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200,000 That’s how many gallons of radioactive water Vermont Yankee plant owner Entergy Nuclear wants to truck to Idaho for waste storage.

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Griffin, a 35-year veteran of the office, made another interesting comment while explaining to the judge how records requests are weighed. “One thing we might consider is, ‘Where are they — who are these people? Where are they going with this?’” He added: “It might be a news organization, and we think, Well, what are they going to do with it?”

In Vermont, case law says that information about who is making a request, and why, should not be a factor in weighing whether documents are public, Freese reported.

Griffin said in an interview that his answer assumed the request involved confidential legal files, and that his duty is to determine whether releasing such information is in the state’s interest. He added that who wants the information is “maybe one of 75 things that helps the lawyer figure out what’s in it for the State of Vermont to publish this information.”

Donovan later said the stance is legit. “To say, ‘Who is this from and what are they asking for?’ is a perfectly normal response,” the AG opined.

The institute’s lawyer, Matthew Hardin, said the case should be of interest for Vermonters “because this shapes the future of the Vermont public records law and how it applies.” For the full story, visit sevendaysvt.com.

STATEWIDE SEARCH

Some 3,000 Vermonters will be randomly selected for the pool of potential jurors in the Donald Fell death-penalty case. A dozen of them could face a difficult moral decision.

GIFT FROM THE GUNDS

A $6 million Gund family gift will enable the University of Vermont to create an environmental institute devoted to sustainability. For that money, it should be sustainable.

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Devonwood Investors has partnered with a group that owns and operates malls to redevelop the Burlington Town Center.

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Mud season nearly claimed a hefty toll last week. According to cops, the driver of a Brink’s armored car lost control on a wet and muddy highway in Strafford, then crashed into the Ompompanoosuc River.

The driver, Jose Herrera-Vasquez, and his passenger were both able to climb out of the vehicle unscathed. The armored car, including its waterlogged cargo, were towed out of the river several hours later — much to the disappointment of downstream fishermen.

Some arguments just aren’t worth the trouble. On April 4, a Vermont State Police trooper stopped Krystal Souza on Route 78 in West Swanton on a minor equipment violation. However, before the trooper could speak with Souza, another vehicle traveling in her caravan pulled up behind them. The driver, 35-year-old Bradley Therrien, allegedly became “extremely agitated,” jumped from his vehicle and stood in the roadway yelling threats and obscenities at the cop. Therrien’s “unruly behavior” landed him charges of disorderly conduct, impeding a police officer and resisting arrest. Souza, meanwhile, got off with just a warning to replace her rear license-plate light.

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When a cop asks you to open your car window, it’s wise to comply. Evidently, Liliana Vandertuin doesn’t roll that way.

Police say the 33-year-old woman was parked outside the Brattleboro home of a man who’d called police complaining that she was harassing him. When Brattleboro Police Officer Amy Fletcher arrived, she asked Vandertuin to roll down her window to answer some questions. Instead, the woman allegedly drove over the cop’s foot and sped off. Authorities subsequently apprehended Vandertuin at a nearby motel, then booked her for aggravated assault and a probation violation. Fletcher suffered minor injuries.

1. “New ‘Epic Pass’ at Stowe Triggers Flurry of Ski Bargains” by Molly Walsh. The price of a Stowe Mountain Resort season pass dropped by more than half, and some other resorts are scrambling to keep up.

2. ““Food Allergies? No Problem at Jules on the Green” by Suzanne Podhaizer. This new Essex Junction restaurant wants to give customers with food allergies and sensitivities a safe place to eat.

3. “Feldman’s Bagels Gets a New Owner” by Sally Pollak. The new guy is learning the ropes at this Burlington bagel shop.

4. “South Burlington ‘Rebels’ Defender Hit With No-Trespass Order” by Molly Walsh.

Amid the controversy over the decision to get rid of South Burlington High School’s nickname, police charged a man with stalking and disturbing the peace.

5. “Vermont DMV, State Police Play Nice With ICE” by Paul Heintz. Records show that Department of Motor Vehicles employees regularly fed information to federal immigration officials, even after the department agreed not to have contact with the feds.

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ow the state’s top lawyers handle public-records requests is an important measure of transparency in government — which is why a recent civil lawsuit filed by a conservative nonprofit is worth studying. The suit raised questions about how the Office of the Attorney General responds to requests for state documents, as Alicia Freese reported.

The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, based in Washington, D.C., sought information from multiple states regarding a potential investigation into allegations that ExxonMobil spread misinformation about climate change. Some states complied. Vermont did not, and the institute sued.

During a hearing March 28, Chief Assistant Attorney General Bill Griffin told a Washington Superior Court judge that state rules require lawyers to keep communications confidential unless it’s in the interest of their client — in this case, the state — to disclose them. Such a broad interpretation could effectively exempt the office from any records request.

Griffin later said his remark was meant to refer to legal files, not all records. Attorney General T.J. Donovan backed him up. “We have released records, so clearly, you know, the policy of the office is not to take the position that all records are exempt from the public records law,” Donovan told Seven Days.

Another Colorado company bought a Vermont ski resort, this time Stratton Mountain Resort.

If only they could import that Rocky Mountain powder!

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CRUEL VIEW OF ADDICTION

I’m responding to the heartless letter written by Mark Szymanski [Feedback: “No Sympathy for Heroin Addicts,” March 29]. I join him in commending the Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies that shut down the Colchester dealer. However, in his letter he goes on to suggest that “addicts sign a do-not-resuscitate form and donate their organs to people who want to be participants in this world.”

Clearly, he doesn’t understand what addiction does to people.

I suggest that Mr. Szymanski himself sign up as a recipient to an organ donation program and get a heart!

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CYNIC NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP

[Re “Journalism 101? UVM Brainstorms a New Program,” March 29]: If the University of Vermont student newspaper is that school’s idea of award-winning journalism, God help us.

You quoted the Vermont Cynic’s chestthumping so-called faculty adviser as saying the paper had won two awards from its peers across the country.

Those of us with years of experience in breaking news and writing notice excellence when we see it. Your assistant editor Candace Page is among that select crowd.

The Vermont Cynic could be a beacon of cutting-edge reporting and writing if someone of substance were able to grab it by the lapels.

The young staffers, however, are immune from guidance, refusing to take so much as an occasional suggestion designed to improve their work to heart.

Believe me, I have tried several times, including on trips to their campus digs at my old alma mater. Whomever I have found in the paper’s office, I have accosted with my searing advice on how to improve their writing and reporting.

So far, no takers. It’s their way, or else.

Worse, if possible — they have no idea.

Their idea of excellence is an award from a self-involved group of safe-space students such as themselves with no ears.

And their so-called faculty adviser is as disinterested in hearing suggestions.

WEEK IN REVIEW

CORRECTIONS

A company was inaccurately described in last week’s story “Credit Cruncher: Vermont Lawyer Takes on the Debt-Collection Industry.” Credit Acceptance is an auto financing company.

A quotation in last week’s story “Animal Instincts” inaccurately described an event in Essex. The speaker referred to the “dog days of summer” in a general sense.

Your piece discussed whether and how UVM could start a journalism program.

They already have one — called the Vermont Cynic.

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I refuse to give up on potential. Call me.

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I’d like to share a little background on my reasons for canceling delivery of 05401PLUS [“05401PLUS Magazine Takes Long View of Burlington,” March 29].

I never subscribed to the magazine and was a bit suspicious when they mailed a publication focused on the Burlington area to a patron with a Jeffersonville zip code. I would hate to assume that they acquired my address to sway my opinion, but I am a Burlington city employee and do not appreciate their total antidevelopment slant. I work for Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, the department charged with maintaining and conserving open spaces in our beautiful city.

Putting my suspicions aside, I still did not appreciate the one-sided presentation of ideas and, more importantly, the personal attacks on Mayor Miro Weinberger, local developers and other officials, as well. While I enjoyed the creativity and artistic forum of 05401PLUS, I cannot tolerate the divisive sentiments they put forth or the tactics they use to spread their message.

The current projects they oppose are one of several ways that the honorable mayor is working to address critical issues. I know he also does a lot to support the local voices in our community, nonprofits and city agencies that all work together to improve Burlington.

I am personally proud to work for the city, under Weinberger’s leadership, and the work that BPRW does, in particular, makes my soul happy.

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[Re “Size Wise: In Burlington, Upward Growth or ‘Vertical Sprawl’?” February 22]: My family is from Burlington, but I live in Toronto, which, except for size, has much in common with BTV, including the fact that both cities escaped brushes with urban renewal’s bulldozers a generation ago and today are known for being prosperous and livable.

A fear of heights, similar to Burlington’s, existed for a time in Toronto. But the city has lately pushed skyward. Land values are high, and large lots hard to assemble. This gives extra impetus to going up — mostly downtown and on main streets, less so in neighborhoods, but sometimes on their edges.

What has the result been?

Numbers of narrow-point towers occupying small lots, built tight against the sidewalk with parking underground or no parking at all, loom less than wide, low, giants filling blocks.

The designs have been urbane; many are handsome. The towers hardly seem ominous at street level. Their occupants enjoy terrific views.

The buildings are mostly condominiums, meeting — or perhaps creating? — considerable market demand for housing.

Affordability remains a problem, but condos have opened up some rental housing as people move up.

The growing downtown population keeps schools filled; the density contributes liveliness; more people walk, take public transit or use the growing network of bicycle routes.

If I were to change the plan for Burlington, I would, if anything, suggest

architect Jesse Beck reconsider the big block and go taller and thinner.

Catch up, Burlington?

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In 2016, with your help, we raised more than $20,000 for the Vermont Foodbank. This year, The Vermont Community Foundation will once again match our total donation up to $5,000.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 30, SESSION #1: 9-11 A.M. SESSION #2: 12-2 P.M., ESSEX CULINARY RESORT & SPA, ESSEX, $45* ($35 FOR DD) Celebrate Sunday Fun-day at this deliciously decadent tasting event that brings together your favorite Vermont brunch chefs under one roof for a bottomless** feast of bite-size classics and inventive new creations. Belly up to the Bloody Mary bar or sip on mimosas while you listen to live music from Dwight & Nicole.

Treat yo’ self at this Vermont Restaurant Week finale — you’ve earned it! *Ticket includes two alcoholic drinks and unlimited coffee, juice and food. **You must wear pants to this event.

FEEDING FRENZY ALL WEEK: APRIL 21-30 Foodies compete against one another in a statewide Instagram scavenger hunt.

The challenges will be announced at the start of Restaurant Week, and the participants will have one week to complete the tasks.

The winner will receive a pair of tickets to the Vermont Cheesemakers Festival and the Seven Daysies Awards Party. Details to come at vermontrestaurantweek.com.

APERITIVO: A SNACKY SOCIAL HOUR THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 5:30-7 P.M., MAGLIANERO CAFÉ, BURLINGTON, $7 Open your palate at Aperitivo — a snacky social hour for Vermont foodies. Enjoy tasty bites from American Flatbread — Burlington Hearth, plus spirited cocktails and sample products from our sponsors. Listen to live music from Swing Noir.

Make sure to save room for the main course — Vermont Restaurant Week. Buy tickets at vermontrestaurantweek.com.

Feed your brain with seven rounds of foodie trivia, and wash it down with a pint of nostalgia.

Each round represents a decade — 1950s until now. Emceed by Top Hat Entertainment.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 5:30-7 P.M., ARTSRIOT, BURLINGTON, $5 DONATION Join a panel of local experts for a lively and grain-ular discussion on the benefits and pitfalls of restoring grain production to the Northeast.

Vermont grain farmers chat with bakers, distillers and brewers about what’s possible, practical and sustainable for the land and its people.

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LOOKING FORWARD

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NEWS 14

ICE’s National Nerve Center Keeps a Low Profile in Vermont

BY MARK DAVIS

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Inmates, Interrupted: UVM Brings Therapy to Federal Prisoners

BY MARK DAVIS

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Border Hassles May Keep Would-Be Tourists — and Loonies — in Canada

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BY SEVEN DAYS STAFF

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The AG’s Entourage: New Deputies Push Donovan’s Agenda

BY ALICIA FREESE

Evan Premo’s New Song Cycle Sets Poems

by David Budbill

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Zig Zag Redux

BY SADIE WILLIAMS

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Tom Ayres Aims to Jazz Up the Chandler Modernist House in Hardwick Faces an Uncertain Future

Booty Shake

Dance: Nonagenarian Elsa Wheel still knows how to bust a move

BY KRISTIN D’AGOSTINO

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BY DAN BOLLES

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Crash and Learn

Health: Former pro snowboarder and TBI survivor Kevin Pearce rises again

BY KEN PICARD

BY AMY LILLY

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FEATURES

ARTS NEWS

BY MOLLY WALSH

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Excerpts From Off Message

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Refugee Reflections

Culture: Decades later, Bosnian women share their resettlement experiences

BY KYMELYA SARI

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BY DEVIN COLMAN

Clued In

Book review: My Darling Detective, Howard Norman

BY MARGOT HARRISON

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t was 44 degrees and threatening to rain last Friday as Sen. PEG FLORY (R-Rutland) stood alone in a parking lot next to the Vermont Statehouse, drawing on a cigarette. Wearing a suit jacket and skirt but no coat, the veteran senator shrugged off the chill. A day earlier, when a steady rain fell, she took her smoke breaks with an umbrella.

Any cigarette smoker knows this scene.

Exiled to a back parking lot in all kinds of weather, often joined by a diminishing number of brethren, he or she sticks to a habit that year by year makes the smoker an ever-greater pariah.

12:59 PM The days are long gone when legislators were permitted to smoke during debate in the House and Senate chambers, Flory noted.

The raspy-voiced 68-year-old lawyer knows that the cigarettes she’s smoked for most of her life are bad for her health.

Flory has tried to quit at least three times, but, every time, someone close to her — her law partner, her husband and a friend — died suddenly, and she resumed smoking. Now, she says, friends beg her not to quit for fear they’ll be next.

“I cut back drastically,” Flory said, lingering next to a pickup truck in the parking lot. She’s down to less than half a pack a day, she said.

Despite her lifelong struggle, Flory opposes a Senate bill that would raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, as Hawaii and California have done. She is reluctant to limit the freedom of others, though she acknowledges that such a law might have prevented her from taking up the smoking habit at age 19.

Some bills that land on legislators’ desks are abstract. They impact other people in unknown ways. But this one, S.88, is deeply personal for many members of the Vermont House and Senate.

In between puffs on a Marlboro during her post-lunch smoke break, Flory said that if 18-year-olds are trusted to join the military, get married or sign a legal contract, they should be able to make their own decisions about smoking. As she talked, she hedged. Maybe, she clarified, the smoking age should be raised to 19 — to reduce high schoolers’ access to cigarettes.

For now, though, any action on raising Vermont’s smoking age has stalled.

Supporters thought they had the votes to pass S.88 in the Senate last month. But at the 11th hour, several senators changed their minds and supporters tabled the bill, which was expected to fly through the House.

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“We’re only three votes short,” said Sen. DEBBIE INGRAM (D-Chittenden), one of the bill’s sponsors. “That’s very close.”

“I’m hopeful,” added Sen. GINNY LYONS (D-Chittenden), another sponsor. Her own father, she said, died of emphysema after years of smoking.

Like Lyons, Sen. CAROLYN BRANAGAN (R-Franklin) chose to sponsor the bill because of a searing family memory. Her brother, CARL WHITNEY, died at age 40 in 1995. He was 13 months her junior.

“He died in my arms of lung cancer,” Branagan said, choking back tears as she spoke. “He left four children. Our family knows what this pain is.”

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Her Facebook feed was flooded with posts from Franklin County residents urging her to refrain from further regulation.

“It’s still a free country,” Branagan said.

“I ran [for office] with the understanding that I was going to stick with these people.

They see this as another way government is intruding in their lives.”

Branagan tried to explain her change of heart.

“It should be a personal decision based on education,” she said.

On Friday, Flory smoked alone. But as she left, Sen. ROBERT STARR (D-Essex/ Orleans) emerged to light his More cigarette. It’s a bipartisan group of all ages that convenes in a parking lot made famous as the site of then-senator NORM MCALLISTER’s arrest in April 2015.

Sen. DUSTIN DEGREE (R-Franklin) and Rep. SAM YOUNG (D-Glover) represent the younger set. Rep. JIM CONDON (D-Colchester) is another regular. Sen. RICH WESTMAN (R-Lamoille) has been known to bum smokes from those assembled.

Degree has his own dilemma: Though he’s a regular member of the back-lot smoking group, he was reluctant to discuss his habit for publication. He claimed that

his grandfather doesn’t know and would be disappointed.

The 32-year-old Degree wants to quit, he said, but “it’s very hard.” When he’s driving — or when he has downtime at the Statehouse — the chemical addiction takes over, he said.

Like Flory, Degree estimates he started smoking regularly at age 19. A higher smoking age might have spared him, too.

Degree initially leaned toward supporting S.88, but he has the same constituents as Branagan — and has heard the same arguments. “A big part of me says we can’t make people’s decisions for them,” he said.

But if the state legalizes marijuana, he added, the legal age for that should definitely be 21.

How does he reconcile those conflicting positions? “I don’t know,” he said. “It does bring up an interesting conversation.”

“I’m not a hard no, but I’m a ‘now no,’” Degree said of S.88. “Raise the age to 19, and I think you’d get a bill that would pass the Senate.”

Ingram, a first-year senator, said some senators’ stances on this issue were hard for her to predict. Some who typically have progressive, government-can-help views on other social issues have gone libertarian, no-government-interference on this one, she noted.

“I was kind of surprised,” she said.

Senate President Pro Tempore TIM ASHE (D/P-Chittenden) and Sen. CHRIS PEARSON (P/D-Chittenden) were among the progressive-turned-libertarian legislators who signaled they would vote against the bill. They argue that 18-year-olds should be able to make their own decisions on tobacco.

On the Senate floor last month, a majority of members voted to banish the bill to the Senate Finance Committee — dooming it for the session — but the next day Sen. JOHN RODGERS (D-Essex/Orleans) called for reconsideration. Lt. Gov. DAVID ZUCKERMAN then cast a tie-breaking vote to save the bill from exile. It was tabled — and sits on the Senate calendar awaiting renewed support.

American Heart Association lobbyist TINA ZUK said she and others are still working to win over votes. The American Cancer Society is planning an “action day” at the Statehouse on this Wednesday with cancer survivors telling their personal stories to keep up the lobbying pressure.

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Is Flory among them? “Sure,” the senator conceded.

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According to a state-by-state poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan research firm Morning Consult, Vermonters are feeling pretty good about some of their top leaders.

Sen. BERNIE SANDERS (I-Vt.) retained his standing as the most popular senator in the country — according to home-state voters.

And the second most popular in the whole dang nation? That would be Vermont’s senior senator, PATRICK LEAHY (D-Vt.).

Seventy-five percent of Vermont voters approve of Sanders’ job performance, while just 21 percent disapprove, according to the Morning Consult survey of 282 people.

The poll was conducted from January to March and had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.8 percent. Sanders’ approval rating has dropped a few notches since a September 2016 Morning Consult survey in which he claimed 87 percent support.

Leahy did nearly as well as Sanders in the most recent poll: 70 percent approved of his job performance, while only 22 percent disapproved. That’s up a hair from last September, when 66 percent approved and 24 percent disapproved, making him the fifth most popular senator at the time.

Morning Consult also tested the popularity of governors — and Vermont’s firstterm Republican PHIL SCOTT fared well. He was the fourth most popular governor in the country, viewed favorably by 68 percent of those surveyed — and unfavorably by only 16 percent. That blew away former Democratic governor PETER SHUMLIN’S 53 percent approval rating and 40 percent disapproval rating last September.

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warmer climes to delve into some scuba diving, a pastime that they love but don’t often get to practice,” Carle said.

That “nonstop schedule” includes at least 14 weeks of recess planned for 2017 alone, according to the Senate’s official calendar.

Carle declined to identify the warmer clime the senator is enjoying but said Leahy wouldn’t be slacking off completely.

“Their getaway will be interrupted daily by continuing negotiations on the budget per his role as [Senate Appropriations Committee] vice chair,” the spokesman said.

Congressman PETER WELCH (D-Vt.) will spend the bulk of the two-week break touring Vermont to talk about proposed federal budget cuts.

Sanders, too, is spending some rare time in Vermont for half of the two-week break. He held events in Milton, South Hero and Montpelier on Tuesday and is planning more stops later this week, according to spokesman DAN MCLEAN. Next week, Sanders is scheduled to set out across the country with Democratic National Committee chair TOM PEREZ to hit up voters in states that more fully embraced President DONALD TRUMP. They’re headed to Maine, Kentucky, Florida, Nebraska, Utah, Montana, Arizona and Nevada for a tour dubbed “Come Together and Fight Back.”

The coming together part refers not just to voters but also to the speakers. Perez, who endorsed HILLARY CLINTON in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, recently defeated Sanders’ pick for DNC chair, KEITH ELLISON, a prominent Bernie backer in 2016.

“The purpose of their trip is to begin the process of creating a Democratic Party which is strong and active in all 50 states, and a party which focuses on the needs of working families,” McLean says.

So who’s paying for Sanders’ crosscountry road trip? In an email to his national fundraising list Tuesday, the senator wrote, “Please make a $27 contribution to my reelection campaign to help fund this national tour.”

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Chief Brandon del Pozo said. “We have very limited interaction with ICE because so few investigations we deal with or situations we encounter have the type of immigration nexus that requires working with them.”

Relations between the federal agency and local police can be strained. ICE last month included Montpelier on a list of municipalities that it says declined to cooperate with federal immigration enforcers.

The capital city enacted the state’s model Fair and Impartial Policing Policy, which forbids local officials from recognizing ICE detainers for noncriminal infractions. It is unclear what penalties communities that appear on the list will face, though Trump has proposed withholding their federal funding.

Montpelier Police Chief Tony Facos said the department has not had any recent dealings with ICE and said he believes the city was listed for symbolic reasons.

“We figured we were the punching bag because we’re the capital city,” Facos said.

How is it that the LESC found a home in sleepy, liberal Vermont?

The answer is simple: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).

In 1994, Leahy lined up funding for a pilot project that gave birth to the center. In its early days, it was tasked with identifying and locating undocumented immigrants with serious felony records. Leahy, with influential perches on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the subcommittee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security spending, has since helped the Williston office expand.

Local officials have long viewed the center as a welcome source of steady

LAW ENFORCEMENT employment. A recently posted job there for an IT specialist comes with a minimum starting salary of $85,000.

The positions provide generous benefits.

“Those kinds of jobs, a region would kill to have them,” said Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce president Tom Torti, noting that people tend to keep them for a while.

In many ways, the LESC is an ideal neighbor, Williston town officials said.

“I’ve had virtually no dealings with them at all,” planning and zoning director Ken Belliveau said. “They operate in the background.”

Leahy hasn’t hesitated to brag about the center’s work. In 2005, he called

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he nondescript two-story brick building with tinted windows sits in a Williston business park, and a sign out front says only “188 Harvest Lane.” A passerby would have no idea that the office is home to a specialized branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement called the Law Enforcement Support Center.

The LESC has operated quietly for years in Vermont. Although President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants has drawn increased attention to immigration enforcement — and sparked a flurry of protests over local ICE arrests — the Williston center continues to operate in relative anonymity.

Roughly 400 workers there staff the national nerve center. They aid much of ICE’s work, providing data about people’s immigration status to federal agents and local cops, which can lead to arrests.

The center, which operates 24-7, says it can turn around a “hit confirmation” of an undocumented immigrant within 10 minutes of receiving an inquiry.

ICE operations in Williston have other functions, too. They share information about criminal immigrants with federal officials and international agencies, and help the U.S. Secret Service screen people seeking to visit the White House. Workers there also do the bookkeeping for ICE. But aiding law enforcement is the center’s big job. In fiscal year 2015, the center received 1.4 million law enforcement requests for identification and immigration-status information, ICE reported, and placed “detainers” on nearly 5,000 people. Those are requests to delay releasing an inmate until authorities decide whether to file immigration charges. Many criminals get deported after serving their time.

This activity in a state that recently passed a law to prevent local cops from entering agreements to act as enforcers of immigration laws.

Some police departments in Vermont seldom encounter people suspected of immigration violations. And local policies bar many departments, including Burlington’s, from routinely asking about immigration status.

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the Williston employees the “unsung Rights Commission that the DMV heroes” of national law enforcement. discriminated against him. When he But these days, Leahy and other elected tried to obtain a driver’s privilege card leaders are questioning ICE’s overall in 2014, which the state provides to undocumented immigrants, the DMV direction.

ICE has sparked outrage for ar- alerted ICE — leading to his arrest on resting and attempting to deport three immigration charges. undocumented immigrants who have Despite language in the August worked on behalf of the local advocacy settlement restricting the department’s organization Migrant Justice. Over contact with ICE, some DMV detectives three days in late March, ICE arrested continued to work with federal immiEnrique Balcazar, Zully Palacios and gration enforcers, records show.

Cesar Alex Carrillo in Burlington.

“Vermont police have no business Carrillo had a DUI charge that was questioning someone about their right later dismissed; the other two have no to be here — that’s not their job,” said history of arrests. Their attorney has al- American Civil Liberties Union of leged that ICE targeted the Vermont executive director trio because of their ties to James Lyall. “And if they try Migrant Justice. to do it, they’re going to mess “Instead of focusing up, they’re going to be liable, on removing those people and they’re going to destroy who pose a threat to public their relationship with the safety or national security, community they are supthe Trump administration posed to be serving.” is targeting all undocuWhat’s it like to work mented persons, including at the LESC? Seven Days the people that help keep wanted to talk to ICE about our dairy farms and rural that, but the agency didn’t economy afloat,” the state’s cooperate. Spokespeople recongressional delegation fused to speak on the phone, said in a joint statement. insisting that even the most Trump’s policies are “tearstraightforward questions be ing families and communimade in writing. ties apart, and endangering In late March, Seven our dairy farms here in Days requested a tour of Vermont,” they said. the Williston office. ICE The delegation and responded to that request other officials met with quickly — and rejected it.

ICE two weeks ago to voice A Seven Days reporter concern about the potential dropped by anyway to see impact of an immigration what the Williston center crackdown on Vermont’s looks like and got as far as WIL L L AMBEK dairy industry, which relies the building’s vestibule. In on migrant labor. the lobby, beyond a set of Leahy spokesman David locked doors, two rotund seCarle said the senator does not regret curity guards stood watch near a metal his support for the Williston center, detector. despite his concerns about recent ICE Through an intercom system, the activities. guards declined to make anyone avail“In the Trump administration, as able for comment or accept a business during the Obama administration, the card should someone want to respond LESC and its staff don’t develop the poli- to Seven Days. cies promulgated by the president and The National ICE Council, the [Homeland Security],” Carle said in a Washington, D.C.-based union that repwritten statement. “They are directed to resents ICE employees, did not respond implement the directives they are given.” to multiple requests for comment.

Some law enforcement agencies in If ICE is largely silent, its critics are Vermont have more frequent contact with not.

ICE than others. As Seven Days reported “Vermont’s economy,” said Migrant last week, public documents show that Justice spokesman Will Lambek, some detectives with the Department of “shouldn’t be built on human suffering Motor Vehicles have had a long-term and and the nerve center for a tool of mass cozy relationship with ICE. deportation.” m The DMV last year paid a $40,000 settlement to a Jordanian man after Contact: mark@sevendaysvt.com, he complained to the Vermont Human @Davis7D or 865-1020, ext. 23

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ntil he was caught — twice — Michael Foreste spent years ferrying prescription opiates from New York City to Vermont, where he sold them for hundreds of thousands of dollars. He acquired a tough-guy nickname, “Beast,” despite the fact that Foreste is a college graduate and close to his mother.

Now in prison awaiting sentencing, Foreste is trying to understand why he chose a life of crime and how to make different choices when he ultimately is freed.

Weekly therapy sessions break up his otherwise empty days. His counseling is part of a pilot program recently launched

by University of Vermont psychologists.

Their theory: Inmates such as Foreste may be particularly receptive to treatment for mental health issues or substance abuse during the limbo of pretrial or presentencing detention. If it works, the researchers say, the program could reduce the likelihood that prisoners will reoffend upon release.

“When you’re pretrial, there’s usually nothing to do that’s positive,” Foreste, 36, told Seven Days during a March 30 interview inside Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton. “This program gives you things to go back to your unit and think about. This was the first [time] I and other inmates have gotten to work on different problems.”

The program, funded by UVM and run by a professor and two doctoral students, is the latest initiative aimed at reducing criminal recidivism by treating underlying issues, whether mental health problems or substance abuse.

Longer-established programs for addiction therapy and life skills treat people who are serving their time. Some treatment is generally also available for defendants awaiting trial who live in the community.

But a huge gap leaves behind many inmates: the hundreds of prisoners who are awaiting their trial or sentencing hearing. In the Vermont state prison system, that’s around 400 people on any given day.

Another several dozen federal inmates in Vermont fit the bill, and they are the ones being offered the UVM program.

These prisoners are perhaps the most willing to try treatment. The harsh consequence of their criminal activity is confronting them, often for the first time. And they have incentive to present themselves in the best possible light when they go before a judge to be sentenced. They have nothing to lose by giving treatment a shot.

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“They’re in this limbo period where they’re not really sure what their future holds, and that can be a great time to change,” said Eli Klemperer, a doctoral psychology student at UVM who has been providing therapy to Foreste and other inmates. “A lot of them have been struggling for a long time. We have this window of opportunity where they themselves are very motivated to show up and engage in treatment.”

But in both federal and state prisons, inmates in this limbo state often end up serving so-called “dead time.” Inside Northwest State, Foreste said, that has meant prisoners spend their days playing poker or watching television and never confronting the issues that may have led to criminal behavior.

“I’ve seen guys get released, and weeks later they come right back in,” said Foreste (pronounced “forest”).

State and federal prisons provide inmates with access to self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics

Anonymous. But more is needed for the legions of inmates who struggle with mental health and substance abuse problems, UVM officials say.

The UVM team is trying to change that by offering both group and individual therapy. Its strategy includes “cognitive behavioral therapy” and “motivational interviewing.” In layman’s terms, the team is trying to prevent relapse and address the panoply of mental health issues — anxiety, depression, PTSD and anger — that plague many criminal defendants.

Since the program launched in October, more than 40 federal inmates facing charges in Vermont have each received around 100 hours of therapy, either in group or individual sessions.

It’s voluntary for inmates. So far, Klemperer said, inmates have a 92 percent attendance record. There is already a small wait list.

During Friday meetings in Northwest State’s visiting rooms, the prisoners discuss examples of things that have gone

well in the past week and challenges they still face. They are given weekly homework assignments to reinforce the lessons and prompt them to think back on mistakes made. Some get counseled oneon-one; others meet in groups of up to 10.

With the opiate crisis raging, much, but not all, of the work addresses addiction.

Foreste makes no excuses for his situation, noting his family and education.

While he used marijuana and pain medication, he said, he was never an addict. He did get hooked, he said, on something else: drug dealing’s easy money.

But he said he suffered from longstanding problems with anxiety. Perhaps more telling, he says he never bothered to step back and think about the long-term consequences of his actions.

“I didn’t think about the pros and cons of what I did. I was just reacting,” said Foreste.

Foreste graduated from St. John’s University, a private Roman Catholic college, in 2003 with a degree in psychology.

Still, he got into the drug business.

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Foreste was arrested in 2012 on Interstate 91 with 659 oxycodone pills.

Convicted, he was free pending an appeal when he got involved in a second, higher-profile bust. In June 2014, cops arrested him and seized 10 cellphones and ledgers of drug sales, court documents say. Authorities also charged his alleged supplier, New York City police officer Andre Clark.

A jury convicted Foreste in October of drug dealing and money laundering.

Authorities say he had made more than $500,000 selling drugs in Vermont over six years.

Five months later, Foreste sat in a quiet conference room leafing through a folder of papers a therapist had left for him to study. It has helped him think through his actions, instead of reacting with emotion, he said.

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“That’s one of the things the program has brought to light. It helps me weigh the pros and cons,” he said. “It does something to you when you write it down. It makes you see there are no pros to illegal activity. They ask you what’s important to you. To me, it’s my family. Is illegal activity going to help you with your family or take you away from your family? You’ve got to realize illegal activity is going to take you away from your family.”

That sounds simplistic. But experts say it’s just as critical to discourage criminal behavior as it is to try to address addictions.

“I think it gets at root causes,” said U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss, who helped create the UVM program. “It’s all about criminal thinking and ways to address triggers and stress. It’s not, ‘What did you do wrong?’ or ‘Tell me every bad act you’ve committed.’”

The judge acknowledged the program won’t resolve all of an inmate’s issues, but noted it gets the inmate and a “highly motivated and a skilled clinician” together for “real-life skills and behavior modification.”

Reiss got the idea from prisoners who appeared before her.

Federal inmates are routinely held in state facilities. During sentencing hearings, Reiss kept hearing from defendants that they wanted to remain in one particular pretrial facility — the Essex County Jail in Lewis, N.Y. — even after they were sentenced.

A drug counselor there, Dennis Furushima, had created a program to provide treatment and life skills to prisoners.

About half of the jail’s population have chosen to participate, and criminal justice reformers from across the country have studied Furushima’s work.

Reiss and other officials brought Furushima across Lake Champlain to talk, and last fall they launched their version of his program.

Nothing inmates say in therapy can be used against them. There is no guarantee that inmates will receive lighter sentences for taking part, though Reiss said she is happy to consider any progress defendants make before issuing her decision.

UVM hopes to expand the federal program to Vermont’s women’s prison, the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, in the coming months. And everyone involved hopes that if follow-up studies verify their belief that the program is effective, it could expand further in the Vermont Department of Corrections, where it could reach several hundred more inmates.

UVM has secured agreements with inmates to follow up with them after they leave the program to determine whether they have continued in treatment, located additional services or committed new crimes. UVM officials hope to compare results to national studies on treatment and recidivism.

UVM has picked up the tab for the program, slated to be $93,000 the first year, mostly to pay mileage and stipends for Klemperer and another doctoral student. If the studies show that the program works, UVM officials hope to look for government or nonprofit grants to expand it.

Department of Corrections Commissioner Lisa Menard said she believes the program could hold promise.

But there is currently no funding for the agency to implement it on a larger scale, Menard said. The DOC’s treatment resources are focused on inmates who have already been sentenced and deemed a moderate or high risk to reoffend.

“We really can never move too far away from that funding conversation,” Menard said.

Foreste, meanwhile, is scheduled to be sentenced later this month. He will almost certainly cite his progress in the treatment program in seeking leniency.

But federal sentencing guidelines suggest that even if the judge is sympathetic, Foreste is likely to remain behind bars for several more years. Still, he will almost certainly be released at some point.

Foreste says he is determined to prove that the resources provided to him by UVM have been well spent.

“I have more of an understanding of how I behave,” Foreste said. “I have an idea of what not to do, of who my support system is, what my triggers are. Now, something happens, and I think about it.

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he Homeport store on Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace employs several French speakers to offer friendly assistance to customers from Québec, but these days they don’t need to say “bonjour” as often.

The weak exchange rate has reduced Canadian traffic at many Vermont stores, and now another blow to commerce could be looming — at the border.

A federal proposal to implement biometric screening such as fingerprinting and eye scans could bring longer lines and wait times when merchants are already worried about losing Canadian shoppers. It’s important for border crossings to flow smoothly, said Homeport co-owner Frank Bouchett, who doesn’t see the need for biometric screening.

“Anything they do like that,” he said, “doesn’t help our business.”

The new layer of screening is a littlediscussed side provision of President Donald Trump’s controversial revised executive order on immigration. The same order that would restrict travel from six Muslim-majority countries also calls for border security using biometric checks.

Trump’s order, which faces ongoing legal challenges, calls for “expedited completion” of a biometric entry-exit border screening system for people who are not U.S. citizens. It’s unclear exactly how the policy would be rolled out, or when. It could require all noncitizens to be fingerprinted on a 10-digit scanner at the crossing or to submit to eye scans that border guards would perform with handheld devices — a more laborious and possibly lengthier process than the current review of documents.

Critics worry that crossing the 90mile Vermont-Canadian border could become more of a hassle, and that some people will decide not to come at all.

“My huge fear here is that this is an action that would have the inevitable consequence of curtailing tourism and curtailing commerce and not enhancing security,” Congressman Peter Welch (DVt.) told Seven Days.

The weak Canadian dollar and proposed enhanced screenings are not the only worry these days for the many Vermont businesses that rely heavily on visitors from the North. The Montréal press has reported many stories about Canadians who have been turned back

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That could dent Vermont’s tourist economy. About 650,000 Canadians, mostly from Québec, visited Vermont in 2015 and spent roughly $152 million in Canadian currency — $120 million in U.S. dollars. That’s according to

Statistics Canada, the country’s government data agency. The figure is down from $182 million Canadian loonies spent in 2013.

Worry about the Vermont economy led Welch to join five fellow members of Congress, all from states that border Canada, in writing U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly a letter of concern about the

proposal to routinely subject visitors to biometric screening.

Every day, nearly 400,000 people cross the U.S.-Canada border, according to the letter, which urges the U.S. to move slowly and cooperate with Canada on any new screenings. Increased border congestion could lead to “profound economic consequences” for northern border communities, the letter states.

“My hope is that we’ll be able to kill it,” Welch said of the proposal.

Over time, border traffic goes up and down, influenced by the exchange rate, gas prices and required documentation.

Washington, D.C., decision makers have long signaled support of stronger security at the borders. President Bill Clinton signed a law authorizing biometric screenings in the 1990s, but it was never implemented. Congress passed a similar measure after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001. That law, too, has never been fully carried out due to its expense, logistical challenges and resistance from civil libertarians. They see widespread government collection of biometric information as a scary intrusion on personal privacy.

Supporters of Trump’s plan say it would help reduce the use of fake travel documents. Fingerprints, after all, can’t be forged.

Biometrics might sound like something out of a James Bond spy movie, but the technology is fast becoming part of everyday transactions and personal security in the digital age. Scanners and cameras record physical characteristics such as fingerprints, faces, irises or even the sound of a person’s voice. The data can be stored in a computer system or in an electronic chip on a document — such as the U.S. e-Passport.

Some personal computers and phones have a fingerprint login option, and some theme parks use a fingerscanning entry system for visitors.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s NEXUS card program prescreens frequent travelers who want to pass quickly through designated customs lines. That requires a biometric identifier such as fingerprinting. To some travelers, biometrics are already familiar.

“It’s kind of the same thing if you use NEXUS,” said Catherine Draper, an Ottawa resident who crossed the border at Highgate Springs into Vermont last month.

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Her 20-minute wait that day was fairly typical, Draper said, as she gassed up her car in Swanton. She said she’s probably going to apply for the NEXUS card to speed up her regular visits to her daughter in Massachusetts.

The use of retinal scans or facial recognition software is a long way from the old days of crossing the border between Vermont and Québec.

When Newport Mayor Paul Monette was growing up, a hello and a wave were all the documentation needed to cross at nearby Derby Line.

“My father knew everybody,” Monette recalled. “They would just see us and wave us through.”

These days, the “bienvenue” signs all over northern Vermont are not enough to stop stinging criticism in Canada of U.S. Customs and Border Protection practices since Trump’s in-

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auguration. Several instances of people being denied entry from the Montréal area since January have generated controversy and allegations of racial or religious bias.

One of those cases involved Manpreet Kooner, a Canadian citizen of South Asian descent who has often visited the U.S. She had plans for a spa day in Stowe with her friends earlier this winter.

Kooner told CBC News last month that she was detained at the border for six hours, photographed and fingerprinted before she was turned back. She said an agent told her, “I know you may feel like you’ve been Trumped.”

Kooner says border guards told her she could not cross because she lacked a valid immigration visa, a document that, according to her, she did not need on previous crossings. Customs and Border Protection agents have declined to discuss the reasons Kooner was denied entry.

Kooner posted about the experience on Facebook. More than 200 people commented on her page in response, with some calling for a boycott of the U.S. Montréal media has been full of such stories, and Vermont business and political leaders have noticed.

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Brady issuing a renewed welcome to Canadians in an effort to counter bad publicity.

“If you’re going to make a decision to take a principled stand because of something that’s happening in culture, realize that Vermont is the counterculture of what you’re seeing at the national level,” Brady was quoted as saying.

After the story ran, Brady talked on the telephone with Kooner.

“Our economy and our culture is welcoming; that’s the message I wanted to share,” Brady told Seven Days.

He also wanted to hear Kooner’s story, he said. “I’m certainly not qualified to make a determination as to what happened in any individual case,” he said afterward. “And I don’t know all the facts in her story.”

But, he continued, tourism in Vermont will be hurt if people feel they are being treated unfairly at the border.

Meanwhile, some business owners worry that they are starting to see signs that Canadians are staying away.

Walter Blasberg, owner of the North Hero House Inn & Restaurant on Lake Champlain, has long enjoyed business from Canadians, especially from Québec and the Ottawa area. Recently he received a Facebook message from a longtime customer.

“She said she was going to break a 45year tradition and not come to Vermont this summer, and she wouldn’t come back until Trump was out,” Blasberg said. “I was shocked.”

Not every business is suffering. Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont draws heavily from the Montréal area, and Canadian skiers have been enjoying the season, said JJ Toland, communications director. “We haven’t heard any grumblings about border crossings.”

In Newport, Mayor Monette has read news reports about some Canadians being turned away at the border but said he’s not hearing local buzz about widespread problems since Trump took office.

Instead, the weak Canadian dollar — once at parity with the U.S. dollar but now worth just about 75 U.S. cents — continues to cast a long shadow, he said.

“Our travel is down, I think, mainly due to the exchange rate,” Monette said. “That plays a big impact on people coming over the border.”

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several landmark lawsuits, including the Brigham v. State education funding case.

Donovan has hired Christopher Curtis, a dogged advocate for lowincome Vermonters, to lead his public protection division. And he brought on a defense attorney and Democratic operative, David Scherr, to oversee the newly created community justice division.

“What I see is a sort of progressive entourage that has been brought in — clearly different than what attorney general Sorrell had,” said Defender General Matt Valerio.

“Sorrell would kind of come in the side doors, say whatever he had to say very briefly and leave,” Valerio said in a Statehouse interview. “I’ve seen T.J. over here multiple times a week, and he always comes with an entourage.”

Donovan has also hired Keith Flynn, public safety commissioner under former governor Peter Shumlin; Sarah London, who was Shumlin’s general counsel and worked for Sorrell before that; and Ted Hobson, an attorney with expertise on employment disputes who worked in the AG’s office under Jerry Diamond. Donovan

is often accompanied these days by his new executive assistant, Natalie Silver, a former Vermont Democratic Party regional field director who worked on his unsuccessful 2012 campaign against Sorrell.

“He does have some really experienced and talented people working for him,” observed Vince Illuzzi, a lobbyist, former lawmaker and Essex County’s state’s attorney.

“It’s somewhat unusual for an AG to be able to attract that kind of talent.”

Josh Diamond has spent 22 years working at Diamond & Robinson, a Montpelier law firm cofounded by his father. In 1997, he partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont to represent a group of fifth graders in Brigham, one of the most significant cases in recent state history.

The younger Diamond and six other attorneys successfully argued that it was unconstitutional for towns to pay for schools with local property taxes alone because it led to disparities in students’ education.

Diamond, who said he’s drawn to constitutional issues, worked pro bono as both a trial and appellate attorney on the case. “There was really a gross inequity that the mere happenstance of where you might live could dictate such broad differences in educational opportunities,” he said.

