan Gilmore, at Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main St. All are welcome. HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

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FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. 1st & 3rd Wed. of each mo., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com.

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DUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS BURLINGTON Dual Recovery Anonymous Burlington is an independent 12-Step Group for individuals who experience a dual illness. We experience mental health challenges & a chemical dependency. We seek to apply 12-Step work to our “no fault” illnesses. Our group is open to anyone who desires recovery from mental health challenges & a chemical dependency. Please join us on Sat., at 4:30 p.m. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. Info: 861-3150.

EMPLOYMENT SEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP Feeling lost with your job hunt? Want some tips on making the process easier? Learn employment basics, find out about resources, get tips on overcoming barriers, discover new job openings, hear from guest speakers, network with community partners, share & listen. Fri., 1-2 p.m. at the Wellness Co-op, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. 492-8218, ext. 300. thewellnesscoop.org. Please email abby@ pathwaysvermont.org if you can attend.

space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Pathways Vermont, 125 College St., 2nd floor, Burlington. Info: 492-8218 ext. 104.

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quit with help from experienced counselors as well. Free four-week group sessions, free patches, gum or lozenges; service is provided by a tobacco treatment specialist. INTERSEX & TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUP 1st Tue. of each mo., 5:30 p.m. at Pride Center of Vermont This group is open to all intersex & trans people & to any discussion topics raised. It is a respectful & confidential space for socializing, support & discussion. Contact Pride Center of Vermont at 860-7812 for more information. INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder & pelvic region & urinary frequency/urgency. This is often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermontbased support group &

welcome you to email bladderpainvt@gmail. com or call 899-4151 for more information. KINDESS UNDERSTANDING ADOPTION CIRCLE (KUAC) 2nd Wed. of each mo. 6 p.m. KUAC is a peer support group where LGBTQ-identified or Allied adult members of the adoption triad (adoptees, birth parents & adoptive parents) can come together to share stories, give & receive support, & talk about feelings/thoughts related to the adoption experience in an understanding, confidential community-minded environment. Meetings are held on the 2nd Wed. of every mo. at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Pride Center of Vermont at 860-7812 or thecenter@ru12.org. Vermont Pride Center also offers social events. Our weekly e-newsletter, What’s Up, offers information on events happening around the state. Visit our website, pridecentervt.org, or call 860-7812 for

more information on upcoming events. KINDRED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS The Kindred Connections program provides peer support for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients as well as caregivers are provided with a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers. For further info, please contact sherry. rhynard@gmail.com. KNITTING & CROCHETING GROUP Noon on the 2nd & 4th Sun. of every mo. People of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, & skill levels to come together in a queer space to knit, crochet, & enjoy

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MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP Area Myeloma Survivors, Families and Caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies and a support network by participating in the group experience with people that have been though similar situations. Third Tuesday of the month, 5-6 p.m. at the New Hope Lodge on East Avenue in Burlington. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@aol.com. NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS Bennington, every Tue., 1-2:30 p.m., CRT Center, United Counseling Service, 316 Dewey St.; Burlington, every Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St. (enter from parking lot); Rutland, every Sun., 4:30-6 p.m., Rutland Mental Health Wellness Center, 78 S. Main St.; St. Johnsbury, every Thu., 6:30-8 p.m.,

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Hospital Dr.; White River Junction, last Mon. of every mo., 5:45 p.m., VA Medical Center, William A. Yasinski Buidling. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, info@namivt. org or 800-639-6480. Family Support Group meetings are for family & friends of individuals living mental illness. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live w/ out the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516 or cvana.org. Held in Burlington, Barre and St. Johnsbury. NORTHWEST VERMONT CANCER PRAYER & SUPPORT NETWORK A meeting of cancer patients, survivors & family members intended to comfort & support those who are currently suffering from the disease. 4th Mon. of every mo., 6:30-8 p.m., Essex Center United Methodist Church, Route 15, Essex. Info: brecnorton@comcast. net, 878-0468. 2nd Thu. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., St. Albans. Info: stpaulum@myfairpoint.net. 2nd Wed. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Winooski United Methodist Church, 24 W.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-step fellowship for people who identify as overeaters, compulsive eaters, food addicts, anorexics, bulimics, etc. Tue., 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, Essex Jct., 39 Main St., Rt. 15. 3rd floor (follow signs). All are welcome; meeting is open. Contact: Felicia, 777-7718.

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OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre occur every Sun., Tue. & Thu., 6-7 p.m., at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info, 863-2655. Meetings in Johnson occur every Sun., 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Johnson Municipal Building, Rte. 15 (just west of the bridge). Info, Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meetings in Montpelier occur every Fri., noon-1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info, Carol, 223-5793. Meetings in Morrisville occur every Fri., noon-1 p.m., at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356, or Debbie Y., 888-5958.

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STAFF ATTORNEY Legal Services Law Line of Vermont is looking for a full-time staff attorney. We are an innovative, nonprofit civil legal services law firm specializing in counsel, advice, pro se assistance and community education in a high-volume, telephone-based practice. Working closely with Vermont Legal Aid, we help lowincome Vermonters help themselves, applying a broad range of legal services including information, advice, review of pleadings, coaching and representation. Strong legal, writing, and communication skills, a demonstrated commitment to public-interest law, and the ability to work as part of a team are a must. Applicants must be members of the Vermont bar or committed to becoming members of the bar at the first available opportunity. Support for professional growth provided by a dynamic group of attorneys. Salary is $37,779 plus, depending on experience, with excellent fringe benefits. APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 11, 2015. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Your application should include a cover letter and resume, sent as a single PDF. Send your application by email to bwells@lawlinevt.org with the subject line “Hiring Opportunity.” Funded by the Legal Services Corporation.

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Champlain Community Services

Spring is coming, and we’re growing!

Shared Living Provider

Web Developer Brand Marketing Manager Product Manager Customer Service Representative

Support an individual with a developmental or intellectual disability in your home or in their home. A generous stipend, paid time off (respite), and comprehensive training and supports are available for providing residential support to an individual. We are currently offering variety of exciting opportunities.

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For more information contact Jennifer Wolcott, jwolcott@ccs-vt.org or 655-0511, ext. 118. Champlain Community Services 512 Troy Ave, Suite 1 Colchester, VT 05446

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VERMONT PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

VERMONT LEGISLATIVE LOBBYING SERVICES Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (“VPPSA”) seeks three-year proposals for lobbying services pertaining to Vermont legislative matters. The term of any arrangement reached pursuant to this RFP should begin no later than January 1, 2016.

VPPSA BACKGROUND VPPSA is an entity established by Vermont statute in 1979. It is what is referred to in the electric utility industry as a Joint Action Agency, and among its fundamental purposes is to enable publicly owned electric utilities to achieve efficiencies in working together while maintaining individual system autonomy. VPPSA has twelve municipal electric system members, and they are widely dispersed throughout the state. The VPPSA offices are located in Waterbury Center.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES SOUGHT Vermont is relatively unique among the states in that its municipal utilities are both vertically integrated and subject to state rate regulation. This makes it imperative that VPPSA have a strong and effective legislative presence. While the VPPSA staff Legislative and regulatory affairs representative will likely be the key VPPSA presence and legislative witness relative to specific bills that impact VPPSA, it is also critical for VPPSA and its members to have eyes and ears at the Statehouse to keep us apprised of both specific developments and general trends relative to electric utility industry matters.

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP In recent years, the VPPSA board (consisting by statute of one representative from each member system) has approved a general budget amount to be devoted to the retention of outside lobbyists. While the appropriateness of the amount in a given year will vary based on a variety of factors, that amount has in recent years been in the range of $25,000, for services that have included general bill tracking as well as consultation and assistance with respect to matters of specific interest. VPPSA is, however, open to alternative approaches in evaluating the proposals it receives.

KEY COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL As noted above, VPPSA is not insistent that a successful response to this RFP entail any

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particular approach, and creative ideas are welcomed. VPPSA would expect, however that a successful proposal embody the following: 1. significant lobbying experience at the state level; 2. a reasonably high level of knowledge of the electric utility industry in Vermont; 3. a cogent understanding of the needs and obligations of public bodies in Vermont; 4. the ability to effectively communicate and advocate with legislators, key staff and other stakeholders in a manner that transcends ideologies and party lines; 5. the ability to communicate in timely and candid fashion with key VPPSA staff as to VPPSA strategies, project outcomes on key issues and other matters as needed in the course of developing effective legislative efforts; and 6. willingness to participate in meetings as needed, including those of the VPPSA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee.

QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES Responses to this RFP are due on or before December 11, 2015. Responses, or questions before that time, should be sent to Melissa Bailey, VPPSA legislative and regulatory affairs representative, at mbailey@vppsa.com or may be mailed to her at PO Box 126 Waterbury Center, VT 05677. Thank you for your interest in this RFP. VPPSA reserves the right in its sole discretion to accept or reject any proposal received. All proposals become the property of VPPSA upon submission, and the expense of preparing and submitting a proposal is the sole responsibility of the submitting party. VPPSA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to negotiate with any qualified entity, or to cancel this RFP in whole or in part in its sole and absolute discretion. This solicitation in no way obligates VPPSA to award any contract or accept any proposal.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following nursing position:

Sous Chef Full-Time Wake Robin seeks a Sous Chef to help manage daily kitchen operations. Wake Robin provides a fine dining experience with a focus on farm to plate freshness, and a work environment that is hard to find in the restaurant industry. · · · · ·

We work from scratch, not from a box 40 percent of our produce is local/organic Innovative on-site protein butchering and smoking Manageable schedule ending in early evening, Superb kitchen facilities with excellent benefits

Our Sous Chef will have experience with menu planning, food production, safety and sanitation. Most importantly, they will lead staff in delivering a fresh, innovative, and high quality dining experience our residents have come to expect. Must have at least five years of experience as an advanced cook in a high quality restaurant/ hotel setting, demonstrated experience managing food planning and production, and strong staff leadership skills.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org.

Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, 264-5146. Wake Robin is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal opportunity employer.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following nursing position:

Case Manager/Primary Therapist

Housing Coordinator

Valley Vista, an 80-bed chemical dependency and cooccurring treatment facility, is currently seeking full-time candidates for the position of Case Manager/Primary Therapist. Primary therapists at Valley Vista assume full responsibility for patient case management and clinical treatment service delivery. Functions and services include assessment, comprehensive treatment planning, coordination and communication with managed care/ private insurance entities, discharge planning, and facilitation of individual and group therapy. Bachelor’s degree from accredited college/university and one/two years’ related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Are you interested in a job in a community mental health that involves direct service and policy discussions with community partners? Do you like networking and fostering positive relationships? This position combines the best of both worlds – individual work with mental health clients and partnering with community leaders in the housing world to provide safe and secure housing and prevent homelessness. Position also includes acting as trainer and coordinator for staff safety training. Bachelor’s degree plus experience working with people with serious mental illness required.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org.

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Hourly Registered Nurse (Home Intervention): Looking for a Registered Nurse to provide weekend professional nursing supervision and care to consumers in a community based mental health crisis facility. This Nurse will provide both psychiatric and physical assessments, communicate with on call psychiatric providers, facilitate admissions, and delegate medication administration duties to direct care staff, as well as provide clinical supervision to direct care staff. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, work well as a team member as well as function independently. This position requires applicants to be an RN with a current Vermont license to qualify.

Apply online or send your résumé to: personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601.

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REGISTERED NURSES

Apply online or send your résumé to: personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601.

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Equal opportunity employer.

Valley Vista is an EOE. To apply, please email resume to sam.lauzon@vvista.net or mail to:Samantha Lauzon Valley Vista 23 Upper Plain Bradford, VT 05033. vvista.net

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Full-Time

Full-Time Executive Chef

ACTIVITY ASSISTANT

We are seeking a dependable, friendly, creative, energetic person who works well with others and enjoys interacting with the elderly. Position includes assisting with group and individual activities and working every other weekend. Activity experience preferred.

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Central Vermont’s premier retirement community is currently searching for an Executive Chef to serve our seniors. You will be an active member of the community management team responsible for leading the culinary team in providing nutritious, high -quality meals in a gracious environment. Responsible for the total food experience, interacting with our residents and working with our management team on special events.

Contact:

Kim Marcotte kmarcotte@mayohc.org (802) 485-3161 Fax (802) 485-6307 71 Richardson Street Northfield, VT 05663 mayohc.org

Must have a clean background record. Weekends a must. We combine great pay, benefits and our best benefit, the opportunity to work among our community of residents.

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Westview Meadows 171 Westview Meadows Road (off Independence Green) Montpelier, VT. Or email to dprovost@westviewmeadows.com. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. EOE.

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Marketing/Resident Services Assistant

From seasonal work to lasting rewards.

Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier continuing care retirement community, seeks an administrative assistant to join our Marketing/ Resident Services team. The assistant serves as a primary point of contact for new and current members of our community. Duties include correspondence with new and prospective residents, coordination and scheduling of our move-in process, marketing projects including large mailings, community outreach, and public relations, and daily clerical support. Our new team member will have a bachelor’s degree in marketing or business, or a minimum of two years of related administrative experience in an office setting requiring strong attention to detail and a high degree of public interaction.

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Wake Robin offers excellent benefits, a supportive work environment, an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

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Wake Robin is an equal opportunity employer.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer – race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.

