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xpect a lot of buzz about marijuana when the Vermont legislature reconvenes in January. Will the Green Mountain State become the first in the East to legalize recreational use? When they caucused last Saturday, Democratic senators discussed a bill that would make it so — though nobody promised it would actually happen. Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham) briefed the group on a 41-page bill she plans to introduce. White, who chairs the Government Operations Committee, will cosponsor the proposal along with Sen. Joe Benning (R-Caledonia). If their bill becomes law, adult Vermonters could grow and use marijuana as of July 2016, and could start buying weed in stores or lounges a year later. Vermonters would be able to buy an ounce of pot at up to 84 stores statewide, and a lesser amount at one of 42 lounges where patrons could light up. A new Cannabis Control Board would oversee the industry. Fees for

marijuana businesses and tax rates for sales would be set by the Senate Finance Committee. Edibles would be against the law, as would public consumption of marijuana. Landlords and employers could ban possession and use on their properties. Is the bud bill likely to pass? Don’t hold your breath. “The last thing I think the Senate needs is for marijuana legalization to be what controls the session,” said Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell (D-Windsor), who is opposed to the idea. If the question is not resolved quickly, he said, it should be put off until next year. To see Terri Hallenbeck’s full blog post — and to read the bill in its entirety — go to sevendaysvt.com.

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Alfred “Tuna” Snider, one of the world’s most widely recognized debate coaches and scholars, has been an endowed professor of forensics at the University of Vermont since 1982. In his 30 years as a debate coach — he taught at several colleges before coming to UVM — he’s written several textbooks, edited critical journals and traveled the globe teaching seminars on debate.

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Dynamic Duo Listen up, musical theater lovers! Bill Carmichael and Fred Barnes band together at Brandon Music for an evening of show tunes and American standards. Last seen on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, Vergennes resident Carmichael lends his voice to popular numbers such as Cole Porter’s “So in Love” while Barnes accompanies, hitting all the right notes on piano. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 59

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Bon Appétit “Show, don’t tell” seems to be a guiding philosophy behind Lauren K. Stein’s cookbook Fresh Made Simple: A Naturally Delicious Way to Eat. A full-page illustration accompanies each of Stein’s 75 recipes, visually guiding gourmands through the steps of preparing her mouthwatering fare. Home cooks meet the author at Phoenix Books’ Rutland and Essex locations. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 58

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Pet Project Show your love for furry friends at the Central Vermont Humane Society’s Holiday With the Animals celebration. Families come face-to-face with shelter animals at an afternoon of food and festivities to benefit CVHS. Throw resident critters a bone by stuffing their stockings with donations of litter, toys, canned food and other items from their online wish list. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 58

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Live Aid Good will and good vibes rule at Marigold Holiday Express: Performing George Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh.” Led by Burlington’s Bob Wagner, an all-star lineup of local players re-creates the 1971 benefit bash orchestrated by the Beatles’ guitarist. Lowell Thompson, Seth Yacovone and more than a dozen others band together to support the Indian organization Maher. SEE SOUNDBITES ON PAGE 71

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ermont politicos may have shifted their gaze to the 2016 gubernatorial contest — and the down-ballot races it’s set in motion. But for the next 13 months, a familiar figure will continue to preside over state government: Gov. PETER SHUMLIN. Precisely how he’ll spend his remaining political capital — and navigate his final legislative session — remains to be seen. He could go all in on a few major initiatives, or he could hang back and quietly focus on burnishing his legacy. “Look, I think that he has a year in which he can get a lot accomplished,” says BILL LOFY, Shumlin’s former chief of staff. “I think the governor has enormous political skill — and he cares deeply about finishing his last year in office having made a really positive impact on Vermont.” That may be true, but it’s not clear whether legislators will fall in line behind Shumlin when they return to the Statehouse next month. “I think it will be challenging to move forward anything significant this year with the political crosscurrents,” says House Speaker SHAP SMITH (D-Morristown). “I think the challenge really is, when you’re leaving office … do you wield as much authority in that moment?” Smith should know. Like Shumlin, he plans to retire at the end of next year. The speaker joined the race to replace the governor in August, but he dropped out last month for family health reasons. With Montpelier’s top two Democrats heading for the exits, some political observers say the moment is primed for them to team up to tackle major challenges. Since neither will face the voters again in the near future, the argument goes, they can both afford to take political risks. “Shumlin could lock arms with Shap Smith on some Democratic priorities and really get them done,” says veteran lobbyist KEVIN ELLIS. Of course, that ignores the fact that most everybody else under the golden dome faces reelection next fall. And in addition to rare, open races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, legislators will be jockeying to succeed Smith as speaker and snag any committee chairmanships that open up. Even if Shumlin and Smith wanted to do something big this winter, it’s not clear what that big thing would be. In a way, they’re victims of their own success. Over the past seven years, the two

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have checked plenty of items off the Democratic wish list: legalizing gay marriage, closing Vermont Yankee, reimagining the state’s health care system, growing its renewable energy industry, raising the minimum wage, permitting physicianassisted suicide, mandating GMO labeling and reforming school governance. Whew! The coming session will likely be more humdrum — or “uninspiring and depressing,” as one Democratic insider puts it. Top of mind will be closing the state’s $59 million budget hole, worsened this year by increased Medicaid spending. Shumlin said Tuesday that he’ll call for a one-year reprieve from the controversial school district spending caps included in Act 46, the recently enacted school governance

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law. And, after years of debate, legislators are likely to approve a watered-down paid sick leave bill. But when it comes to Shumlin’s signature policy issue, health care reform, even his voluble senior adviser, LAWRENCE MILLER, concedes, “We don’t have any large asks for the legislature.” “I don’t want to say it’s small ball, but a lot of the legislative work was done early in the administration,” he continues. “It’s execution.” One issue that’s definitely not “small ball” is marijuana legalization. Shumlin, who has long favored legalization in concept, has been hot and cold in his public remarks about whether he’ll really fight for it. If he does, legalization stands a decent chance of passing; if he doesn’t, it probably won’t. Lofy, who now lobbies for the prolegalization group Vermont Cannabis Collaborative, sees the issue as “a political win” for his old boss. “I think that it’s an achievement that’s long overdue, it’s smart politics and it also happens to be the right policy,” he says. “If it can happen under the leadership of Gov. Shumlin, I think it would be a big part of his legacy as a reformer of our criminal justice system.” Shumlin has dropped some hints about his legislative agenda. Two weeks ago, he unveiled an $8.4 million package to

POLITICS improve the state’s child welfare system, which he said has become overly burdened by a rise in opiate use. On Tuesday, he outlined new plans to curtail the writing of opiate prescriptions and said he would announce more proposals to address addiction during his State of the State address in the first week of January. A central part of Shumlin’s legacy will likely be his early focus on combatting opiate abuse — most dramatically in his 2014 State of the State speech, which he devoted entirely to the issue. But the governor demurs when asked how he hopes to be remembered. “I don’t have any legacy in mind. My view always was and always has been and always will be that governors should come in and solve big problems, be bold and try to be as innovative as we can ... then get out of the way,” he said at a press conference Tuesday. “I don’t think much about what people are going to say. I think more about what we can do in this last year ... I’m going to work tirelessly on all fronts.” That doesn’t mean other people aren’t pondering the question. “I think the defining legacy for him will be how he responded to Tropical Storm Irene,” Smith says. “I think that that was the high-water mark of his administration. He was a good crisis manager. I think he rallied Vermonters.” Shumlin’s critics — from the left and right — answer differently when asked what they see as his legacy. “Failure on health care,” Rep. CHRIS PEARSON (P-Burlington) answers succinctly, referring to the governor’s abandonment last December of his long-promised single-payer health care reforms. MIKE SMITH, a prominent Republican and host of WDEV’s morning talk show, “Open Mike,” argues that Shumlin’s legacy will be one of untrustworthiness. “You can get a lot back in politics, but getting back trust takes a long time,” he says. “His legacy will be defined by this trust factor for 10 years, and then it will start to fade.” For that reason, Smith doesn’t have much confidence that Shumlin will find success next legislative session. Even before he announced in May that he wouldn’t seek a fourth term, the governor lost key battles last session over his proposed payroll tax, gun control legislation, and the final budget and tax bills. “I saw it last year when he started pounding the legislature. That had no effect,” Smith says. “I think once you lose

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trust with Vermonters, you lose trust with the legislature.” Smith’s former boss, Republican governor JIM DOUGLAS, had a different experience when he was preparing to leave office in 2010. “The question I recall asking myself was: Will my announcement that I won’t be seeking another term render me a lame duck and make me less effective, or will it have the opposite effect?” Douglas says. “In some ways, it was the latter. They couldn’t attack me for political purposes because I wasn’t going to be on the ballot again.” The scenarios aren’t exactly equivalent. For one thing, the Republican governor came from a different party than the Democratic legislature. For another, Douglas notes with pride, “My favorability was a little higher.” Shumlin certainly retains some support in the legislature, particularly from old allies, such as Sen. DICK SEARS (D-Bennington), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. “The Peter Shumlin I know will not be a lame duck,” Sears says forcefully. “He still has the veto.” Douglas points to a couple more tools at the governor’s disposal: “The bully pulpit, of course. And nothing to lose.”

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Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) stepped up his long-standing criticism of the national news media last weekend, complaining in a press release Friday that his presidential campaign “has been all but ignored” by television network newscasts. “It’s no shock to me that big networks, which are controlled by a handful of large corporations, have barely discussed our campaign and the important issues we are bringing up,” Sanders said Saturday in an email to supporters. “They’re just too busy covering [Republican presidential candidate] DONALD TRUMP.” But even as Sanders rails against what his campaign refers to as a “Bernie blackout” in the national press, reporters in Vermont complain they’ve had little to no access to the candidate since he launched his campaign last April. “It’s a little disappointing for a person who has been so accessible in the past to be frozen out like this,” says Vermont Public Radio news director JOHN DILLON. “You understand it from a pragmatic point of view. He’s more concerned with Iowa than he is with Irasburg. But he’s still our senator.” According to Dillon, Sanders granted VPR two interviews last summer for a documentary it produced. But he hasn’t appeared on its daily public affairs show,

“Vermont Edition,” since March — even though its producers have promised to “clear the schedule” if he made himself available. NEAL GOSWAMI, who covers state and national politics for the Rutland Herald and the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, has had even less access. Though Goswami has traveled to Iowa and South Carolina to report on Sanders’ campaign, he says his repeated requests for a one-on-one interview “have either gone ignored or were outright denied.” “The only interaction I’ve had with Sen. Sanders since he launched his campaign was a media scrum in Iowa in which they allowed me to ask one question,” he says. Goswami says he finds it “a little ironic” that Sanders is complaining about being ignored by the national press corps while he himself is ignoring the Vermont press corps. The reporter says he understands that Sanders expects to “clean up here in the Vermont primary” and “doesn’t have to worry about local voters anymore.” But he argues that Sanders still has an obligation to speak with his homestate media. According to VTDigger.org founder ANNE GALLOWAY and political reporter JASPER CRAVEN, Sanders hasn’t spoken to the online news nonprofit since he launched his campaign. That’s also the last time he granted an interview to Seven Days. Spokesman MICHAEL BRIGGS disagrees that his boss has been ignoring the local press. “Anyone who looks at TV or reads a Vermont newspaper knows that your argument is patently untrue,” Briggs says. “As Bernie has traveled around the country, he has not been able to spend as much time with Vermont reporters as he once did. Within those scheduling constraints, however, Bernie enjoys speaking with the many serious Vermont journalists who are interested in discussing important issues facing our country — not gossip.” Asked which “serious Vermont journalists” he’s been speaking to, Briggs did not respond. Not everyone in the local press corps is dissatisfied. WPTZ-TV president and general manager KYLE GRIMES says his station has “found him to be reasonably accessible, given that he’s running for president.” WCAX-TV news director ANSON TEBBETTS agrees, saying he has “no complaints” about Sanders’ availability. Coincidentally, both stations have significant audiences in New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation primary. Sanders, shockingly, did not respond to a request for an interview. m

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he Senate’s first order of business when it reconvenes in January will be to decide whether to expel or suspend one of its own — a step never before taken in the chamber’s 179-year history. Sen. Norm McAllister (R-Franklin) has been charged with forcing two women to have sex with him and trying to coerce a third. While he has been free on bail awaiting trial, several Senate colleagues have begged McAllister to resign. He has refused — prompting them to consider how they might force him from his seat. As senators wrestled with this unprecedented question over the summer and fall, they turned for guidance to John Bloomer Jr., a former senator who has overseen operation of the 30-member Senate for the past five years. The 55-year-old lawyer dove into researching what was allowed under the Vermont Constitution, Vermont law and Senate rules. And when he found little direction there, he investigated what other states had done. “My duty is to help them figure out where they want to go,” said Bloomer. As secretary of the Senate, Bloomer is the parliamentarian, record keeper, traffic cop, and counselor to senators seeking advice on procedure and legislation. Senators say it is Bloomer’s record of providing evenhanded, nonpartisan advice that has cemented their trust in him as they prepare to plow new political ground. And with his ready smile, he is approachable. “John lays out all the options,” said Sen. Dick Mazza (D-Grand Isle), who serves on the Senate Rules Committee, which has weighed what to do. “He is very careful not to recommend one way or another. That is what is so comfortable. No matter what party you are in, he is giving you the facts.” McAllister has the right to take his seat in the Senate in January. If senators attempt to expel him, an idea that has fallen from favor, they would need to first undertake some kind of investigation, according to Bloomer. That would take time, and McAllister would have to be granted an opportunity to speak. Bloomer wants senators to reach consensus about a process before they reconvene. “I just think that creates better order,” he said. On Wednesday, Mazza’s rules committee plans to discuss suspending McAllister while the charges are pending. Bloomer is a Republican from a long line of powerful GOP politicians. He served four terms in the Senate and became Republican leader. Even in that partisan job, he had a reputation for fairness and

POLITICS collaboration that made it easy for the Democratic majority in the Senate to embrace his selection as secretary in 2010. “I don’t think anyone had any questions about it,” said Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell (D-Windsor). “The one word that best describes him is ‘integrity.’” “He is the epitome of a straightshooter,” Sen. David Zuckerman (P/DChittenden) said. “I have never seen him show his politics.” Zuckerman recounted how he consulted Bloomer on the hotly contested end-of-life bill enacted in 2013. “We had a lot of discussion about procedures people could use to derail the bill,” Zuckerman said. “I don’t know where he stood on that topic. He was completely non-revealing.” Bloomer left the Senate in 2004 because, he said, it took too much time for too little money — $10,000 to $15,000 a year. His son, Jake, was then age 7, and his wife, Jennifer, was a stay-at-home mom. “Something had to give,” he said. Now, as Senate secretary, Bloomer makes $98,000 a year. He also practices law from a dark-paneled suite in a pillared Rutland mansion and teaches courses in finance at

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Castleton University. “By doing all three, I keep from getting bored at any one,” he said. Lt. Gov. Phil Scott served with Bloomer in the Senate and now works closely with him planning each day’s session. Scott presides when the full Senate meets, with Bloomer and his staff seated in front of him. “He has the ability to see things coming,” Scott said. Scott said Bloomer is protective of the legislative process and Senate decorum. He is known for confiscating cellphones and water bottles, which are banned in the Senate chamber. He also monitors Twitter and scolds anyone caught using devices to go online in the Senate chamber because it interferes with the wireless audio system. “He is like a hawk watching for prey, and it doesn’t matter who you are,” Scott said. He and Bloomer told of how they conspired in 2013 to make an example of Sen. Bill Doyle (R-Washington), who kept forgetting to turn off his cellphone. Scott stashed an old phone at the podium. The next time Doyle’s phone interrupted debate, the doorkeeper took it to Scott, who appeared to hammer it to pieces with his gavel. “I think it got the message across we were serious,” Bloomer said, recalling

the shock in the room. “And it was also humorous.” Bloomer doesn’t look like a prankster. Tall and fit, he wears dark suits and keeps his wavy, gray-streaked brown hair clipped short. Scott noted only one shortcoming — illegible handwriting. Scott said he strains to decipher notes that Bloomer passes him while presiding. Bloomer also lacks vehicular expertise, the race-car-driving lieutenant governor said: “He comes to me for car advice.” When Bloomer won election to the Vermont Senate in 1996, he came to Montpelier with a list of initiatives he hoped to accomplish for his dad. John Sr. had been a senator for a decade until he died in a head-on collision while commuting to the Statehouse on January 10, 1995. One of the senior Bloomer’s priorities had been flag-protection legislation — always controversial because it roused the passions of veterans who abhorred flag burning and opponents who saw burn bans as attacks on free speech. On the seventh anniversary of his father’s death, in 2002, with his mother seated behind him, then-Senate Republican leader Bloomer joined 21 other senators in voting

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to pass a resolution. It called on Congress Republican senator Barbara Snelling comto consider options from public education plained that her amendments had been to a constitutional amendment to ensure passed over in committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the [mathat the flag is treated with respect. It was triarch] of my party being shafted by Liz a compromise he had helped to craft with Ready,â&#x20AC;? Bloomer said, referring to former Democrats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not exactly what his Korean Democratic senator Elizabeth Ready of War veteran dad had wanted, but sufficient Lincoln. Bloomer blocked progress on the to end a decade of emotional debate. bill, forcing Democrats to huddle with him. The Bloomers of Rutland County have â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do we get out of this?â&#x20AC;? they asked. long been prominent players in Republican â&#x20AC;&#x153;Take a break, and hear her amendpolitics. Bloomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandfather, Asa, was ments,â&#x20AC;? Bloomer replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that is speaker of the House and later president pretty much what happened,â&#x20AC;? he said, pro tem of the Senate. The state office flashing one of his trademark grins. building in Rutland bears his name. His Neither Ready nor Campbell rememuncle Robert rose to Senate pro tem, too, as bered this incident, but both said Bloomer did Bloomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father. His mother, former never held grudges after political sparring. representative Judy Crowley, and his â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is clever and shrewd as an opponent,â&#x20AC;? stepfather, former senator John Crowley, Campbell said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but you never see him were in the legislature in the conquering-hero with Bloomer in 2002 mode.â&#x20AC;? and voted on the flag Still, ask Bloomer resolution. about some big votes â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked politics during his Senate years, around the table,â&#x20AC;? Judy and he has no trouble Crowley said. When recalling his record. On Bloomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father died proposals to deregulate suddenly, governor electric utilities, which Howard Dean appointed the House killed, he said, her to serve out the term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kept voting no, and I She decided not to run for was right.â&#x20AC;? On a campaign reelection, because â&#x20AC;&#x153;it was finance bill that the courts just so naturalâ&#x20AC;? for John later found flawed, he said, SEN. DICK MAZZA Jr. to seek his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I voted â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on that, and I Bloomer commutes was right.â&#x20AC;? between his home in On civil unions, howWallingford and Montpelier â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than ever, he admitted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put myself in a box.â&#x20AC;? 150 round-trip miles along many of the He voted against giving same-sex couples same roads his father drove. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hate that access to the same rights and responsibilidriving back and forth every day,â&#x20AC;? said his ties as married men and women. Why? He mother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows how we feel. I say my explained that all the towns in his Senate prayers.â&#x20AC;? district held â&#x20AC;&#x153;pseudo-referendumsâ&#x20AC;? on Despite all the driving, Bloomer finds civil unions, and residents registered optime for extensive preparation. As a sena- position by a 4-1 margin. tor, he would arrive for debates with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are usually elected to do what we calendar and bills tabbed with Post-it think is best,â&#x20AC;? he said, suggesting if he were notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every legislator should do their acting on his conscience, he would have homework,â&#x20AC;? Bloomer said, acknowledging voted â&#x20AC;&#x153;yea.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The difference on this? They that he is a fast reader and accomplished were engaged, and they had spoken.â&#x20AC;? multitasker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of time in beWith his son graduating from high tween committees and during lunch.â&#x20AC;? school this year, Bloomer may be ready Former Republican senator Vince to consider other political options. He Illuzzi said Bloomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s careful reading of weighed a run for lieutenant governor in bills when he was a senator was â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of his 2010. greatest contributions. He made sure the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought he might run for statewide legislation that passed didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create loop- office,â&#x20AC;? his mother said. Given the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holes or unintended consequences.â&#x20AC;? current political makeup, however, she Illuzzi also credited Bloomer with ar- added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if that is in the cards.â&#x20AC;? ticulating a moderate political perspective. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope he comes back to the Senate Bloomer joined the Senate just as some day,â&#x20AC;? Mazza said. Democrats assumed a majority. But, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There really isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any place in state Campbell said, Bloomer understood how government where he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well,â&#x20AC;? to get the views of his caucus heard. Campbell offered, suggesting he would â&#x20AC;&#x153;John would go to [Peter] Shumlin,â&#x20AC;? make a good judge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am on his cheerleadthen Senate president pro tem and now ing squad.â&#x20AC;? governor, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Here is what I can do Asked directly about his political aspiif Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m put in a corner, and here is what I rations, Bloomer, ever the jokester, feigned need,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Campbell recounted. Often what a bad phone connection. Finally, he replied, Bloomer could do was delay a bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Never.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? m Bloomer recounted how he wielded his limited power once when the late Contact: nancy@sevendaysvt.com

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or its size, New Haven, population 1,727, hosts a lot of energy infrastructure: A large electric substation sits off Route 17. Solar projects are popping up in farm fields faster than dandelions in June. The path of a proposed gas pipeline runs right through town. So residents were wary when they got word over the summer that developers want to run a new $650 million transmission line from Beekmantown, N.Y., under Lake Champlain and into what would amount to a fivestory building in New Haven. Essential to the project would be a new converter station to connect the proposed line to the existing transmission system. At 57 feet, it could be the largest building in town. Would it be an eyesore? Would it be noisy? Those questions arose during a civil discussion last Tuesday at the town hall, where about 100 New Haven residents sat for more than two hours on hard metal chairs, quizzing developers over the details. Eugene Cousino, who lives within view of the proposed converter station, had already made up his mind. “Ain’t no way,” he said, while looking over project diagrams before the meeting started. “Buy me out or whatever. I ain’t going to live next to that.” Others in town are more inclined to support the project — if it’s not too loud and the town and neighbors are fairly compensated. “I lean toward the ‘yes’ side of it,” selectboard member Steve Dupoise told the crowd, though he added, “There’s lots of questions that need to be answered before I vote ‘yes.’” Residents of New Haven, a rural Addison County farming community that straddles Route 7, have plenty of experience vetting energy projects. They’ve become savvy, if sometimes weary, negotiators. In 2006, the Vermont Electric Power Company, or VELCO, the state’s electric transmission company, upgraded an existing New Haven substation, which gave the town an industrial-looking tangle of wires, towers and metal that now offers an inviting connection to the electric grid for the proposed project. In 2012, Vermont Gas proposed what has become a contentious project to build a 41-mile pipeline extension from Colchester to Middlebury. Ten miles of the underground line, which is under construction even as state regulators weigh whether to reconsider its approval, would pass through New Haven. In the last couple of years, New Haven’s relatively flat farmland has attracted so many new midsize solar projects that town officials were overwhelmed by all of the applications and ensuing squabbles among neighbors about siting. They traveled to Montpelier earlier this year to beg legislators to give towns more say in such projects. “The No. 1 lesson is to be proactive about it,” Dupoise said about the power dynamics. “If you’re not in the driver’s seat, at least be in the passenger seat and not in the backseat.” This latest project may be the grandest and most lucrative of them all, from New Haven’s point

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of view. “It’s a pretty big project. That’s putting it mildly,” said Carole Hall, a selectboard member, who, along with Dupoise, will represent the board in negotiating with the two companies developing the project. Anbaric Transmission, a Massachusetts-based electric transmission developer, and National Grid, an international energy company with utility operations in the Northeast, are proposing to build a 60-mile, 400-megawatt transmission line that would start near Plattsburgh, N.Y., and run under Lake Champlain to New Haven. It would carry power from yet-to-be-built wind turbines in northern New York, with backup from Canadian hydro sources, said Alex MacLean, president of strategic communications at KSE Partners, a Montpelier lobbying firm that is working with Anbaric and National Grid. The power would not be used in Vermont but continue on to southern New England, where densely populated markets are looking for new sources of “clean”

power. Vermont — and New Haven — just happen to be along the way. The latest under-the-lake power transmission project, called the Vermont Green Line, is one of several pending proposals to send power from Canada and northern New York south. “Vermont is between supply and demand,” said Kerrick Johnson, a VELCO vice president who follows the regional electric supply closely. “There is an unmet need that is extremely significant.” Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island are under the gun to find new clean sources of energy to meet state carbon goals at the same time nuclear and coal-fired power plants are closing, Johnson said. Several big-time investment firms have jumped at the opportunity, he said, and several transmission proposals are competing with each other. Two others would also extend power lines under Lake Champlain. TDI New England’s is a $1.2 billion, 1,000-megawatt power delivery system called the New England

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fire station and $1 million a year, which would eliminate property taxes entirely. “If you throw enough money around, it turns heads,” Dupoise said. The developers have won the support of Alan Mayer, the New Haven fire chief, who told the crowd at last week’s hearing, “I don’t see that it would be a very negative impact on the town.” Joe Rossignoli, director of U.S. business development with National Grid, told the audience that the

developers have been listening to local residents. Based on fears about the project’s eventual size, they’ve dropped plans to make the project expandable from 400 to 800 megawatts. “This is a significant concession,” Rossignoli told residents. The developers have also agreed that sound from the converter station will not exceed 40 decibels outside neighboring homes, comparable to a quiet office. “These guidelines are adopted voluntarily,” Rossignoli said. Dupoise and Hall said that before the town agrees, they want to be able to compare the proposed decibel limit to the current sound level at the site. Saudek said he wants to know not just how loud the converter station will be, but also what kind of sound it will produce. Residents at last week’s hearing also wanted assurance that if the sound ends up exceeding limits, something will be done about it. Rossignoli pledged that developers are willing to work with the town, offering the ultimate concession: “We’re not interested in building this project unless New Haven supports it.” Anbaric and National Grid have yet to apply to the Public Service Board for a state certificate of public good but likely will in March, Rossignoli said. Because Vermonters won’t gain directly from the line’s power, the project developers probably will have to offer some statewide benefits, as TDI did. “We’ve discussed that with them,” said Chris Recchia, commissioner of the Vermont Public Service Department, which is charged with representing ratepayers. New Haven officials are thinking the same principle should apply to their town. Saudek has represented Vermont towns in negotiations with wind developers and with the TDI project. “I tend to divert people from just focusing on the money,” he said. “It’s very important that the town feel comfortable with the deal. They have to have somebody they can call and get action from. It’s important to understand that this is a long-term relationship.” m Contact: terri@sevendaysvt.com

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Clean Power Link Project. It would run from Alburgh to Ludlow, passing under Lake Champlain for 98 miles. TDI, a developer backed by the investment firm Blackstone, has secured agreements with three Vermont towns and state agencies. The project would bring $138 million to Vermont ratepayers through VELCO and would provide $720 million to energy and environmental projects in the state over 40 years, including money for Lake Champlain cleanup and expansion of renewable energy. The project is awaiting approval from the Public Service Board. The same company is planning another project, the Champlain Hudson Power Express, which would run down the New York side of Lake Champlain from Québec to New York City. Another initiative, which New England-based Eversource calls the Northern Pass, proposes to send 1,090 megawatts of Hydro-Québec power overland from Canada, through New Hampshire. More such projects are planned in Maine. New Haven would be the endpoint for the Vermont Green Line — two concrete-encased, six-inch power lines that would run 40 miles along the floor of Lake Champlain to Kingsland Bay State Park, then 14 miles underground through Ferrisburgh to New Haven, where the converter station would prepare the power for the nearby VELCO substation. From there, the electricity would be sent onto the New England power grid. Recognizing the complexity of the project, New Haven hired Richard Saudek, a Montpelier lawyer and former chair of the Vermont Public Service Board. The selectboard is also hoping to engage sound, outdoor lighting and aesthetics experts. The town aims to do its homework before signing any agreements, according to Hall and Dupoise. Part of that will be figuring out how to pay for the research. Meanwhile, Anbaric and National Grid are dangling some enticing financial incentives. They’ve offered New Haven up to $3 million to build a new town

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here’s nothing “most popular” about Vermont’s new education cost-control law. For many of the state’s small school districts, Act 46, which emphasizes cost-effectiveness over local control, looks like a great big bully. But the state’s largest school district, Burlington, isn’t a fan of the new law, either. Rather, it doesn’t like the math. Burlington’s proposed spending plan for next year calls for an increase of 3.14 percent — more than last year’s tight 1.75 percent increase, but still a relatively small hike. Even so, the increase would prompt a penalty under Act 46 that would result in city property owners being taxed at twice the regular rate on roughly $1.4 million of next year’s $70.9 million budget. Act 46 attempts to control the growth in education spending by limiting it to an average of 2 percent per pupil statewide. That allows larger budget increases in lowerspending districts and smaller increases in higher-spending ones. The formula casts the state as a judicious parent, willing to dole out the largest allowance to the most frugal children, and the smallest one to the biggest spenders. The Burlington School District is an average child when it comes to spending as defined by Act 46, which uses a metric based on “equalized” pupils — a head count that is weighted for factors such as poverty and English-language proficiency. The law says Burlington’s equalized per-pupil spending can increase no more than 2.14 percent, to $14,133 next year. The proposed budget would increase it 6.6 percent, to $14,750, putting Burlington in the penalty box. School officials around the state are complaining about this so-called percentage spending “cap.” The Manchester School Board is hoping other boards will sign a letter it drafted last week telling lawmakers to revise the law. Gov. Peter Shumlin pledged a quick fix for the penalties when the legislature convenes in January, before the boards complete their budgets in preparation for Town Meeting Day votes.

On Tuesday, the governor sharpened his opposition to the cap and told Seven Days he wants to repeal it or delay its implementation for at least one year. He said Democratic legislative leaders have a plan to quickly put the cap out of commission. They’d need a deal by mid-January at the latest. Both fans and foes of the law are dubious that any substantive change can happen that quickly. Rep. Don Turner (R-Milton), the House minority leader, vowed to do all he can to keep the cap in place this year and to oppose repeal of the measure, which, he pointed out, is a temporary measure anyway. “It was a two-year cap to rein in spending,” Turner said. Will Shumlin’s change happen, and if so, will it come soon enough for

Burlington School Board members? At a special meeting on December 3 with a half dozen lawmakers, they vented plenty about Act 46. “It just adds another cog in this terrible wheel we have to go through,” Mark Porter, Burlington School Board chair, said before the meeting. “Understand that we do need you,” Superintendent Yaw Obeng told the lawmakers, urging them to make fixes to Act 46. Obeng and others pointed out that Burlington’s nearly 3,900 students have unusual needs. About 46 percent of them qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch, compared with 39 percent statewide; 13.6 percent of Burlington students are English language learners, compared to 3 percent statewide.