In 2006, he again partnered with the ACLU — this time to sue the state over stringent campaign contribution limits, which the group argued violated the First Amendment. Randall v. Sorrell went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which struck down the limits in a high-profile defeat for the former AG. Now, as deputy attorney general, Diamond is the chief operating officer of the office he once took to court. The 48-year-old has known Donovan for years and said he believes in the new AG’s “progressive vision.”

He doesn’t, however, share Donovan’s predilection for political maneuvering.

The AG “has a sense of politics that, quite frankly, is one of the best in the state,” said Jerry Diamond. “Josh, on the other hand, I think, is more solidly based in the law.” He described his son as a “lawyer’s lawyer” who will “never shoot from the hip.”

When a reporter tried to snap a candid shot of Donovan’s deputy at a press conference earlier this month, Josh Diamond endured it with a grimace. Noticing what was happening, Donovan stepped into the frame, put his arm around Diamond and grinned for the camera.

Like Diamond, Curtis is the son of a prominent Vermont Democrat.

In fact, his father, David, lost to Jerry Diamond in the 1976 race for attorney general. The political opponents became friends after the election, and David, who later served as governor Madeleine Kunin’s defender general, became a mentor to Josh.

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.J. Donovan, Vermont’s Democratic attorney general, couldn’t help but take control last month at a Statehouse ceremony to sign a new law limiting President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Though it was Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s bill to sign, Donovan dominated a Q&A with reporters, parrying questions with characteristic fervor while Scott stood quietly in the background.

Less obvious, but equally striking, was the band of attorneys the new AG brought with him that day. Though none of them gave speeches, at least four of his senior staff members stood in the audience — and they’d all been involved in drafting the new law.

Legal observers say Donovan is turning out to be an activist attorney general — one who shapes the law in addition to practicing it. He says as much himself, noting that he wants his office to play “a much bigger role in the community.”

To carry out that objective, Donovan has assembled a team of young and ambitious senior staffers — much like the 43-year-old AG himself — who have established reputations in the areas of civil liberties and low-income advocacy.

It won’t be easy to revamp an office of 90 lawyers and 40 others who spent the previous two decades under the leadership of Donovan’s more laissezfair predecessor, Bill Sorrell.

“It’s like turning a battleship,” said civil rights lawyer and former assistant attorney general Robert Appel.

To change course, Donovan will need to rely on his senior attorneys.

“They’re critical in the reorganization of the office,” said Jerry Diamond, who served as AG from 1975 to 1981. And, he noted, “Your initial hires say something about your judgment.”

Diamond can’t help but commend Donovan’s pick for deputy AG: his son, Josh Diamond, an attorney who’s prevailed in

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parental political race: In 1996, David Curtis and Donovan’s mother, Rep. Johannah “Joey” Donovan (D-Burlington), both ran for a Chittenden County state Senate seat, and both enlisted their kids to campaign for them.

(Neither candidate won.)

Twenty years later, Attorney General Donovan said he hired Christopher Curtis to lead his public consumer division because “I want someone who understands not only the legal system but also regular folks.”

Curtis spent the last decade as a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, representing clients who faced eviction, were denied public benefits or had suffered abuse. In his spare time, he advocated assiduously on behalf of low-income Vermonters during policy debates in the Statehouse.

In January 2015, he and Donovan met for coffee at Burlington’s New Moon Café and hatched a plan to hold a “driver restoration day” for Chittenden County residents. The idea was to help those whose licenses had been seized due to unpaid fines — thereby limiting their mobility in rural Vermont — to reclaim them by paying a nominal fee. Two months

later, hundreds of people lined up at the Cherry Street courthouse to take advantage of the offer, and the following year, the legislature created a statewide program modeled on it.

Curtis has never held public office, but he works the Statehouse with the

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deft touch of a politician. After attending the March bill signing with Scott and Donovan, Curtis walked over to the cafeteria, where he spent half an hour drifting from table to table, chatting with advocates and lobbyists.

Back in his office, where piles of paper encroached on dwindling open desk space, Curtis explained why he took the job: “What I hope to bring to this position

is an understanding that economic justice really is the heart and soul of consumer protection and civil rights.” Right now his division, which includes the civil rights unit, is on the defensive. Curtis said that staff are focused on monitoring federal activity: In addition to Trump’s immigration orders, Curtis is concerned about the potential rollback of financial regulations that apply to prepaid credit cards and debt collection.

Down the hall from Curtis, Scherr occupies a windowless office with still-barren walls and a boxed-up set of Vermont law books. The 34-yearold defense attorney met Donovan through Democratic politics. He previously chaired the Chittenden County Democratic Party and ran for the state Senate last year.

After Scherr lost that race, Donovan approached him about working in the AG’s office.

Noting that he previously worked with low-income clients through a contract with the defender general, Scherr said his views on criminal justice are in sync with those of his boss. The best way to protect public safety, Scherr contends, is to “minimize the extent to which we

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He is spending much of his time in the Statehouse, pushing for criminal justice reform on behalf of the AG. Other advocates welcome Scherr’s presence. “He understands the needs of people who are struggling,” said Jay Diaz, an attorney with the ACLU of Vermont.

Scherr’s first priority this session is passing a bill to expand diversion — an alternative to court that allows participants to avoid a criminal record — and improve pretrial services, a program Donovan pioneered as Chittenden County state’s attorney. The bill has passed the Senate and is under review in the House.

Donovan and Scherr’s endgame is more ambitious: They want to further embed social services in the judicial system by bringing housing, treatment and other providers to the courthouse.

The advantage: People could connect with services right away, rather than seek out assistance from multiple agencies on their own.

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As a Vermont House committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill to legalize marijuana, Senate leaders indicated that the prospects of such legislation passing this year are increasingly slim.

“I don’t know how on Earth we can do anything,” said Sen. Jeanette White (D-Windham), a leading advocate for legalization.

With the legislative session expected to end in about three weeks, some panels, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, are shutting down for the year to focus on budget bills.

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Even if the House voted out its legalization bill in the next week, Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden) said its chances of passing in his chamber are virtually nil.

The bill that the House has debated for three-plus months would legalize possession of up to an ounce but would not allow for sale of the drug.

Democratic leaders continue to work toward solidifying votes for that plan, said House Assistant Majority Leader Tristan Toleno (D-Brattleboro). The Human Services Committee heard Tuesday from legalization advocates and could vote this week to send the plan to the full House.

But Senate leaders deliberately chose to make it increasingly clear that they don’t consider the House bill a step forward in the march toward legalization.

“I don’t think that’s the baby step to take,” White said. “It does nothing to decrease the black market.”

Senators prefer a full legalization plan under which marijuana could be sold and taxed. In fact, the Senate last year voted for such a plan, but the bill failed in the House.

South Burlington residents on Thursday voted down their school budget for the second time — by a margin of 57 to 43 percent.

The second defeat was rare, if not unheard of, in the suburban district. South Burlington has a history of passing budgets on the first try, and it pays some of the highest salaries for public school teachers in the state.

“We’ve not had this scenario,” South Burlington superintendent of schools David Young said after the defeat.

Young said he will bring a new proposal to the school board later this month. The $49.7 million budget had been revised down from the $50.5 million proposal that voters rejected March 7.

The second rejection came as the city remains locked in a bitter debate about the school board’s February decision to drop the Rebels nickname at South Burlington High School. Critics, including some students, say the moniker has racist associations with the Confederate South and slavery.

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Ayres has served on the council since winning Dober’s vacated seat in 2013. He and his wife, Anne Barrett, are finalizing the purchase of a home in Randolph, Ayres said, where he has begun a new job as executive director of the Chandler Center for the Arts (see story on page 26).

Dober is the first to throw his hat into the ring. Burlington Republican Party chair Alex Farrell said he started reaching out to potential candidates when he heard rumors that a seat would open up.

Dober stepped forward as “the one that was most eager and able.”

If elected, Dober would be the second Republican on the council, joining Kurt Wright (R-Ward 4), who also represents the New North End.

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Dober Plans Burlington City Council Run After Ayres Says He’ll Resign Republican Vince Dober announced Friday that he will run for Burlington City Council, shortly after Democratic Councilor Tom Ayres said that he will step down in June.

Ayres’ resignation will force a special election for the Ward 7 seat in the New North End. The winning candidate would need to run again next Town Meeting Day to keep the seat; Ayres’ term expires in March 2018.

Dober, 53, served on the council from 2009 to 2013. He decided not to run for reelection so he could spend more time building up his business, Backstage Pub and Restaurant in Essex Junction. “This was sort of just a little break,” said Dober. “I bought a business, and that business has stabilized.”

The first budget failed as opponents organized under the banner of the “Rebel Alliance” and mounted a campaign against the spending plan. The group has gathered signatures to bring the name question to a public vote. Frustration carried over into the second vote a month later.

The revised budget included funding to scrub the Rebel name from jerseys, scoreboards and school playing fields. But $810,814 was cut in other areas, and the proposal would have actually reduced taxes by 0.07 percent.

The Rebel debate grew heated as the vote approached. Police cited Dan Emmons, a Rebel Alliance supporter, to appear in court after a student active in the name debate accused Emmons of harassment. A budget supporter, meanwhile, complained to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office that the Rebel Alliance acted as a political action committee without properly registering as one.

Rebel Alliance leaders refuted the allegation.

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much progress on one notable pledge: to end Vermont’s reliance on private prisons within 100 days.

But Curtis argues that the office’s response to Trump’s immigration ban was particularly significant.

“We’ve essentially created an immigration practice almost overnight that involves a litigation strategy, partnering with other states, challenging the executive orders … a legislative strategy, working in partnership with the governor and leaders of the House and Senate on passing S.79, and a community-based outreach strategy to reassure communities and provide guidance to them about what’s permissible.”

For Donovan, Trump’s singular presidency means more work — and an even higher profile for a man widely assumed to have greater political ambition.

“Most days since January 20, we’re responding or we’re strategizing on how to respond to the federal government, and that’s really been the top priority,” Donovan said. “The pace of change at the federal level is challenging, so there’s been a change in priorities.”

Josh Diamond, however, is quick to point out some of the attorney general’s lower-profile initiatives. In partnership with the secretary of state, the office is holding a series of hearings to explore improvements to campaign finance law. The attorney general is also hosting information sessions at senior centers to educate people about elder abuse.

On March 13, Donovan announced an initiative to assist businesses trying to comply with consumer protection laws — another campaign promise.

Diamond noted that the attorney general is asking the legislature for $180,000 to fund a business outreach position for this program, as well as a new attorney in the civil rights unit.

“We’ve got a lot of balls in the air, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Donovan said.

Activists are watching Donovan and his deputies closely. James Haslam, executive director of the nonprofit Rights & Democracy, which endorsed Donovan, said, “We have high expectations about what the Vermont Attorney General’s Office can do to promote justice. It’s great to see he’s building a really strong team to do that.” m Contact: alicia@sevendaysvt.com

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Theresa (Trish) Ann Morin

Trish was known by all as an extremely loving and generous woman. She opened her heart and home to many while living at 208 White Street, embracing her role as a beloved mother figure to all her children’s friends. Beyond her own household, Trish further took great pleasure in volunteering and enlisted her children and grandchildren in all her outreach efforts.

Above all else, Trish cherished time with her loved ones. In her final years, retirement brought her the freedom to spend quality time with her family as well as her dear friends Linda Langlois, Ellie Barnes and Gloria Lareau. Her memory will be held close by all those whose lives she so lovingly enriched, and her lasting impact will be timelessly felt.

Visiting hours were held Friday, April 7, 2017, at LaVigne Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 132 Main Street, Winooski, VT. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at St. John Vianney in South Burlington. A gathering to share memories and refreshments followed.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Trish’s honor to her favorite charities, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.

org), or the Classic Mike Loyer Foundation (theclassicmikeloyer.org).

Condolences may be shared at lavignefuneralhome.com.

Stephen Liam Murphy

BURLINGTON Stephen Liam Murphy, 73, of Burlington died on Saturday, April 1, in Burlington after a short illness.

Steve was born in La Jolla, Calif., the son of Dr. Donal G. and Katherine Creamer Murphy. He was a 1962 graduate of Canterbury School in Milford, Conn., and attended Wesleyan University and Art Center College in Pasadena, Calif. He was married in 1986 to Deena Czernel Murphy of Norwalk, Conn.

Steve was, above all, a peerless father and husband. He had a great and loyal heart and was fiercely protective of those he loved.

He was a storyteller with an ear toward the telling detail and a comic punch, and he was also a great listener with an appreciation of human foibles.

He loved boats and saltwater — and never missed a chance to be near the ocean. He couldn’t walk past a dog without a greeting. A procession of dogs bounded

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through Steve’s life, notably Sheeba, Murphy, Zephyr and the impossible Zeke.

Steve was a captain of his high school football team and played semi-professional football in the U.S. Army.

Although he loved playing sports in his youth, his enjoyment of sports reached its height when watching his son, Liam, as he played soccer, baseball, football and lacrosse in youth sports and on through college.

While Steve never became the published writer he hoped he would, his work as a proofreader and copy editor helped to satisfy the need for grammatical and stylistic precision. His personal letters, emails and texts were treasures, and he gleefully pointed out typographical errors, even in his beloved New York Times. He kept a pile of books on his bed table and shared recommendations readily with friends.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Deena Czernel Murphy; son, Liam Henry Murphy of Mountain View, Calif.; and sister Catriona Essley of Indianola, Wash.

He was predeceased by brothers Sean and Kevin and sister Sheila Distan Murphy.

A celebration of his life will be held later in the spring.

Those who wish may contribute to King Street Center in Burlington.

Arrangements are in the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Family, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington. To send online condolences, please visit cremationsocietycc. com.

Gary Steller JUNE 24, 1946, TO FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Join us to remember and celebrate the life of Gary Steller on Sunday, April 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Community College of Vermont in Winooski. Come when you can, and leave when you’d like. Bring a story or two to share and photos if you have them.

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Matthew Young 1948-2017

Please join us for a community memorial service to honor Matt Young on Monday, May 1, 2017, from 4 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. First Unitarian Universalist Society (top of Church Street), 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Hosted by the Howard Center.

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Morin of St. Albans, Jay Morin (Sandra Graves) of Colchester, and Jack (Laurie) Morin of Jacksonville, Fla., as well as her adored niece, Cathy (Steve) Renaudette of Colchester, and daughter-inlaw, Sandy (Mike) Bradshaw of Burlington.

Trish is also survived by her beloved grandchildren Kasey Loyer, Karly Loyer, Ashlee Loyer, Alisha Loyer, Emmaleigh Loyer, Jake Loyer, Michael Loyer, Keegan Morin, Colby Morin, Connor Morin, Jason Morin, Billy Morin, June Gulla, Michael Morin, Chris Morin and Randy Morin, as well as numerous greatgrandchildren; her fluffy cat, Uma; and siblings Kenneth Manning, Franklin Manning and Christine Jimmo.

She instilled her deeply held values of grit, selflessness and boundless kindness in all her children. To friends, family and strangers, she could always be counted on to offer her thoughtful opinions and sage advice.

Known for her quick wit and incisive one-liners, Trish shared her unique humor and infectious laugh with any who had the pleasure to enjoy her company. Never was her laugh more present than when she cracked a joke at her own expense.

In all her endeavors, from weekends perusing casinos, completing crosswords, playing bingo, traveling, camping and attending garage sales to spending her time with her family, she subscribed to the philosophies of “the more, the merrier” and “if a task needs to be done, it should at least be fun” and lived by these words with authenticity and vigor.

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1937-2017, SOUTH BURLINGTON Theresa (Trish) Ann Morin, 79, a longtime resident of South Burlington, passed away peacefully Monday, April 3, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.

One of seven children, Trish was born to Pearl and Smith Manning on August 5, 1937, in Middlebury.

After graduating from the Burlington school system, she spent time working across several industries before finding her niche as an optician assistant.

Trish was predeceased by her “favorite” son, Michael Loyer; parents; and siblings Phyllis Laramee, Philip Manning and Richard Manning.

She is survived by her loving children Steven (Mary) Loyer of South Burlington, Darlene Loyer of Burlington, Thomas (Lori) Loyer of Shelburne, Shawn (Tammy)

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hen Wolcott poet David Budbill died on September 25, 2016, a New York Times obituary remembered him as a poet “who celebrated simple pleasures and ordinary people” with a “buried … streak of cussedness.” That range of tone caught Marshfield composer EVAN PREMO’s attention. He honored it when he chose five Budbill poems to set to music in a song cycle.

“Damn all you / false masters of serenity,” rails the fourth poem of the cycle, from Budbill’s 1999 volume Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluse. The last, from Happy Life (2011), closes peacefully: “I’ve led a happy life / doing what I want to do. / How could I be so lucky?”

Premo wrote his song cycle, titled Songs From a Mountain Recluse, for soprano, flute, double bass and piano.

CAPITAL CITY CONCERTS, which commissioned it, will premiere the work on Saturday, April 22, in Montpelier. The evening’s program, called “Poem Music,” also includes pieces by Franz Liszt, Gabriel Fauré and others. Premo’s wife, MARY BONHAG, will sing Songs, accompanied by Premo on double bass, Marylandbased pianist Jeffrey Chappell and CCC artistic director KAREN KEVRA on flute.

Kevra, of Cornwall, said the commission began with the idea of putting out a call to the community for poems, from which Premo would choose some to set to music. But the scale tipped when NADINE BUDBILL, the poet’s daughter, who lives in Marshfield, saw the submissions request on a flier and sent in a selection of pieces by her recently deceased father. Kevra and Premo reenvisioned the commission as a way to honor a revered Vermont poet.

Premo says he met David Budbill once on a playground — Premo has two young boys; Budbill had a granddaughter. Bonhag met him when she sang the lead role in a recent revival of A Fleeting Animal, an opera based on Budbill’s poems about a small Vermont town he called Judevine. (Brookfield composer ERIK NIELSEN wrote the score and Budbill the libretto.) But, Premo says, “I feel I really got to know [Budbill] through his poems.”

In the four volumes he read, Premo found the writer’s close observation and love of nature compelling. Moved by a

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poem about a carcass scattered in the woods, representing the cycle of life, the composer set it to “as beautiful music as I could write.” He was also “gratified” to read a poet who wrote so often about the struggle of being an artist, particularly in Vermont.

The poem “Dilemma,” which Premo turned into a one-minute song, reads wryly, “I want to be famous so I can be humble about being famous. What good is my humility when I am stuck in this obscurity?”

“It’s funny, but it’s also a truth,” says Premo. He and Bonhag copresent their own concert series, SCRAG MOUNTAIN MUSIC, and carve out a living with performance and teaching gigs that involve constant travel.

Budbill’s pared-down, direct style lends itself well to songs, according to Premo. The composer describes his music as simple and accessible, influenced by folk and popular music and containing “a clear tonal center.” His first song cycle, Seasonal Song Cycle, can be heard on YouTube.

Kevra says it was an easy decision to ask Premo to write CCC’s third commission. When she presented the composer’s “Artemis in the Oak Grove,” for double bass and piano, on a CCC program several years ago, “it was far and away everybody’s favorite piece.”

Kevra asked Premo and Bonhag to perform Seasonal at her 2016 wedding. “I’m getting shivers remembering it. It was perfect,” she says.

“Evan’s music has an emotional depth and honesty, a sense of color and wonder and intimacy. And that’s just who he is,” Kevra continues.

She has read many of Budbill’s poems, she adds. The two were fellow flute players: Budbill played the Japanese shakuhachi. A decade ago, a stack of Budbill’s books arrived at Kevra’s home with a note from the poet, who had just attended a CCC concert.

By chance, “Poem Music” coincides with a revival of Budbill’s play Judevine at LOST NATION THEATER in Montpelier.

Nadine Budbill is calling the weekend “a Budbill double bill.” Audiences can attend Lost Nation’s opening-night gala and after-party on Friday, April 21, before heading to the concert the next night. Budbill has arranged a 10 percent discount at Betsy’s Bed & Breakfast and the Inn at Montpelier for the doublebill crowd.

Premo is not the first to set Budbill’s poems to music. Nielsen has also turned nearly 20 of his librettist’s poems into song, including a batch to be performed at a memorial celebration that will take place at the BARRE OPERA HOUSE on Sunday, June 25.

According to Nadine Budbill, music is a fitting way to honor her father’s work, which includes a final book of poems, Tumbling Toward the End, to be released posthumously by Copper Canyon Press on April 18. David Budbill played trumpet and saxophone, in addition to Japanese flute, and performed often with New York bassist William Parker.

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by Evan Premo, based on poems by David Budbill, Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. 15-25. capitalcityconcerts.org David Budbill’s Judevine, Thursday, April 20, through Sunday, May 7, at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier. $10-30. Gala reception, play and after-party on Friday, April 21. $60; $100 per couple. lostnationtheater.org David Budbill Memorial Celebration, Sunday, June 25, 3-5 p.m., at the Barre Opera House.

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Last fall, a pair of Vergennes writers launched Zig Zag Lit Mag, a semiannual publication dedicated to lifting up the voices of Addison County writers. On March 28, they released their second issue with a party at the VERMONT BOOK SHOP in Middlebury.

The small black-and-white book can be found at libraries around Addison County, and the content — poems, fiction, nonfiction and photos — is also available online. Both issues were published with the help of a Vermont Community Foundation grant. Coeditor in chief A. JAY DUBBERLY says this issue particularly lives up to Zig Zag’s mission of including a wide range of voices.

The adjunct professor, who teaches at the Community College of Vermont campuses in Rutland and Middlebury, says he’s thinking about the future: developing a publishing house or going nonprofit to support the continued creation of the magazine.

The second issue, like the first one, is 64 pages — but its dimensions are bigger. Additionally, the mag has a new section for a featured artist and author.

This issue’s artist is ANDREW KNIGHT, a freshman at Mount Abraham Union High School who edits his school’s literary magazine. He created the cover art, a zigzagging arrangement of dinosaur-bone shapes that incorporates the name of the magazine. The featured author is CHRISTINA CANIYO of Vergennes, whose young-adult fantasy novel Death and the Underhouse will be published by 1st Ride Enterprises this year.

“The whole point [of Zig Zag] is to put people like that together,” Dubberly says, pointing to the spread that positions photos and descriptions from Knight next to Caniyo’s text.

“It’s all the same; it’s all writing,” he continues. “This issue has writers from [ages] 16 to 76. We have chocolatiers, farmers, office assistants, professors, students [and] retirees. It’s a true sample size of the artists within Addison County. Who’s to say those people don’t deserve celebration and publication?”

The editor calls “Harvest Time”

by SARAH MCGRATH, a photograph of a young girl holding a watermelon, one of the most interesting he’s ever seen.

A photograph by DEBORAH FELMETH of Waltham tells a different harvest story. Two people who could be father and child recline on the grass, relaxed and proud, staring down at a spread of freshly caught fish. The image’s soft focus lends to its appeal.

Across the page is a short written piece titled “Crawfishin’, Minnow Fishin’, Fishin’,” also by Felmeth, that recounts in precise and evocative language her efforts to gather bait for fishing excursions with her father.

Asked why he thinks it’s important to publish Vermont writers, or even the smaller segment of them living in Addison County, Dubberly relates a story from a class he teaches at CCV. He was having trouble engaging his students until he assigned them a piece by an author who wrote of her time living in Vermont, now-deceased poet Lucia Perillo. Then “they started to care,” he says.

“There are kids in that class who haven’t left Vermont,” Dubberly explains. Seeing a Vermont author in print motivated them, he suggests. It showed the students that the words printed on a page could be from your next-door neighbor. Or you.

Tom Ayres Aims to Jazz Up the Chandler Center for the Arts

Montpelier and Hanover, N.H. — one of the Chandler’s eternal challenges.

“There’s not a hell of a lot to do down here on a Friday or Saturday night,” concedes Ayres.

He plans to entice Vermonters by ramping up the schedule in the Esther Marsh Room, Chandler’s 80-seat multiuse performance space that is somewhat analogous to FlynnSpace in Burlington.

He envisions a regular schedule of local music and comedy in the room, with catering from area bars and restaurants.

“I would like to enliven that space more with Vermont-based artists,” Ayres says, “and step up the programming in there as well.”

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“I’ve got my work cut out for me for the next couple of weeks, filling out the 2017-2018 season,” says Ayres. “That’s going to be my top priority.”

The Chandler’s standing as a cultural and community cornerstone in central Vermont has expanded steadily since the stately 575-seat CHANDLER MUSIC HALL’s multimillion-dollar 2010 renovation.

“I want to continue to build on the strong programming legacy that’s already in place,” Ayres says, specifically highlighting the Chandler’s strong reputation for Americana music.

“I’m really excited that the first show I’ll get to introduce as executive director is Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn,” he says. The acclaimed bluegrass duo and married couple plays the Chandler on Friday, April 14.

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Twang is near and dear to Ayres’ heart. For 17 years, he hosted the weekly alt-country show “Emotional Weather Report” on University of Vermont radio station WRUV 90.1 FM. He also served for many years as the station’s folk and Americana music director. While Ayres loves his country music, one way he hopes to grow the Chandler is by diversifying its programming.

“I would definitely like to bring more jazz here, which has always been a bit of a hole in the programming,” he says. The Chandler’s board of directors is down with that direction, too, Ayres adds.

Pointing to the Flynn as an example, he says a key component of his growth strategy will be increasing the Chandler’s visibility and activity in the community. Ayres notes that the venue already has a strong connection with local schools and organizations, but he wants to strengthen those relationships even further.

“I would like to place more artists in schools,” he explains. Coincidentally, INFO Ayres’ longtime friend TOM WALTERS re- Learn more about the Chandler Center for the cently took over the music program at Arts at chandler-arts.org.

Randolph Union High School. “He and I have already started talking about getting more artists into Randolph Union,” Ayres notes.

World-renowned trumpeter and UVM lecturer RAY VEGA is likely to be among the first.

“I have a close relationship with Ray,” says Ayres. “And, given the mandate I have to step up the jazz program here, getting in touch with him right away is a no-brainer.”

Ayres also sees untapped potential in central Vermont’s cluster of small colleges.

“I would like to work on a stronger connection to the institutions of higher education around here … to cultivate relationships with students and faculty,” he says, citing Vermont Technical College, Norwich University and Vermont Law School, among others.

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ere’s a fun fact: Randolph, the Orange County town about an hour south of Burlington, is almost the exact geographical center of Vermont. And if TOM AYRES has his way, the burg of some 5,000 people will soon be a central arts hub as well.

Ayres, 64, is the new executive director of the CHANDLER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. “This is my dream venue to book and take to the next level,” he says by phone.

“This place is a jewel.”

Ayres started his new gig in earnest last week. He replaced KATIE TRAUTZ, who held the position for a year before stepping down to care for her growing family. Ayres brings a diverse and complementary skill set to the Chandler.

Specifically, he spent a decade as the marketing director for the FLYNN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS in Burlington.

More recently, he was the executive director of FIRST NIGHT BURLINGTON. Ayres has also worked for the Humane Society of Chittenden County and currently serves as a city councilor in Burlington — a post he’ll be leaving in June. His work in both marketing and curating make him a unique fit for the Chandler.

“I really see them as integrally tied to one another,” says Ayres of his dual skills.

“I don’t want to suggest that the performing arts is a product, but if you don’t have a product that is marketable, all the fancy marketing in the world isn’t going to sell tickets,” he continues. “So, I really approach the booking of a season with both my curator and marketing hats on.”

He’ll be donning those hats immediately. The Chandler’s upcoming season is as yet incomplete.

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architecture, meaning that the building’s structure and envelope are fragmented and manipulated according to the theory behind its design. In a rejection of the modernist tenet that “form follows function,” deconstructivist architects emphasized the free expression of design over functionality.

In the case of House II, a cubic volume is divided into nine squares, from which 16 square supporting columns are derived. A diagonal shift within the cubic volume establishes the location of the walls, creating a layered space in which solids and voids express the underlying geometry. House II challenges

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future. Its current owners are ready to move on, and the house is for sale.

At the time of the commission, Eisenman’s work had been purely conceptual in nature, existing only in diagrams and text as opposed to actual built structures. In the late ’60s, he began designing a series of 10 houses and became associated with fellow architects Michael Graves, Richard Meier, Charles Gwathmey and John Hejduk — collectively known as the “New York Five.” Only four of the 10 houses in Eisenman’s series were ever built, including House II. It’s regarded as one of the earliest expressions of deconstructivist

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ou never know what you’ll find while driving along the back roads of rural Vermont.

But perhaps the last thing you’d expect to stumble across is a world-renowned example of modernist architecture, built in 1969 outside of Hardwick village. Accessed via a gravel road bordered by manufactured homes, the building known as “House II” appears to have dropped from the sky onto a grassy hilltop. The stark, white, glasswalled cubic form overlooks a rolling landscape of fields, trees and mountains.

Architectural historians GLENN ANDRES and CURTIS JOHNSON describe House II as “one of the most famous houses of modernism” in their 2013 book Buildings of Vermont. The home was featured in a 1972 exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and images of it have been published internationally in architecture and design magazines.

Also known as the “Falk House” — for Richard and Florence Falk, who commissioned its design and construction — House II is the first freestanding building designed by renowned architect Peter Eisenman (born in 1932). Today, his designs for buildings such as the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, the City of Culture of Galicia in Spain and the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona have cemented his reputation as one of architecture’s foremost designers and theoreticians.

House II in Hardwick is where it all began, when the Falks asked Eisenman to design a home for their young family on a former dairy farm. But, despite its legacy, the building now faces an uncertain

conventional thoughts about the role and meaning of domestic architecture, often at the expense of functional space.

The result is a structure in which interior spaces flow not only from room to room but between floor levels and from interior to exterior.

Practically speaking, the Falks found House II to be challenging to live in: Walls between bedrooms stopped short of the ceiling; openings in the floors between the first and second stories were a hazard for their young son; stairs led to small, unusable spaces. While the house was still under construction, the Falks fired Eisenman and hired a local contractor to complete the project.

They put House II up for sale in the early ’90s. It sat on the market for 10 years, unoccupied and falling apart.

An unlikely savior appeared in 2000, when JOHN and LYDIA MAKAU purchased the home and began a restoration project based on Eisenman’s original plans.

Over the past 17 years, the Makaus have painstakingly undertaken the rehabilitation, care and maintenance of House II, and have opened it countless times to curious visitors asking for a tour.

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Clockwise from top: Bristol Rock today, Joseph C. Greene and Bristol Rock circa 1915

historian writes that Greene hauled logs “as a young Quaker boy” [my italics], which clears up the confusion as to why a doctor in his sixties would have a side job transporting lumber. The young Greene: drove heavy loads of logs along the Nine Bridge Road to the mill in Bristol. It was a hazardous trip because at every bridge the logs might roll off the wagon.

So, when the boy passed the huge boulder at the base of the hill coming into Bristol village, he offered a silent prayer in thanks because he had completed the most dangerous part of his trip.

Dearborn reasons that Greene carved the prayer later in life in memory of the internal devotions he offered as a child. As for the swearing theory, Dearborn attributes the loggers’ profanities to the state

of the road, which would become slippery with melting ice in the wintertime sun.

While Dearborn admits that both theories are plausible, he says that Greene’s daughter, Juliet Greene Willard, gave credence to the first in a 1963 interview with the Buffalo Evening News.

In a phone interview, Heffernan adds that Greene likely hauled logs for the Bristol Manufacturing Company, which made coffins from 1869 to 1939.

So, while Greene may have offered thanks for his safe passage in his youth, forty years later, loggers on that same route were supplying wood for coffins.

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make them think twice before taking the Lord’s name in vain.

Hoping to pinpoint the correct version, I consulted employees in the town offices. They directed my quest toward two members of the Bristol Historical Society: Gerald Heffernan and Reg Dearborn.

As it turns out, Dearborn recently completed a study of the stone’s origins that was published in the Burlington Free Press. He drew on a variety of resources, including Vermont newspapers of the era such as the Bristol Herald and the Barre Daily Times.

Dearborn’s account begins by painting a picture of Greene, who was born in Lincoln in 1829 to Quaker parents. He went on to become a physician, attending Albany Medical College and practicing in Charlotte for seven years.

Although he eventually moved to Buffalo, Greene sometimes spent summers in South Starksboro, where his family had owned a farm since his youth. On one such occasion, in 1891, he contracted with two men — paying them $45 each — to carve the prayer into the rock. Dearborn writes, “It was reported the stone was so hard that several chisels were broken and they finally had to make special tools in order to complete the job.”

As for motive, Dearborn offers up the same two anecdotes that appear on Roadside America, with a few distinctions and clarifications. The amateur

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ermont is full of rocks: glacial rocks stubbornly thrusting up in fields; smooth, white-scarred lake stones; and, of course, verdant, boulder-laden mountains. One Seven Days reader queried us about a particular rock in Bristol — something along the lines of “WTF is up with that big rock with the Lord’s Prayer on it?”

To find out, I made my way to the Addison County town. “Bristol Rock,” as the triangular slab is imaginatively called, juts out nearly into Route 116 just east of downtown. Chiseled into the stone and highlighted with white paint is an inscription of the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,” and so forth.

Appended to the prayer are the name and hometown of the man who commissioned the inscription, Joseph C. Greene, MD of Buffalo, N.Y., and the date “1891 A.D.” (lest anyone think the engraver predicted the biblical verses prior to the birth of Jesus).

As I attempted to photograph the rock, its angles glistening in the afternoon rain, I couldn’t help but feel annoyed at Greene for putting such a photo-friendly object next to a narrow, curving road. Photographers must pose a serious hazard to cars whizzing around the turn. Granted, Greene couldn’t have predicted the speeds of modern vehicles, much less the advent of smartphones and the digital revolution. In his day, people drove horse carts.

I wasn’t alone in my safety concerns.

The entry for “Lord’s Prayer Rock” on the Roadside America website ends with a warning: “Snap with extreme caution — accidents have occurred there. Maybe it is an onramp to heaven.”

Apart from that darkly humorous tidbit, Roadside America — which details curious artifacts and locations around the country — offers two possible accounts of the origin of the rock.

The first is that Greene, a physician, also delivered logs to the Bristol saw mill.

The journey over bridges and winding roads was a difficult one, and when he reached the large rock, he knew he was safe. So he paid someone to engrave the prayer there in thanks to the Christian deity for his well-being.

The alternative version is that Greene was incensed by the constant cursing of other men driving logging carts. So he had the prayer chiseled into the stone to

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Dear Cecil,

People always point out that Americans pay 2.5 times more per capita for health care compared to Europe and receive much poorer results. But isn’t everything in Europe — gasoline, housing, food, taxes — more expensive than in the U.S.?

If this is true, then how could health care be so inexpensive?

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hospital simply sends a bill to the government and gets reimbursed. In the U.S. there are multiple payers: private insurance companies, government insurance plans and patients.

Sorting through this crowd to determine who’ll pay for what is a full-time job — many, many full-time jobs, in fact. And insurance companies need to cover their expenses and make a little profit themselves.

So do pharmaceutical companies, which brings us to a more headline-grabbing cause: high drug costs. We all remember the outcry when Mylan marked up its EpiPen by 400 percent, but that was merely an extreme example of the rational-capitalist behavior drug firms engage in all the time.

When your product can literally save a life and you’ve got a 20-year patent monopoly on it, you’ll tend to price it like the gold mine it is unless someone steps in to regulate you.

And European nations do.

The UK’s National Health Service, like other Euro programs, negotiates pricing

with drug companies to limit markup. By contrast, Medicare, the biggest drug customer in the U.S, is legally barred from such negotiation, and it reimburses doctors more when they prescribe more expensive meds.

Meanwhile, companies maintain their monopolies by tweaking drugs’ nontherapeutic aspects to extend the patent. And even when generic alternatives exist, laws in 26 states require patient consent for pharmacists to make a substitution, meaning that prescriptions needlessly get filled with pricey name-brand drugs instead; as a result, a 2016 Harvard report found, Medicaid shelled out an extra $19.8 million in 2006 for the cholesterol drug Zocor alone.

The pharmaceutical industry can’t just shrug and say “Well, capitalism” without inflaming popular opinion, so it defends high prices by pointing to R&D costs: Somebody’s got to invent these new wonder drugs, they say, and that process ain’t cheap. Thing is, the pharma companies aren’t bearing these costs all by themselves

study put the annual impact of defensive medicine in the U.S. at $45.5 billion; a big health care staffing company used data from a Gallup survey of doctors to come up with a figure seven times higher.

Whether fear of malpractice suits motivates our docs or not, we certainly do get more care than our European counterparts: three times as many mammograms, two and a half times as many MRIs, about 30 percent more C-sections. But the benefit of that extra care is hard to gauge. For instance, Pennsylvania, which has roughly the same population as Ontario, has about six times as many hospitals where patients can receive open-heart surgery.

Here’s the thing, though: The fact that this treatment is more readily available means U.S. patients (insured ones, anyway) who might not need it go under the knife just to be safe; meanwhile, life expectancy after a heart attack is about the same in both countries. Still, would you or I pass up a potentially lifesaving operation based on that statistic? Probably not — and there’s another part of what’s keeping our costs so high.

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European governments slap heavy taxes on gas, for instance, but they’ve made sure to contain health care costs. In the U.S. we’ve done the opposite: Mexico excepted, our gas tax is by far the lowest in the industrialized world, but health care costs are largely entrusted to market forces. American insurers are corporations seeking profits, which raises prices, requiring government to step in and cover excessive costs, and this steady flow of state money, in turn, allows insurers to raise prices even further. In the end, our health-insurance system doesn’t look too different from what you’d get if you’d set out to design one that was as expensive as you could manage.

Look at administrative costs.

Twenty-five percent of hospital spending in the U.S. goes to administration, compared to just 12 percent in (e.g.) Scotland.

Why? The Scots use a singlepayer insurance system (you know — the kind we’re not allowed to have), wherein the

— especially in the early stages of drug development, a lot of the key work may get done at the National Institutes of Health or in university labs.

The actual cost of drug research is hard to pin down, partly because pharmaceutical companies are so secretive about their accounting. A 2014 study from a pharma-backed organization priced the per-drug development cost at $2.6 billion, but independent research has it as low as $161 million.

Doctors are more expensive in the U.S., too. A stateside physician may earn effectively three times what her German peers do; on the other hand, she’s probably paying off debt, whereas in Germany medical education is basically free.

Again: priorities. Physicians’ groups also blame our litigious society, which they say leads doctors to practice defensive medicine — guarding against malpractice claims by ordering excessive testing and procedures. It’s tough to say how much these tendencies may cost us, as doctors have widely varying ideas about what’s necessary treatment and what’s ass-covering: A 2010 Harvard

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hroughout his professional snowboarding career, Kevin Pearce “chased the powder” around the world, showing off gravity-defying maneuvers that carried him to the pinnacle of his sport. Today he’s chasing mental stillness and inner balance through yoga and meditation. And he’s dedicated his life to helping others do the same.

Pearce’s life changed abruptly on December 31, 2009, just weeks before the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The extreme athlete and Vermont native was in Park City, Utah, training on a 22-foot half-pipe ahead of the games, where he was expected to be a contender for the gold.

As he finished a cab double cork — an incredibly difficult maneuver involving a twisting double backflip — Pearce missed the landing and face-planted on the icy half-pipe wall. He was instantly knocked unconscious.

Pearce, then 22, was airlifted to Salt Lake City’s University of Utah Hospital, where he spent nearly a week in a coma and 26 days in the intensive care unit. Nearly four months later, he walked out of an Englewood, Colo., rehab hospital confident that he’d make a full MATT

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recovery and eventually return to competitive snowboarding.

But “recovery” is not a word that medical professionals typically use these days when discussing traumatic brain injuries like Pearce’s. As is evident from The Crash Reel, the award-winning 2013 HBO documentary that chronicles Pearce’s accident and its aftermath, his release from the hospital was only the beginning of a long and difficult journey. It continues to this day.

Seven years after that near-fatal fall, Pearce is mastering a whole new set of moves. Instead of performing chicken-wing McTwists, front-side 1080s and other big-air acrobatics, Pearce is now grounded, perfecting his downward dog, tree pose and lotus position. The lifelong adrenaline junkie, who once described himself as the most competitive person he knew, has embraced the least competitive of physical activities. Through yoga and meditation, he’s helping himself and others adjust to the “new normal” of life after a traumatic brain injury.

Pearce, 29, has immersed himself in the LoveYourBrain Foundation, an educational nonprofit that

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Even before soaring to fame and fortune in the world of competitive snowboarding, Pearce enjoyed a privileged existence. His parents are Pia and Simon Pearce, the latter the renowned Irish-born glassblower who runs a high-end shop and restaurant bearing his name in Quechee. (A shop recently opened in Burlington, joining a number of others nationwide.)

The naturally gifted Kevin, the youngest of four boys, was afforded from an early age the time and resources to perfect his snowboarding.

By age 15, Pearce had moved to California, where he lived with his 18-year-old brother Adam and trained full time at Mammoth Mountain. By 19, he’d won three medals at the 2008 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., as well as numerous world titles.

Heading into the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pearce was considered the likeliest competitor to beat defending gold medalist Shaun White. The two had once shared a house — and later had a public falling-out as their celebrity and competitive natures came to a head.

Then came the fall Pearce calls “the big one.”

Surprisingly, watching video footage of the crash does not seem to upset him. Maybe it’s because he’s seen it so many times. Maybe it’s because big wipeouts were the norm for pros when Pearce was on the circuit — nearly everyone had a gnarly story of a hard fall. Or maybe it’s because Pearce thinks a different devastating injury, which doesn’t appear in The Crash Reel, is the one that changed everything.

(Footage exists of Pearce’s accident as well as successful events — more than 230 around the world — because, he said, “Everything we did was always filmed.

It was just normal for me, I guess, to always have a camera rolling.” The Pearces met documentary director Lucy Walker after Kevin’s crash.)

Days before he fell into a coma, Pearce was competing in the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix when he attempted a cab 1080, or three switch-frontside spins.

As he attempted to land the maneuver, Pearce slammed his forehead on the lip of the halfpipe, snapping his head backward and knocking off his helmet.

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he and his brother Adam founded in 2014 to improve the lives of people who live with a TBI. In Vermont alone, they number more than 9,000. Central to the organization’s mission of “connect, educate and empower” is spreading the message about the healing powers of yoga, meditation and diet.

“After a brain injury, I believe there’s nothing more important than being able to be still,” Pearce explained. “And not just to be still in your body, but to be still in your mind and to be still in your thoughts.”

The foundation is based in Vermont’s Upper Valley, where much of Pearce’s family still lives.

He recently bought a home in Burlington, with stunning views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains.

During an interview with Seven Days last week at his new digs, Pearce seemed upbeat, centered, focused and more optimistic than ever about where his life is headed. He’s fit, eats well, and has eliminated sugar and alcohol from his diet.

Physically, Pearce does not look much different than he did before his accident. He’s older but still sports a big, playful grin and a youthful mop of wavy brown hair.

The only outward sign of his brain injury is the pair of thick-lensed prescription eyeglasses he now wears.

Pearce’s severe TBI left him with persistent double vision, as well as memory loss, seizures in his arm (which he said have subsided owing to medication), and other physical and psychological impairments.

After years of fighting to get by, Pearce insists he’s finally landed in a good head space — a sentiment that his longtime friend Jack Mitrani happily confirmed.