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SYSTEMS DEVELOPER II

coordinate work among state and federal agencies. They must have good written and oral communication skills. May Agency of Natural Resources be required to supervise other regional permitting team Would you enjoy working for the Vermont Agency of Natural members. For more information, contact Perry Thomas at perry. Resources and directly with the Fish & Wildlife and Forests, Job Description: thomas@vermont.gov . Reference Job ID #618066. Location: Parks and Recreation department staff, who are dedicated The Vermont Community Montpelier. Status: Full time. Application deadline: November Experienced professional sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism Loan Fund, a nonprofit to protecting and conserving our fish, wildlife, plants, and 30, 2015. financial institution, seeks & their Marketing’s trade relations habitats for thepublic people of and Vermont? The Vermont Agencyefforts. This mission-critical position a lending professional to of Natural Resources’ Information Technology Division is is designed to generate positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the help us provide economic looking for a Systems Developer II. Job responsibilities include opportunities to lownational and international marketplace. The Department Director of Communications is of Health and moderate-income professional programming, database administration, and responsible development implementation of achange proactive business Vermonters. This full-time Ready for a positive in your lifestyle? Become a Public systems analysis for work the for a department within theand Vermont position is a key member Health Nurse! The Vermont Department of Health, Agency of Natural Resources. Analysis of user requirements, outreach plan consistent with the goals and mission of the Department of St. Albans of senior management District Office is seeking a Public Health Nurse to join its team. procedures,and and problems associated automating and is involved in both Tourism Marketing aswith well as maintaining consistent communications This position provides outreach, eligibility determination, WIC processes, data analysis and reporting, and to improve existing strategic and tactical via social networking tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media clinical services, health and nutrition education to a large decision making. Primary computer systems is required. Work is performed under job responsibilities include relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted caseload of eligible families who are served in the WIC clinic the general supervision of an administrative or professional analyzing and underwriting or other community settings. In addition, this position will be supervisor.story Preferredideas candidates have experience .Net/ tourism to will regional and in national media; development of press commercial business loans, SQL Development. For more information, contact Mark Garrand responsible for the Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Prevention managing our business loan familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact lists; and at mark.garrand@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #617598. Program that focuses on surveillance of blood lead levels for portfolio, and providing support for Vermont’s public relations initiatives. Director technical assistance to Location: Montpelier. Status: Fullinternational time. Application deadline: children in Vermont, outreachThe and education for lead hazards borrowers. December 2015. will also 15, collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team in theof lead poisoned and lead poisoning, and case management Find job description We arerecruitment a motivated and hardworking office that is development of a proactive travel trade and children. business plan. This at vclf.org. Send cover community-minded and customer-focused. We are looking letter, resume and salary position will report to the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. Economic Services Division for someone who is a good listener, systems thinker, solution requirements to hr@vclf.org. We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right person focused, and a clear communicator. We offer a Monday Job Description: VCLF IS AN EQUAL to join the Economic Servicesdemonstrate Division, Burlington District Office oral and Candidates must: strong written skills; have aofBA inschedule and OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., work Experienced professional sought lead the Vermont Department Tourism as the Regional Manager. This position is an Interim positionto slated excellentof benefits, including continuing education and tuition Public Relations or related eld; a minimum fivemission-critical years of relevant work & Marketing’s public andfitrade relations efforts. This position through December 2018. As Regional Manager you arehave responsible reimbursement. You could be eligible for the Federal Nursing for oversight of thedemonstrate district includingknowledge the accuracy and timely experience; of Vermont and Vermont’s tourisminindustry. is designed tooffice generate positive tourism-related of Program. Vermont Educationcoverage Loan Repayment College the seniors in the Immediate 3v-VT Comm Loan Fund-112515.indd 1 11/23/15 12:53 PM administration of a variety of economic benefit programs. Key national and international marketplace. The Director of Communications is for this final semester of a BSN program will be considered components include evaluating district service gaps and priorities, Opening in Resume, writingfor samples and a minimum of position. three Salary references should be may negotiable. Forbusiness more information, responsible the and development and implementation of be a proactive establishing intervention strategies, coordinating service delivery Business Office Seven Days systems, staff time and community resources to best meet clients’ contact Judy Ashley at judy.ashley@state.vt.us. to plan Kitty Sweet, Vermont of Commerce andDepartment Communityof Reference outreach with theAgency goals and mission of the at Busy Auction submitted Employment Ad consistent needs. You must demonstrate a level of experience in human Job ID# 617962. Location: St. Albans. time. Facility Development, One National Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In-Status: and Full out-ofTourism and Marketing asLife well as maintaining consistent communications November service programs,26 including supervisory or program administration in Application deadline: December 2, 2015. via social networking tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media state travel will beForrequired. Salary range: - $50,000. conjunction with education. more information, email Chris Dalley $45,000 WILLISTON — We are at chris.dalley@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #618070. Location: relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted expanding our Automobile Thomas Hirchak Burlington. Status: Interim, full time. Application deadline: December Auction! We’re looking tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development of press Department of Aging and Independent Living 2, Company 2015. for an individual to fill Put your customer services skills to work—literally! Voc Rehab familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact lists; and an immediate full-time Vermont, an innovator in supporting people with disabilities supportOffice for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director Williston position who is proficient to obtain employment, is seeking an Employment Training Agency of Natural Resources with the Agency of Commerce will also collaborate executive team in the with Microsoft Office Specialist. You will provide intensive, time-limited on-and Thisdevelopment position is for a Regional Analyst withintrade the and possesses a pleasant of a Permitting proactive travel and business off-site support forrecruitment our customers to plan. gain andThis maintain Lakes and Ponds Program of DEC. Work entails outreach demeanor to join our team. position will report to the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. employment. Much of your work will be focused on delivering activities, site analyses, and compliance reviews related to Applicant must be detail one-on-one job coach support. You will work as part of a shoreland protection, lake encroachment and potentially oriented, computer savvy, dedicated team of professionals and a employers aquatic nuisance control. Specific duties include: administering Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have BA in insuring the organized, a problemsuccess of our customers in the workplace. Excellent regulatory programs, reviewing and refining regulatory solver, quick to learn, and Public Relations or related field; have a minimum of five years of relevant workoral and written communication skills are a must. Hours are on an as programs, complaint and enforcement response, providing has great customer service experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont andForVermont’s tourism industry. needed basis. more information, contact Mark Ciociola technical assistance to partners and stakeholders, coordinating skills. Cashier experience at mark.ciociola@vermont.gov. 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To apply, you must use the online job application at careers.vermont.gov. For questions related to your application, please contact the state travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services, at 855-828-6700 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer and offers an excellent total compensation package.

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DATA MANAGER

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Analyst/Programmer UNION MUTUAL OF VERMONT

Data guru who has a passion for advocacy campaigns. Techsavvy problem solver with experience using Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge, Convio Luminate and/or SQL. Activist who’s a whiz at Excel and detail oriented, if not obsessed. Vermont’s largest environmental and consumer advocacy group is looking for a tech-savvy data master who wants to apply skills and strategic sense to manage the information that powers its public interest campaigns. You’ll be the administrator for our data systems, including Raiser’s Edge, Luminate Online, and a custom SQL database. You’ll work with staff to get quality information in and out of these systems and manage the sync between systems. Queries, reports, data hygiene, and analytics are your world. Must have two-plus years CRM data admin experience, preferably Raiser’s Edge and/or Luminate; data management experience in a campaign setting highly desired; obsessive attention to detail; knowledge of SQL basics; mastery of Excel; team player; ﬂexibility and grace under pressure.

We are seeking an Analyst/Programmer to join our professional team. Position requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, knowledge of Microsoft SQL, .NET, C# and HTML coding, and strong understanding of networked and virtual environments. The primary responsibility of this position will be maintaining and supporting our applications development environment. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, three to five years of related technical experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires excellent communication and organizational skills; ability to work independently; and proven analytical/ methodical thought process. Knowledge of the insurance industry is a plus. We offer a challenging position in a professional working environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits, including health and dental insurance, pension and 401(k) plans. Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit in strict confidence a resume with cover letter to: Union Mutual of Vermont Companies Attn: Human Resources P.O. Box 158 Montpelier, VT 05601-0158

Competitive salary; employer-paid health and long-term disability insurance, employer-matching IRA or student loan repayment contributions, and four weeks of annual leave. Apply online only by December 6. Seeking to ﬁll ASAP.

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The South Burlington School District is seeking a selfmotivated professional to join our administrative team as Business Manager, with responsibility for administering, managing and maintaining the financial operations of the district. This position functions as a key adviser to the superintendent and school board in financial planning and the analysis of current programs, support systems and budgetary issues. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or a related field, with a master’s degree preferred. A minimum of five years’ experience in school finance or in management-level accounting is required. Certification by the Vermont Association of School Business Officers is preferred. To apply, please submit a resume and letter of interest detailing your qualifications for the position through schoolspring.com (search job number 2144414) or by email to dkinnon@sbschools.net. A detailed cover letter should include a demonstration of the following qualifications: • Knowledge of governmental and fund accounting • Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the administrative utilization of current data • Effective written and verbal communication skills • Exceptional collaboration, leadership and management skills • Commitment to quality and equality in public education and compatibility with district philosophy and goals. • Display lifelong learner characteristics • Ability to work both collectively and independently • Leadership of work groups or citizen groups around key financial issues

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Prisoners’ Rights Office, Montpelier. Secretarial experience and professional demeanor required; prior legal secretarial experience in the criminal field strongly preferred. Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and comfortable answering phones with a sometimes challenging clientele. Must be able to prioritize workload and work both independently and as part of a legal team. Full-time, State PG17 position with benefits. EOE.

Email resume and cover letter by Friday, 12/4, to mary.deaett@vermont.gov

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Seeking an energetic and well-organized person to fill position of Heavy Equipment Operator, a permanent, full-time, 40-hour-perweek position with seasonal overtime requirement. Individual must enjoy working outdoors in all types of weather conditions and show an attention to detail and ability to complete job duties in a timely manner. Applicant must possess a Minimum Class B CDL. Dump truck operation and snow plowing experience preferred. A full job description is available at richmondvt.gov. Click on “Documents” and then “Job Listings.” Wages are dependent upon qualifications and experience. Retirement and health benefits are available. Please send cover letter, resume and three current references to: “Equipment Operator” c/o Town Manager, P.O. Box 285, Richmond, VT 05477. First review will begin on December 4 and the position will remain open until filled. Questions for highway position may be directed to Pete Gosselin, Richmond Road Foreman, 434-2631.

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We are seeking a culinary leader who is looking for a challenging environment with great opportunity for professional growth. Qualified candidates must have several years of cooking in a high-volume kitchen, preferably sous chef experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes medical/ dental insurance, 401(k), paid time off, company discounts and more!

The Windjammer Hospitality Group Attn: Human Resources 1076 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403 EOE

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Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement (VCPI) is hiring an Administrative Coordinator! The Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement and Innovation (VCPI) is a new organization focused on sustainable practice improvement and workforce development in the Vermont Mental Health system of care. VCPI is currently seeking a part-time Administrative Coordinator. The Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of office and administrative functions on a daily basis, as well as providing administrative support to the Executive Director. The Administrative Coordinator will also assist in project and event management and marketing and communications coordination.

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The position is located in Colchester and is a grant-funded position of 25-30 hours per week, with the possibility of becoming a permanent position. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, mission-driven nonprofit organization. Please submit a cover letter and reference to s.squirrell@snhu.edu and complete the full job application at snhu.peopleadmin.com/postings/14135.

GIS PLANNER

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MORRISVILLE, VT

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The Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) is accepting applications for a GIS Planner. Responsibilities include: coordinating and supervising GIS activities and personnel, managing and implementing GIS data development and/or conversion projects; and supporting projects of non-GIS staff and member communities. The GIS Planner must be proficient with ArcGIS software and Microsoft Office applications, have excellent cartographic presentation skills, have knowledge of general land use planning principles, and possess strong customer service skills and work ethic. Applicants must be able to work both in a team environment and independently. The position requires attendance at outside meetings, including evening meetings, as well as some fieldwork. A complete job description can be viewed at lcpcvt.org. Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Planning or a closely related field and four to six years of relevant experience, preferably in regional planning. A master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience. Starting salary is commensurate with experience, ranging from $38,000 to $48,000. LCPC offers an excellent work environment and benefits. Please submit a cover letter, resume, contact information for three references, and salary requirements via email by November 30 to tasha@lcpcvt.org. For further information, contact Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, LCPC, PO Box 1637, Morrisville, VT 05661, 888-4548, ext. 105. LCPC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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FACILITY & EXHIBITS MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST ECHO seeks an experienced team player to provide building facilities and exhibit maintenance in a unique 36,000-square-foot, software-driven, LEED-certified aquarium and science center. The facilities/exhibits maintenance position provides a challenging, fast paced, diverse set of responsibilities that includes installing and maintaining high-quality museum exhibits in addition to interior and exterior building maintenance including but not limited to roofing, painting, flooring, plumbing, electrical, carpentry and masonry. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in building software management, general carpentry, plumbing, mechanical and electrical skills, and will be expected to troubleshoot facilities issues both independently and with ECHO staff. The facilities/exhibit maintenance position requires a detail-oriented, highly organized and self-motivated individual whose work is consistent with the institution’s mission of promoting and enhancing stewardship of the Lake Champlain Basin. This full-time position requires four 10-hour days, including Saturdays at an hourly rate of $17.63 and a competitive benefits package. This position reports to the director of animal care and facilities and interfaces with all members of the ECHO team to address a variety of building and exhibit maintenance needs. ECHO is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diversity. Send resume and cover letter to ECHO Job Search at jobs@echovermont.org with “Building & Exhibit Maintenance position” in the subject line. Apply by Wednesday, December 16, 2015.

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Women’s Health RN Seeking experienced Women’s Health RN for full-time position in busy OB/GYN practice. Optimal candidate would be detail oriented, able to multitask, enjoy providing patient education and possess excellent telephone triage skills. Preferred candidate is comfortable using a PC and has some experience with electronic health record systems. Position requires direct patient care as well as performing telephone triage and nonstress tests. Interested candidates should email reason for interest along with resume to jobs@maitriobgyn.com.

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CENTRAL VERMONT ABUSE SERVICES Central VermontSUBSTANCE Substance Abuse Services is a nonprofit organization located in Berlin, VT, providing providing substance is a nonprofi t organization located in Berlin, substance abuse services to central Vermont residents. The range of services abuse services to central Vermont residents. The range of services provided includes outpatient, intensive outpatient intervention, provided includes outpatient, intensive outpatient intervention, education, prevention, intervention, and treatment services. education, prevention, andavailable: treatment services. We have theintervention, following positions

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Constituent advocate position in Burlington, Vt., office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. We are seeking an energetic, organized, dedicated individual to join hardworking staff in Burlington. Constituent advocacy work involves helping make government, especially federal agencies, work for individual Vermonters. Requirements include excellent written and oral communication skills, knowledge of government programs, computer experience, ability to work with others and desire to help people with a variety of problems.

Previous advocacy work, legal or paralegal training, and interest and knowledge about government programs is preferred. Full-time position, 40 hours per week. Mail, fax or email cover letter and resume by December 1 to: Kelley Goulette Office of Senator Bernie Sanders 1 Church St., 3rd Floor Burlington, VT 05401 FAX: 802-860-6370 Email: kelley_goulette@sanders.senate.gov (Please note: if emailing your application please include “CONSTITUENT ADVOCATE POSITION” in the subject line) No phone inquiries, please.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is a not-for-profit community mental health center. We provide a wide variety of support and treatment opportunities for children, adolescents, families and adults living with the challenges of mental illness, emotional and behavioral issues, and developmental disabilities. These services are both office- and community-based through outreach. The range of services offered includes prevention and wellness, assessment and stabilization, and 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week emergency response.

Our current openings include: • Residential and Community Support Specialist

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We are proud to offer our employees a comprehensive package of benefits including generous paid sick, vacation and holiday leave; medical, dental and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; an employee assistance program; and a 403(b) retirement account. Most positions require a valid driver’s license, a good driving record and access to a safe, insured vehicle.