Burlington is a hub for the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, and city schools educate students from Nepal, Tibet, Somalia, Sudan, Bhutan and Bosnia, among other places. Those students bring many talents and enrich the city’s diversity, Obeng and board members said, but the district must offer extra assistance: translators, homeschool liaisons, supplementary English language courses. Board members said Burlington needs help to provide these resources to each new batch of refugees, all of whom deserve support. “This week we had 12 new kids. Last week there were over 10 new kids. It doesn’t stop,” said school board member Anne Judson. In fact, Burlington spends quite a bit more than the wonky “equalized per pupil spending” figure applied in Act 46, which credits the city with more students than it actually has. School board members don’t always acknowledge this when they are asking for more money. Per-pupil cost in fiscal year 2014 was around $18,710, according to state numbers based on the actual number of students attending city schools. That’s $5,389 more than the Act 46 calculation, and well above the national average of $11,355. For now, Burlington school officials aren’t answering one of the most important questions about the budget: What will it do to city property tax bills? Estimates should be available by the end of the month, according to Nathan Lavery, Burlington schools’ finance director. In the meantime, the board is likely to take another pass at the $70.9 million proposal, which could reduce the total. Much of the increase in the current version is for raises: The salary and benefits line would increase 3.6 percent, although the actual number could vary depending on the outcome of negotiations under way with the district’s 400 full-time teachers, whose median pay runs $71,624 under a contract that expires next summer. The district is digging out after years of budget deficits and overspending, with a new superintendent and business manager providing leadership. As the district

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attempts to right itself financially, the year because of financial constraints. state is doing the same. “I think some of us are dreading going Vermont’s education spending hit an back,” she commented about returning all-time high of $1.55 billion last year, gen- to the legislature, calling the climate erating a new round of complaints about “very grim.” the property tax burden on homeowners. Rep. Kurt Wright (R-Burlington) School staffing in Vermont has increased said emphatically that there is no way despite 20 years of declinAct 46 will be repealed ing student enrollment, in January. “However, and Vermont has many I think there will be a small schools — including tweak,” he said. For exsome just a few miles apart. ample, exempting health Vermont has the lowest insurance increases from student-teacher ratio in the nation: 10the cap is under discussion, according to-1, compared with the national average to Wright. of 16-to-1. The state’s average per-pupil Wright said he would consider spending is the highest in the nation, at minor revisions to the law, but he be$21,263 annually. lieves the cap is necessary to rein in But solutions don’t come easy when Vermont voters rail against property spending. Many voters are frustrated with property taxes, and taxes, then complain bitit’s been difficult to addressUntitled-19 terly when their local their concerns at the legisschool lacks for something. lature, he said. “Every idea Turner said, however, that we come up with for that the priority in Vermont reform … for various reais no longer uncertain: sons, they were shot down,” “One of the things we heard Wright said. loud and clear last election from our constituents was So the cap should stay, he we had to rein in school said. The Burlington School NAT HAN L AVERY, spending.” Board should propose a BURL ING T ON Act 46 offers a carrot SCHOOL DIST RICT budget that doesn’t trigger — and waves a stick. The the penalty, Wright said, carrot encourages consolipredicting that voters would dation of school districts with tax incen- defeat a spending plan with a double tax. tives. The stick double-taxes districts on “I think you will have to go back to the the amount they exceed the allowable drawing board,” Wright said. spending threshold. So if a community Porter, the board chair, said he underowed $1 in statewide property taxes for stands that some voters are “tax weary,” $10 in spending, it would have to pay and he is attentive to that sentiment. $2 for the same $10 when the penalty But the board also has ambitions. Those is applied. For Burlington, the doubleinclude creating a new English language tax penalty would be calculated on the learners academy program, which would roughly $1.4 million above the cap. Arguing against tighter budgets: provide intensive instruction for newHealth care costs for school employees comers, and expanded summer reading statewide could increase as much as 7 programs. The board also hopes to one day renopercent. And in Burlington, some federal vate or rebuild Burlington High School. grants are expected to shrink next year. “We are being squeezed in a number Last year it spent more than $100,000 on consultants who drew up designs for a of different ways,” said Lavery. For any revision to Act 46 to be useful, new high school that could cost as much it has to happen quickly, before the bud- as $40 million. For now, though, with the board adgets are set and warned in January, he said. dressing immediate fiscal challenges, the Lawmakers who met with the rebuilding proposal is on hold, and board Burlington board were not optimistic members say they are scaling back their that was possible, but most of them visions. “This year and last year we’re in vowed to push for modifications. “If the licking-our-wounds stage,” Porter there’s going to be change, it’s going to said, and that’s frustrating. “We didn’t happen fast,” said Sen. David Zuckerman sign on to be in maintenance mode. We (P/D-Chittenden) who is campaigning signed on to improve things.” m for lieutenant governor. Rep. Johannah Donovan (D- Staff writer Terri Hallenbeck contributed Burlington) sympathized with the crit- to this piece. ics of Act 46 but suggested that broad fixes to the new law weren’t likely this Contact: molly@sevendaysvt.com

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Out on Bail, McAllister Pledges to Return to the Statehouse A majority of Sen. Norm McAllister’s colleagues say they hope he’ll quit the Vermont Senate, but the Franklin County Republican insists he’s staying put. “No, I’m not resigning,” he said Monday evening. McAllister, who was charged with sexual assault last May, said he plans to show up at the Statehouse when the legislature reconvenes January 5 and take his seat on the Senate floor. “I’m just going to do the job that I’ve done for the last 13 years. That’s my intention,” McAllister said. “I just go and do, you know, try to do the job I have been doing.”

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Whether McAllister will be permitted to do that job remains to be seen. As Seven Days reported Saturday, the Senate Rules Committee plans to meet Wednesday to take up a resolution penned by Senate Majority Leader Phil Baruth (D-Chittenden) to suspend McAllister with pay pending the resolution of a criminal trial scheduled for February. Such a resolution would require a majority vote of the full Senate. McAllister said he doesn’t plan to attend Wednesday’s meeting because he has not been invited and isn’t a committee member. He acknowledged that his return to the Senate in January would be “uncomfortable” and that he faces a “tough year.” But he argued that he has an obligation to continue representing his constituents. The Highgate farmer was charged last May with three felony counts of sexual assault and three misdemeanor counts of prohibited acts. He pleaded not guilty. The charges involve three women, including one who worked for McAllister at the Statehouse. The senator again denied the charges Monday and said he had “no intentions ... at this point in time” of taking a plea deal. Rather than dwell on potential suspension or expulsion proceedings, McAllister said he’s focused on policy priorities, such as supporting Franklin County farmers, opposing renewable energy mandates and balancing the budget.

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A gun used in the Paris terrorist attacks that killed 130 people has been linked to a company that operates in Vermont. The Associated Press reported Friday that an M92 semiautomatic pistol in the attacks was exported from Serbia to Century International Arms, based in Delray Beach, Fla. That company has long maintained a large facility in Georgia, Vt. The AP did not report that the weapon came to Vermont, nor how it got back to Europe. Speaking for Century International Arms, attorney Brady Toensing said in an emailed statement that the company was cooperating with authorities, according to a Vermont Public Radio report. “We have received an unconfirmed report that a pistol that was legally imported into the United States and legally sold to a licensed, domestic firearms dealer more than two years ago may have been recovered from the scene of the Paris shootings,” Toensing said in the VPR story. “We are unable to confirm that report but are assisting authorities with their investigation into this matter.” Century International Arms has maintained a low-profile presence in Vermont for decades. In 2013, Seven Days reported that its online catalog featured a “dizzying array of pistols, rifles and shooting accessories, offered for sale to law enforcement and the public. They include the M16, M60, RPK and numerous variants of the iconic Russian Kalashnikov.”

Every year, Vermont’s Department for Children and Families pays roughly a dozen private businesses a total of $20 million to provide residential treatment services to high-risk kids. Every time DCF renews its contracts with those providers, it bypasses the state’s standard bidding process, citing a 1996 federal ruling barring competitive bidding for such services. Problem is, according to state Auditor Doug Hoffer, such a ruling may never have been issued. DCF has no documentation of it, and the feds say their policy is quite the opposite. The so-called “phantom ruling” is but one example of solesource contracting gone wild in state government, according to a new report issued Monday by Hoffer’s office. Though state guidelines restrict such no-bid contracts to “extraordinary circumstances,” the auditor found that 41 percent of the contracts signed by five agencies and departments last fiscal year were awarded without competition.

“The high frequency of sole-source contracts ... in this analysis raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the state’s contract management,” Hoffer’s office wrote in the report. State contracting rules dictate that “every reasonable effort should be taken” to ensure a competitive bidding process. In rare instances, such as when time is of the essence or only one contractor can get the job done, state officials are permitted to negotiate directly with a single vendor. Secretary of Administration Justin Johnson said in a written response to Hoffer that he “generally agree[d] with the observations outlined in the report” and would work to “strengthen the oversight and review of the contracting process.”

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vacations Jim would fly his plane to Stowe, where he fell in love with all that Vermont had to offer. In later years, he moved full time to Stowe and enjoyed skiing the mountains and boating on Lake Champlain. He also enjoyed off-road motorcycle racing, but Jim’s pride and joy was his 1962 classic wooden Chris Craft 28-foot skiff “boat.” He spent his free time keeping her in pristine shape to enjoy sunset cruises on Lake Champlain. After retirement from his job in New York, Jim put his professional experience to work in positions closer to home in the automobile sales departments of local dealerships, where he excelled in customer satisfaction. He earned a reputation as a straight shooter and for his easy approach to automobile sales. Jim will be missed by the many friends who were fortunate to have him in his company, especially around the holidays when he was always willing to share stories of his exploits as a younger man, like the time he and a friend flew Jim’s plane from Florida to Cuba, where they were greeted by the Cuban Air Force. Jim’s friends would like to thank Mansfield Place for their kindness and care during his stay. No memorial service is scheduled at this time. Arrangements

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Dr. Alfred “Tuna” Charles Snider, of Burlington, teacher, scholar and mentor of the University of Vermont debate team for more than 30 years, died December 11. He is survived by his wife, Bojana Skrt; daughter Sarah Jane; son-in-law Justin Matthew Green; and grandsons Jackson Matthew and Levi Martin Green. He also left a sister, Janet Hermanaeu; his nephew, Will Wilson, and wife Amy Wilson and their children Annie, William, Rachael and Jacob; his niece Sarah Wilson and her children Katie, Allie, Anna, Maddie and Johnny; his niece Linda and her child Dakota; and his former wife, Sally Zitzmann. Dr. Snider loved an audience. Tuna would get onstage with a booming

voice, furrow his eyebrows and declare fiercely, “Good morning, I am Alfred Charles Snider the third, the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics.” Then, pausing, he would smile, and say, “But you can call me Tuna.” Born in California, Snider went to Brown University, where he was a top-ranked national debater. He earned a master’s degree in rhetoric and public address from Emerson College and his doctorate in communication studies, personal and social influence, from the University of Kansas. Since 1982, he has served as the director of the Lawrence Debate Union. Dr. Snider spent more than 40 years promoting debate and critical communication as an alternative to violence and conflict. He believed in the viability of democracy and genuine civil society. “The kind of skills you develop through debate are 21st-century success skills,” Snider said in a Vermont Quarterly story in 2012. “Wherever you go, whatever you do, you’re going to have to take information and shape it into messages that influence people.” Dr. Snider led the University’s Lawrence Debate Union for more than three decades, taking the student team to international acclaim. UVM currently ranks 15th in the world among academic teams in the International Debate Education Association alongside distinguished debaters from Yale, Cornell, Oxford, Cambridge, and the London School of Economics. Since 1984, Snider served as director of the World Debate Institute and conducted formal debate

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1958-2015, GRAND ISLE Thomas Earl McGregor Jr., 57, died Saturday, December 12, surrounded by family and friends after a long battle with cancer. Tom was born November 29, 1958, in Burlington to Thomas Earl McGregor Sr. and Patricia Rock Potvin. A graduate of the University of West Virginia and longtime resident of the greater Burlington area, Tom worked as a renowned and accomplished financial and insurance consultant in the New England area. Later in life, his passion turned toward organic farming with his sons. A very family-oriented man and proud grandfather, Tom will be remembered for his love, determination, hard work and impromptu visits with family and friends. Tom is survived by his wife, Starr Lee McGregor; his two sons David and Kyle McGregor; and extended family. He is predeceased by his son Elliot Melanson McGregor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, December 16, at noon at the St. Francis Xavier Church in Winooski. In lieu of flowers, in memoriam donations can be made to the Visiting Nurse Association, 1110 Prim Rd., Colchester, VT 05446, 658-1900, or at vnacares. org. Arrangements are under the care and direction of LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Condolences may be shared with the family at lavignefuneralhome.com.

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training in 35 countries. He trained debaters from more than 40 nations at the World Debate Institute’s sessions in the U.S., Korea and Slovenia. He directed debate programs at international conferences in Palestine, Iraq, Turkey, Estonia and Qatar, among others. Dr. Snider wrote more than 50 scholastic articles and five books about debate. He was a beloved professor. In the pursuit of greater knowledge, Tuna taught communication, civic engagement, persuasion, Rhetoric of Ivan Illich, African American Rhetoric, Presidential Campaign Rhetoric and the very popular Rhetoric of Reggae Music. Dr. Snider also had a huge impact on the Burlington community. Between 1984 and 2002, Tuna cofounded the Vermont Reggae Festival and graced the stage for years as the master of ceremonies. For more than 15 years he hosted the “Reggae Lunch” radio show on WRUV 90.1 FM. They will honor him on Wednesday, December 16, 8-10 p.m., with a tribute show. Dr. Snider won the 2008 Director of the Year (VCAM) for his television program “Flashpoint” — with nearly 500 episodes, with panels discusssing relevant political and social issues. Dr. Snider was also an enormous “Doctor Who” fan and hosted “Doctor Who” Theater every Monday night for the last 16 years. Tuna cultivated a strong community of leaders committed to social justice, and there is no doubt they will continue his legacy. Travel spirits be kind! In his honor, donations can be made to the Lawrence Debate

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1935-2015, ESSEX JUNCTION Albert James “Jim” Oxenham passed away December 13, 2015, at Mansfield Place in Essex Junction under his own terms. Jim was born the only child of Albert and Joan Oxenham on June 20, 1935. He was a 1957 graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. Thereafter, Jim joined the Burlington Hosiery and Apparel Company of New York City as a manufacturers’ representative and managed major retail accounts in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and New York City. On weekends and

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Otty, who graduated from the University in Vermont with a BA in animal science and a concentration in equine studies, finds fiber-arts vendors by attending fiber festivals, such as Vermont Sheep & Wool, and visiting fiber-arts co-ops and fiber mills. Since Must Love Yarn opened, she says, it has drawn eager farmers and customers alike — the former looking to tap into the market, and the latter hoping to unplug from technology through knitting and crafting. “Both the supply and demand have been growing,” says Otty, who also works with the local Waldorf school and homeschooling families. There’s talk of hosting birthday parties in addition to the classes and Knit Nights already held on Wednesdays and Sundays. Otty has future-forward ideas that tap into the Green Mountain State’s long past of breeding animals and bringing products to market. The 100-plus-yearold Vermont Sheep & Goat Association, she notes, now dedicates online newsletters to the art of thriving rather than surviving. “There was a time when there were more sheep than people living in Vermont, and many of the rolling hills that are now covered with forests were open-pasture grazing lands,” Otty says. “That makes Vermont yarns and fibers special.” m JAMES BUCK

oute 7 hasn’t exactly been known as a haven for local artists, or as a spot to sit and sip tea quietly with friends while engaging in a relaxing, meditative pastime. Until now. MUST LOVE YARN, a Shelburne boutique that opened on November 7, aims to knit together New England farmers and crafty Vermonters. The 2,000-squarefoot space not only sells yarn but accommodates spinning — of both yarn and stories about the locals who make it. “There was no place like this,” says KELLY OTTY, one of three co-owners of Must Love Yarn. “With the long winters, people want social activities to get them out of the house — think of the time-honored tradition of quilting bees. It’s a place where you get to meet people who share the same passion, but from all walks of life.” For a customer, that sharing begins with getting to know the products and their producers — such as Shetland yarn from TWO GRAMMAS FARM in Richmond, alpaca blends from Stowe’s HUNGER MOUNTAIN FARM and pewter buttons from New Hampshire. “There are so many great local resources all around us, and we felt they weren’t being showcased in the local yarn stores,” says co-owner JENNIFER ARBUCKLE, an architect who helped kit out the space with comfy, consigned furniture and crisp white IKEA shelves to display the goods. “We wanted to put all the products together in one marketplace.” That marketplace now represents three primary wool and fiber companies that locally produce or mill yarn, reports

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Otty, along with three companies that locally dye it. Given that more than 70 vendors appeared at the 2015 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, held in October in Tunbridge, the prospects for stocking more local yarn are promising, says Otty. “Wool production on the whole is enormous,” she says. “There are many small farms in New England that produce wool and animal fibers for the fiber arts, but on a small scale.” That makes a key middleman out of Must Love Yarn, whose three owners are lifetime knitters now dedicated to supporting local farms and producers. “Knitting and other fiber crafts are a lot more visible now, and are gaining more attention in the public,” says co-owner ANGELA ZAIKOWSKI, a Shelburne attorney. “This is another avenue for Vermonters,

and visitors of Vermont, to support local COURTESY OF MUST LOVE YARN farms.” And forget “stitch-and-bitch” knitting groups. Must Love Yarn welcomes men as warmly as women. One fellow who had just taught himself to knit came in recently to make himself a felted top hat (an ambitious project involving circular knitting with double-pointed needles). Another guy had a hankering to whip up an orange scarf. “We’ve pretty much seen the spectrum,” says Zaikowski. Another spectrum is embodied by the rainbow of yarns nesting on the shelves, from a sea-glass green to a chocolate-chip brown. One wing of the store is dedicated to heavy-duty wool meant for thick sweaters, such as the skeins of Mushishi Big from Plymouth Yarn. Another carries light-as-air pastel yarns that might make baby bunting.

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then our neighbor down the road decided he wanted to be president,” he recalls in voice-over — and Eiden found a second use for his video equipment. The filmmaker created his own media company — DeanTV.org — so he could get press access at Dean rallies from Boston to New Hampshire to Iowa. Like an affable blond Michael Moore, Eiden appears in the film posing probing and sometimes irreverent questions to a host of media personalities, from Sean Hannity to Al Franken to late Seven Days political columnist Peter Freyne. He captured candid moments — such as Thomas Oliphant of the Boston Globe calling Dean an “independent cuss,” and Ted Mondale going door-to-door to encourage salt-of-the-earth Iowa voters to attend their caucuses. Chris Matthews offered Eiden his interpretation of the “Dean scream.” James Carville opined, when Eiden asked him if the media had treated Dean unfairly, “This is presidential politics. This is not a living-room game.” Documenting an outsider campaign, Eiden sometimes found himself treated like an outsider.

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This campaign season, Vermonters who are “feeling the Bern” might learn something from a glance back at another establishmentbucking Green Mountain presidential candidacy. They need look no further than Lessons From an American Primary, a documentary that Stowe resident HEATH EIDEN has made available for free streaming at stowemedia. com. Shot in 2003-2004, it’s his first-person account of HOWARD DEAN’s primary campaign. Lessons was originally titled Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary. Eiden boiled it down to 85 minutes from 250 hours of footage he shot over two years of taking day trips from Vermont to follow Dean on the campaign trail. In January 2008, during another historic primary, Eiden screened a rough cut at two local theaters and told this reporter he was seeking a distributor and funding to finish the doc. But he held back on postproduction, he wrote in a recent email, because Dean was still seen as a potential candidate. When a new “Vermont barn burner” declared his candidacy, “the film kind of told us it was time to let go,” Eiden said. Meanwhile, changing technology had “opened up this new form of grassroots distribution.” Twelve years after Dean’s stroll in the national limelight, what Lessons does the film have to offer? In some respects, it’s a conventional chronology of the primary, with frequent clips from network news coverage to glue the narrative together. It’s a time capsule, too, taking us back to a time when internet contributions were still a novelty. But there’s also an intriguingly quirky personal element. Eiden starts the film by tracing his own path from New York to Vermont, where he bought a camera to document the birth of his child. “And

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had its SOCIETY annual Messiah sing-along, providing scores for Handel’s holiday favorite to community members who didn’t own one. Similar events have been happening all over the state this month — in nine different towns, according to VERMONT PUBLIC online Messiah RADIO’s Watch. This abundance struck YUTAKA KONO and the musicians of the BURLINGTON he CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducts. Kono notes George Frideric Handel that in Texas, his teaching grounds before his move to Vermont, he heard the “Hallelujah Chorus” — have become an Messiah almost exclusively in straight-up performances. “In this ineluctable sign of the holidays. For Neiweem, the explanation for the area,” he suggests, “there’s more appreciation for music, so a lot of people are work’s continued popularity is obvious: “It’s well conceived musically, it’s well able to perform it.” Nonetheless, a non-sing-along conceived dramatically, it’s well conMessiah performance is always a plea- ceived poetically,” he quips. (The last sure to sit back and listen to, for sing- quality may be attributed to Handel’s ers and non-singers alike. That’s one librettist having drawn most of his text reason the BCO wanted to present one, from the poetic King James version of says Kono. It will do so on Sunday in the Bible.) And, Neiweem adds, the “Hallelujah Colchester — the last of only three such Messiah performances in the state this Chorus” is “iconic.” “It is to music what the leaning year, following those of the VERMONT tower of Pisa is to architecture, what PHILHARMONIC AND CHORUS in Montpelier and Barre and the RUTLAND AREA CHORUS the ‘Mona Lisa’ is to painting,” he says. That is, everyone knows it — but what AND ORCHESTRA. For the BCO’s first Messiah, Kono, they might not know, Neiweem adds, is who also conducts the University of that it’s “just one of the many, many gorVermont orchestra, tapped his col- geous parts of the piece.” The BCO performance won’t conleague DAVID NEIWEEM to conduct. The charismatic UVM choir director and clude with the chorus, as is typical, but former choral society director will lead will continue on with selections from 15 BCO musicians and a chorus of 65 Part III. Audiences are free to stand up for that Neiweem assembled for the event. The soloists are soprano SARAH CULLINS, “Hallelujah,” per tradition — a nod, supmezzo-soprano ERIN GRAINGER, and two posedly, to King George’s rising from his former voice students of Neiweem: seat at that moment during the London premiere in 1743, thereby forcing all his BRUCE BARGER, tenor; and BENJAMIN subjects to stand. But it’s not required, DICKERSON, baritone. Handel composed the oratorio says Neiweem: “I know music snobs in 1741 for an Easter performance in who refuse to stand and people who Dublin. It’s written in three parts per- jump up every time.” Handel’s work may have endured, taining to Jesus’ birth, the resurrection too, because it’s a very “flexible” piece, and heavenly matters. Nearly 300 years later, performances of the Messiah’s Part Neiweem continues. It can be done “a I, plus the conclusion to Part II — the bunch of different ways” because the

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conductor wrote several versions of On Sunday, Grainger will perform each aria for different voice types. The the Messiah twice, beginning with the aria “But Who May Abide the Day of Middlebury College community singHis Coming?,” for instance, can be sung along, conducted by JEFF REHBACH. by any of the four voice parts. When Sounding excited about the prospect Neiweem conducts, the baritone will of a personal double bill, Grainger desing it. clares, “The mezzo in the Mezzo-soprano Christmas portion gets a soloist Grainger lot of the good stuff. The concurs that each tenor opens it,” she adds, performance “can be “and then he has to sit a whole new experithere for an hour.” ence.” A native of So, of course, does the Ottawa who lives in audience — a pleasure that Sheldon, she sang her a large range of people first Messiah at age 15 seek out annually. and has performed in As Neiweem puts it, “If it as a soloist “between you don’t like music but 12 and 20 times.” (“I you like religion, you’ll DAVID NEIWEEM used to keep track,” like the Messiah. If you Grainger says with a don’t like religion but you laugh.) On Sunday, however, she’ll sing like music, you’ll like the Messiah. If an aria that’s typically reserved for the you don’t like music but you like drama, soprano: “How Beautiful Are the Feet.” you’ll like the Messiah. It feeds people at Grainger, who describes her voice many different levels.” m as a “contralto-y mezzo,” earned a master’s in music at McGill University and Contact: lilly@sevendaysvt.com moved to Vermont in 2012. While she teaches voice at Johnson State College INFO and sings with COUNTERPOINT, she hasn’t Handel’s Messiah with the Burlington yet “gotten [her]self out there” as an Chamber Orchestra and the BCO Messiah opera singer and soloist in the area, she Festival Chorus, Sunday, December 20, 7 p.m., says, partly because she has had two at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester. $10-25. children since the move.

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White House, they are everywhere…” Eiden’s film also documents Dean’s opposition to the “war on terror” rhetoric that played a key role in George W. Bush’s reelection — and is having a resurgence. “In the current campaign season, we continue to see how easy it is to ramp up fear among people to make yourself popular,” the filmmaker wrote. “My guess is the person who has the courage to not appeal to the worst in people will come away as a great leader, because in the end, something has got to bring us all together or we all lose.”

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What’s the Story With Burlington’s Tower of File Cabinets?

everal readers have asked us WTF is up with the tall tower of file cabinets on Flynn Avenue in Burlington. Not to mention wondering, “How was it made?” and “How does it stay up?” We first answered those questions back in 2002, when the structure was erected. The official name of the tower is “File Under So. Co., Waiting for…,” and it’s an installation created by Burlington architect Bren Alvarez — with help from a couple of guys with a crane. Alvarez, who is the curator of nearby Flynndog gallery, conceived of the tower in response to the controversial — and languishing — Southern Connector project. (Hence “So. Co.”) That roadway was conceived in 1965 as a way to expedite traffic from Interstate 89 to downtown Burlington and relieve congestion on Shelburne Road. Since the project’s inception, Shelburne Road has been widened, the Southern Connector has been renamed the Champlain Parkway and plans have changed, and changed again. The Parkway plan is still languishing, but back in the headlines. And recent public debate over the city’s planBTV South End proposals has generated fresh protest against the still-unbuilt roadway. The 2002 Seven Days article on the file cabinet installation features an optimistic statement from then-public works director Steve Goodkind: “The connector is moving forward. We still have a few permit hurdles, but construction could begin as early as the fall of 2003.” So you might be justified in surmising that Alvarez’s original motivation — to satirize and symbolize “the bureaucracy of urban planning” — remains relevant 13 years later. The tower consists of 11 metal cabinets with a total of 38 drawers: one for each year from 1965 to 2002. A bit more than 40 feet high, it stands on a twofoot-high concrete base. As for what keeps it upright: An interior steel rod runs through the entire stack. The tower was assembled at Metalworks, just down the street from its current location, Alvarez says. “They spent a year welding [it together], doing structural work, and then erected it.” If 13 more drawers (representing the years 2002 to 2015) were added to the tower, it would top 54 feet.

That’s probably not going to happen, Alvarez concedes. What’s more, if the Champlain Parkway, or a road by any other name, ends up being built, “File Under” will be smack-dab in its centerline. The assemblage will have to be moved from its current location, a weedy lot owned by the City of Burlington. “I hope the city would be willing to work with me to relocate it,” says Alvarez. She envisions a prominent spot visible to passing motorists on the parkway, but notes, “Switchback [Brewing, also located on Flynn Avenue,] is interested if I can’t find another site for it.” Meanwhile, Alvarez has been delighted by the public response to her file cabinet tower over the years. “Nearly every time I drive by, someone is photographing it,” she observes. What’s more, she adds, “It has inspired other things.” In 2002, local poet and playwright Marylen Grigas presented an on-site theater production called “Paper Highway” in a public ceremony marking the tower’s installation, at which Burlington Taiko drummers also performed. Alvarez says the tower’s image has appeared in local artwork and graphic design — including a drawing in an exhibit of urban landscapes; a new Switchback tap handle for Connector IPA; the promotions for a “local company that does file management”; and, somewhat ironically, a City of Burlington annual report. “It’s also a destination for geocaching,” she notes. “File Under” also appears on national lists of things to see in Burlington — Alvarez’s friends across the country tell her they’ve read about it, she says — and in a book about “weird Vermont” phenomena. The Roadside America website calls it the “World’s Tallest File Cabinet.” Regardless of where “File Under” ends up, humans of the future may scratch their heads about it, too. In Grigas’ 30-minute play — subtitled “Farce in Fifteen Files” — two CNN reporters in the year 2552 think the stack is a shrine to the gods. In half a millennium, who knows where our roads will lead? m Contact: pamela@sevendaysvt.com

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to is this: If we add up each country’s 2013 GDP, we get a gross world product of $75.5 trillion dollars. Divide that by the 2013 population, 7.2 billion, and we’re left with a per-capita world income of $10,500 — a decent gain on 1991, even after you adjust for inflation. Of course, this rising tide is hardly lifting all boats. The percapita GDP of the 10 richest countries in the world in 2013 was $76,500, that of the 10 poorest a puny $433. Leaving out the tiny principalities Monaco and Liechtenstein, Luxembourg has maintained the top spot now for two decades running, with Norway just behind it since 2000. (The U.S. typically clocks in around eighth or ninth, if you’re wondering.) The other end of the GDP rankings hasn’t been quite as consistent over the same period, with Burundi, Malawi and Ethiopia taking turns at the bottom. So the numbers on inequality are stark. But what if we take a broader view? Globally, is inequality growing or not? Here things get more complex, and the question provokes a surprising amount of disagreement among economists. It seems that, aside from an income gap, there’s also an information gap:

trends in terms of global income is that the proportion of people worldwide mired in extreme poverty — defined as living on $1.90 or less a day — will this year fall below 10 percent for the first time. Of course, that’s cold comfort to the 702 million who don’t make the cut; and critics suggest it’s cold comfort even to many of those who do — $1.91 a day ain’t exactly a walk in the park. As the author of a 2014 paper to this effect, Georgetown University economist Martin Ravallion, has put it, “The bulk of the developing world’s progress against poverty has been in reducing the number of people living close to the consumption floor, rather than raising the level of that floor.” What Ravallion is talking about — and the substance of your inquiry, Kathy — is standard of living: a trickier metric than simple wealth. Some economists have urged that we focus less on dollar figures, for instance, and more on holistic measures of prosperity that take into account such factors as health, education and environmental sustainability. We could, for instance, enrich

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Whereas tax returns in the U.S. and Europe provide rich (as it were) data for analysis, elsewhere researchers have to rely on surveys, which can return sketchier results — particularly with respect to where the wealthy have their money parked. So while some studies in recent years have indicated that global inequality is on the decline, a pair of IMF economists warned in 2014 that when you correct for the “missing rich,” as they’re called, it actually “might not have gone down at all.” (One recent estimate put individual wealth kept in offshore tax havens at a gobsmacking $7.6 trillion.) But countries don’t exist in a vacuum anymore, and further muddying the issue is globalization. This has been great for the booming middle classes of places like India and, especially, China, whose middle class is now the largest in the world. It’s been less great, of course, for the middle class in the U.S., where thus far the benefits of globalization have worked mainly to further enrich the 1 percent: Imported Chinese goods have held down wages and employment (as documented in a 2013 paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research) while lifting the share prices of stocks held predominantly by the wealthy. To hear the World Bank tell it, one of the more encouraging

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Resort Stowe Mountain The job alternates between he PistenBully trail thrill and tedium. Groomers groomer climbed need confidence to steer the eastern flank of the big machines over steep Mount Mansfield like pitches on runs such as Liftline, a tank on a midnight where the snowcat does its work cabled to a mission. At the controls, Ed Walton maneumetal plate on a cliff. vered the front plow blade into big moguls of Patience helps when the weather rebels. snow, which a sharp-toothed, rotating barrel “There’s just some days, no matter what you of steel at the back of the rig proceeded to do and how experienced you are, it’s not flatten and groove. The hulking machine going to come out as perfect as you like,” proved surprisingly deft: It left a neat layer of Walton said. white corduroy under the twinkling stars of Twenty degrees or less, with a firm base of December. natural snow, is ideal. The mushy manmade “Basically, we try to fix up the stuff the snow and 40-degree highs this December skiers mess up,” said bearded 39-year-old have been challenging. Walton, a supervisor, Walton, wearing a hoodie and Carhartts as and his crew do their best to smooth the he worked the overnight grooming shift at mashed potatoes and stockpile snow on the Stowe Mountain Resort last week. sides of trails that have thin cover. This is the 13th winter on the mountain Walton works from midnight to 8 a.m. for the Connecticut-raised man who started in the early and late winter, and 5 p.m. to as a ski patroller after earning a degree midnight in midwinter. In the summer, he from Lyndon State College. A fellow Stowe works days running a chain saw on the patroller moved to the grooming crew and resort’s trails crew. convinced Walton to follow. Since then, he Overnight shifts are difficult. Because has spent winter nights plying the snow in of the fatigue, Walton uses his free pass to the heated cab of the groomer with a 24snowboard less often than he’d like. Sleeping ounce Thermos of java, rock and roll playing 4 to 10 p.m. isn’t great for the home life, over the voices on his two-way radio. either. His fiancée is a teacher, and during the The secret of operating heavy equipment winter the Waterbury couple are rarely home at 2 a.m.? “Obviously, I love my coffee,” and awake at the same time. “You kinda gotta Walton quipped. make do,” Walton said. Come summer, they He followed two other groomers, make nightly dinners together a ritual. convoy-style, up the North Slope trail to Lord, On the mountain, equipment drivers Ridgeview and the top of the FourRunner sometimes have to dodge animals. But the Quad lift. The groomer’s powerful lights scariest part of their job is avoiding humans illuminated the snow, and Walton explained who skin up the mountain on touring skis at that it’s easier to see the white stuff under dawn, dusk and midnight, said Walton. He this artificial glow than in the weak light of worries someone might ski into a groomer dawn or dusk. At the top of the quad, where cable: “It could cut you in half.” the temperature dipped to 19 degrees, snow guns sprayed noisily, coating trails and the M O L LY WA L S H adjacent spruce trees.