“If you’d asked me a couple of years ago, I would have had a completely different answer, but it’s unbelievable how far he’s come,” said Mitrani, a former pro snowboarder himself. “The old Kevin is back. It’s incredible. I never thought I’d say that. If you didn’t know him before, you’d think that he’s a superhuman because he’s so dedicated and motivated.”

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Crash and Learn « P.33 “Oh, man!” a TV announcer remarks casually in a video. “Tough break there for Kevin Pearce.” Pearce rises slowly from the snow. He raises one arm, flashes the all-clear sign of “rock on” horns, then gathers his gear and rides unassisted down the mountain.

“Bad, bad concussion,” he said, showing a reporter the video clip. “I was super out of it there.”

During a second qualifying run just 20 minutes later, Pearce stuck all his landings, but his less-than-stellar performance knocked him out of contention.

“I was so dizzy, so out of it, so lost, so nauseous,” he said. Pearce, who’d suffered half a dozen concussions before “the big one,” said he immediately recognized the symptoms. But it was only months later, when doctors showed him scans of his brain, that he realized the devastating impact his Grand Prix accident had had in rendering his brain more susceptible to the next one.

If you’ve seen one TBI, brain experts often say, you’ve seen just one TBI; each is unique. But a common denominator, Pearce noted, is the invisible nature of a brain injury, which can be one of its most frustrating features. Externally, people with a TBI may look fine, even when they’re struggling mentally.

“It’s hard to talk about … because it’s almost like I’m whining,” Pearce acknowledged. “I have such an aweeverything. And yet, I’m not the same some life. I have everything person. I don’t feel the same, and sometimes I don’t act the same.”

After leaving the hospital in May 2010, Pearce briefly returned home to Hartland but clashed with his tight-knit family as he wrestled with his greatly diminished abilities. In one particularly poignant scene in The Crash Reel,, he argues with family members during dinner about his desire to get back on a snowboard.

“I feel there’s no trust in this family of what you guys think I can do,” he tells them.

“You look at it as trust. We look at it as risk.

They’re very, very different,” his father replies. “If you do injure yourself, is it fair to your mother and the family to be put in the position of taking care of you for the rest of your life?”

As Kevin’s older brother David, who has Down syndrome, puts it at one point, “I just don’t want you to die. And I don’t want you to take that risk.”

Not long afterward, Pearce left Vermont and family and moved back to southern California, where he’d bought a home before the crash. His brain had been so badly damaged that Pearce had forgotten he owned the house. The Crash Reel captures the moment when he returns and sees his belongings as if for the first time. He needed a roommate because, by his own admission, he could not live on his own.

For years, Pearce was depressed, irritable and frustrated by his inability to perform many

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of the physical activities, especially snowboarding, that the natural athlete had once done effortlessly. The Pearce who appears at the end of The Crash Reel is just beginning to accept that he’ll never again be the person he was before the accident.

“It’s a whole new life for me,” Pearce tells attendees of a TBI conference in the film. “I used to be waking up every morning in a new country, going to a big snowboard contest — and now, it’s waking up every morning and just being so happy to be here.”

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According to Pearce, a physician in southern California inspired his sunny new outlook on life.

“You really need to love your brain,” the doctor told him.

What did that mean?

The doc broke it down for Pearce. If he ever wanted to move beyond his head injury, he needed to reexamine his approach to healing. Instead of focusing on medications and brain scans, Pearce needed to engage in activities and lifestyle choices that would enable his brain to build new pathways around its deficits — what neuroscientists refer to as “neuroplasticity.”

One day, while Pearce was still living in California, a friend took him to a yoga class. He’d done yoga before, but this time, he said, “Something just clicked.”

“You get judged a lot in life. You don’t get judged in yoga,” said Pearce, who once made a living being judged on his physical prowess. “There’s no one telling you that you’re messing up.”

In 2014, Pearce and his brother Adam decided to start an organization dedicated to helping others who have brain trauma. Pearce used his celebrity and experience to become the face of the organization, while Adam worked behind the scenes. Their mother, Pia, took a position on the board of directors, as did June Heston, a former president and CEO of the Make-AWish Foundation of Vermont.

LoveYourBrain raised more than $400,000 in 2015, according to its filings for the Internal Revenue Service. Among the big-dollar donors is Burton Snowboards founder Jake Burton Carpenter, whose company also sponsored Pearce when he competed.

Central to the nonprofit’s mission are yoga and meditation. Pearce had told Adam about his newfound appreciation for the practice and the peacefulness it brought to his traumatized brain. Fortuitously, Adam’s wife, Kyla Donnelly Pearce, was in India at the time getting certification as a yoga instructor. Adam quickly realized that the foundation could use the practice of yoga and meditation as a healing method for other TBI sufferers and recruited Donnelly Pearce to serve as senior director of the LoveYourBrain yoga program. Though she had no prior training in TBI work, she tapped some

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“I actually had never even heard of a traumatic brain injury before Kevin’s injury,” Donnelly Pearce said, “so it was a big crash course in what the experience can look like.”

Development of the yoga program began in late 2014 and took about a year to implement. Each component of the six-week series is specifically designed to address common symptoms of TBI, beginning with the yoga studio environment, which is modified to minimize noise and lighting.

Class begins with 10 minutes of focused breathing, followed by 45 minutes of asana, or the physical movements of yoga. Each posture, Donnelly Pearce explained, was chosen to address or compensate for common TBI symptoms. For example, inversions — poses where the head is below the heart — are structured

so they’re less likely to trigger headaches or rapid drops in blood pressure.

During those movements, Donnelly Pearce added, the instructor makes modifications for people managing memory loss, another area typically compromised by a TBI. “We also slow it down considerably to prevent cognitive processing overload,” she said. Next come 15 minutes of guided meditation, then 20 minutes of facilitated discussion.

Last Friday, about 10 TBI survivors met at Laughing River Yoga in Burlington, a studio filled with natural light near the Winooski River.

Instructor Teresa Wynne led the group through movements, while Steve Kuhn, LoveYourBrain’s “community connector” and a multiple TBI survivor himself, assisted the students as they learned new poses.

For some, it’s the latest attempt to get their lives back on track after years of frustration.

“I’m hoping this is what I’m looking for,” said Mindy Bennett, a first-time practitioner who has weakness on the left side of her body from a traumatic brain injury and a stroke she suffered after a car crash in 1997. “I don’t know what to expect from it in everyday life, but it’s a start.”

Early research on this TBI-focused yoga looks promising. In January, the medical journal Brain Injury published the findings of a study on the LoveYourBrain pilot project. In that study, researchers at Dartmouth College found measurable quality-of-life benefits in 31 participants with TBI. Specifically, Donnelly Pearce noted, participants experienced significant

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In short, she concluded, LoveYourBrain yoga is “helping them reframe the experience of their TBI so that they don’t see it in a depressed light, but more as an opportunity to change the way their brain functions.”

Since its inception, LoveYourBrain has trained nearly 300 yoga instructors around the country, including several in Vermont. They include Jessica Miller, a yoga instructor at Sangha Studio in Burlington. She attended one of LoveYourBrain’s first training sessions in 2015 and has offered the series several times.

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Few of those inmates are likely to have received much medical care for their brain injuries, noted Kevin Pearce, who sees such untreated conditions as a possible explanation for their struggles with anger management, impulse control, substance abuse, mental illness and other issues.

“Recovering from a brain injury is expensive,” said Pearce. His own monthlong intensive-care stay in a Salt Lake City hospital cost about $25,000 a day.

Fortunately for Pearce, his parents had insisted he carry health insurance. “Most [pro] snowboarders don’t,” he noted.

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Kevin and Adam Pearce continue to look for new outlets for their message. Kevin is now on the road more often than he’s home in Vermont, speaking publicly and visiting schools to urge young people to respect their brains and wear helmets when they ski and ride.

“I’ve really found a lot of joy speaking at public schools,” Pearce said.

“When the parents tell the kids to put a helmet on when they go snowboarding, the kids are like, ‘Screw that, Mom!’ But when they hear it from me, they’re much more open and accepting of it.”

Last month, Pearce finally reached Vancouver, albeit not as an Olympian.

A stop in the city ended his monthlong tour up the West Coast in the company of lululemon, the yoga-wear company that’s now a leading LoveYourBrain sponsor. Pearce and his crew drove a 1952 Airstream — which lululemon had converted into a mobile meditation

studio — from Los Angeles to British Columbia. They visited hospitals, met with people with brain injuries, and shared Pearce’s method of yoga and meditation.

“That was super cool, to be able to do that,” he said.

Earlier this year, when Pearce returned to Vermont after a decade spent on the West Coast, he chose to settle in Burlington for both practical and personal reasons, he said. Two longtime friends, pro snowboarding veterans Mitrani and Danny Davis, both have places in the Burlington area.

After years of living in perpetually sunny San Diego, Calif., Pearce missed Vermont’s four seasons, he said. And, most importantly, the Queen City is close to family members in the Upper Valley. “Coming home to Vermont just feels so right,” he said.

In his new life, Pearce still finds time to ride a snowboard, something he said his parents are now OK with, as long as he takes it easy and makes smart decisions.

So far, so good.

“I definitely haven’t found something that gives me that same feeling that snowboarding did, but I guess I don’t need it,” Pearce said. “It’s strange not having a competition to be going after.

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to health issues. “There were a bunch of younger girls of about 70 who had joined,” she recalls. “I had some trouble with my knees. I got dizzy twirling. I thought, What am I doing at this age dancing? I don’t want to hold these girls up.”

Wheel handed in her notice, and the “girls” threw her a huge surprise party.

But within a few weeks, she found herself hanging around the Highsteppers’ performances like a starry-eyed soccer mom.

“I missed the girls, and I missed dancing,” Wheel says.

“So, after about a year, I came crawling back. Some people shop ’til they drop. For me, it’s dance ’til I drop!”

Since then, Zeo has adapted the moves that Wheel previously struggled with, which has helped her to feel more confident.

Like mischievous kid sisters, her fellow dancers haven’t let Wheel live down her “retirement.” At the EL S A WHEEL end of a show, it’s become routine to tease her onstage. “They say, ‘Elsa retired, but we let her back in,’” Wheel says with a laugh.

Zeo, now 67, started the Highsteppers at the Heineberg Senior Center in 1995 after moving to Vermont from Springfield, Mass., where she’d led senior dance groups for 15 years. She says she was delighted when Wheel decided to come back to the group. “Elsa never misses a beat,” she says. “She has a memory like you wouldn’t believe, and she always has this little smile on her face. She just loves what she’s doing.”

Does Wheel ever feel self-conscious dressing up in sequins and sashaying across the stage? “I’ve done a lot of moves I never dreamed I’d do,” she reflects.

“Recently, we did a fundraiser for Puppets in Education at the [Main Street Landing] Black Box theater, and my daughter was in the audience,” Wheel says. “I asked her afterwards if it embarrassed her to see me up there dancing, dressed in my glittery costume. She said, ‘You have to wear a lot of glitter if you dance.’ I guess it’s fun to see old ladies shaking their booty.” m

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Perhaps the best part of being a Highstepper, though, is the sense of community, Wheel says. Elders can often experience isolation. Despite losing her husband six years ago, Wheel says, she feels emotionally supported by the 11 women dancing at her side.

“We are like one big family of close friends,” she observes. “Over the years I’ve seen a lot of women lose their spouses.”

There was a time, about two years ago, when Wheel felt she was finally through with dancing. Many of her longtime friends had died or left the group owing

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declares. It’s great for building balance, and it provides a chance to meet new people and travel. Wheel looks forward to the group’s annual summer performance at Oakledge Park for the Senior Picnic, as well as regular dance performances on the Spirit of Ethan Allen.

Another pleasure, Wheel notes, is being able to don colorful and enticing clothing. “I have a big bag of goodies at home,” she says. “Red boas, a hula skirt with red fringe, a pair of see-through harem pants. You have to be careful what you wear underneath!”

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It wasn’t until she turned 70 that the tall, willowy Burlington native discovered her passion for dance. On a routine trip to the Heineberg Community & Senior Center, an ad for a dance class caught Wheel’s eye. “It was with a group called the Highsteppers. It said you didn’t need a partner,” she recalls. “I liked that I could get out on my own and dance.”

That class, taught by local instructor and choreographer Donna Zeo, proved a gateway into a new life. Wheel has been performing with Zeo’s all-female group ever since. Bedecked in sequined vests, hats and feather boas, the 12 dancers of the Highsteppers — who range in age from 65 to 90 — are like a senior version of the Rockettes. They perform linedance routines to classic jazz and show tunes by the likes of the Andrews Sisters and Frank Sinatra.

Wheel is the oldest of the group. She keeps to a schedule of three hourlong rehearsals a week and three or four local performances each month. The Highsteppers have frequent gigs at the Elks Lodge and the Heineberg Senior Center and regularly perform with local jazz singer Jenni Johnson on her community access TV show “Jenni’s Joint.”

Perhaps because Wheel led an active life as a young woman — walking and cycling often — she hasn’t had an injury in over two decades of dancing. “I’m just blessed, I guess,” she says. “I take it one day at a time.”

In a recent interview, Wheel is elegant and humble. With short white curls and a demure smile, the mother of three and former bookkeeper looks very much the businesswoman in a pink sweater, gold blazer, dress pants and flats. She’s quick to question a reporter’s attention on her, pointing out other women in the group who, she says, are far better dancers than she.

Reflecting on her childhood, Wheel says it was surprisingly unmusical for someone who enjoys dancing so much now. “We had a Victrola but didn’t play it much,” she recalls, adding, “I did enjoy singing in school.”

These days, Wheel is making up for lost time. Though she occasionally suffers from dizziness or achy knees, the perks of dancing far outweigh the risks, she

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way.” While the capital, Sarajevo, was under siege, Karabegovic’s birthplace, Banja Luka, experienced massive expulsions and ethnic cleansing. Karabegovic and her family fled to Germany, where she spent her formative years before moving to Vermont in 1998.

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or as long as she can remember, Armina Medic has stood up to bullies, even if it meant she got beaten up. In her youth, her grandmother predicted Medic’s sense of justice would lead her to do something bigger one day.

Last month, Medic was one of three women who were honored at an International Women’s Day celebration in Burlington for their work in helping vulnerable and underserved populations. Medic is a victim advocate with the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office. Another honoree, Aftaba Mezetovic, has worked with the Winooski School District for 19 years.

Medic and Mezetovic share more than Bosnian ancestry. Both expressed their deep gratitude to the third IWD honoree, former mayoral candidate Wanda Hines.

Back in 1995, the year the Bosnian women arrived in Vermont as refugees, Hines was the director of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.

“My first vegetable came from your organization, and I will never forget that,” Medic told Hines during her acceptance speech.

“Wanda treated me well. She gave me a cake,” said Mezetovic when it was her turn to address the audience.

Over the years, Medic and Mezetovic have watched new waves of refugees arrive while continuing to play important roles in their own community. Reflecting on her experience, Medic noted that many former refugee women have community-based jobs that enable them to bring about change in other people’s lives. “Everybody turns their grief into [a] tool that later on they can use to help others,” Medic said.

Underpinning the Bosnian women’s desire to give back is a sense of commonality with other refugees and their struggles in adapting to their new home. Senada Sokocevic, a dental assistant, said, “I feel a special connection with them, regardless [of whether] they’re from Somalia, Tibet, Sudan. I like them equally.”

Between 1993 and 2005, about 1,700 Bosnians resettled in the Green Mountain State as a result of the war in their homeland. Although the conflict involved violence on all sides, most of the atrocities were committed against Bosnian Muslims, or Bosniaks — who, accordingly, became a large refugee population.

“There’s not a universal experience,” noted Dzeneta Karabegovic, a political scientist whose areas of focus include transitional justice in the Balkans. “Each community experienced war in a different

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caused occasional misunderstandings over the distribution of bread, which is a staple for Bosnian families, she said.

Over time, Hines got to know the community better — and saw it thrive. “The Bosnian community has just done really well,” she said. “Burlington is a very resourceful community, and [the Bosnians] have been able to better utilize the many resources that are available.”

Indeed, “the Bosnian resettlement all across the U.S. is widely hailed as a ‘success story,’” wrote Pablo Bose, a migration scholar at the University of Vermont, in an email. “Both from my interviews and from my own observations, I would be more inclined to say that this is [more] a result of race and identity than it is about available resources.”

What he means is that Americans do not tend to perceive Bosnians as members of an ethnic minority. “Bosnians — despite being ‘othered’ by language and religion — are for the most part able to ‘whiten’ in a way that African and Asian refugees cannot,” wrote Bose.

Medic, who is a Muslim, makes a similar observation. “I’m white and I blend in, and no one will know I’m a refugee, versus if I had darker skin or wore the hijab,” she said.

She can’t help but wonder, though, “If I had a different appearance, how would I feel?”

While they may “blend in” in some respects, Bosnians have still experienced “serious challenges of integration,” Bose noted.

While Medic, Mezetovic and Sokocevic each fled different circumstances in Bosnia, all three struggled with material difficulties and concerns about retaining their cultural identity.

When Mezetovic arrived in Vermont in 1995 with her two young children and husband, she was desperate for a new life, she recalled. She had to learn a new culture and language quickly enough to provide for her family. Within six months, she was interpreting for Bosnian families and health care providers. For two decades, she would hold two or three jobs, working 12 hours a day.

In Bosnia, Mezetovic had been a chemist, but in Vermont she found fulfillment in teaching. She started out as a Bosnian home-school liaison in the Winooski School District. Over time, as the number of Bosnian students dwindled and refugees from other countries began to arrive, Mezetovic’s role evolved to that of an English-language learner (ELL) program assistant.

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Medic was in her teens when the Bosnian War broke out in 1992. In her home of Banja Luka, “Serbs slowly started doing ethnic cleansing,” she recalled.

Medic and her younger brother fled to a refugee camp in Croatia in 1994, while their parents stayed behind to care for their elderly grandparents. The siblings were resettled in Vermont in 1995, and their parents joined them the following year.

Although Medic wanted to continue her education, she had to take a job as a hotel housekeeper to provide for her family. “[But] slowly, while working, I would take a class here and there,” Medic said. She later worked for the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and the Burlington Police Department as a victim advocate for recent immigrant populations. She has held her current role at the State Attorney’s Office for 11 years. Last year, she was named Victim Advocate of the Year.

Medic said she uses her war and refugee experiences as a tool, not a crutch. Recalling her past reminds her of her achievements, and she wants to share her philosophy with others. “You rise up,” Medic said. “It’s not the end of the world if you were victimized.

You can do so much more.”

While her parents weren’t practicing Muslims, Medic attended Koran recitation class when she was younger and is proud of her Muslim identity. Watching how the U.S. presidential elections unfolded and the increasing anti-refugee and anti-Muslim sentiments was like “watching an old movie,” Medic said, because it seemed like a repeat of what happened in Bosnia.

Now a mother of two, Medic hasn’t visited Bosnia since she left the country. “All

of my family are here,” she said. Returning, she reasoned, “You will be reminded of bad times. The people who live in the city are not the people you grew up with.”

She has never discussed her past with her U.S.-born children. “That is definitely not on my repertoire [of things] to talk about,” Medic said. “You want to live your life, be happy and think about positive things.”

Dental assistant Sokocevic and her son left Bosnia just months after the war broke out. But she, like Medic, continues to live with its legacy. Working at the laboratory, she jumps up in fright each time someone opens the door.

“Sometimes I’m afraid I might injure myself with the knife or scalpel, or whatever I have in hand,” Sokocevic said. In Bosnia, she recalled, she spent sleepless nights wondering if she would be taken to concentration camps or killed. “I consider myself lucky. Most of my closest family [members] survive,” she said. But her father was tortured at the hands of the family’s neighbors.

Before all that, Sokocevic never thought she would leave Bosnia. “I was planning to build a house [and] a Japanese garden,” she said. Even today, she doesn’t understand how Bosnian society unraveled so thoroughly that longtime neighbors turned against one another. “You can’t overnight start to hate somebody,” she said. “Nobody can wake up with so much hate if you didn’t have that from before.”

Like many refugees, Sokocevic was desperate to learn English when she arrived in the U.S. in 1999. But she made sure her son was fluent in Bosnian. “I should be ashamed if I didn’t teach my child my language,” Sokocevic said. “How is he going to talk to my mother … on the phone?”

Critics of the refugee resettlement program think that “we don’t pay taxes, we get new cars, we get everything from the state,” Sokocevic said. The reality of her experience was very different. “I’m paying taxes. I came to make my life better. I didn’t take anybody’s job or position. I paid for my school,” said Sokocevic — who, like Medic, actively pursued education.

After 18 years in Vermont, Sokocevic feels she’s living between two different worlds. She’s proud of her Bosnian heritage, but the dynamics of the postwar society have changed, she noted: “I can’t say that I love my country so much that I’m going back there and live.”

Whether they work in public service or not, all of the women emphasize the importance of strong community bonds in their personal success stories. “I was lucky enough to run into good people who helped me,” said Mezetovic. “I created friendships that I hope will be lifelong. They are my extended family.” m

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The school district still uses that book for professional development courses, said Kirsten Kollgaard, the district’s director of ELL and curriculum. “I have colleagues in Maine who’ve used that text to connect with students and parents,” she added.

As a result of her own experience, Mezetovic has a deep understanding of the needs of New Americans. “I feel the pain and frustration of the students [and] the parents,” she said.

Helping others is a way for her to transcend her own grief over leaving her homeland, Mezetovic continued. “The wound doesn’t heal. The pain doesn’t go away.

But you find a pleasure in different things,” she added. “I found my strength in helping others.”

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UNLIKE ANYONE ELSE’S. memoir I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place. Early in the latter, the author poses a question about himself that applies equally well to many of Norman’s fictional protagonists: “How does someone with a confused soul … try to gain some clarity and keep some emotional balance and find some joy, especially after a number of incidents of arresting strangeness have happened in a life?”

“Incidents of arresting strangeness” is an apt description for the events of My Darling Detective, just as it is for those of Next Life Might Be Kinder, a

transcendent novel about a man grappling quietly with the aftermath of his wife’s murder. Longtime readers of Norman may find it difficult not to compare the two books: Both focus on happy couples living in 1970s Halifax, and the spirited Martha often reads like a ringer for Elizabeth, the deceased wife who appears in flashbacks in Next Life.

If Detective suffers by comparison with its predecessor, that’s because its protagonist is more observer than doer.

Jacob owes his existence to a series of “incidents of arresting strangeness,” yet

rarely does he directly feel their consequences. It’s his mother, Nora, who seems to be the novel’s affective center. And her battle with grief and mental illness (reminiscent of the narrator’s conflict in Next Life) takes place mostly offstage.

Jacob declines to visit his mother in the institution, where she remains for the bulk of the novel. The reader’s only conduit to Nora is Martha, who, like so many fictional detectives, uses empathy to find her way into the woman’s troubled past.

It’s an odd and somewhat frustrating structure for a novel. Relying on accounts relayed first through Martha and then through Jacob, we are twice removed from what we may want to imagine is the real story: Nora’s dangerous dalliance with the low-life anti-Semite Robert Emil in 1945. It may offer ample material for a pulp novel, but Norman doesn’t exploit it.

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Martha and I were lying on top of the bedclothes. The second I turned on the radio, we heard a tough, bristling woman’s voice say, “Okay, gumshoe, I suppose you wanna know what happened here in my lousy hotel room, right?”

Detective Levy replies, “Well, I’m looking at a man lying here on the floor, and his face perfectly matches the face in this photograph, and this mug’s wife hired me to find him.”

“So now you found him,” the woman says.

“So did a bullet, by the looks of it.”

“He never mentioned the word ‘wife’.”

“Maybe he couldn’t pronounce it.”

“What happened was this,” the woman says. “He insisted we right away get horizontal. But I say I want to stay vertical. He says, ‘Aw, come on, sugar.’ I say no. He gets a certain look. So I shot him. So he got his wish. He’s horizontal.”

Martha lifted her sweater off over her head and tossed it onto the overstuffed chair near the bed. “You have to admit,” she said, “that woman’s got a way with words.”

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miscreants they encounter are thickheaded blunderers, not masterminds spinning dark webs of conspiracy.

Emil’s motive for turning anti-Semite is painfully petty, and his psyche is of no great interest. If this is a crime novel, it’s a determinedly deglamorized one.

But while the novel’s criminals aren’t interesting, its detectives are, and they — like Norman, like the great noir writers — are masters of both anecdote and irony.

Norman suggests that the latter is the very stuff of a tolerable life. “When there’s no irony, a person’s life goes a little gray.

There’s a flatness to the affect,” notes Nora’s psychiatrist at one point.

Norman’s dialogue and descriptions suffer from no such irony deficiency; far from flat or gray, they positively give off sparks. Jacob describes Martha’s colleague, Detective Hodgdon, thus: “He was out of shape, had an insomniac’s eyes, and, within one minute, exhibited ten different expressions of glumness.”

Hodgdon and his partner, Detective Tides, who like to play bad cop and worse cop, get off plenty of zingers, too. “All the attorneys in town are at the movies,” one snaps at a suspect who requests a lawyer.

“But we left messages for them.”

This is a novel of one who stands on the sidelines: Jacob encounters tragedy in letters, books, radio programs, Martha’s anecdotes and the very fact of his existence, yet personally, he manages to give tragedy a miss (granted, a near miss). “I did notice that your cover letter had a certain … shall we say anecdotal element to it,” a professor tells Jacob at one point. His narrative has an anecdotal quality, too.

But it’s an intensely pleasurable series of anecdotes, because Norman’s crackling, deadpan prose is unlike anyone else’s. A tribute to the pungent novels of the past and to the libraries where readers can find them, My Darling Detective may not boast quite as many babes and bullets as an episode of “Detective Levy Detects,” but it has every bit as much delicious style.

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or some, the Easter holiday — which arrives this Sunday — means a particularly poignant church service and the end of 40 days’ worth of Lenten sacrifices. For others, it mainly means a basket stuffed with plastic grass, gooey “eggs” encased in chocolate shells and row upon row of colorful marshmallow chicks.

Whether you observe Easter as a sacred holiday or not, it’s hard not to get a kick out of those pastel-hued seasonal treats. And you don’t have to buy them at the store.

When I owned my restaurant, Salt, I had a penchant for crafting homemade versions of items that are usually processed or manufactured — think onion soup dip, toaster pastries and s’mores fixings. I even learned to replicate the goodies I used to find inside garish pink and green plastic eggs scattered in the yard.

Here are my versions of the famous holiday candies, with a few unusual flavor variations. The process may be messy, but the results are delicious.

Not into the DIY deal? You can also make delectable Easter baskets by filling them with goodies from Vermont confectionery companies. See the sidebar on page 46 for a list.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED CANDY EGGS This recipe is dependent on the texture of the candy mixture. If it’s too gooey, you won’t be able to shape it properly. Luckily, the fix is easy: Just add more powdered sugar.

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1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup organic light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder Other flavorings (optional) 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips PREPARATION:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter, corn syrup, salt and vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth.

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bowl over simmering (not boiling) water. (You can also use a double boiler.) Dump the chocolate chips in the bowl and melt them.

Dip each “egg” into the chocolate and twirl to coat. (You can try holding them with toothpicks or buy a candy-dipping kit at your local cookware store for about $10.) When each egg has been dipped and the chocolate has hardened, redip each one. Chill to set.

Serve in paper candy cups.

SHMEEPS Prepare to get marshmallow all over your kitchen and your body. But it’s worth it: Once you master this recipe, you can make homemade s’mores and all kinds of other wonders. Note that candy is fickle. If your marshmallows don’t puff up as much as expected, it may have to do with the humidity of the room or a slight miscalculation in the temperature. However, they’ll still taste delicious.

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lumps. Add sugar to the butter mixture, 1/2 cup at a time.

After each addition, start the mixer on its lowest speed, or there will be powdered sugar everywhere.

Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and separate out one-third of the mixture to turn into “yolks.” Add the turmeric to that portion and stir with a metal spoon.

If you’d like to create multiple flavors of candy eggs, divide the remaining mixture into three bowls. To each bowl, add something delicious. For instance: one teaspoon fruit jam, or two teaspoons cocoa powder plus one teaspoon bourbon and an extra tablespoon powdered sugar, or two teaspoons instant coffee powder (not coffee grounds), or whatever else you can dream up. If you add something liquid, stir in additional powdered sugar to stiffen the mixture.

Cover all of the bowls and refrigerate for two hours, until the candy is firm.

Remove from the fridge. Make 3/4-inch balls of the yellow candy to serve as the yolks, then roll them up in the white or flavored candy to make egg shapes. Place the candies on a sheet pan covered with parchment paper, cover and return to the fridge for four hours or overnight.

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Prepare two 9-by-13-inch pans. Lightly oil all of their interior surfaces and sprinkle each pan with half (1/4 cup) of the cornstarch-powdered sugar mixture.

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“Our opening menu will look quite different than our menu in June,” Sully Cole added, “and it’ll change a lot throughout the summer.

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For almost 200 years, the Fox Stand Tavern was a White River Valley dining staple, but in recent years the business has opened and closed in fits and starts. In May, new owner JAYNE SULLY COLE will reboot the restaurant in the brick building at 5615 Route 14 as WILD ROOTS, with

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had plans to open an eastern Mediterranean restaurant called HONEY ROAD in Burlington.

Recent pop-up dinners gave locals a chance to sample their fare. Now, folks craving more of chef Chigazola-Tobin’s muhammara and spoontender braised lamb can mark their summer calendars: Honey Road will open its doors in mid-June at 156 Church Street. CHURCH & MAIN, which currently occupies that spot, will soon close.

“I’m very proud of all we have accomplished in the last seven years,” said owner NED CHURCH, 33, who purchased the former Smokejacks shortly after its closure and opened his downtown restaurant in October 2010. “Between the continued hard work from our staff, the support of the community and the adventures we have shared along the way, this has been the experience of a lifetime.”

Though Church called the transition “bittersweet,” he said he’s ready to “pass the baton forward” and is excited

to see what Gibson and Chigazola-Tobin will create.

“I can’t believe how welcoming this community has been,” says Chigazola-Tobin, “and all the support we’ve received so far. We’re beyond excited to have a brick-and-mortar space to see our friends on a regular basis.”

The 80-seat Honey Road will have two open patios come summertime — a feature of Smokejacks, recalled Gibson, who met her husband, PAUL, while working there. “[Gibson and Chigazola-Tobin] have a really unique instinct and concept,” said Church.

“I think they’ll be a good force in the food community here.”

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In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the 1/2 cup very cold water and stir gently. (This stuff is super-smelly.

Blech.) Place the gelatin in the fridge, uncovered, to soften.

Prepare any mix-ins. For a half-batch of marshmallow, I use any of these three options: the zest and juice of one lemon, or two ounces of goat cheese mixed with two tablespoons of strawberry jam and a few grinds of black pepper, or four

Plenty of local candy companies make treats perfect for stuffing into your Easter basket (or your mouth). In Burlington, Lake Champlain Chocolates offers a full Easter line, ranging this year from peanut-butter-and-chocolate “eggs” to an organic chocolate bunny with almonds and sea salt. Here are three more options outside the city.

Red Kite Candy

Bradford, 449-3400, redkitecandy.com The toffee is made with Belgian chocolate, roasted almonds and cultured butter from Vermont cream.

Try the classic honey nougat or the one flavored with raspberry.

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Winner of several national awards for its caramels, Big Picture Farm makes them from the milk of its own goats, plus other local and organic ingredients.

Flavors include roasted raspberry and rhubarb, brown-butter bourbon and wild chocolate mint.

ounces of chopped candied ginger and pineapple plus one teaspoon of cinnamon. Feel free to experiment, keeping in mind that adding liquid will change the texture of the candy, and too much will prevent it from setting.

Separate the eggs and place the whites in the bowl of a stand mixer.

(Save the yolks for another use.) If you puncture a yolk and it leaks into the white, don’t use that egg; whites won’t whip properly with fat (yolk) in them.

Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, then pour them into a different bowl.

Clean the mixer bowl and whisk attachment and reassemble. Set stiffened egg

Laughing Moon Chocolates Stowe, 253-9591, laughingmoonchocolates.com

LMC is serious about chocolate rabbits.

The company’s candy bunnies are depicted riding tractors, taking hikes, cycling and pushing wheelbarrows. For something different, try the coconutcovered “bunny tails” or white-chocolate “carrots.”

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For its fourth annual spring-season kickoff party, Red Wagon Plants invites green thumbs and the greenhouse-curious on a sunset hoop-house wander. Peruse pansies, potted herbs and veggies while taking a backstage look at how the pros handle early-season planting. Since it’s Friday afternoon, sip a boozy beverage made with Red Wagon herbs and tipples by Caledonia Spirits. If the garden dreaming and greenhouse chatting keep you out past suppertime, fear not: Farmers & Foragers food truck will dish out Vermont beef cheesesteaks, veggie poutine, perch po’boys and avocado tacos. Spring bonus: According to the weatherman, temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-50s — and our dear old friend sunshine is scheduled to appear.

OPENING DAY COCKTAIL PARTY: Friday, April 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Red Wagon Plants, Hinesburg. Cocktails, $5. Info, redwagonplants.com.

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BILL MARES & TODD HAIRE: Journey through the craft-beer revolution with the brewers’ book Making Beer: From Homebrew to the House of Fermentology. Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m., Phoenix Books, Burlington. $3. Info, phoenixbooks.biz.

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STUDIO/ REHEARSAL

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 April 24, 2017.

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 3rd day of April, 2017.

By: /s/Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5662

stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C1106-2A 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On March 31, 2017, O’Brien Home Farm, LLC, 1855 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 and O’Brien Family Limited Liability Company, 1855 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403 filed application #4C1106-2A for a project generally described as changes to several lot lines of a previously-approved subdivision; creation of three additional lots for a total of 14 lots; and review of all the lots under Criterion 8 (Archeology/Historic Sites). No construction is proposed at this time. The Project is located along Kennedy Drive between Kimball Avenue, Old Farm Road and VT Route 116 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 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 “4C1106-2A”.

No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before April 26, 2017, a person

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Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

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No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before April 24, 2017, 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 ACT 250 NOTICE in writing to the address MINOR APPLICATION below, must state the #4C0696-19C criteria or subcriteria 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 at issue, why a hearing - 6093 is required and what additional evidence On March 28, 2017, Taft will be presented at the Corners Associates, Inc., hearing. Any hearing 2 Church Street, Burlingrequest by an adjoining ton, VT 05401 and Garproperty owner or other dener’s Supply Company, interested person must 472 Marshall Avenue, include a petition for Williston, VT 05495 filed party status. Prior to application #4C0696submitting a request for 19C for a project a hearing, please contact generally described as the district coordinator construction of a 2,537 at the telephone number square foot addition listed below for more to the east end of the information. Prior to existing greenhouses for convening a hearing, the year round retail space, Commission must deterand construction of 952 mine that substantive square feet of office issues requiring a hearspace in a mezzanine. ing have been raised.

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[CONTINUED] 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 April 26, 2017.

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 5th day of April, 2017.

By: /s/Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY MAY 2, 2017, 5:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at 5:00pm in Contois Auditorium, City Hall.

1. 17-0792CA/CU; 410 North Street (RL, Ward 1E) Scott Goodwin Add a 165 sq. ft. addition onto accessory dwelling unit.(Project Manager, Ryan Morrison) 2. 17-0825CA/MA; 85 North Ave (NMU, Ward 3C) Catamount/Lakeview, LLC Review of construction of a 43-unit residential building with associated parking and site improvements.

(Project Manager, Scott Gustin) 3. 17-0896SD; 311 North Ave (RM-W, Ward 4N) BCCH Review of Final Plat

CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and your parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing.

IMPORTANT RIGHTS OR PARENTS THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER for 9 lot subdivision (3 existing and 12 proposed OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL 6/13/16 11:34 RIGHTS AM OVER YOUR lots).

CHILD(REN) SHALL BE (Project Manager, Scott TERMIANTED. TERMINAGustin) TION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP Plans may be viewed MEANS THE TERMINAin the Planning and TION SHALL DIVEST YOU Zoning Office, (City OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATION, INCLUDNG hours of 8:00 a.m. and BUT NOT LIMITED 4:30 p.m.

TO THE LOSS OF ALL Participation in the RIGHTS TO CUSTODY, DRB proceeding is a VISITATION AND COMprerequisite to the right MUNCATION WITH YOUR to take any subsequent CHILD(REN). IF TERMIappeal. Please note that NATION IS GRANTED, ANYTHING submitted to the Planning and Zoning YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE office is considered pubLEGAL PROCEEDINGS lic and cannot be kept CONCERNING YOUR confidential.

This may not be the final CHILD(REN). order in which items You are hereby notified will be heard. Please that you have a right to view final Agenda, at be represented by an atwww.burlingtonvt.gov/ torney. You also have the pz/drb/agendas or the right to oppose the prooffice notice board, one ceedings, to attend the week before the hearing hearing and to present for the order in which evidence. If you desire items will be heard. an attorney, you may notify this Court within CITATION BY ten (10) days of receiving PUBLICATION – this notice and upon TERMINATION OF a finding of indigency, PARENTAL RIGHTS the Court will appoint TO: JAKEB POTTER an attorney without 235 HEMLOCK ROAD cost to you. If you enter ST. GEORGE, VT 05495 an appearance, notice of any future hearings Case Number: 656regarding this child(ren) 2016—TR-00048; 656will be by first class mail 2016-TR-00049 to you, your attorney Initial Hearing and all other interested parties not less than A petition to terminate ten (10) days prior to parental rights over your any scheduled hearing. minor child(ren) has Additional information been filed in this Court. may be obtained from You are hereby cited the Family Division Court to appear at a Court to identified in the heading show cause why the of this Order of Notice. same should not be granted.

If you will need an interpreter or other acDate: May 25, 2017 commodations for this Time: 9:30 AM hearing, please contact Time Allotted: 30 the court immediately. minutes Courtroom 101-9th Please be advised (and/ Circuit-Family Divisionor advise clients, witManchester nesses, and others) that 35 Amherst Street it is a Class B felony to Manchester, NH 03101 carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as deA written appearance fined in RSA 625.11, V in a must be filed with this courtroom or area used Court on or before the by a court. date of the hearing, or the respondent may

BY ORDER OF THE COURT personally appear on /S/ Mary A. Barton

March 27, 2017 (656621) C: Barbara Griffin, ESQ; John A. Wolkowski, ESQ

NOTICE OF SELF STORAGE LIEN SALE EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE 295 RATHE RD COLCHESTER, VT. 05446 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CONTENTS OF THE SELF STORAGE UNITS LISTED BELOW WILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION BY SEALED BID. NAME OF OCCUPANT STORAGE UNIT # - SIZE BOMBARDIER C35 – 10 X 20 RAYTA D05 – 10 X 15 STEWART A28 – 10 X 20 ZIEGLER D32 – 10 X 15 AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY APRIL 22, 2017 AT 9AM EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE 295 RATHE RD COLCHESTER, VT. 05446 802-497-0404 UNITS WILL BE OPENED FOR VIEWING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE AUCTION. SALE SHALL BE BY SEALED BID TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. CONTENTS OF THE ENTIRE STORAGE UNIT WILL BE SOLD AS ONE LOT. THE WINNING BID MUST REMOVE ALL CONTENTS FROM THE FACILITY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF BID ACCEPTANCE AT NO COST TO EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE. EXIT 16 SELF STORAGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID LOWER THAN THE AMOUNT OWED BY THE OCCUPANT. STATE OF VERMONT ADDISON UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 3-1-16 ANCV QUICKEN LOANS INC. v.

DAVID A. LAVORNIA OCCUPANTS OF 21-23 SOUTH STREET, BRISTOL, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered September 2, 2016, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by David A. Lavornia to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as

3, 2012 and recorded in Book 139 Page 278 of the land records of the Town of Bristol, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. to Quicken Loans Inc., dated October 5, 2015 and recorded in Book 148 at Page 182 of the land records of the Town of Bristol, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 21-23 South Street, Bristol, Vermont on April 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Land Situated in the Town of Bristol in the County of Addison in the State of VT BEING ALL AND THE SAME LAND AND PREMISES AS CONVEYED TO DAVID A. LAVORNIA BY WARRANTY DEED, OF GEORGE L. ERWIN DATED 09/23/2009, AND RECORDED 09/24/2009 IN BOOK 131 PAGE 280 OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL RECORDS, AND IN SAID DEED DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL LAND THE SAME LAND AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO GEORGE L. ERWIN

BY WARRANTY DEED OF MICHAEL E. BURKE AND DONNA H. BURKE DATED MARCH 10, 1988 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 64, AT PAGE 5 OF THE TOWN OF BRISTOL LAND RECORDS BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL AND THE SAME LANDS AND PREMISES CONVEYED TO MICHAEL E. BURKE AND DONNA H. BURKE, HUSBAND AND WIFE,

BY DEED OF EDWARD P. BURKE AND MIRIAM K. BURKE, HUSBAND AND WIFE, DATED MAY 12, 1973, RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF BRISTOL LAND RECORDS IN BOOK 42, PAGE 267, AND THEREIN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ‘BEING ALL AND THE SAME LANDS AND PREMISES, TOGETHER WITH DWELLING HOUSE CONVEYED TO EDWARD P. BURKE AND MIRIAM K. BURKE BY WARRANTY DEED DATED 27 JANUARY 1951 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 34, PAGE 144 OF THE BRIS-

OF LAND CONVEYED TO EDWARD P. BURKE AND MIRIAM K. BURKE

BY FRANK A. LAROSE AND MARY A. LAROSE

BY WARRANTY DEED DATED 20 FEBRUARY 1963 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 37 PAGE 328 OF THE BRISTOL LAND RECORDS. THE LANDS AND PREMISES CONVEYED HEREIN ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

‘PARCEL #1: THE FRANK C. KING PLACE, SOCALLED, AND FURTHER DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS; ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET; ON THE EAST

BY LAND AND PREMISES OF EDWARD P. BURKE AND MIRIAM K. BURKE; ON THE SOUTH BY LAND OF OR FORMERLY OF CARL J. & KATHERINE ALDRICH; ON THE WEST

BY LAND AND PREMISES OF OR FORMERLY OF CARL J. AND KATHERINE F. ALDRICH, KNOWN AS THE CORA PAIGE PLACE, SO-CALLED. PARCEL #2: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET, SAID POINT BEING AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LAND OF THE HEREIN GRANTORS, AND THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND OF THE HEREIN GRANTEES, THENCE IN AN EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE SAID SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET 20 FEET, THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF CARL J. AND KATHERINE F. ALDRICH, THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID ALDRICH LAND 20’ FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LAND OF THE HEREIN GRANTEES, THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BURKE LAND TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID RIVER STREET AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING PART AND PARCEL OF THE LAND AND PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED FROM JOHN T. AND CAROLYN TUDHOPE TO FRANK A. AND MARY A. LAROSE, DATED 20 APRIL 1956, OF RECORD IN BRISTOL LAND RECORDS IN VOLUME 35 AT PAGE 319.’

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED INSTRUMENTS, THE RECORDS

AND THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORDS AND REFERENCES, IN FURTHER AID OF THIS DESCRIPTION. Being the same property conveyed to David A. Lavornia , by deed dated September 23, 2009 of record in Deed Book 131, Page 280, in the County Clerk’s Office.

Commonly known as: 2123 South Street, Bristol, VT 05443 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: March 23, 2017 By: /s/ Rachel K. Jones Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 409-415 CNCV U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST v.