To learn more about current job opportunities or read our complete job descriptions, please visit our website, wcmhs.org. Apply through our website or send your resume to personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601. Equal Opportunity Employer 7-WCMHSlist112515.indd 1

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The Vermont Network is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Project Attorney for its Legal Assistance to Victims Project. This 40-hour-per-week position, which is situated at our offices in Montpelier, offers a competitive salary and benefit package, and the opportunity to work in a dynamic, supportive work environment on important social change issues. The LAV Project Attorney’s primary focus is to provide representation to victims of domestic and sexual violence; provide outreach to the LGBTQ community about the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Project and to provide education to LAV Project attorneys on how to represent victims of sexual and domestic violence and specifically LGBTQ legal issues.

The Regional Educational Television Network (RETN) is looking for a motivated professional with a passion for community media to join our team as a part-time Production Technician. If you enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues and community members, have enthusiasm for your work, possess strong writing skills, are a great problem solver, and have video production and editing experience, we want to hear from you.

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The Vermont Network seeks and supports a multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural work place for the benefit of our organization, our work and our movement to end gender-based violence. We strongly encourage applicants from racially or ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ communities and individuals with disabilities to apply. Send an application packet that includes a cover letter and resume to michele@vtnetwork.org by the close of business on December 5, 2015.

This is a 20-hour-a-week position that requires evening and some weekend work. Compensation is commensurate with experience. If you are interested in joining the RETN team please mail your resume to:

Jess Wilson, Director of Production RETN PO Box 4494 Burlington, VT 05406 or email careers@retn.org. If available, please include examples of recent video work. Please, no phone calls. RETN is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, national origin, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

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Please apply at http://humanresources.vermont.gov/ careers by December 2, 2015. Reference Job Posting ID: #617967

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITI is a global design-build and consulting engineering firm seeking an individual for our Burlington location who will support our engineering and administrative departments in its efforts to produce, organize, and distribute documents and data. Primary Duties: assist in general admin tasks (answering phones, copying, filing, organizing, and expediting information); organize/maintain electronic/hardcopy documents in online storage site and office library; assist in monitoring and reconciling personnel time and expense reports; assist staff in managing project documents; manage calendars of firm’s personnel, coordinate meetings, and assist in travel logistics; other admin tasks as needed. Qualifications: High School Diploma with one to four years of clerical experience, strong organizational skills, attention to detail and excellent written/verbal communication skills; strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) required. Adobe Acrobat skills a plus. Please send resume and references to

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following clinician positions in our Center for Counseling and Psychology Services:

Community Support Clinician for Trauma Programs A full-time office- and community-based position with benefits, designed to serve adults, children and families whose lives have been impacted by trauma. The Community Support Clinician provides assessment and treatment resource coordination to help clients develop stabilization skills and establish emotional and psychological safety in the broader context of their lives. Trauma treatment services are team-oriented and collaborative with clients and other providers; they may include individual and group modalities integrated with appropriate resources available within the agency and/or wider community. Must be willing to work some evening hours. Master’s-level clinician with knowledge of the effects of trauma and experience working with populations impacted by trauma required. Experience working in home-based settings helpful.

To learn more or to read our complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org. Apply online or send your resume to personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601. Equal opportunity employer. 7-WCMHS-clinicians-111115.indd 1

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Property Manager Established firm seeks experienced person to manage senior living community in Chittenden County. This position is part-time, 25 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Job requires excellent people and communication skills, as well as experience with Excel, Word and Word Perfect. Property management experience preferred. Salary negotiable. Please forward cover letter and resume by email to Stephanie Casavant, Vice President, Coburn & Feeley Property Management, at scasavant@coburnfeeley.com

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follow us for the newest: twitter.com/SevenDaysJobs Looking for change? The Rutland Area VNA & Hospice, a nationally recognized 4-Star Home healthcare agency, shifts is looking for a registered Immediate weekend available nurse to work full-time Tuesday through Saturday. Come join one of only two four-star and 2015 Home Care 1/10/11 As a full-time nurse at RAVNAH, you will work with a team2x1-twitterCMYK.indd 1 Elite home health care agencies in Vermont. of dedicated, compassionate nurses, therapists and other clinical providing one care to patients in their The VNAstaff & Hospice ofone theon Southwest Region, including homes. the Rutland Area VNA and Hospice, the Bennington Area EMPOWERING SENIORS The ideal candidateand willthe have a desire to VNA learnand the Hospice exciting VNA and Hospice, Dorset Area AND CAREGIVERS and challenging world of home health nursing. is looking for Home Health Aides to work weekends out New grads are welcome to apply as there is extensive of our Rutland and Bennington offices. In this weekend Central Vermont Council on Aging is an innovative training prior to working independently. position, you will be working regularly scheduled eight to agency dedicated to quality elder services in For more information or to apply e-mail or call Harry Snyder central Vermont. We are currently seeking 10 hour shifts Saturdays (802) and Sundays. at hlsnyder@ravnah.org; 770-1510.

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at Berlin Clinic (VT 05641): full-time dispensing nurse for daily medication dispensing and to work as part of a treatment team for our MedicationAssisted Treatment program. 5v-RutlandAreaVNA-111815.indd 1 11/13/15 Great benefits. VT LPN or RN certification/licensure required. Apply: Supervising Dispensing Nurse, 300 Granger Road, Berlin, VT 05641; or fax to 223-2235; or email to City Market seeks an experienced HR professional to join disp_jobs@baartprograms.com. our team as our Director of Human Resources. The Director EOE. oversees the entire HR department and works closely with managers and all staff to create and maintain a culture of respect, accountability, confidentiality and great working 2v-BAART-111815.indd 1 11/16/15 11:02 AM relationships. From managing the labor relations process to overseeing the administration of employee benefits and compensation as well as monitoring and facilitating the Supply Chain Manager process of hiring/recruiting, training and development, City Alpine SnowGuards and sister company, Market’s Director of Human Resources is integral to ensuring EcoFasten Solar, seek a detail oriented indiindi vidual with strong supply chain management that through our practices we attract and hire the best experience. The Supply Chain Manager would be required to: analyze and plan the inﬂow of candidates for all positions. The Director of HR is an integral all raw materials and ﬁnished goods, manage part of our leadership team, especially as we look to beyond all inventory, evaluate and select all outsourced production, and manage and direct our downtown location. all purchasing.

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Full job description available on our website. The ideal candidate will have an educational background in business admin and/or supply chain management, experience in a manufacturing environment, and demonstrated experience managing people. Full time, 40 hours/week, M- F 8:00- 4:30 Competitive beneﬁt package and wages based upon experience. Please apply by mail: Alpine SnowGuards, 289 Harrel Street, Morrisville, VT 05661, by fax: 802-888-9326 or by e-mail: karen@alpinesnowguards.com Equal Opportunity Employer

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The successful applicant will have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, strong supervision skills, knowledge of Vermont social services organizations, supervision and grants management experience, and a working knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word and Outlook.

Development and Communications Director Reporting to the Executive Director, the Development and Communications Director will lead the organization’s fundraising and outreach efforts by creating and implementing a comprehensive development and communications plan. The successful applicant will have a bachelor’s degree; excellent communications skills utilizing a multimedia approach; development experience including grant writing, events, planned giving, donor relations and database management and a working knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word and Outlook. For more information, visit our website at cvcoa.org. Salary is based on experience and includes a generous benefits package.

More information and online application at citymarket.coop/jobs.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to jobs@cvcoa.org by December 1.

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Lead the IT team in a social service agency that helps more than 16,000 Vermonters each year! Seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as Director of Information Technology for the IT team of nine whose responsibility is to provide and maintain a secure, reliable, highperforming and supportive IT infrastructure for 1,500 staff at 63 plus locations. Must be adept and proactive in continuous needs assessment processes and continuous improvement in IT while maintaining daily operations, executing projects and balancing competing demands for resources. Minimum bachelor’s degree required, preferably in information systems or related field. Come join our team! Job ID 2974

Seeking compassionate, hardworking individual to function as an employment advocate for adults with mental health challenges and some co-occurring substance use challenges. Responsibilities include managing the Odd Jobs program, which involves supervising a group of clients in a variety of work settings and providing recoveryfocused supports and service coordination for a small case load. This position requires someone who is well organized, dependable, and ready to lead a team. Ideal candidates will have a BA in a related field as well as two years’ experience working with this population. Come join our team! Job ID 2957

Systems Engineer

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The IT Systems Engineer develops, installs, deploys, tests, configures and optimizes IT host systems used by the agency. Position is responsible for monitoring system performance, resolving technical problems and improving the overall operational readiness of a company’s IT systems. Must have prior responsibility for hosting environment using products similar to Microsoft, VMWare, EqualLogic, Barracuda Backup, etc. Knowledge of/experience with VMWare servers and desktops highly desirable. Excellent benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, as well as generous paid time off! Job ID 2923

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Are you concerned about the opioid epidemic that is ravaging our state? Want to work in a fast-paced environment with a multidisciplinary team of enthusiastic and caring professionals?

Have you experienced mental health treatment? Do you want to support others through recovery from mental health crisis? Join the collaborative Stabilization, Treatment and Recovery Team (START) as a Substitute Community Recovery Specialist. Draw on personal experience to provide face-to-face peer contact with clients in their homes or in the community. Help them develop skills and supports necessary to avoid hospitalization, minimize police contact and maintain stability. As a sub you’ll work variable hours and a flexible schedule. Excellent opportunity for individual seeking intermittent work or as a stepping stone to regular opportunities on the team. See details and refer to job ID 2880

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Autism Interventionist

Looking for an interesting profession? Join Howard Center to work with children ages 2-21 years with autism-spectrum disorders. Provide intensive behavioral intervention services in public schools, homes and community settings. Training and ongoing supervision provided. Excellent professional development opportunity. Transportation is required. Bachelor’s degree and some experience with children and/ The Chittenden Clinic at Howard Center offers opportunities or special needs necessary. Full-time position with excellent benefits for employment and development across many disciplines, package including health, dental and life insurance as well as generous paid time off. Come join our team! Job ID 1376 including immediate openings for nurses, laboratory technicians, security, case management, counseling and DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES social work, administration, and leadership. Opportunities for growth/advancement. On our Careers website, enter Intensive Community Support Worker - Floater search term “Chittenden Clinic.”

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Community Case Manager Seeking compassionate, hardworking individual to provide case management and recovery-focused community support to adults with mental health challenges and some co-occurring substance use challenges. This position includes supportive counseling and service coordination and requires someone who is well organized and dependable. Ideal candidates will have a BA in a related field as well as two years’ experience working with this population. Supervision toward licensure available. Excellent benefits package including health, dental and life insurance, as well as generous paid time off. Come join our team! Job ID 2909

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Do you want to join the Howard Center team? Intensive Community Support Workers provide community-based specialized one-to-one support and opportunities to multiple clients who possess a range of intellectual disabilities. Patience, relationship-building skills, and boundary-setting are necessary skills for this position, as some individuals you will work with have challenging behaviors. Others may require assistance with personal care. At least three years of experience in human services, or a combination of education and experience. Candidates must have a vehicle and driver’s license. Full-time position with excellent benefits! DS Job ID# 2962

For more information, please visit howardcentercareers.org. Applicants needing assistance or an accommodation in completing the online application should feel free to contact Human Resources at 488-6950 or hrhelpdesk@howardcenter.org.

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Addison County law firm seeks part-time Administrative Assistant for general administrative support. Please reply with cover letter, resume and references to bonnie@ brennanpundersonlaw.com or send to PO Box 8 Monkton, VT 05469.

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Logistics Specialist Alpine SnowGuards and sister company, EcoFasten Solar, seek a detail oriented indiindi vidual to coordinate and manage the flow of all out-sourced finished goods. This individual will be required to manage and provide analysis of of all aspects of domestic and oversees parts procurement. This position would also include 3rd party logistics management and customs processes oversight when applicable. Full job description available on our website. The ideal candidate will have an educational background in business admin. and/or supply chain management, experience in a manufacturing environment, and excellent communication and computer skills. Full time, 40 hours/week, M- F 8:00- 4:30 Competitive benefit package and wages based upon experience. Please apply by mail: Alpine SnowGuards, 289 Harrel Street, Morrisville, VT 05661, by fax: 802-888-9326 or by e-mail: karen@alpinesnowguards.com Equal Opportunity Employer

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SKI TECHNICIANS, BOOT FITTERS, SKI TUNERS and SALES STAFF. Experience preferred. Strong skiing background and equipment knowledge required. Competitive salary, season pass and industry discounts. 1726 Sugarbush Access Rd., Warren, VT 05674 802-583-1763

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Blodgett Oven Company is hiring the following FULL-TIME positions:

MIG Pipe Welders / TIG Welders Material Handler / Forklift Operator Mfg. Assemblers / Spotwelder /General Helpers Starting pay range: $15 - $18 Must be flexible, a self-starter and have related experience. Blodgett offers a supportive environment, competitive pay, health, dental and vision plans, 401k and life insurance. Email or mail resume/cover letter to Lynn Wolski, Director of H.R.: employment@blodgett.com. Blodgett Ovens • 44 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401

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SPIRITS SALES REP Southern Wine & Spirits of New England, Inc., a leading wine and spirits broker, is looking for a spirits sales representative for the Killington/south territory. If you are interested in applying, please go to southernwine.jobs and apply to job requisition 00010538 Southern VT Spirits Sales Representative. Southern Wine & Spirits is an equal opportunity employer.

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Immediate opening for a Delivery Driver/ Equipment Installer. Please review job requirements and download an application and submit with resume from: kittredgeequipment.com Careers > Williston, VT

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT Turtle Fur is seeking an energetic, detail-oriented and passionate individual to join our Creative Team. The Product Development Assistant is responsible for working with our designers to bring our products to life from design intent to manufactured product, while ensuring that quality and company standards are met and maintained. Ability to communicate clearly about product details and maintaining accurate records on products is essential. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Translate designs to specification sheets under guidance of designers 4:44 PM

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS Woodbine Senior Living, LLC, is one of the fastest growing, premier assisted living property management companies in the country. We are always searching for talented individuals to join our team. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all seniors we serve. REQUIREMENTS • Passion for working with seniors. • The ability to problem solve for families. • A desire to contribute to a community with seniors. RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop community relationships. • Build and retain strong referral sources. • Create sales and marketing leads. • Ability to close sales leads. • Achieve and maintain occupancy goals.

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Lisaius Marketing, an award-winning, full-service brand and marketing agency, is looking for the right person to bring a passion for design to a wide variety of brands. We focus on doing the job right every time—and so do you.