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atti Smith and Bruce Springsteen wrote that the night belongs to lovers. Wilson Pickett, too, was gonna wait ’til the stars came out to, you know, let his love come tumblin’ down. All manner of musicians and poets have extolled the romantic potential of the midnight hour. But tell that to the guy who’s grooming your ski trails or keeping the streets safe on the graveyard shift. The waitress pouring your joe at a 24-hour diner might also be skeptical. And romance is not foremost in the minds of workers in charge of preventing hospital meltdowns or dispatching emergency personnel. While most of us are sleeping, Santa’s elves are not the only ones staying busy. Thousands of Vermonters work at night to keep the world as we know it on course, whether they’re repairing utilities or baking our breakfast croissants. Daytimers may take that consistency for granted, but the work turns nighttimers’ lives — including, yes, their romantic relationships — upside-down. Those who toil at night often lack quality time to spend with a spouse or children, never mind participating in the activities and social events that many consider part of “normal” life. Moreover, working at night forces the body to operate counter to its natural circadian rhythm — that is, the internal “clock” that tells us when we should be sleeping or awake. Extended periods of nocturnal work have been linked to health detriments such as insomnia, depression and anxiety. The cluster of symptoms is so common that there’s a name for it: shift-work sleep disorder, or SWSD. According to the American Psychological Association, nearly 15 million Americans work nights on a permanent or alternating basis. A 2011 paper on the subject makes such workers sound like ticking time bombs — or rather, sleep bombs. “Many of us share the road with night-driving truckers, count on the precision of emergency-room workers, and rely on the protection of police and national security personnel at all times,” the researcher points out with an undercurrent of alarm. The physical and mental risks of night-shift work are well documented. A longitudinal study reported last year in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that longtime (10 years or more) night workers exhibited cognitive impairment — that is, lower scores on tests of memory, processing speed and “overall brain power.” In other words, their brains aged faster. The only positive finding? Overnight workers who changed their schedules within five or fewer years were able to regain their age-appropriate cognitive abilities. If scientific studies spell gloom and doom for those working nights, it’s still true that someone’s gotta do it. If you burst an appendix or go into labor or have a traffic accident, you don’t want to be told to take an aspirin and call the hospital in the morning. So kudos to those who choose to be there for the rest of us after the sun goes down. Here’s another true thing: Some people actually like the topsy-turvy schedule. For many, the pay is better. Most night work doesn’t require employees to sit around in meetings or respond to time-sucking emails. In some cases, the job offers welcome solitude and quiet. In others, the draw is the camaraderie — and occasional adrenaline rush — of working with a team that provides essential services, from plowing the roads to saving lives. Last week, Seven Days reporters worked the wee hours, too, going out to talk with seven Vermonters about their nocturnal employment.

the unofficial archivist for ryan Smith’s 12-hour shift the band Waylon Speed, starts at 5 p.m. The Otter although he admitted his Creek “cellar dweller,” involvement with the group whom his friends call Bear, has dropped off recently is responsible for tending because of his schedule. brews from the moment Otter Creek Brewing, Every night at the they start fermenting until Middlebury brewery is different. When they’re ready to be bottled. we visited, Smith had what It’s not an easy job. “There’s a he described as a relatively lot of work that goes into it, light load: He was cropping from the time it’s brewed to yeast from one fermenter, cleaning another so the time it’s sealed up in a case box and out the it could be filled the next day and sanitizing door to the distributor,” said 38-year-old Smith, the keg filler. To round out the shift, he planned who’s been with the company since 2012. to take inventory of the metal clamps used to Otter Creek Brewing just recently switched attach hoses to the bottom of the tanks, among to 12-hour shifts; it will more than double its other things. output when a new 120-barrel brew house is If that sounds inconsequential, consider completed in the spring. Previously, Smith that a large portion of Smith’s job is maintainworked five eight-hour shifts, Monday through ing pressure and temperature in a 40-barrel Friday. He’s adjusting to the new routine, but he brew house to prevent the massive tanks from said working three days on and three days off imploding — something that, fortunately, has makes it hard to spend time with his girlfriend, never happened at the 24-year-old brewery. As Courtney McManus. On sabbatical from her he adjusted the water flow into a tank he was job teaching social sciences and education at cleaning, Smith reassured a reporter through Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire, she’s the maze of stainless steel and hoses: “It’s an currently volunteering at a local animal shelter. idiot-proof system … until you walk away from At night, Smith shares his Otter Creek it.” quarters with just one other brewer, Nick Smith The drive from the brewery to Smith’s home (no relation). When Seven Days stopped by, it in Ripton takes 20 minutes. “I come home was a quiet scene, with Bryan ducking in and filthy,” he said. “If I can, I like to get a shower out of the rows of fermenters and stainlessin for [Courtney’s] sake, and mine.” Then “I curl steel brite tanks, where the beer carbonates, up in bed with her, and that’s it.” At least until and Nick popping into view every so often on McManus leaves for work in the morning. the brewing platform. “I don’t love the schedule sometimes,” Smith But Smith said the semi-solitude is part said. “But at the end of the day, I love what I do.” of what he enjoys about his long night. “You hit ‘play’ on the radio and just go for it,” he S AD IE W IL L IAMS said. Music figures heavily in his life: Smith is

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wrapped tableware in napkins to finish up her shift. Only two other customers came through. Shoram explained that when she leaves the restaurant, “I go home; I sleep once the kids get to school. I get up about noon and I’m up for the day.” She and her children, ages 13, 11 and 8, live with her fiancé and her soon-to-be stepson, 15, at Farrington’s Mobile Home Park on North Avenue in Burlington. The couple, who plan to marry this month, knew each other in high school and reunited a few years ago through Facebook. Hoping to “get ahead a little bit,” Shoram recently took a second job at Five Guys Burgers and Fries, just up Shelburne Road. She and her fiancé now both work the 4 to 10 p.m. shift there. His mother looks after the kids while they’re at the restaurant. “We all work more than one job,” Shoram said of herself and her coworkers. Among her friends, however, “I’m the only one who works nights.” On her days off, Shoram schedules activities with her kids, since the rest of the time, she said, “They get home from school, I’m with them for an hour, hour and a half, and then I have to leave to go to the other job.” Asked how she’s able to get up at noon, Shoram offered a pragmatic answer: “The alarm.”

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anielle Shoram doesn’t drink coffee, but her customers certainly do. The 33-year-old server bears the weight of overnight hours at greater Burlington’s only 24-hour sit-down restaurant — the Denny’s on Shelburne Road in South Burlington. Shoram, who’s held the position for eight months, works from 10 or 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Thursday through Monday. On Fridays and Saturdays, she has some late-night help, but she’s the only server who stays until morning. “In the beginning, I was always tired, but now my body’s kind of used to it,” she said. Another overnight server covers the wee hours for Shoram n South Burlingto on Tuesday and Wednesday, but generally, she noted, “No one else wants to work [overnight]. If I get sick or something, the manager’s in there covering.” Working the overnight shift does have its benefits, though — the hourly wage is almost double that of daytime Denny’s servers. At 5:30 a.m. on a recent Thursday, the restaurant chain was decorated with redand-green Christmas garlands, and the menus declared, “Welcome to America’s Diner.” Shoram sat in a booth, chatting obligingly with Seven Days as she

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a 17-year-old boy’s hand from a meat grinder. “We came up with something, and the doctor saved the hand and all his fingers,” Ashline recalled. “I was amazed.” He admitted that working nights — as he has for more than a decade — used to take a toll on his family life; it ended his first marriage. His current wife is more understanding, he noted, as she’s a nurse who works her own irregular hours in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Otherwise, Ashline said, he loves the night shift. When his week begins on Monday, he wakes early that morning and stays up all night. On Tuesday morning when his shift ends, he drives home to Peru, N.Y., and goes straight to bed. In 25 years at UVM Medical Center, Ashline claimed he’s called in sick only twice. As he put it, “I’ll crawl in here before I call in sick.” Why? “When times get bad, people depend on the hospital,” he explained, likening it to a Cold War fallout shelter. “We have to prepare for the worst — on a budget!”

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with 13,800 volts — more juice than most electricians ever handle. When a nurse needs the temperature of a room cranked up to 85 degrees for a newly admitted burn patient, she calls Ashline. He can do that in seconds with the click of a mouse. If a smoke alarm sounds anywhere in the hospital, he can pinpoint its location on-screen and direct firefighters there. Even with all these automated systems, Ashline is on his feet about 75 percent of the night. He estimates he walks seven to eight miles per shift. That was easy to envision as he led a reporter through a labyrinth of surprisingly clean basement rooms and tunnels lined with air vents, water pipes, electrical conduits and pneumatic tubes, the last of which whisk medical specimens across the complex in about 90 seconds. Typically, Ashline said, his pager beeps all night with calls about leaky sinks, clogged toilets and strange odors. But not all his calls have easy fixes. Ashline has rescued people from stalled elevators, repaired broken respirators, custom-welded medical instruments for doctors and cut rings off patients’ hands. Once, the ER requested his help in freeing

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ike most people employed in facilities maintenance, Rick Ashline, 57, has to be a jack-of-all-trades who can troubleshoot almost any problem. On any given night — his shift runs from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. — he’s one of only two people responsible for keeping Vermont’s largest hospital up and running. That means t on University of Verm gton maintaining the rlin Medical Center, Bu systems that provide heating, ventilation, electricity, plumbing and fire suppression to seven buildings totaling 2.7 million square feet of space. Each night, thousands of patients, staff and visitors rely on Ashline to keep them safe and comfortable. From his office deep in the bowels of the hospital, Ashline monitors a bank of 10 computer screens that watch over the hospital’s entire infrastructure, from the snowmelt system in the subterranean parking garage to the cooling towers. Though he’s not a licensed electrician, he services an electrical system charged

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the old days, Jacobs said, local cops, Vermont State Police and border patrol agents would flip a coin to determine who would make a run to the nearest Newport P coffee shop — a Dunkin’ Departmeolice nt Donuts in St. Johnsbury. Now there are closer options, including Azure Mini Mart, where Jacobs pulled in as the store was about to close. This time of night, he likes to keep an eye on the markets — prime robbery targets — and chat up the workers. Jacobs said he feels a kinship with the cashiers, plow drivers and deliverymen who work while the rest of the world sleeps. This visit was cut short by the dispatcher informing him that a suspect, whom Jacobs had been seeking for days for violating bail conditions, had been spotted at the Dollar General store a half mile away. The suspect, a drug addict facing assault charges, had been ordered by a judge to remain in the home of a relative pending his trial. When Jacobs confronted him in Dollar General, the offender briefly tried to flee, but he didn’t get far. Jacobs walked the handcuffed man to the police station close by. He spent a couple of hours writing charging documents for the man’s morning court appearance. Jacobs anticipated getting to his home in Holland at about 5:30 a.m. He would see his kids off to school, sleep until noon, tend to his horses and chickens, and split some wood. Then he’d report for nighttime duty again. DON WHIPPLE

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rive through Middlesex at night, and you can rely on your nose to find Red Hen Baking. The oven room, where lead baker Aaron Couture, 37, supervises the preparation of two to three thousand sex le d id M , Baking loaves per night, emits an Red Hen aroma that’s as good as you’d imagine 2,000 loaves of baking bread to smell. Couture, who works from about 4:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. four nights a week, said he barely notices that smell anymore. But he’s never lost his taste for the breads and rolls he’s been making at Red Hen for six years. His favorites: the potato rolls, the miche and the polenta bread. “To die for,” he said of the last. A graduate of Vancouver’s Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, where he specialized in bread and pastry, Couture figured he’d someday land a night-shift job. Red Hen delivers its goods to retail outlets from Newport to Brattleboro, so all loaves must be baked, cooled, packed and loaded onto trucks before sunrise. At midnight, the oven room was staffed only by Couture, assistant lead baker Nick Dentico and two packers, who silently Asa Kesner, left, and Aaron Couture loaded cooled loaves into trucks. Yet it was a lively place where the bakers shared an easy rapport, a professional attitude and a fondness for goofy T-shirts. They also shared an almost preternatural sensitivity to the rhythms of baking a multitude of loaves in Red Hen’s huge, 12-door oven. As Dentico arranged unbaked loaves on the loader (topped with a canvas sheet custom-made by a woman

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in Morrisville), Couture decoratively slashed their tops with a razor blade on a small handle. They didn’t need to inform each other when a batch was ready. They just knew. The odd hours don’t vex Couture. “I had worked in restaurants for a while, and that’s 2 to 11 [p.m.],” he said. “Just to have it shift two hours, so it’s like 4 [p.m.] to 2 [a.m.], wasn’t that big of a deal. It’s a good schedule.” The one drawback is that his work schedule is out of sync with his wife’s. “When I get home, she’s in bed, and then I go crash,” Couture said. “Then her alarm goes off, and I’m up to see her off. I don’t make any drastic decisions at that point — I’m still out of it.” He added, “I enjoy having dinner with my wife, and that’s the thing: I can only do it three times a week. But I enjoy [my job], and I don’t think I would want to do anything else.” Couture described himself as a perfectionist, and his eye for detail seemed undulled by the lateness of the hour. He admitted to feeling a twinge of regret when his work yields an asymmetrical loaf. But it’s easy for him to tell, simply by handling the unbaked loaves, if the dough is too wet or too “rippy,” he said. Those are minor problems, and easy enough to remedy. “I think we have it easy in here,” Couture said. “But, say, an [overnight] nurse, that’s a whole different ballgame. Worst thing that happens here is that I burn a loaf.”

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As a bonus, Reardon’s husband has a direct pipeline to caffeine — a necessity in her job, judging by the oversize coffee cups sitting on several desks in the call center. Vermont State Po lice, Williston Though working nights has taken some getting used to, and Reardon said she experiences stressful communications with emergency services workers in dangerous and sometimes life-threatening situations, she knew what she was getting into when she signed on for this job. Her father has been an emergency dispatcher in New York for years. “He loves working overnights,” she said, smiling. Reardon expects to work overnights until she and her husband decide to have kids. But she’d like to continue doing dispatch and hopes to be trained to handle 911 calls soon. “It’s nice to be a part of something you know is important,” she said. m

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overnights since October, so she hasn’t yet handled the blizzard of emergency calls that blow in during a winter storm. On this night, Reardon and the small overnight crew of five dispatchers had little trouble keeping up with the slow but steady influx of generally nondramatic calls: a noise complaint in Charlotte, a possible break-in in Burlington, a truck off the road in Williston. Something Reardon has had trouble keeping up with? Sleep. “Adjusting to sleeping during the day is more difficult than I anticipated,” she admitted. “I do sleep during the day; it’s just not as restful. You feel tired all the time.” Reardon was drawn to emergency dispatch precisely because it’s a 24-7 job. She and her husband recently moved to Vermont from New York State so he could take a job with Keurig Green Mountain. He’s worked nights for years and continues to with the specialty coffee giant. “When he was working nights and I was working days, it was definitely difficult. It was hard to find time to be with each other,” Reardon said. “So one of the appeals of the job was that I could work nights, too. We call ourselves ‘nightwalkers’ now.”

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arly in her Thursday shift, emergency dispatcher Jessie Reardon was still having a quiet night. “Early” was a little after 11 p.m., just after she’d logged in for an eight-hour stint in the call center at the Vermont State Police Barracks in Williston. If things picked up, she advised, it would probably happen around 2 a.m. — that’s when most bars close in Vermont. Last call may be the end of the night for bartenders, but it’s the start of primetime for local cops, paramedics, tow-truck drivers and other emergency services providers who get their late-night and early-morning marching orders from the civilian dispatchers at the Williston barracks. It’s one of two emergency call centers in the state; the other is in Rockingham. Nodding at a black, multiline office phone situated under a bank of three flat-screen computer monitors, Reardon offered another reason for the current lull: The weather outside was unseasonably warm, with clear skies. “If it were snowing, every one of those lines would be red, all night long,” she said. Reardon spoke from secondhand knowledge. The twentysomething South Burlington resident has been working dispatch since May and

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ast Wednesday at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington, Yvette Rainville asked her class of English language learners, “What’s the weather like today?” Khina Monger furrowed her brow, deep in con2:51 PMcentration, as she watched the Catholic nun write “It is sunny and cool” on the blackboard. The murmurs in the room grew louder as the students began to read the sentence in overlapping voices. Though the heater was working, Monger, 59, had on her baby-pink beanie and puffy gray jacket with its faux-furlined hood. She removed her jacket on Rainville’s suggestion but continued to wear her fleece. The Bhutanese woman has lived in the Green Mountain State since 2010, but she’s still not used to the cold. As Monger sat listening attentively to her classmates, the pint-size grandmother swung her legs, her black shoes brushing the floor. Since Monger arrived in Vermont five years ago, she’s been attending English classes at the synagogue on North Prospect Street four times a week; Rainville called her Bhutanese student a “regular.” The lessons, organized by the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program, are designed for refugees and asylees between the ages of 17 and 65. It’s vital that newcomers pick up English language skills so they can adapt to the social, economic and cultural norms of their new home, said Ashraf Alamatouri, the English-language coordinator at VRRP. For many older refugees who, like Monger, aren’t literate in their native language, this is a tall order.

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While younger refugees may have greater visibility, many aspects of integration into a new culture are particularly difficult for older people, who may experience isolation. That’s a problem that some of Burlington’s services, from the ELL class to the senior center, are increasingly striving to address. “Usually they are the first people to come to class,” Alamatouri said of older refugee students, adding, “They work hard. They want to work hard.” But he acknowledges that these learners take more time. In the reporting period between June 1 and September 30 of 2015, VRRP served 247 clients aged 51 or older — about 40 percent of the agency’s total enrollment. Unlike most of her younger classmates — whose countries of origin include Somalia, Congo, Burma and Burundi — Monger doesn’t have a job and spends most of her time at home or with her family. This means she has little interaction with those outside her immediate social network. Still, the Burlington resident wants to learn English so she can communicate with other people — for instance, answer the phone — when her son and daughter-inlaw aren’t around. ELL students learn what Alamatouri calls “survival English.” For Monger and her classmates in the beginner class, the lessons include how to handle an emergency, the names of days and months, and writing and reading numbers from zero to 100. When Monger arrived in the Queen City from a refugee camp in Nepal, she

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didn’t speak a single word of English. Today, the Bhutanese woman can write her name, give her address and answer simple questions. When Gov. Peter Shumlin visited the Ohavi Zedek class just before Thanksgiving — showing his support for the refugee resettlement program following the terrorist attacks in Paris — Monger was too shy to go up to him. But she was happy to introduce herself when the governor approached her. “Khina is very consistent,” said Rainville, who has taught Monger for the past five years. “She’s like a turtle. She just keeps at it. She takes her time, but she’s precise about it.” The nun remembered an incident that illustrated Monger’s positive attitude. “I was trying to show them how to make the F sound. I had the students put their top teeth over their lower lip. Some of them did it. Khina said to me, ‘No teeth.’ She just laughed at herself,” Rainville recalled. Monger was born in 1956 in the town of Sarbhang in southern Bhutan. Her parents died when she was a young child, and relatives raised her. Like many older Bhutanese, Monger doesn’t know her exact date of birth. Accordingly, during the resettlement process, she was given a new birth date — January 1. Monger and her family were among the tens of thousands of Bhutanese of ethnic Nepali origin who were stripped of their nationality and expelled from their country after former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck implemented the “One Nation, One People” policy in

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0550-16B 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On November 25, 2015, Toxic Lolli, LLC, c/o Jeffrey Jimmo, P.O. Box 64941, Burlington, VT 05406-4941 filed application #4C055016B for a project generally described as the construction of a 13,530 sf addition to an existing building and a 75 sf storage building on Lot #7 of the Catamount Industrial Park with associated infrastructure and abandon on-site sewage disposal system and connect to the municipal system. The Project is located on Catamount Drive in Milton, Vermont. The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Milton Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning

Commission Office, and the office listed below. The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0550-16B”. No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before December 29, 2015, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless

the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above. Should a hearing be held on this Project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by December 29, 2015. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5). Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 7th day of December, 2015. By: /s/ Peter E. Keibel

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and entering the project number “4C0608-30A”. No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before December 29, 2015, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a

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Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1160R-5A 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On November 24, 2015, South Village Communities, LLC, c/o SD Ireland Companies, P.O. Box 2286, South Burlington, VT 05407 filed application #4C1160R-5A for a project generally described as modification of Phase II approval of South Village (LUP #4C1160R-5) to increase the number of units from 60 to 91 along with modifications to the typical street sections. The Project is located on 1840 Spear Street in South Burlington, Vermont. The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the South Burlington Town Office, Chittenden

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BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY JANUARY 5, 2016 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday January 5, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, City Hall. 1. 16-0511CA; 154 PARK STREET (RM, Ward 3C) Amy E. Pickering Appeal of zoning permit for family daycare in existing single family residence.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS COMMUNITY ORGANIZER The Housing Trust of Rutland County (HTRC) and NeighborWorks of Western Vermont (NWWVT) share a strong commitment to resident engagement in the neighborhoods that they

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Contribute to an exciting new initiative designed to increase access and outcomes for individuals served in primary care settings. Our Care Coordinators are assigned to primary-care settings and work closely with an interdisciplinary Community Health Team serving northwestern Vermont. Activities involve consultation with primary-care providers (must be comfortable communicating with primary-care providers), implementing screening protocols for mental health and substance use disorders, linking patients with necessary services, and providing short-term solutionfocused care. Seeking a full-time individual who is a generalist and familiar with a range of mental health and substance use disorders. Flexibility with placement location and hours of work is a must, as the need is within the St. Albans health-service area and sometimes needs to change. Some positions require an LICSW, but all related master’s level and/or licensures considered. Multiple positions opened in pediatrics and in adult practices. NCSS, 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478 | ncssinc.org | E.O.E.

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Evening, Weekend, and Awake Overnight Shifts: FULL- AND PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE. Counselors provide crucial parent education and life skill support to pregnant and parenting women and their children in a residential treatment setting. Shifts include evening, awake overnight and weekend hours. Ideal for those with alternative schedules and night owls! Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in human services related ﬁeld and experience providing care to young children; ability to multi-task, work in fast-paced environment, ﬂexibility and adaptability needed. Looking for a candidate who is a quick problem-solver and able to work independently during non-traditional hours. Experience working in residential treatment setting preferred. Valid driver’s license required. Shift differential offered. Great opportunity to work with a strong team of professionals in a fun and fast-paced environment. Ongoing training opportunities available. Starting $14-$16 per hour plus shift differential for certain hours. Sub positions also available. To apply, please submit cover letter and resume to: Human Resources, PO Box 4009 Burlington, VT 05406-4009 fax: 864-1619 email: employment@lundvt.org 12-Lund_121615.indd 1

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We need a serious, experienced ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON who can take charge and get things done. Email your resume and cover letter to: friends@VermontCoffeeCompany.com No calls or walk-ins, please. Because we are a sensory company, we can not employ smokers.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Systems Engineer 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. ADMIN 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 multi-disciplinary team of enthusiastic and caring professionals?

The Chittenden Clinic at Howard Center offers opportunities for employment and development across many disciplines, including immediate openings for security, case management, counseling and social work, administration and leadership. Also seeking a Senior Lab Technician to be responsible for maintaining and managing the on-site urine toxicology laboratory. This includes the conduction of all aspects of urinalysis and quality assurance testing for opioids and other drugs. Opportunities for growth/advancement. On our Careers website, enter search term “Chittenden Clinic.”

SUB- Community Recovery Specialist Do you want to support others through recovery from mental health crisis? Come join the collaborative Stabilization, Treatment And Recovery Team (START)! 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.

CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES Autism Interventionist Join Howard Center to work full-time with children ages 2-21 years with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Provide intensive behavioral intervention services in public

schools, homes & community settings. Training & ongoing supervision provided. Excellent professional development opportunity. Transportation required. Bachelor’s degree and some experience w/children and/or special needs necessary. CYFS job ID# 1376

Clinician – School Services Three positions available! All positions are school-based mental health positions that are co-hires between Howard Center and the school district served. Clinicians provide various mental health, consultation and case management services while utilizing a school social work model. •

Part-time with K-5 students in Burlington: 24-hr/week at the Sustainability Academy (16 hours) and Champlain Elementary School (8 hours) in Burlington, Vermont. CYFS job ID# 2948

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Full-time with grades 9-12 in Milton: 40 hrs/week at Milton High School. CYFS job ID# 2949

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Full-time at Founder’s Elementary School in Essex, grades 3-5 CYFS job ID# 2983

Counselor – Family – IFBS Do you enjoy working with families and providing in-home family work? Intensive Family-Based Services (IFBS) is looking for a regular full-time family counselor to provide short term (13 weeks) intensive in home treatment to families (5 hours a week). The goal of IFBS is to prevent out of home placement due to mental health crisis, abuse, neglect or emotional disturbance. Experience required: working with families and children, crisis intervention, clinical assessments, team collaboration, strong written and communication skills. Knowledge of trauma informed care and the impact of substance use/abuse on families is highly desirable. Some evening work is required and use of a personal vehicle is a must. CYFS job ID# 2995

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Intensive Community Support Worker - Floater Adult & Family Floater 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 for this position. Some individuals 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. Howard Center offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, and life insurance, as well as generous paid time off for all regular positions scheduled 20-plus-hours-per-week. 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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PRESIDENT The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC), a multistate nonprofit service, conservation and education organization, is searching for a President. Through meaningful group work that directly benefits communities, VYCC instills the values of personal responsibility, hard work, education and respect for the environment in young people. Corps members, young adults 16-24, work, live, study and have fun together in small groups, completing priority conservation and agricultural projects under the guidance of highlytrained adult leaders. This is a tremendous opportunity for a dynamic leader to strengthen, grow and lead an incredible team.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The VYCC President has overall responsibility for the organization’s activities and operation, including program execution, financial management, fundraising, and strategic direction. In addition to strong organizational leadership, the President must also compellingly represent the organization externally, reaching public and private partners, philanthropic audiences, and the public at large. This position reports directly to the board of trustees.

Seeking energetic, self-motivated individual to join our corporate accounting and finance department to perform a wide variety of financial and administrative responsibilities, including accounting, accounts payable, cash receipts, credit and collections, auditing, project management, invoicing and contract billing, and account reconciliations.

Qualified candidates should possess either bachelor’s or associate’s degree in accounting and/or two to three years of progressive accounting experience. Experience in consulting professional services field is preferred. We offer competitive salary, excellent fringe benefit program and are an ESOP company. Visit our website at dubois-king.com for more information about DuBois & King, Inc. Please send resume to DuBois & King, Inc., PO Box 339, Randolph, Vermont 05060, or fax at 728.4930.

The President will be based out of the VYCC Headquarters Office in Richmond. More information on the VYCC can be found at vycc.org. Please send cover letter and resume to:

ellend@gardeners.com or to VYCC, Attention: Ellen Desjardin, 128 Intervale Road, Burlington, VT 05401

Email: rgoodall@dubois-king.com.

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Marketing Specialist Tata Harper Skincare, a luxury 100 percent natural and nontoxic skincare brand based in the Champlain Valley of Vermont, is a vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution facility. We are growing rapidly in all areas of the business and are excited to bring on enthusiastic and knowledgeable team members to support our growth.

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We are seeking a high energy individual to join the Product Development team to support the Product Development Manager on our new and existing product lines. The Marketing Specialist position will be responsible for assisting the Product Development Manager in the development of product packaging and collateral materials. The Marketing Specialist will work closely with the marketing, sales, creative and operations teams to assure product packaging and collateral materials are developed and delivered on time and within budget. QUALIFICATIONS • Have excellent organizational skills

Full-time, highly organized, details-oriented professional to manage a range of crucial guest services for active travel company. Primary focus upon fulfillment, customer service, sales, cultivation of brand loyalty and team support. Open workspace in small but busy country office setting.

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For full description, visit gosojourn.com/jobs.

Full-time, year-round position with paid holidays, vacation and extensive industry perks. Preferred start date prior to January 18, 2016.

Submit resume, cover letter and no fewer than three professional references to jobs@GoSojourn.com. No phone calls, please.