STACY M. KATON AND JOHN J. KATON OCCUPANTS OF: 116 Woodbury Road, Burlington, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Amended Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered December 28, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Stacy M. Katon and John J. Katon to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sterling National Mortgage Co., Inc., dated March 21, 2008 and recorded in Book 1035 Page 58 of the land records of the City of Burlington, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the

following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sterling National Mortgage Co., Inc. to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association dated August 1, 2012 and recorded in Book 1185 Page 224, (2) Assignment of Mortgage from JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development dated July 24, 2014 and recorded in Book 1258 Page 562 and (3) Assignment of Mortgage from Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust dated March 11, 2015 and recorded in Book 1273 Page 321, all of the land records of the City of Burlington, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 116 Woodbury Road, Burlington, Vermont on April 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: 1-00449739

A certain piece of land in the City of Burlington, in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, described as follows, viz: BEING a lot of land with all buildings thereon, situated on the Northerly side of Woodbury Road, the dwelling house thereon being known and designated as No. 116 Woodbury Road, said lot having a frontage thereon of Sixty (60) feet and a depth of One Hundred Fifty (150) feet.

PARCEL No. 028-1-213000 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

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The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: 2/15/2017 By: /S/Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT,

THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 423-516 CNCV BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. v.

ANDREW H. MONTROLL, ESQ., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANN M. BESSETTE AND SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUPANTS OF 10 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered January 3, 2017 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by the late Ann M. Bessette to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated July 3, 2009 and

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Being all the same land and premises conveyed to Franklin D. Bessette and Ann Bessette

by Warranty Deed of Rayond P. Bessery and

Linda A. Bessery dated September 10, 1971 and recorded in Book 102, Page 347 of the City of South Burlington Land Records, and more particularily described as follows: A lot of land with all the buildings thereon situated on the easterly side of Maplewood Drive, the dwelling house thereon being known and designated as No. 10 Maplewood Drive. Said lot has a frontage on said Maplewood Drive and uniform width of 75 feet, a north line of 171.7 feet and a south line of 172.4 feet. Being all of lot No. 9 as laid down on a plan of property entitled “Revised Plan Mountainview Subdivision” which plan is recorded in Volume 11, page 31 of the City of South Burlington Land Records.

Being known and designated as No. 10 Maplewood Drive, South Burlington, VT, Parcel ID # 1110-00010.

Reference is hereby had to the above mentioned deeds and the records thereof and to all former deeds and their records for a more particular description of the premises.

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Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

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at 168 -170 Lake Street, St. Albans, Vermont on April 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

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NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT FRANKLIN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 308-7-15 FRCV PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION v.

CHRISTIE L. TRAVIS AND RUSSELL S. TRAVIS OCCUPANTS OF 168 -170 LAKE STREET, ST. ALBANS, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 13, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Christie Travis and Russell S. Travis to National City Mortgage a division of National City Bank, dated May 8, 2009 and recorded in Book 232 Page 209 of the land records of the City of St. Albans, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of a merger with National City Bank dated December 31, 2008, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction

To wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Russell S. Travis and Christie L. Travis by Warranty Deed of Peter J. Harvey and Stacey M. Harvey of even date and to be recorded prior to the recording of this instrument in the City of St. Albans Land Records.

Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Peter J. Harvey and Stacey M. Harvey by Warranty Deed of Glenn Rocheleau dated May 20, 2005 and recorded in Volume 193, Pages 197 of the City of St. Albans Land Records.

Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Glenn Rocheleau by Warranty Deed of Harold R. Herbert and Constance H. Fielding, Trustees of the Gerturde Allard Hebert Revocable Trust dated May 25, 2001 and recorded in Volume 55, Pages 464-465 of the City of St. Albans Land Records.

All of the lands and premises, together with all buildings thereon, located at 170 Lake Street, in the City of St. Albans, Vermont and being all of the lands and premises conveyed to Armand Ubald Hebert (deceased) and Gertrude Allard Hebert (deceased), husband and wife, by Warranty Deed of Charles H. Allard and Constance Allard dated December 30, 1943 and recorded in Book 22, Pages 277-278 of the St. Albans City Land Records.

Reference is made to a boundary line agreement between the City of St. Albans and Gertrude A. Hebert dated January 9, 1990 and recorded in Book 72, Page 436 of the St. Albans City Land Records.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : March 20, 2017 By: /s/ Rachel K. Jones Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT FRANKLIN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 363-813 FRCV GOSHEN MORTGAGE LLC AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE FOR GDBT I TRUST 2011-1 v.

TODD A. RIVERS, MARY ELLEN GERVAIS, MARY ELLEN RIVERS AKA MARYELLEN RIVERS AND CITIBANK (S. DAKOTA), N.A. OCCUPANTS OF 1 FINN AVENUE, ST. ALBANS, VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered January 5, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Mary Ellen Gervais and Maryellen Rivers to CitiFinancial, Inc., dated November 1, 2007 and recorded in

Book 221 Page 74 of the land records of the City of St. Albans, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from CFNA Receivables (MD) Inc. F/K/A CitiFinancial, Inc. to CitiFinancial Servicing, LLC, dated December 16, 2013 and recorded in Book 265 Page 6; (2) Corrective Assignment of Mortgage from CitiFinancial Servicing, LLC to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC dated February 21, 2014 and recorded in Book 265 Page 630; (3) Assignment of Mortgage from Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC to Bayview Dispositions IIIA, LLC dated June 8, 2015 and recorded in Book 271 Page 45; (4) Assignment of Mortgage from Bayview Dispositions IIA, LLC to Goshen Mortgage, LLC dated June 8, 2015 and recorded in Book 271 Page 46; and (5) Assignment of Mortgage from Goshen Mortgage, LLC to Goshen Mortgage LLC as separate trustee for GDBT I Trust 2011-1 dated October 9, 2015 and recorded in Book 274 Page 89; all of the land records of the City of St. Albans for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1 Finn Avenue, St. Albans, Vermont on May 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF ST. ALBANS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, STATE OF VT, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN BOOK 135 PAGE 195 ID# 22035001, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT #1, ON A SURVEY ENTITLED PLAN OF SUBDIVISION DATED APRIL 4, 1969 DRAWN

BY D. GREGORY PIERCE, CHECK PHC 69-3-H2-10, SHEET 1, FILED IN VOLUME 20, PAGE 472.

BEING THE SAME FEE SIMPLE PROPERTY CONVEYED BY DEED FROM MARY ELLEN GERVAIS, WIDOW TO MARY ELLEN RIVERS and MARY ELLEN GERVAIS JOINT TENANTS, DATED 05/17/2001 RECORDED ON 05/23/2001 IN BOOK 135, PAGE 195 IN FRNAKLIN COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF VT. Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in

further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: April 6, 2017 By: /s/ Rachel K. Jones Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT FRANKLIN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 398-1014 FRCV WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST v.

JONATHAN W. KINGSTON, MONIQUE L. KINGSTON, BROWN, CAHILL, GAWNE & MILLER, P.C. AND CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A. OCCUPANTS OF 18 WALNUT STREET, ST. ALBANS, VT

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered February 16, 2017 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Jonathan W. Kingston and Monique L. Kingston to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corp. (fka Cendant Mortgage Corp) dated March 25, 2005 and recorded in Book 192 Page 101 of the land records of the City of St. Albans, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for PHH Mortgage Corp (fka Cendant Mortgage Corp) to CitiMortgage, Inc., dated February 28, 2014 and recorded in Book 265 Page 650; (2) Assignment of Mortgage from CitiMortgage, Inc., to Green Tree Servicing, LLC, dated April 22, 2014 and recorded in Book 265 Page 1057; and (3) Assignment of Mortgage from Ditech Financial, LLC, Successor by Merger to Green Tree Servicing, LLC to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, DBA Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust, dated August 4, 2016 and recorded at Book 274 Page 226, all of the land records of the City of St. Albans, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 18 Walnut Street, St. Albans, Vermont on May 10, 2017 at 11:30 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SAINT ALBANS, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF VERMONT WITH A STREET LOCATION ADDRESS OF 18 WALNUT STREET, SAINT ALBANS, VT, 05478 CURRENTLY OWNED BY JONATHAN W. KINGSTON AND MONIQUE L. KINGSTON HAVING A TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF 22088018, AND MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE VESTING DOCUMENT DATED 11/01/02, RECORDED ON 11/04/02, IN LIBER 153, PAGE 165

AND DESIGNATED AS METES AND BOUNDS PROPERTY. Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED: April 5, 2017 By: /s/ Rachel K. Jones Rachel Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT FRANKLIN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 522-1215 FRCV USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK v.

DOUGLAS C. GREIG AND KRISTEN GREIG OCCUPANTS OF 58 SNOWCREST ROAD, FAIRFAX, VT

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Amended Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered February 15, 2017 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Douglas C. Greig and Kristen Greig to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank, dated November 6, 2010 and recorded in Book 209 Page 20 of the land records of the Town of Fairfax, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for USAA Federal Savings Bank to USAA Federal Saving Bank dated April 13, 2011 and recorded in Book 244 Page 73 of the land records of the Town of Fairfax for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 58 Snowcrest Road Fairfax, Vermont on April 19, 2017 at 1:00 PM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: The land and premises subject to this Security Instrument are all of the land and premises conveyed to Douglas C. Greig and Kristen Greig by deed from Gregory A. Parker and Carol J. Parker dated June 21, 2006 and recorded on July 12, 2006 in Book 178, Page 605 of the Land Records of the Town of Fairfax, County of Franklin and State of Vermont.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 123 Lake Road, Newport, Vermont on May 5, 2017 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 3, 2016 in the above captioned The mortgagor is action brought to entitled to redeem the foreclose that certain premises at any time mortgage given by prior to the sale by payChristian Cornelius and ing the full amount due Mary Damiani-Cornelius To wit: under the mortgage, to Mortgage Electronic A parcel of land together including the costs and Registration Systems, with buildings and expenses of the sale.

Inc. solely as nominee improvements thereon Other terms to be anfor MetLife Home Loans, located at 123 Lake nounced at the sale. a division of MetLife Road and being all and Bank, N.A., dated April the same lands and DATED : March 17, 2017 8, 2009 and recorded premises conveyed in By: /S/Rachel K. Jones, in Book 197 Page 34 a Warranty Deed from Esq. of the land records of Anthony C. Tanguay Rachel K. Jones, Esq. the City of Newport, of to Joseph Cornelius Bendett and McHugh, PC which mortgage the and Kimberly Cornelius 270 Farmington Ave., Plaintiff is the present dated April 23, 2004 and Ste. 151 holder, by virtue of the recorded in Book 161 at Farmington, CT 06032 following Assignments Pages 469-470 of the of Mortgage: (1) AssignCity of Newport Land ment of Mortgage from Records.

STATE OF VERMONT Mortgage Electronic ORLEANS UNIT, CIVIL Registration Systems, Being all and the same DIVISION Inc. solely as nominee lands and premises VERMONT SUPERIOR for MetLife Home Loans, together with the buildCOURT a division of MetLife ings and improveDOCKET NO: 71-3-12 Bank, N.A. to MetLife ments thereon as were OSCV Home Loans, a Division conveyed to Christian JPMORGAN CHASE of MetLife Bank, N.A. Cornelius by Joseph BANK, NATIONAL ASdated November 2, 2011 Cornelius and Kimberly SOCIATION and recorded in Book 211 Cornelius by Warranty v.

Page 267 and (2) Assign- Deed dated June 5, 2007 CHRISTIAN CORNELIUS ment of Mortgage from and recorded in Book 185 AND MARY DAMIANIMetLife Home Loans, a at Page 397 of the City of CORNELIUS Division of MetLife Bank, Newport Land Records.

OCCUPANTS OF: 123 N.A. to JPMorgan Chase Lake Road, Newport, VT Bank, N.A. dated January Reference is hereby 24, 2013 and recorded made to the above MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE in Book 197 Page 42A-B, instruments and to the OF FORECLOSURE SALE both of the land records records and references OF REAL PROPERTY of theoperations City of Newport, contained therein in Using the enclosed math as a guide, fill the grid

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BEING THE SAME PREMISES AS CONVEYED IN DEED FROM CREATIVE CHOICES, INC., A MARYLAND CORPORATION RECORDED 06/08/1989, BOOK 29, PAGE 352 IN SAID COUNTY AND STATE. COMMONLY KNOWN

AS: 327 VT ROUTE 105, JAY, VT Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : March 27, 2017

By: /s/ Rachel K. Jones Rachel K. Jones, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 NOTICE: THE LAW FIRM OF BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY WHICH DISCHARGED THIS DEBT, THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN AGAINST PROPERTY STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 815-8-15 CNCV Quicken Loans Inc., Plaintiff v.

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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

To wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF JAY, IN THE COUNTY OF ORLEANS AND STATE OF VERMONT, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, VIZ:

BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME LANDS AND PREMISES AS WERE CONVEYED TO CREATIVE CHOICES, INC. BY ALAN L. BONNEAU BY WARRANTY DEED DATED DECEMBER 31, 1986 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 26 AT PAGES 118-120 OF THE TOWN OF JAY LAND RECORDS. SAID PORTION BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED THEREIN AS FOLLOWS:

MINUTES WEST ALONG THE BLAZED TREE LINE WHICH MARKS THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE AFORESAID LOT NO. 3 A DISTANCE OF 750.8 FEET TO A SURVEYOR’S BAR; THENCE SOUTH 08 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 11 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHERLY EDGE OF THE JAY BRANCH RIVER; THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING IN A GENERAL NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY OF THE JAY BRANCH RIVER A DISTANCE OF 1,776 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT NO, 1 AS SHOWN ON SAID SURVEY; THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING NORTH 14 DEGREES 07 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 12 FEET TO A SURVEYOR’S BAR; THENCE NORTH 14 DEGREES 07 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 227,5 FEET TO A SURVEYOR’S BAR LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE JUDITH PEPPER LOT; THENCE NORTH 114 FEET DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE PEPPER LOT A DISTANCE OF 197.8 FEET TO A CEMENT HIGHWAY MARKER LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERLY EDGE OF SAID PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING IN A GENERAL EASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG THE EDGE OF SAID PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY A DISTANCE OF 1,067.9 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID LOT NO. 2, SAID LOT CONTAINS 10.74 ACRES.”

THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LANDS AD PREMISES BEING DEPICTED AS LOT NO. 2 ON A SURVEY DRAWN AND PREPARED

BY NORBERT BLAIS FOR ALAN L. BONNEAU DATED DECEMBER 2, 1985 AND BEARING MAP NO, 262-85.

REFERENCE IS HERE MADE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEEDS AND THEIR RECORDS AND TO ALL PRIOR DEEDS AND THE RECORDS THEREOF FOR A FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS AND PREMISES HEREIN CONVEYED.

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2016 in Book 72 Page 316 of the land records of the Town of Jay, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 327 VT Route 105, Jay, Vermont on April 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

STATE OF VERMONT ORLEANS UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 79-4-16 OSCV FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION v.

LINDA M. BRADY AND MICHAEL J. BRADY OCCUPANTS OF 327 VT ROUTE 105, JAY, VT

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale.

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Quicken Loans Inc. By: Grant C. Rees, Esq. Rees & Hayes, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 16th day of March, 2017.

Date: 3/16/217 /s/ Vicki Mobbs

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON IS REQUESTING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BARTLETT BROOK CENTRAL STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Project work generally includes the construction of a gravel wetland and drainage system infrastructure, including earthwork, rip-rap, swirl separator, outlet structure, wetland plants, fencing, catch basins, collection system piping, paving, sidewalks, curbing, landscaping and other related items.

Sealed bids will be received at the South Burlington City Office located at 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT until 1:00 PM on May 8, 2017. There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid conference at 1:00 PM on April 20, 2017 at the project site (Keari Lane/Quail Run, South Burlington). Copies of the Contract Documents and Plans are available from Blueprints, Etc. (20 Farrell St, South Burlington, (802) 658-4503).

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To the creditors of late of MaryRose B. Kern late of Burlington, VT.

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The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

I have been appointed to administer this estate.

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Brent Burns a/k/a Brent D. Burns and Cristin Burns to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. dated October 30, 2013 and recorded in Volume 909, Page 289, which mortgage was assigned to Quicken Loans Inc. by an instrument dated July 28, 2015 and recorded on August 7, 2015 in Volume 939, Page 693 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 P.M. on April 18, 2017, at 323 River Road, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

To the creditors of late of Carol Martin late of Hinesburg, VT.

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STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 419-3-17CNPR In re estate of MaryRose B. Kern.

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Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex.

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TOWN OF JERICHO – PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 4444, the Jericho Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 2 at 7pm in the Jericho Town Hall, 67 VT Route 15, Jericho, Vermont, to hear public comment regarding proposed amendments to the Jericho Land Use and Development Regulations.

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to clarify the existing development review and land use regulations, meet the requirements of state planning laws (24 VSA, Chapter 117), and to comply with the 2016 Jericho Comprehensive Town Plan.

LIST OF SECTION HEADINGS: The amendments include technical corrections to the following sections: Section 2, Definitions; Section 3, Zoning Districts; Section 4, Zoning Uses; Section 5, Dimensional Standards; Section 7, General Provisions, Section 9, Regulation of Telecommunications Towers and Facilities; Section 10: Permit Review and Procedures; Section 11, General Development Standards, and Section 13, Riverside Character Based Zoning. There have been addition changes related to the addition of a definition of Green Stormwater Infrastructure, a change in the name of the Agriculture District to the Rural/Agriculture Residential District and the Rural Residential District to the Low Density Residential District, changes to the purpose of all districts but the Commercial and Village Center districts to match the purpose statement in the Town Plan, plat recording standards. The Zoning Map has been amended to reflect the changed name of the Agriculture District to the Rural/Agriculture Residential District and the Rural Residential District to the Low Density Residential District.

GEOGRAPHIC AREA AFFECTED: These amendments have the potential to affect all geographical areas of the Town.

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TEXT MAY BE EXAMINED: The complete text of the amended regulations may be found at www. jerichoVT.gov under Documents and Forms > Planning and Zoning Documents. Alternatively, a full-text copy may be examined in the Planning and Zoning office, Jericho Town Hall, 67 VT Route 15, Jericho, Vermont.

PERSON TO CONTACT: Additional information pertaining to these proposed amendments may be obtained by contacting Katherine Sonnick, Planning & Development Coordinator, at the Jericho Town Hall by emailing ksonnick@ jerichovt.gov or calling (802) 899-2287 x 103 during regular office hours.

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The Tyler Place Resort is seeking a skilled hands-on Baker/Pastry Chef for our 2017 May through September summer season. Job requires two years’ previous experience and applicant must be proficient in various aspects of baking/pastries and have a passion for good food. The pastry chef will prepare and execute scratch recipes of breads, quick breads, cookies, pastries, and desserts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a high volume environment.

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U.S. Probation Officers work for the federal court, conduct bail and presentence investigations, and supervise federal defendants released to community supervision. The minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree in an approved major with two years of specialized experience. The position is hazardous duty law enforcement with a maximum age of 37 at appointment. Prior to appointment, applicants considered for this position will undergo a full background investigation, as well as undergo a medical examination and drug screening. Starting salary range is from $48,170 to $93,831 (CL 27 to CL 28), depending on qualifications.

For further information and application instructions visit vtp.uscourts.gov/career-opportunities.

Deadline for complete applications is the close of business April 17, 2017.

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Staff Accountant VENDING ROUTE DRIVERS Burlington

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Join Champlain Housing Trust’s team in Burlington as a Staff Accountant and support the Corporate and Property Accounting functions for CHT and its Limited Partnerships. Responsibilities include maintaining general ledgers, producing financial reports, reconciling property management activity, preparing for annual audits and budgets, as well as supporting other accounting functions.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or equivalent work experience; must be detailed-oriented; possess excellent organizational skills; be proficient with computer software especially Microsoft Office; enjoy a fastpaced, team environment; and be committed to CHT’s membership based model of community controlled and permanently affordable housing.

CHT is a socially responsible employer offering competitive salary commensurate with experience and a full benefit package. Submit cover letter and resume by April 24th to Human Resources, Champlain Housing Trust, 88 King Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or hr@champlainhousingtrust.org.

DOWNTOWN RUTLAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) is seeking a full-time Executive Director to serve as chief operating officer for the organization.

The DRP is looking for a candidate who is dedicated to improving the area, forward thinking, self-motivated and energetic as well as possess a strong drive for making Downtown Rutland a vibrant place to work, live and play.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Management and Administration • Supervise small staff and oversee DRP committees • Manage the annual DRP work plan as approved by the Board, including areas of business development, marketing, specials events and streetscape.

• Financial management of the organization.

• Ensure compliance with state and federal mandates and regulations.

Leadership, Public Relations and Advocacy • Foster collaboration among various organizations within the city or state including public agencies, political leaders, individual constituents, and other community organizations.

• Nurture regular communication with diverse membership • Act as public relations representative for the media and in a variety of public contexts.

• Participate in local or statewide advocacy efforts.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: • Experience with economic and business development, urban planning, municipal services, strategic communications, marketing, and real estate economics.

Short and Long-Term Strategic Planning • Participate in long-range planning efforts to shape downtown’s growth.

• Ability to evaluate performance metrics and link to organizational performance.

• Develop and implement fundraising and sponsor development strategies.

• Provide board with regular accountability reports.

Special Events, Marketing & Promotions • Responsible for maintaining a consistent brand and vision.

• Oversee specials events, including operational logistics and regulations, staff and committee tasks, participation, vendors, entertainment, and marketing.

• Work with downtown constituents to create new promotional initiatives.

• Experience with supervisory duties • Professional interpersonal • Excellent written, oral communication communication skills & public relations skills • Experience with marketing and • Highly developed organizational, time advertising strategies management & problem-solving skills

We are looking for motivated, responsible SALARY: $45k-$50k range EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - CHT is committed to a diverse workplace and highly encourages women, persons with TO APPLY: Send cover letter and resume to Glenda Hawley, DRP Board President at ghawley@catamountradio.com by May 1, 2017. individuals. Must disabilities, Section 3 residents, and people from diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.

Downtown Rutland Partnership (DRP) is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization • rutlanddowntown.com be able to work independently, Untitled-22 1 3/30/17 12:49 3/30/17 12:53 PM 659CHT-HR-Acct-7D-01v2.indd 1 3/30/17Untitled-23 10:44 PM AM 1 possess a positive attitude, be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and have a clean driving record. We offer EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR a competitive wage Local Motion, a statewide non-profit organization with along with benefits.

Thrive Summer Program uses a mix of academic learning Apply in person or online at Farrell Vending Services 405 Pine Street Burlington, VT 05401 farrellvending.com.

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a mission to bring walking and biking within reach of all Vermonters, seeks a dynamic Executive Director to lead the organization. Founded in 1999 to reconnect the Island Line Rail Trail from Burlington to the Lake Champlain Islands, the organization’s mission has expanded to help communities across Vermont become more bicycle and pedestrian safe, inviting, and sustainable.

This full time exempt position, based in Burlington, reports to the Local Motion Board of Directors while overseeing and coordinating statewide activities within the mission of the organization. The Executive Director leads a team of twelve year round employees, many seasonal employees, and an incredible group of 200 volunteers.

Responsibilities include leading advocacy efforts for the bike and pedestrian community in Vermont; cultivating collaborative relationships with external stakeholders throughout Vermont, including the business community, local and state government, foundations and other nonprofit/ community groups; leading the implementation of the Board-approved strategic plan; fostering a supportive, creative and exciting internal work environment for staff; overseeing the management of all Local Motion programs to enhance their effectiveness, financial position, and visibility; maintaining and growing Local Motion’s funding sources; and ensuring compliance with all contractual and legal requirements.

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activities and recreational opportunities to provide school-age children (grades K – 5) in Winooski with enriching out-of-school programming.

Summer Classroom Teacher Seeking a Summer Classroom Teacher to work with support staff to manage one of our multiple classrooms (15 – 30 students), as part of The City of Winooski’s state-licensed Thrive Summer Program. Teachers will work collaboratively with the program Director to develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum. Current Vermont Elementary Teaching License or equivalent required.

Summer Program Assistant We are seeking Summer Program Assistants to work

collaboratively with the Classroom Teachers and other staff to develop and implement age-appropriate activities.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Criminal Background, Employment History and Reference check required.

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Tourism & Marketing: Director of Communications

DIRECTOR OF LIQUOR COMPLAINCE & ENFORCEMENT

JobDepartment Description: of Liquor Control

RESIDENTIAL EDUCATOR: Rock Point School, a small independent residential high school, is looking for two Residential Educators to join our team! We are looking for someone who has energy, patience, a sense of humor, and the desire to help guide young people through the challenges of transforming adolescence into adulthood.

Experienced professional sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism Are you an experienced law enforcement professional looking for a challenging and rewarding & Marketing’s public and trade relations efforts. This mission-critical position opportunity to manage a group of 14 dedicated investigators who work to enforce Vermont’s is designed to generate positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the liquor and tobacco laws? Do you have proven managerial, strategic planning and investigative national and international marketplace. The Director of Communications is skills? The Vermont Department of Liquor Control is interested in hearing from you! responsible for the development and implementation of a proactive business outreach plan consistent with thehands-on goals and mission &ofCompliance the Department The DLC is looking for a creative, Enforcement Director of to guide the Tourism andofMarketing as well maintaining consistent communications direction the compliance and as enforcement division towards efficient resource allocation via social networking tools. This position is responsible forThe allcandidate tourism media and support of our 13,000+ licensees and 6,500 gatekeepers. will oversee relations in-state and out-of-state; press release development; pitching targeted and establish work priorities for both law enforcement and administrative staff, prepare the tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development of press division’s budget, review investigative reports, recommend matters for formal enforcement familiarization and itineraries; management ofwork media lists;community and action beforetrips the 5-Member Liquor Control Board, and withcontact the regulated to support for Vermont’s international public relations initiatives.

The Director increase compliance with Vermont laws, all with the goal of increasing public safety. Formal will case also preparation collaborate Agency ofHearings, Commerce team in the forwith Boardthe Enforcement whereexecutive you will work in conjunction with development a proactive travel tradeOffice, and business recruitment a prosecutoroffrom the Attorney General’s is an important function plan. of this This position. position willinteraction report to with the Commissioner of Tourism Marketing.

Frequent field staff, including field work,&will be a key area of focus, as

This is a full-time, live-in position and includes weekend and evening hours.

Responsibilities: • Weekend and evening activities & trips • Weekend meals • Outdoor adventures • Dorm floor and other meetings • Student chores • Sports class • One-on-one advising • Communicating with parents and families when necessary • Overnight (live-in) supervision & on-call 3-4 nights/week

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well as testimony before legislative committees. This position will ensure laws, rules and

Candidates must: demonstrate strong and written skills; have a in and regulations related to the sale and serviceoral of beverage alcohol in Vermont areBA timely Public Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant work accurately updated. The position will also coordinate with our licensing and education sought to lead the Vermont Department of Tourism experience; demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. divisions to help ensure a seamless experience for licensees. Reference Job ID #621160.

nal For more information, contact Deputy Gary Kessler at: gary.kessler@vermont. d trade relations efforts.

ThisCommissioner mission-critical position Resume, writing samplesLocation: and a minimum ofStatus: three references should be gov or (802) 249-9468.

Montpelier.

Full Time-Limited.

Application positive tourism-related coverage of Vermont in the submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Deadline: April 16, 2017.

Development, OneThe National Life Drive, VT 05620-0501. is In- and out-ofal marketplace.

Director ofMontpelier, Communications state travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000.

NURSE CASEimplementation MANAGER I elopment and of a proactive business Vermont Veterans’ Home nt with The theVermont goals and mission of the Department of Veterans’ Home (VVH) has a unique opportunity for a home-based Registered as wellNurse as maintaining communications in the Burlington areaconsistent to work with discharge planners at area hospitals to screen for possible admissions to the Veterans Home in Bennington, Vermont.

You will provide ols. This position is responsible for all tourism media education on the services at the Home, conduct on-site evaluations of potential admissions ut-of-state; press targeted including providingrelease all necessarydevelopment; information to make an pitching admission decision, attend special functions/events to promote and market the facility, and participate in weekly egional and national media; development of press admission meetings. The ideal candidate will have experience in admissions (preferably long-term itineraries; management media contact lists;insurances and and VA, care); working knowledge of VA, of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial CMS, andpublic State Nursing Home Regulations.

For more information contact Al Faxon at allan. nternational relations initiatives.

The Director faxon@vermont.gov. Reference Job Posting ID #621159. Location: Home Based. Status: h the Agency of Commerce executive Temporary. Application Deadline: Open Until Filled. team in the tive travel trade and business recruitment plan. This NURSE EDUCATOR e Commissioner of Tourism & Marketing.

The ideal candidate: • Loves working with people, especially teens • Is a creative problem solver • Has patience, humor, and a driver’s license • Bachelor's degree required Use this link to apply rockpointschool.org/residential-educator.

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Vermont Veterans’ Home

We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Educator to work with the entire interdisciplinary

onstrateteam strong oralVeterans’ and written skills; havebesta practice/regulatory BA in at the Vermont Home to ensure staff receive compliance education. You will support the development and implementation of education ted field; have a minimum of five years of relevant work and training programs in the facility, ensuring mandatory educational offerings are completed e knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. as well as supporting improvement in patient care and enhancing recruitment and retention of all staff. Possession of excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills are essential. For more information, contact Patricia Crossman at patricia.crossman@ vermont.gov. Reference Job ID#620905. Location: Bennington. Status: Full Time.

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled.

es and a minimum of three references should be et, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community onal Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofTo apply, you must use the online job application at careers.vermont.gov. For questions related red. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. to your application, please contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services,

at 855-828-6700 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service). The State of Vermont offers an excellent total compensation package and is an EOE.

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$2000 sign on Bonus for LNA’s Please send resume to Allyson Sweeney at asweeney@residenceshelburnebay.com Call us to learn more (802) 985-9847 185 Pine Haven Shores Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482

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Pastor Historic First Congregational Church of Malone, NY is seeking a part-time/bi-vocational pastor. Interested candidates may submit resume to the Search Committee at: malonechurchsearch@gmail.com or P.O. Box 592, Malone, NY 12953

NURSES (RNS AND LPNS) Are you interested in joining our medical team? We are now hiring nurses (RNs and LPNs) at our Berlin, Vermont location. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and have positions open for per diem, part time and full time.

Send resumes to: recruiting@baymark.com.

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This long-term where you are a key member ourclients team. to produce Our Client Servicecareer Representatives work closely withofour and compensation in the area.... accurate payrolls utilizing various import methods including data entry, individual is looking for skilled caregiver(s) with strong boundaries, Use your proven prospecting and networking skills to drive Leave the spa conveyor belt behind— Excel worksheets, and time clock imports.

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• Paid time off transportation.

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DIRECTOR OF STUDENT We are looking for a dynamic leader who is an excellent communicator with an outgoing and engaging demeanor SUPPORT SERVICES to join our team as an Associate Dean for Workforce

Development. This role focuses on developing connections

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throughout Vermont. The position requires knowledge of We seek an energetic and academic resourcefulprograms, leader to provide administrative curriculum design, and educational andrequirements programmaticfor leadership for the federally funded TRIO/Student workforce solutions. Our ideal candidate will be constantly generating newlow contacts and Support Services program which targets income, firstreaching generation outstudents. to the workforce develop partnerships college Five years’community experience intohigher education or related and programs. field, with Master’s degree in relevant area required. Expertise in management of staff, budgets and grant projects. Flexible hours and Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline, and five statewide are required. years travel of professional experience in education, workforce development, grantthe administration andand curriculum design.

To view complete posting apply: Extensive travel throughout the state is required. ccv.edu/learn-about-ccv/employment/

To view complete posting and apply htt p:/ /ccv.edu/learn-about-ccv/employment/ CCV encourages applications from candidates who reflect our diverse student population. CCV is an EOE/ADA compliant employer; CCV encourages applications from candidates who reflect our diverse auxiliary and services areanavailable upon requestemployer; to individuals with studentaids population.

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CVAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Sales Professional

Prospecting & Sales Skills Required • Telephone Prospecting & Cold Calling Strategies • Product Service & Software Demonstration • Referral Relationship Building and Network Development • Ability to Generate Opportunities & Close Sales • Committed to Using & Leveraging CRM Tools Organizational Skills Required • Sales Territory Development & Sustaining Sales Strategies • Facility for Managing Multiple Tasks • Time Management • Prospect & Account Administration Personal Attributes for Success • Energetic, Self-Motivated, Attention to Detail, & Disciplined Work Ethic • Driven to Reach and Exceed Assigned Goals • Confident, Persistent, and Constantly Learning and Developing • Possess an Understanding of Business Needs • Effective Communicator – Verbal and Written • Professional Appearance If you have enthusiasm, a drive to succeed, and above all, enjoy selling, then a career with PayData Workforce Solutions might be the right fit for you.

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Development and Communications Manager The FUND for Lake George is a private, not-for-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting the water quality and watershed of Lake George as a world-class natural resource. The Development and Communications Manager will be a key member of a dynamic team that is passionate about Lake George and will work with the Executive Director, key trustees, and consultants in the management and continuous improvement of fund development and donor relations. Communications and outreach responsibilities include public relations, events management, and promotion of The FUND brand.

Anticipated openings: 3 Positions Available COUNTY SUPERVISOR POSITIONS: Responsibilities include: staff supervision; management of curriculum, lesson plans, child outcomes assessment, and child health and family data; file reviews; recruitment and enrollment activities; management of program budgets, resources, community partnerships, accreditation and licensing projects. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, or related field; 3 to 5 years’ relevant work experience; supervision experience. Knowledge and experience in: developmentally appropriate early childhood practice; child outcome assessment; child behavior management; curriculum planning, development and implementation. 40 hours/week, health plan and excellent benefits.

For a complete job description, please visit fundforlakegeorge.org/jobs.

Chittenden County Supervisor (2 positions): Approx. 43 weeks/year, with summer layoff.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume with salary history, and a writing sample to info@fundforlakegeorge.org.

Addison County Supervisor: Approx. 43 weeks/year during school year, with some summer hours.

Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and record-keeping; proficiency in MS Word, e-mail and internet; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated, and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to 4t-FundforLakeGeorge041217.indd 1 working with families with limited financial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks.

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Intern Opportunity

Please specify position and location, and submit resume and cover letter with three work references via email to: pbehrman@cvoeo.org. No phone calls, please.

Youth Program Coordinator & Garden Support Intern

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We are Age Well - the leading experts and advocates for the aging population of Northwestern Vermont.

Champlain Housing Trust is looking to hire a dynamic individual for a three month, part-time internship to work with youth over the summer months and provide garden support to CHT’s nine garden sites. Ideal applicants will be outgoing and flexible, have some prior experience working with youth & gardens and have a sensitivity to issues concerning traditionally disadvantaged populations.

Visit www.getahome.org/about/careers for more info.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Anna Herman at aherman@champlainhousingtrust.org.

Applications must be received before April 25.

Committed to employee wellness and work-life balance, we offer competitive pay and extensive benefits, including generous paid time off, affordable and comprehensive health, dental and vision insurances, and more!

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Job Openings at Age Well: • Associate Director of Development & Communications

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• Wellness Benefits Counselor The successful candidates will be supportive and enthusiastic voices for Age Well’s mission: to provide the support and guidance that inspires our community to embracing aging with confidence. Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience preferred.

Visit agewellvt.org/about/careers to learn more and apply.

Since 1974, we have provided Northwestern Vermonters with essential services to help them age well.

Meals on Wheels | Care Coordination | Helpline: 1-800-642-5119 Age Well is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CCSU is seeking an afternoon/evening custodian to join their team. Position is full-time, 12-month. Hours are expected to be weekdays from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM; however this is subject to change. Hours may be flexible during school vacations. Some weekend hours may be required for special events. Position pays $13.32 per hour, 8 hours per day.

Excellent benefits package available including family medical and dental insurance; life insurance; tuition reimbursement; retirement plan with up to 6% employer contribution; and paid leaves.

For consideration, please apply through schoolspring.com. Job ID: 2763579, or send a completed application to: Chittenden Central Supervisory Union, Attn: Human Resources, 51 Park Street, Essex Jct., VT 05452. EOE.

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CRANE and BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION LUNCH COOK Barkeaters Restaurant in Shelburne is looking to hire a full time lunch cook that is trustworthy, possesses a positive attitude, enjoys cooking for others and has 2 plus years of culinary experience.

Please email us your resume and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Providing Innovative Mental Health and Educational Services to Vermont’s Children & Families.

New England’s Premier special event company is seeking hardworking, enthusiastic individuals to join our team. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions starting late April/early May through November 1.

Tent Installers Event Division Driver/Warehouse Event Division Crew 2nd Shift Truck Loading Linen Division Assistant Warehouse Tent Cleaner Warehouse Chair Cleaner For detailed job descriptions please visit vttent.com/employment.

Stop by our office to fill out an application or email resume to jobs@vttent.com. EOE.

“Make a difference in the life of a child!”- NFI Vermont, a leader in specialized trauma and adolescent development, is looking to expand our team of innovators. Full-time and part-time positions available. Competitive wages, training opportunities, flexible work schedules and family oriented culture. Excellent benefits with tuition reimbursement offered for 30 or more hour employees.

Foster Parents and Respite Providers VERMONT

Make a difference in the life of a child! NFI is seeking Vermont homes to support children in need. A sense of humor, flexibility & willingness to work as a team are essential. We are also seeking weekend respite providers.

If you are a VT home in the Greater Hartford Area or in Chittenden or Franklin counties, please contact Jodie Clarke at 802-658-3924 x1028 or email jodieclarke@nafi.com.

Residential Counselor NFI HOSPITAL DIVERSION PROGRAM

The Hospital Diversion Program of NFI VT is seeking a full time Residential Counselor. Hospital Diversion provides crisis stabilization, clinical consultation, individual treatment and discharge planning in a small, safe residential setting.

Counselors provide supervision and support to youth, as well as provide a sense of safety and security. Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function well in a team atmosphere a must. B.A. in psychology or related field required. Position is full-time with a comprehensive benefits package. Please e-mail resume and cover letter to annepeterson@nafi.com.

This FT salaried position will design, code and test complex business software, analyze and collaborate on software solutions, build optimized database schemas, create object oriented designs, create quality software from design specifications.

Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Commensurate work experience and training in lieu of a college degree will be considered. Candidates must have very good working knowledge in several programming languages, can capably analyze business requirements, are able to evaluate/compare alternative solutions, and communicate findings to senior application developers and engineers. The ideal candidate is able to work on projects of all sizes with little to no supervision, is receptive to mentoring entry level application developers, and has experience working with users at all levels.

Demonstrated experience using C#, SQL, WPF and NHibernate is required along with object oriented analysis experience and requirements gathering, database design, diagramming and solid documentation skills. Must have a good working knowledge of operating systems, networks and security.

Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Apply online to jobs@cabotcheese.com or email your resume with cover letter and code sample in any language to:

Cabot Creamery Administrative Office Cabot Creamery Attn: Human Resources 193 Home Farm Way Waitsfield, VT 05673

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We are currently seeking an operator. The position requires the right individual to possess: For position details and application process, visit • Positive Attitude and Behavior jobs.plattsburgh.edu and select “View Current Openings” • Works Well with Customers and Other Employees SUNY College at Plattsburgh is a fully compliant employer committed to excellence through diversity.

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Year round, full time positions. Good wages & benefits.

Pay negotiable with experience.

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BUSINESS ADVISOR

EOE/M/F/VET/Disability Employer Apply in person at: A.C. Hathorne Co. 252 Avenue C Williston, VT 802-862-6473

Make a difference in Vermont’s small businesses!

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Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time consumer protection attorney in its Health Care & 04/19/17 Advocate Project in its Montpelier office. The position offers a unique04/12 opportunity to be a 5V 3.83” x 5.25” part of a small policy team representing the public interest and shaping health care policy in a state that is at the cutting edge of health care reform.

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RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: • Represent the public before the Green Mountain Care Board on health care related issues including health insurance rate review, hospital budget review, Accountable Care Organization budget review, certificates of need, and other regulatory matters; •

Analyze, monitor and comment on the development and implementation of federal and state laws, rules and policies relating to health care consumers;

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Make public presentations before the GMCB, other government agencies, legislators and other forums.

Community Capital of Vermont (CCVT) is a non-profit, alternative lender focused on economic and community development. Working statewide, our mission is to help small businesses, start-ups, and lower income entrepreneurs prosper through the provision of flexible business financing. CCVT’s loans are accompanied by advisory services in support of our borrowers’ long-term business success.

CCVT seeks a professional with great listening and communication skills, along with 5-7 years of experience in business ownership, management, and/or coaching to join our Business Advisory Services (BAS) group. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Business Advisor (BA) delivers borrower-specific, post-loan technical assistance. The BA works directly with borrowers, draws on personal business experience, and assists business owners in establishing sound business structures, systems, and processes. The BA encourages effective financial management; clear sales and marketing strategies; and scaled production, delivery, and operational planning, practices, and capacity. QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification, demonstrated QuickBooks experience, and/or willingness to become a QuickBooks ProAdvisor is strongly preferred. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours) with benefits.

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Applicants must have excellent written and oral communication skills and a commitment to universal access to health care. Demonstrated experience in health care policy, insurance law and public benefits is strongly preferred. Applicants must be comfortable reviewing quantitative materials and performing basic calculations. Applicants must also have a commitment to working in a participatory egalitarian management setting and have the ability to make decisions and solve problems creatively.

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Applicants must be admitted to practice law in Vermont, eligible for admission by waiver, or willing to sit for the next examination. Some in-state travel required.

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Salary is $46,298 + D.O.E. with excellent fringe benefits. Send cover letter, resume, references, and writing sample as a single PDF with the subject line “HCA Application 2017” by April 28, 2017 to Eric Avildsen, Executive Director, c/o Rose Wunrow (rwunrow@vtlegalaid.org). Visit our website for complete application instructions.

Details:

• 21 years or older • Business-related driving experience required • Weekly pay • Safety bonus plan

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building cultural competency in order to effectively serve our increasingly diverse client community. We encourage applicants to share in their cover letters how they can further this goal.

Inquire in Person Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm 322 Leroy Road Williston, VT 05495 802-651-6837

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We are looking for an amazing person to join our team. Is that you??

Email resume to As a Dining Aide, you work closely with the residents to provide 3rubytrain@gmail.com. jobs.sevendaysvt.com nutritional and tasty meals! The position also involves assisting in the preparation of foods and beverages and meal service.

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CRITERIA • Two years of experience as a receptionist/administrative clerk.

• Two years of experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Computer skills a Qualified individual should apply in person at: must.

St. Josephs Residential Care Home • Can work with little or no supervision.

243 North Prospect Street • Dependable and prompt.

• Business attire a must.

Burlington, VT 05402 • Hourly rate starts at $10 - $15 before 802-864-0623 bonuses. Increase in wages depending on skill level and competence.

• We want an organized, detail oriented, motivated “people person” to join us. Character supersedes everything.

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Adirondack Audiology Associates is seeking a part-time bookkeeper with a thorough and complete knowledge of Quickbooks and Excel to work in our office in Colchester.

This position will require approximately 25 to 30 hours per week. Duties will include A/R, A/P, payroll, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and business taxes. Our ideal candidate is efficient, qualified, self-motivated, honest and able to work in a team environment.

The University of Vermont Health Network - Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking Radiologic Technologists to join its Diagnostic Imaging team!