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You have a minimum of 3 years’ of graphic design and branding experience on a variety of platforms (print, web, social media, and all other things digital). You’re not afraid to tackle any part of a project—from concept, copy and production through delivery. You’re highly organized, detail oriented and equally comfortable working in a team environment or independently. Extensive knowledge of Adobe CS is a must. Email us your résumé, cover letter and samples of your best work to: jobs@lisaius.com. We offer a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vacation time and a 401K plan. No phone calls please. 337 COLLEGE ST. BURLINGTON, VT 05401 WWW.LISAIUS.COM

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DEVELOPER BURLINGTON Join Housing Vermont’s Real Estate Development team in Burlington as a Developer. The Developer position is responsible for predevelopment activities including assessment of design, permitting and financing feasibility. The Developer manages a project from inception to construction closing and is responsible for all financial packaging of the transaction. The Developer reports to the vice president of development. The full-time Developer position requires a bachelor’s degree and post-graduate work or professional training in a relevant field. Experience in real estate development, preferably in affordable rental housing development; demonstrated experience in financial analysis; experience with legal documents used in development; familiarity with applicable housing programs, state and local permitting process; advanced Excel skills. For a full position description, please email jobs@hvt.org. Please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements by December 11 to: Housing Vermont 123 St Paul Street Burlington VT 05401 Attn: Kathy Beyer Email: jobs@hvt.org EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) has an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to play a meaningful role in protecting and enhancing Vermont’s lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers. We are hiring a Water Program Director to oversee VNRC’s work on the implementation and enforcement of Vermont’s water quality laws, including recently enacted legislation to clean up Lake Champlain and the 2008 Groundwater Protection Act; initiate new programs and projects to protect the state’s water resources; advance related legislation in Vermont’s statehouse; participate in targeted litigation; and work closely with our Forests and Wildlife, Energy and Climate Action, and Sustainable Communities Programs on an integrated approach to meeting the challenges facing Vermont’s environment and communities in an era of climate change. The successful candidate should have a minimum of four years experience in resource management, environmental law (especially working knowledge of the Clean Water Act), engineering or a related field. In addition, the candidate must be self-directed and have excellent writing and presentation skills; the ability to work collaboratively in a busy work environment; a practical understanding of the Clean Water Act and hydrologic systems and processes; a passion for Vermont and protecting its environment; and a belief that individuals working together can affect positive change. A law degree or advanced degree in a related technical, engineering or scientific field is strongly preferred. Starting salary is commensurate with experience. Email a letter of interest, resume, three references and salary requirements to VNRC’s executive director at bshupe@vnrc.org. More information about VNRC and the Water Program is available at vnrc.org. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, December 23, 2015. VNRC IS AN EOE.

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CCS is a growing, not for profit human service organization with a strong emphasis on employee and consumer satisfaction.

Community Inclusion Facilitators We are currently offering several benefitted part time positions supporting folks in the community and at their workplace. This is an excellent job for applicants entering human services as well as those looking to continue their work with people. We would love to have you here during this exciting time of growth! If you are interested in joining our supportive team and making an impact on the lives of others, send your leter of interest and resume to Karen Ciechanowicz, staff@ccs-vt.org.

Champlain Community Services 512 Troy Avenue Colchester, VT 05446.

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Requires a master’s in mental health counseling, psychology, family and marriage counseling or social work with a minimum of one year of mental health counseling experience. Strong team player with polished diplomatic skills and clinical license important. Competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Please apply at http://humanresources.vermont.gov/ careers by December 2, 2015. Reference Job Posting IDs: Barre: #617968 Brattleboro: #617972 Burlington: #617969 Rutland: #617970 St. Johnsbury: #617971

(802) 655-0511. ccs-vt.org

Make a difference! Our public/private nonprofit Employee Assistance Program provides short-term solution-focused counseling to help fellow working Vermonters – from CEOs to front line staff – manage life’s daily challenges, from work stressors to family issues. We also help our less fortunate neighbors connect with services they need to become successful and obtain work. Join our exciting team and make a difference! We’re growing rapidly and are now hiring positions full-time in Burlington, Barre and Rutland, and half-time in St. J. and Brattleboro.

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Energy Analyst/Consultant Energy Futures Group, a small clean-energy consulting firm located in Hinesburg, seeks a qualified research analyst or consultant to join our growing team. The successful candidate will embrace a strong personal commitment to clean energy and have strong analytical, writing and communication skills. We are looking for someone who is able to work independently on multiple projects and is able to present findings and results clearly and persuasively. Excellent analytical skills with a strong facility with quantitative analysis techniques and familiarity with Excel, along with the ability to see both the “forest” and the “trees” is critical. Previous work experience with energy efficiency and/or renewable energy is a plus, but not required.

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The Burlington Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Office (Section 8) is seeking a full-time, qualified individual for its fast-paced office. S/he will be responsible for answering all BHA incoming calls, provide primary coverage for the front desk, prepare packets for landlords and tenants and assist staff with various duties. The successful candidate must have computer and strong interpersonal skills and be able to work as a team member. Minimum qualifications: Associate’s degree in business, public administration, or other related field. Formal education may be substituted by extensive previous administrative experience. BHA offers a competitive salary and excellent benefit package. No inquires in person or by phone. Please send resume and cover letter to: Claudia Donovan Director of Rental Assistance Programs Burlington Housing Authority 65 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 Or by email to cdonovan@burlingtonhousing.org. The Burlington Housing Authority is an equal opportunity employer.

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The Administrative Assistant will perform a variety of administrative tasks and activities in support of our project team located in Montpelier.

The Director of Case Managers has administrative responsibility for all aspects of the program. This includes the clinical direction of the program to ensure continued development of clinical methods and trainings as applicable to case management. Direct supervision of staff, some direct clinical services, and on-call weekend availability is also required. Master’s degree in a Human Service field with a minimum of three years’ experience in clinical work with the psychiatrically disabled required. Some administrative experience and licensure required.

Responsibilities: • Management of shipping and tracking of materials • Procurement and management of office supplies and equipment inventory • Coordinate occasional events, meetings, and presentations • Arrange travel and accommodations • Assist employees with general office duties • Maintain appearance of project space

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Want to do meaningful work with a great team? Good at thinking on your feet, problem solving and being creative? Interested in mental health? Recovery-oriented individual sought to provide case management to adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses. This is a fast-paced outreach position that includes supportive counseling, service coordination, skills teaching, benefits support, and advocacy. Requires someone who is compassionate, creative, well organized, honest, dependable, and strength based, and has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in related field and a minimum of one year experience. Supervision toward mental health licensure offered.

Employment Requirements: • Current or past enrollment in business administration coursework Microsoft Office • Strong organizational skills • Excellent written and verbal communication • Able to multitask

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org.

Compensation: • A competitive wage will be provided. Please apply online at fastenterprises.com/opportunities.html

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to join our growing childcare team! Email resumes to krista@ leapsvt.com, or call 879-0130.

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One year, six months and 12 days ago, BONNIE POGINY’s husband handed her the key to an old carriage house in Orleans village. “He totally surprised me,” Poginy recalls. Then the couple spent the next year and a half planning, cleaning, renovating and hiring Carriage House Café & Grill’s blueberry-stuffed waffles their way to a restaurant. When the CARRIAGE HOUSE CAFÉ & GRILL

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opened at 27 Water Street last week, it fulfilled an enduring dream for the Northeast Kingdom native. Poginy grew up in a restaurant — her mother ran Coventry’s MARTHA’S DINER for years, and her sister continues to oversee the griddle there — and had long wanted to open her own. But the right combination of location, timing and financial means took a while to present itself. Though the Carriage House serves breakfast and lunch seven days a week, Poginy’s menu is decidedly more formal than the one at Martha’s. The restaurant is also open for dinner Thursday through Saturday, and co-chefs

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calendar MEN’S GROUP: A supportive environment encourages socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices. Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694.

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MEDICINE BUDDHA PUJA: A healing practice helps Vermonters address illness on personal and interpersonal levels. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $13. Info, 540-8300.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Folks develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955. TURNON BURLINGTON: Communication games encourage participants to push past comfort zones and experience deep connections. OneTaste Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, cj@onetasteburlington.us.

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‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: Stunning aerial shots and narration by Harrison Ford propel this 2D and 3D salute to the marvels of modern air travel. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:45 a.m. & 1:45 & 3:45 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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BRIDGE CLUB: Strategic players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.

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DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: Melissa Ham-Ellis guides students through a series of stretching and strengthening movements. No dance experience is required. Fusion 802 Dance, South Burlington, 7:158:15 p.m. $15. Info, 444-0100.

MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: Give your brain a break at a midweek “om” session followed by tea and conversation. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136. MINDFULNESS CLASS: Dogma-free meditative techniques lead to peace, joy and freedom. Exquisite Mind Studio, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 735-2265. MORNING FLOW YOGA: Start your day with a grounding and energizing class for all levels. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186. NIA WITH LINDA: World music and movements drawn from martial, dance and healing arts inspire folks to find their own paths to fitness. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. $14. Info, 372-1721. POSTNATAL REHAB: Babies are welcome at a class aimed at strengthening the areas most compromised during pregnancy. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $15. Info, 829-0211. PRENATAL BALLET BARRE: Expectant mothers in all trimesters stay strong and fit. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $15. Info, 829-0211. PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: Moms-to-be prepare their bodies for labor and delivery. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 12:15-1:15 p.m. $15. Info, 829-0211. PUSH-UPS IN THE PARK: Fitness fanatics get a sweat on at a fast and furious workout that benefits local charities. Oakledge Park, Burlington, 6-7 a.m. $5-15. Info, 658-0949. R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

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Going to the farthest reaches of the world, the biggest names in skiing and riding pursue an adventure like no other on the most unforgiving snowy summits. Yep — as always, Warren Miller’s latest film promises to be epic. Called Chasing Shadows, it slides into local theaters this week to amp audiences up about the snow season ahead. Athletes such as JT Holmes, Seth Wescott and Caroline Gleich tackle mighty mountain ranges in Alaska, Switzerland, Japan and beyond, and the helicopter drops, vertical playgrounds and pristine powder provide an adrenaline kick sure to counteract that lingering turkey coma.

WARREN MILLER’S ‘CHASING SHADOWS’ Saturday, November 28, 7 p.m., at Snowshed Conference Center, Killington Resort. $15. Info, 422-6898; Saturday, November 28, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., at Lebanon Opera House in N.H. $21. Info, 603-448-0400. lebanonoperahouse.org; and Wednesday, December 2, 8 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $18. Info, 382-9222. townhalltheater.org

NOV.25 & 27-29, DEC.1 & 2 | THEATER Under My Umbrella Made famous by the 1964 Disney classic, Mary Poppins is everyone’s dream babysitter. After all, “She glides through the skies like an umbrella-powered stealth bomber, ever ready to dump her cargo of good advice on unsuspecting households,” writes the New York Times. The wonderfully wise English nanny defies expectations and gravity in Northern Stage’s high-flying production — the largest show in the company’s history. Charming songs such as “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee” are sprinkled through the family-friendly tale like spoonfuls of sugar, sweetly reminding audiences of the magic all around.

‘MARY POPPINS’ Wednesday, November 25, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 29, 2 p.m.; Tuesday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, December 2, 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m., at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction. See website for future dates. $15-65. Info, 296-7000. northernstage.org

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an Deacon marches to the beat of his own … audience. With a reputation for bizarre and experimental electronic music, his live shows step outside the box — and often off the stage. Performing at floor level, Deacon — taking a quick break from touring with Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips — has been known to pass around instructions for required crowd participation, ranging from games of musical chairs to cellphone song serenades. Of his 2015 album Gliss Riffer, Pitchfork asks, “Is this rave music for the DIY-house-show set? Avant-garde electronica? Performance art? Minimalism? Maximalism?” All we know is, it’s fun.

DAN DEACON Tuesday, December 1, 8 p.m., at ArtsRiot in Burlington. $15-18. Info, 540-0406. artsriot.com

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Bollywood films are famous for their song-anddance numbers, melodramatic love triangles and daredevil physicality. Traveling stage spectacular The Journey to Mystic India embraces those hallmarks while also serving up a helping of history. Dancers sparkling in sequined saris act out fascinating tales from Indian mythology, taking audiences of all ages on a tour of the culturally rich country. “A magical mystical merger of old and new, East and West,” according to the Morning Call, the show charts the transition from ancient to modern India with high-energy acrobatics, special effects and that irrepressible Bollywood joy.

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ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dancefitness phenomenon for all experience levels. Vergennes Opera House, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

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HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: Locals fill their totes with a wide variety of fine gifts. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-9878.

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HIGHGATE FALL STORY TIME: Budding bookworms share read-aloud tales, wiggles and giggles with Mrs. Liza. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

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RUTLAND DEATH CAFÉ: Folks meet for a conversation about death, aimed at accessing a fuller life. Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 353-6991.

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‘MARY POPPINS’: A drab family gets a visit from a magical nanny in this beloved musical presented by Northern Stage. See calendar spotlight. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-65. Info, 296-7000.

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COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER: Neighbors rub elbows over a spread of turkey and all the fixings. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister for delivery. Info, 229-9151. GOBBLE GOBBLE WOBBLE 5K FUN RUN: Funny costumes are encouraged at this annual 3.1-mile dash. Stratton Mountain Resort, 9-11 a.m. $35-55. Info, 800-787-2886.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC 12v-ClubKarib112515.indd 1 11/19/15 3:17 PM ADVENTURE’: A doliGOBBLE WOBBLE TURKEY TROT 5K chorhynchops braves RUN/WAK: Athletes history’s most work up an appetite dangerous oceans for Thanksgiving in a National dinner during this Geographic annual race. Barre Studios 2D Congregational and 3D movie. Church, 9:30Northfield 11:30 a.m. Savings Bank $15-20. Info, Theater: 476-3065. A National Geographic SWEETWATERS Experience, ECHO THANKSGIVING: AT BURLINGTON Leahy Center for The Church Street November Lake Champlain, restaurant serves Burlington, 10:45 up a hot, homemade NOV SHOP SMALL PASSPORT a.m. & 12:45 & 2:45 meal to community FR U 23-29 Support local businesses and win! I E .2 p.m. $3-5 plus regular 7| members. A coat drive US M HO MON 30 CIDER MONDAY admission, $10.50-13.50; NE LID beginning at 9 a.m. provides UR AY Enjoy a free cup of hot apple cider, B L ALL DAY | DE free for kids 2 and under. Info, SHE CK T winter attire to those in need. our way of thanking you for choosing Y OF HE HAL L S | CO URTES 864-1848. to shop local. Sweetwaters, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-9800. STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing December plots unfold into projects for kids up to age 6 and TURKEY TROT 5K: Runners, joggers and walkers their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, find their footing on paved and grass paths. No THU 3 STEPHEN CRAMER: A LITTLE 10-11:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. pets, please. UVM Gutterson Fieldhouse, South 7PM THYME & A PINCH OF RHYME Burlington, registration, 10 a.m.; race, 11 a.m. $5-10 Celebrate the launch of this lyrical TODDLER TIME: Puzzles, puppets, art supplies cookbook. Ticketed event. or a nonperishable food donation. Info, turkeytrot@ and books entertain tots ages 4 and under. St. gmaa.net. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, SAT 5 MEET THE GRINCH! 748-8291. 2PM Bring a camera to get your photo taken, and grow your heart three sizes by bringing montréal a nonperishable donation for the food shelf. language ‘BUTCHER’: See WED.25. BOOKAPALOOZA: SUN 6 BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students SOLOS FESTIVAL: See WED.25. AN EVENING OF RAPID REVIEWS 6PM build a foundation in reading, speaking and writEnjoy light fare, refreshments, and an ing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 evening of festivities while booksellers provide inspired recommendations for the p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. gift giving season. RSVPs recommended for INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SPANISH this free event. CONVERSATION GROUP: Language learners hone bazaars Ticketed events are $3 per person, and come their skills en español with instructor Maigualida with a $5 coupon good toward the purchase PUTNEY CRAFT TOUR: Art lovers embark on a Gomez. Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, of a book by the featured author. back-roads studio tour that highlights 26 area Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. artists. See putneycrafts.com for details. Various Putney locations, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, montréal November 387-4032. ‘BUTCHER’: Staged by the Centaur Theatre

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FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.

dance

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: WALTZ: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples. No partner or experience required. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-9:30 p.m. $6-14. Info, 862-2269.