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OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN Retina Center of Vermont is seeking a friendly, motivated Ophthalmic Technician for a full-time position in our South Burlington office. Qualifying technicians are responsible for patient intake using computerized health records, assisting in office and operating room procedures, and performing retinal image diagnostic testing. Technicians must be able to rotate on emergency call schedules due to the nature of the specialty. Professional certification is preferred but not necessary; some experience in ophthalmology is required. Please submit a resume to Aaron Mitton,

amitton@retinacentervermont.com

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The Residence at Shelburne Bay, a premier Level III hospitality-oriented senior living community in Shelburne, is accepting applications for Caregivers for the following positions: •

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A Caregiver’s role is vital to the quality of our residents’ daily lives. You will make a difference in their live as well as your own, including a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in helping others. Applicants must have good verbal and written communications skills and be nurturing, caring and reliable. Must be comfortable with computers. Previous caregiving experience preferred; however, we are willing to train applicants with strong qualifications and the willingness to learn. Candidates are also eligible to apply for a promotion to medication technician after 90 days of exemplary performance. Background checks required. We offer competitive salaries and benefits for full-time positions including health, dental, vision, paid time off and a comfortable and peaceful working environment where our residents are nurtured and allowed to age with grace and dignity. Send reply with your resume or stop by and pick up an application at: The Residence at Shelburne Bay 185 Pine Haven Shores Road Shelburne, VT 05482

Two Nursing Clinical Associates Vermont Technical College is currently seeking candidates for two Nursing Clinical Associate positions in our ADN Nursing program on the Williston campus working at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Each is a part-time position working in the clinical setting two days per week, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Clinical Associate provides clinical instruction to students, assisting them to apply concepts learned in the classroom to patient care in clinical areas. The clinical associate serves as a liaison between the College and the clinical agencies. Qualified candidates will possess a master’s degree in nursing with significant experience and must demonstrate excellent communication and teaching skills. Individuals with a completed BSN who can demonstrate current enrollment in a master’s degree nursing program will be considered. We offer a competitive hourly rate and the opportunity to mentor future nursing students in a spacious, state-ofthe art facility. These positions do not include a benefits package. Vermont Technical College delivers instruction at four traditional campuses (Bennington, Brattleboro, Randolph Center and Williston). There are also distinct “hybrid” campuses that deliver instruction via telepresence classrooms to the following communities: Lyndonville, Morrisville, Newport, St. Albans, Springfield and White River Junction. Our students tend to be “nontraditional,” many coming to our program with degrees and experience in other fields. While there is diversity among our students’ backgrounds, there is a common goal to obtain nursing knowledge. Our students perform exceptionally well on licensure exams, with pass rates for the NCLEX PN at 96 percent and pass rates for the NCLEX RN at 94 percent . To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and required Vermont Tech employment application to jobs@vtc.edu. The employment application can be found on our website, vtc.edu. Please also visit for all current staff and faculty employment opportunities at the college. Vermont Tech strongly encourages applications from members of ethnic minority groups and other under-represented backgrounds. Vermont Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of the Vermont State College system. In compliance with ADA requirements, we will make reasonable accommodations for the known disability of an otherwise qualified applicant.

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Vermont Medical Sleep Disorders Center, Inc. Looking for a medical career?

BECOME A SLEEP TECHNOLOGIST

TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST –

WILL TRAIN AND PAY FOR EDUCATION

Vermont Medical Sleep Disorders Center, Inc., is expanding its services and is recruiting for three apprenticeship positions opening in January 2016.

EDITORIAL SYSTEMS

Dartmouth Journal Services, an established provider of copyediting, composition, layout and journal production management services to scientific, technical and medical journal publishers, is looking to hire a Technical Support Specialist to provide product support for our automated pre-copyedit preparation system, configure and set up new journals and troubleshoot issues generated by internal and external users. Our ideal candidate has solid editorial experience with a desire to use technology to improve efficiencies in an editorial environment. Qualifications: bachelor’s degree preferred; three-plus years in editorial production (proofreading or copyediting); proficiency in Microsoft Word; knowledge of Word macros, VBA or a scripting language is a plus; knowledge of XML and XML technologies is a plus.

Applicants must have a high school education (or equivalent) and be willing to work night shift. Vermont Medical Sleep Disorders Center, Inc., offers great benefits including aggressive salary growth with completion of courses, sick/ personal days, vacation time, health insurance and a 401(k) matching program. Send resume to Vermont Medical Sleep Disorders Center, Inc., at 139 Pearl Street, Essex Jct., VT 05452 Attn: Ray Paquette.

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DJS is located in Waterbury and provides comprehensive benefits package, including health, medical and dental coverage, 401(k), generous time off, flexible schedule and telecommuting opportunities. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter to careers.djs@sheridan.com or apply online at sheridan.com/careers/job-openings/technical-support-specialist-3.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Shelburne Community School District (the “District”) is seeking Statement of Qualifications from qualified Construction Management (“CM/C”) firms to provide Construction Management — Constructor services for limited renovations to two classroom wings, window and roof replacement for the Shelburne Community School in Shelburne, Vermont. The project involves phasing the work, to be completed between June 2016 and August 2017. Estimated construction cost is approximately $5,700,000, exclusive of general conditions or construction management fees. The District is soliciting bids from qualified Construction Management firms. The District has established prequalification criteria that a prospective bidder must meet in order to submit a bid for consideration by the District and invites interested construction management firms to apply for prequalification. Request for Statement of Qualifications can be requested by telephone or email from: Attn: Mr. Bob Mason Business Manager Chittenden South Supervisory Union 5420 Shelburne Road, Suite 300 Shelburne, Vermont 05482 Telephone: 802-383-1234 Email: bmason@cssu.org Statements of Qualifications are to be submitted on AIA Document A305-1986 with attachments necessary to respond to additional prequalification criteria established by the District. Completed prequalification statements shall be received at the above address by mail or delivery no later than 12 noon on January 11, 2016. The school district may choose to shortlist and interview applicants. Interviews will be completed between Jan 14 and Jan 20, 2016. Applicants for prequalification shall be notified on or before January 22, 2016 (Note: must be at least 30 days prior to proposed bid opening per 16 §V.S.A. 559(c) (2) pursuant to Department of Education Rules 6342.1) whether they are eligible to bid. The District anticipates opening the bids for the contract on February 23, 2016. 7t-ChitSouthSU-121615.indd 1

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Join the team at Gardener’s Supply Company! Gardener’s Supply is America’s leading catalog and web-based gardening company. We work hard AND offer a fun place to work with summer bocce games, BBQs, ping-pong tournaments, employee garden plots and much more! We also offer strong cultural values, competitive wages and outstanding benefits (ranging from a tremendous discount on plants & product, to actually owning shares of the company!).

ASSISTANT BUYER: We’re seeking an Assistant Buyer who will use their strong computer, analytical & organizational skills to support the Merchandising Managers maximize sales and profits. Our ideal candidate has at least an intermediate proficiency in Excel & Word and has the ability to quickly learn new systems. This person should also have strong communication and organizational skills, high attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment. Catalog/Direct Marketing or merchandising experience is helpful. We are a 100% employee-owned company and an award winning and nationally recognized socially responsible business, voted one of Vermont’s “Best Places to Work.” Interested? Please send your cover letter & resumé to Gardener’s Supply Company, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington, VT 05401 or to jobs@gardeners.com.

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Winooski Family Health has a full-time

Do you exude positive energy? Are you looking for a challenge? Like to play? Want to work with children/youth?

NURSING POSITION

available. Experience preferred. Please send letter of interest and resume to

Network Specialist NetworkSecurity Security Specialist

If so, we currently have multiple BEHAVIOR kmurphy@winooskifamilyhealth.com. CVPH offers a competitive salary package that includes health and INTERVENTIONIST positions available. Work with children wellness benefits, paid time off, continuing education incentives, and youth while implementing an individualized behavior plan in school, day treatment and/or community settings with employee discounts and more! support from a fun, dynamic and creative team. Training, 1t-WinooskiFamilyHealth-121615.indd 1 12/11/15 3:13 PM Responsibilities Requirements advancement opportunity and excellent benefits await you. Bachelor's degree in IT related field or equivalent work experi ence

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Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Access Coordinator/ Hub & Adult Clinicians

Part-time Part-time bookkeeper bookkeeper to toassist assist Finance/Property Finance/Property AdministraAdministrator. tor. ResponsibleResponsible for accounts for accounts payroll, payable/receivable, 3:44 PM payable/receivable, financial reporting,payroll, general financial reporting, general ledger, records management; ledger, management; Excel,records standard accounting Excel, standard accounting practice experience required, practice experience required, Quickbooks and nonprofit Q u i c kexperience b o o k s a nad plus. nonprofit experience a plus. Send resumes to jgiguere@ Send resumes to jgiguere@ dioceseofvermont.org.

• Design, implementation and maintenance of data loss preven tion, HIPAA auditing and patient information security systems

Minimum 10 years experience performing design, configuration, • Develop and follow best practices and standards around security of installation of large LAN's and patient information. WAN's Minimum 4 years experience handling high level confidential information Network security and disaster recovery experience

• Project leader for multiple projects • Provide a high level of quality work with a dedication to customer service

Apply Apply at at UVMHealth.org/CVPHCareers UVMHealth.org/CVPHCareers Become part of our patient care centered team, wliere we're 11ot just caregivers we're frie11ds a11d 11eiglibors, offeri11g expertise a11d compassion to our co111111u11ities.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment Hub Clinician: Master’s- or bachelor’s-level clinician position without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protective veteran status. working with adults as a part of our Hub & Spoke medicationassisted therapy (MAT) program. This position will focus on access to care and provide a bridge from the MAT program to referrals 2v-EpiscopaldioceseofVT-121615.indd 1 12/14/155v-CVPS_network_121615.indd 1 12/14/15 11:35 AM to the treatment service options. Work will involve assessments, group and individual therapy, case management as well as coordination with the Department of Corrections. Previous experience working with people in recovery from addictions is Washington County Mental Health Services is a not-for-profit community mental health preferable. A LADC is preferred. Working hours roughly 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. center. We provide a wide variety of support and treatment opportunities for children,

Substance Abuse Treatment Clinician: Master’s- or bachelor’slevel clinical positions (LADC preferred) providing outpatient counseling to adults, adolescents and families dealing with substance abuse-related issues. Treatment modalities may be provided using group, individual or couples counseling and may include some work in our Intensive Out-Patient Treatment Program. Individuals who are interested in being part of a dynamic team are encouraged to apply. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a flexible benefit package which can be taken as a cash benefit, 403b retirement match and generous time-off policy. If interested, please send résumé and letter of interest to:

Rachel Yeager, HR Coordinator, Clara Martin Center P.O. Box G Randolph, VT 05060 or to: ryeager@claramartin.org

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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 • Administrative Assistant • ASD-DS Program Manager

• Home Intervention Counselors • Home Intervention Team Leader • Residential Counselors

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. EOE

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NURSING of PROGRAM MANAGER ting: Director Communications Office of the Secretary of State

The Office of Professional Regulation/ Nursing Unit is seeking a nursing professional to coordinate, evaluate and monitor a program plan for nurses (RN, LPN, re-entry and of graduate) and nursing essional sought to lead the Vermont Department Tourism assistants employed in Vermont. You will review requests for the approval of new and conduct blic and trade relations efforts. Thisprograms. mission-critical biennial reviews of existing nursing educational Work closely withposition the Board of Nursing Department of Aging and Disabilities.coverage Highly professional, detail-orientedin andthe tactful nerate and positive tourism-related of Vermont professionals in search of making a meaningful contribution to Vermont should apply. Salary national marketplace. The Director of Communications is is based on experience. Qqualifications: Master’s degree in nursing, five years experience as a e development and implementation ofofanursing proactive business Registered Nurse. Preferred qualification: two years teaching experience. For more information, contact Phyllis Mitchell at phyllis.mitchell@sec.state.vt.us or 828-3180. nsistent with the goals and mission of the Department of Reference Job ID #618159. Location: Montpelier. Status: Full time. Application deadline: December 23, keting as 2015well as maintaining consistent communications

We are a progressive green building company specializing in highly energy efficient residential construction. We are looking for intelligent, experienced CARPENTERS with 3 to 5 years experience or more. Safety and a positive work environment are important to us so you must be agile, and a team player with a positive attitude. The ability to lead others and work independently is a huge plus. Background or education in sustainable building practices would be great. Valid driver’s license and your own transportation required. We provide competitive pay based on experience. No subcontractors need apply. Please email your resume to jeremy@gogreenoneill.com.

king tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted as to regional national BUSINESSand ANALYST II media; development of press ps and Agency itineraries; management of media contact lists; and of Human Services 4t-OneilBuild-051414-2.indd 1 5/9/14 ont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director We have an exciting and challenging opening for a Business Analyst II in Williston Vermont. You ate withwillthe oftoCommerce executive team in citizens the of the State of have Agency the opportunity improve the healthcare services provided to the Vermont by way of ensuring that the technological systems put in place meet proactive travel trade and business recruitment plan.Vermonter’s This needs. YouDirector will identify areas of business process improvement, create technical and business process rketing: of Communications The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts seeks applicants rt to the Commissioner Tourism & Marketing. documentation, support and of inform decision makers, and bridge the gap between business needs for a full-time Marketing Content Manager to join our team and solution implementation requirements. Job Requirements: You must be efficient with quality tion: control, organization, attention to detail and possess excellent communication/personal skills. You and be a part of northern New England’s premier performing demonstrate strong oral written skills; have aand BA in arts center. professional toindividual lead and the Department Tourism should besought a self-driven with Vermont strong analytical skills. Education of Experience: Three or related fitrade eld; have a minimum of five oflevel. relevant work (3) years or more of Business Analysis experience atmission-critical ayears professional Preferred: CCBA/CBAP public and relations efforts. This position MARKETING CONTENT MANAGER certification. Bachelor's or higher in an IT-related subject. For more information, contact onstrate knowledge ofdegree Vermont and Vermont’s tourism generate positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont inindustry. the Location: Paul Pratt at 871-3171 or email Paul.Pratt@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #617878. The Marketing Content Manger is responsible for helping to nternational The Service Director Communications Williston.marketplace. Status: Full time. Limited – Exp. of 12/31/17 Application deadline:is December 28, promote Flynn Center events and activities by supporting 2015. samples and a minimum of three references should business be r the development and implementation of a proactive marketing campaigns for performing arts programming, yconsistent Sweet, Vermont of Commerce andDepartment Communityof with theAgency goals and mission of the education and development; coordinating marketing e NationalasLife Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofMarketing wellDrive, as maintaining consistent communications publications and collateral; copywriting and editing; and HEALTH SERVICES FIELD OPERATIONS CHIEF helping to tell the story of the Flynn’s nonprofit mission through working tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media e required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. creative written, video and audio content. A bachelor’s degree of Health ate andDepartment out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted plus three to four years’ relevant experience, or a combination deas to regional and national media; development pressopportunity Join the team that brings public health to local communities! We have of an exciting of education and experience, is required. We are looking for for anitineraries; experienced and management motivated professionalof to media apply theircontact strengths across the and public health trips and lists; someone with excellent writing and editing skills, knowledge of spectrum. This leadership positionrelations in the Divisioninitiatives. of Local Health The holds primary responsibility for social media and video production, strong organizational skills, rmont’s international public Director oversight of the health department’s district offices and ensures effective partnerships between and the ability to work creatively and independently. Please borate with theoffices Agency Commerce executive the will have these local and theof department’s central office programs. team The idealin candidate include a writing sample and a link to any other relevant work demonstrated successtrade in personnel supervision, problem solving, of a proactive travel andmanagement, business recruitment plan.communication, This with your application. assessment, planning and evaluation. Additionally, candidates must be comfortable port tofacilitation, the Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. with a range of public health topics and interacting with the public health infrastructure at a variety

of levels. Statewide travel is required and duties are driven by the needs of central office, the local offices, and the populations that these entities serve. This position is designated ust: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have a BA to inthe Burlington, VT area. However, partial assignment to other district office locations within the state may be ns or related field; have a minimum of five years of relevant work available. Applicants within and outside the Burlington, VT area are encouraged to apply and explore emonstrate knowledge Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. this opportunity. For more of information, contact Allison Reagan at 652-4190 or email Allison. Reagan@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID # 618060. Status: Full Time. Location: May be flexible. Application deadline: January 4, 2016.

ng samples and a minimum of three references should be Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community One National Drive, VT 05620-0501. In- related andtoout-ofTo apply, you Life must use the onlineMontpelier, job application at careers.vermont.gov. For questions your application, please contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services, at 855-828-6700 l be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000.

(voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer and offers an excellent total compensation package.

For a detailed job description and application package details, visit our website at

flynncenter.org/about-us/employment-andinternship-opportunities.html. Please submit application package by December 28, 2015, to

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Human Resources Department 153 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401. or email hresources@flynncenter.org. No phone calls, please. EOE.

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All positions come with a FREE season pass. Company-sponsored transportation option by employee vanpool. For more information and to apply, please visit sugarbush.com or call Employee Services at 802.583.6380.

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Immediate openings Location: Hinesburg Community School

Intensive Paraeducator CSSU seeks a full-time, energetic paraprofessional to join our special education team. We are looking for a skilled, caring individual to provide intensive support in the areas of multilayered curriculum or curriculum overlapping, communication, behavior and activities of daily living across school settings to a student in our K-8 program. Candidate will be an advocate of inclusive education, a problemsolver and strong collaborator, and a positive team member. Ability to promote child growth and foster independence and a willingness to learn are essential. Please note that lifting is a requirement of this job. Position could include supporting students on the bus ride to or from school.

Autism Specialist CSSU is seeking an Autism Specialist for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year. Experience and skill in the area of development, implementation and evaluation of both behavioral and academic programming within an inclusive model. Seeking an individual who is skilled in working collaboratively with a dynamic team and id passionate about working with this population of students. Please apply online at schoolspring.com.

Marathon Health (marathon-health.com) is one of the nation’s leading providers of onsite health care. Recognized by Inc. on their 2015 list of fastest growing private U.S. companies, Marathon Health serves businesses and municipalities throughout the United States, providing a different kind of health care program that emphasizes patient involvement, prevention, risk reduction and outcomes. To support our mission, we are looking for an individual who can take on a leading role in SQL report writing and database administration. Candidate will be expected to be an active participant in current and future internal IT systems and projects. DUTIES INCLUDE • Deliver new and improve existing database reporting with an emphasis on reporting health center activities •

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Marathon Health is a tobacco and drug free work environment. We value the richness diversity brings to our workforce and are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and provider (EOE).

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Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of non-medical companionship and home helper services to seniors in their homes, is seeking friendly, cheerful, and dependable people. CAREGivers assist seniors with companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, errands, and more. Part-time, flexible scheduling, including: daytime, evening, weekend and overnight shifts currently available. No heavy lifting.

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Discover the difference you can make in someone’s life. We are seeking a deeply committed, compassionate nurse who seeks to grow their career in a place they love.

Licensed Nursing Assistants

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• Provides leadership, team building

Full-Time Evenings Wake Robin seeks a dedicated nursing assistant with a strong desire to work within a community of seniors. Wake Robin seeks LNAs licensed in Vermont to provide high-quality care in a fast-paced residential and long-term-care environment, while maintaining a strong sense of “home.” We offer higher than average pay including shift differentials, great benefits, a pristine working environment, and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting.

We continue to offer generous shift differential for evenings, nights and weekends!

and collaboration in a supportive and multidisciplinary environment • Works with the hospice team to ensure the highest quality end of life care • Must be a Registered Nurse in the state of Vermont. BSN and proven leadership required. Masters in Nursing or Administration preferred. • Minimum three years experience. Prefer experience in home care and/or hospice.

Interested candidates, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to HR, 264-5146.

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Email cover letter and resume to searchcommittee@ unitedwaycc.org by December 31, 2015. No phone calls, please. We are interested in candidates who contribute to our diversity and excellence. UWCC is an equal opportunity employer.

Visit our website, www.fchha.org, for details & application.

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Primary responsibilities: maintain and increase revenue by providing leadership and expertise managing annual campaign; lead in the development, and management of program to enhance customer relations among donors and volunteers; and assist in implementation of the organization’s branding efforts to enhance our image and relationships with our constituencies. Ideal candidate has minimum five years in nonprofit development. Volunteer management, experience with databases and supervisory experience highly desired. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. Project management experience a plus. Bachelor’s degree preferred, or will consider comparable experience.

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Experienced professional sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing’s public and trade relations efforts. This mission-critical position is designed to generate positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the Job Description: The Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol national professional and international marketplace. The Director of Communications is Experienced sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism responsible for the development and implementation of a proactive business and Drug Abuse Programs is seeking an energetic & Marketing’s public and trade relations efforts. This mission-critical position outreach consistent with the goals andleadership mission of and of Several part time (20 to 40 hours per week) positions with to plan individual to provide manage in public is designed generate positive tourism-related coveragethe of Department Vermont the Tourism and Marketing as well as maintaining consistent communications primary responsibility for the security of courthouse. The national international marketplace. The Director Communications isabuse health communications on aofrange via and social networking tools. This position is responsible forof allsubstance tourism media responsible forin-state the development and implementation of a to proactive business officer performs security checks, provides general assistance issues including butrelease not limited the prevention relations and out-of-state; press development; pitching targeted planstory consistent the goals and mission the Department of to the judge, and performs office-related tasksoutreach or any court tourism ideasof towith regional and national media;ofdevelopment of press prescription drug overdoses. This individual will Tourism and Marketing well as maintaining consistent communications related business as directed. Located in Burlington. High familiarization trips as and itineraries; of media contact lists; and coordinate andmanagement evaluate outreach social marketing viaposition social networking tools. This position is responsible for and all tourism media support for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director school graduate and two years in a responsible campaigns. Should have strong project management relations in-state and out-of-state; pressof release development; targeted will also collaborate with the Agency Commerce executive pitching team in the required. Starting at $14.46 per hour. Open until filled. tourism story ideasofto and national media; development of plan. pressThis development a regional proactive travel trade and business recruitment skills and an understanding of health communications (Code 005515) position will report thethe Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing. familiarization trips and to itineraries; management of media contact and and principles and practices of sociallists; marketing.

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support for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. Director The startingstrong salaryoral forand thiswritten position isThe $51,646.00 Candidates must: demonstrate skills; have BA in will also collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team ina the Public Relations or annually. related field; haveand a minimum of recruitment five years of plan. relevant work development of a proactive travel trade business This experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont’s tourism industry. The Vermont Judiciary has several full-time positions which position will report to the Commissioner of Vermont Tourismand & Marketing.

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For more information contact Marcia LaPlante at involve specialized clerical work and data entry. Recruiting Resume, writing samples and a minimum of three references should bein 651-1560 or email marcia.laplante@vermont.gov. Candidates demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have a BA positions in Burlington (Code 005215) and Rutland (Codemust: submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Public Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant work Reference jobMontpelier, posting #618164. Burlington, VT. 005315). High school graduate and two years of clerical or Development, One National Life Drive, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofexperience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. data entry experience required. Starting at $14.46 per hour. Full time. Application Deadline: December 20, 2015. state travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. Open until filled. Resume, writing samples and of three references should be Visita minimum the Vermont Department of Human Resources submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Candidates shall submit a complete and up-to-date Judicial website to apply humanresources.vermont.gov/careers. Development, Branch Application and resume. An electronic version of theOne National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofstate travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. The State of Vermont is an equal opportunity employer. application and a more detailed job description may be found at vermontjudiciary.org. Equal opportunity employer.

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Executive Assistant A dynamic Executive Assistant needed to serve as the right hand of president of the Vermont Land Trust, a national leader in land conservation. The ideal candidate is meticulously organized, juggles multiple priorities with ease and a high degree of accuracy, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, is proactive, and exhibits a high level of personal responsibility and accountability. Visit vlt.org/employment for details and application information. Open until filled.

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

Data Entry Associate Seeking part-time Data Entry Associate to work flexible hours up to 25 hours per week. This person is essential for accurate and effective entry of information that will help benefit the health and well-being of Vermonters. The functions of this role include but are not limited to use of Microsoft Excel, problem solving and attention to detail. This position is time limited and grant funded. Apply today for immediate consideration to jobs@cathedralsquare.org.

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

REGISTERED NURSES 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.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org. Apply online or send your résumé to: personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601.

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compassionate and deeply committed applicant who seeks to grow their career in a place they’ll love.

Community-Based Case Manager Want to do meaningful work with 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 of experience. Supervision toward mental health licensure offered.

To learn more or see complete job descriptions, visit our website, wcmhs.org. Apply online or send your résumé to: personnel@wcmhs.org or Personnel, PO Box 647, Montpelier, VT 05601. Equal opportunity employer.

Visit shelburnemuseum.org for a complete job description and application. Send completed application along with resume to: Human Resources PO Box 10 Shelburne, VT 05482.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following case management positions in our Community Support Program:

As an on-call staff member in Protection Services, you will gain valuable experience while maintaining flexibility in your work-life balance. Reserve officers are needed for covering day, evening and night shifts seven days a week. The position offers a stellar work environment, dedicated coworkers, and night and holiday pay differentials. Potential for advancement and full-time employment with benefits.

Equal opportunity employer.

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Applications Analyst ▪ Experience providing highly responsive support for clinical software applications deployed in a Microsoft / VMware environment is required.

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▪ Strong problem-solving/troubleshooting skills, the ability to understand how various systems function at a technical level and integrate with other systems, and a commitment to providing outstanding customer service a must.

UVMHealth.org/MedCenterJobs Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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Pathways Vermont, a statewide non-profit organization, seeks Soteria Vermont is an motivated individuals to fill both alternative to &hospitalization programmatic administrative positions. for individuals experiencing

an initial episode of psychosis Since 2009, Pathways Vermont has presented alternatives who wish to minimize their within Vermont’s mental health exposure to medications. system. We are dedicated to The residence is located ending chronic homelessness Multiple Positions and supporting in Burlington and individuals has the chosen paths to wellness in an capacity to serve up five Available! atmosphere of dignity & to choice. individuals at a given time.

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CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR For more information and to submit an application, visit communitysailingcenter.org/about/jobs

HOME CARE AIDES - IMMEDIATE OPENINGS ALL SHIFTS: DAYS/EVENINGS/WEEKENDS Work for One of the Top-Performing Home Health Agencies in the U.S. The VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region, consisting of the Bennington, Dorset and Rutland Area VNAs and Hospice, is looking for Home Care Aides (Licensed Nursing Assistants and Personal Care Attendants) to work throughout Rutland County and in select sections of Bennington County. As a member of our team, you will be part of a group of home health care professionals who deliver specialized one-onone care to patients in their homes. For more information please contact Harry Snyder at (802) 770-1510 or email at hlsnyder@ravnah.org RAVNAH is an equal opportunity employer EOE.

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Finance/Property Part-time experienced Office Administrator. Responsible Assistant with exceptional for accounts office skills, including payable/receivable, payroll, Microsoft Suite, flexible, financial reporting, general positive personality for small, ledger, records management; collaborative team at Excel, standard accounting Rock Point practice experience required, Burlington. Q u i c k b o o k s a n d nonprofit lbates@dioceseovermont.org experience a plus.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY - NEW POSITION Join Champlain Housing Trust’s Property Management team in Burlington and serve the affordable housing needs of a diverse group of people in Grand Isle County. You will be responsible for compliance with Federal, State and local programs, leasing and move out coordination. Qualified applicants must have excellent customer service skills, be organized with attention to detail, able to work independently while enjoying a team environment, communicate effectively, exercise sound judgment, and committed to a membership-based model of community controlled and permanently affordable housing. Experience in residential property management, Section 8, LIHTC, HUD and HOME programs a plus. Willing to train the right person. CHT is a socially responsible employer offering a competitive salary commensurate based on experience. Our benefit package includes training, health insurance, vacation, holiday, sick leave, 403(b), disability and life insurance. Submit a cover letter and resume by December 30th to Human Resources, Champlain Housing Trust, 88 King Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email HR@champlainhousingtrust.org. No phone calls, please. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with disabilities, Section 3 residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.

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Washington County Mental Health Services is currently seeking the following for our Community Support Program:

Housing Coordinator Are you interested in a job in 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 persons with serious mental illness.

The Samaritan House, Inc. is seeking a dynamic leader to manage its homeless shelter, transitional housing and support services in St. Albans. The new director must be an experienced executive with highly developed interpersonal skills; strong financial, operational, grant writing and management expertise; and the ability to take strong initiative and build strong political relationships. Please direct all inquiries to Linda Ryan, Samaritan House, 24 Kingman Street, St. Albans, VT 05478, or email lindaryan3@comcast.net.

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Full- and Part-Time Openings Wake Robin, Vermont’s premier continuing care retirement community, is adding members to our team of Dining Room Wait Staff. Wait Staff help to create a fine dining experience for our residents in a restaurant-style environment that rivals most area restaurants. This is a perfect opportunity for students with the time and drive to begin their working experience, or for professionals who wish supplement their current career endeavors. Experience as a server is preferred but not required. We will train applicants who demonstrate strong customer service skills and a desire to work with an active population of seniors. The Wake Robin dining room does not serve alcohol and is the perfect environment for aspiring food servers who are not yet 18. Wake Robin offers a flexible schedule to match your goals. If interested, please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to HR, 264-5146.

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Watershed Restoration Manager THE NATURE CONSERVANCY in Vermont seeks a dynamic professional to serve as its full-time Watershed Restoration Manager. This is an exceptional career opportunity for a highly motivated, capable individual interested in joining the world’s leading conservation organization. The Watershed Restoration Manager will provide technical leadership to the Vermont chapter by planning, prioritizing, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring river and stream protection and restoration projects at the watershed scale statewide, including floodplain forest and wetland protection and restoration and associated hydrologic restoration. Projects may include reclamation of marginal agricultural lands, restoration of aquatic connectivity, enhancement of aquatic organism passage and flood resilience, and removal of tributary and main-stem dams. The qualified candidate will develop and implement strategies, manage complex projects, employ a full assortment of protection and restoration tools, and actively engage and coordinate a broad range of public and private partners, including NGOs, agencies, municipalities and landowners. We have a fantastic office environment located in Montpelier and offer a competitive salary with great benefits. Bachelor’s degree and five years related experience or equivalent combination required. For a complete position description and to apply, visit nature.org/careers and search “Vermont”. The application deadline is midnight EST January 5, 2016.

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DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS LENDING The Vermont Community Loan Fund, a nonprofit financial institution, seeks a lending professional to help us provide economic opportunities to lowand moderate-income Vermonters. This full-time position is a key member of senior management and is involved in both strategic and tactical decision making. Primary job responsibilities include analyzing and underwriting commercial business loans, managing our business loan portfolio, and providing technical assistance to borrowers. Find job description at vclf.org. Send cover

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This individual is looking for tactful provider(s) with strong boundaries, clear communication, and the ability to provide on-going supervision. Providers who can help maintain an active and healthy lifestyle are preferred. This would be an ideal opportunity for a peer-aged professional(s) or graduate student(s) with experience in the field of social work and/or counseling. Pets are very welcome! Compensation: $25,500 tax-free annual stipend. Seeking female Shared Living Provider(s) to support an 18-year-old woman, and college student, who enjoys music, drawing and playing card games. This individual is looking for a skilled and patient

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1988. His decree imposed the culture and religion of the local majority, the Buddhist Drukpas, on the Nepali settlers. Monger’s family lived for about 18 years in a camp in Nepal, where she sewed blankets and clothes to make money. When the opportunity to resettle in the U.S. arose, Monger wasn’t apprehensive. “I was only curious how to live there. But I was not worried,” she said through an interpreter, Chandra Luitel. “There were so many tourists in Nepal. They were like us, too.” It took her family 24 hours to travel from Kathmandu to Burlington, with stops in Abu Dhabi, Paris and New York City. Monger remembered arriving in Vermont: “We had so much snow that year,” she said, wrinkling her nose. After her ELL class, Monger usually goes home to spend her days babysitting her grandchildren, visiting relatives, or watching Nepali comedies and movies on YouTube. “Sometimes I try to watch American shows, but I don’t understand,” she admitted.

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Wednesdays are different. On those days after her class, Monger walks to the Champlain Senior Center, located in the McClure Multigenerational Center on North Winooski Avenue, where she has lunch with her friends. She’s among a core group of about 20 Bhutanese who show up every week. The senior center is open every weekday, but the Bhutanese come on Wednesdays because that’s when Luitel is available to help them communicate with other seniors and the staff, said executive director Bonnie Campono. Though senior citizens are generally defined as 60 years or older, Campono said the lines are blurred within the Bhutanese community. When the Bhutanese started coming, about three years ago, the center “set aside a time, so they could have a room all to themselves. They didn’t really have a place to meet and socialize,” Campono said. But the goal of the gatherings, she stressed, is to encourage their integration and interaction with other seniors once they feel more settled.