Opportunities are available in a variety of modalities, including X-Ray, CT and MRI, for per diem, part-time and full-time positions. The Diagnostic Imaging department serves the entire CVMC community at many of its locations, including the main hospital, Express Care, and specialized clinics. CVMC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a generous CTO offering as well as tuition reimbursement.

Please send cover letter, resume and references to alison@ adirondackaudiology.com.

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ASK-int Tag is a premier manufacturer of RFID products. At ASK, quality is always paramount and we take great pride in satisfying our customers with the very best products and services we can provide.

Currently, the following job opportunities are available at our Essex Junction, Vermont facility.

This key position will coordinate the development and execution of customer product requirements into technical data packages, including supporting technical exhibits such as “artwork” for customer RFP/RFQ/RFI proposals and quotations. The incumbent will create data files for transfer to production operations, provide verifications of data packages to customers, and will also provide technical support of varied internal software platforms.

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Seeking Nanny for Vergennes family! Up to 30 hours per week, must have car, available weekends, references required.

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Production team members will contribute an excellent work ethic and attention to detail toward the manufacture of ASK’s quality RFID products and services. Positions are currently available on 2nd and 3rd shifts with a shift differential offered. Minimum requirements for an entrylevel position on the production floor include a high school diploma or equivalent, the ability to operate different pieces of equipment and a commitment to achieving excellence in job execution.

ASK-intTag offers employees a standard benefits package which includes medical coverage and 401(k) participation after completing 60 days of satisfactory service.

To apply for either of the positions above please forward a resume with cover letter to:

ASK-int Tag, LLC Attn: Demetra Fisher, HR Mgr 1000 River Street, Mailbox 169 Essex Junction, VT 05452 or if preferred, submit a cover letter and resume by e-mail to:

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Legal Administrative Assistant The Burlington law firm of Maley and Maley, PLLC, concentrating in plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice matters, is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant. Our new team member will interact with clients and others with a high degree of professionalism; embrace technology and have proficiency with Microsoft Word; produce consistent high-quality, error-free work while constantly multitasking; be detail-oriented, organized, and able to follow step-by-step procedures but also be resourceful and capable of working independently; hold excellent editing skills; and maintain a positive attitude during stressful situations. Prior legal experience a plus but not required.

If you have a desire to learn about the law and think you would be a great addition our team, please submit your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: Heather Moreau, Firm Manager Heather@maleyandmaley.com For more information about Maley and Maley, please see our website at maleyandmaley.com

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Downtown Burlington location at VCET BTV, flexible hours and work environment.

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Who We Are: We are a client-focused, values-driven company that provides comprehensive computer technical support for companies in New England and beyond. We prioritize our clients’ needs over sales goals, and enjoy crafting long-lasting relationships with clients who trust us to manage and maintain their IT systems.

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The Vermont Judiciary is looking to fill a long term temporary position in White River Junction. 40 hours per week. $22.53 per hour with excellent benefits.

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Mansfield Hall is an innovative residential college support program for students with diverse learning needs.

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE

Seeking a person with the dynamic skill-set to supervise direct service staff, case manage and coach students, partner with parents, and build a cohesive team and strong community. The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree in social work or in a related field, have residential program experience, a background in mental health and/or educational programming, strong writing skills, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

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To apply, please send a confidential cover letter, resumes and three The Assistant Director functions in a key leadership role at Mansfield references to: Bristol Town Administrator Search, Hall and must embody the mission, vision, and values of the PO Box 249, Bristol, VT 05443. Deadline to apply is 4/24/2017. organization. The Assistant Director works closely with the Director to support the entire program, and will have direct oversight of the THE TOWN OF BRISTOL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER. Academic Department, including Academic Directors and Academic Coaches. The Assistant Director supports the operational success of Mansfield Hall’s Burlington, VT, program, ensuring seamless team 3/27/17 management and staff development, program development and 4t-TownofBristol032917.indd 1 delivery, and quality control and evaluation. The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree (special education, education, higher education, school counseling, or a related field), a strong and proven background in student life, program development, and program oversight, excellent writing and organizational skills, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

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Retail Sales Associate Tour Guides

Seeking passionate chocolate lovers to join our dynamic retail team and help us to amaze our customers! Must enjoy working with the public and care about providing customers with an exceptional experience. Prior retail, barista and food service experience a plus.

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We are seeking LPNs with a valid VT license, for all shifts.

Chemical dependency or psychiatric nursing experience a plus. Additional compensation is offered for second and third shift.

Recovery Aides

Recovery Aides are responsible for monitoring patient activities and assisting in delivery of services. These positions are entry level positions, working with adolescents and adults recovering from addiction. No prior experience necessary. Knowledge of recovery is a plus.

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Valley Vista offers a competitive compensation and benefit package, tuition reimbursement, as well as paid trainings.

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Supervisor II – First Call for Chittenden County Join First Call for Chittenden County, Howard Center's newly integrated crisis program, as a Supervisor II. The Supervisor II position has a Sunday through Thursday schedule (daytime hours) and assists in the daily operations and oversight of the program. This includes internal and external training, direct clinical service, community relations, shift coverage, assisting with triaging and resource utilization, and direct staff supervision. Master's degree, experience and license required. Job ID# 3815

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Building Cleaning Services Technician Seeking candidate to perform a variety of cleaning activities and ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards. Must have valid driver’s license and transportation. Full time. Benefits eligible. Job ID# 3841

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Sub-Registered Nurse – Medication Assisted Treatment Program Seeking a registered nurse to cover vacancies. Our nurses are responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all nursing dispensary operations. Must have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills plus strong interpersonal and communication skills. Job ID# 3677

Substance Abuse Clinical Care Coordinator Seeking individual to provide care coordination for clients receiving buprenorphine treatment through the new Pine Street Counseling Spoke, ensuring clients receive coordinated care addressing Home Health Services. Full time. Benefits eligible. Master's required. Must have LADC or LCMHC or LICSW. Job ID# 3851

Director of Operations Seeking individual responsible for the effective and efficient management of a 950-plus-patient Opioid Treatment Program ("hub"). Candidate will oversee accreditation, policy and procedure, and will adhere to all applicable federal, state and agency rules and regulations. The successful candidate will have experience leading and motivating a team of people, be organized, self-starting, able to manage projects independently, and will have navigated systems within and between organizations. Full time. Benefits eligible. Job ID# 3829

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.

For more information, please visit howardcentercareers.org.

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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS Join the UVM Career Center’s leadership team in cultivating relationships with employers, faculty and staff to expand student and employer engagement.

Develop programs and services (e.g.: career fairs, job shadowing, on-campus interviewing) that foster an inclusive environment while promoting career preparation. Supervise two full-time staff. Master’s degree in related field plus 3-5 years of experience (or equivalent) required. Seeking collaborative and efficient candidates with event planning and information management skills.

B2B CUSTOMER SERVICE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES OUR B2B CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM IS EXPANDING Join a collaborative team to execute and lead order fulfillment activities for B2B customers at Keurig Green Mountain

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Residential group home is seeking individuals to work with adolescent girls in a treatment program. Must be confident, motivated and have some experience working with kids.

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Training provided. BC/ BS and Delta Dental benefits as well as paid time off. Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to have a background check.

Please send resumes to blaire.orc@gmail.com, suzannesmith1263@ gmail.com or 111 Bliss Road, Montpelier, VT, 05602.

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YARD FOREMAN Curtis Lumber Company is looking to fill a Yard Foreman position at our Williston, VT location. The person in this position will work closely with the Branch Manager and will be responsible to oversee all Yard Operations and Personnel. The ideal candidate would possess: •

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Curtis Lumber Co. is one of the 40 largest and fastest growing building materials companies in the country and is committed to delivering top-notch service. Curtis Lumber Co. offers competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Please fill out an online application on our employment page at curtislumber.com, visit our Williston Store or send your resume to employment@curtislumber.com.

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Town Manager WILMINGTON, VERMONT

MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSTS

The Town of Wilmington, Vermont, seeks a collaborative and energetic leader for the position of town manager. Wilmington (pop. 1875) is a rural community with more than 1,600 vacation homes, significantly increasing the population seasonally and on weekends.

Fletcher/CSI is seeking Market Research Analysts to join our team. Fletcher/CSI consults for global clients in the Life Science, Technology, and Financial Services markets, supporting and advising some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world. We offer a collaborative and flexible work atmosphere with a healthy work/life balance. Analysts work in project teams and conduct primary and secondary research and analysis and interface directly with clients. BA/ BS required along with MS Excel and PPT experience and the ability to conduct phone and in-person interviews. If you have a desire to work in a fun, fast paced environment, travel the world, and work on cutting edge initiatives, send a cover letter and resume to info@fletchercsi.com

The manager reports to a five-member selectboard and is responsible for the daily operations of the town. He or she administers a $4.5 million operating budget.

A detailed description is located here: http://wilmingtonvermont.us/government/town-manager/ Bachelor’s degree is required (Master’s preferred). Previous experience in municipal government is desired. The hiring range is $65,000 to $73,000 with an excellent benefit package.

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Accounts Receivable Clerk 20-25 hours per week DUTIES INCLUDE: • Managing customer accounts

Please apply with a cover letter, resume, and three references via email to municipal.recruitment@vlct.org, subjectline, “Wilmington.”

• Managing payment terms

Deadline to apply is: May 5, 2017. EOE.

• Posting invoices • Posting payments and payment collections

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Assistant to Director of Curriculum

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n the day before Passover in 2011, Charlie Emers was rushing to get ready for his holiday dinner guests when he found himself staring at an empty grocery shelf where the matzo should have been. The store had sold out. “Now what?” Emers recalls wondering. Then the owner of Patchwork Farm & Bakery in East Hardwick had a brainstorm: “Well, I am a baker, so I can probably figure this out.”

At the time, Emers had already been baking bread commercially for a decade in a two-story former vegetable storage barn located next to his home. But to celebrate the eight-day annual Jewish Passover, the baker needed to cut out a key ingredient — yeast.

By forgoing “the staff of life” — leavened bread — observers pay tribute to the Jews who fled Egypt thousands of years ago. According to Exodus, they left in such haste that their bread had no time to rise and was baked flat by the sun’s heat as they traveled, producing the first matzo.

To make his own first batch, Emers recalls, he rummaged through cookbooks and found a basic flour and water recipe for unleavened bread. “It was OK,” he says of the make-do effort he baked and served that Passover, “but not great.”

Six years later, 55-year-old Emers is baking his 11-ounce packages of Everyday Matzoh twice a week, all year long, and delivering them to food co-ops and specialty stores throughout Vermont.

His matzo production has doubled over the past three years, he says. It’s one of his top-selling products and can be found at such retailers as City Market/ Onion River Co-op in Burlington, Healthy Living Market & Café in South Burlington, Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier and Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Mass. Emers has shipped his matzo to Chicago, Japan, Texas and Alaska. Closer to home, it appears on cheese plates at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro and Lost Nation Brewing in Morrisville.

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Emers isn’t the only Vermont matzo baker cooking up a storm for Passover.

Down in Middletown Springs, Naga Bakehouse produces its Vermatzah for markets as far away as California. The two bakeries share an interest in ancient grains: Vermatzah is made using local wheat and emmer, a 14,000-year-old wheat species native to Iran.

Inspired by his last-minute matzo, Emers (no connection to emmer) began to research ingredients that might have been used in the original version. While he wasn’t able to find definitive answers, he says, he invented a recipe. His Everyday Matzoh contains rye, spelt — a grain almost as ancient as emmer — and three kinds of seeds: flax, sunflower and sesame.

Unlike boxed matzo, which comes in rectangular sheets with stamped perforations, Emers’ version is “ovalesque and rough around the edges — probably like what the first matzo looked like,” he says.

With the Passover holiday starting on the evening of April 10, Seven Days visited Emers’ bakery to see how the man with SOURDH (for “sourdough”) on his van’s license plate concocts his only yeast-free product.

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To maximize efficiency, part-time employees produce 30 different varieties of bread, Emers premixes his dry ingreincluding baguette, bialy, dients in tubs. Jacquelina gets knish, ciabatta and pita, baking another batch of dough under as many as 600 loaves a week way in the mixer, while Tondu and frequently relying on the operates the divider and feeds wood-fired Smaug. His matzo, the dough patties through the however, is almost exclusively sheeter. Then she arranges the baked in the Master Cylinder, raw matzo on trays. Jacquelina which has a larger holding uses a peel (which looks like capacity. an oar with a squarish paddle) “It’s not just for Passover; to insert the matzos into the that’s why we called it 400-degree oven and extricate Everyday Matzoh,” says Emers them to cool on racks. All of of his interpretation of the this activity — from bins of holiday staple. The substantial, dry ingredients to hot matzo nutty-tasting crackers have — transpires in less than 15 earned him a following, as well minutes. as occasional awkward interacEmers calls his bakery tions. At a Hunger Mountain career “an accident that Co-op Food and Wellness Fair worked out.” Born in Rhode in Montpelier last fall, he says, Island, he came to Vermont CHARLIE a woman told him, “It’s not real E ME RS in 1981 to study art at Johnson matzo.” Her reasoning: “It has State College and, except for a extra ingredients.” six-year stint in Massachusetts, Emers recalls a recent conversahas lived here ever since. tion with a rabbi who asked him, “Is In Vermont, Emers spent three it kosher?”

When he said no, the rabbi decades working jobs that, he reflects, familiarized him with the movements of clarified, “Is it kosher for Passover?”

“All the ingredients are kosher,” being a baker: hefting bags of raw materiEmers says he explained. “But our als, mixing substances and carrying finkitchen is not. So, no.’ ished products on trays. At G. Scatchard Though Emers has considered Lamps (then based in Underhill), those kosher certification for his bakery, the bags contained clay that he turned into $2,000 annual fee is prohibitive, he lamp bases. At Riverside Farm in East says.

High costs are also one reason he Hardwick, where he began working doesn’t pursue organic certification for in 1990, he schlepped ingredients for his bread, even though he uses organic potting soils, cubed them with a soilingredients. blocking machine and carried them to Recently, Emers says, another the greenhouse. customer complained of Everyday In 1995, Emers bought a few acres Matzoh, “It tastes too good.” Why the from his employer. After briefly operbackhanded compliment? “You’re supating a market garden, he built a brick posed to suffer for Passover; eating oven that he named Smaug after his matzo is supposed to be a hardship,” favorite dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Emers explains. Ultimately, he notes, Hobbit. Later, he acquired a deck oven the conflicted customer resolved his that he called the Master Cylinder after quandary, saying, “I’m going to eat it a robot antagonist in the 1960s-era TV anyway.” m cartoon “Felix the Cat.” Since then, Emers has been lugging bags of flour, mixing dough and car- INFO rying trays of loaves. He and his three Learn more via patchworkbake@hotmail.com.

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DE-CARCERATE VERMONT: Locals join Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform and Rights & Democracy to share stories of the criminal justice system and take steps to end unnecessary incarceration. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 863-2345.

TOXIC WHITENESS DISCUSSION GROUP: Peace & Justice Center representatives facilitate a conversation on the harmful effects of white supremacy on communities and individuals. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

WHITE FRAGILITY TALK: Attendees take steps to stay involved in conversations about racism, even when they become uncomfortable. McCarthy Arts Center Gallery, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

art

ART AUCTION: Silent bidders battle over paintings, drawings, photography, pottery, glass, wood and textiles to benefit Cathedral Square Senior Living.

Live jazz and a cash bar keep attendees in a giving mood. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-2224.

business

FUNDAMENTAL SELLING SKILLS: Learn how to build relationships, the importance of follow-up and more at this empowering workshop. Center for Women & Enterprise, Burlington, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $20; preregister. Info, 391-4872.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS EVERYDAY HEROES AWARDS: Community leaders honor individuals who have displayed extraordinary acts of courage and compassion.

Funds raised support local American Red Cross programs. Sheraton Burlington Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Info, 660-9130, ext. 107.

COFFEE HOUR: Friends, neighbors and American Association of Retired Persons Vermont volunteers catch up on upcoming activities and issues facing older adults. New Moon Café, Burlington, 9-10 a.m.

Free. Info, 951-1313.

COMMUNITY DINNER: Diners get to know their neighbors over Vietnamese fare while learning about Winooski Family Center programs. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-4565.

COMMUNITY SUPPER: A scrumptious spread connects friends and neighbors. Bring a dessert to share. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 5-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 300.

conferences

GENSLER SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL ARENA: The theme “Sex and the State: Feminist Responses and Resistance” threads through lectures, discussions and workshops. Middlebury College. Free. Info, 443-5937.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needleand-thread enthusiasts fine-tune their techniques. Living/Dining Room, Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free for first-timers; bring a bag lunch. Info, 372-4255.

KNITTING & MORE: FOUR NEEDLE TUBE SOCKS: Needleworkers of all skill levels pick up new techniques while working on projects. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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DANCE MASTER CLASS: Participants in Ellen Smith Ahern’s contemporary workshop engage in a rigorous warm-up, playful phrase material and structured improvisations. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 443-3168.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-8300.

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The Haitian music collective Lakou Mizik is an example of beauty rising from the ashes. In the wake of the island’s destructive 2010 earthquake, musician Steeve Valcourt, singer Jonas Attis and American producer Zach Niles assembled a group of top-notch players, ranging from the well established to up-and-coming talent. Banding together through voice, horn, drums, guitar and accordion, the multigenerational group aims to spread a message of pride, strength and hope to fellow Haitians and listeners around the world.

Upbeat numbers from its 2016 album Wa Di Yo lift spirits at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater. Local Latin-jazz ensemble Mogani open.

LAKOU MIZIK Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m., at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $15. Info, 382-9222. townhalltheater.org

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POULTNEY EARTH FAIR: More than 60 exhibitors with interactive demos and activities celebrate the environment and local community. Poultney High School, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8197.

WASTE WARRIOR TRAINING: Eco-minded individuals complete this interactive orientation with a team of friendly operatives that brings recycling and composting to Chittenden County events. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8111.

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CATWALK FOR WATER: Music, fashion and hair with flair drive this benefit for environmental organizations. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10-15. Info, 540-0406.

ONE-ON-ONE GENEALOGY HELP: Folks familiar with family-tree fact-finding take their research to the next level with individualized help. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 1:30-4 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, 985-5124.

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COMMUNITY MEAL: Diners dig into a hot lunch.

United Church of Johnson, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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ANDREW FORSTHOEFEL Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m., at Norwich Bookstore.

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Do a quick Google search of the phrase “baby animals,” and you’ll be rewarded with Twitter accounts, YouTube videos and page after page of images dedicated to cute, cuddly creatures. It’s no surprise that Billings Farm & Museum’s Baby Farm Animal Celebration is the historical and agricultural center’s most popular event of the year. The young and the young at heart come face-to-face with wideeyed calves, little lambs, and fluffy chicks, ducklings and goslings while learning about their care, diet and growth. Kids’ crafts, heirloom seeds and horsedrawn wagon rides make for a full day of farm-fresh fun.

BABY FARM ANIMAL CELEBRATION Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Regular admission, $4-15; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355. billingsfarm.org

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read “Walking to Listen,” the environmental studies major hoofed it from Chadds Ford, Penn., to Appalachia to the Mojave Desert and beyond, lending an ear to anyone with a story. Now based in Northampton, Mass., Forsthoefel appears at the Norwich Bookstore on the heels of his newly released memoir, Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time.

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Fiery flavors are on the menu at the fifth annual Queen City Chili Cook-Off. For one mouthwatering afternoon, Burlington nightclub Nectar’s transforms into an all-ages comfortfood tasting room as chefs set up their slow cookers and dish out samples of the one-pot meal. Attendees, along with a panel of judges, weigh in on their favorite recipes, and prizes reward the top culinary competitors in categories such as people’s choice, most creative and best overall. Live bluegrass tunes by the Tenderbellies top off this spicy soirée supporting the Burlington Fire Fighters Association.

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COMMUNITY NIGHT: Diners dig in for a cause at an evening benefiting Passion 4 Paws. Partial proceeds are donated. Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, 4:30-9:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 448-3070.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: Local products — think veggies, breads, pastries, cheeses, wines, syrups, jewelry, crafts and beauty supplies — draw shoppers to a diversified bazaar. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 342-4727.

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

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ENDURANCE & NUTRITION: Alternative Roots Wellness Center’s Akshata Nayak teaches athletes to augment training plans with healthy eating. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $510; preregister. Info, 861-9753.

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Guided practice and group conversation with Yushin Sola cultivate well-being. Railyard Apothecary and Yoga Studio, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $14. Info, 299-9531.

EVERY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE TAI CHI: Beginners and longtime practitioners alike improve balance, posture and coordination through the Chinese martial art. Ascension Lutheran Church, South Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Donations. Info, 862-8866.

GENTLE TAI CHI: Madeleine Piat-Landolt guides students in a sequence of poses with an emphasis on relaxation and alignment. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Students get pumped with an interval-style workout that boosts muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, agility, balance and coordination. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees absorb Buddhist principles and practices. Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free.

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NIA WITH LINDA: Eclectic music and movements drawn from healing, martial and dance arts propel an animated barefoot workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $14; free for first-timers.

Info, 372-1721.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: Folks in recovery and their families enrich mind, body and spirit in an all-levels class. All props are provided; wear loose clothing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

TAI CHI CLASS: Folks renew body, mind and spirit by learning Yang-style long-form postures, qigong, partner practice and yin/yang principles. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15. Info, 453-3690.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT NURSING STUDENT VISITS: Presentations on different types of healthy lifestyles promote well-being. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUND BATH: Draw in the good vibrations of gongs, bowls and didgeridoos — a relaxing sonic massage to get you through the week. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. $15. Info, 510-697-7790.

YOGA NIDRA: THE YOGA OF DEEP RELAXATION: Savitri Devi Dasi leads students into a state of deep meditation, which brings profound calmness, quietness and relaxation. Bring a blanket and something comfortable to lie on. Cavendish Gallery, Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 206-557-9850.

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BOOK DISCUSSIONS FOR HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS: Grouped by age, youngsters chat about celebrated titles. Call for details. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

GIGI PRIEBE AUTHOR VISIT: Little lit lovers come face-to-face with the writer of the The Adventures of Henry Whiskers children’s series. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

KIDS’ DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Experienced and novice players take on challenges to defeat enemies in this pen-and-paper role-playing game.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, jmuse@colchestervt.gov.

LEGO CHALLENGE: Kids tackle construction tasks with colorful blocks. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1391.

RICHMOND STORY TIME: Lit lovers ages 2 through 5 are introduced to the wonderful world of reading.

Richmond Free Library, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

SCIENCE STORY TIME: MUD: Stories and crafts celebrate Vermont’s messiest season. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.

Regular admission, $13.50-16.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: Engrossing plots unfold into fun activities for tots up to age 6. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: Wee ones get the wiggles and giggles out with Ms. Liza. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970.

TODDLER TIME: With activities ranging from Legos and Play-Doh to stories and snacks, little ones and their caregivers find plenty of ways to play. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 745-1391.

YOGA FOR KIDS: Yogis ages 2 through 5 strike a pose to explore breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

YOUNG WRITERS & STORYTELLERS: Kindergartners through fifth graders practice crafting narratives.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Students build a foundation in reading, speaking and writing.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-7211.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar mastery. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Learners take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: Hola!

Language lovers perfect their fluency. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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PANEL DISCUSSION: A conversation focuses on disability and ableism in the LGBTQ+ community.

Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

music

‘PETER FRAMPTON RAW: AN ACOUSTIC TOUR’: Stripped-down versions of top hits delight lovers of classic rock. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $46-110. Info, 775-0903.

PIANO RECITAL: Students of Diana Fanning tickle the ivories. Robison Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

SONG CIRCLE & CIRCLE SONGS: Heidi Wilson leads an evening of vocal expression using the Rise Up Singing songbook. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45-8:15 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

seminars

LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S FOR EARLY-STAGE CAREGIVERS: Professionals share strategies for safe, effective and comfortable care. University of Vermont Medical Center Memory Program, Colchester, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-272-3900.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8:15-9:30 p.m. $3; preregister at meetup. com. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: CHAPTER FOCUS: Folks give feedback on selections of up to 40 pages penned

by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

WILLIAM E. COLBY MILITARY WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM: Author presentations, a book signing and a panel discussion salute influential writers on current affairs and military history. Norwich University, Northfield, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free for most events; $50 for Meet the Authors dinner; preregister. Info, 485-2965.

talks

GLENN ANDRES: In the special First Wednesdays series talk “Building for a Guided Age,” the architecture professor explores how the United States positioned itself on the world stage for architecture at the turn of the 20th century.

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6955.

JENNIFER DICKINSON: From cups and bottles to serving utensils and decoraFR I .1 RN 4| tive items, the associate profesBU MU SH SIC WA | B ÉL sor explores what lessons vessels A FLECK & ABIGAIL have to offer in “Drinking Cultures.”

Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, noon. Regular admission, $3-10; free for members, faculty, staff, students and kids 6 and under. Info, 656-0750. activism

WRITING CIRCLE: Prompts lead into a 30-minute free write and sharing opportunities without judgment.

The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

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SUSAN ABBOTT: In “A Walk Across Spain,” the artist takes listeners on a virtual journey on the historic Camino Francés via photographs, stories and visual art inspired by her trek. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

RUSSELL BENNETT: What goes into planning a temporary city for 50 to 100,000 attendees? The guest speaker answers this and other questions in an overview of the role of art and design in creating successful music festivals. Joslin Memorial Library, Waitsfield, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 496-4205.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Electronics novices develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon & 1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955.

‘THE CASE FOR OPEN BORDERS’: The International Socialist Organization hosts a discussion with author and activist Todd Chretien on defending immigrant communities from President Trump’s policies. Lafayette Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 490-3875.

FREE TRADE VS. FAIR TRADE: A presentation and discussion delve into the effects of policies and practices of globalization. Orientation for new PJC volunteers follows. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 863-2345.

MOTHER UP! MONTHLY MEET-UP: Families discuss the realities of climate change and what that means on a local level. A vegetarian meal and childcare are provided. First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 999-2820.

TECHNOLOGY NIGHT: Vermont Technical College’s Ken Bernard elucidates the way a network communicates. Bring your own device. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM MEETING: Socially conscious ladies convene to discuss upcoming programs and community-related topics. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4929.

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OPEN STUDIO: Friends new and old convene for a creative session. Expressive Arts Burlington, 12:302:30 p.m. $15. Info, 343-8172.

‘OUT OF OUR FATHER’S HOUSE’: A cast and crew of community volunteers stages a moving play drawn from the diaries, journals and letters of various women. Bliss Room, Saint Albans Museum, St. Albans, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-7933.

FIGURE DRAWING: Artists bearing their own supplies drop in for an all-levels sketching session.

Karma Bird House Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10; cash only. Info, 864-3840.

‘BLOGGING THE MADWOMAN: EMILY DICKINSON IN THE 21ST CENTURY’: Brandon Mazur offers two critical views of several poems, pulling from blogger Susan Kornfeld and Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar’s 1979 book The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the NineteenthCentury Literary Imagination. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1393.

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LUNCHTIME POETRY READINGS: An open micstyle event allows writers to recite their own poems, works by others or just listen. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 745-1392.

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: Area residents chew the fat over the values of space and community growth.

The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

STATEHOUSE STORYTELLING: The Farmers Night Concert Series continues with firsthand accounts told by journalists and political figures. House Chamber, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228.

TED LEVIN: The scaled species takes center stage in a lecture on the naturalist’s book America’s Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake.

Lyndon State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 626-6413.

UU BOOK CLUB: Avid readers bring their favorite page-turners for a cover-to-cover conversation.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

NEWBERRY MARKET: Shoppers browse specialty foods, clothing, pottery, décor, collectibles and more at a weekly indoor bazaar. Newberry Market, White River Junction, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 299-0212.

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GENSLER SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL ARENA: See WED.12.

dance

FOR REAL WOMEN SERIES WITH BELINDA: GIT UR FREAK ON: R&B and calypso-dancehall music is the soundtrack to an empowering sensual dance session aimed at confronting body shaming. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15. Info, bestirredfitness@ gmail.com.

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‘LONG GONE’: Visiting lecturer Lida Winfield and collaborator Ellen Smith Ahren offer excerpts of their duet of dance and spoken word during a talk and demonstration. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: DROP-IN: Teens and adults create, connect, heal and grow through self-guided movement and art set to music. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20; free for first-timers. Info, 343-8172.

POSTNATAL SELF-EMPOWERMENT: Mothers and babes-in-arms circle up for a reflective session centered on embracing one’s self and family amid the chaos of daily life. Prenatal Method Studio, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. $10-20. Info, 829-0211.

TROPICAL FISH CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: Speakers ranging from local hobbyists to nationally known aquarium aficionados share their expertise.

Essex Junction VFW Post, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8716.

film

‘HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT ‘: Filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson reflect on François Truffaut’s 1966 book about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. A discussion follows.

Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 603-646-2422.

‘NATIONAL BIRD’: A 2016 documentary turns the lens toward three whistleblowers who spoke up about the United States’ drone program. The Art House, Craftsbury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

REEL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL: Water-based adventures from around the world captivate viewers during this cinematic celebration of paddle sports.

Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, 7:45-10 p.m. $12-15. Info, 496-2285.

‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: SAMURAI COP’: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett offer wisecracking commentary on the 1991 b-level action movie. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 8 p.m. $14. Info, 660-9300.

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL: Environmental and adventure films feature stunning scenery and diverse examples of stewardship. Local fare and a silent auction complete this fundraiser for the Vermont Natural Resources Council. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. $12-20. Info, 223-2328, ext. 121.

BITES FOR BYTES: Locally sourced fare is on the menu at a dinner and silent auction benefiting Technology for Tomorrow. bevo Catering, Colchester, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $40; cash bar. Info, 448-0595.

UVM MEDICAL CENTER FARMERS MARKET: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. Davis Concourse, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 847-5823.

CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate!

Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponents’ kings. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 324-1143.

health & fitness

AIKIDO: A MODERN MARTIAL ART: Audience members can take part in simple exercises when instructor Linda White demonstrates this nonviolent activity as part of the One World Library Project. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

GUIDED PARTNER THAI YOGA BODYWORK: Lori Flower of Karmic Connection teaches techniques for relaxation and rejuvenation. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

KARMA KLASS: DONATION-BASED YOGA FOR A CAUSE: Active bodies hit the mat to support local nonprofits. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Donations. Info, 540-0186.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: A peaceful, guided meditation helps participants achieve a sense of stability and calm. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 777-8602.

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TAI CHI: Experienced fitness teacher Denise Ricker leads participants in the slow martial art passed down through generations. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Free; preregister.

Info, pdricker@comcast.net.

YOGA: A Sangha Studio instructor guides students who are in recovery toward achieving inner tranquility. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5-6 p.m.

Free. Info, 448-4262.

holidays

CHOCOLATE EGG NEST COOKIES: Participants whip up sweet treats to tempt friends and family during Easter celebrations. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

kids

BABY & TODDLER PLAYGROUP: Parents connect while kids up to age 3 enjoy toys, stories, challah and juice. Social Hall, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, grace@ohavizedek.org.

FAIRY CRAFT AFTERNOON: Tots tap into their creativity when constructing items inspired by woodland pixies. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 3:15-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-5124.

LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

MUSICAL STORY TIME: Little ones keep the beat with rhythm instruments while Inger Dybfest strums the guitar. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.

READ TO ARCHIE: Budding bookworms join a friendly therapy dog for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

language

BEGINNER-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Basic communication skills are on the agenda at a guided lesson. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20.

Info, 324-1757.

GRADUATE EDUCATION SUMMER INCENTIVE First course at regular rate of $590 per credit. $150 discount per credit on all additional courses.

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LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: FRENCH: Bag lunches in hand, attendees brush up on their linguistic abilities. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

lgbtq

ROBYN OCHS: The award-winning activist and editor of the anthology Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World speaks as part of JSC Pride Week. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356.

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CHAIR YOGA: Yogis limber up with modified poses. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 316-1510.

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, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

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POKÉMON LEAGUE: I choose you, Pikachu! Players of the trading-card game earn weekly and monthly prizes in a fun, friendly environment where newbies can be coached by league leaders. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0498.

CORNWALL FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Interval training helps participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department, 9-10 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160.

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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice with 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.

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calendar CHOIR REHEARSAL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: Vocalists unite in song in preparation for a late-April recital kicking off the Building a World Beyond War: What Will It Take? conference. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 607-348-7843.

GEORGE MATTHEW JR.: St. Stephen’s Lenten Concert Series continues with the organist playing works by Philip G. Kreckel, Jeanne Demessieux, Paul J. Sifler and Kevin Uppercue. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Middlebury, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7200.

connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8011.

faces as they dance, sing and tell jokes. Woodstock Elementary School, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 457-2522.

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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.

NONFICTION BOOK GROUP: Readers connect to text during a discussion of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

POETRY READING: The Poets of MSAC share creative works of verse on a variety of topics.

Refreshments are provided. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1:30-3 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.

‘SHAKE YOUR WINDOWS AND RATTLE YOUR WALLS: THE PROTEST POETRY OF BOB DYLAN’: Former high school English teacher Amy Herrick leads a workshop focused on the Nobel Prizewinner’s literary style.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

NOONTIME CONCERTS: Music lovers munch on bag lunches while reveling in choral works for Lent. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, noon-12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3631.

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SONGWRITING WORKSHOP: Seth Cronin guides Burlington Writers Workshop musicians and singers in structuring original strains. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

STEFON HARRIS: Mallets in hand, the San Francisco Jazz Collective member plays vibraphone and marimba in a rare solo performance.

University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5-30. Info, 656-4455.

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TEN STRINGS AND A GOAT SKIN: The bilingual fusion trio treats listeners to a repertoire of Irish, Acadian, French and original music. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 760-4634.

TREVOR WHITE: The student musician picks up the flute and clarinet for his senior woodwind recital. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2472.

talks

KATHLEEN BRINEGAR: The associate professor of education reflects on her research in “Culture, Power and Difference in the Middle Grades.”

Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356.

VERMONT COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS AMBASSADOR SERIES: ‘THE UNITED STATES AND A REGION IN CONFLICT: ON TURKEY, SYRIA, IRAQ AND THE KURDS’: Former U.S. ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is one of several panelists to share his expertise during a moderated discussion. Perry Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, vcwa@vermont.org.

tech

TECH SUPPORT: Need an email account? Want to enjoy ebooks? Bring your phone, tablet or laptop to a weekly help session. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291, ext. 302.

theater

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: Audience members are invited onstage to compete in a fictional spelling bee alongside a cast of quirky kids in this comedy presented by Middlebury College Musical Players. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury 8 p.m. $6-14. Info, 443-6433.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a broadcast production of Shakespeare’s comedy about love, assumed identities and the hilarious intersection of the two.

WILLIAM E. COLBY MILITARY WRITERS’ SYMPOSIUM: See WED.12, 9:25 a.m.

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PEACE VIGIL: Friends and neighbors come together, bringing along their signs and their hearts.

Top of Church St., Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-1731.

business

UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL & BUSINESS BRANDING: Enterprisers learn to make their mark with their online presence. Center for Women & Enterprise, Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 391-4872.

community

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.

conferences

DESIGN-BUILD SYMPOSIUM: A series of brief presentations paves the way for a roundtable discussion delving into the challenges and opportunities of this experiential approach to architecture.

Chaplin Hall Gallery, Northfield, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2620.

GENSLER SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL ARENA: See WED.12.

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MAGGIE’S FIBER FRIDAY FOR ADULTS: Veteran knitter Maggie Loftus facilitates an informal gathering of crafters. Main Reading Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6maggie2@myfairpoint.net.

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BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Learn new moves with Ballroom Nights, then join others in a dance social featuring the waltz, tango and more. Singles, couples and beginners are welcome. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance social, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-14; $8 for dance only. Info, 862-2269.

CHRISTAL BROWN: Boxing meets hip-hop and modern dance in The Opulence of Integrity, a work inspired by the life of Muhammad Ali. Casella Theater, Castleton University, 7-9 p.m. $12-18. Info, 468-1373.

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant motions with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspire divine

AARP TAX HELP: Professionals offer advice and answer questions as Tax Day approaches. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 658-3585.

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‘THE IS IT THE END? THE FILM CRITIC MICHAEL ALTHEN’: Dominik Graf pays homage to the renowned reviewer with an essay film featuring photos, movie clips and interviews. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.12, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

ACUDETOX: Attendees in recovery undergo acupuncture to the ear to propel detoxification. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

BONE BUILDERS: See WED.12, 7:30 a.m.

FITNESS FLOW YOGA: All types of athletes can build strength, increase flexibility and prevent injuries with a moderate-to-vigorous vinyasa flow.

Colchester Health & Fitness, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $15; free for members. Info, 860-1010.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.12.

YOGA DANCE: Participants leave their mats at home for an energizing class combining yogic elements of meditation and stretching with free-flowing movement. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 448-4262.

kids

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.

ANIME CLUB: Konnichiwa! Fans of the Japanese cartoon style geek out over shows, kawaii crafts and tasty treats. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

BABY FARM ANIMAL CELEBRATION: Visitors fawn over little lambs, fluffy chicks and wide-eyed calves.

Horse-drawn wagon rides and themed activities add to the fun. See calendar spotlight. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $4-15; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

BIG & MESSY — ART SPACE: Process, not product, is the focus of this parent-child creative session with open-ended art stations. River Arts, Morrisville, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 888-1261.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Imaginative gamers in grades 6 and up exercise their problem-solving skills in battles and adventures. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

EARLY-BIRD MATH STORY TIME: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics.

Community Room, Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.

STORY TIME: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers drop in for books, rhymes, songs and activities.

Winooski Memorial Library, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 655-6424.

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LES CLOWNS CABARET: Performers from Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal inspire riotous laughter during a spectacle presented by the School of Clown and Comedy and Savage Clown.

Café Cléopatra, Montréal, 8 p.m.-12:45 a.m. $20.

Info, 514-966-4484.

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BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN: Fingers fly when the first couple of clawhammer bring banjodriven tunes to the stage. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $15-75. Info, 728-6464.

CONCERT OF PASSION MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAY: Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, Sheerya Shivers, Jack DesBois and the St. Stephen’s Choir lift their voices in works by Bach. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Middlebury, 7-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7200.

JAMIE LEE THURSTON: The Brick Church Music Series gets a dose of Nashville when the country singer serves up an intimate acoustic performance. Williston Old Brick Church, 7-9 p.m. $15. Info, 764-1141.

THE OCTET: A string quartet and four solo voices hit all the right notes in Haydn’s “The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross.” United Community Church North Building, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $10; free for students. Info, 633-3043.

SHEER MAG: The Pennsylvania punk rockers serve up high-energy tracks from 2017s Compilation (I, II & III).

ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $12-14. Info, 540-0406.

VERMONT ACOUSTIC: AN EVENING WITH THE SKY BLUE BOYS & LAST TRAIN TO ZINKOV: Two Vermont bands pick and strum bluegrass, folk and traditional tunes. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 7-9 p.m. $20; cash bar.

Info, 457-3500.

theater

‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: See THU.13.

TWO ONE-ACT FARCES: Shelburne Players treat audience members to a double bill of gut-busting plays including Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy and Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound. Shelburne Town Center, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $12-15. Info, 343-2602.

words

ADVENTURES IN POETRY: Rick Agran records rhyme-and-meter masters as they read original works for his radio show, “Bon Mot.” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-2 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

ANYTHING GOES POETRY SLAM: Writers and performers bring works up to five minutes long to an all-ages event led by Vermont poet Geof Hewitt.

Montpelier City Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

KIDS’ SPRINGTIME HERBAL CLASS SERIES: Budding herbalists get schooled on interactions in nature, traditional herbal systems, plant identification, medicine making and herbal justice. Email for details. Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $15-20. Info, wildfaithherbfarm@gmail.com.

FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths offer constructive criticism on works-in-progress by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

LIVE ACTION ROLE-PLAY: Gamers in middle and high school take on alter egos for mythical adventures. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-6956.

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

MAKE YOUR OWN SIGNS (AND BANNERS AND POSTCARDS) OF RESISTANCE: Activists adorn cardboard with meaningful slogans with a focus on the upcoming March for Science and Climate March. Some materials are provided. The Hive Collective, Burlington, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, jb4pax@yahoo.com.

PLAY GROUP: Crafts and snacks amuse young’uns up to age 5. Doty Memorial Elementary School, Worcester, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, moonsong148@ hotmail.com.

‘SHOW YOUR STUFF’: Students of Woodstock Elementary School put smiles on audience members’

activism

TAX MARCH: Citizens hit the streets to demand that President Trump release his tax returns. Top of

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Church Street, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, gail. kemmer@landsrad.com.

agriculture

BACKYARD COMPOSTING BASICS: Those tired of trashing banana peels and apple cores learn how, where and why to convert organic material into fertilizer. Waterbury Public Library, 10-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, malterport@aol.com.

art

FAIRY & DEMON DRAWING WORKSHOP: Artist Emily Anderson shares her pen-and-paper technique for banishing personal demons and celebrating uplifting thoughts. No artistic skills necessary! Bluebird Fairies, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $20. Info, 238-4540.

bazaars

HYDON FAMILY FUNDRAISER CRAFT/VENDOR SHOW: A silent auction, bake sale and a 50/50 raffle benefit the loved ones of a local woman battling leukemia. Church of the Rock, St. Albans, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 752-9993.

community

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, 656-4220.

crafts

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.

dance

BURNER PROM: Revelers don eye-catching costumes and bust a move to beats by Mitteltoner and DJ Rob Ticho. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $10-15; for ages 21 and up. Info, 540-0406.

CONTRA DANCE: Adina Gordon calls the steps at a spirited social dance with music by Catastrophe.

Capital City Grange, Berlin, instruction session, 7:35 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $5-9. Info, 249-7454.

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SPRING VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY: Folks tackle indoor and outdoor chores to help prepare the museum for the open season. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 434-2167.

film

‘WEINER’: Cameras follow New York congressman Anthony Weiner during his 2013 mayoral campaign. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

BEER PAIRING DINNER: Good Measure Brewing beverages complement a four-course meal. The Woods Lodge, Northfield, 6 & 8 p.m. $55; preregister. Info, 778-0205.

CAPITAL CITY WINTER FARMERS MARKET: Root veggies, honey, maple syrup and more change hands at an off-season celebration of locally grown food. City Center, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Info, 793-8347.

games

CONNECT FOUR DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT: Competitors work their mental muscles in a board-game showdown to benefit Steps to End Domestic Violence. The Doughnut Dilemma, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $10-15. Info, michelle@doughnutdilemma.com.

health & fitness

GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.12, 8-9 a.m.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

YOGA TO REST & RESTORE: Slow, grounded movements, soothing essential oils and Reiki energy healing in a candlelit setting bring balance to students of all levels. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $20-25. Info, 448-4262.

holidays

INDOOR EGG HUNT: Youngsters search for festive treats. Montpelier City Hall, noon. Free. Info, 229-0492.

JOHN CHURCHMAN: Little ones join the children’s book author and his sheepdog Laddie to celebrate springtime and Easter with a special story time featuring Brave Little Finn. Phoenix Books Essex, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

POST-EGG-HUNT FUN: Spring crafts, hot cocoa and photo ops with the Easter Bunny delight festive tykes. Fairfax Community Library, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.

kids

BABY FARM ANIMAL CELEBRATION: See FRI.14.

GRACE EXPLORATION PLACE FOR CHILDREN: A pancake breakfast prepares pupils for Biblethemed stories, songs, crafts and games. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 8:3010:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-8071.