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ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: A movement session with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires joy, transformation and divine connections. Christ Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010. ‘THE JOURNEY TO MYSTIC INDIA’: Music, dancing and acrobatics make for a spectacular evening of Bollywood entertainment. See calendar spotlight. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe, 3 & 7 p.m. $20-48. Info, 760-4634. OPEN-LEVEL IMPROVISATION: Structured prompts, imagery and partnering forge adaptive problem-solving skills in movement. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $12. Info, 363-5544.

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the illumination of 250,000 lights. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7253. HORSE-DRAWN WAGON RIDES: Locals see the sights of the Capital City from this old-time mode of transportation. City Center, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604. PLATTSBURGH’S ‘THE NUTCRACKER’: North Country Ballet Ensemble floats across the stage in this holiday classic about a young girl’s magical Christmas Eve dream. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $10-18. Info, 518-572-1224.

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COMMUNITY HATHA YOGA: Students move at their own pace in a gentle, reflective workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 5:15-6:15 p.m. $6. Info, 683-4918. MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.25.

WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: Revelers bask in the glow of illuminated snowflakes, trees and delicately hanging decorations. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10.5013.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

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EEF: Reuniting after a 20-year hiatus, the local trio doles out an indie-, punk- and folk-infused set. Astrocat and the Mountain Says No open. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 540-0406.

seminars

KNOW THYSELF: PATHWORK GROUP: Participants in this six-week series explore the many layers of the self through guided meditation, journaling and the Pathwork teaching. Union Station, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 279-9144.

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writing OPENING TO WINTER: A GROUP FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS: Winter is the “turning inside time.” Yet it is also the time to tell sacred stories. In this group we will journey into winter together, opening to the healing possibilities of turning within, exploring the many nuances of this sacred dark time and sharing our art, writing, or music. Preregistration required. Instructed by Jennie Kristel,

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handler Center for the Arts has been at the heart of Randolph, literally and figuratively, for more than 100 years. Located midway along the town’s picturesque Main Street, the Chandler hosts an enviable series of concerts, plays and art exhibits, as well as the annual CelticQuébécois-themed New World Festival. But the familiar institution will take on some new directions along with its newly hired director: Katie Trautz, cofounder of Montpelier’s Summit School of Traditional Music & Culture. Over its long tenure, the Chandler has had its ups and downs. It was built in 1907 by communications baron Albert B. Chandler, who donated the structure to Randolph’s Bethany Church. In its early years, the Chandler hosted entertainments such as silent films and operas. The Great Depression contributed to a long period of disuse, and, in 1947, the building was sold to the Town of Randolph for $1. It continued to sit empty for two more decades, before community boosters launched a turnaround. Since then, the Chandler’s stock has risen steadily, especially under

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the 16-year tenure of director Becky McMeekin. She helped a tiny arts organization grow into the vibrant community resource it is today. Her departure in 2014 created some minor bumps, as did that of her successor, Kurt Thoma, who left the Chandler for “personal reasons” after less than a year as director. Enter Katie Trautz, a fiddler, guitarist, singer and songwriter whose commitment to the arts extends well beyond performance. In 2007, just out of college, Trautz collaborated with central

Vermont musician Rebecca Singer to found the Summit School, which presents concerts, workshops and other music programming to players across the region. As the school’s director, Trautz had recently begun collaborating with the Chandler. When its director position opened up, she decided to accept an offer for an interview — but not necessarily because she wanted the job. “I was interested in creating a partnership with the Chandler, and when

I came to the interview, that’s what I wanted to talk about,” says Trautz. “The idea of getting the job hadn’t really crossed my mind. I thought it would be a great way to meet the board, and I thought maybe I would be interested in the position.” Shortly thereafter, she was offered the gig, which Trautz says presented her with a very difficult choice. “It took a lot of strength and thought to come to the conclusion that it really was the best professional move for me,” she says. When she arrived at her new job on October 1, Trautz was pleased to discover that the Chandler’s board had paved her way for a smooth landing, despite the fact that the organization had been without a director for two months. The board members’ ability to operate effectively during that time was just one of the aspects of her new position that Trautz found surprising. Another was the community of Randolph itself. Although she’d been to events at the Chandler, like many people, Trautz hadn’t really explored CENTER STAGE

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The Thanksgiving week Soundbites used to terrify me. Like, keep-me-upat-night kind of terrified. Why? Because this is one of the few weeks of the year in which I’m genuinely strapped for stuff to write about. Because of the holiday, the local music calendar is typically pretty thin this week. And the shows that are happening tend not to be of the stop-the-presses variety. That’s not to say the bands playing in town this week aren’t worth your time. Just that there usually aren’t enough of them to eat up more than a fraction of my allotted word count — even given my well-established powers of wordy bullshitting. But necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. A few years back, I started using the Thanksgiving column as a vehicle to muse on the many things we should be thankful for as fans, supporters and active participants in the Vermont music scene at large. Lo and behold, it’s become one of my favorite columns to write. So much so that I usually have another problem: 1,200 words has become inadequate. There is that much to be thankful for. So, without further ado… I’m thankful for Nectar’s. Yeah, yeah. I know, I basically wrote a 4,000-word love letter to the club masked as this week’s cover story. But in doing so, I

realized that I am sometimes guilty of taking the joint for granted — as are many locals, I suspect. That’s a byproduct of it having been around for so long and being such a part of the fabric of life in Burlington. It’s like walking by the lake every day and then stopping one morning to marvel at just how gorgeous it really is. Because sometimes you forget. But that club has played a significant role in my life since I was a teenager. It was an honor to dig into its history. On a related note, I’m thankful for archivists. KEVIN SHAPIRO, the PHISH archivist, has curated the entire run of 40th-anniversary shows at Nectar’s. Before each show, he speaks to the history and context of what the audience is about to see. It’s fascinating stuff. He was also helpful in researching my cover story, which was important since so much of it depended on the recollections of those who were there in the early days. And who may or may not have been drunk at the time. So here’s a note to the current crop of club owners, musicians and promoters: Save stuff. Take pictures and write things down. Someday, you’ll be glad you did. Because you never know when some

reporter might come snooping around to write about a milestone anniversary. I’m thankful for NATALIE MILLER and NATHAN HARTSWICK. Their new laugh factory, the Vermont Comedy Club, opened last week with the 2015 Vermont’s Funniest Comedian contest. I was in the house for the semifinals on Friday. It was packed. It was hilarious. And it was, truth be told, kind of emotional. Amid the jokes about online dating, race, sexuality, parrots and penises, I found myself swelling with pride for the couple. It’s not often you get to actually witness someone realizing a dream. And that’s what happened the moment VCC opened. But the club is just the physical manifestation of that dream. Behind the scenes, Miller and Hartswick have been building something far greater than a brick-and-mortar space. Of the 20 semifinalists I saw — chosen from a pool of 60 contestants — I had previously seen maybe half, which both surprised and delighted me. Many of those likely came through the couple’s comedy classes. And all were products of the network of showcases and open mics the VCC organization has curated over the years. Imagine if you could be there at the moment music in Burlington coalesced into a scene. When music here went from a handful of bands playing dingy, no-name bars to a vibrant community in which scads of talented people encouraged and challenged each other to get better, and local music became a thing. Because that’s essentially what we’ve seen Hartswick and Miller do: give birth to a scene. Building on the efforts of people like JOSIE LEAVITT and KATHLEEN KANZ, they have worked tirelessly for years cultivating a community and a culture where there really wasn’t one before. That truly amazes me. Oh, and congrats to KENDALL FARRELL for winning the contest, and to finalists ANYA VOLZ, SAMI SCHWAEBER, MIKE THOMAS and TIM BRIDGE. I’m glad I didn’t have to judge that thing. Based on what I saw, it would have been impossible to choose.

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the rest of the town. What she discovered, she says, was a “mini Montpelier,” with several art galleries on Main Street, great restaurants and, perhaps more important, a community deeply invested in the arts. She saw all of this reflected in the Chandler’s programming, which in addition to its popular music concerts includes a weekly film series, the Vermont Pride Theater Summer Festival, the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival and a summer youth theater program that involves hundreds of youngsters from elementary to high school. The Chandler Gallery hosts local artists and craft fairs during the winter holiday season and the New World Festival. This wealth of programming is wonderful, Trautz says. But it also presents a challenge for her as director. “With their schedule and their programs, they are really doing so much for this community,” she observes. “It is really hard to find holes to fill.” Nonetheless, Trautz is already expanding the Chandler’s programming. For one thing, she’s continuing to forge links with the Summit School. That might involve combining resources to host concerts and put on music workshops and other programs. The first of their coproduced events was in early November, when Dom Flemons, formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, performed at the Chandler and put on a guitar and banjo workshop at the Summit. Another of Trautz’ goals is to better engage the local community. That might sound odd, given everything the Chandler already does to enliven

the small town. But, Trautz says, many Randolph-area residents have never taken advantage of the organization’s offerings. To some, she says, the Chandler’s ostentatious façade can seem a bit intimidating. She aims to change that perception, and she views attracting young people as a good way to start. At Summit, Trautz created a successful program that brings traditional music to Montpelier’s schools. She’d like to offer similar programs in Randolph. In some cases that would involve partnering with the town’s recreation department to create after-school programs at the Chandler. She has bigger targets in mind, too. Trautz envisions getting students more directly involved in the Chandler from the operations end. “I think a student advisory committee could help on multiple levels,” she suggests. “It could generate youth ownership and investment, for one. Students could acts as liaisons to the schools and be a window to what youth need and desire in programming.” Trautz says she’s looking forward to using her connections as a performer and experience as a musician to keep the quality high in the Chandler’s offerings. Meanwhile, she’s settling into what has been, so far, an enjoyable experience. “I didn’t know there was so much fun to be had here,” Trautz says. “It feels great to put all the skills I developed at the Summit School to use.”

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As a product of the era myself, I’m thankful the dream of the ’90s is alive in Burlington. I can’t wait to see High Water Mark, BILL SIMMON’s documentary on the PANTS — a legendary local band and still one of my all-time favorites, local or otherwise. I was also tickled to dig into The Carlisle Sessions, the new record from 1990s BTV alt-rock stalwarts EEF. Read JEREMIAH JOHNSON’s review on page 71 for a deep dive on that. And then go see the band at

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Folk Award. Prior to that, Mitchell released an ambitious concept album, Young Man in America. So on her most recent record, xoa, the Vermont native scaled back and returned to her coffeehouse roots. As its title subtly implies, the album is a love letter to her fans. It features newly rerecorded songs spanning the entirety of Mitchell’s career, presented with no more than acoustic guitar and that singular, sprightly voice. Mitchell plays Signal Kitchen in Burlington on Wednesday, December 2, with BRIDGET KEARNEY and BENJAMIN LAZAR DAVIS. BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Anthony Santor (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. CLUB METRONOME: Give Thanks: Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog & Jahson, 10 p.m., free/$5. JUNIPER: DuPont Brothers (indie folk), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Jennifer “Oh Lord” & the Riders of the Apocalypse (cabaret, jazz), 8 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

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It’s tempting to reduce bands to their stylistic influences, or to whittle their sound into some contrived sub-subgenre that ultimately makes it more difficult to imagine what the band sounds like. And doing so only results in pretentious showboating on the critic’s part. So I’m left to characterize Eef without noting their whimsical, edgy blend of alt-jingles, garage rock and ’60s pop. I’ll have to illustrate their stylistic variety without telling you that they sound like Pavement and Sebadoh copulated under an overcast sky to a Velvet Underground tape. I can tell you that The Carlisle Sessions, Eef’s first release after a two-decade hiatus, manages to cater to ’90s nostalgia without feeling stuck in the past. The band, whose heyday was the Burlington alt-rock scene of the 1990s, opted to write and record new songs for the ninetrack album rather than rehash their old catalog. In doing so, they highlight 20 years of individual musical growth.

After Eef’s original run, guitarist Jedd Kettler remained in Vermont, releasing albums with the band Farm, and recently formed the Mountain Says No with Farm alum Ben Maddox. Bassist Mike Barrett moved to Brooklyn, where he played with the Essex Green and Sixth Great Lake before settling down in Boston. Drummer Brad Searles moved to Boston as well, where he played in numerous bands and started a music blog, Bradley’s Almanac. Those divergent life experiences bring a variety of influences to The Carlisle Sessions. Eef sound as comfortable drawing on sounds of earlier decades as they are engaging their ’90s roots. This range is evident in “My New Mix Tape,” which borrows from ’60s pop, including use of the legendary Ronettes drumbeat from “Be My Baby.” Barrett’s lyrics recollect the pride felt through the envy of others when they see him with his beautiful girl. That is, until she breaks his heart and ends up with another guy. He reflects on the mixtapes he would make her, including his best yet, where, he sings,

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are most of his ventures into pseudorapping. “Dum Things” is a subtle highlight. Over a rolling, fingerpicked acoustic line, Sabourin muses about life’s trials and tribulations. As evidenced on the opener, he has a knack for observing and finding meaning in small details and using them to speak to larger points, often by twisting commonplace phrases, like this one: “If you can’t stand the kitchen, then get out of the heat.” “Turquoise Blue” is an affecting heartbreak song and another example of Sabourin’s grasp of fine details. Travel and sense of place are running themes on the record and account for some of Sabourin’s best songs. “South on the Northway” is a sturdy road song in the Guthrie/Dylan/Springsteen lineage. “Lonely Desert” is a windswept country ballad that evokes isolation, emptiness and homesickness. Conversely, “Adirondacks” is a touching love letter to home. “Fire” paints a cozy picture of winter in the North, closing the album with the warm, reassuring line, “I’ll be your fire.” When I Rise by Kevin Sabourin is available at cdbaby.com. Lucid play Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh on Saturday, December 5.