Monger said the facility provides a “tension-free” environment. “Some elderly people, when they stay at home, they think of previous days when they had their home and language. So, when they come here, they feel like they can talk, smile [and] laugh.” Monger’s daughter, Pabi, said her mother has developed a liking for pizza and chicken burgers because she’s been able to try different cuisines at the senior center. The elder Monger also tries to practice making small talk with Campono — but, she said, “It’s hard for me to remember.” Recently, the senior center has begun expanding its efforts to promote crosscultural awareness by putting up “word of the day” posters that teach visitors some basic Nepali. But Campono said what the Bhutanese really want is “English [class] right at the senior center,” which is “really hard because there’s no interpreter.” Campono said other groups of all kinds have approached the center seeking a gathering place. “But what they want is a private space. The reason we gave the space to the Bhutanese was for integration.” While the native-born seniors and the Bhutanese have needed time to adjust to one another, Campono said, she has seen the beginnings of that integration. These days, the Bhutanese men play bingo with English-speaking senior citizens, while the women tend to chat among themselves or stack Jenga blocks. Some Bhutanese and Americanborn seniors alike practice tai chi after lunch and get together for holiday dinners at the center. “There had to be time for the Englishspeaking Americans to feel respected, too,” Campono said. “You should have a sense of involvement in the community. However, you shouldn’t feel like the ownership belongs exclusively to you.” Initially, some of the native-born seniors weren’t comfortable with the newcomers, she acknowledged. Now, though, Campono said, “Most of our English-speaking seniors have truly come to appreciate the journey the Bhutanese have been on.” m

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Though remote, Barr Hill is accessible; though rugged and largely unspoiled, it has a long history in the service of human work and recreation. Hanson, a Craftsbury resident, knows this hill as well as anyone. Since 1998 he has run the Vermont Center for Ecostudies’ Loon Conservation Project. During the warmer months, the migratory birds frequent nearby Caspian Lake and Long Pond. In the colder seasons, Hanson is a trail guide for the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. He helps maintain the extensive network of cross-country ski trails that weave around the region known as the Northern Vermont Piedmont, where Barr Hill is situated. At barely more than 2,100 feet, Barr Hill does not loom large in Vermont’s montane landscape. But what it lacks in height it makes up for in the vistas it offers. At various points in the 0.8-mile trail that extends along the hill’s sloping summit, visitors can spy Jay Peak to the north, New Hampshire’s Mount Washington to the southeast and even Killington, some 75 miles to the south. When Seven Days visited, a crystalline sky afforded views of those peaks and many more. It felt like standing on the rooftop of Vermont.

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n one of the many shady groves along the trail at Barr Hill Natural Area in Greensboro, the branches and pine cones blanketing the forest floor seem to have been arranged with artistic intent. But surely no natural force could have positioned these items to resemble tiny cottages. Have the red squirrels in the nearby balsams suddenly made an implausible evolutionary leap? As biologist Eric Hanson explained, this section of the trail is known as “the fairy village,” and hyper-evolved rodents did not, in fact, carry out its construction. Over the past five years or so, visitors have wittily commented on the sylvan landscape by constructing teensy “homes” for whatever Tolkien-esque creatures might live there. Traversing the area with Hanson on a gorgeous late November morning, as flakes of tree-fall snow twinkled like fairy dust in the sunlight, a visitor found it easy to understand why people consider this place magical. In reality, Barr Hill and the surrounding lands are beautiful but hardly the stuff of fancy, Hanson said. They represent what he called a “classic working landscape”: areas of outstanding natural beauty interspersed with farms and logging operations — or remnants thereof.

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century. In the first part of the 20th century, said Hanson, farmers abandoned In 1972, the Gray family donated the the hill in stages; crumbling portions of 256-acre Barr Hill Natural Area to the some of their old stone walls still line Nature Conservancy, whose volunteers parts of the hillside. have abetted sightseeing by clearing By the time the farmers left, their trees from vantage points. Such selec- cows had cleared the land of just about tive cutback does not run counter to everything except the conifers that are conservation, Hanson stressed, but is now the prevailing species. Another actually essential to habitat mainte- species that escaped being chomped nance. The cutbacks have “been main- to extirpation by hungry bovines is the tained for the view, but at the same sprawling juniper shrub that has taken time, it’s also providing young [boreal] root in some of the hill’s more open structure for rodents, which will do areas. better in this area,” he said. For enthusiasts of local spirits, those “That also provides food for birds juniper berries may bring to mind of prey, coyotes and foxes … as well as Barr Hill Gin, produced by Hardwick’s producing a lot more seeds for the little Caledonia Spirits. But Hallie Picard, critters, the base of the food chain,” he Caledonia’s marketing coordinator, said continued. “To have this mix right next the gin contains no actual products of to a mid-growth — 50 to a hundred years Barr Hill: Its name is simply intended old — forest is really to evoke “the natural important from a essence of Vermont.” wildlife perspective.” Though there are The trail guide in no longer any farms Hanson is drawn to on Barr Hill, it’s easy Barr Hill because its to spot ones from surrounding terrain atop the summit. provides for extraorPastureland extends dinary cross-country from the base of the skiing; the naturalist slope in nearly every in him appreciates direction, nestling ER I C H A N S O N the hill for its unaround hills, stands usual mix of arboreal of trees and ponds. species. The soils “We’re still seeing atop Barr Hill are only one or two feet a decline in the number of farms, but deep and rich in calciferous lime. That we’re seeing a resurgence in the small compound was deposited by the shells farm,” said Hanson. “The whole reof the bivalves that once inhabited the surgence of food in [places such as] Iapetus Ocean, a prehistoric body of Hardwick — this is part of it.” water that covered a vast swath of the Pete’s Greens, located just beyond Northern Hemisphere. some low-lying hills called plutons, is Those soil conditions are perfect one such success story. for the huge old conifers, mostly red A walk on Barr Hill’s easily accesand white spruce, that dominate the sible nature trail doesn’t take long, landscape. In the past century, Barr but it can reveal a great deal about the Hill has also seen the encroachment of area’s natural history to the careful such northern hardwoods as red maple, observer. It’s easy to spot the familiar sugar maple, and white and yellow brass marker of the U.S. Geological birch. These younger trees are gaining Survey, fastened to a stone to identify more ground every year. “It’ll be inter- the peak of Barr Hill. Unless you know esting to see what this place looks like what you’re looking for, it’s less obvious in a hundred years,” Hanson said. that the stone to which that marker is Given the hill’s history, it’ll most affixed was exposed by glacial gouging likely look a lot different than it does that occurred some 10,000 years ago. now. Only a century ago, Barr Hill was It takes a powerful imagination to almost fully denuded, so thorough envision the hill’s surface being scraped were the logging operations there. The by a gargantuan mass of slow-moving website of the University of Vermont’s ice, but the evidence for such events Landscape Change Program features a is everywhere. Take the very presence photo of picnickers on Barr Hill in 1912. of the boulders that jut here and there Not a tree in sight. from the landscape: Only a glacier could The hill’s calcium-rich, or “sweet,” have deposited them. soil is also excellent for farming, an To learn about the science of Barr industry that used to dominate what is Hill, it helps to hang out with Hanson. now a densely forested landscape. Barr In his pocket, he keeps a folded piece Hill was farmed intensively in the 19th of beat-up paper — his “cheat sheet”

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better known by the folk name “princess pines,” a moniker that reflects the plants’ resemblance to needly evergreens. As they spread in a thick carpet, the plants create a miniature, dollhouse version of the conifers in whose shadows they grow. Viewing them from just the right vantage, and with a dash of fancy, one can easily imagine them as a kind of second forest — the fairy-tale equivalent of the gorgeous spruce trees that define the natural character of Barr Hill. m

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for identifying the area’s plant life. He pulled it out to jog his memory about the varieties of lycopodium that grow in incredible numbers here. The formal name for a genus of plants called the club mosses, Lycopodium (the Latin means “wolf foot”) is actually more closely related to ferns than to mosses. Like ferns, these low-lying plants spread out to cover huge parcels of land, and reproduce by the dispersal of tiny spores. Hanson has an old guidebook that names six Lycopodium species as native to Barr Hill; he’s found five of them and is on the lookout for that outlier. That’s what the cheat sheet, complete with schematic drawings of the subspecies’ morphologies, is for. Certain species of Lycopodium are

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How does the tiny Quirky Pet compete against behemoths such as PetSmart? “I don’t,” Conison says. “I just try to become the best Quirky Pet I can be.” Apparently, that means carrying an astounding array of products, from the ordinary to the exotic. For instance, Naughty and Nice treats from the Preppy Puppy Bakery for a pup’s Christmas stocking. Disposable dog booties in a rainbow of colors. Grain- and gluten-free turducken nibbles. Smoked pig ears and tracheas. The shop offers dog toys by the dozen, high-visibility gear for dark nights and hunting season — and, for humans, T-shirts, car stickers and socks boasting breed-specific logos.

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The physical and emotional warmth of the shop contribute to the appeal. Conison, a visual artist, designed the store with a homey, rural aesthetic, incorporating decorative architectural elements such as wooden beams salvaged from an old barn. Natural tree trunks and branches provide convenient product hangers. One wall is covered in barn wood; another is stripped to its natural brick. The Quirky Pet mimics the look and feel of a general store. That association, Conison says, comes naturally. When she was growing up, her father ran a grocery store in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to stocking shelves and handling a cash register, Conison learned how a retail business can serve as a social hub. At the Quirky, she’s attracted a community of customers who consider their pets fullfledged family members. While Conison talks with Seven Days, local resident Ted Smith drops by with his labradoodle, Kelsey. Their visit is typical of ones by the shop’s clientele, who come not just to shop but also to hang out. Smith shoots the breeze with Conison and Sheir while Kelsey plays with doggie buds Aria and Anuzzo. After a few minutes, Kelsey gives Conison a friendly nudge, knowing she’s a soft touch for treats. Some customer visits are more pragmatic than social, of course; Conison says she’s always happy to help pet owners solve problems with their critters. In good times or bad, that’s the community vibe that defines the Quirky Pet. “It says it on the sign: We’re the epicenter of pet culture,” notes Sheir. “And we really are.”

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Drop by the Quirky Pet in Montpelier, and you’ll encounter greeters unlike any at Walmart. Meeting you at the door are Aria, Anuzzo and Cuba — the Bergamasco sheepdogs whose dreadlocks and affectionate dispositions have made them downtown celebrities. Past these benign sentries lies the tiny emporium that for four years has provided animal lovers with a broad range of products, as well as with community. Owner Cindra Conison says it all started with a trip to Maine, where she and her husband, Richard Sheir, were taking their son for summer camp. On the way home, the two stopped at a shop selling supplies for pet birds. Back in the car, Conison, who was then working as a substance-abuse counselor, found herself thinking about opening a bird store of her own. Sheir jumped on board. But on the ride home, the concept evolved into a shop focused on dogs and cats. Next came the work. “I spent two years on spreadsheets,” Conison says, describing how she defined the unique product mix of what would become the Quirky Pet. One reason for the long lead time was a commitment that she made early on: to carry only products made in the United States. Getting American-made goods meant reaching out to scores of small domestic producers. Conison became a master of the Google search, a voracious reader of online reviews and a frequent visitor to pet stores, where she would suss out products in person. The effort was worth it, she says, because of the huge difference in quality between domestic products and those manufactured overseas.

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few times a day, Dickie Austin — operations manager for the Vergennes Restaurant Group — would talk to his boss, chef Michel Mahe. Sometimes they conversed about business at one of the company’s four restaurants: Black Sheep Bistro and Park Squeeze in Vergennes, the Lobby in Middlebury, and the Bearded Frog in Shelburne. Sometimes they talked like family, discussing what was on TV that night or the results of Mahe’s son’s soccer game. In the late afternoon of Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Austin realized that he hadn’t spoken to Mahe that day. Neither had Andrea Cousineau, the chef with whom Austin shares operational responsibilities. Austin drove to Mahe’s house to find his worst fears confirmed: his boss, friend and mentor had passed away, unexpectedly, of a heart attack. The preceding day, Austin recalls, had been business as usual. He and Mahe had met in the morning and talked by phone several times. “Mondays are never great,” Austin says. “But it wasn’t ‘I’m going to die tonight’ bad.” Austin and Cousineau — now the restaurant group’s executive chef — dismiss the posthumous stirrings of the local rumor mill. Mahe had not been ailing, they say: After his 50th birthday, he had gotten serious about taking care of his health, scheduling physicals and slimming down. “He would eat a plum instead of a loaf of bread,” Austin recalls. Mahe did have some circulatory issues affecting his legs, and he felt the expected impacts of life as an entrepreneur in a notably grueling industry. But his doctors had recently told him his heart and lungs were in fine shape, according to his employees. “I don’t know how I did it,” Cousineau recalls Mahe saying. “I got a double thumbs up.” Granted, the chef’s lifestyle wasn’t entirely virtuous. “If you drove down Main Street in Vergennes at 8 p.m.,

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Longtime friends and business partners RICH MCSHEFFREY and KEITH PAXMAN always wanted to own a local hangout — a cozy neighborhood joint where locals could convene for simple eats, fresh beer and great cocktails. The two opened casual gastrobar CORNERSTONE PUB & KITCHEN in 2012 and TWO LOCO GUYS in early 2014, but neither of those Barre restaurants quite fit the bill. “Cornerstone is our baby,” Paxman tells Seven Days. “We love it. But it’s not the hangout we’re looking to create.” The duo hopes that CORNERSTONE BURGER — which they’ll open later this winter in the Northfield space where the Knotty Shamrock once stood — will be that place. Paxman says the new concept revolves around gourmet burgers and builds on the success of their burger menu in Barre. Cornerstone Pub offers at least eight different patties made with everything from venison to black beans. In addition to those, the new

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than five years; half had been with him for a decade or more. Why? Austin and Cousineau cite the emotional support Mahe provided, his sense of humor, and his willingness to share responsibility and trust people, even when they didn’t yet trust themselves. Austin’s first promotion happened after Mahe caught him in a lie. Hired as a front-of-the-house manager, Austin would tell suppliers he was the general manager in the hopes that they would return his calls. One day, Mahe overheard him using his “new title.” The chef’s response? An instant promotion. Mahe recited a list of tasks that GMs needed to perform and instructed Austin to show up for a management meeting that Friday. Things happened differently for Cousineau, who started washing dishes at Starry Night Café when she was just 17. Mahe, who was then the chef at Starry Night, admired her gutsiness, delighted in pushing her out of her comfort zone and soon gave her a shot at working in the kitchen. When Cousineau was just 23, he brought her over to the Black Sheep as his souschef, and he eventually handed her the reins at the Bearded Frog. Over time, she became one of Mahe’s main confidants and advisers. (With amusement, Cousineau notes that a rumor pegged her as the mother of Mahe’s illegitimate daughter — though neither of them has a daughter.) That’s why, after Austin’s terrible discovery that July evening, he quickly

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called Cousineau at the Frog. Both felt it was crucial that staff learn about Mahe’s passing from their “restaurant family,” not from social media or word of mouth. So the two broke the news to the management teams and, just as the evening of work came to a close, those teams returned to their respective restaurants to tell their employees. After service, Cousineau recalls, “People started pouring into my house. They’d just gotten out of work,” and they came to grieve together. The next day, Austin told Mahe’s business partner. The group’s investor asked if the restaurants would close for a few days, but that possibility “never crossed our minds,” Cousineau says. “Michel would have said, ‘How many bills are you going to pay with tears?’” As she tells it, Mahe’s philosophy was “restaurant first, staff second, us third. How can the restaurant take care of us if we don’t take care of it?” Once the staff and the community had been informed, say Austin and Cousineau, the restaurants returned to business as usual, just as Mahe would have wanted it. Between his death and his memorial service — which drew visitors from all over the globe — everybody simply worked normally scheduled hours. Because Mahe had already entrusted his managers and chefs with most aspects of day-to-day operation, no dramatic shifts were required. Most of the extra tasks were “small, funny details,” says Austin, such as visiting the bank to make sure he was an authorized signer on the account. In recent years, Austin and Cousineau relate, their conversations with Mahe had shifted. He no longer exercised final decision-making authority; rather, the three of them were a team. “It became more of a conversation,” Austin says. “He would have an idea or a concept, and he would sit down and say, ‘Do you think we can do it?’” Cousineau adds, “He would sometimes stop himself and say, ‘Hey, guys, am I right here, or am I wrong?’ We actually had the ability to say, ‘You are wrong.’” As a result, not much has changed in the restaurant group’s long-term plans. Austin and Cousineau are excited about growth and taking on new projects, such as catering, just as their mentor was. “He was so visionary. He saw things so clearly, and he moved very swiftly in the direction he wanted,” Cousineau says. “Now we’re creating new directions ourselves and taking on that daydream role.”

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For now, though, they’re choosing to move at a pace more fitting to an escargot than a lapin. Before Mahe’s death, the two say, they had agreed that this would be a stabilizing year, a time to settle in and perfect the existing businesses rather than chasing the next big dream. Says Austin: “Pretty much every month we’ve had to remind ourselves that it’s only been so long, and we’ve already done a lot.” One thing the group’s leaders are currently considering is “legacy maintenance”: adding information about Mahe to the restaurants’ websites and setting up a culinary scholarship in his honor. “Our work with Michel is not over,” Austin says. But it’s sometimes tough without Mahe’s irascible and funny presence. He could, as they put it, “really get away with stuff.” “There are moments in time when I’m interacting with guests and I’m almost channeling him,” says Cousineau. “[Afterwards,] I’ll call Dickie and say, ‘I just cheffed that.’” “I’ve been in this industry 30 years, and I’ve never met anyone so knowledgeable,” says Black Sheep Bistro front-ofhouse manager Andrea “Lady” Brien of her late boss. “He always knew the answer; he always knew how to do things the right way. I was constantly amazed.” It’s similar for Cousineau. “At a very young age, I was given a lot of rope,” she recalls, “and Michel would always be there in those moments when I was scared or second-guessing, and he would usher me [along].”

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It’s 1:30 p.m. on Friday and Down Home is packed, as it has been most days since opening in mid-September. If the crowds are any indication, locals have been craving a taste of the South since Jimmy Kennedy stopped serving catfish at Plainfield’s River Run in 2010. While the new restaurant has no formal ties to River Run, its owners are noted friends of the project (Down Home’s catfish is a Kennedy recipe), and chef Artie Fleischer (recently an instructor at New England Culinary Institute) once cooked at the beloved barbecue joint. Proffitt commingles those local influences with her own experience — and

recipes from her large, southern family — working in hospitality for much of her adult life. She always wanted to open a place of her own. After moving to East Calais in summer 2014, Proffitt decided to make a go of it. She hired baker Neillea Dee (Dee’s résumé includes time at Per Se, Kismet and Bohemian Bakery) to oversee desserts, but spends plenty of her own time wielding a spatula or rolling pin. Right now, though, Down Home’s 35-year-old proprietress is just trying to make sure there’s enough coffee to go around — and juggling 17 other tasks.

“Should I dump this because it’s old?” A waitress approaches, holding a stale pot of joe. “I’m actually trying to make more because they’re about to shut my water off,” Proffitt says. “There’s a problem with the main water line.” A plumber shuffles up to the register, pulling off his worn orange work gloves. “Both your toilets are clogged,” he says, giving Proffitt a look that says, I wish I could help you, lady, but you’re screwed. “Yes, I know, we’re having an issue with the water,” she answers, looking toward the door. Two women walk in. “Hi, girls! How are you? I’ll be right with you!” Georgia

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ringed with effervescent, barely sweet butter crust. The cardinal rule of hospitality is that your guests must feel comfortable. And at Down Home, you might find yourself lingering long after your lunch hour has ended, warmed by the gentle glow of the whitewashed walls. The chairs are painted a soothing robin’s-egg blue, and just inside the door, a window seat offers a cozy perch to wait for a table or entertain restless children. A tin bucket holds pocket-size books, while a dollhouse offers stories told by a miniature menagerie: in a bedroom, ducks and chickens hold court with a mouse as big as they are. Across the restaurant, December sunlight slides in the picture window, casting long shadows on a table of five middle-aged businessmen. At the back, a developer chats with a state legislator, biscuit in hand. Near the windows, two newspaper reporters compare notes between spoonfuls of softgrained, cheddar-laced grits. Proffitt walks from kitchen to register, downing a glass of water and straightening chairs at the long central table as she passes. Before long, her eyes alight on an entering patron. “Hello! Nice to see you again! How wonderful,” she says, breaking into a wide smile. As she hurries toward her guest she whispers, as if by habit, “Make yourself at home.” m

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BUILDING EMPATHY & ADDRESSING RACIAL OPPRESSION: A WORKSHOP IN THREE PARTS: Weekly sessions touch on topics such as white fragility and subconscious bias. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $30-60; free for people age 25 and under; preregister; limited space. Info, 863-2345, ext. 6.

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.

ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF VERMONT ANNUAL MEETING: AIV members and nonmembers alike take note as the four leading candidates for governor address the state’s economic challenges. Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Montpelier, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $50-65; preregister. Info, 223-3441. KELLEY MARKETING GROUP BREAKFAST MEETING: Professionals in marketing, advertising and communications brainstorm ideas for nonprofit organizations. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m. Free. Info, 864-4067.

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‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE’ Thursday, December 17, 6 p.m., Friday, December 18, 7 p.m., and Saturday, December 19, and Sunday December 20, 1 and 5 p.m., at Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. $7.20-44. Info, 603-646-2422. hop.dartmouth.edu

‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’: Dressed as Santa Claus, a tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage in this 1984 horror flick presented by Cinema Casualties. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9-11 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406. ‘WHO’S THERE?’ FILM SERIES: Cinephiles take in titles exploring the topic of identity. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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DEC.18 | LGBTQ Gender Studies Activist and scholar Jackson Wright Shultz presents a collection of stories from more than 30 people who identify as transgender in Trans/Portraits: Voices From Transgender Communities. The New England College instructor’s first solo-authored book is an oral history of individuals from across racial, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, aimed at filling what Shultz perceived as a void in written works. “My intent was to tell stories, like mine, that were not often expressed in transgender literature,” he writes on the University Press of New England blog. Shultz shares his subjects’ accounts of love, community, family discord, JACKSON WRIGHT SHULTZ drug addiction and medical Friday, December 18, 6 p.m., at Main Street Museum in White River Junction. Free. Info, malpractice during a talk and 356-2776. mainstreetmuseum.org reading at Main Street Museum.

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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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‘WHITE CHRISTMAS’: Two World War II veterans move their song-and-dance act to Vermont to win over a pair of sisters in this 1954 musical movie. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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PUMPKIN HILL SINGERS WITH CALEDONIA CHILDREN’S CHORUS: The 15-voice ensemble celebrates its 40 years with a new chorus of young singers in an ecletic program of holiday songs. Danville Congregational Church, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-3043.

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HOLIDAY STORIES: Raconteur Linda Costello treats listeners in grades 1 through 5 to spirited tellings of Hanukkah, solstice, Christmas and Kwanzaa tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

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‘TRIBES’: Billy was born deaf to a family that hears but doesn’t listen in this Segal Centre for Performing Arts production. Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Montréal, 1 & 8 p.m. $24.50-59. Info, 514-739-7944.

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SONG CIRCLE: Music lovers congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes. Godnick Adult Center, Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Donations. Info, 775-1182. VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET/COUNTERPOINT: A blend of brass, voices and good cheer delights listeners in an intimate setting. Warren United Church of Christ, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 496-3865.

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WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Drive to the hoop! Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. See meetup.com for details. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

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PAUL BORTZ: Choo-choo! Collectors are captivated by “115 Years of Exciting Toy Train History,” illustrated with pieces from the locomotive enthusiast’s personal stock. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, noon. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 6. Info, 388-2117.

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‘MARY POPPINS’: A drab family gets a visit from a magical nanny in this beloved musical presented by Northern Stage. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. $15-65. Info, 296-7000.

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DINE & DISCUSS SERIES: Bibliophiles join Ed Cashman for a shared meal and conversation about a selected literary work. Call for details. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-9 p.m. Free; bring a dish inspired by the book to share. Info, 878-6955. STORYCRAFT: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CREATIVE WRITING: Wordsmiths put pen to paper in this eight-week workshop with Vermont author Keith Morrill. Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 877-2211, ext. 208. WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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ART PLAY TIME: Participants express their artistry through loosely themed projects in a fun, social environment. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.

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DARE TO BE SQUARE DANCE: Lausanne Allen calls the steps at a hoedown propelled by tunes from Zac Johnson and friends. American Legion Post 03, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 793-4650.

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‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16. ‘MIRACLE’: Kurt Russell portrays Herb Brooks, the real-life player-turned-coach who led the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team to victory. Your Personal Best Fitness, South Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1616.

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‘RAMS’: Two brothers locked in an ongoing feud do all they can to avoid communication with each other to dryly funny results in this subtitled 2015 film. A discussion follows. See calendar spotlight. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5-8; free for Vermont International Film Fountation members. Info, 660–2600.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice led by Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161. FELDENKRAIS AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Whether you consider it relaxing exercise or active meditation, this experience can reduce pain and increase mobility. Living Room: Center of Positivity, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 655-0950.

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FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.16, Cornwall Town Hall, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 343-7160. FORZA: THE SAMURAI SWORD WORKOUT: Students sculpt lean muscles and gain mental focus when using wooden replicas of the weapon. North End Studio A, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243. INPOWER YOGA: Ambitious yogis take on a challenging sequence in a heated studio. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186. 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. PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.16, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE’: The Celtic tale of Tam Lin threads through a show of Scottish singing, dancing and pageantry. See calendar spotlight. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6 p.m. $7.20-44. Info, 603-646-2422. DUO TOIVO: Soprano Emili Losier and pianist Melissa Dickerson touch hearts with their eclectic Christmas concert, “Oh! Holy Night!” Ascension Lutheran Church, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 862-8866. HAPPY HOUR HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP: Local artists and vendors set up shop while the bar doles out themed cocktails and DJ Disco Phantom provides the tunes. Monkey House, Winooski, 3-8 p.m. Free. Info, 655-4563.

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FEAST & FIELD HOLIDAY MARKET & CONCERT: Beverages, baked goods, warm meals and oldtimey tunes by Mayfly are on the menu at this pastoral party. Barnard Town Hall, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 234-5527.

‘FREEDOM & UNITY: THE VERMONT MOVIE, PART 3’: “Refuge, Reinvention and Revolution” highlights influential figures in the state’s history. Fairfax Community Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

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BURLINGTON WALK/BIKE COUNCIL MEETING: Two-wheeled travelers get in gear to discuss ways to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians. Burlington City Hall, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 8612700, ext. 103.

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SWEET SIPS: Folks mingle over specialty cocktails while checking out work by local ceramicists. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $10; free for members. Info, oneartscollective@gmail.com.

TECH TUTOR PROGRAM: Teens answer questions about computers and devices during one-onone sessions. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister for a time slot. Info, 878-4918.

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HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: See WED.16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. HOLIDAY BENEFIT CONCERT & COMMUNITY MEAL: Tony Award-nominee Marla Schaffel and Sean Haberly perform alongside student singers as diners dig into a hearty supper. Lakeview Union School, Greensboro, 5-7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 533-7587. SLEIGH BELLES: A HOLIDAY DRAG CABARET: Professional performers trot across the stage putting a saucy twist on classic holiday songs. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30-11:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 540-0406.

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‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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ORAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths join Burlington Writers Workshop members in a “Moth”-style exploration of telling tales aloud. 22 Church St., Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

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.

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CRAFTERNOON: A themed activity motivates youngsters ages 6 and up to create. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

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BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: VIENNESE WALTZ: Samir Elabd HARDWICK STORY leads choreographed TIME: Kids up to age steps for singles and 6 sit tight for engaging couples. No partner or exnarratives. Jeudevine perience required. Jazzercize Memorial Library, Hardwick, Studio, Williston, introductory ’ 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 472-5948. SAT AN M .19 | R lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-9:30 p.m. PE FILM | ‘SU NS HINE S U LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored inter$6-14. Info, 862-2269. locking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. PLAINFIELD PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Tykes ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 454-8504.

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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.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16.

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THURSDAY PLAY TIME: Kiddos and their caregivers convene for casual fun. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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MANDARIN CHINESE CLASS: Language lovers practice the dialect spoken throughout northern and southwestern China. Agape Community Church, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 503-2037.

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ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant movement with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires divine connections. Christ Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010.

READ TO ARCHIE THE THERAPY DOG: Bookworms join a friendly canine for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

FLYNN CENTER SHOW CHOIRS: More than 80 of Vermont’s best young singers, actors and dancers deliver a powerhouse performance of Broadway favorites and pop hits. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 6 & 8 p.m. $12-16. Info, 863-5966.

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PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Young’uns have fun with song and dance. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

BLUES DANCE: Folks find rhythm at this grooving session open to all levels. A beginner lesson kicks off the fun. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-11 p.m. $5. Info, 488-2930.

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET/COUNTERPOINT: See WED.16, North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $14-19; free for kids under 18. Info, 748-2600.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16.

BEER & CHOCOLATE PAIRING: See WED.16, Through 11 a.m.

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

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. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.16. SOUL PARTY YOGA SERIES: Emina Kelestura welcomes students of all levels for a seven-week course focused on finding freedom through vinyasa flow. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 7-8:15 p.m. $5-10. Info, 448-4262.

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’50S HOLIDAY PARTY: Midcentury merriment takes the form of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and non-annoying holiday music. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 6-10 p.m. $5. Info, oneartscollective@ gmail.com.

JON KIM & SARAH VOSE: The geologist and toxicologist spill the details on water quality in “Arsenic, Uranium and Radon in Our Water.” Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

BLUEBIRD FAIRIES HOLIDAY SHOP: Fairy card readings with artist Emily Anderson offer insight to shoppers who browse her whimsical wares. E1 Studio Collective, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 238-4540.

LUNCH & LEARN: Rick Wolfish and friends revisit world’s fairs from around the globe and across the decades. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. Donations. Info, 863-4214.

CAROLS OF MANY LANDS: A SING-ALONG: Audience members lift their voices to join in a recital of festive favorites. Charlotte Congregational Church, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 425-3176.

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‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE’: See THU.17, 7 p.m. HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16. HO-HO A GO-GO: Local favorites Barbacoa, Josh Panda, Bobby Hackney and others propel a rockand-roll holiday revue. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 540-0406. HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: See WED.16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. HOLIDAY PARTY: Wine flows and happiness fills the air at an annual gala complete with appetizers from Bon Temps and live music by the Ira Friedman Trio. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery, Berlin, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1151. ‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET’: In this 1947 Christmas classic, a man’s sanity is put on trial when he claims to be Kris Kringle. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 775-0903. ‘A SEUSSIFIED CHRISTMAS CAROL’: Charles Dickens meets Dr. Seuss in this wacky interpretation of a holiday staple. Enosburg Opera House, Enosburg Falls, 7 p.m. $5-10; free for kids under 5. Info, 933-6171. SOLSTICE PARTY: Media makers, local officials, activists and community members gather to celebrate the holidays, free speech and open government. CCTV Channel 17 Studios, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Preregister. Info, kathleen@cctv.org. WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16. ‘WINTER CAROLS: SONGS FROM A SMALL PLANET’: Harpist Judi Byron directs and accompanies area musicians in a holiday medley. First Universalist Church and Society, Barnard, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 234-1645.