SATURDAY DROP-IN STORY TIME: A weekly selection of songs and storylines engages all ages.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

WHOLE-BOOK APPROACH STORY TIME: Tots learn how words, pictures and book design work together to complete a narrative. Phoenix Books Essex, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

YOUNG ADVENTURERS CLUB: Nature lovers navigate local trails at a family-friendly pace.

Contact leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, colem2003@hotmail.com.

music

CATAMOUNT ARTS BLUEGRASS NIGHT: Northern Flyer and Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing are the featured performers during an evening chock-full of traditional tunes. Masonic Hall, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 748-2600.

HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF: Songstress Alynda Lee Segarra leaves her mark on the American folk scene with selections from The Navigator.

McCullough Social Space, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 443-6433.

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CHOCOLATE TASTING: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the flavor profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807.

WINDSOR FARMERS MARKET: Locavores go wild for fruits, veggies, maple syrup, honey, eggs, meats, crafts and more. Windsor Welcome Center, 11 a.m.2 p.m. Free. Info, 359-2551.

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food & drink

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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‘UNTIL FOREVER’: This 2016 drama tells the true story of Michael Boyum, a young man fighting leukemia, and his journey of faith. The Baptist Fellowship of Randolph, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 565-8013.

ST. JOHNSBURY FARMERS MARKET: Growers and crafters gather weekly at booths centered on local eats. St. Johnsbury Welcome Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free. Info, cfmamanager@gmail.com.

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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.

QUEEN CITY CHILI COOK-OFF: Chefs ladle up fiery flavors and vie for prizes at a spicy soirée benefiting the Burlington Fire Fighters Association. See calendar spotlight. Nectar’s, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. $5; free for kids 12 and under. Info, chilicookoff@liveatnectars.com.

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MURRAY MCLACHLAN: The acclaimed Scottish pianist makes the keys dance to compositions

by Chopin, Ronald Stevenson, Finzi-McLachlan and Nicolai Myaskovsky. Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister. Info, 247-4295.

seminars

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.

sports

COCA-COLA ICE COLD EXPERIENCE POND SKIMMING: Costume-clad skiers propel across a frigid pool in this wacky rite of spring. Killington Resort, registration, 9 a.m.; competitor’s meeting, 10:45 a.m.; event, 11 a.m. $10. Info, 422-6201.

ROLLER DERBY: The Upper Valley Vixens face off against New Hampshire Roller Derby. Partial proceeds benefit the Family Place. Union Arena Community Center, Woodstock, 5:30-8 p.m. $5-12; free for kids 5 and under. Info, media@twinstatederby.com.

talks

KATIE WOOD KIRCHHOFF: The associate curator commands attention with “I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night: The Theatrics of Live Music,” presented in conjunction with the exhibit “Backstage Pass: Rock & Roll Photography.” Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3346.

SACHA PFEIFFER: The Boston Globe reporter portrayed in the 2015 film talks shop in “Behind Spotlight: A Discussion on Investigative Journalism.” Barre Opera House, 7 p.m. $5-10; free for subscribers of the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and the Rutland Herald. Info, 476-8188.

tech

INTERMEDIATE EXCEL: Formula entry, formatting, freeze pane and simple plotting become second nature at a tutorial on electronic spreadsheets.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

theater

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‘THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE’: See THU.13.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ‘AMADEUS’: Music, power and jealousy thread through this Tony Awardwinning musical about the rivalry between a young Mozart and composer Antonio Salieri. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 1 p.m. $10-20. Info, 775-0903.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ‘TWELFTH NIGHT’: See THU.13, Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $23.

Info, 603-646-2422.

SEVEN DAYS

04.12.17-04.19.17

TWO ONE-ACT FARCES: See FRI.14, 2-4 & 7:309:30 p.m.

words

POETRY EXPERIENCE: Rajnii Eddins facilitates a poetry and spoken-word workshop aimed at building confidence and developing a love of writing. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

SUN.16

community

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, assistant@centerformindfullearning.org.

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food & drink

CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.15.

games

GAMES PARLOUR: Strategic thinkers bring favorite tabletop competitions to play with others.

crafts

Champlain Club, Burlington, 2-8 p.m. $5. Info, orsonbradford@gmail.com.

NEEDLE FELTING SHEEP: Crafters mold wool into barnyard critters. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

POKÉMON LEAGUE: See THU.13, noon-5 p.m.

health & fitness

ZUMBA FITNESS: High-spirited students dance toward health in an easy-to-follow fitness program set to red-hot international music. North End Studio A, Burlington, 9 a.m. $8-10. Info, 777-7032.

holidays

EASTER BREAKFAST: Friends and neighbors connect over a morning meal. Richmond Congregational Church, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 434-2053.

EASTER BRUNCH IN BRISTOL: Middle Eastern and French flavors thread through a savory-leaning menu by V Smiley of V Smiley Preserves. Tandem, Bristol, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $3-13. Info, honeyjam@ vsmileypreserves.com.

EASTER BRUNCH IN BRANDON: Guests bring their own alcohol to mix with Bloody Mary fixins served alongside yogurt and granola, pastries, breakfast flatbread, ricotta pancakes, hard-boiled eggs and fruit. Blueberry Hill Inn, Brandon, 10 a.m.-noon. $1530; preregister. Info, 247-6735.

EASTER EGG HUNT: Grouped by age, kiddos hop along in search of candy-filled eggs. See sugarbush. com for details. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 10 a.m.

Free for ages 6 and under; cost of lift ticket for ages 7 and up, $64. Info, 583-6300.

kids

PEER-LED MINDFULNESS MEET-UP FOR TEENS: South Burlington High School junior Mika Holtz guides adolescents toward increased awareness through music, movement and other techniques. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, 720-427-9340.

language

dance

ADULT AERIAL DANCE CONDITIONING: With or without previous experience, folks forge strength, grace and confidence in the air. North End Studio B, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

CONTACT IMPROV DANCE: Movers engage in weight sharing, play and meditation when exploring this style influenced by aikido and other somatic practices. Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4. Info, 864-7306.

SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of salsa, merengue, bachata and chacha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE: Live djembe and dundun drumming drive a family-friendly class with teacher Seny Daffe of Guinea. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 5:307 p.m. $10-16; preregister. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

education

CAMPUS TOUR: From culinary arts to carpentry to office administration and beyond, prospective students ages 16 through 24 learn about trade training programs. Northlands Job Corps Center, Vergennes, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 877-0121.

etc.

AARP TAX HELP: See FRI.14.

film

MOVIE: Snacks are provided at a showing of a popular flick. Call for details. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

games

‘DIMANCHES’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlezvous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.12, 7 p.m.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly game. Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 6:30-10 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0498.

music

CHOIR REHEARSAL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: See THU.13.

health & fitness

words

NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.16, 7 p.m.

BONE BUILDERS: See WED.12, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

SHORT STORY MEGAPHONE: Community members take turns reading acclaimed works of short fiction aloud in a weekly series. Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2:15 p.m. Free.

Info, shortstorymegaphone@ gmail.com.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.12.

TAI CHI ADVANCED CLASSES: See FRI.14.

VERMONT CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE HERBALISM STUDENT HERBAL CLINIC: Third-year interns evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions.

Burlington Herb Clinic, 4-8 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, info@ vtherbcenter.org.

MON.17 activism

TAX DAY PENNY POLL: Folks offer their two cents on how tax dollars should be allocated, then learn from Peace & Justice Center Representatives how the national discretionary budget is actually dispersed. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington.

Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 6.

ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this dance-fitness phenomenon for all experience levels.

Vergennes Opera House, 6 p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026.

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business

SMALL BIZ VT SUMMIT: Educational programs, exhibitors and networking opportunities address various aspects of starting and expanding businesses. Hilton Burlington, 1-5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3489, ext. 227.

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kids

BABY LAP TIME: Babes up to 24 months experience color, sound and movement through stories, songs, bounces and rhymes. Richmond Free Library, 10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 434-3036.

KIDS’ AERIAL FABRIC DANCE CLASS: Adventurous youngsters ages 7 through 12 learn to hang, climb and spin on silks in a high-flying class for all experience levels. North End Studio B, Burlington, 3:15-4:15 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

LAB GIRLS: Aspiring scientists learn through handson experiments and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

OPEN GYM PLAY GROUP: Parents can socialize while tykes stay active with movement-centered recreation.

River Arts, Morrisville, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 888-1261.

ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Outdoor pursuits through fields and forests captivate little ones up to age 5 and their parents. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Donations. Info, 229-6206.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Amigos keep busy in an interactive class with Constancia Gómez. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

STORIES WITH MEGAN: Lit lovers ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

TEENS’ & TWEENS’ AERIAL FABRIC DANCE CLASS: Adolescents use suspended silks to integrate ground and sky with seamless transitions. North End Studio B, Burlington, 4:15-5:15 p.m. $15. Info, 863-6713.

language

ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: Bring a bag lunch to practice the system of communication using visual gestures.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

lgbtq

‘GENDER REVOLUTION: A JOURNEY WITH KATIE COURIC’: A television personality aims to gain a deeper understanding of the many facets of gender identity. Yokum 200 Auditorium, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2809.

music

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: Evelyn Read directs UVM students in string quartets by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

GUITAR CLASS: Notes ring out at a six-string lesson for folks in recovery. Instruments are available. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

MONDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY KIRTAN: Instruments are welcome during call-and-response chanting of mostly Sanskrit mantras in the bhakti yoga tradition. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Donations. Info, bpatoine@aol.com.

seminars

BASIC CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS: Happiness Paradigm founder Ginny Sassaman teaches tools for defusing disputes. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, info@hungermountain.coop.

FAMILY-TO-FAMILY CLASS: The National Alliance on Mental Illness builds understanding between individuals struggling with psychological health and their loved ones. Call for details. 6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 876-7949.

talks

JEFF COCHRAN: “How the Sioux Holy Man Black Elk Taught the Science of Electromagnetism” gets gears turning. 30 City Place, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-5279.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.12.

theater

COMMUNITY PLAY READING SERIES: No acting experience is needed for those who wish to go behind the curtain and into the world of theater through immersive and active reading. Chase Dance Studio, Flynn Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free; limited space. Info, 863-5966.

MONDAYS AT THE IMPROV: Emerging entertainers express themselves through theater games and acting techniques for onstage and off. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373.

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words

‘NEW ENGLAND REVIEW’ VERMONT READING SERIES: Fiction writers Glen Pourciau and Genevieve Plunkett, poet Bianca Stone, and Middlebury senior Hannah Nash regale lit lovers with their recent work. 51 Main at the Bridge, Middlebury, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5075.

THIRD MONDAYS OPEN-GENRE WORKSHOP: Penmen and -women zero in on elements of craft in works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry submitted by Burlington Writers Workshop Members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

TUE.18 activism

TAX DAY PENNY POLL: See MON.17.

business

OWNERSHIP SUCCESSION SEMINAR: Attendees examine four different ways to sell a business and how to navigate challenges posed by each one. Center for Women & Enterprise, Burlington, 2-5 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 391-4872.

community

FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.14.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: Citizens offer their two cents on amendments to the sewer allocation ordinance and proposed amendments to the comprehensive plan. Williston Town Hall, 7:30 & 8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 878-0919.

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.

conferences

CSI SYMPOSIUM: Experts in the field of crimescene investigation drop knowledge on topics ranging from criminal profiling to utilizing technology. Dole Auditorium, Norwich University, Northfield, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2455.

crafts

COLORING FOR GROWN-UPS: Stress melts away as participants put colored pencils to paper.

Snacks and supplies are provided. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 2-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-5124.

dance

BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Pupils get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com.

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5.

Info, 448-2930.

SUMMER CAMP FAIR: Representatives from 12 local organizations offer information about summertime programs for kiddos. Interpreters are available and refreshments are provided.

‘12 MONKEYS’: A convict from a post-apocalyptic future is sent back in time to save the world in this 1995 sci-fi thriller starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt.

Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 540-3018.

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy features at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776.

‘NATIONAL BIRD’: See THU.13, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

‘POVERTY, INC.’: Drawing on more than 150 interviews filmed in 20 countries, this 2014 documentary focuses on the flip side of western charity efforts. A panel discussion follows. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5096.

‘RIFFTRAX LIVE: SAMURAI COP’: See THU.13, 7:30 p.m.

food & drink

BILL MARES & TODD HAIRE: Suds lovers take a journey through the craft-beer revolution with the brewers’ book Making Beer: From Homebrew to the House of Fermentology. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. $3; limited space. Info, 448-3350.

Keynote presentations by David Swanson, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Pat Hynes, Traprock Center for Peace & Justice Thirteen workshop sessions

BUILDING A WORLD BEYOND WAR: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?

Register at Peace & Justice Center website: www.pjcvt.org under “Upcoming PJC Events” tab.

For info, contact program@pjcvt.org or call (802) 863-2345 x6.

Funding provided by the U.S. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), the Mercy Peace Initiative, and members of the Vermont Stands for a World Beyond War Coalition.

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TWO ROADS BREWERY TASTING: Burgers and beer samples make for a mouthwatering meal. 51 Main at the Bridge, Middlebury, 6-8 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 388-8209.

games

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BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.12, 7 p.m.

health & fitness

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

DE-STRESS YOGA: A relaxing and challenging class lets healthy bodies unplug and unwind. Balance Yoga, Richmond, 5:45-7 p.m. $14. Info, 434-8401.

FELDENKRAIS: AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT: Whether you consider it relaxing exercise or active meditation, this experience can reduce pain and increase mobility. Sacred Mountain Studio, Burlington, 9:30-10:30 a.m. $15; free for first-timers; preregister. Info, 735-3770.

FELDENKRAIS LESSON: Fitness phobics and exercise nuts alike can improve motion through gentle movements and directed attention. Wear loose, comfy clothing. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0950.

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PEACEFUL WARRIOR KARATE: Martial-arts training promotes healthy living for those in recovery. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.

R.I.P.P.E.D.: See SAT.15, North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.

SPRING CLEANSE WITH FOOD AS MEDICINE: Lisa Masé of Harmonized Cookery outlines a detoxifying diet aimed at renewing body, mind and spirit. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. $3-5; preregister. Info, info@ hungermountain.coop.

STRETCH & SIP YOGA WITH LIVE MUSIC: Tunes by Ousmane energize participants for a flow yoga practice suitable for all levels. Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 6-7:15 p.m. $15-20. Info, studio@zenbarnvt.com.

TAI CHI BEGINNER CLASS: See THU.13.

ZUMBA WITH ALLISON: Conditioning is disguised as a party at this rhythm-driven workout session.

Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 227-7221.

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FITNESS FLOW YOGA: See FRI.14, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

GENTLE DROP-IN YOGA: Yogis bring their own mats for a hatha class led by Betty Molnar.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.

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Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0427.

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PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Melody makers ages 3 through 5 sing and dance into the afternoon.

Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 264-5660.

PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: EARTH DAY & RECYCLING: Imaginations blossom when kids up to age 6 engage in themed tales and activities.

Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 849-2420.

READ TO A DOG: Tots share stories with a lovable pooch. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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

READ TO WILLY WONKA THE VOLUNTEER THERAPY DOG: Kiddos cozy up for story time with the library’s furry friend. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:15-4:45 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

READING & DISCUSSION OF ‘BROWN GIRL DREAMING’: Parents and kids take a closer look at Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir about finding her voice with librarian Nicole Westborn. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: See MON.17, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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

STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS: Picture books, songs, rhymes and early math tasks work youngsters’ mental muscles. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue.

New Moon Café, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 363-2431.

SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are deaf or hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers. The North Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m.

Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.

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LAKOU MIZIK: The multigenerational Haitian music collective enchants audiences. Mogani open. See calendar spotlight. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 382-9222.

OPEN JAM SESSION: Musicians follow the flow and explore sound together. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 303.

seminars

BIOFINDER WORKSHOP: The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department helps town planners, conservation commissioners and other interested individuals navigate the online mapping tool. Aiken Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6:308:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, monica.przyperhart@vermont.gov.

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LYNNSEY WEISSENBERGER: The Florida State University adjunct professor brings her background as a practitioner of Irish traditional music and an information technologist to her talk “Traditions and Technologies: Music Information in a Changing World.” Room 221, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

theater

SPRING LITERATURE READING SERIES: Ambitious readers cover selected pages from Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION: Newsworthy subjects take the spotlight in this informal and open discussion. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

conferences

CSI SYMPOSIUM: See TUE.18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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KNITTING & MORE: FOUR NEEDLE TUBE SOCKS: See WED.12.

DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.12.

agriculture

GROUNDSWELL: COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LAND USE, LIVELIHOOD, FOOD & THE FUTURE OF VERMONT: Rural Vermont representatives field feedback about visions for the state’s agricultural economy. Farmer and childcare stipends are available. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Free; preregister. Info, 223-7222.

art

ACRYLICS WITH SUE: Artistic types follow step-bystep instructions to create paintings. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

FIGURE DRAWING: Artists sharpen their skills of observation of the human form. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 6-8 p.m. $10-15; preregister; limited space.

Info, 775-0356.

business

BUSINESS OWNERSHIP SUCCESSION: Business owners and key managers examine four different ways to sell a business and how to navigate challenges posed by each one. Kennedy Brothers Building, Vergennes, 2-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 338-7448.

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SEARCH FOR MEANING DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers reflect on The Disappearance of the

WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS NETWORK SPRING CONFERENCE: Inspiring tales, practical tools and networking opportunities afford entrepreneurs useful information and a renewed sense of motivation. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $55-155. Info, info@wbon.org.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language

COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.12.

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KELLEY MARKETING GROUP BREAKFAST MEETING: New members are welcome at a brainstorming session for marketing, advertising and communications professionals. Room 217, Ireland Building, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:45-9 a.m.

Free. Info, 864-4067.

POETRY CLINIC: Writers keep their pens and minds in motion with generative exercises and respectful critiques. River Arts, Morrisville, 6-8 p.m. $5. Info, 888-1261.

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WINE & STORY OPEN MIC: Prompts trigger firstperson narratives told to a live audience. Shelburne Vineyard, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 863-1754.

‘A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER’: British actor Julian Sands pays homage to the Nobel Prizewinning poet, playwright and political activist with a solo stage show. Casella Theater, Castleton University, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 468-1373.

‘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.

‘A HERO OF OUR TIME’: The Bolshoi Ballet carries out the story of the larger-than-life character Pechorin who endures heartbreaking betrayals.

This is an on-screen performance. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6-18. Info, 748-2600.

environment

WASTE WARRIOR TRAINING: See WED.12, Shelburne Town Offices, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8111.

film

MOVING PICTURES: FILMS ABOUT IMMIGRATION: Film fanatics take in tales of uprooted people. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

‘N.O.I.R.’: Tension between police and Montréal North’s black community is central to this gritty 2015 drama shown in French with English subtitles.

Room 111, Cheray Science Hall, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.

‘VISUAL ACOUSTICS: THE MODERNISM OF JULIUS SHULMAN’: Shown as part of the Architecture + Design Film Series, this 2009 documentary spotlights the photographer who brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.

Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, adfilmseries@gmail.com.

food & drink

THE ART & SCIENCE OF KOMBUCHA: Nutritionist Suzanna Bliss provides step-by-step instruction for making the beneficial fermented tea. Participants take home a starter culture. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister. Info, 861-9753.

VERMONT FARMERS MARKET: See WED.12.

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Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

TODDLER STORY TIME: Good listeners up to 3 years old have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and captivating tales. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.

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BINGO: Prizes reward players who mark off numbers drawn by a caller. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.12.

health & fitness

BONE BUILDERS: See WED.12.

EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: See WED.12.

EVERY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE TAI CHI: See WED.12.

GENTLE TAI CHI: See WED.12.

GINGER’S FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.12.

INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.12.

NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.12.

RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.12.

TAI CHI CLASS: See WED.12.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT NURSING STUDENT VISITS: See WED.12.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUND BATH: See WED.12.

YOGA NIDRA: THE YOGA OF DEEP RELAXATION: See WED.12.

kids

CHILDREN’S FILM NIGHT: A short movie paves the way for a community supper. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: ‘PETE’S DRAGON’: Mini movie buffs don PJs and bring their favorite stuffed animals for a screening of this 1977 film about an orphan boy and his fire-breathing buddy.

Vermont History Center, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2180.

LEGO CHALLENGE: See WED.12.

RICHMOND STORY TIME: See WED.12.

SCIENCE STORY TIME: CELEBRATE EARTH DAY: Eco-conscious kids brainstorm ways to care for the planet. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Regular admission, $13.5016.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

STEM CLUB: Inquisitive kids embark on challenges in science, technology, engineering and math.

Fairfax Community Library, 3-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-2420.

STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.12.

STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: See WED.12.

‘WILD KRATTS LIVE!’: Science fuses with fun as Chris and Martin Kratt encounter incredible wild animals in an onstage version of their animated PBS program. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 6 p.m. $25-45. Info, 863-5966.

YOGA FOR KIDS: See WED.12.

language

BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.12.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.12.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.12.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.12.

GEORGE WINSTON: The prolific pianist tickles the ivories in works inspired by seasons and topographies. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $40.

Info, 775-0903.

SONG CIRCLE: Singers and musicians congregate for an acoustic session of popular folk tunes.

seminars

A COURSE IN MIRACLES: A monthly workshop based on Helen Schucman’s 1975 text delves into the wisdom found at the core of the world’s major religions. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.

LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S FOR EARLY-STAGE CAREGIVERS: See WED.12.

sports

WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.12.

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ALEX WOLFF: After covering 10 Olympic Games with Sports Illustrated, the longtime journalist presents “Five-Ring Circus: Why We Can’t Live With the Olympics — or Without Them.” Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2117.

CHRIS ABANI: Known as an international voice on humanitarianism, art and ethics, the acclaimed novelist presents “Self and Others — Literature and Empathy.” Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3056.

tech

TECH HELP WITH CLIF: See WED.12.

theater

‘THE CALL’: A couple hoping to add to their family receives surprising news from their adoption agency, leading to an exploration of global issues in Tanya Barfield’s play presented by Vermont Stage. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.8037.50. Info, 863-5966.

‘MAMMA MIA!’: Timeless tunes by ABBA are the backbone of Northern Stage’s production of this high-energy musical about a bride-to-be searching for her father. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-55. Info, 296-7000.

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ANDREW FORSTHOEFEL: The author of Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time steps in for a talk and signing. See calendar spotlight. Norwich Bookstore, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1114.

CAROL JOHNSON COLLINS: The Vermont poet shares some of her favorite stanzas and songs, encouraging listeners to write and read original works on the spot. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

LUNCHTIME POETRY READINGS: See WED.12.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Vermont penman Adam Boyce excerpts his latest publication, Because I Loved the Daffodil: The Writings of a Vermont Farm Wife, Mildred F. Boyce. Waterbury Public Library, 10:3011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.

WRITE NOW: Wordsmiths let their creativity flow freely at a monthly meeting. Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, 6:30-9 p.m. $15-20; preregister; limited space. Info, 775-0356.

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PUSHING A BRAIN UPHILL: WOLF EYES: The Detroit noise band headlines an experimental music showcase that also includes Locals Last World and Staples. Vermonters for Criminal Justice will speak. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $12. Info, burlington.gull@gmail.com.

WOODCOCK WATCH: Avian enthusiasts seek out the bird’s elaborate mating rituals on a sunset stroll. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 229-6206.

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GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Local History Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

STUDENT PERFORMANCE RECITAL: UVM music students showcase their skills on various instruments. University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040.

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art ABSTRACT PAINTING FOR TEXTILE ARTISTS: Instructor: Jane Davies. Become familiar with acrylic materials, techniques and composition in relation to how they may help in your textiles work. Tue.-Fri., Apr. 18-21, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $500/person; $475/members.

Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 2538358, education@helenday.com, helenday.com.

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WORKSHOP: BRANCH TO SPOON: Instructor: Rob Palmer. Learn to carve spoons from locally sourced green wood using hand tools and traditional Swedish carving methods at Rokeby Museum. Learn to identify appropriate species of wood for carving spoons and other utensils. Learn about the anatomy of a spoon and carving safety and techniques. Sat. Jun. 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $160/workshop; incl. materials & a set of carving tools to take home. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool. org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

dance DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels.

Beginner walk-in classes, Wed., 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

KENNY WORMALD LIVE DANCE CLASS: Amazing opportunity to dance with Kenny Wormald: danced with Madonna, JT and more. Starred in Footloose remake. Interactive, large-screen hip hop class: Instructors and students see each other and communicate. Get big-city dance instruction without the travel, big-city costs and huge class size. Limit 25. Reserve now! Wed., Apr. 5, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25/1-hour interactive class. Location: Arabesque Etc. at Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge St. , Richmond.

Info: Martina Price, 383-8468, arabesqueetcdance@gmail.com, arabesqueetc.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.

DJEMBE & TAIKO: Classes in Burlington, Hyde Park and Montpelier. Drums provided.

Classes for adults (also for kids with parents) Mon., Tue. & Wed. in Burlington. Wed. a.m. or Fri. a.m. in Hyde Park. Thu. in Montpelier. Most classes are in the evenings or after school. Conga classes, too! Visit our schedule and register online.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington; Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin; Moonlight Studios, 1670 Cleveland Corners Rd., Hyde Park. Info: 9994255, burlingtontaiko.org.

fitness RIPPED: TOTAL BODY WORKOUT: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance.

Using free weights; body weight; driving, motivating music; and a new focus and activity every few minutes, participants jam through R.I.P.P.E.D. with smiles, determination and strength.

It is tough yet doable and fun.

Beginners welcome! All moves are modified to meet your fitness level. Tue., 6-7 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m. Cost: $10/1-hour class.

Location: North End Studio A, 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tweak Your Physique, Stephanie Shohet, 578-9243, steph.shohet@ gmail.com, rippedplanet.com/ instructor/stephanie_shohet.

language SIGN UP NOW & LEARN SPANISH: Our Spanish classes just started, and you can still sign up! Our 11th year. Learn from a native speaker in lively small classes or private instruction.

You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers. Lessons for children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details.

Classes start Apr. 3-6. Cost:

$225/10 weekly classes of 90+ minutes each. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.

Iimitations. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

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ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: This program teaches two forms of massage: amma and shiatsu. We will explore oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, yin yang and five-element theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology are taught. VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMBassigned school. elementsofhealing.net. Begins Sep. 2017.

Cost: $5,000/600-hour program.

Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Scott Moylan, 288-8160, scott@elementsofhealing.net, elementsofhealing.net.

ACHIEVE YOUR POTENTIAL: Come to Wu Xing Chinese Martial Arts. Join other thoughtful, intelligent adults to learn and practice Tai Chi, Kung Fu, meditation and dynamic physical exercises.

Maximize your mental tranquility and clarity, physical health and fitness, and self-confidence.

For people who never thought this would be for them. Fri., 6-7 p.m. & 7-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.noon & noon-1 p.m.; Tue., 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $15/1-hour class; $50/ mo. (incl. all classes offered); $5/ trial class. Location: 303 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: 355-1301, info@wxcma.com, wxcma.com.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial arts combat style based entirely on leverage and technique.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy Seals, CIA, FBI, military police and special forces. No training experience required. Easy-tolearn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children. Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and selfdefense life skills to avoid them becoming victims and help them feel safe and secure. Our sole purpose is to help empower people by giving them realistic martial arts training practices they can carry with them thoroughout life. IBJJF & CBJJ Certified Black Belt 6th Degree Instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr.: teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil! A five-time Brazilian National Champion; International World Masters Champion and IBJJF World Masters Champion. Accept no

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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 Cafe (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.

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BLACKSMITHING 1: Instructor: Robert Wetzel. Using a forge, you will learn basic blacksmith techniques from building and maintaining a fire to hammer control. Students will create

hooks, pokers and small leaves during this two-day workshop.

Sat. & Sun., May 27-28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $235/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne.

Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world-famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Jon Bacon, 355-1818, crandalltyler@hotmail. com, dsantosvt.com.

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MAHAYANA MINDFULNESS WITH KENDALL MAGNUSSEN: Sat., Apr. 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $50/suggested donation; incl. lunch and afternoon tea. Location: Milarepa Center, 1344 US Route 5 South, Barnet.

Info: 633-4136, director@milarepacenter.org.

performing arts THE BILL REED VOICE STUDIO MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER INTENSIVE: This workshoporiented program, taught by faculty from NYC’s Circle in the Square Theatre School, focuses on professional training in musical theatre, including son interpretation, singing technique,

photography SPRING IN VERMONT PHOTO WORKSHOP: Spring in Vermont is one of the most magical times to be outdoors exploring the landscape with a camera.

The streams are full, leaves are bursting and the fields are exploding with green.

During this intensive weekend photography workshop, we’ll explore and photograph some of the most stunning Vermont landscapes. Fri.-Sun., May 26, at 3 p.m., & Sun., May 28, at 4 p.m.

Cost: $695/weekend intensive workshop. Location: Comfort Inn & Suites, Montpelier. Info: Green Mountain Photographic Workshops, Kurt Budliger, 272-5328, info@ kurtbudligerphotography.com, greenmtnphotoworkshops.com.

psychology SYNCHRONICITY WORKSHOP: Learn how to put synchronicity to work for you in this workshop that combines discussion and hands-on application. Students should come with specific questions about which they want insight and guidance. Lunch and snacks are provided on both days. Led by Sue Mehrtens Apr.

tai chi BEGINNER TAI CHI IN BURLINGTON: At Long River Tai Chi Circle, we practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37 posture Yang-style form. The three pillars of our study are Form, Sensing Hands and Sword.

Patrick is a senior instructor at Long River in Vermont and New Hampshire and will be teaching the classes in Burlington. Starts May 10, 9-10 a.m. Cost: $65/mo.

Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington.

Info: Long River Tai Chi Circle, Patrick Cavanaugh, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org.

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 HEALTHIER LIVING W/ PAIN: If you suffer from long-lasting (chronic) pain from an injury, surgery or health condition you are not alone. About 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain. That is more than are living with diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined!

But there are many things you can do to manage your pain, and we can help. Learn ways to reduce pain, deal with related issues like having trouble sleeping and more. Family members and caregivers welcome, too.

Six Wed., starts Apr. 26, 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. CD & Healthier Living w/ Pain book incl. Location: The Miller Recreation Center, 130 Gosse Court, Burlington. Info:

UVM Medical Center, 847-2278, selfmanagement@uvmhealth. org.

yoga EVOLUTION YOGA: Evolution Yoga and Physical Therapy offers yoga classes for everyone from beginner to expert. Choose from a wide variety of drop-in classes, series and workshops in Vinyasa, Kripalu, Core, Gentle, Vigorous, Yoga on the Lake, Yoga Wall, Therapeutics and Alignment. Become part of our yoga community. You are welcome here. Cost: $15/class; $140/10-class card; $5-10/ community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642, evolutionvt.com.

HONEST YOGA: Honest yoga offers practices for all levels. We just expanded to have two practice spaces! Your children can practice in one room while you practice in the other. No need for childcare. Yoga and dance classes ages 3 months and up. Brandnew beginners’ course: This includes two specialty classes per week for four weeks plus unlimited access to all classes. We have daily heated and alignment classes, kids’ classes in yoga and dance, pre- and postnatal yoga.

We hold yoga teacher trainings at the 200- and 500-hour levels, as well as children and dance teacher training courses. Daily classes & workshops. $50/new student (1 month unlimited); $18/class; $140/10-class card; $15/class for student or senior; or $110/10-class punch card; $135/mo. adult membership; $99/mo. kid membership.

Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Hana, South Burlington. Info: 497-0136, honestyogastudio@ gmail.com, honestyogacenter. com.

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Daily classes, 200- and 300hour teacher trainings. Cost: $65/first month of unlimited classes; workshop and training prices vary. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga.com.

RAILYARD YOGA STUDIO: Railyard offers classical yoga, meditation and healing classes.

Clearing Subconscious Kundalini Yoga Series with Sukhpran: first 3 Tue. in Apr., 7:30-9 p.m.

Women’s Teachings for Radiance, Health and Invincibility with Sukhpran: Sat., Apr. 15, 4-6 p.m.

Kundalini Yoga (new time!): Thu., 7 p.m., with Mansukh. Dharma Yoga: Tue., 5:30 p.m., with Amy. Life Force Dance: Fri., 6-7 p.m., with Silvia. See website for schedule. Location: Railyard Yoga Studio, 270 Battery St.,

NONPROFIT, DONATION-BASED YOGA: Sangha Studio builds an empowered community through the shared practice of yoga.

Free yoga service initiatives and outreach programs are offered at 17 local organizations working with all ages. Join Sangha in both downtown Burlington and the Old North End for one of their roughly 60 weekly classes and workshops. Become a Sustaining Member for $60/month and practice as often as you like!

Daily. Location: Sangha Studio, 120 Pine St. and 237 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Caitlin Pascucci, 448-4262, sanghastudiovt@gmail.com, info@sanghastudio.org.

LAUGHING RIVER YOGA SCHOOL: Are you a yoga teacher or seeking to be one? We offer a renowned 200-hour teacher training program to get you started, as well as a continuous flow of trainings designed specifically for yoga teachers. The learning never ends! Check out

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MINDFULNESS & CANCER WELLNESS: Mindfulness Tools for Health and Wellness. Two 8-week classes being offered for cancer patients/survivors and caregivers at University of Vermont Medical Center. Learn mindfulness practices including a body scan, sitting meditation and gentle yoga. Practice at home with guided recordings.

Discover how mindfulness can help you reduce stress.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) certified instructor. Weekly, starting April 17, 5-8 p.m., & April 21, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Free 26-hour workshop.

Location: University of Vermont Medical Center , Burlington.

Info: Mindful Stress Relief, Roz Grossman MA, 233-2461, roz@ mindfulstressrelief.net, mindfulstressrelief.net.

physical acting, dance, yoga and college and professional audition prep, and culminates with a showcase performance. Jun. 18-24. Cost: $700. Location: Spotlight Vermont, 50 San Remo Dr., South Burlington.

Info: Sally Olson, 558-2222, sallyolson@billreedvoicestudio. com, billreedvoicestudio.com.

29 & 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/per person. Location: 55 Clover Ln., Waterbury. Info: Sue Mehrtens, 244-7909.

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Metaphorically Speaking Electronic R&B artist Anna Wise destroys the status quo B Y J OR D AN A D AMS

SEVEN DAYS: I read that you like to speak in metaphor. How would you metaphorically describe your career over the last year or so?

ANNA WISE: I would describe it like a formerly blind, regenerating butterfly that didn’t know it was a butterfly. Everyone was treating it like a butterfly, and [it] just kept giving itself to this beautiful day and flying around — but it was for the amusement of someone who could see it. And it couldn’t see itself, and couldn’t understand why she was being considered as such. And then, one day, the butterfly regenerated and was like, “Holy fuck! I can see, and I’m a fucking butterfly! This is dope! I’m gonna be that now.”

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Wise started her music career in the late 2000s in the art-pop duo Sonnymoon. Soon thereafter, hiphop superstar Kendrick Lamar recruited her for his albums good kid, m.A.A.d city, untitled unmastered. and To Pimp a Butterfly — the last of which earned Wise, Lamar, and collaborators Bilal and Thundercat a Grammy for the track “These Walls.”

Just over a year ago, Wise released her first solo EP, The Feminine: Act I. It contains the track “BitchSlut,” which points out the lose-lose scenario women regularly face in matters of personal expression and sexuality. She sings, “If I say no / I’m a bitch / Say yes / I’m a slut.” There’s also the self-explanatory horror of “Decrease My Waist, Increase My Wage.”

Wise preaches her message without compromising her artistry — no spoon-fed “We Are the World” anthems here. Her latest EP, The Feminine: Act II, continues to push the boundaries of contemporary electronic R&B. She boldly balances the avant-garde with bump-and-grind beats and languid, memorable hooks. Though Wise performs solo, she does so with enough samplers, loop pedals and other gear to round out a full-band sound.

Wise opens for Lewis Del Mar on Wednesday, April 19, at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. Seven Days recently caught up with her by phone.

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In the treasure hunt, the winner receives a pair of tickets to see the HEAVY PETS, BACKUP PLANET and Dr. No at Nectar’s on Saturday, April 22.

Here’s how it works: Kehoe has selected five landmarks, pieces of public art and other points of interest in the downtown Burlington area. A series of clues, which get slightly more challenging as the game progresses, directs contestants toward the landmarks. Once a contestant solves the clue, they must snap a picture of themselves standing in front of said landmark and send it to Dr. No’s Facebook page. If correct, the next clue is revealed and the hunt continues. The first contestant to get through all five clues wins the

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My goodness. What a glorious way to start the week. I’m referring to the past Monday’s summer weather preview, of course. The warm breeze and blazing sunshine reminded us that winter’s oppressive reign is nearly over. It’s time to put your sweaters and long johns back in those plastic tote bins under your bed and bust out your cutoffs and Hawaiian shirts — assuming the warming trend continues. (And that you wear Hawaiian shirts. No judgment.)

I guess we could still get another blizzard. It’s happened before.

But let’s not think about that.

Instead, let me tell you about a contest that’ll get you out of your house and into the (potentially) warm spring air.

Former GANG OF THIEVES guitarist and current DR. NO front man SEAN KEHOE invites you to enter a Burlingtonbased treasure hunt of his own design.

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The quirky central Vermont newbie is probably the only place around where you can do yoga, meditate, eat a locally sourced meal, get drunk and see some live music without leaving the premises.

Magic Hat Brewing cosponsors the Mud Season Music Series, which celebrates everyone’s favorite annual stopgap between winter and spring. It runs at Zenbarn from now until the end of May, and the lineup is as eclectic as the establishment itself. Currently slated

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takes a break from his regular outfit this weekend for a twangy, two-night takeover of the Whammy Bar in Calais.

On Friday, April 14, he and coconspirators Colin McCaffrey (the STONE COLD ROOSTERS) and Dave Rowell (RICK & THE ALL STAR RAMBLERS) assemble as THEM BOYS, which Coane describes as a one-off event and not a “real” band. Nothing like scarcity to ramp up excitement.

The following night, he teams up with WILLY LINDNER and BANJO DAN LINDNER (the SKY BLUE BOYS, BANJO DAN AND THE MID-NITE PLOWBOYS) for the VT BLUEGRASS PIONEERS. Coane and the Lindners have been pickin’ and pluckin’ since they met in the early 1970s. In an email to Seven Days, he describes this project as “oldschool, real-deal, hardcore bluegrass from the ’50s and ’60s.”

to appear are the TIM BRICK BAND on April 15; STEADY BETTY on April 20; SATTA SOUNDS on April 21; DJ MASHTODON on April 22; the HOT PICKIN’ PARTY on April 29; KALBELLS on May 6; KINA ZORÉ on May 13; the AEROLITES on May 20; and ONEOVERZERO on May 27. Untitled-8 And seeing as how VT is Magic Hat’s home turf, the company plans to spoil its local followers with samples of its pilot-batch program. The brand-new brews are not available outside of the 802. You’ll have to go to the Magic Hat Artifactory or select locations such as Zenbarn to taste these special suds.

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volunteered at animal shelters and food banks and ran a high-altitude 5K to raise money for cancer research, among other activities. And now they’re looking at you.

In conjunction with Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel, GoT offer their fans rebates for Saturday’s show in exchange for performing a couple of hours of community service.

Here’s the deal: First, buy a presale ticket. Next, find an organization in need of helping hands. The band suggests the website VolunteerMatch.org to find opportunities based on your skills and interests. Still struggling to find something? How about putting in some time with local nonprofits Big Heavy World and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf?

After you’ve completed your work, bring proof of both your presale ticket purchase and at least two hours of community service to the show and present it at the merch table. The first 50 people to do so receive a $10 cash rebate on the spot.

Since this is a special show, GoT have something big planned for their ravenous hometown audience. Aside from playing a full set of original tunes, they’ll remind us where their sun-drenched, SoCal influence comes from with a second set of nothing but RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS covers. While GoT have played songs by RHCP for years, this is the first time they’ve devoted an entire set to the ever-shirtless rockers.

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CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

At the beginning of 2017, and following a flood of critical

THE DAILY PLANET: Seth Yacovone (blues), 8 p.m., free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Eric George and Zack DuPont (folk), 9 p.m., free.

compilation. With feisty guitar licks and over-driven drums, the

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

band’s lo-fi, garage-rock power anthems are laden with social

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with DJ Disco Phantom (vinyl DJs), 6 p.m., free. Navytrain, Kudu Stooge (neo-Americana), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.

and political messaging. Topics of song-versation include systems of oppression, class issues and

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

gentrification. Singer Christina Halladay rips through each song

RADIO BEAN: Dan Weintraub (folk), 7 p.m., free. Jeff Przech (alt-country), 9 p.m., free.

Community Center (orchestral rock and roll), 10:30 p.m., free.

with emphatic yowls and wails

RED SQUARE: Sammich (jam), 6 p.m., free. DJ KermiTT (hits), 8 p.m., free. DJ David Chief, 11 p.m., free.

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SIDEBAR: Luke McCartin (alt-country), 8 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Hannah Fair (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

United We Standup (political comedy), 9 p.m., free.

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JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Bluegrass Jam Session, 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Quiz for a Cause Literary Pub Quiz (benefit for Friends of the Winooski Library), 7 p.m., $10.

SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

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SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation.

Cookie’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 8 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: Myra Flynn and Paul Boffa (neo-soul), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

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PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bow Thayer (folk-rock), 7:30 p.m., free.

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burlington

THE DAILY PLANET: The Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free.

DRINK: BLiNDoG Records Acoustic Sessions, 5 p.m., free.

FOAM BREWERS: Brews & Bros (standup), second Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., free.

Brews & Bros with Nicole Sisk & Kendall Farrell (standup), 7 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: La Rebelión Del Tango (Argentine tango), 7:30 p.m., free. Zodiac Sutra, Pissant, Old Fox Road (acoustic death-pop), 9:30 p.m., $5-10.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Zack DuPont, Dan Bishop and Alex Furdon (folk, rock), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Karavan, Gnomedad, Band of the Land (rock), 9:30 p.m., $3/5. 18+.

PHO NGUYEN: Karaoke with DJ Walker, 8 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: Rob Benton (rock), 9:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: The Greys Duo (jazz, folk), 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Gretchen & the Pickpockets (soul), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: The Tenderbellies (bluegrass), 7 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (mashup, hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Phil Yates & the Affiliates, Ellen Degenerates (rock), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Jeff Przech (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Short Jam (improv), 6 p.m., free. Joel Kim Booster (standup), 7 p.m., $15. The Daily Grind (improv), 8:45 p.m., $5.

mad river valley/ waterbury

BIG PICTURE THEATER AND CAFÉ: Bruce Sklar and Jeremy Hill (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

ZENBARN: Sam DuPont (folk), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: Throttle Thursdays with DJ Gold (hits), 9 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Stevie B (hits), 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

chittenden county

MONOPOLE: KiefCatcher (stoner metal), 10 p.m., free.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Trivia, 9:30 p.m., free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Jon Berry, 9 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Karibu International Fashion Show, 7 p.m., $20/25.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Twisted Knickers (folk), 7:30 p.m., free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: The House Rockers (rock), 7 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Michael Louis Smith Trio (jazz, funk), 9 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Dave Langevine (ragtime), 6 p.m., donation. Showboat: A Pop-Up Comedy Club, 8 p.m., donation.

stowe/smuggs

MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Sean Keefe (acoustic), 7 p.m., free. Open Mic & Jam Session, 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Open Mic with Allen Church, 8:30 p.m., free.