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If you’re attuned to rock and roll in the North Country, you’re probably at least peripherally familiar with Plattsburgh’s Lucid. The band is a long-tenured and hard-touring act on both sides of Lake Champlain but maybe hasn’t gotten the recognition it deserves on the Vermont side. Lucid’s primary creative architect, vocalist and guitarist Kevin Sabourin, is one of the region’s most accomplished and prolific songwriters and recently released his debut solo album, When I Rise. Compiled and recorded over 10 years, it offers an intriguing glimpse into Sabourin’s creative process. Lucid’s catalog includes three fairly solid full-length records. Each is professionally recorded and immaculately produced and presents the band’s dynamic jam-rock fusion with polish and skill. That muscular sound creates something of a safe haven for Sabourin as a songwriter. Backed by a formidable band, the nuances of his writing have space to explore — or hide, depending. That’s not the case on When I Rise. The record is essentially a collection of

“The first song is ‘Don’t Let’s Start’ / The final song is ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart,’” referencing They Might Be Giants and Joy Division. Given his immaculate musical taste, Barrett might get this girl back after all. “Sugar High” shifts into a style that identifies more with the band’s ’90s roots. A retro cereal-ad sample is interrupted by distorted guitar that drops in over a driving 7/4 beat. The energy subsides long enough for the lyrics to celebrate sugary cereal, sleeping late and back rubs. The remaining tracks sit comfortably between those extremes, and the album does well to sandwich a stripped-down song such as “You Home” between the tracks “Guys” and “Girls,” which dial the fuzz and tempo back up and maintain the album’s forward momentum. The Carlisle Sessions prove Eef to be a positive and timely inclusion to the local scene, considering the parallels that could be drawn between Burlington’s burgeoning rock community of today and the 1990s scene from which Eef originally came. Eef play ArtsRiot in Burlington on Friday, November 27, with locals Astrocat and the Mountain Says No. The Carlisle Sessions is available at eefmusic. bandcamp.com.

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TALKINGart

A VISUAL CONVERSATION

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The Art of Deception Kalin Thomas talks art history, mythology and human nature

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How would you refer to your work, if someone wanted to classify it? That’s the thing; I’m not referencing a particular time period. I don’t look at an artist from the early Renaissance exclusively. I jump around. I study a lot of Asian art. I’ve been really into ancient Hindu sculpture — because it has beautiful abstractions in the posing — and a lot of

PHOTOS: MATTHEW THORSEN

alin Thomas started oil painting just three and a half years ago. The Burlington artist is only 28, but if you look at his work, you might think he was 68 and had spent decades studying the likes of Raphael, Titian, Pontormo and Dürer. Thomas didn’t need a time machine to hang with the old masters, just time. That’s what he was granted in 2011 when he won the $50,001 Foot Locker Art Prize while living in Brisbane, Australia. The native of Lubec, Maine — who spent part of his childhood in Rutland — had moved Down Under after completing a degree in linguistics at the University of British Columbia. In Brisbane, he made his living painting elaborate acrylic illustrations for T-shirts and advertising. Shortly after Thomas won the Foot Locker prize, a friend introduced him to oils. “Before [that], it was just about what looked cool,” he says. With the time and money to stop and reflect, Thomas searched for more meaning in his artwork. He shifted gears and began researching oil painting and art history online. Though Thomas took a few entry-level art classes in college, most of his experience comes from hours and hours of independent study. He says he’s grateful for the time he’s had for that pursuit. But even without the financial safety net, his long hours at the studio make it hard to imagine anything could keep him from painting. Thomas and his wife now live in Burlington, where she’s a resident in internal medicine at the University of Vermont Medical Center. The tall, gold-spectacled artist spends long days in a Pine Street studio. There he quietly creates stunningly skilled, massively scaled artworks that draw on Renaissance technique, Greek and Roman mythology, and Stoic philosophy. Thomas has yet to sell a painting or show them publicly; he was even reluctant to give up his relative anonymity for a little media exposure. But in the end, Thomas allowed Seven Days into his studio to learn more about his work and his motivations.

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that you never could have reached any other way. You mentioned that these works aren’t going to be titled, right? Exactly. I want to encourage the viewer’s interpretation. It’s important to me that they have the freedom to see in it what they want. But are there narratives, ideas or symbols that you’re expecting people to recognize? For example, in this piece you’ve depicted the assassination of [mythological figure] Dirce. No expectations. But I can explain my own intentions [with that one]. I was very interested in the duality of human nature. We have this very reasonable mind; we can be extremely loving and caring. But then we can also be very animalistic, prone to impulses and violence. I became interested in that through studying Stoic philosophy, and so that ended up coming out in all these pictures. But in this particular one you see the tension between the human and animalistic nature. [And] it’s not enough to say, “Of course we have this two-part nature.” Not everything that’s animalistic is bad; maybe some things are good. Or are they? What would be the ideal circumstances for people to see your work? When I do show these, I want to show them with cubist sculpture. I think the contrast is so interesting. I would probably design them myself so they’d be the right scale, and they’d depict whatever I wanted — maybe figurative but really abstracted. But I think it would bring out the strengths of both styles.

etching and engraving lately. It all overlaps and snowballs. The illusion of authenticity is an important quality in my work. I want the viewer to feel like [it] was painted a long time ago. Initially, I started doing this because I thought if my work looked like paintings from a well-validated period in art history, people might think I was quite a bit better than I was. It turned out to be more difficult than I thought. Now, at least for me, by making a strong reference to a particular time period in art history, I can juxtapose values we associate with that time period against our own ideas of conduct. That creates this really interesting dialogue; you get this objective perspective

You’ve said you get to the studio around 7:30 a.m. and leave around 8 or 8:30 p.m. That’s an incredible amount of focus. Honestly, it just comes back to the fact that I absolutely love it. It’s not even something I think about, it’s just what I want to do. Any time I’m not at the studio, that’s the difficult part. How do you handle time when you’re not at the studio? I don’t know, I can’t.

INFO Learn more at kalinthomasart.com. Kalin Thomas will teach a Materials Process workshop at the Shelburne Craft School in March.

ART SHOWS

NEW THIS WEEK burlington

f ‘MADE’: Work from 21 South End artists highlighting the wide variety of arts and making in the Enterprise Zone. Reception: Friday, December 4, 5-8 p.m. f ‘THE ARTS UNKNOWN’: SEABA-curated group exhibition with work including photography, painting, stained glass and drawing by local artists. Reception: Friday, December 4, 5-8 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington. f JEAN CHEROUNY: “Fresh Daily,” new works from the Ripton painter. Reception: Friday, December 4, 5-8 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 658-6016. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee (Pine Street) in Burlington. f WORKS FROM BELLCATE SCHOOL: Students of

Josh Linz’s art class present work influenced by diverse art movements. Reception: Friday, December 4, 5-8 p.m. December 1-31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

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f HARALD AKSDAL: “Art of Words,” an exhibition of original watercolor and ink illustrations for three books, as well as new landscapes and framed prints. Reception: Sunday, November 29, 1-3:30 p.m. November 29-December 27. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. f LINDA DI SANTE: “The Nature of Things,” works in watercolor, graphite and pen and ink by the Vermont artist. Reception: Sunday, December 6, 2-4 p.m. December 1-February 28. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

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f MEMBER ART SHOW: First annual MSAC

member art show, featuring work including photographs, pastels and watercolors from more than a dozen artists. Reception: Monday, November 30, 5-7 p.m. November 30-December 31. Info, 262-6284. Montpelier Senior Activity Center.

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MODEL TRAINS: Annual three-level model train diorama, running against a backdrop of the Green Mountains painted by local artist Gail Braiysted. November 28-January 9. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

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HOLIDAY SALE AND EXHIBITION: Work by artists in a variety of mediums and prices. November 27-December 24. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

PAINTING SOCIAL: ‘VERMONT GIRL’: A local artist provides step-by-step instruction on the painting of the night, “Vermont Girl,” while guests enjoy a beverage in a social atmosphere. Materials included. Shooters Saloon, St. Albans, Wednesday, November 25, 6-8:30 p.m. $40. Info, bookings@ paintingsocial.net.

ARTIST DEMONSTRATION: JENNIFER RANZ: The local clay artist demonstrates her process of imprinting vintage lace into her ceramic vessels. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, Saturday, November 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, 863-6458.

THE FRONT SEEKS NEW MEMBERS: Cooperative gallery in Montpelier seeks new members. Dues are $75 per month, and members are required to staff the gallery for at least three hours per month and to serve on a committee. If interested send link to online portfolio (preferred), or five images less than 1MB; state why you think membership would be mutually beneficial. Submissions due to applications@thefrontvt.com by November 29. The Front, Montpelier. Info, applications@ thefrontvt.com.

GINGERBREAD HOUSE COMPETITION: Participants are invited to create and exhibit gingerbread houses pertaining to the theme “Digital Folklore: Emoji, Rainbow Unicorns and Lolcats,” although participation in the theme is voluntary. Details and registration at vermontfolklifecenter.org. Deadline: November 28. Creations must be delivered December 1 or 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury. Info, 388-4964. ‘MOTION’: Artists are invited to submit 2D works addressing the theme of motion for this group exhibition. Deadline: December 15. Jericho Town Hall. Info, 878-8887. ‘SALVAGE’: Chandler Gallery seeks submissions of work made from found and repurposed materials, asking,

POP-UP ART SALE & EXHIBITION: Painting and pottery sale to support When Danhenry’s ongoing “You Can Have It” project. Project 9 Gallery, Bellows Falls, Saturday, November 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, 463-3252. SOUTH END HOLIDAY SHOP: A monthlong art-sales opportunity in support of the local creative economy, hosted by the South End Arts and Business Association. South End Arts District, Burlington, November 28-December 24. Info, 859-9222. SWANTON ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: First annual event featuring work for sale by local artists and makers. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, Saturday, November 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, swantonartscouncil@gmail.com. ‘SCENES FROM THE AIDS WAR’ SCREENING: In commemoration of the 26th World AIDS Day, Flynn Center executive director John Killacky presents three of his short video works made in the 1990s, which have been screened worldwide. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. Info, 253-8358.

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‘THE ACT OF LIVING’: Large-format color photographs of nature and country life in Vermont. Through November 30. Info, 425-2700. Davis Studio Gallery, SEABA Center in Burlington.

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SWANTON ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: The Swanton Arts Council seeks vendors for its first annual Arts and Crafts Show on November 28. For registration and details, contact swantonartscouncil@ gmail.com. VALLEY ARTS’ HOLIDAY PAINT-IN: Paint en plein air on Saturday, December 5, at select Mad River Valley merchants and businesses, followed by an art show and sale in the Valley Arts Pop-Up Gallery on Bridge Street. Details and forms at vermontartfest.com. Deadline: December 1. Mad River Valley, Waitsfield. Info, 496-6682.

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‘WINTER AS PRISM OR PRISON’: How do you view winter: as a beautiful prism of WWW.FROGHOLLOW.ORG light or a prison of epic proportions? That’s the theme of an 85 Church St. Burlington, VT 802-863-6458 upcoming juried exhibit. More info at cmacvt.org. Deadline: December 4. Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon. Info, Untitled-20 1 11/19/15 4:17 PM 247-4295.

‘BOUND TOGETHER’: A collection of student handmade books in celebration of the conclusion of the St. John’s Bible installation at Champlain College. Through November 29. Info, 865-8980. ‘PROJECTING WEST’: Mike Ackerman and Craig Winslow share work from their Portland-toPortland road trip, in which they created daily light-based installations. Through December 4. Info, 207-671-1016. Center for Communication and Creative Media in Burlington. BRUCE R. MACDONALD: “Metal, Fire and Color,” work in metal representing various elements in the universe. Through November 30. Info, 651-4114. Switchback Brewing in Burlington. CHRIS ALLEY: “The Science of Flaws and Miracles,” works by the Burlington College professor. Through December 31. Info, 860-4972. Vermont Art Supply and Black Horse S.P.G. in Burlington. EMILY MITCHELLE: Playful acrylic paintings. Through November 30. Info, 658-6016. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee (Pine Street) in Burlington. FRYSCH DUTSON AND EDSEN LUTERS: Works by two painters with different sensibilities striving to find strength in collaboration. Through November 30. Info, 863-6713. North End Studios in Burlington. ‘HOLGA SHOTS’: Jordan Douglas presents a variety of square black-and-white darkroom prints, all produced with a $25 plastic camera. Through December 31. Info, 651-8834. Penny Cluse Café in Burlington.

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ART HOP GROUP SHOW: An exhibit organized by SEABA for this year’s South End Art Hop features works by 30 local artists. Through November 30. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

‘SEITIES AND SELVES’: Darkroom Gallery challenges artists to submit self-portrait photography that goes beyond the “ubiquitous throwaway selfie.” Deadline: December 1, midnight. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686.

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PUTNEY CRAFT TOUR: Visitors are invited to the studios and workspaces of 23 makers, including blacksmiths, glass blowers, potters, jewelers, weavers, woodworkers and even cheesemakers. Various Putney locations, Friday-Sunday, November 27-29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info, 387-4528.

DAILY PLANET EXHIBITS: Artists are invited to display their work for a two-month period. Please email art@ dailyplanet15.com with samples and size dimensions. Deadline: November 13. The Daily Planet, Burlington. Info, 862-9647.

“How does the reimagining of salvaged parts come together in your work?” Deadline: December 9. Chandler Gallery, Randolph. Info, salvage. chandler@gmail.com.

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2016 SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS: Vermont students in grades seven to 12 are invited to submit art and writing entries in dozens of categories, including ceramics, digital art, painting, photography, poetry, humor, science fiction, personal essay/memoir and more. Visit brattleboromuseum.org for more info. Deadline: December 16. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Info, 257-0124.

THE GALLERY AT LCATV: Lake Champlain Access Television (LCATV) is looking for artists to exhibit visual arts at a spacious community media center in northern Colchester. Artists must meet the criteria of LCATV membership (live, work or attend school in Colchester, Milton, Georgia, Fairfax, Westford, South Hero, Grand Isle or North Hero). Exhibitions can be one, two, or three months and include a reception. Group shows are welcome. Proceeds from any sales go to the artists. Lake Champlain Access Television, Colchester. Through August 1. Info, 862-5724.