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ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Little ones up to age 4 gather for read-aloud tales. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. AXIS & ALLIES: Teens put their strategic skills to the test and maneuver battleships, submarines and air fleets in the World War II-era game. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. CRAFTERNOON: Creative kiddos in grades 4 and up use sewing machines to fabricate book bags. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

FAMILY FUN DAY: Local businesses come together to offer activities and treats for kids and adults alike. Nutty Steph’s, Middlesex, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2090. FAMILY MOVIE: Parents and children break out the popcorn for an all-ages flick. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

MUSIC WITH ROBERT: Sing-alongs with Robert Resnik hit all the right notes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216.

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16. SONGS & STORIES WITH MATTHEW: Matthew Witten helps children start the day with tunes and tales of adventure. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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FLYNN CENTER SHOW CHOIRS: See THU.17. THE GARCIA PROJECT: Fans flock to a Grateful Dead tribute concert that would make Jerry Garcia proud. Big Picture Theater and Café, Waitsfield, 8-10 p.m. $18-20. Info, 496-8994.

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VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET/COUNTERPOINT: See WED.16, Jay Peak Resort, 7:30 p.m. $10-40. Info, 327-2596.

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‘AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS’: A disabled young shepherd’s life changes forever when he spies an amazing star in this acclaimed opera presented by Opera North. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-22.50; free for kids under 10 with an adult. Info, 603-448-0400. ‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 7:30 p.m. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: Rooted in ancient traditions, Theatre Group Ltd. honors the winter solstice with a multicultural pageant of song, dance and storytelling. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $20-25. Info, 382-9222.

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FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. WORD!CRAFT: EXPERIMENTAL ART RHYMES: Inspired by the theme “Winter,” wordsmiths sound off at this mashup of hip-hop and original verse. Another Way, Montpelier, community meal, 5-7 p.m.; event, 6:30-9 p.m. Donations. Info, mcmycelium74@gmail.com.

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WRITING SALON: Aspiring authors employ neuroscientific research to kick out the inner critic who can curb creativity. Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $20-25. Info, 865-4209.

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VETERANS FOR PEACE: Those who have served attend a morning meeting to discuss conflict resolution. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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PITTSFORD FARMERS MARKET CRAFT SHOW: Maple products, jams, jellies and baked goods complement artisan wares at this emporium of local vendors. Lothrop Elementary School Gym, Pittsford, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-2843.

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PEACE & JUSTICE CENTER VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: An overview of the center’s history and mission offers insight into the role of the retail store and the organization’s larger goals. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, volunteer@pjcvt.org. QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ: People with memory loss accompany their caregivers for coffee, conversation and entertainment. Thayer House, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 800-272-3900.

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ADULT COLORING: Grown-ups pick up colored pencils for a meditative and creative activity. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. SAT.19

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YOGA WITH DANIELLE: Toddlers and preschoolers up to age 5 strike a pose, then share stories and songs. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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MUSICAL STORY TIME: Melody makers of all ages read and rock out with books, songs and instruments. Essex Free Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

JACKSON WRIGHT SHULTZ: The scholar and activist reads from his new book, Trans/Portraits: Voices From Transgender Communities. See calendar spotlight. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATRE IMPROV GROUP: Thespians in grades 4 through 8 create and act out scenes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3-4:15 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

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EARLY-BIRD MATH: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics. Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

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CONTRA DANCE: A traditional social dance comes complete with music by Wild Asparagus and calling by George Marshall. Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. $5-9. Info, 744-2851. ‘VERMONT’S OWN NUTCRACKER’: Samuel Wilson of the Washington Ballet joins the Vermont Ballet Theater to portray the fantastical world within a young girl’s Christmas Eve dream. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 2 & 7 p.m. $23-36. Info, 863-5966.

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INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030. STORIES FOR A WINTER’S EVE: Mark Nash, Kathryn Blume, Patti Casey and Pete Sutherland warm hearts with original Vermont stories and songs. The Old Meeting House, East Montpelier, 3 & 7 p.m. $10-50. Info, 249-0404. TECH HELP: Electronic novices bring their questions to a hands-on help session with trained troubleshooters. Fairfax Community Library, 9-11 a.m. Free; preregister for a time slot. Info, 849-2420.

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‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16. ‘STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH!’: The original Three Stooges are at their best in this 1960 comedy shown on 16mm reel-to-reel film. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com. ‘SUNSHINE SUPERMAN’: Carl Boenish, father of the BASE-jumping movement, is the subject of this adrenaline-pumping 2014 documentary shown as part of the Woodstock Vermont Film Series. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3 & 5 p.m. $5-11. Info, 457-2355.

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BURLINGTON WINTER FARMERS MARKET: A bustling indoor marketplace offers fresh and prepared foods alongside crafts, live music, lunch seating and face painting. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172.

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CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. Montpelier City Hall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958. LAUREN K. STEIN: Samples in tow, the Fresh Made Simple: A Naturally Delicious Way to Eat author signs copies of her new cookbook. Phoenix Books Essex, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. Phoenix Books Rutland, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078. MAKE YOUR OWN CHOCOLATE BARS: First-time confectioners tie on their aprons to temper, mold and wrap full-size take-home treats. South End Kitchen at Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. $25. Info, 864-0505. SELF-GUIDED TOUR: Chocoholics get a behindthe-scenes look at the production of cacao-based confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

PUMPKIN HILL SINGERS WITH CALEDONIA CHILDREN’S CHORUS: See WED.16, North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury. ‘A SEUSSIFIED CHRISTMAS CAROL’: See FRI.18. SOCIAL BAND: The Burlington choral group combines ancient and modern-day songs in the program “Deep Midwinter: Songs From Winter’s Heart.” Charlotte Congregational Church, 7:30-9 p.m. $15. Info, 355-4216.

MORNING FLOW YOGA: See THU.17.

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FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.16, 8-9 a.m.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.16, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

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PLAINFIELD CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: Birders leave no feathered flier unseen during this 55th annual avian census. Various Washington County locations, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-6206.

CORE YOGA FLOW SERIES: Creative sequencing leads to the perfect combination of movement and relaxation. Students may attend one class R’ SA KE T.1 or the whole series. Sangha Studio, 9| AC R C D AN N UT CE | ‘V Burlington, 9:15-10:15 a.m. $5-10. Info, ER MO NT’S O W N 448-4262.

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ONION RIVER CHORUS WINTER CONCERT: Fifty voices strong, the Montpelier-based group interprets Renaissance Christmas music from Spain and Latin America. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $10-30. Info, 476-4300.

WINE TASTING: BUBBLIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Sparkling samples please palates at a festive sipping session. Cork Wine Bar & Market of Stowe, 5-7 p.m. $1. Info, 760-6143.

BIKE RECYCLE VERMONT SHOP WORKDAY: Novice and experienced tinkerers volunteer to help with 12/14/15 2:49 PMrepairs, refurbishing and other projects. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, dan@bikerecyclevt.org.

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MAD RIVER CHORALE HOLIDAY CONCERT: Works by Vivaldi, Holst, Irving Berlin and others come alive in a varied program. Waitsfield United Church of Christ, 7:30 p.m. $10-15; free for kids 11 and under. Info, 496-4781.

VERMONT ICE WINE & COCKTAIL OPEN HOUSE: Beverage buffs learn about a variety of Vermontmade ice wines, ciders and cream liqueurs while browsing a bevy of holiday gifts. Boyden Valley Winery & Spirits, Cambridge, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; additional cost for some activities. Info, 644-8151.

SOLARIS VOCAL ENSEMBLE: Works by De Cormier, Vaughan Williams and others come to life in “Sing Noel!” Waterbury Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. $15-20; free for kids under 1. Info, 863-5966.

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BLUEBIRD FAIRIES HOLIDAY SHOP: See FRI.18, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. CALLIGRAPHY FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS & STATIONERY: Laura Di Piazza and Tamara Green put their penmanship to work, personalizing decorations, gift tags and more. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $1-4. Info, 356-2776. CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: Families celebrate the holidays 19th-century-style with ornament making and baked treats. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-14; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

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HANDS-ON GLASSBLOWING PROJECTS & CLASSES: SUNCATCHER: Aspiring artisans ages 7 and up choose natural and nautical designs to create colorful window hangings. Orwell Glass workshop, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $15-20; preregister for a time slot. Info, 475-2022.

‘THE GREEN MOUNTAIN NUTCRACKER’: Moving Light Dance puts a local twist on this holiday classic, complete with a Maple Sugar Fairy and a group of rambunctious loggers. Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $14-28. Info, 478-8188.

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‘LIGHT IN THE NIGHT: AN EVENING OF STORIES AND SONGS FOR THE WINTER’: Members of the Royal Frog Ballet weave together music and narratives for an evening reminiscent of a childhood tuck-in. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 8-10 p.m. $7-12. Info, plainfieldtownhall@gmail.com.

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HOLIDAY GALA: Revelers ring in the season with a tree-lighting ceremony, an artisan craft show, live music, and photos and ice skating with Santa. Village Center, Spruce Peak at Stowe, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 253-3000. HOLIDAY WITH THE ANIMALS: An evening of fun, food and festivities features special appearances by Santa, Mrs. Claus and shelter animals. See cvhumane.com for the pets’ wish list. Central Vermont Humane Society, East Montpelier, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Donations of pet supplies accepted. Info, 476-3811.

SWEDISH HEARTS & PAPER STARS: Wee ones ages 8 and up weave and fold paper into one-of-a-kind ornaments. Jeudevine Memorial Library, Hardwick, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 472-5948. WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE’: See THU.17, 1 & 5 p.m.

HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16.

SUPPER, CRAFT & PAGEANT: A potluck meal propels participants in a Christmas activity, followed by a presentation of “A Shepherd’s Story.” Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8071.

READ TO HANK THE THERAPY DOG: Tykes cozy up for a story session with a retriever. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660. SATURDAY DROP-IN STORY TIME: A weekly selection of songs and narratives engages all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. ‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16. SOLSTICE CRAFT: Little ones ages 5 and up transform a clear glass jar into a “stained glass” candleholder with provided materials. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 865-7216.

WEEKEND ARTWORKS: Potential Picassos explore different artists and creative techniques with themed activities. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 1-3 p.m. $10; free for members. Info, 775-0356.

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BILL CARMICHAEL & FRED BARNES: The Broadway performer and local pianist team up for an evening of show tunes and American standards. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $40 includes preshow dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

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THE GATHERING: Will Ackerman and a roster of acclaimed instrumentalists bring aweinspiring compositions to the stage. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. $20-35. Info, 760-4634. VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET/COUNTERPOINT: SOLD OUT. The White Church, Grafton, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 843-2404.

outdoors

CAMELS HUMP HIKE: A moderate hike covers 4.8 miles of ground and gains 1,950 feet in elevation. Contact trip leader for details. Preregister; limited space. Info, 878-6828.

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FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES WORKSHOP: Folks from all walks of life bank money-management tips. NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, West Rutland, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $25 refundable deposit; preregister; limited space. Info, 438-2303, ext. 210.

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INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT: Those new to the program get acquainted with slide shows, charts, footers and animation. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $3 suggested donation; preregister. Info, 865-7217. VCAM ORIENTATION: Video-production hounds master basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 651-9692. WINTER FARMERS MARKET: HOLIDAY ROOM SPRAYS: A hands-on activity with essential oils results in an aromatic mist. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

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SEASONS BEATINGS: Christopher Johnson goes head-to-head with Kevin Walker in a mixed martial arts battle. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $30-40. Info, 782-6887.

theater

‘BLOOD MAZE (THIEVES OF DARKNESS)’: Theater lovers listen in on a staged reading of Jordan Gullikson’s work, presented by the New England Theatre Lab. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, theoffcenter@gmail. com. ‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 2 & 7:30 p.m.

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‘AHMAL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS’: See FRI.18, 5 p.m.

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HD LIVE: Opera devotees are delighted by a broadcast screening of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600.

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‘NIGHT FIRES’: See FRI.18, 4 & 8 p.m.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0820.

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WINTER SOLSTICE CEREMONY: Folks join the Green Mountain Druid order to form a sacred circle in celebration of the longest night of the year. Burlington Earth Clock, Oakledge Park, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 505-8010.

film

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16.

holidays

BOLSHOI BALLET: ‘THE NUTCRACKER’: The Sugar Plum Fairy twirls across the stage in this professional production, broadcast to the big screen. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600. CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: See SAT.19. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: Performers stage a colorful re-creation of the birth of Jesus Christ. Charlotte Congregational Church, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 425-3176. ‘THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS CELEBRATION OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE’: See THU.17, 1 & 5 p.m. ‘THE GREEN MOUNTAIN NUTCRACKER’: See SAT.19, 2 p.m. HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’: David Neiweem conducts the Burlington Chamber Orchestra in this joyful work from the Baroque period. Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10-25. Info, 863-5966. HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16, 9 a.m.9:30 p.m. HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET: See WED.16, 11 a.m.3 p.m. MAD RIVER CHORALE HOLIDAY CONCERT: See SAT.19, United Church of Christ/Waterbury Congregational Church, 3 p.m. $10-15; free for kids 11 and under. Info, 496-4781. ‘THE NUTCRACKER’: Local dance students join members of the Albany Berkshire Ballet in Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 2 & 6 p.m. $29.50-39.50. Info, 775-0903.

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HERMIT THRUSH SOUR BEER DINNER: Suds lovers dig into a gourmet meal, with each course perfectly paired with Hermit Thrush Brewery’s Belgian-inspired ale. Three Penny Taproom, Montpelier, 6 p.m. 12/11/15 5:21 PM $65; preregister; limited space. Info, 223-8277.

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GAMES PARLOUR: Strategic thinkers bring favorite tabletop competitions to play with others. Champlain Club, Burlington, 2-8 p.m. $5. Info, orsonbradford@gmail.com.

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SKATING WITH FROSTY: Little ones and their parents hit the ice with the lovable PERFECT PIES: character. Hot cocoa Home cooks make and cookie decoratand take their own ing round out the fun. flaky-crusted pastries. Central Vermont Memorial McClure Multigenerational Civic Center, Montpelier, 2-4 L’ T O U R Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $5E .2 CA p.m. $6; $5 per skate rental. Info, 2|H M AS OLID 10; preregister; limited space. Info, AY | ‘SCROOGE: A CHRIST 225-8699. 861-9757. SOCIAL BAND: See SAT.19, First Unitarian SELF-GUIDED TOUR: See SAT.19. Universalist Society, Burlington, 3-4:15 p.m. VERMONT ICE WINE & COCKTAIL OPEN HOUSE: SOLARIS VOCAL ENSEMBLE: See SAT.19, College See SAT.19. Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 3 p.m.

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meditation accelerate the path to awakening. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. $12. Info, 540-0186. MIXED-LEVEL FLOW YOGA: Students may modify postures to meet their individual needs during a sequence of feel-good poses. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 4:30-5:45 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186. NIA WITH SUZY: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potentials. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691. WOMEN’S WELLNESS SERIES: YOGA FOR FERTILITY: Women working toward becoming pregnant hit the mat for a relaxing practice. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. $20. Info, 829-0211.

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ONION RIVER CHORUS WINTER CONCERT: See SAT.19, 4 p.m.

WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

kids

HANDS-ON GLASSBLOWING PROJECTS & CLASSES: SUNCATCHER: See SAT.19. ‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16.

language

DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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PURE COUNTRY BAND: Music lovers start with food, then dance the afternoon away to toe-tapping tunes. Meal, noon; band, 1-4 p.m. VFW Post 309, Peru, N.Y., 1-4 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-643-2309.

outdoors

STIMSON MOUNTAIN SHOWSHOE: Adventurers tackle a moderate 6-mile trek. Contact trip leader for details. Preregister; limited space. Info, ted@ ted-albers.net.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: Quick-footed ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while connecting passes and making runs for the goal. For ages 18 and up. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

theater

‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 2 p.m. ‘NIGHT FIRES’: See FRI.18, 4 p.m.

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HOME SHARE NOW INFORMATION SESSION: Locals get up-to-date details on home-sharing opportunities in Vermont. Twin Valley Senior Center, East Montpelier, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8544.

dance

MALI DANCE: Students practice their moves in an African dance class led by Solo Sana. Burlington Memorial Auditorium, 5:30-7 p.m. $13-15. Info, 859-1802. SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Jigs, reels and strathspeys for all ability levels exercise the body and the mind. Bring water and soft-soled shoes. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $5-9. Info, 355-5901.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.16.

film

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 7 p.m. TRIVIA NIGHT: Teams of quick thinkers gather for a meeting of the minds. Lobby, Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 651-5012.

health & fitness

DYNAMIC QIGONG: Breathing, stretching and meditative movements enhance health and well-being. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $14. Info, 238-2637. KUNDALINI YOGA: An in-depth practice focuses on sound current and meditation. Bring water and a mat. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. MORNING FLOW YOGA: See THU.17.

‘TRIBES’: See WED.16, 2 & 7 p.m.

NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.20, 7 p.m.

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POSTNATAL REHAB: See WED.16.

ART HERTTUA: The jazz guitarist entertains diners as part of the Sunday Brunch Music Series. Healthy Living Market & Café, South Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569. ‘MUSIC IN A GREAT SPACE’: William Tortolano conducts as Gregorian chants, organ solos and seasonal carols carry through the chapel. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

PRENATAL BALLET BARRE: See WED.16. PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.16. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.16. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.16. SLOW FLOW YOGA: Breath guides a series of seated and standing postures aimed at improving balance. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 6-7:15 p.m. $10. Info, 540-0186. ZUMBA: See WED.16.

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CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: See SAT.19. HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16. SONS OF SERENDIP: Harp, cello, piano and voice meld in a merry blend of R&B, gospel and neosoul. See calendar spotlight. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $40. Info, 382-9222. WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

kids

CRUISERS’ & CRAWLERS’ PLAY & STAY STORY TIME: Babies and toddlers up to age 2 engage in books, songs and social time with blocks, bubbles and parachute play. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. DROP-IN STORY TIME: Reading, rhyming and crafting entertain creative kiddos. Essex Free Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0313. GREEN MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARD READERS’ CLUB: Lit lovers in grades 9 through 12 chat about The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. HANDS-ON GLASSBLOWING PROJECTS & CLASSES: SUNCATCHER: See SAT.19. PRESCHOOL MUSIC: See THU.17, 11 a.m. ‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16. ‘STAR WARS’ CLUB: May the force be with you! Fans of George Lucas’ intergalactic epic bond over common interests. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. STORIES WITH MEGAN: Budding bookworms ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, 865-7216.

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music

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS QUINTET/COUNTERPOINT: See WED.16, Brandon Congregational Church, 7 p.m. $20-24; free for kids 18 and under. Info, 465-4131.

politics

VERMONT LIBERTARIAN PARTY CAUCUS FOR ST. ALBANS: St. Albans voters who have not yet participated in a caucus this year elect officers and discuss local issues. Private residence, St. Albans, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 735-2149.

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MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 7 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

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TUESDAY VOLUNTEER NIGHTS: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.

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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Experienced dancers learn smooth transitions and smart stylings. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $9-14. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com. SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different styles, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

film

‘ART AND CRAFT’: Exposed after 30 years of forging paintings, Mark Landis faces backlash from museum professionals in this 2014 documentary. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy flicks at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

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STORY TIME FOR BABIES & TODDLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and puppets arrest the attention of children under 3. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195. PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage folks engage in dialogue en français. Sherpa Kitchen, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

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MEDICARE & YOU: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICARE: Members of the Central Vermont Council on Aging clear up confusion about the application process and plan options. Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre, 3-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 479-0531.

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BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Folks get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

holidays

CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: See SAT.19.

‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 7:30 p.m.

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CREATIVE NONFICTION WORKSHOP: Readers give feedback on essays, poetry and journalism written by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 22 Church St., Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. WRITING SALON: Paula A. Diaco prompts penmen and -women of all abilities to create and share their work in an encouraging environment. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 878-4918.

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‘CHRISTMAS VACATION’: Murphy’s Law gets the best of the Griswold family’s Christmas plans in this beloved 1989 comedy. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 775-0903.

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.

HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16.

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HOLIDAY STORY TIME: Traditional tales and contemporary narratives set the tone for music, rhymes and a snack. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’: See SAT.19, Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018. ‘SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL’: Large-scale puppets star in No Strings Marionette Company’s adaptation of this timeless tale about Ebenezer Scrooge and a trio of ghosts. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 4 p.m. $10; free for kids 16 and under. Info, 383-9222. WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

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STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.16.

GAMING FOR TEENS & ADULTS: Tabletop games entertain players of all skill levels. Kids 13 and under require a legal guardian or parental permission to attend. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.16, 4:30-5:30 & 6-7 p.m.

15-16 highlights

‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16.

seminars

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.16, 12:15-1 p.m.

Whether you give tickets to a performance, a Flynn membership, or a FlynnArts class, create a memorable experience for a loved one while supporting the Flynn. Or give a gift certificate and your recipient can choose any of the above.

READ TO DAISY THE THERAPY DOG: Budding bookworms join a friendly canine for ear-catching narratives. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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COMMUNITY YOGA: Breathe deep, feel good and have fun at a class accessible to all levels. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 985-0090.

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PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Melody makers ages 3 through 5 sing and dance the morning away. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 264-5660.

‘TRIBES’: See WED.16, 8 p.m.

BUTI YOGA: A fusion of power yoga, tribal dance and deep abdominal toning boosts the flow of energy throughout the body. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.

PERFORMING ARTS!

HANDS-ON GLASSBLOWING PROJECTS & CLASSES: SUNCATCHER: See SAT.19.

‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16, 7 p.m.

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CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled crafts. Age 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: Crafters convene for creative fun. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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AFROLATIN PARTY: See WED.16. DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.16. GUINEAN DANCE: See WED.16.

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TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.16. TURNON BURLINGTON: See WED.16.

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‘THE COLORS OF THE MOUNTAIN’: Young Manuel does everything in his power to recover his beloved soccer ball from a Columbian mine field in this 2010 drama. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. ‘LIVING IN THE AGE OF AIRPLANES’: See WED.16.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.16.

health & fitness

DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: See WED.16. FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.16. GENTLE YOGA WITH JILL LANG: Students get their stretch on in a supportive setting. Personal mat required. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.16. MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.16.

CORM AND THE COACH HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.16. MORNING FLOW YOGA: See THU.17. NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.16. POSTNATAL REHAB: See WED.16. PRENATAL BALLET BARRE: See WED.16. PRENATAL YOGA CLASS: See WED.16. PUSH-UPS IN THE PARK: See WED.16. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.16. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.16. VINYASA FLOW YOGA: See WED.16. ZUMBA: See WED.16.

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BLUEBIRD FAIRIES HOLIDAY SHOP: See FRI.18. CHRISTMAS AT THE FARM: See SAT.19. HELPING HANDS GIFT WRAP: See WED.16, 9 a.m.9:30 p.m. WILD LIGHTS FESTIVAL: See WED.16.

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GO FOR A GOAT CHALLENGE: A visit from a live farm animal inspires themed activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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‘SEA MONSTERS: A PREHISTORIC ADVENTURE’: See WED.16. STORY TIME FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS: See WED.16. TODDLER TIME: See WED.16.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.16.

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‘TRIBES’: See WED.16, 8 p.m.

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SONG CIRCLE: COMMUNITY SING-ALONG: Rich and Laura Atkinson lead an evening of vocal expression. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

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sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.16.

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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. CALENDAR 63

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‘MARY POPPINS’: See WED.16, 2 & 7:30 p.m. m

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classes THE FOLLOWING CLASS LISTINGS ARE PAID ADVERTISEMENTS. ANNOUNCE YOUR CLASS FOR AS LITTLE AS $13.75/WEEK (INCLUDES SIX PHOTOS AND UNLIMITED DESCRIPTION ONLINE). SUBMIT YOUR CLASS AD AT SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTCLASS.

art CLASSICAL REALIST PAINTING: Eight-week sessions in portrait, still life, and landscape emphasizing a logical approach to observational drawing and painting. Class size limited to five students per class; individual instruction tailored to your needs. Beginners welcome! Jan. 2-Feb. 20. Portrait: Tue./Thu., 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Still Life: Wed., 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Landscape: Sat., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $250/8-week session; classes are 3 hours each. Location: Brickworks Studios, 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Emilie Lee, 303827-5854, emilie@emilielee.com, emilielee.com.

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PHOTO: MIXED LEVEL: Take your work to the next level. Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film-processing techniques and discussion of the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work will be included. Cost includes a darkroom membership for the duration of the class for outside of class printing and processing. Instructor: Mary Zompetti. Prerequisite: Black and White Darkroom or equivalent experience. Weekly on Wed., Feb. 3-Apr. 6, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $295/ person; $265.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

PATCHWORK I: NEW 2016 CLASS!: In this two-part class, learn the basics of how to make and put together quilted projects. Participants will make a patchwork top during the first part of the class and continue to build skills during the second class by learning how to sandwich, quilt and bind their patchwork top. Tue. & Wed., Jan. 5 & 6, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $105/2 3-hour classes. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

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METALS 1 (ADULT): Instructor: Sarah Sprague. This class will focus on jewelry design, small sculpture or functional art. Each student will complete a series of practice pieces before designing and creating a wearable finished piece out of sterling silver. Every

week there will be several demonstrations including sawing, drilling, piercing, annealing, texturing, jump rings, forming and soldering techniques. Price includes copper, brass and silver wire. Additional silver can be purchased. 8 Wed., Jan. 27-Mar. 16, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $293/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. MIXED LEVEL WHEEL (ADULT): Instructor: Rik Rolla. This course is great for beginners and potters with some experience, who are looking to learn the fundamentals or brush up on basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. After crafting your pottery on the wheel, Rik will guide you to create finished pieces for the electric oxidation kiln. You will leave with several functional pieces. 10 Wed., Jan. 13-Mar. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $388/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. SHAKER HALL TABLE (ADULT): Instructor: Ryan Cocina. A comprehensive introduction to woodworking, this course explores the basic principles of lumber selection, hand-tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery, and finishing. Students will

build their own Shaker-style hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, learning to both organize and conceptualize a furniture project, and gain familiarity with the woodshop environment. 10 Mon., Jan. 11-Mar. 21, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $483/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. WATERCOLOR (ADULT): Instructor: Jackie Magione. Boost your creativity with this six-week class designed to hone your watercolor skills. Beginners or students in previous classes welcome. Each two-hour session will entail a live demonstration that will guide you through the lesson. We will cover a broad array of painting fundamentals with color and value relationships, wet and dry watercolor techniques and design principles that will help you build strong paintings. The class will use landscapes and still life subject matter inspired by Vermont’s great abundance of natural beauty. 6 Thu., Jan. 14-Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $248/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

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LASER CUT PRINTMAKING: This new class combines BCA’s Print Studio with the Generator’s state-of-the-art laser cutter.

IMPROVISATIONAL QUILT WORKSHOP: Nido presents Quilt Local author Heather Jones for a full-day workshop creating improvisationally pieced quilt blocks, emphasizing line work and the formation of secondary patterns. Using solid fabrics in a range of values and colors, you will create a modern take on traditional string blocks using an intuitive creative process. Sat., Feb. 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $165/7-hour workshop. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

LEARN TO SEW AT NIDO: Take nido’s Learn to Sew I, Mon., Jan. 4, to learn machine basics and fundamental sewing techniques. Leave with a finished tote bag! No experience necessary. Nido has kids’ classes, too! Kids Learn to Sew offers beginners the basics of sewing while constructing fun projects! Sat., Jan. 16, 9 a.m.-noon. Mon., Jan. 4, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $53/ 3-hour class; materials incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.

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DROP-IN: LIFE DRAWING: This drop-in life drawing class is open to all levels and facilitated by one of our teaching artists. Spend the evening with other artists, drawing one of our experienced models. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. No class Feb. 15. Age 18+. Weekly on Mon., Feb. 1-May 16 (no class Feb. 15), 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10/person; $9/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

PHOTO: DIGITAL SLR: Explore the basic workings of the digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify F-stops, shutter speeds, sensitivity ratings and exposure, and learn the basics of composition. Pair this class with Adobe Lightroom and learn the ins and outs of photo editing and printing! No experience necessary. Instructor: Dan Lovell. Weekly on Wed., Feb. 3-Mar. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $170/ person; $153/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

FEMMECHANICS: Learn to fix your bike! Female-identifying people learn bicycle maintenance and repair in a supportive environment. Students learn systems and parts of the bicycle and practice common repairs and adjustments on their own bikes. Taught by a female mechanic from Old Spokes Home. Scholarships available. Mon., Jan. 4, 11 & 18, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $95/3 3-hour classes. Location: Bike Recycle Vermont, 664 Riverside Ave., Burlington. Info: Christine Hill, 339-223-0722, christine@bikerecyclevt.org, bikerecyclevermont.org.

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OIL PAINTING: Learn a variety of painting techniques using fun exercises, photographic reference and still life. This supportive class will have a nice balance of studio time, gentle group discussion and critique. Class includes basic materials. Students are responsible for some materials (see materials list online). Instructor: Linda Jones. Weekly on Tue., Feb. 2-Apr. 5, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $280/ person; $252/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.

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JEWELRY: Learn basic jewelry techniques including sawing, piercing, filing, annealing, soldering, texturing, cold connections, basic hollow construction, ring sizing and more. Explore different styles of contemporary and historical jewelry, design process and the use of alternative materials. Class includes copper, brass and all basic tools. Instructor: Rebecca Macomber. Wed., Feb. 3-Mar. 9, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $225/ person; $202.50/BCA members. Location: Generator, 250 Main St., Burlington.

Learn basic Adobe Illustrator techniques and prepare images to be etched into cardboard or wood using a laser cutter. Then practice printmaking techniques to make artwork from the laser cut plates. Class includes all basic materials, plus a monthlong membership at both the BCA Print Studio and Generator. No experience necessary. Instructors: Katie Loesel and Annika Rundberg. Weekly on Tue., Feb. 2-23, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $270/person; $243/ BCA members 7 Generator members. Location: BCA Print Studio and Generator, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 540-0761, generatorvt.com/classes.

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dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com. LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Come alone or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Private lessons also available. Cost: $50/4week class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance.com, firststepdance.com.

TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class: Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m. $72/6 weeks. Accelerated Taiko Program for Beginners: Mon. & Wed., 6:30-8:30 p.m. $144/3 weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class: Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/child; $105/parent-child duo. Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org. TAIKO IN MONTPELIER: Kids and Parents’ Taiko: Thu., 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/person; $114/pair. 5-week class. Montpelier Taiko: Thu., 5:30-6:50 p.m. $90/5 weeks; $22/walk-in. Register online or come directly to the first class. Location: Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

empowerment JUNG THE MAN: Learn about the life of Carl Gustav Jung, his interests, hobbies, shadow side and complexes, in this course that focuses on the man behind the ideas. Our text is Jung the Man: His Life Examined. Led by Sue Mehrtens. 4 Wed., Jan. 6, 13, 20 & 27, 7-9 p.m. Snow date: Feb. 3. Cost: $60/person. Location: 18 N. Main St., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.

language ANNOUNCING SPANISH CLASSES: Join us for adult Spanish classes this winter. Our 10th year. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring. You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers. Also lessons for young children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. Beginning week of Jan. 4; 10 weeks. Cost: $225/10 classes of 90+ min. each. Location: Spanish in

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and selfconfidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom. Shambhala Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu.,

6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org.

pilates EMPOWER PILATES: Groove With the Oov is a new class allowing the core to move correctly in a 3D way. Not a BOSU or roller! Stability, Mobility & Spinal Health will prepare you for training for the marathon, upcoming golf season or dreaded housework. Classes taught by physical therapist Mary Grunvald. Weekly on Thu., 5-5:45 p.m., or by appt. Cost: $15/class. Location: Empower Pilates, 905 Roosevelt Hwy., Ste. 100, Colchester. Info: 316-7249.

pregnancy/ childbirth PRENATAL METHOD STUDIO: Prenatal and postnatal yoga and barre classes. Yoga for Fertility Class Series. Childbirth Education Series and weekend intensives. Yoga Alliance Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program. Empathy circles, infant massage and new mothers’ groups. Supporting women and their partners in the management and journey of pregnancy and childbirth. Every day: lunchtimes, evenings & weekends. Cost: $15/1-hour prenatal or postnatal yoga class. Location: Prenatal Method Studio, 1 Mill St., suite 236, at the Chace Mill, Burlington. Info: 829-0211, beth@ prenatalmethod.com, prenatalmethod.com.

self-defense WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP: Program teaches simple, powerful and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn how to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and apply effective physical self-defense techniques, if necessary. Taught for women by women. All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required! Jan. 26, 6 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Cost: $35/2.25-hour class. Location: The Miller Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: The Safety Team and Burlington Parks and Rec, Eileen Mann, 8813536, eileen@thesafetyteam.org, thesafetyteam.org.

tai chi SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, ipfamilytaichi.org.

well-being THE HEART OF SOUND: Sound can heal, enliven and nurture us. Explore the nature of sound to uncover fresh possibilities in our connections with others, our communities and our earth. Participants will learn vocal WELL-BEING

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WOMEN’S HERSTORY: A survey of women’s experience since the Middle Ages, in a reading/discussion format. Contact Sue for the reading list and CD with supplemental essays and articles. Thu.,

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DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African drums! Drums provided! Burlington Beginners Djembe class: Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Dec. 9. $36/3 weeks or $15/drop-in. Montpelier Beginners Djembe class: Thu., 7-8:20 p.m., starting Dec. 10. $54/3 weeks or $22/walk-in. Please register online or come directly to the first class! Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington, & Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

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o many records, so little time. Seven Days gets more album submissions than we know what to do with. And, given the ease of record making these days, it’s difficult to keep up. Still, we try to get to every local release that comes across the music desk, no matter how obscure or far out. To that end, here are four albums that likely flew under the radar of your average local music fan. In some cases, they represent the outermost boundaries of local music. Others simply slipped through the cracks. Each is worth a listen.

Rick Weinstein, Woodshed Songs

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Rick Weinstein is a recent Vermont transplant from Knoxville, Tenn. Earlier this year, he released an album, Woodshed Songs, that he’d recorded before he arrived in the Green Mountains. His new neighbors would be well-advised to give it a spin and get to know him. As its title implies, there’s a woodshedding vibe to the record. That’s not to say it’s on par with demo or bedroom tapes. Far from it — the album is slickly recorded and produced. Rather, it’s the manner in which Weinstein sings and plays that lends the record its loose, playful air. He would seem to hold the Kinks in great esteem. Throughout the album’s 11 tunes, the influence of Ray Davies and co. is readily apparent. That’s true in the album’s breezy Brit-pop jangle, which harks back to the British band in the late 1960s — especially the albums Something Else and The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. But the influence is equally apparent in Weinstein’s wistful lyrical bent. Much as Davies did — especially on Village Green — Weinstein tackles societal and political ills not with fervent fire but with vulnerable, nostalgic whimsy. It’s effective, affecting and, most importantly, deeply humanizing.

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Jeremiah McLane, The Grinding Stone (SELF RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

The Grinding Stone, the latest record from Vermont accordionist, pianist and composer Jeremiah McLane, was born of a dream. In it, he saw a man inside a stone hut on top of a mountain. The man was chiseling away at large grindstone that, as he writes in the album’s liner notes, “looked as though it had been stuck for a very long time.” The dream could well be a metaphor for McLane himself. The New Hampshire native has long been revered in traditional music circles. But for all his labors, he remains largely unknown beyond that closeknit community. That’s a shame, because even folks without a taste for trad music would find something

to like about his latest collection of reels, jigs, waltzes and marches. McLane is a supremely gifted player, and he surrounds himself with equally sublime talents in guitarist and bouzouki player Owen Marshall, bassist Corey DiMario, and clarinetist Anna Patton. But McLane’s compositional talent really shines on The Grinding Stone. Each of his compositions is rooted in old-world style. But each also bears a distinctive modern edge, whether in subtle twists to melodic structures or harmonic interplay, which should please contemporary ears, too. jeremiahmclane.com

Victor Tremblay, Valued Times (SELF RELEASED, CD)

Victor Tremblay is a retired machinist from Granby. With his mortgage paid off and his children raised, he set about recording his debut album. That record, Valued Times, was released in 2013 but only made it to the 7D music desk this year. That means this review is a little outdated. But, much like Tremblay’s album, it’s better late than never. Valued Times is a decidedly homespun affair, featuring little more than Tremblay, his guitar and a batch of humble little songs. Based on the preciousness of the title, you could be forgiven for thinking those songs might be overly earnest. However, you’d be wrong. Much like his idol, John Prine, Tremblay approaches matters of life and love with a cheeky wit. Whether writing about a defiant child or grandchild (“Sarah’s Style”), a decrepit, unreliable vehicle (“My Mechanical Object”), devastating storms (“The No Good Irene”) or the simple pleasures of indulging in things that might eventually kill you (“Sunshine Pot Tobacco Booze”), he writes with an unrefined flair that’s pointed and playful in equal measures. reverbnation.com/victremblay

Hank & Dad, Hank & Dad 2: Making Friends (SELF-RELEASED, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

If Weird Al Yankovic and his idol/mentor, Dr. Demento, had ever formed a father-son novelty side project, the results might sound something like

Hank & Dad. The Burlington-based duo of Shank Whipplestone and Puppet Giuffre — pseudonyms, presumably — exists in a bizarro alternative universe in which parenting is both dysfunctional and wildly entertaining. Also, there’s food. Lots of food. (Come to think of it, maybe that’s not such an alternative universe after all. Amirite, parents?) The duo’s second full-length album, Hank & Dad 2: Making Friends — a sequel to 2007’s Hank & Dad — is an epic, 30-track volume of pure, junk-pop kookiness. Though it’s strange, wooly stuff, there’s a gentle, off-kilter humor embedded in H&D’s riffs on tacos (“Taco Night”), gas station bacon (“Gas Station Bacon”) and fake syrup (“The Ballad of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben”). That skewed perspective is refracted in a collage of synthy beats, glitchy arrangements and obscure samples that lends the record a, well, demented vibe. Still, there’s a knowing heart here, if you know where to find it. Start with “Hey Dad? Hey What?,” a 41-second spoken-word call-and-response duet that consists of the lines “Hey Dad? / Hey what? / I wanna change my name to Ben” repeated over and over with an increasingly manic frustration that might be familiar to anyone who knows, say, a 6-year-old boy. hankndad.bandcamp.com

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With little more than a week until some of us celebrate the birth of Santa, the slate of holiday-themed rock shows is stuffed like stockings. And I don’t mean with lumps of coal. Or with terribly contrived holiday metaphors like the one I just attempted. I do mean neatly wrapped presents of rock-and-roll awesomeness. We’ll get to those in a second. But we begin with a holiday spectacular of a slightly different variety: the MARIGOLD HOLIDAY EXPRESS, which is performing GEORGE HARRISON’s Concert for Bangladesh this Saturday, December 19, at the Higher Ground Ballroom. If you’re unfamiliar, the Concert for Bangladesh was a 1971 all-star bash orchestrated by the former Beatle and the (recently deceased) sitar legend RAVI SHANKAR at Madison Square Garden. It featured a cavalcade of stars including another Beatle, RINGO STARR, ERIC CLAPTON, BOB DYLAN, BILLY PRESTON, LEON RUSSELL and BADFINGER. The goal of the concert was to raise awareness and aid for refugees of East Pakistan who were displaced following the Bangladesh genocide and subsequent Bangladesh Liberation War. It is widely considered to be the first to popularize the idea of large-scale benefit concerts. The triple live album that followed won the 1973 Grammy

Award for Album of the Year. The concert even spawned an acclaimed 1972 documentary film, also called The Concert for Bangladesh. Flash to the present: The Marigold Holiday Express is an all-star band with local guitar ace BOB WAGNER (KAT WRIGHT & THE INDOMITABLE SOUL BAND) in the Harrison role, both on guitar and as ringleader. Dylan and Clapton were busy Saturday, so Wagner went locavore to round out the band, settling on 18 supremely talented Vermont musicians to re-create that landmark concert album. These include Kat Wright, DWIGHT & NICOLE, the DUPONT BROTHERS, SETH YACOVONE, LOWELL THOMPSON and GUSTER’s RYAN MILLER. And those are just the vocalists. If you’ve ever heard the record, you know it was a freewheelin’ affair. In keeping with that spirit, expect musicians to rotate instrumental duties and vocalists to jump in whenever and wherever. In a recent email, Wagner writes that the band is playing some material pretty much straight up, but that it’s taking artistic liberties, as well. Here’s another fun note about that album and concert. It opened with a 30-minute set of Indian classical music

by Shankar. Wagner’s got that covered, too. Opening the Higher Ground show is local Indian classical group BADA RAGA. As mentioned, the original Concert for Bangladesh was a benefit for Bengali refugees. Considering the current plight of Syrian and other refugees, it’s certainly timely to re-create the show. And the proceeds will go to a worthy organization, Maher. The Indian group, which has strong ties to Vermont, works to “bring safety, agency and opportunity to oppressed and vulnerable populations in three Indian states.” Burlington’s MIKAELA KEEPIN has been working with Maher since 2007. She’s also the founder of U.S. Maher Friends, which is based in Burlington. Keepin writes in an email that the word “maher” is Marathi for “mother’s home.” Maher runs 37 centers, including safe homes for women, homes for children and the elderly, and homes for disabled adults. The organization also has grassroots community outreach programs focused on women’s rights, education and sustainable financial growth. Maher is interfaith, caste-free and staffed by locals. It currently cares for 860 Indian children. Keepin says that the center has had a profound impact on those children. “The children at Maher are incredibly welcoming and sharing, bright little beings,” she writes. “They are so happy in their environments and so proud of their homes. They’re proud to introduce you to their housemothers, to show you their schoolbooks, to teach you how to eat with your hands. Their joy in life, while not perfect, is true, and so sweet.” Wagner says he’s wanted to do Concert for Bangladesh for at least two years. After seeing the impact that benefit shows such as the Hug Your Farmer concerts have had locally, and throwing a smaller benefit for Maher a few years ago, the stars finally aligned. “I have a need inside of me to use music as a force for good things in the world,” Wagner writes. “For me, that means throwing a concert every once in a while to raise money for people that just need it more than I do. I’ve

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CLUB METRONOME: Headphone Jack and the Splitters, Bison (hip-hop, indie rock), 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Tod Pronto (country), 7 p.m., free. Dryfter (reggae, rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free.

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CHURCH & MAIN: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Jazz Sessions with Julian Chobot, 6:30 p.m., free. Jazz Sessions, 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Jazz Sessions with the Ray Vega Quartet, 10:30 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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In other news, Jiminy Christmas, there are a lot of holiday shows this week! Let’s get right to ’em. We begin at ArtsRiot this Friday, December 18, with an all-star spectacular of epic proportions: Ho-Ho a Go-Go, a rock-and-roll holiday revue. The show features a sleigh-full of local talent, including — as always, read these in your best DON PARDO — Kat Wright, BOBBY HACKNEY JR., HELOISE WILLIAMS, CAROLINE O’CONNOR, MIRIAM BERNARDO, RYAN OBER, the ESSEX GREEN, JOSH PANDA, LOWELL THOMPSON, JAMES KOCHALKA, and SWALE’s ERIC OLSEN and AMANDA GUSTAFSON. They’ll be backed by a house band called — wait for it — SLEIGHER & THE ORNAMENTS. I went to a version of this same show at the Skinny Pancake last year. Going in, I confess I wasn’t much feeling the holiday spirit. That changed right around the time Olsen and Gustafson

offered up their rendition of the POGUES’ “Fairytale of New York.” I’m not kidding when I say they saved my Christmas. Thanks, guys. Speaking of Swale, on Thursday, December 17, they’ll host a holidaythemed version of their Swaleoke set at the Monkey House, with support from OSAGE ORANGE and DJ DISCO PHANTOM. For the uninitiated, Swaleoke is live karaoke with Swale as the backing band, and it’s exactly as awesome as it sounds. On Monday, December 21, at Nectar’s, another local tradition continues: the fourth annual Metal Monday Xmas Bash. This is a fun one, and not solely because of killer acts such as SAVAGE HEN, VAPORIZER and PATRICK BROWNSON serving up thrashing renditions of holiday favorites. That helps, but I’m equally partial to the Yankee swap and, of course, the upsidedown Christmas tree. Hail Santa. Finally, if you’re hoping to find a GRATEFUL DEAD bootleg from 1967 at Winterland under the tree, I might suggest swinging by Nectar’s this Friday, December 18. Local Dead acolytes BLUES FOR BREAKFAST will be playing their last

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We end on a down note this week to pass along news that University of 12v-zenlounge121615.indd 1 12/15/15 Vermont forensics professor and debate team director ALFRED “TUNA” SNIDER has passed away. That’s music news because Snider was a driving force behind UVM radio station WRUV 90.1 FM as the station’s faculty adviser. He was also a hugely influential and important figure to local reggae fans. He hosted the radio show “Reggae Lunch” every Wednesday for 15 years and was a cofounder of the fabled Vermont Reggae Festival. But that’s not all. Snider taught a course that married his twin loves of debate and island grooves: the Rhetoric of Reggae Music. The class explored the history of the genre — fascinating in its own right — and drew connections to the music’s influence on social and political issues. WRUV will host a tribute to Snider by the station’s studio on the first floor 210 College St. Burlington • 802-497-0100 • commondeer.com of the Dudley H. Davis Center this Wednesday, December 16, at 8-10 p.m. The station’s DJs will play some of his favorite reggae songs, as well as clips We have nights just for you, to make from his show. Anyone who would like sure your a HERO this holiday season! to share or hear stories abut the man is invited to attend. F R I DAY • D E C 18 • 6 – 8 P M Rest in peace, Tuna.

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(Americana), 7 p.m., free. Bonjour Hi (house), 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: Francesca Blanchard (folk), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: The Leafies You Gave Me (avant garde pop), 9 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Blues for Breakfast Holiday Hoedown (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $6/nonperishable food item. RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Kelly Ravin (country), 7 p.m., free. Secret Heliotropes (avant folk), 8:30 p.m., free. The Nancy Druids (psych pop), 10 p.m., free. Talkin’ Shop (rock), 11:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: Jake Whitesell Trio (jazz), 4 p.m., free. The High Breaks (surf), 8 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: D Jay Baron (EDM), 9 p.m., $5. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free. RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Vermont Comedy Divas (standup comedy), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. Comedy Roulette (standup), 11 p.m., free. Improv VT Podcast (live podcast), 11 p.m., free. ZEN LOUNGE: Steve Hartmann (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., $5. Salsa Night with Jah Red (Latin), 9 p.m., $5.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: State Champs, Transit, Broadside, Rarity (rock), 7 p.m., $16/18. AA.

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MONKEY HOUSE: About Time (jazz), 6 p.m., free. Astrocat, Dino Bravo (rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: King Me (acoustic rock), 5 p.m., free. A House on Fire (rock), 9 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Eight 02 (jazz), 9:30 p.m., $5.

barre/montpelier BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Pinedrop (folk), 6 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Abby Jenne & Doug Perkins (folk rock), 6 p.m., free. Pistol Fist, Violet Ultraviolet (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. ESPRESSO BUENO: Stroke Yer

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Gregory Douglass is at odds with his art. That’s the central thesis of the songwriter’s ninth full-length album, My Hero, the Enemy. The Vermont-born Douglass was a teenage pop prodigy who flirted with national success early in his career. But his big break never quite materialized the way many predicted. Now in his mid-thirties and living in Los Angeles, he’s soldiered on, fighting the good fight in the face of the music industry’s identity crisis. Fiercely independent, Douglass has become something of a champion of the DIY ethos, acting as a guru for younger artists looking to crack the perhaps unsolvable riddles of the music biz. Through it all, he’s continued to produce music at a remarkably high level. But it seems the constant grind and diminishing returns have taken their toll. Just below the title of the album on the inside cover is this subtitle: “The blessing and the curse of creativity in the age of information.”

Douglass’ talent has never been in question. Frequent comparisons to the likes of Rufus Wainright, Justin Timberlake and Adele are not hyperbole. He is blessed — or cursed, depending — with a sublimely expressive and versatile voice. Douglass matches that with a mad scientist’s approach to pop music, deconstructing archetypes and remolding them to suit his endlessly curious and creative ambitions. But the fearless ingenuity that is his greatest asset might also be his most daunting adversary. It’s fair to wonder if the reason stardom has been elusive is that record execs have never known what to do with him. That won’t change with My Hero, the Enemy. If anything, the album is Douglass’ most bold and artistically progressive to date, a dizzying manifesto on art in the digital age that’s as confounding as it is compelling. Those who (rightly) marvel at the mystifyingly beautiful production of Adele’s 25 will find a lot to like here. As will fans of Douglass’ more overtly Wainright-influenced output. But a darker undercurrent informs the album, too, one directly tied to the songwriter’s questions of art and identity. For Douglass to write a record unpacking his personal frustration with art and commerce might reek of entitlement and sour grapes. That’s not

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life tribute to a lobsterman from Maine, but clunky storytelling gets in the way of Koenig’s sincerity. The same is true for “Without a Flame,” a number so stuffed with metaphors that its message fizzles out. The penultimate song, “Maxie Boy (We Live On),” is a slow, simple track built on peppy tambourine. This outright tribute to Weaver is touching but not overwrought. Koenig poignantly references Weaver’s own lyrics, “You know that I, I feel that I am wearing thin / When I, I see the man you could have been / We all know that you live on, Maxie boy.” The final number, “Happy Just to Know Your Name,” is a breezy shrug to toxic, abandoned love. Here, Koenig’s optimism is almost too hard to believe. With competing desires to pay respectful tribute to a lost friend, establish his own lyrical voice, and keep the folk vibe positive and humble, Koenig’s freshman effort is a bit jumbled. Yet, listening to We Live On, you can’t help but feel peaceful. Koenig has a big heart and yearns to share it. We Live On by Django Koenig is available at djangokoenig.bandcamp.com.

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A cover of Bob Dylan’s redemptive “I Shall Be Released” is up next. Though less nasally than Dylan, Koenig’s voice fits the gravelly troubadour vibe. Koenig also recorded two tunes penned by Weaver. “Burning Old Pictures of You” is a comedy sketch of wanting to get over an ex. As the chorus goes, “If there’s one thing I long in this world to do / It’s drinkin’ and smokin’ and burnin’ old pictures of you.” “So Long” is a reflective look in the rearview mirror at a person who used to be. Weaver’s original lyrics reveal a concern for losing himself: “I, I see the man I could have been / I feel that I’m wearing thin.” A few tracks deviate from the life-andloss theme. “Wade” aims to be a slice-of-

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Formerly Plainfield-based singersongwriter Django Koenig is a multiinstrumentalist, playing trombone, guitar and piano. He also pulled double duty as the drummer for Americana outfit TallGrass GetDown before moving to the West Coast this fall. Koenig dedicated his recently released debut solo album, We Live On, to his friend Max Weaver, a Morrisville musician who passed away in 2013 at the age of 27. Accordingly, much of the record deals with grief, loss and recovery. But We Live On is hardly a gloomy affair. Surprisingly little sadness seeps into Koenig’s songs. Strong harmonies, fluttering guitar and country-tinged piano take the lead on most tracks, which are full of hope and enthusiasm for life. The 50-second opener, fittingly titled “Snapshot,” encapsulates Koenig’s optimistic, brimming ethos: “Well there’s no need to live your life / Living in shame and fear / For we are just a snapshot of life / Over millions of years.”

lost on him. One of the record’s most revealing cuts is “Complain,” a one-way conversation in which he excoriates himself for, well, complaining about illusory stardom when he’s built a life that allows him to create and pursue his art on a level that few experience. My Hero, the Enemy is less about Douglass’ disillusionment with music than it is an examination of his own identity and what it means to be an artist. It’s an unflinching self-portrait of a man at a personal and professional crossroads that raises as many questions as it answers. And it’s probably the finest album of Douglass’ career. Gregory Douglass performs at the Flynn MainStage on Thursday, December 31, as a headlining performer of First Night Burlington. Advance copies of My Hero, the Enemy will be available at the show.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free. Tim Brick Band (country), 9 p.m., $5. WHAMMY BAR: Big Hat No Cattle (western swing), 7:30 p.m., free.

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MOOGS PLACE: Abby Sherman (folk), 6:30 p.m., free. Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 9 p.m., free. RIMROCK’S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Cooie DeFrancesco (blues), 8 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Second Half (rock), 9 p.m., $3.

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JASPER’S TAVERN: Funk n Roll (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

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MONOPOLE: Capital Zen (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Eric Bushey (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. CLUB METRONOME: Green Mountain Cabaret: Leather and Lace, 7 p.m., $10/15. 18+. Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5. FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free. HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Ebn Ezra (experimental electronic), 8 p.m., free. Disco Phantom (eclectic), 10 p.m., free. JP’S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: In the Pocket (rock), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Myra Flynn (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Jimmy Ruin (indie folk), 7 p.m., free. Tar Iguana, Harsh Armadillo (reptilian jam rock), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: Cricket Blue (indie folk), 7 p.m., free. Mayfly (Americana), 8:30 p.m., free. Builder of the

THE ROOST: Coon Hill John (Americana), 6 p.m., free. RUSTY NAIL: Nightrain (rock), 9 p.m., $7.

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THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: The Full Cleveland (yacht rock), 10 p.m., free.

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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Paul Asbell Jazz Group, 8 p.m., free. CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

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JASPER’S TAVERN: DJ Speedo (dance), 9 p.m., free.

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MONOPOLE: Jiggawaltz (rock), 10 p.m., free.

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FRANNY O’S: Kyle Stevens’ Happiest Hour of Music (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $3. THE OLDE NORTHENDER PUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. RADIO BEAN: Clare Byrne (folk), 11 a.m., free. Pete Sutherland & Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session, 1 p.m., free. Songwriter Sessions with Laura Heaberlin, 4 p.m., free. The Monochrome Belles (rock), 6 p.m., free. Blackwolf (rock), 7 p.m., free. A.Y.N.I. (rock), 10:30 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch Scramble, noon, $5-10 donation. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Comedy Double Header (standup, improv), 7 p.m., free. House (folk rock), 10 p.m., free. Daniel Oullette with Baby Oil (New Wave), 11:30 p.m., free.

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RED SQUARE: Collin Craig Continuum (jazz), 7 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

PENALTY BOX: Trivia With a Twist, 4 p.m., free.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Oldtone String Band, 7 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: Thunder Kittens, Folks Up in Treetops (rock), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Mitch & Friends (acoustic rock), 5 p.m., free. Pabst Blue Rhythm (rock), 9 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Reid (folk), 6 p.m., donation. ESPRESSO BUENO: The Metal Outlaws (country rock), 8 p.m., free/donation. SWEET MELISSA’S: Andy Pitt (Americana), 5 p.m., free. Coquette (rock), 9 p.m., $5. WHAMMY BAR: Live Music, 7:30 p.m., free.

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RADIO BEAN: Kirby Jayes (Americana), 7 p.m., free. The Monochrome Belles (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. Latin Sessions with Mal Maiz (cumbia), 10:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: Mashtodon (hip-hop), 8 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Kidz Music with Raphael, 11:30 a.m., $3 donation.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Open Mic Comedy Café, 8 p.m., free. SWEET MELISSA’S: Kelly Ravin (country), 8 p.m., free. MON.21

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Marigold Holiday Express: George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh (rock), 9 p.m., $20/23. AA.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke/Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.

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Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. 18+. ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Zensday College Night, 10 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

chittenden county ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Leno, Cheney & Young (rock), 7 p.m., free.

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POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): White Out (white party), 10 p.m., $5.

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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

You’re the Best Around Around the World and Back, the second full-length record from Albany’s

SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. The Brevity Band (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

STATE CHAMPS, has only been

out since October, but it’s garnered some impressive accolades. Rock Sound slotted it at No. 8 in its ranking of the top 50 releases of 2015. Alternative

Press went one better — or four, more precisely — ranking it fourth of the 10 Essential Records of 2015 and stating that the album evokes “everything you love about old-school pop-punk with new-school heart.” Clearly, State Champs are winning. They’ll be at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South

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A painter called St. Christopher creates his own icons B Y RA CHEL ELI ZA BET H JONES PHOTOS: MATTHEW THORSEN

alm trees, luscious lips, cigarettes, flaming cars, eyes and crosses are all frequently appearing symbols in the lexicon of St. Christopher, an emerging Burlington artist with a pseudonym rooted in iconography. “If you want to see work by St. Christopher, you talk to Dylan,” says Dylan Hebert, 25, who moved from his hometown of Plattsburgh, N.Y., to Burlington last December, after a seven-month stint in Troy, N.Y. Describing the reasoning behind his alias, the self-taught artist refers goodhumoredly to a line spoken by Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction: “I’m an American, honey. Our names don’t mean shit.” He adds, “[Dylan Hebert] sounds like something you’d hear at roll call.” Why St. Christopher? Hebert recalls a medal his mother gave him that depicted the saint, who is widely recognized as the patron of travelers. Though Hebert has spent most of his life in Plattsburgh, he relates to concepts of nomadism — and searching — in other ways. In seventh grade, he was “ejected from Catholic school for asking questions,” he explains, and claims that he’s held “38 or 39 jobs since turning 16.” Those include positions in retail, the food industry, construction, a movie theater and a 1950s vintage shop. While perhaps it could go unsaid, Hebert suggests earnestly, “I don’t belong in any kind of job setting.” But his enigmatic persona is not the whole story. Hebert’s work, primarily paintings, stands out for its playfully raw depiction of a singular landscape, rendered in matte pastels and filled with iconographic signposts. The scenes look like art-deco-meets-mod postcards from Los Angeles or Miami — cities Hebert has never visited. He describes the images as “dreamscapes of how I see the world,” and adds, “I needed to find a place in my body of work.” Burlington locals may have already seen some of Hebert’s work at Uncommon Grounds Coffee and Tea last summer, or in a new mural on the west side of Pearl Street Beverage. For the

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disembodied, Uncle Sam-like hand forming a two-fingered peace sign and smoking a cigarette. As the show’s title suggests, motion — a distillation of travel — is key to these images. For an immersive effect, Hebert recreated both the hand and a flaming car as large-scale cardboard sculptures to install at Battery Street Jeans. One guest at the “Trajectory” opening was John Bates, owner of Vermont Art Supply and Black Horse Studio Project Gallery in Burlington. Bates first encountered Hebert some months ago, when the young artist came into his shop looking for advice on materials. Hebert created many of his earlier paintings using children’s paints with a lifespan

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latter, he collaborated with area artist Mariah Hill and Anthill Collective’s Harrison Holmes. Shortly before Burlington’s December First Friday Art walk, fliers appeared around town advertising an art show at Battery Street Jeans called “Trajectory.” The funky thrift and vintage shop at Pine Street and Marble Avenue is a local fixture, but it’s not in the habit of hosting exhibitions. For Hebert, the staff made an exception and cleared an entire back corner to hang St. Christopher pieces.

He painted his five newest works on wooden panels; four of them are 16-inch squares; the fifth, 12 by 16 inches. The visual anchor of this grouping is one of Hebert’s primary images, which recurs in his work: a nude that represents a woman he calls “Moorno,” or “Mo” for short. He reveals no more than that. Moorno looms large in the new works, a headless body that forms the landscape, as it were, of the frame’s activity: a burning plane soaring toward a cross with an eye at its center; a

of only a few years. Bates helped set him up with sturdier materials, including an acrylic wash that he describes as “highly touted by the animation industry.” While acting as a sort of impromptu supply mentor, Bates has been impressed with Hebert’s output. “He’s extremely talented, and I think he’s got a bright future ahead of him,” he says of Hebert. “He’s working with an old-school palette of these very soft pastels, and you don’t see people do that as much. He’s also doing really offbeat imagery, and he’s brought the two together beautifully.” Bates also noted Hebert’s relationship with tattoo art. A quick perusal of the St. Christopher Instagram account (or Hebert’s arms) offers ample evidence of a fascination with ink. Hebert writes in an email, “I have an overwhelming love and respect for the art and craft of tattooing, and spent many years painting tattoo flash.” Clearly, this is an artist who’s open to experimenting with fluidity among mediums. He’s even embroidered some of his flash-inspired designs onto T-shirts. “I’ve always considered myself a folk artist,” Hebert says.

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‘ALTERNATIVE CAMERAS: PINHOLE TO PLASTIC’: When light hits sensitized film or paper, an image of the light is recorded. We call this a photograph. Historically cameras have become more and more sophisticated. However, some photographers prefer to work with less sophisticated cameras, producing images that are direct and often quite lyrical and moving. December 23-January 15. Info, 388-4500. PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury.

‘CERAMICS: DECORATIVE & FUNCTIONAL’: Work by Vermont potters Judith Bryant, Laura Fall, Kileh Friedman and Ken Martin. Holiday Open House: Friday, December 18, 5-8 p.m. December 18-February 29. Info, 877-3850. Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

ART EVENTS 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, Through December 24. Info, 859-9222. TRUEXCULLINS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: An exhibit of photography and fine art by local artists featured in recent TruexCullins projects: Donna Bourne, Tom Cullins, Gary Hall and Jeff Schneiderman. TruexCullins Architecture & Interior Design, Burlington, Thursday, December 17, 5-8 p.m. Info, 658-2775. PAINTING SOCIAL: ‘SNOW MAN’: A local artist provides step-by-step instructions on the painting of the night, “Snow Man,” while guests paint and enjoy a beverage in a social atmosphere. Materials included. Shooters Saloon, St. Albans, Wednesday, December 23, 6-8:30 p.m. $40. Info, bookings@ paintingsocial.net.

‘BEGINNINGS’: Thesis exhibition of recent Rhode Island School of Design graduates Cameron Breck, Jacob Sienkiewycz and Abigail Stoner, with work that asks how traditional ways of making and thinking fit into the modern world. Through December 31. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington. ‘BLUE-PLATE SPECIAL’: Color reproductions of midcentury food signs, which originally hung in the Woolworth’s on Church Street. Through December 31. Info, 318-2438. Red Square 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. ‘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.

MATTHEW THORSEN: Works from the acclaimed Vermont photographer, including family photos, Vermont notables, and selections from his “Sound Proof” collection of rock performances and artists. Through February 27. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington. MAX FEHR: “Poemography,” original photographs paired with the artist’s poetry. Through December 31. 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.

ST. CHRISTOPHER: “Trajectory,” bold graphic paintings by the self-taught artist. Through January 4. Info, 865-6223. Battery Street Jeans in Burlington. 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. BCA Center in Burlington. 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. WORKS FROM BELLCATE SCHOOL: Students of Josh Linz’s art class present work influenced by diverse art movements. Through December 31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

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SAGE TUCKER-KETCHAM: “Spacescapes,” new abstract paintings by the local artist, inspired by the natural world, chemistry, science and alchemy. Through January 31. Info, 861-3155. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

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“Trajectory” by St. Christopher, on view through January 4 at Battery Street Jeans in Burlington.