THE VILLAGE TAVERN: Cooie Sings (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

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Rae (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., $5-10. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Phantom Airwave (progressive funk-rock), 10 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

Smalltalker, Harsh Armadillo, Lee Ross (soul, funk), 9 p.m., $7.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Ryan Sweezy (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., free. The Honeycreepers (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., free. Micromassé (Afrobeat, jazz), 10 p.m., $5.

Pocket Protector (funk-hop), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Zach Rhoads (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., free. Michael Louis Smith and Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., $5. Craig Mitchell (house, hits), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ KermiTT (hits), 10 p.m., $5.

ARTSRIOT: Sheer Mag, Gestalt (rock), 8 p.m., $12/14.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Chris Peterman (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Sharkat (funk), 7 p.m., free. Haitian and Dave Villa (top 40), 10 p.m., free.

CLUB METRONOME: Thriftworks, Smarty McFly, Remington Iron (electronic), 9 p.m., $10/12.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda Presents End of the Night (the Doors tribute), 9 p.m., $10/15.

FOAM BREWERS: 2nd Friday Surf Party with the High Breaks, second Friday of every month, 8 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

JUNIPER: Lowell Thompson (alt-country), 9 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Arum

THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING: J&M Boutique (alt-pop), 6 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Joel Kim Booster (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

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BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Minimalists (self-help), 8 p.m., $25/27/50.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: SASS: Queer Social and ’90s Dance Party, 9 p.m., $5/10.

JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Leno, Cheney and Young (rock), 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Apartment 3, Gymshorts, Midriffs, sleeping in (garage rock), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: The Dual (rock), 5 p.m., free. Radio Flamingo (rock covers), 9 p.m., free.

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Milkweek (blues, gospel), 7 p.m., free.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic dance), 9 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Scott Graves (acoustic), 6 p.m., free. Community Center (orchestral rock and roll), 9 p.m., free.

LA PUERTA NEGRA: Joe Moore (jazz), 6 p.m., free.

POSITIVE PIE (MONTPELIER): Dr. No (funk, rock), 10 p.m., $5.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5:30 p.m., donation. Midnight Vigil (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

WHAMMY BAR: Them Boys (rockabilly, Western swing), 7 p.m., free.

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MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Jeezum Crow (Americana, rock), 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Chris Lyon (solo acoustic), 6 p.m., free. Wood Shed Rats (rock, Americana), 9 p.m., free.

middlebury area

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Jeff Salisbury Band (blues), 7:30 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: DJ Kilie (hits), 9:30 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Boontango (rock), 9 p.m., free.

champlain islands/northwest TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: AmeriKana Blue (Americana), 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont

MONOPOLE: Finkle & Einhorn (jam), 10 p.m., free.

MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.

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When we think of family bands, we generally think mostly of sibling acts.

While certainly not unheard of, parentchild pairings tend to be less common, perhaps because of generational style gaps — just a hunch, but your parents probably aren’t keen to get down on your glitchy electro-pop. That makes Woodbury’s Fresh Greenes something of a rarity. On their debut EP, Town of Dreams, the fatherdaughter duo of Chris and Juliana Greene — see what they did there? — find stylistic common ground in the timeworn bedrock of blues and rock and roll.

Both of the Greenes have considerable musical pedigrees. Chris was an active guitarist and songwriter in his youth but a took a three-decade hiatus. That break

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but her performance here is overwrought and over-stylized.

The Greenes rebound nicely on the following cut, “Dancing Demons.” Juliana is at her best when she resists affectations and sings naturally, which she does to great effect here. Likewise, her father’s best writing is his simplest, as evidenced by this sinewy slow burn, which stands as the EP’s highlight.

“Mercy” marks Juliana’s lone songwriting contribution to the EP. Bonnie Raitt is an acknowledged influence, and the famed singer’s imprint is evident here. The breakup tune is dark and sensuous, suggesting the younger Greene might have an untapped well of songwriting chops.

The record comes to a fiery close on “Please Don’t Say It Again.” It’s a punchy cut with spicy, Tex-Mex guitar swagger and a commanding vocal performance from Juliana.

Though not flawless, Town of Dreams is a generally charming work. Its high points suggest that Fresh Greenes could deliver a compelling full-length in the future.

Town of Dreams by Fresh Greenes is available at CD Baby.

Carr navigates around the polyphonic limits of his instrument with the aid of loop pedals, stacking careful, spare layers to build space and color. His fingerpicking flavors on opening track “Leap Frog” are downright African, his bright glissandos reminiscent of Djelimady Tounkara or Ali Farka Touré.

The track is almost five minutes and still feels like it’s over too soon.

The second cut, “A Song for Teeny,” is a sharp turn into rollicking, gypsytinged jazz, and Carr handles this with aplomb.

Together, the songs issue a solid one-two punch that establishes both Carr’s technical prowess and the sonic range of the album itself. A River’s View stays rooted in quiet moments, even at its most whimsical.

For the record, that would be “Sugar Shack,” an upbeat ode to maple syrup culture that incorporates both kazoo harmonies and some half-rapped, singsong vocals. The cut feels out of place here, but it could be a hit at craft fairs for decades to come.

Overall, the album’s sound quality is perfect — almost to the point of being antiseptic. Granted, the humble ukulele is not the most tonally rich instrument to begin with. But A River’s View sometimes feels too spare for its own good.

That said, some of the least ornamented songs shine the brightest.

“Nate & Leah’s Song,” for instance, floats and wanders but is enchanting the whole time. It’s a stark contrast with the next track, “Going With the Flow,” which incorporates some tepid beatboxing but feels flat by comparison, despite the more ambitious structure.

As a business card, A River’s View of Sunrise is hard to beat. The range of styles and techniques on display here are a clear statement: If you want to learn the ukelele, Ben Carr is the man you want to call.

As an album of acoustic music, though, perhaps this is more of an early experiment. Carr might benefit from working with another producer, though that doesn’t seem to be his style. He is continuing to grow into his own organic sound on his own terms. That’s a long, crooked path, but always worth it.

A River’s View of Sunrise by Ben Carr is available at bencarrmusic.bandcamp.com.

Ten Strings and a Goat Skin Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm A young acoustic power trio from Prince Edward Island who perform traditional and original folk/fusion music inspired by their Atlantic Canadian histories and roots

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Ben Carr is a Vermont musician who has settled on the unusual combination of ukulele and drums. He makes his living as a music teacher, recording engineer and ace four-string sideman. Those uke skills are front and center on his latest record, A River’s View of Sunrise.

It’s a meditative, relaxing ride that shows off some serious musicianship.

Carr’s previous project, Unyielding, was a reggae-flavored, full-band affair. Fake Jamaican accents aside, it at least proved that Carr could arrange for all manner of instruments and lead a band.

Yet the intimate acoustic work of this newest project may be an even bigger challenge. On A River’s View, Carr has opted to fly solo and spotlight his uke chops and songwriting growth. For the most part, it really works.

ended in 2006, when Juliana went to college, and he returned to writing and playing. The younger Greene majored in music at Mount Holyoke College.

On Town of Dreams, that collective musical DNA proves just as potent as the genetic material the duo shares. Both Greenes are solid technical players. Their performances throughout the EP are polished, revealing an innate knowledge of style and structure.

For example, opener “Old Fashioned Blues” sets a blistering pace.

The song is built on a blues-rock guitar riff that sears with classic appeal.

But it also highlights the EP’s weak point: Chris’ ambitious but sometimes lackluster songwriting.

Lyrically, the tune is a confusing muddle of cultural references from Mother Goose to Holden Caulfield (from The Catcher in the Rye) that reads like Don MacLean on a Xanax bender. Juliana’s vocal performance suggests similarly lofty aspirations and falls similarly flat. She’s a talented singer,

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Request Night with DJ Skippy (hits), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): The Mammals featuring Mike and Ruthie (folk, pop), 9 p.m., free.

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ARTSRIOT: Burner Prom featuring Mitteltöner DJs, DJ Rob Ticho, DJ Frank Grimes (house, techno), 8 p.m., $10/15.

Shared Interests

Costanza’s alter ego, Art Vandelay. Members music together after dating for several years. Their

NECTAR’S: 5th Annual Queen City Chili Cook-Off with the Tenderbellies (bluegrass), noon, $5. Spafford, Mungion (jam), 9 p.m., $10.

their pop propensities. There’s the fractured,

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JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Tiny Montgomery (Bob Dylan tribute), 7 p.m., free.

groovy “Alien,” the loopy, gospel-inspired

MONKEY HOUSE: The Hydes, the Devon McGarry Band (rock, blues), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

Life.” They recently added two members,

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Uncle Jimmy (rock), 5 p.m., free. Roy & the Wrecks (covers), 9 p.m., free.

Penney, ramping up their live act to lofty sonic heights. Catch Tart Vandelay on

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Southtown Bluegrass, 7 p.m., free.

Saturday, April 15, at the Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington.

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SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

barre/montpelier RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Luis Calderin (hits), 10 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: Calen Perkins (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

Megan Rice (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., free. People Like You (psychedelic, gypsy folk), 10

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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Gang of Thieves, Annie in the Water (funk, rock), 8 p.m., $10/12.

2016 EP, Frontier Pioneer, shows the breadth of

Stephen Petoniak and Christopher Dubuc-

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Lux (funk, soul), 10 p.m., free.

HALYARD BREWING CO.: Laugh Easy: Acoustic Comedy, 7 p.m., free.

Katie Halligan and Martin LoFaso started making

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Tart Vandelay (indie), 8 p.m., free.

GoldenOak (indie folk), 9:30 p.m., $5-10. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.

GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Stephen Bennett (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., $20.

their name from “Seinfeld” — it’s a play on George

“Spin” and the fluxing, jubilant “High

JUNIPER: John Daly Trio (acoustic rock), 9 p.m., free.

chittenden county

Rochester, N.Y., indie-pop band TART VANDELAY take

BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Paul Asbell (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Joel Kim Booster (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20/27.

SD: I guess because it didn’t end up where I thought it was going to end up.

AW: To speak literally on that metaphor: Women are taught not to hone in on our skills and be proud of what we’re doing in some ways, especially when it’s not, like, being a mother or a wife or something. Not that those things aren’t something to be very, very proud of.

I guess I didn’t see myself, is what I was trying to say.

And now I do, and I’m feeling pretty good about [it].

SD: I really like your song “Self on Fire.”

AW: Thank you! That’s my favorite one! I didn’t think anyone was going to like that song. I really follow my artistic instincts to the point of what I would almost consider self-sabotage. I have to do what I have to do.

That’s why I love not being signed to a label and not having to answer to anyone. I can’t imagine the head of a label being like, “Oh, yeah, ‘Self on Fire,’ that’s the one.”

But anyway, that is the only song on the record that I [made] completely by myself. That’s just another reason to feel super proud. I write all the music and the lyrics, but I [always] had a coproduction credit or other people who produced for me.

SD: In that line “He don’t know how to respect me,” are you singing about an imagined relationship or something from real life?

AW: Real life. Not current real life, but past real life.

I’ve been working through an experience that was traumatic. I used to identify myself by that experience,

p.m., $5. Cosmosis Jones (jam, electronic), 11:30 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Alyssa Rose (singer-songwriter), 5 p.m., free.

Killer Instincts (rock), 7 p.m., $5.

Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (hits), 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5.

SIDEBAR: Gordon Goldsmith (folk), 7 p.m., free. DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic dance), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): The Mammals featuring Mike and Ruthie (folk, pop), 8:30 p.m., free.

SMITTY’S PUB: Bardela (Grateful Dead tribute), 8 p.m., free.

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Customer Appreciation Brunch with Blue Fox (blues), noon, free.

The Suspects (blues), 9 p.m., free.

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and I felt that if I wrote these songs about it, I could just get it out and that that would be some sort of therapy.

And I figured that a lot of women have gone through the same thing, and I haven’t seen or heard a lot of songs that dealt with that subject. It definitely was super therapeutic to write about it.

SD: It seems like nature and water play a big part in your visual storytelling. How are they connected to your songwriting?

AW: I love nature so much. I love the Earth. I don’t know if I can say specifically how it enters into the realm of my songwriting. But in terms of my lifelong journey with water, I used to be terrified of large bodies of water. Like, going into them, [being] on vacations with my family and refusing to get in the lake because I couldn’t see the bottom.

Even being in the pool and having this weird fantasy that a shark could just bust up the bottom of the pool at any second. In my adult life, I’ve found myself pursuing the things that I used to be afraid of.

SD: In an interview with Rock On Philly, you said that you “pick and choose” your teaching moments. Care to share a recent one?

AW: In Austin, after South by Southwest, we were staying with my friends who took us to this house party, and everyone started playing Mario Kart. And this one guy was like, “Yo, I’m gonna beat you playing with Princess Peach.” He was talking to this girl who was beating everyone in the game. Like, seven people in a row.

And all the guys were getting so embarrassed

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because a girl was beating them. I looked at him and I was like, “Why is that shocking? Because she’s the only girl character?” He was like, “Whoa. Actually, yeah.

You’re right. I shouldn’t have said that.”

SD: Have you ever been involved in musical theater?

AW: Yes, I dabbled in musical theater, but I could never [stay] in character onstage. I was in Guys and Dolls in high school — I think the character was named Sarah. I burst out laughing onstage multiple times. In my metamind, I’m like, This play is so funny, all these people sitting down watching me pretend to be this person. Ha ha. And then I just burst out laughing.

SD: Metaphorically speaking, you’ve said that The Feminine: Act I was like smashing your way into this inaccessible room, and that The Feminine: Act II was like entering and occupying that room.

What would be next in that chain?

AW: I don’t know. I kind of realize those metaphors after I’m done with [a record]. But I think it would be a big party. And maybe within that room the walls would fall down, and that room spreads out like air [and] saturates the rest of the land with its message.

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INFO Anna Wise opens for Lewis Del Mar on Wednesday, April 19, 8 p.m., at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington. $13/15. AA. highergroundmusic.com

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SWEET MELISSA’S: Julia Kate Davis (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., donation. Nick and Luke (folk), 9 p.m., donation.

TUE.18 & WED.19 // STEPHANIE NILLES [JAZZ-PUNK]

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.

WHAMMY BAR: The VT Bluegrass Pioneers, 7 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with DJ Disco Phantom (vinyl DJs), 6 p.m., free. Navytrain, Jeddy (neo-Americana), 9 p.m., free/$5.

18+.

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MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX: Lee Ross (funk, rock), 9 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone’s Morrisville Tea Party (blues, rock), 9 p.m., free.

RÍ RÁ THE IRISH LOCAL & WHISKEY ROOM: The County Down (traditional Irish), 7:30 p.m., free.

RUSTY NAIL: Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill, DJs Big Dog and Jahson (reggae), 9 p.m., $12/15.

RADIO BEAN: Dirty Dollhouse, Caroline Reese, the Ands (alt-folk), 7 p.m., free. Pocket Protector (funk-hop), 10:30 p.m., free.

mad river valley/ waterbury

RED SQUARE: The Joe Moore Band (jazz), 6 p.m., free. DJ KermiTT (hits), 8 p.m., free. DJ David Chief, 11 p.m., free.

ZENBARN: Tim Brick Band (country, Americana), 9 p.m., free.

middlebury area

SIDEBAR: Fatty Shay and Friends (house), 10 p.m., free.

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Myra Flynn Trio (neo-soul), 7 p.m., free.

CITY LIMITS NIGHT CLUB: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free.

Adult Content A quick glance at the cover of

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: The Good Parts (soul, funk), 9 p.m., $3.

*for Kids! should give you a pretty good idea of what she’s all about. Setting aside the incendiary title, the album cover shows the lower half of what looks an awful lot like a beloved feathered “Sesame Street” character, whose shadow

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reveals that the large avian is dangling from a noose. Nilles’ voice feverishly quivers as she frolics through vaudeville,

TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB: Robin Gottfried Band (rock, funk), 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Granite Junction (Americana), 8 p.m., free.

outside vermont

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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Midnight Moonshine (country covers), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Josh Panda Presents End of the Night (the Doors tribute), 9 p.m., $10/15.

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FOAM BREWERS: Greenbush (blues, rock), noon, free.

NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., free/$3. 18+.

RADIO BEAN: Pete Sutherland & Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session (traditional), 1 p.m., free. Nick and Luke (folk), 3:30 p.m., free.

John and Adriana Walsh (folk, bluegrass), 6 p.m., free. Patrick Yeo & the Yoyo’s, Hello Tortoise, Justin Arena (indie folk), 7:30 p.m., free. The Depth & the Whisper (rock), 10 p.m., free.

Layden and the Lion (rock), 11:30 p.m., free.

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SIDEBAR: Smokestack Lightning, KiefCatcher (jam), 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch, noon, $5-10 donation.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Twinsies! (improv), 7 p.m., $5.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Sessions (traditional), 7 p.m., free. Eric George and Zack DuPont (folk), 9 p.m., free.

STEPHANIE NILLES’ album Uncle Stephanie’s Murder Ballads

ragtime and traditional jazz piano tunes — which she frequently tweaks with punk-rock energy, graphic imagery, unexpected humor and utter darkness. Catch Stephanie Nilles on Tuesday, April 18, at the Light Club Lamp Shop in

chittenden county SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Zex, Gorcrow (punk, metal), 9 p.m., free.

chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB: Open Mic, 9:30 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: Kelly Ravin (country), 6 p.m., free. Falls of Rauros, Obsidian Tongue, Gorcrow, Sunder, the Dead Souls (metal), 8 p.m., $8.

barre/montpelier

SWEET MELISSA’S: Live Band Karaoke, 7 p.m., donation.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Showboat Comedy Open Mic, 7 p.m., donation.

outside vermont

stowe/smuggs

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bluegrass Brunch, noon, free.

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LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free. Kaitlyn Raits and Ben Plotnick, Old Sky (folk, bluegrass), 10 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.

RADIO BEAN: River Halo (roots, folk), 7 p.m., free. Izzy Heltai, Hawthorn (folk), 8 p.m., free.

Totally Submerged (rock), 10:30 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Family Night (open jam), 9 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Comedy & Crêpes (standup), 7 p.m., free.

MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.

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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: New England Review’s Vermont Reading Series (poetry, fiction), 7 p.m., free.

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PHAT KAT’S TAVERN: Jay Natola (solo guitar), 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

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THE GRYPHON: P’tit Trio (jazz), 8 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Queen City Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 7 p.m., free.

LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Stephanie Nilles (jazz-punk), 10:30 p.m., free.

MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Xenia Dunford, AM Radio (acoustic), 9:30 p.m., free.

NECTAR’S: Dead Set (Grateful Dead tribute), 10 p.m., $3/5.18+.

RADIO BEAN: Lokum (music of the Near East), 6:30 p.m., free.

Grup Anwar (Classical Arabic), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Eric George & Friends, 10 p.m., $3.

RED SQUARE: Karaoke with D Jay Baron, 7 p.m., free. DJ Aras (dance), 8 p.m., free. Pop Rap Dance Party, 10 p.m., free.

SIDEBAR: Seth Yacovone (blues), 7 p.m., free. Blackout Barbie and SVPPLY (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Improv Class Show, 7 & 8:30 p.m., free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Ozomatli (Latin, hip-hop), 8 p.m., $25/28.

MONKEY HOUSE: Horse Mode, sleeping in, Gestalt, Sad Turtle (rock), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free.

SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Peter Burton (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., free.

VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.

Girl Crush Comedy (standup), 9 p.m., free.

chittenden county HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Lewis Del Mar, Anna Wise (indie), 8 p.m., $13/15.

WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

MONKEY HOUSE: The Show Up Shows Vol. 3: A Benefit for Black Lives Matter featuring Pariah Beat, Swale, the Welterweights, Wren Kitz (rock), 7:30 p.m., $5.

barre/montpelier

STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Bluegrass Session, 7 p.m., free.

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: DJ Jessbro Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: Open Mic, 7 p.m., donation.

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Burlington, and on Wednesday, April 19, at Charlie-O’s World Famous in Montpelier.

House Boat! (improv), 8 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Hannah Fair (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free.

stowe/smuggs

MOOGS PLACE: Nick DeNoia Jr. and Friends (jam), 7:30 p.m., free.

middlebury area

HATCH 31: Erin Cassels-Brown (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson (country), 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.

outside vermont

CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Stephanie Nilles (jazz-punk), 9 p.m., free.

SWEET MELISSA’S: D. Davis (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., donation.

John Lackard Blues Band, 7:30 p.m., donation.

WHAMMY BAR: Myra Flynn and Paul Boffa (neo-soul), 7 p.m., free.

middlebury area

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Blues Jam, 8 p.m., free.

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

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

HATCH 31: Bardela (Grateful Dead tribute), 7 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Jazz & Fondue, 7 p.m., free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. Open Mic Night, 9 p.m., free.

WED.19 burlington

CITIZEN CIDER: Brett Hughes (country), 6 p.m., free.

THE DAILY PLANET: Silver Bridget (saw-folk), 8 p.m., free.

JP’S PUB: Karaoke, 10 p.m., free.

LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Paul Asbell Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.

northeast kingdom PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.

outside vermont MONOPOLE: Open Mic with Lucid, 10 p.m., free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE (HANOVER): Bow Thayer (folk-rock), 7:30 p.m., free. m

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STOWE/SMUGGS AREA

CLAIRE’S RESTAURANT & BAR, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053 CORK WINE BAR & MARKET OF STOWE, 35 School St., Stowe, 760-6143 MARTELL’S AT THE RED FOX, 87 Edwards Rd., Jeffersonville, 644-5060 MATTERHORN, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198 MOOGS PLACE, Portland St., Morrisville, 851-8225 PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411 RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN, 394 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-9593 THE RUSTY NAIL, 1190 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245 STOWEHOF INN, 434 Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722 SUSHI YOSHI, 1128 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4135

MAD RIVER VALLEY/ WATERBURY

RUTLAND AREA

HOP’N MOOSE BREWERY CO., 41 Center St., Rutland, 775-7063 PICKLE BARREL NIGHTCLUB, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035

WINDSURFING CAMP WND&WVS is offering weekly half-day windsurfing camps from June 19th through August 25th. The camp runs from 8:45 to 1:45 Monday through Friday followed by a free lunch at The Spot.

Visit wndnwvs.com/play for more information or call 802 540-2529.

CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS/ NORTHWEST

BAYSIDE PAVILION, 15 Georgia Shore Rd., St. Albans, 524-0909 SNOW SHOE LODGE & PUB, 13 Main St., Montgomery Center, 326-4456 TWIGGS — AN AMERICAN GASTROPUB, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405

UPPER VALLEY

BREAKING GROUNDS, 245 Main St., Bethel, 392-4222

NORTHEAST KINGDOM

BIG JAY TAVERN, 3709 Mountain Rd., Montgomery, 326-6688 COLATINA EXIT, 164 Main St., Bradford, 222-9008 JASPER’S TAVERN, 71 Seymour La., Newport, 334-2224 MARTELL’S AT THE FOX, 87 Edwards Rd., Jeffersonville, 644-5060 MUSIC BOX, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533 PARKER PIE CO., 161 County Rd., West Glover, 525-3366 PHAT KATS TAVERN, 101 Depot St., Lyndonville, 626-3064 THE PUB OUTBACK, 482 Vt. 114, East Burke, 626-1188 THE STAGE, 45 Broad St., Lyndonville, 427-3344 TAMARACK GRILL, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., East Burke, 626-7390

OUTSIDE VERMONT

MONOPOLE, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-563-2222 NAKED TURTLE, 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-566-6200.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S, 37 Court St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 518-324-2200 PALMER ST. COFFEE HOUSE, 4 Palmer St., Plattsburgh, N.Y. 518-561-6920 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 3 Lebanon St., Hanover, N.H., 603-277-9115

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Feed your brain with 7 rounds of foodie trivia, and wash it down with a pint of nostalgia.

Each round features a decade — 1950s until now. Emceed by Top Hat Entertainment.

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BIG PICTURE THEATER & CAFÉ, 48 Carroll Rd., Waitsfield, 496-8994 THE CENTER BAKERY & CAFÉ, 2007 Guptil Rd., Waterbury Center, 244-7500

51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE, 51 Main St., Middlebury, 3888209 BAR ANTIDOTE, 35C Green St., Vergennes, 877-2555 CITY LIMITS, 14 Greene St., Vergennes, 877-6919 HATCH 31, 31 Main St., Bristol, 453-2774 TOURTERELLE, 3629 Ethan Allen Hwy., New Haven, 453-6309 TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE, 86 Main St., Middlebury, 388-0002

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BACKSTAGE PUB, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494 GOOD TIMES CAFÉ, Rt. 116, Hinesburg, 482-4444 HALYARD BREWING CO., 80 Ethan Allen Dr., #2, S. Burlington, 497-1858 HIGHER GROUND, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777

BAGITOS BAGEL AND BURRITO CAFÉ, 28 Main St., Montpelier, 229-9212 CAPITAL GROUNDS CAFÉ, 27 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800 CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820 ESPRESSO BUENO, 248 N. Main St., Barre, 479-0896 GUSTO’S, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919 KISMET, 52 State St., Montpelier, 223-8646 LA PUERTA NEGRA, 44 Main St., Montpelier, 613-3172 MULLIGAN’S IRISH PUB, 9 Maple Ave., Barre, 479-5545 NORTH BRANCH CAFÉ, 41 State St., Montpelier, 552-8105 POSITIVE PIE, 20 State St., Montpelier, 229-0453 RED HEN BAKERY + CAFÉ, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, 223-5200 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 89 Main St., Montpelier, 262-2253 SWEET MELISSA’S, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 225-6012 THREE BEAN CAFÉ, 22 Pleasant St., Randolph, 728-3533 WHAMMY BAR, 31 W. County Rd., Calais, 229-4329

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BARRE/MONTPELIER

CORK WINE BAR & MARKET, 40 Foundry St., Waterbury, 882-8227 GREEN MOUNTAIN LOUNGE AT MOUNT ELLEN, 102 Forest Pl., Warren, 583-6300 HOSTEL TEVERE, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222 PURPLE MOON PUB, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-3422 THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827 SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202 ZENBARN, 179 Guptil Rd., Waterbury Center, 244-8134

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AMERICAN FLATBREAD, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999 ARTSRIOT, 400 Pine St., Burlington, 540 0406 AUGUST FIRST, 149 S. Champlain St., Burlington, 540-0060 BARRIO BAKERY & PIZZA BARRIO, 203 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 863-8278 BENTO, 197 College St., Burlington, 497-2494 BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 854-4700 BRENNAN’S PUB & BISTRO, UVM Davis Center, 590 Main St., Burlington, 656-1204 CITIZEN CIDER, 316 Pine St., Burlington, 497-1987 CLUB METRONOME, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563 THE DAILY PLANET, 15 Center St., Burlington, 862-9647 DOBRÁ TEA, 80 Church St., Burlington, 951-2424 DRINK, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, 951-9463 ETHAN ALLEN PUB/PHO NGUYEN, 1130 North Ave., Burlington, 658-4148 THE FARMHOUSE TAP & GRILL, 160 Bank St., Burlington, 859-0888 FINNIGAN’S PUB, 205 College St., Burlington, 864-8209 FOAM BREWERS, 112 Lake St., Burlington, 399-2511 THE GRYPHON, 131 Main St., Burlington, 489-5699 JP’S PUB, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389 JUNIPER, 41 Cherry St., Burlington, 658-0251 LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ, 115 Church St., Burlington, 8633759 LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP, 12 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346 MAGLIANERO CAFÉ, 47 Maple St., Burlington, 861-3155 MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB, 167 Main St., Burlington, 864-6776 MUDDY WATERS, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466 NECTAR’S, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771 RADIO BEAN, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346 RASPUTIN’S, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324 RED SQUARE, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909 RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401 RUBEN JAMES, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744 SIGNAL KITCHEN, 71 Main St., Burlington, 399-2337 SIDEBAR, 202 Main St., Burlington, 864-0072 THE SKINNY PANCAKE, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188 SOCIAL CLUB & LOUNGE, 165 Church St., Burlington SPEAKING VOLUMES, 377 Pine St., Burlington, 540-0107 SPEAKING VOLUMES, VOL. 2, 7 Marble Ave., Burlington, 540-0107 THE TAP ROOM AT SWITCHBACK BREWING, 160 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 651-4114 VERMONT COMEDY CLUB, 101 Main St., Burlington, 859-0100 THE VERMONT PUB & BREWERY, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500

HINESBURGH PUBLIC HOUSE, 10516 Vt., 116 #6A, Hinesburg, 482-5500 JAMES MOORE TAVERN, 4302 Bolton Access Rd. Bolton Valley, Jericho, 434-6826 JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN, 30 Rte., 15, Jericho, 899-2223 MISTER SISTER, 45 Main St., Winooski, 448-3740 MONKEY HOUSE, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563 ON TAP BAR & GRILL, 4 Park St., Essex Jct., 878-3309 PARK PLACE TAVERN, 38 Park St., Essex Jct. 878-3015 ROZZI’S LAKESHORE TAVERN, 1022 W. Lakeshore Dr., Colchester, 863-2342 SHELBURNE VINEYARD, 6308 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne, 985-8222 STONE CORRAL BREWERY, 83 Huntington Rd., Richmond, 434-5767 SUGARHOUSE BAR & GRILL, 733 Queen City Park Rd., S. Burlington, 863-2909 WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK, 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski, 497-3525

Master Works

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John Rose and Bruce MacDonald, HAVOC Gallery B Y AMY LI LLY

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hen metal artist Bruce MacDonald isn’t bringing his work to the six major art shows he visits around the country every year, he occasionally finds time to mount one at HAVOC Gallery, his Burlington gallery-cum-studio. There he shows what might be described as his brushed-metal paintings — he calls them “light sculptures” — with select works by other sculptors and artists. MacDonald, who has worked with metal for more than 30 years, has a single criterion for those other artists: They must be inimitably adept at their craft.

That quality stands out at the current HAVOC show, “Grace Within the Contours: Sculpture by John Rose.” The title is a bit misleading, because the show includes only three sculptures in wood by the Los Angeles-based Rose, two on pedestals and one wall-mounted. The rest of the show consists of MacDonald’s latest in metal, works in wood by himself and Joël Urruty, and two giant mobiles by Vermont sculptor Gordon Auchincloss.

In any case, one need not see more examples of Rose’s work to appreciate the excellence of craft and conception that goes into it. The two pedestal-mounted sculptures at HAVOC are titled “Tai Chi Series: Single Whip, Classic Chanel Style” and “Tai Chi Series: Double Dip Round House Kick, Gold Style.”

Each suggests the solidified afterimages of a light trail left by a dancer leaping and twirling in the night. In fact, they are laboriously made of wood, which is a wonder.

Rose, reached by phone, explains with a trace of his native English accent that he planes poplar boards to an eighth of an inch, soaks the long, thin strips in a hot bath for an hour, then coils them tightly, clamps them and leaves them in the sun to dry.

Next, in a process he calls “drawing,” he winds the coils through

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an 8-foot-square gridded frame he built in his studio. Once a 3D form has taken shape, he builds up the curving strips with tiny, glued-on ribs and covers them in a skin of small poplar strips.

Then follows “a whole lot of sanding,” Rose says.

What viewers see, however, looks like a thick square cable looped into mystifying complexity. In the case of “Single Whip,” the coils’ four edges are black, giving an impression of calligraphic writing rising off the page. (Rose taught fine arts in Hong Kong for nine years.) The eye naturally follows the complicated curves in an effort to find where the piece ends. It doesn’t; these are infinity sculptures.

Rose’s third work, the wall-hung “And So It Begins Again,” requires a little hunting for the infinity part. The sculpture resembles a section of curled and dangling ribbon writ large. That

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“Light Box” by Bruce MacDonald

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“Visible Indivisibles,” based on the 118 elements.

(Only seven in the series remain for sale.) After researching each element’s history and uses, he conceived of a representation for each that also references art history.

“Tin,” for example, depicts the best-known use of the element — a tin can — in a cubist-inspired composition. The chemical symbol, “Sn,” is so precisely rendered in one corner that it seems laser-copied from a high school chemistry room chart. “Cobalt,” featuring an eye-catching spiked machine cog, captures the element’s most common use while also recalling Roy Lichtenstein’s 1962 painting “Tire.”

MacDonald’s words apply equally to his own work when he says, “The crux of HAVOC as a gallery is that the artists have to be masters at what they do. They’ve spent years working on their hand skills and their eyes. They can do things no one else can.”

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INFO “Grace Within the Contours: Sculpture by John Rose,” Bruce MacDonald and others, through May 23 at HAVOC Gallery in Burlington. Open Thursdays and Fridays and by appointment. havocgallery.com

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large form is made from poplar strips laid side by side; inside the ribbon’s twisting curves lies the narrower infinity strip.

MacDonald discovered Rose’s work through a friend in LA; the two showed together last month at SCOPE New York, an international art fair. When it ended, Rose agreed to MacDonald hauling what he could fit in his truck back to Burlington. While Rose has numerous corporate commissions, including a 26foot work that hangs in Morgan Stanley’s New York headquarters, his work has rarely been shown on the East Coast, and never before in Vermont.

It makes a pleasing contrast, in material and form, with MacDonald’s. The metal artist uses sheets of an expensive alloy that does not tarnish or rust, so his works will always gleam as if new. After bending back a sheet’s edges to create the form of a canvas, MacDonald uses an array of handheld grinders capped with the equivalent of sandpaper to achieve countless surface effects.

He can create realistic panoramas of underwater sea life, as in “Salt Whistle.” He can depict a thicket of seemingly 3D tubes — layered, like those in “Warren,” so that the composition appears to have depth. He can make flat geometric compositions by handbrushing taped sections with a kind of industrial-strength Scotch-Brite pad. When adjacent shapes are brushed in different directions, the light will seem to color each differently.

“I’ve spent 18 years exploring the optical properties of this stuff,” says MacDonald of his light sculptures. “It’s all about pushing light” to refract off the surface in different ways.

“Tai Chi Series: Double Dip Roundhouse Kick, Gold Style” by John Rose Nine small, square works on display are among the last in MacDonald’s series

art NEW THIS WEEK burlington

the Bennington Museum offers a survey

f YESHUA HILL: “Good Friday,” works by the Vermont illustrator. Reception: Friday, April 14, 7-10 p.m. April 14-May 14. Info, stuart.sporko@gmail.com.

Battery Street Jeans in Burlington.

works are components of “artifacts as

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slices.” Curator Jamie Franklin says of

six-decade career. What are quiddities, you ask? Repeatedly embedded in her varied as rusted metal rings, circular saw blades, horseshoe crabs and polished agate these elements: “Adams seizes upon the

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ever-churning mind, become archetypes

ART EVENTS ‘CONVERGENCE’: View and celebrate the thesis works of Vermont College of Fine Art’s spring 2017 MFA in Graphic Design class. College Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Friday, April 14, 7-8 p.m. Info, 828-8600.

DOWNTOWN ART WALK: More than two dozen local artists show works at St. Albans businesses.

Downtown St. Albans, Saturday, April 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Info, saca@downtownsaintalbans.com.

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of abstract paintings spanning the artist’s

JOSEPH SALERNO: “Woods Edge,” small oil paintings merging observation and abstraction, created at the same forest vantage over more than two years. April 14-May 23. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

‘ODANAKSIS IS BLOOMING’: Ten Upper Valley plein air artists show new works in watercolor, oil, pastel and mixed media. Norwich Public Library. Through May 26. Info, 649-1184.

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f ‘THE COMBINATION’: Black-and-white photographs taken by Elliot Burg of UVM senior and dedicated amateur boxer Ali Watson. Reception: Wednesday, April 19, 4-5 p.m. April 19-June 1.

Info, eburg4@gmail.com. Livak Fireplace Lounge and Gallery, Dudley H. Davis Center, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

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exhibition “Gatherum of Quiddities” at

f CAMERON SCHMITZ: “Suspended Moments,” a solo exhibition of new abstract oil paintings.

Reception: Friday, April 28, 5-8 p.m. April 13-May 28.

Info, 877-2173. Northern Daughters in Vergennes.

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TALK: ‘DOUBT, DELIGHT AND CHANGE’: Londonand Berlin-based designer Oliver Klimpel shares insights on how his approach to design has developed, from traditional design projects to current interventions and inquiries. Noble Lounge, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Thursday, April 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 828-8600.

TALK: ‘GRIEVING THROUGH STONE AND CLAY: AFFECT IN CHINESE FUNERARY ART OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD’: Jeehee Hong, associate professor of East Asian art history at McGill University and current fellow at the Clark Art Institute, examines representations of grief in Chinese middle-period (9th to 14th centuries) funerary contexts. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Wednesday, April 12, 4:30 p.m. Info, 443-3168.

TALK: KATE GRIDLEY: The artist offers “An Artist Journey From Still Life Painter to Doll Photographer,” discussing aesthetic concerns, colors, edges, abstract spaces and observations that inform her portrait photos of dolls in the Sheldon’s collection. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, April 19, noon. Info, 388-2117.

TALK: ‘THE LURE OF THE OBJECT’: Photographer and art historian Kirsten Hoving joins photographer and sculptor Eric Nelson to discuss the role of the object in their respective artistic practices, in conjunction with “Focus on the Sheldon.” Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, April 12, noon. Info, 388-2117.

essential visual properties she sees in these objects, which, when filtered through her to be used and adapted endlessly, items in her ever-evolving creative vocabulary.”

Through June 18. Pictured: “That Is to Say.” TALK: ‘THIS IS A PORTRAIT IF I SAY SO’: Anne Goodyear, codirector of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, discusses how portraiture evolved largely from a genre based on mimesis to one stressing conceptual and symbolic associations between artist and subject. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Thursday, April 13, 4:30 p.m. Info, 443-5007.

TALK: ‘WEAVING POLITICS & PROCESS: EXPRESSING NORTHWEST COAST TEXTILES THROUGH A TWO-SPIRIT LIFE’: Juneau, Alaskabased Tlingit artist Ricky Tagaban presents about his work process, which incorporates traditional, modern and political elements into his woven textiles. Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, Wednesday, April 12, 7 p.m. Info, 635-2356.

TALK: ‘DRINKING CULTURES’: Jennifer Dickinson, UVM associate professor of anthropology and cocurator of “Imbibe,” explores what lessons vessels have to offer. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington, Wednesday, April 12, noon.

Regular admission, $3-10; free for members, faculty, staff, students, and kids 6 and under. Info, 656-0750.

ONGOING SHOWS burlington

AARON SCOT INGHAM: The artist behind Bent Nails Studio shows his works and furniture made from found and salvaged materials. Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Through June 1. Info, 595-4148.

Burlington Town Center.

‘ALNOBAK: WEARING OUR HERITAGE’: An exhibition of recent works by contemporary Abenaki artists paired with historic garments, accessories, photographs and prints that reflect previous generations. Organized by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in partnership with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association. Through June 17. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington.

‘ART OF THE PRETZEL’: Thirty-two drawings of pretzels baked at Feldman’s Bagels created by students in two introductory drawing courses taught by Leslie Fry at the University of Vermont.

Through April 30. Info, 540-0474. Feldman’s Bagels in Burlington.

VISUAL ART IN SEVEN DAYS:

ART LISTINGS AND SPOTLIGHTS ARE WRITTEN BY RACHEL ELIZABETH JONES. LISTINGS ARE RESTRICTED TO ART SHOWS IN TRULY PUBLIC PLACES.

‘ART/JOURNALISM AND DEMOCRACY’: Works created by 2016 UVM Cynic newspaper illustrators.

Through April 30. Info, cynicnewsroom@gmail.com.

Davis Center, University of Vermont in Burlington.

‘IMBIBE: DRINKING IN CULTURE’: An exhibition using an eclectic selection of drinking vessels to investigate the complex social, physical and aesthetic experience of liquid consumption. BARBARA BLOOM: Conceptual artist’s books accompanied by texts from print scholar Susan Tallman. CATHERINE JANSEN: “1008,” an exhibition of the photographer’s images of India, including digital prints and projections as well as ambient sound from field recordings.

Through May 21. Info, 656-8582. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, in Burlington.

CLARK DERBES: “Self-commissioned,” photographs of the Burlington artist’s large-scale, geometric paintings on the Burlington waterfront. Through May 3. Info, audrie@thekarmabirdhouse.com.

Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington.

DURFEE PHOTOGRAPHY ARCHIVES: Blackand-white photographs taken in 1950s Europe, documenting the aftermath of World War II. Through April 30. Info, 860-4972. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington.

EMILY MITCHELL: Narrative paintings by the Richmond artist. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222.

SEABA Center in Burlington.

JACQUES BURKE: Mixed-media works by the Vermont artist. Through April 30. Info, 859-9222.

The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

JOHN ROSE: “Grace Within the Contours,” minimalist sculpture by the internationally acclaimed West Coast artist. Through May 23. Info, 863-9553. The Havoc Gallery in Burlington.

JURIED STUDENT ART EXHIBITION: Second annual showcase of works by 34 students, selected by a jury of visiting professionals and faculty members.

Mediums include photography, 3D modeling, painting, digital illustration, filmmaking and graphic design.

Through April 15. Info, cthompson@champlain.edu.

Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.

‘LIGHT’: The third annual exhibition of UVM Pottery Co-op teacher and student works, which each interpret light in their way. ‘YOUNG VERMONT’: Curated

by UVM students Kat Dooman and Christina Mignosa, this exhibition features emerging artists 30 and under who reside in Vermont permanently

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or are studying at a local university. Through April 30. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery in Burlington.

‘MOMENSION’: A sculptural environment made primarily from glass, metal and clay by Vermont artists Bech Evans, Alissa Faber and Patrick O’Shea.

Through April 25. Info, joseph@newcitygalerie.org.

New City Galerie in Burlington.

PETER KATZ: Mixed-media works by the self-taught Burlington artist. Through May 31. Info, 658-6016.

Speeder & Earl’s Coffee, Pine Street, in Burlington.

ROBERT WALDO BRUNELLE JR.: A series of paintings of Winooski’s concrete bridge, painted throughout the year by the local artist. STEVE SHARON: Abstract paintings by the local artist. Through May 31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington.

SARAH ROSEDAHL: “31 Days of Mary Oliver,” paintings inspired by the poet. Through April 29.

Info, 863-3403. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.

‘SOJOURN’: A dialogue on temporality and loneliness, created through pairings of photographs by Dana Heffern and paintings by Sage Tucker-Ketcham. Curated by Wylie Garcia and Christy Mitchell. Through April 29. Info, 578-2512.

The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

STEPHEN BEATTIE: Digital photographs by the local artist. Through May 31. Info, 651-9692. RETN in Burlington.

‘TOMCZAK, TOMCZAK & TOMCZAK’: Original works in watercolor, mixed-media and photography by Nancy, Grace and Jim Tomczak of Milton. Through April 30. Info, 660-9005. Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington.

‘VERMONT STANDS WITH’: Works that meaningfully engage with issues of advocacy, justice and community building. Through April 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery in Burlington.

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‘THE ART OF CARTOONING’: An exhibition organized by Vermont Comic Creators, which represents more than 100 cartoonists and illustrators. Through April 15. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.

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CALL TO ARTISTS ‘ART WORKS!’: Seeking submissions of art that invites viewers to engage and interact with the work, including manual interactive devices, electronic installations and kinetic sculpture. To submit and for details, visit studioplacearts.com. Deadline: April 28. Studio Place Arts, Barre.

Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

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‘100 DAYS OF SPACE FOR CREATIVITY’: Inspired to act by the potential call to defund the arts on a federal level, Backspace Gallery offers a free and open space for artists to work while processing reactions to the current political climate. Thursday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., through April 29, artists are invited to meet with gallery director Christy Mitchell to pitch ideas on using the venue for displaying, creating, speaking or performing work. Email ideas to spacegalleryvt@gmail.com or show up during open gallery hours for more information. The Backspace Gallery, Burlington.