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‘IN GRAIN: CONTEMPORARY WORK IN WOOD’: Contemporary wood sculpture with examples of handand machine-carved figurative, abstract and geometric works and laser-cut biomorphic forms by 10 artists. Through December 18. ‘SEX OBJECTS: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. Through May 22. ‘WORLD LEADERS & GLOBAL CITIZENS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRICK LEAHY, U.S. SENATOR’: An exhibit organized on the 40th anniversary of Sen. Patrick Leahy’s first term, featuring his view of historical events over the the past few decades. Through December 18. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington. INNOVATION CENTER GROUP SHOW: First floor: Catherine Hall, Elizabeth Bunsen, Kasey Prendergast, Matt Gang, Michael Buckley and Michael Pitts. Second floor: Jason Boyd, Kathy Hart, Kelly O’Neal, Meryl Lebowitz, Lyna Lou Nordstorm and Billy Bob Green. Third floor: Haley Bishop, Janet Bonneau, Jessica Drury, Lynn Cummings and Meryl Lebowitz. Through November 30. Info, 859-9222. The Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington. JEREMY LEE MACKENZIE: “Hidden Blueprints,” intricate wood scrollwork by the Champlain College student, who secretly made drawings for his artwork while incarcerated. Through November 28. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington. JOHN DOUGLAS: “Looking Through the View Finder,” works including photography and computer-generated imagery. Through November 30. Info, 540-8333. Sequoia Salon in Burlington. JORDAN DOUGLAS: “Images of Havana,” photographs from the streets of Cuba, shot in January 2015. Through November 30. Info, 864-2088. The Men’s Room in Burlington. KAREN DAWSON: The winter 2015 featured artist presents new work. Through February 28. Info, 264-8191. Community Health Center of Burlington.

f LEO HINTON: Paintings on view reflecting “the innocence of animals and the complexity of landscapes.” Reception: Saturday, November 28, 1-4 p.m. Through November 30. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘NIGHTMARE APOLLO: ADVENTURES IN ASIA’: New photographs from southern Japan and other destinations in Asia by Robin Katrick. Through December 31. Info, 660-9005. Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. NIKKI LAXAR: “Inktober Challenge,” the 31 ink drawings the Burlington artist produced in as many days. Through November 30. Info, 318-2438. Red Square in Burlington.

ROBIN KATRICK: Vermont landscape photographs. Through November 30. Info, 865-6227. Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. ‘SPONTANEITY’: New free-spirited works by the Vermont Watercolor Society, Burlington-St. Albans hub. Through November 28. Info, 660-9005. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.

objects conservator Nancie Ravenel took decoys from the collection to the University of Vermont Medical Center to be x-rayed. This particular decoy was a gift to Webb from her children James Watson Jr., Harry and Samuel. Through May 1.

TOM CULLINS: “A Creative Life,” retrospective of the work and legacy of the Burlington architect and fourth-generation Vermonter. Through January 16. Info, 865-7166. Burlington City Arts. TRINE WILSON: “Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses,” photographs taken in northwestern Colorado. Through January 31. Info, 355-4834. The Swingin’ Pinwheel Café & Bakery in Burlington. VERMONT PHOTO GROUP: Eight photographers exhibit images of landscapes, nature and animals on media including aluminum and cotton rag paper. Through December 28. Info, 434-5503. New Moon Café in Burlington. ‘VISUALIZATIONS IN THE SCIENCES’: Images of scientific information in a variety of formats created by UVM faculty and students. Through December 17. Info, 656-4636. Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. WILLIAM CHANDLER: Photos of Vermont scenes. Through November 30. Info, 658-6400. American Red Cross Blood Donor Center in Burlington.

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‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’: An exhibition exploring the illusory and deadly beauty of American wildfowl decoys, featuring models of 13 different bird species. Through May 1. ‘EYES ON THE LAND’: Installations, sculpture, paintings and photographs by 13 artists who were matched with 15 farms and forests conserved by the Vermont Land Trust over one year’s time. Artists include painters Mark Nielsen, Cameron Davis, Bonnie Acker, Charlie Hunter, Susan Abbott and Neil Riley; sculptors and multimedia artists Brian D. Collier, Dan Snow, Karolina Kawiaka and Gowri Savoor; and photographers Tyler Wilkinson-Ray, John Willis and Caleb Kenna. Through January 3. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum. DICK BRUNELLE: Exhibition of new abstract paintings and watercolors by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, 316-4265. Firebird Café in Essex Junction. JOHN W. LONG: Wall-hung sculptural works using reclaimed wood. Through November 30. Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.

‘JUXTAPOSED SPACES’: Works in a variety of mediums by Shelburne Craft School instructors and staff Sarah Ahrens, Wylie Sofia Garcia and Sage Tucker-Ketcham. Through December 1. Info, 985-3648. Shelburne Craft School. MILTON ARTISTS GUILD: Twenty artists share photographs that represent meaningful passageways in life. Through February 5. Info, lstech@ comcast.net. Milton Municipal Building. ‘PASSAGES’: A group exhibition featuring work by Bonnie Acker, Miriam Adams, Elizabeth Allen, Annelein Beukenkamp, Kevin Fahey, Byron Geigel, Kate Longmaid, David Maille, Janet McKenzie, Virginia McNeice, Gail Salzman, Dianne Shullenberger, David Smith, Adelaide Murphy Tyrol, Shaio-Ping Wang and Jon Young. Through January 30. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. ‘SHADES OF RED’: Works by more than 30 Vermont artists, including photography, painting, stained glass and collage. Through December 31. Jericho Town Hall. ‘VISIONS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND BEYOND’: Local landscape paintings by Carolyn Walton, Helen Nagel and Gail Bessette; pastels by Athenia Schinto and Betty Ball; and jewelry by Tineke Russell. Through December 30. Info, 985-8223. LuxtonJones Gallery in Shelburne.

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ALMUTH PALINKAS AND JEANNE CARIATI: “Interface,” alabaster sculptures and works in fiber and watercolor. Through December 31. Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier. ‘ANIMAL RETROSPECTIVE’: Photographs from the dance-based interdisciplinary project directed by Montpelier dancer/choreographer Hanna Satterlee. Through December 23. Info, 223-4712. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio in Montpelier.

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SHOW: The artist group celebrates its 40th year. Reception: Friday, December 4, 4-8 p.m. Through January 2. Info, 223-7936 ext. 320. City Center in Montpelier. ‘CELEBRATE!’: A 15-year anniversary celebration of local arts featuring a wide variety of fine art and crafts by SPA member artists. Through December 31. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.

CHARLES FISH: “Blue Ribbons & Burlesque,” photographs taken at Vermont country fairs. Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. JANET WORMSER: Paintings using simple elements of form, color and line. Through November 28. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield. JONATHAN VANTASSEL: “Wemosphere,” new abstract oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, 828-5657. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier. MARK LORAH: Blocky abstract artworks. Through November 30. Info, 479-7069. Morse Block Deli in Barre.

f ‘OUTSIDER ART INSIDE’: Works from nine self-taught artists associated with Grass Roots Art and Community Effort. Reception: Friday, December 4, 4-7 p.m. Through December 31. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. PHYLLIS CHASE: “Life in Vermont,” oil paintings and framed limited-edition prints by the Montpelierbased artist. Through December 15. Info, 223-7800. The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. SYLVIA WALKER: Landscape paintings by the self-taught Vermont artist and teacher. Through November 27. Info, 223-2518. Montpelier Senior Activity Center. ‘WOMEN OF NORWICH: TRAILBLAZERS AND TORCHBEARERS’: Photographs, documents, uniforms and objects celebrating the women who were “first,” from the first ladies of university presidents to the first women in the Corps of Cadets and so-called nontraditional fields. Through December 31. Info, 485-2183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University in Northfield.

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‘2015 LEGACY COLLECTION’: Landscapes painted by 25 living and 13 now-deceased artists that reflect the legacy of museum namesakes and artists Alden and Mary Bryan. ‘GEMS’: An exhibition of 135 small-format works by gallery members. Through December 30. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. STOWE/SMUGGS AREA SHOWS

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‘TIME & SPACE’: Work from 13 art educators presenting under the banner Art Educators Unite. Through December 11. Info, 656-4200. Living/ Learning Center, UVM in Burlington.

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MICHAEL SMITH: “Old Paintings” by the Burlington artist. Through November 30. Info, 660-9005. Art’s Alive Gallery in Burlington.

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f ‘THE ART OF GIVING -:- THE GIVING OF ART’: Art enthusiasts can shop from a selection of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind artwork, jewelry and other gifts. Reception: Saturday, December 5, noon-5 p.m. Through January 9. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.

ELLEN GRANTER: “Lotus Pond,” colorful oil paintings inspired by aquatic life. Through November 30. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. GABRIEL TEMPESTA: “Our World, Charcoals & Casein,” highly detailed paintings rendered from photos of the natural world. Through December 31. Info, 253-8943. Upstairs at West Branch Gallery in Stowe.

DONALD SAAF: “Town and Country,” mixed-media works by the local artist. Through November 28. Info, 468-6052. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

f KATHARENA RENTUMIS: “Starting Lines,” paintings and works on paper from the VSC staff artist-in-residence. Reception: Friday, November 27, 7-9 p.m. KATHRYN LIEN: “This Is Where We Live Now,” drawings and sculptures from the VSC staff artist’s experiment in constructing a temporary space. Through December 4. Info, 635-2727, ext. 223. Vermont Studio Center in Johnson.

‘FINE ART GIFTS FOR HOLIDAY GIVING’: Exhibition and sale of affordable artwork by guild members. Through December 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild. HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: Annual event offering visitors a variety of unique handmade gifts. Through December 19. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

RIVER ARTS PHOTO CO-OP: Images from 18 dedicated participants of the monthly photographers’ meetup. Through January 4. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville. TOD GUNTER AVIATION ART: Illustrations currently include the F4U Corsair, a WWII fighter and the F-4 Phantom II, a fighter-bomber active in Vietnam. More drawings and renderings are continually added. Through December 31. Info, 734-9971. Plane Profiles Gallery in Stowe.

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BOB AIKEN: “Vermont Impressionist,” landscapes depicting rural fields, rivers, mountains and small villages, in acrylic with a palette knife. Through December 31. Info, 496-6682. Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. HIVE COLLECTIVE FALL EXHIBIT: Paintings by members Liz Harris, Nancy VanDine and Jessica Churchill-Millard and furniture and decorative objects by Kelly Fekert-McMullen, along with works by 30 local artists. Through November 30. Info, 496-7895. The Hive in Middlesex.

f HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION: Vermont artists Hope Burgoyne, Jason Boyd, Marilyn Gillis, Gerald Stoner, Sarah-Lee Terrat, Kate Cahill-Vansuch, Gloria Lynn and Shannon Morrison exhibit works in a variety of mediums. Reception: Friday, December 4, 6-8 p.m. Through January 16. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury. RITA IOANNIDIS: Colorful paintings by the Warren artist. Through November 30. Info, 496-5470. Three Mountain Café in Waitsfield.

BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY: Students of Gigi Gatewood’s black-and-white darkroom class present their photographs. Through December 1. Info, 443-3168. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College. ‘CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS’: Artworks and crafts by more than 45 artists working in wood, fiber, ceramics and glass; hundreds of items priced under $50. Through December 31. Info, 877-3850. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

Kathryn Lien During a year as a staff artist at Johnson’s Vermont Studio

Center, the Pennsylvania artist constructed a homelike environment entirely by hand.

Lien incorporated “sculptural vignettes” throughout, using such items as a beavergnawed log, one half of a set of gold handcuffs and a rattlesnake’s rattle. Though it’s now deconstructed, visitors can see “This Is Where We Live Now,” a multimedia installation that includes components of the space, along with photos and videos of Lien’s process. She describes it as “an endeavor of narrative place-making.” Through December 4. Pictured: still image from “This Is Where We Live Now.” ‘FROM FARM TO FEAST’: Art, craft and photography by 22 local artists celebrating Vermont agriculture. Through December 31. Info, 388-1436. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. ‘NAKED TRUTH: THE BODY IN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN ART’: Prints, drawings and watercolors by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann, Käthe Kollwitz and others whose work addressed the relationship of the nude body and contemporary morality. Through December 13. Info, 443-3168. Middlebury College Museum of Art. ‘PERSPECTIVE’: Photographs of the natural world by Richard Cofrancesco, CJ Hockett, Alistair McCallum and Jon Olsen. Through November 30. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery Mill Street in Middlebury.

‘PORTRAIT OF A FOREST: MEN AND MACHINE’: Contemporary images from Weybridge photojournalist George Bellerose presented alongside archival material from the logging industry. Through January 9. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. STACEY STANHOPE DUNDON: “Back in the Saddle: 25 Years of Horse Play,” oil paintings, dinnerware and decorative, large-scale horse heads. Through November 30. Info, 388-1639. The National Museum of the Morgan Horse in Middlebury. WARREN KIMBLE: “All-American Artist: An Eclectic Retrospective,” works by the internationally known Brandon artist, along with works from his own folk art collection. Through December 31. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

HARALD AKSDAL AND DEBRA KIEL: Featured drawings and new jewelry, respectively, from the local artists. Through November 28. Info, 933-6403. Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls.

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ADELAIDE TYROL: “The Outside Story,” images of the natural world, many of which have been featured alongside ecology-related articles in regional publications. Through November 29. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. COLLECTIVE FALL SHOW: Hooked rugs by Janet Avery, jewelry by metalsmith Susan Riach, ornaments and whistles by Mary Stone and hand-molded beeswax candles by Vermont Honey Lights. Through December 31. Info, 457-1298. Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock. ‘FEATHER & FUR: PORTRAITS OF FIELD, FOREST & FARM’: Portraits celebrating the beauty, intelligence and grace of animals by nine artists. Through April 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield. KEITH SONNIER: A survey of early neon works, 1968-1989, by the American artist. PETER SAUL: A retrospective exhibit that spans 1959 to 2012 and includes colorful paintings that incorporate humor, pop-culture imagery, irreverence and, occasionally, politically incorrect subject matter. Open weekends and Wednesdays by appointment. Through November 29. Info, info@hallartfoundation.org. Hall Art Foundation in Reading. LOIS MASOR BEATTY AND ELIZABETH MAYOR: Prints by the local artists. Through November 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. UPPER VALLEY SHOWS

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REBECCA LEVI: “Queering the Lines,” embroidery works from the Brooklyn artist that subvert traditional assumptions of handicraft and gender normativity. Through December 2. Info, 356-2776. Main Street Museum in White River Junction. ‘SMALL WORKS’: An exhibit of small works presented for sale during the holiday season. Through December 19. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Gallery in South Pomfret. SEVENDAYSVT.COM

‘SPECULATIVE BIOLOGY’: Imaginative works featuring invented animals, with drawings by Luke Eastman and the sci-fi 2314 Cookbook by Adam Blue. Through December 3. Info, 295-0808. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction. TOM SCHULTEN: Vivid works by the renowned Dutch painter of consensusism. Through December 31. Info, 457-7199. Artemis Global Art in Woodstock.