‘MADE’: Work from 21 South End artists highlighting the wide variety of arts and making in the Enterprise Zone. ‘THE ARTS UNKNOWN’: SEABA-curated group exhibition with work including photography, painting, stained glass and drawing by local artists. Through December 31. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington.

MAREVA MILLARC: “Shapeshifters,” a collection of new abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through January 16. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center in Burlington.

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A few of the pieces in “Trajectory” fall more neatly into a recognizable art-brut tradition, depicting deliberately crude characters on found surfaces. Hebert echoes a sentiment of many creators, particularly so-called “outsider artists”: “[My work is] its own thing. I just facilitate it.” Currently, he’s putting together a book of his earlier Moorno series — a preservation project. The grouping includes some 20 works that he rendered in ephemeral materials. Hebert plans to paint over the originals with archivalquality pigments, but he says he anticipates losing the works’ original colors and some of their spirit. St. Christopher is a still-emerging entity, but one worth watching. The artist seems to be testing how far icons can travel — both preexisting ones and those he’s still developing, such as Moorno. The future may hold many things for Hebert, but a static trajectory is unlikely to be one of them. As he puts it, “I want my paintings to be more like windows than frames.”

‘IN GRAIN: CONTEMPORARY WORK IN WOOD’: Contemporary wood sculpture with examples of hand- and 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.

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FOCUS ON MT. MANSFIELD: Exhibition of six local photographers’ images of Mt. Mansfield. Through December 31. Info, 434-2550. Mt. Mansfield Community Television in Richmond.

f H2O: Photographs that speak to the role of water in human life, selected by Gary Braasch. Reception: Friday, December 18, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Through January 3. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction. HARALD AKSDAL: “Art of Words,” an exhibition of original watercolor and ink illustrations for three books, as well as new landscapes and framed prints. Through December 27. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. LINDA DI SANTE: “The Nature of Things,” works in watercolor, graphite and pen and ink by the Vermont artist. Through February 28. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard. MILTON ARTISTS GUILD: Twenty artists share photographs that represent meaningful passageways in life. Through February 5. Info, lstech@ comcast.net. Milton Municipal Building.

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CALL TO ARTISTS 1 - 2 - 3 - : MATH AND ART: Studio Place Arts seeks submissions of work that address the many concerns of both art and math. Details at studioplacearts.com Studio Place Arts, Barre. Through April 15. Info, 479-7069. 2016 BIG TOP TOUR CONCEPT: Circus Smirkus invites artists of all ages to submit a concept design related to the 2016 theme “Up, Hup and Away: The Invention of Flight!” Requirements and details online at smirkus.org/ big-top-tour. Circus Smirkus Barn, Greensboro. Through December 22. Info, 533-7443.

2016 SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARDS: Vermont students in grades 7 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. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Ninth annual contest pays tribute to the social phenomenon of the selfie. Deadline: January 13, 6 p.m. Details at chaffeeartcenter.org. Chaffee

‘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. Info, 899-4936. 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. Luxton-Jones 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.

ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS SHOW: The artist group celebrates its 40th year. Through January 2. Info, aggiesmee@tds.net. City Center in Montpelier.

CHARLES FISH: “Blue Ribbons & Burlesque,” photographs taken at Vermont country fairs. Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

‘IN MINIATURE’ HOLIDAY EXHIBIT & SALE: Work from Newbury artists including paintings, prints, mixed media, fine art photographs, wood turning and wood carvings. Through January 5. Info, 866-5366. Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury. JONATHAN VANTASSEL: “Wemosphere,” new abstract oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through December 31. Info, 828-5657. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

NICK NEDDO: “Elements and Allies,” work made with wild-crafted art materials by the local artist and author. Through January 30. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield. ‘OUTSIDER ART INSIDE’: Works from nine self-taught artists associated with Grass Roots Art and Community Effort. Through December 31. Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. ‘TURN TURN, TURN’: A joint art exhibit of artists Matthew Peake, Barbara Baker-Bury and Scott J. Morgan. Also, works from the WPA collection are simultaneously on view. A special holiday pop-up gallery is selling artist cards, prints and pottery. Through December 23. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. ‘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. Through December 30. ‘GEMS’: An exhibition of 135 small-format works by gallery members. Through December 30. Info, 644-5100. Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. CRAIG MOONEY: “Featured Paintings,” semiabstract landscapes in oil. Through January 31. 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. 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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ED EPSTEIN: “Friends and Stories,” recent paintings by the Montpelier artist. Through January 8. Info, 371-4100. Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre.

MEMBER ART SHOW: First annual MSAC member art show, featuring work including photographs, pastels and watercolors from more than a dozen artists. Through December 31. Info, 262-6284. Montpelier Senior Activity Center.

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‘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.

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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‘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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HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION: Vermont artists Jason Boyd, Hope Burgoyne, Kate Cahill-Vansuch, Marilyn Gillis, Gloria Lynn, Shannon Morrison, Gerald Stoner and Sarah-Lee Terrat exhibit works in a variety of mediums. Through January 16. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frameshop in Waterbury.

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GREG BERNHARDT AND HANNAH SESSIONS: “Our Song,” landscape and farm-life paintings by the married artists. Through December 31. Info, 4580098. Edgewater Gallery Mill Street in Middlebury. MODEL TRAINS: Annual three-level model train diorama, running against a backdrop of the Green Mountains, painted by local artist Gayl Braisted. Through January 9. 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.

‘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. Through January 9. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. ‘FINE ART GIFTS FOR HOLIDAY GIVING’: Exhibition and sale of affordable artwork by guild members. Through December 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

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‘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. GINGERBREAD HOUSE EXHIBITION: The 17th annual exhibition of gingerbread houses made by community members addresses the theme “’Digital Folklore’: Emoji, Rainbow Unicorns and Lolcats.” Through December 22. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

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f ‘STORYBOOK LOVE’ GINGERBREAD EXHIBIT: An annual community gingerbread-house competition and exhibition. Reception and awards: Friday, December 18, 4-6 p.m. Through December 18. HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: Annual event offering visitors a variety of unique handmade gifts. Through December 19. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

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‘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.

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MARY HILL: New work by the local artist. Through December 31. Info, 496-5470. Three Mountain Café in Waitsfield.

‘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.

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JOHN BISBEE: “Branded,” wall-hung sculptures solely using hand-forged nails, reflecting the artist’s three-decade exploration of the material. Through January 30. Info, 617-842-3332. Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield.

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DECEMBER FEATURED ARTISTS: Work by photographers Cassy and Frank McDonough and painters Natalie LaRocque-Bouchard, Pat Murphy and Martha Ohliger. Through December 31. Info, 933-6403. Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls.

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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. HOLIDAY PRINT SHOW: Prints by local artists, available for viewing and sale. Through January 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio 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. 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. ‘DRAWING ON, IN, OUT’: Drawings by Christina de Gennaro, Terry Hauptman, Monique Luchetti, Craig Stockwell, Jane Sutherland and Scott Tulay. 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.

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and downright terrifying,” writes the Montpelier artist on his website. Creative from

years.” During that time he was, among other things, a musician, woodstove designer, boat builder and sailor. In 1955, Epstein helped friend Pete Seeger by providing some artwork for a campaign to build a working replica of a 19th-century cargo sloop. It wasn’t until 1998 that he actually saw (and sailed alongside) the ship, named The Clearwater. The experience provided inspiration for the painting shown here. “Friends and Stories”

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in Berlin, including portraits, landscapes and renderings of boats. Through January 8. Pictured: “The Clearwater.”

COLLIN LEECH: Recent paintings by the Vermont artist, showcasing her mixed use of collage, drawing, painting and encaustic work. Through December 28. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.

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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.

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. 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 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. 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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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. FALL HOSPITAL EXHIBIT: Work from six artists, including 11 monoprints from Shelburne-based Casey Blanchard. Through January 4. Info, 238-7767. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘GEORGE S. ZIMBEL: A HUMANIST PHOTOGRAPHER’: Images from the collection of the documentary photographer covering 1953 to 1955, which includes his shots of Marilyn Monroe standing over the subway grate during the filming of The Seven Year Itch by director Billy Wilder. Through January 3. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. HOLIDAY SALE AND EXHIBITION: Work by artists in a variety of mediums and prices. Through December 24. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘STUDENT ASSOCIATION COLLECTS: 2000-2015’: An exhibition of objects purchased by a group of students under the guidance of faculty. Through January 24. Info, 518-564-2474. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. m

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ina Fey and Amy Poehler are as classic a comic fit as Laurel and Hardy, Aykroyd and Belushi or Ferrell and Reilly, and Sisters is the movie in which they perfect their funny formula. It’s their E=mc2 with a hard R (rating, that is) — a breakthrough that proves raunch with a heart is something these two do as hilariously as anyone. I can’t tell you how many times I was certain Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill was about to walk into a scene in this film, and I mean that as the highest flattery. Sisters goes where no non-Apatow comedy has gone before. It’s as far from the duo’s previous pairing, Baby Mama (2008), as a laugh fest can get, and I think we all agree that the further a laugh fest gets from Baby Mama, the better. You’re not going to detect the greatness of this picture from the synopsis. Its brilliance is in the details, the linguistic invention and the small, bizarro moments. But movie critic law requires an overview, and I don’t want to lose my license this close to awards season, so here we go. Fey plays Kate Ellis, a single mother with a wild side that’s beginning to look more like a merely irresponsible, downwardly mobile side. She’s a gutter-mouthed beautician who’s just blown another job. Poehler is

her younger sister, Maura, a recent divorcée who’s never broken a rule in her life. Their paths converge when the two decide to move back in with their parents (a never-funnier James Brolin and Dianne Wiest). As conceived by screenwriter Paula Pell (“30 Rock”), Mom and Dad are refreshingly unsentimental seniors so inured to their daughters’ sob stories that they “fake freeze” during Skype sessions with their progeny. It’s a hysterical touch to kick off a picture that keeps similar gags coming. On their arrival in Orlando, the siblings are stunned to discover that their parents have sold their childhood home, leaving them a rapidly shrinking window in which to collect their possessions before the buyers move in. Kate and Maura decide that partying sounds like more fun than packing, and they begin planning one last bash to say goodbye to the place and to a few dozen of their closest high school friends. The party — the film’s centerpiece — is a thing of property-value-obliterating beauty destined to take its place in the pantheon of movie blowouts alongside classics such as Superbad, This Is the End and Neighbors. Director Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) choreographs it cleverly. The sequence starts off stiff, takes a couple of unexpected turns

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WHALE OF A STORY Hemsworth plays a whaler who hunts the wrong pod in Howard’s Melville-inspired sea adventure.

in the Pacific in 1820 by the rampage of a great white whale. In the movie, a cover-up has made the Essex’s story so elusive that Melville must seek out grown-up cabin boy Thomas Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson) and coax him to reveal the truth over the course of a boozy evening. Surrounded by haunting visual reminders of the sea — model ships, maps scratched on tabletops, whale-oil lamps — this midnight confession is a compellingly hokey frame for the narrative. In reality, though, Melville

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erman Melville wouldn’t just turn over in his grave if he saw In the Heart of the Sea. He’d probably find some way to launch a zombie attack on screenwriter Charles Leavitt, who depicts the author in his youth (Ben Whishaw) as an insecure dilettante eager to pirate a great story. When it comes to the genesis of MobyDick, the film’s sins against truth are many. Yet, if you can look past its corny central narrative and its glaring disregard for historical facts (including those chronicled in the Nathaniel Philbrick book from which it was adapted), In the Heart of the Sea is a thrilling, visually lush adventure. The film’s treatment of Melville the man borders on insulting. Yet Leavitt and director Ron Howard give due respect to a key aspect of his great work: its attention to material detail. This movie never lets us forget that the goal of whaling was the oil that lit the streets of 19th-century America. When a cabin boy (Tom Holland) is forced to crawl inside a whale carcass to retrieve buckets of that precious substance from its head, the hellish scene recalls a different kind of greed-driven oil dig in There Will Be Blood. The images give lurid life to Melville’s famously lengthy descriptions of on-ship whale processing and remind us why he included them. Melville took his inspiration for MobyDick from several sources — one of which was the harrowing tale of the Essex, sunk

transpires at the party, my lips are sealed, except to say that you owe it to yourself to RSVP. It’s a blast and a half from Kate and Maura’s past that winds up changing the way both see their futures. Fear not, though. Life lessons and hugs are kept to a minimum. How good is Sisters? Let’s just say that Poehler and Fey may not be hosting the Golden Globes come January 10 — but, in a just world, a comedy this accomplished would guarantee that we’d still see them onstage that evening.

simply read the published account of Essex first mate Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), whose perspective dominates the film. His story, too, has been fictionalized into Hollywood cliché, complete with a class-driven clash with the ship’s prissy captain (Benjamin Walker) and a spunky wife at home. Let’s not even mention the actor’s grating attempt at a coastal New England accent. But In the Heart of the Sea becomes a much better film when nobody is talking — or when everybody is yelling at once. As

soon as the Essex leaves port, the watercolor vistas of sky and waves engulf the story, just as the sea will eventually engulf the men’s petty ambitions. Howard rapidly shifts point of view — offering close-ups of a vital rope, underwater shots of the hull, views from the crow’s nest — to give us a global sense of how ingeniously constructed this vessel is, and yet how vulnerable. Insofar as it grounds us firmly in the ship’s orderly world, then shows us everything that can go wrong, In the Heart of the Sea actually is a worthy cinematic counterpart to MobyDick. (Its best action sequences mirror ones in the novel.) Just don’t look for Melville’s philosophical ambitions or a Shakespearean dramatic arc, or anything worthy of replacing them. What emerges from the wreckage of the Hollywood-ized historical accounts is a fairly standard tale of ill-fated hubris and dogged survival, like a wetter Everest. The story offers no real hero to root for, unless it’s that white whale. And yet, moviegoers who enjoy seeing human ambitions walloped on a grand scale — just as the whale’s tail wallops the sailors on several occasions — will enjoy this Sea for the spectacle it is. If it doesn’t particularly respect Melville’s talent, it does share his respect for the creatures of the deep. MARGO T HARRI S O N

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NEW IN THEATERS ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP: The intrepid animated chippies try to save their human friend (Jason Lee) from a marriage they believe will be disastrous in the fourth — count ’em — installment of this pun-happy family series. With the voices of Justin Long and Matthew Gray Gubler. Walt Becker (Wild Hogs) directed. (86 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Welden) SISTERSHHHH1/2 Amy Poehler and Tina Fey play a naughty sibling and a nice one who both get very naughty during a last bash in their childhood home. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed the comedy. With Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and James Brolin. (118 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 12/16. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Welden) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: So, did you hear there’s a new Star Wars movie coming out? Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi? Directed by J.J. Abrams? Featuring the return of the original stars, plus Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac? Yeah, we thought so. (135 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

NOW PLAYING 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) BROOKLYNHHHH In the 1950s, a shy Irish immigrant to the U.S. (Saoirse Ronan) finds herself choosing between two paths, in this drama from director John Crowley (Intermission), from a script by Nick Hornby. With Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson and Jim Broadbent. (111 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/2)

THE GOOD DINOSAURHHH1/2 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)

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THE MARTIANHHHH Stranded on Mars, the last member of a manned mission (Matt Damon) must survive, contact NASA and help engineer his own rescue in this sci-fi adventure directed by Ridley Scott and based on the science-savvy novel by Andy Weir. With Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig and Jeff Daniels. (141 min, PG-13) THE NIGHT BEFOREHHH Riffing on influences as opposite as a popular Christmas poem and The Hangover, this yuletide ride follows three childhood friends (Seth Rogen, Joseph GordonLevitt and Anthony Mackie) on a wild search for an epic X-mas party. With Lizzy Caplan, Ilana Glazer and Miley Cyrus, and directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50). (101 min, R) THE PEANUTS MOVIEHHH1/2 Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic-strip characters have been updated with computer animation and Top 40 pop by Steve Martino, the director of Ice Age: Continental Drift — not that the target audience of kids is likely to mind. With the voices of Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez and Hadley Belle Miller. (93 min, G) SECRET IN THEIR EYESHH1/2 Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor star in a Hollywoodized remake of a 2009 Argentinian murder thriller. In it, an FBI agent hopes to bring closure to his team 13 years after the unspeakable death of a teenage girl tears it apart. Screenwriter Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) also directed. (111 min, PG-13)

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SPECTREHHHH Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, now on the trail of the sinister organization of the title, which has resurfaced from his past. Ralph Fiennes takes over as M, still beleaguered; Sam Mendes again directs. With Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw, Monica Bellucci and Léa Seydoux. (148 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 11/11)

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SPOTLIGHTHHHHH Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Stanley Tucci are among the all-star cast of this gripping drama about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the Catholic sex-abuse scandals uncovered in the early aughts. Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) directed and cowrote. (128 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 11/25) SUFFRAGETTEHHH Carey Mulligan plays a working-class wife who finds herself becoming involved in the fight to give Englishwomen the vote in this historical drama directed by Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane). With Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. (106 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 11/11)

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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)

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THE LETTERS — Based on a series of letters written by Mother Teresa (Juliet Stevenson), this biopic explores her faith, her doubts and the case for her sainthood. With Rutger Hauer and Max von Sydow. William Riead wrote and directed. (114 min, PG; reviewed by R.K. 12/9/15)

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KRAMPUSHH1/2 In this scare comedy, a kid accidentally summons a Christmas demon for ho-ho-horror. With Adam Scott, Toni Collette, and David Koechner. Michael Dougherty (Trick ’r Treat) directed. (98 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/9/15)

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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)

IN THE HEART OF THE SEAHHH1/2 Based on the 1820 events that inspired Melville’s Moby-Dick, Ron Howard’s survival-adventure film follows the travails of a whaling crew who find the whale attacking them for a change. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson star. (121 min, PG-13)

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CREEDHHHH The Rocky franchise gets a new lease on life in this boxing drama in which an aging Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) trains the son of his one-time arch-rival, Apollo Creed (Michael B. Jordan). Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) directed. (132 min, PG-13)

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MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALSHHH The adaptation of James Dashner’s young adult action saga continues, as the Gladers venture out in search of clues about the organization that stuck them in the titular maze. (131 min, PG-13) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — ROGUE NATIONHHH1/2 Christopher McQuarrie assumes directorial duties for the latest installment of the over-the-top action franchise, in which Tom Cruise’s team takes on the evil Syndicate. (131 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 8/5) TED 2H1/2 In the sequel to writer-director Seth MacFarlane’s comedy hit about a grown-up boy (Mark Wahlberg) and his foul-mouthed giant teddy bear companion (voiced by MacFarlane), the bear must prove his personhood. (115 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 7/1)

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that consisted of pieces of paper on which he had typed the following statement: “Something which is very near in place and time, but not yet known to me.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, this theme captures the spirit of the phase you’re now entering. But I think it will evolve in the coming weeks. First it’ll be “Something which is very near in place and time, and is becoming known to me.” By mid-January it could turn into “Something which is very near and dear, and has become known to me.”

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Garnets are considered less valuable than diamonds. But out in the wild, there’s an intimate connection between these two gemstones. Wherever you find garnets near the surface of the Earth, you can be reasonably sure that diamonds are buried deeper down in the same location. Let’s use this relationship as a metaphor for your life, Sagittarius. I suspect you have recently chanced upon a metaphorical version of garnets, or will do so soon. Maybe you should make plans to search for the bigger treasure towards which they point the way.

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(June 21-July 22): Congratulations! You have broken all your previous records for doing boring tasks that are good for you. On behalf of the other 11 signs, I thank you for your heroic, if unexciting, campaign of self-improvement. You have not only purified your emotional resources and cleared out some breathing room for yourself, but you have also made it easier for people to help you and feel close to you. Your duty has not yet been completed, however. There are a few more details to take care of before the gods of healthy tedium will be finished with you. But start looking for signs of your big chance to make a break for freedom. They’ll arrive soon.

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(July 23-Aug. 22): The English word “fluke” means “lucky stroke.” It was originally used in the game of billiards when a player made a good shot that he or she wasn’t even trying to accomplish. Later its definition expanded to include any fortuitous event

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may not have to use a literal crowbar in the coming weeks, but this rough tool will serve you well as a metaphor. Wherever you go, imagine that you’ve got one with you. Why? It’s time to jimmy open glued-shut portals ... to pry loose mental blocks ... to coax unyielding influences to budge ... to nudge intransigent people free of their fixations. Anything that is stuck or jammed needs to get unstuck or unjammed through the power of your willful intervention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to consort with hidden depths and unknown riches. In every way you can imagine, I urge you to go deeper down and further in. Cultivate a more conscious connection with the core resources you sometimes take for granted. This is one time when delving into the darkness can lead you to pleasure and treasure. As you explore, keep in mind this advice from author T. Harv Eker: “In every forest, on every farm, in every orchard on Earth, what’s under the ground creates what’s above the ground. That’s why placing your attention on the fruits you have already grown is futile. You can’t change the fruits that are already hanging on the tree. But you can change tomorrow’s fruits. To do so, you will have to dig below the ground and strengthen the roots.” SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the coming weeks, the pursuit of pleasure could drain your creative powers, diminish your collaborative possibilities and wear you out. But it’s also possible that the pursuit of pleasure will enhance your creative powers, synergize your alliances and lead you to new opportunities. Which way will you go? It all depends on the kinds of pleasures you pursue. The dumb, numbing, mediocre type will shrink your soul. The smart, intriguing, invigorating variety will expand your mind. Got all

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ready for the Cool Anger Contest? You can earn maximum points by expressing your dissatisfaction in ways that generate the most constructive transformations. Bonus points will be awarded for your ability to tactfully articulate complicated feelings, as well as for your emotionally intelligent analyses that inspire people to respond empathetically rather than defensively. What are the prizes? First prize is a breakthrough in your relationship with an ally who could be crucial to your expansion in 2016. Second prize is a liberation from one of your limiting beliefs. AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A fourth-century monk named Martin was a pioneer winemaker in France. He founded the Marmoutier Abbey and planted vineyards on the surrounding land. According to legend, Martin’s donkey had a crucial role in lifting viticulture out of its primitive state. Midway through one growing season, the beast escaped its tether and nibbled on a lot of the grapevines. All the monks freaked out, fearing that the crop was wrecked. But ultimately the grapes grew better than they had in previous years, and the wine they produced was fabulous. Thus was born the practice of pruning, which became de rigueur for all grape growers. What’s your equivalent of Martin’s donkey, Aquarius? I bet it’ll exert its influence very soon.

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(Feb. 19-March 20): “The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important,” said educator John Dewey. If that’s true, Pisces, you are on the verge of having your deepest urge fulfilled more than it has in a long time. The astrological alignments suggest that you are reaching the peak of your value to other people. You’re unusually likely to be seen and appreciated and acknowledged for who you really are. If you have been underestimating your worth, I doubt you will be able to continue doing so. Here’s your homework: Take a realistic inventory of the ways your life has had a positive impact on the lives of people you have known.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is uncanny, wild and lawless.” Greek philosopher Plato wrote that in his book The Republic, and I’m bringing it to your attention just in time for your Season of Awakening and Deepening Desire. The coming days will be a time when you can, if you choose, more fully tune in to the uncanny, wild and lawless aspects of your primal yearnings. But wait a minute! I’m not suggesting you should immediately take action to gratify them. For now, just feel them and observe them. Find out what they have to teach you. Wait until the New Year before you consider the possibility of expressing them.

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After 20 years of marriage, it’s perfectly normal to want a little sexual adventure to explore your fantasies. It’s awesome that you two have enjoyed a satisfying sexual relationship for so long, and it’s clear that you love and appreciate your wife. But her resistance to your fantasy is causing tension, which can lead to resentment. Let’s nip this in the bud. Perhaps what’s standing in the way is your approach, which, as you described it, was the equivalent of asking if you could pee on her face. She was asking you about gifts, and you came out with this off-putting (in her eyes) remark. That might have made her feel not just uncomfortable but inadequate. First, you have to make amends. Apologize for being so crude. Gently explain your long-held fantasy and how much it would mean to you to try it, even once. Stress that it does not mean you’re unhappy with your sex life, but you can’t stop wondering about this one thing. And then, ask her what she finds disgusting about it. I mean exactly. Is it the mess? Suggest trying it in the shower — after which you would soap her up, wash her hair, do whatever gives her pleasure. And by the way, have you asked your wife whether she has any untapped sexual desires? If this works for her, great. But here’s another suggestion: Ask her if you could come on her belly, or even her breasts. Who knows? That might satisfy your fantasy. And/or it might desensitize her to you coming ever closer to her face. After all, that creamy, sticky goo is all natural and pretty easy to clean up. And if you’ve satisfied her, too, maybe she’ll mind a lot less.

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UPPER DECK PUB, WINDJAMMER To the beautiful brunette with glasses who walked by me and gave me a look before you left: You should have said hi. You are beautiful, and if you ever wanna talk, I hope you see this. I would love to meet you. When: Monday, December 7, 2015. Where: Upper Deck Pub. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913280 BICYCLE SUMMER SMILE I’d just gotten back from a long trip and landed on my sister’s porch with my backpack and a G & T. It was a euphoric summer morning, and then you coasted by and flashed us a smile. I’ll never forget that moment, radiant bicycle girl. When: Friday, May 30, 2014. Where: East Ave. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913279 U-MALL PACKERS FAN We chatted briefly while you were shopping for your twin brother, and I was hoping I’d run into you again on Saturday. I didn’t, though, so I-Spy it is. When: Saturday, December 5, 2015. Where: South Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913277 YOU MAKE EVERYONE SMILE Every time I go in and you are working, I know I will leave with a smile on my face. Whether it’s something you say or flashing those big brown eyes and gorgeous smile, you know how to make a girl’s day. Just wanted to let you know it doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. ;) When: Sunday, December 6, 2015. Where: Trader Joe’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913278 GOLDEN AXE PLAYER 1 Last night you were at Tilt with your son and let me join you for a game of Golden Axe. Afterward, you gave me your last game token before leaving for the night. Wanna let me be your Player 2 again? When: Thursday, December 3, 2015. Where: Tilt Classic Arcade and Ale House. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913276

VIBES AT NO. 9 COSTCO BLIND DATE You were working at the antique shop in the With a bag of dog food and a flannel in your cart, back. I was pretending to be interested in some you sat and ate lunch as I approached. We shared pillows, but really I just wanted a chance to a few glances — your handsomeness made me chat with you after exchanging smiles. I had a nervous. I tried to sit at your table, but it seems swimming pool-print bag and probably flushed you may have been off to work. How about a cheeks. Meet me for a beverage? When: Tuesday, proper “hello”? When: Thursday, December 3, 2015. December 8, 2015. Where: back of No. 9 Boutique, Where: Costco. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913275 Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913281Please change the date to 12/16/15

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BUY YOU A CUP? I have not seen you in a while, but I still make my way to my favorite coffee spot in hopes of seeing your red truck. You: tall, quiet, dark-haired quarter-of-seven coffee consumer. Me: short, giggly, curly dark hair 10-of-seven coffee crazy, often with my ginger coworker. I am intrigued by your friendly, handsome face. Coffee? When: Friday, November 20, 2015. Where: Colchester CoffeeFields. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913282

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GURUS KNOW BEST! Sweet, sweet reminders of Vermont and of friendship. Thank you, my loving, thoughtful, brilliant, extraordinary friend. Distance may not make the heart grow fonder, but Seven Days and Vermont-grown rice care packages certainly can! “One does not become a guru by accident.” —James Fenton. When: Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Where: Charlotte. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913274 RED AUDI, ST. J I spy sideways glances from an absolutely stunning vision of earthly delights. Your smile melts me. The compliment you gave me at the party still plays over and over in my mind. You little devil. I was never given a chance. When: Monday, November 9, 2015. Where: going in the wrong direction... You: Woman. Me: Man. #913272 SIERRA TRADING CURLY, LONG-HAIRED BLONDE You bought the same pair of boots for your son as I had for myself. Kicked myself for not asking if you’d like to get together for coffee or a drink. Hope you see this and would like to. When: Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Where: Sierra Trading Co. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913271 FERRISBURGH MOBIL You: Subaru. Me: black Cadillac. We went in together. I was behind you in line. You mentioned to the cashier that you needed a mulligan that morning. When we both paid and went back to our cars, I saw you crying. I wrote you a note, telling you that it was all going to get better. I hope it did. When: Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Where: Ferrisburgh Mobil. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913270 THIRD TIME’S A CHARM? First glances in the aisles of Lowe’s. You were wandering around in the tools/wood section, and I had a dog. Crossed paths again in Burlington last week — you were leaving the parking garage, and I was walking my dog. You said hey to my dog; I said nothing. You: curly hair. Me: brown hair and caramel-colored dog. When: Sunday, November 22, 2015. Where: Bank St., Burlington; Lowe’s, South Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913269 REDHEAD AT HANNAFORD You were a cute redhead wearing green. I didn’t see any ring on your finger. Any chance you are single? When: Saturday, November 21, 2015. Where: Hannaford, St. Albans. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913264

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RADIO BEAN GOOD VIBE GIRL You were sitting by the front door enjoying conversation and great music. Your smile intrigued me, and our glances connected a few times. You had short blond hair. Me: the tall guy who said bye to the guitar player on my way out. Would you like to see some more live music with me and get to know each other? When: Saturday, November 28, 2015. Where: Radio Bean. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913268 SPENCER WITH BLUE HAIR: THANKS! I was yelling on the street around 4:30 p.m. My white SUV died. Wanted to say thank you. I was losing it, and having someone calm stop to help me was grounding. In this current world, folks are not so quick to stop, and I just wanted you to know that your action was appreciated. Happy Thanksgiving! When: Saturday, November 7, 2015. Where: Main St., Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913267 COWBOYS FAN AT BWW You came and sat at my table for a bit looking at a Cowboys flag. We talked while you were there, and I asked if you were good to get home. You shook my hand, saying you were all set. I didn’t get your name. What was it? Glad I could help you get your flag. When: Sunday, November 22, 2015. Where: Buffalo Wild Wings. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913266 AMERICAN FLATBREAD WAITSFIELD EAVESDROPPER I was with my parents and a friend. You were the youngest (and prettiest) in a group of three or four. Our tables were next to each other in a corner of the restaurant. I noticed you tuning in to our conversation. We shared a few glances, which left me feeling excited to meet you. A hike and/or a beverage sometime? When: Saturday, November 21, 2015. Where: American Flatbread, Waitsfield. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913265 MONTPELIER MAIN STREET BAR & GRILL 11/18 Loraine and Lisa spied. Nice conversation with you lovely ladies. Felt a little spark with Loraine. Please do respond if you are single and if you felt a spark, too. Enjoyed meeting and having a nice conversation. —Steve. When: Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Where: Main Street Bar and Grill. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913263 SHY SMILE AND A LIP RING You: lip ring, striking eyes, arm tattoos, tall and handsome. Me: pouring you coffee, “even though it was already 11 a.m.,” you said. I enjoyed laughing with you. And your eyes knock me off my feet. I’d love to go on a date. Want to see if there’s anything there? Come say hi again; it would make my day. :) When: Monday, November 16, 2015. Where: that coffee shop. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913262 CREEPIN’ You are beautiful, smart and funny. Everything about you is amazing. I could listen to you laugh and watch you dance all day. When: Sunday, November 1, 2015. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913258

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