‘BELLS & WHISTLES’: Seeking artists and contributors for the museum’s upcoming 2017 exhibition consisting of or relating to all aspects of bells and whistles. May include bells for cows and sheep, bellhops, alarms and timekeepers, as spiritual or musical instruments, jingle bells, etc. Contributions may be personal artifacts accompanied by individual narrative, raw ideas for displays, fully realized art objects or theoretical writings and research. To contribute, or for more info, contact Clare Dolan via museumofeverydaylife.org. Deadline: May 5. The Museum of Everyday Life, Glover. Info, claredol@sover.net.

‘CHICKENS!’: Established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two pieces of 2D artwork in any medium for a May through August exhibition. Works must depict one or more chickens; roosters OK. Register by April 15: call 878-8887 or email blgreene@myfairpoint.net.

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COMPASS MUSIC & ARTS CENTER: Welcoming proposals of innovative work for solo or group exhibitions from artists working in a variety of mediums. Emerging and established curators encouraged to apply. For more info, visit cmacvt.org. Rolling deadline. Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon. Info, 247-4295.

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‘HONORING TREES’: Welcoming submissions of images that celebrate trees in all their forms, locations and seasons for an upcoming exhibition juried by Laura Valenti of Photolucida. For details and to submit, visit photoplacegallery.com. Deadline: April 24. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury. Up to five photographs for $35; $6 for each additional. Info, 388-4500.

‘LAND AND LIGHT AND WATER AND AIR’: Welcoming submissions for this annual fall juried exhibition of Vermont and New England landscape paintings. For details and to submit, visit bryangallery.org. Deadline: July 14. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

‘LIGHTS! CAMERA! AUCTION!’: Seeking tax-deductible donations of art, beautiful and useful things, amusements, experiences and events for this annual auction to benefit Town Hall Theater and its programming. To contribute, contact Magna Dodge at magnadodge@gmail. com. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. Through May 22. Info, 462-3898.

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MONTPELIER ART SHOW OPPORTUNITY: Seeking artists who are co-op member-owners to display works in monthlong shows beginning in June. Works must be appropriate for a public setting and for all ages. A minimum of three professionally presented pieces is required; maximum is 10 pieces. For details and to apply, contact Robyn Joy Peirce at info@hungermountain.coop. Deadline is rolling. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier. Info, 262-3242.

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND INVITATION: Shelburne Pond Studios invites Vermont artists and artisans to join their venue in the Vermont Craft Council Spring Open Studios Weekend on May 27 and 28. For details and application, email Katharine Stockman at kastockman@aol.com.

Deadline: April 15. Shelburne Pond Studios. $35.

PECHAKUCHA NIGHT: Inviting artists, designers, scholars, scientists and otherwise creative thinkers to present 20 slides for 20 seconds each at this May 4 community event. For details and to register, email fleming@uvm.edu. Deadline: May 1. Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington.

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RUTLAND COUNTY AUDUBON WILDLIFE ART SHOW: Inviting visual artists working in any medium to submit up to three works to be included in an art show featuring nature and wildlife, May 26 through June 11. Scenic landscapes will not be considered. Works need not be for sale.

For details and to submit, contact birding@rutlandcountyaudubon.org. Deadline: May 22. Stone Valley Arts, Poultney.

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SOLO & SMALL GROUP SHOWS 2018: Inviting proposals for upcoming exhibitions. To submit, send a brief written statement about yourself or the artist group and what you want to accomplish with a show, as well as a CD or DVD with eight to 12 images of representative work.

Label carefully with name, medium, size, price and date of your work. Mail submissions to 201 N. Main Street, Barre, VT 05641. Deadline: June 9. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

SOUTH END ART HOP: Registration is now open for the 25th annual South End Art Hop, to take place September 8 to 10. For details, visit seaba.com/art-hop. Deadline: June 16. SEABA Center, Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

‘TEN’: Seeking submissions of artworks inspired by the old counting nursery rhyme, “One, two buckle my shoe…” For the full rhyme, details and to submit, visit studioplacearts.com. Deadline: June 2. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. Info, 479-7069.

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VART: Seeking contemporary visual art made in Vermont for a forthcoming print magazine. All work must be made in Vermont within the past seven years; all mediums welcome. To submit, send four portfolio samples, a one-paragraph artist bio and statement to armpriester@hotmail. com with Attn: Kenelle, “Vart submission” and artist name in the subject line. Label each image with artist’s name, title of work, date, medium, dimensions, editions (if applicable) and artist’s email. Include contact info in body of email. Deadline: April 15. Info, armpriester@hotmail.com.

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MARIA ANGHELACHE: “From Nature to Abstract,” pastel and acrylic works on paper and canvas. Reception: Thursday, April 13, 4-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

“BACKSTAGE PASS: ROCK & ROLL PHOTOGRAPHY”: An exhibition featuring more than 300 photographs, many rarely seen by the public, of famous rock-and-roll and jazz greats including Miles Davis, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, David Bowie, Prince and the Beastie Boys. Through May 7. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

‘SPRING FOUR-WARD’: Watercolors by Vermont Watercolor Society members Lisa Forster Beach, Annelein Beukenkamp, Gary C. Eckhart and Robert O’Brien. Through June 2. Info, 279-6403. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

‘BODY/IMAGE’: A group exhibition juried by Gary Samson featuring photography that presents the human body as subject. Through April 23. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

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CAROLYN MECKLOSKY: “Women, Beasts and Dreams,” vibrant acrylic paintings by the Waterville artist and arts instructor. TED ZILIUS: “Jazz and Sad,” mixed-media works created through a process of collage and dance by the Vermont artist.

Through May 9. Info, 888-1261. Gallery at River Arts in Morrisville.

BOSTON NEARY: “A Bird’s Eye View of the Beauty of Shelburne Bay,” photographs by the local photographer. Through April 30. Info, asig@allsoulsinterfaith. org. All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne.

JANE SANDBERG: “Another Perspective,” watercolors and stained-glass work by the Jericho artist.

Through May 31. Info, 434-2550. Mt. Mansfield Community Television in Richmond.

DOROTHY SIMPSON KRAUSE: “A Matter of Time,” an exhibition of mixed-media works and UV-cured flatbed prints that address the increasing threats to Earth’s ecosystems. Through April 29. Info, 881-0418. 571 Projects in Stowe.

KATE LONGMAID: “Freedom Speak,” an exhibition of portraits with graffiti-like phrases and slogans that merge the artist’s interest in capturing individual identities and political realities through image and voice. Through May 31. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.

JOHNSON BFA THESIS EXHIBITION: Mixed-media works, mandalas, photography and more by graduating seniors Brady Hird, Hannah Leroux, Brittany Miracle, Dani LaPerle, Brendan Walsh, Vanessa Sproates-Horl and Laurel Hubbert Severance. Through April 25. Info, 635-1469. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College.

LAINEY RAPPAPORT: A display about frogs by “The Vermont Frog Lady.” Through April 30. Info, laineyrapp@yahoo.com. Brownell Library in Essex Junction.

‘LAND MARKS: JANET FREDERICKS & MICHAELA HARLOW’: The two Vermont artists explore abstract landscapes on macro and micro scales in a variety of mediums, pushing references to the natural environment behind graphic mark-making. KRISTA HARRIS: “Retracing My Steps,” a solo exhibition of richly layered, gestural abstract paintings by the Colorado artist. Through May 30. Info, 253-8943.

West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe.

NANCY JACOBUS: “Celebrate Spring,” brightly colored silk paintings by the South Burlington artist. Through April 30. Info, 598-7874. Healthy Living Market & Café in South Burlington.

ZANELE MUHOLI: “Documenting Identity, Teaching Activism,” photographs by the South African visual activist, who documents her home country’s LGBTQ population. Artist talk and reception: Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m. Through April 21. Info, 654-2667. International Commons, Saint Michael’s College, in Colchester.

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Zanele Muholi In Colchester, the Saint Michael’s College Center for

Women & Gender presents four distinct bodies of work by the internationally renowned South African photographer and self-proclaimed visual activist. Muholi describes her

ELLIOT BURG: “Sunset Park, Brooklyn,” black-andwhite images by the Middlesex photographer.

Through April 20. ILLUSTRATED POEMS EXHIBIT: Art and poetry by Berlin Elementary School students. Through April 30. T. NAMAYA: “100 Flowers of Peace,” large banners featuring the poem by the same name, which has been translated into 109 languages. Through April 30. Info, 223-3338.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier.

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‘FOLLOWING THE RULES, BREAKING THE RULES’: A group exhibition of 25 works by 20 artists in pastel, acrylics, oils, photography and sculpture.

Artists include Nitya Brighenti, Hasso Ewing, Cindy Griffith, Lysa Intrator, Joyce Kahn, Hannah Morris, Maggie Neale, Dan Neary, Jack Sabon, Sarah Spletzer and Ann Young. NORTHERN VERMONT ART ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION: A group exhibition of works by NVAAE members. Through April 28. Info, 262-6035. T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘SHOW 16’: An exhibition of recent works by the collective gallery’s Vermont contemporary artists.

Saturdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., and Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Through April 29. Info, 272-0908. The Front in Montpelier.

PHOTOS BY MARIE LAPRÉ GRABON: Photographs by the Vermont artist. Through June 30. Info, 635-7423. Dream Café in Johnson.

‘FREAKS, RADICALS & HIPPIES: COUNTERCULTURE IN 1970S VERMONT’: An exhibition that explores the influx of people and countercultural ideas to the state, from communes to organic agriculture, progressive politics to health care reform, alternative energy to women’s and gay rights. Through December 31. Info, 479-8500. Vermont Heritage Galleries in Barre.

‘IN PRAISE OF WATER’: Goddard College artists approach the theme of water from multiple perspectives: aesthetic, ecological, social, political, spiritual and contemplative. Artists include Richard Ambelang, Susan Buroker, Kate Egnaczak, Dan Goldman, Tom Hansell, Seitu Jones, Phillip Robertson, Cynthia Ross, Sharon Siskin, Ruth

and beyond.” Included in this exhibition are black-and-white portraits of South Africa’s LGBTQ community from Muholi’s “Faces and Phases” series, as well as scenes from the mourning of murdered victims of homophobic and transphobic violence. More recently, Muholi has turned the camera on herself; selections from this body of self-portraiture a public lecture on Wednesday, April 19, 7 p.m., in the Roy Room of the Dion Family Student Center. Through April 21. Pictured: “Nathi Dlamini at the After Tears of Muntu Masombuka’s funeral.”

Wallen and Nanci Worthington. Through April 15.

Info, 322-1604. Goddard Art Gallery, Pratt Center, Goddard College, in Plainfield.

‘STATION TO STATION’: Paintings by Art2D2 Industries and Babelon Williams inspired by apophenia (perceiving patterns or connections in meaningless data) and which incorporate mixed media including antique text, childhood books, film stills and random materials from the artists’ youths. ‘UNDER CONSTRUCTION’: An exhibition of works made by joining two or more dissimilar mediums, such that one plus one equals more than two. Assembled by director Sue Higby and guest curator Mark Waskow. JAMES SECOR: ‘#nomophobia,’ paintings about phones, lives and memories by the Vermont artist. Through April 15. Info, 479-7069.

Studio Place Arts in Barre.

JO MACKENZIE: “Moments,” watercolor paintings on paper featuring domestic interiors and florals. Reception: Thursday, April 13, 4-7 p.m.

Through June 30. Info, 828-0749. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier.

LAURA JANE WALKER: “Studies in the Art of Chance,” abstractions made using dyed saltwater, meticulously placed steel nails and cotton string.

Reception: Friday, May 5, 4-7 p.m. Through May 25.

Info, 828-3291. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.

LINDA MIRABILE: “All Things Avian,” paintings of birds by the Berlin artist and designer. Reception: Thursday, April 13, 4-7 p.m. Through April 28. Info, jack.zeilenga@vermont.gov. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

VERMONT LANDSCAPES: An exhibition of 38 artworks by 20 artists, featuring landscapes in oil, watercolor, pastel and acrylics, curated by Bryan Memorial Gallery. Through June 30. Info, 644-5100.

Lamoille County Courthouse in Hyde Park.

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MICHAEL J. BALZANO: “The Bun Is Back: The Return of My Daily Bunny,” drawings by the local artist. Reception: Thursday, April 13, 6-8 p.m.

Through April 29. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.

‘TOWN BY TOWN’: Works by Carolyn Enz Hack that explore how traditional landscape paintings can incorporate history and time into their imagery.

Through May 7. Info, 244-6606. White Meeting House in Waterbury.

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‘AMERICAN FACES: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF PORTRAITURE AND IDENTITY’: An exhibit that brings together 90 portraits from more than 20 collections, exploring and explaining Americans’ 300-year fascination with images of themselves.

Through April 30. Info, 443-6433. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College.

‘ART OF THE WORD’: Artist books and handmade journals by New Haven artists Jane Ploughman of Ploughgirl Press, and posters, broadsides and cards

by John Vincent of A Revolutionary Press. Through May 8. Info, 453-4032. Art on Main in Bristol.

DELSIE HOYT: “Re-imagine the Braided Rug,” an exhibition of innovative textiles by the West Fairlee artist. Through April 29. STANLEY HORACE LYNDES: “Family Traits: Art, Humor and Everyday Life,” an exhibition exploring family identity through the artist’s cartoons, caricatures, carved objects and fiber arts. Through May 12. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

DONNA ANDREYCHUK: “Northern Neighbors: Celebrating 150 Years,” new works by the Canadian

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landscape painter. Through April 30. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

‘FOCUS ON THE SHELDON: FIVE-POINT PERSPECTIVE’: Photographs of objects from the Sheldon’s collection by local artists Suki Fredericks, Paul Gamba, Kate Gridley, Kirsten Hoving and Eric Nelson. Through May 13. Info, 388-2117.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

f FRED LOWER: Landscape paintings of Addison

County by the Vermont artist. Reception: Friday, April 14, 5-7 p.m. Through May 11. Info, 382-9222.

Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury.

‘GLASS ART: MOLTEN COLOR AND FROZEN FORMS’: Glass sculpture by Alyssa Oxley, hand-blown glass

by Bud Shriner, and glass jewelry and objects by Micaela Wallace, as well as works by emerging glass artists Anne Hulvey, Mary Ellen Jeffries, Cherie Marshall, Lori Pietropaoli and Christie Witters.

Through May 7. Info, info@creativespacegallery.org.

Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes.

SCOTT ADDIS: Oil paintings by the Québec artist, in conjunction with “Northern Neighbors: Celebrating 150 Years.” Through April 30. Info, 458-0098.

Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

‘SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: INTAGLIO PRINTS’: Students from Hedya Klein’s class ART315 present new works that explore traditional and contemporary methods of printmaking. Through April 18. Info, 443-5258. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College.

‘UNTOUCHED BY TIME: THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS FROM PERICLES TO PARR’: Early archaeological publications, antiquarian paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, books and more that represent enduring fascination with the Acropolis. Through April 23. Info, 443-5007.

Middlebury College Museum of Art.

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ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION: Works by K-12 students from across Rutland County. Through May 19. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

f BRUCE BLANCHETTE: “Breaking New Ground/ Modularities,” modular reliefs made with appropriated manufactured, recycled and/or reinvented media. Reception: Friday, April 21, 6-8 p.m. Through May 13. Info, 282-2396. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University.

PAM BROWN: “The Final Cut,” figurative, organic and animal sculptural forms made from synthetic polymer clays, recycled sheet metal, copper, rubber and fabric. Through May 6. Info, 282-2396.

Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland.

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DAVID CRANDALL & JIM MAAS: Fine jewelry and painted bird carvings, respectively, by the local artisans. Through September 30. Info, 235-9429.

Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock.

GLORIA KING MERRITT: “Take Flight,” photorealistic digital paintings on canvas that capture singular moments of birds in flight. Gallery open by appointment. Through May 1. Info, 436-2200.

VermontArts.Gallery in Hartland.

MARIE LAPRE’ GRABON: Selected drawings and paintings by the Vermont artist. Through June 3.

Info, 578-8809. 3rd Floor Gallery in Hardwick.

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‘MIRROR/MIRROR’: An exhibition reflecting upon the looking glass and all that it contains, from telescopes to magic tricks, disco balls to dentistry, fashion to psychotherapy, myth to superstition.

Through May 1. Info, 626-4409. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.

ROSIE PREVOST: “Under the Surface,” nearly 30 sepia or selenium-toned, silver-gelatin prints that explore the idea of visual metaphor by using historic techniques. Through April 29. Info, 7482600. Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury.

‘X-RAY VISION: FISH INSIDE OUT’: A traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution featuring 40 large-scale digital prints of X-rays of several species of fish. Through June 1. Info, 748-2372.

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

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‘GLASSTASTIC’: Glass sculptures inspired by children’s drawings of imaginary creatures. CLAIRE VAN VLIET: “Ghost Mesa,” lithographs of rock formations printed on a variety of handmade papers and collaged with pulp paintings and marbled papers.

EDWARD KOREN: “Seriously Funny,” works by the Brookfield-based New Yorker cartoonist. MARY WELSH: “Appearances & Reality,” collages that use art historical and pop-culture sources, among others. PAUL SHORE: “Drawn Home,” drawings of every object in the artist’s home, inspired by Audubon’s project to draw all the birds of North America. SOO SUNNY PARK: “Luminous Muqarna,” an immersive sculptural installation based on muqarnas, ornamental vaults found in Islamic architecture, especially mosques. Through June 18.

Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

‘SIGNS OF LIFE’: An exhibition featuring the works of married artists Roger Sandes and Mary Welsh.

Through April 21. Info, 258-3992. The Great Hall in Springfield.

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PAT ADAMS: “Gatherum of Quiddities,” a survey of abstract paintings spanning the artist’s decadeslong career. Through June 18. Info, 447-1571.

Bennington Museum.

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JASPER TOMKINS: “Expansions,” colorful acrylic paintings by the award-winning author and illustrator. Through April 30. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery at BALE in South Royalton.

SUSAN ROCKWELL: “Adventures in Weaving” presents a variety of colors and structures allowed within the form, as rendered by the Braintree artist. Through May 19. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.

YOUTH ART MONTH: An exhibition of paintings, drawings and other artwork created by 50 South Royalton School elementary, middle and high school students. Through April 14. Info, 763-7094.

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‘MAKING MUSIC: THE SCIENCE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS’: An exhibition that explores the science behind making rhythms and harmonies heard. Through September 17. Info, 649-2200.

Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

KELLY DOYLE: “Improbable Surfaces,” an exhibition of mixed-media works that transform existing materials. Through April 22. Info, 748-0158.

Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

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exhibition exploring what women of all ages experience as they cope with the pressure to maintain a youthful appearance at any cost, by Vermont multidisciplinary artists Mary Admasian and Kristen M. Watson. Closing Reception: Friday, June 16, 5-8 p.m. Artist talk: 7 p.m. Through June 24. Info, galleries@castleton.edu. Castleton University Bank Gallery in Rutland.

VICKY TOMAYKO & BERT YARBOROUGH: “Collaborations,” works created together by the printmakers. Through April 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction.

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DICK KIRBY: “Metal Madness,” a solo exhibition of artist-designed steel works, including lamps, weathervanes, candleholders and coatracks. Through April 30. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

‘SPIRIT OF ODANAKSIS’: Ten members of the 14-year-old art collective, named for the Abenaki term for “little village,” show works in oil, watercolor, pastel, multimedia, photography and prints. Artists: Gail Barton, Le Liu Browne, Becky Cook, Helen Elder, Anne Webster Grant, Linda Laundry, Anne Rose, Jonathan Rose, Susan Rump and Jo Tate. Through May 10. Info, 295-3118. Zollikofer Gallery at Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction.

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by Zach Braff (Garden State) without an iota of style. And second, it goes nowhere. At least nowhere that dozens of other comedies about lovably cranky senior citizens haven’t already gone.

Going in Style isn’t so much a movie as a catalog of grumpy old clichés.

Once upon a time, no one made movies in which old farts gathered to do hokey things together. But then 1975, the year that gave us so much timeless cinema (Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, The Passenger, Nashville, Shampoo, The Stepford Wives, Barry Lyndon, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Rollerball and Three Days of the Condor, among others), also gave us The Sunshine Boys.

You remember The Sunshine Boys, right?

Of course you don’t. Odds are you hadn’t been born. George Burns and Walter Matthau played a pair of retired vaudevillians who decide to reunite before it’s too late.

Here’s how much concepts of aging have changed in four decades: When Matthau played the role of a crotchety old comic, he was 55. Tom Cruise will turn 55 this July.

That was old then!

The movie was a hit, and Hollywood smelled blood. Or Geritol, at any rate. The

result was the original Going in Style, released in 1979. This time the codger count was bumped up to three (George Burns, Lee Strasberg and Art Carney). The premise is that three old friends who are barely getting by on Social Security decide to rob a bank and live a little before it’s too late. Carney was 61, younger than Jerry Seinfeld is today.

Well, you know Hollywood: Imitation is the sincerest form of easy money. An entire genre has emerged, and comedies about old guys getting together for one zany reason or another have become standard fare. The Maiden Heist (2009). Stand Up Guys (2012).

The whole Expendables franchise, for that matter. Morgan Freeman has made a cottage industry out of these things in geezer pleasers such as The Bucket List (2007), Thick as Thieves (2009), Red (2010), Last Vegas (2013) and now this dead-from-the-neck-up retread.

Michael Caine, Alan Arkin and Freeman.

You could practically sell tickets on the goodwill generated by those names alone. Which is pretty much what Braff and screenwriter Theodore Melfi attempt here. Virtually all they’ve done to update the original Going in Style is miss its point.

That film was about the boredom of growing old in America. This one pretends

PENSION TENSION In Braff’s haphazard remake, three old friends resort to crime after their 401(k)s are retired by unscrupulous bankers.

to make a timely statement about corporate greed and crooked financial institutions. The old boys don’t rob the bank because it’ll be fun but because their pensions have been frozen as a result of the steel mill — where they worked all their lives — being sold to a foreign concern. It’s The Big Short with Depends!

Plus cornball clichés such as grannies dropping F-bombs; a chase involving a motorized scooter; a principal character learning he needs a new kidney, stat; and, perhaps saddest of all, the appearance of Ann-Mar-

gret as a septuagenarian sex kitten. After all, the poor Oscar nominee has been here and done this as the sexy senior in the Grumpy Old Men series. I found it all borderline demeaning.

Going in Style is that most irksome, instantly forgettable of films — a remake that fails to make the case for not leaving well enough alone. It also fails to offer its cast material worthy of its talent, or to add anything remotely new to a cinematic form that long ago got old.

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he belated sequel to the Scottish hit Trainspotting (1996) is a different kind of geezers-on-a-caper film. That’s not to say its protagonists are elderly; two decades after the original, Renton (Ewan McGregor), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), Spud (Ewan Bremner) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) are solidly in middle age.

But to this crew of one-time heroin addicts, who propelled the first film to success with their live-fast-die-young energy, middle age is old. Offscreen, the counterculture icons have gone mainstream. It’s difficult for viewers to forget that McGregor is now an international star, that Carlyle appears on ABC’s family-friendly “Once Upon a Time” or that Danny Boyle, who directed both films, has an Oscar.

Partially based on Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting and its sequel, T2 asks: Will the team relive its youthful glories (and anti-glories), or simply reflect on them? The answer is both, and the split is ungainly. But, while T2 doesn’t recapture the excitement of the original, it’s a decent diversion.

Only one of the four principals has embraced bourgeois respectability: Renton, who fled to Amsterdam with the ill-gotten cash he stole from the others in the first film. Now a heart-attack scare motivates him to return home to Edinburgh, where his old friends give him a mixed reception.

Sweet-natured Spud has returned to the

TRAIN IN VAIN Nostalgia instead of heroin causes Miller and McGregor’s inertia in Boyle’s sequel to his 1996 breakout film.

junkie life. Sick Boy — who prefers “Simon” now — snorts cocaine and pulls cons with the help of his younger Bulgarian girlfriend (Anjela Nedyalkova). And the chronically violent Begbie has just broken out of the joint.

Not one to forgive a 20-year-old offense, Begbie is determined to make Renton pay for his betrayal. Simon, by contrast, vacillates between vengefulness and a sentimental urge to reconnect with his old friend. “You’re

a tourist in your own youth,” he tells Renton acidly, but it’s clear they both are.

Driven by these two contrasting subplots, the film is half thriller — complete with action sequences — and half rambling, bittersweet nostalgia trip. Boyle brings all the resources of his hyperactive, hyperreal style to bear on both, from jarring Dutch angles and bizarre close-ups to ghostly flashback images that float behind the characters like an ever-present mental movie.

The thriller plotline plays like a ’90s Quentin Tarantino knock-off, and, as the film progresses, Begbie’s psychotic irascibility becomes tiresome. There’s better comedy in the scenes involving Renton and Simon’s antics, and more poignancy in Spud’s quiet struggle to stay clean, which emerges as the heart of the film.

The original Trainspotting marks a cultural moment that can’t be called back. The first time I heard Renton’s “Choose Life” monologue backed by Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life,” I thought I finally understood how young people in the ’60s felt watching Easy Rider. The message was simple (and nihilist): After listing all the accoutrements of prosperous living, McGregor declares, “I chose not to choose life. I chose something else.”

The young Renton’s choice — heroin — wasn’t a rebellion so much as a slow suicide. But there’s bravado in his opting out that T2 utterly fails to recapture. Naturally, there’s a scene in which Renton delivers an updated version of his monologue. Only now he sounds like every single crochety pundit bemoaning the emptiness of online interaction: “Choose Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and hope that someone, somewhere cares.”

The problem isn’t that Renton is wrong but that he’s no longer opting out, just complaining. If the film had zeroed in on his hypocrisy, it might have been more than an enjoyable time-waster about wasting time.

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NEW IN THEATERS THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: In this eighth entry in the resilient car-driven action franchise, Charlize Theron plays a mystery women literally named Cipher who draws Dom (Vin Diesel) away from his beloved crew and into a life of crime. Say it ain’t so! With Luke Evans and Dwayne Johnson. F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) directed. (136 min, PG-13. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, Stowe, Sunset, Welden) FRANTZ: After World War I, the fiancée of a dead German soldier finds herself drawn toward his mysterious French friend in this antiwar drama loosely based on Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 film Broken Lullaby. With Pierre Niney and Paula Beer.

François Ozon (Swimming Pool) directed. (113 min, PG-13. Roxy)

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GOING IN STYLEH1/2 In this “reboot” of the 1979 comedy, three cash-strapped seniors set out to improve their fortunes by robbing a bank. With Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin and Joey King. Zach Braff (Garden State) directed. (96 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 4/12)

THE BOSS BABYHH1/2 Babies and puppies not only talk in this animated kids’ comedy from DreamWorks — they’re at war. Alec Baldwin voices the scheming, suit-wearing title character; Steve Buscemi the nefarious CEO of Puppy Co. Tom McGrath (Megamind) directed. (97 min, PG)

GET OUTHHHH Writer-director Jordan Peele (“Key & Peele”) swerves from comedy to socially conscious horror with this thriller about a young African American (Daniel Kaluuya) who senses something very wrong at the home of his white girlfriend’s folks. With Allison Williams, Lakeith Stanfield and Bradley Whitford. (103 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 3/1)

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LIFEHHHHH Things go very wrong as a space station crew examines humanity’s first sample of Martian life in this sci-fi thriller from director Daniel Espinosa (Child 44). Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal star. (103 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 3/29) LOGANHHHH Hugh Jackman returns as the impregnable X-Man in a new take on the comicbook mythos, set in the near future and featuring Patrick Stewart as a decrepit Professor X. James Mangold (The Wolverine) cowrote and directed.

(137 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 3/8) POWER RANGERSHH The popular ’90s superpowered action series for kids gets a new filmic incarnation, directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac). Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott and RJ Cyler star. (124 min, PG-13) THE SENSE OF AN ENDINGHHH Memory-related mysteries abound when a letter forces a senior (Jim Broadbent) to reckon with his past — specifically, his long-ago first love (played by both Freya Mavor and Charlotte Rampling). Based on the novel by Julian Barnes; directed by Ritesh Batra. (108 min, PG-13)

SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGEHH Smurfette and three friends go on a walkabout in search of “the biggest secret in Smurf history” in this sequel to the 2011 family-film adaptation of the cartoon. With the voices of Demi Lovato, Jack McBrayer and Julia Roberts. Kelly Asbury (Gnomeo and Juliet) directed. (89 min, PG)

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T2 TRAINSPOTTINGHHH1/2 Director Danny Boyle’s sequel to his 1996 breakthrough dark comedy about heroin addicts in Edinburgh takes place 20 years later, as a somewhat matured Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the city. With Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner. (117 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 4/12) TONI ERDMANNHHHHH In this Oscar-nominated German comedy-drama directed by Maren Ade (Everyone Else), a prank-prone dad takes drastic steps to try to reconnect with his workaholic daughter. With Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller. (162 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/5. Savoy) NOW PLAYING

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GHOST IN THE SHELLHH1/2 Based on the acclaimed Japanese manga by Masamune Shirow, Rupert Sanders’ futuristic sci-fi thriller stars Scarlett Johansson as a cyborg counterterrorist confronting mind-hack attacks — and her own twisted past. (106 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 4/5)

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KONG: SKULL ISLANDHHH The folks who brought us the 2014 Godzilla take a shot at the story of the great ape, in which soldiers fresh from the Vietnam War explore the titular island in search of monsters.

Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson star. Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) directed. (120 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 3/15)

BEAUTY AND THE BEASTHHH1/2 Disney reworks the 1991 animated hit with this live-action musical featuring the original songs and Emma Watson as the book-loving girl forced into imprisonment in the castle of the dreaded Beast (Dan Stevens).

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HIDDEN FIGURESHHHH The fact-based story of three math-minded African American women who helped get NASA’s space program off the ground features strong performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. Theodore Melfi directed. (127 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 1/11) LIONHHHHH Twenty-five years after being lost on the Calcutta streets and adopted by Australians, a young man (Dev Patel) tries to find the Indian family he left behind. With Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. Garth Davis directed.

(118 min, PG-13; reviewed by R.K. 12/21)

THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFEHHH Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh play Antonina and Jan Zabinski, the real-life Warsaw Zoo caretakers who rescued humans as well as animals during the Holocaust — unnervingly right under the nose of a Nazi zoologist (Daniel Brühl). Niki Caro (Whale Rider) directed. (124 min, PG-13)

NOW ON VIDEO THE BYE BYE MANHH Three college students accidentally liberate an evil spirit in this horror flick from director Stacy Title. With Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount and Cressida Bonas. (96 min, PG-13)

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MARCH 21-APRIL 19:

Before visiting Sicily for the first time, American poet Billy Collins learned to speak Italian. In his poem “By a Swimming Pool Outside Siracusa,” he describes how the new language is changing his perspective. If he were thinking in English, he might say that the gin he’s drinking while sitting alone in the evening light “has softened my mood.” But the newly Italianized part of his mind would prefer to say that the gin “has allowed my thoughts to traverse my brain with greater gentleness” and “has extended permission to my mind to feel a friendship with the vast sky.” Your assignment in the coming week, Aries, is to Italianize your view of the world. Infuse your thoughts with expansive lyricism and voluptuous relaxation. If you’re Italian, celebrate and amplify your Italianness.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Picasso had mixed feelings about his fellow painter Marc Chagall, who was born under the sign of Cancer. “I’m not crazy about his roosters and donkeys and flying violinists, and all the folklore,” Picasso said, referring to the subject matter of Chagall’s compositions. But he also felt that Chagall was one of the only painters “who understands what color really is,” adding, “There’s never been anybody since Renoir who has the feeling for light that Chagall has.”

I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be the recipient of mixed messages like these.

Praise and disapproval may come your way.

Recognition and neglect. Kudos and apathy.

Please don’t dwell on the criticism and downplay the applause. In fact, do the reverse!

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(July 23-Aug. 22): “Go Tell It on the Mountain” is the title of an old gospel song, and now it’s the metaphorical theme of your horoscope. I advise you to climb a tall peak — even if it’s just a magic mountain in your imagination — and deliver the spicy monologue that has been marinating within you. It would be great if you could gather a sympathetic audience for your revelations, but that’s not mandatory to achieve the necessary catharsis. You simply need to be gazing at the big picture as you declare your big, ripe truths.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you were a snake, it would be a fine time to molt your skin. If you were a river, it would be a perfect

moment to overflow your banks in a spring flood. If you were an office worker, it would be an excellent phase to trade in your claustrophobic cubicle for a spacious new niche. In other words, Virgo, you’re primed to outgrow at least one of your containers. The boundaries you knew you would have to transgress someday are finally ready to be transgressed.

Even now, your attention span is expanding and your imagination is stretching.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For more than a century, the Ringsaker Lutheran Church in Buxton, North Dakota, hosted rites of passage, including 362 baptisms, 50 marriages and 97 funerals. It closed in 2002, a victim of the area’s shrinking population. I invite you to consider the possibility that this can serve as a useful metaphor for you, Libra. Is there a place that has been a sanctuary for you but has begun to lose its magic? Is there a traditional power spot from which the power has been ebbing? Has a holy refuge evolved into a mundane hangout? If so, mourn for a while, then go in search of a vibrant replacement.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most people throw away lemon rinds, walnut shells and pomegranate skins. But some resourceful types find uses for these apparent wastes.

Lemon rind can serve as a deodorizer, cleaner and skin tonic, as well as a zesty ingredient in recipes. Ground-up walnut shells work well in facial scrubs and pet bedding.

When made into a powder, pomegranate peels have a variety of applications for skin care. I suggest you look for metaphorically similar things, Scorpio. You’re typically inclined to dismiss the surfaces and discard the packaging and ignore the outer layers, but I urge you to consider the possibility that right now they may have value.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re growing too quickly, but that’s fine as long as you don’t make people around you feel they’re moving too slowly. You know too much, but that won’t be a problem as long as you don’t act snooty. And you’re almost too attractive for your own good, but that won’t hurt you as long as you overflow with spontaneous

generosity. What I’m trying to convey, Sagittarius, is that your excesses are likely to be more beautiful than chaotic, more fertile than confusing. And that should provide you with plenty of slack when dealing with cautious folks who are a bit rattled by your lust for life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Until recently, scientists believed the number of trees on the planet was about 400 billion. But research published in the journal Nature says that’s wrong. There are actually three trillion trees on Earth — almost eight times more than was previously thought. In a similar way, I suspect you have also underestimated certain resources that are personally available to you, Capricorn. Now is a good time to correct your undervaluation. Summon the audacity to recognize the potential abundance you have at your disposal. Then make plans to tap into it with a greater sense of purpose.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The poet John Keats identified a quality he called “negative capability.” He defined it as the power to calmly accept “uncertainties, mysteries and doubts without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” I would extend the meaning to include three other things not to be irritably reached for: artificial clarity, premature resolution and simplistic answers. Now is an excellent time to learn more about this fine art, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you ready for a riddle that’s more enjoyable than the kind you’re used to? I’m not sure if you are. You may be too jaded to embrace this unusual gift. You could assume it’s another one of the crazymaking cosmic jokes that have sometimes tormented you in the past. But I hope that doesn’t happen. I hope you’ll welcome the riddle in the liberating spirit in which it’s offered. If you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised as it teases you in ways you didn’t know you wanted to be teased. You’ll feel a delightful itch or a soothing burn in your secret self, like a funny-bone feeling that titillates your immortal soul. PS: To take full advantage of the blessed riddle, you may have to expand your understanding of what’s good for you.

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You have finished toiling in the shadow of an old sacred cow. You’ve climaxed your relationship with ill-fitting ideas that you borrowed from mediocre and inappropriate teachers once upon a time. And you can finally give up your quest for a supposed Holy Grail that never actually existed in the first place. It’s time to move on to the next chapter of your life story, Taurus! You have been authorized to graduate from any influence, attachment and attraction that wouldn’t serve your greater good in the future. Does this mean you’ll soon be ready to embrace more freedom than you have in years? I’m betting on it.

(May 21-June 20): The heaviest butterfly on the planet is the female Queen Victorian Birdwing. It tips the scales at two grams. The female Queen Alexandra Birdwing is the butterfly with the longest wingspan: more than 12 inches. These two creatures remind me of you these days. Like them, you’re freakishly beautiful. You’re a marvelous and somewhat vertiginous spectacle. The tasks you’re working on are graceful and elegant, yet also big and weighty.

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OLIVE JUICE Jasmyn, I can’t begin to express how much fun this year has been, from Beck to metal shows, living in my car to sleeping in hammocks. I couldn’t ask for a better roller-coaster partner in crime.

One year down, many more to come if you can handle it. When: Thursday, April 6, 2017. Where: Waterbury.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913930 DAMN THAT HINDSIGHT Your beauty made me stumble until two steps down the stairs, when I realized I should have responded to your question about the wait in line with, “15 minutes. Want company?” So to the pretty woman who matched my outfit of green jacket, black pants and a joy of tasty treats served in a waffle cone, the offer stands. When: Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Where: Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913929 SEO TUCKER I will love you forever. Goodbye, sweet prince. When: Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Where: Dealer.com.

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WE SHARED ‘GOOD KARMA’ I gave you a ride to pick up your car in Colchester. We had a great but short conversation. I thought about it all day afterward. Love to chat with you again. I am terrible with names, but I think your name was Madeline? When: Sunday, April 2, 2017. Where: Mobil, Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913927 JOE(L) FROM MONTPELIER BLM DAY Black V-neck Joel/Joe. We met before the POC meeting. I think you’re Asian.

My sleuthing’s led to nothing besides that you’re maybe a designer and live in central Vermont. Were we catching glances across the table, or was that just hopeful illusion? Or are you a strikingly handsome infiltrator? If not, let’s meet. When: Thursday, February 9, 2017. Where: the Statehouse.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #913926 JAC HUNTLEY SALON 4 p.m. You were standing, blow-drying your long, brown hair. I was in the small room on the other side of the bamboo divider. The divider slipped. We both caught it at the same time. Let’s pretend that was a good omen. Would you be interested in having a drink at Leunig’s? When: Thursday, March 30, 2017. Where: Jac Huntley hair-coloring salon. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913924 ACE I miss you. Let’s spend a night together before you leave to explore

the Mississippi on barges. Love your face and everything about you. When: Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Where: Riding Ravel. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913923 A SWAN SONG From the Nender on Sunday nights to Trinity campus (almost) running late, I see you running around Burlington kicking ass and still somehow finding pockets of time for a movie or an episode of “Planet Earth.” Maybe we will be able to meet up for a game of chess again. :) When: Thursday, March 23, 2017. Where: Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913922 HOT FOR TEACHER Hello sexy lady working hard, preparing for classes. Maybe you can teach me a lesson. I was digging all of the funky 50 shades of gray you were wearing.

Perhaps we could reenact that story ourselves sometime. When: Monday, April 3, 2017. Where: Feldman’s.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913921 BEAUTIFUL PIZZA You’re small and beautiful and had way too much ice in your cup. I’ve never been left speechless by somebody smiling at me like that before. We will probably never see each other again, but on the off-chance you see this and know it’s you, look me up. We can get a slice somewhere else. When: Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Where: Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913920 TALL MIDDLE EASTERN COFFEE LOVER I see you at practically every coffee shop in town. You seem to be best friends with every barista, and I heard them call you by an Arabic name. You have the most intense dark eyes and serious face, but when you smile, you light up the room. Why won’t you look at me? When: Saturday, March 25, 2017. Where: all over. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913919 HOTTIE AT PFIT SB Caught your glance at the beginning of my workout Monday morning.

I smiled at you as I was leaving to return the favor, and you were waiting for it. Margaritas sometime? You: blonde, 5’6 or so, black leggings, white top. So pretty. Me: backward hat, Star Wars tee, brown hair. When: Monday, March 27, 2017. Where: Planet Fitness, South Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913918 SUNDAY, HANNAFORD IN SWANTON To the gray-haired gentleman who drives the silver Toyota Echo: We flirted, we talked, you bought steak and milk. I would like to get to know you better and continue

our talk about cars, etc. —Lady with light blue Chevy Spark. When: Sunday, March 26, 2017. Where: Hannaford, Swanton.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #913917 SWEET SMILE AND EYES You greeted me at the door. You rang me out, and you made small talk with me and told me to enjoy the beautiful day. I tripped on my words a few times because I couldn’t stop looking at you. I was wearing a brown sweater and jeans. Thank you.

You made my day. When: Sunday, March 26, 2017. Where: Petco, Barre-Montpelier Rd. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913916 BRETT BACKSTAGE 3/25 You: tall, handsome and the most genuine smile I’ve seen in a long time ... being cornered by many women and seeking assistance. Me: chatted with you a couple of times, but you left with only a goodbye. When: Saturday, March 25, 2017. Where: Backstage.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #913915 RE: FELL FOR A NARCISSIST I don’t know you but feel compelled to respond. I also discovered my relationship was a mirage created by a manipulative narcissist. You’re right; your life will never be the same — it will be even better. I know.

My life without that vermin is incredible!

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

Hang in there. When: Friday, March 24, 2017. Where: Seven Days message board.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913914 IF YOU FOLLOW... ...the trail of acorn tops, you will find the field of ashes have been replaced by forget-me-nots. Under strands of starlight I will be waiting for you, knowing that love is when you take my hand, cook my eggs, and bring me wooden spatulas and wind-up pigs. When: Saturday, March 18, 2017. Where: on Moretown Mountain.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913913 SWEET PERFECTION I rounded the corner and saw you standing there. It was then I knew you were mine. You make me feel something I didn’t know was possible.

This I can promise: I will hold your hand.

I will comfort you. I will support you.

I will laugh with you. I will love you.

MBSK. I am yours. When: Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Where: Waterbury.

You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913912 HONEY AT HOME I finally caught up to you after being away. I missed you so much. Your smile was just the perfect sight after being away from home. Will you always be mine? All my love. When: Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Where: in the kitchen.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #913911 MIKE, YOU PLOWED MY DRIVEWAY You said to “pay it forward.” What a wonderful thing to do for someone you don’t know. I want to make you dinner to thank you again. I too believe in karma. Black truck and a smile that was alluring. I am the blonde in Essex who has noticed you often when you plow and mow next door. When: Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Where: Essex.

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Instead of fretting, know that every item on the following “List of Reasons You Might Be Going Limp” has a solution.

You say you’re stressed out. Hello! Stress level is the first thing to investigate when your body isn’t behaving in the way you are accustomed.

Has anything changed in your life that might be affecting your mood or physical well-being? What’s happening at work or home? Take some time to check in with yourself about what might be bugging you. Once you get to the bottom of it, make a plan to manage that stress. Are you going to exercise more? Spend more time with friends? Take a break from social media? Whatever makes you feel light and easy, do more of it.

Other factors that could be bringing down your boner — literally — are age, weight, testosterone levels, certain medications, smoking, drunk sex, and conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

Good news: You can get to the bottom of all of these with a visit to the doctor and an inventory of your lifestyle and routine.

The worst part of this situation is that your girlfriend gets pissed when your john gets flaccid.

Not cool, and definitely not helpful! Sure, having to halt sex is a bummer. But judgment and impatience have no place in the bedroom, and she needs to know that — like, today. Seriously, talk to her about being part of the solution, not the problem.

Tell her how it makes you feel when she responds negatively. Hopefully she can muster some encouragement.

Here’s hoping things start looking up for you soon — pun intended!

Yours,

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