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‘BOXCARS: RAILROAD IMAGERY IN CONTEMPORARY REALISM’: Realist paintings with trains as subject, curated by Charlie Hunter. Through March 12. f ‘DRAWING ON, IN, OUT’: Drawings by Christina de Gennaro, Terry Hauptman, Monique Luchetti, Craig Stockwell, Jane Sutherland and Scott Tulay. Exhibition tour: Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m. Through February 8. ‘SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE WORKING FOREST’: A multidisciplinary examination and celebration of the working forest featuring paintings by Kathleen Kolb, poetry by Verandah Porche and exhibition design by Mark O’Maley. Through January 3. EVAN CORONIS: “Penumbra,” hexagonal forms made with unrefined industrial glass. Through March 12. LINN BRUCE: “Stories in Color,” vibrantly colorful paintings. Through January 3. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

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‘BREWING UP LOCAL ART’: Group show of selected works by Vermont artists Levi Tetreault, Martha Elmes, Jimm Gerstman and Dorian McGowan, including etchings, charcoal drawings, elaborate paper cuts and assemblages from wood and bike parts. Through November 30. Info, 626-0724. Grindstone Café in Lyndonville. ‘DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES: ANCIENT FOSSILS, NEW IDEAS’: Fossils and models reveal how current thoughts on dinosaur biology have changed since the 1990s. Organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Through December 15. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury. ‘DUST’: Displays include samples of “this most ubiquitous substance” from around the world, and the cosmos, as well as unique moments in the history of dust and a visual history of dust removal. Through November 30. Info, claredol@sover.net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover. GERRY TREVITS: New paintings of the Northeast Kingdom. Through December 7. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. LISA ESHLEMAN FOSTER: “Ancestors: Going Way Back,” a one-woman show. Through January 23. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. OTTO: Prints of recent work from “The Book of Wales” by Newport artist Brian McCurley (aka OTTO). Through December 15. Info, 323-7759. The 99 Gallery and Center in Newport. VICTORIA PATRICK ZOLNOSKI: “Altared,” new altarpieces and digital and altered method photographs. Through December 26. Info, 472-9933. 3rd Floor Gallery in Hardwick.

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‘THE BOWL, A CELEBRATION’: A collection of special and treasured bowls from the Tunbridge community and beyond, each accompanied by a story about its meaning to the owner. Organized by art teacher and potter Stephanie Loeffler, the show marks the establishment of a bowl lending library with pieces from local artists available for

ART SHOWS MONIQUE VAN DE VEN: “Gleaned Near South Royalton,” ceramics inspired by and incorporating objects found in nature. Through December 5. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.

checkout. Through December 31. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

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‘CELEBRATING 65 YEARS ‘ON THE HILL’’: The arts center celebrates its 65th year at the Webster Estate with work from its permanent collection, as well as pieces from artist members. Through January 3. Info, 367-1303. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester.

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TOM LEYTHAM: “The Other Working Landscape,” watercolors by the artist and architect depicting the remnants of Vermont’s 19th- and 20th-century industrial structures. Through December 31. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.

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‘HOT HOUSES, WARM CURVES’: Paintings by Anda Dubinskis, photography by Peter Moriarty and painted shoes by Rick Skogsberg. Through December 12. Info, 767-9670. Big Town Gallery in Rochester.

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CAMILLE HENROT: “Grosse Fatigue,” 13-minute video installation inspired by the concept of the encyclopedia, produced during a residency at the Smithsonian Institute. DANA SCHUTZ:

An exhibition highlighting recent works by the influential painter. PATRICK BERNATCHEZ: “Les Temps Inachevés,” collected interdisciplinary works by the Québec artist, including drawings, photographs, film, sound pieces and installation, that together form a singular rumination on time. Through January 10. Info, 514-847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art. ‘COLLECTING AND SHARING: TREVOR FAIRBROTHER, JOHN T. KIRK AND THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART’: Almost 140 paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and early American furniture from the Fairbrother-Kirk collection and the museum, featuring works by Andy Warhol, Marsden Hartley, Carl Andre, John O’Reilly, John Singer Sargent and others. CANALETTO’S VEDUTE PRINTS: An exhibition honoring collector and donor Adolph Weil,

Jr. features etchings from the early 1740s of Venetian scenes by Antonio Canaletto. Through December 6. Info, 603-646-2808. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. CHRISTIAN WOLFF: “Beginning anew at every ending,” an exhibition highlighting key aspects of the composer’s work — indeterminacy, politics and collaboration — and celebrating his long association with Dartmouth College as a professor. Through December 10. Info, 603-6462422. Baker-Berry Library, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. ‘COLLAGES OF COLOR’: Recent works from more than 20 participants of Art Lab, a community art program for adults with special needs. Through November 28. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. m

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old the presses: Award season is upon us and, following decades of virtual invisibility, Michael Keaton will be central to the conversation for a second year in a row. Now that’s what I call news. He’s great as a hard-driving editor in Spotlight, one of the great newspaper movies of all time, a film on par with All the President’s Men. But then, everybody’s pretty great in this automatic Oscar contender from director Tom McCarthy (The Visitor). Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci also do some of the most impressive work of their careers. Spotlight actually straddles two genres: those of the newspaper movie and, just as significantly, the Boston movie. Like most Boston movies, it tells its story employing a vocabulary of police, powerful institutions, working-class neighborhoods, the Sox and the church. Even Sean Penn went to Sunday mass in Mystic River. Like that film, McCarthy’s deals with the sexual abuse of children. Unlike it, unfortunately, Spotlight isn’t fiction. It chronicles in meticulous detail the true story of the Boston Globe’s 2001 investigation into the archdiocese’s cover-up of predatory behavior by its

priests and of the collusion of Cardinal Bernard Law (Len Cariou). Early on, the paper’s new editor, Martin Baron (Schreiber), calls for a meeting with its Spotlight unit, a four-person team devoted to long-term investigative pieces. He’s just arrived from Miami. Soft-spoken, Jewish and uninterested in baseball, Baron seems unlikely to prove an inspirational figure to these lifelong citizens of Beantown. Then he gives them an assignment. Keaton, the team’s leader, explains that they’re in the middle of a story about police corruption. Baron smiles. “Would you consider putting that aside for this?” he asks, handing them a folder of clippings. Each concerns a clergy member who molested children and then was transferred to a new parish. As we learn, stories on the scandal have already appeared in the Globe, the Boston Herald, even the Boston Phoenix. (I had to smile at Tucci’s line, “Nobody reads the Phoenix anymore,” since I worked there in its heyday. And the paper is now defunct.) Everyone knew. What no one suspected prior to the Globe’s investigation, which was both tireless and risky (its readers were predominantly Roman Catholic), was the scope of the crimes and the role that church leadership played in keeping them quiet.

HOLY WAR The latest from Tom McCarthy chronicles the Boston Globe’s 2001 battle to uncover systemic corruption in the Roman Catholic church.

McCarthy and cowriter Josh Singer exercise exemplary restraint. Theirs is both a detective story and a newsroom drama in every sense of the term. But the filmmakers and cast are careful to focus on the drudgery, dead ends and shoe leather that go into an enterprise of this scale, eschewing sensationalism. Of the film’s 128 minutes, not one is wasted on self-righteous grandstanding or speech making. On the contrary, these journalists — who would go on to win a Pulitzer for the work they did to expose 70 priests with more than 1,000 victims — are portrayed as determined and resourceful but hardly without imperfections. More than once, Slattery’s managing editor comes close to pulling the plug on the operation out of impatience.

And then there’s Keaton. In a scene as understated as it is shattering, he’s confronted by a source who knows that the reporter received the same incriminating information years earlier and buried it. It’s a brutal moment of self-realization, conveyed with consummate subtlety and, in its unshowy power, characteristic of this superb, immersive movie as a whole. “We call down God’s power on the media, particularly the Globe,” Cardinal Law publicly stated at one point. Such a decree is, of course, unimaginable today. The events so brilliantly depicted in Spotlight are among the chief reasons why. RI C K KI S O N AK

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he Hunger Games is probably the least idealistic of YA franchises. Having lured her readers in with exciting scenarios that suggest lifesize video game play, author Suzanne Collins turned around and used the final book in her series to drive home the point that real war is a game without victors. Mockingjay is a lengthy demonstration packed with more grief and soul searching than fun, to some readers’ dismay. As two movies, it feels even longer. Yet it’s hard not to admire the chutzpah of a heroic epic that debunks everything about heroes and epics. While the second cinematic Mockingjay installment offers more action than the first, director Francis Lawrence still struggles to find a consistently satisfying dramatic shape for the sometimes-ungainly material. In Mockingjay — Part 1, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) learned she wasn’t alone in her fight against the oppressive Capitol. But ice-cold resistance leader Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) has her own plans for the teenage Hunger Games victor as a figurehead, the photogenic star of rebellious propaganda videos. Early scenes play out like a hushed chamber drama in tight, murky spaces, as Katniss clashes with Coin and realizes that her leader may actually be plotting her convenient martyrdom. Moore fiercely clenches her jaw like Hillary Clinton, while digital magic enables the late Philip Seymour Hoffman to

TOILS OF WAR The Hunger Games series ends with more whimpers than bangs, but that’s mostly deliberate.

lurk benignly (but mostly wordlessly) in the background. The movie gains color and scope when Katniss joins an elite squad on a mission to the partially bombed Capitol. While that city never feels particularly lived-in, it’s interesting to look at: The cold white surfaces and tacky pop-art interiors evoke dystopian predecessors such as Logan’s Run. They match a series that has more in common with talky, analog futuristic fare than with today’s animated action spectacles. One scene, in which both sides believe Katniss to be dead and hastily spin the news in their TV broadcasts, even has an antic ’60s-satire feel.

The action junkies eventually get their due with an extended sequence set in the Capitol sewers; it’s creepy, but the eventual mayhem is hard to sort out. Indeed, a newcomer to the series will probably be confounded by the parade of characters that appears in the film only to deliver a few portentous lines and meet a nasty end. A more efficient adaptation might have cut some of those characters — or found a stronger arc for ones like Katniss’ perpetual potential love interest (Josh Hutcherson), who increasingly feels like an albatross around her neck. But the days when filmmakers could rewrite current best sellers

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with impunity are long gone; readers expect to see the author’s vision intact on the screen. (Older childhood favorites like The Giver, by contrast, still get reshaped by Hollywood to meet current dystopian norms.) On the upside, that textual fidelity means that Lawrence and co. couldn’t soften Collins’ expectation-subverting climax. Rushed in the novel, the final clash with the Capitol has similar problems in the film. While the sequence still delivers a gut punch, it’s tempting to imagine what a director of combat sequences like Spielberg could have done with it, delicately balancing the brutality and the sentimentality. The final scenes of the Hunger Games series stand out on the blockbuster landscape for their repudiation of triumphalism in any form. If anyone wins here, it’s Lawrence, who’s stayed committed to the role despite the unlikelihood that it will gain her any awards. While some YA series celebrate showing those dumb adults where they can shove their pesky systems and rules, Collins doesn’t seem optimistic about power, whether wielded by the seasoned and wrinkled or the young and dewy. That ambivalence may not make for an especially pulse-pounding finale, but in the world of Hollywood series and franchises, it’s welcome. MARGO T HARRI S O N

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BRIDGE OF SPIESHHHHH An ordinary American lawyer (Tom Hanks) finds himself playing a key role in a prisoner exchange between the CIA and KGB in this Cold War drama directed by Steven Spielberg and coscripted by Ethan and Joel Coen. With Mark Rylance and Alan Alda. (142 min, PG-13)

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THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 2HHH1/2 The dystopian saga concludes, as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and the rebels prepare to bring down the tyrannical Capitol. With Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore and Natalie Dormer. Francis Lawrence again directed. (137 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 11/25)

THE GOOD DINOSAUR: The latest family animation from Pixar imagines an alternate Earth where dinosaurs survived into the era of people — and one especially cute ’saurus makes a young human friend. With the voices of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand and Marcus Scribner. Peter Sohn cowrote and directed. (100 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden)

LOVE THE COOPERSH1/2 In this rather early holiday comedy, four generations of one family hash out their issues on Christmas Eve. With Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Marisa Tomei and Diane Keaton. Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) directed. (118 min, PG-13)

TRUMBO: Bryan Cranston plays Dalton Trumbo, the Hollywood screenwriter who became a prominent victim of blacklisting in the McCarthy era. With Diane Lane and Helen Mirren. Director Jay Roach, known for comedies like Meet the Fockers, takes a more dramatic turn. (124 min, R. Roxy)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Pekingese is a breed of dog that has been around for more than 2,000 years. In ancient China, it was beloved by Buddhist monks and

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Author Virginia Woolf wrote this message to a dear ally: “I sincerely hope I’ll never fathom you. You’re mystical, serene, intriguing; you enclose such charm within you. The luster of your presence bewitches me ... the whole thing is splendid and voluptuous and absurd.” I hope you will have good reason to whisper sweet things like that in the coming weeks, Gemini. You’re in the Season of Togetherness, which is a favorable time to seek and cultivate interesting kinds of intimacy. If there is no one to whom you can sincerely deliver a memo like Woolf’s, search for such a person. CANCER

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take things for granted than you have been in a long time. Happily, it’s not because your familiar pleasures and sources of stability are in jeopardy. Rather, it’s because you have become more deeply connected to the core of your life energy. You have a vivid appreciation of what sustains you. Your assignment: Be alert for the eternal as it wells up out of the mundane.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Are you willing to dedicate yourself fully to a game whose rules are constantly mutating? Are you resourceful enough to keep playing at a high level even if some of the other players don’t have as much integrity and commitment as you? Do you have confidence in your ability to detect and adjust to ever-shifting alliances? Will the game still engage your interest if you discover that the rewards are different from what you thought they were? If you can answer “yes” to these questions, by all means jump all the way into the complicated fun! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suspect your

body has been unusually healthy and vigorous lately. Is that true? If so, figure out why. Have you been taking better care of yourself? Have there been lucky accidents or serendipitous innovations on which you’ve been capitalizing? Make these new trends a permanent part of your routine. Now I’ll make a similar observation about your psychological well-being. It also seems to have been extra strong recently. Why? Has your attitude improved in such a way as to generate more positive emotions? Have there been fluky

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Whether or not you are literally a student enrolled in school, I suspect you will soon be given a final exam. It may not happen in a classroom or require you to write responses to questions. The exam will more likely be administered by life in the course of your daily challenges. The material you’ll be tested on will mostly include the lessons you have been studying since your last birthday. But there will also be at least one section that deals with a subject you’ve been wrestling with since early in your life — and maybe even a riddle from before you were born. Since you have free will, Capricorn, you can refuse to take the exam. But I hope you won’t. The more enthusiastic you are about accepting its challenge, the more likely it is that you’ll do well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): For $70,000

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